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The setting was intimate; the conversation unscripted. Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi, the Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and the Dalai Lama sat around a fireplace and chatted about conflict resolution, wisdom traditions, and about Sufis who plunge knives into their heads without drawing blood.

Hidden away like a pot of gold, everyone loves to discover their inner Irish on St. Patrick’s Day — or at least that’s the impression you can get when you see the size of the crowd lining Vancouver’s streets for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade begins at 11am at Howe and Davie and proceeds north on Howe to Georgia, coming to a rousing end at Granville. But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to turn green with envy of Irish culture. CelticFest continues all this week including a concert with Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac and Maeve MacKinnon at the Vogue on Thursday night; Friday night music at Ceili’s Irish Pub, Doolin’s Irish Pub and Mahony & Sons Public House; dance workshops on Saturday; a kids Celtic corner with Academie Duello’s swordplayers on Saturday; the Mahony & Sons Celtic Village on Granville on both Saturday (11am to 6pm) and Sunday (10am to 5pm), and a Ceilidh at the Vancouver FanClub on Saturday night. For a full line-up of activities and entertainers go to CelticFestVancouver.com.

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Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains formed the backdrop and even though the Dalai Lama paid little attention to the stunning scenery outside the hotel window, Victor Chan took careful note of it. The meeting provided the inspiration for one of the chapters in the newly released The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights (Riverhead, 2013) that bears both the Dalai Lama’s and Chan’s names as co-authors.

Chan will present the book on March 19 from 7 to 8:30pm in the Alice MacKay Room of the Central Library (350 W. Georgia).

Admission is free but seating is limited.

It is not surprising that Chan, who lives at the edge of Gastown, includes Vancouver as one of the settings for the stories included in the book. The founder of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education has known the Dalai Lama since 1972. He also hosted the Tibetan spiritual leader in Vancouver numerous times.

One of the book’s chapters revolves around the Dalai Lama’s playful exchange with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Chan Centre; another recounts his time on the Orpheum stage; yet another shows the

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It’s not only the settings that make The Wisdom of Compassion different from other books with the Dalai Lama’s name on the cover. It is, in general, more ‘show’ and less ‘tell’. In addition to relaying the Dalai Lama’s words, it shows him interact with others, from international icons to a group of sick children, as well as documenting their reactions to him.

The Wisdom of Forgiveness, the last book by the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan, was shortlisted for the Best Spiritual Book of 2005 (Nautilus Prize, New York) and translated into 14 languages.

Celebrate Spring Equinox and the Persian New Year Iranian Canadians and some 300 million more people worldwide celebrate the start of spring with Nowruz — falling this year on March 21.

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Nowruz (meaning ‘new day’) marks • CBC Radio has excerpts from Sangha the vernal equinox when day and in Concert on North by Northwest, Pick of the week hosted by Sheryl MacKay, on the mornnight are exactly equal. For many ing show (6 to 9am) on March 17 cultures this 3,000-year-old holi• The 23rd Annual Fire Festival (Chaharshanbe day is not only the start of spring, it’s the start of Suri), Ambleside, North Vancouver, March 19 the new year. Naturally, the new year means a proper party. You’ll find month long celebrations • Norooz Gala, Shangri-La Hotel, March 22. The favourite, fancy-pants gala for the young pretty taking place in Iran, the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle things with a DJ and complimentary glamour shots with tickets. Canapes via Market by JeanEast.

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A world of ta-da moments After a less than stellar first visit a decade ago, a Vancouver family finds something special at Science World

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ntil a couple of weeks ago, I’d only ever stepped into Science World on one occasion. That visit occurred more than a decade ago, when I was brand new to the city and my then-boyfriend was eager to wow me with all of Vancouver’s attractions.

Back then, we’d spend our weekends working down his must-see list: Stanley Park, Spanish Banks, Vancouver Aquarium, Granville Island. And this Montreal-born, Toronto-raised 22-year-old was suitably wowed.

But when we got to Science World, I was less than impressed.

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Eventually, that boyfriend became my husband, and in 2010, we became parents. And because you can only watch so many episodes of Dora the Explorer before your eyes bleed, we’ve spent every weekend since our daughter was born exploring Vancouver anew.

From the Vancouver Art Gallery to Nitobe Memorial Garden, from Bloedel Conservatory to the Vancouver Police Museum, our sightseeing forays are an essential part of our lifestyle.

But one place we hadn’t visited, until I was asked to check it out on behalf of WE readers? Science World.

So there we were: two wary adults, one excited toddler, emerging from a cruel February rain into the iconic sphere. Just like before, we found ourselves immediately surrounded by children.

Maybe it’s because we’re parents now, or because we were greeted at the door by Jacki Mayo, Science World’s personable and knowledgeable early learning program and exhibit developer, but the mayhem didn’t irk us. In fact, we were inspired by the enthusiasm.

Mayo led us right to an area called Kidspace. Officially, Kid-

Science Guy Brian Anderson unleashes a fire ball at Science World. Rob Newell photo space is designed for the preschool set, but infants and older children enjoy it, too: building forts out of giant blue foam blocks; climbing the UFO and the jungle gym; playing with boats and movable dams in the water zone; sending balls careening down ramps; getting their faces painted and dressing up in costumes. The bonus with Kidspace, as with much of Science World, is its covert educational opportunities: kids learn scientific concepts via their play, whether they realize it or not.

We spent 45 minutes in an exhibit entitled Creativity in Motion: Springs, Sprockets and Pulleys,

which features 25 eye-popping works of art by Steve Gerberich.

Using gears and nuts and bolts and thousands of found objects, Gerberich’s imaginative creations are “awakened” through the push of a button or the turn of a crank. Our daughter pushed all the buttons at least twice, her eyes wide with awe as the pieces danced Fantastia-style.

We also peeked into the Preschool Curiosity Club (where children ages 3 to 5 embrace their inner Einsteins via instructorled experiments) and joined the school-age audience for the Daily Centre Stage Show, which on that day seemed to involve making as

big a mess as possible, much to the audience’s delight.

According to Mayo, it’s not uncommon for families to pass through the doors of Science World and suddenly realize that several hours have flown by.

That was certainly our experience. We were feasting on sandwiches and juice in the Triple O’s when I realized we’d been on site for more than two and a half hours. Whatever the science behind this time warp, one thing is clear: the time lost at Science World was re-invested not only in my daughter’s imagination, but in her parents’ as well.

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By Sabrina Furminger

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ou don’t have to drag your kids to warmer climes in order to enjoy Spring Break.

Adventures can be had right here in the 604, where we’ve got all the makings for a variety of zany staycations.

Grab some snacks, a camera, your kids, and our list of 13 can’t-miss outings for Spring Break 2013, and reacquaint yourself with our fine — and, yes, fun! — city.

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WHY: In addition to all of the elements that make the VAG a rad destination all year long (heritage building, fantastic café, Emily Carr collection), it’s upped the ante this Spring Break with free hands-on art workshops for children ages 5-12 (daily, noon to 4:00pm).

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 5pm (Tuesdays until 9pm) ADDRESS: 750 Hornby Street RATES & MORE: VanArtGallery.bc.ca

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WHY: There’s nothing quite as romantic as the life of a seafarer, and this unique museum celebrates our city’s ties to the high seas. Peruse a treasure trove of artifacts befitting pirates of yore, and step aboard the St. Roch, a 1928 schooner that was the first vessel to circumnavigate North America. Ahoy!

HOURS: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm; Thursday 5pm-8pm; Sunday: noon to 5pm ADDRESS: 1905 Ogden Avenue, Vanier Park RATES & MORE: VancouverMaritimeMuseum. com

WHY: Stepping into the enclosed triodetic dome is very much like visiting the tropics — without the bugs, lost luggage, and malaria shots.

The 500 varieties of exotic plants and flowers and 100 free-flying birds are visual vitamin boosts for all winter-weary Vancouverites.

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 5pm ADDRESS: 4600 Cambie, Queen Elizabeth Park RATES & MORE: Vancouver.ca/parks-recreationculture/bloedel-conservatory.aspx

VanDusen Botanical Garden

WHY: Many families are over-scheduled to the point of exhaustion. What better way to relieve the stresses of modern life — and maybe work out some sibling rivalry issues, too — than via a fast-paced family game of five- or 10-pin bowling at this Commercial Drive institution?

HOURS: Sunday: 10am-10pm; MondayWednesday: 10am to 11pm, Thursday, 10am to midnight; Friday & Saturday, 10am to 1am ADDRESS: 2195 Commercial Drive RATES & MORE: GrandviewBowling.com

WHY: Located at Oak Street and 37th, VanDusen is a sprawling oasis of trees, flowers, waterfalls, rocks, bridges, and sculptural art. Ideal for happy wanderers, amateur photographers, and connoisseurs of shrubbery mazes.

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 5pm ADDRESS: 5251 Oak Street RATES & MORE: Vancouver.ca/vandusen

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The Cat in the Hat lives Iconic feline makes stage debut on Dr. Seuss’ 109th birthday

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r. Seuss’ most famous creation was conceived by way of a game.

In 1954, the then 50-year-old American writer (born Theodor Seuss Geisel) was challenged by an educator to write a book that drew its vocabulary from a list of 225 words every Eisenhower-era six-yearold was expected to know.

Nine months later, The Cat in the Hat — written using various combinations of 223 of the words from the list, and incorporating 13 more — was finally born.

Fast-forward to present-day Vancouver, where the mischievous feline recently made his Canadian stage debut in Carousel Theatre for Young People’s production of The Cat in the Hat, on what would have been the

late Seuss’ 109th birthday (March 2).

“Everyone roots for the Cat,” said Vancouver actor and educator Mike Stack, who portrays the titular character in Carousel’s production, which ends its run March 31. The Cat in the Hat — the story of two children whose rainy-day blues are vaporized when a mayhem-prone cat shows up on their doorstep — is the perfect example of the timelessness of Seuss’ work. “It’s a simple, fun story well told.”

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by English playwright Katie Mitchell.

Mitchell’s play is rigorously faithful to the source material, right down to the Cat’s tenuous balancing act on top of a red and white ball. “Everything you see on stage is pretty well an exact replica of what’s in the book,” said Stack.

With a running time of 35 minutes, the play is a realistic length for its youngest audience members, who at three years old might squirm in their seats if asked to sit through anything longer.

For ticket information and show times, visit www.carouseltheatre.ca.

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Vancouver Aquarium WHY: Sharks! This spring, the Vancouver Aquarium pays homage to these fascinating and feared creatures via The Secret World of Sharks and Rays programming. Also not to be missed: those cutie-patootie, camera-loving penguins.

HOURS: Open daily, 9:30am to 6pm ADDRESS: 845 Avison Way, Stanley Park RATES & MORE: VanAqua.org

BC Sports Hall of Fame WHY: Vancouverites are a sporty bunch, and the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates our athletic achievements with interactive and informative displays.

Don’t miss the rare opportunity to get your picture snapped atop a 2010 podium.

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 5pm ADDRESS: Gate A, BC Place, 777 Pacific Boulevard RATES & MORE: BCSportsHallOfFame.com

WHY: Located in the old City Morgue and Coroner’s Court, the Vancouver Police Museum is ideal for adults and older kids who like a little crime and gore with their local history. Not for the queasy: the perfectly preserved autopsy room, in which tens of thousands of autopsies were conducted over its many decades in operation.

HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm ADDRESS: 240 East Cordova Street RATES & MORE: VancouverPolice Museum.ca

Museum of Anthropology WHY: The Museum of Anthropology can be experienced on a number of levels: as a beautiful building with a jaw-dropping view; as a vast collection of cool cultural artifacts from around the world; as an example of the ongoing tension between anthropologists and colonized people. Thought-provoking on all levels.

HOURS: Tuesday, 10am to 9pm; Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm ADDRESS: 6393 N.W. Marine Drive RATES & MORE: MOA.ubc.ca

Maplewood Farm WHY: City kids can observe (and, in some cases, feed) a multitude of animals — including pigs, goats, horses, ducks, sheep, and chickens — doing their best Old MacDonald renditions on this family-friendly, interactive farm.

HOURS: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm ADDRESS: 405 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver RATES & MORE: MaplewoodFarm.bc.ca

Science World WHY: Spring Break at Science World is all about machines: model train displays from Vancouver TraiNgang; bridge and roller coaster building workshops; a circus twist on physics from performance troupe Fizzical Fizziks. Screening daily: a trio of Omnimax films (Flight of the Butterflies, To The Arctic, and Rocky Mountain Express).

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 6pm ADDRESS: 1455 Quebec Street RATES & MORE: ScienceWorld.ca

Granville Island Kids Market WHY: Every aspect of the Granville Island Kids Market — from the mind-boggling concentration of kid-centric stores to the amusement area to the counter serving comfort food — was designed with children in mind. Enter, and compete for your child’s attention for the duration of your stay.

HOURS: Open daily, 10am to 6pm ADDRESS: 1496 Cartwright Street, Granville Island RATES & MORE: KidsMarket.ca

Vancouver’s pools WHY: Vancouver’s outdoor pools might

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6Pack Indoor Beach’s 18,000-sq.ft. facility offers all-weather volleyball and beach access under the Knight St. Bridge. Supplied photo

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n unexpected stretch of sandy paradise exists on an otherwise gloomy industrial island.

Visits to this particular beach will never be ruined by sudden bursts of rain or chilly temperatures. You’ll find no broken beer bottles in the sand, no ants or worms or cigarette butts. If you like, you can play volleyball until 1am (2am on weekends), no matter the season.

How can this be? Thanks to the visionary team behind 6Pack Indoor Beach, some of the best parts about going to the beach — namely, the sand and the sports — can be enjoyed all year round in a fully climatecontrolled environment. “The sand is raked every day, and cleaned and tilled once a month,” said Lisa Tam, programs and events director, during a recent visit. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it.”

6Pack Indoor Beach (6PackBeach. com) occupies an 18,000-square foot facility on Mitchell Island, a busy hub for shipping companies and auto-wreckers located under the Knight Street Bridge. With its 700 metric tonnes of sand, 33-foot ceilings, five beach volleyball courts, barbeque grills and bounty of beach

toys, 6Pack Indoor Beach caters to beach lovers of all ages.

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Over Spring Break, 6Pack Indoor Beach is hosting its first-ever multisports camp. “Kids get to try different types of sports and get comfortable with running, jumping, catching, and throwing,” said Tam. Also on the schedule: beach yoga, movie screenings, and sand sculpting.

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hile most local-food loving Vancouverites get down to a farmers’ market in the summer months — there are more than 15 going on in the Lower Mainland at the height of the season — winter is another story.

The Winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey Stadium is open every Saturday, no matter the weather, and has everything a locavore would need.

But chef Andrea Carlson of Harvest Community Foods (and the soon-toopen Burdock and Co.), has come up with another great way to enjoy the season’s bounty of hardy greens, root crops and apples with a well-curated box of local produce, available for pick-up every two weeks.

“We’re so lucky to have such an abundance of year round, local produce at our fingertips here in Vancouver,” says Carlson. “I wanted to create

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an opportunity to keep local food as accessible as possible, for those without time or a car and for when the weather makes the trek to the winter farmers’ market daunting.”

Carlson used the model of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to structure her own custom-designed CSA program at Harvest. A CSA offers consumers the opportunity to buy direct from farmers. Traditionally, a CSA share, or membership, is purchased from the farmer in the early spring. Once summer rolls around “the share,” or box of farm-fresh produce, is picked up weekly and the farmer and consumer get to meet.

Having been around for over 25 years, CSAs allow farmers to receive payment early in the season, when they need it most, while the consumer gets to enjoy the freshest food there is, packed full of flavour, nutrients and vibrancy, and know exactly where it comes from.

With most CSAs, the food is chosen by the farmer by what is available that particular week. Seasonality never tasted so real — when the winter kale and cabbage make way for springtime asparagus and spinach, until the abundance of summer’s sweetness is exploding in cherries, peas, strawberries, lettuce.

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At Harvest a CSA box can be ordered up to two days before pick-up day at the Chinatown eatery. Inside is a variety of ingredients that changes each time — veggies, fruits, nuts, legumes — and all are carefully curated by Carlson. It’s perfect for two people.

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Just like having a professional chef in the kitchen, Carlson and her team provide some inspiration, and introduction to the ingredients. “Many people aren’t familiar with many of the veggies we have through the winter, like sunchokes, or kale — and need a little help.”

When picking up a Harvest CSA, the staff are sure to explain all the contents and remove any first-time uncertainty — even offering a taste of a Tokyo turnip (which is so delicious and sweet.) Once home, tucked within each bag is a custom-made, easy-to-follow recipe, using the supplied ingredients.

To order, sign up for the newsletter on Harvest’s website.

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The Wine Room steps up Joey Bentall One’s wine list earns platinum at wine fest

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t was towards the end of the “Celebrating Excellence” wine list awards lunch at the Vancouver International Wine Festival when the Platinum Awards were announced. This is the highest possible honour for the very best wine programs in Vancouver. The first two weren’t much of a surprise.

Perennial winners known for their excellence, Blue Water Café and Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill, are dependable and admirable in the depth and focus of their respective programs. When the third and final restaurant was announced, the room full of British Columbia and Alberta’s wine trade erupted; The Wine Room at JOEY Bentall One rounded out the lauded trio.

Cellar manager Lisa Cook and Joey’s beverage This is notable for a few reasons. I love that purchasing manager Jessica Bryans can offer a very accessible, ‘casual fine dining’ restaurant many wines by the glass thanks to the Enomatic received this award because it easily dismisses any dispensing system. Rob Newell photo assumptions that there’s a glass ceiling on on ambition or potential achievement, just because a place much or as little guidance as was appropriate. This isn’t high-end. And speaking of glass ceilings, this kind of enthusiasm and savviness is rarely spontaaward wasn’t received by some guy who’s been an neous, and I guarantee it’s a top-down attitude in industry veteran for decades on end, or a conservathis situation. tive-suited consultant, part of some old boy’s club.

I encourage you to go and see what the fuss is Nope, bounding up the steps as applause filled the about. They’ve done a lot of hard work to bring room were two well-loved, spirited young pros: Jessica Bryans, beverage purchasing manager of JOEY’s The Wine Room at JOEY to the top of its game — but it’s all of us who get to enjoy the fruits of their 22 locations, and her cellar manager at The Wine labour.

Room, Lisa Cook.

While I had her to chat about the award, I wasn’t “Do I think it’s a tougher run for females to going to let the opportunity pass to have Jessica reach these heights in the world of wine?” Jessica recommend a wine for your weekend. I’ll let her pondered during our chat in her ninth-floor Benably take it from here: tall Centre office (being the head buyer for such a big, popular chain is a pretty plum gig, after all).

Alain Brumont 2010 Gros Manseng Sauvignon | She’d previously climbed the ladder quite high at Madiran, France | $16-18 | Private wine stores Everything Wine for four years, working virtually “Here is a wine that really overevery possible position in the company. She swirled delivers for the price! Brumont the wine in her glass — a potential addition to her combines the grape varieties Gros Wine Room list — and looked at it thoughtfully Manseng and Sauvignon Blanc to for a moment. “No, you know what, I really don’t make this crisp and refreshing white think it is at all,” she responded. “But I don’t take wine that works perfectly with that for granted. I think it’s only possible because seafood dishes. The palate shows so many amazing women have already paved that lively acidity with flavours of road in the past that it makes it much more attainlemon-lime, gooseberry, honey and able to everyone today.” apple. Incredibly clean and wellWhile much of her tasting, meetings and busibalanced for a wine of this price and ness occurs way up above The Wine Room, she a perfect white for spring.” often pops downstairs to “The Lab” (her pet name for the place, as it’s where she trials most wines for the company). However, she leaves it to Lisa Cook to be her eyes on the floor. Lisa’s role is keepSpecialS for ing staff (well-) educated, Mar. 14-21 engaging guests and assisting with the direction of the wine program, a program that offers a clever breadth of wines from more conservative $1.78/100gr. classics like California Cabernets to quirky, eclectic options like a Sancerre Rouge. As one 865 Denman St. of the wine list award judges, I and any guest I $6.48 each brought into The Wine Room were consistently blown away by the staff’s try a tango’s knowledge and enthuPulled Pork siasm for the program, always keen to assist us sandWiCh $2.38/100gr. in navigating two-ounce For only $4.98 tasters and offering as We offer online home delivery, for more info visit www.tangosgourmetmeats.com

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Life after Vancouver for Dale Mackay

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ancouver’s great outdoor playground, cultural diversity and the food scene are just some of the aspects that draw talent to

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One culinary star, chef Dale Mackay, came out from the prairies to Vancouver at an early age to work as a line cook. After heading to London to work with chef Gordon Ramsey, Mackay returned to Vancouver and to the city’s top dining rooms; Lumiere and db Bistro Moderne. He then went on to win season one of Top Chef Canada and shortly thereafter opened his own fine dining establishment, Ensemble, followed by a gastropub, Ensemble Tap. Although both restaurants had rave reviews and despite his talent and Top Chef fame, Mackay closed both spots last fall, citing high rents and the decision to spend more time with family (Mackay has a young son, Ayden).

“Vancouver’s costs are high, both personal and business,” Mackay said in a recent interview. “I was working 60 hours a week and was super stressed, which began to strain my creativity.” The chef admits he should have not done so much so soon and is now focused on balancing his work and personal life.

Mackay looked towards his home town of Saskatoon over a year ago and will begin construction on a new restaurant and storefront there as soon as he secures the location. Since closing the two restaurants he has been travelling to Saskatoon and Calgary to consult and join chefs in collaborative diners. Mackay was also summoned to the Cayman Islands by chef Eric Ripert to join chefs Anthony Bourdain,

After his Vancouver restaurants closed, Dale Mackay appeared in the Cayman Islands, where he opened up about his new project. Cassandra Anderton photo Spike Mendelsohn and Jose Andres for the Cayman Island Cookout.

There he taught a cooking class on the beach, presenting BC sablefish and his famous pulled pork, and then teamed up with a local chef for a dinner heavy on the province’s specialties.

Mackay also revealed that his Saskatoon projects will have a bistro feel, with a lounge and approximately 110 seats, hinting the hunt for location must be close to over.

“The room will have lots of reclaimed wood and brass and there will be a focus on local produce.”

And as opposed to his Vancouver restaurants’ heavy seafood menus, this spot will have less ocean-sourced product and the fish will include Saskatchewan lake-

sourced perch and trout, while the adjacent storefront will sell cheese, charcuterie and prepared items such as smoked brisket, confit duck and pulled pork.

Mackay will not be taking this journey on his own, as he is bringing his sous chefs Nathan Guggenheimer (ex-Lumiere) and Jesse Zuber with him as well as his front of house manager Christopher Cho; both from Ensemble.

It is unfortunate that Vancouver has priced itself out of some grand culinary talent, but Mackay’s relocation and return home is exciting for Saskatoon’s developing food scene. The city’s chefs are eager to collaborate with him and we are certain to hear more from Saskatchewan after he returns home to contribute to their unique food culture.

Celebration of Tuscan wines At Tuesday’s wine tasting at Terminal City Club, the Italian Chamber of Commerce’s Giacomo Trevisiol welcomed Emily Carr graduate Candace Mate who, with her Vancouver-born husband Ferenc, owns the Brunello di Montalcino winery in Tuscany. (Ferenc’s book about their adventures is called A Vineyard in Tuscany.)

A night of Naramata wines Naramata Bench’s first wines of the season will be uncorked for a good cause at Wine for Waves.

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Drew Scott is a real estate agent who loves the challenge of finding the perfect fixer-upper. His twin brother Jonathan is a contractor who does the fixing up. Together they are the Property Brothers on W Network. They’re bringing their television show to Vancouver — where they once lived. If you’re an “outgoing and dynamic applicant who is looking for a fixer-upper, is ready to move quickly on the purchase of a new home, have financing already in place” and want to be on the show, email propertybrothers@cineflix.com.

Are you a Real Hipster?

A show calling itself Real Hipsters of Vancouver is currently casting for a new reality test pilot. According to their website, realhipstersofvancouver.com, they’re looking for “hip, fun, attractive people under 40.”

After placing an ad last week on Craigslist, the responses have been unironically flooding in. If you’re a hipster who can handle wading in the mainstream (and getting paid for it), you have until March 18 to send your audition tape to guiltypleasuretelevision@gmail.com.

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Manhole contest When is a manhole not just a manhole? When it’s art. As part of its culture plan, the City of Vancouver wants to celebrate creativity. It’s asking anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Vancouver to submit their designs for new manhole covers. Two winning designs will be chosen and receive a $2,000 prize each. The designs will be adapted as manhole covers and placed at select locations in the city. The deadline for entering submissions is April 15. Go to IroncladArt.ca

Nelson the Seagull hosts free TEDx event If you don’t have tickets to the TEDxStanleyPark on March 16, here’s a way you can listen to the line-up of inspiring speeches for free. The event organizers have teamed up with Nelson the Seagull in Gastown for a viewing party hosted by television personality Mana Mansour. It’s from 9am to 5pm and you’re asked to RSVP to info@tedxstanleypark.com.

For more information on the speakers, go to TEDxStanleyPark.com

Get inspired to write a cherry blossom haiku alone at the airport a cherry blossom on my suitcase Marianne Baharustani penned those words last year, winning the Best BC Poem in the 2012 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s haiku contest. Entries are now being accepted for this year’s competition. But if you want a little help in learning how to capture the essence of an image in just 17 syllables, the festival is hosting a haiku workshop at the Sakura Days Japan Fair at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens on April 6 and 7. VCBF.ca

Coming to an apartment search near you In a city where 35 per cent of residents are renters, Hollyburn Properties has come up with an easy-to-navigate mobile site (pictured) that helps people find the nearest available vacancy in a Hollyburn building. The homepage has clickable visual icons that lead directly to Google Maps and, using GPS technology on smart phones, the site identifies the user’s location and provides them with a list of nearby available Hollyburn apartments. Directions included.

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Confiscating drivers’ cell phones rejected Talking and texting behind the wheel continues to be a major road safety problem, but Attorney General Shirley Bond has rejected raising fines or taking away mobile phones to deal with the problem. The tough new measures were suggested last week by Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham, after an enforcement blitz by BC police forces resulted in about 6,000 tickets being issued in February.

Graham suggested police should also have the authority to seize a phone for 24 hours for a first offence, and for several days for repeat offences.

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Dead Man Down offers cheap thrills Dead Man Down

Starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace Directed by Niels Arden Oplev Danish director Niels Arden Oplev, best known for helming the original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo film, once again utilizes the talents of Swedish muse Noomi Rapace in his North American début, the crime drama Dead Man Down.

Rapace reprises the role of the victim here as Beatrice, a woman seeking retribution. She blackmails Victor (Farrell), the right-hand man of New York City crime lord Alphonse (Terrence Howard), after she uncovers a very dark secret. Victor is also hell-bent on exacting his own revenge on Alphonse and once Beatrice begins to understand his sordid past, the pair forms an unlikely alliance.

Fringe executive producer J.H.Wyman is re-

sponsible for the script which, although clunky at times, does manage to weave an effective little thriller. The chemistry and romantic tension between the leads is very effective; Farrell’s steely eyes command a vicious intensity, while Rapace exudes a beautiful sadness. Watch for solid but underused roles from veterans F. Murray Abraham and Armand Assante while the scene-stealing Dominic Cooper is excellent as Farrell’s criminal partner.

Oplev keeps the camera angles dynamic with some well-staged action and Paul Cameron’s cinThor ematography soaks the film in a Diakow noirish cloak, befitting of the mood.

A bloated mid-section hurts the movie and the story gets crowded as Wyman clearly had issues balancing dual revenge stories.

Dead Man Down lacks the visceral punch and tightly wound screenplay of the filmmaker’s last picture but it does hold a few surprises and succeeds largely thanks to a strong cast.

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Starring Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman Directed by Park Chan-wook While South Korea’s Park Chan-wook is best known on these shores for Oldboy — the middle chapter of his storied Vengeance Trilogy — his first foray into American filmmaking bears a stronger resemblance to 2009’s Thirst, a “vampire movie” that explored human nature’s darker aspects.

Unsurprisingly, a change of scenery hasn’t altered Park’s worldview in the slightest.

With her family’s isolated home serving as a cocoon, India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska, alluringly sullen) undergoes a metamorphosis that sees her shed her ill-fitting humanity and emerge a remorseless predator.

The catalysts for such a transformation? The death of her loving father (Dermot Mulroney) and subsequent arrival of her sociopath uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode, a snake in man’s clothing).

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tions of his brother’s emotionally fragile widow (Nicole Kidman), it’s evident that it’s dour India, with her penchant for Victorian aesthetics and contempt for social mores, that he views as an intimate. She simply needs is a little grooming when it comes to ghastly violence.

Directing his first feature that he didn’t write himself (the script is by Wentworth Miller), Park nevertheless understands every fibre of the material and knows how best to push the twisted chamber play to its limits.

Collaborating with longtime cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon, Park employs jarring camera movements, odd angles, and off-centre framing to illustrate the shifting dynamics between his unstable characters.

Such formal bravura keeps the viewer off-balance and furthers the sickening sense that the only way that equilibrium will be restored to this world is by India accepting her true calling. With Park, comfort is always a dish best served cold.

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Filming in garish period-appropriate video, Pablo Larraín transports us back to this key moment in Chilean history and introduces the man charged with spearheading the “No” camp’s media campaign: progressive adman René Saavedra (Gael García Bernal in a role that utilizes both his compelling intensity and natural charisma).

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As René stocks the “No” TV spots with catchy jingles and inane images, Larraín’s film boldly asserts that the path to victory is frequently blazed with compromise and offers little in the way of moral satisfaction.

While some will undoubtedly label No as cynical, “clear-eyed” seems a more suitable descriptor. Particularly given its complex portrayal of René, who initially takes on the job for the challenge it represents and the opportunity to upstage his boss (Alfredo Castro) who’s a consultant for the “Yes” side. As his political resolve deepens, however, he likewise realizes that he may simply be a single-use cog in the democratic machine.

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On March 14, The Chinatown Experiment (434 Columbia) will be housing Uncovered, an exhibit showcasing new and upcoming Vancouver artists, as well as raising funds for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. Pieces range from $100-$250. If you can’t make the exhibition from from 12 - 7 pm, Cariboo Brewing will be sponsoring the after party. The $5 tickets will generate funds for both the artists and the DTES community.

As of Monday, March 11, the European Union has banned the sale of new cosmetic products tested on animals, effectively becoming the world’s largest cruelty-free cosmetics market. Currently, no such ban exists in Canada, the US or China. According to reports, while cosmetics companies censure the measure as a halt to innovation, the European Commission claims it is in line with the majority of thinking amongst European citizens, and rabbits, mice and guinea pigs are surely rubbing their eyes, for once, in disbelief.

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Local fashion week takes on new direction A new production team and an intriguing mix of emerging and established designers are attempting to rewrite the book on VFW

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helley Klassen rarely misses Vancouver Fashion Week; not only because she has shown a collection in almost every season of the long-standing local event, but because it’s an invaluable opportunity to network with designers from around the world.

And in one week, those designers will arrive in Vancouver to showcase Fall/Winter 2013.

From near collapse in 2006 and 2007, when the “week” was only two days, show producer Jamal Abdourahman has regrouped to build his event on the principle that it is for everybody (“We’re not here to dictate, ‘You’re good, you’re not good’”) — he casts models who have sometimes never walked in a show, and invites award-winning and emerging international designers who haven’t always had the opportunity to appear in the Parises and New Yorks of the fashion world.

VFW now draws adrenaline- and coffee-addicted bloggers from as far away as Australia on the opportunity to see future supermodels (à la Coco Rocha), catch début success stories such as Ugandan label Kas Wear, or froth over collections such as the UK’s Jacob Kimmie (Sat. March 23), for example.

In contrast to the model of other fashion weeks, such as those run by IMG, Abdourahman keeps his event fiercely independent. And while that has sometimes led to catwalk chaos (55 designers and 20,000 attendees over the five days), it is also what makes Vancouver Fashion Week so important to local talent.

Tapped to close opening night, Klassen loves the buzz it creates. “ It gets people excited about fashion! It gives people in Vancouver — my clientele — the opportunity to take part in something fun, creative and entertaining. The beauty is that it is accessible to the public.”

After showing a collection, Klassen says not only does it translate to increased sales at her boutique, but increased camaraderie.

“It’s a great opportunity to meet and chat up other people in the industry as we all tend to get bogged down in our own world of design and production, and there is really a lot we can learn from one another. Because I have my own boutique in the city, it not only exposes my work to new potential clients, but it gives my existing clients the opportunity to see the clothing on bodies. My designs are cut for real women (woman have curves!) and hanger appeal doesn’t always cut it.”

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A veteran of six VFW collections so far (missing the odd one due to childbirth, etc.), Klassen hasn’t always been immune to the pressures backstage.

“At my very first VFW show, going back maybe 10 years now, I was so nervous I couldn’t eat that day. Just as the show was about to start, I felt as if I was going to faint and found myself yelling like a drama queen ‘Someone bring me a banana!’ These days I am more excited than nervous to show my work.”

Klassen’s fans know to expect feminine silhouettes and exquisite tailoring, but, this season, bold prints, lace surprises, and a range of colours from bright jewel tones to shimmering pastel wrap up the modern romantic.

“This collection is all about making a statement and saying ‘This is who I am!’ Think Kate Middleton: beautiful, confident and sophisticated, yet very feminine.”

After studying haute couture design, sewing and pattern-making at the Richard Robinson Academy in Ottawa, the Canadian designer was drawn to the beauty of the West Coast, and is passionate about keeping her manufacturing in Canada, and her production in Vancouver.

“I still do all my own patterns, as this is part of the design process for me.”

Klassen, as a community builder in her own right (hosting events and carrying upwards of 15 other Canadian designers at Blushing Boutique, 579 Richards), is a stalwart example of what Abdourahman and the team of volunteers at Vancouver Fashion Week set out to do.

“It is all about creating a great community and energy in the city,” says Klassen.

With new sponsors, such as Boboli and the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, and creative talent such as Lawrence McDonald, Nadia Palcich Lago and Diana Zoppa joining Abdourahman at the helm, one could say that Vancouver Fashion Week (March 19-24) is moving in a new direction by counting on the maturity of the talent it has helped develop.

Fashion Week kicks off with an Opening Gala and Boboli runway show, March 19 at the Four Seasons (791 West Georgia). The shows then run March 20-24 at Chinese Cultural Centre. For designer, schedule and ticket information visit VanFashionWeek.com. Enter to win a pair of passes to opening night (March 20) by going to WEVancouver.com/contests.

Editor’s note: Reporter Kelsey Klassen is of no relation to Shelley Klassen.

Have wedding odds and ends (or even a dress) to get rid of? Sell them at the upcoming Bridal Swap, April 7 at the Roundhouse Community Centre. Brides-to-be: purchase gently used treasures from past brides. Decor companies will also be clearing out their stock and sample and consignment dresses will be on sale. Tickets are $12. BridalSwap.ca

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Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair, Got Craft?, is back April 27-28 with vendors, new DIY workshops, and delicious food carts, all at a brand new home — the Maritime Labour Centre, 1800 Triumph. The first 50 guests through the door receive a coveted swag bags. GotCraft.com

Local daily deal co. wins online award Only two years past its conception, Vancouver eco-marketing company, ethicalDeal, has won best online marketer at 10th annual Small BC Business Successful You Awards. As the vision of founder Annalea Krebs to make green mainstream — the local company offers promotions on greener choices ranging from organic skincare to eco cleaners and has boomed across Canada with its integrated marketing approach. The ambitious under-30 entrepreneur was one of the youngest up for an award and was among 170 businesses in fields diverse as trade, manufacturing and arts. EthicalDeal.com

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Free Will Astrology #Z 3PC #SF[TOZ r Week of March 14 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): “If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid.� That could turn out to be a useful mantra. Being pragmatic should be near the top of your priority list, whereas being judgmental should be at the bottom. Here’s another: “Those who take history personally are condemned to repeat it.�

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): When Hal Roach worked on scripts with his team of writers, he sometimes employed an unusual strategy to overcome writer’s block. He’d bring in a “Wildie� to join them at the conference table.

A Wildie was either a random drunk or a person who lived in an insane asylum. They’d engage him in conversation about the story they were working on, and he would provide unexpected ideas that opened their minds to new possibilities. Solicit creative disruptions!

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Is the term “unconscious mind� a good name for the foundation of the human psyche? Should we really be implying that the vast, oceanic source of TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Don’t you just everything we think and feel is merely the love to watch the spinning of those wheels opposite of the conscious mind? Dreamworkwithin wheels within wheels? Aren’t you er Jeremy Taylor proposes an alternate phrase: grateful for the way the ever-churning “not-yet-speech-ripe.� It captures the sense plot twists keep you alert and ready to of all the raw material burbling and churning shift your attitude at a moment’s notice? in our deep awareness that is not graspable And aren’t you thrilled by those moments through language. You’re entering a phase when fate reveals that its power is not when a lot of not-yet-speech-ripe stuff will absolute — that your intelligence and will- become speech-ripe. Be alert for it! power can in fact override the seemingly inexorable imperatives of karma?

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): In 1928, biologist Alexander Fleming developed the world’s GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): It won’t be a first antibiotic, penicillin, making it possible good week to issue unreasonable, illogito cure a host of maladies caused by hostile cal, and self-centered demands. On the bacteria. His discovery was a lucky fluke that other hand, it is an excellent time to scrawl happened only because he left his laboratory motivational poetry on your bedroom a mess when he went on vacation. While he wall, stage a slow-motion pillow fight, and was gone, a bacteria culture got contaminated cultivate your ability to be a deep-feeling by a mold that turned out to be penicillin. free-thinker. Another recommended action: You could achieve a more modest but quite laugh uproariously as you completely byhappy accident. It may depend on you allowpass the void of sadness and abyss of fear. ing things to be more untidy than usual.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): In the mid-19th century, prospectors mined for gold in the mountains of western Nevada. Work was hampered by a gluey blue mud that gummed up their machinery. But on a hunch, one miner took a load of the blue gunk to be analyzed. He discovered that it contained rich deposits of silver. I suggest you be on the alert for a metaphorical version of blue mud in your sphere: an “inconvenience� that seems to interfere with the treasure you seek, but that is actually quite valuable.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): “I am iron resisting the most enormous Magnet there is,� wrote the Sufi mystic poet Rumi. He was wistfully bemoaning his own stubborn ignorance, which tricked him into refusing a more intimate companionship with the Blessed Source of all life. I think there’s something similar going on in most of us, even atheists.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): NASA used whale oil to lubricate the Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager spacecrafts. Whale oil doesn’t freeze at the low temperatures found in outer space. While I certainly don’t approve of killing whales to obtain their oil, it’s an excellent time for you, too, to use old-school approaches for solving ultra-newschool problems.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): The “butterfly effect� proposes that a butterfly flapping its wings in China may ultimately impact the weather in New York. Here’s how the writer Richard Bernstein explains it: “Very slight, nearly infinitesimal variations and the enormous multiplicity of interacting variables produce big differences in the end.� It suggests that every little thing you do sends out ripples of influence that help shape the kind of world you live in. This is an excellent time to experiment. Put loving care and intelligent attention into every little thing.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Former football quarterback Joe Ayoob holds the world’s record for throwing a paper airplane the longest distance; the delicate craft travelled over 226 feet. I propose we make Ayoob your patron saint and role model. You will have a similar challenge, at least metaphorically: blending power and strength with precision and finesse and control. It’s time to move a fragile thing or process as far as possible.

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

SUITES, LOWER

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.

The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

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

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

2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER Factory custom, 74 cube (1200) big bore by Denco Cycle, Bassani pipe, windshield, sissy bar, leather bags. 27,000km, one old guy owner, $7450 obo (604)817-1945

OCEAN VIEW

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

GARDENING

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

HOMES FOR RENT

HOME SWEET HOME

Shih Tzu/poodle x pup, 8 wks, 1st shots, family raised, M/F, mixed colours. $495. (604)858-9770

604-475-7077 PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

320

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

700

TRANSPORTATION

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

604-475-7077

SPIRITUAL PHYSIC HEALER

PETS

Certified, Insured & Bonded

Eastcan Roofing & Siding

163

477

RENTALS

RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANIC

PETS

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7

DENIED CANADA PENSION plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help.

Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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

WEVancouver.com 19

603

ACREAGE

2010 VW Touareg. Full load, lthr GPS, 19 in whls, pwr gate, hitch.

No acc, N/S, New tires. 47500 Km. $35500. obo. 604-351-5631.

America’s Best Buy! 20 Acres-Only $99/mo! $0 Down, No Credit Checks, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Owner Financing. West Texas Beautiful Mountain Views!

Free Color Brochure 1-800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

625

MARINE 912

BOATS

15’ Welded aluminum boat, 6’10” wide, 44 inches deep v-hull with stand up fisherman’s top, sst steering lights horn bilge pump. Boats are new. Trailers available. $6750.

Chilliwack 250-244-1704 quintrex@telus.net

FOR SALE BY OWNER

6 bdrm Family Home- $436,700.

34129 King Road, Abbotsford OPEN HOUSE Mar. 16, 1pm-4pm WE’RE ON THE WEB

TREE SERVICES

www.bcclassified.com

627

HOMES WANTED

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

TREE & STUMP

WE BUY HOUSES

removal done RIGHT!

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!

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

PETS 477 www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

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.

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975.

Langley area. 778-241-5504.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CKC RGST. Great Pyrenees Pups 9 wks. old 1st. shots, Hlth guar. $1200, free delivery. Vet chk. www.kindercubkennel.com 250998-4697 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

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.

604.657.9422

www.webuyhomesbc.com

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

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

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

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective March 14 to March 20, 2013.

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

Grocery Department

Meat Department Way Better Snacks Tortilla Chips Gluten-Free

Salt Spring Organic Fair Trade Whole Bean Coffee assorted varieties

10.99

value pack

PRICING

2/5.50

400g

Halibut Fillets L’Ancetre Organic Cheese

Wedderspoon Manuka Honey assorted varieties

assorted varieties

from 14.99

4.99

Liberté Méditerranée or Greek Yogurt

assorted varieties

product of Canada

4.49

WOW!

PRICING

Organic Meadow Organic Ice Cream

5.99

WOW!

PRICING

WOW!

PRICING

255-340g • product of Canada

3/3.33

assorted varieties

4/9.00

85g

Aarcee Basmati, Golden Pacific or Heavenly Sun Organic White or Brown Rice

from 3.99

1kg

14.49

Mountain Sky Bar Soaps

2.99

600g

WOW!

3/6.99

PRICING

Sukin Facial Care

Up to 20% off regular retail price

4.99

525g

Sukin boasts a blend of active botanicals, essential oils and natural ingredients that have been carefully selected to restore the natural vitality and radiance of your skin.

113g • product of USA

product of India/Thailand

WOW!

Seminars & Events at The Annex at Choices Floral Shop 2615 W. 16th Ave, Vancouver.

PRICING

Register online or call 604-736-0009.

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

Cooking Class: Lean and Green with Chef Antonio Cerullo. Cost $30.

Look for our

Thursday, March 28, 5:00-6:30pm.

WOW!

Yoga to Detoxify with Claire Weiss of Open Door Yoga. Cost $5.

PRICING

(wear stretch clothing and bring a mat or towel) 2012, 2013 Awards.

Your loyalty has helped Choices achieve these awards.

Thank you!

135g

Mountain Sky’s handcrafted soaps contain vegetable oils, shea butter, glycerin, blends of pure essential oils and mountain spring water.

Buttermilk Rice Soda Bread

Neal Brothers Organic Cheese Puffs, Twists or Pops

473ml

Flax seed oil is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids that are important for continued health of cardiovascular, immune systems and proper development of eyes and brain.

Rice Bakery

4 pack +deposit +eco fee • product of Canada

product of Asia

1.00

off regular retail price 60-200g

3.49

Kiju Organic Fruit Juice

assorted varieties

Omega Nutrition Flax Seed Oil

Sourdough Multiseed Bread

reg 16.99

Gold Seal Tuna Snacks

Health Care Department

chocolate or vanilla

assorted varieties

product of Canada

20% off regular retail price

Irish Whiskey or Chocolate Stout Cake or St. Patrick’s Cupcakes

Gardein Frozen Meatless Meals

2/6.00

2/3.00

product of USA

Choices’ Own Mountain Mix

Bakery Department

USA/Canada

24 roll

WOW!

Bulk Department

regular retail price

2/5.00

12.99

Organic California Grown Red, Green and Rainbow Chard PRICING

.50/100g off

assorted varieties

100% recycled fibres

3/4.00

PRICING

1.29/100g

!

Jyoti Canned Indian Meals

1 dozen • product of Canada

Large Size, Mexican Grown

reg 1.99

New

284-425g

Cascades Enviro Bathroom Tissue

4.98

454g product of USA

bags or bins

product of France

4.99

WOW!

assorted varieties

946ml

product of Canada

225ml

16.99lb/ 37.46kg

Jerseyland Organic Cheese

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

Ataulfo Mangoes

Choice’s Own Kale and Wheatberry Salad

8 packs product of Canada

500-750g

Maple Hill Farms Free Range Organic Large Eggs

PRICING

pre frozen

Deli Department

Danone Danactive Drinks

assorted varieties

2/8.00

200g

product of Canada

250-500g product of New Zealand

St. Dalfour Imported Jam and Marmalade

WOW!

156g • product of USA

product of Canada

2/8.00

Organic California Grown Strawberries

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

WOW!

assorted varieties

from

Produce Department

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

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Rice Bakery

South Surrey

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver 604.263.4600

1202 Richards St. Vancouver 604.633.2392

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0301

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna

Floral Shop

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

2615 W. 16th Vancouver 603-736-7522