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Newsmaker of the Year

Bike infrastructure, lack of public consultation about bike lanes, the impact on downtown businesses and the environment. No other Vancouver issue prompted hotter debate in 2010—the year of the bicycle.

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Olympic charity

BY MIKE HOWELL VANOC gift bags, including those cool jackets, figured prominently among disclosures by city councillors on gifts they received this year. Most returned or donated the gear.

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MIKE HOWELL Municipal politicians appointed to Metro Vancouver boards make nice coin, while the Vancouver Police Department is all a-Twitter.

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BY SANDRA THOMAS Residents facing eviction in a long-standing battle with their West End landlord trade accusations about pressure tactics.

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A welcome recess

BY ALLEN GARR With school closures put on hold, both the VSB and the Ministry of Education are talking nice until a new B.C. Liberal leader is chosen.

Do we know it’s Christmas?

BY GEOFF OLSON Amid rampant commercialism and dreary social requirements, the holiday season could use an old-fashioned dump of snow.

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BY TIM PAWSEY Harry Kambolis is back in the kitchen and going Greek with the recently revamped Nu Aegean Cuisine.

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CHERYL ROSSI A group of former sex trade workers walks into a standup comedy workshop.

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Succession planning itself is one of the things that can bring in all of those high flyers. Who better to look after our assets than our own people?”

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The bicycle: Vancouver’s Newsmaker of the Year

Bikes debate rivals freeway battles of the ’70s Barry Link Editor

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he bicycle has a central role in our history. Taking a recognizably modern form in the 1880s, it predates the car in popularity, and unlike its cousin the horse and buggy it survived the age of the automobile. It gave new mobility to women and the working classes and was credited with helping bring about their political and social emancipation in the west in the early 20th century. It remains the staple transport system for huge numbers of people around the world.

In Vancouver in 2010, it was at the centre of the biggest debate about how this city organizes itself since the freeway battles of the 1970s. That’s why it’s the Courier’s choice for Vancouver Newsmaker of the Year.

This was the year a green-inspired city council moved aggressively to implement designated bike lanes downtown, and to upgrade bike routes elsewhere with obstructions and lights. Public consultation was cheerfully bypassed, and the construction of routes was swift—and to some critics—pre-ordained. Battle lines for and against bike lanes formed just as quickly.

Business groups predicted a financial disaster through lost customers who couldn’t find parking.

Bike advocates prophesied an urban nirvana and marked their victory with T-shirts that read “Bike lanes make me Hornby.” Bikes replaced off-leash dogs as the favourite argument of choice over lattes as people debated who “owns”

The bike lanes debate went in many directions in 2010. the roads. Letters to the editor for and against bikes were numerous and bitter. Vancouverites made videos of traffic violations by both cars and bikes and posted them in online halls of shame. To get on a bike in traffic, or to go near a bike lane in a car, felt like combat. No one was a civilian on our roads in 2010.

The bicycle was also the salient symbol of a green-inspired city council with, pun intended, vision.

The clarity of the Vision Vancouver-dominated council remains to be seen. Ten years from now, many of us could be cycling to our yoga classes on protected bike lanes past community organic gardens tended by residents of nearby laneway homes built from recyclable materials. Or we could be really pissed off because we can’t drive downtown anymore. How voters, most of whom drive cars, respond to that scenario will be the story of 2011, an election year.

For the past few weeks, we asked

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readers for their choice of Newsmaker in our online poll. The top vote getter was the Winter Olympics, which was the Courier’s runner-up selection for Newsmaker by the smallest of margins.

Here’s how the results of our online poll broke down: Olympics (49 per cent), the bicycle (19 per cent), school closures (16 per cent), tower developments (8 per cent), the Wu beating (8 per cent).

As in past years, we asked a range of notable Vancouverites for their Newsmaker selection from our five candidates. Their choices and explanations follow, with our thanks for their participation.

Note that their entries are edited for space. The full text of their contributions can be found on our website at vancourier.com.

BIKES

The real legacy of 2010 is the city’s willingness to embrace and reconceptualize itself. Vancouver’s message during the Games

was: “If you come downtown, walk, ride or take the bus.” The success of Vancouver’s Olympic transportation plan captured the imagination of citizens to walk, take public transit and ride their bikes. The Dunsmuir bike lane appeared and worked so well that it was hardly noticed, though it made a considerable difference to the safety of Vancouver cyclists. If the downtown is to expand and grow economically, it is not going to be from increased trips by privately owned single-occupancy cars, but through bikes, public transportation and walking. The Hornby Street bike lane is another critical piece of the puzzle of the downtown transportation plan. While the bike may not be the answer to all of the city’s issues, it may provide a symbolic vehicle for citizens to conceptualize how the city can be what we want it to be: safe and equitable.

—Brent Granby, West End community activist Even I, as an enthusiastic bicycle commuter, am left wondering why we are so desperate to become so green. Why do I feel these bicycle lanes are on our “behalf” and not “because” it is something we desperately want?

Cities are complicated… so we hire educated experts; highly paid municipal managers and a skilled work force to deal with the dayto-day operation of important municipal services and planning.

We also want amenities such as parks, community centres, libraries and theatres. We do not expect our councillors to be experts of

course. But we do expect them to review everything that our public servants and private developers want to make sure it reflects what is best for our citizens. But I worry that while Vancouver voters have been complacent about our expectations, things may have changed slightly. The councillorled bicycle lane initiative might be an innocuous turning point.

We may be witnessing some idealistic “social engineering” that could be good for us or it could be reason for concern because of where it might lead us. We’ll just have to wait and see.

—Ed des Roches, co-chair, Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition

As the city enters its 125th year, the bicycle is now an embedded part of the lives of Vancouverites.

No longer simply a healthy, socialrecreational activity, the bicycle is driving civic engagement, infrastructure development, and public dialogue.

Whether it’s the collective “oh no” moment as commuters discover the Critical Mass is headed their way or our public and political debates about bike lane development or the taking of collective action in support of community and environmental health, the bicycle is now a part of the life of this great city. The bicycle touches the tension points and values of Vancouverites: to live a healthy life, to support a healthy environment, and sustain a bright future for this one of a kind city.

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Olympics prompted patriotism, puck interest and late night parties

Continued from page 4 Bikes have played a significant role culturally, physically and politically in this city during the past 12 months. The high-profile cyclists running Vancouver have promoted the vision of a city populated by fitness buffs, philosophically committed to reducing our collective carbon footprint by replacing cars with bikes. Beyond this green image, where the rubber meets the road, the bicycle has actually changed the face of Vancouver. The Burrard Bridge and major arteries including Dunsmuir and Hornby have been radically altered to accommodate cyclists. Barricades and bike corrals changed traffic patterns and access to some businesses. As a daily year-round cyclist, I have experienced a higher level of driver hostility than ever before because of these radically imposed changes. Politically, the bicycle has defined the Vision council.

Voters knew that their goal was to increase the number of cyclists in Vancouver. What has become clear is that Vision believes the end justifies the means. Public consultation on bike routes has been sketchy, with council “consulting” citizens until 10 p.m.

then having city crews begin digging up Hornby Street only nine hours later. This council has had to make hard financial choices, including devastating cuts to the park board, graffiti management, playground programs, and other services citizens rely on. Spending millions on cycling amenities in the face of these cuts demonstrates that for Vision the bicycle is primary in Vancouver in 2010.

—Eileen Mosca, community activist

OLYMPICS

We spent the money in the old economy when we had it while coming out of a downturn in the world economy. The typically reserved and somewhat passive-aggressive Canadian stood up and without any agenda celebrated being a Vancouverite, a British Columbian and being a Canadian.

As we all watched Sydney Crosby place Canada’s mark on the world, we found a way to touch each other like never before. A mere three weeks earlier, I believe that 65 per cent of those watching that goal were not Olympic supporters or outwardly patriotic.

Yet, we somehow found an inner strength that would be that big

magical happened along the way.

We created a front-page patriotism that surprised both the world and ourselves. We discovered that our beautiful Canadian flag truly is a stunning fashion accessory, along with a simple pair of highly prized red wool mittens. And, oh yeah, our men’s and women’s hockey teams kicked butt.

—Barb Snelgrove, member of city’s LGBTQ committee

Eileen Mosca positive step forward that Canadians needed to reposition their mindset coming out of an economic downturn, which was innocently found at the Olympics.

—Bob Rennie, real estate tycoon “The Winter (oh, who are we kidding) “summer” Olympics.

Jubilation, death, sport, culture, rioting, teeming masses and unbridled patriotism, the Games held it all. With one part party, an underlying threat of terrorism and a plethora of cultural flair previously unseen in our city, we opened our doors to the world and the world, ourselves included, ran amok. Then something

Christmas in Marpole Village Saturday, December 18th, 2010 Enjoy the festive celebration of the holidays in Marpole, on Granville Street between 63rd and 71st Avenues.

2010 will always be remembered as a year Vancouver shone, thanks to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It could have been a less successful occasion, though. For months leading up to the Games, the majority of the public held the view it was an elites-only event.

VANOC never endeared itself with its secretiveness, and the city imposed extraordinary gag laws to prevent ambush marketing. For weeks citizens were warned to avoid the downtown core, and many locals happily took vacations to avoid the predicted urban chaos. Black-hooded thugs faced off with police in riot gear, and our ski venues scrambled to find snow after El Niño made an unwelcome visit. Then something incredible happened: the people

took back their city. Canadians from across the country thrilled at the success of our athletes and unmasked a patriotic fervour never seen here before. We finally proved to ourselves that many of us could gather downtown without trashing the place, at least as long as we involve families and close liquor stores by 5 p.m.

Ours was never a more vibrant and happy city than during those weeks. As one American journalist opined, “Vancouver, you were golden.” Who would argue with that?

—Mike Klassen, CityCaucus.com blogger The 2010 Olympic Winter Games were a huge success. They increased Vancouver’s and B.C.’s profiles at home and on the international stage. [An estimated] 3.5 billion people—or more than half the world’s population—viewed the Games on TV, the Internet or a mobile device, making it the most watched Winter Olympics in history. According to an Angus Reid Poll, 92 per cent of Canadians believe the 2010 Olympic Winter Games had a positive effect on the nation. How could it not?

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Continued from page 5 Our athletes won a record number of medals, and now hold the record for the most for any host nation for a Winter Olympic Games. The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games attracted over 250,000 people to B.C. in 2010 and added about $770 million to the provincial economy in the same year. This was a tremendous economic injection.

Then there is also the legacy of infrastructure built for the Games that future generations will continue to enjoy for years to come, including a tripling in size of the convention centre, upgrades to the Sea-to-Sky highway connecting Vancouver to Whistler, and the Canada Line rapid transit route from downtown to the city’s airport, the first such link of its kind in Canada.

—Senator Larry Campbell

The 2010 Winter Olympics was the newsmaker of the year. In fact, it may be argued that the Winter Olympics was the Newsmaker of the Decade.

Every year since the announcement of the winning bid in 2003, the anticipation of the games has dominated the headlines. In February 2010, all of the preparation and all of the hard work that finally came to fruition. An event, like nothing ever seen before in Vancouver, captivated the attention of all of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the world. We were able to experience everything that goes into an Olympic Games. The companionship, the sharing of cultures and the excitement right across Metro Vancouver are just a few things that will always be remembered. As Vancouverites, we were able to share with the world a little bit of who we are, and on the flip side those who made their way to Vancouver for the Olympics were able to share a little bit of who they are with us.

—Wade Grant, Musqueam councillor and member of Vancouver Police Board

Senator Larry Campbell The Olympics illuminated a range of social, economic and political issues. The first issue that resonated with several Canadians was the enormous cost and taxpayer dollars used to finance the Games. The second was the newly built Olympic venues juxtaposed with the city’s failure to provide adequate living conditions for the homeless in the Downtown Eastside. Thirdly, the Olympics forged a strong sense of Canadian nationalism on the one hand, and also prompted serious debate about what constitutes “Canadian identity” on the other. The latter was sparked by the opening and closing ceremonies that some believed were exclusionary and failed to reflect Canada’s diversity. Lastly, the monopoly of corporations to define the Olympics was reaffirmed when volunteers had to cover up any competing logo with tape. While these issues are not always bright, the positive lay in the fact that the Olympics were saved by the huge participation of the public, volunteers and athletes and the real credit should have gone out to them.

—Indira Prahst, Langara College sociology instructor The Olympics because of… the Olympic Village fiasco. The city now owns nearly $1 billion of high-end real estate it cannot sell or fully use

for other purposes and faces major losses on this project. This is significant as the city’s entire annual operating budget is only $800 million. As Mayor Gregor Robertson rashly, and unnecessarily, decided to take political ownership of this boondoggle shortly after the 2008 election, local property taxes will now go toward subsidizing wealthy homeowners rather than, for example, building more homeless shelters. This development will continue to be an issue in this city long after the Olympic torch is passed to Sochi, Russia in 2014. That said, the Sydney Opera House was once considered a policy disaster, but is now a national treasure.

—Kennedy Stewart, SFU associate professor, school of public policy While the Olympics should have been the Newsmaker, sadly, the Olympic Village is the bigger story. Eight months after the last Olympic medals were handed out, 732 apartments in the Athlete’s Village remain empty and the city faces potential losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s a sad irony for a Mayor and Council elected on a promise to end homelessness.

—Michael Geller, architect and former NPA council candidate Once Vancouver was chosen to host the event, it became a political issue with environmental and Aboriginal groups. The taxpayers are still being held accountable for this event and paying for a city with a huge deficit, while homeless shelters and drop-in centres are closing because the City of Vancouver does not have the money.

We lost our sacred eagle territory of Eagle Ridge Bluff. One Elder, Harriet Nahanee, fought hard to ensure this sacred bird existence was not threatened. Her long hard fight essentially led to her death.

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Continued from page 6 And what of the vulnerable women of the Downtown Eastside and the influx of people from around the world who would be using the sex trade? What kind of protection and “special” services would be available for them? There was none. There are many people who have different views of positive experiences and I do not mean to take away from their joy but open their eyes to a different lens.

—Mona Woodward, executive director, Aboriginal Front Door Society

SCHOOL CLOSURES

We are already seeing a vast disruption of our school system through the Vancouver School Board’s erratic, short-sighted handling of the seismic upgrading of historic schools. The potential closure of other schools threatens even further a number of community landmarks. Community space is desperately required throughout the city—including improved daycare and other needs. Why are we not looking for opportunities to use our neighbourhood schools in a way that more broadly benefits the community and also looks forward to the future growth of our city.

—Donald Luxton, heritage advocate

Since there has been a recognition that public education… will have an increasing cost over time, there have been continuing cuts to the funding and services that support achieving these goals.

The erosion of comprehensive, accessible excellence, the requirements that attract and retain students to public education, in their local schools, has been a factor contributing to decreased enrolment. The punishment for the current fiscal shortfall, the result of an imperfect funding formula and declining enrollment, is being meted out to those students and families who continue to support their neighbourhood schools.

If education had the priority it deserves the Newsmaker would not be school closures. It would, and should be a fully funded public education system, with acknowledged excellence districtwide, and all of our schools are filled to capacity.

—Gwen Giesbrecht, chair, District Parent Advisory Council

WU BEATING

The Yao Wei Wu beating. Not because I happen to be a spokesperson for the Concerned Group on Wu’s beating, but because according to the fictional rationalization provided by Delta Police

the growing culture of violence and the blatant arrogance of fabricating stories among those officers who vowed to respect the law. So what is endangered is not just our species but the separation of power that protects our very democracy.

—Bill Chu, Chinese Christians in Action

Bill Chu Department, which investigated the incident, the Wu beating is rationalized and can now happen to anyone. All the cops need are “acting in good faith,” “reasonable ground an assault had occurred or may still be occurring” (meaning the altered state of mind after one watched too many Rambo movies), “reasonable grounds to believe Mr. Wu is a suspect in an assault” (a family man would never wake up with only T-shirt and shorts on to open his door to two plain clothes thugs), “use reasonable force” (meaning anything short of terminating someone) and “a language barrier existed” (it is too bad aliens like Mr. Wu, Mr. Khan, Frank Paul, Robert Dziekanski don’t understand my language well!).What is scary is

Mr. Wu’s story is sadly one that has played out in many forms over the last few years, and we think it captured the attention of Vancouverites because it so clearly and simply exposed the flaws of our police complaints system. At the end of the day we are left wondering how the officers who were assigned to investigate Mr. Wu’s complaint could have possibly come to the conclusion there was nothing was wrong with the way VPD officers responded. How could plain clothed police officers attend the wrong residence, arrest the wrong person, cause him serious physical harm and still make no mistakes? Mr. Wu’s case clearly shows us the need for a civilian body to investigate police complaints, staffed by real independent civilians (not just ex-cops), and hopefully Mr. Wu’s story will not be forgotten in 2011 when Attorney General Mike De

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—Douglas King, Pivot Legal Society

While the VPD has made a number of progressive strides under Chief Jim Chu, the beating of Yao Wei Wu showed just how irresponsible and unaccountable policing remains in this city and province. Each stage of the Wu case was fraught with systemic problems. Chief Chu may have apologized and ordered an investigation, but he did Wu no justice by assigning the case to the Delta police force. Although many other provinces have stopped allowing the police to investigate themselves, for obvious reasons of bias, it is a practice that continues in British Columbia. Wu claims the Delta Police Department didn’t interview material witnesses or gather physical evidence. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t recommend any charges against the two offending officers… Wu was no criminal. He was simply at the right place (his home) at the wrong time. For that he received a swollen face from two officers and a slap to the face by the police system.

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Should city hall have a better system for monitoring the disclosure of gifts to councillors and staff?

Last week’s poll question: What’s your choice for Vancouver Newsmaker for 2010?

Olympics: 49 per cent School closures: 16 per cent The bicycle: 19 per cent Tower developments: 8 per cent The Wu beating: 8 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

University of B.C. education professor Charles Ungerleider will tell you that people have no idea what the names of their school trustees are until those trustees decide to close their child’s school. Then they remember the names all the way to the polling booth.

Don’t doubt that was on the minds of the Vision/COPE majority-controlling Vancouver school board when they dodged the school closure bullet last Sunday. Moments after a staff report on school closures was posted on the school board’s website, board chair Patti Bacchus and her posse were telling the world they supported the report’s main recommendation: delay any decision to close the five Vancouver schools under review until March of 2012.

That would be well after the next election.

The report was supposed to be officially unveiled at a school board committee meeting this week, on Tuesday evening, by school superintendent Steve Cardwell. It will be sent on to the board for consideration next week.

That pre-emptive move took so much steam out of the issue that on Tuesday evening only a handful of folks turned up in the gallery.

The official reasons for the delay on closures are fairly straightforward. The damage caused to communities by boarding up five schools would be far greater than the $1.5 million that would be saved. Besides, that is only a small percentage of the approximately $10-million deficit the board is facing for next year’s budget. The staff and board want time to figure out alternatives.

allengarr Ungerleider would say the decision to defer closures is prudent and allows the board to look more generally at issues of population growth, planning and educational needs right across the city.

But there’s something else worth noting about what is going on. There has been a clear strategy shift by the majority on the board when it comes to the provincial government. The strategy—yet another pre-election move—was worked out with help from the mayor’s office and Vision party advisers.

Recall not many months ago Bacchus and the board were at war with Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid. MacDiarmid dispatched an auditing crew to investigate the management practices of the board. Their report found the board wanting as managers and there was a great deal of fist pounding from

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Bacchus. It was all the province’s fault. Funding cuts were destroying public education.

Much of that rhetoric has been dialed back now. Bacchus seems more conciliatory. Yes, she’ll talk about provincial funding levels but, also part of the staff report, the board will look for alternative funding sources, and partners at city hall may help with better use of facilities. They’re looking at methods to reduce costs and are expressing a willingness to work with the province.

And now that MacDiarmid is back in the education portfolio, although she still insists there is no more money, she has stopped throwing rocks at the Vancouver School Board. She’s even saying the odd nice thing about plans to make schools neighbourhood education centres that provide a wider variety of educational services.

MacDiarmid’s change in tone can be attributed at least in part to the fluid state of the government. Everyone is hanging back on plans as the Liberals select a new leader who will issue his or her own set of marching orders.

And that opens up an opportunity for the school board to lobby for, among other things, a commitment for regular schooling for children as young as three or four years old. Do that and you’d see a lot of those empty spaces schools are now experiencing quickly filled, to say nothing of more operating funds.

Yet while cooler heads may prevail and some schools have been given a reprieve, as superintendent Cardwell reminded the board this week: “It is still not over.” agarr@vancourier.com

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

opinion DECEMBER BRINGS DREARY SOCIAL DUTIES

True meaning of Christmas lost in our consumer culture I’m watching the weather reports from Ontario, and dreaming of a white Christmas: a midDecember dump of snow that buries cars, blocks streets, and turns the Lower Mainland into a picture-postcard wasteland.

But just for a few days. I’m no Scrooge, I’m an optimist.

I’m hoping for a repeat of the holidays two years ago, when most everyone on my block was trapped a few days before Christmas. We had a neighbourhood staycation, visiting each other’s homes and playing board games while sipping a neighbour’s electric-green, lime-and-vodka punch. I don’t remember how I got home, but I figured I must have walked.

I grew up in Ontario, so I’m a bit sentimental about the white stuff. I remember how the snowplows would create crenellated fortresses along the sides of our street, which my friends and I clambered over in mock battles. A big dump meant snowball fights, tobogganing, and if we were lucky, school closures. When the holidays rolled around, a white Christmas was usually a given.

Instead of snow on the West Coast, we get a December downfall of social duties. The streets remain obligingly bare, allowing you to reach functions you’d prefer not to. You end up standing in a corner fiddling with your iPhone or Crackberry, wishing it was a Star Trek communicator with a teleportation app. Who among us hasn’t wanted to vanish from some eye-glazing Secret Santa ceremony, using some shimmering Gene Roddenberry special effect? “It’s been lovely but I have to molecularly disassemble now.” (Get working on it, Apple and RIM.) The seasonal obligations extend to shopping, and the Battan death march to the mall. It’s ironic that authorities once outlawed the potlatches of indigenous people, yet the biggest potlatch of all isn’t just legal, but close to mandatory.

Doubly ironic considering so many of the classic television holiday specials—The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas—are about how the true meaning of Yuletide doesn’t have anything to do with bling. There hasn’t been a memorable holiday special for kids in ages, probably because no sponsor wants to attach their brand to any show hinting that holiday consumerism is questionable.

No wonder we focus so much on baby Jesus, before he was capable of speech—because the adult Christ’s messages

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geoffolson aren’t what you’d call marketfriendly, not with Scripture like “The desire of money is the root of all evil” (Timothy 6:10), and “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:23-24, with variations in Mark 10:24-25, and Luke 18:24-25). Let’s also not forget that Christ kicked over the money changer’s tables in the temple (all four Gospels). And how do we celebrate his birth?

By spending scads of cash on each other, instead of burning hedge fund managers in effigy.

Go figure.

I get it that Christmas isn’t really meant for adults. It’s for the kids, who gravitate more to the Kris Kringle theme than the Sky God stories of ancient Hebrews. Santa hits a big archetypal button with the young, though when you think of it, a bearded home invader who keeps a “list” of millions of kids is a bit disturbing. But certainly no more disturbing than the story of Abraham and Isaac.

I can thank my parents for my understanding of the Bible. They regularly dressed up my youngest sister and me in pressed clothes and booted us out the door for Sunday school.

As my mom confessed years later, it was less for moral instruction than for a chance for her and my dad to be alone, for exactly the reasons you’re thinking. While my parents enjoyed kid-free quality time, I was in a church basement listening to a banging radiator and tales from the Old Testament. Lot’s wife turning into a “pillar of salt?” Cool. Samson slaying thousands of Philistines with the “jawbone of an ass”? Way cool. But coolest of all was Ezekiel’s desert vision of a fiery cloud, full of wheels, wings and weird creatures. Total Marvel comics stuff.

Strangely, to this day I draw a blank on what exactly are “frankincense” and “myrrh.” I’ll have plenty of time to google it when the city-seizure snowfall comes. I hope. www.geoffolson.com

The Vision-dominated park board may close some washrooms year-round—not just during the winter. photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Park board may close washrooms and cut cleaning,” Dec. 1.

For years, my young daughter and I loved to visit the Stanley Park farmyard.

Sarah had one playful rabbit she particularly loved whom she called Flopsy. The farmyard is gone, thanks to foolish cuts mandated by a party strangely called Vision Vancouver.

What vision?

I’ve had to assure Sarah that Flopsy has a loving new home. And now the self-styled

“progressives” of Vision are cutting back flower beds in downtown parks. Is Vision the enemy of flowers and bunnies? They’ve targeted washrooms, too, for closures—less cleaning, shorter hours.

These city councillors and park commissioners have a Vision alright, and it’s the vision of the most rabid of tax-cutting reactionaries in the United States.

For a pittance in savings, Vision is taking out bunnies, flowers and toilets.

Douglas Broome, Vancouver

City’s density plan tantamount to ‘assault’

To the editor: Re: “Neighbourhood density rankles longtime Oakridge resident,” Dec. 3.

Brent Toderian and staff are finding opposition to their plan all along the corridor, not just in Oakridge.

I live in the King Edward station area and am mad as hell about this plan. It doesn’t create a complete community. It creates a “wall” of tall structures. I will be stuck behind this in-your-face wall and cut off from my community.

This plan is an assault. It is

too close, too tall, and too dense. Many of their own planning principles are not being followed. It is not in keeping with existing neighbourhood character nor is it a sensitive transition.

Our community vision, approved by city council in 2005, is being thrown out the window. The city is offering up this RS1-zoned bluff on King Edward as the location that developers can build their “wall” of taller than-approved structures.

It does not have to be this way. There are alternatives.

It is possible to add density by spreading the density over a larger area and limiting the built forms to RPSCapproved housing types.

My neighbours, both north and south of King Edward and east and west of Cambie, will be watching council and the mayor closely as this plan goes to council in February 2011.

Anyone who votes to approve this plan will not get our votes in the next civic election.

Carey Murphy, Vancouver

Teacher’s union doesn’t bully, it advocates

To the editor: Re: “Letter of the Week,” Dec. 3., Courier letter writer James Gilmour should perhaps check his facts before slinging mud.

The BCTF is officially non-partisan and does not donate directly to any political organization, including the NDP. The federation does, however, conduct effective campaigns to support teaching and learning and funding to ensure that happens. In that

we are equally non-partisan. It is called advocacy, Mr. Gilmour, not bullying. As a union of highly educated professionals who often use their “nice summer-long vacations” on further education to improve qualifications, which support the learning of students of this province, we are proud of that.

Anne Guthrie Warman, president, Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association

Cycling ‘redneck’ should conceal music choices

To the editor: Re: “Country music keeps cycling session rolling,” Nov. 26.

Gee, times must be pretty tough for the print media if the Courier’s cycling columnist has to double as its music critic. Who gives a rat’s derriere what

redneck cowboy music Jeffrey HansenCarlson listens to when he’s basement bicycling? Shouldn’t he be behind the wheel of a pickup truck instead of pushing pedals?

Cal Koat, Vancouver

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news the Dec. 10 election for their positions. The big vote will be held at 9 a.m. at the Burnaby office of Metro Vancouver.

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Wage the dog

Oh, to be a politician appointed to Metro Vancouver.

Not only does the politician get to make decisions that affect the region, the politician also makes money over and above the politician’s salary as a city councillor, which is $61,674 in Vancouver.

And the money is good.

Attending a meeting for less than four hours is worth $322.

More than four hours is worth $644 in the pocket. And for the politician able to attend three meetings at three locations in one day… well it’s time for a bigger wallet to fit all $966.

Now say that politician who raked in $966, hops a ferry to Victoria the next day for a conference. The politician would qualify for $322 for travel time, another $644 if the conference lasts more than four hours and another $322 for a return trip home.

That’s a grand total of $1,288.

Of course, that doesn’t include costs for the ferry, hotel and food, which are also covered by Metro Vancouver.

Const. Anne Longley shows how media savvy the Vancouver Police Department is with its latest social media tool—a Twitter account. Its handle is @VancouverPD. photo Dan Toulgoet But how much directors continue to rake in is up for discussion

by Metro Vancouver’s finance committee. A report that will go before the committee early in the new year recommends some changes. One recommendation includes decreasing the $966 paid out for the politician able to attend three meetings in a day to

$644. Another contentious recommendation is discontinuing payment for travel and attendance time for attending conferences.

City politicians on Metro Vancouver’s various committees include Mayor Gregor Robertson, Raymond Louie, George Chow, Heather Deal, Andrea Reimer and Tim Stevenson.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson is the chair of the board and North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton is the vice-chair. Unlike other directors, they receive a salary from Metro Vancouver.

Jackson earns $61,674 and Walton gets $32,200. How much longer they will continue to earn that cash depends on the outcome of

They Facebook, they blog and now… they Twitter.

The Vancouver Police Department has joined the 21st Century and is now sending out tweets.

Can’t wait to find out what VPD Chief Jim Chu had for lunch.

That’s a joke, people.

At least I hope it is, said the reluctant tweeter puzzled by a person’s need to let “followers” know how scrumptious the BLT was at Helen’s Grill. (Actually, it’s quite good).

But I digress. The VPD sent out an email Tuesday, saying it has joined the masses feverishly typing pithy 140 character messages for all to read. The VPD began the madness at shortly after 1 p.m.

Tuesday. On Thursday morning, the department began tweeting every call it received over 24 hours. Most days, the VPD handles about 500 calls.

The cop shop’s handle is @ VancouverPD. So far, the VPD appears to have good taste in whom it follows.

Like… the Courier.

But who’s this Gregor Robertson guy? mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Thanks, but no thanks.

That was the response by several city councillors who refused to accept free Olympic gear worth about $350 from the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games and Paralympics.

VANOC shipped packages containing a jacket, toque and T-shirt—the uniform of volunteers—to councillors in May. Councillors who disclosed the gifts in documents filed at city hall estimated the worth of the gear at $350 to $375.

Vision Vancouver councillors Geoff Meggs, Andrea Reimer and Kerry Jang say they returned the gifts while NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton kept hers and Vision Coun.

George Chow donated his to Strathcona community centre for a fundraiser. “It all arrived as a bit of surprise,” Meggs said. “I don’t want to seem not appreciative but I didn’t need it and it was clearly a gift—not that it would have had any consequences be-

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cause VANOC was disappearing as an organization. I just didn’t need it, so I sent it back.”

Anton said she was “delighted” to receive the Olympic gear, particularly the turquoise jacket, which she added was her favourite colour. When told Chow donated his to a community centre, she replied, “that was very good of him, maybe I should have done that, too.”

Chow said he thought it was important to disclose the gift because it was worth more than $250. The mayor and councillors are required to disclose all “gifts” worth $250 or more “as soon as reasonably practicable,” according to the Vancouver Charter.

Chow said the gear from VANOC also came as a sur-

prise and he suspected the organizing committee was simply “trying to clear out their warehouse” since the Olympics and Paralympics were over. Jang said he believes Vision councillors Heather Deal and Tim Stevenson also returned the gear to VANOC. The Courier was unable to reach a VANOC official regarding the shipment of the gear.

Filing a gift disclosure is at the discretion of the politician and there is no watchdog at city hall to question whether he or she should have disclosed, for example, a yacht ride. In October 2008, the Courier revealed the previous NPA-dominated council accepted a variety of “gifts” from Concord Developments Inc. Gifts included a dinner

and yacht ride to watch fireworks in English Bay, free tickets to Cirque du Soleil, Canucks games and a night in a private box at Rogers Arena to watch Bruce Springsteen. At the time, Chow told the Courier he didn’t think it was necessary to indicate he went on the cruise and attended Cirque du Soleil, both paid for by a company that has regular dealings with the city.

The Courier’s regular checks of disclosure forms at city hall have shown a dramatic decrease in the number of gifts disclosed by councillors since the article was published. City manager Penny Ballem is the only staff member to file a disclosure form, which indicated she received $3,500 for a speaking engagement at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Ballem recommended the money be donated to the United Way. Meggs, who was elected in 2008, said he doesn’t believe there is a need for a watchdog at city hall to ensure politicians are disclosing gifts. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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David Hurford, director of public relations for the association, which represents more than 10,000 health-care workers, contacted the Courier in response to a November cover story regarding Steeves Manor, a seniors independent-living facility next to Jericho Park. The facility is becoming home to the hard to house, including drug and alcohol addicts. As a result, according to some Steeves residents, the housing complex is seeing an increase in crime, including theft and assaults. Many Steeves residents are regularly visited by health-care workers. “Seniors care workers are facing more people with mental health issues, many who are younger and able-bodied, who they have to get past in order to see their clients,” said Hurford.

That concern helped prompt a resolution approved by the association at its 2010 annual general meeting, which includes recommendations to review staff training and increase dispute resolution options. He added increased staff training on how to deescalate potentially violent situations is vital for the safety of health-care workers.

Hurford noted an extreme case in the March 2009 shooting at a Gibsons care home by a woman who suffers from the effects of a brain injury sustained in a car accident.

Linda Lorraine Howe, 41, was being evicted from the Good Samaritan Christenson Village seniors care facility when she shot

at three people, including the facility’s manager who was hit but survived.

“That got our attention,” said Hurford.

“And we want to make sure this never happens again. When you look at the media photos, it’s obvious this woman is not a senior. And she was also able to stockpile weapons in her room. We want to know how she got there in the first place and took a seniors care bed instead of one for the mentally ill.”

Hurford added evicting inappropriate residents can be dangerous. Several residents of Steeves Manor were evicted recently for unacceptable behaviour. On Nov. 17 a man moving into the complex allegedly brandished a knife prompting a weapons call to the Vancouver Police Department. No charges were laid.

Stephen Symon, manager of Industry and Labour Services for WorkSafeBC, said violence-related claims since 2004 from healthcare workers have increased from 700 annually to 1,100. WorkSafeBC is the provincial body governing occupational safety. Symon said of all claims WorkSafeBC handles annually, 11 per cent are violence related. He added of that 11 per cent, health care and social assistance workers make up 54 per cent of the claims. The remaining 46 per cent includes police officers, municipal workers, retail and restaurant staff. “But that does include everything from a parent upset in an emergency room to patients with dementia,” he said.

Symon added while a health-care worker might see the violence as a symptom of a disease, WorkSafeBC sees it simply as a worker who’s been hit. Symon agrees increased training is key to keeping healthcare workers safe in violent situations. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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Dana Crudo, resident of the Seafield building at 1436 Pendrell St., says landlords have used photo Dan Toulgoet unfair tactics to force tenants out. The building’s owners disagree.

Mass eviction notices rile pregnant West End renter Sandra Thomas Staff writer Residents of a West End apartment building are accusing their landlords of evicting them to make way for renovations and to raise rents.

Dana Crudo, who’s four-months pregnant with her second child, said her life at the 75-year-old Seafield building, located at 1436 Pendrell St., has become a roller coaster.

“One day I’m so angry at their tactics I just want to fight, but the next day I’m so tired, I think maybe we should move,” said Crudo, speaking from a cellphone Tuesday afternoon. Crudo said her home phone wasn’t working because the power and water in the building had been turned off for the day.

The mass eviction notices arrived last month, 10 days after Gordon Nelson Inc.’s application for a 73-per cent rent increase was dismissed by the Residential Tenancy Office. The residents spent the last two years collecting evidence demonstrating their rents are in line with similar apartments in the area. Gordon Nelson wants the tenants out by Feb. 1, 2011.

Crudo said while $1,450 a month for her family’s 1,100-square-foot apartment might sound like a bargain, the RTO agreed it’s in line with similar buildings in the neighborhood. Crudo said the landlords have used unfair tactics to force the tenants to move, including raising laundry rates, ripping up carpet and boarding windows in the hallway, and evicting an outspoken couple by arguing their suite was needed for an onsite caretaker, when there was an empty unit in the building.

But Seafield owner Jason Gordon said the tenants are manipulating the facts to garner sympathy for their cause. Gordon cited as an example the most recent news release from the tenants that claimed the company was targeting an “84-year-old man battling cancer and pregnant woman.”

Nelson said while Rolland McFall and his elderly sister Mary did receive an eviction no-

“THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE EVER BEEN ACCUSED OF USING UNETHICAL TACTICS TO EVICT TENANTS.” Gordon Nelson

tice, it was accompanied by an offer to assist in their move. The Courier received a copy of that letter, which includes an offer for the siblings to move to another Gordon Nelson building in a two-bedroom, accessible unit on Barclay Street with two months free rent, a reduced rent of $1,418 a month down from $1,800 for as long as they wish, $1,000 for moving costs, help with the move from Gordon Nelson employees and a favourable letter of reference for a new landlord should that be necessary. Because Gordon Nelson has also applied for a judicial review to retroactively collect rent increases from the tenants for the past two years, the landlord also agreed to waive the extra $1,454 if its application is successful.

“I’ve been buying apartment buildings in the West End for 16 years and this is the first time I’ve ever been accused of using unethical tactics to evict tenants,” said Gordon, adding that the tenants made effigies of him and business partner Chris Nelson as part of their annual Halloween display. Pictures taken from the Seafield website shows two cloth dummies dressed in business suits, one wearing a dark curly wig, hanging by their necks. A picture of Nelson, also from the website, distinctly shows his dark, curly hair. The Halloween display was created to coincide with a media event organized by the tenants.

Gordon noted since the renovations to the building are extensive, including new wiring and sprinkler system, the only way the tenants could remain would be without power or water for three months. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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Musqueam Indian Band elects new council Megan Stewart

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The Musqueam Indian Band elected a new council Monday with many of the same faces despite a long list of candidates.

Sixty people ran for 10 council seats in the community of roughly 1,300.

Jordan Point sees the long ballot list as a reflection of Musqueam’s increasing wealth and population.

“It’s a product of our growth,” said Point. “It’s also a product of the Indian Act.” Point seeks electoral reform that would see the Musqueam write its own constitution and draft its own electoral policies. “We need a custom election process that’s more in keeping with something that is contemporary with our needs,” he said.

After sitting on council for six consecutive terms beginning in 1995, Point lost his seat in 2007 after he received the same number of votes as another candidate, Mary Charles, who did not win back her seat this year.

To break the tie, Musqueam’s electoral officer followed the

“[THE INDIAN ACT] IS KIND OF ARCHAIC.” Jordan Point

guidelines set out in the Indian Act and put both names in a hat to draw a winner. “It’s kind of archaic,” Point said.

Candidates in the Musqueam election require two band members to nominate them for chief or council, a reason many individuals are nominated but few are ever elected. Point is also floating the idea of introducing rotating terms and staggering election dates to create more stability and continuity between councils.

Point believes the process can be strengthened if candidates are asked to meet certain qualifications or a greater threshold of support to be nominated.

Point added candidates are rarely motivated by money.

Councillors receive $800 every two weeks for an annual honorarium of roughly $20,000. All councillors work other jobs, many with the band office.

The Canadian Taxpayers Fed-

Wade Grant was elected to his second term on the Musqueam photo Dan Toulgoet Indian Band council. eration used Freedom of Information legislation to access and release the income for First Nation chiefs and councils across Canada, exposing the financial inequity within some communities.

“Speaking for myself, I recognize that people would be concerned with that,” said Wade Grant, 32, who was elected to his second term and is the council’s youngest member.

Point and Grant both campaigned for continued economic development on the Musqueam reserve, which is located near the mouth of the Fraser River in southwest Vancouver.

Retaining up-and-coming professionals at Musqueam is also important to Point. “Succession planning itself is one of the things that can bring in all of those high flyers. Who better to look after

our assets than our own people?”

Although the results are unofficial until sanctioned by the federal bureau of Indian Affairs, Grant received the most votes of all candidates.

Roughly 50 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.

Council is responsible for all departments, from housing and fisheries to economic development and land lease arrangements.

Wanona Scott, the acting band manager, said the incoming council draws from across the community.

“Overall, all those that were elected, it’s a good cross-section of each family representation,” she said.

The council will sit for two years beginning January 2011.

Point and Grant are joined by reelected councillors Nolan Charles, Howard Grant, Wade Grant, Wendy John, Allyson Fraser, Tammy Harkey, Wayne Sparrow and Nora Stogan. Myrtle Mckay is returning after an absence.

Ernie Campbell was re-elected chief for a sixth consecutive term.

Seven people ran for the position of chief. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Sex shop remains open despite permit denial Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer It will be months before the fate of a controversial sex shop operating without city approval is known.

Tony Perry opened Fantasy Factory at 701 Kingsway more than a year ago without proper permits. Neighbours complained, and the city told Perry he couldn’t stay in business at that location without approval. Businesses such as Fantasy Factory aren’t permitted to operate within a certain distance of places such as daycares and schools.

Perry filed a development permit application with the city, which was denied Sept. 3. He appealed to the Board of Variance, which decided in the city’s favour mid-October.

Perry has since filed a judicial review of the Board of Variance judgment. Last week, city council approved a request allowing staff to seek “injunctive relief” to force Perry out. The sex shop remains open while the case is pending.

Perry directed a call from the Courier to his lawyer Alison Latimer of Arvay Finlay Barristers. “I’ve kind of lost track of it—I left it to my lawyer,” he said.

Latimer wouldn’t comment on the case other than to confirm legal action is underway. “We filed a petition… it’s a judicial review both of the Board of Variance hearing and of the city’s decision and of the bylaw,” she said. “I don’t know how long exactly it will take. It depends on how quickly we can get court time.”

The city’s communication department sent this response to the Courier’s queries: “The business has commenced a petition in B.C. Supreme Court seeking a review of the director of planning’s rejection of a development permit application for the business in this location and a review of the Board of Variance’s decision to reject the business operator’s appeal of the director of planning’s

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decision. In addition, the petition challenges sections of the city bylaws on the basis they violate 2(b) of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms or are ultra vires the Vancouver Charter.”

The email continued: “City council has voted to support to authorize staff to pursue injunctive relief because the business operator is not currently in compliance with city bylaws. City legal staff are currently preparing a response to the petition; no decision has been made on pursuing injunctive relief.”

The Dickens Community Group formed in 2000 to improve life in the surrounding neighbourhood, which had been plagued by the drug and sex trade.

Some members are irritated it’s taking so long for the city to deal with Fantasy Factory.

“Many people in our neighbourhood are frustrated that this store is still operating even though its business licence application was denied by the city,” said Peter Wohlwend, the group’s coordinator.

Perry, who’s operated adult-oriented businesses for decades, has complained a vocal “minority” is trying to impose its morals on law abiding citizens. He’s come up against opposition before.

He tried to open an adult theatre called Roxxxy’s in Surrey, but the city refused to give him a business licence.

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I hope the weather co-operates Saturday, because I’m guessing there are going to be a lot of excited kids checking out the accessible sand play table, rotating climber and saucer swings.

The playground, a legacy of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, also includes a wheelchair accessible surface, which allows parents and caregivers with physical disabilities access to the play area. The playground is designed to allow children of all abilities to play alongside their siblings and friends.

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The park board’s decision to allow a commemorative memorial recognizing the Komagata Maru tragedy on parks land is making worldwide news.

The new playground at Kits Beach features a wheelchair accessible photo Dan Toulgoet surface.

Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Constance Barnes posted a link to an article about the proposal on her Facebook page this week from Indianexpress.com, a newspaper based in India. Barnes apparently found the link to the article via Vision Vancouver commissioner Raj Hundal. Upon further investigation, I discovered the article was based on a USA Today story, which I assume is the reason the only person quoted in the story is Rajan Zed, an “Indo-American statesman” from Reno, Nevada.

The Khalsa Diwan Society recently made the proposal to place a federally funded memorial in Stanley Park commemorating the 1914 incident, during which the freighter Komagata Maru sailed into Burrard Inlet carrying almost 400 South Asian passengers.

The ship and passengers weren’t allowed to land due to the Immigration Act’s continuous journey clause of the day that required immigrants to travel from their country of origin without stopping. The Komagata Maru had

stopped in Hong Kong for provisions.

For the next two months, the freighter stayed in the waters off Vancouver as the passengers, who were denied food and water, challenged the government for the opportunity to legally stay in Canada. Eventually, only 24 passengers were granted permission to remain and in July 1914, the Komagata Maru was forced to leave Vancouver and return to Calcutta.

The park board approved the proposal and narrowed the location down to two spots, Harbour Green Park and Stanley Park near Brocton Oval. The park board is looking for input on which location is best for the memorial. Future phases of consultation will include an open house to share and receive comments on the monument’s design. Comments must be received

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Accounting/Bookkeeping In the Take a Hike alternative education program, teacher Tim Gale helps students such as Alex Richardson navigate adolescence. photo Dan Toulgoet ing to school regularly and on time.

Once that happens, staff work to inspire the students to break bad habits, such as drug and alcohol abuse and to engage in life.

Alex Richardson, 18, says he was sick of seeing other students who never partied getting praised for their straight As when he attended Eric Hamber secondary. He dropped out October 2008 and started Take a Hike in September 2009.

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Cone was counselling youth who had been sexually abused and were sexually abusing others. Gale was teaching students with behaviour disorders.

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“We’d talk about what to do we need to have these kids successful because a lot of the kids were dropping out and hitting the streets and getting themselves into trouble and they weren’t contributing citizens,” he added.

Gale and Cone called upon friends to help them establish a foundation and raise money. Through a partnership with the Vancouver School Board, the Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation created the Take a Hike alternative education program in 2000 that offers youth in Grades 10 to 12 learning through adventure and experience, academics, counselling and community involvement. It runs out of John Oliver secondary.

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Trick play helps Warriors win league championship Megan Stewart

on the left side, lining up with the rest of the players.

The Warriors executed a play known as the swinging gate. “We were trying to catch the other team by surprise and crossed our fingers that they’d never come across that before and wouldn’t know how to set up,” said head coach Michael Pauls. “It was just perfect. It was exactly how we’d planned and practised.”

Catching the Lions unprepared and forcing their coaches to use their defensive time outs, the Warriors advanced 40 yards in three plays to reach the end zone.

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For six weeks, the Westside Warriors Atom football team practised a special and scarcely used formation, hoping for a crucial chance to run the offence.

That moment came in the final minutes of the fourth quarter of the Vancouver Mainland league championship.

Tied at 14 with the Cloverdale Lions, a team of eightand nine-year-olds coached

by B.C. Lions standouts Geroy Simon and Korry Banks and alum Barron Miles, the Westside Warriors pulled out what they’d dubbed their wildcat play.

Typically, to execute a wildcat, the ball is snapped directly to a running back,

Westside Warrior Owen Ker (right) battles with Vancouver submitted photo Trojan Dario Ciccone earlier this year. but the Warriors did something less than typical.

“We used the term ‘wildcat’ to get the kids excited about it. It sounded cool for the kids,” said Pauls.

The team kept three players on the centre line and a wide receiver snapped the ball to a running back, leaving him exposed. The quarterback posed as a receiver

clock ran down. The Warriors protected their perfect record and handed the also undefeated Lions their first loss of the season. The Warriors’ unblemished turn-out was secured at the provincial championships Dec. 5 against the Chilliwack Giants. Luka Dolman, who scored points each game of the season, ran for four touchdowns in the final and won the game’s MVP award.

In 14 games, the Warriors scored 559 points. They allowed only 60 points and shut out their opponents eight times. “They definitely had it all together,” said Tony Belmonte, the offensive coordinator of the Vancouver Trojans, the city’s East Side football club and a perennial, but friendly, rival

of the Warriors. “They’re well coached and they have a lot of talent.”

Pauls credits the team’s success to their commitment to preparation. Only four of the 19 young athletes had played football previously.

“We spent time talking about what is a touchdown, how do you hold a football, what does it mean to be ‘second and five,’ what are the goal posts,” said Pauls, a former SFU running back.

“Football is like a game of chess. I was thrilled with how smart these kids are,” said the head coach.

Smart enough to swing open the gate and march undefeated to a B.C. championship title.

See photo gallery for this story at vancourier.com. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Liberal leadership hopeful George Abbott must have read the Courier’s recent front-page story, “School board aims wrecking ball at 24 playgrounds.” The Nov. 24 article noted that two dozen schools will lose their aging playgrounds by June 2012 for safety reasons.

Parents must raise as much as $100,000—or more—for replacement equipment. In prior years the VSB covered installation costs, but that money disappeared in last year’s budget cuts. Tyee elementary parent Karen Cooper complained schools are, in effect, competing with one another for limited donations since so many playgrounds are being removed at the same time.

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Gwen Giesbrecht, chair of the District Parent Advisory Council, welcomes the promise, but pointed out $20,000 doesn’t buy much playground equipment and questioned whether any schools will be eligible for multiple grants. “In theory it’s moving in the right direction. It needs to be expanded on a bit,” she said.

Although Giesbrecht is pleased priority would be given to the neediest schools, she wonders how that will be determined. “I would like to see a needs assessment before the money is sent out.”

Raising money for playgrounds is a major frustration for parent groups, according to Giesbrecht, who said it can take years to collect enough money, especially now that PACs are also responsible for installation costs. But she sees playgrounds as an integral part of education. “Kids need to move their bodies around,” she said. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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Beef Jerky

By Patrick King

I am an outcast. I have no iPod, no cell phone, no other electronic wizardry anchored to my ears or eyes. Nor do I have the desire to posses or be possessed by any of them. I rarely use a computer and am probably the only person in the Western Hemisphere who does not have an e-mail address. My girlfriend Anne calls me Len the Luddite.” Actually, she doesn’t say that, she signs it. She is deaf.

I prefer antiquated forms of social communication—the written and spoken word sans the computer, body language, pictures.

Although, of all four, the spoken word is my least favourite. I use it sparingly. It is as unreliable and fickle as a politician’s promises.

It is why I left my day job to work as a night janitor in a bank. I do not have to endure the mindless chatter at the water cooler, listen to my work colleagues relate the latest events of their mundane lives, or be jolted by snippets of pop song ring tones of cell phones snapping in the air to be answered. I do not have to walk past a fellow worker surreptitiously updating their Facebook page with John got a sesame seed stuck between his teeth after eating a cream cheese bagel or be subjected to the latest YouTube video gone viral.

This evening, on my ride to work, the bus is filled with the early twenties set.

There must be a concert tonight by one of their mega pop superstars. Most of the riders have decorated themselves in homage to this latest goddess, even some of the males. They are flesh poles wrapped in wires, plastic, tin foil, polyester trapezoid bodysuits, and metal brassieres. Platinum blonde wigs, clown face make-up, and sixnch glittered stilettos complete their ensembles. Despite their common destination no one is interacting with anyone. There will be no Canterbury Tales on this trip. These sojourners are too busy sucking on their electronic pacifiers. The verbal garbage of one-sided cell phone conversations, the click-click of ravenous thumbs texting, and the tinny music pumping out of iPod ear buds swirl around me. I am a fifty year old man on a ship of electronic fools.

No one has taken the empty seat beside me yet, and I am glad for I have forgotten my earplugs at home. The space provides a buffer between me and the bits and bytes of the temporary electronic Tower of Babel being built around me.

I am able to think of Anne. She has been different lately. She has changed. I feel it.

She signed this morning she had something to tell me when I returned home from work. When I’d pressed her to tell me now, a smirk accompanied her fingers as she spelled out No. She followed it with signing: We will chat in the morning. It did little to alleviate my fears that she has grown tired of my ways and is going to dump me.

The bus screeches to a stop and jars me out of thought. A teenage girl in a blonde wig and a glittered mini dress boards. She doesn’t pause from her cell phone conversation as she flashes her transit pass. She squishes her way past the others and plops her skinny ass down beside me. She is no more than eighteen and her makeup is thick. She resembles an alien hooker from a hostile planet in a bad science fiction

movie.

She pulls a concert ticket out of her tiny purse.

“Aisle 8 seat 14,” she shouts into her phone. She caresses the gold ticket like a lover’s finger. “You?” “Bitch,” another female voice speaks from the other cell. “I’m in Aisle 22, seat 18.”

My seat companion gives her ticket one last look then slides it back in the side of her purse. The top edge sticks out and I see the cost: $135.

She giggles. “Brandy dumped Travis.

They had a big fight last night!”

“He’s such a jerk,” the other girl replies.

The cell phone dependent have no common courtesy. They care less who can overhear their loud, banal conversations.

“She’s hooked up with Brian now.”

“No way!” the cell buddy replies. A sentence peppered with F words follows.

This is another reason why the spoken word has lost its luster for me. It has been reduced to expressing vulgarity. I decide to subject her to with what no doubt will be vulgar to her ears. I break into Gregorian chant. I can use the spoken word, and effectively, when necessary.

A collective pause ensues from the cell phone aficionados nearby. I am, however, only a curiosity for a nanosecond. They return to their talking and texting, only louder. I raise my voice an octave.

“Do you mind?” the eighteen year old, alien hooker says. “I’m trying to have a conversation.”

“I have underwear older and cleaner than you?” I reply.

“Pervert,” she says and jumps out of her seat.

I overhear her tell her friend about the “perve” I am as she pushes her way to the back of the bus.

In her haste to escape, her concert ticket has slipped out of her purse and onto the seat. I snatch the ticket and pull the chord for my bus stop.

I enjoy my three block walk to the bank each night. I use the time to prepare myself for work and read the graffiti on the side of Martin’s Furniture Store. I do not have the contempt that most society feels for graffiti artists. They are the urban troubadours.

No graffiti greets me. I have forgotten it is Tuesday. The day city crews remove the graffiti. All traces of it have been painted over with an antiseptic white paint.

Tonight, however, Martin has gone the extra mile to fight the graffitist. There is a camera strategically placed on the roof.

But Martin’s efforts will be in vain. The graffiti artists will not cower before an electronic cyclop’s eye. They will have reclaimed their territory by the time I leave work tonight. As an act of my own defiance, I rip the snatched concert ticket I am holding in two and toss it on the ground.

All night it is difficult for me to keep focused at work. My thoughts are on Anne and the fear that she has found another boyfriend—a deaf one. I had sworn off love when I first met her. Past lovers were all

too chatty so I rid myself of them. They wanted more than I could give: my feelings in words. Lots of them. Gestures and caresses were never enough. But they have been for Anne. She has never demanded or required sound from me.

I

rush towards Martin’s after work. The side of the building remains white like a blank movie screen. I project my own silent film upon it: Anne and I at the museum where we met six months ago, our fingers intertwining as she teaches me to sign, our Saturday picnics in the park, our love making.

The trees adjacent to Martin’s rustle, and the images of Anne and I break apart then away. A man emerges wearing a woolen ski mask and a back pack. He stops. Green eyes illuminated by the street light gleam back at me through the mask’s eye holes.

He steps forward then pauses like a cat unsure if to advance.

I point to the camera on the roof.

He nods. But of course he knows about the camera. It is why he has donned guerrilla warfare attire tonight. He creeps towards Martin’s, shrugs off his backpack, kneels, and pulls out two cans of spray paint. He stares back over his shoulder at me.

Like all artists he is unable to practice his craft unless alone. As much as I desire to watch him create, I know I must leave.

To stay would blaspheme his art. I can wait until tomorrow. I am not one of the instant gratification generation.

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fiction contest I make my way towards the bus stop. The sound of spray paint cans sizzle behind me.

I

step off the bus and fear an empty apartment, and a letter on the table, telling me Anne is leaving me. A karma tweak for the notes I have left girlfriends in the past.

I glance up at my corner apartment. The lights are on, the drapes open. It is a good omen. It has always been Anne’s way of welcoming me home after my shift. It is part of our routine. If she is home breakfast will be on the table, and after we’ve eaten, we’ll fall into bed together and lay there until she rises to go to work at the museum.

Anne and the smell of coffee brewing greet me at the door. Her face glows but something is still not ‘just’ right. I sign good morning and kiss her on the lips which she accepts. But then she pulls away.

Her lips part. Broken vowels, consonants, and syllables burst forth. A gnarled “Good morning, Len. How was your night?” assaults my ears.

I step back.

Her unaccustomed throat and tongue muscles spit out more words.

I decipher “I am learning to speak.”

She has not chosen another man over me. She has chosen the spoken word.

I block my ears. She tries to speak again but the words do not come so she shoves her hands in front of my face. Her fingers set off sparks like blue butterflies in flight. I’ve been

taking classes for months. I wanted to surprise you.

She has shocked not surprised.

Say something! she signs.

I liked things they way they were, I sign.

You always like things they way they are, her fingers retort. Do you want to remain the same old Len year after year?

Anne, like all the other past women, now wants me to change and I sign this back to her.

We’ve all got to change, evolve or we’ll never grow, her fingers tell me.

There’s nothing wrong with improving ourselves, is there?

I don’t need improvement or evolving, I sign back. I know who I am.

You’ve always known who I am. I like silence. I’ve never tried to change you. I’ve never asked you to speak.

Her throat muscles contract then expand. She gulps in air. “I did this for me, not you,” garbles out.

I don’t want to hear your words, I sign.

She glares, rushes past me and slams the door behind her. I run after her. She races me down the stairs, across the street and into the nearest bus. I hear myself calling out her name.

B

ack in my apartment and in the silence I am better able to think.

I need Anne to understand that there is a difference between my loving her and hating the words she speaks.

I go to the museum. Her gay,

work colleague Tom tells me Anne hasn’t shown up for work today. I do not believe him, as he also calls me an asshole for being so insensitive this morning. “Anne is the real thing,” he adds. “She tries to better herself and you attack her. You should be damn lucky she’s with you. You don’t deserve her.”

I need neither an intercessor nor trespasser in my relationship and leave. I sit on the bench across from the museum all morning but Anne does not come outside, not even for lunch.

I decide to give her space. I return to the apartment but find little solace there. Her smell, her clothes, the uneaten breakfast she prepared for us are painful reminders of this morning’s events. Was I wrong not to have embraced her speech?

I have to get out. Go somewhere, anywhere. My apartment is caving in on me. I need to get outside in the fresh air. I need a distraction.

I think of Martin’s. It is as good a place as any to be. The graffitist will have finished his work by now for the world to see. I stick my earplugs in and catch the next bus.

I see the graffitist’s handiwork minutes after I step off the bus. His words are large and red and arch from one side of the building to the other.

THEY THOUGHT THE BEEF JERKY WOULD SINK. Below is a drawing of six human heads bobbing in a barrel of water.

A woman texting brushes past me.

Three teen-age boys walking abreast

of each other, all on cell phones, hog the sidewalk. They make no effort to part as I near them so I barrel through. My earplugs muffle the curses they shout at me. A business man on his cell phone approaches and bumps into me. The impact is so great that it pops my left earplug out and onto the ground. It rolls beside the torn ticket I discarded last night. He glares at me as if I am to blame for the collision.

I bend down for the earplug and read the torn bottom half of the ticket: The Lady Gaga Monster Ball Tour. So this was the techno-tart, music goddess being worshipped last night. She is the one, whom I remembered reading about that has over ten million friends on Facebook and a zillion hits on YouTube. The one who wore a meat dress to an awards show. But of course she is a star. She is the epitome of what they are. Flesh spiced with technology.

Slices of electronic beef jerky.

In bus seats.

Patrick King lives in Vancouver.

He left teaching high school English to pursue a career in writing.

To date, he has three unpublished novels written and is currently working on a collection of short stories. “Beef Jerky” is his sixth published short story. His story “Stan” placed second in last year’s Courier Fiction contest. Besides writing, Patrick also works in the employment services field.

On sidewalks.

In shopping malls.

The floating dead.

Strips of flesh buoyed by electronic devices like the terminally ill hooked to intravenous bags for their survival.

From ape to man, from man to TechnoFlesh. Darwin and his evolutionists couldn’t have foreseen it.

Even if Nostradamus had appeared and told them, they would have scoffed. They would have told him that the probability of the human race evolving into a hybrid of flesh and electronics were the same as of a lead balloon’s floating.

I push the left earplug back into my ear. My step is lighter as I cross the road to the bus stop. If Anne returns to me, I will bring her here to read the graffitist’s words. Then she will understand the repercussions of change and evolution, and why I cannot welcome more sounds into my world even if those sounds are her words.

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Christine Ackermann is first female and gay leader of WERA

New residents association president touts affordable housing Cheryl Rossi Staff writer She’s the first female and gay president of the West End Residents Association.

Christine Ackermann was elected at WERA’s annual general meeting last month.

“Affordable housing is always going to be number one on my list, as well as renters’ rights, especially in light of the news that came out on the weekend about the Seafield [apartment evictions],” she said. “…Because I identify as a lesbian, I’m definitely going to be looking at doing a little bit more work with the gay community in the West End.”

Ackermann wants to raise awareness about hate crimes and she’s keen to push for municipal electoral reform.

The 40-year-old renter faced eviction from the Glenmore apartment building in the West End in 2008 when Hollyburn Properties claimed it needed to empty the building to renovate.

According to former WERA president Brent Granby, she helped her fellow tenants file for arbitration. Writing about her and “renovictions” in 2008 as his choice for the Courier’s Newsmaker of the Year issue, Granby praised her “mental toughness and emotional strength” and described her as having

“AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE NUMBER ONE ON MY LIST.” Christine Ackermann

“steely-eyed confidence.”

Ackermann, then an executive assistant for the United Church of Canada, became an active member of the Renters at Risk Campaign.

She became a director of WERA, which describes itself as an organization of activists who encourage community engagement through

education and advocacy, in 2009.

Granby stepped down in November as WERA president after four years and has joined COPE’s executive. He’s a member at large and chair of its park board caucus. He said WERA is a non-partisan organization and that’s partly why he re-

signed his post, although he will continue as a director of WERA for another year.

He’s planning to run for a seat as park board commissioner in 2011.

Ackermann’s recently started working for federal NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway Don Davies.

When questioned about her political aspirations, Ackermann said she’s focused on giving back to her immediate community.

She said she’s excited about a WERA on Wheels campaign that will show residents, including seniors via pedicab, the new bike routes in the new year, its next Renters Pub Night and the group’s new web page

dedicated to collecting information about where pedestrians feel unsafe in the West End and what improvements they want.

Ackermann also sits on Mayor Gregor Robertson’s West End community advisory committee.

Granby praised Ackermann for her organizational flair, interpersonal skills and ability to manage small groups.

“She understands the need for reform of the RTA [Residential Tenancy Act],” he said. “She’s an avid cyclist. She doesn’t own a car.

She’s not a member of the [car] co-op but an avid user of public transit.” crossi@vancourier.com

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Brekkie with Santa

Make a date with Santa Claus before Christmas under the sails at Canada Place Dec. 18 and 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. This popular holiday experience includes visits with jolly old St. Nick himself, a buffet breakfast, prizes and children’s entertainment with Bobs and LoLo as well as Music with Marnie. Tickets sell out early and can be purchased online atcanadaplace. ca/christmas. Christmas at Canada Place supports the Strathcona Community Centre Food Security for Children program.

All net proceeds and donations made at the TD Canada Trust in the Woodward’s building will go towards ensuring children on the Downtown Eastside are feed and nourished throughout the year.

Woodward’s display

Continuing until Christmas Eve, the Woodward’s display and street-level windows are “Home for the Holidays.” The restored Woodward’s building and five additional locations in Vancouver’s downtown core are featured on a walking tour that will take you on a nostalgic journey back in time. Get bundled up, snag a warm eggnog and enjoy.

Visit each location to discover the answers to a quiz and enter to win a family trip for four courtesy of BCFerries Vacations.

Xmas safety tips

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services has a few tips for a happy and safe Christmas holiday season. When buying a fresh-cut Christmas tree, pick one with fresh, green needles that don’t fall off when touched.

Water your tree regularly to help it retain moisture. If you purchase an artificial tree, make sure it’s fire retardant. Be cautious on

a ladder—both when installing and removing Christmas lights. Ensure someone is securing the base of the ladder. Inspect lights for excessive wear. If you’re unsure about the age and safety of light strands, throw them out and purchase new low-wattage LED lights. Use only approved CSA and UL tested extension cords. Kitchen fires are a major cause of fires this time of year. Don’t leave pots unattended on the stove and be extremely cautious when cooking with oil.

Keep candles away from combustible materials. Never use lighted candles on or near a Christmas tree. Never go to bed or leave the house when candles are burning. Keep all flammable items at least three feet from your space heaters. Ensure space heaters are CSA or UL approved. Finally, test your smoke alarm to ensure it’s working. If your smoke alarm is more than 10 years old, it’s time to change it—they make great gifts.

Marpole Xmas

Marpole’s St. Augustine’s Anglican Church is hosting an evening of Christmas music and readings to raise money for its community meal. The event, at 8680 Hudson St. at 71st Avenue, is at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19. There will be a reception after the concert. For more information, call 604-263-9212.

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The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir presents

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jeffreyhansen-carlson I have a bit of an ego, but I’m gracious enough to not take credit for everything.

She is unassuming with a cute smile. She embraces those around her and offers them her contagious inspiration. I don’t know her beyond our acquaintanceship at the bike club, but she’s one of those rare people whose subtle influence finds real traction in the lives of others.

I don’t think she knows it, but she has pushed me outside my comfort zone in more ways than one.

Taking strides toward new frontiers makes for a more rounded individual and a better athlete.

I’m sure I would amount to more than mediocrity without her, but it is only fair to give credit where credit is due.

Being an active member of a bike club is one thing, committing to the club’s spinning classes is another. Not too long ago, I was wary of spinning with a group of intense riders.

The default human emotion is to be insecure in such settings. It took her friendly nudge to disconnect my desire to be a better rider from my insecurities. I’d probably still prefer spinning alone if she hadn’t persisted.

It took me very little time to realize that the performance improvements made in the club setting dramatically exceed what gains could be made spinning alone. I owe what I have gained— and will continue to gain—from my regular attendance at the club’s spins to her.

In the offseason, when time in the saddle is effectively cut in half, cyclists look for complementary sports to carry them

through the winter. Running is a popular choice.

If you had asked me two years ago if I enjoyed running, I’d have told you that I was content with the grossly fat body in the mirror and that a jog had no purpose in my life.

I don’t miss my size 46 pants and XXL shirts, but I seem to have been programmed with an aversion to running.

Not surprisingly, with her uncanny ability to dish out an optimist’s peer pressure, you’re just as likely to find me running in my neighbourhood as spinning on my trainer during these winter months.

WITH HER UNCANNY ABILITY TO DISH OUT AN OPTIMIST’S PEER PRESSURE, YOU’RE JUST AS LIKELY TO FIND ME RUNNING IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD AS SPINNING ON MY TRAINER DURING THESE WINTER MONTHS. I’m certain she’s one of those individuals who quietly goes through her day touching the lives of many people; our daily routines are full of these folks.

Regardless of what successes we are reaching for we need to give these people the gratitude they deserve.

Each part of internal motivation and mental strength is accompanied by one part meaningful influence from a humble stranger.

How she influenced me wasn’t the outcome of some calculated process. She managed to get me spinning with the bike club and running not because she had something to gain, but because she saw that I did.

She may read this column; she may not. I wonder, though, if she did, whether she’d even realize that I am writing about her.

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From now to Sunday, the One of a Kind show and sale offers holiday shoppers a chance to purchase oneof-a-kind handmade items crafted by artisans from across Canada and the United States. Fashion jewellery from Foxy Originals and local BuenoStyle will be there, plus there’s a selection of fine jewellery as well.

Location: Vancouver Convention Centre; go to www. oneofakindvancouver.com for exhibitor list and full details.

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For those first-time moms who are seeking some tips on how to shine this holiday season, the following are some helpful hints: • Moms don’t always get the sleep they deserve and need. Make your skin glow by creating a saline solution with a little salt or baking soda mixed into lukewarm water. Pour the solution into one nostril with your head tilted. This method is used in spas internationally to help women rejuvenate tired-looking skin.

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womanly shape, while other products eliminate the potential for awkward situations. For instance, Philips new AVENT eco-friendly breast pads offer moms protection from embarrassing leaks and stains. A dependable item like this will help you worry less about how you look and let you enjoy the occasion more.

• Need some well deserved down time? Enlist a grandmother, friend or babysitter to take care of your baby for an afternoon, so you have time away from the house to do some holiday shopping, and enjoy a cinnamon latté.

With so many added stresses during this time of year, there is no need to let anything get in the way of enjoying time with your baby during their first holiday season. Just adding a few items to your wardrobe and using some innovative beauty tips will help you feel confident as you ring in the New Year.

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MEET YOUR (HOLIDAY) MATCH

by Dave Macdonald, contributing writer

Online dating has become a massive phenomenon around the world. China, India and North America combine for 200 million people currently dating online. In Vancouver, dating sites have become one of the most accessible methods to meet partners as well as new friends.

Popular sites include:

Lavalife (http://www.lavalife.com) Plenty of Fish (http://www.plentyoffish. com) Match.com (http://www.match.com) eHarmony (http://www.eharmony.com) Online dating is like any other online activity – it needs to have a plan in order to work. Whether you’re looking for casual dates or a long-term partner, it’s important to be clear about your message in your profile on any site you post. Be honest, and also take a look at the profiles of people in your demographic that are looking for the same as you.

A photo is a must. A great profile is important, but a profile photo that won’t leave someone wondering, ‘how old is that photo?’ during your first coffee date, is key.

Each website will be full of interesting chats. Best practices are to take the conversation offline quickly, likely to the phone, and eventually meet. The reason to not take this too slowly is that it keeps you accountable to achieving your dating goals without collecting dozens of new time-consuming, onlineonly friends.

There’s always risk to meeting new people through the Internet or anywhere else. When a date is planned, be sure to let someone know where you are and check in with them afterwards.

Lastly - be prepared to make acquaintances. Not everyone you chat with or meet will be a great match, but they could make good friends as well.

Dave Macdonald is manager of AvidTetra Social Media (www.avidtetra.com).

Keeping in Harmony

A single mom with a grown son, Virginia (not her real name), had been unattached for a couple of years after the end of a long-term relationship.

A bit hesitant to jump into the dating pool, and not comfortable with going bar-hopping or sky-diving to scope out men, this youthful 48-year-old decided to give the online community a chance.

She selected eHarmony because she liked the fact that there was a charge (in her case a special offer of $52 for six months’ use), which would hopefully weed out the fakers and opportunists that like to “troll” internet sites.

After filling out a detailed form with her background and interests, Virginia looked every other day at the matches that the eHarmony computer found for her. As well, she was able to see which men had viewed her profile.

After about five weeks she saw someone intriguing, and has been on two dates with a 53-year-old. Playing it cool, she is taking it really slow, and is adopting a “friendship-first” attitude.

However, her opinion of the site is that is seems to be safe, the majority of the candidates seem like nice guys, and it doesn’t appear to cater to the fast “hook-up,” but rather suits people who are looking for a long-term mate.

Here’s to a harmonious outcome.

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community briefs Opting out of Yellow Pages

Do you want a Yellow Pages directory? If you don’t and you want to help cut down on paper use and save some space in your home, you can opt out of receiving a Yellow Pages directory for 2011. Until Friday Dec. 10, you can opt out through the Yellow Pages website or by contacting their distribution call centre at 1-800-268-5637. Yellow Pages offers online and mobile alternatives on their website. Please remember to recycle your old Yellow Pages directory in your city yellow recycling bag or paper products cart. More information is available on the city’s website, vancouver.ca

Bus #33 reroute

Do you ride the number 33 bus? Or is 33rd Avenue between Knight and Victoria a regular route for you? If so, pay attention. To accommodate the installation of a sewer main by the city on East 33rd Avenue, the number 33 UBC/29th Avenue Station bus will be put on a detour until further notice. It became effective Dec. 6. The estimated completion date for the sewer main is February 2011. Detour details are available at vancouver.ca

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The Kerrisdale Seniors Singers will present Christmas around the World, Dec. 16. The concert starts at 1:30 p.m. in the seniors’ wing of the Kerrisdale Community Centre at West 42nd Avenue and West Boulevard. Admission $1.

Tips for avoiding thefts from cars

According to the Vancouver Police Department, thefts-fromautos are down across the city 21 per cent so far this year, and they want that trend to continue during the Christmas shopping season. Every December the VPD sees thefts from automobiles increase, so they’re passing along some helpful tips to prevent the same thing from happening this year.

The VPD suggests never leaving anything valuable in your car, stowing purchases out of sight in the trunk, using an anti-theft device, avoiding returning to your vehicle multiple times to put gifts away and be alert. And remember to call 9-1-1 to report any suspicious activity.

Kittens and cats up for adoption

This holiday season, think of the kittens. Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association needs help to continue its work rescuing hundreds of abandoned kittens and cats in Vancouver and Burnaby. VOKRA president Karen Duncan says all animal rescue organizations are stunned by how enormous the need has been this year. She notes there were many more cats abandoned and dumped on the street this year, many that were young and pregnant.

VOKRA is a volunteer-run, non-profit charity that works to reduce uncontrolled breeding in feral cat colonies. You can help VOKRA this Christmas season by making a donation, purchasing calendars, T-shirts or bracelets or by becoming a sponsor. For more information, go to vokra.ca.

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That’s why before shopping it’s crucial to measure the width and height of this place. It’s also vital to take the measuring device with you and measure trees you like before buying.

Christmas trees can be much higher and wider than they look.

Living Christmas trees are usually shorter than cut trees, smell delicious and seldom drop needles. For people who can tend them year-round in a big tub on deck or patio and roll them back into the house every Christmas, living trees are a great investment.

But it’s important to get a slowgrowing tree and be prepared to give

If you discover your tree is too big for your house or you’re just tired of it, you can pretend it’s a roundabout as one family or individual did last January at photo Dan Toulgoet the intersection of East Georgia and Princess Street. it some care throughout the year. For instance, conifers in tubs need lots of water so that the soil stays as moist as it would if they were in the ground.

They also need to be fertilized in the growing season.

One of the easiest and slowest-growing compact living trees is the dwarf Alberta Spruce. This has a bright green cone-shape of very dense growth, which takes about 35 years to reach two metres. It’s not suitable for dangling ornaments but suits garlands well. Like living trees, cut ones drink a

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People with very little space may find a cut tree with one flat side useful since it willingly stands close to a wall. Or they can create a flat side with loppers and use the prunings to decorate elsewhere After Christmas, cut trees benefit the environment by being chipped for mulch. Artificial trees come in all sizes and save buyers a great deal of money

over the years if they can be stored and brought out every Christmas. Unfortunately they may run into one significant challenge: managing to keep the tree in good enough shape for future Christmases. People who buy really tiny trees can usually manage it.

So can those who have enough storage space to drape the tree in a sheet and stand it up for the next 11 months in a basement or garage. Even so, they often get mightily prickled as they wrestle the tree from living room to storage area while branches drag on walls, knock over household items and close on their hands.

People faced with tying the tree up and stuffing it into a storage box usually find it’s a two-person job: one to embrace the tree, the other to tie the branches tightly to the trunk. Despite this, the storage box will likely refuse to close flat but this can be rectified by storing heavy things on top.

Another feat of strength comes 11 months later when they wrestle the tree out of storage again and bend the sorry mass of weight-crumpled branches into something resembling a tree. Even so, people who take care with re-shaping branches and carefully positioning lights and ornaments can end up with something they take pride in year after year. amarrison@shaw.ca.

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2. Described as a “barbed rock ‘n’ roll My Dinner With Andre,” Bruce McDonald’s Trigger is a bittersweet affair.

Starring Tracy Wright and Molly Parker as former bandmates whose ’90s riot grrrl act gets back together for a rocky reunion show, it’s also Wright’s final film (she died from pancreatic cancer this past summer). Written by playwright Daniel MacIvor, the film also includes cameos by Wright’s partner Don McKellar, Sarah Polley and Callum Keith Rennie, with music by Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning. Trigger screens at Vancity Theatre Dec. 10 to 16. For show times and info, call 604-683-FILM (3456) or go to viff.org.

3. Grunge-o-philes can have their Nevermind, Superunknown and Singles Soundtrack. But for our money, the best album to come out of Seattle’s heyday in the early ’90s was The Posies’ Frosting on the Beater. Propelled by the soaring harmonies and guitar heroics of Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow, it’s a power pop classic through and through. Maybe they’ll play a few tracks when the reformed band gets nostalgic Dec. 10 at Venue with co-headliner Brendan Benson and guests Aqueduct. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat Records, Highlife and Ticketmaster.

4. Direct from Spain, singer Momi de Cadiz joins musical director Victor Kolstee, artistic director Rosario Ancer and the Flamenco Rosario Dancers for its annual Cuadro Flamenco Series Dec. 11 at the Cultch (1895 Venables St.). For tickets, go to thecultch.com or call 604-251-1363.

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It’s been a week of high profile announcements. Here’s a recap, and the farreaching consequences each one has.

• On Monday, Carole James announces she is resigning as leader of the provincial NDP party. MLA Jenny Kwan quietly removes the knife from the back of James’ powder blue jacket and begins memorizing her talking points about moving forward and being committed to renewal. Members of the until-recently-ailing B.C. Liberal Party are forced to sit down for several hours to hide their erections. Possible NDP leadership candidate Adrian Dix, flush with confidence, begins referring to himself in the third person and creeping out his family when he starts saying things like, “Dix is hungry,” “Don’t make Dix angry” and “Listen to the Dix.” • On Tuesday, CTV News at Six announces that news anchors Pamela Martin and Bill Good will be stepping down from their positions at the end of the year after nearly a decade of awkward small talk and palpable sexual tension.

The brittle hairs on Pamela Martin’s carefully sculpted mushroom head breathe a sigh of relief,

eagerly anticipating a time in the near future when they won’t have to be suffocated in Final Net hairspray on a nightly basis. Bill Good begins to relearn his children’s names.

• On Wednesday morning, CTV News at Six announces that Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen will replace Pamela Martin and Bill Good as anchors for its nightly dinnertime newscast beginning Jan. 3. Upon hearing the announcement, several thousand Vancouverites say out loud to no one in particular, “But isn’t she a weather announcer without any news reporting experience?” Upon hearing the announcement, several thousand Vancouverites say out loud to no one in particular, “Who’s Mike Killeen?” Upon hearing the announcement, CBC news anchor Tony Parsons pauses briefly before resuming his daily meal of baby panda hearts followed by a hummingbird smoothie, which keeps him from aging and allows him to see through walls, though not through co-anchor Gloria Macarenko’s dress.

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• On Wednesday afternoon, radio station Classic Rock 101 announces that Loverboy frontman Mike Reno will be the new co-host of the Brother Jake Show starting Jan. 4. Producers tell Reno he can only say “I’m not a man or a machine, I’m just something in between,” “If you wanna piece of my heart, you better start from the start” and “…That reminds of the time I was partying with REO Speedwagon” once per show. Reno’s forehead breathes a sigh of relief knowing he finally has a job that doesn’t require him to wear a headband. Bro Jake’s moustache quivers in fear of Reno’s infamous treasure trail, which is rumoured to be as thick as two Bro Jake moustaches put together. REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin cries himself to sleep after watching an emotional rerun of Gilmore Girls. Mike Reno tells his mirror’s reflection “the kid is hot tonight” 14 times before celebrating with a session of pantless yoga. Later that day, Reno prepares his Brother Jake Show resignation letter after realizing the radio program begins at 5:30 a.m. and not 5:30 p.m., which he had assumed since what kind of loser gets up at 5:30 a.m.? He ends his letter with “I’m not a man, or machine, I’m just something in between.”

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Harry Kambolis is thrilled to be back in the kitchen. The reason? He’s cooking Greek, something a lot of people have been hoping he’d do. Insiders know some of the best Greek food to be found in Vancouver is at the Kambolis family’s annual Easter celebration, when Harry and his mom Georgia (a successful restaurateur in her own right) pull out all the stops.

For years, people have asked the regional and sustainable food trailblazer behind such success stories as Raincity Grill and C Restaurant when he would give Vancouver a Greek restaurant shaped in his progressive style.

While he successfully resisted (“I guess I just wanted to do other things,” he says), all that changed last week, when the wraps came off an all-Greek menu at seductively curvy, view kissed Nu Aegean Cuisine, on the north shore of False Creek.

“It’s early days yet,” says Kambolis, who suggests it will be January before the new menu is fully running. However, judging from our

extensive menu tasting, there’s not much tweaking required.

It’s been a while since he spent this much time in the kitchen—since he first opened Raincity Grill, in fact, 15 years ago.

“I really enjoy it,” he says, putting another order of house-made pita bread on the open grill. “It reminds me of growing up—back when my Uncle John used to own Souvlaki Place [where Raincity is now].”

Back in those care-free, pre-sunscreen days, it was the go-to West End joint for take-out, where everyone lined up for king-sized souvlakis before lathering on coconut oil to fry themselves on English Bay. “I’ve cooked a lot of souvlaki in my time, maybe hundreds of thousands,” Kambolis says. “Greek food is what I know... I don’t think of myself as a chef necessarily, but it comes naturally.”

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As we taste the contrasting textures and gentle spice of grilled sausage stuffed squid on a bed of radicchio and skordalia, Kambolis quips: “My mom won’t necessarily like them.”

More than a few tastes on this menu will us heading back soon, including a switched-up homous (including charred eggplant and red peppers, Greek extra virgin olive oil and topped with grilled zucchini chips); a diet-defying threecheese and filo soufflé that demands to be consumed with something crisp and white; tender, slow-braised lamb shank with an over the top toasted walnut sauce; not to mention a puffy homemade pita that borders on the addictive.

With moderate pricing and a good lineup of better Greek wines on the way—with input from Marquis Cellars’ John Clerides—it’s apparent that Kambolis may soon have another hit on his hands. Open for lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch starting at 10:30 a.m., 1661 Granville St., ph. 604-646-4668. info@hiredbelly.com hiredbelly.com

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Vancouver contemporary choral act Aliqua performs songs from its Christmas album All I Want, Dec. 12 at the Vogue Theatre.

Aliqua displays Christmas spirit Erin McPhee Contributing writer Back in 2001, when a local group of female singers were searching for a name to call themselves, they settled on Aliqua, a Latin term meaning “parts of a whole.”

Intended to describe their interest in performing a wide variety of musical genres, Aliqua is also telling of the way they view themselves and their approach to maintaining relationships.

The eight-member Vancouver-based contemporary choral act is approaching its 10th anniversary season and the women credit the strong bonds amongst members as the reason for its longevity.

“Of course it’s the singing and the music and we love to do that, but I think what keeps us together specifically as a group is the fact that we enjoy each other so much,” says alto Tavia Cosper, 36.

With two albums for Nettwerk under its belt—including its self-titled debut and All I Want, a Christmas album, which the group will perform at the Vogue Theatre Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.—Aliqua has found a means of exercising its passion for choral music, while also changing audiences’ perceptions of its potential.

“The important thing about us is that we are not what you’re expecting when you think choir,” says 29-year-old soprano Erin Bishop. “As long as people know that, then they’ll get what they’re hoping when they come to the show.”

In fact, from the beginning, Aliqua has

shied away from the word “choir.”

“When people think choir, they immediately think church or slow or classical and that’s because not that many people really listen to much choir, so it’s got such a stereotype of being this one thing,” says Bishop. “And what we do is really not like that.”

What sets Aliqua apart from other choral groups is the lack of conductor and the diverse repertoire, which is chosen in a manner that Bishop describes as a “communal free for all.”

For example, following the holiday season they’ll begin work on an anniversary show planned for the spring, with all the members participating in a group meeting.

“Everyone is welcome to bring in input and we’ll try anything more or less...

Everyone is so tolerant of everyone else’s taste,” says Bishop.

From original works to covers of pop songs, the door is wide open to everyone’s suggestions. For example, they’ve performed songs by Metallica, Mumford and Sons, Leonard Cohen and Tchaikovsky.

While pleasing members is important, it’s also about pleasing the audience, says Cosper.

“We like to try and keep it so there’s something for everybody who comes to a show. That’s sort of the key focus,” she says.

For more info and tickets to Aliqua’s Dec. 12 concert at the Vogue, go to voguetheatre.com. emcphee@nsnews.com

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8:00pm • Friday, December 17 3:30pm • Saturday, December 18 (NEW! Family concert) 3:00pm • Sunday, December 19, 2010 Ryerson United Church, 2195 West 45th Avenue at Yew Street, Vancouver Back by popular demand, A Dylan Thomas Christmas features the poet’s famous story A Child’s Christmas in Wales read by Russell Roberts and illustrated with Christmas carols and songs. Also, Hugo Distler’s Lo, how a rose e’er blooming and Jon Washburn’s piece The Star. Saturday's family concert is a new feature: a shorter program, particularly well-suited to families with children nine or older, and with special guests the University Community Children’s Choir.

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Film, theatre and infidelity mix in Brief Encounter Brief Encounter

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First presented in 1936 as Still Life, this Noel Coward one-act was turned into the blockbuster movie Brief Encounter in 1946, starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. I can imagine women swooning over Howard and having their hearts broken over the affair his character Dr. Alec Harvey has with Laura Jesson, married and mother of two. It was a time when lovers called each other “my darling” and divorce was unthinkable.

How relevant is Brief Encounter today with marriage breakdown hovering at around 35 per cent and infidelity commonplace?

Probably not that relevant, but what is pertinent and timeless is how passion can sweep sensible people into often painful, disruptive affairs.

The strength of Emma Rice’s adaptation from cinema back to stage, however, is in its inventive staging and this Playhouse/ Manitoba Theatre Centre co-production, directed by Max Reimer, sticks close to the film script with the addition of cinematic sequences, bits of vaudeville and a handful of songs.

Usherettes, dressed in the style of the early flicks, roam the Playhouse entertaining us with songs like, “Oh You Beautiful Doll.”

Quickly stripping off the brassbuttoned uniforms and pillbox

Mairi Babb and Eric Blais appear in Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter, which runs until Dec. 23 at the Playhouse. hats, they transform themselves into characters in the play: Myrtle (Lucia Frangione), manager of the train station tea house/waiting room; Albert (Jonathan Holmes), station master and Myrtle’s secret squeeze; Beryl (Rachel Aberle), Myrtle’s waitress; and Stanley (Charlie Gallant), Beryl’s eager beau.

As we saw with Dean Paul Gibson’s brilliant 2007 re-visioning of It’s A Wonderful Life (running again at the Arts Club Main-

stage), Rice meshes film and live action. But unlike Gibson who used actual black-and-white footage, Rice creates footage in a mid1930s style and fuses it with live action—more like Electric Company Theatre did in its recent, groundbreaking Tear the Curtain!

Mairi Babb, as Laura, disappears through the huge, grainy projection of herself or stands, paralyzed between a projected black-andwhite image of Laura’s husband in their comfortable 1930s living

room (on her right) and, real and in full colour, Eric Blais, as Alec (on her left). Between set and lighting designer Alan Brodie and video projection creator Deco Dawson, this Brief Encounter is always stimulating to watch.

The acting style is straight out of the period: full sentences, clearly enunciated. “You know what’s happened, don’t you?”

Alec asks plaintively. “I’ve fallen in love with you.” Huge emotions are illustrated by projections of

roiling seas underscored by swelling, romantic music. It’s oh-so 1930s and ’40s.

Babb makes a likable, if pitiable, Laura. Shy at first, bewildered by her almost immediate passion for Alec, then distraught and finally quite undone. Alec hardly seems worth the effort so Blais has a tougher time of getting us onside.

From a woman’s point of view, Alec seems more louse than lover.

He pursues Laura, persuades her, then goes off to Johannesburg. On the other hand, there’s a bit of Madame Bovary in Laura; she loves “the pictures” and her weekly trip to town, where she first meets Alec, includes an afternoon in the movie theatre where, doubtless, she revels in the romantic lives of celluloid characters.

The two other couples—Myrtle and Albert, Beryl and Stanley— suggest that love needn’t always be so painful. Frangione, as Myrtle, steals the show first with, “No Good at Love”—a kind of acidic, Dietrich-style song—and later, “Good At Love” in which she simply sizzles. And Aberle, a recent Studio 58 grad, shows the giddy, goofy side of young love when she’s flirty, uncomplicated Beryl.

A review of the old movie concluded, “We are left with the feeling that [Laura and Fred] will continue their safe, comfortable, middle-class marriage with a better understanding and appreciation in the reality of what they have.”

Not bloody likely in this day and age. Laura might have done better reading A Doll’s House instead of going to the movies. joled@telus.net

For youth living on the streets, there is no home for the

holidays...

Vancouver’s problem with homelessness is at an all time high, with many of those with no home of their own being under the age of 24.

At the Courier, we decided to provide an opportunity to our readers to give a little cheer and kindness to the youth on our streets this holiday season.

Here’s how you can help: When out shopping for those stocking stuffers this holiday season, see what’s on special and grab an extra something on top of your usual purchase. Please note that we ask all items we collecting to be NEW (please, no used goods at this time)!

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Socks, underwear, mittens, gloves, scarfs, toques, boots, jackets, blankets or sleeping bags, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, deodorant, soap etc... Transit tickets, grocery vouchers or restaurant/fast-food/coffee shop gift certificates Directions to Youth Services centre, operated by Family Services of Greater Vancouver is our partner in this endeavour, and will distribute the goods to youth who are homeless or living in atrisk situations. Anything you can give will help make the holidays a little easier for the youth on our streets.

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Workshops teach participants to speak their truth and break taboos through standup comedy

Former sex trade workers find laughter is often best medicine

people to understand, humour goes a long way to explaining things, it was just a great opportunity.”

Bombay, 42, who worked on and off in the sex trade for 20 years until last year, liked the way Granirer asked the wannabe comics questions about their lives to help them build jokes around their experiences.

Having audiences laugh at her jokes about getting into drugs at age 11, using her telemarketing customers service skills to persuade johns to choose pricier tricks and a webcam sex contract was “very lifting,” she said.

Tara Shortt, the filmmaker who produced the award-winning documentary Cracking Up about Stand Up for Mental Health for CBC TV’s The Passionate Eye, is producing a film focusing on the PACE comics.

Porth hopes Stand Up for Mental Health and PACE, both organizations that struggle for funding, will be able to offer more workshops to sex workers once shooting the documentary ends.

“To be able to stand up on a stage and tell the truth about your life and have an audience laugh and applaud you rather than throw stones and yell names at you was a huge thing,” Porth said.

Magdalina said she’s had many strong connections with “quality” psychiatrists and counsellors, but the standup course was the most life transforming form of therapy she’s experienced.

“As long as they’re laughing with me and not against,” Morin added. crossi@vancourier.com

State of the Arts

with Cheryl Rossi

Performing standup comedy at the Firehall Arts Centre last year was an “awesome” experience for former survival sex trade worker Jo Ann Morin.

She got laughs for her jokes that riff off her experiences of assertiveness training in jail, having johns try to wrangle a deal, selling drugs and using crack.

But her heart almost stopped when she approached the Firehall, which is across the street from her former corner, and a man who looked familiar approached.

“I thought it was an old trick,” Morin said at a fundraising performance for Pivot Legal Society at the Yale Hotel earlier this week.

“It turned out to be our computer tech guy at PACE,” said fellow comic Gina Bombay.

“I knew I recognized him from some place,” Morin quipped.

Morin, Bombay and Cherryse Magdalina first took a standup comedy workshop at PACE, or Providing Alternatives, Counselling and Education Society—a sex worker-led and driven organization that offers low-barrier programming, support and safe respite for survival sex workers— last summer.

Their support group leader Ilona Harris had taken a standup course with David Granirer at

(Left to right) Cherryse Magdalina, Jo Ann Morin and Gina Bombay say taking a standup comedy class has been an empowering, life-changing experience.

Langara College and asked him to teach the street-level sex workers at PACE. Granirer teaches standup clinics at Langara, laughter in the workplace workshops and started Stand Up for Mental Health in 2004, teaching people with mental illness how to speak their truth and break taboos through standup comedy.

He agreed, but with hesitations.

Granirer wasn’t sure the PACE women, who were learning life

skills, would have time for standup sessions, and he wasn’t sure they’d want to learn from a man.

But instead he found himself working with appreciative and keen students, two of whom are transgendered women.

Stand Up For Mental Health returned to offer a longer course to women from PACE this year.

Kerry Porth, executive director of PACE, has seen the training boost PACE members’ self-esteem.

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Appliances

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For Sale Miscellaneous

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Size Small: Blue dress asking $75, Size 4: Red dress asking $275, and Size 6: Black dress asking $275, again only worn once, mint condition!!!

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Musical Instruments

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Office Equipment and Furniture

DREXEL 26 X 48 inch campaign style desk, oak/walnut, brass trim, leather. $1095. 604-929-2538

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Dogs

I’m camera shy...

KITTENS,10 WEEKS old to an approved home, 3 to choose from,604-823-0009 after 4:30 pm PERSIAN KITTENS white, silver, black & tri colours. Playful & ready $350 each. 604.615.4356

BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies, Male and Female, available January 4th. $1,200.

Langley. 778-241-5504.

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups great family pets, email pics avail, $850. 250-674-0091

Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

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BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg, vet chk’d, reputable breeder & exc pedigree. 1-604-794-3786 BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 3 flashy brindle males, 1 reverse, chipped, wormed & shots, ready now, 604-987-0020

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Dogs

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CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS. CKC Reg’d, M/F, hips & eyes clear, shots, dew claw removed, $1200.

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PIT BULL puppies male & female 1st shots, dewormed. View parents. Phone 604-701-1587

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DOBERMAN PUPS. Males.

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AUSSIE DOODLE/LAB Doodles, from $350 - $900, yellow, silver & choc., non shed 604-302-3993

BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet ✔. Ready for Xmas! $950. Chwk. 1-604-794-3561 GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, shots, dewormed, parents to view. $550. 778-344-8280

ON-SITE BAILIFF SEIZURE AUCTION TUESDAY – DEC. 14TH @ 11 AM

Love’s Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd., on behalf of Active Bailiff Service Ltd. (a Consolidated Company) has been instructed to sell by way of public auction the entire contents of:

G. KING COLOUR PHOTO LTD.

On-Site Location: 472 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Viewing Times: Monday, December 13, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday, December 14, 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

FEATURING: Lightjet Model 430 Photo Laser Printer • Complete Developers Dark Room • Several Boxes of Kodak & Fuji Film Paper • Map Cabinets • ENVU / M5U Film Pocket Machines • Fuji File LP 1500SC Digital Mini Lab350 • (2) Fuji Mini Labs (JP50) • Fuji Mini Lab SFA-250 PP1250V • Promate II Digital Processor • Video Lab Cropping Fuji Film SP2000 Processing Table • Saunders / LPL Super Dichroic 45011 Enlargers • Rollma Auto Dispenser Plotter • Durst Camcopy • Color Recorders • Digital Files to Slides Machine • Wall Light Boxes • Bornemann Roller Paper Table Machine • Fuji Lit Back Sign • Ascor Light Flast Port Box w/Photographers Light Umbrella • Pakon AM-501 Slide Mounter • Tecknika Camera on Tripod • Several Tripods • Various Camera Lenses • Cutting Tables • Epson Stylus Pro 9800 Plotters • Epson Archival Ink Plotter • Kodak Paper Endure Metallic • Kodak Paper Ultra Endura • Lacie Monitors • Saunders LPL 4550XL Digital Camera • Saunders LPL 4550XL Digital Light Table • Several Computers • Flat Screen Monitors • Net Gear Phone System (20 Line) Panasonic • Time Clock • Heat Dryers (Pako E6) w/Trays • Lockers • Several Cabinets with Misc. Hand & Power Tools • Large Devilbliss Compressor • 5-Speed Drill Press • Red Tool Chest w/Contents • Ladders • Stereo Components • Stereo Speakers • Woofer • DVD Players • Framed Wall Mirrors • Steno Chairs • Student Writing Tables • 3-Fold Screen • Office Desks & Chairs • Work Stations • Cutting Tables • Samsung Printers • Blue Giant Pallet Jack • Pantone Colour Viewing Light Cabinet • Epson Scanner V700 • Apple CPU • NEC Monitor LCD • Imacon Plotter • Epson Printer/Scanner/Fax (All-In-One) Workforce 500 • Foldinig Tables • Reach-In Display Cooler • Household Fridge • Quality Colour Recorder QCR 120 • MacBeth Aperture Lens • Sony File Scanner • Several Framed & Unframed Pictures • Mounted Photos & Printed Images • Plus Much More . . .

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Corporate Tax Returns $225 +up $20 and up for personal tax.

Monthly bookkeeping $20 hr +.

Specialize: construction; sm bus. accounting. Trevor 604-788-0396

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Travel Destinations

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ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, dewormed, 1st shots, 9 wks. $1,850. (1)-604-316-5644

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Horses

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Okanagen/ Interior

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Furniture

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF MARIA ROCIO EUGENIA MORALES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ROCIO MORALES AND MARIA ROCIO MORALES, DECEASED NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Maria Rocio Eugenia Morales, late of Vancouver, who died on December 22, 2009 are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Administrator c/o 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5A1, on or before January 1, 2011 after which date the Administrator will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which he has notice.

David Barrera Administrator By: Richards Buell Sutton LLP Attention: Angela M. Spanjers NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS THE ESTATE OF JAMES NELSON MCCARNEY, DECEASED All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor, c/o Clark Wilson LLP, 800 – 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3H1, on or before the 14th day of January, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have then been received.

Marius Soska Executor CLARK WILSON LLP Solicitors NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of SEW, York Moi, deceased, formerly of 2123 Graveley Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 3B8, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor at 2123 Graveley Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 3B8, on or before the 30th day of December, 2010, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

Executor, Executrix or Solicitor(s),Susan Wallace, joint executor with Shirley Campbell

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF CATHERINE LOUISE COOPER late of The Louis Brier Home and Hospital, 1055 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 1W9 (the “Estate”) NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the Executor, Robert William Cooper, at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 – 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before January 13, 2011, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

EXECUTOR: ROBERT WILLIAM COOPER SOLICITOR: Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re:YIN HO, Deceased, also known as Y. Ho and as Chow Yin, Retired Businesswoman, of 900 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of YIN HO, Deceased, also known as Y. Ho and as Chow Yin, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Shelley Bentley, solicitor for the Executrix, Yvonne Phord-Toy, at #410-1333 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 4C1 on or before January 4th, 2011 after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of NOEL JOSLYN DALLEY, also known as NOEL DALLEY, Deceased, formerly of 302 – 4875 Heather Street, in the City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, who died on March 29, 2009, are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, at 2945 West 37th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6N 2T8, before January 10, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which he has notice.

Norman Dalley, Executor

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Kwok Lan otherwise known as Lan Kok and Lan Kwok, deceased, formerly of 411-2492 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5N 5Y3.

Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Kwok Lan otherwise known as Lan Kok and Lan Kwok, deceased, under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator with Will Annexed, James Pak Ning Kok c/o Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, at Suite 500 - North Tower, 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 3M1, on or before February 1, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have been received. DATED at Richmond, British Columbia this 6th day of December, 2010. J. Karen, Dylla, Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP, Solicitor for the Adminstrator with Will Annexed.

Houses - Rent

BACHELOR carpet, Avail Jan 1, $575. Knight & 63rd, quiet bldg. no pets, coin wd, 604-321-5540

LANGARA GARDENS 601 West 57th Ave, Van

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185 W 45 Ave. Oakridge. 5Br 4.5 bath, yard maintained by owner, 3500sf, lease, ns, np, now $3200.

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Start nothing new before Dec. 30. Protect ongoing projects from mistakes and delays. Reprise projects and relationships from the past, especially in career. (A propos career, higher-ups, parents and VIPs are testy all month, so be diplomatic, eager, honest. Take criticism goodnaturedly.) This is an enjoyable, mellow week. Love might visit you in person, or merely in your thoughts.

A particular kind of stress, medical condition or abrupt surprise in relationships that has dogged you for seven years occurs again Friday/Saturday – for the LAST time this lifetime! Grab success Wednesday!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Life’s mysteries continue.

Research will turn up nuggets, give you insights.

Usually this is a good time for investments, intimate commitments, lifestyle changes and health cures/ diagnosis. However, you should avoid anything new in these. Re-diagnosis of an old condition, or grabbing an investment that passed you by formerly, anything attached to the past in this way, can be a good opportunity. But start nothing brand new before Dec. 30. Double-check all facts, figures. Avoid all legal hassles and foreign travel until mid-January. Others treat you with affection all month.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Relationships predominate. New meetings, new opportunities and new horizons confront you, but everything new is flawed, if you meet it before Dec. 30. If career/ business opportunities return from the past, then they qualify as “valid” – but former (and new) relationships face pretty gigantic problems. For example, anyone you met in 2010 – and to some degree since 2003 – will always try to dominate you. Patience is best, especially since truly compatible people will appear very soon, in 2011. Be ambitious Monday. Happiness and poor luck Tuesday; happiness and good luck Wednesday!

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Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Start nothing new before Cancer June 21-July 22: Tackle chores, but make Dec. 30. Stick with the ongoing, or reprise the past. sure directions are clear, pieces are not missing, Paradoxically, many new little projects or tasks etc. Don’t start major tasks or projects before Dec. seem to begin during a work-oriented Sunday/ 30. This is a work month, and a health period, so Monday. Well, keep it small (doing dishes OK; buying dress for the season, eat well and get your sleep. a new dishwasher not). Fuse old things into the Relationships intensify all month. Sweet romantic new, especially at home. Relationships strain your feelings and ambition/lust mingle. An ex might appear. goodwill Tuesday, but reward you nicely Wednesday.

(This is short, perhaps gone by next week). Overall, Mysteries, temptations, finances, gossip draw you this week’s smooth. The only possible major problem Thursday to Saturday: there’s success in these, but might appear Saturday – drive carefully, protect it might all end with a sudden split, tension or event. sensitive equipment (e.g., computers) be safe around Hmm. Travel all week. Satisfy your curiosity! electricity. Gentle, wise love Sunday/Monday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Stick with ongoing Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Many ideas/impulses might projects and relationships – reject the new before come to start anew Sunday/Monday, especially in Dec. 30. This is a splendid time to remember old intimate, sexual, financial, investment, relationship friends, family – buy cards for those you haven’t in and lifestyle areas. Let these stew until late December the past, buy little mementoes, etc. (Xmas shopping – they are deep, valid new directions, but they need is OK, because it’s a repetition for most of us; but subconscious gestation. Meanwhile, avoid starting avoid big items. Purchase those after Dec. 30.) We anything new (even forming plans) before Dec. all fall in love eventually: your big event is likely 2011 30.Tuesday’s barriers might show you why. Your onward, but it might be now. Sunday/Monday tease romantic mood continues – and it might get a gratifying your romantic side. Still, don’t confuse sensuality answer Wednesday! Show bosses how reliable and with affection. Work, mid-week. Exciting meetings, energetic you can be Thursday to Saturday. That last Thursday onward. night, happiness, social delights float toward you!

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: All 2010 features Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A period of delay, indecision, endings and new beginnings. These hit two peaks: mistakes and missThe emphasis continues on home, last March, and this Sunday/Monday. But how does property, security, kids, gardening, soul, stomach, that fit in with a period (Dec. 10 to 29) in which you nutrition. This is your usual hibernation period, and should not be starting anything? Further, at least since new starts are ill-advised before Dec. 30, this five “starts” are indicated now. The present “start would be a great time to get sluggish and slow. nothing” period is naturally nostalgic, so it might You’ll be tempted to end some associations now, be bringing things from the past, lingering tendrils, but you might regret it later, so wait until after Dec. frayed ends, and asking you to fuse them together 29. Communications are affectionate and gracious, into a new beginning – or to restart something old. travel brings beauty and peace, despite any glitches.

This might occur on a sub-conscious or conscious Your romantic side simmers, surfacing as excitement level. Love meets obstacles Tuesday, green lights Sunday/Monday, meeting obstacles Tuesday, finding Ads continued Wednesday! gentle wisdom Thursday/Friday. on next page

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Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 1800 sqft Townhouse in Port Moody, w/d, laminate floors, $595 incls utils, cable & internet, parking, indoor pool, nr SFU & Lougheed Mall. Suits professional working person or student. References Required. Avail Dec 15 or Jan 1. Call 778-846-5275

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM, near 10th/Alma, avail Now, N/S N/P, includes utils, ground level, self-contained, $1100/mo, call 778-378-3696 1 BR bsmt, large, near Commercial Dr. priv. wd, heated flrs, incl heat, new kitchen, $1150, cat ok, ns, 604-788-7390 1BDRM GROUND-LEVEL. Sunny, large suite with view, new carpet, d/w, fireplace; access to W/D. no pets. $850 incl utilities 604-432-9161 220 SALSIBURY Dr. 1 bdrm bsmt $850, 1 bdrm ste main $950, 2 bdrm top flr $1400, inlc utils, ns np, Avail now, 604-254-6956

Find your perfect home at

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Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Start nothing new before Dec. 30.You might hear from old acquaintances Sunday/Monday, or get the urge to write/call them. Do so, results will be fine. Follow your curiosity these two days. Explore unfamiliar neighbourhoods, figuratively perhaps. Life stops you short Tuesday – it wants you to rest. That’s better than losing your temper. Secrets, security quests succeed Wednesday. Though it’s a week of rest, privacy and contemplation, romantic desires/moods steal over you Thursday to Saturday.

Romance’s sister, Creativity, might be a better date.

Practise safety late week.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Your mood remains upbeat,yourpopularity’sstrong,hopesbuoyyoursteps, and life offers parties, entertainment, light flirtation.

But don’t start any major projects or relationships before Dec. 30. A money situation or puzzle – perhaps with roots in last March – begins to gel, and a subtle but significant new path, new direction, begins to form. Odd that it takes place in a “backward-biased” period, but this seems more oriented toward healing the old than forming the new. Focus on this Sunday/ Monday. Mid-week’s active: have a list. Steer toward home, family Thursday onward.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Your energy and charisma surge upward Sunday/Monday. Trends are hitting “deep notes” or significant turning points, in career, worldly status, relations with governments or large companies, institutions, and in social life.

Take a minute to contemplate your life, your path. In general, you should not start anything new, especially in relationships, before Dec. 30. But life might be starting some things for you; and if you can’t trust life, what can you trust? Go with the flow. Money has problems Tuesday, successes Wednesday. Be curious but safe Thursday onward. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

EXP’D CARPENTER available for Reno’s, int/ext, decks, fences, painting, drywall... 778-887-5871 FINISHING CARPENTRY quality work. Mouldings, doors, flooring, tiles, railings. Reliable, 25yrs exp.

WCB. Randy: 604-839-0256

8055

Cleaning

8075

8120

Drywall

Wayne The Drywaller

Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist.

No job too small. 837-1785

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

A.S.B.A ENTERPRISE Comm/ Res, Free Est, $20/hr incls supplies, Insured, 604-723-0162 #1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025

A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only.

604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319

EXP’D. HOUSECLEANER Reasonable Rates! Reliable!

604-771-2978

A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service

8058

Computer Services

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS 604-721-8434.. 15 yrs experience Cert. Prof. aplusconnectivity.ca

8060

Concrete

CONCRETE SPECIALIST Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.

For free estimates call Mario

253-0049

CONCRETE & ASPHALT

• Removal & Replace • Free Disposal • Free Estimates • Quality Guaranteed • Fully Insured • Commercial / Residential

LMD Ltd. 604-540-6567

CONCRETE & MASONRY Stairs, foundation, sidewalks & driveway + blocks, bricks & stonework. Tom 604-690-3316 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8073

8125

XMAS SPECIALS • Gutter Installation Cleaning & Repairs • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

CALL NOW for 20% OFF WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-420-4800 Established 1963

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8090

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panel for Sale & Installation 8291 No.5 Rd Richmond Call 604-275-3158 West Coast Cedar Installations Fencing & Decking EST 1991

JIM’S HOME SERVICES

• ExteriorCLEANING Experts • & Safe Stairs GUTTER REPAIRS • Roofing • Painting • Gutters • Power Washing • Roofing • Concrete, Power Washing Deck&&Fence HomeRepairs Waterproofing •• Deck

604•831•0303

SENIOR SENIOR RATES RATES 25 20 YRS. YRS. SERVICE SERVICE

DYNAMIC GUTTERS & Exteriors. Full seamless gutters.

Installation repairs & soffits. All jobs guaranteed. Fully insured, bonded, WCB. Will beat any competitors price. 604-439-9417 Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949 PRP GUTTER CLEANING & GUTTER REPAIRS. Free estimates 604-764-0399 Waters Home Maintenance Gutter Cleaning, repairs, windows Free estimate 604-738-6606

Drainage

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall finishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

CITY LINK DRYWALL LTD WCB, liability insured. 20 yrs exp.

Call Indy. Free Est. 604-780-5302

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr.

Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

604-878-5232 SINCE 1997

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certified Trained Pros.

For that small job.

Rates you can afford.

RJR Small Projects Division Part of RJR group

604-202-6118 BEST PRICE! Bath, kitchen, plumbing, flooring, painting, etc.

Call Mic, 604-725-3127

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

HOME REPAIRS - No job too small. Carpentry, painting, fencing, drywall, baseboards, lam flooring, deck repairs, p/washing, gutters.

Brian, 604-266-2547 / 785-4184

To advertise call

604-630-3300

5 year warranty – BBB rated A

604.597.1171 mrtubman.ca Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing NO HST til end of Dec • In business 50 years

604-879-9191 Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets #3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby KITCHEN & BATHS, renos, tiles, plumbing, painting. Insured, refs, Quality work Adam 604-512-6010

8155

Landscaping

GREENWAVE LANDSCAPES

★ COMPLETE ★ Garden Maintance & Edible Landscape Solutions

604-317-3037

greenwavelandscapes.ca

JIM’S HOME SERVICES: Gutter Cleaning & repairs, power washing, roofing, home waterproofing, etc. Please call 604-831-0303

MASONRY REPAIRS •Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys & more. George • 604-365-7672

8180

Home Services

8160

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLED FURNACES CONDITIONING Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

Lawn & Garden

HEDGING GARDENING CLEAN-UPS SNOW REMOVAL

DUNBAR LAWN & GARDENS Free Estimates

604-266-1681 HEDGE SHRUB TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

Expert Pruning ISA

By Certified Arborist Ornamental & Fruit Trees, Shrubs & Hedges Colin Malcolm, Insured

604-618-9741

★ SD ENTERPRISES ★

Winter Clean-up:

• Cedar Fencing • Yard Clean-up • Pruning • Gardening • Landscaping • 20% seniors discount • Free estimates!

Call Terry, 604-726-1931 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Tree & Hedge Pruning. Hedge removal. 604-893-5745 GB GARDENING - lawn cut, trim, prune, clean up, power wash, free est. 778-988-5544 604-322-9412 Ny Ton Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 T. TRAN -604-723-2468, Tree Pruning, hedging, weeding, leaf cleanup, gutters, etc. Reliable.

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

ARBUTUS PAINTING

VANCOUVER LTD. • Fully Insured • References • Green Products

8220

ATLAS

Plugged Drains, Main Sewer Lines Water Service, Video Pipe Inspection Drain Tiles, Fixtures, Faucets Licensed, Insured & Bonded Hot Water Tanks, Seniors Discounts Call Today

731-8875

604-338-2339 FREE ESTIMATES

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D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

Plumbing

Plumbing & Rooter

Call Today!

604-724-3832

BBM

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE Renovations Big or Small.

Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot Water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems.

24 / 7 Emergency Service Fully Licenced & WCB.

604-729-3864

604-685-7112 ext 5101

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

45

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance FREE ESTIMATES • Seniors Discount

604-787-8061 604-537-4140

www.affordablemoversbc.com

Northwest Arboriculture

DAHIPP CONTRACTING Handyman Services Baths, Kitchens, etc 604.817.0718

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

• Refinish old bathtubs • 4 hour dry time From $325 standard size

224-3669

Call: 604-240-3344

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

Bathtub Reglazing

FREE ESTIMATE INSURED

Dust Free.

Affordable Rates!

Free Estimates.

604-916-7729 JEFF

DRYWALL Boarding, Taping & Painting cell: 604-318-3584

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material sales Dwight, 604-732-3057 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca

FIJI ISLANDS

Handyperson

Masonry

Talk to Someone You Trust.

WCB • FULLY INSURED

8130

8175

BE COOL! COLD FEET?

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YOUR HOME GUTTER SERVICES

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

Kitchens/Baths

Gutters

ELECTRIC AVE Installations.

Electrian lic# 99207, Res/comm, www.electric-ave.ca 604-215-0562

8087

8150

2837 Kingsway, Vancouver

604-340-7189

Excavating

Heating

Tel: 604-603-9655

604-270-2358, Cell: 604-788-6458

DRAIN TILES, sewer lines, water lines & sumps. Mini excavation 604-230-1472 or 604-327-0885

8075

Commercial/Residential

Store Fronts • Windows & Doors Broken Glass • Foggy Glass Patio Doors • Mirrors • Etc.

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect Contr 97222. 40 yrs exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8140

Lorenzo & Son Plumbing & Heating (604) 312-6311 Local Licensed Plumbers & Gas Fitters

Vancouver Division Since 1985

Butterfly Cleaning Inc. ‘‘Moving out, Home & Office’’ Bonded, Prof & Affordable. 604-781-4374

H.C. Office / House Cleaning Quality & Experience. Bonded & Insured. 604-725-0856

Glass Mirrors

AJK MOVING LTD.

Moving. Storage. Deliveries Local & Long Distance MOVERS.... Residential.

Commercial. Industrial.

Truck for Clean-ups garage, basement, backyard.

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576.

AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement.

Call 604-782-9511

TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com • TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

• Oil Tank Removal • Work complies with city bylaws BC Mainland • Always fair & reasonable rates • Excellent references

For Free Estimates Call

Off: 604-266-2120 Cell: 604-290-8592

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

604-724-3670

• • • •

Marty’s

Licensed, Insured & Bonded Lic. Plumbers & Gas Fitters Over 20 years Experience Custom Renovations to Small Repairs

604-312-6311

Painting & Decorating Ltd. NO JOB TOO SMALL Quality work est. 1973

Colour Consulting Included Free Estimate 604-733-2865

PRIMO PAINTING Interior & Exterior

Christmas Special

15% OFF

Free Est. - 15 Years Exp. Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

TOP PAINTING Winter Special: 20% Discount

Residential • Commercial Free Estimates • Top Quality

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles.

24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays Licensed, Insured, Bonded

604-618-4988

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter * Reno’s & Repairs 24 hrs/day * Furnaces * Boilers * Hot Water Heating * Reasonable Rates * Hot Water Tanks

604-731-2443

JOE 604-782-1377

AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits) ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper 25yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs Free est off seas. rates 604-785-5651

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PASSION FOR PAINTING Int & Ext, power wash. Free Est. WCB. David 604-942-0115 RONALDO PAINTING (1981) 3 Rooms: $225 (labour only) Vancouver, 778-881-6478

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000

Lorenzo & Son Plumbing & Heating (604) 312-6311 Local Licensed Plumbers & Gas Fitters T&H PAINTING Int/Ext res/comm painting, power wash, gutters, Free Est., Guar. 778-316-7709 THOMAS MASTER MATCH PAINTING. Int & Ext. Good Prices, 18 yrs exp. 604-724-8648

8200

Clean Sweep?

Decks/Patios/ Railings

Central Decking Co.

• 24 hr. service for water damage • Built-rebuild decks, deck repair • Specialize in seamless polyurethane membrane deck coatings • Sundecks – Balconies – Patios • Waterproofing

604-618-0631

centraldecking@gmail.com

West Coast Cedar Installations Fencing & Decking EST 1991

604-270-2358, Cell: 604-788-6458

Sell it in the Classifieds!

604

630.3300

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Renovations & Home Improvement

9129 Shaughnessy St.

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3

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4

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Renovations

from concept to occupancy

Winner of Gold & Silver Georgie Awards

– Renovator Member of the Year

GET OUT YOUR LIST! We do all the fussy little jobs no one else wants to do.

Complete home repairs.

Workmanship and your Satisfaction Guaranteed.

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HOME SERVICES 8250

Roofing

small ❏ You need another bedroom ❏ The carport could be a two-car garage ❏ One bathroom just isn’t enough anymore

We Fix The “EXCEPTS…” Since 1978

604-987-5438

www.rjrrenovator.com

XMAS SPECIALS PRP RENOVATIONS Kitchens, baths, tiling, flooring, painting, plumbing, gutters ★ Small jobs welcome ★ Insured, WCB

604-764-0399

PTV HOME RENOVATIONS Bath & Kitchen Christmas Special

15% OFF

778-235-1772 Est 1995 Additions, renos & new const.

Concrete forming & framing specialist. Patrick 604-218-3064 ★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

Repairs & Renos, general contracting.

Insured, WCB, Licensed

604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com

CEDARWORKS

SUNDECKS FENCES • STAIRS

731-7709

www.crownresidentialroofing.com

Vancouver Division Since 1985

All Tiling Supplies

AaronR CONST

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Roofing • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

YOUR HOME ROOFING SERVICES

(selected wholesaler —cash sales)

778-319-2120

D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

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• Roofing & Roof Repairs • Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs

CALL NOW for 20% OFF WCB – Fully Insured

SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENO Kitchen/Bath, Crown Mouldings, Drywall, Painting, Flooring, 604-771-2201, 771-5197

MASTERCRAFT ROOFING Ltd. Right the 1st time! Repairs, reroofing, garage, decks. Hart 322-5517

RENOVATIONS 22-BUILD (222-8453)

Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

Rubbish Removal

•Re-Roofing •Repair •Maintenance SAVE $$$ WINTERIZE your roof NOW! Call Brad • 604-773-0492

8255

WINTER SPECIAL SAVE THE HST Have Your Roof Done Between Now & Jan. 7

604-RUBBISH

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#1 Roofing Company in BC

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8295

Snow Removal

SALTING & SNOW REMOVAL Backhoe, Dump Truck, and Excavating. Call (604) 290-5893

604-340-7189

Local 778-838-1275

Rubbish Removal

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

782-2474

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Backhoe, Dump Truck, Excavating

604-588-0833

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8309

Tiling

T.G. TILES Marble, Slate, Granite Entry, kitchen, bath, patio, stairs.

Prof Installation 604-760-7991

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Student Works

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Disposal & Recycling

Trips start at

$49

ROOFING/ RE-ROOFING Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

B i n s f ro m 7 - 2 0 y a rd s a v a i l .

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Roof Leaking?

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POINT GREY LTD. ROOFING Established 1946 All Types of Roofing, Re-Roofing & Repairs

604-379-2641

8315

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

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Tree Services

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

8335

30 years experience

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & WE MAKE YOUR 1st PAYMENT AT AUTO CREDIT FAST Need a vehicle?

Good or Bad Credit?

Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

9125

Domestic

Window Cleaning

Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

ALL CLEAR WINDOW & gutter cleaners. No streaks, no drips, right down to the corners. Quality work guaranteed. 604-519-0678

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Removal FREEScrap/Car No Wheels No Problem

HOUR 2Service From Call

Family Owned & Operated

(604) 209-2026

1998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k, 2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd, no accidents, silver exterior, grey interior. $3900. 604-763-3223

9135

Parts & Accessories

4 SNOW tires on rims, as new, 185/70R14 (4bolt 115mm) honda civic/accord. $450. 604-733-6193

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000 Ask about our $500 Credit!

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604 628 9044

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

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SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

9105

I BUY JUNK CARS & TRUCKS

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

SALTING & SNOW REMOVAL

AUTOMOTIVE

RESIDENTIAL & Light Commercial. Salt available. 2 hr min, $60/hr. Call 604-230-9500

All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

Renos • Decks • Repairs

BATHROOM• KITCHEN • BASEMENT EXCELLENT REFS/QUALITY Kelly Construction 604-738-7280

GL Roofing cedar shake, asphalt shingle, flat roofs BBB WCB clean gutters $80. 24/7 604-240-5362

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8255

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Toll Free 1-877-964-4490

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

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— All Types of Concrete Work — Placing and finishing, slabs, stairs, sidewalks, driveways, foundations, retaining walls, planters, forming, slab repairs, grinding, patching & more.

All Renovations and Restoration Work

Hannah - 5 ⁄Hannah yrs. old Jaxon 11½ Almost Jaxon - 3 ⁄ yrs. old 14 Years Old! Years Old!

MOVERS & STORAGE

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Since 1989

30 years exp.

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A “mid-cycle refresh” can mean a lot of things in the auto industry. In some cases, a car that hasn’t sold well can get a major boost from an extensive revision. Alternatively, a popular vehicle might gain some styling tweaks and features to keep up with newer competitors.

For the BMW X5, the midcycle refresh is about taking something great and making it better. For 2011, that means advances in drivetrain technology, enhancing the sport activity vehicle’s fuel efficiency while retaining the signature BMW performance.

Compare vehicles from the 1990s to their current incarna-

The BMW X5 starts at just under $60,000. gains new V6 and V8 gasoline engines to go with its excellent 3.0L diesel V6, as well an impressive eight-speed automatic transmission. Throw in BMW’s extensive list of driver aids and you get a vehicle that’s easily one of the best in its class, putting its power to intelligent use. It may be four years into its current generation, but the 2011 X5 might as well be a whole new vehicle.

And it’s still fun to drive.

Design—While the drivetrain upgrades are the major

news, the 2011 X5 has a revised front fascia that includes massaged headlights, new fog lamps, and restyled air intakes. The same goes for the rear, with new tail lights and exhaust tips.

Like all BMWs, the X5 has a clean and Spartan interior, with a car-like dashboard that swells in the middle to house the controls and pinches in at the sides. The LCD screen sits atop the dash in easy view, giving the cabin a logical and business-like feel that’s

marred only by the toy-like electronic shifter. The U.S.built X5 boasts the excellent build quality you’d expect from a vehicle that’s been in production for four years, with all of the bugs worked out of the manufacturing process.

Performance—The new base engine is a turbocharged 3.0L V6 with 300-hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, while the top end is a 4.4L V8 with 400-hp and 450 lb-ft of torque. Both engines benefit from an exceptional eight-speed automatic transmission and standard xDrive all-wheel drive.

Fuel-conscious consumers will be more interested in the turbocharged 3.0L diesel V6, held over from last year and pushing 265-hp and 425 lb-ft of torque. The only downside to the diesel is that it doesn’t get the new eight-speed transmission, instead settling for a six-speed.

Ride quality is BMW stiff, which is to say that it’s firm and connects you to the road, but doesn’t throw passengers around unnecessarily. The same goes for handling; the

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Environment—The X5’s interior is comfortable and quiet. Controls are laid out reasonably well, but I’d prefer to see the buttons higher up on the dash, where two large vents take up space.

A few annoyances remain from the original design, including the still-annoying iDrive system and the awkward, joystick-like electronic shifter.

Perhaps one of the best features of the X5 is its two-piece, clamshell tailgate. The top hatch is light and easy to open in tight spaces, and the protruding lower lip helps with loading and unloading. The cargo space itself is large and square, with useful sliding tiedowns.

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