North Shore News April 24 2015

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Faulty wall forces road closure Sea-to-Sky repairs should be done at night, residents say JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Residents of Pasco Road inWestVancouver say they were shocked recently to see signs telling them the only access to their neighbourhood would be shut down for large chunks of time this summer while crews fixed a faulty retaining wall that’s part of the new Seato-Sky Highway.

That’s raised questions — both for neighbours in the 20 homes who will see access to their homes significantly curtailed for the next five months, and for critics, who wonder why such a new highway already needs major repairs.

Jan Easton, who lives on Pasco Road, said he only found out about the plan after he drove by a large flashing sign on the highway warning his road would be closed from April 27 to Sept. 30. Nobody who lives on the road was told in advance about the planned closure he said. Nor were they happy about it.

Pasco Road, a residential street that fronts Howe Sound just north of Horseshoe Bay, only has one access — a road built right next to a large rock retaining wall that is part of what holds up the underside of the Sea-toSky Highway.

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The idea of the road being shut for eight hours a day, with just one break in the middle, left residents “slack-jawed,” he said.

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W. Van group applauds RRIF rule change JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A group of retired WestVancouver men is celebrating after the Conservative finance minister adopted a measure in the budget Tuesday they’ve been pressing the government on for two years.

Brooke Campbell, a

retired executive, said he and a group of retired lawyers, accountants and investment professionals are “absolutely delighted” that the government has changed the rules around Registered Retirement Income Fund withdrawals.

The change lowers the minimum amounts seniors must take out of their Register Retirement

Income Funds each year from 7.38 per cent at 71 to 5.28 per cent of the total.

That amount still climbs as seniors age.

Campbell said the change is recognition of the work his group has done to convince the government the rules around RRIFs needed changing.

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District council split on Mountain Court project

Densification a concern for LynnValley town centre site

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Coun. Robin Hicks echoed those concerns about “sameness” among the proposed Polygon development and its neighbours at Canyon Springs and Branches.

“They’re not unattractive in themselves, but the prospect of having several blocks of that ... to me is not terribly attractive,” Hicks said. “By limiting height we’ve boxed ourselves in.”

Mayor Richard Walton suggested he would be reluctant to lift restrictions on building height in Lynn Valley, which were forged after lengthy public discussions. “All the red lights are going on right now in terms of public trust,” he said.

Buildings in the Mountain Court development would be limited to approximately 60 feet.

If approved, the project would be built over about five years and likely bring 500 cars to Lynn Valley.

That was too many for Coun. Jim Hanson, who voted against the project, citing concerns about increasing densification in Lynn Valley.

A consultants’ report concluded the project would bring 215 cars to the area during rush hour.

That traffic would be split between Mountain Gate at Mountain Highway and Library Lane at East 27th Street.

While he supported the project, Coun. Roger Bassam requested more details regarding the proposed community amenity contribution.

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the project, Polygon development company has volunteered to offer the district $100,000. The money is earmarked for public art.

Polygon would also pay for a new Library Lane and bankroll a wider 27th Street which would feature a separated bike lane.

Council is set to revisit the project following a review of design guidelines in Lynn Valley, which is tentatively set for June 1.

The Mountain Court project features studio units and three bedroom apartments ranging from 491 to 1,234 square feet.

The 75 rental units would be concentrated in one building while the 246 condos would be spread over the remaining three buildings.

Coun. Doug MacKayDunn did not attend the meeting.

West Van beaches start to reopen BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Vancouver Coastal Health has given the all-clear to hit the beaches inWest Vancouver — as long as it’s not Ambleside or John Lawson Park.

“There’s still cleanup work going on at both locations,” said Jeff McDonald, District of West

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A four-building, 321-unit development in Lynn Valley took its first step toward construction Monday following a split vote from District of North Vancouver council.

The East 27th Street project would divide 246 condos and 75 rental units among a quartet of five-storey buildings spread over four acres on Mountain Court.

A staff report notes the “easy walking distance” to a shopping centre, the Karen Magnussen rec centre and Viewlynn Park.

However, one more major construction project means there will be no peace in Lynn Valley, according to Coun. Lisa Muri. “I do not understand how council can so easily move forward with so many of these projects and not understand how we’re going to manage them,” Muri said.

Muri blasted the project for failing to provide affordable housing and adding more cars to a gridlock-prone area.

Muri put forth a motion to defer Monday’s vote until council debates design guidelines for Lynn Valley.

The motion failed but the longtime councillor was supported by council watcher Dan Ellis, who expressed concerns over council taking a “piecemeal approach” to the area.

“I’m baffled as to why it’s coming forward before the guidelines have been resolved,” Ellis said.

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The beaches had been closed since the Marathassa bunker fuel leak on April 9 in English Bay. Even though the remaining beaches are open, the district is warning small amounts of oil may still appear on the shoreline as the natural tidal cycle dissipates the remaining oil.

“We believe that there is

no more oil to come ashore but out of an abundance of caution, we’re reminding people that it’s still possible that they’ll find some small amounts of oil on beaches,” McDonald said.

The City of North Vancouver has also had to post advisories along the waterfront in the Harbourside area warning visitors to avoid the water

and shoreline. City staff spotted oil on the rocky shore shortly after it was first seen in West Vancouver.

As of Thursday afternoon, the fuel had been cleaned and the warning signs were scheduled to come down.

Any future sightings of oil coming on shore should be reported to Emergency Management BC at 1-800663-3456.

Deep Cove is so darn popular that it’s beset by a turf war over who should be allowed to park there.

The District of North Vancouver has stepped up parking enforcement, is looking at using 120 spaces at nearby schools and issued permits to residents of Panorama Drive.

But there are no plans to pave paradise and put up a parking lot for the throngs of Quarry Rock hikers — at least not yet.

“You could put parking lot after parking lot after parking lot in Deep Cove and you are never going to solve the problem,“ exclaimed Coun. Lisa Muri, at a committee of the whole meeting Tuesday.

Also discussed was whether the district should offer a life raft to boataccess-only Indian Arm residents who are on the Belcarra or Electoral Area A tax role but moor, and therefore park a vehicle, in Deep Cove.

Some Indian Arm residents moor at a small marina at the tip of Panorama Drive, where a parking deficit in that cramped lot has forced many boaters to park on the narrow roadway. Last fall, a group of Indian Arm residents claimed unfair treatment when the district issued them a single pass, while Panorama Drive residents received three.

Council has conceded on that matter, recently allowing 12 more permits on Panorama Drive — five of which will go to non-district Indian Arm residents.

The district, to date, has allotted 230 parking passes for 55 possible spots on Panorama Drive.

Muri spoke in support of non-district Indian Arm residents, saying to uproot their lives by denying them parking on Panorama is “just not very neighbourly.”

Coun. Robin Hicks suggested, on a one-year basis, the district provide sufficient passes to anyone currently relying on the marina to commute.

Parking conflicts in Deep Cove came to a head a couple summers ago. Frustrated Panorama Drive residents voiced their concerns about traffic

problems that have plagued their narrow street and created a perilous situation.

There have been reports of damaged vehicles, blocked driveways, noise pollution and traffic congestion.The district addressed some of those concerns by instituting residents-only parking on Panorama Drive at the outset of last summer.

In February the district decided to get a greater picture of the Deep Cove parking situation and commissioned Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue to host a meeting with area stakeholders.Their suggestions were included in a report that informed a parking implementation plan prepared by district staff.

One of the measures approved by council in March and currently being implemented is the addition of 10 spaces in the Panorama Drive and Rockcliff Road parking lots.

As another busy tourist season approaches, the district says it’s anticipating more complaints. A large part of the problem is Quarry Rock trail, which has surged in popularity of late.

Mayor Richard Walton was firm on his position Tuesday that anyone hiking that trail can walk an extra 10 to 15 minutes to a parking lot at Myrtle Park or Cove Cliff or Seycove schools.

Councillors rejected a proposal for a parking lot at Indian River Drive. Hicks was in favour of putting in a pay parking lot separate from the Cove, where tour buses could park.

Meanwhile, Coun. Roger Bassam was adamant that the district should not be using more taxpayers’ money — $43,000 in direct costs to date, he estimated — to fix “what is really quite a small problem.”

A motion to support the longer term parking strategy, which includes giving five permits to non-district Indian Arm residents, looking at allowing overnight parking in parks and to halt the study of a new parking lot was approved 4-1, with Bassam dissenting.

Coun. Jim Hanson recused himself from the discussion because his family owns a boat-access-only property on Indian Arm, while Coun. Doug MacKayDunn was absent.

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“I realized if you’re going to get anything through government, you have to work with your member of parliament.”

Campbell’s group went to West Vancouver MP John Weston, who advised them on how to set up a town hall meeting and how to make a submission to the House of Commons finance committee. Campbell said he also chatted up the issue with the other side of the political spectrum, having a sit-down with NDP MP Libby Davies.

On Tuesday, the West Vancouver group saw their efforts pay off, when Finance Minister Joe Oliver announced the change as part of the budget.

Weston said the change shows “engaged citizens can get things done” when they work within the system and are willing to approach politicians with their ideas.

Weston said similar citizen involvement was behind a win for the Pacific Salmon Foundation, which was awarded $2 million for research into why survival rates for juvenile salmon in the Georgia Strait and Strait of Juan de Fuca have been dropping. Among measures offered to Lower Mainland voters, the budget Tuesday promised a new $1-billion Public Transit Fund for transit infrastructure.

The announcement comes as Lower Mainland mayors are counting on federal dollars to cover part of the cost of big-ticket transportation projects.

But the tap won’t be turned on for that fund for two years and will start at $250 million for the whole

country.

One project that didn’t figure in any budget announcement was the federal funds still being sought by North Shore mayors to pay a share of the $700-million Lions Gate Sewage Treatment Plant.

During a stop in North Vancouver last week for a transportation funding announcement with North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton, Industry Minister James Moore agreed the treatment plant is “a very important project” but made no specific commitment.

District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton said municipalities can’t go ahead with the project until both Ottawa and Victoria commit to their share of the costs.

“Right now we are supposed to have it done by 2020, but I don’t think we are going to be breaking ground until who’s paying for it comes into effect,” he said.

Other measures announced in the budget included upping the amount Canadians can sock away in tax-free savings accounts to $10,000.The Conservatives previously announced income-splitting rules for families, which allow a higher-earning spouse to transfer part of their income to a lower-earning spouse for tax purposes.

Critics of those policies, including leaders of both the NDP and Liberal parties, have said those moves disproportionately benefit wealthier Canadians.

They also criticized the government for producing a balanced budget by dipping into contingency funds to the tune of $2 billion.

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Nighttime closure not likely From page 1 manager for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways south coast region, said repairs are needed because a review of the project showed the contractor who built the wall — Peter Kiewit and Sons — used parts in the retaining wall that do not meet ministry standards.

Bhatti said the wall has been tested by engineers, and there are no safety concerns. But over the lifespan of the highway, problems could develop.

Bhatti said equipment must be brought in for the repairs and there is only one place for it to go.

Staff met with residents on Monday and are now proposing shorter twohour closures with 15 to 20 minute access in between.

Staff have also been talking to emergency crews about how quickly they could get through in an emergency.

Easton said many residents would rather the work be done at night, to minimize inconvenience.

Bhatti said that isn’t a great solution either — both for safety of the workers and quality control. He added some of the work involves drilling and will be loud.

Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver Sea to Sky, said he’s spoken with residents and has sympathy with their dilemma.

“Obviously there’s no optimal time to do it,” he said. But he added, “Ultimately this work does need to be done.”

Claire Trevena, NDP transportation critic, said she’s concerned the

highway retaining wall needs repairing only five years after it was built.

“The fact we’re talking about doing repairs for it now is very troubling.”

Bhatti described the

problem as an “anomaly,” adding the contractor is paying for the repairs.

So far a decision on when and how Pasco Road will be closed has not been finalized.

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uestioned on whether tax changes in the federal budget would result in long-term revenue problems for the government by shielding too many investments, Finance Minister Joe Oliver had a troubling response.

“Why don’t we leave that to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s granddaughter to solve?” he said in a CBC interview, adding later: “If you have to go to 2080 to say there’s a problem with the program, I think you’ve got a pretty good program.”

The Prime Minister’s yet-to-be-born granddaughter, however, might disagree.

So might millions of younger Canadians who will be living with the long-term consequences of decisions made today.

The same deliberately myopic thinking is evident in our government’s approach to climate change. Only kooks question whether climate change is real yet Canada

is becoming a global pariah thanks to our inaction in addressing its multigenerational impacts.

As cohorts go, retirement-age Canadians have had things pretty good, but they take up a disproportionate amount of the discourse in politics. Both the sheer numbers of older Canadians and their propensity to vote translates into policies tailored to their needs — to the detriment of younger generations. It shows in statements like Oliver’s. Do young people fail to vote because there are no politicians who are interested in creating policies to address their needs? Or do politicians fail to create policies that will benefit future generations because they know there are no votes there? We suspect the latter.

Perhaps it’s time we started worrying less about our retirement and more about our legacy.

Talk of a third crossing grows old Well, that should be the nail in the coffin. Maybe a whole carpenter’s apronful of nails.

I speak of the prospects for a North ShoreYes vote in the transit plebiscite, somewhat pushed out of the public mind by fresher disasters.

Still personally debating whether the imperfect proposed improvements outweigh the baggage of an ill-hatched, crassly hyped and geographically tilted plan, I’d guess that media revelations of a half-baked scheme to ban cars on the Lions Gate Bridge in 15 years did a large favour for the No vote on this side of the (still slightly oily?) water.

Especially since this pact in 2000 among the really important powers — the province, City of Vancouver, ICBC and unpopular TransLink (be fair, no transit

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system anywhere is popular) — arrogantly ignored those most affected: the three North Shore municipalities and their 185,000-odd residents. North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton, long experienced in transportation matters, had never even heard of the nocars agreement.

Which was conditional on a third crossing.This grows

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old. A third-crossing debate bubbled up in the mid1980s.The proposal was for a tunnel under the inlet.The bubble burst.

The entrances/exits weren’t wanted in anybody’s backyard. On this side of the inlet the acceptable grade for motor vehicles would require the tunnel to burrow well up the slopes. Into British Properties, say? Dead in the water.

As for the glorious view approaching the North Shore:You hide it under water and dirt? Brilliant tourism move.

A footnote: Quirkily, the Lions Gate is a bridge North Shoreans love to hate.

The bridge’s antediluvian three-lane craziness makes a driver’s spirits sink when only one is in your favour, but soar when you hit the jackpot of two lanes.You sweep majestically past a

glum line of turtling cars, you’re sweeping, they’re creeping! O joy! Filling the infantile human need: It’s not enough that you must win, others must lose.

Whenever the bridge goes, it’ll live in nostalgia and jokey stories. Does the Port Mann Bridge move anyone’s emotions?

••• Destroying St. Paul’s Hospital is bottomless stupidity. Any layman equipped with the projections — that the two elephants in the operating room are that a million people will join Metro Vancouver’s population by 2030, and that old people are proliferating like rabbits — could tell the experts that.

Which should open eyes to the blindingly obvious: You don’t tear down an existing hospital!

Yes, build the new one (hoping the False Creek flats site on nature’s swamp isn’t as seismically vulnerable as critic Paul McGown declares). Sensibly, each would have specific functions as well as some overlapping ones, like emergency departments. One might focus on, say, gerontology and long-term care, the other on obstetrics or gender-specific conditions.

Fill in the blanks. I’m a bigpicture guy, impatient with details.

The underlying driver of this covertly hatched move is development bucks. Greed.

Folly. Shame.

••• Of all the hypocrisies of this sinful world, none is greater than this:That school teachers (B.C. Teachers’ Federation, always) and university

instructors and professors (Capilano University, currently) put their already stressed students through the wringer of threatened strikes — before exams, of all times — while piously proclaiming their concern for said students, their passionate commitment to their education, and all that good fake stuff.

As an exam-writing, part-time UBC student myself in the last four years, I feel deeply for university students. I need no lesson on how grindingly tough their lot is. I denounce the Cap faculty leadership’s recent strike scare on the eve of exams as utterly despicable and contemptibly unprofessional.

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VIEWPOINT

NDP Opposition working hard to score points As the legislative session heads into the homestretch (after this week there are 16 sitting days remaining) it’s worth noting the NDP Opposition appears to have finally hit its stride.

The psychological trauma of that brutal and unexpected election loss in 2013 seems to be ebbing.

And the NDP caucus has been able to find enough issues to land a few body blows on the B.C. Liberal government.

The current controversy over the sale of Crown land is a good example of an Opposition party getting its teeth into something juicy and not letting go.

A couple of years ago there was widespread skepticism that Finance Minister Mike de Jong would be able to deliver balanced budgets, given the shaky state of government revenues and the voracious appetite of the health-care system when it came to tax dollars.

A key part of de Jong’s plan to balance the books was the sell-off of hundreds

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View from the Ledge of millions of dollars of government-owned assets (mostly land).There was criticism, at the time, that this was no true way of balancing the budget and in any case, it was doubtful the sales targets could be reached.

Well, de Jong delivered the goods. He successfully held the line on health-care spending, he was able to reach his goal of asset sales and he produced budgets with healthy surpluses.

But the NDP, armed with some internal documents gained from freedom of information requests, have been able to

make a legitimate case that, in at least some instances, the government may have disposed of land at prices that were much too cheap.

Earlier in this session, the New Democrats scored a home run when they exposed the newly created Auditor General for Local Government office as a dysfunctional workplace run by someone who appeared to be in over her head.

The resulting furor saw the auditor-general replaced, thus giving the NDP the proverbial “trophy” that all Opposition parties are constantly on the hunt for.

There was irony, of course, in the fact that the New Democrats had originally opposed the creation of an office that actually turned out to be political rewarding for them, but no matter.

The NDP has also, for the most part, successfully steered clear of the kinds of issues that magnify potential rifts within the party.The debate over how much support there should be for the resource extraction industry versus how much support there should be for

environmental protective measures will one day play out, but it hasn’t (yet) emerged as an ugly, messy internal fight.

To be sure, the NDP still faces enormous challenges ahead if it ever wants to get back into government.

But for now, all it has to do is to concentrate on the immediate future, which is the legislature session itself.

Being an effective Opposition party is a difficult and often thankless task. The Opposition has no real power — it can’t pass legislation, or determine what gets debated in the house and its position on various issues usually have little or no impact on what a government does.

When I arrived at the B.C. legislature in the late 1980s, the NDP Opposition at the time feasted on the comic soap opera that was the provincial government.

But it was easy to score political points because the government was so inept and so deeply conflicted internally.

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Throw in the coming of the digital media age, combined with a public that appears to pay less and less attention to politics, and it’s easy to see how hard it is for an Opposition party to be See Opposition page 11

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Heritage agreement protects Toby House Council decision allows for lot subdivision, preservation of home MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

The District of West Vancouver has found an innovative way to preserve a large residential lot that contains a piece of the community’s history.

The Toby House, built in 1962 by late local architect Ray L. Toby and considered a pioneering example of West Coast modernism, has been threatened by redevelopment in recent years.

Located amongst mature cedars, rhododendrons

and weeping willows with a creek running through the property, the Toby abode blends into the natural environment — a hallmark of the West Coast style.

The building’s roofline and clerestory give the glass-and-stucco exterior a light and floating look.

Inside the home, an open layout concept features another design hallmark — exposed wood beams — as well as abundant natural daylight that streams in through large floor-toceiling windows, blurring the line between interior and exterior space.

Avian activity signals spring From page 6 Sunday, a gem of a day, there was an indistinguishable murmur, then a gabby conversation in the skies, and in the space of a few minutes the gorgeous sight of a squadron of Canada geese — followed within minutes by five others — over Caulfeild.

The undersigned never feels more the heart-clutch of our huge, grave country, its resurrection from winter, and the paltriness of human affairs than when the long, loose V-formations of these handsome birds announce their confidence that thousands of years have passed, but they and their amazing travels shall not pass away.

Skyward-looking, my

wife and I then were drawn to another heritage sight: The glistening white head of the bald eagle who, with a mate perhaps no longer among the living, has reigned for decades over his kingly domain from the top of a grand old tree on our block. And at the other end of the size spectrum, yes, confirmed:That dodging splash of red on the leafy north side of the house was the returned rufous hummingbird, drinking deeply of the nectar of salmonberry flowers, as welcome as — and what is this, if not? — spring.

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The Toby House contains heritage value in the fact the site is well maintained and largely in its original condition, according to a Statement of Significance prepared for the district by architectural firm Donald Luxton & Associates.

While prominently included in the West Van heritage registry the Toby House lacked legal heritage protection, rendering the “under-built” site vulnerable to development.

In fact when the venerable residence — located high on the hill above Ambleside, at 2055 Queens Avenue near 21st Street — was put on the See Infill page 11

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INQUIRING REPORTER The City of North Vancouver is considering an end to its 20-year gambling prohibition.

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Infill house to occupy western lot

From page 9

market in 2008, prospective buyers saw it as just that — an ideal site for a large replacement home.

Under current zoning bylaws, not including a basement option, the Toby House property could have legally accommodated a new 13,204-square-foot house, which would have been glaringly incompatible with the residential character of Queens Avenue.

Instead, West Van has entered into a heritage revitalization agreement that supersedes the zoning of the property, preserves the Toby House and prevents a “monster house” from inhabiting the area.

The project is being heralded a success by council members and heritage stakeholders alike.

“This (Toby) house is going to be stunning in years to come,” said Coun.

Bill Soprovich.

A survey of West Van’s heritage stock found the community’s modern heritage buildings are often at risk, due to rapidly increasing land value, lack of recognition and maintenance, as well as inappropriate alterations.

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“So I am really excited and pleased that this is one of the first times that we’ve done it, and it’s really, really great that you’re doing it. And just keep going,” Reynolds told council during the Toby House public hearing.

The new plan for the sweeping site — approved by council on April 13 — is to subdivide the property into two lots: the 17,000-square-foot eastern

portion will be retained for the three-storey Toby residence, while a 4,894square-foot infill house will occupy a new western lot comprising close to 21,000 square feet.

Queens Avenue resident John Novak, whose property borders the western edge of the Toby House site, was the lone opposition to the project at the public hearing.

Novak said there are a number of issues relating to the proposal that he believes have not been thoroughly addressed — including his assumption that what the developer is receiving in relationship

to the community is disproportionate.

“This sets a dangerous precedent in using the heritage revitalization process as another tool for speculative real estate development in our community,” said Novak.

Coun. Craig Cameron, who is not convinced the project is going to generate a great economic windfall, said considering the alternative — a new humongous home built on the site — this plan actually protects the neighbours with tree retention and scale of development. He praised the architects’ work.

“This project is really well designed and very sensitive and does the twin jobs of protecting

the heritage building and building something that does keep with the community and neighbourhood character,” said Cameron.

Under the heritage agreement, Toby House will receive minor alterations to the interior room layouts, a rear addition and a new accessory building — for a total floor area measuring 4,373 square feet.

The onus of preserving and maintaining the Toby House and surrounding pristine property is now on the new owners, Vlahos Holdings Ltd., who are not allowed to change the character of the heritage building and the site it sits on without approval of council.

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From page 7 heard over the din of noise that surrounds us.

And the B.C. Liberal government, with its modest, low-key legislative agenda, provides few targets for the NDP to aim at.

Nevertheless, the Opposition’s job is to “hold the government’s feet to the fire,” as the saying goes. Judging what we’ve seen the past few weeks, I suspect some members of the BC Liberal government are starting to feel a bit warmer in their shoes.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@ globalnews.ca

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Friday, April 24, 2015 - North Shore News - A13

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to ARTS & CULTURE

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Mumbai Monsoon

— A weekly gleaner of Internet sources and other media — ■ Sturla Gunnarsson’s documentary about India’s epic rainy season, Monsoon, opens tomorrow at Vancity Theatre.The Vancouverraised,Toronto-based director talked about his film at TIFF: https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=XbD1QIhNPc0.

■ Trailer for Monsoon: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=7Nvp_ YXWUL8.

■ Trailer for Monsoon at TIFF: https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lqO115k9BAE. See more page 40

More online at nsnews.com/ entertainment @NSNPulse

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NorthVancouver’s mayors play The Life Game

Truth be told

■ The Life Game with the Mayors, Presentation HouseTheatre,Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.Tickets $75 (PHT fundraiser includes food and drink plus the show and silent auction). For more information visit phtheatre.org.

MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Have you ever wondered about Richard Walton’s first kiss? Or maybe you want details about the first time Darrell Mussatto was betrayed?

Well, here’s your chance to see both North Vancouver mayors’ awkward coming-of-age experiences acted out live in the intimate Presentation HouseTheatre setting.

The mayors will be front and centre in an improv challenge called The Life Game — an entertaining exposé of one’s personal life — on April 29, as a fundraiser for PHT. Some of Canada’s top improv performers will re-enact key personal moments from the mayors’ lives, in a 90-minute event that promises to be

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“Secrets revealed” and “intimate details” is what the audience can expect, says the show’s co-artistic directorVeena Sood, who’s excited for what the evening holds.

Picture a talk show setting, andWalton and Mussatto are the guests being interviewed.The highly personal questions range wildly: memories of schoolroom humiliation, when was your first kiss and who was it with, a boss they hated, when were they betrayed, and what superhero would you be.

“We ask much more penetrating questions,” promises Sood. “We don’t want outrage as much as we want the truth.We never say how did that make you feel.We want, tell us what happened.”

As each intimate story from the mayors’ lives is extracted, an actor will do their best to recreate the experience. Props are involved, which may or may not include a bed.

But don’t expect the actors to take any creative licence with the mayors’ memories.

“We don’t fictionalize it,” says Sood. “With this, in the middle of the scene, we might stall the scene for a second and ask, ‘Is it right?’ And then rewind and do it correctly.”

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Mussatto andWalton will use a bell and a horn to signal to the actor if they are off-base or on-point with their account.

There was no pleading to have the mayors participate, according to PHT theatre’s artistic director, Kim Selody, “Simple, I asked them and they said yes,” says Selody. “No, really.They are great sports and have always been strong supporters of this theatre.”

The Life Game is very surprising, describes Selody, who says he is always amazed by the insight that can come from it, along with a few good laughs.

Money raised from the event will mainly support children’s programming at PHT. “In particular, our young audience programming needs subsidy,” says Selody. “This fundraiser will enable many small children on the North Shore to see high quality professional theatre.”

Sood is no stranger to the improv scene. She’s now a NorthVan resident, by way of Calgary where she met Keith Johnstone who is credited

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A14 - North Shore News - Friday, April 24, 2015

CALENDAR Galleries

GALLERY 582 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island.Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. 604-7624623, 778-997-9408 or coastalpatternsgallery.com

ARTEMIS GALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca Radix: Sculptures by Bill Stewart and photography by Shannon Browne will be on display until May 3.

DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

604-988-6844 nvartscouncil. ca NorthVancouver Community Arts Council will present landscape paintings by Cath Hughes and metal robot sculptures made from upcycled materials by Lynne Fahnestalk until May 26.

ARTS IN VIEW ON LONSDALE BlueShore Financial, 1250 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Physical Splendour: Oils on canvas or linen by Andrea Klann and pottery byVincent Massey are currently on display.

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.778-372-0765 caroun. net CENTENNIAL THEATRE LOBBY GALLERY 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

Photo Exhibit: Members of the North Shore Photographic Society will display a variety of work by different members in an ongoing rotating exhibit.

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until May 11.

CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca

Captured Photography Festival —You Are Here: Local photographers will share images that celebrate the people, architecture and land of the North Shore until May 16.

The Gift Box: Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans

who specialize in high quality, handcrafted and unique gift items.

Art Rental Salon: An ongoing art rental programme with a variety of original artwork available ranging from $10 to $40 per month.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Reflections — Coastal Canvas: Capilano University’s IDEA program students will hold an exhibition depicting local scenes until May 3. Meet the artists: Saturday, April 25, 2-3 p.m.

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Discover the West Vancouver Children’s Literature Festival!

Teen Art Exhibit May 1 – 31 Last year, 173 B.C. workers died.

Now, 173 families mourn. Let’s make our workplaces safer.

Tuesday, April 28

See dozens of delightful pieces created by youth artists attending West Vancouver secondary schools.

Drop in any time the library is open.

Visit booktopia.ca for complete event listings.

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Friday, April 24, 2015 - North Shore News - A15

CALENDAR

EDGEMONT VILLAGE

Call for Entries for a juried exhibition to be held June 23-July 12 on the theme of innovative use of traditional and non-traditional art materials. Items can be dropped off Sunday, May 3, 9-11 a.m. at the Music Box, 1564 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver and picked up 2-3 p.m. the same day.

Peek-a-Boo: An exhibition of fabric, mixed media and photo-etching by FrankieWatt will run from May 5 to 24.

Opening reception:Tuesday, May 5, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artist: Saturday, May 9, 2-3 p.m. Concept to creation demo: Sunday, May 24, 2-4 p.m.

GALLERY JONES 1725 West Third St., Vancouver. 604-714-2216 galleryjones.com 100th Meridian: An exhibition of new work by photographer Danny Singer will be on display until May 23. Opening reception with artist in attendance: Saturday, April 25, 2-5 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.

Minatures will be on sale for $100.Tickets: $35.

Gallery Tours: Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required.

GRAFFITI CO. ART STUDIO 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. 604-980-

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Mended: A travelling exhibition of contemporary textile art featuring the work of 25 B.C. textile artists will run until May 15.

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Lighthouse Festival: Artwork byWestVancouver School District students will be on display until April 26.

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org An Exhibition that features installations of film, slide projections and photographs

by TrisVonna-Mitchell will run until May 31.

PRESENTATION HOUSE SATELLITE GALLERY 560 Seymour St., Vancouver.Wednesday-

Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca Images That Speak: The most innovative approaches to photography today will be on display until May 16.

RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Observing Croatia and Silent Beauty: Photographs from Croatia by Dennis Badgley and canvases of colourful landscapes by Roy Geronimo will be on display until June 7.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Start With Art: An annual exhibition that aims to educate children and cultivate the love of art and art collecting will run until May 9. Artwork will be priced in a kid-friendly range and is only available for purchase by kids aged 16 and younger. Free See more page 15

Sood co-founded theatre sports league From page 13 with creating improv theatre in Canada.

In the ’80s Sood visited Vancouver for Expo and wound up falling in love with the city. She later became part of a team of thespians that co-founded the famed Vancouver TheatreSports League.

“Only in Vancouver does this happen that people refer to improv as theatre sports,”

laughs Sood.

She explains how theatre sports is a misnomer, because it’s a small genre under the larger umbrella of improv.

Sood has since become the co-artistic director, along with Jeff Gladstone, of Truth Be Told Theatre, which is presenting The Life Game at PHT. Celebrated Canadian athletes Wayne Gretzky and Bob Lenarduzzi have been

past willing participants for The Life Game, which was created by Johnstone in 2009.

While Sood enjoyed seeing those staged biographies, she rather appreciates when everyday people are interviewed.

“The Life Game is a show that reminds that all of us, however ordinary, that we all have quite an extraordinary life story to tell,” says Sood.

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FILM

Music heals all wounds for The Bells Stay Awhile tells the story of Montreal pop hitmakers ■ Stay Awhile, Scotiabank ParamountTheatre Vancouver, Monday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

JULIE CRAWFORD ContributingWriter

There tends to be a gap in the Canadian music industry timeline after the arrival of teen idol (and Ottawa native) Paul Anka and before the mainstream success of the likes of Joni Mitchell and NeilYoung at the tail end of the 1960s.

But back when the Junos were the Gold Leaf Awards, and before the introduction of CanCon regulations,The Bells were touring from one end of the country to the other, and were the very first Canadian band to play the Copacabana in NewYork City, one of the top clubs in the world at that time.

Toronto filmmaker Jessica Edwards doesn’t just want to remind audiences about an overlooked piece of Canadiana: in Stay Awhile she also wants you to get to know her parents, Cliff and Ann Edwards.

Cliff “had a little grit to him,” according to band manager Kevin Hunter; South African-born sister act Ann and Jacki had an innocence onstage that was beguiling. “I couldn’t even look at the audience at first,” admits Jacki RalphJamieson. Hunter saw a winning formula and put

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The film shifts focus at about the 50-55 minute mark, approximates Edwards. “Up until then it’s the band’s story,” the director says via phone from Toronto. After that point in the film “we reveal things to each other... marriages fail,

bands get together and break apart… every person has their own version.”

At first Clint had an eye for Jacki. But it’s Ann he married, in Christchurch Cathedral in Montreal, 1967. And soThe Bells’ tight family unit went the way of Fleetwood Mac and Abba, with a husband-and-wife team throwing things off balance.

Peace song “Fly Little White Dove Fly” became a top-10 hit in Canada and then “Stay Awhile”, a pillowtalk duet between Cliff and a breathy Jacki, hit No. 1 in Canada and No. 7 in the U.S. on the BillboardTop 100.The group found true fame right around the time that Ann became a stay-athome mom, watching from

the sidelines asThe Bells performed on Merv Griffin andTheTonight Show, two times each.

Jacki became the sole female in the group.The new record cover made brotherand sister-in-law look like lovers, which didn’t sit well with Ann, now tending two kids — soon to be three — alone at home on their Ontario farm.

Ultimately, Cliff left the band. He rejoined his family but was on the road a lot as a struggling solo artist.

ATV show hosted by Cliff and Ann (and occasionally featuring the three kids) tided them over. “Every Christmas we’d have to go up on stage,” laughs Edwards. “We were like the Christmas vonTrapp family!”

One film clip shows the Edwards family singing Kenny Rogers favourite “The Gambler,” with a toothy Jessica right in front.

“I had totally blocked that out,” she laughs. “Who’s the idiot who put the mic in front of the youngest?”

But it couldn’t last, and the couple separated after 19 years of marriage.

Ann left, moved out west toVancouver, “more like a distant relative” to her children than a mother.

Edwards isn’t concerned that her mother, father and aunt may not have ‘fessed up to the whole story, instead providing an “approximation of the truth,” as her brother Chris says in the film. “I don’t think hard-hitting questions would’ve achieved

the same tone, and I don’t thinkThe Bells would’ve gone there.”

Edwards says she was surprised by “who showed up for it and who was into it.” Her aunt Jacki, in particular, was at the point in her life when she wanted to tell her story. “I had never heard her Playboy story!”

Edwards says. “I loved her angles and her stories. I feel like I know her so much better, and same with my mom, I really loved her storytelling.”

A wealth of news and archival footage sets time and place perfectly (right down toThe Bells’ performance onTommy Hunter’s show); musician Ron Sexsmith weighs in on the band’s influence while Bells members reminisce.

When the film screened at theWhistler Film Festival, reality sank in. “They were all feeling ‘holy s%#t, everyone is going to see this!.’But they understand that to make a compelling film you have to go places, and they feel like I made a balanced film, and that I did it with love.”

The Bells’ album comes out this week on iTunes and streaming platforms, available for the first time.

And the band is somewhat nervously anticipating a performance to follow a screening at the Hot Docs film festival this week, their first time performing together inToronto since the early ’70s.

“Music heals all wounds,” says Edwards.

Here inVancouver you can catch Stay Awhile on April 27, 7:30, as part of ScotiabankTheatre’s Cineplex Front Row Centre Events.The film will be available on iTunes April 28.

Showtimes

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LANDMARK CINEMAS 6 ESPLANADE 200West Esplanade, NorthVancouver 604-983-2762 Cinderella (G) — Fri,Tue-Wed 6:45; Sat-Sun 1, 4, 6:45 p.m.

Kingsman:The Secret Service (14A) — Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 9:40 p.m.

The Longest Ride (PG) — Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 p.m.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG) — Fri, Mon-Wed 6:35, 9:20; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20;Thur 6:35, 10:45 p.m.

Monkey Kingdom (G)

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The Age of Adaline (G) — Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45; SatSun 12:55, 3:35, 7, 9:45;Thur 7:15, 9:50 p.m.

Avengers:Age of Ultron —Thur 7:30, 9:30 p.m.

Avengers:Age of Ultron 3D —Thur 7, 9 p.m.

Kid Kulafu — Fri, Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:35; Sat-Sun 12:35, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35;Thur 6:40, 9:20 p.m.

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny —Teatro Real Opera House in Madrid — Sat 10 a.m.

Swan Lake — Mon 6:30 p.m.

PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604-985-3911 Home (G) — Sat 10:10 a.m., 12:30, 5; Sun 12:30, 5;Tue 5 p.m.

Home 3D (G) — Fri 7:20, 9:50; Sat-Sun 2:45, 7:20, 9:50; Mon-Thur 7:20, 9:40 p.m.

Furious 7 (14A) — Fri 7, 10; Sat 12:30, 3:55, 7, 10; Sun 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10; Mon,WedThur 7, 9:50;Tue 4, 7, 9:50 p.m.Thur 1 p.m.

Woman in Gold (G) — Fri 7:15, 9:50; Sat 10:45, 1:20, 4, See more page 17

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CALENDAR

EDGEMONT VILLAGE

drop-in art making session and puppet show: Sunday, April 26, 12:30 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.

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: Watercolour paintings by MongYen will be on display until May 8.

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 until June 13.

Concerts

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-990See more page 18

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Showtimes From page 16 7:15, 9:50; Sun 1:20, 4, 7:15, 9:50; Mon,Wed-Thur 7:10, 9:45;Tue 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Unfriended (14A) — Fri 7:55, 10:10; Sat 10:20, 1:45, 3:30, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10; Sun 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10; Mon,Wed-Thur 7:40, 9:50; Tue 5:20, 7:40, 9:50 p.m.

True Story (14A) — Fri 7:10, 9:40; Sat 11:35 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Sun 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Mon,Wed-Thur 7:20, 9:45;Tue 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 p.m.

Danny Collins (14A) — Fri 7:30, 10:05; Sat 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; Sun 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; Mon,Thur 7:30, 10;Tue 4:55, 7:30, 10; Wed 10 p.m.Thur 1 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/ Pagliacci — Sat 9:30 a.m.

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Annual Spring Art Show: The North Shore Artists Guild will host a sale with over 100 artists showing 450 paintings Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Random Strangers: Mixed media portraits of strangers that artistWilliam Edmonds met through social media will be on display until May 10.

Sacred Quest: Watercolour paintings by Hiroshi Shimazaki will be accompanied by ruminations written by Philip L.Wagner from May 12 to 31. Opening reception:Tuesday, May 12, 6-8 p.m.

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CALENDAR From page 17

guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Guest schedule:William Shakespeare’s Improv Musical, April 24; Andrew Wheeler, May 1; Magic and Mystery with Arnie the Carnie, May 8; and Brett Wildeman (folk musician), May 15. Admission: $10.

Tickets: 604-987-2114 or lvuc@telus.net. Info: fnlnorthvan.com.

7810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Global Roots: Singer/ songwriter Buffy SainteMarie will perform with her three-piece band Thursday, April 30 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $35/$32.

Mystics and Lovers: The Laudate Singers and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra will present a fusion of cultures and traditions Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

Admission: $35/$30/$15.

Tickets: 604-279-6814 or laudatesingers.com.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Symphonic Sounds: The WVYB Symphonic Strings and Band will perform Tuesday, May 5 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $21/$16.

DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

604-363-5370 jane@nsrj.ca Just Duets will perform Friday, May 8 at 9 p.m.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and warm-up acts start at 7:30

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MUSIC

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People often close their eyes when they hear a song they like, but that doesn’t mean they don’t see anything.

“Whenever you listen to music, you can usually visualize something. A song may remind you of a moment in time,” explains music industry veteran Simon Edwards. “Even when you close your eyes, you still probably create a picture or remember an image of something.”

Today, Edwards makes a living translating the mind’s eye into visual reality. He and Deep Cove resident LeeAnne Evans founded an animation and stage production company called Visual Artform 18 months ago in North Vancouver, though they recently relocated their studio to New Westminster.

“In basic terms, what we

do is we design audio-visual shows for a range of events,” Edwards explains.

He recently returned from Indio, California where his company produced two shows for Norwegian DJ Kygo at the annual Coachella music and arts festival. In addition to live music performances, the company also does visual design for corporate functions, fashion shows — basically any event that calls for an audio-visual element.

Edwards has been in the music industry for 20 years.

He has worked as a music producer in the U.K. and a resident DJ in Ibiza, Spain — a party mecca for fans of electronic dance music. As a DJ, he started producing the visual accompaniment for his own shows and was spotted by Taboo of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas.

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“There’s many people doing visuals at music concerts, but the visuals don’t really connect with the music or the songs,” Edwards says. “We really research the songs and the vibe.We listen to the lyrics and we really connect the visuals in a different way.”

That often means working closely with the artists to gain a better insight into the mood of each song.

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lot of “projection mapping,” which involves the use of large-scale projectors to cast images and video onto buildings and surfaces.They also employ video jockeys (veejays) to performs live visual shows “on the fly” to accompany music.

“It’s quite an intricate thing doing a live visual show. It’s not like just putting a DVD player on and pressing play,” Edwards says. “It’s quite intense to make sure you get it right and there’s obviously a lot of pressure that comes with that.”

A few years ago, Edwards estimates it would have cost an artist upwards of $100,000 to use a giant LED screen as a stage backdrop.Today, he says,

it’s no more than $15,000.

The drop in the price of technology has led many performers to ditch stage props, which can be cumbersome to move, in favour of graphics and animation.

“We can do literally insane things with the animations. It’s such an eyecatching thing,” Edwards says. “That visual element not only enhances the show, but also the opportunity to film and post on social media, so it’s becoming a huge marketing tool.”

Marketing aside, Edwards says his core mission is to capture the essence of a piece of music and tell a story. “We actually bring the music to life through visuals,” he says.

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MUSIC

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New songs typically pop into singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie’s head like dreams, often seeing words and music arrive simultaneously.

“I’ll wake up in the middle of the night or I’ll be on an airplane and a song will pop into my head.

Just whatever I happen to be doing, a song pops into my head the way an idea pops into your head.

It’s partly craving, and it’s partly decorating, and it’s partly witnessing how you

feel about something that you didn’t know you felt that strong about,” she says.

Some songs prove easily shapeable from there, for example, 1965’s “Until It’s Time for You to Go”; whereas others require serious dedication.

“A song like ‘Universal Soldier,’ that’s like writing a thesis for a professor who hates you and you’re determined to get an A+ from the son of a bitch. I mean you’re just determined. So ‘Universal Soldier’ and ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,’ some of those other songs that have a lot of social meaning, a lot of sometimes even political meaning, I work on ‘em real hard as opposed to a love song that just comes bubbling out of my heart,” she says.

The iconic and prolific 74-year-old Cree artist,

born in Saskatchewan and currently based in Hawaii, is awaiting the release of her 16th studio album, Power in the Blood, May 12.

“If there’s a theme to it it’s the diversity of our lives if we allow it. The songs are very, very diverse,” she says.

“Not the Lovin’ Kind,” expresses the sentiment, “Yeah you’re a jerk, but I’m not going to let you get to me,” she says. In contrast, the album’s title track, with its lyrics, “When that call it comes; I will say, no no no to war,” is intended as an antiwar song.

“Almost all of them have a positive spin to them one way or another, even if it’s kind of deep. Even like ‘Power in the Blood.’ I mean at least somebody’s out there saying that. At least the song exists, even though it’s discussing GMO and fracking and other social issues of our time. The fact is we are talking about it,” she says.

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Latest album recorded in Toronto From page 22 wrapped a two-week tour that took her to Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, where she performed a string of arenas with Morrissey.

This week she hit the road once again, embarking on a North American tour that brought her to Capilano University’s BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts last night.

She’s set to take the North Vancouver stage again tonight for her second of two sold-out shows.

Touring internationally, performing with top artists and playing to packed houses — the excitement, despite more than 50 years in the recording industry, has yet to wear off.

“Musicians, mostly we’re playing for ourselves.

It’s just a privilege that there’s an audience there at all,” she laughs. “If you’re a natural musician and you’ve loved music since you were a kid and you’ve been doing it the way

other people do sports, then you’re into it. It stays fun. Especially when the music’s good. I’ve been doing it for so long that I can pretty much pick and choose what I do on stage.”

She performs songs from her catalogue audiences want to hear, classics like “Up Where We Belong,” tracks from recent records, and adds new songs all the time.

Sainte-Marie has maintained a busy touring schedule since the release of Running for the Drum six years ago, so had a lot of material ready when True North Records approached her, wondering if she wanted to make a new album.

To record Power in the Blood, her fourth studio release in 20 years, SainteMarie spent much of the last year going back and forth to Toronto.

“I had the songs and I was eager to give them away and record them and get a little input from some other producers other than

myself. It was a wonderful experience recording. I love all three producers,” she says.

Sainte-Marie coproduced her last few albums with Chris Birkett (Sinéad O’Connor, Bob Geldof) and so called on him once again.

However, she also wanted to try working with some different producers this time around. She auditioned half a dozen before asking Michael Phillip Wojewoda (Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics) and Jon Levine (Nelly Furtado, K’NAAN) to come on board.

Sainte-Marie gave each her planned playlist, letting them choose which songs they wanted to work on.

“That was the ticket, that was the key to it. So everybody was working on something they wanted to work on,” she says.

While challenging, Sainte-Marie fully enjoys the recording process.

“Until you have that mix of the song whereby

it sounds like it sounded in your head the first time you ever heard it, up until then it’s like looking in a distortion mirror. When it crystallizes and it’s right, you know it immediately.

You know that’s the way you want it,” she says.

Power in the Blood’s title track is a cover of a song

by UK band Alabama 3 and serves as the title track of their 2002 album.

Sainte-Marie became a fan of the band as a result of their Song, “Woke Up This Morning,” being featured as the theme song of TV’s The Sopranos.

“God, it’s a great song!” she says. She sought out their albums and was captivated by “Power in the Blood.”

“It was the bloodiest damn thing you ever heard.

I mean it was as violent: ‘(As I cut them) limb from limb’ and ‘When that call it comes, I will be ready for war,’” she says.

Sainte-Marie met the band last year when she was performing in England.

“I told them, ‘This would

make a great peace song’ and of course they laughed.

But I modified the words and I think it is a great peace song. I really like it a lot,” she says.

In addition to a number of new, all-original works, Power in the Blood also contains a contemporary version of “It’s My Way,” the title track of SainteMarie’s 1964 debut.

“I’ve grown a lot since I first recorded it. But the song itself really, really still motivates everybody in the same way. . . . Sometimes you write one that’s a classic and it’s always going to make sense through any generation in any language. . . . It’s really about finding your own path whoever you are.You’re not trying to tell other people to come and be your follower or your fan.You’re pointing out that everybody has their own path and the joy of life is in discovering that,” she says.

Sainte-Marie wears many hats — visual artist and philanthropist included. She’s operated

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She’s also long been known for her social activism.

“When I see a problem it just intrigues me and I just crave to get my brain around it and what can I do to make it better. To write a song like ‘Universal Soldier’ is one thing but it’s not enough for me. I mean I do love and appreciate songwriting as one way to make a contribution, to help people to put things into words in a way that makes sense but I also spend a lot of time just learning, just trying to find out what’s going on.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Play with colour combos

Dear Mattie: Should I match my shoes and handbag?

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Dear Westview: There are so many colours trending in shoes and handbags that I would recommend playing with colours in your ensemble and matching whatever you feel like matching.

This includes your shoes with your top or your bag with your skirt. More or less colour with and without contrast is really your choice this season.

There is a street graffiti look with many colours that is in fashion, which gives you an opportunity to express yourself without committing to one look.

Shoes have made advances this season. There are new shoes in style. Flats are big, especially the ballerina flat. This style has been updated with a pointy toe and patent leather in many colours — from deep red to funky yellow.

There are patterns featuring more than one colour that can be matched with your outfit for an ultimate fashion look or matched with a pair of jeans and a graphic T-shirt to achieve the street graffiti look.

Mary Janes are flat with one or more trendy colours. There is a heel that is popular, if you prefer a shoe with a heel. It is chunky with a retro 1970s square shape. Buckles, straps and tassels can be found on more conservative shoes, giving them a modern look with less street influence.

Sandals are always popular in spring. The trendiest sandal is called a flatform. It looks like a platform shoe except the sole is only an inch thick from the toe to the heel. It is a very cool looking shoe. It can be found in shiny solid black or multiple colours. More colours boost

the trendiness of the shoe.

Gladiator sandals in metallic colours with flat heels or kitten heels are also popular. The emphasis is on the laces which embrace the top of the foot and the calf. This is a glamorous look.

Elegant flat T-strap sandals are a nice option for a fashionable look that falls in the middle of the fashion road.

The handbag is where you can pack the biggest trendsetting punch. The colours are bold in yellow, blue, orange, white, and gold — whatever you like. The idea is that your handbag makes a statement before you do. There are geometric colour block designs.

Your bag does not have to be one colour. But, if you choose one colour, look for texture in the leather and details such as hardware and fringe.

The handbag is not floppy; it is a structured bag. There is a large variety of styles in fashion, in all sizes, allowing for a personal touch. Clutches, totes, satchels, bucket bags and backpacks with leather handles and chain straps are all in fashion.

One of the biggest trends in handbags is suede as a spring texture, usually in a light cognac colour. This is a higher end look. Another big trend is the vintage camera bag.

Since many of us don’t carry a camera separate from our phone, this look is not about function. This look is about channelling the chic tourist.

Spring is a great time of year to explore with colour.

THE SECRET GARDEN Hudson’s Bay Park Royal is holding The Secret Garden fundraising event April 25 in support of women dealing with the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on their appearance.The event will feature fashion shows, mock-tail refreshments, make-up artistry and gifts with purchase. Advance tickets $10; $2 goes to Beauty Gives Back and $8 can be applied to any purchase at the event.

JEANS DAY People across B.C. are encouraged to wear jeans on Thursday, April 30 in support of B.C. Children’s Hospital.The hospital hopes to raise more than $1 million through the sale of Jeans Day buttons ($5) and lapel pins ($20), available at Save-onFoods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Cooper’s Foods, Urban Fare, Costco, Thrifty Foods and London Drugs.

HAIR AFFAIR Supernova Salon is celebrating its relocation to 232 Lonsdale Ave. with a grand opening on May 1. The all-day customer appreciation event will feature swag bags for the first 50 clients booked, product experts and lessons and more. supernovasalon.com GOT CRAFT? North Vancouver-based businesses Curious Around The World, Honey Canada Natural Craft, Delish General Store and Reclaimed Print Co. are participating in Got Craft?

May 2-3 at the Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St.,Vancouver.

Admission: $3. gotcraft.com

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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CALENDAR From page 18 p.m.

Augustin Wright, a 12-year-old local piano prodigy will play Chopin with Michael Conway Baker Saturday, May 9 at 1:30 p.m.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Married piano duo Clare Yuan and Scott Meek will perform Thursday, April 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

Classical Concert Series: Pianist Rosa Hong will perform Thursday, May 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

Classical Concert Series — Honeysuckle Rose: Soprano Caitlin Beaupre, violinistYuelYawney and pianist Karen Lee-Morlang will perform serenades and romantic songs in a mix of classical music, musical theatre, cabaret and jazz Thursday, May 14, 10:3011:30 a.m.Tickets: $20/$15.

ST. DAVID’S UNITED CHURCH 1525 Taylor Way,West Vancouver.

Concert in Honour of Mothers: St. David’s United Church Choir, North Shore’s Francophone choir “A Tout Choeur” and The WestVancouver Heritage Choir will be performing with guest musicians Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. Admission by donation with proceeds donated to the Fresh Start program for homeless women on the Downtown Eastside.

ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 JazzVespers: Guitarist, composer and arranger Henry Young will perform a program of rhythm and blues and jazz standards with his quartet Sunday, April 26 at 4 p.m.

Admission: A $10 donation at the door will be appreciated.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Augustin Wright, a

12-year-old local piano prodigy will play Chopin with Michael Conway Baker Thursday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m.

WEST VANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH 2062 Esquimalt Ave.,West Vancouver.

Time and Space: The Pacific Spirit Choir under the direction of Gerald van Wyck will perform choral music across the centuries and cultures Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $25/$20.Tickets: 604-9229171 or pacificspiritchoir.com.

Songs From the Heart: Pandora’sVox and Espiritu Vocal Ensembles will perform a Mother’s Day concert featuring songs of love and celebration Sunday, May 10, 2-4:30 p.m. Admission: $30/$26/$15.Tickets: 604922-2513 or pandorasvox.ca.

Theatre

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Sinners: A comedy about a hot-blooded minister’s wife, her complicated extramarital love life and the murder of her unsuspecting husband April 24, 25, 29-May 2 at 8 p.m. with matinees April 25 and May 2 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $22/$20/$15.

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-9903474 phtheatre.org The Life Game with the NorthVan Mayors: Mayors Darrell Mussatto and RichardWalton will participate in an exposé of their personal lives by improv actorsWednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Admission: $75.

Festival of Plays: The Theatre BC North Shore Zone will begin plays May 4 and run until May 9 at 8 p.m.There will be awards and a closing party following the last performance. Schedule: May 4, Rabbit Hole; May 5, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea; May 6,The Butler Did It; May 7, Grandpa ’n me; May 8, Grandkid; and May 9, Underpants and Celebrations.Tickets: $108 for a weekly pass or $20 per See more page 39

Beautify neglected areas From page 32 extreme, such as the Nimbus works by Berndnalit Smilde of cloud-like apparitions created indoors, and others like Christine Finley’s “Wallpapered Dumpsters”

beautify a neglected part of the urban landscape.

Each one offers a fresh viewpoint and in almost every case a chance to physically connect with the artwork.

— Terry Peters

AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant 71 Lonsdale Avenue, N. Van. | 604-980-4316 Old World Charm - Featuring Alpine Cuisine from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and South Tirol/Northern Italy with an extensive import beer selection.

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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.

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The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Thursday’s Pot Roast. Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey. Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny.

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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.

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Montgomery’s Fish & Chips International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-929-8416 The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

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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.

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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

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.

PUB 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.

C-Lovers Fish & Chips www.c-lovers.com Marine Drive @ Pemberton, N. Van. | 604-980-9993 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. | 604-913-0994 The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

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Chez Michel www.chezmichelvancouver.com 1373 Marine Drive (2nd flr), W. Van. | 604926-4913 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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www.villagetaphouse.com 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, W. Van. | 604-922-8882 Start with a comfortable room, a giant fireplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, & the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet…welcome to the Tap House!

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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 MSG located in central Lonsdale.

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.

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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.

Free parking.

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CALENDAR From page 37 performance.

ST. MARTIN’S HALL 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. 604-7670665 smpdramatics.com Treasure Island: A play adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson April 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee April 25 at 2 p.m.

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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 24 and 25 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $18/$16.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Cinderella: Coastal City Ballet will perform this classic Friday, May 15 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $30/$22/$20. Dress rehearsal show available at 2 p.m. for groups of 10 or more ($10).

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Coredance Awards Ceremony and Gala: A showcase of dancers from all over the Lower Mainland Saturday, May 2, 6 p.m.There will also be performances by the Triple Threat winner and The Dance Initiative, with all styles of dance featured.Tickets: $25/$20.

Our Celtic Celebration: Dancers from the Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy will perform with live music from the North Shore Celtic Ensemble and others Sunday, May 3 at 4 p.m.Tickets: $20/$17/$15.

Extravadanza 2015: Students from North Shore Academy of Dancing will present a showcase revue featuring a wide range of age groups and genres Sunday, May 3, 7 p.m.Tickets: $$20/$18.

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HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Flamenco Dance Performance: Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

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CALENDAR From page 39

seminar for artists on how to effectively sell the story behind their art and build a more powerful brand for their art businessWednesday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. Artists are asked to bring a notebook and pen. Drop-in: $8.

Live Music: Every Saturday, 7-9 p.m. Schedule: April 25,“HSB” Folk Trio.

May is Art Month: Fine art will be exhibited Fridays at 7 p.m. Schedule: May 1, Jeff Dywelska and Kamila Grygorczyk; May 8.

RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Open Mic Night: A variety of talent fromWestVancouver and beyond Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Participation welcome.

Info: ethosproductions@shaw. ca. Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

RUSTY GULL 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

Live MusicWednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m.

Other events

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Didn’t See That Coming: Beverly Elliott’s moving and funny collection of

NORTH VANCOUVER CITY LIBRARY 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-998-3450 nvcl.ca A Feast of Poetry: Celebrate National Poetry Month with an evening featuring readings by five local poets Friday, April 24, 7-8:30 p.m. Registration required.

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Illustrated lectures on Bernini’s sculptures, Peter Paul Rubens’ paintings and Baroque architecture with art historian Ivana Horacek April 27, May 4 and 11, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $40 for three nights if registered or $15 drop-in per lecture.

Networking Salon — Selling the Story Behind Your Art: An interactive

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Movie Night: Chef will show Monday, April 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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— compiled by Debbie Caldwell. Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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My favourite paint choice is Guard Green, a dark greyish-greenish metallic flake that looks like an angry wave in a North Atlantic sea storm.

The Mustang gets LED accent lighting up front and retains the sequential

Earlier this month, Mitsubishi dealerships in Japan opened up their order books to customers who wanted to buy the Lancer Evolution Final Edition.

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All right stop, collaborate and listen, here’s the Mustang’s brand new edition: a ground-up redesign that includes the long awaited, fully independent rear suspension, a new style

based on Ford’s global design language, and that same old five-litre ability to wax a chump like a candle (you can also get the ‘Stang with a V-6 or a new turbo-four).

Built continuously since 1964, the Mustang really has earned the right to be called an icon — perhaps an overused word these days, but accurate in this case. Like the Porsche 911, we’ve had more than a half-century of this basic shape and idea, and this latest refinement has huge, multi-generational

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I associate the Mustang with rolling in the Fivepoint-oh; others might think of T-Rex, or Chuck Berry, or Wilson Pickett’s Mustang Sally. It’s a part of our culture — so how does this new one do as a car?

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Once they were at each

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fuel-saver, Mitsubishi was fielding a genuinely exciting little coupe. The Lancer GSR weighed a feathery 900 kilograms, and had a zippy little twincarb four-banger putting out 169 horsepower. Not bad by current standards, and when you consider that the contemporary Datsun 240Z was (a) heavier and (b) less powerful, that’s actually quite impressive.

Mitsubishi fielded a racing-spec version of the car with Scot Andrew Cowan at the wheel, and it did very well. In the Southern Cross Rally, held in the Australian Outback, the GSR racked up five straight victories. That’s right, a flamboyant Scottish champion and the word “Outback” long before anyone had heard of Colin McRae or two-tone plastic body cladding.

The Lancer would also be the vehicle of choice for Kenyan rally driver Joginder Singh.

Singh, whose family would later have ties to B.C., first famously won the incredibly gruelling Safari Rally in a clappedout Volvo, and later campaigned two Mitsubishi entries to victory, in 1974 and 1977.

Between these early roots and the first proper Lancer Evolution is a whole mish-mash of cars from the 2000EX turbo to a four-wheel drive version of the Starion. However, when it came time for the Lancer to step up to the plate, it came fully realized and ready to knock it out of the park.

Meanwhile, in Canada, everyone was trundling around in Colts and cars rebadged as Dodges, and few thought of Mitsubishi as a performance brand.

Sure, there was the Dodge Stealth and the Mitsubishi 3000GT, but these twinturbo machines were dark horses, and very heavy.

Compared to emerging rivals like the 300ZX twinturbo and the Supra, they remain in the shadows even today.

Probably the closest thing you could get to a Japanese Evo was something like the Eagle Talon. With available all-wheel drive and Mitsubishi’s 2.0-litre turbocharged 4G63T engine, the Talon was very quick out of the box and extremely tuneable. Many of them were turned into blazing fast tuner cars

— and many destroyed in the process.

Meanwhile, fans of rally racing or of the Gran Turismo games for Playstation were finding out just why the Lancer Evolution was so popular in Japan. It wasn’t just the power and the grip: the Evo was outfitted with increasing amounts of technology, new ways to put down the power and battle the understeer normally inherent in an allwheel-drive car.

Consider Mitsubishi’s Super-All-Wheel-Control with Active Yaw Control.

Now, I know the Japanese marques love their convoluted names and alphabet soup acronyms, but this is some pretty slick kit. The S-AWC has the ability to shunt power around to the wheel with the best traction, and the AYC uses accelerometers and other sensors to monitor the angle of attack the car’s taking through a corner.

Taken all together, it meant the Evo could unleash all 280 h.p. (at least — later models had their power levels underrated) through the corner, wheels scrabbling and scorching and destroying tires and pavement. It was utterly ferocious, and with a series of ice-blooded Finnish drivers at the wheel, it dominated the World Rally Championships. Tommi Makkinen, now driving for Subaru, was so successful that Mitsubishi made a special edition car wearing a version of his racing livery.

In 2003, U.S. customers got the chance to buy an Evo, albeit a slightly watered-down version, but Canadians were left out in the cold until the current generation showed up in 2008. Everybody in North America missed out on the very rare and super-cool wagon version that was available for just 2,500 units in Japan only.

However, when the Evo arrived on our shores it wasn’t cheap.You could get the car with stuff not offered on the STI — namely, a dual-clutch transmission on top models — but it was expensive, easily matching the 370Z and V-8 Mustangs in price point.

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Performance I can’t believe you’re going to be able to just waltz into a dealership and buy one of these things without taking an advanced driving course.

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new independent rear suspension, and the way it tames the Mustang’s behaviour on bumpy roads. It’s certainly more composed over the rough stuff, but “tamed” is the wrong phrase. This thing’s both rootin’ and tootin’, and born to run.

Features Fitted with a stick shift and as little equipment as possible, the new Mustang makes for a great track car (particularly if the track’s an open, high-speed affair).

Cram it with amenities and it becomes more of a muscular grand tourer.You can toggle the Mustang’s behaviour with some aircraft-style switches at the bottom of the centre stack: Normal, Sport, Track, and Snow.

Ford’s navigation and infotainment system is still not as intuitive to use right off the bat, but a few days spent learning the voice commands and shortcuts reveals it to be a pretty powerful control

centre. The Shaker stereo, as mentioned, has plenty of punch, although if you’ve sprung for the V-8, maybe you just want to drop the windows instead.

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Fuel economy (uh-oh) is rated at 15.2 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 9.2 l/100 km on the highway (hey, not too bad).

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Become the new owner of a Certified Pre-Owned Mercedes-Benz and benefit from: • Reassurance: 150-point certification inspection • Warranty: standard Star Certified warranty up to 6 years or 120,000 km • Confidence: complete vehicle history report • Security: 24-hour special roadside assistance • Peace of mind: five day/500 km exchange privilege B200 B200 B250 C250 Coupe C250 Coupe C350 Coupe C350 Coupe C250 4Matic Sedan C250 4Matic Sedan C300 Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C300 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan C350 4Matic Sedan

R1567871A

Calcite White

48,200KM

M855048

Night Black

53,619KM

N157042

South Seas Blue

10,869KM

M855370

Diamond White

52,423KM

B806980

Diamond Silver

21,634KM

M802521

Designo Magno Night Black

53,305KM

M804773

Designo Magno Night Black

42,160KM

M885047

Palladium Silver

53,085KM

M838051

Obsidian Black

45,408KM

M891631

Steel Grey

37,145KM

V1526049A

Iridium Silver

61,292KM

M792352

Steel Grey

40,768KM

M815868A

Obsidian Black

51,500KM

M860332

Palladium Silver

55,071KM

M795256

Obsidian Black

39,465KM

V806270A

Iridium Silver

48,930KM

M854422

Magnetite Black

46,266KM

E819859

Diamond Silver

27,974KM

E860928

Obsidian Black

23,200KM

M843750

Pearl Beige

34,177KM

E861933

Black

19,300KM

M884998

Obsidian Black

62,889KM

N1414208A

Calcite White

31,705KM

V1526838A

Iridium Silver

41,812KM

M818421

Calcite White

18,078KM

M818556

Palladium Silver

45,711KM

B808052

Polar White

14,082KM

N157021

Palladium Silver

Mercedes-Benz Vancouver Area Retail Group

9,727KM

$17,800 $18,800 $28,800 $29,900 $32,800 $35,800 $36,800 $28,800 $29,900 $29,900 $23,800 $25,800 $27,800 $27,800 $34,800 $35,800 $35,900 $36,800 $36,800 $36,900 $38,800 $32,800 $34,800 $35,800 $35,800 $35,800 $42,800 $43,800

2014 2015 2011 2015 2011 2012 2014 2014 2010 2010 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2012 2013 2010 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2014 2014

C350 4Matic Sedan C400 4Matic Sedan C63 AMG C63 AMG Coupe CLS550 4Matic CLS550 4Matic CLS550 4Matic CLS550 4Matic E350 Coupe E550 Coupe E350 4Matic Coupe E350 4Matic Coupe E350 Cabriolet E350 Cabriolet E350 Cabriolet E350 Cabriolet E350 Cabriolet E550 Cabriolet E300 4Matic Sedan E300 4Matic Sedan E350 4Matic Sedan E350 4Matic Sedan E350 4Matic Sedan E350 4Matic Sedan E550 Sedan E550 4Matic Sedan E250 BlueTec E250 BlueTec

Mercedes-Benz Vancouver #6276 (Open Sunday) Mercedes-Benz Boundary #6279 (Open Sunday) 550 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver 3550 Lougheed Highway, Vancouver

N157034

Obsidian Black

V1535008A

Polar White

10,007KM 3,000KM

M898289

Obsidian Black

R1668628B

Iridium Silver

B1525144A

Palladium Silver

55,000KM

M860364

Indium Grey

43,077KM

R160002A

Diamond White

14,195KM

V841436

Obsidian Black

9,000KM

M738586A

Steel Grey

72,870KM

R1526133B

Obsidian Black

69,199KM

V892664

Obsidian Black

14,299KM

V822538

Steel Grey

9,842KM

V859261

Steel Grey

13,300KM

V795142

Obsidian Black

14430KM

V859283

Palladium Silver

13,721KM

V859192

Obsidian Black

14,150KM

V859758

Obsidian Black

14,184KM

B777674

Obsidian Black

21,367KM

M854118

Palladium Silver

46,190KM

E819855

Obsidian Black

17,059KM

V1533246A

Palladium Silver

26,000KM

M795131

Indium Grey

40,632KM

M810169

Iridium Silver

21,538KM

B822533

Palladium Silver

22,653KM

V1536086A

Iridium Silver

55,000KM

M768582

Indium Grey

65,319KM

V830020

Obsidian Black

14,590KM

V843453

Iridium Silver

13,440KM

44,237KM 2940KM

Mercedes-Benz North Shore #6277 (Open Sunday) 1375 Marine Drive, North Vancouver

0.60%* 3months for 36 months

**

payments waived

Visit your local Mercedes-Benz dealership or mercedes-benz.ca/certified 2010 2011 2014 2012 2013 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2014 2014

Certified. Affordable. Luxury.

$43,800 $55,900 $49,900 $82,800 $46,800 $62,800 $76,800 $82,800 $32,800 $37,800 $58,800 $60,800 $63,800 $64,900 $65,800 $66,800 $66,800 $61,800 $39,900 $44,800 $34,800 $43,800 $45,800 $45,800 $48,800 $39,900 $52,800 $55,800

2014 2014 2014 2011 2008 2011 2012 2012 2013 2011 2013 2011 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2012 2013

E350 4Matic Wagon E350 4Matic Wagon

V854742

Obsidian Black

11,500km

V821357

Diamond White

6,300KM

E63 AMG S-Model 4Matic Wagon

R1668628A

Diamond White

S450W 4Matic S550V 4Matic S550V 4Matic S550V 4Matic S550W 4Matic S550W 4Matic S63 AMG GLK250 BlueTec GLK350 GLK350 GLK350 GLK350 GLK350 4Matic GLK350 4Matic ML350 ML350 ML350 BlueTec ML350 BlueTec ML350 BlueTec SLK250 SLK250 SL550R SL550R SL550R SL550R

B1530218A

Barolo Red

R1532978A

Designo Platinum Black

28900KM

M836003

Palladium Silver

48,286KM

5632KM 36,685KM

M820546

Obsidian Black

33,401KM

M860391

Mystic Red

40,440KM

M860404

Obsidian Black

53,327KM

B829942

Obsidian Black

21,623KM

V888124A

Polar White

31,500KM

B848196

Black

50,500KM 64,461KM

M815214

Black

M815104

Palladium Silver

49,740KM

B827088

Diamond White

17,951KM

M856335

White

56,141KM

B854130

Calcite White

33,200KM

V1532087A

Obsidian Black

37,064KM

B827823

Obsidian Black

57,301KM

M821355

Iridium Silver

72,405KM

M831236

Steel Grey

72,469KM

M778465

Palladium Silver

49,191KM

B852039

Calcite White

25,100KM

V771135

Steel Grey

14,384KM

M860407

Steel Grey

44,229KM

M843981

Magnetite Black

60,466KM

Z1456965A

Obsidian Black

12,368KM

B794395

Obsidian Black

45,145KM

$68,800 $69,900 $114,800 $52,800 $32,800 $64,800 $78,800 $74,800 $79,900 $74,800 $42,800 $32,800 $35,800 $37,800 $39,900 $33,800 $37,800 $45,800 $50,800 $46,800 $48,800 $54,800 $46,800 $49,900 $69,900 $77,800 $83,800 $92,800

Sales Inquiries 1-855-603-2236 | www.mbvancouver.ca/preowned

Mercedes-Benz Richmond #6278 (Open Sunday) 5691 Parkwood Way, Richmond

Mercedes-Benz me #6278 (Open Sunday) Aberdeen Centre, Richmond

A54 - North Shore News - Friday, April 24, 2015

TODAY’S DRIVE

Camaro competitive but due for a refresh From page 53

practical; sounds like thunder; hilariously fun to drive.

Stop sign Infotainment still getting there; cramped space for rear passengers; can feel a little too large in the city.

The checkered flag Ford’s pony car still loves to gallop.Yo, word to your mother.

Chevrolet Camaro SS ($33,505)

Comparing the Camaro to the Mustang head-tohead is a half-centurylong tradition. However, with the new Camaro just around the corner and the Mustang in its newest form, it’s maybe not a fair fight to pit these two pony cars against each other.

The Mustang feels fresher, because it is.

But that doesn’t mean the Camaro isn’t capable of putting up a fight, even if it’s a little older. The exterior and interior don’t quite measure up, but the powertrain does — that mighty 6.2-litre V-8 makes 426 h.p. and 420 footpounds of torque, enough to line up with confidence next to a 5.0-litre Mustang at the dragstrip.

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This spring, performance is in full bloom.

Navigate the season in style with the INFINITI Q50 or QX50 AWD Premium and Navigation trim and available INFINITI Intelligent All-Wheel Drive and standard 6-cyclinder performance.

Lease before April 30th and get up-to $500 in cash incentives.

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819 Automall Drive North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R8 Tel: 604.985.9311 infinitinorthvancouver.ca †Model shown lease offer: 2015 Q50 (Q4XG75 AA00) AWD/2015 QX50 (E6SG75 AA00) Luxury Crossover for a 48-month term. Monthly payments of $498/$488 (including $1875 in manufacturer lease cash on Q50 only; $1,995 freight and PDI; $25 specific duty on new tires; $100 air conditioning charge and other applicable fees) with $0/$0 down payment or equivalent trade-in and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 16,000/16,000 annual kilometre allowance; charge of $0.15/km/$0.15/km for excess kilometres. Retailers may lease for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Offers are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Certain conditions may apply. Visit Infiniti North Vancouver or www.infinitinorthvancouver.ca for complete details. Models shown for illustration purposes only. *First five ($498) monthly lease/finance payments will be waived only for qualifying retail customers, up to a maximum of $2,500. Consumer is responsible for any and all amounts in excess of $2,500. After the first five months, consumer will be required to make all remaining regularly scheduled payments over the remaining term of the contract. This offer is available on the 2015 Q50 AWD Premium & Navigation (Q4XG75 CN00) model. Offers are available on approved credit through Infiniti Financial Services until April 30, 2015. **Limited time lease offer provided through Infiniti Financial Services, on approved credit. Offer valid until April 30, 2015 at participating British Columbia retailers. Based on a new 2015 Q50 (Q4XG75 AA00)/2015 QX50 (E6SG75 AA00) for a 48/48-month term. Monthly payments of $498/$488 (including $1,875 in manufacturer lease cash; $1,995 freight and PDI; $30 specific duty on new tires; $100 air conditioning charge and other applicable fees) with $0/$0 down payment or equivalent trade-in. First monthly payment due at lease inception. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 16,000/16,000 annual kilometre allowance; charge of $0.15/ km/$0.15/km for excess kilometres. ®The INFINITI names, logos, product names, feature names, and slogans are trademarks owned by or licensed to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., and/or its North American subsidiaries.

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, ≥, §, ≈ The Drive It Love It Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after April 1, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing for up to 36 months available on select new 2015 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD with a Purchase Price of $24,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $320 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,998. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Jeep Cherokee FWD/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with a Purchase Price of $24,998/$39,998 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $69/$110 with a cost of borrowing of $3,660/$5,857 and a total obligation of $28,658/$45,855. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Financing example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $24,998 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 260 weekly payments of $109 for a total obligation of $28,257. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your dealer for complete details. ◆◆Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian New Vehicle Registration data for 2014 Calendar Year for all Retail vehicles sold in the province of British Columbia. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. »Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by Chrysler Canada Inc.

Friday, April 24, 2015 - North Shore News - A55

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Maximum $1,000 Signing Bonus only available on all 2015 CX-9 and all 2014/2015 MX-5 models. Signing Bonus will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. See dealer for complete details. †0% APR purchase financing is available on all new 2015 Mazda vehicles. Other terms available and vary by model. Based on a representative agreement using offered pricing of $24,990 for the 2015 CX-5 GX (NVXK65AA00) with a financed amount of $25,000, the cost of borrowing for a 48-month term is $0, monthly payment is $521, total finance obligation is $25,000. **Lease offers available on approved credit for new 2015 Mazda3 GX (D4XK65AA00)/2015 Mazda6 GX (G4XL65AA00)/2016 CX-5 GX (NVXK66AA00) with a lease APR of 2.49%/1.99%/3.49% and bi-weekly payments of $89/$147/$138 for 60 months, the total lease obligation is $11,528/$19,046/$17,938 including down payment of $0. Lease offers include $500/$500/$750 Signing Bonuses. PPSA and first monthly payment due at lease inception. 20,000 km lease allowance per year, if exceeded, additional 8¢/km applies. 24,000 km leases available. Offered leasing available to retail customers only. Taxes extra. As shown, price for 2015 Mazda3 GT (D4TL65AA00)/2016 CX-5 GT (NXTL86AA00)/2015 Mazda6 GT (G4TL65AA00) is $27,790/$36,880/$34,090. All prices include freight & PDI of $1,695/$1,895 for Mazda3, Mazda6/CX-5. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase.

Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Offers valid April 1 – 30, 2015, while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details.