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The Magic Flute, West Coast style Mozart’s The Magic Flute is both a romantic story of lovers in the centre of a battle between the forces of light and darkness, as well an allegorical tale of the quest for life’s meaning, says Vancouver Opera, which is mounting a visually stunning West Coast interpretation at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Director Robert McQueen consulted with a panel of First Nations artists about the legends and traditions of BC’s coastal First Nations to provide a fresh look at Mozart’s work. “Coastal traditions dictate equality of the sexes, allowing McQueen to eliminate much of the language criticized as sexist in recent years,” the VO says.

Many First Nations contributors have played a role in set design, choreography

and costumes. Sarastro’s followers are clothed in representative dress of BC’s 10 coastal Nations and the set design represents the three planes of land, water and air central to First Nations mythology. Oh, and let’s not forget the singers! Expect stand-out performances by John Tessier, Simone Osbourne, Joshua Hopkins, Phillip Ens and Marion Newman and VO mainstage debuts from Teiya Kasahara, Michael Barrett, Melody Mercredi, Leah Alfred and Sylvia Szadovszki. It is sung in English but the spoken dialogue is in both English and a dialect of the Musqueam language, projected on a screen above the stage. Evening performances are March 9, 12, 14 and 16 at 7:30pm with 1:30pm matinees on March 10 and 17.

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From Whistler to White Rock, on March 7 more than 200 restaurants will be making a difference for those in the community living with HIV/AIDS. Dine out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner on that day and 25 per cent of your meal will benefit the Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful charities. Guests will receive a Vancity Tuesday Savings Card, offering a 20 per cent savings on food purchased every Tuesday until February 2014 at 15 of the participating restaurants. Welcoming this year’s honourary chef, Chris Whitakker of Forage, are Loving Spoonful’s Lisa Martella and Friends for Life’s Sheena Sargeant. Addition details at DiningOutForLife.ca and on Twitter and Facebook /

Back in November. we told you about a movie written and directed by Vancouver stuntman Kirk Caouette, who also stars in Hit ‘n’ Strum. It’s about how two worlds literally collide when a driven young lawyer (Michelle Harrison) runs into Cauoette, who plays a homeless busker, with her car. The next day, when she walks by him and realizes he’s been there every day without her noticing, they begin a friendship that changes their lives. Shot in and around Gastown, it was inspired by a homeless man whose voice, and story capitivated Caoeutte. The film opens Friday, March 8 at Fifth Line Cinemas, 2100 Burrard.

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Spring Break camps: fun for a day or week Kids can do everything from learn how to solve a crime to perfect their snowboarding tricks

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Note: fees, program dates and registration deadlines are all subject to change, so please contact each service provider directly.

Golf Institute at Fraserview Spring Break Camps WHAT: Aspiring golfers ages 7 to 14 learn golf skills and fairway etiquette from PGA pro Mo Kidane.

PROGRAM DATES: Two Monday to Friday sessions available: March 18-22 or March 25-29; 9am-3pm daily.

WHERE: Fraserview Golf Course, 7800 Vivian Drive FEE: $249 plus GST INFO/REGISTER: 604.257.6923

CSI Vancouver at the Vancouver Police Museum WHAT: The Vancouver Police Museum trains burgeoning sleuths ages 8 to 13 on crime scene photography, evidence collecting, tracking suspects, and more.

PROGRAM DATES: March 19-21 or March 26-28; 10am-2:15pm WHERE: Vancouver Police Museum, 240 East Cordova FEE: $40 per day or $100 for three days INFO/REGISTER: 604.665.3346 March Break Crafternoons WHAT: Crafters ages 5 to 12 embrace their inner Martha Stewarts via artist-led painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and more.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-22 for 5- to 8-years-olds and March 25-29 for 9- to 12-year-olds; 1pm3:15pm daily.

WHERE: Collage Collage, 621 Kingsway FEE: $180 per week INFO/REGISTER: 604.569.1929 Music With Marnie Camp WHAT: Award-winning children’s performer Marnie Grey delights kindergarteners (and their siblings) in high-energy classes that foster creativity and confidence through songs, dance and play.

PROGRAM DATES: March 19-21; 10-10:45am WHERE: Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch FEE: $36 INFO/REGISTER: 604.257.6970

YogaButtons Camps WHAT: Ohm-seeking kids enjoy five days of yoga, crafts, stories and games at Kitsilano’s first childrencentric yoga studio.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-22; 9am-11am for 3- to 7-year-olds and 1-3pm for 8- to 12-year-olds WHERE: YogaButtons Studio; 2525 W. Broadway FEE: $100 plus HST INFO/REGISTER: 604.739.9642 6Pack Indoor Beach WHAT: Kids ages 7 to 11 spend all or part of their vacation playing volleyball and beach tennis, learning the basics of sand-sculpting, and otherwise frolicking in the sand at 6Pack Indoor Beach.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-22; 8:30am-5pm daily WHERE: 6Pack Indoor Beach, 11513180 Mitchell Road, Richmond FEE: Full week: $250; 3 days: $180; 1 day: $65; half-day: $35 INFO/REGISTER: 604.321.6800 Cliffhanger Climbing Kids Camp WHAT: If your active kids are predisposed to climbing their bedroom walls, Cliffhanger Climbing offers a satisfying alternative: a week of instruction on sky-high indoor climbing walls for kids ages 9 to 15.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-22 and March 25-29; 9:00am-1:00pm daily WHERE: Cliffhanger Vancouver, 670 Industrial Ave.

FEE: $200 plus HST INFO/REGISTER: 604.874.2400 Phoenix Gymnastics Camps WHAT: Kids ages 3 to 12 are invited to tumble, jump, balance and run to their hearts’ content at Phoenix Gymnastics full and halfday camps.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-22 and March 25-28; Full day: 9am4pm; Kindergarten: 9am-12pm at St. James and 9:30am-12:30pm at Millennium; Grades 1-7: 1pm-4pm WHERE: Millennium Gym: 4588 Clancy Loranger Way; St. James Gym: 3214 W. 10th FEE: Kindergarten/Grades 1-7: $187; Full day: $380 INFO/REGISTER: 604.737.7693 Grouse Mountain Adventure Camps WHAT: Kids ages 5 to 12 learn about owls, dig for treasure, craft, snowshoe, ice-skate, and have fun in the snow in Grouse Mountain’s adventure camps.

PROGRAM DATES: March 18-29; 8:30am-5:30pm WHERE: Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver FEE: $55 per day (non-members)/$50 per day (members); $245 for 5-day booking (nonmembers)/$220 for 5-day booking (members) INFO/REGISTER: 604.980.9311 Cypress Mountain Raven Rider Camps WHAT: Cypress Mountain offers

a full day on the slopes for snowboarders and skiers ages 6 to 12.

PROGRAM DATES: March 25-28; 9:30am-3:30pm WHERE: Cypress Mountain, North Vancouver FEE: $399 (with rental); $329 (without rental) INFO/REGISTER: CypressMountain.com/child-camps Mt. Seymour Day Riders Camp WHAT: Children ages 7 to 12 ski and snowboard with assistance from qualified instructors on beautiful Mt. Seymour.

PROGRAM DATES: March 1618, March 19-21, March 22-24; 9:30am-12:00pm or 1:00-3:30pm.

WHERE: Mt. Seymour, North Vancouver FEE: $152 (20% discount for pass holders); $48 (rentals) INFO/REGISTER: 604.986.2261 Community Centre Day Camps WHAT: Vancouver’s two-dozen community centres serve the needs of their constituents all year long, and during Spring Break, they truly rise to the occasion. Virtually every single community centre in Vancouver offers some sort of spring break camp for school-age kids. Dates, fees, and program specifics vary from centre to centre; for complete information, please visit Vancouver.ca and search for your closest community centre.

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It could happen to you: These Metro Vancouverites got their big breaks by trying out for Van Fashion Week (Mar. 19-24; VanFashionWeek.com)

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MARCH HOT TICKETS “It is a shame, a downright, crying shame that adults are bullies — it is absolutely pathetic,” says Mary Zilba (second from right) of what she is exposed to on the reality TV show Real Housewives of Vancouver.

She wants to use her celebrity to speak out about bullying and support causes such as the Shooting Stars Foundation. She’s singing Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together at the March 23 Motown Meltdown fundraiser at the Commodore. (For more information, go to ShootingStarsFoundation.org.)

At home with a Real Housewife Mary Zilba talks about Real bullies, her new album, and her quest for a man to cuddle with on the couch

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o what do you think?”

“They look great,” I reply. Mary Zilba glances at me a bit skeptically.

“Really?”

“Yeah, you look great,” I say. She looks beautiful, but I’m trying desperately to balance that sometimes blurry line of creepiness and honesty.

“Umm, yeah. That’s a nice look…I like the white.”

I look awkwardly at Mary’s Yorkshire terrier, George who’s obliviously and happily gnawing away on a bone.

We are sitting in Zilba’s living room, more than 30 storeys above False Creek, looking at some recent promo shots for her cosmetics line, BUFF Beauty. In the photos, she’s wearing nothing more than a white sheet.

“Of course he’s going to say that — you’re sitting right next to him,” says Laura Yake, operations manager of BUFF Beauty and a close friend of Zilba’s, who was working on her laptop across the room.

Before joining Real Housewives of Vancouver, Zilba was known as pop singer, having several top-40 hits since the late 90s. And, when she has the time, Zilba’s still releasing music — she has a covers album, Hero, coming out — and performing live, which she’ll be doing at Motown Meltdown March 23 at the Commodore.

“I love R&B and the whole Motown sound,” says Zilba, who will be covering Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together at the show. She grew up in Toledo, about an hour away from the birthplace of Motown — Detroit, Michigan. “A lot of people have done that song — Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, the list just goes on — but it’s one of my favourites and I’ve always loved it. When I was Miss Ohio, I sang it.”

But despite a presence in music, Zilba is probably more known for her role on the Real Housewives of Vancouver. While she admits the fighting and drama on the reality show has taken an emotional toll, she also credits it for being a stepping stone back into music.

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“It’s something, I knew, that would give me opportunities to do things that I’m passionate about,” she says.

Zilba’s list of passions also includes helping a number of charitable causes. This was a big influencer when deciding to perform at the Motown Meltdown, which is contributing its proceeds to the Shooting Stars Foundation, a group dedicated to helping front-line AIDs agencies.

“I saw who the event was supporting and felt like I had to do it at that point,” she says, looking into her tumbler glass of white wine. “My father always used to say, ‘If you do something for someone and more than two people know about it, then you did it for the wrong reason.’ Yes, what my father said was true but, on the other hand, when you have a public platform, you can raise awareness at a level you weren’t able to do without some celebrity.”

Another charity she works very hard for is the anti-bullying cause of Pink Shirt Day. Her support is rooted in the pain of one of her sons being bullied but it’s clear, as she talks more, that she has had very personal and recent experiences with it as well.

“Yeah I’ve been bullied on the show, but that is not why it’s important to me — it’s about helping the youth for me,” she says. She shakes her head.

“But it is a shame, a downright, crying shame that adults are bullies — it is absolutely pathetic.”

“I know my kids don’t like it when they see it on the show,” she continues, still wincing at the sting of those memories. “And what kind of example is that to called somebody fat and a loser and chipmunk cheeks — it’s horrible when you pick on the physical traits of somebody.”

So what’s more difficult? Reality TV or the music industry?

“Reality TV,” she says without a pause. “It’s tough. I mean I went into this show thinking they were going to have a field day trying to set it up to get us to argue. I went in there being totally authentic and totally true to who I am and you can see me in the show being genuinely hurt. That’s real. Our show’s not scripted and people think that but I’m like, ‘It’s not scripted — who would take that role of Jodi?’ You’d have to pay me millions to take that role.”

But despite the drama, despite the incredibly hectic schedule of being a mother, a singer, a reality show personality and whatever else she is that week, Zilba says she’s ready to settle down with a guy.

“I’m a great girlfriend,” she says matter-of-factly.

Zilba’s last serious relationship ended just before she started the show. “I’m not really interested in dating. I just want to find a partner. I don’t know, I’m a better girlfriend than a date. Like, how great

is it to lay on the couch and watch a movie together, have some wine and pass out.”

At that point I see our wine glasses, side by side on the coffee table, with a rom-com like When Harry Met Sally glowing on the flat screen in front us.

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“So anything else?” she asks, yanking me out of my revery.

“Sorry?”

“Any more questions? I think I talked your ear off,” she says with a laugh.

“No, not at all — you’ve been great,” I say.

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ARTSCLUB THEATRE COMPANY 604-687-1644 | ArtsClub.com THE 39 STEPS: A seductive mystery woman, an accusation

of murder, a missing finger, and a mad dash to foil foreign spies! Four gifted actors play over 150 characters in this Monty Python–flavoured Hitchcock spoof. Feb. 20-March 16

HOW HAS MY LOVE AFFECTED YOU?:

Marcus Youssef has a “difficult” relationship with his mother, Roleene. When the playwright discovers a storage locker full of her journals, he begins to delve into her history—and his own.

Playing until Mar. 23. $35.

2 PIANOS 4 HANDS: An autobiographical

story, the creators/stars Ted and Richard propel you through comically poignant vignettes of their childhood piano lessons and share the triumphs and tortures of being extraordinarily good failed musicians. Mar.14-Apr. 14 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (2750 Granville). $45.

THE VOYAGE: Boca Del Lupo’s “The Voyage” takes the audience on an imagined journey across the Pacific. Presented inside an actual shipping container placed on the old loading ramp on Granville Island. The Voyage is a 20 minute sonic journey that takes place completely in the dark. Showing Mar. 27-30.

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THE CULTCH 1895 Venables | 604-251-1363 thecultch.com EXTRACTION: Delve deep into the heart of

intertwined cultural phenomena: China’s rise as an economic power and oil extraction in Alberta.

This bilingual (English and Mandarin) play digs beneath the surface of highly charged political debates. Mar. 5-9. $15-$41.

BROKEN SEX DOLL: The rapid pace of

technological advancement in 2136 has only been matched by a dramatic decline of morality.

Robots have become lifelike, humans are robotic, and the two intermarry. Mar. 13-24. $15-$41.

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introduces Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” — the story of the four aristocratic Prozorov siblings as their hopes of returning to social prominence slip away. Mar. 30- Apr. 20. $14-$28. Times vary.

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20th century in a decaying Bible Belt town that

once was a prosperous coal mining community, it focuses on the murder of the aging local hermit.

Playing until Mar 16. $15-$20.

THE PRINCE’S PLAY: Victor Hugo’s tragic story

of the deformed jester who tries to protect his daughter from the sexual advances of the prince, brilliantly adapted by Tony Harrison, Britain’s leading verse playwright. Mar. 29-Apr. 21.

PACIFIC THEATRE 1440 West 12th | 604-731-5518 PacificTheatre.org MOTHER TERESA IS DEAD: A conscience-

stricken mother abandons husband, son and comfortable London home, resurfacing among the street children of India’s slums. To March 23. $15.

THEATRE FOR LIVING (HEADLINES) Firehall Arts Centre 280 E. Cordova Headlinestheater.com MALADJUSTED: Created and performed by

mental health patients and caregivers to address the issues in our mental health system that are creating barriers to patient-centered care. March 8-24 at Firehall Arts Centre. $12. 604-689-0926 and online.

MALADJUSTED DIALOGUE SERIES: Part

of the maladjusted project which includes performances of the interactive play. Two days of panels and community discussions to open the space for a true dialogue on mental health care.

Mar 18-19. All dialogue events free.

********************* • MOTHER MAY I: Ghost Light Project’s first 2013 production presents a full-length production depicting the lives of a prairie town family. Tickets are $25 in advance, $29.99 at the door. Mar. 22-30 at 8pm, with a 3pm matinee on Mar. 30. The Havanna Theater, 1212 Commercial Drive. Mother.brownpapertickets.com.

• HOLMES AND WATSON SAVE THE EMPIRE: A family-friendly, hilarious musical

mystery starring Damon Calderwood and Gordon Roberts (the fearless duo from Billy Bishop Goes to War) in its Canadian premiere. To Mar. 16, 8pm at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre (4360 Gallant).

$16-$18 at FirstImpressionsTheatre.com.

• THE CAT IN THE HAT: Carousel Theatre presents a stage version of Dr. Seuss’s classic book. For ages 3 and up. To Mar. 30 at Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island.

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DANCE Scotiabank Dance Centre 677 Davie | $22-$30 TicketsTonight.ca JOE INK: Choreographer Joe Laughlin revisits

some of his most popular works in an evening celebrating 25 years of making quirky, lyrical and imaginative dance. Mar 6-9, 8pm.

Dance House Vancouver Playhouse | 601 Cambie $70 at DanceHouse.ca CARTE BLANCHE: A combination of the

up-and-coming and the renowned results in an eclectic, exciting, and high-quality company at the forefront of the development of dance, both in Norway and abroad. Mar. 22-23, 8pm.

********************* * VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL: World-class dance performances and art at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall. Free sitespecific performances at the Woodwards Atrium, the VAG – offsite (Thurlow & Homer, next to the Shangri-La Hotel), Lonsdale Quay Market and the Roundhouse Turntable Plaza. Life drawing sessions at the Roundhouse (noon), as well as master classes with visiting guest artists. To March 23. 604-663-4966, info@vidf.ca, VIDF.ca

* VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL SALSAFESTIVAL: A four-day carnival of

dance at The Westin Bayshore Hotel. Program highlights include headline shows by the Ballet Nacional El Firulete Dance Company from Dubai and Colombia, plus dance classes. Mar. 7-10. This is the festival’s last year. SalsaFestival.ca

* SILK ROAD MUSIC: Conjuring the world on one stage with vibrant imagination and some of Vancouver’s finest dancers, with roots from around the world. Mar 25, 2pm. Roundhouse.

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Vitaly will perform a captivating trick that involves removing the photo from an audience member’s driver’s licence at The Cultch Mar. 8 to 10 and Mar. 15 to 17.

• MOZAICO FLAMENCO DANCE THEATRE: A blend of fiery flamenco dance and music with the Asian sounds of the Orchid Ensemble at the next edition of The Dance Centre’s popular Discover Dance!

Mar. 28 at 12pm. $10-$12. 604-684-2787 ticketstonight or thedancecentre.ca.

• COASTAL FIRST NATIONS DANCE FESTIVAL: Dancers of Damelahamid,

in partnership with the UBC Museum of Anthropology, present a week-long celebration of First Nations dance, music, and culture. Signature Performances Mar. 8 & 9 at 7:30pm. Tickets MOA.ubc.ca/ eventtickets. Festival Stage performances are Mar. 9 & Mar. 10 at 1 & 2:30pm and are included with MOA admission.

THE CINEMATHEQUE 1131 HOWE | 604-688-FILM SPAGHETTI UNCHAINED!: Eye-

popping, operatic, and amoral fun, from the masters of the Spaghetti Western genre. Anchored by an exclusive run of the re-release of the Quentin Tarantino favourite Django (1966). Mar. 12-14, 21-24. $11 Adult $9 Senior/Student (older than 18.) $3 annual membership required.

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orn in Belarus, but raised in Israel, a captivated 14-year-old Vitaly Beckman watched David Copperfield perform on the television set in his family’s Haifa

home.

“I was curious to find out how he did some of those things,” says Beckman with a thick Israeli accent. “He did some grand-scale magic but he also did some small-scale magic with a couple of rubber bands. I couldn’t figure out how he did it, so I thought, if it were me, how would I create an illusion like that?

“I developed something and showed it my family and they liked it, and I showed it to my friends and they liked it, so I wanted to show them more. I discovered that I had ideas of my own, ideas of new magic, new illusions that I could create.”

Beckman (or simply Vitaly, as he’s known on stage) has lived in Vancouver for four years. He has built an impressive reputation as an illusionist by wowing onlookers around the Lower Mainland with his original, art- and natureinspired tricks.

“I try to not to watch other magicians. I try to get inspired by sources outside of magic.

Like, I have a thing with leaves that was inspired by the sight of falling leaves.”

Beckman approaches his magic like an art form and like any artist, he hopes to inspire those who experience it, making the creativity contagious.

For example, during his upcoming shows, Beckman will be performing a trick that removes the person’s image from their driver’s licensc.

“For a lot of people, life becomes like a routine and they don’t pay attention to the special moments. When you watch magic you start to notice these things in every day life. I try to make it inspiring, so that when people go home, they have a feeling anything can be possible. Maybe their dreams can be possible and maybe they can achieve more.”

So has magic every helped him with meeting women?

“Hmm,” he ponders seriously. “Not really, because in every day life I try not to show off and use magic for those purposes. I treat more as an art. For people who need help with the ladies, they just need to be confident and believe in themselves. I don’t think a trick will help them.”

Beckman will be performing a string of shows in Vancouver at The Cultch March 8 to 10 and March 15 to 17.

Tickets and show information are available at EveningOfWonders.com.

artists from The Banff Centre summer programs, as well as young Victoria-born violinist Timothy Chooi. Mar 13-15, 10am.

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• Mar. 8 – UBC Chamber Strings, Jonathan Girard, director • Mar. 22 – Arioso Quintet • Mar. 29 – Arioso Quartet, Gene Ramsbottom basset horn, Gregory Cukrov, bassoon and sopranos Nicole Brooks & Baha Poureslami, mezzo-sopranos Evanna Chiew & Katie Miller, tenor Tony Caruso, bass Nickolas Meyer and Marisa Gaetanne, director

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• VANCOUVER SERBIAN FILMFEST:

The best in current Serbian cinema, with special guest actors and filmmakers. Tickets $16.50 or $55 for passes available online or at the door. Mar.12-15 at Collingwood Cinemas, 3215 Kingsway. VSFilmfest.com.

CLASSICAL VSO | VANCOUVERSYMPHONY.CA VSO CHAMBER PLAYERS: FRENCH MASTERS: Poulenc, Mart, Ibert, Debussy

and Francaix. Mar. 7 at 7:30pm and Mar. 10 at 2pm, Pyatt Hall.

THE HEROIC VADIM GLUZIM: James

Gaffigan conducts violinist Vadim Gluzman in a repertoire of Strauss, Berstein, Beethoven. Mar. 9 & 11, 8pm. Orpheum Theatre.

CLASSICS OF DANCE: Host Christopher Gaze salutes the Goh Ballet Academy and Youth Company. Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. Mar. 14, 2pm. Orpheum Theatre.

• VINO & FORTE: Guitarist Ivan Tucakov

and Pianist Oriana White perform an intricate and exotic blend of Flamenco and Classical music, while the audience savours a local BC wine. Mar. 15, Pyatt Hall (843 Seymour), $35, VinoAndForte.com

• THE VANCOUVER VIOLS: This

consort, made up of some of the area’s finest early music players, presents an assorted repertoire. Mar. 10 at Roedde House as part of its Second Sunday Series.

Reservations recommended.Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com

OPERA VANCOUVER OPERA QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE 648 CAMBIE | VANCOUVEROPERA.CA THE MAGIC FLUTE: See page 4. Mar. 10, 7pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 648 Cambie. Vancouveropera.ca

CELEBRATION: Conductor Steven Reineke’s arrangements and Leahy’s thrilling and emotional reels and jigs. Mar. 15 and 16, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre.

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Women’s intuition Nominated for an Artistic Achievement award at the Women in Film Festival, editor Lara Mazur reflects on 30 years in the industry

By Curtis Woloschuk

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iven that we’re speaking two days after the number of Oscars presented to women (nine) were severely outnumbered by the sexist salvos launched by host Seth MacFarlane, it seems only right to ask Lara Mazur how she’s seen attitudes towards women change during her three decades in the film and television industry.

“When I first started, I worked with a number of women filmmakers telling women’s stories,” she says, referring to films such as Martha, Ruth & Edie and American Boyfriends. In the Lara Mazur years since those early collaborations with Norma Bailey, Deepha Mehta, and Sandy Wilson, she’s seen positive signs in terms of both the increased presence and improved standing of women in the Canadian industry.

“There are a lot more writers and directors who have made their mark and become part of the mainstream,” she suggests. “Hopefully that will continue to change.”

It’s Mazur’s own “excellence in the telling of women’s stories” that’s seen the editor singled out by Women in Film & Televi-

sion Vancouver for an Artistic Achievement Award at their upcoming Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (kicking off March 7 at Vancity Theatre).

Cutting her teeth with the highly-regarded Winnipeg Film Group before moving to Vancouver in 1989, Mazur initially tried her hand at directing a couple of short films.

“What I liked most of all about it was the magic of the editing room,” she recalls of those dalliances with directing. Rather quickly, she determined that her calling was in the editing bay rather than behind the camera. “It’s my favourite part of the filmmaking process,” she says of her chosen craft. “It’s where you get to recreate the story.”

In filmmaking circles, it’s generally believed that a film is written three times: once by the screenwriter, again by the director and actors, and finally by the editor.

Every editor has his or her own approach to cutting footage.

Of her technique, Mazur says, “What I bring is my intuition. I’m a person who’s curious about people and what motivates people. I think I have a keen eye for an honest performance. I try to look for truth in the material. I like to collaborate with the director. In that collaboration, I’m able to be honest and direct.”

Her candour, insight, and storytelling acumen have allowed Mazur to forge rewarding

“It’s my favourite part of the process. It’s where you get to recreate the story,” says film editor Lara Mazur of her chosen craft. One of her projects, Flashpoint, just took Best Dramatic Series at the inaugrual Canadian Screen Awards. Photo courtesy Flashpoint creative partnerships that have lasted for decades. The Pastor’s Wife, her most recent undertaking with the aforementioned Bailey, culminated with both the director and editor earning Canadian Screen Award nominations. (Flashpoint, for which she is an editor, won Best Dramatic Series.)

Mazur admits that receiving an “achievement award” lends itself to reflection. Looking back at the first three decades of her career, she fondly recalls her early work with Allan Kroeker, whose projects earned her first editing credits and helped her establish a foothold in the industry. “I think it’s the best job. That I get paid for it is incredible,” she enthuses. “But, I also do projects for love as well. I’m about to do a low budget feature with a talented young director.”

This new talent would be Ana Valine, whose first feature film – Sitting on the Edge of Marlene – has been mentored by Denys Arcand (The Barbarian Invasions) and will star Suzanne Clément, winner of Best Actress at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The passion Mazur feels for Marlene is evident as she praises Valine’s ability to attract such remarkable talent to her project.

“It’s amazing. I think she’s going to be an up-and-comer.”

Meanwhile, Valine undoubtedly looks at Mazur’s career accomplishments with similar admiration.

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ELEKTRA WOMEN’S CHOIR ELEKTRA.CA NORWEIGAN SPRING: Elektra’s Artistic

Director Morna Edmundson is sharing the stage with guest conductor Gamborg Helbekkmo, featuring a Scandinavian, Canadian and international repertoire.

March 9, 7:30pm at Ryerson United Church (2195 W. 45th). $15-$28 at BrownPaperTickets.com.

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includes Mozart, Schubert, Palestrina, Rutter, the two Stephens (Chatman and Foster). Pacifica Singers joins in on several pieces. Mar. 15, 8pm at Ryerson United Church (2205 W. 45th). $32.75 at Ticketmaster.ca.

• MESSIAH: PASSION & RESURRECTION: Stellaria singers are

joined by some of Vancouver’s finest early music instrumentalists, as well as guest singers. John’s Shaughnessy Church (1490 Nanton), Mar. 23, 8pm. By donation at StellariaVoices.brownpapertickets.com.

• CHOR LEONI AND FRIENDS: Chor

Leoni has shared the stage with rock stars, opera superstars, and stars of the stage.

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• MUSIC IN THE MORNING: Music from

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• SONIC BOOM 2013: Works by 40 BC composers. The first concert March 21 featuring Turning Point Ensemble at the Orpheum Annex. The remaining concerts, March 22-24 are at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music, Pyatt Hall. VancouverProMusica.ca

hristina Sicoli jumps up from her window seat at Nelson the Seagull to give me a big hug when I arrive (late as usual.) I apologize for the bus that never came and she takes out her iPhone to show me one of those picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words photographs of two women on her bus. We sit down and instantly start sharing stories as if it’s been way too long since we’ve last had a chance to chat.

And then, almost at the same moment and almost with the same thought, we pause. “Wait a minute,” each of our brains is telling us, “you’ve never met this woman before in your life.”

That, in a nutshell, is what Christina Sicoli is like. She’s one of those people who in the course of a one-hour interview — which is supposed to be about her acting career — has me surreptitiously writing that “she’d be a terrific best girlfriend” in my notebook. As far as first impressions go, she must have a waiting list of best friends.

But before we get to my Five Reasons Why Christina Sicoli Deserves to be a Star, let’s talk about that acting and comedy career. She did a lot of work with Second City back in her Toronto days. Here in Vancouver, she co-wrote some of the episodes in the Insayshable web series, in which she played the comic foil to her lookingfor-love-in-all-the-wrong-places girlfriend, Saysha (played by her real-life friend and the creator of the show, Amy Matysio.)

Sicoli just wrapped up a role in Afterparty, a film by the new Vancouver start-up, Sociable Films. “It felt like I was hanging out with friends for six weeks,” she says. Friends, indeed. One of her fellow actors in the film is David Milchard, with whom she will star in a “real-life” Big Italian Wedding this May.

EVENTS • VITALY: AN EVENING OF WONDERS: See page 9. March 8-10 & 15-17, 8pm. The Cultch, 1895 Venables

• FASCINATING EXPEDITION & ADVENTURE TALKS (FEAT): Nine

local speakers from a range of adventure disciplines to talk about their recent accomplishments and expeditions. Mar. 8 at the Rio Theatre. $20. FEATCanada.ca/ tickets/.

• PETEXPO: The PetExpo show will

offer hundreds of pets, pet products, service providers, entertainers, clubs, and organizers for pets (incl. reptiles). Mar. 9-10, times vary. PNE, 2901, East Hastings St. $9 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, and free for children under 12.

• COAST SALISH DRUMMING WORKSHOP: Mar. 27 from 7-9pm.

Free, 149 West Hastings. SFU.ca/ aboriginalpeoples/workshops.html.

• SECRET WORLD OF SHARKS AND RAYS: Explore the mysterious lives of these

creatures and their cousins, the skates, rays and ratfishes, at the Vancouver Aquarium until April 30. VanAqua.org

FESTIVALS • CELTICFEST VANCOUVER: Music,

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She filmed (on an iPhone) a web series called Lucille in Love “about a 1920s girl who’s trapped in the modern world and looking for love.” Last Christmas she appeared as Joey Lawrence’s sister in Hallmark’s Hitched for the Holidays and the fairy godmother in Nickelodeon’s Ragz.

And, as if the list wasn’t long enough… At the release party for sci-fi web dramedy True Heroines (March 12 at the Rio Theatre), she’ll be performing live as underground cabaret owner Mama Spagootch. Tickets for the cabaret show and series screening are $20 at BrownPaperTickets. com/event/329280. Come before 8pm to catch the red carpet (1660 E. Broadway).

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o what’s a key characteristic of Scottish music?

“Musically, there are some really obvious time signature characteristics that mark the music apart from other types of music,” explains Scottish singer Maeve Mackinnon. “The most obvious ones are the rhythms of the music. For example, in Scottish dance music, you have the Strathspey rhythm, or the ‘Scotch snap’, the jig and reel rhythms. But with song, it’s the unusual scale of the music, the sound and feel of the language.”

Vancouver will get to experience the Scotch snap when Mackinnon performs at the 2013 CelticFest, taking place until March 17 at a number of clubs, pubs and venues located around downtown. With Mackinnon, the lineup this year also consists of the Mahoney & Sons Celtic Village and Street Market (Celtic food, artisans and music), Irish comic Brendan Grace, Vancouver band The Town Pants, some scotch tasting and of course, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This year has more than 75 acts and all are free except for four events.

“We’ve programed some really good Celtic music and other great acts like the Godfather of Irish comedy — Brendan Grace — who’s playing the FanClub on Granville Street on March 9,” says CelticFest executive director Ian McAteer.

“I’m a fan. I find it difficult to talk to him on the phone and not laugh — even when he’s serious.”

McAteer, a Dublin native, says that while

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CELTICFEST: From left: Ciaran Farrelly and Jody Bartley of the Vagabonds, Ashleigh Lamontagne of Mahony & Sons, Brendan Duggan and Mick Mulcahy also of the Vagabonds, Mark Langan of Celticfest, Tina Schreiber of Mahony & Sons, and Ian McAteer, executive Director of CelticFest. Rob Newell photo the week is an opportunity to celebrate Celtic culture, it’s more importantly a way to bring the Vancouver community together including all of the diverse groups.

“It’s a great way for Vancouver to celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day parade and the culture surrounding it,” he says. “We have Celtic groups represented but we also have other communities from Vancouver there. It’s a way to get the entire community together — we’re having a lot of different people like Special Olympics medal winners, the Irish Heritage Society and Chinese cultural groups as well.”

Mackinnon has played in Vancouver several times and it wasn’t hard to convince her to come back for the festival

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because she loves the city and she’s also very proud of her culture.

“For me, growing up in the west of Scotland, the Gaelic West Coast has been very much part of my soul,” says the twice-nominated Gaelic Singer of the Year.

“In addition to writing my own songs, I have been lucky enough to have met and been taught by some fantastic tradition bearers who have been kind enough to pass on songs to me — I like to think of the tradition as a ‘carrying stream’ where I pass on songs to other singers and pupils.

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Changes at Q4 Alexandre Jolin, who started at Q4 Ristorante as a sous chef in 2010, has been proving his chops in the kitchen ever since. Now that the restaurant’s executive chef, Bradford Ellis, is the new executive chef at Q4 al Centro downtown, Jolin is replacing Ellis at the West Broadway location. “Chef Jolin has read that French cooking celebrates the chef, while Italian elevates the ingredients. As an ingredientcentric French chef, at the helm in an Italian kitchen, he can relate,” a press release says.

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Trevor Bird, the Season 2 runner up in Top Chef Canada, welcomed this season’s BC competitors at his West 4th restaurant, Fable. From left: Trevor Bird, Caitlin Hall, Kayla Dhaliwall, Matt Stowe, Daniel Hudson and Clement Chan. Jenn Chic photo

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f the 16 chefs who have come from across Canada to battle it out for the Season 3 title of Top Chef Canada, five are from the West Coast. While all may have a voracious appetite for competition and an unending passion for cooking, our very own chefs from Vancouver and Vancouver Island may have a bit of an advantage.

Matt Stowe, Kayla Dhaliwall, Caitlin Hall, Clement Chan and Daniel Hudson all agree that cooking here is a chef’s dream. Where 30 years ago an ingredient-focused style of cooking was called California Cuisine, and practised mainly in that abundant state, today’s chefs across our beautiful country have embraced the use of fresh-and-local as “just the way we work.”

“We are so lucky that we have access to so many fresh, local products year ‘round,” says Matt Stowe, a development chef for Cactus Club restaurant, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and cooked in NYC’s finest kitchens. While he did miss his wife and son during the competition, he made an unexpected discovery. “I really liked being on camera,” he admits with a charming smile.

Kayla Dhaliwall, executive chef at Tapenade Bistro in Steveston, graduated from VCC’s culinary arts program.

She loves to use local game and seafood to re-create the traditionally vegetarian Punjabi dishes she cooked with her grandmother — spicy potato roti are now stuffed with savoury duck confit, and she uses other Asian influences to put a new twist on classic comfort food. “My favourite style of cooking is the one I don’t

to plan a dish, you have to trust your know yet — I’m always pushing myself instincts,” Clement says. “It’s all about to learn more.” trusting yourself.”

Today’s chefs are definitely determined Anyone who’s spent any time in a and focused on honing their skills, and professional kitchen knows that chefs, as Top Chef was the perfect place to do serious as they can be, know how to have that. More accurately, the competition a good time. “As stressful as the days requires it — the kitchens are new, the would be, we had a lot of fun,” says diner is unknown, there are almost too Daniel Hudson, who just opened many ingredients and tools to choose Hudson’s on First with his wife in from, and the clock is constantly ticking.

Duncan, BC. While they did have a great “An hour in the real world feels like 10 time together, they all had their eye on minutes in the Top Chef kitchen. It’s just the prize: $100,000 cash, a GE Monoso fast,” says Caitlin Hall. As chef-degram kitchen worth $30,000, a custom cuisine at Pied-A-Terre French bistro on installation of Caesarstone Quartz Cambie, she is definitely faster and more efficient because of her experience on the Surfaces worth $25,000 and above all, the title of Top Chef Canada. “Everyone show. As a young chef she endured the got along really well, but in the end you testosterone-fest of classic French kitchstill want to win.” ens and was a competitive boxer, so Hall was up for the challenge. “It was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve ever Find out who won: Top Chef Canada predone, but it was also one of the best.” mieres March 18 on Food Network Canada Choosing to become a chef is often a at 10pm PT. TopChefCanada.ca decision made out of convenience but unfolds into a lifelong passion, like it did for Clement Chan, Vancouver’s favourite breakfast of Le Tigre food truck (found at destination for over 10 years. the Winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey Stadium.) While he resisted his family’s restaurant business for as long he could, he finally found the stability and focus he needed in the kitchen.

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After stints in London and Europe, Bryant Mao is back in Vancouver as the new wine director for Hawksworth Restaurant, which won platinum for its wine program at last year’s Vancouver International Wine Festival. It’s a dream come true for Mao, who is working towards becoming a Master Sommelier.

He wants to add more producers from Mosel, Piedmont, Burgundy and Champagne, as well as BC.

Bravo to the women The City of Vancouver is celebrating International Women’s Day by honoring some of the women who have contributed you our local food communities. The Remarkable Women of 2013 are Ilana Labow, Debra George, Jill Weiss, Joyce Rock, Margo Murphy, Maricela Medina Espinoza, Meeru Dhalwala, Mohinder Sidhu, Shirldene Reynolds, Jerilyn Sparrow, Suzanne Jacobs, Shayla Jacobs, Sandra Jacobs, Shawna Jacobs, Andrea Jacobs, Shelly JacobsThomas, Jade McGarvey (Jacobs), Chantelle Peters, Julie Peters, Sarah Massey, Arlene Guerrero, Ida Baker Hasler, Katie Mathias, and Stephanie Lim. The ceremony is March 8 at 7pm at VanDusen Gardens.

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s much as I love the Vancouver International Wine Festival, it’s always nice to exhale when it’s over and get back to “real life.” I did the math and between Wine Fest, other tastings and personal research, I’ve probably swirled, sniffed, sipped and spat around 1,200 wines over the last month.

Besides a few purple-stained teeth and notebooks, there are always reminiscences of particular bottles that linger long after tasting, of ones that provided extraordinary value and

enjoyment. The best is when those special wines aren’t the obvious firstgrowth Bordeaux or ridiculously-rare Italian gems, though those certainly can remain top-of-mind, but “everyday wines” that are affordable and I can share widely. Here are two of them:

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Sommelier of the Year Now that we’ve had a little wine, allow me to make a toast! A hearty congrats to Samantha Rahn, the wine director at Whistler’s Araxi Restaurant who won the Sommelier of the Year award at this year’s Wine Festival. When not snowboarding through every nook and cranny of the mountains, she’s built a very laudable wine program over the last seven years, offering an engaging balance of the best of British Columbia and the finest regions spanning the globe.

JOEY Bentall One I ensured a little extra space in this week’s column to offer a pat on the back to Jessica Bryans, along with her cellar manager, Lisa Cook.

Bryans’ wine program at The Wine Room at JOEY Bentall One received a Platinum Award at Wine Fest, the highest honour possible. It’s so commendable to have built such an interestJessica Bryans’ wine ing and diverse list of list at JOEY Bentall wines paired with always excellent service in the One was recognized with the wine festival’s high-volume, ultra-accessible “casual fine dining” highest distinction. sector. Well done!

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Samantha Rahn of Whistler’s highly respected Araxi restaurant was named Sommelier of the Year at the Vancouvver Wine Festival.

The BC Liquor Store at 39th and Cambie is offering A Taste of Burgundy on Thursday, March 21 from 4 to 6:30pm. You’ll not only be able to enjoy a few splashes from William Fèvre, Chablis and Bouchard Père et Fils, Burgundy, but they’ll be paired with artisan cheeses from Les Amis du Fromage to illustrate their food-friendly nature.

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here’s a geometrical term for what happens when two lines come together to form the top of a pyramid. Now there’s a new term for when that happens in Vancouver’s entertainment industry: Blueprint.

Adelphia Management Group and Blueprint Events have merged into Blueprint, making it a powerhouse in Vancouver’s club and concert scene.

It brings together the club management expertise of the Kerasiotis family — who own the iconic Celebrities, Caprice and Shine, among other venues — and the concert moxie of Blueprint Events’ Alvaro Prol, who’s populated stages across the city with some of the most popular bands and DJs of our time.

“Our careers are parallel,” says Bill Kerasiotis who, with his brother Chris, has been working with Prol since they first met in 1997. Prol has organized many of the events that filled Aldephia’s clubs and bars and through those experiences, they learned that they share the same approach to business. “There’s a natural symmetry.”

“We’ve always watched out for each other and strategically planned [with the other in mind,]” Prol says.

“We could do it without one another but together we can do better.”

“If you try to go it alone,” Bill adds, “it doesn’t work these days.”

The Kerasiotis brothers are the second generation of a quartet of Greek immigrants who arrived in Vancouver more than 40 years ago. Their late father, John, and three of his brothers started with a small Greek restaurant, Olympia Pizza, which is still owned by the family. Bill and Chris started

working in the family businesses as teenagers and got to know every aspect of what works and, often more importantly, what doesn’t work.

“It’s never been an exponential growth growth thing; you have your highs and your lows,” Bill says. It’s not that the Adelphia Group simply kept getting bigger and bigger. Yes, they added more properties, but as the economy and people’s tastes changed, the company had to change too. The family has always had to be as nimble as the dancers who want to see and be seen at the city’s most popular clubs.

Hence the most recent makeover of Celebrities. The Kerasiotises bought the Davie Street institution, which has hosted the likes of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, in 1978. It closed for renovations for five years in the early part of the century and is re-opening again this week (after a much shorter hiatus for improvements.) They gutted the entire building and have put in a new sound system.

“Celebrities, to me, is the epitomy of a dance club in Vancouver,” Bill says. “It’s just a free place — you can be a drag queen or a couple or whoever you want to be. The people who come there are open to that. There’s no club I love more than Celebrities.”

This comes less than a month after the opening of their new venture, Colony Bar in Kitsilano, and a few months after taking over Shine in Gastown — a neighbourhood that is intriguing territory for Blueprint as an alternative for those who don’t want the Granville party scene.

(Blueprint also organized the huge — 12,000 people — Boxing Day concert at BC Place.)

But making the company better and stronger in Vancouver isn’t the only thing in Blueprint’s plans. They also hope to expand the franchise into other cities in Canada.

“This merger is built on a good understanding of who does what and a vision of where we want to go,” Prol says. “You work hard and stay on the edge. You always have to stay ahead.”

After months of renovations, Bill Kerasiotis, Alvaro Prol and Chris Kerasiotis are excited about the re-opening of Celebrities, and the formation of their new company, Blueprint. Rob Newell photo

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21 AND OVER

Starring Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore While attending a screenwriting conference a few years ago, I heard Jon Lucas share the secret of his and co-writer Scott Moore’s success with their script for The Hangover.

During their meetings, the collaborators would dissect films that never quite fulfilled the considerable promise of their premise. Taking the amnesia concept of Dude, Where’s My Car? for a spin, they penned the highest grossing R-rated comedy in history.

With 21 and Over, Lucas and Moore — who also serve as directors — have inexplicably abandoned this strategy.

Instead, in a move reminiscent of the recent Dark Skies, they simply stitch together ideas that have already been

executed to perfection elsewhere.

And so, we have two pals — Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Astin) — who, much like Superbad’s leads, have drifted apart. Nevertheless, they’ve reunited for the 21st birthday of their friend Jeff Chang (Justin Chon as a Harold/Kumar composite) in order to get him wasted. They suddenly find themselves in a “one crazy night” movie when the neophyte drinker blacks out — he’ll assuredly have quite “The Hangover” in the morning — and Miller and Casey are left to wonder, “Dude... Where’s Jeff Chang’s house?”

Ultimately, 21 is akin to encountering Frankenstein’s monster — if the creature also had a puerile sense of humour grafted onto it. It elicits the occasional strained laugh, however, you can’t tear your eyes away from the sutures and staples that are barely holding the whole thing together. C.W.

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Oz: experience the awe OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Starring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis Directed by Sam Raimi Even Sam Raimi’s greatest admirers would be hard-pressed to claim that the geeky filmmaker’s instincts are infallible. After all, this is a man who took Spider-Man 3’s $250-million budget and delivered a bloated excuse for a blockbuster bogged down with cringe-worthy dance sequences and dreadful adversaries.

After getting back to his roots with the splatstick Drag Me to Hell, he now returns to the big leagues with this opulent prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Despite Disney’s considerable financial backing, what actually fuels the film is Raimi’s ability to rekindle the same scrappy resourcefulness that allowed him to make The Evil Dead, a certified cult classic, for little more than pocket change.

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When Oscar soon teams up with the good witch Glinda (Michelle Williams) instead, the jilted, suddenly green-skinned Theodora and her manipulative sister Evanora (Rachel Weisz) raise PG-rated hell — kicking off an epic brouhaha featuring Munchkins and flying monkeys.

While the story here is as simple to follow as a yellow brick road, Raimi executes it with panache, offering touching callbacks to earlier plot points, clever tributes to the 1939 classic, a moral for the kids (goodness trumps greatness), and an astonishing climax that’ll remind every movie-lover of the awe they experienced when they first encountered the silver screen.

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Free Will Astrology #Z 3PC #SF[TOZ r Week of March 7 PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): “Telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen,” says musician and businessman Derek Sivers. Numerous studies demonstrate that when you talk about your great new idea before you actually do it, your brain chemistry gives you the feeling that you have already accomplished it — thereby sapping your willpower to make the effort! The moral of the story: Don’t brag about what you’re going to do someday. Shut up and get to work.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Maybe you’re not literally in exile. You haven’t been forced to abandon your home and you haven’t been driven from your power spot against your will. But you may nevertheless be feeling displaced. It could be due to one of the conditions that storyteller Michael Meade names: “We may experience exile as a lack of recognition, a period of transition, an identity crisis, a place of stuckness, or else having a gift and no place to give it.” The good news, Meade says, is that exile can rouse your irrepressible motivation to get back to your rightful place.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Do you have a recurring nightmare that has plagued you?

If so, I suspect it will recur again soon.

Only this time, Taurus, you will beat it.

You will trick or escape or defeat the monster that’s chasing you. Congratulations on this epic shift, Taurus. Forever after you will have more power over the scary thing that has had so much power over you.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): The following request for advice appeared on Reddit. com: “My identical twin is stuck in an alternate dimension and she can only communicate with me by appearing as my own reflection in mirrors and windows.

How can I tell her I don’t like what she’s done to her hair?” This question is a variant of a type of dilemma that many of you Geminis are experiencing right now. I’m happy to say that you will soon get an unprecedented chance to commune directly with your alter egos. Your evil twin will be more available than usual to engage in meaningful dialogue. So will your doppel-

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Usually I advise Cancerians to draw up precise borders and maintain clear boundaries. As a Crab myself, I know how important it is for our well-being that we neither leak our life force all over everything nor allow others to leak their life force all over us. We thrive on making definitive choices and strong commitments. I now want to grant you a temporary licence to get a little wild and fuzzy. Don’t overdo it, of course, but explore the smart fun you can have by breaking some of your own rules.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In the course of formulating his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin read many books. He developed a rather ruthless approach to getting what he needed out of them. If there was a particular part of a book that he didn’t find useful, he simply tore it out, cast it aside, and kept the rest. I recommend this as a general strategy for you in the coming week, Leo. In every situation you’re in, figure out what’s most valuable to you and home in on that.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Here’s a passage from Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations: “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Virgo, I suspect your life may be like that in the coming days, with high contrasts between vivid sensations. The nature of your opportunities may seem warm and bright one moment, cool and dark the next. If you regard this as interesting rather than difficult, it won’t be a problem, but rather an adventure.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): “I worked as a hair stylist in Chicago’s Gold Coast for 20 years with some of the most gorgeous woman and men in the world,” writes sculptor Rich Thomson. “Once I asked a photographer who shot for the big magazines how he picked out the very best models from among all these great-looking people. His response: ‘Flaws. Our flaws are what make us interesting, special, and exotic. They define us.’” Meditate, Libra, on how your supposed imperfections are essential to your unique beauty.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): The genius of Leonardo da Vinci was in part fueled by his buoyant curiosity. In his work as an artist, musician, inventor, engineer, and writer, he drew inspiration from pretty much everything. He’s your role model for the coming week, Scorpio. Just assume that you will find useful cues and clues wherever you go. Here’s some advice from da Vinci himself: “It should not be hard for you to stop sometimes and look into the stains of walls, or ashes of a fire, or clouds, or mud, in which, if you consider them well, you may find really marvelous ideas.”

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Let me ask you: Where does the water you drink come from? What phase of the moon is it today? What was the indigenous culture that once lived where you live now?

Where is the power plant that generates the electricity you use? Can you name any constellations that are currently in the night sky? What species of trees do you see every day? Use these questions as a starting point as you deepen your connection with your specific neighborhood on planet Earth. Get yourself grounded!

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): There’s a writer I know whose work is brilliant.

She’s a champion of political issues I hold dear. She’s well-read and smarter than me. Yet her speech is careless and sloppy.

She rambles and interrupts herself. She says “uh,” “you know,” and “I mean” so frequently that I find it hard to listen, even when she’s saying things I admire.

I considered telling her about this, but decided against it. She’s an acquaintance, not a friend. Instead, I resolved to clean up my own speech — to make sure I don’t do anything close to what she does. This is a strategy I suggest for you, Capricorn AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): The German word Verschlimmbesserung refers to an attempted improvement that actually makes things worse. Be on guard against this, Aquarius. I fear that as you tinker, you may try too hard. I’m worried you’ll be led astray by neurotic perfectionism. To make sure that your enhancements and enrichments will indeed be successful: 1.

Think about how to make things work better, not how to make things look better.

2. Be humble and relaxed. Don’t worry about saving face and don’t overwork yourself. 3. Forget about short-term fixes; serve long-range goals.

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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$294.00 DAILY MAILING POSTCARDS! Guaranteed Legit Work.

Register Online! www.ThePostcardGuru.com ZNZ Referral Agents Needed! $20$95/Hr! www.FreeJobPosition.com Multiple $100 Payments To Your Bank! www.SuperCashDaily.com More Amazing Opportunities @ www.LegitCashJobs.com

JAMES Garden Ltd. requires 3 Farm Workers for Seasonal work starting around May 15-Oct.15. Approx. 50+ hrs/wk. Wage rate $10.25 hr. Duties are: planting, cultivating, harvesting, weeding, moving irrigation pipes,lifting etc. Fax resumes to 604-574-5921.

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rant/rave!

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

Naysayer fights back I’m glad to see some opposing commentary to all of us naysayers and critics of how City Hall and the province plan, prioritize and implement infrastructure projects. (Rants, Feb. 28) The retort from Tony Flello and Anonymous regarding my opinions about the Comox-Helmcken greenway, bike lanes, and public transit are misconstrued. Like many other of my neighbours, I am not a supporter AT ALL of the Comox-Helmcken greenway.

These writers comments referred to public consultation about HOW it was going to happen. A non-supporter doesn’t care HOW it’s going to be done. The project was a done deal anyways, whether I participated in the ‘consulting’ process, set up to give all us WestEnders the feel-good illusion of participation. The letters mailed out through the neighbourhood arrived AFTER the digging up of Comox had started! Comox and Helmcken were just fine the way they are. We already have a choice of beautiful seawall lanes and other bike lanes (at more level grade) that connect Yaletown to Stanley Park.

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HELP WANTED

114 TIMESHARE

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VACATION SPOTS

$449 CABO SAN LUCAS, ALL INCLUSIVE SPECIAL! Stay 6 Days in a Luxury Beachfront Resort with Meals & Drinks!

For $399! www.luxurycabohotel.com 888-4819660

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

EXP CLASS 1 TEAM DRIVERS Earn up to $6500/mo. Send resumes mj@synergytruckingltd.com Fax:604-598-3497

HEAVY HAUL DRIVERS F/T Class 1 Heavy Haul Drivers required. 1 year low bed experience & ability to cross border a must. Please email DRIVER’S ABSTRACT with resume to:

robin@spruce hollowheavyhaul.com

Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 caregiving@plea.bc.ca www.plea.bc.ca

Anonymous

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PropertyStarsJobs.Com

Front Desk/Concierge needed IMMEDIATELY - Terraces on 7th GOLDSMITH REQUIRED

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Wanna see how disgustedly stupid downtown Granville and Davie Street is on a Friday or Saturday night? Treat yourself to the patheticness of the future generation to govern our world. Absolutely appalling. Where are the parents of these idiotic, dumb-ass kids or am I to wonder that the parents are not that much better?

for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

ACCOUNTING & TAX FRANCHISE - Start your own Practice with Canada’s leading Accounting Franchise. Join Padgett Business Services’ 400 practices. Taking care of small business needs since 1966. www.padgettfranchises.ca or 1-888-723-4388, ext. 222

TRAVEL

Disgusting!

$100-$400 CASH DAILY

FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

I cannot justify a $5.5 million project when already existing infrastructure is in need of attention: crosswalks in particular. Not all of us are able to utilize cycling as a means of getting around; consider the elderly, infirm, poor and topography, and dominance of inclement weather.

Now there’s angst again about TransLink’s further reduction of services, while the topheavy organization continues to leave the public standing in the rain as another full bus drives by. People, taxpayers and ‘arm-chair critics’ do well to challenge and question these issues.

Paul Richards

Must be able to deal with 22 & 24 kt. jewellery & repairs and also working with pearls & other beads.

778-322-1476 or 604-649-2367 GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209

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

Retirement Concepts is a family owned private company based in Vancouver BC that provides seniors housing and care services ranging from Retirement Living, Assisted Living to Skilled Nursing Care throughout the Province.

The Terraces on 7th, located in Vancouver, has an immediate need for a Full-Time Front Desk/Concierge to work night shifts (midnight-8am).

Please submit your resume IMMEDIATELY, in the strictest confidence, via our website at www.retirementconcepts.com/careers While we appreciate all applications, please note only those short listed will be contacted.

Retirement Concepts is an equal opportunity employer.

WE Vancouver Thursday, March 7, 2013 EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 134

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL FITTER/FABRICATOR

2 Food Counter Attendants req’d; Sal:$11/hr. F/T, Pmt. Duties: Take customers’ orders. Prepare, heat and finish simple food items. Serve customers at counters. Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foods. Portion and wrap foods. Package take-out food and receive payment from customers. Lang: English. Contact Maheep Fax: (604)684-2542 or Email: jobs.steamrollers@yahoo.ca COUNTER PERSON req for a BC Italian Deli in Edgemont Village.

Email resume, yoan08@yahoo.com

Food Counter Attendant Imperial Beverages and Cafe Ltd. is seeking to hire 3 F/T food counter attendants at 5784 University Blvd. Vancouver, Blenz coffee location. No experience and education required but must be able to speak, read and write English. The applicant should be able to operate cash register, take customer orders, serve customer at counters, package takeout food, stock refrigerators etc Salary is $11/hr. Evening, night, weekend and shift work .Email your resume to ubc@blenz.com

Maple Ridge shop req. full time Fitter/Fabricator with specific pressure vessel/heat exchanger experience. Can interpret shop dwgs is well versed in layout, fitting and tacking of pressure vessel tube and shell heat exchangers & tanks w/minimum supervision.

Competitive Salary, with BeneďŹ ts Including Pension.

Please e-mail resume emmfg.com Now Hiring! Journeyperson, 30 MILLWRIGHTS, 50 PIPEFITTERS, 20 WELDERS, with industrial experience for a large project in Vanscoy, SK. Wages $34 $40/hour, plus retention & completion bonuses, 14/7 shift rotation, paid benefits, RRSP’s. Travel & living out allowance (for eligible candidates). Successful candidates must complete a pre-access A&D test & CSTS 09 training. Apply with current resume and references to jobs@monad.ca or WWW.MONAD.CA or fax 1-888-398-0725 or in person at 9744-45 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6E 5C5 PLUMBER’S HELPERS

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

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LABOURERS

ATLAS COPCO THIESSEN is looking for a Industrial Production Painter with up to 3 years of industrial painting experience. Using an airless spray gun, to paint machined steel parts/pieces efficiently and following standard operating procedures in an industrial paint booth.

Full participation in all clean-up and maintenace functions. Perform other duties as required including general clean-up and the accurate and timely completion of paperwork.

100% participation in all company safety procedures Assets: Overhead crane and forklift experience Apply to janice.moult@ca.atlascopco.com

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IBG Mechanical Ltd. in the Lower Mainland requires 2 F/T, perm. Plumber’s helpers to start ASAP. Experience an asset; will train; Wages $18/hr. Assist plumbers by performing rough ins, repairing & replacing fixtures along with other duties.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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JUNK REMOVAL

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PAINT SPECIAL

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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TREE SERVICES

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.

TREE & STUMP removal done RIGHT! • Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

477

PETS

EDUCATION

MISC. FOR SALE

810

AUTO FINANCING

For Restless or Cramping Legs. A Fast acting Remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. www.allcalm.com, Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

New NEC LT30LP PROJECTOR LAMP UNIT Was a spare unit for an Interior of BC camera club’s NEC LT30 projector, which now has a broken colour wheel, $185.

Projector, with its original lamp unit and carrying case also available for an extra $15.

Payment by Paypal. Buyer pays shipping. 250-832-2350 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

PETS 627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES

604.657.9422

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PLUMBING

American Bulldog X adorable pups w/papers, med-lrg dogs. Fem $650 Male $850. Mike 778-230-3987

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

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

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

845

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

CONCRETE & PLACING

PERSONAL SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC Guitar Lessons. T: 778-862-2727, E: SoloAcousticGuitar@gmail.com www.SoloAcousticGuitar.com

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

• MONEY TODAY! • Instant Approvals • No Credit Checks • Privacy Assured

www.topdogloans.com 604.503.BARK (2275)

EDUCATION

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HILLTOP ACADEMY 604.930.8377 www.hilltopacademy.ca

Optician & Contact Lens Fitter 6-Month Course

Optical Dispensing is a high-growth industry with good pay and job security. Train for a “Career With Vision�. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS!! t NPOUI NPSOJOH QSPHSBN starts April 8th, 2013 t 'JOBODJBM BTTJTUBODF BWBJMBCMF t Hurry FOSPMNFOU MJNJUFE

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS

• ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7 Certified, Insured & Bonded RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

604-475-7077

Journeyman Call 604-345-0899

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

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

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GARDENING

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

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

Eastcan RooďŹ ng & Siding •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324

GET the best for your moving 24/7 From $45/hr. Licensed & Insured.

Seniors Discount. 778-773-3737

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

PUG avail for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered, $700 or puppy back.

Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud $600 (OFA hips and cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827

RENTALS 706

509

AUCTIONS

SEIZED-IMPOUND Vehicle Auction Sat Mar 9th @10:30 am, 231 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, www.allcityauctioneers.com

548

750

FURNITURE

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

560 All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

(604)961-7505, 278-0375

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

But Dead Bodies!!

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

604.581.0101

604.220.JUNK(5865)

604-537-4140

Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron filter that works.

IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957.

Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. BIG BUILDING SALE... “�THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!�� 20x20 $3,985.

25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859.

35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100.

47X76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN By virtue of WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN for SIGNAL WAREHOUSING, we will dispose of the following units to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of storage, seizure and sale.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

FIVE STAR ROOFING

APARTMENT/CONDO

Shihtzu(3/4) Papillon x pups, 3m tri-colour, dewclawed, deworm, home raised with both parents. $300 604-795-6552

SUITES, LOWER OCEAN VIEW

MATTRESSES starting at $99

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

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

The Scrapper

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

Call 604-302-2357

Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

MOVING & STORAGE

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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

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

ELECTRICAL

C & C Electrical Mechanical

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

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

Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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DifďŹ culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

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

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

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

Can’t Qualify For a Mortgage?

I CAN HELP! No Down Payment?No Problem!

2.60% 5 yr Variable 2.89% 5 yr Fixed Martinique Walker Verico Assent Mortgage Corp.

Call: 604.984.9159

604-475-7077

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

EXCAVATOR Operator req’d. Prefer experience in Residential Excavation. Fax resume 604-460-7853 email wmader@telus.net

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TRANSPORTATION

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

LEGAL SERVICES

C & C Electrical Mechanical

TRADES, TECHNICAL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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!

PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

2 Telecommunication Rigger req’d.

Sal: 27.00/hr. F/T, Pmt, 1+yrs. exp.

Duties: Work on telecommunication sites climbing towers to Install communication antennas. Utilize helicopters for long lining. Training in tower rigging, telecommunications connector, helicopter safety / long lining and First Aid Level 1 are required. Language: English.

Contact Myron from Blue Universe in Vancouver, BC. Work at various locations in BC. Please e-mail resume: mgates@blueuniverse.ca or fax: 604.568.4671

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

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RECYCLE-IT!

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 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.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Email resume: ibg.mechanical.ltd@gmail.com

ARE you the one? Marketing Coordinator: creative, with social media skills and an ability to “get it done�, we want to talk to you. More information at www.NATSnursery.com/employment.php

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DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years.

Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

STAVE LAKE Cedar Mills, in Dewdney, BC is looking for labourers and experienced shingle packers.

These are full time positions and require heavy lifting. Apply by fax at 604-826-2379 or email at cnorthrop@stavelake.com.

Call Colin at 604-826-6764 for more information.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

WHITE ROCK avail April 1.

2 bdrm sunny, lower suite w/own driveway, level entry & walkout patio area. Ocean view, only 2 min to White Rock pier & 5 min to uptown shops & restaurants.

Quiet, no-through traffic street. 1 bath, in-suite lndry & gas f/p. All utils & heat incl. $1,200/mo NP/NS. Refs req please. Anytime after 6pm 604-535-5899.

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

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

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

13-009 Miscellaneous Airport Hanger Platforms Registered Owner: Victory Arms Inc., Sunstar Aviation Inc., Smith Industries Ltd., 4790 Holdings LLC., Lee Booth and Adolfo Diaz Indebtedness: $74,090.81 Day of sale is Thursday March 21, 2013 @ 12:00 NOON. Absolute Bailiffs Inc. 6990 Greenwood Street, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1X8 Contact: Sheldon Stibbs (604) 522-2773

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective March 7 to March 13, 2013.

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

Grocery Department Latin Organics Direct Trade Organic Coffee

Meat Department Spring Creek Lean Ground Beef

Kettle Foods Baked Potato Chips

value pack

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

WOW!

9.99

PRICING

454g product of Columbia

2/4.00

113g

WOW!

product of USA

PRICING

reg 3.29

original or caesar

assorted varieties

2/5.00

from 7.99

Organic Red Grape Cherry Tomatoes from Earthbound Farm

WOW!

PRICING

2/5.00

283g package • imported

Organic Long English Cucumbers from Origin Organics B.C. Grown

3.98

product of Canada.

Deli Department

Island Farms Ice Cream

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Beverages

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

95g

product of USA

1kg • product of Canada

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

Whole Organic Chickens

Calbee Snack Salad Snapea Crisps

Elias Premium Honey

Produce Department

assorted varieties

Choices’ Own Classic Potato Salad

5.99

assorted varieties

4L product of Canada

2/7.00

Strawberries California Grown

2.98

WOW!

454g pkg product of USA

PRICING

.99/100g

1.89L • product of USA

reg 1.79

Simply Organic Frontier Spices Glass Bottle

Tree of Life Organic Spreads assorted varieties

2/6.00

Traditional Medicinals Organic Tea

from 3.69

assorted varieties

regular retail price

2/8.00

Danone Activia Yogurt

250g • product of Asia

Pastificio Di Martino Organic and Whole Wheat Pasta

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

3/5.49

8 pack 100g

product of Canada

500g • product of Italy

Balderson Aged Cheddar Cheese

Cascades Pocket Tissue Enviro Pack

assorted varieties

2/6.00

500g

Health Care Department A. Vogel VegOmega-3

25.99

3.79 WOW!

PRICING

530g

Genuine Health proteins+

27.99 60.99

All Butter Chocolate Chip or Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

5.99

840g

Boiron Sabalia for Seasonal Allergies

Sourdough Rice Bread

2.00 off

regular retail price 625g

product of Canada

280g

Increase your energy, metabolism and lean muscle mass with proteins+. Add to yogurt, smoothies, juice or water for a healthy snack or post-workout recovery drink.

package of 12

Rice Bakery

8 pack

60 capsules

• Not derived from fish or other animal sources.

• Made from fresh plants.

• One of the smallest capsules on the market.

• Sugar, gluten and lactose-free.

Organic Whole Wheat Bread

assorted varieties

473ml

20% off regular retail price

Bakery Department

Sophie's Kitchen Frozen Vegan Breaded Seafood Dishes

+deposit +eco fee product of Canada

from 10.99

.50 off

from 2.99

907g • product of USA

TrueBlue or TrueBlack 100% Juice

2/8.00

half

assorted varieties

3.99

salted or unsalted, bags or bins

regular retail price

Lundberg Nutra-Farmed Rice

20 bags product of USA

3/3.99

1.00 off

product of USA

assorted varieties

Deluxe Mix

whole

assorted varieties, assorted sizes

235ml • product of Canada

Bulk Department

Specialty Chickens

11.99

60 chewable tablets

Sabalia® is easy to take without water and does not cause any drowsiness. For maximum relief start at the first sign of allergy symptoms (runny nose, sneezing, itchy/watery eyes, scratchy throat) .

product of Canada

Seminars & Events at our South Surrey Location, 3248 King George Blvd.

Monday, March 18, 7:00-9:00pm.

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

with Chef Antonio Cerullo.

with Ashley Riskin, MD; Lawrence Cheng, MD; Haely Lindau, RHN; and Monique Zizzy, RHN.

Cooking Class: Lean and Green

Cost $20.00. Register online or call 604-541-3902.

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