Vancouver Courier - February 23, 2011

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Tupper takes boys high school basketball title Kitsilano falls in overtime thriller Megan Stewart Staff writer In a clash of two Vancouver basketball titans, the Sir Charles Tupper Tigers clawed back a first half deficit to force overtime and then defeat the Kitsilano Blue Demons 59-55 Saturday night at Prince of Wales secondary.

Tupper’s victory Feb. 19 is a repeat of last year’s city championship final, with the East Side Tigers reclaiming the title for the second year in a row over the West Side Blue Demons. Kits had previously won eight consecutive championships.

In their first meeting this season, the two rivals battled hard on defence and

the score remained low as shots from both teams failed to drop.

Kitsilano head coach Randy Coutts said team defence was a deciding factor of the contest. “The defence was outstanding both ways, getting up in someone’s face and getting a hand up.”

Kitsilano shooting forward David Burton had 21 points overall and netted 16 of those in the first half to lead the Demons to a 31-22 advantage at the break. Kits led by as much as 12 points in the second quarter.

Seven-foot Tupper post Cameron Smythe was held to one basket through the first half thanks to physical man-on-man coverage from Kirby Johnston and

Luka Zaharijevic. Smythe, who averaged 15 points though the regular season, counted five from the line and finished with 17 points and seven key blocks.

“Kirby and Luka did a good job on Cam,” said Coutts.

“He was non-existent in the first half.”

The momentum began to shift early in the third quarter and Tupper went on a 12-6 run that included two quick blocks and a monster, two-handed slam from Smythe that brought the house to its feet.

The packed stands were dominated by chants of “East Side! East Side!” One fan banged an emptied water drum.

See CLUTCH on page 4

Childcare woes thwart bilingualism Family declines Mandarin, French immersion spots Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Kitsilano’s Paulius Makulavicius (left) challenges Tupper ball-carrier and game MVP Warren Liang Saturday night at Prince of Wales secondary. photo Dan Toulgoet

Sonca Lengoc’s family hit the educational equivalent of a jackpot—not once but twice.

Lengoc’s daughter Sasha, who starts kindergarten next September, landed a coveted seat in the district’s new early Mandarin bilingual program at John Norquay elementary, as well as a spot in the French immersion program at Lord Selkirk. Both are oversubscribed and lotteries are held to

award seats. Once families are told they’ve won a seat in a school lottery, they have about a week to accept or reject it. If they accept, any applications they’ve submitted to other schools, such as a neighbourhood school, are cancelled.

Lengoc wants Sasha to be bilingual, but declined both offers because she couldn’t find before and after school care. (Norquay is trying to help, but Lengoc expects a solution is unlikely.)

See SCHOOL on page 4

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School trustee blames province for childcare ‘crisis’

Continued from page 1 Sasha is high on the waiting list for before and after school care associated with her neighbourhood school, which she’ll likely attend, but the family has also considered private school.

“Most [childcare] programs are run by neighbourhood houses that rent space from the affiliated schools. Unfortunately, the reality is that the waiting list is very long—approximately two years,” Lengoc told the Courier. “So due to a technicality, my daughter will not be able to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn a second language. This not only happens with special school

programs but with all schools.”

Lengoc, a radiation therapist with the B.C. Cancer Agency, supports public education, but she said private schools offer before and after school care without a long waiting list.

“Talking with many other parents, I am aware that they are in the same situation. And they have all, in the end, put their children in private school. If the Vancouver School Board knew how many potential students they lost due to lack of childcare, perhaps they would try to work with these programs to encourage more funding for them,” she said.

Sharon Gregson, a Vision Van-

couver trustee, sympathized with Lengoc, but blamed the provincial government for failing to establish affordable childcare in B.C. “They did away with the Childcare B.C. plan that the NDP had launched, which created schoolaged care at $7 a day for parents and lowered parent fees and increased staff wages,” she said.

“They cancelled that and said they could do better. Ten years later, this is exactly the kind of situation that exemplifies the [childcare] crisis that I’m always talking about—not enough spaces for parents, fees are too high and wages are too low.”

Gregson’s comments were with

respect to her role as a trustee, but she’s also director of Child and Family Development Services for Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society. The neighbourhood house operates the school-aged childcare program at Norquay.

Gregson said the school board is trying to address childcare problems. Last year’s comptroller general report recommended the district increase rental costs for its space, but trustees voted to keep childcare rental costs at a cost-recovery basis.

Trustees also asked staff to determine the feasibility of offering childcare spaces within schools

at no cost to the provider, which would allow more operators to open at elementary schools where there is demand and space.

Gregson added that the Coalition of Child Care advocates, and its partner group the Early Childhood Educators of B.C., have come up with a proposal for a provincial childcare system, which would integrate care with early learning and which would see school boards responsible for developing, managing and providing care for children from birth to Grade 12. It would include before and after school care. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

Clutch overtime free throws clinch championship for Tigers

Continued from page 1 Another fan repeatedly blew an air horn until officials took away the prohibited device.

Heading into the fourth frame, the Tigers pulled within two points of Kits to put the low-scoring game at 4341. Both teams opened with defensive kills, Smythe and

Zaharijevic trading blocks, until Kits ball-carrier Paulius Makulavicius stepped up with a jumper while tripleteamed to put his team up 45-41. The teams exchanged baskets until half way through the quarter when Tupper, who never led in regulation, went on a six-point run and shut out Kitsilano’s

scorers to tie the game at 51 apiece and force extra time.

Liang counted one from the line to open overtime scoring. The first basket came from Kitsilano’s Makulavicius, and Tupper answered with a clutch three-point score from J.J. Inclan to go ahead 53-55.

With three minutes left,

the playmakers for both teams got busy. At one end, Liang, who had 20 points, carried the ball along the baseline to hand off to Smythe for the basket. At the other end, Makulavicius put the ball in the hands of Johnston who was good for two.

The score 57-55 for Tupper,

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Some history was made in the Downtown Eastside last week.

It’s been well reported that organizers of the missing women’s memorial march marked the 20th anniversary of the event with a walk Feb. 14 through the neighbourhood.

Check out the photo gallery on our website.

What hasn’t been reported is that Police Chief Jim Chu and 30 of his officers walked alongside the participants, including relatives of the missing and murdered women from the Downtown Eastside.

It was the first time in the event’s history that a Vancouver police chief participated in the march. And Chu and his officers, who were in regular clothes, did so at the invitation of organizers, including Marlene George.

“They haven’t really supported the march in the past, for whatever reason I don’t know,” George said. “It was a real honour to have chief Chu and his officers walking with us.”

The only other time George could recall that police officers

The 20th annual women’s memorial march took place Feb. 14 in the Downtown Eastside. file photo Rebecca Blissett participated in the march was at the inaugural event in 1992.

That’s when two investigators working the murder case of Cheryl Anne Joe joined the march.

The murder of Joe, whose dismembered body was discovered at Powell and Salsbury streets, prompted women in the community to organize the march.

Chu’s involvement is not surprising considering the amount of time he and his officers have spent in the Downtown Eastside in recent

months promoting the department’s “Sisterwatch” campaign.

The VPD has organized public forums at the Carnegie Centre, held several press conferences regarding violence against women and announced arrests of suspected drug dealers.

I caught up with Chu during a break from the Feb. 16 Vancouver Police Board meeting to ask him about the significance of his participation in the march.

The chief downplayed his role

in the march and was quick to point to officers Linda Malcolm, Jodyne Keller, Dean Robinson and Marcie Flamond as key people working with women in the community to make the streets safer.

“It was a great experience,” he said, noting other participants paid him and other officers compliments for being there. “The women who organized this march clearly want to remember those that were murdered and missing. And we want to work with

them together because we have a shared interest in reducing violence, especially against marginalized women, especially in the Downtown Eastside.”

Police continue to meet with George, Mona Woodward of the Aboriginal Front Door Society and others to talk about crime and solutions to the violence.

One of the initiatives from those meetings was the recent installation of two 911-only phones at 360 Columbia St. and 48 Powell St. The VPD has a 911-only phone near the front doors of its precinct at 312 Main St. The VPD announced that effective Feb. 21 the public service counter at the Main Street station will be closed. That’s because the building is getting closer to being vacant as officers continue to move to a new location at 3585 Graveley St. and others relocate to 2120 Cambie St. The shuffling of officers is due to the lack of space at the one-time headquarters and the station’s deteriorating state. The officers’ departure marks an end of an era for the VPD, whose officers began working out of the station in 1954.

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The Vancouver School Board may move two of the district’s alternative programs into the small outbuilding on the Dr. A.R. Lord elementary site near the PNE. The VSB shut down the outbuilding, which was used for kindergarten to Grade 2 students, last year to save money. Displaced primary school students moved into Lord’s main building.

District staff pitched the idea of relocating the alternative programs to the site at a private session of the board, Feb. 7. The move involves Sunrise East, a program located at Van Tech secondary for 16 Grade 9 students, and the East Side program, which rents space on Commercial Street for 34 Grade 9 and 10 students.

Both programs are designed for teens who aren’t doing well in a regular secondary school. They may show symptoms of anxiety and mild depression, according to COPE’s Jane Bouey, Lord’s liaison trustee. She said the social, emotional and academic needs of these teens are better met in a program with a higher teacher-to-student ratio.

Students enrolled are officially designated as requir-

The small outbuilding on the Dr. A.R. Lord elementary site may become the new photo Dan Toulgoet home to one of the VSB’s alternative programs for teens. ing “behaviour intervention or [that have] mental health concerns,” according to the VSB website.

(The proposal would also see some “itinerant teachers” move into the Lord site.

They are currently based at Maple Grove elementary, but it needs the space for all-day kindergarten.)

School board staff are gathering feedback about the overall proposal from parents and staff at Lord, as well as students, staff and parents of the Sunrise East and East Side programs.

“I will make my decision based on all the information provided by district staff and feedback received from students, staff, parents and the community—both of Lord and the Alternate Programs involved. Foremost in my decision making is working to ensure that the VSB provides safe, support-

ive and inclusive learning environments for all students,” Bouey said.

COPE trustee Allan Wong attended a consultation meeting that attracted about 30 people last Friday.

Several participants aired concerns about high school students mixing with elementary students and wanted guarantees about their security, according to Wong.

One person—a future Lord parent and a teacher elsewhere—was familiar with the alternative programs and had no fears about the possible relocation. “Some parents were worried that it might negatively affect future enrolment. They suggested some may go to other nearby public schools, such as Begbie, private school or out of the district,” Wong added.

The cost associated with transforming the school from a primary to a more adult

building is also a concern, and some wonder if that will “spell the death of a primary, day care use of the building in the future,” Wong said.

The VSB is looking for school and community feedback by Feb. 25. A decision date hasn’t been set.

The leased space for the East Side program is up for renewal July 31. It costs the district $61,000 annually in rent and operating costs.

Bouey said the relocation proposal is complex and needs to be studied.

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Funding for the North American Outgames, which takes place in Vancouver this July, received a boost from the park board and city last week to the tune of $100,000.

The money is courtesy of one of the Vancouver Sport Hosting Grants being distributed this year, which in the past has helped pay for large events such as the World Police and Fire Games, KitsFest and the Vancouver International Soccer Festival. Consideration is given to events that have potential to bring significant economic, social, health and community development benefits to the city.

The Vancouver 2011 North American Outgames will include 18 sports sanctioned by the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association of North America, based out of Montreal where the first World Outgames was held in 2006.

Vancouver Outgames chair John Boychuk says the grant is a huge help because it helps pay for sports and marketing managers and validates the importance

of the event. “It’s going to help us with sponsors and I hope it will help when we meet with the provincial government in March,” says Boychuk.

Organizers expect 4,000 athletes will take part in the games. Add to that numerous coaching and support staff, as well as friends, family members and spectators, and I suspect the city can expect a profitable boost to tourism in July.

Some of the sports events included in the Outgames are hockey, golf, mountain biking, dragon boating and Dance Sport. The events will take place in Vancouver and Whistler. The Outgames includes a human rights conference and cultural celebrations.

The deadline to apply for a Sports Hosting Grant is March 31. Go to vancouver.ca/parks for more information.

Maru remembered

Park board staff is recommending Harbour Green Park in Coal Harbour as the location for the Komagata Maru memorial.

Funds recently became available for a monument through a federal initiative called the Community Historical Recognition Program.

The goal of the program is to recognize the historical experiences of ethnic communities affected by federally legislated or authorized wartime measures or immigration restrictions applied in Canada,

as well as to educate Canadians about these past incidents. The Khalsa Diwan Society initially proposed placing a memorial in Stanley Park commemorating the 1914 Komagata Maru incident. The park board is expected to make a decision on its location Feb. 28.

Let there be light

Area residents and stakeholders can check out the new playfield lighting system at Jericho Beach Park all this week.

A new artificial turf field was recently completed at Jericho and some of the city’s sports teams will play each evening now through Feb. 25 so interested residents can check out the lighting, traffic and sound levels, which will all be monitored by parks staff. They can then offer feedback on the operation of the playfield, such as hours of operation, to pbcomment@ vancouver.ca and the North West Point Grey Home Owners’ Association at nwpghoa@gmail.com.

Include your contact information.

The information collected during the trial will be used to finalize the operating plan for the field. Parks staff and consultants will be at the field to answer questions Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For a schedule of games, go to vancouver.ca/parks and check out the public consultation link. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10a

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Dropping ‘AIDS’ will help prevent disease

At the height of the AIDS crisis in Canada almost three decades ago, gay men living with the disease were ostracized, longtime partners weren’t allowed to visit their loved ones in hospital and entire groups of friends were wiped out.

Vancouver resident Brad Mitchell says 20 to 30 years ago, there was such a stigma surrounding AIDS that some cemeteries refused to bury people who died of the disease.

Mitchell, who is HIV/AIDS positive, says the shame gay men were forced to endure did a lot of damage, which resulted in fear, anger and resentment. He notes that shame was unconscious and undeserved.

I remember reading a newspaper headline in the 1980s that read “Beware of the gay plague,” which became something of a catchphrase jokingly shared between my gay friends and me.

That was until our first friend died of the disease. Suddenly AIDS became a scary reality, and even something as simple as a common cold had me worrying for a friend’s health.

At the time, an HIV diagnosis almost inevitably meant an eventual diagnosis of AIDS, which in turn was a death sentence. And what was originally considered a disease found in gay men was discovered in women, First Nations people, intravenous drug users and in Third World areas such as Africa and Haiti.

But today an HIV diagnosis, if caught early, is another animal and when treated properly can be managed for decades, if not a lifetime.

sandrathomas Unfortunately, despite the huge strides made in treating HIV, the stigma surrounding AIDS hasn’t diminished.

So Mitchell was delighted to hear that the B.C. Persons With AIDS Society is dropping the word “AIDS” from its name to better reflect the fact that a majority of the group’s members are HIV positive. He says the gay community wants to move beyond the crisis of the 1980s. The very stigma of AIDS perpetuates the disease because people are afraid to get tested. He notes that because word of mouth or rumours can be spread so quickly via social networking, young gay men uneducated in the advances made in fighting HIV refuse to even acknowledge its existence. The end result is HIV-positive men obliviously practising unsafe sex.

BCPWA chair Glyn Townson agrees. He believes rather than bombard young people with messages that AIDS is a life-ending disease, it makes more sense to assure them that getting tested for HIV is simply one more step in protecting their health. He admits while you can’t take away an AIDS diagnosis, it’s no longer a case of “one foot in the grave standing on a banana peel.”

He adds many health organizations, including the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, have also dropped the word AIDS from much of their literature and information.

Townson says some society members were initially concerned the name change was a ruse to bury the past, but he vehemently denies that charge.

Townson told me the society’s founders fought hard and long to be recognized, and their achievement will not be forgotten. He adds many of the initially reluctant BCPWA members have come on side with the name change, which was reflected in a vote tallied last Friday when a new name was approved. The new name of the society will be released Friday.

One only has to visit the Vancouver AIDS Memorial website to witness the toll the disease has had, and continues to have on B.C., particularly in the West End, in the past 30 years. If a change can prevent just one more name being added to that list, I’m all for it. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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Tory liar epitomizes political dishonesty Why is it so hard to call a lie a lie?

The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, was surrounded by synonyms last week. She “misled Parliament,” she “failed to be truthful.”

Oh come on! She lied!

Oda told a House of Commons committee in December that she didn’t know who had altered a document with the single word “not.” This was significant, as it was the difference between Christian aid group KAIROS being approved or denied for $7 million in funds. Oda has since admitted that the hand-scrawled “not” was inserted at her order.

A handful of editorials and columns have used the word “lie” to describe Oda’s act.

Many more have employed weasel words, probably because they are terrified of being sued.

Humans usually have a fairly good handle on what is and isn’t a lie. I know my parents were particularly good at spotting lies with their cutting questions. There was seldom a way to wriggle out of “Did you hit your brother?” for example.

And when I was caught lying (“No, he hit himself/I wasn’t here/It was aliens!”) I was usually yelled at, usually punished.

We all know that many politicians lie. “I am not a crook.”

“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” “We found the weapons of mass destruction.”

Locally, we’ve dealt with fast ferries that were “a good value” and an HST deal that “wasn’t on the radar.”

Politicians lie for the same reasons that I lied as a kid.

They don’t want to get into trouble. They don’t want to fess up to doing something stupid. They convince themselves that it’s not really a lie, it’s just, you know, about context. They don’t get called out on it as much as your average grade schooler because they have lawyers. Expensive ones, really good ones, who will haul people into court and argue what the meaning of the word “is” is without a hint of shame.

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matthewclaxton five-year-olds with lawyers.

“Matthew, did you hit your brother?”

“Ah, Mrs. Claxton, I’m Mr. Smythe, and I’ll be acting as your son’s counsel in this matter. Now, as far as the alleged assault, if you can provide forensic or video evidence to back up the claims of the eyewitness? No? Well, the witness is of course very unreliable; I’m sure you recall the ‘custard incident’ last week…”

I’m sure Oda will have some hair-splitting explanation to offer to her actions, which, let’s remember, were to say one thing and then admit that the exact opposite was true.

But there is no explanation.

Oda put herself forward to the voters of her riding, and a majority of them put their trust in her to take up a powerful and sensitive job. She was then entrusted a position of even greater power and importance by her boss, Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her job impacts Canadian citizens through the taxes we pay, and through the reputation that this country has around the world. Her choices affect the fate of thousands of people who may or may not get aid, at her discretion.

With the stroke of a pen— with a “not”—she can change lives forever.

Oda is not a five-year-old.

She is a government minister, and should have known she would be held to a higher standard.

In general, too many politicians still need to learn the lesson that parents try to instill in their children: it’s better to just tell the truth and deal with the consequences. Like, say, resigning from cabinet. mclaxton.langleyadvance.com

For more Courier columnists such as Allen Garr, Geoff Olson, Sandra Thomas, Fiona Hughes and Mark Hasiuk visit the “Opinion” section at vancourier.com.

According to one reader, heritage advocates wage an “insane campaign” to save old schools such as Laura Secord elementary on Lakewood Drive. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Class Notes: school of hard knocks,” Feb. 18.

The Courier’s coverage of school seismic upgrades last week was alarming. The retrofit underway at Laura Secord elementary has revealed worrying surprises. After 100 years of occupancy, we discover that school wasn’t built to spec. The foundation was nothing more than crumbing unreinforced bricks—a disaster waiting to happen.

How many more are equally flawed?

Meanwhile, Heritage Vancouver contin-

ues its insane campaign to convince the city to “save” these unsafe schools for their “heritage” value—a proposition that either requires taxpayers to cough up hundreds of millions more (not going to happen!) or decades of further delays before they can be retrofitted.

The tiny tremors felt in recent weeks should remind everyone that this is a nobrainer. We can’t continue to count on our amazing good luck this past century.

Dawn Steele, Vancouver

City, park board must tag team dog problem

To the editor: Re: “City ready to get tough on scofflaw dog owners,” Feb. 16.

Classic right hand-left hand case. City bylaw enforcement officers are going to crack down on dogs running at large and dogs without licences. Great. It’s about time. But what is going to happen to the fines?

The park board, whose rangers will also be handing out $250 fines, will not consider adding needed local off-leash areas because it has no money. Hmmm, how about dedicating those fines to fund off-leash pro-

grams? When are the two arms of bureaucracy going to talk to each other and begin cooperating for the benefit of all park users?

Stephen Rybak, Vancouver

••• To the editor: Last year the only sighting I had of a park ranger was of one of them driving a larger vehicle along the seawall, driving it on to a path meant for small park maintenance vehicles only, then park on the grass alongside an area that was designated off leash starting at 5 p.m.

It was 4:55, and he was

just there to “remind” dog owners. When he left he drove his truck over a wooden footbridge that is not meant to carry a regular vehicle. In the meantime, bicycles were racing across the grass, through planters, dodging children on the seawall. Very few wore helmets and not one used their bell.

Do we really need to pay both animal control and park rangers to watch for dog owners when what we really need are officers to manage the behaviour of cyclists?

Catherine Lee, Vancouver

New casino debate should focus on social costs To the editor: Re: “Las Vegas company promises city $23 million a year,” Feb. 2.

Figures. Instead of counting the dollars a big shiney new casino would bring to the city, why not look at the other side of the coin? The ones that most taxpaying Vancouverites are concerned with. Let’s do an independent study of the cost of bringing a new casino to the city then subtract

that cost from the dollar amount. Consider the social cost to the community—the increase in crime and the undesirable aspects of this gaming business, lending itself to organized crime and illegal activities surrounding that, not to mention the increase in traffic and infrastructure costs picked up by the taxpayer.

Ruth McCallum, Vancouver

Dog slaughter outrage should include abortion clinics To the editor: Re: “Kudos and Kvetches: Dogged pursuit,” Feb. 4.

There has been a lot of outrage expressed regarding the murder of dogs in Whistler, and rightfully so. But did anyone stop to consider that dozens of babies are

slaughtered each week in the abortion clinics on Broadway and Commercial? Where is the outrage about that? Perhaps it’s time our ass-backward society got its priorities straight. We all began as fetuses.

David M. Johnson, Vancouver

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his February, two love stories surfaced in various publications, linking Valentine’s Day and modern car culture. The first is local: —the secret to lasting love as revealed by Bob and Zoe Longshaw of Vancouver, married 65 years this spring. The Cedric Hughes first car Bob drove Zoe in was his 1937 Willys Americar. They were still teenagers then and although the story doesn’t expressly state it, Bob must have been a car nut from the get go. Certainly the Willys Americar to this day is a favourite for hot-rodders. Bob enlisted in the RCAF, trained as an instrument technician, and then after the war as a car mechanic, a trade he practiced for 38 years at the Volkswagen dealership in New Westminster.

The couple married in 1946, had the first of their five sons in 1949, and in 1951, Bob bought Zoe a 1951 Dodge. This was, said Zoe, “the most romantic gesture,” Bob’s idea, and all the more original given how rare it was then for women to drive. The irony of the story is the contrast between their prescriptions for lasting love—“Don’t try to change one another. You’re the way that you are …You have to be tolerant of one another” —and their implicit synchronicity with the fast and ever-changing nature of car culture.

This story prompted a look at predictions about the future of automobile ownership.

The 2009 25th edition of the Shell Passenger Car Scenarios, a report based on observed developments of motorized individual transport in Germany since 1958—Germany having the second highest number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants after the United States— predicts that car ownership by women in Germany will increase “from today’s level of about 340 to more than 430 cars per 1,000

women in 2030.

This means it will reach about 60 % of men’s motorization. Car ownership among men will increase slightly from just under 700 per 1,000 today to about 715 in 2030.”

A hood ornament is the subject of the second story.

Barrister & Solicitor Since 1911, RollsRoyce cars have been adorned with a nymph-like figure in a backward flowing robe with long wing-like sleeves. She was modeled after Eleanor Velasco Thornton, a young former model who worked for the Automobile Club of Great Britain. In this role she met John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott Montagu, Conservative MP and the owner of the luxury car magazine Car Illustrated.

Mr. Montagu persuaded Ms. Thornton to come and work for the magazine, romance blossomed, and Mr. Montagu was smitten.

Unable to marry ‘Thorn’ because of their class difference, he paid tribute by having his friend Charles Robinson Sykes create a sculpture of her to ornament the hood of his Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce then commissioned Mr. Sykes to create a variation, which became the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy. Ms. Thorn sailed to India with Mr. Montagu in 1915, but, when a German U-boat torpedoed their ship near Crete, a wall of water swept her out of Mr. Montagu’s arms. The current Lord Montagu, in a 2008 interview about plans to film the story said, “My father was shattered by Thorn drowning. Theirs was a great love.”

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The list of prominent Vancouverites opposed to a proposed mega casino adjacent to B.C. Place Stadium continues to grow as a public hearing date for the project was postponed until March 7.

Philanthropist Yosef Wosk, musician Dan Mangan and renowned architect Bing Thom have signed an online petition organized by a coalition calling itself “Vancouver, not Vegas!”

As of Monday, the coalition had collected more than 1,600 signatures. Other recognizable names include former city councillors George Puil and Jennifer Clarke, former COPE mayoral candidate Jean Swanson, former Conservative senator Pat Carney and Olympic poet Shane Koyczan.

City council was to hear speakers Feb. 17 on the rezoning application from Paragon Gaming Inc. The date was moved to Feb. 21 and postponed again until March 7 at 7:30 p.m. More than 30 speakers to other items on the public hearing agenda, including amendments to the False Creek North official development plan, forced the postponements. As of Monday, the number of speakers on the casino proposal swelled to 121.

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Paragon of Las Vegas wants to build a casino adjacent to B.C. Place Stadium that would feature 150 games tables and 1,500 slot machines. It would be the biggest casino in B.C. and be part of a complex that includes two hotels. Paragon owns Edgewater Casino at the Plaza of Nations and wants to relocate its gaming licence to the new site, which is the land immediately west of the stadium. The company says its lease at the Plaza of Nations expires in 2013 and it is worried about having to shut its doors, leaving more than 600 people out of work.

Paragon has promised the city $17 million in annual revenue. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Heritage advocates hope to save ‘endangered’ schools Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Kitchener and J.W. Sexsmith elementary schools earned the dubious honour of being named the top three most threatened buildings in the city, according to Heritage Vancouver’s annual Top 10 Endangered sites list released this weekend.

The independent conservation group argues the three illustrate the main threats to Vancouver’s historic schools—closure, redundancy and demolition.

Carleton’s fate is uncertain. It’s high on the list for seismic upgrading and the site includes an old school house, which was damaged by fire. A community group hopes to take over that building, which continues to deteriorate, although no decision has been made.

Carleton was considered for closure last year, but the Vancouver School Board approved a moratorium on school closures until March of 2012.

Kitchener elementary’s main building is being replaced. Once construction is completed, the old building will be knocked down, while a wood-framed building dating from 1912 will be saved and moved to another area on the site.

Sexsmith elementary will be replaced with a new school. The old school won’t be knocked down because the site is so large. The VSB hopes to find a compatible use for that building, but Heritage Vancouver maintains there’s no guarantee for its future.

“The situation has become so serious that our entire list could have been made up of landmark heritage schools,” Heritage Vancouver concluded, arguing seismic upgrading can be completed while retaining the heritage character of school buildings.

The organization opposed the demolition of the old Sir Charles Dickens elementary school a few years ago and it’s against plans to knock down Kitchener’s main building.

“We absolutely understand the complexity of these issues, however the Vancouver School Board has stated publicly that heritage is not one of their priorities.

They are pursuing what they call 21st century learning

environments, which is a whole different issue than seismic mitigation,” Heritage Vancouver president Donald Luxton told the Courier Tuesday.

“The VSB is to be commended for undertaking seismic mitigation at a number of schools while retaining the existing structure. We have also given them full credit for pulling back from closure of historic schools such as Carleton. However, the VSB has still not released an overall plan for what they are doing, and as far as we can tell, there is an erratic, random approach as to what schools are targeted for demolition that appears to be based on how vocal parents and staff are in each situation.”

School board chair Patti Bacchus, a Vision trustee, disputes Luxton’s claims and argues the VSB carefully considers each case and undergoes community consultation. She maintains upgrading century-old buildings is complex, but heritage retention is always considered. Many schools have been seismically upgraded while retaining some heritage features, she added, noting a comprehensive assessment of the district’s schools is underway. It was supposed to be completed last year, but was delayed.

Bacchus said it will present a citywide plan on what work needs to be done on each school. “In the absence of that I think it has created a fear that there’s some sort of agenda to knock down schools and it’s absolutely not the case,” she said. “Nobody wants to destroy buildings if they can be safely and effectively restored and still serve the purposes of the district. It wouldn’t be in anybody’s interest… the only school that has come down, that I can think of, in the last 10 years is Dickens and many more have been upgraded.”

Luxton was to meet with VSB staff on Tuesday, after the Courier’s deadline—a meeting planned before the release of the Top 10 list.

Shannon Estate, Strathcona North of Hastings, the Gordon T. Legg Residence, Collingwood library, Lower Mount Pleasant, Granville Street and the 2400 Motel rounded out Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 list. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 Endangered sites list includes J.W. Sexsmith elementary school on Ontario Street. photo Dan Toulgoet

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Average unit price was $778,800

Real estate guru sells 128 Olympic Village condos Cheryl Rossi

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More than half of the 230 condos relaunched for sale in The Village on False Creek have sold.

Marketer Bob Rennie announced Feb. 22 that 128 condos received offers—97 over the weekend plus 31 during market testing.

The 128 offers translate to $99.7 million in sales for the rebranded site, home to the Athletes Village during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

“I knew I could sell 60 in 60

days. I felt really confident,” Rennie said Monday. “So much research went into the pricing,” The average price paid for units was $778,800. The most expensive home sold for nearly $3 million and the least expensive for $329,900. Both were in the Kayak complex that’s directly behind the Creekside community centre.

Fifty-seven units went for less than $600,000 and 20 sold for more than $1 million.

Rennie reiterated his argument that the project does not have a problem with quality or location.

He blamed previous poor sales on pricing and placing all 480 unsold units for sale all at once last May, eliminating a sense of urgency for buyers.

Millennium Water developed 737 condos at the village. Of those, 231 sold in 2007 and 35 sold between May 14 and August 2010.

Rennie repeated that having Ernst and Young become receiver for the project in November dissipated the “financial cloud” over the development and that the “ghost town cloud” over the

site is about to lift.

Rennie, who owns Rennie Marketing Systems, announced Feb. 17 that Ernst and Young had contracted Crosby Property Management Ltd. to rent approximately 114 of the unsold condos to populate the development.

Judith Harris, general manager of investment properties for Crosby, said Feb. 21 Crosby had received 29 units to rent. Units were to be turned over in small numbers depending on how sales went.

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Three gang-related homicides took place in 2010 compared to 10 in 2009

Gang squad cop notes poor cooperation among police Mike Howell Staff writer

The city saw a decrease in the number of gang-related homicides and shots fired in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to Vancouver Police Department statistics.

But the collaboration between VPD officers investigating gang violence and other police departments tackling gang crime isn’t working as smoothly as it could be.

Insp. Brad Desmarais of the VPD’s gang squad outlined his concerns in the department’s 2011 draft business plan, which was approved Feb. 16 by the Vancouver Police Board.

Desmarais wrote that the sharing of information involving gang intelligence “remains a challenge” despite collaboration with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, an integrated team that includes officers from various B.C. police forces. “Most information sharing amongst gang enforcement units outside of the VPD is ad hoc at best and relies almost exclusively on personal relationships,” wrote Desmarais, a former RCMP officer. “The VPD will con-

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Police collaboration to solve gang shootings, such as the December Oak Street incident, needs improvement, says one cop. file photo Dan Toulgoet tinue to foster relationships with outside agencies in an effort to break down these barriers.”

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the shooting of a doorman at a Granville Street nightclub. Police are investigating whether the incidents were tied to gangs.

Milad Nournia, 26, of Vancouver was gunned down in the street Feb. 17. After being shot, Nournia wandered into a Subway restaurant in the 1000-block of Hornby Street and collapsed. Police said Nournia was in possession of a

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Police statistics reveal three gangrelated homicides in 2010 compared to 10 in 2009. Police also answered 39 per cent fewer “gang-related shots fired” calls in 2010 over the previous year. This year, the VPD will continue with “intelligence-led, proactive investigations” to target gangsters whose organized criminal activities have the greatest impact across the city, Desmarais said “Proactive disruption of gang activity and/or gang member presence in popular social areas such as the Granville entertainment district and Gastown will also continue,” he said.

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During the summer, members of the VPD’s “gang quick response team” will work with the department’s marine squad to track gangsters and their activities on the water. “This initiative is in response to reports from the VPD and other police marine units that gang members have been increasingly found partying in boats, likely due to police enforcement towards gang members frequenting land-based entertainment venues,” Desmarais said.

Police have had success in seizing assets from gangsters, including vehicles, and will continue to use federal and provincial legislation to collect proceeds from crime.

Solicitor General Rich Coleman told the Courier in December that police had arrested 200 gangsters in the past 18 months, with 140 of them still in jail. Police also seized more than 30 houses, two Hells Angels clubhouses and weapons. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Ballet B.C. dancers Gilbert Small and Arts Umbrella grad Livona Ellis celebrated following their stellar performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Coquitlam mayor Richard Stewart welcomed Trevor Linden’s new 20,000-square-foot Club 16 Fitness Centre to Coquitlam.

Fred Manjy Sidoo wore a Dolce & Gabbana lace dress and Parviz Cordwell a Versace leather ensemble at Vancouver Opera’s “leather and lace” fundraiser.

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Corseted affair: David and Manjy Sidoo once again fronted the Vancouver Opera’s Supper Club soiree at their Lumiere restaurant. Artistic managing director James Wright and VO chair Bev Park welcomed a sold-out, well-heeled crowd to the leather and lace-themed affair. The designer dinner, auction and corset fashion show squeezed $50,000 from patrons in support of the opera’s education and community programs.

Standing Ovation: Artistic director Emily Molnar’s Ballet B.C. presented VOLO and three new works. The evening’s dazzling program included two world premieres, a Vancouver premiere and guest performance by Vancouverite Lesley Telford and Dutch artist/choreographer Medhi Walerski. Arts Umbrella dance graduates figured prominently in the world premiere pieces by Walerski and Canadian Shawn Hounsell.

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Vancouver Opera chief fundraiser Jeff Sodowsky saw $50,000 raised at the Lumiere dinner and corset fashion fete.

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Luxton is president of Heritage Vancouver whose aim is to value and protect Vancouver’s built heritage. Heritage Vancouver has been part of successful campaigns to conserve the Stanley Theatre, Victory Square, Lion’s Gate and Burrard bridges and Woodward’s. The free event is at the Museum of Vancouver, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Joyce Walley Centre.

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DECORATOR’S EDGE

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Here’s a sneak preview: Interior design gurus Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan (pictured, left) of HGTV's “Home Heist” have entertained on this must-see TV show; now the boys are working on a brand new and very exciting Canadian TV show to follow its success. See what “all the fuss” is about at their Home Show appearances.

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CONTROLLING LIGHT WITH WINDOW COVERINGS

by Karen Blunderfield, contributing writer

You can control the amount of light coming into your homes by choosing window coverings with the right features to solve your light control problem. These features can include light filtering or blackout materials that can: • Reduce UV damage to furnishings, including fading and colour alteration • Filter incoming light to remove glare on electronics • Eliminate incoming light to provide a blackout environment, which will greatly improve your sleep • Buffer incoming heat, keeping your home cooler in summer Choosing the right window covering Controlling incoming light is easy when you choose the right window covering. Whether you’re trying to filter light in a sunny window or need to block out light from your bedroom, you’ll want to obtain a balance of fashion and function.

There are many window covering choices available, including drapes, sheers, roman shades and blinds, and each have features that can solve different light control problems. They also come in a variety of styles and colours so you can match to your existing decor or create a beautiful focal point in your room.

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North-facing windows These windows bring in the most even and consistent light but also the coolest. Options for window treatments for this exposure include energy-efficient styles such as thermal-lined drapes or roman shades, and honeycomb-style thermal blinds.

South-facing windows These windows are the most important natural light source in any building because they receive sunlight year-round and cast a warm, golden glow. Options include sheer fabrics to diffuse the intensity of the sun, protecting your valuable furnishings while still offering a soft-focus view of the outdoors.

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1. UBC’s CiTR 101.9 FM is set to co-release its first slab o’ wax, CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation Volume 2, with local label Mint Records, and they feel like celebrating. Interurban Gallery/Scratch Records (1 East Hastings) hosts a record release party Feb. 24, 8 p.m. with Vancouver acts Slam Dunk, Role Mach, Shane Turner Overdrive, fanshaw, Fine Mist, Kellarissa, Crystal Dorval of My Friend Wallis and Spring Break DJs. Tickets $8 at Scratch, Red Cat and Zulu or $10 at the door. More info at citr.ca.

2. Detroit hip-hop artist Black Milk comes to town with a funk-a-fied fourpiece backing band in support of his humbly titled 2010 release Album of the Year. MUR co-headlines with guests Tabi Bonney and DJ She. It all goes down Feb. 24 at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets at Dipt, Beatstreet, Red Cat and Zulu or online at clubzone.com.

3. East Vancouver performance art collective Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret presents Hard Times Hit Parade Feb. 24 to March 18 at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave.) Set during the Depression at an epic dance marathon, the ambitious theatre production tells the story of cooperation and perseverance with swing dance, cabaret and, naturally, giant puppets. Tickets at Highlife, Zulu or RedCat Records. More info at dustyflowerpot.org.

kudos & kvetches Let’s Slag a Vancouver Celeb contest

A helpful K&K reader recently sent us a letter suggesting we hold a contest. Who doesn’t enjoy contests, we thought, especially ones that involve driving across the country with Dom Deluise like in Cannonball Run or ones that involve the stoning of one unlucky neighbour like in that story called “The Lottery” we had to read in high school. So we continued reading the letter.

“I was looking through an 18-year-old copy of CiTR’s Discorder and saw this,” our correspondent wrote. “I said to myself—I said, I said, I said—I have to share this with K&K. How about a contest?

Winning entry gets Gigli on DVD and a $10 gift card to Edward Chapman’s. God bless, son!”

Included in the letter was a photocopied clipping from Discorder magazine. Taking inspiration from Province music critic Tom Harrison’s band at the time, Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion, the Discorder writers noted that the “Let’s Slag a Vancouver Celeb” idea for band names had gone too far, and then proceeded to list a number of made-up bands.

For example: Terry David Mulligan’s Tweezers, Denny Boyd’s Urologist, Carole Taylor’s Red Corset, Tony Parsons’ Contract with the Devil,

Stu Jeffries’ Neon Retainer, David Foster’s Utter Pusillanimity and (personal favourite) Pamela Martin’s Wanton Desires.

So we got to thinking. Besides the obvious questions—why was this letter writer leafing through an 18-year-old copy of Discorder, what kind of person keeps 18-year-old copies of Discorder and why did the letter writer/possible hoarder refer to us as “son”?—we thought to ourselves, why not take his advice and hold a contest inspired by said 18-year-old copy of Discorder in which entrants submit fake band names that follow the “Let’s Slag a Vancouver Celeb” formula. So that’s what we’re going to do. Send in your most inspired “Let’s Slag a Vancouver Celeb” band name for us to publish over the next two weeks (remember we are a community newspaper) before we announce a winner March 9. Although we don’t have a copy of Gigli readily available or the expense budget for a Edward Chapman’s gift certificate, the winner will receive a barely read copy of Ian Christie’s book Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga and a definitely not used exercise DVD from Felinity’s “core sensuality series” called Get It On!, which “through a series of super-toning, dance-based

movements… will build strength and confidence in your own feminine power.” Good stuff. Send your entries to k&k@vancourier.com. Good luck.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

For the fifth year in a row Vancouver has topped the list of the world’s most livable cities according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, which, coincidentally was the name of our synth-pop band in the 1980s. Big deal, we say. Where does Vancouver stack up in categories that are relevant to our chubby lives? Here’s what we found out.

• Best city to line up for half-million-dollar bachelor suites with unobstructed alley views: number two • Preponderance of overweight dads who wear stonewash Kirkland jeans with blindingly white runners: number 23. (Incidentally, Nanaimo has held the number one spot since the dawn of time.)

• Most prone to yell “Lou” at a hockey came every time home team goalie unremarkably handles the puck: number one • Overall douchey-ness: number three • Most smug about its livability despite unconscionably high levels of homelessness and child poverty: number one.

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Kevin K. James, Tom McBeath and Bob Frazer appear in the Playhouse production of Death of a Salesman. school football hero, his son Biff didn’t “borrow”— things he stole them. And Willy on his last sales trip didn’t make a killing—he came home empty-handed.

At 63, Willy has lost his salaried position and now works on commission. He’s a broken man with a paidup life insurance policy.

As with all truly timeless plays, there’s no need to drag Death of a Salesman into the 21st century with onstage cellphones, TVs or modern conveniences. Director Cooper and set designer Pam Johnson keep it in the ’40s with an old round-cornered refrigerator, a small range and a wooden kitchen table and chairs. Highrise apartments stage left and right loom over the small Loman household, blocking out the sun, making sure nothing grows.

Alison Green keeps Linda in

the printed frocks and sensible shoes our mothers or grandmothers used to wear.

Lighting designer Gerald King makes everything slightly sepia-toned like old bed linen.

Willy Loman, like Hamlet, is a role to aspire to, and McBeath is ready and more than able. In the flashbacks, he stands taller, moves quicker, and is pumped up with Willy’s expansive but unfounded optimism. He’s loud, assertive and ebullient. But in the present tense, McBeath is stooped, indecisive—an old bear attacked by dogs. It’s a heartbreaker.

And what a role for Frazer.

So often, it seems, he’s the good-looking boy next door, the handsome villain or the father in It’s A Wonderful Life. Here’s a role he can really sink his teeth into, and he does. If there is any glimmer of hope in the play, it

lives in Biff and Frazer, who in the dying moments brings this home: Biff is free. I’m not often moved to tears, but McBeath and Frazer had me struggling to hold them back.

Not free at all is Biff’s brother Happy (Kevin K. James).

He’s as deluded as Willy and still believes charisma trumps action. In the flashbacks, James is boyish and anxious to please his father: “Look at me, Pop, look at me.” As an adult, he’s creepily like Willy.

Donna Belleville makes her Playhouse debut as Linda. It’s a splendid performance—her character always deferring to Willy in the early scenes but finding fury enough later on when she turns on Biff and Happy after they pick up a couple of floozies, abandoning their father in an upscale restaurant.

Flawless support is given

by Daniel Arnold, Norman Browning, Anna Cummer, Sean Devine, Genevieve Fleming, Eric Keenleyside, Jamieson Parker and Dawn Petten.

To those who claim this or that second-rate play is the best play of the 20th century, I say plays such as Death of a Salesman and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (running concurrently at the Arts Club Granville Island Stage) are the gold standard.

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Black History Month event aims to educate and entertain

Hip hop, history and heritage celebrated at SLaMFete State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi

Launched three years ago, SLaMFete has grown from a single evening of spoken word to a theatrical production, performances that explore the evolution of hip hop and workshops.

The three-day event, Feb. 25 to 27 at Ironwork Studio in Gastown, celebrates African heritage, something that’s largely invisible in Vancouver, says Diane Roberts, artistic director of Urban Ink Production Society, which organizes SLaMFete.

“The decimation of Hogan’s Alley and

such doesn’t really come up very much when we talk about the history of Vancouver,” Roberts said of the Strathcona neighbourhood that saw a concentrated black population for decades until the 1970s.

“We think about the history of [black] settlers that came onto the Gulf Islands, etc., but sometimes the urban black history is a little bit disappeared here.”

The first SLaMFetes were created to generate a buzz around actor, spoken word and hip hop artist Omari Newton’s developing play Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of, which is based on the true story of a young man who was shot and killed by police in Montreal. The play tells the story of the fatal police shooting of a young DJ and how the incident changes the lives of his three friends.

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the B.C. Spirit Festival initiative to hold 2010 Winter Olympics legacy arts events in February 2011, Urban Ink jumped on the chance to further educate and entertain its SLaMFete audience and to become a signature event for a “spotty” Black History Month.

Sal Capone will be presented as a staged reading for the first time in Vancouver with a live DJ, Montreal’s DJ Mana, on the Friday night. Saturday night, artists including Kia Kadiri, Raoul Espinoza and Rup Sidhu and Nadia Chaney will chart the phases of hip hop in today’s intercultural landscape in the Crossroads Slam! event. At the Bold Skool Hip Hop Workshop on Sunday, inspired festival-goers can learn the art of MCing, break dancing, DJing and beat boxing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The grand

finale Bold Skool showcase begins at 4 p.m. Such workshops will likely accompany the final touring version of Sal Capone. It’s all part of the event’s mandate of not only recognizing contemporary black history, but celebrating and fostering youth culture. “[Youth] are our future. They are carrying on a legacy that we will hopefully be passing on to them, that is a legacy of hope,” Roberts said. “Giving them the opportunity to speak [about] who they are and to speak without being told what they should say is so important. They need to find their own feet and their own voices in order to carry that legacy.”

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Tupper Tigers defeat Kits Blue Demons—1. Kitsilano’s David Burton (r) led all scorers with 21 points. Tupper head coach Jeff Gourley described Burton as an all-round threat with an excellent shot and good instincts. 2. Kits’ Kirby Johnston goes hard to the net as Tupper’s Cameron Smythe reaches for the block. 3. J.J. Inclan trims the net following Tupper’s 59-55 city championship win over Kits. 4.Tupper fans gave the Tigers a home-court advantage. Tupper grad Siva Ravindran, who banged a drum all night, said fans were influential. “We tried out best to keep the game going, play on momentum.” photos Dan Toulgoet

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The countdown to March Madness continues in Vancouver, with the AA and AAA Lower Mainland tournaments beginning for high school senior boys and girls. The regional tournament is a qualifier for Provincials and draws from Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby/New West.

The AA girls contest is hosted this week at Britannia secondary and the host Bruins entered yesterday’s second round as the Vancouver city champions, fresh off a win over the AAA Kitsilano Blue Demons.

Two Vancouver teams played Round One Feb. 21.

The John Oliver Jokers fell 47-69 to Seycove and St. Patrick’s defeated Hugh Boyd of Richmond 76-68. The Celtics advanced to play perennial powerhouse and defending AA Provincial champion York House yesterday. Results were not known before the Courier’s print deadline, but head coach John Oswald anticipated a tough match for his Celtics against the taller Tigers.

“We are a small and fast and aggressive team that tries to play a full-court game because we have challenges guarding teams in the half court if they have a tall, athletic player,” he said. Thinking of York’s 6’1” Preety Nijjar and 5’10” Laura Baker, Oswald said his Celtics would have to work hard to contain the Tigers inside.

“Of course, if you pay too much attention to York inside, they can play from the outside as well.” Alicia Roberts is an impressive Grade 11 prospect with York and one of the best guards in B.C. The Britannia Bruins played St. Thomas More yesterday and Crofton House played Seycove, both games finishing after the Courier’s deadline.

In AAA senior girls play, the Point Grey Greyhounds eliminated the Killarney Cougars in the first round Feb. 19 at Burnaby’s Byrne Creek. Kitsilano then defeated Point Grey by a single point Feb. 21 for a 5453 win and the chance to play Argyle secondary in the semifinals Feb. 24. Andrea Strujic had 20 points in the win for Kits.

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SUNNYVIEW DENTAL CENTRE located in Vancouver seeks a Dental Assistant.

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Operatic songs 62. Talk incessantly 62.

63. Talk Shockincessantly treatment 63.

64. Shock Form atreatment sum 64. a sumcurrency (abbr.)

65. Form Norweigan 65. Norweigan currency (abbr.)

1.

2. Mimic Journey on horseback 2. Journey on horseback 3. Linen Linen plant plant 3.

4. Dashes Dashes 4.

5. Single Single Lens Lens Reflex Reflex 5.

6. Golf Golf ball ball stands stands 6.

7. A A particle particle of of dirt dirt 7.

8. Clear Clear blood blood fluids fluids 8.

9. Female Female sheep sheep 9.

11. Utters Utters 11.

12. Tern Tern genus genus 12.

13. Small Small sofa sofa 13.

14. Shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic 19. Leoppold and ____ 21. Top of motor vehicle 24. Securing devices

25. Highly incensed 25.

26. Highly Earnestincensed entreaty 26. Earnest entreaty 27.

Rent 27. Rent 28. Am. Am. immigration immigration island island 28.

29.

National Council on 29. National Council on Disability (abbr.) (abbr.)

Disability 31. Same Same birthdate birthdate sibling sibling 31.

32. 2,000 2,000 pounds pounds 32.

33. A A light light stroke stroke 33.

38. Relating Relating to to aa horse horse 38.

39. A A subterfuge subterfuge 39.

40. Unwholesome Unwholesome atmosphere atmosphere 40.

41. Dining, coffee and card 42. Cunieform tablets found in 1974 46. Scratchy 49. Invests in little enterprises

50. Foot-shaped shoe form 50. shoe form 51. Foot-shaped Scarlett’s home 51. Scarlett’s home 52.

Genus alosa 52. Genus alosa 53. New New Jersey Jersey university university 53.

54.

Paper bag 54. Paper bag 55. Before Before 55.

57. Castilian Castilian knight knight El El ___ ___ 57.

59. Denmark Denmark 59.

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5040 4530

Travel Destinations

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Business Opps/ Franchises

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5020

Computer/ Internet

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5035

Financial Services

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5060

Legal Services

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5070

Money to Loan

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RENTALS 6508

Apt/Condos

MOVE-IN BONUS

GEORGIAN TOWERS 1450 WEST GEORGIA ST.

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6508

6510

BEAUTIFUL SUITES Marpole area. Bach, 1 & 2 BRs. Newer kitchens & baths. H/W flrs, balcony/patio. $800 & up. Incl heat, h/water, 2 appl. 604-327-9419.

OAK & 72nd, 2 br, new carpet, h/w, furnished, near transit & schools, incl heat/hotwater, N/p, n/s, refs, lease, 778-229-5378 $ 980/mth 604-518-0438

Co-ops

NS CO-OP 2 Bdrm Vacancy Apr 1. $2500 share purchase $1052 month. Family Oriented.

Info: jouleesweet@hotmail.com

6522

Furnished Accommodation

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom in the Westend Vancouver at reas rates. call 604-684-7811 or visit www.homawayinns.com

6540 1105-1146 Harwood St 1Br, 1 bath, shared wd, 500sf, leave, np, ns, avail now, $1000. Royal Pacific Prop. Eric 604-723-7368

Apt/Condos

COAL HARBOUR , ocean & mtn. view, 2 br+den, 2 balc. 980sf, 15th flr. indoor pool, gym, $2100, avail Mar 1, ns, np, 604-828-2268

Houses - Rent

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5505 5505

Legal/Public Notices

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of MERION DOREEN SELWOOD, deceased, who died on the 1st day of November 2010, formerly of 3674 West 16th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6R 3C4. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of MERION DOREEN SELWOOD (aka 'Deen' Selwood) are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Roger Huyghe, Executor at #1, 3264 West 6th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1X8 on or before March 21st, 2011 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Henry Tyszkow otherwise known as Henry Tyskow and Andre Tyszkow, Deceased, who died on March 17, 2010, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned c/o #205 - 2922 Glen Drive, Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 2P5, before March 24, 2011, after which date the Executrix will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which she has notice.

NANCY LOUISE SAMOHEL, Executrix of the Estate of Henry Tyszkow otherwise known as Henry Tyskow and Andre Tyszkow, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF IVA MARIA BRICEL late of St. Vincent’s Hospital Langara, 255 West 62nd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5X 4V4 (the 'Estate') NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the Executrix, Sandra Bricel Miller, at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 - 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before March 25, 2011, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

EXECUTRIX: SANDRA BRICEL MILLER SOLICITOR: Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP

6540

Houses - Rent

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmnt ste, approx 700 sf, reno’d, newer home, heat, h/w, elect, w/d incld, nr Joyce Skytrain, $1,000, immed. 604-782-0026 2 BR ground level, bright, near Fraser & 20th, nr all amen, ns np, March 1. 604-872-5104

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

LADNER CORE Comm 400-4000 sqft. Short/long term. lancemcc@eastlink.ca 604-240-9340

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Henry Genevieve Vincent Zaruba, deceased who died on March 11, 2004 are hereby required to send them to the undersigned administrator with Will annexed at the Suite 200, 100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia before March 28, 2011 after which date the administrator will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard to the claims of which she has notice.

7005

Body Work

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Shoulder/feet/body. By Japanese College masseuse. 7 days/ week.

Morning discount. 778-588-0946 FOOT GODDESS DOWNTOWN First try $29/1hr Reg $45/1hr Full package $400/12hrs

HOME SERVICES 8030

Carpentry

8055

Cleaning

A-1 House Cleaning. Free est. wk/bi-wk/mo. Own equip. Exc refs.

Bonded workers. 604-764-7043 HOME MADE SERVICES Regular & occasional cleaning.

Bonded & insured. 2075 West 37th. 604-266-3330 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

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

8060

Concrete

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813

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604-739-3998

7010

Personals

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STEVE (Vancouver) 604-512-4178

#1 A-CERTIFIED Lic. Electrician.

New or old wiring. Reasonable rates. Lic #11967. 604-879-9394

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

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

Drainage

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

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

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

8087

KELOWNA - Upscale Adult Resort 4 Jacuzzi Stes., 6 ½ baths. Salt pool, media room & sauna. Lake, mtn & city views. Private 2 bdrm. res.

Fabulous semi-retired lifestyle.

Turnkey. $1,549,000.

1-877-762-7831 ClassAct@shaw.ca

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

Surrey

Sun Feb 27, 2-4pm, #207-8717-160th St. 2 BR, 2 yr old condo, 2 full bath. $259,000 Sutton Mala 778-859-4458

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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Excavating

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Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

REAL ESTATE 6007

Fencing/Gates

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panel for Sale & Installation 8291 No.5 Rd Richmond Call 604-275-3158

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

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macselectric@shaw.ca

L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8073

8090

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

# 1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

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Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

Electrical

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Foot and Body Massage

1288 Granville St. Vancouver 604-331-0202 or 604-339-4933

8080

CARPENTER AVAIL for general work, clean & fast service. 40 yrs exp. 604-961-5906 or 732-0533.

6020

Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

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8120

Glass Mirrors

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604-603-9655

8125

Gutters

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604-340-7189

Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800 Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949

8130

Handyperson

AaronR CONST Houses - Sale

6020-38

Vancouver East Side

ATTENTION BUILDERS! Large corner lot 33’x147’, $$ south view $888k. Call Jas 604-727-4549 or 604-937-6692

6030

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

Repairs & Renos, small repairs welcome.

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Lots & Acreage

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6065

Recreation Property

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RENOS • REPAIRS

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Call Mic, 604-725-3127 DAHIPP CONTRACTING Handyman Services Baths, Kitchens, etc 604.817.0718

8140

Heating

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

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HOME SERVICES 8150

Kitchens/Baths

Plywood Kitchen Cabinets & Refacing, Counter Tops • In business 50 years 604-879-9191

Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

Moving & Storage

Landscaping

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Lawn & Garden

Winter Services Same Day Service, Fully Insured

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• Xmas Lights • Hedges • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs

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Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper 25yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs Free est off seas. rates 604-785-5651

PLUMBER DRAINMAN Water mains (no digging method) Sewer lines (no digging method) Draintiles 604-715-4903

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Truck for Clean-ups

Masonry

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Decks/Patios/ Railings

8200

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

Renovations & Home Improvement

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8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

www.dpdconstruction.com Renos, repairs, character home specialty. Dean @ 604-908-4813

8250

@ YOUR HOME

NO HST! til Feb. 28

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020

Additions, renos & new const.

Concrete forming & framing specialist. Patrick 604-218-3064 • • • •

Services until Feb 28th 604-377-2503 www.popeyesmovingbc.com AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement.

Call 604-782-9511 TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com • TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

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

604-312-6311

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Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

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D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

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STORMWORKS

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604-724-3670

8195

PLUMBERS

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Roofing

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• Roofing & Roof Repairs • Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs

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8255

POINT GREY ROOFING LTD.

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★ NO HST ★

Rubbish Removal

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604-537-8523

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SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF (7663) Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

Painting/ Wallpaper

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

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604-725-8925 STUCCO ● STUCCO Seamless, matching any texture comm/res. Call 604-730-8277

8309

Tiling

ETNA CERAMIC Tile & Remodelling. Kitchen & Bath Specialists.

30 years exp., Call 778-829-3368.

Tree Services

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

8335

Window Cleaning

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604-274-0285

8255

Rubbish Removal

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www.pointgreyroofing.com

All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

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

8315

604-340-7189

• Cedar Shakes • Flat Roofing • Asphalt Shingles • Roof Maintenance

RUBBISH REMOVAL

A to Z CERAMIC TILES Installation, Repairs, Fair Prices Free Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319

Vancouver Division Since 1985

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

8250

Roofing

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

Plumbing

Rubbish Removal

JACK’S RUBBISH Removal Friendly, Fast & Cheap 604-266-4444

ROOFING SERVICES

8220

8255

Roofing

24/7 Building Maintenance Ltd Res & Comm Reno Specialist. www.reno247.ca 778-881-4357

garage, basement, backyard.

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AUTOMOTIVE 9105

Auto Miscellaneous

9160

Sports & Imports

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DLN 30309.

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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604 628 9044

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HOME

TREE SPECIALIST - 25 yrs exp.

Oriental landscaper, remove trees, pruning, etc. 604-328-9487

8175

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

Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900

8240

8250

NORM, 604-466-9733 Cell: 604-841-1855

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YARD CLEAN-UP, lawns cut, hedges pruned, trees trimmed, power raking, aerating, rubbish removal, gutters. 604-773-0075

DAVID HALL & Daughter Painting and Wallpaper.

Please Call 604-266-5744 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

20% OFF All Moving

Certified • Insured • WCB

Plumbing

3 ROOMS FOR $299. walls, w/2 coats of top Cloverdale Paint.

20 yrs exp. Larry 604-961-4391

www.jimsmowing.ca

Residential, Strata, Commercial Gardens Designed, Installed, Maintained Trees/Hedges Installed, Removed, Fruit Trees Pruned & Sprayed Retaining Walls, Patios, Pathways

8220

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

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

FREE ESTIMATES

8155

8160

8185

EW31

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PRIMO PAINTING

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15% OFF

604-723-8434

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9150

2007 NISSAN Sentra 2.0, reg and snow tires, dealer serv, 53000mi $8995 604 616 7256

9173

Vans

1997 GRAND Voyager LE, 7 seats, purple, auto, great cond.

298K, $1500 obo, 604-922-7367.

2008 GRAND Caravan, red, stow & go, 43K, auto, 7 seats, $15,800, 604-922-7367..778-867-7367

9522

RV’s/Trailers

E

Services & Repairs

WH MARINE & AUTO REPAIRS General Repairs, Brakes, Muffler, tune ups. All makes all models.

604-327-3213

2011 CHAPPARAL (Lite) 5th wheel (268RLE) $33,800. 30 ft 3', lrg slide, elect awning,dining table + many extras. 604-943-0603

EW32

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Your Original

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$

Natural Raised Beef

Certified Organic

Stewing Meat

Food Store

Inside Round

California

Broccoli Steaks 99 $ 48 $ 98

3

1

/lb. $8.80kg.

4

/lb. $3.26kg.

/lb. $10.98kg.

We carry a Huge Selection of Organic Products Canadian Beef

Prime Rib Steaks

Canadian Beef

Short Ribs Boneless

Non-Medicated

Freden

Sausages

5

Chicken Thighs

Spice Mantra • Assorted

Tandoori Chicken

$ 99 $ 98 $ 99 $ 80 $ 4 6

3

Bone-In

/lb. $8.80kg.

From the Deli

Pepper Ham

99

¢

/lb. $10.98kg.

/lb. $13.21kg.

Certified Organic California

Strawberries Valencia Oranges

4

$

100g.

Imported

Ataulfo Mangoes

98

Certified Organic California

¢

99 1 pint

Meysu

Sour Cherry Nectar

2

$ 99

ea.

+ Dep. 1L & Eco fee

$

Boneless & Skinless Family Pack

3

99

/lb. $14.99kg.

Chilean

Red Grapes

1

Seedless

$ 48

4lb. Bag Ritter Sport

Bragg

Chocolate Bars

1

Assorted

$ 99 100g.

/lb. $3.26kg.

All Purpose

Liquid Soy Seasoning

6

Coffee

$

Gala

Apples

98

8 am-9 pm

Sale Dates: February 23 – March 1, 2011

¢

/lb. $2.16kg.

Certified Organic

Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas)

1kg.

Non-Organic

Rolled Oats Slow & Quick Cooking

3

99 $

8

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