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Missing WV senior found in New West BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Staff at West Vancouver’s Inglewood Care Centre are tightening security after a senior living in a secure unit disappeared for two days.
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West Vancouver police issued a public plea for help on social media Sunday afternoon when the 71-year-old man walked off from the care home. “He was in a secure unit. We have keypads on the internal doors and external doors and he was able to leave the facility,”said Nick Whittle, Inglewood’s administrator. “He somehow became aware of some of the codes to the doors.” Police were about to renew their call for help on Tuesday morning when they received word he’d been spotted. “Score one for social media,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. “A lady in New
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Sewage plant waiting on federal cash JUSTIN BEDDALL jbeddall@nsnews.com
North Shore residents will be flushing extra cash down the toilet if senior governments don’t soon commit to a cost-sharing formula for the new Lions Gate sewage treatment plant project.
The regional government has until the end of 2020 to complete a new $700-million secondary treatment plant on the North Shore but has yet to formally secure funding agreements
Region needs to build new plant by 2020 but funding still an issue with the federal and provincial governments. This week, the federal government provided a $175,000 grant towards the feasibility study for the plant but much larger costs loom. “We’re going to need support from the province and feds. It’s a huge bill, $700 million, and we’d probably have to pay for
(Metro Vancouver’s) portion of it over 15 years,” said City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto, chair of the Metro Vancouver Utilities Committee. In a worst-case scenario, that could see sewage bills for North Shore homeowners double – or possibly even more – by 2030. “You’d see it right on your utility bill – it would show you a big huge increase. If we don’t get that support it would be a
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Passenger assaulted after on-board racist rant BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
A North Vancouver man is in custody and facing charges after an allegedly unprovoked pepper spray attack on a fellow transit rider. The man was riding the
239 bus from Park Royal, being abusive and intimidating other passengers on Sunday afternoon, according to North Vancouver RCMP. That escalated to an assault when he and several other passengers got off the bus at Chesterfield Avenue. “He went by the rear of the bus exit and when they went to pass him on the street, basically unprovoked, he pepper sprays (an) individual and took off,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong. Police arrested the suspect at First Street and Forbes Avenue.
A witness who was on the same bus said the pepper sprayer was on a racist rant before the alleged attack. As soon he boarded the bus at Capilano Mall, the man appeared disturbed, shouting and swearing at no one in particular, said Clare Lappin. He then turned his attention to a black teenager on the bus and started hurling racial slurs and other abuse. The young man moved to another seat but the suspect continued his harangue. Disgusted by the behaviour, Lappin confronted the man.
“I just turned to him and said ‘Don’t talk to people like that.’ Then he started on me, which is fine. I don’t mind,” she said, noting she works in the Downtown Eastside. “At one point I had to tell him ‘I’m not afraid of you. Go away. Sit down.’” The bus driver was no help when she asked for some support, Lappin said. “At the very least, he should be tossed off transit,” she said. “I said to the bus driver, ‘Listen, this guy is being racist. He said, ‘It’s not my job.’” De Jong said the best
course of action when someone is being abusive on public transit is to call police. “Never confront a person. Speak to someone in authority like the bus driver to alert them it’s happening. Do not make eye contact with them and if need be, get off the bus and get the next ride. It’s not worth being assaulted,” he said. “At this point, the bus driver should be taking matters in their hands too, which would be to call us and we’ll attend.” TransLink spokesman Chris Bryan said drivers should be able to
contact police on behalf of passengers. Bus operators have a number of communications tools at their fingertips to ensure the security of passengers,”he said. When a someone becomes a problem or is threatening other passengers on board, bus drivers can contact transit security, Transit Police or local police if needed, he said. Dale Reinhardt, 55, is now charged with assault with a weapon, and assaulting a peace officer. The latter charge stems from an incident after he was arrested.
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very significant increase to your sewage and drainage levy,” said Mussatto. North Shore municipalities that would benefit more from the new treatment plant, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, would pay more than taxpayers in other areas of the Lower Mainland. The current Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant has been operating as a primary treatment facility for 50 years but new regulations require that it be upgraded to a secondary treatment facility. So far, the regional government has already spent approximately $20 million on engineering, public consultation and preliminary designs for the new sewage plant. “Even though it seems like a long way off it’s a very tight timeline,” said Mussatto. “We’re going to need to have a decision this spring from the federal and provincial governments on the cost-sharing formula or we will not be able to meet the timeline.” Metro Vancouver hopes to share the project capital costs equally with the province and federal government. “We’re really hoping to get the one-third, one-third, onethird, funding formula, which is what Victoria got,” said Mussatto, noting that a similar-sized waste treatment plant planned for the province’s capital has already been funded even though a site hasn’t been secured. “Their money has already been allocated. And here we are, we have a location and First Nations approval, all set and ready to go but we just can’t get the funding. All we’re asking for is the same funding formula Victoria got.” Mussatto said there have been productive talks with the senior governments over the past two months. “I met yesterday with our MP Jonathan Wilkinson and I’ve met with him a number of times about the project itself. We’ve been meeting with our MLAs who are in support. Now it’s just a matter of the cabinet, the premier and her cabinet team, making a decision as a priority,” said Mussatto, noting that the project needs to be made a provincial priority. “And hopefully with the province and the feds coming together with the municipality we’ll be able to fund this thing.” Wilkinson said he’s talked about the project with the infrastructure minister on several occasions and the federal government is well aware of the importance of the project for Metro Vancouver. “I’m actually just coming from a speech he made at the Vancouver Board of Trade where he referenced the Lions Gate project as the type of project that the portion of infrastructure that’s focused on green infrastructure is suited for. So . . . we’re getting towards the point where hopefully we can make a commitment.”
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Protocols at care home to be reviewed From page 1 Westminster . . . recognized the missing gentleman as he entered the Canada Games pool in New West to go for a swim.” Neither Palmer nor Whittle could say where the senior spent the last two nights. “We have spoken to him and we have gotten a version of the story from him. All I can say is he was in New Westminster,” Whittle said. It appeared as though the senior wasn’t in any danger,
Whittle added. “When he returned to the facility, he was clean shaven, very clean. He obviously was not living rough,” he said. “If they don’t have a diagnosis of dementia and they know how to come back to the facility, they’re not really considered to be at grave risk but obviously, we do not like to see our residents out of the facility overnight” Now, Whittle said, Inglewood staff are working to ensure the man doesn’t go for a two-day wander again.
“We take the safety and security of our residents very seriously. Obviously, taking a look at the cameras, we know exactly how he got out. We’d like to learn as much as we can and try to bring in different care plans to make sure that it doesn’t happen again,” he said. “We will be introducing some new protocols to check more frequently on him.” In response to the Inglewood case, Vancouver Coastal Health, which licenses and contracts Inglewood,
released the following statement: “This is a reportable incident, and we require licensed facilities to inform us when they happen. Our licensing officer investigates to ensure all regulations are being followed. If there are any gaps, we would require the facility to take corrective steps,” it read. In December 2013, a Lynn Valley senior died of hypothermia after wandering away from the Lynn Valley Sunrise care home.
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The cougar that became a media sensation after being captured on nightcam surveillance footage in the driveway of a home in Deep Cove Dec. 31 may still be on the prowl.
On Jan. 28, a B.C. conservation officer returned to the Woodlands area with a team of scent-sniffing hounds after another reported cougar sighting in the neighbourhood. “I responded to the call given that the sighting was so close to the residents and a pet was involved,” said conservation officer Sgt. Todd Hunter. He added he couldn’t confirm if it was the same cougar spotted last month. Hunter said conservation officers wanted to find out if the cougar was living in close proximity to people’s homes and if it had preyed on any domestic animals. The dogs picked up
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Sleepless bears searching for more food near local homes
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Some local black bears aren’t hibernating this winter.
This week the North Shore Black Bear Society received a report of an orphaned bear cub rummaging through an unsecured food scraps bin in the Canyon Heights area,
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urged cautious driving, especially at night. Miller said it is somewhat unusual to have non-hibernating bears roaming around this time of the year. “Sometimes we’ve had bears that hibernate for shorter periods of time. We don’t know if this bear hibernated at all. We don’t know what happened to its mother, if it is a cub, and it should still
be with its mother.” Miller is hopeful the bear will find its way back into the wilderness. “It’s very close to forested areas” where the bear can go “if it’s given a chance.” Miller noted there were an unprecedented number of orphaned cubs on the North Shore this season with six taken to Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley. Critter Care rehabilitates injured and orphaned animals and releases them into the
wild but is currently at maximum capacity for cubs and looking to enlarge its existing enclosure to create more space, said Miller. “They definitely cannot take any more.” Conservation officer Sgt. Todd Hunter has also received recent reports of bear sightings and said it’s something his office is monitoring. Hunter said it’s not all that unusual to have bear sightings at this time of the
year, especially if the weather warms up and there’s a food source available. “When the weather pattern does change bears may come out of torpor (brief hibernation) — especially younger bears have been known to come in and out,” he said. “They’re not as used to the long periods of torpor like the adult bears who are more seasoned. “Sometimes bears will look for food, then go back into torpor if the weather changes.”
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his week an article by an investigative Globe and Mail reporter alerted the public to a dirty little secret that many in the real estate industry are well familiar with: a shady practice known as “shadow flipping.” Any North Shore real estate agent can tell you about it. Some describe it as unethical. But there’s nothing to stop it, including any meaningful self-policing from within the industry. That the real estate council will now be investigating the practice – which it’s obviously known about and tacitly accepted for some time – hardly fills us with confidence. (This is the same self-regulating industry that has denied the influence of foreign capital in Vancouver’s overheated real estate market, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.) Foxes, there are some chickens we’d
like you to look at. Equally ridiculous is the province feigning shock at the practice. Victoria has been happy to adopt a don’t-ask-don’t-tell attitude to valid concerns about the real estate market – from allegations of money laundering on down. One reason nobody has been prepared to talk about these issues is the charge of racism that gets levelled against many who raise them. That is utter nonsense when it comes to public policy concerns that impact us all. Another reason the issue has gone unchallenged is it’s in a lot of people’s financial and political interests to allow it to continue. Homeowners with substantial equity make up a large chunk of voters. And real estate is certainly a booming business with deep pockets these days. It’s hard to say which explanation is more unsettling.
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The middlemen make profits up to seven figures between the time the owner sells and when the deal legally closes. Sometimes that’s months later. This Just In Trevor Lautens than they might have got, and buyers – many themselves offshore Chinese – paying more than they might have paid. The middlemen make up to seven-figure profits between the time the owner sells and when the deal legally closes. Sometimes that’s months later. Unless the seller is alert to his or her interests, and to the fine print in a sales agreement allowing such a process, in this grey period the property can be “assigned” – flatly, flipped to someone else, who in turn can flip it further up the food chain. For example, Tomlinson cites a case before the courts
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wherein the West Vancouver plaintiff claims a scheme was concocted by a real estate agent and a buyer to purchase his home for $5 million. It ultimately sold for $7 million. Middlemen allegedly shared the $2 million difference. Apparently, that’s legal. Offensive to many, perhaps, but legal. Where the regulators can, and should, jump in is into the loophole, because the flippers, not being the actual final buyers in such cases, are suspected of reaping their profits without paying the capital gain or provincial property transfer tax (PTT) that lesser mortals (very sourly) pay. The Liberal government handed the issue on a silver platter to the NDP. Following Tomlinson’s story, New Democrat David Eby raised
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the suspicion of PTT avoidance and possible insider trading and money laundering. Christy Clark, abetted by cabinet minister Peter Fassbender, who seems even more laissez-faire than the premier about Vancouver’s (dangerous, I fear) real estate bubble, has rejected interfering with the market by imposing restraints on offshore property purchases. And to be fair – my greatest fault – Clark makes a sobering point not missed by West Vancouver’s millionaire property owners, which means every one of us: Discouragement of offshore or home-grown buyers, including speculators who buy houses and leave them empty (or faux-occupied) in expectation of higher prices, would lower
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existing owners’ property values. Gulp. Who said selfinterest and greed should be monopolized by any one group? I asked Jason Soprovich, a top West Van Realtor, for his view. Which was: “Oh, shadow flipping, yeah. It’s not good for the industry. It’s unfair on so many levels.” As in any industry, “there are always a few tainted apples – it’s limited to a few tainted apples.” Another long-time West Van Realtor of integrity whom I dealt with years ago politely declined to comment: “Our company has a policy that only regional management can make public statements on behalf of our company.” Tomlinson quoted Vancouver real estate agent Allyson Brooke of Macdonald Realty: “There is a lot of speculation in this market – but lack of government intervention is as responsible as the speculators themselves.” Obvious question: How come a newspaper reporter could winnow through hundreds of records to discover what bureaucrats must have known about – and will now
likely snap out of their doze to do something, or seen to be doing something, about? Well, um, maybe because that might jeopardize Vancouver’s standing as the third priciest real estate on the globe – and also a great many interests with dollar signs attached. Go back to Premier Clark’s candour. Do I want my real estate values to crest and then drop, joining my stocks and savings accounts in their calamitous swoon? I refuse to answer on the grounds that I’d have to tell the truth. David Marley, a relentless West Van political scold, emails: “Don’t count on the Real Estate Council of B.C. to do what is necessary. It seems they’ve been aware of the unethical behaviour by some of their members for quite a period of time now and, instead of immediately revoking licences as should be done, have merely been giving those brokers who have been caught abusing their position of trust short-term ‘time-outs’ as though they were naughty children. A little respite to count their ill-gotten gains.” rtlautens@gmail.com
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Dear Editor: All my life, I have believed that Canada was the best country in the world to live in. I have lived on the North Shore all my life and would not trade it for anything until now. I remember when if you said you lived in Lower Lonsdale or Lynn Valley, people looked at you differently. I have worked hard to provide for my family and have invested wisely. We were involved with our church, my wife ran for council and my children were active in almost everything the North Shore had to offer. I have heard the word “affordability” thrown about by people, and truly I do not think they know what it means. Nobody in London uses that word for housing because quite plainly it does
not exist over there. Most working-class people live outside of London and commute every day, knowing that “affordable” does not exist within. For years, Vancouver wanted to be a “world-class” city like Montreal and Toronto were in the 1970s. Vancouver was always third best and Ottawa never let us forget it. Well, now that Vancouver has become that world-class gem that everyone wanted, they are not pleased with the result. Do you want to turn back the clock a few years and try again? Too bad. Those days are long gone. What offends me is that back in the ’80s, municipalities started requiring people to get a permit to cut down a tree on their own property. Now the
government thinks it has the right to tax me if I don’t rent out my house. Speculation tax — for what? We already have capital gains tax. As I said, we have invested wisely, and now we are reaping the benefits of that success. I retired at 49 (not Freedom55 plan) and have been travelling for the past six years in Europe (still haven’t seen it all). I owe it all to the fact that back when interest rates were 13 per cent I was not scared to dive headfirst into a real estate market that everyone said was already overheated. Look where we are now —- still going. Yes, I was laughing all the way to the bank when I sold our house and I am still laughing. Peter Unger Austria
Lenient response by school district sends bad message Dear Editor: I am responding to the article recently published regarding the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation’s disciplinary report issued against Bill Reid, who remains a principal in the North Vancouver School District. Despite multiple complaints from other staff, the principal allowed a child to remain in a harmful situation with an education assistant, which involved the EA repeatedly touching the boy inappropriately and kissing him on the lips. During these two months, the principal did
not report the allegations, conduct an investigation, or remove the EA from working with the child. The conduct of the principal does not strike me as a small “mistake” or a minor lapse in judgment. It seems apparent that this is a failure of the most primary moral and legal obligation of an educator and principal — to protect children from harm at school. That the child in this case was autistic and non-verbal and thus unable to tell anyone what was happening adds another level of gravity. The school district’s
Stop viewing renters as second class citizens
Dear Editor: Re: Curb Foreign Ownership to Halt Rising House Prices, Jan. 22 Mailbox. Patricia and Bill Marchant could have stated their opinion against foreign ownership without disparaging renters as “temporary occupants.” Just because someone rents his or her home doesn’t mean he or she is bad for the neighbourhood. Having rented in North Vancouver for more than 18 years, I would like to reassure anyone who fears renters that I indeed pay property taxes. My landlord tells me that’s
why my rent increases every year. As well, my son attends public school, where I meet with the parent advisory committee. My neighbours lead similar lives, renting, working, raising children and contributing to the community. Several of my former neighbours lived their entire working lives in rentals. Then they moved to hospice facilities or care homes. They weren’t nobodies. For intelligent discussions about housing, stop viewing renters as second class citizens. Cinda Morales North Vancouver
disciplinary response, a letter in the principal’s file and a one-week suspension during spring break, seems far too lenient given the highly serious nature of his transgressions. I believe it sends a very poor message to parents, to students, and to the school district’s own staff regarding the manner in which staff misconduct causing harm to children is dealt with. It also causes me concern for the safety and welfare of all children in public school in North Vancouver. Karen Nordquist North Vancouver
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Save Our Museum Dear Fellow Residents of North Vancouver, When transparency appears to be lacking in a decision-making process at City Hall, for democracy to work, the community must call to account those involved. On January 25th, by a split vote, North Vancouver City Councillors cancelled the Museum at the Shipyards after years of planning and fundraising. The crucial, final deliberations in advance of the vote were held behind closed doors. A majority of Council walked away from 30 years of planning for a new museum, recommendations of more than 25 studies, a campaign for a museum in the Pipe Shop that had raised $3.9 million in just 17 months (including $2.2 million in federal support), an unprecedented unity of public support including both the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, and a once-in-a-century location opportunity. And we’re still without a new museum.
Rejection reasons don’t hold up to examination 1) Fundraising deadline missed The original fundraising plan called for a timeline of 42 months. The City arbitrarily imposed a deadline of 17 months within which its $5 million pledge would have to be matched. The campaign raised 89% of the funds within 40% of the originally designed timeline. Typically in capital campaigns, project approval is granted when 70% of the funding target is reached such as Council recently did with the Polygon Gallery. We believe Council approval of the Museum in the Pipe Shop would have spurred further donations and put the campaign over the top.
2) BDO report claimed project not viable BDO Consulting was hired by the City and countered previous third party study findings that the project business plan was sound. Analysis of the BDO report suggests it has serious flaws and there are questions about the firm’s expertise in this area.
We are a Committee of Concerned Citizens who want to Save Our Museum and we’re working with the Friends of the North Vancouver Museum & Archives – a not-for-profit Society. And we believe the evidence strongly suggests the decision-making process lacked transparency. After providing $250,000 of your tax dollars to launch a fundraising campaign and authorizing a team of volunteers to spend hundreds of hours raising money, the City did little to support the campaign and then cancelled the project.
We ask for your help in respectfully urging City Council to convene a full and public discussion of all the facts in advance of a formal reconsideration. Please join our online petition at www.my-museum.ca. Thank-you for your consideration of support. Sincerely,
Save Our Museum Committee of Concerned Citizens
Applause for heritage heroes Dear Editor: Re: Historic Grand Boulevard Home Gets Makeover, Jan. 29. Kudos to the three daughters of their father’s estate for having the foresight to strike a heritage revitalization agreement with the City of North Vancouver and for placing a protective covenant on their family’s historic home before they sold it. This will ensure the home remains standing for generations to come. We need more homeowners like these heroic individuals! Peter Miller, president, North Shore Heritage Preservation Society
A transparent process? You be the judge. • Council had pledged to match $5 million raised by the campaign. But last spring, long before the Council-imposed fundraising deadline, a majority of Council voted to postpone the project and removed the City’s $5 million in matching funds from the City’s Capital Plan– before the fundraising campaign even had a chance to succeed. • In any other business or government situation where good faith is in play, the parties involved would sit down and attempt to address the issues and concerns raised before abandoning a project – particularly one in which so much had been invested. City Council did not do this for the Museum at the Shipyards project. The question is: why not?
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INQUIRING REPORTER: Who’s worse: our drivers or our pedestrians? Fatal car crashes are way down, dipping 36 per cent since 2005, according to a B.C. study. But while the roads seem safer, serious injuries for pedestrians are up 10 per cent over the same period. So why the disparity? Is Candy Crush so addictive walkers won’t even lift their heads when crossing the street? Do we need better lighting at crosswalks? We hit the streets this week to ask people (mainly pedestrians) who’s to blame: pedestrians or drivers. Weigh in at nsnews.com. — Jeremy Shepherd
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Kay Meek Sneakers Ball 2.0 The Kay Meek Centre Sneakers Ball 2.0 took place at West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Studio Theatre on the night of Jan. 29. More than 150 guests showed up in their finest sneakers for the fundraising event in support of the North Shore cultural centre, and performance and youth programs. After a 12-year hiatus, the new and improved Sneakers Ball saw the venue transformed into a high-energy dance hall with live music by Whistler’s The Hairfarmers, voted that town’s favourite band since 2001. Guests danced and sang to a wide variety of hits from the ’60s to pop songs of the day. Partygoers taking a break from the dance floor checked out a variety of silent auction items.
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Tapping into the roots of country ! The Winding Stream (The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music). Directed by Beth Harrington. Kay Meek Centre, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. Co-presented with DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Tickets: $10 Adults | $7 Students. The screening opens with a 15-minute live performance by the band Fraser Union featuring vocalist Kathy Griffin. For more information visit kaymeekcentre.com. JOHN GOODMAN jgoodman@nsnews.com
South Virginia’s Carter Family didn’t invent country music all on their own but they may as well have — almost everything we know about the genre can be traced back to their massive musical legacy. Beth Harrington’s new documentary, The Winding Stream, tells us how it all went down back in the day.
North Shore News: What drew you to the story of the Carter family as subject for a documentary film? Beth Harrington: I had been working on a film prior to this one that was called Welcome to the Club and it was about women rockabilly singers who were peers of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. I interviewed all these women who not only talked about the original Carter family as being an influence on them but they also talked about how many of them had toured with Johnny Cash and with Mother Maybelle and the Carter sisters. I thought that was pretty interesting. I’ve always been a big Johnny Cash fan and so I thought this was a way of connecting the dots between the very early origins of country music all the way up to the present moment because some of their descendants are still playing. I thought it would be kind of a cool way of showing this dynastic roots music family in a certain context. I was interested so I hoped it would prove true for other people.
North Shore News: There’s a lot going on in the film to tell the story, including historical archival material, interviews and new musical performances. What was it like doing the research for the film? Beth Harrington: The good and bad news is it took forever to raise the money to make the film so it gave me tons of time to really dig into the interviews. At the time there wasn’t that much written about the Carters. There was only one or two books on them. It gave me the opportunity to really know the family and talk to people who knew the original Carters and anyone who was familiar with the story in the present moment which were largely family members and musicians. North Shore News: Were there any sources that were particularly helpful in your research?
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THIS WEEK Music BTU: BENTALL TAYLOR ULRICH Local superstar roots trio BTU (Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich) celebrate the release of their new album, Tightrope Walk, with a concert at The Cultch, on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $27.50. The trio will be joined by the musicians who contributed to the recording, percussionist Geoff Hicks, bassist Rob Becker, and Ulrich’s daughter Julia Graff on violin. The album is BTU’s first on Borealis Records. For more information and to order tickets visit thecultch.com/events/btu-bentall-taylor-ulrich/.
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VIMFF The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (vimff.org) kicks off tonight at Centennial Theatre with climber Kevin Jorgeson as guest speaker and the awarding of the Tim Jones Community Achievement Award. The festival continues through Feb. 20 at four venues: Centennial Theatre, the Rio Theatre, Pacific Cinémathèque and Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre. See page 22 for a story on the screening of Hadwin’s Judgement and John Vaillant’s appearance at the Rio Theatre on Monday, Feb. 15. Turn to page 25 for this year’s program guide. JUST FILM FESTIVAL The Just Film Festival at Vancity Theatre this weekend features social justice and environmental documentaries that go to the heart of issues confronting communities locally and around the planet. The focus of the festival is to motivate audiences to action by spotlighting issues both local and global. The festival will also feature a Social Justice Bazaar on Saturday Feb. 13 (viff.org/theatre/series/justfilm-festival). — John Goodman
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MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Ben Brown’s MAMM (Movement and Music Mondays) celebrates its fourth anniversary with a performance at the China Cloud Gallery (524 Main St., Vancouver) on Sunday, Feb. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. We’re Making A Band, Brown’s new collaboration with dancer Justine Chambers, will host an open studio showing at the Scotia Bank Dance Centre (677 Davie St.) on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Galleries CAROUN ART GALLERY 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778372-0765 caroun.net Drawing Exhibition: Works by Faranak Mohebbi will be on display until Feb. 13. Watercolour Painting Exhibition: Works by Fereshteh Shahani will be on display from Feb. 16 to 27. CENTENNIAL THEATRE LOBBY GALLERY 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Photo Exhibit: Members of the North Shore Photographic Society will display a variety of work by different members in an ongoing rotating exhibit. CITY ATRIUM GALLERY 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Information + Impression: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of works created entirely out of newspaper by Connie Sabo until April 11. CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Child’s Play: A whimsical exhibition of glass work, sculptures, puppetry, paintings and more to inspire the child in everyone until March 6. Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists for
a themed exhibition called Homesick which will run from April 22 to May 21. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m. The Gift Box: Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans who specialize in high quality, hand-crafted and unique gift items. Art Rental Salon: An ongoing art rental programme with a variety of original artwork available ranging from $10 to $40 per month. DISTRICT FOYER GALLERY 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-9886844 nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Laurel Swenson and cystalline porcelain by Pat Schendel and Brandon Martin until March 15. DISTRICT LIBRARY GALLERY 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present Canada West Illustrators: Cultivating Imagination, an exhibition by illustrators for children’s books until March 29. Opening reception: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2-4 p.m. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Love in any Language: A juried mixed media exhibition in honour of Valentine’s Day
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! Variety – The Children’s Charity 50th Show of Hearts Telethon (variety. bc.ca). ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com
Ray Peters knew something was missing.
A founder of the annual Variety – The Children’s Charity Show of Hearts Telethon, the long-time West Vancouver resident and then-president and CEO of BCTV (now Global BC), was dissatisfied with the praise received after the inaugural show aired back in October 1966. Yes, the telethon had raised $60,000 (an impressive figure in 1966) for the newly founded Vancouver area chapter of Variety in support of children in B.C. with special needs, and yes, all involved were pleased
The first B.C. Variety telethon, broadcast in black and white and filmed at the Vancouver Playhouse, was modelled after one put on by a sister Variety club in Philadelphia. PHOTO SUPPLIED with its success, but Peters knew they could do better. The first B.C. Variety telethon, broadcast in black and white and filmed at the Vancouver Playhouse, had
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Anti-hero winks his way through mayhem ! Deadpool. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds. Rating:7 (out of 10) JULIE CRAWFORD Contributing Writer
Sure, he’s had a few highprofile romances, career highs and lows, and is now married with a baby, but Ryan Reynolds hasn’t changed all that much since 2002’s Van Wilder.
When I interviewed him back then a boyish Reynolds joked about wearing nothing but “baby powder and a little pinch of hope” in a pantsless scene. That butt – red-spandexed and otherwise – is on full display in his new movie. And while Reynolds and his posterior are 14 years older, the humour is no wiser. That’s a good thing, and Reynolds makes it work. Sneering superheroes are a new breed, but Reynolds’ inherent charm and first-time director Tim Miller’s light touch keep the ultra-gory film from veering into gratuitously snarky territory. Gags start in the opening credits, where actor and director’s names are replaced by archetypes such as “a British
villain,” “a gratuitous cameo” and a bunch of “asshats”. Wade Wilson (Reynolds), straight out of Regina “rhymeswith-fun” Saskatchewan, is a dishonourably discharged ex-military gun-for-hire with a soft spot he won’t acknowledge: “I may be super, but I’m no hero.” Wade finds true love when he meets No. 5 Orange cocktail waitress Vanessa (Morena Baccarin, Homeland). (It comes as no surprise to Vancouverites that Deadpool was shot here in Vancouver, Reynolds’ hometown. The opening scene more than makes up for the headaches of the Georgia Viaduct closure.) Wade splits when he gets incurable, inoperable cancer, which puts him in the clutches of Ajax (Ed Skrein, a.k.a. the British Villain of the opening credits) and MMA athlete Gina Carano, who torture terminally ill patients in the hope that they will mutate and become members of their evil army. Wade eventually does mutate into a character he calls Deadpool, gaining super strength and invincibility but losing his boyish good looks in the process. The small
Sneering superheroes are a new breed, but Ryan Reynolds’ inherent charm makes it work in Deadpool. PHOTO SUPPLIED scale of his mission is refreshing: DP isn’t in search of a tesseract or out to save the world, he just wants to get his face fixed and his girl back. Wade/Deadpool wisecracks through cancer, through
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coolest superhero name ever) to defeat Ajax. Many jokes are made at the X-Men’s expense, including vivid description of Wolverine’s private parts and the fact that we only see two X-Men roaming around that gigantic mansion: “It’s almost like the studio couldn’t afford other actors,” Deadpool winks – through his suit – to the audience. Reynolds tried to get the film made for years but test footage sat on a studio shelf until – oops – someone leaked it online and the ensuing fan uproar caused the studio to commit within 24 hours. This is a pretty specific target audience: the film is rated R, rife with masturbation and anatomical gags, and with violence that leaves a particularly chunky blood trail. There are winks to everything from Notting Hill to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (in Marvel’s now-trademark post-credits bit) and with a zany soundtrack that includes Juice Newton, Wham and Saltn-Pepa. No worries that things run out of steam somewhat during the final smackdown, because how can you not love a film that features death by Zamboni and Leslie Uggams?
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL: HADWIN’S JUDGEMENT
Documentary ponders the big questions John Vaillant book turned into new feature film
! The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents The Golden Spruce, Monday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) at The Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway, Vancouver. The evening will feature guest speaker John Vaillant and a screening of Hadwin’s Judgement. Tickets and info at vimff.org. CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com
Several filmmakers approached John Vaillant about the possibility of turning his award-winning 2005 book The Golden Spruce into a documentary, but none of their pitches grabbed his attention.
That is, until British director Sasha Snow asked. The two had collaborated previously. Vaillant’s second book, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, Turning The Golden Spruce into a documentary was no easy task. The book is rich with historical detail, meticulously setting the scene to tell the true is based on Snow’s 2006 story of Grant Hadwin, a logging engineer turned eco-activist who worked in B.C.’s remote forests. PHOTO SUPPLIED documentary, Conflict Tiger, an environmental thriller about a man-eating tiger in Russia’s Far East. It was a “stunning” film, “After seeing (Conflict Tiger) I really had no doubt that he was engineer turned eco-activist who worked in B.C.’s remote forests. Vaillant says. trustworthy and esthetically and intellectually capable of doing In 1997, in an inexplicable act of destruction that seemed to “I don’t know why more people didn’t pursue it as a book it,” says the Vancouver author. “I think each of us trusted the go against all his environmental values, Hadwin cut down a after seeing it because it toured the world.” other to do justice to the material and to the story.” 300-year-old Sitka spruce held sacred by the Haida people of Snow had hoped to reverse their creative exchange and Turning The Golden Spruce into a documentary was no easy Haida Gwaii. adapt The Golden Spruce for the screen. Now it was Vaillant’s task. The book is rich with historical detail, meticulously setSee Medium page 24 turn to sit back and give Snow free rein to interpret his work. ting the scene to tell the true story of Grant Hadwin, a logging
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What is Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF)? › Annual international 9-day community festival, featuring mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photography exhibitions, workshops, seminars and other special events › Travelling show with awarded films, visiting 50+ communities across Canada, the US, Europe and Asia each year, and offering additional 5-day Speaker Series program every Fall in North Vancouver and Vancouver › Forum for the exchange of ideas between film makers, outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and the public › Event encouraging the most artistic and effective forms of communicating mountain-related experiences, inspiring audiences, and affirming the culturally– and environmentally–sensitive values inherent in active outdoor lifestyles › Registered not-for-profit society
VIMFF STAFF Festival Director, Programming, Sponsorship: ALAN FORMANEK Director of Programming, Jury Coordinator: TOM WRIGHT Social Media Manager: ROBYN JONES Production Manager: KELLY GREEN PR Manager: HELEN YAGI Web Manager: ROBERT VRLAK Designer: ANNA SOBIENIAK Ticketing Manager: DYLAN MORGAN Volunteer Coordinators and Lobby Managers: JENNIFER SANGSTER, PAVLA BRESKA, SIENEKE TOERING, VLADA KRATOCHVILOVA Community Partners Coordinator: MAYA MRAZIK Grants Coordinator: MAJA KOSTANSKI Special Project Coordinators: EAN JACKSON, SIENEKE TOERING, MAJA KOSTANSKI Projectionists: TAVI PARUSEL, ANDERS MJOS, JUSTIN DJAMTORKI, D’ARCY HAMILTON VIMFF Board of Directors: VIERA VEIDNER, ALIX FLYNN, JANICE HARRIS, MARIUSZ PAWLAK, NICOLAS JIMENEZ, MANRICO SCREMIN, JENS OUROM, STEVEN THRENDYLE
VIMFF FILM JURY DAVID LAVALLEE A graduate of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Producer Emergence program as well as the Gulf Islands Film and Television School’s Film Program. David directed and produced the 2010 award-winning film, “White Water, Black Gold”. The film has won numerous film festival awards (including best Canadian film at VIMFF), and made many television appearances. He is currently working on finishing his second film, “To the Ends of the Earth”, which is narrated by Emma Thompson and will be released in the spring of 2016.
JULIA SZUCS Julia first plunged into documentary filmmaking in 2004 when she paddled 500km in the film “Abandoned in the Arctic”. With remote wilderness as her backdrop, she directed two committing feature-length documentaries: “Arctic Cliffhangers” (2009), tracing seabirds as harbingers of climate change, and “Vanishing Point” (2012), a narrative on cultural adaptation through the eyes of a descendant of a legendary Inuit shaman. Co-producing the latter with the National Film Board of Canada, Julia’s work has earned awards and recognition worldwide.
JONI COOPER Joni is a passionate outdoor enthusiast who has held the positions of programming/festival director for the Banff Mountain Festival and executive director of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, has worked as an independent film producer, and consulted with numerous international film festivals and forums. She currently serves on National Geographic’s Adventures of the Year advisory board and consults with Film Festival Flix online Mountain & Adventure Film Festival. Joni believes that pure adventure and the love of the great outdoors coupled with the power of film help drive positive change.
CHRIS MCKILLICAN Chris has over 17 years experience within the video production industry. After graduating from the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound with honours, he has gone on to cover many roles working with both sound and picture. He won various awards in advertising, audio engineering and photography along the way. Currently he is the host and the producer of the online nature series “Keep It Wild” for Toyota BC.
VENUES
CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver RIO THEATRE 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver THE CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver INLET THEATRE 100 Newport Dr, Port Moody
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Opening Night Mountain Bike 7:30PM Night 7:30PM Afternoon Of Action 2:00PM Alpine Ascents 7:30PM
The Golden Spruce 7:30PM
Slacklife 7:30PM
Kayak Adventures 2:00PM Snowman 7:30PM
Rock Solid Matinee 2:00PM Colossal Journeys 7:30PM
The Change I Want To See 7:30PM
Whitewater 7:30PM
Family Film Matinee 2:00PM High In The Alps 7:30PM
Mountain Mixer Matinee 2:00PM Award Winning Films 7:30PM
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Ski Show 7:30PM
Trail Running 7:30PM
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Art Of Flight 7:30PM
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The Polish Climbing Show 7:30PM
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PROGRAM GUIDE
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VIMFF OPENING NIGHT CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM FILM › Nature RX (dir. Justin Bogardus, 2015, USA, 1 min) A non-harmful medication shown to relieve the crippling symptoms of modern life. PRESENTATION › The Tim Jones Community Achievement Award FILM › Common Threads (dir. James Q Martin, 2015, USA, 7 mins) Climbers David Lama and Conrad Anker climb a first ascent in Zion NP. PRESENTATION › Kevin Jorgeson – The Dawn Wall In 2015, after 19 days of living on the side of El Capitan, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell completed the hardest rock climb in history. INTERMISSION FILMS › Stuart Range: An Enchanting Triple (dir. Shane Wilder, USA, 2015, 14 mins) A climbing journey through the Stuart Range, a jagged collection of peaks in the centre of Washington state. Operation Moffat (dir. Jen Randall, UK, 2015, 20 mins) Operation Moffat takes inspiration and wit from the colourful climbing life of Britain’s First Female Mountain Guide. Frank & The Tower (dir. Fitz Cahall, 2015, USA, 12 mins) Sixty-three-year-old Frank Sanders has climbed Devils Tower more than 2,000 times.
13 SATURDAY
KAYAK ADVENTURES THE CINEMATHEQUE, 2:00PM FILM › Kayaking The Aleutians (dir. Justine Curgenven, UK, 2015, 48 mins) Two women attempt a world first kayaking trip, 2,500km along the remote and stormy Aleutian island chain. INTERMISSION FILM › Ways Of Water (dir. Mikel Sarasola, Spain, 2014, 51 mins) A different kind of kayak exploration adventure in the heart of the most beautiful Patagonian landscapes.
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FAMILY FILM MATINEE INLET THEATRE, 2:00PM FILMS › The Warmth Of Winter (dir. Ben Sturgulewski, USA, 2015, 6 mins) There is no warmth like the warmth felt in winter. Martin’s Boat (dir. Peter McBride, USA, 2015, 24 mins) Follow the newest boat in the Grand Canyon Dories fleet, the Marble Canyon, on its maiden voyage down the legendary Colorado River. Mountain Rescue: Aspen (dir. John Wilcox, USA, 2015, 17 mins) Mountain Rescue: Aspen follows one of the most elite successful rescue teams in the Rockies. Samaya (dir. Franz Walter, Germany, 2015, 5 mins) Really, we are just a blink in time. INTERMISSION FILMS › Chris Bonington – Life and Climbs (dir. Vinicio Stefanello, Italy, 2015, 22 mins) Retrace the stories and adventures of a lifetime. Antarctica 3D – On The Edge (dir. Jon Bowermaster, USA, 2014, 36 mins) Though covered by as much as three miles of ice, the Peninsula of Antarctica is changing fast.
SNOWMAN THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Heather Mosher & Doug Mcleod – Finding Winter An ambitious trip to the Yukon’s Tombstone range to find snow and adventure. INTERMISSION FILM › Snowman (dir. Mike Douglas, Canada, 2014, 82 mins) SNOWMAN is a familiar tale of dreaming big and a life where the greatest risk is not daring to dream at all.
HIGH IN THE ALPS INLET THEATRE, 7:30PM FILMS › Defiance – The Eiger Paraclimb (dir. Euan Ryan, UK, 2015, 19 mins) A team of three British paraclimbers make an ascent of the Eiger. Panoroma (dir. Jon Herranz, Spain, 2015, 28 mins) Edu Marin attempts one of the hardest big walls in the world, with his 62 year old father. INTERMISSION FILM › Tom (dir. Angel Esteban, Spain, 2015, 67 mins) The story of a born-to-be an alpinist, aiming to solo the six North Faces of the Alps, in one winter season.
MOUNTAIN BIKE NIGHT
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CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM FILM › Beat Down (dir. Anson Fogel, USA, 2015, 4 mins) Two mountain bikers battling it out in the Southern Utah desert. PRESENTATION › Wade Simmons – Welcome to MTB-Ville Vancouver is the home of the North Shore. Welcome to MTB-Ville. PRESENTATION › NSMBA Film Festival Awards INTERMISSION PRESENTATION › Justa Jeskova & Steve Storey – India: An Uncertain Road Experience riding and new cultures on the sub-continent of India.
FILMS › Salsa Verde (dir. Mike Gamble, Canada, 2015, 5 mins) Building became an obsession. This is their creation. Mountain Bikes and Bothy Nights (dir. Alastair Humphreys, UK, 2015, 8 mins) An imaginary journey round Scotland, linking together wild bothies and landscapes. Darklight (dir. Mike Brown, USA, 2015, 8 mins) A mind bending night ride.
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AFTERNOON OF ACTION RIO THEATRE, 2:00PM FILMS › Paradise Waits (dir. TGR, USA, 2015, 30 mins) The story of one weird winter and the people who celebrate it... Paradise Waits - a ski and snowboard film. UnReal (dir. TGR, USA, 2015, 45 mins) A film that celebrates breaking free from the confines of reality and venturing into a boundless world. INTERMISSION FILM › 82 Summits (dir. Samuel Gyger, Switzerland, 2015, 50 mins) In the summer of 2015, Ueli Steck climbed all of the mountains in the Alps over 4000 meters high.
ROCK SOLID MATINEE THE CINEMATHEQUE, 2:00PM FILMS › Humble Pie (dir. Chris Alstrin, USA, 2015, 5 mins) Failure is always present amongst professional athletes but few like to talk about it. Into The Light (dir. RBMH, Germany, 2014, 52 mins) Chris Sharma and Stefan Glowacz descend beneath the earth’s surface to begin a climb like no other. INTERMISSION FILMS › Soul of Stone (dir. Taylor Zann, USA, 2015, 6 mins) Bernd Arnold, the iconic barefoot climber, has logged over 980 first ascents in his 67 years. The Adventures of The Dodo (dir. Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Belgium, 2015, 50 mins) Rock climbing, sailing and musical expedition in Greenland and Baffin Island.
MOUNTAIN MIXER MATINEE INLET THEATRE, 2:00PM FILMS › The Important Places (dir. Forest Woodward, USA, 2015, 9 mins) The path back to the important places is never too far away. Shift (dir. Amelia Rudolph, USA, 2015, 10 mins) SHIFT is a short mountain dance film capturing the Bay Area company Bandaloop as they cross the Sierra. Dorais (dir. Rebecca Cahall, USA, 2015, 12 mins) Life’s toughest tests don’t happen in the mountains, but in our day to day lives in the flatlands. Without An Image (dir. Jason Piszczor, USA, 2015, 22 mins) In 2010, Mike Libecki traveled solo to a remote part of central Afghanistan in search of unclimbed rock towers. INTERMISSION FILM › Copa – Eric Jones and Ioan Doyle’s Patagonia (dir. Rhodri Davies, UK, 2015, 67 mins) This film celebrates the friendship of two men, two countries and one journey.
ALPINE ASCENTS RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Paul McSorley – Mount Waddington: A First Ascent After several attempts by strong teams, the First Ascent of the Southwest Buttress of Waddington’s Northwest Peak finally went down. FILM › I-View (dir. Claudio Rossini, Italy, 2015, 31 mins) Simone Moro has a new project: to bring helicopter rescue to Nepal. INTERMISSION FILMS › All Roads Lead To Scotland (dir. Matt Pycroft, UK, 2015, 9 mins) Nick Bullock and Tim Neill are a strong partnership in Scottish winter climbing. First Ascent – Kunyang Chhish East (dir. Matteo Vettorel, Italy, 2015, 37 mins) The first ascent of one of the Karakoram’s last virgin summits.
COLOSSAL JOURNEYS THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM FILM › Expedition Q: A Crossing of Baffin Island (dir. Skip Armstrong, USA, 2015, 12 mins) A group of friends set out on an adventure only they could have dreamed up. PRESENTATION › Markus Pukonen – Routes of Change Markus is 214 days into an 1800 day, 82,000 km circumnavigation of the planet without ever using a motor. INTERMISSION FILMS › Stand Up Puddleboarding (dir. Markus Pukonen, Canada, 2015, 6 mins) The future of water sports is here! Or is it the past? Karun: Misadventures on Iran’s Longest River (dir. Rhys Thwaites-Jones, UK, 2015, 57 mins) British adventurers Tom Allen and Leon McCarron set out to follow Iran’s longest river, the Karun, by human powered means.
AWARD WINNING FILMS INLET THEATRE, 7:30PM FILMS › Cailleach (dir. Rosie Hillman, UK, 2014, 15 mins) Morag, 86, shares her unique love of life out on the edge. Denali (dir. Ben Knight, USA, 2015, 8 mins) There’s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend... Unbranded (dir. Phillip Baribeau, USA, 2015, 105 mins) Four young cowboys adopt and train 16 wild mustangs, and then ride them from Mexico to Canada.
15 MONDAY
THE GOLDEN SPRUCE RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › John Vaillant A unique insight into John’s bestselling book ‘The Golden Spruce’ and its transformation into the film ‘Hadwin’s Judgement’ FILM › Hadwin’s Judgement (dir. Sasha Snow, UK, 2015, 87 mins) ‘Hadwin’s Judgment’ chronicles the tormented transformation of Grant Hadwin from expert logger to environmental terrorist.
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THE CHANGE I WANT TO SEE THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM PRESENTATIONS › Tim Cormode – We Are Nature Lessons in philanthropy, opportunities for growth through accessible nature-based adventures and the value of community combine to tell a powerful story of change. Farhan Umedaly Farhan’s vision is to produce films that help create positive change in the world. FILM › A Last Stand For Lelu (dir. Farhan Umedaly, Canada, 2016, 24 mins) A great injustice is being done on the Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, B.C. INTERMISSION FILMS › Rabbit Island (dir. Ben Moon, USA, 2015, 6 mins) One man’s quest to protect an island he loves leads him to ponder great questions. Gold Of Bengal (dir. Corentin De Chatel, France, 2015, 52 mins) Corentin has one ambition: to become self-sufficient at sea.
16 TUESDAY
SLACKLIFE
17 WEDNESDAY
WOMEN ROCK
CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM FILM › Women’s Speed Ascent (dir. Chris Alstrin, USA, 2015, 5 mins) Some records are just meant to be broken. PRESENTATION › Lynn Hill – Climbing Free Lynn Hill is the iconic American climber, acknowledged as one of the most accomplished rock climbers in the world. INTERMISSION FILMS › Golden Gate (dir. Jon Glassberg, USA, 2015, 17 mins) Emily Harrington shows us that it’s just as much about the journey as it is the destination. Transition (dir. Chris Prescott, UK, 2015, 45 mins) British indoor competition climber Natalie Berry takes up trad and winter climbing.
ADVENTURE FILM MAKING RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM FILM › Eclipse (dir. Anthony Bonello, Canada, 2015, 32 mins) The quest for a once-in-a-lifetime photo. PRESENTATION › Anthony Bonello – Eclipse: Behind The Scenes A talk about the challenges the team faced both physically and mentally while preparing for the eclipse. INTERMISSION PRESENTATION › Eliza Kubarska – To Film or Not To Be Polish climber and award winning film director Eliza Kubarska takes us on an adventure filmmaking tour to Greenland, Borneo and the Karakorum. FILMS › The Mysteries (dir. Skip Armstrong, USA, 2015, 8 mins) A vulnerable insight into the life of a nomadic photographer. Climbing Ice – The Iceland Trifecta (dir. Anton Lorimer, USA, 2015, 16 mins) Behind the scenes of an extreme ice climbing shoot in Iceland. PHOTO JIMMY MARTINELLO
RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Spencer Seabrooke From highlines to legendary waterfall rope swings, Spencer is always leading epic adventures. FILM › Untethered (dir. Levi Allen, Canada, 2015, 32 mins) The story of an exploding slackline movement in BC. INTERMISSION PRESENTATION › Bill Hawley – A Year of Highlines A look into a year of Highlines. From Squamish, B.C. to Yosemite Valley, California. FILMS › Masters of Slack (dir. Matthias Edlinger, Germany, 2015, 10 mins) A portrait of two contrasting characters and their lifestyles, proving you’ll never find your balance by standing still. Metronomic (dir. Vlad Cellier, France, 2015, 15 mins) A skilful blend of artists and high-level athletes in a symphony devoted to risk.
WHITEWATER THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM FILM › Salween Spring (dir. Will Stauffer Norris, USA, 2015, 9 mins) Travis has started a rafting company to bring Chinese children to see their mother rivers before they’re gone. PRESENTATION › Katrina Van Wijk – Beyond Risk Professional kayaker Katrina Van Wijk shares her perspective on the full integration of risk, responsibility and reward. INTERMISSION FILM › Chasing Niagara (dir. Rush Sturges, USA, 2015, 80 mins) Rafa Ortiz plans to paddle over Niagara Falls.
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SKI SHOW
CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM FILMS › Balloonskiing (dir. Stephen Keck, Austria, 2015, 5 mins) The wind leads the way, you never know where you will ski. 55 Hours in Mexico (dir. Joey Schusler, USA, 2015, 9 mins) How adventurous can one get in a single weekend?
Rocky Mountain Moto Tour (dir. Jay Trusler, Canada, 2015, 12 mins) Sometimes it’s a little better to travel than to arrive. Shifting Ice & Changing Tides (dir. KT Miller, USA, 2015, 30 mins) Exploring remote coastline, pioneering new ski descents, and collecting scientific data in some of the most incredible wilderness on earth. INTERMISSION FILMS › Snowflake (dir. Ben Sturgulewski, USA, 2015, 7 mins) Witness the joys and wonders of nature through the eyes of Snowflake. Degrees North (dir. Guido Perrini, Switzerland, 54 mins) Degrees North mixes hair-raising action footage of leading freeriders with a story of adventure and discovery.
ART OF FLIGHT RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM FILM › The Mont Rebei Project (dir. Vlad Cellier, France, 2015, 18 mins) A team of extreme-sports experts hurl themselves into the abyss. PRESENTATION › Gavin McClurg – The Deep Line Last summer Gavin completed the “toughest adventure race on Earth” the Red Bull X-Alps, a paragliding / foot race across the Alps from Salzburg to Monaco. INTERMISSION FILM › The Rocky Mountain Traverse (dir. Bryan Smith, Canada, 2015, 52 mins) Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg set out to define a new style in “Vol Biv Paragliding”
THE POLISH CLIMBING SHOW THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Eliza Kubarska – Forgotten Mountain Tioman Island - the place where you can climb a 300m high granite wall and dive deep in the sea on the same day. INTERMISSION FILM › K2 Touching The Sky (dir. Eliza Kubarska, Poland, 2015, 77 mins) Children of acclaimed climbers travel to the Karakorum to try and understand the force that once seduced their parents and eventually killed them.
19 FRIDAY
TRAIL RUNNING CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Dikesh Khatri – Brown Dude in The Forest FILM › Endurance: Ultra Marathon (dir. Jon Earle, Netherlands, 2015, 9 minutes) Exploring the parallels between endurance and how we live on the planet today. PRESENTATION › Eagle Walz – Canada’s Longest Hut to Hut Hiking Trail FILM › Fast and Light (dir. Kelvin Trautman, South Africa, 2015, 18 mins) A tribe of runners who are motivated by pushing their limits in some of the world’s most extreme mountain environments. PRESENTATION › Ward Beemer – Just Put Away The Watch and Run! INTERMISSION
PRESENTATION › Allison Tai – How To Overcome Obstacles with One Tough Mudder FILM › Mile For Mile (dir. James Q Martin, USA, 2015, 16 mins) Ultrarunners run 106 miles through the newly opened Patagonia Park in Chile. PRESENTATION › The Peak Baggers – Mysteries and Surprises in Your Own Backyard FILM › Kroger’s Canteen (dir. Dean Leslie, South Africa, 2015, 8 mins) The story of an aid station perched on a tiny ledge, 13,100ft above sea level, part of the Hard Rock 100 ultra marathon. PRESENTATION › Pat Malavi – Running Across The Heart of Iceland
THE MEC CANADIAN ADVENTURE NIGHT RIO THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › Jimmy Martinello – Into The Elements Travel to remote areas of B.C, Alaska and the Himalayas for beautiful ski lines, amazing alpine routes and stunning landscapes. Rob Wood – Towards The Unknown Mountains Legendary climber Rob Wood brings his stories to the VIMFF stage for the first time. INTERMISSION PRESENTATION › The MEC Adventure Grant Awards Bruce Kirkby – The Village Idiot: Port Hardy to Tofino by SUP Bruce’s journeys span 80 countries, and include traversing Mongolia by horseback, Arabia by camel and Iceland on foot. FILM › Paddle For The North (dir. Simon Lucas, Canada/NZ, 2015, 33 mins) Six mates, six rivers, three canoes, two months, one idea. Save the Peel Watershed.
ADRENALINE JUNKIES THE CINEMATHEQUE, 7:30PM FILMS › Freefall (dir. Aimard Alex, Sweden, 2015, 3 mins) The art of defying gravity. Matterhorn: The Birdwoman’s Dream (dir. Rinaldo Marasco, Switzerland, 2015, 50 mins) Since she learned to fly, Géraldine Fasnacht nurtures the dream to fly off the top of the Matterhorn. INTERMISSION FILM › Wingmen (dir. Siesta Films, Norway, 2015, 52 mins) Three of the world’s most renowned BASE jumpers embark on an adventure around the world.
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CENTENNIAL THEATRE, 7:30PM PRESENTATION › The VIMFF Film Awards 2016 Leo Houlding – The Mirror Wall: Reflections Twenty years of extreme adventure have taken Leo to glorious summits of the most remote and difficult peaks on every continent. INTERMISSION FILM › Citadel (dir. Alastair Lee, UK, 2015, 48 mins) The world’s first mountaineering doc shot entirely in 4k.
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VIMFF 2016 FEATURE FILMS SNOWMAN
TOM
DEGREES NORTH
Directed by Guido Perrini 2015, Switzerland, 54 minutes
A LAST STAND FOR LELU
Directed by Mike Douglas 2014, Canada, 82 minutes
SNOWMAN Sat Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque VANCOUVER PREMIERE Set in B.C.’s dramatic Coast Range mountains, SNOWMAN is a familiar tale of dreaming big and the barriers—both benign and catastrophic—to realizing a childhood fantasy. It’s the story of a friendship forged in the mountains, and a lifestyle where the greatest risk is not daring to dream at all.
Directed by Farhan Umedaly and Tamo Campos 2016, Canada, 24 minutes
THE CHANGE I WANT TO SEE Mon Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque WORLD PREMIERE The Lax Kw’alaams are the keepers of the Lelu Island and its connected Flora Bank, a massive sand bar that is part of the Skeena River estuary, some of the most important salmon habitat in Canada. A proposed LNG project would devastate the Skeena River, the natural wildlife and countless communities in the path of the pipeline.
UNTETHERED
Directed by Angel Esteban 2015, Spain, 67 minutes
Directed by Levi Allen VanderKwaak 2015, Canada, 32 minutes
HIGH IN THE ALPS Sat Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) Inlet Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Even though Tom’s mother, the great British alpinist Alison Hargreaves, died descending the K2 when he was just 6 years old, he never wanted to be anything else but a climber. His whole life is dedicated to the mountains and his latest goal is to climb the Six North Faces of the Alps, solo, in a single winter season.
SLACKLIFE Tue Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre Untethered takes an immensely personal look straight into the heart of the slacklining movement in Vancouver. Spencer Seabrooke made national headlines in August with his death defying world record free-solo highline – this is the story behind Spencer’s passion and the start of Slacklife BC.
THE ADVENTURES OFTHE DODO Directed by Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll 2015, Belgium, 50 minutes
ROCK SOLID MATINEE Sun Feb 14 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Cinematheque NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Captain Reverend Bob Shepton calls the Wild Bunch (Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Benjamin Ditto, Olivier and Nicolas Favresse) back onto his boat for a major mission! On board of the Dodo’s Delight (a 10m sailboat) the team measures up with arctic ice, polar bears and ferocious storms, in search of the holy grail: to find unclimbed big walls and musical enlightenment.
KARUN: MISADVENTURES ALONG IRAN’S LONGEST RIVER
CHASING NIAGARA
Directed by Rush Sturges 2015, USA, 80 minutes
WHITEWATER Tues Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque VANCOUVER PREMIERE When pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz makes the decision to paddle over Niagara Falls, he sets in motion an incredible series of events that eventually takes on a life of its own. Enlisting a team of top kayakers, together they go on a remarkable three-year journey from the rainforest rivers of Mexico to the towering waterfalls of the U.S. Northwest.
TRANSITION
Directed by Chris Prescott and Paul Diffley 2015, UK, 45 minutes
Directed by Rhys Thwaites-Jones 2015, UK, 57 minutes
COLOSSAL JOURNEYS Sun Feb 14 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE British adventurers Tom Allen and Leon McCarron set out to follow Iran’s longest river, the Karun, by human powered means. Their aim is to go beyond the politics and explore the culture and geography of this most misunderstood of nations – but when the once-calm waters of the Karun turn nasty, they wonder if they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.
HADWIN’S JUDGEMENT
Directed by Sasha Snow 2015, Canada/UK, 87 minutes
THE GOLDEN SPRUCE Mon Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre ‘Hadwin’s Judgment’ chronicles the tormented transformation of Grant Hadwin from expert logger to environmental terrorist, a man who dared to challenge the destruction of the world’s last great temperate rainforest. Hadwin’s one man crusade culminated in a perverse and outrageous act of protest that was, in itself, a crime against nature.
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WOMEN ROCK Wed Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE UK competition and sport climber Natalie Berry makes the move into traditional and winter climbing. Acting as mentor along the way is Scottish all round climber Dave MacLeod. The film follows Natalie over the course of two years as she attempts to pursue a life in the mountains.
SKI SHOW Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre BC PREMIERE Degrees North mixes hairraising action footage of leading freeriders with a story of adventure and discovery. World-renowned freeriders Xavier De Le Rue, Samuel Anthamatten and Ralph Backstrom progress the sport of freeriding through the use new technology to scope remote areas. See ski and snowboard action in a way never seen before.
SHIFTING ICE & CHANGING TIDES
Directed by KT Miller 2015, USA, 30 minutes
SKI SHOW Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre CANADIAN PREMIERE In March of 2014 six women set sail from Isafjordur, Iceland on an adventure of a lifetime. The goal was to sail from Iceland across the Denmark Straight and up the West Coast of Greenland skiing as much as possible along the way. They encountered every type of weather condition possible, and skied some of the most beautiful and remote mountains in the world.
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRAVERSE
Directed by Bryan Smith 2015, Canada, 52 minutes
THE ART OF FLIGHT Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre - BC PREMIERE When Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg decided they wanted to define a bold new style in paragliding, they could not have picked a more vegetated, convoluted and downright burly route to test their concept - a 700-kilometer traverse of the Canadian Rockies. They break all the typical rules of paragliding in an attempt at the longest pure paragliding flight ever.
K2 TOUCHING THE SKY
Directed by Eliza Kubarska 2015, Poland, 72 minutes
THE POLISH CLIMBING SHOW Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque BC PREMIERE Almost 30 years after events where 13 climbers died on K2, an international group of grown-up children set out on an expedition to reach K2 base camp. They will challenge themselves to face the past and to understand the force that once seduced their parents and eventually killed them.
PADDLE FOR THE NORTH
Directed by Simon Lucas 2015, New Zealand, 33 minutes
MEC CANADIAN ADVENTURE NIGHT Fri Feb 19 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre Deep in the Canadian North, six young guys embarked on an epic adventure – to explore some of the most remote and untouched rivers in the world. A boys-own adventure turns into a mission to truly discover the secrets of the north and show the world why some places are worth preserving.
ECLIPSE
Directed by Anthony Bonello 2015, Canada, 32 minutes
ADVENTURE FILM MAKING Wed Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre It was a ridiculous idea from the start. Travel to the edge of the earth to see one of the planet’s rarest events- a total solar eclipse in the Arctic. Despite the low chance of success, the team set out on an expedition to realize photographer’s Reuben Krabbe’s grand vision to capture a single unique image - one of skiing during a solar eclipse.
CITADEL
Directed by Alastair Lee 2015, UK, 48 minutes
VIMFF FINALE Sat Feb 20 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre Vancouver Premiere Dubbed ‘The Mountain God’, the Citadel is a stunning 3000m peak in one of the remaining untouched corners of the Great Alaskan Range. The Citadel is beautiful but deadly, plagued by bad weather and prone to avalanches. Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey attempt to make the first ascent of the extraordinary 1200m long north-west ridge.
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THE DAWN WALL: PAIN, PLEASURE AND THE POWER OF TYPE II FUN VIMFF Opening Night Fri Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre On January 14th, 2015, after 19 days of living on the side of the 3,000-foot granite face of Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell completed the hardest rock climb in history. Kevin will share tales from the Dawn Wall and try to inspire us to pursue our own challenges.
WADE SIMMONS
WELCOME TO MTB-VILLE Mountain Bike Night Sat Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre Wade Simmons talks us through the development of mountain biking on the North Shore. Welcome to MTB-Ville - where the style of riding has influenced possibly every mountain bike park and riding area throughout the world.
JUSTA JESKOVA & STEVE STOREY
ROUTES OF CHANGE Colossal Journeys Sun Feb 14 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Markus is 214 days into an 1800-day, 82,000 km circumnavigation of the planet without ever using a motor. He left Toronto on July 13th and has since canoed, trimaraned, hand cycled, pogosticked, bicycled, tricycled, skied, rafted, kayaked, and danced across Canada to make it here to VIMFF to tell you his story.
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FINDING WINTER Snowman Sat Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque After a dry winter in Southwest British Columbia, Heather and Doug embarked on an ambitious trip to the Yukon’s Tombstone range to find snow and adventure. Deep in Canada’s North, it is a remote and wild place. Maps are mis-labelled, weather data is sparse, and the region remains relatively unexplored in winter.
PAUL MCSORLEY
MOUNT WADDINGTON: A FIRST ASCENT Alpine Ascents Sun Feb 14 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre After several attempts by strong teams, the First Ascent of the Southwest Buttress of Waddington’s Northwest Peak finally went down. This talk follows a year of adventures culminating with this big ascent deep in the Wilderness of the Coast Mountains.
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FORGOTTEN MOUNTAIN The Polish Climbing Show Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Tioman Island is not known as a destination for climbers. Meanwhile the Dragon’s Horn mountain grows up 300m straight from the jungle. Not only does it offer a great selection of multi-pitch routes on solid, clean granite, but in addition it is probably the only place on the planet where you can explore a beautiful coral reef and climb a 300m high granite wall on the same day.
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BEYOND RISK Whitewater Tues Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Raised in the whitewater community of the Ottawa River, Katrina Van Wijk has competed as a slalom kayaker internationally for 8 years. She now competes on the extreme kayak racing circuit and is one of the top female kayakers in the world. In 2012, Katrina founded the organization ‘Tits Deep’ to inspire women and to help change the conception of what women are able to do.
LYNN HILL
ANTHONY BONELLO
ECLIPSE: BEHIND THE SCENES Adventure Film Making Wed Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre ‘Eclipse’ follows skiers to the Arctic with the outrageous objective of capturing the action in front of a full solar eclipse. Director Anthony Bonello will join us to talk about the challenges the team faced both physically and mentally while preparing for the eclipse as well as sharing some of the behind the scenes insight into what it takes to get the camera out when it is -20°C.
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INTO THE ELEMENTS The MEC Canadian Adventure Night Fri Feb 19 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre Jimmy Martinello’s presentation is going to take you to remote areas from the Coast Mountains of B.C up to Alaska and to the Himalayas, from beautiful ski lines to amazing alpine routes and stunning landscapes and culture.
ROB WOOD
TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN MOUNTAINS The MEC Canadian Adventure Night Fri Feb 19 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre An extremely experienced and inspiring figure in the Canadian climbing community, Rob Wood emigrated to Canada in the 1960’s and immediately began making the first ascents of classic waterfall ice in the Canadian Rockies. He made his way to coastal British Columbia, climbing Mount Waddington in winter and even achieving one of the earliest ascents of The Nose on El Capitan.
CLIMBING FREE Women Rock Wed Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Lynn Hill is an iconic American climber, acknowledged as one of the most accomplished rock climbers in the world. Having learned to climb in southern California in 1975, Lynn was part of a cutting-edge generation of free climbers known as the “Stone Masters” culminating in her first free ascent of ‘The Nose’ on El Capitan in 1993.
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THE DEEP LINE Art of Flight Thurs Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre This summer Gavin completed the “toughest adventure race on Earth”, the Red Bull X-Alps, a paragliding / foot race across the Alps from Salzburg to Monaco, and he was nominated as a 2015 National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year” for his recent unpowered paragliding expedition across the Canadian Rockies with legendary mountain athlete Will Gadd.
ELIZA KUBARSKA
SLACKLIFE Tue Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) RIO Theatre Spencer is the Co-Founder of SlacklifeBC and adventure enthusiast. From highlines to legendary waterfall rope swings, he is always leading epic adventures. Just over 3 years ago, after being inspired by the “Sketchy Andy” highline film, Spencer started slacklining and has progressed to holding the world record freesolo on a highline.
INDIA: AN UNCERTAIN ROAD Mountain Bike Night Sat Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre India: An Uncertain Road is the story of a small team of riders on their mission to experience riding and new cultures on the sub-continent of India. A country of contrasts full of beauty and squalor, from deserts to the rainiest place on earth, and crowded cities to unpopulated mountain ranges.
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LEO HOULDING
THE MIRROR WALL – REFLECTIONS VIMFF Finale Sat Feb 20 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Centennial Theatre Leo Houlding has been a professional climber, adventurer and dirt bag since leaving school. In this show he reflects on the conflict between a life of extreme adventure, the responsibilities and homely joys of fatherhood juxtaposed against an undying drive for the next great quest through the narrative of his aptly named Mirror Wall expedition – a massive unclimbed cliff in Arctic Greenland.
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Mama Gems: Turning grief into beauty Necklaces designed for moms with teething tots NIKI HOPE Contributing writer
North Shore jewelry designer Michaela Evanow started making her Mama Gems line as she cared for her young daughter who required around-the-clock medical care and protection.
Tragically, precious threeyear-old Florence Marigold Evanow passed away in May of last year. A darling strawberry blonde with a beaming smile and gentle face, Florence was Evanow’s first-born, coming into the world in the “blue of March,” as Evanow, an award-winning blogger, writes on her personal namesake website. It wasn’t until their beautiful bright-eyed daughter was a couple months old that it became apparent there was something amiss with her physical development. She couldn’t bear weight on her legs and tummy time was a struggle. When the diagnosis came through, it was a grim one: a terminal neuromuscular disease known as Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, or Werdnig–Hoffmann disease. The deadly disease is the most common genetic cause of infant death, claiming the lives of dozens of Canadian children every year. As it turns out, both
Created by North Vancouver’s Michaela Evanow, the Mama Gems line of silicone and wood teething necklaces is stylish and sophisticated enough to be worn even by those who don’t have a little one pulling at their jewelry. PHOTO SUPPLIED Evanow and her husband carried the gene. Doctors told the new parents their daughter would likely only have one to two years to live. “I don’t even know how to describe what that’s like,” Evanow says, recalling the
day the awful news came down. They went home and tried to live a “normal” life, though because of Florence’s weakened immune system, the family spent most of their time inside protecting her
from germs. In the meantime, the Evanows also had a second child – a healthy little boy, named Theodore, who turned out to be a busy body who hit the teething years with a vengeance, grabbing at his mama’s
necklaces when she held him. Unwilling to give up wearing jewelry, Evanow started looking into necklaces that her little guy could safely tug and chew on. She searched the market, but only found necklaces that weren’t her.
“The styles were lots of bright colours, not very grown up, primary colours – things that I would never wear,” she says. The idea struck her to create her own necklaces,
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Proceeds support non-profit foundation From page 33 ones that she would actually wear and that worked with her bohemian style. “I wanted statement pieces; I wanted them to be beautiful, but yet he could pull on it and chew it,” she says. The Mama Gems line is stylish and sophisticated enough to be worn even by those who don’t have a little one pulling at their jewelry, but still safe for those who do. Standouts include the Himalaya silicone and juniper wood necklace, made with desert sage, wheat and juniper wood beads, scented with a woodsy aroma, and inspired by prayer beads and rosaries. Essential oils can also be added to many of the pieces as well. Another stunner is the Florence silicone necklace in seaglass, inspired by mala prayer necklaces, rosaries and the colours of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Proceeds from various necklaces go toward the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing global awareness of SMA. Evanow started the jewelry line while Florence was still alive, but had to put it on hold when her daughter’s health worsened. Florence spent her final days in Canuck Place, which Evanow praises for the incredible support and care their daughter (and the
family) received. “They made it such a sacred and safe thing,” Evanow says. Their desire was for Florence to have a peaceful passing and to be as close to her as possible. “It was the most traumatizing time of our life,” Evanow says, gently weeping. “We just held her and cried and screamed, and we didn’t know what death would be like – you spend your child’s life fighting for them.” After Florence passed away, when she was ready, Evanow returned to creating the Mama Gems line, which became a grief project as much as a creative outlet. On those nights when she couldn’t sleep, she worked on the line, immersing herself as a way
to deal with the overwhelming anguish. Remembering her daughter, through tears, Evanow says, “She gave so much to everyone. She would look at you with such love – so many people comment on that.” With Florence’s middle name being Marigold, the flower holds a special significance for Evanow. Supporters at home and around the globe have planted Marigolds in Florence’s memory. The flower has become an endearing symbol of Evanow’s little flower – who bloomed beautifully during her short life. A version of this story originally appeared in our sister paper, The Westender.
FASHION FILE
RAVENS, EAGLES, POLKA DOTS North Vancouver ecodesigner Wendy Van Riesen of Dahlia Drive has collaborated with Haida Artist Reg Davidson on the Ravens, Eagles, Polka Dots clothing line. The palette of the line is inspired by the Haida Gwaii landscape and traditional colours used by Haida artists on their carvings. The collection launches Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:30-9 p.m. at Skwachays Lodge, 29 West Pender St., Vancouver. Fashion show at 7 p.m. Free. dahliadrive.com
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VINTAGE MARKET The Deja Vu Vintage Market returns to The Pipe Shop March 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Browse an assortment of vendors selling vintage furniture, jewelry, home and garden décor, home baking and antiques. Admission: $5. Children free. dejavuvintagemarket.com
At left, Mama Gems jewelry is made of non-toxic wood and silicone beads. Above, Michaela Evanow holds her daughter Florence Marigold Evanow, who passed away last year from a terminal neuromuscular disease.
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In Loving Memory It is with profound sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our beloved founder, and dearest friend, Betty Brown. She was the definition of generosity, and touched the lives of many North Shore residents.
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Six theatre companies, from Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy and Montreal, as well as Presentation House, collaborated on the three-year Boomerang Project.
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PHT hosts final stop of universal drama ! Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World, until Feb. 14 at Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets and info: phtheatre.org. MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com
The cast and creative team behind Presentation House Theatre’s current show travelled to Australia to fine-tune the play before presenting it to audiences here.
Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World is the final chapter of a three-year international partnership and unique collaboration between six theatre companies including Presentation House and ones in Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy and Montreal. At the outset of the Boomerang project participants took themes of immigration and poverty to create theatre pieces that would resonate with youth audiences. Each theatre interviewed youth within their communities and developed a database of documentary-style interviews, packaging into a body of work called Documents of Poverty and Hope. For Presentation House Theatre’s contribution, artistic director Kim Selody said they started with a series of workshops in six different schools in the Lower Mainland, stretching from West Vancouver to Richmond and including some marginalized communities. “The common comment we got from the teachers was how important it was for the students to learn about each other, where they had come from, how they got here, and what their dreams were for the future,” said Selody. “The act of expressing these ideas brought an amount of trust and respect into the room.” In return Selody and his team had an eyeopening experience while working with the countries and hearing their tales of immigration and poverty. It made him appreciate everything we have here. “We have learned how lucky we are in Canada,” says Selody. “And how privileged we are here. Those who make it to Canada are the lucky ones. The current European crisis is a world crisis.” It was so interesting, explains Selody, for them as Canadians working on the project to learn how others see Canada. Selody said our history of taking in immigrants has left a strong
mark on the Europeans. “It was also interesting to discover that not everyone wants to come to Canada,” he adds. “We also realized that our history with our indigenous peoples needs to be told. Right here in our own back yard we have the poorest and richest postal codes in Canada.” In January all six Boomerang project countries met up in Australia to create children’s play Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World. Vancouver-based actress Emilie Leclerc travelled to Australia on behalf of Presentation House Theatre to premiere the show before it was handed off to her to bring to North Vancouver this week. The play is about a family that has to leave their home suddenly, as told from the perspective of a 12 year old, Patrice Balbina. Something unsettling has crept into her neighbourhood. Patrice has noticed that small things are starting to disappear. The butcher lost his laugh, the man on the radio is losing his patience and her dad says the government has lost its mind. Even the love of her life seems to be a little farther away each day. But you wouldn’t think it was the end of the world. Then it was. “The story is a compilation of common experiences from the interviews, so we have created a fictitious family and situation, but as the story is told visually, people can see their own experiences in it,” says Selody. “The result is very moving.” One challenge is that the storytellers from the six countries all speak different languages, so they must find a way to tell the story so all can understand. “We watch the artists do this right on stage,” says Selody. “Movement becomes the common language. It is easy to follow and soon we are hooked into the drama of it all.” The Boomerang project, explains Selody, has been an important evolution for Presentation House Theatre, an arts organization that focuses on theatre that connect youth and adults. “Like a boomerang, this project asks those who participate to throw out something to the world, watch it be explored by professional artists, then see it come back to them as form of theatre,” says Selody. One of the highlights of the collaboration for Selody was teaming up with Teatro Elsinor in
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Italy. Selody along with Linda Carson went to Forli, Italy, last summer to develop the script for the Italian production of I Wish. Then last fall, Teatro Elsinor artistic director Giuditta Mingucci came to North Vancouver to work with actors on the local production of I Wish, play that features interactions between an older homeless man and a young woman who collects wishes from the young audience for him. “It has been an amazing cultural exchange as we all learn from each other, overcoming language and cultural barriers,” says Selody. “We have found the common thread of humanity by focusing on creating theatre for children and youth. All of us have been changed by this.” As for whether Presentation House Theatre can recreate this international artistic effort in the future, Selody says Patrice Balbina is quite unique and a rare theatre experience. “So, it really is a must see for our theatre, as it will be very difficult to bring these artists together again to play this show,” he adds. However, another theatre collaboration may be in the works for Presentation House. Selody said they are currently in discussion for an exciting new project with German-based PLATFORM shift, which looks at digital challenges in theatre for young audiences. Called Body Works: The social construction of body image, the project brings together 12 different countries to create theatre works exploring how digital technology affects children and youth. “Our project focuses on how social and mass media affect body image in youth,” explains Selody. The Presentation House team would again start with workshops in Lower Mainland schools, leading to the creation of a play by professional artists that would perform for students, teachers and the general public. “If we are lucky, then this work will be part of a festival of similar work that will play in Europe,” says Selody.
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ARTSCALENDAR From page 19 GORDON SMITH GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@smithfoundation.ca Jazz at the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a concert with The Cory Weeds Trio Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7-8 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7. Musical Morning in the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a classical music concert with Maestro Behroozinia on barbat, accompanied by percussionists Ramin Bahrami and Hamin Honari Tuesday, Feb. 23, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $10/$7.KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: 604-9816335 kaymeekcentre.com Dreams: A gala concert of light classical, Broadway and crossover music with Gerphil Geraldine Flores Sunday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. General admission: $50. VIP tickets with a reception at 6 p.m.: $110. Steelin’ in the Years: A tribute to Steely Dan featuring vocalist Billy Mendoza Feb. 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets; $35 or $100 for a table of four. LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ROOM 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Friday Night Live: An improv comedy variety show for all ages every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 12, Beverley Elliott (singer, actor, storyteller); Feb. 19, Brett Wildeman (guitar/folk singer); and Feb. 26, Nathen Aswell (singer/songwriter at Cardinal Hall location). Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: fnlnorthvan.
VALENTINE’S EDITION Dances for a Small Stage returns with The Valentine’s Edition at The Anza Club through Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. The line-up has new and returning “Small Stagers”, including 2015 Mayor’s Arts Award recipient Lesley Telford, and B.C.-born dancer turned international icon, Joshua Beamish. For more information visit smallstage.ca. PHOTO SUPPLIED com. MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. SILK PURSE ARTS CENTRE 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Sonatas from classic composers with violinist Karen Foster and pianist Martha Brickman Thursday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15. Classical Concert Series — Ae
Fond Kiss: The baroque love songs of Robert Burns with soprano Elspeth McVeigh and tenor/pianist Kevin Zakresky Thursday, Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.
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Cap Theatre — Les Liasons Dangereuses: An Exit 22 Company production Feb. 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. with a matinee Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $22/$15/$10. Cap Theatre — 4000 Miles: An uplifting story of growing up and growing old Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $41/$37/$20. CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE
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Vancouver. Peter Pan: Upper School students perform this production Feb. 11-13, 7-9 p.m. with a matinee Feb. 13, 2-4 p.m. Admission: $10-$25. Tickets: eventbrite.ca. PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-9903474 phtheatre.org Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World: Intergenerational Professional Theatre will present this drama Feb. 12, 9:30 a.m. and Feb. 13 and 14, 2 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10.50. The Gift: The story of a man who didn’t speak until he was 17-years-old Feb. 19-21 at 8 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15-$28. THEATRE AT HENDRY HALL 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. 604-983-2633 northvanplayers.ca The 39 Steps: A comedic mystery Feb. 12, 13 and 17-20 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/16. ST. MARTIN’S HALL 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver.
Clubs and pubs BLUHOUSE MARKET AND CAFE 4342 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 604-838-0948 Bradford Loomis will marry grit and melody to dig to the roots of American folklore Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30-10 p.m. Admission by donation. DEEP COVE BREWERY 170-2270 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver. deepcovecraft.com FINCH AND BARLEY
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Beth Harrington: I think the family in Virginia that still lives in the same town where the original Carters are from were probably the most helpful. They had the biggest backlog of stories. People like Janette Carter and her brother Joe and Janette’s daughter Rita were all kind of people who were keepers of those stories. Johnny Cash was great but even though he was not a well man he was very gracious and willing to talk for as long as he could. He’d just been in the hospital that morning and still wanted to do the interview in spite of the fact that he had been hospitalized up until that morning. There was a passion there among certain family members to really share the stories. I think those were the key people. Each individual member had a piece. North Shore News: A.P. Carter was ground zero, everything sort of revolved around him. Beth Harrington: He just was a guy who not only had a passion for music but decided with not a lot of evidence that he was going to be able to make a living doing this. It’s never realistic to say you’re going to be a musician and make a living at it I guess, but especially , in those times in the 20s there were only a few people that had successful records. Now the ones that did have successful records were hugely successful so I guess he got inspired by that. I think that if he had stopped to think of the odds it probably wouldn’t have made any sense — fortunately for us he didn’t think of the odds. North Shore News: It’s difficult to think we would have heard of A.P. without the talents of Sara and Maybelle. Beth Harrington: I think that’s fair to say. Charles Wilson talks about him in the film as a master arranger and obviously someone with a passion and a great ear. He knew a good song when he heard it but the real musicians you’ve got to say are Sara and Maybelle. Sara’s uniquely Gothic voice and Maybelle’s incredible guitar playing transformed guitar playing in country music as we know it. Up until Maybelle guitar was almost treated like a percussion instrument. It was just a rhythmic thing and it wasn’t a lead instrument by any stretch of the imagination. By necessity she figured out a way to do that that became a standard for country music. It’s pretty amazing when you think about it.
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The Carter Family at border radio station XERA in Villa Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, in 1939: (back row) A.P. Carter, Janette, Bill Rhinehart, Sara and Maybelle; (front row) Helen, Anita and June Carter. PHOTO SUPPLIED North Shore News: The Carter Family met a couple of individuals who helped them get to the next level of their careers. The first one was Ralph Peer in Bristol. I’ve read that he was surprised by their appearance. A.P. showed up in overalls but as soon as Peer heard Sara’s voice he knew they had something. Beth Harrington: It’s funny. The story of him showing up in overalls is an interesting story because the family denies that’s the case. I think it was promoted by Peer himself. Rita and Janette say that they never would have gone to town in anything but their best clothing but Ralph Peer was invested in marketing them as old timey music stars of the time. And that meant rural and people who wore overalls and aprons. Pictures we use of them in the film it’s hard to confirm but I think they might actually be promo pictures and Ralph Peer made them dress that way. North Shore News: That’s interesting because despite A.P.’s “hillbilly ways” he seems to have been very hip to the economic potential of their music. Beth Harrington: Yes, I think he figured it out and I know he talked to other musicians who were successful at the time trying to size up who
Peer was and what their odds were. A.P. had even taken Sara to a previous recording session at Brunswick Records. They were rejected not because the label didn’t think they were good but they wondered ‘Is there a market for this?’ I guess that’s like turning down the Beatles. I think A.P. was a student of what was going on and really tried to figure it out. Whatever Peer told him to do he would do because I think he trusted Peer and saw that Peer was cutting him in on all the deals and I think they had a good working relationship. North Shore News: Did they do well by Peer? Beth Harrington: They did fine by Peer. By today’s standards the money isn’t the same kind of thing. I don’t know what the equivalent would be currently but they did great. They were able to buy things they didn’t have. They bought luxury items, they bought a motorcycle, the ladies bought hats and clothing and Maybelle bought a $295 guitar in 1929 which was a lot of money. I think he did right by them and in turn A.P. did right by Sara and Maybelle because even though his name is on everything he always split everything three ways. That’s the way he played it all the time
even after he and Sara got divorced. He always made sure no matter how small the cheque was that all of them got their third. North Shore News: That was one level of success and then Brinkley’s border station pushed them into another level of mega-stardom. Beth Harrington: They started to have a national reach at a time when it wasn’t easy to get any kind of national attention, and frankly you could argue international attention, because that signal was so ridiculously strong that people in countries outside the U.S. and Canada could hear them. At night the signal was uninterrupted and blasting through the atmosphere. North Shore News: That was also a time when they introduced the children as performers in the Carter family. Beth Harrington: That’s when the kids got into the act because they didn’t want to leave the kids behind they were going to be gone for a long time. The kids were there, the kids sang and started getting attention and a fanbase of sorts. North Shore News: What was the living situation then, did they commute back and forth?
Beth Harrington: They lived in Del Rio and commuted over to the station.That way Brinkley could continue to broadcast what the Federal Radio Commission considered illegal. They were out of the reach of the FRC. North Shore News: That was really the last time that Sara lived with the family. Beth Harrington: After that season ended she went to California with Coy and A.P. took the kids back to Virginia. And that’s kind of how it stayed which was really sad for everybody I think. North Shore News: That was the first time Johnny Cash heard June sing on the XERA broadcasts. Beth Harrington: That’s right which is incredible to think about how they managed to come together years later. North Shore News: In some ways Cash is the next level of what the Carter family needed to sustain their success. He became a member of the family and just relished that whole environment. Beth Harrington: He adored Maybelle and apparently really loved Maybelle’s husband Ezra or Eck as they called him. Ezra was a very huge figure for Cash partly because he was a self-taught erudite man. He read a lot and
They never would have gone to town in anything but their best clothing but Ralph Peer was invested in marketing them as old timey music stars of the time. And that meant rural, and that meant people who wore overalls and aprons ... Ralph Peer made them dress that way.
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he had a library of books and that impressed Cash. They both had voracious appetite where reading was concerned and they formed a bond around that. Obviously he must have been a challenging son-in-law on some level because of his drug problems. They never stopped caring about him and trying to help him and that didn’t seem to get in the way of their feelings for him at all. I think he understood and appreciated that. Not only did Cash revere the Carters just as any fan would at that time but then he wanted to promote their legacy. That’s when I first became aware of the Carters because he used to have Maybelle and the sisters on his TV show and talk about the history of the Carter family and then I was like ‘Oh that’s who that elderly lady was with the guitar.’ That was his way of thanking them and upholding their legend.
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ARTSCALENDAR From page 41 250 East First St., North Vancouver. finchandbarley. com Dino Dinocolo will perform a solo show Thursday, Feb. 11 from 8:45 p.m. to midnight. HUGO’S RESTAURANT 5775 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-281-2111 Live Music and Entertainment from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 12, variety show launch (7-9 p.m.); Feb. 13, Alan James Revue (classic pop/rock trio); Feb. 19, variety show (7-9 p.m.); Feb. 20, Cam Salay (bluegrass duo); and Feb. 26, variety show (7-9 p.m.). Variety shows are $15 and tickets can be purchased at fowlieandfriends. brownpapertickets.com. Open Mic Night every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. RED LION BAR & GRILL 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 604-926-8838 Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. WAVES COFFEE HOUSE 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Music Medley Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7:309:30 p.m. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646.
LAND OF THE ICE BEAR Adventure kayaker Jaime Sharp presents Ice Bears & Islands, the first successful attempt to paddle around the Svalbard Archipelago, at the Centre for Performing Arts at Capilano University on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. For
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Other events CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: A series of extreme adventure films and presentations will
run from Feb. 12 to 20. Tickets: $9-$21. Schedule: vimff.org. The Comic Strippers: A male stripper parody and improv comedy show Friday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $41. FERRY BUILDING GALLERY 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290
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ferrybuildinggallery.com The Ultimate Traveller: Multi-media and musical presentations by traveller photographer Peter Langer Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 17, Madagascar Photo Safari; and Feb. 24, A Journey from Antiquity to the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. Fee: $15 per session.
Registration: 604-925-7270. KAY MEEK CENTRE 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Performance and Film Screening: The Winding Stream, a music history documentary will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Prior to the screening
there will be a 15 minute live performance by the band Fraser Union. Tickets: $10/$7. PARK & TILFORD CINEPLEX ODEON THEATRE 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver. The North Shore International Film Series: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. Trumbo shows Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: nvartscouncil. ca/events/north-shoreinternational-film-series or 604-988-6844. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Authors in our Community: A joint launch of Peter Busby’s The Life and Art of Jack Akroyd and Trevor Carolan’s Literary Storefront: The Glory Years: Vancouver’s Literary Centre 1978-1984 Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall Mackinnon Friday, Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Topic: Should one retire, retreat, repeat or retry? Info: 778-7828000 or philosopherscafe.net. - Compiled by Debbie Caldwell
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M Train takes readers on a creative journey ! M Train by Patti Smith, Knopf Canada, 258 pages, $32. Seated at her favourite table in her neighbourhood coffee shop with her regular order of black coffee and a notebook open in front of her Patti Smith shares her thoughts on writing, love, loss and those experiences that have shaped much of her adult life. Just as a sound or smell can trigger a memory, Smith’s routine brings her back to times spent with her husband,
Fred Sonic Smith and the life they shared. A trip to Europe, an old boat never put back in the water stir deep feelings and with her wonderful writing we share in both the experience and its impact. Smith draws us into her life, and with the ordinary references that we can all relate to, like the memory of a lost toy, the care of a pet, the joy of a remembered book, she leads us to new discoveries. Her stories travel
between the realms of poetry and journals, allowing us to witness her approach to her work. Filled with references to the writers and poets that have influenced her, Smith takes us on several journeys to pay tribute to them. As easily as she looks backwards, Smith also opens herself to the future. It is her powerful writing that smoothly links her thoughts on beginnings and endings and rewards us with a look inside an incredibly creative mind.
! Anna Banana, edited by Michelle Jacques, Figure 1, 160 pages, $40. Actions and reactions have been central to the artist known as Anna Banana for 45 years. Born in Victoria, the quiet provincial capital seems like an unlikely location to spawn the renegade artistic temperament that infuses her work. In 1971 she sent a copy of her newsletter, the Banana Rag, to a friend in Vancouver who in return sent her a copy of the Image Bank request list. This listing of numerous artists would become the beginning of a career of mail art. Since that time she has sent out and received artwork with like-minded artists around the world. Her early interest in Dadaism and Pop Art
propelled her into the art scene in San Francisco and from there on to New York and later Europe. Maintaining a focus of incorporating the banana design in her works, she expanded into a wide range of mediums. Performance art, exhibitions, events have all played a part in her artistic vision but central has been the mail exchange. Stamps, postcards, newsletters have been her most consistent mediums and through them she has maintained her autonomy over her art, spreading her avant-garde message. Examples of these fill the pages of this book along with articles by various artists and curators who all speak to her importance as an international leader in the mail art movement. — Terry Peters
Organization first formed in the U.S. From page 17 to join a group of movie theatre managers and other professionals interested in applying for a Vancouver Variety chapter under the leadership of Harry Howard. “I had heard of Variety and I had heard of the great work that they do and so I was very pleased to be part of the original application in 1965,” says Peters. The organization was initially formed in 1927 in Pittsburgh by 11 businessmen involved in the entertainment industry. The men had banded together after discovering an abandoned infant in one of their theatres and Variety evolved into one caring for all children. There are currently 43 chapters operating in 11 countries. Since its founding, the B.C. chapter has raised more than $189 million in support of children with special needs. At age 89, Peters believes he’s the only original charter member still “present and accounted for.” Dal Richards, who passed away in December 2015, had been another early pioneer, having come on board in 1968. Peters was involved with Variety until his retirement in 1990. In addition to helping launch the telethon he also played an integral role in helping institute a fundraising partnership between Variety and Premier Bill Bennett that led to the building of B.C. Children’s
Hospital. Peters remains an “enthusiastic supporter” and is looking forward to this year’s telethon and a chance to meet with fellow telethon chief barkers and presidents from over the years. In addition, excerpts from a conversation Peters had with Global BC anchor Chris Gailus will be featured on the show. In celebration of this year’s 50th anniversary, the 2016 edition of the Show of Hearts Telethon is seeing it go back to its roots and will once again feature live entertainment rather than taped performances as in recent years. Running from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, on Global BC, the broadcast will originate from the Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam. Concerts, hosted by Erin Cebula of ET Canada, will be held at satellite location The Centre in Vancouver on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. (54-40, Charlie, Aaron Pritchett, Sophie Simmons, Five Alarm Funk and the Vancouver TheatreSports League) and Sunday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Jim Byrnes, Barney Bentall, Shari Ulrich, Colleen Rennison and Chilliwack). This marks the first year that the telethon will be streamed online at globalnews.ca/live/bc. For tickets to The Centre concerts, available by donation, visit variety50. eventbrite.ca. For more information on this year’s telethon, visit variety.bc.ca.
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World’s fastest log car made in Canada A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:
Toyota adds a Hybrid model to the RAV4 lineup for 2016, making it the only compact sport utility vehicle on the market available as gasoline-electric hybrid variant. It’s an efficient system that still maintains a fun-to-drive factor. It is available at Jim Pattison Toyota in the Northshore Auto Mall. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
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MALCOLM GUNN Contributing writer
It’s no surprise that a gasoline-electric-powered RAV4 has been added to the Toyota lineup. The only real surprise is that there hasn’t been one available sooner.
The Hybrid – the eighth such model to wear a Toyota badge – joins the RAV4 lineup
just in time for a mid-cycle makeover. That includes revised front and rear styling and rocker panels as well as new gauges and an optional seven-inch display screen. An SE trim level has also joined the fold with its own distinctive grille and wheels plus a sport-tuned suspension. Overall, the adjustments are relatively subtle, yet they spruce up the RAV4
by adding more character to a model that previously projected a somewhat bland image compared to many of its peers. Putting the Hybrid in play for 2016 gives the RAV4 an all-wheel-drive system that no other vehicle in its class currently offers. The combination of two electric motors (one for each axle) that operate in conjunction with a
2.5-litre four-cylinder engine has been lifted straight out of the Lexus NX200h. The primary reason that hybrids exist is to deliver impressive fuel economy. The RAV4 Hybrid is rated at 6.9 (litres/100 kilometres) in the city and 7.6 on the highway. The gasoline-only RAV4 with optional AWD is rated at 10.5/8.2. For drivers who spend
much of their time poking along perpetually clogged highways, the Hybrid’s fuel savings begin to make sense, regardless of how relatively inexpensive pump prices have become. However, another advantage, and a fun one at that, is the vehicle’s total system output of 194 horsepower and 206
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Canadian man sets Guinness record for world’s fastest log
That. That right there is not a headline I expected to write in my lifetime. However, there you have it folks, there’s a record for the fastest motorized log in the world, and that record is now held by a Canadian. True North strong and free! Never been more proud. *sniff* The vehicle in question, dubbed the Cedar Rocket, is a 240-year-old cedar tree, felled and mounted on the chassis of a Mazda RX-8. Power comes from an electric engine attached directly to the rear differential, with a couple of electric
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turbofans added because they look kinda neat. It’s pretty slow: the record stands at just 90 kilometres per hour top speed. Still, it’s a speed that is fast enough to be written into the history books, and it’s unlikely that anybody else is going to make the attempt. The Cedar Rocket was conceived of by Brian Reid Sr., of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. (“Aha,” you cry, “Now it makes sense!”). After doing some publicity work over the next year or so, it’ll be auctioned off with the proceeds going to benefit veterans’ charities. Maybe if we all chip in together. . . .
Kia plans BMW-fighting sport sedan
Well, there’s another headline I didn’t expect. Kia’s move upmarket continues apace, with a new small rear-drive sedan targeting buyers of the likes of the BMW 3 Series. Rumoured to be called the CK, the coupe-styled sedan features the sharply angular look of current Kias, and will likely feature turbocharged power. With Hyundai moving the Genesis brand into the luxury sphere, Kia going sportier makes a great deal of sense (even if becoming a BMW battler
is unexpected). Having said that, current sporty Kias are more GT than corner carver: the Koreans have lots of work to do on getting electric power steering to work, for instance. It’ll always be good to see a new rear-drive option out there for driving enthusiasts, but history shows that even BMW’s German competition has struggled to wrest the sales title away from the 3.
Nissan’s winter warriors hit Chicago
Snow tires are so important. Don’t leave home without ‘em this winter. Well, unless you have tank tracks instead. Here’s Nissan turning three relatively mundane crossovers (the Rogue, Murano, and Pathfinder) into real snow cars, with the application of four 121-inch Dominator tracks from American Track Truck. Stupendous! But no, you won’t be able to order them out of your dealer’s accessory catalogue just yet. Drat.
Mercedes-Benz brings C-Class wagon to Canada
Many have long argued that the Canadian market’s unique needs favour the compact luxury wagon. Nowhere is this more evident than on the North Shore, where the Audi
A4 Avant and the BMW 3 Series Touring reign supreme. Too bad you can’t get the Audi anymore, not without looking at the taller allroad. Mercedes seems to have cottoned on – no surprise, as their E-Class wagon already sells well. Now Canadians will have a chance to get a C-Class wagon too, powered by a thrifty 200 horsepower, turbodiesel engine with 369 footpounds of torque. Seems sensible, right-sized, and great for ski-trips up and down the Sea-to-Sky. Forgive me for also wanting the rest of the C-Class engine offerings to be made available in wagon form, up to and including the C63 AMG’s twin-turbo V-8. Yes, please.
Shifting: Keep it simple, stupid
An investigation into FiatChrysler’s automatic gear selectors is revealing what we all probably knew already: people don’t like unnecessarily complicated shifters. First seen in the Grand Cherokee, the electric switch shifters don’t have the tactile feedback of an ordinary “PRNDL” selector, and customers have been known to leave the car in neutral instead of park. While Jeep’s now moved to a rotary shifter, the questions raised
The Canadian-made Cedar Rocket now holds the Guinness world record for fastest motorized log. PHOTO SUPPLIED PIONEER LOG HOMES OF B.C. are worth examining. Why does every manufacturer feel like it’s got to re-invent the wheel here? Honda/Acura’s push-button shifter for their nine-speed automatic has the same function as the shifter in the “normal” Pilot, and takes up the same amount of room. Why’s it different in the nine-speed version?
Because ... um. Like the volume knob and the parking brake, stop messing with what works. Watch this space for all the best and worst of automotive news, or submit your own auto oddities to mcaleer. nsnews@gmail.com.
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From page 50
pound-feet of torque. That’s 18 more horsepower and 34 more pound-feet than the standard RAV4’s 2.5-litre fourcylinder produces. Toyota states that the Hybrid’s zero-to-96 kilometres per hour time of 8.1 seconds is a full second quicker than the gas version’s, despite being saddled with a 160-kilogram weight penalty. As with other Toyota hybrids, the RAV4 uses a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with built-in steps that simulate a traditional automatic. Along with a “normal” setting, you can adjust the vehicle’s operation to “ECO” mode for improved fuel economy or “EV” mode that provides up to a kilometre of electric-only operation at speeds up to 40 km/h. Lastly, selecting Sport mode adjusts the Hybrid’s driving characteristics with more aggressive “shifts,” more direct steering feel and more immediate throttle response. There’s likely some degradation in fuel economy, but the Sport setting makes the RAV4 a much more satisfying car to drive. That becomes apparent the first time you launch the
car from a dead stop and when driving (and passing) on winding two-lane back roads. A pronounced engine growl reinforces the fact that the mission is to more than simply pass the pumps. It makes you wonder if a sporty RAV4 “SE” designation wouldn’t have been more appropriate here. For its performance alone, paying $36,200 (including destination charges) for the base Hybrid XLE doesn’t seem too bad, especially when you consider that’s only $2,800 more than the cost of a gasoline XLE AWD. Included is plenty of basic and premium equipment plus a power moonroof, backup camera, heated front seats, eight-way power driver’s seat and rain-sensing wipers. The Limited trim adds a navigation system, wide-angle backup camera, premium seat covers and LED headlights, running lights and tail lamps. Of course, this particular hybrid can in no way be considered a sports car substitute. It is, however, a sensibly stylish compact wagon with plenty of space for five passengers and their gear that in no way compromises driving pleasure. That
Standard equipment in the RAV4 Hybrid includes a lot of premium touches such as a power moonroof, backup camera, heated front seats, eight-way power driver’s seat and rain-sensing wipers. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD it’s also a fuel miser is really just a bonus. The spec sheet
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the RAV4 is the only one to make available a gasolineelectric hybrid variant, which reaffirms Toyota’s dominance with this technology. Points: Hybrid powertrain makes for one of the best-performing compact tall wagons in its class; CVT is easier to live with here than with other Toyota hybrids; mid-cycle redesign is a significant
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Toyota continues to shrink the price gap between hybrids and comparable gas models. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
Hybrid part of excellent mid-cycle redesign improvement; price gap between hybrids and comparably outfitted gas models continues to shrink. Safety: Front airbags; sideimpact airbags; side-curtain airbags; driver’s knee airbag; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control. Fuel economy: litres/100 kilometres (city/hwy): 6.9/7.6 Base price (including destination): $36,200 wheelbasemedia.com
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