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A group ofWestVancouverbusiness owners arehoping the establishmentof a business improvementarea will help turn the tideof agging commerce inAmbleside,Hollyburn andDundarave.

Members of theAmbleside & DundaraveBusiness ImprovementAssociation made the pitchto District ofWestVancouvercouncil Monday night.Should the BIA be launched,owners of all the commercialproperties within the areasdened borders would haveto pay an annual levy basedon the assessed value of theirproperty.

Association directorGordon Holley said themoney would go towardshiring full-time staff,marketing the area locally,regionally and in touristmarkets, retail promotion,holding special events, andbeautication projects, aschosen by the BIAs electedboard of directors.

The BIA would alsoserve as a voice for businessto lobby council as well aswork with landlords to helplure desirable new tenants tovacant storefronts.

...Weve been told byour merchants that businessis steadily declining or notpicking up. Its at least atand its becoming a realconcern to the merchants.Were seeing too manyvacancies onMarine Driveand Bellevue,Holley said.

Business owners have toldus directly that they feelfrustrated with the lack ofprogress on the issues thathave been identied aloneand unsupported in manyways, without a strong voicein municipal matters andexcluded from the decision-making processes that affecttheir businesses.

In this case, theassociation is seeking a levyin the range of 80 cents to

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The City and Districtof NorthVancouver areamong the worst for redtape when it comes toresidential development,a new Fraser Institutestudy claims thoughthe two NorthVanmayors say the study isdeeply awed.

The district topped10 Lower Mainlandmunicipalities at beingthe most regulated withthe city just two placesbehind.

The rankings are basedon the typical length oftime for approval anduncertainty of the approvaltimelines, regulatorycompliance costs and fees,the role of politicians and

community groups inresidential developmentand the effects of zoningbylaws and ofcialcommunity plans.

Getting approval fora project in the districttakes 16.1 months, thestudy found. OnlyWestVancouver took longerat 17.7. By contrast, PittMeadows only requiredve months.

The Fraser Instituteestimates each new unitof housing in the districtcosts developers $40,000in fees, compared to only$14,357 in Abbotsford.The city came closer tothe middle of the pack at$25,000.

The councils andcommunity groups in both

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Wheels spin over blocked lanesOil spillsfingerprinton N. ShorebeachesJANE [email protected]

A ngerprint ofharmful bunker oil foundin water and sedimentaround Burrard Inlet inthe wake of an EnglishBay oil spill April 8 hasbeen denitively linked toMV Marathassa.

In the wake of the oil spillthis spring, scientists fromtheVancouver Aquariumspollution research programcollected more than 20samples of water, sedimentand shellsh from theshoreline of English Bay andboth sides of Burrard Inletand compared those with angerprint of oil from theship.

Results show the oiltravelled to beaches as fareast as New Brighton Beachnear the south side of theIronworkers MemorialSecond Narrows Crossingand in Burrard Inlet watereast of the Lions GateBridge.

Mixed results meaningthe oil could have come froma number of sources werefound in sediments fromWestVancouver beaches.

Peter Ross, head of thepollution research program,said the results arentsurprising, but are importantin tying environmentalimpacts to the specicMarathassa spill.

Ross said results are alsoimportant because theyconclusively show how farthe oil spread in the daysfollowing the spill.

Its one thing to modelthese things and speculate,he said, Its another to seehow this product actuallybehaves in the environment.

In the case of theMarathassa, incomingtides quickly spread theoil throughout the area,depositing it on beaches over10 kilometres away.

In several samplesfrom the beaches aroundEnglish Bay, hydrocarbonsidentied exceeded currentenvironmental guidelines forprotection of marine life.

Its a reminder, said Ross,that this spill released aharmful substance that isdifcult to control and cleanup.

Crab shing in BurrardInlet was temporarilybanned and beaches inWestVancouver were closed afteroil washed ashore there inthe days following the spill.

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A tangled mess of blockedbike lanes, double-parked semi trailers andvehicles on the sidewalkhas become part of thelandscape in the 200-block of East Esplanadenear the Low Level Road,according to some fed-upbusinesses owners andcyclists in the area.

That stretch of road ishome to a concentration ofvehicle repair shops, whoseowners say they are justtrying to run a business butare being hindered by aparking decit in the area.

Customers dropping offtheir vehicles early in themorning before the repairshops open often have toabandon their car or truckon the sidewalk. In othercases semi-trailer drivers areforced to double park andblock either a bike lane or aregular lane of trafc on thebusy Esplanade corridor.

The parking issue onEsplanade escalated lastweek when a 75-year-old customer of KrangleAutomotive was given aparking ticket by a City ofNorthVancouver bylawofcer for trying to dropoff his vehicle, according toowner Dennis Krangle.

Krangle claimsbusinesses on the blockare being treated unfairlyas the city cracks down onillegal parking in the area.She (the bylaw ofcer)handed the ticket off to myemployee and told him,we need to be hard onyou, said Krangle, whoat that point asked for thecitys manager of parking tocome down to the garage todiscuss the problem.

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cyclist Rob Clinton alsovented his frustration lastweek after hitting anothervehicle blockade on thetwo-metre-wide bike lanepainted green in front ofthe repair shops. What wehave now, though, is aThirdWorld free-for-all on parkingon the sidewalk and doubleparking on the street anda blocked bike lane, saidClinton. It is not acceptableas it becomes a safety issue.Pedestrians are forced ontothe road and bikes intounsuspecting trafc.

HUB North Shorecycling coalition chairTonyValente said there is aknown bike lane issue thathas resulted in close calls be-tween motorists and cyclistson East Esplanade. I guessthe general feeling is thattheres not a lot of enforce-ment there, saidValente,adding that the city hasacknowledged the problemand is concerned about it.

Something has to change,saidValente, because as itstands cyclists coming offthe Low Level Road areoften met with a blockadein the bike lane and then areforced on to the street wheremotorists dont have time toreact or slow down.

You know, someone isgoing to get hurt or seriouslyinjured down there, if notkilled, saidValente. Youare basically saying whatsmore important is for thesecompanies to park theirvehicles illegally in the bikelane and force cyclists ontothe roadway.

Krangle attributes theparking crunch to a numberof factors including visitorsto new retail businesses inthe area and employees oflarge companies locatedcloser to Lonsdale whoare parking in the EastEsplanade industrialneighbourhood. Its at thepoint where you come here

and almost every (parking)spot is gone, said Krangle,who is suggesting, amongother solutions, the citycreate a loading zone for theindustrial businesses.

Krangle said his businesshas been nancially impact-ed because he cant bring inas many vehicles to repair,and motor homes, which heused to x, are now out ofthe question.

One block to the west,Centennial Auto Bodyassistant manager RichardAntunes is equally frustratedby the parking problem thathe said has also negativelyaffected his business. Yougot the bylaw guys comingby every 15 to 20 minutes.Is that a fair situation for thebusinesses here? questionedAntunes.

Greg Niewerth, whosefamily owns Rack Stop CarRack Experts in the 300-block of East Esplanade,said the parking situation

worsened after the cityrecongured parking stallsat the end of the 300-block,opening up more spaces inthe area.The 18 or so stallswith a 72-hour parkingrestriction are always eatenup by 7 a.m and empty byaround 4 p.m., explainedNiewerth.

We see at lot of peoplewalking around here withICBC tags around theirneck, said Niewerth.

One of Rack Stopsdelivery guys had todouble park last week and,according to Niewerth,encountered a bylaw ofcerwho took a picture and saidhe was going to send a ticketin the mail a type ofenforcement Niewerth saidhe has never heard of before.

City of NorthVancouverspokesperson ConnieRabold said the citys bylawsofce is aware of the EastEsplanade parking issue andis investigating.

Cyclists saydouble parkinga safety issueon Esplanade

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$1.09 for every $1,000 ofassessed value or $600 to$900 per year for a 1,500-square-foot retailer.

For tenants in multi-unitbuildings, the levy is typicallydistributed through the leaseagreements with landlordsbased on their size and use ofcommon property

Council members werelargely receptive to the plan if the association candemonstrate the rest of the

business community alongthe Marine Drive corridor ison side.

I would be hugelydisappointed if this doesntgo ahead and I strongly urgethe business communityto take a good look at thisbecause if we continue to dowhat weve always done, wewill continue to get what wealways got and we need todo something, said Coun.Mary-Ann Booth.

Mayor Michael Smithagreed.

Obviously, I think this isyears overdue, he said.

The association and itsboard of directors is nowconsulting with the restof the businesses in theproposed BIA.

Council is expected tovote in the fall on whether tohold a petition against asort-of reverse referendumin which the BIA will beestablished unless more than50 per cent of the propertyowners representing morethan 50 per cent of the

assessed value registeropposition to the plan within30 days.

Almost all of theprovinces 50 businessimprovement areas havebeen set up with thatprocess.

At least one businessowner showed up to resistthe plan. Lin Rockwell,who owns Phoenix andRomantique in Ambleside,gave her victim impactstatement to council, sayingthings arent so dire for area

businesses, and that the BIAlevy would have a massiveimpact on her bottom line.

Like a lot of other smallbusiness owners, I workseven days a day. I put inlong hours. Ive survivedthis long in tough timesbecause I know what Imdoing. I dont need a smallgroup of people who do notknow or understand mybusiness taking my moneyand spending it on what theythink is good for us, shesaid.

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NorthVancouver RCMPseized replica airsoft riesand handguns from threemales in their early 20s,one of whomwas dressedin full military camouage,helmets and soft bodyarmour, role-playing in aravine adjacent to Larsonelementary school aroundnoon on Sunday.

Someone walking by theschool spotted the guns andreported the incident to theRCMP.

The six replica guns thatwere seized re plastic pelletsand are indistinguishablefrom real rearms as theyare missing the bright orangering, according to NorthVancouver RCMPCpl.Geoff Harder.

While police ofcersare aware of the possibilityof the guns being replicas,in order to ensure the safetyof the public and the police,

they are treated as real untilconrmed to be fake, saidHarder.

The gun-toting trioappeared to be playing agame in the ravine and didput up a sign near them thatsaid they were using replicaguns, however, even up closethere is no way you can tellthe difference, explainedHarder.

So their intention wasntto cause any problems, saidHarder, adding no chargeswere laid.

Replica rearms shouldonly be used in designatedareas such as gun ranges orpaintball elds, and whilebeing transported to suchareas they should stored inthe trunk or out of view ofthe public, Harder advised.

Sundays gun seizurecomes after a number ofpellet gun incidents on theNorth Shore in the middleof June. In a more seriouscase, a housecat was shot inthe back at point blank range

onWest 16th Street in NorthVancouver.

Three teenaged boys,meanwhile, were nabbedby police and had theirpellet guns conscatedafter shooting at cars nearHollyburn Country Club. Inthat instance, at least one of

the boys was wearing a mask.A week later,West

Vancouver police seizeda pellet gun from a manat Ambleside Park afterresponding to a report of aman carrying what appearedto be a partially hiddenassault rie.

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Dear Editor:I am a student at

Capilano University. Iam in the 2-D Animationprogram there, and it reallydisheartens me to know thatI am paying three or fourtimes the amount of whatpeople who were in the yearbefore us paid.

The commercialanimation program(now the 2-D animationprogram) tuition wasroughly $2,000 persemester, but for the fall2014 semester the tuitionwas more than $6,000.Capilano Universitymanaged to increase thetuition that much bycreating the new 2-DAnimation program, eventhough we are essentiallytaking the exact sameclasses as the now non-existent commercialanimation program.

The program itself isgreat and there isnt reallyanother animation programin B.C. comparable to it.Despite this, it was on thechopping block and theywere forced to either raisethe tuition or have theprogram cut entirely, but Iwould still rather pay morethan not have it at all.

Its sad that Capilanoneeds to make thesecuts because of a lackof government funding,but Im surprised theywould be making cuts tothe animation programsafter they just built thebrand new Bosa Centrefor Film and Animationafter they received a $6-million donation from Natand Flora Bosa towardsthe building and theseprograms.

This upcoming year the2-D animation program

is doubling its class sizefrom 24 students to 48,which is surprising after itwas almost cut. Maybe itis more protable to theuniversity now because ofthe high tuition.

My next semester willcost almost $8,000, whichmeans the cost of theentire two years of the oldcommercial animationprogram is now what wehave to pay in a singlesemester.

StudentaidBC wonteven be able to cover thetuition entirely.

The price is nowalmost as much as whatit would cost to go to aprivate institution such asVancouver Film School,Vanarts or the Art Institute[ofVancouver], despite ouruniversity being publiclyfunded by the government.Serena De CotiisNorthVancouver

Cap underfunding a struggleDear Editor:

Re: Cyclists, its time togrow up and learn the rulesof the road, July 1

I sympathize with letter-writer Peter Black on thebehaviour of, in my opinion,the majority of cyclistsignoring red lights, stopsigns, and so on. I ride abike from time to time anddo not behave much better,if at all.

Why do we differ whenriding our bikes versus ourcars? I think a big reason isthat we have no licence plateon the bike.

We know nobody canidentify us, call the police onus, or trace us if we scrapetheir car.

If we acted like that inour cars (or the incidentMr. Black describes), lots ofdrivers would call the police.Secondly, the police could

identify us.When I was a kid in

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, inthe 1950s, every bike had alicence plate.

Why cant the DistrictofNorthVancouver andother municipalities do thesame on a cost recoverybasis?

There are somecomplexities, but I believeit would resolve some of theissues.To avoid the obviousissues of visitors, perhaps aMetroVancouver approachmight make sense.

I am not as negative onbiker behaviour (includingmine) as my letter probablysounds, but somethingneeds to be done.Wecelebrate the increase inbiking but do nothing toaddress its negatives.John HunterNorthVancouver

Dear Editor:Few, if any, cars or trucks made in the last two decades

have ashtrays installed in them. I have a suggestion forthose who must smoke in their vehicles.

Take an empty tin or pop can, add a bit of water,and put it in the cupholder.The cigarette butts can bedisposed of safely, in the garbage, at the end of the day.DougWilsonNorthVancouver

Drivers: dont toss your butts

License cyclists and youll seebetter behaviour by road users


Even though his budgetlast year went fromprojecting a miserlylooking tiny surplusto becoming almostembarrassingly awashin riches, dont expectFinance Minister Mike deJong to start doling outnew spending any timesoon.

The books on last yearsbudget have now beensigned off by the provincesauditor-general, and thatsurplus ballooned froma mere $184 million to amuch healthier $1.7 billion.

How did this happen?First of all, the

government was able tokeep spending under controland stuck pretty close to itsbudget gures. Health carecosts keep going up and up(to the tune of about a halfbillion dollars a year) butthey are not exceeding whatwas budgeted.

On the revenue side,the provincial economyperformed better thanexpected last year and so tax

revenue to the governmentwas up considerably overwhat was expected tothe tune of almost a billiondollars.

Contributions fromthree Crown corporationsalso helped out big time.Notably, ICBC contributedmore than $400 millionmore than forecast and thetake from gambling andliquor was $132 millionhigher than originallythought.

But for all that goodnews, dont expect it to

continue in the coming year.Right now, the country

appears to be in atechnical recession, whichisnt disastrous but whichdoes indicate people arelikely spending and earningless money and thereforethe tax revenues forgovernment are not likelyto exceed last years growthspurt.

The dramatic slumpin oil prices is the biggestreason for the countryseconomic slowdown, andB.C. is more protectedfrom the oil nosedivethan other provinces likeAlberta, Saskatchewan andOntario. But being betterprotected does not meanbeing immune to any of thedownsides.

As well, the stock marketmeltdown in China, theunresolved Greek debtcrisis and what appearsto be a cooling off in U.S.consumer spending donthelp matters either.

Many analysts predictthe countrys economic

growth rate will rebound inthe latter half of the scalyear, but not to the pointof showering provincialgovernments in cashwindfalls.

Now, de Jong has createdenough elbow room inthis years budget to affordany kind of minor slidein economic activity.Theprojected surplus, forecastallowance and contingencyfund equal close to a billiondollars (although this yearsforest re ghting costs willlikely consume the entire$400-million contingencyfund).

But de Jong has tobe worried about thecontinuing sluggishnesswhen it comes to naturalresource revenues, which

used to be a huge partof the base budget.Theyarent expected to increasesignicantly in the nearfuture.

As for any moneycoming from the LNGindustry, that remains verymuch off in the distantfuture. It will be at leastseveral years before anyrevenue stream is createdfrom LNG, if indeed anyLNG facilities are actuallyever built.

So while a long wish listcan be drawn up when itcomes to more and moregovernment spending(higher social service rates,lower MSP premiums, morefunding for education etc.),dont for a moment thinkde Jong is contemplating

drawing one up of his own.Of course, as we draw

closer to the May 2017provincial election, deJong will no doubt loosenhis grip slightly, andnot all the way on thegovernments nances andhe will say yes more oftento the occasional hand thatis stretched out towardshim.

But that is still a waysoff. In the meantime, dontexpect B.C.s super-cautiousnance minister to veerfrom a course he is stronglydetermined to follow, nomatter how rosy last yearsbooks now look.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global [email protected]

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NORTH VANCOUVERJonathanWilkinson

AHandshakeandaHelloIf you ever want to rediscover theinnate courtesy and good humour ofCanadians, you just have to spend alittle time knocking on doors.

Ive been spending a fair amount of timeat it since being selected as the federalLiberal candidate for North Vancouvera little over a year ago, and its been awonderful surprise.

Like most of us, I suppose, I was a littlereticent at rst not wanting to intrudeon peoples home time especially to talkpolitics, of all things, months beforean election.

But Ive been energized and encouragedby the overall receptiveness and warmthIve encountered.

Haveanice dayLast weekend, I went up to a youngwoman on her front lawn. I introducedmyself and handed her a card. Shesmiled, told me their household was allConservative and then added, But havea nice day.

People seem to appreciate that,regardless of party afliation, thereare still men and women who areprepared to work hard on behalf of ourcommunity to try to make our countryan even better place. And they aregrateful for any attempt to improve thequality and tone of our politics.

One of the things I hear most often atthe doorstep is how tired people arewith hyper-partisanship in politics.Theyre hungry for debates aboutideas rather than personal attacks andrhetoric.

Its also clear that housing affordability,trafc congestion and climate change are

top of mind in North Vancouver. Andtheres a growing unease with the healthof our economy.

With 50,000 households in the NorthVancouver riding, weve got a lot ofdoors to knock on. It wouldnt bepossible to get to them all (and we will!)if it were not for amazing volunteersdonating their shoe leather to supportthe campaign.

Bigger than themselvesThey tell me theyre helping becausethey want to feel part of somethingbigger than themselves part of amovement for change in Canada.Im particularly moved by the numbersof young people and rst-time voterswho are coming out.

We provide training and a buddy-system for both door knocking and phonecanvassing - and we can always usemore help in these important areas ofthe campaign. For more informationon volunteering, weve just posteda new video on mywebsite www.jonathanwilkinson.ca.You can get in touch with thecampaign at 778-340-3370 or email [email protected].

Door knocking. In this digital age itscomforting to know theres still noreplacement for a handshake anda hello.

Jonathan Wilkinson is NorthVancouvers Liberal candidate in theupcoming Federal election. He is aRhodes Scholar, former clean-techCEO and North Shore soccer coach.

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VISUALARTSARTSPEAKSVisit the Art tent, sponsored by the FerryBuildingGallery FriendsSociety, for an exciting line-up of artiststalks, art demonstrations, workshops, hands-on classes and more.ArtSpeaks takes place daily from 11 a.m.8 p.m. and allclasses are free unless otherwise noted.

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Regulations ensure safety:Mussatto

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municipalities present amild to strong deterrent todevelopment.

It appears thatwere seeing a formof NIMBYism wherecouncil and communityopposition to residentialdevelopment is strongestin municipalities withhigher dwelling values like on the NorthShore and inVancouver,said the studys author,Kenneth Green.

The think tank goes onto argue that delays anddevelopment cost chargesand community amenitycontributions developerspay are to blame for thehigh cost of housing.

The Fraser Instituteranked the municipalitiesbased on survey responsesfrom a total of 43 de-velopers and builderswho have navigated theirpublic processes, althoughtypically only three to verespondents had experi-ence on the North Shore,the report states.

Thats not nearlyenough to get an accurateidea of whats going on,district Mayor RichardWalton said.

It barely scratchesthe surface in terms ofgiving you really usefulinformation you can useto benchmark yourself andalso try and do a betterjob, he said.

As an example, the

report stated that 95 percent of projects in thedistrict require rezoningwhen in reality 96 percent of building permitsthe district grants are forrebuilding single-familyhomes, which dont evencome to council,Waltonsaid.

AndWalton isntapologizing for the wayhis community doesconsultation.

From the publicspoint of view and from thecommunity associations,the response could be,We expect our councilto go through a very highlevel of diligence.Weexpect them to negotiateon our behalf to try andget the best possibledevelopments that reectwhere the communitywants to go.That processtakes a signicant amountof time, he said.

City of NorthVancouver Mayor DarrellMussatto said the surveyrespondents were clearlyone of the few who hadbad experiences with thecity.

The city tries toturn around proposalsquickly but developmentapplications spanhundreds of pages, witheach needing expert staffscrutiny before a projectcomes up for councilapproval, Mussatto said.And the regulations thatare in place are there toensure safety, he added.

(Staff) nd atremendous amount oferrors that need to becorrected before they canissue building permits.If youre going to dochanges, do it on paperbefore you actually pourthe concrete.Thats muchmore expensive, he said.(The Fraser Institute)calls it red tape but theseare life safety issues here.

As for the developmentcosts and possible impacton housing prices,both mayors said theircouncils try to strike abalance between allowingdevelopment and makingsure it comes withamenities a growing cityneeds.

They want theiroverhead to be as low aspossible, the cost beingpredictable and we try andget a reasonable amount offuture contribution fromthe developer in CACsand DCCs so that we havethe infrastructure availableto provide the services forthose people.Thats thebalance,Walton said.

Mussatto said hesopen to reviewing theDCCs developers pay.DCCs are very complexand yes, we should havea region-wide discussionabout those things acivil discussion, not simplygetting the Fraser Instituteto bash municipalities. Idont think that makesfor a healthy discussionenvironment, he said.

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Ambleside retainsquaint atmosphereDear Editor:

Re: 2015 Shaping Up tobe the Summer of Noise,July 19Viewpoint

I must give you myview to the OtherVoicessubmission byTrevor Gibbs.

I emigrated with myfamily from ScotlandtoVancouver and livedovertown,my dads goalin our new country wasto some day live inWestVancouver, and soon thefamily did.

I grew up inWestVanand must respond with mythoughts of the little seasidevillage ofWestVan of 50years ago.There were six gasstations, four grocery stores,ve butcher shops, two shstores and half a shoppingcentre it was far from alittle seaside village then.

When married 48 yearsago, our rst apartmentlooked down at the policeand re station, at 13th andMarine, and that meant notonly police sirens throughthe day and night but retrucks.As well, the fog hornblew every night that it wasfoggy, lulling me to sleepsometimes.

So here is what I see...I see eagles perched in

the trees at Ambleside, Isee seals bob their heads offthe piers at Ambleside andJohn Lawson Park, not tomention the killer whalesunder Lions Gate Bridge.But I also see the wonderfulenjoyment of all the childrenin John Lawson Park,my vegrandkids as well.

I see the excitement ofvisitors and residents whenthe cruise ships come andgo, sometimes the shipsplay music, and you canhear it from shore.And theDisney ship on aMonday

going under the Lions GateBridge, playing WhenYouWish Upon a Star.Yup.Thats noise.And the (CoastGuard) hovercraft zoomingby our shores, excitingeveryone that sees it.

How about the geeseying by in unison?The littleotters at Lawson Creek.Theheron standing at attentionpatiently on the shore.Theanglers shing off Cap Riverand Dundarave Pier.

And how about thewonderful ower plots whereWestVan residents wait ona list to get one?The seawall(Centennial SeaWalk). Everyweek thousands of residentsand visitors walk the RoyalMile fromAmbleside toDundarave meetingfriends and just generallyloving everything about theseaside village.

I take full use of theWestVancouver rec centre andattend Fitness Fellows threetimes a week with longtimeresidents,with over 100 pals(four of them in their 90s) funny they dont happento be on the same page asMr.Gibbs.

My wife and I havetouched almost every personat one time or another inWestVan, our boys wentto WestVan High, and myoldest grandson was bornhere.

Gee, our own policeforce, our own bus drivers,bylaw ofcers that prefer togive warnings for rst-timeoffences, and ourWestVanreghters many of themgrew up or live here.

I loveWestVancouver,and recognize that there isalways room for change inany community.Peter BlackWestVancouver

Would you report your neighbour for outing watering restrictions?INQUIRINGREPORTER

Nemat Nouri,Shiraz, Fars, Iran

I would do that becauseits the responsibility ofeverybody to preserve thewater.

Jeanie Ferguson,North Vancouver

I would speak to them rstbecause in all likelihood thatmight take.

Bill FergusonNorth Vancouver

No, not this week becausethey might not have gottenword (about the restrictions) orbeen out of town.

Drought shaming, midnighthosers, grassholes, Stage 3.These terms have becomepart of Metro Vancouverresidents vernacular inrecent weeks, faced withrarely enacted, stringentwatering restrictions andnon-compliant neighbours.North Vancouver district iselding more than 100 callsa day from residents rattingout water hogs. Now thatwe have reached Stage3 restrictions (no lawnsprinkling and car washingwhatsoever) the questionis: Would you report yourneighbour for outingwatering restrictions?Weigh in at .-.")-%$40.

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I wouldnt report them,but I would tell them not towater their lawn.

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Im thinking not to ratthem out and just tell them tonot waste water.


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Motorists in the City ofNorthVancouver couldbe seeing warning labelson gas pumps followingcouncil voting Mondayin favour of bringing theidea to a public meeting.

Following a delegationlast month fromWestVancouver teen EmilyKelsall, in which sheurged council to lookat implementing suchwarnings, council agreed tolook at making a businesslicense bylaw change toallow for such labels.Theproposed warnings woulddepict the effects fossil fuelconsumption is having onthe environment and actas a reminder to motoristslling up their tanks, saidKelsall, who is a member ofthe national climate-changegroup Our Horizon.

Councillors who spokeon the motion at Mondaysmeeting were in generalagreement of taking theidea to a public meeting,though some voiced theirconcerns. I certainly hopethat when we get to thepublic meeting that staffconsider having some kindof analysis of the impact ofall this activity, said Coun.Craig Keating.

Im not sure it actuallychanges behaviour andultimately I really thinkwhat it does is it putspeople who want to do theright thing in a hell of apickle, he said. A lot ofpeople dont think that theyhave any other option giventhe transportation we havein this region, except toput stuff in your tank andI really dont think its upto us to make people feelguilty for doing that.

The city is one of thefew municipalities inNorth America to look

at implementing suchan idea, although theDistrict ofWestVancouverrecently passed a motionto bring the labels ideato the Union of BritishColumbia Municipalitiesin September.The cityalso intends to forward acopy of the resolution tothe UBCM. Kelsall madethe initial presentation toWestVancouver council lastyear.

Coun. Don Bell saidit would be difcult toassess the impact of suchwarnings as the initiativeis unprecedented. I thinkthat we would have to tryif for a period of time if itlooks practical and thenmeasure afterwards to seewhether the agencies thatmonitor these things feeltheres been a benet.

Bell said labels wouldserve as a reminder tothe impacts fossil fuelconsumption is havingon the planet. I thinkwhat the labels on the gaspump will do is at leastremind people that thereis an environmental costassociated with the use offossil fuels and that it maymake them think aboutusing the possibilities ofalternate transportation,such as public transit.

Coun. Linda Buchananwas also in agreement.When we look at, evenwithin our own city, that 49per cent of community-widegreenhouse gas emissionsare due to fossil fuels,then I do think that publiceducation and awareness iscritical and it is a reminderto people when they arelling up their tanks of whatthe consequences of thoseactions are.

Council votedunanimously in favour ofpassing rst reading andbringing the motion to apublic meeting.

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n The 25th annualHarmony Arts Festival, afree, 10-day celebrationof music, cinema, visualand culinary arts alongtheWestVancouverwaterfront, July 31 toAug. 9. harmonyarts.ca

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HarmonyArts FestivalsChristie Rosta loves thefact that, like clockwork,her phone starts ringingevery spring.

That time of year is whenshe begins elding callsfrom arts-loving communitymembers, desperate fora sneak peak into theupcoming summers annualcultural celebration alongWestVancouvers waterfront.

This year marks the

District ofWestVancouverspecial events and festivalsmanagers fth seasonwith Harmony Arts andthe continued supportand interest expressed bycommunity members, youngand old, helps fuel her ownpassion for the free, 10-day celebration of music,cinema, visual and culinaryarts.

The festival is just soalive and energetic with somany different pieces in it,says Rosta.

Theres something foreveryone, she adds.

For Rosta its all aboutthe people: the artists whoshare their works acrossan array of mediums; thevolunteers who contributecountless hours to pull offthe event year after year; andof course the community

members who look forwardto attending.

Everyone is just sohappy to be together. It hassuch an amazing vibe, shesays.

Adding to Rostasexcitement is that this yearsHarmony Arts Festival,running July 31-Aug. 9,is celebrating its 25thanniversary.

The festival was createdby formerWestVancouvermayor Mark Sager andCathy Matheson, then thedistricts cultural servicessupervisor. They decidedthat they wanted to createan arts festival that wouldbring community togetherand celebrate arts on thewaterfront, says Rosta.

Harmony Arts hascontinued to evolve andgrow, and currently sees

approximately 130,000people attend annually.Its comprised of primarilyfree events and activities,speaking to one of itsoriginal concepts, that itwould be free and accessibleto all.

When asked what sheattributes the festivalslongevity to, Rosta creditsthe support of artiststhemselves, as well as thevolunteers, a number ofwhom have been lending ahand for all of its 25 years.The volunteers play acritical role in commitmentto the festival and bring thatenergy from the communityinto the actual execution ofthe festival, she says.

This years visual artofferings include a numberof art installations.Amongthem is Intense the Heat, a

swaying energy work onAmbleside Pier, designedby returning artist MatthewSoules.

Another is You and I, byVancouvers Marie Khouri,installed in MillenniumPark. Its a seatingarrangement made out ofArabic letters.They spellYou and I, which is meantto stimulate conversation,says Rosta.

WestVancouver artistCori Creed led the creationof Bird Canopy, collaboratingwith community membersof all ages. Participants usedpaint and mixed media tomake pieces of art that weretransferred onto recycledchloroplast (sourced frompreviousWestVancouverevents), and cut into crow

Harmony Arts Festival returns toWestVancouver for its 25th year

On thewaterfront

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25YEARS,25ARTISTS

A special curatedexhibition,25Years,25Artists, featuresthe works of 25 local

artists participating in acollaborative project.The concept of the

exhibition is inspired by thesurrealist gameexquisitecorpseorcadavre exquiswhere a collection of images(or words) are collectivelyassembled in sequence.Forthis exhibit, each artistcreated their work on a

canvas or wood panel withguided marks, connectingtheir piece to the artistspieces on either side.Thework wraps around the

inside of the Ferry BuildingGallery inAmbleside.

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GalleriesAMBLESIDE,DUNDARAVE,CAULFEILDANDHORSESHOE BAYNEIGHBOURHOODSWestVancouver.Harmony Arts Festival Art Beat: Businesses willshowcase local artwork withintheir stores from July 31 to Aug.9.All items will be available forpurchase on-site.A guided tourwill take place Saturday,Aug. 8.Tickets: $5. harmonyarts.ca.

AMBLESIDEFARMERS MARKET1500-block Bellevue Ave.,WestVancouver.Classy Glass:ArtisansMary Harrington andBarbara Birch will show andsell their line of re-purposedglass candle holders, birdbaths and garden art Sunday,Aug. 2 and 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ARTS INVIEW ONLONSDALEBlueShore Financial, 1250Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver.Now Showing:Diana ZoeCoops acrylic Iris paintingseries and Laura Murdochsglass works will be on displayuntil Sept. 25.

GORDON SMITHGALLERY OFCANADIANART2121 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver.Wednesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. andSaturday, 10:30 a.m.-3p.m. Adult admission bydonation/children free.604-998-8563 [email protected] of FormFundraising Exhibition:

A solo exhibition of works byRobert Davidson will rununtil Aug. 29.

JOHN LAWSON PARKFoot of 16th Street,West

Vancouver.Harmony Arts Festival Bird Canopy:A hangingart installation created bycommunity members of all agesusing paint and multimedia.

The string of crows will besuspended above the crowds July31-Aug. 9. harmonyarts.ca.

LYNNMOURARTSTUDIOAND

GALLERY301-1467 Crown St.,NorthVancouver. Saturdayand Sunday, noon to 5p.m. or by appointment.604-929-4001 nsartists.

ca/garyederContemporary andAbstract Paintings byGordon Oliver, Robert Botlakand GaryW.Eder.

SILK PURSE ARTSCENTRE1570 Argyle Ave.,WestVancouver.Tuesday toSunday, noon to 4 p.m.604-925-7292 silkpurse.caHarmony Arts Festival ArtSpeaks ShowcaseExhibition:A collection ofmixed media works by artistsfeatured in the ArtSpeaksworkshops and presentationswill be on display from July 31to Aug. 9. Opening reception:Friday, July 31, 6-7 p.m. Info:harmonyarts.ca.Harmony Arts Festival ArtSpeaks: Talks,demonstrations, workshops,hands-on classes andmultimedia presentations fromAug. 1 to 9. Info:harmonyarts.ca.Art of the SacredFeminine:MayaTelfordsacrylic paintings of symbolicrepresentations of femaledivinity from various cultureswill be on display from Aug.11 to 30.Opening reception:Tuesday,Aug. 11, 6-7 p.m.

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NV theatre groupcomes out on topThe NorthVancouverCommunity Playershave returned hometriumphant from theTheatre B.C.AnnualProvincial Drama Festivalin Kamloops.

Their production ofDavid Lindsay-AbairesRabbit Hole, a drama thatdeals with the ways familymembers survive a majorloss, competed against veother entries from aroundthe province and receivedthe top prize in fourcategories at theTheatreB.C.Mainstage event.

On the nal night of thefestival July 11, adjudicatorFran Gebhard awardedRabbit Hole the overallBest Production award,with Best Director andBest Set Design going toPeter Zednik and BestActress awards sharedby Mersiha Musovic andTamara Prescott. Anhonourable mention forBest Supporting Actresswent to Sue Sparlin for herrole in the play.

It was just a terricexperience, Zednik saidafter the festival. He wasadmittedly concerned thatthe intimate production,originally performed atHendry Hall back in Apriland then again at the NorthShore Zone Festival ofPlays at Presentation HouseTheatre in May, wouldlook small in the muchlarger 700-seat SagebrushTheatre in Kamloops. Buthis worries were quickly putto rest when he saw how theaudience reacted at the endof the performance.

I looked up and theygave a prolonged standing

ovation and the cast wasin tears, I was bawling likea baby because regardlessof whether or not youwin an award, you knowyouve done a really goodshow and youve touchedpeople and thats the mostimportant thing.

Gebhard commentedafter the show that it was amagnicent piece of workand nearly awless.

Theatre is acollaborative art unlikepainting or writing,Zednik added. Its not

about you alone, its aboutall the other people youmeet, the friendships youmake, working together.Everybodys doing it for thelove of it.

Six times in the last 40years, the NorthVancouverCommunity Players havewon the top prize at theTheatre B.C.Mainstageevent, their last successback in 2000 with theIrish comedy Da by HughLeonard.

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Boxing drama lacks punchn Southpaw. Directedby Antoine Fuqua.Starring Jake Gyllenhaaland ForestWhitaker.Rating: 6 (out of 10)

JULIE CRAWFORDContributing writer

Jake Gyllenhaal gives acommitted performanceas a boxer trying to ghtback after hitting rockbottom.

But Southpaw is heldback by a storyline thatcant get off the ropes, andrelationships that neverfully connect.

Billy Hope (Gyllenhaal)survives an orphanage inHells Kitchen and a fewstints in juvie to becomea 43-0 light heavyweightchampion ghter, completewith sprawling mansionand loyal hangers-on. Buthis wife (Rachel McAdams)worries that hes a fewghts away from being

permanently punch-drunk,and judging by Gyllenhaalsmumbling, shes probablyright.

His money-grubbingmanager (50 Cent) keepsseducing Billy with thefalse mantra its all aboutfamily and before anysensible decisions can bemade tragedy strikes; Billynds himself on a self-destructive path that tankshis career, his life savingsand his relationship withthe couples 10-year-olddaughter (Oona Laurence).

The now ex-champtakes a job at an inner-citygym run byTickWillis(ForestWhitaker) whohas inexplicably swornoff training professionalghters.Tick doesnt abidecursing or boozing aroundhis gym but partakesheavily of both when hesoff duty, the reason forwhich is never revealed.(What makesTick tick is

the game of the day.)Tickdelivers a terrible, drunkenmotivational speech to Billyin a bar, but its enough fora light bulb to go off in theghters thick head.

Cue the Rocky theme, orin this case, one of severalEminem anthems. Hopingto win back custody of hisdaughter, Billy cleans uphis act and nally takesoff that hoodie, showingoff Gyllenhaals tattooed,glistening and very un-Nightcrawler physique.Tick gives Billy a wholenew set of skills with whichto pummel people including the secret weaponof the title and Billy hassome very personal reasonsfor wanting to see a trash-talking Miguel Escobar(Miguel Gomez) go down.

The ght choreographyis on the nose: realistic,not overlong, and seen atone point from an entirelynew perspective as actors

give the cameras a beating.The messiness of MMAghting makes us yearnfor the discipline offeredby boxing, and as a boxingmovie Southpaw holds upagainst The Fighter andMillion Dollar Baby. As acharacter study, however,the lm (directed byTraining Days AntoineFuqua, written by Sonsof Anarchy creator KurtSutter) suffers a one-towpunch from its predictableRedemption story arc andfrom the lack of chemistrybetween Billy and everyonearound him.

A hasty anddisappointing ending isdevoid of a showdownbetween Billy and hismanager, a scene whichmight have given the lmits lone stand-up-and-cheermoment. And despitea champion effort byGyllenhaal, Southpaw sorelyneeded one.

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silhouettes.The birds willhang above the crowdsat John Lawson Park, aperformance venue.

To mark the festivalsanniversary, a special artexhibition is being presentedat the Ferry BuildingGallery.The show, 25Years, 25 Artists, is curatedby Meghan Parker, visualarts co-ordinator for thefestival, in collaboration withthe gallerys Ruth Payne.Featured artists have allsupported or been part ofHarmony Arts over the yearsand include Bobbie Burgers,Kiff Holland,TraceyTarling,SylviaTait, Arnold Shivesand Stuart Slind to name afew.

It is really special, allthese artists obviously havea deep connection withthe city ofWestVancouver either they live here orthey work here. Its nice tobe able to celebrate that,says Parker.

The exhibition wascollaborative in nature,inspired by the surrealistgame exquisite corpse orcadavre exquis.

We were thinking aboutthat idea of community andconnection and so what doesthe festival mean for the artsinWestVancouver?Whatdoes the festival mean forthese particular artists? Andthem all having a connectionto the festival, how can wemake it more than just asubmit-one-work-to-us kindof exhibition? says Parker.

Each artist was givena uniform-sized canvas orwood panel with marksindicating where it wouldconnect to another.Theresulting interlocking workswill wrap around the insideof the Ferry Building,forming one continuouspiece.The show will open

with a reception July 31from 6 to 7 p.m., andremain on display until Aug.16.

The Silk Purse ArtsCentre is also presentingan exhibition relatedto this years HarmonyArts Festival, showcasingthe works of Artspeaksworkshop programpresenters. Its openingreception is also being heldJuly 31, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Other art offerings for2015 include the HarmonyArts Festival Art Market,featuring a mix of new andreturning artists. We havea wonderful array of highquality artisans. I think theyput on a fabulous show eachyear with really interestingand diverse pieces, saysRosta.

The ArtBeat program,not offered in recent years,is returning for the festivalsanniversary edition, seeingparticipating stores inAmbleside, Dundarave,Caulfeild and HorseshoeBay neighbourhoods exhibitlocal artworks, available forpurchase.A guided tour isset for Aug. 8.

This years festival willsee the presentation of morethan 70 concerts, kicking offwith Me and Mae July 31 at7:30 p.m. at John LawsonPark, part of its Onni GroupSunset Concerts series, andthe Fab Fourever BeatlesTribute the same eveningat Millennium Park at 8:45p.m., part of the PARCRetirement Living GardenConcerts series.

The festival is boastingan expanded lm programthis year with outdoormovies being screened atJohn Lawson Park on allnine evenings, ranging fromThe Princess BrideAug. 1and Dirty DancingAug. 7,to CasablancaAug. 4, allstarting at 9 p.m.

Culinary offeringsinclude food by Caffe AlMercato and Mangia E BeviRistorante in the RE/MAXWaterfront Lounge. This istheir fth year with us andtheyre just so community-focused and do such a greatjob, says Rosta, adding theirgelato is to die for.

Shes also over the topexcited to be partneringwithThe Dirty ApronCooking School andDelicatessen for the ParkRoyal Beachside Patio.

The festivals ever-

popular Best of theWest, anevening of food and winepairings celebrating B.C.,set for Aug. 5, is already soldout for 2015.

All new to the festival thisyear is a Pop-up Marina andClub 25 boater concierge.There will be 12 mooringbuoys off the shores ofWestVancouver and wereoffering a concierge dinghyservice to go pick everyoneup from their boats andbring them to the AmblesideLanding Pier.And you canhave an overnight stay. So

if you come to the festival,rather than boating homein the dark, you can stayovernight and experienceWestVan in the morning,says Rosta.

When asked what shemost enjoys about beinginvolved in HarmonyArts, this year markingher third season with thefestival, Parker says its theinspiration it affords.

Getting to work withartists just reminds me thatwere all creative beingsand its just about putting

time and effort. A love ofmaking I think is really whatthis festival reminds me.As much as I love helpingpeople make their livingin the creative eld, it alsomakes me want to go homeand be creative when I gethome too you know? Itreminds me that, thats inall of us and that we needto keep working on it, shesays.

For the full 2015Harmony Arts Festivalschedule and lineup, visitharmonyarts.ca.

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CraigTomlinson got intoharpsichord makingwhile the getting wasgood.

It was the 1970s.Baroque music wasenjoying a revival andperiod instruments fromthe 17th and 18th centurieswere in high demand.

Thats whenharpsichords worldwidewere just selling likehotcakes, and luckily I gotinto harpsichord makingright around then and kindof rode that wave, he says.

By that point,Tomlinsonhad already been makingmusical instruments fora number of years. In the1960s, he was into folkmusic, as many were atthe time. He wanted toenhance his instrumentcollection, but theadditions he had in mindwerent readily availablein stores so he decidedto make them himself. Atage 16, he built his rstinstrument, an Appalachiandulcimer. As it turnedout, he was quite skilledat crafting the fretted,

stringed instruments.I became so efcient

at building dulcimers thatit was taking basically lessthan a week to build eachone. I wanted somethingwith a bit more meat onit that I could make into alonger project.

Thats when he madethe jump from dulcimers,with four strings, toharpsichords, with upwardsof 200 strings. He startedwith factory-producedkits, and after a few yearsgraduated to making hisown instruments fromscratch.

Today,Tomlinson is amaster craftsman of earlykeyboard instrumentsthat predate the piano,including harpsichords,fortepianos, clavichordsand virginals, all of whichhe makes in hisWestVancouver studio. Hisinstruments are usedin concert halls aroundthe world by some ofthe best-known players,ensembles and orchestrasand two of his creationswill be featured in EarlyMusicVancouvers rst-ever presentation ofHenry Purcells baroquemasterpiece Dido andAeneas at the Chan Centrefor the Performing Artson July 30. One of themfeatures a lid painting byColombian artist MarcoTulio that ttingly depictsthe nal scene fromPurcells iconic opera.

Worldwide harpsichordsales have tapered offsince the 1970s spike, butTomlinson says demand isstill there.

I think were stillselling a lot of earlykeyboard instruments,but theyre just a lot morediverse, theyre not justharpsichords, theyreclavichords, virginalsand things like that, hesays. His buyers includeorchestras, individualmusicians and privatecollectors. Some of hiscreations have also beenrented out for use inrecording studios and onlm sets.

All his instrumentdesigns, materials andstructure are based onsurviving 17th and 18thcentury harpsichordsfrom the French, Flemish,Italian and Germanschools of building.Whenstarting a new project,his rst step is to nd atemplate. Both instrumentsfeatured at next weeksDido and Aeneas concert,for example, are modelledafter a two-manual Frenchharpsichord built in Parisin 1769.Tomlinson visitedthe original, housed in acollection in Edinburgh,Scotland, and studied it indetail.

I spent two weekswith the instrument,disassembled it and eventook photographs of theinside, and virtually everylittle measurement wastaken that I would needlater on in my workshop,he says. Then I swungdown to southern Bavariawhere I buy wood andpicked up my logs of sprucefor the soundboards.

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b.b gunpulls trigger onnew lineSturdy leathergoods built tolast a lifetimeNIKI HOPEContributing writer

Toy guns kept sincechildhood, a piano thatsbeen in the family for 100years, a portableVikingrecord player, wornvintage tools, dentedcowboy hats, and emptywhiskey bottles line thewooden shelves at b.bgun leather studio inStrathcona.

Thrown together in anold wood-frame garagethat is part creative space,part showroom, every inchilluminates the estheticinuences of the two NorthShore-born men behind anew leather-ware businesscalled b.b gun. MusicianDustin Bentall, 32, and palSpencer Baker, 28, recentlylaunched the businesswith the line they callLife-Pieces, a collection ofsturdy leather messengerbags, clutches, wallets,bowties, belts, backpacks,and purses all built to last alifetime.

The style hasnt beenas much deliberate asorganic. Its not like we sitdown to AutoCAD on ourcomputers, Baker saysabout the tech-free studiospace. The most moderntechnology in our shop isthe light bulb.

B.b gun is a cocktail ofwestern cool, old Englishclass, and rock n rollfreedom, with a price pointthat ranges from $24.99 to$599.99.

The unisex messengerbag calledTheDrifter is one of their

bestsellers.With his manyconnections and roots inthe music business, Bentall,whose dad is famedCanadian rocker BarneyBentall, tells how Spirit oftheWests Geoffrey Kellychristened the bag.

Hes Scottish, so hehas this thing where hekind of makes up a namefor everything, explainsBentall, whose laid-backstyle is straight out of1970s Laurel Canyon.(Kelly) toured in a bandcalledThe Paperboys, and(bandmate)Tom Landaalways had a side bag,a messenger bag, so hewould call it the drifter.

Bentall was havingcoffee with Kelly andwhen he showed him themessenger bag, Kellysaid, You gotta call it thedrifter.

Wearing a brownHenley shirt and jeans withhis swept back red hair andtrim beard, Baker expandson the type of leather theyuse at b.b gun.

This is calledvegetable-tan leather,he says, referring to a b.bgun backpack. Vegetable-tanned leather is the mostnatural way to preservehides.

Baker points to my tote,which is made with thin

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chromium-leather, whichuses heavy metals thatpreserve the hides, heexplains.

Chrome-tanning breaksdown the leather in orderto achieve the supple feelas opposed to it happeningnaturally over time, asit does with vegetable-tanning, Baker says. Itsharder on the environmentcompared to vegetable-tanning, an old-worldprocess that uses tannicacids found naturally inplants.

We like it because itwill last forever.We like

it because thats howleather should look, Bakersays. Leather shouldntbe purple and perfectlysmooth.We should seescars.

They use just threecolours: natural tan, whichhas a golden-beige hue;black, which is achievedthrough an old techniqueusing vinegar and metalakes from train tracks (forreal); and ox blood, a redtone created with a water-based dye.

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Not surprisingly, withBentalls many years in thebiz, music is a constantin the b.b gun studio.Musician friends dropby for jam sessions or topound out a few noteson the old piano. EvenFather John Misty stoppedby after a recent sold-outCommodore show, toplay a few tunes in thestudio garage.The guyshave invited the CBC tolm in the ambient spacethat welcomes some of thecountrys best performerson any given night.

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Newaward fosters local design talentA recent endowment willprovide a $1,000 awardto a fashion student atKwantlen PolytechnicUniversity every year.

NorthVancouver-basedoutdoor apparel retailerArcteryx EquipmentannouncedTuesday it haddonated $20,000 to KPUto establish the ArcteryxPursuit of PerfectionEndowed Award, which willbe handed out each yearin perpetuity to a third- orfourth-year student enrolledin the universitys fashiondesign and technologyprogram.

Weve been incrediblyfortunate to have been ableto hire some very talentedstudents through ourcurrent internship programwith KPU.As a fast-growing company, we knowthat to maintain our brandposition as a global leaderin technical apparel, weneed to invest in developingand ensuring that we havea constant pipeline of thatlocal talent coming to us.This is the rst step in thatdirection, Jennifer Martin,director of human resourcesfor Arcteryx, stated in acompany press release.

Nancy Fedorukgraduated from KPU in2011 and currently servesas design developer forArcteryxs Essentials and

Traverse team. Her careerstarted with an internshipwith the company as astudent.

I was constantlylearning both at schooland work, which kept memotivated to succeed. Ialways knew technicalapparel was where Iwanted to be in the fashionindustry, Fedoruk said.

Through its endowedaward, Arcteryx says itaims to support local up-and-coming designers whoare harnessing the skills theregions apparel industrydesperately needs.

The award is alsopart of the companysinvestment in trade, cityand country, stated ShirleyChan, director of productcommercialization andquality.

Apparel trade is a skilland an art, and the appareltrade inVancouver haslost its way, she stated.Watching our talenttrickle outside the provinceb

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