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Summer visitor numbers spike prompting call for parking fees BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

It will come as no surprise to first responders and folks living nearby, but park and trail use in the District of North Vancouver was through

the roof this summer.

Council members were briefed by staff on the exceptionally busy summer at Monday’s meeting.

“It’s two or three times what it was four years ago,” said Gavin Joyce, the district’s manager of engineering and parks.

The growth has district staff considering expanding the seasonal park ranger program and granting the rangers more power to enforce bylaws to better manage safety and parking.

And some on district council say it’s time to start recouping revenue through parking or access fees.

On average, there were 60,000 vehicles parked outside Lynn Canyon Park

per month this summer, with most staying two to three hours. The Lynn Canyon suspension bridge peaked at 6,622 visitors in one day.

Park rangers reported 13,049 cliff jumpers, compared to 8,861 in 2011.

The number of swimmers almost doubled in that time period to 18,705.

The number of incidents involving alcohol tripled to

more than 1,600.

With the high-risk activity came more injuries.

There were 121 minor incidents, including things like sprained ankles, bee stings and cuts and 17 major injuries like broken bones and head injuries, mostly thanks to cliff jumpers at 30- and 90foot pools. There was also one fatality. On Sept. 11, an international student

drowned when he jumped into 90-foot pool and became trapped under a rock ledge.

Beyond the hot, dry weather sending folks in search of a swimming hole to cool off in, staff attribute the growing popularity of Lynn Canyon to cliff jumpers and “bum sliders” spreading videos of their See Most page 3

Emergency shelter beds open as rains set in BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

There’s a little bit more room at the inn for the North Shore’s homeless population when the weather gets particularly harsh for those outside.

The province has announced it will fund an extra 45 emergency weather shelter spaces at the Lookout Emergency Aid Society shelter on 705 West Second St. and North Shore Neighbourhood House at 225 East Second St. Any time the forecast calls for three days of heavy rain with a low of 4 C, freezing temperatures or wind chill of 0 C, the extra mats and outreach workers will be available.

“On average last year, the regular shelter ran at a 100.3 per cent occupancy See Rain page 3

Brenda Roadnight and Nadine Markling make beds at Lookout Emergency Aid Society’s shelter in Lower Lonsdale Thursday morning in preparation for those seeking cover from Thursday’s storm. Additional beds have been set up at North Shore Neighbourhood House. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Most visitors to canyon not local

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Vancouver’s record-setting hot, dry summer saw unprecedented numbers of visitors flock to District of North Vancouver park attractions including Lynn Canyon’s suspension bridge, Quarry Rock and Mount Fromme. FILE PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Rain ponchos a welcome donation

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rate. It’s typically full but we sometimes use our overflow beds if we have to,” said Jodi Sturge, deputy executive director of the Lookout Emergency Aid Society. “Often there are a lot of turn-aways because we don’t have the space or capacity to serve additional people.”

The most recent homeless count in 2014 found 119 people living without permanent shelter on the North Shore.

Many of them opt to “sleep rough” in secluded, wooded areas Sturge said, but that becomes far more difficult a task in extreme weather. “Their ability to adapt to the environment or adapt to the conditions may go down so it’s really important for the outreach staff to go out and engage those folks to let them know that the weather is

expected to be bad and give them a warm, safe place to stay for the night, to help them with their health,” she said. “The research really speaks a lot about an increase in mental health conditions. People who are on the street have higher levels of anxiety and depression. They tend to use more alcohol and drugs to stay warm and also, for people who have a pre-existing infection, having wet clothes and no ability to dry doesn’t allow this infection to heal and actually can cause them to get worse.”

Anecdotally, Sturge said she was aware of folks who’ve spent up to 15 years living that way.

North Shore residents can help offer a degree of comfort to their homeless neighbours by making donations to the shelter, Sturge said.

“Winter clothing is very

important this time of year – socks, rain jackets, boots, casual clothes, shoes, underwear – the items that really get drenched when it gets really, really wet,” she said.

The shelter does keep a small inventory of donated items so it’s best to call ahead to find out what items are in the highest demand. Always popular this time of year: rain ponchos.

“They’re always really appreciated by folks on the street because they’re light and easy to pull over the other belongings they do have and you don’t necessarily have to worry about the size or fit,” Sturge said.

Residents can also volunteer, either at the shelter or for a charity that supports homeless initiatives like the Dundarave Festival of Lights happening at the end of this month.

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A quarter of visitors to Lynn Canyon park were international visitors, while another 25 per cent came from elsewhere in B.C. and Canada. Only 20 per cent live on the North Shore.

The remaining 30 per cent were from elsewhere in the Lower Mainland.

The new 75-stall parking lot on Fromme Mountain opened in July and quickly hit capacity, averaging 10,000 cars per month.

Coun. Lisa Muri suggested the district could raise $250,000 per year if they would charge just $2 for parking. Coun. Roger Bassam, however, argued it should remain free.

“I’m glad to see how well that facility is being used. It’s a fantastic public amenity that was built to alleviate the issue of

having people parking all over the streets and neighbourhoods and it’s worked,” he said.

Quarry Rock has also ballooned in popularity with approximately 2,000 hikers a day on weekends and holidays (18 of whom required rescues by district firefighters).

The rangers also patrolled and managed approximately 38 “hot spots” known for being homeless camps and bush party sites across district parks The parks are also increasingly drawing commercial tour buses and eco-tourism companies, which are not licensed and do not pay for access, to the chagrin of some on council.

“If we do it to the dog walkers, why can’t we do it for them?” asked Coun.

Jim Hanson.

New school for LoLo on SD44 wish list

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A new elementary school in Lower Lonsdale, the replacement of both Seymour Heights and Queensbury elementaries with larger, new schools and additions to several others to get students out of portables are all on the North Vancouver School District’s “wish list” for the future.

Those projects were among 26 submitted to the Ministry of Education at the beginning of this month as being top priorities for future funding. The capital projects range from a $1.8-million renovation of Norgate elementary to $16.5-million replacement of Larson elementary. The

projects come with a roughly estimated price tag of almost $167 million.

Capital plans are used by the ministry to assess capital needs of school districts across the province.

But with limited provincial funds available to build new schools and fix up old ones, some projects are likely to remain on the wish list for a number of years.

Currently, the school district is still hoping to get the green light soon to begin work on a replacement for Argyle secondary. Next in line will be a replacement for Handsworth secondary – a project already approved for a seismic upgrade. That project will likely go through a similar process as Argyle – with the school board weighing options of simply doing

the upgrade or replacing the school, and negotiating with the province on how that should be funded. Estimates early in the process put the difference between a seismic upgrade and a new school at $20 million.

Projects on the five-year capital plan don’t yet have provincial approval. At the top of that list is a plan to close Blueridge elementary and move the school population there into a larger, new replacement of Seymour Heights elementary.

Both schools are in poor condition, said John Lewis, schools superintendent.

That project is pegged at $14.9 million.

Next on the list are replacements of See Moodyville page 5

Capris, cowboy boots don’t cut it on winter trails JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A longtime member of North Shore Rescue has a news flash he’d like to share with ill-prepared Vancouver hikers: it’s winter in the mountains.

John Blown, a member of the team for the past 13 years, said he felt compelled to re-state the obvious this week after watching literally

hundreds of people hiking up Mount Seymour Nov. 11 – most of them unprepared for winter conditions.

“What struck me about yesterday was the number of people who were on Mount Seymour,” said Blown on Thursday. “The vast majority of people were prepared for a walk in the city. They were not prepared for a hike in those kind of conditions.”

Among those he and other members of North Shore Rescue encountered Wednesday were people wearing leather office shoes, gumboots, capris, jeans and cotton hoodies without jackets. “I saw someone hiking in cowboy boots,” he said. “I don’t know how you even hike in cowboy boots.

Everyone was slipping and falling.”

While weather at sea level

was pleasant on Wednesday, “as soon as you start heading up the mountain there was quite a bit of snow and the temperature dropped and there was quite a strong wind as well,” said Blown.

Those conditions mean if someone gets lost or falls on the ice, a lack of proper gear can turn a situation serious quickly.

“Realistically, if we don’t find someone within the

first night, their chances of dying of exposure increase significantly in winter,” he said.

Blown said last November, rescuers were only just in time to save a man who had slipped and fallen down a steep ridge of ice.

“He was hiking alone and no one saw him fall,” he said. Luckily another group of hikers higher up spotted

the man as he was lying unconscious in the snow.

Hikers need to wear proper winter hiking boots, warm non-cotton clothing, a jacket, toque, gloves and carry a backpack with a head-lamp, food, water, firstaid gear and maps at the very minimum, he said.

“It’s not a walk in the park,” he said. “It’s winter in the mountains now. The weather’s changed.”

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From page 3 Queensbury, Larson and Lynnmour elementaries, estimated at costs of $14.9 million, $16.5 million and $8.8 million respectively.

Queensbury, built in the ’50s, has a growing student population, while Larson has been operating with four portables for a decade, said Lewis. In the case of Lynnmour, it’s possible a new school would be built on a different site in the area, depending on where the population increase is centred, said Lewis.

The capital plan also identifies a need for a new elementary school in the Lower Lonsdale area.

Demographic trends suggest “there will be sufficient student population in the future to support a K to 7 school in that area of the school district,” said Lewis – similar to the situation that happened in Vancouver’s downtown Yaletown district.

Residential development in the Moodyville area may also add to the need for a new school, said Lewis.

A seismic upgrade for Mountainside secondary is also on the list – a project made more complicated by a ministry policy of not supporting separate facilities for alternative school programs.

The school – formerly Balmoral junior secondary – dates to the ’60s and has had renovations, said Lewis, but not to the extent of removing the risk from earthquake.

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provocative study from UBC has found that provinces with mandatory bicycle helmet laws don’t enjoy lower hospitalization rates for cyclists.

To be clear: The study isn’t suggesting that wearing a helmet is a bad idea, and we absolutely encourage every cyclist to wear one, whether it makes them look cool or not. (It doesn’t, don’t worry).

But one thing we can infer from the study: There’s strength in numbers.

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We can all do our part to keep wild animals wild Dear Editor: Re: Cub Killings Prompt Call for Policy Review, Nov. 4 Other Voices.

Despite the record number of human-bear conflict calls, the number of black bears destroyed by conservation officers is actually on a downward trend. In fact, over the last 30 years the number of complaints of bears is up by 300 per cent, yet the numbers euthanized by conservation officers has fallen by half.

The public has a critical role in ensuring bear safety, by managing attractants.

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come into conflict with humans. And when bears become habituated to people or conditioned to garbage, conservation officers are forced to destroy them for public safety.

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TransLink’s response to 232 bus complaint positively Orwellian Dear Editor: On Sept. 27 my wife and I awaited the 232 Phibbs Exchange bus at Highland and Handsworth. We were taking a four-year-old to an activity class at Mickey McDougall gym in Upper Lonsdale.

When the southbound 232 bus appeared we noted with alarm that it was not going to stop. My wife and I waved frantically at the

driver, as we stood under the sign that says “232 - Phibbs Exchange.” The driver barrelled through, shaking her head. We had to call a cab to get the youngster to his class.

That day, I emailed a complaint to TransLink, with particulars such as the exact time of the incident and the number of the bus stop. Today I received an email reply from TransLink, which is reproduced imme-

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Here it is, in its entirety: “Dear Allan McDonell, Thank you for your recent feedback regarding one of our bus operators not stopping to pick you up.

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Reality of Syrian refugee crisis hits home My head is full of fight or flight today.

Fight, as in war. This is the week we remember the thousands who died or lived broken, including many from the North Shore, so we can continue to occupy this paradise.

Canada is the freest country in the world, according to the just-released Legatum Institute’s global prosperity index. It’s just another confirmation, along with all those livability honours (as if we need more), that this is a pretty great place to live.

Sometimes we’re so busy patting ourselves on the back for being smart enough to live here, we forget that our freedom has been paid for in blood.

Which brings me to flight. There is no armistice in many of the hot spots around the world, and millions of people, nearly 60 million of them according to the UN Refugee Agency, are running for their lives.

That’s almost twice as many as a decade ago, and the big driver is Syria. Every day last year, 42,500 people became refugees.

People in Purgatory looking for Paradise.

Here in Paradise, our hearts are in the right place.

Ever since the photo of poor little Alan Kurdi was flashed around the world in September, we’ve been extra eager to help. The problem

Paul Sullivan

The North Side is: just how much help are we being?

Justin Trudeau was elected partially on the promise of bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year, which sounds commendable, except there are three million Syrian refugees.

Of those 25,000, about 2,700 will come to British Columbia. Most of those 2,700 will end up in Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby and New Westminster, and it’s hard to tell how many will arrive in North Vancouver.

But the short answer is: not many.

There are basically two kinds of refugee, government-assisted and privately sponsored, usually by sympathetic families through faith-based initiatives. It looks as if few if any of the government-assisted people will turn up on the North

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After all, it costs an estimated $30,000 to sponsor a refugee family for a year.

All very reasonable.

I listened to a report yesterday from Surrey about how the school district is going to cope with 500 new students – 500!

Meanwhile, there are 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey alone. A friend who lives there sent this eyewitness report a couple of days ago: “We are living right on the route that many take to

get from Turkey to Greece.

Mothers, babies, seniors are everywhere — sleeping in parks, begging on highways, waiting on the beaches for the flimsy boats they hope will take them safely to Greece. So many have drowned recently. The water of the Aegean is getting cold and rough now as winter approaches. Many of us are helping in ways we can, collecting clothes, diapers, blankets, etc., donating food, money too. But the world must do more.”

How many of those people shivering on the Turkish shore dream of coming to

Canada, the land of unmatched personal freedom and prosperity? How many will actually arrive? It’s easier to win the lottery.

OK, so we’re a pretty exclusive club. And you can bet we’re going to stay that way. But during this week, as we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice, paid our dues in their blood, it’s time to make a sacrifice of our own, if not through sponsorship, then at least money. We’ve got lots of that, according to the prosperity index.

If you’d like to help, get started by checking the

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North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership at NSIIP.ca for a list of relief agencies and updates on refugee resettlement on the North Shore, or call Alison Dudley, NSIIP Partner Liaison at North Shore Multicultural Society 604988-2931.

This year, wearing a poppy’s not enough.

Journalist and communications consultant Paul Sullivan has been a North Van resident since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of Madonna. p.sullivan@ breakthroughpr.com

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VIEWPOINT

Federal dollars to flow westward Will British Columbia benefit from what appears to be a remarkably new tone of government slowly emerging in Ottawa?

There’s every reason to think so, on a number of policy fronts. And in many cases a large amount of federal dollars flowing B.C.’s way seems likely to happen.

A lot of attention has been paid to newly minted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s massive infrastructure plan, which could free up billions of dollars for transportation projects in Metro Vancouver.

Suddenly, building a Broadway subway line — long-considered a political orphan lacking senior government support — now looks like it might actually happen. So do those rapid transit lines in Surrey.

Of course, both projects have yet to develop a coherent business plan, which is required to get the federal government’s commitment of big dollars.

If the mayors of Vancouver and Surrey are paying attention, they would

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be wise to kick start that planning post-haste.

Presumably, the new prime minister would also provide partial funding for the proposed new Massey Bridge. This project still seems a bit iffy, as the reason the Massey Tunnel was built in the first place was because the soil at that part of the Fraser River was deemed unsuitable (too much silt) to support a massive bridge.

But it’s not just bricks and mortar that may be coming from Ottawa. What has received less attention — but involves more money over a longer period of time — is Trudeau’s promise to

reintroduce a health accord with the provinces.

The last one (also authored by a federal Liberal government) was arbitrarily torn up by the Harper government, which served notice to the provinces that starting in 2017 the annual funding “lift” for federal contributions to provincial health budgets would be tied to the rate of economic growth.

This new formula would translate to a net reduction of hundreds of millions of dollars to places like B.C., whose older population (the Atlantic provinces fall into this boat as well) means health care costs here may rise higher and quicker than in other provinces.

That increase will inevitably exceed the annual economic growth increase, which usually hovers around two per cent (annual health care funding increases are closer to three per cent and higher).

If the Trudeau government revisits this funding formula and changes it to better accommodate B.C.’s

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position, that could translate into hundreds of millions of dollars on an annual basis.

And there is reason to think Trudeau will listen to the political voices coming out of the West, especially from British Columbia. His party picked up 32 seats in the West in the election, with a record 17 of them coming from this province.

He put eight of his Western ministers in a shrunken cabinet, and three of them are from B.C. One of them — Jody WilsonRaybould, the new justice minister — will oversee a number of files that are of particular concern to B.C. Presumably, Trudeau doesn’t want to repeat his father’s mistake, which was to alienate the West in various ways. Trudeau the Elder won 16 seats in B.C. in the 1968 election, and then quickly frittered away all that good will.

The new prime minister also has a personal connection to this province.

His mother was born here, his maternal grandparents lived here, he went to university here and he taught

here (plus, he evidently likes running the Grouse Grind).

This should allow him to avoid the alienation of the West that always lurked fairly close during federal Liberal governments over the years, with little respite, from Lester Pearson through Paul Martin.

Trudeau would be wise to build on his party’s breakthrough in this province, in places like the Okanagan and on both sides of the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver. To do that, he has to be seen as helping a province that usually feels ignored in favour of the two gorillas in the middle of the country — Ontario and Quebec.

And that means helping out with building infrastructure and protecting health care.

Then there’s that promise to change the marijuana laws, which could have a profound impact on B.C.’s economy. But that’s a topic for another day.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.

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INQUIRING REPORTER At many retailers, Christmas displays and merchandise hit the shelves while the Halloween ghosts and goblins were still haunting the aisles.

That has some fatigued shoppers asking for a short reprieve between the holiday seasons, one that also respects the day of remembrance for our veterans on Nov. 11. We hit the streets to ask: When is it appropriate for in-store Christmas music to begin?

Tell us what you think.

Weigh in at nsnews.com.

- Justin Beddall

Ursula Kilborn North Vancouver “Dec. 1, but they should definitely wait until after Remembrance Day.”

When is it appropriate for in-store Christmas music to begin?

Judy Szabo North Vancouver “Never before Dec. 1, preferably Dec. 15. That creates the right spirit and atmosphere of Christmas. It makes it less commercial.”

Tyson Carvell West Vancouver “Anytime following Nov. 11 Remembrance Day commemorations; however, Dec. 1 seems appropriate.”

Amanda Siegmann North Vancouver “I think the beginning of December, not before Remembrance Day as an early rule.”

Gemma Monzales North Vancouver “Now. To bring the Christmas spirit. We’re already in November, it should start now to get people thinking about what they need to do.”

Operation Windshield massive drill Monday If you happen to see a barrage of emergency response vehicles, marine vessels, drones and helicopters hovering over or descending on North Shore streets and waterways next Monday – don’t panic, it’s just a drill.

In fact, Operation Windshield is set to be the largest and most realistic emergency training exercise ever conducted in the three municipalities.

The large-scale earthquake scenario drill, organized by North Shore Emergency Management, will be conducted in real time and cover land, sea

and air. The exercise will assess the response of fire crews and damage assessment teams among other groups.

Along with staff from the three local municipalities some of the agencies joining the exercise include the Canadian Coast Guard, Port Metro Vancouver, CN Rail, B.C. Ambulance Service, Lions Gate Hospital, North Shore Rescue, TransLink and B.C. Ferries.

More information about emergency preparedness and workshops is available at nsemo.org.

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Trees falling victim to demolition derby Dear Editor: Re: Time for Deconstruction Instead of Demolition, Nov. 4 Mailbox 4.

As a homeowner on a street that is increasingly under siege — eight homes demolished in five years with three currently under construction and more to come — I concur with Tina Childs that deconstruction should be required and that all fees related to development for new builds should be increased.

I’d also like to add my comments regarding another key victim of this demolition derby.

Trees are being removed at an alarming rate including those that require

a “permit” (i.e. diameter greater than 30 inches).

Permit trees can be removed for mere hundreds of dollars or replaced with trees that are essentially twigs compared to those which were removed.

It is time to calculate tree removal rates based on height as well as girth or to require replacement on the same scale.

Razing a property of both trees and buildings with few penalties to the builder is not at all green, and this lack of a strong policy is part of what is adding fuel to the development fire (pun intended!).

Jennifer Clay North Vancouver

Friday, November 13, 2015 - North Shore News - A11

Council OKs highway interchange plan DNV calls on province, feds for Lynn Creek Bridge replacement BRENT RICHTER bricther@nsnews.com

District of North Vancouver council members are on board for a planned redesign of the Mountain Highway interchange – on the condition that it can be adapted to include a new, wider Lynn Creek Bridge on Highway 1.

The district’s committee of the whole got its first chance to formally discuss the plan on Monday night.

The province’s design, which has been public for almost a year, includes a five-lane Mountain Highway overpass (up from four lanes in previous iterations) with a new off-ramp from the Cut leading to Brooksbank Avenue, a new on-ramp from Mountain Highway onto the Cut northbound, controlled intersections, and AAA bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

But it lacked a direct route onto Highway 1 east for commuters coming from Lynn Valley, something that wouldn’t be possible unless

the 1960s-bridge over Lynn Creek is replaced with more lanes.

A new bridge could also accommodate an additional two-lane east-west road linking Mountain Highway to the Seymour area without funneling local drivers in with highway traffic.

The trouble is: there is no guaranteed funding to replace the old orange bridge, although North Vancouver’s new Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson promised the feds would chip in if his party formed government.

Construction contracts for the interchange will go to tender in the spring with work lasting between the summer of 2016 and 2018.

Council is likely to hear from the province and feds about whether the new Lynn Creek bridge portion of the plan is workable in early 2016.

“It makes absolutely no sense if we’re not going to go ahead with this new bridge,” said Coun. Lisa Muri.

Despite being clearly fed up with congestion as it is now, council members are

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by no means convinced the interchange projects would be the silver bullet to the North Shore’s traffic woes.

Other regions that have tried to build their way out of traffic have found, at best, temporary relief, several on council noted.

“The traffic out in the Fraser Valley is incredible.

There are eight lanes and they’re all full up, all the time. I don’t think we’re going to be able to do anything about beating traffic. The more you widen the roads, the more traffic will come,” said Coun.

Robin Hicks.

Instead, Hicks and others on council argued cities need to address the growing demand for road space at peak times. Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission released a report last week saying the best way to do that was through road pricing, a system that levies vehicle owners by how much they drive and on what times.

“You’ve got to have some kind of demand management or better public transit but those are provincial jurisdiction and they don’t seem to want to it. It will upset the voting populace,” he said.

The new interchange will consist of four ramps, a signalized intersection east of the new structure, a new wider structure and the realignment of Mountain Highway to Brooksbank Avenue at Keith Road. GRAPHIC SUPPLIED MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Att: North Shore Residents & Business Operators Emergency Training & Exercise Monday, November 16

On November 16, your three North Shore municipalities will participate in a large scale emergency simulation event that will include many agencies and will cover land, sea and air.

This event is being coordinated by your tri-municipal emergency agency, North Shore Emergency Management (NSEM) and will be the largest training exercise ever conducted on the North Shore. You may notice unusual activity which may include active emergency response vehicles, marine vessels, and helicopters.

Original direction and choreography by Jeff Hyslop Additional direction and dramaturgy by Max Reimer Music by Matt Grinke and the North Pole Orchestra Starring Lucia Frangione & Susan Anderson December 2 - 20 Presentation House Theatre 333 Chesterfield, North Vancouver

Tickets: 604-990-3474 www.phtheatre.org Produced by GTI with the generous support of Famous Artists Limited

This is a drill and is not a cause for concern.

The City of North Vancouver and Districts of North and West Vancouver are committed to emergency preparedness and supporting their communities in the event of any crisis situation. This NSEM event will further prepare us for that leadership role.

We encourage you to prepare yourself, your family and your business for emergencies. Please follow NSEM on Twitter (@NorthShoreEMO) and sign up for RapidNotify. More information about emergency preparedness and workshops at www.nsemo.org.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

Griffins’ An Evening at Ringside

by Lisa King

Harbour Pacific’s Tony Drescher with Marla and Graham Ritchie

Matt Wilson and Emma Lee

Event hosts Shannon and Dave Brett, of Griffins Boxing & Fitness Griffins Boxing & Fitness presented the 10th annual An Evening at Ringside Masquerade Ball, a charity gala benefitting Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, at its Lower Lonsdale location Oct. 24. The more than 400 guests in attendance were given a chance to walk down a red carpet before being treated to dinner, an auction, live music and dancing, as well as an Olympic-style boxing competition.

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Matt Sadler, Perienne Sadler, Marc Crimeni and Katerina Limanova

Simone Carriere and Carla Visscherhensel

Edward Buset with Jason and Karli Lindsay

Misha Waite, John Walcott and Tara Fulton

Cherelle Matthews, Andrea Toker, Melanie Yuen and Michelle Soltys

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Literary Storefront luminaries: Carol Shields, Dorothy Livesay, Jane Rule, Al Purdy, bill bissett, Audrey Thomas, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, P.K. Page, Stephen Spender, Edward Albee, Elizabeth Smart, Helene Rosenthal, Pat Lowther, Susan Musgrave, Carole Itter, Al Neil, Toomas Ilves, Edith Iglauer, Joy Kogawa, Peter Trower, Theresa Kishkan, Sharon Thesen . . .

More online at nsnews.com/ entertainment @NSNPulse

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to ARTS & CULTURE

Margaret Atwood reading from Life Before Man at the Literary Storefront on Oct. 20, 1979. Helene Rosenthal (top inset, photo by Milton Bingham) with Carole Itter’s Alphabet. In June, 1982, Edward Albee participated in a week-long festival dedicated to his work. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

Literary Storefront led the way for West Coast writers

Mona and company JOHN GOODMAN jgoodman@nsnews.com

! The Literary Storefront: The Glory Years (Vancouver’s Literary Centre 1978-1985) by Trevor Carolan (Mother Tongue 2015). Book launch at Seymour Art Gallery, Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. For more information visit seymourartgallery.com.

Back in the day Tom Ilves, future president of Estonia, hung out at the Literary Storefront in Gastown. So did the likes of Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Carol Shields. If you were a writer, or had aspirations of being one, the Literary Storefront was the place to be.

Poet Mona Fertig modelled her literary salon after Shakespeare and Company, the legendary bookshop that Sylvia Beach opened in Paris in 1919.

Other bookstores such as City Lights in San Francisco also served as an inspiration when it opened in May, 1978.

The Literary Storefront was meant to be a onestop meeting place. As a community centre its doors were open to everyone and served as a focal point for literary activity in Vancouver for writers and their readers during the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Fertig tells Trevor Carolan: “It wasn’t just about showcasing wellknown or famous writers, I wanted the inexperienced writers, women writers, the closet writers all mingling – inspiring real ferment for ideas and action. Sylvia Beach opened a small bookshop, and then she’s publishing James Joyce and Ulysses; I wanted things like that to happen.

A sociological/literary combustion. Salon-style.

Grassroots.”

Several North Shore writers participated in Fertig’s salon. The poetry of Pat Lowther was featured and North Vancouver writer Blanche Howard met her lifelong friend Carole Shields at the Literary Storefront.

Carole Itter also gave her first live performance with her shaman partner Al Neil there. At one point throwing hundreds of glass shards collected from Dollarton beach across the floor as they read a passage in tandem.

Carolan, a Deep Cove resident himself, gave the first public reading of his poetry at the salon on an open mic night. In page after page he recounts the history of the Literary Storefront through personal interviews with some of the participants and archival photographs of the time.

Originally situated on the second floor at 131 Water Street, it moved to 314 West See Gallery page 35

Mona Fertig with “Sylvia Beach” behind her at the Literary Storefront. PHOTO SUPPLIED GLENN BAGLO/VANCOUVER SUN

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Figure: A painting exhibition with the works of Fereshteh Shahani Nov. 17-28. Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4-8 p.m.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE LOBBY GALLERY 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

In Search of Light: Works by photographer Adrian Zator that capture the natural wonder of North Shore environs will be on display from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31. Opening reception: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m.

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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DENE CROFT STUDIOS 118 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. 604-250-5562 Grand Opening with painting and drawing demos Saturday, Nov. 28 from noon to 9 p.m.

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

604-988-6844 nvartscouncil. ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of photographs by David Young and wire sculptures by Frances Solar until Jan. 5.

MUSICAL MEETING Iranian kamanche (spike-fiddle) player Kayhan Kalhor performs with Turkish baglama (lute) master, Erdal Erzincan at Centennial Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature two virtuoso musicians steeped in the traditional music of the Middle East. For more information visit centennialtheatre.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Pushing Boundaries: A

biennial exhibition highlighting emerging and professional First Nations’ artists will run until Nov. 14.

Anonymous Art Show: Hundreds of original works will

be for sale for $100 each and the artist will remain a mystery until after the purchase Nov. 20-Dec. 19. Opening and sale: Thursday, Nov. 19, 7-9:30 p.m.

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DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Lorn Curry titled From Palate to Palette — The Contemporary Food Still Life until Dec. 1.

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FILM

Hollywood treatment hampers The 33 It was a 69-day cable news bonanza, as international efforts to rescue the men from the 100-yearold gold and copper mine in Copiapo, Chile, played out on TV. The film, directed by Patricia Riggen (Under The Same Moon, Girl In Progress) resorts to a Hollywood version that feels a little less thrilling than the actual events, not just because we know the outcome but also because there are just too many individual stories to

! The 33. Directed by Patricia Riggen. Starring Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips and Juliette Binoche.

Rating: 5 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing Writer

It was five years ago that 33 miners were trapped 200 stories below the surface of the earth and rescued, miraculously and one by one, as the world watched.

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tell all of them well.

There is a hasty “encantada” with each miner during a retirement party for one of the older men. One man is juggling several women; one has a baby on the way. Just enough of an introduction for us to try and discern one man from the other after they are all covered in grime and seen in the half-light, but not enough for us to be critically invested in their plight, unfortunately.

We meet Edison Pena (Jacob Vargas), Yonni Barrios (Oscar Nunez from The Office). Luis Urzua (Lou Diamond Phillips) has been warning officials about the compromised safety of the mine for years. The men call him “Don Lucho”, the fighter.

It’s Mario Sepulveda (Antonio Banderas) who rallies the men after the disaster and becomes their de facto leader, earning the name “Super Mario” in the process. The men have food and water for three days that needs to be eked out for weeks that turn into months, and Mario becomes both enforcer and counselor to 32 starving men who live on faith alone.

Any exit is blocked by a giant rock, twice the size of the Empire State Building.

“That’s not a rock, that’s the heart of the mountain: she finally broke,” says Mario.

Meanwhile women and children keep vigil at “Camp Hope” back at the mouth of the mine. Juliette Binoche (woefully miscast) is Maria,

In The 33, Mario Sepulveda (Antonio Banderas) rallies the men after the disaster and becomes their de facto leader, earning the name“Super Mario”in the process. PHOTO SUPPLIED a mean empanada cook whose brother is trapped below ground and who takes government officials to task over their inaction.

Laurence Golborne (Rodrigo Santoro) is the young minister of mines who takes over from the mining company, sluggish to act. The world is watching, which gives the Chilean government political motivation in addition to the moral imperative to retrieve the men safely. He works closely with chief engineer Andre Sougarret (Gabriel Byrne) on rescue scenarios (and with James Brolin, in a brief turn as an American drilling expert).

The political calculations and the culpability of the mining company, as well as the economic conditions endured by the workers, are all given short shrift by a screenplay keen to tug at heartstrings. The yearly death toll from mining accidents is mentioned at the beginning of the film, but filmmakers are content with meek finger-pointing rather than loud shouting about the sources of the problem.

The film is visually impressive, given its limitations. The 33 was filmed in the Chilean desert, not far from where the catastrophe occurred, while below-ground footage

was shot in two Colombian mines. The above- and below-ground dramas that are unfolding are intercut with real news footage. The cast, as mentioned, is less authentic, less local, and the accents of the actors are varyingly jarring.

The faith of the miners recently resulted in a personal audience with Pope Francis. Their remarkable story spawned Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar, the book on which the screenplay was based. But with so many stories to tell, the film waters-down these potent experiences and makes The 33 feel like too many other faceless disaster movies.

Grammy nominated guitarist/ composer Charlie Hunter with longtime collaborators trombone master, Curtis Fowlkes and drum maestro Bobby Previte

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The 33 was filmed in the Chilean desert, not far from where the catastrophe occurred, while below-ground footage was shot in two Colombian mines. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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FILM Showtimes LANDMARK CINEMAS 6 ESPLANADE 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Bridge of Spies (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur, Thur 6:35, 9:45; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:35, 9:45 p.m.

Room (PG) — Fri, MonWed 6:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:40; Thur 6:30, 9:55 p.m.

Love the Coopers (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:50, 9:35; Sst-Sun 12:45, 3:55, 6:50, 9:35 p.m.

The 33 (PG) — Fri, MonThur 6:40, 9:50; Sat-Sun 12:35, 3:35, 6:40, 9:50 p.m.

Suffragette (PG) — Fri, Mon-Thur 6:55, 9:30; Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:55, 9:30; Sun 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:30 p.m.

Wrecker (14A) —Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 10; Sat-Sun 12:40, 4, 7, 10 p.m.

The Night Before (14A) — Thur 7, 10 p.m.

Royal Opera House Royal Ballet: Viscera/ Afternoon of a Faun/ Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux/Carmen — Sun 10 a.m.

PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Van, 604-985-3911 Hotel Transylvania 2 (G) — Fri 7:20; Sat 1:50, 4:25, 7:20; Sun 1, 4:25, 7:20; Mon, Wed 7:15; Tue 4:40 7:15 p.m.

The Martian 3D (PG) — Fri 7:10, 10:10; Sat 12:30, 7:10, 10:10; Sun 12:30, 7:05, 10:10; Mon-Thur 6:50, 9:55 p.m.

The Martian (PG) — SatSun, Tue 3:40 p.m.

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Our Brand is Crisis (PG) — Fri-Sun 9:40; Mon-Wed 9:30 p.m.

Spectre (PG) — Fri 6:10, 6:50, 9:45, 10:15; Sat 11:30 a.m., noon, 2:55, 3:25, 6:10, 6:50, 9:45, 10:15; Sun noon, 2:55, 3:25, 6:10, 6:50, 9:45, 10:15; Mon, Wed 6:20, 6:40, 9:35, 10; Tue 3:25, 6:20, 6:40, 9:35, 10; Thur 6:20, 9:35, 9:55 p.m. Thur 1 p.m.

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SALT OF THE EARTH Pacific Cinémathèque screens Wim Wenders’ new documentary The Salt of the Earth Nov. 14 and 15 as part of their ongoing retrospective of the German filmmaker’s work. Wenders’ portrait of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, co-directed with Salgado’s son Juliano, was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Visit thecinematheque.ca for more information. PHOTO SUPPLIED

NOTICE of

Road Closure, Removal of Highway Dedication and Disposition of Municipal Land BYLAW NO. 4856, 2015 In accordance with Section 40 of the Community Charter, the District of West Vancouver (District) gives notice of its intention to close a portion of District highway adjacent to 1086 23rd Street and remove the dedication of that portion as a highway (Closed Lane). The Closed Lane area is approximately 2,000 square feet (186.2 m2), more or less, and is shown outlined in bold and labeled as Closed Lane in the sketch plan below.

In accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, the District of West Vancouver further gives notice of its intention to dispose of the Closed Lane, in fee simple, to 0962243 B.C. Ltd for the purpose of consolidation with its adjacent property at 1086 23rd Street, legally described as Lot A Block 14 District Lot 554 Plan 7027, PID 006-612-181. Consideration for the disposition will be $525,000 plus GST. The bylaw closing the portion of highway and removing its dedication will be considered for adoption by Council at its special meeting to be held at the Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver on November 30, 2015, at 6 p.m. Persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting, or by written submissions addressed to Mayor and Council and delivered to the Municipal Clerk prior to the meeting.

Copies of the proposed bylaw and other related documents may be viewed at the Municipal Hall from November 3 to November 30, 2015 on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For convenience only, some of the documents may also be available for viewing at westvancouver.ca or in the Reference Department of the West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver BC (call 604-925-7400 for current hours of operation).

Submissions to Council will be included in the public information package for Council’s consideration.

Enquiries? Land and Property Agent, Corporate Services Division District of West Vancouver: 604-925-7067

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CALENDAR

PUBLIC HEARING 756-778 Forsman Avenue Nine unit townhouse project

What:

A Public Hearing for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, Bylaw 8138, to enable the development of a nine unit residential townhouse project at 756-778 Forsman Avenue.

When:

7pm, Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Where:

Council Chambers, District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC

From page 14 GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Call for Submissions: A juried exhibition titled Love in Many Languages to be held Feb. 2-21. Jury drop-off Sunday, Nov. 29, 9-11 a.m. and pick-up 2-3 p.m. at the Music Box, 1564 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

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 At What Cost? An exhibition guest curated by Hilary Letwin that explores the theme of environment, and its impact on Canadian artists will run until April 16.

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org BC Almanac(h) C-B: Photographs, film, mixed media works and ephemera that features Almanac artists will run until Nov. 29.

Proposed*

RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Form and Fantasy: Pastel

and watercolour pieces by Valerie Wilson, ceramic vessels

by Margaret Scott and ceramic decorative objects by Lee Johnson will be on display until Dec. 6.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Art Party: A fundraising exhibition to support Seymour Art Gallery with original artwork for sale for $100-$300 by 40 established and emerging artists until Nov. 15.

Curator’s Talk: Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20-minute curator’s talk with background on the current show in the gallery.

SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604925-7292 silkpurse.ca Raymond Bradbury and Ellen Bang will display their abstract paintings until Nov. 22.

Reflections 2016: Capilano University IDEA students will hold a silent auction of paintings from their calendar series Nov. 24-29 with bidding closing at 4 p.m. Winning bids will be notified on Nov. 30.

The Soulful Season: An exhibition of established and emerging artists will run from Dec. 1 to 20 . Opening reception: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Celebrating 65 Years: Explore the history of the

library until Nov. 22.

Cultural Journey: An exhibition of panels and photographs that highlights the backbone of the Squamish Territory — the Sea-to-Sky Corridor will run from Nov. 23 to Jan. 12.

WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604925-7290 WEST VANCOUVER MUSEUM 680 17th St., West Vancouver. TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca Finding a Voice: The art of Norman Tait which includes carvings, jewelry, prints and photographs will be on display until Dec. 5.

Concerts

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604990-7810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Jazz: Elizabeth Shepherd will perform with NiteCap Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $28/$25.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3: The West Coast Symphony will perform with guest soloist Tianyu Zhou See more page 20

* Provided by applicant for illustrative purposes only. The actual development, if approved, may differ.

Bylaw 8138 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw to create a new Comprehensive Development Zone 91 (CD91) and rezone the subject site from Residential Single Family 7200 Zone (RS3) to Comprehensive Development Zone 91 (CD91) to allow the development of a nine unit townhouse project.

When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7pm.

You can speak in person by signing up at the hearing or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail to Municipal Clerk, District of North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5, before the conclusion of the hearing. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning this application after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Need more info?

Relevant background material and copies of the bylaw are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing from November 4 to November 17.

Office hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm, except statutory holidays.

Who can I speak to?

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Casey Peters, Community Planner, at 604-990-2388 or petersc@dnv.org.

dnv.org/public_hearing

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Stan, social dynamo PARC resident

Life’s better here

From teeing one up at the golf course, to stretching in a fitness class or socializing with other residents, Stan’s life isn’t slowing down any time soon. In fact, life keeps getting better and better.

CREATIVE CULTURE The Vancouver Pars National Ballet, with director Azita Sahebjam, celebrates 25 years of Iranian folk dancing with a performance at Centennial Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. For more information and to order tickets visit vancouverpnb.ca or call 778-709-3432 or 604-988-6100. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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

Council Meetings:

That’s how it is at Westerleigh PARC: it’s so easy to embrace your interests or start something brand new. And with PARC Retirement Living’s focus on maintaining a healthy body and mind through our Independent Living+ program, it’s easy to see how life’s just better here.

You can read Stan’s full story online at parcliving.ca/ilivehere

Call or visit us online to reserve your tour and complimentary lunch.

Monday, November 16, 7 pm Monday, November 23, 7 pm

Public Hearings:

Cedar Springs PARC | North Vancouver | 604.986.3633

Tuesday, November 17, 7pm

Summerhill PARC | North Vancouver | 604.980.6525

Committee of the Whole: Monday, November 16, 6 pm Monday, November 23, 5:30 pm

Westerleigh PARC | West Vancouver | 604.922.9888

For more information:

• visit dnv.org for agendas, minutes and schedules of upcoming meetings

Mulberry PARC | Burnaby | 604.526.2248

• visit dnv.org/agendanotice to have agendas delivered to your inbox • visit any District Library to view a copy of the agenda which is available the Friday before the regular Council Meeting All regular Council Meetings are open to the public and held in Council Chamber at District Hall, 355 West Queens Rd.

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CALENDAR From page 18 Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.

Admission by donation.

Persian and Turkish Improvisations: Kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish baglama player Erdal Erzincan will perform Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $27.50$52.50.

Carousel: The North Shore Celtic Ensemble will perform Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25/$15.

GORDON SMITH

GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a live performance by Jaclyn Guillou and Company Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7-8 p.m.

Tickets: $10/$7.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: 604981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Cap Global Roots: Acoustic guitarist/singer/songwriter

Marcio Faraco will perform Nov. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m.

Faraco will be joined by bassist Gersen Saeki, percussionist Julio Goncalves and French accordionist Lionel Suarez.

Tickets: $35.

Musically Speaking: An afternoon of tea and classical music with cellist Rachel Mercer and pianist Jeanie Chung Friday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $20.

Arabian Nights: The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform a program of charming music Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.

Admission by donation.

Pro Nova Concert: The Deep Cove Chamber Society will present a concert Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission by donation.

Autumn Serenade: The Philippenes Canada Trade Council will present a performance of light classics Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. Tickets: $35.

Woza Afrika An evening of song, music, story and dance with Ann Moritfee, Michael Conway Baker, Cecil Hershler, Astrid Sherman and Pro Arte dancers Saturday, Nov. 28

North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce 18th Annual Business Excellence Awards The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce celebrated eighteen local businesses on November 5th, 2015 with the 18th Annual Business Excellence Awards. Master of Ceremonies Chris Gailus, Anchor from Global BC News Hour, welcomed over

320 guests to the ballroom of the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier for the dinner and awards ceremony.

Congratulations to all nominees, Finalists and Award recipients.

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at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will support Education Without Borders. Tickets: $55/$35.

LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Friday Night Live: Lynn Valley United Church will present a weekly series with improv actors playing hosts to

musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Schedule: Nov. 13, New and Pre-Owned Improv; Nov. 20, Skip Prest (rock guitarist); and Nov. 27, Stephanie Izsak and the Shift Lab project: Swan Song. Admission: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan. com.

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THEATRE

Treasure Island full of twists and turns

Feminist reading of classic adventure takes new approach to traditional roles

! Exit 22 presents Treasure Island, Nov. 19 to 28 at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University. Tickets: $22/$15/$10 at tickets.capilanou.ca.

CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island with a young male audience in mind. In fact, his 19th century pirate adventure was originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys.

But, as a new play aims to prove, Stevenson’s classic tale of buccaneers and buried gold is no longer just for boys. Capilano University’s Exit 22 theatre company is producing a modern stage adaptation of Treasure Island, penned by British dramatist Bryony Lavery, which puts females at the forefront.

“She’s a feminist playwright,” explains Morgan Misic, a third-year student in Cap’s acting for stage and screen diploma program, “so she took a lot of the main male character roles and switched them to females.”

Misic, 19, will play a female version of the protagonist Jim Hawkins (her character’s full name is actually Jemima, but everyone calls her Jim). Additionally, Jim’s level-headed travel companion, Dr. Livesey, along with many of the swashbuckling pirates and mutineers they meet in their adventures, are also portrayed by women. The resulting cast of players is far more gender balanced than Stevenson’s novel, in which Jim’s mother, Mrs. Hawkins, who has just a tiny role, is the only female character.

Directed by Desmond Price, the upcoming Exit 22 production

of Treasure Island marks the North American debut of Lavery’s adaptation after its 2014 premiere in London. Aside from the inclusion of more female characters and some modernization of the language, the play follows the same narrative as the original tale. On a particularly dark and stormy night in the mid1700s, a mysterious old sea captain visits young Jim at her family’s inn.

Armed with this sailor’s coveted treasure map, Jim and her seafaring companions, including the iconic Long John Silver, set sail for a faraway island in search of fortune.

The archetypical pirate characteristics that Stevenson popularized in his book — from wooden peg legs to pet parrots and treasure maps marked with an “X” — all appear in this play.

“All the stereotypes you could think of pirates are probably in this show,” Misic says.

“It’s very big and out of this world,” she adds, explaining the 22-person cast, colourful costumes and extravagant set, which seeks to recreate the Hispaniola schooner, all make for a visually striking production.

There are also trap doors, lively sea shanties and, of course, plenty of sword fighting. Learning how to wield weapons pirate-style has been a big part of rehearsals.

“For some reason, Jim ends up fighting the biggest and baddest pirates. She’s got her hands full for sure,” Misic says, but adds that the on-stage combat is all part of the excitement, and the challenge, of her role.

“One of the most fun things about playing Jim is that she’s not a girly-girl whatsoever. She’s very tomboyish and looking for adventure always.”

Treasure Island is the end-of-term show for Exit 22 and the culmination of several long weeks of prep, Misic says.

“We’re putting a lot of time and effort into this to make it something that we hope everybody will thoroughly enjoy.”

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THEATRE

Fearless Nirbhaya tackles hard truths

! Nirbhaya at the York Theatre until Nov. 14. For tickets, call 604-251-1363 or go to thecultch.com.

JO LEDINGHAM Contributing Writer

Nirbhaya is not a play you like; it’s a play you respect.

Written and directed by Yaël Farber (Mies Julie) with a cast and creative team from India, Nirbhaya is the story of Jyoti Singh Pandey, the young university student who, on Dec. 16, 2012, was gang-raped and viciously beaten by half a dozen young men on a Delhi bus. Because of the nature of the crime, her name could not be released at the time; the media — and, later, all the world — called her Nirbhaya, which means “fearless.”

Nirbhaya and her boyfriend had just seen a movie and were on their way home when they boarded the bus that had been taken over by a group of drunken rowdies. Her boyfriend survived a ferocious beating, but 13 days later, Nirbhaya died in a New Delhi hospital telling him, “I can’t fight anymore.” She had asked that all the mirrors around her be broken because she could not bear to see the savagery of the assault written on her face.

The fight against violence against women continues.

Farber’s play, winner of the coveted Amnesty International Freedom of

Written and directed by Yaël Farber, Nirbhaya explores the issue of violence against women in India with shocking, brutal detail. PHOTO SUPPLIED Expression Award following its premiere at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival, asks that we bear witness and that the code of silence be broken.

While the spirit of Nirbhaya is pervasive throughout the play, the stories of four other women — victims of

violence — are woven in.

The program notes tell us, “Each testimony in this production belongs to the person performing it.”

Almost unbearably brave, performers Priyanka Bose, Sneha Jawale, Rukhsar Kabir and Pamela Mala Sinha tell their personal

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stories of violence at the hands of fathers, husbands, relatives and strangers.

Eight-year-old Bose, sexually violated again and again by relatives and family friends; Kabir “often beaten” as a little girl by her father, then married off to a man who

beat her; Jawale, married off at 20 to a stranger who later threw gasoline at her and lit a match; Sinha, emigrated to Montreal, enrolled in the National Theatre School and was brutally raped in her ground-floor apartment.

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The fallout from the events of that evening back in 2012 has been significant: thousands of Indian men and women took to the streets, demanding change.

Shock waves travelled around the world and once again women rallied to “take back the night.” Here in Canada, our newly elected Liberal government has promised to re-open the file on the disappearance of First Nations women.

Nirbhaya raises questions: do shows like this bring about change? Are there women in the audience who See Nirbhaya page 28

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Collaboration connects with Mother Earth Starr Muranko explores feminist themes at Dance in Vancouver ! Starrwind Dance Projects/Raven Spirit Dance’s Spine of the Mother and Shay Kuebler Radical System Art’s GLORY, Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., at Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre. The double bill is part of Dance In Vancouver, Nov. 18-22.

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The image continued to haunt her.

Having travelled to Peru on a number of occasions since 2002 to conduct research as part of her university studies as well as for pleasure, travelling with friends and family, professional dancer and choreographer Starr Muranko was introduced to a story from indigenous elders that she was unable to shake.

“The spine of mother earth was the Andes mountain range and from their understanding that begins in Argentina and goes all the way up to

Tasha Faye Evans and Olivia Shaffer perform in Starr Muranko’s Spine of the Mother as part of Dance in Vancouver at the Scotiabank Dance Centre Nov. 18-22. PHOTO SUPPLIED CHRIS RANDLE Alaska,” says the North Vancouver resident.

“It was this really strong image that North and South America, we share this mountain range and that was the actual spine of mother earth and that’s where we were connected

and where energy ran up and down these mountains.

It was this image that stuck with me for several years. It kept nudging me and then finally I was like, ‘I need to probably do a dance piece about this,’” With the story at top

of mind, three years ago Muranko embarked on a cross-cultural collaborative research project, joined by indigenous artists in both Vancouver and Peru. Her resulting piece, Spine of the Mother, is one of two works being performed

Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre as part of the 10th biennial Dance In Vancouver. The fiveday showcase of B.C.’s contemporary dance scene, running Wednesday through Sunday (Nov. 18-

22), is presented by The Dance Centre.

Spine of the Mother From is a co-production of Starrwind Dance Projects, a non-profit organization that Muranko founded in 2009 as a means of supporting her research and development work focused on the creation and production of contemporary Aboriginal dance, and Raven Spirit Dance, which works to create, develop and produce contemporary dance from an Aboriginal world view. Muranko serves as an artistic associate with the company.

This is the first time that Muranko, who sits on the board of The Dance Centre, has shared a completed work on the mainstage of Dance In Vancouver. She did however offer a sneak peek, presenting an early excerpt of Spine of the Mother, as part of its last edition.

The work has continued to evolve since then and Muranko is excited to be presenting it in its entirety this time around.

Muranko choreographed the work for two dancers.

“Pretty early on I realized that for this particular piece it seemed to be strongest as a duet because it really could See Narrative page 33

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create this relationship and this tension between the two points: north and south,” she says.

The upcoming performances will be danced by Tasha-Faye Evans, a Vancouverbased Coast Salish artist, and Lima, Peru’s Andrea Patriau. At times, Vancouver’s Olivia Shaffer dances Patriau’s role.

“As an audience member if you just settle into yourself and go on the journey with the dancers, then the process of the journey is that reconnection to yourself and to others. And I think too the thing that we’ve really realized is it’s a women’s journey. We’re three women creating the piece, there’s two women dancing. We talk about Mother Earth being a feminine force.

We’ve talked about all the journeys that women go on in life whether it be childbirth or carrying the weight of the family or community or loss or love or all of those things.

We’ve explored that in the research and we’re hopefully going to be able to translate that into the presentation so that people can see some of those journeys for themselves,”

says Muranko.

These themes are among those commonly explored in her works.

“Even with the previous piece that I did, called before7after, which was connected to seven generations of Cree women in my mom’s family up in northern Ontario (part of the Moose Cree First Nation), the thread that seems to be the things that I’m interested in is this connection to land and identity and traditional stories or teachings and then how do we embody that as people living in 2015 here in the city. And so I feel like there’s an interest or a curiosity or a pull for me around telling stories that come from the land and stories that we carry in our bodies. I believe that even our bones have memories, and our blood and our flesh and all of that,” she says.

Muranko is grateful for the support of her cultural advisor on the project, Peru’s Jhaimy AlvarezAcosta, who offered important insight in light of being grounded in those traditions and world view.

“What is it that the earth is trying to tell us from North and South America? That’s kind of the thing that I keep coming back to even

though the form is contemporary or modern in terms of how we’re expressing it. The story and the world view and the perspective and even the process in the studio is always very much grounded in an indigenous perspective,” she says.

Sharing the bill with Spine of the Mother Wednesday night is Shay Kuebler Radical System Art’s GLORY. GLORY was inspired by the “epic battles of childhood and a passion for action films, examining the complexities of violent behaviour and its glorification in our media-drenched culture,” according to The Dance Centre.

“They’re two very different pieces but I think it’s going to be exciting to actually see how they come together. . . . It’ll be a nice evening for people to come and see two very different expressions of contemporary dance,” says Muranko.

Other performances being presented at this year’s Dance In Vancouver at the Scotiabank Dance Centre include: Ziyian Kwan’s dumb instrument Dance a slow awkward and The Biting School’s The Righteous Floater on Thursday; MascallDance’s The Three Cornered Hat on Friday; MACHiNENOiSY

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Angels: NSNH theatre and drama students will present an evening of original song, monologues, short plays and

PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Public Play Reading: Two one-act plays, Memory Makers and Her New Laugh, will be read aloud Saturday,

Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission by donation.

ST. MARTIN’S HALL 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. 604-7670665 smpdramatics.com Puttin’ on the Ritz: A cabaret style show followed by dancing and dessert Nov. 27 and 28 from 7 p.m. to

DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

Escape From Happiness: A darkly comic tale of a woman’s struggle to keep her family afloat amid a sea of

Gallery to host launch From page 13 Cordova after the second year of operation. During its existence the Gastown salon played host to hundreds of readings and workshops and acted as a liaison for other organizations. The B.C. branch of the Writers Union of Canada set up shop there. As did the League of Canadian Poets, The Periodical Writers Association of Canada and the Federation of British Columbia Writers.

The Literary Storefront welcomed one and all.

In the later years Fertig moved on and gave control to other people but her vision of a communal meeting place remained intact.

Showtimes From page 17 Sun 2, 4:30, 7; Tue 4:30, 7 p.m. Thur 1 p.m.

The Peanuts Movie 3D (G) — Fri 7:40, 10; Sat-Sun 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10; Mon, Wed-Thur 7:30, 9:50; Tue 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 p.m.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (PG) — Thur 7, 10 p.m.

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus — Encore (PG) — Thur 7 p.m.

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Help kids be all that they can be ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS First Impressions Theatre (featuring Donald MacKenzie, Spenser Dunlop, Tamara Prescott, Tina Spencer, David Secunda and Nicolas Taggart) present Escape from Happiness at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre. The comedy written by Canadian playwright George F. Walker and directed by Chalene Scott runs Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. until Nov. 28. For more information visit firstimpressionstheatre.com. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN From page 35

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midnight. Admission: $35.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Vancouver Pars National Ballet will celebrate 25 years of Iranian folk and traditional dancing Sunday, Nov. 22, 6:30 p.m. Admission: $45.

Tickets: 778-709-3432 or vancouverpnb.ca.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Pro Arte’s Catchingart Aspirant Company: Twelve young dancers will take the stage to music by composer Michael Conway Baker Nov. 14 at 7:30

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HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Flamenco Dancers will perform Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.

Live Music every Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: Nov. 14, Disco Fever Night.

Open Mic Jam every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Sunday,

8-11 p.m.

RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m.

RUSTY GULL 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

Live Music Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley will perform every Sunday, 7 p.m.

SAILOR HAGAR’S BREW PUB 235 West First St., North Vancouver. 604-984-3087 Live Music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

TWO LIONS PUBLIC HOUSE 2601 Westview Dr., North Vancouver.

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

Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Thursday, 8-11 p.m.

WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

The Celtic Medley Song and String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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CALENDAR 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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BRITISH The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ cheshirecheeserestaurant.ca 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Wednesday evenings - Fresh halibut & chips.

Thursday’s Pot Roast. Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey. Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny.

Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

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

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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!

SEAFOOD 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!

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

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

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

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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.

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SOUL SISTER Mavis!, Jessica Edwards’ new documentary of legendary Staples Singers vocalist Mavis Staples, opens tomorrow night at Vancity Theatre at 4 p.m. for a week-long series of screenings. For a North Shore News interview with Staples go to http://bit. ly/1RRp3yz. PHOTO SUPPLIED From page 37

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 MarinaSide Grill www.marinasidegrill.com 1653 Columbia Street, N. Van. (Under 2nd Narrows Bridge) | 604-988-0038 Waterfront dining over looking Lynnwood Marina under Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

Open every day at 8 am. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Brunch weekends and holidays serving eggs benny to juicy burgers, hot scallop salad, clam chowder. Happy Hour everyday from 3 - 5 pm.

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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.

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

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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Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.

Eadweard, the story of the godfather of cinema will be screened Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. There will be a question and answer session with filmmakers after the screening.

Admission: $12/$10. Tickets: eventbrite or csu.bc.ca.

CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Extreme adventure films and presentations Nov. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $19/$17. Info: vimff.org.

SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com The Literary Storefront — The Glory Years: Author Trevor Carolan will read excerpts from his book and special guests will share stories Saturday, Nov. 14,

2-4 p.m. Guitarist Henry Young will follow.

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Mothers, Children and Relationships: An author panel featuring Michael Christie and Steena Holmes in a discussion about the various themes integrated within their new novels Saturday, Nov. 14, 2:30-4 p.m.

Opera with Nicholas Krusek: A series that focuses on operas by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi Wednesdays, Nov. 18 and 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Fundraising Author and Dinner Event: Connect with storyteller Ann-Marie MacDonald Thursday, Nov. 19 with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $175.

Authors in our Community: Alyson Quinn will talk about her novel When the River Wakes Up Wednesday, Nov. 25, 7-8:30 p.m.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

Mazda’s RX-Vision is a revamped version of the sports car concept that Mazda introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2007. This year’s concept brings new hope that Mazda is ready to bring back the Wankel Rotary Engine. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Tokyo Motor Show 2015

Amazing vehicles showcased

David Chao

Behind the Wheel

One of the most anticipated car shows in the world is the Tokyo Motor Show.

Held every two years, the show boasts unique products and concepts that are often not seen anywhere else. The last show took place in 2013 and had more than 900,000 visitors. This year’s lineup promised to out-perform, with brand-

new styles and ideas that highlighted the event and products themselves.

The show managers even organized a 60th anniversary parade that made headlines around the Tokyo area.

The 2015 show ran from the end of October until Nov. 8.

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) hoped this year’s

celebrations would entice visitors by introducing 76 new concept cars, bikes and vehicle parts.

There were numerous cars that caught my attention, but some stood out because of design, technology or historical significance. So which were my favourites? Read on.

The first car that jumps to my mind is Mazda’s

RX-Vision, which is a revamped version of the sports car concept that Mazda introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2007.

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Lexus LF-FC marks design direction

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that has been successful with the rotary engine and the new design is supposed to be more compact, lighter and offer better performance all around. The Mazda RX-Vision features an aggressive but beautiful body style with a lower centre of gravity, frontengine and rear-wheel drive layout.

The Lexus’s LF-FC is next up on my list because it represents the design direction for Lexus’ future flagship car. The hydrogen powered sedan operates on a hydrogen fuel stack.

The fuel cell functions through a chemical reaction of oxidizing hydrogen. This generates

electricity that ultimately drives the rear-wheels and then charges the batteries that powers the front wheels. The design is refined and showcases a large

The Yamaha Sports Ride Concept car was officially unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, encompassing what a car would look and feel like as a motorcycle. PHOTO SUPPLIED front grill and curvy side profile that mimics a Maserati.

Another exciting car this year was the Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo — it is a

futuristic sports car created by Nissan and Polyphony Digital Inc. for PlayStation and their Gran Turismo video game.

The car has been available to

‘drive’ virtually in the game for over a year since its unveiling at the 2014 Goodwood British Festival of Speed show. The car has been updated slightly, showcasing a Fire Knight red body colour. The supercar’s body has a revised front air intake that shows off the company’s V-motion grille, which is featured on the new Murano and Maxima models. At the moment the car has no engine details and is therefore likely to stay as a concept car, but who knows what the future might hold.

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TODAY’S DRIVE

Batmobile creator passes away at 89 King of the Kustomizers’ cars featured in many TV shows A weekly round-up of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird.

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Das Uh-Oh: More Problems for VW Group Diesels Porsche and Audi joined VW in their EPA-related diesel woes recently, with the 3.0-litre TDI engines in the Touareg and Cayenne both allegedly failing emissions testing.

It’s just another puff of soot in what’s growing to be the modern automotive industry’s dirtiest scandal.

If you missed the first update, VW stands accused of fiddling with the software for their 2.0-litre turbodiesel engines to produce the cleanest emissions when certain conditions were met — on a dyno, for instance.

The rest of the time, the engine is designed to primarily make power and burn less fuel — regrettably, this causes higher-thanpermitted levels of NOX

and particulates.

Initially thought to have escaped the fray, the corporate 3.0-litre TDI now finds itself under suspicion, meaning that Porsche and Audi have egg on their face too. This must be particularly painful for Porsche, who’d probably be happier to sell you a twinturbo V-6 instead.

Is it the corporate culture? Unreasonable demands on emissions outputs? The death-knell for the passenger-car diesel?

Plenty of doom and gloom is being cast about at present, and it’s likely more will follow.

VW Readies Goodwill Program for TDI Owners If you currently own a TDI-powered VW affected by the so-called Dieselgate, your options are growing.

For instance, deals are reportedly being offered to existing owners to get them into a new model. There’s

in resale values for these cars, something that TDI owners previously relied on.

We’ll see what else VW has planned.

Brendan McAleer

Braking News

also a fix for the problem in the works, or so VW claims.

As something of an olive branch, VW is also preparing to offer cash as part of a goodwill program to TDI owners, which you can register for online (at least, in the United States initially). Sources contacted

by The Truth About Cars website say that the amounts are small — $500-$750 — but that roll out of the plan is imminent.

It’s a start. Yes, customers feel burned because VW’s clean diesel image is turning out to be smoke and mirrors, but there’s also going to be huge negative adjustments

George Barris Passes Away They called him the King of the Kustomizers. Well, he called himself that anyway and this week, we mourn the passing of one of the custom car community’s most famous Californians. George Barris has died, aged 89.

His most famous creation is, of course, the original Batmobile. Built on the bones of the Lincoln Futura, the first TV show car captured the imagination of a generation.

He built many other custom vehicles too, having a hand in cars featured on everything from the Monkees to the Munsters. However, and not to speak ill of the dead, ol’ George did perhaps like to embellish a bit.

The Monkeemobile, for instance, was actually a Dean Jeffries creation, and Barris wasn’t shy about taking credit. He also

claimed at one point to have built the Ectomobile for the film, which is absolutely untrue.

But mark this down as Carroll Shelby style truth stretching and selfpromotion, stuff you need if you’re going to make a name for yourself. Barris certainly did, and both he and his cars will be missed.

Volvo Australia Readies Kangaroo Detection System It will, one imagines, have a flashing “STREWTH!” light up in the instrument panel, and a didgeridoo warning chime. Not satisfied with preventing its cars from flattening inattentive swagmen ferrying jumbucks about, Volvo Australia is working on a project to add in ‘Roo-avoidance.

It’s silly and stereotypical except for the part where it’s not. Anyone from Eastern Canada, for instance, would tell you that while Americans would laugh at warning signs about moose, those things are damned dangerous.

So too are kangaroos,

big daft suicidal furry grasshopper that they are.

Hundreds of them are hit by cars every year, and the larger ones can cause serious injury to passengers, not to mention smashing up your lovely ute.

Volvo already has systems in place for avoiding more Scandinavian road hazards — moose, deer, drunken teams of bobsledders — but the erratic behaviour of kangaroos needs further study.

Toyota Drops $1 Billion on Artificial Intelligence Research With a stated goal of 2020 for mostly autonomous freeway driving, Toyota is ramping up efforts to make sure they’ve got the best software people working on cleverer cars.

So, to Silicon Valley then?

Yep. In coordination with MIT, Toyota is setting up a dedicated AI facility in Palo Alto, Calif. There’ll be about 200 researchers working on how to make our See Toyota page 48

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Yamaha Sports Ride unveiled From page 44 concept, the S-FR, which is a coupe designed on simplicity principle with a rear-wheel drive layout.

The car features a four-person body that is 3,990 millimetres long and 1,695 mm wide.

The S-FR was designed in-house with Toyota’s Japan team, and was created to complement Toyota’s existing sports car, the GT86. The new concept car focuses on a basic interior with simple features, such as a roll-up window instead of a power window and the car has no navigation options. The car is still a concept idea but it attracted much attention at the show.

The Yamaha Sports Ride Concept car was officially unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, encompassing what a car would look and feel like as a motorcycle. The car was built by Gordon Murray, the man behind Formula One designs and the McLaren supercar. It was built on an I Stream Carbon fibre platform, where two carbon skins sandwich the core. The car has a small body with a two seat cabin and it delivers a feel similar to driving a motorcycle. The Yamaha Sports Ride also features an automatic transmission and 18-inch wheels.

Lastly, the 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan is a significant model from a technology perspective. The Clarity is a four-door, five-seat sedan that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell.

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Time to winterready your car

Winter weather is quickly approaching, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is reminding motorists that B.C.’s winter tire rules kicked in as of Oct. 1.

Motorists will need to equip their vehicles with winter tires if they will be travelling on certain highways in the North, the Interior, the South Coast (such as the Sea to Sky route to Whistler and Pemberton) and Vancouver Island (such as the Malahat, Highway 14, Highway 4 and Highway 28), according to a press release.

It’s their annual reminder to drivers to ensure their vehicles have winter tires if they will be travelling on the designated routes, and to ensure the tires are in good condition, with appropriate traction, said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone in the written statement. They want to be sure everyone is well-prepared as they set out for driving this fall and winter. This means getting vehicles winter ready, and remembering to always drive to the road conditions, he added.

As a result of the technical analysis completed during the 2014 Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review, winter tires have been defined as those labelled with either the Mountain Snowflake symbol or the Mud and Snow (M+S) symbol. Winter tires must be in good condition with a minimum tread depth of 3.5 millimetres.

Winter tires improve driving safety by providing better traction in snow, slush and icy conditions.

From page 45

freeway journeys just that much more bearable.

It makes you wonder — in the future, will self-driving cars have the personalities they’re associated with now? Will autonomous Toyotas, for instance, have a tendency to dawdle, while

Drivers are also reminded to check tire air pressure frequently, as it decreases in cold weather. Commercial vehicles that are 27,000 kilograms gross volume weight (GVW) and greater, such as tractor trailers, are required to carry chains on the designated routes. The ministry recommends that commercial vehicle drivers keep chains on board at all times.

Signs are posted to identify those highways where winter tires are required for lighter cars and trucks, and chains are required for heavy commercial trucks. These routes are generally located approaching high mountain passes and highways that see significant winter conditions and where conditions can change from rain to snow quickly.

The ministry has also increased funding in support of the multi-agency Shift into Winter campaign (shiftintowinter.ca), which promotes safe winter driving in B.C. This safety campaign reminds motorists to prepare their vehicles, check DriveBC before they leave home, and to drive to road conditions.

Drivers who do not have the proper winter tires on their vehicle on the designated routes can receive a fine of $121. Drivers who do not have the minimum tread depth on their tires (3.5 mm) on the designated routes can receive a fine of $109.

Info: www2.gov.bc.ca/ gov/content/transportation/ driving-and-cycling/driving/ traveller-information/seasonal/ winter-driving/winter-tiresand-chains.

Toyota researching self-driving cars

autonomous BMWs speed down the highway and constantly have signalling malfunctions?

Well anyway, having experienced Toyota’s selfdriving Lexus, they’ve still got quite a lot of work to do.

The future is coming, but it’s not quite here yet.

Watch this space for all the week’s best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com Follow Brendan on Twitter at @brendan_mcaleer.

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TODAY’S DRIVE SHOW OFF Howard Sale (pictured at left showing off his 2003 5.7-litre engine 350 horsepower HP Corvette Coupe), was among those who exhibited their cars at the B.C. Corvette Club’s 25th Annual Waterfront Park Show and Shine held earlier this year in North Vancouver. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the club itself.

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Representatives of Science World (Bryan Tisdall, Jennifer Ingham and Andrea Durham), and Hyundai Auto Canada (Gary Van Houten, Don Romano and Daniel Lee), celebrate the launch of a new Science World Hydrogen Fuel Cell exhibit, made possible by a donation from Hyundai, located in the centre’s Our World Sustainability Gallery, which showcases a number of displays focused on a variety of energy sources such as water, waste and electricity. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

New fuel cell exhibit on now Hyundai has announced the launch of a new interactive exhibit for Science World British Columbia, at TELUS World of Science in Vancouver, that is intended to give visitors of all ages a chance to experience first hand the environmental benefits of the first zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell vehicle available to Canadian customers.

Hyundai is thrilled to be working with Science World to help the community better understand hydrogen fuel cell technology, said Don Romano, president and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp., in a press release. More than 650,000 people visit this worldclass facility every year.

Now, they will have the chance to learn about the environmental benefits and realities of zero emission hydrogen powered vehicles, he added.

Based on a classic driving game, the Hyundaisponsored exhibit challenges drivers to take the hydrogen-powered Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) for a virtual spin.

Throughout the game play, visitors face a series of true or false questions to test their knowledge of hydrogen fuel cell technology as well as electric and traditional gas technologies. Drivers

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JIM PATTISON TOYOTA DOWNTOWN 1395 West Broadway (604) 682-8881 30692

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GRANVILLE TOYOTA VANCOUVER 8265 Fraser Street (604) 263-2711 6978

score additional points based on their ability to correctly answer these skilltesting questions as well as by avoiding obstacles on the game course.

After crossing the finish line, visitors are invited to learn more about the sources and environmental impacts of hydrogen as well as other vehicle fuel technologies such as electricity and gasoline.

Science World is very excited about the launch of its latest exhibit on fuel cell technology and that they were able to partner with Hyundai for the project, said Science World president and CEO Bryan Tisdall, in the written statement. Science World is committed to providing learning opportunities for visitors of all ages and much of what they do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of partners and sponsors such as Hyundai, he added.

Made possible by a donation from Hyundai, this new Science World Hydrogen Fuel Cell exhibit is located in the centre’s Our World Sustainability Gallery, which showcases a number of displays focused on a variety of energy sources such as water, waste and electricity. The exhibit is set to be in place for the next three years. scienceworld.ca

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of hydrogen in its midsize frame and does not compromise its trunk space even with the extra hydrogen.

This is an impressive advancement as the storage cylinder used in these vehicles can be bulky. The hydrogen cell used was reduced in size

by 33 per cent and can now deliver up to 130 kW to the drive wheels. The car can also be used as an emergency generator and can power a house for up to one week.

The car will be commercially available in Japan next year and in the United States soon after that. editor@automotivepress.com

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, Ω The All Out Clearout 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 October 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 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 available on select new 2015 Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A+AGR) with a Purchase Price of $28,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 72 months equals 156 bi-weekly payments of $186 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $28,998. Ω$10,000 in total discounts includes $8,500 Consumer Cash and $1,500 Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash. Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. $1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2015 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014 Ram 2500/3500 or 2015 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before October 1, 2015. Proof of ownership/Lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required. 3. Customers who are Baeumler Approved service providers. Proof of membership is required. Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible transaction. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

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