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Carmen Aguirre’s Blue Box

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When Carmen Aguirre decided to take on Pinochet’s government as a underground revolutionary, she became among the hunted. When she grew obsessed by a man, she became the hunter. And when she takes over the stage May 1 to 12 at The Cultch, it will be like she’s engaging in a bare-your-soul, no-holds-barred conversation with the audience. (She’ll also do a little salsa dancing.) A veteran actress and playwright, Aguirre’s renown grew when her book, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter, won CBC’s Canada Reads: True Stories, endorsed by hip hop artist Shad. The Vancouver-based writer will also host post-show talkbacks on May 6 and 8. Tickets from $28, available at TheCultch.com or 604-251-1363.

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Katherine Moore finds balance in running and yoga

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related compliment. They won’t know that he has a PhD in food technology and that his work has taken him around the world. efore he was old, Dan They won’t see the competitive Cumming was a runner. teenager that still lurks in his Now that he’s officially psyche, or have read his Running old — if you count getin the Zone blog in ting Old Age Securiwhich he trash talks ty as the line in the two friends — one sand we all have to 46, one 54 — who cross — Cumming are also taking part is still a runner. in marathons that A special project weekend. (“You

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Dan Cumming runs Cindy Crapper, Before They Were the BMO Marathon. whose Olympic Grandparents “credreams were dashed ates the context when Canada decided not to of a whole human being,” says send a full team to the Los AngeCumming, who will be running les Olympics, and figure skaters the BMO half-marathon on May Barry and Louise Soper, who 6. “When you’re young, you see have won six Canadian ice dance someone who’s old and say, ‘Oh, titles. They’ll all be at Creekside they’re just old.’ But when you’re Recreation Centre from 1 to 3pm one of them, you know stuff has to share their stories. happened.”

“It gives a life to the people For instance, the crowds cheeryou see at one point in time,” ing on the 10,000 runners who says Cumming, whose done 14 will take over Vancouver’s streets marathons since 2000. may see Cumming run past and For more information on the notice only his grey hair. They project, go to BeforeTheyWermay say that he’s fit for his age, eGrandparents.com. or pay him some other age-

By Martha Perkins

B Known as one of the city’s best longdistance runners, Katherine Moore is also a popular yoga instructor. She says her passion for yoga improves her form and keeps her mind relaxed.

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ou want to get high? Just lace ‘em up.

Growing up within 30 kilometres of somebody else — playing in the same deciduous forests, swimming in the same cold bay and going to the same movie theatre — does not guarantee that you will become the same kind of people.

Take Katherine Moore and I. We both spent our formative years in rural Southern Ontario towns a stone’s throw from one another, but when it comes to our respective running regimes, I’m as quick to toss mine aside as she is regimented about hers.

Let’s talk marathons. Moore’s done a half in 1:21:12 — not too far off the time it takes me to run 10km, which she’s done in 36:22.

She was the top Canadian female finisher at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011 (with a time of 2:48:48) and broke the three-hour mark for women (2:54) in 2008’s Victoria GoodLife Fitness Marathon. By comparison, I broke my gait on the last jog I took when I saw a pub on the corner. Then I popped in for a pint.

The fact is that I love the idea of running. It’s so economical, so primal, and so easy to do wherever you are. But it causes me physical discomfort — sometimes even pain — when I do it.

“You have to start with almost a walk-run until your body gets used to the pounding,” says Moore, whose yoga classes at YYoga draw a devoted following.

Ah yes, the pounding: the aching knees, blistered feet and feeling that someone has stabbed you in the hip flexor. Or maybe that’s just me? “It’s easy to see why runners do yoga,” I comment. “But why the hell would a yogi want to run?”

Moore snickers. “They shouldn’t — no wait, don’t write that down!

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The real answer is the cardiovascular workout,” she finishes diplomatically.

But I know it’s not the entire answer, either. The true reason that people run is for The High; for that exhilarated plateau that runners inevitably hit when the mind and body hum together in a finely tuned, euphoric state and the endorphins start flowing. You can practically see The High light up across Moore’s face when she talks about running; the corners of her mouth start to curl towards her eyebrows and her eyes light up. She’s already halfway there just thinking about it.

Moore’s been running since she was a kid, back in our days growing up in rural Grey County, but yoga she discovered later in life, when she moved to Vancouver for university. “My body knew I needed it,” she says, reflecting.

“Running’s a stress because you’re pushing yourself. Yoga’s the complete opposite. It lets you improve your form, keeps your mind relaxed and keeps you conscious of your breathing. What you learn in yoga is knowing your limits.”

To my delight (because Moore is both slender and muscular) she says she doesn’t spend a lot of time in the gym: “I don’t like it, though if my coach says go to the gym then I go to the gym.”

But she does train hard. Think: core work, activation drills, hours practising yoga, running, running and more running. When she’s

in Vancouver she laces up with buddy Kevin O’Connor, a fellow Vancouver Falcons Athletic Clubber who placed 12th in this year’s Sun Run. And she makes trips to Colorado to train at altitude with Olympian and runner Kathy Butler (whose marathon personal best is 2:28:39).

An Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica, Moore’s naturally highly involved in the inaugural SeaWheeze Lululemon Half Marathon, happening on Saturday, August 11. (The traditional yogawear company has forayed into stylish, highly considered running gear over the last few years.)

She’s even developed a 12-week training program that includes running and yoga for anyone who wants to tackle the SeaWheeze and built an iPhone app for it, which launches at the end of April. And yes, she’ll be running it, too.

Though don’t worry about eating her dust at the BMO Vancouver Marathon (happening Sunday, May 6; it’s sold out). She advises that she’s focused on “short distance” right now: five and 10 kilometre races.

“I don’t know if I could run 2:29 … that’s so fast,” Moore ruminates over her cup of herbal tea.

But I don’t believe a word of it because as she says it, The High is already there, stretching across her face.

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Dan Cumming pauses at the half way point of the Frosty Mountain Endurance Run (altitude 7,000 ft ) in 2010.

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Green Men throw athletic support behind Underwear Affair

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by Martha Perkins

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ully remembers the first time he wore a unitard in public.

“We threw all our dignity out the window,” one half of the Spandex-clad Green Men says.

You wouldn’t know it today.

They’ve become so accustomed to having hundreds of thousands of Canucks fans watch them try to get opposing players off their game that for Sully, “when it’s not game night, I crave Spandex. It’s become a second skin.”

It’s therefore a natural fit for the Green Men to add their support to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Underwear Affair, an annual 10K run (or 5K walk) to “uncover the cure” for the types of cancers found under our panty line. (Actually, let’s modify that since it depends

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Katie Trace, Lauren Bailey and Carlene Field of Underwear Affair embrace Sully’s fearless willingness to wear a unitard in public. on where you draw the line on the type of panties you wear. Basically it’s cancers below the belly button such as prostate, ovarian and colorectal.)

“If we can wear head-to-toe Spandex for three years, anyone can wear underwear for a day,” Sully says, referring to the fact that many of the 1,000 runners don only their briefs for the popular fundraiser.

Sully was at the April 18 launch party for this year’s race at the Forum Public House on Granville.

He was joined not only by some of this year’s participants but also a packed house of Canucks fans cheering the team on to a much-

needed 3-1 victory over the LA Kings.

He and fellow Green Man, The Force, are further helping the cause by donating $1 of every $2 Green Man bracelet sold at participating Blenz coffee shops to Underwear Affair.

Each runner must raise at least $300 and while wearing underwear isn’t mandatory, people are encouraged to spread the message that “there’s absolutely no shame in bringing a little awareness to down there-ness,” as the website UncoverTheCure.org says.

You can register as a participant or a donor on the website. The 10K/5K run is July 7.

scents Aromatherapy is doing its bit to make air flights a little less stressful — at least for first class passengers.

(As if their trip wasn’t less stressful to begin with!)

The Vancouver-based company has partnered with Air Canada to provide a complimentary three-piece kit featuring one of Escents’ signature collections, Breeze. CEO Jacqui MacNeill says “Our innovative products are designed to relieve, restore and revitalize so you feel and smell ultra-fresh, even after a lengthy flight.” That’s not all Escents Aromatherapy is celebrating.

MacNeill started the company 20 years ago with $500, a can of paint and a burning desire to affect positive change, Escents products can now be found in nine retail locations in Canada, 34 in Taiwan, on the web and inflight. Escents also operates a full service spa, a wholesale division and has production facilities in Vancouver.

Vancouver’s Moksha Yoga (242-2083 Alberni) is taking part in Living Your Moksha from May 1 to June 18.

Every week for seven weeks, patrons will be given a challenge to make healthier, more mindful choices “off the mat.” This can include: be present by making eye contact, switch to reusable coffee cups, volunteer and try a vegetarian menu.

It’s hoped participants will not only feel better physically, but the program is also raising money for Free The Children to build seven schools in seven countries.

You can register online at LivingYourMoksha.ca.

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Celebrity hairstylist talks hair trends and Hunger Games star

By Kelsey Klassen

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efore there was Katniss Everdeen and The Hunger Games, there was actress Jennifer Lawrence. Celebrity hairstylist Mark Townsend (the Olsen twins, Jessica Biel, Cate Blanchett) first met her and her gorgeous hair on an “up-and-comers” photo shoot in LA. He had only a couple of minutes with the 22-year-old actress, but fell in love and went straight to her publicist to ask to work with her full-time. She has since gone on to be the second-youngest girl to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and was defined this month by Rolling Stone as “the most talented young actress in America.” Townsend has been there for it all, and was the genius behind the braid that dazzled on the red carpet at The Hunger Games premiere.

“She’s really excited by what’s going on around her,” he shared. “I love her because she and I will get together —we’re both from the South — and we’re both amazed.

‘We get to fly on a private jet? What does this button do?’ She’s not jaded at all.”

The effervescent Dove spokesperson, 39, was in town for a Breakfast Television event and sat down with WE at the Opus Hotel talk hair trends for Spring/Summer 2012 and The Braid.

“That was one of my favourites. I want

to turn her into Bardot, I want her to be glamorous, the big blow-out all the time.

But she’s the girl who’ll say to me,’How come you don’t do my hair like you do Mary-Kate and Ashley’s?’” he explained with his beaming grin. “The braided up-do for the premiere did not take me long at all. We didn’t have much time, 90-minutes from arrival to on the carpet so it took me 20-25 minutes. I think braids take a messy bun and turn it into an elegant do. I thought about the jewelry inside of it and it really came from there.”

STILL HOT: Braids.

“It’s such a huge trend for Spring/Summer because you can do a braid any way.

The side braid is huge again. Two years ago Alexander Wang showed the side braid and it started the trend. Also, working the braid into an up-do or braid it along the (hairline) and leave it down.”

COLD: Fishtail Braids.

“You can’t get great texture in a fishtail braid, but in a straightforward three, you really can.”

HOT: Fringes.

“I love bangs. It changes everything. I did Reese Witherspoon for the Golden Globes in 2007 and people are still talking about that hair. It was just a flat iron but I gave her bangs. My gosh that was a trend, and still

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HOT: Hair accessories.

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“I haven’t been seeing feathers so much, it’s really back to jewels. Bobby pins that have a jewel on the end or encrusted headbands. I love barrettes and combs right now. It gives a vintage feel but modern at the same time.

I work a lot with jewelry designer Jennifer Behr. I’m on her website (JenniferBehr.com) all the time looking for inspiration.

“I did January Jones for the red carpet, it was the Golden Globes and it was pouring rain. So she was wearing a black long dress and umbrella. I was really inspired by all the French twists that year, but it’s a snooze-fest if you can’t see it, so I literally grabbed the ribbon from the box the dress came in, just some black satin, and I tied it on. It completely changed the look and people reacted to it in such a great way. You can just go to the fabric store.

“I’m really inspired by the Chanel bobbypins right now ($300 for three). I’m not going to pay that kind of money, so I got out my hot glue gun and started gluing pearls on to bobby pins myself!” Note: The Chanel store in Vancouver is completely sold out.

COOLING: Ombre.

“Colourwise, we’ve stepped away from the ombre. I’m always a fan of a little bit of root, I like it two or three weeks after. I’ve seen highlights getting chunkier again, but from underneath. I think its a continuation of the ombre. Especially if you braid it.”

TO WATCH: “For hair, any time Rachel McAdams hits that red carpet she starts trends. She’s an adventurous girl. When we got her ready for The Vow premier, its such a romantic movie but she wanted to go the opposite way. I gave her super-heavy bangs, but they were clipped in. Within three days

every beauty editor and barber was talking about her bangs and how she got them.

I couldn’t come out and say, ‘They’re not real.’ Not right away!

“I think Christina Aguilera has changed quite a bit. Because of the haircut I did on Christina, Minka Kelly called me and asked me to cut her hair like that and tweeted it right away. Now I have another client who wants it.” Note: It’s probably the first time in her life that people have copied Christina Aguilera’s hair.

WEDDING/PROM TIPS: “When I do the Oscars that’s kind of like doing someone’s wedding. That picture is going to be around forever, so don’t follow a trend. Find what you like. You don’t want to be like, ‘Clearly I got married in the 80s.’ Don’t overdo it. I like hair that’s soft and touchable; you’ll be on the dance floor. Also I love a side chignon. It got really trendy for a while and I think it’s coming back. Also, I love a top knot, right on top of the head. It’s so cool and gives you extra height. It’s a great way to bring in hair accessories as well.”

FESTIVAL TIPS: No hats! “All you have to do is use a serum. I’ve been on this Dove Real Canadian Hair Challenge this week.

We’ve been to Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and now Vancouver. Everyone of those cities has insanely different weather but in all four cities I’m using one product [Dove Anti-Frizz Serum]. It’s almond oil and coconut oil, which are so hydrating. All of my clients, if you looked in their bags, they’ll have it. In dry air, reapply this at least every 30-45 minutes. If you take a nap — before you sleep and again when you wake up. It’s light and gets absorbed into the hair.” (Dove.ca)

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By Kelsey Klassen

On Saturday, April 28, the Canadian Art Foundation, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver, invites Vancouver art lovers to join them for a free day of art, talks and tours at galleries throughout the city. Gallery Hop Vancouver begins at Vancity Theatre with a free talk featuring Vancouver writer and artist Douglas Coupland and Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes. The two will discuss the evolution of Coupland’s art practice (pictured) and his recent national and international exhibitions. In the afternoon, a series of free tours and talks led by art-world experts will introduce audiences to some of Vancouver’s best artists and ideas.

Selections include an exciting public-art tour starting at 2:30pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite space and a talk by renowned artist Judy Radul at Catriona Jeffries at 4:30pm.

In the evening, the Hop wraps up with a special reception celebrating the spring issue of Canadian Art magazine at Equinox Project Space. The new issue features coverage of several Vancouver-connected artists, including Ken Lum, Rebecca Belmore, Iain Baxter, Monique Mouton and Abbas Akhavan. This will also be the final opportunity to see the acclaimed Equinox exhibition “A Retrospective,” featuring the work of Fred Herzog.

For more information about these events, including maps and brochure downloads, visit CanadianArt.ca/vancouverhop.

The 63rd Legendary Army & Navy Shoe Sale has arrived. On Wednesday, April 25, doors open at 8am at all Army & Navy locations, including Vancouver (Gastown), New Westminster and Langley. The sale runs until Sunday, May 6 and new stock arrives daily. “Women from all over Canada line up at the crack of dawn to experience Army & Navy’s Legendary Shoe Sale,” said Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy president and CEO. “By offering affordable designer shoes, we have filled a niche for 63 years.” Highlights of Canada’s largest shoe sale include over 100,000 pairs of premium designer brands like BCBG, Betsy Johnson, Coach, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Eli Tahari, Fergalicious, Guess, Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden and Vince Camuto all priced under $40. Started in 1919 with $10,000 worth of goods, Samuel Joseph Cohen revolutionized retail by marketing and selling merchandise at a bargain. The first Army & Navy Department Store opened in downtown Vancouver and the rest is history. Three-thousand women across Canada wait in the Army & Navy Legendary Shoe Sale line up on opening day and 3.15 million shoes have been sold at the sale to date. (ArmyAndNavy.ca)

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Eight works by Emily Carr (including Eagle Totem, pictured at right),Village of the Friendly Indians by the Entrance of Bute’s Canal by a midshipman with Captain George Vancouver in 1792, and Lawren Harris’s Lake Superior are some of the items up for offer at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House spring auction sale on May 18. The auction is expected to achieve $9 to $12 million in sales. Several important West Coast artists will be featured as well as the Group of Seven, Jean-Paul Lemieux, Christopher Pratt and Alex Colville. In the fall of 2011, Heffel sold Lemieux’s Nineteen Ten Remembered for a record $2.34 million, heightening expectations for the spring event. There is a preview on May 12 to 16 at the Heffel Gallery, 2247 Granville, and the live auction is May 17 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. For details and access to the online calendar go to Heffel.com.

InStyle magazine has fallen in love with some of the designs from Christine Lingerie. The Vancouver fashion designer has two mentions in the magazine’s May edition including its silk charmeuse with Chantilly lace (in pink, left) and the silk charmeuse chemise with lace. Inspired? Drop by Christine Morton’s Vancouver store 821 Powell.

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ack in February I wrote about an exciting new restaurant called Fat Dragon. It’s seldom that I dedicate an entire column to a single restaurant that isn’t even open yet, but when I do, it’s usually for one of four reasons: 1) the restaurateur has an especially laudable track record, 2) it’s located at a particularly interesting address, 3) the food concept is refreshingly unique, or 4) the chef is all that and a lobe of foie gras. Fat Dragon hit all four of those marks.

The new effort is from serial risk-takers Tom Doughty and Robert Belcham, the same sommelier/chef duo that brought us West 4th’s Refuel and the two lovely Campagnolos. While I wouldn’t go so far as to call them Midas men, they’re well respected in the trade and have a knack for getting into the right spots at the right time. Joining them as the third partner is chef Ted Anderson, a fierce talent of the food-nerd school who has toiled in each of their restaurants over the years. (It’s great to see him finally having a stake in something).

Doing the actual cooking will be chef Adam Johnson, formerly of Campagnolo and Pourhouse. In other words, Fat Dragon has three chefs.

While they couldn’t hold on to their Refuel space, they did help spark a rejuvenation of West 4th’s then staid food scene. And to the east, both Campagnolos are busy nearly every night. The first, which opened back in late 2008, came at a time when Vancouver was suffering a terrible pizza drought and Italian cuisine was still largely in the hands of a few fine dining restaurants of the old school. In a wise move, they bought the building (it would cost them less in mortgage payments than Refuel did in rent) and, with the neighbourhood having been cleaned up considerably since that purchase, they’re now sitting on a hot property.

The opening of Campagnolo Roma three years later cemented my respect for their intuition. I’m a bit of an evangelist about the Hastings-Sunrise area, and I think it will enjoy something of a casual restaurant renaissance in the coming years. Once again, they arrived when the going was relatively cheapish.

And so follows Fat Dragon. Its location — 566 Powell St. (in the darker recesses of the DTES half a block east of Oppenheimer Park) — is certainly daring, inarguably more so than any of the others.

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It’s the most courageous restaurant location I’ve ever seen in this city. I live only a few blocks away, and know that to open a business in adjacent Gastown, Strathcona or Chinatown (which are like so many placid Disneylands in comparison) would be a hell of a lot easier, guaranteeing plenty of moneyed foot traffic. And yet, despite the deplorable state of its surrounds, Fat Dragon is more calculation than lunacy. Because the people will come. Vancouver diners have repeatedly shown themselves keen to try anything interesting. If it’s good and well put together, people go. Fat Dragon is both. The package is something we’ve never seen before.

The food is fun and far from fancy. Think Chinese BBQ with licks of Southern US spice. It’s not meant to be the least bit authentic, but they need not play the authenticity game when the whole idea is to riff off two genres. What to order?

Go for the Szechuan peppercorn cured pork belly (an untidy pile of fatty, smokily delicious slabs on white bread); the bao buns stuffed either with beef deckle and caramelized peanuts, smoked tofu and bean sprout kimchi, or tender squid and smoked chili salt; the smoked Chinese sausage slices studded with bird’s eye chilies (careful!); the intensely flavoured Jalan Alor wings; the cooling papaya and cabbage salad; the addictive, sambal-licked long beans with smoked almonds; and the indulgent noodles tossed in beef, duck, pork, and chicken drippings (my favourite thing on the menu). Also worth a whirl are the desserts, particularly the house made chocolate bars and the bespoke soft serve ice creams (mmm, kaffir lime).

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But her new position at Fairmont’s Waterfront location is proof of her mantra: “Just go for what you want and what you want to be.” Welcoming her to Vancouver is Fairmont Waterfront’s general manager Ian Pullan (right). Together they hosted a sampling dinner of Hauser’s new light and fresh summer menu at Herons, which features everything from West Coast sable fish sliders to gently smoked sweetbreads to spring pea bisque, with mint picked from the rooftop herb garden. “We want to be the community’s hotel,” Pullan says, adding “I’ve had guests say we came first because of the location [overlooking Coal Harbour] but came back because it felt like home.” As well as a new Sunday brunch (Mother’s Day, perhaps?) there’s a dine-and-dash menu to get you in and out in 30 minutes. Fairmont.com/Waterfront For one day only, Cartems Donuterie will create a special edition espresso donut made with Salt Spring Coffee’s Metta Espresso in honour of the coffee brewer’s Sweet 16 anniversary. It’s first come, first served at both Cartems (408 Carrall) and Salt Spring Coffee (4295 Main) on April 27.

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You read about Tinhorn Creek’s Sandra Oldfield in Kurtis Kolt’s City Cellar column a couple of weeks ago. Now you can meet the Okanagan winemaker at Wine Tasting With a Social Twist. On May 16, Vancouver Urban Winery will host a special “brown bag tasting meets speed dating” that pairs wines with light canapes prepared by the vineyard’s Miradoro Restaurant executive chef Jeff Van Geest and chefs from Vancouver’s longest-standing French restaurant, La Gavroche. Oldfield will “guide tasters through the nuances of each varietal” and offer great prizes, joined by other Twittering members of the Tinhorn Creek team. Tickets are $30 and are available at Store.Tinhorn.com.

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Vancouver’s tea culture continues to steep: SalonTea is setting up its first Canadian boutique location at 3010 Granville. Established in New York by Tracy Stern, SalonTea products have been poured by British royals as well as television queen Oprah and Rihanna. Sarah Ambrose has earned the right to distribute SalonTea throughout Canada.

Ambrose says the Vancouver location “will offer a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere to patrons in search of a unique tea experience where they can connect, think, write and celebrate. Treats will come from neighbouring Meinhardt’s.

The culinary students at HAVE (Hope, Action, Values, Ethics) are teaming up with chef Kayla Dhaliwall of House Guest to raise money for their school. The menu, which highlights local foods with an international flair, will be paired with wine from the Okanagan. It’s May 10 and tickets are $100 each. For details go to HAVE-Cafe.ca.

EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival returns June 1-3 at BC Place . The line-up of speakers includes Bob Blumer, of World’s Weirdest Restaurants and Glutton for Punishment; Annabelle Waugh of Canadian Living magazine; Rob Feenie, “food concept architect” for Cactus Club; Rossana Ascendio from the Mexico Tourism Board; David Rocco of David Rocco’s Dolce Vita; Dale MacKay, executive chef of ensemble restaurant and eTap and winner of Top Chef Canada; and Greg Chang of SuperChefs Cookery. For info and tickets go to Eat-Vancouver.com.

Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks is hosting afternoon tea. On April 29 a musical prelude on the store’s beautiful Chappell & Company piano is followed by a selection of tea sandwiches, sweets and tea. Barbara-jo will round out the afternoon with a reading of a favourite passage from one of the classic books from the Penguin Great Food series.

Dessert maven Alice Medrich arrives May 6 laden with luscious desserts from her latest book, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts. She will share useful, practical tips and techniques for creating simple yet sophisticated desserts while guests enjoy steaming cups of tea and treats. Tickets for each tea, which start at 2pm, are $45 and include a book. (1740 W. 2nd, 604-688-6755, BooksToCooks.com) eTap is offering $5 pints at its new Cask Night Thursdays. There will be ceremonial “tappings” of craft beer drawn on its own fermented power — no CO2. Sip and sample from 5:30 till the cask runs dry. On April 26 the featured beer is Lighthouse Brewery; Russell Brewery gets its star turn on May 4. Meanwhile, on April 29, eTap is hosting its first annual Sunday Brunch for Qmunity for $25 a person; 25 per cent of proceeds, and $1 from every special drink purchased, goes to Qmunity, a resource

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t seems like it wasn’t too long ago when I first started going to wine tastings in Vancouver. It was the latenineties and I and a few colleagues were just breaking into the wine scene.

We were hitting up what were stuffier tastings back then, the rigid elbows of much of the “old guard” often keeping us from approaching the table to get a splash in our glasses.

I like to think that with the growth of the wine community in Vancouver, much of it spawned by the very popular wine education programs offered by both the International Sommelier Guild and the Wine And Spirit Trust of London, there’s a more open, warm and welcoming attitude around our circles.

I realized recently that while I still think of myself as one of the young guys in the industry (I’m 37,) I’ve become more of an in-between generation, noting the tide of young sommeliers and wine folks starting to make noise in the city. Yup, they’re a good few years younger than me, I’m sure

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Matthew Morgenstern, the wine director Nicli Antica Pizzeria (which won Best Pizzeria) opted to go off the beaten path, sharing his admiration for Italy’s Terredora Campania 2010 Falanghina ($19.99, BCLDB) because “it’s such a crisp, fresh, super-dry white and a great example of the lesserJason Yamazaki known Campania appellaof Chambar loves tion.” Needless to say, it’d be pouring a certain a great match for pizza.

Lisa Cook’s eyes lit up Burgundy. immediately when I asked her for her recommendation while she was busy pouring and hosting at Joey Wine Bar where she’s the cellar manager. “Tantalus Riesling!” she exclaimed, “because it’s juicy, bright and full of amazing orchard fruit and is perfect on a sunny patio!” The criticallyacclaimed Okanagan wine is $23 at private wine stores and perfect with any seafood that ends up on your Nicli Antica’s Matplate. thew MorgenAs the evening rolled on, stern has found many ended up at the day’s the perfect pizza big winner, Hawksworth pairing.

Restaurant (Restaurant Of The Year,) where Sommelier Jay Whiteley brought me into the wine room to pour a splash of Spain’s Elias Mora 2008 Toro. The $19.99 Tempranillo (available at BC Liquor Stores) is a great medium-bodied red, full of dark fruit and chocolate, and offers “Such great value, and is so food-friendly and bright.”

This fun quartet of wines are now on the top of my shopping list, and they should occupy that spot on yours. With these folks at the helm of the next wine wave, Vancouver’s future looks pretty bright.

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter for wine musings and other tidbits @KurtisKolt or drop by KurtisKolt.com.

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Craft beer gets rock star treatment

By Curtis Woloschuk

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eached by phone at his Vancouver home, filmmaker Soren Johnstone is preparing to depart for California, where his skateboarding documentary Hicks on Sticks will make its debut at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 29. As Johnstone will tell you, the premiere has been a long time coming.

“The filming was done in 1999,” recalls Johnston of the experience that saw him tag along on an 11day DIY tour featuring four skateboarders hauling a mobile skatepark around to small British Columbia communities. “Then, I just kind of stuck with the project on-and-off for 12 years...” he says of the protracted process that finally saw the film locked last

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year. “It’s been a big project for me.”

Given that, it’s perhaps understandable that Johnstone is currently busying himself with smaller undertakings, such as the promotional video for the highly anticipated Vancouver Craft Beer Week (May 18-26).

Devised by Johnstone and VCBW’s marketing director Chris Bjerrisgaard, the tongue-in-cheek video finds several independent brewers being interviewed by Terry David Mulligan.

One ill-advised question from TDM and they suddenly devolve into foulmouthed, ill-tempered rock stars.

“They all knew what we were trying to do: something cheesy but not forced. Just a Spinal Tap rip-off,” says Johnstone, who identifies Red Truck’s Dave Varga as the unexpected com-

edy star of the shoot.

Johnstone also laughs when he’s reminded that Hicks on Sticks’ synopsis states that the tour’s goal was to teach small town kids that “there is more out there than 4x4ing and drinking beer.” In turn, his involvement with VCBW has taught him that there’s more to beer than the lacklustre likes of Kokanee and Canadian. “Chris has really educated me on beer,” he admits. “Coming from a small town, we started drinking cheap, crappy beer. Moving to Vancouver threeand-a-half years ago has definitely broadened my horizons.”

Watch the video at VancouverCraftBeerWeek.com. Learn more about the documentary at HicksOnSticksMovie.com.

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he Vancouver International Tequila Expo kicked off almost a month in advance with an intimate preview of what to expect from the Vancouver’s first ever tequila expo. Members of the Consulate General of Mexico and festival organizers were at the Edge Social Grill to speak passionately about the tradition-laden spirit and why tequila has been disregarded as a drink of choice in British Columbia.

Join dozens of tequila producers and brands and hundreds of attendees May 12 in an exploration of Mexico’s most famous agave spirit. The Grand Tasting Hall and seminars will showcase tequila in a whole new light.

“Tequila derives from a unique mix of Old World and New World tradition, with centuries if not millennia of rich history in every glass,” said festival founding partner Eric Lorenz.

“Here in BC, consumer choice has languished due to minimal diversity of available 100 per cent agave brands, and thus tequila has not yet gained the same reverence or marketshare as other world renowned Denomination of Origin spirits [such as champagne and cognac.]

“The Vancouver International Tequila Expo is going to elevate the perception of this bold, tradition-laden, world-class spirit in our province.”

Entry is $65. Proceeds will benefit the British Columbia Hospitality Foundation. Full event details at VancouverTequilaExpo.com.

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Chocolate and coffee pairings get the sommelier treatment

by Martha Perkins

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Coffee tasting was given the same treatment as a wine tasting. Martha Perkins photos

Wendy Boys of Cocolito and Marie-Claude Dessureault of Van Houtte coffee teamed up to match desserts with coffees at Edible.

Last week at Granville Island’s Edible, Van Houtte joined culinary forces with Boys, who is the Canadian coffee company’s BC ambassador, for the coffee equivalent of a wine tasting. Six types of coffee were poured in wine glasses, and local food writers were asked to swirl and slurp each coffee as if it were a wine.

Here are Van Houtte’s six coffee profiles and the desserts that Boys, the inspiration behind Cocolito, has paired with each one. Discover your coffee profile at VanHoutte.com.

Mellow and Fruity: Costa Rica Light Roast was paired with a lemon and white chocolate macaron Mellow and Woodsy: The Mocha Java Light Roast was paired with milk chocolate pot de creme Velvety and Fruity: The Africana Fair Trade Organic Medium Roast was paired with cocoa nib pannacotta Bold and Woodsy: The Sumatra Dark Roast was paired with Cocolito raspberry chocolate brownie lollipops Bold and Fruity: The Kenya Dark Roast was paired with bannoffee pie Velvety and Woodsy: The Honduras San Luis Planes Medium Roast was paired with a classic chocolate eclair (which Boys says is making a comeback) filled with vanilla pastry cream.

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Vancouver chefs, including Tojo, are taking part in the May 6 Spot Prawn Boil at Fishermen’s Wharf. Andrew Morrison photo

Spot Prawns are on the menu

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pot prawn season is soon upon us. On May 5, Vancouver chefs will be gathering at Fishermen’s Wharf next to Granville Island for the Spot Prawn Festival, 11am to 3pm. Tickets for the fresh-off-the-boat spot prawn boil are $12 and often sell out so people are reminded to order theirs soon at ChefsTableSociety.com.

The Chefs Table Society has compiled recipes from some of the city’s top chefs in Vancouver Cooks 2. Here’s a spot prawn recipe from Tina Fineza of The Flying Tiger.

SAMBAL DRUNKEN PRAWNS Big and luscious, the spot prawn is the largest locally-harvested prawn.

It’s prized for its sweet, delicate flavour and firm texture. If you can’t find Shaoxing wine (a Chinese rice wine), use dry sherry. Serves six.

1 tbsp canola or extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp chopped garlic 2 tbsp chopped shallots 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine 3 tbsp sambal oelek 3 tbsp sugar 18 BC spot prawns, shelled and deveined, tails on 1 tbsp butter Chopped cilantro for garnish Heat oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Add garlic and shallots, then saute for five minutes or until soft and aromatic. Add wine and deglaze the pan, then continue cooking for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in sambal oelek and sugar, then cook for another 30 seconds. Add prawns and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes; while they are cooking, add butter to emulsify the sauce. Once the prawns are cooked, transfer them to a warmed serving dish. Continue simmering the pan juices on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until reduced by half. Remove from heat.

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rant/rave!

E-MAIL: rantrave@wevancouver.com RANTLINE: 604-742-8673 All rants are the opinion of the individual and do not reflect the opinions of WE. The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity and brevity, so please keep it short and (bitter)sweet.

For the birds

To the parks board, who are sanitizing Jericho Beach of blackberry bushes: that area is a prime nesting area for the resident birds, not to mention a hiding area for bunnies. How can you be so stupid to do this in the spring? The noise from the machinery is enough to scare away nesting birds. I have noticed fewer and fewer birds in the area bacause of all the dogs, so now maybe all the birds will go away to make room for more fancy beach and

manicured lawns for this world-class city.

You should be ashamed to say you have anything to do with parks.

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A rave and a rant I agree the Vancouver police department should create and hand out missing persons posters (Rants, Apr. 19). I would volunteer in a heartbeat to stand on a corner for hours to help. It won’t bring back all the missing people, but it may help the families to know that they and their loved ones are not forgotten. But to the NIMBY family — get over it! The Sun Run is only just the beginning of many events on and around English Bay from now until the end of September. If you don`t like the noise, then you should move elsewhere.

All of the events in and around Vancouver bring in a lot of tourists which translates into a lot of tourist $$$$$$.

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A rant for a rant This letter is for Alicia (“Right back at you,” Rants, April 19) who felt compelled to tell someone who was clearing an intersection to not procreate. She complains that the car two ahead of the offending vehicle was already turning on an amber which means, dear Alicia, that you are indeed in the wrong as YOU would have been in the crosswalk long after the red hand was up. What you don’t understand, dear, is that cars must clear an intersection as fast as safely possible but if you are crossing at the wrong time — in a roadway and illegally — then it is you who were in the wrong. Yet again a pedestrian who thinks the green light is her instruction and not the walk signal. Sorry, hon, but if you spar with a two ton vehicle you lose.

Also, Mr. Anonymous, you are incorrect in your driving instructions (“Left on red, right?”, Rants, April 19.) One can turn left on a red from a one-way ONLY onto

another one way. Unlike the Smithe and Thurlow example you gave. That is a one way turning onto a two way roadway. A definite no-no.

Guy, via email

Homes for the homeless They say charity begins at home, so can billionaire Jimmy Pattison please build millions of homeless shelters, called home, for the homeless?

Anonymous, via Rantline

Who’s in charge?

How crazy is it that Translink is allowed to crank up prices (and its directors’ own remuneration packages) without any accountability whatsoever to us poor suckers who have no choice but to fund the system in the first place? And I read on WEVancouver.com that even the mayors can’t do anything about it? I mean, WTF? That’s as stupid as setting up a public transit system where riders can please themselves as to whether they pay or not.

Oh, hang on a minute...

Roger, via email

Moaning about Marpole I am looking for an apartment to rent. Everywhere I see signs out, but when I call the number no one calls me back. When I do reach a building manager they are rude and don’t care if they rent it or not. I have seen” for rent” signs in front of buildings for months, yet hardly anyone calls back when I leave a number. Do you folks ever take your signs down when you have nothing to rent? I have lived in Marpole for about six months in a crappy building, with a rude and uncaring building manager and a dumpster-diving cleaning person. (I take my garbage elsewhere often to maintain privacy.)

This little area is so pretty, why are people so awful here? Maybe the coming development to the area will bring some nicer people with it, so bulldoze away developers.

Anonymous, via email

Why do women allow it?

As far as we have progressed toward female equality, there is one small step which I would have thought would be addressed by now, and that is the degradation of women in night clubs. It’s not enough that women allow night club management to place a low value on themselves (no lineups! free cover! yeah! go women!) but that the women serve as the content for night clubs, without which few males would go to, never mind spend money on significant quantities of booze in hopes of acquiring the courage to approach a lovely lady considerably out of his league. No, this is not the rant of a lonely male unable to score, but rather a man who’s been there, past that age, lucky to be married but still sad that women have so little respect for themselves. I guess this goes for the guys too. After all, they are the ones from whom the pimps — I mean clubs — profit!

Anonymous, via email

Spreading herpes To the waiters and waitresses of Vancouver: stop touching the rim of my glass when you refill my water. You are spreading the herpes virus from my cold sore to every other patron in the restaurant and if you touch your face afterwards, you’ll infect yourself too.

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It’s 4/20 every day

4/20. Big deal. This is Canada. We get stoned any time we feel like it.

Anonymous, via Rantline

Advice for psychos I like a good party and like to know people are having a good party. I don’t like those who come down on those of us who are having a few friends over and enjoying ourselves. But I do have a problem with people who are on their balconies late at night in the West End hooting and hollering across the city. If you want a captive audience, why don’t you just tie up people and hide them in your basement like a normal psycho.

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Cusack gets his Poe on in The Raven

MOVIEREVIEWS THE RAVEN

Tyler Johnston stars in The Odds by Vancouver filmmaker Simon Davidson.

Filmmaker beats The Odds

By Greg Ursic

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I wasn’t into cinema,” director Simon Davidson explains, “[but] in the last year of my English degree I took a cinema class… I fell in love with movies and I realized I wanted to go in this direction.”

After three of his shorts screened at the Toronto International Film Festival Davidson decided to tackle a feature, and found inspiration in an article about high school gambling.

“This kid was acting as a bookie for his friends,” the Vancouver-based director says. “When they were owed him money, and he wanted to collect, the relationships all changed.”

Davidson quickly set to work on the script. “I conceived it as a 20-page treatment for the feature, but I kept finding the endings unsatisfying,” he concedes, “and it evolved slowly over four years.”

Then one day he had a cold-blooded epiphany. “I killed Barry [a lead character], cut a bunch of the side plots, and the ending started feeling better.”

The Odds was born.

The story — a Rounders/Brick mash up (sans noir dialogue) — follows Desson (Tyler Johnston) and best friend Barry (Calum Worthy), high school poker players who are deep in debt to Paul (Jaren Brandt Bartlett), a bookie with a gambling den in his mother’s basement. When Barry suddenly turns up dead, Desson starts making inquiries and stumbles upon a high-stakes gambling ring where questions incur beatings, and worse.

Despite South Park-style profanity that sometimes borders on silly and tough guys who aren’t, Davidson’s script and measured direction maintain palpable tension, and Tyler Johnston proves a confident and competent lead.

Having inked a deal with a distributor (Kinosmith) during production, Davidson notes that taking The Odds to TIFF was not without its stress: “When you’re with a feature, people really care about you and press wants to write about you.

It seems like the stakes are a lot higher, and I felt I had more responsibility to sell the movie.”

The Odds is playing at Granville 7.

Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans Directed by James McTeigue Director James McTeigue, best known for highoctane action thrillers (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin), opts for a more macabre approach in The Raven. The gothic 19th century tale stars a quirky John Cusack as infamous horror author Edgar Allen Poe who, in this case, is a poverty-stricken alcoholic with a serious case of writer’s block.

When a killer starts committing brutal murders inspired by Poe’s classic stories, a Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) enlists the boozehound to help crack the case.

Cusack seems oddly out of place at the beginning

of the film as he rants and raves through a couple jarring scenes. However, as things turn grisly he gets serious and the performance takes a compelling turn. Veteran Brendan Gleeson is great as always in an effective, albeit underused role and Welsh actor Luke Evans nearly steals the show as the dashing Detective Emmett Fields.

The Raven is by no means an epic Oscar-worthy period piece and it fails to shed any new light on Poe’s final days but there is something genuinely watchable about the mystery at the core of its story. McTeigue keeps things moving thanks to some brisk pacing and isn’t afraid to show a Thor little gore when the need arises. The Diakow movie may struggle to find an audience as it sometimes meanders awkwardly between the script’s dark humour and grim plot; however, The Raven is an old-school breath of fresh air and a welcome relief from many of today’s special-effects-driven debacles.

Blood debts + family feuds = compelling drama THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD Starring Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej Directed by Joshua Marston Despite the fact it hinges on family feuds and blood debts, Joshua Marston’s Albanian-set drama offers very little in terms of on-screen violence. However, the threat of brutality never abates, lending the proceedings unrelenting tension and dread.

Seated in a pub, teenaged Nik (Tristan Halilaj) watches his father Mark (Refet Abazi) and a neighbour exchange barbs that scarcely conceal their contempt for one another. When an offscreen showdown culminates with the neighbour’s death, Mark flees, leaving Nik and his sister Rudina (Sindi Lacej) to weather the opposing family’s reprisals. While Nik is confined to their home for fear that he’ll be executed, Rudina assumes responsibility of Mark’s bread delivery route, exposing her to constant intimidation.

The early scenes of Marston’s film illustrate that,

while upholding his familial responsibilities, Nik also harbours aspirations of his. Consequently, it’s all the more painful to see the forward-thinking teenager constrained by archaic customs that dictate an entire family must be persecuted for one member’s transgressions. Marston subtlety depicts the toll that isolation takes on him, whether he’s seen compulsively picking at a crack in a wall or constructing a fortified brick gym atop their home. The slapdash construction project bulges like a tumour, symbolizing the cancerous state of affairs.

Nik’s journey isn’t so much a coming-of-age as an arriving-at-a-realization. Where once he believed that he inhabited a world of endless opportunities, he’s ultimately left to accept that it’s actually an existence of ultimatums. Backed into a corner by his circumstances, Nik must consider actions that are unconscionable, yet completely understandable. Rest assured, the outcome is suitably tragic. — Curtis Woloschuk

The Lady is staid retelling Aung San Suu Kyi story THE LADY Starring Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis Directed by Luc Besson Over his career, Luc Besson has shown little aversion to “dumbing it down,” with the results ranging from vacuous entertainments (The Fifth Element) to boneheaded misfires (The Messenger). However, rarely has he concerned himself with being either respectful or respectable, making this staid hagiography of Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) an extremely uncharacteristic undertaking.

Perhaps this explains why Besson doesn’t seem to know precisely how to find his way into this biopic.

After a prelude in 1947 Burma, he whisks us to 1998 Oxford, where Michael Aris (David Thewlis), Suu Kyi’s English husband, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

As he withers away, flashbacks reveal how he was separated from his wife. Cut to 1988 as Suu Kyi journeys to Burma and becomes embroiled in pro-democracy

protests. From there, the plot points mirror Suu Kyi’s Wikipedia page, as she’s elected to parliament only to be placed under house arrest by the oppressive military regime.

Given that “factually accurate” is the highest praise that Rebecca Frayn’s screenplay might possibly warrant, The Lady begs for a director who can breathe life into the intimate moments between the landmark events. With his noted preference for broad-stroke storytelling and characterization, Besson simply isn’t that filmmaker. Just as the cartoonish depictions of the Burmese military undermines their cruelty, the beatific light Suu Kyi is cast in does her a disservice, depriving her of any complexity. Consequently, when she suddenly claims to possess a “terrible temper” that’s never once glimpsed in 132 minutes, you can’t help but laugh.

Regrettably, unintentional humour is this film’s strongest suit.. — Curtis Woloschuk

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Pro-skateboarder chases the dream from California

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The new Media Club GM is impressed by North Van’s Clouds of Analog, whose album, The Funeral March, is out now. Troy Graham photo

Too big for your basement but not ready for the Commodore? Media Club aims to fill the gap

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wyn Roberts wants you to see it first at the Media Club.

The newly appointed GM is aiming to blend prime-night gigs for local artists with bands that will eventually go on to sell out the Commodore. If those happened to be one and the same, even better.

Roberts is setting a lofty direction for the 11-year-old live music venue.

“I see the Media Club returning to the Town Pump days. So bands coming to town all come through the Media Club at one point in their career; when they eventually sell out the Commodore, everyone will remember their Media Club show.”

The Town Pump, for those born after grunge, was a venerated Gastown live-music venue that served as a springboard for acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and No Doubt, along with local bands such as Matthew Good, over its 15-year history. It re-opened as Sonar in 1997.

Magic, however, is merely an illusion when it can be repeated, and working with a different time period and talent pool, the calendar man will have to have more than just tricks up his sleeve to create those memorable moments.

Drawing on 10 years of development experience with the Vogue Theatre and his work as a board member of the Seven Tyrants Theatre Society and the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Leaders Council, Roberts will count on his long-standing relationship with the music industry for his new project.

He is also thrilled about their extended hours.

Open until 3am Fridays and Saturdays, a rarity in the residentially dense downtown, the new hours offer not only late-night live music, but afterparty possibilities.

His excitement is casually tempered, though, by the looming eye of a housing development going up one parking lot over. Having witnessed the condo closures of Richards on Richards and The Starfish Room, and the noise challenges he personally tackled on the Vogue’s Seymour Street side, Roberts is a realist when it comes to working with future neighbours.

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Wake Owl “They’re probably going to be filling up in about six months so it’s wait and see. I think people buy condos without looking at the environment around them; residents move and in try and bend the environment to them rather than adapting to it.”

Looking to mentor Vancouver’s musicians, the industry veteran has seen enough of the soft-skills of artists eyeing the Media Club stage to offer some kindly weighted words.

“From the emails that I receive from bands and what I’ve seen in the last three months from bands coming in, there seems to be room for [them] to learn how to approach a venue of this size, or how to book a show properly and promote the show,” he says slowly and with a laugh.

Roberts is positioning the intimate,150-standees scale of the Media Club as an opportunity to educate fledgling bands on the industry. But after you cross “playing the Media Club” off your bucket list, don’t write your Wikipedia page quite yet.

According to Roberts, there are two painfully obvious career killers that can derail a good band. First, show up on time and second, be nice to the sound guy. Be nice to everybody, for that matter.

Follow those steps, and you could be the next Wake Owl or Clouds of Analog, who get the Roberts nod of approval as local bands to watch.

“It’s really all about relationships that you build,” he emphasized. “If you’re talented, that’s great. But if you’re a jerk, you’re just a really talented jerk.”

Busy foreseeing the future, Roberts made it very clear on the phone with WE that he has no time for jerks.

ro-skateboarder and Maple Ridge export Jordan ‘Hoff’ Hoffart was recently chosen to compete to join the most elite roster in professional skateboarding: The Street League.

While he was not picked for one of the five vacancies in the 2012 Street League tour season, after competing for votes online against the likes of Tom Asta, Ishod Wair and seven other up-andcoming pros to make the cut, word is officially spreading about the likable Canadian.

The Street League is the 2010 brainchild of Rob Dyrdek and award-winning TV website The Berrics. The league features 24 of the world’s best pros competing for the largest prize purse in industry history inside world-class arenas (with June 15 in Ontario being the only Canadian date).

Hoffart says the four-stop tour works as a bit of a chess game, with strategy being more important than awe factor. And it’s extremely exclusive.

Created to ensure that rising stars have an opportunity to win their way in and compete with the world’s best, The Selection was the first time in Street League history that new skaters were invited to join. The videos of never-before seen footage were released on The Berrics in the first week of April and are still up for viewing (StreetLeague. com). These short clips went through a threepronged voting process with equal weight being given to the voting fans, Street League judges, and current Street League pros.

While honoured to have been in the running, the down-to-earth athlete with the contagious grin was naturally disappointed that neither he nor fellow Canadian Ryan Decenzo made the cut.

“The competition was pretty tough; it’s hard to be more popular than a fellow American, in an American contest. Not that it’s necessarily a popularity contest, but since the US has a larger fan base, I’m sure kids want to see or vote for someone they can relate to. Canada still creates imagery of polar bears and igloos to most south of the border,” he shrugged with a laugh.

After skateboarding for more than three quarters of his life, the 27-year-old still loves a sport that has proved a constant in his life and would compete again if given the opportunity.

“It’s who I am. Skateboarding is family; family is forever.”

In fact, it was family who introduced Hoffart to the thrill. He picked up his first skateboard at age six, when he and his sister Caitanna got matching NASH boards for Christmas. After a visiting uncle showed him how to ride and carve, he rapidly excelled, getting sponsored by local shops and competing abroad. At the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Hoffart helped invite the world to

Vancouver in the closing ceremonies. In 2009, he moved to California and gave pro-skateboarding a serious go.

When asked what his career highlight is to date though, the habitual charmer replied, “Getting an interview in the WE. Mum and pop will be so proud,” he added with a chuckle.

“Aside from this, I’d say being able to move to California, buy my house and build my own skate utopia and provide for my family and friends — all from getting good at playing with a toy. Pretty unreal; blessed for sure.”

There will be no rest for Hoffart now that he knows the results of the month-long contest.

“Well now that I know I’m not in Street League, I can participate in DewTour and Maloof Money Cup, which are equally as rad contests. So I’m hyped. I’ll also be working on three video parts with Bones Wheels, Powell Peralta skateboards and my own project which is a independent film based on the construction of the concrete park I am building around my house.”

Hoffart’s fans can follow his progress at JordanHoffart.com.

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS New Wild Everywhere The store is still a buzz with the amazing mellow vibe that Tony Dekker and his Great Lake Swimmers created at our intimate in-store a few weeks ago! Their new release has become an instant fave on the stereo and is no stranger to the cash register - as it features some of the finest delicate folk songs we have heard in 2012. If you are grooving to the hushed beauty of Bon Iver or Kathleen Edwards, then we suggest you get in line to take a dip in the Great Lake Swimmers aesthetic. Acoustic bass, guitar and violin all accentuate these gloriously serene songs! Recommended.

THiS WEEK’S TOP EiGHT 1 ANDREW BIRD “Break It Yourself” 2 M WARD “A Wasteland Companion” 3 ALABAMA SHAKES “Boys & Girls” 4 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS “New Wild Everywhere”

5 SLEIGH BELLS “Reign Of Terror” 6 TY SEGALL & WHITE FENCE “Hair” 7 MAC DeMARCO “Rock and Roll Night Club” 8 SAID THE WHALE “Little Mountain”

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that you need to update your understanding of what your ultimate target looks like.

Free Will Astrology Rob Brezsny • Week of April 26 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): “True life is lived when tiny changes occur,” said Leo Tolstoy. I agree. It’s rare for us to undergo rapid, dramatic transformations in short periods of time. That’s why it’s delusional to be forever pining for some big magic intervention that will fix everything. The best way to alter our course is slowly and gradually, by conscientiously revamping our responses to the small daily details. Keep these thoughts close at hand in the coming weeks, Aries. Be a devotee of the incremental approach. Step by step. Hour by hour.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): From an astrological point of view, it’s prime time for you to attend a networking extravaganza or collaboration spree. Likewise, this is an excellent phase in your long-term cycle to organize a gathering for the close allies who will be most important in helping you carry out your master plan during the next 12 months. Have you ever heard of the term “Temporary Autonomous Zone”? It’s a time and place where people with shared interests and common values can explore the frontiers of productive conviviality. It might be a dinner party in an inspirational setting, a boisterous ritual in a rowdy sanctuary, or a private festival for fellow seekers. I hope you make sure something like that materializes.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): “What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing,” said psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. I love that thought, and am excited to offer it up to you right now. You have been invited or will soon be invited to participate in some of the best games ever. These are not grueling games foisted on you by people hoping to manipulate you, nor pointless games that exhaust your energy for naught.

Rather, they are fun challenges that promise to stretch your intelligence, deepen your perspective, and enhance your emotional riches.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): To begin one of his performances, comedian and musician Steve Martin ambled on stage and told his audience what to expect. “Before every show,” he said, “I like to do one thing that is impossible. So now I’m going to suck this piano into my lungs.” That’s the kind of brag I hope to hear coming from you sometime soon, Leo -- the more outrageous the better.

Why? Because I’d love to see you cultivate a looser, breezier relationship with your actual ambitions. To make boastful jokes about wacky or farfetched goals might inspire you to be jauntier and friskier about those real ones. And that would rouse a burst of fresh motivational energy.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Is it conceivable that you’ve gotten a bit off track? As I close my eyes and ask my higher powers for a psychic vision, I get an impression of you staring at a blurry image of a symbol that is no longer an accurate representation of your life goal. Now of course there’s a chance that my vision is completely unfounded. But if it does ring at least somewhat true to you -- if it suggests a question worth asking yourself -- I invite you to meditate on the possibility

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): The text for this week’s oracle comes from Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a great American statesman who, after escaping slavery, became a leader of the abolitionist movement. “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation,” he said, “are people who want crops without plowing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning....

The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it

must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand.” Please apply these thoughts to your own situation, Virgo. You have entered the liberation phase of your cycle.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): I’m about to list some declarations that I hope will come out of your mouth at least once in the next three weeks. If for any reason you’re not finding yourself in situations where these words would make sense for you to utter, please rearrange your life accordingly. 1.

“There’s nothing else I’d rather be doing right now.” 2. “Is it okay with you if we take this really slow?” 3. “No one’s ever done that before.” 4. “Squeeze my hand when it feels really amazing.” 5. “It’s like we know what each other is thinking.” 6. “Can I have some more, please?”

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): A political strategist told me one of her most important rules: To win an election, you have to help your candidate choose the right fights. I think that would be an excellent guiding principle for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be getting invitations to spar, joust, and wrangle. Although it might be exciting to leap into each and every fray with your eyes blazing, I suggest you show careful discernment. Try to confine your participation to those tangles that will downplay your weaknesses and highlight your strengths.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): In the famous children’s book *The Little Prince,* the hero lives on an asteroid with three volcanoes, two active and one dormant. One day he decides to leave home and travel to other realms. Before departing, he meticulously scours all three volcanoes. “If they are well cleaned out,” the narrator reports, “volcanoes burn slowly and steadily, without any eruptions.” I recommend that you take after the Little Prince, Sagittarius. It’s high time to attend to the upkeep of your volcanoes.

Make sure they will burn slow and steady in the coming months, even when you’re not at home.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): One of the classics of ancient Sanskrit literature is the Kama Sutra, which gives practical advice about erotic love. The most popular edition of the book offers instructions on eight kinds of kisses and 64 sexual positions, with additional tips on styles of embracing and caressing. This would be an excellent time for you to get inspired by information like that, Capricorn. Your relationship with the amorous arts is due for expansion and refinement. You don’t necessarily need to rely on book learning, of course. You could accomplish a lot of empirical exploration simply by getting naked and firing up your imagination.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Singer-songwriter Tom Waits was strongly influenced

by Bob Dylan’s down-to-earth album *The Basement Tapes.* “I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in,” Waits testifies. “The noise and grit” of Dylan’s rootsy, intimate songs, he says, creates a mood of “joy and abandon.” That’s the spirit I wish for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, get down to the gritty, organic core of things. Hunker down in the funky fundamentals. Hang out where the levels of pretension are low and the stories are fresh and raw.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): You’re not really breaking the rules, right, Pisces? It’s more like you’re just testing their elasticity; you’re helping them become more supple and flexible. I’m sure that sooner or later people will thank you for how you’re expanding the way the game is played. It may take a while, but they will eventually appreciate and capitalize on the liberties you are now introducing into the system. In the short run, though, you might have to take some heat for your tinkering and experiments. Try not to let that inhibit your eagerness to try creative risks.

HOMEWORK: What famous person were you in your past life? If you don’t know or weren’t really, make something up. Testify at FreewillAstrology.com.

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Combined electric vehicle and cellular infrastructure in parks The Vancouver Park Board is considering the installation of an integrated electric vehicle charging station and cellular pole in parking lots at three park locations along Beach Avenue in the West End. Come to an open house to learn more about the chosen locations and design. Staff from the Park Board and City of Vancouver, along with representatives from project partner TELUS, will be on hand to answer questions.

You can learn more and take a survey at vancouverparks.ca.

Saturday, May 5, 1 - 4 pm Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Vancouver Park Board 2099 Beach Avenue, Boardroom FOR MORE INFORMATION: vancouverparks.ca

BE PART of the WEST END COMMUNITY PLAN! Over the next 18-21 months, the City will be creating a new community plan for the West End to provide a clear and flexible framework that will guide positive change and growth in the area.

We’ll need your ideas and feedback on topics such as housing, land use, transportation and social issues, with the goal of meeting the needs of the area, Vancouver as a whole and the region. It’s your chance to tell us what you picture for the West End. Join us at an event or an open house to learn more and find out how you can get involved.

WEST END WALKING TOUR Sunday, May 6, 10:30 am Details and registration at: janeswalk.net STORYTELLING NIGHT: “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME” Thursday, May 10, 7 - 10 pm Denman Cinema, 1779 Comox Street Register at: vancouver.ca/westendplan COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES Saturday, May 12, 11 am - 3 pm Best Western Sands Hotel, 1755 Davie St. Tuesday, May 15, 4 - 8 pm Empire Landmark Hotel, 1400 Robson St. Thursday, May 17, 4 - 8 pm Central Presbyterian Church, 1155 Thurlow St. FOR MORE INFORMATION: vancouver.ca/westendplan or call 3-1-1

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ummer fun starts this weekend with the opening day of Playland. Saturday, April 28, Chilliwack electropop six-piece These Kids Wear Crowns will be taking the first ride on the Corkscrew at 10am then heading over to the Sonic radio tent for a meet and greet. DJ’s from The Beat 94.5 and 99.3 The Fox radio stations will be offering chances to win cash and prizes.

Known for the wooden coaster and addictive donuts, the amusement park’s opening also marks the approach of the largest annual tick-

eted event in the province — the Fair at the PNE (Aug. 18 to Sep. 3).

The Pacific National Exhibition has evolved from its role as an industry showcase into a centre for entertainment and family fun.

Coming attractions: The Rick Hansen Celebration 25 musical spectacular comes to Pacific Coliseum May 22, and submissions are now being accepted for the PNE Star Showdown talent search.

Don’t miss all the excitement of Playland’s opening day, 10am-6pm.

Save by buying passes at 7-Eleven or online (PNE.ca).

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A stellar celebration!

The Shooting Stars Foundation distributed a total of $100,000 to 14 local direct service HIV/AIDS organizations with an additional grant of $10,000 to benefit The Shooting Stars Endowment Fund. This brings the SSF total donation to $1,668,000.

Taking part in the April 16 celebration at the Granville Island Hotel were, from left: Bonnie Cyre (chair, Shooting Stars Foundation), Adria Karchut (A Loving Spoonful), Heidi Morgan (AIDS Vancouver), Maxine Davies (Dr. Peters Centre), Kate Gibson

out after dark OUT AFTER DARK: Got an upcoming event you think WE should attend?

E-mail us at editor@WEVancouver.com.

1 Gisele Danis (Tourism Calgary), John Evans (CEO, Opus hotels), Paul Rogalski (owner and executive chef, Rouge Restaurant), Dawna Friesen (anchor, Global National) and Noelle Aune (Travel Alberta) at the Feels Like Home event at a private residence at the Fairmont Pacific Rim on April 17. 2 Actor Peter Benson and wife Julia check out the Canadian Video Game Awards at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 21. 3 A Good Chick To Know’s Jennifer Scott was en pointe with her brightly coloured ensemble at The Bay’s Spring 2012 Trend report event at the downtown location on April 18. 4 Lazy Gourmet founder Susan Mendelson and general manager Kevin Mazzone welcomes guests at the Lazy Gourmet Spring Menu preview at District 19 on April 19.

5 Triarchy Denim founders and siblings Mark, Ania and Adam Taubenfligel at the presentation of their short film at the Triarchy Denim party, held at Opus Hotel on April 19.

(WISH), Wayne Campbell (Positive Living BC), Fiona York (Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre), Carol White (Heart of Richmond AIDS Society), Milena Raschpilcher (Positive Living Fraser Valley), Jestina Kusina (Positive Women’s Network), Jesse Brown (YouthCo), Michael Hoche (McLaren Housing Society), Andrew Barker (Community Based Research Centre Society), John Cameron (DTES Consumer’s Board) and Gail Nugent (vice-chair of the Shooting Stars Foundation and WE Vancouver’s ad manager.)

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T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of a qualified Machinist. Position comes with a competitive benefit package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lambert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250286-9502.

Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com WHOLESALE Craft Manufacturer looking for people to make our handmade native crafts. Must be reliable and eager to work. Work from home. Free Training provided at our location in Mission. Great earning potential, ideal for stay at home Moms, semi-retired or anyone looking to supplement their income. Call 604-826-4651 to schedule your spot in one of our training sessions.

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Retail or wholesale (NOC: 6251) required for Donald’s Fine Foods.

Immediate openings at our Richmond locations for 15 qualified / exp. Meat Cutters. Duties; Cut, trim and prepare cuts of meat, supervise other workers and provide training. Must speak English.

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FOOD ATTENDANTS SHB Holdings Ltd dba Subway is hiring for various locations in Delta & Vancouver, BC. Food Counter Attendants ($10.73/hr, 40 hours/week+benefits). Fax resumes to 604-676-0664.

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Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic - Truck Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires a full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic with truck experience. This position is located at our Surrey Terminal (10155 Grace Road). Applicants should have related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. This is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Submit a detailed resume and email/cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 or call Derek at 604-587-9818 (leave a message) Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Environmental Responsibility.

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Donald’s Fine Foods is a progressive and growing specialty meats processing and distribution company. We have an opening in our Maintenance Department for the following positions:

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SHIPPER/RECEIVER Icom Canada Holdings Inc., a radio communications distributor, is seeking a fulltime Shipper/Receiver to join our team in Delta, near the Town and Country Hotel. Qualified candidates must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., have shipping and receiving experience, strong organization skills, ability to maintain accurate inventory and supplies records, with good computer experience. Warehouse management system experience is desired. If you are a team player, demonstrates good communication skills, and is flexible in nature, we want you to join our team. Please send resumes and salary expectation by email only to: info@icomcanada.com. No phone calls, please.

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

OF Home (604)501-9290

Improvements,

627

• 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

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

PETS 477

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

1995 MONTE CARLO fully loaded, almost new tires, good cond. Needs trans. $800 obo. (604)530-5014.

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

Call 604-669-9769

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

WE’RE ON THE WEB Browse Classified Listings On-line

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.

www.bcclassified.com

NORTH VANCOUVER

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th Ave.

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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!

www.aptrentals.com VANCOUVER

Yellow Labs,p/b, 5m, $500, obo.dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. 604-7947633/604-997-3040 No Sun. calls.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Call 604-834-4897

548

BARAFIELD APTS

AUCTIONS Want to turn your castoffs into cash? You don’t need magic to do the trick. All you need is a classified ad. Call us today to place your ad. bcclassified.com 604.575.5555 toll-free 1.866.575.5777

BUILDING SUPPLIES

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

FURNITURE

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

560

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 1866-981-5991

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

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

604.587.5865

REAL ESTATE

www.recycleitcanada.ca

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

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

Advertise where clients look to travel.

BCCLASSIFIED.COM Up to 1,000,000 readers will be looking for you!

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393 FREE quote for WASTE REMOVAL Rubbish removal/yard or commercial. Call Prompt Waste Mgmt. Ltd at 604-514-0480.

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

609

APARTMENT/CONDOS

CONDO. Estate sale. N/W facing million $ view. 803-4160 Sardis St. Bby. 498 sf. 5 min. from Skytrain/bus. Strata fee $182.50. Many amenities. $182,000. Call Roger 604-274-8944.

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 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.

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

2.5 Acres in Chilliwack. 4 Bedroom home. Barn with workshop, horse stalls, hay storage. $589,000 604823-2454

838

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL/SALE

845

1997 FLEETWOOD 27’ Class A Motorhome, self-contained,sleeps 6 b.i. generator, TV, lots of storage. $13,900/obo. **Or Tade for Smaller Unit** 604-853-5528 Abbotsford.

1997 WILDWOOD 26’ 5th wheel, great cond., stored inside, new tires & fridge, incl. hitch, only $7,900.

Phone 604-858-2949.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

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

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557 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.

MOTORCYCLES

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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 The Scrapper

2011 WINDRIVER 230 RKS, loaded, used 2 short trips, brought Jul. 21/11,asking $26,000 obo. Must sell. Don (778)344-8047.

BIG FOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2012 bigfoot Campers have arrived ony at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-6670024 www.rosmanrv.com

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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

Call 604-538-4883 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LTD Edition, top of the line. $38,900.

Call: 604-781-5679.

851 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

830

Affordable Westend living!

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.

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

2004 VOLKWAGEN TD 4/dr sedan, fully loaded, leather interior,sunroof, blue, 157K. 1 Owner. Mint cond! $9,900/obo. Call 778-240-1966.

YELLOW LAB PUPS. Ready to go.

2 males left. Parents on site. $400.

604-852-6176 Abbts

518

AFFORDABLE MOVING

TRANSPORTATION

2008 Chrysler Sebring Convert.

Grey/grey. Loaded, priced to sell.

Please call Richard 778-222-0140.

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

ABLE AUCTIONS now accepting quality Estates, Antiques & Collectibles for GIANT June 3 Auction www.ableauctions.ca Tyler- 604818-9473

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

CARS - DOMESTIC

Call 604-685-1272

GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups P/B 6 weeks old, 1st shots, dewormed & vet checked. $800. (604)850-3329 No Sunday calls please.

509

818

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

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

MOVING & STORAGE

Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

1986 PONTIAC PARISIANNE, 1 owner, 186,500 km, no accidents. $1500. Call (604)860-4806

Call 604-830-7587

320

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BUTE MANOR

Daschund X Border Collies, 6/wks, ready Apr 30, black, tan & white, $350. (604) 463-3245, 725-3007

VIZSLA PUPS, PB, shots, vet✓ champion lines, $850. 604-8192115. vizsla@telus.net

We Will Pay You $1000

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

(604)535-0226.

CHIHUAHUA, male, very tiny tea cup, just 15oz at 3 mos old, vet checked, $900. (604)794-7347

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

GUARANTEED

Auto Loans or 1-888-229-0744 or apply at:

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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

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

AUTO FINANCING

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

810

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

BLUE NOSE PITT BULLS, puppies, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed. $700.

(604)530-0336

CANE CORSO MASTIFF, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet ✓ Call 604-826-7634.

TRANSPORTATION

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

PETS

Adorable Cocker Spaniel Puppies Only 4 left – purebred, no papers (604) 888-0832 asking $500

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! 604-626-9647

Tree removal done RIGHT!

PLUMBING

$39 SERVICE CALL plumbing, heating, plugged drains. Big & sm jobs.

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

TREE SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

Running this ad for 8yrs

338

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

374

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

FENCING

S & S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

WEVancouver.com 23

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

MOTORCYCLE HAULER, single or dble, large lockable utility box for all your gear. Wide easy load alum. ramp incl. $1250. 778-888-6805.

BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices?

Need investors, agents or distributors, this is where you advertise. bcclassified.com

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

TRUCKS & VANS

2001 Toyota 4 runner. One owner.

Great condition. 262,000km. A/c, sunroof, 4x4, push bar, trailer hitch, immobilizer, etc. No major accidents. Asking $7800, 778-241-7019 2007 FORD F150 XLT 4 X 4, only 70 km, new tires & brakes, dark blue, excellent cond. $19,900.

Phone 604-858-2949

MARINE 912

BOATS

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

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective April 26 to May 2, 2012.

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

Grocery Department Silver Hills Sprouted Grains Bread

Meat Department Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate Bars

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

3.29

600-615g product of Canada

2/5.00

100g

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Beverages

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

3.99

1.89

Barbara’s Bakery Cheez Puffs

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

9.99

3/5.97 155-198g• reg 3.69

WOW!

PRICING

Catfish Fillets

Certified Organic, California Grown

2.98

4lb bag

Broccoli

8.99lb/ 19.82kg

Certified Organic, California Grown

1.98lb/4.37kg

946ml

Peet's Coffee

340g • product of USA

Valencia Oranges

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

Bonne Mamań Fruit Spreads 250ml

Produce Department

Specialty Extra Lean Ground Turkey

Spartan Apples from Organics Plus

Deli Department Roasted Specialty Chickens

WOW!

whole

PRICING

1.00 off

B.C. Grown Certified Organic

1.98

3 lb bag

regular retail price Avalon Organic Bottled Milk

.50 off

2/7.00

assorted varieties

regular retail price

710ml

2.59

Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese

+ deposit • 1L • product of BC

Uncle Luke’s Maple Syrup

Kind Fruit & Nut Bars

2/3.00

1L

3.79

4.39 156-170g

3.49

Mexi Snax Tortilla Chips

assorted varieties

nacho cheese, sesame or pico de gallo

7.99

2.29

405-430g • product of USA

Earth’s Choice Organic Canned Tomatoes

Mountain Pride Ice Cream

assorted varieties

5.99

!

New

assorted varieties

796ml

A scientific blend of Nature`s most potent superfoods.

560g

Giovanni Shampoo and Conditioner

6.99

each • 250ml

Several different formulations for all hair types.

325g • reg 5.49

Rice Bakery

255g • product of USA

250g

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

8/100g • product of Canada

Rocky Mountain Frozen Pizzas

37.99

Organic Light WOW! Rye Bread PRICING

assorted varieties

2/5.00

Enerex Greens Rx

Bakery Department

Danone Activia Multipack Yogurt

assorted varieties

10% off

Health Care Department

40-45g • product of USA

Amy’s Kitchen Frozen Burritos

bins or bags

reg 5.99

assorted varieties

15.99

Organic Steel Cut Oats

regular retail price

4.99/100g

medium

2/4.00

Bulk Department

half

Eco Max Fruit & Veggie Wash

Ecover Dish Liquids assorted varieties

Hazelnut Sorghum Brownies

WOW!

PRICING

2.99

1L

4.99 225g

1.89L • product of BC

Seminars & Events at Choices Markets South Surrey, 3248 King George Blvd.

WOW!

Monday, April 30, 5:00-7:00pm

PRICING

Complimentary 15 Minute Naturopathic Consults

Look for our

with Dr. Caleb Ng, ND of Mountainview Wellness Centre

WOW!

To register call 604-541-3902.

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