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North Shore’s three MPs add to B.C.’s voice in Ottawa JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

The North Shore gained some political clout in the new federal government this week as all three new Liberal MPs were named as parliamentary secretaries by Prime

Minister Justin Trudeau.

West VancouverSunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones was named parliamentary secretary for the minister of foreign affairs while Jonathan Wilkinson, MP for North Vancouver, will

take on that role for the minister of environment and climate change.

Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech was named parliamentary secretary to the minister of science.

The three local MPs join Vancouver Quadra MP Joyce Murray, who was named parliamentary secretary to the president of the treasury board, as adding to B.C.’s voice in Ottawa.

“It was a good day for the North Shore,” said Wilkinson, shortly after Trudeau’s announcement.

Wilkinson said issues of environment and climate change are ones he’s very interested in. As the former head of green technology companies, Wilkinson said he has an understanding of “how technology can play a role in addressing not only climate change issues but also other significant

environmental issues.”

During campaign events with Trudeau this summer, Wilkinson said they toured a number of green technology companies in B.C. “that have some amazing promise.”

Wilkinson said more than technology will be needed to combat climate change – the focus of the last week’s international summit in Paris. “We’ve made it clear Canada will

do its part,” he said.

Wilkinson acknowledged in the past Canada’s follow-through on policies that would help meet its carbon emission targets has been disappointing.

But he said Europe is a good example of what can be done. “It’s a matter of political will,” he said.

“This government has the See Job page 3

Cates Landing noise raises ire MARIA SPITALE mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

A silent night is what some residents near Cates Park are asking for this Christmas season, but all is not calm as overnight construction at a nearby development is keeping them awake.

Scraping metal noises, backup beeping from trucks and general construction clamour reverberated through the still night air starting around 10 p.m. on Nov. 26, according to multiple residents who live near the new Cates Landing development on the Dollarton Highway waterfront.

“I was just astounded was probably the main reaction I had,” said Gary McAllindon, who lives in a subdivision across the street from the construction site. “You are checking your watch and See Developer page 11

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N. Van teen’s death under scrutiny Watchdog calls on minister, premier for release of hospital’s internal review JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

B.C.’s advocate for children and youth says she needs access to an internal B.C. Children’s Hospital review of a North Vancouver teen’s death in order to answer troubling questions connected to the case.

Mary Ellen TurpelLafond, the province’s representative for children and youth, said the circumstances around 17-year-old Alex Malamalatabua’s death July 31 are concerning enough to warrant a full investigation.

Malamalatabua, a teen who struggled with mental illness, spent the last five

months of his life at B.C. Children’s Hospital. He was found dead on a construction site on hospital grounds at the beginning of August – possibly after falling from a height – a few days after getting a pass to go for a walk.

Turpel-Lafond said she wants to provide answers to the teen’s North Vancouver family about what happened and why, with the aim of preventing future tragedies.

“It’s very important to understand what happened to Alex,” said TurpelLafond, adding there are still many questions about why the system failed to help the teen or his family.

But so far, the children’s

representative says the hospital has refused to release the internal report to her, on the grounds that staff took part in the review with the understanding it would not be released, as set out under the B.C. Evidence Act. Turpel-Lafond added so far the provincial ministry of health has also shut down attempts by her office to get the review.

Turpel-Lafond said that’s a concern to her. “There’s a young person who died in a situation that indicates he may have been in some distress,” she said.

Turpel-Lafond said she has done previous investigations where a hospital waived the right to keep an internal review secret, in the wider public interest. “Why do a review internally that nobody will

see?” she said. “I don’t want to face barriers that are essentially bureaucratic.”

Turpel-Lafond said she has a responsibility to understand what happened to Alex. “I have a public accountability role. I have to know what happened,” she said. “I can’t just say, ‘It’s all good here. Move along.’”

Alex was taken to Children’s Hospital last spring, shortly after a crisis in which he was rescued after spending 36 hours in the North Shore backcountry.

For the next five months, the teen lived in the adolescent mental health unit at the hospital, said Turpel-Lafond, after staff were unable to find a community placement with appropriate resources to look after his complex needs.

Turpel-Lafond said she

has questions about why the family did not receive adequate help before the situation reached a crisis and why there was no appropriate community setting available. Too often, she said, families of children and teens with mental health needs feel “ashamed and blamed” when they ask for help.

But getting a mental health diagnosis shouldn’t mean teens can’t live in their communities, said TurpelLafond. She said she’s also concerned that Alex had not been in school for up to three years before he died.

“If your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, you need support over a period of years,” she said.

“You need a plan. Not that they live in a hospital.”

“I know the family wanted support for their

Henry lawsuit set to conclude

Job post a step toward cabinet From page 1 political will to ensure that we meet our international commitments. People will obviously have to judge us based on our accomplishments over the next four years.”

Wilkinson said he expects the pace to be fast in his new role. “I think it’s going to be one of the busiest (ministries) over the next four years,” he said. “There are a range of issues, many of which are critical issues both for Canada and the world.”

Beech was equally enthused about his new role in the science ministry.

Beech said making decisions based on data is something he championed while in the private sector.

“Data is widely available and cheaper to analyze than at any time in our history,” he said.

One of the tasks he will be assisting the minister with is creating an office of a chief science officer, whose role will be to ensure that government science is made available to the public and “our smartest minds” in government and the private sector, he said.

Beech said he’s also enthused about direction to support more co-op placements for students in areas of science, technology, engineering, math and business. “These are the types of programs I benefitted from,” he said.

MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones “These are the programs that provide a gateway to high value careers.”

Goldsmith-Jones could not be reached prior to press time.

Parliamentary secretaries assist cabinet ministers in carrying out their duties.

Being appointed as a parliamentary secretary is considered a step towards the inner circles of cabinet and has sometimes been seen as a training ground for cabinet positions.

Former North Vancouver Conservative MP Andrew Saxton was previously parliamentary secretary to the finance minister, as well as to the president of the treasury board and for western economic diversification.

The job comes with a slight boost in pay.

Parliamentary secretaries earn an extra $16,600 per year, on top of the regular MP’s pay of $167,400.

son,” she said. “Community members of the North Shore would have wanted support for their son.”

A coroner’s report into Malamalatabua’s death has not been completed yet.

Sandra MacKay, a spokeswoman for the provincial health services authority, said in a statement the law precludes the hospital from sharing the report. That’s so doctors and hospital staff can “freely share what they know without fear of retribution...”

A similar statement regarding legal obligations to staff was provided by the ministry of health.

Turpel-Lafond said she’s calling on both the health minister and the premier to ensure she gets the report. “I’d like that to be reconsidered,” she said.

HEAVY LIFTING District of North Vancouver project engineer Tyler Thompson watches as two girders of the new Keith Road Bridge are set into place Monday. Construction continues on the span across Lynn Creek near Bridgman Park. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Final arguments are set to begin in a wrongful conviction lawsuit between a North Vancouver man and the province of B.C. Ivan Henry spent more than 26 years in jail for a series of sexual assaults the B.C. Court of Appeal acquitted him of in 2010.

In 2011, Henry sued the City of Vancouver, the province and the federal government for their respective roles in the investigation, prosecution and imprisonment.

But over the last two weeks, the city and the federal government have settled with Henry, leaving only the province in the civil trial.

“He was very pleased about the settlement with the federal government but he appreciates there are still other issues and we still have a trial to complete,” said Marilyn Sandford, one of Henry’s lawyers.

The city had argued that Henry was in fact guilty of the crimes before abandoning those claims and reaching a settlement. In a statement read to the court

by Henry’s lawyer John Laxton and agreed to by the federal government, those allegations were disavowed by the federal government.

Henry’s lawyers will present final arguments in court starting on Monday, with the province likely to make its arguments soon after.

– Brent Richter

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Lost hikers rescued from Dog Mountain BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com

Inexperience, fading daylight, and snowy terrain contributed to two hikers getting lost on a popular Mount Seymour trail Tuesday night.

The hikers, a Coquitlam man in his 40s and a German woman in her 30s, were rescued later that evening by North Shore Rescue. The hikers had set

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Doug Pope of North Shore Rescue described Dog Mountain as a difficult hike in winter conditions and said the hikers were not properly prepared.

“We found them 600 metres west of the Dog Mountain trailhead,” said Pope. “They were very cold.

It was zero degrees and raining and sleet and they were not properly dressed for the conditions.”

Pope said the pair were uninjured but relieved to see the 12-member field team.

“They were definitely happy to see us. They were cold and mildly hypothermic,” he said.

Pope said that hikers need to come prepared, especially when faced with current winter conditions in

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Nannygate

T

he Trudeau honeymoon hit a rough patch this week with the revelation that the PM is using taxpayer dollars to pay for two nannies for his children.

“Nannygate” quickly erupted, with pundits piling on about whether the Trudeaus need two nannies, who should foot the bill and what should be considered a legitimate household expense for a head of the country.

Granted, there are bigger things we could worry about.

Trudeau is not the first prime minister to employ nannies to care for his children on the public dime – although they weren’t always explicitly called that.

It also can’t be said that the Trudeaus don’t need help – raising young children in some semblance of normalcy while also tasked with running the country is no mean feat.

The nannies are not being paid high salaries and are among a staff that also includes a chef paid by taxpayers, for example.

That does raise questions about why paying a chef on the public dime is OK, but paying nannies is not.

The problem for Trudeau is he explicitly and repeatedly campaigned on policies of not giving public handouts for child care to wealthy families like his own. It feels, then, intensely hypocritical to suddenly turn around and bill taxpayers for the nannies.

A smart move for Trudeau at this point would be to offer to pay those costs himself.

Maybe then we can turn to more important issues – like how working parents in the rest of Canada – those who don’t have access to Trudeau’s wealth – should be supported by the public when it comes to their legitimate child-care expenses.

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When an election promise isn’t a promise In a less Justin-besotted Canada, a “Trudeau promise” would enter the language – an oxymoron, like “military intelligence.”

You’ll recall that in November Liberal leader Justin Trudeau bid up compassionate Canada’s offer to accept Syrian refugees – handily out-caring rivals Thomas Mulcair and Stephen Harper. Aspiring prime minister Trudeau declared his government would take in 25,000 refugees by the end of this year.

Well, it was Canadians who were taken in.

Election out of the way, some nervous shuffling of Liberal shoes, a bit of throat-clearing, transpired.

Processing, admitting, housing 25,000 stressed foreigners in less than two months was … well, a stretch. So the end of February was the new goal.

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Hold on. Would any PM without that grand head of hair, those gorgeous high cheekbones – throw him a guitar, he’d make a credible Elvis Presley impersonator – get away with that? Say, S.H.? Never ever.

Surprise! Trudeau didn’t lose stature! His popularity soared! Canadians lapped it up! And the usual suspects, including most of the fawning media punditry,

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hastily revised history.

We knew all along the goal was unrealistic. He meant well. “A” for effort and all that. A Vancouver Sun editorial wedded comedy with kowtowing at heights beyond the reach of telescopes. “Partisan critics,” harrumphed that journal, might see this “as an abandoned campaign promise. It’s not. It is simply a common-sense response … .”

When is a promise not a promise? Cue Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn, famed for wildly creative contributions to the language: “If you can’t give me your word of honour, will you give me your promise?”

Having knocked the media – of which I’m evilly one, of course – I praise Matthew Fisher, Postmedia columnist, who wrote some eye-opening stuff from

Lebanon. His sampling showed many refugees couldn’t locate Canada.

Didn’t know it was cold.

Knew nothing of hockey.

More important: The better educated, more prosperous refugees scorn Hungary, Poland, even France. They jumped at Sweden and Germany for their rich social programs.

And Canada, Fisher wrote, will get some of the poorest, least educated.

My view: No bad thing.

Like many past newcomers, they’ll gratefully take lowerpaid jobs and work their way up. I’d welcome them over any young intellectual nationalists and the devoutly religious wanting Canada to adapt to their culture, not vice versa.

••• Now the only angle that really matters – the West Vancouver angle. How many of the 25,000 will the local

government sponsor?

None. Nada. Zero.

Wait. You may find Mayor Michael Smith’s logic reasonable. Even impeccable.

“There are no concrete plans I am aware of for the district to do anything on this issue,” Smith answered an email question. “It makes no sense to house refugees at public expense in the most expensive housing area in the country. Paying for housing in less expensive places seems more logical, as you could provide many more spaces at a more reasonable cost.”

West Van individuals with house space can open their doors, Smith suggested: “We have hundreds of legal secondary suites. … Both the district and the board of education have programs to meet the needs of new residents from outside Canada and these could be

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West Vancouver communications director Jeff McDonald added that, like other new arrivals, refugees “can get connected through programs at community centres and at the West Vancouver Memorial Library” – where director of library services Jenny Benedict is actively involved.

“Libraries are tailor-made places for people to not only get information but create attachments to their new communities.”McDonald acknowledged: “However, West Vancouver has not been ‘assigned’ governmentsponsored refugees.”

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Politics puts the brakes on bus to freedom Dear Editor: This is about a bus that never ran, and perhaps now never will.

But first, consider the Nov. 15 edition of the North Shore News.

The lead article is about the suffering of refugees at, and in the water approaches to, Lesbos, where Greece approaches Turkey across about 15-20 kilometres of

sea. Some people drown while others survive the crossing in rubber boats run by people who care much about money but only marginally about the survival of their passengers, if at all.

But Greece approaches Turkey elsewhere, such as in the northwest of Turkey and the northeast of Greece, near Kipoi, Evros (Google Earth will show you the duty-free

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••• Extra, extra: Hot air above Paris – Earth’s Jeff temperature rising 50 per cent by end of next week! Huge damage to planet as 150 state heads fly in, environment-saving attendees stay at luxury hotels, eat rich, talk a lot, feel good – don’t save a blade of grass!

If there were any available credible technology that would control climate – it would be out there. That’s why chanting planet-lovers at Vancouver’s Library Square make shiny photoops but change nothing.

By the time hard work on solar power produces a third of present needs, for example, many of today’s protesters will need electric blankets. Sorry.

••• It wouldn’t affect many, but those affected would feel it a lot. TransLink has put

the West Van Blue Bus 258 UBC Express on death row.

I’ve squirmed to mention its threatened demise because of self-interest. It may end – term’s last class this very day – a sterling academic career that began the week the Second World War started, leaving me still underinformed at age 18. Oops, transposition there.

The 258 Express runs September to April weekdays at 7, 7;30, 8 and 9 a.m. from Marine at 25th, and from the UBC bus loop back to 25th at 3:08, 4:08 and 5:08 p.m. Bottom line: TransLink’s bottom line.

Blue Bus and TransLink can’t even agree on ridership figures.

Aforementioned West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith has long ripped TransLink. The average West Van household kicks in $800 a year in taxes for TransLink, Smith calculates, and gets back service like a flat tire.

Smith was one of only three Metro mayors who publicly opposed this year’s transportation referendum.

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store). Here people could suffer a little customs delay in their highway journey, but death is quite unlikely. To get there from Turkey, you need cross deep water only on the bridge at Istanbul; and beyond Kipoi, the whole north border of Greece lies ahead.

If Turkey valued its PR enough, and put aside

momentarily its historic wounds and gripes, it could be running a bus route, maybe a small fleet of repurposed school buses, relieving itself of all its westbound refugee burden.

If Greece wanted its own PR boost, it could then run another bus service, maybe, by arrangement, with the very same buses, from the

Turkish border west to the borders with other European states which would accept their own place on a relay on to those countries, such as Germany, which actually seek the refugees as labourers and valuable workers in general.

But nobody actually set up such an efficient and life-saving service. Death in

the Aegean is perhaps more politically convenient. And now, as the slaughter in Paris yields to terrorists and Putin alike the great gift of the slamming shut of the borders across all of the dream of the European Union, perhaps it will never in our lifetimes be again even a possibility.

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West Vancouver police officers recently took down a suspect they allege was in possession of stolen Lego (not exactly as shown.) PHOTO SUPPLIED WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT

Lego theft suspects arrested in West Van Everything is not awesome as Legomania turns criminal

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They better build themselves a courthouse and assemble a good lawyer.

West Vancouver police have arrested a man they allege has been caught twice with stolen Lego.

The first incident happened on Nov. 16 when West Vancouver police officers pulled the

suspect over for speeding in a construction zone.

The suspect seemed “a little weird” and had boxes and duffel bags of Lego sets in the vehicle, according to Const. Jeff Wood, West Vancouver police spokesman.

Investigators later realized the Lego was reported stolen from a store in Squamish.

A week later, Squamish RCMP were called to a theft-in-progress from a retailer. The ill-gotten gains: a cart full of Lego.

RCMP tracked the suspects and arrested them before they left town.

“Once again these guys were busted stealing Lego,” Wood said. “It’s Legomania, right?”

Wood said it’s likely the suspects were planning to fence the Lego to Christmas shoppers. While it may be tempting, given the price tag on the famous Danish toy set, Wood warned against buying brand new Lego second hand.

“If you look at it, the police station costs $119 at Walmart but if it’s online or on Craigslist and someone’s selling it for $50 or there’s mass amounts of it, we’d ask that you contact us and be very wary because you’re dealing with criminals,” he said. “Be aware that you’re dealing in stolen goods.”

Charges are pending and police are continuing to build their case.

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According to Imagine Canada, 6o per cent of adults in this country will donate to a charity this holiday season. In fact, the next several weeks will account for 40 per cent of charitable donations received in 2015. We asked North Shore residents this generous question: Do you plan to donate to a charity this holiday season?

Tell us what you think.

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Misti Hurst North Vancouver “Yes, to the Children’s Hospital and the food bank.

At Children’s Hospital we’ve had experience there with the family.”

Connor Huntington North Vancouver “It wasn’t on the top of my list of things to do. This year I just don’t have much money, but I always like giving when I can.”

Do you plan to donate to a charity this holiday season?

Maureen Cosgrove North Vancouver “Yes, to the Union Gospel Mission because they provide food and a Christmas dinner for those who don’t have it. ”

Ricardo Kawashita North Vancouver “I have no plans to.

Personally, I prefer to volunteer my time instead of giving money. ”

Marnie Marley North Vancouver “I do, to the YWCA and Family Services of the North Shore. I worked for the YWCA for many years and I know the amazing work that it does.”

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Developer offers custom-fit earplugs From page 1

going, ‘What time is it?’ ” McAllindon said he thought at most the construction would carry on until midnight. Instead, right up until 6 a.m. he heard the hollow clanging sound of large rocks and debris being loaded into empty dump trucks.

“It’s so maddening,” said McAllindon, adding, his daughter missed half a day of high school because she didn’t sleep much either. “How does someone get permission to run construction from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the morning in a residential area? It doesn’t make any sense at all.”

McAllindon’s next-door neighbour, Dave Atchison, was also disturbed by the ruckus coming from Cates Landing, a waterfront townhouse and condo complex being built by Polygon Homes. “It’s rocks being dumped, the buckets of these excavators being dragged around, and then the constant beep, beep, beep (from the trucks),” described Atchison.

The following night the loud construction noise returned, once again waking up the neighbourhood, in a cycle repeated four nights

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As a condition for redevelopment of the old Dollarton Shipyard site, located on Port Metro Vancouver property, Polygon agreed to clean up the heavily polluted foreshore. However, the cleanup of the contaminated soil can only be done during low tide, which occurs overnight at this time of the year.

Port Metro Vancouver signed off on Polygon’s request in mid-November for the nighttime work, on the condition they submit a noise mitigation plan.

Polygon did some daytime decibel testing at six spots near the site in September and recorded levels ranging between 55 to 71 decibels.

The nearby Raven Woods neighbourhood was not initially included on Polygon’s construction memo mailing list, but now is because some of those residents had sleepless nights. “It echoes through Burrard Inlet, you know how the water carries the noise,” said Raven Woods resident Luzia Wietschorke. “It’s a lot to ask thousands of people to endure this at night.”

Polygon offered to give affected residents custom-fit earplugs, said Chrystal. So far four people have taken

the company up on that offer, but not Atchison.

“You have got to be kidding me,” said Atchison.

“That wasn’t their willingness to resolve the noise; that was their way of dealing with the complaint.”

Atchison complained to Polygon, Port Metro Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver, on behalf of his sleepy neighbours. District spokesperson Jeanine Bratina said because the work is on federal land, municipal noise bylaws don’t apply.

Port Metro Vancouver spokesperson Jennifer Hunt said they received reports of nighttime construction noise near Cates Landing, and have asked Polygon to submit a revised noise mitigation plan before the next phase of work begins.

“It’s very difficult for us to mitigate the construction activity noise, because obviously it’s construction activity,” said Chrystal, adding, they might limit the number of machines at night, but nothing has been finalized.

Polygon hopes to have the foreshore remediation work completed on Dec. 17. If not, crews will have to come in again overnight from Jan. 6 to 9.

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West Vancouver United Church Minister, Rev. Philip Newman, and wife Kim Logan A wintery, frosty, evening chill pressed against the early evening hour but inside it was all things light and warm as West Vancouver United Church held its Silver Soiree Nov. 21 at Hollyburn Country Club. The formal evening included fancy decor, a splendid buffet, live and silent auctions, laughter and camaraderie. It was a familial evening of good cheer in support of good works as a sellout crowd of 160 people came together in a fundraising effort to aid charities, both locally and globally. Last year, $100,000 was shared by the church in philanthropic endeavors and the goal remains to keep those blessings owing. As heads bowed for pre-dinner grace, Rev. Philip Newman extended thanks for the privilege of being able to help those in need. Good tidings, indeed.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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— A weekly gleaner of Internet sources and other media — Trailer for Faruk Hacıhafızoglu’s Snow Pirates (screening at Vancity Theatre on Dec. 6 as part of the Turkish Film Festival: http://bit.ly/1Fcfofc Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Pump It Up” 1978 video: http://bit.ly/1LVBqYI Trailer for new Todd Haynes film Carol: http://bit.ly/1QopXCh Adele performing “When We Were Young” co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr.: http://bit.ly/1lsgPTc Andy Warhol’s screen test for Nico, 1966, with “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (new Nico/BBC sessions out now): http://bit.ly/1jI1ARn

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North Vancouver soprano Talin Ohanian is enjoying her time as a member of the Vancouver Bach Choir musical family.

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Soprano vocalist Talin Ohanian found out the hard way that not everyone appreciates opera music.

Originally from Iran, when Ohanian first came to Canada she had to move six times in quick succession because she would offend neighbours with her arias.

“It’s really high notes and then it goes outside and everywhere,” says Ohanian with a laugh.

“People would pound on the above floor, boom, boom, boom, when I would start practising again. The manager came once and gave notice to us: don’t sing.

But repeating scales and arpeggios two to three hours every morning are the demands of being a professional vocalist.

“It doesn’t sound natural, but it’s an important part of the singing,” says Ohanian of her vocal warm-ups.

In a desperate move Ohanian once went inside her closet, between the clothes, to let out her voice. She needed to practise for her final exam for the acclaimed Royal Conservatory of Music.

It paid off for Ohanian who graduated from RCM’s voice performance program with first class honours with distinction, and was even awarded a scholarship.

Ohanian’s musical roots can be traced back to Tehran, where as a child she would emulate her aunt who was an opera singer.

“And my mom and dad were like, ‘Oh, she has a voice,’” says Ohanian.

The precocious chanteuse joined an Armenian children’s choir, and then as a teenager, Ohanian started taking singing more seriously, signing up for private voice and theory lessons.

After high school Ohanian went to Armenia to study at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, named after one of that country’s great composers. Afterwards, Ohanian auditioned and was accepted into the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, an experience she thoroughly enjoyed.

“We did many, many things – Mozart, Brahms,” recalls Ohanian. “I love classical music. Brahms music is really, really deep.

Mozart is spiritual. Every composer is different.”

Shortly after Ohanian’s arrival in Vancouver, in 2005, she started taking voice lessons at UBC’s School of Music. In the afternoons Ohanian teaches Armenian and Persian children traditional folk music out of her North Vancouver home furnished with two upright pianos and piles of sheet music.

As well, Ohanian puts on multicultural concerts and fundraising events. Proceeds from a 2013 benefit concert Ohanian helped organize were transferred to a charity in Iran that built a school in one of the villages.

This week Ohanian is also busy rehearsing for the Vancouver Bach Choir’s annual Christmas concert. Ohanian was blown away when she joined the famed classical choir, one of Canada’s largest and most celebrated, three years ago.

“Since my childhood I have sung in many different choirs, but nothing like the Vancouver Bach Choir,” says Ohanian. “This is my first experience with more than 100 singers. It is really a new and great experience for me.”

Ohanian says she is in the right place to learn more and more about choral music and praises Vancouver Bach Choir conductor, Leslie Dala, See Choirs page 44

WOOSH PAGE 18 TAIWAN’S SPIRITUAL WORLDS PAGE 26 MINT XMAS PARTY PAGE 34 SWITZERLAND PAGE 42

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Henning Freybe doesn’t hesitate for a second when asked to recall the first piece of art he and his wife Brigitte ever bought.

“There’s no question.

It was by an artist from Los Angeles called Peter Alexander, and we have it still today, it’s still a lovely piece,” he says.

That first purchase was back in 1971. More than 40 years later, the Freybes have amassed an impressive collection of more than 100 contemporary works

by local and international artists.

Most of their acquisitions are proudly on display in their West Vancouver home. Over the years, they have lent out pieces here and there to museums and galleries.

Now, for the first time ever, a large selection from their private collection is on exhibit for the public to see.

The Freybes recently founded Griffin Art Projects, a new gallery space on Welch Street at Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver. The renovated warehouse has just under 3,000 square feet of dedicated gallery space on the main floor and 10 artist’s studios upstairs.

The mandate of the gallery is to show contemporary artworks from private collections, giving the public exposure to pieces See Collection page 19

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by artists who might not be shown in other galleries, and giving those same artists the chance to exhibit creations that were sold privately.

The inaugural exhibit, WOOSH, curated by Helga Pakasaar, features about 25 works drawn from the Freybes’ collection, as well as the private collection of North Shore residents Kathleen and Laing Brown.

There’s a mix of wall art, sculpture, installations, and multimedia pieces.

“I chose works that kind of gave a context to other pieces. There’s quite a strong emphasis on artists from our region, and specifically emerging artists,” Pakasaar says.

“Both the Browns and the Freybes have been very bold in acquiring works by artists who aren’t yet so well known, so there’s a bit of an emphasis on that, as well as some established people.”

Among the best-known names in the WOOSH exhibit are Vancouver

artists Liz Magor and Stan Douglas, both of whom have been shown at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Then there’s the lesserknowns, such as Italian artist Pier Paolo Calzolari, whose untitled 1989 installation incorporates burnt salt, burnt felt, dyes, lead and a refrigeration unit.

“That’s a very exciting piece to see in the flesh and experience it physically and bodily – you know, you can feel the cold coming off of it,” Pakasaar says.

Gallery visitors will also see a piece by another Italian artist, Guiseppe Penone, whose “Spine d’accacia” (2008) is made of silk and thorns from the acacia tree.

“It looks like a drawing from a distance, and as you approach it you see that it’s entirely made of these thorns. It’s very beautiful.”

Then there’s Chileanborn Alfredo Jaar’s “Three Women” (2010) – an imposing installation that includes 18 spotlights directed at three tiny wall-mounted portraits

of influential, though relatively unknown, women. The viewer sees these women through a crowded network of lights, stands and electrical cords.

“For audiences who might not necessarily be big followers of contemporary art, to see something like that is very direct,” Pakasaar says.

The Freybes have long been drawn to

contemporary art because it poses such a mental challenge. It can be subversive, political, enigmatic, and, at times, downright unusual, begging viewers to ask the question: “What is art?”

“There’s something in the excitement of contemporary artists who work with the mind rather than with the hand,” Henning says.

meaning we’ll come across something and one of us will say, ‘Oh, we gotta have it,’ and if the other one is in agreement, then great.

If the other one is not in agreement, then we step back.”

WOOSH runs until Jan. 16. The second exhibit at Griffin Art Projects, which is also being curated by Pakasaar, is set to open at the end of February.

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not careless with the truth,” says Frances in voiceover; the veracity of the screenplay’s history, however, has been debated overseas).

It matters little, because the most important details are here: the way the Kray brothers managed to palm much of London for a decade; their relationship with American mafia (Chazz Palminteri plays a Meyer Lansky gobetween); and how they evaded persecution in part because Reggie was in bed – literally and figuratively – with high-ranking members of the House of Lords.

“Aristocrats and criminals have a lot in common,” notes Frances, again in voiceover.

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CULTURE

Spiritual worlds inspire Taiwan’s artists

Seven artists showcased in exhibit at UBC’s MOA

! (In)visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan through Contemporary Art runs through April 3, 2016 at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. For more information visit moa. ubc.ca.

KELSEY KLASSEN Contributing writer

“Against a backdrop of skyscrapers and mountains, ghosts and spirits haunt the island of Taiwan.” So opens (In) visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan through Contemporary Art, the Museum of Anthropology’s major new exhibition.

A nation of 23.5 million people and profound diversity, Taiwan’s culture can be characterized by its incredible range of religious beliefs and practices.

Heavily influenced by its proximity to China, the major religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are all represented, as are Christianity, Mormonism, Islam and Hinduism.

Despite its relatively small size, Taiwan is also home to 16 officially recognized Aboriginal groups of Austronesian descent, each with their own unique belief systems.

That’s why MOA, as part of its ongoing Spotlight Taiwan initiative, is bringing the work of seven contemporary Taiwanese artists who put the region’s religious beliefs, folk culture, legends and spiritual worlds

Billboard painter and mixed media artist Li Jiun-Yang, outside his studio in Taiwan, has several pieces featured in (In) visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan through Contemporary Art currently on view at UBC’s MOA. PHOTO SUPPLIED in modern context to Vancouver.

Within Canada, Vancouver has a significant population of Taiwanese people, showcased with cultural celebrations such as TAIWANfest and the Taiwan Film Festival each year. Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura

says, however, that she was surprised at how few people here knew about Taiwan’s Aboriginal history.

As MOA’s new Curator for Asia, this exhibition marks the first time the Tokyo-born academic and award-winning sociocultural anthropologist has taken on

a full-time curatorial role.

It is also the first time the in-demand speaker and author, who specializes in the anthropology of art, museum studies and the material and visual cultures, has looked closely at Taiwan in her career. But Nakamura says the island has always held a

fascination for her.

“What makes Taiwan an interesting place is the fusion of different cultures.

And when I visited Taiwan it was really clear – so many different temples and shrines everywhere,” she explains.

“The spiritual world is very much a part of life and a

source for creative inspiration in Taiwan.”

Don’t expect the word religion to be bandied about From at the exhibition, though.

Nakamura says she became reluctant to use “religious” to describe the art in (In)visible because, much like Canada’s First Nations populations, many of the Aboriginal beliefs represented are based much more in the natural or “animistic” worlds.

It is unknown how long people have lived on the island, but Nakamura suggests 8,000 years as the prevailing consensus.

Throughout its more recent history, she continues, outside forces such as the Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese have ‘discovered’, settled in or occupied Taiwan, bringing with them different religions and lore.

Even now, the sovereignty of the self-ruled, democratic island is in question – beset by governance conflicts and not officially recognized by Canada, for example, as being a country independent from China. Nakamura shies away from discussing the current politics of Taiwan, though, instead emphasizing the unique culture and artistry that has evolved as result.

As she researched, one of her first discoveries was the work of Walis Labai.

It was his Invisible Project that inspired the title for the show.

“He doesn’t create anything very traditional in terms of style, but he incorporates images of different indigenous groups from all over the world into his artwork,” explains Nakamura. “For this exhibition we are showing his video work, so he projected See Volunteers page 29

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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.

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Long-running market to set up at The Pipe Shop CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

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Christmas shoppers looking to snag a unique gift for that hard-tobuy-for someone might find just the thing at next weekend’s Got Craft? market in North Vancouver.

The popular indie craft fair, which has been held twice a year since 2007, makes its North Shore debut at The Pipe Shop at the Shipyards Dec. 12 and 13. More than 80 vendors, mostly from the Lower Mainland, will be selling a range of handmade jewelry, fashion accessories, home décor items and edibles. There’s laser-cut wooden cufflinks from Cabin + Cub, 3D printed jewelry from LanaBetty Designs and natural skincare products from Element Botanicals – to name just a few.

Husband and wife design team Robert and Andrea Tucker created Got Craft? after participating in their first craft fair back in 2006.

They weren’t keen on all the pinecone art they saw, so they decided to organize their own fair with a modern twist and put a call out for vendors.

“Basically, we took an eight-and-a-half-by-eleven piece of paper, stuck it to some telephone poles, and launched our first show with 20 vendors,” Robert says.

That inaugural event took place at the Western Front gallery in Vancouver.

Word caught on and the fair expanded, opening at the Royal Canadian Legion with 40 vendors, and later at the Maritime Labour Centre with 60 vendors. Got Craft? has a spring and a holiday edition and all vendors are juried with an aim to create a boutique event that fosters handmade and DIY culture.

“The jurying process is balanced,” Robert says, meaning shoppers won’t find table after table of beaded jewelry, but rather a mix of different crafts and price points. “It’s really well balanced.”

Each edition features a minimum of 20 per cent first-time vendors so returning shoppers will find fresh products. This month, a quarter of the 80-plus vendors are new to Got Craft?

The Tuckers will have a booth of their own set up, selling a sampling of items from their London Fields Shoppe, a bricksand-mortar store on East Hastings Street that carries an eclectic mix of homewares, stationery, beauty products and vintage finds.

North Shore crafters participating in the market include Reclaimed Print Co., Simple Soap, District Dogs Designs, Honey Canada Natural Craft, and Coconama Chocolate.

In addition to vendor booths, there will also be food trucks, hands-on crafting workshops, and free swag bags for the first 50 attendees each day. In

Got Craft? organizers Robert and Andrea Tucker with North Vancouver soapmaker Mary Williamson of Simple Soap are excited to welcome the indie craft fair to North Vancouver for the first time Dec. 12 and 13. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD previous years, Got Craft? has been held at off-thebeaten-path locations, so the Tuckers are hopeful their North Vancouver waterfront venue will attract curious passersby in

addition to devoted craft fair fans.

“We’ve never had a site where there’s so much happening around it,” Robert says.

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Fashion File CHRISTMAS PARTY AND FASHION SHOW Romantique, at 1403 Bellevue Ave., West

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The intersecting lines of fashion and art are often witnessed on the runway or in the pages of magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.

Freedom of expression allows one to be a canvas for the other.

In the 1960s, the paintings of Piet Mondrian were interpreted into dresses by designers Yves Saint Laurent and Anne Klein, while photographer Melvin Sokolsky took fashion to new heights with his bubble images.

Today, the collaboration between painters, photographers, and designers has never been more exciting. Stella McCartney partnered with Jeff Koons to create stainless steel rabbit necklaces that were the centrepiece of her spring/ summer collection in 2006.

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MUSIC

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Seven bands set to perform at indie label’s Ridiculously Early Xmas Party

! Mint Records Ridiculously Early Xmas Party, Saturday, Dec. 5, Astoria Pub. This year’s lineup features Renny Wilson, Faith Healer, Monomyth, Fake Tears, Energy Slime, Supermoon, and Uptights, with CiTR DJs Femconcept spinning tunes in between sets. Get there early as there will be goodie bags full of gifts for the first 50 people through the doors. Tickets are $12 through BrownPaperTickets.com or at Horses, Red Cat, and Zulu Records.

Mint Records will be matching the door cash and donating it to Girls Rock Camp Vancouver, Safe Amplification Site Society.

ALEX HUDSON Contributing writer

The music business is a fickle thing. Within the past couple of decades, the explosion of CDs has been replaced by the rise of illegal downloading, which was countered by a resurgence in vinyl sales and the growth of online streaming. On a local level, venues have come and gone, and the Vancouver scene has seen an ever-changing stream of fresh Members of Energy Slime and Fake Tears get into the holiday spirit! From left to right: Robert Ondzik, Jay Arner, Elisha May Rembold, faces and new trends.

Adrienne Labelle and Jessica Delisle. PHOTO SUPPLIED DAN TOULGOET Throughout it all, Vancouver’s Mint Records has held its ground, remaining a consistent staple of Canada’s indie which will bring seven bands to the Astoria on Dec. 5. The anytime I have a question or just want to say hi.” underground. Founded in 1991 by Bill Baker and Randy This friends-first approach to business has translated into a label is releasing a free cassette compilation entitled Hot Heros Iwata, the company has thrived with a unique business diverse roster of eclectic acts. Although Mint was once known 2 just for the occasion. This party is the ultimate expression of model: to favour community over commercial gain, and to as a source for high-energy pop-rock thanks to back catalogue Mint’s community spirit. build a roster made up of friends.

“It’s a great time when everyone in Vancouver gets to artists like the New Pornographers and Cub, the current “There’s a family feeling to it,” reflects label manager forget about all of the obligations that they have to their actual Mint family ranges from the spooky synth incantations of Robert Catherall, speaking at Mint’s cozy downtown office family and get to hang out with their fun family,” Catherall Fake Tears to the vintage psychedelia of Faith Healer to the overlooking Victory Square. “Everyone is very friendly explains with a smile. explosive garage rock of Tough Age. towards each other, we’re all friends, and we hang out a lot Loyva feels similarly. “I love going to the party and Even the happiest of families go through changes, outside of work. That makes for a really solid relationship, knowing more than half of the people there,” she says, however, and there have been some shakeups in recent years: when you know that you can stand to be in the same room as adding that being in her 30s makes her particularly grateful longtime label manager Shena Yoshida recently departed someone for an enduring amount of time.” for the label’s tight-knit atmosphere. “I think a lot of people and was replaced by former intern Catherall, while licensing Of all the acts on Mint’s roster, songwriter Larissa Loyva our age don’t have that kind of social circle, where they’ll specialist Baker now performs his duties from his home in is particularly familiar with its sense of community. She has go to a bar and know everyone — unless they live in a small Summerland and newcomer Adrienne LaBelle sometimes been with the label for more than a decade, having released town or something. I think it’s very important for the music comes on board to help with mail orders. Catherall says that spectral solo albums as Kellarissa and playing in the bands these personnel changes have made for a “smooth transition,” community.”

Fake Tears, P:ano and the Choir Practice. When discussing There’s good news for Vancouverites who don’t yet belong and the label is eagerly making plans for its 25th anniversary her attachment to the company during an interview at the to this community: tickets to the party are just $12, and the in 2016.

Heatley, she unknowingly echoes Catherall’s wording. “I Mint extended family is always welcoming to new members.

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CALENDAR From page 30 CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604984-4484 centennialtheatre. com DEEP COVE COFFEE HOUSE Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

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voiceover is completely unnecessary: the audience can follow along just fine without being leashed, like the donkey Ronnie insists on suiting up in black tie and bringing to a party.

Hardy is the reason to stay tuned. As the Krays, he crafts two different halves of the same whole with nuance and vigor, even as he stymied by aimless storytelling.

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BOOKS

Elvis Costello connects the dots ! Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello, Blue Rider Press, 674 pages, $36.

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From Liverpool pubs to the Royal Albert Hall Elvis Costello has played countless venues over his four-decade-long musical career.

Hit songs have come from all aspects of his broad range of styles, from angry young man,

crooner, classical arranger and pretty much every type of music in between.

In a very conversational manner Costello moves from topic to topic throughout the book. Avoiding a linear approach, he segues frequently and often touches on his family history and the effect his musician father had.

There is little room for gossip in Costello’s account and while he is self-deprecating he avoids tarnishing anyone else’s reputation.

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PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604990-3474 phtheatre.org Listen To Me: Interactive show about music, and the magic of listening to one another. For ages 3 – 8 and their families and friends.

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BLUHOUSE MARKET AND CAFE 4342 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-838-0948 CAFE ORSO 4316 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

CAP JAZZ Grammy-nominated guitarist/composer Charlie Hunter brings his trio to Capilano University for a performance at the BlueShore on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. as part of the Cap Jazz series. Tickets $28/$25. PHOTO SUPPLIED CAPILANO GRIND 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver.

CASA NOVA CAFÉ 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2223 info@casanovacafe.ca

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TRAVEL

Little corner of Switzerland has it all MIKE GRENBY Contributing writer

Bettmeralp, Switzerland: Sometimes you feel like a trip to a place where you can drink the water and the people speak English – yet you don’t run into hordes of Canadians, Americans, Brits, Australians and other native English speakers.

Well, add this littleknown picture postcard perfect corner of the world to your bucket list.

Most people have heard of Switzerland’s popular tourist attractions like Zermatt, the Matterhorn, St. Moritz and the major cities like Zurich, Geneva and Lucerne.

But very few outside Europe know Bettmeralp, a village with almost no cars accessible only by aerial tramway from the Rhone valley and 1,950m (6,400 feet) above sea level.

“Most of our visitors come from Switzerland, Germany and Holland,” said Simon Weiler, sales manager for Aletsch Arena, this southwest area of the

The Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. PHOTO SUPPLIED MIKE GRENBY country which includes the Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site. And

indeed, during my fiveday stay I didn’t meet any native English speakers

– although other visitors and the locals could speak English.

Still, it’s worth making the effort to say at least a few greeting words in the local lingo – which is an interesting mix of Switzerland’s four official languages (German, French, Italian, Romansch) plus Swiss-German and in

this area, the Valais canton dialect.

So the German “guten abend” (“good evening”) greeting, which seems to be used from mid-afternoon on, becomes “naben.” And good-bye is mostly the Italian “ciao.”

Especially in a small place like Bettmeralp (permanent population,

520 – growing to 3,000 in summer and 6,000 around Christmas) you can expect people entering a restaurant to say hello to the diners already there. You don’t necessarily have to greet everybody you meet. But most people do, particularly if you are out on a hike.

It’s the hiking in – or simply gazing at – that spectacular alpine scenery which draws me back to Switzerland time and again.

Indeed, picture postcard perfect is the only way to describe the “sunburned” (as Weiler puts it) chalets that cluster in the villages or cling to impossibly steep mountain slopes, their wooden exteriors having weathered into a dark, almost black brown, with flowers adorning their windows and balconies in the spring and summer, and deep snow covering their roofs in winter.

The narrow-gauge mountain trains which always run on time, the cows with their multi-toned bells, the cheeses and chocolates and surprisingly good wines – and towering above all, the snow-covered mountain peaks with hiking trails on their lower slopes which attract people of all ages – you want it, Switzerland has it.

See Challenging page 43

Simple phone call can gain invaluable local knowledge It sounded like the perfect bed and breakfast in the perfect little French village … until I heard the sound of the not-soperfect non-stop barking dogs.

Looking for hotels online can be a great way to find a good place to stay. Travel agents can also find places that you might otherwise not have known about.

But before you pay a deposit or otherwise commit yourself, I do encourage you to make a phone call – especially if you plan to spend more than a day or so at the place and/or will be spending quite a bit of money.

I was looking for a quiet place where I could catch up on some travel writing – ideally in or near NORGATE CENTRE, 1451 Marine Drive, North Vancouver • 604-904-7811

a small, quiet village in the country with a couple of nice restaurants, a bakery and scenic bike riding opportunities.

Sure enough, I came across a clipping of a B&B I’d put aside a few years ago.

“Ensuite bathroom, swimming pool, friendly dog; two good restaurants, a bakery; rental bikes available.” Just perfect, I thought, and the TripAdvisor ratings were almost all “excellent.” So I fired off an email and when I received a reply I followed up with a phone call via Skype.

I told the woman that I wanted a quiet place to do some writing and that’s when she mentioned the neighbours’ dogs – “you can hear them barking now,” she said, and indeed

I could: non-stop barking the whole time we were on the phone.

It turned out the barking had become so bad at one point she’d complained to the local council – “and while it’s better now, there are times when they do bark for quite a while.”

I like dogs, but not non-stop barking dogs.

The woman was most helpful and suggested other accommodation possibilities in the village – invaluable local knowledge.

And eventually I found a place.

Most travellers don’t phone, so as well as gaining important information when you call you also build a stronger connection if you do indeed end up staying there – definitely a win-win.

— Mike Grenby

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TRAVEL

Challenging hike explores glacier From page 42

Speaking of hikes, I thought I’d been invited to attend an orientation lecture for new employees at the Pro Natura centre, to also familiarize me with the local flora, fauna and giant, 23-kilometre Aletsch glacier (called “the greatest glacier of the Alps,” which could provide one litre of water a day to everybody on earth for six years).

But it turned out to be a day of field orientation – which, if offered as part of a tour, might have been described as follows: “A very long walk with an early start: 8 a.m., return at 5 p.m. For reasonably experienced and fit hikers. Occasionally challenging terrain: small and large boulders, slippery roots, narrow and sometimes no trail, some steep sections, uneven glacier surfaces (two mountain guides required as well as the usual two guides).

“Pace will be set by a group of 20-yearolds learning about the environment. Occasional stops. Weather forecast: sun, rain, wind, hail, snow requiring all your protective clothing and appropriate footwear. Bring sunscreen, food and water.”

Once I started, there was no turning back – even

though I had only rubber boots because I had sent on my hiking boots to await my arrival in Vancouver ahead of a trip to Alaska.

But what an experience.

During my own slightly more than occasional stops I could enjoy the tiny white, purple and orange alpine flowers, catch a glimpse of a herd of deer or a solitary chamois goat, listen to the call of a cuckoo.

On to the glacier, and on went the crampons to give me the traction I needed to climb precipitous slopes and avoid deep, icy blue crevasses: “Don’t think, just walk,” advised one of the mountain guides. We met unexpected “wildlife” – the glacier flea which populates pools of water but avoid humans because they are too warm.

We learned what happens when three glaciers merge into one.

Instructor Gregor Wittwer poured custard into a slightly sloping board cut to represent the three glacial flows, then added chocolate sprinkles to represent the moraines. Afterward, he gave everybody spoons to provide a sweet finish to the lesson.

On another less strenuous day, I rode two aerial tramways to the Eggishorn lookout at 2,926 metres (9,600 feet) where, as luck would have

Hikers met unexpected wildlife on the Aletsch Glacier including a flea which populates pools of water but avoids humans because they are too warm. PHOTO SUPPLIED MIKE GRENBY it, 14 alpenhorn players from all over Switzerland and their conductor had gathered to rehearse. They even finished off with an informal yodel. It doesn’t get any more Swiss than that.

– News money columnist Mike Grenby is also a travel writer who teaches journalism at Bond University on Australia’s Gold Coast – mgrenby@bond.edu.au

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CALENDAR From page 41 THE RAVEN PUB 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. theravenpub. com Canada Cares A fundraiser for Syrian Refugees Sunday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m. at The Raven Pub, 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Music by the Celtic Cowboys, a silent auction and two slices of famed Raven pizza and a beer or wine with your ticket of $25.

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.

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Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Wednesday, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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

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WAVES COFFEE HOUSE

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CHRISTMAS WITH VIVALDI

Laudate Singers celebrate the Christmas season at St. Andrew’s United Church (1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver) on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. Christmas with Vivaldi will feature Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat and Corelli’s Christmas Concerto during the afternoon performance. Tickets: $35 adults / $30 seniors / $15 with student card / FREE 12 & under Online at laudatesingers.com or call 604-729-6814. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN 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. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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

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VICTOR the Victorian steps He black, “Marley intones.

Choirs joining forces for show

From page 13

who also lives on the North Shore, for his leadership.

“I learn every single thing that he says, about the choral music, about the languages,” says Ohanian, adding many arias she sings are in Italian.

Christmas with the Bach Choir, on Dec. 6, is billed as a celebratory afternoon of heartwarming Christmas favourites performed by 400 singers from the entire Bach Choir family including the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus, Youth Choir and Sarabande, alongside the

internationally renowned symphonic adult choir.

“I’m really, really excited

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because I know that 400 singers will raise their voices together in joyful song and the Christmas spirit, it will belong in everyone,” says Ohanian. “I think we are going to bring the happiness for everyone.”

Despite the grandeur of the event Ohanian says there is no need for her to be nervous.

“With 400 singers I don’t think anyone has to be pressured for his or her voice,” says Ohanian.

“Everyone just has to sing normal and relaxed and then it’s going to be a perfect song in the hall.”

This Christmas season the Vancouver Bach Choir will also present Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 12, alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and an ensemble of four celebrated Canadian soloists: Simone Osborne, Susan Platts, Andrew Haji and Daniel Okulitch.

The Vancouver Bach Choir describes this adaptation of Handel’s most famous oratorio as featuring divine harmonies, resounding orchestrations, sublime arias and, of course, the iconic Hallelujah chorus.

recital Dickens Carol of to longtime and his is Craigdarro opulently room CLASSIC JOURNEY Bridget Esler stars as and Dorothy in Gateway Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz Dunsmuir Dec. 11 to Jan. 3. For more information visit gatewaytheatre. from com. PHOTO SUPPLIED DAVID COOPER owned. the Columbia in most because labour mines.”

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Jason Stevens’one-man show of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol has become part of the December events at Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, B.C. PHOTO SUPPLIED JOHN MASTERS/MERIDIAN WRITERS GROUP

Craigdarroch Castle

Dickens adds to Victorian Xmas

JOHN MASTERS Meridian Writers’ Group

VICTORIA, B.C. In the attic room of a dour Victorian mansion, a man steps from the shadows.

He wears a black scarf and black, half-finger gloves.

“Marley was dead,” he intones.

So begins Jason Stevens’ recital of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, in which the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to Ebenezer Scrooge, his longtime business partner, and teaches him to mend his bitter ways. The setting is appropriate: late-Victorian Craigdarroch Castle, an opulently appointed, 39room baronial home of oak and granite built by Robert Dunsmuir on the proceeds from the coal mines he owned. Dunsmuir was, says the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, “the richest man in B.C. and also one of its most detested, primarily because of the ruthless labour practices at his mines.” A man, then, after Scrooge’s own cold heart.

Jason Stevens, in orating the novel, takes a page from Dickens’ book. The author often gave readings, both at home in England and in America. From late November 1867 to late April 1868, for example, Dickens spoke 76 times in Boston, New York and across the northeast United States, packing halls with a thousand or more eager listeners.

Stevens’ crowds are more

modest, between 10 and 40 people. But, like Dickens, Stevens doesn’t just read aloud: he works from a script that highlights some parts of the story and ignores others, and he plays 16 characters.

The whole book, he says, would take 3 1/2 hours to do. He tells the tale in an hour, but you’ll be hardpressed to know what he’s left out.

An actor by trade, Stevens began his Yuletide show at Craigdarroch in 2012. “It’s developing a following,” he says. “We have people who come from Seattle and make it part of their Christmas.”

A Christmas Carol deepens the already thick Victorian Christmas atmosphere at the castle, which includes Christmas carol sing-alongs in the Drawing Room. It, like the rest of the castle, is decked out each December as it would have been in the Dunsmuirs’ day, giving visitors a sense of how the holiday was celebrated among the wealthiest of British Empire colonials.

Six weeks are needed to set up the decorations, says Craigdarroch’s Laura Torbet, and what’s displayed is lavish and “very accurate.

This family was known for going above and beyond.”

Mantelpieces and fireplaces throughout the castle are wreathed in ribbons, green holly and red berries. There are Christmas trees on all four floors, See more page 47

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TRAVEL Six weeks needed for set-up

From page 45

but the main attraction is the one in the Drawing Room, richly trimmed and surrounded by dolls, train sets and other toys. The candles on the tree are now electrically lit, but in the 1890s the branches would have twinkled with dozens of open flames. The effect must have been beautiful. In case anything went wrong, a maid stood by with a bucket of water.

Joan Dunsmuir and her 10 children lived in

Craigdarroch from its completion in 1890 until Joan’s death in 1908.

Robert, however, never got to enjoy it: he died, aged 63, in 1889. Perhaps if he’d had a Jacob Marley ...

If you go: For more information on Craigdarroch Castle visit its website at thecastle.ca.

For information on Victoria visit the Tourism Victoria website at tourismvictoria.com.

– More stories at culturelocker.com

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

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Grinding Gears

Seatbelts for all, except school buses

Performance The Ford Fiesta is available with three engines,

The head of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has spoken: “The position of the NHTSA is that seatbelts save lives.

That is true whether in a passenger car or in a big yellow bus.”

Ah yes, the big yellow school bus, the last bastion of the belt-free bench seat.

And why is this exactly?

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Consider the rules for placing a child in a normal passenger car. Current regulations require proper infant and child seats, and booster seats for older children; not only do the recommended maximum weight and height for moving to the next stage of seating keep moving ever upward, but you’re now not supposed to put a child in the front seat until they’re practically in

See Fiesta page 54

See Big page 55

The Ford Fiesta offers high-tech features and a fun-to-drive factor that make it stand out in the crowded subcompact segment. It is available at Cam Clark Ford in the Northshore Auto Mall. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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The Ford Fiesta enters 2016 as one of the most acclaimed “supermini” cars for its blend of hightech features, outstanding efficiency and fun-to-drive personality.

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The hatchback models offer more cargo space and its proportions are pleasing to the eye; in particular, the Fiesta ST has a fantastic design that garners plenty of attention.

Regardless of the body style, the Fiesta is stylish and distinctive. Sharp lines are visible from all angles and its standout feature is the large grille. Note: the thick C-pillars do create a sizable blind spot.

Bright colours reflect the Fiesta’s fun-loving personality. New for 2016 is the SE Black Package that comes with unique 16-inch wheels, black trim and black mirror housings.

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the Fiesta ST feels very balanced and neutral for a front-wheel-drive car and has very little body roll.

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of-this-world numbers, the Fiesta’s light weight and the engine’s instant response feel bring a true fun driving experience. Its six-speed manual is quick and direct too.

Considering the price point, the standard Fiesta already has excellent handling. But, the ST takes it to a whole new level.

Major upgrades to the suspension, brakes and steering mean that the Fiesta ST handles like a gokart and torque vectoring control nearly eliminates understeer. Overall,

slightly more horsepower and torque: 123 h.p. and 125 foot-pounds of torque versus 120 h.p. and 112 foot-pounds on the standard engine. This engine is only available with a five-speed manual.

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The turbocharged 1.6-litre inline-four produces 197 h.p. and 202 foot-pounds of torque.

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The base model does feel a bit spartan, but as you move up the range you are treated to leather seats, contrasting seat piping, ambient lighting and pushbutton start.

Five-passenger seating is adequate in both sedan and hatchback models.

However, it should come as no surprise that the rear seat is cramped in the subcompact Fiesta.

Entry into the back is easier with the hatchback because its openings are wider. Also, once inside, the sedan’s sloping roof slightly reduces headroom.

There are many useful storage spaces found throughout the cabin.

Front door pockets are a decent size, the glovebox is large and there are various other handy cubbies for smaller items. The deep centre storage doubles as an armrest for the driver and front passenger.

The hatchback also has a much larger cargo capacity than the sedan version. To start, the wider opening eases access to the 423-litres in the hatch, over the 362.5-litres in the sedan. To further extend its advantage, the rear seats can fold 60/40 to create 720-litres of maximum volume.

Regardless of the version of Fiesta you choose, it has an excellent driving position. The seat and steering wheel have plenty of adjustment, plus forward visibility is great.

One interesting advanced feature is the MyKey system. This allows owners to set parameters on top speed and audio volume – an excellent idea if the Fiesta will be used by novice drivers.

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1.0-litre models see 7.5 city, 5.5 highway and 6.6 combined, while the 1.6 turbo is rated at 9.0 city, 7.1 highway and 8.1 combined.

Thumbs up The addition of SYNC 3 makes operating the infotainment system faster and easier. The Fiesta offers a wide and interesting selection of engines.

Thumbs down While the Fiesta is a great driver, it’s not the most practical in this segment. There are also rivals that are more affordable and refined.

The bottom line If you are looking for a stylish, economical subcompact, the 2016 Ford Fiesta checks a lot of boxes.

Competitors Honda Fit Now in its third generation, the Honda Fit proves that subcompacts can be economical and versatile. Its Magic Seat system maximizes cargo space without compromising the rear seat room or comfort.

The Fit is available in four trim levels with starting prices ranging from $14,730 to $21,530.

Toyota Yaris The Yaris received a makeover last year and now has sharper styling and more creature comforts.

While it boasts Toyota reliability, it is not the most engaging to drive.

Available as a sedan and hatchback, starting prices for the Yaris range from $14,595 to $20,200.

Kia Rio If you are working with a tight budget, but still want modern features, the Kia Rio has one of the lowest starting prices and a respectable standard equipment list. This, and its funky personality, appeal to younger buyers.

Starting at $14,295, prices range up to $22,995 for the Rio. editor@automotivepress.com

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Big, slow, yellow: school buses avoid accidents From page 52

their teens. Soon, you’ll be trying to latch your mid-30s daughter next to her baby in the back of the family minivan.

Not in the school bus though – just load ‘em up and yell over the intercom trying to get ‘em to sit facing forward. The simple answer as to why? School buses just don’t seem to get in accidents. The kids, as it turns out, are alright.

As a kid who grew up in rural British Columbia, I took the bus to school all through my tender youth. It was a formative part of the experience: the waiting around, the long trip to the family driveway, the social strata of seating position (cool kids in back, youngsters up front), the small battles waged daily with those you didn’t like and those you did.

The bus was a microcosm of the whole educational experience, perhaps not the instructional part, but certainly the social aspect.

Kids made fun of each other out of those sliding rear windows, kicked each other as they walked down the aisle, flung spitballs, and basically behaved like the Lord of The Flies on wheels. My first bus driver, Bruce, tolerated none of this, and would frequently screech to a halt to hand out frontier justice. Later, the myopic Paul took the wheel, and it was basically every kid for him or herself.

The school bus is an older construct than you think. In the very early days, they were called kid hacks (sounds like a parenting blog), and were little more than tarpcovered wagons. Largely horse-drawn, they’d haul the kids in from the surrounding farms to the one-room schoolhouse, and then back again.

The first properly dedicated buses started showing up in the late 1920s and early 1930s, but these were again fairly specialized equipment.

It wouldn’t be until 1939 that a University of Manhattan conference would set out the rules for what constituted a suitable transportation device for ferrying our children around.

Along with setting out guidelines for seating arrangements and the like, the main lasting result of

this conference was the standardization of school bus yellow as the colour all buses would be painted.

The colour was original called national school bus chrome, and by the mid-1970s, every single school bus was painted this familiar, cheery colour.

Surprisingly little changed over the intervening several decades in school bus production.

Most of the safety improvements involved stiffer body production, and a reduction in the number of body panel joins. Beyond that, the only major adaptations of the school bus have been the widespread adoption of the automatic transmission, and a passenger detection system to alert if a child is left behind on a bus after its rounds are completed.

Part of the reason for the constancy is that the major impetus for the school bus has already come and passed. During the post-war period, the combination of the baby boom and the growth of suburban living created huge demand for transport to schools. Companies boomed and then busted as the baby boom faded.

In Canada, we’re left with just a single school bus manufacturer, Girardin Minibus of Drummondville, Que. They build the smaller, compact buses used by the Bluebird bus company, while pretty much all the larger buses used in Canada are built in the United States.

Smaller buses must use seatbelts, but larger ones don’t have to, and haven’t for ages. These bigger buses also don’t have safety extras like blind spot monitoring, cross-traffic assist, or even backup cameras. They’ve got blinking red lights, and a stop sign that folds out from the side, and that’s pretty much it.

But it seems to be enough. According to NHTSA records, over the last decade of travel, school buses accidents through the U.S. have resulted in 83 passenger deaths. One would be too many, of course, but when you compare that to national averages in the tens of thousands of fatalities, it’s much less.

Put simply, people don’t crash into school buses because they’re

as to whether putting three-point belts in school buses will actually increase safety, or merely add complexity and cost. After all, an improperly fastened seatbelt isn’t necessarily better than no belt at all, and it’s unreasonable to expect a bus driver to go around ensuring every child is securely belted in.

However, the NHTSA hath spoken, and so it shall

big, yellow, and we know they’re full of kids. We drive more safely and slowly around them, they’re easy to spot, and there’s something to be said for having a greater mass and ride height than most other traffic on the road.

The thing to do, naturally, is paint your minivan bright yellow.

But there’s some question

eventually be. It’s hard to imagine a world where you can’t turn around in your seat to trade lunches before school, or cluster around the one kid who brought a Gameboy (in modern parlance, that’d be an iPad). Even so, the wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round, and kids don’t know how good they’ve got it, not having to walk to school, uphill

both ways, always in a snow storm.

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast.

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