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RCMP says sorry for arrest release Supt. agrees ‘victim’ was not ‘arrested’ Benjamin Alldritt

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THE North Vancouver RCMP have issued an apology for their description of an incident that led to an ofﬁcer being charged with assault. Const. Quentin Frewing faces one count of assault in connection with an encounter with Sandra Gibb, a North Vancouver woman, on the night of Friday, June 18. Frewing was on duty in plain clothes in Lower Lonsdale with two other ofﬁcers at the time. He stopped Gibb as part of what Supt. Tonia Enger originally called “a Liquor Act investigation” which led to “an arrest.” Following protests from Gibb’s lawyer, Jason Gratl, the RCMP has backed away from that wording, acknowledging that no alcohol was found on Gibb’s person and that she was released at the scene. “There’s always a debate between detained and arrest,” Enger told the North Shore News. “That forms part of the lawfulness of the situation and the use of force. I can’t get into details because that does form part of the criminal investigation. “There was some confusion around the press release,” she said. “We are apologizing at the request of the counsel of the victim.” According to Gratl, Gibb feared for her safety and tried to walk away when three men called out to her asking if she had alcohol. “One of the three individuals,” Gratl said, “who later proved to be Const. Frewing, ran up to her and grabbed her by the arm. At the time, she was recovering from a serious fracture of her See B.C. page 3 have your say at nsnews.com

Victoria extends deadline for TransLink tax choice

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B.C. Transportation Minister Shirley Bond has pushed back the deadline for the region’s mayors to approve a package of TransLink expansion and upgrade projects.

District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton told council on Monday that Bond extended the deadline when it became clear the region’s mayors were willing to scuttle all of the projects if new property taxes were the sole funding source. “Very few mayors were going to vote in favour of either of the proposals,” Walton said. “Making a strong political statement and sending them See Other page 3

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ST. Paul’s Catholic Church on the Squamish reserve in North Vancouver looks like it has been wrapped for Christmas or the artist Christo has been at work. The oldest functioning church in the Lower Mainland is undergoing roof repairs.

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down probably wouldn’t do anyone any good.” No new date has been set for a decision, but Walton said he expects TransLink, the mayors and the province have about three or four months to hammer out a new deal. “The challenge is that the federal money that’s on the table, the clock is ticking on that. So the province is driving this thing through because if the federal money is off the table, then the Evergreen Line is likely not going to happen,” he said. The first option offered to the mayors was to build the Evergreen Line and the North Fraser Perimeter Road, which will attract federal and provincial money. The second, larger package contains these and 13 other projects, including some upgrades to Lonsdale Quay SeaBus terminal and the extension of 15-minute SeaBus service into evenings and weekends. A range of other funding streams has been suggested, including a flat vehicle levy collected by ICBC, gas taxes, the carbon tax and tolling of routes. “The challenge is,” Walton said, “some of these are going to require a significant amount of public debate, especially the transit improvement fee or vehicle levy. Some of you might remember back in 2005 it was broadly debated and received a tremendous amount of public backlash.” While paying for transit with property taxes is opposed by many on the North

Shore because of the area’s high property values, other parts of Metro Vancouver resist ideas like the vehicle levy because they have little choice but to drive their cars, Walton said. The mayor cautioned his colleagues against making inflammatory remarks about TransLink or the provincial government, reminding them that ultimately local governments have no leverage with Victoria. What’s more, whatever agreement is developed with the province will not come for free, Walton said. “In the event the province gives up some of its tax room to local government for transportation, I don’t think for a second it would come without a cost,” he said. Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn had little sympathy for residents in sprawling communities south of the Fraser River pushing back against a vehicle levy. “If you move to Langley or Surrey, you pay less capital for your house and you have to pay less operating costs in taxes,” he said. “In the words of Kevin Falcon, you can’t suck and blow at the same time. I find it difficult to follow the logic where they bought a house in Langley or Surrey and paid probably two-thirds what you pay up here, and pay less taxes and then complain that they have to pay a little extra for their car.” At the suggestion of Coun. Roger Bassam, council agreed to write a letter to the North Shore’s two government MPs, urging them to get the federal funding deadline moved back.

upper arm. Frewing’s actions caused her immense pain. So she screamed out. Frewing’s response was not to let go of Ms. Gibb but to kick her legs out from under her and tackle her to the ground, causing further injury to her broken arm. Const. Frewing searched Ms. Gibb and found nothing. Obviously, in that context there was no basis for a search of Ms. Gibb, no basis to stop and detain her, no basis for throwing her to the ground and any suggestion to the contrary is defamatory.” Gratl also alleges that Gibb was “actively discouraged” from filing a complaint by North Vancouver RCMP officers. Enger said she first became aware of the incident when she received a written complaint on June 23. She refused to say whether Frewing reported the encounter or whether other officers were aware of Gibb’s complaint before her. “I’m not going to get into those kind of details,” she said. “We have two active investigations relative to this. One is a criminal investigation, one is an internal investigation. Neitheronehasbeendetermined to be concluded. Providing any more details could interfere with a fair and proper investigation.” Gratl’s statements have not been proven in court. Frewing will make his first appearance at North Vancouver provincial court Dec. 15. Meanwhile the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, of which Gratl is vice-president, said the detachment’s second statement is insufficient. “Manipulating the media to misrepresent complainants as deserving the use of force when that is not so is very troubling,” said president Robert Holmes in a release. “Quietly posting an ‘update’ about a highly publicized smear of a complainant is inadequate.”

Surgical wait time website unveiled Jane Seyd

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THE B.C. government is hoping a new website giving patients detailed information on surgical wait times will encourage them to ask their doctors about ways to speed up necessary procedures.

CLICK on body parts at a health ministry website to get surgical wait times.

The new website, launched by the provincial health ministry this month, gives detailed information on surgical wait times in British Columbia, breaking the numbers down for many surgeries by health region, hospital and even by individual surgeon. Ryan Jabs, spokesman for the ministry, said the province is hoping the information will spur more discussion between patients and their doctors — and perhaps get them to think about referrals to surgeons with shorter wait times. Jabs said that’s just one of the ways the new website can be used.

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Health authorities can also use the information to ﬁgure out why some hospitals and some surgeons have longer wait times than others for the same operation, he said. The website uses information gathered in the new surgical patient registry, a provincial database that captures up-to-date information on all patients waiting for elective surgeries in British Columbia. The new website is also more comprehensive than previous information on wait times available online. A previous website only listed larger hospitals that performed more than 1,000 surgeries a year. This time, even smaller facilities that perform surgeries are included on the database. With the new site, the public can search through 80 adult elective surgical groups performed at any public facility, by any surgeon in any part of the province. For instance, the website shows that the wait time for cataract surgery with one surgeon at Lions

Gate Hospital is one of the lowest in the province — between three and four weeks — while patients waiting for the same procedure with another surgeon in Fort St. John will have to wait almost a year — 49 weeks. But the wait times vary considerably even within health regions and even within the same hospital. For instance, patients waiting for hip replacement surgeries at UBC Health Sciences Centre could have the surgery in two weeks or they could be waiting 30 weeks — depending on which surgeon carries out the procedure. (The average wait time at Lions Gate Hospital is 23 weeks, according to the website.) Jabs said there are many reasons why the wait times for surgery can be so different. Some surgeons may be preferred by physicians who know their work or be popular with patients for similar reasons, he said. Other reasons may have to do with availability of resources. To access the website online, go to www.health. gov.bc.ca/swt/.

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Draft OCP ready for public input It’s all coming together. After 18 months of extensive community engagement, the District of North Vancouver now has a first draft of the Official Community Plan (OCP) to guide our community towards a more sustainable future by 2030. Will the draft Plan move us in the right direction? Your feedback is important. Let us know what you think. Come to one of the following OCP Public Workshops: Come learn about the draft OCP Tuesday, December 7 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. District Hall, 355 W Queens Rd. Provide your feedback on the draft OCP Tuesday, January 11 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet Rd Saturday, January 15 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lynn Valley Library (Community Rm) 1277 Lynn Valley Rd Feedback on this first draft of the OCP will be received until January 28, 2011 so that the Plan may be revised for Council’s consideration in the Spring of 2011. For more information or to register for upcoming events, contact us at: identity@dnv.org, 604-9902421 or visit the website at www.identity.dnv.org. Current business owners are reminded to renew their business licences for 2011 with the District. Payment for your renewal can be submitted in person at District Hall (355 West Queens Rd.), by mail, or online at www.dnv.org. After payment has been received and processed, business licences will be printed and mailed to you in February. For further information please contact the Building Department at 604-990-2480 or building@dnv.org. Attention new non-resident business owners! Did you know you can now apply for a District business licence online without having to come to the District Hall? Visit the Forms and Information Online page of our website www.dnv.org/forms. The Carol Ships are coming! On Saturday, December 11, at 8:00 p.m. come to Panorama Park in Deep Cove and watch the Carol Ships, with their holiday themed decorations and festive lights, sail by. Enjoy the music of Clive’s Christmas and Seycove Secondary’s Jazz in the Box Choir. There will be warm refreshments, roving performers, free holiday craft workshops, face painting, and a blazing bonfire. Santa may even stop by for a visit. Donations of food or toys will be accepted in support of The Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau and the Harvest Project. For more information please visit northvanrec.com or call 604-987-PLAY. Heritage Awards: call for nominations. The District’s Community Heritage Commission is currently accepting nominations for its 2010 Heritage Awards, to be presented in February 2011. These awards acknowledge and honour special projects and accomplishments in the field of heritage conservation. The awards recognize the efforts of individuals and groups involved in promoting heritage within North Vancouver District. There are five different award categories: • Sensitive maintenance/restoration of residential or commercial structures • Heritage advocacy (individual or corporate) • Heritage landscape preservation and enhancement • Compatible new design in a heritage context • Buildings with social/historical significance. Nominations must be received no later than, Tuesday, December 7, 2010. For more information please call Kathleen Larsen at 604-990-2369 or email klarsen@dnv.org. Holiday Closures. District Hall will be closed on Friday, December 24 at noon, and on December 27, 28 and January 3. Our Customer Service Centre will be open December 29, 30 and 31 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. to serve you. The District’s Operations Centre will be closed on Friday, December 24 at noon, and on December 27, 28 and January 3, with reduced crew levels on December 29, 30 and 31. For additional information please visit www.dnv.org or call 604-990-2311.

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WHEN Benita Anderson saw a woman allegedly being attacked one evening last summer, her only thought was for the stranger’s wellbeing. It never occurred to her, as she sprinted across a deserted car lot to intervene, that she might become a victim herself. “It was just a sort of gut reaction,” said Anderson. “I’m (not) a big person — I’m, like, 110 pounds — but you just do it. Your mind doesn’t process danger or fear; you just sort of know that somebody’s in danger and you react.” The events that followed that decision left with her with serious bruising and a 10-centimetre gash in her head, but, according to police, her instinctive response likely prevented a worse outcome. Anderson’s actions were recognized this week by the North Vancouver RCMP, who awarded her a citizen’s commendation at a ceremony at the detachment’s headquarters Tuesday. The event, attended by Supt. Tonia Enger, the mayors of the District and City of North Vancouver and other dignitaries, honoured 10 people for selfless actions in aid of others, or for help they rendered in bringing criminals to justice. Behind each award was a remarkable story. Painful heroism Anderson, a longtime West Vancouver real estate agent and mother of four, arrived at the Volkswagen dealership on Marine Drive near Lloyd Avenue just after 9 p.m. on July 23. As she walked toward the lot, a young woman sitting at the entrance explained to her that the staff were gone and that the gates would soon be locked, but Anderson chose to venture onto the lot anyway to have a peak at a car she hoped might replace one that had been written off in an accident three months before. A few minutes later, Anderson was checking out the vehicle in question when she heard a commotion. She looked up to see the employee she had just spoken to in an altercation with a man. “There was the girl struggling with a tall male over what appeared to be her purse. He looked over his shoulder at me, then wrestled her to the ground and started kicking and shoving her,” Anderson alleged. “At that point, I had started to run towards them, screaming, thinking (I) would scare him.” It didn’t work. About halfway there, Anderson was intercepted by another woman. According to police, the second suspect swung a bag of groceries — including two large soup cans — at her head. The blow nearly knocked her over. “It was quite a huge impact,” said Anderson. “It was more than I realized; it was a shock.” She managed to stay on her feet, however, and — realizing she needed help — Anderson dashed into traffic on Marine Drive and flagged down a young woman who called 9-1-1 and stopped another man in a truck. When she explained to the second driver what was happening, the man jumped out of his vehicle and ran toward the site of the alleged attack. “By this time, I was pretty much covered everywhere in blood: my face, my nose. I must have been quite a sight,” said Anderson. “It was everywhere.” By the time she caught up with the truck driver, the suspects had fled. Anderson could already hear sirens. Someone — she’s not sure who — helped her to sit down. Bleeding and in pain, she waited for police and paramedics to arrive. The gash in Anderson’s head required eight staples. It was largely above the hairline, fortunately, so the scar is not obvious. Police are confident that had Anderson not intervened, the young woman at the dealership could have been much more badly hurt. Anderson’s actions also helped investigators track down the individuals they believe were responsible, according to police — putting an end, they say, to a spate of similar muggings in that area of North Vancouver. A 27-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman have been charged with robbery and aggravated assault in connection with the incidents. Their case is before the courts. “Ms. Anderson’s bravery and caring actions serve as a role model of excellence . . . as well as contributing greatly to the safety of this community,” said Insp. Chris Kennedy at Tuesday’s ceremony. Looking back, Anderson isn’t sure if she would do it again. “I really won’t know until it happens again,” she said. “(I) don’t think I would stand back and say, ‘Oh, well, that’s her problem.’ But how much my actual instinct would take over, I don’t know. I hope I See Jewel page 5

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An attack interrupted Anderson wasn’t the only good Samaritan involved in bringing an end to the string of alleged muggings. Just before midnight on July 17, six days before Anderson was injured, Grant Sparrow was walking home along Marine Drive near Capilano Road when he heard shouting. He turned around to see a woman being attacked by two people, according to police. Sparrow shouted at them and stepped in to assist, putting an end to the altercation. Sparrow later helped investigators sift through hours of surveillance footage, which ultimately helped them finger the suspected assailants. “Mr. Sparrow’s identification NEWS photo Cindy Goodman of the suspect provided a very significant piece of evidence for RCMP Supt. Tonia Enger presents Benita Anderson with a Citizen’s Commendation investigators,” said Kennedy at for an act of bravery in thwarting an assault on someone else. Tuesday’s event. “Without Mr. Sparrow’s assistance. The police would not have been able to stop and a pair of terrified employees. The men might have escaped had this vicious (alleged) crime spree.” it not been for the actions of Andrew Villar. Working nearby, Villar For his contribution, Sparrow also received a citizen’s heard the commotion and looked up to see six men with their faces commendation. concealed running through the mall. Without regard to his own safety, Villar stepped in and grabbed hold of one of them — one of Tackling crime the hammer wielders, as it happened — wrestled him to a halt, and On Jan. 8, 2009, a group of men stormed into Lugaro Jewelers held him until police arrived. in North Vancouver’s Capilano Mall, using hammers to smash Policeusedinformationtheygleanedfromthemantotracktherest display cases and snatch 65 watches worth $33,000. See Constables page 11 The robbers fled with their loot, leaving behind shattered glass

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HE BC NDP’s ongoing implosion, accelerated this week by MLA Jenny Kwan and her mutinous allies, is the predictable reaction of an ill-deﬁned party forced to look itself in the mirror. During their decade in opposition, the New Democrats have deﬁned themselves in entirely negative terms, as the party that is not the B.C. Liberals — or, more precisely, not Gordon Campbell. With Gordo’s departure imminent, and with the very real possibility of a fresh face appearing to replace him, the NDP has been forced to look upon its own absence of identity. The Liberal party’s punching bag is about to retire, leaving in his wake someone who might not have an obvious record to criticize. Suddenly, the party that has spent

years deﬁning what it isn’t must deﬁne what it is; real power is within reach, and British Columbians want to know what they would do with it. There are no doubt any number of voices within the party clamouring to offer suggestions — precisely the reason it is now tearing itself apart. If the NDP is to stand a chance against a repackaged Liberal party, it will have to choose a leader who can paint in very clear policy terms what the NDP stands for — either a decisive Carole James or a determined successor. Whoever lands the job would do well to place that identity near the political centre, in the no-man’s land that has stood abandoned for so many years by Victoria’s polar extremes of big business and organized labour.

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Dear Editor: Many have lobbied for years to get more public skating time in West Vancouver’s public skating rink such as the favoured 8-10 p.m. time Friday and Saturday nights which best suits citizens and especially students and teenagers. On the weekend park managers allow public skating for 1½ hours on Sunday afternoon which is so popular and crowded the starved-for-skating mass moves slowly around the rink as one. This indicates the public hunger for skate time. Council does allow children and youth to skate Friday for 1½ hours starting at 2:45 p.m. This is ridiculous scheduling, since we know that school closes at 3 p.m. and the kids need time to get to the rink and don skates. At present, they may only have 30 minutes left to skate. Over the years council has been unable to even ﬁx this

non-usable and ridiculous timing. West Vancouver should have more than one public rink, but our one West Van rink allows less public skating than any rink in British Columbia. Anne Mooi, director of parks and community services, and her bureaucrats have all the reasons why our citizens can’t use our own facility. Council should have a “can-do, will-do” manager. For a town known as “no fun city” — having no movie theatre, no bowling facility, no billiard academy, no roller skating and council not allowing music or dancing in dining establishments (only after rezoning), and our gigantic high school too terriﬁed to allow dances — the least council should do is demand the public rink be open to the public from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night. Neil S. Thompson West Vancouver

Arbitrary seizure laws lack judicial process Dear Editor: Regarding your Nov. 26 story: Seymour Joyride Costs Driver $50,000: Wow, losing your car and $50,000 for going faster than the speed limit, that’s quite a penalty. Imagine what kind of a penalty our pious self-righteous society would need to impose if those joyriders had actually caused some damage? Public hanging? Sell their houses and businesses? Jail for life? But seriously, the new seizure laws for going 40 kilometres an hour over the speed limit are excessive, arbitrary, disproportionate and unjust with no appeal and no judicial

process. They smack of some political backdoor deal and need to be scrapped as soon as possible. And please, if the police could enforce the existing laws on proper driving, including using your turn signals to change lanes and cross oncoming trafﬁc and stopping at stop signs, we would all be a lot safer. But I guess that’s not as much fun and proﬁtable as chasing Ferraris, and might involve too many of those pious self-righteous distracted and dangerous drivers who support draconian speeding laws for “others.” Stuart Loewen West Vancouver

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Dear Editor: Re: Tree Protection Laws piece in the North Shore News. I thought Todd Major’s Nov. 24 column Tree Protection Laws Serve Everyone’s Interest was very good, but left out a critically essential element in the whole argument that, in point of fact, is the Achilles heel of the whole debate. Namely, the fact that any tree protection bylaw the District of North Vancouver ultimately arrives at is also intimately tied to a conﬂict of interest with the current building and zoning codes. Because so long as any bylaw allows a private property owner or developer with the choice of removing essentially all of the mature trees from a property, there is at hand an issue that is really the 900-pound gorilla in the room. That 900 pound gorilla is the caveat that they can readily do so if they so desire and need only (a) pay a relatively nominal ﬁne that is not really a deterrent at all for removal of the said mature tree(s), and (b) don’t even have to necessarily replace the mature tree(s) on the given property with a so-called “compensated” six-foot “Christmas tree” because (c) they can donate, as a sort of “green credit,” such a “Christmas tree” planting on some district owned green space or public land. Such a 900-pound-gorilla allowance makes any “tree protection bylaw” a virtual unregulated, toothless mockery. As you clearly and succinctly point out in your article, if the residents or developers “are allowed to cut trees in an unregulated manner, soon enough the North Shore will look like every other new and treeless subdivision — nothing more than a clear-cut desert void of the natural beauty that gives the North Shore its karma.” Jerome “Twin Rainbow” Irwin North Vancouver

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Public appeal counts in leadership race

First, the party is a coalition of political interests. There are conservatives and liberals, and the membership includes people who are active in both federal parties. Second, this is not a general election. Choosing the next leader is solely in the hands of the people who belong to the B.C. Liberal party, not the general public. And third, the voting method the party is using includes a preferential ballot, which means a successful candidate who doesn’t win on the ﬁrst ballot needs signiﬁcant support from the supporters of other candidates who are dropped from the balloting. Let’s apply these factors to the various candidates to gauge their strengths and weaknesses. George Abbott and, if she runs, Christy Clark are the powerhouse liberal candidates. Clark, in particular, is viewed as being strongly tied to the federal Liberal party and this will likely hurt her more than Abbott when it comes to courting party members who are strong backers of the federal Conservatives. Abbott also shrewdly recruited three notable

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Conservative political operatives to help run his campaign, and that should give him a good chance to reach across the fence and woo support from nonliberals. Kevin Falcon, Rich Coleman and Mike de Jong are on the conservative side of the party, which means they are ﬁghting for a lot of the same voters. Falcon will likely appeal the most to those who are

strongly conservative, but he may ﬁnd it the most difﬁcult to attract many liberal voters. So who are members of the B.C. Liberal party? A clue to the makeup of members these days may be the high level endorsement they gave Gordon Campbell’s leadership — an 84 per cent approval rating — before he announced he was stepping down. Given that Campbell’s approval rating in the last Mustel poll was just 32 per cent, this suggests members of the B.C. Liberal party are far more forgiving towards Campbell and his policies than the general public. That suggests that simply running “against” Campbell may not necessarily be the best strategy for candidates. Of course, a key to winning the leadership lies in signing up new members across the province. De Jong, who has strong ties to the Indo-

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Canadian community, has a distinct advantage on this front, but that advantage is seriously diluted under the proposed change to make all ridings equal when it comes to voting. The proposed voting method (which is by no means guaranteed to get the required two-thirds support to pass at a rules convention) also penalizes an “outsider” like Clark, who has not been active in the party for more than ﬁve years. While she no doubt still has ties with a lot of members, her rivals have had more time to cement their own relationships with the people who will be voting. The voting proposal is also based on a preferential ballot, so voters will rank the candidates. As I understand it, if there is no clear winner on the ﬁrst ballot, the bottom-ranked candidate (and maybe more) is dropped and those who voted for that candidate will have their second-choice votes re-

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WHEN it comes to analyzing the B.C. Liberal leadership race, it’s important to remember a few key points.

distributed among the surviving candidates. Then another candidate is dropped, and the second-choice votes of that candidate are re-distributed, and so on until a winner emerges. So a candidate that can command a lot of secondchoice support has a distinct advantage. Candidates who pointedly shun one side of the coalition in favour of wooing support from the other side risk losing that second-choice support. This may favour someone like Abbott, whose low-key, likeable demeanour may translate into wider support among those not willing to make him their ﬁrst choice. It may also penalize someone like Falcon, whose aggressive take-no-prisoners approach may cost him valuable second-choice support. Now, having said all this, it’s important to remember

another key factor that will help ultimately determine the outcome. Members will keep an eye on polls that show which of the candidates has the strongest support among the general public. And this is where Clark may hold the edge. The so-called “freeenterprise coalition” has historically always been able to choose someone who can keep the party in power. Unlike the NDP, which tears itself apart with ideological debates over policies and issues, the coalition ranks having power as its chief reason for existence. It has lost only three times in almost 60 years. Party members will keep that stat in mind when they vote on Feb. 26, and that could trump all other considerations. KBaldrey@globaltv.com

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Private schools save the public purse Gyula Huszar

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THE B.C. School Trustees’ Association provincial council is on the offensive. Its targets are private and alternative schools. It is the council’s belief that no public funding should be directed toward private or alternative schools. If you are one of the 12 per cent of British Columbians currently studying in a private or alternative school, this should be of special interest to you. Let’s ﬁrst look at the history of private and alternative school funding here in British Columbia. Until 1977, there were no funds available to public and alternative schools coming from the public purse. In 1977, the province began to defray some of the cost of attending a private school by providing 30 per cent of the funding. In 1986, this increased to 35 per cent, and by 1989 between 35 per cent and 50 per cent of the funding was covered by the province. There were various requirements in order to access that public funding, but sufﬁce it to say that this was the high-water mark for provincial funding of private and alternative schools. Visionaries (from his party’s name, Vision Vancouver) like trustee Mike Lombardi think education is in the same league as golf when it comes to discretionary spending. Here’s a quote:

“Private schools should be funded by parent fees. Providing public funding for private schools is like providing public funding to support membership fees at a private club like Arbutus Club. I believe that with adequate funding and a variety of program choices, public schools could attract more students from private schools.” Thinking like this never ceases to amaze me. All kids have to get an education — it is the law — but not all people have to play golf. Perhaps Mr. Lombardi’s logic is beyond my grasp. In order to usurp the 35-50 per cent of 12 per cent of student funding, Mr. Lombardi paints everyone with the need for more specialized education into a Marie Antoinette corner. What is never mentioned is the fact that 50-65 per cent of the cost of educating these students is borne by those that choose to do so. The math on this goes something like this: 12 per cent of B.C.

students are currently paying 50-65 per cent of the cost of their education themselves, the public contribution of which represents a percentage cost to the treasury of between four per cent and six per cent of the overall education budget. If they were all to leave their private schools and attend public schools, there would be net increase in the public spending required to pay for these additional students of between six per cent and eight per cent, which would have to be added to the current budget (all ﬁgures approximate). What is wrong with saving six to eight per cent in these trying times? Would everyone like to pay that additional amount in property taxes so that we can get those darned kids back into the public school system? Some kids will always be taught outside the public system. All things being equal, those kids are entitled to their fair share of the education funding pie. After all, they are part of the public. When the need for specialized education presents itself, the best program to immerse your child in is a specialized one. The public system simply cannot handle those needs. Eighty-eight per cent of kids, maybe, but those 12 per cent who learn a little faster or a little differently, well, they need an environment that uniquely serves their needs. The public system, in spite of the advances that have been made recently, is not

equipped to offer programs that meet everyone’s needs. Think of it like this: 88 per cent of cars need regular gas to function properly and at 100 per cent efﬁciency. Other cars need diesel fuel, high octane gas, propane, CNG, are electric, or they run on hydrogen or alcohol for proper operation. Putting regular gas into a Ferrari is disastrous. The public school system is not equipped to handle those specialty cars, I mean kids. Yours may be one of them. So, you’ve made the decision to send your child to a school which better understands their characteristics and meets their unique requirements. The fees for doing so can be onerous — up to $50,000 per year. How will you come up with the money to give your child the best start in life? The public system pays

per student, with additional funding for kids that have certain characteristics, like a physical dependence or autism, but the system does not have the resources available to deal with a child with dyslexia. Why would Mr. Lombardi lump those kids with Marie Antoinette? Like I said, the logic escapes me. I’ve had the privilege of raising four kids in my lifetime. Every one was, and is, special. And I’m not a rich man. How did I manage to raise my unique children and offer them the most appropriate education without the means of a Louis XVI? It wasn’t easy, as you can imagine. I made the best of it. One attended a Catholic primary school when the school she was allocated to in Surrey turned out to be entirely without merit. Later on, she received additional

tutoring from some of the very best in their respective ﬁelds. Today she is a teacher in the public school system, and I’m very proud of her. Two other of my kids have thrived in the public school system from K-12, and their successes are a testament to how good B.C.’s public school system really is. I said I’ve raised four kids. Three of them you’ve just read about. This is really the story of the fourth child. A precocious toddler, this little girl was intensely observant. Everything that surrounded her was remembered and considered. What made her unique was her singular determination, her incredibly quick mind and her ability to think things through. The word “genius” came to mind, except for one little thing.

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She could barely read. We found out that she had something called “dyslexia.” It was little understood at the time, and the public school system was entirely unprepared to help her with this “gift.” We found a school that was employing some remarkably effective methods for mitigating the effects of dyslexia, but since it was termed “experimental,” the public school system did not include it in their funding program at ﬁrst. After a few lawsuits, things have changed. It turns out that everyone, regardless of their special needs, is entitled to an education funded, at least partially, by the province. We took it upon ourselves to pay the tuition and the transport to the Kenneth Gordon School, and the return on the investment

is priceless. She is now studying philosophy, psychology, sociology and English in university. Without the timely intervention of the Kenneth Gordon School, this could not have happened. So, when you are asked whether or not you think public monies should be spent on private schools, remember that everyone is entitled to the education that is most suitable for them, and that we are all part of the “public.” Just because we are not part of the 88 percenters doesn’t mean that education funding should be withheld. Not all of us with children with speciﬁc needs are as rich as Marie and Louis.

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Efforts to save occupant from blaze fail From page 11

Kennedy chose to talk to the man in an attempt to buy time. Bilawchuk soon arrived on scene and, at a signal from Kennedy, stopped traffic, giving his colleague a chance to converse. While Kennedy continued to distract the man, Bilawchuk slipped over the inner railing on to the sidewalk, crept up to the distraught man and grabbed his legs. Moments later, Kennedy reached them and hauled the victim to safety. For their actions, the officers received the OIC’s letter of recognition. “Const. Kennedy and Const. Bilawchuk’s conduct and performance are a credit to their dedication, and in keeping with the finest traditions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,” said Insp. Kennedy. Into the fire A month after Kennedy and Bilawchuk stopped the man from taking his own life, two civilians, James Rowe and King Cheng, put

their own lives at risk in an attempt to save a woman in Edgemont. Rowe was walking in the 3100-block of Highland Boulevard at about 3 p.m. July 29, when he noticed smoke pouring from the window of an upstairs apartment. He called to Cheng, who was in a neighbouring business, and together the men entered the burning building. They tried to get into the upstairs suite, which was by then fully engulfed, but were driven back by the heat. Tragically, a woman who had apparently been sleeping in the residence was killed in the blaze, but the RCMP wanted to recognize the two men for the very real risk they took in attempting to save her. Rowe and Cheng received a citizen’s commendation. To catch a crook On Oct. 5, 2008 Henry Norrberg saw North Vancouver RCMP ofﬁcers run past him in pursuit of a suspect. The man they were chasing ducked into some bushes, and the ofﬁcers ran by. Realizing they’d missed him, Norrberg took it upon himself to approach the hiding man and take him into custody himself. The suspect turned

out to be wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a list of offences. Enger awarded Norrberg a citizen’s commendation.

Nick of time North Vancouver resident Benjamin Patton was asleep in bed at about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 29, when he woke to the sound of crackling, and smelled smoke coming through his bedroom window. He looked out to see his neighbour’s garage on fire. Patton jumped out of bed, ran outside, grabbed a garden hose and doused the flames, which by that point were four or five feet high. When the blaze was under control, Patton woke the occupants of the home. “There is little doubt that if Mr. Patton had not attempted to put the fire out when he did, in another five to 10 minutes, the outcome would have been very different,” said Kennedy. For his actions, Patton received a citizen’s letter of recognition. The extra mile When the North Vancouver RCMP contacted truck driving instructor Peter Faminoff in spring 2009, they weren’t looking for a great deal. The investigators asked for his opinion on a crash that had taken place in early March, when a tractor-trailer had crashed into the bollards on Lonsdale Avenue at Esplanade, nearly running down pedestrians on the sidewalk and causing thousands of dollars in damage to city property. But on his own initiative, Faminoff put together an extensive report, using his own rig to simulate the collision at the same spot and demonstrate that the driver had failed to follow safety procedures. For his voluntary effort, Faminoff received a citizen’s letter of recognition. ••• Speaking at Tuesday’s event, Supt. Enger offered a thank you to all the recipients. “It is comforting as the commander to know that both citizens and police officers will go the extra mile to assist a stranger, a neighbour or someone crying out for help,” she said. “(It is) a mile that is not crowded, as there are few who journey down this road. . . . I am grateful to you all.” The North Vancouver RCMP generally award citizen’s commendations, citizen’s letters of recognition and OIC’s letters of recognition on an annual basis. None were given out last year, however, due to a change in administration.

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The annual Brockton Preparatory School fall gala was held Nov. 6, at Jellico Station in North Vancouver. This year’s theme was A Night on the Orient Express and the more than 150 guests enjoyed food by Glowbal Catering, entertainment by Francois Laberge and Echo One Productions, and silent and live auctions. The gala, which was well-supported by community members and local businesses, was intended to raise funds to support Brockton.

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NORTH Vancouver’s Danielle Gould is one of the dancers featured in the Goh Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker Dec. 16-19 at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts.

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Who knew Gwyneth Paltrow could sing?: Page 38 Passion Pit come out ready to play: Page 39 Blonde Redhead ﬁddle with their sound: Page 40 Nardwuar’s Evaporators playing Mint Records early Xmas bash: Page 42 Banff impresses as a winter wonderland: Page 44 More online at www.nsnews.com/ entertainment twitter.com/ NSNPulse

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AS Christmas approaches the Goh Ballet Academy prepares for its second annual production of The Nutcracker. The festive classic, combining both local and international talent, is being put together under the watchful eye of new director Chan Hon Goh. “What’s important to me is to create this experience where local dancers have the opportunity to be on a really wonderful stage,” Goh says, “to work with a live orchestra, and to dance to live music, which is a different experience.” Goh is the daughter of Choo Chiat Goh and Lin Yee Goh, both principal ballet dancers themselves, who founded the academy in 1978. Goh has had aspirations to dance all her life. One of her ﬁrst childhood recollections is of her mother’s pointe shoes. “It was just so tempting that I snuck in her bag and took them out,” she says. I was ﬁve years old and I hung onto the curtains by the window and pulled myself up and stood en pointe.”

Goh’s father took a photograph of his little daughter, a picture she still has and treasures today. Goh’s career has taken her around the globe as a prima ballerina. She became the Principal dancer for the National Ballet of Canada in 1994, and has toured with many other companies, including the New York City Ballet. During the 1990s, Goh’s career was severely compromised by stress fractures in her feet, and for a while, she was advised not to dance. During this time, she consulted with her sports medicine doctors and her husband to find a way to keep her on stage. She started to consider the design of the pointe shoe, the rigid footwear used to make ballet dancers seem weightless in motion. “I started to think of different areas where we could support the feet better, given that the pointe shoe is still very traditional and it’s got to be so well fitted,” she says. “Really each person’s foot would be demanding different things.” They discussed the weight distribution and started making prototypes. It began with Goh redesigning a new pointe shoe for herself and it just “springboarded into a business.” Her designs become a flourishing company in 1996, Principal Shoes by Chan Hon Goh, with four different varieties of pointe shoe to cater for different dancers. Goh puts the same energy into her work as the director of the Goh Ballet Academy. Just like with

her personal injuries, she doesn’t let barriers stop her students. One of the newest additions she has made as director is the ChanHon Goh Scholarship fund which this year donates $100,000 to students with promise who need ﬁnancial assistance. “This is what we are here for,” she says, “to provide this amazing training and accessibility and not deny the talents.” This year’s production of The Nutcracker will see students from the Academy dancing alongside established performers from across North America, a combination which Goh ﬁnds enormously helpful to her students, by “creating some kind of mentorship and inspiration” for them. “That’s the key,” says Goh. “To ensure that the artistic quality keeps rising and that you always provide wonderful challenges and new things for dancers. Alongside the ballet dancers, the show will see ballroom dancing, gymnastics and magicians, many performers hailing from B.C. themselves. “It is a huge, huge endeavor. We did that last year with our world premiere (and we were) overwhelmed and encouraged by the community response.” As a lifelong West Vancouver resident, Goh took pride in the number of dancers who come from the North Shore. See Gould page 30

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CALENDAR

Hear the World Rejoice

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

THE Universal Gospel Choir featuring special guest Marcus Mosely performs Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. at the Capilano University’s Performing Arts Theatre. Tickets for Hear the World Rejoice are $25/$20/$12.50. Call 604-737-1545 or visit www.ticketstonight.ca.

GALLERIES 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. The Bakehouse: 2453 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Bakehouse in Edgemont Village: 1050 Queens Rd., North Vancouver. B.C. Mills Museum at Lynn Headwater Park: 4900 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-224-5739. 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. Chang-Soo Kim’s contemporary work will be on display until Dec. 31. Binkley Sculpture Studios: 535 East First St., North Vancouver. Info: www.MichaelBinkley.com or 604-984-8574. Studio Show: Sculptor Michael Binkley will celebrate his 30th anniversary with an exhibition, Dec. 3-5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820. Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-1915. www.bucklandsoutherst.com. Cafe for Contemporary Art: 140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@gmail.com. Caroun Art Gallery: 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.caroun.net, 778-372-0765 or artgallery@caroun. com. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Arts and Crafts Sale: Paintings, calligraphy, photographs and crafts will be for sale until Dec. 31. Casa Del Caffe: 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-983-2233. Chernoff Fine Art: 265 East Second Ave., Vancouver. Info: 604-681-8042 or info@chernoffﬁneart.com. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. and Saturday, noon-5 p.m. CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-988-6844 or www.nvartscouncil. See more page 17

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CALENDAR From page 16

String session

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

MEMBERS of the North Shore Chamber Orchestra rehearse for their Christmas Concert scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m., at St. Catherine’s Church, 1050 Ridgewood Dr., North Vancouver. The concert, featuring guest pianist Oscar Zimmerman, will include Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 and selections from Tchaikovsky, Rossini and Joplin. Tickets $10/8.

ca. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Anonymous Art Show: A group exhibition and fundraising event that includes both established and emerging two-dimensional artists, until Dec. 18. Each painting is $100 with 50 per cent going to the artist and the remaining to the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. David Pirrie Studio: 1210 Arborlynn Dr., North Vancouver. Info: www. davidpirrie.com. Delany’s Coffee House: 2424 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9214466. Delany’s Coffee House: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. District Foyer Gallery: 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Info: 604-9886844 or www.nvartscouncil. ca. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents textile arts by Olga Uhrin and paintings by Ron den Daas, until Jan. 26. District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: www. nvartscouncil.ca. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents travel photographs by Alan Sirulnikoff until Jan. 12. The Elliott Louis Gallery: 258 East First Ave., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-736-3282. Feast in the Village: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 778-3402223. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West

Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7266 or www. ferrybuildinggallery.com. Gallery hours: TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604947-2454 or www.biac.ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon4 p.m. Gallery Jones: 1531 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info:

604-926-2233. Gallery YoYo: 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-9832896. Grafﬁti Co. Art Studio: 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-980-1699 or www. See more page 18

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CALENDAR From page 17 grafﬁticoart.com. Dangling Words: An abstract group exhibit runs until Dec. 3. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info: www.kaymeekcentre.com. Klee Wyck: 200 Keith Rd., West Vancouver. Info: www. nsartists.ca. First Fridays: Paintings by artists from the North Shore Artists’ Guild will be displayed on the ﬁrst Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Lions Bay Village Hall: 400 Centre Rd., Lions Bay. Lions Bay ArtScene: An art show and sale, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2-10 p.m. Meet the artists’ reception: 7:30 p.m. Lynnmour Art Studio and Gallery: 1467 Crown St., North

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Vancouver. Info: www.lynnmourgallery.com or 604-929-4001. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Contemporary and abstract paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and Gary W. Eder. North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-998-3455 or www.nvcl.ca North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info and registration: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016. As Dreamt, As Built — Maps and Plans of North Vancouver. An ongoing exhibit of documents that highlight the community’s development. North Vancouver Museum Gallery: 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016 or www. northvanmuseum.ca/. North Vancouver — Then and Now: An exhibit of historic photographs and modern photos of the same sites from Lonsdale Avenue to Deep Cove will be on display until Dec. 30. North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit deﬁning life in North Vancouver. Parkgate Community Centre: 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Presentation House Gallery: 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604986-1351 or www.presentationhousegall.com. Popular Unrest: Melanie Gilligan’s photos will be on display until Jan. 19. Roberta Perrin: 1024 Belmont Ave., North Vancouver. Annual Art Show featuring works by W.J. Adams, Lyza Del Mar-Gustin, Terri Margo and Alexander Atza Visnic, Saturday, Dec. 4, 1-6 p.m. Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-980-7182. A Potters Obsession with Small Things and Watercolours from a Holiday Sketch Book: Trevor Holgate’s pottery and watercolours will be on display until Dec. 5. An Eclectic View: Graham Eagle’s whimsical three dimensional crafted sculptural artwork will be on display, Dec. 5-Jan. 16. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Info: 604-924-1378 or www.seymourartgallery.com. See more page 23

NEWS photo Mike Wakeﬁeld

Form and function

POTTER Barbara Lacey glazes some of her ceramic work for Capilano University’s annual Pottery Sale set for Saturday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Sportsplex, room 111.

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Winter Gift Gallery

NEWS photo Mike Wakeﬁeld

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FILM

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Julie Crawford BABY, it’s cold outside. But the movie-house is warm, and there are a plethora of holiday films that promise to do more than just pass the time. ■ Nutcracker 3 D (now playing) No replacement for Ballet BC or the Goh Ballet’s holiday productions of course, but if you can’t see the real thing, 3D is the next-best. The story is tweaked slightly, with Elle Fanning (also in Somewhere, see below) starring as Mary, a girl whose toy nutcracker doll comes to life on Christmas Eve. Featuring Nathan Lane, John Turturro, Richard E. Grant and lyrics by Tim Rice. ■ Black Swan (opens today) photo Peter Mountain/Columbia Pictures This flick, directed by Darren ANGELINA Jolie stars as “Elise” and Johnny Depp is “Frank” in The Tourist. The thriller, a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer, Aronofsky (The Wrestler, opens Dec. 10. The project at one point during pre-production apparently had Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron in the lead roles. Requiem For A Dream) and starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina, is no feel-good Nutcracker story. Portman, as a dancer (Dec. 10) ■ The Tempest (Dec. 10) Winning the longest-title title is another instalment of C.S. Lewis’ who finally gets her break, goes crackers as she fights off a young Another cool Bard adaptation sure to titillate English majors Narnia story. In this film, Lucy and Edmond Pevensie journey ingénue (Mila Kunis) and the verbal abuse from both her mother everywhere, The Tempest is directed by Julie Taymor (Across The with their cousin Eustace to Narnia, and then on to the ends of the Universe) and stars Helen Mirren as the fickle sorceress Prospera (Barbara Hershey) and the company’s director (Vincent Cassel). world aboard The Dawn Treader. Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Sexy, scary stuff. (in a gender shift from Shakespeare’s play). The film also features Georgie Henley, Will Poulter and Bill Nighy star. Russell Brand, Tom Conti, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, and a bunch of other impressive thespians. If you don’t know what a ■ The King’s Speech (now playing) thespian is, stay home. ■ The Tourist (Dec. 10) Get those Oscar scorecards out: everyone has already declared An American math teacher goes on a Venetian holiday and is Colin Firth a shoo-in in the Best Actor category. Firth plays King ■ The Fighter (Dec. 17) dragged by a beautiful woman into a net of mistaken-identity George VI, who reluctantly became king after the abdication of Mark Wahlberg lobbied hard for this role as a fighter who takes intrigue. Oh, did I mention that the man is Johnny Depp and Edward VIII. George, a terrible stutterer, enlists the help of an Australian speech therapist (played by Geoffrey Rush) to prepare more than his share of hits before rising to the top. His brother the woman is Angelina Jolie, and that Depp’s spouse reportedly Dicky (Christian Bale) was a promising fighter before succumbing for a public office and a crucial pre- Second World War speech. wanted him to pull out of the role when she caught a whiff of their sex scenes? Enough said. ■ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader See Fighter’s page 21

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CHRISTIAN Bale and Mark Wahlberg star in David O. Russell’s The Fighter, opening Dec. 17

Fighter’s family ties prove toxic From page 20

to drug use; now he’s Micky’s trainer. Family ties prove toxic, and it’s up to Micky to break loose and take his one last shot. Amy Adams and Melissa Leo co-star. ■ Tron: Legacy (Dec. 17) Video gaming was still a baby when the original was released in 1982. Jeff Bridges is back as the video-game developer who mysteriously disappeared from his son Sam’s (Garrett Hedlund) life and has been trapped in a cyber universe for 20 years. It’s up to Sam and dad to battle their cyber foes, in some visually stunning, 3D-cool ways. Trivia: Look for Tron-inspired duds on a runway near you. ■ Gulliver’s Travels (Dec. 22) Jack Black doing Jonathan Swift? This updated take on Swift’s 18th-century classic has Black as a mail-room clerk who lands a plum travel-writing assignment but somehow ends up in the land of Lilliput. 3D just ups the ante, and hopefully the laughs keep pace. Emily Blunt and Jason Segel co-star. ■ True Grit (Dec. 22) A whole different kind of country comes courtesy of Joel and Ethan Coen. Their remake of the John Wayne classic features a grizzled

Jeff Bridges as drunken gun-for-hire Rooster Cogburn, hired by a 14-year-old girl (Hailee Steinfeld) to avenge her father’s death. Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) wants to bring him to justice; killer Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) just wants to stay alive. During the trailer, you can almost smell the blood and dust. Giddy-up!

■ Somewhere (Dec. 22) Sophia Coppola directs this tale of a Hollywood star (Stephen Dorff) living an aimless life of excess until his 12-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning) lands unexpectedly on his doorstep. ■ The Debt (Dec. 29) Helen Mirren (yes, again) stars as a Mossad agent sent back to Eastern Europe after 30 years to bring a Nazi war criminal to justice. Sam Worthington (Clash of the Titans) and Jessica Chastain co-star. ■ Country Strong (Jan. 7) A singer just out of re-hab, an up-and-comer threatening to take her place, and plenty of cheatin’ hearts: such is the plot of Country Strong, starring Gwyneth Paltrow as frail country star Kelly Canter, Tim McGraw as her manager husband, Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester as pageant-queen-turned-country-darling and Garrett Hedlund (also in Tron this season) as the guy on the white horse who could save Kelly from it all.

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BOOKS

Caledonia crisis grew from deep roots Christie Blatchford tells the full story in Helpless Benjamin Alldritt balldritt@nsnews.com

A car rolled off a bridge onto a highway; an electrical transformer set ablaze; seniors beaten; police cars stolen — these are scenes you don’t expect to see in Canada. But not only did they happen, but as the town of Caledonia sank into anarchy in the summer of 2006, the Ontario Provincial Police literally stood and watched.

In her new book, Helpless, Globe and Mail reporter Christie Blatchford tells an incredible story of violence, vandalism and lawlessness, a story made even more astonishing by the fact that at the time, the Toronto media just didn’t want to know. “It is outside the conventional view of aboriginal Canadians to have them photographed and interviewed while involved in acts of lawlessness and violence,” Blatchford told the North Shore News from Toronto. “People in my business aren’t used to having that kind of discussion. We’re more comfortable dealing with natives as one-dimensional victims. They’ve often been victims, certainly of government in this country, but now that’s

the conventional view. It was noticeably stark how often the non-native residents of Caledonia were painted in this red-necky way. This wasn’t a conspiracy, but the Globe and Mail, my newspaper, has a particular way of looking at native issues. So does the CBC.” The trouble in Caledonia began in February of 2006, when a handful of protestors from the Six Nations reserve occupied the nearby Douglas Creek Estates subdivision, which was still under construction. The province, the federal government, and the elected Six Nations council all agree that there is no native claim on the land. Nevertheless, police officers wouldn’t move the protestors along. “They should have acted like cops on the first day,” Blatchford says firmly. “There were only a half dozen protestors who showed up that first day. I think the OPP might have done what they had often done. This kind of ‘feeling of the waters’ was not unheard of in that area. But the police never tried to make them move. They could had given them a couple of hours to make their point and then said ‘OK folks, that’s it, you’ve got to move on.’ But we’ll never know.” Looming over the entire Caledonia episode is “the shadow of Ipperwash,” says Blatchford.

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In 1995, members of the Stoney Point band occupied Ipperwash provincial park, arguing it had been illegally expropriated from them. During a violent confrontation, an OPP officer shot and killed protestor Dudley George. The officer was later convicted of criminal negligence but received no jail time. George’s family called for an inquiry, and the then-opposition Ontario Liberals seized on the issue. “So they get elected, they call the inquiry. The inquiry is still going on, 200 clicks down the 401, when the Caledonia occupation happens. You think those guys wanted to have anything remotely similar happen on their watch? Not a chance,” Blatchford says. While the OPP did have a large number of officers on hand in Caledonia, they were entirely passive as roads were blockaded and townspeople harassed well outside of Douglas Creek Estates. The response plan was largely a product of the Ipperwash inquiry and was overseen by Superintendent Ron George, head of the OPP’s aboriginal response team — and Dudley George’s first cousin. “So what the townspeople and the natives saw was egregious law-breaking. Take the hydro transformer being razed to the ground. The whole area’s lights go out for three days — including people on Six Nations — and no one has yet been arrested for that. So what everyone says is ‘Holy Shit! See what they did and no one’s arrested.’ The occupiers are emboldened and the townspeople are intimidated.” The OPP did make one attempt to evict the protestors. But even this belated effort was thrown into confusion by attempts to tread carefully. “They have a pre-dawn raid,” Blatchford says. “They don’t carry all their equipment, they leave their guns in unlocked vans by the side of the road, they don’t have enough people, they forget Six Nations is just a hop, skip and a jump away with hundreds of people

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GLOBE and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford has been investigating the OPP’s handling of their involvement in the Caledonia occupation for the past ﬁve years. Her new book, Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us, has just been published by Random House. ready to come in, they ignore their own intelligence. They completely f***d it up.” The police were forced to retreat in the face of massed protestors. Tensions rose, as outraged townspeople vented their anger at the police. Several ofﬁcers did criticize

the OPP response plan, but they quickly got the message to shut up. Some were banned from the Caledonia area. One who didn’t keep quiet was unceremoniously reassigned to Toronto. He later ﬁled a grievance and won. What’s more, townspeople who began to organize and

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protest themselves were quickly painted as troublemakers by the police. At one point the frontline officers were told that their mission was “to protect the natives from the non-natives.” A police union official confided to Blatchford that See Confrontation page 31

Priceless images collected of the Man in Black ■ Pocket Cash by Jim Marshall, Chronicle Books, 160 pages, $22.95. The clever title of this book in no way reﬂects the value of the photographs it contains because so many of these images are priceless. Jim Marshall had a collection of pictures of Johnny Cash from three decades to draw on but for this book he focused on the mid-60s to the mid-70s. This was a turbulent era for Johnny Cash that saw him battling addiction and ultimately winning, then marrying the love of his life, June Carter. Marshall had complete access to his subject and it shows in the private moments

that he captured. He has included a range of images that reﬂect both the man and the legend. The Man in Black is captured in action and in thought, he is seen with his fellow musicians and with his family. The photographs come from four different parts of Marshall’s collection. There are pictures of at the ground-breaking performance at Folsom Prison, then the San Quentin show. There is a selection of Marshall’s colour portraits and his coverage of the opening broadcast of the Johnny Cash TV show. — Terry Peters

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CALENDAR From page 18 Shelton Art /Studios Gallery: 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-5356. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-9257292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Photographic Reflections: An exhibit by North Shore photographers Gary Eder, Keiko Imaizumi, Niloofar Miri and Ensieh Rastegar, until Dec. 19. Opening reception: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2-4 p.m. Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604922-5510 or www.starfireattheferries.com. Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.4 p.m. Studio 195 The Hive: 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-924-0122 or www.tartooful.com. Trench Contemporary Art: 102-148 Alexander St., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-681-2577 or www.trenchgallery. com. West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7270. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or www.westvanlib.org. West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Art in the Hall: Watercolour landscape paintings by Alfonso

Tejada will be on display until Jan. 7. Info: 604-925-7290. West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604925-7295 or www.westvancouvermuseum.ca. Takao Tanabe’s work will be on display until Dec. 23. Admission by donation. Artist talk: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m. West Vancouver Recreation Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Winsor Gallery: 3025 Granville St., Vancouver. Info: 604681-4870 or www.winsorgallery.com CONCERTS Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Box ofﬁce: 604-990-7810 or www.capilanou.ca/theatre. Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.centennialtheatre.com. Box ofﬁce: 604-984-4484. Deep Cove Coffee House: at St. Clare-in-the-Cove, 1384 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: lindabates@shaw.ca or 604-929-4019. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-929-3200 or www. DeepCoveStage.com. Deep Cove Yacht Club: 4420 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Handsworth Secondary School: 1044 Edgewood Rd., North Vancouver. Sweet Music: The band and string groups will perform, Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-980-6071 or www.highlandsunited.org. Jazz Vespers: Joy with the Dave Robbins Trio, Sunday, Dec. 5

at 4 p.m. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. With Thanks — A Night to Celebrate a Gift of Music: A gala celebration with performances to bid farewell to superintendent of schools Geoff Jopson, Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Admission by gift donation. Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.mtseymourunited.com. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Box ofﬁce: 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org. Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. See more page 28

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BEANIE. Skull cap. Stocking hat. Tuque. Toque. Call it what you like, but the knit cap is essential headgear when the mercury dips below zero. North Shore residents and visitors young and old brought out their winter woollies during our recent cold snap, sporting cute toppers of all shapes and sizes. Wikipedia describes the tuque as a knitted cap, originally of wool though now often of synthetic ﬁbres, that is designed to provide warmth in winter. Most tuques are tapered; they sometimes have ear ﬂaps, and may be topped with a pom-pom. The iconic tuque dates back to the 12th century. Famous modern-day tuque wearers: SCTV hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie, the late explorer Jacques Cousteau and U2 guitarist The Edge. To view our photo gallery of North Shore residents in their head-turning winter wear, visit www.nsnews.com. — Layne Christensen

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CALENDAR From page 28 Info: www.centennialtheatre.com. Box ofﬁce: 604-984-4484. Zalozhniki Lubvi: A Russian language theatre performance, Friday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Admission: $65/$55/$45. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Info and tickets: 604-929-3200 or www. deepcovestage.com. Dracula: A pantomime production, Dec. 15-17, 19, 21-23, 26-30 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18, 19, 26, 31 and Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. Admission: $15/$10. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre. org. St. Martin’s Church Hall: 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-767-0665. Info: www.smpdramatics. com. Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-983-2633 or www. northvanplayers.ca. Beauty and the Beast: A pantomime tradition, Dec. 3-5, 1012 and 17-19 at 7 p.m., matinees Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. Tickets: $8/ $4. Proceeds will go to the Harvest Project. CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m. Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820. Bridge Between Pub: 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1834 or www.bridgebetween.com. The Eagles Club Starlight Room: 170 West Third St., North Vancouver. East Side Marios: Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Jim Foster will be appearing every Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the lounge Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

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Confrontation has moved to the courts From page 22 it will take a full generation before the OPP recovers from the humiliation and confusion of the Caledonia occupation. There was a string of ugly incidents, including the severe beating of a man building a house as a present for his daughter, the roughing up of U.S. drug enforcement agents, and the torching of a wooden bridge. In the last case, firefighters refused to approach the blazing structure, saying they had no faith the police would protect them. But much of the residents’ anger comes from a steady stream of harassment and intimidation, from presenting ad hoc “passports” in order to drive to their homes to finding their yards torn up

by ATVs in the middle of the night. Douglas Creek Estates remains in occupied limbo, and much of the confrontation has moved to the courts. The federal and provincial government are still trying — at enormous cost to the taxpayer — to ﬁnd a negotiated settlement. “The Ipperwash judge said himself about the aboriginal response that the OPP urged upon him and he adopted,” said Blatchford. “He said ‘Make no mistake, this does not mean that natives are exempt from the rule of law.’ Nor are they. So why did the police and the government act like they were? The rule of law means we all agree that we all be bound by and treated equally under the law. That didn’t happen. It’s a very dangerous precedent.”

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According to a written statement, the department participated in support of a District of West Vancouver-led initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With more than half of the municipality’s greenhouse gases coming from heating homes, it is emphasizing home energy audits and home energy retrofits as key to achieving targets. As part of the initiative, West Vancouver is working with Eagle Island residents who signed up for an energy audit to find out how they can shrink their energy costs and carbon footprint. On Nov. 16, a colour thermal imaging camera, normally used by firefighters to locate fires inside walls and ceilings, helped show homeowners exactly where they’re losing heat. The program is in its infancy with the fire department and the district’s sustainability group working together to test the desire of the public, city staff and District of West Vancouver council to expand the program. It’s possible thermal imaging may be offered to residents for a small fee once they have completed an energy audit. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions in West Vancouver, an estimated 1,700 homes need to be retrofitted annually in order to meet the district’s carbon dioxide emission reduction targets. Currently on Eagle Island, many residents have completed an energy audit on their homes with results and progress being tracked by the District of West Vancouver. West Vancouver is committed to reducing community greenhouse gas emissions 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020, and 80 per cent by 2050. For more information visit www.westvancouver.ca/environment.

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Invent the Future Contest: B.C. Hydro is offering youth a chance to make a difference. They’re asking those ages 16-24 to submit creative ideas for raising awareness about the importance of energy conservation with a song, video or essay through an online province-wide contest. Prizes include $2,000 cash, a week at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School or iPod Touch packages. Submissions can be made individually or in teams of up to three people. The contest runs until Dec. 5. Early submissions are encouraged in order to accumulate votes via a people’s choice voting system. Info: www.inventthefuture.ca. District of North Vancouver Ofﬁcial Community Plan Workshops: Learn about the ﬁrst draft of the OCP that guides the community towards a more sustainable future by 2030, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30-9 p.m. at the District Hall, 355 West Queens Rd. Provide feedback on the draft, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet Rd. or Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd. Info and registration: 604-990-2421 or www.identity.dnv.org.

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Staying Sane CLINICAL psychologist Kathy McMahon addresses those in attendance at How to Stay Sane as the World Goes Crazy, a discussion about economic hardship, climate change and the oil industry, presented by Cool North Shore’s Cool Drinks in the District of North Vancouver’s council chambers earlier this fall.

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Aliqua display Christmas spirit at Vogue

Vocal ensemble changing the way people think about choral music ■ Aliqua: All I Want — Live in Concert, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vogue Theatre. Tickets: $30/$25 through www.voguetheatre.com.

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BACK in 2001, when a group of North Shore female singers were searching for a name to call themselves, they settled on Aliqua, a Latin term meaning “parts of a whole.” Intended to describe their interest in performing a wide variety of musical genres, it’s also telling of the way they view themselves and their approach to maintaining relationships. The eight-member Vancouver-based contemporary choral act is approaching its 10th anniversary season and credit the strong bonds amongst members as the reason for its longevity. “Of course it’s the singing and the music and we love to do that but I think what keeps us together speciﬁcally as a group is the fact that we enjoy each other so much,” says alto Tavia Cosper, 36. With two 2009 albums on Nettwerk under their belt — including a self-titled work and All I Want, a Christmas album that’s just been released in the United States and is selling well — Aliqua has found a means of exercising their passion for choral music, while also changing audiences’ perceptions of its potential. “The important thing about us is that we are not what you’re expecting when you think choir,” says soprano Erin Bishop, 29. “As long as people know that, then they’ll get what they’re hoping when they come to the show.” Aliqua has its roots at West Vancouver secondary, the result of the impact made by popular choral, music and drama teacher, Peter Vanderhorst. “We all came through this program and then when you graduate from high school there’s not really anything that does what he was doing,” says Bishop, describing she and her peers’ frustration at the lack of opportunities to continue to sing. While some local women’s choirs existed, then 17 and 18, the girls found the age gap to be intimidating, as well as many of the See Vocal page 36

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AS well as their upcoming show at the Vogue Theatre, Aliqua will be performing tomorrow at Park Royal South with the students of the Goh Ballet Academy at 11 a.m., 12:15 and 1 p.m.

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Vocal ensemble showing no signs of slowing down From page 35

groups’ focus on traditional music. Bishop and her friends convinced Vanderhorst to launch Celesta, a community choir, which attracted a number of West Vancouver secondary alumnae. That group existed for a few years, though was very casual and the “keeners” still weren’t satisfied, says Bishop. “We had a show coming up with Celesta and there were girls who would notoriously miss rehearsal so we created a review session . . . where if you missed rehearsal you could come and learn what you missed and there would be people there to help you,” she says. “None of the people who ever missed rehearsal ever showed up at these review sessions, it was just always the same six girls.” With nothing to do they decided to work on a song. Successful in doing their own thing, they invited three more girls to join them, Cosper included, and in 2001 had their first official season as Aliqua. While the core of the group has remained, membership has fluctuated over the years, seeing a few members come and go. From the beginning, Aliqua has shied away from the word “choir.” “When people think choir, they immediately think church or slow or classical and that’s because not that many people really listen to much choir, so it’s got such a stereotype of being this one thing,” says Bishop. “And what we do is really not like that.” What sets them apart from other choral groups is their lack of conductor and diverse

repertoire, which is chosen in a manner that Bishop describes as a “communal free for all.” For example, following the holiday season they’ll begin work on an anniversary show planned for the spring, seeing all the members participate in a group meeting. “Everyone is welcome to bring in input and we’ll try anything more or less. . . . Everyone is so tolerant of everyone else’s taste,” says Bishop. From original works to covers of pop artists, the door is wide open to everyone’s suggestions. For example, they’ve performed songs by Metallica, Mumford and Sons, Leonard Cohen and Tchaikovsky. While pleasing members is important, it’s also about pleasing a wide audience, says Cosper. “We like to try and keep it so there’s something for everybody who comes to a show. That’s sort of the key focus,” she says. With their 10th anniversary in their sights, Aliqua is showing no signs of slowing down. “I think we’ll be around for a long time. All of the girls are willing to sacrifice a lot to remain in Aliqua,” says Bishop. Aliqua is gearing up for a number of performances in the coming weeks including: free shows at Park Royal Shopping Centre tomorrow (Dec. 4) at 11 a.m., 12:15 and 1 p.m. They’re also among the performers at Pacifica Beat: A Concert for Hope and Recovery, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Vogue Theatre in support of Pacifica Treatment Centre. Tickets are $39 and available through www.voguetheatre.com. And finally, they’re headlining their own Christmas show at the Vogue Theatre on Dec. 12.

Winter passages

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LYNN Valley Literary’s Peggy Trendell-Jensen joins Jay Knutson of the North Shore Celtic Ensemble as they prepare for the spoken word and musical collaboration, Passages: Reﬂections From the Dark Side of the Year, that explores the winter season. The event takes place at Anne MacDonald Hall 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave. on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. go to www.LynnLit.ca for tickets and more information.

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Paltrow working hard for Country Strong ■ Various artists — Country Strong (RCA) Rating: 8 (out of 10)

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WHO knew Gwyneth Paltrow could sing?

Not Cee Lo Green. Apparently when he gave Glee producers the OK to use his song “Forget You” a few weeks ago he assumed someone in the cast would be tackling it.

CD REVIEWS Paltrow, as a guest star on the series, got the honours and sang the lead in front of an ensemble cast known for their vocal chops. She nailed it and her involvement was more than just a pleasant surprise for Cee Lo — her performance gave the song and the album it’s from, The Lady Killer, a huge push up the charts. Fox TV’s hit series Glee has become an increasingly important player selling music to an iTunes audience. Green’s original x-rated track (“F**k You/Forget You”) was the “top digital gainer” of the week at number 9 on Billboard’s Top 40 while Paltrow’s version with the Glee cast debuted at 11. On Billboard’s Digital Songs chart Paltrow and Green are already top of the pops, running one and two respectively. Paltrow had her own reasons for appearing on Glee to show everybody what she can do. Next month her latest film, Country Strong, featuring a country music theme and the acting debut of Nashville superstar Tim McGraw, opens in theatres. Even though the film won’t be screening until Jan. 7 the soundtrack for the movie has already been released. And it’s a good one. Most of the 12 tracks on the album are new and appear to have been written especially for Country Strong. Nashville’s focus on songwriting as an integral cultural component is in full effect here with some of country music’s top stars performing first-rate material — including Patty Loveless, Patty Griffin, Vince Gill, Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins and Chris See Paltrow page 42

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GWYNETH Paltrow, Leighton Meester and director Shana Feste attend the premiere of Country Strong at Regal Green Hills in Nashville Nov. 8. The ﬁlm opens in theatres Jan. 7.

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Passion Pit come out all ready to play BEING THERE ■ Passion Pit, Vogue Theatre, Nov. 29.

Carly Smith Contributing Writer

WE Barbarians started off the night with energy bubbling just below the surface of their chunky guitars and earnest vocals. They played well live, slightly reserved but with an engaging stage presence. I was impressed that they seemed able to pump up the crowd so we were all “prepared” for Passion Pit. The headliners completely breathed a gust of life into the evening. Their energy onstage was an electric current running into the crowd, animating everyone. Passion Pit’s music always sounds hopeful and upbeat, and live this is true tenfold. The band was well-rehearsed and played well together, much better live than I’d expected. I would say the energy and quality were equal to what is found on their recorded work. Songs such as “Make Light” moved the whole room with an almost tangible magic. It was great to hear them play the song “Truth,” the Chiddy Bang song Passion Pit were featured in. “Moth’s Wings” achieved grandeur of epic proportions, a song that exhilarated and moved me emotionally. This was a sweet interlude before the mood and energy was lifted back up with danceable songs like “The Reeling.” The lights changed colour and intensity variously through the night and seamlessly enhanced the mood of whichever song was being performed. I’d have to say the weak spot of the night was lead singer Michael Angelakos. While he clearly made an effort to move around the stage and attempted to build a rapport with the audience, the banter was kind of awkward and sparse (pretty much consisting of “Vancouver!!! Yeah!! Thank you guys so much . . .”). Angelakos’ vocal performance was not as strong as it could have been. The absolute worst moment was when “Little Secrets” screeched to a grinding halt as the singer explained to us that he’d forgotten the lyrics. Amid profuse apologies, he also asked if anyone in the band or in the audience could fill in the missing words. At first I thought it was a gimmick to get everyone to sing along but when the other band members looked a little frustrated and Angelakos became increasingly flustered I realized there’s no way they’d let a gimmick put such a cramp in the flow of their set. Finally, a resourceful audience member looked up the lyrics using their iPhone and handed it over to Angelakos to continue the song. After this setback Passion Pit seemed to play their hardest and their best, perhaps to make up for the setback. Either way they finished strong. The band played “Dreams” by The Cranberries as an encore. The cover effectively slowed the mood the before leaving with their mega-hit “Sleepyhead.” This was the song everyone was waiting for all night and the payoff was outstanding on this magical night. I felt like I’d been transported to an alternate, entirely musical planet for two hours.

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Blonde Redhead ﬁddle with their sound

■ Blonde Redhead, Commodore, Nov. 21.

J Brewis Contributing Writer

WITH eight albums to their name, veterans Blonde Redhead have a massive catalogue to work from when choosing a set list. But on this tour the band seems a bit done with their earlier work, sticking mainly to their three most recent releases: 2004’s Misery Is A Butterfly, 2007’s 23, and this year’s Penny Sparkle. The sonic influences of the material blends quite well, with the set seeming less like a grouping of songs than one big long track that had slight variations in progression. The New York City threepiece seemed quite at home on the Commodore stage, often drifting, eyes halfcocked, into a dreamlike state that went hand-in-hand with their music. Visually, the minimalist stage suggested that Blonde Redhead prefer quality over quantity — nine photographic light umbrellas and a series of fake candles NEWS photo Sprout periodically lit up on specific BLONDE Redhead, sticking mainly to material from recent releases, blended everything together like one big long sonic ride. tracks. The atmospheric slow-fading stage lighting complimented the music creating a moody introspective appeal. PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Blonde Redhead play well, and play hard. Their sound drilled deep through my chest, causing an almost physical connection to the music. As cheesy as that sounds, I let this next-level response just be another aspect to the experience, which really was in many ways a sensory overload. Vocalist Kazu Makino’s vocal stylings are quite varied and unique, with even her loudest screams laced with interwoven ■ Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Media Club, Nov. 4. them to go on to bigger and better things, the selfish side of me echoes. Between her voice and the instrumentation on-stage was overjoyed that the show was moved from the less personal JJ Brewis from twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace, the band Venue. come off as modest and charming, managing to captivate on But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here. Even the Contributing Writer even the most basic level. openers, Weekend, showed some major teeth. If bands that AS the Georgia Straight so earnestly boasted When trading off vocals with Amedeo, it is apparent that Pains of Being Pure At Heart choose to open for them is any recently, Vancouver music-goers lucky enough they have a similar delivery, yet obviously differ in pitch. indication Weekend, like Girls, who opened for them last year, When harmonizing, it is as if one voice has briefly split have a lot to look forward to. Girls have exploded on the indie to catch last summer’s Pains of Being Pure At into two planes. Near the end of the set, when Amedeo took Heart Vancouver debut at the Biltmore can count pop scene, possibly even more than the band they opened for. the microphone on 23’s “SW,” his whispers become wolf Weekend it turns out have a lot to write home about. Don’t themselves among the lucky few. howls, and the tinkering bells and key parts were scrapped let their all-black wardrobe and Joy Division esthetics fool you. Without coming off as smug I will start this off by saying, for big jungle drum sounds. They have a lot under their hats that comes out as soon as their yes, I was one of the lucky few that night, and being fairly new The band constantly rework their sound so it is doubtful set begins. The all-male San Francisco-based gloom rockers are to the band, I quickly turned into a major fan. that even these present sounds will satisfy them for long. mounted to do great things. Promoting their upcoming album The Media Club, tiny and intimate, may be the perfect Next time expect something even more of a departure from See Band page 43 venue for the group. Despite rooting for them and wanting Blonde Redhead.

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Mint Records hosting early Xmas bash Nardwuar’s Evaporators playing label’s annual Christmas party

■ Mint Record’s Ridiculously Early Xmas Party, Biltmore Cabaret featuring Carolyn Mark, The Evaporators, Hot Panda, Kellarissa, Fanshaw, Geoff Berner and special guest, Laura Barrett. Tonight. Tickets $14 at the door.

Cheryl Rossi Contributing Writer

IF nothing has you feeling even a spark of seasonal spirit, the sight of Nardwuar the Human Serviette dressed in his mother’s 1960s psychedelic blue and pink jumpsuit, hoisting a portable Ace Tone keyboard alongside Alex Kapranos from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand on stage at Strathcona’s Ukrainian Hall, just might do the trick. The easy-to-find video snippet of Mint Records’ 2006 Ridiculously Early Xmas Party gives viewers a taste of the joy the annual event can bring. Performing “Take Me Out” with Kapranos and members of The Cribs, who Kapranos was recording at a local studio, is just one of Nardwuar’s favourite memories of a Mint Christmas. The other is being introduced by a high school friend to Larry van Kampen, who now manages Nardwuar’s website, at a packed Railway Club. “When you walk into these things, you don’t usually expect to end up with somebody that’ll help you with your website the next day, that’s what I really love about them — a diverse group of people coming together,” Nardwuar says. This year’s rendition of Mint’s Ridiculously Early Xmas Party sees Nardwuar’s band The Evaporators headlining the Dec. 3 show at the Biltmore Cabaret. The local independent record label, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, will also hand out Pocky and presents to the first 75 people through the door, according to label manager Shena Yoshida. Edmonton’s Hot Panda will play its dance-inducing rock, Geoff Berner will bust out his accordion and party girl Carolyn Mark will charm with her false eyelashes and country-tinged tunes. Kellarissa, Laura Barrett and CiTR DJ Duncan McHugh round out the bill, and Yoshida says concertgoers should “brace” themselves for surprises. Andrew W.K. jammed with The Evaporators at the preChristmas party in 2008 and to Nardwuar’s surprise, local punk icons Randy Rampage (D.O.A.), Jon Card (D.O.A., SNFU, The Subhumans) and Brian “Wimpy” Roy Goble (D.O.A., The Subhumans) also jumped on stage. “They all ended up on stage jamming ‘F*** You’ by The Subhumans. Out of the blue. It was amazing.” The Human Serviette would only say John Collins of The New Pornographers, who hasn’t played guitar with The Evaporators since 1997 (he’s played bass since), will be the special guest. “As you get older, you just wake up and take a breath and feel good that you’re still alive,” the 42-year-old says. “Just getting ourselves down there is what I’m looking forward to.” Proceeds from the door will benefit SAINTS, the Senior

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Young. The only weak link is the bombastic “Thirsty” from the always bombastic Hank Williams Jr. that kills the vibe momentarily. Paltrow herself sings on four songs — the title track featuring Gill and Grifﬁn on background support, an excellent Gretchen Wilsonish take on “Shake That Thing”, “Coming Home” and a duet with costar Tim McGraw on “Me and Tennessee” written by her Coldplay husband Chris Martin. Paltrow gave one of the best songs on the soundtrack, a cover of Rascal Flatts’ “Words I Couldn’t Say,” to one of her other costars, Leighton Meester, better known as Blair on Gossip Girl. A stellar performance from a young TV star that should pull in a whole other demographic just as Paltrow did with Glee. Another standout cover is Ronnie Dunn’s version of Gary Stewart’s honky tonk classic

“She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Double)” written by roots genius Wayne Carson Thompson who has had a hand in so many great tunes (such as Alex Chilton and The Box Top’s “The Letter” and “Soul Deep,” Conway Twitty’s “I See The Want-To In Your Eyes” and Johnny Paycheck’s “Slide Off Your Satin Sheets.” In Nashville writers write, players play and singers sing. Some people even multitask and do all three at once. Let’s just hope, after all Paltrow’s hard work, that Tim McGraw can act. — John Goodman

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CALENDAR From page 32 Magician every Friday and Sunday, 5 p.m. Children are welcome. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 8-10 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646. OTHER EVENTS Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www. centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484. Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour: Highlights of films from the 35th annual festival, Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Info: www.accvancouver. ca/bmffworldtour_2010. Admission: $18/$15. Tickets are available online, at MEC and at the door. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www.kaymeekcentre.com or 604-913-3634. Movies at the Meek — Winter’s Bone: The story of a young girl’s passage from adolescence to adulthood, Monday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Rating: PG. Tickets: $12. NEWS photo Sprout Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9840286, ext. 8144. VANCOUVER’S psychedelic rockers Black Mountain SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: (Amber Webber, above) returned home this week to Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with play two shows at the Commodore Ballroom on their moderator Mark Battersby, current Dropout Boogie tour. After a Christmas break Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7 they head out again for some shows Down Under in p.m. Topic: Environment February. — Is the reason we care about the environment because we want to to join this discussion, Friday, Dec. 17 from leave a livable world to our children and/or 10:30 a.m. to noon. Topic: Egoism — Are because we think nature is inherently valuable? people interested only in themselves? When Admission: $5. they give presents or cards are they really just West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 out to meet their own needs? Admission: $5. Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925— Compiled by Debbie Caldwell and 7407 or www.westvanlib.org. Tessa Holloway. Email information for your SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

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Band going in a new direction From page 40

Sports, the outﬁt came off as a young The Cure in looks, but sounded like a cross between No Age and Vivian Girls. It’s in their gritty nature and droning guitars that they shine. With their recent signing to Slumberland Records, it’s likely they will be back for another round. It wasn’t long before the band everyone came to see hit the stage. Pains of Being Pure At Heart, complete with their new touring guitarist, built off their sound with some newer songs that will appear on their next album. Vocalist Kip Berman shone right off the bat with backup vocalist and keyboardist Peggy Wang chiming along in perfect harmonies. Wang, dressed in a unicorn shirt available at the merch table, certainly held her own on the stage with the four men. Berman’s stage banter came off as cutesy yet passionate, but it was hard to take my eye off the oversized Audrey Tautou pin he was sporting, likely a homemade addition to his wardrobe. Sonically, Pains of Being Pure At Heart do Pitchfork-ready indie pop best, and they are clearly on top of their game. The new

track “We Will Never Die,” showed elements of a new direction with more layers. Devout traditionalists will likely be upset, but it is impressive to see a band, who is doing everything right, take their formula and add in some complications to the matter. On songs from their self-titled debut such as “103” and set closer “Young Adult Friction,” Berman, Wang and the rest of the band tore the Media Club up. The sound bounced off the walls in the best of ways with a massive intensity exploding off the stage. With the crowd dancing like their lives were at stake it’s interesting to note that these songs are not necessarily profoundly happy songs and often deal with sadness and heartbreak. Not that the band members would have you believe that — armed with toothy smiles and addressing their adoring fans between almost each song change, the band appeared to be quite level-headed, and not the coolerthan-thou scene one might expect from a band of their status. Berman even invited the entire crowd to join him and the band for a round of nachos after the show. “Everyone loves nachos, right?”

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TRAVEL

Banff impresses as a winter wonderland Peter Neville-Hadley

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BANFF, Alberta —“Let’s go! Let’s go!” shout the children enthusiastically, and the team of dogs who have been waiting impatiently for this exact command immediately cease barking and yelping, leap forward in their harnesses, and instantly get the sled into motion and slithering off over the snow. Indifferent to the sub-zero temperatures, the Alaskan racing huskies show impressive acceleration the makes the children shriek with pleasure. The team pulls the sled rapidly along a winding route that gives views across a frozen lake to spiny peaks pin-sharp in the dry winter air and framed by the bluest of skies. At this moment it is hard to believe that Banff was originally created in the 19th century as a summer playground to increase traffic on the newly-completed coast-to-coast Canadian Pacific Railway. Winter activities are a relatively recent addition in a town that once closed down completely until spring. To the children, safely smothered in multiple layers of clothes and further wrapped in blankets and canvass, Banff is a winter wonderland of sleds, sleighs, skis, skates, and snowmen, with the comfort of a roaring log fire in the hotel room at the end of the day. On the drive across Alberta west from Calgary the broad and straight Trans-Canada Highway runs across plains studded with rolled bales of hay yellowed by the horizontal late afternoon sunlight, topped with snow, and standing in fields of brilliant white. But as the road breasts a rise there’s a sudden vista of the sharp snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains stretching almost the entire width of the horizon. About an hour-and-a-half from Calgary the peaks huddle close around a viewpoint on the lower slopes of Mount Norquay which offers an aerial view of Banff, a compact mountain town, purpose-built for pleasure, sitting spider-like at the centre of a web of roads leading upwards to gondola stations and mountainside hotels. The dogsledding takes place about half an hour’s drive outside town, close to the Spray Lakes created by the small hydro-electric project that keeps Banff’s winter lights twinkling. The howling of more than a hundred sled dogs can be heard well before the shuttle van stops in a snowladen clearing. The lithe, black-and-tan creatures, part greyhound to add speed and sometimes with startling cornflower-blue eyes, are brought over and tied either side of a single cable attached to

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IN the midst of the Canadian Rockies a six-dog team gets a helping push uphill. a small, low sled with room for a family of four. Luke, the guide, stands on the runners at the rear, shouting commands, using his feet to brake and steer the sled, and ready to throw out a twopronged anchor for an emergency stop should the need arise. This also acts as a handbrake when we pause on the trail for photography or to help steer at the back, and in their eagerness to get going, the dogs frequently glance back to see whether Luke has yet pulled it out of the ground. The two dogs nearest to the sled, a little larger than average, are called wheel dogs, and are the power of the operation. The next pair, called team dogs, add further power Then there’s a dog on his own called the point dog, and two leaders at the front. “Nanook and White, they’re the brains,” says Luke. “They know how to go round corners, and they know not to chase squirrels into the bush and take the whole team with them.” “Har over!” he yells to pull over a little to the left; “Gee!” to pull to the right.

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Why seven dogs, and not eight? “For the right speed,” he explains. We can easily add a dog and go from seven dogpower to eight dogpower if we want to go faster, but from so low to the ground it all looks thrillingly fast enough anyway. Nearer the centre of Banff, there’s alternative snow travel courtesy of a pair of Percherons, vast black beasts with hooves the size of dinner plates, who probably provide at least two horsepower each. Going at a steady trot they pull a large cheerful red sleigh with five benches of passengers as if it doesn’t exist. The hoofbeats are swallowed by the snowbound pastures, the harness jingles merrily with a jaunty rhythm, and snowflakes settle on the horses’ broad black rumps. On brief downhill sections they automatically accelerate to prevent the sleigh from catching up with them, and in fact there seems little for Barry, the driver, to do. So he names the surrounding mountains—Rundle, Suphur, Tunnel, Cascade, and Norquay—in all their panoramic splendour, and slides us past a large herd of stubbily-antlered black-and-brown elk. Some glance up curiously at our passage, but most remain indifferent. Banff’s streets are named for the wildlife whose preservation is one of the surrounding National Park’s major concerns. On the approach via the Trans-Canada Highway signs warn of wild animals, and for once such warnings are frequently accompanied by sightings of the animals in question: not just elk, two of whom also meander one day right between the chalets of our hotel, but bighorn sheep packing a bugle at each ear, grazing at the roadside. Bridges and underpasses exclusively for animal use have been specially constructed across the Trans-Canada Highway and screens in the tourist information centre show video images of tentative approaches by bears, cougars, wolves, and wolverines, proof that the effort has been worthwhile. But close encounters with domesticated animals are at least as exciting, and back at the stables the children pat the long, intelligent faces of the now steaming and snowflake-free horses. Come next Christmas, “Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,” will have far more meaning. If little fingers and toes do need warming, then indoor attractions include the Whyte

Museum with stirring material on the construction of the trans-continental railway that brought Banff into existence, and on larger-thanlife local heroes such as Norman Luxton, who crossed the Pacific in a canoe and built the first hotel in Banff to remain open through the winter. He famously threw its keys down a drain on the day it opened so that it couldn’t ever be closed. His collection of First Nations artifacts became the basis of the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, whose current incarnation is designed to resemble a 19th-century fort and trading post, and which would be worth a visit to Banff in its own right for its displays of the most exquisite and elaborate domestic items made from feathers, beads, and porcupine quills. The best viewpoint of all is from the top of the Sulphur Mountain gondola ride, whose base is just outside the town centre. A few minutes’ rapid and steep climb brings the cable cars to a 360-degree viewing platform offering vistas of peaks in every direction. But as with the dogsled and horse-drawn sleigh it’s the getting there that provides the excitement rather than actually getting anywhere in particular. The swaying ride and the rapid dwindling of the lower station makes her first gondola ride clearly the hit of the visit with the three-year-old, while the seven-year-old’s praise is more catholic. “I like everything I’ve done in Banff,” he says. But even before the busy three-day visit is half over, as he helps to reward the eager sled dogs with treats offered on the flat of the hand and dishes of chicken-flavoured water, it’s clear that “Let’s go! Let’s go,” will be the call at the start of every trip in any kind of vehicle from now on. If you go: Comprehensive information on getting to Banff and everything to do there can be found at www.banfflakelouise.com. Our dogsledding experience was with Howling Dog Tours, www.howlingdogtours. com, and sleigh riding with Warner Stables, www. horseback.com. The Buffalo Mountain Lodge, www.crmr. com/buffalo-mountain-lodge.php, has small suites perfect for families, with fireplaces, complimentary supply of logs, handy microwave and cooking facilities for quick meals, and hearty winter-proofing breakfasts in its main lodge.

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

GREEK Kypriaki Taverna

Now Open everyday @ noon for Lunch! Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland. Our two new highlytrained chefs are also serving up fresh gourmet Mediterraneaninspired specials. With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service, candlelit charm and daily food/drink specials, you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant.Free parking at rear of building.Call for delivery/take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience. 1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

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

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating our fresh summer promotion and Saturday Night Magic Show.Pantry N.Vancouver invites you to join us anytime between 6am to 10pm,7 days. Especially to discover our Fresh Summer Menu. We’re also proud to present Magician Lillykay.Performing at your table Every Saturday of August from 5pm to 7pm.We are at Holiday Inn,N.Vancouver.For Reservation or Carryout Orders Please call us at 604-985-4477. Also follow us on Twitter at PantryNorthVan Located at the Holiday Inn, N. Van. 604-985-4477 www.thepantry.ca

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

Mountain Sushi

PUB

Lynn Valley Town Center’s newest sushi restaurant! Daily sushi and box specials. Licensed premises. Free delivery for orders over $20. 10% off 1 day advance orders. Ample parking–underground and mall. 125-1233 Lynn Valley Rd, N. Van. 604-988-7868 www.mountainsushi.ca

GO CANUCKS GO! New Molson SubZero Canadian & Coors Light draught specials for all Canuck games. Close to public transportation,free parking,fully enclosed,heated, smoke-free veranda.Extensive menu boasting Pub,West Coast & Asian fare dishes plus great weekly & daily food features plus extensive menu.Take-Out also available. Reserve your holiday season event or party today [8-30 ppl excluding Fridays]. 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van. 604.990.8880 www.blackbearpub.com

The Bridge Between Pub $ $

“Perfect room for private parties up to 200 ppl. Fundraisers, birthdays,anniversaries,retirement, or let us cater your party and clean up the mess!”All sporting events, including PPV on our ﬂat screens and big screens. Daily wings and beverage specials. Excellent seasonal menu, daily specials and brunch. 1970 Spicer Road, N. Van. 604-924-1834 A Tom & Binnie Production

The Rusty Gull

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

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

JAPANESE

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

The Black Bear Pub

FRENCH Chez Michel

Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

Village Tap House

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

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

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

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

The Fish House In Stanley Park

$$$

While strolling in the park,enjoy exceptional seafood in one of our unique dining rooms,patios,or oyster bar. Weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Afternoon tea,daily from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m. Come and join us... we are just a bridge away! 8901 Stanley Park Drive, Van (Where the west end meets Stanley Park) 604-681-7275 www.ﬁshhousestanleypark.com

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$

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

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

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

WEST COAST The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

$$$

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

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TO THE lady who found my drivers licence near 15th & Lonsdale and delivered it right to my front door. I don’t think I thanked her enough for her act of kindness. So good to know that our community has citizens looking out for each other.

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Obituaries

DAWE - Dorothy Lilian passed away peacefully on Sunday November 28th, 2010 in West Vancouver, BC. She was born in London, England on November 20th, 1925 and immigrated to Africa with her husband, Geoff, and her 3 children in 1958. Following her husband’s death in 1978, she lived for many years in England and South Africa. Then in 1996, she immigrated to Canada to be with her daughter, Caryl and family. She will always be remembered for her great sense of humour, her genuine care for others, and her love of animals. She will be sorely missed by her children, Peter, Caryl, and Wendy; her grandchildren, Tanya, Craig, Andrew, Adam, Shelley, Mark, and Samantha; and her greatgrandson, Ben. The Funeral Service will be held at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver, BC, on Tuesday December 7th, 2010 at 10am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the SPCA or WWF.

Obituaries

HEINZELMAN Patricia Vivian Frances (Winger) Quickly, and at home on November 24, 2010, Mom passed away. She was born at home at 1530 Kitchener St., Vancouver, B.C. on June 25, 1931 to Verner and Constance Winger (Laidman). Survived by her loving children Catherine (Paul), Kurt (Outi), Mark, Susan (Nunzio), Karl (Rose’L) and Patty-Jo (John). Also many grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and so many friends. Predeceased by her son Paul, her sisters Geraldine, Jacqueline Grout, Ruth Lowe and brother David Winger. Mom grew up in West Vancouver then moved north to Quesnel and started her family. She moved to North Vancouver in 1967. Mom worked for the North Shore Family Services, Daycare Information Services and retired from the Ministry of Social Services. Mom enjoyed a busy retirement; book club, golfing, bowling, opera, volunteering and visiting. Mom was a kind, capable, amazing woman. We were blessed to have her in our lives. Now in God’s loving arms. Service to be held at: Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver on December 10, 2010 at 10:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Kidney Foundation would be appreciated. The family sends well wishes to Dr. Craig Markle and our warm thanks for over 30 years of your great care of mom.

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KYLE - Stuart Aug 5th 1936 - Nov 25th 2010 Stuart passed away peacefully in Evergreen House. Much loved husband, dad, and grandpa; he will be greatly missed by wife Jean, sons Richard (Julie), Allister (Tammy) and granddaughters Natalie and Erika. Stuart and his family moved to North Vancouver in 1981 from Cumbria, England where he worked as an industrial education teacher. When in Canada he worked as a finishing carpenter and substitute teacher until finding his ideal employment at the Mary Pack Arthritis Society as a work shop technician. During his retirement years he enjoyed travelling, gardening, wood working projects and spending time with his family. The family would like to thank the staff of Lions Gate Hospital and Evergreen House for their care during the past five months. Celebration of Stuart’s life is to be held at St. Agnes Church located at 530 East 12th Street, North Vancouver, on Thursday December 9th at 2:00pm. Donations in the memory of Stuart Kyle can be made to the Lions Gate Hospital Evergreen Foundations Pet Program or the BC Children’s Hospital Neurology Clinic for the Paediatric Stroke Program.

Ronald Valentine Bassett Howard August 24, 1933 – November 24, 2010

MOXLEY, MYRON ALLAN

MOXLEY, MYRON 1950 - 2010 ALLAN

1950 -26, 2010 A beautiful soul left us early Friday morning November 2010, with his loving family at his side at St. Paul’s hospital. Myron had courageously been fighting colon cancer for the past 4 1/2 years. A beautiful soul left us early Friday morning November 26, 2010, with his loving family at his side at St. Paul’s

Myron is predeceased by his fatherbeen Myron Moxley Senior, his step-father (Toru) Nakano, and his mother, hospital. Myron had courageously fighting colon cancer for the pastJoe 4 1/2 years. Irene Nakano. He is survived by his loving sisters, Colleen Sostad and Marlene Buck, and his life partner, John Myron is predeceased by his father Myron Moxley Senior, his step-father Joe (Toru) Nakano, and his mother, Bennett. Irene Nakano. He is survived by his loving sisters, Colleen Sostad and Marlene Buck, and his life partner, John Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 25, 1950, Myron spent 8 years there before moving to Vancouver Bennett. with his family in 1958, and shortly thereafter settled in North Vancouver. He attended Ridgeway Elementary Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 25,School 1950, Myron spent 8school) years there beforeNorth moving to Vancouver School, followed by Sutherland Secondary (then middle and finally Vancouver High with hiswhere familyhe in graduated 1958, and shortly thereafter settled in North Vancouver. He attended Ridgeway Elementary School Grade 12. School, followed by Sutherland Secondary School (then middle school) and finally North Vancouver High After completing high school, Myron entered the University of British Columbia. During these years Myron School where graduated Grade 12.at the local I.G.A. which was then located on Marine Drive in North worked, whilehe attending university, Vancouver. His days full -Myron studying at U.B.C. the of weekdays and working nights and years weekends at After completing highwere school, entered the during University British Columbia. During these Myron the grocery store. The jobuniversity, allowed Myron to be focused his career and education he came to realize he worked, while attending at the local I.G.A. on which was then located onasMarine Drive in North did not wantHis to work thefull retail businessatfor the rest of his Vancouver. days in were - studying U.B.C. during thelife. weekdays and working nights and weekends at the grocery store. The job allowed Myron to be focused onthe hisFaculty career and educationand as received he came to he After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, Myron entered of Education hisrealize teaching did not want the to work in theyear. retail business for the rest of his life. certification following After Bachelorcareer of Artsworking degree,as Myron enteredteacher the Faculty of Education received his Myronreceiving began hisa teaching a substitute for the Vancouverand School Board. Heteaching started certification the following year. School. He continued his teaching career for the next 32 years, retiring in teaching at Templeton Secondary June 2008 at Kitsilano Secondary School. Kitsilano School would always remain close to Myron’s heart as a Myron began his teaching career working as a substitute teacher for the Vancouver School Board. He started school that his teaching style and one student body would always remain and was suchin a teaching at defined Templeton Secondary School. He whose continued his teaching career for the nextloyal 32 years, retiring treasure to at teach English Literature. He became a mentor many.always remain close to Myron’s heart as a June 2008 Kitsilano Secondary School. Kitsilano Schooltowould Myron loveddefined traveling had many tripsone to whose Europe,student the USbody and would Asia. For the past four years spent school that his and teaching style and always remain loyal andhe was suchasa much time he could in Indian Wells, he loved dearly. treasure to as teach English Literature. Hewhich became a mentor to many. The family would like toand thank Paultrips Klimo, Chemo Edmunds thefour palliative care nurses Myron loved traveling hadDr. many to the Europe, thenurses, US andDr. Asia. For theand past years he spent as at Lions Gate we would to thank Dr. Kimel much time asHospital. he could Also, in Indian Wells,like which he loved dearly.for his compassion and the palliative care nurses at St. Paul’s Hospital. The family would like to thank Dr. Paul Klimo, the Chemo nurses, Dr. Edmunds and the palliative care nurses We would alsoHospital. like to thank special Giovanna Bombino & Lynda Cook from Kitsilano who have at Lions Gate Also,his wevery would like tofriends thank Dr. Kimel for his compassion and the palliative care nurses always been Hospital. there for him during this difficult journey. at St. Paul’s 'anywould man’salso death I am involved in mankind, and therefore neverKitsilano send to who know for We likediminishes to thank hisme, verybecause special friends Giovanna Bombino & Lynda Cook from have whom the bell tolls;for it tolls for thee' John Donne (1572-1621) always been there him during this difficult journey. 'That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, acts of kindness and love' William 'any man’s death diminishes me, because I amnameless, involved inunremembered mankind, and therefore never send to know for Wordsworth whom the bell(1770-1850) tolls; it tolls for thee' John Donne (1572-1621) Myron’s wishes were that there would be no service. In his memory donations may be made to the B.C. 'That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love' William Cancer Foundation for Research, Hollyburn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements 604-922-1221. Wordsworth (1770-1850) We loved him dearly and will miss him always. Myron’s wishes were that there would be no service. In his memory donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Foundation for Research, Hollyburn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements 604-922-1221. We loved him dearly and will miss him always.

Passed peacefully November 24, 2010 at North Shore Hospice, North Vancouver, at the age of 77. Born August 24, 1933 to Norman and Eunice Howard, predeceased by his beloved wife of 50 years Barbara Howard (nee Leith) and younger brother Peter, Ron leaves his brother David and wife Patti, son Geoff with wife Marie Claire, daughter Lisa with husband Jamie, son Tim and wife Julie, and grandchildren Nicolas, Charlie, Maggie, Lucy, Aliya and Caleb. A lifelong Vancouverite, Ron leaves a rich legacy of friendships and achievements. A Magee graduate (1951), Ron entered UBC School of Architecture and excelled in his studies finishing first in his final year (1957). Long days of studying were lightened by family summers at Boundary Bay, parties with his Alpha Delta fraternity brothers and courting the lovely and talented Barbara, leading to their marriage in 1959. With the arrival of Geoff in 1962, Ron and Barbara moved to the North Shore to raise their growing family in West Vancouver. Independently minded, Ron soon started his own firm and from two commissions and one drafting table built Howard Yano Architects (later Howard Bingham Hill), one of Vancouver’s most successful architectural firms. Ron made significant contributions to the Vancouver cityscape, including Kitsilano pool, Langara College and Emily Carr College of Art and Design, as well as to communities across BC and the Yukon where his firm designed schools, community centres and other public institutions. Ron will always be remembered for his hard work, integrity and commitment to serving his clients. Early pioneers of skiing at Whistler, Ron and Barb spent many happy weekends with their family at their Rimrock cabin. Ron left his mark on the mountain with the design of the Blackcomb day skier building, Rendezvous Lodge and Monk’s Grill. Ron’s retirement in 2000 lead to new experiences – long bike rides, kayaking, and exotic travel – as well as more time for Ron and Barb’s favourite pastime, relaxing on the beach at Wailea, Maui. Barb’s last years were marked by illness, and Ron’s steadfast love and support for Barb exemplify his strength, determination and undying affection for his life-long partner. Diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in the summer of 2005, Ron embraced five more full years of life, keeping a busy social agenda with friends, family and the bike gang from West Van. He spent his last two weeks at the beautiful North Shore Hospice, surrounded by family and the prayers of his many friends. His passing was peaceful, and we hope he is now reunited with Barb and looking for a nice beach in heaven. Ron’s family thanks Joannie McDonald and her staff of angels who cared for Dad with love and endless patience. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m., December 7, 2010 at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 1068 Inglewood Ave., West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Prostate Cancer Foundation BC: www.prostatecancerbc.ca/donate; #4-17918 55th Ave., Surrey BC, V3S 6C8.

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Obituaries

ATKINSON - Frank December 9, 1926 – November 13, 2010. Born and raised in Vancouver, died in Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver. He was predeceased by his parents, John & Edith, his elder brother Jack & younger brother, Roger. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Pauline, his two daughters, Carolyn (Paul) and Heather (Rob); his sister Sylvia Peter), sisters in-law Hedy and Joyce, his grandchildren, Kristine (Rob), Kurt (Kelsey), Matthew; stepgrandchildren; Tabitha, Nathan, Jamie and Derek; great grandchildren, Makayla, Tyler, Robbie, Kyle, and Jillian; two nieces and four nephews. Frank was an accomplished carpenter, journeyman Electrician with the bulk of his working career spent at BC Hydro retiring in 1989 after 23 years. A life-time member of the Grouse Mountain Tyee ski club, Frank (a.k.a. Franky racer) was a champion ski racer in the late 40’s and early 50’s, head coach for the NGSL and master’s racer in the 70’s. A Celebration of Life will be held at First Memorial Boal Chapel at 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver at 2:00pm on Thursday December 9th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson’s Society British Columbia or a charity of your choice.

CUMMINS, Rosamond (Rossi) Elizabeth nee Fulljames Born in Vancouver, February 1, 1923 to Pheobe and Bert Fulljames, Rossi passed away peacefully in Langley on November 29, 2010 at the age of 87. Predeceased by her loving husband John Thomas Cummins in 1985 and by her brothers Bert, Jack and Alan Fulljames. Survived by her four children, John (Carolyn), Rossi, Bert (Lana) and Ken (Marleen), four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She is also survived by her two sisters Phoebe (John), Beverley (Frank) and her brother Sydney Fulljames as well as several nieces, nephews and many friends. Mom loved her family, garden, crafts, reading and entertaining. She was always happiest when cooking, canning, baking and providing for her extended family. She will be sadly missed and forever remembered. Flowers are gratefully declined. If you wish, please make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Society. Memorial service will be held on December 4th at 11.30 am at the Valley Curling Club, 6150 176 St., Surrey, BC V3S 4E7, 604-574-4483. Viewing and graveside service will be held at Valley View Memorial Gardens 14660 72 Ave. Surrey, BC V3S 2E7, 604-596-7196 following the memorial. Refreshments will be served back at the Valley Curling Club, 6150 - 176 St. Surrey, BC. 604-574-4483.

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PETERSEN, David Barry P. Eng. BSc Mining Engineering, BSc Geology 23 August, 1931 – 16 Nov. 2010 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear husband and father. After a lengthy illness, and an already tired heart, David came to rest with Wendy by his side. David was a true gentleman, kind, considerate and unassuming, with a steadfast integrity and a commitment to excellence in everything he did. A quiet family man, he was well read with a keen mind, along with a wonderfully dry sense of humour. He supported his family in every endeavour, and encouraged his sons to follow their dreams. Born in Cape Town, he was educated at Old Diocesan College and Witwatersrand University. He emigrated to Canada in 1964, and while on exploration in Portugal, Greece and Spain, he met his wife in 1970. Spanning 6 decades, his work meant everything to him; from the gold mines of South Africa, to copper and diamonds in Western Canada. After 1982, his focus shifted to gold deposits in Northern Mexico, and even long after his retirement, David still enjoyed consulting. He will be greatly missed by his wife Wendy of 40 years, his two sons Mark and Derek, and his sister Yasmin and family in Italy and many friends - as well as his beloved dogs - Brisa, Pippa and Oyster the cat. Go well Dad - We all miss you Join us to Celebrate David’s Life at the Northlands Golf Club - Mt. Seymour Tuesday December 7th, from 2 -4 p.m. Donations in his memory may be made to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation or Covenant House.

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Sat Sun, Nov 27th, 28th, 9-5 Sat/Sun. Dec 4th & 5th 9-5 1453 Lonsdale (Downstairs) BUY brand name outerwear, goggles, hoodies,snowboard boots, gloves, pants, skate shoes, skis, boards& more!

FREE MARTIAL ARTS Self Defense Program

For North Shore Residents with Physical Disability 35-65 years of age. Get physically acitve! Improve your self-esteem! Feel confident! Where: North Shore Neighbourhood House. 225 East 2nd Street North Vancouver, BC V7L 1C4 When: Thursdays starting Nov 4th - Dec 2nd. then Jan 8th - 29th (8weeks) Cost: FREE Sponsored By: Vancouver Coastal Health Info and Registration The Cerebral Palsy Association Feri 604-408-9484

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Coming Events

WEST VAN Capilano Constituency Association (BC Conservative) announces it’s Inaugural meeting to be held Thurs, December 9 at West Van Memorial Library at 7pm. (Welsh Hall, Eastroom). Public is welcome. Refreshments available.

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Lost & Found

FOUND KEYS WED Dec 1 NR LYNN VALLEY MALL. CALL TO ID 604-619-0649 LOST 1 silver DROP earring square dragon fly design on Nov 20th Lonsdale Quay to London Drugs. Pls call 604-980-8433 LOST CAR KEY, 17th & Marine Dr, West Van Wed, Nov 24. Please call 604-981-5002 LOST. SET OF CAR KEYS at Save on Foods on Marine Drive in North Vancouver on Thursday, November 25th. I also lost a GOLD EARRING on the West Vancouver Seawall Friday, November 12th. Please phone 604 862-3955

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ENJOY A GREAT SOCIAL LIFE *** TGIF SINGLES *** Things to do, places to go, friends to meet. Dinners, dances, walks, trips, tennis, golf, etc... with fun people. Info. evenings Thursdays Call 604-988-5231 www.tgifcanada.com

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FT BOOKKEEPER for property management co. Job includes: A/P, monthly/ annual statements, bank recs, invoicing. Send resume & CV to Jolene@PAMC.ca. Or fax 604-980-0768. Incl. Wage expectations.

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TAYLORMOTIVE COLLISION

In North Van requires a lot person clean autos & shop. Must have a valid drivers license and ability to drive a std. shift. 10am to 6:30pm shift, Mon-Fri. Opportunity to advance. Call Mike Mooney @ 604-985-7455 or e-mail mmoney@taylormotive.com

★★ CAR WASH ★★ ★ ATTENDANTS ★ Oasis Car Wash has openings for car wash attendants. Preference to applicants with drivers licence. Will train. No Nights. Apply in person at 671 Marine Drive. (at Bewicke) North Vancouver

MAINTENANCE PERSON Swimming Pool Co needs a maintenance person to join our busy team. We are looking for a reliable, energetic individual with a positive attitude, good attention to detail. Able to perform repetitive and physically demanding outdoor work. Bondable. Must have car - in good working order. Will train. Please reply to: poolwaters@gmail.com Thank you for your interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Postmedia 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.

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CONVEYANCER WANTED for a small North Van law firm. Flexible hours - part time to full time. Email resume to: conveyancerposition@shaw.ca

Sewing & Clothes Alterationist required. North Van. Will train. Sewing machine exp required. Call 6pm-10pm 604-838-4680

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HOWE SOUND

Female Wknd Live In Support Worker

Office Personnel

The position entails working in the home of 2 young adult females with autism and challenging behaviours in N Van. This is a female only location due to bona fide occupational req. Applicants must have care aide certificate, first aid/cpr, BCDL, crim check, and registration with BC CareAide & CSW. ShiftsareFriday8amtoMonday8am. $180-$210/24 hr shift. Start Date: ASAP. Please apply at http://www.howesound.net/ employment-opportunities.php

required to coordinate product moves between branches & deliveries to customers, schedule our own trucks or work with 3rd party trucking companies. Must have strong people & organizational skills and the ability to prioritize. Sales/service experience, a general understanding of commercial trucks & computer skills are assets. Please forward resumes to: jobs@containerwest.com

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NAPD in Vancouver is currently looking for individuals with land/ marine pile driving experience. If you are looking for a career as one of the following: ● Bridgman Pile Driver ● Bridgman Pile Driving Foreman ● Pile Driving Crane Operator we would like to hear from you. To apply today, please visit our careers page at www.nacg.ca

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BEAN AROUND the World is looking for year round employees! Must be available to work mornings, weekdays and have a flexible schedule. Please apply with resume at: 1520 Marine Dr. West Van, No calls please.

Social Services REHABILITATION SERVICES SOCIETY

TRUCKING & DELIVERY COORDINATOR

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

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To advertise in Employment call 604-630-3300

GROUP BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR

JOHNSTONE’S BENEFITS in North Vancouver is an independent, customer-focused third party administrator and benefits consulting company. We are looking for an experienced and energetic customer service professional to work with our administration team. The range of duties is diverse, from data entry and billing preparation to telephone customer service. The position requires strong organizational, written and verbal skills, attention to detail, and advanced knowledge of office software. 3-5 years of experience in the group benefits industry is preferred. French is an asset.The position is full time and includes group benefits. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please email resume to: work.life@jbenefits.com

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Decorations/ Trees

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Christmas Calendar

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Fairs/Bazaars

CHRISTMAS DECOR DEPT 56 Villages & accessories Sat & Sun, Dec 4 & 5, 9-1 653 W 16th St, North Van off Bewicke Ave

Fairs/Bazaars

X-MAS LIGHT INSTALLATION Friendly, prompt, let us light up your home!... 778-233-0559

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Fairs/Bazaars

Let us help you with your Christmas Lights this year.

Nov. 19th - Dec. 19th

Creative Designs & Helpful Hands

604-240-9717

FAMILY CHRISTMAS TREE FARM.COM

Saturday, Dec. 4 • 10am-5pm Sunday, Dec. 5 • 10am-4pm Tsleil-Waututh Nation Gym 3010 Tsleil-Waututh Rd., North Van. 60 vender tables available $ 35/day or $60 for both days

24488 52 Ave. Langley West off 248 St.

604-856-4889

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Fairs/Bazaars

ARTFUL GIFTS - Artwork, home decor, cards & more! Fri, Dec 3rd 3:30 - 7, Sat, Dec 4th 10 - 12. 2028 Gordon, West Van YARNS - hand spun & dyed. Spinning, weaving, quilting, etc magazines. Sunday 10am - 2pm 4403 Capilano Rd, 604-984-4098

Concession Open daily Save up to 80% off

Annual XMAS Brand Name Ski, Board & Skate SALE Sat Sun, Nov 27th & 28th, 9-5 Sat/Sun. Dec 4th & 5th 9-5 1453 Lonsdale (Downstairs) FIND brand name outerwear, goggles, hoodies, snowboard boots, pants, gloves, skate shoes, & more!!

For more information please contact

Jen Thomas @ 604-924-4667 or email: jthomas@twnation.ca Everyone Welcome, come share your gifts, or buy a little.

Holiday Helper

REUSABLE SANDWICH / SNACK BAGS

ST. AGNES’ CHRISTMAS FAYRE Sat, Dec 4, 10am-2pm 530 East 12th St, North Van Crafts, Jams & Jellies, Baking, Books, New to You, Cake Walk, Lunch Counter, Silent Auction & much more!

WINTER GIFT GALLERY

A unique selection of gifts by local artists Choose from over 70 artist’s works Open 7 days 10am – 5pm Tues., Nov. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 9

www.moojoes.com

XMAS & GREETING CARDS !! Knitted scarves & throws, Sat. Dec. 4th 10am -1pm 1488 Kings Ave. West Van.

4360 Gallant Ave, N.Van. 604-924-1378

NORTH SHORE ALANO 176 East 2nd St. $1.00 ADMISSION kids under 12 free

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR

Family fun in a festive atmosphere. Carols, Warm Fire. Complimentary Candy Canes.

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Sewells Marina

6409 Bay Street, West Vancouver 4 to 19 Dec • 10am - 7 pm daily

8th Annual

U Cut & Fresh Cut 9AM - 8PM DAILY

Fairs/Bazaars

Stocking Stuffer Idea!

Selling off overstock from previous projects. Very cool & Eclectic!! 20% off new design projects! ★Vintage★ Modern★ Antique ★Retro Visit www.madvancouver.com For more info Or Call 778-994-7357

Raffle DAILY & Concession Giftware, jewelry, knitting, scarves, doggie treats, too much to list see you there!

604-630-3300

HORSESHOE BAY

CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET

FURNITURE SALE

1655

Fairs/Bazaars

DESIGNER

CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALES Dec. 5th, 11 am - 4:30 pm

HOME PRIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

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To advertise call

24 th 20th

Annual Annual

DELBROOK CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

SATURDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY & & SUNDAY, SUNDAY, 10 AM-4PM NOV 18 & 19, DEC DECEMBER 4 &25& 3

ADMISSION $1.00

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

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

A48 – North Shore News – Friday, December 3, 2010

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Career Services/ Job Search

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

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Tutoring Services

TUTOR DOCTOR NORTH SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

100%KONACOFFEE&BLENDS. ROASTED Locally to order. Perfect foodie Gift. $55lb. Indulge! coffeeofkona@gmail.com 2 NORDIC Ice Trak tires on steel wheels. 225-60x16. Suits Pontiac or Chevy. $150. 604-922-6036 DEMO SALE Sat/Sun 9 am-4pm, 718 Southborough Dr. W.Van 604-924-6000 HANDMADE BABY blankets and clothes. Ready for Christmas gifts. Call for details. 604-987-1005 MINK COAT, small to medium. Worn twice. Classic, Gorgeous, Fawn coloured, appraised for insurance at $13,000. Asking $8,000 obo 604-913-8865 SNOW TIRES, (4) MICHELIN $220, 1 michelin all season $60, size 205\60R16. 604-926-1504

2070 2010

Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

1825 Lonsdale Ave

604-987-7330

For Sale Miscellaneous

Fuel

Alder • Birch • Maple Dry, Clean Hardwoods

604-805-6694

200 $ 100 $ 150 $ 100 $ 300 $ 750 $

604.306.5134 2047

Consignment

ORIGINAL AUSTRIAN Virnel with blouse, apron, size 20, $150; down comforter exc long $120; exc cond. 604-982-1584

SEASONED FIREWOOD, mixed, 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

Furniture

DREXEL 26 X 48 inch campaign style desk, oak/walnut, brass trim, leather. $1095. 604-929-2538 FLEXWOOD Single bed, all natural latex 6’’ foam, natural wood frame $495 obo 604-984-2026 FOAM MATTRESS 2 1/2 ft x 6 ft, brand new, unused $150. 604-929-5820

Sell it in the Classiﬁeds

604-630-3300

2020

SOFA, LOVESEAT, leather sell $1850 cost $6,500, marble coffee tble $800. electric heater $39. new white china set, night lamp, picture frame, lrg mirror, 604-329-0008 SOLID OAK dining table & 6 chairs, extends to seat 10, early Canadian $550. 604-983-8175

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HIGH END new, modern leather sofa, loveseat & chair Value $3500 sell $999. 604-418-6308

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Wanted to Buy

FIREARMS

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

North Vancouver 94 - Sun. 10am-1pm. 4107 Grace Cres. Childrens sale, toys, books, games, puzzles, Household etc. 95-ESTATE SALE Sat & Sun 9-1 Sideboard, desk, round coffee table, lamps. books, glassware & more! 653 W 16th St, off Bewicke 97B- TRUCKLOAD of NEW Snowboards, Skis, boots(ski&snowboard) outerwear 1453 Lonsdale Sat & Sun 9-5

West Vancouver

92- MOVING Sale Sat, 10am2pm, 714 Southborough Dr. Everything must go lots of furn!

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

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Dogs

BABYSITTER AVAIL. Expd 63 yr old lady, loving, caring. New Years eve, Xmas season, Fri & Sat eves. Call 604-987-7604

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Daycare Centres

AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL PUPS. Purebred, white, vetchecked, all shots, tails docked. $400. 604-858-5528

DOBERMAN PUPS. Males. Tails/ears/dew claws done. Black/ tan. $1,500/each. 604-607-7433

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Cats

KITTENS,10 WEEKS old to an approved home, 3 to choose from,604-823-0009 after 4:30 pm

FREE SINGLE Ikea bed with mattress, great condition. 604-785-3528 TWIN BED FRAME PINE, free You pick up. 604-904-3620

WEDNESDAY – DEC. 8TH @ 5 PM

604-724-7652

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Houses - Sale

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NEW LADIES & MEN’S CLOTHING STORE

uSELLaHOME.com

Including SHOES, HANDBAGS, ACCESSORIES & JEWELLERY Viewing Times: Tuesday, December 7, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday, December 8, 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

Real Estate

$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Maple Ridge spotless 947sf 1br condo above snrs cent 55+ $219,900 466-1882 id5262 Poco Brand NEW 2842sf 5br 3.5ba w/suite, pick your colours $699K 825-1512 id5274 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198 S. Surrey Open House Sun 2-4 #157 16275-15th Av 1700sf 2 or 3br 2.5ba exec gated townhome, 19+ $434,900 809-5974 id5265 Sry Fleetwood immaculate 2450sf 4br 4ba quiet location $529,900 575-8729 id5270 Sry Newton 7500sf 14br 9ba home w/suites, 10,000sf lot $799K 604-825-3280 id5273

PIT BULL puppies male & female 1st shots, dewormed. View parents. Phone 604-701-1587

BOXER - CKC registered. Flashy fawn male boxers. Champion dam. Top lines. Mom is pictured at boxerdog.ca/jewel. $975/each. Call 604-596-2090 or 604-614-0952 or 604-792-9003 BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 3 flashy brindle males, 1 reverse, chipped, wormed & shots, ready now, 604-987-0020

CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS. CKC Reg’d, M/F, hips & eyes clear, shots, dew claw removed, $1200. Ready Dec 18. Jim 604-454-8643 GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, shots, dewormed, parents to view. $550. 778-344-8280

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Real Estate

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Any Price, Any Location Any Condition. No Fees! No Risk! (604) 812-3718 OR (604) 786-4663

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Need a New Place?

FEATURING: NEW LADIES SHOES, JACKETS, DRESSES, SWEATERS, JEANS, PANTS, UNDERGARMENTS, SCARF’S , LADIES LEATHER GLOVES, PURSES / HANDBAGS, HATS, ACCESSORIES & FASHION JEWELLERY (RINGS, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, NECKLACES, ETC.)...NEW MEN’S SHIRTS, JACKETS, JEANS, PANTS, SANDALS, BELTS, TIES, BRIEFS, PLUS 2 - FOUR TIER SHOWCASES, 4 WHITE DISPLAY TABLES, APPROX. 12 DRESS FORMS, 2 - FOUR DRAWER CHESTS, MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE, 2 CHROME LEATHER CHAIRS, 2 LEATHER BENCHES, WALL MIRROR, STEAM CLEANER, ETC. ETC. PERSON (S) & BUSINESS (ES) AFFECTED: SOCIAL SERVICE TAX - VS - Razi Vasanji

FOR FULL DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT: www.lovesauctions.com

LOVE’S AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS LTD. 604-244-9350

Houses - Sale

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West Vancouver

Approx 2000 sq ft detached house with private setting near Lions Gate Bridge. North Van or West Van. Prefer great move-in condition, 2 car carport or garage. Price: under $1million. Preapproved for fast sale. No agents. Direct owners only.

604-926-0014

Metaphysical

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

PITBULL PUPS, Blue Nose Rasors Edge/Gotti Lines. Wide Low & Very Bullie. $1000, call/text for info 604-819-6006

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Find one in the Classiﬁeds To advertise call 604-630-3300

6020

OLDER TRAILS WEST horse trailer for sale. Asking $3000.00 Call and leave a message at 604-823-4804

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BICHON/SHIH ZU pups, view parents, 1 shot vet ck. rdy, Dec 15 dep req. $450.00 604 936 6604

BLK LAB pups 2 M & 2 F, family raised ready Dec 11., vet checked $600. 604-991-4158 Chilliwack

Horses

LAB X Husky pups, well mannered, indr trained, beautiful green eyes$350 Al 604-834-4300

PUREBRED BLUE HEELERS Australian Cattle Puppies. Have had 1st shots and de-wormed. Chilliwack. Call 604-512-7560.

DO YOU LOVE YOUR PET?

Send in your pet photos to the NORTH SHORE NEWS and we’ll post them to our website, nsnews.com. Include your photo and name plus your pet’s name, age, breed and any other details you’d like featured. Send your email to photo@nsnews.com or submit it via our website.

REAL ESTATE

COURT BAILIFF SEIZURE AUCTION

Love’s Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd. has been instructed by Active Bailiff Service Ltd. to sell by way of public auction the contents of:

BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed. $950. Chwk. 1-604-794-3561

PERSIAN KITTENS white, silver, black & tri colours. Playful & ready $350 each. 604.615.4356

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

Dogs

YORKIE X PUPPIES Small size. Vaccinated. $575 to $675. 604-588-5195

3520 GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, males, ready to go, dewormed, shots, $600. 604-792-9850

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

OPEN HOUSE Sat, December 4th 10am - 12noon Lil Bloomers new licensed group childcare centre. 195 Windsor East, North Van (off Lonsdale) Lesley 604-987-rose (7673)

3508

2 AKC registered Yorkie terriers jmdouglas001@gmail.com

Childcare Available

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Recycler

Auctions

2720 No. 5 Road, Richmond, B.C.

3508

AMERICAN PIT BULL puppies $500, 9 wks, 2 male, 2 female, 1st shots, vet check 604-828-8819 www.thunderkennel.webs.com

93-MOVING SALE Fri, Sat, Sun Mon 12 - 5pm. 657 Ballantree Rd. Everything to go! 604-240-0454

2095

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Garage Sale

92 - GOOD STUFF! Sunday 10am - 1pm. Toys & housewares 1138 Jefferson Ave

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

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Furniture

RENO SALE dining set, m/wave, lrg port d/w, 2 new armchairs, persian rugs, etc. 604-990-9838

#1 in Sales • 27 yrs in business Full & half cords 7days/week

LIKE NEW! Fridge Stove Washer Dryer Stacker Coin W/D set

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North Vancouver

YOU MUST SEE this Apt. in a prime position in Lower Lonsdale. 2 Br, 2 Baths In Suite wd, Gas fp, 6 Appls. Price $425,000 for 974sf. Phone: 604-988-6192

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Okanagen/ Interior

OKANAGAN VIEW ACREAGE 10 acre view property, eastern hillside, upper Carmi Road (lot 4 Deerfield) Penticton, BC.. on school bus route, 6 km Paved Road to Penticton Regional Hospital. Power to Property Line. 1000 +/- Foot Frontage on Paved Road. City View and Okanagan Lake. View North to Peachland. Own your own piece of the beautiful Okanagan Valley for $375,000. Contact owners donaclair@shaw.ca

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Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program Avoid Bankruptcy, Stops Creditor Calls. Much lower Payments at 0% Interest. We work for You, not Your Creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 www.4pillars.ca

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Out Of Town Property

LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS Full acres & more! Starting at $89/mo, $0 down - 0 Interest. Guaranteed Owner Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! Close to Tucson Int’l Airport. Recorded Message 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.com

Business Opps/ Franchises

HOMEWORKERS GET PAID DAILY! Now Accepting! Easy At Home Computer Work, Full/Part Time, No Experience Needed. FREE to Join. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST!

www.CanadianJobsFromHome.com

Unique Investment Opportunity Turn $5000 to $10,000 in 12 mos. A fun Food Product with a proven record. Call for info 604-205-9014

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Financial Services

Legal Services

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record! Get started TODAY for ONLY $49.95/mo. Limited time offer FASTEST, GUARANTEED Pardon in Canada. FREE Consultation 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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Body Work

PETITE EXOTIC beauty Shontel avail for relaxation sessions for the distinguished gentleman. Please call 604-980-9938

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Personals

ATTRACTIVE mature European lady on North Shore for delightful bodysage. ANITA, 604-808-5589 LUXURY RELAXATION SPA 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

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Escort Services

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

Reduce Reuse Recycle The classiﬁeds can help! 604.795.4417 604.630.3300

To advertise in the Classifieds call

604-630-3300

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

PET FRIENDLY 2BR/2BA+DEN SW facing large balcony, stnls appl, socker tub, parking & storage, AVAIL NOW! $2200P/M 778-968-4464

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1, 2 & 3 br lrg bright, Central Lonsdale $850 &up. Move in BONUS 604-725-4873 *720-2913

1 & 2 BR. 1 & 2 bath, avail now or Dec 1. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, call 778-554-0537 1 BDRM Hi-rise, Ocean Vista, (Lonsdale/4th), beaut view, prkg, heat, h/wtr incl, NS NP, good stor. $1100, avail Jan 1 604-985-8593 1 BE Lower Lonsdale Hi-rise, utils incl, new reno, $900, Dec 1/15. N/S, small pet ok 604-924-1581 1 BR $1095. avail now, 2 BR $1595 avail Dec 1; all ocean view, renovated, dw, ns, cat ok, lower Lonsdale, 604-988-1939 1 br $925, immed, Bach Dec. 15 $825. both reno, hardwood, balc. bright, quiet, storage, ug prkg & heat, np, 312 E 1. 604-729-2420 Bach $825, now, reno, hardwood view, 280 E 2nd.. 778-855-2420 1 BR avail Jan 1, 274 W2nd. reno’d, $950. incls heat, hw, u/g prkg, locker, ns/np, Call 604-779-3541 1 BR, close to all amens, large apt., Jan 1, suits 1 quiet adult, n/s, $740 incls heat & h/w. no pets, North Van. 604-294-4502 1 BR +den, large, Cap. & Marine Dr. concrete bldg, balc. pool, gym etc. avail immed, $1095 incl utils & elec., ns, np, 604-980-5348 1 BR, Esplanade West, luxury, city view, a/c, 7 appl, incl insuite w/d, stainless, gas stove, f/p, gated prkg & storage, n/s, n/p, refs. $1400. 604-980-4296 1 BR, large $870, Gated prkg, quiet, drapes, heat incl. no pets. 1 yr lease, walk to seabus 170 W 4th. 604-987-0558 1 BR, large, $875, hardwood, hot water heat, Adult oriented, ns, np, Dec 15 or Jan.1. 604-202-3458 1 Br, Large, from $850, avail immed or Jan. 1. heat incl. quiet. drapes. gated or free prkg, no pets, 1 yr lease. 310 East 2nd, 604-904-0956

1 BR, ‘‘The Piermont’’ 108 E14th St, $995, ns np, 3rd flr north facing, carpet. Liz 604-809-6355 1 BR view, nr Seabus, Jan 1 or sooner, $950 incls h/w, heat, prkg. Gym. Refs 604-984-9394 1 BR, W. 20th & Lonsdale, heat, hw & prkg, no pet, avail. refs reqd 604-738-7430..604-960-0452 121 WEST 20th. Newly reno 2 BR, 3rd flr. hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease np, $1450, avail now, 604-681-2521

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

2 BDRM, $1150, 1 BDRM, $825, h/wood, Cent. Lons. nice quiet bldg, n/p, NOW, 604-988-3227 2 BDRM + 2 bath, 1030 sf upper lvl, lovely pool/ garden setting. Westview Cypress Garden.steps to H/way, shopping mall, rec center, bus. hardwoood, $1550 incl heat. in suite ldry. 1prkg. Available Dec. 604-618-4504 2 BDRM Upper Lonsdale. Incl. Heat, h/w. N/S. N/P. 1yr lease. $1150/mth. Avail Dec 15. (604) 980-3889 2 BR, 13 & Lonsdale, hardwood, ns, no pets $1050 incl heat, avail Jan. 1, 604-984-9367 2 BR, 2 ba, sm pet ok, bright, wd, 5 appl, 2 prkg, gas fp, stor, balc, $1500, avail Now, 604-317-0465

2 BR, 2 bath, lower Lonsdale, new reno, gas fp, hardwood, tile & granite, gourmet kitchen, 2 balc. now, ns, $1975. 604-339-6464 2 BR 2 bath Vista 29 Upper Lonsdale. New bldg top flr corner ste, 7 appl, 2 decks, gas f/p, 12ft ceiling living rm, 1 person must be must be 55. $1800. 604-760-7229 2 BR bright, hi-spd/cable, hardwood, ns, np, nr seabus, quiet bldg. $1600, 604-708-8998 X308

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

2 br a corner suite, top flr of very quiet 3 story walk up, E. 15th St. high vaulted ceilings, large private balcony, sunny, south facing, new windows, dw, new carpet, venetian blinds, free laundry fac. no smoking & no pets, $1200 604-830-0857 Leave msg.

2 BR bright spacious, 2nd flr, central Lonsdale, balcony. quiet well kept bldg. ns, np, Jan. 1 $1176incl heat/hw, 604-904-7545 2 BR, Central Lonsdale, 1st flr, N. facing, hw flrs, heat & h/water incl, no pets, $1100, avail Dec 1, Dodwell Strata Management. 604-838-5020 or 604-699-5264

Bach $885, 1 BR $1115, 2 BR $1400 Avail Now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

HI RISE, Central Lonsdale, 1 BR. newly renod, Jan. 1, Incl heat & hw. no pet, $1100. 604-985-3650 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 1, 2 & 3 Br large starting @ $980. np, ns, 604-980-9219

LOWER LONSDALE, 1 BR at Sky, w/d, f/p, avail now $1350 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

2 Br large, immed or Jan. 1, south view. $1025, new carpets gated prkg. quiet, drapes no pets, heat incl. nr seabus, 1 yr lease, 163 W 5th. 604-980-7501

MARK LOMA APTS 144 E. 19th St. - 1 bdrm $935 Weekdays 604-990-2971

2 BR large, Panoramic View $1100, Gated prkg, quiet, drapes, heat incl. no pets, 1 year lease. 321 East 2nd. 604-987-5802 2 BR Lynn Valley, view, spacious, f/p, avail now, 1 yr lease, ns np $1350 incl utils 604-985-8362 2 BR top flr concrete hi rise, lower Lonsdale, great decor, mtn views, heated tile flrs, np, ns, $1450 unfurn or $1600 furn. now 604-317-8811 or 980-3905 3 BR, 120 West 19 now. approx 1200sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, 1 yr lease, np $1800. 604-681-2521 326 WEST 1st St. 1 bdrm $865 & up. Nr seabus, secure prkg, no pets. Avail immed. 604-983-6916 BACH , $750, 2 Br $1150, central Lonsdale, incl heat hw, prkg, hardwood, ns, np. 604-988-5501 Beautiful Large Suites 1 BR $925, Dec 1. 2 BR from $1295, now or Dec 1. $300 Movein Allowance 2 BR only. Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866 Chesterfield/W15, 1br, fp, incld heat hw, cable, 1 yr lease, no pets, $850up, 604-987-9899 DELBROOK GARDENS 2 BR $1540 Wdays 604-990-2971 Weekends 604-985-2876 1 BR, lrg, bright, blcny h/wd, west exp 15th & Lonsdale, $915 incl heat

h/wtr ns np Jan 1 604-323-4467

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 4 BR 2 bath Dec 1. Move in Allowance. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

Thurs. Dec. 2nd 5-7pm Sat. Dec. 4th & Sun. 5th 12-4pm 308 - Forbes Ave. N. Van. 1 BR $1095. avail now, 2 BR, 1595 avail Dec 1; all ocean view, reno, dw, ns, lower Lonsdale, cat ok, 604-988-1939 TUCKTON PLACE 1520 Chesterfield Rd. NV 2 bdrm $1375 No pets. Call 604-

990-2971 or Wkends 778-340-7406

138 EAST ESPLANADE

As new 1 BR. Will be available long term. Air conditioned. Lease and excellent references a must. $1350, Al Dodimead, ACD Realty 604 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool. 1 BR. $1075 2 Br. $1450 up views, storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

Beautiful Views

1 BDRM $1400, great location in heart of Ambleside. n/s, no pets. Available Immed. 604-926-1010 Bonavista Mgt.

concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

2 BR +den, brand new, ocean view Penthouse in Dundarave avail immed. i/door & o/door fp, 1400 sf, ns, $5900 per month Call Patrick O’Donnell at Prudential Sussex 604-839-3863

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

604-985-2926

BLUERIDGE APTS (Family complex )

2 & 3 BR Dec. 1, new reno’s, new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy). 604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

Luxury Over The Seawall! Bach Dec 1, pool rec. rm, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Av. 604-926-6287 WESTWIND APTS, 2025 Bellevue, 1 Br, ocean view, cat OK, senior discount. 604-913-0734

1775 Bellevue Avenue HOLLYBURN PLAZA 2 BR - Avail Dec 1 Starting at $1850. Fully Reno’d, granite countertops, Breathtaking Mnt & ocean view, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, 2 balc, 1.5 baths, HW floors, Walk to shops & restaurants. Steps to Seawall, transit & beaches. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse. Call 604-922-4724 to view.

AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 BR 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

Park Royal Towers

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness rm, out door pool, nr shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, hw incl’d. Member of Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. 604-922-4322

6515

Duplexes - Rent

1 BR bsmt Jan 1/Dec 15, 300 blk E 4, front & rear entry, ns, np, $695 incl N Van 604-261-8983 2 BR large, Central Lonsdale, prkg, ns, $1150 + utils. avail Dec 15 or 1st Jan 604-988-9323 3 BR +den, central Lonsdale, 1/2 duplex. 2.5 bath, very priv. wd, fp, furn/unfurn. ns, np, avail Jan. 1 $1800+utils, 604-984-6902 3 BR W.Van Dundarave, view, 2 full ba, np, nr ammens, $2750 Jan. 1 604-253-7022 or 671-0578 LOWER LONSDALE, city view, fp, covered prkg, share wd, hydro incl, 2 BR upper $1450, no dogs, Dec 1 or 15, 604-764-2612, 604-649-3123

6522

Completely Renovated 1BR (700-770 sq.ft.) 2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

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

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

195 21st Street BELLEVUE TOWER 1 BR & 2 BR Avail Jan 1

Prestigious building next to seawall. Completely renovated, granite c/tops, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, indoor pool. Stunning ocean, city & mnt view. Steps to community ctr, shops, transit & restaurants. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse.

Call 604-922-8815 to view.

WATERFRONT LUXURY The Pink Palace on the Seawall 2 & 3 br, 2 bath spacious Indoor/outdoor pools. Fitness centre & billiard room, small pets allowed, no smoking 2222 Bellevue Ave. To view: 604-926-0627 www.BaysideTowers.com 2Br $1695 ocean view 1Br $1095 np 604-999-2000..2085 Bellevue

Place Your Ad On-line at https://webads.van.net or call 604-630-3300

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1BR GORGEOUS suite, Sep entry, f/p, Ambleside, 6appl, suits 1, long term, ns/np, $1200 avail Jan 1. www.sweetgardensuite.blogspot.com\ 604-922-1545

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR, 1 bath, 960 Essex Rd. N Van, nr Handsworth School, 1500 sf, rancher, cul-de-sac, Mid Jan $2600. 604-683-7321 before 4pm 3 BR, Deep Cove 2 bath, 2,000 sf, 2 lvl, big yrd, carport, Jan. 1st , ns, pet neg. $2200. 604-809-5701

A SHORT STAY Renos, family, execs, long term. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com Taking a Breather? Enjoy! Sea View, 2200’ 4 bd 2 bth Whytecliff area. Express bus to town, but who wants leave! Shops close $3995/ By Waterfront Unobstructed Do you know Pilot House Rd View. A Fun Place to Stay Quiet Serene Setting with 3 bd den, 3 bth Feb to June 2011, available $3995/ www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore 604-657-4508

6540

3 BR + den, beautiful home, quiet area, near Cap. River & Lions Gate bridge, garage, clean, hottub, delux master br, storage shed, large priv. yard, pets ok, Dec 1, $3100 Paul 604-986-1586

3BR,$2900,MAHON AVE, bright, 5 yrs old, 1600 sq ft, f/p, n/s, avail Jan15, 604 565 6438

4 BR 2.5 bath 2400 sf character Estate, Altamont 3/4 acre, pool, creek, nr West Bay Elem., $3500. Avail now. Liz 604-809-6355

Houses - Rent

1490 Mathers Av view 5br, 2 bath new laminate flr., 3000sf, huge living rm, lease ns np $2800, now, Eric 604-723-7368 Prop Mngt

Furnished Accommodation

1 OR 2 BR - Avail Now Daily/Weekly/Monthly grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

Do You Need to Rent Your Property? 3 Lines 3 Times

6505

BAYVIEW APTS

LIONS APTS, 2 BR w/d, d/w, patio, $1600. Dec 1, lease $300 Move-in Allowance 604-986-3866

2 BR Dec. 1. $1275 1 BR. Jan. 1, $875. central Lonsdale, suit quiet person(s), np, ns, 604-320-9238

North Vancouver

158 W. 13th St. 908-7368. 2 BR, 2 bth, prkg, small pet ok, lease, heat, h/w incls. $1800.

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PANORAMIC 3 BR, 2 bath, Upper Lonsdale, 2 lvl, spotless n/s $2850 Immed 604-351-4121 2 BDRM COZY COTTAGE with bsmt, Gleneagles, West Van, f/p, $1990, Immed. 604-925-1728

5 BR, 2 bath, all reno, new appls & LCD tvs, lease, beautiful fenced garden, central Lonsdale, ns, np, refs, $2975, now, 604-710-3773 5 BR, 3 bath, Lynn Valley, big yard, carport, $2600, ns, np, refs. avail Jan. 1, 604-988-1367 8 BR, 5 ensuite, new exec. upper Lonsdale, 4600sf, 2 fp, double garage, $4000, 604-716-2256

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RENTALS 6540

Houses - Rent

A * Cottage Grand Blvd 3 bd 1 bth (new) reno’d Hwd new appls gas fp Storage down Garage Lane access $2395/ Short or Longer Term OK B’P’s Split entry Office inside entry! 3 bd 3 bth Hi Ceiling Post & Beam Laminates, Bright $2695/ Do U fit in Furry Creek? Large, huge storage 3 car garage 4 bd den Howe Sound View Golf Excellent Value $2995/ ‘The Country Club’ Low down on Chartwell Dr. Pool, hot tub, City View Hwd, ss appls, gas stove formal dining/living mstr ensuite on main & 4 bd 5 bth recroom den $4495/ Altamont, Pure Pleasure! 8700’, pool, hot tub, sauna 5 bd 8 bth wine, media, gym Available Instantly! $15000/ www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore Kristin 604-671-6175 or Diana 604-657-4508

BRIT. PROP. 4200sf. 4/5 br, 3 bath, view, large landscaped prop Jan. 1, $5500, 604-418-9463

CAPILANO RIVER 3 BR, 3 bath, new reno, dbl garage, 2 fp $2750 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net DEEP COVE 604-929-5191 - n/s - 2 BR seaside cottage $2275 - 3 BR large lot, quiet area $2050

EDGEMONT, RANCHER 3 BR, 1 bath, fp, hardwood w/d $2200. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds..$1,388/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,988/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M SOUTH SURREY- 15532 Madrona Dr 3 bdrm, HOUSE, quiet st, huge yard, dbl gar, 2 y.o. roof....$1,388/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call (604)812-3718 or (604)786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

(WEST VAN Chartwell Area) 3 br, 3 bath, beautiful home, panoramic city and water views Jan. 1, 2011. Master on main 2 br’s down, great family home with pool mthly rent $3500. n/s, pet neg. Call Jeff at 604-649-6058

6545

Housesitting

MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, quiet & very clean lady avail to house sit in West / North Van. Wonderful Ref’s. Call Agata: 604-724-4346

6565

Office/Retail Rent

WEST VAN - RETAIL Marine Dr - sunny side Ambleside stores. 604-836-2494

6570

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM ste large for rent Lynn Valley, f/p, n/s, util incl,shar’d ldry, $800 Jan. 1st 604-987-1673 1 BR, $850 Lynn Valley, nr bus, suits 1 Only, prkg, garden entry, fp, ns, np, Immed. 604-988-3392 1 BR, Brit prop, bright self contained grd lvl ste. $850 furn, $750

unfurn d604-904-5666 * n 922-4488

1 BR suite, top flr of house, own entry, great view, close to central Lonsdale, bus route, suit 1 ns, np, avail now, $800, 778-834-1801 2 br, 2 bath, executive ste, view, $1550 ALSO 1 BR $850 Deep Cove VIEW deck new reno character grd lvl, ns np 604-929-2435 2 BR garden lvl, Lynn Valley, 1100 sf, updated, gas fp, ns np $1200 avail now 604-985-5122 2 BR grnd lvl, bright, recent reno, share w/d, ns, np Grnd Blvd ref’s, $1275 incl Now 604-340-5116 2 BR quiet central Lynn Valley area, ns np, $1200 incl utils, avail now 604-987-7880 2 BR Upper Lonsdale, garden lvl, w/d, n/s, n/p, avail now. $1100 + 1/2 utils, good refs 604-985-5539 2BR BSMT Suite in Lynn Valley. Brand new house, radiant heating, new appliances. No pets or smokers $1200/mo + 1/3 util. Pls call (604) 318-1889 2BR+den , w/d, f/p, Handsworth ns/ np, $1150incls. Now or Jan 1, 604-987-6059 or 604-376-9932

3 BR 1.5 bath, 1200sf, Westview, main flr, new kitch, fp, shared w/d, ns, np, $1700 604-551-6779 3 BR top flr. 1.5 ba, dw, 1200sf upper Lonsdale, bright, garage ns np, $1850 Avail 604-723-3313 3 BR upper, 1.5 bath, 2 car garage, big yrd, Cap Mall , np, ns $1520 Dec 15th 604-929-6229 QUEENS. Main flr of hse, 4 BR, 2 bath, 7 appls. Nr schools. $2800. N/S. Avail Jan 1. 604-922-8888 UPPER LONSDALE unfurn bed sitting room on bus route, n/s, n/p $700. Sr pref. 604-988-6704

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 BR 2.5 bath, 5 appl, 2 patios, o/d pool/gym, nr bus, shops, n/p, $1850. 604-998-2259

Don’t Miss THIS! 3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, near bus & shops, $1620 + utils, Dollarton & Seymour. Dec. 16, 604-929-6024 4 BR 5 appls. $1950. 3 BR fp, 4 appls, $1825. both reno’d, 1.5 baths, storage, patio, ns, np, Dec 1. Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250 Avail Dec. 15 or Jan. 1st. 3 Br. $1750, 1314sf. Townhouse Parklike Setting, Outdoor Pool, playground, priv. yard, drapes, heat & prkg incld. dw, 1 yr lease. no pets, 1228 Emery Pl. near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-987- 4922

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE 1915 Cedar Village Cres, 2 BR & 3 BR, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, 1 year lease, NP/NS. Rent starts at $1435. For viewing call 604-986-0511

Out Of Town

SQUAMISH, GARIBALDI Highlands 2 BR, lots of storage, prkg. $1150 incl utils ns 604-318-6388

6595

6602

Noma 728 W.14th St, 908-7368. 3 level, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, 2 prkg, roof deck, lease, $2250.

HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559

8055

Cleaning

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com ✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970 CLEAN YOUR HOME LIKE MY OWN. Shopping, chores, errands. 604-985-5125 EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290 GERMAN HOUSE cleaning lady avail, very reliable, $20/hr, 604-986-9920 leave message HOUSE CLEANING, Home Care. Excellent rates, exc. experience & exc. job. Darlene. 604-724-5661 MAELAN CLEANING licensed/ reliable/ins X-mas specials ! Exc rates! Gift Cert. 604-210-0895 EXP’D CLEANER uses non-toxic products. References available. Call Yolanda, 778-228-8228

8060

Concrete

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

8073

Drainage

LONSDALE DRAINAGE & SEWER

15% OFF • Drain Tiles • Wet Basements • Sump & Sewer

604-973-0290 Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086

*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

Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classiﬁeds.

8080

WESTERN BEST ELECTRIC 604-838-2148 Lic. #39010 • All electrical installations +... • Custom Homes. Since 1998 • New Installations, Reno • Rewire Upgrade Repair • Best Quality Guaranteed Good Rates • Free Estimates

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. #381293 LIC’D Bonded Electrician. Service, reno. Low prices Jeff 604-839-2825, 604-929-1094

Lawn & Garden

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

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604

#1 PRO Gutter & Roof Cleaning Owner operated since 1995. Insured. Mike 785-1206

8130

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

8087

Excavating

WWW.CATSFORHIRE.COM

EXCAVATOR • BACKHOE DUMP TRUCK

Fencing/Gates

GOOD NEIGHBOUR FENCING New or Same Day Repairs. Reasonable Rates 604-987-4522

Fireplaces

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

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors

604-376-7224 - 604-551-8237 www.centuryhardwood.com Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof install, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating. Trim, Top, Prune. All types of lawn & garden applications. Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988 A.All Area Gardening Service Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153

604-878-5232 SINCE 1997

Renovate & Repair

Carpentry, Flooring, Drywall Painting, Exterios & more!

Specializing in Small Jobs

Quality Work, Professional Service

778.233.0559

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certiﬁed Trained Pros. For that small job. Rates you can afford.

Estimates are Fast & Free 40 Years Servicing the Industry

8100

.*'% $ #*"!;% 8*6%4;%*%2; 0";; -"+%6%( &;!(; 0"6??6%( #*"!;% =:;*% 75 #*"3*(; 1;?/,*: ):: A/+" #*"!;% @?;"(;%26;> $ 8/";

Lawn Treatment • Maint. • Power Raking Pruning • Trimming • General Clean-Up Topping Trees • Free Estimates

LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687 QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL & Commercial Electrical Contractor. Cert. 92294.. Nick 778-237-2132

8185

Moving & Storage

GET your free moving check list on line or by mail. 778-233-7329 or www.pointmoving.com

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

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

http://classiﬁed.van.net

604-439-9417

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

Call: 604-240-3344

604-630-3300

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Sofﬁts All jobs Guaranteed. Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

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

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

Check Out Our Website:

8160

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

Electrical

Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

To place your ad call

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8090

LUXURY WATERFRONT, home to share priv beach, lrg BR,15min dtwn $995. Now 778-338-4800

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

North Vancouver

Storage

ACME DRYWALL. Board, tape, mud. N. Shore 20 yr, avail immed Spraytext removal a specialty. Kent 604-984-7171, 753-1116

Call Ron 604.377.1345

You Want It We’ve Got It

8125

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

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

1 BR IN spacious home for n/s female, internet, w/d, $495, bath enste $595 incl. 604-980-2106

6600

Drywall

All Phases of Residential Site Work

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

8075

RJR Small Projects Division Part of RJR group

604-202-6118

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463 ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144 HANDY PERSON avail for snow removal & all your house projects. Call Ibrahim 604-619-6968 ★HUSBAND FOR HIRE★ Painting, Drywall, Laminate floors Fences, etc. Glenn 604-328-1059

8150

Kitchens/Baths

INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Specializing in: ✫Bathrooms ✫Kitchens ✫ ✫ Basements ✫ plus Framing, Drywall, Painting, Tiling, Mouldings North Shore Resident North Shore References Tim Gleason 604-926-5440

8155

A. A. Allwest Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 A. A. Allwest Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 COMPLETE GARDEN WORKS www.everfloweringgarden.com 604-603-2235 HEDGE TRIMMING, fall clean up, debris removal, odd jobs & gutter cleaning. Darren 604-726-4685 Ny Ton Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 STEMS & SEEDS, Fall Cleanups leaf blowing, hedge trimming, snow clearing, 604-925-0464

8180

Home Services

BE COOL! COLD FEET? Talk to Someone You Trust.

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLED CONDITIONING FURNACES Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

604-985-7722 ext 213

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

NORTH VAN MOVER 2 men $75 3 men $116. Local & long distance. 778-340-6678

TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com • TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

604-724-3670

Advantage Waste Spec. Inc. u/g storage tank locates & removal. Free est. Neil 604-825-8824 AMBLESIDE CONSULTING Liisa Wilkinson, P.Eng. Tank assessments, soil remediation. Free est. 604-813-2488

8195

HEDGE REMOVAL, stump grinding, excavator, concrete removal, etc Steve 604-724-3670 Pressuring Washing, Tree Prunning, Shrub & Hedge Trimming, Leaf Cleanup, Top Soil Delivery, Rubbish Removal, 604-690-4772

Painting/ Wallpaper

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $127. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Need the job done before the holidays? Expert painter with excellent refs. 604-818-7536 or email dave_mac40@hotmail.com Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 Interior painting, wallpaper Quality service, with a smile! Call Arlene...604-910-3270 MARK GRIFFITHS Painting Co. Affordable Quality. Locally Owned & Operated. References, Insured 604-925-4330 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. NORTH SHORE PAINTING Int/Ext. Com/Res 604-338-1321 www.northshorepainting.org PAINTER’S PAINT Serving the North Shore 22 yrs We handle any size job & take pride of work Int/Ext painting. Call Alain @ 604-618-3312

PROFESSIONAL PAINT JOB Int/ext, top quality paint, free est. 778-773-0474

T&H PAINTING Int/Ext res/comm painting, power wash, gutters, Free Est., Guar. 778-316-7709

Landscaping

8200

GARDEN ER, lawn & garden, mtce, pruning, hedge trimming, garden clean up.... 778-378-8911

Oil Tank Removal

Decks/Patios/ Railings

Central Decking Co.

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HOME SERVICES 8220

Plumbing

8250

Roofing

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8309

Call ThE Experts

Tiling

GUTTER DRAINAGE

BBM

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE Renovations Big or Small. Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot Water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems. 24 / 7 Emergency Service Fully Licenced & WCB.

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Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles. 24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays Licensed, Insured, Bonded

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8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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

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

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs. 604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

DIMAN DEVELOPMENTS.

Renovations & Construction. Mano, 604-990-1671/230-7970 www.dimandevelopments.com European Craftsmanship Moldings, tiling, carpentry, Free est. Erwin & John 778-322-8645

8250

Fortif Construction: North Shore home reno specialists. 604-202-1264 www.fortif.ca

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

DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same

day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

Specialties Include: Kitchen & Bath Improvements We Also Do: • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Call Bill

604-298-1222

GEN. CONTRACTOR, 28 yrs exp. from crown moldings to base boards - repairs/remodelling. No job too small, Ian 604-985-4918 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

MATCO DESIGN - Renovations *Additions*Quality Work *Ref’s 604-720-1564 matco@telus.net Quality Finishing & Renos. Doors, trim, small renos, baths, kitchens. John 604-980-5454

8250

Roofing

LONSDALE ROOFING Don’t Miss Miss This Don’t This One! One!

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Even GM admits that maybe its older compact car creations weren’t the best — but the new Chevrolet Cruze is very different. Kevin Williams, new president and managing director of GM Canada, points to the hot-selling Chevrolet Equinox, the GMC Terrain, the Buick Regal and Buick LeCrosse as product examples of the new GM. “These are proof points that GM can deliver . . . something that we haven’t always delivered on in the past,” conceded Williams. No longer concerned about being No. 1 in the marketplace, the focus of the new GM is on having sustainable profitable growth. “No more chasing market share, with incentives or unprofitable fleet business,” said Williams. “If we are number 2, but profitable, we are comfortable with that. The core vision of the new GM is designing, building the world’s best vehicles.” While Cruze is new to Canada, it’s actually a proven product that’s already sold in 60 countries around the world. Near-midsize interior dimensions make the Cruze the roomiest car in its

NEWS photo Mike Wakeﬁeld

FIT and ﬁnish for the Cruze are on par with the best in its class.

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Ecclestone and his girlfriend were approached by four men who punched and kicked the octogenarian, leaving him with minor head injuries requiring hospitalization. The robbers got away with an astonishing $314,000 worth of cash and jewelry, and even though Ecclestone periodically says things like, “women should be dressed in white, like all the other domestic appliances,” and suggests that Hitler’s leadership was admirable, there was a wave of public sympathy at seeing him appear in public, bruised and battered. A wave of sympathy that probably extended up until noticing that the girlfriend accompanying the 80-year-old Ecclestone is 30. Honda NSX still alive All the economic doom and gloom over the past year was bad enough, but as a gearhead it was even tougher to see companies forced to cancel special projects because of a lack of funds. Sure, sportscars are what get the heart racing, but when it’s crunch time, the bean-counters put pretty short leashes on what the engineering department can do: less carbon-ﬁbre, more smalldisplacement engines. So it was that enthusiasts mourned the cancellation of Toyota’s Supra and the constant delaying over their FT86 coupe, and the announcement from Honda that their V-10-powered NSX was also dead. But wait, what’s this? Turns out the NSX is still alive and kicking, although in a much different form. This time photo Gran Turismo 5 screen shot think V-6 powered, and built THE gearhead/gamer on your Christmas list might be interested in Gran Turismo on a backwards-facing Accord 5, a driving game that boasts eerily accurate cars. chassis.

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Extra airbags bolster Cruze’s high safety rating

From page 52

market sector and particularly impressive is the level of exterior noise suppression. Although GM was not able to supply any comparison numbers (to my surprise), cabin quietness would get my vote for best in class and as good as some far more expensive vehicles. Cruze also offers segmentleading passive safety features with ten standard airbags, which is four more than generally considered the norm. Two extra airbags are built into its rear seat, protecting the outboard seating positions, plus it has front seat knee bolster bags that both protect and help to correctly position the front seat occupants in a collision. It’s the ﬁrst passenger car to receive maximum scores for occupant protection in both the European frontal offset collision and the side-impact crash (against a moving deformable barrier) tests. The European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP) has been providing crash test ratings since 1997. The base engine in the Cruze, a 1.8-litre, four-cylinder (LS trim), and its optional 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder

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Rear spoiler, a/c, tilt, 1.6L DOHC 4 cyl engine & much more.

2.4L 4 cyl engine, power seat, remote start, 6 speed auto, aluminum chrome wheels, BlueTooth & much more

18,000

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bigger tree. A really, really big tree. If not, maybe you’ll still luck out and get a whole bevy of digitized supercars that are nearly as good as the real thing. After multiple delays, the current king of the racing simulators has ﬁnally been released: Gran Turismo 5 is on the shelves. How good is it? Well, reviews have been almost overwhelmingly positive, with critics reporting that individual car physics are almost eerily accurate. Remember, the GT5 team are the same guys that Nissan called in to help with the design of the multi-function display on that GT-R ﬂagship supercar. Personally, I’m afraid this year I’ll be lucky to get a used copy of Spy Hunter.

Offer(s) available on most new 2010 and 2011 models purchased through participating dealers to qualifi ed retail customers who take delivery by January 3, 2011. Dealers may sell for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. ‡ 2011 RVR GT/2010 Outlander LS models shown have an MSRP of $21,988/$29,498 and selling price of $23,698/$31,198: includes destination, delivery and fees. (QUE) : Taxes, PPSA, and other fees are excluded. (Rest of Canada): Taxes, PPSA, and dealer fees of up to $599 are excluded. † Combined City/Highway ratings for non-hybrid compact SUV’s. ± Offer available on all new 2010/2011 models except 2011 Lancer/Lancer Sportback/RVR which qualify for a $750 prepaid MasterCard card. ◊ Purchase fi nancing available through Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal on all new: 2010 models (Lancer Evolution excluded) for up to 72 months. Financing example: 2010 Outlander ES 2WD (CO45-A C04) fi nanced at 0% over 72 months. Monthly payments equal $355, with a down payment of $0, a cost of borrowing of $0, and a total obligation of $25,498. Excludes up to $1450 in freight, $250 in PDI, $100 in air tax, up to $30 in EHF, $15 duty on new tires, taxes, PPSA, registration, insurance, licensing, administration, (Rest of Canada): up to $599 in other dealer fees (QUE): other dealer fees, and any additional government fees. * Whichever comes fi rst. Regular maintenance not included. See dealer or mitsubishi-motors.ca for warranty terms, restrictions and details. Not all customers will qualify. ** Best backed claim does not cover Lancer Evolution and Ralliart models. ® MITSUBISHI MOTORS, BEST BACKED CARS IN THE WORLD are trade-marks of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and are used under license.

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2010 LANCER SE

FUEL EFFICIENT 2.0L 14 8 HP 4-CYLINDER ENGINE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR CVT POWER WINDOWS POWER MIRRORS 7 AIRBAGS 140-WATT AM/FM/CD STEREO ACTIVE STABILITY & TRACTION CONTROL POWER GROUP AIR CONDITIONING

FUEL EFFICIENT 3.0L MIVEC V6 ENGINE 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SPORTRONIC ® FUNCTION 7 PASSENGER SEATING FAST-KEY KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM HEATED FRONT SEATS 2011 LANCER From

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Selling Price

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$ 29,498 $xx ,xxx

$ 31,198 $xx ,xxx Δ

NEW LOWER PRICE CE

ALL-NEW 2011 RVR GT ‡

BLUETOOTH 2.0 + USB SYSTEM CLASS LEADING COMBINED FUEL ECONOMY† PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF WITH INTERIOR LED ILLUMINATION SUPER WIDE RANGE HID HEADLAMPS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED 4WD HEATED FRONT SEATS

FOR UP TO

725 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

www.northshore-mitsubishi.ca 2011 RVR From

$21,998 $xx ,xxx Selling Price

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2010 OUTLANDER LS ‡

2010 OUTLANDER From

2010 Outlander XLS model shown

ON MOST 2010 MODELS!

72 MONTHS

PURCHASE FINANCING

NORTH SHORE MITSUBISHI

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