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The Arbutus Corridor, Canadian Pacific’s unused rail line stretching from the Fraser River to False Creek, remains in limbo even as residents and city hall have their own ideas about its future —story by Naoibh O’Connor

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Arbutus Corridor ideas include bike path, streetcar Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

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crisp wind blows early one April afternoon as Kay Teschke and her charcoal-coloured poodle mix Kiwi walk north along Arbutus Corridor where it parallels Quilchena Park on Vancouver’s West Side.

Kiwi darts ahead as Teschke strolls down the narrow, well-trodden gravel path that stretches in front of them in the shallow valley between the abandoned rail track and overgrown grass.

It’s quiet aside from the rumble of cars on West 33rd. Budding trees on one side and an upscale residential street on the other flank this portion of the corridor whose length covers 9.5 kilometres and encompasses 45 acres from the Fraser River to False Creek.

Canadian Pacific, which was granted the land by the province more than a century ago, but stopped shipping product on the rail line in 2001. It’s since become an increasingly popular route for trespassers—walkers and cyclists seeking refuge from city roadways.

Teschke, a UBC professor at the school of population and public health, imagines it becoming even more popular. She’s behind a fledgling Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) campaign to encourage the rapid development of Arbutus Corridor into a paved cycling and pedestrian path. It’s an ambitious idea among several possibilities touted for the valuable real estate, including a streetcar and limited “green” development. It’s difficult to say whether one or more of these propositions could be incorporated in the future, but deliberations could be complicated.

The city has designated the land for transportation or for greenways, but it remains private property. In the past, there

No trains have run along the Canadian Pacific rail track since 2001. were suggestions the city buy it or make a deal with CP, but formal discussions cooled during years of contentious court battles centering on what the property can or should be used for, the buildup towards the Olympics and other priorities.

There haven’t been official talks between CP, formerly known as CPR, and the city in recent years and it’s unclear how long it could take before anything is resolved.

City and CP officials met informally during the Olympics and discussed a host of common issues, including Arbutus Corridor, but the property’s status is unchanged.

“There have been many suggested uses for the Arbutus Corridor over the years, but CP has never formally discontinued the track, so any specific discussion on a future use is premature,” CP spokesman

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Mike LoVecchio says during a phone interview. “The track remains designated as a rail right of way to be used for rail purposes.”

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n interest in cycling led to Teschke’s involvement in the years-old Arbutus Corridor debate. She joined the city’s cycling advisory committee seven years ago and served two terms. Troubled by “decision-making without research,” Teschke reviewed cycling data then launched a Cycling in Cities opinion survey and research project whose findings have been released over the past few years. Roughly 1,400 Metro Vancouver adults were quizzed about 16 route types and 73 other factors that might encourage cycling. It revealed 31 per cent of adults in the Vancouver region

are in the “near market” for cycling. The best route to encourage cycling is a paved, off-street path for cyclists only. Design features that encourage cycling include routes away from traffic and noise pollution, located near beautiful scenery, with minimal slopes and distances, and smooth, non-slip surfaces.

A dearth of such routes was cited as a key reason for not cycling more. Armed with these findings, Teschke approached VACC last fall. “The biggest outcome of our survey was how people wanted to be able to ride away from traffic. There are other things like beautiful scenery and away from pollution, and all these things added up to the Arbutus Corridor,” she says.

The cycling coalition agreed, then asked Teschke to chair an Arbutus Corridor committee. “It was awkward to say no at that point,” she says with a laugh.

The case is compelling. Arbutus Corridor is an obvious connection point in the region. The Canada Line Bridge, linking Richmond and Vancouver, features a cycling lane that dumps users on the Vancouver side by railway tracks that connect to Arbutus Corridor.

The route, whose width ranges from 15 to 20 metres, passes through Marpole, Kerrisdale, Arbutus Ridge/Shaughnessy and Kitsilano, before ending near the south end of Burrard Bridge.

Arbutus Corridor is appealing due to a lack of steep hills thanks to the low grade provided by the unused rail line. “One of the wonderful things about this corridor is there are at least 20 schools within a kilometre,” Teschke adds. “There are 15 different shopping districts. There are four community centres and a whole bunch of theatres, so it really serves so many things.”

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Continued from page 4 VACC has launched the obligatory Facebook page to garner support, sought backing from the Vancouver School Board and the committee plans to approach city council, community and business associations. Teschke concedes success is not guaranteed.

“I always say wouldn’t it be nice if something could be done before I’m too old for cycling. But you can’t let that stop you from trying,” she jokes. “This is exactly what people want to ride on—the top choice. This isn’t the third choice. This is the top choice, assuming it were paved… to me it’s almost my responsibility as a researcher to follow through with what people want and make sure something happens.”

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anadian Pacific announced in 1999 it would no longer service Molson Brewery, its only customer along Arbutus Corridor. It proposed developing the land for commercial and residential use, but that ignited a backlash from those who saw the route more suited to public transportation or a cycling, jogging and walking path.

The city enacted the Arbutus

butus Corridor. It urged the city to launch a study regarding the purchase of the property from CP.

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Homes and gardens line the Arbutus Corridor along East Boulevard near 50th Avenue. photo Dan Toulgoet Corridor Official Development Plan, which designates the land for transportation, including rail and transit, or for greenways, following public hearings in 2000.

CP challenged the city’s right to enact the plan through B.C. Supreme Court, which ruled against the city in 2002. The city appealed that decision to the B.C. Court of Appeal and it affirmed the city’s authority. CP then appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which upheld the city’s position

in 2006.

In intervening years, interest in the corridor hasn’t waned. In 2004, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation launched “All Aboard Arbutus Corridor,” a design contest for individuals and professionals to share their ideas for its future development. More than 75 designs were submitted.

In late 2006, the park board passed a motion endorsing the inclusion of greenway features in the future development of the Ar-

he view from a 19th floor boardroom in a highrise at the north end of Granville Street is impressive. Towering mountains provide a striking backdrop for Coal Harbour where the new convention centre’s green roof stands out in the concrete landscape.

Howie Charters witnessed its construction from Colliers International Consulting Services offices, where he’s vice president and managing director. But today his attention is focused on another piece of real estate—the Arbutus Corridor.

Charters, a friendly and wellconnected West Sider, is not authorized to speak on CP’s behalf, but he’s well versed in the debate.

He became an adviser to the rail company on the Arbutus Corridor file about five years ago during the lawsuits. “It might have been between the first and second [lawsuit] and there was not a lot of goodwill between the two parties,” he recalls.

Charters helped instigate a CPfunded visioning exercise within the four neighbourhoods the rail

line runs through. The object was to look at the property with fresh eyes using sustainability as the underlying theme.

Stanley King, who handled the visioning process for the Woodward’s redevelopment, was brought in, along with an advisory panel headed by Nola-Kate Seymoar from the International Centre for Sustainable Cities.

Panel members included Patrick Condon, a UBC professor and expert in sustainability, Jim O’Dea, former chair of the B.C. Housing Management Commission and former NDP premier Mike Harcourt.

The goal was to involve individuals who would be seen as above reproach, according to Charters, adding CP took a big risk by staging the visioning exercise since it didn’t have control over the findings.

In the half-inch thick final report unveiled in 2007, the advisory panel concluded “the best use of the Arbutus lands will come from a coordinated development that integrates them with surrounding city owned lands into a comprehensive development plan.”

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Continued from page 5 The report dismissed using the lands solely for a greenway with bike paths and walkways because, despite meeting sustainability principles, it wasn’t financially feasible and it didn’t include “smarter, greener buildings and infrastructure, nor diverse housing choices.” In terms of a purely transit option, community participants favoured a streetcar system that also allowed for biking and walking, but that alternative also didn’t incorporate housing or economic aspects of sustainability.

The panel judged a “hybrid” option as best, taking into account land owned by CP and adjacent city-owned land. It envisions parks and green spaces, a transportation corridor and clusters of housing and commercial use, particularly in areas such as Kerrisdale where space allows. The land—if city and CP-owned was combined—is wide enough for a streetcar to be diverted onto East Boulevard in this section, along with a bike and pedestrian path, while West Boulevard could be reserved for traffic. The middle portion could feature “green” commercial and residential development, Charters says.

The advisory panel dubbed this the “Sustainability Vision”—a combination of greenway, transportation and ecodensity. A review of the financial feasibility of selling these lands for limited development, combined with possible trades with CP lands, led to the conclusion that the hybrid model met with sustainability principles and had the potential to generate income for the city.

Seymoar wrote in 2007 that it would be in the best interest of Vancouverites if the land issue was resolved sooner rather than later. “It’s clear that implementing the Sustainability Vision, with its potential to create new revenue for the city—conservatively estimated at $200 million, could give the city more options in addressing pressing issues before the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and provide a constructive example of the city’s EcoDensity Initiative.”

That didn’t happen, but now that the Olympics are over and it’s 18 months before another civic election, Charters suspects the time is ripe for a deal. He’s convinced both sides are prepared to move forward and that an agreement could generate good will that spills over into future mutually beneficial projects.

“My view is if a deal is going to transact between the two parties, it’ll have to transact within the next 12 months. If it doesn’t, I think the owner will probably have become exhausted and lose interest for the moment—not to say if the city wanted to revisit it in the future they wouldn’t return phone calls, but I don’t think they’ll put any more energy in it.”

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n a rainy afternoon in late April, Arbutus Corridor is passable by bicycle on the short trip from West 6th and Pine towards West 41st, although the downpour makes it more difficult. Potholes quickly fill with water, creating a muddy, bumpy

The Arbutus Corridor stretches 9.5 kilometres from False Creek to the Fraser River. photo illustration ride. Much of the rough terrain has been beaten down by foot and bike traffic, but certain sections are narrower or difficult to navigate, particularly for novice or young riders and people with children. Cross streets interrupt the flow, garbage is strewn about, weeds grow indiscriminately and railway ties are awkward. The draw of a car-free, low-sloped route on Vancouver’s lush West Side is nonetheless undeniable. Gardens, sprouting up in some sections, add to its appeal.

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Insider says city reaps minimal tax benefit while CP makes money Continued from page 6

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he worth of Arbutus Corridor, given it runs through some of the city’s most expensive real estate, is difficult to determine and depends on who you ask. A $100 million figure was tossed around years ago.

Rail right-of-ways are not assessed at market value, but Arbutus Corridor is made up of about 100 different parcels of land and its tax bill is in the $70,000 range, according to the city, although a spokesperson suggested confirming those numbers with CP. LoVecchio could not confirm the numbers, explaining the company does not report the assessed value of its land by subdivision, also known as segment of track.

He also could not say how much money the company makes from revenue on Arbutus Corridor through avenues such as parking because CP does not break down income from specific subdivisions.

But the city gets minimal tax benefit, while the railway makes money off its ownership, Charters says.

“So what can the city do to punish CPR— CPR has existed before the city and they can wait another 100 years [to do a deal].

All I know is if they bought it in 1998, the value was probably one third of what it is today and if they decide to acquire it in 2025 it’s going to be three times what it is today, and you can interpolate that out forever. So it should be owned by the city in my view, and never mind my view, that was the view of this panel of people who are a hell of a lot more erudite than I am.”

Charters says the worth of a property such as a rail right-of-way is usually determined by “over-the-fence value”—pricing based on the worth of land the property in question adjoins.

That produces an enormous number given the corridor’s location, further inflated by a bonus that would typically be added because it’s an intact corridor requiring no expropriation of land.

The city likely can’t justify a deal based on that calculation, according to Charters, who speculates that if the city acquired it based on the sustainability vision, at a significantly lower price, the difference between the two figures could be made up by a tax credit. A tax credit wouldn’t be based on a dollar for dollar amount, it would be calculated at about 20 cents on the dollar.

The city could cover its costs by a land swap arranged through the city’s Property Endowment Fund, an inventory of cash and real estate the city owns.

Ultimately Charters explains that the CP has to be able to justify any agreed upon amount with its shareholders, as would the city with its citizens.

He insists Arbutus Corridor would be of great value to the city. “This is how we analyzed it. The city has to do its own business case and come up with its own conclusions.”

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eputy city manager Sadhu Johnston says it’s too early to predict what will happen—too many questions remain unanswered.

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“SO WHAT CAN THE CITY DO TO PUNISH CPR—CPR HAS EXISTED BEFORE THE CITY AND THEY CAN WAIT ANOTHER 100 YEARS.” Howie Charters

Arbutus Corridor file at this point, according to Johnston, who isn’t convinced the conclusions reached in CP’s visioning document are realistic.

“My sense, to be quite honest, is that they lost a court case that dictated it would remain a transportation corridor and then their visioning document really kind of parted with that. The visioning document calls for a lot of development, which I’m not sure the community would want,” he says. “I don’t think that plan is readily achievable and I’m not sure that plan would get us what we want, which is a streetcar-capable bike and pedestrian corridor that we would need.”

The property’s value is a significant question, he says, citing potential “brownfield” issues—environmental contamination associated with underused or abandoned industrial or commercial property, especially when it’s considered for redevelopment.

That and other issues would need to be resolved before a conclusion was reached, Johnston explains.

“You’d need to figure out are you looking

at it based on this grandiose, pie-in-the-sky development concept or are you valuing it on what it is, which is a transportation corridor and what the courts ruled it as.”

Even if the parties arrived at a value, Johnston wouldn’t say the city would agree to a tax receipt and land swap and he isn’t worried CP will walk if a deal isn’t inked soon.

“We can wait as long as they can… But at this point, we’re focused on rebuilding a relationship with them because they have a lot of land and we have a lot of interest in them being a successful company and working closely with them.”

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P’s LoVecchio won’t speculate on how the Arbutus Corridor drama will play out, although there are many issues to consider. “It’s not a traditional fee simple piece of property, so anything that we do would be governed by the Canada Transportation Act, and similarly the city would have to respect that act” he says.

LoVecchio doesn’t have “any thoughts one way or the other” about the cycling coalition’s proposal, but says what is good about the proposal is it encourages discussion on future uses.

“The fact that no progress has been made is not, in my view, the issue. It’s important that people think about this, think about the fact that it is a rail right of way with a specific purpose in mind. If they have ideas on how to use it, yes, we’re open to hearing from them, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to occur quickly. It’ll occur in the time that it takes for it to occur.” noconnor@vancourier.com

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Should the city buy the Arbutus Corridor land from Canadian Pacific?

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Within Vancouver’s small world of arts and architecture there is a war going on. Among a group that often shares power and passion, there is an unseemly amount of pushing and shoving.

The issue that has turned this elite crowd against itself is a decision to move the Vancouver Art Gallery several blocks down Georgia to the city-owned Larwill Park (the old bus depot) next to the Q.E. Theatre. And to hear the battle cries you can only assume there is nothing less at stake than the future health of the very heart of the city.

The issue of the suitability of the existing building is not new. A dozen years ago a committee was struck by the gallery’s board of directors and headed up by former city councillor and minister of municipal affairs Darlene Marzari and architect, board member and Bing Thom partner Michael Heeney.

Solutions were found to fix what was there in the renovated neo-classical ex-courthouse.

But, according to Heeney, the gallery’s directors “got cold feet,” and the proposal was shelved.

The discussion didn’t stop there, though. Agitation continued about the size of the exhibit space, the availability of storage and the adequacy of the technology that controls the gallery’s climate.

Driven in part by a new gallery director, Kathleen Bartels, the board once again took up the cause. This time they decided a move was the only solution. After a brief and somewhat bizarre intervention by Premier Gordon Campbell to have the gallery locate on False Creek, VAG’s board of directors decided the former bus depot

allengarr was the preferred site. Board member and longtime wealthy benefactor Michael Audain was put in charge of the relocation committee.

That decision simply fired up the opposition.

Bing Thom told one reporter the move would hollow out the heart of the city. “We have a small number of people on an ego trip,” Thom said.

Heeney says there is no convincing business argument for the move.

Audain and the board responded last week by running a double-page advertising spread in the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail (estimated cost $80,000). Critics were livid.

Bob Rennie made his significant fortune selling condos and now spends it supporting contemporary art. He chairs the North American acquisition committee for London’s Tate Modern. He calls the ad campaign an act of “bullying,” to try and convince the city and

the public to go along with the move, which he says will cost $400 million.

He sides with Thom and Heeney in questioning the move to a new and expensive building: “I don’t understand this addiction to architecture. I want to hear about art not architecture.”

Heeney makes the point that money spent on the ad campaign would have been better spent on public consultation. After all, he says, this isn’t just about building an art gallery, it’s about building a city. What will go in the space being vacated?

And Rennie makes this point: There isn’t anywhere in the world where a move like this would be allowed to happen “without due diligence or the city’s support.”

Vision Coun. Heather Deal, who handles council’s arts file, agrees with all of that. She says in the circles in which she travels, those ads have just made people angry.

She also points out that if VAG wants Larwill Park, there is no way they will have it all to themselves. There is a small matter of a $45 million encumbrance on that property. The last council pulled that amount out of the city’s Capital Fund to renovate the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Orpheum. They planned to recover the money by selling off Larwill. That means office towers on that site at the very least. Meanwhile Vision has no formal position on the move.

On May 20 the public is invited to a 7 p.m. panel discussion on the issue at Robson Square.

When I last checked, the gallery hadn’t agreed to participate as the war continues. agarr@vancourier.com

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Greetings from your friendly innocent Tazeer manufacturer From: Tazeer Incorporated, Public Elations Department To: The people of Canada Tazeer Inc. is pleased with the B.C. Supreme Court decision that our company can proceed with a legal challenge of a B.C. public report prompted by an untimely death at the Vancouver International Airport.

Our firm rejects the Braidwood Enquiry’s scurrilous implication of conducted energy weapons in the early expiration date of a Polish air travel passenger. Video footage of the incident clearly shows the target flailing throughout the five shocks he received from RCMP officers. He was visibly alive during this process, before some mystical force or major malfunction took his life.

Our company does not endorse or condone the use of our consumer model stun gun for entertainment purposes, or the attempted apprehension of criminals. However, our law enforcement model is designed for the use of trained professionals, who are free to estimate the necessary level of force. Depending on the jurisdiction, a suspect who may or may not be armed with a stapler (or some other instrument from the high-risk world of desktop publishing) may be lawfully regarded as anything between a pincushion and a piñata.

Tazeer’s stun guns have been laboratory tested on everything from cats to hogs to company staff (those who log onto social networking sites on company hours). There is no scientific evidence that multiple jolts of 1,200 volts can do anything worse than temporarily render a warm-blooded target incapable of mewing, oinking or “tweeting.” However, an extended period of silence may be preceded by a vocal outburst, expressing discomfort, anger, obscenity or religious oaths.

Speaking of religion, if God did not intend law enforcement officials to use our nearly non-lethal weapons, why has Tazeer Inc. won its 100th dismissal of a liability lawsuit? We do not understand Canadians’ lack of faith in our product. Why would a supreme being allow stun guns to be marketed in your elk-infested backwater—beside the fact that they are super-cool gizmos, allowing mortals to fling thunderbolts like Jehovah Himself? Surely Tazeer executives, in achieving a highfive with the Invisible Hand of the free market, are on the side of the righteous, the law-abiding and the shareholding.

If you northerners so strongly disapprove of electricity, you might as well pull the plug and start reading Margaret Atwood by whale oil, while wearing beaverpelt pajamas. But isn’t it ironic that human beings are electrical

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geoffolson devices themselves, with enough bodily voltage to light up a glowstick or a festive, LED bowtie? It’s not as if Tazeer is marketing Kryptonite, antimatter or Halliburtoncontracted Flubber.

The bias of the Braidwood Enquiry was clear from the outset, in its insistence on giving greater weight to the testimony of health care officials over medically briefed spokesunits flown in on company expense. If we are going to discuss violations of any kind, the prices charged in Vancouver bars and restaurants for Bellinis and crantinis are nothing less than criminal. Unfortunately, our company never got an opportunity to properly defend our product at the Braidwood Enquiry. Public perception might have been different had the judge permitted video testimonials of our Scottsdale, Arizona staff. If only you had seen our front-line people line-dancing and performing our new company anthem (which we’re really excited about): “We Sing the Body Electrocuted.”

Tazeer Inc. does not pretend to be above the law—although our lobbyists are currently petitioning the U.S. Congress for that awesome responsibility. But make no mistake; we do not condone trigger-happy police officers dispensing bolts of energy like the guy in The X-Men with the laser-beam vision. This is not acceptable. We will not rest until our consumermodel stun guns are in the hands of the citizens of every G20 nation, from the very young (the demographic for our black-matte “Mother Goosestep” model) to the very old (the demographic for our flex-grip “AgeRage” models).

Only when a well-armed citizenry is able to police itself with mutually cancelling force will the use of Tazeers by police become redundant and unnecessary.

In closing, we ask Canadians not to agitate further against our product. And in return, we will not invoke Chapter 11 of NAFTA, reducing you to the shabby status of homeless subprime victims, clinging to the curb with a few paltry possessions—simply because of your wholly misguided and misinformed interference with our company profits. www.geoffolson.com

The park board’s lone Green Party commissioner wants a healthy Beaver Lake in Stanley Park—and the record set straight. photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Green commissioner opposes Beaver Lake plan,” May 7.

A couple of corrections to Sandra Thomas’s story on Beaver Lake are in order.

I did not vote against Commissioner Woodcock’s motion as it was ruled out of order—so there was no vote.

In fact, there was no plan presented at the meeting to vote on. Commissioner Woodcock had not brought a motion to the Planning and Environment Committee because that committee met three days after the board received the report meeting.

At that meeting, staff reported they would prepare a plan, to be discussed in the fall, on options for the park. This was accepted unanimously.

I do support finding ways to make Beaver Lake healthier. I just don’t think moving ahead without a well thought out plan is the best course. Everything we do in Stanley Park has consequences. I think we need to consider carefully before making any decisions that will have long-term effects on the park.

Stuart Mackinnon, commissioner, Vancouver Park Board

Students should remain steeped in Canadian culture

To the editor: Re: “Letter of the week,” May 7.

I respect Elaine Li’s opinion but it is impractical if we have to observe all ethnic groups and religious holidays, which fall on different days of the year. The students would be off school for half the school year.

If it is based on demographics of the students in a school, some schools will be off and others on. What are we going to do with the ethnic or religious minority in the school?

In addition, it is going to be expensive and difficult to operate a school board.

It is also un-Canadian.

We have immigrated to Canada and become Canadians. Our children are Canadians and the generations to come will be Canadian. We should be loyal to Canada and be Canadians first and ethnics second. We have two official languages, and let’s major in English and minor in French or vice versa. Learn the ethnic languages after school and at home.

Canada was a Christian country when she was established and still is by majority (Chinese-Canadian population is just over a million in the country).

The Christian holidays have become our tradition and culture. Let’s keep them. Multiculture doesn’t mean you can destroy our tradition and culture. Multiculture means you are free to hold onto your tradition and culture—but be a Canadian.

Rong Ho, Vancouver

Cut private school funding for public system’s sake

To the editor: Re: “Private schools seek to protect funding,” May 5.

I am happy to see that the idea of cutting private school funding has finally been brought to the public’s attention. To me, this is the simplest and most fair—yes, fair—method of saving money and keeping it within the public system.

I get the idea that education is about choice, but so is my choice whether to take public transportation, use the public health care system or use our public community centres. Personally, I choose to use our wonderful public services, because public institutions make up communities, and public schools are the heart of our communities.

If you choose to pay to send your kid to private school, then that is your choice. But

for the rest of us, keep public money within the public sector, so people can continue to believe in public education and choose to use it to build richer communities.

Christine Kelland, Vancouver

••• To the editor: B.C.’s independent schools do a fine job educating some students, just like our public schools. That’s not at issue.

The issue is provincial underfunding of public schools. Since they can’t charge extra fees to make up, this erodes the quality of public education. Those most at risk include students who need extra supports or extra challenges to succeed. When we fail them, it affects everyone around them.

Dawn Steele, Vancouver

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A developer offers a city councillor and a guest a free night in a private box at GM Place to watch a men’s hockey game during the 2010 Winter Games.

Is that such a big deal?

COPE Coun. David Cadman thought it was, so he refused the invitation from Millennium Development Corp., the company responsible for building the Olympic Village.

“I said I have to make decisions over your future, I can’t be perceived to be hobnobbing with you in a box at an Olympic hockey game,” said Cadman, noting the city’s financial relationship with Millennium.

In February 2009, the city bought out Fortress Investment Group’s high interest loan to Millennium. The move made the city the prime lender to the development company.

“We are effectively the bankers of Millennium and we’re going to have to make decisions in the future,” Cadman said. “And from a public perspective, if I’m perceived as hanging out with these people, the question is ‘Is my decision being influenced by this?’ I can say categorically it’s not going to be, but I feel better saying that having declined the invitation.”

Cadman said he didn’t know if the mayor or other councillors received the same invitation from Millennium, which had not returned a call to the Courier before deadline to explain the invitation.

Vision Vancouver councillors Andrea Reimer and Raymond Louie said they also declined Millennium’s offer, citing similar reasons to Cadman. Vision councillors Tim Stevenson, Geoff Meggs, Heather Deal and Kerry Jang and COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth say they didn’t receive an invitation from Millennium.

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Coun. Suzanne Anton hadn’t replied to the Courier’s email query before deadline.

The mayor and councillors are required to disclose all “gifts” worth $250 or more “as soon as reasonably practicable,” according to the Vancouver Charter.

The Courier checked the “gift” disclosure forms at city hall Tuesday. Neither the mayor nor any of the other councillors declared receiving tickets to hockey games or other events from Millennium or other companies.

City politicians are not required to declare invitations they declined to accept.

Mayor Gregor Robertson told the Courier in an interview last week he doesn’t accept gifts from anybody.

In May 2009, the Courier published a story indicating Deal, Anton and Reimer declared gifts. Deal accepted free tickets worth $700 from Music B.C. to attend the Juno Awards.

Developer Robert Macdonald gave Anton a pair of $1,200 tickets to the Dutch Masters gala at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Anton also received tickets worth more than $250 to a B.C. Sports Hall of Fame dinner.

Reimer accepted a pair of $280 tickets from the Divine Performing Arts society to see a show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Since May 2009, some councillors have declared more gifts.

The Courier’s check of the gift disclosures Tuesday discovered that Jang and Woodsworth received prints from the Lu’Ma Native BCH Housing Society.

Jang also declared a framed picture of the “year of the tiger” postage stamps, which he received from Canada Post in his duty as deputy mayor.

“Just so you know, all of these are in my office at city hall and are available for viewing,” Jang said in an email. “When I leave office, I will turn [them] over to the clerk as they are property of the city. I do not accept gifts.” mhowell@vancourier.com

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About that friendly hockey playoffs wager between Mayor Gregor Robertson and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley…

A package soaked in Robertson’s tears will soon be on its way to Chicago.

The package includes shortbread cookies, smoked salmon, Thai yellow curry with chicken, pad Thai, saag, paneer, daal, apple dumplings, baklava and balsamic dressing.

Apparently, Daley won’t be feasting on the goods.

It’s all going to the Chicago Food Depository.

Go Habs go! mhowell@vancourier.com

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Ardent environmentalist David Cadman and Exxon Mobil Corp.

An unlikely pairing, wouldn’t you say?

Turns out the COPE councillor has one or more shares in the oil giant whose tanker in 1989 infamously dumped 10 million gallons of crude oil in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.

The connection is familial. The Exxon share and 50 others belonged to Cadman’s father who left the assets in the Cadman Trust for his “living progeny,” said Cadman when I quizzed him this week about the shares.

Cadman declared the shares in this year’s statement of financial disclosure, which Mayor Gregor Robertson and the other nine councillors also filed as per provincial law.

Shares include McDonalds Corp., Gap Inc., Coca-Cola Ent. Inc, the financially troubled American mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, Viagra maker Pfizer Inc., Boeing Co., Southwest Airlines Co, Time Warner Inc., Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp.

“My father bought little bits of the market with the idea that this would be for his living progeny,” said Cadman, noting he declared the shares to be “squeaky clean” about his assets.

“I’m being transparent.

What I didn’t want is for somebody to come back at me later and say, ‘Well hang on, look at this.’”

Cadman said he’s taken “a lot of flack” for his connection to companies that have been embroiled in various controversies over the years, including environmental disasters and child labour exploitation allegations.

Cadman is the international president of an environmental group associated to local governments and former president of the local Society Promoting Environmental Protection.

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The mayor’s assets include his company Happy Planet Foods Inc., Treedom Ventures Inc., Ohana Partners Ltd. and Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-op.

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Raymond Louie’s shares rest with the Bank of Montreal, Manitoba Telecom, Nokia Corp., Bell Aliant regional communications, BCE Inc. Communication Services and gas and oil exploration company Warrior Energy and uranium exploration company Thunder Sword.

NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton has RRSPs with the Bank of Montreal, Tree Island Wire Income Fund and CIBC. COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth lists her shares with Vancity and Credential Securities.

Vision Coun. Tim Stevenson has RRSPs at Vancity. Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs lists his assets as his communications consulting company, Tideline Communications Corp.

Vision councillors George Chow, Heather Deal, Kerry Jang and Andrea Reimer did not list any assets in their disclosure forms.

Councillors earn a base salary of $61,674 and collect an additional $2,566 per month when they serve as deputy mayor.

Those councillors such as Louie also get paid for being a board director on the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

They get about $300 a meeting and attend about 10 a year.

Mayor Robertson earns a salary of $140,001.

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The Stanley Park Miniature Train may soon run through a photo Dan Toulgoet Klahowya First Nations summer village. meeting, but the staff report looks very favourable.

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Bowling for dollars Come in piece

If a plan to renovate Malkin Bowl is approved by the park board next week, tickets for Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) will increase by $1 to include a capital improvement fee. Tickets for the popular outdoor theatre start at $19.

Parks staff is recommending the board approve a fiveyear operating agreement with TUTS, beginning later this month, which includes provisions to sublease the venue subject to approval.

As part of the lease agreement, TUTS had to agree to add the capital improvement fee. It’s hoped the fee will generate an extra $25,000 per year.

Live Nation, the company that often sublets Malkin Bowl for live concerts, will add a $1 fee to its tickets in 2010 and a $2 fee the following four years.

Other concert promoters or organizers will also have to agree to charge the fee.

Suggested improvements to Malkin Bowl include renovations to the washrooms and back of the house spaces, weatherproofing the orchestra pit, insulating and heating the building, creating a way to close the stage opening that secures and weatherproofs the stage, and a retractable fabric

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The park board will vote May 17 whether to take a .08-hectare strip of land from Kensington Park for the construction of left turn lanes along Knight Street at East 33rd Avenue and to widen the street.

To take that strip of land from the park, the board must temporarily revoke its “permanent park” status.

The 5.48-hectare park was granted permanent park status by the city in 1981.

Once the property is divided, the remaining land will be given permanent park status once again.

The plan also includes improvements to the park, including the construction of a retaining wall between East 33rd and East 34th avenues, levelling the ground between the baseball diamond backstop and the retaining wall, a new pathway, and new staircase that will connect the pathway to the intersection at Knight and East 33rd.

According to a parks staff report, the construction of the retaining wall will likely mean the loss of up to five cedar trees, but the city’s engineering services department has promised to plant two replacements for each one lost. sthomas@vancourier.com

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The Stanley Park Miniature Train and surrounding property could be transformed this summer to recreate a Klahowya First Nations summer village. Klahowya is the Chinook word for “welcome.”

The park board is considering a proposal to allow the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C. to create the cultural showcase, which could become an annual event. Highlights of the summer village will include a healing stone pathway, an authentic teepee with interpretive features, a traditional canoe carving area and indigenous food.

I attended the opening reception of the Klahowya display at the Pan Pacific Hotel during the 2010 Olympics, and it was a wonderful recreation of a First Nations village, including smoke, drums and samples of grilled rattlesnake.

Well, maybe the rattlesnake wasn’t so wonderful, but the ambience was.

This is the first time for years the park board has hosted an event of this size at the train in the summer.

The two longtime events there annually are the Ghost Train during Halloween and Bright Lights during Christmas. Hopefully this will be the start of a new regular revenue source that could help keep the farmyard open.

The park board isn’t voting on this until its May 17

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Vancouver superintendent Steve Cardwell’s latest “SuperBulletin” posted on the VSB website is decidedly more upbeat than the February one which focused on the district’s budget woes.

It predicted sacrifice and challenging times, while his May missive is entitled Spring is in the Air with an ! for emphasis.

The tech-friendly superintendent is thinking about relaunching his blog, which he wrote when he was Delta’s superintendent, but Cardwell expects it will be a challenge to update. He mentioned the blog when I interviewed him for a Courier Q&A last January in his first few weeks on the job.

Cardwell clearly has his eye on the future. “We will soon see laptops, iPads and other personal operating devices (PODs) in the hands of our students as they explore the ever-expanding e-universe with their classmates,” he writes. “We must create the infrastructure and wireless environments to enable accessibility for all. If we do

Steve Cardwell not attend to this, then we are denying our students the pencils and paper of their future. Learning can take place at any time and anywhere. Our students will choose when, where and at what pace.”

He adds: “No doubt, change is upon us. As time shifts, I am sure that we will no longer speak of summer school as a separate entity.

The agrarian school calendar as we have come so accustomed may be balanced through the year to enable students to take courses wherever, whenever. The industrial-age of blocked schedules within timetables, grades and lines between subject disciplines as we have known them may blur.

Even the traditional ‘school day’ might vary.”

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May is Vancouver’s annual Keep Vancouver Spectacular month and the city is encouraging students and schools to take part. When the program began in 1996,

there were 1,500 volunteers.

Last year the turnout was 17,475 volunteers on 130 teams. This figure included more than 12,800 students from 60 Vancouver schools.

More than 6,200 bags of litter were removed from city streets.

The city provides volunteers with garbage bags, gloves, vests, grabber tongs and waste collection and disposal help. Check the city website out for more information about the cleanup or volunteering opportunities.

The yearly spring cleanup runs from May 1 to 31.

Homophobia talk

The Vancouver School Board is holding a talk entitled Homophobia Hurts Kids: What Parents Should Know between 7 and 9 p.m., May 17. Elementary and secondary parents and staff are invited to the presentation, which takes places at the VSB’s office on West Broadway. Check the school district’s website out for more details and to register by May 14.

The VSB says homophobia and gender stereotypes hurt all kids and that some research suggests that homophobic language is the most common form of verbal bullying in high schools and that most recipients identify as straight. “This is truly an issue which can affect any student,” it states. noconnor@vancourier.com

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The first Canadian adult entertainment awards ceremony takes place next month at the Rio Theatre on East Broadway.

Annie Temple, one of the organizers of The Naked Truth Adult Entertainment Awards, said the June 9 event is likely the first adult industry awards show in Canada.

“There’s been exotic dance competitions and the Feminist Porn Awards, but I googled and searched and couldn’t find anything like this,” said Temple, an exotic dancer. “I’ve also never heard of a show like this before in Canada either, and I’m in the industry.”

Winners of the awards have been selected via online voting at NakedTruth. ca, a website about the adult entertainment industry. Temple said the voting was done by members of the website and were submitted from around the world. While some of the categories are to be expected at an adult industry awards show, such as favourite adult film and favourite male striptease artist, others are less obvious.

Temple said the awards were designed to acknowl-

Porn star Mz. Scream says adult entertainment is submitted photo “almost an essential service.” edge all aspects of the industry so categories were included to recognize support workers, sex worker advocates and advocacy organizations. WISH Dropin Centre Society from Vancouver tied in the advocacy category with Montreal-based Stella, a community group that offers support to sex-trade workers. Vancouver-based Susan Davis was named favourite sex worker advocate. “We really appreciate what these

workers do,” Temple said.

Industry co-workers recognized include DJs, makeup artists, sex-industry business owners and even patrons. She added next year a “favourite driver” category will be included to recognize the drivers who escort sex-trade workers and dancers to work and often act as bodyguards.

A Vancouver adult film performer, who goes by the name Mz. Scream, was thrilled with the award

she’ll be receiving at the show for her particular ability with a biological function. Reached by phone in Hamilton Ont., a stop on her tour before heading to Montreal, she told the Courier an adult awards show was overdue in Canada.

“We have to be the least appreciated performers, but I feel that it’s time we’re recognized for our work,” she said. “Other people who do a good job and make people happy are recognized for their work, so why shouldn’t we?”

She said since Canada is recovering from the recent recession, the show was a timely opportunity to celebrate. “Adult entertainment is a huge industry that employs a lot of people in Canada,” she said. “It’s almost an essential service, because so many people are involved in making other people happy.”

Temple said the awards are new and some of the international winners haven’t responded to her queries.

Following the awards show, hosted by entertainer Samantha Mack, ticket holders are invited to a “no cameras allowed” party where they can meet major players in the adult entertainment industry. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Dunsmuir Street facility may cost $300 million

Art gallery looks east for federal funding Mike Howell Staff writer

A member of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s board of trustees believes the federal government should help fund the estimated $300 million cost of building a new gallery.

Michael Audain, who is the chairperson of the gallery’s relocation committee, pointed out the federal government contributed large sums of money to several cultural facilities in Toronto, including a major addition to the Royal Ontario Museum.

“So I think it’s perhaps time the government supported Vancouver for some more substantial infrastructure,” Audain said.

“We really need it. Our town has become very important in the world of visual art and we’ve got a wonderful gallery here but it’s really handicapped by a serious lack of space.”

Audain and the gallery’s board of trustees are campaigning to have a new gallery built at 150 Dunsmuir St., the former bus depot.

The gallery in the former courthouse building on Robson Square opened 27 years ago. It was the gallery’s third expansion in its 79-year history, and the board says it has outgrown the space.

The estimated cost of the new building is $300 million. The provincial government kicked in $50 million and private donations are being collected. The gallery board must first secure the land at 150 Dunsmuir St., which is next to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The city owns the site, which is just over three acres.

“If the city doesn’t come to the party and share in the cost of this, it would be very difficult for us to ask senior levels of government to participate,” Audain said, noting the board has asked the city to donate the land.

Vision Vancouver Coun. Raymond Lou-

ie, chairperson of council’s finance committee, said the city must sort out a previous complex business deal where the city hoped to recoup at least $50 million on the Dunsmuir site.

A council decision made in the previous term to finance renovations to the cityowned Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Orpheum was based on the assumption the Dunsmuir site would one day be developed and return a significant value to the city.

“That’s why I’m concerned about a straight give to the art gallery, without some security to get a recovery on that [$50 million],” Louie said. “Any proposition that were to be developed on that piece of property would need to include the recovery of that money.”

Last weekend, the art gallery ran advertisements in local papers outlining reasons for relocation.

They included: • Space limitations mean that only three per cent of the gallery’s permanent collection can be displayed at any given time.

• It has no theatre, lecture hall or large gathering space for artists’ talks, lecture and special events.

• The art storage vault under the Georgia Street plaza is beyond capacity, which has resulted in expensive offsite storage costs.

• The gallery’s family and children’s programs can’t meet the demand because of lack of space.

• Lineups, long wait times and overcrowding regularly occur during popular exhibitions and at major openings and events.

The advertisement included messages of support for a new gallery from artists Jeff Wall, Gordon Smith and Douglas Coupland. Tourism Vancouver head Rick Antonson and Concord Pacific Developments Inc. president Terry Hui also listed their support. mhowell@vancourier.com

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Suites priced at $1.2 million, penthouses rent for $13,000 per month

Downtown Eastside warehouse converted into luxury hotel Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

It’s a luxury hotel, a home, and a bar where revellers down drinks seasoned with dragon fruit and magnolia bark extract before indulging in sake-poached sablefish.

The Keefer, located on Keefer Street near Columbia Street is a little unusual for Chinatown, and according to owner Cam Watt, unusual for Vancouver.

Watt said he was advised against renovating the building, originally built in 1908, but the former UBC arts student who made his first fortune in Canadian Springs Water said he preferred the creative over the logical.

“It was just a pile of bricks and beams, it had pigeons, rats, and water streaming through the roof,” he said, describing the building’s condition when he purchased it three-and-a-half years ago.

Construction on the five-storey building began 18 months ago, according to Watt, and with funding from the city he converted the heritage building into the respite

“IT HAD PIGEONS, RATS, AND WATER STREAMING THROUGH THE ROOF.” Cam Watt

for oil barons and movie stars it is today. The hotel opened in February. “As soon as I started construction the residential market died,” Watt said.

Watt said he originally planned to sell most of the building, but with no potential buyers in sight, he put $10 million into the building in the hope of recouping some of his investment during the Olympics.

“We really rushed to get it complete for the Olympics,” he said.

“The day we finished construction the Kuwaiti oil family took the whole building. I’ve had the building full ever since.”

Kira Gerwing, a city planner with the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Group, said The Keefer is part of a return to a pre-

The Keefer, located on Keefer Street near Columbia Street, features $13,000 a month rental suites. photo Dan Toulgoet vious age for Chinatown.

“In the past, it was a vibrant and diverse retail area,” she said.

“This goes back to that.”

Gerwing said The Keefer added economic diversity to the neighbourhood.

“It might be an indication of market confidence in the area,” she said.

Despite the bar purchasing much of its specialty ingredients from local shop owners, Watt said convincing the neighbours about the wisdom of his venture was difficult.

“For the longest time they just sort of looked at the place and scratched their heads,” he said.

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Watt said part of the appeal is the location being slightly removed from the city. The rooftop gives a view of GM Place in one direction and people taking drugs in an alley in another. Watt said at dawn a huge murder of crows gather on a nearby rooftop while many members of the Chinese community do tai chi in the space next to The Keefer.

The inside of the penthouse features giant black and white photos of pro wrestling performers and art by Vancouver author Douglas Coupland, whom Watt called a high school friend.

“It doesn’t make a lot of economic sense,” said Watt of his hotel. “It’s not a place where you come with a family.”

Watt said he’s not trying to capture a large portion of hotel guests. “There’s a small segment of the population that absolutely gets it,” he said. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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The closure of three independent Vancouver bookstores in three months has teacher-librarians worried.

Duthie Books closed in March, Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush shut its doors in April and Sophia Books is closing at the end of the month.

At their annual general meeting May 17, teacher-librarians will discuss asking the city and provincial government to help preserve independent bookstores.

Elly Werb, a teacher-librarian at Trafalgar elementary near Macdonald Street and West King Edward, says local governments could follow the example of Paris, France where a community development agency partly owned by the city has purchased retail spaces and leased them back at market or below-market rents to shopkeepers who agree to continue to sell specific items like books.

But she isn’t hopeful the province would spend money to support independent bookshops.

“We prefer casinos and a new roof on our stadium [in B.C.],” she said.

Werb misses browsing literary magazines and a rich selection of books among knowledgeable staff at Duthie’s.

She calls Sophia’s impending closure “catastrophic” for the students of her school which is two-thirds French immersion.

And she knows teacher-librarians, especially those on the East Side, are upset Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush, which catered to children and youth, shut its doors April 10. Teachers received a 20 per cent discount at the store.

Emilie Dierking, the former manager of Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush at Main Street and 28th Avenue closed, said customers don’t want to pay full price for

books, which have a narrow profit margin.

Portia Tickell, the owner of Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush, which opened in August 2008, agrees. “It’s a weird psychological thing with books and people,” she said. “It just seems that they’ll spend 30 bucks on a toy, but to spend $9.99 on a book, because it was full price, just seemed too much. I think it’s because the Internet has trained us to think that we shouldn’t spend full price on a book.”

Opening as the economy crashed, struggling through the Olympics which vacuumed customers away from local business, and the Canadian dollar moving to par with the U.S. also did the business no favours, according to Tickell.

But she says her supportive landlord gave her a good deal on rent in an area where rates have increased.

Tickell said a business analyst told her Huckleberry Bush could have endured if she’d sold discount books, but she’d wanted to offer rare and beautiful books.

Dierking noted the federal government is allowing online retailer Amazon to establish a warehouse in Canada, which will mean faster delivery and amplified competition for shops.

But she hinted that a new independent bookstore will be set up in Vancouver and she believes it could be a success.

“There are people who just really appreciate the incredible customer service, being able to walk in and say I’m looking for a book for a seven-year-old boy and have somebody who actually knows what seven-year-old boys appreciate,” she said.

Other Vancouver bookstores that have closed in the past five years include Fireside Books, The Granville Book Company and Women in Print. crossi@vancourier.com

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TransLink held its annual general meeting Tuesday, and the transit authority is either in a position to build on its Olympic success or in danger of stalling, depending on who you ask.

The AGM was held on TransLink’s newest SeaBus, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze, which is not scheduled to be in service in 2010 unless one of the other two SeaBuses needs repairs. All three SeaBuses were in use during the Olympics.

TransLink public information officer Drew Snider said TransLink does not have the money to operate three SeaBuses.

“We have enough to maintain pre-Olympic service,” he said.

According to TransLink’s annual report, 188 million people paid for transit in 2009.

Despite the increase of more than eight million riders from 2008, TransLink’s 2009 deficit was $67.3 million, $36 million less than TransLink projected. Its operating budget in 2009 was $1.25 billion.

TransLink attributed the difficulty of turning a profit to rising fuel prices as well as an increased number of people using discount fare passes. TransLink also identified high maintenance fees caused by always having its transit vehicles available as one of its problems.

TransLink listed 240 new buses on the streets, the addition of 48 new SkyTrain rail cars and the opening of the toll-funded Golden Ears bridge as its key accomplishments for 2009. TransLink received an annual funding increase of $130 million in 2009 from the Mayors Council. The money came from property taxes, gas taxes and parking sales taxes.

Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he wanted far more funding. “The goal was to raise $450 million,” he said. “We’ve lost a year and there’s a chance we’ll lose another year.”

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to an agreement with the province over the Evergreen Line and the future of TransLink.

“The other good news is Victoria has stepped back from its promise to fix TransLink,” Meggs said.

COPE Coun. David Cadman, former vicechair of TransLink, said the transit authority was not sustainable. “TransLink is the province’s, it’s not the region’s,” Cadman said.

Cadman blasted the provincial government for spending money on widening roads and bridges rather than investing in transit. “We have a Millennium Line that was never completed,” he said.

Cadman said the failure to complete the Millennium Line has resulted in people leaving the SkyTrain to take the 99B bus along Broadway. “The 99B bus cannot accommodate anymore people,” he said.

The Mayors Council decision to increase funding for TransLink was preferable to cutting service, which Cadman said was the only other outcome. The failure to properly fund TransLink could result in a fare hike, which would only encourage people to drive instead of taking transit, according to Cadman. Snider said TransLink does not have the money to make broad improvements to transit, but it plans to run its operation more efficiently in 2010. Major routes will see a slight increase in service, while others, like 15 Cambie/Downtown, will run slightly less frequently. Snider said other routes may be altered to ensure maximum efficiency by this time next year, although he cautioned all changes must be carried out judiciously.

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Getting a new school built in Vancouver is next to impossible these days due to declining enrolment and tight budgets, but that wasn’t the case in 1910.

The decade that followed saw a population explosion in Vancouver and the construction of many new schools, including General Wolfe, which celebrates its centennial next week, on May 19, and Tecumseh elementary, whose anniversary was covered last month in the Courier.

Other schools marking a century in the next couple years include Emily Carr, L’Ecole Bilingue, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Sir Richard McBride, Simon Fraser, Lord Nelson and Lord Tennyson.

Teacher Peter Findlay, who chairs General Wolfe’s anniversary committee, said the population growth was so significant that although Wolfe, located at 4251 Ontario St., was built in 1910 and opened in 1911, two wings were added by 1912.

“Within a year [of opening] they were starting to build on to either end of the school to house more people. There was a real construction boom. The CPR had opened up a lot of the land around our area,” he said.

Census data reveals the city’s population was 26,133 in 1901, a figure that climbed to 100,401 by 1911. Thirty-five schools were built between 1905 and 1914, although 1910 was the busiest year, followed by 1911 and 1912 with seven in each year.

The boom stopped with the beginning of the First World War. Another school wasn’t opened until 1919.

The 1920s saw renewed construction— the population was 117,217 in 1921, but 10 years later it hit 246,593. That decade 14 schools opened, while only one opened between 1931 and 1942.

Thirty-seven schools were built after the Second World War, starting in 1953 through to the end of 1969. Construction slowed over the next few decades—seven schools opened in the 1970s, two in the

“THERE WAS A REAL CONSTRUCTION BOOM. THE CPR HAD OPENED UP A LOT OF THE LAND AROUND OUR AREA.” Peter Findlay

1980s and two in the 1990s, including Magee secondary’s replacement in 1999.

Since 2000 the district completed Trudeau (2002), Collingwood (2002), Elsie Roy (2004) and Dickens, a seismic replacement of a 1912 school, in 2008.

Wolfe was named after James Wolfe, a British general whose victory against France gave Britain control of Canada.

Findlay, a music and computer teacher who started at the school in 1981, said its population is now 400 kindergarten to Grade 7 students. For most of its first 50 years, it went up to Grade 8 because high school started at Grade 9. Findlay suspects many students dropped out and went to work after Grade 8. “[Wolfe has] always been a mix of students, a variety of families—solid working-class people. It’s been a school with a good sense of community and active parent group,” he said.

Wolfe’s anniversary committee has contacted alumni as far back as the 1920s. Famous graduates include Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu, athlete and doctor Doug Clement and artist Raymond Chow who donated a print of the school as a fundrasier.

Wolfe’s Centennial celebration runs between 4 and 8 p.m., May 19, and includes decade rooms featuring memorabilia.

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Boiling water not recommended for chafer beetles Anne Marrison

Contributing writer

Q: Would boiling water be a success if I poured it direct on the chafer beetle colony at some stage in their life cycle? It works with ant hills.

Wendy Feilden, Vancouver

You might add manure or sea soil as a soil amendment or as mulch. Also water very frequently.

Hellebore argutifolius (formerly Corsicus) originates from Corsica and has a reputation for tolerating full sun. This hellebore has very large pale green flow-

ers and grey-green leaves.

Plants with grayish leaves are usually more sun-tolerant.

H. foetidus has been tolerating hot afternoon sun for years in my front border.

The key here is probably that the soil is moisture-retentive clay. I seldom water

A: If you poured it on the lawn around the end of July when the larvae is small and just under the surface, yes, it would kill them. The larvae move deeper down a bit later. But the larvae will be living all over your lawn. That could take a lot of boiling water.

Meanwhile, if you water with nematodes at the end of July, these will seek out the larvae and destroy them. Also, some of these nematodes are believed to remain in the soil and would be ready to feed on chafer larvae if these re-infect your lawn next year.

Re-infection is very likely since the mature chafer is a flying beetle. Current thinking is that remaining nematode colonies will be smaller than the original colony.

Used on a lawn, boiling water may also kill grass because grass is shallowrooted. Usually a thick, well-established lawn bounces back, but young or seedling grass won’t. Also water doesn’t stay boiling if you take it any distance. It’s also not effective in rainy weather or moist soil.

Frankly, I don’t recommend using boiling water, even though I use it myself in certain places. It really is quite dangerous. It’s especially hazardous if you have kids underfoot, or a rambunctious dog, if you have balance problems or if you have to carry it down long flights of steps or past obstacles.

Q: I’m in love with hellebores! I have various varieties in fairly large pots on my deck. I realize they’re mostly shade-loving, but unfortunately we get hot afternoon sun (when it isn’t raining).

Could you please steer me onto a variety that’s fairly sun-tolerant. I also need to know how to deadhead.

there in summer. Apparently, this hellebore does well in California.

H. orientalis is worth trying in sun because it is so drought-tolerant. It’s hard to tell about the hybrids since the genetics may be quite mixed.

Deadheading varies. With

H. niger, H. foetidus and H. Corsicus the flowering stem is cut to the ground. With the overflowing leaves of H. orientalis you can often just cut out the seedhead. Just trust your eye, Joanne.

Unless you want seeds, it’s best to deadhead before the seedheads turn yellow.

Once this happens hellebores dump seed very fast.

If you remove old leaves before new buds emerge you can avoid transferring fungal infections.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions.

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Don’t let the world constrain your potential

What do you see when you look in the mirror? davidicuswong

I have a theory about celebrity relationships.

Of course celebrity gossip is an industry in itself with tabloids, newspapers, radio and TV shows keeping us up to date with the latest on the greatest. Who’s in rehab? Who is sleeping with whom? Who has been pulled over for driving while intoxicated? Who has caused a scene in a club?

We seem to be fascinated by the real-life private drama of our public figures—musicians, politicians and actors. They are like the Greek gods: powerful, legendary but fallible and emotional like the rest of us.

But celebrity relationships seem more likely than ours to be short-lived, and I wonder if it is because the very famous don’t really know who they are. When Brad Pitt first met Angelina Jolie, did he see the real person behind the look, the image and the history?

When he looks in the mirror, does he see the image we see in movies and magazines or his true self?

Politicians and performers invest a lot in the creation and maintenance of their public image, but beneath the polished masks, they are normal human beings who act and speak in ways that would surprise us.

When two famous people meet and fall in love, have they really met the private individuals behind the public masks? Or are they really in love with their personae, their polished public images?

They may be disappointed to discover that they are living with someone quite different than advertised. They may have difficulty relating to one another as regular human

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And a celebrity may have difficulty identifying himself or herself beneath the public facade.

But we regular folks can have just as much trouble identifying our true selves.

We too wear masks. We wear one at work, another in public, and another at home.

Do we shed our masks when we look in the mirror?

When others first see you, what do they see? Your gender and your age. Your height and your build. The colour of your hair, your eyes and your skin. Your ethnicity and your language. Your clothes and your shoes.

People make snap judgments about the inner you based on these outward features. And how others see and categorize you can constrain you. How you see yourself

constrains you all the more.

Having shared the intimate secrets of my patients—listening to their dreams and visions, and helping them with their personal struggles, I withhold any judgment based on outward appearances. There is more to us beneath the surface, perhaps more than we have discovered ourselves.

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Puttering through life isn’t how you wanted to live, but you just haven’t felt motivated to break your monotonous, yet steady cycle of work-eat-sleep repeat. Instead you mope about, feeling all the more disgruntled as life passes you by. To live a happier and more satisfied life, follow these steps: 1. Get enough sleep. Crankiness on the job is one thing, but floating from meeting to meeting in a haze won’t make you an asset to any organization. Adults should aim to get at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

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We like to think we can “do it all.” Raise the kids, go to work, socialize with friends, run errands, take extra courses, do volunteer work, exercise, travel… and, in the case of those with partners… spend quality time with the spouse.

Well, truth be told, there’s often not enough hours in the (waking) day, or gas in the tank, to get it all done on our own. For those in need of “a pair of extra hands” now and then, some Vancouver businesses have rolled out their versions of Santa’s helpers, for a fee of course:

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The Dizzy Whisk provides cooking instruction for kids, but as a bonus, they also offer amazing hands-on cooking and baking experiences for adults, right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Themes include “Girls

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Time-challenged Vancouverites can get it all accomplished with the assistance of The Bizzy Butler, deemed “your personal assistant for life’s busy days.” If you need someone to help drive you for shopping and appointments such as doctors, dentists, lawyers in the Greater Vancouver area; grocery shop, deliver the food to your home and put everything away; make trav-

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Marc, The Car Butler, serves the West Side and if you have a vehicle that’s valuable to you, he can also save you time. This is by providing a single, central resource, which manages and oversees all the servicing, repairs, paperwork, upgrades

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You can find almost anything on the web these days. You’ve really got to weed through, but it’s worth it.

And one thing that’s easy to find is sewing know-how. Rather than spend a fortune on two or three new dresses for the summer season, with a few simple instructions and a sewing machine, a pattern, fabric and notions, you can make them yourself!

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Looking for great ideas or fun things to do in the city? We’ll keep you up to date on the goingson around town, each week with CHATTERbox’s inside scoop.

Ladies! You can keep hitting those fashion shows around town for the canapés and rosé, and comparing your stilettos a la Sex and the City’s foursome – “Oh Miranda, those heels are just sensational!” But, for something completely different, why not go where the boys are! Saturday night, May 14, the B.C. Craft Beer Tasting event takes place at the Edgewater Casino on Pacific Boulevard, from 7 to 11 pm. Amid the brews and hops there will be plenty of chest-pounding menfolk, so put on your sexiest jeans, cute tops and slimming heels. The event includes beer samples, and a live band performs. Tix are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. Mix, mingle, sip and savour (and do take a cab) – go to www.justhereforthebeer.com.

An icon in Vancouver is closing its doors early June, but bargains can be had from 15 to 30 to up to 70 per cent off, now til final closing. Chachkas, at 2423 Granville at 8th, has been a local institution for gorgeous gifts – watches, silverware, calendars, purses, original greeting cards, home décor like mirrors and dishware, Martha Sturdy pieces.

These and more are going out the door one last time. Owners Margo and Ryan

are retiring, and this denizen of pretty things is too. Pay them and visit at the store, or go to www.chachkas.ca for more info.

Bookmark it! If your ceiling for a wonderful night out is $50, then this glamorous event slides under the wire. The Vancouver Women’s Musical Society (vwms.ca) is presenting a special fundraising recital – An Elegant Evening of Song – on Sunday, June 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Academy of Music location, 1270 Chestnut Street. Featuring soprano Simone Osborne, it’s an event not to be missed. Doors open at 6:45, when a selection of wines and appetizers will be served before the recital.

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Courier Reader: David Cyr and Linda Woo Destination: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Favourite memories of trip: David and Linda marvelled at the abundance of wildlife on the Galapagos, including land iguanas, marine iguanas and giant land tortoises. They also visited a lonely turtle named George, snorkelled with sea lions, green sea turtles, Galapagos penguins and white tipped sharks. They also saw “lots of boobies, blue footed boobies of course!” It was an amazing trip, a biologist’s delight, Linda said.

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Swedeness follows Foot patrol

POSTER OF THE WEEK

Sweden’s Shout Out Louds have charted a dependably poppy path over the course of three peppy albums. For its latest Merge Records release, Work, the band hunkered down stateside with indie rock producer to the stars Phil Ek (The Shins, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse). The results are slightly moodier and expansive than previous efforts, but no less enticing, buoyed by melodic guitars, horn sections, hand claps and vocalist Adam Olenius’ pained Robert Smith-esque delivery. Concertgoers can experience the Swedish touch when Shout Out Louds play the Commodore May 14, where they’ll be joined by music blog Stereogum-anointed “band to watch” Freelance Whales from, where else, Brooklyn. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat Records or by going to www.livenation.com.

Show: Women’s Flat-Track Roller Derby May 15 at Minoru Arena Poster artist: Player 1, based on a photo by Nicolas Charest

Museum of Vancouver’s new exhibit celebrating the fab footwear of John Fluevog and Peter Fox, wait for it, kicks off May 14. Dubbed Fox, Fluevog & Friends, the 3,600square foot exhibition incorporates 150 shoes dating from 1968 to 2000, complemented by photographs, news articles, catalogues, sketches and customer comments. It’s a foot festishist’s dream come true. Perhaps we’ve said too much. More info at www.museumofvancouver.ca.

Melt with Mulligan

The Shooting Stars Foundation’s annual Motown Meltdown fundraiser shakes and shimmies its way into the Commodore May 15, where the likes of Babe Gurr, Dustin Bentall, Bill Henderson and Jim Byrnes, among others belt out Motown tunes with a 12-piece band. Soulful Terry David Mulligan emcees. Tickets at Ticketmaster or Highlife Records.

Give us an Ancer

Choreographed by flamenco powerhouse Rosario Ancer, “Mis Hermanas” Thicker Than Water: My Sisters and I tells the story of Ancer and her seven sisters growing up in Mexico before moving to Spain and then Canada and her dreams of becoming a dancer and one day getting written up in the Vancouver Courier’s entertainment events calendar.

It all goes down at the Roundhouse May 16 to 18. For tickets, call 604684-2787 or go to www.ticketstonight.ca. For more info, go to www. flamencorosario.org.

Arsenal Pulp launches Gord Hill’s The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book May 14 at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre.

Resisting artist

Vancouver artist and activist Gord Hill spent two years unearthing images and researching historical information to create The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, which presents the story of Aboriginal resistance to the European colonization of the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under Christopher Columbus and ending with the Six Nations land reclamation in Ontario in 2006. Publisher Arsenal Pulp Press celebrates the book’s launch May 14, 7 p.m. at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre (1607 East Hastings). For info, call 604-6874233 or go to arsenalpulp.com.

kudos & kvetches Gender spender

It’s not often that K&K sticks up for parenthood and having children, or “drainers of bank accounts and killers of dreams,” as we’ve been known to call them.

But a recent story in the Vancouver Sun had us shaking our overly judgmental heads.

According to the ar ticle, expectant parents who want to know the sex of their fetus during ultrasound examinations are now being asked to pay $50 at some hospitals. Hospitals such as Lions Gate and Richmond General have recently implemented a “gender determination” fee, and a Vancouver Coastal Health spokeswoman says hospitals throughout the Lower Mainland, including B.C. Women’s, could eventually adopt the fee.

Vancouver Coastal Health argues the fee is designed as a cost recovery tool, not to generate profit or extra revenue, with all money collected to be reinvested in diagnostic imaging departments.

Still, it strikes us more than a little douchebaggy if, while per forming a routine ultrasound, the operator is able

to determine the sex of the fetus and he or she then withholds that information if the parents don’t want to pay for it. To say nothing of the fact that the provincial health system now feels that it’s morally OK to treat information about a woman’s body as a commodity that they own and can therefore charge a fee for.

Personally, we like surprises and wouldn’t want to know the gender of our future poo and pee machine. As long as she or he is healthy and ready to leave home by the time they’re of working age we’ll be happy.

Unchained melody

According to a study by University of Victoria associate professor Mar y Kennedy, only two out of three choral students across the countr y know the words to O Canada and fewer than half can sing the melody, with B.C. choral students rounding out the bottom with a mere 27 per cent of them knowing the melody.

Overly patriotic local newspapers have run with the stor y with a sense of dismay and fear for our nation’s future, but we fail to

For the children

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Exhausted parents rejoice. The Vancouver International Children’s Festival pitches its tents on the banks of Vanier Park May 17 to 24 for a week of music, theatre, dance, storytelling, puppetry, circus arts and an open bar for Mom and Dad… we wish. This year’s festivities include A Promise is a Promise, Ache Brasil, Alice in Wonderland, Bobs & Lolo, Charlotte Diamond, Circus Incognitus, Joie d’Afrique, Michel Lauziere and the National Acrobats of Taiwan among others. For tickets and info, go to www.childrensfestival.ca.

see what the big deal is.

First of all, as insightful rocker Meatloaf once sang, two out of three ain’t bad. Sixtysix per cent of Canadian school children don’t know how to wear their pants above their ass, so the fact that two thirds of them know lyrics to O Canada is an accomplishment worthy of praise and admiration. As for the low scores on melody, that’s just nitpicking. Heck, there are times we think Richard Loney’s melody is a little off at Canucks games. We kid, we kid.

All you Richard Loney fans out there, please forgive us.

It should also be mentioned that the study was conducted prior to the Olympics, before packs of precocious school kids and drunken revellers thought it cute and patriotic to break into impromptu renditions of O Canada in public.

Sure it made for good photo ops and opportunities to high five strangers, but we’d much rather have a politically informed and curious public who vote in elections and participate in our country’s democracy rather than just pay lip service to it—out of tune lip service at that.

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Sought after crustaceans one of B.C.’s best managed fisheries

Spot prawn season short but sweet

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In case you missed it, spot prawn season is in full swing. And just about every chef worth his or her salt is serving up the sweet delicacy as soon as they can get their hands on a wriggling box full.

The response this year is better than ever, with chefs and foodies flocking to the Burrard public fish sales dock daily to meet the prawn boats and their cages of leaping crustacea. (All of which has us wondering how come some restaurants within a few blocks of the dock aren’t serving them.)

Named for the distinctive red spots on its side, the B.C. spot prawn—an emblem for what’s taking place in our local food scene—has galvanized the local, seasonal and sustainable movement and focused the discussion around farmed tiger prawns.

Imported tiger prawns that aren’t certified as organic or wild fished are often raised in giant fish farms with methods widely known to cause environmental degradation, in some cases destroying entire eco-systems of mango swamps.

No surprise then that the relatively small B.C. crustaceans are so highly prized—as much for their sweet flesh (which only needs to be lightly cooked) as for their sustainable wild fishery.

Our favourite cooking method is to quickly sautée with white wine and garlic. But if you want to get a little more fancy, you can spice things up with Wild Garlic’s Tina Fineza’s recipe that calls for shelled prawns with a splash of cooking wine and sambal oelek. Either way, the trick is to buy the freshest prawns possible—and never overcook them. Three minutes is usually enough. You can find more recipes and background info at bcprawns.com.

On the other hand, if you don’t feel like cooking (or flocking to the dock), you should head to Thai specialist Maenam (1938 West Fourth Ave., 604-7305579), where chef Angus An works his magic with an eight-dish, three-course, family-style menu for $65 per person (minimum two people).

Spot prawns are just one of the sustainable species that local chefs have

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Blue Water Cafe executive chef Frank Pabst gets his prawn on. begun to work with in the last few years. One of the biggest sustainable champions is Blue Water Cafe (1095 Hamilton St., 604-688-8078) executive chef Frank Pabst, who varies his spot prawn menu every couple of days.

Pabst says his favourite way to enjoy them is to keep plain and simple: “Briefly dipped in boiling salted water and eaten out of the shell—or whole pan fried with olive oil—sauteed for a couple of minutes.”

Cooking them whole is best, says the chef. “Because you keep all the sweetness and juice that’s in the heads. Maybe enjoy them with a little dipping sauce of saffron aioli and a splash of lemon—and that’s it!”

Pabst says the spot prawn’s short

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season makes it one of best managed fisheries we have. “The amounts in the ocean are crazy during these eight weeks and the rest of the year the species has plenty of time to recover.”

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ANZA Club transformed into speakeasy with bathtub gin, cigarette girls, fedoras and floozies

Roaring ’20s-era Party rages with decadent fun The Wild Party

At the ANZA Club May 1416, 18-21, 21 and 25-28 Tickets: 604.684.2787 www.ticketstonight.ca

Reviewed by Jo Ledingham

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My mother (a.k.a. Leaping Lena), an original flapper, never told me about the bathtub gin or the sex orgies of the Roaring ’20s. I thought it was all shapeless dresses, boyish bobs, the Charleston and no premarital sex.

But my parents danced the Turkey Trot and the Black Bottom in Vancouver’s West End not in Manhattan circa 1928 where Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe set their 2000 Broadway musical The Wild Party. Things were obviously wilder in The Big Apple than here—or maybe my mother left out the juicier details of her flaming youth.

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They’ve set up the ANZA Club (built in ’35) as a speakeasy with cigarette girls, floozies, guys in fedoras and a menu that includes bathtub gin, shots of Jack Daniels, gin fizzes and champagne. The place itself (3 West Eighth Ave.) is suitably seedy, and all that’s missing are the cops bursting through the doors swinging their billysticks and hollering, “Raid.”

LaChiusa and Wolfe based the musical on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem about Manhattan’s showbiz underworld—a world inhabited by disillusioned chorus girls and hookers, their hard-drinking, hard-loving boyfriends, gigolos and a handful of innocents drawn to the cheap glitter of that world.

The Wild Party is a kind of Frankie and Johnny story in reverse, and you just know there’s going to be a gun somewhere on that set.

What does come as a surprise are the big names Christopher Shyer, making his directorial debut, has

drawn to this show. Cailin Stadnyk, well known to Arts Club and Playhouse patrons, is outstanding as Queenie,

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The Tipper Restaurant & Review Room

Also known as the Bottle Tipper, a cozy unassuming restaurant and bistro serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and supports local artists. Offers a simple but delicious menu of fresh food. www.thebottletipper.com 2066 Kingsway at Victoria 604.873.1010 $$

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the lead role in The Wild Party. In a curly blond wig and a hip-hugging, flesh-coloured satin dress rippling

8804 Osler St. (behind the Coast Hotel) www.cravings.ca 604.264.8444 $$–$$$

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Transylvania Flavour Restaurant

Great variety of Homemade Eastern & Western European favourites like schnitzel, ossobuco, borscht, polenta, perogies, gnocchi, goulash, cabbage rolls, short ribs, Paprikash. Classic creations, warm atmosphere, great fresh food & good hosts. Open lunch & dinner. www.transylvaniaflavour.com 2120 West Broadway (corner Arbutus) 604.730.0880 $$$

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Everyone feels welcome at Ricky’s. Our menu is large, comfortable and tasty. With over 100 items, Ricky’s has something for every taste. From signature breakfasts to big-elicious burgers to steak and ribs, we’ve got it covered.

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Just moments from Granville Island, in Art Gallery Row on the South Granville rise.Paul’s Place Omelettery Restaurant uses only the finest ingredients, and everything on the menu is prepared on site fresh daily. You’ll definitely leave this cheery, licensed café feeling satisfied.

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Hip without pretense, hearty yet healthy.

Comfort Food is what makes you feel like your best self. Comfort Food would mean nothing if not offered in a setting that also makes you feel good. Cravings has two newly renovated contemporary dining rooms, a sophisticated and cozy lounge, and service that your best self deserves.

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Mat Baker and Cailin Stadnyk share a cozy moment in The Wild Party.

with fringe, she’s an absolute leggy knockout. She can move her booty, she can sing and she’s got what it takes to keep you watching Queenie’s every sexy, slinky move.

Shyer also wooed Karin Konoval (Fiddler on the Roof, Threepenny Opera, Guys and Dolls and more) to play Dolores, an aging diva willing to sleep her way to a role in a new show. Konoval moves haughtily, archly observing the action as if, predatory, she’s about to strike. And while all the young chorus girls are drinking, snorting coke or making out, Dolores uses some under-handed hanky-panky to scoop a gig.

In the male lead, Mat Baker (as Burrs, the badass boyfriend) is making a name for himself, too, having recently starred in Gateway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie and TUTS’ Jesus Christ Superstar. This is a really skuzzy role and he’s brutish, nasty and sweaty in it.

Not yet a household name but definitely on the road to stardom is Court-

New India Buffet & Restaurant

New India Buffet and Restaurant is the largest buffet in town featuring an outstanding menu with an original taste of India. The varied menu is inspired by different cuisines’ specialties and offers choices for everyone. The restaurant offers a spectacular ambience making it great for business meetings, quiet conversation or a party for a special occasion.

805 West Broadway 604.874.5800 $$

Italian Ricky’s All Day Grill

La Notte Ristorante Italiano

Casual fine Italian dining, serving the westside for over 20 years. Well known for its Pasta selections and veal specialties. www.lanotte.ca Open Nightly from 5pm 3307 Dunbar Street 604.222.4033 $$$

Japanese KITSTAYA SUSHI Japanese Restaurant

Salt & Pepper Grill & Bar

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ney Lancaster who, as Queenie’s best friend Kate, does her friend the dubious and dangerous favour of lining up Mr. Black (Michael Antonakos) for Queenie’s horizontal pleasure. Where Queenie is all blonde and rosy, Kate is black: black stockings, shiny black hair and a black heart to match.

Irene Karas is lusty as bigboned, riding crop-wielding dominatrix Madeleine who relentlessly pursues Sally (real-life burlesque queen Nicole Baynton).

With a couple of dozen songs, The Wild Party goes on a bit long despite the great jazzy band under the direction of Sean Bayntun and choreography by Leigh Torlage and Jason Franco.

But you won’t get busted for drinking and, as a preshow bonus, a flirty little flapper will teach you the Black Bottom. It’s all decadent fun in a place that, could the walls talk, might have some naughty tales of its own to tell. joled@telus.net

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Radha Yoga & Eatery

Innovative & organic vegan cuisine in a beautiful setting. Featuring a seasonally changing menu, dinner is served Wed-Sat, 6-10pm. Large party bookings available. www.radhavancouver.org 728 Main Street 604.605.0011 $$–$$$

Mexican

CALLI Mexican Restaurant

Have you tried ours??!! Best homemade Mexican food, the choice for doctors at St. Paul’s. Meat, chicken or veggie enchiladas, mole, tacos, burritos and more. www.callirestaurant.com 1102 Davie St. & Thurlow 604.633.9950 $

AWARD WINNING MEXICAN CUISINE

The Vallarta Grill

Award-Winning Authentic Mexican Cuisine Dine & Dance served in an ambiance that would make you swear you were there! Salsa dancing with instructor& live DJ on Friday and Saturday eves. VIP room, group rates and menus. Reserve today! www.thevallartagrill.com 102 Water St. (Gastown) 604.696.9580 Accept: Visa, M/C, Amex, Interac and cash $– $$$ To be listed in the Dining Out Guide please contact Debbie English at 604.630.3547 or email denglish@vancourier.com

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Friday June 11, 2010 7pm to midnight

Sami Salo’s damaged junk inspired Auburn, Alabama’s Everett Duke to design a series of “Nuts For Sami” merch.

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All funds raised will be matched by the Canadian International Development Agency.

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The Courier’s semi-regular Mad Merch section profiles interesting and unusual swag and promotional merchandise with a local angle from bands, artists and crafty impresarios.

What: Nuts for Sami Tshirt, keychain, dog snuggly, trucker hat, coffee cup, beer mug, stickers How much: prices vary from $2.95 US (keychain) to $21 (shirts) Where to get it: www. zazzle.com/everettduke Story: The key to any successful business venture is timing. And nobody knows this better than Auburn, Alabama university student Everett Duke. He spent last Sunday night procrastinating studying for finals by watching TV and witnessing Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo fall to the ice like a bag of toys after taking a puck to the gonads.

Whereas Salo saw pain, the inside of an ambulance and dreams of having any more children flash before his eyes, Duke saw opportunity. That night, the marketing and administration major set up a Facebook page sensitively titled Sami Salo’s Ruptured Testicle, expecting to attract

a few dozen fans. When he woke the next morning there were nearly 2,000. By Courier press time it was closing in on 4,000. Not content with making superficial Facebook friends with a shared interest in an injury-prone hockey player’s damaged junk, Duke designed a line of memorabilia honouring the fallen Finn using the create-your-own merchandise website Zazzle. com, where items are made on demand, with the designer getting a 10 to 15 per cent cut of sales without having to put any money up front.

Duke, an Atlanta Thrashers season ticket holder, is also the mascot for the semipro hockey team Columbus Cottonmouths in Columbus, Georgia. As “Boomer,” he has even appeared on stage with Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish.

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his tuition with the money he makes off Salo’s nether regions. So far sales have been brisk—about 100 items sold online—but that equates to only $100 profit, and Duke is already contemplating how he might spend it. “Right now tuition’s sitting on a credit card,” he says on the phone.

“But if I do make some money I was even thinking about buying Salo’s jersey from the incident… That would be cool to have.”

Now that Vancouver is out of the playoffs, he’s not sure who he’ll root for, but he says it won’t be Chicago or San Jose where Atlanta turncoats Marion Hossa and Dany Heatley play. “I have a strong dislike for Hosa,” he says.

Still, Duke maintains a soft spot for Salo and his Tshirt inspiring testicle.

“I feel like I’ll probably always be linked to Sami now,” Duke says wistfully. “So I’ll keep up with him and maybe come up with some new stuff based on his endeavours.

Anything that hits me.”

Let’s hope it’s not a puck.

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with Cheryl Rossi Now 56, local gallery owner and nephew of internationally known painter Llewellyn Petley-Jones, Matt Petley-Jones is more comfortable about mounting his own solo shows at his South Granville gallery.

“Now I feel confident that I have a niche to fill and I’ve got my own energy that I want to create images with,” said PetleyJones, owner of the Petley Jones Gallery, which specializes in 19th and 20th century Canadian, European and American paintings, collections and original prints.

His Exuberant Coast series of sea-to-sky vistas is on display at 2235 Granville St. until May 20. It follows his first solo show of Alberta landscapes at the gallery a year and a half ago.

Petley-Jones always looked up to his famous painter uncle, Llewellyn. “I think that’s one reason I stopped painting, at first, was because I would go and visit him and I’d see that the only thing in the world to him was painting,” the affable Petley-Jones said. “He didn’t drive a car, everything he talked about was artists he knew or painting, and he was up at 6 or 7 in the morning, out painting, everyday, unless it was pouring rain and then he’d build stretchers in the studio, or something.”

Petley-Jones experienced that he, too, could become obsessed

Gallery owner and painter Matt Petley-Jones says unlike his famous uncle Llewellyn, he’s more of an expressionist, photo Dan Toulgoet as evidenced in his Exuberant Coast series on display until May 20. with painting when he first completed art school in 1978. He didn’t want to isolate himself and the current resident of Kerrisdale wanted to live more comfortably than most artists do, so he took a job in the tax department with the B.C. government, buying and selling paintings on the side.

His parents wanted him to work a stable job with a pension, but it wasn’t the life Petley-Jones wanted. He opened his gallery, first at

West 57th Avenue and East Boulevard in Kerrisdale in 1986, the same year Llewellyn died, and moved it in 1989 to South Granville, keeping his technique alive by restoring paintings by Emily Carr and Jean-Paul Riopelle while building his collection of 40 guitars that date from the 1850s to 1970.

Petley-Jones hails from a long line of artists. His great, great, great grandfather, Robert Petley, produced lithographic views of Canada in the

1800s, some of which are displayed at the National Gallery of Canada.

Llewellyn hobnobbed at the Dome Café in Paris with the likes of Picasso and Matisse, was commissioned to paint portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh by the Alberta Government for its legislative building, painted for Max Stern of the Dominion Gallery in Montreal, enjoyed sold-out shows in the 1950s and has work in the National Gallery of Wales.

Another uncle, Stan, who lives in Victoria, continues to paint at age 99, and Petley-Jones’ parents made their livings as photographers. His father, William Melville, or Mel, shot portraits of Alberta premiers and was commissioned to do numerous handtinted murals for the government building in Edmonton.

Petley-Jones says Llewellyn, working with watercolours, told him if you didn’t complete a sky in three minutes, it wouldn’t work out. Petley-Jones took that advice to heart and, like his uncle, aims to create skies and landscapes that flow.

The sky in his “Clouds of Blue” acrylic work that hangs across from the entrance to his gallery includes pale, puffy clouds and roiling black ones. Another painting incorporates unexpected dashes of purple on a beach while PetleyJones says his cliff/sea depiction, “Solid Formation” includes clear, concise areas of colour.

Unlike his famous uncle, Petley-Jones says he’s more of an expressionist and less of an impressionist. He loves colour and tries to achieve harmony in his work.

Petley-Jones says he’s sold a number of pieces and a couple from New York is interested in his latest work, but he’s not content with it yet.

“At least after working so hard and seeing so many paintings throughout my whole career, I feel like I know where to go, and it’s just going to take a lot of work to get to it, but it’s going to be there, eventually,” he said. crossi@vancourier.com

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Babz was born Barbara Ellen Zuckerman in Springfield, Mass, on March 12, 1947, the eldest daughter of an amateur actress. After living in New York, Hollywood, SPACE and Honolulu, she settled in Vancouver, B.C. in 1979.

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At the time, Babz said, “This cannot be about me. It must be about all of us, about community and World.

Cancer is an opportunity we’ve been given to all be better at what we do. To be bigger of heart and greater of mind.”

It was always Babz’s wish that the society would become part of her legacy, and recently the society has undergone changes to allow it to support other artists in need in the future.

Babz is survived by sons Orpheo and Aviv Ciulla, daughter Jordana Citrano, husband Larry Lynn, brothers Pete and Mike Arnold, mother Abby Arnold, and grandchildren Jake Ciulla, Mason and Devon Citrano and Kyler Tang. She will also be missed and remembered by many, many more loving friends, fans, and family members.

There will be a memorial service to celebrate Babz’ life on Sunday, May 23rd at 11:30 am at The Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island in Vancouver.

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HUGE 52 APT GARAGE SALE In the garage come rain or shine 1355 HARWOOD ST. Sun May 16th 10 am - 4 pm Too many things to list!!

CHOIR FUNDRAISER SALE ★ Sun, May 16th ★ 10 am to 2 pm

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Garage Sale Sat, May 15, 9am 3488 Trafalgar St Vancouver

Huge Indoor Flea Market !

Killarney Comm. Centre 6260 Killarney St. Sun. May 23 - 10 -3 pm Over 65 tables!

Admission is FREE infor. call 604.718.8201

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Sat May 15th 10 am - 2 pm 383 E. 37th Ave Too many items to list.

Rain or Shine.

MOVING SALE Sat May 15th & Sun May 16th 10 - 4pm 3760 West 17th Ave

Antiques, collectibles, books, furniture, lots of misc. ceiling fixtures, etc. rain or shine

I- Massive one day

indoor Flea Market

City Hall/VGH Strata Complex Yard Sale Sunday, May 15th 10 to 2 pm 2668 Ash Street

14 vendors, new and used items available furniture household items, pet products + more

Sunday May 16th 10 am to 4 pm

On the promanade north of city square between Ash & Cambie (Weather permitting)

Dizine Canine Training Centre 1730 Vernon Drive Doors open at 10 am!

GARAGE SALE

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

M A K E I T A S U CC E S S !

Call 604-630-3300

TAPESTRY THRIFT SHOP

1369 Kingsway (just west of Knight St) NG • Furniture • Houseware HI • Books • Knick Knacks SOMEFTOR NE! O RY • Jewellery • Accessories VE EAT !

E • Clothing for Women, Men GR ICES PR and Children OPEN TUES.-SAT. 10am-5pm SUNDAY 10am to 4pm Proceeds to the Tapestry Foundation in support of residential & elder care at Mount St. Joseph, Holy Family, St. Vincent’s Langara, Brock Farhni, Youville Residence & Marion Hospice.

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Huge Multi Family Sale May 15 & 16 - 9 to 3 pm Arlington Grove Housing Co-Op 54th Ave & Tyne St furniture, household items, toys, books & more!

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★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

Lost?

SCOOTER - Legend by Pride, 4 wheels, carry 350lbs. will go 25mi @ 5.75mph before recharging.

Integral charger with cord. Orig. $3700, never used $2500obo.

Will Deliver to Vanc Lower Mainland area. 604-888-7967

Found~ in the Classifieds!

HEALTH Homecare Available

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COOKING, CLEANING, shopping, appointments. Have own vehicle. Shannon. 604-321-7029

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Registered Massage Services

SWISS BODY

MASSAGE & WAXING Men & Women

Massage $29 Head to Toe 3 hrs $109

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Metaphysical

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Mind,Body&Soul

NEW SOLUTIONS CONSULTING Healing, Changing. The Success you want, your desire acheived, and only once acheived is there a fee. For Consultation call ✫604-306-0356✫

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DACHSHUND / POM X, 7 months old, good family dog, good w/ kids $350. 604-854-8280

AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

Puppy Paradise

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com GOLDEN LAB x Husky, beautiful colours. ready to go, 2 female, $300, Delta 604-834-4300

LAB X PUPPIES Purebred lab mother. Adorable mix of 12 males/females ready to go home! DOB 03/21. 3 black/ brown, 9 all black. Excellent with children; farm raised. $450.

Langley: Call 604-807-3653 LABS YELLOW PB vet chkd, 1st shots, dewormed, fam raised, May 30. $550. 604-537-5063

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POM PUPS 7 months old, male, neutered, all shots, ckc, cute, vet ✔, $700 obo. 604-590-2423

GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

Registered (Female $695 - Male $795)

HAVENESE (Reg) $795 $895 JACK RUSSELL (Reg) $595 MALTESE (Reg) $895 $995 MALTI-PEKE $595 $695 MIN PIN $795 MINI PUGGLE $795 $895 MINI SCHNAUZER (Reg) $695 PAPILLON (Reg) $795 PEKEPOO $595 POMERANIAN (Reg) $595 $695 POODLE (Reg) $795 SCHNOODLE $595 SHELTIE (Reg) $795 SHIHTZ POODLE X $595 $695 SHIHTZU (Reg) $595 $695 YORKIE (Reg) $895 $995 YORKIE-POO $595 $695 PUPPIES (6 to 9 months) POMERANIAN (Reg), M/F - $395 YORKIE, Male (Reg) - $495 CHIHUAHUA (Reg)- $295 SHIHTZU (Reg) - $295

* FREE DELIVERY *

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ROTTWEILER PUPS Purebreds. D.O.B. 03/04/10. 3 females. Full tails; dew claws removed; dewormed and vet checked. Ready now! $695/ea.

(1)-604-794-3953, Chilliwack SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application. www.petfinder.com/petdetail/5731357

SHIH TZU BIJON pups, 1st shots, dewormed, ready, family raised, non shed, $575 firm. 588-5195

CHILDREN 3015

Childcare Available

* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688

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Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!

Dogs

AUSSIE PUPS. Ten to choose from. Ready to go the first weekend in June. Tails & claws done.

Both parents available to view. $700 - $1000/ea. 604-607-7372

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $650 neg. 604-708-1752

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

Health Products & Equipment

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Dogs

Cats

Coffee Table, 45' long, 23.5 'wide, 16' tall, glass, slides & horizontal. $45. Danish style table, 4ft 7 ' long, 30.5' wide, 29' high, 2 x 13inch leaves, tile design in the middle. $195 Mt Pleasant area, Van, 604-875-8055

Sat May 15th 9am-11:30am

househunting.ca

Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

Full wrty, Dble $319. Queen $339 King $559. Will deliver. 722-3636

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Wanted to Buy

ADORABLE KITTENS, orange tabby M, calico F, only 4 left ready to go! $75 1-604-823-2183

3482 Main St. Van 604-873-9890

Find your perfect home at

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5 KITTENS, ready May 17th. 2 orange tabby,1 blk/grey tabby, 2 tri col. $100 ea 604-872-6025

K- FAIRHAVEN THRIFT SALE 2700 E. 49th Ave (at Vivian St)

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building.

6 different colors available! 40 year warranty!

FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Furniture

Magnolia Gates Multi Condo Sale!

Annual Lane Sale!

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Household items, Linens, Small Appliances, Furniture & Much more

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Sat. May 15th, 10am - 3pm 2400 Block between West 13th & 14th Ave Light fixtures, baby/kids items electronics, stained glass, needlework threads & wools, plants, cds etc. Rain or shine!

4565 West 13th Ave Huge selection books, household, childrens items.

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H BIG FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun, May 15 & 16th 9:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5468 Inverness Street Dishes, furniture,clothing, electronics , books and more.

Rain or Shine • No Early Birds

Lumber/Building Supplies

2095

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www.littlecedar.ca

1530 East 22nd Ave.

604-872-3303 or 778-899-3304

FURNITURE

SOLID WOOD B EDROOM SET. Beautiful cond ition. Must go.

Call Vince 555 -3210.

F R I D AY, M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

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DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy profitable career as a professional certified dog trainer. PCTIA Government registered program in Vancouver DogStars Professional Dog Trainers School now accepting registration for Fall 2010 & Spring 2011. Phone: 604-878-STAR (7827)Web: www.DogStars.ca

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Pet Services

LATISHA’S PET CARE

Cat sitting. We love cats. Vanc. only. Michele 778-385-7313

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Lessons/Training

Pets - Other

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Cares!

The Vancouver Courier has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Okanagan/ Interior

OSOYOOS WATERFRONT 3br, 2bath, fully equipped & furn large deck, BBQ, ac, canoes, priv. dock, Avail June to Sept. $1500 /wk, 604-922-6103...551-3014

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Sunshine Coast

WATERFRONT CABIN 3 BR on Sakinaw Lake, Pender Harbor.

Large deck, dock, use of canoe, June, July , Aug. 1-604-859-0292

4600 BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat June 12 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun June 13 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

Destinations

Vacation Spots

CULTUS LAKE − Lindell Beach 2 BR, slps 6, kitch, pool/jacuzzi, bbq, golf, etc. 604-534-6714 www.mycultuslake.com

You Want It We’ve Got It

Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classifieds.

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

ACCOUNTING & TAXATION for small business, financial statements and personal taxes.

SYLVIA SY, CGA 604-732-5511 Corporate Tax Returns $225 +up $20 and up for personal tax.

Monthly bookkeeping $20 hr +.

Specialize: construction; sm bus. accounting. Trevor 604-788-0396

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Business Opportunity

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

Business Services

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IN A CAR Accident?

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Financial Services

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NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates.

604-629-8628 www.MazumaCapital.ca

Real Estate Services

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Equity in Real Estate = $$$$$$$ No Credit, No Job, NO Problem!

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

BECOME A LOCKSMITH 5 Days Hands on Training. Visit www.mrprolock.com or call Terry 604-773-5625

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Condos/ Townhouses

6008-10

Ladner/ South Delta

5060

Check Out Our Website: http://classified.van.net

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Duplexes - Sale

CENTRAL BBY DUPLEXES, 5681-83 Camino Crt. Each side 2332 sqft, 5 BR, 3 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 w/d’s, 2 balc, Asking $538,888 ea side. 604-889-4740

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Real Estate

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$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Abbotsford beautifully updated end unit 1250sf 3br 2ba thse $239,900 504-1551 id5107 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $458,888 722-3996 id4694 Maple Ridge fully restored 1200sf 4br log home .37 ac lot $569K 778-240-1196id5118 Port Moody Suter Brook Village top floor 710sf 1br condo $359,900 313-1480 id5083 Sry Fleetwood 1655sf 2 or 3br 2.5ba tnhse, gated, dbl garage $379K 951-0405 id 5078 Sry Fleetwood 3260sf 3or4br 2.5ba, 17192sf lot, triple garage $725K 599-7009 id5093 Sry Fleetwood huge 1801sf 5br 3.5ba rancher, 7184sf lot $438K 778-240-1196 id5117 Sry Cedar Hills 2235sf 4/5br 2ba home w/suite, Fab views $459K 951-9104 id5119 Sry Cloverdale spotless 1462sf 3br+den 2.5ba Tnhse $339,900 778-571-0757 id5120

2 BR + Den Townhouse, rancher end unit, lrg patio, 6 appl, new roof, $419,900. 6320 - 48A Ave, Ladner. Call 604-940-8723

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ATTN: CHRISTINA FERRERO Personal belongings incl. tv, dryer, dresser, freezer, standing lamps, futon frame, wood chair, and vehicle (blue 1972 Toyota Carona Mark II, VIN MX29022522) removed from 221 Renfrew St. Van, BC and placed in storage. Belongings will be disposed of by Mrs. Chow on June 7/10, vehicle disposed of June 27/10 at 9am unless moving expenses ($40), storage expenses (for belongings, ($84) 2 for vehicle($212)), and towing expenses ($61.68) are paid in full prior to the dates above.

Please contact Susan Chow 2695 East 29th Avenue, Van, BC 604-876-8473/778-233-2493.

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF VLADIMER ALEXANDER GOSHKO OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VLADIMIR WALTER ALEXANDER GOSHKO AND WALTER ALEXANDER GOSHKO, DECEASED NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Vladimer Alexander Goshko, late of 2710 Kitchener Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, who died on November 11, 2009 are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Administrators c/o 700- 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5A1, on or before June 19, 2010 after which date the Administrators will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

Michael Zachary Goshko and Linda Susan LaMienne Administrators By: Richards Buell Sutton LLP Attention: Angela M. Spanjers

Legal/Public Notices

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Anne Roe, formerly of Vancouver BC. Deceased, who died on March 31, 2010, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o G.Roe, PO BOX 12022 Murrayville, Langley, BC, V3A 9J5, on or before June 3, 2010, after which date the estates assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

G.Roe, Executor

NO. M119304 NEW WESTMINSTER REGISTRY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: EMILY KENT PLAINTIFF AND: SHARON HYDROCHUK, DAVID HAYDEN, CASSAUNDRA SLOAN and DENNIS SLOAN DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED SERVICE TO: THE DEFENDANT, SHARON HYDROCHUK TAKE NOTICE that an application made by the Plaintiff in proceeding number M119304, involving a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 18, 2007 in Surrey, BC and wherein you are the named Defendants, to have the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed on April 17, 2009 be served upon you by way of substitutional service.

By Order of this Court made on April 15, 2010, it has been ordered that service of the Writ of Summons upon you be effected by this advertisement.

If you desire to defend this action you must deliver an Appearance in Form 7 to the solicitor for the Plaintiff, Paul C. Formby, at #110 – 5455 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 5A5 on or before Friday, May 28, 2010.

A copy of the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed April 17, 2009 and renewed on April 15, 2010 will be mailed to you on request addressed to Paul C. Formby, Barrister and Solicitor, at #110 – 5455 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 5A5.

If you do not deliver an Appearance in Form 7 to the solicitor for the Plaintiff within 14 days of the publication of this advertisement, then you will not be entitled to further notice and 7 days thereafter the Plaintiff may proceed against you and the relief claimed by the Plaintiff, as set out in the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, may be given against you in your absence.

District Registrar

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Lorne Charles Atkinson, also known as Lorne Ace Atkinson and also known as Lorne Atkinson, Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Lorne Charles Atkinson, also known as Lorne Ace Atkinson and also known as Lorne Atkinson, of 3157 West Broadway Street, Vancouver B.C. are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Janis Atkinson 3155 West Broadway St, Vancouver B.C. on or before June 9th, 2010 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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Real Estate

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN RUSSEL ABRAHAM late of Vancouver, British Columbia.

All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor at 650 West Georgia Street, 5th Floor, P. O. Box 11538, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4N7 on or before the 17th day of June, 2010 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have then been received.

The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, Executor BY: Messrs. Lindsay Kenney LLP, Solicitors

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One call does it all...

Follow the Garage Sale trail in

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Houses - Sale

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Lots & Acreage

Burnaby N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No GST. $339,000. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

5390 FRANCIS ST. BURNABY. Fabulous view Owner built post & beam. Recent appraisal $775,000. Open house Sun. 1-4 Call Ellen 604-506-2905

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Mobile Homes

SRY, NEWTON. 55+ years old.

2 BR + den. 5 appl. Small pet ok! $38,500. Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874

HOME FOR Sale on South Slope.

Awsome Landscaping and house has ben fullly renovated. MUST SEE. www.3827hurst.com

SRY, NEWTON. 55+ years old. 2 BR + den. 5 appl. Small pet ok! $38,500. Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874

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Realty

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EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000 also: 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel.

Owner Financing, 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

Real Estate Investment

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★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598

Recreation Property

.82 ACRE Lake Front Paradise.

Private, park like, bird sanc, boat ramp, updated 2 BR house. Park Georgia Rlty, Lisa 778 882-7275 PALM DESERT, California 50% fractional ownership for sale.

Recently reno’d 3300 sq ft 3 bedroom home. High end Resort Fully equip’d, pool, spa, car and golf cart. Exc mtge, rental revenue with personal availability, 125K Can $ (terms available) 604-244-1986 weden@telus.net

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Agents

604-630-3300

Houses - Sale

Langley/Aldergrove

FOR SALE BY OWNER

27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove $718,000

Reduced Price to the Current Assessed Value No Real Estate Fees

Gorgeous 5,300 sq. ft. custom built home with a finished basement & in-law suite. Open A must see! design,very functional,greatfor entertaining family & friends. Close to all amenities,5 minutes to the USA. Too many features to list! You won’t be disappointed.

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604-626-4122

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

2 BDRM Luxury Downtown Condo (May 1st), $2200 + util, 856 sq ft, laundry, storage, pantry, prkg, gym. GREAT location, 1 yr lease, 778-773-5930.

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Apt/Condos

1 BDRM, $750. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224 1 BR + den, 750 sq ft, & balcony, pleasant East View on 2nd flr, w/d, d/w, for Seniors 55+, nonsmokers, no pets, $1315/pm, Phone Mon - Fri 10am-4pm, 604-737-1125

GEORGIAN TOWERSST. 1021 HOWAY

NEW WESTMINSTER 1450 WEST GEORGIA ST.

2, & 3 from bedrooms 11,Bdrm 799 $ 2available Bdrmsstarting from from 959 $ 1150 50% OFF 1st month for 2 bdrm suites IncludePENTHOUSE heat, hot water, LUXURY AVAIL.

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Apt/Condos

1 BR deluxe condo. UBC Hampton Pl. 4th flr, view, wd, ug prkg. carpet, balc. ns, np, Avail now, 1-888-892-3502 1-604-892-0262 1BR - suite on 2nd floor of quiet well maintained bldg. Near Commercial skytrain No Pets. Must be over 50 yrs. 604-684-3515 2 BR 22nd flr, corner unit, balcony, view. nr GM Place, security, prkg, av now, $1880. Ref’s nsnp.

604-889-5823 or 889-4183 msg 2 BR crnr garden patio unit, Adult only quiet bldg, 6 appl, no pets, Jun 15 or July 1st. $1700, Langara nr transit 604-301-0177

2 LEVEL, 2801- 950 Cambie St 3 br, 2.5 bath, city view, 1777sf, balc. 2 prkg, lease, np, ns, $2900, June 1, Eric K. 604-723-7368

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2801 - 1188 Quebec St. balc. view sunset & False Creek, 3 br, 2 bath, 1928sf, lease, np, ns, July 1, $3900, Eric K. 604-723-7368

D/W, gym & visual intercom.

Minutes to Stanley Park, U/Gminutes parkingto&seawall storageand avail.

Near transit/Skytrain waterfront.

Gym, laundry on & shopping. every floor, dishwasher in all suites, easy transit.

Call for details.

604-669-4185 RENTALS 778-783-0258 www.caprent.com

BACH & 1 BR, Newly Reno’d, cls to shop & transit, secured, incls heat, h/w, prkg, Start @ $675.

604-325-1385 www.remirealty.ca

MILLENNIUM WATER…. A COMPLETE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY FEATURING LONDON DRUGS, URBAN FARE, RESTAURANTS, EASY ACCESS TO TRANSIT AND LUXURY WATERFRONT LIVING.

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Apt/Condos

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Apt/Condos

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Co-ops

Langara Gardens

609-1333 W. Georgia St. 2 br, 2 connected bath, hardwood, stainless, 940sf, lease, np, ns, Jun 1, $2000, Eric K. 604-723-7368 BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Special rates. Open House FRI & SAT @ 8665 Shaughnessy Call 604-327-9419 DAVIE/HORNBY 1 BR + den, prkg, new reno, 1 yr lease, ns np $1450. Avail now. Refs req’d 604-728-5063 DOWNTOWN, 588 Broughton St. 1 BR, 14th flr, sec prkg, pool.

Near Stanley Prk. $1395. Jun 1.

PET OK. Refs. 778-863-9692

GINGER Crosstown, Deluxe!

718 Main St. 1 BR condo, all appls, storage, bike locker, sec’d prkg, Media/amenties rm & more.

NS/NP. Avail now. 604-861-6303 KILLARNEY 2 BDRM gr.fl. nice quiet location suitable for quiet couple $950 incl ulit. call after 4p.m. 604-817-2914

YALETOWN BENTLEY Bldg.

2 BR, spac, bright, gas stove, ss appls, walk-in closet/shoe organ, 2 sec u/g park’g, + more features!

Near skytrain & all amens. Avail June 1. $2395/mo. 604-312-4003

601 West 57th Ave, Van Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments and Townhouses located in the Oakridge area at West 57th Ave and Cambie St. This landmark property is clean and very well maintained by friendly on-site staff. Quiet and tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry facilities, parking and 16 shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School, Langara Golf Course and much more.

For more information: 604-327-1178 info-vnc@langaragardens.com www.langaragardens.com MARPOLE 1323 W. 71st Ave. Studio $730. 1 BR $870 Incl. hot water, No Pets. 1 Yr Lease. Avail Immed & Jun 1. www.apt4rent.ca, 604-727-9022 Surrey City Centre NEW Two bedroom condos in the Quattro, S.S.Appliances, granite counter tops, large patio, W&D, gym, playground, sec. prkg & storage, walk to shops & bus & sky train Avail.Now $1100 N/S N/P Call Cindy to View! 604-807-1105 Sutton Group Email: homesforlease@ shaw.ca for a full list of rentals available or call Cindy at 604-807-1105. www.easyrent.ca 683 Beach Cr. Icon 1. 3br+den, 2.5 bath, 1560sf fp balc. 1 yr lease, stainless appls, 2 prkg, $3495, 604-662-3279

WIT’S END HOUSING CO-OP

1592 S.W. Marine Dr, Vanc.

Now accepting applications for 3 BR, $1059 + utils. Share purchase $1800. By all amens.

Sorry no dogs allowed.

To apply please email: witsendcoop@shawbiz.ca

6515

Duplexes - Rent

EAST VAN Strathcona 4 BR Duplex, new flooring & paint, gas furnace, fncd yard, carport, $1310 + utils, nr schools & transits, n/p, Open House, Sun, May 16, 11am-1pm, 332 Union St.

6520

Farms/Acreage

BEAUTIFUL 3 bdrm on acreage, Fam room & den, approx 1500sf w/d, d/w, lg sundeck, workshop, pets ok. Lots of pkg. Lease, June 1, $1600. East of Mission.

604-726-1939

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

6522

Furnished Accommodation

4 Lines 3 Times

$

6535

1 BR +den, bright, clean, bsmt.

22nd near Boundary, suit 2 ns, np, refs req’d, incl cable wireless net, $720, no wd, 604-431-0612

Homestay

HOMESTAY HOSTS - W.Side Van for ESL students age 13-17 attend UBC July 3 to 24. Arrange Now. carol@homestay.ca

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BDRM detached House, near Dyke. Large balcony, view. 2.5 bath, hi ceiling, lge fam. rm., 8Appl, electric f/p, BI vac. 1849sf, tool rm+grden shed,3skylts, ample closet, attic stor. 4 car prkg, quiet, Strata w/pool, hottub, sauna. N/P, N/S, Locals only. Full refs req’d. July 1. $2550+util.

Gardening incl. 604-808-5946 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools................ $888/M VANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/M

1 BR, KERRISDALE spacious, bright basement ste, own w/d, $1000 incl utils, cable & internet.

May 1, ns np. 604-263-4234 2 BR bsmt suite, near Langara College & sky train, utils incld + laundry facilitiles, no pets, avail now, 604-240-9081 2 BR large, Victoria / Marine Dr, new house, close to bus & shops, $1100 incl utils, ns np avail now 604-677-6207 NICE, Spacious, Kingsway Vcr, bright, clean 2br garden lvl ste, share ldry, ns, np, avail immed, $975+40%utils. 604-322-3256

6605

Townhouses Rent

PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M CLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St, 6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with 3 suites + BIG income potential, all new appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/M

MARINE WOODS 3399 Fieldstone Ave, 3 Br, 3 bath, 1300sf, end unit, patio, lease, ns, np, Jun 1, $1650 Eric K. 604-723-7368

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

MOTHER/DAUGHTER, Post grad, handy women w/2 sm dogs, seeks reas rent in West End, will consider senior care, bldg maintenance or hse sitting, excl refs mother.in.time@gmail.com

6590

Rooms

1 BR furnished, $500 per month, with meals $750incl utils. Near all ammens. Available now 604-889-9497 or 604-874-6870

6615

Wanted To Rent

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Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR, 2 bath, furn & equipped, nr GMC Place. view, solarium & den, rec fac. $2400, ns, np, now, 604-892-0262 1-888-892-3502

Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

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6602

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Aries March 21 - April 19: Settle into a few days of rest Sunday to noon Tuesday. Soon, you’re going to be very busy. Woo no one Sunday/Monday – love affairs started then would be short and disappointing, or long and disappointing. Romance is the main theme Tuesday eve to Thursday – and it’s complex! Illusion runs everywhere, almost like an elf; but clear, sober sight alternates. Stick with the latter. The same applies to creative and speculative ventures. Thursday night begins four weeks of travel, paperwork, details, calls, casual contacts and siblings. It starts with a major decision about work, duties.

Cancer June 21-July 22: This is a week of choices, of opposite extremes, and an attempt to reconcile or bring together competing people or ideas. The “poles” involve communications, relationships, ethics, ideas and philosophical (or religious) convictions, law, education or travel. E.g., do you travel to the next town, or to Africa? Attend college or night school? Remain “just friends” or get married? Both choices are valid.

But: don’t fall in love before Tuesday dawn, and don’t fall for sexual illusion mid-week. The “casual” breeds partnership; the long, elevated, legal, international point to work luck.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries & dark attractions give way to understanding and the light of love Thursday night onward. Don’t chase love Sunday to Wednesday: a long-term disappointment lurks. If you break up Wednesday, consider yourself lucky. Despite these dire words, mid-week finds you actually happy, flirtatious, optimistic and social! (Just forget infatuation.) Sink into rest, solitude and contemplation Thursday night to Saturday: a month of mental expansion, travel, new love and intellectual joy is just beginning. You attract attention, glances Saturday night. But hesitate about love, two more days.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Travel, paperwork, details and casual communications are slated Sunday to Tuesday. Speak carefully – beware of promising something that you have doubts about. Your money interests meet two barriers: one relates to romance, kids, home and family; the other to outside interests, friends, social factors. As the week ages, you might discern that the real problem is not money, but home versus the outside world, kids versus friends, romance versus flirtations, career. Success is yours if you combine them. Rest mid-week. Romance, pleasure bless you Friday/Saturday. A money phase begins!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Keep working hard through Thursday –you could take one last big step in ambitious regions Tuesday to Thursday. (Before Tuesday, work quietly, with naps.) You’ve been somewhat suspicious of others, particularly of potential (or actual) partners for over a decade. This trend will fade away after 2011, but for now – this week – be neither suspicious nor gullible, especially Wednesday. All week, financial decisions and choices face you. Choose a long-term outlook, investing, net worth, over “quick money” or mere spending. A month of flirtations, popularity and fun begins Friday!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: What had been opportunity turns, late week, into a month of commitment. You’ll either grab an opportunity in a way that binds you, or walk away to seek change. Either works, so follow your instincts. This entire week (and May 23) is filled with choices between competing roads, people, forces. Until Wednesday eve, much of this involves sex, finances, health or commitment. Thursday onward, the choices are “lighter” – friends or a lover, a present indulgence or plan for the future? A casual relationship or a profound one? Lover, indulgence, profundity are lucky – to a degree.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Through Thursday, you remain sequestered, tired, contemplative, quiet.

But a month of such is ending. Thursday eve into the weekend you can courageously end a situation, relationship or task/burden. This will be followed by a true surge of energy, optimism and effectiveness. This upsurge might not arrive until May 23, because you struggle all this week, right into Saturday night, with a tug-o-war between home-domestic-property-securitykid-related urges and demands, and those calling you away from home, to career, prestige and ambition projects. Maybe this relates to ending something!

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Mellow times draw to a close. Still, you’ll like this week. Sunday to noon Tuesday brings popularity, entertainment, flirtations, optimism about your future (and it’s justified!). Retreat, rest, contemplate and plan mid-week. Scan the horizon to study barriers and how to overcome them.

Your energy and charisma rise Thursday night, just as a month of career, ambition, prestige relations and status situations enters. (VIPs favour you to Wednesday.)

This week holds both opportunities and challenges in relationships, negotiations and dealings with strangers.

You meet someone cheerful.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: At last, a month of hard work, boredom and health concerns ends (well, by Thursday night) – the fresh breeze of opportunity enters!

Expect relationship excitement, new vistas & people, contracts & agreements, the possibility of relocation.

But this week confronts you with a series of serious choices. Though others have treated you affectionately for the last few weeks, now you have to choose (Sunday/Monday) between affection (relationships generally) and ambition. Then, Tuesday/Wednesday, between affection and security or family. Then, late week, between ambition and home. Ah, well.

May 16 - 22 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: A romantic, creative, pleasurable, sports-filled or beauty-oriented phase yields to a month of hard work and health concerns

by Thursday night. But a streak of those good things will last into mid-June. (Best if romance, as the planet causing it is Venus.) Relationships, opportunities and fresh vistas confront you Sunday to Tuesday, but results are mixed. Romance with someone you met (or meet) in a group can succeed, so do casual Starbuckstype friendships and intellectual or legal affairs. But forget co-worker romance, and money’s deceptive.

Mysteries mid-week. Gentle love late week!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: You’re still “confined” to home, domestic and security concerns until Thursday night. Then a month of pleasure, romance, creativity and “winning” arrives! But somehow it comes about through a deep change you make, or it accompanies this change. The smaller the change, perhaps the less of a bang this lucky month ahead will make. (I could be wrong.) The whole week presents a series of challenges or choices. Romance won’t partner with sex, creativity won’t co-operate with money, Sunday to Wednesday. DO NOT begin a love these few days. Late week, money choices. But happiness looms!

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Though the weeks ahead bring a slow-down, that’s actually good news, because it ends a rather wasteful spinning of your wheels. A travel, paperwork and errand-filled trend ends Thursday night, and a quiet, deep, meaningful few weeks begin. This week presents many choices.

You might face the prospect of ending or deepening a relationship early week: the outcomes are, oddly, so similar that I have no advice except this: don’t start a new love (or any) relationship before Thursday. This night to Saturday brings relationship excitement, new horizons: quiet, sober, secure ones. Hmmm. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

8110

8125

Floor Refinishing

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Gutters

Call Joseph @ Metro Decor

778-995-0295

8040

Carpet/Flooring Installation

ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material sales Dwight, 604-732-3057 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca

★★★★★★

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Prof. refinish, sanding from $2. installs. Dustless 604-219-6944

8055

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QUALITY CLEANING. Excellent references. Res/Comm. $25/hour per cleaner. Call 778-895-3522 TOP CLEANING SERVICES 778-565-6000 www.topcleaning.ca

8058

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8073

Drainage

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Computer Services

$45 / Hour

Computer Home Repair Service ✔ Virus removal • 15 yrs exp ✔ Increase computer speed ✔ Open wknds/eves, 24/7

8060

Concrete

CONCRETE SPECIALIST Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.

For free estimates call Mario

253-0049

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Patios, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project.

We also do all types of block, brick & stone work. Free ests.

Basile 604-617-5813 Tom 604-690-3316 ALL KINDS of Concrete Work, Tile & Brick. Free Estimate.

604-767-5915 Call Rocky Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551 CONCRETE SPECIALIST, patio sidewalk, driveway, exposed aggregate reas rate 604-764-2726 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Waterproofing, Wash & Sealing Larry 778-882-0098 Introducing the

A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service CHARLIE’S ELECTRIC Co. #94835 all electric needs, reas rates bonded WCB 778-888-4528

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-739-2000

8075

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934.

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall finishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

604-916-7729 JEFF

CITY LINK DRYWALL LTD WCB, liability insured. 20 yrs exp.

Call Indy. Free Est. 604-780-5302 COMPLETE DRYWALL Services, Guaranteed quality work, excellent refs. 604-809-6760 GOLD STAR DRYWALL Boarding, taping & textures. Also wall and floor tiles. 604-418-8516 KIRALY CONTRACTING Drywall Services. Res/Com Small or large jobs. 604-773-9706 tony@kiralycontracting.com VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr.

Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

Wayne The Drywaller

Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist.

No job too small. 837-1785

8080

Electrical

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Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

Nuphase Electric #103543 Insured, bonded, lic. electrical contractor. Installation, trouble shooting, service of electrical products. Res. & Comm. bldg. Guar work.

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Electrical

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Exp, friendly, reliable. Specializing in replacing old nob & tube wiring. Lic.#50084. 604-725-4535

778-384-2019

Computer REPAIR: PC, Internet, Network, home/office reg maint.

Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815

8080

ELECTRIC AVE Installations.

Electrian lic# 99207, Res/comm, www.electric-ave.ca 604-215-0562

Cleaning

★Butterfly Cleaning★ ‘‘Moving out, Home & Office’’ Bonded, Prof & Affordable. 604-781-4374

Heating

Lorenzo & Son Plumbing & Heating (604) 312-6311 Local Licensed Plumbers & Gas Fitters

WINDOW BLINDS SALES & SERVICES All Blinds up to 75% Off Best Deal on 2” Fauxwood • Repairs & Cleaning Free Estimates & Installation

8140

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8150 Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Soffits All jobs Guaranteed.

Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

604-439-9417

Alliance

Windows & Gutter Cleaning • Professional Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning • Window Cleaning done by hand Work Done by Professionals

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing • In business 50 years

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#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

8155

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Excavating

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Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865 EXCAVATOR MINI & 13 Ton excavator, Trucking, Bin service , Bobcat track loader we do it all give us a call. Since 1986 VANCON 604-818-5411

8090

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING LTD.

❏ Cedar Fence Installation Call 604-275-3158

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

DYNAMIC GUTTERS & Exteriors. Full seamless gutters. Installation repairs & soffits. All jobs guaranteed. Fully insured, bonded, WCB. Will beat any competitors price. 604-439-9417 Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949

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604-202-6118

8110

Floor Refinishing

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BOGI House Maintenance Fencing, painting , flooring, plumbing.

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Call: 604-240-3344

* HOUSE PROFESSOR * Home Repairs & Interior Painting Call Roy 778-228-8550

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774.

Prof. refinish, sanding from $2. installs. Dustless 604-219-6944

A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only.

604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319

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CREATIVE, PROFESSIONAL landscaping will transform your yard into a beautiful and easy to maintain garden. 25 years expTERRACARTA 604-908-0840

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FULL LANDSCAPING & yard work. Rock walls, paving stones, concrete walkways, Allan block, fencing, new lawns, ponds & stairs. Reas rates 604-985-8270

AVANTI GARDEN SERVICES Planting, bed maint., Natural garden care. Laura 604-264-0775 CHAU LE GARDENING yard, clean up, lawn maint. trimming, shrubs, hedging, pruning, power raking 604-782-5288 EDWARD’S GARDEN SERVICE Complete garden care - Design and installations by an exp’d prof.

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778-233-2683 or 604-879-6019 T. TRAN-604-723-2468 , pruning, lawn cuts, power raking, aerate, cleanup, re-seed, weeding, new soil top.. Reliable.

TREES • HEDGES • SHRUBS Pruning.Shaping.Removal. Fruit Topiary. Wolfgang 604-738-4016

8175

Masonry

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By Certified Arborist Ornamental & Fruit Trees, Shrubs & Hedges Northwest Arboriculture Colin Malcolm, Insured

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Cabana Masonry Ltd. Top quality work. Ron 604-671-4953. Visit web www.cabanamasonry.com ★ FREE ESTIMATES ★ Brick, Block, Cultured Stone & Glass Block. Willie 604-612-1600

8180

Home Services

BE COOL! Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside

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Lawn & Garden

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8160

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010

HOME SERVICES & 8185 Moving Storage AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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Moving. Storage. Deliveries Local & Long Distance MOVERS.... Residential.

Commercial. Industrial.

Truck for Clean-ups garage, basement, backyard.

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B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Efficient & Reliable

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8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

ALLIED PAINTING • Exterior Specialist • Reliable & Professional • 20 Years Experience • All Work Guaranteed up to 5 Years • Local References • 2 mil. Liability & WCB

Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

• Oil Tank Removal • Work complies with city bylaws BC Mainland • Always fair & reasonable rates • Excellent references

Paul 604-721-1558 Proudly Serving Vancouver for 20 Years

CANSTAR PAINTING The Quality You Trust!

Interior & Exterior ★ EXCELLENT PRICES ★ Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured/WCB

Painting/ Wallpaper

PRICELESS PAINTING SERVICES LTD. • Fully Insured • References • Green Products

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A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Small jobs OK. Call Serj 604-377-2417

9129 Shaughnessy St.

AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits) ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext. Competitive prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661 BRUSH N’ ROLL PAINTING Interior/Exterior WCB & Insured Free est. Call Richard 778-883-0593

DENALI PAINTING − Int. & Ext. Reliable, Insured, WCB. Free Est Reasonable Rates. 778 320-4438 JH QUALITY PAINTING LTD. Int/ext. Free Est. Quality service, WCB insured. Kevin. 728-2022 MASTER MATCH PAINTING Int & Ext. . GOOD PRICES, 18 yrs exp.Thomas 604-724-8648 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

PASSION FOR PAINTING Int & Ext, power wash. Free Est. WCB. David 604-942-0115

QUALITY WORK

Hannah Jaxon 13 Hannah - 5 ⁄ Almost yrs. old 11 Years Old! Years Old! Jaxon - 3 ⁄ yrs. old 3

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www.mrbuild.com

8220

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Plumbing

* Reno’s & Repairs 24 hrs/day * Furnaces * Boilers * Hot Water Heating * Reasonable Rates * Hot Water Tanks

Winner of the National SAM Award

Licensed, Comm/ Residential. Plumbing, Gas fitting, Furnaces Hot water heaters & Drain cleaning etc.

Repairs, Reno’s & Install

T&H PAINTING. Int/Ext, Res/ Comm, Free Estimates, Quality Work, Guaranteed 778-316-7709

BS & SONS gas heating & plumbing. Certified. Renos, h/w tanks, boilers, drains. 24 hrs. 671-6815

Painting and Wallpaper Interior/Exterior • Fully Insured

Call Anthony, 604-836-9847

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

WESTSIDE PAINTING & CARPENTRY. Reliable, affordable, quality. Rob 778-987-3620

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

A BETTER

PLUMBER INC.

“Everyday Low Prices 7 Days/Week”

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BBM

Big Boss Mechanical

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS

Renovations Big or Small.

Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes.

★ Good Quality Service ★ Fully Licenced & WCB.

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604 729-3864 778 928-9839

Painting & Decorating Ltd.

PAUL’S PAINTING & RENOVATIONS

CARPENTRY Low Prices

25 Years Experience Call Paul

778-865-0370

POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed - WCB Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908

8225

Licensed, Insured & Bonded Lic. Plumbers & Gas Fitters Over 20 years Experience Custom Renovations to Small Repairs

604-312-6311

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc. Drain Tiles, Main Sewer Lines, Underground Video Inspection, Kitchen & Bathroom Sinks & Tubs, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Excavation Service, Broken Water Mains & Pipes, Dripping Taps

604-618-4988 778-836-5940

Bob Shawn Rasmus Stewart When your house is great except…

❏ The kitchen’s too small ❏ You need another bedroom ❏ The carport could be a two-car garage ❏ One bathroom just isn’t enough anymore

SUNDECKS FENCES • STAIRS

30 years exp.

731-7709

TOTAL BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Father & Sons 35 years exp

Alliance

Power Washing • Powerwashing Professionals • Premier Window Cleaning Available • Residential, 4 Stories and Down • Strata & Apartments • Concrete, Siding and Stucco windowmansteve@hotmail.com

604-723-2526

PRO KING MAINTENANCE SPRING SPECIAL!

Quality Makes a Difference

604.780.2224 Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

PRO KING MAINTENANCE Pressure washing, window cleaning, gutters, painting, small reno’s WCB, 15yrs exp... 604-780-2224

To advertise call

604-630-3300

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

FINISHING CARPENTRY Door & Hardware installs Small Renovations Reliable & Affordable service. 604-351-8943 Moon Const Building Services.

Specialize in Concrete, Forming & Framing. Call Patrick 218-3064 PRP RENOVATIONS. Kitchens, baths, tiling, flooring, painting, plumbing, gutters 604-764-0399 QUALITY RENO’S, res. & comm. kitchen, bath & bsmt specialists. refs avail. call Greg 604-889-6055 QUALITY REPAIRS & RENOS Made affordable since 1981.

Int/ext. large or small, BBB Member. Free est. Chris 604-313-4830

QUALITY WORK

Call Mike @ 778-686-7859 for all your reno & home imp needs.

RENOS & DECKS Bathrooms, basements, int/ext home repair. 604 376 3192

Remodelling, Plumbing, Tiling, Fixtures, etc.

Call 778-898-7600 or 604-779-1324

SEMI RETIRED specializing in stairs, decks, fences & small renovations. 604-737-2095

FATHER AND SON CO.

SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENOVATION Crown Mouldings · Drywall · Painting · Flooring, ★ Call 604-771-2201, 771-5197

West Side Home Improvements

• Bathrooms • Kitchens • Carpentry work Stairs • Decks Framing to finishing.

Small jobs welcome Rob 778-861- 4224 Thanks

STEPS, RAILINGS, DECKS

European Master Carpenter. Refs Free est. Frank, 778-230-0018 VANCAN GENERAL Contractors Serving the Lower Mainland Over 20 yrs, Roofing, painging, reno’s, Free Est. Call Ben 604-644-1401

8250

Roofing

•Residential Roofing •Siding and Window Installations •Aluminum Awnings and Railings •Rain Gutter Replacements •Drainage Installations and Repairs

We Fix The “EXCEPTS…”

Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate

Renovations

Power Washing

WCB • 15 years exp.

• • • •

CEDARWORKS

ECLIPSE Plumbing & Drains, All repairs. Unplug drains, H/W Tanks, Renos, 778-233-1776

• Pressure Washing • Window Cleaning• Gutters • Painting • Small Renos

NO JOB TOO SMALL Quality work est. 1973

ACE OF TRADES

Complete Renovations Plumbing Electrical Master Carpenter Painting Wallpapering Kitchen/ Bathroom designer & installer Floors Ceramic Tiles Drywall 25 yrs. exp. $30/hr Mark Local Cell: 778-889-9918

E W PLUMBING. Hot Water Tank (Change Tank The Same Day) Boiler, Furnace Heating. Reno’s, Drain Cleaning. 604-220-1100

10% discount w/this ad

Marty’s

Colour Consulting Included Free Estimate 604-733-2865

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000

Renovations & Home Improvement

604-880-9557 Don’t sell your home for less!

We can help with any solution.

Freshen up with remodelling, updates, flooring painting, decking, fences, kitchens & bathrooms. Work guaranteed.

Qualified trades people.

24/7- 604-328-1385

Int. & Ext. Specialist, 20 yrs exp. * Reas. Rates, High Quality * Fast, clean, with ref’s Licensed, Insured & WCB

8240

- Best Renovated Kitchen in Canada

WESTCOAST PLUMBING & HEATING

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

BRUNETTI PAINTING INC.

Renovator Member of the Year

604-731-2443

★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work.

Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900

Jean-Guy Bottin

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Winner of Gold and Silver Georgie Awards

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005

Cell 604.626.1975

732-8453

❑ Renovations and Repairs ❑ Bathrooms/Kitchens ❑ Roofing/Concrete Work ❑ Painting/PowerSmart Jobs ❑ All Plumbing & Electrical Work ❑ Heating & Gas Work • Guaranteed • Insured • References

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

RONALDO PAINTING (1981) * Interior/Exterior: Fair prices * Master quality & service.

778-881-6478

PAINTING LTD.

20 Yrs. in Business!

Since 1989

CONFIDENT

STORMWORKS

8195

Renovations & Home Improvement

I Guarantee Best Painting Prices Call Mike @ 778-686-7859

Serving West Side since 1987

Oil Tank Removal Recommended Insured Reasonable Rates 604-724-3670

8240

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Painting/ Wallpaper

A+ Rating

High end workmanship Award winning homes

POPEYE’S MOVING

8195

Quote code 1969 for a 5% discount

from concept to occupancy

Since 1978

604-254-1760

www.rjrrenovator.com

www.drytech.ca

BBB • WCB • Fully Insured

R E N O VAT I O N S •• Additions Extentions – Bsmts Additions – Extensions •• Prof.

Reno.&Crews – Not Subs Sundecks Deck Coatings •• Kitchen Upgrades Kitchen & Bathroom Renos & Deck Coatings •• Sundecks Window Replacements •• Window ProfessionalReplacements Reno Crews (222-8453) 22-BUILD 604-222-8453

Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave

Total Renos, Additions Build New Homes Kitchens, baths, drywall, painting, new garage, roofs, decks, driveways - asphalt, concrete or pavers, drain tiles, landscaping, excavating 604-985-8270 www.a-diamondhome.com

SAM’S RENOVATION ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏

Bathroom Renovations Tile Installation Laminate Floors Drywall Carpentry

778-886-4254

Timwood Homes

Specialized in Reno’s:

■ Framing ■ Sundecks ■ Stairs ■ Rooms ■ Garages ■ Sheds ■ Patios ■ Bsmts ■ Interior/Exterior Painting ■ Tiles ■ Laminate Floors

Call Prem 604 761-1743

MOZAIK MOZAIK HANDYMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES SERVICES LTD.

• Painting • Electrical • Plumbing • Tiling • Carpentry Carpeting

Tel: 739-8786, Cell: 716-8687 ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~

Reno /Construction

• • • • •

H o m e R e n o s & Pa i n t i n g B a s e m e n t S u i te s K i tc h e n / B a t h r o o m D e c k s a n d Fe n c e s Laneway Housing

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

Tony (604)228-4272 tony@Garage-Suites.com

AaronR CONST Repairs & Renos, general contracting.

Insured, WCB, Licensed

604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com FREE ESTIMATES top quality, affordable prices, res/comm, reno & repairs. Bob 604-720-2911

ALL RENOVATIONS − from Design to Finishing − No job too small! • 778-689-6887 ★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

www.crownresidentialroofing.com

www.drytech.ca

Spring Special

ROOFING

• Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs • Sloped Roofs: 30-60 Year Shingles • Flat Roofs: Rubber Coatings • Patio Decks & Deck Coatings • Accredited BBB member

SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF(7663)

Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave

McNabb Roofing • TAR & GRAVEL •TORCH-ON MEMBRANE •FIBREGLASS / ASPHALT SHINGLES 35 years exp. 10% Discount

Cell : 604-839-7881

HOMEFIX

All Roofs New & Repairs WCB Quality Guaranteed Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts

604-725-5371

MAC ROOFING INC. Residential & Commercial ★ ★ Beat the HST ★ ★

Torch On Specialist Member of Shell Busey’s House Smart Referral Network ★ Govt Certified ★ 20 yrs exp

778-237-ROOF (7663)

A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

HOME SERVICES 8250

Roofing

8255

Rubbish Removal

A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job Lic#32839 604-875-9072

*Green Earth-Friendly Products* Moss, Dirt, Grime, Mold, Alga Homeowners Stratas Comm. & Res. Prop. Mgmt. Save $$$

Call 604.787.0437

Specializing in Torch-on new & reroofing, asphalt shingles, cedar shake & tar & gravel conversions.

ROOFKING ROOF & BUILDING SEALING LTD. Free Est.: 604-377-3854

ED’S ROOFING

Reroofing & Repair Asphalt & Torch On Carports ★ Garages ★ Vancouver

778-896-4448 (Cell)

F R I D AY, M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

Call ThE Experts

GOT JUNK! We remove-same day service, bsmts, apts. etc. no job to small or big, 604-728-6290 JACK’S RUBBISH Removal Friendly, Fast & Cheap 604-266-4444

Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd. 10% Discount: Re-Roof, Repair, Gutter. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957

LEAK BUSTERS •Re-Roofing •Repair •Maintenance Call Brad • 604-773-0492 MASTERCRAFT ROOFING Ltd. Right the 1st time! Repairs, reroofing, garage, decks. Hart 322-5517

8255

Rubbish Removal

ALL JUNK ★ ★ ★ ★

Rubbish Removal Residential & Commercial We do almost anything Free Estimates 7 days a week ★ No body beats our price. ★ $15.00 off with this ad

604-537-8523

RENT A MAN Rubbish Removal Services For all your cleanup needs!! ★Call 604-505-7334★

VEHICLE DETAILING

Phone Norm 604-721-7127

NEVER WAX YOUR CAR AGAIN!

RUBBISH REMOVAL Reasonable rates - Free Est. Pat 604-224-2112, anytime

8300

Stucco

$50

With 17 cubic yard trucks

John 778-288-8009 Call anytime

A RUBBISH REMOVAL 7 days/week, very reas. rates per load. Randy 778-899-1382 ALL JUNK - remove for res. & Comm. Free est. 7days/wk. $15off. w/ad. 604-537-8523 CHEAP JUNK Removal Starting at $29.99. Large 20 cubic yard trucks. 778-882-5865

★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153

❑ Renovations and Repairs ❑ Complete Bathroom Renos ❑ Roof Leaks/Chimneys ❑ All Concrete Work ❑ Painting/Drywall Repairs ❑ Decks/Stairs ❑ Odd Jobs ❑ No Job Too Small

• 604-307-7833 20 Yrs. in Business!

BEST PROTECTION - 5 STAR SHINE lasts for years versus just weeks for car waxes!

To wash, all you need is a hose. Dirt falls off with no scrubbing!

LASTING BEAUTY - Gives your finish a wet,“just polished” look year round!

9129 Shaughnessy St.

732-8453

Shops in Kerrisdale & Tsawwassen. 5 year shine guarantee.

Ron Mann - Master Detailer • 604-307-7833 • vancouver5starshine.com

A DIMITRIOUS STUCCO Repairs. Can match all kinds textures & designs. 604-783-8869

www.mrbuild.com

HOME SERVICES 8309

Tiling

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8305

Sun Decks

Skyline Decking & Renos All types of new, reno’s and ext. decks • Quality workmanship • Guaranteed reasonable pricing Call for free estimate

BATHROOM RENOS & Tile Install & supply. Water proofing, heated flrs. Fair Prices. Warranty.

Master Renos Ltd 604 817-1749

Luke: 604-729-6871

** MANNERIA STONE & TILE Total Bath & kitchen remodelling.

Stone inlays. Stephen 604-888-1285

DECKS & FENCES, gates, front steps etc. John 778-998-5591 tarasoffconstruction.com

T.G. TILES Marble, Slate, Granite Entry, kitchen, bath, patio, stairs.

Prof Installation 604-760-7991

8310

Top Soil

For all your landscaping needs • Topsoil • Gravel • Sand • Bark Mulch • Lava Rocks • Fruit Trees & Plants • Mushroom Manure • Cedar & Texus Yew Trees

604.454.9744

4838 Byrne Rd., Burnaby southwestgardensuppliesltd.com

AUTOMOTIVE 9105

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & WE MAKE YOUR 1st PAYMENT AT AUTO CREDIT FAST Need a vehicle?

Good or Bad Credit?

Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

Collectibles & Classics

9129

Luxury Cars

$5999 PRICED to sell quickly!

2000 Volvo S80 T6 4 Dr sedan, leather and luxury through out, 200k kms, no accdts, grt cond, new nokian snow tires (6 total) .

Squamish, 604-898-1069.

9145

Scrap Car Removal

1970 MGB GT. Collector plates, new clutch, excellent driver $7500. 604-980-7250.

1978 MERCURY Zeph sed optional Ford rally pack, 302 auto, 62 K $1500 obo 604-985-3086

9125

Removal FREEScrap/Car No Wheels No Problem

HOUR 2Service From Call

Family Owned & Operated

Domestic

1985 PONTIAC Bonneville, 4 dr 92K, V8 auto, collector plates, used for tv $2995, 604-872-5993 2005 PONTIAC Pursuit, blue, 5 spd, 56 K, 4 dr, gd cond, moving, must sell $4,500. 778-340-0728

To advertise call

604-630-3300

(604) 209-2026 #1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

9145

Scrap Car Removal

• Guaranteed • Insured • References

Tree Services

All Round Tree Service Ltd. Prof work & fully insured & WCB ★tree pruning★ removal★ hedge trimming. ★ Cert. Arborist, I.S.A. Free est. 604-273-4025 Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

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Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

9160

Sports & Imports

8330

Welding

ACCURWELD COMPANY Welding, security bars,doors,gates etc. accurweld.ca 604-728-5289

8335

Window Cleaning

Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

ALL CLEAR WINDOW & gutter cleaners. No streaks, no drips, right down to the corners. Quality work guaranteed. 604-519-0678

9160

Sports & Imports

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! From the City to the Valley Call Today

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9522

Motorhomes/RVs

THE SCRAPPER

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

9155

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Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2006 NISSAN Pathfinder LE, f/l, gray, lthr heated seats, s/roof, local, 1 owner, no accidents.

140ks, $17,798. 604-561-5818

9160

2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. silver.

142,000 kms. auto, electric mirrors, windows, sunroof, ABS, Alloy wheels, Cruise Control. No accidents. Full service history avail. $5000. 778-991-8676

2006 TOYOTA Matrix XR 36.7 k, exc cond, std, 4 dr, 1 owner no accid. $13,500. 604-787-2193

2002 MERCEDES C230 Coupe 141kms Purchased and serviced at Mercedes-Benz North Shore $10,800. 604-926-4233

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $8450. Langley. 604-881-4566

Sports & Imports

1990 HONDA Accord, 4 dr, auto, 246 K, good cond $1500 obo.

604-924-9621 after 5pm or lv msg

2004 VOLVO v70-T5-5spd, 101,000km, 1 owner, blk on blk leather, loaded, like new-no accid, $17,900 604-922-8081

1997 HONDA CRV blk, 176 k, ac abs, auto, AWD, pwr pkg, alarm, 1 owner $5800. 604-987-0520

Pays $150 minimum

2002 BMW330I pre spt pkg 5speed silver 88K no accident exc cond $13,999. 604-905-1092

Call 778-316-3217

NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal!

2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

8315

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NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

Disposal & Recycling

RENOVATIONS

Since 1989

To place your ad in “Call the Experts" call 604-630-3300

1950 FARGO Pick-up, unbelievable original, no rust, 31,000 org mi, $6500 obo 604-985-3086

Trips to the dumps start at

MAX 604.767.6250

Satisfaction 100% Guaranteed

PLEASE CALL 778.565.6000 • www.topcleaning.ca

9110

Student Works

MASTER

• Commercial Cleaning • Post-Renovation & Pre-Sale Cleaning • Move in & out • Residential Cleaning • Carpet, Rugs, Furniture Cleaning & Maintenance • High Pressure Cleaning • Floor Striping • Waxing

KARA Rubbish Removal & Landscape Great Rates!

ALL STUCCO, chimney and cement work. Professional, inexpensive reliable and fast 604-715-2071 Alin Maintenance Services •Roof •Chimney •Skylight; Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

www.bcinstallers.com

Janitorial Services & Building Maintenance

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, BBB, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★refoof ★ repair★ WCB Free est.

10% discount 778-892-1266

FLOORING SPECIALISTS

CLEANING

DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates! disposalking.com 604-306-8599

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2006 HONDA Civic DX Coupe $11,999. Auto, PWR Locks & Windows, heated mirrors, digital dash, 4 new tires, new brakes, Honda Serviced. NO Accidents.

100k. Great on gas, many extras.

Coq. Call ★ 604-868-3128

9540

Trailers/Tents/ Campers

MAY 13 to 15 - Scottsdale Centre. 120 Street & 72 Ave, Delta. Come to our exhibition & talk to the Delta Police Truck Squad (no enforcement) about your RV, pick-up truck, trailer and piece of equipment – get all the free information to assist with correct licensing. Your equip. could weigh more than your class 5 drivers license allows. An incorrectly licensed truck/vehicle could cost you money in fines and down time. Friendly, free inspection – Sat, May 15 only – 10am to 6pm - bring your equipment to the parking lot (no enforcement).

We can even weigh them for you!

In celebration of National Police Week!

Find your perfect ride at

www.driving.ca

2006 CEDAR Creek, 5th Wheel, 30ft. Rear living, br. slide). Fully loaded. 21ft add a room under the awning & enclosed storage area under the pin. Central vac. w/kick plate. A ns & np unit. Slide out pantry & 2 way fridge (Electrical/ Propane), 10 gal water heater ( e l e c t r i c/ p r o p a n e) , o u t s i d e shower, Thermostat fantastic breeze control fans in br & living, thermopane windows & tinted. 4 holding tanks; fresh water, black water & 2 grey water (large 1 for toilet & shower & 20 gal for kitchen. tanks can be heated during winter/late fall operations. $34,900 obo Vernon Call Jerry 1-250-558-7836

CHAMPION TELSTAR, 20ft, E350, 1987/88. new appl, well maint, $10,000 spent in 2006, all records $8000 604-926-0365

One call does it all...

604-630-3300

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T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R F R I D AY, M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 0

dashboard

Exceptional engine drives Acura’s luxury crossover SUV

Built-in Canada MDX a vehicle to beat

davidchao It’s been 10 years since the MDX debuted, during which the mid-size SUV has become one of Acura’s best-selling vehicles. When it arrived in 2000, the MDX was the first luxury crossover SUV to offer seven seats, enabling families to move upscale without having to go to a truck-based SUV such as the Cadillac Escalade.

Of course, being the “first” has never guaranteed success, and the intelligent MDX didn’t just rely on its third-row bench to generate sales. With decent performance, a solid feature set, pleasant styling, and a very good price, it was a com-

plete package and an interesting vehicle.

A decade later, all of that is still true. The original MDX remained a best-in-class vehicle until 2006, when a redesigned 2007 model was released to favourable reviews. For 2010, the MDX gets a number of modifications aimed at keeping it fresh and attractive. The basic infrastructure hasn’t changed, but the various improvements ensure that the MDX remains at the top of its game.

Mechanically, the 2010 MDX has a revised 3.7L V6 engine with improved power delivery, along with the brand’s first six-speed automatic transmission. While Acura and Honda’s purposeful avoidance of V8 engines is well-known (a decision that has won the respect from many consumers), it’s surprising to realize that the automaker has been stuck on five-speed automatics until now. In the meantime, others are moving on to seven and eight-speed automatics—as well as clutch-less manual and continuously variable transmissions—making this

the one area in which Acura is far behind the competition.

Where features are concerned, the revised model gains a variety of advanced technologies, including an adaptive cruise-control system, auto-levelling headlamps, and blind-spot detection. Unfortunately, you have to spring for the high-end Elite Package to get these features. While two out of the three are understandable as options, it would

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And that brings us to the one thing that the MDX, oddly enough, hasn’t gained: the keyless entry system found in the TL, RL, and upcoming ZDX hatchback. While some of these systems are more annoying than helpful, Acura’s is very intelligent, unlocking when a person carrying the key fob merely touches the

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front end, which features a new version of the trapezoidal grille found on every new Acura. It’s softer and more subtle than the in-your-face shield-like grille from recent years, but isn’t exactly attractive.

With the exception of the bumpers, the rest of the MDX’s styling remains unchanged and that’s a good thing. In general, the SUV’s strong lines are very pleasing to the eye, giving it a strong profile.

The interior is also a strong point, with wood trim spanning the width of the cabin and a compact—though busy—tower of controls at the base of the dashboard. There’s a relaxed flow to the console that’s very comfortable and welcoming.

Build quality is among the best you’ll find in the MDX’s price range. It feels very solid and well-constructed, and the buttons, switches, and materials are all high calibre.

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The Acura MDX’s cargo space is reasonable with all of the seats up, and becomes cavernous when the 50/50 thirdrow and 60/40 second-row seatbacks are folded flat. folded flat.

Acura makes some of the best and most comfortable seats in the business. Convenience features include a large glove box and centre console, as well as good-sized map pockets and numerous cupholders. Both front seats are powered, and drivers benefit from a memory system that adjusts the seat, steering, mirrors, climate control, and even audio settings.

While keyless entry is

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Features—The MDX starts at a reasonable $51,990, rising to $57,290 with the Technology Package and $61,990 for the fully-equipped Elite trim.

Standard equipment includes ABS, vehicle stability assist, traction control, fog lamps, Xenon headlamps, moonroof, Bluetooth, power tailgate, power tilt/telescope steering, heater front seats, driver’s seat memory, rearview mirror camera, automatic tri-zone A/C, eight-speaker audio system with six-disc CD changer, tire-pressure monitoring system, and front/sidecurtain airbags.

The Technology Package adds a navigation system with voice recognition and multiview rear camera, along with a high-end 10-speaker system, DVD-Audio playback, and 15Gb hard drive. The Elite Package includes all of the Technology items along with features such as adaptive cruise control, auto-levelling headlamps, and blind-spot detection.

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Established 1908

WEST WEEKEND EDITION

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One track

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The Stanley Park Miniature Train and surrounding property could be transformed this summer to recreate a Klahowya First Nations summer village. Klahowya is the Chinook word for “welcome.”

The park board is considering a proposal to allow the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C. to create the cultural showcase, which could become an annual event. Highlights of the summer village will include a healing stone pathway, an authentic teepee with interpretive features, a traditional canoe carving area and indigenous food.

I attended the opening reception of the Klahowya display at the Pan Pacific Hotel during the 2010 Olympics, and it was a wonderful recreation of a First Nations village, including smoke, drums and samples of grilled rattlesnake.

Well, maybe the rattlesnake wasn’t so wonderful, but the ambience was.

This is the first time for years the park board has hosted an event of this size at the train in the summer.

The two longtime events there annually are the Ghost Train during Halloween and Bright Lights during Christmas. Hopefully this will be the start of a new regular revenue source that could help keep the farmyard open.

The park board isn’t voting on this until its May 17

The Stanley Park Miniature Train may soon run through a photo Dan Toulgoet Klahowya First Nations summer village. meeting, but the staff report looks very favourable.

covering for a portion of the audience.

Bowling for dollars Come in piece

If a plan to renovate Malkin Bowl is approved by the park board next week, tickets for Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) will increase by $1 to include a capital improvement fee. Tickets for the popular outdoor theatre start at $19.

Parks staff is recommending the board approve a fiveyear operating agreement with TUTS, beginning later this month, which includes provisions to sublease the venue subject to approval.

As part of the lease agreement, TUTS had to agree to add the capital improvement fee. It’s hoped the fee will generate an extra $25,000 per year.

Live Nation, the company that often sublets Malkin Bowl for live concerts, will add a $1 fee to its tickets in 2010 and a $2 fee the following four years.

Other concert promoters or organizers will also have to agree to charge the fee.

Suggested improvements to Malkin Bowl include renovations to the washrooms and back of the house spaces, weatherproofing the orchestra pit, insulating and heating the building, creating a way to close the stage opening that secures and weatherproofs the stage, and a retractable fabric

The park board will vote May 17 whether to take a .08-hectare strip of land from Kensington Park for the construction of left turn lanes along Knight Street at East 33rd Avenue and to widen the street.

To take that strip of land from the park, the board must temporarily revoke its “permanent park” status.

The 5.48-hectare park was granted permanent park status by the city in 1981.

Once the property is divided, the remaining land will be given permanent park status once again.

The plan also includes improvements to the park, including the construction of a retaining wall between East 33rd and East 34th avenues, levelling the ground between the baseball diamond backstop and the retaining wall, a new pathway, and new staircase that will connect the pathway to the intersection at Knight and East 33rd.

According to a parks staff report, the construction of the retaining wall will likely mean the loss of up to five cedar trees, but the city’s engineering services department has promised to plant two replacements for each one lost. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Class Notes

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Naoibh O’Connor

Future talk

Vancouver superintendent Steve Cardwell’s latest “SuperBulletin” posted on the VSB website is decidedly more upbeat than the February one which focused on the district’s budget woes.

It predicted sacrifice and challenging times, while his May missive is entitled Spring is in the Air with an ! for emphasis.

The tech-friendly superintendent is thinking about relaunching his blog, which he wrote when he was Delta’s superintendent, but Cardwell expects it will be a challenge to update. He mentioned the blog when I interviewed him for a Courier Q&A last January in his first few weeks on the job.

Cardwell clearly has his eye on the future. “We will soon see laptops, iPads and other personal operating devices (PODs) in the hands of our students as they explore the ever-expanding e-universe with their classmates,” he writes. “We must create the infrastructure and wireless environments to enable accessibility for all. If we do

Steve Cardwell not attend to this, then we are denying our students the pencils and paper of their future. Learning can take place at any time and anywhere. Our students will choose when, where and at what pace.”

He adds: “No doubt, change is upon us. As time shifts, I am sure that we will no longer speak of summer school as a separate entity.

The agrarian school calendar as we have come so accustomed may be balanced through the year to enable students to take courses wherever, whenever. The industrial-age of blocked schedules within timetables, grades and lines between subject disciplines as we have known them may blur.

Even the traditional ‘school day’ might vary.”

Clean slate

May is Vancouver’s annual Keep Vancouver Spectacular month and the city is encouraging students and schools to take part. When the program began in 1996,

there were 1,500 volunteers.

Last year the turnout was 17,475 volunteers on 130 teams. This figure included more than 12,800 students from 60 Vancouver schools.

More than 6,200 bags of litter were removed from city streets.

The city provides volunteers with garbage bags, gloves, vests, grabber tongs and waste collection and disposal help. Check the city website out for more information about the cleanup or volunteering opportunities.

The yearly spring cleanup runs from May 1 to 31.

The Vancouver School Board is holding a talk entitled Homophobia Hurts Kids: What Parents Should Know between 7 and 9 p.m., May 17. Elementary and secondary parents and staff are invited to the presentation, which takes places at the VSB’s office on West Broadway. Check the school district’s website out for more details and to register by May 14.

The VSB says homophobia and gender stereotypes hurt all kids and that some research suggests that homophobic language is the most common form of verbal bullying in high schools and that most recipients identify as straight. “This is truly an issue which can affect any student,” it states. noconnor@vancourier.com

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City councillor points to incomplete Millennium Line

Money remains hot topic at TransLink AGM Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

TransLink held its annual general meeting Tuesday, and the transit authority is either in a position to build on its Olympic success or in danger of stalling, depending on who you ask.

The AGM was held on TransLink’s newest SeaBus, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze, which is not scheduled to be in service in 2010 unless one of the other two SeaBuses needs repairs. All three SeaBuses were in use during the Olympics.

TransLink public information officer Drew Snider said TransLink does not have the money to operate three SeaBuses.

“We have enough to maintain pre-Olympic service,” he said.

According to TransLink’s annual report, 188 million people paid for transit in 2009.

Despite the increase of more than eight million riders from 2008, TransLink’s 2009 deficit was $67.3 million, $36 million less than TransLink projected. Its operating budget in 2009 was $1.25 billion.

TransLink attributed the difficulty of turning a profit to rising fuel prices as well as an increased number of people using discount fare passes. TransLink also identified high maintenance fees caused by always having its transit vehicles available as one of its problems.

TransLink listed 240 new buses on the streets, the addition of 48 new SkyTrain rail cars and the opening of the toll-funded Golden Ears bridge as its key accomplishments for 2009. TransLink received an annual funding increase of $130 million in 2009 from the Mayors Council. The money came from property taxes, gas taxes and parking sales taxes.

Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he wanted far more funding. “The goal was to raise $450 million,” he said. “We’ve lost a year and there’s a chance we’ll lose another year.”

Meggs said he is hopeful about coming

to an agreement with the province over the Evergreen Line and the future of TransLink.

“The other good news is Victoria has stepped back from its promise to fix TransLink,” Meggs said.

COPE Coun. David Cadman, former vicechair of TransLink, said the transit authority was not sustainable. “TransLink is the province’s, it’s not the region’s,” Cadman said.

Cadman blasted the provincial government for spending money on widening roads and bridges rather than investing in transit. “We have a Millennium Line that was never completed,” he said.

Cadman said the failure to complete the Millennium Line has resulted in people leaving the SkyTrain to take the 99B bus along Broadway. “The 99B bus cannot accommodate anymore people,” he said.

The Mayors Council decision to increase funding for TransLink was preferable to cutting service, which Cadman said was the only other outcome. The failure to properly fund TransLink could result in a fare hike, which would only encourage people to drive instead of taking transit, according to Cadman. Snider said TransLink does not have the money to make broad improvements to transit, but it plans to run its operation more efficiently in 2010. Major routes will see a slight increase in service, while others, like 15 Cambie/Downtown, will run slightly less frequently. Snider said other routes may be altered to ensure maximum efficiency by this time next year, although he cautioned all changes must be carried out judiciously.

“It’s not something you dive into in a blind panic,” he said.

Part of the efficiency program included the elimination of three executive positions and 93 other jobs. TransLink is also in the midst of a hiring freeze. The company is aiming to slash its corporate administrative costs by nearly 15 per cent in 2010. TransLink reported its general administrative expenses accounted for 11.9 per cent of operating expenses in 2009. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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Spring Cleaning begins in The Vancouver Courier When’s the last time you actually parked two cars in the two car garage? Is the crawl space or your storage locker full to the brim? It’s time to unclutter. Our newspaper is the best place to begin the process of cleaning up the garge, basement, closets or storage locker. It starts with a call to our Classified department.

Thousands of your neighbours have sold items that the family no longer needs or planned garage sales with family and friends.

Every weekend you see the distinctive Garage Sale signs and balloons that we give out to our customers on telephone poles and home made stakes from one side of Vancouver to the other.

Garage sales are the ultimate in reusing and recycling, plus you never know when you’ll find that great collectible or one-of-akind treasure you’ve been looking for for years. That’s the power of our Classified section. Local ads, verified by our staff, for the treasures you are looking to find or adopt to a new family.

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Don’t let the world constrain your potential

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at Vancouver Animal Wellness Hospital Starting Saturday, May 8 at 1pm, Dr. Sue Pollen will be giving a complimentary weekly seminar

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

davidicuswong I have a theory about celebrity relationships.

Of course celebrity gossip is an industry in itself with tabloids, newspapers, radio and TV shows keeping us up to date with the latest on the greatest. Who’s in rehab? Who is sleeping with whom? Who has been pulled over for driving while intoxicated? Who has caused a scene in a club?

We seem to be fascinated by the real-life private drama of our public figures—musicians, politicians and actors. They are like the Greek gods:

powerful, legendary but fallible and emotional like the rest of us.

But celebrity relationships seem more likely than ours to be short-lived, and I wonder if it is because the very famous don’t really know who they are. When Brad Pitt first met Angelina Jolie, did he see the real person behind the look, the image and the history?

When he looks in the mirror, does he see the image we see in movies and magazines or his true self?

Politicians and performers invest a lot in the creation and maintenance of their public image, but beneath the polished masks, they are normal human beings who act and speak in ways that would surprise us.

When two famous people meet and fall in love, have they really met the private individuals behind the public masks? Or are they really in love with their personae, their polished public images?

They may be disappoint-

ed to discover that they are living with someone quite different than advertised.

They may have difficulty relating to one another as regular human beings with excessive wealth and in the public eye.

And a celebrity may have difficulty identifying himself or herself beneath the public facade.

But we regular folks can have just as much trouble identifying our true selves.

We too wear masks. We wear one at work, another in public, and another at home. Do we shed our masks when we look in the mirror?

When others first see you, what do they see?

Your gender and your age.

Your height and your build.

The colour of your hair, your eyes and your skin.

Your ethnicity and your language. Your clothes and your shoes.

People make snap judgments about the inner you based on these outward features. And how others

see and categorize you can constrain you. How you see yourself constrains you all the more.

Having shared the intimate secrets of my patients—listening to their dreams and visions, and helping them with their personal struggles, I withhold any judgment based on outward appearances.

There is more to us beneath the surface, perhaps more than we have discovered ourselves.

Take a look in the mirror. Who do you see? Do you think the world (or you yourself) has constrained your potential by limiting you by assumptions and generalizations based on your outward appearance?

Who is the real you? My next column: Discovering the you beneath the surface.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. His column appears regularly in this paper and his Internet radio show can be heard on mediaontap.com.

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Many people who are homeless take trash from dumpsters and put in their shopping carts. For them they can make a few bucks. Do we really want to be a city that feeds the poor through our garbage?

Thirty to 50% of people who are homeless are seriously mentally ill. With treatment almost 80% can recover. At Coastʼs downtown Mental Health Resource Centre, we help people to learn practical life skills to get off and stay off the streets. Feeding people is not enough.

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www.coastfoundation.com Courier Reader: David Cyr and Linda Woo Destination: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Favourite memories of trip: David and Linda marvelled at the abundance of wildlife on the Galapagos, including land iguanas, marine iguanas and giant land tortoises. They also visited a lonely turtle named George, snorkelled with sea lions, green sea turtles, Galapagos penguins and white tipped sharks. They also saw “lots of boobies, blue footed boobies of course!” It was an amazing trip, a biologist’s delight, Linda said.

Include the Vancouver Courier in your next vacation or exotic adventure and send a photo (200 dpi or larger) of yourself and/or travel companion displaying an edition of the Courier, along with a brief description of your trip, your name and contact information to fhughes@vancourier.com

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Established 1908 photo Dan Toulgoet

DOWNTOWN EDITION

One track

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The Arbutus Corridor, Canadian Pacific’s unused rail line stretching from the Fraser River to False Creek, remains in limbo even as residents and city hall have their own ideas about its future —story by Naoibh O’Connor

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BY JEREMY SHEPHERD Cam Watt opted for creativity over logic when he decided to place his luxury, high-end The Keefer hotel on Keefer Street in Chinatown.

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Gift bagged

BY MIKE HOWELL COPE Coun. David Cadman says the offer of Olympic hockey tickets from the developer behind Athletes Village was too big to accept.

Art of the matter

BY MIKE HOWELL Citing a lack of space, the Vancouver Art Gallery wants money from the feds and land from the city for a new building.

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BY ALLEN GARR Members of Vancouver’s art elite are engulfed in a bitter war over the Vancouver Art Gallery’s campaign to move to a new location.

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BC Will Have the Toughest Drinking-and-Driving Rules in Canada

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n April 27, 2010, BC’s SolicitorGeneral, Mike de Jong announced proposed legislation regarding penalties for drinking and driving. There is multi-party support for these proposed changes and they are expected to come into effect in the fall of 2010.

Media coverage has Cedric Hughes highlighted the Minister’s description of them as “the toughest drinking-anddriving rules in Canada” imposing “clear, swift and severe” penalties. Some commentators have noted, however, that practically speaking, they are also likely to “decrease the number of impaired driving charges and effectively decriminalize drunk driving.”

Les Leyne writing in the Times Colonist on April 28 went so far as to call them, “an end run around the laggard, overloaded criminal justice system.”

However this may be, the practical end result is clear. People who drink and drive against these new rules will find themselves in a whole heap of trouble and without the protections traditionally provided by our legal system—the presumption of innocence, for example, which the Minister tacitly acknowledged in voicing his expectation of a legal challenge.

The most noteworthy aspect is the effect of providing a breath sample at the roadside into a roadside screening device that measures between .05 and .08 blood alcohol content. Measuring in this new “warn” range will result in the following: …For the first time within a five-year period: • losing the driver’s licence immediately for 3 days.

• possibly also losing the vehicle for 3 days and all related towing and storage fees.

• a $200 administrative driving penalty.

• a $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee. …For the second time within a five-year period: • losing the driver’s licence immediately for 7 days.

• possibly also losing the vehicle for 7 days and all related towing and storage fees.

For the longest time they just sort of looked at the place and scratched their heads.”

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O N T H E C O V E R A cyclist rides on the Arbutus Corridor rail line near Quilchena Park.

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• a $400 administrative driving penalty.

• a $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee.

• completing the Responsible Drivers Program and using an Ignition Interlock Device for 1 year following driving suspension.

Penalties for blowing over .08—the “fail” range—are more severe: • losing the driver’s licence immediately for 90 days.

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Arbutus Corridor ideas include bike path, streetcar Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

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crisp wind blows early one April afternoon as Kay Teschke and her charcoal-coloured poodle mix Kiwi walk north along Arbutus Corridor where it parallels Quilchena Park on Vancouver’s West Side.

Kiwi darts ahead as Teschke strolls down the narrow, well-trodden gravel path that stretches in front of them in the shallow valley between the abandoned rail track and overgrown grass.

It’s quiet aside from the rumble of cars on West 33rd. Budding trees on one side and an upscale residential street on the other flank this portion of the corridor whose length covers 9.5 kilometres and encompasses 45 acres from the Fraser River to False Creek.

Canadian Pacific, which was granted the land by the province more than a century ago, but stopped shipping product on the rail line in 2001. It’s since become an increasingly popular route for trespassers—walkers and cyclists seeking refuge from city roadways.

Teschke, a UBC professor at the school of population and public health, imagines it becoming even more popular. She’s behind a fledgling Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) campaign to encourage the rapid development of Arbutus Corridor into a paved cycling and pedestrian path. It’s an ambitious idea among several possibilities touted for the valuable real estate, including a streetcar and limited “green” development. It’s difficult to say whether one or more of these propositions could be incorporated in the future, but deliberations could be complicated.

The city has designated the land for transportation or for greenways, but it remains private property. In the past, there

No trains have run along the Canadian Pacific rail track since 2001. were suggestions the city buy it or make a deal with CP, but formal discussions cooled during years of contentious court battles centering on what the property can or should be used for, the buildup towards the Olympics and other priorities.

There haven’t been official talks between CP, formerly known as CPR, and the city in recent years and it’s unclear how long it could take before anything is resolved.

City and CP officials met informally during the Olympics and discussed a host of common issues, including Arbutus Corridor, but the property’s status is unchanged.

“There have been many suggested uses for the Arbutus Corridor over the years, but CP has never formally discontinued the track, so any specific discussion on a future use is premature,” CP spokesman

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Mike LoVecchio says during a phone interview. “The track remains designated as a rail right of way to be used for rail purposes.”

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n interest in cycling led to Teschke’s involvement in the years-old Arbutus Corridor debate. She joined the city’s cycling advisory committee seven years ago and served two terms. Troubled by “decision-making without research,” Teschke reviewed cycling data then launched a Cycling in Cities opinion survey and research project whose findings have been released over the past few years. Roughly 1,400 Metro Vancouver adults were quizzed about 16 route types and 73 other factors that might encourage cycling. It revealed 31 per cent of adults in the Vancouver region

are in the “near market” for cycling. The best route to encourage cycling is a paved, off-street path for cyclists only. Design features that encourage cycling include routes away from traffic and noise pollution, located near beautiful scenery, with minimal slopes and distances, and smooth, non-slip surfaces.

A dearth of such routes was cited as a key reason for not cycling more. Armed with these findings, Teschke approached VACC last fall. “The biggest outcome of our survey was how people wanted to be able to ride away from traffic. There are other things like beautiful scenery and away from pollution, and all these things added up to the Arbutus Corridor,” she says.

The cycling coalition agreed, then asked Teschke to chair an Arbutus Corridor committee. “It was awkward to say no at that point,” she says with a laugh.

The case is compelling. Arbutus Corridor is an obvious connection point in the region. The Canada Line Bridge, linking Richmond and Vancouver, features a cycling lane that dumps users on the Vancouver side by railway tracks that connect to Arbutus Corridor.

The route, whose width ranges from 15 to 20 metres, passes through Marpole, Kerrisdale, Arbutus Ridge/Shaughnessy and Kitsilano, before ending near the south end of Burrard Bridge.

Arbutus Corridor is appealing due to a lack of steep hills thanks to the low grade provided by the unused rail line. “One of the wonderful things about this corridor is there are at least 20 schools within a kilometre,” Teschke adds. “There are 15 different shopping districts. There are four community centres and a whole bunch of theatres, so it really serves so many things.”

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Appeals and counter appeals mark battle between rail company, city Continued from page 4 VACC has launched the obligatory Facebook page to garner support, sought backing from the Vancouver School Board and the committee plans to approach city council, community and business associations. Teschke concedes success is not guaranteed.

“I always say wouldn’t it be nice if something could be done before I’m too old for cycling. But you can’t let that stop you from trying,” she jokes. “This is exactly what people want to ride on—the top choice. This isn’t the third choice. This is the top choice, assuming it were paved… to me it’s almost my responsibility as a researcher to follow through with what people want and make sure something happens.”

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anadian Pacific announced in 1999 it would no longer service Molson Brewery, its only customer along Arbutus Corridor. It proposed developing the land for commercial and residential use, but that ignited a backlash from those who saw the route more suited to public transportation or a cycling, jogging and walking path.

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butus Corridor. It urged the city to launch a study regarding the purchase of the property from CP.

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Homes and gardens line the Arbutus Corridor along East Boulevard near 50th Avenue. photo Dan Toulgoet Corridor Official Development Plan, which designates the land for transportation, including rail and transit, or for greenways, following public hearings in 2000.

CP challenged the city’s right to enact the plan through B.C. Supreme Court, which ruled against the city in 2002. The city appealed that decision to the B.C. Court of Appeal and it affirmed the city’s authority. CP then appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which upheld the city’s position

in 2006.

In intervening years, interest in the corridor hasn’t waned. In 2004, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation launched “All Aboard Arbutus Corridor,” a design contest for individuals and professionals to share their ideas for its future development. More than 75 designs were submitted.

In late 2006, the park board passed a motion endorsing the inclusion of greenway features in the future development of the Ar-

he view from a 19th floor boardroom in a highrise at the north end of Granville Street is impressive. Towering mountains provide a striking backdrop for Coal Harbour where the new convention centre’s green roof stands out in the concrete landscape.

Howie Charters witnessed its construction from Colliers International Consulting Services offices, where he’s vice president and managing director. But today his attention is focused on another piece of real estate—the Arbutus Corridor.

Charters, a friendly and wellconnected West Sider, is not authorized to speak on CP’s behalf, but he’s well versed in the debate.

He became an adviser to the rail company on the Arbutus Corridor file about five years ago during the lawsuits. “It might have been between the first and second [lawsuit] and there was not a lot of goodwill between the two parties,” he recalls.

Charters helped instigate a CPfunded visioning exercise within the four neighbourhoods the rail

line runs through. The object was to look at the property with fresh eyes using sustainability as the underlying theme.

Stanley King, who handled the visioning process for the Woodward’s redevelopment, was brought in, along with an advisory panel headed by Nola-Kate Seymoar from the International Centre for Sustainable Cities.

Panel members included Patrick Condon, a UBC professor and expert in sustainability, Jim O’Dea, former chair of the B.C. Housing Management Commission and former NDP premier Mike Harcourt.

The goal was to involve individuals who would be seen as above reproach, according to Charters, adding CP took a big risk by staging the visioning exercise since it didn’t have control over the findings.

In the half-inch thick final report unveiled in 2007, the advisory panel concluded “the best use of the Arbutus lands will come from a coordinated development that integrates them with surrounding city owned lands into a comprehensive development plan.”

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Continued from page 5 The report dismissed using the lands solely for a greenway with bike paths and walkways because, despite meeting sustainability principles, it wasn’t financially feasible and it didn’t include “smarter, greener buildings and infrastructure, nor diverse housing choices.” In terms of a purely transit option, community participants favoured a streetcar system that also allowed for biking and walking, but that alternative also didn’t incorporate housing or economic aspects of sustainability.

The panel judged a “hybrid” option as best, taking into account land owned by CP and adjacent city-owned land. It envisions parks and green spaces, a transportation corridor and clusters of housing and commercial use, particularly in areas such as Kerrisdale where space allows. The land—if city and CP-owned was combined—is wide enough for a streetcar to be diverted onto East Boulevard in this section, along with a bike and pedestrian path, while West Boulevard could be reserved for traffic. The middle portion could feature “green” commercial and residential development, Charters says.

The advisory panel dubbed this the “Sustainability Vision”—a combination of greenway, transportation and ecodensity. A review of the financial feasibility of selling these lands for limited development, combined with possible trades with CP lands, led to the conclusion that the hybrid model met with sustainability principles and had the potential to generate income for the city.

Seymoar wrote in 2007 that it would be in the best interest of Vancouverites if the land issue was resolved sooner rather than later. “It’s clear that implementing the Sustainability Vision, with its potential to create new revenue for the city—conservatively estimated at $200 million, could give the city more options in addressing pressing issues before the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and provide a constructive example of the city’s EcoDensity Initiative.”

That didn’t happen, but now that the Olympics are over and it’s 18 months before another civic election, Charters suspects the time is ripe for a deal. He’s convinced both sides are prepared to move forward and that an agreement could generate good will that spills over into future mutually beneficial projects.

“My view is if a deal is going to transact between the two parties, it’ll have to transact within the next 12 months. If it doesn’t, I think the owner will probably have become exhausted and lose interest for the moment—not to say if the city wanted to revisit it in the future they wouldn’t return phone calls, but I don’t think they’ll put any more energy in it.”

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n a rainy afternoon in late April, Arbutus Corridor is passable by bicycle on the short trip from West 6th and Pine towards West 41st, although the downpour makes it more difficult. Potholes quickly fill with water, creating a muddy, bumpy

The Arbutus Corridor stretches 9.5 kilometres from False Creek to the Fraser River. photo illustration ride. Much of the rough terrain has been beaten down by foot and bike traffic, but certain sections are narrower or difficult to navigate, particularly for novice or young riders and people with children. Cross streets interrupt the flow, garbage is strewn about, weeds grow indiscriminately and railway ties are awkward. The draw of a car-free, low-sloped route on Vancouver’s lush West Side is nonetheless undeniable. Gardens, sprouting up in some sections, add to its appeal.

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he worth of Arbutus Corridor, given it runs through some of the city’s most expensive real estate, is difficult to determine and depends on who you ask. A $100 million figure was tossed around years ago.

Rail right-of-ways are not assessed at market value, but Arbutus Corridor is made up of about 100 different parcels of land and its tax bill is in the $70,000 range, according to the city, although a spokesperson suggested confirming those numbers with CP. LoVecchio could not confirm the numbers, explaining the company does not report the assessed value of its land by subdivision, also known as segment of track.

He also could not say how much money the company makes from revenue on Arbutus Corridor through avenues such as parking because CP does not break down income from specific subdivisions.

But the city gets minimal tax benefit, while the railway makes money off its ownership, Charters says.

“So what can the city do to punish CPR— CPR has existed before the city and they can wait another 100 years [to do a deal].

All I know is if they bought it in 1998, the value was probably one third of what it is today and if they decide to acquire it in 2025 it’s going to be three times what it is today, and you can interpolate that out forever. So it should be owned by the city in my view, and never mind my view, that was the view of this panel of people who are a hell of a lot more erudite than I am.”

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Charters says the worth of a property such as a rail right-of-way is usually determined by “over-the-fence value”—pricing based on the worth of land the property in question adjoins.

That produces an enormous number given the corridor’s location, further inflated by a bonus that would typically be added because it’s an intact corridor requiring no expropriation of land.

The city likely can’t justify a deal based on that calculation, according to Charters, who speculates that if the city acquired it based on the sustainability vision, at a significantly lower price, the difference between the two figures could be made up by a tax credit. A tax credit wouldn’t be based on a dollar for dollar amount, it would be calculated at about 20 cents on the dollar.

The city could cover its costs by a land swap arranged through the city’s Property Endowment Fund, an inventory of cash and real estate the city owns.

Ultimately Charters explains that the CP has to be able to justify any agreed upon amount with its shareholders, as would the city with its citizens.

He insists Arbutus Corridor would be of great value to the city. “This is how we analyzed it. The city has to do its own business case and come up with its own conclusions.”

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Arbutus Corridor file at this point, according to Johnston, who isn’t convinced the conclusions reached in CP’s visioning document are realistic.

“My sense, to be quite honest, is that they lost a court case that dictated it would remain a transportation corridor and then their visioning document really kind of parted with that. The visioning document calls for a lot of development, which I’m not sure the community would want,” he says. “I don’t think that plan is readily achievable and I’m not sure that plan would get us what we want, which is a streetcar-capable bike and pedestrian corridor that we would need.”

The property’s value is a significant question, he says, citing potential “brownfield” issues—environmental contamination associated with underused or abandoned industrial or commercial property, especially when it’s considered for redevelopment.

That and other issues would need to be resolved before a conclusion was reached, Johnston explains.

“You’d need to figure out are you looking

at it based on this grandiose, pie-in-the-sky development concept or are you valuing it on what it is, which is a transportation corridor and what the courts ruled it as.”

Even if the parties arrived at a value, Johnston wouldn’t say the city would agree to a tax receipt and land swap and he isn’t worried CP will walk if a deal isn’t inked soon.

“We can wait as long as they can… But at this point, we’re focused on rebuilding a relationship with them because they have a lot of land and we have a lot of interest in them being a successful company and working closely with them.”

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P’s LoVecchio won’t speculate on how the Arbutus Corridor drama will play out, although there are many issues to consider. “It’s not a traditional fee simple piece of property, so anything that we do would be governed by the Canada Transportation Act, and similarly the city would have to respect that act” he says.

LoVecchio doesn’t have “any thoughts one way or the other” about the cycling coalition’s proposal, but says what is good about the proposal is it encourages discussion on future uses.

“The fact that no progress has been made is not, in my view, the issue. It’s important that people think about this, think about the fact that it is a rail right of way with a specific purpose in mind. If they have ideas on how to use it, yes, we’re open to hearing from them, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to occur quickly. It’ll occur in the time that it takes for it to occur.” noconnor@vancourier.com

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Should the city buy the Arbutus Corridor land from Canadian Pacific?

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Within Vancouver’s small world of arts and architecture there is a war going on. Among a group that often shares power and passion, there is an unseemly amount of pushing and shoving.

The issue that has turned this elite crowd against itself is a decision to move the Vancouver Art Gallery several blocks down Georgia to the city-owned Larwill Park (the old bus depot) next to the Q.E. Theatre. And to hear the battle cries you can only assume there is nothing less at stake than the future health of the very heart of the city.

The issue of the suitability of the existing building is not new. A dozen years ago a committee was struck by the gallery’s board of directors and headed up by former city councillor and minister of municipal affairs Darlene Marzari and architect, board member and Bing Thom partner Michael Heeney.

Solutions were found to fix what was there in the renovated neo-classical ex-courthouse.

But, according to Heeney, the gallery’s directors “got cold feet,” and the proposal was shelved.

The discussion didn’t stop there, though. Agitation continued about the size of the exhibit space, the availability of storage and the adequacy of the technology that controls the gallery’s climate.

Driven in part by a new gallery director, Kathleen Bartels, the board once again took up the cause. This time they decided a move was the only solution. After a brief and somewhat bizarre intervention by Premier Gordon Campbell to have the gallery locate on False Creek, VAG’s board of directors decided the former bus depot

allengarr was the preferred site. Board member and longtime wealthy benefactor Michael Audain was put in charge of the relocation committee.

That decision simply fired up the opposition.

Bing Thom told one reporter the move would hollow out the heart of the city. “We have a small number of people on an ego trip,” Thom said.

Heeney says there is no convincing business argument for the move.

Audain and the board responded last week by running a double-page advertising spread in the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail (estimated cost $80,000). Critics were livid.

Bob Rennie made his significant fortune selling condos and now spends it supporting contemporary art. He chairs the North American acquisition committee for London’s Tate Modern. He calls the ad campaign an act of “bullying,” to try and convince the city and

the public to go along with the move, which he says will cost $400 million.

He sides with Thom and Heeney in questioning the move to a new and expensive building: “I don’t understand this addiction to architecture. I want to hear about art not architecture.”

Heeney makes the point that money spent on the ad campaign would have been better spent on public consultation. After all, he says, this isn’t just about building an art gallery, it’s about building a city. What will go in the space being vacated?

And Rennie makes this point: There isn’t anywhere in the world where a move like this would be allowed to happen “without due diligence or the city’s support.”

Vision Coun. Heather Deal, who handles council’s arts file, agrees with all of that. She says in the circles in which she travels, those ads have just made people angry.

She also points out that if VAG wants Larwill Park, there is no way they will have it all to themselves. There is a small matter of a $45 million encumbrance on that property. The last council pulled that amount out of the city’s Capital Fund to renovate the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Orpheum. They planned to recover the money by selling off Larwill. That means office towers on that site at the very least. Meanwhile Vision has no formal position on the move.

On May 20 the public is invited to a 7 p.m. panel discussion on the issue at Robson Square.

When I last checked, the gallery hadn’t agreed to participate as the war continues. agarr@vancourier.com

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Speaking of religion, if God did not intend law enforcement officials to use our nearly non-lethal weapons, why has Tazeer Inc. won its 100th dismissal of a liability lawsuit? We do not understand Canadians’ lack of faith in our product. Why would a supreme being allow stun guns to be marketed in your elk-infested backwater—beside the fact that they are super-cool gizmos, allowing mortals to fling thunderbolts like Jehovah Himself? Surely Tazeer executives, in achieving a highfive with the Invisible Hand of the free market, are on the side of the righteous, the law-abiding and the shareholding.

If you northerners so strongly disapprove of electricity, you might as well pull the plug and start reading Margaret Atwood by whale oil, while wearing beaverpelt pajamas. But isn’t it ironic that human beings are electrical

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geoffolson devices themselves, with enough bodily voltage to light up a glowstick or a festive, LED bowtie? It’s not as if Tazeer is marketing Kryptonite, antimatter or Halliburtoncontracted Flubber.

The bias of the Braidwood Enquiry was clear from the outset, in its insistence on giving greater weight to the testimony of health care officials over medically briefed spokesunits flown in on company expense. If we are going to discuss violations of any kind, the prices charged in Vancouver bars and restaurants for Bellinis and crantinis are nothing less than criminal. Unfortunately, our company never got an opportunity to properly defend our product at the Braidwood Enquiry. Public perception might have been different had the judge permitted video testimonials of our Scottsdale, Arizona staff. If only you had seen our front-line people line-dancing and performing our new company anthem (which we’re really excited about): “We Sing the Body Electrocuted.”

Tazeer Inc. does not pretend to be above the law—although our lobbyists are currently petitioning the U.S. Congress for that awesome responsibility. But make no mistake; we do not condone trigger-happy police officers dispensing bolts of energy like the guy in The X-Men with the laser-beam vision. This is not acceptable. We will not rest until our consumermodel stun guns are in the hands of the citizens of every G20 nation, from the very young (the demographic for our black-matte “Mother Goosestep” model) to the very old (the demographic for our flex-grip “AgeRage” models).

Only when a well-armed citizenry is able to police itself with mutually cancelling force will the use of Tazeers by police become redundant and unnecessary.

In closing, we ask Canadians not to agitate further against our product. And in return, we will not invoke Chapter 11 of NAFTA, reducing you to the shabby status of homeless subprime victims, clinging to the curb with a few paltry possessions—simply because of your wholly misguided and misinformed interference with our company profits. www.geoffolson.com

The park board’s lone Green Party commissioner wants a healthy Beaver Lake in Stanley Park—and the record set straight. photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Green commissioner opposes Beaver Lake plan,” May 7.

A couple of corrections to Sandra Thomas’s story on Beaver Lake are in order.

I did not vote against Commissioner Woodcock’s motion as it was ruled out of order—so there was no vote.

In fact, there was no plan presented at the meeting to vote on. Commissioner Woodcock had not brought a motion to the Planning and Environment Committee because that committee met three days after the board received the report meeting.

At that meeting, staff reported they would prepare a plan, to be discussed in the fall, on options for the park. This was accepted unanimously.

I do support finding ways to make Beaver Lake healthier. I just don’t think moving ahead without a well thought out plan is the best course. Everything we do in Stanley Park has consequences. I think we need to consider carefully before making any decisions that will have long-term effects on the park.

Stuart Mackinnon, commissioner, Vancouver Park Board

Students should remain steeped in Canadian culture

To the editor: Re: “Letter of the week,” May 7.

I respect Elaine Li’s opinion but it is impractical if we have to observe all ethnic groups and religious holidays, which fall on different days of the year. The students would be off school for half the school year.

If it is based on demographics of the students in a school, some schools will be off and others on. What are we going to do with the ethnic or religious minority in the school?

In addition, it is going to be expensive and difficult to operate a school board.

It is also un-Canadian.

We have immigrated to Canada and become Canadians. Our children are Canadians and the generations to come will be Canadian. We should be loyal to Canada and be Canadians first and ethnics second. We have two official languages, and let’s major in English and minor in French or vice versa. Learn the ethnic languages after school and at home.

Canada was a Christian country when she was established and still is by majority (Chinese-Canadian population is just over a million in the country).

The Christian holidays have become our tradition and culture. Let’s keep them. Multiculture doesn’t mean you can destroy our tradition and culture. Multiculture means you are free to hold onto your tradition and culture—but be a Canadian.

Rong Ho, Vancouver

Cut private school funding for public system’s sake

To the editor: Re: “Private schools seek to protect funding,” May 5.

I am happy to see that the idea of cutting private school funding has finally been brought to the public’s attention. To me, this is the simplest and most fair—yes, fair—method of saving money and keeping it within the public system.

I get the idea that education is about choice, but so is my choice whether to take public transportation, use the public health care system or use our public community centres. Personally, I choose to use our wonderful public services, because public institutions make up communities, and public schools are the heart of our communities.

If you choose to pay to send your kid to private school, then that is your choice. But

for the rest of us, keep public money within the public sector, so people can continue to believe in public education and choose to use it to build richer communities.

Christine Kelland, Vancouver

••• To the editor: B.C.’s independent schools do a fine job educating some students, just like our public schools. That’s not at issue.

The issue is provincial underfunding of public schools. Since they can’t charge extra fees to make up, this erodes the quality of public education. Those most at risk include students who need extra supports or extra challenges to succeed. When we fail them, it affects everyone around them.

Dawn Steele, Vancouver

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Councillors Jang, Woodsworth accepted prints from native housing society

City council gift disclosure forms reveal refusals, acceptance Mike Howell Staff writer

A developer offers a city councillor and a guest a free night in a private box at GM Place to watch a men’s hockey game during the 2010 Winter Games.

Is that such a big deal?

COPE Coun. David Cadman thought it was, so he refused the invitation from Millennium Development Corp., the company responsible for building the Olympic Village.

“I said I have to make decisions over your future, I can’t be perceived to be hobnobbing with you in a box at an Olympic hockey game,” said Cadman, noting the city’s financial relationship with Millennium.

In February 2009, the city bought out Fortress Investment Group’s high interest loan to Millennium. The move made the city the prime lender to the development company.

“We are effectively the

bankers of Millennium and we’re going to have to make decisions in the future,” Cadman said. “And from a public perspective, if I’m perceived as hanging out with these people, the question is ‘Is my decision being influenced by this?’ I can say categorically it’s not going to be, but I feel better saying that having declined the invitation.”

Cadman said he didn’t know if the mayor or other councillors received the same invitation from Millennium, which had not returned a call to the Courier before deadline to explain the invitation.

Coun. David Cadman (left) refused box seats for an Olympic hockey game courtesy of Millennium Development Corp. while Coun. Kerry Jang (right) accepted a framed picture from photo John Mahoney Canada Post he’s leaving to the city.

Vision Vancouver councillors Andrea Reimer and Raymond Louie said they also declined Millennium’s offer, citing similar reasons to Cadman. Vision councillors Tim Stevenson, Geoff Meggs, Heather Deal and Kerry Jang and COPE Coun.

Ellen Woodsworth say they didn’t receive an invitation from Millennium.

Vision Coun. George Chow and NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton hadn’t replied

to the Courier’s email query before deadline.

The mayor and councillors are required to disclose all “gifts” worth $250 or more “as soon as reasonably practicable,” according to the Vancouver Charter.

The Courier checked the “gift” disclosure forms at city hall Tuesday. Neither the mayor nor any of the other councillors declared receiving tickets to hockey games or other events from Millen-

nium or other companies.

City politicians are not required to declare invitations they declined to accept. Mayor Gregor Robertson told the Courier in an interview last week he doesn’t accept gifts from anybody.

In May 2009, the Courier published a story indicating Deal, Anton and Reimer declared gifts. Deal accepted free tickets worth $700 from Music B.C. to attend the Juno Awards.

Developer Robert Macdonald gave Anton a pair of $1,200 tickets to the Dutch Masters gala at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Anton also

received tickets worth more than $250 to a B.C. Sports Hall of Fame dinner.

Reimer accepted a pair of $280 tickets from the Divine Performing Arts society to see a show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Since May 2009, some councillors have declared more gifts.

The Courier’s check of the gift disclosures Tuesday discovered that Jang and Woodsworth received prints from the Lu’Ma Native BCH Housing Society.

Jang also declared a framed picture of the “year of the tiger” postage stamps, which he received from Canada Post in his duty as deputy mayor.

“Just so you know, all of these are in my office at city hall and are available for viewing,” Jang said in an email. “When I leave office, I will turn [them] over to the clerk as they are property of the city. I do not accept gifts.” mhowell@vancourier.com

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About that friendly hockey playoffs wager between Mayor Gregor Robertson and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley…

A package soaked in Robertson’s tears will soon be on its way to Chicago.

The package includes shortbread cookies, smoked salmon, Thai yellow curry with chicken, pad Thai, saag, paneer, daal, apple dumplings, baklava and balsamic dressing.

Apparently, Daley won’t be feasting on the goods.

It’s all going to the Chicago Food Depository.

Go Habs go! mhowell@vancourier.com

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Ardent environmentalist David Cadman and Exxon Mobil Corp.

An unlikely pairing, wouldn’t you say?

Turns out the COPE councillor has one or more shares in the oil giant whose tanker in 1989 infamously dumped 10 million gallons of crude oil in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.

The connection is familial. The Exxon share and 50 others belonged to Cadman’s father who left the assets in the Cadman Trust for his “living progeny,” said Cadman when I quizzed him this week about the shares.

Cadman declared the shares in this year’s statement of financial disclosure, which Mayor Gregor Robertson and the other nine councillors also filed as per provincial law.

Shares include McDonalds Corp., Gap Inc., Coca-Cola Ent. Inc, the financially troubled American mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, Viagra maker Pfizer Inc., Boeing Co., Southwest Airlines Co, Time Warner Inc., Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp.

“My father bought little bits of the market with the idea that this would be for his living progeny,” said Cadman, noting he declared the shares to be “squeaky clean” about his assets.

“I’m being transparent.

What I didn’t want is for somebody to come back at me later and say, ‘Well hang on, look at this.’”

Cadman said he’s taken “a lot of flack” for his connection to companies that have been embroiled in various controversies over the years, including environmental disasters and child labour exploitation allegations.

Cadman is the international president of an environmental group associated to local governments and former president of the local Society Promoting Environmental Protection.

“Most of the people are saying, ‘Here you are a

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progressive and look at what you own.’ I’m saying, ‘Yeah OK, but understand it’s the family trust, not me.’ I made no decisions to buy any of these.”

The mayor’s assets include his company Happy Planet Foods Inc., Treedom Ventures Inc., Ohana Partners Ltd. and Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-op.

Vision Vancouver Coun.

Raymond Louie’s shares rest with the Bank of Montreal, Manitoba Telecom, Nokia Corp., Bell Aliant regional communications, BCE Inc. Communication Services and gas and oil exploration company Warrior Energy and uranium exploration company Thunder Sword.

NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton has RRSPs with the Bank of Montreal, Tree Island Wire Income Fund and CIBC. COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth lists her shares with Vancity and Credential Securities.

Vision Coun. Tim Stevenson has RRSPs at Vancity. Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs lists his assets as his communications consulting company, Tideline Communications Corp.

Vision councillors George Chow, Heather Deal, Kerry Jang and Andrea Reimer did not list any assets in their disclosure forms.

Councillors earn a base salary of $61,674 and collect an additional $2,566 per month when they serve as deputy mayor.

Those councillors such as Louie also get paid for being a board director on the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

They get about $300 a meeting and attend about 10 a year.

Mayor Robertson earns a salary of $140,001.

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Suites priced at $1.2 million, penthouses rent for $13,000 per month

Downtown Eastside warehouse converted into luxury hotel Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

It’s a luxury hotel, a home, and a bar where revellers down drinks seasoned with dragon fruit and magnolia bark extract before indulging in sake-poached sablefish.

The Keefer, located on Keefer Street near Columbia Street is a little unusual for Chinatown, and according to owner Cam Watt, unusual for Vancouver.

Watt said he was advised against renovating the building, originally built in 1908, but the former UBC arts student who made his first fortune in Canadian Springs Water said he preferred the creative over the logical.

“It was just a pile of bricks and beams, it had pigeons, rats, and water streaming through the roof,” he said, describing the building’s condition when he purchased it three-and-a-half years ago.

Construction on the five-storey building began 18 months ago, according to Watt, and with funding from the city he converted the heritage building into the respite

“IT HAD PIGEONS, RATS, AND WATER STREAMING THROUGH THE ROOF.” Cam Watt

for oil barons and movie stars it is today. The hotel opened in February. “As soon as I started construction the residential market died,” Watt said.

Watt said he originally planned to sell most of the building, but with no potential buyers in sight, he put $10 million into the building in the hope of recouping some of his investment during the Olympics.

“We really rushed to get it complete for the Olympics,” he said.

“The day we finished construction the Kuwaiti oil family took the whole building. I’ve had the building full ever since.”

Kira Gerwing, a city planner with the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Group, said The Keefer is part of a return to a pre-

The Keefer, located on Keefer Street near Columbia Street, features $13,000 a month rental suites. photo Dan Toulgoet vious age for Chinatown.

“In the past, it was a vibrant and diverse retail area,” she said.

“This goes back to that.”

Gerwing said The Keefer added economic diversity to the neighbourhood.

“It might be an indication of market confidence in the area,” she said.

Despite the bar purchasing much of its specialty ingredients from local shop owners, Watt said convincing the neighbours about the wisdom of his venture was difficult.

“For the longest time they just sort of looked at the place and scratched their heads,” he said.

Standing beside the rooftop

swimming pool, Watt explained why he’s expecting a buyer to pay $1.2 million for a suite while others will spend $13,000 a month to stay in the penthouse this summer.

Watt said part of the appeal is the location being slightly removed from the city. The rooftop gives a view of GM Place in one direction and people taking drugs in an alley in another. Watt said at dawn a huge murder of crows gather on a nearby rooftop while many members of the Chinese community do tai chi in the space next to The Keefer.

The inside of the penthouse features giant black and white photos of pro wrestling performers and art by Vancouver author Douglas Coupland, whom Watt called a high school friend.

“It doesn’t make a lot of economic sense,” said Watt of his hotel. “It’s not a place where you come with a family.”

Watt said he’s not trying to capture a large portion of hotel guests. “There’s a small segment of the population that absolutely gets it,” he said. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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The Stanley Park Miniature Train and surrounding property could be transformed this summer to recreate a Klahowya First Nations summer village. Klahowya is the Chinook word for “welcome.”

The park board is considering a proposal to allow the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C. to create the cultural showcase, which could become an annual event.

Highlights of the summer village will include a healing stone pathway, an authentic teepee with interpretive features, a traditional canoe carving area and indigenous food.

I attended the opening reception of the Klahowya display at the Pan Pacific Hotel during the 2010 Olympics, and it was a wonderful recreation of a First Nations village, including smoke, drums and samples of grilled rattlesnake. Well, maybe the rattlesnake wasn’t so wonderful, but the ambience was.

This is the first time for years the park board has hosted an event of this size at the train in the summer. The two longtime events there annually are the Ghost Train during Halloween and Bright Lights during Christmas. Hopefully this will be the start of a new regular revenue source that could help keep the farmyard open.

The park board isn’t voting on this until its May 17 meeting, but the staff report looks very favourable.

Come in piece

The park board will vote May 17 whether to take a .08-hectare strip of land from Kensington Park for the construction of left turn lanes along Knight Street at East 33rd Avenue and to widen the street.

To take that strip of land from the park, the board must temporarily revoke its “permanent park” status. The 5.48-hectare park

was granted permanent park status by the city in 1981. Once the property is divided, the remaining land will be given permanent park status once again.

The plan also includes improvements to the park, including the construction of a retaining wall between East 33rd and East 34th avenues, levelling the ground between the baseball diamond backstop and the retaining wall, a new pathway, and new staircase that will connect the pathway to the intersection at Knight and East 33rd.

According to a parks staff report, the construction of the retaining wall will likely mean the loss of up to five cedar trees, but the city’s engineering services department has promised to plant two replacements for each one lost.

Bowling for dollars

If a plan to renovate Malkin Bowl is approved by the park board next week, tickets for Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) will increase by $1 to include a capital improvement fee. Tickets for the popular outdoor theatre start at $19.

Parks staff is recommending the board approve a five-year operating agreement with TUTS, beginning later this month, which includes provisions to sublease the venue subject to approval.

As part of the lease agreement, TUTS had to agree to add the capital improvement fee.

It’s hoped the fee will generate an extra $25,000 per year. Live Nation, the company that often sublets Malkin Bowl for live concerts, will add a $1 fee to its tickets in 2010 and a $2 fee the following four years. Other concert promoters or organizers will also have to agree to charge the fee.

Suggested improvements to Malkin Bowl include renovations to the washrooms and back of the house spaces, weatherproofing the orchestra pit, insulating and heating the building, creating a way to close the stage opening that secures and weatherproofs the stage, and a retractable fabric covering for a portion of the audience. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Dunsmuir Street facility may cost $300 million

Art gallery looks east for federal funding Mike Howell Staff writer

A member of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s board of trustees believes the federal government should help fund the estimated $300 million cost of building a new gallery.

Michael Audain, who is the chairperson of the gallery’s relocation committee, pointed out the federal government contributed large sums of money to several cultural facilities in Toronto, including a major addition to the Royal Ontario Museum.

“So I think it’s perhaps time the government supported Vancouver for some more substantial infrastructure,” Audain said.

“We really need it. Our town has become very important in the world of visual art and we’ve got a wonderful gallery here but it’s really handicapped by a serious lack of space.”

Audain and the gallery’s board of trustees are campaigning to have a new gallery built at 150 Dunsmuir St., the former bus depot.

The gallery in the former courthouse building on Robson Square opened 27 years ago. It was the gallery’s third expansion in its 79-year history, and the board says it has outgrown the space.

The estimated cost of the new building is $300 million. The provincial government kicked in $50 million and private donations are being collected. The gallery board must first secure the land at 150 Dunsmuir St., which is next to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The city owns the site, which is just over three acres.

“If the city doesn’t come to the party and share in the cost of this, it would be very difficult for us to ask senior levels of government to participate,” Audain said, noting the board has asked the city to donate the land.

Vision Vancouver Coun. Raymond Lou-

ie, chairperson of council’s finance committee, said the city must sort out a previous complex business deal where the city hoped to recoup at least $50 million on the Dunsmuir site.

A council decision made in the previous term to finance renovations to the cityowned Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Orpheum was based on the assumption the Dunsmuir site would one day be developed and return a significant value to the city.

“That’s why I’m concerned about a straight give to the art gallery, without some security to get a recovery on that [$50 million],” Louie said. “Any proposition that were to be developed on that piece of property would need to include the recovery of that money.”

Last weekend, the art gallery ran advertisements in local papers outlining reasons for relocation.

They included: • Space limitations mean that only three per cent of the gallery’s permanent collection can be displayed at any given time.

• It has no theatre, lecture hall or large gathering space for artists’ talks, lecture and special events.

• The art storage vault under the Georgia Street plaza is beyond capacity, which has resulted in expensive offsite storage costs.

• The gallery’s family and children’s programs can’t meet the demand because of lack of space.

• Lineups, long wait times and overcrowding regularly occur during popular exhibitions and at major openings and events.

The advertisement included messages of support for a new gallery from artists Jeff Wall, Gordon Smith and Douglas Coupland. Tourism Vancouver head Rick Antonson and Concord Pacific Developments Inc. president Terry Hui also listed their support. mhowell@vancourier.com

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Gala-goers Erin Treloar and Chris Carter toasted the efforts of the Canadian Red Cross with Belvedere cocktails.

Fred Grape Juice organizer Sarah McNeil welcomed 300 oenophiles including realtor Barret DeMaere at the Big Sisters fundraiser.

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Comic Jay Leno headlined chair Rhoda Rizkalla’s Cabriolet gala, helping raise a reported $150,000 for Arts Umbrella, Canadian Autism Network and others.

50/50: Three hundred oenophiles poured into Earl’s V Lounge in Yaletown for Big Sisters Grape Juice Gala. Recruiters Sarah McNeill and Cheryl Nakamoto and hubby condo marketer Cameron McNeill fronted the Couriersponsored wine wingding in celebration of Big Sisters of B.C.’s 50th anniversary. Bidding on unique and exclusive wines from around the world, gala-goers helped raise $50,000 for Big Sisters.

Red and blue: May 8 marked World Red Cross Day. Awardwinning Blue Water Cafe+Raw Bar hosted the third Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, one of the city’s up-and-coming benefits on the gala circuit. More than 300 guests were treated to a selection of finely crafted canapés and seductive seafood created by renowned executive chef Frank Pabst and raw bar chef Yoshi Tabo and an impressive silent auction. The stellar event raised $15,000 for local disaster relief.

PEAK performance: Pink was the new pinstripe for galagoers attending the 13th edition of the PEAK Awards presented by the Association of Women in Finance. The city’s top CEOs, CFOs and other bean counters joined chair Kristi Miller to help raise $21,000 for AWF scholarships and bursaries.

Hear Fred Monday morning on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition AM690 and 88.1FM; Email Fred at yvrflee@ hotmail.com; Follow Fred on Twitter: @FredAboutTown.

UBC asssociate VP of development Heather McCaw (left) feted Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Sarah Morgan-Silvester at the PEAK Awards.

Alumni Aynsley Baldwin (left) and Amy Belling helped host UBC Film Production’s 40th anniversary Big Picture gala in support of student scholarships.

(l-r) Coast Capital Savings CEO Tracy Redies, Best Buy CFO Annalisa King and HSBC VP Sue Hutchison were honoured by the Association of Women in Finance.

Sales manager Richard Graham offered his Loden Hotel penthouse as a prize helping Shannon NewmanBennett’s Big Sisters benefit net $50,000.

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Boiling water not recommended for chafer beetles Anne Marrison

Contributing writer

Q: Would boiling water be a success if I poured it direct on the chafer beetle colony at some stage in their life cycle? It works with ant hills.

Wendy Feilden, Vancouver

You might add manure or sea soil as a soil amendment or as mulch. Also water very frequently.

Hellebore argutifolius (formerly Corsicus) originates from Corsica and has a reputation for tolerating full sun. This hellebore has very large pale green flow-

ers and grey-green leaves.

Plants with grayish leaves are usually more sun-tolerant.

H. foetidus has been tolerating hot afternoon sun for years in my front border.

The key here is probably that the soil is moisture-retentive clay. I seldom water

A: If you poured it on the lawn around the end of July when the larvae is small and just under the surface, yes, it would kill them. The larvae move deeper down a bit later. But the larvae will be living all over your lawn. That could take a lot of boiling water.

Meanwhile, if you water with nematodes at the end of July, these will seek out the larvae and destroy them. Also, some of these nematodes are believed to remain in the soil and would be ready to feed on chafer larvae if these re-infect your lawn next year.

Re-infection is very likely since the mature chafer is a flying beetle. Current thinking is that remaining nematode colonies will be smaller than the original colony.

Used on a lawn, boiling water may also kill grass because grass is shallowrooted. Usually a thick, well-established lawn bounces back, but young or seedling grass won’t. Also water doesn’t stay boiling if you take it any distance. It’s also not effective in rainy weather or moist soil.

Frankly, I don’t recommend using boiling water, even though I use it myself in certain places. It really is quite dangerous. It’s especially hazardous if you have kids underfoot, or a rambunctious dog, if you have balance problems or if you have to carry it down long flights of steps or past obstacles.

Q: I’m in love with hellebores! I have various varieties in fairly large pots on my deck. I realize they’re mostly shade-loving, but unfortunately we get hot afternoon sun (when it isn’t raining).

Could you please steer me onto a variety that’s fairly sun-tolerant. I also need to know how to deadhead.

there in summer. Apparently, this hellebore does well in California.

H. orientalis is worth trying in sun because it is so drought-tolerant. It’s hard to tell about the hybrids since the genetics may be quite mixed.

Deadheading varies. With

H. niger, H. foetidus and H. Corsicus the flowering stem is cut to the ground. With the overflowing leaves of H. orientalis you can often just cut out the seedhead. Just trust your eye, Joanne.

Unless you want seeds, it’s best to deadhead before the seedheads turn yellow.

Once this happens hellebores dump seed very fast.

If you remove old leaves before new buds emerge you can avoid transferring fungal infections.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions.

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Spring cleaning time

It’s spring cleaning time in Vancouver. The city has again launched the Keep Vancouver Spectacular neighbourhood cleanup campaign and waived garbage and yard trimming drop-off fees at the landfill in Delta. The annual spring cleanup program began at the beginning of the month and runs to May 31.

The city provides volunteers with garbage bags, gloves, vests, grabber tongs and waste collection and disposal services. Residents, businesses, schools and community groups are encouraged to join the volunteer effort to keep neighbourhoods free of litter.

Also during May, residents can dispose of household garbage and bulky items at the landfill in Delta for free.

While there, residents can pick up a cubic metre of free compost (maximum one load per day).

Garbage is accepted from passenger cars, trailers, small pickups and vans. Proof of vehicle registration is required to confirm you live in Vancouver. Commercial or hazardous waste is not accepted. To register to be a cleanup volunteer or block captain, go to Vancouver. ca/engsvcs/solidwaste/ kvs/volunteer.htm, or call the hotline at 604-871-6544.

When Keep Vancouver Spectacular began in 1996, there were 1,500 volunteers. Last year saw a turnout of 17,475 volunteers on 130 teams. More than 6,200 bags of litter were removed from the city’s streets.

Nellis talks fashion

Zonda Nellis, the iconic designer who helped put Vancouver on the international fashion map almost three decades ago, recounts the history of her design house and thoughts on the esthetics of dress at an event this Sunday. Nellis’ devotion to weaving and use of hand-woven fabrics to create elegant garments contributed to her rise to fashion stardom. Nellis is world renowned for her use of rich colours and intricate patterns. Nellis will present a slide demonstration and a display of original garments.

The show, sponsored by the Original is May 16 at 2 p.m. at Hycroft, 1489 McRae St. Tickets available at the door.

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Bookmark it! If your ceiling for a wonderful night out is $50, then this glamorous event slides under the wire. The Vancouver Women’s Musical Society (vwms.ca) is presenting a special fundraising recital – An Elegant Evening of Song – on Sunday, June 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Academy of Music location, 1270 Chestnut Street. Featuring soprano Simone Osborne, it’s an event not to be missed. Doors open at 6:45, when a selection of wines and appetizers will be served before the recital.

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Ladies! You can keep hitting those fashion shows around town for the canapés and rosé, and comparing your stilettos a la Sex and the City’s foursome – “Oh Miranda, those heels are just sensational!” But, for something completely different, why not go where the boys are! Saturday night, May 14, the B.C. Craft Beer Tasting event takes place at the Edgewater Casino on Pacific Boulevard, from 7 to 11 pm. Amid the brews and hops there will be plenty of chest-pounding menfolk, so put on your sexiest jeans, cute tops and slimming heels. The event includes beer samples, and a live band performs. Tix are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. Mix, mingle, sip and savour (and do take a cab) – go to www.justhereforthebeer.com.

An icon in Vancouver is closing its doors early June, but bargains can be had from 15 to 30 to up to 70 per cent off, now til final closing. Chachkas, at 2423 Granville at 8th, has been a local institution for gorgeous gifts – watches, silverware, calendars, purses, original greeting cards, home décor like mirrors and dishware, Martha Sturdy pieces.

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Sweden’s Shout Out Louds have charted a dependably poppy path over the course of three peppy albums. For its latest Merge Records release, Work, the band hunkered down stateside with indie rock producer to the stars Phil Ek (The Shins, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse). The results are slightly moodier and expansive than previous efforts, but no less enticing, buoyed by melodic guitars, horn sections, hand claps and vocalist Adam Olenius’ pained Robert Smith-esque delivery. Concertgoers can experience the Swedish touch when Shout Out Louds play the Commodore May 14, where they’ll be joined by music blog Stereogum-anointed “band to watch” Freelance Whales from, where else, Brooklyn. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat Records or by going to www.livenation.com.

Show: Women’s Flat-Track Roller Derby May 15 at Minoru Arena Poster artist: Player 1, based on a photo by Nicolas Charest

Museum of Vancouver’s new exhibit celebrating the fab footwear of John Fluevog and Peter Fox, wait for it, kicks off May 14. Dubbed Fox, Fluevog & Friends, the 3,600square foot exhibition incorporates 150 shoes dating from 1968 to 2000, complemented by photographs, news articles, catalogues, sketches and customer comments. It’s a foot festishist’s dream come true. Perhaps we’ve said too much. More info at www.museumofvancouver.ca.

Melt with Mulligan

The Shooting Stars Foundation’s annual Motown Meltdown fundraiser shakes and shimmies its way into the Commodore May 15, where the likes of Babe Gurr, Dustin Bentall, Bill Henderson and Jim Byrnes, among others belt out Motown tunes with a 12-piece band. Soulful Terry David Mulligan emcees. Tickets at Ticketmaster or Highlife Records.

Give us an Ancer

Choreographed by flamenco powerhouse Rosario Ancer, “Mis Hermanas” Thicker Than Water: My Sisters and I tells the story of Ancer and her seven sisters growing up in Mexico before moving to Spain and then Canada and her dreams of becoming a dancer and one day getting written up in the Vancouver Courier’s entertainment events calendar.

It all goes down at the Roundhouse May 16 to 18. For tickets, call 604684-2787 or go to www.ticketstonight.ca. For more info, go to www. flamencorosario.org.

Arsenal Pulp launches Gord Hill’s The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book May 14 at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre.

Resisting artist

Vancouver artist and activist Gord Hill spent two years unearthing images and researching historical information to create The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, which presents the story of Aboriginal resistance to the European colonization of the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under Christopher Columbus and ending with the Six Nations land reclamation in Ontario in 2006. Publisher Arsenal Pulp Press celebrates the book’s launch May 14, 7 p.m. at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre (1607 East Hastings). For info, call 604-6874233 or go to arsenalpulp.com.

kudos & kvetches Gender spender

It’s not often that K&K sticks up for parenthood and having children, or “drainers of bank accounts and killers of dreams,” as we’ve been known to call them.

But a recent story in the Vancouver Sun had us shaking our overly judgmental heads.

According to the ar ticle, expectant parents who want to know the sex of their fetus during ultrasound examinations are now being asked to pay $50 at some hospitals. Hospitals such as Lions Gate and Richmond General have recently implemented a “gender determination” fee, and a Vancouver Coastal Health spokeswoman says hospitals throughout the Lower Mainland, including B.C. Women’s, could eventually adopt the fee.

Vancouver Coastal Health argues the fee is designed as a cost recovery tool, not to generate profit or extra revenue, with all money collected to be reinvested in diagnostic imaging departments.

Still, it strikes us more than a little douchebaggy if, while per forming a routine ultrasound, the operator is able

to determine the sex of the fetus and he or she then withholds that information if the parents don’t want to pay for it. To say nothing of the fact that the provincial health system now feels that it’s morally OK to treat information about a woman’s body as a commodity that they own and can therefore charge a fee for.

Personally, we like surprises and wouldn’t want to know the gender of our future poo and pee machine. As long as she or he is healthy and ready to leave home by the time they’re of working age we’ll be happy.

Unchained melody

According to a study by University of Victoria associate professor Mar y Kennedy, only two out of three choral students across the countr y know the words to O Canada and fewer than half can sing the melody, with B.C. choral students rounding out the bottom with a mere 27 per cent of them knowing the melody.

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First of all, as insightful rocker Meatloaf once sang, two out of three ain’t bad. Sixtysix per cent of Canadian school children don’t know how to wear their pants above their ass, so the fact that two thirds of them know lyrics to O Canada is an accomplishment worthy of praise and admiration. As for the low scores on melody, that’s just nitpicking. Heck, there are times we think Richard Loney’s melody is a little off at Canucks games. We kid, we kid.

All you Richard Loney fans out there, please forgive us.

It should also be mentioned that the study was conducted prior to the Olympics, before packs of precocious school kids and drunken revellers thought it cute and patriotic to break into impromptu renditions of O Canada in public.

Sure it made for good photo ops and opportunities to high five strangers, but we’d much rather have a politically informed and curious public who vote in elections and participate in our country’s democracy rather than just pay lip service to it—out of tune lip service at that.

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In case you missed it, spot prawn season is in full swing. And just about every chef worth his or her salt is serving up the sweet delicacy as soon as they can get their hands on a wriggling box full.

The response this year is better than ever, with chefs and foodies flocking to the Burrard public fish sales dock daily to meet the prawn boats and their cages of leaping crustacea. (All of which has us wondering how come some restaurants within a few blocks of the dock aren’t serving them.)

Named for the distinctive red spots on its side, the B.C. spot prawn—an emblem for what’s taking place in our local food scene—has galvanized the local, seasonal and sustainable movement and focused the discussion around farmed tiger prawns.

Imported tiger prawns that aren’t certified as organic or wild fished are often raised in giant fish farms with methods widely known to cause environmental degradation, in some cases destroying entire eco-systems of mango swamps.

No surprise then that the relatively small B.C. crustaceans are so highly prized—as much for their sweet flesh (which only needs to be lightly cooked) as for their sustainable wild fishery.

Our favourite cooking method is to quickly sautée with white wine and garlic. But if you want to get a little more fancy, you can spice things up with Wild Garlic’s Tina Fineza’s recipe that calls for shelled prawns with a splash of cooking wine and sambal oelek. Either way, the trick is to buy the freshest prawns possible—and never overcook them. Three minutes is usually enough. You can find more recipes and background info at bcprawns.com.

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Pabst says his favourite way to enjoy them is to keep plain and simple: “Briefly dipped in boiling salted water and eaten out of the shell—or whole pan fried with olive oil—sauteed for a couple of minutes.”

Cooking them whole is best, says the chef. “Because you keep all the sweetness and juice that’s in the heads. Maybe enjoy them with a little dipping sauce of saffron aioli and a splash of lemon—and that’s it!”

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What: Nuts for Sami T-shirt, keychain, dog snuggly, trucker hat, beer mug, stickers How much: prices vary from $2.95 US to $21 (shirts) Where to get it: www. zazzle.com/everettduke Story: The key to any successful business venture is timing. And nobody knows this better than Auburn, Alabama university student Everett Duke. He spent last Sunday night procrastinating studying for finals by watching TV and witnessing Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo fall to the ice like a bag of toys after taking a puck to the gonads. Whereas Salo saw dreams of having any more children flash before his eyes, Duke saw opportunity. That night, the marketing and ad-

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Duke’s goal is to pay for his tuition with the money he makes off Salo’s nether regions, and he’s already sold 100 items. But he might have other plans. “I was even thinking about buying Salo’s jersey from the incident,” Duke says on the phone. “That would be cool to have.”

With Vancouver out of the playoffs, Duke, an Atlanta Thrashers season ticket holder, is not sure who to root for, but he says it won’t be Chicago or San Jose where Atlanta turncoats Marion Hossa and Dany Heatley play.

Still, Duke maintains a soft spot for Salo and his Tshirt inspiring testicle.

“I’ll always be linked to Sami now,” Duke says. “So I’ll keep up with him and maybe come up with some new stuff based on his endeavours. Anything that hits me.”

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Roaring ’20s-era Party rages with decadent fun The Wild Party

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My mother (a.k.a. Leaping Lena), an original flapper, never told me about the bathtub gin or the sex orgies of the Roaring ’20s. I thought it was all shapeless dresses, boyish bobs, the Charleston and no premarital sex.

But my parents danced the Turkey Trot and the Black Bottom in Vancouver’s West End not in Manhattan circa 1928 where Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe set their 2000 Broadway musical The Wild Party. Things were obviously wilder in The Big Apple than here—or maybe my mother left out the juicier details of her flaming youth.

Pint-Size Tall Theatre Society is a collaborative venture designed to bring risqué theatre fare to Vancouver.

They’ve set up the ANZA Club (built in ’35) as a speakeasy with cigarette girls, floozies, guys in fedoras and a menu that includes bathtub gin, shots of Jack Daniels, gin fizzes and champagne. The place itself (3 West Eighth Ave.) is suitably seedy, and all that’s missing are the cops bursting through the doors swinging their billysticks and hollering, “Raid.”

LaChiusa and Wolfe based the musical on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem about Manhattan’s showbiz underworld—a world inhabited by disillusioned chorus girls and hookers, their hard-drinking, hard-loving boyfriends, gigolos and a handful of innocents drawn to the cheap glitter of that world.

The Wild Party is a kind of Frankie and Johnny story in reverse, and you just know there’s going to be a gun somewhere on that set.

What does come as a surprise are the big names Christopher Shyer, making his directorial debut, has

Mat Baker and Cailin Stadnyk share a cozy moment in The Wild Party. drawn to this show. Cailin Stadnyk, well known to Arts Club and Playhouse patrons, is outstanding as Queenie,

the lead role in The Wild Party. In a curly blond wig and a hip-hugging, flesh-coloured satin dress rippling

with fringe, she’s an absolute leggy knockout. She can move her booty, she can sing and she’s got what it takes to keep you watching Queenie’s every sexy, slinky move.

Shyer also wooed Karin Konoval (Fiddler on the Roof, Threepenny Opera, Guys and Dolls and more) to play Dolores, an aging diva willing to sleep her way to a role in a new show. Konoval moves haughtily, archly observing the action as if, predatory, she’s about to strike. And while all the young chorus girls are drinking, snorting coke or making out, Dolores uses some under-handed hanky-panky to scoop a gig.

In the male lead, Mat Baker (as Burrs, the badass boyfriend) is making a name for himself, too, having recently starred in Gateway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie and TUTS’ Jesus Christ Superstar. This is a really skuzzy role and he’s brutish, nasty and sweaty in it.

Not yet a household name but definitely on the road to stardom is Court-

ney Lancaster who, as Queenie’s best friend Kate, does her friend the dubious and dangerous favour of lining up Mr. Black (Michael Antonakos) for Queenie’s horizontal pleasure. Where Queenie is all blonde and rosy, Kate is black: black stockings, shiny black hair and a black heart to match.

Irene Karas is lusty as bigboned, riding crop-wielding dominatrix Madeleine who relentlessly pursues Sally (real-life burlesque queen Nicole Baynton).

With a couple of dozen songs, The Wild Party goes on a bit long despite the great jazzy band under the direction of Sean Bayntun and choreography by Leigh Torlage and Jason Franco.

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Long line of artists in Petley-Jones family

Painting in the genes of local gallery owner State of the Arts

with Cheryl Rossi Now 56, local gallery owner and nephew of internationally known painter Llewellyn Petley-Jones, Matt Petley-Jones is more comfortable about mounting his own solo shows at his South Granville gallery.

“Now I feel confident that I have a niche to fill and I’ve got my own energy that I want to create images with,” said PetleyJones, owner of the Petley Jones Gallery, which specializes in 19th and 20th century Canadian, European and American paintings, collections and original prints.

His Exuberant Coast series of sea-to-sky vistas is on display at 2235 Granville St. until May 20. It follows his first solo show of Alberta landscapes at the gallery a year and a half ago.

Petley-Jones always looked up to his famous painter uncle, Llewellyn. “I think that’s one reason I stopped painting, at first, was because I would go and visit him and I’d see that the only thing in the world to him was painting,” the affable Petley-Jones said. “He didn’t drive a car, everything he talked about was artists he knew or painting, and he was up at 6 or 7 in the morning, out painting, everyday, unless it was pouring rain and then he’d build stretchers in the studio, or something.”

Petley-Jones experienced that he, too, could become obsessed

Gallery owner and painter Matt Petley-Jones says unlike his famous uncle Llewellyn, he’s more of an expressionist, photo Dan Toulgoet as evidenced in his Exuberant Coast series on display until May 20. with painting when he first completed art school in 1978. He didn’t want to isolate himself and the current resident of Kerrisdale wanted to live more comfortably than most artists do, so he took a job in the tax department with the B.C. government, buying and selling paintings on the side.

His parents wanted him to work a stable job with a pension, but it wasn’t the life Petley-Jones wanted. He opened his gallery, first at

West 57th Avenue and East Boulevard in Kerrisdale in 1986, the same year Llewellyn died, and moved it in 1989 to South Granville, keeping his technique alive by restoring paintings by Emily Carr and Jean-Paul Riopelle while building his collection of 40 guitars that date from the 1850s to 1970.

Petley-Jones hails from a long line of artists. His great, great, great grandfather, Robert Petley, produced lithographic views of Canada in the

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Llewellyn hobnobbed at the Dome Café in Paris with the likes of Picasso and Matisse, was commissioned to paint portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh by the Alberta Government for its legislative building, painted for Max Stern of the Dominion Gallery in Montreal, enjoyed sold-out shows in the 1950s and has work in the National Gallery of Wales.

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Petley-Jones says Llewellyn, working with watercolours, told him if you didn’t complete a sky in three minutes, it wouldn’t work out. Petley-Jones took that advice to heart and, like his uncle, aims to create skies and landscapes that flow.

The sky in his “Clouds of Blue” acrylic work that hangs across from the entrance to his gallery includes pale, puffy clouds and roiling black ones. Another painting incorporates unexpected dashes of purple on a beach while PetleyJones says his cliff/sea depiction, “Solid Formation” includes clear, concise areas of colour.

Unlike his famous uncle, Petley-Jones says he’s more of an expressionist and less of an impressionist. He loves colour and tries to achieve harmony in his work.

Petley-Jones says he’s sold a number of pieces and a couple from New York is interested in his latest work, but he’s not content with it yet.

“At least after working so hard and seeing so many paintings throughout my whole career, I feel like I know where to go, and it’s just going to take a lot of work to get to it, but it’s going to be there, eventually,” he said. crossi@vancourier.com

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At the time, Babz said, “This cannot be about me. It must be about all of us, about community and World.

Cancer is an opportunity we’ve been given to all be better at what we do. To be bigger of heart and greater of mind.”

It was always Babz’s wish that the society would become part of her legacy, and recently the society has undergone changes to allow it to support other artists in need in the future.

Babz is survived by sons Orpheo and Aviv Ciulla, daughter Jordana Citrano, husband Larry Lynn, brothers Pete and Mike Arnold, mother Abby Arnold, and grandchildren Jake Ciulla, Mason and Devon Citrano and Kyler Tang. She will also be missed and remembered by many, many more loving friends, fans, and family members.

There will be a memorial service to celebrate Babz’ life on Sunday, May 23rd at 11:30 am at The Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island in Vancouver.

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Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home.

A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca

Student Employment

WANTED: Kids to sell chocolate bars after school & wknds. Earn up to $150/wk. 604-618-7780.

ATTENTION STUDENTS/ SUMMER WORK

Teachers/ Instructors

Flex sched. $16.25 base-appt, cust. sales/service, conditions apply, no exp needed, will train.

Call 604-676-0446 or www.summeropenings.ca/ve

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NWI HIRING Painters. $18.50 hr/ 40 hr wk. Compl. sec. sch + min.

3 yrs of exp. req. E-resume: enrique@nwicontracting.com

(3 locations in Burnaby) Teaching positions in our preschool and all day program starting September 2010.

Qualifications: •Montessori Certification (for 3-6 years) •ECE Certification •Previous teaching experience an asset.

•Applicants must have a minimum of practicum exp.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Fax your resume to: 604 298-2252 or email to: bbymont@telus.net

Personal Trainer Certification Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. Government Financial Aid may be avail. 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment.

If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

1250 is currently seeking certified & experienced

VICTORIA DAY

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VIP SALON & SPA. Experienced hairstylist w/clientele chair rental opportunity. Call 604-218-2139.

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Feeling stuck?

Personal Messages

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Beauticians/ Barbers

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Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions.

Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The Vancouver Courier will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

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EMPLOYMENT

Pender & Granville

FEMALE CAT, small, black with bright yellow eyes., lost on Mothers Day, McDonald St & SW Marine Dr, by McCleery Golf Course. If found call 604-889-6859

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househunting.ca

CAREER CONFUSION? ENJOY A GREAT SOCIAL LIFE *** TGIF SINGLES *** Things to do, places to go, friends to meet. Dinners, dances, walks, trips, tennis, golf, etc... with fun people.

Info. evenings Thursdays Call 604-988-5231 www.tgifcanada.com

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

Introduction Services

1085

Meeting Place

Call our East Vancouver Campus

(604)

Burnaby Montessori School

1310

Trades/Technical

CERTIFIED GLAZIER (Terrace BC) Start immediately.

2-3 years experience. Excellent benefits. No shifts. Relocation assistance. Contact: Phi Chilibeck 250-563-1555 or fax 250-612-3684 pchilibeck@all-westglass.com www.all-westglass.com

Commercial Project Managers A medium sized BC based Mechanical company is accepting applications for Commercial Project Managers. The candidate will have 5 or more years managing full mechanical projects in the $1-5M range.

Preference is given to candidates with Gold Seal Project Management Certification in the plumbing/mechanical field.

Wages and benefits negotiated based on experience.

Fax applications to 604-892-3070

Hotel Restaurant

Food Counter Attendant f/t must be available weekends, $10.31/hr info@minkchocolates.com

F/T Baker Wanted!

(NO Eves or Wknd Shifts) Must have 2yrs exp in a high production environment as well as a flare for fine food presentation. Exp baking lrg quantities of loaves, squares, pastries & cookies is mandatory. This is a desirable position working in friendly, high profile & prof corporate environment. We offer benefits, a competitive wage.

Hrs: Mon-Fri 4:30am-1:00pm.

Strong work ethic, Food Safe Cert & great attitude required.

Email resume asap hr@thelunchcorp.com X-Site Grill & Bistro looking for a fulltime Cook. Must have Red Seal and 2-3 years restaurant experience.

Cantonese speaking an asset.

Competitive wage. If you are able to work under pressure, please email resumes to: xsitegrillandbistro@gmail.com

Field Superintendents

A medium sized BC based Mechanical company is accepting applications for Field Superintendents. The candidates will have 7 or more yrs managing mechanical projects in the $1-5M range with a variety of technical applications. The applicant must have Red Seal journeyman ticket and B fitters license with preference given to Gold Seal certification. Wages and benefits negotiated based on experience.

Fax applications to 604-892-3070

NAPD in Vancouver is currently looking for individuals with land/ marine pile driving experience. If you are looking for a career as one of the following: ● Bridgman Pile Driver ● Bridgman Pile Driving Foreman ● Pile Driving Crane Operator we would like to hear from you. To apply today, please visit our careers page at www.nacg.ca

Looking for a New Career Direction?

Discover a World of Possibilities in the Classifieds!

Call 604.630.3300 to Advertise

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Job Listings From A-Z

To join our manufacturing team at our facility in Surrey. Positions available in the following areas:

Unemployed? Working less than 20 hours per week?

Must have at least 5 years exp. with installation, troubleshooting and start-up of electro-hyd. systems. Able to read hyd. schematics and work independently following strict assembly procedures. Related mechanical and electrical systems an asset.

FREE job search and training assistance for men and women

Hydraulic Technician

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YWCA Employment Resource Centre

Need ideas? We can help.

5th Floor 5750 Oak Street (at 41st Avenue)

CALL 604.263.5005 ywcajobseeker.org

Fibreglasser/Laminator

Must have at least 5 years exp. in the composites industry with hands-on involvement with open-mould resin infusion process.

Exp. with use of external mixing resin/gelcoat spray gun systems.

Funded in whole or part through the CanadaBritish Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

Excellent work environment, wages & benefits package.

Fax resume: (604)599-4941 or email: luisds@arktoscraft.com

From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.

Export Sales Representative

❍ TUNNELING SUPERINTENDENT ❍

Health Manufacturer Company requires a fulltime Export Sales Representative.

Responsible for TBM and other crew schedules, oversight of shift work, supervision of heavy equipment crews, training, production and other reports. Must have 5+ years experience with TBM/tunneling operations/supervisory roles.

ALL REPLIES AND RESUMES TO JOBS@FRONTIERKEMPER.COM OR FAX TO 604 988 3633 Salary is $2100 - $2600 weekly, depending on experience.

Location of employment is North Vancouver, B.C.

Step into a career with the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB), one of Canada’s largest distributors and retailers of beverage alcohol.We are driven by innovation and have a passion for the future.

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MANAGER, NON-LIQUOR PURCHASING You’ve got the business savvy and strategic thinking to lead the procurement— including coordinating, recommending and developing policies—for all of LDB’s non-liquor goods and services, province-wide.You’ll be the go-to authority on processes like requests for proposals, invitations to tender or contract negotiations.This portfolio includes expenditures of $50 - $60 million annually.

Closing date for this Vancouver-based position: May 18, 2010.

For detailed information and instructions on how to apply, please visit employment.gov.bc.ca

Frontier Kemper Constructors ULC North Vancouver, BC V7J 3S9

Fax your resume and cover letter to 604-277-1767 Attn: Sales Mgr.

Train foracareerin HealthCare.

It’s not too late to train for a new career.

Find training in the education section.

EDUCATION 1403

Career Services/ Job Search

Medical Office Trainees Needed

Doctors & Hospitals need Medical Administrative & Medical Office Staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Training & Job Placement is also available.

1-888-748-4126

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6TH ANNUAL

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Qualifications and responsibilities:  In-depth knowledge about natural food supplements and pharmaceutical products  Excellent communication skills in English & Chinese is an advantage  Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and knowledge of MS Office is mandatory  Previous pharmaceutical or food supplement sales experience is preferred  Develop and increase export clients in order to achieve/exceed sales target  Organize meetings with local and international clients  Attend International and local tradeshows and conventions

Education

FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES – ONLY $66 BEST VALUE GUARANTEED Classes Every Sat, Sun & Mon Taught by Certified Public Health Inspectors ADVANCE Hospitality Education BC’s #1 Foodsafe Choice

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Music/Theatre/ Dance

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IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments.

Allegro Music School 604-327-7765 www.AllegroMusicSchool.com VOICE AND PIANO ELLA & MICHAEL LEVYKH 604-322-1019

HELPFUL MATH TUTOR Phone: 778-866-8877 Web: http://m101m.org QUALIFIED TUTORS in your home $32/hr. All subjects. All levels. www.pdplustutors.com or call Angela at 604-421-6101

BECOME AN EVENT PLANNER with the IEWP (TM) online course.

Start your own successful business.

You’ll receive full-colour texts, DVD’s, assignments, and personal tutoring.

FREE BROCHURE! 1-800-267-1829 www.qceventplanning.com INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Oil Field Tickets. Provincially Certified Instructors. Government Accredited. Job Placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

North Surrey Recreation Centre 10275 - 135th Street 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Are you recruiting?

Personal Trainer Certification

Call to register your company and reach over 8000 Job Seekers at our one day Mega Job Fair!

Contact: renu.gambhir@pics.bc.ca

Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer.

Government Financial Aid may be available.

604-930-8377 Hilltop Academy

www.pics.bc.ca • Fax: 604-596-7721

604-596-7722 Ext. 125

To advertise call

604-630-3300

h “Train Wit ST E BC’s LARG er!” in Career Tra FREE Biology Upgrading Classes Starting Now

Career Opportunities:

*Some conditions may apply.

Practical Nursing

Resident Care REGISTER NOW! Attendant: Career Opportunities: LIMITED SEATS

Care Aide, Home Support, Long Term Care Aide *Funding may be available

The choice is yours…

Call our East Vancouver Campus

(604)

604.351.7761

Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS)

★COMPUTERS★

COMPUTER LESSONS FOR 50+ $30/hr Spring Special $210 /8hrs.

Call Sol at 604-266-2414 Website: www.easypc.ca

Practical Nursing:

bfitzgerald@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com ONE-ON-ONE, IN-HOME TUTORING

Tutoring Services

TUTORING in English by experienced professional. Grades 8-12, Westside. 604-274-6234

Day & Evening Classes Available

604-272-7213

THURSDAY, JULY 8th, 2010

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It Just Makes Sense

www.advance-education.com

MEGA JOB FAIR

Tutoring Services

Residential Care Aide and/or Home Support Worker Program.

Funding may be available.

251-4473

or visit us online @ www.sprottshaw.com • Conditions Apply

THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010

GARAGE SALES

2010

Appliances

UNDER PRESSURE SYSTEMS INC.

We sell & service all hot & cold pressure washers 604.434.2188 upsi.ca #11 - 5850 Byrne Rd. Burnaby

2060

For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

2075 Downtown Vancouver

MOVING SALE

175 tables of Bargains on Deluxe 20th Century Junque!

Sunday • MAY 16 • 10am-3pm Croatian Cultural Centre 3250 Commercial Drive, Van. Info: 604 980-3159 • Adm: $4.00

Saturday Sale!

May 15 ★ 10am to 2pm 1606 - 1001 Homer St

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Designer Furniture & More!

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E MULTI FAMILY Carport Sale Sat May 15th 9 am - 1pm Off the alley behind 2750 West 14th Ave. Tons of books plenty of househood items. Stuff for kids too. Rain or shine!

Proceeds to charity!

Call ★ 778-996-5471

HUGE 52 APT GARAGE SALE In the garage come rain or shine 1355 HARWOOD ST. Sun May 16th 10 am - 4 pm Too many things to list!!

CHOIR FUNDRAISER SALE ★ Sun, May 16th ★ 10 am to 2 pm

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Garage Sale Sat, May 15, 9am 3488 Trafalgar St Vancouver

Huge Indoor Flea Market !

Killarney Comm. Centre 6260 Killarney St. Sun. May 23 - 10 -3 pm Over 65 tables!

Admission is FREE infor. call 604.718.8201

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Sat May 15th 10 am - 2 pm 383 E. 37th Ave Too many items to list.

Rain or Shine.

MOVING SALE Sat May 15th & Sun May 16th 10 - 4pm 3760 West 17th Ave

Antiques, collectibles, books, furniture, lots of misc. ceiling fixtures, etc. rain or shine

I- Massive one day

indoor Flea Market

City Hall/VGH Strata Complex Yard Sale Sunday, May 15th 10 to 2 pm 2668 Ash Street

14 vendors, new and used items available furniture household items, pet products + more

Sunday May 16th 10 am to 4 pm

On the promanade north of city square between Ash & Cambie (Weather permitting)

Dizine Canine Training Centre 1730 Vernon Drive Doors open at 10 am!

GARAGE SALE

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

M A K E I T A S U CC E S S !

Call 604-630-3300

TAPESTRY THRIFT SHOP

1369 Kingsway (just west of Knight St) NG • Furniture • Houseware HI • Books • Knick Knacks SOMEFTOR NE! O RY • Jewellery • Accessories VE EAT !

E • Clothing for Women, Men GR ICES PR and Children OPEN TUES.-SAT. 10am-5pm SUNDAY 10am to 4pm Proceeds to the Tapestry Foundation in support of residential & elder care at Mount St. Joseph, Holy Family, St. Vincent’s Langara, Brock Farhni, Youville Residence & Marion Hospice.

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Huge Multi Family Sale May 15 & 16 - 9 to 3 pm Arlington Grove Housing Co-Op 54th Ave & Tyne St furniture, household items, toys, books & more!

3507

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

Lost?

SCOOTER - Legend by Pride, 4 wheels, carry 350lbs. will go 25mi @ 5.75mph before recharging.

Integral charger with cord. Orig. $3700, never used $2500obo.

Will Deliver to Vanc Lower Mainland area. 604-888-7967

Found~ in the Classifieds!

HEALTH Homecare Available

4035

COOKING, CLEANING, shopping, appointments. Have own vehicle. Shannon. 604-321-7029

4051

Registered Massage Services

SWISS BODY

MASSAGE & WAXING Men & Women

Massage $29 Head to Toe 3 hrs $109

NORAH SPA Opening Massage 4085 Oak St & King Edward 604-677-5121 PROF. SPORT MASSAGE @ Sport Central Fitness, Rmd. NOW OPEN. Appt.: 242-2998 Try the Best 604-872-1702

4060

Metaphysical

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics!

1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

4062

Mind,Body&Soul

NEW SOLUTIONS CONSULTING Healing, Changing. The Success you want, your desire acheived, and only once acheived is there a fee. For Consultation call ✫604-306-0356✫

Go to http://classified.van.net or call 604-630-3300.

DACHSHUND / POM X, 7 months old, good family dog, good w/ kids $350. 604-854-8280

AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

Puppy Paradise

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com GOLDEN LAB x Husky, beautiful colours. ready to go, 2 female, $300, Delta 604-834-4300

LAB X PUPPIES Purebred lab mother. Adorable mix of 12 males/females ready to go home! DOB 03/21. 3 black/ brown, 9 all black. Excellent with children; farm raised. $450.

Langley: Call 604-807-3653 LABS YELLOW PB vet chkd, 1st shots, dewormed, fam raised, May 30. $550. 604-537-5063

VETERINARIAN CERTIFIED =3? 6@36<34 7 =:66>8:?34 7 43;5A934

BREED

BEAGLE (Reg) BOSTON TERRIER X (Brat) CAIRN TERRIER CAVACHON CHIHUAHUA (Reg) DASCHUND (Reg)

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$795 $695 FROM -

$895 $795 $695 $695 $495 $695

POM PUPS 7 months old, male, neutered, all shots, ckc, cute, vet ✔, $700 obo. 604-590-2423

GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

Registered (Female $695 - Male $795)

HAVENESE (Reg) $795 $895 JACK RUSSELL (Reg) $595 MALTESE (Reg) $895 $995 MALTI-PEKE $595 $695 MIN PIN $795 MINI PUGGLE $795 $895 MINI SCHNAUZER (Reg) $695 PAPILLON (Reg) $795 PEKEPOO $595 POMERANIAN (Reg) $595 $695 POODLE (Reg) $795 SCHNOODLE $595 SHELTIE (Reg) $795 SHIHTZ POODLE X $595 $695 SHIHTZU (Reg) $595 $695 YORKIE (Reg) $895 $995 YORKIE-POO $595 $695 PUPPIES (6 to 9 months) POMERANIAN (Reg), M/F - $395 YORKIE, Male (Reg) - $495 CHIHUAHUA (Reg)- $295 SHIHTZU (Reg) - $295

* FREE DELIVERY *

778-552-0822

ROTTWEILER PUPS Purebreds. D.O.B. 03/04/10. 3 females. Full tails; dew claws removed; dewormed and vet checked. Ready now! $695/ea.

(1)-604-794-3953, Chilliwack SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application. www.petfinder.com/petdetail/5731357

SHIH TZU BIJON pups, 1st shots, dewormed, ready, family raised, non shed, $575 firm. 588-5195

CHILDREN 3015

Childcare Available

* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688

3050

Call

604-630-3300 to place your ad!

Preschools/Kindergarten

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Massage, Acupuncture (Ins. covered)

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

604-568-6123 (7days/week)

for July & August Summer Sessions

To advertise call

Summer program runs Monday thru Thursday and includes Phonics, Reading, Writing, Math, Art, Science, French & Spanish all within our Montessori curriculum.

For more info call us at

604-630-3300

Ready to Graduate From Particle Board?

Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!

Dogs

AUSSIE PUPS. Ten to choose from. Ready to go the first weekend in June. Tails & claws done.

Both parents available to view. $700 - $1000/ea. 604-607-7372

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $650 neg. 604-708-1752

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

Health Products & Equipment

3508

Dogs

Cats

Coffee Table, 45' long, 23.5 'wide, 16' tall, glass, slides & horizontal. $45. Danish style table, 4ft 7 ' long, 30.5' wide, 29' high, 2 x 13inch leaves, tile design in the middle. $195 Mt Pleasant area, Van, 604-875-8055

Sat May 15th 9am-11:30am

househunting.ca

Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

Full wrty, Dble $319. Queen $339 King $559. Will deliver. 722-3636

2083

3508

Wanted to Buy

ADORABLE KITTENS, orange tabby M, calico F, only 4 left ready to go! $75 1-604-823-2183

3482 Main St. Van 604-873-9890

Find your perfect home at

2135

5 KITTENS, ready May 17th. 2 orange tabby,1 blk/grey tabby, 2 tri col. $100 ea 604-872-6025

K- FAIRHAVEN THRIFT SALE 2700 E. 49th Ave (at Vivian St)

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building.

6 different colors available! 40 year warranty!

FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Furniture

Magnolia Gates Multi Condo Sale!

Annual Lane Sale!

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Household items, Linens, Small Appliances, Furniture & Much more

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Sat. May 15th, 10am - 3pm 2400 Block between West 13th & 14th Ave Light fixtures, baby/kids items electronics, stained glass, needlework threads & wools, plants, cds etc. Rain or shine!

4565 West 13th Ave Huge selection books, household, childrens items.

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H BIG FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun, May 15 & 16th 9:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5468 Inverness Street Dishes, furniture,clothing, electronics , books and more.

Rain or Shine • No Early Birds

Lumber/Building Supplies

2095

1238191_0514

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www.littlecedar.ca

1530 East 22nd Ave.

604-872-3303 or 778-899-3304

FURNITURE

SOLID WOOD B EDROOM SET. Beautiful cond ition. Must go.

Call Vince 555 -3210.

F R I D AY, M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

3530

DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy profitable career as a professional certified dog trainer. PCTIA Government registered program in Vancouver DogStars Professional Dog Trainers School now accepting registration for Fall 2010 & Spring 2011. Phone: 604-878-STAR (7827)Web: www.DogStars.ca

3540

Pet Services

LATISHA’S PET CARE

Cat sitting. We love cats. Vanc. only. Michele 778-385-7313

3545

5505

Lessons/Training

Pets - Other

4530

4530-10

Cares!

The Vancouver Courier has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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view ads online @

http://classified.van.net

Okanagan/ Interior

OSOYOOS WATERFRONT 3br, 2bath, fully equipped & furn large deck, BBQ, ac, canoes, priv. dock, Avail June to Sept. $1500 /wk, 604-922-6103...551-3014

4530-11

Sunshine Coast

WATERFRONT CABIN 3 BR on Sakinaw Lake, Pender Harbor.

Large deck, dock, use of canoe, June, July , Aug. 1-604-859-0292

4600 BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat June 12 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun June 13 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

Destinations

Vacation Spots

CULTUS LAKE − Lindell Beach 2 BR, slps 6, kitch, pool/jacuzzi, bbq, golf, etc. 604-534-6714 www.mycultuslake.com

You Want It We’ve Got It

Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classifieds.

5005

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

ACCOUNTING & TAXATION for small business, financial statements and personal taxes.

SYLVIA SY, CGA 604-732-5511 Corporate Tax Returns $225 +up $20 and up for personal tax.

Monthly bookkeeping $20 hr +.

Specialize: construction; sm bus. accounting. Trevor 604-788-0396

5015

Business Opportunity

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

Business Services

5017

IN A CAR Accident?

Getting DIVORCED? INHERITANCE coming?

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Financial Services

5035

NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates.

604-629-8628 www.MazumaCapital.ca

Real Estate Services

6005

Equity in Real Estate = $$$$$$$ No Credit, No Job, NO Problem!

1-866-531-5050 Member BBB MortgageDirectCanada.com

6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

BECOME A LOCKSMITH 5 Days Hands on Training. Visit www.mrprolock.com or call Terry 604-773-5625

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-10

Ladner/ South Delta

5060

Check Out Our Website: http://classified.van.net

6010

Duplexes - Sale

CENTRAL BBY DUPLEXES, 5681-83 Camino Crt. Each side 2332 sqft, 5 BR, 3 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 w/d’s, 2 balc, Asking $538,888 ea side. 604-889-4740

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Houses - Sale

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ATTN: CHRISTINA FERRERO Personal belongings incl. tv, dryer, dresser, freezer, standing lamps, futon frame, wood chair, and vehicle (blue 1972 Toyota Carona Mark II, VIN MX29022522) removed from 221 Renfrew St. Van, BC and placed in storage. Belongings will be disposed of by Mrs. Chow on June 7/10, vehicle disposed of June 27/10 at 9am unless moving expenses ($40), storage expenses (for belongings, ($84) 2 for vehicle($212)), and towing expenses ($61.68) are paid in full prior to the dates above.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF VLADIMER ALEXANDER GOSHKO OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VLADIMIR WALTER ALEXANDER GOSHKO AND WALTER ALEXANDER GOSHKO, DECEASED NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Vladimer Alexander Goshko, late of 2710 Kitchener Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, who died on November 11, 2009 are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Administrators c/o 700- 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5A1, on or before June 19, 2010 after which date the Administrators will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

Michael Zachary Goshko and Linda Susan LaMienne Administrators By: Richards Buell Sutton LLP Attention: Angela M. Spanjers

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Anne Roe, formerly of Vancouver BC. Deceased, who died on March 31, 2010, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o G.Roe, PO BOX 12022 Murrayville, Langley, BC, V3A 9J5, on or before June 3, 2010, after which date the estates assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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NO. M119304 NEW WESTMINSTER REGISTRY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: EMILY KENT PLAINTIFF AND: SHARON HYDROCHUK, DAVID HAYDEN, CASSAUNDRA SLOAN and DENNIS SLOAN DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED SERVICE TO: THE DEFENDANT, SHARON HYDROCHUK TAKE NOTICE that an application made by the Plaintiff in proceeding number M119304, involving a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 18, 2007 in Surrey, BC and wherein you are the named Defendants, to have the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed on April 17, 2009 be served upon you by way of substitutional service.

By Order of this Court made on April 15, 2010, it has been ordered that service of the Writ of Summons upon you be effected by this advertisement.

If you desire to defend this action you must deliver an Appearance in Form 7 to the solicitor for the Plaintiff, Paul C. Formby, at #110 – 5455 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 5A5 on or before Friday, May 28, 2010.

A copy of the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed April 17, 2009 and renewed on April 15, 2010 will be mailed to you on request addressed to Paul C. Formby, Barrister and Solicitor, at #110 – 5455 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 5A5.

If you do not deliver an Appearance in Form 7 to the solicitor for the Plaintiff within 14 days of the publication of this advertisement, then you will not be entitled to further notice and 7 days thereafter the Plaintiff may proceed against you and the relief claimed by the Plaintiff, as set out in the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, may be given against you in your absence.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Lorne Charles Atkinson, also known as Lorne Ace Atkinson and also known as Lorne Atkinson, Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Lorne Charles Atkinson, also known as Lorne Ace Atkinson and also known as Lorne Atkinson, of 3157 West Broadway Street, Vancouver B.C. are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Janis Atkinson 3155 West Broadway St, Vancouver B.C. on or before June 9th, 2010 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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North Van Apt. Rentals

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1 BDRM, $750. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224 1 BR + den, 750 sq ft, & balcony, pleasant East View on 2nd flr, w/d, d/w, for Seniors 55+, nonsmokers, no pets, $1315/pm, Phone Mon - Fri 10am-4pm, 604-737-1125

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1 BR deluxe condo. UBC Hampton Pl. 4th flr, view, wd, ug prkg. carpet, balc. ns, np, Avail now, 1-888-892-3502 1-604-892-0262 1BR - suite on 2nd floor of quiet well maintained bldg. Near Commercial skytrain No Pets. Must be over 50 yrs. 604-684-3515 2 BR 22nd flr, corner unit, balcony, view. nr GM Place, security, prkg, av now, $1880. Ref’s nsnp.

604-889-5823 or 889-4183 msg 2 BR crnr garden patio unit, Adult only quiet bldg, 6 appl, no pets, Jun 15 or July 1st. $1700, Langara nr transit 604-301-0177

2 LEVEL, 2801- 950 Cambie St 3 br, 2.5 bath, city view, 1777sf, balc. 2 prkg, lease, np, ns, $2900, June 1, Eric K. 604-723-7368

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2801 - 1188 Quebec St. balc. view sunset & False Creek, 3 br, 2 bath, 1928sf, lease, np, ns, July 1, $3900, Eric K. 604-723-7368

D/W, gym & visual intercom.

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Langara Gardens

609-1333 W. Georgia St. 2 br, 2 connected bath, hardwood, stainless, 940sf, lease, np, ns, Jun 1, $2000, Eric K. 604-723-7368 BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Special rates. Open House FRI & SAT @ 8665 Shaughnessy Call 604-327-9419 DAVIE/HORNBY 1 BR + den, prkg, new reno, 1 yr lease, ns np $1450. Avail now. Refs req’d 604-728-5063 DOWNTOWN, 588 Broughton St. 1 BR, 14th flr, sec prkg, pool.

Near Stanley Prk. $1395. Jun 1.

PET OK. Refs. 778-863-9692

GINGER Crosstown, Deluxe!

718 Main St. 1 BR condo, all appls, storage, bike locker, sec’d prkg, Media/amenties rm & more.

NS/NP. Avail now. 604-861-6303 KILLARNEY 2 BDRM gr.fl. nice quiet location suitable for quiet couple $950 incl ulit. call after 4p.m. 604-817-2914

YALETOWN BENTLEY Bldg.

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Near skytrain & all amens. Avail June 1. $2395/mo. 604-312-4003

601 West 57th Ave, Van Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments and Townhouses located in the Oakridge area at West 57th Ave and Cambie St. This landmark property is clean and very well maintained by friendly on-site staff. Quiet and tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry facilities, parking and 16 shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School, Langara Golf Course and much more.

For more information: 604-327-1178 info-vnc@langaragardens.com www.langaragardens.com MARPOLE 1323 W. 71st Ave. Studio $730. 1 BR $870 Incl. hot water, No Pets. 1 Yr Lease. Avail Immed & Jun 1. www.apt4rent.ca, 604-727-9022 Surrey City Centre NEW Two bedroom condos in the Quattro, S.S.Appliances, granite counter tops, large patio, W&D, gym, playground, sec. prkg & storage, walk to shops & bus & sky train Avail.Now $1100 N/S N/P Call Cindy to View! 604-807-1105 Sutton Group Email: homesforlease@ shaw.ca for a full list of rentals available or call Cindy at 604-807-1105. www.easyrent.ca 683 Beach Cr. Icon 1. 3br+den, 2.5 bath, 1560sf fp balc. 1 yr lease, stainless appls, 2 prkg, $3495, 604-662-3279

WIT’S END HOUSING CO-OP

1592 S.W. Marine Dr, Vanc.

Now accepting applications for 3 BR, $1059 + utils. Share purchase $1800. By all amens.

Sorry no dogs allowed.

To apply please email: witsendcoop@shawbiz.ca

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EAST VAN Strathcona 4 BR Duplex, new flooring & paint, gas furnace, fncd yard, carport, $1310 + utils, nr schools & transits, n/p, Open House, Sun, May 16, 11am-1pm, 332 Union St.

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1 BR, KERRISDALE spacious, bright basement ste, own w/d, $1000 incl utils, cable & internet.

May 1, ns np. 604-263-4234 2 BR bsmt suite, near Langara College & sky train, utils incld + laundry facilitiles, no pets, avail now, 604-240-9081 2 BR large, Victoria / Marine Dr, new house, close to bus & shops, $1100 incl utils, ns np avail now 604-677-6207 NICE, Spacious, Kingsway Vcr, bright, clean 2br garden lvl ste, share ldry, ns, np, avail immed, $975+40%utils. 604-322-3256

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PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M CLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St, 6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with 3 suites + BIG income potential, all new appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/M

MARINE WOODS 3399 Fieldstone Ave, 3 Br, 3 bath, 1300sf, end unit, patio, lease, ns, np, Jun 1, $1650 Eric K. 604-723-7368

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Aries March 21 - April 19: Settle into a few days of rest Sunday to noon Tuesday. Soon, you’re going to be very busy. Woo no one Sunday/Monday – love affairs started then would be short and disappointing, or long and disappointing. Romance is the main theme Tuesday eve to Thursday – and it’s complex! Illusion runs everywhere, almost like an elf; but clear, sober sight alternates. Stick with the latter. The same applies to creative and speculative ventures. Thursday night begins four weeks of travel, paperwork, details, calls, casual contacts and siblings. It starts with a major decision about work, duties.

Cancer June 21-July 22: This is a week of choices, of opposite extremes, and an attempt to reconcile or bring together competing people or ideas. The “poles” involve communications, relationships, ethics, ideas and philosophical (or religious) convictions, law, education or travel. E.g., do you travel to the next town, or to Africa? Attend college or night school? Remain “just friends” or get married? Both choices are valid.

But: don’t fall in love before Tuesday dawn, and don’t fall for sexual illusion mid-week. The “casual” breeds partnership; the long, elevated, legal, international point to work luck.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries & dark attractions give way to understanding and the light of love Thursday night onward. Don’t chase love Sunday to Wednesday: a long-term disappointment lurks. If you break up Wednesday, consider yourself lucky. Despite these dire words, mid-week finds you actually happy, flirtatious, optimistic and social! (Just forget infatuation.) Sink into rest, solitude and contemplation Thursday night to Saturday: a month of mental expansion, travel, new love and intellectual joy is just beginning. You attract attention, glances Saturday night. But hesitate about love, two more days.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Travel, paperwork, details and casual communications are slated Sunday to Tuesday. Speak carefully – beware of promising something that you have doubts about. Your money interests meet two barriers: one relates to romance, kids, home and family; the other to outside interests, friends, social factors. As the week ages, you might discern that the real problem is not money, but home versus the outside world, kids versus friends, romance versus flirtations, career. Success is yours if you combine them. Rest mid-week. Romance, pleasure bless you Friday/Saturday. A money phase begins!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Keep working hard through Thursday –you could take one last big step in ambitious regions Tuesday to Thursday. (Before Tuesday, work quietly, with naps.) You’ve been somewhat suspicious of others, particularly of potential (or actual) partners for over a decade. This trend will fade away after 2011, but for now – this week – be neither suspicious nor gullible, especially Wednesday. All week, financial decisions and choices face you. Choose a long-term outlook, investing, net worth, over “quick money” or mere spending. A month of flirtations, popularity and fun begins Friday!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: What had been opportunity turns, late week, into a month of commitment. You’ll either grab an opportunity in a way that binds you, or walk away to seek change. Either works, so follow your instincts. This entire week (and May 23) is filled with choices between competing roads, people, forces. Until Wednesday eve, much of this involves sex, finances, health or commitment. Thursday onward, the choices are “lighter” – friends or a lover, a present indulgence or plan for the future? A casual relationship or a profound one? Lover, indulgence, profundity are lucky – to a degree.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Through Thursday, you remain sequestered, tired, contemplative, quiet.

But a month of such is ending. Thursday eve into the weekend you can courageously end a situation, relationship or task/burden. This will be followed by a true surge of energy, optimism and effectiveness. This upsurge might not arrive until May 23, because you struggle all this week, right into Saturday night, with a tug-o-war between home-domestic-property-securitykid-related urges and demands, and those calling you away from home, to career, prestige and ambition projects. Maybe this relates to ending something!

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Mellow times draw to a close. Still, you’ll like this week. Sunday to noon Tuesday brings popularity, entertainment, flirtations, optimism about your future (and it’s justified!). Retreat, rest, contemplate and plan mid-week. Scan the horizon to study barriers and how to overcome them.

Your energy and charisma rise Thursday night, just as a month of career, ambition, prestige relations and status situations enters. (VIPs favour you to Wednesday.)

This week holds both opportunities and challenges in relationships, negotiations and dealings with strangers.

You meet someone cheerful.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: At last, a month of hard work, boredom and health concerns ends (well, by Thursday night) – the fresh breeze of opportunity enters!

Expect relationship excitement, new vistas & people, contracts & agreements, the possibility of relocation.

But this week confronts you with a series of serious choices. Though others have treated you affectionately for the last few weeks, now you have to choose (Sunday/Monday) between affection (relationships generally) and ambition. Then, Tuesday/Wednesday, between affection and security or family. Then, late week, between ambition and home. Ah, well.

May 16 - 22 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: A romantic, creative, pleasurable, sports-filled or beauty-oriented phase yields to a month of hard work and health concerns

by Thursday night. But a streak of those good things will last into mid-June. (Best if romance, as the planet causing it is Venus.) Relationships, opportunities and fresh vistas confront you Sunday to Tuesday, but results are mixed. Romance with someone you met (or meet) in a group can succeed, so do casual Starbuckstype friendships and intellectual or legal affairs. But forget co-worker romance, and money’s deceptive.

Mysteries mid-week. Gentle love late week!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: You’re still “confined” to home, domestic and security concerns until Thursday night. Then a month of pleasure, romance, creativity and “winning” arrives! But somehow it comes about through a deep change you make, or it accompanies this change. The smaller the change, perhaps the less of a bang this lucky month ahead will make. (I could be wrong.) The whole week presents a series of challenges or choices. Romance won’t partner with sex, creativity won’t co-operate with money, Sunday to Wednesday. DO NOT begin a love these few days. Late week, money choices. But happiness looms!

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Though the weeks ahead bring a slow-down, that’s actually good news, because it ends a rather wasteful spinning of your wheels. A travel, paperwork and errand-filled trend ends Thursday night, and a quiet, deep, meaningful few weeks begin. This week presents many choices.

You might face the prospect of ending or deepening a relationship early week: the outcomes are, oddly, so similar that I have no advice except this: don’t start a new love (or any) relationship before Thursday. This night to Saturday brings relationship excitement, new horizons: quiet, sober, secure ones. Hmmm. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Drainage

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8060

Concrete

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For free estimates call Mario

253-0049

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8075

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934.

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8140

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8155

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8110

Floor Refinishing

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davidchao It’s been 10 years since the MDX debuted, during which the mid-size SUV has become one of Acura’s best-selling vehicles. When it arrived in 2000, the MDX was the first luxury crossover SUV to offer seven seats, enabling families to move upscale without having to go to a truck-based SUV such as the Cadillac Escalade.

Of course, being the “first” has never guaranteed success, and the intelligent MDX didn’t just rely on its third-row bench to generate sales. With decent performance, a solid feature set, pleasant styling, and a very good price, it was a com-

plete package and an interesting vehicle.

A decade later, all of that is still true. The original MDX remained a best-in-class vehicle until 2006, when a redesigned 2007 model was released to favourable reviews. For 2010, the MDX gets a number of modifications aimed at keeping it fresh and attractive. The basic infrastructure hasn’t changed, but the various improvements ensure that the MDX remains at the top of its game.

Mechanically, the 2010 MDX has a revised 3.7L V6 engine with improved power delivery, along with the brand’s first six-speed automatic transmission. While Acura and Honda’s purposeful avoidance of V8 engines is well-known (a decision that has won the respect from many consumers), it’s surprising to realize that the automaker has been stuck on five-speed automatics until now. In the meantime, others are moving on to seven and eight-speed automatics—as well as clutch-less manual and continuously variable transmissions—making this

the one area in which Acura is far behind the competition.

Where features are concerned, the revised model gains a variety of advanced technologies, including an adaptive cruise-control system, auto-levelling headlamps, and blind-spot detection. Unfortunately, you have to spring for the high-end Elite Package to get these features. While two out of the three are understandable as options, it would

have been nice for blind-spot detection to be standard on such a large vehicle.

And that brings us to the one thing that the MDX, oddly enough, hasn’t gained: the keyless entry system found in the TL, RL, and upcoming ZDX hatchback. While some of these systems are more annoying than helpful, Acura’s is very intelligent, unlocking when a person carrying the key fob merely touches the

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front end, which features a new version of the trapezoidal grille found on every new Acura. It’s softer and more subtle than the in-your-face shield-like grille from recent years, but isn’t exactly attractive.

With the exception of the bumpers, the rest of the MDX’s styling remains unchanged and that’s a good thing. In general, the SUV’s strong lines are very pleasing to the eye, giving it a strong profile.

The interior is also a strong point, with wood trim spanning the width of the cabin and a compact—though busy—tower of controls at the base of the dashboard. There’s a relaxed flow to the console that’s very comfortable and welcoming.

Build quality is among the best you’ll find in the MDX’s price range. It feels very solid and well-constructed, and the buttons, switches, and materials are all high calibre.

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Lack of keyless entry a disappointment

Continued from page 36 with the aforementioned sixspeed automatic and Acura’s standout Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive system. It’s an exceptional engine offering great response and more than enough power for most owners’ needs.

The transmission includes standard paddle shifters that are a nice touch, but somewhat pointless. That aside, the six-speed is a welcome addition, delivering smooth and quick shifts, and downshifting smartly when necessary.

An improved power-steering system avoids the over-assisted feel of many luxury cars in recent years (including last year’s MDX), providing excellent feedback to the driver.

While the big MDX isn’t exactly spry, its overall handling and performance rival similar vehicles costing far more. The ride is firm but comfortable, and strikes the right balance.

Environment—There’s lots of space inside, though the third-row seats are as tight as most seven-seaters are. The cargo space is reasonable with all of the seats up, and becomes cavernous when the 50/50 third-row and 60/40 second-row seatbacks are

The Acura MDX’s cargo space is reasonable with all of the seats up, and becomes cavernous when the 50/50 thirdrow and 60/40 second-row seatbacks are folded flat. folded flat.

Acura makes some of the best and most comfortable seats in the business. Convenience features include a large glove box and centre console, as well as good-sized map pockets and numerous cupholders. Both front seats are powered, and drivers benefit from a memory system that adjusts the seat, steering, mirrors, climate control, and even audio settings.

While keyless entry is

missing, the MDX has gained a backup-camera display built into the rearview mirror, which we’ve seen on some American vehicles. The Technology Package one-ups this with a multi-view system that employs three different cameras to show a variety of views.

Features—The MDX starts at a reasonable $51,990, rising to $57,290 with the Technology Package and $61,990 for the fully-equipped Elite trim.

Standard equipment includes ABS, vehicle stability assist, traction control, fog lamps, Xenon headlamps, moonroof, Bluetooth, power tailgate, power tilt/telescope steering, heater front seats, driver’s seat memory, rearview mirror camera, automatic tri-zone A/C, eight-speaker audio system with six-disc CD changer, tire-pressure monitoring system, and front/sidecurtain airbags.

The Technology Package adds a navigation system with voice recognition and multiview rear camera, along with a high-end 10-speaker system, DVD-Audio playback, and 15Gb hard drive. The Elite Package includes all of the Technology items along with features such as adaptive cruise control, auto-levelling headlamps, and blind-spot detection.

Fuel efficiency is rated at 13.2L/100km in the city and 9.6L/100km.

Thumbs up—Great interior design; above-average performance; comfortable seats and interior space.

Thumbs down—Betterbut-not-great front styling; lack of keyless entry. david.chao@leansensei.com

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F R ID AY, M AY 14, 2010 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

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"We've been waiting for an opportunity like this, and we can't wait to move in."

TAPESTRY RESIDENTS Enthusiastic Students, Community Activists, Lovers of Life

Completing this fall, Tapestryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest full-service retirement community at Wesbrook Village UBC is an exciting prospect for seniors who choose to cultivate and develop the most positive aspects of aging and maturity. Our new Tapestry community offers ongoing educational opportunities in our UBC accredited classroom, a complete range of recreational and cultural activities, as well as all the benefits of being part of the UBC campus community.

At the heart of our philosophy is an absolute respect for personal choice, independent living and, of course, discreet support for residents who need it.

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Visit the Tapestry Discovery Centre located at 3393 Dunbar Street (at 18th Ave.) Vancouver, B.C.

604.221.0997 www.DiscoverTapestry.com/UBC This is not an offering for sale. Such offering may be made by Disclosure Statement only. Concert Realty Services Ltd.