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Youth mental health unit to open JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A new 10-bed hospital unit specifically for youth with mental health and substance abuse problems will open next year at North Vancouver’s HOpe Centre at Lions Gate Hospital.

Jack and Leone Carlile listen to the announcement of their $2-million donation to Lions Gate Hospital. The couple’s largesse will go towards a 10-bed hospital unit in the LGH HOpe Centre for teenagers dealing with mental health and addictions. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Health Minister Terry Lake made the announcement at the HOpe Centre Wednesday morning. The new unit, which will be built in empty space on the third floor of the HOpe Centre, will focus on psychiatric assessment and stabilization of youth aged 13 to 18 during short hospital stays of two to three weeks. The centre will have private bedrooms as well as access to a gym, lounge, kitchen, areas where

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AMALGAMATION: NORTH SHORE MAY STRETCH ACROSS INLET

BC’s new city: DNV + Burnaby = NoBu

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Amalgamation may be coming to the North Shore – just not in the manner many pundits predicted.

After being repeatedly spurned by the city, the District of North Vancouver recently reached out to a more appreciative municipality: Burnaby. “The City of North Vancouver amalgamating with the District of North Vancouver? Too obvious. You put

Financial disputes, hurt feelings made reunification with CNV impossible: staffer chocolate and peanut butter together, not chocolate and chocolate,” said a district staffer who requested anonymity due to numerous warrants out for her arrest.

In order to avoid confusion, the area currently known as the District of North Vancouver will become North NorthBurnaby while Burnaby will be christened South North Vancouver. NoBu will also be used as a catch-all name. The move should create “totally sweet” efficiencies, according to the staffer. “Instead of two municipal halls governed by 14 councillors and two mayors, we’ll have one giant municipal hall

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RESCUE: MOUNT SEYMOUR

NSR saves errant snowboarder BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A visiting snowboarder from Seattle was rescued after going off-trail and falling through the ice on Mount Seymour.

BEST CHUMS Jocelyn Howell, 10, Christina Kennedy, 11, and Rhiann Hutchison, 10, of the 5th Seymour Girl Guides, release chum salmon fry into Morten Creek, a restored tributary of Lynn Creek, just before dawn on March 22. Morten Creek volunteers raise the fry in a hatchery from eggs collected in Indian River in the fall. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Kinder, gentler Lions Gate bump back this weekend No impact expected for drivers

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The infamous Lions Gate bump is coming back – but this time the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it shouldn’t be the worldclass pain-in-the-rump it was last year.

The ministry installed the 4.5-centimetre bump in August 2015 to allow crews to do rehabilitation work on the Lions Gate Bridge joints. The bump was blamed for some of the worst traffic jams in recent memory. The sudden braking of vehicles before the bump triggered a chain reaction traffic jam that stretched for kilometres in all directions. The choking of the bridge led TransLink to reroute its 240, 241, 246 and 247 buses to the SeaBus but with only two SeaBuses on the water,

A rendering shows the temporary bridge cover set to be installed on the Lions Gate Bridge this weekend. Unlike 2015’s infamous bump, this one shouldn’t slow traffic. GRAPHIC SUPPLIED crowds were lined up well outside the terminal at peak periods. After months spent back at the drawing board, the ministry announced this week that the new “temporary bridge cover” will be a much smoother crossing, thanks to 13-metre asphalt ramps on either side. Testing of the new cover has proven successful, according to Kirsten Pedersen, regional director for the ministry’s South Coast region. “We’ve been using trucks, regular vehicles as well, we’ve

been working with the West Vancouver Blue Bus service,” Pedersen said. “We’ve been testing the vehicles at various speeds ranging from about 60 kilometres an hour up to 80 and 90 kilometres and no one will be slamming their brakes. It will be unnoticeable to the travelling public.” With the new temporary cover installed, crews should be able to complete the bridge rehabilitation work over the next eight weeks. But even with a smoother ride, motorists are being cautioned about lane closures while the new bump

is installed this weekend. Installation will require a single-lane closure from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 followed by single-lane alternating traffic until 9 a.m. on Sunday. “Motorists should expect delays during this period and may want to consider an alternate route,” the ministry’s release stated. The ministry has timed the project so the new temporary cover could be installed while the weather is good but before the summer tourism season ramps up, bringing heavier traffic volumes.

The 26-year-old was with his brother on the Unicorn run on Mt. Seymour when the two became separated around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks. The missing man called his aunt for help, who contacted police. North Vancouver RCMP were able get a rough location of the subject’s last known location based on local cell tower activity, but only after he’d gotten waist-deep into trouble, falling though the thin ice of a small lake. “At that point, he basically got himself in a real panic because he thought he was going to die. He ditched his snowboard at that point and was trying to claw himself out of the water,” Danks said. “He managed to get himself out. In a delirium, just continued going east and started descending down into Indian Arm.” The area itself is known for challenging rescue attempts, Danks said. “We’ve had a number of fatalities in there. It’s very steep, technical terrain.” North Shore Rescue sent in ground teams to the approximate area, firing parachute flares and bear bangers in hopes of making contact with the snowboarder. They finally reached him around 2:30 a.m. Knowing they wouldn’t be able to hike him out in his badly hypothermic state, the rescuers gave the man a heated vest and dry clothes

they lugged in and warmed up tea for him. The team got a helicopter up at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and opted to long-line the seven volunteers and the snowboarder out. It was the first real-world test of the new Boost five-person rescue harness the team recently acquired and became certified to use. “It worked out amazing,” Danks said, noting eight individuals were carried back to safety in just two trips. Anyone finding themselves off-trail and lost should fight the urge to keep going, Danks said. “It’s either stay put, or follow your tracks back up.” The rescue comes as Avalanche Canada is warning outdoor adventurers about increasing risk of potentially deadly avalanches. With the warm weather and sunshine, the mountains’ snowpack is heating up and becoming heavier, making it more hazardous. During the Seymour rescue, Danks noticed evidence of many smaller slides triggered by “tree bombs” – clumps of snow falling from tree branches. Anyone planning to go into the wilderness this weekend should consider packing an avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel, Danks said. “If people stay in bounds, they’re going to be fine. But for the people that are going to be in the backcountry, they just need to be very aware of the terrain they’re travelling in, ensure that they still have their avalanche safety equipment and that they’re with another person in case there is an avalanche so they’ve got someone to dig them out,” he said.

North Shore Rescue members prepare to be hoisted off of Mount Seymour with the lost snowboarder. View video of the rescue at nsnews.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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CNV ‘definitely not jealous’ of NoBu’s hook-up From page 1 governed by 14 councillors and two mayors. That’s double the wisdom for double the residents.” While the plan isn’t etched in stone, DNV Mayor Richard Walton and Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan will likely serve together, wielding a double-handled gavel and using the ceremonial name Richek Walligan. The two municipal halls are about 16 kilometres apart, but that may not always be the case, according to a Ministry of Transportation spokesman who was relieved not to be talking about Compass cards. “The plan is to shorten the Ironworkers bridge and effectively drag the two land masses together,” he said. “It’s like straightening a tooth, you can’t do it too fast or you risk breaking it. We’ll take out a section (of the bridge) each month and by this time next year commuters’ll be hopping over the inlet. Incidentally, I’m legally bound to end all ministry statements by saying we believe LNG is our future.” After a few innocuous conversations between the DNV and Burnaby, “just a little flirting,” as the staffer

described it, things got “like, pretty serious” following the first official meeting last month. There were a few hiccups, such as co-ordinating garbage pickup; also several Burnabyites raised questions about whether or not the DNV looked like its profile picture, with some accusing the DNV of posting West Vancouver’s profile pic to look more prosperous. When asked why the DNV felt compelled to amalgamate at all, the staffer became aggressive, quickly cutting off the interview. “Are we supposed to not amalgamate with anyone?” the staffer asked. “Should we just die alone? We already have too many cats.” The City of North Vancouver wishes the district well in its amalgamation with Burnaby and is “definitely not jealous,” according to a city staffer who asked to remain anonymous because he recently told his girlfriend he’s an astronaut. The staffer downplayed several late-night messages sent from the city to the district during the run-up to amalgamation, including one in which an audibly emotional staffer pleads with the district to “please give us

one more chance.” The city staffer deflected numerous questions about whether or not he’d told his mother of the DNV’s decision to move on. However, the North Shore News’ VirtuaMother, a computing system rated 97 per cent accurate in anticipating maternal advice, reported the staffer’s mother will chastise the city for long years of taking the district for granted, as well as finding faults in the district’s finances and asbestos cement pipes, which the city knows the district is sensitive about. The city should also be sure to wear a jacket because you can catch cold, according to VirtuaMother. Attempts to unite the City and District of North Vancouver permanently stalled last winter after a DNV representative stood outside city council chambers in the rain, holding aloft a boombox that played the classic Peaches and Herb soul ballad “Reunited (And It Feels So Good)” on a loop. The representative was ticketed for violating the city’s noise bylaw and escorted from the premises. If all goes well, amalgamation could be complete exactly one year from today: April 1, 2017.

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10-bed unit to offer help for teens and families From page 1 families can spend time with their children, as well as treatment areas. The centre will have a higher ratio of staff to patients than an adult unit and will provide for teens to be able to continue their school work while receiving treatment. The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation has committed to raise the approximately $5-million capital cost of the project, launched Wednesday with recognition of a $2-million donation towards the new centre by West Vancouver philanthropists Jack and Leone Carlile. The province will pay $3.1 million in annual operating costs of the centre through Vancouver Coastal Health, said Lake. Construction is expected to begin in August and the new centre is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017. Judy Savage, president of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, said the foundation is “absolutely delighted” with the Carliles’ donation, which launched the funding campaign for the new unit. The foundation is now on a tight timeline to raise approximately $3 million more needed to fund construction, she said, but is committed to that goal. In announcing the new centre, Lake said mental

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation chairman Paul Hamilton, and philanthropists Leone and Jack Carlile unveil plans for a youth mental health unit on the third floor of the HOpe Centre. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

health issues touch people from all walks of life. “We all know friends, neighbours, family members who have issues,” he said. When a child or teen has mental health problems, “the world is turned upside down” for the entire family, he said. Lake said one in five visits to St. Paul’s Hospital emergency room in downtown Vancouver for mental health or substance abuse problems is made by youth under the age of 24. He added early intervention is key in mental health cases and the new centre will provide a safe and welcoming environment for families to seek help. Diane Mazzei, a North Vancouver mother whose own son developed mental

illness as a teen, said that’s key for families who are often overwhelmed and don’t know where to turn for help. In her own case, mental health problems were “one of those unfortunate events that happened to other people” until her son, a student at Handsworth secondary, started becoming a stranger to her. “We were confused and in shock,” she said, adding her son’s mental illness sent the family into crisis before they found help and the situation began to stabilize. Now representing the North Shore Family Advisory Committee for Mental Health and Addictions, Mazzei helps other families access

resources at the HOpe Centre and prepare for the long journey toward recovery that often follows a diagnosis of mental illness. “You think it’s going to be a short solution. … We’ll put him on some meds and he’ll come home and everything will be fixed. But it doesn’t work that way,” she said. Lake said the public often doesn’t see the kinds of support available for mental health patients, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. “It is not like taking an X-ray or doing a CT scan or doing a blood test,” he said. “These are challenging problems.” The province spends $1.4 billion each year on mental health and substance abuse, he said, including funding a number of specialized community treatment teams. The province has also recently announced plans for a new 105-bed mental health facility on the grounds of Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, plus plans for a new 100-bed mental health centre at Vancouver General Hospital and a 75-bed mental health and substance abuse facility at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. The $62-million HOpe Centre in North Vancouver, also dedicated to treatment of mental health and addictions, opened in 2014.

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f course the District of North Vancouver is not amalgamating with the City of Burnaby. That would be absurd. But we hope our front page April Fools’ story at least got you thinking. That, of course, is the point of good satire. Subtlety at first and gradually becoming more and more outlandish, the piece is supposed to give the reader a few laughs then have them come away with a critical look at the real-life absurdity of the status quo. Other ideas we kicked around for getting your jimmies rustled included developing Grand Boulevard into condos, removing lanes from the Ironworkers Memorial bridge to eliminate the bottleneck, or something on the asinine cost of real estate (although it would be quite a challenge to write anything that would make our housing

market seem any more asinine than it already is.) But, as they say, truth can be stranger than fiction. Imagine if Lower Lonsdale decided to separate itself from the City of North Vancouver. “LoLo to go solo” would make a pretty snappy headline, but you’d have a hard time convincing any right-thinking person of the logic of it. But, in 1907, that’s essentially what happened when a cadre of landowners and politicians carved the city out of the district. So we hope you held off on writing an indignant letter to the editor until you realized the North North-Burnaby story was a farce. But if you’ve laughed the story off without pausing to reflect on what it was really about, now that would be really foolish.

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or some reason, I found myself driving through Metrotown in Burnaby the other

day. Whoa. Been to Metrotown lately? While our attention was elsewhere, Metrotown has become a magisterial cluster of highrise towers that dwarf what’s left of Burnaby the Burb. “Metropolis” would be more accurate. And it’s not just Metrotown, but Lougheed, Brentwood, Edmonds; wherever the SkyTrain stops or plans to stop. It’s not an accident. It was planned that way. In fact, Burnaby the Burb has overtaken Vancouver as the highrise capital of the Lower Mainland. According to a recent Colliers survey, Burnaby is in the process of erecting 106 highrise towers, compared to “only” 68 in Vancouver. And the scale is stupefying. Of those 106, 47 are more than 40 storeys, many topping out at 65. Attracted by a regime that’s less complex

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Do we need another metropolis masquerading as a village? I mean, whoever heard of a village with 22-storey towers? The North Side Paul Sullivan and controversial than Vancouver’s — where every proposed highrise is an opportunity for an outburst of passionate protest — developers are having fun in Burnaby. Next up, Coquitlam, where they are busily anticipating the Evergreen Line. I bring this up because … This same frenzy for increased density is playing out across Metro. Even little sleepy Port Moody is in the process of becoming vibrant, bustling Downtown Port Moody. Then we have North Vancouver. With the

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exception of the Lonsdale corridor, which is building on an urban tradition, North Van remains mostly suburban. And because there’s no transit upgrade coming (with the elusive exception of that legendary third SeaBus), there’s no developer catnip that will lead to the Burnabyization of North Vancouver. Right? Wrong. Welcome to Lions Gate Village. Right now, it ain’t much. Business in Vancouver calls it “the mid-20th-century wasteland of aging motels that welcomes visitors to North Vancouver.” Not for long. Transit or no transit, plans call for 100,000 square feet of commercial space, 180 more hotel rooms, and 2,000 residential

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I’ve already written about the quaint anachronism known as the Lions Gate Bridge. Metro’s most charming bottleneck, all it needs is Mega-village at its north end. Unless there’s a secret scheme to ban cars for all those 2,000-plus new residents who come with Mega-village, by 2018 it will be easier to kayak over town. But there’s more to this than good planning. Right now, just about everyone is wondering what makes Vancouver one of the world’s most livable cities. I would argue a big part of the answer is the North Shore. Our mountains, rain forest and ocean beaches are still livable. Concrete and glass, not so much, especially at $1,000 a square foot. So maybe there’s a case for preservation. Undaunted by doubt, the district’s Dan Milburn told the media that Lions Gate Village is “going to dramatically change this area and create all the positive things we want.” And then he rattled off the list of positive

things we want: walkable community, commercial combined with residential, close to parks, close to Vancouver (that’s if you can get over the bridge.). Maybe he’s right. There’s nothing meaningful about preserving Earl’s parking lot. But is another cluster of towers what we want next to the river? Or is there another option that contributes to the most livable city? Whatever, we don’t have a lot of time to think about it. Council approved the village in 2013 and has started cutting down trees. When I went to the website to “get details of this work,” I clicked on the link and was told I am “not authorized to access this page.” Why do I have a bad feeling about this, Chewy?

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Dear Editor: As a smoker of more than 30 years, I realize the detrimental heath issues it has on my health and others that I smoke around. I do not walk down Lonsdale with a smoke hanging out of my mouth as I would have maybe 10 or even five years ago. I smell others smoking

when I’m not and, honestly, it is rank. I only smoke at home now, not even in my truck because I know how offensive it is to others. But to implement a $1 tax as our mayor wants to implement is absurd. I can’t even find a garbage can walking from 23rd to 14th Streets on Lonsdale Avenue that will even accept my

walkable McDonald’s meal. I’m on the go all the time and eat on the go. After that, I like to have a smoke. Where are the receptacles? To implicate another tax on us smokers just because the city can’t afford decent receptacles is outrageous. Ian Godenzie North Vancouver

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Fines, not signs are what’s needed now Dear Editor: In light of yet another death in Lynn Canyon, it is time that some realistic measures be taken to prevent this from happening again. The warning signs and the

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SOCIALMEDIA NSN STORY: Coquitlam Teen Dies at Lynn Canyon (March 30) Chris Carson: It’s part of growing up. It’s very sad. Condolences to all his family and friends. I have done the canyon from above the bridge, many years ago in the ’70s. We used to do it once in a while, but we knew where the rocks were and the undertow is not too bad in the summer when the water is down a bit. We jumped in above the bridge where it’s fairly easy and went from pool to pool down the river for about a kilometre, to a place where it was easy to get out. I used to race miles, in those days, and won swim events, so I was a strong swimmer. LISA KANSKI AYTON: I live near the canyon and heard the multitude of sirens. Us locals know that terrifying sound of Emergency Response zooming up our way. It never gets easier. My heart breaks for the loved ones of this young man. fredsook: A plaque with all of the names of the dead and injured should be placed at the trailhead to try and deter people from doing this. Follow us and have your say: Facebook: North Shore News, Twitter: @NorthShoreNews

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INQUIRING REPORTER: Are you ready for the fare gates to close? Despite push back from the public and concerns from people with disabilities, the honeymoon phase of wideopen fare gates comes to a close on April 4. Like it or not, TransLink is telling the public that the Compass Card is the key to make it in or out to the other side. So whether you’re fighting the hordes of people, trying to fit through the same stall or going against the crowd of panickedlooking users funnelled in your direction, remember to breathe. Tell us what you think. Weigh in at nsnews.com. — Anna Dimoff

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Sea star die-off remains a mystery International researchers working to find culprit for wasting disease epidemic JUSTIN BEDDALL jbeddall@nsnews.com

West Vancouver’s Whytecliff Park is a popular playground for divers, renowned for marine scenery ranging from cloud sponges to the occasional octopus, but these days there’s something missing: sea stars.

The once-abundant sea stars that populated the seafloor and tidal zones have been decimated by a mysterious disease over the past three years. “You would see some sea stars but you wouldn’t see the ones that used to be there three years ago, in particular sunflower stars, those are the ones that have been really affected,” said Dr. Martin Haulena, head veterinarian at Vancouver Aquarium. In 2013, recreational divers and the aquarium’s Howe Sound Research and Conservation team began to notice sick and dying sea

stars in the Strait of Georgia. The mass die-off, which is affecting starfish along the entire West Coast, from B.C. to California, remains a mystery. According to aquarium researchers it “may be a pathogen that affects several species in the same way, or there may be multiple agents at play. The underlying causes of the epidemic are not known.” Scientists have dubbed it Sea Star Wasting Syndrome. In just days a healthy starfish can become deflated looking and start to lose limbs and eventually die as its body walls rupture. SSWS is decimating a number of local species, including purple stars, pink stars, mottled stars and sunflower stars. To solve the this unprecedented “mass mortality,” universities, aquariums, researchers and the public are collaborating to better understand the epidemic. In January, the Seattle Aquarium hosted a sea star wasting summit and Haulena

A purple sea star shows signs of a wasting disease that is decimating local populations. PHOTO SUPPLIED DONNA GIBBS was one of the experts in attendance. Haulena said Vancouver Aquarium researchers continue to monitor and study what sea star species are affected and how they are affected. “Some species are coming back a bit and some are not. Some of the species that were very affected are not coming back to the extent that we would have thought them to come back.” He said researchers are also collecting tissue samples to share with a variety of researchers around North America, including Cornell University, the Wildlife Conservation Centre in New York, University of California

Davis and pathologists in Washington State and B.C. Haulena said he’s heard many theories about the die-off, from global warming to radioactive fallout from Fukushima. “There are people who want blame sewage coming out of Victoria. There’s people that want to blame industry, there’s people that want to blame.” Haulena says it’s probably going to end up being a natural, cyclical kind of event, or something where the blame will be shared. “Whether it’s increasing acidity of the ocean, decreasing nutrient levels, increasing other nutrient levels, increasing

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Lisa King Fine fare for foodies The inaugural North Shore Food and Drink Festival, presented by North Shore Green Markets, took place March 18 and 19 at The Shipyards in Lower Lonsdale. The two-day event featured a large indoor beverage area, food trucks, a market and live music. The North Shore News attended on the Friday evening and found many local residents and families in attendance, taking full advantage of the local wares on offer. The plan is for the festival to run twice a year, over St. Patrick’s Day and Octoberfest weekends.

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Born and raised in West Vancouver, Nashville-based musician Steve Dawson returns home with his Black Hen Travelling Roadshow Revue for a show at CapU Saturday night.

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Put a pad of butter in the fridge and it takes on the flavour of whatever’s in there with it.

A Steve Dawson record is similarly a product of its environment, taking on inflections, rhythms and twang from whatever vinyl was on the turntable when the songwriter was putting pen to paper. “Things seep in there,” Dawson acknowledges. “You can’t really avoid being influenced by stuff that you’re enjoying and digging.”

His new album, Solid States and Loose Ends, digs deep into Dawson’s love of blues, bluegrass, and country. But while some artists make the same statement with nearly all their songs, statements like: We like Green Day, or I wish I was Mariah Carey; the genealogy of a Dawson song can be a twisted, convoluted thing. With a mind that doubles as a warehouse of musical history, Dawson’s listening habits range from 1920s Hawaiian records to Cuban doo-wop to the Alabama Shakes. He has a blues guitar sound and jazz training, but the Nashville session players give his latest offering a taste of tumbleweed. “I don’t think of it as country, really, but maybe it’s sneaking in there without me noticing,” Dawson says. The album is chock-full of bright licks and dark sentiments, with song titles like “Final Words” and “Broken Future Blues.” “I like to keep them a little bit mysterious,” Dawson says of his lyrics. “A lot of it’s how the words play with the music.”

Some of the best lyrics are on “Leave My Name Behind,” a piece of pretty, dark blues about getting out of town. “I’m gonna stop the wind wherever it blows, stow away on the midnight train, and leave my name behind as I disappear,” he sings. Pop music is littered with recording sessions that spanned obsessive overdubs (Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”), physical trauma (Def Leppard’s drummer lost his arm during the recording of the Hysteria album), and decades of musical perfectionism and drug-addled emotional turmoil (Brian Wilson’s near 40-years-inthe-making Smile album). While there may be a musical one per cent that still can afford months in a studio, most of Dawson’s new album was done in less than a week. “There’s no need for it to take longer than that if everybody’s concentrating and doing a good job,” Dawson says. “I think people

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BTU: BENTALL TAYLOR ULRICH Local superstar roots trio BTU (Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich) perform tracks from their new album, Tightrope Walk, with a concert at Caulfeild Cove Hall, on Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. The album is the trio’s first on Borealis Records. For more information and to order tickets call 604-812-7411 or go to caulfeildcovehall.ca. METRIC/DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Indie rockers Metric and Death Cab for Cutie help celebrate the light at the end of the school year tunnel with a show at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium tonight. Doors: 6 p.m. Next Friday, April 6, as classes end, the AMS Block Party has Vince Staples, Oh Wonder and Lido at Thunderbird. OPERATORS Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs/Divine Fits fame) and his band Operators release their debut album, Blue Wave, today on Last Gang Records. They play Fortune Sound Club on Tuesday, April 5 with Bogan Via and Low Levels. Advance tickets available at bplive. ca, Red Cat, Neptoon and Zulu Records. For more on Boeckner and Operators go to bit. ly/1uJ68tL.

Film CHANTAL AKERMAN Pacific Cinémathèque pays tribute to a key figure in European and women’s cinema with a series of screenings this week. Akerman died in October, 2015, as her latest film, No Home Movie, was making the film festival rounds. All of Akerman’s work is essential cinema, with Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) considered one of the seminal works of structuralist avant-garde film. – John Goodman

BRUNCH & BOOK SIGNING Author Cindy Graves will sign copies of her book, CareyOn, at a Brunch & Book Signing event at Pemberton Heights’ Corner Store Bistro (1096 West 22nd St., North Vancouver) on Sunday, April 3, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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New book showcases 120 of artist’s iconic paintings ! Ross Penhall’s Vancouver, Surrounding Areas and Places That Inspire (Appetite by Random House, $35), April 7, 7 p.m. book launch and signing at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. For more information visit rosspenhall.com. LAYNE CHRISTENSEN lchristensen@nsnews.com

Ross Penhall is spending most of April in Palm Springs where water conservation measures are turning California’s desert oasis from green to brown.

“I’ll have to change my palette,” quips the artist best known for his verdant landscapes. “Maybe it’s time to branch out.” Penhall is about to lunch at the Purple Palm, a hip hangout that was once a Prohibition Era desert clubhouse for Detroit’s legendary Prohibition Era bootleggers, the Purple Gang. He’s taken a few minutes by phone to speak to the News about his new book, Ross Penhall’s Vancouver, for which he’ll fly back into town

to launch next Thursday with a reception at North Van’s Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. Of course, he’s just kidding. If the internationally recognized artist were to alter his distinctive style, he would mightily disappoint his legions of fans. Those fans include friend and fellow West Vancouverite Vicki Gabereau, who wrote the book’s forword. The veteran broadcaster describes what makes the painter’s canvas instantly recognizable as a Penhall. “Ross’s view of Vancouver is more beautiful for being just a bit distorted,” Gabereau enthuses. “He rounds out corners, softens edges and sees vibrant colour in the yards, parks and streets

A West Vancouver firefighter from youth until his retirement in 2010, Ross Penhall’s first career has uniquely informed his art. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD of the city.” Published by Appetite, a division of Penguin Random House, the book showcases 120 of Penhall’s paintings. In addition to paintings of Vancouver’s manicured lawns and wild rainforests, there are chapters on surrounding areas and places that inspire:

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paintings of the Okanagan, the Canadian Prairies, and from travels abroad. The book also tells Penhall’s story of becoming a firefighter and a painter and how the two careers overlapped in unexpected ways. A West Vancouver firefighter from youth until his retirement in 2010, Penhall’s

first career has uniquely informed his art. “As a 21-year-old tailgater on the fire truck, I suddenly had a bird’s eye view of various neighbourhoods,” he writes in his introduction to the book’s Vancouver chapter. “With firefighting came insight and a bombardment of subject

matter for my artistic career. Countless hours spent driving the streets meant I knew the district better than anyone: I was familiar with every back alley, dead end, hidden easement and shortcut. This would become the secret of my trade.” Penhall used to play down his day job. You’re not a true artist unless you’re suffering, he thought. “I got over that. Now I’m celebrating it.” When he speaks to young artists now, he encourages them to have a second career. “Do something else but keep art in your life,” he tells them. Penhall will donate partial proceeds from book sales at next Thursday’s launch to Artists For Kids, the North Vancouver school district’s art enrichment program that is supported through print sales by some of Canada’s finest artists, Penhall included. The artist will again be on hand to sign copies of his book on Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m. at Gallery Jones (258 East First Ave., Vancouver), in conjunction with an exhibition of new works. Penhall will be at another book signing event on Sunday, April 10, 1 p.m. at Indigo Books, 1025 Marine Dr. in North Vancouver.

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ARTEMIS GALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca Mythos: New paintings by Katherine Garratt are on display until April 3. CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Information + Impression: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of works created entirely out of newspaper by Connie Sabo until April 11. CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Ebb and Flow: A delicate rice paper installation exploring water by Tony Yin Tak Chu as well as paintings motivated by water by Carole Arnston, Sylvia Bayley, Tracey Tarling and Michal Tkachenko runs until April 16. Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking 2D and 3D artists for an annual exhibition at Capilano Mall as part of May is Art Month. Deadline for submissions: Sunday, April 3,

9:30-10:30 a.m. and pick up from 11 a.m. to noon. DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Teresa Wegrzyn’s Colourful World until May 22. Opening reception: Saturday, April 2, 2-4 p.m. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Recent Works: An exhibition of Joanne Frewer’s mixed media shadowboxes and Bert Monterona’s acrylic on canvas tapestry runs until April 3. Gestures in Paint and Ceramics: An exhibition of the works of painter and mark-maker Mary Blaze and ceramic artist Haejin Lee runs April 5-24. Opening reception: Tuesday, April 5, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, April 9, 2-3 p.m. PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Nanitch: A display of early photographs of British Columbia from the Langmann Collection runs until June 26. RON ANDREWS

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David Pirrie goes from peak to peak in exhibit

! Mapping the Rockies, new works by David Pirrie, April 9 to 30 at the Ian Tan Gallery, 2321 Granville St., Vancouver. iantangallery.com. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Much like the curious bear in the children’s song who went over the mountain to see what he could see, David Pirrie wondered from an early age what lay beyond the towering rock formations in his backyard.

“I would ask people, ‘What’s on the other side of the mountains?’” the North Vancouver resident recalls, “and no one could ever tell me, so I had to find out for myself.” Pirrie started hiking the North Shore mountains as a young teenager. When he got older, he joined mountaineering and alpine clubs and embarked on more and more adventurous expeditions. He quickly learned what was

David Pirrie shows 20 new pieces based on his explorations of the Canadian Rockies in a solo exhibit, entitled Mapping the Rockies, April 9 to 30 at the Ian Tan Gallery in Vancouver. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD behind those snow-capped peaks his younger self could only gaze up at. “Well, it turns out, a lot more mountains,” he says with a laugh.

An avid outdoorsman and artist, Pirrie got a diploma of studio arts from Capilano College in 1988 and earned his bachelor of fine arts from Concordia University in 1993.

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Student fuels awareness of fashion waste Collection made from all upcycled materials CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Jamie Dawes goes vintage shopping three times a week, every week.

The 24-year-old Deep Cove resident is always on the lookout for material she can incorporate into her fashion designs. But not just any material. For her new mini collection, called A Ware, Dawes has used 100 per cent upcycled fabric to create a line of eco-conscious womenswear. The pieces feature not only repurposed thrift store finds, but also dead stock and overrun fabric, and cut-offs from garment factories around the city. The A Ware apparel collection is Dawes’ final project as a fourth-year graduating student in Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s bachelor of fashion design and technology program. “My main focus is to use only black and grey for this mini collection,” she says, explaining that once she gets her hands on the fabrics, she then cuts and sews small pieces together creating a large patchwork swath of material with which to work. “So I’m creating my own fabric with this vintage and upcycled material and then I’m creating other garments

Danielle Mawdsley models an A Ware dress designed by Kwantlen Polytechnic University fashion student Jamie Dawes. The piece is among the textile creations Dawes will be showing on the runway April 6 and 7 at The Imperial in Vancouver. PHOTO SUPPLIED NELSON LANGUEDOC from that,” she says. On April 6 and 7, Dawes and her 35 classmates in the Wilson School of Design 2016 graduating class will each present three complete outfits on the runway at The Show: The Final Cut, a

year-end student showcase. Every year, Kwantlen’s graduating fashion students are tasked with developing a clothing line for a niche market. Dawes focused on women who want an alternative to mass-produced “fast

fashion.” “It’s for the eco-conscious woman – someone who wants to create a conversation with clothing and cares about her fashion choices,” she says. “My main goal is to change our mindset about

fast fashion.” A Seycove secondary grad, Dawes decided to go to fashion school because she loved to sew and design. But she didn’t get interested in eco-fashion until she took a two-year break between her

second and third years and went travelling. “I came back with a new perspective and wanted to change the way people buy things,” she says.

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FASHION FILE SPRING SALE Textile and fibre art enthusiasts will find a range of fabrics, thread, beads, yarns, patterns and books at bargain prices at the Spring Has Sprung sale April 2 and 3, 1-4 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. FRAME YOUR FACE Eyewear brand C4, a collaboration between North Vancouver designer Carla D’Angelo and Canadian style expert Susie Wall, launched at Nordstrom earlier this month. Wall will make a personal appearance at Nordstrom Pacific Centre April 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. to present Frame Your Face, a one-onone face shape and style consultation event. $5 from the sale of every pair of C4 glasses supports the Cause We Care Foundation. ECO FASHION WEEK North Vancouver fashion designer Wendy Van Riesen will present her Dahlia Drive collection, a collaboration with Haida artist Reg Davidson, on April 10 as part of Eco Fashion Week, which runs April 9-14 at various locations across Vancouver. ecofashion-week.com TEXTILE EXHIBIT Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation is a juried exhibition of textile art inspired by the cherry blossom. The show runs until April 10 at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Artists will give

ON THE CATWALK North Vancouver resident Jinju Ha, a fashion design student at LaSalle College, showed her collection on the runway March 16 at the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver during Vancouver Fashion Week. Her designs were inspired by her Korean background as well as the movie Singing in the Rain. PHOTOS SUPPLIED live demos and talks every Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. during the run. silkpurse.ca JEWELRY AND PAINTINGS The North Vancouver Community Arts Council

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“There’s no need to create more waste,” she adds, noting that many people throw out clothing after just a couple year’s wear. “If we can use the materials we have so readily available, then I think that’s a huge bonus.” Textiles do deteriorate over time and sourcing used fabrics in good condition was one of the challenges Dawes faced in creating an entirely upcycled collection. That’s why she focused on using 100 per cent cotton, linen and silk – materials that tend to withstand the test of time. Quilting her own large pieces of fabric from smaller cuts gave her the freedom to create sophisticated shapes and silhouettes, she says, and sets her work apart from other upcycled collections on the market. Sustainable clothing is often associated with the same earthy tones, boxy silhouettes and rough fabrics, so Dawes made it a priority to do something different. “I wanted to create a very new, relevant and sophisticated collection that sort of changed what your mindset

would be of ethical fashion,” she says. “I just wanted to create something for a younger woman, such as myself, who is very fashion forward but wants to purchase items that they can be proud of and can talk about.” With A Ware, she says, “I’m just hoping to raise awareness and even inspire future designers and maybe even change the program at KPU as well to be more sustainability focused.” Dawes is currently working part-time in the colour department at North Vancouver-based Arc’teryx. After graduation, she says she’d love to one day start her own business and continue to encourage people to design smart and buy smart. “We are the designers of tomorrow and if we’re not even thinking about our environment or our planet, then no one really will.” " " "

The Show: The Final Cut, presented by Tamoda Apparel Inc., takes place April 6 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. and April 7 at 1, 3:30 and 7 p.m. at The Imperial, 319 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are sold out. kpu.ca/2016fashionshow

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REVIEW: SPIKE LEE’S CHI-RAQ

Musical messes with the message ! Chi-Raq. Co-written, produced and directed by Spike Lee. Starring Teyonah Parris and Nick Cannon Rating: 6 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing writer

Chi-Raq is Spike Lee’s urgent call to end the gun violence in Chicago’s South Side, the resulting deaths of which outnumber the total American casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. Thus the title. The meat of the story, however, is based on Aristophanes’ play Lysistrata, about a woman who seeks to bring about an end to the Peloponnesian War by convincing wives to stop having sex with their husbands, forcing them to negotiate peace. In Lee’s film, all sorts of modern culprits are introduced as the root of Chicago’s gun-violence problem – middle-class apathy, political corruption, police collusion – but the narrative’s solution falls back on its centuries-old source material, oiled up with more misogyny and objectification

Teyonah Parris plays Lysistrata in Spike Lee’s new satirical musical Chi-Raq. The film, based on Aristophanes’ comedy Lysistrata, is set in Chicago’s South Side. PHOTO SUPPLIED until it glistens. That is the core pitfall of Lee’s marvelous mess of a film: that he gets us all jacked up about the issue and then offers a

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ARTSCALENDAR p. L R 12 Va Fr co age Sc Neapole April April ro (s at co M CH 1200 Va Sp Or ce A RELATIVELY SPEAKING Deep Cove Stage Society’s Alex Ross (left), Malcolm ROSSINI MASS Members of the North Shore Chorus rehearse for their upcoming sugge concert, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, taking place Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Stead, Carolyn Younge and Sarah Harlow are featured performers in the comedy, adult Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Call 604-985-2559 or Relatively Speaking, running at the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre April 1-16. Call 604-929-3200 fr info@nschorus.com for tickets. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH or go to deepcovestage.com for tickets and more info. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH SI 15 Va celebrate the accomplishments of heroes past and present through silkpur From page 17 music Tuesday, April 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10/$5.. Clas CAULFEILD COVE HALL Sv exhibition. 4773 South Piccadilly Rd., West Vancouver. 604-812-7411 with Theatre on a Wall: Carol Shumas presents an exhibition of paintings caulfeildcovehall.ca Vi that act as a stage for characters to play out their adventures April Bentall Taylor Ulrich perform Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $35. Thur 12-24. Opening reception: Tuesday, April 12, 6-8 p.m. CENTENNIAL THEATRE Ti STUDIO E From page 26 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 Clas 161 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. centennialtheatre.com Elaine First Saturday: Visitors are invited to Wanda Doyle’s studio to see the have been battling the A Play, a Pie and a Pint: No Mean Feat performs a lively and lyrical April artist in her work space April 2 from noon to 5 p.m. firstsaturday.ca Spartans for so long that repertoire rich in old-time southern Appalachian tunes Wednesday, WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL neither side can rememApril 13 at noon. The show will be followed by a meat or veggie pie 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ber what started it all. and a beverage. Tickets: $25/$22/$10. 604-925-7290 A visit to a neighbour GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART Art in the Hall: Paintings by Don Francis are featured until April 22. changes everything. Miss 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@ Helen (Angela Bassett) smithfoundation.ca Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a concert speaks the truth when she Concerts says that America likes with Mazacote Tuesday, April 12, 7-8 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7. CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE guns, likes war, and that’s HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-990-7810 capilanou.ca/ why there’s no money for 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. blueshorefinancialcentre/ economic development Petite Messe Solenelle The North Shore Chorus and Richmond Cap Jazz: Vocalist Norma Winstone performs with “A” Band and on Chicago’s South Side Orchestra and Chorus present a concert Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. NiteCap Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $35/$32. when there seems to be Admission: $20/$15/$5. Tickets: 604-985-2559 or info@nschorus. Cap Global Roots: The Black Hen Travelling Roadshow Revue plenty for overseas war com. performs a night of unique collaborations Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. KAY MEEK CENTRE zones. Together she and Tickets: 36/$33. 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre. Lysistrata devise a plan, Cap Classical and Choral — com modeled after Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, to Grand Masters of Europe: A mix of music from some of the old Joelle Rabu performs classic European cabaret-style tunes, jazz European masters of choral music to some of the favourite North deprive the men of “all access and entrance” to their wives melodies and torch songs with her son, pianist Nico Rhodes April 2 American masters performed by Capilano University Festival Chorus and girlfriends until the violence stops: “no peace, no piece.” and 3 at 8 p.m. Admission: $35 each or a table of four for $100. and Capilano University Singers April 9, 8 p.m. and April 10, 3 p.m. Another great truth-teller is John Cusack as a priest who Pro Nova Ensemble performs a program Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 Tickets: $25/$20/$10. is tired of burying baby victims of gun violence. He takes pulCap Classical and Choral — Heroic Episodes: The 15th Artillery pit shots at “politicians in the pocket of the NRA” and decries Regiment RCA will join Capilano University Wind Ensemble to See more page 31 mass incarceration as “the new Jim Crow.” A parallel plotline

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Pirrie isolates each peak in his work From page 18 maps that I’ve used to explore the area and exploded them into large-scale paintings,” he says. His grid and dot overlays point to the way people increasingly employ technological filters, such as GPS or Google Maps, to shape their perception of wild landscapes, he says. The crisscrossing lines and coloured spots on the canvas create almost an optical illusion for the viewer. “Your eye is constantly vacillating between the foreground and background and it almost forces you to view the mountain even more.” In each Rockies-inspired work, Pirrie isolates one peak from its range: Mt. Robson, Mt. Columbia, Mt. Alberta, to name a few. “It’s like a study of that particular mountain and its variances and its erosions and its glaciers.” Those geographical details – sediment stratifications, eroded areas, glacial systems – are all things Pirrie is intimately familiar

with having mapped out safe routes up each mountain. “I’m studying its contours, I’m studying the ways up and ways back down,” he says. “I work out those complexities in the paintings.” While Pirrie hopes viewers of his work are struck by the grandeur of the mountains, the dangers they impose, and the humility one feels in their presence, he also wants people to see the evidence of their ever-changing nature. “They rise and fall. They look permanent, but they’re not. They’re slowly crumbling away or slowly rising, and as they slowly rise, they crumble, and the glaciers keep carving away or receding,” he says. When he’s not painting in his Westlynn neighbourhood home studio or travelling to summits across North America, Pirrie can often be found exploring the same North Shore mountains he grew up in. “I’m always tromping around up in behind Seymour and in behind Cypress mountain area,” he says.

involving an 11-year-old’s grieving mother (Jennifer Hudson) rails against the relatively new no-snitching mentality, even when innocent children are caught in the crossfire. Back in Miss Helen’s day there were lines that even the toughest gang members did not cross. (Some of the protest scenes are made more poignant by real Chicago mothers carrying placard photographs of their slain children.) The drama, delivered almost entirely in verse, is spliced with comedy that distracts and occasionally offends: scenes involving a National Guard general mounting a cannon in his stars-and-bars underwear overstays its welcome, for example, and a scene with Oedipus emits more homophobia than is necessary. And though seeing D.B. Sweeney back on film was welcome, his cringe-worthy King Tut sex scene was not. Serving as Greek chorus is Dolmedes (Samuel L. Jackson) whose philosophy is damning, brilliant, and too profane to print. Jackson joins Hudson, Cannon, Bassett and Parris, all of whom give rousing – in several cases career-best – performances that get lost in the splatter-art canvas of musical numbers, fiery homilies, worldwide anti-nooky marches, and spray-can sermonizing that dilute Lee’s earnest, urgent message.

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 28 p.m. Admission by donation. LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Friday Night Live: An improv comedy variety show for all ages every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Schedule: April 1, Carolyn Neapole (singer/songwriter); April 8, The Three Kings (jazz); April 15, Trent Savage (classic rock); and April 22, Ross Douglas (singer/songwriter). Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan. com. MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Spring Concert: Ambleside Orchestra presents a concert of cello music and dances Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Admission by a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $15 for youth, children free. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Pianist Svetlana Ponomareva performs with special guest Antoine Villeger, child piano prodigy, Thursday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15. Classical Concert Series: Pianist Elaine Joe performs Thursday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.

WEST VANCOUVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2893 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Swing into Spring: Milleraires Big Band plays music of the ’30s and ’40s Sunday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. Admission: $15/$10. Tickets: 604-786-3741 or at the door. WEST VANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver. Sea to Sky: Chor Leoni performs a program that explores the elements of nature Saturday, April 9, 2-3:30 p.m. Admission: $40/$35/$30/$10. Tickets: chorleoni.org/concerts-events/ events/sea-to-sky.

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CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com The Art of Hope: Handsworth students perform a love story that centres around a male artist, his girlfriend and their break up April 7-9 at 7 p.m. Admission: $14-$18. Tickets: Centennial box office or at the school during lunch. DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-3200 deepcovestage.com Relatively Speaking: A comedy of errors April 1, 2, 6-9 and 13-16 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.

KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Peter Pan: Mountain Theatre’s cast of 35 kids perform this Disney musical April 7-9 at 7 p.m. with a matinee April 9 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Sal Capone The Lamentable Tragedy: A theatrical powerhouse that follows a young hip hop group caught in the aftermath of a violent police shooting April 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. with matinees April 1 at 1 p.m. and April 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15-$28. Faux Departs (Misstart, a Production for Stage Clowns): Dynamo Theatre brings you into the world of the clown April 14, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., April 15, 1 and 7 p.m. and April 16, 1 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10.50. THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca Two Rooms: A political drama April 7 (preview $10), 8, 9, 13-16 and 20-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.

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have got it in their mind that it should take longer to make a record because of the old days when there were giant budgets floating around, and people talk about making a records over two or three months or a year, but that’s just not feasible anymore.” Moving faster compels spontaneity, according to Dawson. “There’s little things that happened that there’s no way I could’ve predicted. Those are the things that I like,” he says. “The further into this, I like

those things more and more and realize that over-planning can sometimes suck the life out of something.” While the songs stayed intact, arrangements altered according to the mood in the room. “As we play through it and it gets a life of its own, ideas come to mind,” he says. “There’s no real way to have those ideas unless you’re sitting in a room with players, playing through stuff.” When the record is done, vinyl-phile Dawson does his best to let it go, even if it’s a little bit painful to see 14 songs

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5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Schedule: April 2, Lotus (female pop/rock band); April 9, Jana Seale (solo) and April 16, Donna Newsom and Tom Coley (pop duo). Variety Show: Karen Fowlie and Friends perform a “fools” themed show Fridays, April 1, 8, 15 and 22, 8-10 p.m. Admission: $18/$15. Tickets: fowlieandfriends. brownpapertickets.com. Open Mic Night every Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m. RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 2 features the ACA Orchestra, a dozen adult Celtic music enthusiasts. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.

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COUNTRY DIVA The Juno Award winning trio Farmer’s Daughter, featuring North Vancouver lead singer Angela Kelman, will be inducted into the B.C. Country Music Association (BCCMA) Hall of Fame on Sunday, April 10 at the Cascades Casino in Langley. For more information visit bccountry.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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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 Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar $$ www. cheshirecheeserestaurant.ca 2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. | 604-987-3322 Excellent seafood & British dishes on the waterfront. Dinner specials: Wednesday evenings - Grilled Cod lemon basil sauce, served with rice and vegetables. Thursday’s Pot Roast. Friday & Saturday- Prime Rib. Sunday - Turkey. Weekends & holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny. Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

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BTU’S TIGHTROPE WALK Barney Bentall (centre), Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich (BTU) perform tunes from their new album, Tightrope Walk, at Caulfeild Cove Hall 4773 Piccadilly Rd. South, West Vancouver, on Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Call 604-812-7411 or go to caulfeildcovehall. ca. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

ARTSCALENDAR From page 31 kaymeekcentre.com Project Inclusion Showcase: North Shore ConneXions Society, an organization that supports individuals living with developmental disabilities, presents a film and photo essay contest Monday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. Free. Film: Jafar Panhani’s Taxi will be screened Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7. PARK & TILFORD CINEPLEX ODEON THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver. 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. Les Etres Chers (French with English subtitles) shows Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: nvartscouncil.ca/events/north-shore-internationalfilm-series or 604-988-6844. PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-3474 phtheatre.org Debaters: Stand-up comedy and fundraiser Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be live and silent auctions and food. Tickets: $60. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Movie Night — This Changes Everything: A documentary about climate change and the economic system that created it Monday, April 4, 6:30-9 p.m. — Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

SHOWTIMES From page 26 Zootopia 3D (G) — Fri 6:50, 9:25; Sat-Sun 1:30, 6:50, 9:25; Mon-Thur 6:30, 9:10 p.m. Miracles From Heaven (G) — Fri 7:15, 9:50; Sat 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; Sun 2:05, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; Mon, Wed 6:40, 9:15; Tue 4:10, 6:40, 9:15; Thur 6:40 p.m. 10 Cloverfield Lane (14A) — Fri 7:20, 10; Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Mon, Wed 7:10, 9:40; Tue 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 p.m. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (PG) — Fri 7:10, 9:40; Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Mon, Wed-Thur 6:50, 9:20; Tue 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. Eye in the Sky (PG) — Fri 7:30, 10:10; Sat-Sun 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10; Mon, Wed-Thur 7:20, 9:50; Tue 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 p.m. Thur 1 p.m. Hardcore Henry (18A) — Thur 9:15 p.m. The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly — Sat 9:55 a.m. National Theatre Live: Hangmen — Thur 7 p.m.

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Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer

Mixed reaction to cherry picking police Last week, North Shore drivers succumbing to the temptation to reach for their cellphones got an unpleasant surprise.

resembles the original, but the Wrangler started with a different design philosophy. Currently, the Jeep Wrangler is in its third generation. Just like the Willys of the past, Wranglers still use body-on-frame construction, rigid live axles front and rear, a fold-flat windshield and removable doors. However, its suspension, drivetrain and

North Vancouver RCMP set up on Marine Drive in a utility truck, with an officer dressed as a worker perched high overhead. Quite literally, the police cherry picked distracted drivers out of the crowd, handing out fines for texting or using a hand-held device while driving. Distracted driving is quoted as being a factor in one quarter of traffic fatalities in our province, and who knows how many less-severe collisions. We know it’s wrong, it drives us nuts when we see others do it – and yet we do it anyway. Thus, the enforcement drive from police, intended to curb our use and maybe have the threat of a fine keep your phone in your pocket.

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2016 Jeep Wrangler

Jeep still going strong at 75

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Needing no introduction, the Jeep Wrangler enters its 75th year of service.

Offering back-to-basics thrills, the Jeep Wrangler is tough and immensely capable off-the-road. Since the original Willys Jeep, its focus has always been about getting you from point A to point B, regardless of what’s

in the way. The Jeep Wrangler is the authority in this unique segment; however over the years a number of companies have tried to dethrone it. The closest challengers today are the Toyota 4Runner, Nissan Xterra and Land Rover LR2, but all lack the Jeep’s special qualities that make it the leader. Previously, the Toyota FJ Cruiser was the closest competitor but due to low

demand, Toyota cancelled it a few years ago. For 2016, the Wrangler doesn’t see any significant changes but the most notable addition is the special 75th Anniversary Edition model.

DESIGN There’s no mistaking a Jeep Wrangler for any other SUV. Even though Jeep is now owned by Italy’s Fiat group, there’s no chance the parent

company would ever change the iconic box-on-wheels shape or design. And why would they? FiatChrysler-Automobile group’s (FCA) plant in Toledo, Ohio has pumped out more than one million Wranglers since 2007. Despite common perception, the Jeep Wrangler is not a direct descendant of the Second World War Willys MB. Obviously, it still outwardly

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You’d think that the reaction from the public would be to laud the officers for their clever plan, and join

police and public officials in condemning the use of phones while driving. However, that hasn’t really been the case. In comments on public forums and via Twitter, responses

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seem split between those who agree with the crackdown and those who see it as unfair. The words “tax grab” get thrown around a lot. There are frequent calls to “get out there and catch the real criminals.” The problem doesn’t seem to be so much the issue of phone use in cars. The public seems to accept that there’s a danger associated with using a phone while driving, and while it’s a commonly observed driving sin, people still think it’s wrong. The difficulty seems to be the tactics used in enforcing the law, the idea of the trap. This isn’t the first time police have used some form of mild subterfuge to surveil traffic. Officers in Toronto posed as panhandlers, even going so far as to carry cardboard signs, the flip-side of which read, Hello I’m A Police Officer, If You Are Reading This You Are About To Get A Cellphone Ticket. Some wag came up with the headline: Hobocops. Unmarked police cars are also a common sight on our roads. You can usually spot them by their low-spec steel wheels, extra aerials, and emergency lights peeking through the grille. However, approach one from behind and you might find a couple of bumper stickers, or perhaps even one of those stick-figure

families that are so popular on civilian cars. That’s not just leaving the badge in your pocket, that’s camouflage. Actual police undercover operations don’t ordinarily use unmarked cars. Government-issued Chevy Tahoes and the like are pretty easy for the criminal element to spot, so an operation might use a civilian-spec rented hatchback or the like. The unmarked car is more to keep an eye on the public. The public, understandably, does not enjoy being spied on. For most people, the road is the most common place law breaking occurs. Few people would shoplift on the regular, but drifting over the speed limit by five or 10 kilometres per hour is very common; stand at the foot of the Lion’s Gate Bridge on a weekday morning and only a very small percentage of traffic will be obeying the letter of the law. Stand there on a weekend, and you might be standing next to a traffic cop with a radar gun. By using the cherry picker subterfuge to catch distracted drivers, police were sending the same message they do every time they set up a speed trap with an officer hidden from view. You won’t see us until it’s too late. We could be anywhere. Don’t break the law,

eyes anyway. If you drive faster than the flow of traffic regularly, you’ll get ticketed because you’ll stand out even at a distance. Everybody else gets a chance to check their speed. And instead of a cherry picker, the RCMP should bust out their best red serge dress uniforms and regularly stake out the busiest intersections in the city. Good drivers will be paying attention and won’t reach for their phones. Distracted drivers? If you’re too addicted to your phone to notice a Mountie in full gear, then take ‘im away boys. Not just a fine either, maybe a confiscation of the phone entirely. Thus, the efforts of police won’t just be another story about how many people got caught by mild sleight-of-hand, but of inattentive buffoons who had it coming. And, if you happen to screw up and check your texts when you should have both hands on the wheel, at least the person writing up your ticket will be a snappy dresser.

or we’ll catch you. You hear it in the radio ads that run periodically. “If you can’t police yourself, we’ll do it for you.” That sort of thing. If you’re a grown-up, tax-paying, law-abiding citizen, it’s a bit annoying. Annoying becomes infuriating when the people we employ to enforce the law reveal themselves as fallible, as in the case of the North Vancouver RCMP officer who blew through a speed trap at excessive speed several years ago. The officer was later charged and fined heavily for what he claimed was a prank, but didn’t receive the inconvenience of the roadside vehicle impounding that a member of the public would. Whether high up in a cherry picker or hiding at the side of the road, too much police subterfuge makes the public grumble. It feels unfair somehow, underhanded, unsporting. It feels us-and-them. And there are arguments to be made both for and against the effectiveness of enforcement as a deterrent. I’d like to make a radical suggestion: ditch the undercover stuff completely where traffic safety is concerned. For speed enforcement, most police departments are using lidar and radar systems that reach farther than unassisted

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. Contact him at mcaleeronwheels@gmail. com. Follow Brendan on Twitter: @brendan_ mcaleer.