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Asmoments on thepolitical campaign trail go,it was awkward.

There was the candidate,Conservative JohnWeston,heading to catch theLangdale ferry back to WestVancouver in a car covered

in campaign logos. Andthere was a man, standingbefore one of Westons largeroadside election signs withhis arm outstretched, a penin his hand.

He had just drawn amoustache on the face, saidWeston.

I did a U-turn and cameright up behind him. He

turned around and there Iwas.

The two men eyed eachother. There was a pricelessmoment, said Weston. Helooked at me and said, I amso embarrassed.

He knew it was wrong,Weston added. The manasked what he could do tomake amends.

I said, You could startby cleaning up the sign,said Weston.

Later the man phonedand left a message,apologizing for what heddone. It was a greatmessage. He confessed whathe did was wrong, saidWeston. He said he felt likea Grade 8 student caught in

the act.The 55-year-old man

who defacedWestonssign who only agreed tospeak if his name was notused told the North ShoreNews he isnt afliatedwith any political party, butwas angry that day afterwatching PrimeMinisterStephen Harper in a rerunof the economic debate. Andhaving too many beers.

Im a minimum-wageguy, he said. My emotions

got the better of me.People make bad

decisions when theyve had acouple of beers.

It was instant karma,he said, adding he givescredit to Weston for notmaking a scene or calling thepolice.

Weston said hes hada number of his signsvandalized during theelection, a complaint thats

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Fourmen facing chargesin connection with akidnapping and homicidecase in North Vancouverare expected tomake anappearance in court thisafternoon.

The four were arrestedon a quiet street in LynnValley in the early hours ofthe morning Sept. 29, afterpolice discovered a mansbody there. Police have yetto conrm the body wasfound inside a white Bentleyor in another car that wasthe focus of investigationTuesday.

Tianyi Zhang, 23, andCasey Hiscoe, 21, haveboth been charged withkidnapping a man namedPeng Sun with the intentof holding him for ransom

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It seems as though itsworse this election thanin others, said Saxton.Incumbents are the biggertargets.

North Vancouver residentDavid Kutcher said hegot so mad about the signvandalism he recently leda complaint with the NorthVancouver RCMP.

Kutcher, who said heisnt a member of anypolitical party, said hesseen Conservative signsvandalized in Lynn Valleyand Upper Lonsdaleneighbourhoods. In somecases, the signs have beenspray-painted orange acolour Kutcher thinksis suspicious, because ofits association with theNDP. In others, peoplehave cut the names outof the Conservative partycandidate, he said.

But supporters of otherparties say theyve also hadtheir signs targeted.

Blair Foulkes, a volunteerwith Liberal candidateTerry Beechs campaign inBurnaby North-Seymour,said this week he discoveredlarge signs of all candidatesexcept the Conservative hadbeen trashed and tossed intothe bushes alongMountSeymour Parkway. Allthree of the other candidatessigns had been completelydestroyed, he said, adding,Someone had taken a knifeand cut out the middle of thesigns.

Greg Harder, thechairman of Westonscampaign sign committee,says he thinks at least some

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It seems as though its worse this election than in others, said Conservative candidate Andrew Saxton about signvandalism like this on Keith Road in North Vancouver. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

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Sign, sign, everywhere asign.Blockin out the scenery,breakin mymind.

Except, apparently, onBowen Island, where localshave an unwritten rule thatelection signs are just notdone.

Green Party candidateKenMelamed, whois running in the WestVancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country riding,admits he was somewhatsurprised to nd out aboutthe island tradition.

Melamed, who waspreviously involved inmunicipal politics as mayorof Whistler, said he wasspeaking with some ofhis Bowen organizers this

summer and mentionedthat hed get them a supplyof lawn signs. Thats whenhe was told, We dont dosigns.

AlisonMorse, a longtimemunicipal councillor onBowen Island, said thedecision to ditch electionsigns on the island wasone candidates themselvescame up with during therst municipal election onthe island in 1999. We allsat around and had a littlebit of a chat, she said.Somebody said, Do wereally want to clutter upthe landscape with electionsigns?

Since then, the traditionof not putting up electionsigns either on publicor private property hascontinued and spread toinclude provincial andfederal elections. Instead,

candidates all put their signsup at one main intersectionnear to the ferry dock, saidMorse.

The no-sign policy isntofcial or written downanywhere, she added. Ifanyone does put up anelection sign, usually therewill be a phone call madeby someone, she said,reminding them of the no-sign rule.

Most candidates dontbother attempting that, sheadded. Are you sendinga message that you dontcare what the communitystraditions are?

Most people on Bowenview election signs as bothan eyesore and a waste ofmoney, she said. Its notthe Bowen way.

A few people havequestioned the unwrittenpolicy. In a comment posted

online on the issue, islandresident Chris Corrigansaid the small group thatdecided there shouldnt besigns is being elitist andexclusionary and giving anadvantage to candidates whoare already well-known inthe community. Withoutnewcomers being able to gettheir name out there, youonly know who youve heardabout, he wrote.

Melamed said the no-signrule does create a challengefor lesser-known candidates.Were a party in emer-gence, he said. We oftendont show up on the punditpanels in major media. Itsan additional challenge for asmaller party.

The Greens havegot around the issue byproducing dashboard signsinstead, said Melamed,which Bowen residents can

place on their car dashboardwhen heading to the ferry.

Most candidates also stillproduce brochures and doelection advertisements, saidMorse.

Dorothy Sitek,a spokeswoman forElections Canada, saidwhile municipalities canlimit the size of signs andput restrictions on theirplacement, they cantoutright ban them.

Its part of the electionprocess, she said.

Residents also cant bebanned from putting electionsigns on the property wherethey live, she said.

Melamed said hes neverbeen told that signs arebanned. But the messageis clear to whomever risksputting them up. Prepareto receive the displeasure ofyour neighbours.

of the sign vandalism ispolitically driven.

These signs areconstructed of eight differentpieces of wood and 16screws. They smash 'em tosmithereens, he said. Illend up with eight pieces ofwood lying on the ground.

Election signs areimportant to bolster namerecognition and show publicsupport, he said.

As fast as they pull themdown, well put them backup, he said.

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones,the West Vancouver Liberalcandidate, said shes alsobeen the target of some signvandalism although sheadded, Its not been thatbad.

Its the rst time Ivehad my face on a sign, shesaid, adding thats helpful

when shes out door-knocking.

Weve had a little bit of

felt penYouve got to be agood sport about it.

Richard Johnston, apolitical science professorat the University of BritishColumbia, said theres beenrelatively little research onthe role of signs in electioncampaigns.

Because election signscost money and require ateam of supporters to erectand maintain them, havingsigns up reinforces themessage the candidate iscredible, he said.

Ive always got the sensethe point of signs is simply toimplant the name in votersminds, he said. Once votersare in the ballot box, ithelps to have seen the namea lot.

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between Sept. 27 and Sept.29 in North Vancouver.Police have yet to conrmthe identity of the homicidevictim found dead Tuesday.

Zhang, Hiscoe and twoother men 20-year-oldDylan Green and 18-year-old Jacob Gorelik havealso been charged withinterfering with a dead bodyin connection to the case.

So far, none of the menhas been charged with killingthe man found dead at thescene Tuesday, althoughfurther charges are possible,said Sgt. Stephanie Ashton,media spokeswoman for theRCMPs Integrated Homi-cide Investigation Team.

Ashton said its alsotoo soon to tell if policeanticipate any other arrestsin the case. There are otherpeople they were interestedin speaking with in relation

to the incident, she said.Aston said police

converged on the 900-blockof Wellington Drive around3 a.m. Tuesday morningin response to an activeinvestigation involvingmultiple jurisdictions acrossthe Lower Mainland.

Aston said police believethe killing was targeted.

Details about how theman died have not beenreleased.

On Tuesday morning,police blocked off the900-block of Wellington andremoved at least two carsfrom the scene, including awhite Bentley and a newermodel Chevrolet Malibu.Investigators appeared tobe focusing both on theback seat and trunk of theBentley, which was earliercovered in a tarp.

Zohreh Saddighi, wholives across the street,said she noticed the white

Bentley parked on thestreet in the two or threedays before Tuesdaysincident. Saddighi said shenoticed the vehicle becauseit was unusual for theneighbourhood.

Another couple who liveon the street said at 3 a.m.all hell broke loose, withabout 10 police cars withofcers in riot gear and gunsarriving on the street. Therewas a lot of yelling, saidthe woman, who declined to

give her name. The man saidhe later saw two men beinghandcuffed and led to policecruisers. The man addedhe had also recently noticedthe Bentley as a new vehicleparked on the street.

The couple saiddetectives who spoke tothem assured them theincident was not directlytied to their neighbourhood.They said it didnt starthere. It ended here, said thewoman.

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Amanwho has workedcoaching children at alocal ski club has beencharged with possessingand distributing childpornography.

Marlowe Northcott,31, was charged with theoffences Aug. 1, after heallegedly downloadedchild pornography over

a computer le-sharingnetwork in July and madethose les available forothers to upload.

None of the charges havebeen proven in court.

According to informationcontained in a police searchwarrant application, authori-ties were alerted this summerafter an investigator monitor-ing le-sharing networks forchild pornography noted theInternet provider address of

someone who had down-loaded 25 suspicious les.

Police investigatorsexamined the les anddetermined the majoritywere child pornography,including depictions ofsexual acts between childrenunder 10 years old andbetween adults and pre-pubescent children.

Police got a court orderto trace the IP address to anaccount held by Northcottat his home in NorthVancouver.

On July 31, they executeda search warrant at his home,

seizing his computer.According to information

contained in the searchwarrant application,Northcott had a web pageand was active on variouspublicly viewable socialmedia accounts, describinghimself on one of themas being fond of cycling,skiing, biking and mosteverything else outdoorsy.I have also been known todo clever things with mycomputer.

Information onlinedescribed Northcottsinvolvement in running bike

camps for children and hiscoaching of kids aged six to12 for the Mount SeymourSki Club. Those accountshave now been taken down.

Contacted by the NorthShore News, Rob Terry,president of the ski club,said he wasnt aware of thecharges until contacted bythe newspaper. Obviouslywere quite concerned aboutthis whole thing.

Northcott has beenreleased on bail conditionsthat ban him from having

contact with anyone underage 16 or being around anyrecreation centre wherechildren 16 or younger arelikely to be. Northcott is alsobanned from accessing theInternet, except for workpurposes, under his bailconditions.

Northcotts defencelawyer did not return phonecalls.

Northcott has not yetmade a rst appearance incourt or entered a plea to thecharges.

Former ski club coach caughtwith child porn31-year-old N.Van man chargedwith possession and distribution

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tribute to survivors of residential schools.Like many, it caught us off guard but thecampaign is in its infancy. It started inWilliams Lake in 2013, inspired by the brightorange shirt that was taken away from localactivist Phyllis Webstad on her rst day inresidential school. Much like how the now-famous Pink Shirt Day began with a singleact of solidarity in defence of a boy who wasbullied for wearing pink, we hope to seeOrange Shirt Day catch on.Between 1898 and 1959, more than

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stands. Those children were abused, hadtheir cultures and languages beaten out ofthem and were denied the simple love andparenting that should come standard withchildhood. The harm they endured explainsmuch of the challenges the First Nationsface today. Despite the ghastly realities ofresidential schools being included in B.C.schools curriculum today, older generationswere not taught about them. A scroll throughthe comments posted to any online newsstory about First Nations issues will makethat abundantly clear.Its too late to take back the wrongs that

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Dear Editor:As I begin this letter,

I would like to praise thededicated staff at Lions GateHospital.

They are professional,knowledgeable, up-to-date,caring and continuallyjuggling to keep thingsgoing. Unfortunately theywork in a system with

inadequate levels of facilitiesand personnel. The shortageof beds and staff is appallingin this day and age.

As a former nurse, I wasamazed at how well theycoped. The one anesthetiston call was managing anepidural and my nerveblock following shoulderreplacement surgery

when he was called awayon a Code Pink (baby indistress).

A single anesthetist oncall is clearly inadequate in ahospital of this size.

All of the staff I wasin contact with remainedcheerful, pleasant andprofessional, which isamazing given the level of

stress. Health-care workerswant to give the best of carebut are hampered on allsides.

It is time to update ourhealth-care system. Therehas to be a fair way to getall available beds open andstaffed.

Lets end theunproductive debate about

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Lets take a page fromthe worlds nest caresystems and make ours thebest in the world.Marlene RussellWest Vancouver

Dear Editor:(Columnist) Keith

Baldrey thinks the economyis key in this election(Economy EmergingAs Dening ElectoralIssue, Sept. 25), butthe participants at therecent Democracy Cafat the North Vancouver

City Library disagreed.Attendees, from Grade 7to frail seniors, didnt evenmention the economy.

Some of the mostimpassioned speeches of themorning were in favour ofthe NDPs daycare policy,but the need for electoralreform was a close second.

The millennials, who wereshocked to hear how muchdaycare costs, couldntreally make it their primaryconcern but were sure thatthe winner-take-all electoralsystem was a major factor intheir low turnout on electiondays. They didnt havefairvote.ca on their resource

information pages, but wereglad to know about it.

The environment andhealth care were othercritical concerns. One cancertainly argue that theenvironment, daycare andhealth care are economicissues, but Im not sure theword was even mentioned.

Baldrey is probablynot available for the nextDemocracy Caf, whichwill have a different focus,but someone from theNorth Shore News shouldcertainly look in on thesefascinating exercises inpublic education.

We are fortunate to

have them. The libraries,North Shore CommunityResources, and theMulticultural Society, whichsponsored the series, andthe university students whofacilitated all of themdeserve our thanks.Donna StewartNorth Vancouver

Columnist close, but off the mark on key issues

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Re: Enough Yo-yoScience, Sept. 13 Mailbox

The letter writerexclaims: What I wouldadd, though, is that thereis also zero veriable proofthat CO2 is a contributingcause to climate change

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Some mornings before Iopen my eyes I pretendthat when I do Illwake up in Paris on anatmospheric side streeton the Left Bank, just abrief jog from the Jardindu Luxembourg.

I guess theres someguy on the Left Bankimagining that hell wakeup in an apartment on theCapilano River in NorthVancouver because thatsthe way we are.

But its hard not to loveParis, non?

The streets are teemingwith life: vendors, buskers,sidewalk cafes, throngsof strollers, and in thesummer, a number ofinstant beaches along thecobblestones of the Seine,complete with sand.

In contrast, its notso easy to love NorthVancouver, eh? Thereare pockets of charmand street life LowerLonsdale, Deep Cove,Edgemont Village butyou cant help get thefeeling that its not built tolinger.

Streets feel empty andinhospitable. Maybe thats

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In Paris, its the journeythat counts. Often, yound yourself waylaid at acaf or patisserie and forgetabout the destinationaltogether. Where was Igoing? Do I care?

Where am I going withthis? Well, recently I wasintroduced to another wayto roll, or perhaps amble isa better word.

Its called Happy Cities,and its the brainchild ofVancouver author CharlesMontgomery, who believesthat the way we design

buildings, neighbourhoodsand cities has a profoundeffect on health andhappiness. In fact, thatsa direct quote from theHappy City website.

Its Montgomeryscontention, backed byresearch, that a happy cityis a walkable city.

Right now, we have theopposite. Weve talkedourselves into buildingNorth Vancouver for cars,not people, and so mostof our interactions takeplace in these hermeticallysealed chariots with horns.And were more likely toget (and give) the ngerthan a friendly wave.

On the other, er, hand,the more people interactin an ambulatory way, thegreater the level of trust,and ultimately, happiness.So Happy City encouragesa human-level streetscapewhere youd like tointeract instead of beinggrudgingly forced to do so.Cue the cafes, fountainsand park benches.

The Happy City peoplewerent so happy withthe results of the transitreferendum because they

believed that well-plannedand designed transitshould be the cornerstoneof a happy city.

But its not all mega-projects.

For example, MartenSims, the senior designand engagement specialist(whatever that is) forHappy City, set up a ropeswing on a tree in his frontyard and now kids (andgrown-ups in touch withtheir inner kid) stop andhang out, on, and by theswing.

Its a human-scalediversion that providesa focal point for anotherwise boring street.Paris is full of such things:fountains, historicalplaques, spontaneous

gardens, rows of benches,public art, as well assidewalk cafes.

In North Vancouver,these amenities areconned to isolatedvillages or effectivelyburied in the bowels ofpublic parks. Parks arenice, but unless yourerunning or walking adog how often do you gothere?

Take Marine Drive.Please. Its in themiddle of a radicaltransformation. Condosare getting built, peopleare moving in, but thecurrent vibe is that thedistrict is messing upwhat used to be a greatthoroughfare.

You cant imagine

actually walking onMarine Drive, never mindambling. No amblingallowed. Theres nothingon the street exceptfor intersections andentrances and exits means of escape.

If you spend veminutes at HappyCity.com,you just might glimpse thepossibility of Paris closeto home, or at least a newname for a renewed street:Marine Stroll?

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Andrew Saxton voted on 567 separateoccasions during Stephen Harpers rstmajority government. Only once did hevote against his party 99.824% of thetime, he toed the party line.

And the one time the ConservativeMember of Parliament for NorthVancouver did step out of line, onSeptember 26, 2012, he did so alongwith his boss Stephen Harper andnearly 70 other Conservatives. Theywere opposing a government-sponsoredmotion that would have re-opened theabortion debate.

To be fair to Mr. Saxton, he is not alone.

Millions of Canadians who elected goodpeople to be their communities voice inOttawa have watched those same peoplebecome Stephen Harpers voice in theircommunities.

IncludingmyownpartyThe enforcement of party discipline inParliament by all parties including myown - has dramatically diminished theability of MPs to be reliable, vibrant,two-way links between citizens andgovernment.

A report released this month by Samara,a non-prot think-tank devoted topromoting democracy and citizenengagement, says many Canadians thinkParliament is a discredited institutionwhere MPs have no real power.

Their research suggests that only half ofCanadians are satised with the way ourdemocracy is working a 20-point dropin less than 10 years.

The political process now repels morecitizens than it attractsparticularly

young Canadians. The time to stop thisis now: Election 2015.

Freevoteswill be thenormJustin Trudeau has pledged a seriesof reforms that represent a sweepingchange to restore Canadians trust in ourdemocracy.

One such reforms commits that a Liberalgovernment will introduce measures tostrengthen the role of MPs and enablethem to do their jobs representing theircommunities in Parliament and holdinggovernment to account.

Free votes, where MPs can serve theirconstituents, will be the norm.

Liberal MPs in a government led byJustin Trudeau will only be required tovote with the Cabinet on three differentmeasures: those that implement theLiberal electoral platform; traditionalcondence matters such as the Speechfrom the Throne and signicantbudgetary measures; and those mattersthat address the shared values embodiedin the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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where and how to useresources to best serve theneeds of our communities,said Cpl. Richard De Jong,said North VancouverRCMP spokesman.

The survey, which istotally anonymous, asksresidents to answer 13brief questions about theirperceptions of public safetyand crime rates over the lastthree years, how well thedetachment is doing andasks for suggestions on whatit could be doing better.

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information they receivewith statistics compiledby the detachments twocrime analysts. When thedetachment last did thesurvey in 2012, they founda spike in complaintsabout property crimesand vagrancy coming into Lower Lonsdale via theSeaBus.

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a marked decrease invagrancy and panhandlingand increased relationshipswith businesses, De Jongsaid.

Trafc enforcement andspeeding are also frequentlyhot issues, he added.

The survey canbe accessed at http://uidsurveys.com/s/NV-RCMP-Survey/ or throughthe front page of theNorth Vancouver RCMPdetachment website. It willremain online until Oct. 16.The survey can be taken inEnglish, French or Farsi.

BLESSED PETS St. Andrews United Churchminister Judith Hardcastle and her four-legged friendSimba invite people and their pets to the annualBlessing of the Animals event this Sunday, Oct. 4 at4 p.m. at the church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., NorthVancouver. This Sunday is the feast day of St. Francis ofAssisi, the patron saint of animals. PHOTOMIKEWAKEFIELD

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In themiddle of thisfederal election the state ofour democracymay be onyourmind.

Perhaps you are like me:you want democracy notonly to work but to workwell.

After all, theres a tangibleimpact on our lives abouthow well our democracyfunctions.

Is my daily commutesmooth and enjoyable or anexercise in frustration?

Hows childcare workingfor your family?

Do I have condencethere will be meaningful jobopportunities for me whenI nish my post-secondaryeducation?

Will I be able to afford tolive in my community?

How are we as Canadiansrepresented in world affairsand how do we as a countryreact to events in other partsof the world?

Whats going on with thiscrazy weather anyway?

The answers to thesequestions are all impacted inimportant ways by how ourdemocracy works.

Living in a democracy,we could of course leaveall these questions to thosepoliticians whom we haveelected to represent us ingovernment. It is, after all,the job we have given them.

But leaving thesequestions to the politiciansassumes two things. First, weactually voted in an electionto choose them. And second,matters of important publicpolicy are best left to electedrepresentatives; once wevevoted our democratic dutyis done.

I say both theseassumptions are false.

We know for a fact thatvoter turnout is on thedecline to the point that inthe 2011 federal electiontwo out of every ve eligiblevoters in Canada declinedto vote.

North Shore voters doa little better on average inturning up to vote than dothe rest of Canadians. TheNorth Vancouver electoraldistrict had 66.86 per centvoter turnout in 2011 ascompared to 63.29 per

cent in West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to SkyCountry.

Statistics for youngervoters are even moretroubling. In 2011, only 38.8per cent of Canadians aged18-24 voted, with males inthis age group voting less(36.9 per cent) than females(40.9 per cent).

Studies suggest youngCanadians who arenewcomers vote at a rate lessthan the young Canadianswho were born in Canada,raising questions about howto connect new Canadiansto public life.

In sum, we need morepeople to vote in order forour elected representativesto retain their legitimacy asrepresenting the people.

But the secondassumption (once we vote,our democratic duty is done)is also wrong.

The strength of ourdemocracy is measurednot only by how much wevote but how we engagein democratic life betweenvotes. Indeed, the latter

is just as important, if notmore, than the former toensuring a robust democraticsociety.

What can we do toaddress both of these points(low voter turnout and howwe engage in democratic lifebetween elections)? Thereare lots of possibilities.Possibilities that we areexploring right now at ourDemocracy Caf workshops.

Democracy Caf is anopportunity for all NorthShore residents (whetheryou are younger or older,new to Canada or have livedhere all your life) to cometogether to discuss these andother important issues abouthow our democracy works.

The Democracy Caf ishappening at ve locationson the North Shore untilOct. 8.

A healthy Canadiandemocracy depends on yourparticipation. Please join us.

Murray Mollard is theexecutive director of the NorthShore Community ResourcesSociety. NSCR along withNorth Shore libraries andParkgate Community Centreare hosting the DemocracyCaf.

Upcoming DemocracyCaf workshops:

! Thursday, Oct. 1 and 8,7-9 p.m. at Capilano library,3045 Highland Blvd., NorthVancouver. Registrationencouraged. 604-987-4471x8175 nvdpl.ca

! Saturday, Oct. 3 from10 a.m. to noon at NorthVancouver City Library, 120West 14th St. Registrationencouraged. nvcl.ca

! Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7-9p.m. at West VancouverMemorial Library, 1950Marine Dr. Registrationencouraged. westvanlibrary.ca

! Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m.at Parkgate CommunityCentre, 3625 BanffCourt, North Vancouver.Registration encouraged.604-983-6350myparkgate.com

!Wednesday, Oct. 7,7-9 p.m. at Lynn Valleylibrary, 1277 Lynn ValleyRd., North Vancouver.Registration encouraged.604-984-0286 x8144 nvdpl.ca

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SCENE & UNSEEN PAGE 15 KARL STITTGEN PAGE 18 THE MARTIAN PAGE 32 NO LANDS SONG PAGE 33

North Vancouvers Tetsuro Shigematsu presents the world premiere of his theatre piece, Empire of the Son, at The Cultch Oct. 6-17. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Tetsuro ShigematsusEmpire of the Son,produced by VancouverAsian Canadian Theatreand presented by TheCultch in its VancityCulture Lab, Oct. 6-17.Tickets (from $25) andshow times: thecultch.com.

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When TetsuroShigematsus fathershealth began to falter,the result of a diagnosiswith Parkinsons diseasea couple of years back,the artist turned to amedium theyd long hadin common to bring themtogether.

Shigematsu, 44, hasa background in radio,

having hosted CBC RadiosThe Roundup, and hisfather, Akira, was a formerbroadcaster as well, havingworked for the BBC andRadio Canada International.

Shigematsu essentiallyconducted a series of radiointerviews, asking his father avariety of questions about hislife, inquiring about thingslike his childhood and whyhe came to Canada. Notonly walking away with abetter understanding of hisfamily history, Shigematsualso gained greater insightinto and acceptance of thestate of his relationship withhis father over the years.

It began as a way forme to record his story formy kids and my nieces andnephews, but the more Ibegan to share it people ofall ages, of all backgrounds

would tell me, Oh my God,this is my story. The accentis different but this is 100 percent my family. That wasreally gratifying to me thatthis story isnt just my story.In a sense its the story of somany Canadians, he says.

Shigematsu, a formerwriter for This Hour Has22 Minutes and columnistfor The Hufngton Postamong other lm, televisionand online credits, wascompelled to use hisinterviews with his fatheras the basis for a newperformance piece that hewrote and is starring in,entitled Empire of the Son, aVancouver Asian CanadianTheatre production, thatsbeing presented by TheCultch in its Vancity CultureLab, Oct. 6-17.

Born in London,

England, Shigematsudescribes the work oftheatre, telling the personalstory of his relationship withhis father, who is from Japan,as a kind of a hybrid,sitting between traditionalcategories of academia,theatre and performancein its exploration of theintergenerational conictsof one immigrant family.Separated by a generationbut connected by blood,Tetsuro and his father speakdifferent languages andpossess different values, butwhat ultimately keeps themapart is their similarities,according to The Cultch.

On the eve of the showsworld premiere, Shigematsuand his family are dealingwith the unfortunate passingof Akira, on Sept. 18 at age84. Hes grateful for the last

few weeks during which hisfather and mother, Yoshiko,were able to live under thesame North Vancouverroof with him and his wife,Bahareh, and their twochildren, Mika, 12 andTaizo, 8, making a positiveimpact on all involved.

I was hoping wed havea little longer with him, saysShigematsu.

While the timing of theplays premiere is obviouslyless than ideal, at the sametime, Shigematsu hasbeen nding it benecialin helping him grieve andprocess whats happened.It also speaks to the truthshe set out to impart inthe work. SomethingShigematsu hopes audienceswill appreciate is how real

Empire of the Son debuts at The Cultch

Family affair

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GalleriesBRITANNIAMINEMUSEUM1 Forbes Way, BritanniaBeach. 1-800-896-4044No FutureWithout Past:An exhibition with artworks bystudents and their instructorswill run until Oct. 2 from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

CENTENNIALTHEATRE LOBBYGALLERY2300 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver.Photo Exhibit:Members ofthe North Shore PhotographicSociety will display a variety ofwork by different members inan ongoing rotating exhibit.

CITYATRIUMGALLERY141West 14th St., NorthVancouver. Monday-Friday,8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.caPerceptually Uniform:Artist Mark Ollinger shares hissculptural work until Jan. 11.

CITYSCAPECOMMUNITYARTSPACE335 Lonsdale Ave., NorthVancouver. Monday-Friday,9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday,noon-5 p.m. 604-988-6844nvartscouncil.caArt Rental Show: Rent or

buy artwork right off the gallerywalls in a salon-style exhibitionwith over 400 pieces of originalartwork created by over 100

local artists until Oct. 3.Pushing Boundaries:Abiennial exhibition highlightingemerging and professional First

Nations artists will run fromOct. 9 to Nov. 14. Openingreception: Thursday, Oct. 8,7-9 p.m.

The Gift Box: Buy local fromtwo display cases dedicated tolocal artisans who specialize inhigh quality, handcrafted and

unique gift items.Art Rental Salon:Anongoing art rental programmewith a variety of originalartwork available ranging from$10 to $40 per month.

DISTRICT FOYERGALLERY355West Queens Rd.,North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.caArt Exhibit:Works byphotographer Jules Stirlingand 3-D mixed media by artistChristine Hood until Nov. 3.

DISTRICT LIBRARYGALLERY1277 Lynn Valley Rd., NorthVancouver. nvartscouncil.caThe North VancouverCommunity Arts Councilwill present an exhibition ofpaintings by Lorn Curry titledFrom Palate to Palette TheContemporary Food Still Lifeuntil Dec. 1. Opening reception:Saturday, Oct. 3, 2-4 p.m.

FERRYBUILDINGGALLERY1414 Argyle Ave., WestVancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,closedMondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com

HOMEMADEMUSIC Singer/songwriter Adam Cohen performs at Centennial Theatre on Saturday,Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for the North Shore Disability Resource Centre. Cohen, son of iconic Canadiantroubadour Leonard Cohen, recorded his latest album,We Go Home, on the island of Hydra in Greece and inMontreal, both locations he considers home. For more information on the concert and to order tickets visitcentennialtheatre.com/production/adam-cohen/. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Representatives of the Seymour Art Gallery hosted an opening reception for their latest show, 30Years, Sept. 20. The show highlights 30 of the thousands of artists who have shown their work at thegallery over the last three decades following its launch in 1985. The show will remain on display untilOct. 24. seymourartgallery.com

Artist Arnold Shives and Trevor Carolan

Eleanor Hannanwith workDefy Death

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ArtistVjeko Sager andCarole Badgley

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Exhibit explores impact of drug culture

Scene &Unseen ArtsEncounter, Saturday,Oct. 3 and Phantoms inthe Front Yard: Over theCounter Culture runsOct. 3 to Dec. 18 at TheGordon Smith Gallery ofCanadian Art.

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Whilemost conversationsabout drugs with youthoften occur in a clinicalsetting a classroom or adoctors ofce a NorthVancouver art gallery istaking amore avant-gardeapproach.

Students will be exposed,through art, to the wholespectrum of drug use andits impact on society. Overthe Counter Culture, anexhibit opening Saturday atThe Gordon Smith Galleryof Canadian Art, aims todrive these drug discussionsamong youth.

Bronze sculptures,multimedia, oil and acrylicon canvas, drawings and

prints depicting each artistsinterpretation of drug culturewill be on display. Thefeatured artists belong toVancouver-based gurativecollective Phantoms in theFront Yard which came upwith the drug explorationtheme.

The artists collectiveexplores and interprets thereality that drugs whetherlegal, illegal, pharmaceutical,naturopathic, synthetic orcultivated have an evermore varied presence on ourmedia, conversations, andsociety in general.

From their use andmisuse to their purpose,promise and prominence,they are tied to still widerspectrum of societal issues,reads the artists statement.

Over the CounterCulture makes referenceto propaganda posters,contemporary advertising,ctional and technicalliterature, and historicalprint and painting styles,

The 605 Collective will perform at the Gordon Smith Gallerys Scene & Unseen Arts Encounter on Saturday, Oct. 3 aspart of the opening for Phantoms in the Front Yard: Over the Counter Culture. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Following is a list of North Vancouver District public meetings for this month.Please note that this list is subject to change and new agenda items/meetingsmay be added during the month.

Council Meetings:Monday, October 5, 7 pmMonday, October 26, 7 pm

Committee of the Whole:Monday, October 5, 6 pmMonday, October 26, 6 pm

For more information: visit dnv.org for agendas, minutes and schedules of upcoming meetings

call 604-990-2315 for a recorded listing of agenda items

visit dnv.org/agendanotice to have agendas delivered to your inbox

visit any District Library to view a copy of the agenda which is available theFriday before the regular Council Meeting

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Ceramicworkprocess full of surprises

Song of the Earth:sculptured vessels byKarl Stittgen, on displayuntil Oct. 18 at theFerry Building Gallery,1414 Argyle Ave., WestVancouver. Meet theartist: Friday, Oct. 2 andSaturday, Oct. 3, noon to2 p.m.

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Before Karl Stittgen startstalking about his latestceramic work, he rstrecites a passage fromHenry James 1893 shortstory TheMiddle Years.

We work in the dark we do what we can we give what we have. Ourdoubt is our passion andour passion is our task. Therest is the madness of art,he quotes.

That saying is sortof my leitmotif, Stittgenexplains during a phoneinterview from his PenderIsland home. Like manyartists, he often has doubtsabout his own work, butsays those doubts only serveto fuel more creation.

A well-known namein the jewelry business,

Stittgen immigrated toCanada from Germanyin 1952 and opened hisown jewelry store in WestVancouver in 1954 (StittgenFine Jewelry on BellevueAvenue carries on histradition). Long retiredfrom precious metals andgemstones, he now works

in a much more pliablemedium clay. Thirty ofhis sculptural hand-builtstoneware vessels are ondisplay at the Ferry BuildingGallery until Oct. 18 as partof the Song of the Earthexhibit.

I do not use the wordpots, Stittgen stresses,

leaving that term for potterswho work on a wheel.Everything is vessel-based,meaning it has an opening,not necessarily that you sticksome owers in it.

All his pieces are redat a very high temperature,around 1,250 degreesCelsius. High-ring, as

the process is called, vitriesor waterproofs the clay.

And it does wonderfulthings to the glazes,Stittgen adds, explaining theend result is always a bit of asurprise.

Much of his ceramicwork exemplies the wabisabi esthetic, which, in

Japanese art, celebrates thebeauty of imperfection.

We have no controlover it, Stittgen saysof what happens insidethe kiln, but adds with achuckle, You can also havean accident and nothingworks.

Stittgen has a studioinside his Gulf Islandhouse, which he designedhimself based on FrankLloyd Wrights principlesof organic architecture.Named Halcyon Days, helives there with his wifeNora, who is also an artist.The untamed landscapesurrounding their islandoasis is an endless sourceof artistic inspiration. Treebark, lichen, seafoam andother elements of nature arereected in the shape andtexture of his pieces. Ratherthan put a bouquet of prettyowers inside one of hisvessels, hes more likely todisplay a few dried brancheshanging with moss ifanything at all.

That sort of goestogether with the roughnessof the texture of thepottery.

Stittgen didnt startworking in clay untilabout 10 years ago. Afterfour decades making anddesigning his signatureorganic and architecturallyinspired jewelry, and witha number of retail storesunder his name, he retiredfrom the business in 1995,

Awell-known name in the jewelry business, Karl Stittgen nowworks in amuchmore pliablemediumclay. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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GORDONSMITHGALLERYOFCANADIANART2121 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] and Unseen ArtsEncounter:An evening ofinteractive, contemporary artperformances and exhibitionswhich will include performancesand art by Phantoms in theFront Yard, 605 Collective,Coastal City Ballet and manymore Saturday, Oct. 3, 6-11p.m. Tickets: $15/$10.

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ConcertsBLUEDOGGUITARS16-728West 14th St., NorthVancouver. 604-971-2893Armed and DangerousDon Alder will release his newCD and perform a ngerstyleacoustic guitar tribute to TheWalking Dead Saturday, Oct.3 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $25.

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TUNESMITHONTOUR Tobias Jesso Jr. performs tracks from his critically-acclaimed debut album,Goon, atthe RickshawTheatre on Saturday, Oct. 3. Born and raised in NorthVancouver the Argyle grads music has been comparedto the likes of old school tunesmiths such as Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson. The new Sia album reportedly includes asong Jesso co-wrote with Adele. Formore information visit rickshawtheatre.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED JAMESMARSHALLSee more page 22

From page 19StittgencollectedceramicsFrom page 18

built his current house, andbegan looking for a newmedium to express his ideas.He had long appreciatedand collected ceramics, soclay was a natural choice.Back in 1954, he opened acraft store called CreativeHands on Clyde Avenue inWest Vancouver and got toknow a number of well-known local ceramic artists.He also had the chance tovisit some Bauhaus pottersliving in California.

So naturally, when Ihad the time, I got myselfsome clay, he says.

When he rst dug hisngers into the earthymaterial, he felt like a childwith a lump of Play-Doh.

Its a wonderfulmaterial to express whats inyou, he says. If you haveany sort of ideas in you, youtake that clay and right awayyou can form it.

The sculpting processwas refreshingly quickcompared to jewelry-making.

To make a piece ofjewelry takes days, and thatis what I wanted to get awayfrom, he says.

Though the two artforms are quite dissimilar,Stittgen maintains the samephilosophy he always haswhen it comes to selling hiswork to clients. It has tospeak to you, he says. Ifit speaks to you, you shouldhave it.

He signs off with a quotehe developed himself andhas used since his jewelrydays: If you feel as wellas see my work, we sharea common thought. If mywork speaks to you thenwe embrace the essence ofthings.

to explore the evolvingcomplexities circling theperceptions and uses of drugsin cultures past and present.

This latest installationand its overarching themeis a good t for a gallerythat focuses on studentengagement, and a safe spacefor teachers and studentsto open up a dialogueto have those difcultconversations about drugs,says Gordon Smith Galleryof Canadian Art executivedirector Astrid Heyerdahl.

Featured artist MichaelAbraham has sculpted a headthat spins on top and showsdifferent facial expressionsand mental states, as hisinterpretation of the drug

culture theme.Another artist, Jeremiah

Birnbaum, a police ofcer,brings a different perspectiveabout the impact of drugson society, through hisexpressive charcoal drawings.

Abraham, in fact, was theartist that came up with theOver the Counter Culturetheme.

He feels as thoughits really relevant rightnow in our community,says Heyerdahl. We haveheard, unfortunately, abouta lot of fentanyl overdoses.He wanted to address ina different way than themedical community.

Coinciding with thelaunch of Over the CounterCulture is a specialinteractive evening of myriad

art mediums from ballet topoetry to opera enliveningall ve oors of the GordonSmith Gallery, described byHeyerdahl as the absolutebiggest thing we have doneto date.

The inspiration forthe Scene & Unseen ArtsEncounter started with thecut-out style architectureof the building, explainsHeyerdahl, who envisionedballerinas and other dancerstwirling on every oor.

Its about transformingthis entire building -ve oors into this artsencounter, says Heyerdahl,who promises there are somesurprises in store, perhaps inthe gallery elevator.

The arts interactionfor the public, from

origami making to singingworkshops, is about takingart to the next level, saysHeyerdahl.

Scene & Unseen featureslive performances and art by605 Collective, Rup Sidhu,Woodwards CommunitySingers, Coastal City Ballet,Aeriosa Dance Society andMichael Fraser.

The evening will alsomark opera singer EmilyDavidsons return to thestage. The 25-year-old,who last sang opera whenshe was in high school, hasbeen concentrating on hercareer as a special educationaid and custodian with theNorth Vancouver schooldistrict.

Fate is affordingDavidson the opportunity

to sing her heart out onSaturday. The school boardofce where Davidson worksis in the same building thathouses the Gordon SmithGallery - thats how sheconnected with Heyerdahl.

I mentioned one daythat I sing and then broughtit up to her and she asked if Iwouldnt mind singing at thisevent, explains Davidson.

While nervous, Davidsonsaid she is excited for theevening during which shewill sing three passionatesongs a cappella: Canadiansinger LoreenaMcKennittsThe Highwayman;Habanera, one of the mostfamous arias fromGeorgesBizets 1875 opera Carmen,and Dont Cry for MeArgentina.

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LYNNVALLEYCOMMUNITYROOM1277 Lynn Valley Rd.,North Vancouver.Friday Night Live: LynnValley United Church willpresent a weekly series withimprov actors playing hoststo musical guests Fridays at7:30 p.m. Schedule: Oct. 2,Ross Douglas (folk songwriter/singer); Oct. 9, Nyla Carpenter(First Nations dance); andOct. 16, Dave Hartney

LIVEANDDIRECT Roxanne Potvin is part of an all-star cast of musicians paying tribute to the RollingStonesalbum Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! at Kay Meek Centre tonight and Saturday night at 8 p.m. Led by guitarist Steve Dawsonand the Black Hen House Band, the concerts are a co-production with Capilano University as part of this years GlobalRoots series. Both evenings will feature the album in its entirety plus more Stones classics performed by Barney Bentall,Dustin Bentall, Shawn Hall (of The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer), Rich Hope, Craig Northey (of The Odds), NdidiOnukwulu and other surprise guests. Tonights show is sold out but there are still tickets available for the Saturday nightconcert. For more information visit capilanou.ca/blueshorefinancialcentre/15-Get-Yer-Ya-Ya-s-Out!/. PHOTO SUPPLIEDSee more page 28

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Theatre production presents a cinematic experienceeverything theyre seeing is.Empire of the Son is not justanother writer-performerdoing an autobiographicalplay, with action basedon true stories, etc., hesays. Rather, we made acommitment early on thatas far as philosophically,esthetically and as humanlypossible we were going tokeep this play - its actuallyhalf way between theatre andperformance art - we weretrying to keep this piece asreal to life and as truthful aspossible, he says.

As a result, the work iscontinuing to evolve. Thisshow is like an EKG readingand life is the heartbeat and

thats how intimately thetwo are combined. Evennow, were not sure, the nalshape of the show, what itwill be, he says.

Empire of the Son is therst theatrical undertakingShigematsu has undertakenof this magnitude - seeinghim serve as both writer andlead performer - in 20 years.Back then, he created a workentitled Rising Son, alsoabout his relationship withhis father.

As a result of that Igot picked up by This HourHas 22 Minutes and fromthere I went on to radioand so forth. And so Ikind of got plucked fromtheatre and into mainstreambroadcasting just as a result

of doing this tiny, one-person show that almost noone saw, he says.

While revisiting thetopic, Empire of the Son iscompletely different in termsof its material as well as itsunique form, intended todeepen the experience oflistening.

One of the things thatmakes our show uniqueis that were doing a formof live cinema. . . . Weare making a movie andscreening it at the sametime, says Shigematsu.

To do so, theyreemploying the use ofminiatures.

The miniatures areinteresting because theyresimultaneously very small,

because theyre just toys,but when theyre projectedwith our macro lens theyrewrit larger than life. So youhave this sort of cinematicexperience of watching thesebeautiful images unfold onscreen while at the sametime listening to a story. Wend that the combinationtogether really has the powerto transport audiences notonly around the world orback in time but deeply intotheir own memories, hesays.

Shigematsu is gratefulfor the support of hiscollaborators on theproject, including DonnaYamamoto, artisticproducer, Richard Wolfe,director/original concept

dramaturgy, and HeidiTaylor, dramaturge, all ofwhom have played a role inmaking Empire of the Son areality.

Being able to performas part of The Cultchsseason, for me its likegoing to the Olympics. Itsjust unbelievable, saysShigematsu.

Out of 12 performances,nine are already sold out.

Thats how strong thecommunity has responded.A perennial question fora lot of artistic directorsand producers is, How dowe attract a more diverseaudience? Which is codefor, How do we get theAsians into the theatre?Weve always maintained the

answer is simple: people willcome when they recognizethemselves on stage, saysShigematsu.

Thats not to say thework doesnt have a widerappeal across cultural lines.For example, Shigematsuwas encouraged when heheard from a young Italianwoman, who, after watchingan excerpt from the play,said she saw a lot of her ownfather in his.

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Interviewswith father alsoincluded in PhD projecttalk about multiculturalismand we pay lip service tothese issues of diversitybut the fact is when youlook at Canadian culturewere not all represented.The absence of people ofcolour is something that Ithink were very aware of.And I think anyone who isinterested in not reproducingsocial inequality, you have tobe mindful of marginalizedgroups. You cant help buttake note of a lack of genderdiversity or other forms ofexclusionary practices, hesays.

That interest inshowcasing a variety ofcultural experiences is amongthe reasons hes involved withVancouver Asian CanadianTheatre, currently serving asartist in residence.

Most other theatrecompanies are doing it forperhaps the most noble ofreasons, which is theyredoing it for arts sake.Theyre trying to makea difference in the worldby creating somethingmeaningful and expressingthat truth beautifully. Butthe difference for VancouverAsian Canadian Theatreis that in addition to themission of creating art isthat were also interested insocial justice, he says.

The