Vancouver Courier July 7 2010

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Give assault suspects Pride Parade punishment: strata

Two brothers arrested for June 12 attack Mike Howell Staff writer

Peter Regier (left) and his partner David Holtzman entered the Downtown Community Court Monday accompanied by friends and family. photo Dan Toulgoet

The strata council president of the building outside of where a gay couple was beaten in June recommends the suspects’ sentence include picking up garbage during the Pride Parade. Fern Jeffries said in a letter delivered Monday to Crown counsel in Downtown Community Court that a sentence could also include the suspects cleaning the Europa on Keefer Street. “Our community and our strata corporation are deeply troubled by the offending behaviour of the [suspects],” wrote Jeffries, who is also co-chair of the False Creek Residents Association. “Our building was urinated on and the main access card to the building was stolen during

the attack. We were all put at risk by this behaviour.” David Holtzman and his partner Peter Regier were attacked and beaten by two men on the evening of June 12 outside their townhouse at the Europa. According to Holtzman, the attack occurred after he questioned one of the men for urinating on the building. Holtzman and Regier, who were treated for cuts, bruises and said they suffered concussions, had just returned from a concert at about 10:45 p.m. The Vancouver Police Department arrested two brothers June 30 in Richmond in connection with the attack. Police are treating the case as a hate crime after the victims said the attackers yelled homophobic slurs at them during the beating. See VICTIMS on page 4

Terrorism, oil sands responsible for increased oil tanker traffic All crude oil exports through Port Metro Vancouver since 2004 have been for U.S. customers Mike Howell Staff writer

The United States is driving the sharp increase in oil tanker traffic that saw up to 70 tankers navigate Burrard Inlet in 2009, city council heard Monday. Chris Badger, chief operating officer of Port Metro Vancouver,

said the United States looked to Canada for its oil after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in America. “Following the 9/11 attacks, it led the United States to re-examine its dependence on oil source from the Middle East,” Badger told council at a special meeting to discuss oil tanker traffic

to Vancouver. “For this reason, and along with the rising oil sand production in Alberta, Canada became the top supplier of crude oil to the U.S. in 2004.” Accordingly, he said, all crude oil exports through Port Metro Vancouver since 2004 have been for U.S. customers. California is usually the destination for the

tankers because there is no pipeline from Canada. Oil is first funneled from Alberta via the trans-mountain pipeline to tank farms in Burnaby operated by Kinder Morgan. The Vancouver port is the only West Coast gateway for Alberta oil producers. Last year, five facilities in Burrard Inlet handled 8.3 million

tonnes of petroleum products, including crude oil, fuel for vehicles and airline fuel. The closure of three of the four Lower Mainland refineries in the 1990s, and increasingly stringent rules on sulfur content in fuels, led to an increase in imports, mainly from the U.S. See EXPERT on page 4

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Expert says tanker traffic light compared to other ports

Continued from page 1 Often, Badger said, crude oil shipments to California and Washington State are done so the oil can be refined at one of those states’ refineries and be returned as fuel to Vancouver. In 2004, about 28 tankers navigated the Inlet compared to 70 last year. “Our current statistics show the port’s petroleum product volumes continue to be based on meeting regional market needs and trade with the U.S.,” he said. “Opportunities for exporting crude oil through the port to the U.S. are expected to remain for the foreseeable future.” Capt. Stephen Brown, president of the B.C. Chamber of Shipping, said the port “has a long way to go” to catch up to the volumes of tanker traffic in other parts of the world. In the Malacca Straits in southeast Asia, 23,000 tankers a year pass through the channel in “total safety,” said Brown, whose pre-

sentation to council outlined the myriad safety precautions taken by the industry for moving tankers in and out of Burrard Inlet. Brown pointed out all tankers arriving on the B.C. coast are double hull and taken over by local pilots, who navigate the ships through English Bay and up the Inlet. The increase in oil tanker traffic to Vancouver worries environmental groups such as the Georgia Strait Alliance, whose executive director Christianne Wilhelmson spoke to council Monday. Wilhelmson urged council to call for a stop to the increase in tanker traffic and to lobby for a comprehensive risk assessment review of tanker traffic to Vancouver. “The risk assessment [should] look at not just the safety, which we’ve heard about today, but the risks and consequences of increasing tanker traffic,” she said. Oceanographer Peter Baker’s

“THE RISK ASSESSMENT [SHOULD] LOOK AT... THE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES OF INCREASING TANKER TRAFFIC.” Christianne Wilhelmson

presentation focused on how the 121-metre navigable channel under the Second Narrows Bridge is dangerously narrow for tankers. He described the narrows as “a channel of convenience” rather than one engineered for large tankers. And with the industry considering loading more oil onto tankers, it would result in less clearance for a tanker’s keel from the ocean floor, he added. mhowell@vancourier.com

Chris Badger, chief operating officer of Port Metro Vancouver, said the 9/11 terrorist attacks increased local oil tanker traffic. photo Dan Toulgoet

Victims attend court hearing with friends and neighbours

Continued from page 1 Parminder Singh Peter Bassi, 29, is charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm. His brother, Ravinder Robbie Bassi, 27, is charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm. The brothers were released on $1,000 bail after their arrest and were to appear in Downtown Community Court Monday. Lawyer David Baker appeared on

their behalf and told Judge David Pendleton he had just been retained by the brothers. Baker requested time to review details of the case and scheduled an appearance date for Aug. 9. After leaving the courtroom, Baker told the Courier he would “have something to say” once he read the file. Holtzman and Regier, dressed in dark suits, sat in the front row of the

courtroom to hear Monday morning’s proceedings. They were joined by a handful of friends and neighbours. Outside the courtroom, Holtzman said he wasn’t surprised the case was put over to another date and that he understood that a delay in proceedings is not unusual. He said it was important for him and Regier to attend court to “bear witness and show

that we’re paying attention and want to make sure that justice is served.” Jeffries said in her letter the strata council and the residents’ association should be entitled to submit victim impact statements to the court. She also requested the Crown add charges of mischief and trespassing “so that the court has a more thorough picture of the offending behaviour.”

Added Jeffries: “Because this behaviour is not uncommon following major sporting events at GM Place or B.C. Place or at the closing of local bars and pubs, it is very important to us that the court send a clear message that will deter others from this kind of desecration and violence in our neighbourhood.” The attack occurred after an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at GM

Place. So far, police have not linked the attack to the night of fights. Conditions imposed against the Bassi brothers include having no contact with Holtzman and Regier and not to be found in the area bounded by West Pender Street to the north, Expo Boulevard and Dunsmuir Street to the south, Carrall Street to the east and Beatty Street to the west. mhowell@vancourier.com

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In 1970s California, homeowners drained their pools due to a water shortage. And while swimming was no longer an option in these empty bowls, skaters flocked to them and an entire skateboard culture was born. Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Sarah Blyth told me Monday the new skate bowl at Kensington Park located at Knight Street and East 37th Avenue, which opened Sunday, is modelled after those oldschool pools, complete with a vintage-inspired tile trim of red, green and yellow. Blyth, who helped form the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition more than a decade ago, was at the new skate park early Sunday morning with her board hoping to try out the new bowl. But the bowl was already so busy, she stuck with the mini ramp and some of the street features. Blyth was pleased to see a mix of families, newcomers and old timers at the skate park who ranged in age from young children to

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I attended my first 2010 Vancouver Canadians baseball game last Friday and have to admit I like the new jumbo screen. I’m often so distracted by what’s going on around me I sometimes miss the big plays, which makes the addition of instant replays a bonus. I’m also relieved to see that the vintage scoreboard remains in place. The yard guys seem to have a new swing bandinspired dance routine, but the jury is still out on that one. The sushi races are still in place, and fan favourite Chef Wasabi is up to his old tricks. It’s

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So now that the NPA has its name change fight out of the way, who is going to become the party’s mayoral candidate for the 2011 election? After delivering a campaign-like speech June 29 at the Museum of Vancouver—the venue for the party’s name change vote— Coun. Suzanne Anton appeared ready to assume that role. She boasted about the party’s 73 years of tradition of serving the city and how it came back from defeat in 2002 when Sam Sullivan and the NPA knocked Vision-COPE off the podium in 2005. In true political speak, she described the party’s resounding defeat in 2008 by Vision Vancouver and COPE as “a little bump in the road,” although she acknowledged the party has to re-brand itself. “We’ll come back,” she said before proceeding to take shots at Vision Vancouver and COPE for “fighting” the provincial and federal elections. I believe she was referring to some politicians from Vision and COPE getting involved in previous NDP provincial and federal

Coun. Suzanne Anton may be the NPA’s next mayoral candidate. election campaigns. Anton failed to mention she volunteered on the campaign of Liberal Moira Stilwell in 2009. Stilwell is now the MLA for Vancouver-Langara and happened to be holding a fundraiser across the lobby from the NPA meeting. Throughout her speech, Anton dropped bombs on Vision and COPE, leaving none of the city’s elected bodies free of the former prosecutor’s verbal attack. Bomb number one: “Our park board is served right now by a group of commissioners who have no interest in an independent park board. They need to go.” Bomb number two: “Our school board right now is represented by people who never once opened their mouth to talk about our good public school system. They are driving people out of the hands of the public school system into the hands of the private school system by their constant lack of confidence in the school system.”

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But seriously councillor, tell us what you really think. In fact, tell us if you’re running for mayor. It’s a question I posed to Anton after the meeting at the museum. Her answer: “The NPA is going to run the best candidate it has for the mayor of Vancouver.” OK, let’s try that again. Her second answer: “I’m not even going to comment on that. We need to wait a while and see what our options are.” That didn’t sound like a no.

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Upgrade to Kensington Community Centre removed from the 2005-2008 capital plan

Parents sound alarm on pre-school ‘sink hole’ Sandra Thomas Staff writer

A group of parents says the building that houses their children’s pre-school at Kensington Community Centre on Dumfries Street is not only dilapidated, it’s dangerous. Parent Maggie Mill Martens says parents haven’t removed their children from the preschool, housed in an older building on the same property as the community centre, because the program is exceptional. “We don’t want to lose the pre-school, but we’re worried the building is going to collapse,” she said. A letter to the park board, signed by dozens of parents, details their concerns with the 49year-old building and describes some of its structural problems, including the fact the foundation on the south end of the building has been sinking since 2004, causing cracks in walls. The sinking is so bad, the parents say, the music teacher was

forced to stop using the building for practise because the instruments continually rolled to the south wall. “It’s pretty much a sink hole,” said Mill Martens. She added one crack in the southeast wall of the pre-school was so bad the parking lot outside and the sky were visible. It wasn’t until a parent contacted the park board that a structural engineer investigated it, Mill Martens said. Since the engineer’s visit, the crack was caulked over and the corner secured with a large brace. The roof was also propped up to prevent its collapse. Mill Martens said at that time the engineer gave a verbal confirmation the building is safe, but the parents still haven’t seen a detailed report confirming that. She said the park board told parents no repairs have been completed to the old hall because the pre-school was supposed to be relocated to the second floor of the community centre where a rooftop garden is located. That project was

“WE’RE WORRIED THE BUILDING IS GOING TO COLLAPSE.” Maggie Mill Martens

removed from the 2005-2008 capital plan because of Olympic spending and there’s no guarantee the money needed for the addition will be included in the 2011-2014 budget. As reported earlier in the Courier, the redevelopment of the Trout Lake Community Centre was also removed from the last capital plan, but the community protested so strongly, it was re-added and work on that project is ongoing. And, as with the Kensington community hall, Trout Lake had fallen into major disrepair prior to construction of the new centre. “Many parents are keeping their children away at this time,” the Kensington parents wrote in the letter to the

park board. “Given that the integrity of the building is in question, it would seem negligent to continue to allow the teachers and children to inhabit this space until the building is able to fully meet safety standards.” Green Party commissioner Stuart Mackinnon, the park board’s liaison to the Kensington Community Centre, attended a meeting with the parents two weeks ago. He said structural engineers have deemed the old hall safe. “The park board would never allow anyone in that building unless the engineers said it was safe,” said Mackinnon. Mackinnon confirmed the money to build the addition to the community centre, which would hold the pre-school, is supposed to be included in the 2011-2014 capital plan. “But anything can happen,” he said. “We’re going to start working on that in the fall.” Until then, he said, workers will shore up the building and stabilize it. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Last week, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse descended on the city after Squamish First Nation chief Ian Campbell suggested during a ceremony for the opening of a native village display in Stanley Park that the city’s crown jewel be renamed Xwayxway. Xwayxway was the name of a First Nations settlement in Stanley Park where Lumbermen’s Arch is located. Campbell’s comment created a snowball effect. Following his statement, COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth agreed it was a wonderful idea. And when Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger also weighed in on what a great idea it was, all hell broke loose. The 404-hectare park was named after Britain’s Lord Stanley of Preston in 1888, but First Nations people settled on the land at least 1,000 years before. As one First Nations elder told the media, her great-grandfather is buried where the nine o’clock gun now sits. Like many people, I was initially taken aback by the idea, which the federal government has since quashed, but then I thought back to growing up in Chilliwack with kids from the Tzeachten, Skwah, Soowahlie and Cheam First Nations before those bands joined together with four others from the Fraser Valley to form Sto:lo Nation, The People of the River. My first job as a reporter was also in Chilliwack and my beats included covering the Sto:lo council and First Nations fisheries. I was honoured to be a witness at the first salmon celebration each spring at the Sto:lo band’s long house and carried the contacts I made there to future jobs in Richmond and now

sandrathomas Vancouver. I remember spending a day with a First Nations elder and her grandson as we toured what are called “transformer” sites, sacred locations along the Fraser River that aboriginal people believe were transformed by the god Xexá: ls, who changed bad people into objects such as rock formations. Siwash Rock in Stanley Park is an example of a transformer site. At each of the sacred locations we visited, the elder sang a song in Halq’eméylem while her grandson drummed. It was an unforgettable day. One of my favourite vacation destinations is Hawaii, where no matter which island you visit you’re surrounded by that state’s First Nations culture. Every time I return home, I wonder why our aboriginal people are almost invisible once you leave the Vancouver airport, which features several large First Nations displays. Of course, we have the Museum of Anthropology at the University of B.C.,

but where are our First Nations visitor centres? I sometimes wonder if, unlike Hawaii, we’re too politically correct to simply enjoy our First Nations history. The new village display in Stanley Park is a good first step, but some people are already complaining it’s not 100 per cent historically accurate to this region. But so what? I don’t think fire dancers performed at every ancient Hawaiian settlement, but it’s those dancers who draw in the crowds who then learn about Hawaii’s culture along the way. When I first heard the proposed name was Xwayxway, I struggled with the pronunciation so I wasn’t a fan. I also initially wondered how visitors from overseas would take to a name they likely couldn’t pronounce, but then it occurred to me I struggle to pronounce the names of many of my favourite places in Hawaii, such as Haleakala and Kealakekua Bay. And like many other tourists to Hawaii, I own a T-shirt with the state fish on it, the humuhumunukunukuapua. I suggest the city’s crown jewel be called Stanley Park at Xwayxway or Xwayxway at Stanley Park, or that the original settlement area at Lumbermen’s Arch be renamed. It’s true that Europeans haven’t been around as long as aboriginals in this area, but Stanley Park is also sacred ground to many of them, as well as to thousands of newer immigrants. A complete name change could create an irreparable divide among people across the province, so I believe it’s important that no bridges be burned during any future discussion and reconciliation. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Proposed aboriginal eagle hunt highlights race-based pandering “Where is the eagle? Gone.” —Chief Seattle (1780-1866) During a press conference two weeks ago at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Chief Doug Kelly of the Sto:lo Nation fluffed his feathered headdress and deadpanned for the cameras. “We want to make sure that we can practice our right without fear of prosecution, and the only way we can do that is by engaging in a negotiation of an arrangement with Canada and British Columbia.” Sound familiar? British Columbia has a rich history of “negotiation” with First Nations leaders, from taxes to fishing to land claims to special status in public schools. This time, aboriginal leaders want to legally hunt bald eagles. According to Kelly and company, centuries of tradition (and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms) trump the B.C. Wildlife Act, which outlaws eagle hunting. Many First Nations use eagle feet and tail feathers for costumes and regalia. Despite the longtime hunting ban, eagle poachers make big money in a thriving black market fuelled by aboriginals. One dead eagle may fetch several thousand dollars depending on the condition of the carcass. So what does the B.C. government think of this latest aboriginal demand? What will the Campbell Liberals say to Chief Kelly and his crew? Don’t know. Environment Minister Barry Penner refused to comment on this story and his ministry’s communications department circled the wagons, so to speak. No comment from nobody. Which isn’t surprising. The unseemly nature of the provincial/ aboriginal relationship makes for poor public relations. Racebased legislation and skin-deep double standards rub folks the wrong way. Because fanatical political correctness is inherently irrational, public officials rarely engage in meaningful debate about aboriginal issues. Even hardcore environmentalists, a breed not known for compromise, tread lightly on hallowed native land. For example: nice guy/white guy Andy Miller, staff scientist for the Wilderness Committee, one of Canada’s largest environmental organizations, is against eagle hunting—unequivocally and with steadfast resolve. However… “As new [First Nations] bands are on the righteous path towards reaffirmation of their culture,” said Miller, from his hip headquarters in Gastown, “the demand for some of these things is on the increase.” In light of this growing paradigm,

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markhasiuk Miller suggested a “limited entry” eagle hunt similar to the grizzly bear hunt. “We would still be opposed to it, but they could probably squeak it by.” Ouch. So much for the revolution. But take heart, eagle lovers. A deeper dig into the local animal rights community produced dissent—angry and unencumbered by misplaced white guilt. In a terse email to yours truly, Tammy Lui, spokesperson for the Vancouver Animal Defense League, blasted eagle hunting and singled out James Carl Joseph, an aboriginal man convicted last year of illegally possessing and trafficking bald eagles after 40 carcasses—debeaked and dismembered—turned up in North Vancouver. “I think it’s shameful, James Carl Joseph is a dirty, rotten poacher,” wrote Lui. “Any tradition based on animal cruelty and greed is one that should be left in the past.” Interesting point. Perhaps centuries of tradition—in this case, chopping up eagles for decoration—may not be enough to resurrect that practice in 2010. Times change, cultures evolve. On the other hand. The province protects golden and bald eagles from hunters—although neither species is at risk—while countless quail, pheasant and duck fall from the skies each hunting season. In fact, eagles thrive at the top of their food chain. According to a 1994 report prepared by experts for the Ministry of Environment, up to 30,000 bald eagles live in B.C. More recently, a 2004 report by Partners in Flight, a bird conservation organization, doubled that figure to 60,000. Golden eagle numbers are lower but unknown. But don’t get distracted by facts. The eagle hunting issue is about politics and pandering. The province will eventually formulate policy based on race, and little else. It will bow to aboriginal demands and allow an eagle hunt, for aboriginals only. Personally, I could never shoot an eagle. When peering through the sights of my pump-action Remington 870, its majesty would dissuade me. Besides, I’ve got no use for eagle feathers. mhasiuk@vancourier.com

The recently closed Health Contact Centre in the Downtown Eastside helped residents access the health care system. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Urgent response centre delayed,” June 25. It’s a little rich for Heather Hay of Vancouver Coastal Health to be anguishing in handwringing despair at not having an urgent care resource for those “disenfranchised from the health care system” when it was her very agency that shut down the Health Contact Centre in the Downtown Eastside— a facility that served that very need as well as the needs of police officers who need a place to refer and direct street-involved people in crisis on a 24-hour basis.

Ironically, it was Ms. Hay who led the way some eight or nine years ago, in the face of strong opposition from some resident and business groups, to launch this innovative program in the first place. This valued resource should have been enhanced and expanded to fill some of the needs she defines. Instead, we now have an empty building to match the myriad of empty promises that Vancouver Coastal Health is so good at promulgating. Ian MacRae, Vancouver

PAC chair off the mark, school board out of touch

To the editor: Re: “Class Notes,” June 25. I think that Julianne Doctor, chair of the District Parent Advisory Council, is way off the mark in blaming parents for taking rankings seriously and taking kids to schools out of the neighbourhoods. In Champlain Heights, the enrolment has been dropping steadily over the last few years. This isn’t kids going to other schools. This is entire families leaving for other affordable districts. The housing prices in East Vancouver, where the majority of the schools on the chopping block are located, are soaring. Good paying jobs in

Vancouver are few and far between, leaving families no choice but to up and find work and housing and schools in more affordable areas. Ask the teachers at these schools where they live and where their children go to school. Champlain is becoming the land or retirees and double income no kids. There are more dogs than kids using the parks these days. Sadly, this means that those of us still here see our infrastructure being eaten away. The community centre has less programs for children. The after school daycare program is in jeop-

ardy. Even the local minimarkets have been complaining about slow sales. I think the Vancouver School Board has been completely out of touch in the demographic changes in Vancouver. I think they have lost focus on what and where to spend the money. You can’t please everyone but we have to at least make sure the core essentials of education are being covered and now I think this sadly means closing schools and hunkering down for some very tough times while the rest bail out this sinking ship of a city. Kerry Sauriol, Vancouver

Stop judging damaged Downtown Eastside residents

To the editor: Re: “E. Hastings jaywalkers get $65k study,” June 16. I really wish Sandra Thomas would stick to writing about things she knows about such as dogs, chickens and graveyards and spare the people who live in the Downtown Eastside her poor-bashing. Regardless of how much money is being spent, we have to accept that in our society there are people who are likely never going to “make it.” This is the sad fact of living in a capitalist free-market economy. The people that Ms. Thomas and some of your recent correspondents are venting their spleen on—drug addicts and sex trade workers—are where they are now because

they have never been able to compete. Many have mental illnesses, fetal alcohol syndrome, and have survived atrociously abusive and negligent upbringings marked by emotional abuse and sexual and physical violence. These are people who are nowhere near being able to take responsibility for their lives, much less pay taxes. Whether we like it or not we do not live on a fair or equal playing field and until more of us stop judging and start making a greater effort to understand and acquire a little compassion for those who have been left behind, things are only going to get worse. Aaron Zacharias, Vancouver

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July and August usually signal an education story drought, but that likely won’t be the case this summer now that 11—mostly East Side—elementary schools are being considered for closure. I’ve already heard from several readers about this subject and they’re not happy. In an article in the June 30 edition of the Courier, I talked to Shantel Northgraves, the parent advisory committee chairperson at Bruce elementary, who’s already mounted an effort to save that school. On the last

day of school, Adrian Dix, NDP MLA for Vancouver Kingsway, also planned a media event at Bruce with parents to protest the possible closure of Bruce, Carleton and Collingwood annex— all three are located in the same neighbourhood. A public meeting is set for July 15. “The closure of any of these three schools would fundamentally change our neighbourhood. These are not frills or extras—schools are core public services that make our community a great place to live and secure the future by offering students a quality education,” Dix wrote in an email. “By putting Carleton, Bruce and Collingwood on the list for possible closure, we also face the risk of being divided, one school community against the other—at a moment when we all must come together.” Northgraves and Dix aren’t alone in their concerns. In my next couple of columns I’ll share thoughts

from parents and teachers about their schools that may close. Parents at Henry Hudson—one of only two West Side schools listed (the other is Kerrisdale annex) started a petition at stopeducationcuts. org. Hudson’s parent advisory committee also posted information about the school on its website, including a fact sheet. Under a “Please Don’t Panic” headline, the PAC states that Hudson is a poor candidate for closure because its enrolment is steadily increasing—next year it will be at 90 per cent capacity, it’s turned away students from both the English and French tracks, and all schools around Hudson are either at capacity or very close to capacity. Hudson also has a daycare serving 87 students, receives a federal subsidy for each French immersion student, has space for all-day kindergarten without adding portables, and takes overflow students from Elsie Roy elementary in Yaletown, which has been full since it opened.

When Are You Too Old to Drive? THE ROAD RULES

A recent Road Rules article about the dangers posed by intersections quoted Transport Canada’s Quick Look at Intersection Crashes in Canada to the effect that, “older drivers (aged 65 years or older) are much more likely to commit an infraction leading up to an intersection crash than most other drivers.” Also that “more middle-aged Cedric Hughes motorcyclists are being killed or seriously hurt in intersection crashes” and that “more pedestrians, especially seniors, are being killed in intersection crashes.” In short, the topic of intersection safety collided with the topic of aging drivers. Soon thereafter, Holly Tuokko, director of the University of Victoria’s Centre on Aging was quoted as saying that legislation requiring medical exams for 80-year-old drivers—such as in BC and Ontario—and “newspaper reports that over-emphasize collisions involving older drivers, and stereotypes that suggest all seniors are potential threats behind the wheel, contribute to an overall negative public sense of senior drivers.” She characterized age-based compulsory medical exam laws as “ageist” and noted that if the nub of the issue is medical conditions, compulsory medical exams should actually begin at 40, the typical age for the onset of age-related medical disqualifications for driving. Fitness to drive involves a basic set of cognitive, motor, and visual skills. Generally speaking, younger drivers crash because of inexperience, bad judgment, and risk-taking behaviour. The reasonable expectation, however, is that as they gain experience and maturity they will become safer drivers. Aging drivers are on a different trajectory. Although they are experienced ‘safe drivers’ and generally do not take risks, the not unreasonable expectation is that their basic set of driving-fitness skills is diminishing.

This ‘different trajectory’ for aging drivers presents a threefold problem. First, not all aging drivers are diminishing at the same rate. Challenging 80 years as an arbitrary and unfair decision is not without merit. Secondly, health-care professionals charged with identifying the medical conditions and Barrister & Solicitor detecting the changes in cognitive functions, which include remembering, being attentive, judging, and decision-making that might disqualify an aging driver have lacked objective screening tools. And thirdly, as the baby boomers—the biggest demographic—are entering their 60s, the number of aging drivers is mushrooming. In 2025, one in four Canadians will be 65 years or older; by 2040 the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in Canada will double. For the past 10 years, the research community in Canada has been working on this problem by developing a screening tool called the SIMARD-MD test to assist physicians with objective decision-making about fitness to drive. A simple five-minute written test completed in the doctor’s office, it assists with evaluating the four cognitive abilities needed for driving and determines the probability of passing or failing a road test with a high degree of accuracy. Work on the test continues. To learn more about the topic of aging drivers go to: www.candrive.ca, the website of the Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly (Candrive), an interdisciplinary health related research program dedicated to improving the safety of older drivers.

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PAC chairman Robert Ford said parents are mystified as to why Hudson, located at 1551 Cypress St., was included on the potential closure list. “Parents are pretty upset that we’re even on the list,” he said. “This doesn’t make sense, we’re actually growing in enrolment, we have a wait list and the schools around us are full, so how does this compute—that’s the question we’re asking now as a PAC.” Ford has advised parents to contact their MLA to voice concerns about Hudson’s future, while the PAC seeks answers from the VSB about how it landed on the list. He suspects staff haven’t accounted for growth in the French immersion program, which will grow to Grade 7 in two years. Ford hopes once VSB staff does its detailed analysis of schools this summer, Hudson will be pulled from the list. Meantime, he doesn’t want it to be pit against other schools that also face closure and plans to focus on

arguing the merits of Hudson’s case. He doesn’t like the idea of competing with other schools to remain open. “I don’t like trying to look at other schools and saying, ‘Oh, you ought to close somebody else instead of us.’ That’s a disgusting sensation,” he said. “So as a result, I only focus on the logic of this school and its community. I don’t know the other schools and I would be ill positioned to say anything other than, ‘Argue your case.’ I’m pretty sure every school has their case.” Board chair Patti Bacchus has told the Courier that low enrolment isn’t the only factor trustees will consider. The ability for the VSB to generate revenue to deal with its financial problems is also important. The francophone school authority is looking for a West Side property. Hudson’s PAC speculates on its website that it’s an old building sitting on valuable real estate and it has high special needs costs. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Accessible community garden welcomes walkers, wheelchairs Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

Hidden by wild-looking shrubs and trees in an industrial neighbourhood, the Cottonwood and Strathcona gardens have a new addition to get people with mobility issues planting. Seniors and people who use walkers, canes and wheelchairs can now garden alongside other green thumbs at Vancouver’s first accessible community garden at Raymur Avenue and William Street. The new garden, with its wide compact paths and raised beds at the southeast corner of Strathcona Park, is one of the many gems to admire during the Magical Gardens in the Midst of the City open house and fundraising plant sale July 11. “When we did our grand proposal to the city [for the accessible garden], the title was Everyone Grows, and that works in two ways,” said Jill Weiss, a disabled gardener who spearheaded construction of the inclusive garden. “It means everybody can be here growing their food. But it also means people grow when everybody is around, when everybody is included, and that real community involves everyone.” The extension to Cottonwood Garden includes 10 raised beds among a total of 55 plots on three-quarters of an acre. They’re generous-sized plots that are narrow enough to reach across when seated and the elevated water taps mean gardeners don’t need to stoop or haul hoses. Vegetables and colourful flowers are already sprouting in plots even though gardeners only started planting six weeks ago. Seniors who are unable to garden in the ground have claimed most of the raised beds, with two raised beds and three inground plots still up for grabs as of July 2. One 85-year-old woman is gardening for the first time in years, Weiss said. “There’s a woman over there with all the pretty flowers in her bed who comes from the North Shore because she has an

“IT MEANS EVERYBODY CAN BE HERE GROWING THEIR FOOD.” Jill Weiss

injury and she was not able for years to find anywhere that she could garden,” she said. The park board lent the gardeners the site, cleared and levelled the land, providing sand, soil and logs. Youth volunteers from Katimavik, a national youth volunteer service program, students from the private Stratford Hall secondary school, volunteers from the University of B.C. Farm, passersby and 50 people who responded to a Craigslist ad, including a handyman from Abbotsford, dug water lines, carted soil and built raised bed frames to bring the new garden to life. Communal beds for blueberries and figs, a meeting area and an accessible composting area and tool shed are planned. The garden officially opens at 11:30 a.m. Sunday as the community celebrates the 25th anniversary of Vancouver’s first community garden, Strathcona Garden, which is just across Hawks Avenue from Strathcona Park. Visitors to Cottonwood Garden can inhale the sweet scent of the mock orange vine, marvel at the kiwi arbour that produces 2,000 kiwis a year and see the permaculture garden tended by the Environmental Youth Alliance. At the three-acre Strathcona Garden, visitors can learn about the large, sturdy solar home constructed by teen girls who previously had never hoisted a hammer, check the tags on heritage apples dating back to the 1500s, and buy plants and honey. The open house is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit strathconagardens.ca or www.cottonwoodcommunitygardens.ca for more information. crossi@vancourier.com

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Alexandre Bilodeau was first Canadian Olympian to win gold at home

Olympic mogul champion back in B.C. to teach kids Megan Stewart Staff writer

Alexandre Bilodeau joined a list of elite Canadian athletes who earned historic firsts for their country when he became the first Olympian to win gold at home during the 2010 Games. When Bilodeau, 22, won the men’s moguls ski race at Cypress Mountain, it was as if the country let out a sigh of relief. And then the celebrations lit up Vancouver. “I’m a good party starter,” he said last week, laughing as he fell back in his seat, enjoying the idea he launched Vancouver’s red-mitten block party. Back in Vancouver for the first time since the Winter Games, he said, “It was a high-five ride. Everybody

was just so proud to be Canadian at the same time—I don’t know you, but I hug you anyway.” Bilodeau said the spotlight pointed at him, and the weighty gold, never shut off but he embraced it despite blood-shot eyes from so many camera flashes. He estimates he signed more than 5,000 autographs. “I don’t feel I have the rights to say, ‘No,’ to anyone. The RCMP had to pull me out—and then ask me for an autograph after.” He cracks another smile. His 16-year-old sister Béatrice is on the national development freestyle ski team and anyone who flicked on a TV during his races will likely remember his older brother, Frédéric, who has cerebral palsy and received

Olympic gold medallist Alexandre Bilodeau will participate in file photo Ward Perrin/PNG Whistler’s Momentum Ski Camp. intense media attention for his influence on Bilodeau. “My brother loved it, obviously, walking the street and being recognized. My parents were a bit shocked

in the beginning but they got used to it.” Bilodeau fundraises for the Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres. And now, the skier from

Rosemère, Quebec, looks to inspire the 150 kids and teens who will train with him and other national team athletes at Momentum Ski Camp, a moguls and aerials summer camp in Whistler running this week. Until he was in his mid teens, Bilodeau came to Vancouver each summer on his way north for the same camp. He’d stop at a second-floor restaurant on Denman Street for “the best all-you can eat sushi— ever” and marvel at the size of the mountains. He grew up skiing the small and hard-packed hills in Quebec outside of Montreal, which were a stark contrast to the conditions and magnitude of the Pacific mountain ranges.

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Continuing this week until Aug. 10, the arthritis selfmanagement program provides information and skills to help adults with arthritis live better. These six sessions help create plans of action to cope with pain. Hosted each Tuesday at the Arthritis Learning Centre at 895 West 10th Ave., the cost is $10 and includes The Arthritis Helpbook. A family member or friend can attend for an additional $10. For more information or to register, call 604-7145550. The Arthritis Society presents workshops and forums to provide information to the ever-increasing number of people affected by arthritis.

Blissfest yogathon

More than 2,000 people are expected to turn out for the eighth annual Camp Moomba Yogathon and Blissfest to raise awareness and money to support children touched by HIV/AIDS and potentially send 120 kids to summer camp. The event is believed to be the largest outdoor yoga class in Western Canada and will include instructors, students, health and wellness professionals and anyone who shares a passion for yoga. Registration is $30. Entrance for the under-12 crowd is free. The event includes an environmentally minded market with clothing, services and food. Camp Moomba runs July 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UBC MacInness Field. For more information, call 604-684-1701 or visit www.CampMoombaYogathon.com.

Le Hot Jazz

Before Rafiki cackles in delight and Simba ascends to his Serengeti throne, cast members of Disney’s The Lion King will host a benefit performance for two Vancouver charities. Created by local and Broadway entertainer Ian Yuri Gardner, Le Hot Jazz will feature solo and ensemble music, dance and audience interactive numbers in a setting that evokes an early century speakeasy. Money raised will support Youth Community Outreach AIDS Society and the National Congress of Black Women Vancouver. Le Hot Jazz takes place July 26, 7 p.m. at the Revue Stage on Granville Island. For tickets, call 604-6298849.

CenturyMen choir

The End Homelessness Now campaign presents a spiritual and gospel choir performance of The CenturyMen, a professional

men’s chorus established in 1969 featuring Christian musicians from the U.S. and Germany, including professors, artists and one pastor. Sponsored by the First Baptist Church and End Homelessness Now, the performance takes place July 16, 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church at 1012 Nelson St. Tickets $20 in advance. $25 at the door. For more information, visit www.EndHomelessnessNow.ca.

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heritage buildings, including the Hotel Georgia, Woodward’s and the Marine Building, might be the very feature you’re looking to put in your home. Who doesn’t want a cast concrete ashtray or a neverused 1929 porcelain sink for their new purchase, reno or retrofit? Rummage through such treasures and enjoy live music at the Vancouver Heritage Foundation Hotdogs for Heritage, a second annual fundraiser and family fair held in Shaughnessy at 5026 Connaught Dr. July 11, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Suggested $10 admission. A

television will broadcast the World Cup final. Visit www.VancouverHeritageFoundation.org.

Albanian BESA

A photo exhibit sponsored by SFU and the Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures tells the little-known story of Albanians, most of them Muslim, who rescued the vast majority of Jews in that country during Nazi occupation in the Second World War. From 2003 to 2008, photographer Norman H. Gershman gathered photos and took original portraits of Albanians who

sheltered Jews in accordance with their ancient practice of offering protection to those who need it. BESA, Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II runs until Oct. 29 at the Teck Gallery, Harbour Centre. For more information, go to www.sfu.ca.

Family block party

This summer, South Vancouver Family Place hosts two parties to celebrate and welcome families of all description. Fun activities, snacks and community building for families with children under five takes place July 10, 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. at Riverfront Picnic Site in Fraserlands for an event called Celebrating Families. The second event is a party for SVFP’s 33rd anniversary with storytelling, snacks, a fire truck, games, face painting, entertainment and more. The family block party runs Aug. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 7710 Nanaimo St. at 61st Ave. near Bobolink Park. For more information, call 604-325-5213.

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New DPAC chair promises broader parent representation Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Strengthening ties with school-based parent groups is a top priority for the new head of Vancouver’s District Parent Advisory Council. Gwen Giesbrecht was acclaimed as DPAC’s chairwoman for the 2010/11 school year in late May. She took over from outgoing chairwoman Julianne Doctor as of July 1. “One of the things that I’ve noticed participating in DPAC is that there isn’t as strong a connection between PACs and DPAC as possibly there could be and I would like to work toward strengthening that connection,” she told the Courier. “We are representing the parent voice at the district level—that’s our role. I sometimes feel we are hampered in being as representative as we could be simply because we are not as closely connected to PACs. A lot of that has to do with the fact that both organizations are volunteer organizations that are being run by parents. As anybody who’s a parent can attest to, your life becomes very busy, particularly when you have school-aged children.” Giesbrecht, who has a hair and esthet-

ics salon on Commercial Drive called Hands on Experience, has a 12-year-old son entering Grade 7 in September at Laura Second elementary. She wants DPAC to be “more present” in schools and points out some PACs aren’t even clear about its function. The organization’s role is to support PACs at the school level and encourage them to share parents’ views at the district and provincial level. The group also has representatives on school board committees and raises parents’ concerns at the provincial level through the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. Giesbrecht said DPACs efforts are sometimes hampered by time and resource constraints but she hopes to strategize with other DPAC members this fall about how to improve ties. “We’ve thought about it before… but it’s timely to sit down and look at it again,” she said. Giesbrecht expects school closures will be a significant issue in the coming school year, but DPAC can’t advocate for one school staying open over another. Its goal will be to inform parents about how they can participate in the district’s consultation process. DPAC, meantime, faces its own chal-

lenges—the school district used to provide funding for a part-time coordinator, but that money was pulled due to budget cuts. “A lot of what we do is communication and coordinating so a lot of those communicating and coordinating tasks will fall to individual executive members,” explained Giesbrecht while adding she’s looking forward to the new school year. “I work well when I have a challenge to face. I’m busy by nature and I’m not good at being inactive. I actually start to work better when I have new things on my plate.” Giesbrecht has been a member of COPE, but said DPAC’s mandate is to be non-partisan and represent all parents in the district. “There’s not necessarily one stand we take or even want to take because there is more than one viewpoint amongst the parent population. As an executive we’re working hard to do what our mandate is—we need to look at everything,” she said. “And there are things that fall out of the political realm. Parents of all political stripes would agree on one thing and that is they want the best possible education in place in the public system for their children.” noconnor@vancourier.com

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Longtime Kitsilano resident sold flowers on the honour system

‘Flower lady’ remembered by neighbours and family Cheryl Rossi

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Georgia “the flower lady” Gallos trusted people. For more than 15 years, she sold her garden-grown flowers on an honour system from a stall she set up at the end of her Kits driveway. Her money jar was only stolen once in all those years. The bouquets of pink flowers are gone, replaced with a photo commemorating the 89-year-old immigrant from Greece who suffered a massive stroke while watering her garden and died June 24. Her death marks the end of an era for neighbours who grew to love the beauty and constancy she provided with bunches of pink roses at the start of summer and flaming red, orange and yellow dahlias near the end. Nicholas Read, a journalist and author who lives near the West Eighth Avenue home Gallos shared with her husband of 60 years, Athana-

Georgia Gallos sios, often picked up flowers for $2, this year $2.50. He never spoke to Gallos, didn’t even know her name, but would often spy the thin, hunched over woman tending her garden. “She must have been really tough to carry on year after year,” Read said. “It’s just one of those sad things, even for people who didn’t know her, because it just means the end of a nice little neighbourhood story.” Renate May also bought $1 bunches from Gallos for years, giving them out at work, sharing them with friends and neighbours, and using them to decorate ta-

bles at a birthday party that turned into a wedding. May got to know the shy woman who didn’t speak English or see well the last half dozen years. She knew Gallos had broken her hip and leg in the last year. Gallos’s son Peter, who lives next door and was his mother’s primary caregiver, says his mother recently spent three months in hospital. He’d urged her to take a break from gardening, but his hardworking mother who worked for 23 years pressing shirts in a local factory wanted to be in her garden. Gallos, who had a Grade 4 education, got her grandchildren to write what she needed to deck her “fresh yard flowers” sign each year and she’d copy out the letters for her stall. The one time her money jar was stolen, she got a grandson to write out a famous quote about stealing for her to copy and it never happened again. But Gallos was thwarted by binners who would dump

the water out of her pop bottles emptied of flowers and cart them away. When the family laid Gallos to rest this weekend, Peter slipped roses from his mom’s garden into her casket along with a vial of her soil, holy water and olive oil from the family’s groves in Greece. Peter isn’t fond of gardening but he thinks he’ll take it up, with his children, in his mother’s honour. The flower stand could re-open for business. While neighbours appreciated Gallos’s gifts of beauty, Peter appreciates the positive influence his mom had on his older kids who she helped raise while he and his former wife ran a couple of restaurants. Gallos taught them to speak Greek and French, and encouraged them to be good people, he said. Gallos is survived by her husband, three children, 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. crossi@vancourier.com

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Screening Network recently launched a new awareness campaign devoted entirely to getting people talking about colon cancer screening. The first of its kind, the “colonversation” campaign includes an important new national web site – www.colonversation.ca. “Like going to the dentist or checking blood pressure, completing a colon screening test at least every two years should be part of a regular health routine for Canadians over 50,” says Heather Bryant, vice-president of cancer control for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. “We want Canadians to have ‘colonversations’ with their loved ones over 50, encouraging them to ask their doctors for a simple screening test that they can do at home.” There are a number of tests – such as a stool test– that can check for signs of colon cancer before you have any symptoms. The stool test is a simple at-home test, which should take place every two years for people over 50. Studies show that screening with this test every two years reduced death from colorectal cancer by 16 per cent over a decade. For more information on getting checked for colon cancer go to www. colonversation.ca. Additional resources are available through the Canadian Cancer Society (accessed toll-free at 1888-939-3333 or online at www.cancer. ca) or through the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (1-877-502-6566 or online at www.colorectal-cancer.ca). Article courtesy Newscanada.com.

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SEE YOUR GARDEN GROW, NATURALLY Pluck a sun-warmed tomato and bite into it, juicy and delicious. Harvest a handful of fresh chives to top a baked potato or soup. Or thinly slice a few red and white radishes to add a colourful kick to a salad or sandwich. Gardening at any age is rewarding. And the rewards taste delicious. “You don’t realize how much you have Mother Nature on your side. Those seeds want to grow,” says Susan Antler, executive director of the Compost Council of Canada and advocate of the Plant a Row - Grow a Row program, which suggests growing vegetables for yourself plus extra for charities such as local food banks. “You can reap the rewards, both for yourself and for those around you.” Indeed, it’s already July, but it isn’t too late to reap the tasty benefits of summer, whether you’re a neophyte green thumb or someone who’s been planting for decades. Plant a few vegetables in pots on your patio. Or find a sunny, grass-free patch in your yard. Or borrow a corner of your neighbour’s digs. You can even intersperse vegetable plants in your

flower beds, in the back or front yards. “No longer are vegetables relegated just to your veggie patch. They can grow anywhere,” Antler says. “People are combining the beauty of vegetables -Swiss chard, herbs, tomatoes -with the beauty of flowers.” Antler promises with some love, sun, shelter and water, you’ll enjoy fresh vegetables in the fall, and perhaps even sooner.

Tomatoes

Don’t bother planting seeds this time of the year. Instead, buy one of those patio plants, a big tomato plant in a bucket that you can stick in a sheltered spot outdoors or water well on your deck. “Tomatoes are the big mama. Everyone loves tomatoes,” says Antler. “Just make sure there’s lots of good soil.” (In other words, add compost.)

Peas & Beans

Go big and plant as many kinds as you can find. (Scarlet Runner Beans are a perennial favourite because of their pretty flowers.) Or go small; a handful of seeds tucked into flowerpots will likely produce a tiny harvest. “There’s nothing better than fresh peas,” says Antler. “To be able to just take them from your own yard and cook them up or pop them in a salad - it’s just so easy.”

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One of the easiest plants to grow, the bulbs can be stuck in the ground, root side down. Water and wait; trim the tops as needed for your salads or baked potatoes.

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ver wonder how golfing in BC got its start, and who were the stand-out players and pioneers of this sport on a local level? Well, we’ve discovered some archives that are really up to par! The British Columbia Golf Museum and Hall of Fame is located at the 17th tee of the University Golf Club in Vancouver, surrounded by the majestic beauty of UBC forests. The museum’s mission is to research, collect, preserve and display the history of golf (and of golfers, like Richard (Dick) Zokol).

The Classic Clubhouse Originally constructed in 1930 as the clubhouse for the University Golf Club, this magnificent 3,000 square foot building became the Museum in 1986, through the efforts of a small, dedicated group of volunteers. When the golf course underwent a renovation and a new clubhouse was built, the building became redundant, and was actually slated for demolition! It was saved from the ‘wrecking ball’ and restored to its original lustre.

A Unique Golf Legacy It is the only independent golf museum and library in North

America. On display is an extensive collection of clubs (dating back to 1790), bags and golf balls. Imagine a golf club that is adjustable for both loft and length, as well as right or left handed! It is on display in the Museum, and there is also a library of over 5,000 volumes of collectible books, reference books and general interest titles. There are 52 categories of collectibles on display throughout.

Keeping Record An important function of the museum is the maintenance of a reference library filled with information on virtually every golf course that has ever existed in British Columbia, along with over 1,500 player biographies, and the tournament records from all events with a history of greater than 25 years. BC Golf House Society’s “Tradition Golf Classic 2010” was held at University Golf Club on May 26. This annual event featuring fearsome foursomes raises funds and awareness for the museum. Museum hours, May through September: open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4 pm. Visit often, as displays are always changing. Note: tours are by donation; www.bcgolfhouse.com.

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CHRISTINE WONG - 2010 BC WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPION

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hristine Wong of Richmond, B.C. started off hotter than a fire cracker last Tuesday, breaking the women’s course record at Arbutus Ridge Golf Course by two strokes, stayed warm in the middle rounds, then bounced back with a second subpar performance to capture the 2010 British Columbia Women’s Amateur title. This set the stage for her appearance in this week’s United States Women’s Amateur Championship. An 18-year-old sophomore at San Diego State University, Wong scorched the 5,875-yard layout at Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island by posting rounds of 68-73-73-69, for a 5-under par total of 283 and a commanding 11-shot margin, to sweep to her first provincial title.

“I’m really happy with the way I played this week - I had the touch,” said Wong, a member of Quilchena Golf & Country Club, who collected one eagle and 17 birdies for the week. “I concentrated on keeping calm and worked on my breathing. My putting helped a lot, too, even though the greens were hard to read.” A Canadian developmental team member with Golf Canada

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(RCGA), Wong was the only player in the field to finish under par at Arbutus Ridge, which should give her added confidence when she heads to historic Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. This is a trip she earned back in May when she won a USGA sectional qualifier against a field of seasoned professionals and amateurs seeking the only Open spot that was available. Although she finished 11 shots off the pace, Jessica Wallace of Langley produced the tournament’s only other sub-par score when she closed with a 1-under

71 to finished at 6-over par 294. Alone in third place was Soo Bin Kim of Port Coquitlam at 11-over 299, one shot in front of A. Ram Choi of Surrey. Representing British Columbia on the women’s inter-provincial squad heading to the Royale Cup Nationale Women’s Amateur Championship at Kingsville Golf & Country Club in Kingsville, Ontario July 26-30 are Wong, Soo Bin Kim and Sue Kim of Langley, who earlier was granted an exemption. Information provided by www. bcgolfnews.com.

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Actor Ben Cotton and filmmaker Julia Kwan helped raise $2.5 million to construct a theatre and permanent home for the Whistler Film Festival.

Fred Wendy Boyce and Seth Austin saw their bodies turned into canvases at the Tuaca-sponsored Body Art Ball held at Fortune Sound Club.

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Producer Robyn Wiener (left) and filmmaker KellyRuth Mercier will screen Move Out Clean at this year’s Whistler Film Festival.

Food fight: Yours truly emceed and played auctioneer at Variety, The Children’s Charity’s brand new fundraising event at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The event brought together some of B.C.’s finest chefs in a battle for best brunch supremacy. Nearly 300 foodies sampled delicious offerings and cast their ballot to declare one chef champ. Tigh-Na-Mara Resort’s Eric Edwards took top honours with his sweet potato waffle. The event generated $38,000 to support children with special needs. Celluloid celebration: Whistler Film Festival Society presented its third soirée gala and auction at Nu Restaurant. Founders Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Kasi Lubin and chair Shawn Williamson welcomed 250 industry movers and shakers to the sparkling False Creek fete. The red carpet affair netted $30,000 for construction of a $2.5-million digitally advanced theatre and permanent home for the festival. All Star golf: Cheryl Nex and Paul Altilia chaired Motion Picture Production Industry Association’s (MPPIA) 15th All Star golf tourney and gala dinner at the Point Grey Golf and Country Club. Ninety-six golf enthusiasts hit the links, raising $20,000 to be split between the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and MPPIA Short Film Award for aspiring filmmakers. Hear Fred Monday morning on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition AM690 and 88.1FM; Email Fred at yvrflee@ hotmail.com; Follow Fred on Twitter: @FredAboutTown.

Artist Chili Thom created a painting while the evening’s festivities unfolded at Whistler Film Festival’s soirée benefit.

Cheryl Nex and Paul Altilia chaired MPPIA’s 15th All Star Golf Tourney at Point Grey Golf and Country Club benefitting the Food Bank and aspiring filmmakers.

West Van Mayor Pamela Goldsmith Jones and Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob welcomed 10,000 Lilith Fair-goers at Ambleside.

Variety, The Children’s Charity’s executive director Barbara Hislop congratulated Food Fight winner Eric Edwards (left) and runner-up Oliver Beckett.

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davidicuswong In practice and in life, I have found that the root of our unhappiness often lies in our sense of personal self-worth. We can be physically healthy, respected by those around us, and have all our material needs met, but if we feel worthless or unworthy, we remain miserable. We can see what we need to do to improve our lives but if we feel incapable of doing what needs to be done, we settle for the status quo. If we lack self-respect, self-esteem and selfworth, we may even accept abusive relationships.

Though it may seem basic, the concept of self-worth is not so easy to define. It is more than just confidence that comes with learning, practice and mastery in the varied and numberless skills that are part of human activity. It is more than finding a job in which you feel both capable and needed. It is more than a strong ego. It is more than personal or social success. A healthy sense of self-worth can give you the courage to deal with the detours and challenges of life— with illness, with tragedy and loss. It can help you thrive as your body ages and the years behind you outnumber the years ahead. It allows you to endure when you appear to have lost everything and are asked to begin again. Self-worth is unconditional selfacceptance, self-value and self-love. Unconditional in that it endures under all conditions, at all times, in spite of success and failure, losses and gains. It is an acceptance of our selves as we were, as we are and as we are becoming. It is the ability to see the redeeming value in ourselves as

A HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF-WORTH RECOGNIZES THE VALUE AND WORTHINESS IN THE PEOPLE AROUND US. IT ASSURES US THAT WE DESERVE TO BE HAPPY... individuals and an important part of society. It is not an egocentric self-adoration of our superficial selves or a preoccupation with our own personal interests. It is a compassionate acceptance of our value as individual human beings, deserving of happiness and love. In a happy and healthy adult, a positive sense of self-worth is all these things. It underlies all that we do—how we think, how we speak, how we act and how we love. A healthy sense of self-worth recognizes the value and worthiness in

the people around us. It assures us that we deserve to be happy just as those around us also deserve happiness. It allows us to love others and it allows us to accept their love. But such a positive sense of selfworth is not a gift we are all given at birth. It is learned. If we feel unloved as children, if we are grow up in an environment of negativity and criticism, or if we suffer emotional, physical or sexual abuse, we come to believe that we are unworthy, unloved and not valued. We may learn to feel helpless and never try to escape a suffocating and blinding cage of unhappiness. In upcoming columns, I’ll explore our responsibilities as parents and teachers in nurturing healthy selfworth in our children, how abusive experiences and relationships demean our sense of self-worth, and how we may be able to overcome our past and ourselves to rebuild a sense of self-worth. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. His health column appears regularly in this paper and his internet radio show can be heard on PositiveWorldRadioNetwork.WeEarth.com.

Your BC Lions — In Their Own Words I literally grew up with the CFL. My father Nick was a longtime member of the Montreal Alouettes back in the ’70s and early ’80s and my godfather is former Lions head coach and defensive coordinator Dave Ritchie. I grew up in Burlington, Ont. and attended McMaster University, which is located in nearby Hamilton. One of my biggest thrills was being drafted by the Lions in 2008. I never imagined my career taking off the way it has since then. I enjoy the challenge of playing special teams and I believe that as much as it is talked about, that part of Canadian football is under-rated. You can have a game-changing play each time the ball is kicked and I take pride in that fact. One of the benefits of playing football on the West Coast is being able to make my home here year round. This past year was especially memorable with Olympics festivities going on literally right outside my apartment. I also had the time of my life participating in our club’s community programs. If I had to choose one in particular, I would say Lions in the House is my favourite program to take part in each winter. My parents divorced when I was younger and I believe the experiences I had during those impressionable years have played a big role in the person I am today. I try to have the kids I talk to understand the importance of making positive life choices at a young age because it can have a significant impact on their path to adulthood.

Jason Arakgi in action on the field. Photo courtesy BC Lions.

Jason Arakgi - 45 Safety Non-Import Height: 6.02 Weight: 205 Born: May 12, 1985, Montreal College: McMaster Years: 3 BC / 3 CFL

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Wars ended Karlsbad’s glory days as haunt of European royalty

The ‘once upon a time’ town of Karlovy Vary John Masters

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KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic—This town—formerly called Karlsbad—is a very “once upon a time” kind of place. Its main avenue, alongside the steaming Tepla River, and its hilly residential areas are lined by villas, hotels and small palaces designed in rococo, neo-baroque and art nouveau styles, all painted in confectioners’ colours. In the 18th and 19th centuries, when most of them were built, no one had heard the term “Disneyesque,” but new arrivals would have understood that they’d wandered into a fairytale kingdom. In those days, Karlsbad was one of Europe’s premiere spas. Royalty came here: Russian czars, Prussian kings and Austrian empresses. So did the cultural elite: the German playwright Johann Goethe visited 13 times. Composers loved it: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Liszt and Grieg walked its streets, presumably humming. Goethe and Beethoven used to take strolls together. What drew visitors, initially at least, were the waters. The town’s many hot springs pour out a liquid rich in minerals that, since the 1500s, has been believed to benefit those with digestive and metabolic ailments. In the 19th century Karlsbad became a place to see and be seen, do business, conduct affairs (that was one reason Goethe kept coming back) and buy things. Two of

The golden onion domes of the Russian Orthodox Church rise above a neighbourhood of minipalaces in the Czech Republic spa town of Karolvy Vary. Famous visitors included Goethe, photo John Masters Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner and Liszt. the most desirable items for purchase were Moser glassware and Becherovka liqueur. Both are still available: Moser makes a non-lead crystal that’s become very popular; Becherovka is a combination of water from the springs and herbal additions, concocted in the 1800s as a medicinal drink,

but today bought mostly as a souvenir. Two world wars ended Karlsbad’s glory days as a haunt of European royalty. In their place came working-class Germans and, after the Soviet Union tightened its hold on Eastern Europe, Russians. For them, a spa week was a reward for outstanding service to Com-

munism. Milos Curlik, a Prague-based guide, remembers that the grateful winners of such trips were always chaperoned by more smartly dressed handlers from the KGB. Today, the Russians are still coming. On the main shopping street many of the signs are first in Russian, then in Czech. The Savoy Westend, a hotel made up of five lovely mini-palaces, next to the Russian consulate and around the corner from the exquisite Orthodox Church and its golden domes, is popular with them. But not so many people arrive for a full treatment regime—that’s not what the current generation travels for. (And it doesn’t help that in the 1970s the Communists tore down the old thermal baths in the town centre and replaced them with an ugly spabunker.) Consequently, Karlovy Vary has found new ways to attract a younger clientele, notably the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Held in early July, it has attracted such big names as Gus van Sant, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman. Films are shot as well as screened here: the neo-baroque façade of the Grandhotel Pupp, for example, appears in the casino scenes of Casino Royale. There may not be royalty to make the town cool anymore, but there is James Bond. For more information on Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) and travel in the Czech Republic, visit www.czechtourism.com. John Masters is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group.

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For people gardening with annual flowers, July is a peaceful month involving little more than watering and deadheading to keep blooms coming. Geraniums, marigolds, sweet peas and dahlias need the most frequent attention. Big, double annual flower-heads usually fall apart after rain and will attract slugs if not deadheaded. But during summer it’s easy to get distracted by visitors and holidays. Hanging baskets are usually the first containers to dry right out. Watering them aloft won’t work because dry soil shrinks away from the side of the pot, making a circular channel that water floods through.. But dunking hanging baskets in a laundry tub, sink or big pan of water for a couple of hours will bring them back to normal. This also works with standing containers—provided they’re big enough to lift. People with perennial gardens can find extra things to do. Late July is a good time to divide and replant bearded irises before they grow into a thick, matted clump with few flowers. Some perennials, such as lupins and the tall cranesbills, will re-bloom in early fall if the faded flowers are sheared back. Any deciduous shrubs that have flowered can be pruned now. This includes philadelphus (Mock Orange), ceanothus, spirea and weigela. Summer heather also needs to be cut back lightly after blooming so that some green wood is left to shoot again. Deep pruning of heathers results in old, brown stems that don’t re-grow. Removing seed heads from large rhododendrons is hard work and only done in situations and with people who want them to look good at all times. With small or new rhododendrons, deadheading is doable and may give them a little more energy for growth. All the long-blooming roses need deadheading a few inches down to a largish leaf. This should be on the outside of the stem. If the mid part of a rose bush gets overcrowded, fungal diseases thrive there. Any time you start watering, try to include the roses. They like a lot of water. When rose leaves have semi-circular holes, that’s good news for the garden be-

annemarrison cause it means you have leafcutter bees. These are useful pollinators that work later into the summer than mason bees. The tiny, stripy wasps are also good pollinators. The big yellow-jacket wasps are a scary nuisance and need to be removed if they have nests around doors, windows or in the ground. But yellow-jackets are also good pest-controllers and some gardeners leave nests if they’re in non-threatening places. People with wisteria will need to do some after-flowering pruning by cutting the new stems back to three or four buds. As always, ivy needs to be watched to prevent it venturing where it’s not wanted. Variegated ivies should have green reverted shoots taken out right away. In the vegetable garden, green onions and winter beets can still be planted. A lot of gardeners had problems with peas this year. Peas can be planted up to mid-July for a fall harvest. Right now, garlic is producing curly stalks with embryonic, wispy heads of bulbils. When young, these can be cut up and used in stir-fries. Sometimes, farmers markets sell them. •••

Q: Our lawn has been decimated by chafer beetles and I want to get rid of the grass. Can you suggest an evergreen, low-growing quick-spreading ground cover that will tolerate some foot traffic? Mary, Vancouver

A: A quick-growing ground-cover may not make you happy in the long run. All ground-covers are invasive and the quick-growing ones need extra vigilance to stop them infiltrating into your garden beds. One of the better lawn alternatives is white clover. It’s amenable to most soils, is

drought-tolerant and its deep, tough roots are unappetizing to chafer larvae. It can go for weeks without mowing and is fairly resilient to foot traffic (though not as durable as grass). As well, white-flowered clover is a sun-loving legume that actually improves the soil by fixing nitrogen at its roots. The flowers attract honey bees and native bees to your garden where they’ll hang around and pollinate flowers and fruit. The biggest negative is that it’s usually grown from seed. This means it will take a few months for good coverage— though friends who look on white clover as a weed might be happy to have you dig plants out of their lawns! If garden centres can’t help with clover seed, try www. oscseeds.com. This is a Canadian company based in Ontario. It offers several lawn alternatives. But I should mention Crownvetch is on invasive plant lists and Sweet Woodruff has become a nightmare for many gardeners. If your lawn is sunny and well-drained, creeping thyme can handle some foot traffic. Creeping thyme has tiny pink flowers in summer and is beautifully fragrant when trod on. If your soil is heavy, amend the top few inches by digging in sand. If your lawn is shady or part shady, you might try violets or Geranium maccrorhizum, which has pink flowers much of the summer. I learned how rugged this geranium is by seeing it thrive along the edge of a narrow driveway where teenage boys routinely drove their cars over it. Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) is also good in shade and has spectacular four-inch spikes of bright blue flowers (sometimes pink or white) in spring. But the quickest shade carpeter of anything I’ve mentioned so far is Creeping Jenny, especially when started from plants. Unfortunately it’s also great at jumping border edges. But its golden form is beautiful. If your lawn is very shady and your soil wants to make moss, let it. Moss doesn’t stand hard use and is slippy for running feet but can handle occasional, gentle walking. Moss also grows more easily and is inexpensive. Send your questions to amarrison@shaw.ca.

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Bard on the Beach presents Dean Paul Gibson as the charmingly roguish, larger-than-life pub lout Falstaff in Eroll Durbach’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I & II. Falstaff launches Bard on the Beach’s programming in the intimate 240-seat Douglas Campbell Studio Stage tent and is directed by former Playhouse Artistic Director Glynis Leyshon and co-stars Alessandro Julian as Prince Hal and Kevin McNulty as Hal’s father Henry IV along with a star-studded cast that includes Bob Frazer, Colleen Wheeler and Bernard Cuffling, among others. Falstaff runs July 7 to Sept. 22 in Vanier Park. For tickets, call 604739-0559 or go to www.bardonthebeach.org.

Eco madness

Gallery Gachet and SFU’s Centre for Gender, Social Inequities and Mental Health presents a doublebill addressing cultures of madness in the context of radical social and environmental justice dubbed Eco Madness (Humans are Killing the Planet and I Feel Fine) July 7, 7 p.m. at Vancity Theatre. Films include Ken Paul Rosenthal’s Crooked Beauty and Franklin Lopez’s END:CIV, both of which are said to “challenge mainstream definitions of sanity, as well as notions of health and ‘well-adjustment’ within a culture that is itself pathological and absurdly environmentally dysfunctional.” What fun. Both filmmakers will be in attendance for a chat and post-show reception. For more info, call 604-683-FILM (3456) or go to viff.org.

Panther sighting

Dean Paul Gibson plays the title character in Bard on the Beach’s Falstaff.

If you happen to encounter a group of spandex-clad, hair-sprayed metal heads walking the Granville Mall like it was the Sunset Strip circa 1985, fear not. You have not traveled back in time or downed one too many shots of Jack Daniels. You’ve merely caught a glimpse of the elusive Steel Panther. The L.A. glam metal revival act sends up and honours the debauchery-filled glory years of Poison, Ratt, Winger, Cinderella, Enuff Z Nuff and their ilk as it brings its well-preened licks, looks and lascivious lyrics to the Commodore Ballroom July 8. Even drenched in irony, Steel Panther knows how to rock. For tickets, go to www.ticketmaster.ca or call 604280-4444.

L.A. band Steel Panther brings its glam metal nostalgia machine to the Commodore July 8.

She sells Sanctuary Concert roundup

Music, television and charity, together at last. The cast and crew of the locally shot TV series Sanctuary show off their musical chops and raise funds for the Sanctuary for Kids foundation, which supports children in crisis both locally and abroad, July 8 at the Biltmore. Other performers include The Sun, Cory Woodward, The Earth Kings and Wexford and the Unbelievers. Doors open at 8 p.m., tickets $15 or $12 in advance. For more info, go to www.friendsoffolkfestival. com/vancouver and www.sanctuaryforkids.org.

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Humankind’s greatest technological advance since penicillin and keyboard playing cats, Slankets and Snuggies are plush blankets that have arms sewn in so depressed couch potatoes can reach for the remote or pan of chicken wings without breaking a sweat or raising their heart rate above tranquilized iguana levels. In a word: genius. So we were particularly stoked when we learned from a colleague that someone with a lot of time on his or her hands—probably a Slanket or Snuggie owner—has launched TheSnuggieSutra. com, which, as you might imagine, is a Kama Sutra for Snuggies, or in the sensual words of the website’s creators, “a visual compendium of pleasurable sex positions—only, ours involves the use of a blanket. With sleeves.” Comfortable, easily achieved positions include The Hi Yo Silver, The Manket, The Cuddly Puppy, The Sechzig-neun and The Horse Blanket. Even less surprising than the blanket-cloaked missionary position, there’s also a Snuggie Sutra book to tie into the website, which depicts 100 positions, including more than 85 not shown online. However, the real question is whether this book is aimed at actual Snuggie users who would

probably only buy The Snuggie Sutra if it was for sale on the Home Shopping Network, or smug people who only allow themselves to appreciate the comforts of a blanket with sleeves ironically. Personally, we think Slankets and Snuggies should be left out of the bedroom and only be used for activities more conducive to its plush, passive nature, such as playing a rousing game of Yahtzee, watching TV or watching agile people without Slankets and Snuggies have sex on TV.

Name game

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Steel Panther breathes life into spandex, glam metal

As it turns out, all that fuss about Stanley Park changing its handle to the more PC-sounding, aboriginal name Xwayxway was all for naught. Religious jet-ski enthusiast and federal cabinet minister Stockwell Day has spoken. “The rich history of this park needs to be maintained,” Day said at a news conference Monday, adding that “most Vancouverites” don’t want a name change—possibly because most Vancouverites can’t even pronounce “Xwayxway.” Fair enough. It’s not like adopting a new name to reflect the area’s aboriginal heritage would do anything to reverse centuries of cultural degradation. That’s what native “inspired” Olympic mascots and logos

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New Zealand reggae band Katchafire gets its groove on July 7 at Venue with The Black Seeds and Los Furios. Vancouver singer-songwriter Téa fuses elements of R&B, soul and pop music July 8 at the Cellar jazz club. Alternative blues rock act Megan Lane Bands plays the Railway Club July 8 with Reincarnation of Marion, Daisy Blue Groff and Jane Sawyer. Local roots acts Red Cedar, The Provincial Archive, Cloudsplitter and Library twang it up at the Media Club July 8. High on Fire, Russian Circles and Skeletonwitch pulverize the Rickshaw July 8.

are for. But we wish Day went further and ordered newspapers and reporters to stop referring to Stanley Park as “Vancouver’s jewel.” Yawn. Since Xwayxway is still up for grabs, might we suggest the owners of GM Place give it some consideration. On Tuesday it was announced Canucks Sports & Entertainment and General Motors of Canada Limited would reveal a new sponsor partnership that “will see General Motors focus its activities on in-arena activations to build stronger awareness for….” zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sorry about that. In other words, the home of the Canucks and dozens of overpriced rock concerts every year will no longer be known as General Motors Place. Unfortunately, the new name and sponsor was announced after K&K’s deadline. But we’re hoping it will be one of the following: McDonald’s Deep Fryer, Cactus Club Waitresses with Plunging Necklines Ogling Arena, Starbuck’s Slightly Emasculating Frappa Centre, or The Drakkar Noir Rink of Dashed Hopes and Lost Dreams. Is that the smell of defeat wafting through the Canucks beleaguered dressing room? No son, that’s the irresistible manly scent of Drakkar Noir. Here, take a sample.

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Lori Triolo’s performance as Olivia in this What You Will Equity Co-op production is a thing of beauty: regally commanding yet bubbling with girlish excitement, chaste yet lusty. And, since the actors portraying the object(s) of her desire are both a few years younger than Triolo herself, there’s a tantalizing whiff of the cougar about her performance, too. Her hands are so expressive, and it’s so lovely when, near the end, she beckons Viola (whom she mistook for a young man). “Sister,” she calls out while fluttering her long fingers in Viola’s direction the way a little girl would reach out eagerly for a cookie. Tariq Leslie plays Malvolio and directs this surprisingly good production—surprising because he’s working with such a slim purse. And there’s much to recommend in a scaled-down, intimate production of Shakespeare. Our attention is so focused and perhaps, given such proximity to the actors, we get meaning from their faces and gestures when, at times, Shakespeare’s language leaves us behind. Leslie sets this romantic comedy in Edwardian times so costume designer Kenda Ward puts some of the men in tight breeches and long, cutaway jackets; Olivia appears in an elegant black silk gown. Set design by Leslie and Kyla Gardiner is simple but sufficient. The placement of a downstage left garden bench, however, presents some sightline difficulties for those sitting directly behind it. Twelfth Night is one of those Shakespeare plays that requires suspension of disbelief. Twins Viola (Courtney Lancaster) and Sebastian (Adam Bergquist), each believing the other to have been lost at sea, wind up in Illyria. Viola arrives first, disguises herself as a young man, calls herself Caesario and finds employment with Count Orsino (Trevor Devall). The Count, enamoured of Olivia, sends Viola/Caesario to woo her on his behalf (probably because Olivia is sick to death of the sight of Orsino and has repeatedly told him she cannot love him).

Despite its modest budget, Twelfth Night, at the Jericho Arts Centre, is worth checking out thanks to strong performances and intimate staging. Next to arrive on the scene is Viola/ Caesario’s look-alike twin Sebastian accompanied by the seafaring Antonio (a sinister-appearing Yurij Kis) who rescued him from the waves. The subplot concerns Olivia’s steward Malvolio, a wet-blanket sort of fellow who’s always trying to squelch the drunken antics of Olivia’s cousin Sir Toby Belch (Michael Smith) and his sidekicks Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Paul Herbert) and Fabian (Ashley O’Connell). With the help of Maria (Bronwen Smith), Olivia’s servant, they hatch a nasty plot to make Malvolio look like an idiot. Moving between the two households is Feste (John Prowse), Olivia’s Fool. I can usually do with less of Shakespeare’s fools, and despite Prowse’s fine singing and drumming (accompanied by Ross Smith on guitar) and clever repartee, I could have done with less here, too. Nor have I been much of a fan of Sir Toby or Sir Andrew, but Smith and Herbert do it just right. These characters are often played as over-the-top fops, but here they’re just

a couple of silly, hard-drinking fellows. Herbert can raise a laugh by simply pausing in the middle of a line as if his character has lost his train of thought. Young Lancaster, as Viola/Caesario, takes on this big role with confidence, grace and youthful charm. While her character has obviously fallen for Orsino, Lancaster keeps it nicely contained, never farcical. Arriving later in the play, Bergquist makes Sebastian a bewildered but willing lover. With a little imagination, this Viola/Caesario and this Sebastian could be brother and sister. As for the dark subplot, Leslie plays up Malvolio’s spoilsport side so that when his character is unfairly disgraced, we see why Malvolio has attracted such animosity. I’ve seen both lighter and darker Twelfth Nights and that’s the joy of Shakespeare: there’s always room for a fresh view. This one, quite different from the others, is definitely worth checking out—especially to experience Lori Triolo’s exquisite performance. joled@telus.net

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Actor Robert Pattinson has had a busy fortnight. First, it was revealed that the 24-year-old shares a bloodline with Vlad The Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. (Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, is also related— apparently Vlad got around.) Then Pattinson made it halfway up Forbes Magazine’s Celebrity 100 Power List, ranking 50th thanks to his $17 million in earnings last year and relentless “RPattz” media coverage. Oh, and he has a little movie that came out last week. The third time’s a charm with the Twilight franchise. David Slade is at the helm this time around (three Twilight movies, three different directors). Slade directed the edgy Hard Candy and cut his teeth doing vampire films with 2007’s 30 Days Of Night. The locally shot Eclipse becomes the first film in the series to rouse

a little passion in the players, Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (as vampire-loving Bella), in particular. The actors mumbled petulantly through the first two films, bringing none of their reported real-life romance to the big screen. But in Eclipse the characters get more physical—Bella loses some of the grungy angst she’s been dragging around and actually smiles. Bella is torn between her vampire love Edward (Pattinson) and werewolf friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) more than ever. Bella desperately wants an eternal life with Edward, but old-fashioned guy that he is— he’s more than 100 years old, after all—Edward will compromise neither her soul nor her virginity until there’s a ring on her finger. (The chastity factor of the books and films scores big points with parents; that’ll all change with Breaking Dawn, wherein Bella finally gets her vamp on.) A relationship with Jacob, on the other hand, means Bella wouldn’t have to say goodbye to her dad (Billy Burke) and the life she knows in Forks, Wash. “I’d rather you were dead than one of them,” Jacob growls. The perpetually shirtless Lautner gets all the best

Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s love triangle takes centre stage in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. lines of the film, including a showstopper in the titular tent scene. It’s snowing outside the tent and Bella is freezing. Undead Edward is no help, but Jacob’s werewolf blood runs hot: “Let’s face it—I am hotter than you,” Jacob says as he crawls into Bella’s sleeping bag. Cue hysteria from the audience. If you haven’t seen the first two films or read Meyer’s novels, you might need someone to fill you in on the backstory. (Just ask anyone wearing a Team Jacob or Team Ed-

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ward T-shirt: they’ll happily provide all that info and more.) An army of new and dangerous young vampires is being created in Seattle. Edward and the rest of the immortal Cullen family, which lives peacefully in the area, seem to be the target, but it’s unclear whether Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) is behind the recruitment, or the villainous Volturi from Rome (Dakota Fanning among them). For the first time in history, the vampire and werewolf clans are forced to work together.

Every time the love triangle threatens to get a little too daytime-soaps, Slade throws in a bit of scary stuff to keep things lively. The violence is more prevalent than in the first two films. Eclipse is the first to employ real horror-film devices. There’s not a lot of blood, but screams and shattered bodies galore. Visual effects have improved from the last film to keep pace with the action, which includes an impressive battle scene between vampire families, with Jacob’s werewolves thrown in. Interest in the characters also widens thanks to the histories—told in flashbacks—of several members of the Cullen family. “Twi-hard” fans will love the ending, which sets things up nicely for Breaking Dawn, the end of the Twilight saga, split into two films. The first Twilight film did $408 million in business worldwide. New Moon, released exactly a year later, brought in almost $710 million. That’s $1.1 billion before you even factor in lunchbox and soundtrack sales. The movie topped box offices opening weekend, proving that being undead is still really hot. jcrawfordfilm@gmail.com

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Draw by Night puts the ‘art’ into party State of the Arts

with Cheryl Rossi Drinking and drawing in Montreal inspired Myron Campbell to start his own drawing party in Vancouver just over a year ago. The digital design instructor, art director and animator coerced 15 creative industry co-workers, friends and students to attend his first event at Vancouver Film School café last June. Now, Draw By Night has taken off with up to 75 participants, even without booze. Campbell typically rolls out long swathes of paper to amp up the communal experience where participants can sketch their stuff. The group’s Facebook page shows photos of themed events that happen roughly every six weeks with long tables of folks, heads bowed, pen to paper, drawing images inspired by themes including Meat Legs, Factory Rejects and Mascots. “You can come in, you can draw, you can check out other people’s stuff and they can check out yours,” Campbell said. “Weirdly, it’s like going to the gym and you know those really big meatheads that look at themselves in the mirror and grunt and groan… it’s sort of like that with drawing.” Draw By Night celebrates its first anniversary as part of Drawn,

Draw by Night participants gather at long tables swathed in paper to create images inspired by photo submitted themes including Meat Legs, Factory Rejects and Mascots. the city’s second annual drawing festival, July 17 to Aug. 7, with a drawing party outside the Diane Farris Gallery July 28. Campbell said turntablist, DJ and graphic novelist Kid Koala, a.k.a. Eric San, started a drawing party in Montreal where he’d spin records and people would flock, drink tea and draw. Campbell, who was working at the Nation-

al Film Board in Montreal at the time, also had fellow animators invite him over to drink beer and draw. “I thought we needed to do something like that here,” Campbell said. To get his digital design students at Vancouver Film School to experiment with different forms, he organized Draw By

Night. When energy is flagging, he sometimes tells participants to stop and switch to another section of paper. “Everyone gets stuck in their own style in a way. And when you see your style next to other sensibilities, it’s nice to shake it up that way,” Campbell said. Draw By Nightsters have doodled and created while Camp-

bell’s friend, whose pen name is Miguel Burr, read a chapter from his futuristic novel, Humanoid. They created their own mascots during the Olympics, and they tried out a digital graffiti wall provided by the local company Tangible Interactive that allowed them to digitally “spray paint” designs. Draw By Night really took off after the event was featured as part of the Twitter/Art+Social Media exhibit at the Diane Farris Gallery in April. Now fans of the gallery and members of an illustrators meetup group join the industry folks and students from all 13 different Vancouver Film School programs at Draw By Night events. “People come here to be inspired,” said Campbell, who notes drawing is the root of a variety of mediums. The anniversary event on July 28 will be Draw By Night’s first outdoor adventure with long tables and more individually sized sheets of paper set up in the courtyard of the Diane Farris Gallery at West Seventh Avenue and Fir. Campbell still hasn’t figured out how he could offer beer at Draw By Night in the Vancouver Film School café. “I have to really look into that,” he said. “It would probably draw more of a crowd.” Draw By Night runs 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Materials will be provided and participation is open to all. For more information, see www.drawnfestival.ca. crossi@vancourier.com

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CHINESE SHAR-PEI standard, miniature and toy. Several colors. Purebred. Vet checked. Great temperament, velvet coat, excellent wrinkling. Family friendly. $600. Call 604-888-1116

CUTLERY SET made by International China - pattern is called Heartland. If you have any pieces please give me a call at 604-217-0262. FRANKLIN MINT Carousel 1988 animals and carousel top. Please call if you have any pieces in exc. cond. w/no chips. 604-217-0262.

DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433 Golden Retriever Pups, vet ✔ family raised, ready to go. $500 604-793-5185 HAVANESE X 6 puppies, all colours, ready now. Vet checked shots $400 & up. 604-522-3308

3015

Childcare Available

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3025

Children’s Activities

SPEECH THERAPY- Your home. Summer sessions Preschool - Adult. 604-762-2829

3050

LAB / GOLDEN Retriever Pups, black, vet chkd, vacinated, exc family pets. $450. 778-549-8621 LAB PUPPIES ready to go vet ✔ dewormed & vac. Blk & Choc males & females $550. 604-997-5504

Preschools/ Kindergarten

Heather Chapel Preschool 2 - 5 days only. Sept. Registration 777 W.68th Ave 604-321-7446 LAB SILVER / Charcoal PUPS, PB RARE! vet chd, social, quiet temp. $950. Chwk 778-549-8621

3507

Cats

PERSIAN 4 mons. kittens, best friends - playful, affectionate, trained, & charming wish to share love with kind family in forever home (indoors). $100 incl. accessories @ 604-764-5671. Sadly, due to allergies.

Lab X Golden Retriever Pups, vet ✔, blk & yellow, m & f, ready to go. $450 604-701-1587 PITT BULLS, 3 boy, 7 girls, ready now, can view parents. Call for history. $350 obo. 604-504-0738

RARE! ENGLISH & FRENCH colored Bulldogs. Reserve now! 604-802-6934 www.westcoastrarebulldogs.com

Puppy Paradise

Garage Sale

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3508

Recycler

SUNBEAM BBQ, approx 4 yrs old, $150. 604-889-5575 after 6pm wkdays or anytime wkend.

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3508

Dogs

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

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PUG PUPS, $750. credit card ok, 604-542-8892 pics & video @ www.puppiesandponies.ca

3520

Horses & Tack

SELLING 2 Wonderful Quarter Horse Geldings. Both are very well trained, beautiful horses. Email for additional information to: admin@canscribe.com. Located in Winfield, BC. Phone: 250-979-8645.

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Dogs

Pet Services

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4020

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4051 PET URINE Removal Treatment ™

Elder Services

Agents

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6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

Surrey

SRY CLOVERDALE Brand new St. Andrews Condo − 2 BR + Den, 2 baths, 1685sf, open flr plan, all ss appls, granite, 2nd flr, north west patio view, 2 prkg, storage. gym, pool, gamesrm, accomodation ste. $675,000. MUST SEE ! Ask for Kathy 604-574-3099

6008-36

Vancouver West Side

5TH & MAPLE Great bldg! Great area! Great price! 604-531-1909 See www.kitsbeachcondo.ca

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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4600

Vacation Spots

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Business Opportunity

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6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR $675 immed, Cambie & SW Marine Dr. hardwood, incl & hw, 1 yr lease. np, ns, 604-988-4692 1 BR + den, 750 sq ft, w/balcony, 2nd flr, W. King Ed ave/McDonald st. u/g prkg, inste w/d, d/w, E. view, nr shops and transit, non smokers, no pets, Seniors + 55 Complex. $1340 Phone Mon - Fri 10am-4pm, call 604-737-1125 1BR $850UP 450 sq ft 1549 Barclay 1yr Lease. Hot water & Heat Incl. Pet OK. Now. 778-288-8925 Keith

Chilliwack

SARDIS HOME 1500sf, 3br. 1.5 bath, large yard, quiet. Many updates. $295,900. view pics online at @ ChilliwackLife.com/fsbo

6020-26

North Vancouver

3 BR +1 br ste, priv patio, 1959 Deep Cove Rd.Garage, Nr beach, 20 min to VCR. OPEN HOUSE Sat Sun 1- 4, Jerry Raczowski 604-602-1111 Remax Cr.V829313

6020-36

Lots & Acreage

1/4 ACRE lot for sale 40 mins from Vancouver in Point Roberts, WA. Info at www.pointrobertsproperty.org

N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No GST. $329,000. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

6035

Mobile Homes

SRY, NEWTON. #34 - 7850 King George Blvd. on Sunday, July 11th, from 2 - 4pm. Newly renovated 2 BR in immaculate condition. 55+ years old. Small pet ok! $36,900. Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874

6052

Real Estate Investment

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

6075

BACH & 1 BR, Newly Reno’d, cls to shop & transit, secured, incls heat, h/w, prkg, Start @ $675. 604-325-1385 www.remirealty.ca BBY, 4575 Grange, 1 or 2 BR Apt, nice & spac, hardwood flrs, parking, across fr Metrotown, N/s, N/p. Call Ariana 604-616-2824

Sunshine Coast

GIBSONS 12 acres, ocean & mtn view. 5 min. to ferry. zoned for 3 homes. drilled well, fenced, power $449,000. 1-604-886-8305

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6508

Apt/Condos

BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR available. Special rates. Call 604-327-9419 for appt. to view.

6540

Houses - Rent

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6565

GINGER Crosstown, Science World! Deluxe 1 BR condo, all appls, strge, bike locker, sec’d prkg, Media/amenties rm & more. NS/NP. Avail now. 604-861-6303

Langara Gardens

601 West 57th Ave, Van Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments and Townhouses located in the Oakridge area at West 57th Ave and Cambie St. This landmark property is clean and very well maintained by friendly on-site staff. Quiet and tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry facilities, parking and 16 shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School, Langara Golf Course and much more. For more information: 604-327-1178 info-vnc@langaragardens.com www.langaragardens.com QUIET BUILDING, 2 bdrm apt w/balcony, ht, hw, cable, prkg, locker, NS, NP, suits seniors, close to all amenities, lease, 604-241-3772

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townhouses

Office/Retail Rent

Offices: 2nd floor 2000 sq.ft. Main floor $200 per month and up. Ground floor 4000 sq. ft. 2163 Kingsway 604-454-1617

6595

Tsawwas.

5857-16 AVE Beach Grove Tsawwassen. 2BR bungalow, walk to beach, large lot, deck, $498,000. 1-780-965-5007

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5005

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Shared Accommodation

6595-70

Vancouver East Side

1 BR in 2 br, main flr. suit female, 32nd & Lanark, $450 incl net, tv & utils, ns, np, near Commercial Dr. share bath, 604-725-8925

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt suite. Near Rupert & 19th Ave. $780 incls heat, hydro, wireless internet, sh’d W/D. NS/ NP. Near bus stop. 604-779-1658

$1900. 2BDRM, 2bath, lrg kitchen, parking, 1200sq’ MTN HWY. 604-988-1736 2 BEDROOM garden suite in lower Dundarave near buses, shopping and rec centre. Quiet residence, 2 people max. n/s. Newer stove, fridge and in-suite w/d. $1400 + utilities. August 1. 604.926.6901 2 BR bsmt Lynn Valley avail immed. Clean, w/d incl. $900+1/3 utilities. n/s n/p. Call 604.983.6675.

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DOWN

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5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE IS hereby given that a Public Lien Sale of the described personal property will be held at 10:00am on August 4th, 2010. The items to be sold are generally described as follows : Units were found to contain misc. bags, misc. Boxes, misc. furniture, misc. beddings, misc. tools, & misc. collectibles. Names Aubrey Bajador - 4145 Milady Dela Torre - 1253 Jennifer Viray - 2170 Sierra Watson - 2330 Arnel Martos Joaquin - 3043 Robert Gerard Juneau - 4046 InStorage StorageMart 1311 East Kent Ave N. Vancouver, BC V5X 4T6 Tel: 604-323-2629 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS MARLIES ANNA PATERSON also known as MARLIES ENNA PATERSON also known as MARLIES PATERSON fomerly of of 2099 132A Street, Surrey B.C. Deceased, who died on August 18, 2009 are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the Adminstrator at C/O Karle Foli, C.A., #695-1285 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3X8, on or before July 26, 2010, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the administrator then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re:The estate of TADAYUKI MASAGO, deceased, formerly of #500 - 57th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 6E8. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of TADAYUKI MASAGO are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Ronan Reinart at Suite 201 - 1367 West Broadway, British Columbia, V6H 4A7, on or before July 30, 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.

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of ELVA EILLEENE GLANVILLE deceased formerly of Royal Arch Masonic Home, 7850 Champlain Crescent, Vancouver, British Columbia V5S 4C7. NOTICE is hereby given to Creditors and Others having claims against the Estate of ELVA EILLEENE GLANVILLE deceased who died on March 16, 2010 are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the Executrix c/o Kaye Thome Toews & Hansford, Barristers & Solicitors, 9202 Young Road, Box 372, Chilliwack, British Columbia V2P 6J4 on or before August 9, 2010 after which date the Executrix will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice. Elva Lorraine McAllister, Executrix

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Irene Gladys Brown, aka Irene Brown, formerly of 732 West King Edward Avenue, British Columbia, V5Z 2C8, who died on October 9, 2003, are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Administrator, The Canada Trust Company, at P.O. Box 10083, 18th Floor - 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7Y 1B6, on or before August 16, 2010, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. The Canada Trust Company, Administrator NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS KATSUKO SHUDO (a.k.a. KIT SHUDO, and KATZ SHUDO), deceased Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the above named deceased, late of Shannon Oaks, Suite 313, 2526 Waverly Drive, Vancouver, B.C., V5S 4W1, are required to send full particulars to the undersigned Executors at 650 West Georgia Street, 5th floor, P.O. Box 11538, Vancouver, B.C., V6B 4N7, agency file no. 78030521, to the attention of Karen Peterson, trust officer, by August 25, 2010, after which date the Executors will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims that have been received. The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, and, Sadako Sudo (a.k.a. Sandy shudo),Executors

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8060

Concrete

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8073

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Personals

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8075

Drywall

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8090

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

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

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Floor Refinishing

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Electrical

8155

Landscaping

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551

7005

8080

Home Improvement? Refer to the Service Directory for all of your home improvement, decorating and gardening needs.

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless 604-219-6944 We cover the HST CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations & refinishing. Quality work. Reas rates. 604-293-0057 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8120

Glass Mirrors

ANGEL GLASS, Comm/Residential, store fronts, windows & doors, custom shower & tub enclosures, patio doors, mirrors etc. 2837 Kingsway, Vancouver. 604-603-9655

8125

Gutters

Quality Year Round Lawn & Garden Maintenance • Exceptional Hedge Shearing & Pruning • Clean-Up Jobs • Hedge Removal & Replacement • Small Tree Removal • Softscape Design & Installation • Turf & Seeded Lawn Replacement Residential / Commercial / Strata 26 Years Experience

604-809-5296 (LAWN)

T&L

INC. Landscaping, Excavation & Demos turf, ponds, irrigation, retaining walls, paver patios, pool excavation/fill, stump grinding, walkways, jack hammering, concrete cutting, delivery/hauls, drainage/sewer/water, complete yard redevelopments and strata contracts ONE CALL Landscapes it all www.sterlinglandscaping.ca Free estimates! 604-710-0284

8160

Lawn & Garden

604

Cell:

224-1005 604

671-0288

Landscape Concrete Kitchen/ Bath.Frank 604.809.1488 Free Est

HANDY 'D' Home Services, General maintenance, Carpentry, Decks, Fences, Renovations. Whatever you need! Call 604-722-5684

8140

Heating

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

8150

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

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Clean Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking. Free Estimates. 604-893-5745

Chau Le Gardening new lawn, maint. & cleanup trimming shrubs topping hedges 604-782-5288

604-879-9191 Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets #3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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45

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

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AJK MOVING LTD.

✔ Reasonable Rates ✔ Large & small Moves ✔ Friendly well trained staff! ✔ Flat Rates Available.

604-767-0565

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511 EAGLE EYE Soar with the best It’s your move 778-883-2538

Exp. Reliable Gardener. Yrd cleanups/renos, pruning, hedges & hand weeding. Ron 604-202-2176

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8175

Masonry

Kitchens/Baths

• In business 50 years

Moving & Storage

Local 604 Movers

Cabana Masonry Ltd.

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing

8185

604-708-8850

EXPERT PRUNING Cert Arb Ornamental & fruit trees, shrubs,etc Colin Malcolm 604-618-9741 DRAINAGE❍TILING❍Painting

Andy: 604-719-8689 #158-11782 River Rd., RMD

• Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Efficient & Reliable

WEST SIDE HANDYMAN

Residential & Commercial

Fence & Gates Stainless Steel Door Window & Door Replacement Patio Covers & Sunrooms

Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~

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Lucky Metal Works

B&Y MOVING

Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949

AaronR CONST

Home Services

garage, basement, backyard.

Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800

Repairs & Renos, small repairs welcome. Insured, WCB, Licensed. 604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com

8180

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

DYNAMIC GUTTERS & Exteriors. Full seamless gutters. Installation repairs & soffits. All jobs guaranteed. Fully insured, bonded, WCB. Will beat any competitors price. 604-439-9417

8130

NICKDAN MASONRY All stone work & masonry jobs, Great Rates, Free Est 604-724-3539

Moving. Storage. Deliveries Local & Long Distance MOVERS.... Residential. Commercial. Industrial. Truck for Clean-ups

604-439-9417

Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed & hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

Masonry

★ FREE ESTIMATES ★ Brick, Block, Cultured Stone & Glass Block. Willie 604-612-1600

778-885-5009

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8175

Top Quality Masonry Work

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8193

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

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Serving West Side since 1987

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

HOME SERVICES Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

8220

Plumbing

CANSTAR PAINTING The Quality You Trust! Interior & Exterior Projects Prof. Crew of Master Painters Prof. Design & Product Consultation Free Est./Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

• • • •

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

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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

604-312-6311

778-997-9582 AAA PRECISION PAINTING Int/Ext

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AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits)w ALLIANCE PAINTING. Int, ext or commercial. 12 years exp. No job to big! 604-782-4538 Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper 25 yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs, Free est. & reas. rates 604-785-5651

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

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604-618-4988

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604-731-2443 YOUR WAY

Plumbing & Renovations Full Kitchen & Bath Reno’s • Plumbing Service - all types • H/W tanks • Plugged drains No job too small!

‘Old Home Specialist’

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD Int/Ext Specialist 20 yr exp. Reas rates, quality. Licensed, Ins, WCB Jean-Guy 604-626-1975 ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900

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TOP PAINTING Res & Comm. Reasonable rates • Free Estimate Top Quality! Joe 604-782-1377

8205

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

Paving/Seal Coating

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

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PLUMBERS

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

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RENOS • REPAIRS

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

#1 ALL TYPES of Renos & Additions Custom cabinets, millwork, etc. Guar.22+ yrs Paul 604-618-7926 ACE OF TRADES: Complete Renovations Plumbing, Electrical Master Carpenter, Painting Wallpapering Kitchen/Bathroom designer & installer. floors Ceramic Tiles Drywall, 25 yrs. exp. $30/hr Mark Local Cell: 778-889-9918 ★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484 FULL RENO’S, fences, pressure washing, rubbish removal, roofing, concrete. Free Est. Summer prices. 778-991-5561 BATH/KITCHEN Renos, decks, fencing, home repairs. Home Improvment Centre. 604-240-9081 KITCHEN & BATHS Home renovations, 30+ years experience. Call 604-731-7709

MATCO DESIGN - Renovations *Additions*Quality Work *Ref’s 604-720-1564 matco@telus.net OLD garages demolished or restored. Topsoil/sand & gravel. Call Ron 604-377-1345 QUALITY RENO’S, res. & comm. kitchen, bath & bsmt specialists. refs avail. call Greg 604-889-6055

QUALITY WORK

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

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8255

Rubbish Removal

Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave

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Sun Decks

8315

Tree Services

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

SKYLINE DECKING & Renovations. All types of new, reno’s & ext. decks Quality workmanship Guaranteed reasonable pricing Call for FREE Estimate Luke: 604-729-6871

8309

8335

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

Window Cleaning

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Tiling

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Bath, Kitchen, Suite’s & More www. renorite.com 604-781-7695 SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENOVATION Crown Mouldings · Drywall · Painting · Flooring, ★ Call 604-771-2201, 771-5197 European Master Carpenter. Refs Free est. Frank, 778-230-0018

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$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Collectibles & Classics

1997 GMC Yukon SLT, auto, ac, leather, fully loaded, tow pkg, exc cond $3950obo, 604-946-5505

DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates! disposalking.com 604-306-8599 JACK’S RUBBISH Removal Friendly, Fast & Cheap 604-266-4444

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8300

Stucco

ALL STUCCO, chimney and cement work. Professional, inexpensive reliable and fast 604-715-2071 Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925 STUCCO ● STUCCO Seamless, matching any texture comm/res. Call 604-730-8277

1991 MERCEDES 420 SEL. superb cond. Thousands spent on making it 100% mechanically perfect. Body 99%. Interior 100%. An appreciating classic. $9800 obo. David. 604-728-0291 or email rbbh@hotmail.com

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Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

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9160

Sports & Imports

2002 KIA Spectra GSX. New parts. Standard, AC, Power, CD. 149,000KM. Some scratches 604-925-2220. $3000 OBO

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Domestic

2005 SEBRING TOURING CAR, 138,000 KMS, Silver. $9500. Call 604-946-0293.

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9173

Vans

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9105

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

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8305

A Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd All types of Re-Roof, Repair, Gutter. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957

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EW35

Sea Island Renovations

Power Washing

Edgemont Building Maintenance. Power Washing, Window & Gutter Cleaning. 604-420-4800

8250

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8225

8250

Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB

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Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles. 24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays. Licensed, Insured, Bonded.

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9515

Boats

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9522

Motorhomes/RVs

1980 20 FT GMC FRONTIER70,000 orig km, int all new, new tire/brakes,exhaust/shocks A Steal @ $5300. 604-825-3845 2006 - 22FT double axel, white Jayco trailor, used for 5 short trips exc. cond. sleeps 5, full load. ac, etc. $15,000 OBO. 604-940-0310

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Arty party

Board meeting

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Give assault suspects Pride Parade punishment: strata

Two brothers arrested for June 12 attack Mike Howell Staff writer

Peter Regier (left) and his partner David Holtzman entered the Downtown Community Court Monday accompanied by friends and family. photo Dan Toulgoet

The strata council president of the building outside of where a gay couple was beaten in June recommends the suspects’ sentence include picking up garbage during the Pride Parade. Fern Jeffries said in a letter delivered Monday to Crown counsel in Downtown Community Court that a sentence could also include the suspects cleaning the Europa on Keefer Street. “Our community and our strata corporation are deeply troubled by the offending behaviour of the [suspects],” wrote Jeffries, who is also co-chair of the False Creek Residents Association. “Our building was urinated on and the main access card to the building was stolen during

the attack. We were all put at risk by this behaviour.” David Holtzman and his partner Peter Regier were attacked and beaten by two men on the evening of June 12 outside their townhouse at the Europa. According to Holtzman, the attack occurred after he questioned one of the men for urinating on the building. Holtzman and Regier, who were treated for cuts, bruises and said they suffered concussions, had just returned from a concert at about 10:45 p.m. The Vancouver Police Department arrested two brothers June 30 in Richmond in connection with the attack. Police are treating the case as a hate crime after the victims said the attackers yelled homophobic slurs at them during the beating. See VICTIMS on page 4

Terrorism, oil sands responsible for increased oil tanker traffic All crude oil exports through Port Metro Vancouver since 2004 have been for U.S. customers Mike Howell Staff writer

The United States is driving the sharp increase in oil tanker traffic that saw up to 70 tankers navigate Burrard Inlet in 2009, city council heard Monday. Chris Badger, chief operating officer of Port Metro Vancouver,

said the United States looked to Canada for its oil after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in America. “Following the 9/11 attacks, it led the United States to re-examine its dependence on oil source from the Middle East,” Badger told council at a special meeting to discuss oil tanker traffic

to Vancouver. “For this reason, and along with the rising oil sand production in Alberta, Canada became the top supplier of crude oil to the U.S. in 2004.” Accordingly, he said, all crude oil exports through Port Metro Vancouver since 2004 have been for U.S. customers. California is usually the destination for the

tankers because there is no pipeline from Canada. Oil is first funneled from Alberta via the trans-mountain pipeline to tank farms in Burnaby operated by Kinder Morgan. The Vancouver port is the only West Coast gateway for Alberta oil producers. Last year, five facilities in Burrard Inlet handled 8.3 million

tonnes of petroleum products, including crude oil, fuel for vehicles and airline fuel. The closure of three of the four Lower Mainland refineries in the 1990s, and increasingly stringent rules on sulfur content in fuels, led to an increase in imports, mainly from the U.S. See EXPERT on page 4

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T HE VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, JULY 7 , 2 010

Tammy Rockwell sports one of seven $260,000 couture watches at a Dior watches trunk show held at Holt Renfrew.

Actor Ben Cotton and filmmaker Julia Kwan helped raise $2.5 million to construct a theatre and permanent home for the Whistler Film Festival.

Fred Wendy Boyce and Seth Austin saw their bodies turned into canvases at the Tuaca-sponsored Body Art Ball held at Fortune Sound Club.

UNLEESHED

Producer Robyn Wiener (left) and filmmaker KellyRuth Mercier will screen Move Out Clean at this year’s Whistler Film Festival.

Food fight: Yours truly emceed and played auctioneer at Variety, The Children’s Charity’s brand new fundraising event at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The event brought together some of B.C.’s finest chefs in a battle for best brunch supremacy. Nearly 300 foodies sampled delicious offerings and cast their ballot to declare one chef champ. Tigh-Na-Mara Resort’s Eric Edwards took top honours with his sweet potato waffle. The event generated $38,000 to support children with special needs. Celluloid celebration: Whistler Film Festival Society presented its third soirée gala and auction at Nu Restaurant. Founders Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Kasi Lubin and chair Shawn Williamson welcomed 250 industry movers and shakers to the sparkling False Creek fete. The red carpet affair netted $30,000 for construction of a $2.5-million digitally advanced theatre and permanent home for the festival. All Star golf: Cheryl Nex and Paul Altilia chaired Motion Picture Production Industry Association’s (MPPIA) 15th All Star golf tourney and gala dinner at the Point Grey Golf and Country Club. Ninety-six golf enthusiasts hit the links, raising $20,000 to be split between the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and MPPIA Short Film Award for aspiring filmmakers. Hear Fred Monday morning on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition AM690 and 88.1FM; Email Fred at yvrflee@ hotmail.com; Follow Fred on Twitter: @FredAboutTown.

Artist Chili Thom created a painting while the evening’s festivities unfolded at Whistler Film Festival’s soirée benefit.

Cheryl Nex and Paul Altilia chaired MPPIA’s 15th All Star Golf Tourney at Point Grey Golf and Country Club benefitting the Food Bank and aspiring filmmakers.

West Van Mayor Pamela Goldsmith Jones and Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob welcomed 10,000 Lilith Fair-goers at Ambleside.

Variety, The Children’s Charity’s executive director Barbara Hislop congratulated Food Fight winner Eric Edwards (left) and runner-up Oliver Beckett.

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BY MIKE HOWELL NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton delivered a campaign-like speech at a recent party meeting, but she won’t say if she’ll run for mayor in 2011.

End of an era

BY CHERYL ROSSI Georgia “The Flower Lady” Gallos, who sold bouquets on an honour system at her Kits home, is fondly remembered by neighbours and her son.

The name game

SANDRA THOMAS Stanley Park won’t be renamed but perhaps it’s time we enjoyed our First Nations’ history and got over difficult pronunciations.

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Last week, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse descended on the city after Squamish First Nation chief Ian Campbell suggested during a ceremony for the opening of a native village display in Stanley Park that the city’s crown jewel be renamed Xwayxway. Xwayxway was the name of a First Nations settlement in Stanley Park where Lumbermen’s Arch is located. Campbell’s comment created a snowball effect. Following his statement, COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth agreed it was a wonderful idea. And when Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger also weighed in on what a great idea it was, all hell broke loose. The 404-hectare park was named after Britain’s Lord Stanley of Preston in 1888, but First Nations people settled on the land at least 1,000 years before. As one First Nations elder told the media, her great-grandfather is buried where the nine o’clock gun now sits. Like many people, I was initially taken aback by the idea, which the federal government has since quashed, but then I thought back to growing up in Chilliwack with kids from the Tzeachten, Skwah, Soowahlie and Cheam First Nations before those bands joined together with four others from the Fraser Valley to form Sto:lo Nation, The People of the River. My first job as a reporter was also in Chilliwack and my beats included covering the Sto:lo council and First Nations fisheries. I was honoured to be a witness at the first salmon celebration each spring at the Sto:lo band’s long house and carried the contacts I made there to future jobs in Richmond and now

sandrathomas Vancouver. I remember spending a day with a First Nations elder and her grandson as we toured what are called “transformer” sites, sacred locations along the Fraser River that aboriginal people believe were transformed by the god Xexá: ls, who changed bad people into objects such as rock formations. Siwash Rock in Stanley Park is an example of a transformer site. At each of the sacred locations we visited, the elder sang a song in Halq’eméylem while her grandson drummed. It was an unforgettable day. One of my favourite vacation destinations is Hawaii, where no matter which island you visit you’re surrounded by that state’s First Nations culture. Every time I return home, I wonder why our aboriginal people are almost invisible once you leave the Vancouver airport, which features several large First Nations displays. Of course, we have the Museum of Anthropology at the University of B.C.,

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but where are our First Nations visitor centres? I sometimes wonder if, unlike Hawaii, we’re too politically correct to simply enjoy our First Nations history. The new village display in Stanley Park is a good first step, but some people are already complaining it’s not 100 per cent historically accurate to this region. But so what? I don’t think fire dancers performed at every ancient Hawaiian settlement, but it’s those dancers who draw in the crowds who then learn about Hawaii’s culture along the way. When I first heard the proposed name was Xwayxway, I struggled with the pronunciation so I wasn’t a fan. I also initially wondered how visitors from overseas would take to a name they likely couldn’t pronounce, but then it occurred to me I struggle to pronounce the names of many of my favourite places in Hawaii, such as Haleakala and Kealakekua Bay. And like many other tourists to Hawaii, I own a T-shirt with the state fish on it, the humuhumunukunukuapua. I suggest the city’s crown jewel be called Stanley Park at Xwayxway or Xwayxway at Stanley Park, or that the original settlement area at Lumbermen’s Arch be renamed. It’s true that Europeans haven’t been around as long as aboriginals in this area, but Stanley Park is also sacred ground to many of them, as well as to thousands of newer immigrants. A complete name change could create an irreparable divide among people across the province, so I believe it’s important that no bridges be burned during any future discussion and reconciliation. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Finding the right words may not seem easy, but a simple conversation about getting checked for colon cancer can save a life. A recent poll by Leger Marketing reports nearly half of Canadians 50 to 74 are not comfortable suggesting loved ones get checked for colon cancer, because they are afraid of embarrassing them. They shouldn’t let this stop them. The poll also showed that Canadians would rather talk about getting checked for colon cancer than about relationship problems, weight loss or money. While colon cancer is highly treatable if caught early, it is still currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada. We can help change that by encouraging our friends and family over age 50 to speak to their doctors about getting checked for colon cancer. Talk to your doctor, your family, your children, your partner and your friends. Spread the word about getting checked. According to recent stats, 45 per cent of women feel most comfortable discussing health topics with a friend. “Who says that talking about the health of your colon is awkward?” asks Stuart Knight, author of You Should Have Asked – The Art of Powerful Conversation. “Unfounded fears have hindered us from having ‘colonversations’ with loved ones even though they can change the course of our lives, and even enrich relationships. We want people to talk colon health with one another. It could save a life.” The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer’s National Colorectal Cancer

Screening Network recently launched a new awareness campaign devoted entirely to getting people talking about colon cancer screening. The first of its kind, the “colonversation” campaign includes an important new national web site – www.colonversation.ca. “Like going to the dentist or checking blood pressure, completing a colon screening test at least every two years should be part of a regular health routine for Canadians over 50,” says Heather Bryant, vice-president of cancer control for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. “We want Canadians to have ‘colonversations’ with their loved ones over 50, encouraging them to ask their doctors for a simple screening test that they can do at home.” There are a number of tests – such as a stool test– that can check for signs of colon cancer before you have any symptoms. The stool test is a simple at-home test, which should take place every two years for people over 50. Studies show that screening with this test every two years reduced death from colorectal cancer by 16 per cent over a decade. For more information on getting checked for colon cancer go to www. colonversation.ca. Additional resources are available through the Canadian Cancer Society (accessed toll-free at 1888-939-3333 or online at www.cancer. ca) or through the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (1-877-502-6566 or online at www.colorectal-cancer.ca). Article courtesy Newscanada.com.

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Summerfest includes Backtrax, the Ray Myers band, the Gary Comeau Quartet, the Sand Northrup One Woman Circus, Sylvia the Balloon Artiste, Bobby Loonie Magic Show, Peanuts the Clown, The Riverboat Ramblers, Noah Nine and the Rainbow Facepainters. There will also be a Kids Zone, complete with bouncy castle and the Art Express Bus, located on 67th Avenue. In celebration of this year’s 10th Anniversary event, there will be a cake cutting and Ode to Marpole Poetry Contest readings at 1 PM at the Entertainment Zone on 66th Avenue.

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PERFORMANCE The Ray Myers Band The Gary Comeau Quartet The Sand Northrup One Woman Circus & Juggling Workshop Bobby Loonie Magic Show 10th Anniversary Cake Cutting Ode to Marpole Poetry Readings Shitoryu Karate Club Demonstration 5th Annual Classic Car Show & Shine Noah Nine Duo Peanuts the Clown Shenanigan Duo Sylvia the Balloon Lady Whistles the Clown The Doe Bender Jazz Trio Rainbow Facepainters Rachel Chatoor BC Hydro Community Outreach ICBC Smart Car & Booth Coast Mountain Bus Display Trams Vintage Trolley Bus Display Backtrax Rock & Roll Band The Riverboat Ramblers Marpole Community Policing Centre Display & Child-Find Booth Kid’s Bouncy Castle & Tattoo Station The Art Express Bus QM FM 103.5 Community Crew Encorp & “Return-It Man” Artisan Tables

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