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Return your containers and we’ll refund your nickels

JUST BY RECYCLING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS: You take the equivalent of 27,000 cars off BC’s roads for a year.

You save enough energy to light 46,000 BC homes for a year.

You contribute to the reduction of 94,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent being released into BC’s atmosphere.

A) PRINCIPLES FOR PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP 1 Producer-user responsibility – Costs are covered by consumers and producers of products and not downloaded to local governments or taxpayers. Often a deposit or levy is charged at the time of purchase.

2 Level playing field – All producers are treated equitably with no cross subsidization of container or product types.

3 Results based – Producers are required to set and achieve positive environmental results. The goal is continuous improvement.

4 Transparency and accountability – Financial statements are independently audited and publicly available.

5 Easy access – All consumers have reasonable access to collection sites.

B) TRANSPARENCY IS A PRIORITY Approximately 80% of the beverage containers sold in the province are recovered and recycled.

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Environmental Encorp Pacific (Canada) is British Columbia’s largest Product Stewardship Corporation. It is mandated to develop and manage a consumer friendly and cost effective system to recover endof-life consumer products and packaging for recycling. You probably know them best through the Return-It™ Depot system.

There are 172 Return-It Depots and mobile collectors across BC which are independently owned and operated. Approximately 80% of the beverage containers sold in the province are recovered and recycled into something new.

That’s around 1 billion containers kept out of our landfills.

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP TO THE RESCUE: Product stewardship is all about responsibility.

The guiding principle of this environmental management strategy is that whoever designs, produces, sells or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing that product’s environmental impact.

The aim is to divert recyclable materials from going to waste in landfills. The rewards are significant: we can reduce the need to develop new landfill sites and the diverted materials can be reused thus saving the energy needed to produce new products from raw materials.

Many of the products we use every day can be harmful when they reach the end of their useful life. They may be corrosive, toxic or flammable. BC’s product stewards have committed to recycling their products safely and responsibly. By returning your products to the appropriate collection sites, you can guarantee a safe and responsible recycling process.

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Here is a guide to Encorp’s financial system.

The money that comes in is made up of:

Provincial Governments, Retailers, Collection Sites and Consumers work together to ensure that products that have reached the end of their useful life are managed in an environmentally friendly manner.

RECYCLING BY THE NUMBERS: Although almost 40 million fewer containers were sold in 2011, we still recovered nearly 1 billion containers.

Here’s how those containers recycled in 2011 break out: Aluminum.................................. over 361 million Plastic .......................................... over 340 million Polycoat......................................... over 77 million Glass ............................................ over 199 million Other................................................. over 8 million 100% INDUSTRY OPERATED: Encorp is 100% industry operated and receives no government funding (see sidebar A). There is no cross subsidization of container types.

Expenses incurred operating the Return-It system include deposit refunds, handling fees to depots, transportation and processing of collected containers, consumer awareness and administration. Revenues are made up of the sale of collected materials to recyclers, unredeemed container deposits and, if required, a container recycling fee (CRF).

Encorp combines private sector efficiencies with a high degree of public sector transparency to manage collection and recycling programs (see sidebar B). Information about its mission, key objectives, operational and financial performance are made available to the public. The Board of Directors consists of beverage and retail industry representatives, as well as directors with no affiliation to either industry. For more information visit return-it.ca.

Unredeemed Deposits – For every container sold in BC, beverage producers pay Encorp a deposit. Deposits unclaimed by consumers are used to pay part of the system cost.

Sale of Collected Materials – Collected materials, such as aluminum, glass and plastic, are sold in the marketplace.

Container Recycling Fees – For some container types, where the above two revenue streams are insufficient to cover costs, Encorp charges a Container Recycling Fee which is paid by the consumer and is not refundable.

EXPENSES The money paid out is made up of: Deposit Refunds – Reimbursements to depots and grocery retailers for the deposits refunded to consumers.

Handling Fees – Paid to depots and some retailers for collecting containers from consumers.

Transportation and Processing – Encorp contracts with trucking companies to collect containers and with processing companies to compact containers for shipment to recyclers.

Consumer Awareness and Education – Encorp promotes beverage container recycling through general advertising and specialty programs.

Administration – Contract management, the collection of revenues and the payment of expenses to the dozens of independently owned companies under contract to Encorp.

For more information, visit return-it.ca or call 1-800-330-9767.

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Womanly advice Re: “Manly advice” (Rants, April 12): Too many Vancouver women are carbon copies of each other, which is fine — whatever makes you comfy. But would it kill you to smile, or not walk with your face immersed in a cell phone or iPod? Smile... acknowledge the person next to you... tune in to what’s going on around you... relax your face, smile again, breathe... head up... be aware... you are all naturally beautiful, compassionate, goddesses!.... This makes everything look better, not just your cute little behind!

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Left on red, right?

Welcome all you new drivers (and pedestrians) to BC. We have a very practical driving law here you should learn: If a vehicle comes to a stop at a red light and can turn left into the ‘one way’ flow of traffic if it is safe to do so, then by all means proceed. So many drivers are screwing up the way the traffic engineers set up traffic flow downtown — Smithe and Thurlow, Nelson and Pacific, for example. Please, stop safely, then move along.

And pedestrians, stay on the curb until the light changes. Anything else is simply foolish.

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Right back at you To the two idiots in the silver sedan at Cambie/W. 41st on Wednesday evening. I was the pedestrian crossing W. 41st that you screamed obscenities at

as you made an illegal left-hand turn. Here’s the thing: the vehicle two cars in front of you was ALREADY making a borderline turn on an amber light. You had no hope in hell of making that light — what you did was highly illegal. I’m sure I saw you turn into the nearby liquor store after you sped away. Do us all a favour: Don’t procreate!

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I’ll help you pack Re: No wonder why they’re leaving, (Rants, March 29) about a dog owner fined for not having his dog on a leash.) Doing something wrong for all these years doesn’t make it right. Someone has to pay the debt and this is how they collect their money.

If you don’t like it, do you want a hand to move?

There are a lot of people who want to live here and follow the rules.

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Here’s a thought The Vancouver Police Department should put out a poster of all the missing people, kind of like the Vancouver riot posters. Anything would help.

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Go run somewhere else Here it is, Sunday morning and the beginning of the marathon season going right by our apartment, which is fine. But what really pisses me off is the Sonic 101.4 people who set up their gigantic ghetto blasts. At seven in the morning I don’t want to hear Rianna blasted at us. We work at night and don’t get home till three in the morning.

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Shane Koyczan combines the power of words and music at Vogue Curtis Woloschuk

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wo years after captivating 55,000 onlookers at the Winter Olympics’ Opening Ceremony with his exhilarating performance of “We Are More,” prolific spoken word artist Shane Koyczan shows no signs of losing creative momentum.

Having just released Remembrance Year, an album with his “talk rock” band The Short Story Long, Koyc-

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zan will also have a new book, Our Death Beds Will Be Thirsty, available when his national tour concludes at The Vogue Theatre on April 21.

Furthermore, Koyczan recently unveiled “Instructions for a Bad Day” — an arresting piece composed at the behest of Comox Valley secondary students after a rash of peer suicides. While the students’ undertaking is billed as an “anti-bullying” campaign, Koyczan views his six-minute composition as something more universal. “It is to bolster the spirits of those who can’t see past their depression.... It’s for anyone feeling that the weight of their lives is too much.”

It also serves to illustrate the added dimension that musical accompaniment lends Koyczan’s verse. “The band is simply fantastic at embellishing the feeling. The double bass and cello are like long lost friends hugging each other inside the gentle tangle of the girls’ harmonies. It’s like having a film score for a poem.”

At the Vogue Show, The Short Story Long will be bolstered by Hannah Epperson, who creates gorgeous atmospherics with her fiddle and loop pedal, and a horn section. Koyczan promises, “It’s going to be a special night and a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month.”

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The Albertans launch The Hunter A few years after the release of their first two albums, four of the original members of The Albertans remain: frontman Joel Bravo of Shorewood, Wisconsin, Ian Everall and Alison Yip of Alberta and Curtis McLean from Saskatoon. On April 20 at The Biltmore, they’re launching The Hunter, “a haunting and elegant 7-inch vinyl EP” recorded with Magnetic Ring‘s Joshua Stevenson/Otic Sound (Vancouver). “The title track is an epic journey that leads you into a sinister foray of organ sounds and frenzied guitar. “ Doors for the show open at 7pm. Tickets are $13 in advance at Red Cat, Highlife and Zulu Records, available online at NorthernTickets.com, by phone at 604-569-1144 and at the Northern Tickets box office (at the Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street).

Earth Day Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest environmental event worldwide. First launched in the US in 1970, it is celebrated as the birth of the environmental movement. In Canada, it has grown into Earth Week to accommodate the profusion of events and projects. More than 6-million Canadians join 1-billion people in over 170 countries for events and projects that address local environmental issues. Organized by Youth 4 Climate Justice Now, Vancouver’s Earth Day parade takes place April 22 at 11am on Commercial Drive, in support of northern communities fighting controversial pipelines such as the Enbridge-Northern Gateway. This photo of a rare Kermode bear was captured by Andrew S. Wright during Tides Canada’s 2010 Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition into the heart of BC’s vulnerable Great Bear Rainforest. Led by the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), the journalists were bringing global attention to one of the world’s greatest environmental treasures.

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Filmmakers named and unashamed Brazen Vancouverites go on the record about their crowdsourcing crimes and say they’ll continue to raise money for their film, risking the ire of Angry Vancouver.

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wo strangers stood with their backs to me at the Quince pastry counter. The slight, bespectacled redhead was quietly ordering an Americano Mistro when his bigger, burlier, rougier sidekick heard my footsteps and turned. Our eyes locked for a brief moment before I could glance away, my face burning; it was them. I was staring at the scum of the city. Charity whores.

Artists. Or as another local paper outed them last week: “shameless and entitled pricks.”

Yes, despite being a default member of Angry Vancouver (my address happens to fall within city limits), I found myself rendezvousing with... crowdsourcers.

The ringleader: director Darcy Van Poelgeest. His name makes him sound like a bored Euro bourgeoisie who’s taken up filmmaking as a pastime between polo and skirt-chasing seasons, but his rap sheet reads like a who’s who of film industry heavies: TIFF, National Film Board, Leo. Ten years of being “in” with the union has given him the idea that this city is

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his for the taking.

The consigliere: producer Mike Gill — a pikey-looking ox of a man; an enforcer who keeps employees in line and lightens the pockets of regular citizens who just want to be entertained.

Their crime: fundraising. In cahoots with the radical fringe organization Indiegogo, the two panhandoutlers are seeking modest stacks of cash for Corvus — a supernatural neo-noir short film that Van Poelgeest has been dreaming of making ever since he discovered dreams could be storyboarded.

Gill had some premium equipment in his possession from a previous job and the associates hatched their plan to write, film and screen a great Canadian story.

Then they called in the favours.

They made Ian Tracey of Da Vinci’s Inquest an offer he couldn’t refuse (a good detective script); Vampire Diaries star Sara Canning was their dame on the side and they had dirt on the villainous Matthew MacCaull — mostly just that he looks sinister (which, within state lines of Florida, is apparently a crime).

The film got made, everyone walked away with fingers and kneecaps intact. So what were

The makers of Corvus, a graphic-novelesque short film noir, have no shame in crowdsourcing stacks of cash and told WE they’ll fistfight anyone who cares. Dave Hamilton photo these guttersnipes doing talking to a member of the accredited news media?

I asked them to. Because I saw the campaign video and thought their film looked cool.

While asking the public to help fund a project may seem felonious to some, when the filmmakers explained their motives to me, their logic was actually quite brilliant.

Their film genre doesn’t qualify for any assistance (apparently the Canadian government pooh-poohs narratives and would prefer directors make arthouse slow motion studies of glass breaking) so these cons of men paid for the filming

themselves while fronting on the Westside making commercials.

Now Corvus is in post-production, and if the cash comes through, we’ll start seeing street versions of the finished product popping up at film festivals in Berlin, Toronto — even our own backyard.

What’s worse, to pay for the scoring, cutting and distributing of the goods, their crew has already taken advantage of every friend they have — now they’re recruiting from society at large for their diabolical scheme at Indiegogo. com/corvusfilm.

Their first attempt may seem innocuous — they admit Corvus

may not blow the film noir, detective, graphic novel context open the way, say, a hollow-point bullet would a watermelon — but it’s a

story you and your friends might enjoy and if this goes well, they intend to offend again.

They have bold plans for their dealings with the law as well. While still on the record, they talked about wanting Canadian content rules to apply to film theatres as well, much like how radio supported our musicians for years and now we have Feisty Arcade Fires. If they succeed, one day people might actually watch Canadian films. The horror...

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No comics question is too arcane at Golden Age Collectables Curtis Woloschuk

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efore he can step away for his interview, Patrick Shaughnessy just needs to clear up a few things with a customer. After explaining how a first printing of 1988’s Batman: The Killing Joke can be identified by its distinctive green logo, Shaughnessy next apprises the man of the various considerations that determine the exact value of a coveted 1975 Giant-Size X-Men #1.

This is clearly a man who’s in his element.

“I love talking comics. Especially older comics,” he admits minutes later. Laughing, he continues, “Believe me, I’ve had really interesting conversations with people about which comics had copper staples and which ones had steel staples.... I love talking about stuff like that. If you were a fly on the wall, you’d think we were idiots.”

The owner of Golden Age Collectables since 1974, Shaughnessy clearly recalls the moment he transformed from a garden variety fan into a fledgling collector. “It was in 1966, when I was 10 years old. I remember the first thing that I kept. It was a Batman #179.” A short while later, he saw an article about storied Toronto comic collector George Henderson. “It showed these old comic books that I’d

never seen images of before. It seemed like archaeology. I was fascinated.”

Today, Shaughnessy remains every bit as fascinated with a medium that has evolved dramatically over the past decades. “If you go back and look at the comics that were coming out in the 1960s, they’re a lot of fun but they’re very artwork driven.

Now, it’s much more story driven. They’re extremely well written.” He adds, “For quite a long time now, our customers have been readers.”

While recent superhero films have filled the coffers of Hollywood studios, it hasn’t necessarily translated into legions of new comics buyers through the doors of 852 Granville. However, the blockbusters have succeeded in rekindling interest amongst former fans. When the first X-Men movie came out, “it brought back a lot of people who had given (comics) up.”

And so, while he still racks up impressive sales of rare comics to well-heeled collectors, it’s the diehard fans that Shaughnessy values most. “What counts is not the guy who shows up once and spends $5,000... It’s the guy who’s been coming in here every week,” he suggests. “Those are the ones who are the backbone of the store. I get very sentimental about people who’ve been coming in here forever.”

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dmittedly, Terry Chui’s childhood love of both Star Wars and Hallowe’en didn’t make him particularly unique. Chui only began to distinguish himself from many of us when his fascination with constructing elaborate costumes grew more pronounced in adulthood.

After meticulously recreating the Alien creature and various Transformers, he knew precisely what his next goal was.

“I’ve always wanted to create and wear a Star Wars-based costume. A few years ago, I looked into it and found out about this great organization,” he recalls of how he came to enlist in the 501st Legion. “It’s a great way to express our fandom but also give back to communities and charities.”

With garrisons stationed in close to 50 countries, the 501st Legion can easily lay claim to being “the world’s definitive Imperial costuming organization.” As leader of British Columbia’s Outer Rim Squad, Chui commands 27 costume enthusiasts who portray only the black hats — Stormtroopers, Sith Lords, et al. — of George Lucas’ universe. And, as alluded to, the Legion is also committed to fundraising for a variety of charities. “We call ourselves the bad guys doing good deeds.”

That said, Fan Expo Vancouver on April 21 and 22 will be an opportunity for fellow Star Wars fans to admire the workmanship of the Legion’s attire.

But don’t bother enquiring about the secrets to such authenticity. “We don’t disclose how they’re made.

We leave it at ‘they’re issued to us by the Empire.’”

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Fan support gets Standard Action out of the woods Curtis Woloschuk

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ith the 14-episode first season of the Standard Action web series now behind her, creatorproducer-writer-actor Joanna Gaskell readily admits that she had no idea what she was getting herself into back in November 2010. It was then that she first donned the pointy ears and battle garb that transformed her into Edda (an elf barbarian) and, accompanied by other underemployed actors and crew, embarked on a quest for additional exposure. “We just kind of went out into the woods and decided that we’d film as much as we could film in a day and cut it together. It ended up being 12 minutes and incredibly popular,� she recalls of the informal process that spawned the teaser episode of the fantasy-comedy series. “We had no idea of the scale. We had no idea the money involved. I had no idea how much of my life I’d be pouring into it. It has completely consumed my life for a year and a half.�

A long-time “Star Trek nerd� who only gravitated to Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing

games about six years ago, Gaskell expected that the series — directed

by Rob Hunt and co-starring Edwin Perez, Daniel S. Johnston, and Tara Pratt — would find a following amongst tabletop gamers, video gamers, and RPG players. After all, the frequent references to D&D terminology and game mechanics and clever twists on fantasy tropes seem tailormade for those sets.

That suspicion was confirmed with a vengeance last August when Standard Action found themselves on a panel at Seattle’s 70,000-attendee PAX Prime convention, “the Holy Grail of conventions for nerds.� Gaskell marvels, “It was incredible to see people come to the largest convention of gamers on the West Coast and come to see us. To see our stuff.�

However, the web series also connected with more unexpected viewers. “We started gaining a following amongst kids. I’ve had people writing to me saying that their four-year-old daughter loves watching it,� she reveals. “We also got a bunch of people from the feminist crowd. They said that the writing is balanced. For once, we’re seeing a show that has four leads in it: two of them are men; two of

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Joanna Gaskell (left) not only stars as an elf barbarian in Standard Action, she is the web series’ creator, producer and writer. The cast of the fantasy-comedy, including Daniel S. Johnston (right), will be at Fan Expo at the Vancouver convention centre this weekend. them are women. The women talk about things that aren’t just men.

The women talk to each other.

They were really pleased to see that in a genre show. “That’s one thing that people have said about our series versus other series.... We write our characters so that you can invest in them,� she continues. “I wrote my characters out of people in my life who are nerds and are taken advantage of. For a lot of people that resonates because they grew up in a situation like that.�

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also proven willing to put their money where their emotional investment is. After bankrolling the first season herself, Gaskell decided to crowdsource some funds for Season 2. Knowing that they wanted to construct a new set and redesign costumes, she established an ambitious donations target of $10,000. She then watched in awe as $13,115 flooded in. “We were so thrilled that there were people out there who loved it as much as we did,� she says. “When we started, we were doing it for us. The fact that people came

forward and gave and wanted us to keep going... It kind of just left me without words.�

That said, it also left her with an additional sense of responsibility as she readies Season 2 for production. As she explains, “It also changed the attitude in that, suddenly, we had $13,000 worth of people watching. The pressure definitely went up.�

Standard Action can be seen at WatchStandardAction.com. Meet the cast and crew at Fan Expo Vancouver on April 21 and 22.

Make an appointment to attend our Concert of video game music is Nov. 6 Music from some of the greatest video games will be performed live at the Orpheum this November as part of the Video Games Live tour.

It includes music from Final Fantasy, Zelda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pokemon, Warcraft, Diablo III, Earthworm Jim, Mass Effect and more.

On April 25 at 6pm, there will be a live interactive chat TwitchTV.com/ videogameslive with show creator Tommy Tallarico.

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How’s this for a nightlight? The residents — including four Habitat for Humanity families — at 60 W. Cordova won’t have a problem finding their way home to their new Gastown condo.

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C ON TA C T Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre 418D Fitzwilliam St Nanaimo Office Phone: 250-716-1551 gobetweenconsulting@gmail.com Web: www.nanaimomen.com April 25 is Parental Alienation Awareness day. The Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre would like to invite people to attend a 40 minute awareness session at their Nanaimo location. If you cannot attend we will send you a 30 minute DVD or VHS for you to watch. This is a free offer or by donation if you like; the video is regularly $24.95. To receive this special offer we ask that you pay for shipping. Parental Alienation happens after a divorce when a child becomes aligned with unjustified or exaggerated denigration of the other parent. We want Parental Alienation to be identified as an important factor in divorce and to provide people with information on what it is and how to stop this form of family violence.

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Fashion and style news from across the city

By Kelsey Klassen

The average woman wears 20 per cent of her wardrobe 80 per cent of the time and has around 22 pieces of unworn clothing hanging in her closet. Re-Fashion Vancouver is for people who want to make back some of the money they’ve spent on all the unworn clothes they’ve bought.

It’s a one-day shopping event that is part springcleaning, part massive clothing sale. It’s designed for condo-dwellers and fashionistas to be able to come together, make some cash by clearing out their closets, and buy new and nearly new clothes at deep discounts. It’s also for people who would love to buy essentially new clothes for less than the original store price. The event is April 21 at the Yaletown Roundhouse Exhibition Hall (181 Roundhouse Mews). For more information visit ReFashionVancouver.com, become a fan on Facebook and follow on Twitter @refashionvan.

Got Craft? is celebrating its 11th show in Vancouver on Sunday, May 6 at the Royal Canadian Legion (2205 Commercial Drive). Started in 2007

by Andrea and Robert, a husband and wife event management and wedding coordinator team, Got Craft? is Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair, having grown now to 50 vendors and an estimated 1,700 attendees. Aimed at bringing together a community that fosters handmade and DIY culture, visitors can shop for one-of-a-kind goods and speak to the artists and vendors about their products and creative processes. Shop independent from a wide variety of delightful handmade goods ranging from jewelry, clothing, ceramics, stationery, housewares, plush toys and more; enjoy treats from the Varinicey Pakora food truck, the Bake Sale Baking Co. and the Gluten Free Epicurean; be one of the first 50 people through the door for a free hand screen-printed tote bag filled with goodies from all of the vendors and sponsors; and make your own craft project to take home with Spool of Thread sewing lounge. (GotCraft.com)

Seva Canada, a Vancouver-based eye-care charity that works in developing countries to eliminate global blindness, is marking its 30th anniversary with Beyond the Darkness, a photo exhibition by Canadian documentary humanitarian photographer, Larry Louie. Many of the internationally awardwinning images that will be showcased are from the countries where Seva is involved, such as Tibet, Nepal, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Mali and China. Dr. Louie is an optometrist and photographer who’s photos have often been described as realism at its best. “Larry Louie has a distinctive style, straddling the fine line of a photo journalist and a documentarian. His images are as rich and evocative as the subjects (on) which he focuses,” said Sarah Cho, competition director of the IPA/Lucie Awards. (LarryLouie.com) Beyond the Darkness is free and open to the public from April 23 to May 12 at the HSBC Pendulum Gallery (885 West Georgia). For full event details go to Seva.ca/anniversaryevents.htm.

Last week marked the launch of the 18Karat One spring 2012 line. In vibrant yet natural hues of grass, poppy and canary, the timeless furniture and lifestyle products embody subtle reminders of flowers, leaves, birds and rivers and are made from natural materials with traditional methods. (3039 Granville; EighteenKarat.com) Pictured are designer Zoe Garred and creative director Kenneth Torrance.

In J. Crew news, their new Vancouver store opens to the public Wednesday, April 25. The twostorey location at 1088 Robson St. will carry carry the classic J.Crew’s women’s collection and, for the first time in Canada, its popular men’s collection.

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As the long-time head of costumes for Vancouver Opera, Parvin Mirhady relishes in the challenges of mounting such lavish productions. The upcoming run of Aida features 1,000 costumes.

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While you’d expect such a memory to be tinged with residual panic, Mirhady simply shrugs casually.

After 14 years with Vancouver Opera, she’s weathered practically every crisis imaginable. And without fail, the show has gone on. Albeit not without some Herculean efforts by everyone involved.

A member of Mirhady’s costume department recently returned after a long absence. Reacquainting herself with the workload, she expressed her utter disbelief that the head of costumes had survived so long. “I have to laugh,� says Mirhady before countering, “I wouldn’t be alive if I wasn’t that busy.�

And once the performers take to the stage, all of the hardships are forgotten. “The moment they open their mouth to sing, I really get goosebumps,� she declares. “It’s just amazing. Many times, I say to myself, ‘Why do I get paid for this job?’�

ack in the familiar confines of Vancouver Opera’s basement costume department, Parvin Mirhady is still processing her recent glimpse at how the other half live. Or, to be precise, how the other half costume.

She’s just returned from assisting San Francisco Opera with their production of Nixon in China, which utilizes costumes Mirhady designed and created two years ago. And while the wardrobe was familiar, their process was completely foreign. “I couldn’t believe it. My whole costume shop is not even 3,000 square feet. Their costume shop is over 12,000 square feet. Their shoe place is bigger than my whole costume shop,� she exclaims. “From what I saw, they could spend as much money as they want. When we did Nixon in China, we spent $700 to $800 for shoes for all of our dancers. They spent $10,000.�

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n May 5, many of Vancouver’s very best chefs will gather at False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf to celebrate the 6th annual Spot Prawn Festival (SpotPrawnFestival.com). They’ll be cooking up a storm of the freshly caught and wholly sustainable crustaceans for the more than 1,000 people who are expected to crowd the wharf and the adjacent seawall to celebrate what many in the local food trade consider to be the city’s first-of-summer event.

I count myself among that number. On the morning of the festival, I will — for the fourth year in a row — wake up before dawn and ride my bicycle down to the wharf to sleepily clamber aboard Steve Johansen’s boat, the Organic Ocean. With hot coffee in hand, we will pass quietly under the Granville Bridge and out to several secret spots in the Georgia Strait. To amuse myself, I will try to predict what sort of ancillary creatures will have the temporary misfortune of being brought to the surface (only to be immediately thrown back in). Little kelp greenlings and crabs make regular appearances, but the octopi provide the most drama of the lot, as they seldom want to leave the buffet and

require quite a bit of convincing to return to the deep.

As per tradition, once we pass back under the bridge and approach the wharf, I’ll be tasked with climbing on top of the cabin with an air-horn to announce our return (and thus, blare the official start of the festival).

It’s funny to remember how the Spot Prawn Festival began as a gamble. The Chefs’ Table Society came up with the idea for it six years ago to awaken Vancouverites to the fact that there was a sustainable BC alternative to the bland Black Tiger prawns imported from environmentally devastating “farms” from the east coast of India to the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, and to also show our fishermen that they need no longer ship the entire annual spot prawn catch to Japan. Surely there had to be a local, hungry market for the critters, right?

I remember being a little doubtful about it at first, and for very valid reasons: the diners of Tokyo were more familiar with our spot prawns than we Vancouverites were, and seldom does one see chefs accomplish much aside from mutual antipathy whenever they try to act on the same idea together.

In other words, the gamble paid off. It’s worked out for everyone, especially us diners.

Today, the spot prawn is celebrated across Canada as an edible national treasure when they’re in season during May and June. Here in Vancouver, they’re in the tongs of pretty much every chef who gives a damn about where their ingredients come from. The chefs are thrilled to have such a reliable, juicy and tasty product to fiddle with and be proud of all summer long, and the fishermen are happy because we’ve woken up to their wares (sorry Japan). What’s more, the festival has inspired other communities to launch similar events (the 4th annual Cowichan Bay Spot

Fisherman Steve Johansen is thrilled that Vancourites now share his love of our national edible treasure.

Andrew Morrison photo Prawn Festival is May 13-14.)

Tickets have gone on sale online early this year, and there is a very real chance that they will sell out before the day. If you want to be guaranteed access to the main attraction, the “Spot Prawn Boil” at the wharf, go to ChefsTableSociety.com and pay your $12 entrance fee up front. In addition to a plate of same-day prawns cooked up by the attending chefs, ticket holders will be treated to the musical stylings of 4U and Matthew Presidente together with samples of R&B beers, Ganton & Larson wines, and coffees from Mogiano. Representatives from Ocean Wise will also be on hand to give away free passes to the Vancouver Aquarium at the festival’s kids’ zone.

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to prepare the prawns that you’ve purchased fresh from the dock, there will be six local celebrity chefs serving up inspiration one after the other in a cooking demonstration tent for the festival’s duration (11am until 3pm).

For those looking to get a little more out of this year’s festival, there’s also a $42 package that includes all of the above, plus a souvenir tote bag (perfect for carrying your prawns home), a festival T-shirt, a signed copy of the Chefs’ Table Society’s awardwinning Vancouver Cooks cookbook (edited by yours truly), and more.

Note: keep abreast of developments on Twitter by following @SpotPrawnFest and keeping track of the #SpotPrawn2012 hashtag. And on the day, listen for my horn — we’ll be arriving at the dock at noon!

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The ballad of Neil and Michaela He’s a sommelier and co-owner of Boneta; she’s co-owner of House Wine. Guess what they talk about at dinner?

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can pretty much bet I could be on an airplane seated between an astronaut and a zookeeper, and yet the moment they found out what I do for a living. the conversation would turn to wine and never stray. At home, my wife (who’s not in the industry) and I default to the topic often, engaging in constant discussion around what we’re sipping that night, reminiscing about wine-centric trips, or getting into any number of philosophical discussions of a particular region’s merits, the pros and cons of biodynamics, or whatever rabbit hole a simple “How was your day?” can lead us down.

I was wondering if this would be the norm when both people in a relationship are wine professionals. Would wine-talk double or would there be a concerted effort to carve out time to not talk shop?

Michaela Morris is a sommelier, wine educator and co-owner of House Wine (HouseWine.ca), a wine-consulting company. She and Neil Ingram, the charismatic co-owner and sommelier of Gastown’s popular Boneta restaurant (Boneta.ca), have been together well over a decade and were the first I thought to ask about this.

“Yes, wine’s pretty much all we drink and talk about,” laughs Michaela, “But it’s something that gives us both so much pleasure.” When they aren’t uncorking a bottle at home, Michaela’s more likely to go the cocktail route (“I love the bitterness of a Negroni”) whereas Neil is the one more apt to go the craft beer route, enjoying something nice and hoppy — anything with an extra edge or quirk.

He’s the same with wine, more tolerant than Michaela of wines that harbour brettanomyces, a genus strain of yeast (sexy, right?) that can occasionally give wine a complex, savoury edge.

“I like wines that offer a little slap and tickle,” Neil offers, though they do agree on the more nuanced classics of the globe. We’d touched on the current BC liquor board’s promotion of the aromatic wines of France’s Alsace region, particularly the deliciousness of Pfaffenheim’s honeyed and floral 2010 Gewürztraminer ($19.99) “I actually pour that as textbookAlsace when I’m teaching wine classes,” she says, “Neil refers to wines like that as ‘Helen Mirren’ wines, vivacious classics that only get better and more respected the longer they’re around!”

Michaela and Neil often finish each other’s sentences and share laughter throughout conversations. They’re both quite inspiring, Michaela offering solid advice, particularly when I started out freelancing, and Neil always insisting on giving me a surprise pour at Boneta of something that almost always becomes a new favourite (get him to do the same for you.)

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“It’s coffee, newspapers, and winding down after a long week for both of us,” laughs Michaela, “In fact I think Sunday mornings we hardly talk at all!”

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Napa Valley’s Clos du Val Winery kicked off its “Cure for the Common Cult” 40th anniversary tour at Cork & Fin on Wednesday. Opening some bottles from its extensive library, as well as celebrating its current vintages was Tracey Morgan, an executive vice-president with the company, right, and the Gastown restaurant’s co-owner, Doug Stephen. Clos du Val has a repeat performance at the California Wine Fair at the Vancouver convention centre on April 18.

Chef Greg Turgeon (Il Giardino, Villa del Lupo) is creating a new season of culinary delights for the Poor Italian. The menu additions complement the restaurant’s classic favourites such as osso bucco, crab-stuffed prawns and wild mushroom risotto. (3296 E. 1st, PoorItalian.com)

Vancouver’s Julia Spitale and Shera Kelly are bringing their Wheely Slow Cooking Tour back home. On April 19 they’ll be showing footage from the documentary about their sustainable foods/ music bike tour from Salt Spring Island to Halifax as well as perform some of their music and host a panel discussion with Peter Ladner, author of The Urban Food Revolution, Good For You, Good For the Earth dietician Lori Petryk and Will Valley, an urban farmer from Inner City Farms. The event starts at 7pm at the W2 Media Café in the Woodward’s Building, 111 W. Hastings in Gastown. Tickets are $12 and if you ride your bike to the event, you can win a special door prize. For details go to WheelySlowCookingTour.com.

East Van’s Campagnolo Roma is taking reservations for their second “Quinto Quarto” special offal supper, which begins at 9pm on May 2. The six-course dinner will feature such uncommon items as slow cooked chicken hearts, duck gizzards, cotechino-stuffed trotter and sweetbreads. The cost is just $49 with tax and gratuity. Tickets available at QuintoQuartoRoma.eventbrite.com.

Stop what you’re doing and pay very close attention: the new Cadeaux Bakery at 172 Powell Street on the DTES has just altered the space-time continuum by introducing the city of Vancouver to maple bacon cinnamon sticky buns. You read that right, but go ahead and read it again. Wrapped inside each twirl of gooey awesomeness is a strip of maple bacon. We tried a few, and immediately recognized that life would never be the same again.

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hen dancer Ziyian Kwan was younger, her family would host parties, making soymilk while her father would tell guests’ fortunes with the ancient Chinese practice of I Ching.

As part of International Dance Day at the Scotiabank Dance Theatre, Kwan is channeling those memories into an interactive performance titled throwing coin squeezing soy.

“I’m trying to pay respect to that tradition in a way that’s light-hearted,” she says, sitting at window-side table at Habit Lounge on Main Street.

“Ultimately, I want to make a piece that’s a homage to what I experienced with him as child.”

For close to 25 years, the Hong Kong native has been dancing, moving to people, objects and events that she finds inspiring. Along with childhood memories, the sculptures scattered around Vancouver parks have also motivated her work – she has created performance pieces around what others have created.

“I think that’s a really beautiful way to respond to art — to allow whatever happens instinctively,” she says. “When I interact with the objects, people either pretend you’re not there or they totally get into it — that’s interesting.”

It was through this process of “trespassing” into public art that Kwan developed a performance she will give as part of National Dance Week called, because the world is round. It takes place around the Engagement sculpture — the two massive diamond rings just south of English Bay. Kwan says “The imaginary world suddenly exists and I never know where my imagination intersects with somebody else’s imagination.”

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So what does Kwan’s father think about the homage to her childhood memories?

“When I told him about it, he said, ‘Very interesting,’” she says with a smile. “I don’t think he totally understands it, but he thinks it’s great.”

National Dance Week takes place throughout the city from April 23 to 29; International Dance Day is April 29 at Scotiabank Dance Theatre. For more information visit TheDanceCentre.ca.

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local ballerina is coming home for a weekend, performing a starring role in Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Vancouver’s premier of Svengali at the Performing Arts Centre April 20 to 22. Langley’s Sophia Lee, who will play Svengali’s First, is one of the RWB’s fastest rising talents.

Svengali is created by Mark Godden, the same choreographer who made the company’s hugely successful Dracula. The story is adapted from the novel Trilby by George du Maurier. Svengali uses his hypnotic powers to turn a young woman, Trilby, into the most STEAK & POTATO COMBO celebrated ballerina $8.98 EACH in 1930s Germany. A INCLUDES 1 SWEET BOURBON N.Y. STEAK AND struggle for power en1 TANGO’S DOUBLE BAKED STUFFED POTATO sues as Trilby’s star rises and she begins to resist his control.

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hen Michelle Riml and her friend went on a camping trip to Haynes Point Provincial Park a few years ago, things did not exactly go as planned. “We were hoping we’d have this relaxing time, but we instead had to deal with this windstorm and our tent was blowing all over the place,� the Vancouver playwright says with a laugh. “We had to sleep in the car and it wasn’t that fun.�

But instead of wishing she was back in the comforts of home, the North Vancouver native was starting to think about her next play. “My friend was probably thinking about packing up and going home, but I was thinking this would make a really funny play. I thought, ‘What would Henry and

Alice be like in this situation?’�

The story idea born that weekend is called Henry and Alice: Into the Wild, which makes its debut at the Granville Island Stage on April 19, running until May 26. The story resurrects two characters, Henry and Alice Lane, from Riml’s past play, Sexy Laundry. “I actually had no interest in bringing them back,� she says, “but for some reason the idea popped in my head. I wondered how Henry and Alice would do at a campsite. I thought it would be an interesting environment in comparison to the previous play which was at a high-end hotel.�

Not only does Riml place them in a different environment, she also explores timely issues through the characters, who are now facing the challenges and uncertainty of a tough economy. Henry has lost his job and the camping trip is the result of a tighter budget. “They had all of these plans and they

Playwright Michelle Riml first introduced us to Henry and Alice in Sexy Laundry. Now she takes them Into the Wild for the Arts Club.

thought they knew where they were going with their lives,� explains Riml. “A lot of people are facing the fact of losing their job or losing their pension and are like, ‘What do we do now?’’’ Riml has learned a lot from her characters. “When you’re pointing fingers at some-

body else and you’re angry at them, it usually has something to do with me and what I’m scared of,� says Riml, who has been married for 15 years. “I’ve definitely learned to give my husband space and to definitely not argue with him when putting up the tent.�

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Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton Directed by Whit Stillman Directing his first film since 1998’s Last Days of Disco, Whit Stillman picks up right where he left off: while the writer-director’s gifts for acerbic humour and verbose dialogue haven’t waned, his preference for flat aesthetics and affected performances suggest this comedy of manners could’ve just as easily been released in 1999, during the heyday of “quirky� indies.

Adding to the film’s timelessness is its East Coast university setting where the student body is swathed in traditional preppy pastels and “electronic communication� is referenced but rarely glimpsed. At the centre is Violet (Greta Gerwig), a do-gooder who administers donuts to depressed kids, dates a dim-witted frat boy as a form of “youth outreach,� and aspires to create a new dance craze that might transcend all social classes. Watching from the sidelines and serving as the barely-audible voice of reason is Lily (Analeigh Tipton), the newest recruit to Violet’s coven.

Stillman’s characters always sink to the deepest depths of delusion, allowing an undercurrent of vibrant absurdity to colour his narratives’ staid proceedings. Here, he occasionally lets the lunacy run wild, leaving the film to lapse into cartoonish farce. Fortunately, a broad gag involving suicidal

soon-to-be-teachers leaping from second-storey balconies is tempered by the wicked line: “If they can’t even destroy themselves, how are they going to teach America’s youth?�

If Stillman’s spirited return offers a potent reminder of but one thing, it’s this: Sometimes nothing is funnier than sincerity when it’s being wielded by the witless. — Curtis Woloschuk

COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE Directed by Morgan Spurlock When Comic-Con launched in 1970, it lured 500 hardcore comic lovers.

Forty years later, it’s a veritable pop culture expo that draws 125,000 attendees. There’s a catch: most are now curiosity-seekers, toy-collectors, and movie-lovers rather than devotees of the medium. Attempting to cover all bases at this “geek mecca,� director Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) cycles through his duly diverse subjects: two artists hoping that their portfolios will catch publishers’ eyes; a young woman who’s designed elaborate Mass Effect costumes to compete in the masquerade event; and a senior comic retailer who contemplates selling a $500,000 Red Raven #1 to offset debts.

There’s rather meagre drama to be milked from these scenarios and Spurlock doesn’t seem interested in chasing down any stories. A Fan’s Hope is a little too content to skirt the perimeter of geekdom rather than delve into the heart of it. — C.W.

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That seems to be one underlying message of Superfortress, Chris Woods’ new exhibit at Gallery Jones (1725 West 3rd, on now until April 28).

The paintings set photo-realistic portraits of women and weaponry against dry, desolate landscapes. But the juxtaposition of images doesn’t end there; the artist drops primary-coloured junk food logos into the mix as well. In “Icecap”, for instance, a woman stands armed with a submachine gun and flaming sword against a moon-like backdrop. In the bottom left-hand corner sits a Klondike ice cream bar logo.

As sexy and provocative and broad as it is, this latest series might be his most personal, says Woods. “My work’s always

been about my obsessions. I’ve finally winnowed those obsessions down to the basics. They’re the subjects I’ll be thinking about at least 99 per cent time — if it’s not a beautiful woman it’s guns or atomic history or snack food. Or variations thereof.”

That’s not entirely true. The New Brunswick-born, Chilliwack-based Woods keeps some brain space available for inspirations such as musician Lou Reed and comics artist Alex Ross. And while working, he’ll often listen to comedy podcasts. But he does probably spend more time thinking about atomic history than the average person.

“With atomic bombs, I think I’m trying to find a parallel in history in the way they are one type of weapon of mass destruction, but there are also cultural weapons of mass destruction,” says Woods.

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Be part of our exciting, worldclass softball tournament, which takes place from June 30 - July 9 in Surrey, BC. We are looking for volunteers in areas such as: scorekeeping, security & parking, transportation, batgirls, tickets & gates, and more! We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours.

In exchange for your time, each volunteer will receive: • FREE ADMISSION to all playing venues • 1 complimentary item of event apparel • 1 complimentary meal per volunteer shift worked!

Call our office or visit our website for more info.

604-536-9287 or www.canadianopen fastpitch.com or Attend our next Volunteer meeting for more details.

Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm at the Sandman Signature Hotel, 8828 201 Street, Langley

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269

FENCING

S & S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panels for Sale & Installation. 8291 No. 5 Road, Richmond. 604 275-3158

281

GARDENING

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

Time to put down some roots?

Check out the “Real Estate Section” in Classifieds.

Class 625 - For Sale By Owner Class 638 - Open Houses

WE Vancouver Thursday, April 19, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

WEVancouver.com 19

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GARDENING

338

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 $39 SERVICE CALL plumbing, heating, plugged drains. Big & sm jobs.

Ironman Plumbing (604)510-2155

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS Easy on your Budget Excellent Reference, Lic. & Ins. 10% off any written quote! WCB Skyview Roofing 604 - 317 - 4729 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

LEAKY ROOF?

PETS 477

PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

RENTALS 706

810

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

Call 604-685-1272

GUARANTEED

Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

Comox Manor

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

Bachelor - $950/mo. 2-Bdrm $1650,- Hardwood floors. Avail May 1.

Call 604-669-9769

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

Call JJ ROOFING Repairs, New & Re-Roof.

Prompt Quality Service Excellent References

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

*Free Estimates *WCB Insured *Member BBB *Seniors Discount

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064 MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

OF Home (604)501-9290

Call Jas @ 604-726-6345 www.jjroofing.ca

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

Jas 778-896-4065 Bell 604-339-2765

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in April, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 503

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

LOUIS XV 5 pc bdrm suite, $3,500.

French Grandfatehr clock, sirca 1880s, $1,900 obo. (604)832-1857.

509

818

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th Ave.

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $3500 firm. 604-538-9257.

Spacious 1 bdrooms avail. Balcony parking at back. Laundry fac. avail. Swim pool & sauna.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Call 604-830-7587

1998 MERCEDES E320, 4 dr. auto, fully loaded, 80K, local, no accid, $6200/obo. Call 778-881-1216.

www.aptrentals.com VANCOUVER

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

356

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

604.587.5865

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

374

TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PETS

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program!

Don’t be without a home phone!

Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

477

PETS

Border Collie P/B puppies dob Feb. 18 M-$450: vet ✓ first shot. 604250-4360 or 604-856-7975.

CAIRN Terriers. Shots, dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. Over 20 years of referrals. 604-807-5204, 604-592-5442 or 604-854-1978 CANE CORSO MASTIFF, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet ✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 FAWN PUG PUPPIES - ready to go.

Have shots, vet checked.

Adorable. $650/ea. (604)607-0207

BARAFIELD APTS 1 bedroom – includes heat / hot water some fully renovated! Sorry no pets.

Call 604-834-4897

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS 55 Plus 2 BDRM. 2 bath. Quiet seniors park. No smoking sm. dog ok prefer long term. Must pass strata requirements. Lots of storage. $1200 mo. Plus damage deposit.

Ph. 778-999-5993.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

www.recycleitcanada.ca

604.

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

TRANSPORTATION

I JUST TURNED 80 My Dr. says “SLOW DOWN” My wife says “QUIT”

I say “let’s make a deal on trees & shrubs” Beech, Oak, Japanese Maples, Magnolias, Dogwoods, Katsuras, Rhododendrons 604-826-8988 8069 Nelson St Mission

REAL ESTATE

804

DIY STEEL BUILDING DEALS! Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars.

FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-6685111 ext. 170.

STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT SALE! 20X26 $5,199. 25X28 $5,799. 30X42 $8,390. 32X56 $11,700. 40X50 $14,480. 47X76 $20,325. One End wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Surrey: Bright, immac. gorgeous 4 bdrm house, Boundary Park, completely updated. Cls amen. 2200 sf.

5900 sf lot. Modern decor, South exp. yrd. $789,900: (778)218-9637

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

AIRPLANES

CESSNA 180 1976 on 3000 Caps for lease. DeHavilland DHC-2 1957 on 4930 Floats for lease. Van. Is. E-mail; rleroy@telus.net

806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1967 MUSTANG Conv auto, pb, ps, 289 V8, red on red, white top, GT frond end, exc cond. $29,500 obo.

(604)535-0226.

810 615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

2004 VOLKWAGEN TD 4/dr sedan, fully loaded, leather interior,sunroof, blue, 157K. 1 Owner. Mint cond! $10,900/obo. Call 778-240-1966.

2004 VW JETTA S/W, diesel, 185 km, new tires, battery, inj. pump. $8,900 obo. Phone (604)530-5529.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

2005 LEXUS RX330, 65,000 miles, no accid., 2nd owner, all pwr, very clean, $19,000. Call 604-722-4264.

830

MOTORCYCLES

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 The Scrapper

MOTORCYCLE HAULER, triple or single, large lockable utility box for all your gear. Wide easy load alum. ramp incl. $1395. Ph. 778-888-6805

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2003 21’ WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beaut cond. $15,900/obo. Free storage till May/2012. 604-287-1127

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6000 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

2001 BMW 330i 4 dr. sedan, blk. leather on blk. auto, local, 109k, sun. roof, all pwr. options. Very clean. $10,900 604.312.7415

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

The place to ADVERTISE every week! www.bcclassified.com

Affordable Westend living!

MISC. FOR SALE

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

TRANSPORTATION

2008 Chrysler Sebring Convert.

Grey/grey. Loaded, priced to sell.

Please call Richard 778-222-0140.

NORTH VANCOUVER

BUILDING SUPPLIES

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

TRANSPORTATION

2007 CHEV MALIBU LT, 3.5 V6, auto, 98K, exc cond, smoke-free Reduced! $5900. (604)288-7997

Improvements,

518

CARS - DOMESTIC

1988 Chrysler LeBaron 2.2 turbo, burgundy, leather int, near new top, exc cond, $2500. (604)858-8332

AUCTIONS

SUPERB 24TH Annual Auction.

Horse drawn carriages & sleighs.

Plus incredible offering horse era antiques. Sunday, May 6, 12 Noon, Al Oeming Park; www.aloemingauctions.com. Bodnarus Auctioneering.

Phone 306-227-9505.

Canada’s Best.

AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

BUTE MANOR

Yellow Labs, p/b, 5m, 2f, $700, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)7947633 (604)997-3040 No Sun. calls.

Check out bcclassified.com Help Wanted - Class 130

APARTMENT/CONDO

2 Bedroom apt avail starting at $1550/mo. - West End. Clean, Quiet Bldg. No Pets. Near beach!

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

LOOKING FOR WORK?

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Loan.

Apply

Now,

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective April 19 to April 25, 2012.

We reserve the right to limit quantities. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

Grocery Department

Meat Department

Uncle Luke’s Organic Maple Syrup

Earth’s Choice Tortilla Chips

light, medium or amber

made with organic corn

4.99

Long English Cucumbers from Origin Organics

value pack

3.99lb/ 8.80kg

WOW!

PRICING

2/5.00

250ml

Produce Department

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

454g

WOW!

2.99 PRICING

Sockeye Salmon Fillets Four O’clock Tea

Earth’s Choice Organic Salsa

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

2.79

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

!

New

2/7.00

WOW!

2.99 PRICING

1.58lb/ 3.48kg

Satsuma Mandarin Oranges

Deli Department

Armstrong Cheese Slices

So Nice Fresh Soy Beverages

Certified Organic, Mexican Grown

8.99lb/ 19.82kg

500ml

2/4.00

Field Tomatoes

value pack, previous frozen

2/7.00

15-16 count

B.C. Grown, Certified Organic

Peruvian Grown

Montana Italian Selection

.98lb/2.16kg

Milano Salami, Porchetta, Porsciutto Cotto and Prosciutto Cotto with Herbs

8.99

1.89L

500g

Stahlbush Island Farms Frozen Fruit assorted varieties

2/6.00 227-300g

1.99/100g

Village Cheese

assorted varieties

assorted selections

3.99

save .70/100g

142-225g

Island Farms Vanilla Plus Yogurt

reg 2.79

Brookside Chocolate Covered Fruits and Nuts

Boulder Canyon Rice and Beans Snack Chips

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

Brown and Golden Organic Flaxseed bags or bins

10% off

regular retail price

Health Care Department Bakery Department

2/5.00

3/7.98

Bulk Department

Manitoba Harvest Organic Shelled Hemp Seed Hearts

9 inch Fruit Pies

142g • product of USA

650g

10.99

assorted varieties

OrganicVille Organic Salad Dressings

340g

9.99

Sol Cuisine Veggie Burgers assorted varieties

An excellent source of the Omega 6 & 3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) and delivers these EFAs in a balanced 3.75:1 ratio.

assorted varieties

2/6.00

3.99

236ml • product of USA

Endangered Species Chocolate Bars

assorted varieties

2/4.00

2/3.98

26.99

560g

PRICING

Rice Bakery

85g

66g • product of BC

59.99

40% off

WOW!

PRICING

regular retail price

850-876g

This complete meal replacement and daily health-optimizer is made exclusively from natural plant-based whole foods.

new and improved recipe

all varieties

170g

Sequel Vega One Nutritional Shake

Rice Raisin Sunflower Cookies

If You Care Household Products

150 caps • product of Canada

A highly absorbable vitamin C supplement that won’t cause stomach upset.

assorted varieties

Earth’s Choice Light Chunk or Flaked Skipjack Tuna

3.99

4.29

WOW!

284g • product of Canada

Elevate Me Protein and Whole Fruit Energy Bars

Sisu Ester-C Supreme Bonus Size

Organic Multigrain Bread

3.49 package of 6

Seminars and Events

WOW!

Earth Day

PRICING

Sunday, April 22, 12:00-4:00pm at all Choices locations.

Join us as we recognize Earth Day. We will be showcasing samples of environmentally friendly household items and delicious local and/or organic foods. We will also be hosting donation barbecues and giving the net proceeds to community organizations that are all lending a hand to help the planet.

Look for our

WOW! PRICING

www.choicesmarkets.com Kitsilano

Cambie

Kerrisdale

Yaletown

Rice Bakery

South Surrey

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver 604.263.4600

1202 Richards St. Vancouver 604.633.2392

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0301

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna 1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

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upcoming programs & Courses YOGA TEACHER TRAINING – IMMERSION

May 22 – June 22, 2012

200-hour, 5 week format DEEP RELAXATION THERAPY

April 29, 2012

HOMEOPATHY WORKSHOP

April 30, 2012

DEEP FLOW LEVEL II

June 18 – 20, 2012

TEEN CAMPS FOR GIRLS 5-day exploration in the healing arts.

August 6 – 10 Ages 13, 14 August 13 – 17 Ages 15, 16 August 20 – 24 Ages 17, 18

Weekend Intro Massage Course Couples and friends receive 10% off!

upcoming dates:

• May 12, 13 • June 16, 17 • July 21, 22

www.vsbm.com

Student CLinic Enjoy fabulous massage treatments at a discounted rate!

Thursdays, 2 – 8pm Alternate Saturdays, 2 – 7pm

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Come visit us right across from Gassy Jack’s statue and have your picture taken with the Duke or Gassy Jack! We are possibly Vancouver’s most photographed store front.

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Historic. Classic.

Vancouver’s Best Kept Secret Since 1914.

Offering delicious, handcrafted pub fare and 12 taps of craft beers, including our own Pat’s Classic Lager, Pat’s Pub & BrewHouse is the perfect choice for any occasion.

Pat’s Pub & BrewHouse is now home to Thursday night Blues Jams and a Saturday afternoon Jazz Series 3-7pm - Live & Free! Offering up world class talent, Pat’s Pub & BrewHouse also features the ‘Vancouver’s Best of Blues Series’ most Saturday nights.

Don’t live in Vancouver? Make the most of your weekend in the city by staying at the historic Patricia Hotel.

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or years, Vancouverites have been musing about the evolution of Gastown, Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood—the influx of high-design boutiques, coffee shops, nightclubs and award-winning restaurants that have helped draw a local crowd to mix with (and arguably outnumber) the cameratouting tourists ever-present on the neighbourhood’s cobblestone streets.

But is this evolution the tour-de-force it once was? Of course, in Gastown’s core there have been a slew of promising new ventures as of late (House Guest and Revolver coffee stand out), but it’s increasingly clear that the designers, artists and entrepreneurs that roam the mews and alleyways of Gastown’s historic centre have their shtick figured out, and so the changes are more subtle—one small business closes, another small business moves in.

But Gastown’s edge, East Hastings, is still in

the midst of big changes—note the resurrection of Save On Meats butcher shop and diner; Bitter, a hopping new space devoted to craft beer; and Cartems Donuterie, an always-packed boutique donut shop on the corner of Carrall and Hastings—despite a strong community presence fighting to temper the scale and pace.

But it’s the tiny neighbourhoods surrounding Gastown—Railtown and Japantown, specifically—that will be interesting to watch over the next few years. With the introduction of Fat Dragon (see page 17) on Powell, more restaurants and shops will inevitably start popping up. Will these neighbourhoods become an extension of Gastown, a new stop on the double-decker bus route? Will their history be preserved, and the people who live there now be able to stay? And, once these blocks have evolved, what area could possibly be next?

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Fashion Retail Guide

LynnSteven 212 (454 W. Cordova, 604-685-2426, TwoOneTwo.net) Ainsliewear (805 - 318 Homer, 855-310-4555, ainsliewear.com) Alife Inc. (411 W. Cordova, 604-685-6400, AlifeNYC.com) Allison Wonderland (210 - 309 W. Cordova, 604-681-2269, www.allisonwonderland.ca) Anti-Hero (302 W. Cordova, 604568-6767, antihero13.com) Army and Navy (36 W. Cordova, 604-682-6644, ArmyAndNavy.ca) Artina’s Jewellery (387 Water, 604-915-7001, Artinas.com) The Block (350 W. Cordova, 604685-8885, TheBlock.ca)

Bonway Jewellery (121 - 131 Water, 604-688-1815) Boutique Bridal (164 Water, 604899-0880, www.boutiquebridal.ca) Bruce Eyewear (219 Abbott, 604662-8300, BruceEyewear.com) Button Button (318 Homer, 604-687-0067, ButtonButton.ca) Christine Vancouver (821 Powell, 604-253-0350, ChristineVancouver.com) C&K World (375 Water, 604-693-0019) Community Thrift and Vintage (41 West Cordova, 604-682-1004, CommunityThriftAndVintage.ca) Complex (231 Abbott, 604-6021668, ComplexOnline.com) Crome Yellow (207 Abbott, 604566-9215)

CONSIGNED, QUALITY VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, COSTUME JEWELLERY & COOL COLLECTIBLES 310 West Cordova Street

604.685.4871

web: www.deluxejunk.com the deLuxe BLOG: www.deluxejunkco.tumblr.com Follow us on INSTAGRAM (deLuxeJunkCo) Like us on FACEBOOK & get in on monthly spontaneous sales! (deLuxeJunk) 8

Deadly Couture (A-317 Cambie, 604-609-3766, DeadlyFetish.com) Deluxe Junk Co. (310 W. Cordova, 604-685-4871, DeluxeJunk.com) Dream (311 W. Cordova, 604-683-7326, DreamVancouver.com) Dutil Denim (303 W. Cordova, 604-688-8892, DutilDenim.com) Föwd (454 W. Cordova, 604-689-5253) Gentille Alouette (227 Carrall, 604-688-6819, Gentille-Alouette.com) Haven (7 Gaolers Mews, Blood Alley, 604-488-9398, www.havenshop.ca) Hitz Boutique (316 W. Cordova, 604-662-3334) Holly Clothing (215-332 Water, 604-681-8883)

dream local designers since 1993.

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Inventory (45 Powell, 604-5685889, InventoryMagazine.com) Ishara (38 Water, 604-264-7494, ShopIshara.com) John Fluevog (65 Water, 604-688-6228, Fluevog.com) Killa (46 Alexander, 604-681-7550) La Novia Bridal (311 Carrall, 604-566-9260, info@lanoviabridal.com) Livestock (239 Abbott, 604-685-1433, Deadstock.ca) Lloyd’s of Gastown (157 Water, 604-629-0191) LYNNsteven (225 Carrall, 604-899-0808, LynnSteven.com) Mandula (206 Carrall, 604-568-9211) Mi Kemistry (221 Abbott, 604-842-9817) Modern Motive (73 E. Cordova, 604-688-1044, ModernMotive.ca) Motherland (466 W. Cordova, 604-681-0780, www.motherland.biz) Neighbour (125 - 12 Water, 604-558-2555,

www.shopneighbour.com) New World Design (306 W. Cordova, 604-687-3443, Gastown. org/microsite/189) Nika Custom Imports (205 Abbott, 604-669-8090, NikaDesign. ca) Nouvelle Nouvelle (209 Abbott, 604-682-2234, NouvelleNouvelle.com) Oak + Fort (32 Water, 604-566-9199, OakAndFort.com) Obakki (44 Water, 604-669-9727, Obakki.com) OK Boot Corral (205 Carrall, 604-684-2668, OKBootCorral.com) One of a Few (354 Water, 604-605-0685, OneOfAFewBlog.blogspot.com) Parade Organics (231 Cambie, 888-687-7163, Parade.ca) Queens Boutique (12 E Cordova, 604-558-1234) Ric Yuenn (315 W. Cordova, 604-685-8378, RicYuenn.net) Roden Gray (8 Water, 604-689-7302, RodenGray.com) Rowan Sky (334 E Cordova, 604-568-2075)

Rubi & Kïno (486 W. Cordova, 604-689-5288) Secrets of Identity (227 Abbott, 604-568-2556, SecretsOfIdentityblogspot.com) Sharks + Hammers (54 Alexander, 604-648-2252, SharksAndHammers.com) Stussy (49 Powell, 604-681-4557, Stussy.com) Subdivision (2-306 Water, 604-662-8518) Tait Boutique (330 W. Cordova, 604-568-5727) Tees.ca (227 Abbott, 604-780-1559) Erin Templeton (511 Carrall, 604-682-2451, ErinTempleton.com) Times Profile Shop (231Cambie, 604-681-3546, TimesProfileShop.com) Two of a Few (354 Water, 604-605-0630, OneOfAFewBlog.blogspot.com) Venus & Mars (315 Cambie, 604-687-1908, VenusAndMars.biz)

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Gastown FASHION: Nouvelle Nouvelle

Amy Renee York opened Nouvelle Nouvelle, one of Gastown’s smartest boutiques (and a really great blog), with her boyfriend Noah MacNayrHeath in 2007. At the time, she also owned Prado Café (a beautiful, bright coffee shop on Commercial Drive) and the shop, with its striking hardwood floors and thoughtful selection of international and local wares, was her side project. She sold Prado this January (no more early mornings, she says), so you can expect to see her — and her dog, Lily — around the store more often.

changed so much since we opened in 2007.

Having so many great restaurants and shops to choose from has really livened up the area.

Did you always imagine you’d be a business owner, or did it just happen organically?

To be honest, I never really had a burning desire to be self-employed. It wasn’t until I did it that I realized how fulfilling it can be to create and run your own business.

What’s your go-to outfit right now?

Oh boy, I am such a creature of habit and I love menswear. Black denim, a silk tank, a men’s button down and oxfords or wedges is kind of my uniform right now.

I recently read an interview with you where you said that, location wise, you were really only ever interested in Gastown as a home for your shop. What appealed to you about the neighbourhood?

I love Gastown and always have — the low buildings and old streets give it a bit of a San Francisco vibe that I really like. Gastown has 10

In the past you’ve hosted book launches and small concerts and shows at your space.

How important are events like these to you?

We love hosting events and small shows — we designed the shop with that in mind. Being able to roll everything into the back room and host a show is so much fun.

Do you think Vancouverites are more fashion-conscious than they were 5-10 years ago? Has our aesthetic changed?

I think Vancouver men have really stepped it up in the last few years. I see well-dressed boys all over Vancouver now and I like it!

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Experience the Art of Tea at Gastown Tea Company A Little About Us

We’re passionate about our products and the art of tea. We love that there are just so many ways to enjoy tea, and so many teas to enjoy. At Gastown Tea Company (formerly known as Apres-midi teahouse) we provide a calm, relaxing place to enjoy our drinks and purchase the very best teas and tea accessories we can find.

A Little About Our Teas

Whether you’re looking to invigorate your mind or relax your body tea can bring deep changes in improving personal health. From the rich black Assam tea of India to the subtle floral scents of China’s Jasmine tea, from the spicy tones of Chai to the sweet-silky luxuriousness of Silver-Needle, at Gastown Tea Company we have over 80 of the finest loose leaf teas to choose from. Your senses will be delighted whatever your palate. Pop in and see us we’ll tell you more.

A Little About Our Tea House

We opened our tea house in historic Gastown in the summer of 2011. We’re thrilled to see so many friendly faces coming back each week.

Please stop by and say hello. Taste our tea of the day, pick our brains on all things tea or just stay a while, and relax with a freshly brewed pot, tea latte, iced tea, or one of our irresistible pastries.

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For the Home Home Furnishings & Accessories B&B Italia (97 Water, 604-682-3868, InformInteriors.com) Bulthaup (93 W. Cordova, 604-688-1881, Bulthaup.com) The Carriage House (505 Railway, 604-215-0187, CarriageHouse505.com) Euro Furniture (142 Water, 604-684-6662, MonaEuroFurniture.ca) Inform Interiors (50 Water, 604-682-3868, InformInteriors.com) Maai Living (157 W. Hastings, 604-282-6113, MaaiLiving.ca) MAD Vancouver (63 E. Cordova, 604-816-5805, MadVancouver.com) Mohammed Eill Collection (321 Water, 604-685-8511, MohammedEill.com) Montauk Sofa (228 Abbott, 604-331-2363) Nood (151 Water, 604-684-9008, NoodDesign.ca) Old Faithful Shop (320 W. Cordova, 778-327-9376, OldFaithfulShop.com) Oriental Rug Bazaar (347 Water, 604-602-9894, vancouverrug.com) Orling & W端 (28 Water, 604.568.6718, OrlingAndWu.com) P+A Furniture (159 W. Hastings, 604-255-2089, PAFurniture.ca) Parliament (115 Water, 604-689-0800, ParliamentInteriors.com) Resource Furniture (332 Water, 604-681-0104, ResourceFurniture.com) Small Medium Large (334 W. Cordova, 604-696-5211) Style Garage (124 W. Hastings, 604-558-4343, StyleGarage.com) Zientte Interiors (18 Water, 604-568-1722, Zientte.ca)

Antiques & Collectibles Salmagundi West (321 W. Cordova, 604-681-4648) Uniques (319 W. Cordova, 604-929-5904)

Art & Framing Artspeak (233 Carrall, 604-6880051, Artspeak.ca) Ayden Gallery (88 W. Pender, 778-891-4310, AydenGallery.com) Baron Gallery (293 Columbia, 604-682-1114, BaronGallery.ca) Catalog Gallery (100-56 Powell, CatalogueGallery.org) Chic Winds (604-683-8292, ChicWinds.com) Choboter Fine Art (23 Alexander, 604-688-0145, Choboter.com) Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery (312 Water, 604-684-9222, gastown Magazine

CoastalPeoples.com) Gaspointe Gallery (306 Water, 604-605-8537, ArtLovers.ca) Hills Native Art Gallery (165 Water, 604-685-5422, Hills.ca) Inuit Gallery of Vancouver (206 Cambie, 604-688-7323, Inuit.com) Kimprints (41 Powell, 604-685-0443) Modus Studios (206 Carrall, 604-619-6378, ModusVancouver.com) Opus Framing & Art Supplies (100-207 Hastings, 604-6785889, OpusFraming.com) Spirit Wrestler Gallery (47 Water, 604-669-8813, SpiritWrestler.com) Tequila Mockingbird (273 Columbia, 778-316-4305, TequilaMockingbird.ca)

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131 Water (604-669-7219,131water.com) Acme Cafe (51 W. Hastings, 604-569-1022, AcmeCafe.ca) Afro Canadian Restaurant (324 Cambie, 604-682-2646, AfroCanadianRestaurant.com) Al Porto (321 Water, 604-683-8376, AlPorto.ca) Alibi Room (157 Alexander, 604-623-3383, Alibi.ca) Apres-midi (1 Gaolers Mews, 604-568-7887, apresmiditea.com) Bambo Cafe (301 W. Cordova, 604-681-4323, BamboCafe.com) Big Lou’s Butcher Shop (269 Powell, 604-566-9229, biglousbutchershop.com) Black Frog (108 Cambie, 604-602-0527, TheBlackFrog.ca) Boneta (12 Water, 604-684-1844, Boneta.ca) Brioche Urban Baking & Catering (401 W. Cordova, 604-682-4037, Brioche.ca) Cafe Dolcino (12 Powell, 604-801-5118) Calabash Bistro (428 Carrall, 604-568-5882, CalabashBistro.com) Chambar (562 Beatty, 604-879-7119, Chambar.com) The Charles (136 W. Cordova, 604-568-8040, TheCharlesBar.ca) Chill Winston (3 Alexander, 604-288-9575, ChillWinston.ca) Cobre (52 Powell, 604-669-2396, CobreRestaurant.com) Coffee Bar (10 Water, 604-566-9693, TheCoffeeBar.ca) Cork & Fin (221 Carrall, 604-569-2215, CorkAndFin.ca) Cottage Deli (131 Water, 604-688-0844) Deacon’s Corner (101 Main, 604-684-1555, DeaconsCorner.ca) The Diamond (6 Powell, 604-568-8272, Di6mond.com) Cafe Dolcino (12 Powell, 604-801-5118) Frannie’s Cafe (325 Cambie, 604-685-2928) Fresh Bowl (360 Cambie, 604-248-5070, FreshBowl.ca) The Greedy Pig (307 W. Cordova, 604-669-4991, GreedyPig.ca) Guilt & Co. (1 Alexander, 604-288-1704, GuiltAndCompany.com) Guu Otokomae (105-375 Water, 604-685-8682, Guu-Izakaya.com) Hiro Japan (142 W. Cordova, 604-566-9393) gastown Magazine

Dining House Guest (332 Water, 604-699-0249) Incendio (103 Columbia, 604-688-8694, Incendio.ca) The Irish Heather (210 Carrall, 604-688-9779, IrishHeather.com) Judas Goat (27 Blood Alley, 604-681-5090, JudasGoat.ca) Jules Bistro (216 Abbott, 604-669-0033, JulesBistro.ca) L’Abattoir (217 Carrall, 604-568-1701, LAbattoir.ca) La Casita (101 W. Cordova, 604-646-2444, LaCasita.ca) Meat and Bread (370 Cambie, 604-566-9003, MeatAndBread.ca) Medina (556 Beatty, 604-879-3114, MedinaCafe.com) Momo Sushi (375 Water, 604-683-7632) Nelson the Seagull (315 Carrall, 604-681-5776, nelsontheseagull.com) Nicli Antica Pizzeria (62 E. Cordova, 604-669-6985,

nicliantica-pizzeria.ca/) Notturno Paninoteca (280 Carrall, 604-720-3145) Nuba (207 W. Hastings, 604-688-1655, Nuba.ca) The Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water, 604-684-1288, OldSpaghettiFactory.ca) Pekinpah (2 Water, 604-681-5411) Pourhouse (162 Water,

604-568-7022, PourhouseVancouver.com) Revel Room (238 Abbott, 604-687-4088, RevelRoom.ca) Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar (601 W. Cordova, Waterfront Station, 604-678-8000, RogueWetBar.com)

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Salt Tasting Room (45 Blood Alley, 604-633-1912, SaltTastingRoom.com) Salty Tongue Cafe (213 Carrall, 604-688-9779, IrishHeather.com) Save on Meats (43 Hastings, 604-569-3568, saveonmeats.ca) Sea Monstr Sushi (55 Powell, 604-681-2144, SeaMonstrSushi.com) Sitar (8 Powell, 604-6870049, SitarRestaurant.net) Six Acres (203 Carrall, 604-488-0110, SixAcres. ca) Smart Mouth Cafe (131 Water, 604-569-1480) Steamworks Brewing Company (375 Water, 604-689-2739, Steamworks.com) Terracotta Modern

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Chinese (52 Alexander, 604-569-3088, TerracottaVancouver.com) The Dirty Apron (540 Beatty Street, 604-8798588, DirtyApron.com) Trees Organic Coffee (321 Water, 604-633-3880, TreesCoffee.com) Two Chefs and a Table (305 Alexander, 778-2331303, TwoChefsAndATable.com) Vallarta Grill (102 Water, 604-696-9580, TheVallartaGrill.com) Veraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burger Shack (213 Carrall, 604-5685850, VerasBurgerShack.com) Water Street Cafe (300 Water, 604-689-2832, WaterStreet CafeVancouver.ca) Wild Rice (117 W. Pender, 604-642-2882, WildRiceVancouver.com)

Gastown DINING: Fat Dragon One of the city’s most anticipated new restaurants, smoky Chinese BBQ joint Fat Dragon, is receiving a considerable amount of buzz—not just because it’s the latest offering from the celebrated team behind Campagnolo and Fuel (Robert Belcham, Tom Doughty and first-time owner Ted Anderson) but because its DTES location (steps away from Oppenheimer Park, more Railtown than Gastown) has, until now, largely remained unsettled by Vancouver’s booming restaurant scene. WE spoke with Vancouver-born chef and partner Ted Anderson about the surrounding neighbourhoods and his team’s new venture: You were chef de cuisine at Fuel, Refuel and Campagnolo Roma, but this is your first time as restaurateur. How has your time in those kitchens prepared you for this project?

Having helped open all three restaurants has given me a lot of exposure to organizing a new kitchen, training staff and to expect the unexpected. Each opening has been a rewarding and different experience, and I am pretty pumped to be attached to this unique space.

How did you guys come up with the concept for Fat Dragon?

All of us enjoy eating Asian food—a lot. I lived in Japan for a year and travelled through Southeast Asia for a few months as well, and have always wanted to cook Far-Eastern food.

The smoke, well, southern barbecue is pretty amazing stuff. Take a tough piece of meat and cook it for a long time at a low temperature and witness alchemy in action. Using the technique and lick of smoke from the Deep South, with the fresh, fiery flavours of the east is a natural fit.

How did you approach creating the menu?

It has been a collaboration with Robert [Belcham, fellow owner] and Adam [Johnson, the chef]. We wanted to have a diverse and fun menu. There are small, cold and refreshing dishes, right through to large cuts of meat— everything meant to share with your table.

We have spent a lot of time developing and refining all of the dishes—Robert loves fried rice, so we have been making it over and over to get it just right, to our tastes.

You’ve been getting some attention because of the neighbourhood you’re in—a neighbourhood with a lot of heart and a strong community, but one that people are still a bit weary to visit. In a sense, you’re redefining

the neighbourhood, linking Gastown and Railtown with the eastern part of Hastings.

How’d you choose the site and what appealed to you about this space?

Robert came upon this space by chance, to be honest. We were hoping to find a spot around this size in an older neighbourhood of the city, and this seemed like it might be a good fit. The walls were covered in wood panelling and the ceiling was T-bar—we peeked above the T-bar and behind the panelling and saw gorgeous old bones. The neighbourhood is very unique; within six blocks there are SRO Hotels, young families in Strathcona, artisans and other professionals in Railtown, and Gastown just to the west.

What do you say to people who question the location?

Just come on down and see for yourself.

What are some of your favourite places to grab a drink or a bite to eat?

Q Go Ramen on West Broadway; The Red Wagon for brekkie with my son; Maenam for the best Thai in the city; Alibi Room for craft beer.

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131 Water Social House (131 Water, 604-669-7219) The Blarney Stone (216 Carrall, 604-687-4322, BlarneyStone.ca) LE The Bourbon (50 W. Cordova, 604-684-4214, TheBourbon-Country.com) LE The Cambie (300 Cambie, 604-684-7757, TheCambie.com) Canvas Lounge (99 Powell, 604609-9939, CanvasLounge.ca) DJ The Charles Bar (136 W. Cordova, 604-568-8040, thecharlesbar.ca) Fabric (66 Water, 604-6836695, ClubZone.com/Fabric) DJ Fortune Sound Club (147 East Pender, 604-569-1758, FortuneSoundClub.com) DJ Ironworks (235 Alexander, 604-

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Gastown HOME: Ming Wo

For almost a century, Ming Wo’s original location on Pender has been a touchstone in the Chinatown community, catering to those in the area but also attracting a significant out-of-neighbourhood clientele. Not only is it one of the longest running businesses in Chinatown—in a designated historic building (erected in 1913)—but it’s been helmed by the same family, the Wongs, throughout its 95-year run.

When the space first opened in 1917, it was more of a general store but over the years it’s become more specialized, focusing on cookand kitchenware and catering to those keen on cuisine (serious amateurs at home and those employed in the culinary industry). The store’s focus has been on stocking what the customer wants—items with lasting value, brand recognition and good construction (think Wusthof knives and Le Creuset cookware). It’s also managed to branch out in a big way—starting in the ‘70s, Ming Wo Cookware stores began popping up across the Lower Mainland, and there are now seven locations, as well as a sister store, Motiv, focused on 20

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The Pender location is unique from the rest, in that many of the clientele are secondgeneration shoppers, says owner Fontaine Wong. “They all like to reminisce about the old wooden floors and the comfortable feeling they get when they come in.”

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The fast-paced, drop-in-style of this Main and 11th institution has helped it become one of the highest grossing bingo properties in BC. Bingo has been played at the historic Royal Canadian Legion building for over 50 years. In 1988, it became the first electronic bingo operation in North America as a pilot project for the BC Lottery Corporation. It is owned and operated by the Community Gaming Management Association (CGMA), a group of charities and services clubs.

It is the only continuous drop-in bingo in the Lower Mainland. With 430 seats spread over two floors

in the 20,000 sq. ft. space, it offers both traditional paper-bingo and electronic bingo-play. If the excitement makes you hungry, the Galaxy Grill is a fantastic full food service restaurant.

A loyalty program, the Power Player Program, lets players scan their player card and earn points redeemable for free-play and other merchandise.

Planet Bingo (2655 Main Street) is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to midnight (1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays). Go to PlanetBingo.ca for more information.

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FAB FAIR A jewelry and accessories show at Heritage Hall, June 2&3, and Nov. 17&18.

Diverse variety from steampunk to bridal, vintage assembled to modern handcrafted sterling. Also features fabulous accessory designers creating bags, belts and hats as well as locally made mineral makeup and beauty products. 11am to 5 pm; $2.

THE PARIOTONES With guests, presented by NightHeat and The Biltmore. June 16, 8:00pm at Biltmore. $15 in advance at Red Cat or Zulu Records. Online: nightheat.ca.

CADENCE WEAPON Show and DJ set, June 22, details TBA. Electric Owl. WIL Songs from consummate touring musician’s latest album, Heart of Mine. With drummer Jason Cook.

June 25, 8pm, at Electric Owl. JAPANDROIDS With guests, July 7, 8pm at Biltmore. $15 in advance at Red Cat, Zulu Records. The Biltmore, The River Vintage. Online: ticketweb.ca.

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the MAIN events SELECTED EVENTS HAPPENING THIS SPRING AND SUMMER CAR-FREE DAY June 17 For one glorious day Main Street re-imagines the heart of our city by opening up 17 blocks of six lanes of asphalt to all the art, music and DIY creativity that lives here. People — the creative, beautiful, funny, thoughtful, walking, cycling, dancing and playful people of the Main St. neighbourhoods — reign supreme!

ELECTRIC CIRCUS Epic monthly dance party playing all your favourite ‘90s hits. Saturdays, 10:00pm, $6 at The Cobalt.

HAPPY ENDING FRIDAYS/ EXPERIENCE SATURDAYS Featuring various musicians and bands at Fortune Sound Club.

THE MOD CLUB Featuring Motown, ‘60s Faves, Stax, Soul, New Wave, Indie, Mod Classics & Rock. $6 Dbl Hiballs. Fridays at The Cobalt.

MULTIBALL Free pinball all night. $3 Hiballs; $3 Beers. Musical selections by Justin Gradin and Tyler Fedchuk. Tuesdays at The Cobalt.

APOCALYPSTICK The Queen of East Van Isolde N. Barron hosts the city’s hottest drag show with DJ Jef Leppard. Contests and rotating feature guests. Sundays, 9:00pm, $5 at The Cobalt.

ENDGAME Main Street Theatre presents Endgame as part of the Tremors Festival. The New York Times calls Endgame one of Beckett’s most “tough, lucid, achingly gallant, post-apocalyptic tragicomedies.” Apr. 19-28 at 7:00pm (Late Show: Apr. 27 at 10:00pm). Little Mountain Gallery. From $15.

END OF THE WEAK MC CHALLENGE Western Canada finals Apr. 29 at Fortune Sound Club.

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DAVE PHILLIPS Self-deprecating hero of song began playing in Vancouver with The R.A.F. his tenure as a solo performer, opening for the likes of Craig Cardiff and Brian Dunn.

May 2 at the Rickshaw, doors 6:00pm, by donation (proceeds to WISH drop-in centre).

THREE SOLOS Presented in partnership with CITR 101.9, saxophonist Colin Stetson, violinist Sarah Neufeld, and pianist-composer Gregory Rogove showcase their respective solo work. Two concerts: May 5 and 6, 8: pm $20 /15 advance $22 /18 door at Western Front KATIE HERZIG Presented by Sealed With A Kiss. May 8, 8pm at Biltmore. $12 in advance at Red Cat or Zulu Records.

KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS / DUM DUM GIRLS With special guests Young Prisms, presented by Timbre. May 25, doors 8:00pm; show 9:30pm at Biltmore. $20 in advance at Red Cat or Zulu Records. Online: ticketweb.ca.

JOHN BOUTTE An eighth generation New Orleans native who works in a wonderful amalgam of styles, from torchy jazz to aching soul and African-American gospel. May 27, 8:00pm at Electric Owl. $23 in advance online at tickets.capilanou.ca or $25 at the door (cash only).

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Nightlife Main Street at night might feel worlds apart from the clubs and wild street gatherings of downtown, but it’s really only a short drive, bike ride or transit trip away. Check out a concert or an art gallery opening, head to one of the various clubs to dance the night away, then grab some late night eats. Whether you’re looking for a quiet night or a raucous adventure, Main Street has something for you.

SELECTED VENUES BILTMORE CABARET Live indie-rock, hip-hop, DJs 395 Kingsway, BiltmoreCabaret.com

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THE COBALT Live indie-rock, punk, DJs 917 Main, TheCobalt.ca ELECTRIC OWL Live music, DJs 928 Main, ElectricOwl.ca

LITTLE MOUNTAIN GALLERY Independent theatre, art exhibits 195 E. 26th, LittleMountainGallery.com THE MAIN Live jazz, roots rock 4210 Main, themainonmain.ca THE RICKSHAW Live rock, punk 254 E. Hastings, liveatrickshaw.com

FORTUNE SOUNDCLUB Live music, DJs 147 E. Pender, FortuneSoundclub.com

VIVO MEDIA ARTS Multimedia exhibits, experimental film and music 1965 Main, vivomediaarts.com

HERITAGE HALL Music, theatre, fairs 3102 Main, HeritageHall.bc.ca

WESTERN FRONT Experimental music, art exhibits 303 E. 8th, Front.bc.ca

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The Biltmore (395 Kingsway; Biltmorecabaret.com) Not quite old and not quite new, there was a time when the Biltmore was one of the only places on the east side you could catch a touring show in a smaller (but not too small) venue. It’s managed to stay relevant by continuing to attract some of the most indemand acts (spring and summer highlights include Tennis, April 27; Kurt Vile and the Violaters, May 25; and Japandroids on July 7) while giving local promoters and entertainers the freedom to experiment with monthly and weekly events (think: Gypsy Market’s vintage sales, bingo, burlesque, Paul Anthony’s Talent Time, and, of course, the always rowdy Glory Days on Saturday nights).

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Further south, this tiny Parisianinspired café has been host to an incredible array of intimate performances throughout the years, ranging from comedy—remember Bronx Cheer? This is where they started—to ukulele open-mic nights, to spoken word, to pretty jam sessions for a good cause (check out Evening of Share-enade organized by local songstress Missy Donaldson, April 4). Their calendar is packed with something almost every night of the week and the venue is charming, warm and full of artistic minds.

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MAIN Entertainment Over the last year, much of what’s written about Main Street’s entertainment scene tends to focus on the explosion of nightlife at the neighbourhood’s north end—and not without good reason. The Electric Owl is killing it with the tried-and-true mixture of in-demand live music acts alongside weekly nights dedicated to comedy, burlesque, and karaoke. Across the street, the Cobalt (not one to be pigeonholed) is as eclectic as they come—with an incredible drag show (Apocalypstick) every Sunday, tons of always-packed monthly dance nights, gritty live bands, vinyl-spinning DJs and an early-week devotion to nerds that

offers free-pinball and Nintendo 64 on the big screen. And just down the road, the sport-centric London Pub hosts weekly skate video premieres, and the occasional live band or impressive local hip-hop act.

But years before, the northern hub, Mount Pleasant, still had a lot to offer in the way of entertainment—and many of these spaces are still going strong. So let’s take a walk south, back up the hill, and re-introduce you to some of the places that helped foster Main Street’s scene and continue to offer neat rooms, fun parties, and intimate events with talented up-and-comers.

The Anza Club (3 W. 8th Ave; Anzaclub.org) This multi-level Mount Pleasant institution (located on 8th Ave, a couple of blocks west of Main) is home to some of the longest-running nights in the city—Thursday’s open mic night has been around for what feels like forever, and Monday’s bluegrass jam is still one of the best-kept secrets in town—but a recent facelift of the main floor (host to funky reggae nights, wild dance parties, film screenings, theatre) has given new life to the club (don’t worry, the homey downstairs member’s lounge is still intact), ensuring its place in the neighbourhood for years to come.

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neighbourhood to sign a petition to pressure the city to allow him to keep the already-built exterior, which the city has rejected on the basis that it doesn’t meet the neighbourhood guidelines.

“East is East’s concept is built on using natural, sustainable materials in all aspects of the restaurant, in both design and cuisine,” the petition reads.

“Forcing us to change our nature-inspired design and use non-organic materials compromises the heart of what East is East stands for. Our exterior is an expression of what is happening inside — a multi-cultural venue both in its architectural, cuisine and

cultural offerings that is adding vibrancy and a modern ethnicity to the Main St. district.”

Reza says they have already gathered over 4,000 signatures in support of keeping the façade. Hearings will be held at city hall in the beginning of April to allow the neighbourhood to have their say. — Anna Killen EastIsEast.ca | 4413 Main | 604-879-2020

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East is East Middle Eastern restaurant and gallery East is East, a long-standing Vancouver institution, is set to expand their seven-year-old Main Street restaurant to include a larger venue for live music, art and cultural events as well as an outdoor patio.

The new space blends seamlessly with the original restaurant, with a façade built using organic materials such as hand-crafted local cedar, and maintains the eclectic ambiance that has contributed to its loyal, local following.

East is East is not only known for their delicious Chai and generous tasting menu, but for an exotic room with low seating, warm light and lots of pillows and Afghan rugs.

Looking at the expanded venue from the outside, the natural design seems like a

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no-brainer— it works with the original restaurant’s concept and looks great in the neighbourhood —but the owner of East is East, Mustafa Reza, is embroiled in a battle with city hall over the new façade. He’s asking the

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timeless clothing rather than about trend. This affords us the ability to create a very strong brand identity of its own for Lark because the shop is not a slave to quickly changing trends.

It isn’t the brands that make up Lark, it’s the actual clothing and pieces individually that tell the story of Lark consistently. The visual aesthetic of the shop and the clothes are modern and clean without unnecessary details.

A priority for us is making sure that every piece of clothing feels amazing to the touch.

What do you look to for inspiration? We watch a lot of film—coming from the film industry there are few that I haven’t seen. We also spend a lot of time looking through photo archives as well as keeping up with runway shows each season. It’s always a mix of old and classic with new and innovative. Veronika also gets a lot of colour inspirations from art, specifically painting.

What are some of the pieces you’re excited to carry this spring and summer?

We are really excited about our first full season with Acne, Hope and 8.15.

Any launches or events coming up? We are currently working on a fundraiser for InspireHealth. Last year we successfully raised $3,000 for them with the help of Sook-Yin Lee. Best place to eat on Main?

Favourite park or secret spot? Good question!

Favourite place to eat on Main depends on the day of the week. Taco Tuesday at Latitude, Wednesday Wing Night at Habit, first Friday of every month is perogie night at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral on 10th.

Our favourite secret hideout is our garden. We hang out with Hunter in the yard and enjoy tending to our vegetables—it’s a simple life.

— Anna Killen

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LARK’S SONG

Fashion and style come together in gorgeous aesthetic Dane and Veronika Baspaly, owners of the strikingly gorgeous Main Street boutique Lark, met in Toronto while he was working in theatre and film as a props master and she was an oil painter working in fashion and restaurants to support herself. The aesthetically minded pair relocated to Vancouver and opened Lark (then in a tiny 700-square-foot space on 8th) in 2005. Two years later, they (and their little store greeter, Hunter the bulldog, who also has her own company email address) moved into the Main Street location they have now. WE asked them about the neighbourhood they work and live in: “We’re a 15-minute walk from Lark, but with Hunter that can easily take half an hour,” says Dane.

How has the neighbourhood evolved in the years since you’ve been open? The neighbourhood has been evolving so slowly since we’ve opened Lark. A lot of businesses have come and gone, but there have been some that have remained constant. One of the great features of Main Street is that there are few spaces appropriate for chain stores; when a small business moves on, the location is usually filled with another new small business.

The neighbourhood always stays interesting throughout change.

Has your clientele changed over the 6

years? When we opened in 2005 we found ourselves helping people make the bridge between school and the workforce. Coming into our eighth year our clientele is mostly made up of established creative professionals, and people who have moved here from other cities.

Sometimes I feel like using the term “carefully curated” to describe a shop is totally overused—although that really is what you’ve been doing so artfully at Lark. How else would you describe your store’s aesthetic and brand? Lark is about classic and

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the MAIN thing The other day, a friend who lives on Main Street remarked, wide-eyed: “I saw three handsome guys walking dogs last week.

Guys that I’ve never seen before.”

The Main Street community is one that knows their neighbours—many of them have been living in Mount Pleasant long before there was a Tim Hortons, when Bert’s Restaurant still reigned—so as condos are finished, and scores of new people move in, they take notice. Some of these observations are positive (note, friend above, and many business owners in the neighbourhood) while others (like the community groups vehemently opposed to the proposed Rize development on Kingsway and Broadway) show concern. Both offer a chance for the neighbourhood to have a dialogue on where the neighbourhood is headed.

One way to keep the Main Street community alive is to visit some of the area’s old (and still popular) haunts (see our entertainment guide, page 10), check out a long-standing restaurant’s new location (see East is East, page 8), or pop into one of the many locally owned boutiques, staffed by people who are affected by the neighbourhood’s growth.

“Before the Olympics there was a dip in the neighbourhood’s population and it felt like there was a lull in the area,” says Dane Baspaly, one of the owners at Lark (see page 6). “But the recent developments in the neighbourhood have brought a lot of creative professionals to Main. We’ve met a lot of architects, graphic designers and people who are really interesting over the last few weeks. The population is increasing and in a very exciting way.”

— Anna Killen

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