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In their last meeting of 2016, City of North Vancouver council approved a 57-unit development at the site of a former car wash and gas station on West Third Street at Chesterfield Avenue as well as a temporary real estate office at 802 East Third St., at Queensbury Avenue. While he judged the apartment’s lack of gathering space “a shame,” Coun. Don Bell still concluded the concrete building was appropriate for the site. “I find the project acceptable,” he said. While not offering a courtyard or plaza, Anthem

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THE SKATEFUL FETE Kathleen Dihn, 10, and Sara Anaou, 9, step away from the bar and carve up the 8,000-square-foot frozen pond atop Grouse Mountain. The high-altitude holiday festivities, which include reindeer, a gingerbread village and elves, are slated to wrap up Jan. 2. Family-friendly activities that include live music from 5 p.m. onwards and fireworks at 9 p.m. are planned for New Year’s Eve. PHOTO LISA KING

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Bad weather and dangerous conditions have forced North Shore Rescue members to pull back from their search for two snowshoers missing for five days in the backcountry.

Dozens of members have been scouring the gullies for Roy Tin Hou Lee, 43, and 64-year-old Chun Sek Lam since they were last seen north of Cypress Mountain on Christmas Day. “(Search managers) started pulling them out about noon yesterday because it was getting quite ugly and they knew it was going to take a while to get them out,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. “They still believe

Avalanche risk hampers search for pair missing north of Cypress

there are some areas where, if there’s any kind of break in the weather, that they would like to go back into.” The search effort has focused on Strachan Meadow, which has many steep gullies and drainages nearby. Search managers are monitoring the weather forecasts closely, Palmer said. Since Wednesday, there have been blizzard-like conditions with about 50 centimetres of fresh snow. Avalanche Canada has issued a high-risk warning for anything above the treeline and alpine areas of the South Coast, including the North $

Shore Mountains. “Some of the gullies that we’re looking at have had large avalanches that have gone down. We’re talking ones that would completely bury a truck and send it hurtling down the mountain,” said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader. There was a brief hope on Tuesday afternoon when rescuers made fleeting voice contact with someone in the bush, but Danks said they believe that may have been some out-ofbounds skiers who made it out on their own. Much to his dismay, a helicopter-mounted infrared camera picked up four more out-of-bounds snowboarders during the search on Wednesday morning, Danks said.

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Overview: A universal one-year, 2017 will initiate a new nine-year cycle during which we can expect many new beginnings with massive social and global implications. Three significant astrological events will take place featuring Leo, Scorpio and Capricorn, the three main power signs of the Zodiac: The Lunar Nodes which comprise an 18-month cycle will shift from service oriented Virgo and Pisces to dramatic and revolutionary Leo and Aquarius on May 9. On Oct. 10, Jupiter will exit diplomatic, broadminded Libra and enter psychologically deep and secretive Scorpio. On Dec. 20, Saturn will finally release its hold on Sagittarius completing a long three-year cycle and will enter Capricorn, its own sign which hints at increased governmental authority. ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)

To whom and to what do you feel most committed is a question on your mind as 2017 begins. Cultivating your arts and crafts skills is one likely answer. Philosophical perspectives are lingering and your creative abilities may be recognized as among them as you reach for new levels of subtlety. Both may be interpreted as features of a steadily emerging mode of spirituality emphasizing co-creation. You will become more social again by mid-spring especially. You may even experience a sudden surge to travel afar and also be inspired to be original and inventive, especially between May and October. Generally, a year spiked with fulfilment but pay more attention to your health.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22)

In 2016 you began to expand your social horizons and this trend will continue. For a variety of reasons 2017 stands to feature a series of breakthroughs for you. These will likely occur toward the end of the year. You will have to contend with Mercury retrograde early on which could be the source of some professional stresses. Mars in Pisces in January could contribute to getting off to a slow start. However, these minor setbacks will pale in light of a growing drive to succeed beginning in February. By June you will begin to reveal to the world a new phase of what makes you special. Indications of auspicious returns begin in November. Build your momentum and confidence in 2017; you will need it in 2018.

A good deal of your focus will centre on your home in 2017. While this does include family members, the emphasis is on your actual living space, a continuation from last year. The overall pace has probably been quite busy and this will continue through to spring. You may have to contend with a series of unexpected changes by early March, especially connected with your social and professional status. By June you will know the outcome. The good news is that these are likely to lean in your favour, but it may not seem like it at first. The learning curve gets steep in late June into July but you are happy for it. August is playful, September you are back to work. Save bigger projects at home for October.

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A steady rate of deep changes characterized the past couple of years – a process of letting go of the past – and these will continue in 2017. Call it a metamorphosis. At best, you are in the final stages of a process of liberation. Your confidence levels may still be lower than you like, challenging you to get extra clear on your priorities and to acknowledge your successes and progress. Manifesting your dreams, especially in terms of security and especially that of family, will increase by summer. Your own health, as it relates to your family’s overall welfare, is the hidden element that you are wise to recognize and address. Increases are likely in October.

Hopefully, you enjoy multitasking and are able to focus on a variety of fronts as 2017 will require it, especially this winter and late summer. The shift of gears perhaps especially in your profession has already begun. By mid-May, you will feel extra determined so focus on any ground work prior. Late July through August stands to be dynamic and productive. However, April into May could prove slow and/or include some minor setbacks, at worst, posing a challenge to your confidence levels. Stick to hands-on activities and trust that your energy levels will rise in May and include a rebellious determination to restore the balance. From mid-October, your faith and confidence begin to rise to new levels.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)

A direct confrontation with the fears that stand in the way of your dreams was big in 2016 and will continue in 2017. The balancing act is between your ambitions to make money, yet in a manner that feels purposeful and meets with your creative aspirations. In some respects, the entire process can be recognized as a spiritual one, a fulfilment of destiny. Dependency on others and escapist tendencies may be an issue especially very early in the year. But your motivation levels should rise steadily and measurably with each new month. If ever you needed a plan, now is it, and better yet if it is longer-term like three to five years. Get ready to be busier with improved time management.

LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22)

The urge to take new initiatives to broaden your horizons prevails as 2017 begins. An active quest for knowledge, leads and inspiration is a core feature. The challenge includes building upon new foundations somehow. Your attitude and interpretations are as important as practical measures regarding a well-rounded quality of success. During the latter half of 2016, it may have been difficult to gain traction. As 2017 begins you feel more grounded. Yet, it may take until June before the next effective stage officially begins. Use this time to intuitively receive and practically plan. Place the goal of better health high on your list and activate that momentum early. November brings big returns.

SCORPIO (Oct. 22 - Nov. 21)

In 2016, you summoned to step forward and out and to share your gifts, perhaps altruistically. While this call seems to require certain sacrifices, you also want to feel genuinely inspired. In addition to various outer efforts, doing inner work is also required and will deepen in 2017. It may be described as a soul-searching quest to decipher what you truly want to achieve and why. The entire process may feel like all you do is work and pay one due after another. What form these took and are taking now probably includes will, courage and

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21 - Dec. 21) Looking back a few years, so much has changed. What a few years ago was a veritable nightmare has by now become promising new territory, literally, psychologically and spiritually too. Yet, it may be that you are still searching for your best direction, what constitutes a path with heart at this stage of your journey. This will require a continued increase in your social outreach. Yet joining clubs and other interest groups will probably bring you much more than merely socializing. In fact, doing so could prove costly in many ways. Your willingness to humbly listen, learn and participate in activities that serve a higher purpose will bring rewards. Anticipate important initiatives in May.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 19) 2017 will prove to be a very significant year for you. Generally, you are undergoing a complex balancing act of expanding professionally and replacing old relationship attitudes and behaviour patterns with better ones. The process of doing so, or not, will contribute significantly to the outcome, which will take the entire year

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to achieve. Yet, the need for change will increase in May. Whatever momentum is established by the end of the year will accelerate in 2018. Deciphering what the proverbial writing on the wall reads and deciding if you want to edit or re-write it altogether, is a central theme. Aim to balance a spirit of surrender with conscious cooperation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 19 - Feb. 19) Invitations and inspirations to get more into the game somehow began in late 2016 and will continue throughout 2017. These have come on the heels of returns which began in 2015. Yet, the need to make yet more changes began to grow steadily in 2016. These include a growing determination to take new leads and your drive to do so will increase steadily, especially beginning in May. A new quality of leadership is implied and does require an important learning curve. Answering this call is important lest you find yourself having to wait for a few years longer. It may take until

mid-February before your ambitions rise and your focus sharpens. Your income could increase by year’s end.

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development company agreed to pay the city $2,383,720 upon receiving its building permit. Coun. Craig Keating joined Bell in offering subdued support for the development city staff termed “North Shore contemporary.” The building’s 52.5-foot height and floor space ratio (a building’s total floor space measured against the size of its lot) of 2.68 are both compliant with the city’s official community plan. However, given the city’s 0.3 per cent vacancy rate, the project demonstrates the need for a higher standard, Keating argued. “It does very little to help us move the ball forward in terms of rental housing, in terms of affordable housing, in terms of transportation.” More effusive in her praise was Coun. Linda Buchanan, who suggested the building’s three-bedroom units were “much needed.” While the units “won’t necessarily be affordable” for many renters, the project still brings new housing stock to the community, according to Buchanan. Buchanan offered a word of caution around amalgamation, suggesting Anthem prohibit renters from consolidating two- and threebedroom suites into four- and six-bedroom units. The project includes 10,000 square feet of groundfloor commercial space. “I would really encourage the applicant to make sure that they can animate the bottom floor … in terms

Council approved the 57-unit West Third Street project, which will likely cater to downsizing seniors. GRAPHIC SUPPLIED of amenity spaces that are for the community and not banks.” Likely commercial tenants include a coffee shop, yoga studio, and a small restaurant, according to the developer. However, despite Coun. Rod Clark’s inquiries, the project will not include a commercial daycare. Clark said he’s planning to present a motion in 2017 that will encourage developers to provide daycare in familyoriented buildings. “We’re always ballyhooing about having three-bedroom units so that small families can be accommodated. Well, let’s have daycare in that building, and then they’ll be doubly happy.” While council was unanimous in supporting the apartment project, there was one dissenting vote in their approval of the East Third Street real estate office. Citing “traffic challenges,”

Coun. Pam Bookham declined to support putting the office on the city-owned lot on Queensbury Avenue.

The office would serve as a sales centre for the development at the 700 block of East Third Street – which is currently awaiting approval – for a maximum of three years. After the term is up, the lot would revert back to the city. Clark considered making his approval contingent on the quick demolition of “abandoned, dilapidated” houses in Moodyville but was encouraged to find the wrecking ball was slated to swing early in 2017. “As a resident of Moodyville the place is becoming quite an eyesore,” he said, explaining there have been problems with rodents and fires in the area. The temporary real estate office was approved 6-1 with Bookham opposed.

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Out-of-bound skiers put rescuers at risk From page 1 The team airlifted another snowboarder from a creek drainage on Tuesday morning. “This stuff is continuing to happen, even with us actively searching for people,” Danks said in disbelief. “We’re really hoping that Cypress staff will have a word with these guys. My understanding is, with all the rescues that we do where people are caught out of bounds, they’re having their passes revoked and they’re asked to not come back to the mountain. We agree with that because it puts a lot of people at risk when they do this stuff.” Despite the awful conditions, the file is still considered an active missing persons case, Palmer said.

“Survivability is just so variable,” Palmer said. “They still believe there is a chance, depending entirely on what their circumstance might have been.” West Vancouver police have been keeping in touch with the men’s families in Vancouver and in Hong Kong. The two were not well prepared for anything more than a short hike. In December 2012, outof-bounds snowboarder Sebastien Boucher was rescued after surviving three days in bone-chilling temperatures in nearby Montizambert Drainage. Anyone who was hiking the Howe Sound Crest Trail on Christmas Day is asked to contact North Shore Rescue to help establish a timeline of where the men might have been.

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here’s an old movie where the truth-seeking detective asks the corrupt and grasping old man what he wants to buy that he can’t already afford. “The future,” the old man replies. Despite what’s been plastered on social media, 2016 was decidedly not the “worst year ever.” But that’s not to say it was good. We witnessed terror attacks, B.C.’s overdose epidemic, and the political triumph of xenophobia in Europe and North America. We lost a Canadian poet who delved into dark matters and an astronomer who helped quantify the universe’s dark matter. But we’re still here. While there’s some debate, the worst year in human history likely took place some 74,000 years ago when the Toba volcano erupted. A veil of dust hung over the sun as

the supervolcano belched ash in every direction. The human population dwindled to a few thousand, pushing our resourceful ancestors to the brink of extinction. But we’re still here, and as long as we continue to evolve, we’ll still be here – even if here ends up being somewhere else. And maybe we should also be cognizant that amid the horrors of 2016 the North Shore was home to displays of honesty and kindness. Despite the stratospheric costs of living, residents who found stacks of money always seemed to go searching for rightful owners. We saw people line up – literally line up – to offer stem cells to an ailing RCMP volunteer. When the chimes sound this Saturday, remember to be hopeful, and remember there’s at least one thing the corrupt and intolerant will never control. The future.

Christmas in an era of reverse exclusion

few days ago, you may recall, some Canadians celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus. Many others didn’t. Christianity isn’t their faith. Sensitive to them, and eyes on demographics and possibly dollar signs, greeting card designers proclaim ‘‘Happy Holidays,’’ or replace Jesus with Santa Claus, that jolly old elf with a sleighful of gifts. TV seasonal fare wraps female-meets-male love stories around a Christmas theme (my private term for this formulaic tosh is goopies). Overwhelmingly, radio stations jingle the bells, don’t limn the faith – oddly, otherwise stonily secular CBC devotes the day to appropriate music, including carols. So it’s a shock, I mean a real 2016 cultural shock, that in a business paper – this

This Just In Trevor Lautens paper’s sister publication, Business in Vancouver – this headline jumped out over an opinion piece published just before Christmas: ‘‘Somewhere on the road to political correctness, we lost Christmas.’’ The author’s parents were immigrants. She recalled how in 1974 she and her sisters were in tears when this

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Mason, something of a West Van character, and once owner of a Bentley three-litre, which requires a certain eccentricity, was an exceptional jazz drummer – in London he had regularly backed famed blind pianist George Shearing. In retirement Mason played with the Docs of Dixieland, “a traditional jazz group composed, as the name suggests, of medical doctors, who somehow lacked a drummer.’’ (You’d think with all that experience with surgical instruments … well, never mind.) The possibly offensive bit: “One of the band’s volunteer gigs was at Lions Gate Hospital’s palliative care facility. And where the Docs ended sets by playing” — a pause here for readers too young to

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he year 2016 is almost a wrap and – safe to say – one for the books. In keeping with the spirit of the season, though, it’s time for a few New Year’s resolutions for B.C.’s political parties to consider in their ongoing quest for self-improvement.

1. Anticipate more, scramble less: A line from Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” sums this one up: “We can never know about the days to come, but we think about them anyway.” B.C. auditor general Carol Bellringer has a slightly less lyrical take: “(Government) needs to see far enough ahead to avoid hazards. And the slower you are to react and adjust, the further ahead you need to look.” The B.C. government

would be well advised to do far more thinking about the days to come than they’ve done in the past. Some of the issues they should have put more thought into include: could rising home prices lead to an affordability crisis, is it possible that an opioid crisis will lead to increased demand for addiction treatment, and is there a chance that a regional foreignbuyers tax will simply move the problem on to another region (hello, Victoria)? 2. Don’t develop policy on the fly: It took all of about 30 minutes for most economists in the province to conclude that the government’s plan to provide $37,500 interest-free loans to first-time home buyers isn’t such a bright idea. Economists in near total agreement, a feat in and of itself. As University of British Columbia economics

professor Tom Davidoff put it: “We’re telling people we want you to stretch to buy a property. That puts the buyer at risk potentially.” And that puts taxpayers at risk. Granted, property developers don’t seem to be complaining. 3. Banish doublespeak: Case in point, the government’s recently announced four-point plan “to address homelessness in Maple Ridge.” Point one? Scrub plans for a permanent supportive housing facility. Points two and three? Implement improvements to the operation of the temporary shelter and then make its closure a priority. Point four? Host a town hall meeting in late January. Try as you might, that’s not a plan to address homelessness. 4. Don’t hold the most in

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Dear Editor: Tonight (Dec. 23) I ran into Lynn Valley Centre to buy some bows to finish off my Christmas packages. Suddenly I hear this angelic chorus of Christmas carols. It’s so lovely I have to stop and listen. They have obviously spent hours perfecting the full harmonious sound. They were so highly skilled I called my husband to come and have a listen too. He

was in the car waiting for me. They are about to sing another song and a security guard goes to them and tells them (nicely) they have to move on because they don’t have a permit. While I understand the guy was just doing his job (and where do you draw the line?) it deeply saddens me that these six young people (high school students) are out having good, clean fun

and not out in the park drinking or stealing cars or knocking over little old ladies for their purses and they are shut down. What is wrong with the world we live in? The kids were moving along as instructed and a storekeeper called them over with tears in her eyes and tells them they have brought the true gift of Christmas (or something like that) to her heart.

Shouldn’t we be encouraging these young people rather than tossing them to the curb? I for one applaud their entrepreneurial spirit. They brought joy and the true spirit of Christmas to my heart. Too bad they couldn’t have stayed longer and brought that joy to a few more. Brenda Myers North Vancouver

Let voters satisfy themselves that numbers are on up-and-up From page 9 need hostage to election cycles: Finance Minister Mike de Jong recently hinted that people with disabilities may see a hike in their assistance rates in the upcoming budget. Why wait? Mr. de Jong may recall this pledge from the B.C. Liberal party’s 2013 election platform: “We believe that British Columbia should be the most progressive jurisdiction for the people and families living with disabilities in Canada. But there is much more that we can, should, and will do.” Words to live by.

time, it doesn’t play well to try to take credit for the court’s decision, as Premier Christy Clark attempted to do with the landmark ruling in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation case. Hubris, perhaps? 6. Sources please: With fake news playing a starring role in this year’s U.S. presidential race, this one goes out to all of B.C.’s political parties: let voters satisfy themselves that your numbers are on the up-and-up by linking to the source material. And avoid the temptation of using percentages when they’re more impressive than real dollars or alternating baseline comparisons in the same announcement, as the Insurance Corp. of B.C. likes to do. 7. Don’t make election

promises you don’t plan to keep: Just ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau how well those cash-for-access events are going down, after campaigning on a promise that “There should be no preferential treatment, or appearance of preferential access, accorded to individuals or organizations because they have made financial contributions to politicians and political parties.” Bet the government would have found those 500 new addiction treatment spaces mighty helpful right now if the follow-through had been there after making the promise in 2013. Just a few resolutions for B.C.’s political class to ponder in the final days of 2016. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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Windsor secondary’s senior choir was shortlisted for their performance of Tragically Hip’s “Ahead by a Century” in CBC’s nationwide Music Class Challenge competition.

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Windsor secondary’s senior chamber choir have earned themselves a place in the national spotlight, finishing in the top 10 in the high school category of CBC’s Music Class Challenge.

The results rolled in at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 9 and choir director Adam Kozak says it was big news for everyone involved. For their first year submitting an entry to the contest, the senior choir was thrilled to have their work recognized out of 73 other music classes from across the country. The group performed an original arrangement of the Tragically Hip’s “Ahead by a Century” at their fall concert in early November, then submitted their raw video to the contest later that month, which received

Honour roll positive feedback online almost instantly says Kozak. “We’d like to think that it’s the music that we produced with the choir for this competition, it’s the music itself that stands alone,” says Kozak, who found that many of the other video submissions were heavily edited. “They played a segment on national radio of the choir with a small bio . . . we’d like to think if you’re going to be playing something on national radio it’s not going to be the video that made the difference, but the music.” Kozak was able to draw from a wealth of experience while arranging the a cappella version of “Ahead by a Century.” For 10 years after graduating from Windsor himself, he sang with the a cappella quartet Me and the Boys which formed out of the North Vancouver high school in the 1990’s.

“That’s kind of where I learned to arrange songs . . . So having sung with them for 10 years after high school, the North Shore News did lots of stories on us in that day, when I had hair,” he says with a laugh, and adds that the progression into teaching music was natural. “It’s kind of neat to come full circle and for people to know what happens at Windsor. How it’s a bit different from most high school programs that do already arranged music by professionals that they’ve just purchased. I’d say 90 per cent of our music is new every concert, just like the two arrangements that I did for this contest.” Kozak also arranged a version of Sarah McLachlan’s “Adia” for the junior chamber choir’s submission. Stepping into a music class at Windsor definitely looks a bit different than most. One obvious difference one might notice at first

glance is there aren’t binders full of paper or loose leaflets of sheet music lying around. Kozak teaches with a new method he’s devised to help students learn their parts with ease and efficiency using screens and software. Kozak graduated with his master’s degree from St. Mark’s College at UBC in May and his thesis focused on bringing computer assisted technology into traditional choir classes. “The difference that it’s made in the year that I’ve implemented it, kids learn 17 songs in the space and time that they used to learn five. They learn music much harder, much more complicated without having to necessarily train them in classical music theory,” he explains. “So if a kid can’t read music, they can’t

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I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a decidedly crap year. In order to cleanse the palate of all that bitterness, then, run out and make the effervescent, infinitely satisfying La La Land one of the last things you do before ringing in 2017.

La La Land is a beautiful, sunshine-y bubble of a romance between would-be actress Mia (Emma Stone) and jazz purist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), and what happens to that fragile dream when reality and success start to seep in around the edges. A contemporary musical is no small risk for Damien Chazelle, writer and director of Whiplash; the director screams his intentions from the rooftops – or in this case, a Los Angeles freeway – in the very first scene, wherein commuters stuck in a traffic

jam end up doing a song-anddance routine (“Another Day Of Sun”) atop their cars. The freeway scene also provides the first inauspicious meeting between Seb and Mia, which ends not with a kiss but with one flipping the other the bird. The two keep bumping into each other: at a dingy jazz club (J.K. Simmons has a cameo as the piano-bar owner who fires Seb on Christmas Eve), at a schmoozy pool party, and at another party where Seb is mortified to be playing in an 1980s cover band. All the while Mia works on a coffee shop on the B-lot and goes on auditions with dozens of women who look exactly like her, and Seb harbours fantasies of owning his own club while avoiding playing music in exactly the same way as everyone else. As seasons change (though the California sun shines on, comically) and their romance blossoms, success also enters the picture: Seb joins is old frenemy Keith (John Legend) on a sold-out jazz-rock tour while Mia is absorbed in her one-woman play. The illusion is shattered

somewhat by the appearance of Legend (also a producer on the film) and as our lovers’ relationship sags – as all passionate romances must – so too does the film, a downer after the exuberance of the first half, but a necessary evil for the purposes of the narrative. True, Stone and Gosling are neither singers nor dancers but both perform gamely and winsomely to the task in a film bathed in sherbetcoloured everything, and filled to the gills with joy, right down to fireworks and audience applause-worthy moments. The film is bookended with the latter: the beginning has the freeway number but the end is a frenzied, whimsical, flash-back-and-forward, technicolour musical montage of what-ifs and what-could-be’s that’ll leave you breathless, a little sad and wanting more. “Why do you say romantic like it’s a dirty word?” asks the ever-idealistic Seb. La La Land is an intoxicating two-hourlong tonic after a very bad year, Chazelle’s one-man crusade to bring giddy romance back to the big screen.

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! Porter Robinson and Madeon, Vogue Theatre, Dec. 6 and 7. ALAYNA GIBBS Contributing writer

The music scene in Vancouver has always been incredibly diverse. In the past few decades it has broadened significantly, making room for all genres, an eclectic blend of culture, rhythm and sound creation.

One of the newer genres on the scene, EDM (electronic dance music), captivates the minds of listeners of all ages as DJs and artists apply electronically-made sounds to produce material with a futuristic flavour. Breaking and bending these barriers are Porter Robinson, from North Carolina (whose first live show was actually here in Vancouver a few years back), and Madeon (a.k.a. Hugo Pierre Leclercq, originating from Nantes, France). The

two electronic music artists performed together along with opening acts DJs Robotaki and San Holo, at the Vogue on Dec. 6 and 7. In an interview Robinson and Madeon, who have been friends since they met online in their pre-teens, cleared up the differences in styles. DJ’s remix and play with pre-recorded sounds, while EDM artists incorporate prerecorded sounds and beats into their pieces, as well as create their own music live, by way of keyboards, electronic percussion and (in Robinson’s case) voice. Upon entering the Vogue Theatre, the diversity of the crowd was immediately clear. From jeans and T-shirts, to light-up jackets and Porter Robinson tattoos, there was every type of music aficionado imaginable present: hippies, ravers and parents all put in an appearance. From all over Metro Vancouver, fans were brought together by the chestthumping bass, danceable

rhythms and memorable melodies. One unique detail was the way the music, the video backdrop and the neon lights were juxtaposed against the Vogue’s art deco architecture. The theatre’s interior, paired with the sound, created an exceedingly beautiful blend of sensory perception. It was as if electronic music was being introduced to the generation of the 1940’s even though the two artists fashioned a very contemporary performance. The energy and execution that Robinson and Madeon brought to the stage only heightened the overjoyed feeling pulsing through the dancing audience. The duo have just completed the North American leg of their synergistic Shelter Tour and intend to start up again in Europe in Feb. 2017. – Alayna Gibbs is a Grade 12 Handsworth secondary student who enjoys music composition, singing, dance, and playing jazz band trumpet.

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North Van designer creates ‘rad’ eco-fashion line MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Kaya Dorey is on a mission to make sustainable fashion cool.

The longtime North Vancouver resident and Handsworth secondary grad had a “big aha moment” when she realized most synthetic fabrics are not biodegradable or recyclable, save for donating the clothes to charity. It’s estimated 85 per cent of discarded textiles end up in Canadian and U.S. landfills, according to recent findings on both sides of the border. The average Canadian trashes 14 kilograms of textile waste per year. Dorey got a taste of environmental sustainability while studying tourism management at CapU. Taking a keen interest in the issue, Dorey followed up that education by taking sustainable business leadership courses at BCIT – and her eyes opened even more. “What really triggered it, I was doing a project on textiles waste at BCIT and I learned all about synthetic fabrics and how unsustainable they are and how a lot of them are quite toxic,” says Dorey. “Just like fast fashion in general and how we’re making a lot of clothing to last not a lot of time and it’s very cheap so people keep buying it. They don’t really value the clothing. And then it goes to the landfill.” After Dorey took inventory of her clothes, she realized 80 per cent of her closet contained synthetic fabrics. Thus began Dorey’s hunt to find sustainable clothing that suited her style. In her experience, Dorey found a lack of green attire in Vancouver. So, she decided to create her own innovative fashion line, hence the name Novel Supply Co. Novel’s mission? To create, design and develop “rad apparel that shifts the stigma of sustainable fashion.” “If you say the word sustainability, a big percentage of people get turned off right away,” says Dorey. Her plan is to get people hooked off the bat with a cool brand and then surprise them when they learn the clothes are sustainable. Think iconic West Coast images – bikes, bears,

gondolas and growlers – printed singly on muscle tanks, adventure T-shirts and cabin crew sweatshirts. Every article of clothing released is exclusive, as Dorey collaborates with local artists every couple of months to create new designs. Hemp and organic cotton are the sustainable and natural materials used, right down to the clothing’s hang tags and labels. “Hemp is by far the most sustainable material,” says Dorey. “It’s very regenerative and doesn’t require as much water as cotton to grow. And there are no pesticides. It’s essentially a weed, funny enough.” Besides being comfortable, Novel Supply’s apparel is made without any harmful chemicals. “We care about what we put in our bodies, why not care about what we put on our bodies,” says Dorey. Full disclosure, Dorey had to use a bit of Lycra for the ribbing on the clothes because it’s the current standard material for the stretch factor. “I hope that one day I can source a fully natural one,” she says. Novel Supply also prides itself on creating non-gender sizing. It feeds directly into the conversation about body image, something Dorey has been immersed in working in the retail industry for a decade. “The constant talking about your own body in a negative way, I just hear that every day in the fitting rooms,” she says. At the end of the day, Dorey wants everyone to feel comfortable in Novel Supply’s shirts, which are geared towards the quintessential North Shore resident.“That urban adventurer on the North Shore or anyone who likes to play outdoors … the weekend warrior,” says Dorey. In her downtime, Dorey walks the talk – skiing in Whistler, hiking the North Shore Mountains, and biking the seawall. Dorey just wrapped a successful Kickstarter campaign, in which she raised $10,000 to produce the first run of Novel Supply’s latest collection. While the majority of the company’s backers were friends from Dorey’s network, 20 per cent of the donations came from countries from outside Canada, including France and Australia. Novel Supply’s sustainable tanks and tees are currently available for pre-order online. Dorey is also looking at getting the clothes into some local shops aligned with her values. More information is at novelsupply.com.

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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. RON ANDREWS COMMUNITY SPACE 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Animal Crackers: Clay artist Sue Rankin shows her new pottery and 3-D compositions and visual artist Leonid Rozenberg presents his humorous, satirical, comic style paintings and drawings until Jan. 8. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca The Art Studios — Renewal: An exhibition featuring works by Rosemary Briggs, Colin C.L., Julian Kim, Colleen McNeil and Jaz Pawa. The Art Studios is a mental health and addictions unit that uses the creation of art as therapy. Opening reception: Thursday, Jan. 5, 6-8 p.m.

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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Classics: Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet performs a light program of music Friday, Jan. 13 at 11:45 a.m. Free.

Cap Jazz: The Bad Plus performs an intersection of jazz, indie rock and contemporary classical music Friday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. $32/$29. CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre CD Release Party: The High Bar Gang performs acoustic bluegrass music in celebration of their album Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $28. DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Intimate Evenings: Fundraising concerts for First Impressions Theatre with Jim Byrnes and Mainstreet Muze featuring Babe Gurr Jan. 19 and 20, 8 p.m. Admission: $35. Tickets: 604-929-9456 firstimpressionstheatre.com GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@ smithfoundation.ca Classics at the Smith — A Violin Alone: A gallery tour followed by a performance by Marc Destrube Tuesday, Jan. 17 . Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and performance is at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10/$8. Tickets available at the door. Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a concert with the Jennifer Scott Trio Tuesday, Jan. 24. Doors open at 7 p.m. and performance is at 8 p.m. Admission: $10/$8. Tickets available at the door. Classics at the Smith — J. S. Bach Suites for Cello: A gallery tour followed by a performance by Lee Duckles Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. Admission: $10/$8.

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BROOKLYN RAPPER Talib Kweli performs at Venue on Wednesday, Jan. 25 with K’Valentine opening. Last month Kweli released Awful People Are Great at Parties featuring artists from his own Javotti Media label. The 12-track collection includes production from the likes of Kaytranada, Hi Tek and the late, great J Dilla. Tickets, $35 advance, are available at Red Cat, Zulu, Neptoon and Beatstreet. PHOTO SUPPLIED Tickets available at the door. WEST VANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver. Collaboration Concert: The Vancouver Chamber Music Society performs Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Admission: $25/$20. Tickets: vancouverchambermusic.com/

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THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ Cap Theatre — Arts Club on Tour: A production of The (Post) Mistress, about a smalltown cabaret of sealed secrets Saturday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $43/$39/$20. CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre Captain Hook’s Revenge: A Peter Pan panto Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16/$10. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com KMC Play Readings: A series of readings Jan. 9-12 and 17 at 7 p.m. with an additional show Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. Schedule: Jan. 9, Ocean Blue View; Jan. 10, Two Part Intervention; Jan. 11, The Shoplifters; Jan. 12 (5 p.m.), Seabird is in a Happy Place; Jan. 12, Poor; and Jan. 17, A Fortunate Son. Tickets: Pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $10. Arts Club on Tour: A production of The (Post) Mistress, about a small-town cabaret of sealed secrets Jan. 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $50/$43/$15. Arts Club on Tour: A production of Bittergirl: The Musical, a comedy about getting over getting dumped Feb. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets:

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HUSKIES VS. ’BAMA David vs. Goliath or just more NCAA hype? Washington Huskies are in Atlanta for a Peach Bowl matchup against No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Dec. 31. This could be a bloodbath but you still have to play the game: nyti. ms/2iamuzh. PACKERS VS. LIONS If they tie at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday in Week 17 of the NFL season both NFC North rivals could make the playoffs. But, come on, this isn’t soccer, someone is going to step up and take it on Jan. 1. Probably the Packers, unfortunately: bit.ly/2iupyno and bit.ly/2iIP47N. BETTER MAN Taylor Swift song currently moving up the country music charts with a bullet. Revenge is best served if someone else sings it. In this case, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild does the dirty work: bit.ly/2ejMZ2K. LOSCIL New album, Monument Builders, from Vancouver electronic/ambient musician Loscil (a.k.a. Scott Morgan, drummer with Dan Bejar’s Destroyer) released on Kranky: bit.ly/2ihVZIr. NEW ORLEANS FUNK VOL. 4 Soul Jazz Records digs deep into rarities on New Orleans Funk Vol. 4: Voodoo Fire In New Orleans 1951-77. Allen Toussaint and The Meters kick things off backing up Eldridge Holmes on “Pop, Popcorn Children” and then it just keeps going: bit. ly/2iFZPLW. BORED IN CHICAGO New York Times’ John Elligon tracks Chicago’s deadly year in “Bored, Broke and Armed: Clues to Chicago’s Gang Violence”: nyti.ms/2iiLnFy. STAR WARS AUDITION Carrie Fisher, auditioning for the role of Princess Leia, reads lines with Harrison Ford (Hans Solo): bit.ly/2hld7s4. NOURA MINT SEYMALI Mauritanian griot Noura Mint Seymali live on Seattle’s KEXP in March, 2016, a week after she performed in North Vancouver at Capilano University: bit.ly/2fwWHzT. Her new album, Arbina, came out in September on Glitterbeat. TALIB KWELI Talib Kweli expounds on Kendrick Lamar, hip-hop history, East Coast, West Coast and passing the torch: bit.ly/2ify75U. The Brooklyn rapper returns to Vancouver for a gig at Venue on Jan. 25 with K’Valentine (who has a track, “Delusional,” on Awful People are Great at Parties, produced by Kaytranada): bit. ly/2iJ7zNw. — John Goodman

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ARTSCALENDAR From page 20 $50/$43/$29/$15. PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Salmon Girl An exploration of the world of water and salmon through theatre, dance, music and puppetry Jan. 27-Feb. 5, Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets: $15-$25. ST.MARTIN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. Beauty and the Beast: A traditional pantomime show Jan. 12-14, 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Jan. 14, 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. Admission: $21/$17/$14. Tickets: 604-7670665 or smpdramatics.com.

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FINCH AND BARLEY 250 East First St., North Vancouver. Dino DiNicolo performs a solo show Thursday, Jan. 19 from 8:45 p.m. to midnight. HUGO’S RESTAURANT

5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Open Mic Night every Thursday 7-9:30 p.m. RED LION BAR&GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Celebrate New Year’s Eve with R&B singer Dutch Robinson and guest musicians Rob Nuemann, Chad Mathews, Zack Brannon, Amber Mae and Randy Doherty Saturday, Dec. 31. Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty performs every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. ST.JAMES HALL 3214 West 10th Ave., Vancouver. Cap Global Roots — Banda Magda: Singer, accordionist and composer Magda Giannikous performs with her band Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. Admission: $30/$27. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604985-5646 or musicmedley@ gmail.com.

Choir provides students with authentic experience From page 13 sing Handel’s Messiah, the Hallelujah chorus. What I’ve developed is ways that they can. Instead of making it impossible to teach, they can learn most of their parts in about 35 to 40 minutes.” His screens vary in size from about seven inches to a big 120-inch screen that he says the kids love standing in front of to rehearse. The software shows notes, rests and words as well as accompanying sound, like a detailed karaoke screen. “They kind of see and hear, they don’t look down at their piece of paper when they’re singing they look up at the screen, which improves their posture immediately, but they also hear, more or less, if they’re fitting in with the part that’s playing,” he says, adding that it allows him to spend more time polishing up the piece in rehearsals rather than spending that time teaching them their individual parts. “Ahead by a Century” was chosen for its current significance in Canadian musical culture as the Tragically Hip have just completed their final tour. Kozak has found that the students, and the community they present their songs to, get the most out of tying their work to

relevant events in the world. During his first year teaching at Windsor in 2009, Kozak arranged “Man in the Mirror” and “Earth Song” in honour of Michael Jackson’s passing. “It tends to mean a lot more to everybody in the process. The parents, the students, the community and myself,” he says. The passion Kozak sees come alive in his students reaffirms that he’s on the right track with his musical career and, with spontaneous inspiration, he calls the class “an unintentional leadership training program.” “I can see it in their eyes, when they hear that song coming together and you can see this light and they’re so excited about what’s being created live. It’s not two white earbuds in your ears from your iPhone, it’s real, it’s authentic and it excites them in a way that keeps them wanting to continue with choir. “Seeing them become on fire for music, and on fire for choir is what I like to say, they’re able to take the confidence that they’ve developed in music classes in general and apply that to other things. I watch my students coming in like a mouse and coming out like a lion at the end of their Grade 12 year.”

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West Vancouver’s original Thai Restaurant. Serving authentic Thai cuisine. Open Monday-Friday for lunch. 7 days a week for dinner. Som Tum Thai Restaurant www.somtum.ca Healthy authentic Thai cuisine prepared by Thai chef. Open Mon-Sat for lunch and Mon-Sun for dinner. Free delivery over $30 within 5 km!

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3751 Delbrook Ave, N. Van. | 604-986-3388 The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India www.handicuisineofindia.ca

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A Dodge Challenger sits on a gravel road near the longitudinal centre of Canada in August. Today’s Drive columnist Brendan McAleer picked this moment as one of his high points from the road in 2016. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

In reverse: Looking back on 2016 In August of this year, as the Tragically Hip made their final tour eastward across Canada, I found myself behind the wheel of a large automobile in the very heart of the country.

Grinding Gears Brendan McAleer

How did I get here? Well, there’s a sign on the TransCanada I’d heard about, one to mark the exact longitudinal middle of the country. I parked the big blue

Dodge on the shoulder, took a picture and then stopped to watch the traffic moving east and west. There were new trucks and old cars, loaded-up minivans and college kids piled into old Civics and Corollas. Everybody was on their way to or from something, each one wrapped up in their own world. As for me, I was headed to the 100th meridian. The

Challenger, a meat-headed brute with a stick shift and a 6.4-litre Hemi V8, was the most appropriate steed I could find. Built in Ontario, it was made to hoover up the straight-line tarmac of the prairies, hammering along towards the horizon, king of the wheat. I found some little offshoot of a road, marked the crossing of the 100th via GPS, then played a little “Courage”

as a tribute to Gord Downie. When the music faded, there was a silent emptiness, the kind of thing that makes you feel like a small traveller in a big land. Standing there, alone in the vastness of this country’s empty places, was the high point of the year. I’ve driven down many a road in 2016, and as a pretty crazy year draws to a close, it’s worth having a look back.

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Porsche 914 pickup truck, Wilt Chamberlain’s Ghia 450 SS, and a three-wheeled Davis Divan. He also has a car that’s almost entirely without merit: a Leatta Cabalero. Now, before those of you with a grasp of Spanish try to point out a typo, that’s really the name, not the correct “caballero.” They couldn’t even get the spelling right. Coach-built in Post Falls, Idaho, the Cabalero is a complete potato. It’s based on the Chevette (not great) and then adds some 150 kilograms of Bondo and fibreglass to make something that looks like a 1970s Lincoln Continental

that got left in the dryer too long. The Cabalero’s steering was vague. Its acceleration was meagre. However, most alarming were the brakes, which slowed the car with all the vigor of a mild headwind. Worst car I drove all year, and possibly of all time. BEST IMPORT Japanese cars have come a long way from the cheap and disposable machines of the past. These days Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all have their own luxury brands, and will sell you everything from a twin-turbo supercar killer to a hybrid limousine that rivals the Germans. I managed to get a seat in all sorts of ordinary and extraordinary Japanese steel

this year, including some right-hand-drive notables like a V12-powered Toyota Century, and a modified R34chassis Nissan Skyline GT-R. However, there was an easy winner. Thanks to Christian Chia, head of the Open Road group, I managed to line up a unique back-to-back drive of a 1967 Toyota 2000GT coupe and a V10-powered Lexus LFA. Both these cars are extremely rare and valuable, with the 2000GT considered Japan’s first supercar and the LFA a future collectible. The 2000GT was delicately beautiful; the LFA was completely insane. How lucky to have both in your garage.

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Mustang tops for muscle From page 27 DOMESTIC BLISS The past year had me rounding out the current trio of domestic muscle, with drives in the Mustang Shelby GT350, the Dodge Hellcat and, most recently, the Camaro ZL1. The latter is sort of a combination of the two former, with a 650-horsepower, supercharged engine for straight-line dominance and handling good enough to beat the Mustang around the Nurburgring. As good as the Camaro is, my heart really belongs to the Shelby Mustang. It’s not quite as quick as the ‘Vette-engined Chevy 2+2, but it comes with a usable back seat and a much better trunk space. I loaded the Shelby up with a bunch of camera gear and a friend and headed up north, staying overnight just southeast of Lillooet, then continuing on up beyond Williams Lake. There, hidden on the high plains of the Chilcotin region,

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ultimately defined by their debuts:

Strict emissions standards in the state of California and an elevated West Coast eco-consciousness typically turn each fall’s Los Angeles Auto Show into the premier showcase for electrified vehicles.

THE SPEEDY After three years of development and delays, the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio was unveiled as the first-ever tall wagon in the 106-year history of this Italian company. Set to hit showrooms in the summer, this allwheel-drive wagon will be available in two strengths: a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder; and a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 that makes 505 horsepower and propels this striking ride to 100 km/h from rest in about four seconds.

But during this time of cleaner-burning engines, low fuel prices and budget-wary buyers, pricier electrics gave way this year on the L.A. stages to a robust lineup of more affordable and popular small trucks and utility vehicles. The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts light-truck and utility-vehicle sales will make up 60 per cent of the new-car market in 2017, up from 50 per cent in 2013. Even Volkswagen strayed from any major EV show-and-tell debuts as the company attempts to recover from the dieselemissions-cheating scandal. Instead, it jumped into the fierce tall-wagon battle with the all-new gasoline-powered Atlas. Technology and mobility also carried a heavy presence at the L.A. show, so much so that some industry analysts suggested the event should be renamed the Los Angeles Technology Show. In an ongoing push to transform vehicles into smartphones on wheels, companies such as Intel, Garmin, Cisco and others were on hand, all intent on making Internet-connected vehicles even more connected. And as autonomous driving rapidly moves from concept to reality, technology companies were also there promising to protect these critically connected cars from hackers. But for all the technology and outlying industry themes, auto shows are

THE SPORTY A familiar brand with a fresher look, the launch of the 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO is the company’s latest effort to revive slipping sales numbers for one of its staple vehicles. Most of the engineering attention for this next-gen Sentra was put toward better handling, evidenced by new design cues that Nissan promises will reduce lift by 30 per cent compared to the previous model. THE PRACTICAL Two years after introducing the C-HR as a concept, Toyota raised the curtain on its Coupe High Rider with some radical styling cues – slim headlights, protruding taillights and a low, sloping roofline – that mark a departure from many of this builder’s traditional looks. Pricing for this safetyaware and tech-loaded ride has not been released, but it will likely start lower than the 2017 RAV4 utility vehicle. THE MEAN GREEN The battery-powered Jaguar I-Pace concept is not quite ready for production, but it’s on pace to debut in the second half of 2018, likely as a 2019 model. Jag vows a 350-kilometre range and zeroto-100 km/h in a sports-car-like

engine. The cushy, four-seat cabin includes finely crafted leather and trim accents, all enhanced by the trademark Maybach embroidering and lettering.

The 2018 Stelvio represents Alfa Romeo’s first foray into the tall wagon market and will arrive in showrooms this summer. PHOTO SUPPLIED four seconds. As with most EVs, the bulk of the vehicle weight comes from the batteries, which are integrated into the floor. Each of the I-Pace’s two electric motors makes 197 horsepower and measures 10 by 20 inches.

THE REGAL While Mercedes-Benz killed its Maybach luxury brand, there was still room for a model more luxurious than the S-Class sedan and SL-Class two-door. Mercedes is therefore bringing back the

Maybach name in the form of the posh Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet convertible. It will be limited to 300 models worldwide with 75 of those headed for North America. This beauty is moved by a turbocharged 6.0-litre, V12

THE TRADITIONAL The 2017 Jeep Compass is meant to cover a lot of ground – literally and figuratively – as this fuel-efficient, fully overhauled compact utility replaces both the previousgeneration Compass and the Patriot. Jeep expects the new Compass to reach 30 mpg, in part because of an engine start-stop system tied to the 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine. Todd Burlage is a feature writer with Wheelbase Media. He can be reached via theoctanelounge.com. Wheelbase supplies automotive news and features to newspapers across North America.

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Rudi Koniczek’s Vancouver Island shop has been restoring Mercedes-Benz 300SLs for decades. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER

Restoration expert’s garage worth a visit

From page 28

there’s a wild horse sanctuary. Like the high-powered Mustang, the wild horse has been crowded out by the demands of urban living. Here, though, both can run free and fast, galloping under empty skies. It’s a pretty good place to find yourself.

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR In a year when I rode around in a dune buggy with Nardwuar the Human Serviette, hopped in a Lamborghini for coffee with 1970s racing legend Walter Wolf, and sat in the Canadianmade Royal Buick that carried King George, Queen Elizabeth, Charles and Diana, it’d be hard to pick just one standout person. Well it would be, if it wasn’t for Rudi. Rudi Koniczek has been bringing Mercedes-Benz 300SLs back to life just outside of Victoria for decades. He just marked 50 years of working with Mercedes and his team is in demand all over the world. If you ever get the chance, pop in to see his collection – it’s jaw-dropping. However, even better than the cars is the man himself: twinkling-eyed, jolly, horribly profane, sometimes dreamy, an adventurer. I popped in to visit him

as an excuse to have a look at his Tintin collection. Like his intrepid Boy Scout hero, Rudi places integrity above all else. However, just like Hergé’s cartoons, he’s not above a bit of slapstick humour. It’s a privilege to know him.

DRIVE OF THE YEAR Even with all this highpowered machinery, exotic historic oddballs and lapping days at the track, picking out the best drive of the year isn’t hard. Funnily enough, it happened in Idaho, not far from where the homely little Leatta was assembled. In the middle of a four-week family road trip, we found ourselves winding up through the mountains and crossing the border from the U.S. into the Kootenays. It was a perfect day, bright and sunny, with fresh green leaves and the road unfurling before us. We’d spent the night in a homesteader’s tent, stoking up the fire before breakfast. Ahead of us was an overnight stay in Nelson, with the promise of a good meal and soft beds. We’d come far, and there were miles yet to go before we slept: the badlands of Alberta, the Icefields Parkway. But that’s all a year is, isn’t it? It’s the hurry-through, the constant motion. You stop for a moment to mark the milestone, get out to stretch your legs and watch the traffic pass. 2016 – The distance under your wheels. 2017 – What lies ahead?

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The praise may have been faint, but it was praise enough for a fivestorey development due to be built on the vacant lot on 177 West Third St. in 2017.

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the skatefuL fete Kathleen Dihn, 10, and Sara Anaou, 9, step away from the bar and carve up the 8,000-square-foot frozen pond atop Grouse Mountain. The high-altitude holiday festivities, which include reindeer, a gingerbread village and elves, are slated to wrap up Jan. 2. Family-friendly activities that include live music from 5 p.m. onwards and fireworks at 9 p.m. are planned for New Year’s Eve. photo LISa kINg

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council approved the 57-unit west third street project, which will likely cater to downsizing seniors. graphic supplied of amenity spaces that are for the community and not banks.” Likely commercial tenants include a coffee shop, yoga studio, and a small restaurant, according to the developer. However, despite Coun. Rod Clark’s inquiries, the project will not include a commercial daycare. Clark said he’s planning to present a motion in 2017 that will encourage developers to provide daycare in familyoriented buildings. “We’re always ballyhooing about having three-bedroom units so that small families can be accommodated. Well, let’s have daycare in that building, and then they’ll be doubly happy.” While council was unanimous in supporting the apartment project, there was one dissenting vote in their approval of the East Third Street real estate office. Citing “traffic challenges,”

Coun. Pam Bookham declined to support putting the office on the city-owned lot on Queensbury Avenue.