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Alleged threat with fake gun results in arrest BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
A 53-year-old West Vancouver man could face charges after a road rage incident escalated to an alleged threat with a gun.
Police say a tow truck driver was in the process of towing a vehicle on Esquimalt Avenue just west of Taylor Way around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when a suspect drove past him “at a speed that was higher than what was comfortable for the tow employee.” This led to the tow truck driver making a “gesture” and having some words with the driver, setting the confrontation in motion. “The passing guy took offence to it, walked out and allegedly, while he’s in a verbal dispute with the tow truck driver ... pulls his jacket back to reveal what looks like
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TUBE TIME Friends Adam Ikari, Rob Shackleford, Kent Fawcett and Christopher Rootes go for a wild ride in Cypress Mountain’s tubing park. The white stuff was falling again on Thursday with more snow in the forecast for Sunday. The cold snap has brought throngs of visitors to all three North Shore mountain resorts, with Grouse Mountain announcing this week that December was the resort’s best month on record. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
Drug overdose deaths double in 2016 JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A total of 27 people in the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi health region died of overdoses from illicit drugs in 2016, most of those likely linked to fentanyl. That’s almost double the number of deaths in the health region in both of the two previous years, which stood at 15 for both 2014 and 2015. Of the deaths in 2016, 15 were in North and West Vancouver. “Basically we’ve seen a doubling of overdoses on the North Shore,” said Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, medical health officer for the
Fentanyl likely linked to most of 15 deaths in North and West Van region. “What’s happening on the North Shore is consistent with what’s happening across the province.” Lysyshyn made the comments after the B.C. Coroner’s Service released year-end statistics on overdose deaths for 2016 on Wednesday showing the total for the year soared to 914 provincewide by the end of December, almost an 80 per cent increase over deaths in 2015. Officials couldn’t confirm how many of those deaths were
linked to fentanyl, as toxicology reports for the last two months won’t be completed until March, but the majority are expected to involve the drug. The number of overdose deaths spiked in November and December, said Lysyshyn. “In most of 2016, we were in a bad situation with fentanyl,” he said. “We saw things get demonstrably worse in November and December.” Health authorities suspect that’s because the powerful drug carfentanyl – chemically similar to fentanyl but stronger and more toxic – had made its way into the illicit drug supply.
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Council leery over capital costs for DNVowned land BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
There’s consensus on District of North Vancouver council about what should eventually occupy the Delbrook Lands – and plenty of political angst over who should pay for it.
Council members met for an informal workshop Tuesday to give their general blessing for staff to begin drawing up plans for the 1.7-hectare site on Queens Road, including non-market housing, more green space and park amenities and a facility for child care and seniors. District staff will also start refining cost estimates to build and maintain the items on the community’s wish list, as well as start contacting non-profits and senior levels of government that might be willing to cover capital costs if the district provides the land. Some very preliminary estimates from district staff include $1.5 to $3 million for parks and green space plus another $50,000 to $60,000 a year in maintenance. A new building for community services like child care and seniors care would be another $3.5 million and a 40-unit nonmarket housing project would
District of North Vancouver community planner Suzy Lunn and manager of planning Dan Milburn address council on Tuesday evening. The district is debating the future of the Delbrook Lands on Queens Road. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN run about $16 million, according to staff’s estimates. Coun. Jim Hanson said it was likely one of the most important decisions council will make in this term and that staff’s recommendations were in keeping with the community’s wishes. Particularly, Hanson said he was pleased to see concepts with so much open green space, which will be all the more important for residents as the district densifies. “It’s a balancing of open
space and from my view, the more we balance in that direction, the better. For the most part, that’s where my heart is at. Once these open spaces are built upon, they’re going to be there a long time,” he said. Coun. Mathew Bond praised the process that had produced the ideas for the land, but he suggested that if council plans to offer up district land for affordable housing, they ought to aim for more than 40 units on the entire site. The district’s
affordable housing policy aims to create 60 to 100 units of non-market housing each year for the next 10 years, he noted. “I don’t know of another site in the entirety of the district where we have this big of an opportunity to actually start providing some of those needs for our community. Seeing a number like 40, from my perspective, seems like we’re kind of short-changing ourselves on a huge opportunity,” he said. Coun. Lisa Muri was
adamant that, regardless of future use, none of the land should be sold. “I would like to lease all of that land. I’m not interested in selling District of North Vancouver land. I think it’s the best investment going and I think we should retain it,” she said. As for the amount of affordable housing on the site, Muri said she expects the surrounding neighbourhood would like to see less rather than more. But another contingent on
council was worried about sinking more capital into a site when a new $54-million rec centre is opening up just a few blocks away, $28 million of which came from debt that residents around the district are now paying interest on. “We better look at that. We can’t just ignore that fact,” said Coun. Robin Hicks, who added that any future development on the Delbrook Lands should be cost-neutral. Hicks also suggested there be at least some market housing on the site as well. “I think that market housing would produce ... a certain amount that would contribute to the rest of the community’s development on the site. I think it would be healthier to have a blend of all types of income on that site – seniors, children and low-income,” he said. Coun. Roger Bassam said it would be “financially irresponsible” to start building amenities for an area that is already well-served simply because the neighbours are opposed to residential development there. “I’m concerned with where we’re going with this and the amount of money we’re now starting to draw into this particular location. I don’t think we’ve had the conversation with our community around the financial impacts of this,” he said. District staff are expected to report back later this fall with firmed up concept design options, fleshed out costs and sources of potential revenue to pay for the plan.
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“It’s about 100 times more potent than fentanyl which is 100 times more potent than heroin,” he said. Most of those who died of drug overdoses were between 19 and 49. Compared to other areas of the province, the number of overdose deaths on the North Shore remains low, said Lysyshyn. “We have a lot of resilience on the North Shore.” Generally people are not using opioid drugs here to the same extent they are in other places like Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria – where overdose death rates are much higher, he said. Lysyshyn said most people
who overdose on fentanyl have been taking heroin or other opioids. The drug has also been found linked to cocaine and methamphetamine, but that is less common, he said. So far, the coroner’s office has not identified any cases where fentanyl was linked to marijuana, said Lysyshyn. “Obviously that would put a whole population at risk. That population would be very vulnerable,” he said. Lysyshyn said within the Coast Garibaldi health region, the community of Powell River remains a focus of concern for health officials. Six people died of drug overdoses in the small town in 2016 – two of those in
treatment centres. While doctors initially worried about Whistler, fentanyl has not shown up there in a significant way, said Lysyshyn. There were fewer than five drug overdose deaths throughout the whole Sea-to-Sky corridor in 2016, he said. “People are using different drugs there,” said Lysyshyn. “People don’t go up to Whistler to use heroin.” In response to the fentanyl crisis, police officers and firefighters are now equipped with naloxone kits. Naloxone is an antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Hospital emergency rooms and community heath centres now have the kits and
refills for handout to users of illicit drugs as well as family and friends of people at high risk of an overdose. In response to the latest numbers, the province said this week it is putting more than $16 million into addiction treatment services, including both residential rehab beds and outpatient programs. That is expected to provide about 240 people with treatment in 60 new residential beds – including 20 for youth and 40 for adults. Another 200 people will get access to 50 intensive outpatient treatment spots, according to the province. Those beds and program spaces are expected to start opening in the spring.
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a firearm in his waistband,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police Department spokesman. He then fled, Palmer said. The driver called police and passed along partial licence plate information. Officers located the suspect at a home on the 200 block of Keith Road and apprehended him without incident. While at the home, police seized the hyper-realistic looking air gun, as well as another air rifle made to look like an assault rifle. Police are requesting the
Crown lay charges of assault, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The suspect was released on promise to appear in court in April. Police strongly recommend against keeping replica guns around, Palmer said. “It’s fairly rare for us, thankfully, that replica or such firearms are involved in a threats case but once could be way too much if somebody with a real or replica looking weapon ends up in a direct confrontation with police,” he said. “Officers have to treat it like it’s a real weapon.”
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More teachers in schools as early as February JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Just under 50 new teachers are expected to be hired soon in North and West Vancouver following an announcement earlier this month about an interim funding deal between the province and the teachers’ union.
A $50-million interim deal to hire more teachers provincewide was announced earlier this month. The money to hire teachers in school districts between now and June is the first step following a Supreme Court of Canada legal victory for the teachers in November. In the North Vancouver school district, the money will add up to about $1.3 million, which will go towards hiring about 30 teachers, said Deneka Michaud, spokeswoman for the school district. West Vancouver’s school district, with about half the
student population as North Vancouver, will get just under $600,000, which will go to hire approximately 16 teachers. In both cases, the actual number of teachers hired will depend on whether they are full time or part time and where those teachers are on the salary grid. District staff and union officials are still talking this week about where needs are greatest and where teachers can be added to staff without disrupting classes that are already established. Assigning extra teachers to work side-by-side with classroom teachers or using those new teachers to pull students out for work in small groups are options being considered, said Dave Eberwein, deputy superintendent of schools in West Vancouver. Specialist teachers in areas like counselling, English language learning and teacher librarians are also being considered, he said. The school district has already posted some new jobs and is hoping to start hiring for the beginning of February, he said. Martin Stuible, president
of the North Vancouver Teachers’ Association, said a similar process is underway in North Vancouver. “We’re looking at classes that are oversized and have more than three special needs students,” he said. Stuible said teachers are also looking at upcoming timetables for Sutherland secondary – the only school operating on a semester system – to see if more classes are warranted. Both school districts will face competition from around the province in hiring specialist teachers on short notice. “It will be a challenge,” said Stuible. “Surrey’s just hired several hundred (teachers). The longer you wait the more difficult it will be.” “All 60 school districts are looking for teachers with similar qualifications,” said Eberwein. West Vancouver faces the additional challenge that 60 per cent of its teaching staff doesn’t live on the North Shore. But “West Vancouver is really seen as a desirable place to work,” said Eberwein. “We have a reputation for innovative programming around the province.”
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If he’s found to be in the wrong, the maximum penalty is a small fine and a bureaucratic slap on the wrist. But Trudeau will have to wear this politically. Whether it’s due to arrogance or air-headedness, Trudeau’s scandals and gaffes seem to stem from a lack of foresight. Allowing his chief political adviser to bill the treasury for $200,000 in moving expenses is another such example. As the caretaker for the Liberal party’s brand, which was tarnished by graft when they last held office, we’d expect the PM to be hyper-vigilant about this sort of thing. He also came to office on the promise of more transparency, which our previous PM had a famous aversion to. For Trudeau’s sake and for the sake of all Canadians, we expect better in the future. Too much time in the sun, and you can get burned.
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got a notice in the mail the other day from a government bureaucrat who says the value of my apartment has gone up 43 per cent in a year. This is a family newspaper, so I won’t use the notorious Internet acronym that came to mind at the time. Instead, how about WTH – What the heck? This “assessment” makes sense if you calculate the value per square foot based on sales in the area on July 1, but it’s wrong in so many other ways. For example, the BC Assessment Office is enshrining the temporary impact of a real estate bubble for taxation purposes, and then the government subsequently raises the level at which homeowners qualify for the “homeowner grant,” which is in fact a tax break. So the point is? Did you know the Mad
The North Side Paul Sullivan Hatter had taken over the assessment office? Of course I’m not the only one whose wealth has nearly doubled on paper in a year. As Jane Seyd reported here last week, average increases in residential assessments are 36 per cent in the District of North Vancouver, so I’m surrounded by neighbours who are experiencing the same
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Mind boggle aside, this has real consequence for real people. Despite the hike in the qualifying assessment threshold to $1.6 million, more than 1,000 people will lose part or all of the homeowner grant. It doesn’t matter if they were naughty or nice in 2016; no grant for you. This grant thing costs the government $820 million in lost tax revenue. That’s all taxpayers, including renters, who shouldn’t be expected to take up the slack while some fat cat columnist continues to qualify for a property tax discount even though the value of his real estate has increased by 43 per cent. And because I’ve managed to survive for 55 years (OK, and a bit) I can defer my property taxes until I sell my ridiculously valued apartment. And if I never sell it, you guys will have to cover the
municipal budget without me. I imagine a lot of people feel like innocent bystanders while their real estate turns them into millionaires while they do nothing. But the worst consequence of this Monopoly game is that it’s no game. Too many people are on the outside looking in through no fault of their own. I can’t imagine what it’s like for families looking for a home to raise their kids in this market. This is not sustainable. Not just because the real estate market could easily collapse at midnight turning overnight millionaires back into mice, but because on the larger stage, we’re turning into a nation of mice. As Justin Trudeau goes looking for the middle class in the coffee shops of the nation, what’s left of the middle class is processing the news that the two richest Canadians
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have as much money as onethird of Canadians combined, 11 million people. And if that’s not enough to blow your mind, Oxfam says the world’s eight richest people have as much wealth as the poorest 50 per cent. Again: Eight people have as much money as 3.6 billion. Sometimes it’s hard to remember, but our democracy is built on equal rights for all. But the economy is out of control: bypassing the Charter and creating a few winners and a mob of losers. Assess that, why don’t you.
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Should B.C. raise the smoking age to 21? The province is considering raising the legal age of smoking from 19 to 21, B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake announced this week. Lake took to Twitter to ask if B.C. should follow the U.S.’s lead in raising the legal smoking age. He also cited an American study that saw smoking rates among high school students decrease 47 per cent after the legal smoking age increased. North Shore teens are more likely to smoke than their provincial peers, according to a 2015 study. Should the province step in or butt out? Weigh in at nsnews.com. — Maria Spitale-Leisk
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Delivering on a transportation promise Anne Ladd North Vancouver
“Yes, they should ban it altogether because I can’t stand the stinking smell of it and it’s bad for your health.”
Jas Litt Vancouver
“Go for it! Because I have two boys so if they can try and make it more difficult for people to start, then that’s a good outcome for me.”
During the 2015 election campaign – in a column in this newspaper - I raised concern that the 55 year old Lynn Creek Bridge and its approaches form a bottleneck on Highway #1 that was not adequately addressed in the overpass redesign announced in 2014 by the previous federal government and the Province. There was no provision for a widened bridge deck with separate lanes for east/ west North Shore traffic that would avoid tie-ups with north-south bridge traffic. The overpass redesign also included no provision for motorists coming down Mountain Highway to get onto #1 southbound without being forced all the way to Keith Road.
Glenn Dempster Gibsons
“I agree. Some people start smoking at a young age for the wrong reasons because of peer pressure.”
John Ladd North Vancouver
“Yes I do. Well, it costs us all money (for health care) in the end.”
Doug Garritsen North Vancouver
“I would agree. Kids get hooked on it young and can’t get off of it and don’t know any better at the time.”
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Sports coverage spot on Dear Editor: Over past years, I’ve noticed the excellent photography by your staff photographers in the sports section of the North Shore News. While realizing some are stock photos obtained, most of the action photos regarding a single athlete or a team are superb. Most are of the athlete in the middle of scoring a goal, reaching for a basketball or some other sports scene. They are action packed in a still photo, which is a split second opportunity for a skilled photographer.
I would like to also commend the editor of this section of your paper where I find there is an equal distribution of news about both male and female athletes. In other newspapers, it seems the pages of sports news are about male sports and rarely is there news of any endeavours by females in individual sports or the many female sports teams. It is important for younger children to have role models for a sport they may be interested in pursuing. The North Shore News creates that even
When snow falls next . . .
Dear Editor: I was deeply dismayed to read the comments by the two young men in the Inquiring Reporter on Jan. 6 (in response to the question Should There Be Fines For Not Clearing Snow?). Such cavalier disregard for the simple responsibilities of citizenship and community was disheartening. It has been very sobering indeed to note the number of homes I have passed where the walk has been shovelled from the householder’s front door to the public sidewalk, and thereafter neglected.
Do you really think your taxes should go to sidewalk shovelling? You’d likely be the first to screech about the tax rates thereafter. All too often we in Greater Vancouver seem to think that if we just wait, the rain will return and clear away all the snow for us. I think it’s time we all stepped up and pitched in to make our walkways safe for all our neighbours, and to lend a hand to those whose who are perhaps less able to manage. Get out and get to know your neighbours! Kathleen Compton North Vancouver
playing field for both boys and girls to know of sports available in their community and schools. No doubt the North Shore News will continue to provide such excellence in their articles and photographs of sport for future issues. Wendy Alden North Vancouver Editor’s note: Sports editor Andy Prest welcomes requests for coverage of your community or school sports event and news of athletic achievements at aprest@nsnews.com.
Dagenais does it right Dear Editor: Thank you for giving us Chris Dagenais and The Dish. He is worth every column inch you can give him. He is knowledgeable about food and drink, offers a grounded opinion, and he is a terrific writer. With his articles I know where I am going and it is a pleasure to read the directions. I have been reading the North Shore News since the 1970s – he is the best. Angela Trudeau North Vancouver
Since the election, I and my two North Shore MP colleagues have been working with the District of North Vancouver and the Province on a redesign initiative that would address these shortcomings. Based on progress to date, I am optimistic that an agreement on a new design and additional funding is likely to be achieved in the near future.
More to be done However, while this redesign of Highway #1 at The Cut is very important, we should have no illusions that this will, in and of itself, be a complete cure for the intolerable congestion that is choking our community’s environment, economy and quality of life. We need leadership that fosters a broad range of action on transportation – with a particular emphasis on public transit options. Our government’s first budget included an initial investment of $3.4 billion over three years to improve public transportation systems across Canada. For the Lower Mainland, $370 million is earmarked to fund Phase One of the the 10-year Mayors’ Council Transit and Transportation Plan approved in November. The federal government also plans to partner on a Phase Two investment for implementation of the full regional plan. For the North Shore, Translink confirms the plan will deliver improvements that include:
Seabus ➤ Starting this month, service on Sundays and Holidays will move from 30 minute intervals to 15 minutes between 10 am and 7 pm ➤ Before the end of 2017, service will move to 15 minute intervals all day, every day
➤ A third SeaBus will be acquired by 2019 - service will then be every 10 minutes during peak hours and 15 minutes during off-peak
Bus and Other ➤ A new B-line service from Dundarave to Phibbs via Marine Drive/ Main St/3rd St will be implemented by 2019 ➤ Another B-line service from Lynn Valley Centre to Downtown Vancouver via 29th Street, Lonsdale Avenue and Marine Drive will be added. ➤ This year, nine bus routes will see service improvements as will HandyDART service ➤ Beginning this year, Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs transit exchanges will be upgraded to improve customer experience and accessibility ➤ A number of walking paths and cycling lanes will be created.
The longer term As welcome as these incremental steps may be, they are largely focused on the short and medium term. Comprehensive long term transportation solutions will require close and continuing collaboration between all levels of government. In that regard, I’m very pleased to note that the North Shore’s MP’s, MLA’s and Mayors have begun meeting regularly and a key focus is transportation. In addition to collaboration, boldness of vision will be required. I believe such a vision must include consideration of a range of possible options – one of which should be examination of the eventual feasibility of a rapid transit link between Vancouver and the North Shore. What, for example, is the population density tipping point required for the economics of a rapid transit option to make sense? This is the kind of discussion I intend to pursue in concert with my federal, provincial and municipal colleagues in the months ahead. Let’s build wisely on momentum that is developing through important steps forward like addressing the bottleneck at the Lynn Creek Bridge and the Phase 1 and 2 investments in improving public transit options. And let us all commit to working towards the comprehensive solutions that will be required for an enduring and sustainable transportation network on the North Shore.
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NEWSBRIEFS WEATHER PROMPTS HWY 99 ROCK SLIDE A small rock slide Monday night forced the closure of the Sea to Sky Highway for more than an hour and damaged a number of vehicles. No injuries were reported. Police received calls for help just before 2 a.m. north of Eagle Ridge Bluffs, before the Ansell Place exit. “We had a significant amount of rocks on the highway and more were falling. They were large enough to have caused significant damage to some of the cars that had unfortunately
struck them,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. Police closed the highway for an hour while a contractor plowed debris off the road. Four vehicles were damaged, all with flattened tires; two vehicles had undercarriage damage that required towing. “It’s something people always have to be aware of on the highway. There is the potential for rockfall. Definitely, this time of year and especially now that we’ve had this weather change, rocks will have been loosened by
the freeze cycle,” Palmer said. “Now we’ve got heavy rain and lots of runoff, even minor rockfalls can do some damage to your car.” Anyone who spots loose rocks on the highway should call police, Palmer said. – Brent Richter NEW DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM OPEN The province this week began accepting applications from first-time home buyers interested in B.C.’s new Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program. Would-be owners can
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Wednesday remains a mystery. Residents reported the smell coming from the business park at 2222-2270 Dollarton Hwy. around 11:30 p.m. A FortisBC technician, along with District of North Vancouver firefighters, attended but did not detect natural gas in the air. All nearby natural gas HVAC units were inspected and found to be working properly. Residents were right to report the smell, a company spokeswoman said. Anyone who smells gas should immediately get to safety and call 1-800-663-9911. – Brent Richter
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Booze may become the main source of revenue for a slew of businesses, leaving bars to fight an uphill battle, according to Sailor Hagar’s co-owner Brian Riedlinger. FILE PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
Province hammering local pubs: Keating CNV seeks ways to protect bars JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
A barroom brawl may be brewing between City of North Vancouver council and the provincial government.
A provincial proposition announced in November to allow “all types” of B.C. businesses to apply for a liquor licence raised the ire of Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub co-owner Brian Riedlinger. “Many businesses – once granted a liquor licence – will stretch the rules of their licence to the nth degree,” he wrote in a letter discussed at council Monday. “We already have many food primary licences (restaurants) that act like bars … do we now want to have barber shops and bookstores operating like bars as well?” Riedlinger’s assessment is “entirely correct,” according to
Coun. Craig Keating. Keating, who also serves as B.C. NDP president, blasted the provincial government for a “liquor liberalization” policy that has hampered pubs. “For about 40 years or so, neighbourhood pubs were probably a good investment. Right now you could not get a bank to loan you a dollar to invest in a neighbourhood pub,” he said. “They’re just getting hammered.” Mayor Darrell Mussatto concurred, noting a longstanding balance in the community has “completely changed.” Following a 9.7 increase in liquor sales from 2014 to 2015, a recent liquor market report recorded jumps in the sales of spirits, coolers and ciders, and beer. Wine drinkers sipped $21.8 million more in net sales in the second quarter of the 2016/17 fiscal year compared to the same period in 2015/16. Those profits have come at the expense of pubs that are increasingly competing on an uneven playing field with restaurants, Keating said. While most of council
rallied behind Keating, Coun. Holly Back suggested allowing customers to savour a glass of wine wouldn’t change the core business. “I was quite happy when I saw that hair salons could actually serve a glass of wine,” Back said, recounting when she would offer customers at her hair salon a drink. “Let’s not get too upset and over the moon that we’re turning every business into a pub.” Coun. Don Bell disagreed, suggesting the provincial government was looking to expand sales of a “devastating” drug. “If it’s dealt with responsibly I guess it’s fine but unfortunately … a lot of people are not able to deal with it responsibly.” Council voted unanimously to have staff report on steps the city could take to regulate the sale and consumption of liquor. The new provincial rules would allow all businesses to apply for a liquor primary licence so long as they don’t operate from a vehicle or target minors.
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath CityScape art rental show North Vancouver Community Arts Council kicked off its annual Art Rental Show Jan. 12 at CityScape Community Art Space, with an opening reception and 175 art enthusiasts in attendance. Guests perused more than 200 new and original art pieces by local artists which adorned the walls of the Lower Lonsdale gallery. The show continues until Feb. 4 and features artwork available for rent or sale from the NVCAC’s Art Rental Programme, with rental prices on paintings, photographs and mixed media works ranging from $10 to $50 per month. nvartscouncil.ca
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Exhibiting artists Sande Waters and Diane Matheson
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Alice Bottrill and Enda Bardell
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David Bloom and Lissa Neptuno are featured performers in the Firehall Arts Centre’s production of Jennifer Haley’s award-winning play The Nether. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Into the darkness ! The Nether at the Firehall Arts Centre, until Jan. 28, For more information visit firehallartscentre.ca. JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
David Bloom won’t hold it against you if you don’t see his new play.
Wait for Godot or see if the salesman lives this time and you’ll risk no ill will from the former Capilano University acting instructor. “If this subject is a subject you don’t want to deal with,” he explains in a baritone that sounds closer to Downton Abbey than Downtown Vancouver, “I’m not going to be offended if you don’t come see this.” But if you’re willing to slink through slimy realms that lurk like fallen continents in the shadows of the online world, The Nether may be a play for you. In the near future (how near depends on how quickly technology evolves and how thoroughly we evolve with it) the Internet
has been regulated, rebranded and transformed into a pleasure palace populated by indulging avatars. Behind one of those virtual doors is The Hideaway. The Hideaway caters to pedophiles. “What are you afraid of? Violence? Porn?” Bloom demands in his role as Sims. Sims, who also goes by (shudder) Papa, is the proprietor of the fully tactile virtual world. When he was about halfway through his first read of the script, Bloom recalls the phrase: I don’t think I can do this,” running through his mind. “I was just disturbed by the subject,” he says. “And it’s not my first pedophile,” he remarks, referring to roles in film and the TV show Cold Squad. But as he read further, Bloom found himself enamoured by Jennifer Haley’s dialogue, which he found simultaneously compassionate and ruthless in its treatment of its characters. Sims defends The Hideaway articulately and convincingly. After elaborating on pornography’s role at the vanguard of technological innovation, he argues that his creation allows
pedophiles to “blow off steam.” The world of The Nether is a bleak one and part of The Hideaway’s allure is that it offers scarce items like trees and gardens. Once in The Hideaway, the avatars must comport themselves in a “quasi-Victorian” manner, resulting in elevating what was already elevated dialogue. The combination of beauty and danger is marbled into the dialogue, as Sims describes the urges inherent in sentient beings in one breath and accusing his interrogator of attaining carnal knowledge of a dwarf in a fantasy realm in the next. “It’s almost like (Judith Thompson) and George Bernard Shaw had a love child,” Bloom says of Haley. “By the time I got to the end I just thought, ‘I cannot not do this.’” As a parent, his first reaction to a pedophile tends to be: “kill the monster,” but Bloom says Haley’s work gave him pause. “It actually made me think a little bit about what a horrific thing it would be to have that condition and to know it was
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ARTSCALENDAR OFF THE CUFF McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Film director Robert Altman built the sets for McCabe & Mrs. Miller while he was shooting the movie above the Upper Levels Highway in West Vancouver. The 1971 Lions Gate Films production used local carpenters dressed in period costume so if they walked through a scene while the cameras were rolling they wouldn’t look out of place. Shooting in chronological order, in a cinéma véritédocumentary style, the Pacific Northwest mining village of Presbyterian Church grows before our eyes as the story unfolds. Everyone in the cast received period clothes from the Warner Brothers wardrobe department and they were expected to live in them for the duration of the four-month shoot. In the case of the carpenters on set that unique fashion sense extended well past the production as some of them were reportedly still wearing McCabe-like garb when they went to work on Al Clapp’s Habitat Forum in 1976. The carpenters, including Maplewood Mudflats’ residents such as Dan Clemens, Ian Ridgway and Ross Garrick, worked under the group name DeLuxe at the tail end of the ‘60s and into the ‘70s. The DeLuxe gang used recycled materials (from buildings such as Victorian teardowns on Seventh Avenue in Vancouver) in building new projects and that esthetic was carried over into the building of the McCabe set. The town of Presbyterian Church has many of the same features that the DeLuxers used in constructing their homes on the Mudflats. The carpenters and some of the cast and crew lived in the hand-hewn structures on the set during filming. For more information on the making of the film see “Boot and fog: Robert Altman kept his distance from Old Hollywood” (bit.ly/1wCgwXY). – John Goodman
WILD WEST VANCOUVER The Cinematheque is screening Robert Altman’s 1971 revisionist western, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, on Monday, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. as part of its ongoing The Image Before Us: A History of Film in British Columbia - Take 3. The film, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, was made in West Vancouver using many local actors and craftsmen. For more information on the series visit thecinematheque.ca/the-image-before-us-take-three. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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of how society marginalizes menopausal women – Jamie is cruelly shot down by Dorothea, for whom the observation cuts too closely to the bone. While Jamie may be the intended social sponge, it’s Dorothea who needs to learn to roll with the times. The daughter of the Depression fond of putting big-band music on the jukebox picks apart, and participates in, the punk 17scene to better understand it;
In one great scene she and sole male housemate William (Billy Crudup) try to analyze and dance to newcomers Black Flag and The Talking Heads. She invites firemen and people she meets on the street over to the house for dinner, but is emotionally closed off from the world. Bening’s performance as a “stuck” boho mom is never anything less than perfect. Ditto Fanning playing fragile not-quite-a-woman Julie, whom we just want to scoop up and tuck into a real bed. Gerwig
and Crudup also deliver performances among their best. 20th Century Women is a sun-drenched search for wisdom in changing times that’s no less relevant today than it was when Jimmy Carter gave his “Crisis of Conscience” speech, with Reagan and the ’80s right around the corner. And so if the film is occasionally a little dispassionate – all that talking about emotion often precludes it – Ellis’s attention to detail and his affection for his characters still shines brightly through.
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ARTSCALENDAR Galleries
CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778-372-0765 caroun.net Frozen Freedom: A figurative painting exhibition of oils on canvas by Fereshteh Shahani runs until Jan. 28. CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 nvrc. ca/centennial-theatre Art Display: Art and custom, hand-carved furniture by Terry Grimwood is on display in the
lobby Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Dreamscapes: Landscapes, seascapes and dreamscapes paintings by Diego Samper are on display until March 27. Artist talk: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12:15-12:45 p.m. CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Art Rental Show: Rent or buy artwork right off the gallery walls at this semi-annual salon-style exhibition featuring 200 new works by local artists until Feb. 4. Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council seeks artists in all media for a themed exhibition called Clouds that will take place March 24-April 22. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Jan. 21, 4 p.m. Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts
Council seeks artisans to participate in The Gift Box, an area of CityScape dedicated to the display and sales of small works. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Journee: A exhibition of acrylic paintings by Marney-Rose Edge and works in ceramic, raku and oxidized copper by Christine Hood runs until Jan. 29.
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SEYMOUR ART GALLERY 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery. com Balance: A juried discovery exhibition for new and emerging artists runs until Jan. 28. Poetry meets art: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2-4 p.m. 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 runs until Jan. 22. The Art Studios is a mental health and addictions unit that uses the creation of art as therapy. Time and Life: Elaheh Jourabchi and Wan Li Zhang present paintings of their views of the world outside Jan. 24-Feb. 12. Opening reception: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 6-8 p.m. WESTVANCOUVERMUSEUM 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7270 westvancouvermuseum.ca Drawing the Line — North Shore Works 1962-1967: An exhibition featuring ink, gouache, mixed media drawings and intaglio prints by Ann Kipling is on display from Jan. 25 to March 25. Admission by donation.
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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-9907810 capilanou.ca/ blueshorefinancialcentre/ 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 Tugging at the Heart Strings: Lions Gate Sinfonia will be joined on stage by the North Shore Celtic Ensemble for a concert Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39/$35/$18/$12. 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. 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 Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of
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STAYED ON FREEDOM The Marcus Mosely Chorale and the City Soul Choir (featuring performers such as Mosely, Mahmoud Ahamed and Diana Lamare) celebrate the beginning of Black History Month with the sixth annual Stayed on Freedom concert at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church (1022 Nelson St., Vancouver) on Jan. 28 at 7: 30 p.m. For more information call 604-770-1088 or visit themarcusmoselychorale.ca. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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ARTSCALENDAR From page 18 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. HIGHLANDS UNITED CHURCH 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Ambleside Orchestra performs a concert featuring selections from Eugene Onegin and Louise among other works Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. Admission by a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $15 for youth. Info: amblesideorchestra.ca. IMPERIAL VANCOUVER 319 Main St., Vancouver. Shake Shake Shake Fundraiser: A concert in benefit of Parkinson’s disease which
includes local musical talent Emily Chambers, I M U R, Dutch Robinson and Jesse Roper Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. Admission: $30/$25. Tickets: parkinson.bc.ca/how-to-help/ shake-concert. LYNNVALLEYCOMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Friday Night Live: An improv comedy variety show for all ages Fridays at 7:30 p.m.: Jan. 27, Illiteratty (season opener). Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan. com. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Wind Song Trio plays Mozart for voice, clarinet and piano Thursday, Jan. 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.
ST.ANDREW’S-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH 1022 Nelson St., Vancouver. Stayed on Freedom: A musical celebration of Black History month that includes North Shore performers from the Marcus Mosely Chorale Saturday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. Admission: $30/$25. Tickets: themarcusmoselychorale.ca. ST.STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 Jazz Vespers: Vocalist Laura Crema and her quartet plus a singalong gospel song led by Peter Vanderhorst at the piano Sunday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. Donations appreciated. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca
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LOVE SCENE North Shore actor Daniel Curalli performs with Taylor Scott in a scene from UBC’s production of Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, running through Feb. 4 at the Frederic Wood Theatre. For more details on the play visit theatrefilm.ubc.ca. PHOTO SUPPLIED EMILY COOPER
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STRING SESSION The Canadian Guitar Quartet (Julien Bisaillon, Renaud Côté-Giguère, Bruno Roussel and Louis Trépanier) performs at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 27. Tickets: $25. For more information visit kaymeekcentre.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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wrong.” Haley is interested in consent, imagination and – as we’ve wondered since the first joystick jockey announced he was dead after losing a video game – the inherent reality of the virtual sphere. Speaking to the North Shore News during a day off from rehearsal, Bloom discusses the benefits of playing Sims again after his first trip to The Nether at the 2016 Fringe Festival. In one scene, director Chris Lam (a former student of Bloom’s) notes Bloom should be saying, “No. I don’t,” rather than, “No, I don’t.”
It’s seemingly insignificant, but that subtle change in rhythm and inflection created a chill where there wasn’t one before, he says. Still, Bloom says he understands people who are reluctant as his own son was hesitant to see the play. “Who wants to see their father being a pedophile?” he asks. But while his son was disturbed by what he saw, it was in a far different way than he anticipated, Bloom reports. “You will be surprised at when you care,” he says. “(There’s a) tremendous light of beauty in the darkness of this play. And even a couple of surprising laughs.”
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Slasher flicks and sour candies go hand in hand for cinephile Lisa Caruk.
Not only does the Lynn Valley resident love horror and thriller films, she also finds herself acting in them. Snakes on a Plane, The Haunting of Sorority Row and Masters of Horror are just some of the TV and film credits to Caruk’s name. But it was the first instalment of the Final Destination franchise – Caruk had a seat on that fateful flight – that caused her some post-traumatic stress. “We shot that scene so many times and I was afraid of flying after that movie,” says Caruk with a laugh, recalling how real the plane crash scene felt. To simulate the terrifying downward descent, a special effects crew built a plane set that sat on hydraulics and violently shifted and shook to “create a pitching movement of up to 45 degrees side-to-side and 60 degrees front-to-back, realistically conveying the horror of airborne engine failure.” The screams of the cast were pretty authentic as a result. Still, Caruk gravitates towards spine-chilling cinema. “I love doing horror,” she says. “It’s funny, because when we go see horror movies, I’m the one that’s screaming in the movie theatre. I’m in the moment and if it’s a really good horror
movie I get startled.” Caruk figures she loves a good fright because it’s the complete opposite of her life, which she says is happy and joyful. In addition to acting, Caruk owns a newly opened Lower Lonsdale party store, Frankie & Co, with her sister Jennifer Montague. The sisters found a sweet spot for their candy and party supply store in the recently revamped Wallace & McDowell building. Caruk says they are excited to be nestled in the up-and-coming neighbourhood. Frankie & Co is a reincarnation of Frankie’s Candy Bar, which Montague started in Dundarave and then moved to Kerrisdale. The building that housed Frankie’s in Kerrisdale was torn down, leaving the sisters longing to come back to North Vancouver and reopen the candy store in their hometown. In early December, Frankie & Co opened in Lower Lonsdale. “When you walk in the door, it’s magical,” says Caruk. There are colourful balloon installations on the ceiling and, of course, the eye-catching candy bar. The sisters have curated a collection of party favours to please kids of all age, from nostalgic candy to deco link balloons to disco ball tumblers. Caruk and Montague conceived the theme Some Kind of Wonderful for their
Sisters Lisa Caruk and Jennifer Montague, co-owners of Frankie & Co candy store in Lower Lonsdale, play dress up with Montague’s daughter Peyton. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD boutique because they believe life should be whimsical and fun. You’ll find something inside the store to put a smile on someone’s face, for a special occasion or an ordinary Wednesday. Scratch off cards that you personalize yourself are a fun way to send a special message to a friend or partner, or you can put them inside a child’s lunch box. Caruk, who got engaged over the holidays, used one of the scratch cards to ask one of her friends to be a bridesmaid. Candy bars are en vogue
at the moment as a treat for guests at weddings, showers, corporate events and even 100-day birthday parties, which apparently are popular right now. Caruk does some delicious research at candy conventions every year and has learned non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free and organic sweets are some relatively guilt-free treats now available. While the sisters like to support local companies, they also bring in specially imported merchandise from all over the globe, from areas such as Europe and
Australia. “Honestly, it’s through Instagram,” says Caruk, when asked where they draw inspiration for store stock. Caruk wants customers to have an experience in the store. Big kids can take a trip down memory lane with nostalgic candy including wax lips and Thrills gum. Youngsters, meanwhile, can play dress up in handmade superhero costumes or don some angel wings. The sisters also have a saintly side. Caruk does volunteer work at a youth detention facility.
Her next sweet endeavour is the Some Kind of Wonderful project, a charitable extension of Frankie & Co, which will see the sisters donating parties and gifts or balloon arrangements to those in need of some cheer. In the past, the sisters put on some parties for kids at Canuck Place and Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver. “The best thing ever was to be able to give a kid a party that they normally wouldn’t be able to have,” says Caruk. “In our experience, we’ve seen the joy that it’s brought.”
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What began as a quasi-luxury brand under the Hyundai banner has now become its own entity, as Genesis has separated itself psychologically and physically from the mother company. You can’t even find one on a Hyundai lot – everything is done online. The sedan, however, still offers outstanding ride quality and subtle luxury at a value price. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER
Genesis starts something new If you want to go look at the latest models from Hyundai, it’s pretty straight forward.
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You simply pop down to your local dealership, and take a stroll around the showroom. A salesperson will likely ask you something like, “How can we help you today?” and you’ll quickly reply “Just looking!” in a dance that dates right back to the invention of the automobile.
However, what you won’t find are vehicles from Hyundai’s new offshoot brand, Genesis. Like Honda with Acura and Toyota with Lexus, Korea’s largest automaker now has a luxury line that’s entirely separate. Unlike the Japanese versions, they don’t have dealerships. Instead, Genesis exists as a sort of virtual dealership. Unlike the days of old, when shopping for a car meant
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A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: ELECTRIC GT TAKES THE TESLA MODEL S RACING Something you will see often on the intertubes is the Tesla Model S demonstrating its ability to accelerate very fast in a straight line. Something you will not see a lot of is Model S owners ripping around on a racetrack rather than a dragstrip. When it comes to fast sedans, the Model S is more AMG eater than Panamera competitor – it can pull decent Gs in the corners, but lacks the cooling and brakes to hack repeated lapping. Notably, racing driver Robb Holland had a go at lapping one around the Nürburgring, and the car went into reduced power mode after about three minutes. However, it’s not uncommon for a street car to fall on its face when taken racing. And, happily, there’s a company that’s decided to solve the Model S’s problems by releasing a race-spec version. The Electric GT takes the lightning-fast P100D sedan,
Braking News Brendan McAleer swaps out the suspension for a dedicated racing setup, straps on some proper racing brakes, cranks up power to 778 horsepower and 734 foot-pounds of torque, and sheds some 500 kilograms from the curb weight. Next, Electric GT plans to take their creation racing in a single-make series. Ten two-person teams of drivers will compete in short (60 kilometre) races in Europe and North America, with the racing kicking off this fall. Racing machines and street cars have very different missions, but getting a car to lap quickly often comes with trickledown effects, especially where weight savings are concerned. Electric GT is a
Teslas have always been more suited to straight-ahead dragging rather than twisty racing, but that has changed now with Electric GT taking the lightning fast Tesla P100D sedan and gearing it up for the track. PHOTO SUPPLIED ELECTRIC GT small-scale first foray into the field, but there’s nothing bad about seeing the first properly-prepared Tesla take to the track.
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Nineteen-inch alloys are standard, and brightwork is minimal. The overall shape of this car puts me in mind of the Toyota Century, a plain-looking but relatively rare car used as a limousine for only the highest echelons in Japanese boardrooms. You can find S-Class Mercedes and the like on the streets of Tokyo, but the really important people often prefer to fly under the radar. The Genesis G90 has much the same mission. ENVIRONMENT If the G90’s exterior was designed to be deliberately overlooked, the interior stuns. Some of the German competition is getting a bit carried away with over styling their interiors after years of plainbut-functional fare, and the G90’s inside is lovely. Everything is built to a very high level of quality. The leatherwork is leagues better than the early Genesis and Equus sedans, and the wood trim is genuine. As is clearly becoming a common theme, it’s fancy in here, but not too fancy. When it comes to the driver interface, things are a mix of fussy and simple. The infotainment system is easy to use, operating in much the same way as those developed by BMW, Mercedes, and Audi.
However, the Genesis version is far simpler than the German versions, and thus is easier to use. Compared to what Lexus and Acura have on offer, it’s pretty much perfect. Further, the controls for everyday stuff like the heated seats and steering wheel are right at your fingertips, and you get easy-to-use knobs for handling radio and airconditioning controls. There’s a fair amount of technology in the G90, but it’s not trying to dazzle a potential owner with gizmos, and is thus quite livable. Less perfect is the electric shifter, which requires pushing a button for park and takes a bit of getting used to. It’s used to free up a little centre space on the centre console, but a more conventional offering would work better. Other than that, the main takeaway from the G90’s cabin is sheer comfort, whether you’re seated in the cushy front seats or the spacious rear. PERFORMANCE The 3.3-litre twin-turbo V-6 that is the G90’s base powerplant is a gem of an engine that should be prised out and shoved into some kind of reborn Genesis Coupe. For the present, here it provides almost effortless torque, with a peak of 376 foot-pounds at
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Interior simple, yet stunning From page 38 just 1,300 r.p.m. For the most horsepower, there’s a V-8 version with 420 h.p., but the V-6’s 365 h.p. is more than sufficient for quick operation. An eightspeed automatic is the only transmission option, and it’s as well-programmed as the world’s best offerings. There are several drive modes for the G90, ranging from eco to sport. The default is called “smart” and that’s where most buyers will likely leave it. Onramps require little more than brief pressure from your right foot to call up
a surge of forced-induction torque. With two stately sedans, Genesis isn’t really a sporting brand, and there are no special variants of this car about to make an assault on the Nürburgring. Compared to Mercedes, which must also produce an AMG version of pretty much everything they make, that means Hyundai was free to build their flagship Genesis model entirely around the concept of comfort first. As a result, the G90 excels in ride quality and quiet. The standard all-wheel drive
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While some luxury brands have gone over the top in creating chromed-up and complicated dashboards, the Genesis creates a lovely balance of subtle accents with smart, easy-to-use controls. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER
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That’s not what you’d call a podium performance, but even getting to the finish of the Dakar is a huge achievement. The current version of the race takes place over some of the most inhospitable parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, and includes dealing with shifting sands and high altitude. The machine, unimaginatively called the 100% Ecopowered, comes with a 250 kW electric motor supported by six separate battery modules. The modules can be charged independently – sort of like auxiliary fuel tanks – to make for shorter pit stops on some of the stages, and the motor’s 590 foot-pounds of torque is perfect for ascents. Long-distance rally isn’t the sort of thing that electric vehicles excel at, but Acconia’s achievement may be thought of as a first step. One bonus of using electric power is that it’s totally unaffected by altitude, unlike conventional combustion engines. Now that the first EVs run the gauntlet, we may see more taking part. MAZDA FINDS NEW LIFE IN COMBUSTION ENGINE A couple of years ago, I was sitting through a long and complicated technical briefing in a Yokohama boardroom. Mazda engineers laid out their plans for their Skyactiv brand of technologies, and talked at length about stoichiometric ratios, direct-injection misting, and torque ranges at low r.p.m. After about an hour of Powerpoint presentations, one engineer casually dropped a bombshell that had me sitting up in my chair. Now, they’re putting the concept into production. Essentially, Mazda has figured out how to run a gasoline engine in the same way a diesel engine operates. Let me try to outline how that works without the Powerpoint. In both gasoline and diesel engines, a mix of fuel and air is ignited to produce an explosion that pushes a piston down and makes power. In a gasoline engine, the ignition comes from a spark; in a diesel engine, the ignition comes from the incredible pressure of squeezing the fuel
air mixture. Getting a gasoline-air mixture to ignite under pressure takes all kinds of complex equations and a lot of development. However, it yields greatly improved fuel economy. Anybody who currently owns a diesel passenger vehicle will tell you that they get great mileage (especially highway) out of their car. Imagine, if you will, a next-generation Mazda3 that zips through the corners with that usual Mazda fizz, but can also slog along Highway 1 with similar fuel economy to a VW TDI. EVs are currently great for city use, but the immediate future of the automobile is a blended fleet, and better fuel economy mixed with Mazda fun-to-drive sounds pretty good. REFRESHED FORD MUSTANG LOSES V6 After just a couple of years, Ford is freshing up their Mustang with new styling and the addition of their new 10-speed automatic transmission. There’s some improved aerodynamics from the former, and better fuel economy from the latter. Compared to the Camaro, the Mustang is currently easier to live with (the Camaro’s rear seats are mostly useless), but lags in driving dynamics. The Camaro’s 1LE package is a world beater, with V-8 versions capable of beating up more expensive German competitors, let alone the main rival Mustang. With that in mind, the Mustang is also getting a revised suspension and new enhancements to the optional Performance Package. If you’re looking for a sporting pony-car that’s not going to swill gas at the pump, there’s extra torque from the 2.3-litre turbo-four which is now the only non-V-8 option. You can get pretty much the full host of performance upgrades on that turbo-’Stang, including magnetically adjustable shocks. Overall, it’s a worthy upgrade and should be a shot in the arm for Mustang sales. We won’t see a hybrid version for a while just yet, though one’s on the way. Watch this space for all the week’s best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer.nsnews@gmail.com.
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Genesis puts comfort first From page 39 handled the week’s slippery weather without complaint, and the chassis soaked up choppy pavement as if it was a billiard table. There is, it has to be said, nothing particularly exciting about the way the G90 isolates you from pretty much everything. However, that’s the car’s job, and it’s excellent at it. FEATURES Standard features for the
G90 are just plain ridiculous, with no options packages available. Absolutely everything you’d expect in a car of this class is available, from adaptive cornering headlights to a 900-watt, 17-speaker stereo, to adaptive cruise control and a power trunk. There’s one price for the base car, or $3,000 more for the V8, which gets ventilated rear seats. Fuel economy is reasonable, and with its relaxed driving style the G90 lulls you into helping out with real
world results. Official figures are 13.7 (litres/100 kilometres) in the city and 9.7 on the highway. GREEN LIGHT Straight forward pricing and options; outstanding ride quality; subtle luxury. STOP SIGN Little brand awareness; styling is slightly derivative; electric shifter isn’t perfect.
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Genesis has left Hyundai, landing squarely in luxury territory.
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Genesis will need to increase its brand awareness to make a dent in the luxury market. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRENDAN MCALEER
New brand needs to carve out a niche From page 41 THE CHECKERED FLAG A bargain by luxury standards.
Competition LEXUS LS460 ($94,600) Now an established brand, Lexus faithfully delivers a very high level of quality and precision across a large fleet of vehicles. At the top, there’s the LS line that launched the
brand more than a quartercentury ago. Like the G90, the LS460 is reserved in its styling and extremely comfortable. It’s also more expensive, only available as a V-8 or V-8 hybrid, and comes with a very fiddly infotainment controller. A new LS is on the way soon, one that promises to be a bit more exciting. Whether that’s a step forward or back remains to be seen. mcaleeronwheels@gmail.com
War Amps service can save you big money Most drivers don’t realize how valuable their car keys are until they lose them.
In recent years, remote starters and built-in unlock systems have sharply driven up the cost and complexity of the humble car key, with some owners paying hundreds of dollars in replacement fees. War Amps key tags, which are starting to be mailed to British Columbia residents this week, can help prevent this hit to the wallet and the inconvenience of arranging for new keys. Each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier, free of charge. “Car keys are more sophisticated than ever, and replacing one is no longer a quick, cheap trip to the hardware store. We have heard from people who said they would have had to pay anywhere between $200 and $600 had they not had a key tag protecting their key ring,” stated War Amps
spokesperson Rob Larman in a press release. He emphasized that key tags are not just for car keys. “They can be used to protect keys for your house, mailbox, or bike. Many people also attach USB sticks and sentimental items to their key ring and are relieved to have them back.” “Although the Key Tag Service is free, owners are so grateful when we return their keys that they often make a donation to say thank you, particularly when they’ve avoided hundreds of dollars in replacement fees.” The Key Tag Service was launched after the Second World War so that returning war amputee veterans could not only work for competitive wages, but also provide a service to Canadians that would generate funds for the Association. The Key Tag Service continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys since its inception. The War Amps receives no government grants. Donations to the Key Tag Service fund the Association’s many programs for war amputees, and all Canadian amputees, including children. Those who do not receive their key tags in the mail can order them at waramps.ca or call toll-free 1-800-250-3030.
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INCENTIVE FOR CASH CUSTOMERS7
IN CUSTOMER INCENTIVES
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Toyota Safety SenseTM P - Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS) - Lane Departure Alert with Steering Function Assist (LDA w/SA) - Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)
earn up to 5,000 miles9 ®
54
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MILES VARY BY MODEL
GET YOURTOYOTA.CA/BC Your Dealer may charge additional fees for documentation, administration and other products such as undercoat, which range from $0 to $789. Charges vary by Dealer. See your Toyota dealer for complete details.
2017 TACOMA
TACOMA 4X4 DOUBLE CAB V6 SR5 MSRP FROM $40,390 incl. F+PDI FINANCE FROM6
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$
3,725 DOWN
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WEEKLY/60 MOS. @ 4.84% A.P.R.8
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4.29% A.P.R. / 36 MOS.
TACOMA 4X4 DOUBLE CAB V6 SHORT BOX TRD OFFROAD SHOWN MSRP incl. F+PDI $42,430
PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until January 31, 2017. See toyota.ca for complete details. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on www.getyourtoyota.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. 1. Lease example: 2017 Corolla CE Automatic BURCEM-A MSRP is $18,005 and includes $1,615 freight/PDI and fees leased at 0.99% over 60 months with $525 down payment (after application of the $1,000 customer incentive), equals 260 weekly payments of $38 with a total lease obligation of $10,377 (after application of the $1,000 customer incentive). Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. 2. $1,000 customer incentives available on 2017 Corolla models and can be combined with advertised lease rate. Up to $1,000 incentive for cash customers is available on 2017 Corolla models and cannot be combined with advertised lease offer. 3. Lease example: 2016 Prius c Automatic KDTA3P-A with a vehicle price of $23,050 includes $1,815 freight/PDI and fees leased at 1.49% over 60 months with $2,250 down payment, equals 260 weekly payments of $54 with a total lease obligation of $16,257. Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. 4. Up to $1,000 incentive for cash customers is available on select 2016 Prius c models. 5. Lease example: 2017 Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab V6 SR5 Automatic DZ5BNT-A MSRP is $40,390 and includes $1,885 freight/PDI and fees leased at 4.84% over 60 months with $3,725 down payment, equals 260 weekly payments of $92 with a total lease obligation of $27,586. Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $0.10. 6. Finance offer: 4.29% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval. 7. Customer incentives on 2017 Corolla models are valid until January 31, 2017. Incentives for cash customers on 2016 Prius c models are valid until January 31, 2017 and may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) lease or finance rates. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of cash incentive offers by January 31, 2017. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash incentive offers. 8. Weekly lease offers available through Toyota Financial Services (TFS) on approved credit to qualified retail lease customers of new and demonstrator Toyota vehicles. Down payment and first weekly payment due at lease inception and next weekly payment due approximately 7 days later and weekly thereafter throughout the term. 9. ®Aeroplan miles: Earn up to 5000 Aeroplan miles. Miles offer valid on vehicles purchased/leased, registered and delivered between January 01 and January 31, 2017. Customers must be an Aeroplan Member prior to the completion of the transaction. Offer subject to change without notice. Some conditions apply. See Toyota.ca/aeroplan or your Dealer for details. ®Aeroplan and the Aeroplan logo are registered trademarks of Aimia Canada Inc. Visit your Toyota Dealer or www.getyourtoyota.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less. Each specific model may not be available at each dealer at all times; factory order or dealer trade may be necessary.
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