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High winds hit West Van hard James Weldon jweldon@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver emergency crews were kept running all night Wednesday as high winds and rain knocked down power lines across the municipality.

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A privately contracted work crew, on hand Thursday morning in the 3900-block of Bayridge Avenue in West Vancouver, repairs a broken hydro pole that had caught on fire during Wednesday night’s wind storm.

Beginning at about 5 p.m. winds gusting to 90 kilometres per hour knocked trees and branches into wires, dropping them on to thoroughfares and cutting service to thousands of homes. At the peak of the problem, between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., some 2,036 North Shore customers were without power, according to BC Hydro. The utility provider reported about 20 individual incidents, concentrated primarily in the western portion of West Vancouver, where the storm appears to have hit hardest. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, service had been restored to all but 72 homes. “All along Marine Drive in See Downed page 3

WV suite hearing attracts a crowd Sarah Ripplinger newsroom@nsnews.com

RESIDENTS voiced concerns about the proposed legalization of secondary suites in the District of West Vancouver during a packed public hearing on Monday. The proposed secondary suites bylaw and fee changes — which would be district-wide — are being considered for single-family and duplex homes. The suites cannot be detached from the principle building and must be restricted to a minimum floor area of 400 square metres and a maximum floor area of 1,800 sq. m or 40 per cent of the home’s total floor area excluding the garage.

The financial implications of legalization a concern for many One off-street parking space — on a pervious surface — must be provided solely for the use of the secondary suite owner unless the residence is within 200 feet of a bus stop. Home owners who wish to operate a secondary suite will have to pay a one-time $300 application fee and a yearly $150 licensing fee to the district. Only home owners that charge a rental fee would need to register with the district. In-law suites where there is no money exchanged for accommodation as well as unrented secondary suites would be exempt, according to Bob Sokol, director of

planning, lands and permits. Of prime concern to residents and members of council were the financial implications of rolling out such a program. Ken Mellquist said he has paid $10,000 in alterations to his property — as a result of a commercial bed and breakfast operating beside his home — in order to “maintain my privacy and maintain the integrity of my property.” He opposed the legalization of secondary suites, but said, should council move forward with the proposal, provisions should be included that ensure neighbourhood residents are notified and consulted before a secondary suite is allowed to be developed on their street. See Some page 3

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Cap. U hosts Afghan front-line doc Capt. Ray Wiss: War winnable in schools Benjamin Alldritt

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A veteran of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan is coming to Capilano University Sunday evening to share his experiences on the front lines of the war. Capt. Ray Wiss is an award-winning trauma physician from Sudbury, Ont. He was already well known in the medical community for pioneering an emergency bedside use of ultrasound. But in 2007, Wiss, who had spent four years as an infantry officer in the 1980s before taking up medicine, volunteered to go to Afghanistan. “I think the conflict in Afghanistan is an example of a very rare thing: a moral war,” he said in an interview. “A moral war is not defined by yourself and who you’re with, which is what we debate photo Ray Wiss mostly in Canada. A moral war is defined by the immorality of CAPT. Ray Wiss takes his own picture at a forward operating base in the Kandahar area of Afghanistan during a one’s enemy. recent tour of duty that is the subject of his book FOB Doc. He speaks at Capilano University Sunday evening. “There is no religious or cultural justification for throwing acid in the face of Although he admits to being “very disappointed” an Afghan civilian by mistake, it’s front page news. I girl who wants to go to school or murdering girls in the fraud-marred election results, Wiss is insistent have no problem with that. because they want to read and write.” that the war is winnable. He points to a 10-fold “But what should be pointed out, if only just Wiss was initially deployed to Kandahar Air Field. increase in the number of Afghan children in school, in one line, is a recognition that the Taliban kill far But only days after his arrival, his superiors asked if particularly girls, and a “marked improvement” in more civilians than we do.” he would be willing to go “outside the wire” and the professionalism of the Afghan National Army. Wiss said people who come out to Capilano for tend to the wounded at one of the forward operating “We’re not going to win this war on the battlefield, his talk will hear “a pretty honest assessment of what bases, or FOBs. Wiss’s experiences at these small, we will win in the Afghan classroom, educating the it’s like on the front lines. Maybe some stuff you vulnerable outposts form the bulk of his new book, population to the point where they have economic don’t know about what is working. Everyone has a FOB Doc. options and a broad enough world view to reject the good idea what’s not working, but there is another “What I saw were civilians who want nothing Taliban. side to that story. more than to be left alone. This is a civil war with “The Taliban know this. They may be sociopathic, “And you’ll hear what life is like for the people determined people on both sides. The question but they’re not stupid. So they attack schools and fighting Canada’s war.” is: If our side leaves, will the other side leave the murder students and teachers. Capt. Ray Wiss speaks at Capilano University civilians alone? The answer to that question is an “One thing missing from our debate is a clear Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, emphatic no.” vision of the other side. When one of our guys shoots available at 604-990-7810 or at www.capilanou.ca.

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the 4400-block and the 5500block, we had branches down on primary wires, which are the high-voltage wires,” said West Vancouver division fire chief Martin Ernst. “Fire crews were busy running from call to call guarding the wires until they could be assured that the power was out to them. Hydro of course was swamped. They couldn’t give us ETAs, so we had to stay on scene.” Compounding the problem, power surges caused by the storm set off fire alarms throughout the municipality. West Vancouver called in District of North Vancouver fire crews to help take some of the load. West Vancouver police were also kept busy responding to calls and directing traffic away

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A North Shore man who was wrongfully arrested by a West Vancouver police officer has settled his civil lawsuit against the municipality out of court for what he described as a “substantial and significant” amount. Don Sipes reached a settlement this week, as lawyers for both sides were set to present arguments about dollar amounts in North Vancouver provincial court. Sipes, 47, reached the agreement after a provincial court judge agreed in earlier court proceedings that Sipes had been illegally arrested and detained as he was walking down the street. Provincial court judge Carol Baird Ellan agreed Sipes should not have been stopped, saying the officer involved in the incident had no reason to arrest Sipes as he walked to a bus stop on Marine Drive in January 2006. In her decision, the judge criticized the police, saying Sipes was arrested “without any grounds at all.” Sipes said he was repeatedly harassed by West Vancouver police because of the way he looks. Sipes said this week he was satisfied with the court settlement — which included an agreement not to discuss the amount. But he added he still intends to pursue a Human Rights Tribunal complaint against the West Vancouver police.

Sipes said he also thinks there should be greater public scrutiny of complaints against the police. “Right now there is none,” he said. Sipes previously won a police complaint filed over the same incident. Police Complaint Commissioner Dirk Ryneveld determined back in 2006 that the officer who arrested Sipes had abused his authority — for which he received a verbal reprimand. But Sipes said he still didn’t think the police were taking him seriously. Laura Track, Sipes’ lawyer from the Pivot Legal Society, said what is really needed is an overhaul of the police complaints process. “Until there are independent investigators, and where it’s not just police investigating their colleagues — perhaps their superiors — relying on the police compliant commission is not a reliable forum,” she said. “The chief complaint is that police investigate themselves, which is an inherent conflict of interest.” Fred Harding, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, said the settlement is an acknowledgement “that this was an error and it had to be put right. “We got the judgment we deserved. Mr. Sipes got the judgment he deserved,” said Harding. Harding described the illegal arrest of Sipes as a “regretful anomaly.” “We deal in split-second decisions,” he said. “There’s a couple of seconds here that someone would wish they could get back.” In her earlier decision, the judge ruling on the case said it seemed likely the officer who actually arrested Sipes had been directed by a fellow officer who had a long history of stopping Sipes and that an investigation initially given as a reason to detain Sipes was simply a “convenient justification.”

“We have had direct financial impacts as a result of our neighbour’s actions,” he said. “I firmly believe that the value of our home has been severely impacted.” Peter Backhouse wondered how the district plans to enforce bylaws surrounding secondary suites given the availability of staff. Eleanor Cordingley said she has fought for a year to have an illegal secondary suite shut down and is not confident that enough will be done to regulate future suites. Developers, she said, will now be putting secondary suites and coach houses in all new homes, increasing traffic volumes and changing neighbourhood character. “As far as I’m concerned about the secondary suites that are in our neighbourhoods, I don’t think anyone likes one unless it’s yours,” she said. “I think all the people in West Vancouver should have a vote on this.” A majority of speakers at the meeting supported the legalization of secondary suites, although many suggested caveats to the district’s proposal. Vivian Christiansen, of Lionsview Senior’s Planning Society, said the society supports the proposal because it will increase the affordable housing stock in the district. “This is about completing the housing picture in West Vancouver,” she said. Keith Pople said he supports secondary suites, but would like to see the yearly licensing fee increased, as suite owners will not be charged the thousands of dollars in municipal taxes that he sees on his bills each year. “Single-family property owners should not be expected to subsidize the occupants and owners of secondary suites,” Pople said. Bob Musters and Tom Wardell both spoke in support of secondary-suite legalization, but said high application and licensing fees could deter some people from registering their secondary suite. “Higher See Up page 10

For the record IN our Nov. 13 story Judge Finds NV Home Inspection Faulty, Imre Toth was described as an architect and home inspector. While that information came from the court record, Mr. Toth is not registered as an architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and never has been.

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Fearnley suggests student exchange with Huizhou, China Staff to report back to city council Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

November 20, 2009

District Dialogue Exercise caution around creeks and rivers It’s been a soggy week and heavy rainfall is expected to continue. Please stay clear of all creeks and rivers, and creekside trails, due to elevated water levels, swift moving currents, and bank erosion. With the rain continuing, there is also concern regarding blocked catch basins due to fallen leaves. District crews are checking catch basins and clearing leaves from the openings, however, residents and business owners are asked to check the catch basins in front of their properties and to clear away any leaves from the openings in order to ensure that adequate drainage is maintained.

Make sure you bring your umbrella (and stay clear of creeks and rivers). It’s rainy out there.

Another concern during periods of heavy rainfall in any mountainous community is the possibility of landslides, debris flows or flooding. Not all creeks are subject to debris flows and, similarly, not all slopes are prone to landslides. To access information about debris flows and landslides, go to www.dnv.org/hazards. Is your family prepared for an emergency? Visit www.nsemo.org for more information. The North Shore Emergency Management Office offers free emergency preparedness workshops; the next workshop is Thursday, November 19 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.), at the Lucas Centre. Contact NSEMO at 604 983-7440 to register

Get Home Safe with Operation Red Nose Do you own a business in the District? If so, you may be interested in attending an upcoming public open house about the District’s review of business regulations. The District is currently reviewing its regulations to see how it can make it easier for businesses to operate in the District. Details about this project and the open house are available at www.dnv.org.

This holiday season North Vancouver District is proud to support Operation Red Nose (ORN), a free service that offers a safe ride home to motorists who have been drinking or who do not feel fit to drive their own vehicle. Here on the North Shore, ORN services are available from 9 p.m. to 3 am on November 27 and 28, and December 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, and 31. If you need a ride home, simply call 604-619-0942 or 1-877-604-NOSE between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on the nights that service is available. A team of three ORN volunteers will pick you up and drive you home in your own vehicle. For more information, visit www.operationrednose.com. For information about volunteering with ORN on the North Shore, call Debbie at 604-929-3365 or email ornvolunteer@gmail.com.

Pet of the Month Buddy is hoping not to have a blue Christmas here at the shelter. A medium-haired male adult cat, Buddy would be happy to share his future home with other pets and as many people as possible to love him. He enjoys affection and will come running and sit for his cookie too! This cat has it all going for him, brains, looks, charm. Did we mention how good he looks in a sweater? If you are considering adding a new pet to your household during the holidays you need to think about a few issues ahead of time. Consider the activity level of your home, what kind of holiday events you may host, and what You are invited to attend a Forum on “Youth, commitments may keep you Families and Alcohol,” sponsored by the out of the house, etc. North Shore Family Court and Youth Justice Committee. The Forum takes place Wednesday, The holidays can be very busy November 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at for some households. This Centennial Theatre (2300 Lonsdale Avenue). may not be a great starting Admission is free. For more information, visit point for a new pet. Other www.dnv.org. homes, however, may have

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residents with more free time during the holidays to help a new pet adjust. Meet Your Mayor North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton will host an open house on Tuesday, November 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lynn Valley Main Library (1277 Lynn Valley Road). Everyone is welcome!

For answers to your questions about how you can help your new pet adjust, or to adopt Buddy or any of the other animals at the shelter, please contact us at 604-990-3711 or at paws@dnv.org.

On Wednesday, November 25 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Lynn Valley Village (1277 Lynn Valley Road), the Lynn Valley Community Association is hosting an open house reception. This social event is your opportunity to find out what’s happening in your community. Admission is $5 and includes appetizers and one glass of wine. For more information and to RSVP email gilmour@magusta.com.

CITY of North Vancouver Coun. Bob Fearnley introduced a new angle in the debate over city twinning trips to Asia at a council meeting Monday night. Fearnley tabled a motion calling on city staff to investigate ways of helping the North Vancouver school district set up an exchange program between city high schools and those in Chiba, Japan, and Huizhou, China. In his written submission to council, Fearnley said despite Chiba being twinned with the city, it has been a District of North Vancouver secondary school — Handsworth — that exchanged students with Chiba’s Inage high school. “I have always hoped that City of North Vancouver high school students could also benefit from a similar student exchange program,” he wrote. Fearnley said he still hoped to set up a Japanese exchange, but the time was right to investigate a similar program with Huizhou, with which the City North Vancouver may also twin soon. Mayor Darrell Mussatto, city manager Ken Tollstam and three city councillors, including Fearnley, visited Chiba and Huizhou in October. The trip was sharply criticized by other members of council as a wasteful use of tax dollars during an economic downturn. The trip was largely paid for by a $50,000 grant from the provincial government. Coun. Guy Heywood, who did not travel to Asia, dismissed Fearnley’s suggestion. “This is the business of the school district,” he said. “I’m as opposed to this initiative as I am to unsubstantiated, unsupportable so-called cultural missions to Chiba and Huizhou. I think is in the same vein and is an attempt at rationalization.” “It has nothing to do with us,” agreed Coun. Rod Clark, the most vocal critic of the twinning trips. “It’s not our mandate. This looks like cloak and dagger stuff to me, to substantiate what was a foolhardy trip to those two cities.” In defence of his motion, Fearnley told council that going on a homestay trip to the Philippines as a youth had been a lifechanging experience for him. “It opened my eyes to so many things. I think these are experiences that more young people should have. Most of the world doesn’t live the way we do.” “This is something I always wanted to get happening,” he said. “I know we’ve had people pooh-pooh the idea of cultural exchanges and say they have no value. I don’t believe that statement, which is so wrong and so shortsighted.” Fearnley suggested the demand for English language training could be an income opportunity for the school district. “I applaud Coun. Fearnley for bringing this forward,” Mussatto said. “He listened to what was going on in China and he certainly understands that the world is becoming a much smaller place. We need to understand what’s going on in other parts of the world and one of the best ways to do that is for our youth to be informed and educated.” Fearnley’s motion passed 4-3, with Clark, Heywood and Coun. Pam Bookham opposed. The vote was split identically to the earlier debates over twinning. A report on the October trip’s costs and benefits, requested by Clark, is expected to come before council in the next few weeks.

Council Agenda For the week of November 23, 2009, Council will meet as follows: Monday, November 23, 2009, at 6 p.m. (Committee Room) Council Workshop on:

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HIS week, a Canadian diplomat told a parliamentary committee that every prisoner transferred by the Canadian military to local authorities in the early days of the war in Afghanistan was tortured. Sadly, our government’s response has made it clear it cares far more about its own hide than about the welfare of its detainees — and even the Afghanistan mission itself. Diplomat Richard Colvin made the statements Wednesday, saying that many of those who were abused were innocent civilians, and that when he attempted to raise the issue with senior officials, he was told to be quiet. If this is the case, as Colvin pointed out, it undermines the very work our soldiers are risking their lives to accomplish. If the people of Afghanistan know they can be arbitrarily detained by

our troops and passed on for torture, they will not look at them as defenders, but as enemies. A responsible government, faced with such earth-shaking allegations from a respected official in their employ, would call immediately for an investigation — if for nothing else then to protect our men and women in uniform. But the Conservatives responded by attacking Colvin, by rejecting his testimony out of hand. In response to calls for a public inquiry, they said, “No.” It’s not that they fear Colvin’s claims might be false, but rather that they might be true, because such a revelation would hurt them at the ballot box. It seems the Tories — like any political party — care more about their own skins than anyone else’s.

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Please: Marching not to war Dear Editor: I’d like to thank the North Shore Veterans’ Council of Canada, organizers of the 2009 Remembrance Day ceremonies. As usual, the Remembrance Day ceremony at Victoria Park was dignified and very well organized. Thank you all for your thoughtful work. I have been attending these salutes to our Canadian soldiers since I was a child in the 1950s and wholly support and understand the importance of remembering the heroes (and horrors) of war. I also understand that many world conflicts are instigated in the name of one God or another. I therefore, with all due respect, beseech your hard-working committee to make this important annual event more secular in tone. Not all of our fallen soldiers were Christians. I have always understood that we Canadians sent our young men and women

into battle to fight for freedom from tyranny, not as a Christian crusade. And as much as I love the passion and pomp of the hymn “Onward Christian Soldiers,” the words now make me shudder. The world situation has changed, and we must all change with it if there is to be any chance of world-wide peace. So, in the future, I would like to witness an inclusive, secular ceremony that honours all of our fallen soldiers. Please make our future Remembrance Day ceremony a plea for international peace that reflects the diversity in North Vancouver; an all-inclusive service; a tribute to all soldiers, Christian or not, who serve and have sacrificed their lives on behalf of freedom for all to live their lives in peace and harmony. We do not want to send a message to our young people of celebrating war, but of avoiding it. Karen Patrick North Vancouver

There are worse alternatives than billboards Dear Editor: I am not fond of billboards, but appreciate the funds they will generate for the Squamish Nation. I would like to point out something to the naysayers of the billboards on Squamish land. While most are complaining about them, has anyone considered what the alternative could be? The Squamish Nation could have built a casino on that land under the Lions Gate Bridge or signed a long-term lease to a conglomerate who would build on the entire green space that is currently left nearly unaffected by the small footprint of these billboards. (For those who do not know, Park Royal South and The

Village at Park Royal are built on land leased from the Squamish Nation). These billboards make an extremely small environmental impact, people. I feel the Squamish Nation has been responsible only using this small part of their land and leaving the rest to nature for us to enjoy. I want to thank Chief Gibby Jacobs and the Squamish Nation for being so environmentally responsible in this choice. I would also like to ask why no one complains when Jimmy Pattison puts up billboards. Miesje Roelants Taylor West Vancouver

Fuming over two-stroke leaf blower exhaust, noise Dear Editor: When are those noxious two-stroke weed eaters and leaf blowers going to go the way of the dinosaurs? These combination gasoline- and oil-fuelled engines make for a very dirty and incomplete combustion process. The hazy, blue-grey exhaust wafts through the air for blocks, and contains extremely smelly and toxic fumes — not to mention the nerveracking noise! For a little more money, one can buy a clean-burning, quieterrunning, four-cycle engine weed eater. As for leaf blowers, powerful electric ones have been on the market for years. It’s time we start thinking about the high price to our health and to our environment of “low-cost” purchases. Tina Childs North Vancouver

Turn off West Van’s taxation tap Dear Editor: Taxes. I remember when my taxes included all taxes and assessments. They were paid once a year and were a lot of money, but you paid. Now, in addition to yearly taxes, we receive quarterly utility charges. West Vancouver recently chose to install water meters at every house. No open bid process. Now my water bill for only three months is almost $500. We don’t have a swimming pool or lawn. Just a small garden. This arbitrary, incremental tax burden has to stop. Our municipal politicians are ruining us. Allan Sutherland West Vancouver

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FANS of the vampire romance series Twilight are pretty thirsty — but it’s not blood they’re after. Instead they want a taste of anything related to the booksturned-movies and their leading actors — and that includes a multi-million dollar mansion in the British Properties. photo submitted The Arthur Ericksondesigned residence served THE “Cullen” house, as seen in the Twilight: New Moon movie, is an Arthur as home to the alluring yet Erickson-designed home at 118 Stevens Dr. in the British Properties. bloodthirsty Cullen clan in the “The house itself is just a gorgeous home as is, and it’s one of saga’s second film New Moon, released in theatres today. Coincidentally, the property went on the market last week, the community’s most unique and finest contemporary available,” which has fans around the world buzzing at the prospect of he said. drinking from the same faucet as Robert Pattinson — the series’ Erickson’s design was completely restored by local architect hero, Edward Cullen. Brian Hemingway in 2001. “It’s nestled amongst a mystical lush “The owners wanted a change of lifestyle, and it just so happened creekside backdrop, offering total privacy,” said Soprovich. that the movie was coming out at this time,” said Jason Soprovich, That privacy, however, has been undeniably affected by the Realtor for the home. popularity of Twilight and “street stalkers” are often seen lurking “The amount of attention has been actually overwhelming.” around outside of the home, he added. So far, he’s received calls from celebrity gossip sites TMZ and So what’s with all the fuss? Perez Hilton as well as CNN Money. Vancouver entertainment blogger Elaine Liu, of Lainey Gossip, “It’s been a world-wide phenomenon. I’ve probably had said the traditional ideals portrayed in author Stephenie Meyer’s in excess of 300-500 e-mails from fans around the world,” said books appeal to women of all ages. Soprovich. “What you have here is a male who’s perfect. He’s a provider, Many of those e-mails included some pretty interesting requests, he’s a protector and he’s unfailingly faithful and back in the day . . . he added. “I’ve had quite a few ladies ask if they . . . could they that’s what we were taught that the perfect man was,” she said. sleep in the home for a couple of days. It was a bit odd. The answer Since the Twilight fanbase is largely web-based, it’s not hard to was ‘No,’” he laughed. see why the Cullen house story would be picked up around the When the house went on sale late last week (at an asking price world, she adds. of $3.298 million), traffic for Soprovich’s website reached 20,000 Advance ticket sales for New Moon have reached $1.5 million for hits within an hour and a half — almost causing a crash. But he’s Cineplex Entertainment Theatres, breaking the previous Canadian happy that people are able to scope out the kind of luxurious real record — held by the first Twilight, of course. estate West Vancouver has to offer.

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Golds? Yes, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather take the money WILL the greatest benefit of the 2010 Olympics for this province be psychological in nature, or will it be substantially economic? Despite various studies and forecasts, I have to think the economic boom wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be anywhere near what the politicians have been fearlessly predicting. I wrote a couple weeks back about the genuine excitement that seems to surround the Olympic torch relay as it makes its way around the country, but I wonder whether it will be that kind of excitement (and the drama of athletics events) that will dwarf economic benefits when it comes to a lasting legacy. The physical legacy of the Games will be such things as the Sea to Sky Highway, the Canada Line to the airport, the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Richmond Oval, Thunderbird Arena at the University of British Columbia, the sliding and nordic centres at Whistler, and the Athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Village in Vancouver. An impressive list, to be sure, but in terms of a huge impact on our provincial economy, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t amount to much over the years they were being constructed. The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers on Olympic-related economic activity between 2003 and 2008 concluded it amounted to about one-tenth of one percentage point per year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s miniscule. The study didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take into account the big-ticket items such as the Sea to Sky Highway improvements or the Canada Line and

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Hollyburn rate hikes worry cabin owners Council looks to end ‘subsidizing’ by WV residents Sarah Ripplinger newsroom@nsnews.com

HOLLYBURN Ridge cabin owners are frustrated by the District of West Vancouver council’s proposal to increase their permit fees by $1,353. Cabin owners spoke out against the proposed fee hike during the council meeting on Monday, saying they could be pushed off their properties. “The amount of the permit for 2010 is an extraordinary increase,” said Jackie Swanson, vice-president of governance with the Hollyburn Ridge Association. “Many will not be able to afford this amount.” The permit fee, which is currently $367, up from $257 when it was established in 1997, expires on Dec. 31. The district’s proposal would raise the yearly fee to $1,720 for 2010 — an almost six-fold fee increase over a 13-year period. Anne Mooi, director of parks and community services, said the proposed rate represents five per cent of the assessed value of a property for recreation land use, as determined by B.C. Assessment. She said this amount ensures “that the fees charged reflect market rates and, at the very minimum, cost recovery.” The cabins, located in Cypress Provincial Park, sit on public land and do not have road access, garbage pickup, plumbing or electricity. As such, they paid a modest property tax of between $149 and $200 a year in 2009. Costs are incurred by the district in the form of liability and safety issues, maintenance and administration of the area, and environmental stewardship, according to a staff report. Mooi said the district is

working to establish a longterm plan for Hollyburn Ridge, which will include a six-month study and public consultation surrounding the economic and environmental sustainability, as well as the heritage aspects of the area. In a presentation to council, Hollyburn Ridge Association board member Stuart Ramsey called on council to be more transparent in its dealings with Hollyburn Ridge property owners. He noted that in past reports, council has promised to work closely with the community, but said little in the way of community consultation has taken place. “Despite many requests, we haven’t been consulted,” Ramsey said. “We would like to be involved in an ongoing and meaningful dialogue, which has to happen right now.” Stephen Given, group commissioner of the Third West Vancouver Scouts, which operates the Hollyburn scout cabin, said the increased cost could force them to shut down the cabin, which offers wilderness experiences to scouting and other organizations. Given said their cabin receives 15 to 20 groups of up to 30 youth each year. He asked council if an exemption could be made for them and the other Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada cabins on Hollyburn Ridge.

“We operate our cabin on a strict cash-recovery basis with very little in the way of reserve funds,” he said. “The proposed increase represents approximately 25 per cent of our annual operating costs.” Coun. Bill Soprovich proposed that council gradually phase-in the fee hikes over a three-year period. He mentioned that cabin owners and groups would not be able to use the cabins during the Olympic and Paralympic Games and, as such, would miss out on recreation time and potential revenue, in the case of groups operating out of the area. His amendment to the proposed fee hike schedule was not seconded, however, and so was not discussed as an option. “What we’re proposing is that we get a five per cent return on the land,” said Coun. Michael Smith. “The reality of the situation is that . . . people have been paying almost nothing for those cabins.” Coun. Shannon Walker added that “West Vancouver residents can’t be expected to continue subsidizing these cabins in Hollyburn.” She said that a long-term strategy needs to be developed. The Hollyburn cabins date back to the 1920s when yellow cedar logs were used to build approximately 200 small-sized cabins. The district began requiring owners to pay for permits in the 1930s.

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INQUIRING REPORTER IT opens today and it’s already a smash. New Moon, the Vancouverfilmed second instalment of uber-popular teen vampire series Twilight had already broken Canadian advanced ticket sales records by Wednesday, clearing $1.5 million. But while teen girls are most certainly in a tizzy over heartthrob stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and heroin Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, there are still some folks out there who’ve yet to be bitten by the craze. — Jessica Barrett

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I don’t know the movies, I think it’s something scary. . . . I don’t do vampires so I don’t watch it.

Yeah, I am. I’ve had a fixation on vampires since I was a kid and here I am getting to be in middle age and I still like it.

Not really. I’m not really into any of that kind of stuff. I think vampires are cool but (Twilight) is OK.

No, I haven’t (heard about it). Is it kind of like The Twilight Zone? I love The Twilight Zone.

Yeah, I am. I’m into that guy, Rob (Pattinson).

Up to 3,000 illegal suites in WV Bowen Island sailings cancelled From page 3 fees will prevent existing secondary suites from coming forward and getting inspected, health concerns being dealt with, etc.” Musters said that would be unfortunate, as the 600 to 3,000 illegal secondary suites presently operating in the district are contributing to higher numbers of parked cars on the road, unsafe living conditions and no additional revenue in the form of licensing fees going into district coffers. Sokol mentioned that other municipalities allow secondary suites to operate free of charge or for a nominal fee.

“This is for people who need a place quickly and people who cannot afford a home,” said Osvaldo Zappa. Coun. Bill Soprovich said he was concerned that suite and home owners could operate homebased businesses at the same time, dramatically increasing traffic and parking issues. Sokol said that this was possible, but did not believe that this would become a pervasive issue. Council voted to close the public hearing. The secondary suites bylaw and fee considerations will return to council for discussion on Dec. 16.

From page 3 from downed lines. In one incident, a surge overloaded a transformer in the 3800-block of Marine Drive, causing it to explode. Another transformer caught fire in the 3900-block of Bayridge Avenue, setting light in turn to the power pole on which it was mounted and causing the whole structure to collapse. “We’re just getting crews back in now after clearing trees from the roads and that,” said Ernst late Thursday morning. “It was quite a storm out there. Hydro

crews are (still) working away on Marine Drive, trying to get it all right again.” High winds in Howe Sound and Strait of Georgia led B.C. Ferries to cancel a number of sailings Wednesday night, including the 7 p.m. crossing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo and the 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. sailings on the Bowen Island route. Earlier in the day, Metro Vancouver issued a drinking water alert, saying silt washed into the North Shore’s reservoirs by heavy rains would likely cause tap water to be cloudy over the following 24 hours. Metro was planning to increase chlorination to compensate.

Friday, November 20, 2009 - North Shore News - A11

WV hopes for Power of Music Parade fainting a

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NOVEMBER 11 would be an especially good day for kids to eat breakfast, according to North Shore Rescue, who treated 15 young attendees at North Vancouver’s Remembrance Day ceremony last week when they fainted.

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THE West Vancouver Community Centre’s music hall is looking to the community to bridge a $150,000 funding gap for a new state-of-the art recording studio, along with other music programming. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

BARBARA Brink, chairwoman of West Vancouver Community Centre’s board, sits in the recording studio she hopes community funding will help to equip. the programs that will have the most positive impact. “Community centres have become the hub or heart of the community — where you not only go for programming, but

most importantly for forums on different issues.” Brink said the society plans to wrap-up the funding campaign in a year’s time, at which point they will begin rolling out the

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The youths, many of whom were attending the event as cadets, collapsed during Wednesday’s proceedings and had to be treated at an onsite triage centre run by the volunteer service. Many of the victims had apparently skipped their morning meal. “They’re very excited; they’re very nervous; they stand for a long period of time; and they end up fainting,” said Tim Jones, team leader with North Shore Rescue. “We average 15 to 20. . . . It’s almost an annual event.”

The ceremony at West Vancouver’s cenotaph similarly saw four young people collapse, said Jones. But because the rescuers had no triage station there, the calls went to B.C. Ambulance Service, who duly responded and cared for the victims. “Basically, (these kids) are running on adrenaline,” he said. “They don’t eat their morning meal; they don’t get their morning nourishment; and their blood sugar drops.” Thankfully, no one was injured in the incidents. “Eat your breakfast,” Jones added. — James Weldon

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

by Cindy Goodman

WV library foundation supporter celebration

Board chairman Paul Tutsch and longtime supporter Rick Amantea share a laugh.

Tony Breen and the library’s Lori Breen enjoy the reception. West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation members hosted a celebration for their many supporters at the library Nov. 6. Kiss Catering served a superb selection of appetizers as speeches were presented by District of West Vancouver Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones, director of library services Ann Goodhart and library board chairman Paul Tutsch. The reception was intended to thank donors and supporters for their contributions to the 2006-2009 RenovationInnovation Campaign, which is nearing completion and set to open in December. A sneak preview of the Welsh Hall, music listening room, computer centre and RFID technology were offered to those in attendance.

Board member Ann Hamilton, foundation co-ordinator Diana Matrick and the North Shore News’ Bernice Heimann flash their smiles.

Longtime supporter Harry Greenwood teams up for a photo with the library’s Sue Kent and Lauren Henderson.

Sydney Smith Patchell, foundation chairwoman Nicole Brown and Malihe Rasmi represent the foundation.

Event organizer and foundation board member Jo-Ann Wood is joined by her husband Ron Wood.

Director of library services Ann Goodhart is flanked by board members Peter Szeto and Rosalind Foucault.

Board member Rod Day chats with District of West Vancouver Coun. Trish Panz and Coun. Michael Lewis.

Please direct requests for event coverage to Bright Lights c/o North Shore News. E-mail: emcphee@nsnews.com Fax: 604-985-2104

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Wedding, Anniversary or Special Occasion on Wednesday. SEND us your picture for our Celebrations page, a feature of the North Shore News. Enclose a good-quality photo and a description of your special occasion along with a contact name and phone number and we’ll try to include it in our feature. The Celebrations page is a free service and there is no guarantee as to when submissions will be published. Text may be edited for length and editorial style. Photos will be available for pickup at our front desk three days after the publication date, at 100-126 East 15th St., North Vancouver. Photos not picked up after one month will be discarded.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ARTS & CULTURE

New Moon fails to match the hype: Page 15 Herzog and Hollywood uneasy partners: Page 16 Souvenirs a play worth remembering: Page 17 After the Quake’s story within a story: Page 18 McFarland’s photographs take us deep into the picture: Page 23

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HEADLINES Theatre’s After Homelessness... project (featuring Sundown Stieger, Sandra Czechaczek, Kevin Conway, Janette Pink, Justine “Fraggle” Goulet and James McMath) is created and performed by people who have been homeless.

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Spirituality at the core of Ellington’s art: Page 38 Terri Clark keeps in touch with her roots: Page 38 Kiss just keep on rockin’: Page 39 More online at www.nsnews.com including a review of The Bravery at Venue.

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OUTSIDE East Vancouver’s Russian Hall it’s downright dismal. The rain alternates between falling in thick, violent drops and a fine mist that permeates even the most well engineered defence against the damp. The weather’s keeping most Vancouverites tucked up at home, warm and cozy on a Sunday afternoon; comforts the handful of actors sharing a cigarette break on the hall’s front veranda don’t take for granted. The cast of Headlines Theatre’s After Homelessness…, the project rehearsing here, have firsthand experience with homelessness, either being out on the street, living in an SRO (single room occupancy) hotel, battling eviction or some combination thereof. Among them is Kevin Conway, North Vancouver born and bred. Conway grew up in Edgemont Village, attended school at Balmoral and Carson Graham

and studied acting at SFU before attending the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Initially the actor did pretty well, working with the Arts Club and landing regular roles on The Beachcombers, The X-Files, Cold Squad and other film and TV projects. But it’s not his acting resume that landed him this gig. Raspy-voiced and blue-eyed, Conway rattles off his descent into homelessness in the Downtown Eastside fast and matter of fact. He’s told this story before. “It was basically an increment of slipping. I had mortgaged a house and a life to put on a play about Salvador Dali and Ted Bundy (in New York City) and it opened the day the World Trade Centre was hit by the planes, so we got no press and no reviews to (support) a future production,” he says. “Lost a lot of money and got into the cocaine and drank too much and went from fairly nice apartments to other apartments fighting what I thought was unnecessary eviction notices — and lost. I had a dog, so it was always difficult to get (an apartment) and it just kept slipping and slipping to the point where I was in a mouse-infested apartment on Cardero Street and refused to pay unless (my landlord) dealt with the mouse problem and eventually got evicted from there.” Between the drugs and the drinking, Conway’s downward trajectory picked up speed after he was diagnosed as bipolar in 2002 and found himself falling out of See Forum page 37

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CALENDAR GALLERIES Art in Public Places: District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Rd. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info: 604988-6844 or nvartscouncil2@ telus.net. Jewelry by Diane Mahood and oil paintings by Sally Clark will be on display, until Dec. 9. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends from noon to 4 p.m. Info: 604-903-3798 or www.artists4kidscom. Bellevue Gallery: 2475 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and outside gallery hours by appointment. Info: www.bellevuegallery.ca. Binkley Sculpture Studios: 535 East First St., North Vancouver. Info: www. MichaelBinkley.com or 604984-8574. Studio Show 2009: View Michael Binkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest collection, Friday, Dec. 4, 4-9 p.m. and Dec. 5 and 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820. Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9221915. www.bucklandsoutherst. com. CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604988-6844 or nvartscouncil@ telus.net. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists in all mediums for a themed exhibition called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Sportsâ&#x20AC;? in celebration of

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Authentic tunes MELISSA Endean performs songs from her new album, Authentic, with her band at the Cellar Jazz Club (3611 West Broadway, Vancouver) on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10. For more information visit www. myspace.com/melissarendean. the 2010 winter Olympics. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. Jury fee: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Fragility and Resilience: An exhibition featuring painters Ellen Bang, Marcus Bowcott, Ewan McNeil and Robin Ripley, until Nov. 21. Delanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee House: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. 5enses Visual Art Show: An exhibition of five women painters from the North Shore, until Nov. 30. The Elliott Louis Gallery:

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Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9807182. Clay and Canvas Creations: Ceramic animal pieces and acrylic on canvas paintings featuring lily ponds and landscape works by Cynthia MacLean will be on display, until Dec. 18. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1378. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Synergy: Recent works by Sally Michener, until Nov. 29. Tibetan Monksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mandala: Five monks trained in Buddhist art forms will share their skills by creating a traditional sand mandala, Nov. 20-22. Admission by donation. Winter Gift Gallery 2009: A selection of works by local artists, Dec. 1-Jan. 3. Opening reception: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7-9 p.m. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Harmonious in Form and Function: Clay artists Louisa Leibman and Roohy Marandi along with photographer Masoud Soheili display their works, until Nov. 29. Capilano University Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Auction and Sale: Paintings will be on display from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 and will got to the highest bidder. Opening reception: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m. Seeing Red: A wide array of media from VISUALS the Squamish Valley Artists, will be on display, Dec. 4-20. Opening reception: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2:30-4:30 p.m. West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Art in the Hall: Featuring paintings of the West Coast, Rockies and Mexico by RoseMarie Goodwin, until Nov. 27. Please contact the Ferry Building Gallery at 604-9257290 if you are interested in purchasing a painting. 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. Greeting From Friends and B.C. Binning: Two exhibitions running until Dec. 23. The first showcases a collection of greeting cards from 1945 to 1975. The second features a donation of artwork by B.C. Binning. CONCERTS Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www. centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484. The North Shore Celtic Ensemble celebrates a decade, Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10/$6. The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts: 777 Homer St., Vancouver. Tickets: Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444 or See more page 21

Friday, November 20, 2009 - North Shore News - A15

FILM

New Moon fails to match the hype SHOWTIMES

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IF Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were indeed sharing a cosy downtown Vancouver loft â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as the tabloids would have us believe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; none of that chemistry spills over to the screen.

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Reel Life Julie Crawford â&#x2013; The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Directed by Chris Weitz. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Rating: 4 (out of 10)

TYPE the letters â&#x20AC;&#x153;ROâ&#x20AC;? into Google and the first name that pops up is Robert Pattinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. That makes him more popular than the Royal Bank and Rosh Hashanah. New Moon, the second tale in Stephenie Meyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phenomenally successful Twilight series, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ignored. Branded products are everywhere: you can hang See Twilight page 27

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FILM

Herzog and Hollywood uneasy partners â&#x2013; Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Directed by Werner Herzog, Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer and Xzibit. Rating: 3 (out of 10)

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WERNER Herzog may be one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great film directors but there is nothing good about his involvement in Bad Lieutenant. Historically Herzogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s films have come in all shapes and sizes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fiction features, documentaries and shorts all get their due in a career that spans over four decades. Known for using unconventional methods and working in extreme conditions he built his international reputation on a series of films made in the 1970s. Although the Munich-born director was part of that decadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New German Cinema renaissance (with Fassbinder, Wenders, Schlondorff and others) many of his films were shot outside of Europe. In 1995 Herzog made an unlikely move to Los Angeles and began looking for work in Hollywood where this most uncompromising of artists had to learn to play by othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rules. Since the big move he has continued to make movies although some unlikely partners have become involved in his productions. No one would call Herzog and Hollywood an easy fit. He likes to use a cinĂŠma vĂŠritĂŠ/documentary approach shooting on the fly in improvised situations. There is a beginning, middle and end but what happens in front of the camera is not necessarily written in stone. A Herzog film takes twists and turns that not even the director can predict. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case with Bad Lieutenant where everything appears to have been predetermined. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no accident that the film looks just like a TV show. The script was written by William M. Finkelstein, who up until now has been known mostly for his work on television police dramas such as Law & Order and NYPD Blue. The story, ostensibly a remake of Abel Ferreraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1992 film of the same name, follows a corrupt rogue detective Terrence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) around the streets of post-Katrina New Orleans as he makes life hell for anybody who crosses his path. There is little similarity between the two Bad Lieutenant films and in fact Herzog claims not to have seen Ferreraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. Cageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McDonagh has some of the same traits as Harvey Keitelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nameless cop but he works his way through an entirely different scenario. See Little page 26

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THEATRE

Souvenirs a play worth remembering North Van playwrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new work gets a stellar production â&#x2013; Souvenirs by Michele Riml, a Green Thumb Theatre production in association with Presentation House Theatre at Presentation House to Nov. 29. Box office: 604-990-3474

IF ever a cast deserved an encore curtain call it was Ron Lea and Rachel Aberle Saturday night at Presentation House. The fact that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come back out for a second bow was likely because there just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough of us to make a big noise. But we should have. We should have stood and stomped our feet. Because the two of you were stellar. Because you handled a medical emergency in the audience without missing a beat. Because you gave Michele Rimlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new play a life of its own that was as close to real as any play can be. And because you gave any family with teens something to talk about. Actually, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that last one; Riml did. Her words, after all. And I wonder just how many North Vancouver residents realize they have a playwright living among them who is going to be one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if she isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already. A partial list of her credits is impressive: Poster

Curtain Call Martin Millerchip Boys, RAGE, Sexy Laundry, Under the Influence, Miss Teen. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen any of them, you know this playwright has that special gift: an ear for natural dialogue. Rimlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new play looks at a father-daughter relationship that is challenged not just by the generational gap, but by a cultural one implicit in any immigrant familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience in a new country: Maggie: Everyone is different. Everyone is himself. Gustav: Yah. Yah. But where you come from is a big part. Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing and you work with it. Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad thing and you work to overcome it. Either way, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big part. Gustav is from (what was then) Czechoslovakia, but his daughter has grown up in Canada. His version of

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â&#x2013; After the Quake, copresented by Pi Theatre and Rumble Productions, is being performed at Studio 16, located at 1555 West Seventh Ave., Vancouver, until Dec. 5. Show times: Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturday at 8 p.m.; Nov. 22, Nov. 29 and Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15/$20/$24 through VancouverTix at 604-6298849 or vancouvertix.com.

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MANAMI Hara and her daughter Leina Dueck didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to look too far for inspiration when cast to play mother and daughter in a production currently making its Canadian premiere. The North Vancouver duo are among the leads of After the Quake, a co-presentation by Pi Theatre and Rumble Productions, running until Dec. 5 at Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio 16. The work is set in Japan around the 1995 Kobe earthquake and Tokyo subway gas attacks. The play, which explores life in the wake of disaster, is based on the stories â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honey Pieâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superfrog Saves Tokyo,â&#x20AC;? from the novel After the Quake by Haruki Murakami. Hara plays Sayoko, a woman torn between her love for two men, and concerned for the welfare NEWS photo Cindy Goodman of her daughter Sala, MANAMI Hara and her daughter Leina Dueck, a grade 5 student at Capilano played by Dueck, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elementary, share the stage in After the Quake. tortured by nightmares of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;earthquake man.â&#x20AC;? Adapted for the stage by Frank Galati, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has a very interesting flow to the has taken to the stage. Her first was That Night Follows Day, part of the PuSh and directed by Craig Hall and Richard whole story, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a story within International Performing Arts Festival. Wolfe, After the Quake presents a mix of the story. . . . It gives you that little bit Her brother Keita was also featured. realities, incorporating storytelling and of uncertain ground â&#x20AC;&#x201D; always on your Dueck says playing a troubled child fantastical creatures, including a six-foot tiptoes and trying to see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going has been a challenge. talking frog. on. It moves quite slow at times and it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of hard to do,â&#x20AC;? she says. Hara, who has been working as an moves very poetically. So, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soothing However, Dueck has risen to the actor since 1990, says she was happy to to your soul,â&#x20AC;? she adds. occasion and her mother has been join the cast. Hara was also attracted to her extremely proud of her professionalism. Originally from Tokyo, she studied character, who she says is a highly â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a little bit worried how this acting at Langara Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio 58 intelligent woman. colleague working relationship would and has appeared in a number of live â&#x20AC;&#x153;She loves two men, she gets work out,â&#x20AC;? says Hara. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because there is theatre works, as well as written and involved and she gets married to one a line between mother and daughter and produced her own. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also done some of them but really, her heart belongs I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be her mom in rehearsal. . . work for film and television. to the other man,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the . The whole cast, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very easygoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Japanese female actors to have whole time that there are three of them any part in any kind of live theatre is being friends, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a struggle between and very supportive. So it has been very easy for both of us just to go in as really limited because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love this man, but I love this man mother and daughter but at the same many colour-blind castings,â&#x20AC;? she says. more.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? time as actors (and) respect each other. However, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lucky to have been Haraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character is also struggling to I try not to give her notes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how to asked to fill a number of roles, including help her daughter heal. act, how to say the lines and things like Juliet in a Carousel Theatre production â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still affected by one that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but teach her tools to bring into of Romeo and Juliet. event (or) disaster,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the rehearsals.â&#x20AC;? One of the things that attracted Hara daughter is affected by the horror of it Hara encourages audiences, young to After the Quake was its international and Sayoko is trying to deal with the appeal. daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horror â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how to take care of and old to see After the Quake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It speaks to so many different â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has elements that are crossher, how to make it better â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with the levels,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like anything, people cultural, so it can be recognized by many help of one of the friends.â&#x20AC;? will take what they can take from whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultures, but it has a certain Japanese This is the second time Dueck, a given to (them).â&#x20AC;? quality to it,â&#x20AC;? she says. Grade 5 student at Capilano elementary,

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Ball at the Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. on Monday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. It’s a creative and satirical protest to the B.C. government’s mind-boggling and short-sighted plan to slash 90 per cent of cultural funding, which will make it the only jurisdiction in Canada not to invest in culture. “And it’s not just arts and culture,” Wong adds, “Cuts to gaming investments in many sectors indicate to us that this government is looking for ways subsidize its corporatewelfare, low-tax environment on the backs of civil society organizations that provide essential services to British Columbians. It seems that they don’t think much of activities like culture and sport and community services. They call it a frill. “We call it democracy.”

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bank) owns. But his singleminded vision and pursuit of perfection has resulted in his wife leaving him years ago and has therefore restricted the time he has spent with his daughter, Maggie. When Gustav catches her breaking into his cabin in the middle of the night, he hasn’t seen her for months — yet he still clings to the dream of transforming Maggie into a version of his mother and installing her as the housekeeper in his lake house resort. We’ll soon find out that dream is based on two different types of quicksand — and that’s without even factoring the wishes of a typically selfabsorbed almost 17-year-old girl into the equation. Maggie claims not to be missing school as “it’s a professional day tomorrow,” and each fall into the roles of what they think is expected of them: the provider; daddy’s little girl. But Riml manipulates the pressures that each character is dealing with until the familiar family masks are dissolved by the acid of lies from the past and present. I won’t walk you through the plot as to how they get to a place where truth is more important than denial. On one level it’s not that complicated, but it is a beautifully nuanced journey — a road map will just spoil that experience. And in the hands of Lea and Aberle under the able direction of Jennifer Brewin, the journey is affecting. Ultimately Souvenirs is about truth. More specifically, the truth of what we each individually call “home.” Is that a place? Or is it Dad or Mom? The souvenirs that Gustav makes for the tourist market in order to survive are an ironic fabrication: Canadian

mementoes constructed by a Czech immigrant. But the play’s title has more to do with the French “souvenir” meaning “to remember,” and the memories of Gustav that Maggie will eventually hold dear will in large part be shaped by his Czech heritage. Who knows, maybe young Maggie will eventually figure out that the Russian bear in her dad’s past was just as dangerous as any Canadian grizzly. ••• “It won’t just be a protest,” says Wrecking Ball spokeswoman Adrienne Wong. “It’ll be a night to laugh and celebrate what we know — that British Columbians care about culture.” Vancouver’s theatre community joins actors, directors and designers from across the country in Wrecking

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Jazz for all ages JAZZ vocalist Debbie Lowe joins the PK3 Trio for a special performance at North Vancouver’s St. Andrew’s United Church on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. The repertoire will feature material for all ages and will include some of Vince Guaraldi’s theme music from the Charlie Brown cartoons, as well as original tunes and jazz standards. Tickets $12/$10/$5 can be purchased by contacting Kristian Braathen at 604-990-4335.

A Call for Artists Let’s Celebrate! If you were a participant in Artists for Kids programs between the years of 1993 to 2003 and are currently a practicing visual artist we want to hear from you! AfK is seeking past students who have chosen to pursue a lifelong commitment to the visual arts and who are currently making signiﬁcant contributions to the artistic community. Through a juried process, Artists for Kids will feature selected 2D and 3D works from artists in their upcoming spring exhibition, “The Alumni All-Stars Exhibition” in the Artists for Kids Gallery from April 13 to May 8, 2010. Let’s celebrate the success of those artists whom AfK had the priviledge to help nurture in their continuing creative journeys. Expressions of interest due December 15, 2009. For more information, please contact the Artists for Kids Managing Director, Bill MacDonald at 604-903-3797 or bmacdonald@nvsd44.bc.ca www.artists4kids.com

www.ticketmaster.ca. Commodore Ballroom: 868 Granville St., Vancouver. Deep Cove Coffee House: at St. Clare-in-the-Cove, 1384 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www.stclaireinthecove.org. or 604-929-4019. Rueben Gurr and Friends: A performance of jazz, blues and self penned selections, Friday, Nov. 20. Doors open at 7 p.m. with a warm-up act at 7:30 p.m. followed by the main act at 9 p.m. Admission: $5. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-929-3200 or www.DeepCoveStage. com. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church: 1110 Gladwin Dr., North Vancouver. John Braithwaite Community Centre: 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Kay Meek Performing Arts Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. Symphonies of Winds: The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs, Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. The North Shore Celtic Ensemble celebrates a decade, Thursday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10/$6. Elvis Elvis Elvis: Three Las Vegas impersonators perform a tribute, Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $35. Lonsdale Quay Market: 123 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2191 or www.lonsdalequay.com. Lynn Valley Town Centre: Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. North Shore Chorus performs their annual Christmas concert, Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. See more page 22

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CALENDAR From page 21 Orpheum Theatre: Vancouver. Tickets: Ticketmaster, 604-2804444 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Park Royal: South Mall, Food Court, West Vancouver. Showcase Concerts: Students and teachers of the North Shore Registered Music Teachers perform piano, strings, vocal and winds, Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, noon-5 p.m. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org. Jazz Series: An artist run weekly series, every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Admission: $8. Free tea and cookies. Alvin Tolentino with Ion Zoo perform, Nov. 25. The Rob Kennedy Show: A musical concert by a student of renowned vocal teacher Warren Flandez, Monday, Nov. 30, 7:30

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Suiting up for the winter DEAR Mattie: How do I put a suit together this season? Stumped in Seymour Dear Seymour: This season, suits are in fashion. You can try the traditional version where the blazer matches the skirt or trouser. Or, you can add some flair and put fashionable pieces together that look both professional as well as stylish. There are many fashion-forward items this season, so you will need to consider your personal style. The overall look this season that you should strive for is a strong yet feminine appearance. Strong details include an emphasis on the shoulder and waistline. Feminine touches include a rounded yet bold shoulder and narrow waistline. The fabric and texture of suiting are very important this season. A tailored suit can work for everyone. But if you want more style, then look for houndstooth or tweed pieces. In fact, for a trendier look, try an exaggerated houndstooth or tweed pattern, in large or small scale. Charcoal pinstripe is popular and it is a perfect example of the styling of suits this season. Choosing a dark charcoal is a more fashionable alternative to basic black. It still has the conservative dark appearance, but isn’t as stark because the pinstripe is a greyish or ivory colour. It is a small detail that packs a big punch. This season, the drama is in the blazer. Jackets are cut slim, smart and fitted. Lapels are eye catching as they form a V that is complimentary to a woman’s body. The blazer’s hem rests just below the hip, resulting in a snugger fit, but a complementary one. A highwaisted tailored pant with or without a cuff works best with this blazer. A pantsuit always helps you to look taller and slimmer, especially this season because dark colours (which are more visually slimming than light colours) are in fashion. Keep an eye out for other fashion colours like grey, navy, dark teal and aubergine because they are also stylish yet professional for career wear. The military-style jacket is a trendy look, with stand-up collar and single- or double-breasted button front with asymmetrical closure. The military jacket is cut to the hip and looks best when paired with a skinny trouser. The skirt suit is also a popular option for professional women. What I like best about the skirt suit is that you can skip the blazer if you want a more relaxed look. The blouse has its own drama this season. Therefore, the skirt suit can be worn without a blazer. A blouse maintains the stylish appearance of a strong shoulder and nipped waist, yet it is a softer look than a suit jacket. Blouses are not plain this season; they have a rounded shoulder, a ruffle-front detail and tailored cuffs. These feminine blouses are available in many fabrics from expensive silk to affordable cotton and look best with a pencil skirt. They also look great with the new and trendy tulip skirt. There is great styling this season that balances a youthful and mature look. This season is an opportunity to add investment pieces to your wardrobe. Adieu, Mattie Mattie à la Mode is a monthly fashion advice column. Mattie is a fashion consultant and personal stylist. She can be reached by e-mail at mattiealamode@gmail.com or visit her website mattiealamode.com.

A century of men’s fashions ■ One Hundred Years of Menswear, by Cally Blackman (Laurence King Publishing, 320 pages) $50

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THERE is a lot more to the history of menswear than you might have thought. Fashion has long been the realm of the woman and to say the word is to bring to mind slim models walking down runways. Men may have been off to a slower start but they are getting more attention, and this growing interest is reflected in a gigantic worldwide industry. Going back 100 years is an excellent starting point for author Cally Blackman. At that time, men’s fashion was a largely collective look where black was the predominate colour. Blackman packages her presentation into two sections, with 1940 as the dividing line between them. Within those two eras she has combined styles based on certain looks, which she has given names such as Worker & Soldier, Artist & Reformer, Rebel, See Style page 25

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Little of New Orleans made it into the film From page 16 In theory New Orleans was a great idea to use as a backdrop but very little of its unique character actually makes it on to the screen. The city has one of the largest black populations in the U.S. but you wouldn’t know that from watching Bad Lieutenant. Nor will you hear anyone speaking in a wonderful southern drawl — all the actors

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Scoping out the goods BARBARA Enefer adjusts her display of handmade hats and aprons at the Gleneagles Community Centre garage sale, which attracted hundreds of people who pored over a wide variety of new and used goods in late October.

Style rebels in pictures From page 24 Media Star, Peacock and Stylist. Each grouping she has created offers plenty of photographs and illustrations along with detailed descriptions. Every section is introduced with an insightful analysis of how that particular style made an impact on all menswear. The way Blackman has examined menswear offers a new perspective on how we got from black morning coats to brilliantly coloured jackets for any occasion.

AN AFTERNOON OF DANCE Nov 28, Beautiful excerpts from the Goh Ballet’s upcoming performance of The Nutcracker, as well as a performance from the North Shore’s own Pro Arte Dance Centre. CAROLS ON THE MALL Dec 7 – 16, North Shore School Choirs, Park Royal South Food Court. STUDENT CONCERTS Dec 5 – 6, North Shore Registered Music Teachers Association, Park Royal South Food Court. HOLIDAY CAROLERS Strolling throughout The Village and Park Royal South, weekends in December. GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING WITH MRS. CLAUS Dec 12 & Dec 19. Mrs. Claus will be bringing her Gingerbread Houses for your children to decorate. Please sign up beforehand at Guest Services. SANTA CLAUS HOURS Nov 21 - Dec 1 Mon - Sat 11am - 2pm, 3pm - 6pm, Sun 11am - 5pm Dec 2 - Dec 23 Mon - Sat 11am - 3pm, 4pm - 8pm Sun 11am to 5pm Dec 24 10am to 4pm

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Twilight franchise still going strong From page 15 out all day in your New Moon undies and t-shirt, pick up vampire-yummy burger shots from Burger King and then eat off your New Moon tableware, wipe your oh-so human lips against Edward’s alabaster ones on a NM napkin, and finish off with New Moon heart’s desire cream-filled chocolates. That’s before you hit the sack in Edward-and-Bella-emblazoned bedding, of course. I know women who are guilty of several of the abovementioned purchases, women old enough to be Robert Pattinson’s mother. That gives you some idea of the crossover demographic that Meyer’s novels, about a century-old vampire (Pattinson) who falls in love with a human (Kristen Stewart), attract. Being cold-blooded is hot: Pattinson is the new Leo DiCaprio, and he can’t seem to go anywhere without being ripped to shreds by rabid fans. At the screening I attended the screams started as soon as the green “preview” screen came on. And Edward’s entrance — a slow-motion lope through the school parking lot — could have been scored to death metal or opera and no one would have noticed. You can bet there’s a legally binding agreement out there preventing Mr. Pattinson from growing facial hair, or cutting those trademark “we’ve just shagged” locks. If you have read the book, you know that Edward makes a hasty exit from the town of Forks, Washington, after a bloody close call with Bella. “You just don’t belong in my world,” he lies, before splitting with the rest of the bloodthirsty Cullen clan for the continent. But fear not! Replacing Edward is Jacob Black (17-yearold Taylor Lautner), who’s all grown up since we last saw him. Jacob has transformed from cute sidekick into impossibly buff heartthrob in the span of one movie. His astounding teenage abs should really get their own credit, since they get more screen time than any other part of his body. After Edward leaves, Bella suffers a breakdown and spends months watching the seasons change from her bedroom window. She has nightmares every night, much to the chagrin of her totally ineffectual dad (Billy Burke). Despite being “grounded for life” Bella starts courting danger in the hopes of hearing Edward’s warning voice in her head. Jacob is the one who brings Bella back to life, but he’s got a big, hairy secret of his own. Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass, About A Boy) was brought in as director but beyond that, the filmmakers didn’t want to mess with the success of the first film, which hauled in some $380 million worldwide. CG work is spotty; Lower Mainland locales (Surrey, New Westminster, West

Van’s Whytecliff Park) nicely highlight the damp gloom of Bella’s situation. A wide pool of local talent worked on the film. Clearly, the Twilight franchise is going strong, and a review will have little effect on the red-blooded hordes

eager to get their undead fix. But while fans of the book will be able to read between the lines, the uninitiated will be flummoxed. There are all sorts of allusions to the first film and even to parts of the book I don’t remember seeing

on screen before. Bella writes explanatory phantom emails to her vampire friend Alice (Ashley Greene), which may fill in some of the gaps. And there are more angst-ridden pauses than explanation or true emotion in

this monstrous love triangle. An obvious Romeo and Juliet parallel has not improved the dialogue: the author made it easily digestible; screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg mashes it into pap. If Pattinson and Stewart were indeed sharing a cosy downtown Vancouver loft — as the tabloids would have us believe — none of that

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Charity hurts in recession People are still giving but a struggling economy means a slowdown in donations Joanna Habdank jhabdank@nsnews.com

WHEN it comes to estate planning and charitable giving, it seems people are still generous during tough times, but organizations have been struggling. Peter Bonny, a lawyer with North Vancouver-based Ratcliff & Company specializing in wills, trusts and estates, says that over the past year he hasn’t noticed a dip in the amount people leave to charities in their wills. “I haven’t particularly noticed a change in habits of people,” he says. “I’m still getting a lot of charitable gifts in estate plans,” says Bonny. He explains that while its difficult for him to gauge whether the gifts are smaller than they otherwise would have been he hasn’t had anyone come back and say that they would like to change

their portfolio because their finances have been hit. What has changed is that many people’s investments have taken a tumble. “In regards to people’s portfolio’s a

“It certainly has been very challenging over the past year.”

lot of people have suffered,” says Bonny. Which in turn means that the amount of money charitable organizations receive has also been impacted. “I know a lot of charities have been really hurting when it comes to their day to day, I know that they are finding it hard to get their money in,” says Bonny, who also specializes in charity law. That’s true for at least one organization

on the North Shore. “It certainly has been very challenging over the past year,” says West Vancouver Community Foundation’s executive director Delaina Bell. She says that the fall of 2008 was the first time in its 30-year history that the foundation wasn’t able to give grants. In part it was because the return on investments was too low. The other factor was a decrease in donations. In fact, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Nov. 16, Canadians donated $8.19 billion to charities in 2008 — a 5.3-per-cent drop from the previous year. The good news is that the number of people donating increased to 1.4 per cent to 5.8 million. Among census metropolitan areas, donors in Abbotsford had by far the highest median donation at $620. Toronto donors were next with a median of $360, slightly ahead of Vancouver with $340. It was the fourth year in a row that Abbotsford and Toronto reported the highest median donations. See Charities page 32

Leaving a little can create lasting change MANY people give their time and money to charities on a daily basis but when it comes to estate planning, those same organizations are sometimes overlooked. Here are a few reasons why they shouldn’t be, and the difference that donations can make. ■ Enrich people’s lives Every day, people are helped and lives are enriched by the work of registered charities and foundations, and other not-for-profit organizations in our communities. Meals for isolated seniors, summer jobs for disadvantaged high school students, funding for mental health or cancer research or a live performance by a local arts organization are just some of the ways not-for-profit organizations improve our lives. ■ Provide support Financial assistance is essential to support and sustain charitable work. It would be great if more funding were available for medical research, for domestic abuse shelters, or a treasured arts or music program. Charitable organizations need financial assistance from people like you to continue their work. By making bequests and other “planned gifts,” you can continue to help organizations that are making an important difference in your community. See Gifts page 31

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Capilano University Foundation For four decades we have been privileged to work with the North Shore community to provide financial assistance for students. Awards and bursaries ensure education is accessible and provide powerful recognition that a student’s goals are supported by their community. For information on how to give, please contact Capilano University Foundation at 604.984.4983 or fdn@capilanou.ca

Thank you — your donation will directly help a student who is brimming with potential but lacking in financial means. www.capilanou.ca/about/alumni-giving

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Foundation’s fund helps with tuition Hockey training pays off Sue Ridout Contributing Writer

THE North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association believes it has scored a first for Canadian hockey. Fourteen years ago, they wanted to start a scholarship fund for their minor hockey players, and when they researched what other associations were doing, there was no model to follow. So when they heard about setting up a trust fund managed by the North Shore Community Foundation, it seemed the perfect solution. Since then, the NVMHA has given away over $25,000 in scholarships, and the trust fund’s still growing. “The simplicity of it was very attractive,” says Dan Morrison, co-chair of the association’s scholarship committee. “Someone else worries about all the financial issues of managing the money, and it’s segregated from the rest of our business affairs.” The North Shore Community Foundation is responsible for investing the NVMHA scholarship fund money, and the fund’s

investment income pays for the scholarships. The awards are given to minor hockey players who have shown excellence in citizenship and sportsmanship, to help fund their postsecondary education. The money is paid directly to their school by the North Shore Community Foundation on behalf of the NVMHA. The NVMHA Scholarship Fund has grown to two-thirds of its $100,000 target by accepting even the smallest of donations from its minor hockey teams. The 50/50 draw at the annual banquet, donations in memory of a favourite coach, even the $20 left in a team’s bank account at the end of the season — they all make a difference in building the fund. “It’s something that is going to survive all of us and be a legacy,” says Morrison. You don’t have to be a great hockey player to win a scholarship from the North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association, but you do have to give back to the community through activities like refereeing or helping younger children play hockey. So it’s appropriate that the fund will echo that spirit by giving back to the community for many, many years to come. Sue Ridout is the director of the North Shore Community Foundation.

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North Van High lives on Deana Lancaster dlancaster@nsnews.com

FOR years, North Vancouver High School was the only high school on the North Shore. Opened in 1910, thousands of students passed through its doors before the school eventually closed down. But even as the 100th anniversary of the school’s inception approaches, it continues to have an impact here on the North Shore. “We wanted to continue its legacy by offering bursaries,” explained Cathy

McNaughton, a former student of the school and now the president of the North Vancouver High School Education Foundation Awards. The foundation gives a number of scholarships and bursaries for academic and non-academic studies to students graduating from present-day North Vancouver secondary schools; awards range from $700 to $2,800. Members of the foundation’s board are primarily graduates of North Vancouver High and all of them volunteer their time. “One hundred per cent of donations goes to the students,” said McNaughton.

None of the money raised is used to administer the foundation. The scholarships are named for North Vancouver High School administrators and teachers, and are awarded at local graduation ceremonies. Sometimes the families of those who the awards are named after will attend the ceremonies. “Families who sponsor an award get a history of the student who wins it,” said McNaughton Many of the recipients have gone on to do great things. “If you look back at the list of winners of our bursaries, it reads like a who’s who of North Vancouver.”

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Gifts build a stronger future for agencies From page 29 ■ Leave a memory Choosing to leave a gift from the heart brings meaning, dignity and purpose to a life well lived. Your gift is your opportunity to participate in the charitable and community work most meaningful to you, in a way that allows these important causes to be well

supported now and long after you have gone. Personal Philanthropy through a will can be an additional way to ensure that your memory lives on. ■ Tax savings Surprisingly, a gift can also be a very practical addition to a financial or estate plan when tax issues are taken into consideration — even for those who think they may not have

tax issues. In most cases, the tax burden left to relatives is lifted significantly. A professional advisor can teach how giving may actually benefit your family after you’re gone. You can impact the causes you care about by including them in your will or estate plan. ■ A contribution for the future It is during life’s many en-

deavours that we are often reminded that more could be done to continue personal philanthropy which supports humane acts of kindness. By leaving a gift in your memory you are making a significant contribution to the future sustainability of those charitable and not-for-profit organizations that you value most.

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Leave a Legacy for Meaningful Lives Most great independent schools have in place a well funded foundation to assist the school to grow and prosper for future generations, and to provide ﬁnancial assistance to worthy students who would beneﬁt from a Collingwood education but who could not afford the fees required. It was, in fact, a wish of the original founders that we provide a number of scholarships to deserving students to better serve the community we live in.

One of the ways we can grow the Foundation is through planned giving, where those who have participated in the School directly or through their children can continue to help in its growth and success after they have gone. With endowed funds, the capital remains intact and the income generated from it is used to fund the aims of the Foundation. My wife Penny and I have provided for a bequest of $250,000. I ask that when you are considering your estate planning you give a thought to The Collingwood Foundation. If you need help or assistance in thinking about the options available please call Susan Hazell, Executive Director of Advancement, at 604.925.3331 and she will be pleased to meet with you and your family. Nick Geer

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Charities make it easy to donate From page 29

Please remember the BC Cancer Foundation in your will.

Charities have also become a lot more savvy about making the donation process as easy as possible for the public, says Bonny. “I think charities and gifting are more professional and how they approach gift planning and they have departments for that and have more information for people.” He finds that most people give because they wish to do good rather than for any other benefit, but he adds that there’s also a tax credit for donors, “which is attractive in reducing taxes payable, wether it’s an immediate gift or in their will,” says Bonny.

Funds support research and enhancements to cancer care at the BC Cancer Agency, throughout British Columbia. Legal name: BC Cancer Foundation 604.877.6040 www.bccancerfoundation.com

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An eco walk to remember THE Elders Council for Parks in B.C. is offering a free educational forest walk Sunday at Capilano River Regional Park. The non-profit organization, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation

Powering up B.C. Hydro Power Smart team members Kelsi Dowty and Alia Rayan cheer on Ian Law as he tries his hand at Power Smart curling as part of the activities offered during the B.C. Hydro Power the Games Tour visit to District of North Vancouver hall Nov. 6.

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CALENDAR From page 22 firstunited.ca. St. James Hall: 3214 10th Ave., West Vancouver. St. Stephen’s Anglican Church: 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. North Shore Chorus performs their annual Christmas concert, Friday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7403 or www.westvanlib.org. The Victory Girls: A musical trio that spotlights 1940’s style, close harmony vocal music, will perform, Friday, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Free. West Vancouver United Church: 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver. A Ceremony of Carols: Holiday harmony with the Willan Choir, the VCC Madrigal group and the VCC Concert Choir, Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Admission: $15/$10.

Way, North Vancouver. Box Office: 604-990-7810 or www. capilanou.ca. Romeo + Juliet: A modern twist on Shakespeare’s classic story of star crossed lovers, Nov. 20 and 21 and 25-28 at 8 p.m., Nov. 22 and 28 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 24 and 25 at noon. Tickets: $20/$14/$8. Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Box office: 604-984-4484. High School Musical 2: A musical comedy based on the Disney movie, Wednesday-Saturday, until Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $32/$28/$24. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-929-3200 or www.DeepCoveStage. com. Babes in the Wood: Tickets for this pantomime production go on sale Sunday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the theatre lobby. Firehall Arts Centre: 280 East Cordova St., Vancouver. Box office: 604-689-0926.

THEATRE Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell

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Publishing workshop NORTH Shore author David Kirkpatrick will co-host a publishing workshop Sunday, Nov. 22 (3:30 - 4:30 p.m.) with Jo Blackmore, owner of Granville Island Publishing, as part of this year’s Jewish Book Festival at the Jewish Community Centre (950 W. 41st Ave., at Oak). Tickets $12. For more details go to www.jccgv. com/BookFest_09/events_BF09.htm.

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Forum theatre seeks to create a dialogue From page 13 favour with the fickle movie industry. “The movie business was basically overlooking me because I was kind of out of the age range, the 25 to 30-something. . . . I mean I had my semi-recurring characters on a lot of the shows I mentioned. I managed to make it stick but the money was just flying out of my hand, the rents went up, the gentrification went up,” he says. It was outside the infamous Ivanhoe Pub that Conway saw a poster for Headlines’ Shattering, dealing with meth and drug addiction. “So instead of sitting there drinking, I came down to watch the show at the Japanese Hall.” That’s where he ran into an old theatre acquaintance, Headlines’ artistic director David Diamond. “After the show he mentioned After Homelessness… and I said I’d be interested in it because I’ve got some experience in that field,” Conway recounts. Entirely created and performed by people who have been homeless, After Homelessness… runs tomorrow

through Nov. 29 at The Firehall in Vancouver with a two-for-one preview tonight, and from Dec. 1-6 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Westminster. The play is an example of forum theatre, an interactive presentation that aims to spark community dialogue on the subject and eventually result in policy recommendations that will be sent to government and social services agencies. “You know in a quote-un-quote normal kind of piece, often the story builds into a crisis and then there’s a resolution to that crisis and it often ends in a happy ending. An audience walks out of that going ‘man, am I ever glad they solved that problem. Now I don’t have to. They did it for me,’” explains Diamond, the director. “Forum is different. Forum builds to a crisis and then it stops, it offers no solutions. It says, ‘we have this real problem and we really don’t know what to do.’” After Homelessness… lays out sub-issues in homelessness like addiction, mental health and barriers to sustainable housing and is then performed a second time when the audience is invited to stop the action, step into characters’ roles and offer their own solutions.

“It’s really easy to sit in the audience and go, ‘oh, they should just do that, I know the answer to this.’ But when you step inside the play and enter the really complex world of truth, things change,” Diamond says. Every aspect of the play is informed by the lived experience of the actors, but the process isn’t therapy, Diamond continues. “We’re not doing this because we think they’re broken,” he says adding the actors were hired for their expertise in the subject matter. Diamond hopes their life experience will resonate with audiences in order to generate meaningful discussion and a valuable legislative document. It’s serious subject matter, but Diamond says approaching it through theatre means there are a lot of laughs by the end of the night. “I think the saving grace of the event is that we get to talk about very, very serious things and have a good time doing it.” For Conway, the play presents an opportunity to put a face on homelessness. “I hope that (audience members) will have more of a humanizing look at the people that they pass by on the street, because we’re all humans on every level.”

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Spirituality at the core of Ellington’s art Dee Daniels performs Sacred Music in Vancouver ■ Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music. Fundraiser to benefit the work of the First United Church Mission featuring Dee Daniels and James Caddell performing with the Fred Stride Orchestra, St. Andrew’sWesley United Church, Friday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets 604-681-8365 (ext. 117).

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NORTH Vancouver jazz singer Dee Daniels has performed Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music all over the world but tonight is the first time she will perform the songs in her hometown. That, and the fact that the concert is a fundraiser to celebrate the First United Church Mission’s work on the Downtown Eastside makes this a very special night. It’s the first time Ellington’s Sacred Music has been done in Western Canada,” says Daniels. “I think it’s only been performed in Canada maybe two times but that’s it and that was many years ago. We’ve got a full big band, myself and James Caddell from Seattle on vocals, tapdancer Troy McLaughlin and the Phoenix Chamber Choir. Daniels first performed Ellington’s Sacred Music in the mid-’90s in Cologne, Germany with Kevin Mahoganny and the WDR Radio Big Band. “It was all new to me,” she says. “The only song that I was familiar with was “Come Sunday” that Ellington recorded with Mahalia Jackson. That was part of the Black, Brown and Beige suite that he did and he added that to the Sacred Music Concerts that he wrote in the mid and late ’60s.” Since then Daniels has performed the work many times over the years and each one has been a special occasion. Each performance is a mix of all three original concerts and Ellington stipulated that the music should only be

performed in churches. “Duke Ellington was a very spiritual person,” says Daniels. “That was at the core of his life and for him it came to the point where he wanted to share that spirituality with the world. We’ve been blessed with the Sacred Music songs. He talks about the beginning of creation on through. His lyrics and music approach spirituality in a very contemporary way and of course, from a jazz point of view.” The Sacred Music Concerts are very complex to put together and the Vancouver performance is no exception. Daniels and band leader Fred Stride have been working on making it a reality for a couple of years. “I’ve been wanting to do this in Vancouver for a long time,” says Daniels. “The most difficult thing for anybody presenting the shows is having the music available. I talked to Fred one day about this dream of mine and I know he is very well-versed in Ellington’s music and in particular the Sacred Music. He already had some of the charts and I actually had some from my German concerts. He’s been extremely instrumental in making this happen from the musical point of view.” Daniels also got several sponsors and organizations on board to help with drumming up interest in the project. Selections from the Sacred Music Concerts were performed at Festival Vancouver and the First United Church Mission stepped in to help with the logistics of putting on the massive show. “It’s a two-fold thing,” says Daniels. “We are also celebrating the Mission’s 125th anniversary in helping the Downtown Eastside. To publicize and make people more aware of the work that they are doing. The church has been extremely instrumental in the organization of the concert. It’s a huge job. There’s a whole lot of tiny details and they have really put that part together. It is truly a joint effort.” For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.deedaniels.com.

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DEE Daniels has sung Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music many times but this is the first time she will perform a full concert of the material in Vancouver.

Clark keeps in touch with her roots ■ Terri Clark, Commodore Ballroom, Sunday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets $39.50 are available from Ticketmaster or charge by phone 604280-4444.

John Goodman jgoodman@nsnews.com

CURRENTLY on a cross-Canada tour country music star Terri Clark tells us how a cowgirl from Medicine Hat made her way to Nashville. Sunday morning she will make an appearance at North Vancouver’s Real Canadian Superstore to sing a few songs from her new album, The Long Way Home, and greet her fans. Later that night she performs with her band at the Commodore Ballroom.

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TERRI Clark will perform a few songs and sign autographs at North Vancouver’s Real Canadian Superstore Sunday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. That night she plays with her band at the Commodore Ballroom.

NSN: Your new album is called The Long Way Home. What was it like growing up in Medicine Hat? Terri Clark: I lived in a house on the end of a cul-de-sac where I knew all the kids in the neighbourhood. I moved

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a lot up until I was in the seventh grade, so Medicine Hat was where my family settled after my mom got remarried. I spent all of my junior high and high school years there so that was the longest time I spent anywhere up until my adult life when I moved to Nashville. NSN: Music was a big part of your childhood. Terri Clark: Oh yes, absolutely. My grandparents sang country music in bars and clubs and actually made a living and supported their five children doing that. My mom used to sing a lot of folk

songs to me when I was a kid. Music definitely runs through my family tree and in my veins. I started playing guitar when I was eight and I played with a lot of local musicians around Medicine Hat cutting my teeth getting up in front of people when I was about 14 and entering some talent contests and things like that. It just really blossomed for me in my early teens. NSN: You moved to Nashville right after high school. Terri Clark: I make jokes in my show that I moved to Nashville when I was 18 three years ago. I thought that was the place for me to be. I wanted to hone my songwriting craft and be a part of that energy and that music community. That’s where it all happens and that’s what I decided to do. Nashville’s been very good to me. NSN: That must have been quite a transition moving from Medicine Hat to Nashville? Terri Clark: It really was. It

was definitely a different vibe from living on the prairies. It was a big city and I didn’t know anybody. I didn’t even have a Green Card when I moved down to Nashville. I was so young. I’m glad I did it but if I knew then what I know now, what I was getting myself into, I might have hesitated but I’m glad I didn’t. I think innocence and ignorance can be bliss sometimes and force you into situations you wouldn’t otherwise take. NSN: Was it like you imagined it would be? Terri Clark: I don’t think you can ever anticipate what things are going to be like. I don’t know what I thought it was going to be. I thought I would get a record deal a lot quicker than I did. It was character building. I learned a lot over those years. I think when something comes too easy you don’t appreciate it as much. I worked day jobs, I waited tables, sold cowboy boots at a western store and got to know people in town. See Digital page 39

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Digital tools help to get message out From page 38 It’s a real tight-knit community and it’s full of a lot of great people and a lot of talent you can tap into. NSN: How has the digital world affected your career? Terri Clark: It’s affected everybody’s career. I feel it’s a good thing for visibility and exposure. Financially, as artists, we don’t make quite as much money with digital downloads as on hard sales of our albums. Music is simply just made to move people and to get out there and reach the ears its supposed to. When you get into this business people tell you don’t do it for the money, so I think any way to get music out there is a good way. You have to stay ahead of the curve and use all the different tools of the trade these days. I tweet and Facebook along with everyone else. If you don’t, nobody’s going to know what the hell’s going on because that’s what they are all watching. I think these are all great tools for getting your music out there.

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THE Kiss army came out in full force last weekend to see their heroes at GM Place.

Kiss rock’n’roll all night ■ Kiss, GM Place, Saturday, Nov. 14.

Suzy Sabla Contributing Writer

NSN: Who are some of your main influences? Terri Clark: Reba McEntire, Ricky Scaggs, Patsy Kline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell and on down the line to acts in other genres. I listened to k.d. lang’s Torch and Twang record until it was coming out of my ears. She’s not even country anymore and I still have every record she ever made. I like a lot of folk rock singer/songwriters, Americana, roots music. There’s so much great music out there. NSN: How was it making your new album? Terri Clark: I funded, produced, wrote everything. Pretty much it was hands-on from beginning to end with this record. I was not on a major label when I made it. I made the record and after it was finished I teamed up with EMI Canada who’ve done a fantastic job. They’ve put me in touch with a lot of great people and the tour has been selling out everywhere and I’ve had tremendous success at radio with this album. The singles have moved up the charts so fast.

THIRTY-FIVE years later and Kiss is still at it! Admiring the crowded stadium it would not be far-fetched if Gene Simmons or Paul Stanley hid out among their fellow Kiss Army troops. Immaculate imitations surrounded me — big hair, makeup down to the T, tongues flicking in the air, and an abundance of beer bellies. The anticipatory moments leading up to the show had a camera following Kiss backstage until they appeared before us all. “You wanted the best, you get the best! The hottest band in the world, Kiss!” And so it began . . . One might call it musical masturbation, a celebratory evening full of bends, bubble ups, explosions, and crowd-pleasing theatrics. Moon boots, bedazzled leather, makeup thicker than a credit card, and oh yeah, chest hair covered the bodies of Demon on bass (Gene Simmons), Starchild on rhythm guitar (Paul Stanley), Spaceman on lead guitar (Tommy Thayer), and finally, Catman on drums (Eric Singer). Kiss just released their first album in 10 years, Sonic Boom — a blatant throwback to classic ’70s KISS. But, as Starchild put it, “We are playing a lot of classic songs, but classic doesn’t mean old!” Cue shameless self-promotion, “So, if you don’t have Sonic Boom, you get your butts on over to Wal-Mart and buy it.” How very tongue and cheek of an intro to album single, “Modern Day Delilah.” The single exhibited over-the-top, cheesy musicianship from all parts, more notably so in Starchild’s signature luring and sexy vocals and Spaceman’s slick guitar licks. Meanwhile, I couldn’t help but feel bad for Demon, whose face was already dripping sweat, an obvious victim of the pyrotechnics that kept even the nosebleed seats warm and cozy. Yes, and they were only getting started. The show alternated between new songs off Sonic Boom, like “Say Yeah” which felt more like a never-ending propagandist plug telling us to buy the new album, and true classics, “Hotter Than Hell,” “Black Diamond,” and “I Wanna Rock’n’Roll All Night.” We saw everything from Tommy soloing behind his back, Gene hovering about the crowd like a freak show marionette, blood

NSN: iTunes market music song by song — do you still think in terms of making albums or have you changed your approach? Terri Clark: I buy full albums. I hardly ever just buy songs. When an artist goes into make a record, most artists look at an album as a complete thematic body of work and a consistent thing. I do anyway. As an artist I like to hear what another artist is thinking. I tend to buy more music by singer/songwriters and I like to hear the whole record from start to finish. I’m not always the biggest fan of the singles you hear on the radio. Sometimes I want to hear the stuff in between.

BEING THERE dripping from his mouth, and Eric’s epic drum solo that recalls the kitsch appeal of Rush percussion. It was Paul, however, who stole the show — flying from the main stage over the audience with a flying V guitar in hand and six-inch platforms. Smashing his guitar while perfectly synchronized with erupting flames on either side of him. And finally, well, Paul’s chest exposed, flabby and hairy — he’s been at this for 35 years now and is still doin’ alright. Entertainment cred and hard work duly noted gents. It might have been wise to stop the show 16 songs in, however. Unfortunately, Kiss insisted on, “The longest encore you’ve ever heard.” I don’t think that I was the only one who’d had enough of the leather-adorned rockers, almost two hours in, but I stuck through the last of it which included much of the same spectacles — Gene licking his guitar and his bandmates faces, one more smash hit, “Detroit Rock City,” and an ending full of firework explosions and manic fans screaming. As I sat waiting for the bus to take me home and reflected on the long night, an older woman wearing pajamas said to me in a British accent, “Patience is a virtue . . . for a while, then, it’s like ‘whoa!’” Well put.

Shakira Latin pop music superstar Shakira shifts into a techno groove on her latest album She Wolf available Nov. 24. She worked with several U.S. producers and writers on the disc including The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams, The Bravery’s Sam Endicott and Timbaland. For a chance to win a 20-track deluxe edition of the new disc ... tell us the Spanish title for She Wolf. E-mail your contest entry to Shakira Contest at thisweekcontest@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is Friday, Nov. 27, 5 p.m. Only residents living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw. Discs courtesy Sony Music.

NSN: Do you make a distinction between Canada and U.S. as far as your own audience is concerned? Terri Clark: People are people. I have great fans on either side of the border. In Canada I would say every single I have put out has done well. I’m leaning a little heavier on touring in Canada this year because I feel like for 14 years I spent so much time touring the States — because that’s where all the festivals were and a lot of the big tours were — Canada never got the focus, time and energy that I wanted. Being on an American label, I was sort of steered in that direction. I’ve been spending a little more time backtracking and doing some shows and in the form I’ve always wanted to do them in very small towns and small venues. Shaking hands and one-on-one for a more personal experience with the fans. NSN: What brings you to Superstore on Sunday morning? Terri Clark: I’ve teamed up with Joe Fresh. I wear their clothes on and off stage. They are very comfortable and affordable for everybody. It’s a great partnership and it’s been wonderful working with them. It’s also a different way for me to meet fans in the stores away from the big-sell atmosphere. It feels a little bit more like I’m coming into their backyard and saying hi. NSN: Your tour schedule looks incredibly busy. Terri Clark: Oh God, yeah, I’m doing 23 shows in 30 days. The fact of the matter is I just want to get out and play for people. It’s all about getting out and playing in front of people who appreciate what I have to say. After 14 years to have people still coming to shows and thinking I still have anything left to say that they haven’t already heard is pretty awesome. I’m really looking forward to playing Vancouver. It’s one of my favourite places to play. We did an after-show party after the CCMA’s and the club was just rocking and I’m looking forward to seeing that same crowd at the show. — For more on Terri Clark and her music go to the following websites: www.terriclark.com, www.facebook.com/TerriClark and twitter.com/TerriClarkmusic.

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CALENDAR From page 36 Handsworth Secondary School: 1044 Edgewood Rd., North Vancouver. Le Malade Imaginaire: Grade 12 French immersion students will perform this play, Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $5. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www. kaymeekcentre.com. or 604913-3634. Here on the Flight Path: A Canadian comedy, Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20/$17. photo Rob Sondergaard North Shore Neighbourhood House: 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. SHANNON Hanbury, Lexy Campbell, Grace Newson, Julie Trepanier (face covered) Theatre — A Lively Art: are some of the excellent cast featured in Uncle Randy’s production of High School A trilogy on the theme of eclecticism, Monday, Nov. 30 at Musical 2. The musical comedy runs until Nov. 22 at Centennial Theatre. 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Info: 604-987-8138. Vancouver. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Vancouver. Box office: 604-990-3474. Info: www.phtheatre.org. Info: 604-986-7333. Souvenirs: A look at the divide between generations and the Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. sacrifices parents and children make for one another, TuesdayJoe Fortes Restaurant: 777 Thurlow St., Vancouver. Adam Saturday, until Nov. 29, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 4 p.m. and Sundays, 2 Woodall plays every Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 p.m. p.m. Tickets: $22-$28. La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986Grand Theft Improv: An improv sketch show that uses audiences 6556. suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and Fiesta Flamenco every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tapas and comedic chaos, every Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. wine, 6:30 p.m., music, 8:30 p.m. Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. CLUBS AND PUBS The LW Club: 1515 Barrow St., North Vancouver. Info: 604Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 253-7141 or www.lynnwoodinn.com. Doors: 9 p.m. 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m. Open mic every Wednesday hosted by White Lies. Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Memphis Blues: 1629 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 604-929-3699. Live blues every weekend. Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820. Ocean Club Restaurant and Lounge: 105-100 Park Royal, West The Bridge Between Pub: 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326. Info: 604-924-1834. Live music every night. Live jazz every Tuesday, 7 p.m.; live DJ Thursday to Sunday, 11 The Eagles Club Starlight Room: 170 West Third St., North p.m.-3 a.m. The Adam Woodall Band performs every Wednesday

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OTHER EVENTS Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484. Zoom on Pakistan: The Vancouver International Film Festival presents an exploration about Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Doors open for a reception at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $15/$13. Tickets: www.vimff.org or through the Centennial Theatre box office. The Eighties Restaurant: 110 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Speculative Fiction and Poetry Reading: The Burrard Inlet Fan Fellowship presents writers Casey Wolf and Eileen Kernaghan reading from their works, Friday, Nov. 20, 6:30-9:30, readings begin at 8 p.m. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com. or 604-913-3634. Movies at the Meek — Waterlife: A documentary that follows water from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. Rated: G. Tickets: $10. Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. SFU Philosophers’ Cafe Series: Every third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. with moderator Mark Battersby. Admission: $5. Dec. 16 topic: Do humans have free will? North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-998-3455 or www.nvcl.ca Dorothy Livesay Tribute: A tribute to the life and work of poet Dorothy Livesay with poetry, readings, art and music, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2-4 p.m. E-mail information for your event to listings@nsnews.com.

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 714 - 20th Street, W. Van. (604) 922-2023 Sunday Service & Sunday School: 10:30 am Wed. Testimony Meeting: 7:30 pm Reading Room: 1353 Marine Dr., W. Van. Mon.-Sat. 11 am - 3 pm Childcare Provided

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from 9 p.m. to midnight. Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.queenscross.com. 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: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.1 a.m. Saltaire Restaurant: 235 15th St., West Vancouver. Live local jazz every Thursday. Taylor’s Crossing: 1035 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-7899. Magician every Friday and Sunday, 5 p.m. Children are welcome. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Wired Bean: 102-200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver. Info: 604-904-1319 or www.myspace.com/wiredbeanshowcase. Live acoustic music Saturdays at 8 p.m. Admission by donation.

Calvary Chapel Sunday - 10:00am 144 E. 22nd St. North Vancouver www.ccnorthvan.com “Seeking to Know Jesus, and make Him known”

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Norman Edward Paynter Jan. 21, 1925 - Nov.21, 2008 Lovingly Remembered, Sadly Missed! Wife Pat, Sister in law Delores, cousins Eileen& Kathy.

When we are sad and lonely And everything goes wrong, We seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on.” Each time we see your photo You seem to smile and say, “Don’t cry I’m only sleeping We’ll meet again someday.”

ASHDOWN - Helena Beatrice (nee Dart) - Born December 29, 1925 in Merritt, BC. Helena passed peacefully with her two sons at her bedside on October 22, 2009. A longtime resident of the North Shore, Helena was predeceased by her beloved companion of 20 years, Charles. She is survived by her sons Dean and Philip (Shelley), and four sisters: Irene (Jim), Katherine (Ken), Marie (Frank), and Joan (Jack). Her sons thank the staff of “Deep Cove Lane” at the Kiwanis Care Centre in North Vancouver for the excellent care and support provided during her final years. A service of remembrance, followed by a reception, will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 26, 2009 at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver.

PINKERTON - Jane (Knowles) passed away October 28, 2009 at Lions Gate Hospital at the age of 97 years old. Predeceased by her first husband, William Knowles, second husband Stanley Pinkerton; two sons Ronald and Gary Knowles and her sister Anne Legros. Survived by her sister Faye Clark; Grandson Christopher Knowles (Janine); Grandaughters Debra Knowles and Lisa Zetek; Great Grandsons James Zetek, Kyle and Curtis Knowles. Jane was born in Yorkshire, England and immigrated to Canada in 1923. She resided with her husband William Knowles in Woodfibre for 50 years before moving to North Vancouver. Jane will be remembered for her generosity and kindness. She will be sadly missed by her relatives and friends. No service by request. Many thanks to the nurses and staff at LGH.

BURNS - Wilma Eugenia Sept. 2, 1906 to Nov. 11, 2009 Wilma passed away peacefully at Evergreen House, North Vancouver surrounded by her loving friends and family, at the age of 103. Wilma was born in Minnesota, came to Canada as a young woman, and moved to North Vancouver with her husband in the mid 1920’s where she lived for the rest of her life. Predeceased by her husband Garnet Burns in 1959, her only daughter Eleanor Bayly and her son-in-law Vincent Bayly in 1981, Wilma is survived by her grandson, David Bayly (Joan) of Kamloops and her granddaughter, Susanne Koonts (Brett), great grandsons Michael Koonts and Ben Koonts (Chandra), and her three great great grandchildren Hayly, Hana and Jack Koonts, all of the Comox Valley. Wilma is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins in the United States, as well as her wonderful circle of friends. Wilma and her husband built their small but sturdy little house in Pemberton Heights when they first arrived in North Vancouver, and she continued to live there until she was 99. Wilma began working at Burrard Dry Dock during WWII, and remained there as the cook for the executive dining room until her retirement in 1971. She was able to travel extensively after she retired, which had been a long time dream for her. She was an adept seamstress, and made all of her own clothing well into her 90’s. She was a member of the congregation of Capilano United Church where she was organist for many years. Wilma loved North Vancouver, and enjoyed sharing her knowledge of the history of the area, she was truly a pioneer. The family would like to thank the staff at Evergreen South, and special thanks to Dr. Wayne Smith for his kind and compassionate care of Nana. We are also very grateful to Nana’s many friends who helped her remain in her home for so many years and continued to help and support her after she moved to Evergreen House. A service of remembrance will be held at Capilano United Church on Sunday, November 22nd at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, a donation made be made in Wilma’s name to the charity of your choice.

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Brandon Vito Hughes Nov. 21, 1980 - July 23, 2009

You were our sunshine on a rainy day, You would make our gray skies all go away, Now when it gets cloudy what will we do. Missing you. Love for Eternity, Mom, Dad & Krys

Celebration of Life Mabel ‘‘Sunny’’ Stringer A celebration of Mabel ‘‘Sunny’’ Stringer’s life will be held at 3:30 pm on Sunday, November 29, 2009 in the Marine Room at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 - 21st Street, West Vancouver. Please join family and friends to share stories and commemorate Sunny’s rich life.

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GRIFFIN HAZELL, Glenda Mary (Cardno). Glenda, beloved wife of John, departed life unexpectedly, 29th. October 2009. Born 10th. February, 1943 in Shaunavon, Sask. to the late Thomas Glen Cardno and Roberta Mary (Doty, Carlyle, Sask.) she leaves her brother, Robert James (Jim, Coquitlam), her grandson, JeanPaul (Kelowna), and numerous cousins throughout North America on the Doty side. Glenda was pre-deceased by her only son, Jamie Griffin, in 1991. Our sincere thanks for their care go to Bowen Island’s paramedical team and the staff of the emergency and intensive care units of Lions’ Gate Hospital. Glenda was an R.N. at L.G.H., retiring in 2005. A Celebration of Glenda’s Life will be held at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, 28th. November, 2009 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the L.G.H. Foundation.

MARK - James Gerald (Jerry). Jerry passed away November 14, 2009. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 41 years Davida, his sister Ronnie and his brother Bill. He will be sadly missed by his daughter Leslie, son-in-law Jeff, treasured grandchildren Cameron, Meagan and Amanda and many other relatives and dear friends. Jerry was born in Victoria on October 22nd, 1927 and raised there. He moved to Vancouver to pursue a career in the investment industry. Settling in North Vancouver, Jerry enjoyed his time with family and friends, working in the garden, his involvement in the Masonic Lodge, and supporting the ups and downs of his favourite sports teams. Jerry’s smile, cheerful disposition and twinkling blue eyes were his trademarks. He believed strongly in the power of a ready smile and a warm hello when greeting others. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 28th, 2009 at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver. If desired, donations may be made in Jerry’s memory to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation or the Canadian Lung Association.

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BAKER, Charles ‘Chuck’ Mitchell, born May 30, 1956, passed away on November 16, 2009 at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver following a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family. Chuck is survived by his daughter Michelle Parton, step daughter Iris Lewis; Brothers and Sisters Dolores Yelton, Patricia ‘Patsy’ Anne Thomas, Lillian June Lewis (Alfred), Harry Earl Baker (Judith), Mildred ‘Jeannie’ Jean Bomberry, Richard ‘Swede’ Baker, Gary Brian Baker (Judy), Gerald ‘Wayne’ Baker (Leona), Ramona ‘Mona’ Dawn MacBean (Edward), Laura Schwoob (Peter), Hugh Allan Baker (Kelly), Ray ‘Chuma’ Baker and dear friend and brother in law Paul Lumsden; Chuck will be dearly missed by his many, many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews, loving relatives and dear friends. Chuck was a proud Squamish Nation member his work family at Squamish Nation Administration office will dearly miss him. He was a caring soul with a big heart, had a warm smile and was willing to help or assist anyway he can. Chuck also worked at Canadian Fisheries for many years. Family would like to raise their hands in thanks to the doctors and nurses at Lions Gate Hospital, Palliative Care Unit for providing comfort and care during this tremendously difficult time, especially Brenda and Evelyn. A prayer service will be held honouring Charles M. Baker on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:00pm; and a funeral service on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:00am, both at St. Paul’s Indian Catholic Church, 424 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC.

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WARE, Stuart Bruce 1928- 2009 It is with heartfelt sadness that we annouce the passing of Stuart Bruce Ware on November 10th, 2009. Stu passed peacefully in the presence of his family at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Proud husband, father and grampa, he will be missed by his wife of 58 years Margaret: sons Cameron, David (Laura) and Andrew (Megan): six grandchildren: Steven, Sandi, Lyndsay, Jordan, Amanda and Emily. The family would like to offer many thanks to the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver and Vancouver General Hospital for all the kind care Stu received. WOODWARD, Patricia Elsie Born August 3 1928 passed away October 28 2009. Originally from England, Pat and her beloved husband Brian emigrated to Canada in 1958. The soon made many friends and were an active part of the community. Pat worked for many years as a cashier at Woodward’s Department Store and volunteered in the community with the Girl Guides and various local volunteer groups. She participated in Health & Beauty, sang with a local choir that performed for charity and played recorder with an amateur performance group. She is survived by her two daughters Darcie (Joe) and Karen (David) and Darcie’s children Arielle, Claudia and Nelson. A gathering to share memories of Pat will be held on Saturday Nov 21, 2009 @ 1PM. If you wish to attend please contact Darcie @ 604-677-8501 for further details.

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February 28, 1934 - November 16, 2009 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bob Gray. Predeceased by his loving wife Connie and his parents, Lionel and Muriel, Bob will be forever remembered lovingly by his children, Alison Marshall (Phil) and Scott (Inge); his grandchildren, Matthew, Kelsey and Tyler (Alison) and Finley and Charlie (Scott); and his sister, Mary Mason (Bob). Arriving from England in 1954, Bob soon found a career in Canadian ﬁlm and television that would span nearly 40 years. Living on the North Shore for most of this time, he raised a family with Connie taking summer breaks on Gabriola Island and travelling the world. Throughout his life he enjoyed meeting people and exploring different cultures with an open mind and a big heart. His love for practical jokes and an off-the-wall sense of humour was always evident and usually appreciated by his family, friends and those with whom he worked. Like his Father, Bob had a gift for managing people and details, getting the job or task at hand completed with wit and accomplishment. Upon retirement Bob continued his love of travel with his beloved wife Connie, sharing in many world adventures with friends old and new. His later years spent with his grandchildren showcased many talents of love, caring and a newfound patience. Whether with family or friends, Bob made you feel special. He meant so much to so many people and will be sorely missed. It is our greatest hope that he has found peace with his dearest Connie. Bob and his Family wish to acknowledge the love and care both he and Connie received from the staff and volunteers at LGH. Many thanks from us all. A private scattering of ashes will occur at a later date in lieu of a service.

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UYEDE - Misao (Molly) Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the age of 86. She is lovingly remembered by her son, Howard, daughter-in-law, Susan, three grandchildren, Jodie (Joe Udzenija), Craig (Michelle), Cory (Kiki Lui), siblings Sue Madokoro (Michi), Yuri Oikawa (Tosh), Herbie Izumi (Eileen) and her many nieces and nephews. Misao is predeceased by her husband and her brothers Joe Izumi, Mits Izumi (Margaret), Harry Izumi (Chiyoko), and sister Toyo Seki (Mike). Misao married Katsumi on November 23, 1946. Misao was truly an inspiration to us all with her spirit, forgiving nature, thoughtfulness, generosity, wit and sense of humour. Misao truly enjoyed scenery, butterflies, watching baseball (Mariner’s and Blue Jays), listening to music, especially Japanese music and watching Japanese movies, and reading (religious and health books). Howard and his family do appreciate the care and love shown by all the staff and residents at Summerhill Retirement Residence. There will be a public visitation at the First Memorial Funeral Services, Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, on Friday, November 20th, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. A private family service will be held the following morning.

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JOAN EVELYN BAIN (NEE PEEL) July 21, 1928 - November 15, 2009

Joan Evelyn Bain (nee Peel) was a wonderful wife to David, mother of Laura (Colin), Sharon, and Susanne (Mark), sister to Ron (Margaret) and twin Yvonne, sister-in-law to Yvonne Bain, and a beloved aunt, grandmother, and friend. For all of us, her loyalty and caring were matched only by her vitality, humour, and love of life. As a child, Joan was inspired by her family’s love of music to learn to play the piano; later, she also enjoyed countless symphony and operatic performances with family and friends, served as president of the Vancouver Women’s Musical Society, and laughed through the duets she played with her daughters. Born in Toronto on July 21, 1928, she never regretted her move in 1964 to Vancouver, which she thought of as the most beautiful city in the world. Joan’s involvement with her community extended to service as a Girl Guide Commissioner, Sunday school teacher, and 45 years’ active membership in Highlands United Church. She was also an avid bridge-player who, with David, enjoyed many lively and sociable evenings with friends. She adventured all over Canada and to many parts of the world with David, always hoping to spot a bear, go for a sail, or jump in a lake. She parasailed in Greece, sailed down the Yangtze River, and helicoptered over glaciers, enjoying a picnic or a G + T whenever opportunity arose. Despite the serious health problems she dealt with over the years, her positive outlook and courage remained constant. We will remember her saying “Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life,” and “If not, why not?” Loved by so many, Joan passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 15. We feel specially grateful for the compassionate care of Drs. George Chalmers, Stephen Chia, and Paul Sugar, and the nursing staffs at the BC Cancer Agency Hospital and Lion’s Gate Hospital; and we thank all her and David’s friends for their loving support through this hard time. A memorial service for Joan will be held at Highlands United Church at 2 pm, Tuesday Nov. 24th. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations to your favourite charity would be appreciated.

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READING GLASSES, red, lost West Van, Mon Nov 9th. Pls call 604-924-000 SET OF KEYS lost Central Londsdale area, Tues Nov 17. Call 604-908-2345

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FeaturedEmployment Intermediate Word Processor

WorleyParsons Canada Ltd. - Westmar Division provides worldwide engineering and consulting solutions. We require an individual with a minimum of three years office experience to join our Word Processing Dept. This is a fulltime, permanent position with an exceptional benefits package. Responsibilities include formatting and proofreading a variety of documents; an excellent technical background, particularly with MS Office Suite; attention to detail and accuracy are essential. We need a self-motivated team member who demonstrates initiative to go above and beyond the task at hand, who is a self-starter, able to prioritize and meet tight deadlines. Flexibility to work overtime to meet project deadlines is required. Please submit your application to westmar.hr@worleyparsons.com Visit www.westmar.com for more information.

OPPORTUNITY.... Steward / Stewardess & Deck Hand We have a unique opportunity with a family company based in Vancouver. This position would require food and beverage service, cleaning and laundry and some cooking skills preferred but not required. The successful candidate must be a good team player with a strong customer service attitude. Must be able to work with a team committed to high standards of service. We require a person with a stable background capable of serving on a private boat, airplane, home and office. This is a special and important position in our family company with competitive salary, bonus and complete benefit package including health, dental, pension and holidays. Only people looking for a long term permanent job should apply. Please reply to Box A10, c/o North Shore News #100 - 126 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7L 2P9

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Seabird Island Band Employment Opportunity Health & Social Development Department Position: Health Policy Analyst / Writer - One Year Contract Department: Health & Social Development Responsible to: Health & Social Development Director Purpose of the Position Under the direction and supervision of the Director, the Health Policy Analyst / Writer will be responsible for administrative policy writing and editing that promotes sound, efficient and compliant practices. Duties will include identifying policy creation needs, developing policies with a culturally relevant perspective. Assist with strategic planning and developing program evaluation documents. This position will also be responsible for the development of a community health plan. EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS: • A Master’s degree in health, social sciences or communications • Two or more years working within the health or social services fields • A bachelor’s degree in health, social sciences or communications combined with five years relevant experience will also be considered • Working knowledge of accreditation, regulatory requirements, legislation and programs • Demonstrated success in policy and procedure development writing • High professional and ethical standards with a commitment to the principles and values of the Aboriginal people • Excellent verbal, written and listening skills • Knowledge of the Sto:lo culture, traditions and language would be an asset. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products • Satisfactory Criminal Records Check PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Revising Community Health Plan including developing evaluation tools • Researching, analyzing and writing new health care plans and policies • Proposal and work plan development in new and emerging health care priorities • Staying abreast of policies directed by Health Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Fraser Valley Health Authority • Related duties as may be assigned by the Health Director Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume, covering letter and three references to:

SEARS CAPILANO MALL We are hiring COMMISSION SALES ASSOCIATES in our MAJOR APPLIANCES DEPARTMENT. All applicants must have experience in commission sales as well as working knowledge of all major appliances. This is a full time position and working weekends is a must. Find yourself in a very competitive yet rewarding environment. Excel! Please apply in person, with resume: Sears Catalogue, 2nd Floor, 943 Marine Drive, North Vancouver.

Human Resources Seabird Island Band P.O. Box 650 Agassiz, B.C. V0M 1A0 Phone 604-796-6814 • Fax 604-796-3729• humanresources@seabirdisland.ca Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry. Competition is open until a qualiﬁed candidate is chosen.

Music/Theatre/ Dance

PIANO AND VOCAL LESSONS ★All Styles★ Call 778-230-2522

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Tutoring Services

CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER. Exp with senior math & calculus. Tutors all levels. 604-929-6262

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Tutoring Services

QUALIFIED TUTOR-34YRS teaching exp. Specialty Remedial reading, writing & math. My home Deep Cove. 604-929-8011 TUTOR (BC Certified Teacher) Math, French, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry. 604 836-3496

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Beauticians/ Barbers

ESTHETIC ROOM & hair styling chair for rent. New Wave Beauty Salon Fell & 15th 604-984-0783

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Career Services/ Job Search

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAINING Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Pertinent Oil Field Tickets. BC HEO Certification Program. Provincially Certified Instructors. Government Accredited. Job placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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General Employment

ACCOUNTING & Payroll Trainees Needed - Large & Small firms need

EXP. mature people req for p/t housecleaning natural prod. must have car, $15/hr. 604-771-7135

CAPILANO VOLKSWAGEN AUDI

is looking to fill the following permanent positions:

★ P/T Receptionist

Must have exceptional professional skills and committed to high customer service standards; possess great personality and excellent communication skills; capable of handling a busy switchboard and able to multitask; reliable, flexible and adaptable. Work schedule of Mon. thru Thurs. afternoons and all day Saturday.

★ F/T Parts Consultant

Must have a valid BC Drivers License and a clean drivers abstract. Must be at least a high school graduate; Minimum 1 year related experience; be well organized with keen attention to details, have excellent communication skills (both verbal & written), able to multi-task and work well under pressure without supervision. Knowledge of Reynolds & Reynolds an asset; NOTE: job involves light lifting We provide a competitive remuneration package, comprehensive benefit plan and a friendly working environment. Please send your resume to: Capilano VW AUDI 1151 Marine Drive North Vancouver, B.C. or email: susan@capvwaudi.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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P/T WAREHOUSE/Customer Service position available. Please fax resume attention Jenny to 604-987-4671. Need Extra Cash? Earn extra money 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. 778-968-4400.

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. If you’ve been looking for a home-based opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work. Qualified applicants receive training, support and monthly remuneration. 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

Health Care

REG. B.C. ACUPUNCTURIST Estab’d clinic N. Van. req. 2 yrs. exp. TCM Acupuncture Diploma DTCM. Knowledge of ‘Clinic Essentials’. 10 yrs. experience working w/patients. $38,000/yr. Proficient English. Send resume: rachelle@acupuncture domain.com Northview Acupuncture, 300 - 1124 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC. V7M 2H1, Attn: R. Wendt (no drop offs pls.)

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Hotel Restaurant

JIM PATTISON GROUP Steward / Stewardess & Deck Hand

NOW HIRING See our ad in the Featured Employment section of today’s classifieds and on working.com Manyo Japanese Rest. is now hiring F/T COOK. +3yrs cooking exp. & completion high school req. Wage: $3000/month. Resume by email nvmanyol@yahoo.ca, call 64-980-1510 between 3pm5:30pm (working loc. North Vancouver)

certified A&P staff right now! No Experience? Local career training & job placement is also available also! 1-888-748-4128

ATTN: 29 people needed to lose 10-30 lbs before Christmas! Marilyn 1-888-742-6158 www.newbody.net

General Employment

Servers

required. Apply in person at Woon Lee Inn Restaurant, 3751 Delbrook Ave. North Van or call 778-869-1780 THAI COOK- KRUA THAI REST Exp 5yrs-$3,000/mth, 40hr/wk email: jirawad@yahoo.com

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Legal

WEST VAN LAW FIRM seeks Intermediate Conveyancer for one year mat leave position. Knowledge of Wills & Estates an asset. Please email resumes to: leighanne@goluboffmazzei.com

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Office Personnel

WorleyParsons Westmar Intermediate Word Processor

NOW HIRING See our ad in the Featured Employment section of today’s classifieds and on working.com

www.collingwood.org Maternity Leave Collingwood School requires an Office Clerk/Receptionist with outstanding clerical and inter-personal skills and good knowledge of Microsoft Word. This is a full-time position with hours of 9 am to 5 pm. Contract will run from Jan 4/10 to Dec 22/10. Send cover letter with re´sume´ by 27 November to: Jonna McGuinness, Collingwood School, 70 Morven Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7S 1B2 or email jonna.mcguinness@ collingwood.org

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Retail Sales

SEARS CAPILANO MALL

NOW HIRING See our ad in the Featured Employment section of today’s classifieds and on working.com

West Vancouver seafood store requires reliable, permanent, part time worker. Food prep. or deli experience an asset. Phone Norma at 604-925-4140

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Teachers/ Instructors

ENERGETIC ECE or responsible adult to work in large out of school care. Must be willing to get class 4 driver’s license. Full benefits Email resume to rtj@shaw.ca

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember. Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad. Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment. If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

hotels/restaurants retail sales

general

accounting

careers

trades/technical farm workers

health care

To advertise in Employment call 604-630-3300

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Appliances

GE WASHER & dryer, white, both clean and working, $350/pair, Call 604-986-9930 LIKE NEW! Fridge $100+, stove $100+/washer $200+/dryer $140+ War’t & deliv avail 604-306-5134 + WE BUY/SELL fridges, stacking w/d, stove, d/w, freezers. Working or not. Almond/white. Please call Ilac Appliance 604-987-7330

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Clothing/Fur/ Jewels

NEW WOOL hand knitted mens sweater, dark green. $100. Call 604-982-1584

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Food Products

BC BLUEBERRIES, frozen. Min 10 lbs $27 includes delivery. 604-721-9742

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For Sale Miscellaneous

BILLIARDS TABLE. 4 x 8 feet. Cherrywood/ mahogony. Vintage quality. $4975 obo. 778-883-2448 BUDGIE CAGE & stand $75, 2 lthr love seats $120 ea. 1 sofa bed $80. solid pine dresser $50, bedside table $15. wool persian rug $400. 604-925-8348 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca HP NOTEBOOK PC, 6 mos old, brand new D-Link router, & HP laser jet printer. $700 obo. 778-895-6757 OLD CHRISTIE trunk good condition. $35 Muskrat jkt $75, mink stole $100. obo 604-922-8530

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Fuel

2 END tables, 1 coffee table 1 sofa table, solid base wrought iron legs & glass tops. Over $900 new, sell for $500. 604-986-2931 ANTIQUE CHAISE lounge, newly upholstered light green pattern $300. Call 778-990-1071

#1 in Sales • 26 yrs in business Full & half cords 7days/week

604-805-6694

Good BEDS for SALE. Twin $65, Dbl $70. Qn $75, King $150. Incls Box. Will Deliver. 778-882-3132 HOUSE OF BROUGHAM entertainment armoire, new $4000, asking $1500 obo. 604-921-6694 MOVING Must sell, new leather sofa, chair & ottoman, brown. green leather chair 604-926-2979 QUEEN BED, Solid Maple $350, 2 matching nite tbles $50. bedding $50. Exc cond 604-341-3034. SECTIONAL BEIGE-SAND 9’5'x9’5' Down Cushions like new from Liberty 604 926-0058 SOFA BED, double serta mattress, rust colour valour, as new, $450. obo. pool table light $100, dart board & darts $50. 604-761-8735 TWO COMPLETE King size bdrm stes, (1) polished beige and (1) black carved inlay. 604-875-5029.

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LESS wood = MORE heat www.wondergrate.ca SEASONED FIREWOOD, fir, 1/4, 1/2 or full cord. Call for details. 604-908-2589 TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

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Health Products & Equipment

ADJUSTABLE TWIN BED: 2008 Hubbell 'Lifestyle' frame with Sealy Comfort Deluxe 38'X 80' mattress, wireless remote, manual. Exc cond. New $2,496.00, now $1,500.00. 604-913-4704

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Hobbies & Carts

HOMEMADE MEXICAN Pinatas for birthday parties or any occasion. Free delivery in the North Shore. 778-881-4018

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Machinery & Tools

LIQUIDATING WOOD working shop, tools for sale, machine and hand tools, jigs and wood working books. Sat & Sun, Nov 21 & 22, 10am-5pm. 997 West 3rd St. N/Van, behind Cap mall. call 604-980-6568

Musical Instruments

MENDELSSOHN PIANO

Dance Instruction

Dance For All Ages

604.926.6536 1457 Marine Drive West Vancouver

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Saturday, Nov. 21 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Arts & Crafts, Jewellery, Children’s Crafts and Games,Dolls, Books, Bottle Tree, Stocking Stuffers, Giftables, Linens & China, Baked Goods, Hot Dogs, Tea Room.

GUTTERS, CHRISTMAS Lights and yard cleanup. One low price. Seniors Disc. Doug 604-644-9648

ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH HALL 195 East Windsor Road North Vancouver

HIGH QUALITY UNIQUE BABY/KIDS

• sockshoes • art smocks • sleepsacks • hip seats • dinnerware

Silver Harbour Christmas Bazaar

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Sat. Nov 28 10am - 3pm

Candy Cane Fair

Christmas whimsies, ﬁne traditional crafts, bake sale, refeshments, rafﬂes & much more!

FREE ADMISSION

North Lonsdale United Church

Sat., Nov. 21st 10 am - 2 pm

Christmas Craft Fair

• Homemade Pies • Crafts • Baking • Hot Lunches • Gifts

Chief Joe Mathias Recreation Centre

3380 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver

Sat. & Sun. Nov. 28th & 29th 9am - 5pm Over 65 Tables!

PIANO, STEIGERMAN upright, mahogany finish, exc cond. $1800. Call 604-983-9010

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Daycare Centres

DAYCARE infant & up. after school p/up. Exp, educated Mom, reas rates. 778-230-7956

936 Bowron Court, North Van (off Garibaldi)

Sat, Nov 21 9:30 - 2:00 Exciting Christmas & Hostess Gifts, Baking & Lunch PROCEEDS TO PUBLIC OUTREACH

CRAFT FAIR Sat. Nov 21st, 10am - 4pm.. Churchhill House, 150 West 29th St. 604-904-1199

PERSONAL SHOPPER

Clothing, Gifts, Electronics, Cars, Computers, etc. Consumer Report Savvy Hate to Shop? Call Genevieve 604-685-9663

ST. AGNES’ FALL FAYRE Sat, Nov 21, 10am-2pm 530 East 12th St, North Van Crafts, Jams & Jellies, Baking, Books, New to You, Cake Walk, Lunch Counter, Silent Auction & much more!

CRAFT FAIR

St. Stephen’s Hall November 21st 10 am-3 pm 24th & Mtn. Hwy

Crafts, Baking, Lunch, Raffle.

You are warmly invited to our annual

Children’s

Christmas Fair & Marketplace

Nov 21 Vancouver Waldorf School Sat10am-3pm at the

2725 St Christophers Road, North Vancouver

St. Christopher’s Church

Info: www.vws.ca (604) 985-7435 reception@vws.ca

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10am -2pm

9th Annual

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Donations for the Food Bank as well as socks, underwear, toques & mittens will be accepted at this event.

Sunday, November 22nd 10am - 2pm

Cedarview Lodge & Cedar Garden

Nov. 20th - Dec. 19th

1200 Cedar Village Close North Vancouver

604-904-6410

Local Artists and Crafters Baked Treats, Rafﬂes, Refreshments Free Admission 1150 Mt. Seymour Rd North Vancouver

Sugar Plum Tea Craft Fair & Bake Sale

Saturday, Nov. 28th 11am - 3pm

St. John’s Anglican Church

23 rd 20th

Annual Annual

DELBROOK CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

SATURDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY & & SUNDAY, SUNDAY, 10 AM-4PM NOV 21 18& &22 19,• DEC NOV. DEC. 25 & 36

ADMISSION $1.00

101 NEW CRAFTERS ••101 CRAFTERS & ARTISANS EACH DAY! •• CONCESSION CONCESSION ••CHILDCARE CHILD CARE •• DOOR PRIZES DOORPRIZES

Childcare Wanted

HOUSEKEEPER/COOK REQ’D for 2 teens, 1/2 days Mon-Fri. Seymour. Call 604-929-7161

Christmas Fair

HAND WOVEN Rugs, from Oaxaca Mexico, pure wool, natural dyes, all sizes, all colours, sell at cost. 604-987-2406

100 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver 604-980-6338

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St. Simon’s Church

144 E. 22nd St., N. Van

upright, great tone, excellent condition, $1000. Call 987-0801

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Lumber/Building Supplies

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building. 6 different colors available! 40 year warranty! FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2105 A CLEAN DRY SPLIT Maple, birch, alder. Guar lowest prices. David 604-926-0014 24H

CRAFT SALE • FLEA MARKET Sunday, Nov 22nd, 9am - 2pm EAGLES HALL, 170 W 3rd St Tables available $15. Call Ed Cooney 604-987-8815

ETHAN ALLEN 9 drawer chest, dark pine, 72 x 20 x 33, $200, exc cond. 604-929-4314

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Alder • Birch • Maple Dry, Clean Hardwoods

Furniture

1 PAIR Ultramatic Adjustable Beds, each is 39' X 80', side by side makes king size bed. Each bed is adjustable at the head and feet with whirlpool massage units. 2 wireless remotes. $400.00 OBO for EACH bed. 25 year warranty. Call 604-986-7006 to view

Delbrook Community Delbrook RecCenter Recreation Centre 600 West Queens 600 West Queens North Van North Van 987-PLAY 987-PLAY

corner of Chesterﬁeld & 13th St., N.Van.

ADMISSION FREE Festive lunch $8.00

THE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB OF VANCOUVER

Christmas at Hycroft 2009

THURSDAY & FRIDAY NOV. 19 & 20 • 10AM - 9PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOV. 21 & 22 • 10AM - 6PM Artisan’s Village • Art Gallery Silent Auction • Children’s Centre Culinary Creations • Fabulous Rafﬂes

1489 McRae Ave., Vancouver (just east of Granville at W. 16th Avenue)

604-731-4661 www.christmasathycroft.ca

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Garage Sales

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4025 LAB PUPS CKC Reg’d Yellows & Blacks Good Temp. Shots & Tattooed. $750. 604-377-0820 PITT BULLS, 6 wks old, 1 boy, 3 girls, can view parents. Call for history. $500 obo. 604-504-0738 PODDLE/SHIHTZU X, Male & Female. 1st shots. Ready to go, $600each. Bby 604-521-2797

North Vancouver 96-TOTAL APT Sale, Sat & Sun, Nov 21 & 22, 11am-2pm, Ste #47 - 2610 Whiteley Court. 97B- THE SALVATION ARMY Blow out Sale, 1000’s of linens, 1000’s soccer shorts, Orthopedic clogs, 100’s of towels + a variety of misc items. Blow out prices, Nothing above $5. (Not the Thrift Store) 105 West 12th Street. Nov 21, 10 to 2 pm. 97c-Heritage House Garage Sale Sun 10-2. 268 W 6th St, in lane. New & used items. Xmas gift items

99- SALE of gd quality household, tools & some furniture, 2864 Trillium Pl. Sat & Sun 9 to 3 pm.

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Recycler

2 REFRIGERATORS, 1 deep freeze. All working cond. 2 wall ovens, Free U PICK UP. W. Van 604-926-8767 3 SEAT French Prov Sofa, ivory, just cleaned, old style cabinet stereo working cond. Free u pick up, 604-904-7857 600 PAVING bricks grey & red mix colour. FREE U PICK UP! 604-929-3358 ARTIFICIAL XMAS TREE, green. Free for pick up. Call 604-929-8540 CHEST, WHITE, 5 drawers. outside is good, inside needs fixing. free for pick up.. 604-983-3092 EMERSON COLOUR 19 inch tv, with remote control, works well. JVC speakers big size 1 pair, works well. U Pick Up. 604-764-8092 FREE OAK entertainment unit, 1 small, 1 large. Wood burning fire insert, large. Washer, dryer & freezer, storage cabinets, white kitchen cabinets, small dresser, 2 loveseats, Xmas tree, home decor, more exc cond 604-929-1356 OFFICE DESK & chair. Free, you pick up. 604-922-0372 TOTAL GYM, model 1000. Wooden 1930s high chair. Set of encyclopedia. Free for pick up Call 604-990-4582

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North Vancouver 99 - SUNDAY 9-noon, Furn, household items, books, toys & more! 987 Fairway Dr

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The Vancouver FleaMarket open every weekend & holidays. 9am - 4:30pm 360 tables Buy, sell all your unwanted estate items. 703 Terminal Ave. For info 604-685-0666 www.vancouverfleamarket.com

West Vancouver 91-MOVING sale, Sat, Nov 21. 10 to 2pm. furn, sports equip, dishes, books etc. 3710 Southridge Pl. 92 - Demolition / Garage Sale. recently updated house, lots of fixtures, windows etc. Sat, Nov 21 & Sun, Nov 22, 9 am - 4 pm. 2369 Kings Ave, West Van 92-CLEAROUT: WORKSHOP & household items, furn, misc etc. Sat 9 to 12, 1071 Jefferson. 92-SUNDAY, NOV 22, 10 am to 5 pm, 1565 Fulton Ave. household goods, furniture, books, etc

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Sports Equipment

TREADMILL, SCHWINN 820P beginners to advanced programs, exc cond $500. 604-922-6382

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Wanted to Buy

BUYING Native Indian Art & Artifacts, old books & paintings. Cash paid. 604-657-1421 CUTLERY SET or pieces made by International China - pattern is called Heartland. Give me a call at 604-217-0262.

FIREARMS

All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045

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West Vancouver 92-ESTATE SALE 24th & Ottawa St. W.Van. Follow signs

Birds

SHIH TZU pups, 1st shots, dewormed, non shedding, $575 604-588-5195

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

Dogs

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SHIH TZU pups. Family raised. first shots, dewormed, non-shed. Ready! $500/each. 604-882-0137

1 DOBERMAN RED/TAN male pup healthy, 12 wks, Tail, dewclaws, shots, wormed, ears cropped, tattooed Family raised, 604-512-3891 Langley

STD BLACK SCHNAUZER female pup, 17 weeks, tattoo, AKC reg., ears cropped. $1800. Call 604-306-9081

Cats ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

TOY POODLE PUPPIES SMART Friendly vaccinated, ready to go! $700 Abbotsford 604-850-7471

SIAMESE KITTENS. wedge heads & traditionals, chocolate, torties, flame points, blues & seals. 1st & 2nd shots. Vet ✔. Seals & Blues. Ready now. $350. 604-857-9172

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Business Services

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation? All CANADIAN/ AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s. 604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

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CHIHUAHUA 8 mths, fem, black/ white, shots, very gentle, $980. 604-277-1494 * 604-729-5008

Pet Services

DOG FIT Walking Services ‘‘Your dog will thank you’’ Mike 778-319-8432

• Drive you to/from appointments • Grocery/gift shopping • Home organization /light house-keeping • Run errands • Party planning • Dog walking • Home absence care /pet-sitting etc. Call me - I can help you! Phone: 604-988-2024 Cell: 604-328-2024 getyouorganized@yahoo.ca

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CKC REG Lab Pups, top breed, family raised, tattoo, vet ✔, shots, Nov 28, $700-800, 604-814-2177

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Legal/Public Notices

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WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT

Whereas,

Su Dradjat

is indebted to Mitchell’s Towing for storage and towing on a 2003 Saturn SI VIN: 2HNYD18683H000098 a lein is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing $5,942.54 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of December, 2009 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold. The Vehicle is currently stored at Elite Bailiffs 20473 Logan Ave, Langley, B.C. V3A 4L8. Teh Vehicle ws placed in storage November 6th, 2009. For more information call Elite Baliffs @ (604) 539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

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Body Work

THE KITTEN CLUB www.kittenclub.ca 604-299-0872

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Personals

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Concierge/Personal Assistance YORKIE PUPS, T-cup and toys available, shots, vet✔ $800 to $1800. 604-985-3266

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4060

KAAYLA RYANE BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet✔ 1st shots, dewormed. $900. 604-798-0033 Chwk

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NORTH SHORE ELECTROLYSIS CLINIC- 3693 Mtn Highway, N.Van. Sharlene Winram CPE. 604-980-2022

PALM DESERT Villa lovely 1300 sf 2 br, 2 bath, Avail Jan. Pool, on golf course 604-987-3762

GARAGE SALE

2 COCKATIELS, male, full flight, Free for mature person who loves birds, incld’s cage. 604-834-2993

KITTENS - Siamese X, tabby, black/white $40 firm 604-392-6898. Chilliwack

ROTTWEILER 7 months old, neutered all shots, to good home only. $500. 604-535-2790

Sat/Sun Nov 21 & 22nd 9 am-2 ★ Georgian furn, antiques, silver, art, British Naval items, books and misc. collectibles etc.

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Health Services

PUG X Shitzupoo, cute pups. shots, dewormed & vet✔ $650. 778-848-5656

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Dogs

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Escort Services

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for 604 451-0175 company.

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Legal/Public Notices

Development Information Open House Early Public Input Opportunity – Rezoning Application 309 East 11th Street, City of North Vancouver

COCKER SPANIEL puppies. 1st shots, dewclaws, ready, family raised $600. 604-340-3152

ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL, male, golden colour. Dewormed, 1 & 2 shots. $600. 604-438-5015 F & M 6 pups mother Whippet/ Ger.shepherd & father Boxer/ shep. 8wks. $225 778-862-3568 GERMAN SHEPHERD puppies, 6 black/tan, 3 boys, 3 girls, shots, dewormed. $550. 778-863-6332 GOLDEN DOODLES 1st generations low to non shed, male $300 female $400 - $500. 604-796-2474 GOLDEN LAB x Husky, beautiful colours. ready to go, 2 fem, 2 males, $475, Delta 604-834-4300 LAB X pups, 4 brown, 5 blk. farm rasied, ready 1st wk of Dec. $350. Mom avail to see. 604-824-5584

Noort Homes invites interested members of the public to attend the Development Information Open House with the Applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. Noort Homes requests to rezone the referenced lot to allow for the development of a duplex. A two stall garage and two single stall carports for a total of four parking stalls would be accessed from the existing lane. Date: Tues Nov. 24/09 6:30 – 8:30 PM • Place: 309 East 11th Street Proposed Rezoning Applicant Contact Paul Warburton Tel: 604-526-3604 pwarburton@noorthomes.com City of North Vancouver Contact Irena Gancewska, Planning Technician Community Development Dept. Tel: 604-990-4214 igancewska@cnv.org

Rentals

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

1& 2 BR. avail now or Dec 1. 1 yr lease, 125 W 19th, no pets, Please call 604-290-2602 1 & 2 BR large Central Lonsdale, heat & h/w incl, quiet bldg, parking, close to all amen. Pool & sauna. Dec 1. 604-980-9343 1 & 2 BR, W.20th & Lonsdale, heat, hw & prkg, N/P, Dec. 1, refs req. 604-738-7430, 906-0452 1 BR, $1025 & $1065 ocean view, lower Lonsdale, reno, dw, ns, cat ok, avail Dec. 1st 604-988-1939 1 BR, 328 3rd St. lower Lonsdale, cat ok, reno’d, insuite storage, balc, $885 up 778-549-3098

1 BR & balcony @ The Pier spacious, ocean/mtn view, ns, $1600 Avail now 604-880-1455

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

2 BDRM+DEN 2800 ChesterfieldSeniors 55+,1300 sf, 6 appl, 2 full bath, grd flr, gas fp, 1 prkg, pool/ sauna $1800/mth 604-985-0153 2 br $1250 & 1 br $950, 21 & Lonsdale, quiet bldg, np hardwood, hw/heat prkg, Dec 604-990-4088 2 BR $1280, top flr. bright, corner unit, incl heat/hw balc, n/p, n/s, 118 W 18, Dec. 1, 604-788-4349 2 BR 12th flr, Woodcroft Whytecliff, mtn ocean view, new appls, prkg, gym, pool, ns, np, now, $1490incl utils, 604-771-4831

2 BR 2 bth exec suite, panoramic city, ocean, mtn views, Central Lonsdale hardwood, tile, carpet, 5 ss appls, gas fp, balcony, gym, ns np $2150 Dec 1. 604-916-2568

1 BR Central Lonsdale nr hospital hardwood, new appl, wireless, free laundry, $900 incl heat & h/w. Dec 1. 778-896-4266

2 BR hardwood & (1) wall to wall, heat, h/w np, Nov 15 or Dec 1. $1100, 225 E 12 604-986-5437

1 BR large, new reno, immed. hardwood, hw & heat incld, ns, np nr Lonsdale, $890, 604-622-9800

2 BR, New Apt, Central Lonsdale, Vista, 15th flr, 839 sq. ft. $2000. avail now, Call 604-790-2543

1 BR, new paint, south facing patio, 4th/ Lonsdale. n/p, n/s. incl’s h/w. $850. 604-729-7669

2 BR WOODCROFT Hollyburn Bldg 1.5 bath, heat, h/water, hydro incl, pool, gym, prkg, no pets, $1450 now. 604-802-1817

1 BR, reno’d, sunny, quiet, Nr Quay, big balc, heat, h/w & prkg incl, ns, np, $980 604-618-4204

1320 Chesterfield Ave. 908-7368. New 2 BR, 2 bth, view, prkg, balc, pet ok, lease, $1900.

365 East 2nd St, N Van - 1 BRM, 1 BA spacious basement suite, $815/mo, incl ht, h/w and Hydro. av December 1st 604-726-6240. VACANCIES 1,2,3 bdrm Apts. furn/unfurn avail in North Shore. 1 week FREE RENT w/ 1 yr lease. Call MPM Inc 604 986-6266 or Visit: www.moneygen.ca

Beautiful Views

144 W. 14th St MARLBOROUGH TOWER 1BR (Avail Dec 1)

Spac suites & balconies, spectacular view, prime location, well maintained, clean, quiet concrete highrise, heat & hot water included. Sorry, no pets. Call Resident Manager @ 604-983-6920 to view.

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

Beautiful Large Suites, 1 bdrm $910. Avail Dec 1. Heat, h/w, prkg. Balcony. 604-986-3866 BRAND NEW 2 BR apt, 2 Ba, view, Avail immed. $2100. n/s, Ref’s needed. 604-644-9621 BRIGHT 2 br, 2 ba, Cap Mall, bus, park, sec prkg, cat ok, $1400 incl heat and hotwater. 604-721-1014 CENTRAL LONSDALE- 1BR $950. Dec 1. Heat h/w incL 1yr Lease, no dogs. 604-987-8712. 1 BR $895 incl heat/hw bright, large balc, immac. faces west, 15th & Lonsdale. N/S N/P. Avail Nov 25th 604-323-4467 HI RISE, Central Lonsdale, 1 br suite, Dec1st, upgraded, renovated, Incl heat & hw. np, $1100. 604-985-3650 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 2 Br large $1150, 1br $950 np, ns, now or Dec. 604-980-9219 LIONS APTS, brand new suites, 3 BR’s d/w $1700. Avail now. 604-986-3866

LYNN VALLEY, top flr 2 br, hardwood, view, cat ok, Dec 1. $1175. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 MTN VILLAGE APTS 988-3828 2 BR Now/Dec 1, 3 Br Dec1 Lynn Valley www.mountainvillage.ca

NORTH VAN, close to all amens, large 1 br apt, mtn view, Jan 1, suit 1 quiet adult ns, $740 incls heat & h/w, np 604-294-4502

1 bdrm - $1,025 - $1,200 spacious. Pool, storage,

VICTORIA PARK PLACE 615 St. Georges Ave @ E 6th St. 1 BR avail, bright, spacious, quiet bldg, Sorry n/p, n/s 604-980-9057

North Vancouver 604-985-2926

WOODCROFT 1 Br, Lillooet Bldg mtn & city view, prkg, gym, pool, np, $1050, now: 604-761-7879

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heat & h/w, d/w, quiet, concrete, by shops.

2 BR new reno’s with new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage incl heat & hw (Mt Seymour Prkwy). 604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool. 1 br $1185... 2br $1580. Stunning views & lots of storage, NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

Real Estate Real Estate Services

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Houses - Sale

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North Vancouver

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SUNDAY 1 - 3 pm Unit 46 - 1001 North Lands Dr Luxury 1760 sf 2 level townhouse. Eugene 604-720-5354 Sutton

6008-24

6020-34

Surrey

FOR SALE BY OWNER, Cloverdale/Clayton area, 2 yrs old, 4 BR up, 2 BR bsmt ste dwn, $600,000. Call Joy at 778-839-2478

1 ACRE gd - Mission Partial View. All usable building lot, room for shop, pool & lrg home. High end homes built in this cul de sac subdivision. 10 mins to downtown. Drive by lot #7 - 8732 Jones Terrace, near the Abby on Dewdney Trunk Rd. $363,000. Len 604-763-4118 2 LOTS, side by side 33 x 132, Lynn Valley. 604-341-7430 PAID SERVICES incl u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’g report. 33’x130’ lot in N. West. No GST. $315,000. 604-726-0677.

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Apartments & Condos North Van Apt. Rentals

6505-11

''WOODCROFT'' Totally updated, new appl. 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, gym,pool Immed. $1,295 heat/ hydro incl NP/No bbq. 953-0952

West Van Apt. Rentals

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1 BR garden suite, furn, large, priv., view, secure, clean, bright, ns, np, no bus access, $1190incls, avail now, 604-922-3004 2 BR spacious, bright, balc. dw, Ambleside, coin wd, ns, np, $1595, avail Dec 1, 604-418-3883

1775 Bellevue Avenue HOLLYBURN PLAZA 2 BR’s Available Dec 1 & 15 Breathtaking Ocean & Mnt view, completely reno, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, 2 balc, 1.5 baths, HW floors, Walk to shops & restaurants. Steps from Seawall, parks, transit & beaches. Sorry, no pets. 1 year lease. Call 604-922-4724 to view.

Penthouse with Mountain View

A Rare Opportunity. Very spacious, has been renovated, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, with large balcony and fireplace. $3150/mo. Heat, hot water and electricity included. Call 604-922-3246 AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 bdrm avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w. Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops. 1552 Esquimalt 604-922-8443

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness room, o/d pool, close to shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, H/W incl’d.

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Out Of Town Property

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Real Estate Investment

★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Jessica @ 604-628-6598

6065

Recreation Property

GORGEOUS LANDSCAPED .82 acres Lake Front Cottage, 1 hour fr Vancouver. Park Georgia Rlty, Lisa Hughes 778 882-7275

Real Estate Wanted

Need a New Place?

NORTH SHORE COUPLE WANTS TO PURCHASE HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER on North Shore. Prefer home with revenue income & finance options. No Agents pls.

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Port Coquitlam

Open Hse Sun Nov 22 @1-4pm, 3348 Vincent St, Poco, 2 story T/H, 3 BR, 1255 sf, many updates, f/back yd, $334K, Kerry @ Royal LePage 604-763-4638

Lots & Acreage

Real Estate

Condos/ Townhouses

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Apartments & Condos

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West Van Apt. Rentals

Luxury Over The Seawall! 1 Br, pool, rec room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287 PACIFICANA 1480 Esquimalt Ave 1 br ocean views, d/w, n/p, n/s now or Dec 1st by appt 604-921-7800 2025 BELLEVUE AVE. Reno’d 2 br’s, w/ ocean & mount views,cats ok, senior discounts. 604-913-0734 CENTRAL AMBLESIDE small concrete bldg, 1Bdrm, corner unit, hardwd, balcony, south facing, n/p, $995, 604-808-1029

Park Royal Towers

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1 & 2 Bdrm Suites

Prime location, spectacular views, spacious suites & balconies, hardwood and pool Rent includes all utilities.

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Apartments & Condos

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West Van Apt. Rentals

WEST VAN Taylor Way beautiful 2 Br, 2 Ba. Condo, 5 appl, prkng, storage, f/p, beautiful view Lions Gate, $2160. Call Anna 778-227-4431 or 604-597-1917 www.BaysideTowers.com 2085 Bellevue 1BR $1095, 2 BR $1895 np, 604-999-2000

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Duplexes - Rent

2 BR, large ground lvl, Lower Lonsdale, f/p, 4 appl, carport, np $1250. Immed. 604-988-0162 3 BDRM, 2 full baths, 5 appl, view carport, nr Sea Bus, n/p $1550 immed. 604-988-0162, 910-6645 3 BR, 2 bath, central Lonsdale, fp, 5 appls, balc, fenced yard, ns, no pets, $1300. 604-763-2580 3 BR lrg W.Van, 1.5 bath gas fp. h/wood, new reno/paint. ns, np, carport,$2500 now 604-922-2332 3 BR upper, 1.5 bath, city harbour view, fp, wd, 20x20 deck, no dogs, cov’d prkg, lower Lonsdale, $1450+60%hydro, 604-861-3320

604-922-3246

HORSESHOE BAY, 1400 sf. 2 BR, 2 full baths, garden duplex. 4 appl plu W/D and F/P. Avail. Dec. 16. $1650 + util. 604-512-5240.

BRITISH PROPERTIES THE HOLLYRIDGE 200-2239 Folkstone Way. A 2 bdrm, h/w & prkg incl. N/S, No pets. 604-926-4412

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6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR, Ambleside, new reno. long term $1200/mo, all incls, on bus rte, ns,np Dec. 1st 604-922-5158 1 BR, nr Park Royal Village fully equipped & furn, $1250 incl satellite & utils, ns, np, 604-926-4953

1 BR, self contained fully furn, lower Lonsdale, incl heat, phone, utils cable/net fp, prkg, $500/wk or $1500/mo 604-986-6253 2 BR garden level, fully furn, Cap & Marine Dr N. Van priv. entry, fenced yard, w/d, gas fp, incl net, cable, utils, phone 604-862-8827

A SHORT STAY. Renos, relatives, execs, etc. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com DEEP COVE, Short or long stay, 1 Br & den ensuite, close to beach, park shops, tastefully furn, w/d, n/s, incredible view, $1600 incl. Nov 15th. 604-929-3364

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Homestay

TIRED OF COOKING! Bell Accommodation Services has 400+ independant students Jan. 1/2010. Accoms. must have sep. kitchen & bath for student use. Furn. suite’s of all sizes req’d. Studios to multi-bdrm units, www.bellacc.com 604-875-1742

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Rentals

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Houses - Rent

1 BR Woodcroft, $910 incls heat, hydro & cable, prkg, d/w, West facing, np Dec 1. 604-913-0565 1310 TYROL Rd, Chartwell, 3 br up + 2 Br bsmt, 4.5 Ba. od pool, $4500 + utils. Avail immed 604-528-9973 or 778-888-8319

6545

Housesitting

PROFICIENT FORTHRIGHT, single gentlemen avail to housesit. Pet & plant friendly, n/d, n/s. Int. and local ref’s. Short/long term. Christopher 604-876-9470

6565

Office/Retail Rent

3 BR 2 Ba, Dundarave, south facing, f/back yd, ocean view, walk to shops & seawall, w/d, $2945. 604-339-8364

DUNDARAVE by IGA, ocean view office newly reno’d, h/wood. $550 gross Dec 1. 327-4293

3 BR, 2 bth, fp, + mortgage helper 2 br 1 bth, Upper Lonsdale, $2400, ns np 604-986-7542

OFFICE SPACE avail, view, reception area, 14th & Lonsdale $1100 Immed. 604-988-4155

3 BR, W. Van, 1.5 bath, 5 levels, marina view, ns, small pet, avail now! $2250, 604-926-2892 4 BR, 1 1/2 bth Dundarave, ocean view, close to shops & beach, Dec 1. $3800 incl utils 604-727-6361 4 BR, 2 bath, Westview area, nr shops, bus, schools, garage, lrg yard $2300. Dec 1. 604-986-0137 AMBLESIDE 3BR, 2 bath, fully furn, near sea walk, shops, bus, ns, $3450/mo 604-925-6683 www.danehuman.com/rentals.html

CAPILANO HIGHLAND, 3 Br + den, 2 Ba, new kitchen, f/p, yard. n/p, n/s, $2600. 604-739-8878 DEEP COVE 3 BR, 3 lvl hse, 2200 sqft, 1880 Cliffwood Road, 2.5 baths, views, $2850. Avail Dec 1. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services at 604-812-4788 NORTH VAN 3 BR (partial hse), 1250 sqft, 348 E 21st, great yard for kids, 2 lvls, gas f/p, Avail Dec 1, $2200. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate 604-812-4788 PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEW luxury 3 Br, 3 Ba home, gourmet kitchen, $4200. 604-220-2935 WEST VAN 6 BR view home (BP), 607 Barnham Rd, 4000 sqft, $4400. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate 604-812-4788

BRITISH PROPERTIES BEST LOCATION

Charming, just renovated, 5 bdrm, 3.5 bath home, large kitchen with breakfast area & den, living & dining room, 3 f/p, 5 appls, storage, carport. Fenced front & backyard, near school. Avail now REDUCED TO $3600 604-926-0663 Horseshoe Bay 2 Suites in Executive home All appls 2 kitchens great extended family home! Mint condition View, covered pkg, $2995 Delbrook/Canyon Heights Swishy Digs with Pool SS and hwd Open Plan 2 level walk out basement 5 bd 3 bth recroom $3495 Chartwell Views 4 bd den recroom,storage, hot tub! Pet ok, Short term or Long Sentinel, Private Schools Chartwell Elementary $3495 West Bay Elementary Highly Rated is nearby this Classy updated Exec home with hwd 3 bd den flat screens built ins fab kitchen and baths $4995 www.dianamander.com Royal LePage Northshore Diana 604-657-4508

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Rooms

FAMILY ORIENTED, clean & quiet, incl. util; tv; bed; net; appl, $550 Capilano Rd, 604-980-0503

6595

Shared Accommodation

MALE TO share with 1 other, 1 br, $400 Phibbs/ Cap University. Pet ok. 604-985-4604

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BR avail in 2 br grd level suite, Lynn Valley, $575 incls utils & internet. Immed 604-984-0070 1 BR in 2 BR 2nd flr ste, Central Lonsdale, $550 incls utils, female only, avail Dec 1, 778-859-9470 1 ROOM, in house nr Save-on/ Marine Dr, $485, w/d, Av now, suit prof male. 604-988-0624 or 778-688-4846 DEC 1, share house with good people. Great view. $605. 604-986-6808

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM funky, newly decorated free prkg, heat & hydro. n/s, down town Horseshoe Bay $850. now, 604-913-3418 / 604-250-6690

6602

2 BR bsmt, Pemberton Heights, suit quiet mature ns, share wd, np, $1100 inc. utils 604-987-6497 2 BR mn flr , 1 Ba + den, 1000 sf. new reno’d, nr Park Royal & Hwy #1, $1495. 604-444-0005 2 BR suite almost new, patio, self contained w/d, d/w & heat, 2 mins from Mt Seymour, avail now $1300 + $125 utils. 604-841-7477

2BR SUITE, Totally renovated on the main floor. Separate entrance. Quiet and kids friendly neighborhood, call 778.869.5535. 3 BR 2bath, bright main level, 1200sf, 1prkg, full appls, close to malls, Dec 1 $1700 604-988-3625 3 BR upper lev, 2 Ba, water & city view. clean & bright lg balc & back yd, inclds cable/net, lots of prkg, n/s, n/p, $2500 + 40% utils Dec 1. 604-986-2415

1 BR funky bsmt ste in heritage house, 1 blk to Lynn Valley Mall & library $850, ns 1-780-883-0858 1 BR garden ste near Lonsdale & Rockland, bright, separate entrance, w/d, d/w, heated tile, cable & internet, n/s, cats ok, $1,000 + 1/3 util, 604.987.4540 1 BR suite in house, Central Lonsdale, own entry, f/p, w/d, np, ns $980 + % utils 604-341-2194 2 BDRM BSMT ste, West Van, 1-2 people, $1050/mo incl utils & shrd w/d, Dec. 1. 604-612-0954 2 BDRM suite. Philip Ave/Marine, shared w/d. full appls, backyard. Dec 1, $1300/mth 604-988-3625 2 BR bright bsmt suite, Ambleside area. nr bus, priv ent, n/s, n/p, $1300 + utils, 604-922-4670. 2 BR bsmt, $1300/mo + 1/3 util, lam h/w, gas f/p. Shared w/d, own heat, u/g fenced pool 604-721-3747. Cat ok. 2 BR bsmt, over 900 sq ft. suite w/ldry, storage East of Seymour. Ref’s. N/S. $950. 604-644-9621S 2 BR bsmt suite, Edgemont Blvd, new appls, $1400 incls hydro, cable, w/d, Jan 1. 604-616-6443

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Carpentry

CARPENTER Journeyman. 30 yrs exp. Small renos. mouldings. Refs. (WCB) Dale, 604-984-6997 FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559

8050

Drywall

Cleaning

Confident Cleaning Co. • Commercial & Office Cleaning Specialists • Residential Moving Clean-ups

Fully insured, excellent refs

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com

BOARDING, TAPING & textures. 15 years experience. Big or small jobs. Guar. work. 604-418-8516 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

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Electrical

#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774.

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

4 BR, creekside, Cedardale area, W Van, pets ok, partly furn, $2000 avail immed. 604-626-6501

AGAIN FRESH! European Cleaning home service & Move-in or out cln. Exc refs. 604-786-1609

AMBLESIDE UPPER 4 BR, 2 bath, 7 appls. Nr schools. Dec 1. $3000. NS/NP. 604-922-8888

BEST CLEANING - North Shore High Quality Exc Rates. Bonded. Free Est call Grace 604-802-5079

DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332

DEEP COVE, 1 Br self contained bsmt suite, avail Dec 1 $800 including utils. 778-386-4343

ENGLISH LADY honest caregiver/cleaner, with car for Dr. & Hospitlal appts. 604-986-9818

STUDIO FURN WV Dundarave, ocean view, inc ldry, i/net, sat tv $785 n/s, n/p now 604-925-2445

EXECUTIVE Housekeeping & Organizing. Joyce 604-218-9141, 604-218-0990

WEST VAN, British Properties. Bright, large 1 BR, g/l. Gas f/p, Ns/np. $950incl net/hyd, Exc ref. Nr bus. Dec 15, 778-883-2448.

HOUSE CLEANING, Home Care. Excellent rates, exc. experience & exc. job. Darlene. 604-724-5661

Townhouses Rent

2BR CAPILANO, new reno, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, deck overlook stream, fp, ns/np. 604-922-9400 3 BDRM, reno’d 2.5 baths, 5 appl. pool, patios, nr shops, no dogs $1850. Call 604-763-6371 3 BR+, 2.5 BA, HUGE, clean, +2000 sq ft, 6 appl, gas f/p, reno’d baths, parklike setting, family friendly complex, quiet, pool, walk to Cap Univ, N/S, N/P, Dec 1. Dan 778-228-4473 3 BR fp $1750. renod, 1.5 baths, 4 appl, storage, patio, ns, np, Rufus Dr, Dec 15. 604-980-6250 Family Wanted for 3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, nr bus & shops, $1640 + utils, avail now, Dollarton / Seymour. Oct. 1 ★ 604-929-6024 ★

8060

Concrete

TOP VIEW TREES & CONCRETE Exterior Renovation Specialists - Design to build Giving every customer my full commitment to excellence. Christopher Shaver 604-980-3232 Cell 604-725-2812 N.C.B. CONCRETE LTD. Specializing in residential concrete. Repair, removal and new installation. Patio specialists. 604-988-9523, 604-988-9495

8065

Contracting

SAM’S GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Move-in Allowance 1915 Cedar Village Cres. Turn right off Lynn Valley rd. onto Kirstone, right on Cedar Village Cres. 3 BR T/H. N/P, Starting $1650/month. 1yr lse. Avail IMMED. 604-986-0511

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Wanted To Rent

QUIET, RELIABLE Gal, working in film industry for 20 yrs. returning to WV roots, mid Dec. Looking for cottage, or private space, to dedicate more time to art, travel, gardening. $1,000 range. Call (604) 218-3490

26 yrs exp on the North Shore Reno’s, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Kitchens, Fireplaces, Bathrooms, Stone tiles. Call the Experts -FREE Est. Rob at 604-345-1835

8073

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8090

Fencing/Gates

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8100

Fireplaces

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

8105

Floor Covering

Floor Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

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ERICKSON EXCAVATING / WEST VAN PLUMBING. Drain tile, waterline replacement. 604-340-8989, 604-729-3663

Landscaping

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8160

Lawn & Garden

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310-JIMS

(5467)

www.jimsmowing.ca

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www.vancouverhomemaintenance.com Gutters, Windows, Pressure Washing, small repairs, etc. Free Est. Chris 604-377 -6104

8130

Handyperson

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778-233-0559

A-1 JOB by Arms and Minds

Renos Carpentry cabinet, drs, laminate, tiles, drywall, paint 761-7745

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Time to check the Travel Section!

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LIONS GATE

# 1 Advantage 604-724-7744 Drainage - foundation repair sewer/water line - free estimates

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HARDWOOD FLOORS: Refinishing & Installation www.mlfloors.ca 778-988-4231

DRAINAGE & SEWER

604-929-7133

604-439-9417

North Shore Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-988-5294

Drainage

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Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof intall, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263

8110

8155

Able Boys Landscaping Ltd. Bobcat, new lawn, planting, cedar fencing, trim trees. 604-377-3107

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Gutters

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Sara/Jeff 604-839-9633

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

8125

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

Chimney Services

THECHIMNEYGUYS 604-725-2551 Chimney sweeping & repairs.

8055

8075

4 BR, 2 1/2 ba, panoramic view, British Properties, W Van, 2 car garage games rm, $2950 + utils. mjacob2355@aol.com or 1-847-309-3313

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Suites/Partial Houses

Home Services

• Lawn Maintenance • Power Raking • Aerating • Top Trees • Trim & Prune

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

604-726-9152

Garden Services

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8175

Masonry

AAA STONEWORK retaining walls, pillars, paving stones. 20 yrs on N.Shore 778-866-8569 The Third Little Pig Contracting Allan Block, drainage, pavers. Pride & integrity 604-250-9580

Home Improvement. Retired contractor avail $45/hr repair bath kitchen part or complete renos. All types of work. 604-728-6290

It’s time for bargain hunting! Browse our Garage Sale section to ﬁnd deals near you.

HUSBAND FOR HIRE Painting, Drywall, Laminate floors Fences, etc. Glenn 604-328-1059 North Shore Do all Services Any or all, big or small. int./ext. Free Est. Michael 778-868-5079

8135

Hauling

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Home Services

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8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

BBM Big Boss Mechanical

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★ Good Quality Service ★ Fully Licenced & WCB.

604 729-3864 778 928-9839

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

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8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

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8240

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HOT WATER TANKS & Plumbing Max 604-506-6544

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8309

Tiling

AFFORDABLE QUALITY Tiling. 20 yrs North Shore. 100’s satisfied customers Kris 604-346-6410

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AFFORDABLE CEDAR Roof Specialist. Make it look NEW again. Free Est. 604-787-7988

8255

Rubbish Removal

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Tree Services

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Automotive Auto Miscellaneous

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Scrap Car Removal

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9125

Domestic

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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS CVT, a/c, silver, only 48,000kms, over 68 mpg & priced to sell! U5163 $22,995

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2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT L Hatchback, a/c, low kms $11,900

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2007 MAZDA 3 GS Auto, low kms, pwr group, a/c $16,800

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2007 BMW X3 Premium package, leather, panormic sunroof $33,400 2007 PONTIAC WAVE Base, auto, 4dr, only 50,000kms $9,900

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2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML 500 White on black, navigation, pwr back door, only 69,500kms $42,990

2007 BMW 335I Manual transmission, only 35,895kms, C0871 $43,980

2006 BMW 750I Black on black, only 86,000kms, 20” wheels, sport pkg $44,990

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2002 Mercedes Benz CLK 430 Coupe, auto/tiptronic, local, sold by us previously, only 84k, spotlessly kept. $13,850

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

Braking News Brendan McAleer

Pelican brief ruins another rich man’s fun A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:

American International Auto Show (held two months later) was dominated by sports cars such as the Chevy Corvette, Ford Mustang and a Chrysler concept powered by a V-12 engine with four turbochargers and a theoretical 850 horsepower. For its part, Lexus showed up in Detroit with the RX400h, the world’s first hybridpowered luxury vehicle. Interestingly, the progressive attitude extends beyond concept cars to TMS itself. In response to the 1970s energy crisis, TMS became a biennial event in

$1.6 million Bugatti Veyron takes on pelican, loses This week, Braking News is all about schadenfreude, the German word meaning deep satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune. Horrible, misanthropic stuff, of course, but try not to laugh sadistically at this one. Andy House, the Texan owner of one of 15 Bugatti Veyrons in the United States, was out for a sunny drive in his near-priceless hypercar when an alleged pelican suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Apparently more about Audubon than autobahn, House careened gently off the side road, right into the middle of a salt marsh. Everyone who’ll never be able to afford a Veyron shared in a little frisson of satisfaction at the sight of the mudencrusted water-Bug being winched out of the swamp. It gets better. Turns out House is the owner of Performance Auto Sales, a company specializing in the repair and re-sale of wrecked

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WHILE green was the major theme at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show attended by columnist David Chao, it was the Lexus LFA, sporting a carbon-fibre body and a 4.8-litre V-10 with 552 h.p., that stole the spotlight. The LFA, due to arrive in late 2010, can hit 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and Lexus has said it will only build 500 of them.

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Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo’s toys are greener WHEN it comes to environmentalism in the auto industry, the coolest toys can be found in Japan. Hopefully that won’t always be the case, as American and European manufacturers are doing their best to catch up, but it’s hard to argue with the success that the Japanese have enjoyed with hybrid and low-emission vehicles to date. What’s more, we don’t even see the best stuff — for that you have to check out the Tokyo Motor Show, where the Japanese automakers do their best

Behind The Wheel David Chao to please the home crowds. TMS is home to some of the most unusual and off-the-wall concept cars to be found, and manufacturers are expected

to show up with something different, inspired, and — perhaps more importantly — progressive. As such, many of the concept cars showcased at TMS are fanciful and futuristic, but more often than not there’s an underlying base of practicality and functionality. Case in point: the 2003 TMS was host to a number of vehicles premised on the development of fuel-cell technologies and hydrogenpowered engines, and a highlight of the show was the Toyota PM, a pod-like three-wheeler intended to reduce vehicle congestion. In contrast, the 2004 North

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Some concepts wild, some ready for the street 1973. From 2001 to 2005 the show was held annually, with passenger cars and motorcycles on odd years, and commercial vehicles on even years. More recently, TMS returned to its biennial format for 2007. Clearly, organizers aren’t afraid to effect major change when necessary — did they learn that from the automakers, or is it the other way around? Japanese manufacturers have generally positioned themselves well for the challenging economic climate with fuel-efficient and economical vehicles already in mass production. As a result, while some of the 2009 concepts are pretty wild, it’s not hard to imagine others arriving at dealerships in a few short years. Hopefully, some of those dealerships will be on this side of the Pacific Ocean. While there has been plenty of coverage of the show already, here are several cars that caught my eye as the most significant vehicles at the show (primarily in terms of their green-ness). The only disappointment I have about the show was that so many foreign brands “cancelled” their appearances that it really lost international appeal, but it was still a lot of fun to attend. Now, in alphabetical order. . . . Honda CR-Z Honda enthusiasts will quickly connect the CR-Z to the Civic CRX coupe from the 1980s and early ’90s. Beloved as an inexpensive and fuel-efficient sports car, the compact CRX was deceptively fast and, more importantly, a lot of fun. First seen at TMS as a concept in 2007, the CR-Z returns this year as a pre-production model. It’s scheduled to debut as a production vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show, and will go on sale late in 2010. And if that’s not enough for you, get this: while the CR-Z shown in Tokyo has a rear seat, the North American production model will be a two-seater with a hybrid powertrain. In this way, it’s truly an evolution of the CRX’s ideals. Honda EV-N and U3-X Based on the Honda N600 hatchback sold from 19671972 (predecessor to the best-selling Honda Civic), the tiny EV-N concept features a solar-panel roof to recharge its electric motor, a car-to-car communications system in the front fascia, and a U3-X personal mobility unit attached to the passenger door. The U3-X is a self-balancing unicycle employing technology from Honda’s ASIMO robot, which enables it to move and steer in the direction that the seated rider leans toward. In that sense, it’s similar to the Segway scooter and the Toyota Winglet

from 2008, and it’s not hard to envision production U3-Xs in the near future. Lexus LFA First shown in concept form at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, the final production version finally appeared at the Tokyo Motor Show. Without a doubt, this is the biggest and most impressive news of the show, and it easily stole the spotlight from all other vehicles in Tokyo. Sporting a crazy 4.8-litre V-10 with 552 h.p. and 354 foot-pounds torque, the LFA will hit 100 kilometres per hour in just 3.7 seconds — an acceleration that will absolutely numb your senses. The gorgeous looking carbon fibre car will sell for US$375,000, and won’t reach our hands until late 2010 or early 2011. Only 500 will be built, and I am sure that all 500 will be sold out in no time. It will make Lexus the hottest brand in Asia, at least in terms of its flagship car. Mitsubishi PX-MiEV

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HONDA’S U3-X is a self-balancing unicycle that employs the same technology as the ASIMO Robot. It moves in the direction that the seated rider leans toward.

Although Mitsubishi isn’t known as a player in electric propulsion, the company has been researching alternative methods of propulsion for quite some time under the MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) program, and will soon begin selling the production iMiEV hybrid in Asia. The company’s latest concept is the PX-MiEV, a hybrid SUV that combines a gasoline engine with two electric motors (one for each axle) for all-wheel drive. The PX-MiEV’s batteries can be recharged via its 1.6-litre inline-four, by plugging it

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Silent hybrids slowly crashing into unsuspecting cyclists From page 50 cent compared with 0.6 per cent for normal combustion-engined vehicles, which gives plenty of ammunition to the sort of people who nickname the Prius, “the silent killer.” Most of these accidents are happening at low speeds where the hybrid cars are running on battery power only, moving silently through city streets like the hunter-killer submarines of the Cold War, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting cyclists. Not to worry though, because there’s. . . . Soundracer plug-in gives your car V-10 presence Plug this little baby into the cigarette

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Must be dealer installed and excludes tire sizes 18 inches and over. Installation and balancing extra.

✔ Up to 5 litres of 5W30/5W20 Mopar® oil ❏ ✔ Mopar oil filter ❏ ✔ Rotation of Service Includes: ❏ ✔ Peace-of-Mind Inspection of cooling system,all fluid levels, electronic battery test, 4 tires ❏ ✔ Written report of findings front and rear brake systems, exhaust system, suspension system ❏

†

6995 Available at additional cost

†Additional charges may be applied for diesel, V10s, HEMI® engines, V8s, ﬂuid disposal, semi-synthetic and synthetic oil.

HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM INSPECTION With the purchase of the Peace-Of-Mind Service ✔ Check belts and hoses Service Includes: ❏ ✔ Check coolant condition and protection temperature point ❏ ✔ Check heater control and defroster output operation ❏

NO CHARGE

Service offers, pricing and incentive offer applicable only at participating Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge Retailers. Prices do not include taxes. See dealer for specific pricing details and conditions. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers effective through December 19, 2009. Environmental handling charges may apply. Additional charges may be applied for diesel, V10s, HEMI® engines, V8s, fluid disposal, synthetic and semi-synthetic fluids. Subject to correctly answering skill testing question. Contest closes on December 19, 2009. Complete contest details available at www.mopar.ca. Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler LLC used under licence by Chrysler Canada Inc.

Prepare your vehicle for the demands of harsh winter driving with one of our Service Specials and you’ll receive a “Drive In and Win” Contest card (while supplies last). Scratch the box and instantly win a prize. • Mopar windshield washer ﬂuid (4L) • Mini speaker • Eco-friendly notebook • Super Bee travel mug • Micro umbrella • Dufﬂe bag • Soccer ball

Parts Direct/ICBC Claims Hotline 604.980.2055

CHRYSLER • JEEP • DODGE NORTH SHORE 1600 Marine Drive, North Vancouver MOPAR

Service Direct

2 0 1 0

SX4 Hatchback BI-WEEKLY

118 at 0.9%

APR**

For 60 Months Amortized Over 84 Months $6,136 Remaining Balance Due at 60 Months $2,000 Down Payment Required

Standard Features Include: ˭ Intelligent All-Wheel Drive at the touch of a button. Choose between 2WD, for better fuel economy or either iAWD or Lock mode for unbeatable traction. ˭ New 150 HP, 2.0 L Engine ˭ 6 Speed Manual Transmission ˭ Power Windows, Locks and Heated Mirrors ˭ ABS with Electronic Brake-Force Distribution ˭ Remote Keyless Entry ˭ Air Conditioning

2 0 1 0

604.980.8501 tcrone@destinationauto.ca

2 0 1 0

MSRP $22,990* JLX model shown†

ALL WHEEL DRIVE

Grand Vitara

The most fuel efficient compact AWD in Canada˧

4 WHEEL DRIVE $

9.3 L/100KM CITY 6.6 L/100KM HIGHWAY˧

BI-WEEKLY

147 at 0.9%

APR**

For 60 Months Amortized Over 84 Months. $7,644 Remaining Balance Due at 60 Months. $3,600 Down Payment Required

MSRP $29,545* JLX model shown†

FREE! FREE PEACE-OF-MIND MAINTENANCE SERVICE

PERFECT FOR OUR WINTERS

Standard Features Include: ˭ 4 Mode 4 Wheel Drive 166 HP, 2.4 L Four Cylinder Engine ˭ Automatic Transmission ˭ Air Conditioning with Automatic Climate Control ˭ Power Windows, Locks and Mirrors ˭ ABS with Electronic Brake-Force Distribution ˭ SmartPass Keyless Entry and Start System

11.2 L/100KM CITY 8.6 L/100KM HIGHWAY˧

BI-WEEKLY

SX4 Sedan

MSRP $19,090* Sport model shown†

83 at 0.9%

APR**

For 60 Months Amortized Over 84 Months. $4,316 Remaining Balance Due at 60 Months. $2,000 Down Payment Required

9.0 L/100KM CITY 6.0 L/100KM HIGHWAY˧

Standard Features Include: ˭ European Tuned Suspension ˭ New 150 HP, 2.0 L Engine ˭ 6 Speed Manual Transmission ˭ Power Windows, Locks and Heated Mirrors ˭ ABS with Electronic Brake-Force Distribution ˭ Remote Keyless Entry ˭ Air Conditioning

Every new Suzuki vehicle comes with a 5-year 100,000 kilometre powertrain limited warranty.

North Van Suzuki 1695 Marine Drive, North Vancouver

604-983-2088

www.northvansuzuki.com

CONSUMERS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING: Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Limited time offers are subject to change without notice. *MSRP of a new 2010 SX4 AWD Hatchback with manual transmission (Model H3NB2J0), 2010 Grand Vitara with automatic transmission (Model L2NB5T0) and 2010 SX4 Sedan with manual transmission (Model S3LB1J0) is $22,990/$29,545/$19,090 ($1,395/$1,550/$1,395 destination and delivery charge included). Administration fee, duties on new tires (where applicable), $72 PPSA (where applicable), other taxes, license, insurance, applicable fees and registration are extra. **Limited time finance offers available to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Special bi-weekly purchase financing offer is available for a 60/60/60 month term or for a total of 130/130/130 biweekly payments amortized over an 84 month period. The bi-weekly payment at 0.9%/0.9%/0.9% purchase financing APR is $118/$147/$83 with $2,000/$3,600/$2,000 down payment. Cost of borrowing is $476/$593/$335 for a total obligation of $17,340/$22,710/$12,790 ($1,395/$1,550/$1,395 destination and delivery charge included). Remaining principal balance of $6,136/$7,644/$4,316 due at end of 60 month period. Financing example does not include administration fee, duties on new tires (where applicable), $72 PPSA (where applicable), other taxes, license, insurance, applicable fees and registration are extra. †MSRP of models shown, 2010 SX4 AWD Hatchback JLX with automatic transmission (Model H3NB720), 2010 Grand Vitara JLX with automatic transmission (Model L2NB5VO) and 2010 SX4 Sedan Sport with manual transmission (Model S3LB1KO) is $26,090/$31,045/$21,040 ($1,395/$1,550/$1,395 destination and delivery charge included). Administration fee, duties on new tires (where applicable), other taxes, license, insurance, applicable fees and registration are extra. Certain conditions apply. Dealers may sell for less. ŮBased on Fuel Consumption Guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Refer to the Government of Canada publication EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Information shown is based on the latest available information at the time of print. See participating dealers for conditions and details. Offers end December 7th, 2009. ©2009 Suzuki Canada Inc.

if you see news happening call our news tips line 604 985 2131

MORE VOLVO. MORE VALUE. = EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR LESS. ALL 2010’S INCLUDE $1,250 FREE VOLV0 ACCESSORIES 2010 XC70 OFFERED FROM

$ 42,195 $329

after discount and rebate of

2010 XC90 OFFERED FROM

$ 48,895 $379

after discount and rebate of DL #10969

$3,100

/Biweekly*

$1,800

2010 XC60 /Biweekly* Includes: 7 seats

OFFERED FROM

$ 38,195 $299

after discount and rebate of

/Biweekly*

$1,800

Limited time offers available on approved credit to qualiﬁed retail customers through participating Volvo retailers and Volvo Car Financial Services Canada. 2010 XC90 priced from $48,895 after discount and rebate of $3,100 - $379/BW plus $1,995 freight/pdi, gst $2,534.50, pst $3,548.30, total loan amount $56,836.80 + total cost of borrowing = $9751.76 over 84 mths at 5.74%; 2010 XC70 Priced from $42,195.00 after discount and rebate of $1,800, $329/BW plus 1995 freight/pdi, gst $2,199.50, pst $3,079.30, total loan amount $49,332.80 + total cost of borrowing = $8256.24 over 84 mths at 5.74%; 2010 XC60 Priced from $38,195.00 after discount and rebate of $1,800, 299/BW plus $1,995 freight/pdi, gst $1,995.50, pst $2,799.30, total loan amount $44,852.80 + total cost of borrowing = $10,689.40 over 84 mths at 5.74%. Some terms/conditions apply. See Volvo of North Vancouver for more details.

VOLVO OF NORTH VANCOUVER

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Steering controls take a new turn From page 52

hatchback-loving Canadians, because it’s not the car that we know as the Swift+. The latter is a rebadged Daewoo Kalos, also sold in Canada as the Chevrolet Aveo and Pontiac G3 Wave, and it’s not much to write home about. In other parts of the world, the Suzuki Swift is a sporty subcompact with optional all-wheel drive that is vastly superior to the Swift+. Alas, the current model was not engineered to meet North American safety requirements — something that Suzuki intends to remedy in the upcoming redesign. The Swift Plug-in Hybrid on display at TMS is designed for short-distance commutes of up to 20 km per day. When the batteries run low, a gas engine serves as a generator to directly power the electric motor. It’s not ground-breaking stuff, but demonstrates the effort that Suzuki — a marginal automaker in North America — is putting into environmental technologies. Toyota FT-EV II and FT-

concept makes up for its uninspired moniker with a striking exterior design keyed by two giant gullwing doors. Lacking the middle B-pillar that usually separates the front and rear doors, it looks like a ridiculously stretchedout sports coupe. Open the gullwings and it’s an easy task to hop into any of the four seats. Styling aside, the Hybrid Tourer is exactly what we’d expect from Subaru, beginning with the wagonlike body and turbocharged boxer engine. Similar to the PX-MiEV, the Hybrid Tourer has an electric motor to power each axle, while the gas engine can charge the batteries and power the front wheels. Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid The Swift isn’t really a new car, since it went on sale in 2004, and it’s not the most cutting-edge Suzuki at TMS. It is, however, the vehicle that would be of most interest to

86 At TMS, Toyota has often shed its conservative, buttondowned image to show off free-thinking ideas around personal transportation. The aforementioned Toyota PM was one such concept, joined by the i-unit, i-foot, i-Swing, and 2007’s i-Real. However, in a year when other manufacturers are showing off their own oneman units, Toyota has chosen to showcase more traditional green cars, including a Prius plug-in hybrid, and a new sports car. On the green side, the Toyota FT-EV II is a compact electric vehicle intended to transport four people up to 90 km on a single charge. It’s controlled by one of the most unusual and innovative control setups ever with two joysticks providing for steering, acceleration and braking. An extremely low hood and windshield provide excellent visibility, and sliding doors make it easy to get in and out. In contrast, the FT-86

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THE Toyota FT-EV II, above, is a four-seat electric vehicle that is controlled by an unusual and innovative setup that uses two joysticks to provide for steering, acceleration and breaking. The tiny Honda EV-N, below, is based on a predecessor to the best-selling Civic and features a solar-panel roof that recharges its electric motor as well as a car-to-car communication system in the front fascia. is a rear-wheel drive sports coupe co-developed with Subaru and intended for pure driving exhilaration. Powered by a 2.0-litre boxer engine, the concept shares its platform with the Impreza, and a uniquely styled Subaru version will follow.

Pacific Honda

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Full Range of All Season/ Winter Brands and Sizes To Fit your Honda

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681

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Starting from

88*

set of four

PACKAGE PRICE

$ $50

WINTER TIRES & STEEL WHEEL PACKAGES

MAIL-IN

REBATE

Winter weather can be unpredictable - but choosing the right tire for winter driving doesn’t have to be. You can rely on Honda Tire Source to recommend the right tire, at the right price, to get you everywhere you need to go this winter.

WITH THE PURCHASE REBATE OF MICHELIN TIRES* WITH4 THE PURCHASE MAIL-IN

OF 4 MICHELIN TIRES* ®

From October 12 to November 21, 2009. * Passenger or Light Truck tires. See details on claim form.

SET OF FOUR STEEL WHEELS AND WINTER TIRES Genuine Honda Steel Wheels and Uniroyal Tiger Paw Tires (14” wheels and P185/70R14 for ‘01-05 Civic DX)

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*Not valid with any other, discount or voucher. Prices are plus tax, disposal fee, enviro levy where applicable. Additional charges if alternate oil is required. Offer to speciﬁc models. See dealer for details. Some conditional costs may apply if additional labour is required. Parts extra. Some conditions apply. Limited time offer. Please present coupon prior to service.

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PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: *0% finance rate for 36 months offer on approved credit from Toyota Financial Services (TFS) available on 2010 Corolla & 2010 Matrix. **2010 Corolla BU42EM (A) MSRP is $16,610 and includes $1350 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 3.9% Lease APR for 60months. Offer includes $750cash back on TFS Lease with $212 applied to the first payment and balance applied to a down payment. Monthly payment is $212 with $538 down payment. Total lease obligation is $11,970. Lease 60 mos based on 120,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. ***2010 Matrix KU4EEM(A) MSRP is $17,790 and includes $1350 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 60 months. Offer includes $750 cash back on TFS Lease with $199 applied to the first payment and balance applied to a down payment. Monthly payment is $199 with $549 down payment. Total lease obligation is $11,192. Lease 60 mos based on 120,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. ****2010 Yaris Hatchback 3-Door CE JT9K3M(A) MSRP is $14,930 and includes $1310 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax Lease example: 4.9% Lease APR for 60 months. Offer includes $500 cash back on TFS Lease with $196 applied to the first payment and balance applied to a down payment. Monthly payment is $196 with $554 down payment. Total lease obligation is $12,314. Lease 60 mos based on 120,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. †Cash back offer valid on retail delivery of select new unregistered Toyota vehicles, when purchased or leased from a Toyota BC dealership. Vehicle must be leased, registered and delivered by November 30, 2009. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra for all lease and finance offers. Offer valid until November 30, 2009. Lease offer - Down payment, first monthly payment and security deposit plus applicable taxes are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required, on approval of credit. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between prices, rates and/or other information contained in this advertisement (or on toyotabc.ca) and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted.

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per mo./ 60 mo. lease

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LANGLEY TOYOTATOWN LANGLEY 20622 Langley Bypass (604) 530-3156

OPENROAD TOYOTA RICHMOND Richmond Auto Mall (604) 273-3766

DESTINATION TOYOTA BURNABY 4278 Lougheed Highway (604) 571-4350

SUNRISE TOYOTA ABBOTSFORD Fraser Valley Auto Mall (604) 857-2657

WEST COAST TOYOTA PITT MEADOWS 19950 200th Street (866) 910-9543

GRANVILLE TOYOTA VANCOUVER 8265 Fraser Street (604) 263-2711

JIM PATTISON TOYOTA SURREY 15389 Guildford Drive (604) 495-4100

OPENROAD TOYOTA PORT MOODY 3166 St. John’s Street (604) 461-3656

PEACE ARCH TOYOTA SOUTH SURREY 3174 King George Highway (604) 531-2916

REGENCY TOYOTA VANCOUVER 401 Kingsway (604) 879-8411

VALLEY TOYOTA CHILLIWACK 45960 Airport Road (604) 792-1167

WESTMINSTER TOYOTA NEW WESTMINSTER 210 - 12th Street (604) 520-3333

Just in time for the holidays, announcing

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Civic DX Sedan model FA1E2AEX

2010 Civic SEDAN

PR LOWEICE RED B Y $

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Includes Freight & PDI LEASE FROM / APR

1,000

228 4.9 #

%£

PER MONTH FOR 60 MONTHS WITH

0 DOWN | $0 SECURITY

Civic DX Coupe model FG1A2AE

2010 Civic COUPE New MSRP $17,585 For Civic DX Coupe

Includes Freight & PDI

228 4.9

LEASE FROM / APR

%£

PER MONTH FOR 60 MONTHS WITH

0 DOWN | $0 SECURITY

ON APPROVED CREDIT

2010 Accord

PR LOWEICE RE BY D $

New MSRP $26,340 For Accord LX Sedan

Includes Freight & PDI

298 4.9

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500

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#Limited time lease offers based on new 2010 Honda models. Lease example based on a 2010 Civic DX Sedan, model FA1E2AEX available through Honda Financial Services on approved credit. £4.9% lease APR for 60 months. Monthly payment is $228.00 with $0 down payment or equivalent trade, $1,395 freight and PDI, environmental fees, first monthly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $15,461.60. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. Retailer may lease for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. ¥Prices lowered by $500 on all new 2010 Accord 4-cylinder models; by $1,000 on all new 2010 Accord V6 models; by $1,000 on all new 2010 Civic models except Hybrid; by $1,500 on all new 2010 CR-V models. #/£/Offers valid from November 3rd, 2009 through November 30th, 2009 at participating Honda retailers. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. See your Honda retailer for full details.

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