midweek edition WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
Vol. 101 No. 34 • Established 1908 • East
25
K&K Canucks haiku A bridge too far
12
Urban farmers stake claim on parkade rooftop Farm will produce fruit, vegetables Sandra Thomas Staff writer
Organizers Seann Dory (left) and Bryce Gauthier will help plant seeds at 211 East Georgia St.
photo Dan Toulgoet
The city’s first rooftop urban farm atop a parkade on East Georgia Street could become a model for similar projects across Vancouver, says Seann Dory, manager of sustainability for United We Can. “This will be a fully functioning farm that will create and support a social enterprise and increase job creation,” Dory said. The farm, slated to start May 8 when volunteers will gather on the roof at 211 East Georgia St. for a “farm raising,” is the second phase of a project called SOLEfood, which began last year with a farm garden on an empty parking lot at the corner of Hawks Avenue and East Hasting Street next to the As-
toria Hotel. With their rooftop location, the organizers behind SOLEfood II hope literally to take the urban farm concept to a new level. The original SOLEfood project grows enough food to supply produce to Downtown Eastside residents and inner city agencies like the Potluck Café and numerous community kitchens. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown through the rooftop farm will be sold to high-end restaurants in the neighbourhood and at farmers markets. The profits will pay the part-time wages of up to 25 urban farmers by the end of this year. Workers at SOLEfood are residents of the Downtown Eastside. Future employees at the rooftop farm will also come from the area. See ORGANIZER on page 4
School board votes to cut 10 days from school calendar Plan should save $1.2 million Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer
The Vancouver school district chopped 10 days off the next school year at a board meeting Monday night. The move will save $1.2 million, but trustees concede the decision wasn’t based on the interest of students.
It’s meant to help manage an overall $16.33 million budget shortfall, down from earlier estimates of $18.12 million. “I didn’t hear anyone saying, wow, this is a great thing to do. Nobody was enthusiastic,” board chair Patti Bacchus told the Courier Tuesday morning. “There was a lot of reluctance, but it was pretty
much a matter of context—we’re doing this in the context of other pretty devastating potential cuts as well and maybe this is less harmful than, say, taking away more psychologists or inner city support.” But Bacchus noted a lack of conclusive research indicating whether cutting the school year by 10 days will be good or bad.
“Mexico has one of the longest school years, but has some of the lowest outcomes. Finland has probably the fewest days in the school year, but the highest outcomes,” she said. “There are obviously so many other variables you can’t really attribute to the length of the year.” The board’s decision means
a week will be added to spring break and more long weekends added to the year to make up the 10-day reduction. Early dismissal days will be cancelled, 16 minutes will be added to elementary instruction time, and 18 extra minutes to high school instruction time. See ONE on page 4
YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT! WWW.VANCOURIER.COM
EW02
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
Whatʼs HOTthisWEEK Hot savings on all your favourite items this week at Safeway!
Top Sirloin Steak Boneless. Canadian Beef. LIMIT TWO.
3
99 lb 8.80/kg
Club Price
FRESH PRODUCE
Strawberries Product of U.S.A./Mexico. No. 1 Grade. 1 lb.
EXTREME SPECIAL
1
99 ea.
Club Price
Sun-Rype Pure Apple Juice Blue Label. 1 Litre. Plus deposit and/or enviro levy where applicable. WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD LIMIT TWELVE.
GREAT VALUE
99
¢
ea.
EXTREME PRICE
Club Price
Nabob Coffee
Assorted varieties. 311 to 326 g. WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD LIMIT FOUR - Combined varieties.
Prices effective at all British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba Safeway stores Wednesday, April 28 thru Friday, April 30, 2010. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free.
6
2$ for
Club Price
APRIL
28 29 30
WED THUR FRI
Prices in this ad good through April 30th.
in this issue
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
14 I
CAVELL GARDENS
11 I
Experience the warmth of our welcome by visiting us at 2835 Sophia Street at 12th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V5T 4V2
Call 604.637.1207 www.cavellgardens.com
John & Shirley Svoboda Founders and Owners of Cavell Gardens
Give Your Mom a Make-Over Miracle!
photo Dan Toulgoet
The last chapter
BY JEREMY SHEPHERD Facing increases in rent and changes in the book trade, owner Marc Fournier is shutting down the venerable multilingual Sophia Books on West Hastings.
We will design a custom fit skin rejuvenation plan that is just right for her.
Lining up
• Botox • Fillers • Laser Skin Rejuvenation • Titan™ Skin Tightening • LimeLight Facial and more
CHERYL ROSSI TransLink unveils six options for its proposed, and unfunded, rapid transit line along Broadway. BY
A century of school
BY NAOIBH O’CONNOR From its humble origins in 1910, historic Tecumseh elementary school has seen significant changes to its buildings and student population.
The 60 minute Make-Over Miracle... Remove Years in Minutes!
O P I N I O N
8I 9I
Honourable mention Petty fight
MARK HASIUK The war in Afghanistan is a mess, but that doesn’t justify ideological opposition to a scholarship for the children of slain Canadian soldiers. BY
Dr Geoffrey Killick On-site Medical Director
Free Consultations. Call now to book your appointment.
3959 Kingsway, Burnaby 604-435-5441
Open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 - 6:00 www.eveaesthetics.com
Goldfish out of water
BY JO LEDINGHAM Anosh Irani’s funny play, My Granny the Goldfish, doesn’t swim as well when it gets serious.
S TAT E
28 I
Gift Certificates Available
SANDRA THOMAS The purchase of property for Honour House is long overdue for our soldiers and emergency workers. Too bad it’s not in Vancouver. BY
T H E AT R E
26 I
O F
T H E
A R T S
Craigslist cantata
CHERYL ROSSI Inspired by unusual Craigslist postings, Veda Hille and Bill Richardson have something to sing about.
At Home
2 0 1 0
A Full Service Retirement Community in the Heart of Vancouver Offering a lifestyle for Seniors designed by Seniors
N E W S
7I
EW03
BY
19
GRAND OPENING
May 1st @ 10am - FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE 10% OFF bird food, hamster food, fish food, all dog food, all cat food, grooming supplies, accessories, bird starter kits, hamster starter kits, fish tanks
Quote of the week
20% OFF
kittens and puppies - each comes with a health guarantee.
It’s a success if you don’t talk to pedestrians, motorists or business owners.” Ronald Appleton, owner of Appleton Galleries
Pet Zone Boutique
12
The Vancouver Courier is a CanWest Company. The CanWest companies collect and use your personal information primarily for the purpose of providing you with the products and services you have requested from us. The CanWest Companies may also contact you from time to time about your account or to conduct market research and surveys in an effort to continually improve our product and service offerings. To enable us to more efficiently provide the products and services you have requested from us, the CanWest companies may share your personal information with other CanWest companies and with selected third parties who are acting on our behalf as our agents, suppliers or service providers. A copy of our privacy policy is available at www.van.net or by contacting 604-439-2603. For all distribution/delivery problems, please call 604-439-2660. To contact the Courier’s main office, call 604-738-1411
Buy 1 get 1 Fish FREE (1 per household) or Buy 1 get 1 Budgie FREE (1 per household) Expires May 30/10
Daycare and Grooming Services Available Ask for Details
Main Street,
(at the corner of Marine and Main)
..
EW04
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
news
One trustee voted against calendar plan, parents divided
Continued from page 1 The new schedule will be reviewed after one year, before decisions are made for the 2011/12 school year. Trustees asked the district’s calendar committee to look into the possibility of a balanced or so called year-round school year to see if there are educational advantages. It could involve stretching the school year and shortening the summer break, while adding longer breaks between sessions. NPA trustee Ken Denike was the only one to oppose the motion to shorten the school year. “I suspect the rest of the board was practicing for the final budget approval debate when they, or enough to form a majority, may have to just hold their noses as they walk past the graveyard and vote for an awful set of cuts,” he said. Julianne Doctor, District Parent Advisory Committee chair, said parents opposed to the idea will likely be happy the decision will
be reviewed next year. “Some parents will be negatively impacted by the changes, especially in childcare costs, or having to leave their kids alone while they work. Other parents are looking forward to it,” she said. “I think we’ll have to see how this unfolds. But it may mean that the school library will be able to stay open, or a special ed teacher will be there when a kid needs them.” Julee Kaye, a West Side parent who lobbied against the shortened school year, said she’s disappointed, but not surprised the board adopted the timetable change. Kaye has two sons in elementary school. “It is very sad to see the VSB pushed by financial reasons alone towards a timetable that has no known educational benefit—indeed, actually has negative impacts on children and learning—and has already been tried and reversed in the Abbotsford school district,” she said. Bacchus maintains the provin-
The district will review the new shortened schedule after one year before students return to class for the 2011/12 school year. photo Dan Toulgoet cial government isn’t providing enough money to school districts. “I don’t think we should have to
make any of these decisions… we should be able to afford a reasonable length of a school year and
have school libraries and music and special ed and ESL.” noconnor@vancourier.com
Organizer notes potential for more rooftop farms downtown Continued from page 1 Dory said he’s met many area residents through the first project who are happy to get their hands dirty helping grow crops of kale, radishes, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, spinach and cucumbers. “A lot of the people here worked or grew up on a farm,” said Dory. “One of them was even studying to become a master gardener.”
The project is organized by United We Can, Building Opportunities with Business, the city and the Projects in Place Society, made up of Vancouver designers, planners and engineers who volunteer their skills for community projects. Bryce Gauthier, a landscape architect and director of the Projects in Place Society, said roughly 30 per cent of the city’s urban
areas are made up of rooftops, and the project illustrates the enormous potential for that great amount of empty space. “Urban rooftop farms are becoming popular in cities like New York and Chicago and even Havana,” said Gauthier. “But for slightly different reasons.” He said the challenge to rooftop farming is finding appropriate spaces not al-
ready occupied for other uses. The location for the SOLEfood II rooftop farm is ideal, he notes, because it’s empty and includes necessary amenities such as railings. The project received a $100,000 grant last week from the city through its Greenest City Neighbourhood Grants fund. Kira Gerwing, a city planner working for the Downtown
Eastside, said city hall is encouraging the creation of rooftop gardens and farms in the Downtown Eastside. “They’re an untapped resource,” said Gerwing. “If we can do this with structurally sound buildings, we’ll be able to create green jobs for people in the area. It’s a whole new direction for us to explore.” The city also gave $25,000 to the Green Kitch-
The Rio Theatre
1660 East Broadway (at the Commercial Skytrain Station) Every other Wednesday @ 12:30 pm (doors open at noon)
Next Film is April 28 For up-to-date information visit
www.moviesformommies.com Sponsored in part by:
ens Feasibility Study to examine how to deal with the garbage left behind from free meal programs. Another $40,000 went to the Strathcona Green Zone Implementation, an initiative by the Strathcona Business Improvement, to encourage businesses in the area to go green and attract ecoindustry to the neighbourhood. sthomas@vancourier.com
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
EW05
news
12th & Cambie
with Mike Howell
Coleman freezer
Time for a little background story on the political back and forth that led to the provincial government announcing April 16 that it will continue to pay for operating costs of three city shelters. In case you missed it, Housing Minister Rich Coleman said the government will spend $8 million to keep the shelters open until new supportive housing is built. The three shelters are at 201 Central St., the First United Church on Gore Street and the Stanley/New Fountain in Gastown. They are commonly referred to as the HEAT shelters. Four other shelters in Mount Pleasant, the West End, Kitsilano and under the north end of the Granville Bridge have closed or will close by April 30. While many in the community were surprised by Coleman’s news that three will remain open, your faithful scribe wasn’t. That’s because of an interview I did with Coleman Jan. 21 in Dunbar at a
future housing site. I brought up the fact the city had recently sent out a press release pointing out that provincial government funding would end April 30 for all seven HEAT shelters. But Coleman told me otherwise. He said three shelters would remain open. And those were the same three he announced April 16. Why didn’t I write about this then? Let me explain. I told Vision Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang what Coleman said. He was surprised and agreed to check it out further. When Jang got back to me, someone at B.C. Housing told him Coleman’s statement was simply “a misunderstanding” by the reporter. I had a good laugh and left it alone. But here now are some quotes from my Jan. 21 interview with Coleman. I brought up the shelters on Central Street, at First United Church and at the Stanley/New Fountain. Coleman: “Those ones will continue to be open.” Me: “Past April 30th?” Coleman: “Oh yeah. The only three that are in discussion for
Comments on shelters by Housing Minister Rich Coleman (left) in January surprised Vision Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang. photo Dan Toulgoet April 30th are the [four others].” (Note: At the time, three shelters were open and a fourth opened later.) Me: So the other three I just mentioned will stay open? “[They] will stay open for sure because we continued to fund them through last year. We didn’t
shut them down last summer.” A misunderstanding?
AGM machine
This just in: there will be a full moon Wednesday. Which is fitting since the NPA and Vision Vancouver are coincidentally holding their annual gen-
eral meetings on the same night at the same six o’clock start. Unfortunately, said the reporter, the two events won’t happen in the same stuffy room. Jokes have been made about the NPA’s decision to gather what’s left of the party into the Vancouver Museum. Vision will assemble at BCIT’s downtown campus on Seymour Street. No doubt there will be a bike valet. The meeting for the NPA could be its last—not because it only has a few elected politicians serving the city. But because there are plans to change the party’s name. NPA member Bill McCreery has recommended that a special committee be struck to “review the name of the Non Partisan Association and recommend alternative names for consideration by the membership.” But, McCreery added, such names should retain the NPA initials while “helping to position the NPA as a group of forward-looking people working toward a better Vancouver.” The new name, if there is one, will be decided on or before June 30. Any suggestions? New People’s Army is already taken. So is Nanaimo Port Authority, National Parking Association, Le Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste and Norwegian People’s Aid. mhowell@vancourier.com
5-YEAR TERM DEPOSIT
3.15
$100
WE’LL GIVE YOU TO SPEND AT RONA OR SAFEWAY WHEN YOU JOIN GVC AND CHOOSE ANY OF THESE SERVICES** 1. Chequing account, with automatic payroll deposit 2. Term deposit of $10,000 or more for one year or longer 3. Apply and be approved for a minimum loan of $5,000
*Rates subject to change. **Terms and conditions apply, see branch for details. Offer ends May 31, 2010.
First in Fabric Selection, Quality & Value
VANCOUVER
1678 S.E. Marine Dr. at Argyle
(604) 321-1848 Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10am-6pm / Thurs.-Fri. 10am-9pm / Sat. 10am-6pm Sun. 11am-5pm / Holidays 12pm-5pm
Plus 7 more locations in the Lower Mainland to serve you!
www.gvccu.com
Chequing, Savings, Mortgages, Loans & Friendly Advice.
Join us on the Internet! webs: www.fabriclandwest.com
Fabricland Sewing Club Members Value Hotline 1-866-R-FABRIC 1-866-732-2742
VANCOUVER
BRENTWOOD
LOUGHEED
SURREY
NEW WESTMINSTER
604 876 7101
604 298 3344
604 421 3456
604 584 4434
604 525 1414
EW06
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE Lexmark All-In-One Photo Printer (X4690)10107011. Please note that this product found on page 13 of the April 23 flyer was advertised with an incorrect savings claim. The correct price for this printer is $69.99 save $20, not save $30, as previously advertised. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
Spring Special
With each new patient having a complete adult exam including diagnosis (and x-rays if required) receive
20% OFF* your choice of
• sedation fees for your first sedation treatment or • your first botox treatment * For a limited time
SmileWorks Dentistry
• insurance accepted • convenient parking
Dr. Denzil Nair Inc. 3150 MacDonald St, Van. • 150-8700-200th St, Langley www.smileworksdentistry.ca 604.7DENTAL • 604.733.6825 W E S T R I V E TO P R O V I D E E X C E L L E N T D E N TA L C A R E
The Leather Warehouse VANCOUVER’S BIGGEST LEATHER CRAFT STORE
21 East 5th Ave, Vancouver 604-873-6556 (between Quebec & Ontario Streets)
Leather Hides & Skins Buckle & Hardware Leather Care Products Threads & Zippers Lacing & Tools Studs & Spikes Rivits & Snaps www.indigoleather.com
VISIT OUR STORE
Monday through Saturday 9am to 5pm
Langara First
Mandarin School Beginner to advanced classes
Langara First Mandarin School is Vancouver’s first Mandarin-as-a-second language program, with beginner to advanced classes. Advanced students study high-school level Mandarin. 8 Saturday mornings starting May 01: Adult Mandarin...........................................................Level 1 to 10 Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers ...............Level 1 and 2 8 evenings starting May 03: Adult Mandarin...........................................................Level 1 to 10 Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers ...............Level 1 and 2 Introduction to Chinese Written Characters
news
Central Park
with Sandra Thomas
Spin cycle
In January, the idea of beginning an introduction to spinning class would have seemed completely unrealistic due to a complete lack of enthusiasm for exercise on my part. But that was before I completed three months of the Healthiest Winner trial program at Riley Park Community Centre. Even with the increased exercise, I surprised myself by agreeing to give spinning a try. Spinning involves riding a stationary bike to music in a class with an instructor who has an unnatural enthusiasm for climbing fake hills in between pedalling at racing speeds. So it was Monday after work that I found myself spinning away at what will eventually be the new fitness room at Hillcrest Community Centre, still under construction. The spinning class is being incorporated into the next session of the Healthiest Winner Program, designed to get people moving who haven’t exercised for a long time. The morning and afternoon classes have been great and included everything from working out in the weight room, early morning boot camp, basketball boot camp and core exercises using giant exercise balls. It’s been inspiring to watch my fellow participants gain strength and speed during the past three months. In fact, during the two-week
Bruce McLellan (r), recreation programmer for Riley Park, and David Weightman active living coordinator for Vancouver Coastal Health, hope to get people spinning as part of the Healthiest Winner program. photo Dan Toulgoet break that was supposed to take place before the second session starts May 3, most of the group showed up to exercise. The program is a project between the park board and Vancouver Coastal Health designed with the idea that getting people exercising has long-term health benefits. Be warned though, the first step is a health evaluation that includes being measured for height, weight, blood pressure and body mass index. The evaluation is done so participants can mark their progress. The program also includes free workshops on healthy eating, supplements and osteoarthritis, managing stress and pole walking. The spinning classes are new and happened only because Trout Lake Commu-
FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE Lexar Firefly 16GB Flash Drive 10126066. Please note that the incorrect savings claim was advertised for this product found on page 9 of the April 23 flyer. The correct price for this flash drive is $39.99, no savings. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST PRODUCT AT WWW.CWBANK.COM
Great GIC
Rates!*
1 year
1.61%
4 year
3.51%
2 year
2.61%
5 year
3.71%
3 year
3.21%
GIC RATE SPECIAL 18mos 2.11%
Childrens’ classes start September 11.
nity Centre closed for redevelopment, which meant its stationary bikes moved to Hillcrest. Bruce McLellan, fitness coordinator for Riley Park, has organized two more introductory spinning sessions May 3 and 4. The classes, which all begin at 5:15 p.m., are free but you must pre-register by emailing McLellan at healthiestwinner@vancouver.ca. Registration also begins next week for the next session of the Healthiest Winner. For more information, email McLellan or call Riley Park at 604-257-8545.
Brest in show
Local exotic dancers will perform for a good cause tonight at the Cecil Show Lounge during the seventh annual Exotic Dancers for Cancer fundraising event.
BEST BUY CORRECTION NOTICE To our valued customers: We apologize for any inconvenience caused by an error in our flyer dated: April 23 - April 29. Product: 20” Samsung LCD Monitor. On the April 23 flyer, page 16, please be advised that this Samsung product was advertised with an incorrect screen size which is not available for purchase. The correct size of the monitor (Web Code: 10141158) is 18.5”. SKU:10141158
Kitsilano Dental Group New Patients and Emergencies Always Welcome
Cosmetic Dentistry Mercury-Free Fillings Whitening
For more information call 604.323.5624 Special Discount for Adult Programs for returning students
604-736-8051 See branch for details.
The dancers received international attention several years ago when money they raised at the event was refused by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada, which deemed the donation too controversial. But as a result of that controversy, the dancers discovered there are many other cancer-related charities out there very happy to take their money. The recipient of this year’s event is Rethink Breast Cancer. The dancers donate their time, and money is also raised through proceeds from a silent auction. The event begins at 7 p.m. tonight (April 28) at the Cecil, 1336 Granville St., and the cover charge is $20, which also goes to Rethink Breast Cancer. sthomas@vancourier.com
2705 West 4th Avenue (at Stephens)
Mon. & Tues. 8:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wed. & Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
W E D N E SD AY, APRIL 28, 2010 THE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
E07
news
Alternatives include SkyTrain extension, street cars, more buses
TransLink presents options for Broadway transit route Cheryl Rossi Staff writer
As passengers face crowded buses on Broadway, TransLink is collecting responses from the public on six alternatives for a swift transit line from Commercial Drive to UBC. TransLink is holding consultation workshops until May 13 and respondents can also submit their thoughts online. Whether the UBC Line will be above or below ground, provided by buses, light rail or a SkyTrain extension is up for discussion. Jeff Busby, who manages TransLink’s rapid transit studies, said 60 participants attended the first workshop held at UBC last week and the general sense was that the options presented were the right place to start. The rapid transit study is considering: • bus rapid transit • two options for light rail transit • a SkyTrain extension • a combination of light rail and SkyTrain • more buses on more routes.
Traffic along Broadway near Alma may include more buses in photo Dan Toulgoet the future. Bus rapid transit typically operates at street level, with the ability to control traffic lights, in bus-only lanes. The buses are accordion-style, similar to the 99BLine buses and carry 100 people with half of the passengers stand-
ing and half seated. To speed up boarding, riders could enter from all doors and could purchase a ticket from a vending machine at the bus stop rather than on the bus. Light rapid transit would prob-
ably be quiet electric trains that could run above and/or below ground, similar to those in Calgary and Portland. They include trams and streetcars, which could be less desirable because they generally carry fewer passengers and run at slower speeds. “[The rapid transit technologies] need to be fast and frequent and reliable, those are the three criteria,” Busby said. “As fast as the B-Line, as frequent as the BLine and more reliable than the B-Line. ” One option for light rail sees it running east along Broadway all the way to Commercial Drive, or running from Main Street to Commercial Drive via Great Northern Way and the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station. The second option would split the line at Arbutus Street with one arm following the same routes outlined above and the other arm stretching to Main Street-Science World SkyTrain station along the south side of False Creek. A SkyTrain extension could shoot from Commercial Drive straight down Broadway, or along
Great Northern Way up to Main Street then down Broadway. Another alternative could see a SkyTrain from the VCC-Clark station to Arbutus Street and light rail from the Main Street-Science World station along False Creek to UBC. As a cheaper alternative, TransLink is studying putting more buses on more routes. TransLink will provide the public with projected costs in the fall when another round of consultations will occur. Until then, the public can weigh in at St. James Community Square on May 4, West Point Grey United Church on May 6, Great Northern Way Campus on May 11 or the Vancouver Masonic Centre on May 13. All sessions run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. For more information or to participate online, see www.bepartoftheplan.ca. TransLink hopes to choose the preferred option next year. No money has been dedicated for TransLink’s 10-year plan for construction of the UBC Line. The provincial transit plan calls for the line to be operational by 2020. crossi@vancourier.com
BANANA GROVE
2705 E. 22nd Ave. (at Slocan)
604.435.0646
Market & Deli
MANY MORE IN STORE SPECIALS Prices Valid April 28-May 4, 2010
DELI Lilydale
SMOKED
GARLIC TURKEY
1
$ 19 /100g
Schneider’s
PEPPERED SALAMI
1
$ 29 /100g
SPINACH
79
¢
ea.
Fresh
3 for
KIWI
1
$ 00
MEATS Family Pack
Fresh
Fletcher’s
CORNED BEEF
99¢
/100g
Arla Donfino
HAVARTI CHEESE
1
$ 39 /100g
STRIPLOIN NEW YORK
EYE OF ROUND
$ 99
$ 29
ROAST
4
Family Pack
3
/lb.-11.00kg
Family Pack
Boneless
Fresh
PORK CHOPS
2
59¢ lb.
Large
POTATOES
39
¢ lb.
Breaded
2
$ 79
/lb.-6.15kg.
/lb.-5.49kg.
Fresh
Frozen
TURKEY
BASA FISH
FILLETS
2
99¢
$ 19
/lb.-4.83kg.
/lb.-2.18kg.
Large
Fresh
CUTLETS
$ 49
Combo Pack
/lb.-7.25kg
PORK LOIN
RIB END
DRUMSTICKS & WINGS
SWEET ORANGES
Boneless
Canadian Gr “AA” Beef
STEAKS
PRODUCE B.C. Grown
www.bananagrovemarket-deli.com
GROCERIES
Aurora
ROMANO BEANS
Fine or Coarse
99¢
Aurora
SEA SALT
99¢
ea. 1kg
ea. 19oz
La Molisana
ESPRESSO COFFEE
1
$ 99
ea. 250g
E08
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
opinion
1574 West Sixth Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 1R2 604-738-1411 fax: 604-731-1474 www.vancourier.com The Vancouver Courier is a division of Canwest Publishing Inc.
Emily Jubb Barry Link ASSISTANT EDITOR Fiona Hughes PUBLISHER EDITOR
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Michael Kissinger Ellyn Schriber PRODUCTION MANAGER Shaun Mason DIRECTOR OF SALES
Display advertising: 738-1412 Display fax: 738-4739 Classified: 630-3300 Flyer Sales: 738-1412 Editorial newsroom: 738-1411 Editorial fax: 738-2154 Press releases: releases@vancourier.com Community events: events@vancourier.com Distribution/Delivery: 439-2660 Distribution fax: 439-2630 delivery@vancourier.com Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40025215
Honour House should have been in Vancouver
www.vancourier.com
blogs 12th & Cambie
All the civic affairs news that’s fit to blog
Kudos & Kvetches
Because you shouldn’t have to wait twice a week to be offended
Page Three
Your guide to the Courier on the web
Central Park
Digging up the dirt on park board and community
WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote With Vancouver lawns under attack from chafer beetles, should we: a) fight back with pesticides b) convert lawns into gardens c) surrender and let nature takes its course Last week’s poll question: Should Vancouver expand the number of legal food vendors on city streets? Yes: 83 per cent No: 17 per cent This is not a scientific poll.
On Saturday morning I attended a groundbreaking ceremony in New Westminster for a facility that will eventually become a home away from home to soldiers wounded in action in Afghanistan, Sudan, the Balkans and the Arabian Gulf. It will also play the same role for nurses, firefighters, police and ambulance workers injured while serving overseas or while on the job at home. Honour House, as it’s called, was supposed to be built in Vancouver, but after almost two years our ridiculous real estate prices made it painfully obvious that just wasn’t going to happen. And that’s too bad, because Vancouver is home to many of the rehabilitation programs and specialized doctors so desperately needed by these young veterans and emergency workers. Instead, it was the mayor of New Westminster Wayne Wright who stepped up and said, “We’re going to make this happen.” There’s been a lot of stepping up in the past several years. This important project would never have happened without the support of many individuals and groups such as the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation, the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the New Chelsea Society, B.C. Housing, architect Walter Francl and realtor Al De Genova, who made the project a mission about two years ago. I’m guessing that with the lead up to the 2010 Olympic Games, there weren’t a lot of City of Vancouver officials with the time to help this project. One exception is the city’s
sandrathomas director of real estate Michael Flanigan, who sits on the board of Honour House as a volunteer, not as a representative of Vancouver. One of the key components of Honour House is offering psychological services for veterans who don’t have any obvious physical wounds. I have a friend whose son enlisted in the military several years ago and I remember how proud she was the day he was sworn in. Almost immediately after completing basic training, he was shipped to Bosnia where he survived a horrific accident during which he witnessed several of his buddies die horribly. He never recovered from the incident and was transformed from the proud young soldier who left Canada for Bosnia to a broken man wracked with survivor’s guilt. The military discharged him almost immediately upon his return and left him
to fend for himself. Unfortunately there was no Honour House for him to turn to. Even though Honour House won’t officially open until November, it’s helping soldiers deal with those invisible wounds by enlisting the expertise of doctors David Kuhl and Marv Westwood, co-leaders of the UBC/Royal Canadian Legion Veteran’s Transition Program. The program explores the psychological effects of being a soldier or peacekeeper in areas of conflict and how many struggle to live with the horrors they’ve seen, and even worse, the things they had to do to protect themselves and fellow soldiers. Like my friend’s son, many feel guilty for having survived. According to a recent study by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, in the past 25 years suicide was the third leading cause of death for members of the Canadian military after motor vehicle accidents and cancer. Not only do many young veterans and emergency responders not realize they’re suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, there’s also often a family involved who doesn’t understand the psychological changes in their loved one. Honour House is prepared to help those families. On Saturday I spoke with several members of the New Westminster fire and police departments, and each said they’re relieved these services will now be available. They also said they face many traumatic events while on the job and a facility like Honour House is long overdue. I agree. It’s too bad it couldn’t happen in Vancouver. sthomas@vancourier.com
METROTOWN CENTRE 604-434-2070 COQUITLAM CENTRE GUILDFORD TOWN CENTRE
604-464-8090 604-583-1316
EW09
letters
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
opinion COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR OPPOSES TUITION PLAN
Project Hero scholarship receives unfriendly fire Military families enjoy few perks. They often live in sub-standard housing on sub-standard wages, their lives marked by reassignments and deployments around the country or around the world. Since 2002, when Canada joined the American-led response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 142 Canadian Forces members have died in Afghanistan. The dead leave behind mother and fathers, husbands and wives. And in many cases, sons and daughters. Enter Project Hero, a scholarship program for children of fallen military personnel. Created in part by retired General Rick Hillier, the friendly face of the Afghan mission, the program began at Memorial University in Newfoundland and spread west to several other post-secondary institutions including Langara College in Vancouver. Schools will independently fund the scholarships, with no government assistance. The program runs from May 1, 2010 to Aug. 31, 2014, and like the mission, may be reassessed before the final plug is pulled. Enter Peter Prontzos, a 61year-old political science instructor at Langara. In the April 8 edition of the Voice newspaper, a publication produced by Langara journalism students, Prontzos attacked Project Hero claiming it glorifies war and suffering. In his cramped third floor office overlooking the Langara golf course, last Thursday afternoon Prontzos amplified his opposition to the scholarship program. “It’s purely a propaganda exercise on the part of the government to put a nice heroic gloss on their war in Afghanistan.” According to Prontzos, Project Hero—with its “manipulative and deceitful” title—is another public relations ploy by the War Machine. And he’s probably right. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been waged by rockets and words, on the battlefield and in the media. South of the border, government marketing campaigns relay instant messages to an attention-deficit society, tapping base instincts of jingoism and fear. Shock and Awe. The Patriot Act. Freedom Fries. Of course, Prontzos also deals in slogans. He’s a walking talking stereotype—the quintessential leftist college instructor with a personal history that would turn most aging hippie activists green with envy. Born in San Francisco, Prontzos came of age in the 1960s. Like many young American men of the Vietnam era, he joined the military to avoid the draft. After two years in the Marine reserves, he received his orders—
letter of the week
markhasiuk next stop, Vietnam. He fled to Vancouver, enrolled at UBC and eventually found work at Langara where he’s taught politics and ideology for more than 20 years. During the 2001 provincial election, he was the NDP candidate in Vancouver-Langara, finishing a distant second to B.C. Liberal Val Anderson. Revolutionary paraphernalia, including a black and red Sandinista flag and a requisite picture of Che Guevara, cover his office walls. He’s an unapologetic, tie-dyed, Reagan-hating Bush basher. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But his opposition to Project Hero seems petty when superimposed on the big picture. The American-led occupation represents a nanosecond in Afghanistan’s bloody windswept history. Despite Canadian-made bridges and big bags of rice, we’ll have little impact on the country’s culture or future course. Considering these realities, Canadian casualties are hard to justify. Project Hero may be part of a larger government campaign to blunt this harsh truth. But so what? We’ve spent billions bombing and rebuilding a country most Canadians will never know much about. Why not give free tuition to a relatively small number of Canadian kids who paid a precious price for this raw deal? Prontzos is not alone in his opposition to Project Hero. Last month, 16 professors at the University of Regina came out publicly against the program. Yet hope rests in the young. From a bench in Langara’s near empty main lobby, arts student Sam Ramdani texted on his iPhone. He’s 20 years old. Recruitment age. And the war in Afghanistan barely registers. “I haven’t been following it at all,” he shrugged. “It doesn’t make a difference in my life whatsoever.” But when asked about Project Hero, put down his cell. “It sounds like propaganda to some degree,” he said. “But on the other hand, I’m not too concerned about that part of it. The families should be taken care of, along with the soldiers. I think they are rather heroic for joining, no matter what you think of the war.” mhasiuk@vancourier.com
According to one reader, folks such as Marty Levine, who lives near Karv on West First Avenue, should move before they complain about bar noise. photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Late night bar rankles residents,” April 21. I am constantly amazed at the amount of press given to “concerned” residents who move into areas close to popular bars, restaurants—or in this case—two blocks away from the most notorious summer party/ pick-up spot, Kits Beach. They get all bent out of shape because people are doing what people have been doing for decades in these areas—staying up late, having fun, drinking a little and making noise.
I think the old saying is you can’t have your cake and eat it, too. Especially two blocks from Kits Beach! Rather than try and change the already established businesses that serve and have been serving thousands of happy patrons every night for years, Mr. Levine should look for a calmer neighbourhood, a little farther from the action. I live at 28th and Fraser, two blocks from the cemetery. Come on up. It’s nice and quiet here. David Duprey, Vancouver
Media, politicians share prostitution blame To the editor: Re: “Human trafficking conference underlines government inaction,” April 21. Thanks for Mark Hasiuk’s insightful column that detailed a) the over-representation and self-serving legalization of paid rape (uh, I mean prostitution) in the media; b) that municipal politicians can do more than just continue to pass the buck of responsibility; c) the growing movement seeking to instigate an abolitionist approach to prostitution—the world’s oldest oppression. It would be great to see an editorial or two comparing the success/failures of the abolition approach as practised in Scandinavia and elsewhere with legalization models as practised elsewhere. The data and logic stands for itself, which is part of the reason why the pro-legalization camp can’t find a single indigenous woman to endorse their campaign. Ajay Parasram, Vancouver
To the editor: Mark Hasiuk has got it right when he says the media bears much of the blame for the indifference it shows when writing about human trafficking and prostitution. He is right again when he says the three levels of government are the same—all talk and no action. All except the Conservatives, who for the past four years were unable to pass legislation to make life tougher for criminals. Liberal thinkers believe that early release from prison is better economically than keeping criminals locked up to do their full time, and that after doing only a third of their sentence the really bad criminals would have changed their ways. Never in any of this are the families of the victims given consideration. When they hear of the early release of a prisoner who murdered or abused a family member, the pain is extreme. Vivian J. Hartnett, Vancouver
Education minister practises deadly neglect
To the editor: Re: “Education minister talks about school district review,” April 21. Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid’s comments on cuts to public education cast doubt on her competence and understanding of education funding. The increases and surpluses are imaginary. During the economic boom in 2002, this government cut $350 million from operations funding and cut capital funding in half from $450 million to $225 million—
now down to $140 million. So districts must save up for big capital projects (not exactly a surplus). Let’s just be grateful the minister no longer practices medicine. Neglect of chronic conditions and lack of advocacy eventually kills the patient. Let’s reverse this neglect before it kills universal public education. Jessica Van der Veen, Victoria
••• To the editor: I’d love to see a good audit of education funding
and spending in Vancouver, but only if it asks the right questions. Sadly, the terms of reference for the minister’s special adviser exclude any consideration of whether provincial education funding is enough or how $18 million in cuts will impact Vancouver’s students. Flying a high-powered team to Vancouver just to read trustee CVs and committee minutes is a colossal waste of time and money. Dawn Steele, Vancouver
We want
YOUR
opinion Hate it or love it? We want to know... really, we do! Reach us by email:
editor@vancourier.com Letters to the editor (1574 West Sixth Ave., Vancouver V6J 1R2, fax 738-2154 or e-mail editor@vancourier.com) may be edited by the Courier for reasons of legality, taste, brevity and clarity. To be considered for publication, they must be typed, signed and include the writer’s full name (no initials), home address, and telephone number (neither of which will be published), so authorship may be verified.
EW10
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
news
Mini school students protested Friday outside VSB headquarters.
Class Notes
with
The Kettle
Making
Mini schooled
difference
SENATOR LARRY CAMPBELL A post-Olympics discussion of homelessness in Vancouver with lessons from the book” A Thousand Dreams”
Get your copy signed by La rry Campbell
MC Tamara Taggart Thursday, May 20 12 noon - 1:15 pm
Four Seasons Hotel 791 W. Georgia Street
Golden Ticket Draw $20 Fantastic prizes, plus a Silent Auction! Tickets: $90 or table of 10 for $800 Buy your tickets now! Call 604.251.1163 or email mdunbar@thekettle.ca
SPONSORED BY PRESENTING
SPECIAL GOLD
SILVER
Naoibh O’Connor
MEDIA
SPECIAL THANKS TO: LARRY CAMPBELL
ALL PROCEEDS TO:
The Kettle, mental health services & housing – making a difference in the lives of people living with mental illness in Vancouver for 34 years. For more information call: 604.307.5611
Parent Alan Bayless contacted me to clarify a point made in last week’s story entitled “Mini school students denounce proposed budget cuts.” I said the board’s preliminary budget proposed cutting $677,100 from the district’s mini school program—a figure I took from the budget document. Bayless, who has a son in Point Grey secondary’s mini school, says the actual cut proposed was $266,840, or an average of $29,649 for each of the nine minis. My error stems from the layout of the budget document, which includes a chart printed directly underneath the mini school entry. The chart, which cites the $677,100 figure, also refers to cuts to several other programs listed on the page. Bayless said he made the same mistake until he inspected the entry more closely. His reason for raising the point deserves attention: “The distinction is important because one of the arguments in favour of mini schools is they’re quite cost effective,” he wrote.
Mini school parents and students have been vocal about their concerns in recent weeks. Supporters of the program have made presentations to the school board and sent dozens of emails to trustees and the Ministry of Education in hopes of preserving funding. One parent who spoke to the school board indicated Point Grey mini school parents have written more than 150 letters to the Ministry of Education lobbying for increased funding. Teenagers enrolled in mini schools across the city have been equally mobilized against potential cuts. Last Friday, dozens descended on the board office at Broadway and Fir Street for an afternoon demonstration. Hand-made protest signs told the story. They included: Believe in our brains, These aren’t mini cuts and Don’t cut our future.
Deadline pressure
Twice-weekly deadlines make covering some stories tricky. This week, the school board releases its revised budget proposals on Tuesday, well after the Courier’s deadline for the Wednesday paper and the board passes its 2010/11 budget on Thursday, again after the Courier’s deadline for the Friday edition. But I’m still interested in readers’ reactions to the final decisions, so send your comments and I’ll refer to some of them in next
photo Dan Toulgoet
week’s Class Notes.
Music Monday
Stories about the threat to the VSB’s elementary strings and band program garnered a lot of attention this month—and not just from local students, parents, teachers and musicians. Norman Mould, president of the Coalition for Music Education in B.C., contacted me via email last week. The coalition maintains every child has the right to a well-rounded education that includes academics, athletics and the arts, and that learning music helps kids develop skills that are useful not only in their schoolwork but through their lives. Mould was worried about potential cutbacks in Vancouver, but he also mentioned Music Monday, May 3. Every year, the event is organized for the first Monday in May to celebrate music in schools. Students from across the country will gather in schools and public places to perform the same song at exactly the same time—10 a.m. This year, it’s Sing! Sing! by Juno awardwinning artist Serena Ryder. “The purpose of Music Monday is to remind parents, educators and politicians at all levels of the importance of music in our schools,” Mould wrote. Music Monday includes a concert in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, along with a fundraising concert at the Yale Hotel. noconnor@vancourier.com
Gardening with a Passion Inspirational ideas, hot trends and fabulous new products to make your garden more beautiful, fragrant and floriferous. Special Gardening Feature with Steve Whysall 604-605-READ | subscribe@vancouversun.com
Saturday, May 1
Inspiring minds.
W E D N E SD AY, APRIL 28, 2010 THE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
E11
news
School opened in 1910 as a two-room wood-framed building
Tecumseh elementary celebrates 100 years of school days Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer
An old school photo posted on Tecumseh elementary school’s website, dated approximately 1910, depicts a three-storey brick building at the far end of an overgrown field in a sparsely populated neighbourhood. The school, located at 1850 East 41st near Victoria Drive, has since undergone significant changes, including major renovations, and now has a population of 520 kindergarten to Grade 7 students on Vancouver’s busy East Side. Tecumseh’s interior and student body likely bear little resemblance to its early days, but the transformation and the memories created within its walls will be remembered during its 100year celebration this June. Luanne Kerry, the school’s acting principal, says the current student population reflects an ethnic mix—the majority report English as their second language. Their parents typically work outside the home and grandparents are often involved in caring for the children. Tecumseh, originally called Wilson Road School, opened in 1910 as a two-
room wood-framed building, which remains on the property. The site now features a larger brick building with additions and two outer buildings. The school was renamed Tecumseh in 1911 after Chief Tecumseh, a member of the Shawnee nation who fought on the British and Canadian side in the War of 1812. Lance Carey, a former Tecumseh teacher and a volunteer on the 100th anniversary committee, recalls many physical changes to the school during his tenure between 1974 and 2004. “A person who attended in the ’80s would not recognize the school now,” he said, citing the multi-million dollar seismic renovation project in the mid1990s that transformed the interior. Classrooms are smaller, but more numerous, the gymnasium was extended, a staircase in the middle of the school was removed and an elevator was added. Mark Proctor, a principal at the school in the 1990s who’s now retired, remembers that construction period. “The seismic upgrading left the brick in place, tore out the interior to the brick walls and poured concrete shear walls inside the
brick walls, which is a very expensive process, but they did a great job,” he says. “They don’t do it anymore. It’s just too expensive.” He has fond memories of his time at the school. “The kids had a lot of pride in the school and the community really used the site. When we would have a parent night or a corn feed or something like that we’d
get a big turnout. When we had any kind of concert, we’d fill the gym. It was a pretty special school that way,” he says. Carey also has good memories. “So many people have gone through this school when you think of 100 years,” he says. “We actually have people signed up [for the celebration] who went here in the ’30s.”
That decade was known as the “Hungry ’30s,” according to a Tecumseh memorial booklet, as reduced budgets led to larger classes and fewer services. The war effort was noted in the 1940s, while corporal punishment was eliminated in the 1970s. Tecumseh’s centennial celebration takes place from 4 to 8 p.m., June 3. Early
registration, before April 30, is $15, while late registration from May 1 on, including at the door, is $20. The event is aimed at those 18 years and older. The school is also hosting an end-of-year BBQ and 100th anniversary celebration, so current students and staff can take part in the festivities. noconnor@vancourier.com
Santa Barbara
MARKET GROCERIES
DELI
Continental Black Forest Ham ...................... 69¢ 100g Continental Honey Ham................................ 69¢ 100g
La Molisana Pasta Reg. Cuts Only .......500g Cortina Whole Tomatoes....................796ml
Continental Ham Sausage with Garlic (Krakauer)... 69¢ 100g
La Molisana Artichokes .....................680ml
Continental Cervelat Salami ...................... $1.16 100g
Lavazza Espresso Coffee Rossa & Crema Gusto ...250g
Freybe Pepperoni Sticks............................... 99¢ 100g
La Molisana Balsamic Vinegar...........500ml
Continental Roast Beef Plain and Garlic......... 91¢ 100g
San Remo Gnocchi Reg.......................500g
Continental Pepper Salami ........................$1.25 100g
Ceriotti Arborio Rice ..............................1kg
Freybe Bottom Round Corned Beef ........... $1.15 100g
San Remo Dry Tortellini.......................250g Emma Organic Tomato Paste ............156ml
Freybe Hot Lean Capicolli..........................$1.23 100g
Unico Tuna..........................................198g
San Daniele Mortadella................................ 98¢ 100g
Barilla Wholegrain Pasta ....................375g
Freybe Swiss Salami.................................$1.42 100g Mastro Prosciutto Cotto................................. 79¢ 100g Mastro Calabrese & Sopressata ................$1.58 100g Casa Italia Genoa Salami Hot & Mild ............ 99¢ 100g Casa Italia Rosemary Ham ........................$1.05 100g Casa Italia Prosciutto ................................ $1.79 100g Cappola Prosciutto.................................... $1.79 100g
La Molisana Espresso Coffee ..............250g Emma Olives ....................................398ml San Remo Dry Apricots .......................250g Larosa Sundried Tomatoes................300ml San Remo Beans ..............................540ml Doemi Assorted Cookies .....................500g Forno Bonomi Puffed Pastry Glassate.....200g San Remo Roasted Peppers ..............500ml
CHEESE
Saputo Special Mozzarella ........................ $1.18 100g NZ Edam................................................... $1.18 100g Marble Cheddar ........................................ $1.35 100g Medium Orange Cheddar .......................... $1.35 100g Old White Cheddar .................................... $1.35 100g Flavored Stilton......................................... $1.55 100g Friulano Cheese ........................................ $1.49 100g Jalapeno Jack .......................................... $1.51 100g Frico Gouda .............................................. $1.59 100g Asiago ...................................................... $1.88 100g Strong Provolone ...................................... $1.99 100g Romano Cheese........................................ $1.81 100g
Former teacher Lance Carey and Luanne Kerry, Tecumseh’s acting principal, note the rich history of the East Side school. photo Dan Toulgoet
La Molisana Extra Virgin Olive Oil ............1L Emma Extra Virgin Olive Oil.....................3L San Remo Extra Virgin Olive Oil...............3L Mastro Extra Virgin Olive Oil ....................3L
$1.38 99¢ $3.69 $1.58 $2.85 $2.82 $2.27 $1.63 86¢ $1.55 $1.88 $1.88 $1.19 $1.75 $2.95 $1.05 $2.39 $1.47 $1.99 $5.25 $13.95 $14.25 $14.99
PRODUCE Large Oranges ....................................................58¢ lb Phillipine Mango ................................................ 95¢ ea Vine Tomatoes .................................................$1.19 lb
1322 COMMERCIAL DRIVE 604-253-1941 Prices effective Wednesday, April 28 to Sunday, May 2, 2010
E12
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
news Vancouver - 3057 Grandview Hwy. Richmond - 7971 Alderbridge Way rt Coquitlam - 2748 Lougheed Hwy. Surrey - 19335 Langley Bypass Surrey/Delta - 8066 - 120 Street
• • • • •
(604) 434-6012 (604) 214-2067 (778) 216-0270 (604) 533-9681 (604) 635-2028
FEATURED in our LATEST FLYER!
Ronald Appleton say the Burrard Bridge bike lane led to the coming closure of photo Dan Toulgoet his Hornby Street art gallery.
GIGANTIC LIQUIDATION EVENT flyer distributed in this newspaper! (Selected areas only.)
Attn: Honda Owners SPRING SERVICE SPECIALS
SPRING SERVICE CHECK UP
For peak performance this spring, don’t open your hood to strangers. Bring your vehicle home to Honda for a comprehensive multi-point inspection (including brakes, tires, cooling system, exhaust system and much more) plus a Genuine Honda oil and filter change, tire rotation, wheel alignment check and battery load/charging test.
MICHELIN HARMONY 175/65R14
11384
$
Plus installation, levy and taxes. Fits 2007-2008 Fit LX/DX
88
$
88
POT HOLE TIMING BELT SPECIAL SPECIAL
Winter takes its toll on tires, wheels and suspension components. Now’s the time to take advantage of our spring suspension inspection and computerized four wheel alignment service.
8888
$
A broken timing belt can cause catastrophic and permanent engine failure. Your timing belt wears out over time and it must be replced at the specified interval in order to keep your engine running problem-free.
10% OFF Parts & Labour
* All offers are effective until May 30, 2010. Taxes not included. Installation is extra unless stated as included. Environmental levies extra. ˚Civic Hybrid, S2000 and Insight are at additional cost. Please consult Kingsway Honda for more details. Please present coupon during write-up.
WHERE SERVICE, MEANS SERVICE FREE SERVICE SHUTTLE (DOWNTOWN CORE) COURTESY CAR WASH FOR ALL SERVICE CUSTOMERS
Call same day booking service hotline:
87-HONDA • 604-874-6632
Book online www.kingswayhonda.ca
Owner says bike lane killed his gallery Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer
After 15 years on Hornby Street, Appleton Galleries is preparing to close its doors, and according to owner Ronald Appleton, the Burrard Bridge bike lane is to blame. Appleton said his gallery, which specializes in First Nations carvings, has lost 50 per cent of its business since the lane was introduced and will likely close before the end of the year. The bike lane was instituted last July as a six month trial. “It wasn’t a trial, it was a fait accompli,” Appleton said. Appleton is one of at least three business owners on Hornby Street between Pacific Street and Beach Avenue who said the Burrard Bridge bike lane hurt their business. Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he was sorry to hear about Appleton Galleries going out of business, but added there wasn’t much that could be done. “It’s very difficult to do anything without impacting something,” he said. Much of the dispute centres around the city’s decision to restrict cars from turning right off Pacific Street onto Hornby Street. Business owners claim the move greatly reduced the amount of traffic on Hornby. Meggs said the city’s engineering department assured him restricting the right turn was a necessary safety consideration. “Cars turning right at the green light were cutting off cyclists,” he said. Appleton disagreed. “If cyclists and motorists obey the rules of the road, there’s no need for a restricted turn,” he said. Meggs said the bike lane has increased the number of cyclists on the road and without it the city would have been forced to spend $30 million to expand the Burrard Bridge. Appleton does not believe the bike lane
AGATHA CHUNG N O TA RY P U B L I C
“IT WASN’T A TRIAL, IT WAS A FAIT ACCOMPLI.” Ronald Appleton
is a success. “It’s a success if you don’t talk to pedestrians, motorists or business owners,” he said. Appleton said the city owns his building and won’t consider reducing his rent despite the damage to his business. But, he added, he was “too old and too tired” to pursue a lawsuit. NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton criticized council for its lack of consultation with business owners. She said the bike lane kept cars away from Appleton’s section of Hornby Street as well as costing him foot traffic. Anton said city staff will present a report on the bike lane to council as early as June, but she didn’t expect anything to change. Gemma Cornacchia, the owner of Prego Coffee and Deli, located just down the street from Appleton Galleries, said the bike lane has dramatically hurt her business. She said the change affected her business immediately, turning her summer sales into the equivalent of her winter trade. Cornacchia said she’s only in business because she saves money by making everything herself. Melvin Dunn, who has worked as an artist for Appleton Galleries for the last 18 years, said he cycles to work and the restricted turn was unnecessary since most cyclists use the back alley instead of Hornby Street. Appleton expects to close his business by the end of the year. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com
Member
• REAL ESTATE - Mortgages - Leases - Conveyances • WILLS • ALL NOTARIAL SERVICES
P: 604.434.8279 F: 604.434.8479
201-2607 E.49th (Killarney Centre) Vancouver, B.C. V5S 1J9 www.agathachung.com
M.A. MUSTONEN NOTARY PUBLIC 10031798
Look for our 8 page, full colour
#300-3665 Kingsway Vancouver, BC V5R 5W2
604.710.9931
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
City says reallocation won’t affect 14-city owned sites
Social housing seed money bails out Athletes Village By Cheryl Rossi Staff writer
The city raided accounts that help non-profits establish social housing to pay for social housing at the former Athletes Village. It also used a fund to purchase land for supportive housing outside the Downtown Eastside. City staff had to find $32.1 million to pay for 126 units in the Athletes Village for social housing. The other 126 units will be market rentals with priority given to workers in essential services in Vancouver such as policing and healthcare. City staff found the bulk of that money— $14.3 million—from capital budgets, which could mean less money for city spending on facilities, street improvements, technology and maintenance. The city found $7 million from a fund to buy property for supportive housing outside of the Downtown Eastside. The money was available because no sites have been found. The city will also redirect $4 million from its $9.28 affordable housing reserve for social housing in the Athletes Village. The move means less money will be available to other social housing projects in the city. Lu’ma Native Housing and The Circle of Eagles Lodge Society recently received $16,000 from the city to help with 16 social housing units at 1470 East Broadway. Coast Mental Health recently received $15,000 from the city to establish 15 units of social housing at 618 Commercial Dr. Half a million dollars in citywide development cost levies and $6.3 million of community amenity contributions meant for Southeast False Creek will be redirected to the Athletes Village. This reduces the potential for the city to help establish affordable housing in future developments in the area. But Jill Davidson, assistant director of housing policy, said redirecting money to social housing for the Athletes Village won’t affect the development of social housing on 14-city owned sites. As the city transfers money, it also plans to review its policy of requiring 20 per cent of the units in new neighbourhoods to be designated for social housing. City manager Penny Ballem warned in the report to council that the 20 per cent policy will likely be unattainable on the private lands near Second Avenue and east towards
“WE’RE ALSO HOPING AT SOME POINT THERE IS A SENIOR GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BUILD THESE SITES OUT.”
DENTURES
Kerrisdale Denture Clinic
Our team of Denturists are BPS Denture certified to provide you with the latest technology available. Our clinic’s associates have experience ranging from new graduates to 30 years, so you will benefit from our knowledge and our fresh outlook. We look forward to achieving the best possible results, while providing the highest professional standards.
eniors S coming up next
BPS dentures are precision dentures that use high Over 5 years old? standard materials to restore form and function while Loose, cracked or stained? providing exceptional fit and a beautiful, natural smile. Making your mouth sore? Our BPS dentures also come with a 5 year warranty. Keeping you from enjoying food? If you’ve answered YES to any of these Please ask us about our Geneva 2000 dentures. questions... WE CAN HELP!!! Payment Plans + All Insurance Coverage Call now for your Complimentary Consultation Now accepting new patients
• Road Warriors: "What's On" focuses on trips around the province, and a few stay-at-home ideas too.
Publishes in full colour on Wed. May 5, east and west; Fri. May 7, DT.
To advertise in this feature, call 604-738-1412
604.263.7478
Care home visits available
Emergency Number 778-868-6776 201-2152 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver www.kerrisdaledentureclinic.com
I
Is the Cell Phone Ban a Success Story?
n a March 2010 news release, ICBC thanked commuters for “planning ahead and commuting creatively,” and making “smart decisions” that contributed to there being “approximately 20 per cent fewer claims [in the Lower Mainland] reported during the 2010 Winter Cedric Hughes Games than the same time period in 2009.” Likewise, crashes were down across BC: 17,400 crashes in February, 2,200 less than in February 2009, and 18,600 reported crashes in March 2010, 2,200 less than in March 2009. On a percentage basis, these numbers translate into an 11.2 per cent reduction in February and a 13.5 per cent reduction in March. Commentators have surmised that the “transit-friendly Olympics” and the [mostly good] weather were important contributing factors, but also noted that, “ the new provincial law against hand-held cell phone use and texting while driving, imposed in January and enforced since February” may also have had an impact. That the Olympics were ‘transit friendly’ and that this helped to reduce crashes is indisputable. The Vancouver Sun reported that “more people than ever before in Metro Vancouver took transit in the first week of the Olympics and cited Translink statistics of ridership on buses up 34 per cent, the Sky Train’s Expo/ Millennium line up 54 per cent, the SeaBus up 200 per cent, and the West Coast Express up 78 per cent. That the new cell phone law (banning the use of hand held cell phones) contributed is less conclusive. ICBC spokesman Mark Jan Vrem was quoted as saying “he’d like to think the new law is making the roads safer.” Enforcement during the Olympics was problematic but across the province the police reportedly handed out 2,200 tickets in February for cell phone law infrac-
• The Road Home: When a senior becomes wheelchair-bound,it can be very difficult to stay living in place. CMHC's program allows a ramp to be built up to your front door. Find out how. • The Open Road: It's all abuzz these days - aging and driving. What are the rules and when should you and your doctor have "the talk?" Plus: mandatory eye exams for older drivers.
Giao Le B.Sc., R.D.
Are your dentures...
Jill Davidson
Main Street due to the high cost of the land. Davidson said the 20 per cent policy was established in 1988 when new neighbourhoods were established at Arbutus and West 12th Avenue, in Coal Harbour and False Creek North. It was a time when the provincial and federal governments provided more money for social housing. Since then, 1,600 social housing units, a mix ranging from housing for low-income people to market rental, have been built or committed, including the 252 units at Southeast False Creek. But under the policy, 3,700 units for social housing should be built. The city gave up one site identified for social housing on West Hastings to make sure affordable housing could be established at an adjacent site. Until the mortgage is paid off, some of those units are market rental, which subsidize the lower-income housing on the lower floors. To establish the Performing Arts Lodge for seniors in the performing arts, the city didn’t require a developer in Coal Harbour to sell a site to the city at a reduced price. Instead, a donation from the developer made the project a reality. “We’ve been trying a few innovative things, like I gave you the example of PAL, and we’re always open to seeing what else we might do with it,” Davidson said. “We’re also hoping at some point there is a senior government housing program that would allow us to build these sites out. But as time goes by, we’re realizing that this is becoming increasingly a challenge.” Staff intends to start reviewing the 20 per cent affordable housing policy late this year or early next year. crossi@vancourier.com
Guaranteed Comfortable Fit!
11077330
news
EW13
tions. In March, the VPD handed out 249 such tickets and in West Vancouver police reported issuing 54 such tickets since February 1st, amounting to “about 10 per cent of all tickets issued in West Vancouver for driving violations.” A recent study by Barrister & Solicitor Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, analyzing the relationship between pre- and post-law crash rates using public data from 62 counties in New York concludes that it does make a positive difference, especially “in densely populated urban areas with a higher number of licensed drivers than in rural areas.” Professor Jacobson’s study found that after banning handheld cell phone use while driving, 46 counties in New York experienced lower fatal accident rates, 10 of which did so at a statistically significant level, while all 62 counties experienced lower personal injury accident rates. According to a US Highway Loss Data Institute study (also recent), however, insurance claims in four states that have “cell phone bans” in place compared to areas where drivers can talk freely were not significantly different. HLDI president, Adrian Lund, said “If crash risk increases with phone use and fewer drivers use phones where it’s illegal to do so, we would expect to see a decrease in crashes, but we aren’t seeing it.” Mr. Lund reportedly believes that drivers in jurisdictions with such bans may be switching to hands-free phones, which may pose similar risks for driver distraction. Time will tell.
THE ROAD RULES
Please drive safely. Road Rules is by Cedric Hughes, Barrister & Solicitor with regular weekly contributions from Leslie McGuffin, LL.B. www.roadrules.ca
Personal Injury Law, ICBC Claims “Experienced representation for serious injuries”
604-602-1828 • 501-1128 Hornby St.
Law Corporation
www.hughesco.com
•
Free Initial Consultation
get your sight on our site
w w w. v a n c o u r i e r. c o m
EW14
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
news
Sophia Books owner blames pending closure on high rent, industry turmoil
Longtime independent bookstore writes final chapter Contributing writer
Blaming high rent and an industry in transition, another independent bookstore in Vancouver is going out of business. Sophia Books, a multilingual bookstore at 450 West Hastings, is scheduled to close its doors at the end of May after 35 years in business. Marc Fournier, owner of the store for the last 10 years, said changes in the book business and the difficulty of running a small business in Vancouver contributed to his decision to close his shop. “It’s the last chapter,” he said. As customers browsed through heavily discounted French manga and Japanese editions of Where the Wild Things Are, Fournier consoled customers. He said his accountant informed him the majority of his working life was being spent earning money for his landlord. “The cost of doing business in Vancouver is too high,” he said. Fournier, the son of a librarian, said if he stayed his rent would increase by more than 20 per cent. The book business is also difficult because the price of the product is set, according to Fournier. He said
the Internet has also affected business. Ten years ago if a customers was told Sophia Books could have a Spanish version of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ newest novel in three weeks, they would happily wait. But now customers will order the book online. Fournier plans to provide books for schools and libraries as a wholesaler after he closes. The store has five full-time employees and four parttime workers, but as a wholesaler will need only one employee. Joel Clequin has worked at Sophia Books for 10 years. “The whole book industry is in turmoil,” he said, adding he doesn’t know what he’ll do after the store closes. Between explaining the appeal of a French author’s version of CSI and working the till, Clequin and friend Michael Varty discussed whether the closure was due to escalating commercial rents or the waning number of young readers. Varty, who worked at Duthie Books on West Fourth Avenue before it closed earlier this year, said the closure of Sophia Books represents a loss of culture for Vancouver. “If we want to be a world class city,
this is world class,” Varty explained. Andrew Owen, a customer who goes to the shop for books in Japanese and other languages, was shocked it was going to close. Owen said the loss of the bookstore would leave a “cultural vacuum” in its place. Fournier said the store was founded by Makoto Inoue, who opened Sophia Books as North America’s first Japanese book store on Nelson Street in 1975. “Sushi was not hip in 1975,” Fournier said. After arriving in Vancouver in 1986, Fournier said the first book he bought was a French/Japanese dictionary at Sophia Books, which eventually led to a relationship with Makoto’s daughter Yuki Inoue. “She seduced me,” he said, laughing as Clequin rolled his eyes. The couple bought the store from Makoto Inoue 10 years ago. Fournier said his first landlord loved the store and the two operated on a handshake for five years. But when he died, “the sharks came.” Fournier said high rents damage the city by squeezing out interesting, innovative shops and ushering in chain stores. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com
Marc Fournier, owner of Sophia Books at 450 West Hastings, says rent at the site will increase 20 per cent. photo Dan Toulgoet
www.newlooklaser.com
NEW LOOK LASER Permanent Hair Reduction
Try our new Fat Laser Reduction Lose up to 1 inch in 30 minutes! •Safe • Fast •Effective •No Side Effects
$ Before
100 reg $200
Call today about this amazing technology
After
LASER HAIR REMOVAL
Full Face..............................................$$49 499999 Upper Lip or Chin..................................$3500 FREE Bikini Line with Legs .................$34999 FREE Underarms with Arms ................$14999 Men’s Back........................................$19900 Men’s Chest ......................................$15000 Chemical Peel or Microdermabrasion Try the NEW Lumi Facial System
5999
$
New Technology - Radio Frequency - Non Surgical Face Lift New Technology - IPL works for Anti Aging, Wrinkle and Face Lifting, Acne Clearance, Permanent Hair Removal, Spider Viens
SURREY #118 - 12888 - 80th Ave 604-594-8228 Vancouver • 604-325-4844 Coquitlam • 778-241-3623 Unit 106-1120 Westwood St., Coquitlam
043010
Jeremy Shepherd
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
city frame
EW15
EAST VANCOUVER VETERINAY HOSPITAL (PREVIOUSLY VETCETERA PET HOSPITAL) at 2876 Rupert Street (at Grandview Hwy.), Vancouver Within the Petcetera building.
COMPLETE PET HEALTH CARE with full-service hospital OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
All skin conditions and ear problems including... allergy, scratching, hair loss, flea allergy, mange, mites, paw/nail disorder.
Kitten & Puppy Wellness Plan Available • Prescription Diets • Flea/Heartworm Products
• Vaccinations • Spay/Neuter • X-ray/Lab
• Medicine • Surgery • Dentistry
FULL GROOMING SERVICE APRIL IS DENTAL MONTH 15% OFF
photo Dan Toulgoet
Ellie the two-toed sloth dropped into Waverly elementary school last week to meet the kids as part of a promotional tour by SeaWorld San Diego.
Got an idea for City Frame? Contact Courier photographer Dan Toulgoet at dtoulgoet@ vancourier.com.
604-437-7389
EW16
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
travel
Aboard the Premicon Queen, 58 staff serve 102 passengers
Cruise ship offers opulence on the Rhine By John Masters
Contributing writer
Just in time for
Dining, Entertainment, Spa Packages, Vacation Deals and more!
UP TO 50% OFF
0410SPEC
Look in the Vancouver Courier or online for details.
www.vancourier.com/auctions
KOBLENZ, Germany—We are heading upriver on the Rhine, one of Europe’s mightiest and most important waterways, but aside from the quiet whirl of the bathroom fan in my room, there is no noise. To port, on a hilltop, Marksburg castle glides soundlessly past. I’m lying abed aboard the Premicon Queen, admiring the castle through my cabin’s floor-to-ceiling windows. From my guidebook I learn that the fortress was begun about 1100 and expanded over the next six centuries, that it was the only one in the region to escape the depredations of the French King Louis XIV’s invasion in 1689, and that its armoury, kitchens and torture chambers are all intact. Having absorbed these facts I toss the book aside and return to watching the river go by. If I were so inclined I could slide open the room’s double doors and listen to the gentle slap of water again the ship’s hull, or I could rouse myself and go topside, to the Skydeck. Maybe I will around two this afternoon, when they serve the riesling as we pass Lorelei Rock. For those used to the monster-sized ocean-cruise ships, the Premicon Queen is rather underwhelming, except for the almost monastery-like quietness it achieves thanks to a form of construction that separates its engines from the “hotel” portion. But if you only know other river-bound sightseeing boats, this one is a delightful revelation. Launched in 2008, it’s the most luxurious cruise ship on the Rhine. More than 20 vessels offer overnight cruises on some portion of the river, especially the 65-kilometre-long portion between Koblenz and Bingen that’s been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site (and includes 28 castles). But only the Premicon Queen comes with a sommelier, a concierge and a butler. Arian Schneider is the butler. For those passengers in one of the Premicon Queen’s four Queen Suites, Schneider is on 24-hour call. This morning, for example, he was roused from
Aboard the Premicon Queen, butler Arian Schneider serves drinks on the Skydeck. For those in a Queen photo John Masters Suite, he’s on 24-hour call. sleep at 5:30 by a request for coffee and extra pillows. Eighteen minutes later, suited, clean-shaven, tie beautifully knotted, he arrived with steaming mocha and fluffed pillows. “My task is to fulfill wishes,” he says. That can be anything from polishing shoes and doing laundry to arranging in-suite dinners with fresh-cut flowers. On shore visits he’ll lead his charges to the best shops and carry their purchases. Those not in the four Queen Suites will still feel pampered. With only 102 passengers served by a staff of 58, the Premicon Queen seems to have someone every few metres to greet you by name and ask after your needs. Mealtimes in particular are orgies of being fawned over by the staff. Those needing more attention can visit the ship’s
small spa with its sauna, Jacuzzi and treatment rooms. The Premicon Queen’s six-day Rhine River itineraries change year to year, heading upriver from its Cologne base to Basel, Switzerland in 2009, for example, and downriver to Amsterdam in 2010. The World Heritage section of the Rhine, with its castles, vineyards and little riverside towns, is always on the menu, though. The Premicon Queen’s Rhine season runs from April to July. For more information, visit its website at www.premiconqueen. com. For information on travel in Germany, visit the German National Tourism Organization’s website at www.cometogermany.com. John Masters is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group.
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
for your
daily
needs
$
25 GIFT CARD
FREE
superstore.ca
*
25 GIFT CARD
$
FREE
FREE $25 GIFT CARD
*with this coupon & a purchase of at least $250.00 before applicable taxes at the real Canadian Superstore location (excluding tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, electronics disposal surcharges where applicable, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated) we will give you a $25 President’s Choice® Gift Card. Coupon must be presented at time of purchase. One coupon per family/and or customer purchase. Coupon cannot be combined with any other free coupon offer. No rainchecks.No substitutions. No copies. No refund or exchange on free items. Coupon has no cash value. Coupon valid from Wednesday, April 28th until closing Friday, May 7th, 2010.
25 value with $250 purchase
2
99
.97
each
Limit 4, after limit 3.99 ea.
537950
each
fresh broccoli bunches product of USA 700208
Reach Total Care manual toothbrush
selected varieties, 1’s
2
99
1
Sun-Rype 100% pure apple juice
Vaseline Intensive Care lotion selected varieties, 725 mL 470564
5
49
each
Limit 2 , after limit price
Listerine Total Care mouthwash selected varieties, 1L 680057
7
99
each
7.99 ea.
4/
234931
5
00
or 1.67 ea.
Old Mill bread
white or 100% whole wheat, 570 g 243961
Limit 4, after limit 8.99 ea.
8
96
each
condensed, 12 x 284 mL
1
each
Rogers white sugar Limit 2 , after limit price
fine granulated, 10 kg
12.99 ea.
100437
1
97
each
large eggs
Canada grade A, one dozen Limit 2, after limit price 2.28 ea. 273689
each
®
frozen, 31- 40 count, 454 g
450 g
461867
4
529263
98
25
98
each
Breyers Double Churn ice cream, Smooth & Dreamy or Blends selected varieties, frozen, 1.66-1.89 L
Limit 2 , after limit price
7.89 ea.
828725
2
Limit 4 , after limit price
368568
3
each
221014
AAA premium, 18.1 kg
31.98 ea.
97
Neilson butter salted, 454 g
each
Rooster Brand scented rice
97
Limit 2 , after limit price 3.67 ea.
each
PC shrimp platter
PC hot dog wieners ®
9
99
49
620538
76
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup
product of Mexico, extra large size
*Get a Free fresh watermelon value of up to $ 6.88 when you spend $150.00 or more before applicable taxes at the real Canadian Superstore (excluding tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, electronics disposal surcharges where applicable, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated) the retail value of up to $6.88 for the watermelon will be deducted from your total amount of your purchase but any applicable taxes will be charged. Coupon must be presented at time of purchase. Limit one coupon per family and/or customer purchase. Coupon cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotional 257011 offers. No rainchecks. No substitutions. No copies. No refund or exchange on free items. Coupon has no cash value. Valid Wednesday, April 28 until closing Friday, April 30, 2010. 4 10002 57011 9
500 g
234534
5
FREE
*
fresh whole seedless watermelon
each
Deli World light rye bread
unsweetened, not from concentrate, 1L
1.96 ea.
4
up to $6.88 value with $150.00 purchase
78
each
Limit 12 , after limit price
10003 26668
PLUS SEAFOOD SAUCE, MILD, 113 G
.98
each
Limit 4, after limit 4.99 ea.
362281
4
249856
superstore.ca
selected varieties, 40’s
*
with min. $250 purchase
$
Wet Ones wipes
EW17
each
Foremost™ milk Limit 8 , after limit price 4.29 ea.
1% or 2%, 4 L 275648
PRICES EFFECTIVE IN THIS AREA ONLY
APRIL
WED 28 THURS 29 FRI 30
or while stock lasts. We reserve the right to limit quantities.
We CHECK AND MATCH or beat major competitor prices on items you buy most INCLUDING all advertised specials
We HAVE CUT and will CONTINUE TO CUT PRICES on items that matter most to you
superstore.ca
President’s Choice Financial MasterCard
is provided by
President’s Choice Bank
Pricing are in effect until closing Friday, April 30, 2010 or while stock lasts. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Some items may have ‘plus deposit and/or environmental charge’ where applicable.
We feature GREAT SPECIALS every week to save you even more
*PRICE MATCH. We determine a major competitor based on our assessment of a number of relevant factors that may vary by region. “Items you buy most” refers to our top selling products. We check competitor pricing on the majority of items you buy most on a weekly basis; and in all cases, no less than quarterly. We may not match a competitor’s short term promotional pricing activities(ie. one day sales or ‘door crashers’) or other promotional pricing activities such as ‘2 for 1’ or ‘buy 1 get 1 free’. We do not Price Match all items at all times; where we have Price Matched an item, it will be identified in-store. This is not a price match guarantee where we match any competitor price you find. PRICE CUT. Longer term price reductions on items identified in-store. “Items that matter most to you” refers to our top selling products. WEEKLY SPECIAL. Typically in effect from Saturday to Friday of each week on items identified in-store and/or in flyer.
E18
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
garden Nightmare weeds
Weeding is apt to take more gardening time than anything else—but with many you can be sure that you’ll never pull those particular plants again. Other weeds are nightmares
that reincarnate over and over. The white morning glory (Convovulus arvensis) is one of those that breed despair in gardeners because virtually anything you do to the
top growth doesn’t touch the deep roots which rise up and re-shoot. If the morning glory crept in from a neighbour’s yard a weed barrier at least three feet deep (deeper if possible)
may succeed in controlling spread. The vines creep along on shallow roots at first, but later put down deep, vertical roots reputed to plunge 20 feet and store three years food supply.
That’s why the last-resort method of covering infested areas with black plastic should be kept in place at least three years to eradicate morning glory. For weed control, black plastic is far more TELUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS Vancouver 551 Robson St. Bentall Tower Three Oakridge Centre Pacific Centre 2163 West 4th Ave. 2338 Cambie St. 925 West Georgia St. 5720 East Blvd. 689 Thurlow St. 1855 Burrard St. 3121 West Broadway 2748 Rupert St. 950 West Broadway 1707 Robson St. 1092 Kingsway 3490 Kingsway
Fly above the cables with home Wi-Fi.
Abbotsford Sevenoaks Shopping Centre 32915 South Fraser Way 2142 Clearbrook Rd. 2140 Sumas Way
Aldergrove 26310 Fraser Hwy.
Burnaby Brentwood Mall Crystal Square Lougheed Mall Metrotown/Metropolis 4501 North Rd.
Chilliwack Cottonwood Mall 45300 Luckakuck Way 45905 Yale Rd. 7544 Vedder Rd.
Cloverdale 17725 64th Ave.
Coquitlam Coquitlam Centre 3278 Westwood St. 3000 Lougheed Hwy. 2988 Glen Dr. 1071 Austin Ave.
Delta Scottsdale Mall 7235 120th St. 1517 56th St.
Langley Walnut Grove Town Centre Willowbrook Shopping Centre 19638 Fraser Hwy. 19700 Langley Bypass 20159 88th Ave. 20202 66th Ave.
Maple Ridge Haney Place Mall 22661 Lougheed Hwy.
Enjoy the freedom of wireless Internet access. Only with TELUS High Speed.
Mission 32670 Lougheed Hwy. 32555 London Ave.
*
New Westminster Royal City Centre
Start flying with a FREE HP laptop when you switch to
North Vancouver Capilano Mall 1199 Lynn Valley Rd. 1295 Marine Dr. 1801 Lonsdale Ave.
TELUS High Speed on a 3 year term.†
FREE
With TELUS High Speed you get:
Pitt Meadows
Wireless home networking The most secure High Speed
19800 Lougheed Hwy.
Richmond
access‡
Admiralty Centre Mall Ironwood Mall Parker Place Richmond Centre
24/7/365 technical support
Surrey
Hurry, offer ends April 30. TELUS has been named the most outstanding philanthropic company in the world.
Central City Shopping Centre Grandview Corners Guildford Town Centre 13734 104th Ave. 12477 88th Ave. 7380 King George Hwy. 15940 Fraser Hwy.
West Vancouver ®
Park Royal Shopping Centre North/South
White Rock Semiahmoo Shopping Centre 3189 King George Hwy.
Call 310-1144 or visit telus.com/gethighspeed or your nearest TELUS authorized dealer. Offer available until April 30, 2010, to new clients who have not signed up for TELUS High Speed Internet in the past 90 days. *Offer includes a wireless gateway rental at no extra cost; not available from any other Internet service provider in Western Canada. †Offer available with TELUS High Speed while quantities last. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the HP G61 laptop is $599.99. TELUS and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. reserve the right to substitute an equivalent or better laptop without notice. A cancellation fee of $17 per month for the remainder of the 3 year term applies to early cancellation of a service agreement. Minimum system requirements apply. Final eligibility for the services will be determined by a TELUS representative at the point of installation. ‡Defined as the most comprehensive suite of hardware and software security tools. TELUS, the TELUS logo and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. Designs, images and specifications are subject to change without notice. HP and the HP logo are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © 2010 TELUS.
effective than landscape fabric. It helps if you remove all the top growth and dig the surface roots before covering. When the three years are up, remove the plastic and put a thick mulch on the soil to ensure any dormant morning glory seeds can’t germinate. Horsetail is another demon weed. This one has survived since the time of the dinosaurs and will have a good try at outwitting you, too. Often it arrives in topsoil since the fine black roots are tough and hard to see. A North Shore gardener once told me she eradicated horsetail by repeated digging. It took 20 years, she added. Clay soil gardeners have the worst time with horsetail. But it isn’t happy with dry soil, nor does it like deep shade. Black plastic mulch forces it to endure both. A less drastic solution is planting the area closely with leafy evergreens and resigning oneself to intermittent digging. Horsetail can grow up through some landscape fabrics. The third bully in this trio is couch (a.k.a. quack) grass. This penetrates landscape fabrics by needle-points on its shoots—which means resorting to black plastic to clear any given area. Shoot ends are breakable. That’s why digging always leaves a few young roots, which inevitably re-shoot. But these new plants are easily pullable when very young. Black plastic usually clears the couch grass in two years—though if the roots have moved deeply down it will ultimately return. Another nasty is ground elder. But its roots are shallow and removing them by sharp-eyed patience and/or soil sifting really does work. Dandelions, brambles and stinging nettles also spread too much and too far but have some redeeming features. Brambles merit mercy in small numbers on large lots because they produce delicious fruit. Removing them becomes much easier after you’ve dug out the shallow root ball. The remaining roots sprout easily-dug, bramble plants which vanish with persistent uprooting. Young dandelion greens are edible and butterflies love the flowers. Eradicating them means digging and/or shading them out with thick, healthy grass. Some gardeners pour common white vinegar down each hole to discourage the remaining root. The young shoots of stinging nettles are delicious in spring. —Anne Marrison Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca.
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
EW19
APRIL 2010
lay o’ the LANDSCAPE
COVER PHOTOS: PROJECTS BY INSIDE OUT
YARD AND GARDEN MAKE-OVERS
INSIDE:
GARDENS GALORE
All the dirt on spring plants
TOO MANY COOKS Kitchens get productive
CONDO CONUNDRUM Tips to create usable space
Environmentally Friendl y © 2009 Hunter Douglas Inc. The GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified Mark is a registered certification mark used under license through the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
Designer Screen Shades Visit our NEW showroom
2370 West 41st Avenue
WestSide
WINDOW COVERINGS & DESIGN
Call now for a free in-home consultation 604.261.8875 www.westsidewindows.ca
Quality Products & Service at Affordable Prices
Designer Screen Shades are earth and family friendly. In fact, many of our fabrics are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®, meaning they meet standards for better air quality in your home. Call or stop by today to learn more about environmentally-friendly Designer Screen Shades. DRAPERY • SHUTTERS • BLINDS •
TOSS • BEDDING • BLINDS •
DRAPERY • TOSS CUSHIONS • BLINDS •
UPHOLSTERY
EW20
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
Landscaping 101 LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR CREATES DREAMSCAPES
H
by Jeremy Shepherd, contributing writer
orror stories about unqualified, incompetent landscapers are almost as common in the city as ghost stories are on camping trips. But one landscaper is trying to change that. “There’s a solution for every problem,” says Steve Battell evenly, as he looks at pictures of a yard he and his landscaping company, Inside Out, completely transformed. At 32, Battell has spent nearly half his life working to make homeowners’ front yards and backyards more beautiful. Battell has run the company for seven years, four in Toronto and the last three in Vancouver. One of the reasons for Battell’s success may be his communication skills. He says one of the keys to being a good landscaper is being able to put a customer’s ideas into practice. “You’ve got to combine what they want with what can work,” he says. Because one customer wanted a patio that didn’t look like anything people had seen before, Battell created a pattern that he figured there isn’t even a name for. The design looks like it’s part zig-zag, part parquet and a bit of
BEFORE (ABOVE) AND AFTER (RIGHT) OF THE SIDE OF A DRIVEWAY
PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY INSIDE OUT
maze. The patio ended up looking unique, and not surprisingly, quite good. Battell says another very important factor in landscaping is getting a feel for the client’s budget. In 2009, Battell completed one of his most ambitious projects. The backyard consisted of two concrete decks and looked vaguely like Alcatraz. In a job that eventually cost $80,000, Battell used a bobcat, a crane and an excavator to completely remake the yard. The crane was used to plant three large trees. The decks were taken out and the yard was out-
fitted with a fire pit, a hot tub and a gazebo. However, Battell also caters to people who want to make a few improvements to their yard, but aren’t quite ready to fork over $80,000 to get it done. The preceeding page shows off a very impressive front yard landscaping job his company did. Battell said the job was prompted by the owner not wanting to mow his lawn anymore. Battell paved some of the area with flagstone, turned over some of the remaining lawn to create a rock garden, and added a bed of river rock to deal with any problems that might come up in terms of drainage.
Battell says he customizes yards for various concerns his clients have. If a client has young children and wants to make sure the yard is “kid friendly,” Battell says he’ll avoid sharp corners and steep drop-offs. If a customer is worried about his dog digging up the garden, Battell says he’ll designate one area of the yard for the dog. Following that, he’ll bury a box of dog biscuits, thus keeping the client’s garden safe from canine curiosity. People interested in hiring Battell can call 604842-3201 or send an e-mail to insideoutcs@ gmail.com.
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
Garden goodies 4 spring
EW21
100% B C Owned and Operated
Plant Sale Satur day, Ma Only d n 2 y y 1st & Sunday, Ma
Assorted Annuals
Assorted Herbs
2 x 4 inch cells
1.29
compiled by Helen Peterson
I
f last weekend’s plant sale extravaganza at Van Dusen Botanical Garden is any indication (line-ups four blocks long to get in!), then gardeners are in the mood for planting up a storm this season. Check out what’s hot in town: The UBC Shop in the Garden and Plant Centre features unique treasures for gardeners of any experience: gardening / botanical books, handy garden accessories and tools, or dried flower arrangements. Plus, buy perennials, shrubs and vines for the garden and patio, and seed packets hand-picked by the Friends of the Garden. Tel: 604-822-4529; www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org. David Hunter In Surrey invites you out to explore some plants and shrubbery galore – if you’re into re-landscaping the garden or simply want to get a few garden boxes and planters happening, the friendly experts at David
Hunter can help you out (www.davidhuntergardencenters.com). Head to your local Choices Market (www. choicesmarket.com for locations) for their annual display of plants at great prices. And don’t forget Mother’s Day is “coming up roses.” Choices’ tips for Rose Care: • Follow general flower care. • Cut the stems of your roses in a sink filled with lukewarm water. Ensure that the end of the stem is submerged under water. This prevents air from traveling up the stem and getting trapped, causing the head to wilt. • If the head of the rose is starting to look soft or beginning to wilt, re-cut the stems as stated previously. Float roses on water for a few hours or overnight to help firm the heads.
2 inch cell
.99 each
each
Assorted Annuals
Clay Pot Basil
4 x 6 inch cells
6 inch pots
2.49
5.99
each
Vegetable Seedlings
Assorted Vegetables
Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant & Zucchini 2x2” or 2x3” cell
.59
4x6 inch pots
2.49
each
N
The Down to Earth Series at Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants features “Fresh Herbs: Plant Up a Container with Great Culinary Herbs,” May 8, from 10am-12pm; cost: $18. In this companion workshop to Phoenix Fresh Veggies you will learn about growing annual and perennial culinary herbs in containers and garden beds. After some practical and design instruction each participant will plant up and take home their own herb container. Bring your own large pot (minimum 12-14 inches in diameter). A large, black, seven gallon plastic pot can be provided at an additional cost of $7. The price of the workshop includes your potting mix. Location: No. 6 Road in Richmond; www.phoenixperennials. com for details.
Westcoast Planter Box Container Mix 28L
3/18.00
6.99 each
Westcoast Mushroom Manure 20L
4/12.00 3.49 each
Leong’s Nursery Premium Potting Soil 20 L
Westcoast Outdoor Landscaping Soil 20L
3/18.00 6.99 each 4/14.00 3.99 each
5% of weekend plant sales will be donated to local secondary schools.
choicesmarkets.com Sale prices only effective on May 1st & 2nd, 2010. While quantities last. Weather permitting for all bedding plants. Not all products may be available at all store locations. Plus applicable taxes.
Kitsilano
Choices in the Park
2627 W. 16th Ave., Vancouver • 604.736.0009
6855 Station Hill Dr., Burnaby • 604.522.6441
Cambie
South Surrey
3493 Cambie St., Vancouver • 604.875.0099
3248 King George Blvd., Surrey • 604.541.3902
Choices at the Crest
Kerrisdale 1888 W. 57th Ave., Vancouver • 604.263.4600
PICTURED: ROSEMARY, A POPULAR CULINARY HERB.
each
Keefer’s
Growing it good, of course o yard? No problem! The Natural Gardener, an eco-friendly garden centre in Vancouver’s Point Grey, will be holding its eighth year of spring gardening classes for everyone from apartment dwellers to those with lush lots. “This is our way to help people with their quest to learn more about gardening,” says owner and Master Gardener Bob Tuckey. “If you’re like me you just can’t seem to get enough information about plants and gardening. There is always something new to learn or a new plant to discover.” With classes running the gamut of container gardens with herbs, vegetables, and even beautiful flower pots, there is something for everyone in the spring gardening series. Coming May 4 – “Organic Vegetable Gardening”; cost: $15.00. To learn more or register for a class, visit www.thenatural-gardener.com or call 604-224-2207.
each
8683 10th Ave., Burnaby • 604.522.0936
Yaletown 1202 Richards St., Vancouver • 604.633.2392
EW22
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
Too many cooks... STUDENTS HELP COUPLE REVISIT KITCHEN HABITS by Helen Peterson
M
en are from Mars and women are from Venus. That’s been well established. But put them in a kitchen together to prepare dinner… and you might very well have a riot, albeit a small one, on your hands. Couples prep, cook and serve in quite different ways, and what works well for one can create wasted time or inconvenience for the other. A small group of students at Kwantlen College, enrolled in the Interior Design program under the tutelage of instructor Daniel Robinson, came up with a final project that would provide kitchen solutions by way of analysis and computer-generated diagrams and elevations to demonstrate improved efficiency. Their willing guinea pig was a relative of project coordinator, Erin - homeowner Janis. She and her spouse, who both love to cook, met twice with the group. “The kitchen project the students did was a way to collect input on our current situation and provide outside suggestions,” said Janis. “I was impressed with how seriously they took this project. They presented themselves professionally and worked very hard to come
up something that worked for both of us.” Janis and her husband come from divergent backgrounds, which affects their taste and style. “I loved how they worked that into their presentation,” Janis said. “They took on the
challenge to find common ground for the two of us. They did an excellent job in identifying problem areas. “And they did not just take our word, they asked questions and watched us work
20% OFF
presents
any one plant with this ad. Expires June 13th.
together.They actually listened when we discussed our likes and dislikes and which options needed to change.” The students’ final presentation consisted of a 40-page Powerpoint document complete with tips for small-scale renovations, including amendments to the cooking zones, standing heights, garbage and recycling and which drawers work best for which purpose. They designed a plan so that both cooks have their own areas that don’t overlap.The kitchen is compartmentalized into functional steps. Appliances are now under-counter to increase space. “I was surprised by some suggestions, things we would never have thought of,” Janis said. “The new fridge and position of the oven and microwave are great. I liked having a third party tell us what one knew was true but the other did not want to change (e.g. moving the wine rack out of there). I really like how they made it functional, for both of us to use at once.” To make all of the changes the students suggested would require a long-term plan. So one day down the road, Janis says, they will act on all of the suggestions. “We will have to get our “yin and yang” together to have that perfect kitchen for the two of us!”
One of the largest and most exciting selections of perennials in Canada. Come see what a perennial nursery can be!
09249399
3380 No. 6 Road Richmond BC, V6V 1P5
...helping you find balance
Exhibits • Seminars • Cooking Demos • Prizes
April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010
VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE (CANADA PLACE,UNDER THE FIVE SAILS) | Friday 12 noon to 8 pm,Saturday 10 am to 7 pm,Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
All you need to know for a healthy body & soul. $12.50 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10.00 FOR SENIORS (65+) & STUDENTS $5.00 FOR CHILDREN 6-15 | FREE FOR 5 YEARS & UNDER | $27.00 3 DAY PASS
EVENT INFORMATION 604-983-2794
www.thewellnessshow.com
Between Bridgeport and Cambie - less than 20 min. from most points in Vancouver just over the Knight St. bridge.
Open seven days a week • 10am-5pm
604.270.4133
Need a hand with household chores!! F.A. Jones & Sons can help Painting, yard clean-up, window washing, gutter repair and cleaning, handyman needs.
Free Estimates & Prompt Response Since 1972
Phone 604.928.5978
at home is also available on the web w w w . v a n c o u r i e r. c o m
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
EW23
Condo simple: trendy tips by Fred Lee
T
hinking of sprucing up your space (and making space) this spring? Here’s a list of this year’s biggest trends.
Mad for metallics
Metallics are hot this year and they’re popping up everywhere. From fashion to furnishings to furniture, designers continue to delight with the razzle-dazzle of metallics and metal.
Whether it’s because we’re still basking in the glow of the Olympic Games or we’re just shiny, happy people, we continue to be enamoured by gold, silver, and bronze and other precious metals. Great in both modern and traditional settings, furniture takes on a new finish with metallics.
Everything old is new again
Retro or vintage feel furnishings are popular for 2010. Imagine 50s, 60s and 70s designs re-
imagined with a modern twist. But we don’t dare talk about the 80s. Taking a little bit of that nostalgic past into the present to create a new style of interior design is both modern and fun. Polished chrome is very popular. So is furniture often abstract in style with weird and wonderful shapes. Think low lying round, oval or kidney shaped coffee tables.
Mix it up
a carefully edited, more relaxed ‘anything goes’ approach. Honestly, the unrealistic expectations from those home makeover TV shows could stress any redecorator out! It’s all about the mix and how you combine individual, disparate elements.The right classic 19th century piece will mix with certain vintage finds from the ’60s and ’70s, and with pieces designed this year.
Less matchy-matchy, the trend in general is to
Yes We Do! Give FREE estimates for all your Upholstery, Slipcovers & Drapery Needs. Since 1916
COOKS UPHOLSTERY 2008 3122 Oak Street 604-733-3610
FREE YOUR BASEMENT OF FREELOADERS.
Fairmont Hotel Showsuite - Coal Harbour
At some point, you need to clear your basement of all those collecting dust and drawing electricity on standby mode. By
Dustless Sanding & Refinishing Custom Stains & Installations Sales & Design Residential/Commercial
taking it to the nearest Return-It location, you can keep it off
Please call to make an appointment to see our Showroom
things that are costing you. Like that 3rd or 4th TV set that’s
your bill and out of the landfill. So start there, and move on to other basement dwellers if you feel so inclined.
Find your nearest Return-It location at return-it.ca/electronics
604-722-6350
http://cypresshardwood.com/
EW24
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
Going postal
Founded in 1933, the film production unit of Britain’s General Post Office provided a springboard for acclaimed British filmmakers such as documentarian and NFB founder John Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Wright and Harry Watt, and pioneering animators/experimentalists Len Lye, Lotte Reiniger and Norman McLaren. For its program “Love Letters and Live Wires: Highlights from the GPO Film Unit,” Pacific Cinematheque screens a selection of the GPO’s short films newly restored in all of their 35mm glory by the British Film Institute’s National Archive, April 28 and 29. Not sexy enough for you? Here’s what the press bumph says: “While dispensing clear and entertaining instructions on the use of such new-fangled devices as the post code, the telephone or the air mail service, the films bring alive a revolution in mass communications as epoch-changing then as the internet is now.” For more information, call 604-688-FILM or go to www. cinematheque.bc.ca.
Fleshy fundraiser
In addition to taking off their clothes and providing royalties to struggling bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC and Def Leppard, Vancouver’s stripper community also raises much-needed funds for charity at its seventh annual Exotic Dancers for Charity event. The naked do-gooding takes place April 28, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the notlong-for-this-world Cecil Hotel. Tickets $20 at the door with proceeds going to Rethink Breast Cancer. More information at www.nakedtruth.ca.
Day of dance
In case your significant other doesn’t believe you went to a strip club for charity, try saying you were celebrating International Dance Day a day early. If that doesn’t work, you could always attend a few local International Dance Day events to prove you’re serious. The Scotiabank Dance Centre hosts a series of dance events, many of which are free, from flamenco to hula hoops April 29 from artists and companies such as MovEnt, Spanish Passion Productions, No Hitting, Co. ERASGA, Dance 4U, SVS Style and Pixie Hoops. For a full schedule, go to www.thedancecentre.ca.
Water and Oak
The sixth annual City of Bhangra festival runs April 29 to May 8.
This should be a good one. Austin folk rockers Shearwater play the Biltmore April 28. Opening the show is Baltimore’s Wye Oak, whose sprawling 2009 album The Knot, recalling the sounds Fleetwood Mac and Crazy Horse, was one of our favourites last year. Tickets at Red Cat and Zulu or online at www.ticketweb.ca.
kudos & kvetches Canucks haiku… bring it
K&K continues its series of Basho-inspired haiku in honour of spring and the Canucks playoff run. Locker room report Through fog of man musk and steam Gorillas in the mist
Titillating protest
On Monday in what appeared to be a grassroots protest torn from the soggy pages of Maxim magazine, thousands of women around the world donned cleavage-revealing clothing to test an Iranian cleric’s claim that immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes. Dubbed “Boobquake,” the titillating social experiment was organized by Jennifer McCreight, a 22-year-old university student in Indiana. On her blog, Blag Hag, she urged other female skeptics to join her and embrace “the supposed supernatural power of their breasts.” She added, “With the power of our scandalous bodies combined, we should surely produce an earthquake.” Then, as with most breast-related activities, there was a swelling, as thousands of women signed up to a Boobquake Facebook page and
For International Dance Day, April 29, at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, Spanish Passion Productions presents a demonstration/ discussion on flamenco.
Bhangra the drum
Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration presents its sixth annual City of Bhangra festival April 29 to May 8, featuring bhangra competitions, forums and an assortment of concerts. For more info, go to www.vibc.org.
Cave dwellers
Combining Middle Eastern music, modern drums and inspiration to drum circles everywhere, Brooklyn’s Raquy and the Cavemen beat the skins April 29 at St. James Hall, followed by a post-
rallies popped up around the globe. Ironically, or perhaps tellingly, there was an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan, although no one was hurt and the region experiences earthquakes quite often. Here at home, hundreds of people gathered at the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery to witness scantily clad women test the Boobquake hypothesis. However, having closely examined the Vancouver Sun’s online photo gallery of the event, we’re not so sure that baring one’s breasts in public is as liberating as the event intended it to be. In photo after photo on the Sun’s website, we saw topless or near topless women surrounded by onlookers, mostly young men, cameras and cellphones in hand, snapping pictures. Are they documenting the event for posterity so one day they can show the photos to their children and say, “Back in 2010, your mother and I marched hand in hand on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery and took part in a watershed moment known as Boobquake”? Doubtful. Don’t get us wrong. K&K has long been a supporter, perhaps the lone supporter, of “No Pants Day” at the Courier, and we usually go shirtless after two beers, but what started as a cheeky way of countering sexist notions and
arts & entertainment
Exotic fundraiser, flamenco for all
performance dance party courtesy of Pepe Danza and Drum Prayers. For more info, go to www.caravanbc.com.
Feelin’ groovy
Are you goin’ to General Motors Place? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Yes, those old coots Simon and Garfunkel have once again put aside years of acrimony and resentment in the name of music and commerce. The dearly loved folk duo plays the Garage April 29—nearly 27, gulp, years since their last Vancouver concert together in 1983 at B.C. Place. For tickets, call 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca.
the oppression of women around the world has also had the unfortunate offshoot of further illuminating that, when it comes right down to it, a lot of dudes are just boob-hungry pigs.
Cruelty of youth
EW25
Bad news for parents who let their kids rent Weekend at Bernie’s. According to a study from the joykills at Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire, children who were allowed to watch R-rated movies were more likely to drink while underage than goodie-goodies who weren’t allowed to see the films. Thanks a lot, Mom. Yes, this stunning observation will be published in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, along with the study’s principal investigator Jamie Sargent’s assertion that parents need to monitor their child’s media exposure. “Part of it is monkey see, monkey do,” Argent said in a Canwest News Service story. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t apply to all behaviour. As members of K&K learned the hard way, watching Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo repeatedly while eating bags of dill pickle potato chips does not make you a good breakdancer, only a chubby, acne-ridden virgin.
EW26
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
theatre Invisalign® is the clear way to strenghten teeth using a series of removable, comfortable, invisible Aligners that gradually move your teeth – without metal wires or brackets. Smile more with Invisalign.
STRAIGHT TEETH, NO BRACESTM
Dr. Vince Yoshida
2010 Preferred Provider
#207-1750 East 10th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. www.dryoshida.com
604-874-1221
Call for a complimentary consultation
Go Wireless! DENTURES THAT FIT
GUARANTEED!
Friedrich H.G. Brumm D.D. B.A. Denturist - 24 yrs exp
For your free consultation please call 604-325-1914
Now Accepting New Patients
VICTORIA DRIVE DENTURE CLINIC 5477 Victoria Drive (at 39th) “EUROPEAN QUALITY AT CANADIAN PRICES”
An Evening with
Monday, May 3, 2010 Centennial Theatre North Vancouver Wine & Appetizer Reception starting at 6:30pm A Fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Tickets $75 available online at www.centennialtheatre.com or call 604-984-4484 Presented by
Greater Vancouver Gogos 04281159
Irani’s Granny best when boozy and bigoted My Granny the Goldfish
At the Arts Club Revue Stage until May 15 Tickets: 604.687.1644 www.artsclub.com Reviewed by Jo Ledingham
Stephen Lewis
Net proceeds are distributed by the Stephen Lewis Foundation to community projects that support African grandmothers and orphans affected by the AIDS pandemic in 15 sub-Saharan countries.
Balinder Johal and Shaker Paleja appear in Anosh Irani’s My Granny the Goldfish at the Revue Stage.
www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
Views on the news and reviews? Reach us by email: editor@vancourier.com
1574 West Sixth Ave., Vancouver V6J 1R2 • fax 604-738-2154
Act 1 of Anosh Irani’s new play is very, very funny and bursting with hilarious, politically incorrect one-liners. Hoping her hypochondriacal grandson Nico (Shaker Paleja), who has left India and emigrated to Canada, is getting some sex, his hard-drinking Granny (Balinder Johal) suggests it could even be with somebody else’s wife: “That’s the best way to learn.” Although the story is really Nico and his Granny’s, Veena Sood (as Nico’s mother Farzeen) steals the show with her straight-faced, perfectly timed delivery of Irani’s funniest, most outrageously bigoted lines. Farzeen is an alcoholic, but Sood never staggers or mumbles as the whiskey goes down; Sood just gets sharper and more focused. A soft foil for Farzeen’s razor-sharp wit is her husband Dara (David Adams, who—chameleon that he is—makes a credible and likeable Indian husband and father). Act 2 feels like a different play as Irani gets serious. But the writing has been on the wall since Act 1 so the life-threatening illness comes as no
surprise. What does come as a surprise—and not sufficiently supported—is Nico’s life-change based on a long-ago incident in the red light district of Mumbai where he grew up. Unlike the Chivas Regal that Granny perpetually drinks from her flask, Act 2 of My Granny the Goldfish doesn’t go down as smoothly as Act 1. The newly renovated New Revue Stage is comfortable and intimate, but, like the Stanley, the stage is shallow. Amir Ofek had to be inventive to get two locations—a gaudy Mumbai parlour and a Vancouver hospital room—into the space. Lois Anderson does a splendid job of directing this third play of Irani’s (following The Matka King and Bombay Black) and gets excellent returns from Johal, Paleja and Adams. Sood’s performance, however, is so good it’s worth the price of admission. It’s a personal, hilariously wicked best.
Dirty White
At the Vancity Culture Lab at the Cultch until May 1
Tickets: 604-251-1365, www.thecultch.com
In the past, dissing a Theatre Terrific (TT) production would have been mean-spirited. Founded in 1985, the theatre company’s mandate was driven by the parents of people with disabilities who wanted their children to have
opportunities in the arts. Under the artistic direction of Susanna Uchatius, however, that mission has expanded to include “professional and emerging artists with or without developmental, physical, or mental health issues, gender and language challenges.” TT appears to be positioning itself closer to the mainstream, so now the gloves can come off—a little. Five actors (Christian G.H. Prohom, Manuel Shulte, Sindy Angel, Charlie Wilson and Adam Lindgren) put their shoulders to the wheel to help us make sense out of Uchatius’s bewildering script based on Ovid’s “The Raven and The Crow” (from his “Metamorphoses”). Only at the end when The Boy (so sweetly portrayed by Lindgren) says, “Rich doesn’t make you happy... stuff is not enough” is there any relevancy to today’s consumer and electronic gadget-obsessed culture; the “Iwant-it-and-I-want-it-now generation.” Committed work by the performers (four without “challenges,” one with), inventive costumes, a nicely spare set, appropriately discordant sound design and excellent lighting go some distance to make Dirty White watchable. But if Uchatius and Theatre Terrific want to swim with the big fish they’ll have to be more accessible. —JL joled@telus.net
SAS Spring Sale – On Now! Strippy
Time Out
Suntimer
‘Bout Time
"Aspiring to be your favourite shoe store"
Caress Huggy
Valid April 16th - May 2nd, 2010 Bring in this ad to receive $15 off the regular price.
Simplify Duo
Freetime
ALL SAS SHOES
Siesta
Metropolis @ Metrotown, Upper Level near Zellers 4800 Kingsway, Burnaby
Metropolis @ Metrotown • Upper level (near Zellers) 374-4800 Kingsway, Burnaby
604-437-5600
W E D N E SD AY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
movies
EW27
VANCOUVER COURIER PHOTO CONTEST
Adorable dogs, shirtless hunks and lots of awws
Lopez returns to the cute well The Back-Up Plan
Now playing at Tinseltown, The Ridge Reviewed by Julie Crawford
JLo does romantic comedy... again. work (aww!) and he’s frequently dressed in freakish outfits that emasculate him further (so sweet!). My neighbour at the screening suggested that viewers should drink a shot every time cute doggie appears… but wait until the film comes out on DVD. On a side note, I can’t wait until the film comes out on Blu-ray so I can stand two inches from the screen and find a flaw— any flaw—on Lopez’s perfect facade. I hate to bring looks into an actor’s performance, but as director Alan Poul chooses to feature it in every scene, we’re entitled. Lopez, looking extraordinarily good for a woman who has had twins in real life, is a bit like a Stepford wife here, with distractingly tight skin and those Venus flytrap eyelashes, teetering around on impossibly high heels. And this is a romantic comedy, not National Lampoon. We can follow the story just fine without shots of kid poop, pooperscoopered adult poop, close-ups of dog barf and sight gags featuring exam-room fluids. I don’t remember Meg Ryan having to put up with such cheap tricks. An invasive soundtrack pumps the screen full of cheeriness or melancholy, as needed. Supporting characters—the wisecracking friend (Michaela Watkins), the tough-but-sweet senior citizen (Linda Lavin)—execute their roles well. I put this film firmly in the “home sick under a quilt” category for home viewing. It’s predictable piffle, but if you’re a romantic-comedy addict, or don’t mind knowing what’s around every bend, The Back-Up Plan won’t disappoint. jcrawfordfilm@gmail.com
Photo by Manon Paradis
It’s been almost 10 years since Jennifer Lopez’s last big romantic hit, The Wedding Planner. For her comeback, Lopez decided to play it safe, with the cutesy film The Back-Up Plan. Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Law, Shall We Dance: Lopez has paid her dues on the romantic comedy front. Critics have almost forgiven her for Gigli, so it’s time to haul out the types of performances she put forth in Oliver Stone’s U-Turn or Soderbergh’s Out of Sight. (And no, Bordertown doesn’t count.) But you can’t play it cute forever—Lopez and Meg Ryan need to have a serious chat. In The Back-Up Plan, Lopez plays Zoe, a woman who has given up looking for true love and wants a family, so she makes the decision to go it alone. Wouldn’t you know it, the same day she visits the sperm bank she meets Stan (Alex O’Loughlin), a sensitive, hunky, goatcheese farmer. (Hot and organic? Too good to pass up, baby or no baby.) Yup, she’s pregnant. At first Zoe doesn’t tell Stan because she’s commitment-phobic and she doesn’t trust that the relationship will last. Then she doesn’t tell him because she doesn’t want him to leave. Then, in one ultra-silly scene, she tries to tell Stan, but he interrupts her to show her more of his cheese. The necessary conflict arises when Zoe’s abandonment issues rear their ugly head and she pushes Stan away; plus, is Stan really ready to be a daddy before he’s even met Zoe’s family, checked her credit history, run a background check? O’Loughlin (last seen in August Rush) is impossibly charming, and looks pretty darned good shirtless riding a tractor. In fact, there are plenty of gratuitous shots to satisfy women and the poor slobs they’ve dragged out on date night. In addition to shirtless Stan, there are scenes featuring Zoe at the gym, and even one of a half-naked JLo examining her famous backside. If you measure a film’s worth by how many “awws” heard, then this film is a definite winner. Upping the adorableness ante is the fact that Zoe runs a pet shop and owns a dog. He’s little (cute!), his hind legs don’t
WHAT PHOTO TO ENTER: We are seeking stunning images of Vancouver. There is no entry fee. Photographs that have been digitally altered will be disqualified, acceptable adjustments are colour, contrast, brightness, sharpness and cropping. CONTEST DEADLINE: The final date for submissions is Friday, May 7th, 2010 by 5pm.The Vancouver Courier Newspaper anticipates notifying winners by Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. PRIZES: First Prize Winner will receive a $100.00 Gift Certificate for Pacific
Custom Design Modern & Classic
Jewellery
Centre, their photograph published in the Vancouver Courier Newspaper as well as our annual Your Vancouver mini glossy magazine. Second Prize Winner will receive tickets for two to the Arts Club Theatre and have their photograph published in our annual Your Vancouver mini glossy magazine. Third Prize Winner will have their photograph published in our annual Your Vancouver mini glossy magazine. PHOTO GUIDELINES: We encourage participants to email a jpg. file of at least 2200 pixels (300 dpi), anything smaller than 2200 pixels will not be considered for publication. File size should be under 5MB.
Montreux Jewels Ltd.
Goldsmith on Premises
3288 Cambie Street at 16th Ave
604.872.1918
HOW TO ENTER: Email your photograph to: production@vancourier.com With subject line “COURIER PHOTO CONTEST” and be sure to include your name, phone number, email address as well as the location of the image.
EW28
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
entertainment
Online community board inspires creative collaboration
Free to good home: musical based on unusual Craigslist postings State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi
When your short musical is based on Craigslist ads, there’s no shortage of material to make it longer. That’s what Bill Richardson and Veda Hille are doing with Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata. The songs and vignettes about sponges, thongs, Bibles, dead deer and other ephemera found on the online community board Craigslist struck such a chord as a 20-minute musical at the PuSH Festival last year that the Arts Club Theatre Company asked the duo to lengthen the piece to an hour. Audiences can view the expanded work May 2 at the Arts Club’s newly opened Revue Stage as part of the company’s 10th annual ReACT: New Plays in Progress and participate in a discussion with the artists and Bill Millerd, artistic managing director of the Arts Club. Richardson compiled Craigslist postings last year he thought were odd. He sorted them to see how they could work together as spoken pieces and shared them with Hille who turned several of them into songs. Richardson said it’s been interesting to explore the interplay between individual postings. “Although the piece is certainly light, it has moments of something deeper, a kind of emotional resonance that kind of takes me by surprise when I encounter it,” he said. “When these pieces get set to music, then they take on a different kind of life altogether.” Richardson notes one parent posted an ad stating: “My daughter likes to pull the heads off dolls. The therapist says we should let her, so we do. We have lots of headless dolls. Some of their heads may be retrievable; most, probably not. Free to a good home. Washington D.C.” Then Hille set the item to a lilting, lullaby-like melody.
“And it’s fantastic,” Richardson said. “It’s a tremendously moving piece.” Hille said they debated making Do You Want What I Have Got? more linear for the lengthened version but stuck with a cabaret style performance, punctuated with dance and nudity, that will be performed by her and four actors. Local playwright and director Amiel Gladstone has lent his expertise to the piece. Richardson isn’t at all concerned about sharing a work in progress with a broad audience. Hille says because Craigslist is a public forum it’s easier to feel less proprietary about the work. “Sometimes my process is very private and I know exactly what I want to do and I don’t want to know what other people think,” she said. Hille’s also used to hearing feedback from audience members through her work with Theatre Replacement, so she welcomes the opportunity for wider public input. “It’ll be a good chance to see what people really think,” she said. “Because it’s always nice for people to know that it’s in process so they can actually say, ‘I didn’t like this,’ because people won’t say that after a show is real.” ReACT kicked off April 25 with Dennis Foon’s Scar Tissue, based on Michael Ignatieff’s 1993 novel of the same name, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. My Turquoise Years, Marion Farrant’s stage adaptation of her memoir about an absent mother and vanished time, shows May 9. Eighteen members of the Arts Club’s LEAP Teen Playwrights’ advanced class will share their short new plays May 16. Although the Arts Club hasn’t committed to presenting the final version of the long Craigslist Cantata, Hille lauds the company for encouraging the development of new work and for paying artists to workshop fledgling pieces, especially when she sees the arts suffering from a lack of government funding. Admission to all of the ReACT public readings at 1601 Johnston St. on Granville Island is by donation. For more information, see www.artsclub.com. crossi@vancourier.com
Veda Hille and Bill Richardson join forces for Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata May 2 at the Arts Club’s Revue Stage. photo Dan Toulgoet
WEDNESDAY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
It Just Makes Sense
INDEX Community Notices ....................................1000 Family Announcements ...........................1119 Employment..........................................................1200 Education .................................................................1400 Special Occasions...........................................1600 Marketplace ..........................................................2000 Children ......................................................................3000 Pets & Livestock ...............................................3500 Health............................................................................4000 Travel & Recreation ......................................4500 Business & Finance .......................................5000 Legals ............................................................................5500 Real Estate ..............................................................6000 Rentals .........................................................................6500 Personals ...................................................................7000 Service Directory .............................................8000 Transportation ....................................................9000
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
EW29
The choice i s yours…
Over 45 Diploma Programs
Call our East Vancouver Campus
(604)
Sales Centre Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm Email: classified@van.net Fax: 604-985-3227
251-4473
www.sprottshaw.com
Canwest Community Publishing
Delivery: 604-439-2660
604-630-3300
classified.van.net
Submit your photograph to courphotos@classified.van.net
Place y ad onli our n 24/7 e
jobs careers advice
Classified Display Ad Deadlines
Classified Line Ad Deadlines
Wed. Newspaper - Fri. 1:45pm Fri. Newspaper - Tues. 2:45pm
Wed. Newspaper - Mon. 4:20pm Fri. Newspaper - Wed. 4:20pm
driving.ca
working.com
househunting.ca
ANNOUNCEMENTS FEATURED EMPLOYMENT Looking for a career change? CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions. Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The Vancouver Courier will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.
For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!
1010
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
1031
YouWantIt We’veGotIt
Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classifieds.
• Quebec & 2nd
Announcements
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
Saturday to Tuesday (4 day/wk)
We are seeking energetic, motivated individuals to join our team. Our staff are sales focused and have superior customer service and communication skills. If you have a strong drive to succeed, and are interested in working for a company that offers its employees the opportunity for career advancement, we would love to hear from you. Please send your cover letter and resume to: careers@mapleleafstorage.com www.mapleleafstorage.com
MEGA JOB FAIR
THURSDAY, JULY 8th, 2010 North Surrey Recreation Centre 10275 - 135th Street 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Coming Events
Are you recruiting?
TECUMSEH Schl celebrates 100 June 3, 4-8pm, 18+ only. Register: www.tecumsehelementary.ca
1085
6TH ANNUAL
Call before April 15th and register your company for our Early Bird special! Over 8000 Job seekers are expected to attend. Contact: renu.gambhir@pics.bc.ca
Lost
LOST! RED multi strand coral necklace. Lost along the seawall in West Vancouver at Ambleside. Thurs. April 22 around noon. Sentimental Value. $50.00 reward, 604-224-1961 Business in Vancouver’s
1105
Personal Messages
& Education
a CanWest newspaper
DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ Short-Term Relationships, FREE CALLS.1-877-297-9883. Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes.1-888-534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chatlines. Local Single Ladies.1-877804-5381. (18+).
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) www.pics.bc.ca Fax: 604-596-7721
classified.van.net
Career Services/ Job Search
ARE YOU READY TO CHOOSE... how much you earn? When you want to work? Who you work with? Where you work? We train you online. Go to: www.liveyourdreamtoo.com BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Flexible Hours. Residual Income. PC Online Required. FULL Training Provided. Call 1-800-350-0350
Check Out Our Website: http://classified.van.net
QUIT LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. Operate your own Mini-Office Outlet using your home computer. Extra income, flexible hours www.yoursuccess 123.com.Education START YOUR OWN BUSINESS and BYOB (be your own boss). Make huge $’s. Will train you. $515. start-up investment required; www.works4me.me/byob.
Ext. 125
ADS continued on next page
EDUCATION 1403
604-596-7722
1403
Career Services/ Job Search
EXCLUSIVE FINNING/CATERPILLAR Heavy Equipment Service Training at GPRC Fairview Campus. Grade 12 diploma and mechanical aptitude required. $1000. bonus on first day of school. Write all 4 years apprenticeship exam. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview. TRAIN TO be a MEDICAL LAB ASSISTANT. The Healthcare industry needs YOU! MTI Community College www.mticc.com, 604-310-2684. LOVE YOUR JOB!
jobs. careers. advice.
1410
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
www.advance-education.com
604-272-7213
1410
Education Personal Trainer Certification
Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. Government Financial Aid may be available. 604-930-8377 Hilltop Academy
Upgrade your skills. Find education training in the Classifieds.
1417
Special Classes
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Men and Boys? Men fix their toys! Become an Outdoor Power Equipment Technician. Work on watercraft, ATV’s, snowmobiles, etc. Credit towards apprenticeship. GPRC Fairview College Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview. LEARN ITALIAN One of the most beautiful languages.... and perhaps the easiest. Private/small classes. Day/Evenings. 604-872-4545
ADS
continued on next page
1420
Tutoring Services
TUTOR DOCTOR VANCOUVER In-Home Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 604-351-7761 bfitzgerald@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com TUTORING in English by experienced professional. Grades 8-12, Westside. 604-274-6234
★COMPUTERS★
COMPUTER LESSONS FOR 50+ $30/hr Spring Special $210 /8hrs. Call Sol at 604-266-2414 Website: www.easypc.ca
EW30
THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
FEATURED EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT 1210
Beauticians/ Barbers
1240
General Employment
NWI HIRING Painters. $18.50 hr/ 40 hr wk. Compl. sec. sch + min. 3 yrs of exp. req. E-resume: enrique@nwicontracting.com
HAIR STYLISTS Spa Utopia & Salon is now hiring experienced Hair Stylists for our three locations. We offer commission plus hourly rates on services and retail commission. In addition, we offer performance based increases, gratuities, advanced educational support and extended health care benefits.
SPACE BOOKING For: UPS CANADA LTD Rep: TAgrios Ad#: 1234108
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
North Vancouver
Surrey
Burnaby
1215
Delta
Career Opportunities
$412 DAILY! Data entry positions available online! Internet needed. Income is Guaranteed! No experience required. Start Today! www.datafromhome.net
Chilliwack Maple Ridge
1230
Vancouver
Domestics
EXP NANNY/CAREGIVER COMPANION for elderly. Avail Now. We assist overseas. Whyte Domestic. 604-432-6890
Langley
Abbotsford Coquitlam
General 1240 Employment ATTENTION STUDENTS/ SUMMER WORK
New Westminster
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
We have jobs in every Lower Mainland community.
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.
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
ADMISSIONS ADVISOR
Private college seeking full-time Admissions Advisor for June with excellent computer & inter-personal skills. Must be experienced, able to multi-task and be a good team player. BA preferred. Only qualified candidates will contacted. Email lydia@vcct.ca or fax: 604-688-9001 WANTED
2 BAKER ASSISTANTS
$14/hour, Night shifts Russian speaking Amra Bakery Inc. 4324 Fraser Street Vancouver info@europeanbreads.com
1248
Home Support
F/T LI Caregiver for senior couple, Vancouver East. $8/hr, minus room & board. To apply call German @604-872-6819 LIVE-IN NANNIES available for Child & Elder care, 604-668-5929 email: info@platinum-care.com www.platinum-care.com
EDUCATION
1266
Medical Assistants Needed Now
Retail Pharmacies & Hospitals need trained Techs & Assistants. No Experience? Need Training? Local Training & Job Placement is also available. 1-888-748-4130
Student Employment
WANTED: Kids to sell chocolate bars after school & wknds. Earn up to $150/wk. 604-618-7780.
1300
Teachers/ Instructors
F/T Perm. Pos. as Accting Mgr., $45.00/hr. 40 hr/wk & health benefits. Req: univ. degree in accounting, 5-7 year experience in public firms w/min. 1 year experience in Canada. Must have knowledge. in CDN GAAP, speak French + English fluently. Must have extensive knowledge of French Code General des Imports. Email CV to ann@fernandezyoung.com
Trades/Technical
CERTIFIED GLAZIER (Terrace BC) Start immediately. 2-3 years experience. Excellent benefits. No shifts. Relocation assistance. Contact: Phi Chilibeck 250-563-1555 or fax 250-612-3684pchilibeck@allwestglass.com www.all-westglass.com FORK LIFT MECHANIC Will Train. 3rd or 4th yr apprentices may be accepted. Coq location, Day shift, Mon-Fri. 604-690-0855. LARGE WESTERN Canadian open shop reinforcing steel fabrication & installation company looking for experienced reinforcing ironworkers to work in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg. Competitive rates & benefits offered. Apply to lmsplacers@gmail.com
▼ ▼ ▼
Medical Records Clerk Teaching English as a Second Language
WHY CHOOSE US Hands-on Skill Training Student-focused Learning Environment Highly Qualified, Industry-Experienced Instructors Practicum Placements for All Programs Financial Aid Available to Qualified Applicants Job-Ready Grads Get Hired Right Away!
START NOW
To Pursue a New Career within Months!
1 800 993 4086 van.vccollege.ca
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.
Job Description: The individuals selected for these positions shall be required to provide all facets of underground production services. They will be responsible for the completion of various production tasks with an emphasis on the operation of a range of LHD equipment, truck haulage, “In The Hole” (ITH) drilling and blasting. Other support duties such as mechanical installation(s) (installation and maintenance of air, water and ventilation) and ground support will also be required. These individuals will be expected to receive daily safety and work line-up from their immediate supervisor(s) and complete the daily line-up safely and on time. Job Qualifications: ● Must have Full Underground Hard Rock Mining Service Type Common Core (U0000 to U0012), or equivalent provincial designation ● Must have a minimum of 3 years underground production experience ● Must have modules U0068A/B, U0071, U0091 or U0092 depending on specific task.
DEVELOPMENT MINERS:
FERNANDEZ YOUNG LLP
1310
2060
For Sale Miscellaneous
MECCANO SET. Almost complete. $500.00 OBO VRF@shaw.ca
PRODUCTION MINERS:
Pharmacy Tech Trainees Needed!
1295
Trades/Technical
Canadian Mining Contractor is seeking dedicated, hardworking and self-motivated individuals for the following positions:
Doctor’s & Hospitals need Medical Assistants, Medical Lab Assistants, Medical Office & Administration. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Assistance is also available. 1-888-748-4126
TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING
Early Childhood Education
1310
Medical/Dental
Job Description: The individuals selected for these positions will be expected to provide all facets of underground mining development. They will be responsible for all development tasks and shall have sufficient experience with daily activities such as a range of LHD operation, jumbo operators, and mechanized bolting. Other support duties such as mechanical installation(s) (installation and maintenance of air, water and ventilation) and ground support will also be required. These individuals will be expected to receive daily safety and work line-up from their immediate supervisor(s) and complete the daily line-up safely and on time. Job Qualifications: ● Must possess their Full Common Core for Underground Hard Rock Miner (U0000 to U0012), or equivalent provincial designation ● Must have a minimum of 3 years work experience ● Must have U0018, U0089 or U0092 depending on equipment or specific task ● Experience with either MacLean Series bolters or Atlas Copco Boltec are will be given top consideration
GENERAL:
● All applicants must meet the stated Job Qualifications ● Please provide any/all references with resume ● Remuneration shall be based on experience and qualifications ● Positions available immediately for long term contract. We will only receive resumes via fax: 705-692-4310 or by e-mail: info@technicagroup.com , any drop in will not be accepted. Please note that we will only consider individuals who meet or exceed the above qualifications AND experience requirements.
1325
Work Wanted
PROJECT/SITE MANAGER AVAILABLE My name is Werner Buehner, I am a German Citizen & would like to work in Canada. I am a professional, with Master & Technical Degrees, in the area of corrosion protecting coatings, i.e. coatings for storage tanks, paint application, fire proofing, floor linings, wallpapering, texture & plastering, painting, insulation against sound & heat etc, crown moulding installation. I calculate costs, staff, accounting & prepare estimates. I would like to work in Vancouver or Fort McMurrary as a Site Manager or Project Leader for a good company. References available (www.wbuehner.com ) Please contact me by Fax 0049 711 840034 or email: Werner-Buehner@web.de
Looking for a New Career Direction? Discover a World of Possibilities in the Classifieds!
Call 604.630.3300 to Advertise
2075
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 MATCHING SOFA/LOVE seat, area rugs, dining set & rocker, in Exc. cond. Kitsilano, $750 604-739-3489 * 778-888-7439
2095
Lumber/Building Supplies
#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. FUTURE STEEL BUILDINGS CLEARANCE - Pre-engineered and custom-sized to your requirements. Factory-direct pricing. Some models discounted to halfprice to clear. CALL FOR FREE BROCHURE AND QUOTE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cyclesawing increases efficiency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
3015
Childcare Available
* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688
3020
Childcare Wanted
NANNIES WANTED email resumes to thaniel0510@yahoo.com
How to write a classified ad that works. Writing an effective classified ad is easy when you know how. What follows is a step-by-step guide focusing on the time-tested principles of a successful ad. • Use a keyword. Start your ad with the item for sale, service offered or the job title. • Be descriptive. Give customers a reason to respond. Advertisers have found that the more information you provide, the better the response. • Limit abbreviations. Use only standard abbreviations to avoid confusion and misinterpretations. • Include price. Always include price of the item for sale. • How to respond. Always include a phone number (with area code) and/or street and email address.
To place your ad call:
604-630-3300
WEDNESDAY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
EDUCATION
EW31
SUDOKU Fun By The Numbers
Like puzzles? Then you'll love Sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your Sudoku savvy to the test!
▼
Hands-on Skills Training to Make You Job-Ready Prepare for the Real World with Practicum Placements Personal Financing Options Available CALL TODAY - Graduate within Months
▼ ▼
Fun By The Numbers
▼
Small Class Sizes and Supportive Instructors
▼
▼
SUDOKU
Multiple Start Dates for All Programs
Accounting and Payroll Administration Network Security and Database Administrator
1.800.320.3058 city.cdicollege.ca
Training Students Across Canada for more than 40 Years!
Here's How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
Like puzzles? Then you'll love Sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your Sudoku savvy to the test!
Here's How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
It Just Makes Sense NEW START DATES
APRIL 26 & JUNE 14
FREE Biology Upgrading Classes Starting Now *Some conditions may apply.
Day & Evening Classes Available
Career Opportunities:
LIMITED SEATS
Practical Nursing
The choice is yours…
h “Train Wit ST E G R A L BC’s iner!” Career Tra
*Funding may be available
Call our East Vancouver Campus
604-251-4473 Residential Care Aide and/or Home Support Worker Program. Funding may be available.
Train foracareerin Health Care. It’s not too late to train for a new career. Find training in the education section.
or visit us online @ www.sprottshaw.com
ACROSS 1. Distress signal 4. Number, in base two 7. Automobile 10. Test ACROSS 12.Distress Expression of 1. signal 4. Number, in base two sorrow 7. 14.Automobile Flower petals 10. Test 15. Schenectady 12. Expression of hospital sorrow 17. Flower He fiddled 14. petals 18. Schenectady Macaws 15. hospital 19. 13th President 17. fiddled 22. He Plural of pons 18. Macaws DOWN 19. 13th President 22.Appear Plural of pons 1. 2. Primula elatior DOWN 3. Appear Unhealthy looking 1. 2. elatior 4. Primula Rubber rings 3. Unhealthy looking 5. A musical notation 4. Rubber rings 6. ____ng: venturesome 5. A musical notation 7. Artery 6. ____ng: venturesome 8. Artery Warning signals 7. 9. Tear downsignals 8. Warning 9. downthe Pooh 11.Tear Winnie 11. Winnie the Pooh author author 13. Spanish suns 13. Spanish suns 16. Ancient Persia Persia 16. Ancient governor governor 18. More More abundant abundant 18.
23. Ninth month (abbr.) 24. No longer are 25. Type genus of the Gliridae 26. Ninth Publicmonth promotion 23. (abbr.) 24. No longer are 27. Actor __ Harris 25. genus of the 28. Type Observe secretly Gliridae 29. Of she 26. Public promotion 31. Indicates position 27. Actor __ Harris 32. Aluminum 28. Observe secretly 33. Of 84057 29. she 31. position 35. Indicates Enlarge hole 32. Aluminum 38. Incentive payment
40. Of the lower back 42. Incandescent alternative 46. A young girl 47. Of Hang 40. theglide lower back 42. Incandescent 48. About Sun alternative 49. Goddess of blind 46. follyA young girl 47. Hang glide 50. About Not crazy 48. Sun 51. Goddess Gamblingoftown 49. blind 52. A layer of rock folly 50. 53. Not Golfcrazy score 51. Gambling town 54. Popular average
33. 84057 35. Enlarge hole 38.Tall Incentive 20. & thinpayment like a
52. A layer of rock 53. Golf score 54.Loose Popular average 42. body fat
21. Tall Support appendage 20. & thin like a twig 28. They take dictation 21. appendage 29. Support _____gue: a tirade 28. They take dictation 30. Selects by votes 29. _____gue: a tirade 31. Awakened 30. Selects by votes 33. Awakened Pumpkin-shaped 31. 34. Pumpkin-shaped S.E. Austrian river 33. 34. Austrian river 36. S.E. Supports climbing 36. Supports climbing plants plants 37. Sledgehammered 37. Sledgehammered 39. As____: As____: evaluate evaluate 39. 40. More More dried-up dried-up 40. 41. S.A. S.A. grassy grassy plain plain 41.
44. Loose Site of body Jesus’fatfirst 42. 43. Cleansing agent miracle 44. Jesus’ 45. Site Ridgeofover thefirst eyes miracle 45. Ridge over the eyes
twig
43. Cleansing agent
PUZZLE PUZZLE SOLUTION SOLUTION
REGISTER NOW!
Practical Nursing:
EW32
THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
GARAGE SALES
3508
Dogs
3508
Dogs
TEACUP YORKSHIRE Terrier pups. Health guar. 604-825-2001 www.fraservalleyyorkies.com YORKSHIRE TERRIERS fem 2yrs, housebroken, all shots, non shed. to good home $350 ea 604-724-4314
FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957
E - KNOX CHURCH SPRING SALE
GARAGE SALE
Sun. May 2 10-4pm 519 SW Marine Drive (Enter off Lord Street, rear of the building) Golf bags, cassettes and lots more stuff.
Fri. April 30th @ 5pm-8:30pm & Sat. May 1st @ 10am-1pm
41st & Balaclava St. Vancouver
Boutique, books, baking, furniture, household items, etc.
JACK RUSSELL pups male, female smooth coat, tails docked, dewormed, 1st shots $450. 604-701-1587
3530
Lessons/Training
DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy profitable career as a professional dog trainer. DogStars Professional Dog Trainers School in Vancouver now accepting registration for Spring 2010 Government registered program student loans and grants. Phone: 604-878-STAR (7827) Web: www.DogStars.ca
3550
Poultry
If
Flea Market and Bake Sale
Blessed Sacrament Parish 3040 Heather St. (between Oak & Cambie) Saturday, May 1 10 am - 3 pm
SPRING BAZAAR LION’S DEN - SENIORS 770 Commercial/Adanac St. Saturday, May 1st 10AM - 3PM 10 Tables Baking & Peserves Hot Dogs/Pop COME ENJOY
3508 3507
KOMONDOR 3 mos male, smart, loving, strong personality. Needs exp owner. $800. 604-857-4120
Dogs
HAPPY HEALTHY Indoor Adult cat free to good home(allergies) Perfect for Senior 604-771-5845 HIMALAYAN KITTENS, 3 f/2 m, vet ✔, 1st shots, family raised, ready. $200. Aldgr 604-626-4650
BORDERNESE X puppies, born Mar 13 have both parents grt family & camping dog. $300. 604-792-3280
Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com PERSIAN KITTEN spayed female 6 mth CFA reg health gaur gentle $600 firm 604-939-1231 www.dreamhimicattery.com
★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !
Dogs
PUPPY PARADISE Golden Retriever Awesome Family Dog! (PB, Reg’d) F $795 M $895 778-552-0822
PUPPY PARADISE Havanese Gorgeous & Smart! (PB, Reg’d) M $895. F $995. 778-552-0822
AUSSIE PUPS. Ten to choose from. Ready to go the first weekend in June. Tails & claws done. Both parents available to view. $700 - $1000/ea. 604-607-7372
Homecare Available
HAPPY, ENERGETIC, POSITIVE, retired caucasian nurse/ grandma, seeks a job as an elderly companion/caregiver. I have worked in the companion/ caregiver field for over 20 yrs, I come with glowing ref’s as well as lots of love, laughter and nutritious home cooked meals and baking. Please call 604-329-4466
4051
Registered Massage Services
SWISS BODY
MASSAGE & WAXING Men & Women
Massage $29 Head to Toe 3 hrs $109
PUPPY PARADISE Poodles Cute & Cuddly! (PB, Registered) 2 MALES $795. 778-552-0822
3482 Main St. Van 604-873-9890 MASSAGE, Shiatsu or Acupuncture. $40/hr. Non-Sexual. MonSat 10am-6pm. 604-873-1808 Try the Best 604-872-1702
RARE! CHOCOLATE & BLUE French Bulldogs, 1st in Canada. Rerserve now! 604-802-6934 www.westcoastfrenchbulldogs.com
ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com
Destinations Okanagan/ Interior
4530-10
OSOYOOS LAKEFRONT Weekly
Rentals. 3 br villas, pool, priv pier, boat moorage. $1600 week & up.
Call 1-250-495-2238 email: desertproperty@telus.net
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
Sunshine Coast
4530-11
ROTTWEILER PUPS Purebreds. D.O.B. 03/04/10. 3 females & 1 male. Full tails; dew claws removed; dewormed & vet checked. Ready now! $800 firm. (1)-604-794-3953, Chilliwack
5005
Accounting/ Bookkeeping
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION for small business, financial statements and personal taxes. SYLVIA SY, CGA 604-732-5511
4035
604-724-7652
3508
KATISSA POULTRY Non medicated, all vegetable feed, no animal by products, grown and sold on the farm. Fully Processed, Flash Frozen Ready for roasting. For prices & details see www.specialtychicken.com Cloverdale area, 604 541-0007
Cats BARE NAKED BABIES, Rare True Hairless Chinese Cresteds, family raised, vet checked, 14 weeks, $1000 604-723-1963
4530
4060
Metaphysical
LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca
To advertise call
604-630-3300
K.K. Accounting. Tax returns $25+ up. Audits, bookkeeping, financial statements, corp returns, payroll GST/PST. #105 -111 West Broadway. Call 604-876-5899 Roger Chung, CGA Tax, bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, acct systems. #206-1089 W Broadway www.rogerchung.com 604 628-1960
5015
Business Opportunity
COKE/M&M/ENERGY VENDING ROUTES! Earn to $100K with 50 Locations in your area! 1-800-367-8409 ext. 3178.
Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!
Go to http://classified.van.net or call 604-630-3300.
SPRING SAVINGS!!! First 8 weeks for $88. Look great, Feel great. Lose weight. Guaranteed. Call Herbal Magic 1-800-781-0539 for more information. Limited Time Offer.
5035
#1 IN PARDONS. Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free 1-866-416-6772, www.ExpressPardons.com.
IN A CAR Accident? Getting DIVORCED? INHERITANCE coming? GET MONEY TODAY! Up to $10,000 Canada Wide Settlement Lenders 1-866-210-7200 **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348
Financial Services
A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM. Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member. DEBT STRESS? Debts got you worried? End those phone calls. Avoid bankruptcy. Contact us for a no-cost consultation. Online: www.mydebtsolution.com or tollfree 1-877-556-3500 IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 17 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.
Legal Services
#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com
5070
Business Services
Ready to Graduate From Particle Board?
Business Services
CHEAP TELEPHONE RECONNECT! Paying too much? Switch, save money, and keep your number! First month only $24.95 + connection fee. Phone Factory Reconnect 1-877-336-2274 ; www.phonefactory.ca.
5060
#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com
5017
5017
CRIMINAL RECORD? Only PARDON SERVICES CANADA has 20 years experience GUARANTEEING RECORD REMOVAL. Call 1-8-NOWPARDON (1-866-972-7366). www.RemoveYourRecord.com.
WATERFRONT CABIN 3 BR on Sakinaw Lake, Pender Harbor. Large deck, dock, use of canoe, June, July , Aug. 1-604-859-0292
POMERANIAN PUPPIES 2 males, ready to go. $500 ea, mom & dad also avail. 604-858-7606
BEAUTIFUL KITTENS Siemese X, tabby, solids $40. Call 604-392-6898 Chilliwack
Nutrition/Diet
SPRING SAVINGS!!! First 8 weeks for $88. Look great. Feel Great. Lose weight. Guaranteed. Call Herbal Magic 1-800-926-4363 for more information. Limited time offer. DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433
G
4065
5505
Legal/Public Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS THE ESTATE OF ANNIE CONSTANCE GOODYEAR, DECEASED All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executors, care of their solicitors, Clark Wilson LLP, 800-885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3H1, on or before the 4th 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 and Bryan John Leary also known as Brian Leary, Executors CLARK WILSON LLP Solicitors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF DOROTHY CHRISTINA CAMERON late of Yaletown House, Room 224 – 1099 Cambie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5A8 (the “Estate”) NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the Executor, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 – 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before June 1, 2010, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. EXECUTOR: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY SOLICITOR: Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS THE ESTATE OF MARION ROSE WILSON, DECEASED 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, PO Box 11538, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4N7, Canada (Attention: Erin Devereaux), on or before the 18th 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 CLARK WILSON LLP Solicitors
Money to Loan
$0 DOWN at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie1-877-7920599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.
@
view ads online@ http://classified.van.net
FURNITURE
Notice to Creditors and Others
Re: The Estate of Winnifred Margaret Anne Gauthier, also known as Peggy W. Gauthier and also known as Peggy Gauthier, Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Winnifred Margaret Anne Gauthier, also known as Peggy W. Gauthier and also known as Peggy Gauthier, of 1645 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver B.C. are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to David Unterman at 200-6330 Fraser Street, Vancouver B.C. on or before July 31, 2010 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
vancourier.com
SOLID WOOD B EDROOM SET. Beautiful cond ition. Must go. Call Vince 555 -3210.
5505
Legal/Public Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
RE: The Estate of Paolo Allan Barazzuol, otherwise known as Paul Barazzuol, Paul A. Barazzuol and P.A. Barazzuol, deceased, formerly of 2761 Turner Street, Vancouver, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Paolo Allan Barazzuol, otherwise known as Paul Barazzuol, Paul A. Barazzuol and P.A. Barazzuol, deceased, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor, c/o Cohen Buchan Edwards, Lawyers & Notaries, Suite 208 - 4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 3A5, on or before the 1st day of June, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. DATED at Richmond, BC this 23rd day of April, 2010. K. BRUCE PANTON COHEN BUCHAN EDWARDS Solicitors for the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, Executor
7005
RENTALS 6505
Apartments & Condos
6505-11
1 BR. Lower Lonsdale. May 1. Beautiful ground floor “Yaletown” style. $1500. Built 2008. 761sq ft. Modern appl: fridge, stove, w/d, d/w. Storage. Rec. room. Large south facing terrace. Hot water incl. U/g parking. Pets OK. 175 W 2nd St. Jeffrushen@gmail.com
MOVING?
BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Special rates. Open House FRI & SAT @ 8665 Shaughnessy Call 604-327-9419 EAST VNCR. Near 7th & Clark. VIEW. Upper lrg 2 BR ste, newly reno’d, hardwood floors. Av now. Sm pet Ok. $1200. 604-218-7660
MARPOLE 1323 W. 71st Ave. Studio $730. Incl. Hot Wtr, u/g prkg. N/P. 1 Yr Lease. May 1. www.apt4rent.ca, 604-727-9022
RELAXING SWEET FULL BODY MASSAGE
6522
604-321-8296
Furnished Accommodation
12 & Quebec, Bright, clean, quiet furnished 2nd flr room, W/D, Female ONLY. NS/NP. $425/mo incls utils. May 1. 604-576-1746
**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**
604-739-3998
GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet, European lady is available for company 604-451-0175
BACH & 1 BR, Newly Reno’d, cls to shop & transit, 2nd flr, incls heat, h/w, prkg, Start @ $675. 604-325-1385 www.remirealty.ca
601 West 57th Ave, Van Spacious 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Rental Apartments and Townhouses in beautiful Langara Gardens, 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, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hot tub, gym, activity/event room, laundry facilities and parking. Near Oakridge Mall, Canada Line, public transit, Langara College, Churchill High School and Langara Golf Course. For more information please call 604-327-1178 www.langaragardens.com
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE by Japanese College Masseuse. Private. Call Amy 604-909-9880
Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad
2 B/R all-in furn near new bsmt ste in great neighborhood, nr Parkgate, Seymour hiking/biking/ skiing/golfcourse and Deep Cove. N/S, in-ste w/d/dishwasher, util/ cbl/internet+int lcl phn # all inc $1600/mo 604-904-9428
REAL ESTATE 6002
Agents
NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates. Mazuma 604-629-8628 www.dlcmazuma.ca
Real Estate Services
6005
I BUY PROPERTIES Any Condition, location or price 1-800-963-2115 www.StrategicHousing.ca
6008
Condos/ Townhouses
6008-24
Port Coquitlam
OPEN HSE Sun, May 2nd, 2-4pm, 3348 Vincent St, Poco, 2 storey T/H 3 BR, 1255 sf, updates, f/back yard Kerry 604-763-4638, www.sandrin.com Royal LePage Coronation West
6008-28
Richmond
Steveston $238K, Reno’d 1 BR + Den garden lvl T/H back onto priv green space. Central Richmond $388,900. Gated 55+ , 2 BR, 2 bath 1283sf. For open House Time, pics, floorplan, please visit: www.AccoladeRealEstate.ca Michael Lepore, Royal LePage 604-295-3974
6008-30
Surrey
ZERO DOWN - WHY RENT? TOWNHOUSE OR CONDO 2 BR, 2 bath, f/p, central loc. Sry. Total payments, $900/mo. Rob Watt, 778-839-3596. Prudential
6008-40
W.End/Down/ Yaletown
Coal Harbour $464,900, Sleek & Sophisticated 1 BR + den 670sqft suite in Vancouver landmark building. Call Michael Lepore, Royal LePage, 604-295-3974 www.AccoladeRealEstate.ca
6020
Houses - Sale
6020-01
Real Estate
6525
6020
Houses - Sale
6020-01
Real Estate
6540
Houses - Rent
STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 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
6570
Suites/Partial Houses
6602
Garages
OFF STREET parking space vicinity of Kingsway & Boundary. $50 per mth. Call 604-434-1037
Langara Gardens
Chinese Full bodywork, gentle or deep tissue 15 yr exp’d Mon-Sat Call 604-329-8218. SE Burnaby
Personals
Apt/Condos
North Van Apt. Rentals
Body Work
7010
6508
WEDNESDAY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
Out Of Town
1 BDRM & Den, large grnd level bsmt suite, private entry, furn/ unfurn, prefer couple. n/s, n/p $1100 incl util. Call 604-255-7150 1 BDRM g/l, nr 33rd & Knight, shrd bath, w/d, full kitchen, ns np, incl utils, Internet, Female only $460 Avail. May 1! 604-726-1873 1 BR bsmt suite, nr Rupert & 19th Ave, ns np, $800 incls utils & w/d, 604-779-1658 1 BR. FURN bsmt suite, Arbutus area, on bus route, own entry, updated, ns, np, suit 1, avail now, $700 incld utils, 604-737-8464 1 BR, KERRISDALE spacious, bright basement ste, own w/d, $1050 incl utils, cable & internet. May 1, ns np. 604-263-4234 2 BR mn flr of bungalow, Kerrisdale, living rm with lots of light & f/p, sep dining, eating area off kit. balcony overlooking shared yard, no laundry, ns, $1255 incls utils June 1. 604-261-3631, 263-0345
CULTUS LAKE Cottage available for short or long term rental. Fully furn 2BR, BBQ & sunny deck. Near beach. 604-813-7535
office/retail suites & partial houses
warehouses
homestay
shared accommodation
Real Estate
6020
Houses - Sale
6020-40
Vancouver West Side
* FREE *
uSELLaHOME.com
$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $468,888 722-3996 id4694 Port Moody Suter Brook Village top floor 710sf 1br condo $359,900 313-1480 id5083 Sry Cloverdale 1910 Heritage Home 3082sf 7br 3.5ba w/suite $649K 576-3191id5054 Sry Fleetwood 1655sf 2 or 3br 2.5ba tnhse, gated, dbl garage $379K 951-0405id5078 Sry Fleetwood 3260sf 3or4br 2.5ba, 17192sf lot, triple garage $739K 599-7009 id5093 Sry/Langley border beautifully updated 850sf 2br condo $259,900 514-3374 id5098 Sry Sullivan Hts magnificent 3651sf 7br 6ba, 5285sf lot $736,999 778-892-2143 id5100
SELLERS REPORT 27 Tips To Get Your Home Sold Fast and For Top Dollar lowermainlandrealestate online. com How to Buy Nice HOUSES FOR BIG PROFITS Make $232,016.96 a Year in 7 hours a week without touching a hammer. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 24 Hr Rec. Msg. 1-866-215-8037 ID 207 LeaveWorkSomeDay.com Invigo Realty Ltd.
www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $18,500 down $1,975/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock
6020-20
HANDYMAN SPECIAL! Vultures welcome. $256,000, Call Now! 604-418-3162 or 604-857-3597
6020-22
Sat May 1, 2-4pm 207 W 49th Best Deal! 5 BR with 2 BR ste, wlk to skytrain/Langara/Oakridge $889K. Mala @ Sutton 710-9030
6030
Mission
New Westminster
Lots & Acreage
★ MISSION ★ 1.35 Acres Come Build your Dream Home Rare Cul-de-sac building lot in Mission. Street of High End Homes, backs onto Greenbelt. Lots of Privacy - Room for sep garage. 10 mins to downtown. Drive by 9749 Jones Terrace on Dewdney Trunk Rd, nr the Abbey, $298K. Call Len 604-763-4118
❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏
3 BR Townhouse rancher Clearbrook Village, 1 bath, fp, w/d, lrg yard. nr school/rec ctre $230,000 By Owner 604-870-4708
RENT TO OWN
Low $$ Down - Easy Qualifying 1 (800) 963-2115 www.StrategicHousing.ca
6007
Any Price, Condition, or Location No Fees, No Risk − 604 435-5555
HOME BUYING CENTER INC
★ WE BUY HOUSES ★ Older home? Damaged home? Needs repairs? Quick Cash! Call us First! 604-657-9422
www.househunting.ca
BUSINESSES FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL 3700 sq.ft. restaurant/lounge in KITSILANO
with a 2 a.m. liquor license. Seats 96 in restaurant, 26 in lounge and 16 on the patio. Incredible kitchen and outstanding leasehold improvements. 30 secured underground parking spots. Selling due to health concerns.
Call listing agent for appointment.
$398,500 Armida Spada-McDougall • 604-728-7765
Royal LePage City Centre — armida@novuscom.net
NW/BBY Border. New, spac 6 BR + Den, 4 baths. 2,600 sf. Granite, SS appl, legal suite, river view. Call now-beat the HST! $749,000, & no tax! Kelly Bhatti, Century 21 Coastal Realty, 604-808-0221
6008
Condos/ Townhouses
6008-36
2BR $1750. Large, new reno, south facing. Sm. dog ok, n/s, now. 604-222-8879 3 BR grnd flr ste, pkrg, nr Joyce Skytrain, schools, library, bus & shops, np ns, share w/d. May 1 $1100 + 1/2 utils. 604-435-4917 GRAND BLVD 1 bdrm Garden Suite avail May 1. $975 inc util. W/D, N/S, 1 cat OK. Quiet single person. 604-340-0419
6615
Wanted To Rent
SENIOR LADY requires a home west of Granville. Suite or share your home. Active & able senior. Call 604-943-5955
Townhouses Rent
MARINE WOODS 3399 Fieldstone Ave, 3 BR, 3 bath, 1300sf, End Unit, Lease, NP, NS, $1650 June 1. Eric 604-723-7368
@
place your ad online@ http://classified.van.net
$
60
Place Your Ad On-line at https://webads.van.net or call 604-630-3300
To advertise in Rentals call 604-630-3300
6020-01
6605
2 BR, ground, by schools, 22nd & Victoria, suits 2 people or couple w/child, ns, small pet ok, St. prkg, $850+, ASAP, 604-419-4525
4 Lines 3 Times
townhouses
Houses - Sale
Suites/Partial Houses
Do You Need to Rent Your Property?
apts/condos
6020
6602
EW33
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
6008
Condos/ Townhouses
Vancouver West Side
CUTE & COZY 111 -1930 W. 3rd SPLIT THE SUMMER BETWEEN KITS BEACH and your spacious private 300 sq ft patio. Just steps to the Beach - Perfect starter studio only $289,000
OPEN HOUSE Sat April 24, 2-4 pm Alf Orr 604-961-5851 for appt to view e-mail alforr@hotmail.com Royal LePage Northshore
6030
Lots & Acreage
LANGLEY LOT. $284,000. Fully serviced. 3,800 sq ft. Prime location in new area of Willoughby Heights. Can build three level house with bsmnt and double garage, with lane access. Close to Hwy 1 & amen. 604-618-3244
6035
Mobile Homes
Need a New Place?
6020-14
★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598
6065
Recreation Property
PALM DESERT, California ½ ownership for sale. Recently reno’d 3300sq ft 3 bedroom home. Resort. Fully equip’d, pool, spa, car and golf cart. Exc long Term mortgage, rental revenue & personal availability 125K Canadian terms 604-244-1986 weden@telus.net
6070
Find one in the Classifieds To advertise call 604-630-3300
Houses - Sale
Real Estate Investment
COZY COTTAGE Home on .82 acres Lake Front, less than 1 hour fr Vancouver. Just $525K. Park Georgia Rlty, Lisa 778 882-7275
LANGLEY, S. Best 55 + years old mobile home park! 2 BR, 2 full baths, electric f/p, 6 appl, carport. 1,200 sq ft. Pad rental: $435/mo. $129,900 obo. Call 604-534-0470
6020
6052
Squamish/ Whistler
5 WHISTLER REVENUE Properties, prime location, detached single family homes. Exc revenue Motivated owner 604-698-7864
6020
Houses - Sale
Langley/Aldergrove
FOR SALE BY OWNER
27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove
$718,000 Reduced Price to the Current Assessed Value
No Real Estate Fees or Commissions Gorgeous 5,300 sq. ft. custombuilthomewithafinished A must see! basement & in-law suite. Open design, very functional, great for entertaining family & friends. Close to all amenities, 5 minutes to the USA. Too many features to list! You won’t be disappointed.
604-626-4122 or Cell 778-828-9490 laws4122@telus.net
EW34
THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
HOME SERVICES 8030
Carpentry
8080
Electrical
GENERAL CARPENTRY •Small Jobs •Handyman •Finishing •Siding •Repairs. Call Russell @ Deka Construction.... 604-618-0459 JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER, inside & outside jobs, WCB, ref’s Peter 778-889-4552
8055
Cleaning
ENVIRO MAID INSURED and BONDED. Residential. Available on a regular basis. Excellent refs. Free est. $20 p/hr. 604-685-1344 JANE’s • House Cleaning A thorough job every time! Call ★ 778-398-0661 LIDIA’S EUROPEAN Cleaning. Res/Com. Specializing in detail cleaning. Bonded. 604-541-9255
QUALITY CLEANING. Excellent references. Res/Comm. $25/hour per cleaner. Call 778-895-3522
8058
Computer Services
LIC. #41559 & #3377631
RENOVATIONS & SERVICE PANELS
Professional, Quick, Reliable
• REASONABLE RATES • FULLY GUARANTEED • LICENCED & BONDED
– 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
Concrete
CONCRETE SPECIALIST Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing
Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp. For free estimates call Mario
253-0049
A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Patios, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do all types of block, brick & stone work. Free ests. Basile 604-617-5813 Tom 604-690-3316 ALL KINDS of Concrete Work, Tile & Brick. Free Estimate. 604-767-5915 Call Rocky CONCRETE Removal / Replace Small jobs welcome ● Fence repair. Free est. Mario 254-0148 Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551 CONCRETE SPECIALIST, patio sidewalk, driveway, exposed aggregate reas rate 604-764-2726 CONCRETE WORK of any kind. Third generation. Call Mike at 604-945-8717 cel 604-318-3649 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Waterproofing, Wash & Sealing Larry 778-882-0098
8073
Drainage
Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086
DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-739-2000
8075
Drywall
#1 A-CERTIFIED Lic. Electrician. New or old wiring. Reasonable rates. Lic #11967. 604-879-9394
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 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Exp, friendly, reliable. Specializing in replacing old nob & tube wiring. Lic.#50084. 604-725-4535
Electrician Lic#95323, Bonded, Affordable Com/Res. No Job too small. 25yrs exp. 604 727-2306 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #17228. Panel/service upgrades. Home wiring, renovations, small jobs too! Call Larry, 604-726-6051. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. 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
8090
*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 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
LTD.
Installations Refinishing & Repairs
Call: 604-240-3344 ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275
THE FENCE GUY Insured B.C.T.Q Tradesmen 1994 Call Dave 604-781-9110
Prof. refinish, sanding from $2. installs. Dustless 604-219-6944 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508
Gutters
Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Soffits All jobs Guaranteed. Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price
604-439-9417 DYNAMIC GUTTERS & Exteriors. Full seamless gutters. Installation repairs & soffits. All jobs guaranteed. Fully insured, bonded, WCB. Will beat any competitors price. 604-439-9417 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 Repairs & Renos, small repairs welcome. Insured, WCB, Licensed. 604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com
8140
Heating
8150
Kitchens/Baths
househunting.ca
Landscaper? Find one in the Home Services section.
Planting • Pruning • Weeding Lawn Maintenance Call Jim
www.popeyesmovingbc.com
!
! !
pruning for tree beautification, health and safety plant health care tree selection, installation, and establishment proper hedge trimming
Book an ISA Certified Arborist consultation at no charge:
604-737-2643 ! competitive rates ! fully guaranteed ! highest insurance
Landscaping, Excavation & Demos turf, ponds, garden beds, irrigation, retaining walls, bobcat, hedges, concrete/paved patios/walkways, jack hammering, concrete cutting, delivery/hauls, drainage/sewer/water, complete yard redevelopments and strata contracts
778-885-5009
Greenscape Design ALL TYPES OF LANDSCAPING beauty • value • innovation For more info-GOOGLE “Yellow Pages Greenscape Design” CELL: 604-808-0370 OFFICE: 604-922-0136
AVANTI GARDEN SERVICES Planting, Landscaping, Natural garden care. Laura 604-264-0775
8160
Lawn & Garden
Spring Services
SAME DAY SERVICE, FULLY INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs • Yearly Maintenance Programs •
CHAU LE GARDENING yard, clean up, lawn maint. trimming, shrubs, hedging, pruning, power raking 604-782-5288 EDWARD’S GARDEN SERVICE Complete garden care - Design and installations by an exp’d prof. Call Ed 604-738-6148 Exp. Gardener. Spring cleanups, leaf removal, weeding, pruning,
hedges. New soil, Ron 604-202-2176
EXPERT PRUNING Cert Arb Ornamental & fruit trees, shrubs,etc Colin Malcolm 604-618-9741 Gardening Services 21 yrs exp. Tree topping, West & Eastside & Rmd. Michael 604-240-2881 iGarden Mowing, Full garden maintenance & landscape services. Power raking, aerating, fertilizing, gutter cleaning. 1st two cuts for the price of 1. Free Est. 778-991-5296 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming. Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126
JUST LAWNCUTS 604-739-8241
LAWNS CUT Mowing, trimming & small pruning jobs. Call Andrew 604-708-1152 OAKRIDGE TREE SERVICE Certified Arborist Prune, Trim, Removal, Pest Control, Stump Grind, Fruit Tree Specialist. Fully Insured, BBB.
604-321-5300
★ SD ENTERPRISES ★ Gardening, landscaping, power raking, lawn care, pruning, cedar fencing. Call Terry, 604-726-1931
EVERSHINE LANDSCAPING
• Lawn Cuts • Power Rake • Hedge Trim • Aeration • Gardening • Gutters • Rubbish • Fertilizing • Pressure washing
Call: 604-773-0075
SPRING CLEAN-UP
Laura, 604-264-0775
LAWNS CUT $20. and up, Edge & Trim. Wes 604.266.5912
Oil Tank Removal
FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.
• Oil Tank Removal • Work complies with city bylaws BC Mainland • Always fair & reasonable rates • Excellent references
For Free Estimates Call
Off: 604-266-2120 Cell: 604-290-8592
8185 AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men
1, 3, 5 or 7 Ton
45
$
From Been in business for over 10 years Packing, Office & Piano moving specialist
Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance Moves Seniors Discount www.affordablemoversbc.com
604-537-4140 AJK MOVING LTD.
Moving. Storage. Deliveries Local & Long Distance MOVERS.... Residential. Commercial. Industrial. Truck for Clean-ups garage, basement, backyard.
Paving/Seal Coating
8205
ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187
8220
Plumbing
BBM Big Boss Mechanical
PLUMBING & DRAINAGE Renovations Big or Small. Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes.
★ Good Quality Service ★ Fully Licenced & WCB.
604 729-3864 778 928-9839
STORMWORKS Oil Tank Removal Recommended Insured Reasonable Rates 604-724-3670
OIL TANK REMOVAL Fast, friendly service & competitive rates. Call 778-888-8351
Painting/ Wallpaper
8195
CANSTAR PAINTING The Quality You Trust! Interior & Exterior ★ EXCELLENT PRICES ★ Free Est./Written Guarantee
No Hassle Quick Work Insured/WCB
Free Est/Written Guarantee
• • • •
Licensed, Insured & Bonded Lic. Plumbers & Gas Fitters Over 20 years Experience Custom Renovations to Small Repairs
604-312-6311
RED SEAL
Drainage & Plumbing Inc. Drain Tiles, Main Sewer Lines, Underground Video Inspection, Kitchen & Bathroom Sinks & Tubs, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Excavation Service, Broken Water Mains & Pipes, Dripping Taps
604-618-4988 778-836-5940
Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter * Reno’s & Repairs 24 hrs/day * Furnaces * Boilers * Hot Water Heating * Reasonable Rates * Hot Water Tanks
Insured/WCB
604-731-2443
Cyrus Painting
Plumbing & Renovations
778-881-6096 20 yrs experience
Interior/Exterior Work Guaranteed, E FRE Fully Insured EST.
www.cyruspainting.ca or 604-722-0660
FAIRWAY PAINTING
Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS
7291234
AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits) CONFIDENT PaintingLtd Int & Ext Specialist 20 yrs exp ★ Reas rates ★ high quality Jean-Guy Bottin 604. 626. 1975
YOUR WAY
Full Kitchen & Bath Reno’s • Plumbing Service - all types • H/W tanks • Plugged drains No job too small!
‘Old Home Specialist’
Steve
✔
604-324-3351
#1 IN RATES & SERVICE Licenced local plumber. Plug Drains, Reno’s 1-877-861-2423 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com BS & SONS gas heating & plumbing. Certified. Renos, h/w tanks, boilers, drains. 24 hrs. 671-6815
PLUMBERS
Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000 ECLIPSE Plumbing & Drains, All repairs. Unplug drains, H/W Tanks, Renos, 778-233-1776
Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~
DENALI PAINTING − Int. & Ext. Reliable, Insured, WCB. Free Est Seniors Discount. 778 320-4438
604-708-8850
D.J. PAINTING, Drywall Repair, Many yrs exp, int/ext, comm/res, very clean, Free Est, 604-258-7300 cell: 604-417-5917
$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020
MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.
AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885
PAUL’S PAINTING & Renovations- Low winter prices, 25 yr s exp. Call Paul 778-865-0370
AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511
POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed Free Est * Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908
• Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Efficient & Reliable
POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed Free Est * Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908
Serving West Side since 1987
AAA PRECISION PAINTING Interior/Exterior Excellent Prices
B&Y MOVING
• Design/Build • Maintenance • Gardening & Landscaping
8193
TAM’S GARDENING. Lawn cutting, power raking, aerating, pruning, rubbish removal, Free ests. 604-763-1280, 604-434-6363
(604) 875-9072 873-5292
Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside
Scott 604-377-2503
778-997-9582
FREE ESTIMATES
CALL 310-JIMS (5467)
10% off all of March with this coupon
T. TRAN-604-723-2468 , pruning, lawn cuts, power raking, aerate, cleanup, re-seed. Reliable.
Moving & Storage
Painting/ Wallpaper
8195
★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900
POPEYE’S MOVING
604-879-9191 Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets
Need a
EAGLE EYE Soar with the best It’s your move 778-883-2538
Akasha Turf Grass Mngt complete lawn restoration, aeration & fert. Res/Comm. $79. 526-6305
• In business 50 years
#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby
Moving & Storage
8185
Spring Ser vices
www.jimsmowing.ca
* HOUSE PROFESSOR * Home Repairs & Interior Painting Call Roy 778-228-8550
Lawn & Garden
604.266.6333
DAHIPP CONTRACTING Handyman Services Baths, Kitchens, etc 604.817.0718 ‘‘HIRE A HUSBAND’’ Any household job. Gerald 778-227-9459
8160
Your trusted Westside experts
T&L INC.
Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing
Find your perfect home at
arbutus tree service
! Artistry of Hardwood Floors
Landscaping
Garden Maintenance
Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.
Lorenzo & Son Plumbing & Heating (604) 312-6311 Local Licensed Plumbers & Gas Fitters
FENCES & DECKS, gates, front steps etc. John 778-998-5591 tarasoffconstruction.com
8155
THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS
Fencing/Gates
❏ Cedar Fence Installation Call 604-275-3158
COMPLETE DRYWALL, board, tape & drywall repairs, small jobs ok. 778-863-3369
Floor Refinishing
A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only. 604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319
Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall finishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured. ★ COMPLETE DRYWALL ★ By certified tradesman. Small jobs pref. 604-762-4024
8110
#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774.
S&S LANDSCAPING
604-916-7729 JEFF
ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material sales Dwight, 604-732-3057 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca
8125
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
J.A. CONSTRUCTION
Floor Covering
Lic. 22308
Computer REPAIR: PC, Internet, Network, home/office reg maint. Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815
8060
8105
WESTCOAST PLUMBING & HEATING Licensed, Comm/Residential. Plumbing, Gas fitting, Furnaces Hot water heaters & Drain cleaning etc. Repairs, Reno’s & Install
24/7- 604-328-1385
Reduce Reuse Recycle The classifieds can help! 604.795.4417 604.630.3300
HOME SERVICES 8240
Renovations & Home Improvement
20 Yrs. in Business!
Since 1989
9129 Shaughnessy St.
Hannah Jaxon 13 Hannah - 5 ⁄ yrs. 10 old Years Old! Years Old! Jaxon - 3 ⁄ yrs. old 3
1
4
www.mrbuild.com 4
8225 Power Washing PRO KING MAINTENANCE SPRING SPECIAL!
10% discount w/this ad
Quality Makes a Difference
• Pressure Washing • Window Cleaning• Gutters • Painting • Small Renos
8240
Renovations & Home Improvement
RENOS & DECKS Bathrooms, basements, int/ext home repair. 604 376 3192
RENOVATIONS
bsmts/kitchens/baths/decks/ fences & laneway 604-228-4272
8250
Roofing
www.drytech.ca
BBB • WCB • Fully Insured
R E N O VAT I O N S •• Additions Extentions – Bsmts Additions – Extensions •• Prof. Reno.&Crews – Not Subs Sundecks Deck Coatings •• Kitchen Upgrades Kitchen & Bathroom Renos & Deck Coatings •• Sundecks Window Replacements •• Window ProfessionalReplacements Reno Crews (222-8453) 22-BUILD 604-222-8453
HOME SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE 8250
Roofing
•Residential Roofing •Siding and Window Installations •Aluminum Awnings and Railings •Rain Gutter Replacements •Drainage Installations and Repairs Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections
Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate Quote code 1969 for a 5% discount
HOMEFIX All Roofs New & Repairs Quality Guaranteed Free Est * Early Bird Discounts 604-725-5371
8255
Rubbish Removal
Bulldog Disposal ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
Rubbish removal Free Estimates Fast & Reliable Same Day Service Residential/Commercial Rental Bins Available
Call Tony 604 834-2597
604-351-8943
Timwood Homes
Specialized in Reno’s:
■ Framing ■ Sundecks ■ Stairs ■ Rooms ■ Garages ■ Sheds ■ Patios ■ Bsmts ■ Interior/Exterior Painting ■ Tiles ■ Laminate Floors
Call Prem 604 761-1743
FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS Additions ★ Renovations Concrete Forming ★ Decks Garages ★ Bathrooms Ceramic Tile ★ Drywall Hardwood Flooring ''Satisfaction Guaranteed''
NORM, 604-466-9733 Cell: 604-841-1855
www.drytech.ca
ROOFING
• Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs • Sloped Roofs: 30-60 Year Shingles • Flat Roofs: Rubber Coatings • Patio Decks & Deck Coatings • Accredited BBB member
SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF(7663)
Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave
604-785-9880
COAST TO COAST ROOFING 15 Years Experience RE-ROOF & REPAIR SPECIALIST ~ No Job Too Small ~
Gary, 604-897-3614 RENOS • REPAIRS
Additions, Renovations, New Construction, Concrete Forming & framing crew. 218-3064 AMJ HOME REPAIRS LTD- Drywall, Paint, Flooring (Laminate, Hardwood, Tiles), Granite counters, Plumbing, Quality Work for an excellent price. Licensed/Insured, Call Andreas 604-780-9387
★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 Money Save Construction Ltd. General Repairs plumbing & heat 10% off Labour. 604 715-9193 ON SITE Reno’s. Custom Kitchen & bath, interior finishing etc. Call Mike 604-351-9316 www.onsiterenovations.com QUALITY TRADES COALITION Elect, Carpentry, Plumbing ect... Call Brent 778 848-9481
$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 A RUBBISH REMOVAL 7 days/week, very reas. rates per load. Call Ken 778-899-1382 A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job Lic#32839 604-875-9072
ARMOR ROOFING
• Superior Quality • Competitive Pricing • All Types Of Roofing • Siding, Doors & Windows • Gutters & Custom Metal • 25+ Years Of Experience
McNabb Roofing • TAR & GRAVEL •TORCH-ON MEMBRANE •FIBREGLASS / ASPHALT SHINGLES 35 years exp. 10% Discount
Cell : 604-839-7881
A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, BBB, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530
Alin Maintenance Services •Roof •Chimney •Skylight; Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229
Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd. 10% Discount: Re-Roof, Repair, Gutter. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957
Tiling
★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153 DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates! disposalking.com 604-306-8599 JACK’S RUBBISH Removal Friendly, Fast & Cheap 604-266-4444
RUBBISH REMOVAL Reasonable rates - Free Est. Pat 604-224-2112, anytime
8300
Stucco
9110
A to Z CERAMIC TILES Installation, Repairs, Fair Prices Free Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319 ** MANNERIA STONE & TILE Total Bath & kitchen remodelling. Stone inlays. Stephen 604-888-1285
Sea Island Renovations
All home renovations, tiles, painting, drywall, flooring, etc. All work Gtd. Free Est. Ph: 604-771-9686
Collectibles & Classics
1989 ROLLS-ROYCE only 36ks, 1 owner, collector plates. $30,000. D24627 604-987-3876
8315
Tree Services
Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca
Window Cleaning
Windows Cleaned Inside & Outside Gutters Cleared & Cleaned FREE ESTIMATES
604-274-0285
Edgemont Building Maintenance. Window & Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing. 604-420-4800
1991 BENTLEY Turbo R, Rare, only 62K km, new tires, stereo, battery, style & performance. $32,500, 604 987-0633
9125
Domestic
1993 MERCURY Grand Marquis, White with Blue Leather Interior, 4 DR Sedan, Power Windows, Power Locks, 4.6 Litre OHC Engine. Pristine Condition, only two owners. Air Cared and ready to drive away. $2495 Firm. Call 780-202-4222 or 780-542-9876
9145
Scrap Car Removal
Removal FREEScrap/Car
9173
Vans
2002 CHEVY Venture gray 110ks, very gd cond, full loaded. air cared, $4500. 604-836-7157
9522
Motorhomes/RVs
1989 CORVETTE Roadster conv, view at www.corvette4sale.co.nr $14,000 obo 604-701-2257
2006 - 22FT double axel, white Jayco trailor, used for 5 short trips exc. cond. sleeps 5, full load. ac, etc. $15,000 OBO. 604-940-1953
1997 MAZDA 626 LX Sedan, 5 speed, 150,000 kms, exc cond, 1 owner, $3000 call 604-988-3188
2006 JAG 28JBSS, bunk, slide out, vy clean, storage, surround sound. $15,500 778-908-8876
(604) 209-2026
You Want It We’ve Got It
Find Whatever You’re Looking for in the Classifieds.
FREE
CASH FOR SOME COMPLETE CARS OPEN 24 HRS. INCLUDING HOLIDAYS
MIKE:
604-872-0109
http://classified.van.net
2005 SMART Pulse diesel, mint, 72ks, s/roof, ralley wheels, fully load, air cond, 1 owner no accid, n/s, n/p. $7,900. 604-921-7221
SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL
2005 VOLVO XC70. Blue w. tan leather. Immaculate family car. 112K. $19,900. 604-926-1778.
604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC
2008 HONDA Civic, 4 dr, auto, light blue, loaded, 25,000kms, $15,900, 604-970-8135
2H
Check Out Our Website:
2004 BMW 530i, rare manual, 89km, books/records, as new. $21,800. 604-987-3876. D24627
#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200
CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES
SKYLINE DECKING & Renovations. All types of new, reno’s & ext. decks Quality workmanship Guaranteed reasonable pricing Call for FREE Estimate Luke: 604-729-6871
2002 AUDI A4 1.8T Quattro. Sport pkg. orig. owner, dealer serviced; no accidents. Exc. cond. 90,000 kms. $11,090. 604.988.5662.
No Wheels, No Problem
THE SCRAPPER
Sun Decks
2001 TOYOTA Solara SLE conv. V6, loaded, 1 owner, well kept, 198K, $9950, 604-506-7585
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal! 2-Hr. Service in Most Areas
STUCCO ● STUCCO Seamless, matching any texture comm/res. Call 604-730-8277
1997 TOYOTA Corolla. 221K, auto, gold ext, beige int. Well maintained, great on gas! Add’l 4 winter tires on rims. $3,400. 604-719-4439
Family Owned & Operated
Call 778-316-3217
M A K E I T A S U CC E S S ! Call 604-630-3300
Sports & Imports
HOUR 2Service From Call
Waters Home Maintenance Window Cleaning, also gutters. Free est. 604-738-6606
Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925
GARAGE SALE
9160
No Wheels No Problem
Pays $150 minimum
Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet
Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks
1991 FORD F150 rwd long box, grt work truck, exc tires, brakes/ trans. $2300. 604-988-2657
ALL STUCCO, chimney and cement work. Professional, inexpensive reliable and fast 604-715-2071
8305
9155
TILE INSTALLATION, Kitchen & Bath renos, for free estimate. Call Michael 778-235-8324
White Rose Window Cleaning
www.crownresidentialroofing.com
Spring Special
8309
8335
Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave
FINISHING CARPENTRY Door & Hardware installs Small Renovations Reliable & Affordable service.
RENOVATIONS
To place your ad in “Call the Experts,” call 604-630-3300
A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437
604.780.2224
Renovations & Home Improvement
RENOVATIONS
EW35
❑ Renovations and Repairs ❑ Bathrooms/Kitchens ❑ Roofing/Concrete Work ❑ Painting/PowerSmart Jobs ❑ All Plumbing & Electrical Work ❑ Heating & Gas Work • Guaranteed • Insured • References
Edgemont Building Maintenance. Power Washing, Window & Gutter Cleaning. 604-420-4800
8240
Call ThE Experts
732-8453
WCB • 15 years exp.
Non-Toxic Cleaning Co. Roofs decks, moss, algae, black mold, dirt, grime & more! 604-787-0437
WEDNESDAY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
E
Which SUV sips gas like a subcompact? Research vehicles on driving.ca
9540
Trailers/Tents/ Campers
1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $9850. Langley. 604-881-4566 2006 2 BR, 39 ft, 2 slides, queen bed, front bunks, $28,000 obo. 604-522-5213
E36
Natural
T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
Your Original
ee Natural Raised B
f
9 9 $
2 for
/lb. $13.21kg
d
Lean Ground Beef
California Lemons
Inside
5
Natural Raise
Certified Organic
Round SteoraOkutsside
Food Store
79
4
¢ $
08 /lb. $8.99kg.
We carry a Huge Selection of Organic Products certified Organic Whole
Chickens
4
$ 53 /lb. $9.99kg.
From The Deli
Freybe Meatloaf
89
¢
100g.
Fresh Express
Spinach
1
Farmcrest
Whole Chickens
2
Canadian Beef
Canadian Beef
Short Ribs
Eye of Round Steaks
2
$ 71
$ 99
Certified Organic
Certified Organic Valencia
/lb. $5.98kg.
Green Peppers
Product of Mexico
1
$ 99 /lb. $4.39kg.
Canada Hemp Foods Organic
Hemp Seeds
Oranges
Product of California
3
$ 98
454g. Bag
4 lb. bag
Latin Organic Direct & Fair Trade
$ 98 $ 49 $ 13 9oz bag
/lb. $6.59kg.
Coffee
11
49
454g. bag
Smokies
6
$ 99 $ 99
2
/lb. $6.59kg.
Green
Beans
1
$ 68 /lb. $3.70kg.
Cliff Bars
Assorted Flavours
1
$ 39 68g. bar
Certified Organic
Banana Chips
4
$ 99 BULK FOOD &
Buffalo
454g.
/lb. $15.41kg.
B.C.
Tomatoes on the Vine
1
$ 48 Ruchi
Nectar Juices
Assorted Flavours
1
$ 99
HOURS Monday to Friday 8am-9pm / Saturdays & Sundays
Sale Dates: Wednesday, April 28 – Tuesday, May 4, 2010
1L Dep + Eco Fee
Certified Organic
Popping Corn
2
$ 99
BAKING SUPPLIES
1595 Kingsway 604-872-3019
/lb. $3.26kg.
8 am-9 pm
1kg.
midweek edition WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
Vol. 101 No. 34 • Established 1908 • West
25
K&K Canucks haiku A bridge too far
12
Urban farmers stake claim on parkade rooftop Farm will produce fruit, vegetables Sandra Thomas Staff writer
Organizers Seann Dory (left) and Bryce Gauthier will help plant seeds at 211 East Georgia St.
photo Dan Toulgoet
The city’s first rooftop urban farm atop a parkade on East Georgia Street could become a model for similar projects across Vancouver, says Seann Dory, manager of sustainability for United We Can. “This will be a fully functioning farm that will create and support a social enterprise and increase job creation,” Dory said. The farm, slated to start May 8 when volunteers will gather on the roof at 211 East Georgia St. for a “farm raising,” is the second phase of a project called SOLEfood, which began last year with a farm garden on an empty parking lot at the corner of Hawks Avenue and East Hasting Street next to the As-
toria Hotel. With their rooftop location, the organizers behind SOLEfood II hope literally to take the urban farm concept to a new level. The original SOLEfood project grows enough food to supply produce to Downtown Eastside residents and inner city agencies like the Potluck Café and numerous community kitchens. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown through the rooftop farm will be sold to high-end restaurants in the neighbourhood and at farmers markets. The profits will pay the part-time wages of up to 25 urban farmers by the end of this year. Workers at SOLEfood are residents of the Downtown Eastside. Future employees at the rooftop farm will also come from the area. See ORGANIZER on page 4
School board votes to cut 10 days from school calendar Plan should save $1.2 million Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer
The Vancouver school district chopped 10 days off the next school year at a board meeting Monday night. The move will save $1.2 million, but trustees concede the decision wasn’t based on the interest of students.
It’s meant to help manage an overall $16.33 million budget shortfall, down from earlier estimates of $18.12 million. “I didn’t hear anyone saying, wow, this is a great thing to do. Nobody was enthusiastic,” board chair Patti Bacchus told the Courier Tuesday morning. “There was a lot of reluctance, but it was pretty
much a matter of context—we’re doing this in the context of other pretty devastating potential cuts as well and maybe this is less harmful than, say, taking away more psychologists or inner city support.” But Bacchus noted a lack of conclusive research indicating whether cutting the school year by 10 days will be good or bad.
“Mexico has one of the longest school years, but has some of the lowest outcomes. Finland has probably the fewest days in the school year, but the highest outcomes,” she said. “There are obviously so many other variables you can’t really attribute to the length of the year.” The board’s decision means
a week will be added to spring break and more long weekends added to the year to make up the 10-day reduction. Early dismissal days will be cancelled, 16 minutes will be added to elementary instruction time, and 18 extra minutes to high school instruction time. See ONE on page 4
YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT! WWW.VANCOURIER.COM
W E D N E SD AY, APRIL 28, 2010 THE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
W07
news
Alternatives include SkyTrain extension, street cars, more buses
TransLink presents options for Broadway transit route Cheryl Rossi Staff writer
As passengers face crowded buses on Broadway, TransLink is collecting responses from the public on six alternatives for a swift transit line from Commercial Drive to UBC. TransLink is holding consultation workshops until May 13 and respondents can also submit their thoughts online. Whether the UBC Line will be above or below ground, provided by buses, light rail or a SkyTrain extension is up for discussion. Jeff Busby, who manages TransLink’s rapid transit studies, said 60 participants attended the first workshop held at UBC last week and the general sense was that the options presented were the right place to start. The rapid transit study is considering: • bus rapid transit • two options for light rail transit • a SkyTrain extension • a combination of light rail and SkyTrain • more buses on more routes.
Traffic along Broadway near Alma may include more buses in photo Dan Toulgoet the future. Bus rapid transit typically operates at street level, with the ability to control traffic lights, in bus-only lanes. The buses are accordion-style, similar to the 99BLine buses and carry 100 people with half of the passengers stand-
ing and half seated. To speed up boarding, riders could enter from all doors and could purchase a ticket from a vending machine at the bus stop rather than on the bus. Light rapid transit would prob-
GENTLE
DENTALCARE kerrisdale cosmetic & general dentistry
2899 West 41st Ave., Vancouver BC 604.263.7355 www.kerrisdaledentist.com New Patients Welcome! Dr. Michael Drance Dr. Amin Shivji • Digital X-Rays • Laser Dentistry • One Appointment Crowns • Treatment for high fear patients with various types of sedation OPEN
EVENING
AND
WEEKEND
HOURS
ably be quiet electric trains that could run above and/or below ground, similar to those in Calgary and Portland. They include trams and streetcars, which could be less desirable because they generally carry fewer passengers and run at slower speeds. “[The rapid transit technologies] need to be fast and frequent and reliable, those are the three criteria,” Busby said. “As fast as the B-Line, as frequent as the BLine and more reliable than the B-Line. ” One option for light rail sees it running east along Broadway all the way to Commercial Drive, or running from Main Street to Commercial Drive via Great Northern Way and the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station. The second option would split the line at Arbutus Street with one arm following the same routes outlined above and the other arm stretching to Main Street-Science World SkyTrain station along the south side of False Creek. A SkyTrain extension could shoot from Commercial Drive straight down Broadway, or along
Great Northern Way up to Main Street then down Broadway. Another alternative could see a SkyTrain from the VCC-Clark station to Arbutus Street and light rail from the Main Street-Science World station along False Creek to UBC. As a cheaper alternative, TransLink is studying putting more buses on more routes. TransLink will provide the public with projected costs in the fall when another round of consultations will occur. Until then, the public can weigh in at St. James Community Square on May 4, West Point Grey United Church on May 6, Great Northern Way Campus on May 11 or the Vancouver Masonic Centre on May 13. All sessions run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. For more information or to participate online, see www.bepartoftheplan.ca. TransLink hopes to choose the preferred option next year. No money has been dedicated for TransLink’s 10-year plan for construction of the UBC Line. The provincial transit plan calls for the line to be operational by 2020. crossi@vancourier.com
W08
T HE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
opinion
1574 West Sixth Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 1R2 604-738-1411 fax: 604-731-1474 www.vancourier.com The Vancouver Courier is a division of Canwest Publishing Inc.
Emily Jubb Barry Link ASSISTANT EDITOR Fiona Hughes PUBLISHER EDITOR
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Michael Kissinger Ellyn Schriber PRODUCTION MANAGER Shaun Mason DIRECTOR OF SALES
Display advertising: 738-1412 Display fax: 738-4739 Classified: 630-3300 Flyer Sales: 738-1412 Editorial newsroom: 738-1411 Editorial fax: 738-2154 Press releases: releases@vancourier.com Community events: events@vancourier.com Distribution/Delivery: 439-2660 Distribution fax: 439-2630 delivery@vancourier.com Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40025215
Honour House should have been in Vancouver
www.vancourier.com
blogs 12th & Cambie
All the civic affairs news that’s fit to blog
Kudos & Kvetches
Because you shouldn’t have to wait twice a week to be offended
Page Three
Your guide to the Courier on the web
Central Park
Digging up the dirt on park board and community
WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote With Vancouver lawns under attack from chafer beetles, should we: a) fight back with pesticides b) convert lawns into gardens c) surrender and let nature takes its course Last week’s poll question: Should Vancouver expand the number of legal food vendors on city streets? Yes: 83 per cent No: 17 per cent This is not a scientific poll.
On Saturday morning I attended a groundbreaking ceremony in New Westminster for a facility that will eventually become a home away from home to soldiers wounded in action in Afghanistan, Sudan, the Balkans and the Arabian Gulf. It will also play the same role for nurses, firefighters, police and ambulance workers injured while serving overseas or while on the job at home. Honour House, as it’s called, was supposed to be built in Vancouver, but after almost two years our ridiculous real estate prices made it painfully obvious that just wasn’t going to happen. And that’s too bad, because Vancouver is home to many of the rehabilitation programs and specialized doctors so desperately needed by these young veterans and emergency workers. Instead, it was the mayor of New Westminster Wayne Wright who stepped up and said, “We’re going to make this happen.” There’s been a lot of stepping up in the past several years. This important project would never have happened without the support of many individuals and groups such as the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation, the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the New Chelsea Society, B.C. Housing, architect Walter Francl and realtor Al De Genova, who made the project a mission about two years ago. I’m guessing that with the lead up to the 2010 Olympic Games, there weren’t a lot of City of Vancouver officials with the time to help this project. One exception is the city’s
sandrathomas director of real estate Michael Flanigan, who sits on the board of Honour House as a volunteer, not as a representative of Vancouver. One of the key components of Honour House is offering psychological services for veterans who don’t have any obvious physical wounds. I have a friend whose son enlisted in the military several years ago and I remember how proud she was the day he was sworn in. Almost immediately after completing basic training, he was shipped to Bosnia where he survived a horrific accident during which he witnessed several of his buddies die horribly. He never recovered from the incident and was transformed from the proud young soldier who left Canada for Bosnia to a broken man wracked with survivor’s guilt. The military discharged him almost immediately upon his return and left him
Create Your Own Style What's your style? Simple? Chic? Edgy? Elegant? A sewing machine that gives you what you need to make your style your own. A heavyduty machine that can take your sewing wherever you want to go.
$
299
SAVE $300
MyStyle 100
After sale price $599.
PFAFF ON GRANVILLE 2404 Granville Street 604.734.7007 @ 8th Ave.
to fend for himself. Unfortunately there was no Honour House for him to turn to. Even though Honour House won’t officially open until November, it’s helping soldiers deal with those invisible wounds by enlisting the expertise of doctors David Kuhl and Marv Westwood, co-leaders of the UBC/Royal Canadian Legion Veteran’s Transition Program. The program explores the psychological effects of being a soldier or peacekeeper in areas of conflict and how many struggle to live with the horrors they’ve seen, and even worse, the things they had to do to protect themselves and fellow soldiers. Like my friend’s son, many feel guilty for having survived. According to a recent study by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, in the past 25 years suicide was the third leading cause of death for members of the Canadian military after motor vehicle accidents and cancer. Not only do many young veterans and emergency responders not realize they’re suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, there’s also often a family involved who doesn’t understand the psychological changes in their loved one. Honour House is prepared to help those families. On Saturday I spoke with several members of the New Westminster fire and police departments, and each said they’re relieved these services will now be available. They also said they face many traumatic events while on the job and a facility like Honour House is long overdue. I agree. It’s too bad it couldn’t happen in Vancouver. sthomas@vancourier.com
W E D N E SD AY, APRIL 28, 2010 THE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R
W11
news
School opened in 1910 as a two-room wood-framed building
Tecumseh elementary celebrates 100 years of school days Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer
An old school photo posted on Tecumseh elementary school’s website, dated approximately 1910, depicts a three-storey brick building at the far end of an overgrown field in a sparsely populated neighbourhood. The school, located at 1850 East 41st near Victoria Drive, has since undergone significant changes, including major renovations, and now has a population of 520 kindergarten to Grade 7 students on Vancouver’s busy East Side. Tecumseh’s interior and student body likely bear little resemblance to its early days, but the transformation and the memories created within its walls will be remembered during its 100year celebration this June. Luanne Kerry, the school’s acting principal, says the current student population reflects an ethnic mix—the majority report English as their second language. Their parents typically work outside the home and grandparents are often involved in caring for the children. Tecumseh, originally called Wilson Road School, opened in 1910 as a two-
room wood-framed building, which remains on the property. The site now features a larger brick building with additions and two outer buildings. The school was renamed Tecumseh in 1911 after Chief Tecumseh, a member of the Shawnee nation who fought on the British and Canadian side in the War of 1812. Lance Carey, a former Tecumseh teacher and a volunteer on the 100th anniversary committee, recalls many physical changes to the school during his tenure between 1974 and 2004. “A person who attended in the ’80s would not recognize the school now,” he said, citing the multi-million dollar seismic renovation project in the mid1990s that transformed the interior. Classrooms are smaller, but more numerous, the gymnasium was extended, a staircase in the middle of the school was removed and an elevator was added. Mark Proctor, a principal at the school in the 1990s who’s now retired, remembers that construction period. “The seismic upgrading left the brick in place, tore out the interior to the brick walls and poured concrete shear walls inside the
brick walls, which is a very expensive process, but they did a great job,” he says. “They don’t do it anymore. It’s just too expensive.” He has fond memories of his time at the school. “The kids had a lot of pride in the school and the community really used the site. When we would have a parent night or a corn feed or something like that we’d
get a big turnout. When we had any kind of concert, we’d fill the gym. It was a pretty special school that way,” he says. Carey also has good memories. “So many people have gone through this school when you think of 100 years,” he says. “We actually have people signed up [for the celebration] who went here in the ’30s.”
That decade was known as the “Hungry ’30s,” according to a Tecumseh memorial booklet, as reduced budgets led to larger classes and fewer services. The war effort was noted in the 1940s, while corporal punishment was eliminated in the 1970s. Tecumseh’s centennial celebration takes place from 4 to 8 p.m., June 3. Early
registration, before April 30, is $15, while late registration from May 1 on, including at the door, is $20. The event is aimed at those 18 years and older. The school is also hosting an end-of-year BBQ and 100th anniversary celebration, so current students and staff can take part in the festivities. noconnor@vancourier.com
Incredible
THIS WEEKEND LIMITED ONLY
TIME ONLY!
HARDWOOD AND LAMINATE FLOOR SALE OUR 8,000 SQ.FT. SHOWROOM OFFERS SAVING ON ALL TYPES OF FLOORING. SAVE MORE BEFORE THE HST TAKES EFFECT! FOR FAST SERVICE PLEASE BRING IN YOUR MEASUREMENTS.
DO NOT PAY 'TILL NOVEMBER 2010
Asian Walnut
Oak or Maple
Engineered ½” X 3 ½” Prefinished Stained and Natural
SAVE 50%
Incredible Price
White Oak
Solid ¾" X 3 ¼" Natural, Gunstock, Mocha
SAVE 60%
Incredible Price
Cork Flooring
Natural and Stained Floating Installation
Incredible Price
OAC
3 3 4
.97
sq.ft
Natural ¾" X 3 ½" Solid
SAVE 60%
Incredible Price
4
Bamboo Solid
.47 sq.ft
Horizontal Carbonized
SAVE 40%
Incredible Price
Laminate
.97 sq.ft
2
.97
1
.27
8mm Cherry and Bedford Walnut Made in Austria
Incredible Price
MANY MORE SUPER BUYS AS LOW AS $.97 SQ.FT. LIMITED QUANTITY-COME EARLY
Former teacher Lance Carey and Luanne Kerry, Tecumseh’s acting principal, note the rich history of the East Side school. photo Dan Toulgoet
M-W. 9:30-5:30 PM TH. 9:30-8:00 PM FRI. 9:30-5:00 PM SAT 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM SUN NOON - 5:00 PM
RICHMOND www.unitedcarpet.biz
.97 sq.ft
12660 Bridgeport Rd
(Across from Ikea)
604.273.9674
sq.ft
sq.ft
W12
T HE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
Run for the sake of others,
news
and support any of the 27+ charities in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge.
Ronald Appleton say the Burrard Bridge bike lane led to the coming closure of photo Dan Toulgoet his Hornby Street art gallery.
Owner says bike lane killed his gallery Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer
Presented by:
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2010 VancouverHalf.com Enter the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge and join Mason Raymond of the Vancouver Canucks, this year’s Honourary Chair. Feature Charities
After 15 years on Hornby Street, Appleton Galleries is preparing to close its doors, and according to owner Ronald Appleton, the Burrard Bridge bike lane is to blame. Appleton said his gallery, which specializes in First Nations carvings, has lost 50 per cent of its business since the lane was introduced and will likely close before the end of the year. The bike lane was instituted last July as a six month trial. “It wasn’t a trial, it was a fait accompli,” Appleton said. Appleton is one of at least three business owners on Hornby Street between Pacific Street and Beach Avenue who said the Burrard Bridge bike lane hurt their business. Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he was sorry to hear about Appleton Galleries going out of business, but added there wasn’t much that could be done. “It’s very difficult to do anything without impacting something,” he said. Much of the dispute centres around the city’s decision to restrict cars from turning right off Pacific Street onto Hornby Street. Business owners claim the move greatly reduced the amount of traffic on Hornby. Meggs said the city’s engineering department assured him restricting the right turn was a necessary safety consideration. “Cars turning right at the green light were cutting off cyclists,” he said. Appleton disagreed. “If cyclists and motorists obey the rules of the road, there’s no need for a restricted turn,” he said. Meggs said the bike lane has increased the number of cyclists on the road and without it the city would have been forced to spend $30 million to expand the Burrard Bridge. Appleton does not believe the bike lane
“IT WASN’T A TRIAL, IT WAS A FAIT ACCOMPLI.” Ronald Appleton
is a success. “It’s a success if you don’t talk to pedestrians, motorists or business owners,” he said. Appleton said the city owns his building and won’t consider reducing his rent despite the damage to his business. But, he added, he was “too old and too tired” to pursue a lawsuit. NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton criticized council for its lack of consultation with business owners. She said the bike lane kept cars away from Appleton’s section of Hornby Street as well as costing him foot traffic. Anton said city staff will present a report on the bike lane to council as early as June, but she didn’t expect anything to change. Gemma Cornacchia, the owner of Prego Coffee and Deli, located just down the street from Appleton Galleries, said the bike lane has dramatically hurt her business. She said the change affected her business immediately, turning her summer sales into the equivalent of her winter trade. Cornacchia said she’s only in business because she saves money by making everything herself. Melvin Dunn, who has worked as an artist for Appleton Galleries for the last 18 years, said he cycles to work and the restricted turn was unnecessary since most cyclists use the back alley instead of Hornby Street. Appleton expects to close his business by the end of the year. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com
Accounting and Auditing
Visit us on-line
04217263
vancourier.com In sponsorship with the
Personal and Business Income tax and GST
Certified General Accountants Limited Liability Partnership
#900 - 1788 West Broadway Vancouver Telephone 604-733-4848
Estates and Estate Planning www.morrowmarsh.ca
W18
T HE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010
garden Nightmare weeds
Weeding is apt to take more gardening time than anything else—but with many you can be sure that you’ll never pull those particular plants again. Other weeds are nightmares
that reincarnate over and over. The white morning glory (Convovulus arvensis) is one of those that breed despair in gardeners because virtually anything you do to the
top growth doesn’t touch the deep roots which rise up and re-shoot. If the morning glory crept in from a neighbour’s yard a weed barrier at least three feet deep (deeper if possible)
may succeed in controlling spread. The vines creep along on shallow roots at first, but later put down deep, vertical roots reputed to plunge 20 feet and store three years food supply.
That’s why the last-resort method of covering infested areas with black plastic should be kept in place at least three years to eradicate morning glory. For weed control, black plastic is far more
Someday you’ll retire . . . Designing Successful Exit strategies for Business Owners. JIM DOYLE CFP, CLU, CDFA, TEP
Senior Financial Consultant Certifi ed Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner
Minimum investment portfolio $500,000 Investors Group Financial Services Inc 770 - 666 Burrard St Vancouver BC email: jim.doyle@investorsgroup.com Trademarks owned by IGM Financial Inc and Licensed to it’s subsidiary corporations. Insurance products and services distributed through I.G. Insurance Services Inc. Insurance license sponsored by the Great West Life Assurance Company
For a FREE Special Report on Business Succession, or to book an appointment, call Cheryl Ramos (604) 682-5431
effective than landscape fabric. It helps if you remove all the top growth and dig the surface roots before covering. When the three years are up, remove the plastic and put a thick mulch on the soil to ensure any dormant morning glory seeds can’t germinate. Horsetail is another demon weed. This one has survived since the time of the dinosaurs and will have a good try at outwitting you, too. Often it arrives in topsoil since the fine black roots are tough and hard to see. A North Shore gardener once told me she eradicated horsetail by repeated digging. It took 20 years, she added. Clay soil gardeners have the worst time with horsetail. But it isn’t happy with dry soil, nor does it like deep shade. Black plastic mulch forces it to endure both. A less drastic solution is planting the area closely with leafy evergreens and resigning oneself to intermittent digging. Horsetail can grow up through some landscape fabrics. The third bully in this trio is couch (a.k.a. quack) grass. This penetrates landscape fabrics by needle-points on its shoots—which means resorting to black plastic to clear any given area. Shoot ends are breakable. That’s why digging always leaves a few young roots, which inevitably re-shoot. But these new plants are easily pullable when very young. Black plastic usually clears the couch grass in two years—though if the roots have moved deeply down it will ultimately return. Another nasty is ground elder. But its roots are shallow and removing them by sharp-eyed patience and/or soil sifting really does work. Dandelions, brambles and stinging nettles also spread too much and too far but have some redeeming features. Brambles merit mercy in small numbers on large lots because they produce delicious fruit. Removing them becomes much easier after you’ve dug out the shallow root ball. The remaining roots sprout easily-dug, bramble plants which vanish with persistent uprooting. Young dandelion greens are edible and butterflies love the flowers. Eradicating them means digging and/or shading them out with thick, healthy grass. Some gardeners pour common white vinegar down each hole to discourage the remaining root. The young shoots of stinging nettles are delicious in spring. —Anne Marrison Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca.
W36
T HE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, APRIL 28, 2010