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$20 million Bridge project to start in fall Lane closures coming as Second Narrows sidewalks are replaced

Brent Richter brichter@nsnews.com

CONSTRUCTION is set to begin on a $20-million project to improve the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing’s notoriously narrow sidewalks.

Between September 2013 and March 2015, work crews will be cutting off the existing 1.2-metre wide sidewalks on the bridge and replacing them with roomier 2.5-metre paths plus adding in a three-metre high fence made from vertical galvanized steel posts, designed to prevent people from climbing over.

But before the bridge gets a whole lot better for cyclists and pedestrians, it’s going to get a whole lot worse.

Contractors will have to close the entire sidewalk, one side at a time, while they cut out the old pieces, install new steel joists and place new concrete slabs down on top.

There will also be nightly one- or two-lane closures from 11 p.m. or midnight to 5 a.m. while the work is in progress.

“I think, with the times that we have, it shouldn’t cause too many traffic delays. That’s why we’re doing most of the work at nighttime,” said Jay Porter, project manager for the Ministry of Trasportation. “Obviously, there’s going to be some noise when we’re doing the construction. We are cognizant of the See Bridge page 5

Marine search and rescuers receive Washington donation

Anne Watson awatson@nsnews.com

TWO local units of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue will be among those benefiting from a $1 million charitable donation from owners of North Vancouver’s Seaspan.

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced Wednesday it is making the donation to three charitable marine organizations over a five-year period.

The U.S.-based Washington family owns the Washington Marine Group, which is the corporate owner of Seaspan and Vancouver Shipyards. The donations announced this week are the first ones the family’s foundation have made in Canada.

Among the donations, the volunteer marine search and rescue organization, formerly known as the Coast Guard auxiliary, will receive $100,000 a year until the end of 2015.

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Plans for skyscrapers head to public West Van opens fourmonth consultation Jeremy Shepherd jshepherd@nsnews.com

THE project won’t be formally considered until early 2014, but debate over two West Vancouver skyscrapers slated for the White Spot site at 752 Marine Drive was already well underway at a council meeting Monday.

Council voted unanimously to open up a four-month public consultation phase on the project, which includes two towers measuring 24 and 19 storeys. The towers would add 289 units to the Village at Park Royal.

Nearly half the units would be one-bedroom apartments measuring between 507 and 690 square feet.

The project would also include a daycare and 6,210 square feet of commercial space.

The project’s proximity to the intersection of Taylor Way and Marine Drive, which Coun. Bill

Soprovich dubbed “ground zero” for gridlock in the district, should prompt an overarching plan to deal with West Vancouver traffic, he said.

“If there is ever a time for a master plan of movement and transportation and traffic in relation to all that’s going to go on in this region, now’s the time,” Soprovich said, citing extensive projects planned by the City and District of North Vancouver.

The issue transcends borders, said Soprovich, who suggested asking the Squamish Nation to develop a four-lane bridge over the Capilano River.

“We’ve heard traffic as a number one concern,” agreed Coun. Mary-Ann Booth.

“If we weren’t going ahead with this project, it wouldn’t get any better. If we perhaps go ahead with the public consultation, we might have an opportunity to make some significant changes.”

A few Taylor Way residents described being hemmed into their driveways by a sluggish, steady flow of traffic that stretches down their street between 3 and 7 p.m.

Over the past 60 years, the district’s population has tripled while the traffic system has stood stagnant, according to West Royal

resident Barbara Brink, who also focused on Taylor Way and Marine Drive.

“The only time that junction functions properly is when the police are there for six weeks at Christmas,” she said.

Tenants at West Royal face abysmal conditions, according to Coun. Craig Cameron.

“I don’t know who designed the ingress and egress the way they did, but they shouldn’t have jobs anymore,” Cameron said.

The district has a need for diverse housing, according to Cameron.

“Unless you’re advocating we erect a moat and a large fence around West Vancouver and have zero growth into the future, we have to find places to put people,” he said. “If we don’t put people here, where are we going to put them?”

Cameron was one of several councillors who called for extensive public consultation.

“Full consultation should not be sacrificed in favour of fast consultation,” he said.

Mayor Michael Smith reminded council that Park Royal’s application was submitted in December 2012.

“I don’t think, given the facts, anybody could accuse us of rushing,” he said.

“The City of North Van, every time you go over there there’s another highrise going up.

The District of North Van is planning a town centre at Capilano and Marine. Squamish plans are out there in the public, and they have the right to develop their land. Those are the facts.

There’s no point in holding our breath until we turn purple ‘cause we don’t like it,” he said.

While some speakers worried about dipping property values and the development’s failure to mesh with the rest of the district, the project also found supporters.

“It seems to offer an awful lot that we have said in the community that we want,” said Maggie Pappas, head of advocacy for the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, citing vibrancy, cycling lanes, and a daycare.

The project also found a fan in Kay Meek Centre executive director Claude Giroux.

“The fact that art is a part of their vision speaks to the care they’ve taken so far. Obviously, I’m biased,” he added.

The site’s current zoning allows for 18,000 square feet of retail development. The tower project would consist of approximately 302,000 square feet of development. The floor space ratio, which measures floor space against the size of the lot, would be 2.98.

Seaspan owners give over $1 million From page 1

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

THE Seaspan Eagle put on a water display for guests gathered at Pier 7 restaurant Wednesday evening for the announcement of donations to three charitable marine organizations.

Tsleil-Waututh host activist festival Day-long music and political event to oppose pipeline plan Anne Watson awatson@nsnews.com

THOSE opposing the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s oil pipeline are taking their message to the stage this weekend.

The Salish Sea Summer Gathering, hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust on July 27, is an event to raise awareness about the proposed pipeline expansion, which would run from the Alberta tar sands to the Westridge export terminal on Burrard Inlet.

The day-long music festival with a political message will take place at Cates Park/Whey-ah-Wichen in North Vancouver, directly across from the terminus of Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline.

“It was brainstormed collectively. We just came together and said ‘How can we put out the word?’ and we wanted to do something on the North Shore,” said Rueben George, Tsleil Waututh Sacred Trust spokesman, of the idea behind the concert.

“We wanted to do something for the North Shore community

because it’s right in our backyard and we want our neighbours to get on board,” said George.

The almost eight-hour event will feature 10 live bands — including The Boom Booms, Omar Khan and Sophia Danai — 10 speakers, a traditional salmon barbecue, food carts, an art show and even a kids’ area. Admission is free but organizers are requesting donations to cover the cost of the event. The gates open at 12 p.m. with traditional canoes arriving at 1:30 p.m.

“I think what’s beautiful about this event is that it’s a celebration.

We’re talking about not only what we’re trying to protect but the opportunity that we have for the future,” said Ben West, spokesman for Forest Ethics Advocacy, an environmental organization that has partnered with the Tsleil-Waututh for the event.

Irwin Oostindie, executive producer of the Salish Sea Summer Gathering, said although the pipeline is hot button issue for many people, there is a lack of general awareness about it among the general population.

“We thought what a great way to bring experts and artists and concerned citizens together with the people who are leading this effort, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation,” said Oostindie. “And witness that beautiful park and witness the beautiful water and celebrate what we all share together.”

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Jonathan Whitworth, head of Seaspan, called the donations “fabulous,” adding the marine search and rescue group does not receive a lot of financial support from government.

Whitworth said half of the donation to the Royal Marine Search and Rescue will go to the group’s training centre in Sooke and the other half will be split between six local stations, including the two stations located on the North Shore.

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman “We chose six that work closelywithwhereouremployees SEASPAN CEO Jonathan work and live,” he said.

Whitworth, speaking at The marine search and the announcement on rescue group has stations both in Wednesday.

Horseshoe Bay and Lynnwood Marina. Each will be getting about $7,000 per year, said Jim Lee, president of Royal Marine Search and Rescue.

Lee said the stations would probably put the money towards new equipment. “It could be towards buying back-up boats and it will definitely go towards buying personal safety equipment for the crew, and search and rescue equipment for the vessels,” he said.

Since the federal government closed its Kitsilano Coast Guard station this spring, the volunteer groups have taken on an even bigger role in rescues on the water.

“To be able to make sure there’s a functioning search and rescue operation, we certainly would benefit from that because we are so much a part of that shipping industry,” said Mike Halligan, the foundation’s executive director.

Two other groups will also receive money from the foundation.

The Sail and Life Training Society, which provides young people with the experience of living aboard a tall ship, will get $100,000 a year until 2017. The Vancouver Maritime Museum will get $100,000 a year until 2015.

Car hits girl on crosswalk

A 10-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after being run over by a car while trying to cross the street.

The girl was walking with a friend on Grand Boulevard at Eighth Street just after 1 p.m. Wednesday when the collision happened.

“She stepped off the curb . . . The vehicle was making a left-hand turn and struck her in the pedestrian crosswalk,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “She was taken to (B.C. Children’s Hospital) with major but not life-threatening injuries. She has a broken arm and broken pelvis by the looks of it.”

Despite the serious nature of the collision, it does not appear the woman driving the vehicle was at fault, De Jong said.

“We’re still investigating but it’s not likely that we’ll be charging the driver. It seems like an accident more than anything.”

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Bridge access still a problem From page 1

North Vancouver side. That’s probably where the residents are fairly close. We’re going to work with the contractor to try to minimize the noise as much as possible at night.”

The change is welcomed by members of HUB, a Lower Mainland cycling advocacy group. But the bridge project is still “incomplete,” according to Fiona Walsh, HUB member and North Vancouver resident.

“It’s all very fine to say ‘The bridge goes from this point to that point and that’s all we’re concerned about right now’ but in fact, it’s the accesses that make the route complete or not and on either end, there’s great difficulty,” she said.

For that, the ministry should be working with the District of North Vancouver to plan for better access onto the bridge, Walsh said.

The designs also don’t include a “rub rail” to prevent cyclists’ handlebars from getting snagged on the vertical bars of the new suicide-prevention fence, she said.

As for the difficulties expected in using the bridge with only one sidewalk, “What else can you do?” Walsh asked. “That’s going to be the ugly time, but after that, when we’ve got two-and-a-half metres on one side, they can take their time on the other side.”

It will be up to the contractor to decide which side of the bridge will be closed first.

HUB had lobbied the ministry to set up a shuttle to help cyclists across while the sidewalk is closed, but, “logistically, it made no sense,” Porter said.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has been eyeing improvements to the bridge for years. In October 2012, a near-collision between cyclists on the bridge escalated into an assault and police investigation.

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In Russia, no love L

OOKING back on the 2010 Olympics, there was a lot for us to be proud of, like our haul of gold and our remarkably smooth running of the games. But this week, one other thing stands out in hindsight.

Among the dozens of international pavilions set up for athletes, fans and everyone else was a happy addition — Pride House. This was the first time the Olympic Games included a special place to welcome and celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

The tradition was carried on in London for the 2012 Summer Games but sadly no such place will exist in Sochi when the torch is lit in less than six months.

Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just signed into law new

“anti-propaganda” regulations that will allow police to arrest and detain for up to 15 days anyone they suspect of being gay, lesbian or pro-gay. That includes foreign athletes, media, and visitors.

This type of homophobic thinking belongs in a century that is rapidly disappearing in our rearview mirror and it certainly doesn’t belong in the Olympics, the most visible symbol the world has of international openness and friendship.

If, as the cynics say, the Games are really about politics, let’s see some political action to correct this anomaly. It is incumbent on our federal government, the International Olympic Committee and their well-heeled sponsors to put pressure on Russia to let them know this isn’t becoming of a host nation. Or an acceptable position in any civilized society.

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Bridge changes concern sailors

Dear Editor: Re: “Plans for unstaffed rail bridge worries port, district officials” (July 17) Are they nuts?

I pass through that span frequently throughout the year and require the span to be raised to have clearance for the mast of my sailboat. When using radio communications you know the operator has responded to your request and is able to respond back to you if the bridge can’t be raised due to oncoming rail traffic. Two-way communication is a must for

Swallowtail, not snowtail!

Dear Editor: A snowtail butterfly?

Seriously? (Page A17, July 17) I am frequently surprised at the lack of what I would consider basic knowledge on the part of news editors and writers.

This lovely butterfly and its many cousins are swallowtails, as I would expect nearly everyone to know. I could find no listings for snowtails on the Internet, western or otherwise. I mean, really.

Wendy Magnall North Vancouver

the safety of both the vessels requiring the raising of the span and the structural safety of the bridge itself.

Someone watching a camera from a remote location has no idea of the speed of the approaching vessel and the speed and direction of the current passing through the opening.

With a slow moving current it’s not that critical to have the bridge raised when you are a fair distance away. When the current is moving three or four knots it’s a different story altogether. A typical sailboat

travelling with the current can be approaching the bridge at up to 11 knots. The timing of the opening is critical to the vessel operator.

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Quit your complaining, Lynn Valley is great Dear Editor: I have been listening to the negativity surrounding the redevelopment of Lynn Valley and I have one thought — I’m tired of it. It might be the summertime sun getting to me, but whenever I hear someone complain, all I can think is how thankful I am.

I am thankful to live in Lynn Valley. I have lived here for 25 years, raised my family here and plan to stay for a long time. I am thankful that the mayor, the council, and the district staff are thinking about Lynn Valley in such a positive way. Given how much time and effort they have put in, it saddens me to see the onslaught of negativity they’ve received from a select, small group of people. I am thankful for council’s hard work, and the open process. After seeing the various different options for the community plan (online, at the meetings), I am excited to see the foresight that the district has shown. I am even more excited to see the plans implemented!

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I am thankful that one of the best builders in North America owns the entire Lynn Valley Mall and is willing to take the risk to re-develop it in a comprehensive manner. What a great opportunity for positive change! I am thankful that they have been making efforts to listen and engage with the community.

I have seen the revised concept and I love it. It touches on everything that I love about Lynn Valley.

I hope the community can join me in putting a rest to the negativity.

I would like to say thank you to the community for giving their input, to the district and the council for their hard work, to the owners of the mall and their team for their vision, and to all the residents and community organizations who have made, and continue to make Lynn Valley such an amazing place to live.

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Luddite-like fears on display

Dear Editor: Re: “A Bridge Too Far” (July 21).

Why is it that I think of the Luddites of 18th century Britain when I read your editorial on the CN Rail’s plan to cut staff at the liftbridge and replace them with automated technology!

We have equipment in outer space operated by staff on Earth. There are unmanned aircraft over Iraq being flown by technicians at controls in Texas. There are cameras recording automobiles using the Port Mann Bridge. So why is a human housed at the lift-bridge so much superior to modern technology? If it is for safety reasons, can we then accept that men never push the wrong button, pull the wrong lever, never make a human error, never fall asleep at the switch, never have a heart attack, never miss a shift while using rather limited technology which needs human input to operate?

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Ethnic memo scandal matters more to Dix

DO political scandals really matter when all is said and done?

It’s a fair and relevant question to pose after the surprise result of the May provincial election.

The B.C. Liberals, as scandal-plagued as any longserving government, actually increased their majority over the NDP. For weeks preceding the election campaign, the NDP raked the B.C. Liberal government over the coals for a number of controversies and outright scandals, the most notorious being the socalled “ethnic memo” affair that saw the government caught red-handed using public recourses to further the political interests of the B.C. Liberal party.

The ethnic memo sparked a crisis of leadership within the party, as Premier Christy Clark had to beat back a growing chorus of disenchantment in her caucus. Her party looked spent as it entered the campaign, but then the NDP did a strange thing: it decided not to even mention the scandal a single time in the campaign.

But now, as the legislative session enters its final week, the NDP has become obsessed by new wrinkles to the old scandal. It is determined to breathe new life into the controversy,

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even though the individuals most heavily involved in the scandal have left government (the one exception is Richmond MLA John Yap, who lost his cabinet post but was re-elected).

Given the scandal did not work to the NDP’s benefit in trying to win the election, one has to wonder what the motivation is now behind the decision to make the scandal pretty well the sole focus of the NDP caucus.

It can be argued the NDP is simply doing the job of the Opposition, which is holding the government accountable for its actions. And there’s certainly no question the B.C. Liberals engaged in improper conduct (their own probe reached that conclusion before the election) and as much information about that malfeasance should be aired in public.

But another theory has

emerged in some media commentaries, and it has to do with NDP leader Adrian Dix’s future.

The theory is this: Dix is leading the latest charge on the ethnic memo scandal in order to shore up his chances of remaining the leader of his party.

Dix faces a critical vote at the party’s convention in November, and he needs to re-establish his credibility with an understandably furious party membership upset about losing an election they were convinced they were going to win.

He’s certainly earned some media coverage with this latest strategy, although not nearly as much as he got back in the spring over the same issue. But the B.C. Liberals are definitely not reacting the same way as they did back then, as Clark’s leadership problems have completely evaporated and the caucus’ gloom has been replaced with euphoria over the prospect of at least four more years in power.

The other reality is that we are in mid-summer, and I suspect the public has pretty well tuned out politicians of all stripes and will remain tuned out until after Labor Day. So, do political scandals really matter?

In this case, the key question is will this latest turn on the ethnic memo scandal

matter to the NDP members who will vote in November on whether to hold a leadership contest?

Will they be impressed

by Dix’s performance in the legislature? Or have they also tuned him out, and no matter how effective his criticism is of the B.C. Liberals in this matter, aren’t willing to forgive him for seemingly fumbling the ball on the election’s goal line?

The NDP lost the election largely because it wasn’t trusted on economic issues, and the scandals that plagued the B.C. Liberals for years turned out not to matter much with voters.

But for the sake of his leadership, Dix better hope

that political scandals do matter, at least to those who hold the future of his leadership in their hands.

Meanwhile, any doubts the NDP remains closely linked to organized labour have been dispelled by the make-up of the panel that will review the party’s election loss. Four of the five members are from the labour movement, and perhaps more tellingly, they are from the

public sector union side.

For a party that supposedly prides itself on diversity, it’s odd it would select such a narrowly defined group of people to analyze the most disastrous election result in its history.

Or perhaps it’s not so odd, and simply reflects the fact that public sector unions are the dominant force within the party.

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City to mull report on density bonusing Greater certainty on practice would benefit city — consultants

Brent Richter brichter@nsnews.com

THE City of North Vancouver has been handed some recommended guidelines on how to handle density bonusing — the practice of letting developers build more than the official community

plan allows in exchange for public amenities like community space or affordable housing.

The city should adopt a “hybrid approach” to how much residential density developers are allowed to build, according to consultants hired to examine the issue — setting hard caps on the amount of density allowed in some cases and negotiating with all options on the table in others.

Those are some of the key recommendations in a report commissioned by council to help guide the often rocky process of density bonusing.

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Council and planning staff should have an idea of which areas can accommodate more density based on the surrounding area and infrastructure, Toderian said.

The report said the practice of negotiating for community perks on a case-by-case basis should continue, as it has the ability to bring in desirable amenities, like the new city library. But Toderian said the city should also consider creating a formula that would mean every extra square foot of development in a new building would require a cash contribution at a predictable rate.

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Deciding which to keep and which to do more of is purely a political decision that must be informed by public input, Toderian said.

Ultimately, the city needs to remember what its first priority is when looking at development proposals — creating a livable, workable urban environment while using density bonusing to complement that with needed amenities, Toderian said.

“You need to have the credibility with the community that you are not increasing density to achieve amenities. There are many reasons to want to do density for the public interest but achieving amenities is not a reason to want to do density. It’s a way of doing density well,” he said. “I think many in the community have a perception that councils, and not just yours, are increasing density just to achieve amenities. That’s what I call the tail wagging the dog.”

To remedy that, Toderian said the city needs to do a better job communicating to the public about how the system works. It also needs to do a better job of tracking the value of amenities gained, he said. Both have been lacking and causing more frustration as projects make their way through the council process, Toderian added.

Following the presentation, council voted to send the report to staff, with the intention of doing more public consultation and a council vote on a new density bonusing policy.

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BEN West, Rueben George and Irwin Oostindie are welcoming the public to the Salish Sea Summer Gathering at Cates Park on Saturday.

said George, as everyone was ready and willing to jump on board.

“There are a lot of people that do care, there are a lot of people that do want to do something about it and that doesn’t exclude artists,” he said.

Oostindie said the event attracted so much support that some bands had to be turned away. “In many ways artists are the canary in the coal mine, artists are the messengers feeding back to the public issues of concern.”

An outdoor town hall, supported by the Forest Ethics Advocacy, will include a panel of key speakers, plus a question and answer period. Once that has concluded, there will be space reserved for the public to ask the speakers more questions oneon-one, said George.

“We want the community’s input as well,” he said.

West said he thinks it’s important to learn from First Nations people. “To figure out how we can find a better way forward together and do it in a way that’s really fun and celebratory,” said West.

“We’re hoping that this concert provides an opportunity for that sort of thing to happen.”

If approved, the expansion would increase the capacity of the current pipeline from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels of oil per day. The shipping terminal in Burnaby would also be expanded, raising shipping traffic from around five tankers per month to approximately 34 tankers per month in 2017.

It’s not the first time Oostindie has been involved in festivals with political overtones at Cates Park. He was also one of the driving forces behind the Under the Volcano Festival — an annual event that brought music and social activism together at Cates Parks for 20 years.

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INQUIRING REPORTER BIKE lanes are one of the constant hot button issues on the Lower Mainland.

Cyclists welcome them and drivers grumble about them. There are a number of lanes that already run through a large part of Vancouver and some have popped up on the North Shore. Warm sunny days have certainly helped put cycling on more people’s minds. But would more lanes really encourage people to drop their gasguzzlers and adopt pedal power?

— Ann Watson

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“The city continues to embrace green technology and is about 50 to 60 kilometres around their house,” Stout said. “With committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Mayor the City of North Vancouver putting in two more charging Darrell Mussatto in a press release. “These new charging stations stations, it will entice more electric vehicle owners from outside represent our ongoing effort to provide more sustainable the City of North Vancouver to come in and spend money.” transportation options to the community, and are part of the rapidly growing network of EV friendly infrastructure in municipalities across the country.”

This brings the total number of publicly available EV charging stations on the North Shore to 17, with new locations scheduled to pop up in the coming months.

The city is planning to install additional charging stations at various locations, including a station at Centennial Theatre and a DC Level 3 charging station in Lower Lonsdale. Level 3 stations can fully charge an EV in approximately 15 minutes. More than 100 will be online in the Lower Mainland by the end of 2013.

The new EV infrastructure is being welcomed by the Teaching through the Bible, verse to verse chapter to chapter Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association. Charging stations are with Pastor Ken Scheel good investments for municipalities because they make their Meeting at Silver Harbour Centre cities more attractive to visitors who otherwise would avoid places 144 E. 22nd Street, North Vancouver • www.ccnorthvan.com without charging stations to get them home, said association 604.250.2368 president Bruce Stout.

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Foundation marketing and event co-ordinator Danielle Sleiman, director of gift planning Joanne McLellan, director of donor relations Louise Campbell, and events and communication co-ordinator Alexandra Eady The 17th annual Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Golf Classic was held June 17 at Capilano Golf and Country Club. This year’s event Ken Rekrutiak and Dr. John Maynard, event MC raised $326,290 (net) towards the foundation’s $1.2 million campaign to purchase new equipment for the orthopedic department.

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5 things to do this weekend

1. Salish Sea Summer Gathering: Tsleil Waututh Nation Sacred Trust concert (featuring 10 acts and 10 speakers) at Whey-ahwichen (Cates Park) July 27. Gates open at noon.

2. ShoreFest 2013: Free concert series kicks off tomorrow at Sunset Beach and English Bay in conjunction with the Celebration of Light Fireworks.

3. International Buddhist Film Festival: Buddhist Film Foundation hosts film series at Vancity Theatre July 26-Aug. 1.

4. U18 Women’s National Field Hockey Championships The best teams in Canada meet at West Vancouver’s Rutledge Field daily until July 28.

5. Caribbean Days Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC hosts weekend party in North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park.

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Road warriors a-half, two years old. As far as I remember, that’s all I ever was going to do was drum. In Grade 1 I knew what I was going to do in life,” Ditrich says.

Aside from a brief period where he contemplated a career in aviation and space exploration (“You can’t be a colour-blind astronaut/pilot”) Ditrich’s focus has stayed on music, a passion that was a little bigger than his hometown.

“For fun, young people fought, played hockey, got pissed up and drove around on the strip, played more hockey, and I suspect sometimes partook of farmyard bestiality,” he writes in his online biography.

During the course of a brief interview Ditrich opines on his love of jazz despite its current stagnancy (“It’s now a dead language, it’s like Sanskrit. People go to universities to study jazz.

That’s ludicrous. You don’t study how to be cutting edge in society.”), as well as the trademarks of a Spirit of the West song (“I used to always say . . ‘In a Spirit of the West song you’ll never hear an ‘ain’t’ or a ‘baby.’”)

On the subject of surviving life in a touring band, the drummer offers a succinct summation.

“It involves a tremendous amount of Ichiban soup,” he says before delving deeper.

“Musicians are basically, and I speak from personal experience, a bunch of dummies. They fixate on the

■ Spirit of the West at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver, Friday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. as part of the Harmony Arts Festival. For more information visit harmonyarts.ca.

Jeremy Shepherd jshepherd@nsnews.com

BEDECKED in custard-yellow polyester tuxedos, the trio serenaded the patrons at a Vancouver dive with a nine-minute, epically arranged version of the 1970s pop song “Paloma Blanca.”

The upright bass player and the musician wielding a guitar with a peculiar resemblance to a Morris Minor economy car went on to form the Canadian alternative band Odds. The group’s third member, Vince Ditrich, who served the ensemble with snare drum and brushes, went on to become the drummer for Spirit of the West.

The son of an army bandmaster, Ditrich got his start playing for his father’s wedding band in Lethbridge, Alta.

“He saw when I was a tiny little boy that I had this natural inclination toward drums. He had me set up with a little drum kit by the time I was a year-and-

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goal, and that goal is the gig. And the gig could be the most miserable piece of crap of a performance.”

Ditrich earned his road warrior status during a stint hitting drums for Sue Medley in the 1980s.

“Sometimes, especially early on, the tour routing was sheer torture, booked by an agent who surely lived at the seventh level of hell. One tour, in particular, began in the evening in Burnaby, B.C. at a political rally for Ed Broadbent, the old NDP federal candidate. We played our set, packed the van like sardines and headed non-stop for (get this) Thunder Bay, Ont.,” he writes.

After opening for Dwight Yoakam in Thunder Bay, he turned around and headed for the next night’s gig in Winnipeg, Man. Today Ditrich has taken greater control over his career, working as a manager and producer with bands like House of Doc and Quinzy.

“That’s what youth as a musician is, it’s finding that balance point between the real idealism of your art and the pragmatic aspects of turning it into a functional, viable business.”

During those early years Ditrich provided the pace for children’s tunes, Ford truck ditties, heavy rock, and symphonic arrangements.

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CALENDAR

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SERENA Ryder performs tomorrow night at English Bay at 8:30 p.m. as part of ShoreFest 2013. Started in 2009 in conjunction with the Celebration of Light fireworks, the free concert series runs July 27, July 31 and Aug. 3 this year with stages at Sunset Beach and English Bay featuring acts such as Rich Hope, No Sinner, Fred Eaglesmith and Mother Mother. For a complete schedule visit hondacelebrationoflight.com/p/shorefest-2013.

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Maxine Wolodko and model ships by Kenneth DepARTures: The North Shore Artist’s Guild Mitchell will be on display until Sept. 3, will hold an exhibition until July 28.

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Harmony Arts Festival — ArtSpeaks and ArtDemos: Talks, demonstrations, workshops, hands-on classes and slide presentations from Aug. 3 to 11 in the gallery and art tent. There is a $10 fee for hands-on workshops which also require registration in the Ferry Building Gallery office. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

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Karaoke kickstarted a career in country Aaron Pritchett headlines massive outdoor concert on Saturday night ■ Gone Country – Here for the Cure, Cloverdale Amphitheatre Millennium Park in Surrey, July 27.

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FOR country singer Aaron Pritchett it all began with a karaoke performance of the song “I’ve Been Waiting for a Girl like You” by Foreigner.

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COUNTRY star Aaron Pritchett returns home to B.C. for an outdoor show tomorrow at the Cloverdale Amphitheatre in Millennium Park in Surrey to benefit cancer research.

“I reluctantly went up and I sang a song that almost killed me because I was so nervous,” Pritchett says. “I didn’t really know if I could sing in front of anybody or if I could sing at all.”

Since that karaoke performance more than 20 years ago he has received a Juno nomination, released five albums and toured with artists such as Alan Jackson and Toby Keith.

Tomorrow Pritchett will perform alongside Dallas Smith at the Gone Country — Here for the Cure event at the Cloverdale Amphitheatre Millennium Park in Surrey to raise money for cancer research.

“It’s for such a great cause. Raising money to fight against cancer is a big deal. It’s affected my family,” Pritchett says. “It’s going to be great to come back home and play a show in the area.

It’s been a year since I’ve been playing in the area really.

It’s going to be something, and really fun and to play with one of my best friends, Dallas Smith, is going to be unbelievable. For him and I to share the stage together and have a bit of fun with the crowd is something I’m really

looking forward to.”

The British Columbian grew up with a wide range of influences. As a kid he listened to music by artists such as Van Halen, Motley Crue, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and The Miracles. When Pritchett was in his late teens he discovered his love for country music.

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Pritchett’s exposure to Motown is largely because of his parents and he says some of that sound is now slowly working its way into his newer material.

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His most recent single “Suntan City,” released in May, was written by American country singer Luke Bryan.

“I took a listen to it and went, ‘Wow this is great.’ It was a Luke Bryan track and he wasn’t going to release it,” Pritchett says. “My first reaction to the song was I love this track and it deserves to be on the radio.”

When it comes to picking songs that Pritchett has not written he says he must personally enjoy the song.

“I have to like the song in order to sing it. That is something that is extremely important,” he says. “I have to look at my fans and the crowds that I play to and what they would want to hear and how they would react to it.”

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Bruno Mars lands in Vancouver on tour ■ Bruno Mars and Ellie Goulding, Rogers Arena, Saturday, July 20.

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BRUNO Mars’ one-night stand at Rogers Arena was a summer highlight.

There was a wide mix of ages and styles out on Saturday night to enjoy the sold-out show which also featured U.K. electro-pop star Ellie Goulding — a headliner on her own in any other setting — who opened the gig.

Mars and crew put on an old school soul revue full of tight choreography and stellar musical chops in support of their latest album Unorthodox Jukebox.

The multitalented Mars is the consummate frontman.

He picked up the guitar on a couple of songs, performed an extended drum solo on “Locked Out of Heaven” and led his nine-piece band through stop-on-a-dime dance routines in the highly entertaining show.

The crowd was up on their feet throughout the evening dancing and singing along with every song.

It’s still early days for the Moonshine Jungle Tour — prior to Vancouver they stopped in Edmonton at Rexall Place and after Rogers they got back on the bus for an I5 trip to Seattle’s Key Arena the next night.

Catching the tour in its early stages was a bonus for Mars fans — the band began the tour in June and plan to stay on the road through March of 2014. Everything was fresh and funky in Vancouver.

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his most popular songs “Hold My Beer.” In 2007 Big Wheel was nominated for Best Country Recording at the Junos and that same year Pritchett was named Independent Male Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.

According to Pritchett his most memorable moment in his career came when he was performing in Dauphin, Man., in front of 18,000 fans.

“As soon as I heard the crowd chanting ‘Hold My Beer’ over and over again I just got shivers. I still think about it now and I still get such a rush,” Pritchett says. “This is exactly what I wanted when I was a kid, was to be able to hear that kind of a thing to be happening. It was amazing because I wasn’t expecting it.”

While Pritchett has overcome a number of obstacles in his career, he says there has always been one challenge that has remained a constant.

“It gets more and more as you get older and the longer you’re in the industry, but the biggest challenge is being away from your family and not having that connection,” Pritchett says.

Frequent spells on the road have caused him to miss important events back home.

“I sure missed a lot of birthday’s and key moments in my kid’s lives and my family’s lives that I should have been there for,” he says. “That’s the biggest challenge to me. It’s not trying to create the best music and having radio not play a single.”

Two of Pritchett’s sons are now active musicians. His eldest, Jordan, is the lead guitarist for the Juno-nominated band Faber Drive and his middle son, Breydan, plays in the Kelowna-based band Westshore Falls.

Going forward Pritchett plans to continue to release new material and perform live. However, he has also started to dip into the artist management scene. The Juno nominee is currently working with country singer Leanne Pearson.

“She’s a 23-year-old with just an incredible amount of energy on stage,” Pritchett says. “She just has real potential in the industry and I want to try to help her get to some places that I’ve been and even further, which would be great.”

“It’s a lot of fun because it’s a challenge I’ve never had,” Pritchett adds.

Aside from his passion for country music, Pritchett is also an avid hockey fan.

“I am a huge Canucks fan. I was the kid that slept with the little transistor radio under my pillow,” he says.

Pritchett believes the Canucks’ new head coach, John Tortorella, will be a good fit for the team.

“I think he’s fantastic. I think it’s a good thing that he’s here to be honest,” he says. “At first I didn’t know if it was a good idea, but I think he’s going to be able to take the focus off the players. The media will be looking for sound bites from him as opposed to beating up Daniel and Henrik.”

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“They’re really exemplary people. They’re smarter than the average bear, they’re more artistic than the average bear, and they’re idealists.”

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PERFORMING ARTS Home to the RE/MAX Garden Concerts and the Grosvenor Waterfront Lounge, Millennium Park is a fantastic space to enjoy delicious food, drinks, amazing music and breathtaking views.

The Pacific Arbour Garden Stage transforms the park into one of the festival’s premiere performance spaces. With daytime and evening performances, the RE/MAX Garden Concerts feature some of the most talented musicians from all over the Lower Mainland.

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The 3nd annual BEST of the WEST, presented by Park Royal, lights up the Ambleside Pier for a fantastic tasting event not to be missed.

Hosts house wine have paired 13 of the North Shore’s best restaurants with 13 BC wineries creating the perfect complementary dish. The evening’s guests will vote on their favourite, with the winning restaurant and winery team crowned Best of the West for 2013.

DATE: Wednesday August 7, 2013 from 7- 9 p.m.

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Silent Poetry Art Studio: 1079B Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment.

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Original Art, mentoring and classes with Sharka Leigh and Sandrine Pelissier.

Space Emmarts Studio: 1432 Rupert St., North Vancouver. Hours: Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. and by appointment. Info: 604-7702545 or originals@emmarts.ca.

Starfire Studio: 6607 Royal Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-5510 or starfireattheferries.com.

Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-986-1911, local 2053.

Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-924-0122 or tartooful. com.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7400 or westvanlibrary.ca.

Capilano University Textile Arts Grad Show: A group show of works by graduating students will run until July 26.

A Responsive Landscape: As part of the Harmony Arts Festival, a group show examining how humans respond to the landscape and how the landscape responds back will run from July 31 to Aug. 10. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

West Vancouver Art Instructors Exhibit: A show that demonstrates the wide variety of media, styles and approaches employed by District of West Vancouver art instructors in the creation of their own work will run from Aug. 12 to Oct. 2.

West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 p.m. Info: 604-925-7290.

Art in the Hall: Mario Traina’s images created using digital infrared techniques will be on display until Sept. 11.

West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Museum hours: TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604-925-7295 or westvancouvermuseum.ca.

West Coast Points East — Ron Thom and the Allied Arts: A multifaceted exhibition of Ron Thom’s architecture will run until Sept. 21.

Yeats Studio & Gallery: 2402 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 778-279-8777.

CONCERTS Capilano River Regional Park: Cleveland Dam, Capilano Road, North Vancouver.

Music in the Park: Bring a picnic and enjoy an afternoon of music and art. Musical performances from 2 to 4 p.m. Schedule: July 28, Norine Braun; Aug. 11, Andrew Coombes; Aug. 18, TBA; Aug. 25, Jillian Christmas; Sept. 2, David Blair,12 p.m.; Rose Ranger, 1 p.m.; Justin O’Donahue Trio, 2 p.m.; Patrick Ernst Trio, 3 p.m.; Blackberry Wood, 4 p.m.; High Society Band, 5 p.m. Info: nvartscouncil.ca or 604-988See more page 23

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CALENDAR From page 22 6844.

Cates Park: 200-block Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver.

Cates Park Concert Series: A free summer concert series Saturdays from 4 to 7 p.m.

Schedule: July 27, no show; Aug. 3, Old Mare, Melissa Endean, Oh Village; Aug. 10, Corey Abell, The Oh Wells, The Archers; Aug. 17, Hooves, Little Wild, Beekeeper and Aug. 24, Tessa Mouourakis, Joel Willoughby, Barry Ross, Ben Rogers, Connor Roff, Brett Wilderman, Alea Rae, Steel Audrey, Jeremy Allingham.

Civic Plaza: 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue.

Artisan Fair: Crafts along with free musical performances from noon to 4 p.m. Schedule: July 27 and Aug. 10, Claude Champagne; Aug. 24, The Pat Ernst Trio. Info: nvartscouncil. ca or 604-988-6844.

Deep Cove Coffee House: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: lindabates@shaw.ca or 604-9294019.

Edgemont Village: Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver.

Evenings in Edgemont: A free weekly summer concert series Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Schedule: July 26, VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir; Aug. 2, Jake & Elwood’s Blues; Aug. 9, Smith & Jones; Aug. 16, Three Row Barley and Aug. 23, House Party.

Garden Stage: Argyle Avenue and 15th Street, West Vancouver.

Harmony Arts Festival — Daytime Concerts: Aug. 2: Melanie Dekker, 4 p.m. Aug. 3 schedule: Cassandra Bangel, 1 p.m.; Beverley Elliot, 2 p.m.; Reid Jamieson, 3 p.m.; Blake Havard. Aug. 4 schedule: John Pippus & Aynsley Leonard, 1 p.m.; Leora Cashe, 2 p.m.; Nat Jay, 3 p.m.; Marlin Ramazzini, 4 p.m. Aug. 5 schedule: Lindsay May, 1 p.m.; The River and The Road, 2 p.m.; Mike Weterings, 3 p.m.; Kow Kanda, 4 p.m.

Aug. 6 schedule: Amanda Wood & Malcolm Aiken, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8 schedule: The K Sisters, 12:30 p.m. Aug. 9 schedule: The Cumberland Brothers, 12:30 p.m.; Kate Reid, 4 p.m. Aug. 10 schedule: Watasun, 1 p.m.; Ginger 66, 2 p.m.; Colin Bullock, 3 p.m.; Mimosa, 4 p.m. Aug. 11 schedule: Mark James Fortin, 1 p.m.; Soultrax, 2 p.m.; Russell Marsland & Nathen Aswell, 3 p.m.; Van Django, 4 p.m.

Harmony Arts Festival — Dinner Concerts: Pack a picnic or visit a variety of food vendors while listening to concert performances at 5:45 p.m. Schedule: Aug. 2, Geoff Gibbons Band; Aug. 3, AJ Woodworth; Aug. 4, The Jardines; Aug. 5, Terminal Station; Aug. 6, Blackberry Wood; Aug. 7, Sarah K and The Soul Collective; Aug. 8, Scott Perrie; Aug. 9, Joans Shandel; Aug. 10, Ali Milner; Aug. 11, Vagabonds.

Harmony Arts Festival — Evening Concerts: Sip beverages from the waterfront lounge while viewing concert

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to FASHION & STYLE

Collection celebrates curves

South Granville boutique’s wares are fiercely feminine Christine Lyon clyon@nsnews.com

AFTER 10 years crunching numbers and pushing pencils in the financial sector, Malashnee Naidoo has turned her professional attention — and her pencil — to the drawing board.

SHOP TALK West Vancouverite Kolton Babych shows new works at Tartooful in Edgemont Village next Wednesday, July 31. Drop by the gallery 5-8 p.m. to meet the artist and browse his jewelry and artwork.

A chartered accountant by trade, Naidoo could never quite kick her fashion design fantasies, so she decided to make her daydreams a reality.

In March, with the help of her husband and business partner Hamed Emtiaz, she opened Madame Moje, a South Granville boutique where she sells her very own line of women’s apparel designed to accentuate the female form.

“The style is very fiercely feminine, it’s silhouette driven, it’s all about beautiful clothing for women,” the North Vancouver resident says.

Madame Moje (at 2843 Granville St.) specializes in figure-hugging dresses, but also carries playsuits, blouses, knitwear and outerwear.

Everything is designed at Naidoo’s in-store studio with the help of fashion students and all garments are made in Vancouver.

Local celebrities Robin Reichman, Ioulia Reynolds and Reiko Mackenzie of The Real Housewives of Vancouver fame have already taken to the new brand. The reality TV stars modelled the garments last week at a fashion show benefiting the SPCA, which took place in the boutique.

Naidoo says she tends to create pieces she would want in her own closet.

“I think my taste and my style is reflected in the clothing,” she says, “and I

think that I have a good eye for what looks great on a woman.”

Her style icons include Victoria Beckham and Jackie Onassis for their ability to at once appear both “classy, sophisticated” and “sexy, feminine.”

A mostly self-taught fashion designer, Naidoo has been dreaming up dresses in her head since she was a little girl, so it’s a thrill to finally see her visions come to life, she says.

“I’m not great at drawing, but I know exactly what I want . . . what details I want, how I want it to look, how it should drape, how it should hang.”

When it comes to fabric, she is partial to tweed, chiffon and stretchy knits — in fact, almost any material with some elasticity is all right with her.

“It does wonders to a woman’s curves,” she says.

“It shapes to the woman’s body and it has enough stretch that even when she’s a little bloated on a certain day, it has a bit of give.”

Equally important as fabric is the cut of the garment and, when it comes to dresses and skirts, Naidoo’s motto is: not too short, not too long.

“Over the knee is the most flattering length on a woman because it just elongates the body and it gives you that hourglass image.”

Originally from Durban, South Africa, Naidoo lived in Singapore for two years before relocating to the North Shore.

While her current focus is on Madame Moje, she hasn’t completely abandoned her accounting career and takes care of all the bookkeeping for her business. Despite finding her former field “quite boring,” she is grateful for her finance training.

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NORTH Vancouver’s Malashnee Naidoo is the creative force behind Madame Moje, a new clothing line for women. Scan page with Layar for a photo gallery of last week’s fashion show. up in terms of a lot of things,” she says, explaining the fashion industry isn’t all

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Designs flatter all figures From page 25 In addition to her expenses, Naidoo also scrutinizes current fashion trends and incorporates only fads that flatter, such as the flared peplum found on the waistline of many jackets and dresses the past couple of seasons.

Customers won’t find any droopy-bottomed parachute pants at Madame Moje “because they don’t do much for your figure at all.”

Naidoo says her clothing is not just for women with a natural hourglass figure, but will flatter many different shapes and sizes, bringing out the “femme fatale” in everybody.

“I see that characteristic in every woman, I believe every woman can be transformed into that, if they want to be,” she says.

Prices at Madame Moje range from $100 for a knit bolero jacket to $530 for a trench coat. The apparel is currently available exclusively at the South Granville retail store, though Naidoo and her husband are already planning to open up more locations.

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MADAME Moje specializes in figure-hugging dresses that create an hourglass silhouette. The clothing line also includes blouses, knitwear and outerwear. current season stock from both designers, and the chance to win a prize. The party is from noon to 8 p.m. and is located at Adhesif Clothing Store at 2202 Main St. in Vancouver.

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Thrifty chic: The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church

(1200 Parkgate Ave., just off Mount Seymour Parkway) is open Thursdays, 2-8 p.m.

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Popular Art Market returning to festival

Work of 80 artists to be featured in showcase at Harmony Arts

■ Harmony Arts Festival Art Market: Friday, Aug. 2, 2-9 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3-Monday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 9, 2-9 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 10-Sunday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Location: Along Argyle Avenue between 14th and 16th streets in West Vancouver. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

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AT this time of year, Christie Rosta refuses to discuss the weather.

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WEST Vancouver jewelry designer Chi Cheng Lee of Chi’s Creations is one of 80 artists participating in the Art Market at this year’s Harmony Arts Festival Aug. 2-11.

Special events and festivals manager for the District of West Vancouver for the last five years, Rosta is charged with overseeing the municipality’s upcoming annual Harmony Arts Festival, and apparently whenever the topic is raised among her fellow organizers, it’s immediately kiboshed, their fingers crossed for sunny skies.

“We don’t talk about it until it comes,” she laughs.

The 23rd edition of the Harmony Arts Festival is being held Friday, Aug. 2 through to Sunday Aug. 11 and looking through the program, it’s easy to see why. Programmers have clocked countless hours putting this year’s lineup together and the annual celebration of music, performance, cinema, visual and culinary arts, all being presented along West Vancouver’s waterfront and offering something for all ages, is bursting at the seams.

“I really enjoy seeing everyone come down to the waterfront and socialize, appreciate and enjoy the art and enjoy the music. It’s very festive,” says Rosta, 39.

One of the popular features of the festival is its Art Market. A total of 80 artists, some new and returning, and from throughout the Lower Mainland, Sea to Sky corridor and Vancouver Island, will be featured this year. Each weekend of Harmony Arts will see 53 artists exhibited along Argyle Avenue, between 14th and 16th streets. Mediums include painting, jewelry, metal, leather, glass, See Jewelry page 31

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UNLIKE the wellchoreographed, well-lit trysts on movies and in TV-land, real-life sex is messy.

And new, uncertain sex is the most awkward. Brandy (Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza) eschews all things awkward and messy: she has her life mapped out to a carefully executed T. So the minute she leaves her graduation ceremony — she’s the valedictorian, of course — she starts making a list of what she’ll need to do and buy before she enters Princeton in the fall. Like buying shower shoes, and watching Beaches.

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CALENDAR From page 23 free summer concert series Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. Schedule: July 28, VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir; Aug. 4, Oh Wells; Aug. 5 (Monday), Ben Sigston and Steel Toe Boots (3:30-5:30 p.m.); Aug. 11, Kutapira; Aug. 18, Charlotte Diamond; Aug. 25, Mostly Marley and Sept. 1, Studio Cloud 30 Showcase.

Vertical Orchestra 2013 — Transpondings: Redshift Music Society will present a free programme of 10 new works by B.C. composers Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m.

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Live in Lynn Valley Village: A free weekly summer concert series Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Schedule: July 26, Souled Out; Aug. 2, Clive’s Timing; Aug. 9, The Twisters; Aug. 16, Sweat Pea Swing Band and Aug. 23, The Bobcats.

Lynn Valley United Church: 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Info: lynnvalleychurch. com.

Friday Night Live: A weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Admission by suggested donation of $10. The third Friday of each month, youth are invited for dinner and the show for $15 with tickets purchased by 5 p.m.

Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

Blueridge International Chamber Music Festival: A series of concerts from Aug. 12 to 24 at 7 p.m. (with the exception of Aug. 24 which is at 2 p.m.) Schedule: Aug. 14, A Sunny Start; Aug. 16, Mallet Madness; Aug. 21, Wherever I Wander;

Aug. 24, The Archduke and Friends. Tickets: $20/$10. Festival pass: $50/$30. Reservations: blueridge.chamber@gmail.com.

Panorama Park: Deep Cove, North Vancouver.

Concerts in the Cove: A free weekly summer concert series Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: July 26, Smith & Jones; Aug. 2, Mostly Marley; Aug. 9, The Dynamics and Aug. 16, The Adam Woodall Band.

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Saturday Sessions: The Adam Woodall Band and Rosco will perform Aug. 3, 17 and 31 from noon to 3 p.m.

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Concerts in the Square: A free summer concert series Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m. Schedule: Aug. 3, Current Swell, Headwater, Carmanah and Alisa Rose & The Show; Aug. 10, Bend Sister, Nightbox, Kim Churchill and Jet Tangerine and Aug. 17, Five Alarm Funk, Redeye Empire, Good for Grapes and Stef Lang.

Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.

The Jazz Waves Festival will run through August at 7:30 p.m. with a variety of styles including jazz, blues, boggie-woogie, Latin jazz, free form and more. Schedule: July 27, Double Helix; Aug. 1, Amanda Wood and Malcolm Aiken; Aug. 15, Trilogy; Aug. 17, Blackstick; Aug. 22, Don Hardy’s Guilty Pleasures and Aug. 24, Locarno. Tickets: $25/$20.

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JOHANNA Demetrakas’ documentary, Crazy Wisdom, about controversial Tibetan Buddhist leader Chogyam Trungpa, screens Tuesday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the International Buddhist Film Festival running July 26-Aug. 1 at Vancity Theatre. For a full schedule visit buddhistfilmfoundation.org/international-buddhist-film-festival/.

SHOWTIMES From page 29 North Vancouver 604-985-3911 The Wolverine 3D (14A) — Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25; Mon-Thur 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 p.m.

R.I.P.D. 3D (PG) — Fri-Tue 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 p.m.

R.I.P.D. (G) — Wed 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10; Thur 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 p.m. Thur 1 p.m.

Despicable Me 2 3D (G) — Fri-Thur 4:30, 7, 9:30 p.m.

Despicable Me 2 (G) — Fri-Thur 2:10 p.m.

World War Z (14A) — Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:50; Sun 4:15, 7:10, 9:50 p.m.

Red 2 (PG) —Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05; Mon-Thur 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 10 p.m.

The Conjuring 14A) — Fri-Thur 2:15, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 p.m.

Andre Rieu Live in Maastricht — Sun 12:45 p.m.

The Smurfs 2 3D (PG) — Wed-Thur 5:10,

POWER LINE TREE PRUNING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVALS NORTH SHORE Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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The Smurfs 2 (G) — Wed-Thur 2:35 p.m.

PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe St., 604-688-FILM www.cinematheque.bc.ca.

Castles in the Sky: The Return of Studio Ghibli Major retrospective of the films of Studio Ghibli, the world-renowned anime studio founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, was first presented in December. By popular demand it’s back with two additional features.

Until Aug. 5.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM CENTRE 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie),www.vifc.org International Buddhist Film Festival Buddhist Film Foundation hosting first IBFF in Canada July 26-Aug. 1.

Comedy should be hit with teens

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of not having mastered sex before freshman year. With the advice of her older, sleazier sister (a very funny Rachel Bilson), Brandy draws up a new list, full of sexual mores to conquer, many of which she has to look up in the encyclopedia. (That’s how we rolled preGoogle, kids.)

She takes a job at the local pool and discovers that Mr. Hottie himself, Rusty Waters, is also lifeguarding. Brandy makes it her mission to practise the sexual building blocks with her chemistry buddy Cameron (Johnny Simmons) with Rusty as the ultimate goal.

“Sometimes I think she likes me,” says puppy-dog Cameron, “sometimes I think she’s a robot.”

It’s one cringe-worthy moment after another as Brandy diligently checks things off her list, much to the surprise of her more experienced friends Fiona and Wendy (Alia Shawkat and Sarah Steele). The process is made all the funnier by Brandy’s curious but clinical approach to the whole thing: apparently she has no shame (as in the movie theatre scene), just a can-do resolve.

The film is sure to be a hit with giggling teens but will resonate most with those of us who still have a scrunchie or two lurking in

the back of the bathroom drawer. The film is full of early ’90s fashions (one-strap overalls!), music (2 Live Crew, Tears for Fears, Gin Blossoms) and pop references (“You can’t keep dressing like Tracy Gold!” admonishes Fiona).

The film bears more than a passing resemblance to films like Sixteen Candles (older, bitchy sister getting married to a dufus, nerds on the prowl) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, though Phoebe Cates’ exit from the pool was way hotter than Brandy’s.

Bill Hader stars as the underachieving pool manager, who witnesses Brandy experience the most disgusting “Code Brown” incident in pool history; fellow SNL alum Andy Samberg engages in a somewhat musical sex act. Clark Gregg and Connie Britton are a riot as Brandy’s parents, one of whom is horrified and one of whom is ready to offer advice and lubricant.

Brandy is prone to quoting Gloria Steinem and her role model, a fresh, preLewinsky, Hilary Rodham Clinton. And in the end, girl power wins. There’s a quick reference to the fact that Amber is willfully single for the first time ever, and Brandy sagely decides that sex is a big deal, sure, but not the be-all-endall.

It’s a sharp, coming-of-age comedy that gets the raunch-and-heart balance just right.

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CALENDAR From page 30 Songs of the British Isles: Tenor Hewe Gwynne and pianist Nicole Thomas will perform Thursday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.

The Village at Park Royal: West Vancouver.

Celebrate Summer: Live music Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m. and Fridays, 4-7 p.m. until Aug. 16 (between Urban Barn and Cactus Club).

West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Chamber Concert: Participants from the 2013 Contemporary Percussion Intensive will perform Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Free.

THEATRE Anne MacDonald Studio: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver.

Grand Theft Impro: An improv sketch show that uses audiences suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos, the last Saturday of every month at 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $12.

Granville Island Revue Stage: 1601 Johnston St., Vancouver. Info: vancouvertix. com or 604-629-8849.

Crusin’ with the Boomers: Take a drive down memory lane and celebrate the classic rockpop hits that inspired a whole generation until July 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39.

Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver.

Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.

Grease: A musical performed by the Theatre K Summer Youth Conservatory students Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $10.

CLUBS AND PUBS Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9852326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Brewster’s Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

Info: 604-925-9820.

Casa Nova Café: 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver.

Reservations and info: 604-983-2223 or info@ casanovacafe.ca.

Dundarave Fish Market: 2423 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: dundaravefishmarket.com or 604-922-1155.

Electric Owl: 928 Main St., Vancouver. Info: 604-5580928.

A Concert Series that brings together Steve Dawson’s Black Hen House Band with special guest artists each month. Tickets: capilanou. ca/nscucentre or at the door.

Jack Lonsdale’s Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9867333.

Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

Larson Station Restaurant: See more page 32

Dancing in the streets

ADAM Woodall (right) and his guitar player Todd Taylor had the crowd dancing in the street at their Evenings in Edgemont concert last Friday night. The series, which continues on Fridays through the summer, features VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir tonight at 7 p.m.

Jewelry designer displaying several collections at fest

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ceramic, textile, wood and photography.

“It’s an amazing lineup this year. It’s high quality, alloriginal, one-of-a-kind pieces,” says Rosta.

The Art Market jury faced a tough decision this year, seeing 188 artisans apply.

“We had jury members, art professionals from West Vancouver, and they spent an entire day going through all of the different applications,” says Rosta.

Among those chosen was West Vancouver jewelry designer Chi Cheng Lee of Chi’s Creations.

Born in Taiwan, Lee, 51, moved to New York when she was nine. Raised in an artistic family, her late father, Hung Chu Lee, made Chinese watercolour painting on silk, and her sister is a New York City-based fine artist. Lee honed her craft at Parsons School of Design, graduating in 1985. Making jewelry for 30 years, she also worked for luxury design house Harry Winston for 15 years, both in New York and Hong Kong. Lee and her husband have called the North Shore home for the last 10 years.

At the Art Market, Lee will be selling a variety of pieces,

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

CHI Cheng Lee handcrafts from sterling silver, and various karats and colours of gold. which she handcrafts from sterling silver, and various karats and colours of gold, adorning them with pearls, semi-precious and precious stones, as well as diamonds. She’ll have pieces on display from her Stacking Rings collection, which are designed to be fun to wear and offer buyers an opportunity to wear them alone or interchangeably with others from the collection.

Lee also plans to exhibit some pieces from her Balance Collection, designed to keep wearers grounded.

“I always find it’s very important for people to have emotional connection to pieces

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

that they buy or that they wear because it’s so personal,” says Lee. “I would like people to wear a lot of my pieces every day, like I wear every day. There are certain things that I wear all the time. It just makes me feel together and dressed and balanced. That’s the emotion that makes people feel good.

It shouldn’t take over you, it should complement you. . . . I go for the very simple elegance and low-key, but you can be dramatic but not over the top because you should also see the person too, behind it or wearing it, so it becomes a part of you.”

While Lee took last year off, she was featured in the Harmony Arts Festival Art Market the previous five years.

“I’ve always loved the festival,” says Lee. “We used to go to the festival even before I was selling there. There’s a lot of activities for my daughter, she was very young. There’s lots of music, lots of free activities, and there’s a very family (atmosphere) and you meet your friends.”

“It’s so beautiful to do the show. It’s the best place to be, by the beach,” she adds.

For more information on this year’s Harmony Arts Festival, visit harmonyarts.ca.

For more information on Chi’s Creations, visit chiscreations.com.

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CALENDAR From page 31 Glenegales Clubhouse, 6190 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9866556.

Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604985-1115 or info@legion118.com.

Narrows Pub: 1979 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver.

Mist Ultra Bar: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604926-2326.

DJs spin classic dance music from the 80s, 90s and today.

Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: queenscross.com.

Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

The Raven Pub: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver. Info: theravenpub.com.

Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 7:3011:30 p.m.

Red Lion Bar & Grill: 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-8838.

Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.

Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver.

Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m.

Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver.

Info: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.1 a.m.

The Village Taphouse: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-8882.

Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.

OTHER EVENTS Ambleside Park: Argyle Avenue and 15th Street, West Vancouver.

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Martin Hunt Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. Topic: What is a good explanation? Meet by the concession stand.

Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.

John Lawson Park: 750 17th St., West Vancouver.

Harmony Arts Festival — Cinema in the Park: An outdoor movie experience at 9 p.m. Schedule: Aug. 2, Life of Pi; Aug. 3, Funny Girl; Aug. 4, Local Hero; Aug. 9, Grease; Aug. 10, Canadian Anmination. Info: harmonyarts.ca.

Café for Contemporary Art: 138-140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or cafeforcontemporaryart@gmail.com.

Open Mic: Actors, musicians, poets and spoken word artists are invited to take the microphone every second and last Friday of the month from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

New Works: Readings of new work by local playwrites every third Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m.

North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-998-3450 or nvcl.ca.

Movie Night in the Plaza: Despicable Me will be screened Friday, July 26 at 8:45 p.m. in the Civic Plaza area in front of the library.

Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.

Songs and Stories: Composer Michael Conway Baker will share show biz, film and concert music stories past and present the third Wednesday of every month, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Admission by donation.

North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by the Vancouver Society of Storytelling take place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Admission: $7/$5.

West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or westvanlibrary.ca.

Monday Movie Nights: The library will screen movies on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Schedule: July 29, Hyde Park on Hudson; Aug. 12, Silver Linings Playbook; Aug. 19, Hope Springs; Aug. 26, Quartet.

— compiled by Debbie Caldwell.

NORTH SHORE’S

restaurant guide $ Bargain Fare ($5-8) $ $ Inexpensive ($9-12) $ $ $ Moderate ($13-15) $ $ $ $ Fine Dining ($15-25) LIVE MUSIC

AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant

BRITISH $$$

Best Little Schnitzel House in Town

71 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van. 604-980-4316

BISTRO Cindy’s Café

$$$

Local favourite Cindy’s Café is now open for diner every Friday and Saturday night.Come for the good food,stay for the friendly atmosphere and enjoy our free BYOWine policy.

Corkage is for strangers! Cindy’s is for neighbours.Visit www.cindyscafe.ca for details and reserve with Patrick at 604-925-2880.

1850 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-2880

Larson Station West Coast Bistro & Banquets $$$ For 2 or 200! Enjoy sweeping views through the 6th fairway,to the ocean at Gleneagles Clubhouse.Larson Station West Coast Bistro,a fabulous little restaurant and banquet facility, tucked away on the Gleneagles Golf Course.LIVE MUSIC Fridays & Saturdays BRUNCH on weekends.

Family friendly & casual,with flavours of the West Coast.

6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 778-279-8874

Truffle House & Café

$$

The Truffle House & Café is truly a warm place to eat European cuisine with friendly service and reasonable price. Philippe & Fabienne Chaber have created a cozy and comfortable atmosphere and offer a delicious combination of French, Italian and West Coast specialties that your taste buds will love.Already well known for their brunch & lunch, the Truffle House is pleased to offer you DINNER! Join us Friday & Saturday evenings from 5-10 pm for delicious seasonal menus.

2452 Marine Drive, W. Van. 604-922-4222 www.trufflehousecafe.com

OPEN MIC/KARAOKE

The Salmon House

The Cheshire Cheese Restaurant & Bar

$$

Excellent seafood and British dishes on the Waterfront. Friday and Saturday, Prime Rib Dinner. Sunday, Turkey Dinner.Weekends and Holidays, our acclaimed Eggs Benny.

Open for lunch or dinner, 7 days a week.

2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market, N. Van. 604-987-3322

CHINESE Neighbourhood Noodles House

$

North Shore’s best variety & quality Chinese food.Serving Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week.Eat in,10% off takeout.

Free delivery min.$20.00 order within 3 kms.

1352 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van. 604-988-9885

Chef Hung Taiwanese Noodle

$$

Critically acclaimed worldwide for its delectable beef noodle, Chef Hung has won numerous Championships in Taiwan and now crowned the Best Noodle House in Vancouver! Come see what all the excitement is about.

1560 Marine Dr., W. Van. 778-279-8822 UBC Wesbrook Village: 102 - 3313 Shrum Lane, Vancouver 604-228-8765 Aberdeen Centre: 2800 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond • 604-295-9357 www.chefhungnoodle.com

FINE DINING The Observatory

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$$$$

An epicurean experience 3700’ above the twinkling lights of Vancouver.

Grouse Mtn, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, N. Van. 604-998-4403

BIG SCREEN SPORTS $$$$

Serving spectacular views and fine, indigenous west coast cuisine for over 30 years. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Live entertainment in Coho Lounge on weekend evenings.

2229 Folkestone Way, W. Van. Reservations: www.salmonhouse.com or call 604-926-3212

FRENCH Chez Michel

$$$

Classic French cuisine served in an elegant and graceful setting.

For over 34 years, Chez Michel has treated guests to only the best.

Traditional seafood and meat entrees, dressed in rich, tempting sauces, are specially featured alongside a superb selection of wines and a decadent dessert list.

Superior service with a waterfront view helps complete your lunch or dinner experience.

1373 Marine Dr. (2nd flr) W. Van. 604-926-4913

GREEK Kypriaki Taverna

$$

For the BEST quality and the BEST prices, come visit or call for delivery today. Open everyday @ Noon for lunch.Voted one of the top 5 Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland.With our outstanding food, reasonable prices, friendly service and candle-lit charm you will see why so many people call it their favourite restaurant. Call for delivery/ take out tonight or come in for a relaxing Mediterranean experience.

1356 Marine Dr, N. Van. 604-985-7955

WIFI

INDIAN Handi Cuisine of India

$$

Reader’s Choice 2006 Winner offering Authentic Indian Cuisine.

Open for lunch and dinner,7 days a week.Weekend buffet,ocean view, free delivery.

1340 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-925-5262 www.handi-restaurant.com Where one spicy sauce does not fit all.Readers’Choice award winning restaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch & Dinner.Lunch Buffet $10.95.

116 East 15th St, N. Van. 604-986-7555 www.palkirestaurant.com

PUB $$

Voted the North Shore’s favourite pub 16 years running by you.

The Bear is your local, friendly, comfortable pub that is 100% smoke free.We have ample free parking, Take-Out menu, Daily drink and food specials, full sports coverage, and a large, heated veranda. Come in for a bite and a drink.

$$

A Lower Lonsdale legend for 23 years. Home to the best in live music Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Great food selection that surpasses the norm.

The best weekend breakfasts ‘til 2pm. Great selection of import draft.

All Canucks PPV games on the big screens.

175 East 1st St., N. Van. 604-988-5585

$$

Offers an excellent menu, the best craft brewed ales & lagers in Vancouver, live music, satellite sports, pool table, dart boards & heated patio with a spectacular city view.

86 Semisch Ave., N. Van. 604-984-3087

$$

Damn good pub! We try to take everything that’s good about a pub, and leave out what’s not, then add lots more good… Start with a comfortable room around a giant fireplace, add 20 ice cold brews on tap, really damn good food, some awesome events, and pretty much the most personable group of folks you’ll ever meet… and welcome to the Village Tap House! Come in for dinner, to catch the game on our dozens of high-def flat screens, or check the events page to see what’s happening this week.

1C - 900 Main Street, Village at Park Royal, West Vancouver 604-922-8882 info@villagetaphouse.com

SEAFOOD C-Lovers Fish & Chips

$$

The best fish & chips on the North Shore!

1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Van www.blackbearpub.com 604.990.8880

The Rusty Gull

Sailor Hagar’s Neighbourhood Pub

Village Tap House

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $

The Black Bear Neighbhourhood Pub

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Marine Dr. @ Pemberton, N. Van. 604-980-9993 & OUR NEW LOCATION: 6640 Royal Ave., Horseshoe Bay, W. Van. 604-913-0994

Montgomery’s Fish & Chips$ The fastest growing Fish & Chips on the North Shore.

International Food Court, Lonsdale Quay Market 604-929-8416

THAI Thai PudPong Restaurant

$$

West Vancouver’s original Thai Restaurant. Serving authentic Thai cuisine. Open Monday-Friday for lunch. 7 days a week for dinner.

1474 Marine Dr., W. Van. 604-921-1069 www.thaipudpong.com

WEST COAST The Lobby Restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel

$$$

Inspired by BC’s natural abundance of fabulous seafood and the freshest of ingredients, dishes are prepared to reflect west coast cuisine. Open 7-days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night lounge.We are located on the corner of Lonsdale & Esplanade.

The Lobby Bar: We now have Live music every Friday night from 8-11pm!

138 Victory Ship Way, N. Van. 604-973-8000 www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

WATERFRONT DINING The MarinaSide Grill

$$

Enjoy your Waterfront dining experience with our extensive menu.

From eggs benny to juicy burgers during our popular brunches to our famous prime rib,hot scallop salad, clam chowder,king crab,steaks, seafood style cordon bleu.Rooms available for private parties and free parking.Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner seven days a week.View full menu www.marinasidegrill.com.

1653 Columbia St, N. Van. (2 blks South of Main & Mtn Hwy under the bridge) 604-988-0038 www.marinagrill.com

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THE new Mazda6 features the automaker’s innovative SkyActive technology, which reduces the weight and improves fuel economy while keeping it fun to drive. It is available at Morrey Mazda in North Vancouver.

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Scan this page with the Layar app to see video of the Mazda6 as well as more photos of the family sedan and its main competitors.

Mazda never was a significant player, but when Ford sold its shares in the company a few years ago, Mazda was left with even fewer resources than before. Because they don’t have the finances that their larger competitors have, Mazda must use a more focused planning strategy. In the past, they focused on building cars that were sportier and more fun to drive than the mainstream.

While Mazda continues to provide a more thrilling driving experience, recently they’ve decided to add one more important element to the car design: push the limits of

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lightweight construction and allow new, innovative engineering methods to achieve almost hybrid-like fuel consumption.

Mazda calls its current philosophy SkyActiv. SkyActiv technology made its debut on the 2013 CX-5 CUV with positive reviews. The 2014

Mazda6 receives the full compliment of the new design system and more.

Design Forward thinking has allowed the new Mazda6 to share the same platform as the CX-5, which is already a great car to begin with. This chassis is light, yet very strong and will also serve as a base for the upcoming CX-9.

The bodywork shows Mazda’s new Kodo design language. The unique grille and eye-shaped headlights are prominently displayed at the front. Distinctly sculpted shoulders complement the stretched hood and carry the theme rearward. The sloping roofline leads to a similarly sculpted rear end, highlighted by LED taillights.

The interior design is not

flashy, but it is well organized and easy on the eyes. It also offers more room than the previous model.

Mazda offers generous standard features to keep the Mazda6 competitive in this fiercely contested market segment.

Performance These days, the overriding theme throughout the automotive industry is fuel economy.

Unfortunately, hybrid systems are expensive to design and manufacture. Even after that hefty initial investment, most hybrid cars are still sold at a loss by the automakers (though Toyota likely has figured out a way to squeeze every possible penny out of its hybrids).

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Yes, the current rangetopping XTS sedan looks decent, but it’s a front-driver that comes with nothing larger than a V-6. They’ll be doing a twin-turbo version soon enough, but what part of “twin-turbo V-6 front-wheel drive” says Cadillac to you?

No, a proper Caddy of the old school is essentially a yacht for the road, somewhere between big, brooding menace and chrome-finned splendour.

To my mind, it doesn’t just need to sit beside a MercedesBenz S-Class and look creditable — it needs to do better than that.

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that significant risk so they applied themselves to improving conventional technologies.

The SkyActiv-G is a 2.5-litre, inline four cylinder engine, running on regular gasoline and boasting a diesel-like 13:1 compression ratio. This results in 184 horsepower and 185 foot-pounds of torque, which compared to the old engine are improvements of eight per cent and 11 per cent, respectively.

Speaking of diesel, Mazda has designed an engine to run on that too. However, it’s been so popular in Japan and Europe that we won’t see one here until later this year when production can catch up with the demand.

Mazda approached their transmission redesign with the same mindset as the engine.

Forsaking complicated — and therefore expensive — dualclutch transmissions, Mazda instead focused on making the best conventional transmissions available.

The new manual is as great as the one admired in the MX5 and the innovative automatic delivers excellent low-speed feel and quick shifts. Both are lightweight and combine well with the new engine to deliver segment topping gas-only fuel economy.

The SkyActiv thinking applied to the chassis means the suspension was calibrated to provide Mazda’s patented “zoom-zoom” driving dynamics, but not at the expense of comfort. The steering response and limited amount of body roll make the Mazda6 the most engaging car to drive in this class. Drive the Mazda6 backto-back with the likes of Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima and you will quickly realize that the driving enjoyment only belongs to the Mazda — though the new-for-2013 Honda Accord comes pretty close.

Environment The theme of improving economy through simplification continues into the cabin.

It is very driver-oriented with all important controls logically placed and highly visible.

Most surfaces are soft to the touch and the attention to detail is evident. The front seats are supportive yet offer plenty of elbow room. Head and kneeroom are also adequate, though not super generous in comparison to crossovers that also compete in this segment — they offer better interior packaging than sedans in general.

The Mazda6 offers more rear legroom than most in this class. And despite the low roofline, rear headroom is also sufficient for an average adult.

While cargo space is actually less than the out-going model, overall capacity is still quite good and the shape is usable and practical. The new exterior design makes access a little restricted, although the 60/40 folding rear seats do create a rather large pass-through.

On the infotainment front, the Mazda6 doesn’t feature anything terribly innovative. A 5.8-inch colour touchscreen displays the audio, phone and navigation functions. This can be controlled through the optional Commander Switch, which operates much like BMW’s iDrive.

Radar cruise control, blind spot monitoring and forward obstruction warning are notable new options.

Features Ranging in price from $24,495 to $32,195, the Mazda6 is available in three trim levels, GX, GS, and GT. Standard equipment on the GX includes heated front seats, 5.8-inch colour touchscreen audio display, Bluetooth, keyless entry, push-button ignition, ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution, dynamic stability control, and traction control system.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include leather trimmed upholstery, eight-way power adjustable driver seat, leather-

like door trim, navigation system, SiriusXM satellite radio, Smart City brake support, forward obstruction warning, radar cruise control and a lane departure warning system.

Fuel efficiency numbers for the six-speed manual transmission are 8.1 litres/100 kilometres city and 5.3 l/100 km highway. The six-speed automatic sees 7.6 l/100 km city and 5.1 l/100 km highway.

Thumbs up The SkyActiv technology provides excellent fuel economy without having to pay the added premium for a hybrid.

The styling also means you will stand out from the crowd.

Thumbs down While the Mazda6 is good, it’s hard to argue against the established leaders from Honda and Toyota who have longer histories and glowing reputations.

The bottom line In a segment dominated by conservative mainstays, the Mazda6 offers a good looking, fun-to-drive alternative.

Competitors Honda Accord The current base model Accord is available for $23,990 and boasts a classy interior that feels more upmarket. Its reputation speaks for itself but the Mazda6 compares admirably.

The Honda Accord is a great all-round family car with excellent reliability.

Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry has always had excellent build quality and resale value. The newest generation adds more character to its looks.

While the hybrid boasts exceptional fuel economy, the Mazda6 has the Camry beat in base trim.

Ford Fusion The Ford Fusion is a great looking car at a good price, starting at $22,499. It also features a wide range of models to choose from so you can find the car that best suits your needs.

Like the Camry, the Mazda6 offers superior fuel economy compared to nonhybrid models. editor@automotivepress.com

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Biff! Pow! What? Ford makes F150 Bat-truck From page 39

should put Rolls-Royce in their crosshairs, and I know what you’re thinking: no American car could ever match the peerless heritage of the RR brand. Why not? The Cadillac of the 1930s used to, and why not at least aim at creating a driving experience as special as that of a Rolls-Royce, rather than some charmless wafting German executive limo?

We’ll have to wait a further two years before GM will launch their flagship. In the meantime, here’s hoping they pull out all the stops, put Goodfellas on the DVD and force all the designers to listen to nothing but Frank Sinatra.

Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na Bat-truck For some reason, Ford has built itself a Bat-truck. Seems a perfectly sensible thing to do. “Holy Lasers!” and whatnot.

We’re not talking the gravely voiced Dark Knight here — this red-and-black, be-finned F150 is made in the mold of George Barris’s original creation. That particular Batmobile was also a Ford underneath, a Futura concept, and the V-8-powered truck echoes its somewhat campy (but legendary) lines.

Put together by Galpin Auto Sports in South Cali, the truck was sketched out by Barris’s grandson Jared in Tuxedo Black with Ferrari Red accents. Everything was together just in time for Comic Con in San Diego (ah, that makes sense), and Galpin is reportedly taking orders for anyone who wants to convert their F150 to Batspec.

Look, if you’re thinking about sticking bat-fins on your pickup, just get your best friend to come over and Biff! Pow! Socko! some sense back into you.

Subaru celebrates 60th birthday Well, sort of. Actually celebrating a birthday this year is Fuji Heavy Industries, the pragmatically named company that churns out the rugged all-wheel-drive machines that North Shore residents so love.

After a series of name-swapping reorganizations more convoluted than three seasons of Days Of Our Lives, the Nakajima Aircraft Company split into subsidiaries and then reorganized, taking the name of Fuji Heavy Industries in 1953.

The company produced a jet, and I have to wonder why Subaru doesn’t make a bigger deal of this given how Saab was always trumpeting its aeronautical heritage. They also built the Subaru 360: this wonky little micro-car was basically like a VW Beetle in many ways, except mostly worse. They sure are cute though, if slightly deformed.

From humble beginnings, the Subaru brand has grown into a full range of vehicles, and has been on something of a tear recently, with the redesigned Forester doing very well.

Bentley confirms SUV Plenty of big news out of the U.K. this week, where to the delight and/or consternation of many, a woman gave birth to a baby. Heady stuff.

Bentley also announced that their on-again off-again plan for an SUV to bear the flying-B crest is on again! Huzzah — Bentleys for some, miniature Union Jacks for others.

The Crewe-based company has previously displayed a concept of what a Bentley SUV might look like called the EXP 9 F, which sounds like what a Dungeons and Dragons character receives as a reward for slaying an orc. And speaking of slaying orcs. . . .

Given that most Bentleys are already the size of your average ocean-going vessel, swelling one up to the size of a Range Rover isn’t all that difficult. The problem is how the styling of something like a Mulsanne looks when ballooned up, and I can tell you that, so far, efforts have not been pretty.

Also, with the new lighter-weight Range Rover starting to trickle out and gain a foothold, Bentley’s foray into the luxo-SUV field is going to have some stiff competition. Anyway, look forward to spending 2016 stuck in the Park Royal parking lot while one of these behemoths attempts a 48-point turn.

Submit your own auto oddities to brakingnews@gmail.com. Follow Brendan on Twitter at @brendan_mcaleer.

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