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See who paid for the 2014 elections Mussatto, Morris top spenders in last civic election campaign BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Campaign spending by City of NorthVancouver candidates in the 2014 municipal election
demolished old records. Mayor Darrell Mussatto spent $74,051 in securing his fourth term, according to campaign finance disclosure documents released this week, while his main
challenger Kerry Morris, spent even more, at $79,226. The main difference, however, is where the money came from. Mussatto was up front during the campaign that he would be seeking financial support from developers, businesses and unions, which together made up the vast majority of the $91,394.79 he raised.
Morris campaigned on refusing donations from developers or businesses outside the city and limited personal donations to $300, so $70,911.52 came from his own pocket. Among the developers contributing to the mayor’s campaign were Polygon Homes, Staburn Lower Lonsdale,Westbank Projects,
president Brian McCauley made a personal donation of $2,000 and $3,000 came from Michael Gooding who is connected to FDG Property Management. The single largest donation was $11,053.91 from K&T Properties Ltd., whose president Tom Nellis
Anthem Properties, Marcon Developments, Hollyburn Properties, all of which donated either $1,000 or $2,000. Bigger donations of $5,000 came from Pinnacle International and RPMG Holdings, the parent company of Onni. Darwin Construction put up $5,125 in two separate donations. Concert Properties’
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Playground fracas opens debate over public use JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A playground dust-up between a Lynn Valley mom and the principal of a private French international school in North Vancouver has raised questions about closing playgrounds to the public. Anne Fischer, a mom of three, posted a YouTube video of a verbal altercation that blew up after the principal of Cousteau L’Ecole Francaise Internationale de Vancouver asked her to leave school property Monday afternoon. Fischer said she walked to the playground — a few doors from her house — with another mom and a group of five children sometime after 4 p.m. But shortly after the kids began playing, Fischer said she was approached by a school security guard who told her to leave. Fischer said as someone See Principal page 5
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District mulls Fromme trail use
Environmental audit flags creek crossings as concern MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com
A deviation of natural water flow patterns in the recreational area on Fromme Mountain is a chief environmental concern, according to a recent consultant’s report. The District of North Vancouver is also being advised to raise its standards for how staff will effectively manage all aspects of the trails, including environmental protection. Diamond Head Consulting — an environmental planning and management firm — was hired by the district, at the request of council, to conduct an independent environmental assessment of trails on Fromme.The purpose of the environmental audit is to determine whether or not the district is on track with implementing environmental goals set out in the Fromme MountainTrail Classification Study, approved by council in 2008. A synopsis of Diamond Head’s findings was presented to council at a committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday evening. The biggest environmental concerns for Fromme are soil erosion, water flow, impacts on the creeks and the wetlands — and the ongoing building of unauthorized trails, said Mike Coulthard, a senior forester and biologist with Diamond Head. “As soon as the water flow gets into those channels — it really erodes the (trail). And once they get eroded, it’s very hard to bring them back,” explained Coulthard. His team assessed eight Fromme trails last summer, and mapped all the creeks in the area. “Most creek crossings didn’t comply with the standards that were laid out in the document,” said Coulthard, referring to the
district’s 2008 study. Diamond Head referenced the best management practices determined by DNV staff and laid out in the trail classification document. “And one of the recommendations we made (is) to upgrade those standards,” said Coulthard. The eight trails examined represent a cross-section of the Mount Fromme recreation area — a haven for mountain bikers and hikers alike. Coulthard’s chief finding is the newer trails are well maintained to current environmental standards, while their older counterparts are worse for wear.The main concern is after a deluge of rain a torrent of water flows down the trails and into creeks, affecting water quality. Enhancing creek crossings and upgrading trails adjacent to creeks are priority recommendations to help mitigate the environmental impacts. Since 2008, significant inroads have been made on Fromme: the removal of dangerous trees, replanting vegetation, rerouting eroded trails — and constructing new boardwalks and bridges along the Baden Powell Trail. Official signs clarifying trail use and code of conduct have been installed in key areas on Fromme. According to parks staff, an estimated 70 per cent of Fromme’s sanctioned trails have seen improvements that were recommended back in 2008. Maintenance of the mountain biking trails is mostly handled by volunteers, through a partnership between the district and the North Shore Mountain Bike Association. In the past decade, the district has documented an increase in mountain bikers on Fromme.This
Irwin Park teacher disciplined JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
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in on the preliminary report they were presented Tuesday. “I’m going to recommend to council … that we build on the experience that we just had with Panorama Drive in terms of (a) deliberative stakeholder session, and we apply that model to this discussion,” said Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn. Coun. Lisa Muri suggested funnelling some monies from the parks department budget into trail-related initiatives. Meanwhile Coun. Mathew Bond, NSMBA past president, questioned the district’s adaptivity. “Do you feel like we
have really been adaptive?” he asked staff. “It’s been since 2008 that we had this original plan and, you know, we’re back in 2015 with a follow-up to that.” Mayor Richard Walton said he is encouraged by the volunteer trail maintenance labour the district has been able to leverage, but balked at the idea of more parking lots near Fromme. “I have no interest in turning Fromme Mountain into Coney Island at all,” said Walton. The Fromme Mountain discussion is expected to come before council again on March 2.
AWestVancouver teacher has been reprimanded for taking his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day out on his elementary school students. Nicholas William Kzanoski, a teacher at West Vancouver’s Irwin Park elementary, acknowledged professional misconduct that included yelling at his students, belittling them in an email and swearing in the school staff room in 2012. According to a recent decision of the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation on Jan. 25, 2012, Kzanoski wrote an email to a behaviour support teacher complaining about his students and describing them as the “most undisciplined, unmotivated, socially unaware, low-functioning group I’ve ever taught.” He also described some of his students as “really lazy, clueless children.” Two weeks later, Kzanoski yelled at his Grade 5 class during book presentations in class and during P.E.The same day, Kzanoski found two students playing a game at lunch and, assuming they were fighting, marched them to the office and told the secretary to call their parents to pick them up, because he had, “had it” with them. Kzanoski then went to the staff room where he yelled, threw books and said “I’ve had it with my f***ing class. . . . I am so f***ing fed up. I’m done.” A couple of weeks later, Kzanoski took a year’s medical leave. On June 18, 2012 the school district ordered Kzanoski to take courses in classroom management and anger management.The decision, in which Kzanoski acknowledges a reprimand for his actions, notes there have been no further problems since his return to work in 2013.
NSMBA mounts forest patrols MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com
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Maintaining the North Shore’s mountain biking trails will soon become a little more manageable, thanks to a newly formed group patrolling the woods. The North Shore Watchmen, made up of 50 members, are an offshoot
of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association. These custodians of the forest will monitor trail conditions and report any concerns — such as fallen trees or broken structures — through a globally recognized online trail management system called trailforks.com. The Watchmen bring a wealth of trail
assessment experience, and are graduates of the well-established NSMBA Builders Academy. “We now manage over 70 kilometres of trails that span two mountains and a river valley. The Watchmen will be our eyes and ears on the trails,” stated Mark Wood, NSMBA program manager, in a press release after the program launched
on Wednesday. Wood stressed the NSMBA manages not only mountain bike trails, but multi-use trails as well. “We work for our community and are proud to do so,” said Wood. The NSMBA plans to expand the Watchmen program through ongoing academies and biannual inductions.
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Principal cites prior problems From page 1 who helped raise money for the playground when the former Fromme elementary was still a public school, that didn’t sit well with her. “This is a community space we should be allowed to use,” she said. Soon after, Gerard Martinez, the school principal, also came out to the playground to ask Fischer and her group to leave. Fischer described Martinez as “in my face” and “yelling” during the confrontation. Martinez denies that. Fischer said Martinez told her her presence was a “security issue.” “I don’t buy that,” she said. “We were just playing soccer.” Fischer added she thinks it’s sad that a school has hired a security guard “to kick off neighbourhood kids.” The decision by the North Vancouver School District to close Fromme elementary in 2010 was an especially bitter one, which came after concerted efforts by parents to keep the school open. Five years before that, the parents’ advisory council had raised more than $100,000 to install the playground at Fromme. “One of the dads said to me ‘I probably spent 600 hours on the playground,’
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” she said. “To lose it as a community asset is a blow.” But Martinez said what happened between the school district and the neighbourhood parents isn’t his concern. “It’s not my problem the school was closed,” he said. Martinez said the terms of the private school’s 10year lease provide for the school grounds to be offlimits to the public from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. because both an after-school care program and extracurricular activities take place at the school until then. Liability concerns are one issue, he said. “If an accident happened I am not covered by insurance.” He added there are signs posted around the playground clearly stating
the hours it is off-limits. Martinez said he tried previously to be more flexible with neighbourhood use but ran into problems with activities that were disruptive and people bringing their dogs on to the property. Now, Martinez said his position is the community can use the playground after 5:30 p.m. and on weekends. “It’s a private property,” he said. “We pay a lot of money to the (school) district.” The Cousteau school pays approximately $350,000 annually to lease the property. Victoria Miles, spokeswoman for the North Vancouver School District, said when the school district signed the lease with
the private school, there was a verbal agreement that the school would have some flexibility with community use of the playground. She added a final decision remains up to the principal’s discretion, as it does at most public schools in North Vancouver.While classes are usually over at around 3 p.m., other school activities can frequently continue until after 5 p.m., she added. Miles said even when parent groups raise money for playground equipment that becomes the property of the school district once it’s installed. School trustee Jessica Stanley said the conflict represents a dilemma for the school board when it comes to leasing closed school sites. “I would love to think there could be a discussion. It breaks my heart to see signs saying playgrounds are closed,” she said. Fischer said she’s since put in a phone call to Martinez and is hoping to have another, calmer discussion with him on the issue. With the number of kids she was looking after that day, “If I had to get in my car and drive to Lynn Valley elementary, there’s no way that would have happened,” she said. “My ask of them is to be integrated with the community and to allow us to use the facilities we helped build.”
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he province has dragged its feet long enough on bringing in some reasonable limits on municipal campaign donations and spending. In civic election campaign finance documents made public this week we’ve seen record spending for council seats and chains of office in both our own community and others around the province.We won’t argue that accepting a donation from a person or business automatically amounts to a conflict of interest. And a bigger campaign budget doesn’t always buy you a win. Ask some of the also-rans who put up a small fortune of their own money about that. But the perception is bad and for many, perception is reality. Runaway spending and lavish donations in civic election campaigns sully the discourse at the
council table and erodes public faith in the system. Toronto outlaws business and union donations for municipal candidates. Quebec and Manitoba cap spending in city elections based on the size of the population.We would welcome a combination of either. Local government should not be a hobby for the independently wealthy or a business expense for developers. Of course, any new rules should come with watchdog power that provides Elections B.C. teeth to enforce them and to investigate complaints. Ultimately, we feel a community is best served by a council that reflects a diversity of ideas, values, expertise and backgrounds — and the best way to get that is to level the playing field. It’s time the wild west of B.C.’s civic elections got a lot less wild.
Rule 1: Never sell. Rule 2: See rule 1 Self-interest (aka money) rules.The real estate industry expertly knows how to twist the monster home issue: Divide the neighbours. There’s no end of chat about prospective monster home property buyers. Almost none about the other side of the deal: the sellers. It takes two to tango. These are the owners who, if enough money is waved at them, will sell. And if their neighbours are furious about the prospect of something bulky enough to look like a hotel, as a reader described one house now under construction in West Vancouver’s Dundarave, well, too bad — the seller is leaving the neighbourhood, well-heeled and conscienceclear. Equally obvious: there’s migration from one side to the other. One of my most reliable agents, 7yc44D,
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first are perfect beyond improvement. But enough laughable delusions. After a careful re-reading, I’m troubled that my last opus on the conflict among bikers, hikers and neighbours on the North Shore mountains, especially Mount Fromme, too easily let off the angries among the neighbours. An email from one neighbour, warmly congratulating me on that column, reminded me of the old saw that you can’t be too careful in choosing your friends. I prefer Oscar Wilde’s witty remake: “One cannot be too careful in choosing one’s enemies.” This correspondent shows no concern that such action could kill, or leave a rider paraplegic. (I emphasize the writer is not the woman accused of mischief to property likely to cause death, for allegedly boobytrapping trails apparently set
for mountain-bike cyclists.) Some excerpts: “Mother Nature drops large trees on the trails … and her branches fall from the tree canopies. Rocks and stones become loosened from the forest floor as bike tires erode the trails. All hazards . . .The mountain bikers . . . knew about those log and forest debris ‘traps’ for years (a mere annoyance to them, until now. Many riders just ‘bunny-hopped’ the small logs).” This calm equating of the natural fall from trees with deliberate human intent to place dangerous objects on bike trails should raise more than an eyebrow. The writer concludes: “Thank you . . . for letting people get a peek at the ‘dark side’ of the mountain biking community,” and if mountain bikers throw “any derogatory comments” at me for my previous column,
“it is just in their nature to do so.” Thanks, but no thanks. Still, one must empathize with neighbours at the end of their tether after years of conflict.The vicious postings by bikers, as noted in my previous piece, are indefensible.There’s enough blame to go around on this issue. A wise letter to the editor Feb. 15 by John Sharpe, a mountain biker for 20 years, weighs the very well organized and funded lobbying group, the North Shore Mountain Bike Association, against “a very few random, frustrated voices in the community sticking up for what they believe in.” My second thought echoes my first:This is an ugly, dangerous war zone. Send in the peacemakers. John Sharpe would be a fine nominee. SeeWater page 7
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Frugal finance minister is province’s Dr. No A prominent B.C. businessman phoned me the other day, wanting to know who “ran” the B.C. government. He knew enough of politics to know the answer wasn’t necessarily Premier Christy Clark.While her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, very much “ran” his government in that he had his hands on all kinds of levers, she has opted for a more hands-off approach. Clark delegates a lot of authority and control to key cabinet ministers, deputies and senior staff. But there appears to be one key figure who Clark allows to steer the BC Liberal ship more than anyone else, and he was on full public display last week. I’m talking about Finance Minister Mike de Jong. He controls the government’s purse strings and, as government house leader, its legislative agenda. His approach to budgetmaking means he keeps a tight rein on spending, which means fellow cabinet ministers must answer to him for their budgets. While there is no
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question that Clark is very much in control of her government, de Jong has emerged as a particularly influential member of her inner circle. De Jong is in charge of delivering what is the government’s number one priority every spring: a balanced budget. Everything else takes a back seat to that accomplishment, and as a result all government programs (i.e. the size and funding of them) flow from that balanced budget. The veteran politician has become a sort of “Dr. No” in government, as he insists on a frugal approach to managing government finances. Last week’s budget
is a good example of the de Jong touch. He balanced it by keeping a tight lid on government spending and that includes the mammoth health portfolio. “Bending down the health care spending curve” was job one when de Jong took over the finance portfolio a few years ago. He was well aware that if the health care budget continued to enjoy lofty increases such as five or six or seven per cent that any hopes of balancing the budget would be dashed. So he has insisted that annual increases to the health budget had to come in at less than three per cent (which translates to roughly $500 million a year). There were widespread doubts that this could be accomplished, but it has happened for several years now — and that’s a huge reason why the budget can be balanced at the end of the fiscal year. And it’s another reason why de Jong, more than anyone other than the premier herself, has the most noticeable personal stamp on this government.
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NDP in tricky transit situation It’s hard to say which of our two main political parties is less enthusiastic about the transit plebiscite in Metro Vancouver. But while the BC Liberals seem merely tepid in their support for theYes side, it appears that the NDP is looking more and more like an undercover agent for the No side. Using the high-profile daily question period as a launching pad, the NDP has fired salvos at TransLink on several occasions.The “No” side is trying to frame the plebiscite as a de facto referendum on TransLink itself, and the NDP’s actions have infuriated the “Yes” side, which sees them as assisting the “No” side’s messaging. TheYes side, of course, is strongly supported by unions and environmental organizations, which the NDP has assumed are among its traditional areas of strength and which makes the NDP strategy that much more curious. Of course, the NDP is in a tricky and unusual situation. On the one hand,
as the Official Opposition it is required to “oppose” the government, but that role becomes somewhat murky when the issue is the transit plebiscite, since both sides officially support the same side. It’s a delicate balancing act, and one the party appears not to be performing very well. I’ve heard talk that some party brass are privately pushing for the
party to bail on theYes side, arguing a failed plebiscite would reflect badly on the premier. However, NDP voters are major users of transit. A failed plebiscite would punish them but some in the NDP think targeting the premier over and over again — no matter what the issue — is a smarter thing to do. It may turn out to be a dangerous strategy. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca
Water fee negligible From page 6 ••• I try to maintain a mask of ho-hum professional cynicism about government folly, but the B.C. Liberals’ crazed water legislation takes the gateau. After decades of giving our groundwater free to Nestle’s, B.C. will charge this bloated Swiss behemoth — world’s biggest food company, in 2011 declared the world’s most profitable corporation by Fortune
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Booth led election spending in W. Van From page 1 is also a director of Playtime Community Gaming, a bingo and slot machine hall owner. Outside the development industry, several of the North Shore’s major employers supported Mussatto’s campaign including Neptune Terminals ($2,000) and Seaspan ($2,000) as well as private school Bodwell Canada ($1,000), Sunshine Cabs ($1,000), Lower Lonsdale pub Sailor Hagars ($1,000) and Lonsdale Quay Market ($1,500). For union support, Mussatto drew on the
Canadian Union of Public Employees local 389, which employs city workers, for $1,950, the Canadian Labour Congress ($5,000) and CUPE BC ($3,000). Most of the money ($33,2984) was spent on salaries and wages, the rest going to Internet and print ads, brochures, rent for his campaign office, billboards and election signs and postage. Mussatto also had shared expenses with the candidates he was endorsing including Couns. Linda Buchanan, Holly Back and Craig Keating, plus contenders Kathy McGrenera, Matt Clark and
Iani Makris. Keating’s total expenses came to $24,197, Buchanan’s — $27,848 and Back’s — $11,251, drawing on many of the same donors as Mussatto, albeit in smaller amounts. Rounding out the city council table, Coun. Rod Clark spent $2,361, about half of which was out of pocket. Coun. Pam Bookham spent $3,450 mostly self-funded and from individual donations, and Coun. Don Bell spent $11,570, most of which came from family and friends and a handful of businesses.
WV police respond to hazing incident An abduction prank that tied up police resources for multiple hours on the weekend was part of a youth sports team initiation, says the WestVancouver Police Department. West Van police received reports from the public, around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, of two males appearing to force another young male into a vehicle in the 100-block of Bonnymuir Drive. Many police resources were involved during the investigation into the incident, including detectives, patrol members and communications staff, said WVPD spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer. “While we are in the course of this (investigation), you have to treat it as a serious circumstance until you can confirm otherwise,” added Palmer. By early Sunday evening,
after a call for information went out through traditional and social media, the young men involved in the incident contacted the WVPD to confirm it was a prank. “It’s been clearly communicated to the participants that came forward that it was not even close to clever,” said Palmer. “It potentially could have exposed them and a lot of people to the risks of police response.” The young men involved in Saturday’s escapade will not be facing any charges. “This circumstance doesn’t meet the elements (of a public mischief charge) because there isn’t an intent to deceive authorities,” explained Palmer. Adults supervising the sports team the young men belong to told the WVPD they will immediately address the initiation matter with the players. — Maria Spitale-Leisk
Setting it straight The Feb. 25 news story Squamish to probe Woodfibre LNG contained an error. FortisBC is the company applying to build a natural gas pipeline to the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant on Howe Sound, not Woodfibre LNG as reported.
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Mussatto said he stands by the legality and the ethics of his campaign fundraising and that development is key to his goal of creating sustainable neighbourhoods. “They’re buying into my vision,” he said. “I have a very clear vision. I think I’ve been very consistent in my 21-plus years on city council. I have not wavered. I’ve been very clear that we have to combat climate change. We have to build a more sustainable city and I think we’re doing a very good job of that,” he said. The average cost of a winning campaign in the District of North Vancouver
was just under $11,000 with Jim Hanson leading the way at $27,726 and Lisa Muri (who topped the polls) at the low end, spending only $1,013. Though every West Vancouver incumbent who ran won re-election, the council seats still came with a cost. Coun. MaryAnn Booth topped the list at $22,374, almost half of which came from real estate lawyer John Sampson. Couns. Michael Lewis, Craig Cameron and Christine Cassidy all spent between $10,000 and $16,000 with a mix of self-funding, individual
and business donors. Coun. Nora Gambioli spent $4,321 and Coun. Bill Soprovich, a habitually frugal campaigner, spent $1,991, half of which came from his realtor son Jason. For the second election in a row, Mayor Michael Smith ran unopposed and spent nothing to do so. Under election laws, any money left over from a campaign is held in trust from the municipality and can be accessed by the candidate again for his or her next run in that jurisdiction. If the person opts not to run again, the money goes into the city’s general revenue.
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INQUIRING REPORTER Campaign spending by City of North Vancouver candidates has reached an all-time high, it was revealed this week after finance disclosure statements from last fall’s civic election were released. Mayor Darrell Mussatto spent $74,051 on his campaign, while runnerup Kerry Morris put $79,226 towards his election efforts. The question is: Are politics out of reach for people of a lower socioeconomic status? And should there be a cap on campaign spending for all political elections? Weigh in at -,-"(,%$3/. — )'.!' #1!+'0"&*"!,2
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THIS WEEK: — The Competition is Fierce, a new satirical play directed by Deep Coveraised Chelsea Haberlin, opens March 3 at the ShopTheatre at Renegade Studios in Vancouver. Written by Sebastien Archibald and presented by Itsazoo Productions, the work is set in a dystopian corporate future where “climbing the company ladder” entails gladiatorial combat to the death.The show runs until March 22. Visit itsazoo.org for tickets and information.
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Curiosity killed the proverbial cat, but it’s a mystery what caused the disappearance of scads of frisky felines in a new North Vancouver theatre production. Were they eaten by a hungry cougar? Sacrificed in the name of science at the nearby research centre? Targeted by a crazed serial cat killer who was driven to violence by video games? Or perhaps there’s an entirely different reason why hundreds of Ottawa-area cats would go missing in a matter of weeks. Presentation House Theatre invites people to experience Cat Killer and investigate the situation for themselves.The show is a co-production with Germany’s Theatre Wrede and it strays from the traditional sit-and-watch style of theatre. “It’s called a guided video walk experience,”
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SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Tattoo: B.C. tattoo artists will show photographs of their most memorable works from March 11 to April 11. Reception: Sunday, March 15, 2-4 p.m. Ink and Flesh — Poetry Meets Art: Local writers perform poetry inspired by the works on display Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m. Tattoo artists Nomi Chi and AlisonWoodward draw “flash” in the gallery Sunday, April 5, 2-4 p.m. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery — The Colours of Spring: An exhibition that reflects the joyous and exuberant feelings
WEST VANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St.,West Vancouver.TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca Industry, Charity, Faith, Hope: A selection of work produced by Kim Kennedy Austin over the past two decades will be on display until March 7.
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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Classics — Student Showcase: Top prize winners of the Music Diploma Performance Scholarship Competitions will be featured Friday, March 27, 11:45 a.m. CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484
centennialtheatre.com Retromania 2: Featuring ultimate tributes to Rod Stewart,Tina Turner and Stevie Nicks Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $36/$29. Shakila: The Iranian Women’s Cultural Society will present an International Women’s Day celebration Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m. Admission: $45/$35/$25. Tickets: 604-653-6006. North Shore Classics — The Rhine Symphony: TheVancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Admission: $40/$36/$25. Tickets: 604-876-3434. Handel’s Messiah: Vancouver Pilgrim Chorus will perform Sunday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $50/$30. DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. 604-363-5370 jane@nsrj.ca Karla Mundy will perform Friday, March 20 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and warm-up acts start at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10 which includes coffee and goodies. See more page 16
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LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Friday Night Live: Lynn Valley United Church will present a weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Guest schedule: New and Pre-Owned Improv, Feb. 27; magician Joel Eddington, March 6; and The Sharp Five, March 13. Admission:
$10.Tickets: 604-987-2114 or lvuc@telus.net. Info: fnlnorthvan.com. PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca Stories and Music: Michael Conway Baker will accompany local violinist Christine Lin Saturday, March 7, 1:30-2:30 p.m. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Pianist Michael Aston and a special guest will join forces for a performance Thursday, March 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $20/$15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist LibbyYu will perform a solo recital Thursday, March 12, 10:3011:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.
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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Theatre —The Foreigner: A comedic farce about a man masquerading as a foreigner Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $39/$35/$20. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Boom: A solo performance by Rick Miller that documents the images, music, culture and politics that shaped the Baby Boom generation (19451969) March 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $50/$39/$25. Drought and Lie: An Iranian family drama See more page 30
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chamber
Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held to receive representations in connection with the proposed City of North Vancouver Official Community Plan, to replace “City of North Vancouver Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2002, No. 7425”.
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2014, NO. 8400
This bylaw will have the effect of rescinding the current City of North Vancouver Official Community Plan and replacing it with a new Official Community Plan, including an updated Regional Context Statement. The Official Community Plan is the City’s long-range planning tool for guiding the growth and development of the City. It includes a broad vision for the community’s future, with supporting goals and objectives. The Official Community Plan applies to the entire City. Major policy areas and chapters within the Official Community Plan include: • Foundation (Community Vision) • Land Use/Density • Transportation, Mobility and Access • Community Well-Being • Natural Environment, Energy and Climate
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A previous Public Hearing was held on September 29, 2014. In January 2015, the Official Community Plan Bylaw was revised and referred to a new Public Hearing. The main changes include: • Changes to densities in the East 3rd Street area (Moodyville) (see Schedule A - Land Use Map); • Continued potential for a secondary suite and a coach house; • Increase to height and density for the 200 block of East 15th Street (north-side); and the 1500 block of Eastern Avenue (east-side) (see Schedule A - Land Use Map). Please refer to the complete Official Community Plan Bylaw at www.cnv.org/cityshaping. Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act, all persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed revised Official Community Plan and relevant background material will be on dipsplay and may be viewed at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays. It may also be viewed online at www.cnv.org/cityshaping.
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Lions Gate Sinfonia brings baroque n Ancient Airs and Dances:A Baroque Garland, presented by Lions Gate Sinfonia, Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre. Special guests include violinist Marc Destrubé and the Lions
Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre stage, featured violinist Marc Destrubé will find himself aboard a red eye flight headed for Washington, D.C., a Stradivarius with his name on it, lying in wait. After the violinist completes his performance
Gate Youth Orchestra. Tickets, $12-$39, visit centennialtheatre.com. ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com
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as a special guest at Ancient Airs and Dances:A Baroque Garland, presented by Lions Gate Sinfonia, he’ll spend a week in the United States capital playing with the Axelrod String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution. Destrubé serves as first violinist with the ensemble and members get to play on the museum’s collection of Stradivari and Amati instruments. “I live a really privileged life in a way because I’m a freelancer and yet I’m constantly busy and always only do things that I really enjoy with people I like,” says the West Vancouver resident. “It’s always changing, every week, or two or three, I’m involved in a new project with different people in a different place. It’s exhausting and takes a lot of administration time but on the other hand it’s immensely rewarding musically.” In addition to the Axelrod String Quartet, Destrubé plays in a number of groups, giving him an opportunity to perform a wide range of repertoire. “I live in two worlds: one is playing early music on period instruments; and the other is playing more modern music on normal or modern instruments. So I’m shifting hats on a regular basis,” he says. Destrubé is a member of Vancouver’s Microcosmos string quartet and Turning Point Ensemble, and is an avid performer with Early Music Vancouver. In addition, he serves as co-concertmaster of Frans
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organization’s junior ensemble, the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra. “I see it as not only a wonderful opportunity for the young people, but also a wonderful opportunity for the professional musicians because it reminds us all of why we make music in the first place,” he says. The Lions GateYouth Orchestra was launched following the success of ongoing Side-by-Side initiatives, explains Clyde Mitchell, conductor and founding music director of Lions Gate Sinfonia in a written statement. On a number of occasions between 2000 to 2012, the professional orchestra See Guest page 22
Technology helps tell story From page 13 show also explores the effects of technology on humans. “It looks at what the impact our excessive exposure to screens and our addiction to looking at screens may be having on our brains in terms of empathy,” Selody explains. “Are video games really bad for you?” Of course, Cat Killer makes use of the very screens it calls into question, allowing Presentation House Theatre to offer a different kind of live entertainment
experience — one that may be more relevant to the younger generation and one that Selody hopes will entice people who don’t typically go to the theatre. “Today people are spending a lot of time on social media, they spend a lot of time finding information through their screens and they make decisions very quickly in terms of where they go and they’re looking for experiences,” he says. Cat Killer presents a balance between the live performance regular theatregoers are familiar with, and the interactive,
digital entertainment experience that has become so prevalent today. “What this enables us to do is to use the technology of today that has become ubiquitous that everybody’s got and try and use that tool to tell the story, but still make it a storytelling experience that’s live theatre,” Selody says. That said, he hopes the production will appeal to multiple generations. “One of the most difficult things to do is to try and find a shared experience with your teenager . . . there’s so few things that you both would do, and this is one.”
Friday, February 27, 2015 - North Shore News - A19
MUSIC
Ensemble blends classical traditions n Caravan World Rhythms presents Ghazal: Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Khan, Friday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. at Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: $30-$50, available online at kaymeekcentre.com or by calling 604-981-6335. JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
He plays on his knees. His face is a mask of reverence as Kayhan Kalhor draws his bow across the kamancheh. (There’s one phrase.) Kalhor’s head bobs with a quickening rhythm as the bow moves faster across the instrument, its long neck tapering to a gourdshaped body. (That phrase again.) The music speaks Iran’s history, telling
tales of troubadours who journeyed from the shores of the Caspian Sea, across the plains or down from the Zagros Mountains, to bring their music to the shining cities of Iran. Speaking to the North Shore News two weeks before his Kay Meek Centre performance alongside Indian sitar player Shujaat Khan and tabla player Sandeep Das, Kalhor recollects the first time he picked up the kamancheh. Sometimes called a
spiked fiddle, Kalhor discovered the traditional instrument as a boy watching Iranian TV. The 1979 revolution was nearly a decade away and by Kalhor’s account the society seemed “little interested in its own culture.” “In my city there was no one who played kamancheh,” he says. Seeing the instrument for the first time was almost hypnotic. See Music page 30
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Staff will provide an overview of the proposed operating and capital budgets, the highlights of the work program, and the proposed tax increase for 2015. Core services, such as public safety, transportation and recreation, and large investments in new infrastructure and renewal of the existing built environment are primarily funded by your tax dollars. The District strives to allocate its limited funds to the highest service and infrastructure priorities and that’s where your feedback plays a critical role.
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Guest violinist Destrubé to perform Vivaldi and Haydn From page 18 invited local young musicians to sit next to members during rehearsals, working towards a shared performance. “The younger players learn that there is so much more than simply learning their own set of notes. In a real-life situation we show them about ensemble rapport, rehearsal etiquette, nuances of expression and the general world of professional music-making,” he says. Eventually Lions Gate Sinfonia decided to launch its own group of young players, and the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra, serving young musicians ages 13 to 19, was launched in 2012. “There is something truly special about a young, up-and-coming student musician getting to perform next to a pro,” says Mitchell. Based on the success and growth of that program, Lions Gate Sinfonia has expanded its offerings yet again and now offers a junior program for players ages nine to 12. Youth orchestra members are invited play alongside the professional group twice annually and are often called upon to mentor those in the junior program. In addition, the Lions GateYouth Orchestra presents at least two major performances each year on its own. Sunday’s Centennial Theatre concert will see the Lions GateYouth Orchestra join Lions Gate Sinfonia
for the first half of the performance. The concert is intended to celebrate music from and inspired by the Baroque era and features works by J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Frideric Handel and Henry Purcell, in addition to works by composers they influenced, including Luigi Boccherini, Franz Josef Haydn, Otttorino Respighi and Igor Stravinsky. “I have worked with the brilliant violinist Marc Destrubé on several occasions, and knew I wanted to present him as our featured soloist,” says Mitchell. “With a great resource like Marc around (he lives right here on the North Shore) I wanted to take advantage of his presence and give our Lions GateYouth Orchestra musicians a chance to hear one of the best in the business.” Destrubé will perform a Vivaldi Concerto for four violins and cello. “The kind of musicmaking I love best is collaborative music making,” says Destrubé. Joining him are concertmaster Andrea Siradze and her daughter and concertmaster of the youth orchestra, Maia Siradze. Destrubé plays in Microcosmos with Andrea, and Maia was previously his student. Rounding out the solos are longtime orchestra member Adrian Dyck and principal cellist Sue Round. Destrubé will also perform one of his favourite works, Haydn’s Violin
Concerto in G Major, which he recorded 12 years ago. “It’s not a kind of big show-offy romantic concerto, it’s more of a dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra. It’s more of a conversation (and) that’s a role that I feel happier in and enjoy more,” he says. The two works are a “lovely pairing,” according to Mitchell. “Vivaldi was one of the earliest inventors of the concerto, and Haydn was known as one of the composers who helped cement the format of the concerto into what we now consider to be the standard: in three movements, fastslow-fast. Haydn was not an important developer of the concerto, rather he was attempting to reconcile the Italian Baroque idiom with the newly emerging classical style,” he says. Lions Gate Sinfonia is also preparing for Through the Lions Gate, featuring special guests Pandora’s Vox and Pro Arté Centre Dancers, Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Theatre. The current youth orchestra season will run until the end of May, capped off with a finale concert at Kay Meek Centre May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Both youth orchestras will perform. New members are always welcome. Senior youth (ages 13-19) are asked to audition. A round of formal auditions will be held in late spring for the start of the new fall season.
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FILM Film Showtimes LANDMARK CINEMAS 6 ESPLANADE 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 American Sniper (14A) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:35, 9:35; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 p.m. Paddington (G) — Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:55 p.m. Still Alice (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 7:05, 9:45; SatSun 12:45, 3:15, 7:05, 9:45 p.m. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 — Fri-Thur 7, 9:50 p.m. McFarland (G) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:40, 9:40; Sat 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 p.m. Big News From Grand Rock — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:30, 9:25; Sat-Sun 12:55, 3:20, 6:30, 9:25 p.m. The Lazarus Effect — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:50, 10; Sat-Sun 1, 3:50, 6:50, 10 p.m. Andrea Chenier — Sat 10 a.m. In Search of Chopin — Sun 10 a.m. PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604-9853911 The Imitation Game (PG)
— Fri 6:35, 9:15; Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15; Mon,Wed 9:40; Tue 4:10, 7, 9:40 p.m. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (G) — Sat-Sun 3:10, 5:30; Tue 5:15 p.m. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D (G) — Fri 7:50, 10:10; Sat-Sun 12:50, 7:50, 10:10; Mon-Wed 7:40, 10; Thur 7:10 p.m. Fifty Shades of Grey (18A) — Fri 6:50, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40; Mon, Wed-Thur 7:10, 9:55; Tue 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 p.m. Kingsman:The Secret Service (14A) — Fri 7, 10; Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 10; Mon, Wed-Thur 6:50, 9:50; Tue 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 p.m. The Duff (PG) — Fri 7:20, 9:45; Sat 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; Sun 2:25, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; Mon, WedThur 7:20, 9:50; Tue 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. Focus (14A) — Fri 7:30, 10:10; Sat 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Sun 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Mon, Wed-Thur 7:30, 10; Tue 4:50, 7:30, 10 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. Chappie (14A) —Thur 7, 10 p.m.
Unfinished Business — Thur 9:30 p.m. Russell Madness — Sat 11 a.m. PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe St., 604-688FILM thecinematheque.ca. The MaskYou Live In — Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. YWCA Metro Vancouver and The Cinematheque’s Education Department present a special screening in conjunction with International Women’s Day. The MaskYou Live In is a new documentary about boys and young men struggling to stay true to themselves while negotiating narrow definitions of masculinity. Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film explores ongoing issues of equality between men and women. The screening will be followed by an interactive panel discussion, hosted by Janet Austin, CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver, featuring a group of experts and advocates. Free admission.
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Fashionable fairy tale fluffy but fresh Plenty of costume changes in modern Cinderella story n After the Ball. Directed by Sean Garrity. Starring Portia Doubleday, MarcAndré Grondin and Chris Noth. JULIE CRAWFORD ContributingWriter
The first unabashedly girlie picture of the year is Canadian film After The Ball, a modern-day fairy tale set in the world of high fashion. The film has romance, family drama and plenty of funky costume changes. Oh, and our prince? He designs shoes. A take-charge heroine with a steady supply of footwear: fairy tales for grown-up fashionistas just don’t get better than this! Kate (Portia Doubleday) is a designer who dreams of a career in couture but is thwarted by a cursed pedigree: daddy Lee Kassell owns a clothing company that has been pinching high-fashion looks
off the runway for years, making Kate well-nigh unhireable. (Dad is played by Chris Noth, who also inhabited a fashionable world back in his Sex and the City days.) “What would you do if you were in my shoes?” Kate asks, another nod to those fairy-tale roots. Design sketchbook in hand, she heads back to the family biz in Montreal, hoping at least to bond with dad, who has been distant since he married Elise (Lauren Holly), wicked down to those chiseled ink-blue fingernails. Elise “like some evil corporate witch” is running the show at Kassell Clothing, insinuating herself and her two talentless daughters Tannis and Simone (Natalie Krill, Anna Hopkins) into positions of power. Looks like Kate will have to start at the bottom. She spends her days locked up in a glorified
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step-sisters get Kate ousted from Kassell. Cue our Cinderella’s transformation, though it may not be the makeover you’re expecting. With the help of her godmother (Mimi Kuzyk), who happens to own a tres chic vintage clothing boutique, a battle-ready
Kate heads back to Kassell with a new wardrobe and a new name: Nate. Nate takes Kassell by storm, creating fresh product, helping to boost morale and rescue Lee out from under Elise’s thumb. Pretending to be a dude does put a kink in
her burgeoning romance with Daniel, however. The gender switch is certainly more quaint than convincing but, hey, if Glenn Close, Gwyneth Paltrow, Amanda Bynes, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett and Katharine Hepburn can do it. . . . The Cinderella story is a little The DevilWears Prada, a little Kinky Boots, and a lot Mrs. Doubtfire, with all those quick-action costume changes. Doubleday is endearing, excelling at the physical comedy the role of klutzy Kate requires.The story feels fresh thanks to the fact that Kate and her Prince Charming are equals, both flawed and both ambitious. If they ride into the sunset together, it’ll be as a well-dressed team. A few nippy one-liners pop out of the fluffiness, and Colin Mochrie as Kassell’s arch-nemesis is good fun, in keeping with the rest of Sean Garrity’s film. After the Ball opens today at International Village in Vancouver, plus Langley and Guildford.
Community Benefits As a proud contributor to a vibrant Squamish, we are already providing financial support to youth sports and education programs as well as community events and other local groups. If our project goes ahead, we look forward to bringing responsible economic development to the community through local jobs, contracts and other contributions.
Environmental Stewardship We are working to be good stewards of the local environment, both on land and in the water. By powering with electricity, we’re making our plant one of the cleanest LNG facilities in the world. We’re also cleaning up the Woodfibre site, which has been home to industry for more than 100 years.
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Building a project that’s right for Squamish. That’s our number one priority. woodfibrelng.ca
We are continuing to meet with people in Squamish – answering your questions, listening to you and acting on your priorities. This has led to meaningful change to our project, like addressing concerns about the potential for marine noise by moving our proposed floating LNG plant onto land.
Marine Safety We will meet the highest marine safety standards, including ensuring all of our LNG carriers are escorted by three powerful tugboats and guided by BC Coast Pilots who are experts on BC’s coast. We’re also working with commercial and recreational users of Squamish Harbour to develop a plan that ensures the safe shared use of the harbour during the construction and operation of the project.
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Lynn Valley artist mixes it up Necklaces incorporate many different materials
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FASHION FILE Our weekly roundup of fashion and beauty events and activities. page 28
When it comes to Ricki Reine’s jewelry, the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts. Semi-precious stones and metals are often juxtaposed with salvaged wood, shell and leather to create one-off works of wearable art. “I use a lot of natural materials in them. It’s a big mix of all kinds of stuff that’s in there,” says the longtime Lynn Valley resident. “I’m just trying to do some fun things that are sort of unconventional.” Reine has dabbled in jewelry design for years but just recently launched a line, aptly named Mix Wearable Art. A selection of her necklaces is currently on display at End of the Line General Store in North Vancouver. In addition to the aforementioned materials, Reine’s pieces might also incorporate coral, recycled glass, lava stone, bone, ostrich eggshell and more. Some of these are found objects, others are locally sourced items imported from around the world. The Mix label currently consists of two necklace collections: the “full on” collection, defined by quirky compositions along the entire string; and the “corded collection,” which features a limited number of bells and whistles either lumped together or spaced out along a leather string. “So they’re lighter and
they’re more casual and of course less expensive,” Reine explains of the corded set. “Young people tend to really like them because they’re sort of fun and funky and different and they go well with casual clothes.” Reine studied design at the University of Manitoba and had a long professional career as an interior designer, specializing in supportive interiors for health care and special needs groups. “Design skills are very much transferable,” she says, explaining how her interior design experience allowed her to transition into jewelry-making easily. “We learn the elements and the principals of design and so I’m just applying those now with a different medium.” The larger transition has been on the business end. “It’s very, very different to sell professional services, now I’m a product purveyor,” she notes. “It’s quite a different thing all together, so the learning of all this has been just terrifically enjoyable for me.” Aside from doing her silversmithing work at a special studio, Reine designs and handcrafts all her pieces in her North Vancouver home. Right now, she is focusing on necklaces because they offer more creative territory, but she plans to branch out into bracelets See Designs page 28
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LOOK Fashion File POP-UP SHOP The Latest Scoop returned to West Vancouver this week with a spring concept store at 2474 Marine Dr. The Dundarave popup will feature fashion, home décor, furniture, accessories, lifestyle goods, footwear, stationary and gifts. SEWING LOUNGE Made by Me Sewing Studio has opened at 108-949 West Third St. in North Vancouver. Owned by Christine Hambleton, the new studio is offering a variety of workshops, camps and birthday parties for tweens, teens and adults. Projects include infinity scarves, photo pillows, tote bags and onesie pyjamas. Experienced sewers can also rent machines and browse fabrics for sale. madebyme.ca
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FASHION WEEK The hottest looks for fall/ winter 2015 will grace the runways during Vancouver Fashion Week, March 1622, at the Queen Elizabeth Plaza, 649 Cambie St., Vancouver. The bi-annual seven-day event brings together designers and industry professionals from around the world. An opening gala on March 16 will kick off the event. For tickets and info, visit vanfashionweek.com. TEXTILE EXHIBIT West Vancouver’s Anni Hunt and Freda Pagani
and North Vancouver’s Catherine Nicholls and Michelle Sirois-Silver are among the 25 B.C. textile artists exhibiting work in a travelling exhibit of contemporary textile art entitled Mended. Put on by the Surface Design Association of B.C. and Yukon, the exhibit runs March 17 to May 15 at the Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver. 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 THRIFTY CHIC The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave.) is open Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Half price sale on selected goods every week. mtseymourunited.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. 604-990-9122 Compiled by Christine Lyon Fashion File is a weekly column. Priority is given to North Shore events and organizations. Send your info to clyon@nsnews.com.
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From page 16 Sunday, March 8 at 4 and 8 p.m.Tickets: $35-$55. NORTH SHORE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. A Magical Eve: Students of NSNH theatre and drama classes will present original short plays, music and sketch comedy with the theme of magic Friday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation.
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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Amadeus: BalletVictoria will perform Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $33.50/$28/$23/$15. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Pro Arte Showcase 2015: Featuring students performing classical ballet to lyrical, contemporary to acrobatics and everything in between Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $26/$18. Info: proartecentre.com.
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a.m.; It’s a Girl:The Three DeadliestWords in theWorld will show 1-2:30 p.m. and Who Does She Think She Is 3-5 p.m. Free. Info: capilanou. ca/womens-studies/. LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-9840286 x8144 nvdpl.ca SFU Philosopher’s Café: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator See more page 33
“The sound just captured me. . . . I said, ‘I have to play this instrument,’” he recalls. Kalhor grew up in a Kurdish family in Tehran, Iran. His mother played Kurdish music but his family loved Persian music as well, giving Kalhor a different perspective. “From Day 1 I had this awareness that there is something beside the art music going on in the country.” While sometimes viewed solely as an Iranian instrument, the kamancheh is marbled into the classical music of several Middle East countries. Kalhor started playing at seven and by the time he was a teenager he had a job with the National Orchestra of Radio and Television of Iran. He was honing his craft alongside a host of accomplished musicians but what may have been Kalhor’s most formative experience was the trip he took through Iran in his youth. “That helped a lot with what I do as a traditional musician today,” he says. He went to the western region of Kurdistan and the northeast region of Khorasan, reversing the trail taken by troubadours for centuries. “That’s the cradle of the Persian art music,” he says. “That’s where the art music come from. Musicians come to bigger cities in search of employment, a better life,
being hired in courts, and they bring all this beautiful music with them. . . . We owe it to folk music.” Finding pockets of folk musicians who still play the melodies of the centuries helped Kalhor develop his musical accent. “Which wasn’t that fashionable before but now is well established,” he says. That musical accent is constantly shifting as Kalhor plays with musicians like Shujaat Khan, who “awakens something” inside him. “The combination of the sound of our instruments seemed magical from Day 1,” he says. “Here we are 17 years after that.” The sitar and kamancheh are both part of similar musical cultures, according to Kalhor. “He comes from a background in improvisation,” Kalhor says. “So do I.” The two need one phrase to return to, just a riff that creates a gulf between their music and “absolute chaos,” Kalhor explains. Other than that, their music can be guided by one another, a spiritual story, or the energy of the audience. “They could actually change your direction,” Kalhor says of the audience. “They could take your hand and take you further or just leave you where you are. So it is very important who is in the audience and how the audience listens to your music.”
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“Snow!”Yelps of pure excitement punctuate our arrival at BigWhite Ski Resort. My spouse and I exchange a bemused look as we glance at our two children, ages 9 and 11, and reflect on a time when the white stuff wasn’t a stranger to our North Shore mountains. In my younger years, I skated on Lost Lagoon, spring skied at Grouse, and worked on my tailgate tan at Cypress “Beach.” But let’s just say it: it hasn’t exactly been a banner year for our local ski resorts. And the kids are clearly craving some winter snow play. And so, in pursuit of the fluffy flakes, we head to B.C.’s Interior, where the skiing and boarding has been ideal this season. Big White has the white stuff — and plenty of it. The resort enjoyed its biggest snow day ever in the first week of 2015, with Mother Nature dumping 56 centimetres of fresh powder in just 36 hours, blanketing the resort’s deep bowls and wide-open glades. The village of Big White is about an hour’s drive southeast of Kelowna, atop the highest summit between the Monashee Mountains and the Okanagan Valley. Its 118 marked runs across 2,765 acres of skiable terrain make it the third largest resort in British Columbia after Whistler-Blackcomb and Sun Peaks. We arrive midday on a Friday in January with a plan to stay two nights. From
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sandwich from Beano’s before dropping the kids for their ski lessons. At the Kids’ Centre across from the rental shop, they’re checked in and outfitted with Flaik, an ankle monitor that tracks their runs so they can log in later to see how much vertical they tackled. I head off for a two-hour group lesson while my spouse meets his snow host, Keith, for an insider’s tour of the terrain. Big White’s local guides lead free excursions, 10:30 a.m. daily from the village plaza (look for their yellow ski jackets). The village plaza is buzzing. A fresh dump of snow has brought in Kelowna pass-holders, Aussies are in their final days of summer break, and Americans are up for a long weekend. All this has our instructor apologizing for the lift lineups. As I queue up for the Bullet Express quad chair, I shake my head and
smile; I’ve spent more time in the checkout at SaveOn-Foods. If this is “busy,” I’ll take it. Like WhistlerBlackcomb, Big White has done away with hand-held ticket scanners and now uses radio frequency ID access cards. No more fumbling for your pass, just keep it in your pocket and the circuit in your card opens the lift gate automatically. As a bonus, you can reload the card online to add extra days. There are six in our intermediate lesson group: a teen from Perth, a boomer from Brisbane, two locals in their 40s, and a retiree from Saskatchewan. Our instructor, Mark, organizes Big White’s popular Ladies Day (more on that below). Like most resort staff here, he’s a seasonal resident. In April, he’ll return to his nativeYorkshire, England, where he runs a touring theatre company. His
dramatic flair is in full force when coaching us on how to execute a carve turn in the Okanagan’s famous champagne powder: “Extend to turn, bend to survive,” he instructs us in his best Downton Abbey accent. “Always active, never static!” he trills encouragingly. By the end of our session, we’re carving down Sundance (a locals’ secret with scarcely a skier), cruising along Shortcut and schussing down Gondola Way into Happy Valley, where we catch the yellow gondola back to the village. Over mulled wine and potato croquettes lunchtime at Globe Café and Tapas Bar, restaurant owner and full-time Big White resident Jude Brunt tells me that locals and seasonal staff work hard to ensure Big White remains Canada’s favourite family resort. (International ski and travel magazines
consistently rank it so). A lot of that has to do with the terrain. Only a quarter of Big White’s trails are classed as expert while more than half are intermediate.There’s a green, or beginner, run from the top of every lift, which means a safe and happy way down for newbies. But the resort’s familyfriendly status also extends off the slopes. Whether it’s the door-to-ski shuttle service, where for a nominal fee your kid’s ski instructor comes to your hotel for lesson pickup and dropoff, free hot chocolate at the Happy Valley bonfire (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 5:30-6:30 p.m.), or carnival night with cotton candy, games and prizes in the village centre (Saturdays 6:30-8 p.m.), the resort takes care that kids are happy and tired by day’s end and parents get a break too. “It’s not ‘What to do?’ But, ‘What to do first?!’ says Big White’s promotional brochure, featuring a photo collage of families skating, ice climbing, dog sledding, horse-sleigh riding, tubing, showshoeing, snowmobiling, and — oh right — skiing. After lunch, it’s back to the slopes for a few more runs before picking up the kids from their lessons. Après-ski, it’s tempting to crash in our suite, but we’re leaving the next day and there’s more to see and do. We head to the Moose Lounge in the Happy Valley day lodge to catch singerguitarist Jon Bos at the mike before he finishes his set at 6 p.m. After burgers at the Moose, my boy joins an Australian kid in a Bieksa jersey and a girl from Saskatchewan in a game of shinny on the Olympic-sized outdoor rink while I watch from the crackling bonfire. My girl and her dad seek a few thrills at the nearby See Trivia page 32
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Stay Sundance Resort, studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom club suites, three-bedroom townhomes with hot tub and fourbedroom cabins. Book three nights and three days of skiing with Big White central reservations and the fourth night and fourth day of skiing is free. Book five
nights of accommodation and five days of skiing and get two more nights and two more days for free. Ski for free when you book March 29-April 11. Room rates start at $134 per night and include two free lift tickets. cenres@bigwhite.com.
Eat Globe Café and Tapas Bar’s weekly features and fun include Kids Eat Free Mondays, 5-7 p.m. Nightly from 5-7:30 p.m., dine “trattoria family style” at Globe, with a huge bowl of fresh pasta dishes for sharing, plus drinks for the kids and wine for the parents, all for $60. Family dinner nights include scrabble, trivial pursuit and other board games to enjoy with the kids before and after your food arrives. Kids will love the table-top s’mores with marshmallows made in-house. globedining. com/globetapas/events/ Play Book your lift ticket online at bigwhite.com and save $15 each additional day. Wednesday is Ladies Day:
for $59, join with a gal pal or make new friends over a two-hour group lesson (ski, board or snowshoe) followed by gourmet lunch with wine tasting and prizes at Kettle Valley Steakhouse. A full-day tubing pass is $19; five-day unlimited tubing is $52.The skating rink is closed for the season. Kids After Dark, the Kids’ Centre evening programs, 5-8 p.m. provide kids with fun and parents a night off; for kids ages five and up, free to $25, based on activity and dinner options. Register in the Kids Centre or concierge desk in Village Centre Mall before 3 p.m.
Getting there If driving, check on the latest Road Conditions on DriveBC.com. Click on the McCulloch web cam to view Highway 33, just south of Big White turnoff.Winter tire and chain up regulations are in effect. By air:West Jet and Air Canada fly nonstop fromYVR to Kelowna. It’s a 21-minute flight and 55-minute airport shuttle. Fly with WestJet and ski for free the same day you arrive. go.westjet.com
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each blue run, find the sign with the stamp attached and stamp each run as you go. March 17: St. Patrick’s Day — Celebrate at the highest altitude Irish pub in Canada.The Blarney Stone has live music, bodhran drum lessons, Irish dancers, a photo booth and door prizes. globedining.com/blarneystone/ March 20-22: Neil Edgeworth Banked Slalom — The 18th annual memorial pro-am snowboarding competition promises lots of action at Big White’s Telus terrain park. Check for updates at bigwhite.com/events.
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CALENDAR From page 30 PeterWilliams Tuesday, March 31, 7-8:30 p.m.Topic: A reflection on the role of winter in Canadian leisure society. Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net. PARKGATE LIBRARY 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca Movie Night atYour Library: The HundredFoot Journey will be screened Friday, March 27, 6:30-8 p.m. Registration required. THE RUDOLF STEINER CENTRE 3743 Delbrook Plaza, North Vancouver. Our Healing Journey: A 50-minute documentary that follows the original chief and council of the Chipweyan Dene First Nation community and documents the outcome of their decision to pass a bylaw that made it mandatory for leaders to enter treatment for drugs and alcohol abuse Friday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Info: 778-8853415 or ajperzel@telus.net. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West
Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Artists Confidential: A behind-the-scenes interview with Rick Miller, writer, director and star of Boom, a show that documents the images, music, culture and politics that shaped the Baby Boom generation Sunday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. Jazz Talks: Long-time CBC producer Neil Ritchie will host talks Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Schedule: March 3, Shirley Horne and Keith Jarrett; and March 10, Duke Ellington. Music in Hollywood: Join composer Michael Conway Baker for his series on music in the movies Thursday, March 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Guest violinist Christine Lin will perform. SFU Philosopher’s Café: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m.Topic:What are your thoughts and gut feelings about intuition? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net. Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.
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Some time ago, I found myself behind the wheel of a roll cageequipped Skip Barber MX-5, entering into the semi-legendary corkscrew turn at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. A real rollercoaster of a corner, it’s actually far less tricky than the turn that follows it, an off-camber sweeper with nothin’ but dirt waiting to catch you and ruin your day. But I’m no race car driver, and this was a learning lap so there was a quicker car out in front, one with a veteran instructor at the wheel managing to keep the proper line, call out instructions on the radio, and keep one eye on his rearview in case I missed the apex by a country mile and started drifting towards the gravel. So what was he driving to keep a safe margin out in front? A Corvette? Boss Mustang? Nissan GT-R? Porsche product? Trackprepped RX-7? Well no, actually; the gent in question had a small, fuel-efficient
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along Broadway, and then seeing two more pass by. The succeeding generation wasn’t quite as pretty, but this new one — hoo-boy, she’s a looker. The design language is called Kodo, or soul of motion, and it’s both very Japanese and somehow reminiscent of something Alfa Romeo might build. However, if you go for the basic model, the size of the alloys doesn’t quite balance out all that swoopy sheetmetal. Here in the GT version, however, there are 18-inch alloys to really
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A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Aston Martin reveals Vulcan hypercar With the Geneva International Motor Show coming up, luxury carmaker Aston Martin is hard at work figuring out new and interesting ways to part the wealthy from their cash. They’re a bit like SPECTRE in that way, one supposes. Certainly, only the kind of mind that spent four years attending Evil Medical School could come up with this latest beast, the wildly styled green Vulcan. Under slashed and curving carbon fibre bodywork lurks a massy 7.0-litre V-12 engine, said to put out more than 800 horsepower. The rest of the car is part spaceship, part flung stiletto. Huge scoops at the front exit over the hood, giving this supposedly
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genteel a frisson of Dodge Viper, and there’s a rear wing in the back big enough to qualify for honorary RAF status. Just 24 Vulcans will be sold, and none of them are road legal. Instead, pick one up and you’ll have the opportunity to be coached around some of the best racetracks in the world by LeMans-winning Aston racer Darren Turner. Neat, although turns out they regrettably don’t take Canadian Tire money, so I’m out of the running. For the rest of us, the interesting tidbit of the press release might be the inclusion of Canadian racing team and manufacturer Multimatic, who will be providing much of the carbon fibre bodywork. Multimatic will also be building the new Ford GT, which joins the Dodge Hellcat twins and high performance versions of the Camaro in being made-inCanada rocket sleds. Looks
Volvo doubles Polestar production Having had an opportunity to test out Volvo’s excellent little Polestar V60 wagon, I can tell you that it’s quite the høøt. With 345 h.p. from a turbo’d straight-six, big Brembo brakes, and a set of Öhlins dampers to iron out the bumps, the V60 is as charming as it is blue. Which is to say: very. Polestar is in charge of Volvo’s racing efforts, and also provides some engine tuning expertise — if you’re considering a normal Volvo with a turbocharged engine, there’s a dealer option to have Polestar’s programming installed (you also get a little blue square badge out back) for a bump in boost and horsepower. The V60 and S60 Polestar are more fully engineered by the team, featuring a properly tuned suspension and reworked gearbox programming as well. I’d love to see a six-speed manual offered
as well as a little more rear legroom for a proper descendant of the V70R, but that’s just me. However, there was almost no point in recommending one to anybody, Volvo fan or no, because they already sold out. Canada received something like a dozen of the 750 cars built for worldwide production, and they were all snapped up almost immediately. Happily, Volvo has now seen fit to increase production with a second run of their Polestarengineered cars, although this time they’re expanding the number of countries the cars will be exported to, so numbers will probably remain scarce. If you missed out last time, give your dealer another call quick. Audi reveals all-new R8 When details first leaked on Audi’s re-engineered version of their rangetopping R8 supercar, there was much complaining. The chief issue was the styling, which was hardly
changed at all. The new car looks a bit like a larger TT, which is what the old one looked like. But so what? With the R8, Audi created a genuine rival to the Porsche 911; yes, it’s a car with ferocious performance, but it’s also relatively comfortable and capable of everyday use. It isn’t supposed to be as wild as a Lamborghini or Ferrari — this is perhaps the more reserved choice. Well, that’s if you can call a midship-mounted 610 h.p. V-10 engine “reserved.” The new car offers two V-10 choices (540 h.p. and 610 h.p.), is relatively light at just 1,450 kilograms, and comes with all the increases to trackwidth and downforce you might expect. There’ll also be a GT3 racing version eventually, which should make for some interesting headto-head comparisons with Porsche, but it’s the rumoured twin-turbo V-6 that piques the curiosity. The V-8 equipped R8 had more than enough power for the street, so perhaps
a lightweight version for around the same price as a 911 Carrera S will hit that same sweet spot?
Wanted: Royal Chauffeur Looks like the British Monarchy is advertising for a driver — based out of Buckingham palace, an online advertisement is seeking someone to be “tasked with driving members of the Royal Family, Household officials, guests, and official visitors.” Having seen exactly one episode of Downton Abbey, I shall now fetch my passport and prepare to effect an unconvincing Irish accent. I’ll be pawning the Koh-i-noor on that Aston Martin in no time. Watch this space for all the week’s best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com.
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The checkered flag Good enough for the racetrack, but great in the real world too. Competition Toyota Corolla ($15,995) If any car is the opposite of the Mazda3, it’s the comfort-first Corolla. Soft, modestly powered, and equipped with a continuously variable transmission, it’s not very exciting. However, it is pretty good overall, with a comfortable and roomy back seat and solidly reliable fuel economy. The sport version has an interesting exterior, and if it’s not the handling machine the Mazda is, it hardly matters in stopand-go traffic. There’s a reason it’s still a volumeselling favourite. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com
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