Young WV musician honored

GRADE 10 Sentinel student
Ronald Lee Ho was the
youngest: graduate to receive
two diplomas at the November
Royal Conservatory of Music
convocation in Toronto.

honors in violin and piano,
completing his violin and piano
performer.

The West Vancouver youth
studies violin under Philippe Et-

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

THE NORTH Shore is ‘hungry for bands” in live settings, says Coach House co-ordinater Steve

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N. Shore venues look to live action to pack houses

ESPITE THE rain, cold, wee small hour and 20-
minute lineup, a fair-sized crowd is milling about
the entrance. of North Vancouver's Coach

- House Pub.

On any other Friday night, this
parking lot would be deserted.
Tonight you can’t spit in any di-
rection without hitting black
leather or Harley chrome. So you
wouldn’t want te try.

But this is no biker bash. It’s the .
premier of what Coach House

" entertainment coordinator Steve
Webster calls ‘an experiment’
.-— bring live bands and a dress
code (off go the leathers) back to
an establishment as well known as
the North Shore’s one and only *

Greg Potter

NOW REPORT

packed dance floor and 350 well-
lubricated souls inside are any in-
dication, it’s an unqualified suc-
cess,

“(think the North Shore is
hungry for bands and has been
hurtin’ for an entertainment venue

of any kind for quite a few years,’’ °

says Webster. ‘‘The clubs that are

here do pretty well to different

degrees, but in terms of selection,

strip bar.
people’ don’t. have much to

And if the ravaged beer cooler,

reein:

- “T found myself
- looking for a job.”
- LOOKING bor a JOD.
“Laid off.” | thought that was something that happened to
other people. At first I was devastated. Then I got it together and
- went into my Canada Employment Centre. | figured they could
find mea job.
-But I was wrong. They don't find jobs any more - they help;
people find jobs for themselves. 1 worked with a counsellor, one-

on-one, and in group sessions with people who were as surprised
as I was to find themselves in this situation. ;

Turns out my interests, and aptitudes, were in a totally
different line of work. With the right training and temporary -
financial assistance, I found the best job I’ve ever had.

I walked into my Canada Employment Centre to find a
_ job. Whar I really found was myself. ;

CANADA
EMPLOYMENT
-- CENTRE

READY, WILLING & ABLE

choose from.”’

Which is why, despite the
recession, some North Shore
watering holes are taking a
chance, investing some money
and changing weekend formats.

Besides the Coach House's
move away from peelers and into

_ live classic rock, Deep Cove’s
Naven pub has begun booking
original roots and R&B acts. At the
other end of the line, West Van’s

: Sandy Cove flourishes with a
strong alternative following while
North Van‘s Lynnwood continues
to cater to the country crowd, _

And though the results are en-

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