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Getting the opportunity to dress up as your favourite characters from such cult favourites as Priscilla Queen of the Desert and the Big Lebowski, or breaking out your retro gear (like this ‘Pulp Sesame’ swimsuit from Black Milk), is reason to celebrate. Marking the end of Denman Cinema is reason to mourn. Hence our bittersweet anticipation of the Vancouver Retro Cinema Fest.

When it closes on Sept. 30, so too will the doors of its host theatre, which has been an icon in the West End for 50 years. This year’s eight-day film fest features 15 movies. Screenings include costume competitions, trivia contests, prizes and themed drink specials (cue the White Russians for The Big Lebowski.) The line-up is as follows: An Opening You Can’t Refuse — Godfather I, II (Sept. 23); Tarantino Night – Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds (Sept. 24); I Heart 80’s – Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal (Sept. 25); Spooktacular – Ghostbusters I, II (Sept. 26); Trekkie Khaaan-athon – Star Trek II, VIII (Sept.

27); Fabulous Friday – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Sept. 28); Lebowski Bash Vancouver – The Big Lebowski (Sept. 29); Back to the Awesome Night – Back to the Future I, II, III (Sept. 30). VancouverRetroCinema.com.

Gusting into Vancouver on a breath of fresh mountain air is the heartwarming bluegrass musical, Spitfire Grill.

Based on the book by Fred Alley, with music and lyrics

by James Valcq, the musical marks the launch of the 2012-2013 Pacific Theatre season. With only a photo of some autumnal trees to guide her, Percy chooses the sleepy mountain town of Gilead, Wisconsin to start her life over after being released from prison. The downside to starting over in a town just large enough to hold one diner? When everyone knows everything about you, it can make the whole “fresh start” idea a little trickier. Produced by the Midnight Theatre Collective, Spitfire Grill runs until Oct. 27 at Pacific Theatre (1440 W. 12). For tickets and times go to PacificTheatre.org or call 604.731.5518. Francesca Albertazzi photo

The Word on the Street The 18th annual Word on the Street festival brings a weekend jam-packed with distinguished author readings, exhibits, performances and W.P. Kinsella sightings. The free three-day event starts Friday, Sept. 28 with a book signing and author reading at Banyan Books & Sound. Saturday promises a day of workshops at Carnegie Centre and the Central Library. On Sunday, it’s literary-mayhem around the Library Square Marketplace; along Homer, Hamilton; and inside the Vancouver Public Library, with mainstage performances, a West Coast authors tent, a poetry in transit bus, a kids’ tent and family stage, writing discussions, visual arts area, and magazine and comic exhibitors at Word Under The Street. TheWordOnTheStreet.ca. Elizabeth Sarobhasa photo

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VIFF: Let the movies begin!

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ocal cinephiles welcome the morning chill as a sign of the impending Vancouver International Film Festival (aka VIFF). Running from September 27 to October 12, it will screen more than 380 films — both features and shorts — from Algeria to Vietnam (and 71 countries in between). If you can’t find something that interests you, look again.

Here are five of my top picks.

• While the free press was instrumental in the founding of America, Shadows of Liberty shows that deregulation and the corporatization of the media have led to the gutting of those principles.

Brimming with riveting, hardhitting interviews, director JeanPhilippe Tremblay also highlights the cases of reporters whose careers were destroyed when their stories i.e. drug running by the Contras or the slavery-like conditions at Nike plants, risked embarrassing the government or sponsors. A scathing indictment of the “news as entertainment” paradigm, it’s as terrifying as it is informative.

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• In The Invisible Army, Kirby Dick exposes the US military’s refusal to acknowledge the epidemic of rape in the ranks.

The documentary details how an absurd investigation process — incidents must be reported to the company commander, who is often the perpetrator — and an uncaring bureaucracy that denies treatment for members’ physical and emotional injuries further victimizes complainants. Thorough, even-handed and perfectly paced, it’s the gut wrenching interviews with the parade of heroic veterans that drive the piece and will move you to tears and outrage.

Sept. 28, 9:15pm, Sept. 29, 11:45 am, Empire Granville 1 • As social programs in the US are cut to the bone, corporations such as AT&T shift billions in profits offshore and pay zero income tax. We’re Not Broke looks at the inanity of a system that allows IRS heads to go and work for the tax evaders, and politicians rely on corporate donations to get elected. US Uncut, a plucky grassroots movement committed to exposing corporate welfare provides a glimmer of hope amidst the fast flying facts and figures in this enlightening/maddening doc.

Gabriel Byrnes and Charlotte Rampling star in the suspenseful I Anna as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival.

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performances by Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson (a novice actor at 85) — who share genuine chemistry — make for a pleasant, heartfelt drama.

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• In Starlet, a yard sale provides the catalyst for an unsteady relationship between a twenty-something slacker and a senior citizen that burgeons into a genuine friendship. Writer/director Sean Baker’s free flowing narrative is buoyed by natural dialogue and allows for a low-key examination of life’s opportunities and hard edges.

A solid supporting cast (including a cuddly canine) and stand-out

• A lonely detective falls for a woman he meets at a speed dating event only to learn that she may be the prime suspect in the homicide he’s investigating. Writer/ director Barnaby Southcombe utilizes weather and architec-

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Beauty Night Society touches thousands Non-profit restores dignity to women living in poverty and isolation through makeovers

By Kelsey Klassen

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sk Caroline MacGillivray why she started Beauty Night Society, and she’ll tell you the story of playing a 14-year-old sex worker who overdoses in a short film written by a

friend.

Ask her again, and she’ll recall one time when she was on shift as a volunteer at the WISH drop-in centre on the downtown east side, and a woman asked her what it was like to be a kid. The woman’s father had started raping her when she was four. At age six, he started selling her, and by 10 she was in foster homes.

Ask MacGillivray why she started Beauty Night, and she’ll relate one particular evening at WISH, when she came across a woman who had survived “a truly bad day.” The woman was trying not to cry. She had no interest in food. All she wanted was to get cleaned up. As MacGillivray sat nearby, she could see the woman emerge from the shower and begin to dry and curl her hair. Struggling to hold herself together, the woman’s fortitude cracked when the bruises made it too painful to lift her arms. She gave into her emotions, her body sagging. That’s when MacGillivray stepped in to help.

Achieving something resembling an 80s perm and a 50s flip, the two women were in hysterics by the end. A bond had been formed.

Not known for her skill with hair tools, per se, MacGillivray could pull off a slick French braid, and before she knew it, her admin work at WISH (calling shelters and helping women fill in Bad Date sheets) was commandeered by women who wanted her beauty services. Feeling guilty about deviating from the task at hand, she approached the volunteer coordinator and explained that her new-found status as ‘The Beauty Lady’ could be an opportunity to reach women in a whole new way.

She was 28 at the time.

In 2000, she founded Beauty Night Society. It took six months of planning for the first event, which provided beauty services to impoverished mothers, at-risk youth, seniors and sex workers.

Now they hold four a week, around the city (including twice a week at 302 Columbia). The goal of each event is to bring women into a safe and empowering environment where they are treated with respect, and learn life skills and experience a bit of pampering.

Called makeovers, there’s actually very little makeup involved. MacGillivray says hair cuts, massage and acupuncture are most popular, with acupuncture being the top request due to its effectiveness as a natural pain management tool for women with a high tolerance to medication, due to their previous drug use.

Trained volunteers, in tandem with a network of health care volunteers and street nurses, make up a community that holistically treats more than 200 women a week. Foot care, exercise, journaling, manicures, goal setting, reiki, and, most importantly, listening, are on the program. The level of intimacy also creates opportunities to screen for undiagnosed illnesses such as diabetes, and reintroduces the women to touch.

“I have heard some really profound things, like ‘People are touching me and they’re not afraid to touch me,’ or “People are touching me and they don’t want anything from me,’” MacGillivray recalls.

Some women, in turn, find the strength to exit bad relationships. Others stay on as volunteers, or ultimately find career opportunities through other volunteer work set up by Beauty Night. One — Jennifer Allan, founder of Jen’s Kitchen (a food and relief outreach program for survival sex workers (who sell sex to meet basic needs on the DTES) — took a page right out of MacGillivray’s book and ended up being nominated for the same 2010 Woman of Worth award.

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The community support is overwhelming at times. MacGillivray says that an old story in the WE (fortuitously printed after she accidentally emailed a list of much-needed supplies to the newsroom, instead of just her volunteers) still results — five years later — in donations on her dad’s porch, often with photocopies of the original story attached.

MacGillivray chuckles that, yes, they have performed 16,000 makeovers, but her math is a bit dated. The program expanded to its current pace about two years ago and she hasn’t recalculated since.

“I’m lucky enough to feel like Santa Claus 365 days a year because I have such a good team of people around me,” she adds.

And that leads to the next Beauty Night chapter. Intersections Media, a non-profit that offers film, video and visual arts development for at-risk youth, has produced a new Beauty Night campaign, including five Beauty Night participant videos and photos, which will soon be popping up in neighbour-

“Her laughter lights up the room,” says Beauty Night founder Caroline MacGillivray (inset) of Elizabeth, who has been coming to Beauty Night since 2003. Supplied photos hoods near you.

Ask MacGillivray why she started Beauty Night, as the conversation comes to a close, and you might hear her story about reading a Dear Abby letter aloud to her mother as an exercise when she was a child.

A man wrote in, thanking the advice columnist for saving his marriage. He had initially wanted to divorce his wife, and punish her in the harshest way possible in the process. Abby instructed the man to romance his wife — treat her like gold for the next few months — so when

he finally left her, it would break her heart.

Instead, after months of treating her better, his wife fell in love with him all over again and they were off to renew their vows on a second honeymoon.

MacGillivray noted, even then, that treating people better than what they were accustomed to could dramatically influence behavior.

So ask Caroline MacGillivray why she started Beauty Night. You’ll find that the answers are all around you.

To find out how you can become involved or donate, go to BeautyNight.org.

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This notice is published pursuant to section 4 of the Recall and Initiative Act. Approval in principle has been granted on an application for an initiative petition. The petition will be issued to proponent Dana Larsen on Monday, November 19, 2012 and signature sheets must be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, February 18, 2013.

The Title of the Initiative is: An initiative to amend the Police Act. Summary of Initiative: The initiative draft Bill entitled, “Sensible Policing Act” proposes to amend the Police Act to no longer use provincial police resources on the enforcement of current laws in relation to simple possession and use of cannabis by adults. The draft law would prohibit the use of provincial police resources for this purpose, would require police to report in detail to the Minister of Justice any actual use of resources for this purpose and why it was necessary, and require the Minister to publish that report. The Bill also proposes that the Province would call upon the Federal Government to repeal the federal prohibition on cannabis, or give British Columbia an exemption, such that British Columbia is able to tax and regulate cannabis similar to the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. As well it proposes that British Columbia shall establish a Provincial Commission to study the means and requirements necessary for the province to establish a legal and regulated model for the production and use of cannabis by adults. Last, the Bill would make non-lawful possession and use of cannabis by minors an offence similar to possession and use of alcohol.

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Celebrate Vancouver’s culture

By Martha Perkins

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hether you want to flirt with something new or deepen your commitment to an existing passion, make a date with BC Culture Days.

The invitation comes from Lucille Pacey, president of Arts Umbrella and chair of the BC Culture Days Task Force.

From September 28 to 30, more than 350 free activities will be held in 49 communities across the province.

“Connect with the arts in a more intimate way,” Pacey said at the

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19. “Culture Days is an opportunity to engage in the arts and with artists. It’s a personal invitation to have an experience that will be the beginning of a new love for you.”

Mary McNeil, the MLA for Vancouver-False Creek, was the province’s go-to cabinet minister during the Vancouver Olympics. She remembered when her mother helped to launch Vancouver Opera. “Those long death scenes when you’re five years old are pretty heavy,” she said of her first memories of going to the opera. Today, the grandmother of 13 takes advantages of the many opportunities made available through the Arts Umbrella to expose the next generation to a diverse range cultural activities.

As the CEO of Tourism Vancouver, Rick Antonson is aware of the role that cultural activities play in attracting visitors to our cities and towns. Cultural activities may not compel people to visit Vancouver but, once they’re here, cultural activities help convince them to stay an extra day or return for another visit.

It’s as an author (To Timbuktu for a Haircut and, more recently, Route 66 Still Kicks) that Antonson’s looking forward to being able to talk to people who love to explore different cultures through the written word. He’s one of the participating writers in Vancouver’s Word on the Street festival, which is part of BC Culture Days.

For a full list of activities, go to CultureDays. ca. It includes a free online tool for creating your own personalized schedule of activities.

You can also win prizes at CBC’s “show and tell” gallery of cultural activities. People are invited to post photos of cultural inspirations and treasures in their community along with a brief descriptions. It’s at cbc.ca/bc/culturedays.

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The great cathedrals were designed by architects who knew they’d never live to see them built. But they knew the value of their work.

Are there any cathedral thinkers among us?

By Martha Perkins

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hen the architects of the Middle Ages were asked to design Europe’s finest cathedrals, they knew they’d never live long enough to see them built.

When a group of Vancouver residents made a bid to host the Olympics in 1960, they laid the foundation for the bid that was finally successful four decades later.

They were all cathedral thinkers, says Rick Antonson, the CEO and President of Tourism Vancouver. “It’s about doing something today that’s intrinsically good but which you may not be a part of completing.”

Who, he asks, are the cathedral thinkers of today whose dreams of Vancouver’s future will be realized when Canada celebrates its 200th birthday in 2067?

“Not to put too fine a point on it,” he told the 500 people at Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon at Vancouver Playhouse last Thursday, “but in 2067 most of you will be dead. But what if we built a cathedral and called it Vancouver?

“The world needs great gathering places and Vancouver can be one of them. When our country turns 200, it deserves a Vancouver by design, not by chance.”

Last week was a busy one for Antonson, one of those veritable Renaissance men who’s also in the midst of promoting his new book Route 66 Still Kicks. He also spoke about cathedral thinkers at last Wednesday’s launch of BC Culture Days (Sept. 28 to 30) at The Cultch.

“Culture in Vancouver is so important to how we define ourselves,” he said. He noted that in Vancouver, where 41 different languages may be spoken at one school, embracing other country’s cultures is part of that definition.

The written word also helps give us a sense of who we are as a city. On the same weekend as BC Culture Days, Antonson will be part of Word on the Street, a celebration of authors and writers.

Writing is a solitary pursuit and the festival gives writers and readers a chance to meet each other and talk about shared passions.

Which brings us back to his passion for the future. “If we do it right,” Antonson says, “we could be looking at 2020 or 2050 or, if we’re bold enough, we could begin to have cathedral thinking about where this country will be when it celebrates its bicentennial.”

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For casual dining or a great place to meet friends, I love the patio at the Sand Bar. West and now Hawksworth always provide a great dining experience. Most often though, we go to Cioppino’s or Lupo since I’m always in the mood for italian!

It’s great to watch your family grow over the years, and now there’s a convenient, friendly and affordable way to capture those moments more than once a year. Bopomo Pictures, a photo studio with a fresh approach and a social conscience, opened by Elayne Wandler over six years ago, provides just that.

“I love my business because we get to watch our clients’ families grow over the years,” shares Wandler. “It’s also a great place for those interested in developing careers in photography to get amazing experience. It’s a happy place to go to everyday.” And the photographs are proof of that.

At Bopomo they pride themselves in their ability to work with children and capture each child’s true personality. They have more than a few tricks up their sleeves to draw out the shy ones and capture great shots of the high-energy ones.

“Our staff is incredibly patient and very creative,” their boss admits.

Wandler is very excited about the recent launch of their digital packages - high-resolution images, proof books, a mobile app and online viewing gallery are now available as a stand alone offering. Other innovations in their product line include a collage wall with over 50 different layouts to suit any taste. “It takes minutes to hang and each picture can easily be swapped out as your family grows or changes. It’s a very cool product.”

Besides excellent photography and customer service, Bopomo is proud to give back. They have contributed greatly to many childrenfocussed and family organizations in the lower mainland. This Christmas is their Second Annual Charitable Family Photo Event taking free family portraits in the Downtown Eastside, taking that happy feeling beyond the studio to those who need it most.

What I learned... about business Probably the biggest lesson is that no matter what barrier or obstacle you come across, you can always find some kind of a solution.

What’s your favourite neighbourhood?

Main Street.

What’s your favourite way to unwind?

A spin in our 1973 VW Karmann Ghia. It’s a fantastic, old school head-turner.

What are your favourite stores or restaurants?

We have a list of all the local businesses for our customers. When they are in for service or need a few minutes to think about a car purchase, we like to send them to the local coffee shops or down to Splitz or Sawasdee for a bite. The local clothing shopping is also great.

For the past 50 years, Clarkdale Volkswagen has been an active community member on Main Street. “We’ve seen a lot of changes around us but there hasn’t been a more exciting time on Main Street than right now. Businesses are growing and thriving and we love being a part of it,” says Denis Barnard, Clarkdale Volkswagen General Manager.

Clarkdale Volkswagen recognizes that their customers are generally hip and quirky. They see driving as an experience.

They are active and very lifestyle focussed. Sounds like Main Street.

“The Main Street crowd is very diverse — young families, single professionals, environmentally conscious and Volkswagen has a model for everyone. Many families love the Golf wagon, and the TDI is popular because of its fuel economy,” he says.

Taking new clients for the perfect test drive is easy from their dealership. “We respect our neighbours and stay to the major roads — Main Street to 33rd, by Queen Elizabeth Park, up Cambie, over to Kingsway and back home. It’s a great way to see the community and all that is offers, while trying the vehicle in a city driving environment.”

The dealership was originally a Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche store. Over the past 50 years they’ve grown, specialized and become a Volkswagen-only dealership, but their commitment to their community hasn’t changed a bit.

“Since day one, we’ve been an active part of the Main Street community,” says Denis. “For example, Clarkdale Volkswagen has been proudly sponsoring the Riley Park Festival, Little Mountain baseball teams and General Brock and David Livingstone Elementary Schools.”

What I learned... about business It’s so important to be an active member of the community your business is in.

Reach us at address: 4575 Main Street toll free: 1.866.499.7990 web: clarkdale.ca

Reach us at address: 2631 West Broadway phone: 604.678.1411 web: Bopomo.ca

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BUSINESSES TO KNOW in your city

My Vancouver What’s your favourite neighbourhood?

We love Riley Park for a sense of community because the people who live here own the shops here. We prefer to shop here for that.

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company Family-friendly, local, organic goodness in every bite Dominic & Suzanne Fielden, Owners With a perfect view of the Coast Mountains from their Main Street location, Dominic and Suzanne Fielden, owners and founders of Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company, are reminded of how far they’ve come. More than eight years ago, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, they created a socially responsible, community-focused business that also serves amazing pizza.

“When we decided to expand our business, the idea of coming to Vancouver was a perfect fit for our family,” says Suzanne. “With three kids we can have the outdoor lifestyle we love while feeling part of the community.”

Rocky Mountain Flatbread is best known for their artisan gourmet pizzas. When time is tight for fans of their food, their famous flatbreads are also available frozen at Wholefoods, Stong’s, Choices, and other healthy grocery stores, to take home. Pastas, salads, soups, desserts and daily specials round out the menu.

“I love that our specials give us the opportunity to chat with our customers — to share how fresh our ingredients are and make sure everyone receives a meal they’re going to love,” Dominic says.

Suzanne and Dominic have built a business based on their commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Through educational programs in schools, using repurposed materials in their buildings and sourcing ingredients from local farmers, they are living their dream.

With two locations in Vancouver — one at 4186 Main Street and another in Kitsilano at 1876 W. 1st — the Fieldens continue to dream big for the future. “We are very proud of our business and love being small and local but it would be amazing if we could duplicate this model across the country. Everyone should feel as happy as we do when it comes to their work and their dinner.”

We love Kits for being so close to the beach. With three kids we spend so much time at the beach in the summer and the winter.

What’s your favourite way to unwind?

As a family, we’re very active and love to be outside. We love to hang out at school gardens and our garden at home and grow food. In the winter we go to the local mountains to ski, go to the beach in the rain and go to the Winter Farmers Market. We do lots of kids things — horseback riding, sailing, farmers markets and swimming at the Hillcrest Centre.

What are your favourite stores or restaurants?

I’m a very novice knitter but I always get inspired going into Three Bags Full. I love shopping for food and frequent the Finest At Sea for sustainable fish, The Honest Butcher for meat, the farmers markets for groceries, and Patisserie Bourdeaux for baking.

Rufus’ Guitars is close to the bakery and because all the kids play guitar we’re there quite often.

Kid’s Books on Broadway has the best collection of kids books. For eating out, we love The Jericho Beach Sailing Club — it was the best view and great food for the whole family. La Quercia is our new favourite when we need to go out for a bit of a swanky treat. And for something in the neighbourhood, Bob Like Thai Food.

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Giorgio’s Stylish, European-influenced shopping for men Michael Sklavenitis & Steven Schmeleske, owner

My Vancouver What’s your favourite neighbourhood?

Steven - I love south Granville.

Michael - Kitsilano What’s your favourite way to unwind?

Steven - I get to the gym as often as I can and try to squeeze in a few yoga classes a month.

My girlfriend and I have been re-decorating our place so that has taken up a lot of free time lately.

Michael - Soccer (AC MILAN) is my other passion besides fashion and I play and watch as much as I can. Spending time with my wife and kids and enjoying every minute I can, watching them learn and grow, is the greatest reward.

What are your favourite stores or restaurants?

Steven - Definitely Jethro’s for breakfast. I really enjoy the new Q4 restaurant location on W. Broadway and due to the aforementioned re-decorating, I’ve spent a lot of hours at CB2 on Robson and EQ3 lately.

Michael - I love Q4 and Il Giardino when I go for a fancy meal. It’s Nat’s Pizza and Olympia on Broadway for a casual meal.

It just isn’t true that men don’t like shopping; it’s that they haven’t found the right place to shop. Michael Sklavenitis and Steven Schmeleske, owners of Giorgio’s, believe they have created a store where men feel comfortable and appreciated.

“Most first-time clients will remark about how comfortable they feel at Giorgio’s and how easy it is to look around the store. They appreciate that they don’t feel pressured and the staff isn’t pretentious,” says Michael.

One year ago, Michael and Steven bought the business from Michael’s father, Terry Sklavenitis, who owned Giorgio’s for more than 20 years. “We did a huge renovation and changed the whole look and feel of the store.

We now carry exciting, European designer labels in the store and are so excited to share them with our customers,” says Steven.

Men’s fashion is a very competitive industry and Giorgio’s stand outs because of their commitment to providing the very best level of service to every client — from personal consultations and private shopping times, to home deliveries. Michael and Steven love the personal relationships they develop through their store and attribute those relationships to keeping them interested and passionate about what they do.

“It’s a very exciting time in men’s fashion, where modern clothing styles are reaching a very broad audience. This keeps our client base growing and evolving,” says Michael.

“Hopefully we’ll add one or two more locations to allow more men the option of experiencing the comfort and gratification that comes from shopping with an independent retailer.”

The only way to build a sustainable business is to put whatever community you’re working with at the heart of the business. For us, that means sourcing our ingredients locally, connecting with nearby schools and teaching kids to cook and grow food, and to build our restaurants out of local, re-used woods. All of our fundraising evenings are how we connect back with our community.

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Reach us at

Reach us at

address: 1876 W 1st Ave. between Cypress & Burrard. phone 604.730.0321 address: 4186 Main St. one block South of King phone 604.566.9779 web: RockyMountainFlatbread.ca

address: 1055 West Georgia St. Royal Center Mall / Hyatt Hotel. phone: 604 682-2228 web: giorgiosformen.com

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Steven - Realizing that we will never be able to please everyone all the time. But keeping an open mind and really listening to our customers’ suggestions, then doing our best to put them into practice, has proven most beneficial so far.

Michael - You have to keep current and keep people ple interested and never stop promoting your company.

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BUSINESSES TO KNOW in your city

My Vancouver What are you most proud of as a business?

Our commitment to our community, our staff and the environment How long do people tend to work for the company?

We have people who have just joined us and those who have been with the company for 20 years. On average, most have been with us for about eight years.

What’s next for your company?

We look forward to continuing to holding the highest standards in the property management business and providing people in Vancouver with a great place to call home.

Hollyburn Properties Allan Wasel, General Manager Colleen Reyes, Marketing & Research Specialist Naja A. Kader, Public Relations & Communications Specialist Hollyburn Properties has been providing a home for residents at some of Canada’s finest addresses for more than 36 years. They target upscale properties in desirable neighborhoods because they want to deliver the best amenities that neighborhood has to offer.

With properties in the West End, West Side and in the North Shore, Hollyburn Properties manages properties nationwide in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.

Hollyburn Properties caters to residents who appreciate the condo-like living that they provide. “We pride ourselves in offering our residents unique amenities so that they feel taken care of,” says Allan Wasel, General Manager of Hollyburn.

Those amenities range from the expected, such as gyms, pools and saunas, to the unexpected such as energyefficient appliances and community gardens which hint at Hollyburn’s commitment to reducing their carbon footprint and providing sustainable green living.

“Our community gardens are a great opportunity for our residents to get to know each other, grow some delicious food and provide a bit of oasis in an urban setting,” says Colleen Reyes, Marketing and Research Specialist for Hollyburn. Some buildings have gardens that are tended to by Hollyburn’s landscape crew and all of the produce grown is then donated to the Food Bank.

Hollyburn’s commitment to the environment is apparent in every aesthetically pleasing unit. Over a decade ago, all units received Energy Star appliances and energyefficient lighting. This has eliminated more than 4,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in the first three years of the program alone and saved thousands of dollars.

This commitment allows Hollyburn to share the rewards. “We pride ourselves in reinvesting back into our staff and the community,” says Wasel. “Through our partnership with Covenant House, one of our many charitable organizations, we offer a break in life to people who really need it. This is a program that is very

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close to the Directors’ hearts and we will continue to support them over the years to come.”

The 10 year partnership Hollyburn has with Covenant House offers their students from Covenant House a furnished suite at one of their buildings along with significant reduction in their rent. Upon their successful graduation of the program, they are reimbursed with the money they paid for rent and are offered extended stay at any Hollyburn property. Furthermore, they get to keep all of the furniture that came with their suite. In an effort to encourage support and participation from their tenants, Hollyburn also places donation boxes in all of their buildings in the GVA. Residents place unused, undamaged clothing in the donation bins, which are then collected once a month by a delivery person from Covenant House.

The Hollyburn staff really appreciates being a part of a socially-minded organization. People tend to seek out Hollyburn as a place to work and often stick around when they do. “We do most of our hiring from within because our staff wants to stay with us and grow with the company,” says Reyes.

For instance, all resident managers are well-trained at one of two buildings that Hollyburn reserves as training facilities. They are provided with the resources and the tools they need in order to assist the residents efficiently. “We provide excellent training to our staff and we do our best to set them up for success,” says Wasel. “We are so proud of the business we have built but also the people that we support.”

Hollyburn continuously invests in its infrastructure to improve the rental housing community. From upgrades on the roofs, boilers and boiler systems, to upgraded piping, elevator retrofits, and light fixtures, Hollyburn made a conscious effort to make non-suite improvements in order to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings and to prolong the life of the rental housing stock. Voluntary upgrades are also available to all their residents via their Smart Suite Program.

What I learned... about business It’s all about people. We are in business because of the people who we provide homes for but also for the people who work for us. We want to provide them with a great place to be.

Reach us at web: Find a location near you at www.hollyburn.com phone: 604-662-7345

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F as in fashion

By Kelsey Klassen

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our bag of gently used clothing left lovingly at Goodwill doesn’t always end up on the local racks, destined to be bought and worn by someone you’ll run into on the 99 B-Line. Due to the massive volume of clothing they receive, consignment stores often just bale the clothes into cubes and sell them to factories to be sorted and harvested by pickers, people who look for hidden treasures amidst the seas of faded Gap crew necks and Canucks jerseys abandoned every spring.

Picking is an art, one that can be learned, but must be loved.

Brothers Drew and Jesse Heifetz were taught the old-fashioned way.

If this were Old England, their last name would be Vintagesmith, in honour of the craft pioneered by their father.

A vintage buyer and wholesaler since the 60s, the elder Heifetz gave the boys run of his warehouse in Toronto. They spread their wings as teens, Drew moving to Whistler to snowboard, and Jesse staying in TO as an electronic music producer. But eventually, Jesse came back to the fold and started working for Rag Machine, managing their father’s picking operation. With both brothers in their

mid-twenties and interested in the business, Heifetz Sr. turned over his small client list to his sons in 2001, saying only “Take care of it.�

First they learned what items had value. There is a huge difference between a denim piece from the 30s, and a denim piece from Abercrombie and Fitch. Namely profit.

Collectible, marquee pieces get collectors from Japan and international design houses drooling.

That’s where industry knowledge and trend forecasting came in. Ever heard of Rocky Mountain Feather Bed? They’re a defunct outerwear company. Their 1970s Gor-tex jackets with leather yokes now sell for six or seven hundred dollars. Who knew?

Finally, the brothers had to make a move. Drew had been selling piecemeal to Vancouver thrift stores from the back of a van, clearing a few hundred bucks a day. They had also been wholesaling to dealers in other markets, people who had a bigger presence at places such as the Rose Bowl Flea Market, a vend-fest in LA. They shipped some clothes down and soon had Polo, Ralph Lauren and J Crew at their booth, picking up their vintage to add to archives or mimic.

In 2007, they open a store in Whistler called, well... let’s go back to that whole family connection.

Store manager Angela Ganderton shows off this season’s vintage offerings at F is in Frank at Main and Broadway. Doug Shanks photo

Spell it with me: Heifetz. H-E-I-F as in Frank E-T-Z. A simple spelling trick their parents use when giving their surname to strangers was the perfect name for their burgeoning business. F as in Frank.

Drew sat down to talk shop with WE at their three-year-old SoMa storefront. If Vincent van Gogh fronted the Beastie Boys, you would have a very close likeness of Drew Heifetz. But I don’t think van Gogh shared his affable sense of humour. “I like the name. It’s kind of random and people don’t know what’s going on,� he explains. “But we run into problems, because every time I say ‘F as in Frank’, they just write down ‘F’.�

You won’t see any boxy, dated cuts alongside items from their own lines: FAIF and SNAP. All the pieces are hand-picked, in style at the moment and reworked if necessary.

The deadstock snapback collectible ball caps from the 80s and 90s that line the left wall are a mere fraction of the 1,500 they stock in their Marine Drive warehouse and on their world-famous website (FasinFrankVintage.com).

If a celebrity is so much as spotted wearing one, a feeding frenzy is unleashed, meaning they are always combing their extensive network to maintain consistency.

Fresh off their most profitable season ever, Jesse is now in Europe sourcing military gear. Look for

their East German pant with a tailored skinny leg to be patrolling Main Street.

As for their father, he’s pretty proud. Nearing retirement, “he wants to come help us out and just be around the business. His favourite thing is buying, so he wants us to send him around the world to buy clothes.�

One thing he probably won’t go out of his way to find for Drew? “I always joke that, one day, No Fear will come back in. No one really seems to agree with me...�

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DISCOVER MAIN STREET The Mount Pleasant BIA has a selfguided walking tour.

Here are two stops along the way.

ASHNOLA APARTMENTS 203 East 6th, built in 1912 This is an example of the Edwardian Renaissance style. The owner was Israel Wood Powell (of Powell Street and Powell River). Construction took one year and was done on a 24-hour schedule. The glass blocks are original, showing very early use before they became popular in the 1940s. This photo was taken

by Jack Lindsay in the 1940s when G.L. Pop Fine Furs was the occupant.

Currently the building is home to apartments and Red Galleria, Bungalow and The Whip Restaurant & Gallery. City of Vancouver Archives

DEPENCIER HOUSE 151 East 8th, built in 1894 This house is said to be the oldest currently occupied singlefamily residence outside downtown. Before 1912, it faced Main Street on the corner. To accommodate the Royal Bank building, it was jacked up and moved behind the bank. Bain’s Chocolates occupied the space from 1938 to 2004, when the owner retired.

This photo by A.L. Yates was taken in 1958. It is now home to a restaurant called 8 1/2 and the hair salon Hairkraft.

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2549 Main Street 604-872-1144 TheArchetype.ca

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DISCOVER MAIN STREET Chef Jenna Patsula has irrestible brownies on offer. Jenn Chic photo

CocoaNymph offers regular chocolate workshops at their new Mt. Pleasant location.

Andrea McLeish photo

Chocolate making made easy (or so it seems...)

By Kelsey Klassen

East of Main

HOW TO MAKE TRUFFLES 1) Go to CocoaNymph 2) Be charmed and wowed by master chocolatier Rachel Sawatzky in her new classroom and café 3) Assume truffle making is as easy as it looks 4) Quickly realize that Rachel ‘powns’ us all, from deftly cutting out the ganache with the little cookie shapey things, to coating it in the pure chocolate with the special dipping tools (aka forks), but try it anyhow 5) Be amazed at how awesome your chocolates turned out, nonetheless, and show them to all your friends, your boyfriend, and your Twitter friends, while trying to not eat them before you can show them to your mom, and your grandma (who don’t use Twitter) Helpful hint: no matter how rugged they appear, they look AWESOME in the silver box you’re given

New Strathcona café offers support for young people in the DTES and delicious food for the rest of us

By Jenn Chic

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he food is great. The service is attentive.

The room is the right mix of funky and arty. The cocktails and wine list are worthy of attention. It’s already a great restaurant, but how about this... East of Main Cafe donates 100 per cent of its profits to Project Limelight.

Project Limelight is a free theatre program for youth in Downtown Eastside and Strathcona. It’s located above the café and this spring it was in the centre of a media frenzy when Sir Richard Branson and actor Cory Monteith dropped by.

For the first month of a four-month program, the young participants build the skills to put on a full-length theatre production. The next three months are devoted to rehearsals. The kids become a tight-knit group more than excited to perform under the big lights of a community stage.

Projects founders Maureen Webb and her sister Donalda Weaver grew up on the Eastside. They know the importance of creating a place where kids feel supported and free to have fun.

Although they’ve never opened a restaurant before, their determination to give back to their community and create an ongoing support system for Project Limelight was unstoppable.

“We just knew that bringing together the perfect team, all professionals, all dedicated to the bigger picture, would be the key to making the cafe happen. In that way it’s a lot like producing a play or a movie,” says Webb.

When Chef Jenny Patusla joined the team, the vision for a tasty lunch spot, vibrant after-work hang-out and delectable dinner and cocktail space really started to take shape. “I had been working in catering for years and wanted to try something new,” Patsula says. One taste of her fattoush with za’atar, a bright Mediterranean salad with toasted flatbread and lemony dressing, is very convincing.

Her menu is tight — a great selection from land and sea, with distinctive Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences. Dinner encourages sharing, with a diverse tapas menu, the popular Catalonian flatbread and charcuterie platters.

Lunch offers hearty sandwiches and quiche and not surprising, a sophisticated kids’ menu without, luckily, an age limit.

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at the end, nestled snuggly amidst maroon tissue paper. And they taste the business.

CocoaNymph, the labour of love of the extremely talented and uberly educated Ms. Sawatzky, now has two locations — the original at 10th and Alma, and the new school at 7th and Ontario. Her truffle workshops ($70), complete with amazing historical facts and single-origin chocolate tastings, make the best date-nights.

They’re also good for anyone who likes learning something in two and a half hours or less.

We’d tell you all the interesting facts about Sawatsky’s life, but that’s half the fun of meeting her in person.

We will tip you off, though, that the CocoaNymph café has the finest selection of drinking chocolate in the city, and some pretty tasty gourmet sandwiches.

Oh, and she wanted it known that she can make anything out of chocolate, so if you want a chocolate wedding dress or a corporate logo that’s lickable, she’s your girl.

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It’s not just the food and drinks that make you want to drop by East of Main. It’s the knowledge you’re also helping Project Limelight, an organization that introduces young people to the rewards of theatre.

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A new facility near Main Street is allowing Wendy Boys to increase her output to the 200 stores that already carry her Cocolico products.

Wendy Boys takes over the world, one chocolate at a time

By Jenn Chic

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endy Boys has a brand new state-of-theart production facility for Cocolico, her line of gourmet confections. Until this past spring, Cocolico was located in a commissary kitchen on South Marine Drive. After 15 months of planning, the new facility is open just off Main Street and Boys is excited.

It was an empty warehouse, just a concrete shell, when they bought it and now it’s a fully functioning production facility that Boys shares with a friend. “Allison puts savoury things in jars and I put sweet things in jars. It works out great,” Boys says.

Her goal was that the space planning and production flow reached the highest standards according to the internationally-recognized food safety management system, HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points). And it has.

Boys’ passion and expertise at creating sweet things has made Cocolico sauces, chocolates and seasonal treats sought after beyond Vancouver since she started the company almost three years ago. Already in 200 stores across Western Canada, Cocolico’s distribution is only limited by supply.

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“Our distributors are busy these days, selling everything we have,” she says. With the production facility up and running, Boys will be able to increase supply to increase distribution across Canada and hopefully into the States.

“As far as the dessert sauces are concerned, Cocolico is alone in its category. Our customers really appreciate the ingredients we use — organic sugar, the best cocoa, French chocolate, local butter, local cream — and real Tahitian vanilla beans in the caramel sauce,” says Boys. “They look really pretty and people love them in their stores.”

The new space has close to everything Boys wanted — superior equipment, laundry facilities, a warehouse, packaging equipment, and her own office, complete with shelves of inspiring cookbooks.

“We thought we had a lot of space until we moved in,” she says.

And they have a chocolate room, where Boys can continue to make her much desired vanilla salt caramels with peanut butter and milk chocolate crunch, as well as develop new products such as the new line of chocolate bars coming out soon.

“They’re so fun and accessible, but above all, delicious!”

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At District Main, we can boast some of the brightest, most beautifully finished and smartly designed suites available — each with a stunning view from the full-sized balconies or oversized decks.

Our building is pretty fantastic (one might even call it architecturally significant).

A gorgeous lobby, luxurious boardroom, a private gym on each floor… and 6000 square feet of community garden space. Grow vegetables, pluck fruit from trees, or just relax beside the waterfalls with a bottle from our communal wine rack.

We’re very intentional about nurturing community — in our building and our neighbourhood. We host fabulous wine tastings, barbecues, and social events. We’re heavily involved in supporting organizations like the Boys & Girls club, the Pathfinders, and She Way. Intrigued? Visit us at districtmain.com, or call us at 604 738 MAIN. We’d love to have you join us.

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When the day ends, the fun begins

By Gen Handley

2061 W. 4th Ave • 604-736-6588 1031 Davie St. • 604-682-3683 948 Denman St. • 604-642-6588 3048 Main Street • 604-879-6586 TA K E-O U T AVA I L A B LE • LI C E N SE D

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• Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire @ 100, Oct. 15: You know Edvard Munch’s Expressionist masterpiece The Scream? Well, this shows us what Expressionism sounds like.

The Electric Owl 928 Main Info: ElectricOwl.ca • Sept. 26: Uno Mas Jazz Trio, 7pm.

• Sept. 27: Nearly Robots Comedy Show, 8pm. $10.

• Sept. 29: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister and Good for Grapes, 8pm. $12.

• Sept. 29: Nordic Trax, 11pm.

• Sept. 30: Martyn Joseph, 6pm. $25.

• Oct. 5: The Physics, The Bar and Grynch, 7pm. $12-$14.

• Oct. 6: Cinderpop, Fine Times, 8pm.

• Oct. 6: Morning Wood Release Party with Woodhead and Spilt Milk, 11pm.

• Oct. 7: Doja with The Panderosas, 8pm.

• Oct. 10: Admiral Fallow with Young Buffalo, 8pm. $12.

• Oct. 11: Motown Burlesque, 7:30pm. $15-$18.

• Oct. 12: Lovers of Led Zeppelin, 7pm. $25.

• Oct. 13: EEEK! Album Release, 7pm. $8.

• Oct. 13: Intimate Productions Present…, 11pm.

• Oct. 17: WACHU Series 19, 8pm. $10.

• Oct. 19: Tough Lovers with Bestie, 7pm. $10.

• Oct. 20: Dear Rouge with Jordan Friessen, 8pm.

• Oct. 20: El Segundo Saturdays, 11pm. $5.

• Oct. 21: SSION, 8pm. $13.

• Oct. 24: Willis Earl Beal, 8pm. $13.

Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre) is performing in the Modulus Festival.

• Oct. 26: Other Lives with Indians, 7pm. $16.

The Cobalt 917 Main The Cobalt.ca • Sept. 27: Philoraptor, Girlfriends & Boyfriends and All Purpose Voltage Heroes, 9pm.

• Sept. 29: Man Up Drag Proof…a queer variety show inspired by the work of Quentin Tarantino, 9pm. $7-$12.

• Oct. 3: SNAG artwork and DJs.

The Drift On and around Main Street, from Terminal to 33rd Avenue TheDrift.ca • Bounce 2012 features open artist studios and art exhibits at participating businesses. Enjoy the dynamic, creative work of the neighbourhood’s established and emerging artists. Download a map on the website. Sept. 28 opening night reception at Cambrian Hall (215 E. 17th)(8pm-12am) and Sept.

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Cottage Bistro 4470 Main Cottage-Bistro.com • Sept. 26: The Forward Motion Jazz Orchestra, 8pm.

• Sept. 29: South Van Big Band, 8pm.

• Oct. 4: TWS Reading Series-Poetry Reading Night, 8pm.

• Oct. 5: Snowman in the Heat, 8pm.

• Oct. 6: Wolfeels, 8pm.

• Oct. 9: Vancouver Story Slam, 8pm.

• Oct. 10: Robyn Light Johnson & Friends, 8pm.

• Oct 11: UBC Creative Writing Reading, 6:30pm • Oct. 11: Bob Liley Jazz Quintet, 9pm. $5.

• Oct. 12: Esprit Jazz, 8pm. $5.

• Oct. 13: Vancouver’s Jumpin’ Blues and Rockin’ Roots Music, Steve Kozak CD Release Party, 8pm. $10.

• Oct. 14: Pumpkin Pie Will Goede and Friends, 7pm.

• Oct. 16: Singer and Songwriter Showcase, 8pm.

• Oct. 17: Say What, 8pm.

• Oct. 18: Straight Goods Band, 8pm.

• Oct. 19: The Big Road, 8pm. $5.

• Oct. 20: Mud Bay Blues, 8pm.

• Oct. 23: Chix Dig Jazz, 8pm.

• Oct. 24: Butter and Egg Band, 7pm.

• Oct. 25: Pearl and The Bent Nails, 8pm. $5.

• Oct. 26: Taboo, 8pm.

Main Street Record Fair Nov. 10 at Cambrian Hall (215 East 17th) Badbird Media hosts this one-day pop-up shop for affordable and hard-to-find vinyl as well as a forum for music fanatics. Music provided by local DJs — the Knights of theTurntable. 11am to 4pm.

Followed by free concert at Neptoon Records (3561 Main, Neptoon.com).

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ount Pleasant is a place where people live, not just abide. They do their shopping here, meet with friends in the plethora of bakeries and coffee shops, go for walks after dinner…. It is a true community, a place where the word “neighbourhood” means much more than just a geographic boundary.

District Main is a neighbourhood within a neighbourhood. In the lobby of the 79-suite rental building, there’s an exhibit of Tanaka Yoshinori’s beautiful photos of fellow residents. There’s a large screen TV surrounded by comfortable chairs where they can watch a hockey game together.

Last month there was a Roman-themed party in the back garden, for which one of the residents transformed 80 white tablecloths into stylish togas and another made fig bruschettas. Next month there will be a pumpkin carving contest for the best Hallowe’en display.

Last year, when the grapes in the garden were ripe, man-of-all-skills John Terezakis made Farmer John’s House Red with the grapes. The olive oil from his olive grove in Greece was bottled and giv-

en as gifts to each of the residents last Christmas.

The force behind many of these initiatives is the building’s general manager, Lolly Bennett. She’s one of those people whose energy creates energy.

“I work for a family-owned business [Kevington Building Corporation] and they are loving and warm and kind and interested,” she says during lunch at East is East, just down Main Street from her building. “Our company believes that you don’t have to trade social contact because you live in a rental building.”

She also believes in the power of Main Street to bring people together. “I love that it’s a walkaround neighbourhood. I go out at night and see a variety of ages and diversity of culture.”

In early mornings, older Chinese residents like to gather at McDonalds, where everyone knows each other by name. Bennett says that when you walk into Tresula, it’s like walking into Italy. A former resident, Yehuda Sandler, has opened Room for Cream a few blocks away.

“Main Street is a very eclectic body of people that are seemingly unpretentious,” she says as she heads back to the job she loves.

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Churches depended on this money to support infrastructure and run vital outreach programs.

“Nowadays people don’t give to their church like they used to. We used to rent the hall for weddings and offer catering, but people now have receptions in golf courses and country clubs,” says Emily Chucko, the coordinator of the once-a-month Friday Night Supper at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. “We had to come up with another way to support our church and our community.”

In 1995, long before Main Street was the foodie destination it’s become, inspiration, or perhaps divine intervention struck — perogies!

For just over $12, you get a more than ample plate of homemade Ukrainian food — perogies, cabbage rolls, sauerkraut, sausage and borscht.

“Those first few dinners had us worried. No one was interested,” says Chucko.

Seven years later, it couldn’t be made clearer by the organizers or the website that the Friday Night Supper is a success and there will be a line-up.

That’s an understatement really — the line-up often wraps around the church hall, down 10th Street and up to Main Street.

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’ve focused plenty on the transition to Fall in recent columns, trying as I might to soften the psychological blow of summer’s end by counting our many autumnal food and drink blessings. It’s a straightforward enough task on paper, but the weather has not been very cooperative. We’re now a week into the new season and yet here we still are, likely sitting in various states of undress on patios and decks sipping delicate whites and strong margaritas with few orange or yellowing leaves in sight. Summer, it seems, is raging against the dying of the light.

This was nowhere more evident than in the back parking lot of East Hastings’ Waldorf Hotel this past Sunday. There, as with many Sundays previous, a dozen or so food trucks had arranged themselves in a laager, all of them circled around crammed communal tables in the open air. It was Food Cart Fest, and it was packed with like-minded Fall-phobics pretending that summer hadn’t officially come to an end a few days earlier whilst cramming their faces with all manner of deliciously strange and wonderful things.

The weekly celebration of our local food truck culture was a dependable mainstay during the summer, something to look forward to every Sunday afternoon. If you missed it, or you dread many months in a row ahead without it, take heart. There is one more left on the calendar. This Sunday, September 30 is the very last of them, and you should go.

While it would be tempting to treat it as the last vestige of summer (especially if it’s nice out), the real draw is the food. The variety is daunting, so for best results you should show up with three hungry friends. Make a plan of attack. Divide your force.

Each person should return to the table with two different items to share with the table. There might be some doubling up, but chances are you’ll sit down to taste eight dishes, each from a different truck.

Which street carts might be there? It varies from week to week, but most of my favourites have been making consistent appearances. That means that you and your three friends could potentially meet back at the communal table with one of La Brasserie’s awesome bunwiches loaded up with tender rotisserie chicken, deep fried onion strings and salty gravy; a classic pulled pork sandwich from Re-Up; a mesquite grilled shrimp burrito stuffed with corn, rice, beans, cheese, and salsa from Raging Bull; some panko-crusted red snapper and thick-cut French fries with coleslaw and tartar sauce from Feastro; a deep fried katsu cutlet sandwich from Mogu (my personal favourite, especially when saddled with tangy chicken karaage); a kimchi-heavy bulgogi rib-eye taco with extra cilantro from Cartel; a sandwich of pepper jack cheese, double smoked bacon, red onion and tomato on sourdough from Mom’s Grilled Cheese; and some of the seasoned beef and potato perogies with fresh pico de gallo and Mexican sour cream at Holy Perogy. (Should one or more of your party be a vegetarian, the options are many but aim for the roasted yam and black bean tacos from Off The Wagon — so good!)

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As far as desserts are concerned, they take predictably inventive and excessive turns. Go for the bacon, bourbon and caramel bites from the aptly named Pig On The Street (an early 80s VW Westfalia campervan converted into a kitchen) and if you see a mobile freezer with a sign that says “Earnest Ice Cream”, pounce, especially if they’re offering their whisky with butter salted caramel flavour. If you’re lucky, there might be some To Die For banana bread, and who knows what else? I did see one person walking around with a huge ice cream and cola float (something I haven’t had since I was a kid), so there are temptations lurking in the shadows.

I could recommend a lot more but your group will surely choose its own adventure, and that’s the fun of it.

What has made it such a great success and a magnet to local foodies is the JOIN US FOR JAZZ AND BLUES BRUNCH ON SUNDAY incredible variety all crammed into a small outdoor space. The popular food truck pods of Portland are similar, but our Food Cart Fest — with its live DJs, happy faces, superior food, and expanding bellies all enjoying the midday sun — just feels significantly better.

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Fresh at farmers market: nectarines 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile 1 ½ pounds tomatoes 1 bell pepper, any colour, diced 1-2 jalapeno peppers, you choose 1 red onion, diced ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro

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his has been the year for nectarines.

Many farmers at the markets admit that while the peaches are okay, the nectarines have been some of the sweetest they’ve ever tasted. “I’ve never tasted a nectarine like the ones coming off the trees this year,” says Forrest Nelson of Forrest Nelson Certified Organic Produce of Cawston, BC, whose family has had orchards in the area for decades.

Use nectarines in any recipe that calls for peaches. While they’re not as sweet as a peach (this year may be an exception), they don’t require the peeling that peaches do. Replace them in jam, cake, crumble, ice cream recipes that call for peaches. They are excellent in smoothies and cut up on cereal, hot or cold.

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Its table centrepieces not only make a wonderful hostess gift, but they also provide the option of a healthy alternative to “just a bite” of pumpkin pie, ice cream and my mother’s double chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

The Vancouver store on Arbutus is owned by Leane Ma. “I think of myself as fairly artistic and good with crafts,” she says. Although the fruit arrangements require a lot of work, “it gives me a great sense of accomplishment in creating beautiful arrangements that will wow people.”

There’s a new cupcake line — cupcake-shaped pineapples dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with confetti in a cupcake container — as well as some ideas that are perfect for the Thanksgiving harvest table.

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n the wine industry, autumn is one of two “tasting seasons” that we go through. (The other one blooms in springtime.) Many regional marketing boards or local importers put on tasting events, whether sit-down seminars or festival-style walkabouts, where trade such as myself are poured boatloads of new-released wines in hopes that we’ll put them on wine lists, sell them in stores or write about them in columns and websites.

Out of the hundreds of wines I’ve tasted over the last month or so, these three have become standouts for me, with one thing in common between them. Of course, they’re all well-made and delicious, but beyond that, the three wines I share with you this week all found me doing a double-take when I saw their price tag. Sure, there are bottles that are great values but then there are wines that punch way above their weight class and totally win by knock-out. These are those wines. Go get ‘em.

Heitlinger ‘Smooth Leaf’ 2010 Pinot Blanc | Baden, Germany | $17.99 | BC Liquor Stores Poor little Pinot Blanc seems to always suffer from girl-next-door syndrome. While people are out on an adventure with Riesling, turning heads with Chardonnay or taking the town with a brassy Viognier bombshell, Pinot Blanc is often sitting at home ready for a good time... but the phone rarely rings.

Let’s come to our senses and recognise that maybe what we’ve been looking for has been there all along. Pretty? Hell, yeah! Charming? Yup, that too. Dependable? Maybe too much, and that’s why we’ve been taking her for granted. This German version of the variety is full of cheer, with personality and character to spare. A basket of crisp heritage apples with a pinch of brown sugar, a little lemon rind, some pomegranate and just enough zip! You’ll become smitten after just one sip, particularly over seafood dinner, hors d’oeuvres or artisan cheeses.

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Andrea Oberto 2010 Barbera D’Alba | Piedmont, Italy | $22-25 | Private Wine Stores The Barbera grape this wine’s crafted from is known to have a myriad of styles and flavour profiles, but generally offers low tannins and higher acidity. This father-and-son winery guides the variety into a rich, velvety wonder, with Italian plum, blueberry compote, elements of balsamic reduction and a hint of vanilla bean that’s brought on by partial oak aging. Stir up a wild mushroom risotto and swaddle yourself up in this one with the biggest wine glasses you’ve got.

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Herder 2009 Meritage | Similkameen Valley, BC | $20-24 | Winery Direct / Private Wine Stores Who says you have to spend a ton of dough to enjoy a powerful and complex British Columbian red? Okay, most people have said that, but let this be one of the exceptions to the rule and inspiration for others to deliver such a ridiculously enjoyable wine at a more-than-reasonable price. First off, this ain’t the Okanagan, but the mighty Similkameen Valley — surrounding the towns of Keremeos and Cawston. A blend of the five major Bordeaux grapes, all of them lend something to the mix and result in a wine that’s completely on point. Merlot (round berry-fruit,) Cabernet Franc (fresh red fruit and herbs,) Cabernet Sauvignon (currants and sage,) Malbec (plushy dark fruit and mocha) and Petit Verdot (excellent purple things,) combine to make it not only a steal, but one of BC’s best reds showing off our regional character with pride.

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Honey harvest Goodbye, warriors The Great Terracotta Warriors are retreating from the streets of Vancouver. Bidders will be able to buy their favourite sculptures at a banquet and auction on Sept. 27. The public viewing at the Continental Seafood Restaurant (11700 Cambie) is from 10am to 2pm, the reception starts at 5pm and the banquet starts at 5:45.

For tickets go to TerracottaWarriors.ca or call 604-873-1865.

Who makes the best beer?

Tickets for the BC Beer Awards are almost sold out. The event, which coincides with CAMRA’s Harvest Cask Festival, is Oct. 13 at Chapel Arts.

Competitors will come from across the province, vying for top honours in 12 categories. Everyone is asked to bring non-perishable food or cash donation to the designated charity,

The Fairmont Waterfront expects to harvest 700 pounds of honey from its rooftop urban apiary. On Tuesday, the downtown hotel’s resident beekeeper (and executive sous chef) Mark Wadsworth gently smoked the hives to convince the bees it was time to share the sweetness.

Granville Island festival There will be pie contests, turkey trots, and all kinds of food when Granville Island ushers in autumn at the Sept. 27 Fall Festival. If you want to enter a pie (one per contestant), drop it off that morning between 9 and 11am. Judging takes place at noon with free pie tastings afterwards. The festival itself is from 9am to 3pm. Details at GranvilleIsland.com.

Thanksgiving turkey If you don’t want to spend the holiday weekend worrying about whether the turkey will be moist and tender, Culinary Capers can take all of the cooking stress away from you. It’s once again offering its signature roast turkey dinner for $35 a serving, with additional options for salad and dessert.

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Foods; and Pete Schouten (potato grower and owner) and Braden Douglas (owner) of Hardbite Potato Chips. Appetizers will be provided by the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and OK Crush Pad is bringing the wine. Take-home treats are from Chocolate Arts. The Oct. 23 event is at Vancouver Urban Winner (55 Dunleavy) and tickets are available at VancouverFoodster.com.

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A big Greek gala The Big Fat Greek Gala benefitting the children and families of West Side Family Place is Oct. 11 at the Hellenic Centre (4500 Arbutus). The emcee is popular stand-up comic Patrick Maliha. Entertainment includes belly dancers and Two Greek Guys music. Appetizers are from from Kambolis Group’s C Restaurant and Nu. The live auction includes the chance to bid for a weekend at the 100th Grey Cup, including three nights at Deluxe Trump Hotel. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 604-738-2819 or by going to WestsideFamilyplace. com.

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The song’s chorus “Let love lead us” became powerful lyrics in carrying the family through days filled with therapists and mounting bills, but took on a deeper meaning when Noah’s father, Kevin, was killed in a work-related logging accident in June.

The song has so much meaning to his wife, Tonia, that it was used at Kevin’s funeral service. And on Sept. 18, Dear Rouge released a video (Youtu.be/ Si46j7S8T9Y) which tells the story behind Noah’s Song. Along with the video, the band released the

song as a ‘pay what you want’ download, where 100 per cent of the sales go to support Noah’s autism therapy. Their goal is to raise $60,000 which would cover therapy costs for one year.

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Fashion and retail news from around the city: • BeautyMark welcomes nail technician Linh Khuu (pictured), whose expertly applied Gelish/IBD gel nails will give your finger tips natural glamour ($32).

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• Tiffany & Co. is negotiating a lease expansion at 1033 Alberni (formerly Betsey Johnson). Nearby, Toni & Guy hair salon closed at Alberni/Thurlow.

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• October is breast cancer awareness month and, for accessory brands Irit Sorokin Designs and Marian + Hazel, that means pink jewelry. Marian + Hazel is donating 25% of their Etsy sales of the pink disc necklace, spike earrings, and petals necklace. Irit Sorokin is donating 5% of sales from every piece of pink jewellery she sells in October.

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Yoga Buttons Kids yoga for a yoga-loving city

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While most classes are an hour, little ones will not be stuck to their mats, going through a series of poses like mom and dad do in their classes.

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His photos will be on display at the Fall Wedding Show at the Vancouver Convention Centre Sept. 30.

He believes photos should not be about a pose; he wants to capture the couple’s natural chemistry. Here’s his advice on how to get the wedding photos that are just as much about love as they are about the day itself.

1. Love the photography – the bridal couple should find themselves moved by the images on a personal level, not just visually.

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Silvana Kane, centre, performs with Pacifika, a Vancouver-based band that gets its influences from around the world, on October 4.

The luminescence of Peru The country’s music and metals shine at new Silver of Peru exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology

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he earliest memory that Silvana Kane has of performing in front of an audience is as a wide-eyed three-year-old singing at a Lima cathedral in her home country of Peru.

“I sang for Christmas Eve mass,” Kane says. “I was really little and my mom had to lift me up so people could see me. I had no idea I was performing in front of so many people — I was just singing a really beautiful song about a Christmas tree. I remember it was a really big building and I was really excited because in Peru, it’s a tradition to stay up the night of Christmas Eve and I could stay up late.”

The singer no longer needs her mother to hold her up when she performs. She’s the magnetic lead singer of Pacifika, a globally influenced Vancouver band that has gained a lot of deserved attention with its genre-bending meld of global sounds, ranging from flamenco and hip hop to electronica and folk.

It is suiting, then, that on October 4, Kane and Pacifika will perform at the opening reception for the Luminescence: The Silver of Peru exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology. While Kane has not lived in Peru since she was 14, there is still a strong connection to her birth country.

“It’s really exciting and I’m really grateful to be

doing this – and I’m also very partial to silver,” Kane says, whose voice is still raspy from a late night of singing. “It’s going to be an intimate performance, we’re playing an acoustic show. I think intimacy and music and art, it’s a special treat – it’s going to be a beautiful evening.

“Peru is a really beautiful culture and I’m really happy Vancouver’s is growing,” she continues.

“It’s becoming a really multicultural city and the ancient cultures from South America are being explored and exposed more to the public.”

Complementing Kane’s South American and pop influences, the other band members bring additional layers of sonic diversity to Pacifika’s world music sound.

“Toby (Peter, bassist) grew up in Barbados so he brings in really interesting and dynamic elements by way of the drums, which he plays on the record and by the way he plays bass and the way he dictates the rhythm of the song,” says Kane, who was also a member of the 90s pop group West End Girls. “Adam (Popowitz, guitarist) has a really great ear — he’s got a really melodic sense. He grew up here in Vancouver and was exposed to a lot of different types of music.”

Pacifika is known for theatric, sensual, danceinfused live shows. While there will be some swinging hips at the show, the energetic Kane says she will have to show some physical restraint in such an intimate setting.

“I’ll try to keep myself in check,” she says with a croaky laugh. “It won’t be a problem. I think I can do it.”

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Looper worth revisiting LOOPER Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis Directed by Rian Johnson With both Brick — a high school-set detective mystery — and Brothers Bloom — a criminally unappreciated caper comedy — already to his credit, writer-director Rian Johnson has proven that he’s well-versed in a variety of storytelling tropes and remarkably adept at grafting one genre onto another. Consequently, it’s unsurprising that the core concept of his third feature — a sophisticated time travel actioner — is imparted courtesy of film noir-style voice-over.

Arriving in 2044, we’re greeted by grave-toned Joe (Joseph GordonLevitt), a rather specialized hitman.

Working for the mob of 2074, he’s responsible for putting a hole into the unfortunate souls they flush 30 years down the timestream. Things proceed without a pang of conscience until one day Joe is suddenly staring

down his future self (Bruce Willis) and proves incapable of pulling the trigger.

Johnson’s knack for clever dialogue is clearly evident in a conversation between the Joes in which the elder barks, “I don’t want to talk about time travel sh*t. We’ll just end up drawing diagrams with straws.”

A great comic moment, it’s also Johnson’s assurance to his audience that Looper won’t get bogged down with exposition. Instead, it utilizes a simple time-honoured question — “Would you go back in time to kill baby Hitler?” — as a springboard for countless inventive set pieces, the inspired incorporation of Western and supernatural elements, and thoughtful investigations of the concept of fate.

And while none of us know for certain what the future holds, I’d put down good money on sci-fi fans revisiting this superior entertainment time and time again.

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Clint strikes out in Trouble TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams Directed by Robert Lorenz From Field of Dreams to Major League, movies about America’s favourite pastime have carved a beloved niche in Hollywood over the years.

An effective baseball flick needs an intelligent script coupled with memorable characters; unfortunately, Trouble with the Curve strikes out in both departments.

At 82 years old, grizzled veteran Clint Eastwood truly starts to show his age as Gus Lobel, a major league scout who is gradually losing his vision, thus damaging any future star-spotting abilities. Lobel’s longtime friend and boss Pete Klein (John Goodman) becomes concerned with the situation and enlists the help of Gus’ estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) to accompany her dad on his last scouting mission. Soon

enough, a former player-turned-scout named Johnny (Justin Timberlake) arrives and the predictable clichés begin.

Adams is the bright spot amongst the cast while Eastwood does his best with the material and Timberlake almost enters typecast territory as the smooth talking charmer. The main problem with the film is the writing, which pigeon-holes the actors into stock roles, thereby failing to inject any sense of freshness.

Adding insult to injury, the Thor movie’s soundtrack is peppered with Diakow contemporary pop songs that force-feed any emotional impact. Trouble with the Curve has a few fleeting moments of decent dialogue and some of the comedy does work, yet these elements can’t save this plodding, sometimes melodramatic mess.

Here’s hoping Clint still has a few decent roles left in him because it would be a shame for this clunker to cap off his career.

Anderson’s The Master awes and a fondness for near-toxic hooch. His work as a department store photographer offers further torment, forcing him to stare down normalcy on a daily basis. When his frequent meltdowns relegate him to society’s margins, he falls in with Lancaster Just as There Will Be Blood — writer-director Paul Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman). The founder of Thomas Anderson’s 2007 masterpiece — was a a burgeoning faith called “The Cause,” Dodd takes portrait of unbridled American ambition, The Mason Freddie as his protege and guinea pig and subter — its much anticipated and equally staggering jects him to a battery of “processing” (which bears follow up — hinges on a uniquely American strain a striking resemblance to Scientology’s “auditing”). of aimlessness.

If Blood had but one weakness, it was that In the wake of his World War II military serantagonist Paul Dano simply couldn’t keep pace vice, mentally unstable and unsettlingly strange with Daniel Day Lewis’ locomotive-like lead Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is dumped back performance. There are no such concerns here, as into the world packing a propensity for violence Hoffman deftly complements Phoenix at every turn. That said, it’s unSEP 27 - OCT 12, 2012 deniably the latter — in his first proper role in four years — who tops The Master’s lengthy list of highlights as the all-Id, practically feral Freddie.

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LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): The German poet and philosopher Friedrich von Schiller liked to have rotting apples in his desk drawer as he worked; the scent inspired him. Agatha Christie testified that many of her best ideas came to her while she was washing dishes. As for Beethoven, he sometimes stimulated his creativity by pouring cold water over his head. What about you, Libra? Are there odd inclinations and idiosyncratic behaviors that in the past have roused your original thinking? I encourage you to try them all this week, and then see if you can dream up at least two new ones. You have officially entered the brainstorming season.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Here’s the curious message I derived from the current astrological configurations: It’s one of those rare times when a wall may actually help bring people together.

How? Why? The omens don’t reveal that specific information. They only tell me that what seems like a barrier might end up serving as a connector.

An influence that in other situations would tend to cause separation will in this case be likely to promote unity. Capitalize on this anomaly, Aries!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): In my first dream last night, I gave you a holy book that you left out in the rain. In my second dream, I cooked you some chicken soup that you didn’t eat. My third dream was equally disturbing. I assigned you some homework that would have helped you discover important clues about tending to your emotional health.

Alas, you didn’t do the homework. In the morning, I woke up from my dreams feeling exasperated and worried. But later I began to theorize that maybe they weren’t prophecies, but rather helpful warnings. Now that you’ve heard them, I’m hoping you will become alert to the gifts you’ve been ignoring and take advantage of the healing opportunities you’ve been neglecting.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): There’s a good chance that your rhythm in the coming days will resemble a gentle, continuous orgasm. It won’t be stupendously ecstatic, mind you. I’m not predicting massive eruptions of honeyed bliss that keep blowing your mind. Rather, the experience will be more like a persistent flow of warm contentment.

You’ll be constantly tuning in to a secret sweetness that thrills you subliminally. Again and again you will slip into a delicious feeling that everything is unfolding exactly as it should be. Warning! There are two factors that could possibly undermine this blessing: 1. if you scare it away with blasts of cynicism; 2. if you get greedy and try to force it to become bigger and stronger. So please don’t do those things!

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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Picture a TV satellite dish on the roof of a peasant’s shack in rural Honduras. Imagine a gripping rendition of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata played on the mandolin. Visualize the Dalai Lama quoting Chris Rock a bit out of context but with humorous and dramatic effect.

Got all that? Next, imagine that these three scenes are metaphors for your metaphysical assignment in the coming week. Need another hint? OK. Think about how you can make sure that nothing gets lost in the dicey translations you’ll be responsible for making.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Here are some ways to get more respect: 1. Do your best in every single thing you do -- whether it’s communicating precisely or upholding the highest possible standards at your job or taking excellent care of yourself. 2.

Maintain impeccable levels of integrity in everything you do -- whether it’s being scrupulously honest or thoroughly fair-minded or fiercely kind.

3. On the other hand, don’t try so compulsively hard to do your best and cultivate integrity that you get self-conscious and obstruct the flow of your natural intelligence. 4. Make it your goal that no later than four years from now you will be doing what you love to do at least 51 percent of the time. 5. Give other people as much respect as

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Philosopher Jonathan Zap (zaporacle.com) provides the seed for this week’s meditation: “Conscious reflection on the past can deepen the soul and provide revelations of great value for the present and future. On the other hand, returning to the past obsessively out of emotional addiction can be a massive draining of vitality needed for full engagement with the present.” So which will it be, Cancerian? One way or another, you are likely to be pulled back toward the old days and the old ways. I’ll prefer it if you re-examine your history and extract useful lessons from the past instead of wallowing in dark nostalgia and getting lost in fruitless longing.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): It’s expensive for the U.S. to hold prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba: $800,000 per year for each detainee. That’s 30 times more than it costs to incarcerate a convict on the American mainland.

According to the Miami Herald, Guantanamo is the most expensive prison on the planet. How much do you spend on locking stuff up, Scorpio?

What does it cost, not just financially but emotionally and spiritually, for you to keep your secrets hidden and your fears tamped down and your unruly passions bottled up and your naughty urges suppressed? The coming weeks would be a good time to make sure the price you pay for all that is reasonable -- not even close to being like Guantanamo.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): What time is it, boys and girls? It’s Floods of Fantastic Gratitude Week: a perfect opportunity to express your passionate appreciation for everything you’ve been given. So get out there and tell people how much you’ve benefited from what they’ve done for you.

For best results, be playful and have fun as you express your thanks. By the way, there’ll be a fringe benefit to this outpouring: By celebrating the blessings you already enjoy, you will generate future blessings.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Telling the whole deep truth and nothing but the whole deep truth isn’t necessarily a recipe for being popular. It may on occasion provoke chaos and be disruptive. In an institutional setting, displays of candor may even diminish your clout and undermine your ambitions. But now take everything I just said and disregard it for a while. This is one of those rare times when being profoundly authentic will work to your supreme advantage.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): “Show me the money” is a meme that first appeared in the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire. It has been uttered approximately a hundred trillion times since then. Have you ever said it in earnest? If so, you were probably demanding to get what you had been promised. You were telling people you wanted to see tangible proof that they valued your efforts. In light of your current astrological omens, I propose that you use a variation on this theme. What you need right now is less materialistic and more marvelous. Try making this your mantra: “Show me the magic.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): My acquaintance Jacob fell for a woman who also professed her ardor for him. But in the midst of their courtship, as the mystery was still ripening, she suddenly left the country. “I’ve got to go to Indonesia,” she texted him one night, and she was gone the next day.

Jacob was confused, forlorn, dazed. He barely ate for days. On the sixth day, a FedEx package arrived from her. It contained a green silk scarf and a note: “I wore this as I walked to the top of the volcano and said a five-hour prayer to elevate our love.”

Jacob wasn’t sure how to interpret it, although it seemed to be a good omen. What happened next?

I haven’t heard yet. I predict that you will soon receive a sign that has resemblances to this one.

Don’t jump to conclusions about what it means, but assume the best.

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

25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

WE Vancouver Thursday, September 27, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

WEVancouver.com 31

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

341

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PRESSURE WASHING

356

PETS

RUBBISH REMOVAL

477

REAL ESTATE

PETS

627

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES WANTED

810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

HANDYMAN - 604-518-4778 WCB & Liability Insured. www.lwrestoration.com

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

Mr. Recycle Rubbish Removal & Recycling from $49. Call 604-709-6230

Border Collie/Golden Retrievers x, 11 wks, shots, view parents, 2M/1F $525. (604) 796-2886, 793-3992

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. (604)794-3786

DISPOSAL BINS

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

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

(604)961-7505, 278-0375

604-537-4140

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

BEST RATE MOVING

Residential & Commercial Services

EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES

Starting $40/hr.

LICENSED & INSURED ✶ Local & Long Distance ✶ ✶ Seniors Discount ✶

604-787-8061 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240 www.bcclassified.com

LAB/SHEPHERD/ROTTI x pups, 11 weeks, shots/deworm, 2 females, Reduced $425. (604)864-1004

RECYCLE-IT!

PEK-A-POM puppies born Aug 10, 1/fem, 4/male. $650. 604-582-4095. email: hassandebbie@gmail.com

JUNK REMOVAL

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

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

SHELTIES SABLE COLOUR full white collars, 3 months old, taken out on leash, 2M 1F (604)826-6311

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

www.paintspecial.com

YELLOW LAB. 2 years old. Female, trained. Shots up to date. C/w accessories. $500. 604-853-0676

25 yrs in roofing industry

Family owned & operated.

Fully insured. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warranty. 604-723-2626

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Interior & Exterior Unbeatable Prices & Professional Crew.

• Free Est. • Written Guarantee • No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

778-997-9582 MILANO PAINTING & RENOS. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

www.mainlandroof.com

AWD Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall/Ceiling Repairs. Call Will for a Free Estimate. (778)709-1081

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PLUMBING, heating and gas services. Design and installation for new construction, home renovations and existing systems as well as emergency on-call service. Call McCallum Mechanical 604-6539514 or email us at mccallummech@shaw.ca

548

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

548

FURNITURE

GUARANTEED

Auto

Loans

1-888-229-0744

or

apply

at:

www.

greatcanadianautocredit.com

RENTALS 700

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTINGRENT TO OWN • No Qualification-Low Down • SURREY- 10707 - 139th St. Nice 2 bdrm. CONDO, Lrg. patio, Hot water incls. Central Area. $788/M

Call Kristen 604-786-4663

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

www.ReadySetOwn.ca

1996 VW JETTA, 4 door, p/b, p/w, sunroof, a/c, cruise, heated seats, etc. Mech. good, clean inside. Must be seen. $5,499. 604-746-7559

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1987 21’ SLUMBER QUEEN M/H. 86,572 kms. Sleeps 5 or 6. Asking $6,000. obo. (604)859-8515 Abbts 1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, flat screen TV, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Incl. hitch. $7,000. 604-625-7761 Aldergrove

RECYCLE YOUR JUNK! Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

374

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

Tree removal done RIGHT!

750

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

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

560

TRANSPORTATION 810

A virtual curb for your unwanted couch

We Pay CA$H For •Auto •Scrap Metals •Batteries •Machinery •Lead

Scotty 604-313-1887 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL “No Wheels, No Problem”

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 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

UsedVancouver.com

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ALTO CONN SAX $595.

Tenor Sax $595. 604-859-5925

BUY & SELL USED STUFF ONLINE, FREE!™

Re: Azim Abdulla formerly of #2202 - 1067 Marinaside Cres, Vancouver BC. Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are required to send particulars of such claims to the Executor c/o Nazir Abdulla 20842 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2R3 on or before October 25, 2012 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

Nazir Abdulla, Executor.

Metal Recycling Ltd.

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS - REDUCED PRICES NOW! 20x22 $4,455.

25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall included.

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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

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

AUTO FINANCING

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

FURNITURE

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

SUITES, LOWER

2 BDRM Abtsfrd/Aldergrove border,w/d and utils incl, sep entry and parking. NP/NS. $900. 604-3282654.

A New Pillowtop Mattress Set Still in Packaging! Can Deliver! $100 - Call: 604-484-0379

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

548

FURNITURE

BOATS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

www.recycleitcanada.ca

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

FURNITURE

912

604.587.5865

RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.com

PLUMBING

MARINE

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers.

Shots, vet checked, female, born June 20 $700. 604-702-8338 Chwk

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

Mainland Roofing Ltd.

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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

Running this ad for 8yrs

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

ENGLISH MASTIFF, ckc, gorgeous M & F, vet chk, shots, ready Oct 27. $1350. Call: 604-858-6779

www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PAINT SPECIAL

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 DALMATIANS, 2M, born july 9, ckc reg., shots, dewormed, $1000-$1500.

(604)793-5130, (604)723-2232

GERMAN Short Hair Pointer pups, exc hunting & family dogs, champion bloodlines, AKC & CKC reg’s parents, CKC reg litter, 3 F & 5 M avail. $650. (604)703-5744

We Recycle!

GO GREEN!

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES BUY LAND IN BELIZE - English Commonwealth country in Central America. Large land tracts, seafront properties, Caribbean lots - all types available. For information call Patrick Snyder (778-403-1365.)

GERMAN SHEPHERD X pups, 8 weeks, $100/ea. Call (604)7929097

• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage

WE’RE ON THE WEB

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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

$ WE PAY CASH FOR CARS $ CALL

604-328-0081 7 Days/Week

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 September $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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

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

more valuable websites…

Save time, save money.

VANCOUVER’S LARGEST INDIAN BUFFET

FALL MAINTENANCE PACKAGE 1. OIL, LUBE & FILTER: Change the oil, install a new oil filter and lubricate the chassis 2. BRAKES: check front & rear brake systems 3. FRONT END: check shock absorbers, struts, & steering components 4. EXHAUST SYSTEM: visual inspection of catalytic converter, muffler, exhaust pipes, manifold & gaskets

5. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: check battery, lights, horn & wipers 6. TIRES: rotate all tires, check tread depth, & adjust tire pressure 7. COOLING SYSTEM: check for leaks, check hoses, clamps, waterpump, & radiator 8. BELTS: check all belts & hoses 9. FLUID LEVELS: check all fluid levels

KITSILANO LOCATION: 1390 W. 4th Ave. 604-738-5590 Open Sunday

NEW A LA CARTE DINNER MENU!

20% OFF anytime with coupon

All this for

36

$

88

*Plus ENV. Fees and taxes - with up to 5L of Oil. Synthetic Oil Extra. Coupon expires October 31, 2012.

Offer may not be combined with other coupons or promotions.

Coupon must be presented for discount. Surcharge may apply.

YALETOWN LOCATION: 710 Pacific St. 604-688-9309

*Buffet only. Offer excludes alcohol.

Expires October 11, 2012.

ALL YOU CAN EAT Lunch Buffet: MON-FRI $12.95 / SAT & SUN $14.95 Incl. Chai, Coffee and Juice 11:30-4

805 W. Broadway

604.874.5800 Expires Oct. 11, 2012

Dinner Buffet: MON-THURS $15.95 • FRI-SUN $16.95, 4–10 PM 40 items to choose from!

Room for Groups up to 70 people

Draft Beer Pints $3.95 – Pitchers $12.95

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective September 27 to October 3, 2012.

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

Grocery Department

Meat Department

Olympic Yogurt

Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bread and Buns

WOW!

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

2/5.00

4.69

650g

296-510g product of USA

product of BC

Produce Department

Black Creek Grass Fed Lean Ground Beef

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

WOW!

PRICING

Organic Red and Yellow Grape or Mixed Medley Cherry Tomatoes BC Grown

WOW!

3.98

PRICING

1 dry pint

PRICING reg 3.89

Organic New Crop Bartlett Pears from Sundance Farm in Cawston

Paradise Valley Pork Back Ribs Pacific Organic Broths

Traditional Medicinals Tea

WOW!

2/7.00

PRICING reg 4.99

20 pack • product of USA

946ml or 1L product of USA

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

4/5.00

2.99

Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Breakfast

2.99

2.99

156-227g product of Canada

170g product of USA

PRICING

52g

Happy Days Goat Cheese Chubs: regular, garlic & parsley or lemon & pepper

4.49

9.99

2.99

600g product of Canada

Bakery Department 3.49

Gardein Frozen Meatless Entrees

550g

assorted varieties

2.99

assorted sizes

7.99

20% off regular retail price

Health Care Department natural or mint flavour

Hearty Scandinavian Bread Cascades Bathroom Tissue and Paper Towels

bags or bins

Barlean’s Olive Leaf Complex

assorted varieties

400g

Bulk Department

each •150g

reg 6.49

Pearls Frozen Perogies

product of Canada

25.99 41.99

227g 454g

A super-antioxidant solution for promoting a healthy immune system and seasonal wellness.

Botanica Oregano Oil 2 pack 255-340g

product of BC

Apple Cinnamon or Pumpkin Muffins

1.00 off

product of Canada

regular retail price package of 3’s or 6’s

13.99 17.99

15ml regular 15ml extra strength

Fight colds & flus with the infection-fighting power of oregano. Botanica Oregano Oil is made with certified organic olive oil and oregano.

Sunstart Gluten Free Wheat Free Cookies Old Dutch Crunch Potato Chips assorted varieties

assorted varieties

3.69

3/6.00

150-198g • product of UK

Marinelli Pasta Sauce

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

7.99

3.99

600g • product of Canada

Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Soap

Rice Bakery

200g • product of Alberta

Armstrong Cheese

each

Pecans Halves

WOW!

assorted varieties

3.98

Perfect for back to school lunches!

PRICING

Earth’s Choice Organic Fair Trade Coffee

Costa Rica Grown

Summer Fresh Snack’n go

Glutino Gluten-Free Bagel Chips assorted varieties

.98lb/ 2.16kg

WOW!

2/3.48

assorted varieties

PRICING

Large Size Gold Pineapples

Deli Department

946ml product of Canada

45g

product of USA

WOW!

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

2.89

Manitoba Harvest Organic Hemp Bliss

Larabar Energy Bars

BC Grown

never frozen

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

6” or 8” Pumpkin Pie with Rice Flour Crust

2.00 off

regular retail price

8.99 13.99

472ml 944ml

See other in-store specials.

Certified Fair Trade and made by the Bronner family for 5 generations.

740ml • product of Canada

Seminars & Events at Choices Market at the Crest, 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby.

WOW! PRICING

Tuesday, October 2, 7:00-8:30pm.

Everything You Need To Know About Hormones with Lorna Vanderhaeghe, MSc.

Look for our

WOW!

Cost $5. To register call 604-522-0936.

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