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Arrest made after retired cop spots broken windshield BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

One woman is in intensive care and another is under arrest after a hit-and-run

on a pedestrian on Grand Boulevard in North Vancouver Wednesday night. Police say the victim, 21, was crossing in the

marked crosswalk at 16th Street around 8:20 p.m. when she was struck.The driver continued on without stopping. “Our saviour of the day was a retired Edmonton police ofﬁcer who was walking his dog several blocks away when he noticed this vehicle drive by

with a smashed windshield and noted the licence plate number and called the RCMP,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “Based on the licence, we attended the residence and subsequently, she was arrested.” On Thursday, the victim

had been in surgery for head and internal injuries and remained in the ICU. The RCMP has called in the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit to investigate, and police are still looking for any witnesses who may have been near the scene of the collision.

The driver, a 24-year-old woman, is facing several charges though none have been sworn in court yet. She is co-operating with police, De Jong said. “It’s a great reminder for everyone to be alert, be safe. Wear brighter clothing this time of year, especially when the sun goes down,” he said.

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North Vancouver RCMP are looking for witnesses after a violent home invasion in the Grousewoods neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. Police received a 9-1-1 call around 7 a.m. Tuesday reporting the home invasion on the 5000block of Molina Crescent. “Although we are in the initial stages of the investigation, we can state at this time, this was a targeted home invasion,” said. Cpl. Richard De Jong North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “The four suspects ﬂed the residence prior to police arrival. The two victims received minor injuries during the incident.” Police searched the area and found a shotgun, a

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Youth arts funding announced Two grant programs excite Presentation House Theatre

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Arts groups are applauding the provincial government for offering up a new series of grants aimed at endearing arts and culture to a new generation and making sure there are qualiﬁed, creative individuals to continue their tradition. Coralee Oakes, minister of community, sport and cultural development, joined MLAs NaomiYamamoto and Jane Thornthwaite at Presentation House Theatre Tuesday to announce $2.6 million in grants available through the B.C. Arts Council. The ﬁrst $2 million goes toward programs that help youth experience and participate in the arts. The other $600,000 is earmarked to help offer apprenticeship work for recent graduates from creative programs at B.C. colleges and universities. “We are committed to helping young, talented British Columbians build satisfying creative careers. These new programs are unique because through the B.C. Arts Council, our province’s dynamic arts and culture sector will help youth in their communities access opportunities to experience and participate in the arts,” Oakes said in a press release. “It’s a win-win situation for young British Columbians, established arts and culture organizations and British Columbia’s creative economy.”

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<:TT2SX3a' F8:53 /S) <2U325/U ;]1]U:8T]S3 cXSX43]5 <:5/U]] `/V]4 /SS:2S+]4 @j%O TXUUX:S XS 85:1XS+X/U \2S)XSZ /XT]) /3 Z]33XSZ a:23Y XS1:U1]) XS 3Y] /534 /S) Z]33XSZ 3Y]/35] /S) LUT 4+Y::U Z5/)4 / \::3 XS 3Y] )::5 :\ 3Y] +5]/3X1] XS)2435a% ^h`E` CINDY GOODMAN The announcement is strongly welcomed by Kim Selody, Presentation House Theatre’s artistic director. “We found it was very good news,” he said, noting that Presentation House Theatre recently expanded its mandate to include programming for children and youth. “It’s not just because children are the future and they’re going to be consumers of art, but it really is about building community and connecting the community to the art. By being multigenerational, you’re starting to build that.” If PHT is successful in

applying for the youth grant, it will allow the company to offset costs and allow North Shore schools to send students at a rate that won’t harm the schools’ increasingly tight budgets. The same applies for PHT productions they are hoping to tour Canada within the coming year. “You have adult-sized expenses with child-sized revenues so there’s often an economic barrier there,” Selody said. “It’s hard to tell kids they’re too poor or their parents are not wealthy enough for them to go see a show.”

PHT is a “poster child” for the early career development grant, according to Selody. With an international co-production currently showing in Germany and due to come to Canada next year, PHT uses both professional help and limited internship help from Capilano University’s theatre and ﬁlm program students. But when a big production is on the line, those with little experience get few call-backs, Selody said. “Without assistance, our tendency is to hire much

more experienced people to come in, and often the real challenge for people in their ﬁrst two years out of these training programs is it’s almost impossible to get a job and get that kind of experience. It’s a catch-22.” “It means we get to extend the relationship with these people and they get a real apprenticeship and they get a professional credit working on this production.” But, with arts and culture organizations from around the province able to apply, Selody suspects only about one in ﬁve will get the grants they apply for.

The Onni development group applied to build a 23-unit cluster home complex as part of the Evelyn Drive project at a West Vancouver council meeting Monday. While still in the preliminary phase, the application would result in 10 per cent more site coverage as Onni turns 17 apartment units at 25,620 square feet into 23-cluster home units at a total of 36,232. The development, which is ultimately slated to include 349 units, is bordered by Keith Road, Park Royal North, and Taylor Way. Millennium Development had made a commitment to put Keith Road’s hydro lines underground, but that promise was never fulﬁlled, according to West Vancouver planning director Bob Sokol. “It was something they said they would do but it was never anything that was documented and in writing and it’s not a commitment that was passed on to Onni,” he explained. The hydro lines drew the focus of Coun. Bill Soprovich. “I’ll tell you they look quite ugly,” he said, before addressing Onni’s development manager, Eric Hughes. “Will your company now — or with the fruition of your development See Hydro page 5

Human Rights sexual harassment claim fails JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A woman who alleged she was sexually harassed at the North Vancouver Sleep Country store where she worked has had her complaint dismissed on the grounds she regularly took part in dirty talk and crude sexual banter in the workplace herself. Adele Kafer ﬁled a complaint of sexual harassment against Sleep Country and a former colleague at the North Vancouver store, saying she was subjected to a yelled

sexual slur and that her colleague joked about giving her a “rooﬁe” — the date rape drug. Kafer said her colleague Arif Arjania also used her company email account to send her an email, referring to her being “gay and stupid and weird and horny and a loser” and implying she was sexually interested in him because he “has the biggest penis.” Sleep Country admitted in afﬁdavits that the events took place. But company lawyers argued Kafer also frequently took part in “crude and sexual talk”

herself, and so couldn’t argue that the comments were unwelcome. In an unusual decision, Human Rights Tribunal adjudicator Marlene Tyshynski agreed, dismissing Kafer’s complaint.While the email “on its own, would seem offensive to many,” in context, it was in the same vein of banter that Kafer and her colleagues regularly engaged in, wrote Tyshynski. She added that Kafer admitted jokes about penis size and sexual talk was common at her workplace. “There is extensive material ﬁled that appears

to support that (Kafer) was a fully participating player in the crude sexualized conduct and language in the workplace,” wrote Tyshynski. She noted the Supreme Court of Canada has deﬁned sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that detrimentally affects the work environment or leads to adverse job-related consequences.” Sleep Country argued that given Kafer’s similar behaviour, “no reasonable person would conclude that she found the conduct in

question unwelcome.” Kafer said in her afﬁdavit she participated in the sexual banter “to ﬁt in and be liked.” In reaching her decision, Tyshynski added Sleep Country’s argument that “crude and ongoing sexual banter were the norm in the workplace” was not a defence against sexual harassment in general. “The employer has a duty to provide a workplace free of sexual harassment,” she noted. Kafer has been off work on stress leave for the past year. In part of her Human

Rights Tribunal complaint, she alleged that while she was off work last January, she received four or ﬁve sexually explicit emails a day from people claiming to have seen her online proﬁle and wanting to sleep with her. After she called police and Sleep Country’s human resources department, the emails stopped. Tyshynski concluded there was no evidence linking those emails to her employment. The company has stated Kafer still has a job, and that she can transfer to another store if she wants to.

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Search for missing Brit centres on North Shore BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A British tourist reported missing to the Vancouver Police Department was likely on his way to a North Shore trailhead when he was last seen more than a week ago. The department alerted the media to the disappearance of Thomas (Tom) Billings on Tuesday. Since then, tips from the public have allowed police to focus their search. “We got a couple of tips from the public that we believed were credible and that included an individual that believes they gave Mr. Billings some directions on the North Shore,” said

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pistol and a balaclava. RCMP later received a search warrant for the home and found an undisclosed amount of drugs and money, though the residents were not known to police, De Jong said. Investigators are hoping a tip from the public can help lead them to suspects in the home invasion. “There would have

been noises, squealing tires, suspect vehicles, descriptions of people in vehicles, maybe — anything that alerted someone to the incident at that time in the morning,” he said. Anyone with information that might tie to the early morning home invasion is asked to call the RCMP at 604-9851311 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 where anonymity is possible.

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Creative bonus T his province used to have a welldeserved reputation for damaging labour disputes, but perhaps that will change if it hasn’t already. Tuesday, Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced three five-year tentative agreements with approximately 51,000 public sector workers.The contracts have still to be ratified by the unions involved, but the indications are that will happen. As de Jong noted, the tentative agreements are noteworthy for two reasons: the lengthy five-year term and the fact that they were negotiated some five months before existing contracts expired. Remember too that a tentative new contract with 16,000 health employees was also signed in November. All of the deals average out to pay increases in the order of one per cent a year, but the contracts are back-loaded, giving the provincial government a little more wiggle room in the first two years while it tries to

achieve balanced budgets. All four contracts offer the possibility of more pay to the workers in the form of an “economic stability dividend.” Essentially, if the province’s gross domestic product rises more than predicted in ofﬁcial forecasts, the union members get an additional increase. If actual growth rises one point more than was predicted, employees would receive an increase of 0.5 per cent. This is unusual but creative thinking on the part of the government negotiators who essentially said:We can’t give you any more now, but if you sign and things improve with natural gas and all, we’ll share the wealth. We applaud the concept, but point out that it could be extended to a true carrotand-stick stake in the economic health of the province if wages were reduced should the GDP fall below what was forecast. Hey, why not tie a portion of MLA salaries to the number of days the legislature actually sits.

Will they, won’t they run again? But enough of my opinions. For now. Municipal elections are less than a year away. Read on. I asked West Vancouver councillors two questions: “1. At this point do you intend to run for re-election next November? 2. Are you considering running for mayor?” I thought they were pretty good sports to answer. Let them speak. Bill Soprovich: “I plan to run for re-election to council.” Short and sweet from West Van’s senior and perennially popular councillor. Trish Panz: “Apologies for my delayed response, out of the country dealing with a family situation. My easy answer to your easy question is, my focus is working hard on council’s ﬁve priorities for this term, and I have not

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made a formal decision at this time.” Nora Gambioli: “1. I love this 95 per cent of the time — who else can say that about their job? Thus, unless some major tragedy or upheaval were to befall me in the upcoming year, my intentions would be to run again, as a councillor, yes. “2. Absolutely not. Mayors are paid three times

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more than $200,000 in the hole for a three-year term (not counting the cost of my pension being reduced about $9,000 per year from age 60 on — another $200,000 if I live to age 80). Keep in mind I am a lawyer in the civil service and am paid far less than my private bar contemporaries (for whom the loss would be higher). “At present, only those who are independently wealthy or supported by someone else could afford to take the job. … I don’t point it out to complain (as I am content with my lot in life and the privilege of being on council) but instead to offer a real-life rejoinder to those who question the earnings of civic ofﬁcials. . . . I wouldn’t want to be the ﬁrst sitting mayor to go bankrupt! “Nor, in all seriousness,

would I want to force hard ﬁnancial choices on my family so I could be mayor (and, for the record, our lifestyle is modest and does not include luxury cars, private schools or exclusive clubs).” Mary-Ann Booth: “While it is still early days, at this point I’m very much enjoying the job and am likely to run again.” Mayor Mike Smith: “There are things I would still like to see get done in the district and some projects that I would like to see through to completion. I am getting a lot of encouragement to run for a second term but I will make a ﬁnal decision in the spring.” Michael Lewis: “1.Yes. 2.Too early to say.” With her sharp analytical mind, Constant Reader will jump on the last

three statements. Got it? Booth doesn’t answer the mayoralty question. I rate her council’s most politically ambitious member. She wants the mayor’s ofﬁce. I believe she’s weighing whether the voters — who overlooked her husband’s employment with a law ﬁrm serving the Grosvenors and their now-approved development for Marine Drive and 13th — have moved on from doubts about the propriety of the family connection, and don’t care that she had to recuse herself repeatedly from voting on the Grosvenor issue.That stilled a council voice on a top local issue. Not good. My take is that Smith has an even hand on the tiller, gets establishment backing, SeeWatch page 7

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Tough times for a ‘families first’ agenda

Well, the past week wasn’t exactly a stellar one for Premier Christy Clark’s “families first” agenda. I’ve long thought the slogan itself was a risky one, given that families rely on government services to varying degrees and it’s pretty well impossible for any government to meet the demand at every turn. So a government, particularly one that doesn’t have a lot of elbow room when it comes to spending, is always vulnerable to charges it’s being unfairly hard on things like, well, families. Just a few days after cutting back B.C. Ferries services for ferry-dependent communities (and the families who live in them), her government unveiled increases in B.C. Hydro rates that, over the next five years, will cost the average family an additional $300 or so in electricity bills. On the same day as the hydro announcement, a report was released by an advocacy group that mapped out the depths of poverty in B.C. It concluded B.C. ranked last in the country when it came to child poverty rates. A day later, Finance Minister Mike de Jong presented an update on the government’s fiscal situation that, while far from bleak, nevertheless showed the chances of the government spending more money on services to help families (or to address child poverty) were slim and none. His quarterly financial report also showed Clark’s

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View from the Ledge much-emphasized job creation program has gone nowhere. Employment growth has been nearly flat for the first 10 months of this year and there has even been a net loss of 2,600 jobs. Still, it was the report on child poverty that provided the sharpest and bleakest contrast to what is supposed to be a “families first” approach from government. To be sure, reports by advocacy groups have to be viewed somewhat warily, as they tend to support whatever particular goal the group is trying to achieve. Also, measuring poverty is an inexact science, as statistics can sometimes prove to be misleading. Nevertheless, the report by First Call: the B.C. Child andYouth Advocacy Coalition is fairly disturbing. Using Statistics Canada data — not always the most accurate way to measure everything — it concluded 18 per cent of children in B.C. live below the poverty line.Where that line sits, admittedly, is the subject of some debate itself. That works out to about

153,000 children living in poverty, an increase of 34,000 in just one year. Alarmingly, the poverty in single-mother homes more than doubled, from 21.5 per cent in 2010 to a staggering 49.8 per cent in 2011. Grim findings such as these call out for some kind of action by the provincial government, but there is not much evidence that is happening. Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux has insisted her government’s approach to solving the poverty problem is to grow the economy and create jobs, but not much progress is being made on either of those fronts. Until the economy picks up significantly, average families will feel the pain of government cutbacks and rate increases, no matter how inevitable such moves may be. So until the B.C. government finds a magic pot of gold, its No. 1 goal of balancing the budget each year necessitates making moves that will hurt families, especially those at the lower end of the income scale. That advocacy group on poverty suggests, among other things, adopting a $10-a-day childcare plan and increasing welfare rates. Neither of those things is going to happen, as a cashstrapped government tries to wrestle a budget deficit to the ground. Perhaps it is time for the premier to find a new slogan to wrap her government’s stated agenda around, because “families first” just isn’t working and won’t until

the economy gets out of its sluggish, neutral state. Clark and her government have gone all-in on the quest to establish an

LNG industry, which could work out handsomely for the province. But that payoff, if it does occur, won’t come for several years yet.

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Tsleil-Waututh proactive on inlet health Dear Editor: Regarding your Nov. 27 story, 6 Hours to Contain Inlet Oil Spill, the TsleilWaututh Nation takes exception to District of North Vancouver Coun. Alan Nixon’s comment about Tsleil-Waututh “setting their hair on ﬁre” and the implication that Tsleil-Waututh is impulsive and unreasonable when it comes to Kinder Morgan’s expansion proposal for the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Tsleil-Waututh did not come to oppose Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion overnight.We

have experienced harm from the original pipeline since its oil ﬁrst arrived on the shores of Burrard Inlet in 1953, and we do not want our traditional lands and waters to further deteriorate. Tsleil-Waututh possesses the constitutional Aboriginal right to ﬁsh, hunt and gather, protected by section 35 of the Constitution. Today, we can no longer eat clams and mussels harvested in the inlet due to high levels of pollutants. Due to the urban expansion and growth on the inlet, erosion has increased with the result that the bones of

our ancestors are spilling out from their resting places along the shoreline down onto the beaches below.This shoreline erosion is growing worse and worse because of increasing tanker and tug trafﬁc, and the pounding, undermining effect generated by the vessels’ large wakes and waves. Coun. Nixon also suggests Tsleil-Waututh should work with the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

City 0 for 2 on ticketing and Flamborough Head decisions Dear Editor: I am amazed at how City of North Vancouver council can get the desires of the North Shore community so completely wrong twice within two weeks. First the ticketing of SeaBus-bound trafﬁc at the foot of Chesterﬁeld Avenue, then the decision to scrap the landmark stern of the MV Flamborough Head from its current location just east of the foot of Lonsdale. This structure and the massive photo of shipbuilder workers on the north end of the shipyard building together commemorate the thousands of men and women who toiled in the shipyards to construct the hundreds of Victory ships that allowed Canada

to fulﬁll its role during the Second World War to provide the ships and crews that took food and wartime materials to England to help win the war. Perhaps the federal government can renege on its contribution for the Maritime Museum, but this does not give city council the right to arbitrarily walk away from the ship’s stern stating that it would be too costly to repair the support structure and deal with the environmental problems. I ﬁnd it interesting that this was not brought to the public’s attention until well after Remembrance Day. Shame on you, city council — but it is not too late to change your decision! John A. Myers North Vancouver

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Coke dealer’s rights not breached, says judge A man’s appeal of his conviction for drug possession has been dismissed in court. Andrew Messina was convicted of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafﬁcking on June 6, 2012 but argued in court Nov. 15, 2013 that he was unlawfully arrested and the evidence obtained through

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The OdysseoWhite Big Top, at 38 metres tall, is more than twice as big as the structure created for Cavalia’s original production.The newest incarnation was designed in collaboration with the consultants at the Italian ﬁrm Canobbio, who also oversaw the construction. Asteo in France and Genivar in Canada supervised engineering operations.The arches that support the massive structure were built by Show Canada. For more information and to watch a time-lapse of the raising of theWhite Big Top go to cavalia. net/en/odysseo. More online at nsnews.com/ entertainment twitter.com/NSNPulse

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Christmas cheer every day of the year JULIE CRAWFORD ContributingWriter

Things have changed a lot since my childhood, when if you missed the Christmas special onTV, you had to wait an entire year to see it again. It’s an alien concept for the seven-year-old in our household, fond of watching Santa Paws in the heat of July. Our choices in the age of DVDs and Netﬂix are wider, much wider, as the list of self-proclaimed “holiday classics” grows by a halfdozen titles every year, if you factor in theatrical and straight-to-DVD releases. This season’s theatrical offerings are strictly for the big kids.Tyler Perry has yet another Madea movie coming out, Madea’s Christmas, featuring a holiday-themed clash of cultures. Aunt Madea meddles in a friend’s daughter’s interracial relationship, complete with Larry the Cable Guy as a potential in-law. Still playing in theatres are The Best Man Holiday and Black Nativity. Best Man Holiday meets all the criteria for holiday schmaltz: grand house, family feuds, terminal illness. Reuniting

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spend the holidays with his grandparents, a pastor and his wife (Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett). Here’s a look at other not-for-kids holiday ﬁlms to

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enjoy after you’ve assembled that giant dollhouse . . . . Love,Actually just came out with a 10th anniversary DVD. It’s deﬁnitely not for prudish eyes: I made the mistake of taking my Granny only to discover that one storyline features two sex-scene doubles (Martin Freeman and Joanna Page) who try to make smalltalk while they’re bucknaked.The ﬁlm’s seven or so storylines run the gamut from tragic (Emma Thompson discovers her husband is having an affair, Liam Neeson is a widower trying to move on) to silly (Hugh Grant as Prime Minister, busting a move). It all ends on a high note: Mariah Carey’s, to be exact. Billy Bob Thornton is Bad Santa, a criminal with a

nefarious reason for donning the red suit. Enter a sweet barmaid with a thing for Santas (Lauren Graham) and a bullied kid who’d fit the suit much better than Thornton does, and the profane, liquored-up Bad Santa might just be in for a makeover.The late Bernie Mac and John Ritter co-star, both great. It’s almost Christmas in a large country manor, where the man of the house is found dead.There are eight suspects, all women, all with secrets to hide. Ah, but what suspects! Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Beart lead the stellar cast of 8 Women (2002). Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a crime-comedy set during the holidays starring Robert Downey Jr. as a crook who stumbles into an audition and finds himself with an acting gig. He’s assigned a real-life private detective (Val Kilmer) to give him lessons on how to be a convincing cop, and the bodies start piling up. My favourite movie to watch while I’m sick is still WhileYouWere Sleeping, starring a fresh-faced Sandra Bullock. Lucy (Bullock) is a train station employee who never leaves her booth, until she rushes out to save her crush-from-afar (Peter Gallagher) from certain death. Suddenly the girl who never had a family has a whole tree, who think she’s comatose Peter’s fiancée. But maybe Peter’s brother (Bill Paxton) is a better love match? OK, so the familybaggage storyline for This Christmas (Loretta Devine, Regina King, Idris Elba, Chris Brown and others) isn’t anything new. But the scene before the closing See Movies page 20

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A thousand miles away from the past

NICHOLAS M. PESCOD ContributingWriter

Vanessa Carlton has come a thousand miles since her Grammy Award nominations in 2003. “I was starting from scratch,” she says. “The scariest set of decisions you have to make tend to be, in my experience, the most important steps that you need to make.” Carlton was approaching her thirties and was without a label, a producer or a direction. “I would say that was a really hairy period for me,” she says. “I had to leave everything that I had known behind.” She eventually found herself at Real World Studios in the U.K.,

thousands of kilometres away from her home. That’s when the tides began to change for the Milford, PA native. “I ﬁgured out how I can grow for the rest of my career,” Carlton says. “I am very grateful that I found Steve Osborne who is the producer who I found in England who I did the record with. He opened up the door to the rest of my musical life.” In 2011 she released her most recent album, Rabbit on the Run, produced by Osborne. “Once I stepped away from the major label system and started doing stuff that I knew I thought was cool and that was going to make me happy,” she says. “Once I started

making decisions that came from those places everything kind of fell into place and everything got better. The sound on the albums got better, the songwriting got better, the performances got better and I think I am a more generous and happier person.” Carlton, who was slated to perform at Tom Lee Music Hall in Vancouver, was forced to cancel her performance due to complications after she was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy in mid-October. “I was all set to ﬂy to Vancouver on Wednesday but, alas, I am not ready yet,” Carlton wrote on her Facebook page. See Debut page 48

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Wood celebrates with holiday set Dundarave singer playing Xmas show at Kay Meek ■ Amanda Wood Christmas concert, Kay Meek Centre, Sunday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.Tickets $20 (advance), $25. For more information visit kaymeekcentre.com. JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

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The tall, blond elf pulls white lights and red bows from Canadian Tire shelves. Amanda Wood has one day to record a Christmas album. With decorations in place, the Dundarave resident hums, croons and serenades

her way through 14 tracks in one marathon session at Bryan Adams’Warehouse Studio in Gastown. “I just splattered Christmas all over the entire studio,” she reports. Recording Celebrate the Love at Christmastime in one day was about saving money, a necessity for most any singer not backed by a major label, but also about capturing something vital. “I’m proud that I’m a really great live singer. People come to my shows and they often say, ‘Wow, you’re better live than even on the CD,’ and that’s sort of rare nowadays,” she says. The comforting, joyful album mixes contemporary pop, traditional carols, and one original tune, all with the backing of a septet of jazz musicians. “What I said to them was, ‘Let’s record each song and make sure we’ve got a technical take where we’ve

got it right.Then let’s just throw the rulebook out and just go for it. . . . Almost every single song that ended up on the album was one of those magic takes.” The album is a jazzinﬂuenced reprieve from the madness that characterizes the Christmas season. The songstress chose that direction after listening to the slow groove of Diana Krall’s Quiet Nights bossa nova album at the end of a frantic day. “There’s a power to creating beautiful, relaxing music because people are stressed out,” she says. “It’s just so important that you provide them a soundtrack for something they can ease into.” The disc is slated to be released at a Kay Meek concert featuring special guests and a youth brass band playing in the lobby. See Season page 25

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Season always busy time for singer From page 24

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Wood has also offered 50 tickets to students from the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. Going a-wassailing is almost involuntary for Wood. The Victoria-raised singer spent many Christmas Eves in her youth singing in choir or playing Mary at candlelight church services. “Oftentimes musicians kind of roll their eyes and groan a little when Christmas comes around because they have to sing or play the same music every day for thirty days straight.” Wood says. “I laugh with glee.” Wood listed movie star as her ambition while still in kindergarten. She was a perfectionist, and as with many perfectionists she harboured anxiety about falling short of perfection. “I was very shy about my voice . . . to the point where if somebody heard me singing in the room I would almost burst into tears,” she remembers.

Wood maintained a balance between her fear of failure and her desire to perform until a musical theatre coach helped her discover a powerful gospel voice hiding under her “sweet little mezzo soprano.” “All of a sudden this breakthrough happened where I sort of went ‘raaar!’” she recalls, laughing. Finding her back-ofthe-theatre voice also helped Wood learn about performing.Whether she’s re-working a pop standard for a jazz crowd or belting out “O Canada” for an arena of Canucks fans she tries to move people emotionally rather than awing them with ﬂawless vocals. A decade ago,Wood did commercials for a steakhouse as well as a spot on Crime Stoppers. No longer clawing for résumé credits,Wood is committed to songs and stories she believes in. Prior to recording her two most recent albums, she argued SeeWood page 27

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“People are always saying you’ve got to have rhino skin, but I’ve always balked

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FANS Tribute to the Arts

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Claus’ Kitchen, a holiday musical at the Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, set in the 1960s, revolves around the iconic Mrs. Claus, played by Elizabeth Bowen, and her infamous cookies. “It’s simple, it’s smart, it’s charming, it has a little bit of an edge and it’s kind of unexpected,” says Hyslop. “We’re pretty cheeky in that we set you up as if it’s the typical setting — it’s the North Pole, it’s Mrs. Claus’ kitchen, she’s actually making cookies, the elves are running around working and doing their thing — and you kind of feel, I use this term, it’s not the truth, but it’s like Munchkinland.We set it up so it’s very frothy and then within the ﬁrst ﬁve minutes we kind of take you on a different journey and it See Production page 37

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becomes very real in their lives.” Mrs. Claus ﬁnds a different cookie wrapper in Santa’s pocket and starts doubting a lot of things, says Hyslop. “It’s almost the idea of seeing someone else outside the marriage, not cherishing one’s commitment,” he says. “So it’s her journey of discovering and becoming more of an independent woman.” Adventure ensues when Mrs. Claus decides to put her cookie-baking days behind her and take her best elves on a shopping spree in NewYork City. “I think it’s really this journey that we all kind of either sometimes do take or long to take and so therefore we get the best of both possible worlds in that there’s a lot of people who would love to do it and don’t have the courage, and so they see it through Mrs. Claus,” says Hyslop. The cast is made up of 12 actors, with seven

principal characters. “We have a tiny cast and you get to know all of the characters, they all have individual journeys,” says Hyslop. “By the end of it I think we’ve all gone through quite a bit of an emotional sleigh ride.” The play, written by Bill Allman, Alan Mariott and Kevin O’Brien, is in its inaugural year and Hyslop hopes it becomes a holiday tradition. “It’s the ﬁrst time this piece has been out of the gate, so it’s a ﬁrst time production and we’re still working on all sorts of angles,” says Hyslop. “We’ve got all the elements of a true family presentation and I think that’s what’s so special.We just literally show up, sing the songs and present the story and the rest is up to the audience to hop on the sleigh and enjoy the ride as it were.” The production has been in rehearsals for a solid month, with Hyslop balancing his directorial duties with his role of Uncle

Billy in It’s aWonderful Life at the Chemainus Theatre Festival on Vancouver Island. “It’s been fantastic because the dates have all aligned and there’s not been, other than the initial changes to rehearsal dates a month ahead, everything has worked out,” says Hyslop. “It’s very exciting. A lot of things have been accomplished in a very short amount of time for a brand new production. I’m really encouraged for the after life of Mrs. Claus because I think it’s got the legs and the depth to sustain being put out there for different regional theatres to have in their Christmas seasons.” The play is set in the 1960s which Hyslop drew him into the story and could translate well with audiences today. “We wanted a kind of a neutral place where we could all have perspective looking at it,” he says. “It was kind of an uplifting time, there was a potential for a good life, a successful

life and I think that’s why we were drawn to that.” Hyslop says the ’60s were a special time for him growing up, before the fastpaced world of technology. “It’s a very kind of interesting time period but mostly because it was I guess you could say the calm before the world erupted, that beautiful time of family,” Hyslop says. “That’s what the point of the story is, we just catch ourselves in time to hold onto memories—to hold onto the softness, to hold onto the smells of cookies baking in the kitchen — and have them have some kind of impact and remembrance and celebration that we forget about our history and we forget about our traditions. This is a little play that catches us just before we fall off the edge and we go ‘yup, I remember that, wasn’t it special and isn’t it special.’” Hyslop says he ﬁrst read the script while travelling

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guessed it, cork. “It’s super sustainable, recyclable and no harsh chemicals are involved,” she says of the material. Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree, which is grown and harvested primarily in Portugal, as well as Spain, Italy and Northwest Africa. The bark regenerates itself after each extraction and can be harvested once every nine years.

Traditionally used in the production of bottle stoppers, Vainer says cork bark is being transformed into plenty of alternative products now that many wineries have switched to more economical synthetic stoppers. She discovered the material while travelling in Portugal. There, she purchased a few cork accessories — a bag, a belt — and couldn’t believe the number of compliments

COSMETICS COLLECTION It’s time to clean out your cosmetics drawers and let go of all those hotel shampoos, sample beauty products and cosmetics bags you don’t need and put together a gift pack for a woman in need. Items will be donated to the Wish Drop-In Centre Society for distribution to women of the Downtown Eastside. Items in need: toiletries, feminine hygiene products, gently used socks and undies, makeup (lipstick, nail polish, eyeshadow, foundation), shampoo and conditioner, phone cards. Drop-off: To Dec. 15 at Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. (open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, closed Mondays).

she received back home in Canada. “Everybody kept commenting and I said, ‘Well, you know what, there’s something there.’ I’ve always wanted to have my own business.” Originally from Mexico City, where she worked as a dentist, Vainer moved to the North Shore almost 18 years ago. She had small children at the time, so

GOT CRAFT? is Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair, returning Dec. 1415, 2013 at its new home at the Maritime Labour Centre (1880 Triumph St.), with a long list of vendors that will make it easy to check everyone off your holiday shopping list. North Shore vendors: Bon Ami Bakery, District Dogs Designs, Frankenstrap, Honey Canada, Simple Soap,Toodlebunny, Love Me 2 Times, Delish General Store. Also check out

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on the ferry and texted writer Bill Allman right away to say he would do it. He says he ﬁnds scripts appealing when he likes what they present on multiple levels. “It just had a life about it that I responded to. Even in that fantastical world of elves and Santa and all of that, there’s a reality base, there’s a real life, people have real emotions, relatable emotions and feelings,” says Hyslop. “I just liked all the characters. It was multilayered and I think that’s the key to keeping all of our interest.” Hylsop’s approach for tackling the well-known character of Mrs. Claus and her iconic husband, Santa was to stay true to tradition while bringing in a well-known theme. “With Mrs. Claus, she’s kind of been an unspoken heroine over the years because it’s all about him,” says Hyslop. “I think this was a chance to celebrate Mrs. Claus and the woman behind the success of the man and that theme has certainly been strong over the years, it just so happens that this is Mrs. Claus, she’s married to Santa.” Balancing between being the director of Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen and an actor in It’s aWonderful Life brings its own advantages. Acting has allowed Hyslop time to relax from his directorial

duties. “You quietly step aside and you relinquish your directorial helmet and you’re not as outspoken necessarily, but it is that matter of, I liken it to a little bit of a rest where you give people, as director and choreographer, you’re giving out ideas, you’re suggesting, you’re moving, it’s pretty in your mind, you’re always thinking and you’re sometimes thinking on your feet when a situation presents itself,” he says. “So the opposite is ‘now I don’t have to do that, I can be fed by this other director,’ so it’s like a little replenishment of all the energy you’ve put out for the past month.” Hyslop says each job offers something different but one complements the other. “Obviously as a director and choreographer, you’ve got to come in with knowing, I think that’s the key, is knowing what you want, knowing your goals as you do as an actor. As an actor, you’re being guided by the director and this was amazing because I’ve just done both categories in the past two months,” says Hyslop. “With Mrs. Claus I had a limited amount of time. The music, the script basically guided me and I’m pretty spontaneous so as far as choreo [sic] and staging, I have a really good eye for that. It was quite a fast-paced, intense

rehearsal period but I think we had a real blast of a time as a cast because they trusted in me that I knew where I was taking them.” Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen runs from Dec. 11th to 15th and the 19th to the 21st at the Presentation House Theatre, at 8 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.The play is suitable for children age seven and up and tickets range from $23 for students and seniors to $28 for adults. Hyslop says he believes in the simplicity of the piece and that the audience will leave feeling something. “You will go out humming a song, you will go out remembering a simple phrase that perhaps Mrs. Claus has spoken or one of the characters has spoken. And that’s our job as artists, musicians, is to give you a rest. Come in for two hours and let go of the daily humdrum, craziness of your work and your life and just have a rest,” says Hyslop. “I’ve always thought if you come into the theatre, the symphony, the dance hall, the anything, if you only take one little line of a song or one line of dialogue or you skip down to the bus stop after because you’re feeling energized, then we’ve done our job as artists, as actors, as musicians, as whatever because we have (made an) impact.”

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From page 43 ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. 604985-0408 st-andrewsunited.ca Harvest for Hope: A Capella Chorus will perform a fundraising concert Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. Admission by a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for kids — $2 off with a non-perishable food donation. All proceeds will go to the Harvest Project. SYLVIA HOTEL 1154 Gilford St., Vancouver. 604-681-9321 The Fran Jare Duo will perform Friday, Dec. 27, 810 p.m. Free.

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ANNE MACDONALD STUDIO 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Grand Theft Impro: An improv sketch show that uses audiences suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos, the last Saturday of every month at 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $12. CAFÉ FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 138-140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 778-340-3379 cafeforcontemporaryart@ gmail.com DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com Red Riding Hood: Deep Cove Stage Society’s annual pantomime Dec. 18-20, 23, 27, 28, 30, Jan. 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Dec. 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 and Jan. 4 at 3:30 p.m.Tickets: $14.

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KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Don’t You Want to Come Under My Umbrella: A story about a few couples’ relationships who happen to be neighbours Sunday, Dec. 8 at 6 and 8 p.m.Tickets: $20/$15. PAL STUDIO THEATRE 581 Cardero St.,

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BEANS ON LONSDALE 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m. 604-985-2326 CASA NOVA CAFÉ 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2223 info@casanovacafe.ca CAULFEILD COVE HALL 4773 South Piccadilly Rd., West Vancouver. 604-812-7411 caulfeildcovehall.ca CELLAR JAZZ CLUB 3611 West Broadway, Vancouver. 604-738-1959 cellarjazz.com Louis Hayes, jazz drummer, will be performing live recordings Dec. 5-8 and a quintet of musicians from Capilano University’s Jazz Studies program will be See more page 46

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River cruising enters the big leagues Scenic Tours just the ticket for exploring Europe DAVID WISHART ContributingWriter

My first river cruise was in France on a barge built in 1926 as a muledrawn freight vessel but transformed 40 years ago into a peniche, or hotel boat, with 10 bedrooms, one bath, two showers and two toilets. The captain was an engaging young Englishman who was also barman and tour guide. His girlfriend was the waitress and made the beds, while the chef doubled as the boatman which allowed him opportunities to pick up escargots strolling on shore. As for the entertainment, it was “more wine, mon ami” although one captain, who was later to become professor of botany at the University of Manus, liked getting everybody up for the hokey-cokey. Things have changed. River cruising in Europe has grown into the hottest thing in cruising, itself the fastest-growing part of modern travel, with sleek vessels churning up and down the Rhine, Danube and Rhone, and yards struggling to keep up with demand. It was no surprise then that the vessel I was on, the Scenic Jewel, was christened halfway down the Rhine. It was probably the yard owner’s first day off in a year. Scenic Tours’ boats are perfect for the mighty Rhine, and the 160 passengers we had, mostly Australian and Canadian, enjoyed space and comfort formerly unimaginable. For me it was like going from DC-3 to Dreamliner, with private balconies, butlers, big flat-screen TVs and free movies. All that, and Europe outside. We started at Amsterdam with the Rijksmuseum, home of Rembrandt’s Nightwatch, just reopened after a 10-year renovation costing 375 million Euros, then our “spaceship,” as the company calls it, headed upriver in what was to be a

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target marker. Next was Rudesheim, second only to Cologne Cathedral as a magnet for foreign tourists, and described locally, presumably while well refreshed with riesling, as the world’s best-known wine town, which rules out Bordeaux and Beaune. Nevertheless I was impressed by the politeness and good English I found ashore, such as the postmistress who thanked me for visiting.Then there was the majesty of the river itself, particularly in the Rhine Gorges with its dreamy castles, and the Scenic Jewel was an amazing platform from which to see everything, particularly when lounging in the top deck’s comfortable furniture with a waiter a nod away. We learned that Canadian salmon were used to restock the Rhine and the reason there are so many barges is that they carry cargo seven times cheaper than road, but I could not understand why there were so few pleasure boats. It had to be that the Germans are

always working. In times gone by they had a lot of problems with invaders and robber barons, including Napoleon, hence the castles, including Durnstein where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in 1192 by Duke Leopold while on his way home from the Crusades, and held for years while a huge ransom, a king’s ransom indeed, was raised. Soon afterwards, however, Leopold fell off his horse and died. The castle at Passau held de Gaulle as a POW during the First World War, and you can be sure Churchill would have liked to have seen him there during the Second World War as well. Nuremberg was a personal highlight, with a visit to the courthouse where the Nazis were tried, the parade ground used by Hitler for his rallies, and the Documentation centre -- which gave a thorough explanation, with nothing held back, of the Nazi era. It was good to see many young people there. See Trip page 48

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Anonymous Show Sale continues until December 21, 2013 A fun exhibition and fundraising event! Featuring hundreds of original artworks sold right off the wall.

CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, BC

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37801 Cleveland Ave., Squamish. 604- 892-2603 The Royal Oui will celebrate the release of their self-titled album Friday, Dec. 20. No cover. JACK LONSDALE’S PUB 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. 604-986-7333 LARSON STATION RESTAURANT Gleneagles Clubhouse, 6190 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 778-279-8874 LA ZUPPA 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-986-6556 SFU Philosopher’s Café: Martin Hunt will moderate a discussion,Wednesday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m. on the topic: “An economy is more like an

ocean than a river. Do we severely misunderstand the macro-economy?” 778-7828000 philosopherscafe.net. LEGION #118 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-985-1115 info@legion118.com NARROWS PUB1979 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. MIST ULTRA BAR 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. DJs spin classic dance music from the ’80s, ’90s and today. 604-9262326 QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, See more page 47

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RUSTY GULL 175 East First St., North Vancouver. Live music Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m.

7:30-11:30 p.m. THE RAVEN PUB 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. theravenpub.com Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

SAILOR HAGAR’S BREW PUB 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 604-9843087

RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

THE VILLAGE TAPHOUSE The Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-9228882.

WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes toWaves the ﬁrst Saturday of every month 7: 30-9:30 p.m. Interested performers are asked to phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

Other events

CAFÉ FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 138-140 East Esplanade,

North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@ gmail.com Open Mic: Actors, musicians, poets and spoken word artists are invited to take the microphone every second and last Friday of the month from 7 to 9:30 p.m. New Works: Readings of new work by local playwrights the third Thursday of the month, 79:30 p.m. See more page 48

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AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant

OPEN MIC/KARAOKE

BRITISH

71 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-980-4316

BISTRO Hugos,Artisanal Pizzas and Global Tapas $$

Excellent seafood and British dishes on the Waterfront. Friday and Saturday, Prime Rib Dinner. Sunday,Turkey Dinner.Weekends and Holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

This winter,why not chase the cold away by cozying up in the warmth of Hugos? 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. 604-987-3322 Bring your family and friends for lunch or dinner and choose from our menu of global favourites.From Neopolitan style pizza to Swiss fondue or crackling Neighbourhood chicken thighs with tamarind sauce Noodles House $ to authentic Tom Kha Gai...there is North Shore’s best variety & quality something for everyone. Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 5775 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout. 604-281-2111 • hugos@eagleharbour.ca, Free delivery min.$20.00 order within www.trufflehousecafe.com 3 kms.

CHINESE

Truffle House & Café

$$ 1352 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van.

The Trufﬂe House & Café is truly a warm place to eat European cuisine with friendly service and reasonable price. Philippe & Fabienne Chaber have created a cozy and comfortable atmosphere and offer a delicious combination of French,Italian and West Coast specialties that your taste buds will love.Already well known for their brunch & lunch,the Trufﬂe House is pleased to offer you DINNER! Join us Friday & Saturday evenings from 5-10 pm for delicious seasonal menus.

2452 Marine Drive, W. Van. 604-922-4222 www.trufflehousecafe.com

BIG SCREEN SPORTS

The Salmon House

$ $ $ The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

Best Little Schnitzel House in Town

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Chef Hung Taiwanese Noodle

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Serving spectacular views and ﬁne, indigenous west coast cuisine for over 30 years. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Live entertainment in Coho Lounge on weekend evenings.

2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. Reservations: www.salmonhouse.com or call 604-926-3212

$$$

Classic French cuisine served in an elegant and graceful setting. For over 34 years, Chez Michel has treated guests to only the best. Traditional seafood and meat entrees, dressed in rich, tempting sauces, are specially featured alongside a superb selection of wines and a decadent dessert list. Superior service with a waterfront view helps complete your lunch or dinner experience.

$ $ 1373 Marine Dr. (2nd flr) W. Van. 604-926-4913

Critically acclaimed worldwide for its delectable beef noodle, Chef Hung has won numerous Championships in Taiwan and now crowned the Kypriaki Taverna $$ Best Noodle House in Vancouver! For the BEST quality and the BEST Come see what all the excitement prices, come visit or call for delivery is about. today. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 1560 Marine Dr., W. Van. 778-279-8822 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland.With our outstanding UBC Wesbrook Village: food, reasonable prices, friendly 102 - 3313 Shrum Lane, Vancouver service and candle-lit charm you will 604-228-8765 see why so many people call it their Aberdeen Centre: favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/ 2800 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond • take out tonight or come in for a 604-295-9357 relaxing Mediterranean experience. www.chefhungnoodle.com

GREEK

1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

FINE DINING The Observatory

$$$$

An epicurean experience 3700’ above the twinkling lights of Vancouver.

Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. 604-998-4403

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

FRENCH Chez Michel

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Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

116 East 15th St, N. Van. 604-986-7555 www.palkirestaurant.com

PUB $$

VOTED BEST PUB by you - The Bear is your friendly, comfortable local that has free parking plus a taxi stand. Full take-out menu. Daily drink and food specials.We are 100% smoke & UFC free. Reserve your Xmas party today [max. 45ppl] limited space.

1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van www.blackbearpub.com 604.990.8880

The Rusty Gull

175 East 1st St., N. Van. 604-988-5585

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

The best ﬁsh & chips on the North Shore!

Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993 & OUR NEW LOCATION: 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. 604-913-0994

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.We are located on the corner of Lonsdale & Esplanade. The Lobby Bar: We now have Live music every Friday night from 8-11pm!

138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. 604-973-8000 www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

WATERFRONT DINING

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

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.

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.

Village Tap House

Where one spicy sauce does not ﬁt all.Readers’Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner.Lunch Buffet $10.95.

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

The MarinaSide Grill

Enjoy your Waterfront dining experience with our extensive menu. From eggs benny to juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib,hot scallop salad, clam chowder,king crab,steaks, seafood style cordon bleu.Rooms available for private parties and free parking.Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner seven days a week.View full menu www.marinasidegrill.com.

1653 Columbia St, N. Van. (2 blks South of Main & Mtn Hwy under the bridge) 604-988-0038 www.marinagrill.com

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Admission: $7/$5.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Songs and Stories: Composer Michael Conway Baker will share show biz, ﬁlm and concert music stories past and present the third Wednesday of every month, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Admission by donation. North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by theVancouver Society of Storytelling take place the ﬁrst Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Artists Conﬁdential: Join Kay Meek Centre’s artistic director Claude Giroux for a behind-the-scenes chat with MattWhite, the new artistic director for Early Music Vancouver Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. Free. Author Talk: Grant Lawrence, theWest Vancouver-raised CBC Radio broadcaster, musician and author will read from his new, memoir The Lonely End

of the Rink Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jane Austen’s Secret: Richard Harvey, a comparative literature specialist and instructor in SFU’s continuing studies program will give a free talk Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. SFU Philosopher’s Café: Randall Mackinnon will moderate a discussion, Friday, Dec. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the topic: “Santa Claus:Who needs him?” 778-782-8000 philosopherscafe.net. — compiled by Debbie Caldwell. Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

Debut single made a big impact

From page 23

Carlton, who has only performed in Canada a few times, has rarely performed in Vancouver. She says the few times she’s travelled to Canada she has enjoyed it. “I rarely go to Canada, so when I am in Vancouver it is kind of like going to Europe,” she says. “I have a friend that lives

in Vancouver and it is definitely its own thing and I like that because it’s a different rhythm.” Carlton is best known for her multi-Grammy Award winning hit single “A Thousand Miles,” which also made it in the top five on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Her debut album Be Not Nobody was released in 2002 and certified platinum

in the United States. She says that people who have not heard her more recent music often expect it to be similar to that of her Grammy nominee material. “They are expecting something from a stranger. That’s not who I am,” Carlton says. “It’s almost like a different lifetime for me.”

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Trip offers many options

From page 45

We had a private dinner in one castle and while in Vienna an exclusive evening of music, opera and humour in a very stately home, the kind of thing Scenic does well and explains why it is not the cheapest. Mind you we lived well on board, with meals and wines to rival the best cruise ships. The drinks, also inclusive, included premium drinks that cost extra on top ships.

Everyone could dine at least once at the cosy Italian restaurant, while big hitters in the top suites had a chefs’ table where they could compare their diamonds. There was often entertainment such as folk dancing, a zither player, a talented glass blower, and much spirited dancing with lively lads from the Outback and the Prairies doing what appeared to be their versions of the hokeycokey. And if they wanted

more, there were nights, such as in Budapest, where passengers could dine ashore and sample the nightlife. We lunched at Vienna’s classic Cafe Centrale, while a couple from Winnipeg tried Budapest’s famous duck. And when it came to drinks, my friend from Calgary had only one thing to say about Scenic’s martinis, “Same again please.” For more information on river cruising visit ca.scenictours.com.

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PERFORMING ARTS

Horses arrived by Boeing 747 From page 13 “I wanted to bring nature to the stage,” says Latourelle, “so when you enter the tent in Odysseo, you feel you’re in the middle of the forest. And then the forest clears and then you see a mountain, and the mountain is about 13 metres high.” In fact, the set features two mountains sculpted from 10,000 tons of stones, dirt and sand then covered with 1,500 square metres of specialized carpet. Odysseo is about twice the size of the original Cavalia show, which stopped in Vancouver in 2011.The stage is larger and the show features a bigger cast including 67 male horses representing 11 breeds from around the world and 48 human performers — acrobats, aerialists, riders, dancers and musicians — from 13 countries. All set to music, Odysseo is almost dreamlike at times, Latourelle says. In one scene a full-sized merry-go-round, hidden 80 feet above the stage, appears in the air and serves as apparatus for acrobats to showcase their agility. In another visually impressive feat a portion of the stage rapidly ﬁlls with 320,000 litres of water creating a playground for unbridled horses. The colossal scale of the production means it is no

small task to tour from one city to another. “The logistics are very sophisticated,” Latourelle says. There is usually a 16-day gap between closing night in one city and opening night in another, giving an 80-person crew time to dismantle and reassemble the set. Before arriving in Vancouver, Odysseo was in Washington, D.C., so an extra four days were needed to accommodate travel time.The horses arrived on a chartered Boeing 747 to avoid the 50-hour road trip while the bulk of the equipment was transported by 110 semi-trucks. In addition to the big top, the Odysseo “village” includes four more tents which house horse stables, a rehearsal arena,VIP events and an employee cafeteria where 600 meals are served daily. But despite the enormity of the production, the theatre has the same 2,000-person capacity as the ﬁrst Cavalia show, retaining a sense of intimacy. Latourelle worked with Cirque du Soleil until 1990 and conceived the idea for Cavalia shortly after while working on a performance inspired by French Canadian history. As part of that show Latourelle had to create a village on stage and in that village were a few animals, including a live

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styles, from show jumping to stunt riding to rodeo to dressage. “I kind of integrated all of these worlds in one world,” he explains. Pair the equestrian arts

with acrobats, musicians and high-tech effects and Latourelle has created with Odysseo what he describes as “a poem for the ears and the eyes.” “You don’t need to be

a horse person to enjoy the show, it’s addressed to everyone,” he says, “but if you are a horse person you won’t believe what’s going on.We do things that nobody does.”

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A 4x4 by any other name. . . BRENDAN MCALEER ContributingWriter

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If you only read the headlines, you’d think General Motors only built pickup trucks, Camaros and the new Stingray Corvette. In actual fact, the General is actually in the business of making and selling crossovers in a big way. Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac all have at least one, and in some cases as many as four. Crossovers, crossovers, crossovers. If you’re a gearhead or a rock crawler, it’s reasonably hard to get excited about these things, but unlike the curvaceous Stingray, these are the actual cars that rack

Here’s the GMC version, the Acadia. It’s not a Corvette. It’s not a heavy duty Silverado. It is, however, pretty darn good.

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Grinding Gears

up the mileage.They’re the kid haulers, the trailer towers, the camping vehicles, and the road trippers; they’re the workhorses of the modern roadway.

Design GMC refreshed their Acadia three-row last year, and the exterior changes were particularly successful. It’s chunkily aggressive, and actually looks deserving of GMC’s “professional grade” tagline. The new upright threebar grille looks like some kind of electric razor, and the bluff front end echoes that of its pickup truck brethren. A slight ﬂaring to the wheel

arches gives an element of muscularity. Most important of all, and deserving of all the gold stars in the homeroom cupboard, is that GM’s designers have resisted the urge to coat this thing in acres of shiny plastic fauxchrome. It’s the sort of thing GM was wont to do in the ’90s and noughties, but even this Denali-spec high-trim tester came with a perfectly reasonable amount of bling, like a maturing rapper. Twenty-inch alloys round out the package, but again,

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Yet in both cases all four wheels are being driven, so what’s the difference? Even further back than the emphysematous Land Rover, most cars were twowheel drive. Four-wheel drive was only for the slippery stuff, and involved manually locking the hubs as previously mentioned. Most systems also had a low-range gearbox for increasing low-speed climbing capabilities; in the Land Rover, this involved putting the car in neutral and ﬁddling with a pair of yellow and red ﬂoormounted levers, usually while saying things like, “go IN you bast-” Um. Usually while shouting encouragement. Yes. The change in this process came with the Landie’s snootier cousin,

the Range Rover. Early Range Rovers had a lockable centre differential, allowing the front and rear wheels to turn at different speeds on a dry tarmac surface. Drive a locked-up four-wheel-drive car on pavement, and you can feel the front wheels scrub when you go around a corner. Just as the inside tires turn fewer times in a bend than those to the outside of a corner, the wheels in charge of steering need to spin at different rates than those out back. However, the Range Rover still had the ability to lock everything up and came with a crawling gear for getting out there in the wilderness and shooting some of it in the face. It was still a proper fourwheel drive. The next car that came along was perhaps the ﬁrst crossover: the AMC Eagle. The Eagle didn’t have a low-range gearbox or a lockable centre differential, but they called it a 4x4 anyway. Pretty much here

is where marketing got involved and the nomenclature went to hell in a four-wheel-drive handbasket. Audi came along with its Quattro system and called it allwheel drive. Fiat came along with a transverseengined car and called it the Fiat Panda 4x4. Other companies called their systems 4WD or AWD. Currently, there are any number of branded systems available from BMW’s xDrive, to Mercedes’ 4Motion, to Subaru’s vaunted Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. Given that every single manufacturer offers some sort of car-based crossover, hardly any of these systems are a true four-wheel drive in the original style. Most are so married to various electrically controlled traction systems that it’s less the mechanical bits that are important as much as a host of electronic brains. Basically, a “real” parttime four-wheel-drive system is usually found in a body-on-frame truck

like a Nissan Xterra. These are rear-wheel-drive vehicles where the front wheels are engaged via a manual centre differential, but shouldn’t really be used except on snow or gravel. It’s the most rugged system, but not useful in the wet, and usually the least fuel-efﬁcient. When a vehicle is derived from a frontwheel-drive application, the system most often only connects the rear differential under slippage. These are the so-called “slip-and-grip” setups, though some lock up at low speed or under hard acceleration automatically, before the tires lose traction. Depending on the electric control type, these are the light duty option and provide the best fuel economy. However, their part-time nature can make them less effective. The all-wheel-drive systems that Mercedes and BMW use are built from rear-wheel-drive cars, and have the ability to send more than half the power to the rear for better handling. In something

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like a BMW 3 Series, the all-wheel-drive car has better grip, but adding the drive to the front slightly reduces steering feel versus the rear-drive-only model. Lastly, we have the systems used by Subaru and Audi, where the differentials are integrated right into the transmission housing. It’s important to note that Subaru’s “Symmetrical” all-wheel drive is balanced side-toside, not front-to-back. The high performance STI has an adjustable centre differential that can be tweaked for more tail-happy rear bias. A Forester is usually front-drive biased in its automatic transmission application. However, all wheels are being driven at any one time, giving a better planted feel than the part-time systems, but with slightly poorer fuel economy. Which is best? Like anything else, it depends what you’re using it for. Given our mild, frequently damp West Coast climate, most of the time a simple transverse engined all-

wheel drive will provide all the extra traction needed. Track day enthusiast with a year-round daily driver? Maybe something with a greater rear-drive bias will suit. But let me end by saying this. No matter how good these systems get, from the incredible tarmac-shredding Nissan GTR to the go-anywhere Jeep Rubicon, not a single one of them will outperform a 10-year-old Honda Civic (or similar basic front-driver) if the Civic’s got proper winter tires on when the snow starts ﬂying. That “best Four by Four by Far” sticker is going to look pretty dumb on a truck that’s getting pulled out of a ditch. Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. If you have a suggestion for a column, or would be interested in having your car club featured, please contact him at mcaleeronwheels@ gmail.com. Follow Brendan on Twitter: @brendan_ mcaleer.

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Interior takes home the ‘most improved’ award From page 55 the showiness factor here isn’t overly high. Environment Many improvements have been made to the interior of the Acadia as well, but here a rating of “most improved” doesn’t necessarily translate to Best In Class. If you’re used to a Honda or Nissan product, the Acadia’s mix of hardedged plastic cut-lines and faux-wood trim will be a bit jarring, as will its green-lit digital display.There’s a new soft-touch dash covering, but the stitching lines on my tester were not quite 100 per cent straight. Then there’s the onboard infotainment, which includes a smallish HD screen that’s asked to display a heck of a lot of information. It’s also mounted a little too low for distraction-free operation, and can be sluggish in handling inputs. A large panoramic sunroof does brighten up the interior, which apart from the slight niggles mentioned, is overall quite well put together, certainly mid-pack. And let’s talk about the

Cornering behaviour is a tad better, with body roll well controlled, and a planted feel.The thin-rimmed steering wheel doesn’t supply a great deal of road feel, but it is more precise than expected. Essentially, the handling’s very predictable — just what’s needed in this segment. However, the brakes do have a lot of mass to scrub down, and can sometimes feel like they’ve got their hands full.

practical stuff. Simply put, the Acadia is huge inside compared to most other three-row crossovers, and has third row seating that’s not just a kids-only zone. Seven-seater capacity is standard on mid-level trims and a middle row bench seat is an option. The front seats are comfortable.The midrow seats adjust for better legroom, but are perhaps a tad low for taller adults. Even with all seats deployed, there’s still a completely usable amount of trunk space, or fold everything down for huge tracts of land.

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Smoothness is excellent, and while the engine needs to be throttled up to cut and thrust with trafﬁc, it’s perfectly happy to cruise on the highway. The V-6 and six-speed work very well together, and with windnoise nicely controlled, this would be a great longdistance car. The Denali is particularly excellent in this regard. It’s got extra sound insulation, and all that weight makes it fairly resistant to rippling tarmac and wind from passing semi-trailers. What with the higher seating position of a truck and a sense of substance, it’s a secure-feeling machine to drive; this is backed up by the IIHS Top Safety Pick rating. The more you handle the Acadia in the manner for which it’s been built — namely, to haul passengers in comfort and space — the better it does. Don’t expect to have huge power in reserves or some hidden backroads prowess, but it gets the job done.

Features Minor tweaks for 2014 model Acadias include the addition of USB charging plugs for the kids to keep their various mobile devices charged up, and Denalispec trims gained extra safety with lane departure and forward collision warning. As mentioned, the Denali is available with onboard satellite navigation, paired with rear-seat entertainment in my tester at a cost of $3,350. A 10speaker Bose audio system is standard, as is hands-free smartphone integration and Sirius XM satellite radio. A backup camera is standard in all Acadias, with the Denali scoring maximum safety points with the aforementioned driver safety aids. HID headlights are available on mid-line trims and up. Fuel economy is solid for a V-6 vehicle of this weight class, at 12.7 litres/100 kilometres city and 8.4 l/100 km on the highway. Particularly in Vancouver’s heavy trafﬁc, reaching city numbers can be very difﬁcult.

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the Acadia, but Nissan’s Pathﬁnder has a few tricks up its sleeve to be just about as practical.The mid-row sliding seats, for instance, make third row ingress and egress much simpler than the Acadia. The Nissan’s fuel economy is better too, especially in front-wheeldrive versions. However, the Pathﬁnder’s CVT transmission will not be to everyone’s taste, and when it comes to all seats deployed capacity, there’s no replacement for the Acadia’s bigger interior displacement. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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#$1,500 cash purchase incentive available on select 2013 Civic and Fit models. Honda cash purchase incentive cannot be combined with special lease or finance offers. *$500 Holiday bonus available on all 2013 Civic and Fit models. #/* Honda cash purchase incentive and Holiday bonus will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. . ΩLimited time 0.99% finance offer based on new 2013 Honda models and a 24 month finance term available only through Honda Canada Finance Inc. O.A.C. Finance example based on a new 2013 Fit DX 5MT model GE8G2DEX and a 24 month finance term available only through Honda Canada Finance Inc. O.A.C.: $16,075 at 0.99% per annum equals $312.26 bi-weekly for 24 months. Freight and PDI of $1,495 included. Cost of borrowing is $162.52, for a total obligation of $16,237.52. Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at finance inception. Taxes are extra. Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. ¥Limited time lease offer based on new 2013 Honda models and a 24 month lease term available only through Honda Canada Finance Inc. O.A.C. Lease example based on a new 2013 Fit DX 5MT model GE8G2DEX and a 24 month lease term available only through Honda Canada Finance Inc. O.A.C.: 0.99% lease APR for 24 months O.A.C. Monthly payment, including freight and PDI, is $303.38. Down payment of $0.00, first monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $7,584.50. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $13.51 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery. 48,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **MSRP is $16,935 / $16,075 based on a new 2013 Civic DX FB2E2DEX / Fit DX GE8G2DEX including $1,495 freight and PDI. Ω/¥/*/#/** Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be required. For all offers license, insurance, applicable taxes and registration are extra. Prices and/or payments shown do not include representative PPSA lien registration and lien registering agent's fees, which are due at time of delivery. Offers valid from December 3rd, 2013 through January 2nd, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.