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North Vancouver RCMPare looking for a suspectafter a bomb threat at aLynnmour area mosque.

Police evacuated theAl-Ghadir Masjid mosqueon the 300-block of LynnAvenue just before 6 p.m.Monday after someonecalled the NorthVancouverRCMP detachment to alert

police to a bomb set todetonate that night.

“An unknown callermade a bomb threatof unknown reliabilityagainst a NorthVancouvermosque,” said Cpl. RichardDe Jong, NorthVancouverRCMP spokesman. “Ofcourse, we did take itseriously and went to themosque. . . .There was the

beginnings of a religiousevent so approximately 15people were cleared off thepremises.”

Police called in theirbomb sniffing dog to searchthe two-floor building;however, no explosivesturned up.

Investigators areinterviewing mosqueofficials to come up with

potential suspects and policeare canvassing businesses inthe commercial area wherethe caller made the threatfrom a pay phone, De Jongsaid onTuesday.

De Jong could not saywhether the suspect madea specific threat or why hetargeted Al-Ghadir Masjid.

The mosque was thetarget of another bomb

threat in June 2010. RCMParrested a Burnaby manand charged him withthree counts of utteringthreats, but the accused didnot show up for his firstappearance in court and thejudge issued a warrant forhis arrest in January 2011.

Al-Ghadir Masjid’simam could not be reachedfor comment.

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North Shore rescuersare preparing to launcha last-ditch search for amissing British touristthis weekend, to takeadvantage of an expectedbreak in the weather.

Helicopter and groundsearch teams from NorthShore Rescue, includingdog teams, will head intothree key areas of CrownMountain and HanesValley that rescuers havedetermined are the mostlikely locations of 22-year-oldThomas Billings.

“If we don’t find him inthose areas, we will mostlikely be in a monitoringphase after that,” said teamleaderTim Jones.

“We’ve really done ourdue diligence.”

The search this weekendis being planned after onlinevideo footage from an

Police investigate bomb threatMonday’s bomb scare secondfor Lynnmour area mosque

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2014HoroscopeA look at the year ahead

ROSEMARCUSEvolutionary Astrologer

2014 begins and ends withVenus in Capricorn — and awhole lot of living in between.

Calling for a serious re-evaluation of debt, relationships,personal goals, professional ambitions, and the system’sfailings,Venus travels in retrograde to Jan. 31.Venus pushesforward from Feb. 1 through the beginning of March. Evenso, don’t expect the Canadian senate scandal or the USgovernment’s money woes to fade away.

Just when you think you have it all worked out, Februarydelivers Mercury retrograde. Beginning in Pisces on Feb.6 and backing into Aquarius for the second half of themonth, remember to add extra safeguards. Unless theintention is temporary, interim, or to liberate yourself froma negative situation, it isn’t the best time to lock into amajor commitment or course of action.This cycle is alwaysan optimum time to revisit, revise, or redo.

Due to its retrograde cycle from the start of Marchthrough late May, Mars spends not six weeks, but sevenmonths in the sign of Libra.To the plus, we are given extratime to break new ground regarding affairs of the heartor wallet.To the negative, a relationship, money, or legalconflict can drag out.

Mars in Libra turns up the heat on matters to dowith partnership, marriage, romance, alliances, socialinvolvements, social causes, cooperative ventures,relationship dependency or enmeshments.Watch for newtrends to catch a particularly strong wind. Activating theradical Uranus/Pluto transit through the spring, Marskeeps the fight for justice and rights going strong. Expectmore social unrest and larger protests, perhaps a revolt ora revolution, especially in April.The weather and moneymarkets are likely to be more volatile through the springtoo. Jupiter in Cancer greatly increases the need and theemotional tides.

Jupiter’s advance into Leo in late July increases hope,optimism and opportunity. It can boost success ratios forfire signs, and for creative endeavours, but even so we’llclock a few more years before we are out of the recessiondanger zone.

ARIES(March 21 - April 19)

It’s not a possibility, it’s aprobability.Your life will doa 180 turn in 2014. Get setfor a year of extreme change.This will be especially soif your birthday falls on orjust before April 14 throughApril 19. If you are born inthe first week of April, you can also expect for life to pushyou into something new.

Through the beginning of March,Venus in Capricorncalls for a major restructuring of priorities, commitments,ambitions and goals, especially those involving your career,

material, mentoring and/or parenting status.The month ofJanuary is best used to take a step back and to figure outwhat’s most important. March through late May catapultsyour social, financial, relationship or professional status.

Through the first half of the year, Jupiter in Cancerkeeps the focus on home, family and real estate matters.For the second half, Jupiter in Leo shines a brighter light onlove, creativity, children and material gain.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)Time is moving forward

and so are you. AsVenus,your ruler, moves throughCapricorn, you’ll gain aclearer, more obvious senseof direction.You knowwhat’s necessary.Venusretrograde calls for you totake stock and to strengthenfrom within. ConsiderJanuary as your build-up-to-it month.

WhileVenus inCapricorn can be a confidence builder, Mars in Libramakes you aware of the work, correction and healing thatis still needed.Yes, you have a long haul ahead of you. Infact, you are slated for extra sweat through the end of 2015.Don’t look at that as a sentencing. After all, you want more,don’t you? It’s up to you to enhance your odds.Those ofyou born on or around April 20/21, or April 28 can lookforward to a dynamic year ahead.

Ambition is well placed, especially in the first quarter of2014.You’ll gain tremendously, especially in the last quarterof the year.

GEMINI(May 21 - June 21)

The new year’s start isa natural time for personalreassessment.Venusretrograde in Capricornto Jan. 31 helps you todo just that. Are you ontrack health, wealth andrelationship wise? Is yourcareer shaping up?You maynot know for sure where youare heading, but that’s not the place to start. Rather, put thefocus on asking yourself this question — what do you reallywant? If you can’t answer that question, then ask yourselfanother — what don’t you want? It is wise to take your timewhileVenus tenants Capricorn, to let the answers naturallytake shape. Once you get that part of the equation sortedout, the next question is — how deeply are you willing tocommit to the change or upgrade you so desire?

Mars in Libra gifts you with great fuel for the first sevenmonths of the year.This influence signals a forward thrusttime for creativity, professional pursuits and romance. It

benefits matters to do with children too.

CANCER(June 22 - July 22)

Jupiter, the planet ofincrease and expansion,continues in Cancer throughthe middle of July.Thistransit places you at onestarting gate or the other.Either you’ll feel that youare a far distance from yourheart’s desires, or you’ll feelthat you are well supported by circumstances, that greatpotentials are shaping up and that you are travelling alonga positive growth curve. Either way, watch for 2014, andespecially for springtime, to challenge you, your home,family, or professional life.

Through January,Venus in Capricorn will build a thickerwall or take one down. March through the middle of Julygets you better clued in and on target.

July and August keeps you in a good flow and movingalong thanks to Mars in Scorpio. Jupiter leaves Cancer atthat time, but you’ll gain even more from Jupiter’s one yearstay in Leo, especially in theareas of finances, creativeendeavours and matters ofheart.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22)Better organization and

dedicated effort puts youon the instant win/win.Through January,Venusretrograde calls for youto reassess your practice,routine, goal or time-table.February’s Mercury retrograde can put you back in thegame in some way, especially in the second half of themonth, but remember the cycle is best used for revisionsand revisits rather than a completely fresh start.

March through May puts the spotlight on contracts,investments, collaborations and co-operative projects,also on a partnership or key relationship (friend, sibling,colleague, agent, competitor or lover). It’s an optimum timeto revamp your social profile, financial portfolio, marketingprogram, or education track.

The first half of the year sets you up for the secondhalf. Jupiter’s advance into Leo in the middle of Julybrings more abundance your way. Life and love can hit ahappy abundance track. July to October can be a majortake flight time regarding career and creative endeavours,relationships, travel, or personal recognition.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)Use January to drown out the negative inner chatter

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Video sparks tipfrom trail runnerextensive air reconnaissanceover the North ShoreMountains resulted in a tip.

A trail runner who sawthe video came forward tosay she and a friend sawBillings Nov. 25 in the LynnHeadwaters area and had aconversation with him.

The runner told NorthShore Rescue that Billingswas determined to get toCrown Mountain that day,despite being warned notto.

Jones said their bestguess is that Billings ranout of daylight, then triedto make it back throughparticularly difficultterrain.

As the search thisweekend is being planned,Jones said he’s also urging

surveillance cameras be setup at the entrance to LynnHeadwaters and LynnCanyon.

In many cases— including Billings’disappearance — thosewho go missing haven’ttold anyone where they areheading, said Jones.

If surveillance camerafootage was available tohelp narrow down thesearch area, in severalrecent cases, “my feelingis they could have made adifference,” said Jones.

The search for Billings— a backpacker who wentmissing Nov. 25 — hasbeen hampered over thepast month by a lack ofinformation.

Billings didn’t tell anyonehe was heading out for ahike in the North Shore

mountains and didn’t carrya cellphone with him.

Until recently, searchersonly had information fromBillings’ computer to goon, showing he had lookedup several possible hikes,including some on theNorth Shore.

Jones said the searchwas further hampered bybad weather conditionsand the fact Billings wasn’treported missing until twoweeks after he disappeared.“We had a bad set of cardsdelivered to us,” he said.

After official searcheswere called off inDecember, volunteerrescuers continued to lookfor Billings on most days,said Jones.They also usedhelicopter time paid forprivately by Billings’ family.

Jones acknowledged

rescuers don’t expect tofind Billings alive, and havetold that to his family.

“We have to be veryhonest. It’s a recoveryoperation,” he said.

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Try to excuse a personalitem, but as a column-provider I’ll remember2013 as the year of mymost embarrassingsuccess.

It has become a howlingnightmare.

I speak of accuratelypredicting in this space— “You Read It Here First,”the headline trumpeted,inviting boisterous derisionhad I been wrong — thatthe Christy Clark Liberalswould win the Mayprovincial election.

Every poll, pundit,politics-monger, tweetingtwit etc. — and the Liberalcabinet ministers andbackbenchers who desertedthe apparently sinkingship, plus the entire bodyof smug New Democrats— predicted otherwise.I especially cherish theJehovah-like finality ofMartyn Brown, ex-premierGordon Campbell’s former

chief of staff, self-inventedas columnist and radioprophet, who declared:“It’s over, folks — an NDPlandslide.” By the way,where is Brown now?

I admit I crowed a bit.The morning after, theastonished Bill Good andthe newspapers claimed“nobody” had predicted theresult. I may be a nobody,but I informed Good andsent a letter to the editor of

my old paper, theVancouverSun, gently stating the plainfact. Good and the letterseditor declined to correcttheir unfactual reporting.(Good and I don’t exchangeChristmas cards.)

Only Sun legislaturecolumnist (and regularCKNW contributor, PBScommentator on B.C.affairs, etc.)Vaughn Palmerhad the grace to givecredit where due, whileproperly noting my earlierequivocations.

My first printed call fora Clark victory was a yearor two before the election. Iwas given preferred accessto a high-roller whip-round for ConservativeJohn Cummins. I sadlydetected a leader bornto fail. He arrived lateand stumbled through abadly read speech beforemoneyed sympathizers.Fatally, during the campaignhe declared more affinity

with New Democrats thanwith Liberals. Donationsvanished. Some partymembers rioted. Downhillfor the Conservatives – andall upside for the Liberals.

End of story? Nay.Luckily it’s forgotten that,puffed up, I then rashlypredicted Clark, beatenin Point Grey, could havea tough time winningtheWestside-Kelownabyelection. I overlookedthat Okanagan residentsculturally are ethnicAlbertans, displaced tothe next province over, andbelieve God has ordainedthat B.C. premiers representtheir northern desert.

The brief limelightproperly shifted andobscurity thankfullyreturned. But recently mycorrect call was handsomelyacknowledged in several2013 retrospectives, firstbyTimothy Renshaw inBusiness inVancouver and

last week by Keith Baldrey,GlobalTV’s chief politicalcorrespondent, in a columnin these pages.

Then on MondayCKNW host PhilipTilland the unsleepingVaughnPalmer – generous in self-criticism for his election meaculpa – kindly recalled myelection prophecy.

My gratitude to theabove. But – the nightmare?The pressure, of course, toget it right the next time.And by then my secretmay have leaked out: Mymother told horoscopes.Walked around with a big,black raven on her shoulder.Foretold romantic futuresfor many a beautiful,broken-hearted youngfemale. I inherited the gift.

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Vancouver’s RedRobinson is properlyrecognized as aninternational treasure of

rock music’s pioneer days;moreover, he isn’t a clapped-out, hollow-eyed ex-druggywho fits the well-knownobservation that if you canremember the 1960s, youweren’t there.

Nope, Red started out asan eager, clean, well-turned-out teenage disc jockeywho met and interviewedthe early rockers, includingBuddy Holly long beforehe became a legend and theyoung Elvis Presley. (I onceasked him: “What did youand Elvis talk about?”Well,Red replied, they talkedabout things teenage kidstalked about — they werealmost spot-on the same age.What, not the meaning oflife, or causes of the FrenchRevolution?)

He’s heading for his77th birthday in March andhe’s still eager, well-turned-out, and delightfully literate

Ayear for proving punditswrong

Trevor LautensThis Just In

See ‘Red’ page 7

Camera readyAnother winter, another season

of long nights in sometimesdangerous backcountry terrain

for North Shore Rescue volunteerslooking for lost souls.

They are preparing to be out in forceagain this weekend, searching for TomBillings, the British tourist not seensince late November.

Part of what makes this search uniqueis the use of high-definition aerialfootage and social media crowdsourcingto help to garner clues after the trail had,literally and figuratively, gone quite cold.

This trend toward technology insearch and rescue is positive because itups the chances of finding a lost hiker,and doing it in less time.We endorseNorth Shore Rescue team leader TimJones’ call for cameras to be posted atthe entrances of some key backcountrytrails like Lynn Headwaters and

Lynn Canyon.Sometimes, with little more than

second-hand, fragmented bits ofconflicting information, volunteerrescuers drop what they’re doing andhead out into the mountains.

They sacrifice and accept a certainamount of personal risk for theuncertain reward of finding theirlost subject. As long as that’s thearrangement, we say give them the toolsto get it done safely.

Let’s be clear.We aren’t talkingabout cameras around every tree, or avoyeuristic tool to invade the privacy ofpeople seeking solitude. But one or twocameras in key, public locations could goa long way to quickly let rescuers knowif they’re on the right track.

That can mean the difference betweenlife and death when time is of theessence.

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Cell tower debate process flawedDear Editor:

First of all I wish to thankyou for the (Dec. 18) frontpage exposure on the Rogerstowers inWestVancouver. Iwas elated to see that peopleare actually waking up to thedangers of all the radiationexposure we are experiencingin our daily lives.

The truth is that thecellphone coverage isperfectly fine. And braintumors are skyrocketing. Ihave never had problemsand neither has anyone Iknow that lives on the NorthShore, even all the way up toLions Bay.

The question then is:Why

do they insist on erectingmore towers? And althoughit is refreshing to hear thatcouncil is aware and actingon behalf of the residents,what seems to be lost on thegeneral public is that we havea system whose due processis a smoke screen, nothingmore than a sounding board.

The Ministry has the finalsay. Contrary to the public’sperception, the debate heldat city council is just that— a hot air debate. It doesnot have a cause and effect;it is simply a place providedto vent.

Until the laws arechanged to allow for a fair,due process, to providepower to the people — thetaxpayers — we are simplybeing manipulated, and ex-posed to serious health risks.Suzanne LaurinNorthVancouver

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and anecdotable about hiscareer. Recognition includesinduction into the CanadianBroadcast Hall of Fame andthe Rockabilly Hall of Fame,and he’s generated a mintof money for children. Andhow many entertainers havea theatre named after them?Ah, now past tense.

The Red Robinson ShowTheatre in Coquitlam was

a proper tribute and Redwas properly proud of it.But the theatre owners, theGreat Canadian GamingCorp., just renamed it — inthe face of some furiouspeople, including some whowere around in the ’60sand do remember it, andVancouver’s own singing starMichael Bublé, who wasn’t.

The company’s executivedirector, Chuck Keeling,said — with a straight face:

“We are not ending therelationship with Red.Weare changing it.”

As of Dec. 20 the name isgone, folded into — wait forit — the Hard Rock CasinoVancouver.

Wow!What a grabber!Just who was the genius,the imaginative innovatorwith the soul of a poet, whodreamt up that beautiful,stirring, evocative name?

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‘Red’ lost in theatre renamingFrom page 6

Dear Editor:I want to congratulate

WestVancouver MayorMichael Smith, not forpushing and approving theGrosvenor project, but forhis optimism. He foreseesthis to be the first big stepto revitalize Ambleside withits 98 units, a coffee shop,florist, dry cleaner andfitness/yoga studio. BecauseAmbleside has none of these.

Also, he doesn’t disputeGrosvenor’s claim that Am-

bleside will see a 10 to 16 percent jump in business; thatthis massive building will notbe the magic key that otherland owners and develop-ers need to start proposingsimilar density and size, andthat by no means will thisbe the first step to wipe outAmbleside’s character or anaddition to our traffic insuf-ficiencies. I applaud youroptimism, Mr. Mayor.Elias B. MerkinsWestVancouver

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or self-doubt and to getyourself better focused.Occupying one of the best,most fortuitous positionsof your chart,Venus inCapricorn builds yourconfidence and creativity. AsVenus refortifies your senseof ‘I deserve’ you’ll find younaturally aim for worthier goals, battles, and involvements.Learn to love, honour, and respect yourself more, and you’llfind that others will give you more of the good stuff too.

Venus will move on in March, but Mars in Libra keepsthe good momentum going strong through July.This Marstransit can also help you to discover new money-makingavenues.

Through the middle of July, Jupiter in Cancer can helpyou develop a more satisfying social or family life. It canalso bring you or your business greater public exposure.

Increasing luck and opportunity where you desire it themost, Jupiter in Leo, starting mid July can spark romance

or a creative wellspring.

LIBRA(Sept. 22 - Oct. 22)

Don’t expect for life tosit you on the side-line.2014 thrusts you into thethick of it, especially sothrough July, thanks toaction planet Mars on anextended visit to Libra.Mars loans you addedenergy, guts and drive. Ifyou want it — or it riles

you — you’ll hit the gaspedal. Consider this a goodthing. Mars wants you toget involved, to put your allinto it.When something orsomeone new shows up, itwill be an instant hit or miss.Whether it is you, it, or themin action, there will be notime wasted.

January is an ideal timeto take a vacation or work on a home renovation project.The start of the year also puts a more serious spin onpersonal, family, and professional priorities, responsibilities,real estate matters, debt and wealth management.Venusretrograde gives you a little extra time to get organized, tobuild up to it and/or feel your way along, but time is short.By April, you’ll hit fire-on-all-cylinders time.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23 - Nov. 22)

Through the beginningof March,Venus inCapricorn puts the attentionon a specific plan, project,or involvement. Polishup your resume, website,professional image orsocial profile.Work towardaccreditation or an officialstatus.The cost, fee orinvestment can be substantial, but the money is well worthit.While it is wise, perhaps even necessary, to be budgetconscious, don’t scrimp on quality.You get what you payfor.

Use January to research, assess or to re-visit a contract.The first few weeks are also ideal for taking time out before

you hit it full steam ahead. February’s Mercury retrogradecan put you back into a social swing, or back in touch withclients and business contacts.

Watch for new, perhaps sudden, developments andopportunities in the spring.There can be dramatic shiftsregarding work, health or a key relationship status.

Bringing you to a major finish line or next phase, lateAugust to mid October delivers the peak of your year.Theeclipse on Oct. 23 can be especially profitable or potent,especially so if your birthday falls on or nearby.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

Take extra time in thisfirst two weeks of Januaryto decide what you reallywant for yourself.Throughthe beginning of March,Venus in Capricorn canenhance your assets,your resourcefulness andearnings. Of course, you arelikely to spend more too.Be especially careful regarding contract and commitmentdetails during February’s Mercury retrograde.

Over the next seven months, Mars in Libra helps you tomake good strides in several areas. Firstly, you are gettingwiser regarding self care. A big part of this is learning to staycommitted to that which serves you best. Secondly, whetherit’s new or well established, a key relationship will grow byleaps and bounds.Thirdly, Mars can spark new personalinterests and income streams. It perks up your social lifeor community involvement, and keeps you intellectually,politically and creatively well stimulated. Lastly, Marsenhances your professional status and popularity.

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CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

Through the start ofMarch,Venus in Capricornmakes you the chosenone.Want it or not, theattraction planet puts youon the receiving end ofbounty and attention. Ofcourse it’s up to you to runwith the ball. Make yourselflook and feel good, better,best. Enhancements willnet a significant pay-off.Start a weight loss program,upgrade your appearanceor media profile; add a newcredential to your name.

Through July, Marsin Libra keeps youespecially goal driven. Aspecific project, contractor relationship matter canconsume you. One thingdovetails on another.Thespring and summer isan important thresholdcrossing time. By the end ofAugust, you’ll move throughthe turn-stile that dividesyesterday from tomorrow.You can’t go back, nor willyou want to.Your futureawaits.Whether freshlysingle, in love, on a financialcash-in, or making your wayin the world in some othersignificant way, Jupiter’s oneyear tour of Leo, beginningin August makes you feelglad to be you.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

You have more brewingthat most would realize.In fact, you may not knowall of it yourself.Venus,Saturn and Jupiter suggesta major work or businessopportunity is barrellingdown the pike. A change ofstatus can also occur in therelationship or family arena.Health is another area towatch.

Fresh impetus will befound in steady supply.Spending the first sevenmonths of the yearproviding you with greatfuel, Mars in Libra lights upone of the best areas of yourchart. Romance, marriage,children, creativity, luck,career or entrepreneurialsuccess, public and socialpopularity, collaborativeprojects, speculativeventures, and trend settingare featured by this Marstransit. March throughMay, Mars retrogradecan necessitate a differentapproach, or perspective oralternate choice.

The planetary activationpeaks of your year occur inApril, mid to end of August,and end of Septemberthrough October.

PISCES(Feb. 19 - March 20)

On a personal, creative,and resourceful note,you have a lot going foryou.The combinationof Neptune, Jupiter and

Saturn in complementarywater signs keep you in agreat flow.Your best play isto allow for circumstancesto move along their naturalpace and take your cluesfrom there.

WhileVenus toursCapricorn, you’ll gain amore definitive sense ofhow the future is shapingup and what is most worthyour time, money and heart.Even so, watch for moretwists, surprise opportunity,or sudden turns on the roadahead, especially Marchthrough May.

For the first sevenmonths, Mars in Librakeeps you at one end or theother of the relationshipspectrum. From the middleof July through the middleof August,Venus and Mars,the relationship duo, arenicely harmonized.

In the first half of theyear, Jupiter in Cancerincreases the attention onnurturing and support aswell as family. In the secondhalf of the year, Jupiter inLeo puts more attention oncreative enterprise. Love,money, notoriety, success— go for more and you’llget it too.

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■ Peggy Baker DanceProjects: coalesce &armour — an AudioAction tour. FirehallArts Centre, Jan. 8-11,8 p.m.Talkback withPeggy Baker Jan. 9. Formore information visitfirehallartscentre.ca.

JULES KNOXContributingWriter

When Peggy Bakerwatched a video of a beetlenearing the end of its life,she was captivated.

Baker, a renownedCanadian dancer andchoreographer, used thefilm as inspiration for athree-piece contemporarydance set. In Audio ActionTour, the duet and trio willbe performed atVancouver’sFirehall Arts Centre inJanuary.

“This beetle was lying onits back, and it was basicallyin its death throes,” Bakersays. “It was going throughincredible movementpatterns with its many limbsand antennae, walking andcurling and opening up.”

Montreal-based artistSylvia Safdie had createdthe film by using slowmotion, reverse andlooping techniques, Bakersays. “She was basicallychoreographing thisbeautiful beetle.”

Baker used the film as thebasis for a solo dance calledearthling.

She also started workingwith choreographer DougVarone, who was usingscience essays aboutsocial insects from LewisThomas’s Lives of the Cell forinspiration.

He offered her theduet armour, and shechoreographed a third piece,coalesce.Thus a set of threecompanion pieces was born,although the solo, whichwas previously performedinVancouver, will not bepresented in this month’supcoming performance.

In coalesce, Bakerexamines how humansmight feel if they were betterlinked to the environmentaround them.

“If humans were actuallyreceiving vibrations directly

into their body like insectsreceive different wavesthrough their antennae,what would that feel like?How would we share andsave that information?”Baker asks.

Coalesce explores thatrelationship, she says.

According to Baker,Varone’s choreography inarmour was inspired byThomas’s idea that, forsocial insects, “it’s the beingtouched, not the touchingthat counts.”

“This duet is about theinnate need for absolutetactile connection,” shesays. “It’s between a manand a woman, and it’s veryentangled and instinctual.”

Baker, 61, will performwith dance partner LarryHahn, 63.

“Because it’s so obviousthat these are older peoplewho are performing, thisdoesn’t have anything to dowith throes of young love,”she says. “It’s a far moreprimary human need thanthat.”

Baker didn’t startseriously dancing until

she was about 19.Thecontemporary dance worldcontinues to welcome her asshe enters her 60s, she says.

Baker was on track to gointo theatre when she tooka dance class that changedeverything.

“It spoke to my poeticand physical connections,”she says. “I literally droppedeverything I was doing andmoved halfway across thecountry.”

After intense training forseveral years, Baker startedher own company, PeggyBaker Dance Projects in1990, where she focused onsolo performances for almosttwo decades.

However, in 2009 shestarted choreographingperformances for the smallensemble that will performcoalesce.

Baker says thatalthough she has alwayschoreographed her ownperformances, it was acomplex transition as shestarted choreographing forothers.

“It’s different becauseI’m not using my own

body as the subject or myown performance skills asthe vehicle,” she says. “I’mcreating something outsideof myself.”

She feels like this creativeprocess has started a newchapter in her life.

“I’ve been performinginVancouver for more than20 years, but this is the firsttime the city will see mywork danced by someoneother than me,” she says.“This is a big moment.”

The score, composedby Debashis Sinha, is aunique electronic soundtrackcommissioned for the work,she says. It was composed ona computer in the rehearsalhall as the performanceswere choreographed. “It wasvery collaborative,” she says.

“Some of it has a melody,but not all of it. Some of ithas a rhythmic base, but notall of it,” she says. “The ideais that it’s the sound of spaceitself.”

“If we think of the spacethat we inhabit and we put astethoscope to the wall, we’d

Canadian dance icon Peggy Baker performing at Firehall Arts Centre

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335 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.caArt Rental Show:Buy orrent artwork right off the gallerywalls in this semi-annual salon-style exhibition with over 400original works created by over100 artists from Jan.10 to 25.Opening reception:Thursday,Jan.9,7-9 p.m.Art Rental Salon: Anongoing art rental programmewith a variety of originalartwork available ranging from$10 to $40 per month.

DISTRICT FOYERGALLERY355West Queens Rd., NorthVancouver. Monday-Friday,8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca.NorthVancouverCommunity Arts Councilwill present an exhibition ofabstract paintings by SarahNorthcott and ceramics byDiane Espiritu until Jan.14.

DISTRICT LIBRARYGALLERY1277 LynnValley Rd., NorthVancouver. nvartscouncil.caNorthVancouverCommunity Arts Councilwill present an exhibition ofphotography from a teen photocontest with the theme“Every

PictureTells a Story”until Jan.21.

FERRY BUILDINGGALLERY1414 Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.Tuesday-Sunday,11 a.m.-5 p.m., closedMondays.604-925-7290ferrybuildinggallery.comNatural Energy:Anexhibition of mixed medialandscapes by Anne MarieCalder,Sheree Jones,NeilMacDonald and Ross Munrowill run from Jan.7 to 26.Opening reception:Tuesday,Jan.7,6-8 p.m.Meet theartists:Saturday,Jan.11,2-3p.m.

GALLERY JONES1725WestThird Ave.,Vancouver. 604-714-2216galleryjones.comThe Land: An exhibitionfeaturing Ross Penhall,Chaki,Greg Hardy and Peter Krauszwill run until Jan.18.

GORDON SMITHGALLERY OFCANADIAN ART2121 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver.Wednesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. andSaturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Adult admission by donation/children free. 604-998-8563

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Keanu Reeves has range,I’m sure he does. Howthen does he manageto portray a Japanesewarrior with roughlythe same surfer-dudeinflection he is oftenparodied for?

“There is no comingback,” could be a linefrom any of Reeves’ filmspost Bill and Ted’s ExcellentAdventure. It’s a shame,because played with a littleless self-seriousness 47Ronin could’ve been goodfun.

Fun is not whatimmediately comes tomind in the classic tale ofSamurai loyalty, which hasbeen turned into plays,TVshows and other films. ButHollywood’s supernaturalspin on the early 18thcentury event is tailor-

made for excess: it hasgiants, demons, dragonsand texture and colourgalore. And Reeves, ofcourse.

Reeves plays Kai, a“half-breed” raised andenslaved with knowledgeof magic and sorcery.The integration of aWestern character into anall-Japanese cast isn’t asmooth one, and the toneof the film feels unevenfrom the start.

Kai is called into serviceby 47 outcast samurai —ronin — whose leader LordAsano (Min Tanaka) hasbeen disgraced and killed.Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada,The Wolverine) leads themen, hunts Kai down andorchestrates a scheme toavenge Asano’s death at thehands of the evil Lord Kira(Tadanobu Asano).

It’s 47 men againsthordes. (Like 300, butthese guys are wearingclothes.)

Added to the mix— and diluting the originallegend — are fantasticalcreatures designed tosatisfy on a Lord of the

Rings level. Making themost of her role, forexample, is Rinko Kikuchi(Pacific Rim) as a shape-shifting witch/enchantress.She’s having more fun thanthe rest of the cast puttogether.

First time director CarlRinsch helms 47 Ronin andits whopping $175 millionbudget.The film gets halfmarks because of its visualeffects, which are enhancedby 3D.

But the storyline iswanting on several fronts,and reportedly underwentseveral rewrites. Actingis stiff and charactersinspire little in the way ofaudience sympathy, andinteraction between playersfeels dropped at random inbetween action sequences.Too much expositionpanders to stupid viewers,while a twisting of samuraiculture in various scenesmakes character motivationeven less probable: suicideis never a punishment,for example, and honourprecedes all.You don’t haveto be raised on Miyazaki toknow that.

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NORTHVANCOUVERCOMMUNITY HISTORYCENTRE3203 Institute Rd., NorthVancouver.Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. 604-990-3700 x8016 nvma.caLeonard Frank — MasterPhotographer:An exhibit ofFrank’s photographs will be ondisplay until Feb.28.

PRESENTATIONHOUSE SATELLITEGALLERY560 Seymour St.,Vancouver.Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6p.m. satellitegallery.caOrnament and Reproach:An exhibition of photographer,writer and filmmaker MoyraDavey’s work will run untilJan.18.

RON ANDREWSCOMMUNITY SPACE931 Lytton St., NorthVancouver. 604-987-8873 or604-347-8922Twelve Days of ChristmasandWinterVibrance Potsdecorated with themes fromthe carol“TheTwelve Days ofChristmas”by Parkgate Pottersand oil and acrylic landscapes byRoy Geronimo will be on displayuntil Jan.12.

SEYMOUR ARTGALLERY4360 Gallant Ave., NorthVancouver. 10 a.m.-5p.m. daily. 604-924-1378seymourartgallery.comAir: An annual jurieddiscovery exhibition for newand emerging artists will runfrom Jan.8 to Feb.1.Receptionand awards presentation:Sunday,Jan.12,2-4 p.m.Poetry Meets Art:Anafternoon of poetry inspired

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SILK PURSE ARTSCENTRE1570 Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.Tuesday toSunday, noon-4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.caFlow: A series of brushlesspainted works by Cory Kinneywill be on display from Jan.7 to26.Opening reception:Tuesday,Jan.7,6-8 p.m.Sticks and Stones: Anexhibit of photographer GaryFeigehan’s personal work willrun from Jan.28 to Feb.16.Opening reception:Tuesday,Jan.28,6-8 p.m.

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WESTVANCOUVERMEMORIAL LIBRARY1950 Marine Dr.,WestVancouver. 604-925-7400westvanlibrary.caIn the Gallery —Documenting ModernLife:Photographer BillMcPhee’s work withsupplementary pieces by HelenTheilmann will be on displayuntil Jan.14.

WESTVANCOUVERMUNICIPAL HALL750 17th St.,WestVancouver.Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290Art in the Hall:Paintings byCatherine Sutherland will be ondisplay until Jan.10.

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DEEP COVE SHAWTHEATRE4360 Gallant Ave., NorthVancouver.Intimate Evening:JimByrnes and special guestBabe Gurr will perform afundraising concert Jan.31and Feb.1 at 8 p.m.Admission:$30.Tickets:604-929-9456firstimpressionstheatre.com

KAY MEEK CENTRE1700 Mathers Ave.,WestVancouver.Tickets: 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.comThe Canadian Brass,fivebrass musicians,will performFriday,Jan.24 at 8 p.m.Tickets:$49/$42/$25.

THE MEDIA CLUB695 Cambie St.,Vancouver.604-608-2871themediaclub.caEP Release: Indie rock bandOnes & Zeros will celebratethe release of their second EPThe City Don’t Care Saturday,Jan.4 at 8 p.m.Tickets:$8 atthe door.

MOUNT SEYMOURUNITED CHURCH1200 Parkgate Ave., NorthVancouver.Seycove Music RecitalSeries:Cool Nights Hot Jazzwill be the theme Friday,Jan.31 at 7 p.m.Tickets:$20/$5.seycovemusic.ca

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WESTVANCOUVERMEMORIAL LIBRARY1950 Marine Dr.,WestVancouver. 604-925-7400westvanlibrary.caFriday Night Concert:West African Guitarist AlphaYaya Diallo will performrhythms and melodies Friday,Jan. 31, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

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DEEP COVE SHAWTHEATRE4360 Gallant Ave., NorthVancouver. 604-929-3200deepcovestage.comRed Riding Hood: DeepCove Stage Society’s annualpantomime Jan. 3 at 7:30p.m. with a matinee Jan. 4 at3:30 p.m.Tickets: $14.Audition Notice: FirstImpressionsTheatre is lookingfor a male actor, age 27-35, fora lead role in its production of

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Stylish colours, techiegadgets and the latestin fabric technology areall hot commodities forhitting the North Shoreslopes this season.

When it comes to jacketsand pants, crazy prints andpatterns from seasons pastare slipping in popularity.

Colleen Zirk, clothingand accessories buyer forDestination Ski in NorthVancouver says the biggestchange she has seen injackets is colour, as a lot ofcompanies are steering awayfrom prints.

“We’ve got a lot of earthtones in our store especiallyin the snowboard side,” saysZirk, adding that PowderRoom and Ripzone, aCanadian company, havegone to browns, rusts andgold. “The traditional skicompanies are still with thereds and blues and a fewjewel tones.”

Zirk says that neoncolours, though, are gettingbigger and coming in nextyear.

SarahWallace, snowsports designer for Arc’teryx,says there has been a shiftover the past couple ofseasons towards moreneutral and earthier tones.“Super bright colours andeven neons were dominatingall over the industry but thatseems to have waned off,”saysWallace. “Now it’s a realkind of eclectic blend of stillsome really strong saturatedintense bright colours, butthey’re being moderatedwith softer, more neutraladditions to colour palettes.”

Wallace says brightcitrusy greens and purpletones, including maroonsand burgundys are thestronger colours trendingthis season.

Amanda Arnold, softgoods manager and buyerfor Swiss Sports Haus inWestVancouver, says theski jackets in store are allin a variety of jewel tones,including vampire red, royalblue and regal purple.

Men’s jackets tend to bemore contemporary withclassic red, black, blue andorange, whereas children’sjackets showcase the morebold colours, she adds. Neoncolours for boys includefavourites like safety orangeand sharp lime, accordingto Arnold. “The little girlsare very girly in pinks andpurples and turquoise blues.The kids’ is really loud sothat parents can see theirkids on the hill.”

Bright neon colours aren’tjust for the kids, though.Cassandra Donnahee,manager and menswearbuyer for Northshore Ski& Board, says neon coloursare trending, especially inmen’s, and are not limitedto a particular age group.“They always wanted blackbefore, (but) they definitelyare looking for the brighterstuff now. Even some of ourolder customers, they likethe bright reds and orange isreally big this year in men’sand women’s.”

Donnahee says thatalthough camouflage ismaking a slow comeback,customers tend to opt forsolid colours over patterns.“Ladies don’t mind a fewpatterns but it’s definitely

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“Lots of stretch.Waterproof zippers. Shelljackets. A slimmer profile.Not the baggy pants, not thebaggy jackets—people justwant them to be narrower,”says Zirk.

Arnold says jackets aremade with a lighter fabricand a four-way stretch, inboth the jacket material andinsulation. “That just makesthe jacket feel likes it’s partof you,” she says. “The trendis fitted, body hugging, veryfashion forward.”

Gore-Tex is still big,says Donnahee, especiallywith the North Shore’swet climate. She says amaterial called Cocona,used in some men’s jackets,is highly waterproof andmore breathable than typicalGore-Tex. “There are a lotof other competitors thatare coming out that are asgood as Gore-Tex,” she says,adding thatWestcomb, aVancouver-based company,has a similar product calledeVent.

Layering underneathjackets has become an artas well, starting with a baselayer and then adding a mid-layer on top. Fabrics used inlayering are important forbreathability and warmth.“Merino wool for the lastthree or four years hasbeen very important in abase layer aspect becauseit doesn’t smell,” says Zirk.“You can wear it for daysand days; there’s somethingin it that repels the odourwhich is great for people thatare going on holidays.”

Layers are important, saysArnold, because they act likea moisture transfer system,wicking moisture away fromthe body. Compressiongarments, includingXBionic, provide an intensethermal insulation and workwell as a base layer. “It keepsyour body warm at all timesbut it also provides yourmuscles with support and it’santi-odour,” says Arnold. “Ithas anti-microbial properties,it enhances your bloodcirculation by compressingyour muscles and it’s a reallytechnological product.”

Wallace says the recenttrends they have seen arein backcountry pursuits, soclothing including layers,have become light, less bulkyand pack easily.

“I’d say there’s been ashift in recent seasons awayfrom traditional fleece andgoing more towards mid-layers that are built using asynthetic fibre-fill insulation,

so they have kind of a lighter,more airy, weightless feel tothem,” she says.

Accessories, such ashats, gloves and socks, aretrending in materials andfabrics that are breathableand durable.

The latest trends in hats,saysWallace, is chunky knits.“A lot of blending of texturestogether, combinations ofdifferent knit patterns withone another, so having aregular jersey stitch and acable stitch together in thesame hat,” she says. “Lots ofplaying with different typesof yarns.”

When choosing gloves,Wallace says people arealways looking for a goodlevel of mobility anddexterity. “Gloves that aregoing to be used for skitouring, in that kind ofproduct, you’ll see thingsthat are breathable and airpermeable but of coursethere’s still a huge demandfor more emphasis onprotection and warmth, ifit’s something that’s goingto be used for differentapplications.”

For socks, Zirk says,merino wool works the best.“They should be really thin;you don’t want big andbulky and you definitelyonly want one pair not twopairs of socks,” she says. “It’sbetter for the boot fitting, ifyou get something too thick

then you can end up withwrinkles and lumps.”

Hitting the slopes,whether it’s skiing orsnowboarding, has broughtin a trend of gadgets andwearable technologies,from avalanche rescuesystems to music, GPS andinterchangeable lenses.

Goggles are not just forkeeping out the sun andsnow. Arnold says the latesttrends in goggles have GPSand can play music. “We’vegot a recon goggle fromSmith that has a heads-updisplay — it’s got GPS, itplays music, it can track yourbuddies, it can integrate withyour smartphone and it hasreal-time data of where youare,” says Arnold, addingthat the goggle retails for$649 and has almost soldout already.

Arnold says SkullCandy also has earbudsthat slip into a helmet, playmusic and are Bluetoothcompatible.

Donnahee says outdoorenthusiasts are looking formore techie-type items likeGoPro cameras. In the lasttwo seasons, goggles withinterchangeable lenses,such as the Oakley AirBreak and Smith I/O series,have become popular.TheOakley goggle has a reconsystem and built-in camerathat records jump analytics,speed and location.

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Other eventsCAFÉ FORCONTEMPORARY ART138-140 East Esplanade,

NorthVancouver. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. andSaturday and Sunday, 8a.m.-7 p.m. 778-340-3379or [email protected] Mic: Actors, musicians,poets and spoken wordartists are invited to take themicrophone every second andlast Friday of the month from7 to 9:30 p.m.NewWorks: Readings of newwork by local playwrights thethirdThursday of the month,7-9:30 p.m.

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PARKGATE LIBRARY3675 Banff Court, NorthVancouver. 604-929-3727Songs and Stories:Composer Michael ConwayBaker will share show biz, filmand concert music stories pastand presentTuesday, Jan. 7,12:30-1:30 p.m. Free.

PARK &TILFORDCINEPLEX ODEONTHEATRE200-333 Brooksbank Ave.,NorthVancouver.The North ShoreInternational FilmSeries: The NorthVancouver

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AUSTRIANJagerhof Restaurant $ $ $Best Little Schnitzel House inTown71 Lonsdale Ave, N. Van.604-980-4316

BISTROHugos,ArtisanalPizzas and Global Tapas $$This winter,why not chase the cold awayby cozying up in the warmth of Hugos?Bring your family and friends for lunchor dinner and choose from our menuof global favourites.From Neopolitanstyle pizza to Swiss fondue or cracklingchicken thighs with tamarind sauceto authentic Tom Kha Gai...there issomething for everyone.

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Larson StationWest CoastBistro & Banquets $ $ $

For 2 or 200! Enjoy sweeping viewsthrough the 6th fairway, to the oceanat Gleneagles Clubhouse.LarsonStationWest Coast Bistro,a fabulouslittle restaurant and banquet facility,tucked away on the GleneaglesGolf Course.LIVE MUSIC Fridays &Saturdays BRUNCH on weekends.Family friendly & casual,with fl avoursof theWest Coast.

6190 Marine Drive, West Vancouver778-279-8874Truffle House & Café $$TheTruffle House & Café is truly awarm place to eat European cuisinewith friendly service and reasonableprice.Philippe & Fabienne Chaberhave created a cozy andcomfortable atmosphere and offera delicious combination of French,Italian andWest Coast specialtiesthat your taste buds will love.Alreadywell known for their brunch & lunch,theTruffle House is pleased tooffer you DINNER! Join us Friday &Saturday evenings from 5-10 pm fordelicious seasonal menus.

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BRITISHThe Cheshire CheeseRestaurant & Bar $ $Excellent seafood and Britishdishes on theWaterfront.Fridayand Saturday,Prime Rib Dinner.Sunday,Turkey Dinner.Weekendsand Holidays,our acclaimed EggsBenny.Open for lunch or dinner,7days a week.

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CHINESENeighbourhoodNoodles House $North Shore’s best variety & qualityChinese food.Serving Lunch &Dinner7 days aweek.Eat in,10% off takeout.Free deliverymin.$20.00 order within3 kms.

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

Chef HungTaiwanese Noodle $ $Critically acclaimed worldwide for itsdelectable beef noodle,Chef Hunghas won numerous Championshipsin Taiwan and now crowned theBest Noodle House inVancouver!Come see what all the excitementis about.

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FINE DININGThe Observatory $ $ $ $An epicurean experience 3700’above the twinkling lights ofVancouver.

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

The Salmon House $ $ $ $Serving spectacular views and fine,indigenous west coast cuisine forover 30 years.Lunch,dinner andSunday brunch.Live entertainmentin Coho Lounge on weekendevenings.

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

FRENCHChez Michel $ $ $Classic French cuisine served inan elegant and graceful setting.For over 34 years,Chez Michel hastreated guests to only the best.Traditional seafood andmeatentrees,dressed in rich, temptingsauces,are specially featuredalongside a superb selection ofwines and a decadent dessert list.Superior service with a waterfrontview helps complete your lunch ordinner experience.

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GREEKKypriaki Taverna $ $For the BEST quality and the BESTprices,come visit or call for deliverytoday.Open everyday @ Noonfor lunch.Voted one of the top5 Greek restaurants in the LowerMainland.With our outstandingfood, reasonable prices, friendlyservice and candle-lit charm you willsee why so many people call it theirfavourite restaurant.Call for delivery/take out tonight or come in for arelaxing Mediterranean experience.

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INDIANHandi Cuisine of India $ $Reader’s Choice 2006WinnerofferingAuthentic Indian Cuisine.Open for lunch and dinner,7 days aweek.Weekend buffet,ocean view,free delivery.

1340 Marine Dr., W. Van.604-925-5262www.handi-restaurant.com

Palki Best Indian Cuisine $ $Where one spicy sauce does not fitall.Readers’Choice award winningrestaurant for 5 years! Open for Lunch&Dinner.Lunch Buffet $10.95.

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PUBThe Black BearNeighbhourhood Pub $ $

VOTED BEST PUB by you - The Bear isyour friendly,comfortable local thathas free parking plus a taxi stand.Full take-out menu.Daily drink andfood specials.We are 100% smoke& UFC free.Reserve your Xmas partytoday [max.45ppl] limited space.

1177 Lynn Valley Road, N. Vanwww.blackbearpub.com604.990.8880The Rusty Gull $ $A Lower Lonsdale legend for 23years.Home to the best in live musicWed,Fri,Sat & Sun nights.Great foodselection that surpasses the norm.The best weekend breakfasts ‘til2pm.Great selection of import draft.All Canucks PPV games on the bigscreens.

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Village Tap House $$

Damn good pub!We try to takeeverything that’s good about apub,and leave out what’s not, thenadd lots more good… Start with acomfortable room around a giantfireplace,add 20 ice cold brews ontap, really damn good food,someawesome events,and pretty muchthe most personable group of folksyou’ll ever meet… and welcometo theVillageTap House! Come infor dinner, to catch the game onour dozens of high-def flat screens,or check the events page to seewhat’s happening this week.

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SEAFOODC-Lovers Fish & Chips $ $The best fish & chips on the NorthShore!

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

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

International Food Court,Lonsdale Quay Market604-929-8416

THAIThai PudPongRestaurant $ $WestVancouver’s original ThaiRestaurant.Serving authentic Thaicuisine.Open Monday-Friday forlunch.7 days a week for dinner.

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

WEST COASTPier 7 restaurant + bar $$$Enjoy dining on the waterfrontwith our inspired west coastboat-to-table choices that featureseasonal offerings.Our bar featuresan extensive wine and cocktaillist and 5T.V.s so you’ll never missa game.We are located in LowerLonsdale at the Pier,on the water.No other restaurant in NorthVancouver gets you this close tothe water.We are open for Lunch& Dinner.Pier 7: Brunch is now served until2:30.on weekends and statutoryholidays

25 Wallace Mews NorthVancouver,BC604-929-7437www.pierseven.caThe Lobby Restaurantat the Pinnacle Hotel $ $ $Inspired by BC’s natural abundanceof fabulous seafood and thefreshest of ingredients,dishes areprepared to reflect west coastcuisine.Open 7-days a week forbreakfast, lunch,dinner and latenight lounge.We are located on thecorner of Lonsdale & Esplanade.The Lobby Bar:We now haveLive music every Friday night from8-11pm!

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Sailor Hagar’sNeighbourhood Pub $ $Offers an excellent menu, thebest craft brewed ales & lagers inVancouver, live music,satellite sports,pool table,dart boards & heatedpatio with a spectacular city view.

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


The compact luxurysports sedan segmentis a fiercely competitivemarket, dominated by thelikes of BMW 3-Series,Audi A4, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

And in this highlydemanding segment, Lexushas a tall order to create abrand new IS that can notonly compete effectivelybut also stand out as anoutstanding winner.

The BMW 3-Series hasbeen the benchmark in thissegment for quite sometime now, followed closelyby the Audi and Mercedesentry level sedans. However,the competitions havesuccessfully closed the gapin recent years and thereare fewer distinct featuresto differentiate the variousproducts. Lexus saw this asthe perfect time to re-makeits IS as a unique model witha passionate character.

In the past — whileLexus generally receivedgood reviews for the ISmodels — buyers in thissegment tended to associatethe IS with comfort ratherthan performance.To helpsway more peoples’ opinions,the third-generation ISreceives a bold new style anda revised suspension; not tomention the new F-Sport

version with a lot morecharacter.

DesignThe most striking change

to the new IS is the exterior.Lexus’ of the past were attimes criticized for beingtoo conservative. Its newgeneration, with its L-Finesse design, is anythingbut normal. Lexus has rolledout its new signature spindlegrill across its entire range.The one found on the newIS is the most dramatic withits lower portion stretchedwider and sharper. F-Sportmodels receive an evenmore aggressive chain-mailtreatment.

The lights look equally

as sharp.The LED runninglights are separated from themain assemblies and add areal sense of drama to thefront.The taillights wraparound the rear fenders andgive the IS a sexy look.

Beneath the cosmetics,the IS has grown.Wheelbaseis up almost three incheswhile overall length hasincreased over three. It isalso wider and a bit taller.With its new dimensions, thecabin is set more rearward,accentuating the long hood.

To cope with theadded bulk, the chassiswas stiffened withadditional braces andrevised mountings for theindependent suspension.

The rear got extra attentionand gets an all-new multi-link design that improvescornering ability andincreases trunk space.

Lexus has earned thereputation of having someof the best interiors on themarket.The IS uses a morecockpit-like approach thanothers in the lineup.The2014 IS is the first Lexusto receive the brand’s newinfotainment system, whichshould please tech-savvycustomers.

PerformanceIt may come as a

disappointment to some,but the engine choicesare carried over from

the previous generation.Nevertheless, the 204horsepower produced by thebase 2.5-litreV-6 and 306h.p. from the 3.5-litreV-6are adequate and match upwell against the competition.They are not perhapsbest-in-class but deliversmooth, Lexus-like feel andperformance.

Both IS 250 and IS 350come standard as rear-wheeldrive, but all-wheel drive isan available option. Also,all models come with a six-speed automatic except forthe IS 350 RWD, which hasan eight-speed automatic.

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is certainly noticeable whendriving the car hard.Turnin is quick and feedbackthrough the electricsteering is just right — asurprising feat consideringmany automakers fail tomake electric steering feelsubstantial.

Still, if you want theultimate sports feel you needto order the IS 350 RWD F-Sport version, though evenmodels without the F-Sportpackage provide pleasurabledriving dynamics.

The suspensionsoaks up all of the

road’s imperfectionswithout filtering out thenecessary road feel.TheIS communicates veryclearly what is happeningat the contact patchesyet is unfazed by majordisturbances.The IS is arefined luxury car with a fairamount of sportiness added.

Having said that, it is stilldifficult to match BMW3-series level of perfect rideand steering balance. Lexusstill has a bit of catching upto do in overall driving feel.

EnvironmentCabin materials are top

quality.The signature Lexus

clock, which illuminatesat night, adds to thesophistication.

The seats, front and back,feature perforated leather,fine stitching and supportivecontours. Rear passengersbenefit the most from thestretched wheelbase.Therear seats are still snug, butthey are comfortable thanksto added thigh support andsoft front seat-backs.The ISis very capable of carryingfour people at a time, thoughthe IS is not a very roomysedan in comparison to say,its own Lexus ES sedans.

All the features are easyto control and manipulate.

Lexus’ remote touchcontroller is availableto manage the audioand navigation display.The stereo controls arerubberized and in acontrasting colour to makethem easier to locate.

The climate controlsare the most difficult tofind while driving.Thetouch panel does maketemperature adjustmentseasy though, by giving youthe choice to either tap orswipe up or down.

In terms of trunk space,the IS has a bit more spacethan in the past; but moreimportantly, there are 60-40 folding rear seats thatcan open up the capacitysubstantially.

FeaturesStarting prices for the

2014 IS range from $37,300to $44,500.

Standard equipmentincludes a leather steeringwheel with audio controlsand paddle shifters, dual-zone climate control, heatedfront seats, heated exteriormirrors, integrated garagedoor opener, keyless entryand Bluetooth. Additionalfeatures, available as optionsor on higher trims, includea heated steering wheel,ventilated front seats,backup camera, powermoonroof, voice-activatedHDD navigation, blind spotmonitor and rear cross trafficalert.

Fuel efficiency numbers(litres/100 kilometres) forthe IS 250 RWD are 9.8city, 6.5 highway and 8.3combined.The IS 250 AWDsees 10.4 city, 7.3 highwayand 9.0 combined.TheIS 350 gets 10.8 city, 7.3highway for 9.2 combined inRWD trim and 11 city, 7.7highway for 9.5 combinedwith AWD.

Thumbs UpThe new IS is one of

the most visually appealingin this segment and adds arefined, sporty ride to theLexus reputation of long-term reliability and value.

Thumbs DownWhile the IS works

well in everyday drivingsituations, if ultimate drivingperformance is of the utmostimportance, the competitorsare still slightly ahead.

The Bottom LineIf you want something

luxurious and refined,yet offers a capableperformance, the 2014Lexus IS certainly deservesto be on your shortlist.

CompetitorsBMW 3-Series

The BMW 3-Series hasbeen the benchmark forentry-level luxury sedans foralmost 30 years. For sportenthusiasts, the BMW offersthe most performance-oriented option in thissegment.

The 3-Series begins at avery buyer-friendly $35,990.

Audi A4The A4 continues to be

a leader in this competitivemarket. Its beautifullyrefined interior makesefficient use of space tofeel larger than it is. Audi’sattention to detail andefficiency make the A4 anattractive choice.

The A4’s $37,800 keepsit firmly in the discussion.

Mercedes-Benz C-ClassMercedes-Benz is a car

preferred by the brand-conscious buyer.TheC-Class affords the upper-middle class a true luxurysedan.

This well-appointed carfocuses more on comfortand safety than performance.

While the C-Class is oneof the more affordable in theMercedes-Benz lineup, its$39,700 starting price makesit one of the priciest in thissegment.

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