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Monday, July 1, join the city for the one of the biggest birthday celebrations outside of Ottawa: the 26th Annual Canada Day at Canada Place. Enjoy 13 hours of free family fun including music, dance, cuisine, exhibits and displays from across the nation in honour of Canada’s 146th birthday. The city’s largest waterfront party welcomes 250,000 people, to take in more than 20 bands, extreme sports displays, a celebration of Canadian inventions, a Citizenship Ceremony, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Port Metro Vancouver Zone. Juno Award-winning artist Bif Naked and local sensation, The Boom Booms, will headline. The ever-popular Canada Day Parade is back at 7pm and the awe-inspiring Canada Day Fireworks Show will begin at 10:30pm.

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Granville Island’s huge all-day Canada Day celebration includes free jazz, presented by Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, a parade, food vendors offering up their best Canada Day fare (pancakes, crepes, BBQ, lobster), an official Canada Day ceremony, and MELA!, a South Asian cultural festival. On from 8am til midnight.

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Celebrate with one of the biggest outdoor concerts in BC. Platinum Blonde, Sloan and Crystal Shawanda headlining the main stage at the Cloverdale Millennium Ampitheatre. Food, face painters and balloon artists, giveaways and amusement rides will entertain throughout the day.

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VanDusen exhibit plants the idea of trees’ importance

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artha Varcoe Sturdy is standing amidst the towering, blackened cedar logs that will greet visitors to the VanDusen Botanical Garden until September 30.

There’s a look of love and awe on her face. Her hand reaches out to caress the logs, to marvel anew at their beauty.

This installation — part of the new Touch Wood exhibit — is not about death. It’s about life. It’s about the trees that took nourishment from the ground and energy from the sun to grow and thrive on her property near Pemberton. The trees weathered storms and droughts. Their branches were nibbled on by deer and provided protection to birds.

Sturdy could not imagine taking a chainsaw to them. “I want to use the wood as it is, to let it talk to me rather than superimpose the new world on it,” she says in an interview on the exhibit’s opening night. “I’m looking and thinking and playing with wood to make it be what it is…. It’s important to reflect on what the tree’s been to you. On my farm, the trees fall down, they’re dead. It takes a long time to rot.”

Instead, she burnt the logs to expose their grain and texture so that the trees could tell their story of a life well and fully lived.

At 71, Sturdy is adamant that she too will live life fully, taking everything it gives her and turning it into creative inspiration. She graduated from Emily Carr college as a sculptor but rose to fame as a designer of jewelry and home decor. Four years ago she decided to return to sculpting (and added her maiden name as a sculptor) but didn’t think about working with wood until she had a conversation with Brent Comber, who also contributes to the

Touch Wood exhibit.

“Life is your adventure,” she says. “I am not, at 71, to go, ‘Oh, I should slow down.’ Instead, it’s ‘Oh, another page. Let’s go!’”

The exhibit was curated by Celia Duthie and Nicholas Hunt of the Duthie Gallery on Salt Spring Island (and, formerly, Duthie’s Bookstores.)

“We wanted pieces that would grace a gracious garden and yet have enough oomph to make people notice them,” Duthie told WE Vancouver.

Well aware that people can have strong opinions on public art, and that the garden’s main focus is, well, the gardens, they carefully sought pieces that complemented the space.

“People can be really antagonized or irritated or baffled by public art,” Duthie says. Even though many artists feel there’s an imperative to “put things out that are edgy,” the artists in this show are more consumed by expressions of beauty. “We want people to like the art.”

Sturdy agrees. “A lot of art is ‘Up you, I’m pissed off, I’m angry.’ Slow down and look at this little microcosm of wood. You get a sense of peace and resolve.”

Another major concern was making sure the pieces didn’t interfere with the garden’s maintenance. “We were really careful to keep the head gardener happy,” Duthie says with a smile.

Participating artists are Michael Dennis, Martha Varcoe Sturdy, Judson Beaumont, Marie Khouri, Richard Tetrault, Brent Comber, Peter Pierobon, Nathan Lee and Trevor Coghill, Steve Paterson, Paul Burke, Alistair Heseltine, Urs-P Twellmann, Janice Woode, Chris Booth and Michael Robb.

Each piece is for sale and Duthie says there’s also a hope that a donor or donors would buy pieces to stay at the VanDusen.

For details go to VanDusenGarden.org.

“It’s important to reflect on what the tree’s been to you,” says Martha Varcoe Sturdy whose piece, “Reflections”, is part of the new Touch Wood exhibit at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Martha Perkins photo

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hile working for a year in Singapore, Roham Sheikholeslami began to notice the popularity of Quick Response (QR) codes around the Southeast

Asian country.

The marketing trend he noticed was interesting, but his aesthetic eye spotted something more in the squares of matrix barcode.

“I saw an opportunity to combine design and art with technology,” says Sheikholeslami, co-founder and CEO of Muprime Technologies. “By default, they have fairly unattractive look. You can actually do some much with them without affecting the functionality and make them much more beautiful.”

Most of you have probably seen the cryptic QR codes dotting ads and buses around the city. These codes, when scanned by your smartphone, take you online to a company website or page.

Muprime takes the technical, abstruse look of a QR code and redesigns it into a functional and attractive tool for marketing, embedding a logo or message into the design. They currently have more than 1,200 customers using the unique medium, including the Vancouver Sun and Davis LLP. If you scan the QR code that’s part of this week’s WE Vancouver cover design, it will take you to an online version of the story on page 7, all thanks to Muprime.

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vertising vehicle,” explains Sheikholeslami, who has a background in architecture and interactive design, “but what’s more important is that it’s a whole package for a mobile marketing campaign.

“We want to connect Sheikholeslami anything from offline materials to online content,” he continues. “That’s basically our mission and QR codes are the most popular medium for that right now.”

Sheikholeslami says customized QR codes are the focus now, but they will be expanding to near field communication and augmented reality technologies in the future.

This summer, Muprime’s reinventing the traditional, linear community event by integrating mobile technology into the public-space experience.

It will showcase downtown Vancouver by creating VIVA Treasure, an outdoor interactive QR code game, to engage pedestrians on Granville Street.

‘Mu’ means mysterious and ‘prime’ means original; so the basic translation could be interpreted as ‘the originator of something really cool.’

“I’m a huge Apple fanboy,” he says with a small laugh. “I look out for those small details that unconsciously have a huge effect on people — Apple showed me that.”

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And to learn the many secrets hidden under decades of plaster and paint, Forbidden Vancouver has launched a brand new walking tour: The Granville Street Reveal.

On this 90-minute tour, the curtains are thrown open on Vancouver’s historic entertainment district, focusing on the evolution of entertainment on Granville Street.

Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers and Fred Astaire all cut their teeth here as young vaudeville stars. But by the early 1930s Granville Street had totally re-invented itself as Theatre Row. For the next 30 years, 10 giant movie theatres, resplendent with 20-foot neon signs, drew thou-

sand-upon-thousand every week to catch the latest blockbusters.

In the ‘70s Granville Street evolved again.

Thanks to some of the most liberal public decency laws in North America, stripclubs boomed. More than 40 existed in downtown Vancouver, centred around the Granville Street district.

And today Granville is still home to some of North America’s greatest live music venues, like the Commodore Ballroom and the Orpheum. Featuring countless acts every year, the street is a celebrated starting point for many musicians and bands as they tour North America.

Tours run at 11am every Wed., Sat. and Sun. from June 22, all summer. Tickets are $19/$22 plus GST and can be booked online at ForbiddenVancouver.ca.

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ne hundred and forty-five years after Lord Granville was appointed Colonial Secretary to manage the British Empire’s colonies, including the area known as Vancouver, I highly doubt that he could have predicted the many associations that his name would have in a metropolitan coastal city — especially for an area known for its gritty, colourful clubs and shops.

And to have Granville posthumously scratching his head even more, VIVA Vancouver is reprogramming the way Granville Street is used, allowing visitors think outside the sidewalk’s borders and look at new ways of exploring the physical area.

VIVA Vancouver is an every-weekend event that runs until the end of August, blocking off Granville Street and other major areas such as Robson, Fraser and Mt. Pleasant from cars, providing new spaces for people to socialize, eat and play by incorporating festivals and events and adding chairs, tables and areas to hang out.

For example, by June 29, 800 Robson will be transformed into Corduroy Road, with a bright, deck-like appearance, bringing a section of the roadway up to curb level with seating for people to pause, relax and take in the city. The installation’s name, Corduroy Road, refers to rough-cut plank and log roads once used as temporary passages in the Pacific Northwest (and as bumpy as a pair of corduroy pants).

You can also celebrate the Canada Day long weekend with the Vancouver Busker Festival, taking place on Granville Street from June 29 to July 1.

“The objective is to really encourage people to come out and take over road space and enjoy it in a different way,” says Charles Gauthier, president and CEO of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, one of the major partners which also include the City, TransLink, local business and artists.

“We want to animate the streets, allowing festivals and artists and Vancouverites to interact.”

Bus routes along Granville and Robson streets will be rerouted nearby for the duration of both closures.

Now in its fourth year, VIVA Vancouver has made it comfortable to walk down the middle of a normally

busy street.

“You could tell Vancouverites were kind of curious and not sure how to adapt to this new model,” Gauthier says with a small laugh. “So it was interesting to see reactions like, ‘What do you mean, I can sit in the middle of this street on tables and chairs?’”

Comparably, the businesses in the area were also a little skeptical of the car-less proposal.

“In the early days, it took a lot of convincing for the merchants that this was going to pay dividends for them,” Gauthier says. “We showed them that just because there are no motorized vehicles on the street, it doesn’t mean you won’t get business at your door.”

A survey was conducted last year showing that VIVA actually promotes business in the area: six out of 10 of people who come down to the event spend at least two hours on the strip, visiting the shops in the area.

But the real shift, according to Gauthier, is in the mindset of Vancouverites.

“We don’t really know our neighbours well enough,” he says. “We’re not connected with each other. I think what events like this will do is start connecting people and maybe start breaking down those barriers that we have — that we don’t talk to strangers or we don’t share a bench with someone. “ “I think that, over time, we’ll see people becoming friendlier to each other and those barriers will come down where we will engage and talk to people and maybe make new friends as a result.”

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Metro takes hard look at salaries

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etro Vancouver is conducting an extensive review of salaries for all management staff to determine if their pay levels are appropriate.

It comes as the regional district released annual financial disclosures showing it paid out $142 million in pay and benefits to employees last year.

Metro paid 369 employees more than $100,000 last year.

Chief administrative officer Carol Mason has ordered a freeze on new hiring until the review is complete.

A finding that pay levels are too high and need to be decreased would be “very difficult” to apply to current staff who would likely be grandfathered, said Metro board chair Greg Moore.

In the past BC Hydro has poached

many Metro engineers, putting upward pressure on those salaries to stay competitive.

Local cities are also routinely raiding staff from each other or from Metro.

The financial disclosures show last year’s highest payout of $523,000 went to retired policy and planning manager Toivo Allas, but included an unusual payout of banked holiday time accrued over four decades.

Mason, who took over as CAO last fall after longtime CAO Johnny Carline retired, earns $270,000 a year.

Deputy CAO Delia Laglagaron’s remuneration of $311,000 was unusually high because she was performing extra duties as acting CAO for most of the year.

The highest paid managers at Metro are water services general manager Tim Jervis at $218,000; external relations director Heather Schoemaker at $208,000; corporate services general manager Ralph

Hildebrand at $196,000; liquid waste services general manager Simon Ho at $185,000; and acting chief financial officer Phil Trotzuk at $173,000.

There’s been a major turnover in management in the past year.

Besides Carline, former chief financial officer Jim Rusnak and planning, parks and environment manager Gaetan Royer both left as part of administrative restructuring.

Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman said Metro’s pay grid looks too high, noting CAO Mason makes more than provincial deputy ministers, who earn around $230,000.

He said Metro has “grown out of control” over the years, adding social housing and culture offerings that go well beyond the regional district’s core mandate of dealing with drinking water, sewage, garbage and perhaps regional parks.

Manager pay raises topple health authority’s CEO

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ynda Cranston has resigned as president and CEO of the Provincial Health Services Authority after management pay raises were approved without the board’s consent or knowledge.

The three per cent wage hikes for 118 managers at PHSA in late May contravened a provincial government order last fall to freeze public sector management salaries.

The PHSA runs BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital, the BC Cancer Agency and various other specialty or provincial services, such as the BC Ambulance Service, BC Transplant, the BC Centre for Disease Control, and BC Mental Health and Addiction Services.

The PHSA board is reviewing its legal options to reverse the pay hikes, which add $621,000 in annual payroll costs to the authority’s $2.5-billion budget.

Health Minister Terry Lake said finite health dollars go to front-line care during difficult economic times.

PHSA board chair Wynne Powell said the board will implement measures to ensure the violation is never repeated.

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Ideal corner 33x122 level lot in prime Killarney area – steps to schools & parks! • South facing back yard, dual lane access perfect for a garage, quiet bedrooms, N. Shore Mountain views, manicured yard • Don’t miss this opportunity – Start building before summer starts. • 3,960 Sqft lot – build over 2400+ sqft brand new home with garage and mortgage helper!

Beautiful floorplan N, E & S corner 1079sf 2 bdrm + 2bath + real den • Across the street from Elsie Roy Elementary, seawall, David Lam Park, Roundhouse Comm. Centre, Urban Fare, Canada Line & Yaletown • Generous rooms, master fits king bed, granite counters, window in kitchen, marble in bathrooms, H/W flrs & new carpet in bdrms, views of False Creek, city & courtyard, Iarge insuite storage, excellent for entertaining w/ spacious living/dining, den w/ windows. Solid building, best managed in Yaletown w/ onsite Mgr. I/D pool, hot tub, gym, bike room.

SUBPENTHOUSE – 270 degree views of N. Shore Mtns. as far as you can see • 3 bdrms/2bathrms, 1179sf, open & modern floorplan w/ flr to ceiling windows, only 3 years old • Oversized bedrooms, dream master bedroom w/ its own balcony, den , walk-in closet & 5pc. ensuite bath, granite countertops, S/S appliances, laminate flooring throughout, 100sqft+ outdoor balcony for bbqs w/ views, NE corner unit with sweeping views • Location Location Location – steps to Canada Line to YVR, downtown, across from Lansdowne Mall (new Target store), Kwantlen University & more • Guest suite, clubhouse, media rm.

AQUARIUS III: $498,000

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611-1500 HORNBY STREET 888 BEACH TOWERS: $438,000

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Perfect location – heart of Marinaside neighborhood! • Steps to seawall, marinas, Urban Fare, Canada Line Station & Yaletown • Masterplanned waterfront community by Concord Pacific • Spacious corner unit 720 sqft 1 bdrm+den with city & some water views • Granite countertops, gas stove, dining nook, balcony for bbq’s, marble counters in bathroom, insuite W/D, flr-ceiling windows, 1prkg & more • Resort amenities: I/D pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, 24/7 concierge, theatre & clubhouse.

610-5933 COONEY RD., RICHMOND JADE: $408,000

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Waterfront seawall & marina location – a private peaceful seaside enclave of downtown • Steps to Aquabus to Granville Island Market, miles of seawall, 1st class restaurants & miles of beaches • SW corner with views of False Creek & Granville Island sprawling 771 sqft 1 bdrm recent renos & in MINT CONDITION – show suite quality • Gas f/p, granite counters, S/S appl, front loading W/D, marble tiled entrance, new light fixtures & paint thruout, beautiful floorplan w/ generous rooms for king size bed and house sized furniture • Ultimate quiet and tranquil home • British inspired gardens, 24/7 concierge, I/D pool & gym • 1 prkg & storage • James Cheng Award winning design & solid concrete construction.

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5999 OAK STREET $1,018,000

802-4333 CENTRAL BLVD PRESIDIA BY BOSA: $409,900

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Sprawling 1311sf NW corner 2 bdrm + 2bath in a waterfront seaside highly desirable location • Right on seawall, aquabus to Granville Island, mins. to beaches & parks • Generous rooms thruout, perfect for entertaining & house size furniture!

• Reno’d kitchen w/ new S/S Fisher Paykel, Miele & Bosch appliances, lovely kitchen island & windows in kitch., h/w flrs, gas f/p, king size bdrms, Master has 5pc. bath w/ sep. shower, jetted tub & W/I closet • Outdoor covered balcony for bbqs, real laundry room, 2 parking & storage locker • This is a jewel in the sky.

Clubhouse, guest suite, sauna, hottub & gym • Exterior paint & sealant completed 2011.

Unrivaled splendor. Vancouver’s premiere waterfront residences combining two suites and conceived over 2 years of design & construction • 270 degree views flr-ceiling views of marinas, False Crk, Granville Island & cityscapes • House size 3255 sqft complimented by a 360 degree elliptical flrplan centered around a glass wine room, 4 bdrms, 4 bathrms, 5 parking & 2 storage lckrs • Featuring: 12 piece Miele & Thermador S/S appliances, Capolavaro granite, Zebrano book-matched cabinetry, 2 home theatre systems, surround audio thruout, marble & onyx flooring thruout, T5 wired, video security system, Lutron one touch light & shades control, all rooms are a unique design & statement, Swarovski chandeliers, 6 piece master bath with 273 spray & steam shower, air jet tub, his/hers sinks; W/I closet, a ‘pink mosaic Bisazza’ bathroom, family room, great room, formal & informal dining areas, formal living room, dual entry, two balconies, two gas f/p, nanny quarters & much more • Simply spectacular!

jOhNNY CANuCK West of Denman location, SE corner treetop suite offers, light, air, peace & space in almost 700 sf accented by real oak floors, crown mouldings, deep baseboards, skylite and 110+ sf southern balcony. Immaculate pet & laundry friendly home with parking & good storage. Well maintained with ongoing maintenance program supported by long term owners. $359,900

fly The ReD anD WhITe from balcony of your top floor corner one bdrm with granite, laminate, laundry, stainless & walkin closet. Or choose from four sunny common decks!!

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2201-1500 HOWE STREET THE DISCOVERY: $849,000

CAPITOL RESIDENCES: $819,000

Location Location Location – across from Richmond market, steps to Richmond Mall, Lansdowne Mall, Kwantlen University & Canada Line to YVR • 898 sqft 2 bdrm/2bath, NW corner, opposite bedrooms, large den, granite counters, gas stove, spacious rooms, separate dining area, large outdoor balcony, 1 parking & 1 storage • Club house, concierge, gym • Rainscreened solid concrete construction.

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SW corner w/ sweeping unobstructed views overlooking Yaletown & city • Nothing to block your views • 2 bdrm /2bath, 745sf, balcony, 1 parking & storage locker • Open floorplan w/ S/S appliances, granite counters, opposite bedrooms for max. privacy • True Yaletown location steps to the best amenities downtown–seawall, Yaletown, Robson St., Rogers Arena & more.

3404-833 SEYMOUR STREET CAPITOL RESIDENCES: $825,000

1108-198 AQUARIUS MEWS AQUARIUS II

1607-1077 MARINASIDE CRESCENT MARINASIDE RESORT: $549,000

2202-1500 HORNBY STREET 888 BEACH: $688,000

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5YR Rate Special SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT 183 Wollny Court, 2438 West 8th Avenue, 405-1010 Chilco Street, $2,188,000 $1,138,000 $698,000 • Stunning newly built 1.25 acre estate & • Like new triplex in best part of Kits! • West of Denman! Rarely guest house • 1 level living! 1500sf 3 beds, 3 • “Castle-like home” – Perched atop an available large 2 bed 2 bath baths exclusive 7 lot, 1+ acre homes cul-de-sac top floor • Luxury heritage conversion with • Forever views facing west down forested • Approx. 1000sf, designer valleys rainscreen • 5 min. drive to Newport Village • Built 2011 offering 2-5-10 warranty renovation • On the edge of “Heritage Woods” • Unique design ground level suite • Corner suite with kitchen • Built 2012 - No GST! 2-5-10 New Home • Viking and Fisher Paykel Warranty skylight appliances • Private greenbelt, 1 block to transit, schools and shopping close • Stunning silver oak radiant heated • Dog friendly! 2 dogs • 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 1 bedroom floors allowed Nanny/Guest suite in main house • High ceilings and tons of light with • Steps to Stanley Park • Heated driveway, Viking professional french doors to south patio appliances - state of the art home • Rentals allowed, storage • 1 LCP double-gated parking stall • Whistler inspired sweeping ceilings, locker, 2 parking must see and nice private patio off living • 80 photos on my website!

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2501 Burian Drive, $329,800 2605-2789 Shaughnessy 2503 Burian Drive, $324,800, Avenue, $397,500 • 915 SQFT 2 bed and 2 bath Coquitlam • Fantastic development • The Shaughnessy at Lions opportunity!

Park • Two freehold, non-strata, • Gorgeous brand new luxury legal, non-conforming lots condo combined or sold separate • Forever views • Walk to Austin Station Mall, Mundy Park, Drive 5 min to • Park-like setting close to all highway, Ikea, Lougheed Mall amenities close to everything • Close to new Skytrain • Reno or possibly build single Evergreen Line coming family home!

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Live on the most beautiful stretch of Beach in Vancouver! Extra large, corner 1 bedroom at the Alvar.

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FABULOUS extra spacious (712 sq.ft.) 1 bedroom condo in super convenient FAIRVIEW location with bus stop at your front door. Cozy wood-burning fireplace, insuite laundry and pet friendly. Condo can easily accommodate house sized furniture. CALL FOR APPT!

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Here is your opportunity to live close to Kits Beach in a concrete and mid rise strata building. 665 sq.ft. one bedroom corner suite with mountain view.

Features include oak h/w floors, gas fireplace with new surround, open kitchen plan with full size appliances,.

U/G parking. Pets permitted. MLS# V1014080

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502-1888 York Ave • $384,000

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302-1860 Robson St • $839,000

RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside) 3215 MacDonald St. EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Live by Stanley Park in this one of a kind 2 bdrm/2 bath + den suite with 2 roof top terraces. Beautiful renovation with hardwood floors, open kitchen with s/s appliances & granite countertops. 1,158 sq.ft., concierge service, 1 locker & 1 parking stall included.

MLS# V1005072

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1109 Harwood St • $2,098,000

204-1055 Harwood St • $175,000

This owner occupied 4075 sq.ft. home offers combination of owner residence plus mortgage helper.

The perfect West End lifestyle close to Sunset Beach, 33’ x 131’ lot. 2 car garage plus huge sundeck. MLS# V1005139

This is not a typo… Fantastic price for this studio suite at Harcrest Apts. Oak floors, upgraded windows, eat in kitchen, updated bathroom. 1 cat permitted, sorry no rentals allowed. MLS#V1012901

Shine lights up Main St. New condo development showcases local art

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Developer Payam Imani will purchase three pieces of art from Main Street artists to showcase in the building. Artists include John Ferrie, whose whimsical paintings have made him famous around the world.

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Ferrie, who lives a block from Shine, says “Payam is genuinely interested in supporting local artists and maintaining the vibe of this neighborhood, which includes a lot of artists.”

The building will bring to life a block, just off Main Street, that is home to The Whip café and several popular boutiques.

On its second floor, SHINE will feature a podium courtyard with a creative and cool amenity area, including a pop-up outdoor movie theatre, fire pits, outdoor kitchen and loungers.

Architecturally, exteriors will incorporate the old industrial feel of the neighborhood by using

a combination of glass, metal, cement and wood.

The homes vary from one to three bedrooms and pricing starts in the mid-$200,000’s.

There is something for everyone at Shine, with smaller homes for first-time homebuyers and larger homes up to 1,800 square feet with private outdoor space.

In addition to the second floor amenity area, there’s also a 1,200-square-foot public space on the 6th floor featuring a garden and lounge area with great views of the mountains and downtown Vancouver.

SHINE FACTS • Location: Scotia and 6th, just off Main Street • 93 units • Residence size: 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms • Price: Mid-$200,000s • Developer: Payam Imani (Imani Developments Inc)

• Architect: SHIFT Architecture ShiftArchitecture.ca • Interior designer: SHIFT Architecture • Sales centre address: 239 East 6th Ave. • Hours: 12-5, except Fridays • Website: liveatshine.com

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New Listing

West of Denman Patio Patio Patio 1928 Nelson #402 Coming next

week! A very rare 2 bedroom, 2 bath penthouse corner suite with all the outdoor wrap around patio you will ever need. every need.Vaulted Vaultedceilings, ceilings,some some mountain views, 844 sf of living space but most of all, 200 sf of patio.

Fantastic grand opening next week.

Call for more photos and details.

Won’t last. Pets OK. $659,900.

New Listing 1718 Nelson #307 Quiet beautifully renovated designer 1 bdrm at Regency Terrace. Ready to move in. Pets OK. $299,900.

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West of Denman 1850 Comox #302 Stanley Park 1 bdrm SE corner.

Pool and roof top deck. $234,900.

View! View! 1720 Barclay #1104 Design upgrades, unobstructed views, top floor with build-ins & a classy look. Rentals OK. $289,900.

1100 sf Strata 1010 Burnaby #403 Quality 2 bdrm + 2 bath + 2 prkg at The Ellington. Pets OK. $449,900.

New Listing 1879 Barclay #203 Stanley Park gorgeous studio with parking, Murphy bed, real red oak floors & West of Denman. $179,900.

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Just Off Denman 1655 Nelson #213 Reno’d one bedroom. Listed and Sold by Rob Joyce. $279,900.

Construction begins on Trump tower

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Donald Trump came to Vancouver to join Joo Kim Tiah of Holborn, Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs and George Wong of Magnum in announcing the new Trump International Hotel and Tower on West Georgia. Martha Perkins photo

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onald Trump is giving his name and his brand to Vancouver’s newest luxury hotel and, judging by the large crowd at the June 19 press conference, that’s already doing a lot to get the development noticed.

“Vancouver is a beautiful city and this will make it even more beautiful,” Trump said as he joined Joo Kim Tiah of Holborn and George Wong of Magnum in announcing the 63-storey Trump International Hotel and Tower adjacent to FortisBC on West Georgia.

Listening attentively were his children Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, who will play a role in the development.

But somewhere in the

firmament, the late architect Arthur Erickson was also nudging to have his presence felt. He’s the one who came up with the concept of a “twisted triangle” design that will allow the tower to conform with the City of Vancouver’s view corridor guidelines. (Each floor will twist about three-quarters of a degree away from West Georgia.)

Construction has already started on the $500-million building that will have 218 luxury residences on the upper levels, 187 hotel rooms, Ivanka Trump’s new spa and “Vancouver’s first pool bar nightclub.”The third-storey terrace at FortisBC, where the press conference was held, will be become a shared conference centre space.

Read the full story online at WEVancouver.com

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(1791-1867) was one of the most influential scientists in history. He produced major breakTAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): “The problem with throughs in both chemistry and physics. Have quotes on the Internet is that it’s hard to deteryou ever used devices that run on electricity? mine whether or not they are genuine.” So said You can thank him for playing a major role in Joan of Arc back in 1429, right before she helped developing that wonderful convenience. And lead French troops in the battle of Patay. JUST yet unlike most scientists, he had only the most KIDDING! Joan of Arc never had the pleasure elementary grasp of mathematics. In fact, his of surfing the Web, of course, since it didn’t formal education was negligible. I propose that exist until long after she died. But I was trying we name him your role model of the week. He’s to make a point that will be useful for you to a striking example of the fact that you can arrive keep in mind, Taurus, which is: Be skeptical of at your chosen goal by many different paths. both wild claims and mild claims. Be wary for Keep that in mind if you’re ever tempted to unreliable gossip that would cause an unnecesbelieve that there’s just one right way to fulfill sary ruckus. your dreams.

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): French Impressionist painter Claude Monet loved to paint water lilies, and he did so over and over again for many years. Eventually he created about 250 canvases that portrayed these floating flowers. Should we conclude that he repeated himself too much?

Should we declare that he was repetitive? Or might we wonder if he kept finding new delights in his comfortable subject? Would we have enough patience to notice that each of the 250 paintings shows the water lilies in a different kind of light? I vote for the latter view, and suggest that you adopt a similar approach to the familiar things in your life during the coming weeks.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): “In order to swim one takes off all one’s clothes,” said 19th-century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. “In order to aspire to the truth one must undress in a far more inward sense, divest oneself of all one’s inward clothes, of thoughts, conceptions, selfishness, etc., before one is sufficiently naked.” Your assignment in the coming week, Cancerian, is to get au naturel like that. It’s time for you to make yourself available for as much of the raw, pure, wild truth as you can stand.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Gertrude Stein was an innovative writer. Many illustrious artists were her friends. But she had an overly elevated conception of her own worth. “Think of the Bible and Homer,” she said, “think of Shakespeare and think of me.” On another occasion, she proclaimed, “Einstein was the creative philosophic mind of the century, and I have been the creative literary mind of the century.” Do you know anyone like Stein? In my opinion, to some degree, we are all like Stein. Every one of us has at least one inflated idea about ourselves — a conceited self-conception that doesn’t match reality. Now would be an excellent time for you to deal this. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though.

Just recognize it, laugh about it, and move on.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): When I close my eyes, I get a psychic vision of you as a kid playing outside on a warm summer day. Suddenly, you hear a jingling tune wafting your way from a distance. It’s the ice cream truck. You stop what you’re doing and run inside your home to beg your mom for some money. A few minutes later, you’re in a state of bliss, communing with your Fudgsicle or ice cream cone. I have a feeling that you will soon experience an adult version of this scene, Virgo. Metaphorically speaking, the ice cream man or woman will be coming to your neighborhood.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): “The only thing that we learn from history,” said the German philosopher Georg Hegel, “is that we never learn anything from history.” I’m urging you to refute that statement in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. I’m pleading with you to search your memory for every possible clue that might help you be brilliant in dealing with your immediate future. What have you done in the past that you shouldn’t do now? What haven’t you done in the past that you should do now?

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, now would be a pretty good time to talk about things that are hard to talk about. I don’t necessarily mean that you’ll find it easy to do. But I suspect it would be relatively free of pain and karmic repercussions. There may even be a touch of pleasure once the catharsis kicks in. So try it if you dare, Capricorn. Summon the courage to express truths that have previously been hard to pin down. Articulate feelings that have been murky or hidden. For best results, encourage those you trust to do the same.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Are you familiar with Quidditch? It’s a rough sport played by wizards in the fictional world of Harry Potter. All seven books in the series mention it, so it’s an important element. Author J.K. Rowling says she dreamed up the sport after having a quarrel with her boyfriend. “In my deepest, darkest soul,” she reports, “I would quite like to see him hit by a bludger.” (In Quidditch, a bludger is a big black ball made of iron.) I bring this up, Aquarius, because I suspect that you, too, are in position to use anger in a creative and constructive way.

Take advantage of your raw emotion to make a lasting improvement in your life.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): In his erotic poem “Your Sex,” Joe Bolton exults: “My heart simplified, I touch the bud of happiness — it’s in season. And whatever grief I might have felt before simply dies inside me.” You might want to write that down on a slip of paper and carry it around with you this week, Pisces. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the bud of happiness is now in season for you. You have good reason to shed the undertones of sadness and fear you carry around with you. I’ll tell you the last lines of Bolton’s poem, because they also apply: “Sometimes I think it’s best just to take pleasure wherever we want and can.

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Library louts To my fellow seniors who read newspapers in the Joe Fortes Library: 1) Do not take one of each newspaper and pile them up on your lap — it’s selfish and deprives others of their daily fix of news.

2) The library is not your house. Do not belch, fart or sneeze without at least excusing yourself. Also, removing your shoes and taking your daily snooze isn’t exactly the best use of the limited seating in the library. Besides, you will be much more comfortable in your bed at home.

3) If a buddy shows up, could you at least take it outside? Your personal life is not as fascinating to others as you might think.

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Move on, movie hogs To Canadian Guy, re: The morning after, Rants June 6. Are you kidding me? You go on cheap Tuesday and there is etiquette as to when to get there to see a movie? Everybody paid $8 or whatever for the same non-reserved seats.

You spend the whole movie waiting to congratulate this random couple for not moving over, for holding their ground, for not being courteous. It was the friggin’ Hangover III — you think that being dead centre will make this movie bewtter? Agree it would be nice if they said please or possibly “pretty please” would appease you when asking to move over, but there is little wonder sometimes when people say Vancouver is unfriendly. You live in a big city, not in the country; space is limited sometimes.

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n Sushi 101 – Part 1, I discussed the difference between rolls (maki) and nigiri-zushi (nigiri). I suggested trying nigiri over the funkier creative rolls, but it is not to say rolls are bad. Simple rolls without all the sauces and toppings are traditionally served at sushi bars alongside nigiri. Nigiri is the simplest form of sushi showcasing the sashimi or grilled fish and what sushi connoisseurs value.

In Sushi 102 – Part 2, I discussed the use of condiments. The soy sauce is meant to be used sparingly and only the fish part is dipped into it, not the rice. The wasabi is not meant to be mixed into the soy sauce, but put on separately. Lastly, the pickled ginger is a palate cleanser; however it is appropriate to use it as a “paintbrush”. Dip the pickled ginger into the soy sauce and brush it onto the fish part of the nigiri as another way of applying soy sauce to nirigi. This way, it also leaves an essence of ginger.

Sushi 101 – Part 3 is about how to eat it....

What do ribs, chicken wings, pizza, Indian food and sushi have in common? They are all foods meant to be eaten with the hands. Yes, sushi is finger food. Chopsticks are still acceptable, but traditionally it is encouraged to enjoy well-made sushi with the hands.

Fingers are preferred over chopsticks because properly made nigiri is challenging to eat with chopsticks. Authentic sushi risks falling apart if picked up by chopsticks because the rectangular pressed sushi rice (shari) is supposed to be loosely packed. There should be minimal chew and the sushi rice should melt in your mouth along with the fish on top.

Sushi must be eaten immediately after serving, so either speed up the photos or skip them entirely.

Pick up the sushi with your thumb and middle finger gripping the sides and the index finger hovering over the fish and touching the tip. If the sushi chef did not season it already with his own soy sauce, then consider dipping it in soy. Since only the fish is meant to touch the soy sauce, use your fingers to help the fish from falling off when you flip it upside down to dip. Add wasabi separately if you wish, but again, most of the wasabi in Vancouver is fake, or horseradish dyed green. Real wasabi is expensive and rare.

Now that the sushi is dressed, eat it, but in one bite and with the fish touching the tongue first (so eat it upside down). Sushi is meant to be enjoyed in one bite, two if you must, but the sushi chef

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should be making one-bite sizes. Some even adjust the size to suit their customer. It is not a strict “rule” to have the sashimi touch the tongue first, but the flavours of the fish are so subtle and delicate that some argue it is the only way to taste it.

A good and clean sushi place should provide a hot towel for the customer and it is meant to be used between each nigiri. Wipe the fingers clean of fish oil and residue so there is no transfer of flavours from one piece of nigiri to another. For sashimi, use chopsticks.

There is an art to making sushi and an art to eating it. In the end it is personal preference and taste, but knowing sushi etiquette shows appreciation to the chef, Japanese culture, and tradition. Sushi can be “grab-and-go” food, but find a place that provides an experience and enjoy it the way it was meant to be eaten.

EPIC fest If Food Truck Alley or a Sip & Savour Garden sound like your cup of tea, you’ll want to head up to VanDusen Gardens for this year’s EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival July 6 and 7 from 10am to 9pm.

There’s also an Eco Marketplace with inspiring products and ideas, an EPICurean Corner hosting exhibitors such as Green Table Network chefs (with samples of delicious local and sustainable food), gardening workshops, classes conducted by the BC Society of Master Gardeners and an education speaker series at the outdoor event.

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After discovering one of Germany’s favourite street foods, currywurst, in LA, Dane Brown and Clinton McDougall opened Bestie in Chinatown.

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fter the Second World War, when Berlin was governed by four super powers, an enterprising woman took some curry from the British soldiers and some ketchup from the American soldiers, mixed them together and put them on some cut-up bratwurst. One of Germany’s favourite street foods — currywurst — was born.

Two friends have brought currywurst to Vancouver. Dane Brown and Clinton McDougall recently opened Bestie in Chinatown. This being Vancouver, of course they offer a veggie wurst in addition to their classic pork Thuringer, southern BBQ turkey and smokey bison sausages. The sausage is served with either double-fried

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’ve tried a bunch of wines over the last week that I wanted to share here, but I can’t tie them all together for a particular theme for the life of me! No matter. One day we’re enjoying blazing sun and grilling on the patio, the next we’re taking cover under awnings from torrential downpours. This week, a dynamic array to enjoy regardless of weather, your mood or who’s popping over. Enjoy!

Navarro Lopez 2010 Pergolas Old Vines Tempranillo Crianza | Valdepeñas, Spain | $11.98 | BC Liquor Stores I’m not a fan of hyperbole, but I’m gonna say it; this is possibly the best value on liquor store shelves today! I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll just offer a little laundry list of blackberry, blueberry, fig, forest floor, cloves, leather, minerals, perfectly-balanced oak and so on.

Excellent ‘stain-your-teeth’ fare.

Altos de Rioja 2011 Rioja Blanco | Rioja, Spain | $20-ish | Private Stores Just as pretty as the flowers on the label. A merry tagteam of Malvasia and Viura explodes

with generosity; white flowers, peaches, lemon and lime. Total crowd-pleaser.

boot! The tannins are soft and integrated, while the finish goes on, and on, and on…

Masi 2012 Rosa dei Masi | Veneto, Italy | $22-24 | Private Wine Stores

Saumur Champigny 2010 Cuvee Thierry Germain | Loire Valley, France | $19.99 | BC Liquor Stores

After reading that this rosé was made from 100 per cent ‘Refosco,’ I had to dust off some old textbooks to remind myself that the grape is a dark-skinned variety native to Northern Italy, yielding power and depth and full of wildberry and dark, plummy flavours. This one sure lends that intensity, and even more so due to their use of the ‘appassimento method’, where the grapes are partially dried out in the sun on straw mats for extra concentration. Cool, geeky, but totally approachable with a nice, peppery finish.

Laughing Stock Vineyards 2011 Syrah | Okanagan Valley, BC | $36+ | Winery Direct/Private Stores David and Cynthia Enns’ Naramata winery has churned out another winner! Bridging Old World meaty, spicy, funky Syrah with the New World flair of a fruit-forward, oh-sopurple Shiraz, each swirl and sip peels back another layer. There’s a splash of Viognier in here as well, the classic Côte Rotie-style, which unfurls an extra fruity and floral component to

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Backyard Vineyards If you feel like hitting the road on Canada Day (check out our list of what to do in Vancouver on page 4), Backyard Vineyards (3033 232nd Street in Langley) is also throwing a party in honor of Canada’s birthday. You can raise a toast with its newly released 2011 Syrah or 2012 Riesling. A country picnic lunch will served from 1 to 4pm; tickets are $20 in advance with reservations strongly recommended. (A limited number of $25 tickets will be available at the door.) There will be live music from 1 to 5pm. Call 604-539-9463 to book your tickets.

Little Saigon When Mike Tran was delivering his collection of Vietnamese sauces to Urban Fare in Yaletown, he’d linger in the neighborhood, hoping to find somewhere to open a new branch of his Little Saigon restaurant. A few months ago, he got his wish when Blaq Sheep coffee shop closed. The location, right across from the Roundhouse community centre on Pacific Boulevard, is just down the street from the popular DD Mau Vietnamese sandwich shop. It’s the third Little Saigon for Tran and his wife Loan, whose parents taught him how to cook. They also have restaurants in Abbotsford and Mission, as well as their line of four Saigon brand sauces — hoisin, peanut,

Choices birthday On July 1, the Choices Market in Yaletown (1202 Richards) will celebrate Canada’s 146th birthday and its 13th anniversary. From 11am to 3pm, it will host a donation barbecue and serve coffee and cake.

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But how do city residents have such bounty so close by? To recognize some of the people who are keeping our bellies full, there’s a new popular choice awards program. We (Heart) Local Awards wants people to salute their favourite local foodsters by voting in an online campaign.

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Growing up in England, he experienced, first hand, the wellness benefits of the profession he has since become a part of.

“When I was four, I would get these headaches,” Andy explains. “My mom took me to an osteopathic practitioner and the headaches went away. When I was older, I played rugby and field hockey, and again, osteopathy helped me with my injuries. So I decided to

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At the Sinclair Wellness Centre in Coal Harbour, Andy offers the services he feels so passionately about.

Using gentle, soft-tissue massage and by facilitating slow, rhythmic motion through the joints, he helps Vancouverites with a wide range of mobility and nonmobility issues including joint pain, whiplash, sport injuries, anxiety and depression, and asthma.

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Cycle Chic Social No bike is required for this celebration of cycling style, art and design. Join Vancouver Cycle Chic at Sugar Studios (1635 Powell) for a fashion show featuring locals such as Bhana Design clothing and Nocturnal Workshop backpacks. Enjoy dancing to the music of BIKES, #findpeter and City of Glass and video installations by Vancouver Cycle Chic and Secret Geometry, in between product demos

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New Broadway boutique Lison Art Furniture, a design boutique in Vancouver specializing in custom furniture and upholstery, is now open at 345 W. Broadway. The founder, Lison Ouellette is an interior designer with over 25 years experience in the industry. Lison Art Furniture gives you the freedom to create your own chair, with endless possibilities of styles. It all begins with the unique blank canvas chairs, with more than 40 signature European styles to choose from. From there, you pick your frame, your finish, your fabric, leather, or fur, and your cushioning. In the end, you are left with a one-of-a-kind creation. Lison Art Furniture also presents the exclusive works of regional artists such as Mike Lam, Jonas Delogne and Sylvie Rochette and will host monthly seminars on custom furniture, interior design, and fabrics.

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The creative team at Pound & Grain Digital will be hosting the first-ever Gastown Design Showdown on June 27. This creative hackathon will bring 80 of Vancouver’s most talented interactive graphic designers and user experience gurus in town together to participate in a one-day, peer-evaluated competition. All profits from this event will support imagine1day in its goal to ensure every child in Ethiopia receives quality education funded free of foreign aid by 2030. In addition to the creative challenge and the mini-workshops, participants can attend to two keynote presentations: Vancouver-based art director Jeremy Mendes whose most recent work with the National Film Board, Bear 71, has won every major international interactive award in the past year, along with Joni Rustulka, an exceptional San Francisco-based user experience designer at Adobe PhoneGap. The event is sponsored by Adobe, The Vancouver Art Gallery, Opus Art Supplies, David’s Tea, Steamworks Brewery, Met Fine Printers and many more. Teams of two designers can enter by purchasing tickets at GastownDesignShowdown.com.

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Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman Directed by Dan Scanlon Pixar heads down the prequel path and mostly succeeds with Monsters University, even Thor though much of the Mike and Diakow Sulley magic feels a little bland.

This time out, the story begins as the lovable duo are enrolled at the institute of higher learning reflected in the title and don’t quite start off as the best of friends. Billy Crystal and John Goodman are back in fine form to reprise their respective lead roles with plenty of new supporting talent, most notably God Bless America’s Joel Murray and Helen Mirren as the no-nonsense Dean Hardscrabble.

The flick takes a while to gather momentum; kids will delight in the beautiful aesthetic and innocent laughs but there is a striking lack of wit in the script. However, some sequences are truly original and fun to watch, particularly a scene involving the ‘Scare Games’, an amusing competition designed to test the scaring abilities of the student monsters. An emotional third act saves the movie from becoming just another rehash of old gags and situations.

The main problem stems from the fact that the Pixar bar has been set so high with films like Toy Story 3, Wall-E and The Incredibles; anything else feels like a missed opportunity. Monsters University doesn’t rank with the studio’s finest efforts but is certainly one of the strongest animated films out there right now.

Nicole (Michelle Giroux) becomes enveloped by the words of a secret admirer in Sean Garrity’s Blood Pressure. Supplied photo

Blood Pressure raises the bar

By Curtis Woloschuk

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innipeg writer-director Sean Garrity saw out 2012 in fine style. In November, he became the first filmmaker to have two features — My Awkward Sexual Adventure and Blood Pressure — nominated for the Whistler Film Festival’s coveted Borsos Award in the same year. While he ultimately didn’t walk away with the award, he received an enviable consolation prize in early December when the former film landed on Canada’s Top Ten, an annual list of the country’s best cinematic offerings.

Garrity hasn’t rested on his laurels in 2013. In fact, promoting two separate films has offered him little opportunity to rest at all. After a spring theatrical run, My Awkward Sexual Adventure hits DVD on July 9. Meanwhile, Blood Pressure has graced screens at festivals in Shanghai, Beijing, and Paris, while playing limited runs across Canada.

The director will personally escort his latest film to the Vancity Theatre and stick around for a Q&A at its June 28 debut.

While the raunchy-yet-endearing Sexual Adventure marked a departure for Garrity — his previous film, Zooey & Adam, detailed the aftermath of a rape — the moody Blood Pressure seems right in his wheelhouse. The film finds Nicole (Michelle Giroux), a despondent pharmacist, receiving letters from an anonymous admirer. With her consent, he lavishes her with odd gifts, including martial arts courses and firearms training. In return, he asks that she monitor the activities of a stranger (Jonas Chernick).

Unsurprisingly, the plot thickens and things get stranger still.

Speaking from Toronto, Garrity agrees that simultaneously tackling a raucous sex comedy and a slow-burning thriller proved a unique experience. Furthermore, the dual projects allowed him to maintain some equilibrium. “When I’m just doing one film, I can get overwhelmed by the tone,” he confesses.

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“Particularly in the case of something like Zooey & Adam, which is so intense. Constantly doing that one thing can be emotionally draining after a while.”

Despite considerable tonal differences, Garrity’s latest films both concern characters who are unceremoniously shaken from their complacency and left to discover a newfound sense of empowerment. For his part, Garrity sees both features following in the footsteps of his previous work. “The thing I see in common with them... the thing I bring to a film, ideally... is a sense of trying to find some sort of painful vulnerability in a character.” He laughs. “Bringing that to a thriller was much easier than bringing that to a comedy.”

Charged with portraying the painful vulnerability of Blood Pressure’s Nicole is Giroux, who the director discovered completely by accident. Convinced that a higher profile actress had locked up the role, he invited Giroux — a veteran of the prestigious Stratford Shakespeare Festival — to run lines with an actor auditioning for another part. He recalls, “When she came in, she just brought such depth and intelligence to that character. She’s so well spoken and careful and methodical in the way she communicates. She really takes time to stop and think on camera, which I really, really like.”

Communication, of course, plays a major role in Blood Pressure. As Nicole becomes more taken with the letters from her mysterious confidant, his writing spills off the page (courtesy of understated digital effects) and literally becomes her world.

“There is something to it that I was exploring... Exploring in a sense that I don’t really have a statement on it in one way or another,” he suggests. “You get a letter and it’s something that you show to people. ‘Oh my god. I got an actual letter from someone.’ There is something to be said for taking the time and focussing on the communication.”

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Ultimately, Max Brooks’ smart 2006 novel is just the inspiration for the film that shares its name. Gone are the firsthand accounts of the zombie uprising from ordinary citizens, replaced by the exploits of generic action hero Gerry Lane, played by Brad Pitt.

Forster’s film bears many telltale signs that it’s been tinkered with, whether it’s Matthew Fox’s role being reduced to mere seconds or a completely reshot ending being so sloppily grafted that it sticks out like a decomposing thumb.

Everything that Foster gets right — example: a zombie assault aboard a commercial aircraft — is offset by something spectacularly wrongheaded — example: frequently cutting to Gerry’s wife (Mireille Enos), who’s simply sitting by the phone.

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When we got engaged in 2011, my wife and I were so excited! But then came all the questions: Who’s the bride and who’s the groom? Are you both going to walk down the aisle, or will one of you stand at the front? Will you have separate or joint bachelorettes and bridal showers?

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS 477

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PETS

560

25 yrs in roofing industry

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

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

778-997-9582

Family owned & operated.

Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr.

604-427-2626 or 723-2626 www.mainlandroof.com

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Bulldog Disposal Co. Home & Yard Clean Ups Residential / Commercial

No Job Too Small Free Estimates ~ 7 Days/Wk

338

PLUMBING

Call Tony 604-834-2597 www.bulldogdisposal.ca

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

RECYCLE-IT!

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

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

LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service call Plumbing, Heating, plugged drains.

Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

C & C Electrical Mechanical

• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

341

PRESSURE WASHING

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

PROFESSIONAL CAT & DOG GROOMING BUSINESS. Has potential to earn extra income over $5000 per month by adding daycare. Remax Performance Realty. Call Jaspreet 604-771-9890

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Goods will be auctioned on July 16, 2013 and thereafter at Tyldesleys Auctions at 1055 Vernon Dr. Vancouver BC to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental at:

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?

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

The Storeroom incurred by the following: Q Four Financial, Asghar Bagheri, Lili Johnson, Bryan Somerville, Kristal Tanti, Jennifer Lihou, Lyudmyla Hammerer, Penni Vanstone, Kazuko Shimitzu

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

2 BEDROOM apartment 1/2 block to Semiahmoo Mall. $ 1,100 per month. Patio overlooks natural garden. New Bosch washer/drier in suite. New fridge. Tile floor. No dogs. Quiet neighbours. Underground parking. Unit 208-1720 Southmere Crescent, White Rock.

Contact Grant 604-560-5688.

NO. NEW-S-S-145419 NEW WESTMINSTER REGISTRY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA PLAINTIFF AND: CHRIS DONG JUN SONG a.k.a.

DONG CHRIS SONG and MI SUN CHO a.k.a. MI SONG DEFENDANT

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Call Ken at 604-294-1393 BARONE’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Garbage, Drywall & Scrap Metal Removal 604-729-7926 www.baronesrubbishremoval.ca

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TREE SERVICES

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

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CLOVERDALE

All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

(604)961-7505, 278-0375

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a first time buyer program.

Call 1-855-957-7755.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT on June 19, 2013 an order was made for service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from New Westminster Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number NEW-SS-145419 by way of this advertisement.

In the proceeding, the plaintiff claim(s) the following relief against you judgment for $21,103.71 plus interest and costs.

The Scrapper

You must file a responding pleading within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

3 bedroom, well kept rancher w/living room plus a roomy recreation room that opens onto a large fenced yard with lush hedge and workshop shed. Renovated and updated bathroom and kitchen. Plenty of space for the RV and electrical in second driveway beside the house. One blk to all downtown Cloverdale amenities.

Tall hedging for privacy. 2 blks to Zion school daycare and the park. $429,000. Please contact:

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow signs (6030 248 Street)

You Pick or We Pick!

OPEN Mon - Sat. 8am-7pm Sun & Holidays 8am-6pm

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

MARINE 912

BOATS

2 Older High Quality, low price boats with engines,negotiable price Call for Details 604.745.2476

Matt Cameron at 604-694-7628

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351 www.greenvalefarms.ca

You may obtain, from the New Westminster Registry, at 651 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by Hamilton Duncan Armstrong + Stewart, Barristers & Solicitors whose place of business and address for service is 1450 Station Tower Gateway, 13401 - 108 Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3T 5T3.

[File no. 5226487].

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

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HOMES WANTED Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

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FIVE STAR ROOFING

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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

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

TO: THE DEFENDANTS, CHRIS DONG JUN SONG a.k.a. DONG CHRIS SONG and MI SUN CHO a.k.a MI SONG

P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665

Hauling Anything..

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters. 604-812-9721

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

AUTO FINANCING

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REAL ESTATE

ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B pups.

CKC reg’d. 3 Beautiful healthy 9/wk old females. 1st Shots, 2 Year Health Guarantee. Micro-chipped. $2800. Call 604-302-941 (Mission).

Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80.

604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca

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

810

OKANAGAN PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS

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Airedale Terrier pups. P/b, ckc reg., micro, health guar, 604-8192115. email: lovethem@telus.net

TRANSPORTATION

JUNK REMOVAL

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

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620.

30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488.

40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Mainland Roofing Ltd.

REAL ESTATE

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VANCOUVER’S LARGEST INDIAN BUFFET

SUMMER MAINTENANCE PACKAGE 1. OIL, LUBE & FILTER: Change the oil, install a new oil filter and lubricate the chassis 2. BRAKES: check front & rear brake systems 3. FRONT END: check shock absorbers, struts, & steering components 4. EXHAUST SYSTEM: visual inspection of catalytic converter, muffler, exhaust pipes, manifold & gaskets 5. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: check battery, lights, horn & wipers 6. TIRES: rotate all tires, check tread depth, & adjust tire pressure 7. COOLING SYSTEM: check for leaks, check hoses, clamps, waterpump, & radiator 8. BELTS: check all belts & hoses 9. FLUID LEVELS: check all fluid levels

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

20% OFF anytime with coupon

All this for

36

$

*Buffet only. Offer excludes alcohol. Expires July 31, 2013.

88

*Plus ENV. Fees and taxes - with up to 5L of Oil. Synthetic Oil Extra. Coupon expires July 31, 2013.

Offer may not be combined with other coupons or promotions.

Coupon must be presented for discount. Surcharge may apply.

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

Draft Pitchers $9.95 Draft Pints $3.95 ALL YOU CAN EAT

Lunch Buffet: MON-FRI $13.95 / SAT & SUN $14.95 Incl. Chai, Coffee and Juice 11:30-4

805 W. Broadway

604.874.5800 Expires July 31, 2013

Dinner Buffet: EVERY DAY $16.95, 4–10 PM 40 items to choose from!

Room for Groups up to 70 people

FREE PARKING weekends & after 6pm weeknights

HAPPY CANADA DAY 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective June 27 to July 3, 2013.

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

Grocery Department

Meat Department

Kicking Horse Organic Fair Trade Coffee Beans

31%

6.99

SAVE

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

1.66L product of Canada

22%

10.99

454g • product of Canada

Whole Organic Chickens assorted varieties

from

SAVE

2/6.00

28%

4 pack +deposit +eco fee product of USA

36%

Meadowvale Creamery Butter

20%

3.56

SAVE

500-650g product of Canada

SAVE

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

R.W. Knudsen Fruit Spritzers

Olympic Krema Greek Yogurt assorted varieties

California Grown

value pack

assorted varieties

from

Organic Corn on the Cob

Spring Creek Top Sirloin Steaks

Breyers Ice Cream

assorted varieties

SAVE

Produce Department

Deli Department

3.99

SAVE

Rogers Granola

2/7.00

35%

WOW!

PRICING

SAVE

27%

assorted varieties

3.99

reg 3.49

29%

assorted varieties

3.99

SAVE

44%

1 dozen product of Canada

Granny's Ultra 2X Concentrate HE Liquid Laundry Detergent

Old Dutch Restaurante Tortilla Chips or Salsa

5.99

315-395g product of Canada

Endangered Species Gluten-Free Chocolate Bars

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

4/10.00

3/6.99

220g – 430ml

product of Canada/USA

85g • product of USA

Hot Kid Rice Crisps

Earth's Choice Organic Beans

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

2/4.00

1.39

100g • product of China

Slider, Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns white or wholewheat

1.00

off regular retail price 380g

assorted varieties

3.78L product of Canada

50%

3/4.98

300-400g product of USA

Bakery Department

Life Choices Organic Frozen Pizzas

2/9.98

SAVE

reg 2.89

Stahlbush Island Farms Frozen Vegetables

Maple Hill Farms Large Free Range Eggs

SAVE

1.99/100g

354ml product of USA

35%

700-750g product of Canada

WOW!

PRICING

.98lb/ 2.16kg

product of Canada

Bulk Department

Havarti Cheese

3/6.99

SAVE

B.C. Grown

2.49/100g

Simply Natural Organic Salad Dressing

assorted varieties

product of USA

White Nugget Potatoes

sundried or dijon

397g • product of USA

4/5.00

WOW!

Eat Canadian for Canada Day Picnics!

All Natural Flavoured Turkey

assorted varieties

3/1.98 product of USA

Organic California Grown Personal Size Whole Cantaloupe from Double D Farms PRICING

Kettle Foods Krinkle Potato Chips

454g product of Canada

WOW!

PRICING

All Bulk Food Items bins only

10% off regular retail price

Health Care Department Genesis Today Organic Mangosteen 100

36.99

946ml

It helps support your body’s efforts in maintaining healthy inflammatory response,healthy immune system and cardiovascular health.

Goddess Garden Sun Care Products Canada Day Cupcakes or Shortbread Cookies

from

15.49

1.00 off reg-

ular retail price

Rice Bakery

Jason Pure Aloe Vera Body Wash

12.99

Flaxseed, Seedsational or Brown Rice Hamburger Buns

WOW!

PRICING

Organic sunscreen for the whole family. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants that hydrate and support healthy skin.

1.50 off regular

retail price

887ml

These natural botanical washes gently cleanse and nourish with vitamin E and Pro-vitamin B5. No parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates. Never tested on animals.

398ml • product of Canada/USA

WOW!

Happy 13th Anniversary Yaletown!

PRICING

Stop by Monday, July 1st from 11:00am to 3:00pm at 1202 Richards St., Vancouver

Look for our

to celebrate our 13th Anniversary. We will be hosting a donation barbeque and

WOW!

serving coffee and cake. Take advantage of our many in-store specials. See you there!

2010, 2013 Awards.

Your loyalty has helped Choices achieve these awards.

Thank you!

PRICING

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ChoicesMarkets Best Organic Produce

Best Grocery Store

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ChoicesMarkets

2010-2012

www.choicesmarkets.com Kitsilano

Cambie

Kerrisdale

Yaletown

Rice Bakery

South Surrey

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver 604.263.4600

1202 Richards St. Vancouver 604.633.2392

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0301

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna

Floral Shop

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

2615 W. 16th Vancouver 603-736-7522