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Second foreign student sent home after gun threat BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The second international student under investigation related to an alleged gun threat at Seycove secondary has been sent back to his home country.

North Vancouver school district confirmed Wednesday that his student visa had been revoked and he has flown home under the supervision of the homestay agency acting as his custodial guardian. Another student was arrested on Oct. 25 when he allegedly threatened to “bring a gun to school and do harm to a teacher.” The student was sent home less than 24 hours later. Later, on Oct. 26, police recovered a gun somewhere off of school grounds.

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WIND IN THE WOOD Lions Gate Hospital Foundation director of planned giving Joanne McLellan admires an original Emily Carr painting recently donated to the foundation. The painting, which was donated by the McNeill family, is part of a growing collection of art at the Lions Gate Hospital campus aimed at offering therapeutic benefits to patients and staff. See story Page 4. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

WV byelection candidates debate issues JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Whether West Vancouver should embrace or eschew change was one of the key themes of a byelection debate that drew dozens of concerned residents into the seniors’ centre Wednesday. The district should maintain its village-like character, supplementing the shopping district with a cluster of one- and two-storey townhouses and rowhouses, according to Tom Dodd. “That will attract the kind of demographic we want … and give us a place to downsize to.” Despite challenges that range from regional population

Political hopefuls spar over density and development as they vie for vacant council seat growth to aging housing and aging infrastructure, the district should stay “small and cosy,” according to Dodd. “I like it just the way it is,” he said. While she supports keeping single-family neighbourhoods “the way that they are,” Rosa Jafari envisioned development that would allow the district to preserve green space.

“We should have skinny highrises rather than two-storey houses, especially in the areas close to the ocean,” she said. The district needs a new hotel in order to attract foreign investors and tourists who will stimulate the municipality’s economy, according to Jafari. Giving residents a place to live and a place to park were two of David Jones’ major themes. “There’s many businesses right now that are looking at closing … (because of) their inability to attract anyone to come to work here.” Caregivers, trades workers, and even some white collar

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Council candidates weigh in on housing crisis From page 1 workers have trouble finding and affording a spot in West Vancouver’s housing market, Jones noted. The scarcity of parking is also hurting business, according to Jones, who rejected an emphasis on walking and cycling. “We’re not going to be ditching our cars any time soon,” Jones said. Addressing congestion – much of which he said is caused by traffic passing through West Vancouver – would also be a priority for Jones. Asked about the possibility of a third crossing to alleviate West Van’s gridlock woes, David Ayriss suggested that wasn’t something we should expect to see “in any of our lifetimes.” Ayriss, who touted his work with Hollyburn Family Services Society, suggested he would work with neighbouring communities to petition the provincial government for transportation solutions. Noting a 1,500 dip in West Vancouver’s population, Ayriss called for growth, which he acknowledged was scary to some residents: “because growth equals density equals confusion.” However, adding some housing density would benefit many West Vancouverites. “I could afford to transfer my home into an apartment somewhere other than North Vancouver,” Ayriss said. West Vancouver’s housing crisis is directly attributable to council inaction, according to Andy Krawczyk. “This is the legacy of mothballing an official community

Joanna Baxter makes her case to fill the council seat vacated by the late Michael Lewis. Baxter was one of 11 candidates who enticed West Vancouver residents away from Game 7 of the World Series for an ADRA-presented debate Wednesday. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH plan which could have outlined our future,” he said. Krawczyk, who spent four years working with the West Vancouver Community Centres Society, noted the dearth of options for downsizing seniors and young people looking for housing. “West Vancouver is at a crossroads.” Lawyer and former CFL football player Vernon Pahl disagreed. “I’m not entirely convinced we’re at a crossroads. I think we’re in a circle-the-wagons situation.” Development density and traffic should be council’s priorities, according to Pah. “Everything else takes care of itself in many respects.”

While he opposes clearing every tree of a lot, Pahl clarified he was not a tree hugger. “I have every confidence that if you cut a tree down, by Friday it will grow back.” Pahl favoured strict limits on height and density and a laissez-faire attitude toward West Vancouver’s seaside. “I believe in leaving the Ambleside and Dundarave waterfront alone.” Conversely, Tara Haddad endorsed incentives for small businesses in Ambleside. “We should be embracing and supporting new small businesses … as this is the backbone for a thriving community.”

While council should take a “slow and thoughtful” approach to development, Haddad underlined the importance of allowing some growth. “Development in West Vancouver is essential to keep the taxes lower,” she said. Both Krawczyk and former councillor Carolanne Reynolds agreed there was no time for learning during the two-year term. “I have the knowledge and experience to be effective from Day 1,” Reynolds said. Reynolds touted her record as a councillor who opposed monster houses and ushered in a community amenity

contribution policy that has netted the district a windfall from developers. If elected, Reynolds said she would work to revitalize Ambleside Town Centre and end closed council sessions. Farzaneh Bamani also offered a vision of governmental transparency. Bamani, who has done extensive work on parent advisory committees, noted that technology has shaped every aspect of our lives, “except perhaps the most impactful: our governance.” West Vancouver needs an online resource to guide decision-making, according to Bamani.

“My vision is to shape an online and transparent system that West Vancouver residents use to propose changes … and follow up on their progress.” That government transparency should come from carefully defining the language of West Vancouver’s official community plan, according to Joanna Baxter. Words like: character, density and revitalization, seem to have “lost their impact,” she noted. If elected, Baxter said she would maintain West Vancouver’s natural beauty while offering housing for those who need it. “We must maximize our housing opportunities to make sure we take care of our most vulnerable citizens. Housing should be considered in every plan.” Urban planner and architect Peter Lambur put a similarly strong emphasis on Fr crafting a new OCP, which he said was overdue. “Isn’t this process backwards?” he asked of the OCP review. “Instead of the district reviewing and making recommendations and then allowing community input, shouldn’t we, the citizens of West Van, be coming up with an all-encompassing community plan that we want and need?” Lambur said he would be wary about any large developments until the district has a plan to alleviate gridlock. “Before we even think about development at Marine Drive and Taylor Way it is imperative that we have traffic solutions that work.” Debates are scheduled for Nov. 14 and 16. The election is set for Nov. 19 but early voting gets underway Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Nov. 14 at municipal hall.

Emily Carr artwork donated to Lions Gate Hospital

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The clinical environment inside a hospital is about as far as you can get from the serenity of an old growth forest.

But, thanks to Emily Carr and a generous donor, the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation can now offer the next best thing. The local McNeill family recently donated Wind in the Wood, a significant piece by the West Coast Canadian art

icon from the 1930s, which is now on display outside the foundation’s office. “More British Columbians go through our hospitals each day than our galleries, and many of these hospital visits are in times of concern or pain,” said Stuart McNeill in a press release. “If our family donation can take someone’s mind off of a difficult situation, for even a moment, then it was worthwhile.” The foundation is in the midst of building up an art

collection that began more than four years ago when the board wanted to adorn the inside of the new HOpe Centre with art that would be as impressive as its exterior architecture, according to Joanne McLellan, director of planned giving for the foundation. In total, the collection includes about 250 pieces and is valued at more than $1 million, although the Carr is by far the most significant, McLellan said. Other notable B.C. artists in the collection

include Ross Penhall, Bobbie Burgers, Cori Creed and Carole Arnston. McLellan would rather not say what the painting is valued at but the dollarfigure isn’t really relevant as the painting will be staying put. Even with a mandate to raise money for the purchase of hospital equipment, Wind in the Wood will serve a higher purpose where the hospital community, patients and staff can see it. “There’s research and proof on the healing power

of art and I’ve got anecdotal stories all over the place from staff that have had a bad day. They can stop and look at a painting and gather their thoughts,” she said. “Unless there was some dire need for something that couldn’t be fundraised for, I couldn’t see (selling it) happening anytime soon.” McLellan said she hopes the donation will inspire other collectors to share some of their beauty inside the hospital walls. “Many people are

downsizing and just don’t have room,” she said. Over and above the tax writeoff for the appraised value or recent purchase price of the art, they’ll also get the “enjoyment of knowing their painting is not going to end up in a storage room in the bottom of the (Vancouver Art Gallery),” McLellan added. “We’ve got lots of walls to fill,” she said. Turn to page 1 to see our photo of Wind in the Wood.

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Managers in charge of the region’s water system have picked the wettest time of year to tell residents they need to get better about water conservation.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto admits, “It’s a tough sell,” to preach shorter showers when residents have seen nothing but water falling from the skies for the past month. But water managers say there’s no time like the very wet present to make better decisions about using water. “It’s easy to get into bad habits when there’s a lot of water around,” said Mussatto. “We start to like that longer shower.” Those habits tend to continue in the drier summer months, when supplies in the region’s water reservoirs are much more of a concern. With population of about 2.5 million and counting, “those little things add up,” said Mussatto. “We’re trying to create good habits.” While public campaigns

around water use tend to focus on outdoor sprinkling in summer, the current winter campaign aims to get residents to pay attention to regular indoor water use. “We want to get the message across that water conservation is important year round,” said Greg Valou, a spokesman for Metro. Lower Mainland residents use an average of 334 litres of water per person, per day. That’s about 25 per cent less than people used in the early 1990s. But water managers warn while people are individually using less water, overall consumption is still going up as the population increases. About 60 per cent of water use in the Lower Mainland as a whole is residential. On the North Shore, residential use accounts for 80 per cent of water used in West Vancouver, while port industry consumes about 45 per cent of total water used in the City of North Vancouver. Among residential uses, about 24 per cent of that water is being flushed down the toilet. Showers generally make up about another 20 per cent of water use, while other general household uses that involve turning on the tap (not including laundry or dishwashers) make up another 20 per cent. The issue of water use is expected to come into sharper focus in 2017, when staff will

present politicians with more detailed cost-benefit analyses on options like water metering, adding a second, deeper water intake in the Coquitlam reservoir or raising the height of the Seymour Dam to add regional water storage. All of the options are expensive, said Mussatto, with the second Coquitlam intake expected to cost in the neighbourhood of one billion dollars and the Seymour Dam option in a similar range of hundreds of millions of dollars – with added environmental impacts. Water metering is the most effective way of getting people to conserve, said Mussatto, but also comes with a hefty price tag – between $400 and $1,500 per home to install water metres and further costs for tracking and billing. Water managers may have a harder time selling the need for conservation to sodden residents now. October broke records more than 30 years old for the number of days of rain. It rained on 28 out of 31 days, said Ross MacDonald, meteorologist with Environment Canada. In actual amounts of rainfall recorded, October ranked the seventh wettest on record. This month, expect more of the same. Statistically, November is the wettest month of the year in the Lower Mainland, MacDonald said.

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It was a very rough parking job for a 2013 Range Rover that rolled from a West Vancouver street and over a retaining wall, ending up on its side in a neighbour’s front yard Wednesday afternoon.

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Police had requested charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and uttering threats for the second boy, although the Crown declined. “Because Crown didn’t approve charges, there is no more criminal investigation happening. It will still try to be determined how the gun surfaced,” said Cpl. Richard

De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “We still have a concern, obviously as police, how a young person can have access to a gun.” Police could confirm that the gun did not come from any of the homestay families. All other aspects of the investigation aren’t being disclosed, De Jong said. Both students were subject to background checks by

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wo frightening incidents at Lower Mainland schools have brought a sharp focus on what we need to know. One of them is horrific – the stabbing death of a teenaged girl and injuring of another in an Abbotsford school hallway. Since a video clip of the attack surfaced, so has a discussion about the value of seeing it – both among the media and the public in general. Most media have chosen not to post that video due to its graphic content, opting instead to describe what it shows. But there have been outlets that did. These are always subjective, ethical decisions, but we’d suggest there is not much public good that can come from airing that clip, and plenty of additional trauma. We contrast that, however, with the response of our own police and school district in providing very little

information about a serious incident involving a foreign student who made a gun threat to a teacher – involving a real gun that was apparently in that student’s possession. Fortunately, there was no actual violence in that case. But given the scanty facts released, the public has every reason to wonder and be concerned. How did the student get the gun, where was it found, was it ever at the school, who knew about it, what kind of screening was done and why was the student sent home without further consequences are among the questions we’re still asking. Those aren’t salacious details. They’re basics that allow us to assess risks present in our schools and whether the response to date has been adequate. Both parents and the community at large deserve to know.

Candidates’ nomination papers provide a snapshot

he Old Frenchman said that a man is better revealed by his possessions than by anything he says, or claims to think or believe. So here is a taste of the possessions of the 12 candidates in West Vancouver’s Nov. 19 council byelection – on which millions of private and public dollars may hang by the thread of a single vote (think Grosvenor) – from their required nomination papers. Note: “Property” doesn’t include a principal residence. “Assets” and “corporate assets” are, murkily, separate entries; I’ve lumped them together. “Income” means remuneration for services – other income, from stock etc. not included. “Liabilities” don’t include residential property debt or money borrowed for household or personal living expenses. So a

This Just In Trevor Lautens candidate could have a $3-million home mortgage and $75K credit card debt, not required to report. That said, here’s the list: David Ayriss. Own financial agent. No liabilities, no income. Property: Whistler; 70 Mile Creek. Assets: shares in 22 Canadian and 11 U.S. companies and funds. Farzaneh Bamani. Own

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financial agent. No assets, liabilities, income or property. Joanna Baxter. Financial agent: Michael Preto. No liabilities or property. Income: owner, Joanna Baxter Design; employee, Hive Management Inc. Tom Dodd. Own financial agent. No liabilities. Owns jointly with wife 466895 BC Ltd, DBA Grantham Publishing. Income: part owner/director of Grantham. Property: 2065 East Second St., Vancouver. Tara Haddad. Financial agent: Lorana Mangali. No assets, liabilities, or property. Income: director, Aspire Math Academy and Jackson & Co. Chartered Accountants; employee, Royal LePage Sussex. Rosa Jafari. Own financial agent. No property. Liabilities: StudentAid B.C., M. Seraj. Income: business consultant,

self-employed. Assets: Rimex International Trading Co. (“not active”). Jon Johnson. No liabilities, property or assets. Income: employee, Clairmont Camera Inc. David A. Jones. Own financial agent. No liabilities or property. Assets and income: owner, president, Jones Custom Framing Inc. Andrew Krawczyk. Financial agent: Robert Patterson. Assets: six bank funds. No liabilities, income or property. Peter Lambur. Own financial agent. No liabilities. Assets and income: Peter Lambur Architect Inc. Vernon Pahl. Own financial agent. Liabilities: left blank. Property: 5504 Marine Dr. (home address). Assets: pension and three funds. Income: partner, Guild Yule LLP. Carolanne Reynolds.

Financial agent: George Pajari. No liabilities or income. Assets: “Various corporations via mutual funds.” Moving on: Why did the WV Chamber of Commerce schedule its meeting only three days before the election, little time for letters to the editor or other reaction? Why is attendance only by RSVP – arguably allowing nimble factions or special interests to (already?) pack the meeting? Ha, a mind corroded by journalistic suspicion! Leagh Gabriel, C of C executive director, crisply and quickly replied: “We chose the date because that was when Kay Meek was available. … Being a byelection we have no idea how many will attend so the request for RSVP is to give us an idea. If it’s a small turnout we will host it in the small studio downstairs.”

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INQUIRINGREPORTER Is distracted walking dangerous? It’s official: We live in an age of distraction. Pedestrians are putting themselves on auto pilot and tuning in to their electronic devices, oblivious to hazards around them. Four out of ten Canadians admit to distracted walking by texting and even jaywalking at the same time, according to a recent State Farm Canada survey. November is notorious for pedestrian injuries and fatalities, especially in the early evening as drivers adjust to lower light. We asked: Is distracted walking dangerous? What do you think? Weigh in at nsnews.com. — Maria Spitale-Leisk

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No clear definition of ‘middle class’ these days Dear Editor: Re: Beware the Cries of the Shrinking Middle Class, Trevor Lautens’ Oct. 7 column. I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. First, the period (1976 to 2011) spans two distinct periods: the late 20th century, where living standards still improved significantly; and the more recent time, where

the stagnation or shrinking of the middle class is being alleged. Second, comparing the price of a microwave in 1976 and 2011 is completely irrelevant. More appropriate would be to compare the 1976 microwave with a 2011 smartphone. A realistic comparison is difficult to make. There is no clear definition of “middle

class,” and there are no absolute measures for living standard. The sentiment that the middle class is shrinking is mostly a subjective one. The middle class may not be shrinking, but the quality of life for an average whitecollar worker is certainly not improving as it did in the second half of the last century. Roger Fischer North Vancouver

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young, charismatic etc. Alarmism? Hope so. U.S. columnist Ilana Mercer – who began her career in Canada, as she often acknowledges, and in this very paper – is a true original, a selfdescribed paleolibertarian. Google “Disenfranchisement of Poor Whites Under Hillary.” Among the points in Mercer’s blog post: Fashionable ideology considers all whites privileged. It

‘‘overlooks the descendants of poor white Southern sharecroppers who did not own slaves … and with respect to education and income mirror those of the region’s African-Americans, with one distinction: poor whites are barred from affirmative action programs.” Mercer isn’t alone. Under the head The Original Underclass, the September edition of The Atlantic – which passionately backs Clinton – reviewed White Trash: The

400-Year-Old Untold History of a Class in America by Nancy Isenberg. Last words: Investment adviser Richard C. Young predicts Americans will elect Trump: ‘‘They have questions about Trump, but they know exactly who Clinton is.’’ What if a renewed FBI investigation confirms they didn’t know all? Nightmare: She’s elected. FBI recommends charges. Already the “i-word” – impeachment – has emerged. rtlautens@gmail.com

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Over the past several years, I have personally worked hard to establish and build upon our existing relationships with Aboriginal groups along our pipeline and marine corridors. I am thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to listen to and learn from Aboriginal communities across BC and Alberta. Together, we’ve explored and, in many cases, settled on agreements that provide new opportunities and prosperity, in addition to ensuring the Project design and planning incorporates appropriate measures to protect Aboriginal interests in the lands and waters. These agreements represent the mutual respect we have established and pave a path forward for our company to maximize Project benefits for Aboriginal communities. As a result of our Aboriginal Engagement Program, Trans Mountain has received support from many Aboriginal groups along the Project corridor. We have received 40 Letters of Support, which include many Aboriginal communities most impacted by the Project and located within close proximity of the proposed right-of-way. Where our Project is proposed to cross First Nation Reserve lands, we have received their expressed agreement. We have signed dozens of agreements to provide education and training, community and infrastructure investments, business opportunities and other Project-related benefits. These agreements define a mutually beneficial long-term relationship and are designed to respect Aboriginal and treaty rights, culture, diversity, languages and traditions. Over the last four years, we’ve had more than 30,000 points of engagement with Aboriginal groups. We’ve provided more than $13 million in capacity info@transmountain.com

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and sometimes need to leave 10 to 15 minutes early in the afternoon, according to Deneka Michaud, communications manager with NVSD. Part of the money will go towards paying for more hours for the district’s bus drivers, thus getting kids into school on time and letting them leave on time. The money will also allow the district to hire an extra driver to ferry kids to community programs like swimming, dance and music therapy, and pairing students with special needs with mentors and coaches.

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Julia Leiterman. While other regions of the school district are well served, Bowen Island’s lack of sidewalks and road shoulders make walking to school a dangerous proposition, according to Leiterman. The funding is part of $14.7 million in provincial money spread among 60 school districts based on the rural makeup of each region. The funding should make transportation “more accessible and affordable,” according to Minister of Education Mike Bernier. The infusion of cash is

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PRIZED PAGES Mikale Fenton, Ehlam Zaminpaima and Meghan Crowe, representing the North Shore’s public libraries, show off celebrated Canadian literary works as they get set to co-host a Giller Prize viewing party at North Vancouver City Library this Monday, Nov. 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets for the livestream celebration are $11.76 (includes beverage) available at eventbrite.ca by searching “Giller Prize” and “North Vancouver.” Admission is 19 years or older. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

WEST VANCOUVER BYELECTION: ALL-CANDIDATES MEETINGS Community organizations have set up the following meetings to give District of West Vancouver residents a chance to meet the candidates in the Nov. 19 byelection for councillor:

North Shore Community Resources Society will hold an all-candidates meeting Monday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library (Welsh Hall), 1950 Marine Dr. Info: 604-982-3305.

The Seniors’ Activity Centre Advisory Board will host a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the activity room at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce invites voters to hear what candidates have to say at a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. at Kay Meek

Centre for the Performing Arts, 1700 Mathers Ave. The event is free but registration is required by email to info@westvanchamber.com. The meeting is supported by Ambleside & Dundarave Business Improvement Association, Caulfeild Business Association, Horseshoe Bay Business Association, and Park Royal Shopping Centre. – Layne Christensen

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath First Blossom of HOpe The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation fundraiser First Blossom of Hope was attended by approximately 100 members of the local Iranian community at the Chateau Versailles Design Centre in West Vancouver’s British Properties Oct. 14. Guests enjoyed champagne and appetizers as they helped to raise close to $70,000 in support of the new youth mental health unit coming to The HOpe Centre at Lions Gate Hospital.

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The North Shore Rescue team sets up camp on Mount Logan in May, 2005, the highest mountain in Canada and second highest in North America, after Denali. PHOTO SUPPLIED ALEX PONEC

Everything now is icing on the cake for Erik Bjarnason

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Surviving Logan

He was somewhere around 18,000 feet above sea level when his thoughts drifted from spaghetti and meatballs to death.

Erik Bjarnason had been excited at the prospect of heading to the Yukon to celebrate the 40th anniversary of North Shore Rescue with a five-week trek to Canada’s highest peak: Mount Logan. The isolated mountain is about two-thirds the height of Everest. Jagged pillars of ice stretch 100 feet into the sky and temperatures dip to -50 C. Bjarnason was looking forward to it. In his new book, Surviving Logan, the North Vancouver firefighter describes in painful detail the trip that claimed his fingers and very nearly took his life. Discussing a childhood spent on Dempsey Road, Bjarnason recalls the Christmas parties that would unite his Icelandic family, including Uncle Greig. Despite being a world traveller and founding member of

NSR in 1965, back when part of the team’s mandate was to offer assistance in case the Soviets attacked, Bjarnason’s uncle was “quite tight-lipped” about his exploits, Bjarnason notes. But on Christmas, that would change. “Of course he’d have a couple pints and that would loosen up the lips and he’d actually tell the stories,” he recalls. “I remember just sitting there in awe listening to him talk about saving these people and jumping out of helicopters and bringing people back to their families and I thought, ‘That’s something that I’d really, really like to do.’” From the time he was in Grade 6, before the invention of the helicopter parent, Bjarnason would head off into the woods and camp. “It was a wonderful childhood.” By the time he ventured to the Yukon in 2005 he’d breathed the rarified air of the Andes in South America and summited Denali in Alaska. “I like being far from civilization,” he explains in the book. “It connects me to Earth and grounds me like nothing else.” For Logan, he travelled with an Olympic athlete and future NSR team leader Mike Danks (“I liked the kid,” he

notes of Danks). The way up the mountain was slow, as a snowstorm confined Bjarnason to a tent where the major priority was to clear snow off the tent and urinate in the bottles with the skull and crossbones and easily distinguishable from their drinking water. With his ascent stalled, Bjarnason turns inward. “The mountains are in my blood,” he writes. “I couldn’t give it up any more than I could give up breathing.” But that pursuit comes with a cost as his marriage crumbles – due in part to his propensity for walking away from civilization and pursuing what he regards as a selfish but inescapable passion. His own guilt becomes a small “but certainly discernible” part of the expedition. One of the book’s most emotionally fraught moments is when he tries to call his young children from the mountain and his ex-wife picks up the phone. “To say that we did not have the best relationship at this

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stage is understating it,” he confides. As the story unfolds, we become acutely aware of Bjarnason’s hands. At a moment when everything’s going right, Bjarnason lends out his pair of fleece mitts. A little later, when a cyclone lashes Bjarnason and his fellow climber to a ridge, he takes off a couple of his gloves to prep the stove and a blast of Arctic air blows them away. “When you climb you’re making about 10,000 decisions a day, and any one of those decisions can end really, really badly,” Bjarnason explains. “We made some bad decisions and then, for a couple hours, everything went right. The sky’s parted, the helicopter was able to get to us. So in the end, we lived, so we must’ve made all the proper decisions.” The book opens with a quote from another of Bjarnason’s uncles. “Icelanders are all immortal right up to the second they die,” Uncle Don said. Asked about his perspective more than 11 years after he thought he might die on a mountainside – and after

Erik Bjarnason resting in his room at Vancouver General Hospital Burn Ward with Mike Danks and Don Jardine in 2005. PHOTO SUPPLIED he once suggested he might be better off dead on that mountainside – Bjarnason is grateful. “I think I value life a bit more. Now I know it can be snuffed out at a moment’s notice so food tastes a bit better, beer’s a bit colder. I’m more grateful for everything

around me,” he says. “Everything now is icing on the cake because there’s no way we should’ve lived through that experience.” It took him awhile to reach that perspective. The book, written with Cathi Shaw, details the days when Bjarnason pondered a life

spent watching TV, drinking, and collecting disability paycheques. “I made a valiant effort to make sure that I continued on my proper path instead of falling down and basically crawling into a bottle and dying,” he says. He returned to his job as

a firefighter, and while he’s no longer in the field, he still assists NSR when they need him. He even went back to the mountains, scaling the tallest peak Europe had to offer. Still, he remembers the one person he couldn’t save. Bjarnason remembers a long talk he had with longtime NSR leader Tim Jones on the day Jones died. “He saved my life and in his hour of need I was unable to return the favour,” he says. “I would’ve been so proud if I was part of the team that saved him that day.” The book is dedicated to Jones. A launch party for Surviving Logan is scheduled for Nov. 26 at the NSR centre at 61 Bewicke Ave.

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! Seed of Control by Lawrence Verigin, Promontory Press, 352 pages, $17.95. The world is in grave danger because of a secret cabal who have plans to control food production through genetically modified organisms and almost no one is aware of the threat. In his first novel, Dark Seed, author Lawrence Verigin took us on a thrilling chase as reporter Nick Barnes was enlisted to help expose the cabal and their plans. Barnes and his group of supporters managed to survive multiple attempts to eliminate them and were able to fight back, stalling the deadly plan. Their work isn’t done though and in Seed of Control the action picks up where it left off. Some time has passed and the cabal has regrouped and is pushing their dark plan forward. Barnes is joined by some familiar characters from the first book and a number of new faces that will play key roles in the next phase of getting the truth out. Verigin brings new readers up to speed on the story without boring anyone who had read the first book. As he introduces the new storyline we are smoothly drawn back into the lives of the main characters. In this sequel Verigin has increased his descriptions to a new level of detail that goes beyond the basic info most authors cover and delves into the depth of the subject. Whether it’s an action scene or the moody atmosphere of

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It will be a family affair for violinist Patricia Shih when she takes centre stage Saturday night as the featured soloist at Lions Gate Sinfonia’s The Gypsy Romance.

The Borealis String Quartet member will not only be joined onstage by her husband, violist and fellow quartet member Nikita Pogrebnoy, she’ll also share the spotlight with their nineyear-old son, Nicholas, a rising violinist in his own right. When asked what it’s like living in a household with so many dedicated artists, Shih laughs. “It can sometimes be very loud, but I’m used to it. I grew up with two sisters who are both musicians – (they’re) living in Germany right now. Nothing’s changed,” she says. The Surrey resident is excited to be joining Lions Gate Sinfonia for the performance, part of the orchestra’s 2016-2017 concert season. While it’s her debut with the organization, she has collaborated with its founding conductor and music director Clyde Mitchell countless times over the years. Shih’s son is set to join her for Bach’s “Concerto for Two

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Violist Nikita Pogrebnoy will perform with his wife Patricia Shih at Lions Gate Sinfonia’s concert on Saturday, Nov. 5. Their son Nicholas, will also make his debut. PHOTO SUPPLIED Violins.” “That’s actually the first piece I performed when I was a youngster, it was my first public performance,” she says, adding Nicholas will be following in her footsteps as the concert will mark his orchestral debut. Her husband will join her on Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante.” Shih is also looking forward to sharing the stage with some musical friends, including composer Michael Conway Baker, who will play

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piano on some of the featured music. Conway Baker’s piece, “Canticle for an Angel,” written specifically for her, is also part of the evening’s program. “It’s a beautiful piece. Michael’s writing is always really accessible to the audience. … He speaks from the soul,” says Shih. The pair have been friends for many years and he has penned a number of works for her as well as for the Borealis String Quartet. Shih is pleased that her student, Nicholas Belluk, is

being featured in the performance as well. Saturday’s concert is another of Lions Gate Sinfonia’s Side by Side Concerts, which are intended to give members of the group’s sister Lions Gate Youth Orchestra an opportunity to join the professional musicians onstage. Belluk serves as concertmaster of the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra. Other repertoire on the evening’s program includes Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony”

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blend traditional and digital technology until Nov. 12. Artist demo: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2-3:30 p.m. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Bending Boundaries: An exhibition that explores the elemental connection between print and paint features the works of Heather Aston and Carol McQuaid until Nov. 6. NORTHVANCOUVER MUSEUMAT PRESENTATION HOUSE 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Thursday-Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 604-9875612 nvma.ca Water’s Edge — The Changing Shore: An interactive exhibit that examines the significance of North Vancouver’s waterfront from historical, geographical and personal perspective runs until April. The North Vancouver Story: Experience an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver. PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org Screens and Thresholds: An exhibition that considers the possibilities and anxieties of visualizing cultural knowledge that highlights the potential for transformation runs until Dec. 4. RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Illuminations and Illustrations in Colour: Clay artist Pene Hollingworth shows her newest pots and jewelry and Svitlana Gerasymchuk presents embroidered images in traditional Ukrainian folk style until Dec. 4. SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery. com Stories for Children: Colourful blown-glass balloons by Hope

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Music and a Singalong by the Dundarave Players Friday, Nov. 11, immediately after the cenotaph service. WEST VANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver. Remembrance Day Concert: Chor Leoni performs a concert focusing on poetry Friday, Nov. 11, 1-2:30 p.m. Admission: $40/$35/$30. Tickets: chorleoni. org/concerts-events/events/ warpoet#buy-tickets.

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and Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances.” Apart from this weekend’s performance in North Vancouver, Shih maintains a busy schedule with the Vancouver-based Borealis String Quartet, founded in 2000. Since 2014, the quartet has served as Quartet in Residence at Langley’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The ensemble is pleased to have a home base there and its main focus is outreach. Quartet members are continuing to work to expand their role at the institution, for example, next year they’re planning to launch a music festival focused on chamber music and composers. Borealis is presenting a joint concert with Kwantlen Nov. 20 at the Surrey Arts Centre, entitled Out of Darkness into Light. “The first piece that we’re playing is actually “In the Dark,” literally in the dark. It’s a piece by Georg Friedrich Haas, a German composer. We played it in Italy this summer as well,” says Shih, referring to Haas’s String Quartet No. 3, “In iij Noct.” They hope the experience of listening to music in total darkness will offer audience members a chance to experience something completely unique. Other works on the program include those by Shostakovich, Haydn and Vancouver’s Farshid

Samandari. The quartet is scheduled to perform a number of upcoming Concerts in Care as part of their involvement in the Health Arts Society. “It’s a society that we’re really passionate about,” says Shih, referring to the organization, which presents live professional arts programs to people, often the elderly, in various health care sites. “Many people, after the concert, you can see them almost in tears. … It’s very meaningful for the quartet and we have a close relationship with the Health Arts Society and it’s something we’d love to continue to develop and maintain,” she says. Shih credits the continued success and longevity of the Borealis String Quartet, which is also currently serving as a Quartet in Residence at the Langley Community Music School, with the strong personal relationships between the four players. “When they say it’s like a marriage, they weren’t kidding,” she says, with a laugh. In addition, she says there’s no shortage of great music, from the past and present, to choose from that continues to inspire them. “It’s just such a tradition and such a major part of classical music because many of the greatest composers, such as Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Brahms, so many of the greatest works I would say are written for the string quartet, and we have the privilege of working on them,” she says.

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Ghost story revives images of haunted past ! Lavender. Directed and cowritten by Ed Gass-Donnelly. Starring Abbie Cornish. Rating: 6 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing writer

In psychological thriller Lavender, Abbie Cornish stars as a woman whose childhood trauma is coaxed out of repressed memory after a car accident leaves her with a nasty bump on the head.

Directed and co-written (with Colin Frizzell) by Canadian Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs, The Last Exorcism Part II), the film is rife with cliches but compensated with rich creepy textural details and one or two bends in the narrative, just enough to keep things interesting. Cornish plays Jane, a photographer obsessed by old, abandoned rural homes, “epitaphs” of their former residents. One day she stumbles on a house that is unnervingly familiar, making her ever more scattered and prone to hearing things. That doesn’t help the already strained relationship with her husband Alan (Diego Klattenhoff, Homeland) and a young daughter, whom she consistently forgets to pick up from school. Running late to pick up Alice (Lola Flanery) again, Jane swerves to avoid a ghostly figure from her past and wakes up in a hospital room with amnesia, triggered in part by a decades-old brain

Abbie Cornish resists the urge to overplay a familiar character in Ed Gass-Donnelly’s Lavender. The Canadian filmmaker also uses the music of Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld to great effect. PHOTO SUPPLIED injury. Things are pretty “fuzzy” before her upbringing in foster care but we got a taste of it in the film’s opening intro, a series of artsy, grisly tableaux from 1985 that seem to suggest that Jane murdered her entire family. A doctor (Justin Long) suggests that a trip back to the family homestead may stimulate old memories, so she goes. Alan belittles her fears, so they stay overnight. (Alan is nothing if not a model of bad fatherly decision). Jane meets an uncle she never knew she had (Dermot Mulroney) who

has been working the fields for 20 years and can share precious little about her mother and father. She receives intermittent ribbon-tied packages with reminders of her past: a toy, a music-box ballerina, a ripped photograph. She is also haunted by hallucinations of her sister, something she seems to share with Alice, who seems resigned to the fact that mommy will hurt her someday. “If you did bad things and you don’t remember, are they still part of who you are?” For her part, Cornish resists the urge to overplay

a familiar character: no need for a Scream Queen when a determined – albeit increasingly demented – heroine will do nicely, thank you. Narrative plotholes are carefully circumnavigated and the ghost story does provide an unexpected thread or two as Jane wrestles with her past. Extra points to Gass-Donnelly for setting most of his scares during the daytime; even some of the familiar conventions of the genre (mazes, kids’ lullabies, terror-fraught cornfields) seem fresh in the light of day.

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Notice of Election The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver

By-Election November 19, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the District of West Vancouver that a by-election by voting is necessary for the Ofﬁce of Councillor (one to be elected) for a term ending October 2018. For the Ofﬁce of Councillor

The persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: AYRISS, David

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General Voting Day is Saturday November 19 Voting places are as follows; all are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Gleneagles Community Centre

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Wheelchair access and curbside voting are available at all locations. Locations marked above with * are most accessible.

Notice of Advance Voting Opportunities For those who are unable to vote on general voting day, advance voting opportunities will be held at West Vancouver Municipal Hall at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, BC from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the following days: Saturday, November 5 Tuesday, November 8 Wednesday, November 9 Monday, November 14

Contact the Election Ofﬁce

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Legislative Services West Vancouver Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC t: 604-925-7045 or 604-925-7049 e: election@westvancouver.ca hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays)

Mail Ballot Voting Electors who may vote by mail ballot are persons who have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity and persons who expect to be absent from the municipality on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. Electors meeting the above qualifications may apply to the chief election officer to receive a mail ballot package. The Application to Vote by Mail is available on the District’s website at westvancouver.ca/election and at the West Vancouver Municipal Hall. Mail ballot packages will be provided to qualified applicants from November 1, 2016 (or earlier if at all possible) to November 19, 2016 at 5 p.m. If you are unable to pick up a mail ballot package, please provide your application by October 31, 2016 if possible, to allow sufficient time for a package to be mailed to you. Completed mail ballots must be received by the chief election officer at West Vancouver Municipal Hall before 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in order to be counted for the by-election. For more information on mail ballot voting please call Legislative Services at 604-925-7045 or 604-925-7049.

Registering to Vote Electors whose names are not on the list of registered electors may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place and providing required identiﬁcation.

Resident Electors A Resident Elector must meet the following requirements: • age 18 or older on the day of registration or on general voting day; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; • a resident of the District of West Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. To register, Resident Electors will be required to produce two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature; photo identification is unnecessary) to prove both residency and identity.

• a registered owner of real property in the District of West Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; • not entitled to register as a resident elector in the District of West Vancouver; • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; • not registered as a non-resident property elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in the District of West Vancouver; • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector; • the only persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust. To register, Non-Resident Property Electors will be required to produce two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature; photo identification is unnecessary), AND proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. A property tax notice/certificate, a property assessment notice from BC Assessment, a State of Title Certificate, Title Search or Certificate of Indefeasible Title are acceptable forms of proof of property ownership. No corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote; and permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) who have not yet become Canadian citizens are not entitled to vote.

Further Information Visit the District’s election web page westvancouver.ca/ election or contact the chief election officer at 604-925-7045 or deputy chief election ofﬁcer at 604-925-7049.

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Non-Resident Property Electors A Non-Resident Property Elector must meet the following requirements: • age 18 or older on the day of registration or on general voting day; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

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Albert Lo and Helen Waterson are the brother and sister sartorial pair behind Lomolicious, a stylish and sustainable poncho brand.

Their signature fleece ponchos are sewn in picturesque Lions Bay by Lo, who’s inspired by his daily drive up the Sea to Sky highway. Their designs are described as West Coast chic and reflect the beauty of their surroundings which the siblings aim to preserve through sustainable practices. North Shore News: Why did you decide to start making ponchos? Albert Lo: I realised with tops and dresses, you need a more tailored fit for it to be flattering, which then ran into the challenge of creating different sizes. Since I make each piece myself, this became quite difficult to do, so I thought, how can I make a design that’s one-sized yet flattering? North Shore News: How much trial and error was there in the design process? Albert Lo: Our first poncho was a lightweight knit version, created in the summer of

Brother and sister sartorial team Albert Lo and Helen Waterson have created a stylish poncho brand, Lomolicious, that embodies the natural beauty of their surroundings. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH 2013, and it sold really well, so we figured we were on to something. That fall I wanted to take the summer poncho design but make it warmer, and in our search for the right fabric, we came across cotton fleece and thought we’d give it a go. The fleece, however, was far too stiff to reinterpret

the summer design, so after a few trial and errors, I came up with a design that we thought worked. I managed to quickly sew up about six or 10 pieces the night before one of our big Christmas fairs, and surprisingly, that fleece poncho sold out immediately. So, the fleece poncho, which has been our

biggest seller and our signature design, came about somewhat accidentally. North Shore News: How does your fashionable outerwear set itself apart? Albert Lo: We like to think of our fleece ponchos as a very stylish hug. The Lomolicious poncho is also cut with a

more tailored silhouette and often asymmetrical, which has become our signature look. We’ve also found that our ponchos have appealed, and flattered, a really wide range of women of various sizes and ages – from teenagers to 90-year-old grandmothers! North Shore News: Describe

the West Coast Chic look you are going for? Lomolicious: Helen lives in Lions Bay, and I work from her home, where I cut and sew everything. I drive up and down the Sea to Sky to get to her place and I’m always inspired by the colours and textures along the way – the mountainous greys, cloudy whites, blue waters, lush green forests. We also think the West Coast lifestyle is somewhat laidback, with a more casual, sporty style, so our designs reflect that. North Shore News: What is your sustainability model and why is it important for your company’s values? Albert Lo: When you think about what it takes to create something as simple as a cotton T-shirt – from the water, land and labour it takes to grow cotton, harvest, process, bleach, dye, then weave into fabric, to then having the fabric shipped, cut and sewn into a garment, then having that garment shipped, stocked, marketed and sold – that equates to a huge amount of manpower and resources into making just one T-shirt. Therefore, we embrace the ethos of “buy less, but buy better” – buy garments that are of better quality, made locally or even handmade, and produced ethically using sustainable materials. Which leads us to our use of bamboo. North Shore News: How are the ponchos put together? Albert Lo: Each piece is designed and handmade by me. I love to create things by hand, and I like the fact that I know where and how each

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piece is made. North Shore News: Where do you sell them? Albert Lo: Our products are sold at an artisan co-operative in Lower Lonsdale, called Under the Umbrella. We also sell at local craft fairs, because we love meeting and interacting with both new and repeat customers. And we have an online shop lomolicious.ca where you can buy select pieces. North Shore News: What’s the benefit of being part of an artists’ collective? Albert Lo: It’s wonderful being

part of an artisan collective, like the one at Under the Umbrella, because we all have different strengths, ideas and resources we can draw upon. It’s sharing the responsibility and commitment of running a business and retail shop, while being able to bounce ideas off one another. North Shore News: How does the brother-sister team complement the business? Albert Lo: We have a great balance, whereby Helen, with her advertising background, is in charge of marketing, PR and branding, while I enjoy designing and creating. Having

said that, Helen is not only my business partner, but she’s also my muse. With each piece I create, I ask for her opinion during every step, to see if she likes the design, the fabric, and style. North Shore News: What do you pair your poncho with? Albert Lo: Because ponchos have quite a bit of volume on top, it’s ideal to keep it slim on the bottom. The best look, we’ve found, is to wear ponchos with leggings or slim jeans paired with knee-high or even ankle boots – this creates a really flattering silhouette, that’s stylish, and forgiving.

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REVIEW: AGES OF THE MOON

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RAW POWER Jim Jarmusch’s new documentary Gimme Danger, chronicling Iggy Pop and The Stooges, opens today at Vancity Theatre. The proto-punk band, who recorded classic albums such as Fun House and Raw Power, first formed in Ann Arbor Michigan, in 1967. For showtimes visit viff.org. PHOTO SUPPLIED ED CARAEFF 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver. The North Shore International Film Series: The North Shore Community Arts Council screens Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall. The Dressmaker shows Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: 604-9886844 or nvartscouncil.ca/events/ north-shore-international-film-

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On the surface, Ages of the Moon, produced by Lonesome Moon Productions with the support of Presentation House Theatre, doesn’t take many risks; there’s no gender-bending or colour-blind casting. No bells and whistles.

Risk-taking, bells and whistles be damned: sitting in a darkened theatre watching two pros (Alec Willows and Jon Bryden), go at Sam Shepard’s script is to find yourself under the spell of one of America’s best, most celebrated playwrights. Ages of the Moon was

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From page 32 have been around the block and back although in this production, Bryden returns to the stage after a twentyyear hiatus. I suppose that’s risky after all those years but his chops are all still there. The physical pairing is terrific: Willows, dark and wizened as a walnut in tooshort trousers and baseball cap; Bryden, white-bearded and full-faced in grubby long johns and trousers held up by suspenders. Byron (Willows) and Ames (Bryden) have been friends for almost 50 years and despite the fact they haven’t seen each other years, they slip right back into the pecking order of their younger selves: Byron is low status, Ames calls the shots. After a desperate, possibly suicidal Ames makes a middle of the night phone call summoning Byron to a little cabin in the woods where he’s holed up, they sit drinking bourbon, arguing, reminiscing, fighting and making up. As in Beckett or Pinter, who clearly inform Shepard’s work, timing is everything and Willows and Bryden absolutely nail it with long, pregnant pauses

especially as Byron mulls over what Ames has just said. In describing some floozy Ames has had a fling with, Ames uses the phrase, “ . . . for even a minor blow job.” Long pause. Byron, quizzically: “Minor?” There’s not a lot of action; it’s almost always in the tension and release between these two as they consume many, many shots of booze. Some critics argue that Shepard appears to have lost his edge in Ages of the Moon. I think it’s more likely he has found a different, more mature edge. Ames and Byron banter: “How much time do you have left?” “Where”. “Where else?” “Well, where are we going?” This is Shepard who, along with the rest of us, is aging and asking, “Who is going to be there whenever and wherever we are going? Friends? Lovers? No one?” In the gathering gloom, Byron and Ames sit on old porch chairs waiting for what is going to be a full eclipse of the moon. As a metaphor, the stage of the moon is perfect. How small we are, how easily moved into the shadows, how easily ‘eclipsed’. Has Shepard lost his edge? Not on your life.

SHOWTIMES From page 32 CINEPLEX ODEON PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604-985-3911 Ouija: Origins of Evil (14A) — Fri-Tue 9:40; Wed-Thur 9:30 p.m. Storks (G) — Sat, Sun, Tue 4:50 p.m. Storks 3D (G) — Fri, Mon-Tue 7:10; Sat-Sun 12:20, 2:35, 7:10; Thur 7:15 p.m. Sully (PG) — Fri, Tue 4:35, 7; Sat noon, 2:20, 4:35, 7; Sun 2:20, 4:35, 7,: Wed-Thur 7:10 p.m. Sully (PG) — Star and Strollers Screening Thurs 1 p.m. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (PG) — FriSun, Tue 4:00 p.m. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 3D (PG) — Fri, Mon-Tue 6:50; Sat-Sun 12:50, 6:50; Sat-Sun 12:50, 6:50 Wed-Thur 6:40 p.m. Deepwater Horizon (14A) — Fri-Tue 9:35: Wed-Thur 9:45 p.m. The Girl on the Train (14A) — Fri, Sun, Tue 4:05, 6:55, 9:50; Sat 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:50; Mon, 6:55, 9:50; Wed-Thur 6:45, 9:40 p.m. Keeping Up With the

Joneses (PG) — Fri-Tue 9:55; Wed-Thur 9:30 p.m. Doctor Strange (PG) — Fri, Tue 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Mon 6:40, 9:30; Wed-Thur 6:30, 9:20 p.m. Doctor Strange 3D (PG) — Fri, Tue 4:20, 7:10, 10 p.m., Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10 p.m., Mon 7:10, 10; Wed-Thur 7, 9:50 p.m. Doctor Strange (PG) — Star and Strollers Thur 1 p.m. The Sting — Sun 12:55 p.m. Pacific Cinémathèque 1131 Hose St, Vancouver, 604-688-3456 Tower (USA 2016. Director Keith Maitland). Austin, Texas filmmaker’s remarkable animated documentary about modern America’s first mass school shooting in August 1966, at the University of Texas in Austin, Screenings Nov. 4 through 7. Uncanny Relations Film series reconsiders canonical surrealist films and experimental feminist interventions Nov. 10 & 17 in conjunction with Julia Feyrer and Tamara Henderson: The Last Waves at Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.

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MACFARLANE, John 1943-2016 It is with profound sadness we announce that Hector John Godard Macfarlane, passed away peacefully with his wife Marni and friend Brenda by his side on Sunday, October 16, 2016 after a brave and hard fought battle with cancer. John leaves behind his wife, Marilyn (Marni); his brother Kent; and many close and dear friends. Born on April 24th, 1943 and raised in Vancouver, John began his career with the firm of Gardiners. In 1972 he became a chartered accountant and stayed on with Gardiners, who merged and finally became Deloitte where he stayed until retirement in 2005. John loved his career and did not let retirement stop him working for clients and friends well into 2016. John had many passions, he was very proud to be a member of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, he was an avid boater and joined RVYC in 1978, served on the RVYC executive and chaired the VicMaui race for 3 years. He also had a passion for sports cars. Porsche was the marque of his choice. John was a founding member of the Porsche Club of America - Canada West Region in 1975 and recently served as Vice President and Treasurer until his passing. When John wasn’t boating or attending Porsche events he loved to travel and to golf. He was also passionate about giving back to the community through the many charities he sponsored. John always had a positive outlook on life, he rewarded friendship with loyalty. We all found his enthusiasm infectious and his sharp wit and sense of humor finely honed. The Macfarlane family wishes to extend their special thanks to the following individuals; Brenda Kay, Betty Howie, Andrea Kleinschmidt and Carol Selig and especially Ray Gumbel for the continuous help through the difficult times. Also all the doctors and nurses at Lions Gate Hospital for their care and compassion. A Celebration of Life will be hosted at The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (3811 Point Grey Rd. Vancouver, B.C.) on Sunday, November 13th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation; www.lghfoundation.com. Dust off your Porsche (or other sports car), check the tire pressures and take it for a spirited drive! - John would have wanted that.

WOODMAN, Helen Mary (nee Wood) August 20, 1922 - October 30, 2016 Helen Woodman passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 30th in her room at Capilano Long Term Care. Helen was born and raised on a farm in Minto, Manitoba. On weekends she would attend the Saturday night dances at the Brandon Hostess Club. This is where she met her future husband, Tom Woodman. Helen and Tom remained in Manitoba at Camp Shilo until Tom was discharged from service. They then moved to Vancouver and started a family. In 1960 they settled in their beloved home in North Vancouver. A lifelong social butterfly, Helen became somewhat of a local celebrity. She was an early riser, who would “wake up the world” each morning. She would often be found shopping and socializing in Edgemont Village. Helen could not go more than five steps without stopping to chat with another friend or acquaintance. When she was at home, she would be watching curling or glued to her telephone, determined to keep in touch with all of her friends and family. She loved watching her three sons play hockey, hosting parties, giving gifts and could spend hours looking through photo albums. Her love for story telling was complimented by a razor sharp memory and keen sense of humor. She enjoyed knitting and baking her famous lemon meringue pies for anyone who asked. She always cherished her childhood on the farm in Manitoba, and eccentrically decorated her house with pictures and farm animal decorations. Helen’s larger than life personality was always on display and she saw a friend in every stranger. Her zest for life was only surpassed by her unrelenting love and support of her family and friends. She will be lovingly remembered by Tom her husband of 71 years, her sons Don (Peggy), Bob (Teresa), Gerry (Dianne); grandchildren Rachelle (Corey), Ben (Melissa), Tara (Rob), Jennifer (Michael), James (Michelle), Corey, Nick, Jesse, Dayna and Jonatan; greatgrandchildren Christain, Clara, Sebastian and Rose-Helen. She is survived by her sisters Laura, and Doreen (Earl) along with many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends that she loved so dearly. Predeceased by her parents Fred and Emma Wood and brothers Harvey, Ken, Howard and George. A sincere thank you to Dr. Chow and the wonderful staff at Capilano Long Term Care for their heartfelt attention over the past seven years. There will be a Celebration of Life for Helen on Thursday, November 10th at 1:30 pm at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver.

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Pilot carries family in comfort Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer Before you get your pilot’s licence, you have to fly solo.

In my case, that means a week alone with two kids aged four and one. Please make sure your tray tables are securely fastened and your seats are in an upright position. Also, better get the airsick bags ready. Happily, Honda’s threerow crossover is designed for this sort of thing. No longer pretending to be a truck-like SUV, it’s now just a bigger version of the strong-selling CR-V. Passenger hauling is the priority, with a view towards clever cubbies and easy folding seats. There are, however, a lot of vehicles in this class that provide the same kind of cargo-n’-kids friendliness. As we head down the runway, how much Honda character does your Pilot have?

DESIGN As mentioned, the new Pilot is basically a larger CR-V. And it looks it. For the most part, that’s a good thing. At the expense of standout character, the Pilot’s smooth, square lines have a certain soothing anonymity. It looks respectable: just the sort of thing for dropping your kids

The Honda Pilot is surprisingly quick and nimble for a three-row SUV, while also offering a comfortable and well-thought-out cabin. The exterior design is smoother than many of its angrier looking rivals. It is available at Pacific Honda in the Northshore Auto Mall. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER off at school then hurrying home in stealth mode. LED-accented headlights and taillights are standard, and Honda’s three-bar grille livens up what’s essentially a box with the corners beltsanded off. Eighteen-inch alloys are standard, or you get 20-inch alloys with the Touring trim. It’s not very exciting, truth be told. However, compare

this laid-back demeanour with the angry face of something like the Toyota Highlander, and the Honda starts looking pretty likable. The Pilot doesn’t shout – but who wants a pilot that does? ENVIRONMENT If the exterior of the Pilot rates as Bigger CR-V, then the interior gets a grade of Not Quite An Odyssey. If you need

more space, buy a minivan. If you regard sliding doors with the same distaste as acid-wash jeans, then this is as close as you’re going to get. On one hand, like all three-row crossovers, the Pilot doesn’t have the deep cargo well of a minivan when all three rows are in use. Even with a floor that can be lowered to create a little more room, there’s only 524 litres of

space behind the third row. If you’re only using the middle row, it’s a much better 1,583 l. In terms of practicality and comfort, however, the Pilot is right there. The front seats are excellent, and the rear seats are more than large enough for adult-sized children (who should move out and get a job already, the frequent flyer freeloaders). Fitting two car seats for smaller fry was simple.

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spaces to stow your luggage, including two-tier panels in the doors, and a huge central cubby. The eight-inch touchscreen that controls infotainment functions is bright and modern – a big improvement over previous Honda systems. However, some functions are buried in weird submenus, and the screen is very prone to fingerprint smudges. Get your co-pilot to swab it down as part of a pre-flight check. PERFORMANCE Many would-be Pilot owners might have got their first taste of Honda behind the wheel of a lightweight little Civic in the university years. Simple, quick, nimble – too bad you’ve traded all that youthful fun in for a mortgage, kids, and a plodding crossover, right? The Pilot, however, does not plod. Actually, it’s almost ridiculously quick, running a mid-14 second quarter-mile, and to 100 km/h in a little more than six seconds. That’s nearly VW GTI territory. The heart of the matter is Honda’s excellent 3.5-litre V-6, which makes 280 horsepower at 6,000 r.p.m. and 262 footpounds of torque at 4,800 r.p.m. It’s very smooth, and comes alive at higher RPMs with a genuine VTEC kick in the pants. A crossover that loves to rev? Who knew? Handling-wise, this is a high-riding crossover that weighs more than 2,000 kilograms. It is not a fighter plane. With a true torque-vectoring rear differential and well-tuned suspension, however, the Pilot feels lighter on its feet than its rivals. The nine-speed transmission isn’t as fussy as you might think, with the only

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The Pilot includes a bright and modern touchscreen, which is prone to smudging but is still a big improvement over previous models. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH oddness being the utterly pointless pushbutton shifter (it takes up the same space as a regular shift lever). Shifts are smooth in standard mode, and quick if you’re making a pass or on an onramp. Even with the 20-inch wheels, the ride is relatively smooth – no turbulence here. Road noise is muted, though the Pilot feels a little floatier than other large crossovers. The Toyota Highlander, for instance, drives with a much heavier feel. Further, the Pilot comes with an autopilot of sorts in its Honda Sensing suite of technologies. Standard on most models, the package includes adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warnings, and lane-keeping assist. Get out on the

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UNDERDOG MAVERICK SHOWS SOME HEART The annual aftermarket parts bonanza known as SEMA is hitting Las Vegas this week, showing off all kinds of modifications, many of them questionable at best. Giant rims, unreasonable exhaust systems, towering lift-kits for trucks that will never see so much as a gravel road: it’s all here, and a lot of it kinda sucks. Amongst all the fakery, however, is something real. Fast & Furious star Sung Kang has brought along the Underdog Project, a soupedup Ford Maverick. It’s part of a Shell and Pennzoil-funded custom build that highlights the dreams of three teenage boys: Alexis Hernandez, Christian Quiroz, and Tony Chen. The Maverick is not what you’d call an obvious choice for a build. Intended as a smaller Mustang, it soldiered through the 1970s with reasonable sales, but never quite lit anyone’s imagination on fire. Still, it was built around the world (including here in Canada), and there are clubs with a soft spot for the little warrior. In short, the Maverick is an underdog, and that’s the point of the project. The three young techs have swapped in a 2.3-litre Ford Ecoboost four-cylinder and tuned the Maverick to run with the SEMA big-budget builds. The car will be auctioned off after the show,

Braking News Brendan McAleer and the funds will go to help pay for the boys’ vocational training. It’s a feel-good story for the ages, and the kind of thing that shows there’s a future for automotive enthusiasm in the coming generations. TESLA UNVEILS SOLAR ROOF TILES From restoring the old ways to showing a new path forward, Tesla showed off their new solar-panel roof concept last weekend. The tiles, which look essentially identical to a conventional roof, are made of textured glass, and are capable of harnessing the sun’s energy to charge your home. Being from North Vancouver, I needed to do some research. Turns out this “Sun” is a large, fiery ball of gas that you can occasionally see in the sky when it isn’t raining out. In some parts of the world, so it is said, the rain periodically stops. Yes, I know – I find it hard to believe myself. Anyway, Tesla’s idea is to combine their roof with their new battery packs (now up to

14 kilowatt hours in size), to allow their owners to operate completely off the grid, charging their new Model3s right in the garage without paying a dime for electricity. It sounds like the total package, always assuming everything comes together without technical glitches. As to cost, Elon Musk dropped the usual optimistic claim plus giant asterisk. “Installed cost is less than a normal roof,” he said, “and the cost of electricity.” This is something Tesla does on their website already: if you try to calculate your lease payment on a Model S, it gives you a payment based on “after gas savings.” So, figure it’ll cost more than a roof, but potentially save you money on your hydro bill, certainly so in sunny California. In North Vancouver, where we’ve all grown gills, the benefits might have to wait until Tesla Solar Roof 2.0 or whatever.

HIGH SPEED CHASE INVOLVES DRIVE-THRU This week’s dumb criminal

story takes us to Arizona, where a white Chevy pickup is being pursued by the Phoenix police department. They’ve spotted the driver, realized he has outstanding warrants, and have dispatched undercover cars to tail him. However, the alleged miscreant has wised to the cops’ tactics, and is dropping the hammer. He flees out of the city and up the valley, with the police sending a helicopter into the air to assist in the chase. Could he escape? Turns out the suspect couldn’t outrun his taste for the sweet, sweet hamburgers from the In-N-Out chain. Pulling into the drive-thru mid-chase, the suspect was caught on camera by the helicopter as he ordered and drove up to the window. Panic, however, seems to have overcome hunger pangs at the last minute, and the fugitive ended up speeding off before his food arrived. He ditched the truck, attempted to flee on foot, and eventually surrendered to police. In-N-Out is pretty good, by

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COMMA ONE ABRUPTLY CANCELS ADD-ON After receiving a letter from U.S.A.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking some fairly reasonable questions about their planned device, Comma One’s CEO George Hotz has elected to scrap the entire project and run off to China. It’s an unexpected twist in the development of what might have become the aftermarket’s first answer to the self-driving question. Comma One is a device about the size of a paperback book (a normal one, not a George R.R. Martin doorstop). It has a screen on one side and two cameras on the back, and it can tie in to a Honda or Acura that’s equipped with the Honda Sensing package. The idea was to create a plug and play semi-autonomous system that operates at the level of Tesla’s Autopilot system, capable of completing a drive without any input from the driver. If you’ve ever

experienced traffic in and around Los Angeles, you can see why Comma One’s idea is pretty great: buy a new Civic, install device, turn your hellish commute into a productive or relaxing time. The NHTSA, however, had some safety concerns about the Comma One, principally that people might not use the product as suggested – you’re supposed to still pay attention in case the device makes an error, or shuts off. Rather than respond to the regulators, Hotz announced cancellation of the Comma One via Twitter, and is now working on some undisclosed further project. He signed off indicating he was in China already. So, no budget-grade Tesla for buyers yet. However, given the way SEMA continues to grow, don’t be surprised if Comma Two shows up in a couple of years. Watch this space for all the best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer.nsnews@ gmail.com.

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