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Emergency shelter opens as homeless count climbs BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The late-fall rain and cold is now sufficiently miserable enough for the North Shore’s emergency shelter for the homeless to open up.

The province funds 20 beds at the shelter at 705 West Second St. when there are two days of heavy rainfall with any other weather warning forecast. There are also another 25 beds ready to be set up at North Shore Neighbourhood House in case of overflow. “We haven’t ever opened up the secondary site but I’m thinking this year, it’s a good chance. It’s supposed to be a cold year and our numbers seem to be up for homeless on the North Shore,” said Bailey Mumford, shelter manager. The last official homeless count in 2014 noted 119 individuals living homeless in North Vancouver and West Vancouver, although the number is most likely higher. “For the North Shore, we’re seeing a lot more young people – people 19

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ROYAL HANDSHAKE Handsworth secondary students rehearse for their upcoming Hands Up dance showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre. The show will feature performances from students in grades 8-12 of all dance abilities. Tickets are $10 are available in the school gallery at lunchtime starting again on Monday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Third SeaBus, new B-line in TransLink plan JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

More frequent SeaBus crossings and a new B-line bus service running from Dundarave to Phibbs Exchange will be coming to the North Shore following a vote in favour of a 10-year transit plan by regional mayors this week.

The TransLink mayors’ council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the first $2-billion phase of the plan, which will provide additional bus, SeaBus, HandyDart and SkyTrain service across the region. On the North Shore, that will mean construction of a new SeaBus, the start of 15-minute SeaBus service in off-peak

Mayors’ council agrees on funding for Phase 1 of transit expansion hours beginning in January 2015 and eventual 10-minute service during rush hours after a new SeaBus is built – likely in 2019. The plan will also result in more frequent buses on the 229, 240, 250, 254, 255, 256 and 257 routes as well as a new B-line bus running the length of Marine Drive and Third Street. The B-line is also likely to start in 2019. Across the region, the plan includes a 10 per cent increase in bus service and a 15 per cent increase in HandyDart service for people with mobility challenges.

Capital projects that will be funded by the plan include construction of a new $34-million SeaBus and $41 million towards Lonsdale and Phibbs bus exchange upgrades, as well as new rail cars for the SkyTrain. The federal government will pay $370 million towards the transit plan while the province has committed to $246 million. The rest of the $1.3 billion will come from a combination of an increase in property taxes, gas taxes, sale of surplus TransLink properties, an increase in fares and new development cost charges. Mayors voted for the plan to get badly needed transit improvements started, despite having misgivings about

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Survivors of Leviathan II sinking file lawsuit N. Van couple recount whalewatching terror in claim JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A North Vancouver couple has described in court documents the terrifying moments of fighting to survive that followed after they were thrown into the sea from a sinking whalewatching ship.

Robert Goodfellow and Marya Levin, both from North Vancouver, recounted details of how they survived the sinking of the Leviathan II, a whale-watching ship operated by Jamie’s Whaling Station, off

the waters of Tofino on Oct. 25, 2015 in a lawsuit filed in federal court Nov. 4. Goodfellow, a fitness trainer, and Levin, a childcare provider, claim they had booked the whale-watching tour on the Leviathan II precisely because it was billed as a “cruise” aboard a safe and comfortable ship. But as the vessel headed offshore, to an area known as Plover Reefs, Goodfellow became progressively more seasick in the rough sea conditions, according to court documents. He was about to move down from the upper deck to the lower cabin of the ship when a huge wave rose over a shallow reef nearby and struck the starboard side of the ship, “causing the vessel to heel immediately to port, and roll violently, throwing many passengers into the sea.”

Goodfellow described seeing the starboard railing of the ship rising higher as he fell. He struck the portside rail and was thrown into the sea. As the ship listed, Levin slid suddenly down the bench seat she had been sitting on and was submerged underwater as the vessel rolled. The two “remained submerged below the seawater out of breath and in shock until they were able eventually to see ocean surface light and swam for their life to the surface,” according to the statement of claim. The couple surfaced near to the sinking ship, “surrounded in oil, breathing and swallowing oily water in the rough sea conditions,” according to the claim, near to two other passengers, identified in the court documents as “Mr. Thomas and his son Stephen,”

who had also been seated on the upper deck. Goodfellow grabbed a floating cushion while Levin pushed a second cushion towards the two other passengers. But the overturned vessel was now drifting towards them and “they were in danger of being struck by the rotating propellers,” according to the claim. They kicked hard away from the ship and Levin grabbed a life jacket that was floating nearby. The couple then spent 45 minutes swimming to reach a lifeboat. They watched as the Leviathan II overturned, sea water rushed into the hull and the ship sank below the surface, stern down. A year after the whalewatching boat sank, killing six of the 27 people aboard, Goodfellow and Levin are the latest of the surviving

passengers and family members of those killed to file lawsuits against the whalewatching company. The lawsuit names Jamie’s Whaling Station and captain Wayne Dolby as being responsible, through negligence, for the shipwreck and injuries suffered by the couple. In addition to physical injuries, the couple state in the claim they have suffered emotional trauma including anxiety, depression, panic attacks, difficulty sleeping and “boat and water phobia” caused by the shipwreck. None of the claims have been proven in court and no statement of defence has been filed yet. Lawyer Tom Hawkins acts for the couple as well as for several other surviving passengers and families of six passengers who died.

Acute shortage of beds for homeless women From page 1 to 25 years old. We’re doing quite a few turn-aways on families, probably two to three families a month. That’s a big upswing,” Mumford said. There’s also been an increase of seniors and of people living in cars and RVs. Even when the weather gets truly awful, some people choose to live “rough” for a variety of reasons. Couples are sex-segregated in the shelter and may choose to remain together outside, and oftentimes, there’s only room for one half of a couple indoors. “Female beds are at a premium right now. At one point, we had seven women vying for one bed,” Mumford said. Those who come into the shelter are far more likely to get connected with other services, including a chance at finding more permanent housing. That too, however, is getting more difficult thanks to a lack of affordable units. “Those just don’t exist anymore and if they do exist, they’re generally going to the young couple going to CapU or something like that as opposed to one of our guys,” Mumford said. “People can just charge more for rents at this point. That’s something we’re seeing across the board from here all the way to Abbotsford.” The province has announced more than $500

Hawkins said the sinking has been a “very traumatic experience” for all of the surviving passengers. “It’s been highly difficult for families and survivors,” he said. “There’s a process of healing to get through this.” Hawkins said many of the surviving passengers were in Tofino recently for the first anniversary of the sinking. All are “very appreciative for the outpouring of support that was provided to them by the First Nations people who were involved in the rescue, the first responders and the whole community of Tofino,” he said. A Transportation Safety Board report determining the causes and contributing factors in the sinking is expected in the New Year. Jamie’s Whaling Station did not respond to a request for comment on the claim.

LGH alerts surgery patients to tool cleaning mishap BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Vancouver Coastal Health is warning more than 200 patients after discovering a glitch in cleaning system for Lions Gate Hospital’s surgical tools.

Outreach worker James Ebernal tells a regular client at the North Shore Emergency Weather Shelter that he no longer has to sleep outside, thanks to new funding allowing the shelter to open more often. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD million for new supportive and affordable housing, although none of it has been earmarked for the North Shore. Mumford said the most helpful thing the municipalities can do is offer up some land as the province is far more likely to pay for capital building costs. Both the city and district are eying options to do just that. “That’s the major catalyst to getting these buildings

going and that’s the answer to getting these people off the street and into housing,” he said. In the meantime, the community can help directly by dropping some badly needed items off at the shelter. “Christmastime is coming so we’re always looking for donations of all kinds – warm clothes, socks, jackets, razor blades is a big one for us,

toiletries. Donating money is always quite helpful too,” Mumford said. Even in affluent neighbourhoods of the North Shore, there are people who would benefit from supportive housing centred around mental health and addiction, Mumford said. “There are a lot of people with sons and daughters with mental health issues who are

30 to 40 years old, living at home still because there are no services there,” he said. “If you can start to create some of those networks for people in the community, we’re going to be able to keep North Shore people on the North Shore in subsidized living environments. Otherwise, they’re going to have to go to the Downtown Eastside or as far away as Abbotsford.”

According to the health authority, 225 patients who had surgery between Nov. 9 and 14 were exposed to scalpels, forceps and other instruments that may not have had the usual amount of detergent – but VCH says there is no need to worry. Lions Gate Hospital technicians discovered four of the pumps that supply the detergent on their industrial washing machine were affected by an electronic malfunction. All of the tools, however, were washed manually with detergent first and following the machine wash, which includes a sterilization process using high heat. “I do want to emphasize

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Talk to your kids. Don’t stigmatize drug use. Keep the conversation about what’s safe, rather than what’s legal.

That was some of the advice handed out Wednesday evening at a forum in North Vancouver where several hundred people packed Centennial Theatre for a forum on fentanyl and youth drug use. The large turnout at the forum speaks about the fear the drug prompts, especially in parents, said Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP detachment. But health authorities stressed it’s also important to keep the risks in perspective and keep lines of communication open. Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, medical health officer for the North Shore, said both overdose deaths and emergency room visits from fentanyl have surged across the province in the past five years. Recent testing of those showing up to hospital emergency wards reveal three-quarters of those with fentanyl in their system don’t even know they’ve taken the drug, he said. Unlike past drug overdose epidemics, where the crisis was largely confined to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, this time the problem is being seen across the province, he added. Lysyshyn said health authorities believe there is fentanyl in drugs on the North Shore. Staff at the North Shore’s Emergency Lookout Shelter, for instance, have reversed several suspected overdoses by using injectable naloxone. So far, however, the problem remains statistically low here. There have been three fentanyl deaths in North Vancouver in the last two years and fewer than 10 drug

604.921.6628 Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, medical health officer for the North Shore, addresses a crowd of concerned parents and teens about the fentanyl overdose crisis. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH overdose deaths overall in 2016, said Lysyshyn. Lions Gate Hospital sees only two per cent of the people who come to ERs in the Lower Mainland with overdose symptoms, said Lysyshyn, while St. Paul’s sees over 80 per cent. The drug is mainly killing young adults, rather than teens, he said. Only one per cent of fentanyl deaths are among those under 19. “This is not predominantly a problem that is affecting youth,” he said. Lysyshyn said the best way for families to keep their teens safe is by using the same approach to fentanyl that’s recommended for all discussions on drugs and potentially harmful substances. “Youth need to know you care about them and are there to help them deal with their problems in a non-judgmental way,” he told parents. “When you say ‘Don’t use’ and (the person) is using, it doesn’t allow you to have a conversation.” Lysyshyn said stigma around drug use is what causes people to use drugs alone, which is dangerous. In cases of overdose where paramedics are called and administer naloxone, people always survive, he said. It’s those who overdose by themselves with nobody around to call for help who end up dying. That message was echoed by prevention educator Kerrie Watt with Vancouver Coastal Health. “Stop worrying about legality,” she said. “Worry about safety.” Supt. Chris Kennedy, officer in charge of the North Vancouver RCMP, said there’s

no doubt fentanyl is dangerous, even in microscopic doses, but added, “I don’t want this to be about panic or fear. I want this to be about education.” Kennedy said there have been 24 cases on the North Shore where fentanyl has been involved or suspected. But overall, “We remain safe,” he added. Lysyshyn added naloxone – an antidote to fentanyl and other opioids – can now be bought at a pharmacy by anyone for about $50. Free kits are available to people at high risk of overdose at several community health centres on the North Shore. Lysyshyn said there are no ill effects of taking naloxone if someone isn’t suffering an overdose. Replying to an audience question, he said so far there is no evidence that fentanyl has been found in marijuana, although it has been found in stimulants like cocaine as well as mixed with other opioids like heroin. One woman in the audience told a powerful personal story about standing next to the casket of her friend’s daughter, a woman in her 20s who died after taking cocaine likely laced with fentanyl. One man asked if there is any cost-effective way to quickly test for the presence of fentanyl. Lysyshyn said tests using simple strips are being piloted at Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, but authorities don’t know yet how accurate they are. “We don’t know if you get a negative test with this strip that the drugs are safe to use,” he said.

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the way the plan is funded, said West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith. Smith said he voted for the plan “with my regional hat on,” despite concerns that the plan offers relatively little for West Vancouver residents while West Van taxpayers will pay much more in property tax towards the plan than those in other areas of the Lower Mainland. “Our residential taxpayers will pay $13.5 million to TransLink in 2017 in property taxes,” he said. “It’s pretty hard to justify that kind of money. We’re paying such a disproportionate percentage.” TransLink has said the plan will result in the “average” Lower Mainland homeowner seeing a $3 annual increase in property taxes. But Smith said because the average West Vancouver house is assessed at $3 million, taxpayers there will be paying five times what a homeowner in Maple Ridge with a property worth $600,000 would pay. Smith said unless the province agrees to allow other ways to raise money – like a vehicle levy or congestion pricing – it’s uncertain how

From page 4 that these instruments were sterilized and disinfected before they were used on patients,” said Gavin Wilson, VCH spokesman. “However, just because we want to be transparent, and in the spirit of full disclosure, we decided we would notify patients whose procedures were affected by this.” All patients who were exposed to the tools in the operating room, the emergency department and the outpatient clinic will be receiving letters, informing them of the mishap and “sincerely apologizing for any inconvenience or concern this situation may cause.” The letter also contains contact information in case patients have any followup

Construction of a new $34-million SeaBus, by 2019, is included in the TransLink plan approved Wednesday by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation. FILE PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD and if the next phase of the 10-year plan, which involves large capital costs, can be accomplished. Part of the plan includes conducting a study to come up with options for coordinated bridge and road tolling options in the Lower Mainland. But the province has final approval on that and

has so far not agreed to any road or bridge tolling. City of North Vancouver Coun. Craig Keating, who cast a vote on behalf of the city, voiced similar concerns. Keating said while the North Shore will welcome news of a new SeaBus and B-line bus service, senior levels of government still

aren’t paying a fair share of the plan. “We’re talking about $1.3 billion-plus coming entirely from the region,” he said. “There’s a lot of nice shiny photographs of the prime minister and the premier. But this is a lot of heavy lifting being done by regional councils.”

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e all like a good gripe about the weather, especially when it’s been raining for two months straight. But how many of us have had to sleep in it? The North Shore Emergency Weather Shelter is now open and welcoming our neighbours who still sleep “rough” at night in wooded areas, alcoves or their vehicles where they won’t be bothered. According to the shelter manager, there’s been an uptick in the number of young people, seniors, and families looking for a warm, dry place at night to rest their bones. It’s getting harder to find permanent housing for these folks because affordable and available units are basically a thing of the past. It’s an all-too-perfect microcosm of the housing crisis and a reminder that the housing market is a spectrum, full of

knock-on effects. While landlords and people selling their homes have never had it better, it’s the people at the other end of the continuum who are paying the steepest price. The federal government released a report in advance of its national housing strategy this week. It was long on stating the obvious and short on the specifics as to what can be done about it. The province has laudably put up more than $500 million towards affordable and supportive housing but it’s going to take years for these units to come online, and years of neglect mean we won’t nearly be out of the woods. Action can’t come fast enough. It’s cold out there. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to make their way down to the shelter at 705 West Second St. and drop off some badly needed donations.

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est we forget: Donald Trump, the man elected U.S. president on Nov. 8, campaigned on the promise to ban all Muslims from America and deport millions of Mexicans, calling them criminals and rapists. Believe it or not, 60 million Americans voted for a man who systematically degraded people of colour, women, disabled people and anyone else who provided a convenient target in his project to re-establish white male supremacy as the prevailing cultural ethos. It didn’t take long for the fallout to settle in our own backyard – soon after the election some racist decided to get busy and spray paint a great big swastika right in the middle of the street in Edgemont Village. While all this was going

The North Side Paul Sullivan on, something called the North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership sponsored Weaving Our Humanity: An Evening of Story at Presentation House at the corner of Marine Drive and Chesterfield in North Vancouver. True Confessions: I was there because my wife is the executive director of the North Shore Multicultural Society

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Mas Yamamoto, on the verge of 90, talked about being forcibly shipped from his home in Dunbar and sent to an internment camp in the interior during the Second World War. Looking on from the audience was his daughter Naomi, who happens to be the Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness for B.C., on hand to listen to her dad and issue a proclamation celebrating multicultural week. Want to know the difference between Canada and Trump’s America? In Trump’s America, the government schemes to persecute other cultures; in Canada we give out nice proclamations. Janet Zhu is a mom of three from Shanghai, who talked about how she made lasting friendships while trying to protect the North Shore bear population. She displayed her

favourite gift from a friend and fellow bear vigilante – a coffee cup that says, “friends are the chocolate chips on the cookie of life.” And if that sounds corny to you, you could probably use a friend. Up came Sahar Sajjadi, a composed 17-year-old Iranian immigrant and student who loves math and science, who moved to the North Shore and decided she would have to “forget” she knew Farsi, her native language, in order to learn English and really get to know the people and the culture of the North Shore. So she did. In Trump’s America, some of the president-elect’s advisers have seriously considered bombing Iran to take out their nuclear capacity. Young people like Sahar would be dismissed as collateral damage.

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In between the stories came the music: wonderful marimba music from East Africa and traditional instruments from Iran played with virtuoso verve by young people who, miraculously, weren’t at home in their basements playing video games. The evening’s anchor was UBC’s Dr. Gurdeep Parhar, who has a title longer than most business cards can handle, but was simply called “Paki” by a pair of bullies, over and over, in his high school locker room. Donald Trump would dismiss that as just locker room banter. The point of Weaving Our Humanity, said organizer Meharoona Ghani of NSMS, is to create a safe, warm, inviting space where people can open up, tell their stories, and share our common humanity. Then

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Are the coming transit upgrades worth it? Phase One of TransLink’s 10-year transit improvement plan has been approved, with plenty in it for users on the North Shore. A new SeaBus will allow for departures every 10 minutes at peak times. A Marine Drive B-Line bus will be set up, other bus routes will run more often, and the Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs exchanges will be upgraded. But, it all comes at a cost — higher property taxes, up to $3 more for monthly passes each year, or 10 cents more on single fares. Weigh in at nsnews.com. — Eric MacKenzie

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Commuter rail service would ease congestion Dear Editor: I read your article on the DNV council process regarding the condo in Edgemont Village (Small Condo Triggers Big Debate at DNV Council, Oct. 28 news story). Given the prices and size, it is probably selling to seniors who seldom travel at peak hours, so that condo is not a likely source of further congestion. Unlike the major developments underway or proposed near the two North Shore bridges. Roads are not a solution but the North Shore does have an access corridor that would materially help the traffic situation – it is the rail right of way. It would take

the co-operation of the three North Shore municipalities to go to the railroad companies and propose a public-private rapid transit line along the existing right of way with the rapid transit being over or under existing rail lines; easy negotiation? Probably not, but if the Coal Harbour area is an indication, a great deal can be achieved. Instead of single driver cars requiring 80 to 100 feet of roadway per driver the space could go down to two or three feet; that densification far exceeds any reasonably foreseeable housing densification. I am semi-retired. I sometimes go downtown for

meetings and most of the time my wife drops me off at the SeaBus and I get downtown at the time I need to get there without worrying about a traffic delay or where to park (I love the Compass pass) and on my return, the bus service is co-ordinated with the ferries so I hop a bus home. The only solution for the North Shore congestion and further densification is rapid transit. They need to get on with a three-way co-ordination/ co-operation and access to the rail lines right of ways, probably with some parking pods similar to Surrey. Bob Matthews North Vancouver

Peaceful, positive: it’s who we are From page 8 maybe we won’t dismiss other people as sub-human. And for that we need safe places. (It doesn’t hurt to have fun and serve tasty snacks.) Remarkably, despite an undercurrent of Trumped-up tension, the evening stayed peaceful and positive. Meharoona, in addition to

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The District of North Vancouver is giving its master plan a second look as the community goes through some growing pains.

Council passed a motion Monday night to conduct a high-level review of its official community plan starting in 2017. The motion came from Coun. Lisa Muri who argued many of the laudable goals in the 2011 OCP were not coming to fruition. The plan emphasized protection of the environment, greater choice in housing options, jobs and improved public transportation. But, she said, since that time, traffic has worsened, property values have only gone up, industrial land has been lost to redevelopment and businesses have been displaced, all while the effects of construction have sapped quality of life for existing residents. A

District Couns. Lisa Muri, Doug MacKay-Dunn and Mathew Bond differ in their views on the pace of development but agreed Monday on a review of the OCP. PHOTOS SUPPLIED moratorium on new developments would give council time to assess the impacts of the hundreds of units already approved or under construction, she argued. “It would be dishonest and disingenuous if we continue to allow consideration of (development) applications ahead of this review. It is not just about the built form. It is about all people from all different backgrounds from socioeconomic abilities that make this community rich and prosperous. We need to think outside the box. We need to slow down,” she said. During council’s public

input period, a string of community members, particularly those from the Edgemont and Upper Capilano area beseeched council to pass Muri’s motion. Coun. Jim Hanson was sympathetic to the plea. “If we’re just planning to build our way out of the issues of traffic, housing unaffordability and the scarcity of industrial employment lands, it’s not going to work. We need a new strategy,” he said. Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn too said the OCP would stand to benefit from some fresh study, especially as more census data starts being released in 2017.

“No plan ever survives implementation. Anybody who’s ever served in the military or a paramilitary organization knows this. You have to change the plan based on new information,” he said. But, while council was largely receptive to a fresh look at the OCP, there was no consensus that there should be a moratorium on development. The challenges experienced by the district are happening all over the Lower Mainland and to some extent, major cities around the world, Coun. Robin Hick countered. Stepping away from the OCP for the

pleasure of people today would defeat the purpose of the forward-looking document, he added. “It’s for the benefit of our children and our grandchildren – not necessarily the people who are living here now and I think the people living here now have to accept the fact that we’re going to have a lot more people coming here, a lot more challenges of affordability, but the work that we’re doing now is to accommodate those future people,” he said. Coun. Mathew Bond, the only person from the postbaby boomer generation to be elected on the North Shore, also took issue with the implication. “When I hear sentiment around the table that favours keeping things the same, for many, many young people, that means we have no opportunity to live in North Vancouver,” he said. Part of the OCP’s purpose was to woo back the “missing generation” of young people who would work, start businesses and raise families. Cutting off the supply of new housing stock would send the message that millennials aren’t particularly missed, he said.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Cindy Goodman West Vancouver Community Awards Dedicated volunteers, champions of the arts and protectors of the environment were among some of the many individuals and groups who were honoured Nov. 15 during West Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Awards ceremony held at the Kay Meek Centre. Award recipients included Mary Bayes, Michael Markwick, Joan Townsend and the West Vancouver SPCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community volunteers (Community Commitment category), David Cook (Environment), volunteers from the Ferry Building Gallery (Arts & Culture), Bas Collins and volunteers with the Hollyburn Lodge renewal project (Heritage), and Hershel and Marguerite Hardin (Health, Wellness & Activity). Award winners took home plaques commemorating the honour.

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Climbing out of obscurity ! Rich Wheater: Rediscovering Vancouver Rock Climbing, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Centennial Theatre, Friday, Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. For more information on VIMFF’s Fall Series visit vimff.org. ERIC MACKENZIE emackenzie@nsnews.com

Over the past 20 years, Squamish’s reputation as a rock climbing destination has blossomed, becoming a go-to for enthusiasts throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

But as that community’s profile has grown to attract international attention, photographer Rich Wheater has seen lesser-known climbing areas with a long history on the North

Shore fade into the unknown. “There just happens to be a whole bunch of rock climbing that people can actually do between Deep Cove and Horseshoe Bay and up the Sea to Sky Highway – tucked along the seashore, and up in the trees, small crags and boulder fields – that a lot of people aren’t aware of,” says Wheater. “Because there hasn’t really been a record of it, a lot of these places … got frequented by a small group of people that developed the climbs, and then they kind of disappear from history, they fall into obscurity, they moss over and nobody knows about them.” But Wheater is starting to reverse that trend, having spent several years documenting North Shore crags and climbs, and compiling them into a comprehensive guidebook that was released in May.

Now, Wheater will be one of the featured speakers to wrap up this year’s Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Fall Series, presenting on Friday for the Rock Climbing Show at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre. He’ll be sharing his knowledge of North Shore’s climbing scene – expertise that may be unparalleled, considering how little documentation of the region existed before Wheater made it his mission. “With a guidebook, it certainly brings this collection of climbing areas back to life again and sort of puts photos and historical context back into peoples’ hands,” Wheater says of his publication titled Vancouver Rock Climbing. “I’m hoping all the climbing here can be recognized and

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ARTSCALENDAR Galleries ARTEMIS GALLERY 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, from noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca ARTS IN VIEW ON LONSDALE BlueShore Financial, 1250 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Now Showing: Andrew McTaggart’s and Sara Morison’s works inspired by the ocean are on display until Nov. 30. CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778-372-0765 caroun.net CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Flight Path/Taking Flight: An installation by Rachael Ashe showcasing 500-600 hand cut paper wings that pays homage to the nightly commute of thousands of crows across the Vancouver skyline runs until Jan. 9. CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Anonymous Art Show: A fundraising event and group exhibition runs until Dec. 17. All artwork is priced at $100 and each piece is divided 50/50 between the artist and NVCAC. DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca You Are Here: Wall calendars containing 12 images created by 10 local artists depicting North Shore scenes are on display Dec. 7-Feb. 6. Proceeds from sales support the North Shore Cultural Mapping Project. Calendars are available at CityScape Community Art Space and the Silk Purse Gallery for $22.

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LIVE DIFFERENT Seycove secondary Grade 12 students Sierra Roberts and Ava Hughes, co-presidents of the World Education Club, are organizing a movie fundraising night in the Vortex Theatre at their Deep Cove school for Friday. Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The movie will be a Christmas show currently being decided in a Facebook poll (facebook.com/events/330728077303128/). Minimum admission is $4 with all proceeds going towards a new school built in Haiti by the nonprofit organization Live Different. The night will honour Cole Brown, a Live Different staff member who recently died in a plane crash while delivering supplies in Haiti. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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PHT’s Baking Time finds its own rhythm Junior bakers participate in interactive experience

! Baking Time: An international collaboration between Presentation House Theatre and U.K.’s Oily Cart Theatre, Nov. 25 – Dec. 11. For more information and showtimes visit phtheatre.org. ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com

Flour flies as the actors on the Presentation House stage juggle baking, puppeteering and singing all at once in an interactive show for children, Baking Time.

Characters Bun and Bap lead the audience on an adventure while the smell of baking bread fills the theatre from the on-stage oven. The premise of the piece is based around what to do while waiting for the treats to come out of the oven, so together they make a story about a little loaf of bread, Loafy, and a journey she goes on. The kids get to feel baking ingredients, find buried utensils, and pass Loafy around,

Baking Time’s two playful bakers Bun and Bap prepare a fantastic feast for the senses for three to six-year-olds, and their friends and families. PHOTO SUPPLIED helping her travel through forests, oceans, and floury snowstorms. Director Kim Selody says “military precision” is required to keep the show rolling as little helping hands from the audience join actor Leslie Dos Remedios

on stage for a full sensory experience. “The interesting part is that we don’t start really rehearsing until we get our audience. The junior bakers, when they show up… they’re like other characters in the

play,” Selody says. “Baking is quite precise in terms of how long things bake for, mixing the ingredients, preparing, it’s got its own rhythm to it and its own timing. This has a trajectory which works pretty precise,

so the involvement is more helping out, helping us get things and find things on the set and helping participate in the playing section while we’re waiting for the bread to bake.” The secret for guiding the

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junior bakers through the story is all about language, says Selody, who has one strict rule: never say no. Like any improvisational performance, the actors have to roll with what they’re given and keep the story going. “It’s a little scary as an actor because all of a sudden you have this wildcard character in the show and you ask for a wooden spoon, they might bring you a plastic bowl! So how do you negotiate that without having to say no? I feel like if we do our job right we won’t have to say no,” says Dos Remedios. In rehearsals, most of the time was spent figuring out little “game plans” to prepare the actors for any number of scenarios. Selody explains that the most important thing they must keep in mind is confidence and control. “The one thing that kids do pick up on is when actors or adults are nervous or they don’t quite know what they’re doing. Young children pick up on that and they’ll fill that vacuum,” he says. “We also spend a lot of time talking about what they may do and what to do ... to redirect that energy so it doesn’t go into out of control mayhem, which

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causes parents and teachers to turn into policemen who then try to police the situation, which is no fun for us.” And this show is all about keeping things fun and engaging. Sixty to 70 per cent of the show’s audience are adults, according to Selody, so holding the attention of both the children and the parents is a tricky task to balance. “We often have two adults

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bringing one child so we have the challenge of making the show interesting and engaging for the adults as well. Because if I’m a three year old and I’m sitting beside my dad and my dad keeps checking his watch and his cellphone, then I begin to pick up the signals and I’m going, ‘I guess this isn’t very interesting,’” he explains. “There’s different techniques ... and we do things that get the child so engaged that the adult is very engaged by watching what their child is doing. They go, ‘Wow, I didn’t know my kid could do that. I didn’t know my kid was allowed to do that.’” The creators of this interactive show, Oily Cart Theatre from the U.K., also advertise their shows for kids with developmental disabilities of all kinds. The aim of this form of theatre is to get audience members to do something they may have never done before either physically or mentally, which is “remarkable to see” says Selody. He explains that these performances work well for children with disabilities like poor motor control, attention deficit or autism, because the show is able to adjust to the way their unique minds work. “Any of those kinds of factors actually end up working really well in our show because the play and the world we create is able to incorporate them directly into the piece. The actors are very used to responding to whatever they’re given,

so it becomes very easy for them to be adjusted into the performance and have a very successful time,” he says. “It’s just like any conversation, or any interaction you have in real life, you’re never quite sure what the other person is going to do,” adds Dos Remedios, who has experience working with children at Carousel Theatre in Granville Island, but says this level of improvisation and inclusion on stage is new. “It’s a lot of being able to stay very present, in the moment, not anticipating what might happen and going from there, deciding in the moment what happens next.” As the show opens to the public this weekend, Selody impresses two rules on his actors: to never assume what’s going on in someone’s head and to accept that everyone is uniquely different in the way they think but to value all minds equally. “When you approach the work that way, when you’ve got somebody who has a disability, then you really don’t know what’s going on inside their head,” he says. “That also allows us to work directly with people in the audience and take them at face value.” At the end of the performance, as stomachs may be rumbling from smelling the sweet scent of fresh bread, each audience member will get to take home a bun and “a head full of the possibilities that come with hands-on creation.”

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Tom Wayman fleshes out fiction in real time Author speaks at Jewish book fest event in West Van

! Tom Wayman at Congregation Har El, North Shore Jewish Community Centre (1305 Taylor Way, West Vancouver) as part of the Jewish Book Festival (Nov. 27 – Dec. 1). Admission by donation. JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Author Tom Wayman’s newest short-story collection is categorized as fiction, but perhaps, just perhaps, its characters and stories are actually closely based on the lives of real people?

“No,” Wayman answers adamantly. It’s a question the author has been getting frequently. “I keep saying, ‘No, it’s fiction,’” he explains. “Because who needs trouble?” While writing The Shadows We Mistake for Love, a short story collection set in Slocan Valley, Wayman says there was one group of readers he was afraid of: his neighbours. “One of the problems for the book,” he offers somewhat cryptically, “is that it’s hard to write about a community in which you continue to live.” Dwelling, the book’s first story, takes place in the part of B.C. that, as Truman Capote might put it, even residents of Nelson refer to as “out there.”

Tom Wayman’s latest collection of short stories, The Shadows We Mistake for Love, won the Diamond Foundation Prize for Fiction. PHOTO SUPPLIED The story opens with a woodworker discovering snow falling inside his home. The snow seems to form out of nothing, drifting from just beneath his ceiling and settling on his floor. The man (the story never

gives us his name) watches his home take on the colours and smells of the landscape. While other characters in the collection have rich backstories “Dwelling” is deliberately vague. The man’s truck is a

pickup. His dinner is “some soup.” We ultimately learn about the man in an almost voyeuristic way as we observe his loneliness and his unwillingness to directly address the phenomenon taking place in his home or elsewhere. We’re about halfway through the story before our faceless woodworker asks himself what may be the key question: “Am I losing my mind?” That slow boil is crucial to Wayman’s writing style. He compares much of contemporary fiction with a form of TV writing where characters are designed to be two-dimensional and aerodynamic, offering minimal wind resistance as the writer gallops through the plot. “I like fiction that’s slowerpaced. I think that’s the one thing that fiction can do that television can’t … is provide all that detail and give a sense that these character are rounded, are fleshed out in an actual place in an actual time,” Wayman says. Despite the fantastical happenings of “Dwelling,” the story emphasizes the man’s reaction to the house, not the house. Another story in the collection, What We Know About Our Neighbours, begins with a line that could have opened an H.P. Lovecraft tale. “We encountered the building that should not have been there about three in the afternoon.” The most important word in that sentence is “we.” After the first line we spend more than 10 pages

getting to know the trio of characters, how they make a living (or don’t), how they became friends, their children, love lives, interests and quirks. It’s difficult to imagine Lovecraft diverting from the mystery building to discuss buying mushrooms at the grocery store. The story’s narrator has a few things in common with Wayman, as both were teachers at David Thompson University Centre. That job eventually introduced the author to Winlaw, B.C., where the bulk of the book was written. The Shadows We Mistake For Love recently earned the Diamond Foundation Prize for fiction at the 2016 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards. Asked if there’s anything that makes it a Jewish book, Wayman once more adamantly answers: “No.” However, on discussing the matter further, Wayman’s memory turns to a Nelson production of Fiddler on the Roof, consisting of a cast largely made up of the region’s Doukhobor community. Like Fiddler,The Shadows We Mistake For Love is somewhat about a “remote rural community and the strong characters” therein. While it’s not exclusively Jewish, there is certainly some overlap.” A former Vancouver resident, Wayman opted to “get out of town” in the late 1980s and contemplated where he’d been happiest. “I realized I was always happy in the West Kootenay area,” he says. “For a writer, it’s kind of a paradise.”

Wayman is slated to appear at the North Shore Jewish Community Centre on Sunday to discuss his book, which is fiction.

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Andrew Wheeler, Julie Leung, Jennifer Clement and Daren Dyhengco are featured performers in the Arts Club’s production of The Day Before Christmas. PHOTO SUPPLIED DAVID COOPER

ARTS CLUB: THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Comedy makes audience feel like they are part of the family ! The Day Before Christmas at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, 162 West First Ave., Vancouver, Nov. 24 to Dec. 24. Tickets start at $29. More info: 604687-1644 or visit artsclub.com.

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Chelsea Haberlin has been listening to Christmas music every day since August – and she’s OK with that.

“I love Christmas so much,” says Haberlin, the director of the Arts Club Theatre Company’s upcoming holiday show. “As soon as we reach November I’m just like, ‘Can we skip November and get to Christmas.’” And the cheesier the Christmas music the better, as

‘Tis the Season far as Haberlin is concerned. Think Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Haberlin has been in Christmas holiday mode since the mercury was hovering around 25 C in Vancouver, which is when pre-production started. The Seycove secondary grad and award-winning theatre veteran is currently making her Arts Club directorial debut with The Day Before Christmas. Haberlin is also the coartistic producer and founder of ITSAZOO Productions, known for its gritty and immersive offering, Killer Joe,

set in a trailer two years ago. Summarized as “surviving the perfect holiday disaster,” this new Arts Club comedy is inspired by the playwrights’ mutual disdain for Christmas insanity and the pressure to pull off the “perfect Christmas.” The Day Before Christmas was received with roaring laughter when tested with a small Arts Club audience last year, says Haberlin. The show’s strong relatability factor and the “rare” concept that it’s set in Vancouver helped drive that enthusiasm. “It’s a very Vancouver story,” says Haberlin, explaining there will be familiar landmarks peppered throughout the performance. Lending a relatable authenticity to the role is actress Jennifer Clement who stars

as A-type Alex, a perfectionist who is desperately trying to save Christmas while juggling a hectic home and work life. Hilarity ensues after Alex agrees to throw a wrap party for her movie star friend. “He is kind of like a George Clooney type,” says Haberlin with a laugh. The Day Before Christmas strives to be a believable experience for audience members who will feel like part of the family, explains Haberlin. “You will be wrapped up in the anxiety and fear of the lead character as she navigates the holiday,” says Haberlin, adding having the story told from family matriarch Alex’s perspective is a magical theatre element which she loves. “Alex often breaks the fourth wall and speaks to the audience. As a director, that’s really fun.”

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WHAT:

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WHERE:

300 West Esplanade

WHEN:

Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver

Notice is hereby given that Council will consider: Zoning Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8530 to rezone the subject property from a Service Industrial (M-1) Zone to a Comprehensive Development 684 (CD-684) Zone to permit the development of a two and one-half storey Private School over one level of underground parking to support 11 vehicles. The proposed density is 1.90 times the lot area (FSR), with a maximum building height of 43.7 feet.

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WHAT:

Temporary Use Permit No. TUP2016-00001

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Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver

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Temporary Use Permit No. TUP2016-00001 to permit Qualex Landmark Northern Limited Partnership to build and operate a one-storey real estate sales centre on a temporary basis for a period of up to three years. The sales centre will be for the display and sale of units within the redevelopment proposed in the 700 block of East 3rd Street. The proposal includes 5 off-street parking spaces dedicated for visitors.

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Please direct any inquiries to David Johnson, Planner 2, at djohnson@ cnv.org or 604-990-4219.

Please direct any inquiries to Michael Epp, City Planner, at mepp@cnv. org or 604-982-3936.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (WAIVED)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO:

Anthem Chesterfield Development Ltd.

WHO:

Bill Curtis & Associates Design Ltd.

WHAT:

Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8514 (CD-681)

WHAT:

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WHERE:

177 West 3rd Street

WHERE:

361 East 15th Street

WHEN:

Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver

WHEN:

Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver

Notice is hereby given that Council will consider:

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HOLIDAYHAPPENINGS GREAT STUFF ART AND GIFT SALE The Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver, presents its annual holiday sale offering unique and affordable gift items created by 34 Vancouver artists and artisans. The show runs Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. until Dec. 18. ferrybuildinggallery.com CAP THEATRE — A CHRISTMAS CAROL A circus adaptation of the classic Dickens’ story Nov. 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Nov. 26 and 27 at 2 p.m. at Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. $22/$15/$10. 604-990-7810 capilanou.ca/blueshorefinancialcentre/ WINTER GIFT GALLERY The Seymour Art Gallery will be selling a selection of holiday gifts by local artists from Nov. 23 to Dec. 24 at 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Meet the artists and enjoy holiday baking at a reception Sunday, Nov. 27, 2-4 p.m. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com HOLIDAY GALA SOS Children’s Village BC will hold its annual fundraising party Thursday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m. at Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver. The evening will include wine, craft beers, food, entertainment and live and silent auctions. $99. sosbc.org NATIVITY EXHIBIT AND CRAFT FAIR Highlands United Church will have more than 200 nativity scenes including traditional, contemporary, handmade and one-of-a-kind sets on display Nov. 25, 6-9 p.m. and Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. In addition to the exhibit there will be carolers, mulled cider, a children’s activity centre and a seasonal craft and bake sale. PEAK OF CHRISTMAS SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village will be on display from Nov. 25 to Jan. 1. Visitors are invited to view and then vote on their favourite gingerbread creation at Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver. sosbc.org

THE SHOES THAT WERE DANCED TO PIECES A fairytale presented with eurythmy and music by the Cascadia Society and Waldorf school to ring in the Christmas Season Friday, Nov. 25, 11 a.m., 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Admission: $20/$15/$10. Tickets: 604-981-6335 or kaymeekcentre.com. FOREST OF MIRACLES In response to housing insecurity and homelessness on the North Shore, the Dundarave Festival will hold an open air Christmas tree decorating party at Dundarave Beach in West Vancouver Saturday, Nov. 25 from noon to dusk in support of the Lookout Society’s North Shore Shelter. There will also be free family entertainment on Dec. 3, 10 and 17. dundaravefestival.com HI-LIGHT FESTIVAL Park and Tilford Gardens officially lights up for the holiday season with 150,000 colourful lights spanning three acres of community gardens Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 333 Brooksbank Ave. North Vancouver. Admission by donation. parkandtilford.com A SEASONAL JAM The North Shore Celtic Ensemble presents Christmas fiddle music and dancing by the De Danaan School of Irish Dance Saturday, Nov. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: $25/$15. nvrc.ca/centennialtheatre SILVER HARBOUR will hold its annual Christmas market Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. There will be handmade crafts, knitted goods, attic treasures and more. silverharbourcentre.com SUGAR PLUM CRAFT FAIR AND OPEN HOUSE Join in the seasonal fun Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church, 220 West Eighth St., North Vancouver. stjohnnv.ca

A SEASONAL JAM The North Shore Celtic Ensemble (including musicians Sofie Hill, Danielle Rowlands, Laura Schatz and Jeremie LeClair) performs at Centennial Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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Wheater started climbing in WV’s Lighthouse Park From page 13 enjoyed in the future, and actually be a part of the Greater Vancouver climbing lore and (establish) that it’s not just Squamish that people can go climbing. There is stuff to do right in our backyard.” Wheater has been working as an adventure sport photographer for more than 20 years, but he’s been climbing on the North Shore for even longer. Having grown up in West Vancouver, he first got a grip on the sport in the early 1980s by climbing at Lighthouse Park. His guidebook provides detail on 300 routes, another 600 boulder problems and a few alpine objectives, illustrating various climbing areas with his stunning photographic work, including many action shots in the style that have made him one of the top shooters in North America’s climbing community. “I had an opportunity there to bring my art to a completely new landscape and show local climbers something that was right under their noses in a nice-looking way by taking

pictures at Lighthouse Park, Whytecliff Park or Lynn Headwaters Park of rock climbs that make people go, ‘Wow, I really want to go and do that,’” says Wheater, who has also authored a guidebook on Vancouver-area trail running. “As a photographer and a writer, you get to a point in your career where you really want to put something down that’s a little more permanent. I’ve worked a lot with magazines, putting photos in calendars and tourism (features), but a book sits on the shelf forever and it’s a contribution to the history and the lore of climbing, which is quite rich.” Even though Vancouver Rock Climbing has only been available for a matter of months, Wheater has already seen people taking notice. Not only was it a finalist in the guidebook category at this year’s Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, but the publication has led to growing numbers of climbers frequenting the North Shore climbing spots it documents. “In three or four key areas, for sure, there has

been a major upswing in visitation,” says Wheater, who feels he has a duty to help manage the impacts of increased exposure to the region’s climbing spots, and also to help legitimize the activity and be a voice for climbers when it comes to land management issues. “Having penned the guidebook is just the initial step, and now it’s a matter of really working with the community to make sure people understand what they can and can’t do, what kind of etiquette is required to keep these places accessible.” Joining Wheater as a guest speaker at Friday’s Rock Climbing Show will be Vancouver-based climber Vikki Weldon. The show will include screenings of two short films – Riders on the Storm from director Franz Walter, which follows two climbers attempting the eponymous, 1,300-metre route in Chile; and Simon Bischoff’s Before it Falls, which highlights the Totem Pole climb on the Australian island of Tasmania. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; check vimff.org for full event details and ticket info.

Hiking the West Lion above Lions Bay. Photographer Rich Wheater will speak about rock climbing tonight at Centennial Theatre. PHOTO SUPPLIED RICH WHEATER

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Fresh is not a word often applied to a production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts. But directed by Michael Fera for United Players, that’s exactly what this production is. It’s also relevant despite its late 19th century setting in Skien, Norway.

Written in 1881 in Danish by the great Norwegian playwright, the script was offered at the time to various European theatre companies all of whom turned it down because of its subject matter: syphilis (although the word is never used in the play), incest, criticism of the church, sex outside marriage, divorce and euthanasia. And so its world premiere was not in Norway or elsewhere in Europe but in Chicago, Illinois in 1882. Productions followed in Sweden, Berlin and London (in 1891) where a Daily Telegraph reviewer wrote, “Ibsen’s positively abominable play entitled Ghosts. ... An open drain: a loathsome sore unbandaged; a dirty act done publicly. ... Gross, almost putrid indecorum. ... Literary carrion. ... Crapulous stuff.” Ibsen has been called the father of modern drama, and it’s amazing how contemporary Ghosts – an English translation of the title that Ibsen never liked – feels. (According to the playwright, a more accurate translation of the Norwegian gengarere would be “The Ones Who Return”). One who has returned is Oswald Alving (Francis Winter) who had been sent away as a child by his mother Mrs. Helene Alving (Tanja Dixon-Warren) to prevent the boy from being corrupted by his

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Ibsen has been called the father of modern drama and the United Players bring this contemporary relevance to their production of Ghosts at the Jericho Arts Centre. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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The tighter the pants the better is Shawn Booth’s mantra and his fiancée, Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe has definitely taken notice.

“His pants are usually tighter than mine,” says Bristowe with a laugh, on the line from Nashville, where the couple have made a home since their reality TV turn. In fact, it’s Bristowe who turns to Booth for fashion advice. She describes her fiancé’s sartorial look as classic American and draws comparisons to Ryan Gosling’s signature style defined by a white T-shirt and faded jeans. “Shawn’s got a good sense of style, that’s something I’ve liked about him since the beginning,” reveals Bristowe. Casual and comfy is a conscious fashion choice Bristowe has made since she was teen growing up near Edmonton. Her high school years saw Bristowe hitting the books in zip-up hoodies and baggy jeans. “I was kind of like a skateboarder wannabe,” she says. Her current style is all over the map, but most days it’s a marriage of edgy, comfortable and cute. “My favourite outfit is comfy like Converse shoes and a Vans T-shirt,” says Bristowe. It was a natural step for Bristowe, who grew up in the dance studio, to create a “personal” jewelry line that mirrored her love for music. The obvious theme for Bristowe’s boho baubles? Everyday yet edgy. She sees the jewelry being worn at music festivals as statement pieces. The necklaces, rings, bracelets

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Humour where you least expect it, and pain in every frame. That’s Manchester By The Sea. No, not that torture-thrill kind of pain to which moviegoers have become desensitized, but the kind of slow, simmering, relatable pain that strikes at the hearts of parents, lovers and loners everywhere. The film is written and directed by playwright and filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan, which explains the preciseness of the dialogue and the fact that the film’s location and its title are purely incidental; it’s a picture-perfect slice of New England small-town life, to be sure, but this kind of homemade tragedy could just as easily take place anywhere. Casey Affleck plays Lee Chandler, a man whose life

Casey Affleck stars in Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, shot on Massachusett’s North Shore. has stalled. He works as a handyman for a cluster of rundown buildings in Boston, is relationship-phobic, and spends his spare time drinking and brawling.

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moment she has. Hedges holds his own as the wisecracking but nonetheless grieving teen who’s tasked with trying to coax some humanity out of Lee before time runs out on them both. But this is Casey Affleck’s film: he inhabits his role completely, delivering a brilliantly understated portrait of a man determined to die from grief. “I can’t beat it,” he despairs. Lonergan (Margaret, You Can Count on Me) eschews fancy camerawork and close-ups and wisely lets his actors do their thing: the audience feels as though we’ve been following these people around town for a few hours. And subtlety throughout: we don’t need to see the photos in the frames to be any less affected by the way they are regarded, and gently packed away. It seems that everyone in Manchester By The Sea suffers from a broken heart, or a heart that’s just plain broken. Beautifully done. Statues all-round come awards season, all but guaranteed.

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p.m. Tickets: $22/$15/$10. DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-9456 firstimpressionstheatre.com Always ... Patsy Cline: A tribute based on a true story until Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. NORTH SHORE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. Theatre Show: Students perform short plays, songs

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philandering father, the late Captain Alving. Unhappy in her marriage, Mrs. Alving had, years ago, been determined to leave her husband but was persuaded by morally upright/uptight Pastor Manders (Linden Banks) to stay with her husband out of a sense of Christian duty. Now, years later, it is the eve of the opening of an orphanage funded by Mrs. Alving. Oswald has come home but he is ill; worse, he’s begun dallying with Mrs. Alving’s maid Regina (Elizabeth Willow), behaving much as his father had. Perhaps Captain Alving is another one who has returned or, at least, his penchant for promiscuity has come back to haunt the son. Winter, stylishly dressed, makes Oswald’s mood swings believable. We get it: something is dreadfully wrong with Oswald. Dixon-Warren as Mrs. Alving is maternal in an almost Freudian way as she pulls Oswald to her breast and cradles him. But Dixon-Warren also brings an opinionated, New Woman aspect to Mrs. Alving as she spars with Pastor Manders over the books she’s reading. She’s a sympathetic, nuanced character confronting a huge moral dilemma. Ghosts is, to some extent, Ibsen’s exploration of Nora (in A Doll’s House) had Nora not abandoned her husband and children to escape a

miserable marriage. theme As Pastor Manders, a Linden Banks initially Fr presents a decent man but Ad soon the cleric’s conservative, patronizing, interfering Da views become apparent and CENTENN thoroughly odious. Banks 2300 stepped into this production Va only days before opening due to a medical emergency ca Hands with the original performer. se He manages well and when studen reaching for lines he cleverly No makes it part of Manders’ KA speaking style. 170 Elizabeth Willow makes Va a sprightly Regina with her ka pragmatic, looking-out-for- Fa number- one attitude; and per Michael Vairo is a blustery, p. roguish Jacob Engstrand. Production values are Clubs excellent with Fera and Linda Begg’s set design lit by T Graham Ockley and period 18 costumes by Caroline Cheng 60 Ca and Linda Begg. Dusting off this 135-year- The old script, director Fera, his gue cast, crew and design team No $35 breathe new life into Ghosts blue in a fast-paced, no intermisDEEP sion, 80 minutes. It raises 170 contemporary issues in a Va non-didactic manner. As the Dino lights fade, Oswald calls out sho for “the sun.” Oswald and 10 the playwright are calling FIN for light to shine into all 25 the dark, dingy corners of a Va hypocritical society: speak GREEN the unspeakable and, fully 123 informed, squarely face the Va future. What, exactly, does H that mean for Mrs. Alving? 57 Ibsen and director Fera leave 60 the question tantalizingly, Open provocatively hanging. 7-

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Dance CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre Hands Up: A Handsworth secondary dance showcase by students of all levels Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. Admission: $10. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Fall for Ballet: Coastal City Ballet performs Saturday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/ $22.

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SICILIAN PROJECT Michael Occhipinti & The Sicilian Project, with vocalist Pilar, performs at the Cultch tonight as part of the Cap Jazz Series in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Centre. The ensemble mix Sicilian folk material with elements of jazz, world music, funk, blues and reggae and has been hailed by critics as “a masterpiece of cultural fusion.” For more information visit thecultch.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED QUEENS CROSS PUB 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty performs every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. THE VILLAGE TAPHOUSE The Village at Park Royal , West Vancouver. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of

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question and answer session with Gary Robbins and Jared Campbell Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20/$17.50/$12.50. Banff Mountain Film Festival

World Tour: This adventure, action and travel film shows Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20. CONGREGATION HAR EL 1305 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. Jewish Book Festival: Author Tom Wayman presents his book The Shadows We Mistake for Love Sunday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. Admission: $16. MARTIN MARINE SERVICES LTD. 1176 Welch St., North Vancouver. Book Launch: Who’s the Captain?, a family sailing book, written by Mary Laudien launches Saturday, Nov. 26, 12:30-2 p.m. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Indie Author Day: Connecting and celebrating independent authors with a book fair, conversations with authors and tips and tools for success Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fall Movie Matinees: Movie screenings Mondays, 2-4:30 p.m. Schedule: Nov. 28, A Royal Night Out. Jazz Talks with Neil Ritchie: Seminars touching on various aspects of jazz from across the decades Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Schedule: Nov. 29, Cool Jazz. — Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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HOUSTON – On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the death of Edgar Degas (1834-1917), a major retrospective has just opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Degas: a New Vision assembles some 200 works from 65 public and private collections around the world. The Houston stop is the only North American

venue for the show, which had its world premiere at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne in June 2016. Degas, the son of a banker, was included among the French Impressionists, although he never considered himself one. While other major painters such as Monet and Renoir worked outdoors to capture natural light on canvas, Degas preferred the artificiality of oil, gas and electricity and the controlled conditions of his studio. He joked that the police should round up and shoot anyone foolish enough to work out of doors.

“I don’t mean to kill anyone,” he said. “I would be quite content with a little birdshot now and then as a warning.” He did allow one exception: “Renoir is all right. He can do anything he likes.” The last big Degas exhibition was nearly 30 years ago. This is a similarly comprehensive review, and one in which the visitor is helped to see past the surface charm of Degas’ work by labelling that’s lucid, readable and often surprising. He was notoriously precise about posing his subjects, and yet many of his images have an

appealingly artless documentary quality. He shows horses and jockeys milling about before a race. The ballerinas for which he is perhaps most famous he mostly depicts the rehearsals before a ballet performance rather than the production itself. His visitors to an art exhibition have already turned away from the viewer to move on. Degas considered their backs expressive enough. The show ranges from early paintings of family members and elaborate historical compositions

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Images scandalized Degas’ audience From page 48 through a period of monochrome prints to generous and gaudy colour in later work. Many canvasses, such as “In a Café (The Absinthe Drinkers)” are instantly familiar, as is the statue of a 14-year-old ballet dancer clad in flimsy cotton. It was images like these that scandalized his contemporaries, rather than the candid off-duty prostitutes in their brothel, bored and largely shorn of any glamour, and treated no differently from the milliners, laundresses and dancers appearing in other works. “The Absinthe Drinkers,” its world-weary subjects stupefied by that notoriously poisonous green liquor, was regarded as a provocation in its candid depiction of an underclass. His models, an actress and a printmaker friend, found their reputations damaged. And to contemporary viewers “The Little Dancer,” with her thrusting confident pose, revealed the girl not to be a serious student of ballet but a sexual plaything kept for the pleasure of wealthy

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ROBERTS, Helen “Marlene” (nee Cote) Born May 30, 1942 and passed away peacefully at the North Shore Hospice Saturday, November 19, 2016. She was surrounded by her husband of 53 years Mike Roberts, her son Jason and daughter Jodie. She leaves behind her loving grandchildren Emma, Jack, Taylor, Mikayla, Ethan and Logan. Marlene was born in Peterborough, Ontario and came to settle in BC in 1968. She grew to love the North shore and called it home very quickly. A Celebration of Marlene’s Life will take place Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Unit 34-19525 73rd Avenue, Surrey, BC. We ask in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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DAMON, Thomas Arthur It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Arthur Damon on November 2, 2016 at the North Shore Hospice after a courageous five-year struggle with cancer. Born in St. John, New Brunswick on April 22nd, 1944 he was a son of the late Walter and Jean Damon. Tom is survived by his fiancé Diane, daughter Lori, sons Keith and Brent, sisters Beverly, Brenda, Heather, Mary, Kelly, and Shelly, brothers Wally, Donnie, and Wayne, as well as 12 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, nieces and nephews. Tom was a quick-witted, generous, caring man who would always lend a helping hand. He loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, and travelling. We wish to thank Dr. Lakha, Dr. Windt, and Dr. Zulfiqar for their kind, compassionate care. Many thanks to the wonderful staff at the North Shore Hospice for helping Tom live his last days in peace and dignity. A family service will be held in New Brunswick at a later date. In memory of Tom, please consider a donation to the North Shore Hospice or Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

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WALLACE, Annie "May" October 11, 1926 − November 9, 2016

With sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful but sudden passing of our beloved Mom on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Mom would be the first to say she enjoyed a long and happy life and always kept a positive attitude. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday at a gathering of family and friends. May was predeceased by her loving husband, Dave and will be deeply missed by her 3 children: daughters Lorna (Mike) and Lorraine (Brian), and son Dale, her sister Bernice (Richard), stepmother Ina, 4 adored grandchildren: Trina (Farz), Jason (Elim), Lindsay (Ben) and Chelsea, as well as 3 precious great−grandchildren: Kamran, Sofia and Natalie and cherished nieces, nephews and cousins. Her passions always revolved around her family and she attended many social gatherings with family and friends. May was born in Calgary, Alberta and moved to the West Coast with her husband and children in 1959. She worked at the District of North Vancouver for many years and spent her last years living in her apartment in West Vancouver, enjoying her beloved view of the ocean. She will be dearly missed by her family and many friends. Her time with us will be forever remembered and richly cherished. A Celebration of her Life will be held at West Vancouver United Church at 2062 Esquimalt Avenue on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Cancer Research Society for breast cancer would be gratefully appreciated.

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ROWE, Lily A. May 22, 1923 – October 29, 2016 Lily Rowe (GILLESPIE) was born in Port Arthur, Ontario and died peacefully in North Vancouver, B.C. Lily was raised and educated in Fort William, graduating early from the Fort William Collegiate Institute in 1940, excelling in both scholastics and sports. She began her working life in the production office of the Canadian Car and Foundry Co. In 1943, her family moved to Vancouver, where she became employed at Neon Products war plant and met her husband, Leonard. After the war ended, she attended Pitman Business College and worked in the office upon graduation. Lily became affiliated with Alpha Iota Sorority during this period of time. She subsequently held other office positions: 6 years with Mainland Foundry & Engineering, 11 years with B.F. Goodrich Canada and, upon retirement, worked part time at the Esplanade Dental Centre. During this period, Lily married and had two sons. She enjoyed many summers with Len and the boys at Rowes’ Repose on Green Lake in the Cariboo. Lily loved travel, live theatre, music (she sang in the Silver Harbour choir) and “tried” to play the organ when time permitted! Lily was an active sportswoman, curling competitively well into her eighties. One knew never to call her home when a curling bonspiel or championship was on tv! A founding member of the North Shore Winter Club, Lily was also a thirty year member of Hollyburn Country Club. While a university degree was not to be, Lily remained passionate about learning. She took many college classes through Capilano University, making the Dean’s list. She was a voracious reader and gradually amassed a home library, in which she took great pride. The New York Times crossword was a particular passion which she thrived on and mastered handily. Predeceased by her husband Len of fifty-five years in 2004, Lily is survived by her two sons: Greg (Kathy), grandson Stephen (Katie), great-granddaughter Penelope, step-grandsons Alex and Lon and respective families; Jeff (Jeni) and granddaughter Sheigh. Predeceased by siblings, Eileen, Jimmy and Doad; survived by Jack of New York and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank caregivers Asha and Adriana for their kind care. No formal service by request. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the B.C. SPCA.

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The Audi Q7 gets a complete redesign for 2017, losing some weight to give better fuel efficiency and gaining sharper styling cues to give it a more contemporary look and feel. Add up all the changes and you get a contender for best-in-class in the competitive luxury SUV class. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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The 2017 Q7 is sleeker and more stylish than before, and it is also significantly lighter. As a result, it is more fuel efficient and has a more contemporary look and feel. However, the Audi Q7 has many worthy competitors,

many which have also been recently refreshed. Natural rivals include the Volvo XC90, BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, to name a few. Rebuilt from the ground up, the 2017 Q7 boasts many small improvements over the previous generation. The sum of the changes could easily make it the best in this class. DESIGN For the all-new Q7, Audi

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Camaro still fierce after 50 years

Last week found me living as a TV detective on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

I’m not sure what my show was called (can I get a crime-solving dog named Cheese? Mac and Cheese? Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. on NBC), but there I was anyway. I lived in an Airstream on the edge of a cliff, and drove a Camaro SS. Of course, all this was but a fantasy. The Airstream was an AirBnb oddball find, and the Camaro was just a car I managed to borrow for covering the various events surrounding the Los Angeles Auto Show. I took it to the Hot Wheels design studio, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Mooneyes hot rod shop, Mullholland Drive, and the canyons. At 50, the Camaro is at once modern and ridiculously

Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer old school. This one sported a Mustang-trumping 455 horsepower small-block Chevy V-8, a manual transmission, and a cockpit designed by a guy who must build coastal defense pillboxes in his spare time. Seriously, it would be easier to see out of a Canada Post mailbox on wheels than this Camaro. So, not quite as easy

to live with day-to-day as a Mustang, but there are some advantages. For one thing, the current Camaro is basically a 2+2 version of the Corvette. Road & Track did some instrumented testing of a similarly equipped manual Camaro SS and it ran to 100 kilometres per hour and through the quartermile within a few tenths of a second of the ‘Vette, before pulling about 1g on the skidpad. When the Camaro was launched in September of 1966, GM’s marketing team claimed that the car was named for a word meaning friend or companion. Then they joked that a Camaro was “a small, fierce animal that eats Mustangs.” Certainly the Camaro’s intended target couldn’t have

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*Offer expires November 30, 2016. European models shown. Features and equipment may vary in Canada. Limited time lease offer provided through Volvo Car Canada Limited on approved credit on a new 2017 XC90 T5 AWD Momentum 5P - N67074 (Selling Price: $62,265 including freight & PDI) with lease APR 2.9% for 24 months. Lease payment example includes $2,015 freight and PDI, $100 air conditioning levy, $75 PPSA, $499 administration fee, and $350 lease service fee. Other taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. Payment example based on 24 monthly term with payment of $649.39 plus taxes and $6,816.47 due at lease inception. The residual value of the vehicle at end of term is $43,628.40. 12,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.16 per km for excess kilometres. Retailer may lease for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Offer is subject to change or cancellation without notice. See Jim Pattison Volvo of North Vancouver for complete details. Stock #N67074. Dealer #10969.

604-980-3673 833 Automall Drive, North Vancouver

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Cabin in the Q7 comfortable and quiet From page 54

handling three-row SUVs on the market, the svelte new Q7 elevates its fun-to-drive nature to a new level. Big proponents in that effort are the new, five-link front and rear suspension setups, nicely weighted electromechanical speedsensitive power steering, and of course, Audi’s famed quattro all-wheel drive system. With these, the new Q7 has class-leading agility and body control. This sharp dynamism complements the quick acceleration from the Q7’s supercharged V-6. The existing 3.0-litre gas-powered engine continues to make 333 horsepower and 325 footpounds of torque, but since it has less mass to haul it can reach 100 kilometres per hour in just 5.7 seconds. Mated to a responsive eight-speed tiptronic automatic transmission, the powertrain is also more fuel efficient than in the past. The 11.1 (litres/100 kilometres) combined rating is 2.2 better than the old model. Currently, this is the only available setup for the Q7. However, a six-cylinder diesel and the Audi Q7 e-tron, a plug-in hybrid, are expected

to be available later. Driving along the highway, the Audi is supremely comfortable. The cabin is library-quiet as there is next to no engine, road or wind noise. If you want your Q7 to be even smoother, opt for the adaptive air suspension. It is a costly option, but it makes this family SUV feel like a Bentley. And, despite this SUV’s amazing comfort, it still corners very well. You always know what this new Q7 is doing underneath you, whereas driving the old model down a twisty road was a bit of a wrestling match. Though the Q7 is quite a large vehicle, it’s not that intimidating to drive. Obviously, being an SUV you sit up high giving a good view ahead, but it’s also easy to see where the corners of the nose are, making it easy to maneuver in tight areas. The A-pillars are not too fat and therefore don’t create a large blind spot, and the same can be said looking over both shoulders and behind.

ENVIRONMENT While the exterior dimensions of the Q7 have shrunken slightly, interior space has actually grown.

Audi is known for keeping their design changes subtle, but the second-generation Q7 gets quite a drastic revision in 2017. The styling is sleeker and less harsh than the old model, with an impressively aerodynamic shape for an SUV. PHOTO SUPPLIED This creates an open and airy atmosphere inside. Sitting up front is unsurprisingly comfortable, but

several small details take it to the next level. The gear selector doubles as a rest for your wrist when operating

the infotainment system’s touch pad and swivel dial. Also, a massive vent runs the width of the dash. The centre

section releases soft-flowing air to keep cabin temperature

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Instantly thrilling. The all-new 2017 C-Class Coupe. Seductive design fused with true athletic performance. Its long, sleek shape stands out, powered by a turbocharged engine that delivers a heart-pounding 273 lb-ft of torque. And its lowered sport suspension helps you handle whatever the road throws at you. Discover the thrill for yourself. Total price starts at $51,160.*

Mercedes-Benz North Vancouver | 1375 Marine Drive, North Vancouver | Open Sunday: 11am – 5pm | D#6277

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©2016 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Shown above is the 2017 C 300 4MATIC™ Coupe with optional Premium package and Sport package. MSRP of advertised 2017 C 300 4MATIC™ Coupe is $48,100. *Total price of $51,160, includes freight/PDI of $2,295, dealer admin fee of $595, air-conditioning levy of $100, PPSA up to $45.48 and a $25.00 fee covering EHF tires, ﬁlters and batteries. Vehicle options, fees and taxes extra. Vehicle license, insurance, and registration are extra. Dealer may lease or ﬁnance for less. Offer may change without notice. Visit a Mercedes-Benz Vancouver Retail Group dealer for details or call 1-855-544-6490.

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Slick control screen pops up on top of dash

From page 57

A massive vent runs the width of the dash, releasing soft-flowing air to keep the Q7’s cabin temperature consistent without blasting it straight at you like the normal vents. PHOTO SUPPLIED

consistent without blasting it straight at you like the normal vents. Popping out of the top of the dash is a thin colour screen that displays the infotainment system. It is a slick design and the controls are intuitive. This system can run navigation using Google Maps, and connect to the Internet if you want to check the weather or news headlines. Also available on the Q7 is Audi’s virtual cockpit. This

allows the driver to customize the instrument gauges so they always have the info most important to them directly in front of them. The first thing to note about the rear seats is that the Q7 comes standard with child seat mounting points in all outer rear seats. And, to make them quick and simple to use, Audi fits a pad over them that is clearly marked and easily removed. For adults, the rear seats provide plenty of headroom,

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FEATURES Available in three trim levels, starting prices for the Audi Q7 range from $65,200 to 73,500.

THUMBS UP Audi’s virtual cockpit makes every drive an advanced technology experience, while the Q7’s suspension ensures the utmost comfort. THUMBS DOWN If you spend a lot of time off-road, or need to tow a large trailer, you should consider a V8-powered alternatives from other companies. THE BOTTOM LINE For those who want a technologically advanced and supremely comfortable seven-seater SUV, take a long look at the Audi Q7.

The wheelbase and exterior dimensions were slightly decreased in the Q7’s redesign, giving it a lower centre of gravity which greatly improves handling and helps with fuel economy. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

NO-CHARGE WINTER TIRE PACKAGE UP TO

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Competitors VOLVO XC90 The all-new XC90 has

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2016 RVR ES FWD

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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY CRUISE CONTROL HEATED FRONT SEATS 2016 TSP+ with optional front crash prevention

1 Receive a Yokohama/Dunlop Winter Tire Package at no extra charge with the purchase of any new and unused 2015/2016/2017 RVR or 2015/2016 Outlander from November 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016. Winter Tire Package includes four steel wheels, four winter tires, TPMS, mounting, balancing and installation. Up to a maximum $1,400 value based on retail cost of installed wheel and tire package. See your dealer for details. § AWC standard on 2016 RVR SE AWC, Limited Edition AWC and GT AWC. S-AWC standard on Outlander GT. ** Whichever comes first. Regular maintenance not included. See dealer or mitsubishi-motors.ca for warranty terms, restrictions and details. Some conditions apply.

WWW.NORTHVANMITSUBISHI.CA YOUR ONLY AUTHORIZED MITSUBISHI DEALER ON THE NORTH SHORE

NORTH VANCOUVER MITSUBISHI

604-983-2088

1695 Marine Dr, North Vancouver

Garden Ave

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and the second row seats slide forward and back individually to give passengers loads of legroom. If you need a quick nap, the outer seat backs recline. It must be said, the centre rear seat is narrower than the other two, but three adults could sit abreast for a short amount of time. Also, while the transmission tunnel is rather large, the footwells are quite wide, so everyone should have somewhere to put their feet. Accessing the third row is not the easiest thing to do. Folding the second row seat requires a strong pull to get started, but is electronically assisted after that. Folding the third row up and down is also electronically operated, but can feel a little slow if you’re impatient. Nimble adults who can climb into the rearmost seats will find just enough room for their head and feet. Since the seat bottoms are low, however, the seating position will quickly become uncomfortable – the third row is best left to children. Equally important to carrying a lot of people is carrying all of their stuff. Standard configuration offers 10.9 cubic feet, but that can expand to 14.8 if the passenger space is unneeded.

Standard equipment includes keyless entry, three-zone climate control, heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors, a panoramic sunroof, front and rear parking sensors, and a power tailgate. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include four-zone climate control, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, topview camera system, auto-dimming mirrors, rearview camera, and LED headlights. Fuel efficiency numbers (l/100 km) are 12.6 city, 9.4 highway and 11.1 combined.

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VISIT YOUR NISSAN RETAILER FOR A CHANCE TO SEE THE MOVIE IN LA ∞

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WHEN FINANCING OR LEASING WITH NCF

VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER

Offers available from November 23 – 30, 2016. ∞No Purchase Required. Must visit a participating Nissan Dealership in Canada to enter. The Nissan Canada Sweepstakes Celebrating Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on Nov. 21/16, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 30/16. Entry/Official Rules at www.nissan.ca/starwarsrogueone. Must be a legal resident of Canada who has reached the age of majority. Limit one (1) entry per person per day. One (1) Grand Prize trip, ARV: $4,235 CDN. Draw in Chicago, IL on Dec. 1/16. Odds of winning depend on the total number of Sweepstakes Entries submitted and received. Potential winner must correctly answer a mathematical Skill-Testing Question without assistance and must be able to travel Dec 14 to 17, 2016. Sponsor: Nissan Canada Inc. Void where prohibited. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada is not a Sponsor and is not responsible for the administration of this Sweepstakes. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story © 2016 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd †Representative finance offer based on a new 2016 Sentra SR CVT (C4SG16 AA00)/2016 Versa Note 1.6 SL CVT (B5TG16 AE00)/2016 Rogue SV AWD Moonroof & Family & Tech (Y6CG16 NV10)/2016 Pathfinder S 4x4 (5XBG16 AA00). Selling price is $23,198/$21,348/$34,193/$35,193 financed at 0% APR equals 84/84/72/60 monthly payments of $276/$254/$475/$587 monthly for an 84/84/72/60 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $23,198/$21,348/$34,193/$35,193. +Total Standard rate finance incentives of $5,055/$4,250/$6,155/$7,355/$15,000 applicable, on approved credit, when financing a new 2016 Sentra SR Premium/Versa Note S MT/2016 Rogue SL/2016 Pathfinder SL 4X4 Premium/2016 Titan XD Diesel Platinum Reserve through Nissan Canada Finance Inc. (“NCF”) at standard rates. Total incentives consist of: (i) $4,555/$3,750/$5,555/$6,555/$14,000 NCF Standard Rate Finance Cash that will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes; and (ii) $500/$500/$600/$800/$1,000 Loyalty Conquest Cash that will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. Incentives cannot be combined with lease rates, subvented lease/finance rates or with any other offers. **Loyalty/Conquest Cash (“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who, in the 90 days preceding the date of lease/finance of an Eligible New Vehicle (defined below), have leased or financed a 2007 or newer Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”) within past 90-days. Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to the current owner’s spouse or a co-owner/co-lease of the existing vehicle (either of whom must reside within the same household as the intended recipient of the offer). Individuals who purchased/leased a vehicle under a business name can qualify for the program provided that the new deal is not a fleet deal and that the individual can provide valid documentation that they are the registered primary owner of the business. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered model year 2016 Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through Nissan Canada Finance Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of NCF Loyalty/Conquest Cash, as follows: (I) 2016 ALTIMA ($2,016); (II) 2016 MICRA/VERSA NOTE/SENTRA ($500); (III) 2016 JUKE/ROGUE ($600); (IV) 2016 PATHFINDER ($800); (V) 2016 TITAN XD ($1,000); (VI) 2017 TITAN HALF TON ($1,000). Loyalty/Conquest Dollars will be applied after taxes. Offer is combinable with other NCF incentives, but is not combinable with the Nissan Loyalty program. Offer valid on vehicles delivered between November 1-30, 2016. ▲Models shown $24,198/$21,348/ $37,343/$49,193/$76,895 Selling price for a new 2016 Sentra SR (AA00)/ 2016 Versa Note SL / 2016 Rogue SL / 2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 / 2016 Titan XD Diesel Platinum Reserve. Offers include freight and PDE charges ($1,600/ $1,600/ $1,795/$1,795/$1,795) air-conditioning levy ($100), applicable fees, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. Certain conditions apply. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc.

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a confident new look and ushers in a bright new era for Volvo. Already receiving a lot of fanfare, the XC90 was the first to feature Volvo’s new powertrain and safety technologies. Named 2016 North American Truck of the Year, prices for the XC90 start at $61,300.

BMW X5 The BMW X5 is a great looking SUV inside and out and offers a level of refinement that rivals many

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016

The XC90, named the 2016 North American Truck of the Year, ushers in a bright new era for Volvo. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

The BMW X5 is a great looking SUV inside and out, offering refinement that rivals much pricier options.

Mercedes-Benz is updating its naming structure, with the old M-Class luxury SUV now known as the GLE.

It takes cash to enter luxury class

vehicles priced much higher. The previous generation X5 didn’t garner the highest reliability ratings, but the new model promises to be much better. The X5 comes in four models with prices starting at $66,300 and ranging up to $78,500.

MERCEDES-BENZ GLE Mercedes-Benz is currently undergoing a restructuring and renaming of its complete lineup. The GLE is the new name of the outgoing M-Class and parallels the E-Series sedan. The GLE has a wide range of prices, starting at $63,200 and going up to $113,700.

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been more obvious. Ford fans often turn up their noses at the Camaro because it was a response to a success rather than a totally original idea. The Camaro gets called an imitator a lot. However, I prefer to drag up an old maxim to describe this car: you can’t sharpen steel on butter. The rivalry between the Camaro and the Mustang shouldn’t have the mindless vitriol of, say, politics, but rather the acknowledgment that competition improves the breed. At launch, the first generation Camaro arrived with fastback coupe styling and a host of engine options. Things got really interesting

towards the end of the 1960s, when the Z/28 package cars showed up. Equipped with a 302 cubic inch (4.9-litre) V-8, this really was the agile beast to slay the Mustangs. Probably the most famous of them was the Penske-Donohue Lightweight, a ‘67 racer that had been dipped in acid to reduce weight. Clocking in at a little more than 1,100 kg, it was about 15 per cent lighter than the standard race car. After a bit of skullduggery to get the car to pass scrutineering (it’s only cheating if you get caught was the order of the day), the Lightweight ran at Sebring and beat the pants off cars like the Ford GT40s and a Ferrari LM. Ever since that victorious

debut, the Camaro vs. Mustang fisticuffs have developed a certain rhythm. Ford will put out a standard car. Chevrolet will respond with a faster version. The Blue Oval will release some strippeddown Shelby track-rat. Chevy will counter with an insanely powerful version, usually with whatever’s currently the best Corvette engine under the hood. Ford’ll come up with a supercharged something-or-other to combat the big-dog Camaro, and the Bowtie boys will hit them back with a bare-bones race car for the streets. On Ford’s side, we had Carroll Shelby’s racing specials and the emergence of the iconic 5.0 badge. On the Camaro side we had the

triumphant SS, the IROC, and the wedge-tastic F-Body platform. The Camaro took a bit of a breather between 2002 and 2010, but it roared back in its fifth generation just in time to take advantage of a wave of nostalgia for retrothemed styling. If you haven’t picked sides, this is a lot of fun: kinda like watching a heavyweight match between two fighters and secretly rooting for them both. Rivalries like the Mustang vs. Camaro wars end up leaving room for others to sneak up: the Dodge Challenger, for instance, which leaves lap time records on the table and opts for straight-line speed and cruiser comfort. After a couple of days in

the Camaro, I’d gotten used to the tank-like visibility and fallen head over heels with the chassis. This is a fantastic car, and hammers home the feeling that the Cadillac ATS should have had a V-8 option. Even when measured next to the Mustang Shelby GT350, a very special car, it’s advantage Camaro. The Mustang’s more livable, but the Camaro’s tightly controlled body motions give it a dynamic advantage. It also looks far fiercer than its pony car rival. With the coming ZL1 model for the Camaro, and a potential Shelby GT500 on the horizon, both automakers are ramping up for a showdown of epic proportions. You can expect 600+ h.p.

engines from each, suspension technology worthy of the world-class endurance racing efforts of both companies, and lightning fast transmissions. So, while the Camaro still has a whiff of Kojack and the Rockford Files about it, it’s also evolved from pony car to full-on sports car. At 50, it’s still ready to take a bite out of any Mustang it can catch off guard.

Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and automotive enthusiast. If you have a suggestion for a column, or would be interested in having your car club featured, please contact him at mcaleeronwheels@ gmail.com. Follow Brendan on Twitter: @brendan_mcaleer.

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