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Lengthy waitlists highlight pressing need for daycare MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

A NorthVancouver mom who gave birth just two weeks ago has been told it will be at least 2017 before a child-care spot opens up in her area — highlighting a concern about the lack of affordable daycare on the North Shore. Loretta Roth knew she wasn’t being overly cautious in registering her twins for daycare while she was pregnant.Three years ago she faced the same challenges when looking to find care for her son, Cove. “I registered him when I was five months pregnant and barely got in when he was two years old,” recalled Roth. The exorbitant cost — Roth found the average going rate for full-time daycare in North Vancouver is $1,600 a month — is the main reason she can’t find a spot. She also experienced runaround from two North Vancouver daycare providers, after registering online and by phone. “They said, ‘You are not even in our system,’” said Roth. “It’s super frustrating because I was banking on those two that I had registered.” It took a year and a half of persistence on the part of Roth, a Seymour area resident, to finally secure daycare for her son.That same facility has informed Roth that 2017 is the earliest her twins can be accepted, as there is no vacancy.

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The question on the ballot is: “Do you support a new 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, to be dedicated to the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan?” The plan is a $7.5-billion list of capital projects for transportation improvements around the Lower Mainland. For the North Shore,

it would mean B-line bus services between Lynn Valley and downtown Vancouver, Capilano University and Metrotown, and Phibbs Exchange and Dundarave. SeaBus service would be increased to 10-minute intervals during rush hours and 15 minutes during offpeak hours. And the regular bus service throughout North Vancouver would

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unelected board and costly waste, and argued that there’s no guarantee, even with a successfulYes vote, that the senior levels of government will show up with their share of the funding. On Tuesday, after introducing the province’s 10-year transportation plan,Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone said the province would commit to providing its third — but only if the plebiscite passes.The federal government hasn’t made any commitments related to the remaining third. Stone also had a message for those hoping the plebiscite would be the

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catalyst that ﬁnally pushes the province to change TransLink’s governance model — one of the sore points for people on both sides of the debate. Stone called that a “red herring” and “distraction” from the campaign and said he has no plans to alter the governance model, regardless of the vote’s outcome. Recent polls have put the No vote ahead in the campaign by a ratio of about two to one. Elections B.C. will accept returned ballots up until May 29 and deliver weekly updates on the voting results starting on April 1.The ﬁnal count is not expected until the summer and will be delivered in the Legislative Assembly.

March 16 — Voting packages mailed out to registered voters. March 27 — All voters registered prior to March 5 should have received their packages. April 13 — Plebiscite service ofﬁces open. May 15 (midnight) — Deadline for registration. May 26 — Ensure all mailed-in ballots are posted so as to arrive by 8 p.m. on May 29. May 29 (8 p.m.) — Deadline for receipts of ballots and closures of plebiscite service ofﬁces.

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Forget executive salaries. Forget fare gates. Forget poodles. None of those things are on the ballot. The only question that’s being asked of Lower Mainland voters in the TransLink funding plebiscite is whether they approve funding an investment that will make it easier to get around, fuel economy and increase quality of life for Lower Mainland residents. That’s the message from two of the region’s most respected experts on city planning. The impact of a growing bus ﬂeet, light rail in Surrey, a Vancouver subway line, another SeaBus and more bike lanes and road improvements would be “transformative and inspirational,” in the words of Brent Toderian, Vancouver’s former chief city planner and a consultant sought around the world. “What this transit investment would mean is a more successful, a healthier, a more sustainable, a more affordable and a more socially equitable region,” Toderian said. “That’s the power of the ripple effect of better movement.” More than 100 groups representing business interests, labour, the environment, tourism, seniors, students, cycling and poverty reduction have recognized that and signed on to support the yes vote, added Gordon Price, director of Simon Fraser University’s city program. “We’re really good at building transitoriented communities and getting the beneﬁts of them. That’s the reason we continue to rate so highly as a livable city,” Price said. “We can do more of

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that. We can give people more choices. The system can be better. It can serve more people and it can serve them with higher frequency.” The thrust of the No campaign has been from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a group whose raison d’etre is limited to lowering taxes, not the movement of goods and people around the Lower Mainland, Price noted. And the cost of what’s being proposed is far less than what it would cost to try to solve the region’s transportation woes by building more roads and bridges — probably about ﬁve times less, Price said. “It’s such a great deal for 35 cents,” he said with a laugh. “Not only do you get a nice package of transportation improvements, but you get to shape the region for yourself and your kids and the next generation in a way that actually improves the quality of the economy, the environment, livability no matter what mode of transportation you take.” And Price warned the region is going to continue to grow, whether voters approve the half per cent sales tax increase or not. “I think there’s an illusion here that there’s going to be a maintenance of the status quo and we’ll live with what we’ve got. Not with another million people, we won’t,” Price said. “It’s very straightforward. Here is the package. Here is the money and the mechanism. If you vote no, what then? Well, nothing happens. No buses are ordered. No planning proceeds. The growth doesn’t stop but decisions have to be made. . . . We’ll be living with consequences that no one is saying should be our future — more congestion.”

Ever since the Mayors’ Council announced plans to go ahead with a vote to fund new TransLink projects, West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith has been an outspoken critic of the plan. Smith says he doesn’t oppose a regional transit system, but is fundamentally opposed to giving any more money to TransLink, which he describes as unaccountable. “I’ve always been able to look citizens in the eye and say ‘I’ve spent your money as if it was mine,’” he said. In the case of TransLink, Smith said he can’t do that. “There’s no control over it.” As the campaign over the vote has ramped up, events have “ﬁrmed up my opinion that voting No is essential,” he said. Smith says he’s not a supporter of the Yes campaign, which he criticizes for spending $6 million of public money to convince people of their cause. “I think they’re overselling this thing,” he said. Most recently, Smith said he’s been swamped with complaints from West Vancouver residents who’ve been receiving “robocalls” from theYes campaign — including one from North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton. “Mayor Walton’s call really incensed a lot of citizens,” he said. “They don’t like to be told what to do by people outside West Vancouver.” Smith said while “the community all agrees we need a good transit system for the region,”TransLink needs to do a better job with the money it has. It also needs to be controlled by regional politicians who directly represent taxpayers, he says.

Smith doesn’t believe that transit will simply be allowed to languish after a no vote. “If we vote No, the province will have to change the way TransLink is managed. The public will demand it,” he said. Smith also worries if a 0.5 increase in sales tax is approved, it will remain permanently in place and may even be increased. “Governments are like drug addicts. Once they get their hooks into a new source of revenue, they never let go,” he said. District of North Vancouver Coun. Roger Bassam is another local politician who is voting No. Like Smith, Bassam said transit expansion is needed. But Bassam said he doesn’t think it’s right that TransLink has been tasked with building massive capital projects. “The province is responsible for that,” he said. But under the TransLink system, accountability for who is responsible for what has become “extremely obscured,” he said. Bassam said TransLink’s obsession with building large capital projects like the Vancouver tunnel and the Surrey light rail system — which make up most of the current expansion plan — mean huge amounts of money have to go towards paying debt costs every year — even if those projects fail to bring in anticipated revenues. “The truth is in the numbers,” he said. “Down the road you could have a huge hole that you just funnel money into.” Bassam said there is also relatively little in the expanded transit plan for the North Shore. “How many times have we been promised a third SeaBus?” he said. “All we’re getting is the transit we should already be getting.”

Here’s how to make sure you can vote in the weeks ahead: Only those who meet the following criteria can vote: ■ Canadian citizens ■ 18 years of age or older on or before May 29 ■ A B.C. resident for at least 6 months on or before

May 29 ■ Registered to vote in B.C. People who were registered for the last municipal elections in 2014 and have not moved will have their voting packages mailed

automatically. People who are registering for the ﬁrst time or have moved since the municipal elections in 2014 can register on or before midnight on Friday, May 15. Other registration methods include:

Online: elections.bc.ca By phone: 1-800-6618683. ■ At a plebiscite service ofﬁce after Monday, April 13. Eight ofﬁces (locations to be determined) will open across the region between ■ ■

Monday, April 13 and May 29 at 8 p.m. Services offered include: ■ Registration (up to May 15) – Those without ﬁxed addresses or ID can register by swearing a solemn oath. Some multilingual

capabilities provided. Provision of ballots — new and replacements. ■ Collection of ballots up to ballot deadline on May 29 at 8 p.m. — Jenny Peng/ Vancouver Courier ■

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n Monday, researchers at the University of Texas published a study that found that warming ocean water was reaching Antarctica’s Totten Glacier. This is troubling because the glacier’s ice alone is sufﬁcient to raise global sea level by at least 11 feet. The next day, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone revealed the province’s 10-year transportation plan. There’s money for bike lanes and $312 million for transit funding elsewhere in the province but the gist of the plan is $2.5 billion to be spent on widening highways and rehabilitating roads and bridges. The plan and its timing have no doubt been a poke in the eye for the Lower Mainland’s mayors who have been handed the staggering task of winning a plebiscite on funding expansion of our own transit system.

Just under one-third of North America’s greenhouse gases comes from our transportation sector — much of that from the tailpipes of people commuting long distances. Our urban landscape was largely planned when fossil fuels were in seemingly endless and cheap supply, there was plenty of elbow room on our roads and tax dollars to build more when they ﬁlled up, and climate change was something debated by science nerds. Now we know better. Or at least we should. Contending with the costly and damaging effects of climate change is likely going to be the deﬁning challenge of our time and it’s certainly going to be a legacy future generations judge us by. This plan encourages sprawl and shows little interest in addressing the problem.

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Dear Editor: Re: Proposed two-tower development at Park Royal. Park Royal is proposing to build what they call an “iconic” entrance to our West Vancouver community. This rather massive structure is to be built on the site of the old White Spot. We, the residents of West Vancouver, will have to live with that for years to come.

Park Royal, not our elected representatives, is driving this process. The old White Spot is on municipal land, leased by Park Royal; it is not on Squamish Nation land. We, the residents of West Vancouver, have a say. Park Royal is pressing forward with a project that does not conform to the ofﬁcial community plan. An updated OCP is 18 to

include your name, full address and telephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: editor@nsnews.com

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Spot zoning can leave legacy of regrets 24 months away. The OCP process is mandated by law to ensure community input and coherent planning. Spot zoning, in deﬁance of an OCP, has too often resulted in a legacy of regrets. Park Royal is proposing highrises of 27 and 14 storeys. By jumping the gun on revisions to the OCP, Park Royal will set precedents — precedents

that could thwart the proper public process that is an important part of developing an updated OCP. Park Royal continues to expand. Unlike other destination/regional developments, Park Royal does not have multiple road and transit connections. Taylor Way and Marine Drive is already a trafﬁc nightmare.

How often do we residents complain: “I am running late. Marine Drive is jammed up at Taylor Way.” We know the intersection is the crossroads to West Vancouver, the ferries, the Sea to Sky Highway and emergency vehicles. We need to ask: is Park Royal offering trafﬁc solutions or just more trafﬁc? This project deserves your attention. Every

resident of our wonderful community has a say. Please make your voice heard. Barbara Brink West Vancouver Editor’s note: District staff are reviewing the results of public consultation for the proposed development and are expected to present their report at the regular meeting of council March 30.

TransLink ballot: mark itYes or No - what’s a voter to do? Dear Editor: This TransLink vote is making me crazy! Of course I want improved transit in the Lower Mainland, and it appears the Mayors’ Council has come up with the fairest and

least onerous funding alternative. I should vote Yes! On the other hand, as I understand it, TransLink is not obligated to use the money raised through a tax increase the way the mayors have proposed.

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received no communication at all directly from TransLink. To top things off, all decisions about how our money is spent will be made behind closed doors. History tells us that a dysfunctional individual or organization will continue

with their current path until there is an outside intervention. Giving TransLink money with no conditions or accountability will simply continue the madness. Perhaps voting No will hasten a long overdue intervention.

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Liquor law strategy embraces competition The biggest part of the BC Liberals’ seemingly never-ending overhaul of the province’s liquor laws is ﬁnally in sight and it’s unclear what kind of impact it will have on consumers. I’m referring, of course, to the actual price you will be paying for beer, wine or spirits. Changing arcane bureaucratic rules or putting booze in grocery stores is interesting but what everyone really cares about is how much they have to fork over at the till. On April 1, the government is moving towards a wholesale pricing system for alcohol and that puts government-owned stores on equal footing with private dispensers. The NDP claims this will lead to widespread price increases but the government insists that only 17 per cent of all products will see some kind of price hike and even then, most of the increases will be quite low. As well, most of the products designated for price hikes are high-end items that few people buy

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(how many of you routinely buy $40 bottles of wine?). There are more than 33,000 liquor products listed for sale in B.C. and the price changes (most due to a fallen Canadian dollar) affect about 5,500 of them. The move to wholesale pricing also reﬂects a notso-subtle philosophical shift by the BC Liberals when it comes to the government’s involvement in selling liquor — and it’s one that will have an impact on consumers in other ways. For example, your shopping experience at a government-owned liquor store may be about to

change for the better. This wasn’t always the case.When the BC Liberals ﬁrst came to power in 2001, then-Premier Gordon Campbell toyed with the idea of selling all government liquor stores and ceding the selling of booze to the private sector entirely. A number of government stores were indeed closed but he was forced to back off the privatization scheme by members of his rural caucus and by an aggressive push-back by the B.C. Government Employees Union, whose members staff government liquor stores. And so for years, most government stores operated with little re-investment in their physical upkeep and with minimal interest in customer relations. But the BC Liberals have now come full circle and are letting government stores compete on an equal footing with private stores. As a result, many government stores will soon have longer operating hours and a number will remain

open on Sundays — and many of them are having refrigeration units installed. This means that two of the main advantages of private stores — Sunday openings and cold beer and wine sales — will soon disappear, something that would have been unheard of in the Campbell era. Campbell’s wouldbe privatization scheme seemed to be an ideological one, based on the belief that government should get out of the retail business. The evolving nature of the Christy Clark government’s approach to the liquor business is entirely the opposite and appears based on two principles: customer convenience and government proﬁt. That’s why it’s becoming easier to purchase beer and wine and why the money generated by the LDB is forecast to grow signiﬁcantly. The LDB’s service plan for this year notes that its stores are going to start competing with private stores like never before, and as a result “it will be more

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important than ever for B.C. Liquor Stores to offer an unparalleled shopping experience.” When the BC Liberals ﬁrst promised in their 2013 election platform to “modernize B.C.’s liquor laws,” I suspect few people had any idea how farreaching such an exercise would be or how there would be such a complete philosophical shift away from the Campbell-led years.

In fact, no other area of government policy — not health care, education, forestry or mining — appears to have received the kind of attention the liquor industry has gotten this past year. And we’ll know in the next few weeks whether a key aspect of that industry — the cost of its products — is going to change much. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith. Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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Wine lovers: prepare for sticker shock MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Come April 1, it’s no joke that a bottle of cabernet or merlot might cost you more, says one local wine retailer. April Fools’ Day is when new liquor laws in B.C. come into effect. Chief

among the new changes: government liquor stores will be open on Sundays, and, pending approval, grocery stores will stock B.C. wines on their shelves. But be prepared for some sticker shock at your local liquor store, said Tyler Dawson, store manager and buyer for Liberty Wine

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INQUIRING REPORTER As Metro Vancouver draws closer to its upcoming transit referendum, differences in opinion continue to grow. Those on the Yes side argue a half per cent increase on PST is minute compared to the beneﬁts a bolstered transit system will bring the region for the future, which is predicted to grow by a million residents over the next 30 years. For those in the No camp, however, the tax increase is just another hand in the public’s pocket in a region that already pays high living expenses. So where do North Shore residents side on the debate? Have your say at -,-#*,'&1/. ( $".!, %0)+#.

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WestVan to develop community energy and emissions plan CHRIS SLATER nsnreporter@nsnews.com

A federal grant announced last week will help the District of West Vancouver look at ways to reduce greenhouse gasses for the future. Federal Conservative MP John Weston announced a Green Municipal Fund Grant of $82,500 for the municipality on behalf of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, along with Brad Woodside, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The money will go towards a study on how the District of West Vancouver can reduce greenhouse gasses in order to grow sustainably for the

future, something deputy chief administrative officer for the district Brent Leigh said is somewhat latecoming. “We’re not last but we’re late in community energy planning,” said Leigh, who explained that this could ultimately be an advantage for the district, which was comparatively early in conducting initial research into its GHG production through its Climate Action Working Group in 2010. “Interestingly, we were kind of early in the planning that we should move on energy efficiency, but we were fairly late in doing this plan, so we benefit from some analysis of what has worked well in other communities.” The study will look at

Mother’s plan a patchwork of care From page 1 To get a general daycare picture, the society considered the number of North Shore children newborn to 12 years (based on 2011 Census data), compared it with the 6,012 daycare spots as of December 2014 — and then hypothesized that only half of those parents actually need child care. There are daycare vacancies on the North Shore, according to June Maynard, the society’s manager of parent and child resource programs. However, it is high cost that is preventing parents from accessing those programs, said Maynard. “Cost is a huge issue, because even with child-care subsidy, it never pays the whole amount of the child care,” she said. Full-time child-care rates for an infant range between $900 and $1,500 a month, according to data collected from local daycare operators by the resource society last fall. Meanwhile, those parents looking for care for their school-aged children might pay on average between $300 and $750 a month per child. Maynard said one misconception that she hopes to dispel is that daycare proprietors are gouging parents on the price. “Most of them are truly

dedicated early childhood educators,” added Maynard. Simply finding after- and before-school care, regardless of the cost, is another issue for some North Van parents, including Erin Williams. She put her daughter, who starts kindergarten next year, on two wait-lists for child-care programs in the Seymour area. “I was told that I should look elsewhere as her acceptance looked unlikely — 11 months in advance,” said Williams. “I can only conclude that there is a lack of care spaces and options on the North Shore.” Looking towards September,Williams is putting together a patchwork of child care that involves her leaving work early, as well as her husband. Meanwhile, the District of North Vancouver is currently accepting proposals from non-profit daycare providers for its 2015 childcare grants program, which has $50,000 in proposed funding. Those bids must meet the district’s current child-care priorities, which include programs for infants, schoolage children, flexible hours of care and support for vulnerable families. Previously funded daycare projects under this program include equipment replacement, renovations and child minding for support groups.

carbon issues surrounding transportation, land use, and densiﬁcation among other things, and will be conducted by a number of different collaborators, including Metro Vancouver and researchers at UBC. As part of the process, the district will be engaging the community to help develop a Community Energy and Emissions Plan, which will contain recommendations for transportation, land use, building policies,

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develop the Community Energy and Emissions Plan,” said Michael Smith, mayor of the District of West Vancouver in Monday’s press release. Leigh explained that input from both the public and working groups within the district is an important part of coming up with the best ﬁtting plan for the future. “The community engagement will be now. The plan will be only evolved through the

community engagement and stakeholder engagement, but when it’s ﬁnalized in late this year is when we’re expecting the plan to be published after having the working group present (it) to council,” he said. Once a workable plan is established, it will be taken back to council for vote in the fall and then sent to the FCM and BC Hydro for approval. By next year council will begin talks about implementation.

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— Raised in NewYork and principally trained in Florida with Nolan Dingman and Christa Long,William Forsythe danced with the Joffrey Ballet and later the Stuttgart Ballet, where he was appointed resident choreographer in 1976. Over the next seven years, he created new works for the Stuttgart ensemble and ballet companies in Munich,The Hague, London, Basel, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Paris, NewYork and San Francisco. In 1984, he began a 20-year tenure as director of the Ballet Frankfurt.After the closure of the Ballet Frankfurt in 2004, Forsythe established a new ensemble, the Forsythe Company. source: williamforsythe.de

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For dancer Livona Ellis, there’s no greater motivation than the thrill experienced from taking the stage. “When you think about the end goal and you get to be onstage performing in front of all those people, it’s just so worth it, it’s just so satisfying. I couldn’t imagine my life without that feeling,” says the 24-year-old Ballet B.C. member, when asked what drives her.

Further encouraging is the sense of satisfaction derived from working and collaborating in the studio with colleagues and choreographers alike. “That feeling as well is amazing. It feels like we’re really doing something important. I feel like I have a real purpose,” she says. Ellis, who grew up in North Vancouver though now calls Vancouver home, is in her ﬁfth season with Ballet B.C. “Every year it just gets better and better — the choreographers that we’re working with and each year we’re touring more. Obviously as the seasons progress, I’m moving my way up in the company and having more responsibilities, which has been great, and more opportunities on stage,” she says. Ellis is in the midst

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that piece that I feel like allowed me the chance to become a full member,” she says. Her performance of the role, which she’s repeating this time around, with the addition of a duet section, along with her hard work throughout her apprenticeship, helped her earn a permanent home at Ballet B.C. Ellis has been enjoying the opportunity to revisit the piece. “I’ve come a long way and it’s nice to bring a piece back and you ﬁnd so many new things because obviously I’m different. I’ve grown. So the way I approach things now is different. So to have to go back to an older piece and kind of reinvent it, but still keep the essence of where it came from, it’s actually really exciting to have a second chance at it,” she says.

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FILM

Formulaic horror flick underwhelms

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Miranda Cosgrove has perfect skin. Like, airbrushed, smootherthan-those-creepyporcelain-dolls-in-horrormovies ﬂawless. Let’s focus on that, shall we? It’s one of the more positive things to be gleaned from The Intruders, an alarmingly underwhelming horror ﬁlm starring 21year-old Cosgrove as a Stanford student who isn’t smart enough to stay away from torture-chambery looking basements or attics scattered with dismembered dolls. Following a devastating family loss, Rose moves

with her workaholic father (Donal Logue, in a thankless role) into a 1912 fixer-upper in the Chicago ’burbs. “Couldn’t you find a crappy remodel closer to home?” Rose whines. Rose whines a lot: dad is at his architectural firm all the time, leaving Rose largely on her own. She’s off school for the semester thanks to some kind of psychotic episode; dad keeps reminding her to take her meds. Naturally, the first thing Rose does when she moves in is flush her pills down the toilet, which only amplifies the creaky floorboards and scratching noises coming from the wall. And is that screaming she hears? Rose only cracks a smile when a cutie named Noah (fellow Nickelodeon product Austin Butler) appears in her partially See Cosgrove page 16

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THEATRE

Children’s classic gets musical treatment Capilano theatre students adapt to Edwardian garb n The Secret Garden, an Exit 22 Company production, on now until March 28 at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: $22/$15/$10, available at tickets.capilanou.ca. CHRIS SLATER nsnreporter@nsnews.com

It can be tough for a young actress to stay in the character of an English Edwardian-era girl, especially when she must wear a corset throughout the duration of rehearsals. That was just one of the rehearsal musts for senior acting students in Capilano University’s Exit 22 production of the musical The Secret Garden. “The girls wear corsets for the entire rehearsal period so yeah, it’s been a new one for them. You have to relearn to breathe actually in a corset,” laughs acting instructor and play director Gillian Barber on the difﬁculties of rehearsing for a period play. “I think adapting 2015 behaviour to wearing corsets and lace-up boots and long dresses, you know, it’s hard to adapt to a new era, very different from today’s world,” explains Barber, who says she’s had to be hard on students to consistently stay in the role of individuals from 1906, the year the play takes place. “I’ve been quite strict with the students on behaviour and physical carriage so it’s quite a change for them.” Barber and her cast of 24 students spent nearly two months rehearsing for

the play, which premiered March 19 at Capilano University’s BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, a production she describes as both “dark” and “beautiful.” The play is a musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel that many likely remember reading as a child. “There are lots of versions of it. It was a novel and then it was made into a movie and then I think its third step was a musical. It’s quite different from the book,” Barber says. The musical expands to a more in-depth look at some of the other characters, including the father and long-dead mother of Colin, the bedridden young boy who the protagonist, Mary, helps to bring out of his shell. Colin’s mother, who is only a memory in the book and movie, is brought out as one of the play’s central characters, albeit as a ghost. “For example, the parents, the mother and father, one who’s dead and one who’s not, the parts have been expanded into the musical so that you get a larger journey for all those characters. In the book it’s basically Mary who does everything,” Barber explains. Mary, who loses her parents to cholera and must leave her home in India to live with relatives in England, is played by KaitlynYott. Her spoiled brat of a cousin, Colin, who claims he can’t walk, is played by Elyse Maloway, while his father, Archie, who can’t get over the loss of his wife, is played by Frankie Cottrell. Playing

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says she was asked by those in charge of props to rummage through her own garden for some greenery for the set. “The props department has been purchasing ﬂowers and vines. In fact last night (they) asked me to bring two garbage bags full of the vines in my garden. So yeah, my garden will be bare but the set will look gorgeous.” Barber says it’s a long process rehearsing and carrying out a musical production like this, but it’s that very complexity of sight, sounds and choreography that make it what it is. “It takes a long time to sort of put all the three elements of a musical together . . . there’s lots of things that come together to make it beautiful.”

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CALENDAR From page 14 ferrybuildinggallery.com Windows on Culture: An exhibition of acrylic paintings, collage and photography by artists Nejood Al-Sehrewerdi, Therese Joseph, Iris Low and Niloofar Miry will run until March 29. Illuminating Landscapes: An exhibition featuring artists Hans Breuer, Ursula Medley and Angus Simpson will run from March 31 to April 19. Opening reception:Tuesday, March 31, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday,April 4, 2-3 p.m. 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 Accidentally on Purpose Accidental compositions and fragmented paintings by Ross Penhall will be on display until May 2. Closing party and fundraiser: Saturday, May 2, 7:30-10 p.m. Gallery Tours: Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required. IL MUSEO GALLERY Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St.,Vancouver. Mended: A travelling exhibition of contemporary textile art featuring the work of 25 B.C. textile artists will run until May 15. LYNNMOUR ART STUDIO AND

GALLERY 301-1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-9294001 nsartists.ca/garyeder Contemporary and Abstract Paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and GaryW. Eder. NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY HISTORY CENTRE 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.TuesdaySaturday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-990-3700 x8016 nvma. ca Sharing Our Stories: A display that features reminiscences shared by some Canadian Iranian North Shore residents about why they chose to live here and about their experiences creating new lives and memories will run

until March 28. NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Open by appointment only. 604-9903700 x8016 NorthVancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit deﬁning life in North Vancouver. PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg (1953-1996): An exhibition that celebrates the artistic pursuits — both visual and verbal — of the late poet Allen Ginsberg will run until April 5.

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PRESENTATION HOUSE SATELLITE GALLERY 560 Seymour St., Vancouver.WednesdaySaturday, noon to 6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca Images That Speak: Innovative approaches to photography will be on display from April 3 to May 16. Opening reception:Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.Tour and discussion with curator and artists: Friday,April 3 from noon to 1:30 p.m. RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Intimations of Nature: Canvases of still lives and abstracts by Frieda Ashworth and paintings of landscapes and ﬂowers by BeatriceWatson will be on display until April 12. 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 until April 11. 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 Alison Woodward draw “ﬂash” in the gallery Sunday,April 5, 2-4 p.m. Curator’s Talk: Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20-minute curator’s talk with background on the current show in the gallery. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Journey Back in Time: Photo historian Dudley Booth will share prints from his collection until March 29. Cherry Blossoms — A Textile Translation: An exhibition of textiled art

inspired by the cherry blossom March 31-April 19. Opening reception:Tuesday, March 31. 6-8 p.m. SPACE EMMARTS STUDIO 305 Mansfield Pl., North Vancouver.Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-375-0694 emmarts.ca First Saturday Open Studios: Visit acrylic and watercolour artist Gabriele Maurus in her workspace April 4 from noon to 5 p.m. Info: firstsaturday.weebly.com/. VIPOND STUDIO AND GALLERY 195 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. By appointment only. 604-209-1197 Landscapes in oil on canvas by NormanVipond. 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 of spring and commemorates Houshang Seyhoun who was an active participant artist at the library will run until April 27. WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St.,West Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604925-7290 Art in the Hall: Jesse Read photographs will be featured until April 3. WEST VANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St.,West Vancouver.TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca Trouble in Paradise: Christos Dikeakos’ recent series of photographs taken around his Penticton apple orchard will be on display See more page 22

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Photos explore a troubled paradise n Christos Dikeakos: Trouble in Paradise, exhibition on view March 25 to June 13 at the West Vancouver Museum, 680 17th St. Admission by donation. Opening reception: Tuesday, March 24, 7-9 p.m. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

The humble apple is loaded with religious, literary and historical symbolism. In the Bible, the

forbidden fruit represents temptation, sin and knowledge. In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, a poisoned apple sends Snow White into a deep slumber. In folklore, William Tell shoots a precariously balanced apple off his son’s head with his crossbow. And, as the popular story goes, an apple falling from a tree inspired Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity. For Vancouver artist Christos Dikeakos, the simple apple brings to mind all these tales and so

much more. For 20 years, he and his wife Sophie have owned a ﬁve-acre apple orchard outside of Penticton. Most of the trees on their property were planted 50 years ago and produce old varieties — the McIntosh, the Spartan, the red delicious — and a few experimental varieties that date back to the early 20th century — the Swiss Arlet and the winter banana apple. Located on the Naramata Bench in the heart of Okanagan wine country, their property is

frozen in time, surrounded by newer and more lucrative grape vineyards that supply the burgeoning wine industry. “We’ve always resisted clear-cutting it and pulling it out for something else,” Dikeakos says of their orchard. Recognizing that the economy and landscape of the Okanagan is changing, Dikeakos began taking photographs on and around his property that explore the state of fruit orcharding in B.C. and humanity’s relationship

with the apple. The project started about nine years ago when he came across a barrel of perfectly good apples overturned on the ground, a cornucopia left to decay. “Of course, the thing was, that there was no market for them,” Dikeakos says of the dumped fruit, explaining the price to transport those apples to the packing plant would have been higher than the apples themselves. The sight of the discarded crop got him thinking critically

about agriculture, what people grow, what people waste, what the market dictates and how tastes change. His resulting body of work was the subject of a solo exhibit, Nature Morte, on display at the Kelowna Art Gallery last year. A selection of images from that show make up the Trouble in Paradise exhibit, on view at the West Vancouver Museum from March 25 to June 13. The photos represent See Naramata page 35

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Elvis and Friends: A performance with tributes to Elvis,Tom Jones, JackieWilson and Anne Murray Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $42.50. Folk Duo Tower of Song will perform a creative tribute to Leonard Cohen with special guests Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill Friday,April 10 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $29.50/$25.

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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. Free. Cap Jazz: Trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker will perform with “A” Band and NiteCap Thursday,April 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $35/$32. CBC STUDIO 700 700 Hamilton St., Vancouver. Every Band for Itself — The Good,The Bad and The Ugly: Capilano University students will host a battle of the bands to showcase the emerging talent of six bands with each playing two songs Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m. Proceeds will go to Saint James Academy.Admission: $8.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. 604363-5370 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. DEEP COVE YACHT CLUB 4420 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Spring Fling: Celebrate spring and support art in the cove with a cabaret style performance Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m.There

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uniquely feminine perspective of 60s era British music and it’s inﬂuence on modern music today Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $30/$15. Pro Nova Ensemble will perform a 30th anniversary celebratory concertWednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Info: 604-921-9444 or jronsley@ telus.net. 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:Trent Savage, March 20; New and Pre-owned Improv, March 27; Good Friday improvised take, April 3; and BrettWildeman, April 10. Admission: $10.Tickets: 604-987-2114 or lvuc@telus. net. Info: fnlnorthvan.com. MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Pro Nova Ensemble will perform a 30th anniversary celebratory gala concert Sunday,April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Info: 604-921-9444 or jronsley@ telus.net. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca

Classical Concert Series: Pianist Craig Addy will perform unique takes on classical music with improvisational elements and some audience participation Thursday, March 26, 10:3011:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15. Classical Concert Series: Cellist Benjamin Louwersheimer will perform a concert of Bach and more Thursday,April 2, 10:3011:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist Bogdan Dulu will perform Thursday,April 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Friday Night Concert Series: Sweet Scarlet female a cappella ensemble will perform March 27, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshoreﬁnancialcentre/ Cap Theatre: An Exit 22 production of The Secret Garden March 20, 21, 2528 at 8 p.m. with matinees March 22 and 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $22/$15/$10. See more page 25

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CALENDAR From page 22 DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com The Butler Did It: A comedy thriller April 3, 4, 8-11 and 15-18 at 8 p.m. Admission: $18/$16. PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterﬁeld Ave., North Vancouver. 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Iceland: A tale about cold hard cash will run until March 29,TuesdaysSaturdays at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $14-$28. Grandpa ’n Me: The story of a girl raised by her Grandpa during three stages of her life April 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. Admission: $15. ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. 604-985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca Testament of a Naked Man — The Good News According to Mark: A dramatic interpretation of the life and death of Jesus Sunday, See more page 26

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CALENDAR From page 25 March 22, 4-6 p.m.Admission by donation at the door. THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Rabbit Hole: A drama about a life-shattering accident that turns a family’s world upside down April 9 (preview, $10)-11, 15-18 and 22-25 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $18/$16. WATERFRONT THEATRE 1412 Cartwright St., Vancouver. Shakespearean Rhapsody: Carousel Theatre forYoung People will perform until March 29 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.Admission: $35/$29/$18.Tickets: 604-685-6217 or tickets. carouseltheatre.ca

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Dear Mattie: What colours are in fashion this spring? In the dark in Deep Cove

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Dear Deep Cove: This spring is blossoming to be a festive season of colours and prints. The look is bright and airy with many bold images. Black does not have to be an option — put those pieces aside for now. Colours are trendy this season. They are soft and vibrant. The lights include sorbet pastel shades of buttercream, mint, yellow, pink, blue and lilac. There is also the other side of the spectrum with these colours. Teal, purple and navy are bold and vibrant.Yellow, pink and lilac are popular in both pastel and bold shades. They are not meant to look feminine. They are sharp colours with a modern edge. Another trend in colours is the island look. This trend can be worn in city and work environments. It can be a casual look, but is also professional and formal. Green and scarlet tones with natural shades that suggest water, sky, shells, sunlight and sand, create an urban look. This look is not romantic; it is adventurous. Prints and patterns are where the biggest trends lie this season. They are all fresh. The trendy colours are incorporated into bold images that are graphic and sometimes a melange of colours and ideas. It is like modern grafﬁti in the fashion world. Florals are big in popularity and in size. There might be one large orchid, chrysanthemum, tulip, magnolia, gardenia, rose or daisy right in the middle of your top, with vibrant colours in the ﬂower. The canvas is the garment. This look can also be graphic with the image spliced.

There are also graphic prints in black and white with a trendy accent colour. This is a great way to bring a trend into your wardrobe without committing to a piece in a colour you may not be fond of. Black and white appear mostly in graphic prints with stripes, checks and abstract images repeated to create a pattern. Repeated images that create patterns are a hot trend this season. Black and white is the conservative option. Images include large and small bamboo leaves, wave patterns, a melange of ﬂowers and many more. The repetition of the image is the pattern. This pattern can be tone on tone, complementary or contrasting colours. There are lots of choices for your many adventures. There are a few other trends that work well with spring colours that make a statement this season. Coloured lace as a trim on tops and skirts and ﬂoral 3-D appliques on dresses are exquisite. With all the bright colours, there are also traditional fall colours complementing the spring fashion colours. Khaki, camel, grey and navy are the most popular. They tone down some of the bright colours and bold prints. Invest in some of these garments as they will be great transition pieces when the summer starts to roll into the fall. Enjoy the parade of vibrant colours and images.

JEWELRY SALE A Norouz Jewelry Sale will take place until March 28 at Caroun Art Gallery, 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Call 778372-0765 or visit caroun. net for info. DRESS DRIVE Soﬁabella Tween Clothing Boutique is collecting gently used dresses for Grade 7 students in North Vancouver who may not have the means to purchase formal wear for their elementary school farewell celebrations. Accessories and shoes in good condition will also be accepted. Donations can be dropped off at 3068 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver, until March 29. DRESS FOR SUCCESS Supernova Salon is collecting donations throughout the month of March on behalf of Dress for Success, a non-proﬁt organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing workplace attire and career development tools. Clean, unwanted professional clothing, shoes, bags and accessories can be dropped off at 200124 West First St., North Vancouver, until March 21 and at the salon’s new location, 232 Lonsdale Ave., from March 25 onwards. Anyone who brings in a donation will receive a $15 gift card to use at the salon.

Adieu, Mattie Mattie is a freelance writer and fashion expert. Reach her on her Facebook page of follow her on Pinterest at Mattie-a-la-Mode.

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Fashion File From page 29 the runways during Vancouver Fashion Week, which concludes March 22, 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. For info, visit vanfashionweek.com. THE GIFT BOX at CityScape Community Art Space is dedicated to local artisans who specialize in unique, high-quality, hand-crafted gift items. All featured work is made by members of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. Currently on display

are glass pendants by Marcus Barnes, jewelry by Alison Higgins and more. nvartscouncil.ca TEXTILE SHOW Works by textile artist Catherine Nicholls will be on display until May 11 at the Spring Blossoms exhibit at the City Atrium Gallery, 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. An artist talk is set for Tuesday, March 24 at 12:15 p.m. 604-988-6844 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. 604-990-9122. 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 Compiled by Christine Lyon Fashion File is a weekly column. Priority is given to North Shore events and organizations. Send your info as early as possible to clyon@nsnews.com.

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CALENDAR From page 26 and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. THE VILLAGE TAPHOUSE The Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-9228882. AdamWoodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 8-11 p.m. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes toWaves the ﬁrst Saturday of every

month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free.Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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CHAPTERS BOOKS Park Royal South,West Vancouver. Book Signing: Children’s book author and illustrator Jennifer Sara Harrington will be signing her book Spirit Bear Sunday, March 22 from noon to 2 p.m. with a reading at 1 p.m. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.Tuesday-Sunday,

11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com The Ultimate Traveller: A travel talk accompanied by photographs with world traveller Peter Langer on exploring Peru on a photo safariWednesday, March 25, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $15. Registration: 604-925-7270. Networking Salon — Artist Idea Party: An interactive brainstorming workshopWednesday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Fee: $8 for drop-ins and free for members. The Lost Heritage of Iraq and Syria: Travel photographer Peter Langer

will show his two new multiimage video presentations: TheVanished Heritage of Iraq and TheVanished Heritage of Syria Thursday,April 9 at 7 p.m.Admission: $15. LYNN VALLEY LIBRARY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-9840286 x8144 nvdpl.ca Movie Night atYour Library: Gone Girl will be screened Monday, March 30, 6-8:30 p.m. Registration required. SFU Philosopher’s Café: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator 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. NORTH VANCOUVER CITY LIBRARY 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-998-3450 nvcl.ca Local Author Series: An evening with authors Leanne Prain and Pashsa Parvaneh HashemiWednesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 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.

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Naramata retains agricultural values From page 21 different seasons, moods and photographic styles. “You’ve got the eye candy pictures which draw you in,” he says. A plump red delicious on a low-hanging branch begs to be picked. A cluster of winter banana apples blush yellow and pink to indicate their ripeness. Then there’s the waste. His orchard ﬂoor strewn with fruit that will never be sold. His pesticide-free crop decimated by tent caterpillars and codling moths. The photo series paints a portrait of the Okanagan agriculture business, its complete reliance on irrigation, the shifting economy and environmental change. For Dikeakos, though, the transformation of the region where he and his wife spend so much of their down time is not nearly as shocking as the rapid pace of development he is currently witnessing

outside his art studio in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Wine tourism and lush green golf courses aside, Naramata has managed to retain the agricultural values and rural charm that attracted Dikeakos to the area decades ago. “In Naramata you still have all these controls on the Agricultural Land Reserve,” he explains, “so you have farmers all trying to ﬁgure out how they’re going to make a living, and then you have a whole new breed of deep pocketedamateur farmers . . . this kind of twinkle dust hits them and they want to become wine makers.” Dikeakos is hopeful that people who visit his Trouble in Paradise exhibit in West Vancouver look beyond the images of trees and apples, follow the narrative of the photography, and ponder not only the viability of fruit orcharding in the Okanagan, but the apple itself as a ﬁgure in human history.

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BISTRO Hugos, Artisanal Pizzas and Global Tapas www.hugosvancouver.com 5775 Marine Drive, W. Van | 604-281-2111 Showcase your musical talents Thursday evenings in our beautiful chateau-style room or simply enjoy our reopened heated patio. Global fusion menu inspired by our love of travel, warm atmosphere inspired by our love of the community.

BRITISH The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey. Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodle House www.neighbourhoodnoodlehouse.com 1352 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-988-9885 We offer the best variety and quality Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisine with no MSG or additives at a very affordable price. Family owned and operated for over 18 years. Conveniently located in central Lonsdale.

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CASUAL Northlands Bar and Grill $$ www.golfnorthlands.com/bar-grill 3400 Anne MacDonald Way, North Vancouver | 604.924.2950 ext 2. Casual West Coast dining where nature is your dining partner. Sweeping views of Northlands 18th hole.

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

The Observatory $$$$ www.grousemountain.com Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. | 604-998-4403 A thrilling and epicurean experience 3700’ on Grouse Mountain above the twinkling lights of Vancouver.

Chez Michel www.chezmichelvancouver.com 1373 Marine Drive (2nd ﬂr), W. Van. | 604-926-4913 For over 36 years, Chez Michel has delighted guests with his Classic French cuisine. Seafood & meat entrees, a superb selection of wines & a decadent dessert list. Superior service with a waterfront view completes an exemplary lunch or dinner experience.

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Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub www.sailorhagarspub.com 86 Semisch Avenue, N. Van. | 604-984-3087 Spectacular view of Vancouver harbour & city, enjoy great food in a Brew Pub atmosphere. 18 beers on tap including our own 6 craft-brews. Happy Hour Specials Every Day 11am – 6pm! Satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub $$ www.blackbearpub.com 1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van | 604.990.8880 “Your Favourite North Shore Pub” 18 years running. We do great food, not fast food. Full Take-Out menu. Reserve your party of 15-30 ppl except Friday’s. Monday night Trivia.

WEST COAST Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$ www.pierseven.ca 25 Wallace Mews, N. Van. | 604-929-7437 Enjoy dining literally ON the waterfront with our inspired West Coast boat-to-table choices & extensive wine list. We’ve got 5 TV’s so you’ll never miss a game. Brunch until 2:30 weekends & holidays. The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reﬂect west coast cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

WATERFRONT DINING The MarinaSide Grill www.marinasidegrill.com 1653 Columbia Street, N. Van. (Under 2nd Narrows Bridge) | 604-988-0038 Waterfront dining over looking Lynnwood Marina under Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Open every day at 8 am. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Brunch weekends and holidays serving eggs benny to juicy burgers, hot scallop salad, clam chowder. Happy Hour everyday from 3 - 5 pm.

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The provincial government’s proposed plan to crack down on drivers who poke along in the left hand lane has met with mixed initial reaction from critics. Not unlike the previous raising of the speed limit on some rural highways, opponents are calling the move pandering to voters rather than making more effectual changes in other areas of government policy, such as education or housing. That may be, but if this is meant as a distraction, at least it’s something slightly useful. I’ve come out in favour of the speed changes before — speed limits should be reasonable on highways and lower in residential areas, and both limits and enforcement should be concentrated in dangerous areas where accidents actually occur. I would much rather see a constable parked near every busy crosswalk than sitting hidden at the bottom of that long four-

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lane downhill stretch of the Sea-to-Sky, waiting to catch folks who coast over the limit thanks to gravity. If you drive in California, Oregon or Washington, you’ll notice that slower drivers (RVs and trucks and so on) tend to use the pullouts more. In Washington State, it’s the law not to hold up more than ﬁve vehicles, but I’ve found in all three states dawdlers will happily make a bit of space for you, and on we all go. In B.C., such polite behaviour is a bit more of a rarity. Really, it boils down to the two main sins of driving: a lack of consideration for others, and not paying attention. After a long week in which I put on more than the usual amount of mileage driving around the Lower Mainland, I’ve come to the regrettable conclusion that too much of both exists on today’s roads. Happily, however, I have a solution. It’s called ramming. (Editor’s note: wait, “ramming?” Um, here’s where we step in with a

disclaimer. Brendan is a unique and special snowflake, but somewhat given to flights of fancy. Please don’t actually ram anyone.) Now, before we begin, my idea is going to require a slight modification for most modern vehicles. If you have an enormous lifted pickup truck with one of those steel pushbars fitted, you will also be exempted. However, for all passenger cars, the fitment of large, durable rubber surrounds will both positively affect our driving habits and, in the case of many Pontiac products, improve the esthetics.This will create a unique cottage industry for the province, employing all those who used to work at Aircare.You see, what we need in today’s traffic isn’t necessarily more scolding from the RCMP. It’s a little playground justice. Let me give you an example. Using a handheld device while driving is illegal in B.C., but the cops are still handing out tickets by the hundreds and few seem willing to change their

behaviour.The current norm now seems to be checking your texts and emails while stopped at a light because at least you aren’t moving. But how frustrating is it to be stuck behind the person who’s tapping and swiping away, long after the light’s gone green? Not a problem — give ‘em a ram! A well-timed shunt should knock the phone right into the back seat and away from temptation. Another peeve: those who pull up to a trafﬁc light and only after it’s gone green do they turn on their left indicator, leaving you stuck behind them. Now, we’ve all done this inadvertently, thanks to a late instruction from our co-pilot, or perhaps the realization that the street you’re looking for came up a little suddenly. No biggie: that’s why we invented the “I’m sorry” wave in driving. In fact, I’d also consider legislating a large “SORRY” light in the back of all cars that can be lit up at the touch of a button. After all, this is Canada. But no wave equals rammy-ram-ram.The people

behind you have a right to get where they’re going too. That covers the fore and aft bumpers, but why the all-around rubber? Simple — it’s a solution to another pet peeve that drives everyone nuts and snarls traffic. If traffic is stopped ahead of you, do not enter an intersection, even if the light is green. Odds are, you’ll get stuck, and be sitting there when the light turns red. We’ve seen this all too often, the driver staring fixedly ahead while the horns sound all around them. Horns don’t work. Ramming does! Merging: another issue that seems to cause so many problems. Both can be at fault here, the merger and the mergee. As I have ranted about — er, explained — previously, the onramp and the offramp of a highway are places where you accelerate and decelerate; you don’t slow to a crawl and then pull off, nor are you supposed to pull onto the highway at 50 kilometres per hour and then start accelerating. Here, my handy-dandy bumpers

will let you “help” that doddering Corolla up to a safer speed. As for the traffic you’re trying to merge into, four times this week I saw the following. While on the move, a driver would put on their turn signal, indicating a desire to move into the left-most lane. In two cases, this caused the car behind and to the left of them to immediately accelerate to close the gap.Why? Why must people do this? It saves you no time and merely makes you look like a jerk. In the other two cases, the driver did absolutely nothing, didn’t slow, didn’t speed up — no reaction. One merging car dropped back, holding up traffic behind briefly and creating an inadvertent bottleneck. The other car, a BMW, accelerated ahead a bit to make the gap safely, which then caused the Prius behind to accelerate, tailgate, and honk its horn. Having witnessed the entire thing, I would have cheerfully waited until we were all off the highway and traveling at slow speeds and then

rammed some sense into that little Prius. I think you can see that rational, reasonable solutions like this are the best policy for safer roads. If a few are unwilling to recognize that driving is a privilege, not a right, then it is our duty as a whole to ram them into the ditch. I mean, place them on the side of the road with a gentle tap, that they might have time to ruminate on the path to becoming a more attentive and considerate member of the motoring public. Here endeth the lesson. Tune in next week when I explain why attaching rocket-propelled grenades to red-light cameras is a really good plan with no possible unforeseen consequences. None. It’ll be ﬁne. Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. If you have a suggestion for a column, or would be interested in having your car club featured, please contact him at mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com. Follow Brendan on Twitter: @ brendan_mcaleer.

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60 ◆

ON PATHFINDER S 4X2

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SECURITY DEPOSIT

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AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Class-Exclusive Driver Selectable Modes (2WD Lock, 4WD Lock, Auto) • Class-Exclusive Around View® Monitor

LEASE WORRY FREE†

Platinum model shown▲

AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Torque Vectoring AWD • NissanConnectSM with Navigation • Nissan Juke Colour Studio; 100% Original, 100% YOU

LEASE WORRY FREE†

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NORTH VANCOUVER NISSAN 819 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, BC Tel: (604) 985-9311 SL model shown▲

AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Standard Nissan Navigation System with 8.0-Inch Multi-Touch Control Colour Monitor • Intuitive All-Wheel Drive

ON MURANO S FWD CVT

Platinum AWD model shown▲

◆ Lease payments of $60/$88/$57 on the 2015 Rogue/2015 Pathfinder/2015 Juke® must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. ±The $750/$1,000/$1,000 additional discount offer is valid on the purchase financing or lease (at inception) of select new 2015 Juke/2015 Rogue/2015 Pathfinder. $750/$1,000/$1,000 is comprised of $500/$750/$750 NCF cash and $250/$250/$250 deaelr participation. Offer valid March 11-31, 2015. Offer is based on stackable trading dollars. Offer is available to eligible customers for a limited time on approved credit only. The discount will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Applicable to Nissan Canada Finance (NCF) contracts only through subvented NCF finance, lease or NCF standard finance rates. Not combinable with fleet discounts and not applicable to cash purchase buyers. Offer not eligible for program protection. Certain conditions apply. †Offer is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (NCESI) and applies to any new 2015 Micra/Versa Note/Sentra/Altima/Juke/Rogue/Pathfinder models (each, an “Eligible Model”) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc., on approved credit, between March 3 – March 31, 2015 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Eligible only on leases through NCF with subvented rates. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visit”) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Service”). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. The service period (“Service Period”) will commence on the lease transaction date (“Transaction Date”) and will expire on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the maximum number of Service Visits has been reached; (ii) 36 months from the Transaction Date; or (iii) when the Eligible Vehicle has reached 48,000 kilometers. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. ≠Representative semi-monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00)/2015 Pathfinder S V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission/2015 Juke SV FWD M6 (N5RT55 AA00). 1.99%/2.9%/3.49% lease APR for a 60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $258/$382/$249 with $0/$0/$0 down payment, and $0/$0/$0 security deposit. First semi-monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15,491/$22,914/$14,941. This offer is only valid from March 3 - 31, 2015. $500/$1,500 NCF lease cash appplicated only on the 2015 PathfinderS V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission/2015 Juke SV FWD M6 (N5RT55 AA00). Conditions apply. ◆ $31,748 Selling Price for a new 2015 Murano S FWD CVT (LXRG15 NA00). Conditions apply. **MSRP starting from $29,998 for a 2015 Nissan Murano S FWD (LXRG15 NA00) excluding Freight and PDE charges and specific duties of new tires. ▲ Models shown $36,348/$48,368/$31,873/$45,248 Selling Price for a new 2015 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG15 BK00)/2015 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00)/2015 Juke ® SL AWD (N5XT15 AA00)/2015 Murano Platinum AWD (LXEG15 TE00). $1,000 Bonus Cash not included on model shown. *◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,750/$1,720/$1,695/$1,750), air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. Offers valid between March 3 - 31, 2015. °Based on full-line brands (those selling both cars and trucks) on a rolling 12 month year over year retail sales volume basis. *Ward’s Large Cross/Utility Market Segmentation. MY15 Pathfinder vs. 2015 and 2014 Large Cross/Utility Class. Offers subject to change, continuation or cancellation without notice. Offers have no cash alternative value. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©1998-2015 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

A46 - North Shore News - Friday, March 20, 2015

TODAY’S DRIVE

From page 45

Production moved to U.S.A.

console panel splits the cabin from air vents to armrest.The free-standing display is eye-catching, but can look a bit like an afterthought. Use of the infotainment is channelled through the innovative touchpad in the handrest. Operation is reasonably intuitive and the touchpad can recognize letters, numbers and special characters in any language. Tactile feedback is given to the user to further ease use. Also new to the C-Class is a heads-up display that includes more information than the typical version found in other vehicles. Like a modern aircraft, important information is projected onto the windshield in the driver’s ﬁeld of vision, thus allowing their eyes to remain on the road ahead.

Features The C 300 starts at $43,000, while the C 400 starts at $51,400. Standard equipment includes heated front seats, driver memory settings, automatic climate control, auto dimming and heated exterior mirrors, automatic lights, rain sensing windshield wipers, blind spot monitor, and Attention Assist. Additional features, available as options or on

AUTOMOTIVE

higher trims, include online navigation, panoramic sunroof, rearview camera, active parking assist, and the Intelligent Drive Package Fuel efﬁciency numbers (litres/100 kilometres) for the C 300 are 10.1 city and 7.8 highway.The C 400 returns 11.1 city and 8.4 highway.

Thumbs up The C-Class makes the daily commute a joy, and thanks to its intelligent technologies, trafﬁc jams are no longer a threat.

Thumbs down Not much to complain about this ﬁrst-class model, other than perhaps that its durability is yet to be determined because it’s the ﬁrst time C-Class is being produced at Mercedes’ U.S. plant. The bottom line The 2015 C-Class is an impressive luxury car with all the modern and traditional amenities that can only be found in more expensive vehicles. Competitors BMW 3 Series The BMW 3 Series has been the benchmark for entry-level luxury sedans for almost 30 years. For sport enthusiasts, the BMW offers the most performance oriented option in this segment. The 3 Series begins at a very buyer-friendly $35,990 and ranges up to $58,300.

Audi A4

See C-Class page 48

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TODAY’S DRIVE

C-Class up against some fancy cars From page 46 The A4 continues to be a leader in this competitive market. Its beautifully reﬁned interior makes efﬁcient use of space making it feel larger than it

is. Audi’s attention to detail and efﬁciency make the A4 an attractive choice. The base A4 starts at $37,800, the adventurous A4 allroad at $47,300, and the sporty S4 at $54,100. Lexus IS

The new IS is one of the most visually appealing in this segment and adds a reﬁned, sporty ride to the Lexus reputation of longterm reliability and value. If you want something luxurious and reﬁned, yet

FOUR WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR DRIVING THIS SPRING.

a capable performer, the 2014 Lexus IS certainly deserves to be on your shortlist. Starting prices for the 2014 IS range from $37,900 to $50,350. editor@automotivepress.com

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