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In its 25th year of operation, CircusWest, led by artistic director Jay Nunns, hopes to attract children of all ages to life under the big top —story by Cheryl Rossi

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BY MIKE HOWELL The mayor says the police chief’s $303,602 salary is worth every penny, thanks to a drop in crime statistics in recent years.

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CircusWest inhabits the old Garden Auditorium at Hastings Park

Circus company welcomes novices and professionals Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

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nstructors and students rush to greet Leah Weatherill when she enters CircusWest’s lair at the PNE for the first time in four years. They want to know what the slender, dark-haired 30-yearold has been up to since she left two years of swinging trapeze classes behind.

Weatherill tells CircusWest artistic director Jay Nunns that she moved to England, then had her first child and is now back in Vancouver. She’s arrived for an open house for current and former adult students on a damp April night to see if she’s prepared to hang by her ankles again.

“I was going to sign back up around Christmas for a class and I went to do a chin-up and I couldn’t do one,” she says. “I don’t know if I have the stomach for it anymore.”

As Weatherill pumps her legs towards the 30-foot ceiling 10 minutes later, her face morphs into a concentrated mask of nerves and determination. She falls back from seated position to hang by her ankles twice, then performs a “front eject,” dropping from standing to hanging by her hands when the trapeze is at the front of its swing.

The old Garden Auditorium at Hastings Park buzzes with activity. In one far corner, a woman twirls multiple hula hoops, then a long staff. In the other far corner, two young women juggle while a young man plays with a diabolo (Chinese yo-yo).

Michael Locke (right) fell in love with the flying trapeze during a vacation to Club Med, as did computer salesman and CircusWest regular Mark Monsarrat (left). photo Dan Toulgoet Another man rests his back, head down, on a slanted board while his partner steps from his bum to his feet to become the object he’ll juggle in icarian, or human juggling, which is featured in Cirque du Soleil’s Verekai.

Others climb, suspend themselves in and tumble from broad emerald green ribbons that hang from the ceiling.

As CircusWest celebrates its 25th year and rehearses for Nunns’ adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days at the Garden Auditorium May 27 to 30, kids and adults continue to be drawn to its demanding and exhilarating forms of exercise and

play. Organizers, who changed the company’s name from CirKids to CircusWest two years ago to better reflect its expanding range of activities, want to foster a West Coast circus community that includes professional and amateur adults. They may be the lesser known among the CircusWest folks, but the more mature students have been running away with the circus for years, finding full-body conditioning, passion and an escape from the everyday.

“I’m a banker, so it was a very different thing to do during my week and I’m scared of heights,” Weatherill says before she steps into a safety harness and climbs

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a rope, with a little assistance, 13 feet to the trapeze. “It was a good challenge and a really good workout and it just brought a smile to my face.”

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eatherill first attempted trapeze on a Club Med vacation, as did Mark Monsarrat and Michael Locke. In his scarlet Tshirt, forest green tights and black leather gators, Monsarrat resembles a stocky Robin Hood as he pumps so hard and flies so high it looks as if he could smack the lofty ceiling with his front.

“Watch your form,” instructs his coach, Locke, who controls the safety lines attached to Mon-

sarrat’s harness.

Monsarrat is in top form at the open house. He stretches his arms to the earth while hanging by his ankles then engages his core muscles to powerfully lever his body back up to seated position.

He feels stronger than he has in months because the Olympics meant cancelled swinging trapeze classes. Sochi House was initially meant to occupy the Garden Auditorium during the Games, so CircusWest moved to another location with lower ceilings for two-and-a-half months.

Monsarrat, who’s in his 40s and sells computers, has always been athletic. He was a gymnast as a kid and fell in love with the flying trapeze at Turks and Caicos’s Club Med in 2001.

Swinging trapeze may be an adrenaline sport, but flying trapeze provides an even greater rush. Flyers launch off a tall platform while grasping a trapeze, swing forward, let go of their bar and grab the hands of a catcher, swing back and grab their trapeze, while protected with lines and a safety net.

Monsarrat, along with Locke, joined the first swing trapeze class for adults CircusWest offered in 2003.

Monsarrat’s tried tissu, or aerial silks, where the performer uses suspended lengths of fabric to pose, fall and spiral in and out of various positions, but tissu didn’t capture his imagination. He also took trampoline classes to perfect his twisting skills for the trapeze and says the trapeze is much safer.

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Continued from page 4 “It’s an interesting form of exercise with some art to it,” Monsarrat says. “It’s hard to be full of finesse when you’re lifting weights.”

CircusWest also offers adult classes in acrobatics, hand-tohand balancing with a partner and human pyramids, poi ball and staff spinning, contact juggling, double trapeze, where two people suspend from a static trapeze and create holds and poses, as well as workshops.

Locke first tried flying trapeze 15 years ago at Club Med. “I’m not going to say people get addicted, but people go to Club Med every year, fly around the world, to do trapeze,” the slim, easygoing man in his 50s says. “It is a really addictive sport.”

Locke’s bid to get CirKids to offer flying trapeze was unsuccessful so he commuted up to Whistler where a flying trapeze rig operated every summer at the foot of the mountain until it ceased operation three years ago.

Locke finally succeeded in convincing CirKids to start adult classes in 2003. “I broke them down to let us in,” Locke says.

“It’s run by a board of kids’ parents and they really didn’t want the adults in here training with their kids. But it’s been nice.

There are lots of adults who started from nothing who are now performing all around town…

I’m performing with some of that acro[batic] stuff.”

He was in his 30s when he first grabbed the trapeze, so Locke, who had never been a gymnast, set his sights on coaching, not performing. In 2005, the Granville Island yacht broker by day became CirKids’s first adult student to become an instructor by night, and between classes and friends and family nights, he’s coached hundreds of shaky folks on the art of swinging trapeze.

CircusWest artistic director Nunns, who started as a 14-yearold student with CirKids in 1985, says the non-profit organization couldn’t take on adults until it moved from the smaller South Hill Gym on Fraser Street at East 44th Avenue to the larger Garden Auditorium in 2003.

Inspired by a performance of the Australian Fruit Fly Circus at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Jacqua Pratt started the Vancouver Children’s Circus Society in 1984 at the urging of her daughter Zoe. The society operated out of the small South Hill Gym for years, setting up and taking down equipment on a daily basis, while teaching more than 2,000 kids.

Instructor Colleen Yuen and husband Ian Greenwood were married while suspended from the CircusWest ceiling. photo Paterson Creative Services Adult performances led to the development of a professional performing troupe that CirKids launched in 2007, the Avatar Circus Project. The registered char-

ity changed its name from CirKids to CircusWest in 2008, leaving CirKids to designate its youth programs. “Kids were turning 20 and 21 and saying we want to stay but

we don’t want to be called CirKids anymore,” Nunns says.

Sido Adamson, 22, performs with Avatar, which was featured in the 2008 and 2009 Cultural Olympiads.

Avatar also entertains at corporate gigs like another local group, The Underground Circus. Adamson says she’s hooked on the aerial hoop, where circus artists perform acrobatics from a steel hoop that’s suspended from the ceiling. “Pretty much anything that’s in the air I’m happy on,” she says.

The lithe, fresh-faced young woman first encountered circus arts at a CirKids summer camp she attended at age six. She enrolled in its 10-month-long core programming, a blend of traditional circus arts with dance and theatre, “and hasn’t stopped.”

“When I was younger, I liked that it was almost like playing but with cooler stuff,” Adamson says. “It’s non-competitive, so it’s a safe atmosphere and the coaching staff is super supportive… it was being athletic without having to be the best at something.”

Adamson’s taken circus workshops in Calgary but hasn’t visited Canada’s circus capital, Montreal.

She likes the training relationships she has in Vancouver and Avatar, although it doesn’t provide fulltime employment.

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Continued from page 5 She also trains in a sawdust-ridden corner of a wood shop at Great Northern Way Campus, works as a personal trainer and teaches pilates.

CircusWest alumni have continued on to the National Circus School in Montreal, Cirque du Soleil and professional circuses around the world.

But the 25-year-old circus company is determined to develop a West Coast circus hub and style and to develop a world-recognized, touring troupe.

“Cirque du Soleil has really educated people as to a new circus that’s different from the lions and tigers and the parking lot circus that happened when I was a kid,” Nunns says. “The west is full of stories and myths and mystique and nature and balance and zen, all of those kinds of things that make for a really interesting narrative.”

Although the temporary Olympics-related relocation reduced the non-profit’s adult student numbers, the 2010 Games gave CircusWest huge exposure.

“Our kids’ troupe performed at Robson Square every day and our Avatar group performed at Robson Square for six days, and we estimate, just based on rough numbers, that 160,000 people saw us,” Nunns says.

Two of CircusWest’s coaching staff performed as aerialists in the opening ceremonies for the Games.

CirKids have since been invited to perform at a children’s festival in Washington D.C. and Avatar performed for B.C. Home Builders in Nanaimo last month.

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lexandra Suhner Isenberg arrives to the first session of Wednesday night adult tissu class frazzled. It’s taken the husky-voiced 31-year-old half an hour to find the Garden Auditorium that’s tucked behind the PNE Forum near Hastings and Renfrew and she’s more apt to throttle someone at Google Maps, if she could, than she is

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“DOING 20 CHIN-UPS IS AN ACHIEVEMENT, BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK AMAZING.”

Alexandra Suhner Isenberg to gracefully balance while suspended in the silks.

But instructor Colleen Yuen chats Suhner Isenberg up while they stretch out their limbs to prepare for the supernatural feats of strength they’re about to perform. The diminutive Yuen shows Suhner Isenberg, who’s trying tissu for the first time, how to use one foot to wrap the other in a “lace lock” that will bear her fullbody weight.

“It hurts,” Suhner Isenberg says.

The fabric is constricting and sometimes when tissu artists unravel, it causes burns. Yuen teaches the newbie an inversion, how to suspend herself vertically, upside down, between the two silks. Yuen shows her how to grasp a silk in each hand, flip and roll her body into a ball so her head is closest to the floor, and then to straighten her legs up. “They’re stretchy,” Suhner Isenberg says of the silks. “I’m used to something static.”

Suhner Isenberg, a recreational pole dancer, tried tissu because she’s been told it uses transferable skills. She notes former Miss Pole Dance Australia, Felix Cane, performs in Cirque du Soleil’s sensual Zumanity. At the end of the session, Suhner Isenberg says more people need to explore fun forms of exercise.

“Doing 20 chin-ups is an achievement, but it doesn’t look amazing,” she says.

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uen looks like a strong little bird as she displays her tissu moves at the open house. In her early 40s, Yuen

nimbly climbs high, holds a plethora of flexible upside-down poses, wraps herself in the silks and dramatically tumbles down, displaying some of what she’s discovered and mastered since she took CircusWest’s first tissu class in 2003.

The former gymnast discovered a passion for tissu at CircusWest, where she also met her husband, Ian Greenwood, an actor and circus artist from the U.K., in 2005. Four years later, the couple wed perched on an arrow shot through a red metal heart, suspended from the ceiling of CircusWest. They transformed the Garden Auditorium into a one-ring circus for the affair.

A stilt walker carried their rings, and once they’d tied the knot, the newlyweds performed a brief routine, as did their circus friends.

An occupational therapist, Yuen works four days a week so she can devote more time to tissu and perform at various functions with CircusWest.

“I’ve discovered this different part of my life, this different me,” Yuen says. “I’m performing—wow—which I never thought I would do. It’s given me the opportunity to find something that I love doing and also to perform; performing is fun, and exciting.”

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s for Weatherill, she took three turns on the swinging trapeze at the open house. “I was totally wiped,” she says the following week. “I could barely hold on anymore.”

But the mother of a 10-monthold was elated to quash her fear of heights and perform tricks on the trapeze once more.

“When I got home I was so excited to tell my husband that I did it again,” Weatherill says. “I had been really nervous, like I didn’t think I would do it anymore, and then going and trying it again made me want to for sure sign up for more classes because it just puts a big smile on my face.” crossi@vancourier.com

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Finally got around to interviewing Mayor Gregor Robertson about the performance of Police Chief Jim Chu since he became the city’s top cop in August 2007.

Robertson is the designated spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Board, which hired Chu and gives him an annual performance review.

For the record, Robertson wasn’t in the mayor’s chair when the police board hired Chu. That was former mayor Sam Sullivan, whose board chose Chu over thendeputy chief Bob Rich and then-superintendent Kash Heed. Rich is now the chief in Abbotsford and Heed is the Liberal MLA for Vancouver Fraserview and embroiled in controversy over his election campaign.

What prompted my

The 80-year-old Burrard Bridge needs repairs while the Squamish Nation plans to develop underneath its south end. photo Dan Toulgoet

Bridge work

As I reported on our website Tuesday, the Squamish Nation plans to develop eight acres of its land underneath the south end of the Bur-

rard Bridge. But what about the bridge itself?

The 80-year-old span is in dire need of repairs and on the city’s to-do list. Surely, the band wouldn’t want

pieces of the crumbling bridge falling on its new development.

Mayor Gregor Robertson and Squamish Chief Gibby Jacob both weighed in on

the topic. First, the mayor.

“The city needs to get the repairs underway regardless and ensure the restoration of the bridge happens sooner rather than later,” Robertson said. “It’s been delayed for many years and that work needs to get underway. So in all likelihood that would happen before the Squamish development proceeds.”

Added Robertson: “I don’t know that there would be a synergy with bridge repairs with their development project. There may be. It’s something we could obviously talk about.”

Jacob laughed when asked if he would consider a partnership with the city to repair the bridge. Costs are estimated up to $50 million.

He didn’t spend any time considering the question.

“I don’t think so.”

Meanwhile, the billboard the band erected a few months ago near the south end of the Burrard Bridge is there to stay. But the band has no plans for another one, Jacob said.

“We’ve done our fight over that already,” he added. mhowell@vancourier.com

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question to Robertson was learning last week that Chu pulled in $303,602 in 2009, according to information released by the Vancouver Police Department.

Chu’s appearance in the 300K club made him the second highest paid city employee in 2009 to city manager Penny Ballem, who topped out at $313,577. So how’s the chief doing?

“The chief’s performance has been excellent,” said the mayor, noting decreases in crime across the city.

“The metrics of the VPD on crime statistics and the [department’s] strategic plan are very strong. He’s doing a great job of leading the VPD and has exceeded expectations.”

The public will have to take the mayor’s word for it since performance reviews of police chiefs in Vancouver are off limits to the media and public.

Chu’s five-year contract expires in August 2012. For Robertson to be in a position to extend Chu’s contract he would first have to get re-elected. His threeyear term as mayor expires in November 2011.

The mayor plans to run again.

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Commercial Drive residents vowing civil disobedience to renovations for a local park are: a) misinformed but sincere b) heroes c) nuts Last week’s poll question:

Should the city buy the Arbutus Corridor land from Canadian Pacific?

Yes: 77 per cent No: 23 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

There were high fives and a few good chuckles in the mayor’s office earlier this week. The marketing of the latest Vision poll was an unqualified success.

Last Saturday’s Vancouver Sun took up most of page A4 under the caption: “Two views of the mayoralty at the half way point.” There was a piece signed by Robertson basically saying “I’m doing a great job.” Then there was a piece by a Sun columnist about Robertson and the poll saying, “He’s doing a great job” and besides, he’s not only beautiful but smart, too. GQ plus IQ. Blowhards in the blogosphere went ballistic dumping on the columnist from great heights and denouncing the poll as a questionable bit of work by a Vision insider. That would be Bob Penner. He runs Stratcom and conducted the exercise. He is about as tight with the Vision machine as you can get without being charged, which, of course, doesn’t mean his numbers are wrong. Just don’t expect to get the whole story.

What you do get is a headline saying “Robertson’s ratings soar” (up 10 points from before the Olympics to 78 per cent now). For Vision, it’s literally money in the bank. There is a $150a-plate Vision fundraiser a couple of weeks from now—“Vision Celebrates Vancouver”— and what better news to help sell those seats.

And what more enticement does the development crowd need as they start to figure out where to put their spare political change?

We are a year and a half from an election and Robertson looks like he’ll take it in a walk.

If all of this seems deliberate and scripted,

allengarr it is. The political machine that is Vision, led

by Robertson’s chief of staff Mike Magee, is arguably the best funded and biggest political operation this city has ever seen.

And incidentally, the Vision council caucus is the smoothest leak-proof crowd in recent memory. It was clear from Vision’s annual general meeting a few weeks ago they were heading into election mode. Tightly controlled messaging; no embarrassing questions from a compliant membership.

They continue to position themselves smack in the middle of the spectrum. Even casual observers noted that Vision’s recently hired senior party staffer, Ian Baillie, is not only charming and young but he has solid ties to the federal Liberals.

Stephen Learey, they guy he beat out for the job, had much more municipal experience—

was Larry Campbell’s chief of staff—but is less young and is decidedly NDP. Now a few things about those poll numbers.

Among decided voters, COPE is in the most trouble at 12.7 per cent. Their two council reps are considered weak to the point of being almost invisible. The NPA may not be in striking distance of a win at 29.8 percent but, if an election were held today, it’s likely Coun. Suzanne Anton would have company. Vision however, dominates with 48 per cent. This all means that unless COPE can cut a deal to share some of Robertson’s coattails we will be back to a twoparty city with a solid Vision majority.

But it’s not all good news for Robertson.

Support for his homeless initiative, according to Penner, is slipping. As an issue, “it is the toughest in the long-term,” Penner said. It was the major plank in Robertson’s platform. But people perceive matters are getting worse.

There is one other trouble spot. As much as Robertson wants to keep pointing fingers at the Athletes Village and the NPA “train wreck,” he’s now bearing the burden with more negatives than positives for what the public perceives as a “huge mess.” Saving 126 units for social housing helped him. But just a bit.

Aside from his handling of the Olympics, he gets most approval for the “Greenest City” initiative. Laugh if you want at community gardens, backyard chickens and separated bike lanes, but the public is eating it up—putting Vision and Robertson just where they want to be. agarr@vancourier.com

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Information technology making culture history In 1989, the writer Francis Fukuyama penned a famous essay called “The End of History?” He predicted the Cold War’s finale would usher in the universalization of Western liberal democracy, and the end of history. Globalized good times would commence, with a rising tide to lift all boats. (Who knew then that the yachts of the super-rich would start levitating above sea level?)

In our postmillennial world of oil-slicked seas and pin-striped Ponzi schemes, Fukuyama’s obituary to historical change now seems better suited to the satirical newspaper the Onion than serious policy journals. If there’s going to be an end to anything, it’s footnotes citing Fukuyama in history texts.

Our planet itself is capable of historic shifts that dwarf the stock market’s mood swings, as evidenced by the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, the eruption in Iceland, and the oil spill in the Gulf. Yet even without these reminders, many of us feel in our bones that things are speeding up and starting to spin out of control.

Late-night radio host Art Bell, noting the accelerating pace of change, used to call it “The Quickening.” My partner simply called it “media,” pointing to the news industry’s insatiable appetite for 30second disaster stories. She works in the textbook division of a major publisher, and her company is trying to find its way in a world where print is being swept away by digital texts. One day we were driving along listening to a CBC Radio documentary on plagiarism.

Teachers can no longer police thievery from the Internet, and have begun to wave the white flag at a cut-and-paste culture, in which up to 90 per cent of students cheat. Listening to the broadcast, my partner had her aha-moment. She suddenly realized the changing times are part of something way bigger than the 24-hour news cycle on steroids.

A recent New York Times editorial argues that with the acceleration of information technology, the next generation are going to be old fogies by their 20s, divided from children raised on newer electronic toys.

A series of “mini generation gaps” are already underway.

We’re not talking about the end of history, but the end of culture—which is normally defined as elders imparting knowledge and values to the young.

As Mark Twain once observed, history doesn’t repeat, but it sort of rhymes. Five centuries ago, the Spanish con-

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geoffolson quistador Hernan Cortes and his men marched into the valley of Mexico, and easily conquered the civilization of the Aztecs, who mistook his arrival for the prophesied return of their red-bearded god, Quetzalcoatl.

Cut to the present, when the microchip is God, with a flock of worshippers awaiting its newest incarnation in the next big gizmo. We may or may not be welcoming our conquest by machines, but we’re certainly complicit in the restructuring of our job economy. With almost everything the managerial class does going digital, and much of it freely available (legally or illegally), what does that mean for those of us who aren’t writing applications for the iPhone, or web-hosting for the few remaining brick-and-mortar retailers?

1984 author George Orwell once told the writer Arthur Koestler, “This is the end of history.” Orwell didn’t mean the glorious Hegelian synthesis that Fukuyama fantasized.

He meant that from his time on all the records of historical events would be controlled by the state, and after a certain point it would be impossible for anyone (including the state) to know what really happened. It would be a nightmare of compartmentalized information—a hall of mirrors with no exit.

Thanks to the Internet that prophecy hasn’t panned out, but it’s not off the table either.

Freedom of information laws are under attack, corporate secrecy on the upswing, and surveillance cameras are hitting public schools. The transparency is mostly in one direction, from the top down. The average middle-class citizen is becoming an open book—or rather, an open Facebook—to hackers, phishers, spooks, stalkers, marketers and the government.

History ain’t over by a long shot, it’s just getting weirder.

The optimist in me resonates with the words of philosopher Blaise Pascal: “All history is one Immortal Man who continually learns.” But the pessimist in me worries about the Immortal Man being expelled by Gaia. www.geoffolson.com

According to one high schooler, students should spend summers in schools—not on holiday. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Class notes,” May 12.

As a student in the Vancouver school district, I have taken summer school a few times. My most recent summer school experience involved enrolling in a secondary completion course, instead of having to take it during the school year.

Yes, some of my peers thought I was wasting away my summer, but I thought it helped me focus more during the regular school year.

The Canadian school system allows for a two-month summer holiday, where students tend to let their focus take a prolonged vacation.

For many like myself, a day spent in the classroom is much more productive than sleeping in till noon and spending the latter part of the day on Facebook.

Elementary students are not limited to only academic summer programs; there are programs in music, drama, cooking, leadership and a variety of other subjects.

Personally, I feel summer programs enrich childhood experiences and encourages more social and community involvement.

Why not learn something over the summer instead of being a couch potato for two months?

Amanda Hung, Magee secondary school

Divide the art gallery and join rest of art world

To the editor: Re: “Art elite at war over VAG’s future,” May 14.

Moving the Vancouver Art Gallery because it doesn’t have enough exhibition and storage space would only be a temporary fix.

Most museums around the world are short of space.

The Louvre, physically one of the biggest museums in the world, can only exhibit 35,000 works of art at any given time, out of a collection of around 380,000.

The VAG should be split between the current building and a new one somewhere else. This is the rule rather than the exception in the world of museums.

Many museums have long

had to split their collections into several buildings, each one housing works of art from a typical historical era, or a few centuries, or even a single artist.

Of course in the real world outside Canada, all levels of government gladly provide financial help, if only because museums are the new Roman circuses and artists their gladiators.

JL Brussac, Coquitlam, B.C.

••• To the editor: Art needs space. Two galleries in my neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside, have been forced out because of gentrification and arts funding cuts.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is the jewel in the crown of Vancouver arts institutions. It has a mandate to be the art collecting institution of the city.

Having participated in the debate for 15 years, I agree that this mandate cannot be fulfilled in the current facility.

Larwill Park is the last city-owned block in downtown Vancouver. To sell it off for office space in order to pay for minor renovations of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre would be reprehensible. Building a new home for the VAG on Larwill Park should be job one.

Hank Bull, Vancouver

B.C. Assessment ‘fraud’ may explain land controversy

To the editor: Re: “Mayor’s revealing claims add to Concord land controversy,” May 12.

I liked Mark Hasiuk’s column about the Concord land controversy but one item that seems to be missing from the stories I have read is the role of the assessment authority. Doesn’t B.C. Assessment have any of its own internal audits?

And if the assessment authority can’t offer a decent explanation of why their assessment is so widely out of whack on two similar pieces of land, maybe the police should be asked to investigate. If a similar piece of land owned by the city is assessed

at 100 times more, the savings to Concord Pacific would be more than $400,000 per year. The list of who is benefitting may be wider than the just who received political donations. Focusing on the possible campaign donations may be obscuring a wider presence of fraud and corruption at B.C. Assessment.

Even if it isn’t fraud, B.C. Assessment is showing with this piece of land that it really doesn’t have a clue about what they are doing. And what’s more, they don’t seem to care.

Quentin McDonnell, Vancouver

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The government is also committed to building housing on 14 sites owned by the city. The hotels and the new buildings will or already have support services attached to them, where health providers connect with people suffering from mental illness and addiction issues.

“Rich Coleman has done a magnificent job,” Campbell said. “I know people pooh-pooh it, but I’m telling you he got it—he got it because it makes good business sense and it’s compassionate.”

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Campbell spoke to the Courier Wednesday in advance of his speech Thursday at the Kettle Friendship Society’s annual fundraiser, held at the Four Seasons hotel.

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Despite a poorly attended rally last week, a group protesting the closure of the Health Contact Centre is planning another trafficstopping gathering at Hastings and Main streets this Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

The contact centre, located in the Roosevelt Hotel next to the Carnegie Centre on Hastings Street, was shut down May 3 by health authorities after being open since 2001.

Anna Maria D’Angelo, senior media relations officer at Vancouver Coastal Health, said the 24-hour drop-in centre was closed due to neighbouring facilities that duplicated and improved on services offered by the Health Contact Centre.

The centre was intended to serve as a respite from the streets for homeless people, providing bathrooms and supplies like needles, tampons, condoms and sometimes basic medical care such as dressings for wounds. The centre’s annual operating cost of $900,000 will be redirected to nearby facilities such as Insite and the Washington Needle Depot, according to D’Angelo.

Harsha Walia, a volunteer at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and one of the organizers of the rally, said protesting the closure was a life and death issue. “It’s the value of a human life,” she said.

Three rallies have been held to protest the centre’s closure.

Walia said some of the people in the community are feeling “a little bit of a sense of futility,” due to the fact no one in power is taking steps to open the centre.

“It’s miserable not having a place to go at night,” Walia said. “Vancouver Coastal Health has done nothing to fill the gaps the Health Contact Centre clearly left behind.”

Mark Townsend, executive director of the Portland Hotel Society, said the centre was too small and unwelcoming.

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“You don’t want to have a locked door with a video camera and turnstiles and a security guard,” he said.

Walia agreed the centre had problems, but said those didn’t justify its closure.

“Every agency needs to improve its accessibility but I don’t see how closing it down is a solution,” she said.

Townsend said many of the protesters are trying to do a good thing but are misinformed, mistaking the closure for a cut to service. He said the contact centre never had a clear purpose. “It was an imaginarium,” he said. “It’s never made any sense.”

Townsend suggested homeless people could go to the Washington Needle Depot or First United Church, which he said recently added bathrooms and showers. Both Hastings Street facilities are always open.

Walia said First United Church was not a replacement for the Health Contact Centre.

“It’s a shelter, not a drop-in,” she said.

“If you have an emergency it’s not a place you can go.”

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users is trying to fill the void left by the Health Contact Centre, according to volunteer coordinator Nicole Latham.

Latham said VANDU is staying open from 4 p.m. until midnight every day.

Latham said volunteers are providing a needle exchange, stems for crack pipes, as well as providing bathrooms, computer access, movies and coffee.

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From a distance, Angela Yang didn’t stand out among the firefighters gathered by a fire truck at the corner of Granville and Dunsmuir on Wednesday afternoon.

Participating in a climb-a-thon to raise money for United Way, the firefighters repeatedly climbed a fire truck ladder raised against the Holt Renfrew building. Their goal was to climb the equivalent of three times the elevation of the North Shore Mountains.

Yang wore rubber boots, protective helmet and heavy pants held up by thick suspenders—but she wasn’t allowed on the climb.

Up close, her youthful face revealed why. Yang isn’t a firefighting professional, she’s a high school student who spent the week in Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Youth Outreach Academy to get a taste for the job.

Sixteen Grade 10 to 12 students from Vancouver schools took part in the fiveday program that ended today, May 21. Participants learned first aid, fire extinguishing skills, CPR, the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus and other fire fighting skills. School counsellors selected students who would benefit most from the youth academy, and Yang earned a spot.

The 16-year-old is in Grade 11 at David Thompson secondary and is considering a career in a public service profession.

She was grateful to experience what it’s like to work as a firefighter. “It’s one thing to hear about it. It’s another thing to actually try it out,” she said.

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Rezoning raises sustainability debate Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

A neighbourhood group and at least one city councillor questioned the sustainability argument that justified a rezoning approved by the city this week.

Ankenmen Marchand Architects rationalized making the old three-storey commercial and office building at 2250 Commercial Drive that includes the CCEC Credit Union and Van East Cinema 18 feet taller than what could be allowed under the preexisting zoning by proposing to preserve the majority of the present concrete and steel structure.

The staff report to council stated the firm estimated it could retain 98 per cent of the structure, but at the public hearing, this figure became less definite.

Council approved the rezoning on the condition that 75 per cent of the building be retained with the architects encouraged to preserve more of it. The GrandviewWoodland Area Council, or GWAC, has long sought clarification on the environmental aspects of potential development.

Dan Fass, a representative of GWAC, said Ankenmen Marchand Architects stated it could bulldoze the existing building and build a new four-storey structure up to 45 feet tall and achieve the same density on the site under the old zoning that it will realize through the new zoning. GWAC wanted staff to explore the environmental sustainability of building a new four-storey structure under existing zoning.

“Let’s have the information for the public to see the two options here, and then for council to make their decision,” Fass said.

Fourteen of the 20 speakers at Tuesday’s public hearing spoke in favour of rezoning, according to Brent Toderian, the city’s director of planning.

Those in favour liked the look of the building, particularly at street level, and

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Michelle Barile, executive director of the Commercial Drive Business Society, says the society is “excited” by new residential development and the potential for new businesses to be attracted to this stretch of The Drive. The society believes having more people living in the area and the proposed building design will make the area safer and its members like that the architect will work with the existing structure and include a green wall.

But Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer said she became increasingly unconvinced of the need to rezone the property to achieve favourable changes in light of the increasingly fuzzy details about building retention, so she voted against the rezoning.

COPE councillors David Cadman and Ellen Woodsworth also opposed the rezoning. Woodsworth believes the approval will ramp up pressure for taller developments along The Drive. She argues a city planning process for Grandview-Woodland should proceed before rezoning is approved. The staff report says the rezoning won’t set a height precedent along The Drive because 2250 Commercial is unique in its size, current development and proximity to a major public transit hub, but Woodsworth doesn’t buy it.

Toderian said when staff evaluate a rezoning application, they don’t evaluate what could be done under existing zoning.

He said a brand new building would have only had to achieve a LEED Silver sustainability rating under the city’s guidelines, whereas the rezoned development will aim for LEED Gold. To achieve the same density, a newer building would have had to be more box-like, he said, whereas the building approved through rezoning will have greater setbacks that will mesh better with the single family homes to the east. crossi@vancourier.com

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The event, being organized by students, is called the Youth Rally Against Budget Cuts. It takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Organizers want protesters to wear blue to show unity. Their Facebook page states “Students in British Columbia will NOT BE SILENT.” “They (the government and politicians) SPEAK about future generations.

Our education is being compromised. WHY is the VSB being forced to cut costs??

This is the big question that we are asking. We are not willing to keep silent anymore. It is our future and we have the right to know, and we have the right to

This school year has seen many protests. learn.” The students blame the provincial government for the district’s budget shortfall and they’re worried about the loss of music, arts, ESL and special needs programs.

Some of the statistics on the Facebook page are slightly off—it states the school board must cut $18.6 million, but that figure has dropped to about $16.33 million. It also complains the B.C. government pays for 50 per cent of the funding for private schools, while it’s actually 35 or 50 per cent of the per student funding allocated to public

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school students depending on the school. Details aside, the students are ready to demonstrate. “We always hear that education is important. If this is true, why is the B.C. government taking away so much money from our & your educational needs, and thus limiting our future potential? The time has come. I/we are calling on all students to make ourselves heard.

“Even if you’re graduating, think about your younger brothers and sisters. Think about the children with special needs who won’t have the necessary

Two Vancouver School Board employees have been nominated for the YWCA’s 2010 Women of Distinction Awards.

Lora Bird, a kindergarten teacher at Tecumseh elementary annex, and Iona Whishaw, principal of David Thompson secondary and a former principal at Sir Charles Tupper secondary, are nominated in the education, training and development category.

They are among 67 women in 10 categories to be honoured at the organization’s June 1 awards dinner where recipients will be announced. The awards began in 1984 to recognize women whose activities and achievements contributed to the health and future of the community. More than 200 women and workplaces have been honoured by the YWCA since then. noconnor@vancourier.com

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pools are located at Kits Beach, Second Beach and New Brighton Park. Trout Lake, located in John Hendry Park, is the only freshwater beach in Vancouver with a lifeguard. Renfrew Pool is open again after being closed for renovations.

The board’s 25 park rangers will begin patrolling the city’s 224 parks this weekend. Rangers can help with everything from offering directions to requesting you put your dog on a leash.

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Vandal scandal

I recently wrote a column about how many Courier readers are so giving of their time and included information about volunteers painting a mural to cover up offensive graffiti at Grandview Park.

So I was dismayed last weekend to receive an email from Eileen Mosca from the Grandview Woodland Community Policing Centre, who organized the Mother’s Day project, saying vandals had defaced the volunteers’ hard work. This time the graffiti was just as obscene, but much of it was also directed specifically at Mosca and the police, with the exception of a “stolen land” reference. One part of the scrawl reads “Eat pork, kill pigs.”

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Vandals used obscene graffiti to deface a mural at Grandview photo Dan Toulgoet Park. reason, are dead-set against the park board’s redevelopment of the park, because heaven forbid, children will have a decent place to play.

I’m also guessing these are the same vandals who for a while were continuously smashing the windows of the community policing centre on Commercial Drive.

My colleague Jeremy Shepherd wrote a story for this edition of the Courier regarding the park’s redevelopment and why some people are against it, so I’m not going to go into much

more detail. I just had to rant against these anonymous cowards.

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The Victoria Day long weekend is traditionally the time the park board’s outdoor pools and beaches open to the public and this year is no exception. Beginning this weekend, lifeguards will be stationed at 11 park board operated beaches and three beachside pools from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Opening days and times are weather dependent.

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I’m out of the office until May 31 and won’t be writing Central Park or answering emails until then.

Meanwhile, the city is supposed to be putting the final touches on its backyard chicken guidelines anytime now, but hopefully not until I get back. Once the city has officially approved backyard chickens, I’m going to hold a contest and offer a copy of Raising Chickens for Dummies as the grand prize. I’m considering a best-of poetry contest with the best odes to poultry poetry published here. I’ll officially announce the contest when I get back. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Lord Byng track and field breaks 65-year championship drought Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Lord Byng secondary is probably best known for its arts program, but it can now brag about a sports title. The school, at 3939 West 16th, captured the city track and field championship May 14.

It was a long time coming. The last time Byng earned a track and field title was 65 years ago—in 1945, according to Byron Jack, who coaches the team with colleague Sara Neil.

Jack has been trying to end the decades-long dry spell since he started at the school 11 years ago.

“[Winning] was a combination of real happiness and also relief,” he explained Monday. “Because I didn’t want to give up on the goal, but many times it was tempting to maybe choose a different goal.”

The region used to hold an inner city high school meet, which attracted schools from outside of Vancouver decades ago. It evolved into a Vancouver and district meet with representation from municipalities such as Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby. In the mid-1980s, Vancouver started holding its own city championship because there were enough

local students to participate.

“The last time we won any kind of [track and field] championship was the inner city high one in 1945. We also won in 1943 and 1944,” Jack said, citing statistics from a track and field history book by track athlete Bill McNulty, a former Vancouver teacher who’s also a longtime Richmond city councillor.

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This year, Lord Byng put together a team of about 100 students—75 of whom who qualified for the finals. The two-day meet took place at Point Grey secondary Thursday May 13 and at Minoru Park in Richmond on Friday May 14. noconnor@vancourier.com

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“You could probably have 150 or 200 athletes and only then would you cover all the events,” Jack said. “It’s a matter of fielding the biggest team you can if you’re trying to go for the title.”

In past years, John Oliver and Eric Hamber secondary schools have enjoyed a great deal of success at the annual track and field city championship, while Lord Byng has worked on earning the top prize.

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Bike lane plan shrinks downtown street Mike Howell Staff writer

The city’s plan to create downtown’s first protected bicycle lane from vehicles will cost up to $810,000 and require one traffic lane be eliminated on the north side of Dunsmuir Street, according to a city staff report that went before council Thursday.

The plan for the nine-block strip of Dunsmuir also means changes to transit stops, intersections and eliminating up to 25 parking spots that could result in a maximum revenue loss for the city of $110,000 this year. City council was expected to approve the plan at Thursday’s finance meeting at city hall, which occurred after the Courier’s print deadline.

The plan calls for a lane protected by barriers to open in June to coincide with bike month. It will run from the Dunsmuir viaduct west along Dunsmuir to Burrard Street. The city believes the protected bike lane has the potential to increase the number of cyclists, make cycling along the strip safer and increase customer traffic to businesses on the street.

The lane will link with the protected lane on the Dunsmuir viaduct, which opened to cyclists in March. Linking the two lanes will allow a cyclist to ride in a

protected lane from Main Street to Burrard Street.

Charles Gauthier, executive director of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, said he hasn’t seen any city data that proves more customers will frequent Dunsmuir Street businesses.

“I don’t know what supports that statement,” Gauthier said.

Gauthier described himself as “an occasional, fair weather commuter cyclist” and said he understands the purpose of a protected bike lane for safety. But as an advocate for downtown businesses, Gauthier said fewer parking spots and the possibility of eliminating right hand turns off Dunsmuir Street will hurt businesses. He pointed out the city’s 2002 Downtown Transportation Plan called for non-protected cycling lanes that would not take away parking spots or traffic lanes. “The Dunsmuir Street proposal is a slap in the face to the 2002 transportation plan,” Gauthier said.

The city report calls for the two-way lane to be protected by three types of barriers—potted plants, medians for bus passengers and parking spots on the south side of the bike lane.

The city didn’t settle on one type of barrier because it wants to study which one would work best along the route,

according to the report written by assistant city engineer Jerry Dobrovolny. He recommended the lane be monitored for at least six months so weather conditions, seasons and special events can be factored into the experiment.

The report acknowledged the conflict between cyclists, who can travel east and west in the lane, and motorists turning right off Dunsmuir Street.

City engineers in Montreal and New York reduced that conflict with a variety of measures, including separate signals for turning vehicles or bicycles, dedicated bicycle crossings, eliminating righthand turns and stop signs located several metres from an intersection. “Staff recommend that a combination of these techniques be used along Dunsmuir Street,” Dobrovolny wrote. “Details of the configuration of each intersection will continue to be refined in response to the conditions observed at the intersections.”

The Dunsmuir bike lane experiment is part of the city’s $25 million plan to improve the city’s cycling network. The second phase of the Dunsmuir plan is to build another protected lane on Burrard, Hornby or Thurlow to connect Dunsmuir to the protected lane on the Burrard Bridge, which opened last summer. mhowell@vancourier.com

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Commercial Drive park will be closed and redeveloped

Resident vows vandalism at Grandview Park Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

The loss of his freedom is a price one resident is willing to pay to protest the temporary closure of Grandview Park.

The Commercial Drive park will be closed for nine months beginning in July for a $1.5 million redevelopment to provide new playground equipment and improved drainage.

But David Beattie, an ESL teacher and freelance writer, objected to the closure and what he referred to as the authoritarian and insensitive approach of the park board. Calling for public meetings to discuss the park’s closure, which he said was not addressed in previous meetings, Beattie promised to engage in civil disobedience if the park is closed despite public opposition.

Beattie said he would repeatedly tear down the fence, trespass on the park, handcuff himself to park fixtures and possibly disable equipment brought in for redevelopment. “If they leave earth moving equipment around, there are ways to keep them from functioning,” he said.

Beattie said he would not hurt anyone or damage private property in his protest.

“I will become ungovernable as far as that park is concerned,” he said.

Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Sarah Blyth stated in an email the redevelopment could not be done in phases due to the structure of the funding. “We have to be finished the project by March 2011,” she wrote.

Blyth said extensive public consultations, including discussions about possible closure, were held dating back to June 2009, including a meeting in Grandview Park.

She noted the park board had no plans for more meetings.

Beattie, who moved back to the neighbourhood six weeks ago after living abroad,

““IF A MCDONALD’S OPENED UP, I’D BE FURIOUS.” David Beattie

called Commercial Drive “the last bastion of the beatnik.” He said he hoped the issue could be resolved without civil disobedience. “We are not spoiling for a fight, we want to be conciliatory,” he said.

He claimed he would be willing to serve as many as three months in prison to protest the closure of the park and said the redevelopment should be completed in phases, leaving most of the park open.

Beattie said he was concerned the redevelopment of the park might lead to the gentrification of the area, pushing out homeless people and dulling the neighbourhood’s vibrancy. “If a McDonald’s opened up, I’d be furious,” he said.

Eileen Mosca, an artist who’s lived in the area for 30 years and is a board member with the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre, said she found it difficult to relate to the protesters. “These people are protesting to achieve neglect of the park,” she said.

Mosca rejected the notion the redesign of the park had anything to do with gentrification. “You can’t force people out of a park through landscape design,” she said.

Mosca said the park board did a good job of communicating with the neighbourhood.

“They really listened to people. You felt like you were involved with something real.”

Mosca worked on a mural in the park that was recently defaced with graffiti. Some of the graffiti seemed to be directed at her. “I lived in a fifth floor walk-up in the South Bronx, nobody around here scares me,” said Mosca. “There’s a group here who will protest motherhood and apple pie.” jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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Mount Pleasant facility may house 16 studios, two large spaces

Arts centre slated for August opening Cheryl Rossi

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A three-month-old artists society is poised to open a new arts centre in Mount Pleasant.

It signed a lease for a building at 125 East Eighth Ave. Tuesday.

“Within a block-and-a-half of where we’re locating, there are probably four condos that are under construction or will be shortly, so I think there’s a sense of urgency that if we’re going to keep some of the good qualities of this neighbourhood [we need to] rally together and talk about what’s valuable here,” said Rob Sutherland, co-founder and a director of the new Mount Pleasant Artists Society, which aims to provide affordable artist studios.

Sutherland, a Mount Pleasant resident who works in construction as a small contractor, formed the Mount Pleasant Artists Society with four others he met through Julia Lew at Our Town Café, which he calls the “real” Mount Pleasant community centre.

The building, on Eighth between Main and Quebec streets, was found by the MachineNoisy Dance Society, which will be one of several groups to sublease space from Mount Pleasant Artists Society.

The one-storey, 12,000-square-foot building previously housed Broadway Printers.

It features sprung floors in the basement, which according to Sutherland was once home to a bowling alley for the Street Railwaymen’s Co-operative Society.

The building could house up to 16 smaller studios and two larger 1,300-square-foot spaces for dance production.

Projects in Place, a local non-profit that helps communities create sustainable designs, drew up plans for the building.

IF WE’RE GOING TO KEEP SOME OF THE GOOD QUALITIES OF THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD [WE NEED TO] RALLY TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT’S VALUABLE.” Rob Sutherland

An unnamed benefactor recently agreed to provide the Mount Pleasant Artists Society with the money needed for the initial deposit, lease and renovations. The society hopes to start renovations as early as July and to open its doors in August. It will show prospective tenants the spaces shortly.

Other directors of the society include painter Sonja Habert who lost her studio and work in the Christmas Day 2009 fire on East Broadway at Kingsway, artist Diane Park and Daelik Hackenbrook, co-artistic director of MachineNoisy.

Sutherland was involved in the social coordinating group the city established as part of its community planning for Mount Pleasant, and he says the arts centre fits with the plan’s aim to animate laneways because the building backs onto one. He’s also working to establish a farmers market at Main and Seventh.

“With the whole Mount Pleasant planning program that has been going on for the last two-and-a-half years we have the ear of city right now,” Sutherland said. crossi@vancourier.com

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The redevelopment of the Arbutus Shopping Centre is the subject of a meeting Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Hellenic Community Centre on Arbutus Street. The owners of the shopping centre have applied to the city of Vancouver for permission to expand the centre, including four new buildings between six and eight storeys. Doreen Braverman, chair of the Arbutus Ridge Concerned Citizens Association, stated in an email the developer’s plans “ignore most of the community’s recommendations.” Braverman stated her neighbourhood was promised any development would reflect the wishes and the character of the community. She accused Vancouver’s previous city council of reneging on that promise.

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And question how they speak to you today

Acknowledge ghosts and voices of the past

In the practice of medicine, physicians must keep an open mind. Though a patient’s symptoms and physical signs may point to the common or obvious, we maintain a differential diagnosis.

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early will limit the scope of our vision. We will miss important clues and possibly the correct diagnosis.

Astute and experienced physicians will heed their intuition and listen to that feeling of unease when something doesn’t fit. They

will ask, “What else could this be?”

Privy to my patients’ stories and secrets, struggles and dreams, I’ve learned not to make quick generalizations about others. A complete and complex personality with a network of

relationships lies just beneath the surface.

But much of the time, most people skim the surface.

We are quick to judge one another by appearances. We make assumptions about character based on

our bodies, our clothes, our gender and our race. We limit our conception of others, and we can limit our vision of ourselves.

Beneath the surface lies the back story. It can be a story of abandoned dreams, trauma and loss. It can be a vision of courage and hope.

Most of us don’t share this side of ourselves, and many do not acknowledge its impact on our present lives.

How much of your sense of self is tied to the past?

Do the voices of your childhood speak to you still?

Your emotional environment can make the difference between depression and happiness, anxiety and confidence, anger and peace. How we are treated at school, at work, in the playground and in our homes influences how we feel and think about ourselves.

If the words we hear each day tell us we are not good enough or deserving of happiness or if we are overwhelmed by stress and negativity, we will not find peace.

The words you hear today may be echoes from the past. How your parents, grandparents, teachers and siblings spoke to you shaped your self-conception. In the first two decades of your life, you adopted core beliefs about yourself, your world and your relationships to others.

You were told who you were, and this may have been a mixture of the positive and the negative. You were told what you could do and what you could not do. Your sense of self worth may have been affirmed and nurtured or beaten and crushed.

Our past experiences can shade our present as well.

If you grew up in poverty,

davidicuswong you may remain anxious about money and food even if you have enough today. If you grew up in poverty for love, you may struggle today to love and feel loved. Traumatic experiences leave their mark as well. Abuse—physical or emotional—can influence our relationships and our self-esteem. We may still grieve the losses of our past.

The ghosts and voices of your past must be acknowledged, re-addressed, challenged and overcome in order to live fully in the present and rise to the challenges and joys of the future. We are not condemned to hold onto a narrowed conception of our selves, one that constrains our potential in life and our potential for happiness. We need not repeat maladaptive and self-defeating behaviour.

The first step is to question those voices that speak to us this day. You can then ask, “Who am I today?” and “What can I become?”

In my next column: the therapeutic value of acting and breaking out of character.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. His health column appears regularly in this paper and his Internet radio show can be heard on positiveworldradionetwork. weearth.com.

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Our May 14 story “Downtown Eastside Warehouse converted into luxury hotel” incorrectly listed the selling price of a suite in The Keefer as $1.2 million.

The actual selling price is $1.7 million. Our May 14 story “Money remains hot topic at TransLink AGM” May 14 stated the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze SeaBus would not be in service unless another SeaBus required repairs. But according to TransLink, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze will be in regular service. TransLink plans to rotate its three SeaBuses so two are always in service with the third getting repairs or maintenance work done.

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 www.vancouver. ca 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.

Barbecue safety

May long weekend means one thing for many people—barbecue season. But Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services warns some recent

fires have been caused by poorly maintained barbecues. Cooking equipment, including barbecues, cause more than 5,000 household fires a year. In 2009, there were 20 fires in Vancouver caused by barbecues, which sparked more than $52,000 in damage. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services suggests owners

carefully inspect hoses and fuel supply lines for deterioration. Ensure that the grease dripping tray is in place and that grease is not dripping onto the supply line, which will cause a fire.

Keep barbecues at least 1.5 metres from your home and hedges and always open the barbecue lid before lighting it. If the barbecue won’t

light, wait a few minutes for the gas to dissipate and then try again. Never leave it unattended, especially if you’re burning grease off to clean it. A garden hose should be near by in case a grill fire becomes too large.

Always keep small children and pets away from the hot equipment. And never store propane tanks indoors.

Yard sale

The West End Cleanup group is hosting its first annual community yard sale May 29, weather permitting. The volunteer crew that’s been cleaning up the West End for three years is celebrating its anniversary with a community event to boost its profile. Those who need to divest themselves of possessions are invited to set up a blanket or table to sell their wares for $10, donate used items for West End Cleanup to sell, bring beverage containers for the bottle drive, pennies for a penny jar or hunger for a BBQ, popcorn and baked goods. The sale happens at Lord Roberts Schoolyard (entrance off the 1600 block of Comox), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, contact John at info@ westendcleanup.com or 604-603-2397.

Spring cleanup

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 runs May 1 to 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

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food talk

Sweeten late spring ‘vegetable’ with brown sugar

Rhubarb rich in things that are good for you lindawatts

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When it comes to rhubarb, we either love it or hate it.

There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground with this late spring fruit that’s technically a vegetable.

Nutrition-wise, rhubarb is a good source of fibre, magnesium and, to some degree, calcium. Surprisingly, a half cup serving of stewed rhubarb has more calcium than an equivalent portion of cow’s milk. Even though no other fruit or vegetable comes close to having the same amount of calcium, our bodies have difficulty soaking up the nutrient

from rhubarb because it’s also high in oxalates.

Oxalates are organic acids that bind to calcium in our digestive tract and decrease its absorption.

Rhubarb isn’t alone; other foods that contain large quantities of oxalates are spinach, chard, beets (root and greens), starfruit, almonds, black tea, soy beans, tofu and meat substitutes made with soy.

I didn’t become a rhubarb fan until I began to eat it with less sugar. Too many rhubarb pies, compotes and sauces are as sweet as jam. A good recipe will allow the rhubarb tang to come through without being mouth-puckering.

Over time, I’ve made numerous batches of rhubarb sauce with varying quantities of sugar. Here’s a recipe that I, and my official tastetesters, believe is just right: not too tart, not to sweet. Be sure to use brown sugar and select crimson red or rosecoloured rhubarb stalks.

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spoon the luscious sauce over strawberry ice cream or pillows of baked meringue.

Rhubarb fool is another sweet idea where the sauce is folded into lightly sweetened whipped cream. Traditionally an old English dessert, its name most likely originated from its easy preparation that assumes any twit can make it.

Easy-to-make Rhubarb Fool is made with rhubarb photo Linda Watts sauce and heavy cream. sour, stalks for jam or jelly.

Rhubarb sauce is good at breakfast stirred into vanilla yogurt or layered onto thick

slices of toasted multi-grain bread that have been topped with ricotta cheese. For easy and delicious desserts,

Rhubarb Sauce What You Need: 1 pound fresh or frozen rhubarb stalks, cut into ½ -inch pieces (about 4 cups) 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1/4 cup orange juice or water 1 teaspoon grated orange zest (optional) What to Do: In a medium saucepan with a lid, combine rhubarb, brown sugar, juice or water and orange zest if used. Stir until rhubarb is well coated. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cover saucepan and cook until rhubarb is soft, about 10

minutes. Stir occasionally.

Uncover and coarsely mash rhubarb with the back of a spoon. Continue cooking and stirring until liquid has evaporated. Serve warm, or let cool, cover and refrigerate for up to a week. Makes about 1 ½ cups.

Rhubarb Fool Whip one cup heavy cream (33 per cent M.F.) either using an electric mixer or by hand until stiff peaks form. Gradually add 1/4 cup granulated sugar as you whip the cream. Gently fold in one cup rhubarb sauce that’s been chilled, a 1/3 of a cup at a time, leaving some streaks of fruit. Spoon into small glasses or dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. Top with a little more compote just before serving. Eat within four hours of making so cream and fruit don’t separate. Serves 4 to 6.

Linda Watts is a registered dietitian. Email her questions at lwatts@vancourier.com.

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Baskets help keep perimeter drains clear of leaves and needles Shell Busey

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This product is easy to install and really does prevent

the debris from entering the perimeter drains. They are usually installed four to five feet up from the ground, which makes cleaning them

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A: The solution you are looking for is called a WizzVent; this is a multipurpose moisture control unit that is suited for areas such as this.

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Be careful walking in Sherlock’s footsteps John Masters

Contributing writer

At Grimspound, a Bronze Age settlement on the bleak moors of Devon, 24 stone foundations are the remains of where families dwelt 3,000 years ago. The site is thought to have been used photo John Masters

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for The Hound of the Baskervilles. characters.)

You might think that, since Grimspound is in Dartmoor National Park, the way to it would be well signposted. It isn’t. “We’re very informal,” says Jonathan Stones, a park ranger. “We don’t do big trail markers.”

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cluding Grimspound, but if you were looking for it on your own you’d need to drive northeast from Princetown along B3212, turn south onto Challacombe Road and look for five worn granite steps on the left of the road. Drive slowly or you’ll miss them.

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PRINCETOWN, England—“There rose ever, dark against the evening sky, the long, gloomy curve of the moor, broken by jagged and sinister hills.”

So wrote Dr. John Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles, talking about the bleak landscape of Devon in southwest England.

It’s a description that fits perfectly the approach to Grimspound, one of the locations used by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for Hound.

In Hound, probably the most famous Holmes story, the London consulting detective and his trusted companion, Dr. Watson, leave the cozy warmth of 221B Baker Street and comes to Dartmoor, a desolate area of nearly 775 square kilometres of disorienting granite hills and boggy, treacherous mires that can suck a man to his death.

Grimspound is the site of a Bronze Age hut circle, one of many on the moors, where a few dozen families and their domestic animals lived 3,000 years ago. It’s a particularly well preserved example, with the stone ruins of 24 huts and a rocky, waist-high wall that still completely encircles the camp, which is why it’s believed to be the one Conan Doyle used in Hound.

(It’s in the ruins that Holmes makes his base, to observe the goings-on of various

hill, crossing a burbling brook and passing a few of the moor’s wild ponies. The hut circle is about a 10-minute climb from the road. You may meet the odd hiker; more likely, you and the wind will have the site to yourselves.

Conan Doyle took liberties with the moor’s geography when writing his novel.

Grimspound really ought to be next to Fox Tor, south of Princetown. In the book, Fox Tor is where the escaped convict, Selden, hides. Conan Doyle says there’s a deadly bog between the tor and Baskerville Hall and this accords with reality, but where the grand house should sit is the less impressive Whiteworks Cottages.

If you want to see the model for Baskerville Hall—and the origin of the legend Conan Doyle based Hound on—ask for directions at the park office in Princetown. It’s in a valley near Holne and it’s called Brook Manor. (It’s still lived in, so can only be viewed from the road.) There, in the 1600s, dwelt Richard Cabell, reputed to have sold his soul to the devil. When he died, a phantom pack of wild dogs is said to have gathered at his tomb and howled, their shrieks carrying across the dark and lonely moor.

For more information on Dartmoor, visit the Dartmoor Partnership website at www. dartmoor.co.uk.

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COMING UP: Get all the latest on family fun and adventure in our latest installment of KidzBeat. Writer and parent Emma Lee covers kids playground activities and events around town.

Courier reader: Grant Vanderhoek and friends Destination: Great Wall of China, China Favourite memories of trip: A group of teachers from R.E. Moun-

Plus, Registrations are still in effect for summer camp.

Get all the scoop on where your kids will want to go!

tain secondary in Langley and Ogden secondary in 100 Mile House toured some schools in Beijing and Tiajin, but not before packing a few copies of the Courier in their bags. The teachers also got to take in some of China’s famous sites, including the Great Wall.

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

Publishes citywide on Friday, June 4.

To advertise in this feature, call 604-738-1412

Worship in Vancouver MAY 2010

KERRISDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2733 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC www.kerrisdalepc.ca

Tel. 604 261-1434 • Email: kpc@telus.net Minister Rev. Steve Filyk

Koinos Seminar

Sunday Family Worship: 10:00 am Contemporary Service: 12:30 pm

Basic theology for laity Saturday, June 5, 2010 • 9am - 4pm Global Mission

“A thinking church with a warm heart!”

by Miriam Adeney (BA, MA, PhD)

Equipped Nursery Church School for ages 2+

FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 2095 W. 43rd Ave., Kerrisdale

St. Helen Helen''s

Anglican Church

Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.

4405 W. 8th Avenue (Corner of Trimble) 604-224-0212

Sunday Morning Services The Rev. Scott Gould

Childcare provided at all services Tel./Fax: 604-261-7515 Public Reading Room – Same Address Please contact the Church for current Reading Room hours.

Tel: 604-266-2111

8:00 am Holy Communion 10:00 am Morning Worship & Sunday School & Nursery - All Are Welcome! -

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Does the word “church” have lots of baggage for you? www.knoxunitedvancouver.org

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There will be Blood By Georgas

Local heavy metal traditionalists and defenders of the beard 3 Inches of Blood cap off their cross Canada tour with two shows at the Rickshaw Theatre. The May 21 gig features openers Goatwhore and the Golers, while the May 22 show includes Goatwhore and sludge purveyors HAGGATHA, which, we have on good authority will destroy your soul. Tickets at Scrape, Redcat, Zulu Records and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Recent Exclaim! Magazine cover girl and star-in-the-making Hannah Georgas plays a hometown show May 22 at Venue (881 Granville St.). She’ll be pushing her catchy and accomplished debut full length This is Good—a toetapping indie rock charmer for fans of Feist, Metric and Regina Spektor that, thankfully, lives up to its moniker.

Colleen Brown and Dave Vertesi open.

Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, Highlife or www.ticketweb.ca.

City slickers

Variety Show

POSTER OF THE WEEK

Fresh off their 2009 PEAK Performance win and presumably spending the past few months rolling around in a bed of money, Kelowna’s We Are the City and recent tour mate Aidan Knight play one for the kids May 21 at St. James Hall. In Medias Res and the awkwardly named 41st & Home fill out the all ages bill.

Show: Wiggle Show at Five Sixty Nightclub May 22 Poster artist: Cole Johnstone, photographer Nicholas Jang

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents its annual Variety Show, featuring Charlotte Diamond and the Hug Band, Ache Brasil, Circus Incognitus, National Acrobats of Taiwan and improv masters DuffleBag Theatre. It all goes down May 22, 6:30 p.m. For tickets at the gate or by calling 604-280-3311. For more info, go to www.childrensfestival.ca.

Sonic youth

Those of you worried about the fate of our poetry slamming youth, fear not. The 2010 Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team makes its wordy debut May 24 at, where else, Café Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive). There will also be an open mic for any aspiring poets between the ages of 13 to 22. Sign up is at 7 p.m. According to the rules, there can be no props, no costumes, no musical instruments and you can only read your own poems. Is a beret considered a prop or a costume?

For more info, call 604-215-9230.

kudos & kvetches We need to get out more

We’re the member of K&K who doesn’t get out much. So while the main voice of our team—responsible for such scintillating topics as mooseknuckles, sweaty hedgehogs and an abiding sense of shame at having fleshy, pale legs—is on holiday in sunnier climes exploiting cheap foreign labour and spreading earthy Nanaimo joie de vivre to everyone he sees, we’ll be one of the poor excuses filling in. Sorry.

But we’re learning, and getting out more, and recently we’ve been getting a musical education. We just bought a used MP3 player from a guy off Craigslist. Actually met him for the sale at a gas station parking lot in some place called Langley, which is just east of the border between B.C. and Manitoba. He was a nice young man, who offered the barely used player still in its original packaging and with the store receipt and everything. He also included lots of his own music on the player, and after sampling his playlists, we concluded he’s a nice young man dealing with a recent heartbreak. Or he gets laid a lot. Or wants to.

At least that’s what we figure from the

arts & entertainment

Holy Hannah!

Georgas is good

Hannah Georgas performs May 22 at Venue in support of her new album This Is Good.

Boys in the Hood

Screw burly Russell Crowe and ivory-faced Cate Blanchett. Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn will always be Robin Hood and Maid Marian in our eyes. Buck the trend, and multiplex lineups, as Vancity Theatre screens Richard Lester’s 1976 relic Robin and Marian, which also stars Richard Harris, Ian Holm and Ronnie Barker from The Two Ronnies as Friar Tuck.

In a word: awesome. Show times May 23 3, 5:15 and 7:15 p.m. and May 24, 4 p.m. For more info, go to www.viff.org.

music, which includes artists we’ve either never or barely heard of but whose hearts bleed like an oil well at the bottom of the Gulf Coast. Some guy named James Blunt, for example. Apparently he’s an ex-British army guy who now sings about falling in love with anonymous women on the subway. Fellow former British army guy—he lasted only a few months—and socialist crooner Billy Bragg hates him. We love him, because like James, every morning we wake up and sing “My life is brilliant/My love is pure/I saw an angel/ Of that I’m sure.” Sweet gold, and we’ve all been there. We’ve fallen in love with plenty of angels on the Canada Line and have the court orders to prove it.

Fortunately, there are some upbeat tunes on the player, too. Some band named The Vengaboys, for example, who are four people from the Netherlands who sound like one person singing and one person playing a music synthesizer through a Commodore 64.

They like to party. They go up and down. They have a bus. They want us in their room, boom boom boom boom. We like that, too, since that’s exactly what we said to Miss Jones,

Miles of Rollins

Articulate gym fanatic and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins comes to town for another one of his spoken word thingies May 25 at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. Apparently he’ll be spinning tales about his recent travels through Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China and Senegal. And if Rollins’ book Get in the Van—an essential read told from the cramped quarters of a touring punk band in the 1980s—is an indication, he should be the perfect travel guide. Tickets at Ticketmaster.

our Grade 12 English teacher many years ago, just before our graduation was delayed by a year and we were transferred to another school. Our life was indeed brilliant.

Mascot perfection

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The world has gone mad—as in mad as heck and we’re not going to keep quiet about it—over the recently introduced mascots for the 2012 Summer Games in London, Ol’ Blighty. Seems the entire planet has a hateon for Wenlock and Mandeville. We don’t understand what all the ferocious criticism is about. So they don’t have mouths. Why should they? Mascots are forbidden to talk so why go to the added expense of adding a mouth. We say good on the Brits for being cheap... er, frugal... and cost-cutting, given the massive dough they’re spending on the Games. As for the complaints about the one large eye that represents a camera lens so they can record everything they see, we also don’t understand the fuss. London, after all, has the most surveillance cameras of any city in the world. It’s a British thing, you see. In other words, perfectly fitting.

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potables

LEED-certified Tantalus Vineyards worthy of a visit

Breakfast & Lunch Open Daily 7am-3pm

2211 Granville Street @ 6th Avenue 604-737-2857 “...that’s where the city’s finest omelettes are to be found.”

Jurgen Gothe, Vancouver Flavours on 100.5 THE PEAK

North Okanagan expands with wineries and good food

MARPOLE OAKRIDGE FAMILY PLACE needs

VOLUNTEERS We're a drop-in for Parents, Caregivers and Children located at

The Hired Belly

1305 W. 70TH at HUDSON 2ND FLOOR • 263-1405

with Tim Pawsey

Open Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon We welcome you to meet the staff, have a cup of coffee & see our facilities.

Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis from any age group, teen to active senior.

Presents

May 27–30, 2010

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Iron Man 2

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Mao's Last Dancer

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Shrek Forever After in Digital 3D

1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30

RIDGE THEATRE 3131 Arbutus 604-738-6311

Robin Hood

4:00, 7:00, 9:40

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2110 Burrard St. 604-734-7469

The Secret in Their Eyes Spanish w/subtitles.

1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20

Japan

1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 *Ends Wednesday, May 26 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35

The Trotsky

2:00, 5:00, 7:25, 9:45 *Ends Wednesday, May 26 Letters to Juliet 4:45 & 7:20 (No 7:20 show Wednesday, May 26)

Prepping for your summer wine tour? While the south Okanagan is getting all kinds of deserving attention, plenty of good reasons to head north include new wineries, good dining and impressive winery expansions.

The new Tantalus Vineyards winery has emerged, almost chrysalid-like, from the humble origins of Pinot Reach on the slopes of East Kelowna. And quite a transformation it is. The new building—with its expansive glass overlooking the Pioneer Vineyard (established 1927), slate floor and clean, modern lines— screams “Riesling,” which is always a good thing.

Behind the scenes, the new LEED certified winery (B.C.’s first) has all the bells and whistles (including an impressive, dedicated waste water building) guaranteed to take things to the next level. In the meantime, don’t miss a chance to taste through the focused, small Riesling, Pinot Noir range— and be sure to scoop a bottle of Old Vines Riesling ’08 (zesty, mineral notes, keen acidity and already showing some of those classic “petrol” notes). You won’t be sorry.

Just over in Okanagan Centre, long-established Gray Monk now sports a tasteful hospitality centre at the parking lot level and a glass fronted elevator down to the panoramic Grapevine Restaurant, giant

An old wine press contrasts the new Tantalus Vineyards. patio and catering facility under chef Willi Franz.

Gray Monk now has all of its whites (and even some reds) in Stelvin. And—in true Heiss style—has a Tshirt to mark the event: “I used to Get Corked... Now I’m Screwed!”

Some quick picks: • Gray Monk Rotberger ’09. A must-have dry rosé.

Red berries on top with juicy acidity, cherry and raspberry and spice in the end. Perfect for picnics.

BCLS $15.99.

• Gray Monk Latitude 50 Red. A blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir with layers of cherry, strawberry and spice. It has good structure and peppery close. BCLS $13.99.

• Gray Monk Merlot ’07.

Lifted cherry and plum with good mouthfeel, easy tannins, mocha and toasty vanilla. Think barbecued anything. $17.99.

Further south, watch for the wine tour signs to Sum-

merland’s Bottleneck Drive, which links such notables as sparkling specialist Sumac Ridge to lesser-known, worthy stops such as 8th Generation, where you’ll find more good Riesling here. Several of these wineries are nestled in the hills behind Summerland and include Silkscarf, a gem of a spot in a smartly converted home overlooking a heritage cherry orchard.

Owner Roie Manoff’s 20year career with the Israeli Air Force inspired the name (think Red Baron) of this family affair, whose wines include an appealing Viognier ’09, a Riesling Muscat ’09, a light Burgundianstyled Pinot Noir, a full bodied, mocha-toned Shiraz ’07, and pure fruited cherry wine. Best kept secret is the weekends only, small kitchen where chef Tara Buchman makes delicious small plates for by-the-glass pairing on the sun-kissed, small deck overlooking the

photo Tim Pawsey

orchard and distant lake.

Also blossoming is Summerland’s dining scene, bolstered by Roger Gillespie’s deliciously detail-driven Victoria Rd. Deli Bistro (in town); and more recently by stylin’ Local Lounge and Grille, on the water beside the luxurious Summerland resort, run by Christa Lee McWatters Bond (ex Sumac Ridge, Vincor) and her husband Cameron Bond. The tastefully inventive plates are courtesy of Paul Cecconi, while Christa Lee’s “100 km” VQA wine list is one of the valley’s more varied and inclusive. See you on deck.

One of the best ways to experience the valley is to take in the fun-filled Okanagan Summer Wine Festival at Silver Star (Aug. 13-14), which combines wine tasting and food pairing with concerts and wild flower tours in a bucolic alpine setting. For details, go to owfs.com. info@hiredbelly.com

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Swedish w/subtitles

1:00 & 9:30 (No 9:30 show Wednesday, May 26)

Sex and the City 2

*New this week Opens Wed, May 26 at 9:00 pm & 12:00 Midnight & plays Thursday, May 27: 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30

MAY 21ST - MAY 26TH • $8 TUESDAYS

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PRESENTS EXPEDITION CRUISING IN THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC A private slide show with Photographer and Guide, Andrew Prossin will be held on Thursday, May 27th at 7:00pm Westpoint Room, UBC Golf Club 5185 University Blvd., Vancouver Andrew has been leading Expedition cruises in the Arctic and Antarctic for over 15 years and through his stories and slides, you will be entertained and inspired to travel to the great Polar regions of the world.

Refreshments will be served

Call 604-736-7447 to RSVP • www.northsouthtravel.com

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theatre

Weather gods kept rain at bay for al fresco theatre setting

Peep-show style Streetcar original, but not always easy to follow A Streetcar Named Desire

At 820 Woodland Dr. until May 22 Tickets: Cash at the site www.brownpapertickets.com Reviewed by Jo Ledingham

dining out guide

The stormy weather on Wednesday being what it was, I figured we’d all get leaked on and it would be a circus just holding on to our hats. That was the night Leaky Heaven Circus opened its Streetcar Named Desire with the performers inside and the audience, standing in the street looking in the windows, fully exposed to the wind and rain. But the weather gods must have a soft spot for the Leaky Heaven folk because the downpour held off and the gusts subsided. Umbrellas would have been a disaster as we all jockeyed back and forth from the front of the house to the side of the house to get a better view.

In some ways, this Streetcar is fairly straight up; it follows Tennessee Williams’ story in a linear way, uses quite a bit of text as written and poor old Blanche Dubois (Lois Anderson) gets carted off to the loony bin at the end just as Williams intended. But that’s about where the similarities end. I don’t imagine Williams ever saw his play as a peep show or had considerations about

whether theatre has nasty elements of voyeurism. Anderson at one point looks out the window at us and suggests if we had a shred of decency we’d all go home. And in cutting the script to finish in 75 minutes, several scenes are done with the dialogue recorded and played back at high speed. If you’re familiar with the play, you’ll definitely get more out of it. Director Steven Hill and dramaturge Michelle Valiquette are counting on it.

Here is a Blanche like no other; she’s no frail southern belle but, being Lois Anderson, she’s feisty and scrappy.

More Scarlett O’Hara than Blanche Dubois, she’s at her wits end and is hitting the bottle hard. A butterfly in a windstorm does not come to mind. And even in her decline, this Blanche does not go quietly.

With images firmly embedded in our heads of Marlon Brando as sexy, sweaty Stanley Kowalski, it’s a bit of a stretch to see Billy Marchenski in the role. He’s so buff it looks like booze never passes his lips and rather than playing poker or bowling with the boys as Stanley does, Marchenski’s probably working out.

Not often are good looks and a great body a detraction. But he’s sexy.

The role of Stella is not as complicated as the other two but Sasa Brown does an excellent job as the would-be

Bistro

the tipper r e s t a u r a n t

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 $$

Breakfast – Lunch

Paul’s Place Omelettery Restaurant

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.

Open Daily 7am – 3 pm 2211 Granville Street @ 6th Avenue 604.737.2857 $ – $$

Comfort Food

Legend Cheap Eats ($5–$8) Inexpensive ($9–$12) Moderate ($13–$15) Fine Dining ($15–$25) Live Music Late Night Patio Big Screen

$ $$ $$$ $$$$

Cravings Restaurant & Lounge

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

mediator between Blanche and Stanley.

She makes the famous scene with petulant Stanley hollering “Stella” from the foot of the stairs so hot and the aftermath of that, a scorcher.

Does all this work? On and off. It’s often hard to hear (traffic down nearby Venables is a real problem) and it takes being a bit pushy to see everything. Until this night standing outside in the breezy aftermath of a Pacific storm, I didn’t realize just how much hot and steamy New Orleans figured into Williams’ play.

And despite the fun of second-guessing in which window the next scene would be played, the many rooms in this house don’t compare to the original claustrophobic tenement setting. Williams packs these characters cheek by jowl; there is nowhere to escape. In this Leaky Heaven version there are rooms to hide away in. Heck, Blanche could even jog up to Commercial for a latte when Stanley’s scotch runs out.

But innovative and original it is. By the end, the characters have abandoned the set and are standing with us watching the house that now has grotesque video coverage of them inside. A bizarre happy little tune—like some soap commercial—rings out. And there we are, together in the dark, wondering where theatre leaves off and life takes over. joled@telus.net

Sasa Brown, Billy Marchenksi and Lois Anderson perform in the outdoor-set A Streetcar Named Desire.

sophisticated and cozy lounge, and service that your best self deserves.

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

Indian

European

New India Buffet & Restaurant

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 $$$

Grill

Ricky’s All Day Grill

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.

111 Dunsmuir Street (at Beatty) 604.602.9233 $$ Waterfront Centre – 200 Burrard Street 604.669.2781 $$

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 $$

Nirvana Restaurant

Nirvana Restaurant offers the best in Northern Indian Cuisine. For sixteen years, our dedicated Hyderabadi chef has been creating authentic and unsurpassed Mughai cuisine from the heart of Northern India. Choose from sizzling tandooris, creamy hormas, festive biryanis, enchanting thalis, lamb, chicken, seafood, vegetarian and vegan options.

Dine in, Takeout and Delivery www.nirvanarestaurant.ca 2313 Main Street 604.872.8779 $$

Italian

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 $$$

Local – Organic

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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The Dance Centre presents

Discover Dance!

Mascall Dance

entertainment

Actor committed to Canadian cinema

Montreal’s Baruchel balances jobs in U.S. and Canada Julie Crawford Contributing writer

Photo by Tim Matheson

Jennifer Mascall introduces a special edition of her innovative piece Homewerk, which investigates stories of home and belonging through high-energy dance, storytelling and music.

Thursday May 27

at 12 noon Scotiabank Dance Centre 677 Davie Street (at Granville), Vancouver Tickets $10/$7 students, seniors from Tickets Tonight 604.684.2787

www.ticketstonight.ca

Information: 604.606.6400 • www.thedancecentre.ca

We value our opinionated readers Reach us by email: editor@vancourier.com

1574 West Sixth Ave., Vancouver V6J 1R2 • fax 604-738-2154

jerk feeling, I still have those causes.

Actor Jay Baruchel is very un-Hollywood.

When he’s not working in the U.S., he lives a few blocks from his childhood home in Montreal. He’s a “bonafide patriot,” committed to balancing roles in bigbudget films (She’s Out Of My League, Tropic Thunder, Knocked Up) with independent Canadian pictures.

His latest is The Trotsky, by writer/ director Jacob Tierney. Baruchel plays Leon Bronstein, a Montreal West high school senior who thinks he’s the second coming of Leon Trotsky, modeling his life—down to the older woman and the death by ice pick—after the Red Army icon. He starts with trying to unionize his dad’s (Saul Rubinek) company, then, after being banished to public school, he takes on the board establishment.

Baruchel is as passionate as the quirky character he plays, chatting about committing himself to Canadian cinema at the tender age of 12 and wacky American politics.

Q: Everybody in the U.S. seems to think Canadians are socialists. How do you feel about now telling everybody we’re communist?

I’m fine with that. I’m an avowed liberal. The [U.S.] could do with a dose of socialism.

Q: What’s your take on Leon—is he

Q: Leon is fairly cerebral. There’s a lot of wordplay in this movie. Was it tricky to wrap your tongue around all the politicizing?

A hundred and fifty per cent. When I first read the script I was scared s***less of playing Leon. He’s verbose and uses a particular brand of wordplay. Jacob had a clear idea of what he wanted and I didn’t want to step on that, so it was all about finding my way into Leon’s skin… With Leon there’s not a moment of pretense.

Jay Baruchel stars in The Trotsky.

delusional, eccentric or both?

He’s definitely both. Leon is the epitome of the earnest youth… He’s sort of meant to symbolize in one dude that period in your life where you pick your causes—or your causes pick you—and you’ll be more passionate than at any other time.

Q: There’s always one guy in high school who seems too wise or too oddball. Were you that guy?

I might have been that guy had I not gone to fine arts high school. Believe it or not I was one of the more alpha males in high school. Our school had a lot of discourse, we called teachers by their first names, that sort of thing. But I remembered what it was to be that passionate about something. I still have that knee-

Q: Genevieve Bujold said you’re “full of talent, vulnerability and an inspiring madness and light.”

No way! Really? One of the biggest thrills of my life was getting the chance to work with Genevieve Bujold and Colm Feore. Holy Moses—that’s going to be a very big deal for my mother.

Q: You’ve been in major Hollywood films, but you’ve also been consistent with taking on roles in smaller, Canadian films. Why?

I can honestly say that the smaller movies have been the most fulfilling work of my life. I’m a bonafide patriot… my priority is being home, and then making movies. Growing up I was left with the impression that our celebrities only wanted to perform for us when they couldn’t get jobs in the States, which doesn’t curb the cultural apathy in this country. As corny or cheesy as it sounds, I elected to give myself to Canadian cinema at 12 or 13…

I’m a very odd bird.

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Chinese laundry kids recall their unique childhoods State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi

He wouldn’t have been able to tell his story 20 years ago, but now that he’s 50, Elwin Xie’s keen to claim his place in North American history as a Chinese laundry kid.

Everyone knows the Chinese ran laundries, built the railways, worked in grocery stores, cafés and greasy spoons throughout North America, the born-and-bred Vancouverite said.

“It’s synonymous with the North American landscape but yet up until very, very recently, there’s been no documentation,” Xie said.

“There’s been no books on it, and as far as I know, there are no coffee table books about the Chinese laundry, much to my chagrin.”

He and authors Judy Fong Bates and John Jung will share their writings, memories and experiences of being Chinese laundry kids at Foo’s Ho Ho Restaurant in Chinatown May 27. “[Judy] lives in Ontario, John lives in California and I live here in Vancouver, and even though we all live in different parts of North America, we seem to have this common experience of growing up in a Chinese laundry,” Xie said. “We have some similar experiences of having to work hard, taking on responsibilities at a young age, having to grow up quickly and sometimes having an atypical North American childhood.”

Like Fong Bates, Xie grew up above his family’s laundry business, at 274 Union St. in the 1960s, with his parents, two sisters, three brothers, maternal grandmother and, for a time, a broke and mentally unstable but cheap labourer his family took in, in a three-bedroom apartment.

His father, who was born in a barn on a Richmond pig farm in 1920, had trained to be an airplane maintenance technician in California with Albert Einstein, he says. Xie’s

Elwin Xie, seated inside Foo’s Ho Ho restaurant, grew up above his family’s launphoto Dan Toulgoet dry business on Union Street in Chinatown. mother was born in China and the couple wed through an arranged marriage. When his wife was finally able to move to Canada once the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1947, the two opened a laundry business.

“It’s not until [the Chinese] came over here and because of the racial tensions of the time, they found themselves doing work that was traditionally women’s work,” Xie said. “It was cooking, washing laundry and other domestic help, occupations that were not considered a threat by the white Caucasians in North America.”

To save face, Chinese-Americans told relatives back in China they worked in a place of clothes, according to Xie. “Of course, they interpreted that as a place to sell clothes, not knowing that they were doing the dirty work of washing dirty linen,” he said.

Xie recalls sweltering summer days

above the constantly churning machinery, wrapping loads of clean laundry in twine, holding pillowcase and towel folding contests with his sisters, checking tablecloths for overlooked change and delivering laundry to bars and a detox centre.

A trumpet player in high school, Xie remembers that participating in a musical exchange with students in Calgary meant another teen would be billeted to his home, making him want to cancel out of shame. In the end, he went to Calgary but managed to avoid having a student stay at his house.

But Xie said he learned discipline, a strong work ethic and valuable skills from his early experiences. “The shame I felt as a child is now a sense of pride as an adult,” Xie wrote at the end of his essay in Jung’s 2007 anthology, Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain.

Xie started collecting cultural artifacts that reflect the stereotype of the Chinese laundryman when he was in his 20s. He’ll show a short documentary about the history of Chinese laundry that was produced in New York in 1984 at the Chinese Laundry Kids event. It’s called Eight Pound Livelihood after the eight-pound irons the workers used.

The event is one of many organized by the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho to attract business to the faded, timeworn restaurant at 102 East Pender St. and Columbia. A group formed to support the restaurant last year after the owner’s husband died and the restaurant closed for a spell.

“This restaurant represents so much to us,” Xie said. “It represents what we call the culture of the lo wah kiu, old Chinese bridge. It represents the culture of the overseas Chinese, of the Chinese gold miners, the Chinese railway workers, the people that worked in the cafés, the canneries, the restaurants, the greasy spoons, it’s that whole generation and culture of people that either grew up overseas or grew up locally, where we have a foot in both worlds.”

Fong Bates will read excerpts from her latest book, The Year of Finding Memory: A Memoir, about a daughter’s journey to better understand the conflicting truths of her parents past lives. She’s also the author of the short story collection China Dog and Other Stories and the novel Midnight at the Dragon Café.

Jung’s latest book is Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants. A California State University professor emeritus in psychology, Jung’s other titles include Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers and Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South, which includes his observations about race relations between blacks, whites and his family’s place, as the only Chinese family in town, in between.

To attend the $30 event, which also includes a three-course, old-style Chinese meal, email thinkyoung@shaw.ca or phone 604-395-4274 by May 26. crossi@vancourier.com

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NEXT AUCTION Saturday, May 29, 9am

Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Crane Trucks, Trailers, Lumber, Boats and etc. Cars & Trucks 9 a.m. Start!!!

FEAT: Civil Construction Equip. – Trailers, Negative Air Fans, Tools, etc. + Woodworking Shop.

Furniture

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

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

2135

Wanted to Buy

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

Located in Langley just 30 minutes from Vancouver

WELCOMING INDUSTRIAL SMALLS.

6780 Glover Rd., Langley, BC ph: 604-534-0901 www.canamauctions.com

To advertise call

604-630-3300 3050

3015

Childcare Available

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

Preschools/Kindergarten NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Advertise in the Vancouver Courier Classifieds!

Calll 604-630-3300 Cal 604-998-0218

For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

2075

Try the Best 604-872-1702

4062

3482 Main St. Van 604-873-9890

K

TAPESTRY THRIFT SHOP

COMPUTER LESSONS FOR 50+ $30/hr Spring Special $210 /8hrs.

Call Sol at 604-266-2414 Website: www.easypc.ca

4051

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

Hundreds of cool & unusual treasures, delectable collectibles, original art, art materials, canvas, frames, books, hardware, sewing, furniture, XL clothes, funky junque, plants, & MUCH more.

736 W 15th Ave, 10am-6pm.

TUTORING in English by experienced professional. Grades 8-12, Westside. 604-274-6234

HEALTH Homecare Available

The Hoarder Repents!

GIGANTIC ARTIST/ PACKRAT MOVING SALE SAT-SUN-MON May 22, 23, 24, 10-6.

E-

2010

4035

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VOICE AND PIANO ELLA & MICHAEL LEVYKH 604-322-1019

Information Technology

Skip Tracers

required ( locating debtors in the USA). Must be good on the telephone & internet .

Our Tracers earn $ 13.70 hr to start + bonus + benefits, Earn 35-50K/yr. No exp.

Necessary. Will train suitable candidates. Email resume and cover letter to its.careers@skiptrace.com or call 604-484-6900 Detailed job info at www.skiptrace.com

EDUCATION

EW41

for July & August Summer Sessions

www.littlecedar.ca

1530 East 22nd Ave.

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

604-872-3303 or 778-899-3304

EW42

THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010

3508 3507

Dogs

3508

Dogs

3508

3508

Dogs

4530-17

Pets - Other

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $550 neg. 604-708-1752

RARE! CHOCOLATE, Blue, red, cream & brindle. French Bulldogs, Reserve now! 604-802-6934

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

SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application.

ADORABLE POMERANIAN pups. Party colour & extra small.

1st shots. $550 +. 778-316-8561

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com

Sheltie Pups. Reg’d, shots, tattooed, dewormed, m/f, healthly, friendly, $950. 604-526-9943 AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

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.

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

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups Beautiful, intelligent Email pics available. $850 1-877-563-4259

LAB PUPS, yellow, m/f, 1st shots, dewormed, vet checked, $500. Call 604-701-1587

BORDER COLLIE X Sheltie pups 4 males. Gorgeous! Ready Jun18 Blue Merels $700. Blk & White $400. Aldergrove. 604-856-3291

LAB X Golden Retriever vet checked 1st chots 8 wks, ready to go, yellow $450. 604-997-5504

CHIHUAHUA, 3 pups (3 1/2 mo old/1st shots/dewormed) & the mom, $100 each. 604 581-6902

LEGALS Legal/Public Notices

www.westcoastfrenchbulldogs.com

www.petfinder.com/petdetail/5731357

604-724-7652

Dogs

Worldwide

VILLA, 4BR, 2 bath, 60Kms from Rome, all ammens, $800Euro/wk. via v.para 9boville ernica fr Call Bruno 604-313-2763

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

5505

3545

Cats

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

3508

Dogs

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of MARIEKO JOYCE GO, also known as JOYCE MARIEKO TRIMBLE, deceased, formerly of 342 - 1844 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against this estate are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned executor at 595 Burrard Street, 9th Floor, PO Box 49500, Vancouver, BC V7X 1L9 (Attn: J. Halma) on or before June 25, 2010, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which she then has notice.

CHEIKO VIOLET LIPPOLD, executor

by Kay M. Vinall, solicitor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS 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

To advertise call

604-630-3300

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: Helen Mary Plasounig, Deceased, also known as Helen Plasounig, Retired, formerly of 602-2370 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 1J2. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Helen Mary Plasounig, Deceased, also known as Helen Plasounig, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Shelley Bentley, solicitor for the Executors, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and Chris Kropinski, at #410-1333 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 4C1 on or before June 21, 2010 after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice.

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT HOURS OF SALE FOR LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, B.C. from Yaletown Brewing Company & Restaurant Corp. on behalf of Yaletown Brewing Company and Restaurant Lim at 1110 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C., to change the hours of sale from the currently approved hours between 9:00 am and 2:00 am Monday through Sunday to 9:00 am and 2:00 am Sunday through Thursday and 9:00 am and 3:00 am Friday and Saturday.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a .8 kilometre (1/2 mile) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by writing to:

THE GENERAL MANAGER LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH P.O. Box 9292 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9J8 PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before 20th day of June 2010. Your name(s) and address must be included.

Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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 checked, 1st shots dewormed. 3 female.

May 30. $550. 604 537-5063

SHEPHERD X Rotti x Bernese Mnt sheep dog x Arctic Wolf, 6 females 2 males. Some with blue eye, shots & dewormed $500 ea.

Ready June 4. Ph 604-309-2966

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

3530

Lessons/Training

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

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

FULLY ESCORTED TOURS Travel with World Travel Specialist Ron Booiman 604-946-4484

www.TravelWithRon.ca

4530

6020

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

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-42

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

★ WE BUY HOUSES ★ Older home? Damaged home?

Needs repairs? Quick Cash!

Call us First! 604-657-9422

6005

6020-01

Real Estate

uSELLaHOME.com

$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Abbotsford beautifully updated end unit 1250sf 3br 2ba thse $239,900 504-1551 id5107 Delta Kennedy Hts updated 920sf 2br condo, laundry, pool, $172,900 306-0406 id5121 Port Moody Suter Brook Village top floor 710sf 1br condo $359,900 313-1480 id5083 Surrey Newton completely reno’d 1100sf 2 br townhouse $172,900 562-2977 id4773 Sry Fleetwood 3260sf 3or4br 2.5ba, 17192sf lot, triple garage $725K 599-7009 id5093 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

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

6020

6020-01

5017

Up to $10,000 Canada Wide Settlement Lenders 1-866-210-7200

Find your perfect home at

househunting.ca

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

6040 www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $18,500 down $1,975/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

Burnaby

HOME FOR Sale on South Slope.

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

**RENT to OWN** Townhouses & Homes in Langley/Surrey Small downpayment required.

Poor Credit Okay 604-857-3597 604-418-3162

❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏

Any Price, Any Condition Any Location. No Fees! No Risk !

(604) 435-5555 OR (604) 786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Real Estate Services

THINKING OF BUYING OR SELLING?

Allow me to provide you with my Professional opinion & advice on whether NOW is the right time to buy or sell. I will put my 20+ years of Real Estate Experience including Sales & Marketing, Mortgage Financing, Property Appraisals & Valuations to work for you.

• 100% Full Service & Commitment • Tiered Discounted Fee Structure • Real Estate Property Valuations • Property Buying/Selling Guides • Current & Past Client References • Selling and Buying Strategies

Carleton Kung, BBA Marketing & Finance,

Greater Vancouver Specialist, Multiple Realty Ltd.

604-726-2906 or carletonkung@netscape.net “Results based on Service, Integrity & Knowledge”

Okanagen/ Interior

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

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

6052 DIFFICULTY SELLING? No Equity? We Buy Homes Alternative to Bankruptcy. No Fees. www.GVCPS.ca / (604) 812-3718 GVC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS INC

Lots & Acreage

Real Estate

* WE BUY HOUSES * Older House! Damaged House!

Pretty House! Divorcing! Moving!

Mortgage too high! Too much debt!

Quick Cash! Convenient! Private! ( 604 ) 626-9647 www.webuyhomesbc.com

6020-04

Business Services

IN A CAR Accident?

Getting DIVORCED? INHERITANCE coming?

GET MONEY TODAY!

6030

Houses - Sale

S. Surrey/ White Rock

2 BR, 1 bath, top flr condo, part renod. Quick Sale! $215,000. 305 - 1720 Southmere Cr. Karen C. Sutton Westcoast 604-538-8888

6020

Houses - Sale

Destinations

4530-10

Business Opportunity

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

Charters & Tours

4520

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

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

REAL ESTATE 6002

5005

Real Estate Investment

★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Pat 778-783-0872

Dreaming of a New Home?

Find it in the Real Estate Section.

To advertise call 604-630-3300

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-40

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

W.End/Down/Yaletown

THE LIONS ON ALBERNI Harbour & City View #2305 - 1367 Alberni St, West End. Open Sun & Mon 2 - 4pm.

Seldom available, 3 bdrm & den Low 800’s. High end renos, 1200 sq ft, 2 full baths, parking & fabulous rec. facilities.

For Showings other that Open Call: Ingrid 604-619-5346, Tradewinds Realty 604-980-1177

5017

Business Services

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record.

American waiver allows legal entry.

Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation?

All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s.

604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

5035

Financial Services

NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

WINDOW BLINDS SALES & SERVICES

778-995-0295

TOP CLEANING SERVICES 778-565-6000 www.topcleaning.ca

Call Joseph @ Metro Decor

8040

Carpet/Flooring Installation

CURLYS CARPET REPAIR curlyscarpetrepair.com

RELAXING MASSAGE very clean/private. 9am-11pm, 7days, D/town & Kits. Anie 604-684-8773

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

7010

Personals

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet, European lady is available for company 604-451-0175

CURLYS CARPET REPAIR Repair/Re-Stretching

604-282-6630

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

8055

Cleaning

★Butterfly Cleaning★ ‘‘Moving out, Home & Office’’ Bonded, Prof & Affordable. 604-781-4374 Clean Your house using less chemicals! Reliable, bonded, 10 yrs in bus. Helen 778-855-7882 AMAPOLA SPA Best massage skills, lrg selection Asian girls, good service, low rate,

#1 choice open 7 days 10am-10pm

hiring 778-321-6657 5763 Balsam Street @ W. 41st, Van., Kerrisdale.

Need a New Place?

CLEANER AVAIL, over 20 yrs exp. bonded, refs avail, West end apt. (only) $25/hr. 604-566-0719 CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706 EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025 EXP HOME detail cleaners, move in/move out, homes, offices, Free metal p/u. etc...604-327-1219.

FILIPINO COUPLES CLEANING SERVICE. Free est.

604-780-1444 or 778-867-8502

Find one in the Classifieds To advertise call 604-630-3300

LIDIA’S EUROPEAN Cleaning.

Res/Com. Specializing in detail cleaning. Bonded. 604-541-9255

RENTALS 6508

Apt/Condos

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.

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.

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR apt nr Oak, 929 W 16th St, insuite laundry, balcony, ns np, refs $1100, lease, avail now 604-254-1335, 604-220-8383 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 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 crnr garden patio unit, Adult only quiet bldg, 6 appl, no pets, Jun 15 or July 1st. $1700, Langara nr transit 604-301-0177

8058

Computer Services

$45 / Hour

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

778-384-2019

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

Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815

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, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do all types of block, & 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

L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Waterproofing, Wash & Sealing Larry 778-882-0098

One call does it all...

604-630-3300

6508

Apt/Condos

OAK & 72Ave, 1 br $685, 2 br $870 & furnished $970, h/w flr, incl heat/hotwater, near transit, no pets, N/S, lease, 778-688-3721

BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Special rates. Open House FRI & SAT @ 8665 Shaughnessy Call 604-327-9419

VAN EAST 1 BR starting at $795/mo. Contact Quay Pacific Property Managment Ltd 604-521-0876 ext 29

DAVIE/HORNBY 1 BR + den, prkg, new reno, 1 yr lease, ns np $1450. Avail now. Refs req’d 604-728-5063

VANCOUVER, Brand New 2BR units, only for families with children. In the Woodwards Project downtown, rents $1280 to $1400/mo. Call 778-318-4404

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

Langara Gardens

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

8073

Drainage

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

6540

Houses - Rent

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 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 Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Find your perfect home at

househunting.ca

8080

8110

Electrical

EW43

Floor Refinishing

DRAIN TILES, sewer lines, water lines & sumps. Mini excavation 604-230-1472 or 604-327-0885 BAJ MINI EXCAVATING Sewer/storm, drains, oil tanks, paving, retain wall. 604-779-7816 Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-739-2000 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

8075

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 GOLD STAR DRYWALL Boarding, taping & textures. Also wall and floor tiles. 604-418-8516 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

CONCRETE SPECIALIST, patio sidewalk, driveway, exposed aggregate reas rate 604-764-2726

BBY, 4575 Grange, 1 or 2 BR Apt, nice & spac, hardwood flrs, parking, across fr Metrotown, N/s, N/p. Call Ariana 604-616-2824

604-669-4185 RENTALS 778-783-0258 www.caprent.com 1 BDRM, $750. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224

EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER with over 15 years work experience.

Basic Residential Cleaning Only.

3 hrs minimum. Eva 604-451-3322 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

604-282-6630 Body Work

Cleaning

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

Repair/Re-Stretching

7005

8055

F R I D AY, M AY 2 1 , 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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Monday’s the opposite – everything works when you admit your own fears, failings! Secrets, inheritances, investments, other people’s money fascinate you midweek: but a major problem lurks.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The few weeks ahead bring reduced energy levels, quietude and sweet solitude, spiritual nudges and administrative or governmental contacts. It’s a good time to contemplate and plan your future. When doing that planning, realize that June through August will favour your ambitions, and contacts with bosses and VIPs. Worldwide, this will also be a turbulent time – and in crisis there are opportunities. Your relationship, ambition and security/ domestic zones all face change (or at least, adventure!).

Sunday holds either deep affection or deep rejection.

Your romantic, creative urges rise midweek.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Expect four weeks of internationalism, higher learning, far travel, publishing and legal, cultural events – and love! But an April/May trend of intimacy, financial commitment or research with someone representing one of these zones, will continue. E.g., if you became intimate with someone in April or May, you might now see love dawning, or travel to see them. Or, if you researched, you might now publish, or take it to a court of law. Or an investment/ business partnership you explored might become a signed contract. Your charisma, energy soar Sunday/ Monday. Careful Sunday in career/home.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday – that’s better than getting into trouble by siding with one person or the other when they argue (Sunday). Relationships bless you Tuesday, but anger is close to the surface Wednesday. Life’s mysteries, depths and deep nurturing rise to consciousness Thursday/Friday. Your financial and sensual instincts surge – but something you start now might meet a longterm (romantic and financial) barrier. Saturday brings initial stress (around noon) then wisdom and mellow thoughts. The weeks ahead emphasize earnings, purchases, possessions, memory and sensual joys.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The weeks ahead bring wish fulfillment, popularity, flirtations, entertainment, optimism and joyful plans! You could start a love affair; it could lead to marriage, or bring travel to a foreign country. Expect success in legal, educational, cultural, love, publishing, far travel and similar zones. But this might be just a taste of success, Leo – don’t force matters, be willing to wait until 2011 if success doesn’t fully gel. Much talk Sunday (watch underground resentments or sneaky people) and Monday (trust someone!) Rest, midweek. Romance, creativity and a winning streak, Thursday/Friday!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: You face a month of depths, intimacy, sexual urges, secrets and research, commitment and consequence, and crucial health and lifestyle choices. You should meet success! Someone you’ve dealt with since early to mid-April could play a prominent role. You might find your work duties expanding June through August. Retreat, take a deep rest Sunday/Monday. (Sunday might subtly pull a “mellow relationship” apart.) Your energy and charisma surge Tuesday/Wednesday – ask a favour or start a new project! (Best Tuesday morn.) You can march straight toward more earnings Thursday/Friday – do so!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and decisiveness return, big time! Over the weeks ahead, start significant new projects, see and be seen, make an impression on important people!

Early June to early September might bring a wish true, especially in areas of marriage, relocation, business partnerships and social acceptance. Even if they don’t, your popularity, optimism and “future sight” will rise – get ready to enjoy life! There will be no more need for caution in relationships. But that’s early June.

Meanwhile, Sunday (uncooperatively) and Monday (magically) promote romance, creativity.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A month of ambition, success, prestige relationships and community recognition has just started. But a study, travel, love, cultural or similar theme, evident since early April, continues to June 9. It might involve communications from another country.

You’ll be half ambitious, half thoughtful. You’ve met lucky opportunity in 2010 – for business, marriage, relocation, perhaps litigation. June-July-August will move these opportunities to deeper waters (commitment, intimacy, funding, etc.) If you “miss,” opportunity will return, September-December, and commitment will return, early 2011.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Your hopes rise Sunday (though money is a disappointing topic) and Monday.

Optimism, popularity, flirtation and fun visit you! Or perhaps you’d better go out and find them, since you’ve entered a month in which others hold the aces of charisma, energy and clout. Still, fresh horizons, opportunities and exciting relationships are imminent!

The more you approach, the more you’ll gain. An AprilMay task lingers into late June, so tackle it. (You might also be romancing a workmate during this time.) Lie low midweek. Emerge Thursday/Friday to greet the world!

Romance – soon.

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May 23 - 29 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: The month ahead accents work and health, machinery and service personnel, the heavy side of kids (e.g., dirty diapers rather than the joy of her first soccer goal). Look upward Sunday/Monday – to ambition, prestige. An attractive, affectionate person stands across from you Sunday – but are you too secretive, defensive? If so, rethink. You’ve been intrigued by a romantic or creative possibility April and May – this continues through June. Don’t abandon it.Your hopes rise nicely mid-week, but retreat for some solitude Thursday/ Friday. Real estate luck hovers on the near horizon.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead feature pleasure, beauty, romance, joy with children, creative surges, and a winning streak in speculation. A Gemini or Virgo could be involved – perhaps a person you might have tried to end it with in April/May. Love, understanding, your life philosophy, far travel, legal or educational matters are the theme Sunday/Monday.

Sunday might bring a “silent disagreement” over duties. Be ambitious Tuesday/Wednesday, but avoid friction with a competitor. Your hopes rise Thursday/ Friday, as popularity, light romance and entertainment arrive. Retreat Saturday, seek quiet rest.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The weeks ahead accent your domestic scene, security, real estate, Mother Nature, gardening, nutrition. It’s a time to digest what you’ve done, where you’ve travelled over the past year (and years) and where you’re going. This might lead you to abandon certain bonds and projects, and to embrace new ones. That’s good, natural. Sunday presents you with a subtle, perhaps hardly conscious dilemma, a choice between different friends or viewpoints. Secrets, deep power, intimacy might be involved. Midweek’s mellow, brings understanding. Be ambitious Thursday/ Friday: success awaits! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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As well, Hyundai breaks the tradition from family-car convention by not offering a V6 engine option with its all-new 2011-model year Sonata. While a bit of a gamble, I’d put my money on a company that’s been on a red hot streak of late.

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The six-speed manual transmission is only available on the base GL edition of Sonata; all other trim levels come with a six-speed automatic. The

The new Sonata continues its value tradition in the family sedan class with an impressive list of standard features, including keyless entry and a Bluetooth hands-free phone system. automatic is a Shiftronic that also allows manual mode gear selection via the floor shifter.

The new Sonata continues its value tradition in the family sedan class with an impressive list of standard features.

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edition with a $2,000 navigation package, which raised its MSRP to $30,999. In addition to the navigation system, this package also includes proximity entry, keyless push-button start and a backup camera system. While by no means essential, these are great convenience features and the ex-

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Up front, it has a Genesislike wavy grille, only this time it comes with a large and prominently positioned Hyundai logo. A rising side character line that partially conceals the door handles and continues across the back of the car is another attractive feature.

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Continued from page 47 No longer satisfied with just keeping pace with the likes of Honda and Toyota, the double-cockpit dash layout and particularly the centre stack display have Infiniti overtones.

Hyundai uses distinctive control features and for the most part, it’s an intuitive layout with lots of handy storage places.

There’s a small price to pay for its good-looking sweptback design in terms of rear-seat headroom for tall adults.

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Performance—An interesting gauge-within-a-gauge instrument cluster design greets the driver of a new Sonata. Round engine temperature and fuel gauges are placed centrally within the larger tachometer and speedometer gauges.

A good range of adjustments allows a comfortable driving position and my tester even came with a power lumbar support setting. The seat is generous in size and the driver is provided with a large left foot rest-pedal.

My tester also came with the optional backup camera system, which makes this task considerably easier in a congested parking lot. Without the camera, a high rear shelf plus the steeply raked back window restrict vision considerably, although the side mirrors are a decent size.

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Sonata’s new electronic power steering changes the assist provided quite dramatically as you build up vehicle speed. Light at parking lot speeds it becomes considerably firmer as the speedometer rises, to give it a sportier handling feel than the current Sonata.

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Larry Campbell says there’s more homeless now than in 2002

Former mayor criticizes Olympic Village deal Mike Howell Staff writer

Former mayor Larry Campbell doesn’t think Vancouver will see a time when there are no homeless people on the streets.

Why not?

“I just don’t think that there’s such a thing,” said Campbell, who was mayor from 2002 to 2005 and is now a Liberal senator. “I don’t think that there’s such an optimum situation. But I think we’ll see a time when the number of homeless have dropped to the point where we can say that we have it under control.”

Campbell spoke to the Courier Wednesday in advance of his speech Thursday at the Kettle Friendship Society’s annual fundraiser, held at the Four Seasons hotel.

Campbell was to talk about the current state of homelessness, mental health problems and addictions. The Kettle Friendship Society provides housing and mental health services for people in need.

The former mayor said he believes Vancouver has more homeless people than when he was elected in 2002. But, he said, the “housing situation” has improved and he praised provincial B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman for his commitment to ending homelessness.

Campbell pointed to the provincial government’s purchase of more than 20 single-room occupancy ho-

“TAKE THAT LEFTY CRAP AND STICK IT. IT’S JUST NOT REALISTIC.” Larry Campbell

tels in the Downtown Eastside, where they’ve been renovated and are now managed by non-profits.

The government is also committed to building housing on 14 sites owned by the city. The hotels and the new buildings will or already have support services attached to them, where health providers connect with people suffering from mental illness and addiction issues.

“Rich Coleman has done a magnificent job,” Campbell said. “I know people pooh-pooh it, but I’m telling you he got it—he got it because it makes good business sense and it’s compassionate.”

Campbell, who was a founding member of Vision Vancouver, said Mayor Gregor Robertson’s efforts to keep temporary homeless shelters open has also helped homeless people link with services and housing.

But Campbell doesn’t think Robertson and his ruling Vision council should have settled on the so-called 50/50 deal for the 252 units at the Olympic Village originally slated for affordable housing.

The 50/50 deal means half of the units will go to

social housing and the other half rented at market rates to “essential workforce” employees, such as police officers, firefighters and paramedics. The Vision council devised the deal after learning the cost of building the units had increased by $65 million in 2006 to $110 million this year.

Campbell said he would rent all 252 units at market rates and use the money to fund new social housing elsewhere in the city and lobby senior levels of government to match the funding. He said his plan could potentially double the number of units for social housing in the city. He would sell the units once the real estate market improved.

He has no time, he said, for critics who still believe that low-income people promised a unit under the original plan for the Village should still get one.

“This argument that we don’t want the poor to have a view… you know what, take that lefty crap and stick it. It’s just not realistic. I want people with houses, I want supportive housing and that’s how we go about it.” mhowell@vancourier.com

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Secondary school boasted 75 students in event finals

Lord Byng track and field breaks 65-year championship drought Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Lord Byng secondary is probably best known for its arts program, but it can now brag about a sports title. The school, at 3939 West 16th, captured the city track and field championship May 14.

It was a long time coming. The last time Byng earned a track and field title was 65 years ago—in 1945, according to Byron Jack, who coaches the team with colleague Sara Neil.

Jack has been trying to end the decades-long dry spell since he started at the school 11 years ago. “[Winning] was a combination of real happiness and also relief,” he explained Monday. “Because I didn’t want to give up on the goal, but many times it was tempting to maybe choose a different goal.”

The region used to hold an inner city high school meet, which attracted schools from outside of Vancouver decades ago. It evolved into a Vancouver

and district meet with representation from municipalities such as Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby. In the mid-1980s, Vancouver started holding its own city championship because there were enough local students to participate.

“The last time we won any kind of [track and field] championship was the inner city high one in 1945. We also won in 1943 and 1944,” Jack said, citing statistics from a track and field history book by track athlete Bill McNulty, a former Vancouver teacher who’s also a longtime Richmond city councillor.

Schools need to field large numbers of students to land the city championship due to the way events are scored.

The top eight finishers in each event earn points based on their placement—first place finishers collect 10 points, for example, compared to one point for an eighth place finisher. “You could probably have 150 or 200 athletes and only then would you cover all the events,” Jack said. “It’s a mat-

ter of fielding the biggest team you can if you’re trying to go for the title.”

In past years, John Oliver and Eric Hamber secondary schools have enjoyed a great deal of success at the annual track and field city championship, while Lord Byng has worked on earning the top prize.

“Since I’ve been here, we’ve done well but we just haven’t had the numbers to come out on top in the meet.

We’ve won lots of age divisions, say for Grade 8 girls or Grade 9 boys, and we’ve also had many aggregate winners where the kids score the most for their age division—individually they score the most points—but we just haven’t been able to win the whole thing,” Jack said.

This year, Lord Byng put together a team of about 100 students—75 of whom who qualified for the finals.

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CircusWest inhabits the old Garden Auditorium at Hastings Park

Circus company welcomes novices and professionals Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

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nstructors and students rush to greet Leah Weatherill when she enters CircusWest’s lair at the PNE for the first time in four years. They want to know what the slender, dark-haired 30-yearold has been up to since she left two years of swinging trapeze classes behind.

Weatherill tells CircusWest artistic director Jay Nunns that she moved to England, then had her first child and is now back in Vancouver. She’s arrived for an open house for current and former adult students on a damp April night to see if she’s prepared to hang by her ankles again.

“I was going to sign back up around Christmas for a class and I went to do a chin-up and I couldn’t do one,” she says. “I don’t know if I have the stomach for it anymore.”

As Weatherill pumps her legs towards the 30-foot ceiling 10 minutes later, her face morphs into a concentrated mask of nerves and determination. She falls back from seated position to hang by her ankles twice, then performs a “front eject,” dropping from standing to hanging by her hands when the trapeze is at the front of its swing.

The old Garden Auditorium at Hastings Park buzzes with activity. In one far corner, a woman twirls multiple hula hoops, then a long staff. In the other far corner, two young women juggle while a young man plays with a diabolo (Chinese yo-yo).

Michael Locke (right) fell in love with the flying trapeze during a vacation to Club Med, as did computer salesman and CircusWest regular Mark Monsarrat (left). photo Dan Toulgoet Another man rests his back, head down, on a slanted board while his partner steps from his bum to his feet to become the object he’ll juggle in icarian, or human juggling, which is featured in Cirque du Soleil’s Verekai.

Others climb, suspend themselves in and tumble from broad emerald green ribbons that hang from the ceiling.

As CircusWest celebrates its 25th year and rehearses for Nunns’ adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days at the Garden Auditorium May 27 to 30, kids and adults continue to be drawn to its demanding and exhilarating forms of exercise and

play. Organizers, who changed the company’s name from CirKids to CircusWest two years ago to better reflect its expanding range of activities, want to foster a West Coast circus community that includes professional and amateur adults. They may be the lesser known among the CircusWest folks, but the more mature students have been running away with the circus for years, finding full-body conditioning, passion and an escape from the everyday.

“I’m a banker, so it was a very different thing to do during my week and I’m scared of heights,” Weatherill says before she steps into a safety harness and climbs

a rope, with a little assistance, 13 feet to the trapeze. “It was a good challenge and a really good workout and it just brought a smile to my face.”

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eatherill first attempted trapeze on a Club Med vacation, as did Mark Monsarrat and Michael Locke. In his scarlet Tshirt, forest green tights and black leather gators, Monsarrat resembles a stocky Robin Hood as he pumps so hard and flies so high it looks as if he could smack the lofty ceiling with his front.

“Watch your form,” instructs his coach, Locke, who controls the safety lines attached to Mon-

sarrat’s harness.

Monsarrat is in top form at the open house. He stretches his arms to the earth while hanging by his ankles then engages his core muscles to powerfully lever his body back up to seated position.

He feels stronger than he has in months because the Olympics meant cancelled swinging trapeze classes. Sochi House was initially meant to occupy the Garden Auditorium during the Games, so CircusWest moved to another location with lower ceilings for two-and-a-half months.

Monsarrat, who’s in his 40s and sells computers, has always been athletic. He was a gymnast as a kid and fell in love with the flying trapeze at Turks and Caicos’s Club Med in 2001.

Swinging trapeze may be an adrenaline sport, but flying trapeze provides an even greater rush. Flyers launch off a tall platform while grasping a trapeze, swing forward, let go of their bar and grab the hands of a catcher, swing back and grab their trapeze, while protected with lines and a safety net.

Monsarrat, along with Locke, joined the first swing trapeze class for adults CircusWest offered in 2003.

Monsarrat’s tried tissu, or aerial silks, where the performer uses suspended lengths of fabric to pose, fall and spiral in and out of various positions, but tissu didn’t capture his imagination. He also took trampoline classes to perfect his twisting skills for the trapeze and says the trapeze is much safer.

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Continued from page 4 “It’s an interesting form of exercise with some art to it,” Monsarrat says. “It’s hard to be full of finesse when you’re lifting weights.”

CircusWest also offers adult classes in acrobatics, hand-tohand balancing with a partner and human pyramids, poi ball and staff spinning, contact juggling, double trapeze, where two people suspend from a static trapeze and create holds and poses, as well as workshops.

Locke first tried flying trapeze 15 years ago at Club Med. “I’m not going to say people get addicted, but people go to Club Med every year, fly around the world, to do trapeze,” the slim, easygoing man in his 50s says. “It is a really addictive sport.”

Locke’s bid to get CirKids to offer flying trapeze was unsuccessful so he commuted up to Whistler where a flying trapeze rig operated every summer at the foot of the mountain until it ceased operation three years ago.

Locke finally succeeded in convincing CirKids to start adult classes in 2003. “I broke them down to let us in,” Locke says.

“It’s run by a board of kids’ parents and they really didn’t want the adults in here training with their kids. But it’s been nice.

There are lots of adults who started from nothing who are now performing all around town…

I’m performing with some of that acro[batic] stuff.”

He was in his 30s when he first grabbed the trapeze, so Locke, who had never been a gymnast, set his sights on coaching, not performing. In 2005, the Granville Island yacht broker by day became CirKids’s first adult student to become an instructor by night, and between classes and friends and family nights, he’s coached hundreds of shaky folks on the art of swinging trapeze.

CircusWest artistic director Nunns, who started as a 14-yearold student with CirKids in 1985, says the non-profit organization couldn’t take on adults until it moved from the smaller South Hill Gym on Fraser Street at East 44th Avenue to the larger Garden Auditorium in 2003.

Inspired by a performance of the Australian Fruit Fly Circus at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Jacqua Pratt started the Vancouver Children’s Circus Society in 1984 at the urging of her daughter Zoe. The society operated out of the small South Hill Gym for years, setting up and taking down equipment on a daily basis, while teaching more than 2,000 kids.

Instructor Colleen Yuen and husband Ian Greenwood were married while suspended from the CircusWest ceiling. photo Paterson Creative Services Adult performances led to the development of a professional performing troupe that CirKids launched in 2007, the Avatar Circus Project. The registered char-

ity changed its name from CirKids to CircusWest in 2008, leaving CirKids to designate its youth programs. “Kids were turning 20 and 21 and saying we want to stay but

we don’t want to be called CirKids anymore,” Nunns says.

Sido Adamson, 22, performs with Avatar, which was featured in the 2008 and 2009 Cultural Olympiads.

Avatar also entertains at corporate gigs like another local group, The Underground Circus. Adamson says she’s hooked on the aerial hoop, where circus artists perform acrobatics from a steel hoop that’s suspended from the ceiling. “Pretty much anything that’s in the air I’m happy on,” she says.

The lithe, fresh-faced young woman first encountered circus arts at a CirKids summer camp she attended at age six. She enrolled in its 10-month-long core programming, a blend of traditional circus arts with dance and theatre, “and hasn’t stopped.”

“When I was younger, I liked that it was almost like playing but with cooler stuff,” Adamson says. “It’s non-competitive, so it’s a safe atmosphere and the coaching staff is super supportive… it was being athletic without having to be the best at something.”

Adamson’s taken circus workshops in Calgary but hasn’t visited Canada’s circus capital, Montreal.

She likes the training relationships she has in Vancouver and Avatar, although it doesn’t provide fulltime employment.

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Continued from page 5 She also trains in a sawdust-ridden corner of a wood shop at Great Northern Way Campus, works as a personal trainer and teaches pilates.

CircusWest alumni have continued on to the National Circus School in Montreal, Cirque du Soleil and professional circuses around the world.

But the 25-year-old circus company is determined to develop a West Coast circus hub and style and to develop a world-recognized, touring troupe.

“Cirque du Soleil has really educated people as to a new circus that’s different from the lions and tigers and the parking lot circus that happened when I was a kid,” Nunns says. “The west is full of stories and myths and mystique and nature and balance and zen, all of those kinds of things that make for a really interesting narrative.”

Although the temporary Olympics-related relocation reduced the non-profit’s adult student numbers, the 2010 Games gave CircusWest huge exposure.

“Our kids’ troupe performed at Robson Square every day and our Avatar group performed at Robson Square for six days, and we estimate, just based on rough numbers, that 160,000 people saw us,” Nunns says.

Two of CircusWest’s coaching staff performed as aerialists in the opening ceremonies for the Games.

CirKids have since been invited to perform at a children’s festival in Washington D.C. and Avatar performed for B.C. Home Builders in Nanaimo last month.

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lexandra Suhner Isenberg arrives to the first session of Wednesday night adult tissu class frazzled. It’s taken the husky-voiced 31-year-old half an hour to find the Garden Auditorium that’s tucked behind the PNE Forum near Hastings and Renfrew and she’s more apt to throttle someone at Google Maps, if she could, than she is

“DOING 20 CHIN-UPS IS AN ACHIEVEMENT, BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK AMAZING.”

Alexandra Suhner Isenberg to gracefully balance while suspended in the silks.

But instructor Colleen Yuen chats Suhner Isenberg up while they stretch out their limbs to prepare for the supernatural feats of strength they’re about to perform. The diminutive Yuen shows Suhner Isenberg, who’s trying tissu for the first time, how to use one foot to wrap the other in a “lace lock” that will bear her fullbody weight.

“It hurts,” Suhner Isenberg says.

The fabric is constricting and sometimes when tissu artists unravel, it causes burns. Yuen teaches the newbie an inversion, how to suspend herself vertically, upside down, between the two silks. Yuen shows her how to grasp a silk in each hand, flip and roll her body into a ball so her head is closest to the floor, and then to straighten her legs up. “They’re stretchy,” Suhner Isenberg says of the silks. “I’m used to something static.”

Suhner Isenberg, a recreational pole dancer, tried tissu because she’s been told it uses transferable skills. She notes former Miss Pole Dance Australia, Felix Cane, performs in Cirque du Soleil’s sensual Zumanity. At the end of the session, Suhner Isenberg says more people need to explore fun forms of exercise.

“Doing 20 chin-ups is an achievement, but it doesn’t look amazing,” she says.

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uen looks like a strong little bird as she displays her tissu moves at the open house. In her early 40s, Yuen

nimbly climbs high, holds a plethora of flexible upside-down poses, wraps herself in the silks and dramatically tumbles down, displaying some of what she’s discovered and mastered since she took CircusWest’s first tissu class in 2003.

The former gymnast discovered a passion for tissu at CircusWest, where she also met her husband, Ian Greenwood, an actor and circus artist from the U.K., in 2005. Four years later, the couple wed perched on an arrow shot through a red metal heart, suspended from the ceiling of CircusWest. They transformed the Garden Auditorium into a one-ring circus for the affair.

A stilt walker carried their rings, and once they’d tied the knot, the newlyweds performed a brief routine, as did their circus friends.

An occupational therapist, Yuen works four days a week so she can devote more time to tissu and perform at various functions with CircusWest.

“I’ve discovered this different part of my life, this different me,” Yuen says. “I’m performing—wow—which I never thought I would do. It’s given me the opportunity to find something that I love doing and also to perform; performing is fun, and exciting.”

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s for Weatherill, she took three turns on the swinging trapeze at the open house. “I was totally wiped,” she says the following week. “I could barely hold on anymore.”

But the mother of a 10-monthold was elated to quash her fear of heights and perform tricks on the trapeze once more.

“When I got home I was so excited to tell my husband that I did it again,” Weatherill says. “I had been really nervous, like I didn’t think I would do it anymore, and then going and trying it again made me want to for sure sign up for more classes because it just puts a big smile on my face.” crossi@vancourier.com

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Finally got around to interviewing Mayor Gregor Robertson about the performance of Police Chief Jim Chu since he became the city’s top cop in August 2007.

Robertson is the designated spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Board, which hired Chu and gives him an annual performance review.

For the record, Robertson wasn’t in the mayor’s chair when the police board hired Chu. That was former mayor Sam Sullivan, whose board chose Chu over thendeputy chief Bob Rich and then-superintendent Kash Heed. Rich is now the chief in Abbotsford and Heed is the Liberal MLA for Vancouver Fraserview and embroiled in controversy over his election campaign.

What prompted my

question to Robertson was learning last week that Chu pulled in $303,602 in 2009, according to information released by the Vancouver Police Department.

Chu’s appearance in the 300K club made him the second highest paid city employee in 2009 to city manager Penny Ballem, who topped out at $313,577. So how’s the chief doing?

“The chief’s performance has been excellent,” said the mayor, noting decreases in crime across the city.

“The metrics of the VPD on crime statistics and the [department’s] strategic plan are very strong. He’s doing a great job of leading the VPD and has exceeded expectations.”

The public will have to take the mayor’s word for it since performance reviews of police chiefs in Vancouver are off limits to the media and public.

Chu’s five-year contract expires in August 2012. For Robertson to be in a position to extend Chu’s contract he would first have to get re-elected. His threeyear term as mayor expires in November 2011.

The mayor plans to run again.

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As I reported on our website Tuesday, the Squamish Nation plans to develop eight acres of its land underneath the south end of the Bur-

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The 80-year-old span is in dire need of repairs and on the city’s to-do list. Surely, the band wouldn’t want

pieces of the crumbling bridge falling on its new development.

Mayor Gregor Robertson and Squamish Chief Gibby Jacob both weighed in on

the topic. First, the mayor.

“The city needs to get the repairs underway regardless and ensure the restoration of the bridge happens sooner rather than later,” Robertson said. “It’s been delayed for many years and that work needs to get underway. So in all likelihood that would happen before the Squamish development proceeds.”

Added Robertson: “I don’t know that there would be a synergy with bridge repairs with their development project. There may be. It’s something we could obviously talk about.”

Jacob laughed when asked if he would consider a partnership with the city to repair the bridge. Costs are estimated up to $50 million.

He didn’t spend any time considering the question.

“I don’t think so.”

Meanwhile, the billboard the band erected a few months ago near the south end of the Burrard Bridge is there to stay. But the band has no plans for another one, Jacob said.

“We’ve done our fight over that already,” he added. mhowell@vancourier.com

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Commercial Drive residents vowing civil disobedience to renovations for a local park are: a) misinformed but sincere b) heroes c) nuts Last week’s poll question:

Should the city buy the Arbutus Corridor land from Canadian Pacific?

Yes: 77 per cent No: 23 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

There were high fives and a few good chuckles in the mayor’s office earlier this week. The marketing of the latest Vision poll was an unqualified success.

Last Saturday’s Vancouver Sun took up most of page A4 under the caption: “Two views of the mayoralty at the half way point.” There was a piece signed by Robertson basically saying “I’m doing a great job.” Then there was a piece by a Sun columnist about Robertson and the poll saying, “He’s doing a great job” and besides, he’s not only beautiful but smart, too. GQ plus IQ. Blowhards in the blogosphere went ballistic dumping on the columnist from great heights and denouncing the poll as a questionable bit of work by a Vision insider. That would be Bob Penner. He runs Stratcom and conducted the exercise. He is about as tight with the Vision machine as you can get without being charged, which, of course, doesn’t mean his numbers are wrong. Just don’t expect to get the whole story.

What you do get is a headline saying “Robertson’s ratings soar” (up 10 points from before the Olympics to 78 per cent now). For Vision, it’s literally money in the bank. There is a $150a-plate Vision fundraiser a couple of weeks from now—“Vision Celebrates Vancouver”— and what better news to help sell those seats.

And what more enticement does the development crowd need as they start to figure out where to put their spare political change?

We are a year and a half from an election and Robertson looks like he’ll take it in a walk.

If all of this seems deliberate and scripted,

allengarr it is. The political machine that is Vision, led

by Robertson’s chief of staff Mike Magee, is arguably the best funded and biggest political operation this city has ever seen.

And incidentally, the Vision council caucus is the smoothest leak-proof crowd in recent memory. It was clear from Vision’s annual general meeting a few weeks ago they were heading into election mode. Tightly controlled messaging; no embarrassing questions from a compliant membership.

They continue to position themselves smack in the middle of the spectrum. Even casual observers noted that Vision’s recently hired senior party staffer, Ian Baillie, is not only charming and young but he has solid ties to the federal Liberals.

Stephen Learey, they guy he beat out for the job, had much more municipal experience—

was Larry Campbell’s chief of staff—but is less young and is decidedly NDP. Now a few things about those poll numbers.

Among decided voters, COPE is in the most trouble at 12.7 per cent. Their two council reps are considered weak to the point of being almost invisible. The NPA may not be in striking distance of a win at 29.8 percent but, if an election were held today, it’s likely Coun. Suzanne Anton would have company. Vision however, dominates with 48 per cent. This all means that unless COPE can cut a deal to share some of Robertson’s coattails we will be back to a twoparty city with a solid Vision majority.

But it’s not all good news for Robertson.

Support for his homeless initiative, according to Penner, is slipping. As an issue, “it is the toughest in the long-term,” Penner said. It was the major plank in Robertson’s platform. But people perceive matters are getting worse.

There is one other trouble spot. As much as Robertson wants to keep pointing fingers at the Athletes Village and the NPA “train wreck,” he’s now bearing the burden with more negatives than positives for what the public perceives as a “huge mess.” Saving 126 units for social housing helped him. But just a bit.

Aside from his handling of the Olympics, he gets most approval for the “Greenest City” initiative. Laugh if you want at community gardens, backyard chickens and separated bike lanes, but the public is eating it up—putting Vision and Robertson just where they want to be. agarr@vancourier.com

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F R ID AY, M AY 21, 2010 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

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Information technology making culture history In 1989, the writer Francis Fukuyama penned a famous essay called “The End of History?” He predicted the Cold War’s finale would usher in the universalization of Western liberal democracy, and the end of history. Globalized good times would commence, with a rising tide to lift all boats. (Who knew then that the yachts of the super-rich would start levitating above sea level?)

In our postmillennial world of oil-slicked seas and pin-striped Ponzi schemes, Fukuyama’s obituary to historical change now seems better suited to the satirical newspaper the Onion than serious policy journals. If there’s going to be an end to anything, it’s footnotes citing Fukuyama in history texts.

Our planet itself is capable of historic shifts that dwarf the stock market’s mood swings, as evidenced by the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, the eruption in Iceland, and the oil spill in the Gulf. Yet even without these reminders, many of us feel in our bones that things are speeding up and starting to spin out of control.

Late-night radio host Art Bell, noting the accelerating pace of change, used to call it “The Quickening.” My partner simply called it “media,” pointing to the news industry’s insatiable appetite for 30second disaster stories. She works in the textbook division of a major publisher, and her company is trying to find its way in a world where print is being swept away by digital texts. One day we were driving along listening to a CBC Radio documentary on plagiarism.

Teachers can no longer police thievery from the Internet, and have begun to wave the white flag at a cut-and-paste culture, in which up to 90 per cent of students cheat. Listening to the broadcast, my partner had her aha-moment. She suddenly realized the changing times are part of something way bigger than the 24-hour news cycle on steroids.

A recent New York Times editorial argues that with the acceleration of information technology, the next generation are going to be old fogies by their 20s, divided from children raised on newer electronic toys.

A series of “mini generation gaps” are already underway.

We’re not talking about the end of history, but the end of culture—which is normally defined as elders imparting knowledge and values to the young.

As Mark Twain once observed, history doesn’t repeat, but it sort of rhymes. Five centuries ago, the Spanish con-

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geoffolson quistador Hernan Cortes and his men marched into the valley of Mexico, and easily conquered the civilization of the Aztecs, who mistook his arrival for the prophesied return of their red-bearded god, Quetzalcoatl.

Cut to the present, when the microchip is God, with a flock of worshippers awaiting its newest incarnation in the next big gizmo. We may or may not be welcoming our conquest by machines, but we’re certainly complicit in the restructuring of our job economy. With almost everything the managerial class does going digital, and much of it freely available (legally or illegally), what does that mean for those of us who aren’t writing applications for the iPhone, or web-hosting for the few remaining brick-and-mortar retailers?

1984 author George Orwell once told the writer Arthur Koestler, “This is the end of history.” Orwell didn’t mean the glorious Hegelian synthesis that Fukuyama fantasized.

He meant that from his time on all the records of historical events would be controlled by the state, and after a certain point it would be impossible for anyone (including the state) to know what really happened. It would be a nightmare of compartmentalized information—a hall of mirrors with no exit.

Thanks to the Internet that prophecy hasn’t panned out, but it’s not off the table either.

Freedom of information laws are under attack, corporate secrecy on the upswing, and surveillance cameras are hitting public schools. The transparency is mostly in one direction, from the top down. The average middle-class citizen is becoming an open book—or rather, an open Facebook—to hackers, phishers, spooks, stalkers, marketers and the government.

History ain’t over by a long shot, it’s just getting weirder.

The optimist in me resonates with the words of philosopher Blaise Pascal: “All history is one Immortal Man who continually learns.” But the pessimist in me worries about the Immortal Man being expelled by Gaia. www.geoffolson.com

According to one high schooler, students should spend summers in schools—not on holiday. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Class notes,” May 12.

As a student in the Vancouver school district, I have taken summer school a few times. My most recent summer school experience involved enrolling in a secondary completion course, instead of having to take it during the school year.

Yes, some of my peers thought I was wasting away my summer, but I thought it helped me focus more during the regular school year.

The Canadian school system allows for a two-month summer holiday, where students tend to let their focus take a prolonged vacation.

For many like myself, a day spent in the classroom is much more productive than sleeping in till noon and spending the latter part of the day on Facebook.

Elementary students are not limited to only academic summer programs; there are programs in music, drama, cooking, leadership and a variety of other subjects.

Personally, I feel summer programs enrich childhood experiences and encourages more social and community involvement.

Why not learn something over the summer instead of being a couch potato for two months?

Amanda Hung, Magee secondary school

Divide the art gallery and join rest of art world

To the editor: Re: “Art elite at war over VAG’s future,” May 14.

Moving the Vancouver Art Gallery because it doesn’t have enough exhibition and storage space would only be a temporary fix.

Most museums around the world are short of space.

The Louvre, physically one of the biggest museums in the world, can only exhibit 35,000 works of art at any given time, out of a collection of around 380,000.

The VAG should be split between the current building and a new one somewhere else. This is the rule rather than the exception in the world of museums.

Many museums have long

had to split their collections into several buildings, each one housing works of art from a typical historical era, or a few centuries, or even a single artist.

Of course in the real world outside Canada, all levels of government gladly provide financial help, if only because museums are the new Roman circuses and artists their gladiators.

JL Brussac, Coquitlam, B.C.

••• To the editor: Art needs space. Two galleries in my neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside, have been forced out because of gentrification and arts funding cuts.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is the jewel in the crown of Vancouver arts institutions. It has a mandate to be the art collecting institution of the city.

Having participated in the debate for 15 years, I agree that this mandate cannot be fulfilled in the current facility.

Larwill Park is the last city-owned block in downtown Vancouver. To sell it off for office space in order to pay for minor renovations of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre would be reprehensible. Building a new home for the VAG on Larwill Park should be job one.

Hank Bull, Vancouver

B.C. Assessment ‘fraud’ may explain land controversy

To the editor: Re: “Mayor’s revealing claims add to Concord land controversy,” May 12.

I liked Mark Hasiuk’s column about the Concord land controversy but one item that seems to be missing from the stories I have read is the role of the assessment authority. Doesn’t B.C. Assessment have any of its own internal audits?

And if the assessment authority can’t offer a decent explanation of why their assessment is so widely out of whack on two similar pieces of land, maybe the police should be asked to investigate. If a similar piece of land owned by the city is assessed

at 100 times more, the savings to Concord Pacific would be more than $400,000 per year. The list of who is benefitting may be wider than the just who received political donations. Focusing on the possible campaign donations may be obscuring a wider presence of fraud and corruption at B.C. Assessment.

Even if it isn’t fraud, B.C. Assessment is showing with this piece of land that it really doesn’t have a clue about what they are doing. And what’s more, they don’t seem to care.

Quentin McDonnell, Vancouver

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Motorcyclists – 286 Deaths n e w s in Seven Years Larry Campbell says there’s more homeless now than in 2002

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he BC Coroners Service investigates and records “all unnatural, sudden and unexpected deaths in the province” and is thereby positioned to identify trends and risk factors in these types of deaths and, in consultation, to appropriately direct recommendations for preventative measures.

Cedric Hughes In late 2008, the Coroners Service, concerned about the number of motorcycle crash fatalities in BC—286 fatalities from 2000 to 2007—established a “Death Review Panel” to study these statistics, to comprehensively analyze six of the cases, and to study local and foreign legislation and the most current research on safe motorcycle operation. The 10-person panel including representatives from ICBC, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, the police, the BC and Canada Safety Counsels, and motorcycle industry and riders groups made nine recommendations for preventing “loss of life under similar circumstances.”

The panel identified two categories of risk factors, and a need for more and better information gathering. The first set of risk factors “specifically related to motorcycle operators,” and the second related to “other vehicle operators on the roadways.”

The nine recommendations, available online on the Coroners Service website: www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ coroners/ are directed to the BC Solicitor General, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, ICBC, and the Coroners Service. They call for amendments to the BC Motor Vehicle Act, amendments to the motorcycle licensing program, changes to the evaluation of motorcycle driver training schools, and an investigative protocol for motor vehicle fatalities that includes a “section specific to motorcycles…to collect better data for statistical analysis.”

The recommended amendments to the law address three ‘risk factors’ for motorcycle operators by proposing helmets with a mandatory basic certification from safety standard associations, mandatory eye protection, and by restricting all “mobile commu-

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The recommendations to ICBC focus on: • a graduated (class six) licensing program for all new riders whether or not they hold a class five license, • longer learners perBarrister & Solicitor mits, • more stringent conditions for new riders with seven years or less road use experience, • redefining the role and accountability of ‘supervisors’ • a zero blood alcohol content for all new riders while riding, and • restricting the power of the motorcycle a rider can operate based on the power of the motorcycle on which the rider was originally road tested.

ICBC is also advised to increase awareness at the learner’s stage of licensing and during motorcycle awareness month around the “best practice of full coverage riding gear.” As for the risk factors related to other vehicle operators, ICBC is advised to expand the class five training process to improve awareness of motorcycle riders and other vulnerable road users by providing information about their decreased visibility and problems assessing their traveling speed.

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Former mayor criticizes Olympic Village deal Mike Howell Staff writer

Former mayor Larry Campbell doesn’t think Vancouver will see a time when there are no homeless people on the streets.

Why not?

“I just don’t think that there’s such a thing,” said Campbell, who was mayor from 2002 to 2005 and is now a Liberal senator. “I don’t think that there’s such an optimum situation. But I think we’ll see a time when the number of homeless have dropped to the point where we can say that we have it under control.”

Campbell spoke to the Courier Wednesday in advance of his speech Thursday at the Kettle Friendship Society’s annual fundraiser, held at the Four Seasons hotel.

Campbell was to talk about the current state of homelessness, mental health problems and addictions. The Kettle Friendship Society provides housing and mental health services for people in need.

The former mayor said he believes Vancouver has more homeless people than when he was elected in 2002. But, he said, the “housing situation” has improved and he praised provincial B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman for his commitment to ending homelessness.

Campbell pointed to the provincial government’s purchase of more than 20 single-room occupancy ho-

“TAKE THAT LEFTY CRAP AND STICK IT. IT’S JUST NOT REALISTIC.” Larry Campbell

tels in the Downtown Eastside, where they’ve been renovated and are now managed by non-profits.

The government is also committed to building housing on 14 sites owned by the city. The hotels and the new buildings will or already have support services attached to them, where health providers connect with people suffering from mental illness and addiction issues.

“Rich Coleman has done a magnificent job,” Campbell said. “I know people pooh-pooh it, but I’m telling you he got it—he got it because it makes good business sense and it’s compassionate.”

Campbell, who was a founding member of Vision Vancouver, said Mayor Gregor Robertson’s efforts to keep temporary homeless shelters open has also helped homeless people link with services and housing.

But Campbell doesn’t think Robertson and his ruling Vision council should have settled on the so-called 50/50 deal for the 252 units at the Olympic Village originally slated for affordable housing.

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social housing and the other half rented at market rates to “essential workforce” employees, such as police officers, firefighters and paramedics. The Vision council devised the deal after learning the cost of building the units had increased by $65 million in 2006 to $110 million this year.

Campbell said he would rent all 252 units at market rates and use the money to fund new social housing elsewhere in the city and lobby senior levels of government to match the funding. He said his plan could potentially double the number of units for social housing in the city. He would sell the units once the real estate market improved.

He has no time, he said, for critics who still believe that low-income people promised a unit under the original plan for the Village should still get one.

“This argument that we don’t want the poor to have a view… you know what, take that lefty crap and stick it. It’s just not realistic. I want people with houses, I want supportive housing and that’s how we go about it.” mhowell@vancourier.com

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Weekend rally planned at Main and Hastings

Health centre closure prompts more protest Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

Despite a poorly attended rally last week, a group protesting the closure of the Health Contact Centre is planning another trafficstopping gathering at Hastings and Main streets this Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

The contact centre, located in the Roosevelt Hotel next to the Carnegie Centre on Hastings Street, was shut down May 3 by health authorities after being open since 2001.

Anna Maria D’Angelo, senior media relations officer at Vancouver Coastal Health, said the 24-hour drop-in centre was closed due to neighbouring facilities that duplicated and improved on services offered by the Health Contact Centre.

The centre was intended to serve as a respite from the streets for homeless people, providing bathrooms and supplies like needles, tampons, condoms and sometimes basic medical care such as dressings for wounds. The centre’s annual operating cost of $900,000 will be redirected to nearby facilities such as Insite and the Washington Needle Depot, according to D’Angelo.

Harsha Walia, a volunteer at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and one of the organizers of the rally, said protesting the closure was a life and death issue. “It’s the value of a human life,” she said.

Three rallies have been held to protest the centre’s closure.

Walia said some of the people in the community are feeling “a little bit of a sense of futility,” due to the fact no one in power is taking steps to open the centre.

“It’s miserable not having a place to go at night,” Walia said. “Vancouver Coastal Health has done nothing to fill the gaps the Health Contact Centre clearly left behind.”

Mark Townsend, executive director of the Portland Hotel Society, said the centre was too small and unwelcoming.

“IT WAS AN IMAGINARIUM. IT’S NEVER MADE ANY SENSE.” Mark Townsend

“You don’t want to have a locked door with a video camera and turnstiles and a security guard,” he said.

Walia agreed the centre had problems, but said those didn’t justify its closure.

“Every agency needs to improve its accessibility but I don’t see how closing it down is a solution,” she said.

Townsend said many of the protesters are trying to do a good thing but are misinformed, mistaking the closure for a cut to service. He said the contact centre never had a clear purpose. “It was an imaginarium,” he said. “It’s never made any sense.”

Townsend suggested homeless people could go to the Washington Needle Depot or First United Church, which he said recently added bathrooms and showers. Both Hastings Street facilities are always open.

Walia said First United Church was not a replacement for the Health Contact Centre.

“It’s a shelter, not a drop-in,” she said.

“If you have an emergency it’s not a place you can go.”

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users is trying to fill the void left by the Health Contact Centre, according to volunteer coordinator Nicole Latham.

Latham said VANDU is staying open from 4 p.m. until midnight every day.

Latham said volunteers are providing a needle exchange, stems for crack pipes, as well as providing bathrooms, computer access, movies and coffee.

“We’re just trying to support folks,” she said. “We’ll see how long we can do it.” jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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From a distance, Angela Yang didn’t stand out among the firefighters gathered by a fire truck at the corner of Granville and Dunsmuir on Wednesday afternoon.

Participating in a climb-a-thon to raise money for United Way, the firefighters repeatedly climbed a fire truck ladder raised against the Holt Renfrew building. Their goal was to climb the equivalent of three times the elevation of the North Shore Mountains.

Yang wore rubber boots, protective helmet and heavy pants held up by thick suspenders—but she wasn’t allowed on the climb.

Up close, her youthful face revealed why. Yang isn’t a firefighting professional, she’s a high school student who spent the week in Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Youth Outreach Academy to get a taste for the job.

Sixteen Grade 10 to 12 students from Vancouver schools took part in the fiveday program that ended today, May 21. Participants learned first aid, fire extinguishing skills, CPR, the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus and other fire fighting skills. School counsellors selected students who would benefit most from the youth academy, and Yang earned a spot.

The 16-year-old is in Grade 11 at David Thompson secondary and is considering a career in a public service profession.

She was grateful to experience what it’s like to work as a firefighter. “It’s one thing to hear about it. It’s another thing to actually try it out,” she said.

If Yang joins Vancouver Fire and Res-

High school students Yanni Alexandropoulos and Angela Yang at a photo Dan Toulgoet climb-a-thon on Granville Street. cue, she’ll be one of few females in the service—only seven of its 780 members are women, but that doesn’t deter Yang.

“To me, I don’t think there’s anything holding me back from joining,” she said.

Yang enjoyed meeting firefighters and taking part in the hands-on activities. “At first I thought [firefighting] was really physically demanding, but it’s something I would definitely think about now. I will keep it as an option,” she said.

At six-foot-three, Yanni Alexandropoulos, a Grade 11 Sir Charles Tupper student, already looks the part. He’s considered becoming a firefighter or police officer for the past year, so his school counsellor suggested he apply for the youth academy. “It seems like an awesome job. You get to work

with other people and you get to help people,” he said. The 16-year-old describes himself as a leader who’s also a team player. He learned various skills, including using a fire hose and connecting hoses. Wearing heavy protective suits during some of the duties added to the challenge. “It’s tougher than what I thought it would be,” he said. “The endurance of firefighters is amazing.”

Capt. Gabe Roder, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services spokesman, said the academy enabled students to learn skills they can use in their everyday lives such as first aid and CPR even if they don’t become firefighters.

“Hopefully they’ll move that concept on to other kids and they’ll all look at fire fighting as a possible career in the future,” he said. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Commercial Drive park will be closed and redeveloped

Resident vows vandalism at Grandview Park Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

The loss of his freedom is a price one resident is willing to pay to protest the temporary closure of Grandview Park.

The Commercial Drive park will be closed for nine months beginning in July for a $1.5 million redevelopment to provide new playground equipment and improved drainage.

But David Beattie, an ESL teacher and freelance writer, objected to the closure and what he referred to as the authoritarian and insensitive approach of the park board. Calling for public meetings to discuss the park’s closure, which he said was not addressed in previous meetings, Beattie promised to engage in civil disobedience if the park is closed despite public opposition.

Beattie said he would repeatedly tear down the fence, trespass on the park, handcuff himself to park fixtures and possibly disable equipment brought in for redevelopment. “If they leave earth moving equipment around, there are ways to keep them from functioning,” he said.

Beattie said he would not hurt anyone or damage private property in his protest.

“I will become ungovernable as far as that park is concerned,” he said.

Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Sarah Blyth stated in an email the redevelopment could not be done in phases due to the structure of the funding. “We have to be finished the project by March 2011,” she wrote.

Blyth said extensive public consultations, including discussions about possible closure, were held dating back to June 2009, including a meeting in Grandview Park.

She noted the park board had no plans for more meetings.

Beattie, who moved back to the neighbourhood six weeks ago after living abroad,

““IF A MCDONALD’S OPENED UP, I’D BE FURIOUS.” David Beattie

called Commercial Drive “the last bastion of the beatnik.” He said he hoped the issue could be resolved without civil disobedience. “We are not spoiling for a fight, we want to be conciliatory,” he said.

He claimed he would be willing to serve as many as three months in prison to protest the closure of the park and said the redevelopment should be completed in phases, leaving most of the park open.

Beattie said he was concerned the redevelopment of the park might lead to the gentrification of the area, pushing out homeless people and dulling the neighbourhood’s vibrancy. “If a McDonald’s opened up, I’d be furious,” he said.

Eileen Mosca, an artist who’s lived in the area for 30 years and is a board member with the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre, said she found it difficult to relate to the protesters. “These people are protesting to achieve neglect of the park,” she said.

Mosca rejected the notion the redesign of the park had anything to do with gentrification. “You can’t force people out of a park through landscape design,” she said.

Mosca said the park board did a good job of communicating with the neighbourhood.

“They really listened to people. You felt like you were involved with something real.”

Mosca worked on a mural in the park that was recently defaced with graffiti. Some of the graffiti seemed to be directed at her. “I lived in a fifth floor walk-up in the South Bronx, nobody around here scares me,” said Mosca. “There’s a group here who will protest motherhood and apple pie.” jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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Secondary school boasted 75 students in event finals

Lord Byng track and field breaks 65-year championship drought Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Lord Byng secondary is probably best known for its arts program, but it can now brag about a sports title. The school, at 3939 West 16th, captured the city track and field championship May 14.

It was a long time coming. The last time Byng earned a track and field title was 65 years ago—in 1945, according to Byron Jack, who coaches the team with colleague Sara Neil.

Jack has been trying to end the decades-long dry spell since he started at the school 11 years ago. “[Winning] was a combination of real happiness and also relief,” he explained Monday. “Because I didn’t want to give up on the goal, but many times it was tempting to maybe choose a different goal.”

The region used to hold an inner city high school meet, which attracted schools from outside of Vancouver decades ago. It evolved into a Vancouver

and district meet with representation from municipalities such as Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby. In the mid-1980s, Vancouver started holding its own city championship because there were enough local students to participate.

“The last time we won any kind of [track and field] championship was the inner city high one in 1945. We also won in 1943 and 1944,” Jack said, citing statistics from a track and field history book by track athlete Bill McNulty, a former Vancouver teacher who’s also a longtime Richmond city councillor.

Schools need to field large numbers of students to land the city championship due to the way events are scored.

The top eight finishers in each event earn points based on their placement—first place finishers collect 10 points, for example, compared to one point for an eighth place finisher. “You could probably have 150 or 200 athletes and only then would you cover all the events,” Jack said. “It’s a mat-

ter of fielding the biggest team you can if you’re trying to go for the title.”

In past years, John Oliver and Eric Hamber secondary schools have enjoyed a great deal of success at the annual track and field city championship, while Lord Byng has worked on earning the top prize.

“Since I’ve been here, we’ve done well but we just haven’t had the numbers to come out on top in the meet.

We’ve won lots of age divisions, say for Grade 8 girls or Grade 9 boys, and we’ve also had many aggregate winners where the kids score the most for their age division—individually they score the most points—but we just haven’t been able to win the whole thing,” Jack said.

This year, Lord Byng put together a team of about 100 students—75 of whom who qualified for the finals.

The two-day meet took place at Point Grey secondary Thursday May 13 and at Minoru Park in Richmond on Friday May 14. noconnor@vancourier.com

Coaches Byron Jack and Sara Neil helped lead Lord Byng secondary to its first track and field championship since 1945. photo Dan Toulgoet

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Weather presenter Kristi Gordon fronted the inaugural BUST Art Social at District 319 in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

North Shore’s Hot Flash Hoofers performed at the Dancing Through Time benefit at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.

Fred Stopping traffic on Alberni Street, model Melissa Peddle sported an Amylee bikini at Agent Provocateur’s noon-hour car wash.

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The Sojourners Will Sanders and chanteuse Alita Dupray got into the Motown groove in support of direct service AIDS agencies.

Motown groove: An all-star cast of B.C. legends and rising stars—from Jim Byrnes, Dee Daniels and Chilliwack’s Bill Henderson to Dustin Bentall, Jaydee Bixby and Ali Milner—performed songs for the Shooting Stars Foundation’s Motown Meltdown concert sponsored by the Courier.

More than 30 artists donated their time and talent belting out hit after Motown hit in support of direct service AIDS agencies. Recently, a total of $115,000 from six foundation events was distributed to 13 local organizations.

Total BUST: Meteorologist Kristi Gordon and eight girlfriends, better known as the BUST FUNdation, fronted the inaugural Bust Art Social, hosted by Global B.C. personalities Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui. Four hundred revellers gathered at District 319 for the art auction, social and dance, which raised $30,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Flash dance: Scotiabank Dance Centre was transformed into the Starlight Night Club for its signature soiree.

Dance enthusiasts filed into the Farris studio for the Dancing Through Time dinner and dance in support of the Davie Street facility. Feature performers Cori Caufield, Myles Munroe, Corey Solomon and Samia Massoud burned up the floor.

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Dancers Corey Solomon and Samia Massoud burned the floor with their salsa, mambo and cha cha at the Dance Centre fundraiser.

Local artists Mavreen David and Tony Ramsell help raise funds for breast cancer research at the BUST FUNdation.

A Loving Spoonful’s David Goudge (left) picked up a $15,000 cheque from Telus CEO Darren Entwistle at the communication giant’s national LGBT gathering.

Country crooners Jaydee Bixby (left) and Babe Gurr performed songs from the Motown songbook at the Shooting Stars Foundation’s Motown Meltdown.

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Our May 14 story “Downtown Eastside Warehouse converted into luxury hotel” incorrectly listed the selling price of a suite in The Keefer as $1.2 million.

The actual selling price is $1.7 million. Our May 14 story “Money remains hot topic at TransLink AGM” May 14 stated the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze SeaBus would not be in service unless another SeaBus required repairs. But according to TransLink, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze will be in regular service. TransLink plans to rotate its three SeaBuses so two are always in service with the third getting repairs or maintenance work done.

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saw a turnout of 17,475 volunteers on 130 teams.

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

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May long weekend means one thing for many people—barbecue season. But Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services warns some recent

fires have been caused by poorly maintained barbecues. Cooking equipment, including barbecues, cause more than 5,000 household fires a year. In 2009, there were 20 fires in Vancouver caused by barbecues, which sparked more than $52,000 in damage. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services suggests owners

carefully inspect hoses and fuel supply lines for deterioration. Ensure that the grease dripping tray is in place and that grease is not dripping onto the supply line, which will cause a fire.

Keep barbecues at least 1.5 metres from your home and hedges and always open the barbecue lid before lighting it. If the barbecue won’t

light, wait a few minutes for the gas to dissipate and then try again. Never leave it unattended, especially if you’re burning grease off to clean it. A garden hose should be near by in case a grill fire becomes too large.

Always keep small children and pets away from the hot equipment. And never store propane tanks indoors.

Yard sale

The West End Cleanup group is hosting its first annual community yard sale May 29, weather permitting. The volunteer crew that’s been cleaning up the West End for three years is celebrating its anniversary with a community event to boost its profile. Those who need to divest themselves of possessions are invited to set up a blanket or table to sell their wares for $10, donate used items for West End Cleanup to sell, bring beverage containers for the bottle drive, pennies for a penny jar or hunger for a BBQ, popcorn and baked goods. The sale happens at Lord Roberts Schoolyard (entrance off the 1600 block of Comox), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, contact John at info@ westendcleanup.com or 604-603-2397.

Spring cleanup

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 runs May 1 to 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.

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A fundraising walk for the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter takes place Sunday, May 30 at 10 a.m. in Ceperly Park.

Anyone can participate to

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for more details or call 604872-8212.

Mall expansion

The redevelopment of the Arbutus Shopping Centre is the subject of a meeting

Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Hellenic Community Centre on Arbutus Street. The owners of the shopping centre have applied to the city of Vancouver for permission to

expand the centre, including four new buildings between six and eight storeys.

Doreen Braverman, chair of the Arbutus Ridge Concerned Citizens Association, stated in an email the

developer’s plans “ignore most of the community’s recommendations.” Braverman stated her neighbourhood was promised any development would reflect the wishes and the character of the community. She accused Vancouver’s previous city council of reneging on that promise. City councillors, the developer hoping to expand the shopping centre and a representative from the city’s planning department are scheduled to attend, according to Braverman.

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Presidents of world universities gather in Vancouver today and tomorrow (May 21 and 22) to prepare advice for their governments as Canada gets ready to host the G8 Summit in Huntsville, Ont. next month. The summit, held at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel, is co-hosted by the University of B.C. and the University of Alberta. It’s the third G8 University Summit and the first to be held in North America. Others were held to coincide with G8 Summits in Hokkaido, Japan in 2008 and Turin, Italy in 2009. The theme for this year’s conference is “Universities and Communities: Transition to a Sustainable Future.” The conference schedule is online at www.g8universitysummit2010.com.

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Asthma Relief: Training Yourself Asthma is of the top reasons for emergency or hospital admissions in B.C.

Tens of thousands of people suffer from it and the numbers are rising. Now a Russian treatment is being tried here that claims that the root of asthma is over-breathing.

Christine Byrne, asthma specialist, Buteyko educator, and author of ‘Stop Asthma Naturally,’ reports on the startling evidence of two Vancouver residents who have been asthma sufferers since childhood.

Her father, Tom, was in the hospital with severe, unstable asthma when Christine heard about Buteyko. “He was in and out of the hospital about eight times in 2005. They just couldn’t stabilize him,” she said.

Having lost her mother to emphysema just months prior, she was motivated to find some way to help him. “I wasn’t looking for a cure, just something to help him breathe better,” she said.

What she found was Buteyko. Since taking his first lesson, while in hospital, in January 2006, he has not had one attack. She states, “He has his life back, his medications are greatly reduced and his lung function has

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“After 74 years of suffering, I am finally asthma free,” says Tom. “Everyone with asthma should learn this. It really works!”

Christine was so impressed with the results she decided to travel to Europe to learn how to teach it, and she founded Asthma Care Canada in 2006.

Holly Truchan, a respiratory therapist, had similar results to Tom. She was referred to Christine as a test case by Vancouver Coastal Health. After just six weeks her doctor said ‘it was like she’d had a lung transplant.’ She states, “It saved my life.”

Radical as the results may seem, it is backed by numerous medical studies.

Scientific trials in Brisbane, Australia in 1995 and in Calgary in 2005 concluded that the method reduced the need for reliever medication by 90 per cent, steroid medication by half, and asthma symptoms disappeared by half in just twelve weeks.

Those who reduced their breathing to normal levels were able to reduce their medication the most.

In 2009, The Mayo Clinic stated, “The Buteyko Method is the most promising

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Christine Byrne is finding impressive results with her clients here in Vancouver and on the Sunshine Coast. “Regardless of age or severity, they are again and again reporting improvement in their breathing and quality of life. We see improvements in anything from

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Asthma Care Canada is a pioneer in the introduction and deployment of The Buteyko Method in Vancouver. For more information, email: info@asthmacare.ca, call 604-723-0479 or visit www.asthmacarecanada.com.

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Whether it’s walking, swimming, gardening or golfing, the options available to those living with arthritis are varied.

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Local heavy metal traditionalists and defenders of the beard 3 Inches of Blood cap off their cross Canada tour with two shows at the Rickshaw Theatre. The May 21 gig features openers Goatwhore and the Golers, while the May 22 show includes Goatwhore and sludge purveyors HAGGATHA, which, we have on good authority will destroy your soul. Tickets at Scrape, Redcat, Zulu Records and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Recent Exclaim! Magazine cover girl and star-in-the-making Hannah Georgas plays a hometown show May 22 at Venue (881 Granville St.). She’ll be pushing her catchy and accomplished debut full length This is Good—a toetapping indie rock charmer for fans of Feist, Metric and Regina Spektor that, thankfully, lives up to its moniker.

Colleen Brown and Dave Vertesi open.

Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, Highlife or www.ticketweb.ca.

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Fresh off their 2009 PEAK Performance win and presumably spending the past few months rolling around in a bed of money, Kelowna’s We Are the City and recent tour mate Aidan Knight play one for the kids May 21 at St. James Hall. In Medias Res and the awkwardly named 41st & Home fill out the all ages bill.

Show: Wiggle Show at Five Sixty Nightclub May 22 Poster artist: Cole Johnstone, photographer Nicholas Jang

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents its annual Variety Show, featuring Charlotte Diamond and the Hug Band, Ache Brasil, Circus Incognitus, National Acrobats of Taiwan and improv masters DuffleBag Theatre. It all goes down May 22, 6:30 p.m. For tickets at the gate or by calling 604-280-3311. For more info, go to www.childrensfestival.ca.

Sonic youth

Those of you worried about the fate of our poetry slamming youth, fear not. The 2010 Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team makes its wordy debut May 24 at, where else, Café Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive). There will also be an open mic for any aspiring poets between the ages of 13 to 22. Sign up is at 7 p.m. According to the rules, there can be no props, no costumes, no musical instruments and you can only read your own poems. Is a beret considered a prop or a costume?

For more info, call 604-215-9230.

kudos & kvetches We need to get out more

We’re the member of K&K who doesn’t get out much. So while the main voice of our team—responsible for such scintillating topics as mooseknuckles, sweaty hedgehogs and an abiding sense of shame at having fleshy, pale legs—is on holiday in sunnier climes exploiting cheap foreign labour and spreading earthy Nanaimo joie de vivre to everyone he sees, we’ll be one of the poor excuses filling in. Sorry.

But we’re learning, and getting out more, and recently we’ve been getting a musical education. We just bought a used MP3 player from a guy off Craigslist. Actually met him for the sale at a gas station parking lot in some place called Langley, which is just east of the border between B.C. and Manitoba. He was a nice young man, who offered the barely used player still in its original packaging and with the store receipt and everything. He also included lots of his own music on the player, and after sampling his playlists, we concluded he’s a nice young man dealing with a recent heartbreak. Or he gets laid a lot. Or wants to.

At least that’s what we figure from the

Hannah Georgas performs May 22 at Venue in support of her new album This Is Good.

Boys in the Hood

Screw burly Russell Crowe and ivory-faced Cate Blanchett. Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn will always be Robin Hood and Maid Marian in our eyes. Buck the trend, and multiplex lineups, as Vancity Theatre screens Richard Lester’s 1976 relic Robin and Marian, which also stars Richard Harris, Ian Holm and Ronnie Barker from The Two Ronnies as Friar Tuck.

In a word: awesome. Show times May 23 3, 5:15 and 7:15 p.m. and May 24, 4 p.m. For more info, go to www.viff.org.

music, which includes artists we’ve either never or barely heard of but whose hearts bleed like an oil well at the bottom of the Gulf Coast. Some guy named James Blunt, for example. Apparently he’s an ex-British army guy who now sings about falling in love with anonymous women on the subway. Fellow former British army guy—he lasted only a few months—and socialist crooner Billy Bragg hates him. We love him, because like James, every morning we wake up and sing “My life is brilliant/My love is pure/I saw an angel/ Of that I’m sure.” Sweet gold, and we’ve all been there. We’ve fallen in love with plenty of angels on the Canada Line and have the court orders to prove it.

Fortunately, there are some upbeat tunes on the player, too. Some band named The Vengaboys, for example, who are four people from the Netherlands who sound like one person singing and one person playing a music synthesizer through a Commodore 64.

They like to party. They go up and down. They have a bus. They want us in their room, boom boom boom boom. We like that, too, since that’s exactly what we said to Miss Jones,

Miles of Rollins

Articulate gym fanatic and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins comes to town for another one of his spoken word thingies May 25 at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. Apparently he’ll be spinning tales about his recent travels through Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China and Senegal. And if Rollins’ book Get in the Van—an essential read told from the cramped quarters of a touring punk band in the 1980s—is an indication, he should be the perfect travel guide. Tickets at Ticketmaster.

our Grade 12 English teacher many years ago, just before our graduation was delayed by a year and we were transferred to another school. Our life was indeed brilliant.

Mascot perfection

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The world has gone mad—as in mad as heck and we’re not going to keep quiet about it—over the recently introduced mascots for the 2012 Summer Games in London, Ol’ Blighty. Seems the entire planet has a hateon for Wenlock and Mandeville. We don’t understand what all the ferocious criticism is about. So they don’t have mouths. Why should they? Mascots are forbidden to talk so why go to the added expense of adding a mouth. We say good on the Brits for being cheap... er, frugal... and cost-cutting, given the massive dough they’re spending on the Games. As for the complaints about the one large eye that represents a camera lens so they can record everything they see, we also don’t understand the fuss. London, after all, has the most surveillance cameras of any city in the world. It’s a British thing, you see. In other words, perfectly fitting.

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North Okanagan expands with wineries and good food The Hired Belly with Tim Pawsey

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Prepping for your summer wine tour? While the south Okanagan is getting all kinds of deserving attention, plenty of good reasons to head north include new wineries, good dining and impressive winery expansions.

The new Tantalus Vineyards winery has emerged, almost chrysalid-like, from the humble origins of Pinot Reach on the slopes of East Kelowna. And quite a transformation it is. The new building—with its expansive glass overlooking the Pioneer Vineyard (established 1927), slate floor and clean, modern lines— screams “Riesling,” which is always a good thing.

Behind the scenes, the new LEED certified winery (B.C.’s first) has all the bells and whistles (including an impressive, dedicated waste water building) guaranteed to take things to the next level. In the meantime, don’t miss a chance to taste through the focused, small Riesling, Pinot Noir range— and be sure to scoop a bottle of Old Vines Riesling ’08 (zesty, mineral notes, keen acidity and already showing some of those classic “petrol” notes). You won’t be sorry.

Just over in Okanagan Centre, long-established Gray Monk now sports a tasteful hospitality centre at the parking lot level and a glass fronted elevator down to the panoramic Grapevine Restaurant, giant

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An old wine press contrasts the new Tantalus Vineyards. patio and catering facility under chef Willi Franz.

Gray Monk now has all of its whites (and even some reds) in Stelvin. And—in true Heiss style—has a Tshirt to mark the event: “I used to Get Corked... Now I’m Screwed!”

Some quick picks: • Gray Monk Rotberger ’09. A must-have dry rosé.

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• Gray Monk Latitude 50 Red. A blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir with layers of cherry, strawberry and spice. It has good structure and peppery close. BCLS $13.99.

• Gray Monk Merlot ’07.

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Further south, watch for the wine tour signs to Sum-

merland’s Bottleneck Drive, which links such notables as sparkling specialist Sumac Ridge to lesser-known, worthy stops such as 8th Generation, where you’ll find more good Riesling here. Several of these wineries are nestled in the hills behind Summerland and include Silkscarf, a gem of a spot in a smartly converted home overlooking a heritage cherry orchard.

Owner Roie Manoff’s 20year career with the Israeli Air Force inspired the name (think Red Baron) of this family affair, whose wines include an appealing Viognier ’09, a Riesling Muscat ’09, a light Burgundianstyled Pinot Noir, a full bodied, mocha-toned Shiraz ’07, and pure fruited cherry wine. Best kept secret is the weekends only, small kitchen where chef Tara Buchman makes delicious small plates for by-the-glass pairing on the sun-kissed, small deck overlooking the

photo Tim Pawsey

orchard and distant lake.

Also blossoming is Summerland’s dining scene, bolstered by Roger Gillespie’s deliciously detail-driven Victoria Rd. Deli Bistro (in town); and more recently by stylin’ Local Lounge and Grille, on the water beside the luxurious Summerland resort, run by Christa Lee McWatters Bond (ex Sumac Ridge, Vincor) and her husband Cameron Bond. The tastefully inventive plates are courtesy of Paul Cecconi, while Christa Lee’s “100 km” VQA wine list is one of the valley’s more varied and inclusive. See you on deck.

One of the best ways to experience the valley is to take in the fun-filled Okanagan Summer Wine Festival at Silver Star (Aug. 13-14), which combines wine tasting and food pairing with concerts and wild flower tours in a bucolic alpine setting. For details, go to owfs.com. info@hiredbelly.com

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Weather gods kept rain at bay for al fresco theatre setting

Peep-show style Streetcar original, but not always easy to follow A Streetcar Named Desire

At 820 Woodland Dr. until May 22 Tickets: Cash at the site www.brownpapertickets.com Reviewed by Jo Ledingham

dining out guide

The stormy weather on Wednesday being what it was, I figured we’d all get leaked on and it would be a circus just holding on to our hats. That was the night Leaky Heaven Circus opened its Streetcar Named Desire with the performers inside and the audience, standing in the street looking in the windows, fully exposed to the wind and rain. But the weather gods must have a soft spot for the Leaky Heaven folk because the downpour held off and the gusts subsided. Umbrellas would have been a disaster as we all jockeyed back and forth from the front of the house to the side of the house to get a better view.

In some ways, this Streetcar is fairly straight up; it follows Tennessee Williams’ story in a linear way, uses quite a bit of text as written and poor old Blanche Dubois (Lois Anderson) gets carted off to the loony bin at the end just as Williams intended. But that’s about where the similarities end. I don’t imagine Williams ever saw his play as a peep show or had considerations about

whether theatre has nasty elements of voyeurism. Anderson at one point looks out the window at us and suggests if we had a shred of decency we’d all go home. And in cutting the script to finish in 75 minutes, several scenes are done with the dialogue recorded and played back at high speed. If you’re familiar with the play, you’ll definitely get more out of it. Director Steven Hill and dramaturge Michelle Valiquette are counting on it.

Here is a Blanche like no other; she’s no frail southern belle but, being Lois Anderson, she’s feisty and scrappy.

More Scarlett O’Hara than Blanche Dubois, she’s at her wits end and is hitting the bottle hard. A butterfly in a windstorm does not come to mind. And even in her decline, this Blanche does not go quietly.

With images firmly embedded in our heads of Marlon Brando as sexy, sweaty Stanley Kowalski, it’s a bit of a stretch to see Billy Marchenski in the role. He’s so buff it looks like booze never passes his lips and rather than playing poker or bowling with the boys as Stanley does, Marchenski’s probably working out.

Not often are good looks and a great body a detraction. But he’s sexy.

The role of Stella is not as complicated as the other two but Sasa Brown does an excellent job as the would-be

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mediator between Blanche and Stanley.

She makes the famous scene with petulant Stanley hollering “Stella” from the foot of the stairs so hot and the aftermath of that, a scorcher.

Does all this work? On and off. It’s often hard to hear (traffic down nearby Venables is a real problem) and it takes being a bit pushy to see everything. Until this night standing outside in the breezy aftermath of a Pacific storm, I didn’t realize just how much hot and steamy New Orleans figured into Williams’ play.

And despite the fun of second-guessing in which window the next scene would be played, the many rooms in this house don’t compare to the original claustrophobic tenement setting. Williams packs these characters cheek by jowl; there is nowhere to escape. In this Leaky Heaven version there are rooms to hide away in. Heck, Blanche could even jog up to Commercial for a latte when Stanley’s scotch runs out.

But innovative and original it is. By the end, the characters have abandoned the set and are standing with us watching the house that now has grotesque video coverage of them inside. A bizarre happy little tune—like some soap commercial—rings out. And there we are, together in the dark, wondering where theatre leaves off and life takes over. joled@telus.net

Sasa Brown, Billy Marchenksi and Lois Anderson perform in the outdoor-set A Streetcar Named Desire.

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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 $$$

Grill

Ricky’s All Day Grill

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.

111 Dunsmuir Street (at Beatty) 604.602.9233 $$ Waterfront Centre – 200 Burrard Street 604.669.2781 $$

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 $$

Nirvana Restaurant

Nirvana Restaurant offers the best in Northern Indian Cuisine. For sixteen years, our dedicated Hyderabadi chef has been creating authentic and unsurpassed Mughai cuisine from the heart of Northern India. Choose from sizzling tandooris, creamy hormas, festive biryanis, enchanting thalis, lamb, chicken, seafood, vegetarian and vegan options.

Dine in, Takeout and Delivery www.nirvanarestaurant.ca 2313 Main Street 604.872.8779 $$

Italian

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 $$$

Local – Organic

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 $

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Actor committed to Canadian cinema

Montreal’s Baruchel balances jobs in U.S. and Canada Julie Crawford

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Actor Jay Baruchel is very un-Hollywood.

When he’s not working in the U.S., he lives a few blocks from his childhood home in Montreal. He’s a “bonafide patriot,” committed to balancing roles in bigbudget films (She’s Out Of My League, Tropic Thunder, Knocked Up) with independent Canadian pictures.

His latest is The Trotsky, by writer/ director Jacob Tierney. Baruchel plays Leon Bronstein, a Montreal West high school senior who thinks he’s the second coming of Leon Trotsky, modeling his life—down to the older woman and the death by ice pick—after the Red Army icon. He starts with trying to unionize his dad’s (Saul Rubinek) company, then, after being banished to public school, he takes on the board establishment.

Baruchel is as passionate as the quirky character he plays, chatting about committing himself to Canadian cinema at the tender age of 12 and wacky American politics.

Q: Everybody in the U.S. seems to think Canadians are socialists. How do you feel about now telling everybody we’re communist?

I’m fine with that. I’m an avowed liberal. The [U.S.] could do with a dose of socialism.

Q: What’s your take on Leon—is he

A hundred and fifty per cent. When I first read the script I was scared s***less of playing Leon. He’s verbose and uses a particular brand of wordplay. Jacob had a clear idea of what he wanted and I didn’t want to step on that, so it was all about finding my way into Leon’s skin… With Leon there’s not a moment of pretense.

Jay Baruchel stars in The Trotsky.

delusional, eccentric or both?

He’s definitely both. Leon is the epitome of the earnest youth… He’s sort of meant to symbolize in one dude that period in your life where you pick your causes—or your causes pick you—and you’ll be more passionate than at any other time.

Q: There’s always one guy in high school who seems too wise or too oddball. Were you that guy?

I might have been that guy had I not gone to fine arts high school. Believe it or not I was one of the more alpha males in high school. Our school had a lot of discourse, we called teachers by their first names, that sort of thing. But I remembered what it was to be that passionate about something. I still have that knee-

Q: Genevieve Bujold said you’re “full of talent, vulnerability and an inspiring madness and light.”

No way! Really? One of the biggest thrills of my life was getting the chance to work with Genevieve Bujold and Colm Feore. Holy Moses—that’s going to be a very big deal for my mother.

Q: You’ve been in major Hollywood films, but you’ve also been consistent with taking on roles in smaller, Canadian films. Why?

I can honestly say that the smaller movies have been the most fulfilling work of my life. I’m a bonafide patriot… my priority is being home, and then making movies. Growing up I was left with the impression that our celebrities only wanted to perform for us when they couldn’t get jobs in the States, which doesn’t curb the cultural apathy in this country. As corny or cheesy as it sounds, I elected to give myself to Canadian cinema at 12 or 13…

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Writers gather to share stories and an old-style Chinese meal

Chinese laundry kids recall their unique childhoods State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi

He wouldn’t have been able to tell his story 20 years ago, but now that he’s 50, Elwin Xie’s keen to claim his place in North American history as a Chinese laundry kid.

Everyone knows the Chinese ran laundries, built the railways, worked in grocery stores, cafés and greasy spoons throughout North America, the born-and-bred Vancouverite said.

“It’s synonymous with the North American landscape but yet up until very, very recently, there’s been no documentation,” Xie said.

“There’s been no books on it, and as far as I know, there are no coffee table books about the Chinese laundry, much to my chagrin.”

He and authors Judy Fong Bates and John Jung will share their writings, memories and experiences of being Chinese laundry kids at Foo’s Ho Ho Restaurant in Chinatown May 27. “[Judy] lives in Ontario, John lives in California and I live here in Vancouver, and even though we all live in different parts of North America, we seem to have this common experience of growing up in a Chinese laundry,” Xie said. “We have some similar experiences of having to work hard, taking on responsibilities at a young age, having to grow up quickly and sometimes having an atypical North American childhood.”

Like Fong Bates, Xie grew up above his family’s laundry business, at 274 Union St. in the 1960s, with his parents, two sisters, three brothers, maternal grandmother and, for a time, a broke and mentally unstable but cheap labourer his family took in, in a three-bedroom apartment.

His father, who was born in a barn on a Richmond pig farm in 1920, had trained to be an airplane maintenance technician in California with Albert Einstein, he says. Xie’s

Elwin Xie, seated inside Foo’s Ho Ho restaurant, grew up above his family’s launphoto Dan Toulgoet dry business on Union Street in Chinatown. mother was born in China and the couple wed through an arranged marriage. When his wife was finally able to move to Canada once the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1947, the two opened a laundry business.

“It’s not until [the Chinese] came over here and because of the racial tensions of the time, they found themselves doing work that was traditionally women’s work,” Xie said. “It was cooking, washing laundry and other domestic help, occupations that were not considered a threat by the white Caucasians in North America.”

To save face, Chinese-Americans told relatives back in China they worked in a place of clothes, according to Xie. “Of course, they interpreted that as a place to sell clothes, not knowing that they were doing the dirty work of washing dirty linen,” he said.

Xie recalls sweltering summer days

above the constantly churning machinery, wrapping loads of clean laundry in twine, holding pillowcase and towel folding contests with his sisters, checking tablecloths for overlooked change and delivering laundry to bars and a detox centre.

A trumpet player in high school, Xie remembers that participating in a musical exchange with students in Calgary meant another teen would be billeted to his home, making him want to cancel out of shame. In the end, he went to Calgary but managed to avoid having a student stay at his house.

But Xie said he learned discipline, a strong work ethic and valuable skills from his early experiences. “The shame I felt as a child is now a sense of pride as an adult,” Xie wrote at the end of his essay in Jung’s 2007 anthology, Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain.

Xie started collecting cultural artifacts that reflect the stereotype of the Chinese laundryman when he was in his 20s. He’ll show a short documentary about the history of Chinese laundry that was produced in New York in 1984 at the Chinese Laundry Kids event. It’s called Eight Pound Livelihood after the eight-pound irons the workers used.

The event is one of many organized by the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho to attract business to the faded, timeworn restaurant at 102 East Pender St. and Columbia. A group formed to support the restaurant last year after the owner’s husband died and the restaurant closed for a spell.

“This restaurant represents so much to us,” Xie said. “It represents what we call the culture of the lo wah kiu, old Chinese bridge. It represents the culture of the overseas Chinese, of the Chinese gold miners, the Chinese railway workers, the people that worked in the cafés, the canneries, the restaurants, the greasy spoons, it’s that whole generation and culture of people that either grew up overseas or grew up locally, where we have a foot in both worlds.”

Fong Bates will read excerpts from her latest book, The Year of Finding Memory: A Memoir, about a daughter’s journey to better understand the conflicting truths of her parents past lives. She’s also the author of the short story collection China Dog and Other Stories and the novel Midnight at the Dragon Café.

Jung’s latest book is Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants. A California State University professor emeritus in psychology, Jung’s other titles include Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers and Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South, which includes his observations about race relations between blacks, whites and his family’s place, as the only Chinese family in town, in between.

To attend the $30 event, which also includes a three-course, old-style Chinese meal, email thinkyoung@shaw.ca or phone 604-395-4274 by May 26. crossi@vancourier.com

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We have an opening for an Administrative Assistant to support people and process in our accounting firm. The ideal candidate will have the following skills and abilities: ● Minimum 1 year administrative experience in a busy environment. ● Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. ● Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines. ● Excellent written and verbal communication skills. ● A team player but able to work independently. ● Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word & Excel). ● Receptionist / switchboard experience. ● Experience in a professional services firm would be an asset.

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BARBER with clientele. Chair Rental. Westside. 604-261-3626 Wed. - Saturday, 8 am - 3 pm.

ESTHETICIANS & HAIR STYLISTS Spa Utopia & Salon is now hiring Estheticians and Hair Stylists for our three locations. We offer commission plus hourly rates on services and retail commission. In addition, we offer performance based increases, advanced educational support and extended health care benefits.

Please submit your resume to your choice of location; NORTH VANCOUVER FAX 604-980-3922 diane@spautopia.ca PAN PACIFIC FAX 604-641-1381 beverly.loewen@ spautopia.ca LANGLEY FAX 604-533-8472 amya@spautopia.ca

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DISTRICT PRINCIPAL ABORIGINAL EDUCATION The school district enrolls approximately 8,200 students (including 890 students of Aboriginal ancestry) from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and is located 100 km north of Nanaimo on the East Coast of Vancouver Island. We are currently searching for a District Principal Aboriginal Education. The position is effective August 1, 2010. For more details about this career opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website http://sd71.bc.ca/hr/jobs.php A complete application package must be received at the School Board Office no later than by 4:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, April 31, 2010. Late re´sume´s will not be accepted.

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HandyDART is seeking Casual Drivers in the Vancouver area. This career can be physically demanding requiring patience and safety awareness. Working independently as a member of the HandyDART team, you will be responsible for the safe transportation of passengers with disabilities.

You must be available for shifts anytime between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight.

Permanent full time shifts available by seniority.

Exceptional customer service skills, Class 4 unrestricted license, professional driving experience and familiarity with the Lower Mainland.

Competitive wages.

Applications are available at www.mvtcanada.com

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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 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.

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Do you enjoy working with flowers & offering excellent customer service?

Mature individuals for Costco Stores: • Permanent P/T Willingdon • Permanent F/T Port Coquitlam

Fax resume to 604-412-9959

CLEANING SERVICE MANAGER

Manage workflow & instrument, control budget, plan & oversee marketing, train staffs. $18/h. Several yrs supervising exp in related field required.

City View Systems jobs@cityviewsystems.com 396 E. 58th Ave Vancouver

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months.

If you’ve been looking for a home-based opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work.

Qualified applicants receive training, support and monthly remuneration.

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

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Health Care

F/T or P/T Receptionist At Ophthamology Office

Position available a.s.a.p. in Vancouver but may have to travel to second location.

Ophthamology experience is needed. Send resume to: sequoia.bc@gmail.com LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for senior in South Vancouver, driver’s lic. a must. Call 604-619-5192.

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Hotel Restaurant

F/T, P/T, Mon - Fri. 10pm - 6am.

Cashier/Cook graveyard shift, will train. Call Gary, 604-341-6919.

Seeking a Cook at Ap Gu Jung Restaurant in Vancouver. Completion of secondary school, 3 or more yrs. experience in cooking.

C$17.30-$19/hr., 40 hrs/wk.

Fax: 604-677-6104, email: ray17canada@gmail.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

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ENTRY LEVEL f/t position for software tester. English/Spanish req. Email jobs@mobilearth.com

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.

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TEXTILE CLEARANCE HOUSE NOW HIRING: ASSISTANT MANAGER This is a full time position. Must be available for all shifts including evenings and weekends.

Some sewing knowledge required. Management experience an asset.

E-mail resume to chris-tch@hotmail.com Fax 604-321-7170 or drop off at 5550 Fraser Street No phone calls please

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Teachers/ Instructors

PARK PLACE DAYCARE requires a F/T Early Childhood Educator w/B.A or college diploma in ECE. $14/hr. E-resume: parkplacedaycare@live.ca

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Trades/Technical

PARTS MANAGER required for busy Ford Dealership.

Previous management/ADP experience required. Exceptional Remuneration/Commission.

Pension/company benefits.

Email resume to: employment@kinglandford.com or fax (867) 920-9209 Yellowknife, NT

GARAGE SALES

Education

ACCENTUS MEDICAL Transcription Services

requires Canadian MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS to work from home. Expertise in Operative Reports needed.

Health Benefits now available!

Please apply online www.accentus.ca/ employment.html

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

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

Personal Trainer Certification

Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer.

Government Financial Aid may be available.

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PHARMACY TECH Trainees Needed!

Retail Pharmacies & Hospitals need trained Tech & Assistants.

No Experience? Need Training?

Training & Job Placement available. 1-888-748-413

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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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HELPFUL MATH TUTOR Phone: 778-866-8877 Web: http://m101m.org

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MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOL

entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. June 21st-July 10th & July 19th-Aug 07th.

Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

Multi Family Yard Sale!

Sat. May 22, 9am - 2pm 2882 West 32nd Ave. @ McKenzie Books, gardening tools, furn, kitchenwares, household goods, clothes & much more.

All must go!

QUALIFIED TUTORS in your home $32/hr. All subjects. All levels. www.pdplustutors.com or call Angela at 604-421-6101

TUTOR DOCTOR VANCOUVER In-Home Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 604-351-7761 bfitzgerald@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

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Sat ★ May 29th 10 am - 3 pm 2260 West 10th Ave. Electronics, household items, sports equip, furn, kids stuff & much more! All proceeds donated to Brazilian Children

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MASSAGE & WAXING Men & Women

Massage $29 Head to Toe 3 hrs $109

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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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E 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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FEAT: Civil Construction Equip. – Trailers, Negative Air Fans, Tools, etc. + Woodworking Shop.

Furniture

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

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

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

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

Preschools/Kindergarten NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

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COMPUTER LESSONS FOR 50+ $30/hr Spring Special $210 /8hrs.

Call Sol at 604-266-2414 Website: www.easypc.ca

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

Hundreds of cool & unusual treasures, delectable collectibles, original art, art materials, canvas, frames, books, hardware, sewing, furniture, XL clothes, funky junque, plants, & MUCH more.

736 W 15th Ave, 10am-6pm.

TUTORING in English by experienced professional. Grades 8-12, Westside. 604-274-6234

HEALTH Homecare Available

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GIGANTIC ARTIST/ PACKRAT MOVING SALE SAT-SUN-MON May 22, 23, 24, 10-6.

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Skip Tracers

required ( locating debtors in the USA). Must be good on the telephone & internet .

Our Tracers earn $ 13.70 hr to start + bonus + benefits, Earn 35-50K/yr. No exp.

Necessary. Will train suitable candidates. Email resume and cover letter to its.careers@skiptrace.com or call 604-484-6900 Detailed job info at www.skiptrace.com

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www.littlecedar.ca

1530 East 22nd Ave.

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

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ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $550 neg. 604-708-1752

RARE! CHOCOLATE, Blue, red, cream & brindle. French Bulldogs, Reserve now! 604-802-6934

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

SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application.

ADORABLE POMERANIAN pups. Party colour & extra small.

1st shots. $550 +. 778-316-8561

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com

Sheltie Pups. Reg’d, shots, tattooed, dewormed, m/f, healthly, friendly, $950. 604-526-9943 AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

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.

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

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups Beautiful, intelligent Email pics available. $850 1-877-563-4259

LAB PUPS, yellow, m/f, 1st shots, dewormed, vet checked, $500. Call 604-701-1587

BORDER COLLIE X Sheltie pups 4 males. Gorgeous! Ready Jun18 Blue Merels $700. Blk & White $400. Aldergrove. 604-856-3291

LAB X Golden Retriever vet checked 1st chots 8 wks, ready to go, yellow $450. 604-997-5504

CHIHUAHUA, 3 pups (3 1/2 mo old/1st shots/dewormed) & the mom, $100 each. 604 581-6902

LEGALS Legal/Public Notices

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Dogs

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★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

5505

3545

Cats

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

3508

Dogs

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of MARIEKO JOYCE GO, also known as JOYCE MARIEKO TRIMBLE, deceased, formerly of 342 - 1844 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against this estate are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned executor at 595 Burrard Street, 9th Floor, PO Box 49500, Vancouver, BC V7X 1L9 (Attn: J. Halma) on or before June 25, 2010, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which she then has notice.

CHEIKO VIOLET LIPPOLD, executor

by Kay M. Vinall, solicitor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS 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

To advertise call

604-630-3300

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: Helen Mary Plasounig, Deceased, also known as Helen Plasounig, Retired, formerly of 602-2370 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 1J2. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Helen Mary Plasounig, Deceased, also known as Helen Plasounig, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Shelley Bentley, solicitor for the Executors, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and Chris Kropinski, at #410-1333 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 4C1 on or before June 21, 2010 after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice.

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT HOURS OF SALE FOR LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, B.C. from Yaletown Brewing Company & Restaurant Corp. on behalf of Yaletown Brewing Company and Restaurant Lim at 1110 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C., to change the hours of sale from the currently approved hours between 9:00 am and 2:00 am Monday through Sunday to 9:00 am and 2:00 am Sunday through Thursday and 9:00 am and 3:00 am Friday and Saturday.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a .8 kilometre (1/2 mile) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by writing to:

THE GENERAL MANAGER LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH P.O. Box 9292 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9J8 PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before 20th day of June 2010. Your name(s) and address must be included.

Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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 checked, 1st shots dewormed. 3 female.

May 30. $550. 604 537-5063

SHEPHERD X Rotti x Bernese Mnt sheep dog x Arctic Wolf, 6 females 2 males. Some with blue eye, shots & dewormed $500 ea.

Ready June 4. Ph 604-309-2966

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

3530

Lessons/Training

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

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

FULLY ESCORTED TOURS Travel with World Travel Specialist Ron Booiman 604-946-4484

www.TravelWithRon.ca

4530

6020

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!

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6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-42

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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Needs repairs? Quick Cash!

Call us First! 604-657-9422

6005

6020-01

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 Delta Kennedy Hts updated 920sf 2br condo, laundry, pool, $172,900 306-0406 id5121 Port Moody Suter Brook Village top floor 710sf 1br condo $359,900 313-1480 id5083 Surrey Newton completely reno’d 1100sf 2 br townhouse $172,900 562-2977 id4773 Sry Fleetwood 3260sf 3or4br 2.5ba, 17192sf lot, triple garage $725K 599-7009 id5093 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

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

6020

6020-01

5017

Up to $10,000 Canada Wide Settlement Lenders 1-866-210-7200

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6040 www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $18,500 down $1,975/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

Burnaby

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Real Estate Services

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Carleton Kung, BBA Marketing & Finance,

Greater Vancouver Specialist, Multiple Realty Ltd.

604-726-2906 or carletonkung@netscape.net “Results based on Service, Integrity & Knowledge”

Okanagen/ Interior

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

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

6052 DIFFICULTY SELLING? No Equity? We Buy Homes Alternative to Bankruptcy. No Fees. www.GVCPS.ca / (604) 812-3718 GVC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS INC

Lots & Acreage

Real Estate

* WE BUY HOUSES * Older House! Damaged House!

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Mortgage too high! Too much debt!

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6020-04

Business Services

IN A CAR Accident?

Getting DIVORCED? INHERITANCE coming?

GET MONEY TODAY!

6030

Houses - Sale

S. Surrey/ White Rock

2 BR, 1 bath, top flr condo, part renod. Quick Sale! $215,000. 305 - 1720 Southmere Cr. Karen C. Sutton Westcoast 604-538-8888

6020

Houses - Sale

Destinations

4530-10

Business Opportunity

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

Charters & Tours

4520

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

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

REAL ESTATE 6002

5005

Real Estate Investment

★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Pat 778-783-0872

Dreaming of a New Home?

Find it in the Real Estate Section.

To advertise call 604-630-3300

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-40

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

W.End/Down/Yaletown

THE LIONS ON ALBERNI Harbour & City View #2305 - 1367 Alberni St, West End. Open Sun & Mon 2 - 4pm.

Seldom available, 3 bdrm & den Low 800’s. High end renos, 1200 sq ft, 2 full baths, parking & fabulous rec. facilities.

For Showings other that Open Call: Ingrid 604-619-5346, Tradewinds Realty 604-980-1177

5017

Business Services

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record.

American waiver allows legal entry.

Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation?

All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s.

604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

5035

Financial Services

NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

HOME SERVICES 8020

Blinds & Draperies

WINDOW BLINDS SALES & SERVICES

778-995-0295

TOP CLEANING SERVICES 778-565-6000 www.topcleaning.ca

Call Joseph @ Metro Decor

8040

Carpet/Flooring Installation

CURLYS CARPET REPAIR curlyscarpetrepair.com

RELAXING MASSAGE very clean/private. 9am-11pm, 7days, D/town & Kits. Anie 604-684-8773

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

7010

Personals

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet, European lady is available for company 604-451-0175

CURLYS CARPET REPAIR Repair/Re-Stretching

604-282-6630

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

8055

Cleaning

★Butterfly Cleaning★ ‘‘Moving out, Home & Office’’ Bonded, Prof & Affordable. 604-781-4374 Clean Your house using less chemicals! Reliable, bonded, 10 yrs in bus. Helen 778-855-7882 AMAPOLA SPA Best massage skills, lrg selection Asian girls, good service, low rate,

#1 choice open 7 days 10am-10pm

hiring 778-321-6657 5763 Balsam Street @ W. 41st, Van., Kerrisdale.

Need a New Place?

CLEANER AVAIL, over 20 yrs exp. bonded, refs avail, West end apt. (only) $25/hr. 604-566-0719 CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706 EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025 EXP HOME detail cleaners, move in/move out, homes, offices, Free metal p/u. etc...604-327-1219.

FILIPINO COUPLES CLEANING SERVICE. Free est.

604-780-1444 or 778-867-8502

Find one in the Classifieds To advertise call 604-630-3300

LIDIA’S EUROPEAN Cleaning.

Res/Com. Specializing in detail cleaning. Bonded. 604-541-9255

RENTALS 6508

Apt/Condos

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.

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.

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR apt nr Oak, 929 W 16th St, insuite laundry, balcony, ns np, refs $1100, lease, avail now 604-254-1335, 604-220-8383 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 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 crnr garden patio unit, Adult only quiet bldg, 6 appl, no pets, Jun 15 or July 1st. $1700, Langara nr transit 604-301-0177

8058

Computer Services

$45 / Hour

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

778-384-2019

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

Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815

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, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do all types of block, & 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

L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Waterproofing, Wash & Sealing Larry 778-882-0098

One call does it all...

604-630-3300

6508

Apt/Condos

OAK & 72Ave, 1 br $685, 2 br $870 & furnished $970, h/w flr, incl heat/hotwater, near transit, no pets, N/S, lease, 778-688-3721

BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Special rates. Open House FRI & SAT @ 8665 Shaughnessy Call 604-327-9419

VAN EAST 1 BR starting at $795/mo. Contact Quay Pacific Property Managment Ltd 604-521-0876 ext 29

DAVIE/HORNBY 1 BR + den, prkg, new reno, 1 yr lease, ns np $1450. Avail now. Refs req’d 604-728-5063

VANCOUVER, Brand New 2BR units, only for families with children. In the Woodwards Project downtown, rents $1280 to $1400/mo. Call 778-318-4404

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

Langara Gardens

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

8073

Drainage

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

6540

Houses - Rent

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 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 Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Find your perfect home at

househunting.ca

8080

8110

Electrical

D31

Floor Refinishing

DRAIN TILES, sewer lines, water lines & sumps. Mini excavation 604-230-1472 or 604-327-0885 BAJ MINI EXCAVATING Sewer/storm, drains, oil tanks, paving, retain wall. 604-779-7816 Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-739-2000 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

8075

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 GOLD STAR DRYWALL Boarding, taping & textures. Also wall and floor tiles. 604-418-8516 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

CONCRETE SPECIALIST, patio sidewalk, driveway, exposed aggregate reas rate 604-764-2726

BBY, 4575 Grange, 1 or 2 BR Apt, nice & spac, hardwood flrs, parking, across fr Metrotown, N/s, N/p. Call Ariana 604-616-2824

604-669-4185 RENTALS 778-783-0258 www.caprent.com 1 BDRM, $750. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224

EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER with over 15 years work experience.

Basic Residential Cleaning Only.

3 hrs minimum. Eva 604-451-3322 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

604-282-6630 Body Work

Cleaning

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

Repair/Re-Stretching

7005

8055

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

LIC. #41559 & #3377631

RENOVATIONS & SERVICE PANELS

Professional, Quick, Reliable

• REASONABLE RATES • FULLY GUARANTEED • LICENCED & BONDED

8080

– STEVE –

604-512-4178 (Vanc.) macselectric@shaw.ca

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.

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.

Loves small jobs. Seniors Discount. 778-297-7257 info@nuphaseelectric.com

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

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

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

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604.795.4417 604.630.3300

6590

ELECTRIC AVE Installations.

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

Electrician Lic#95323, Bonded, Affordable Com/Res. No Job too small. 25yrs exp. 604 727-2306

6602

Rooms

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

Suites/Partial Houses

Electrical

@

http://classified.van.net Property Management

8090

Fencing/Gates

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

KB METAL PRODUCTS LTD. FENCE & GATES : CHAIN LINK & ALUMINUM ORNAMENTAL. ✫Free Estimate: 604-619-8434

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

West Coast Cedar Installations Custom fencing, decking & more 604-244-8824, Cell: 604-788-6458

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

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

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

THE FENCE GUY ★ Insured ★ B.C.T.Q Tradesmen 1994 Call Dave 604-781-9110

S&S LANDSCAPING LTD.

❏ Cedar Fence Installation Call 604-275-3158 classified.van.net

6602

8105

Floor Covering

* Level Tile & Flooring * Tile - Hardwood - Carpet - Vinyl

40% OFF ALL OVERSTOCK ITEMS FREE grout on all tile work

604.568.TILE (8453) leveltileandflooring.com

Golden Hardwood & Laminate Prof intall, refinishing, sanding, and repairs. 778-858-7263

8110

Floor Refinishing

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Fencing/Gates

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM g/l, nr 33rd & Knight, shrd bath, w/d, full kitchen, ns np, incl utils, Internet, Female only $450 Avail Now ! 604-726-1873

place your ad online @

6575

Dustless sanding and refinishing, custom stains & installations, sales & design. Res/Com. Call for appt 604-722-6350

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

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

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmt suite, near Langara College & sky train, utils incld + laundry facilitiles, no pets, avail now, 604-240-9081 1 BR bsmt, very clean, newer, E 54th Ave. near Fraser St. no wd, no smoking, no pets, $600 incl utils. immed. 604-325-0744 1 BR, KERRISDALE spacious, bright basement ste, own w/d, $1000 incl utils, cable & internet.

May 1, ns np. 604-263-4234

6575

6615

Wanted To Rent

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

Property Management

Columbus Millennium Tower is a seniors’ residence at 1175 Broughton Street in the West End of Vancouver, offering fine amenities and social activities.

Independent living suites with kitchenettes are available from $885.

Great meals are prepared on site and are available at a very reasonable cost.

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Aries March 21 - April 19: A busy, detail-filled month lies ahead. Your luck has been low, but it soon will climb or reach equilibrium (early June through early September). Sunday/Monday feature relationships and opportunities. These are a tough slog Sunday – you might reach a final separation point or showdown over a domestic, career or similar situation. Don’t expect fireworks, just deep, thoughtful commitment to a path.

Monday’s the opposite – everything works when you admit your own fears, failings! Secrets, inheritances, investments, other people’s money fascinate you midweek: but a major problem lurks.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The few weeks ahead bring reduced energy levels, quietude and sweet solitude, spiritual nudges and administrative or governmental contacts. It’s a good time to contemplate and plan your future. When doing that planning, realize that June through August will favour your ambitions, and contacts with bosses and VIPs. Worldwide, this will also be a turbulent time – and in crisis there are opportunities. Your relationship, ambition and security/ domestic zones all face change (or at least, adventure!).

Sunday holds either deep affection or deep rejection.

Your romantic, creative urges rise midweek.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Expect four weeks of internationalism, higher learning, far travel, publishing and legal, cultural events – and love! But an April/May trend of intimacy, financial commitment or research with someone representing one of these zones, will continue. E.g., if you became intimate with someone in April or May, you might now see love dawning, or travel to see them. Or, if you researched, you might now publish, or take it to a court of law. Or an investment/ business partnership you explored might become a signed contract. Your charisma, energy soar Sunday/ Monday. Careful Sunday in career/home.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday – that’s better than getting into trouble by siding with one person or the other when they argue (Sunday). Relationships bless you Tuesday, but anger is close to the surface Wednesday. Life’s mysteries, depths and deep nurturing rise to consciousness Thursday/Friday. Your financial and sensual instincts surge – but something you start now might meet a longterm (romantic and financial) barrier. Saturday brings initial stress (around noon) then wisdom and mellow thoughts. The weeks ahead emphasize earnings, purchases, possessions, memory and sensual joys.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The weeks ahead bring wish fulfillment, popularity, flirtations, entertainment, optimism and joyful plans! You could start a love affair; it could lead to marriage, or bring travel to a foreign country. Expect success in legal, educational, cultural, love, publishing, far travel and similar zones. But this might be just a taste of success, Leo – don’t force matters, be willing to wait until 2011 if success doesn’t fully gel. Much talk Sunday (watch underground resentments or sneaky people) and Monday (trust someone!) Rest, midweek. Romance, creativity and a winning streak, Thursday/Friday!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: You face a month of depths, intimacy, sexual urges, secrets and research, commitment and consequence, and crucial health and lifestyle choices. You should meet success! Someone you’ve dealt with since early to mid-April could play a prominent role. You might find your work duties expanding June through August. Retreat, take a deep rest Sunday/Monday. (Sunday might subtly pull a “mellow relationship” apart.) Your energy and charisma surge Tuesday/Wednesday – ask a favour or start a new project! (Best Tuesday morn.) You can march straight toward more earnings Thursday/Friday – do so!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and decisiveness return, big time! Over the weeks ahead, start significant new projects, see and be seen, make an impression on important people!

Early June to early September might bring a wish true, especially in areas of marriage, relocation, business partnerships and social acceptance. Even if they don’t, your popularity, optimism and “future sight” will rise – get ready to enjoy life! There will be no more need for caution in relationships. But that’s early June.

Meanwhile, Sunday (uncooperatively) and Monday (magically) promote romance, creativity.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A month of ambition, success, prestige relationships and community recognition has just started. But a study, travel, love, cultural or similar theme, evident since early April, continues to June 9. It might involve communications from another country.

You’ll be half ambitious, half thoughtful. You’ve met lucky opportunity in 2010 – for business, marriage, relocation, perhaps litigation. June-July-August will move these opportunities to deeper waters (commitment, intimacy, funding, etc.) If you “miss,” opportunity will return, September-December, and commitment will return, early 2011.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Your hopes rise Sunday (though money is a disappointing topic) and Monday.

Optimism, popularity, flirtation and fun visit you! Or perhaps you’d better go out and find them, since you’ve entered a month in which others hold the aces of charisma, energy and clout. Still, fresh horizons, opportunities and exciting relationships are imminent!

The more you approach, the more you’ll gain. An AprilMay task lingers into late June, so tackle it. (You might also be romancing a workmate during this time.) Lie low midweek. Emerge Thursday/Friday to greet the world!

Romance – soon.

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May 23 - 29 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: The month ahead accents work and health, machinery and service personnel, the heavy side of kids (e.g., dirty diapers rather than the joy of her first soccer goal). Look upward Sunday/Monday – to ambition, prestige. An attractive, affectionate person stands across from you Sunday – but are you too secretive, defensive? If so, rethink. You’ve been intrigued by a romantic or creative possibility April and May – this continues through June. Don’t abandon it.Your hopes rise nicely mid-week, but retreat for some solitude Thursday/ Friday. Real estate luck hovers on the near horizon.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead feature pleasure, beauty, romance, joy with children, creative surges, and a winning streak in speculation. A Gemini or Virgo could be involved – perhaps a person you might have tried to end it with in April/May. Love, understanding, your life philosophy, far travel, legal or educational matters are the theme Sunday/Monday.

Sunday might bring a “silent disagreement” over duties. Be ambitious Tuesday/Wednesday, but avoid friction with a competitor. Your hopes rise Thursday/ Friday, as popularity, light romance and entertainment arrive. Retreat Saturday, seek quiet rest.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The weeks ahead accent your domestic scene, security, real estate, Mother Nature, gardening, nutrition. It’s a time to digest what you’ve done, where you’ve travelled over the past year (and years) and where you’re going. This might lead you to abandon certain bonds and projects, and to embrace new ones. That’s good, natural. Sunday presents you with a subtle, perhaps hardly conscious dilemma, a choice between different friends or viewpoints. Secrets, deep power, intimacy might be involved. Midweek’s mellow, brings understanding. Be ambitious Thursday/ Friday: success awaits! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Sonata gets jazzed up for 2011 davidchao

Hyundai has taken a daring and dramatic approach to styling for 2011 with the new Sonata, and its design is already winning the hearts of today’s modern car buyers.

As well, Hyundai breaks the tradition from family-car convention by not offering a V6 engine option with its all-new 2011-model year Sonata. While a bit of a gamble, I’d put my money on a company that’s been on a red hot streak of late.

Last year, Hyundai sales went from strength to strength in an auto market that went

the other way and this year has been another of record sales growth in Canada. In addition, a turbocharged fourcylinder engine and hybridelectric powertrain versions of the Sonata are expected sometime later in the model year.

A new state-of-the-art GDI (gasoline direct injection) Theta II 2.4-litre four cylinder is the reason behind Hyundai’s single-engine introductory strategy. It can produce 198horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque, which is considerably more than the departing four (175 hp/168 lb-ft), yet it offers better fuel economy.

In addition to direct injection, this engine uses variable valve timing on both the intake and exhaust cams to make it the most potent fourcylinder in the class. It also uses a maintenance-free valve timing chain instead of a rubber belt.

The six-speed manual transmission is only available on the base GL edition of Sonata; all other trim levels come with a six-speed automatic. The

The new Sonata continues its value tradition in the family sedan class with an impressive list of standard features, including keyless entry and a Bluetooth hands-free phone system. automatic is a Shiftronic that also allows manual mode gear selection via the floor shifter.

The new Sonata continues its value tradition in the family sedan class with an impressive list of standard features.

Included features you may pay extra for in competitive cars include air conditioning,

power windows, power door locks, keyless entry with an alarm, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, cruise control, a Bluetooth hands-free phone system, a trip computer, heated side mirrors and an audio system with inputs and six speakers. My test Sonata was the top-line Limited

edition with a $2,000 navigation package, which raised its MSRP to $30,999. In addition to the navigation system, this package also includes proximity entry, keyless push-button start and a backup camera system. While by no means essential, these are great convenience features and the ex-

tra cost is reasonable.

Design—A new rendition of four-door coupe styling theme, which Hyundai calls a “Fluidic Sculpture,” the new Sonata shares some obvious design cues with the Mercedes-Benz CLS. It’s a curvaceous eye-catching design with deep body creases that give an impression of movement even while at rest.

Up front, it has a Genesislike wavy grille, only this time it comes with a large and prominently positioned Hyundai logo. A rising side character line that partially conceals the door handles and continues across the back of the car is another attractive feature.

Compared to the 2010 Sonata, its external dimensions are almost the same. The new Sonata is a little longer and just a tad lower and wider.

While considered a mid-sized car, the Sonata’s generous interior volume (2939 litres) can put in the full-size category, depending on who’s doing the assessment.

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Continued from page 35 No longer satisfied with just keeping pace with the likes of Honda and Toyota, the double-cockpit dash layout and particularly the centre stack display have Infiniti overtones.

Hyundai uses distinctive control features and for the most part, it’s an intuitive layout with lots of handy storage places.

There’s a small price to pay for its good-looking sweptback design in terms of rear-seat headroom for tall adults.

Otherwise, the back seat is roomy and comfortable. Heated rear seats are included with the Limited editions.

Safety—The safety package is the same regardless of the trim level. A

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Electronic stability control is another excellent standard feature, as is the Bluetooth phone system that connects to the driver’s cell phone and allows voice-controlled handsfree use. The Limited edition also comes with repeater turn signals on the side mirrors.

Performance—An interesting gauge-within-a-gauge instrument cluster design greets the driver of a new Sonata. Round engine temperature and fuel gauges are placed centrally within the larger tachometer and speedometer gauges.

A good range of adjustments allows a comfortable driving position and my tester even came with a power lumbar support setting. The seat is generous in size and the driver is provided with a large left foot rest-pedal.

My tester also came with the optional backup camera system, which makes this task considerably easier in a congested parking lot. Without the camera, a high rear shelf plus the steeply raked back window restrict vision considerably, although the side mirrors are a decent size.

Sonata’s new four-banger engine possesses good off-the-line

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Sonata’s new electronic power steering changes the assist provided quite dramatically as you build up vehicle speed. Light at parking lot speeds it becomes considerably firmer as the speedometer rises, to give it a sportier handling feel than the current Sonata.

The score—Looking way more expensive than it actually costs, the athletic yet fuel-frugal new Sonata

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