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A West Vancouver homeowner is calling on B.C. Hydro contractors to silence their chainsaws after arborists clear-cut a swath of trees under power lines on her property. For the last 20 years, contractors have come in to trim the trees on the land where Hydro has a legal right-of-way. Last fall, B.C. Hydro hired consultants to come to the neighbourhood and canvas residents for recommendations on future vegetation control, said Darlene Holmes, a Westport Road resident. But Holmes said the utility apparently ignored residents’ opinions. “B.C. Hydro has always come through and they’ve trimmed (the trees) and everybody gets pissed off and they go away and that’s fine. They’ve had a change of policy. They’re clear cutting,” Holmes said. Holmes came home on Monday to see a stand of 15 to 20 cedar trees that once provided some privacy for her bedroom and deck already gone. Most of the trees cut down were about a foot in diameter and 15 to 20 feet high, said Holmes. “I was absolutely livid. I said ‘That’s it. No more.

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Summer school classes cancelled JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

School’s out for summer — and maybe for fall if negotiations don’t improve between teachers and the province. North and West Vancouver school districts joined others across the Lower Mainland in

cancelling all summer school classes this week after the two sides failed to make progress at the bargaining table. The move affects about 1,300 students who had planned to take summer classes in the two school districts. The West Vancouver school district is preparing

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to issue 700 summer school refunds by the end of the summer, said Bev Pausche, spokeswoman for the school district. “We know this is disruptive and we’re frustrated as well,” Pausche said. Any student who was hoping to make up for a failing mark this summer will

have to wait for September, according to Pausche. “They’ll have to reach out to their counsellors in the fall and re-jig their schedules . . .,” she said. The Labour Relations Board ordered remedial summer schools be considered essential — but See Schools page 5

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Tree falls on holiday hikers Mountain biker also suffers cracked ribs in trail mishap BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Two hikers were taken to hospital on Canada Day after being hit by a falling tree in the forest on the edge of Mount Seymour. District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services received a 9-1-1 call just after 1:30 p.m. after a group of hikers witnessed

the incident at the Twin Bridges crossing of Seymour Creek on Fisherman’s Trail. “It was a dead tree. It was rotten and, for whatever reason, it snapped off in half and ended up falling on these two individuals,” said assistant ﬁre chief Jason DeRoy. The victims, both men in their mid-40s, were reading a map posted at the edge of the trail when the they were hit by the roughly eight-metre section of tree. “Both suffered injuries but one more severe than the other,” DeRoy said, noting one of the men was taken out on a spine board. “He was pretty sore. He had taken the brunt of the hit

from the tree so paramedics decided to do a full package just as a precaution in case there was head or neck injuries.” The other man suffered a leg injury. It was the third trail rescue call ﬁreﬁghters and B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics responded to in a short time. An hour earlier, crews assisted a mountain biker who endoed over the bars and cracked his ribs while on the Forever After Trail. Shortly after that, crews picked up a woman in Deep Cove who had rolled her ankle, luckily, only about three minutes into her hike, making it an easy transfer back to a waiting ambulance.

Cougar spotted in West Van backyard JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Authorities are warning the public to be alert after a cougar was recently spotted in West Vancouver. The Conservation Officer Service received reports of three sightings — likely all of the same cougar — in Gleneagles and Horseshoe Bay in June. In one instance, the cougar was seen near a backyard in the middle of the day. “It’s often a sign of a juvenile cougar that hasn’t learned his lesson yet that humans are not friendly to them,” said conservation officer Simon Gravel. The young cougar is likely searching for food or its own territory after getting pushed out of its habitat by bigger cats, said Gravel. The cougar hasn’t exhibited any signs of aggression but conservation officers advise keeping small children out of areas where cougars have been spotted, particularly during dawn and dusk, which are prime hunting times. Children’s high-pitched voices and small size seem to attract cougars, according to the Conservation Officer Service. If confronted by a cougar, maintaining eye contact and slowly retreating while looking as large as possible is the safest course of action. Running can trigger a cougar’s chase instinct. “If he’s approaching you or attacking you for some reason then with a cougar we always say fight back . . . and you’ll win,” Gravel said. Small dogs and cats can also attract a cougar to the backyard, said Gravel.

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privacy will be totally gone. We will look down at clearcut property and Westport Road and wires. That’s what we’ll see,” she said. One of Holmes’ neighbours further up the path of the transmission lines had his property clear-cut last year, which allegedly resulted in his home selling for $200,000 less than he had expected, Holmes said. “We should have known then to put our foot down,” she said. Now Holmes said she wants the rest of her North Shore neighbours with Hydro lines on their property to know that this may happen to them. “There’s a lot of transmission lines on the North Shore. It’s bad enough that we get clearance for new development,” she said. “It’s disgusting, it’s such an eyesore. Why now? We want to bring awareness that this is happening.” Holmes is now rallying her neighbours and

collecting signatures for an online petition to stop future clear-cuts. But there has been no change in policy, according to B.C. Hydro spokeswoman Simi Heer. She said the trees on Holmes’ land had to go. “In the past, we have done routine pruning in this area but the trees have matured to a point now where the simple pruning is not keeping up. We needed to remove several trees in order to ensure the safety of the line and the reliability of the line,” Heer said. Heer said all decisions are made by certified utility arborists. “They identify which trees need to be removed and how. … We need it to ensure the reliability of the system. More than 50 per cent of the outages in a year are caused by trees.” Hydro is now developing a replanting plan for Holmes’ property that will restore some of the privacy Holmes has lost and won’t impact the transmission lines, Heer said.

North Shore psych doctor probed BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A North Shore psychiatrist has retired from practice after being censured by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. The regulatory body announced last week that Dr. Paul Eric Termansen must have a chaperone present any time he is treating a female patient, unless it is part of a group session. Beyond that, Termansen must display a sign in his reception and treatment rooms stating the requirements for female patients and must notify the college if he wants to practise at another location. The interim requirements came after allegations made by three female former patients “which included kissing and embracing, comments of a sexual nature, and a joint business venture with resultant negative ﬁnancial consequences and threatened litigation,” according to a statement from the college. Termansen refutes the claims. “It would be important to understand these are unproven allegations.The allegations raise serious concerns and our role is to ensure patient safety as well as thoroughly investigating the complaints of these three women and it does take some time,” said Dr. Heidi Oetter, the college’s registrar. According to Vancouver Coastal Health,Termansen will not be treating any more patients at Lions Gate Hospital. “We are aware of the college’s actions. Dr.Termansen has retired. His last day seeing patients is today,’ said Anna Marie D’Angelo, senior media relations ofﬁcer for Vancouver Coastal Health on Monday. “Dr. Termansen has been a long-serving member of the medical staff at Lions Gate Hospital.” According to Oetter, Termansen is still licensed and the investigation will continue. Attempts to reach Termansen were unsuccessful.

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only in the case of students who have failed and are unable to take the course the following year. “There is no one in our district for whom that is the case,” Pausche said, explaining that most summer students were pursuing advanced credit courses. The situation is the same in North Vancouver, where about 600 students were registered for summer school. Students in North Vancouver can continue to take online courses through the summer, but won’t receive any teacher support. Despite a salary proposal from the B.C.Teachers’ Federation that narrowed the wage gap between the two sides, two mediators

have declined to get involved in the talks so far. “If we can get to mediation I think we have a good chance of solving this but it seems like the government only wants mediation with strings attached,” said Rob Millard, president of the West Vancouver Teachers Association. Education Minister Peter Fassbender blamed the BCTF’s refusal to table its demands “in the same affordability zone as the other public sector agreements,” as stalling negotiations. Teachers may continue to picket in July and August, according to Millard. “We want to keep this in the public eye,” he said. “We don’t want things to just sleepwalk through July and

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erhaps it’s no surprise the province chose the ﬁrst stretch of hot vacation weather to announce speed limit hikes on some of B.C.’s rural highways. Summer time is road trip time. For the most part, the speed limit changes announced this week won’t change a lot.They boost speed limits only about 10 kilometres an hour on 15 per cent of the roadways examined — to speeds most drivers are already travelling. That weekend jaunt from the British Properties to the Whistler condo might be a few minutes shorter. It’s welcome, but hardly what we’d consider a key government priority. When it comes to the travelling public, however, the government rarely misses a chance to trumpet its car-friendly bias. People like their cars.The ability to drive faster will make some portions of the electorate — particularly those in Liberal-

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disappointment after so many triumphs. ••• I have given up trying to illuminate the Capilano University dispute. I solicited the views of Pierre Coupey, who modestly declined the mantle that one old colleague would have bestowed on him, that of (perhaps spiritual?) leader of the restive faculty. Coupey, fully retired only two years ago, believes: “As long as the administration fails to consult meaningfully with the Cap community, budget issues will continue to burn. As long as Capilano University continues to be underfunded and not treated equitably by the ministry of advanced education and the government, budget issues will continue to burn. “And these are further

burning questions: Does the current president (Kris Bulcroft) have the conﬁdence of the faculty? Does the current administration and board believe in academic freedom?” “Consult meaningfully” … “treated equitably” … what makes me feel that I made a wrong turn into the aboriginal rights quagmire? The faculty effectively demand sharing power. Imagine academics peacefully deciding who/ which department would honourably fall on its budgetary sword. I interviewed Bulcroft. An unlikely villain. She’s a gerontologist by training, an American in the pipeline to Canadian citizenship, former Fulbright scholar, taught here and there with her academic husband including a stint at UBC. Sometimes brings her dog

to work. This not meant hurtfully — grandmotherly, nice. At 62 and two years into Cap’s presidency, this might be her last assignment. Background. Cap is a child of rebellion, born in 1968, heady days of ﬂy-by-the-seat-of-thepants spontaneity, cobbled together disproportionately by partly-credentialled young Vietnam-protesting Americans teaching and learning in numerous borrowed classrooms and old warehouses. Stuff of romance. Academic resemblance to Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney teen ﬁlms: “Let’s put on a show!” A new insta-book, The Dialogue Continues, collects their poignant memories of giddy youth — many now are just north or south of 70 — and slapdash innovation.

Much more to say, but for now there’s that issue of George Rammell’s widely publicized sculpture of Bulcroft, seized by the administration and risen to the lofty level of a Canadian Association of University Teachers cause (it was returned to Rammel Wednesday). Coupey responds: “A president worthy of being called a leader would not take personal offence to such a satirical comment, but would understand how it goes with the territory. A really smart president would have purchased the piece from Rammell and displayed it with pride on his/her front porch.” My view: It’s brilliant, technically skilful, constitutionally protected, freedom-tested and unkindly insensitive. See Rafe page 10

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Kids’ anxiety creates classroom chaos

Lost in the increasingly bitter ﬁght between the B.C. government and the B.C. Teachers Federation is the fact that a genuine crisis seems to be developing in many classrooms around the province. And it’s a crisis that is not about how much a teacher earns or how many kids are in the classroom (although that can be a contributing factor) or whether there are enough school supplies to go around. No, this is about the mental health of students. Teachers and physicians have noticed a signiﬁcant rise in anxiety among young people, for example. According to Dr. Steve Mathias, the head of youth mental health programs for Vancouver Coastal Health, this can result in kids “selfmedicating” themselves with drug use by their mid-teens. Mathias, in a presentation to the legislature’s child and youth committee last

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month, noted about 14 per cent of young people aged 12 to 17 will have a mental health problem in any given year. He also said the number of young people going to emergency rooms with mental health issues has almost tripled since 2008. Anxiety and depression are two dominant mental health issues for young people, Mathias said, and he noted there simply are not resources (i.e. funding) deployed to deal with this rising problem. Last week, I asked teachers (via Twitter) to send me their stories

about what they see in their classrooms when it comes to issues like anxiety and other mental health challenges. Their responses were eyeopening and worrying. About two dozen teachers all told me they have noticed a signiﬁcant rise in anxiety and depression among their students in recent years. Most said this wasn’t a case of one or two kids in a class showing signs of anxiety, but more like a half dozen. They attribute this growth in anxiety to several factors, the most notable and prevalent being the rise of social media. Schools have long been challenging for kids trying to conform or ﬁt in, or to stand out among their peers. Social media, particularly Facebook and Instagram, have raised those challenges to a whole new level. Some teachers also pointed to the fact that kids have much more rigid routines now, and are pushed

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into more activities by so-called “helicopter parents,” who pressure them in ways not seen as much in the past. One teacher, who has taught elementary school for 12 years, said she notices students spend less time reading and less time playing. Their problemsolving skills have eroded, which lead to more stress. “I find students’ ability to problem solve in the classroom has declined significantly over the course of my career and I feel that adds to their stress levels,” she wrote to me. “They are used to parents solving things for them and feel stressed when they need to solve things for themselves.” A teacher in Richmond says he has noticed a significant rise in anxiety among teenage girls, and puts a lot of blame on social media. “They check Facebook often, are texting more and more between classes, at lunch, at home etc. I think because their brains are still forming,

they literally can’t handle the over-stimulation technology creates,” he wrote. As a result, he said, he sees more eating disorders, more selfmutilation, higher rates of sexual promiscuity and

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Following is a list of North Vancouver District public meetings and events for this month. Please note that this list is subject to change and new agenda items/meetings may be added during the month.

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Council Meetings:

Monday, July 7, 7pm Monday, July 21, 7pm

DAT E & T I M E SPEAKER

Public Hearings:

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Tuesday, July 22, 5pm

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visit dnv.org for agendas, minutes and schedules of upcoming meetings call 604-990-2315 for a recorded listing of agenda items visit dnv.org/agendanotice to have agendas delivered to your inbox visit any District Library to view a copy of the agenda which is available the Friday before the regular Council Meeting

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Shelley Klammer Looking into the Creative Process of Artists with Dementia 2 p.m.

Committee of the Whole:

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Friday, July 4

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Caroline Edasis Art Therapist as Change Agent within Dementia Care Communities

OPENING RECEPTION Dalia Why Being Engaged in Creative Expression Gottlieb-Tanaka Activities is Important as We Age Nick Whittle How to Support Creative Expression Programs in the Care Industry

2 p.m.

Jeanne Sommerﬁeld Creative Moments in Everyday Relationships Michael Berg How to Fully Engage Dementia Residents Mentally & Physically in a One Hour a Day

2 p.m.

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Paddy Bruce The Circle of Life & Making of the Dignity Quilt Sheila Jones The Gift of Now: This Fleeting Moment D i s c u s s i o n w i t h t h e Au d i e n ce

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District debates charging stations NorthVan council splits on whether to plug in or not JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Should the District of North Vancouver plug in or drop out? That question is scheduled to take centre stage this September as council determines whether electric vehicles are an arc-ﬂash in the pan or a direct current to the future. The matter of electric vehicles is particularly pressing as the district prepares to oversee construction of town centres — possibly equipped with charging stations — in Lower Capilano, Lower Lynn, Lynn Valley, Edgemont and Maplewood. “The technology in this area changes so rapidly that I think that we are going to be installing a completely different technology within 10 years for these cars,” said Coun. Mike Little.

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Coun. Roger Bassam had a different opinion. As highrises go up over the next 20 years, it is important the district take a far-reaching view, said Bassam. “We need to be ahead of the curve,” he said. “Yes, technology does change,

but doing nothing I think would be a grave disservice to the community.” Failing to mandate charging stations at this stage may mean “hugely expensive” retroﬁts, according to Bassam. So far, the technology has not gripped the district,

according to Little, who pointed out the district’s charging station was used 35 times in one year. “My recollection is that any time I’ve seen somebody actually hooked up to it, it was a Metro Vancouver vehicle because Metro Vancouver has the

electric vehicle ﬂeet,” Little said. But there are clear signs the popularity of electric vehicles is increasing, according to Bassam. “Harley Davidson is producing an electric bike, and I think that really says times are changing when you go from rolling thunder to the high-pitched whine of electricity. So it’s the future,” he said. The district should be wary of imposing the unknown costs of electrical charging stations on developers, said Coun. Alan Nixon. “I just don’t want to really support this going forward until we have some idea as to what the cost implications are for developers,” he said. Nixon also wondered how a charging station would be metered within a strata. Coun. Doug MacKayDunn positioned himself as an exponent of electric vehicles. Despite an initial hesitance to support “feelgood” projects, MacKayDunn said district residents expect council to steward the environment through initiatives that result in clean air and water.

Bridge repair work to cost $4M Silence is golden but the cost of quieting down the Lions Gate Bridge is $4.2 million. The slapping sound that accompanies trips over the iconic bridge should fade away following repair work that involves work on 25 joints that connect Marine Drive to the bridge. Of the 25 joints on the north approach viaduct, 20 are scheduled to be eliminated and five are slated to be replaced. The work is scheduled to begin in the first week of July — including under-deck work by day and above-deck work at night. Drivers should be “minimally affected” by daytime work, according to a release from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The work should also reduce long-term maintenance costs, according to the release. —Jeremy Shepherd

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INQUIRING REPORTER On Wednesday, the provincial government announced its plans to increase the speed limit on rural highways, including portions of the Sea to Sky Highway. About 1,300 kilometres of provincial highway will see an adjustment. Though the speeds on most will only be bumped by 10 kilometres, the change raises signiﬁcant questions about safety and if increasing the limit is necessary. Will increasing the speed limit also increase the number of speed-related accidents? Is the province setting up a recipe for disaster? Have your say at nsnews.com. — Anne Watson

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Rafe Mair back in fighting form From page 6 ••• My old eyes blinked twice on seeing, in a list of people to be prayed for at West Van’s St. Francisin-the-Wood Church, the name of broadcaster and columnist Rafe Mair. I yearned to discover whether this prayer was urged by an indignant parishioner seeking heavenly intervention for something outrageous Rafe had advised. No, Rafe has always been outrageously on the side of righteousness. Oh, just jesting. Rafe has a record of outraging this or that pooh-bah or faction — in CKNW days some politicians refused to be interviewed on his show because of his “where were you at 10.26 on the night of the 26th of July?” cross-

examination style. The call for prayer at St. Frank’s, as intimates call it, more likely ﬂowed from Rafe’s bad fall, breaking a cervical vertebra, last December in his Lions Bay home. No joke: His recovery has been slow. On May 1 he emailed fans that he was home from 4 ½ months in hospital “where I had three brushes with death.” Last month he was back in full writing stride, thundering: “The Northern Gateway pipeline is a terrible idea, and in my opinion must be opposed with every sinew in our ﬁbre, starting now. This must include massive civil disobedience. We must fully support First Nations in their struggles.” Is this conciliatory tone permanent, Rafe? rtlautens@gmail.com

Challenging situation From page 7

I promised all anonymity) wrote that one of her seven-year-old students was so violent it had turned her classroom into a nightmarish situation, where all kids became anxious and frightened. “This violent child is in a classroom with 20 other children. Seventeen are ELL, of which one child has two words (bathroom and no) and a second child has about 150 words. I have two ADHD, one ADD and four seeing the school counselor because of problems at home,” she wrote, adding the whole situation has made everyone tense and anxious.

Obviously, what’s going on in classrooms these days is far different than 10 or 20 years ago. The result is that teaching is a more difﬁcult and challenging job than ever before. More must be done to deal with what everyone seems to agree is a rapidly deteriorating situation. More resources (for example, more special education assistants) are obviously needed, but even that may not be able to solve a crisis that seems to be enveloping the modern education system. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@ globalnews.ca

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Deep Cove’s EmilyTellier is making a move. The contemporary dancer has long thought of heading to NewYork City in pursuit of her dreams. In recent months, one opportunity after another to take the stage in the quintessential performing arts town has presented itself, making Tellier’s plan to ofﬁcially relocate, inch all the more closer. Starting her dance training at age 10,Tellier, formerly a member of Vancouver-based The Source Dance Company, currently teaches at her alma mater, Seymour Dance in North Vancouver. “After high school I decided that I really wanted to pursue this professionally . . . . ” says Tellier, 23. “It’s just taken me to NewYork. I’ve been training there a lot and in the past year I’ve really decided that that’s where I want to be.”

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Last week Tellier headed to NYC in preparation for her next appearance, at the annual Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival, July 11-13.The festival was founded in 2004 by Michele ByrdMcPhee with a goal of challenging the tradition of men dominating the hip-hop scene and offers a host of workshops, battles and performances all focused on women. According to the event’s website, “Each year an elite group of female artists from around the world are selected to exhibit work, teach, and perform as part of the festival.The artists have extensive experience and understanding of the hip-hop culture and are qualiﬁed to pass on the traditions of hip-hop culture with accuracy and authenticity.” The opportunity came as a result of Tellier’s decision to go to NewYork in March to train at the Broadway Dance Center. “It was supposed to be a couple of weeks and while I was there, in one of the classes, the

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choreographer came up to me and asked me to be a part of her company. And that’s when I had my ﬁrst performance in NewYork. So I extended my trip and made it happen,” she says. Tellier performed with NYC-based contemporary choreographer Kristin Sudeikis, as part of her Kristin Sudeikis Dance Company, at the Brooklyn Dance Festival in April. She performed a seven-minute contemporary piece, MomentOhm Continued, along with four other female dancers. “It was honestly like a dream come true for me when she asked me to be a part of it. I was almost in disbelief that all this work had come to this moment.The whole experience was probably the best experience I’ve ever had in my life — rehearsals, performance, the group of people we were working with. It was all just a total dream

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From page 14 Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Archipelago: Works by Ilze Bebris will be on display from July 8 to Sept. 8.Artist talk:Tuesday, July 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m. CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-9886844 nvartscouncil.ca ExtraOrdinary: An exhibition of painting, sculpture and ceramic works by Capilano University art instructorsYing-Yueh Chuang, Ben Lee and NicolaTibbetts will run until July 26. Mould making demo: Saturday, July 5, 3-5 p.m. Call for Artists: The NorthVancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists working in 2D, 3D and installation works for a themed exhibition titled “Wonderland” which will have “Alice inWonderland” inspired art. Deadline

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School is out. But in case your semesters weren’t packed with enough scholarly angst, spirited discourse and multisyllabic words, Words and Pictures has arrived to tax your brain. I say tax the brain and not tug at the heart because the ﬁlm is most deﬁnitely an academic love story. At the nexus of the story, as the title suggests, is an impossible argument about which is a more powerful art form: the written word or pictures on

a canvas. For the “words” team is Clive Owen as a jaded English Lit teacher deadened by his students’ lack of passion. Jack is a hit with his students but disliked by the administration and barely tolerated by staff, who are tired of his sesquipedalian word games. Jack has taken to eating (and drinking) lunch in his car and has been banned by at least one restaurant for his boorish behavior. It’s not just Jack’s extra-curricular boozing that’s getting him in trouble with the board, which, unfortunately for Jack, includes an ex-lover (Amy Brenneman). He was something of a literary star when he ﬁrst started teaching, but he’s hit a dry spell. “I’m a published

author: it doesn’t go away like the mumps”. Jack argues against the publishor-perish criteria, but he’s under pressure to produce something amazing before his next performance review. On the side of “pictures” is new teacher Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche) a famous — and fearsome — artist who has taken a teaching job because of her declining health. She’s also feeling the heat: gallery owners are wondering why she isn’t painting anymore and her pride prevents her from telling them that she’s ill. (Binoche created many of the ﬁlm’s original paintings.) When one day a student remarks that a picture is much more powerful than words, Gina agrees. “The See Film page 29

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CALENDAR From page 15 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays.604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com A Celebration of Creativity: An exhibition based on works collected in the last 10 years and produced by older people and people living with dementia will run from July 4 to 27. Professionals and practitioners in the ﬁeld of the arts and dementia care will be presenting a series of programs and workshops July 4, 8, 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Opening reception: Friday, July 4, 6-8 p.m. THE GALLERY AT ARTISAN SQUARE 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Friday-Sunday, noon4 p.m. 604-947-2454 biac.ca Wet Paint: Oil paintings by Sheree Jones and acrylic paintings by Janet Esseiva will be on display until July 20. GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.WednesdayFriday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Adult admission by donation/ children free. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca A Journey Exposed: Gu Xiong, a transcultural artist with a strong sense of global interconnectivity will examine the effects of globalization with an exhibition until Aug. 23. GalleryTours: Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required. GRAFFITI CO. ART STUDIO 171 East First St., North Vancouver.Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-980-1699 or gcartstudio@shaw.ca HORSESHOE BAY AREA Various locations inWest Vancouver. Horseshoe Bay ArtWalk: Visit local potters, painters, photographers and multimedia artists at seven destinations Sunday, July 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.The route can be done on foot in 45 minutes or on a free shuttle bus from Gleneagles Community Centre, every half hour, that will circle to all artists’ locations. Info and map: horseshoebayartwalk.com. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com PARK &TILFORD GARDENS 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

Art Under the Arbor: Stroll through the gardens and view works of over 30 artists from the North Shore Artists’ Guild July 12 and 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. nsartists.ca PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., NorthVancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Three Exhibitions titled Bruce Stewart: Dollarton Pleasure Faire, 1972;A Thousand Quarrels: Liz Magor; and Soviet Hippies: The Psychedelic Underground of 1970s Estonia will run until Aug. 3. PRESENTATION HOUSE SATELLITE GALLERY 560 Seymour St.,Vancouver. Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca Welcome to Screenland: Artists explore how the internet affects personal lives July 11Sept. 13. Opening reception: Thursday, July 10, 6-9 p.m. RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Living Clay and the Art of Ability: Ceramic art, pottery and kimonos by Ben Lim and hand built bird houses, candle sticks and key chains by a group of artisans will be on display until July 20. SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Out of the Earth: Natural material woven into standing lamps by MelanieThompson and clay works by Claire Oliver will be on display until July 5. HandleWith Care: An exhibition showcasing glasswork made by a selection of artists from theTerminal City Glass Co-Op will run from July 9 to Aug. 9. Reception: Sunday, July 13, 2-4:30 p.m.Artist demo: Sunday, July 27, 2-4 p.m. Curator’sTalk: Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20-minute curator’s talk with background on the current show in the gallery. SILENT POETRY ART STUDIO 1079B Roosevelt Cres., NorthVancouver. MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. 604312-1184, 604-781-4606 silentpoetryartstudio.wordpress. com Original art, mentoring and classes with Sharka Leigh and Sandrine Pelissier. See more page 19

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Oldies still goodies in the Arts Club’s Red Rock Diner Granville Island production revives fond musical memories ■ The Arts ClubTheatre Company presents Red Rock Diner now through Aug. 2 at the Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston St.,Vancouver.Tickets from $29, at artsclub.com or 604-687-1644. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Hair was greased back, soda pop was in high demand and DJ Red Robinson was spinning the latest hits over the airwaves. The teenage world of 1957Vancouver is the setting for this summer’s Arts ClubTheatre production of Red Rock Diner, a musical revue that follows a group of leather-jacket-wearing, pony-tail-swinging, milkshake-sipping youth who are coming of age around the same time the city’s red-headed radio broadcast legend got his start. “All of our characters are based on pop culture stars at the time,” says Anna Kuman, who plays nice-gal Connie, a hybrid of Connie Francis and Sandra Dee. “She’s very sweet and she’s the cheerleading captain and everybody’s friend.” Her female counterpart,Venus, played by RobynWallis, is more the blonde bombshell, Marilyn-esque archetype. “She’s a little bit more sassy and forward than Connie.

Connie is a little bit shy and naïve. But they’re good friends.” Together with the leading males — played byTafari Anthony, Colin Sheen and Zachary Stevenson — the ﬁve friends sing and dance their way through 44 rock ’n’ roll hits of the era, including “Great Balls of Fire,” “Rockin’ Robin” and “Stand by Me.” A young Robinson, played by Neil Minor, lays down the tunes and introduces his listeners to a whole new genre of music. Red Rock Diner was created for the Arts Club in 1997 by Dean Regan, who went to high school with Robinson, and featured a relatively unknown Michael Bublé in the original cast.This reprisal is directed and choreographed byValerie Easton and promises to be as high energy as the original. “It’s a very sweaty show,” Kuman says, explaining the ﬁve main characters are on stage singing solos or providing backup for most of the night. At 26 years old, Kuman, a graduate of Capilano University’s musical theatre program, may not have been alive to listen to Robinson in his early days, but she will attest that the oldies are still goodies. “Even people who grew up after the ’50s and maybe don’t know that much about Red Robinson, all of that music, it’s got such a heartbeat to it that everyone just wants to stand up and dance and sing along,” she says. “The energy that we get from the audience during the performances is really amazing — it keeps us going.” ForVancouverites who did grow up listening to the radio in See Red page 19

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CALENDAR From page 18 SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday to Sunday, noon-4 p.m. 604925-7292 silkpurse.ca Symbiosis: Kathleen Menges’ abstract paintings will be on display until July 12. 195 STUDIOS — ARTISTS ON PEMBERTON 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. 195studios.ca STUDIO ART GALLERY AT CAPILANO UNIVERSITY 2055 PurcellWay, North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 604-9861911 x2053 TARTOOFUL 3183 Edgemont Blvd., NorthVancouver. 604-9240122 tartooful.com WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Cultural Revival: An exhibition showcasing artwork from the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre’s Aboriginal Youth Ambassador Program will be on display until July 22.The exhibition will include beadworks, carvings, paintings and weavings. Harmony Arts Exhibition will run from July 24 to Aug. 25 in conjunction with the annual festival. WESTVANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St.,WestVancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 WESTVANCOUVER MUSEUM See more page 23

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Red Robinson visited rehearsals From page 18 the late ‘50s, Red Rock Diner should conjure up some fond musical memories. “I think that it’s very nostalgic,” Kuman says. Robinson broke into broadcast in 1954 while he was still in high school and became the ﬁrst DJ to play rock ’n’ roll music in Vancouver. He started at top-40 station CKWX in 1957 where he met the likes of Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. In recognition of his long and inﬂuential career, Robinson, a former longtime Deep Cove resident, has been elected to the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Recently, he made time to come out to a few Red Rock Diner rehearsals to chat with the

cast. “It’s been really awesome to hear about his anecdotes and just how the music industry has changed since then,” Kuman says. Although the show is a musical revue with little storyline to speak of, Kuman says Red Rock Diner isn’t just a retro play list. “It’s more than just a nostalgia jukebox musical,” she says. “I think that people will be surprised when they come and see how much fun it is, and I think that it’s a great show for all ages.” That includes today’s generation of teens, who may be able to relate to what Kuman believes is the “most touching message” in the show. “No matter what happens in the music industry, it’s the spirit of youth that keeps rock ’n’ roll going,” she says.

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Irish Dancers Celtic Ensemble Killarney Killarney The legendary Killarney are considered to be one of the best Celtic groups in Western Canada. Killarney was the house-band at Vancouver’s Blarney Stone nightclub for more than 28 years.

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Mostly Marley Formed in 2003, Mostly Marley performs with passion while remaining true to the spirit of Reggae music. This band is well known around Vancouver – playing the Cellar, Blue Mountain Festival and Surrey Fusion to name a few. It’s a groove party every time with one of the hottest reggae bands in Vancouver.

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Puppet Show Henri Brown Wild

Henri Brown Wild HB Wild is a motley crew of talented versatile musicians who cover everything from rock to funk to pop to jazz and soul. They have performed at some of the best integrated resorts in the world, including Macau and Vietnam.

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Animal Atlas Animal Atlas is a Vancouver-based Indie/ R&B band. Rooted in the influences of jazz, slow jams, a dash of funk, and the unique stories of each member, they are a band that will ignite your emotions. In every sound is a reflection of a place, a person, a moment in time. Enlightened by their spirit animals, they are connected with every heart. There is a time to be sad, a time to be angry, but there will always be a time to dance.

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CULTURE

Indian Summer Fest serves up a feast

Dabbawalas of Mumbai special guests of VikramVij at starlight dinner

■ Lunchbox Legends: Dabbawalas of Mumbai, SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts,Thursday July 10, 6 p.m. ■ Dinner By Starlight: Vikram Vij with guests of honour the Dabbawalas of Mumbai, on Saturday, July 12 at 7 p.m. in secret location (revealed to ticket holders two days in advance of the event). For more details and complete schedule of Indian Summer Festival go to indiansummerfestival.ca. JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Positioned atop a bicycle, the package cuts a path through the winding alleys and broad thoroughfares to its destination in Mumbai. A man in a white uniform hands off the package to a another man in a white uniform who hops aboard a train. The package passes under both the shadows of colonial era relics and the piercing light of India’s new cyber-tecture. The package changes hands, and changes hands again in an office tower, where finally it can be opened and eaten. Using a colour-coded system, a team of 5,000 Indian entrepreneurs deliver 200,000 home-cooked lunches to 200,000 office workers every day. The couriers are called Dabbawalas — out of every six million deliveries, they get one wrong. Representatives from the 125-year-old organization are scheduled to enjoy the finest fare stovetop specialist Vikram Vij can conjure up in Dinner By Starlight, scheduled for July 12. When speaking with Vij, a conversation about what he plans to cook for the meal (vegetable curry and a few surprises) quickly turns into a family memory. “Every Indian lady is a great cook,”Vij says. He’s reminiscing about a few relatives, but the woman

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his work/life balance, Vij mentions his annual vacations to India, as well as trips to Peru and Turkey, which all turn into research trips. “I go there as a student, I don’t go there as a chef,” he says. “I try to learn how to cook food from chefs and from people, just so I can bring it back.” The demands of maintaining an empire won’t take Vij from the kitchen. “The balance is in my hands. I can do as much as I want or as little as I want,” he says.

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CALENDAR From page 19 680 17th St.,WestVancouver. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca The And of the Land: Perspectives on landscape by artists from British Columbia will run until Aug. 30.

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Dancer invited back to NYC From page 13 come true for me,” she says. Back on the North Shore,Tellier was contacted by another NYC choreographer,Val “Ms Vee” Ho, who asked her whether she was interested in performing at the Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival, the 10th anniversary edition. Tellier will be a part of Ho’s locking piece, performing a style of hip-hop dance Tellier has become increasingly attracted to in the past year. “I’ve really found a love for locking. . . . Now it’s a completely different route,” she says of the upcoming performance’s contrast to her last NYC show. Tellier will be working with four other dancers over the next few weeks in the lead-up to their performance of the work July 12. She’s set to return to the North Shore July 17 . . . unless of course yet another opportunity arises. “I’m planning on continuing networking, especially in the contemporary world because I haven’t been a part of that since this past April. I want to continue to network. Having this opportunity to go down again for a different festival was amazing because now I can continue where I left off,” she says. “Honestly I just can’t see my life without dance in it. For me if I was to pursue school or something different I know that I wouldn’t be pursuing my truth and that for me is dance. I have such a passion for it no matter how hard it is and it’s a really difﬁcult industry to make something of yourself. But, if you love what you’re doing, I believe that the universe will give you what you’re looking for,” she adds.

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MUSIC

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■ SharonVan Etten. Rickshaw Theatre, Sunday, July 6, show at 9 p.m. For more info go to rickshawtheatre.com. JOHN GOODMAN jgoodman@nsnews.com

Sharon Van Etten creates songs that come from the psyche and aim for the jugular. Listening to her tunes connects you with an artist of immense powers ready to take chances. In her work subtle shifts in tone can lead to epic, dramatic insights. Her new album, AreYou There, is full of such intense moments. When Nick Cave brought her in as the opening act on his Push the Sky Away tour last year,Van Etten eventually found herself on stage for most of the Bad Seeds’ set as well.With her musical personality you get the sense that it’s all or nothing. She spoke to the North Shore News about her new album and the creative process in general prior to her show at the Rickshaw Theatre on Sunday.

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tracks at home in super lo-ﬁ versions so everyone knew what they were getting into. We had our own language by this point — we’ve been travelling together for the last three years so we’re able to communicate really well together. I’ve never had that before.

North Shore News: How did you get interested in music? SharonVan Etten: I’ve always kind of sang and gravitated towards instruments. At the elementary school I went to they gave free lessons and third and fourth grade I took violin and clarinet lessons. In sixth grade they offered a free choir program. By the time I was in high school I got really into choir and I was in musicals and stuff. I just kind of gravitated towards it and my parents always found a way to help me do it.

North Shore News: What was it like recording at Jimi Hendrix’s studio Electric Ladyland? SharonVan Etten: That studio is really, really special. I felt kind of on the spot because it was really just me playing piano and singing at the same time. I was doing live tracking of those piano ballads. I recorded “I Love You But I’m Lost” and “I Know” there and you know I’d get two-thirds of the way through and get one bum note and have to start all over again. But that space is really magical for sure.

North Shore News: I’ve always associated you with guitars and vocals but it sounds like you were involved with a lot of instruments. SharonVan Etten: Anything I could get my hands on, you know, I was always kind of a hobby girl. Like I said, I tried violin, clarinet, piano and I was in choirs, musicals. I listened to all different kinds of music so I was interested in all sides of it for sure.

North Shore News: What was it like growing up as the middle child in a large family? Sharon Van Etten: Well, being one of ﬁve kids you learn how to share and you learn how to mediate.We’re all very close in age so we’ve all been friends all our lives, too.We shared a lot of stuff, you know. Shared rooms, shared music, all that kind of stuff. Played games together, we’re a really tight-knit family.

North Shore News: Were there any particular genres that caught your attention? Sharon Van Etten: We listened to the oldies stations so I heard doo-wop from my parents — my dad was more into rock’n’roll, my mom was more into doo-wop and soul. Through my parents I listened to the Mamas and Papas and The Everly Brothers and Del Shannon. And my dad also got me into The Kinks and The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and Neil Young, all that kind of stuff. Also my siblings, my older brother and sister especially, you know we were like the ’90s kids, and they got me into like grunge and alternative and some of the more gnarly stuff like Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses. They schooled me a lot growing up, too.

North Shore News: Are any of your brothers or sister musicians? SharonVan Etten: My brothers are both drummers and one of them also plays guitar and everyone has been a music fan.We grew up singing together and stuff. My brothers still play but it’s

North Shore News: There’s music and then there’s music as a career you seem to have developed yours organically. SharonVan Etten: I just started wanting to learn how to play something to write to. It’s always been pretty minimal, the chord progressions. I’m not a really

)Z<(.P # DME'E )%DDIL01 DUSDIN CONDREN good guitar player I just know basic chords so I can have more freedom with melodies. I started to do open mikes by myself and my friends pushed me to start playing shows. I learned how to set up shows and then I met some really supportive friends that helped me put on shows and it just kind of grew naturally. I don’t really know what happened. North Shore News: Do you have a certain process you follow for lyrics and music when writing songs? SharonVan Etten: It’s usually when I’m going through a really hard time. I’m not really good at communicating when I’m in it and so I ﬁnd a moment alone, I get a glass of wine and I hit record and I just sing stream of conscious for awhile. I stop and I save it and I put it down for a few days so I can get a little distance from it and then I will listen back to it and try and hear what it is I’m trying to say and what I was feeling.

I kind of analyze myself even if it’s pretty raw or it doesn’t make any sense. I can’t always make sense of it but sometimes I can chew away at it and ﬁgure out what’s going on. North Shore News: Do you write on a speciﬁc instrument? Sharon Van Etten: It’s all over the place, it’s really whatever I have at hand. I have a piano at home I’ve been writing on a lot and I play on guitar when I can. Sometimes when I have time before a soundcheck I’ll play on the keyboard as well but it really just depends on the day. North Shore News: On the new record you play an omnichord as well. SharonVan Etten: My bandmate HeatherWoods Broderick gave me an omnichord when we were touring the last record Tramp. I had a song on there called “Magic Chords” I recorded on like a church

organ at a friend’s studio. You can’t really tour with an organ — they’re really hard to maintain and they take up a lot of space. She gave me an omnichord and said, ‘You try this out and try to work out the song on here.’ It’s small, it’s compact, it’s about the size of an autoharp and has a lot of cool functions on it. I just ended up writing on it a lot because it’s easy to travel with and it’s got a headphone jack so you don’t annoy your neighbours at two in the morning if the spirit overtakes you. It’s a real versatile instrument. North Shore News: How was it making the new album?Your ﬁrst as a producer. How was it putting it together? Sharon Van Etten: This is the ﬁrst time I’ve had a set band who could go in the studio and track live with me. They also heard the songs in a lot of different stages from when I started writing to a loose demo of it. I did a couple of other

North Shore News: You got to perform on some historic instruments as well. Sharon Van Etten: The piano was played on Patti Smith’s Horses. I don’t think she played it, I don’t think she plays piano but I like to imagine she leaned up against it or something. There was another piano that was brought up later to the studio from the Record Plant that was played on John Lennon’s album Imagine.We didn’t get it till later in the tracking and most of the songs were done but we found some room for it of course and the one you can hear it most on is “You Know Me Well” — when you hear the deep, dark piano tones that’s the Record Plant piano. North Shore News: I was just looking at the personnel list and there’s a lot of musicians involved on the record. Sharon Van Etten:Yea, most of it’s the core band. Zeke Hutchins plays drums, Doug Keith plays guitars and Heather Woods Broderick sings and plays the Wurlitzer mostly and some piano. David Hartley came into play bass, but you know really it’s just an excuse to hang with friends that travel a lot as well and you get a chance to work together, which is nice.You have good communication and a comfort level where you can just let go a little bit. SeeVan Etten page 29

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to FASHION & STYLE

Suit up in style this summer 2014 beachwear features intricate prints, detailing CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

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Summer may have ofﬁcially started in June, but the mercury doesn’t typically hit swimwear temperatures until July in the Lower Mainland. But a brief bikini season doesn’t mean West Coast sun-seekers have to forgo the latest in beach, pool and vacation apparel. Summer 2014 is all about details — from intricate patterns to creative strings and straps. At Northshore Ski & Board in central Lonsdale, buyer and manager Casey Nicholson has brought in plenty of bikini tops with T-backs, macramé knots and multiple straps. Most of the women’s styles are two-piece, though the store does carry a few one-piece suits, she says.Whatever the style, though, the suits feature “just crazy different patterns mixed in.” This season, look for Navajo-inspired prints and chevron stripes. Colours range from cobalt blue to hot pink to yellow-lime — lots of bright hues, but nothing reminiscent of ’80s neon, Nicholson says. In the summer season, Northshore Ski & Board caters to water sport enthusiasts and brands such as Rip Curl, Roxy and O’Neill take the active wearer into consideration. “We’re seeing a lot of technology in fabrics,” Nicholson says, explaining quick-dry materials are popular, as are tacky fabrics

that prevent suit slippage when moving about. For men, four-way stretch board shorts are the height of comfort. “A lot of Hawaiian prints are back, like hibiscus ﬂowers, that retro look,” Nicholson says. “(Men’s suits are) also getting shorter, so they’re not the super long baggy board shorts anymore. They come in above the knee.” For the fashion-forward male, seafoam green is on trend for 2014. “It’s not going to be for everyone, but it is popular for guys,” Nicholson says. Meanwhile, Unity Clothing, located streetlevel at Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier, has brought in a variety of summer swimwear styles in mixand-match solids and Aztec- and Hawaiianthemed prints. In keeping with the seasonal trend, many of the suit designs pay close attention to detail. “The back will have some kind of embellishment like a bead or a criss-cross around the back or on the sides of the hip,” says staff member Britt Arnet. For men, the Mirage short by Rip Curl, which is suitable to wear in or out of the water, is a favourite, Arnet says, especially among hotel guests who’ve forgotten to pack their trunks. “Those are board shorts that can be worn See Stay page 26

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Stay sun smart in creative coverups From page 25 swimming or on the patio, or walking down the street,” she explains. “They’re super comfortable.You can wear them as a day-to-day short.” Beyond swimsuits, there are plenty of creative ways to cover up and stay sun smart this summer. Floor-length maxiskirts and tube dresses continue to be popular, Arnet says, while a pair of jean shorts and a light-weight hoodie can be worn overtop of a bikini for a more casual look. To ease the swimsuit shopping experience, which can be a notoriously unpleasant one, Arnet advises that shoppers dedicate a good chunk of time to the suit search and try on a variety of styles. “Being open to trying something new that you might not have can sometimes surprise you,” she says.

Fashion File SUMMER CRAFT FAIR The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents its next craft fair on July 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at North Vancouver Civic Plaza, 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue. Featuring locally made artisan products and free musical entertainment. nvartscouncil.ca LIONS GATE QUILTERS GUILD meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s and St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, 2641 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. New members welcome. 604-926-7098 or lionsgatequiltersguild.com NORTH SHORE NEEDLE ARTS GUILD meets the second Thursday of the month and offers instruction in embroidery and beading at St. Martin’s Anglican Church hall in North Vancouver. 604-922-4032. Compiled by Christine Lyon

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Van Etten took the front cover photo

From page 23 Showcase. LYNNVALLEYVILLAGE LynnValley Road and Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. Live in LynnValleyVillage: A free weekly summer concert series Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: July 4,The Bobcats; July 11, Rosco; July 18, River and the Road; July 25, DayTrippers;Aug. 1, Smith & Jones;Aug. 8, Souled Out;Aug. 15, Robyn and Ryleigh; and Aug. 22, Hot Lucy. MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Community Summer Sing: Marcus Mosely, Dominique Hogan and Donna Dinsmore will lead an evening of lively and soulful gospel music and more Friday, July 11 at 7 p.m.Admission: $30 per family/$10 per person. Funds raised will support Mount Seymour United Community Gospel Choir. PANORAMA PARK Deep Cove, NorthVancouver. Concerts in the Cove: A free weekly summer concert series Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: July 11, DayTrippers; July 18, Mostly Marley; July 25, Just a Season;Aug. 1,The Bobcats;Aug. 8, SteelToe Boots; and Aug. 15, Pernell Reichert Band. PRESENTATION HOUSETHEATRE 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver.Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org The 21st Century Saxophone: Classical saxophonist and composer Colin MacDonald will perform original works and arrangements Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m.Admission by donation. PYATT HALL,VSO SCHOOL OF MUSIC 843 Seymour St.,Vancouver.

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Mostly Marley; July 19, Horse Opera; July 26, The Boom Booms; Aug. 2 Barney Bentall and the High Gang Bar; Aug. 9, Henri Brown Wild; Aug. 16, Animal Atlas World Music and Alma Chevere; Aug. 23, The Tribute — Beatles Tribute Band; and Aug. 30, March Hare. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca The JazzWaves Festival will run until Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. with a variety of styles including jazz, blues, boggiewoogie, bossa-nova, R&B and more. Schedule: July 5, Cayla Brooke; July 8,Trilogy; July 12,Andrea Superstein; July 15, Blackstick; July 19, Pillow TalkTrio; July 22, Jacqueline

Allan; July 24, Sostenuto; July 26, Michael Creber and Friends; July 29, Paciﬁc Sound Collective; July 31, Malcolm Aiken;Aug. 12, Shannon Gaye and Kristian Alexandrov;Aug. 16,AmandaWood;Aug. 19, Caroline Markos Quartet;Aug. 23, Kate Hammett-Vaughn; Aug. 28,The Jennifer ScottTrio; and Aug. 30,The Lady Larks. Tickets: $20. Trio Adiantum: Violinist Jenny Essers, cellist Hannah Blachman and pianist Martha See more page 31

North Shore News: You took the photograph on the cover of AreWe There. A frozen moment in time. Sharon Van Etten: The album cover is a photo of my friend Rebecca. She did the artwork for the first two records. She’s an old friend of mine from my ‘straight out of high school moved to Tennessee’ days. She’s a really important person in my life. We used to work together in a bookstore and after work our routine was getting a couple of Diet Cokes and a pack of cigarettes and cruising around in her car listening to music and singing for a couple of hours. I moved back home for a little bit and then came back to tie up some loose ends and catch up with her. It was right before she moved to Indiana and just before I moved to New York. She moved to Indiana and got married and had kids and I moved to New York to try to do the music thing.We kind of went our separate ways and took different paths.We were on a country road in Tennessee just outside Murfreesboro. It was the last time we had before we kind of did our own thing. That was the first photograph I gave to my boyfriend when I first moved to NewYork.We were on and off for about

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10 years and I totally forgot about that photograph. I never saw it after I gave it to him until I moved into his apartment last summer and he was cleaning up his room and making space for me and he pulled out this pile from underneath the bed and it was every Mix CD I ever gave him and all my early demos and house cards and letters and also that photograph. It was covered in dust and kind of summed up where we were emotionally. North Shore News: Do you take a lot of photographs? Sharon Van Etten: I did for a long time after I moved back home. I took like a year of photography classes at a community college. I actually just got a camera again because I realized I missed doing it. I feel like I’m constantly framing in my mind. I love photography.

presents: “SHR SHREKTACULAR. A great show for all the family.” - Sunday Telegraph

Film shot at St. George’s School

From page 17

trouble is in the words…the words are lies, the words are traps,” she says. It starts an academic feud with the already-disputatious Jack, who declares “this is war!” and involves his students in the dispute. It will all culminate in a school-wide debate that could make or break both of their careers. One is damaged by drink, one by disease. Each is waging personal and professional wars, battling their own insecurities. But

in the process of sparring with each other, Jack and Gina realize that they’re kind of into each other.This is where Fred Schepisi’s (A Cry In The Dark) ﬁlm falters. Though excellent separately, Binoche and Owen do not make a convincing couple. Maybe it’s both characters’ prickliness that makes actual lovemaking so unlikely: they never thaw long enough for things to get heated. And nothing feels as forced as their laughter and inevitable “aha” moment after the battle has been fought.

Where the plot is contrived, some witty wordplay comes in to save the day, though writer Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten, Message in a Bottle) doesn’t know where to stop. Filmed largely at St. George’s School here in Vancouver, the ﬁlm is to be commended for raising the question “why art?” and actually taking some time trying to answer it. It’s on that level — and not as a romantic comedy — that Words and Pictures succeeds.

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perform Friday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m.Admission: $15/$5.Tickets available through the church ofﬁce, ofﬁce@st-andrewsunited.ca or at the door.

Brickman will perform Beethoven, Brahms and El-bar Thursday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15. Classical Concert Series: Soprano Lamroula Maria Pappas and pianist David Bergeron will perform Brahms sonatasThursday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

Clubs and pubs

HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Open Mic: EveryThursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Live Music: Every Saturday evening with jazz on the second and last Saturday of each month.

ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. 604-985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca The Academic Students’ Choir from Ural Federal University in Russia will

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.,WestVancouver. 778279-8874 MIST ULTRA BAR 105-100 Park Royal,West Vancouver. 604-926-2326 DJs spin classic dance music from the ’80s, ’90s and today. QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com North Shore Rocks 4 Research will host a fundraiser to raise awareness

and money for the BC Cancer Foundation Saturday, July 19. The event will be split into two mini-events showcasing three live bands in the parking lot from noon to 6 p.m. and live entertainment inside from 9 p.m. to closing. AdamWoodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7:30-11:30 p.m. THE RAVEN PUB 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. theravenpub.com AdamWoodall performs acoustic music everyThursday, 7:30-11:30 p.m. RED LION BAR & GRILL

2427 Marine Drive,West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Open Mic Night: A variety of talent fromWestVancouver and beyondTuesdays at 8 p.m. Participation welcome. Info: ethosproductions@shaw.ca. Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform everyThursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

Other events

NORTHVANCOUVER CITY LIBRARY 120West 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-998-3450 nvcl.ca Movie Nights in the Plaza: The library will host free

screenings of popular family movies on Fridays starting at sunset in front of the library. Schedule: Back to the Future; July 11, 9:16 p.m., Up; July 25, 9:01 p.m., Despicable Me 2;Aug. 8, 8:40 p.m., Nut Job; and Aug. 22, 8:24, Frozen. Popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase. WESTVANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Movie Night: Gravity will be screened Monday, July 7, 6:30-9 p.m. — compiled by Debbie Caldwell.

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Handi Cuisine of India

Village Tap House

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view, free delivery.

1579 Bellevue Ave, W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com

PUB

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Classic French cuisine served in an elegant and graceful setting. Neighbourhood Noodles House $ For over 34 years, Chez Michel has treated guests to only the best. North Shore’s best variety & quality Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner Traditional seafood and meat 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout. entrees, dressed in rich, tempting sauces, are specially featured Free delivery min.$20.00 order within alongside a superb selection of 3 kms. wines and a decadent dessert list. 1352 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. Superior service with a waterfront 604-988-9885 view helps complete your lunch or Chef Hung dinner experience.

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

VOTED BEST PUB BY YOU - The Bear is your warm, friendly, comfortable local that has free parking plus a taxi stand. Full take-out menu. Daily drink and food specials. Reserve your parties of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s.Trivia played every Monday night. Come in for a bite and a drink. We are 100% smoke & UFC free. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter

Taiwanese Noodle $$ 1373 Marine Dr. (2nd ﬂr) W. Van. Larson Station West Coast Critically acclaimed worldwide for its Bistro & Banquets $ $ $ delectable beef noodle, Chef Hung 604-926-4913

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

For 2 or 200! Enjoy sweeping views through the 6th fairway,to the ocean at Gleneagles Clubhouse.Larson Station West Coast Bistro,a fabulous little restaurant and banquet facility, tucked away on the Gleneagles Golf Course.LIVE MUSIC Fridays & Saturdays BRUNCH on weekends. Family friendly & casual,with ﬂavours

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.

of the West Coast.

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Truffle House & Café

has won numerous Championships in Taiwan and now crowned the Best Noodle House in Vancouver! Come see what all the excitement is about.

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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.

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For the BEST quality and the BEST prices, come visit or call for delivery today. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland.With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service and candle-lit charm you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/ take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience.

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

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

The Rusty Gull

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Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$

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.

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Montgomery’s Fish & Chips $

The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market 604-929-8416

The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

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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!

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The MarinaSide Grill $$

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

25 Wallace Mews North Vancouver,BC 604-929-7437 www.pierseven.ca

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Enjoy dining on the waterfront with our inspired west coast boat-to-table choices that feature seasonal offerings. Our bar features an extensive wine and cocktail list and 5T.V.s so you’ll never miss a game.We are located in Lower Lonsdale at the Pier,on the water. No other restaurant in North Vancouver gets you this close to the water.We are open for Lunch & Dinner. Pier 7: Brunch is now served until 2:30. on weekends and statutory holidays

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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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to THE ROAD

Grinding Gears

Writer cruises through Canada’s motoring history BRENDAN MCALEER Contributing writer

styling of the Highlander has changed so much that most will not recognize it.They may be right, as the sheet metal is much more sculpted than before. The large trapezoidal grille is similar to the one on the sportier new Corolla and gives Highlander a more expressive feel all around. Also, the new standard 18inch alloy wheels (19-inch wheels are available) give the Highlander a bit more presence. Toyota has added almost 80 centimetres to the

This Canada Day, Commander Chris Hadfield released a song called “In Canada,” that joked about wintry winters and long-distance summer camping trips, and all the other best bits of living in this great country. The video immediately went viral, not least because Hadfield is pretty much how Canadians wish to see themselves: good-natured, talented, self-deprecating and able to pull off the mustachioed look. When it comes to our driving natures, we follow much the same tack.We like cars that are good-looking, but nothing too flashy. We love utility.We often aim for the less-expensive end of the sliding scale (call it an affinity for the stripped-down, acoustic performance), and we only buy as much horsepower as we actually need. The motoring history of Canada is really rather interesting, starting off in urban areas, and gradually spreading across the land as the Trans-Canada highway finally snaked its way from sea to shining sea.We had steam-powered cars as early

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Toyota has introduced the third generation of its popular midsize SUV, the Highlander. Toyota expects the Highlander to be an important vehicle for the company — accounting for roughly ﬁve per cent of their total sales in Canada. With the RAV4,Venza, Highlander, 4Runner and Sequoia,Toyota believes it has the perfect sport utility vehicle for virtually any customer.The Highlander is a logical step-up from the RAV4, and along with all the other SUVs, it provides Toyota with a true

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expressive vehicle that shows sporting pretentions and yet still offers ﬂexibility and versatility.The only challenge is that Toyota may have gone the conservative path and not given its new Highlander enough “charisma” or “character” to differentiate it from its competitors. Design When redesigning an SUV, manufacturers tend to make them larger and add more comfort features.With this goal in mind,Toyota has giventheHighlander“moreof everything” while giving it a bit more sophisticated design. Toyota claims that the

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TODAY’S DRIVE

New Highlander feels more up-market

From page 37

Highlander’s length without sacriﬁcing the driveability. Redesigned A pillars and larger rear quarter windows improve all-around visibility and make you feel like you are driving a smaller SUV. The new cabin boasts soft-touch materials throughout and greatly improved storage space making it family-friendly. Performance The new Highlander comes with a carry-over 3.5-litre V-6.The four cylinder option has been discontinued in Canada. This is not a bad thing however, as the V-6, with its 270 horsepower and 248 foot-pounds of torque, is stronger and smoother than the old I4. While the engine may not be new, it is more economical thanks to the updated six-speed automatic transmission. Base model LE’s boast a 7.9 litres/100 kilometres highway rating. There is a new Highlander Hybrid available this year, which offers even more power and fuel efﬁciency.With 280 total horsepower, it only uses 7.2 l/100 km of highway driving. On the road, the Highlander feels more composed and comfortable than ever, with a bit more road feel through the steering. Also, additional body sealing, sound deadening and rerouting the exhaust results in a ride that is nearly luxury quiet. The base Highlander is front-wheel drive but all other models come in allwheel drive trim.The AWD system comes standard with Active Torque Control, which defaults to FWD until wheel spin is detected; then, it can send up to 50 per cent of the power to the rear wheels.This system helps to stabilize the driving considerably under hard acceleration and through tight corners. The only disappointment is that the Highlander feels quite soft and numb in general, and therefore the drive experience is very different than what the new, sportier exterior design suggests. I wish Toyota improved the steering response and feel so that they are more in tune with the road — the feedback is weak and even

the older Venza model feels more planted and secure than the Highlander. Environment The interior of the new Highlander is substantially more luxurious and better designed than the previous model, thanks to higher level of materials, great interior design, and extremely userfriendly features. The highlight is a shelf running the length of the dash.This is a great place to store electronic devices and other small items (instead of using the cup holders).To make it even more useful, there is a small divider to keep those items from sliding around too much — the centre storage bin is also massive. The Highlander now has an optional centre bench to allow for seating of eight passengers. Access to the third row is easier thanks to the centre row’s one-touch sliding function that works ﬂawlessly and can be moved with a very little effort. Whether you choose bench seating for three or two captain chairs for two, second row passengers receive plenty of legroom. The same cannot be said for third row passengers though, as it is designed mostly for children or for adults on short trips. Cargo space behind the third row has been increased to 13.8 cubic feet. Surprisingly, with the second row folded, space remains the same at 42.3 cubic feet, and with both rows down, space is actually less than its predecessor at 83.7 cubic feet. On the infotainment front,Toyota provides a 6.1-inch touchscreen display with Bluetooth and voice recognition as standard. Premium models get an 8.1-inch touchscreen and a neat new feature called EasySpeak.This adds a microphone above the driver’s head, and when turned on, allows them to be easily heard back in the third row without shouting. In real life this isn’t such a great feature but it does improve the communication nevertheless. Features Prices for the Highlander start at $31,680 and go up to $45,100. Standard equipment includes steering wheel controls for audio, voice recognition and Bluetooth, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, backup camera and eight airbags. Additional features, available as options or on

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(l/100 km) for the FWD LE are 11.1 city, 7.9 highway and 9.6 combined. All AWD models return 11.5 city, 8.2 highway and 10 combined. Thumbs Up The Highlander feels more up-market thanks

to increased features and improved reﬁnement all around. Thumbs Down Across the board, the Highlander is a nicer vehicle, but it’s overall driving character is too soft and compliant to differentiate itself from competitors. It feels too much like a minivan. The Bottom Line While the 2014 Toyota Highlander is all-new, it retains its winning formula of offering a comfortable, practical solution to SUV buyers. Competitors Ford Explorer The Explorer used to be a tough, truck-based SUV designed for rugged terrain and heavy towing. Now, it is much sleeker looking and more efﬁcient on the road. The Explorer ranges

in price from $28,499 to $46,999. ChevroletTraverse In this competitive yet “boring” segment, the Traverse has stood out since its debut in 2009.The Traverse also boasts classleading cargo space. The starting price for the Traverse is $33,295 and reaches up to $46,545. ToyotaVenza If seating for eight is not a priority, a strong competitor can be found in the same showroom.The Venza offers sophisticated styling and luxurious features for a reasonable price. Also, the base model is more fuel efﬁcient than the Highlander.The Venza even drives better than the Highlander. It ranges in price from $28,695 to $32,250. editor@automotivepress. com

Astronaut offers road trip inspiration From page 37 as 1867, some years before Karl Benz would patent his combustion-powered car. The ﬁrst car, called the Taylor Steam Buggy, was built by Henry Seth Taylor in Quebec. As these were early days, he forgot a thing or two — namely, brakes — and immediately crashed it. Slightly later on, as the mass mobilization of the Model T clattered its way across Canadian soil, Canada Post started employing electric carriages to deliver the mail in city centres.These batterypowered, mostly silent machines were harbingers of a future for the electric car, and they started showing up more than a hundred years ago. In rural areas, wheeled transport needed to be a bit more rugged. One enterprising postmaster in Alberta rigged up a chain drive for his Model T, linking the wheels together and steering by way of moveable skis. It worked so well, the car functioned as the town’s taxi during the long winter months. Not commonly known now, the McLaughlinBuick motor company can be celebrated for furthering Canada’s link to the Monarchy. Samuel McLaughlin, heir to a large carriage-making company, founded his motor business and entered into

a partnership with Buick. Buick provided many of the engines, but these long, luxurious cars were designed and assembled in Canada, and one was used by Prince Edward on his 1927 tour of Canada. He was so impressed with it that he ordered a custom-made one to carry him and “a passenger” (Wallis Simpson) around London. Eventually, McLaughlin-Buicks would ferry around King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as well. Because of restrictive Canadian importation laws, Canada often got vehicles that were mostly identical to United States marques, but were built here, occasionally under different branding. Examples include the Model T (ours had two doors), and the entire Meteor line (actually Fords). We also got a different sort of Pontiac than our American cousins did, slightly smaller and built to a simpler spec. Apparently the RCMP’s highway patrol would eventually get pursuit-speciﬁcation versions of these with bigblock 429 V-8s and disc brakes all around. Possibly because of large inﬂuxes of immigrants, Canada always seemed to be the test market for new foreign companies.The VW Beetle arrived on our shores in 1952, several years before they started showing up in the United States, and Volvo would eventually establish a

factory here. We loved both the rugged air-cooled Bug and the tough little Scandinavian cars.Volvos would be the cars of choice for some early Canadian rally drivers, built to a simplicity and durability that you don’t really see today in any manufacturer. Before the signing of the Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement in 1965, Canada was full of automobile factories. Most were in Ontario, but there was a GM plant in the prairies before the Second World War, and that Volvo factory out in the Maritimes as well. Even after cross-border imports became more common, brands like Fargo and Studebaker soldiered on in Canada. We also had our own unique automakers, with some really wild ideas.The Bricklin SV-1 was conceived by Malcolm Bricklin, who brought Subaru to America, as a safer alternative to the Corvette. Fitted with electrically-operated gullwing doors, it was built in New Brunswick. Design issues relating to its fibreglass construction meant that it didn’t make the grade, and the company went bankrupt in 1975.The SV-1 was never officially sold in Canada, but more than a few have made their way North, back home. Another failure was the Manic GT. Built in Quebec, this fibreglass-bodied,

rear-engined car was very similar to the successful Renault Alpine, and for a good reason. Renault had subcontracted a young Montrealer named Jacques About to see if the Alpine would sell well in Canada. The surveys said “Yes!” but Renault couldn’t be bothered. About decided to take things into his own hands, coming up with a lightweight design that offered inexpensive, durable performance.The Manic GT was based on the relatively simple Renault 8, and should have been a success. Regrettably, problems with the Renault supply chain meant that the company failed with just 160 built in total. Today, Canadians assemble all sorts of machines from Chevy Camaros to Dodge Caravans, and we can buy cars like the Micra and the Orlando that the Americans can’t get. We have some small domestic manufacturing that builds massive SUVs like the Knight XV, and of course the snowmobiles of Bombardier. Then there’s that TransCanada, a paved umbilicus linking the provinces since 1970.This summer, get out there and put a few of its 8,000 kilometres under your tires.You know Commander Hadﬁeld would. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com @brendan_mcaleer

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