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Vancouver an unspoiled oasis for unconventional design Bocci’s Omer Arbel says he enjoys existing on the periphery of the design scene

By Kelsey Klassen

O

mer Arbel creates poems that can be read in any language, only the words are molten grains of sand, and the paper is the tension that guides them as they harden and cool.

There is nothing lost in translation from what the creative director of Bocci imagines, to what he now reaches out to pass me sitting in the light-filled fifth floor of the company’s head office in Vancouver’s Armoury District.

“I actually kind of despise the word design, in a way,” he begins, almost by way of introduction. “It hurts me to have to refer to myself as a designer. I think that design implies a separation from the object. It implies abstraction.

And a kind of over simplification that comes from regarding something from a removed position.”

As he relaxes into his black blazer and three o’clock shadow, his gestures come alive.

“I feel much more comfortable with the idea of making things myself. My architectural studio and the design and manufacturing company is built on the idea that that’s the only way of really achieving interesting work. Novel work. Or at least the only way open to us. So we make stuff, we dive in, we rarely draw things.”

Mid-sentence he lunges forward to grab a glass bottle of water.

“We don’t use parametric modelling technology,” he continues, turning the bottle with his fingertips. “These days computers are very sophisticated and you can make models of things you’re interested and it’s such a temptation, but, because it’s so quick, it’s the opposite of our interests.

“On a computer screen, there is no distinction between one material and another.”

Arbel instead draws inspiration from the material itself. He puts down my beverage and jumps up to replace it with a 28 series sphere from among the many breakables lying strewn across the table.

“Like these pieces, right?” His saltand-pepper eyebrows rise as he lifts the clear globe up to his face. “The reason that these are shaped the way they are is not because we thought of a sphere inside another sphere, it’s because we investigated the technique of glassblowing and discovered that glass interacts in different ways when it’s at different temperatures.”

And then they kept asking questions.

“People have been glass blowing for

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thousands of years but in all that time most of the focus has been on blowing air into a glass matrix and then manipulating it in some way. And it occurred to us what happens if you do the opposite; what happens if you pull the air out of that piece of glass?”

And the result is as sensually confusing as catching a fairy in a mason jar — a part of you wants to free the beauty trapped inside, but the savage in you is satisfied that it is yours to display.

Born in Jerusalem, Arbel moved to Vancouver at a young age. His background is in architecture but, even as a student, he noticed he obsessed over the way light enters space, going so far as to turn his student housing into living light experiments that were “impossible to move around in.”

Over time, Arbel’s tactile approach to design evolved an unmistakable outlier aesthetic. It’s just not the way things are done, or have been done.

And he names his pieces chronologically, currently working the 63rd chapter in the unconventional story.

“At first the real focus for me was furniture and objects much more so than it was lighting. The first piece of lighting I ever did was 14 [2006]. Every one before that wasn’t even close to being lighting. It just so happens that’s the piece that became very successful.

And that’s the way the world works; as soon as you do something that’s successful, people assume you’re an expert at it and they just keep requesting more and more.”

Fresh off a presentation at UBC on art and education, he starts pulling demo pieces out of a cardboard box to illustrate how his knowledge of glass has built upon itself through experimentation.

The 14 was a transitional piece, an idea about a sphere made of cast glass.

He knew nothing about the materials, and initially assumed it amounted to making a mold and pouring the glass in. But you can’t make a sphere with an open-faced mold, so then he planned to make two hemispheres and glue them together.

But when he poured the first cast, nature revealed her provocative curves.

“I noticed that because glass is liquid, it cools as it’s curing and makes this very beautiful meniscus here at the edge and a bit of a crater in the middle of the piece. When you take two of these and put them together, you get a 14. And two things happen: you get this very distinctive seam that people seem to respond to, and secondly, and more importantly, when you light it, the glass has this watery quality be-

cause the craters create a void in the middle of the piece. We discovered that totally by accident.”

Those seductive lessons about temperature then breathed life into 28.

But it’s the 57 that actually takes all breath away. With the 57 — the piece they are launching at Euroluce in Milan in April, the lovemaking gets rough, dark, familiar.

White and clear glass of different temperatures is fused together and dipped in a thick coating of seemingly opaque, black glass. Air is then pushed into the piece, finding its way through the hot spots, where the glass is the most vulnerable.

The end result is a menacing storm cloud that only lifts its curtain to reveal an enchanting hidden universe when lit.

It’s an appropriately bold piece to accompany Bocci’s odds-defying début at Euroluce [see page 6]. It’s a date even Arbel thought would never come.

“We’ve had to build our own niche in a hostile environment.

It’s still a miracle to me that things have gone so well. I always saw myself as an outsider to the system.

“That system rejected us very early on, and quite aggressively. So to be showing there this year, among the industry leaders, is not only a coup from a business perspective, a respect perspective, a credibility point of view, but also personally it’s very gratifying.”

As for what makes the pieces so successful, Arbel prefers to leave that as a mystery — even to himself.

“It leads a designer to a place of stagnation to analyze too much ‘why?’ I think it’s paralyzing. I don’t look at magazines or blogs for the same reason. I think those things limit you. Too much context.

“It’s actually one of the reasons I like working in Vancouver. Because it is the periphery of the design scene, there’s less subconscious influence here on my work than there would be somewhere with a richer design culture like New York, or London or Milan or Tokyo.

“Here is kind of a vacuum. A wasteland. Like…tumbleweeds.”

His booming laugh bounces off the racks, stacked to the rafters with objects of his imagination — intan“I actually kind of despise the word design, in a way,” says gible beauties nestled in tidy white Omer Arbel, creative director of Bocci. “It hurts me to have to boxes all around us.

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The Wild West goes to Milan Bocci has landed a rare invitation to the world’s most exclusive lighting expo

By Kelsey Klassen

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he problem with cutting your teeth on design’s most competitive, leading edge, is that sometimes they’re left just a bit too sharp.

In 2009, PR specialist Cristina Belmonte arrived in Vancouver (by way of Madrid, London, Milan) overqualified and newly adrift.

Her husband was following his career in animation to our shores, so she left London with him. But she had admittedly low expectations for the kind of design scene she’d find here. And she was unsure if she’d even find a challenging role in design PR, after a decade spent working with some of the most high-profile clients in Europe (B&B Italia, Sellar Properties).

But three years later, after a fortuitous meeting with Omer Arbel, creative director of Bocci, she is fast-tracking again in her former world, rocketing Bocci’s designs straight into Italy’s most exclusive lighting show — Euroluce.

It is the satisfying culmination of a strategy she put into place the moment she took the boutique Vancouver industrial design firm on as a client. In Belmonte’s experience, it takes between seven and 15 years to be invited to exhibit at the show, meaning thousands of talents are rejected every year.

“There’s nothing like Milan [Salone Del Mobile/Euroluce], and I know people hate that,” Belmonte

concedes in an accent that pays tribute to both her Spanish roots and UK career. “But they are the masters of design, because they have been doing it forever and because everyone goes there.”

She recalls with a laugh how one well-known UK designer, Tom Dixon, got so fed up with trying to get accepted, that he took a bolder approach and rented a nearby design museum, in its entirety, to curate a show himself — at no small expense.

But Belmonte has been watching the soaring triumphs and firey failures of designer excess for 20 years.

Case and point: exhibiting at Euroluce comes with a price tag of an easy quarter of a million. But none of this fazes the 40-year-old former journalist, who has tossed back beers with Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and the like, and speaks the language of their industry more fluently than her native tongue.

So when Bocci told her from day one that her brief was to get them into Euroluce, her response was a reasonable “That’s impossible, you’re nobody.”

But a disheartened look around the design ghost town that is Vancouver (i.e. everybody leaves) resulted in an epiphany: When in the Wild West, do as the cowboys do. And she loaded the big guns.

She introduced Bocci to the Galleria Rossana Orlandi in Milan, known as “the” discoverer of new talent. In 2010, Bocci had its first

installation there — the 28 series.

It was so successful, Bocci has been invited to return every year since — in 2011 with the 19 series bowl, and, in 2012, launching the limitstretching 38 series.

She saw Bocci inked into repute via dozens of design magazines (Monocle, Wallpaper, Dwell).

It still took three years of being told no for Belmonte to ultimately get the Bocci profile in front of the correct people at Cosmit. And when she finally had that audience, the canon shifted; Old Italy awoke to a young design company, blowing glass in the remote wilds of 1706 W. 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC. And, as surprised and happy as they were, Arbel and the owner of Bocci couldn’t resist adding, “But we’re next to Swarovski. We want to be next to Flos.” So she made that happen too.

“Sometimes people don’t understand what PR does,” she says, her unlined, banged brow furrowing.

“So when you talk about strategy and lobbying, most of the time people just come to you and say, ‘Are you the girl who writes the press releases?’ And you’re like…

‘Well…No.’ “In the world I move, it’s very niche. You are hired because you are capable to get people to places.

You are connected.”

After a career encompassing some of the most high-profile PR proj-

April 9-14, Bocci will début at Euroects in Europe, Cristina Belmonte arrived in Vancouver overqualified luce, alongside the big players of Flos, for the small design industry she found. But then up walked Bocci, a Ingo Mauer, and yes, Swarovski.

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Sealed with a god’s kiss Pyrrha Jewelry transforms antique wax seals into must-have talismans

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yrrha Jewelry’s list of celebrity customers reads like a red carpet roll call: Katie Holmes. Julia Roberts.

Taylor Swift. Brad Pitt. Jodie Foster.

Miley Cyrus. Jeremy Renner.

But Pyrrha doesn’t aggressively seek out attention from the A-list.

“We’re just as happy with the cool Lower Eastside kid, as we are with the grandmother who buys [one], as we are with the celebrities,” says Wade Papin, who with wife Danielle Wilmore created and operates Pyrrha.

Named for a powerful daughter of the gods from Greek mythology, the Vancouver-based jewelry design studio has been creating eye-catching pieces for more than 18 years, but the line for which they’re renowned around the globe — pendants, rings and other items created from casts of antique wax seals and marketed as talismans — has only existed for the last seven.

Originally Pyrrha specialized in colourful cat’s eye jewelry, but veered into uncharted territory when Papin and Wilmore snapped up a box of antique wax seals at an estate sale. “We really weren’t thinking in terms of making jewelry from [the seals]; we just really liked them because we liked Victorian stuff,” Papin said over the phone. “But then, as we thought about it, our jewelry is based on melting wax and turning it into silver, so the idea was, ‘Hey, we could attempt this same process with these pieces.’”

The couple experimented with the wax seals and precious metals for more than a year before launching their first talisman collection.

At the outset, many of their retail partners were less than enthusiastic about the talismans, which looked antique and weathered next to the sleeker cat’s eye line.

“A good number [of our retailers] said, ‘This isn’t you, people like the cat’s eye, do what you know,” said Papin. “At the time, I guess, the idea of imperfection of jewelry wasn’t exactly rampant.”

But Papin and Wilmore stayed the course, to great success. Today, their talisman collection includes more than 300 designs and is sold via Pyrrha’s website,

retail partners, and, since 2010, a flagship store in Los Angeles.

“The flagship was kind of a strange decision but we’ve always liked LA and it’s always been a good market for us, with all the celebrity that we get.”

No matter its point of purchase, every piece in the talisman collection is handcrafted in reclaimed sterling silver, bronze or gold in Pyrrha’s East Vancouver studio.

Each item is designed and cast around 18th and 19th century wax seals using traditional techniques.

Designs range from animals to castles, symbols to initials; customers are free to assign their own meanings to the talismans, which can make the experience of owning and wearing a Pyrrha piece deeply personal, Papin says.

What pieces are popular at any given moment depends on geography, the season, and trends in entertainment. When fans of ABC’s hit fantasy series Once Upon a Time noticed that Emma Swan (portrayed by Jennifer Morrison) wore a Pyrrha swan necklace around her neck, the swan talisman necklace went from obscurity to one of Pyrrha’s top selling items.

Pyrrha has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception, when Wilmore quit her mall job and Papin left a career in natural

With a flagship store in LA, and shows such as Game of Thrones and Once Upon A Time featuring their work, Danielle Wilmore and Wade Papin’s talisman for success is their love of antique wax seals. Rob Newell photos supplement sales to jump into the world of jewelry design. “We financed this whole thing with nothing,” said Papin. “We used to go to the deli at the Bay to buy food to eat because our Bay card was the only thing that we had credit on.” The company now

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In 1976, MacMillan-Bloedel built a modernist pavilion in Van Dusen Gardens as a forest education centre.

The Vancouver Heritage Society is responding to a Park Board decision to tear it down by hosting an Art Mob on February 23. Supporters of the pavilion are asked to bring their sketchbook, camera, musical instrument or dancing shoes to Van Dusen from noon to 2. Be inspired by the building, and its setting to send an artful message to the board about the pavilion’s importance. All submitted artwork will be posted to AWalkInTheForest13.blogspot.ca. But don’t forget that to get into the garden, you must pay $7.75 admission. For more information go to HeritageVancouver.org.

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Vancouver Fashion Week The Four Seasons will be the scene of the March 19 kick-off party for the spring edition of Vancouver Fashion Week. More than 55 designers will be profiled, with special attention paid to Vancouver’s Boboli, an exclusive carrier of top established international designers. Other Vancouver designers include Cindy Xin for Zareen, Dave Singh for Well Groomed and Shelley Klassen for Blushing Designs. More than 20,000 attendees are expected at the Chinese Cultural Centre from March 19 to 24.

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On February 22, car2go is crossing the Lions Gate Bridge. It’s launching its service in North Vancouver and adding 50 smart cars to its network.

“I applaud their commitment to providing our residents with a sustainable transportation option through this carsharing program,” says Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

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Olympian to compete in BMO Marathon 2012 Olympian Dylan Wykes has his sights on racing the half-marathon for the first time at the BMO Vancouver Marathon on May 5. With the current title of the second fastest Canadian marathoner of all time, Wykes stands as one of the top contenders for the race. Sure to challenge Wykes is returning half-marathoner and event record holder, Kip Kangogo from Kenya. One of Canada’s top 1,500 meter specialists, Geoff Martinson is also confirmed to compete.

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A taste of celebrity Chefs compete for a bite of the A-list life in Almost Famous

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No longer are chefs restricted to demonstrating basic techniques on single-camera cooking shows. Today, culinary specialty channels such as the juggernaut Food Network are dominated by nail-biting competitions (including the wildly popular Top Chef and Iron Chef franchises) wherein chefs compete for cash prizes and a shot at fame.

Cooking is now a true spectator sport, enjoyed by amateur chefs and armchair foodies alike.

Hence the existence and popularity of the Almost Famous Chef Competition. Sponsored by fine folks behind S. Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water, the Almost Famous Chef Competition — now in its eleventh year — invites leading culinary schools from across North America to send their best and brightest to Napa Valley to compete for a taste of celebrity life: $22,000 in prize money, a one-year apprenticeship with a celebrity chef, and the opportunity to recreate their winning dish during a whirlwind media tour.

But to get to the final round of the competition, the student chefs must win one of 10 regional competitions. In Canada, that competition will take place in Toronto on February 25. And of the seven student chefs vying to represent Canada, two of them are training right here in Vancouver.

On a drizzly February afternoon, a small group of reporters and food bloggers gathered in an Art Institute of Vancouver (AIV) kitchen to observe the two locally trained finalists — Matt Cusano, a student at the AIV International Culinary School, and Kevan Hafichuk, a student at Pacific Institute for Culinary Arts (PICA) — in action.

In this new age of competition shows and celebrity foodies, chefs must be equally adept at cooking under pressure and shining in media interviews — thus the format of the meet-and-greet, which found the chefs chatting with reporters as they prepared tasting spoons of the dishes they’ll be showcasing on the national stage.

Alternating between his prep table and a stove, Hafichuk, 21, credited the Food Network with launching him on his burgeoning career. In December 2011, Hafichuk was playing football for the University of Calgary when he was sidelined by a career-ending shoulder injury. “I had a bunch of downtime, and during that downtime I started watching the Food Network and cooking at home,” he says. “I started to develop a passion for it, and here I am. I’m not looking back whatsoever.”

Hafichuk — whose tasting spoons featured oxtail tortellini with sustainable BC spot prawns cooked in kaffir lime butter sauce with roasted cauliflower and cauliflower puree garnished with baby watercress — secured his spot in the competition by winning a school-wide cook-off.

“We were asked to make a meringue in five minutes, but [PICA Executive Chef Julian Bond], being the sneaky guy that he is, spiked all the bowls with grease, and if you have any grease in the bowl, you’re not going to be able to make a meringue,” says Hafichuk. “But I always practise good kitchen principles, and so I wiped my bowl and I made a meringue. There were only five of us of 50 who did that, and out of those five, I had the best meringue.”

Over at the other prep table, Cusano was hard at work on his own tasting spoons: miso-glazed poached halibut with chorizo and parsnip puree garnished with celery leaves.

For Cusano, 19, competitions have given him the opportunity to explore his love of sophisticated flavours while refining his technique. “I grew up in an Italian household, so food is a big part of my culture and who I am,” says Cusano, who particularly enjoys black box cooking competitions. “I learn a lot about who I am and what I can do from

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The Toronto competition won’t be the first time the two young chefs have gone head to head against each other. In 2012, Cusano and Hafichuk were on competing teams in a showdown held by the BC Food Expo. Hafichuk’s team won gold, and Cusano’s won silver. But what’s past is past, and the two chefs are heading to Toronto on equal footing.

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Cooking with Vikram Watching a food show can be such sweet agony. While the chef makes something spectacular, you’re at home munching on a bag of rice chips. On March 7, Vikram Vij is turning the tables on traditional food shows. He’s hosting Canada’s first-ever online cook-along. Viewers can log onto the live stream at Vijs. ca and tweet any questions or comments as they follow his every move to make the delicious meal at home.

A foodie’s scavenger hunt Swallow Tail is on the hunt for Vancouver’s most innovative foodies.

Beginning March 20, participants will scour the city for special ingredients which they’ll take home to create a unique dish or cocktail. The top 10 cocktail creations and top 10 chefs will then move to the tasting round. Winners will be awarded a privileged spot at the Black Market, an underground culinary event held in a secret location on May 10 to 12, and other prizes. The competition is open to anyone older than 19.

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n less than a decade, Vancouver’s Chambar restaurant has become a legendary dining destination for chef Nico Schuermans’ Belgianesque dishes, well-crafted cocktails, a fiercely intelligent beer list and awardwinning wine program. After honing his skills everywhere from Cin Cin to Chicago, and spending the last four years working his way up the Chambar ladder, certified sommelier Jason Yamasaki has lept into role of wine director.

The Ladner-raised, energetic and enthusiastic 27-year-old has earned plenty of respect and admiration amongst his Vancouver colleagues over the last few years, so it’s widely assumed he’s gonna knock it outta the park.

I sat down with him last week to catch up on his wine list philosophy, get him to recommend a bottle for readers, and pick up some tips for the thousands of people hitting the Vancouver International Wine Festival next week.

On the kind of wine programs that inspire him: [I’m a fan of] confident programs that are über-tight, with every label speaking to the ethos of its dining room and cuisine. It’s not about just offering a list of wines. Every wine needs to be on there for a reason. It’s about highlighting bottles, styles, and producers that jive with the philosophy of the restaurant and ultimately enhance the diner’s experience. Vij’s, Boneta, L’Abattoir, and Wildebeest are some of my favourite models of this philosophy around town. Also, the upcoming all-natural wine program at Andrea Carlson’s Burdock & Co. on Main Street has me intrigued as to how it will be received.

On a BC wine that he’s really been enjoying lately: Naramata’s Nichol Vineyards 2010 9 Mile Red ($25-28, NicholVineyard. com or private wine stores), a blend of St. Laurent and Pinot Noir, is a quirky little curiosity all about cinnamon heart spice and twang. A light and crunchy, bracinglytart blend that offers Pinot-esque familiarity, driven by a shrill note of buzzy cranberry. Despite being a lighter wine, the texture and fruit really flirt with the addition of some mild spice. This blend loves coriander, fennel and caraway. A local gem worth a spot at a spring table.

On what you need to know when hitting the Vancouver International Wine Festival’s International Festival Tasting Room on February 28, March 1 and 2 (VanWineFest.ca): • The room is a time vortex. Arrive very early and use every second. No matter what, it’ll be over too soon.

• As an addendum to early arrival, do your homework to visit all the heavy hitters first when the crowd is lightest. These recognizable icons will be at least three deep all night with those precious seconds ticking away.

• If you wear fragrances, you will get the stink-eye. Deservedly so.

• Eat beforehand. Feast beforehand.

Your gut and lack of hangover will thank you.

• Make a point to taste mostly wines, regions and producers you have never heard of before. Wine Fest comes but once a year, and this is your best chance to expand your wine horizons.

• Spit everything. Except Champagne.

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Congrats on the new gig Jason — we’ll see you around Wine Fest!

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Sean Tyson used the lull in his acting career to direct Stewing for Crazy 8s.

Crazy 8s: Eight days, six films

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uch has been written recently about the dramatic downturn in film and television production in Vancouver. The Crazy 8s film challenge has managed to temporarily reverse that trend by setting six filmmaking teams loose in the city with eight days (plus the necessary resources) to take their short films from “take one” to the final cut.

“During a lull, you can get so dejected from things not happening and people not understanding the business,” confesses Sean Tyson, an actor who’s amassed almost 50 credits on locally-shot productions. “It’s really nice to be occupied with something creative.”

In Tyson’s case, he’s used this opportunity BRAINDAMAGE Writer/Director: Matt Leaf A science fiction short with a dark sarcastic edge, Braindamage imagines a future where our minds are no longer our own.

IN THE DEEP Writers: Orsy Szabó & Nimisha Mukerji Director: Nimisha Mukerji Jodi’s mother passed away from cancer, and since then, her father has pretty well stopped living as well. With shattering news of her own to share, Jodi is determined they both make the most of the time left to them.

to make his first foray behind the camera.

“It definitely was an intensive course.” he says of his baptism by fire. “I looked at this whole event like going back to school without having to pay the outrageous tuition fees and spend four years in a program.”

Despite its tight turnaround, Tyson’s Stewing is an ambitious action-comedy in which kicking ass proves the ideal way to mend a broken heart. “When else would I get a chance to shoot an action film in downtown Vancouver without incurring huge amounts of cost?” he suggests. “The support that the city gave us because of the Crazy 8s moniker allowed us to really try for something.”

The Crazy 8s gala screening is February 23 at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts.

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MANSTRUATION Writers: Christopher Lee and Ryan Haneman Director: Ryan Haneman A quirk of evolution has caused men to begin having periods, and Peter cannot believe his misfortune. An unapologetic role-reversal comedy.

STEWING Writer: Patrick Currie Director: Sean Tyson Danny’s over Jake, but that doesn’t mean that Jake’s over Danny. A dark comedy revenge action movie about kicking ass, letting go and moving on.

UNDER THE BRIDGE OF FEAR Writer/Director: Mackenzie Gray In this homage to film noir thrillers, hard-boiled private eye Hamilton Drake is hired to chase down the rat who’s blackmailing rich dame Georgia Thurlow and her sultry movie star companion, Carrall Cordova.

WHEN I SAW YOU Writer/Director: Jane Hancock In a world of missed opportunities, mixed signals and the fear of appearing vulnerable, will anyone be bold enough to start the conversation?

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t Project Limelight, the message is always clear: “You are able to do anything you want to do.” That’s also one of the underlying themes of The Wizard of Oz. On February 24 at 2 and 6pm, Project Limelight presents There’s No Place Like Oz, a multi-media performance at the Goldcorp Centre of the Arts. Performed by children aged eight to 15 from Strathcona, this funny, spoof-like take on the classic story is filled with music and dance. In the background, “incredible” images

by Mark Pilon will be shown on a large screen, culminating with a montage of the journey of Dorothy, the Tin Man and Cowardly Lion.

Tickets: $10 for children and seniors; $15 for adults.

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Amour ���������������������������� Argo ������������������������������� Beasts of the Southern Wild �������������������������������� Django Unchained��������� Les Misérables ��������������� Life of Pi ������������������������� Lincoln ���������������������������� Silver Linings Playbook � Zero Dark Thirty ������������

BEST DIRECTOR Michael Haneke, Amour ����������������������������� Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild ���������� Ang Lee, Life of Pi ���������� Steven Spielberg, Lincoln ���������������������������� David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook ���

BEST ACTOR Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook ��� Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln ���������������������������� Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables ���������������� Joaquin Phoenix, The Master ��������������������� Denzel Washington, Flight ������������������������������

BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty �������������� Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook ��� Emmanuelle Riva, Amour ����������������������������� Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild �������������������������������� Naomi Watts, The Impossible ���������������

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin, Argo ������������ Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook ��� Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master ��������������������� Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln ���������������������������� Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained ����������

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Amy Adams, The Master ��������������������� Sally Field, Lincoln ��������� Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables ���������������� Helen Hunt, The Sessions ������������������� Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook ���

“Before My Time” from Chasing Ice ������������������� “Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted ����������������������� “Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi ������������������������ “Skyfall” from Skyfall ����� “Suddenly” from Les Misérables ��������������

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Brave ������������������������������ Frankenweenie �������������� ParaNorman ������������������ The Pirates! Band of Misfits����������������������������� Wreck-It Ralph ���������������

BEST FOREIGN FILM Amour, Austria ��������������� Kon-Tiki, Norway ����������� No, Chile ������������������������ A Royal Affair, Denmark War Witch, Canada ��������

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Amour ���������������������������� Django Unchained��������� Flight ������������������������������ Moonrise Kingdom ������ Zero Dark Thirty ������������

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Argo ������������������������������� Beasts of the Southern Wild �������������������������������� Life of Pi ������������������������� Lincoln ���������������������������� Silver Linings Playbook �

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Anna Karenina ��������������� Les Misérables ��������������� Lincoln ���������������������������� Mirror Mirror ����������������� Snow White and the Huntsman�����������������������

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Anna Karenina ��������������� Argo ������������������������������� Life of Pi ������������������������� Lincoln ���������������������������� Skyfall�����������������������������

BEST DOCUMENTARY 5 Broken Cameras ��������� The Gatekeepers ����������� How to Survive a Plague ���������������������������� The Invisible War ����������� Searching for Sugar Man ���������������������

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Anna Karenina ��������������� Django Unchained��������� Life of Pi ������������������������� Lincoln ���������������������������� Skyfall�����������������������������

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey����� Life of Pi ������������������������� Marvel’s The Avengers � Prometheus ������������������� Snow White and the Huntsman ���������

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Movie Reviews

Die Hard series still going strong A Good Day To Die Hard

Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney Directed by John Moore After 25 years, and an astronomical body count, Bruce Willis returns as reluctant hero John McClane for a fifth installment in A Good Day To Die Hard. This one may be the most ridiculous in the series but it’s also the shortest, making for a quick and dirty, albeit wildly absurd action flick.

Director John Moore wastes no time in getting to the goods — the movie opens with an elaborate undercover sting, a targeted hit and subsequent capture in a Moscow nightclub, all centered around a brawny young American who we soon discover is McClane’s estranged son Jack (Jai Courtney).

Soon enough, Willis appears onscreen shooting target practice, gets debriefed on the whereabouts

of his offspring and travels to Russia to extract young John Jr. It doesn’t take long for the high-octane madness to ensue and Moore makes no bones about it – this is straight up eye candy.

Granted, this adventure has the weakest story and worst script to date but it also retains the playful, manic sense of organized chaos that made the 1988 original so memorable. Willis Thor Diakow and Courtney leap from buildings with superhero precision and an endless barrage of machine gun fire acts as the soundtrack at times (would it have killed them to thrown in a fistfight?).

A Good Day To Die Hard, though not as strong as previous outings, does provide enough silly fun and adrenaline-fueled mayhem to keep the franchise chugging along and ensures Willis still has plenty of fight left in him — yippee-ki-yay.

Snitch: a cavalier approach to morality SNITCH

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal Directed by Ric Roman Waugh While Snitch professes to be “inspired by true events,” a more accurate claim would be “loosely based on an actual piece of legislation.” Helmed by stuntman-turned-director Ric Roman Waugh, this action flick in drama’s clothing uses harsh mandatory minimum sentencing laws for drug offences as a catalyst. It then traipses around without ever stumbling across a meaningful thing to say about America’s misguided war on drugs.

When his teenaged son (Rafi Gavron) is busted for receiving a courier delivery of Ecstasy, John (Dwayne Johnson) cuts a ludicrous deal with an opportunistic federal prosecutor (Susan Sarandon, struggling to keep her eyes from rolling): he’ll use Daniel (Jon Bernthal), an ex-con employed at his construction company,

to cozy up with a local drug dealer (Michael K. Williams) and help the DEA orchestrate his arrest.

Alas, a scene in which John skims Wikipedia seems indicative of the level of research that went into the script. A similar lack of thought seems to have been given to the ramifications of casting Johnson in a role that demands an everyman as opposed to an action figure. As written, John is supposed to be horribly out of his depth as he consorts with cut-throat killers. However, Johnson’s physical attributes leave him looking (and, in turn, proving) eminently capable of handling anything thrown his way.

Despite an abundance of risible dialogue concerning integrity, Snitch grows increasingly cavalier with its morality. That said, one might not be so quick to condemn the clueless film for its indiscretions if it didn’t insist on taking itself so seriously. — C.W.

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As much as West of Memphis disturbs us, the documentary is an uplifting experience exoneration — in 2011. As Berg interviews the acWEST OF MEMPHIS cused, their advocates, and the parents of the little Directed by Amy Berg boys whose grisly murders incited this multifacOn screen, miscarriages of justice often possess the eted tragedy, it becomes abundantly clear that the same allure as a car wreck. As emotional fallout from the bad luck runs headlong into horrifying crime will never ill will, wrongs pile up, and fully dissipate. There can be no lives are destroyed, viewers are closure. incapable of averting their gaze.

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(See previous page.)

Meanwhile, if you haven’t seen all the nominees, Vancity Theatre is screening the nominated Oscar shorts for animation (Feb. 20 at 8:45pm and Feb. 21 at 6:30pm) and live action (Feb. 19 and 20 at 6:30pm).

As well, the Academy Award-nominated documentary, 5 Broken Cameras, a first-hand account of

non-violent resistance in the West Bank, is being screened Feb. 20 at 4pm.

VIFF’s celebration of Black History Month continues with Soundtrack for a Revolution on Feb. 25 before it makes way for New Spanish Cinema Week from Feb. 22 to 28.

Other screenings to round out February include The Invisible War on Feb. 21 at 4pm, and the 1975 version of The Magic Flute, directed by Ingmar Bergman, on Feb. 21.

To get a full list of screenings at Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour), including $6 Music Mondays, go to VIFF.org.

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In the summer, her yard boasts climbing vines replete with kiwis and grapes, Columnar apple trees, fruit-bearing shrubs, pots filled with herbs, eggplants, zucchinis, assorted lettuces, tomatoes and more.

Today for lunch she’s serving ratatouille, a delicious traditional French stewed vegetable dish. It will be served on a bed of quinoa — “the only plant that is a complete protein,” she says.

Forget about the 100-mile diet.

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In the warm season, Lindsay can walk out to her garden and pick all the ingredients she needs for this dish right from her own edible landscape.

Now, she’s sharing her 25 years of experience in landscape design and horticulture and helping others transform their outdoor spaces with her new book Edible Landscaping: Urban Food Gardens that Look Great.

“It’s a design book to inspire and [it] gives technical information,” says Lindsay, who will be sharing tips from the book at this week’s BC Home and Garden Show.

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Edible Landscapes author Senga Lindsay is giving a presentation about seven garden ideas at the BC Home and Garden Show this Sunday. Rob Newell photo Thinking about growing lettuce? “A good choice for a shady garden, Swiss chard is a designer’s, horticulturalist’s and chef’s dream. In terms of pests and diseases, very little can go wrong with this vigorous ‘cut-and-come-again’ plant,” she writes. “Vibrant white, red, yellow and even purple stalks have been bred into a variety of cultivates that you can use to accent your ornamental containers, flower border or that special culinary dish.”

Before you start planting your edible landscape, she has this advice: “The biggest thing is to start small.”

She always suggests starting with a four-foot by four-foot area “and then you can expand.”

If you’ve got kids, she offers tons of fun ideas in the book.

“Rule of thumb is to give them some space and let them do what they want,” Lindsay says.

One idea is to create a “pizza garden” in the shape of pie that’s divided into individual slices that each offer separate growing zones for different toppings, such as Margherita tomatoes, peppers and basil.

With youngsters, she notes, it helps to give them instant growing gratification with veggies like radishes or carrots that they can crunch on right away. “They get the connection that if you plant it you can eat it.”

Senga Lindsay will present “Seven Edible Garden Ideas to Inspire” at the BC Home & Garden Show at BC Place this Sunday (Feb. 24) starting at 1 p.m. After, she will signing copies of her book and answering questions.

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urrounded by Tobias Wong’s provocative work, your first thought is actually of lost possibilities.

“At the end of the day, this guy would have been huge. It’s something that Vancouver should be more proud about,” says Vancouver’s Cristina Belmonte, who has spent almost two decades doing design-related PR [page 6].

Wong — a visionary, anti-consumerist, rip-off artist and prankster — was 35 when he died almost three years ago. It was ruled suicide but close supporters suspect sleepwalking.

In his short career, the designer created work that tampered with consumer culture, posed uncomfortable questions about desire and responded very much to his enfant terrible reputation in his adopted home of New York City.

Gold Pills (capsules designed to tint the swallower’s poop gold), The Ottoman (a more polite title for his bright red ottoman that vibrates and features a fur-lined man-opening) and his lethal take on wedding rings, will have you questioning the lines between theft and inspiration, culture and cliché.

The Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut) has all of his work in one room for the first time, and visitors who come before Object(ing): The Art/Design of Tobias Wong closes Feb. 24 will have the opportunity to also see Sex Talk in The City and Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver. — Kelsey Klassen

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I’m sick and tired of lawlessness in Vancouver and the apathy of people in power.

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Danger on wheels A bike ran into me a year ago. I broke my ankle and a bone in my foot, lost my holiday and had no recourse since the bike had no licence plate for ID. Today, walking down Davie I saw what looked lik a tiny Fiat one-seater car — it was totally enclosed, had rear lights and turn signal. It was keeping pace with cars. No licence plate and nothing to ID the moving machine. What is it going to take to have something done about the speeding bikes on the sidewalk and now uninsured cars on the road? If this is the way it’s going, I’m buying one; after all it’s the insurance that is the most expensive part of driving.

Trees mourned Mole Hill has made no friends by arbitrarily chopping down the 12 cherry trees on the 1100 block of Pendrell. A society which sees itself as considerate and sensitive to its neighbours made no attempt to notify or consult them before having the trees removed. If the cherry trees were indeed diseased, they could have been replaced by healthy ones instead of the usual maple.

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Free Will Astrology #Z 3PC #SF[TOZ r Week of February 21 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): In the course of her world travels, writer Jane Brunette has seen many wonderful things — as well as a lot of trash. The most beautiful litter, she says, is in Bali. She loves the “woven palm leaf offerings, colourful cloth left from a ceremony, and flowers that dry into exquisite wrinkles of color.” Even the shiny candy wrappers strewn by the side of the road are fun to behold. Your assignment, Aries, is to adopt a perceptual filter akin to Brunette’s. Is there any stuff other people regard as worthless or outworn that you might find useful, interesting, or even charming? I’m speaking metaphorically as well as literally.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): The Old Testament tells the story of a man named Methuselah, who supposedly didn’t die until he was 969. Some Kabbalistic commentators suggest that he didn’t literally walk the earth for almost 10 centuries. Rather, he was extra skilled at the arts of living. His experiences were profoundly rich. He packed 969 years’ worth of meaningful adventures into a normal life span. I prefer that interpretation, and I’d like to invoke it as I assess your future. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Taurus, you will have Methuselah’s talent in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): In the coming weeks, I’m expecting your life to verge on being epic and majestic. There’s a better than even chance that you will do something heroic. You might finally activate a sleeping potential or tune in to your future power spot or learn what you’ve never been able to grasp before. And if you capitalize gracefully on the kaleidoscopic kismet that’s flowing your way, I bet you will make a discovery that will fuel you for the rest of your long life. In mythical terms, you will create

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Jackalopes resemble jackrabbits, except that they have antlers like deer and tails like pheasants.

They love whiskey, have sex only during storms, and can mimic most sounds, even the human voice. The milk of the female has curative properties. Strictly speaking, however, the jackalope doesn’t actually exist. And yet Wyoming lawmakers have decided to honor it. Early this year they began the process of making it the state’s official mythical creature. I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because now would be an excellent time to select your own official mythical creature. The evocative presence of this fantastic fantasy would inspire your imagination to work more freely and playfully, which is just what you need. What’ll it be? Dragon? Sphinx? Phoenix? Here’s a list: tinyurl.com/MythicCritters

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): People in Sweden used to drive their cars on the left-hand side of the road. But a growing body of research revealed it would be better if everyone drove on the right-hand side. So on September 3, 1967, the law changed. Everyone switched over. What were the results? Lots of motorists grumbled about having to alter their routine behavior, but the transition was smooth. In fact, the accident rate went down. I think you’d benefit from doing a comparable ritual sometime soon, Libra.

Which of your traditions or habits could use a fundamental revision?

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): The temptation to hide what you’re feeling could be strong right now. You may wonder if you should protect yourself and others from the unruly truth. But according to my analysis, you will be most brilliant and effective if you’re cheerfully honest. That’s the strategy most likely to provide genuine healing, too — even if its initial effects are unsettling. Please remember that it won’t be enough merely to communicate the easy secrets with polite courage. You will have to tap into the deepest sources you know and unveil the whole story with buoyantly bold elegance.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): The word “chain” may refer to something that confines or restricts. But it can also mean a series of people who are linked together because of their common interests and their desire to create strength through unity. I believe that one of those two definitions will play an important role in your life during the coming weeks, Virgo. If you proceed with the intention to emphasize the second meaning,

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Do you floss your teeth while you’re meditating? Do you text-message and shave or put on make-up as you drive? Do you simultaneously eat a meal, pay your bills, watch TV, and exercise?

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PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): You may have heard the thundering exhortation, “Know thyself!” Its origin is ancient. More than 2,400 years ago, it was inscribed at the front of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece.

As important as it is to obey this command, there is an equally crucial corollary: “Be thyself!” Don’t you agree? Is there any experience more painful than not being who you really are? Could there be any behavior more damaging to your long-term happiness than trying to be someone other than who you really are? If there is even the slightest gap, Pisces, now is an excellent time to start closing it. Cosmic forces will be aligned in your favor if you push hard to further identify the nature of your authentic self, and then take aggressive steps to foster its full bloom.

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GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209

WE Vancouver Thursday, February 21, 2013

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

WEVancouver.com 19

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

HELP WANTED- Prince Rupert BC. WAINWRIGHT MARINE SERVICES LTD. Deckhand- Looking for deckhands at marine towing company.

Requirements: ROCMC, SMVOP, MED A2 and marine first aid (all current) Tug Boat Captain- Looking for Tug Boat Captains at marine towing company.

Requirements: 60 ton ticket, seafarers, medical (all current), and at least 5 yrs seatime working as a Captain on a tug boat.

For more information about posted jobs: fax: 250-624-5473 or email: wms@citytell.net Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta.

Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

NIGHT TIME CLEANERS needed 7 nights/week, lower mainland area On contract basis. (604)572-0070

RIVER FLY FISHING GUIDE AVID FLY FISHER, JET AND DRIFT BOATS EXPERIENCE AN ASSET. REMOTE LODGE IN BC. EMAIL RESUME AND REFERENCES TO TSYLOS@TSYLOS.COM

Wild and Crazy, Can’t Be Lazy

$440/wk, up to $800/wk Must like loud Music & Travel Outgoing ppl only and avail immediately call today,start tomorrow!

Cindy 604-777-2195 134

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

F/T FOOD SERVER w/exp. req for Mamalee. Good communication skills & be familiar with Malaysian and Chinese foods. Must be fluent in English. Knowledge of Chinese an asset. $10.25 hourly. Send resume kristine_chin@hotmail.com

INDIAN restaurant in Kelowna looking for experienced Tandoor Chef for 1 month contract. Excellent package offered. Call Jobs 250 899 0316.

JITLADA Thai Restaurant, Van., requires 1 Cook. Exp: 2-3 yrs. $18.00/hr. Send Resume: Email: jitlada@mail.com

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS CHAM EDUCATION is hiring a F/T Office Administrator in Vancouver. $20/hr, 37.5hr/wk. Skills: PC, Ms Office, fluent in English and Korean. info@chameducation.com

151

PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

DIRECTOR OF Public Works & Engineering, Competition #13-05 for the City of Quesnel.

Please refer to our website at www.quesnel.ca for more information on municipal services and a full job description.

City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel BC V2J 7J5 Fax (250) 992-2206 or Email: ncoe@quesnel.ca

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT & DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions avail. in Surrey. Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine experience considered an asset.

Union Shop ~ Full Benefits.

Forward Resume to Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail:ars@cullendiesel.com EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Caterpillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning.. Write apprenticeship exams. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.

PUT POWER INTO your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer.

On-campus boiler lab. 4th ClassPart A 3rd Class. Affordable residences.

GPRC Fairview Campus.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Own A Vehicle?

No Credit Checks!

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242

CONCRETE & PLACING

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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One visit will amaze you!

Call today for a better tomorrow. *NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL* 3 Readings for $45.

604-653-5928

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 GET the BEST for your MOVING. From $40/hr. Licensed & Insured.

Senior Discount. 778-773-3737

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

But Dead Bodies!!

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

604.587.5865

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

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

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GARDENING

374

TREE SERVICES

TREE & STUMP 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

PETS

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

468

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

LIVESTOCK

HERD Dispersal $15,000 - 50 Saanen/LaMancha/Alpine does. Also many kids from April to June 2012 for sale. Prefer selling as a herd but will sell individually/consider trade for meat goats. 604-864-8888

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

C & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077

HOOT & OWL

477

PETS

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: carol@blackdiamondranch.ca Boxer pups, ckc reg, vet ch. 2m, 1 flashy fawn, 1 brindle, born Jan 23, rep. breeder1-604-794-3786, l/m

Roof & Drywall Repairs

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

CARPENTRY & TILE WORK

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens Snow / Salting Rubbish Removal NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

FURNITURE

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

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. STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

Damaged House? Pretty House?

Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We Will Buy Your House, Quick Cash & Private!

Mortgage Too High & House Won’t Sell? Can’t Make Payments?

We Lease Your House, Make Your Payments & Buy It Later!

604.657.9422

www.webuyhomesbc.com

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

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Call For Details!

Martinique Walker, AMP Mortgage Broker Specialist Verico Assent Mortgage Corp.

Call: 604.984.9159 Toll Free: 866.984.9159

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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1-877-776-1660.

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Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Guarantee on work. Refs.

604-773-7811

MOVING & STORAGE

Eastcan Roofing & Siding 604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324

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

Free est. Reasonable rates.

(604)961-7505, 278-0375

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

845

MOTORCYCLES

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done.

Ultimate family guardian $800 (604)308-5665 Lab/Shepherd/Rotti x puppies, purebred, 2M/2F, great family pets, $250. Call 604-864-1004.

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 PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950.

Call 604-302-2357 SHIH TZU Tiny Toy Poodle X pups, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed.

M $400, F $450. 604-866-4467.

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS EXCEL ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofing work. New Roof, Reroof, Repairs. Free est. (778)878-2617

Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

830

THE ONE, THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes.

Quality instruction and state-of-theart training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta.

1 - 8 8 8 - 9 9 9 - 7 8 8 2 ; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

MORTGAGES

CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cup pup, blonde & white, male, 9 weeks, ready now. $650. 604-794-7347

•New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

The Scrapper

Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction.

Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

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AUTO FINANCING

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Gary 604-339-5430

CENTRAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION Complete Renovations

810

MATTRESSES starting at $99

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

548

TRANSPORTATION

WE BUY HOUSES

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

338

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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removal done RIGHT!

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

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SHORE MECHANIC – F/T Heavy Duty Mechanic Certificate or equivalent w/5 yrs exp. www.westcoast tug.ca/shore-mechanic

SPIRITUAL PHYSIC HEALER

$45/Hr

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

ELECTRICAL

C & C Electrical Mechanical

172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

Local & Long Distance

Running this ad for 8yrs

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

AFFORDABLE MOVING

LEGAL SERVICES

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MOVING & STORAGE 2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136

Borrow Up To $25,000

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

PERSONAL SERVICES

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ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOFERS

Required for Maple Ridge roofing co. Previous experience is an asset, not necessary - willing to train. Wages Commensurate with Experience.

Fax resume 604.462.9859 or e-mail - hiroofingltd@shaw.ca or Call: Sue 604.880.9210

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

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WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective February 21 toFebruary 27, 2013.

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

Grocery Department Earth Balance Original Buttery Spread

2/7.00

Meat Department Annie Chun’s Roasted Seaweed Snacks

Whole Specialty Frying Chickens

3.99lb/ 8.80kg

assorted varieties

2/3.00

425g

product of USA

Produce Department Organic California Grown Red or Green Leaf Lettuce PRICING

10g • product of USA

Organic Sirloin Tip Steaks Dairyland Milk

Clif Crunch Bars

value pack

2/7.00

4.99

4L product of Canada

WOW!

PRICING

Rogers Granola

210g • product of USA

700-750g product of Canada

Uncle Luke’s Maple Syrup

assorted varieties

from 4.99

3.79

5.99

40-135g

assorted varieties

6.49

375ml product of Canada

PRICING

product of USA

.50/100g off

regular retail price

170g • product of USA

product of Canada

Bakery Department Organic Multigrain Bread

L’Ancetre Organic Cheese

assorted varieties

from 6.99

3.99

Amy & Brian Coconut Juice

TrueBlue or TrueBlack Juice

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

520ml +deposit +eco fee • product of Thailand

2/7.00

assorted varieties

from 3/6.99

product of Canada

Rice Bakery

1.36L +deposit +eco fee • product of Canada

Rizopia Rice Pasta

375g

1.00

off regular retail price pack of 3 or 6

2/6.00

Elias Honey Bear Honey Squeeze Bottle

20% off regular retail price

Health Care Department 20% off

regular retail price Shikai Borage Therapy Lotion

11.99

238ml

For dry skin that just won’t go away use ShiKai’s fragrance free all natural borage therapy lotion.

Green Foods True Vitality

Double Chocolate Fudge Rice Cookies or Bite Size Rice Flour Brownies

1.00

off regular retail price 6 -12 pack

340-454g

assorted varieties

530g

Banana Chocolate Chip or Oatmeal Carrot Walnut Muffins

340-404g product of USA

325g • product of Canada

2/4.00

3.99

Udi’s Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread

assorted varieties

bags or bins

Radius Toothbrushes

4.99

710ml

Organic Golden Flax

Choices’ Own Organic Cheese 285g

Wild Planet Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon

assorted varieties

1.98lb/ 4.37kg

Bulk Department

product of India

Eco Max Household Cleaners

each

PRICING

WOW!

650ml • reg 6.99

2/4.00

2.98

Organic California Grown Broccoli

Tasty Bite One Step Indian Entrees

medium

WOW!

Happy Planet Soups or Chili

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

Super Sweet “Gold” Pineapples Grown in Ecuador

Deli Department

Nourishtea Loose Tea

2/7.00

8.99lb/ 19.82kg

assorted varieties

skim, 1, 2 or 3.25%

1.98

each product of USA

WOW!

29.99

714g

Designed as an all in one meal, it contains vegetarian protein, omega-3, probiotics, enzymes, carbohydrates, greens, fibre, and 100% of the RDA of the essential daily vitamins.

product of Canada

WOW!

Seminars & Events at The Annex at Choices Floral Shop 2615 W16th Ave, Vancouver.

Cost $30 for each event. Register online or call 604-736-0009.

PRICING

Monday, February 25, 7:00-9:00pm

Cooking Class: Foods to Warm The Heart: Heart Healthy Comfort Foods With Chef Antonio Cerullo.

Look for our

Wednesday, February 27, 6:30-8:30pm

WOW!

Cooking Class: Build Up Flavour, Shake Down Salt: Low Sodium Eating With Panache

PRICING

With Fetter and Fetterly.

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3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna

Floral Shop

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

2615 W. 16th Vancouver 603-736-7522