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Star Wars superfans out in force

Faithful followers pass lightsaber to next generation JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Terry Chui was a sixyear-old boy sitting in a darkened movie theatre.

It was 1977, and his family had taken him to see Star Wars, the new science fiction/fantasy epic taking theatres by storm. From the moment the first words scrolled up the screen and the epic space battle erupted, “I was riveted,” said Chui.

As a child, Star Wars was a huge influence in firing his imagination, said Chui. He later went on to study graphic design at both North Vancouver’s Capilano University and the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and work for video gaming companies.

Chui’s love of Star Wars never left him. Jump to hyperspace – today he’s the commanding officer of the Outer Rim Garrison – a group of Star Wars superfans who specialize in dressing up as stormtroopers and other Star Wars “bad guys” at charity events.

This week, Chui and super fans on the North Shore have been on the edge of their seats awaiting the newest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, which opens today in theatres.

Dale Wentland is another superfan from North Vancouver who

Stormtroopers, a.k.a. Star Wars superfans Steve Davie and Rob Harrison, flip through a comic book featuring the epic movie series’ Dark Lord, at Big Pete’s Collectibles in Lower Lonsdale. The blockbuster movie saga continues with the opening this week of The Force Awakens. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN planned to head to the theatre for a Thursday late-night screening – this time with his nine-yearold son.

Star Wars is “huge for me” said Wentland, who remembers watching the original trilogy on a boxed VHS set.

He was backpacking See Dark page 5

8 injured, 1 dog killed by tree on Sea to Sky BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Police say it’s a miracle that no one was killed when a massive tree uprooted and slid down the steep slopes along the Sea to Sky Highway, causing a two-vehicle

crash and severing the road for hours.

The incident happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday just north of Ansell Place, narrowly missing some homes on Seascape Drive.

Police estimate the tree was 30 metres (100 feet) long and one metre (4 ft.)

in diameter.

“It had smashed through the cement barricades, coming from up in the forests above the (highway).

There were no branches attached so it looked like it was a dead tree that had fallen over and literally torpedoed through,” said

Ziv Schierau, who was one of the first drivers on the scene.

Schierau got out to check on the passengers in the other vehicles. In all, eight people were taken to hospital to be treated for See Crash page 9

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New app connects parents, teachers

Fresh Grade gives parents a window into classroom JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

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About once a week, a special window into her son’s day at Canyon Heights elementary arrives on parent Mehrgan Filsoof’s cellphone.

It might be a photo of some artwork he drew that day. Or a short video showing his kindergarten teacher Anita Mullaly prompting him to go over a quick lesson in recognizing shapes and colours.

Sometimes there’s a video clip of a special class presentation.

Those snippets provide a window into the classroom that in many cases parents wouldn’t see until long after they happened – if they saw them at all.

Filsoof says that’s allowed her to start conversations with her son about what’s happening at school.

“If he’s interested in something or I see he’s struggling with something we can talk about it,” she said.

That’s all part of a new electronic reporting program called Fresh Grade being piloted in younger grades at Canyon Heights elementary this fall, along with several other intermediate classrooms around the North

Canyon Heights first-grade teacher Andrea Waich (left) is taking part in the pilot project that uses a tablet and smartphone app to share student work with parents. Moms Mehrgan Filsoof (right), with son Aria Tavakoli, 5, and Andrea Youck (centre) say the technology helps keep them in the loop. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN Vancouver school district.

Fresh Grade is a free app that allows teachers to upload short examples of a student’s work and send it instantly to parents who have downloaded the parental software for the app on their cellphones or computers.

Parents can also comment back to teachers on what they’ve seen.

“There’s a conversation that can happen at home when we’ve sent something

to the parent,” said Mullaly.

“It gets around that usual conversation: ‘What did you do at school today?’

‘Nothing.’”

Mullaly and Grade 1 teacher Andrea Waich – whose classroom is also part of the pilot at Canyon Heights – admit using Fresh Grade does mean extra work for teachers, particularly as a child can’t be with any classmates in any video clips, for privacy

reasons. (Parents who take part in the pilot also understand that posting to Facebook, Twitter or other social media like YouTube is not allowed.)

But the teachers say there are also many advantages to using the electronic reporting app.

When something exciting happens in the classroom, like a recent workshop on bats and owls, “parents got to see that,” said Mullaly, and share in

their children’s enthusiasm.

Sometimes teachers can use Fresh Grade to show parents areas where a little bit of extra practice at home might help students, said Mullaly. And because parents feel they’re in the loop, “you don’t need to talk to 24 parents after school.”

Andrea Youck, parent of a Grade 1 student at the school, said the immediacy of the electronic note is also a boon to conversations

between parents and their kids. Normally when work gets presented only during report card time, “by the time you see it, the child is no longer there,” she said. But with electronic reporting, “If the child is interested in something, you can grasp on it immediately.”

Mullaly said comments on the app from parents so far have been “overwhelmingly positive,” particularly from parents who work full-time and can’t come into the school very often. “They get to see what the child is doing,” she said. “It has allowed them to have that connection to what their child is doing at school.”

In one family, a grandparent also gets the electronic report, said Mullaly.

The app is also being tested in other school districts. In Surrey, for instance, the app was introduced in previous school years and use of it is more widespread.

The provincial ministry of education is also keeping tabs on the project.

In versions of the app in use for older children, there’s also a student component, so they can upload their own work that they are proud of.

Students can also look back at work they were doing earlier in the year – in reading for example – and see how much they’ve improved.

For parents, there’s another intangible bonus, says Youck, “Seeing your kid during the day – it makes you happy.”

Winter brings higher trail risks, warns North Shore Rescue BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A snowshoer treks along Mount Seymour’s First Lake Trail Wednesday. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Marginal snow and slippery conditions are being blamed for a snowshoer becoming injured and stranded on the trails of Cypress Mountain.

A group of North Shore Rescue teams were paged to the mountainside after dark last Friday (Dec. 11) when a woman in her 30s slipped on a bald patch and twisted her ankle.

“They were stuck about 250 metres below the summit of Hollyburn,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager.

“They were stuck and not

going anywhere fast.”

Some passersby stopped and helped build a fire to keep the woman warm while she waited for North Shore Rescue team to arrive with a stretcher.

Snow cover on the trail was too deep for hiking boots in some areas and too thin for snowshoes in others, Pope said.

“Snowshoes are best used when there’s lots of snow and it’s not hard and icy. There are times when you just need to stop and take the snowshoes off,” he said. “They’re like little toboggans in the wrong conditions.”

It’s rescue number 116 of an already record-setting

year for the team, and it signals the start of a new season of backcountry callouts for lost and injured skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers, Pope said.

“This is when we start to get our busy time,” he said.

Thanks to early sunsets, poor weather conditions, hypothermia and slippery terrain, rescues get “exponentially” more risky in the winter, Pope said.

“The risks go up for our team members and they go up for the people that are lost, for sure. We see more deaths in winter from being lost in the North Shore mountains than we do in the summer because of

those things,” he said.

The difficult natural challenges are made worse by people who put themselves in needless danger by going out of bounds.

“Just stay in the resort,” Pope advised. “Heed the signs for closed areas. The out-of-bounds areas on our North Shore mountains get treacherous very quickly.

Typically what happens is these gullies run off the North Shore mountains and they end in waterfalls around 700 metres (2,300 feet). You can get cliffed out. There’s not very many routes that come back into the resort areas like in other parts of the province.”

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Dark side beckons Outer Rim Garrison members From page 1 through India when Revenge of the Sith came out – and made it a movie theatre in Bangalore to see it.

For The Force Awakens, “I got my tickets a month ago,” said Wentland, “the minute they were out.”

Fans point to Star Wars’ ability to transport audiences to richly imagined and detailed other worlds combined with a classic storyline as key to its enduring appeal.

“It’s that classic battle between good and evil,” said Pete Turcotte, owner of Big Pete’s Collectibles in Lower Lonsdale, where Star Wars figures have long been popular.

“There are so many good lessons to be learned from the movies. They’re full of values.”

Not to mention fun.

Wentland admits that he and his kids enjoy turning out all the lights in the house and having lightsaber battles with their extensive collection.

They’ve also got a giant Lego star destroyer made up of 1,500 pieces. “It took us six hours to build together,” he said.

Favourite characters vary among Star Wars fans – Chui is partial to protocol droid C-3PO

Steve Davie and Rob Harrison, North Vancouver members of the Outer Rim Garrison, arrest Pete Turcotte of Big Pete’s Collectibles while superfan Dale Wentland peruses a Star Wars comic. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

while Turcotte points to Jedi master Yoda.

But the dark side has a surprisingly enduring

appeal.

The 501 Legion – the worldwide group of costumed superfans that

the Outer Rim Garrison belongs to – are usually those who’ve followed in the menacing footsteps of Sith lords.

Steve Davie and Yves Ho are two North Vancouver members of the Outer Rim Garrison who have felt the tractor beam pull of the dark side – at least when it comes to costumes.

Ho’s alter ego is a sand trooper from the first Star Wars movie while Davie has spent years sourcing and perfecting his set of Stormtrooper armor – including cutting, shaping, sanding and gluing the various parts.

“Everyone likes the bad guys,” he said.

Most diehard Star Wars fans agree the original movies are considered the best ones. But local fans said they have high hopes for new movie – rumoured to combine old-school elements with a new storyline.

One of the cool things about The Force Awakens is that fans of the original movies are now taking their kids to the latest Star Wars, said Turcotte.

“You don’t realize you lose the magic until you see it again in kids,” said Wentland. “If I can look over and see that wideeyed sense of wonder...”

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anded the dubious task of how to restore public trust in TransLink again, the Lower Mainland’s mayors have dusted off a not-terribly novel idea: Take control of the transit authority away from the board of provincial appointees and put it in the hands of elected mayors to make it more accountable.

The B.C. Liberal government’s response was a prompt “No.” They apparently like TransLink as unaccountable as it is, despite it being made obvious by voters in the cratered TransLink plebiscite that its opaque governance model is the biggest stumbling block to public trust.

And the province is being equally stubborn on allowing any new funding sources to expand the at-capacity system. It is property taxes or another referendum as far as Peter Fassbender is concerned.

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Cheers to Potters and Scrooges of our day At Christmas, our hearts should go out to those who are all too easily ignored throughout the year.

They are the invisible people of our society. In our busy day-to-day lives we seldom give them a thought.

When they come to our attention in the media, we’re briefly aware of them.

Then we move on.

But they are fellow human beings. They have needs like all of us.

They deserve more than a 15-second clip on the evening TV news, or a few paragraphs deep inside the newspapers.

By now, Constant Reader will have alertly guessed the identity of the sort of people I’m referring to.

They are the rich — the well-heeled who write great big whacking cheques for the less fortunate, the hungry, the sick. They

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may even take leave from the absorbing (and rarely easy) task of making money and personally get into the trenches of their causes when they can find the time.

Oddly, their closest soulmates are many working poor who are near enough to poverty themselves, yet who, proportionate to their incomes, give more to the needy than a lot of the more affluent do.

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It hardly needs saying: An automatic dislike of the rich — partly envy, doubtless — is entrenched in our culture.

Try to remember a favourable depiction of the wealthy in books, plays, film. Think Scrooge, before redemption. Charlie Chaplin, born in poverty and a bitter anti-capitalist while becoming probably Hollywood’s richest man of his time, enshrined on film the common portrayal of the rich as arrogant stuffed shirts (i.e., perfect targets for rude fun). And Christmas standards like It’s a Wonderful Life never let you forget that maybe the meanest man ever portrayed in movies was Lionel Barrymore.

The individual who gave to the greatest number the greatest gift of all — knowledge — was Andrew Carnegie. He funded more

than 2,500 libraries, two of them around 1900 in stillyoung British Columbia.

In our times the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Warren Buffet announced multi-billiondollar donations, not for self-aggrandizement but to encourage others.

Trying to list local philanthropists is a risky business, rich with perils.

Overlooking many is guaranteed. Others shun publicity. Then there’s the arbitrary dividing line between big, bigger and humongously biggest donors.

What follows will mix a few recent West Vancouver philanthropists with others elsewhere. And note well: Rich patrons don’t provide frills. They provide essentials. They make up serious shortfalls in public budgets, for everything from theatre — it’s recently

been reported that in 2014 almost a quarter of arts revenue in B.C. was provided by private donors’ money — to advanced hospital technology.

Hospitals, medical research, libraries and food banks are popular recipients. Jimmy Pattison’s benefactions — not to overlook his economic contribution in providing roughly 40,000 jobs — are widely known.

Frank Giustra’s Radcliffe Foundation has helped many. The Zajak family’s ranch hosts children with serious illnesses. Robert Ho’s HOpe Centre is a towering contribution to Lions Gate Hospital.

Djavad Mowafaghian is high on any list, supporting the arts and children’s health and education.

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Undercover bell ringer struck by generosity Benefit of red kettle campaign extends beyond cash contributions, reporter finds BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com

Those red kettles that suddenly appear at shopping malls and on street corners around the holidays might look easy to dismiss, but much more goes into them than just your loose change.

When my editor asked me to go “undercover” to do a story about a day in the life of a Salvation Army Christmas kettle keeper, I jumped at the opportunity.

What reporter doesn’t want to go undercover?

Who wouldn’t want to stand outside in the frigid cold for hours, trying to ring a bell in an attempt at something called “rhythm,” while being glowered at by passing shoppers?

OK, I had my skepticism about the

North Shore News intern Ben Bengtson mans the red kettle at the Lonsdale Avenue London Drugs. The North Shore Salvation Army is hoping its kettle campaign can raise $350,000 this holiday season. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD assignment, just as others might be skeptical about donating to the Sally Ann in the first place.

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what we do here 364 days a year.”

The North Shore Salvation Army is hoping the kettle campaign can raise $350,000 this holiday season. The money will go

right back into Sally Ann programs, everything from providing subsidized meals for lower income families, to support services and events for the community.

It might feel like a moot point for the many that don’t use the Sally Ann, but for the many that do the organization’s presence can mean the difference between eating a meal that day or not.

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But don’t worry, clients can order their Christmas dinners from the Sally Ann in advance.)

After a short orientation, and with a Santa hat flopped over my head, I trudged out to an Upper Lonsdale London Drugs to man my kettle. I was surprisingly nervous. The kettle shifts generally last a minimum of two hours, but I had a sneaking suspicion my cover would be blown before then. I figured passing shoppers would discover they were dealing with an imposter and call me out on it.

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Crash throws dog from vehicle From page 1

in the snafu that Schierau met were folks trying to catch flights at Vancouver International Airport and a woman on her way to her own birthday party.

“In fact, everybody was still very calm and patient,” he said.

Schierau said he was impressed with both the first responders and civilians on the scene.

“The fire and rescue, paramedics and police showed up very quickly and, in my opinion, did an amazing job,” he said. “The first responders really went to work and some really great citizens did an amazing job of securing the area, checking on passengers of the two vehicles that crashed into the log to make sure there were no fatal injuries and treating and comforting people.”

West Vancouver Police Department is in charge of investigating the cause of the incident, although it will likely go down as a “freak accident” said Const. Jeff Wood, department spokesman.

Still, it serves as a reminder that drivers could stand to slow down on the highway, A massive tree blocks the Sea to Sky Highway just north of West Vancouver especially in dark and wet Wednesday evening. PHOTO SUPPLIED ZIV SCHIERAU conditions, Wood added.

minor injuries, but it was two Bernese mountain dogs in one of the vehicles involved in the crash that fared worse. One was injured after being thrown from the vehicle. The other was hit by a dump truck, according to police.

“As soon as the door opened, it just bolted down the highway. Unfortunately, it did not have a favourable outcome. It ran into traffic,” Schierau said.

Police say the other dog suffered two broken legs and was taken for emergency veterinary treatment.

Contractors for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure later arrived with heavy machinery to lift out pieces of the tree after crews cut through it with chainsaws.

“They had to remove some of the cement barricades first to make sure it was safely done and the tree didn’t fall subsequently onto the train tracks below. Everything was done fairly quickly relative to the situation,” Schierau said.

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INQUIRING REPORTER With Star Wars: The Force Awakens hitting theatres this week, fans are getting excited. Not only are ticket sales for the new film expected to generate an easy billion dollars, but the whole Disney merchandising machine is in full swing as well. Everywhere you look there’s Millennium Falcon bedsheets and thermoses shaped like C-3PO. A new generation of fans is slowly coming up and about to be swept into a galaxy far, far away. We hit the streets to ask this important question: Who is your favourite character from Star Wars and why? Tell us what you think.

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Sarah Murray North Vancouver

“That’s a hard question.

Probably Han Solo. He’s just so awesome.”

Jeff Elliott North Vancouver “Oh man, that’s a tough question. Definitely Yoda.

He’s short and green and has all those crazy one-liners. At least I didn’t say Jabba the Hutt.”

Who is your favourite Star Wars character and why?

Vanessa Peterson North Vancouver “Princess Leia. She’s the one I connected with and knew as a kid.”

Tim Chandra North Vancouver “I’d go with Han Solo. I liked who he was. He was a renegade at first but then he joined the Rebellion. Plus, he’s got a sweet ship.”

Alex Korall North Vancouver “I like the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi. They’re just so cute, I’ve always liked them ever since I was a kid. ”

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Kay Meek’s namesake theatre thriving From page 6 Vancouver Opera and other good works. Carol Newell’s donations may have done more to save the environment than the late talkfest in Paris. Kay Meek’s name will live forever on her theatre, which, by the way, is thriving these days, sometimes hoisting the sold-out sign.

The latest member of the blessed wealthy is Paul

Myers, owner of Keith Plumbing & Heating, its orange and red trucks a familiar sight, whose cheque for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation reportedly was largest by an individual to any such foundation in B.C. The list inescapably leaves out more than it includes. Suggest other nominees and they’ll be mentioned here. But you get the idea: We owe a lot to those who not only produce wealth but privately

redistribute it, and whose good works can’t compete with the crime, chaos and corruption on the front pages and TV news.

Merry Christmas, rich people! Take that, Lionel Barrymore!

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B.C. Ferries adds extra sailings for holidays B.C. Ferries is adding 40 extra sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Vancouver Island this holiday season, from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, 2016.

Dec. 23 and 27 are expected to be the busiest days for B.C. Ferries as people travel to and from their Christmas Day destinations.

While arriving early at peak times is often recommended, B.C. Ferries is suggesting their patrons pick an off-peak sailing time as an alternative strategy, or make a reservation.

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when I learned that a simple smile and a friendly gesture goes a long way in connecting with someone, anyone, who happens to be passing by. No one was out to “get” me. And in fact most were there to lend their support.

“I was a kettler for years,” said one woman, as she put some change into the kettle. “And my sister counted the money for the Sally Ann. She’d be up way late into the night counting.”

Minutes later a man slowly walked by the kettle without offering any money. But he did give up some genuine words of gratitude: “Thank you for doing this,” he said.

You hear stories of kettle volunteers being harassed by the public, robbed in some cases, and I’m not doubting it could happen, either. I’d say standing around shaking a bell for six hours right next to a kettle full of money is a pretty open invitation for attention, wanted or unwanted.

But I experienced neither hostility nor contempt during my stint at it.

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coldness on display from the more hardened citizens who passed me by, but overall people were friendly and engaged with me as I stood there ringing my bell.

For the few hours I volunteered with the kettle campaign, I felt connected to the community. Kettle volunteers raise a lot of money for those in need, but just as importantly they provide an essential service by being out there and communicating with folks around the North Shore.

After speaking with a woman for a few minutes, for example, she leaned in closer and admitted, “You guys are in my will,” before she walked away. I

assumed the “you guys” meant the Sally Ann. Talk about commitment to a cause.

Dueck said that it’s the Sally Ann’s desire to be a presence during the holidays, where on a good day a single kettle can raise $700.

“We don’t see it as us helping the community, we see it as the community coming together to help each other. Whether by volunteering, by donating, it’s just the community coming together to lift one another up through the Christmas season and hopefully that lasts throughout the year as well,” he said.

One woman said she would have dropped more

money into the kettle, but claimed “everything is done with Visa these days.” She left behind what change she had instead. Near the end of my shift, a woman put $20 into the kettle and scuttled away, but not before first throwing me an approving wink and a nod. An acknowledgement of our mutual contributions to a worthy cause.

I left my gig as a kettle volunteer cold, fatigued, sore in one hand (from ringing the bell), but also blown away by peoples’ generosity and desire to engage. What else goes into those Christmas kettles besides money?

I guess you could say a whole lot.

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Christmas on the Shore

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Stan, Julie, Kelly, Jeff and Lara Fuller The fourth annual Christmas on the Shore fundraising event for the Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau, presented by the Fuller family and the Beach House Restaurant in West Vancouver Nov. 26, was a sold-out success. The 100 guests in attendance at the waterfront dining establishment enjoyed an intimate evening of Christmas cheer and flavourful creations by the Beach House kitchen. The event raised more than $100,000, which went towards helping families in need on the North Shore this holiday season.

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— A weekly gleaner of Internet sources and other media — Rich Hope: “When The Whip Comes Down” (from Keithmas 3): bit.ly/1ZeofrV

Keithmas co-founders John Hewer (left) and James Hayden (right), getting into the rock‘n’roll spirit with musician Rich Hope at the Rickshaw Theatre.

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Rolling Stones live on the TAMI Show, Santa Monica Auditorium, 1964: bit.ly/1P9mqYx

Food bank ‘fundrager’ celebrates the life and times of Keith Richards

Merry Keithmas

Rolling Stones Denmark 1965: bit.ly/1QvwiyQ The Danish Girl trailer: bit.ly/1N03wTX Hitchcock/Truffaut documentary trailer: bit.ly/1L8hv6l North Shore News interview with Laura Truffaut about her father’s iconic style: bit.ly/1HO8V01 – jgoodman@nsnews.com

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! Keithmas VI – A Food Bank Fundrager (19+) with Rich Hope & His Evil Doers, the Jolts, the Vicious Cycles Mc, Elliot C Way & the Wild North, the Rentalmen, the Ballantynes, La Chinga, Dahle Brothers and the Tranzmitors is Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings). Tickets $15; available at TimbreConcerts.com and Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and Neptoon.

KELSEY KLASSEN Contributing writer

S

eventy-one-year-old rock god Keith Richards will probably never celebrate his birthday in Vancouver but, if he does, this city has got the party for him.

For six years now, the birth of the Rolling Stones guitarist has been honoured in truly bizarro fashion with a local Christmas concert fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Christened “Keithmas”, the annual concert sees Vancouver’s hardest, fastest, and most virtuosic rockers honouring the oeuvre

of Richards and the Rolling Stones, while swaggering about and swilling Jack Daniels – Richards’ alleged drink of choice – from a giant bottle on stage.

“Keithmas is a celebration of the life and times of Keith Richards,” explains co-founder and local concert promoter John Hewer, goodnaturedly. “It’s his birthday on December 18th and it’s the Christmas season, so we combined the two to create our own unique holiday.”

Obviously.

The premise is simple: Each year, Hewer and fellow Hidden Charms promoter James Hayden invite their favourite local bands to take part, with each band choosing three or four songs from the Stones/Richards catalogue to play.

Since its inception, Keithmas has raised roughly $15,000 for the food bank – money that helps the society purchase and distribute food and expand its programs. And, like the grizzled Richards, Keithmas has only gotten better with age: growing from five bands, a few hundred fundraised dollars and a car load of donated food in 2010, to nine bands and a goal of $10,000 raised this year from donations and the door.

Hewer says he now has to turn away bands

looking to participate, and that Keithmas, which sold out in advance last year, has outgrown its former venue, the Electric Owl, and will be tearing down the doors of the Rickshaw this year.

Of the enduring allure, Hewer attributes it to one simple thing: “(Keith Richards) IS rock ‘n’ roll.

“There’s all sorts of clichés: the outlaw lifestyle, yada, yada,” he continues. “But he represents freedom, really, and to do what one wants to do. The pure essence of rock ‘n’ roll in the one scrawny, bony little man.”

Despite having big riffs to fill, though, the tribute show never gives way to note-for-note “greatest hits” genuflection. Instead, Hewer says, Keithmas bands consistently embrace the challenge, putting up Stones songs with entirely new spins or rediscovering forgotten gems.

For example, over the years, Keithmas has seen stoner rock act the Highway Kind bringing Alex Chilton’s rarely heard 1970 arrangement of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” to the fore, or longstanding Keithmas supporter Rich Hope resurrecting the lesser known “Jiving Sister Fanny”.

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THE DANISH GIRL PAGE 19 THE LITTLE MERMAID PAGE 23 VAN DJANGO’S COOL YULE PAGE 30 LAUDATE’S LARS KAARIO PAGE 32

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annual North Shore Art Crawl which will take place March 5 and 6. Deadline for registration will be Jan. 10 at midnight.

The Gift Box: Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans who specialize in high quality, hand-crafted and unique gift items.

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

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

Water: An exhibition showcasing artwork from local artist Anne Griffiths as well as artists from the First Nations will be on display until Dec. 31.

CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.

778-372-0765 caroun.net Photography Exhibition: Photographs from the ninth annual contest will be on display until Dec. 29. Opening reception: Saturday, Dec. 19, 4-8 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE Painter Dene Croft hosted an open house at his new studio located at 118 Pemberton Ave. in North Vancouver recently. The 2,600-square-foot studio gallery has more than 100 paintings on display and offers art classes for all levels of ability. For more information visit denecroft.com. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH by different members in an ongoing rotating exhibit.

CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-5

p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Perceptually Uniform: Artist Mark Ollinger will share his sculptural work until Jan. 11.

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Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca

Anonymous Art Show: Hundreds of original works will be for sale for $100 each until Dec. 19 and the artist will remain a mystery until after the purchase.

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In Search of Light: Works by photographer Adrian Zator that capture the natural wonder of North Shore environs will be on display until Dec. 31.

Photo Exhibit: Members of the North Shore Photographic Society will display a variety of work

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CALENDAR From page 14 Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Stephen Dittberner: Our Rivers Rock until Feb. 9.

FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-9257290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Wit &Whimsy: A mixed media exhibition with Sharon Greig, Lisa Klepak, Saul Miller and Isabelle Procter will run from Jan. 12 to 31.

Opening reception: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2-3 p.m.

GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. WednesdayFriday, noon to 5 p.m. and

Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Adult admission by donation/children free.

604-998-8563 info@ smithfoundation.ca Family Day: Families are invited to explore exhibitions, take part in art discoveries and use interactive “discovery” tables to learn more about the gallery Saturday, Jan. 9 from noon to 5 p.m.

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.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Abstract Art Exhibit: Paintings by Marlise Witschi will be on display from Jan. 5 to Feb. 5. Opening reception: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 6-8 p.m.

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Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org My House: An exhibition that brings together the work of artists Mike Kelley and Ryan Trecartin will be on display Dec. 19-March 3.

There will be a discussion on Mike Kelley Friday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. followed by an opening reception at 8 p.m.

RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Formality: Clay artist Donna Lee Dorosh will show her newest pots and photographer David Vanderkop will show his landscapes from Europe until Jan. 10.

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Keithmas gets bigger every year From page 13 “Rich Hope and his Evil Doers are, every year, the highlight I would say,” says Hewer. “A couple years ago they did a whole Stones disco take on it, a country vibe to it. Every year he kind of takes a different run at it.”

Other Keithmas highlights this year include the Jolts slamming through a punk rock homage, powerpop act the Tranzmitors diving into the Stones’ earlier

work, and brothers Kurt and Ryan Dahle, of the New Pornographers and Mounties/Limblifter, respectively, hashing out a mystery collaboration.

“Ryan Dahle … his Can-rock pedigree is pretty incredible,” enthuses Hewer.

“And Kurt’s drumming is amazing – I’ve admired him as a musician for years.

So they’re putting together something and I have no idea what that’s going to sound like. If you think Limblifter or Mounties,

there’s nothing Stones-like about that at all, so having them on stage is going to be amazing.”

And if that – or the scent of cigarette-addled denim and booze-fueled volunteerism – wasn’t appealing enough, Hewer says that Keithmas has also secured the ultimate raffle prize: a pair of Keef’s pants (bringing the organizers one step closer to having the man himself actually there).

– Kelsey Klassen writes for our sister paper the Westender

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FILM

A Danish Girl looks at a world of difference ! The Danish Girl.

Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander.

Rating: 7 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing writer

Alicia Vikander is superb as Gerda Wegener, the wife of Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery in The Danish Girl. Vikander is an open portrait of grief, loss and unconditional love in Tom Hooper’s biographical drama. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Viewers see a whole lot of Eddie Redmayne in his latest role but it’s Alicia Vikander who is most exposed – at least, emotionally – in Tom Hooper’s new film The Danish Girl.

The story is in fact as much Gerda Wegener’s as it is that of her husband, successful Danish painter Einar Wegener, who was one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

In the bucolic filtered light and bright rowhouses of Copenhagen, 1926, Gerda (Vikander) finds herself perpetually in the shadow of her artist husband: her portraits don’t elicit the same rave reviews as do Einar’s See Redmayne page 20

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FILM

Redmayne a master chameleon From page 19

(Redmayne) paintings of the lush rural landscapes of his childhood.

Mutual bohemian friend Ulla (Amber Heard) is amazed by how two monogamous people could be so devoted to one another. Gerda tells the story of their romance, how she was the one who pursued Einar – “he was so shy” – and how “when I kissed him, it was like kissing myself”.

But any confidence accompanying Einar’s fame belies trouble beneath the surface. Einar obligingly dons stockings and fancy shoes to help Gerda put the finishing touches on a painting. Then, as a lark, he attends an artists’ ball disguised as a fictional cousin, Lili.

“You’re different from most girls,” observes an admirer at the ball (Ben Whishaw).

What starts as good fun becomes something much more. Einar frequents the ballet’s costume department and studies peep-show girls in order to learn how to move like a woman. Lili appears more frequently, and Einar less often. Gerda, seeing that she is losing her husband, accompanies him as he seeks treatment, including suspect radiation therapy and diagnoses of chemical imbalance and schizophrenia.

Eddie Redmayne plays Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl, Tom Hooper’s film based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff. PHOTO SUPPLIED Einar stops painting.

He has blinding headaches.

Things come to a head after Lili seeks out Einar’s childhood friend, Paris art dealer Hans (Matthias Schoenaerts, ).

Eventually a more enlightened doctor is found (Sebastien Koch) who suggests a risky, neverperformed sex-reassignment operation. Einar/Lili explains it simply: “God made me a

woman… a doctor is curing me of the sickness that is my disguise.”

Lili Elbe is who Einar Wegener was meant to be, and her journals of selfdiscovery and transitioning became essential reading for members of the trans movement. (The story is based on David Ebershoff’s novel of the same name.)

In terms of performance, Vikander

wins the day. Between this performance and his Oscar-winning transformation last year as Stephen Hawking, Redmayne proves himself to be a master chameleon, but his transformation here is too much studied posturing. The stakes are high, but we are never granted access to Lili’s true state of mind.

Vikander, in contrast, is an

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“You helped bring Lili to life but she was always there, always waiting.”

Any other year Redmayne would be lead horse in the Best Actor race, but academy voters – perhaps squeamish about the subject matter, and having already voted for his performance last year – aren’t likely to honour him two years running.

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WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Cultural Journey: An exhibition of panels and photographs that highlights the backbone of the Squamish Territory — the Sea-to-Sky Corridor will run until Jan. 12.

WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL 750 17th St., West Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Enda Bardell’s exhibition titled Reconstruction, a series of hard edge abstract paintings, will be on display until Jan. 13.

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MONUMENTAL MEETING French filmmaker François Truffaut cemented the idea of the director as “auteur” when his interview book Hitchcock/Truffaut, the result of a week-long series of head-to-heads with Hitchcock in 1962 was published in 1966. Kent Jones’ new documentary about the meeting, Hitchcock/Truffaut, begins a series of screenings tonight at Vancity Theatre at 8:30 p.m. For a North Shore News interview with Truffaut’s daughter, Laura Truffaut, talking about her father’s iconic style, go to bit.ly/1HO8V01. For Vancity Theatre showtimes visit viff.org/ theatre/films/fc8643-hitchcocktruffaut. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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THEATRE

Christmas panto makes splashy spectacle

Hendry Hall hosts new take on The Little Mermaid ! The Little Mermaid shows on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 and 4 p.m. at Hendry Hall, 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. northvanplayers.ca.

MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Everyone’s favourite mermaid Ariel makes a splash on stage at North Vancouver’s historic Hendry Hall which has been transformed into an underwater kingdom.

The Little Mermaid is the pantomime offering this holiday season from North Vancouver Community Players and writer/director Peter Zednik.

Millennials might be familiar with the Disney version of the beloved tale, originally penned by Hans Christian Andersen more than 100 years ago, about a plucky mermaid, Ariel, who makes waves with a human prince, Eric, and earns new legs in a splashy spectacle.

The Community Players’ production of The Little Mermaid is recognizable as the original story, explains Zednik, but it’s heightened, fun and great for all ages.

In making the fairy tale his own and accessible for all, Zednik has created a straightforward story for the kids to understand with some political jabs interspersed to keep the adults entertained.

“Everybody will know already a little mermaid who falls in love with a human and how is she ever going to reconcile the huge difference in their lives,” says Zednik.

Finding the hidden message in the story and

Mitchell MacKay (as Dame Ursula) and Claire Paterson (as Ariel) are featured performers in the North Vancouver Community Players’ panto production of The Little Mermaid at The Theatre at Hendry Hall in North Vancouver. PHOTO SUPPLIED conveying that theme to the audience is an important part of the process for Zednik’s who has helmed two other pantomimes.

“I think in this one (The Little Mermaid) it’s that people should be allowed to be together and marry despite any differences there are in their cultures and traditions and so on,” says Zednik.

Pantomimes, usually performed during the Christmas season, come from a long British music

hall tradition dating back over a hundred years. In the very traditional ones, explains Zednik, there are all sorts of rules: there is always a hero, a villain, a couple of sidekicks to the villain who are also evil, certain amounts of cross-dressing and men playing traditional female roles and vice versa.

“A lot of people when they hear pantomime they think Marcel Marceau, the white face and the miming, but it’s actually a very different tradition,” says

Zednik.

Audience participation is a key component that ties the pantomime together and makes for huge family entertainment value.

“Where the audience gets to boo the villain and warn them if a bad guy is coming, things like that,” says Zednik, adding, that element of participation changes the theatre-going experience.

“It’s great because often you are told to just sort of sit back and be quiet and pretend that something

real is happening in front of you, which is a tremendous experience, but here you are allowed to break all that. You can talk directly to people on the stage. Not to give secrets away, but certain audience members will be escorted up onto the stage as well. It’s just a lot of fun that way.”

Zednik promises his adaptation of The Little Mermaid adheres to the traditional pantomime format with the slapstick, the big production numbers and the cross-dressing. At

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CALENDAR From page 21 Thursday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.

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DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com The Dragon of Wantley: An annual pantomime Dec. 18, 19, 22, 23, 28-30 and Jan. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 19, 20, 26, 27 and Jan. 2 at 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $15.

1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com The Dream Song of Olaf Asteson: Eurythmy Northwest will present an ancient Norwegian folk saga of the Holy Nights Saturday, Jan. 9, 7:30-9 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15.

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“She had all the qualities that I was looking for,” says Zednik. “She could be very sweet and naïve without it looking forced, but she could also be strong and courageous. I just think the little girls in the audience will love her.”

Conversely there is the outlandish Dame Ursula who is portrayed by Mitchell Mackay, a community players’ perennial favourite.

“We get a lot of requests each year that he be in the show because he is so funny, hysterical and over the top,” describes Zednik of Mackay.

Mackay, a professional costumer who has designed for the TV series Once Upon a Time, made his own outrageous octopus outfit for The Little Mermaid and created the other characters’ costumes – and the elaborate sets.

Zednik says recreating an underwater world at Hendry Hall was a challenge for the small local theatre group, but credited Mackay’s resourcefulness for being able to pull it off. The costumes, made from “terrific, showy” fabrics, add another element of vibrancy to the show.

Read: Sea of sequins. As for the under-the-sea illusion, Zednik describes the sets as watery and shiny.

Zednik conceived his

Mermaid panto two years ago, explaining how it takes a long time to write from scratch.

The impetus for the show started as a challenge of sorts.

A couple of years ago, after another panto Zednik penned, Rapunzel, wrapped, one of his cast members went to New York, watched The Little Mermaid on Broadway and came back and told Zednik about the breathtaking show.

“And she said, ‘Of course you couldn’t possible do The Little Mermaid at Hendry Hall, because how are you going to have everybody swimming,’” recalls Zednik.

“And that got me thinking.

And I just loved the story and started from there.”

While putting the finishing touches on his latest panto Zednik also pulled off his greatest directing achievement to date, taking home top prize at Theatre B.C.’s Annual Provincial Drama Festival in Kamloops this summer. Zednik, who won best director and best set design, directed the North Vancouver Community Players’ production of Rabbit Hole, a drama that deals with the ways family members survive a major loss, which was wellreceived by audiences and critics alike.

Zednik says Rabbit Hole is a deviation from what audiences expect of him.

“I’m usually associated

with the Christmas pantomime because I write them and direct them,” says Zednik. “I think people enjoy them and what they think I can do is a lot of physical comedy and musical numbers and so on. So Rabbit Hole is the complete opposite. It’s a dark family drama. Very teary. Very emotional. I liked that I could challenge myself and try something completely different that nobody expected me to do.”

Proceeds from The Little Mermaid are going to the charity Camp Kerry, which provides bereavement services for young families where one of the family members has been diagnosed with a terminal disease.

In fact it was Zednik’s experience with Rabbit Hole, which involves the tragic death of a four-year-old, that inspired him to support Camp Kerry.

“I stayed with that show for over half a year, through the whole festival process, and when I heard about this charity I guess it just struck that chord in me,” says Zednik.

Zednik is hoping The Little Mermaid is as well-received as his panto Rapunzel, which is now in production in the UK and Australia, saying it’s “kind of fun” that a theatre show conceived in North Vancouver is being shown on other continents.

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TRAVEL

Victoria Falls: the smoke that thunders MANDY TRICKETT Contributing writer

“May the waters bless you today,” calls the concierge as we leave the hotel, heading for the dusty path between us and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World: the Victoria Falls on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Visiting the world’s largest sheet of falling water, we know we’re going to get wet. The concierge’s words just make us feel more positive about our inevitable dowsing.

Zimbabwe has been a country of explorers, colonialists, big white hunters, tobacco farmers, privateers and land-hungry villains. Once called “the breadbasket of Africa,” it has had a violent past and there have been bad years here recently, when tourism failed because of political instability. But in 2015, those tourists are returning in droves.

The Victoria Falls National Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989 and, unlike the raging cataracts themselves, its statistics sound dry compared to Niagara Falls: 51 metres high, 1203m wide, with a flow of 2407 cubic metres per second versus Victoria Falls 108m high, 1737m wide, with a flow of 1100 cubic metres per second.

If you agree that sheer size matters more than volume of water flow, then Mosi-OaTunya should be on your bucket list.

Mosi-Oa-Tunya is the local name, from the Lozi language, meaning “the smoke that thunders” and you hear that thunder well before you see the Falls.

At $30 US per person (the US dollar is Zimbabwe’s

The Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989, is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe with national parks of both nations on either side of the Zambezi River. PHOTO SUPPLIED MANDY TRICKETT currency), the visit is expensive, no question, so we linger for three hours.

Despite the humidity, heat and spray, we want to sit, reminisce, and savour this experience: there are no “in and out” privileges here.

When we first visited the Falls in the 1970s, there was no paved walkway. Back then, we meandered along a rough dirt trail. When we wanted to get a closer view, we simply pushed through the undergrowth, taking care not to get too close to those vertigo-inducing, no return drop-offs. The paved walkway is a huge improvement, but it gets

slippery in the wet sections.

We’re glad of decent footgear and, knowing that we will definitely get wet, we’re prepared for the “drowned rat” look. No wet T-shirt contests for us, thank you. Sensibly, we borrow a small towel from the hotel to protect the camera.

Even in the dry season, the Falls create great sheets of mist, making photography difficult. The constant spray creates its own microclimate, a narrow slice of lush rainforest that is an anomaly in the surrounding bushveld.

We stroll through stands of ebony, red milkwood and Batoka plum, watched by

a small troupe of baboons.

There are ferns, palms, lianas, invasive lantana, and strangler figs covering trees in their deadly embrace. We meander along the milelong walk, newly impressed by the sight of Cataract Island View, Rainbow Falls, Horseshoe Falls, the Boiling Pot and the convoluted Batoka Gorge. Yes, Zimbabwe has the best views of the Falls but Zambia has the Devil’s Pool, an area of calm water perched directly above the precipitous drop into the gorge. We watch a group there, up to their necks in the pool, nonchalantly ignoring the

sheer hundred-metre drop almost within arm’s length.

Are they crazy?

At one end of the trail stands a statue of David Livingstone, etched with the words “Missionary, Explorer, Liberator.” We’re amazed that this symbol of the colonial past has survived intact through all the years of conflict, and then we’re a little confused about the descriptor as “liberator”. A bit of research reveals that, whatever else Livingstone may have done, he did end the slave trade in this part of Africa.

After our three hours at the Falls, we can choose

from all sorts of activities: bungee jumping, a casino, helicopter rides for stunning From aerial views of the full expanse of the Falls, ziplining across the zigzag Batoka gorges. We opt for a sunset cruise up the Zambezi, a popular option costing $95 – 105 US per person, including transport from the hotel, drinks and snacks.

We choose our boat carefully: options range from the intimate 12-seater Ra Ikane to the enormous partyboat, Zambesi Explorer, with 200 or so of your closest friends. We’re glad to have chosen “intimate” on the Ra Ikane with Captain John, a 15-year veteran of the river. The two-hour cruise is the perfect opportunity for some relaxed game watching. There is prolific bird life. A massive crocodile slides down a sand bank to disappear beneath the boat. A multitude of hippos yawn their pink, gaping disapproval of our intrusion.

Captain John has given us a thorough safety briefing about what to do if we end up in the water for any reason, whether from sheer drunkenness (not us!) to a hippo attack. But frankly, we never want to be in a nineknot current that will drag anything downstream, past those crocs and over those Falls.

It’s difficult to choose accommodation for Victoria Falls because the selection is just so good. We could have chosen a safari lodge that provides game drives and luxurious patios overlooking waterholes that are magnets for wildlife big and small. But given our nostalgia, we choose that venerable old lady, the Victoria Falls Hotel, which See Colonial page 29

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Ring in the new year in style

Niki Hope

The Goods

Looking back at 2015, fashionwise, it was the year of ‘Athleisure’ – sneaks with casuals for extra comfort; boho-chic came back around for the thousandth time; mismatched earrings became a cool-girl signature; pant legs were widened; for footwear we saw strappy heels, pointytoed boots, and classic loafers.

On the North Shore, it was also the year of big openings: a much-anticipated Simons opened its doors at Park Royal, indie-darling Plenty also made the trek over the bridge, bringing its latest location (one of eight) to the North Shore, and, of course, there are a ton of locally owned boutiques to find new stylish pieces for the coming year. Speaking of which, here are a few inspired ways to make the most of your New Year’s Eve celebration.

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This shimmery retro-inspired sequined romper (at left) from Simons, $98, would make for a fun New Year’s Eve.

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Scoop up a bold gold clutch – the J. Crew envelope in cracked gold foil, $128, is a lovely option.

For some subtle bling, opt for the moonstone and gold collar necklace from Leah Alexandra, $245, at Blue Ruby in Park Royal.

The velvet suit is a style staple this holiday season. For New Year’s Eve, step into a sophisticated tuxedo-inspired two-piece like the Radnor blazer in blue from Aritzia, $185, and the tailored Eaton pant, $90.

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Still time to grab some fun looks for the big night From page 27

Dress up any look with this Shereen de Rousseau moonstone and quartz necklace, available at Kiss and Makeup on Lonsdale, $325.

You can’t go wrong with a little black dress. This Mink Pink number is available at Get Dressed for $79.

Bring out your inner drag queen with the fiery Tosca heel by B Brian Atwood, $225, at Hudson’s Bay.

Another Simons piece (and more soft velvet), the stretch crop top, $38. I like how it’s paired here with a long black high-rise skirt – a touch of modesty for a night when it’s OK to go a little wild.

Or opt for a strap-ish classic with these black Vince Camuto suede pumps, also from Hudson’s Bay, $175.

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Niki Hope is a style writer and editor with a weekly column in the Westender. Check out her blog on her website, nikihope.ca.

addition to Paper Label apparel, shoppers will find goods from East Van Lights, Kermodi Living Art, Vancouver Candle Co., Pillow Fight, White Lies Jewelry, and Rosel Heim. The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week, at 104C 4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

STOCKING DRIVE Amber George and the team at Verve Hair Lounge are hosting their annual Stocking Drive.

All donations are going to the Lookout Shelter in North Vancouver. The

salon is reaching out to the community for donations of brand new and usable presents, including bus tickets, toothpaste, toothbrushes, warm clothing, socks, gloves, toques, scarves and female hygiene products, as well as treats such as playing cards and mp3 players. The salon will also be collecting slightly used coats, scarves and cold weather wear.

Unwrapped donations should be dropped off at the salon, located at 227 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, before Dec. 24. vervehairlounge.com

SNAP AND SHARE FOR A CAUSE Park Royal will donate $1 to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation for every unique post shared on Instagram, Facebook and/ or Twitter until Dec. 24.

Share a photo of your holiday moments at Park Royal with the hashtags #iheartLGHF and #ParkRoyal, in addition to tagging Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and Park Royal.

Compiled by Christine Lyon Send North Shore fashion info to clyon@nsnews.com.

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Colonial hotel steeped in traditions of bygone era From page 26 has been watching over Batoka Gorge since 1904.

Steeped in tradition, some of its more famous guests include King George VI, who took over the entire hotel for his family’s visit, and celebrities like Grace Kelly and Peter Sellers. Love it or hate it, it’s full of high ceilings, deep verandahs and potted palms; botanical prints brown with age, overstuffed chairs, a pianist in the lounge each afternoon.

Its stately Edwardian style, replete with chintz sofas, floral drapes, dark woods and glossy oxblood polish on the terraces, whisks us back to a bygone era, giving us an “Out of Africa” sense of luxury and history.

Until the 1960s, it was the only hotel on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls and it remains the prestigious grande dame.

Here we sleep under voluminous mosquito nets, enjoy impeccable service, watch warthogs

The Victoria Falls Hotel built by the British in 1904 was originally intended as accommodation for workers on the Cape-to-Cairo railway. The throwback to the colonial era features a nightly African Extravaganza for hotel guests. PHOTOS SUPPLIED MANDY TRICKETT putting the finishing touches to the bowlinggreen lawns and take in the outstanding nightly “African Extravaganza” show. We are so impressed, we go to this excellent African dance performance twice. With costumes, elaborate masks, drumming, singing, and stilt dancing from four different tribal areas, the energy and

skills of the performers are mesmerizing.

Walking back from the Falls to the hotel, we run into a gauntlet of hawkers and vendors, despite having the hotel’s security guard with us. He is supposedly there to fend them off. I am offered an exquisitely carved Cape buffalo in exchange for my hiking boots. I am

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supply of memories.

IF YOU GO: At the time of writing, Zimbabwe is experimenting with a UNIVISA, valid for one-time visits to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. It costs $50 US per person, which is payable in cash on entry to the country.

Exact cash is required for the visa and other entrance

fees. Small notes are useful for tipping.

Anti-malarials are recommended for Zimbabwe and, in addition, a yellow fever certificate is required for Zambia.

Victoria Falls Airport is about a one hour, 40 minute flight from Johannesburg’s international OR Tambo Airport.

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Van Django keep it cool for the holidays Gypsy Jazz ensemble playing Xmas tunes in Yuletide show ! Van Django presents Cool Yule: A Swingin’ Yuletide Show on Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. at Mt. Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: $24/$20 at eventbrite.ca and at the door.

CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

There’s no shortage of festive concerts to take in this season, from chamber choirs to carolsinging crooners, but Van Django might just be the only act in town serving up Christmas tunes with a gypsy-jazz flavour.

The acoustic string quartet brings Cool Yule: A Swingin’ Yuletide Show to North Vancouver Saturday night, capping off its 2015 holiday tour. Expect a mix of nostalgic favourites, jazz standards, sing-alongs,

pop songs and classical pieces all delivered in the band’s signature gypsy-jazz musical style made famous in France in the 1930s.

“It’s a real mix of stuff,” says violinist Cameron Wilson. “We all kind of just chipped in our own favourites and it just became this eclectic mix of songs.”

Rounding out the quartet are guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels. For their Christmas tour, they’ve joined talents with vocalist LJ Mounteney and North Vancouver harmonica player Keith Bennett.

Songs will range from “Blue Christmas,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” to “Silver Bells,” “What Child is This?” and selections from Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Seasonal favourites that Wilson contributed to the set list

Vocalist LJ Mounteney and harmonica player Keith Bennett perform with Van Django on their Christmas album and will play with them live during the holiday tour. PHOTO SUPPLIED include “Let it Snow” (played in a minor key so

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Van Django first performed a Christmas concert at Vancouver’s Rogue Folk Club in 2013.

Buoyed by the success of that show, they went on the road in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island in 2014 with their Van Django Bells holiday tour. Fans of this year’s Cool Yule show can bring Van Django’s seasonal sounds home with them the band released a Christmas album earlier this month, which was recorded back in August with Mounteney and Bennett.

“Every musician should make a Christmas record, just one,” Wilson says.

Van Django formed in 1998 and released their debut album Tiptoe Trip in

2006, followed by Waltz in the Shape of a Tree. They are a Hot Club of Franceinspired ensemble.

“It was kind of invented

by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli back in the 1930s in France,” Wilson says of the musical style they play.

“Django was a gypsy, genius, prodigy guitar player and he couldn’t read music,” Wilson explains. “Stephane Grappelli was this sophisticated, classically trained violinist, and when the two got together it was kind of this perfect chemistry because they created this genre of music that had never been heard before.”

The pair founded an all-string jazz ensemble called the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. While Reinhardt died in 1953, Grappelli remained active in music into the 1990s. Wilson heard the legendary

violinist in concert when he was 13 years old.

“It was one of those moments that changes your life,” says Wilson, who recalls his younger self thinking “Oh, the violin can sound like this?”

The instant fan began imitating Grappelli’s recordings, then forged out on his own, creating music inspired by gypsyjazz.

“For me personally, it’s a style of music that really suits my playing. I really like the music.”

Also a composer and arranger, Wilson plays violin in the National Broadcast Orchestra, Joe Trio and The Hard Rubber Orchestra. Up next for Van Django, he says listeners can expect the group to stray slightly from their musical roots.

“We’re not strictly a gypsy jazz group. We’re kind of trying other things as well within that acoustic swing genre,” he says.

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Laudate Singers join Early Music Vancouver at UBC’s Chan Centre on Dec. 20 to recreate Christmas Vespers as it might have been heard under the direction of Michael Praetorius in 17th century Germany. On Saturday, Dec. 19 Laudate performs free family concerts at West Vancouver Memorial Library at 2 p.m. and St. Andrew’s United Church at 4 p.m. PHOTO SUPPLIED

North Vancouver choral ensemble performing weekend concerts

Laudate celebrates Christmas ! The Laudate Singers and Early Music Vancouver perform Festive Cantatas – Praetorius Christmas Vespers, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m., Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver. Tickets $17.50-$66. For more information visit earlymusic.bc.ca.

BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com

When Lars Kaario was 15 years old and singing in his church’s choir, he didn’t guess that one day he’d be leading rehearsals for his own group in the same building.

As the artistic director and conductor of the professional chamber choir the Laudate Singers, he uses St. Andrew’s United Church in North Vancouver as a rehearsal space, returning to the place where his musical spark was first ignited.

“My parents did not like that, but I was just on fire,” Kaario says, about deciding he would become a musician when he was 15 years old. “They didn’t really want me to take it too seriously, they just wanted me to enjoy it.” Like many parents, Kaario’s weren’t entirely thrilled with their son wanting to become a musician, but they did lend a hand in his musical

education nonetheless.

“My parents loved music. We’d always have the opera on on Saturdays – the Metropolitan Opera,” he says. His musical curiosity blossomed with this early exposure to opera, as well as by participating in his church’s choir.

“When I was 15, I started singing in a choir, my voice had changed, and I thought ‘Wow, this is great,’” he says. He was also part of his high school’s choir and adamantly studying both the piano and the French horn. He was practising hours every day and immersing himself in music when his eureka moment finally arrived: “This is what I want to do,” he says he realized.

Kaario and the Laudate Singers have many concerts coming up. Some of these performances are going to be bigger, intricate showcases, while others will be much smaller. But a lot of thought and dedication goes into each program no matter the size or the venue.

On the larger scale, the Laudate Singers, alongside a vocal and instrumental ensemble, have an upcoming performance at the magnificent Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Audiences who come to the performance, entitled Festive Cantatas – Praetorius Christmas Vespers, will be treated to an authenticate replication

Laudate artistic director Lars Kaario knew he wanted to be a musician from a young age. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN of what the holy musical piece might have sounded like 400 years ago. “This will be a unique experience.

You can put yourself back in the day of the 1600s in the Dresden area (of Germany) and just try to put yourself into that time period and imagine that this is what you would

have heard. These kinds of concerts are unique, they’re not done too often in Vancouver,” he says.

On the smaller scale, Kaario describes an upcoming family-friendly Christmas concert at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.

“This program is

organized for young families,” he says. “We encourage parents to bring their 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-year-olds to the concert because they really have very few places they can take their children to hear really good quality choral music.”

Kaario accommodates people of all ages and backgrounds when it comes to a performance, whether it’s a concert of classic choral music or, in this case, classic Christmas songs.

“The kids are noisy, but everybody knows that’s what it’s like so no one’s offended if their child is noisy,” he says, regarding this specific performance.

“We have kids walking up to the choir and grabbing their legs and stuff like that.”

Kaario knows young people well. Not only is he the conductor of the Laudate Singers, he also shares his knowledge of the craft as the head instructor at Capilano University’s Conducting Certificate Program.

“Obviously the people who go into it have a real passion for it. They love it. They obviously all want to have a career in those fields,” he says. “It’s very hard work. It’s far more demanding than most of the programs.” Kaario also acknowledges that a career in music can be more demanding in the real world as well, where employment opportunities are often

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Conducting and F organizing a group of 250 professional musicians is no Vancouve easy task, says Kaario. But com it’s the role of the conductor to lead the charge forward. HU “Being a musician, R you’re multitasking.

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CALENDAR From page 24 HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca The Little Mermaid: A pantomime tale for children Dec. 18-20, Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets: $12/$6.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com The Nutcracker: The Royal City Youth Ballet will perform Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1 and 4 p.m. Tickets: $38/$27.

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

JACK LONSDALE’S PUB 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-986-7333 Live Music: Every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

LEGION #118 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-985-1115 info@legion118.com LYNN VALLEY LEGION 1630 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604987-2050 MIST ULTRA BAR 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. 604-926-2326 DJs spin classic dance music

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QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. queenscross.com Adam Woodall will perform acoustic music every Sunday, 8-11 p.m.

THE RAVEN PUB 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. theravenpub.com 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.

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.

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.

Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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PARK & TILFORD CINEPLEX ODEON THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

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

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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.

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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.

Woon Lee Inn www.woonleeinn.com 604-986-3388 3751 Delbrook Ave., North Vancouver

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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.

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

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Pier 7 restaurant + bar $$$ www.pierseven.ca 25 Wallace Mews, N. Van. | 604-929-7437 Enjoy dining literally ON the waterfront with our inspired West Coast boat-to-table choices & extensive wine list. We’ve got 5 TV’s so you’ll never miss a game. Brunch until 2:30 weekends & holidays.

The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel $$$ www.pinnaclepierhotel.com 138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. | 604-973-8000 Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood & the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner & late night lounge, 7 days/week. Live music Fridays 8 - 11 pm.

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INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India www.handicuisineofindia.ca 1579 Bellevue Avenue, W. Van. | 604-925-5262 A North Shore News Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner, offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week.

Weekend buffet, free delivery.

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

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.

Haida Sandwich www.haidasandwich.com Haida Sandwich 121 East 15th, North Vancouver | 604-971-6021 Bored of the same old sandwich?

Famously BIG hot & cold sandwiches.

Or try the loaded pizzas, choice of 8 salads & fresh juice to go. Open late 7 days /week. Catering available.

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

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

Free parking.

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.

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub $$ www.sailorhagarspub.com 86 Semisch Avenue, N. Van. | 604-984-3087 Bargain Fare ($5-8) Spectacular view of Vancouver harbour & city, enjoy great food in a Brew Pub atmosphere. 18 Inexpensive ($9-12) beers on tap including our own 6 craft-brews.

Happy Hour Specials Every Day 11 am – 6 pm!

Moderate ($13-15) Satellite sports, pool table, darts & heated patio.

Fine Dining ($15-25) www.villagetaphouse.com 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, W. Van. | 604-922-8882 Live Music Sports Facebook Start with a comfortable room, a giant fireplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, & the most Happy Hour Wifi Wheelchair Accessible personable group of folks you’ll ever meet…welcome to the Tap House!

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CALENDAR Laudate keeps art form alive

From page 33 The North Shore International Film Series: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. A Royal Night Out will play Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: nvartscouncil.ca/events/ north-shore-internationalfilm-series or 604-988-6844.

From page 32

WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall Mackinnon Friday, Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. Topic: Ethics and socio-technological change. Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

Artists Confidential: An intimate, behind the scenes conversation with some of the cast from the docu-drama Seeds Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m.

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

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I’ve commissioned over 60 pieces over the years.”

Kaario says that some of these pieces end up staying in the repertoire while others get phased out. Either way, he says, “I think it’s crucial we keep on having new pieces created.”

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE ROAD

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tow hooks, and the iconic round headlights and front grille look eager to please. This is a very happy looking car, making it something of a standout when every other machine on the road looks like it wants to murder you.

Probably the most polarizing element is the X-shaped cross in the rear taillights, something I’ve heard many people remark on. They’re a bit odd, but then so is the whole machine: not bad odd, but certainly quirky.

My mid-grade tester

This time, when the call came in, it was the community that came to the rescue.

North Shore SAR volunteer Jay Piggot had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, meaning he’d be out of work while undergoing chemotherapy.

North Shore Rescue put out a call to the public for donations to help.

In the space of one week, they had their answer.

The fundraising goal was achieved and surpassed by last Friday (you can still help at rescuetherescuer.ca or at BlueShore Financial), many of the donations coming from anonymous sources. Piggot and the North Shore Rescue team declare themselves floored, flabbergasted, overwhelmed by the response.

They really shouldn’t be.

While the odd meandering tourist in a T-shirt might not know the kind of dedication

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See Jones page 44

The Renegade has the face of a Jeep, but inside and underneath it offers a much more cheerful ride than the rugged, goanywhere machines of the past. It is available at Destination Chrysler in the Northshore Auto Mall. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Jeep Renegade

A Jeep for the streets BRENDAN MCALEER Contributing writer

What qualifies a machine as a “real” Jeep?

Is it the easily recognizable grille and cheery round headlights, the boxy silhouette, tremendous off-road capability? Is it a certain agricultural feel, a workfirst, comfort-second ethos?

Certainly the Wrangler still hews to most of the original elements that made a name for the ex-military go-anywhere machine. However, most of the world is now paved,

or at least outfitted with forest service roads. Not everybody needs a big lift kit and huge knobbly tires, especial not when you have to commute on them.

Enter the Renegade, a cheerful little crossover that’s certainly got the face of a Jeep, but has the underpinnings of an urban runabout. The purists aren’t very pleased about it, but Jeep still stocks Wranglers to please those who want mud on their boots; this machine is meant to keep sales figures in the black and provide a little Jeep flavour that still works if you need to get

around in the city.

Is it a real Jeep? Maybe.

The bigger question might be: is it any good?

Design If you like pugs, you will like the looks of this car. A B-segment crossover of the type intended to take on the like of the Nissan Juke, the Renegade makes the most of its small footprint, giving it a squished face and boxy, bunchy appearance.

It’s adorable, especially in a bright colour. The two-tone effect imparted by the plastic lower body cladding sets off the front

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From page 41

rode on upgraded (from 17-inch) optional 18-inch alloys, while the base Sport model comes with 16s and the top-spec Limited rides on standard 18s. The pick of the litter is probably the runty little Trailhawk, which manages to look tough but cute at the same time.

Performance One of the most eyebrow-raising mechanical bits hidden behind the Renegade’s tough-looking sheetmetal has to be its nine-speed automatic transmission. Nine! Since when did cars have more gears in their box than your average bicycle?

Mated to the transmission is either a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine good for 160

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Environment Inside, the Renegade seems to be a little insecure about the Jeep badge on its nose, and makes up for it by being absolutely festooned with little Easter egg hints to its heritage.

There are little Jeep grilles everywhere in here, a giant dash-mounted grab handle for the passenger, a topographical map in the cupholder, and “Since 1941” proudly emblazoned on the dashboard.

Taken all together, it’s a little gimmicky, but there’s plenty to like. Because of its boxy outline, the Renegade is plenty roomy front and back, with a trunk space that’s entirely

usable. A full 524 litres of cargo capacity is on offer, which isn’t far off larger crossovers like the Honda CRV. With the larger 2.4-litre engine, maximum towing capacity is a little more than 900 kilograms, good enough for a small trailer.

With regards to infotainment, my tester lacked navigation and had quite a small display screen, but was easy to hook up to a smartphone, and the Bluetooth worked well. The optional backup camera was hardly needed given the Renegade’s short length, but it’s there.

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horsepower and 184 foot-pounds of torque, or a 2.4-litre making 180 h.p. and 175 foot-pounds of torque. My tester was outfitted with the latter.

For a B-segment crossover, these power outputs should be plenty, especially with lots of gears to make sure you’re always in the right ratio. However, the Renegade is a hefty little beast, some hundred kilograms or so heavier than its rivals. Getting up to speed on an on-ramp is no big deal, but there’s certainly a sense of weight here. It feels bigger than it actually is.

On the plus side, the extra mass is there because the Renegade has genuine offroad capability. In fact, the approach angles and low-range ratio of the Trailhawk version mean this little crossover can go pretty much anywhere a Grand Cherokee can, if not a fully offroad-prepped Wrangler. Will owners ever use these abilities?

Probably not, but the people who buy North Face jackets don’t intend

The iconic round Jeep headlights and striped grille are present on the Renegade, but so are some new touches such as the X-shaped rear taillights. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD to overnight on Everest either. Sometimes it’s just nice to know the possibility is there.

And as for on-road dynamics, the Renegade is far better behaved than any Wrangler. Fully loaded

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Jones remembered with truck called Knuckles From page 41

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The latter is named for the late Tim Jones, the leader who turned NSR into a professional (if unpaid) service. The former is for Johannes Mullegger, a young volunteer who died in a training accident. Nearly every machine here is part memorial to past North Shore Rescue volunteers.

The Wrangler is a tough backroad machine, capable of getting out into the watershed pretty much anywhere there’s even a trace of a road. It can summit Mount Strachan to resupply the caches, and be used to transport foot search teams close to where they’re needed. They call it the Mule because it’s so overloaded with gear – Johannes always reached for the heaviest pack.

There are four main vehicles here, one an International Harvester command post currently being refurbished. With fixed communications and supply caches throughout their coverage area, NSR doesn’t need to rely on a mobile post most of the time, although the search leader often has to squash into Knuckles or the Mule and co-ordinate from there.

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snowmobiles and ATVs, though NSR’s go-to machine is still the helicopter. No other vehicle is as good at getting into backcountry quickly as a helicopter, and the team has a partnership with Talon helicopters.

Getting a whirly bird in the air isn’t cheap, and NSR prefers not to charge for rescues – they feel it’ll make people wait too long to call for help, until they’re really in trouble. Thus, there’s a lot of fundraising to be done, with the bulk of the team’s operating costs being covered outside of government funding.

And beyond the dollars raised by the community, there’s the thousands of hours put in by the volunteers themselves, a sea of red coats just like those that descended on Piggot’s home to help get the chores done, the dog walked, the groceries bought.

They are your neighbours, part of the community and part of something bigger at the same time.

So don’t get used to glossing over the rescue reports and clucking your tongue at ill-prepared tourists.

We all live in these mountains and enjoy them, out on the trails with our kids and our dogs. Remember the people who work so hard to make our wilderness a safe place to play; but then, judging from your response when one of them needed our help, you probably didn’t need a reminder. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com

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The Renegade is a little different than most other Jeeps, but there are plenty of badges and logos plastered inside to remind you what you’re driving. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

From page 42

Renegade heftier than competing crossovers

all-wheel-drive North is probably the volume seller, and while it’s heavier than others in the class, it also drives with space and an airy feel.

Features While there are plenty of technological add-ons for the Renegade, be wary of ticking off the options boxes too much, or this little crossover can get costly. Fitted with just a few items like heated seats and the upgraded stereo, my test vehicle went quickly from $27,495 to the low-$30K range. It’s possible to option Limited and Trailhawk versions up to very costly levels.

Having said that, the Renegade offers options you simply can’t get elsewhere, like the removable roof panels.

Fuel economy is decent, with official figures rating 8.0 (litres/100 kilometres) on the highway for manualequipped cars, and 11.2 in the city.

Green light Fun and quirky looks; lots of personality; good use of space.

Stop sign Heavy feeling for the segment; options can get costly The checkered flag A really fun little addition to the Jeep family.

Competition Mini Countryman ($29,950) Another departure from company script, the Countryman burst onto the scene as a new, larger Mini. A bigger Mini? Is anyone else seeing the oxymoron here?

However, like the Renegade, the Countryman does make a lot of sense. It’s got all the quirks and the fun-to-drive spirit of the original Mini Cooper, just with a greater carry capacity. It can’t do off road what the Renegade does, but it’s livelier on the tarmac.

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. Contact him at mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com.

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MOST CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS. EXCLUDES DIESEL AND SYNTHETIC

Ford-Trained Technicians use only Motorcraft Oil Filters

• Comprehensive Vehicle Report Card • Rotate and inspect four tires • Up to 83-Point Inspection, every hose, belt and fluid checked • Test your Anti-Freeze • Top up all Fluid Levels • Wash and Vacuum • Includes up to 5 liters of premium oil • Test your battery and vehicle charging system

*Valid only at CAM CLARK FORD LINCOLN LTD with coupon. May not be combined with other coupons, discounts, or specials. Expires December 31, 2015.

WIPER BLADES Worn or damaged wipers not only impair your visibility - they can damage your windshield.

14.95*

$

EACH INCLUDES INSTALLATION

*Valid only at CAM CLARK FORD LINCOLN LTD with coupon. May not be combined with other coupons, discounts, or specials. Expires December 31, 2015.

Christmas Gifts From Ford ALL FORD BRANDED MERCHANDISE & CLOTHING

10

% OFF

UNTIL DECEMBER 24/15

604-980-2411 833 Automall Dr., North Vancouver

www.camclarkfordlincoln.com Net of all rebates, the documentation fee of $495 and all applicable taxes will be added and become the total price of the vehicle.

Units may not be exactly as shown. Limited time offer on approved credit.

Dealer #24977

A48 - North Shore News - Friday, December 18, 2015