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Transformative journey Inside Illuminares

Science World gets $35-million makeover Option to relocate quickly dismissed Megan Stewart Staff writer

Science World is under wraps until March while it undergoes a multimillion-dollar retroﬁt.

photo Dan Toulgoet

Science World has begun a $35million renovation to showcase B.C. technology and innovation, making the space-age geodesic dome the third False Creek landmark to undergo a facelift in either name or design this summer. Bryan Tisdall, President and CEO of Science World at Telus World of Science, as the nonproﬁt organization is formally known, said the option of relocating out of downtown to a more affordable, suburban location in custom-built quarters was quickly dismissed. With its skyline image emblazoned on the city’s identity, the iconic dome on Vancouver’s waterfront was too special a property to walk away from. Instead, the aging building will get a multimillion-dollar facelift,

retroﬁt and expansion. Tisdall said the $35-million bill presented a slight shock. But the cost is worth it, he said. “We aren’t in it to build a building, we are in it to pursue a mission.” That mission is to light a spark in the minds of children, youth and even adults, he said. “As much as we love to put the glint in the eye and smile on the face of our visitors, science and technology are essential to the long-term prosperity of the province,” Tisdall said. “Part of that is to inspire inventiveness, curiosity and creativity in young adults and children, some of it is to impact adults in their professions and future job opportunities so they will support policies, programs and [political] parties that are supportive of science and technology.” See RETROFIT on page 4

Metro Vancouver odour bylaw in the works Regulation aimed at dealing with hundreds of complaints about seasonal stink Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal is “cautiously optimistic” Metro Vancouver can draft an odour bylaw that will ﬁnally quiet complaints about a stink dozens of GrandviewWoodlands residents blame on West Coast Reduction’s rendering plant at

the foot of Commercial Drive. The stench worsens during hot weather and for years it’s generated hundreds of calls to Metro Vancouver, which is responsible for the region’s air quality. Metro Vancouver tried amending the plant’s air emission permit through limiting “odour units”—a method accepted in the European

Union—but the provincial Environmental Appeal Board ruled in March that odour units are unreasonable and unenforceable. Last week, Ray Robb, Metro Vancouver’s division manager in the policy and planning department, told members of the regional district’s environment and energy committee, of which Deal

is a member, that he’s drawing up an odour bylaw for the district board’s consideration. Such a bylaw, which cannot be appealed through the EAB, could also apply to other operations that emit odour. Early candidates for the regulation include ﬁsh feed manufacturing and “composting and aerobic/ anaerobic digestion of putrescible

[food scrap] wastes,” according to the report. Metro Vancouver expects odour problems to grow as more organic solid waste is diverted from landﬁlls and incineration. The regulation may include fees to reﬂect polluter-pay and user-pay principles, so taxpayers don’t have to subsidize the regulation of such industries. See COUNCILLOR on page 4

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MEGAN STEWART Kathryn Willey wants city seniors to stay healthy by using the specially designed but neglected seniors playground installed at Tisdall Park last year. BY

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BY MEGAN STEWART Concrete traffic barriers installed in several city neighbourhoods are meant to encourage the more reluctant cyclist to give bike routes a try.

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BY CHERYL ROSSI Prompted by the huge expense of its annual outdoor event, Illuminares moves to Gastown and seeks protection from the elements.

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BY SANDRA THOMAS The province’s policy to close down small mental health facilities and move clients into seniors residences pits one group against another.

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Councillor applauds company for investing in odour technology

Continued from page 1 The environment minister could still overturn the bylaw and West Coast Reduction could challenge it through the courts, but Deal is nonetheless hopeful it’s the answer. “[The EAB] rejected odour units, so we need to find another tool. That could be a technological fix that says in order to control odour you must have your material at this temperature during transportation, as this temperature during the heating process,” she said. “West Coast Reduction is an important part of our industrial landscape in Vancouver. It’s absolutely necessary in the region and we want to make sure they continue to be good neighbours.” Deal acknowledged it’s been a frustrating fight for residents, but gave WCR credit for investing in technological advances in past years to address odour complaints. Although some critics argue such a plant shouldn’t exist in an urban area, Deal maintains its presence is important. “It’s an important industry and a good employer in the City of Vancouver,” she said. “We don’t want to

Residents living near West Coast Reduction at the foot of Commercial Drive have complained about the odour the file photo Dan Toulgoet facility produces, but one councillor believes the business is good for Vancouver. kick any industries that are difﬁcult to live near out of the city because that includes a whole lot of things

we rely on economically and that create jobs. I think the answer is to ﬁnd a way to keep them compatible.

Again, there are going to be industries with scents in the future as we come up with more ways of dealing

with our organics rather than just throwing them in the garbage.” West Coast Reduction operates at 105 North Commercial Dr. on land leased from Port Metro Vancouver. The Port has handled few odour complaints since it launched a community complaint line Oct. 14, 2009. Between January and June 2010, only two calls related to West Coast Reduction out of 156 calls, most of which focused on noise from the port. Chris Badger, chief operating ofﬁcer of Port Metro Vancouver, can’t reveal detailed information about the lease agreement because it’s a conﬁdential contract. Badger said the Port has been involved in discussions about residents’ odour concerns, and it’s among the organizations trying to resolve the issues, but it doesn’t want to duplicate work done by Metro Vancouver. “But you’ve also got to look at the rights of the industry as well. Clearly, the appeal board is there for a reason and they appealed in a legal way and it was dealt with in the normal process,” he said. noconnor@vancourier.com

Retrofit includes an additional 15,000 square feet of space Continued from page 1 Built for Expo ’86 and expanded two years later before science and technology education became the building’s primary purpose in 1989, the structure’s renovation is funded by $10.5 million grants from federal and provincial governments with $10 million raised so far from donors. Renovations began in the spring and must be completed by the end of March next year as stipulated by Ottawa in exchange for economic stimulus dollars. Sci-

ence World will remain open. In addition to $26 million invested in building structure, operating systems and the exterior, which Tisdall said is essentially porous from age and wear, Science World will add 15,000 square feet to its current 75,000-squarefoot exhibit space, revamp the entrance and add a roof-top deck. Northwest-facing ﬂoorto-ceiling windows will remind visitors of their location on False Creek and will add to the building’s efﬁciency. The world around the dome will be ex-

plored in new ways, said Tisdall, who listed learning possibilities such as ocean turbidity, tides, herring, water ﬂows and bird life. From the science of sea to sky, Science World itself will become an exhibit and, Tisdall hopes, a conversation starter. Onsite displays will demonstrate home-grown B.C. advances in design and technology and will also expose the science and innovation required to construct an energy-efﬁcient building, strategies to conserve and repurpose energy, and equipment used to gener-

ate energy through solar and wind power. “What we would like to do for sustainability is what the blue box has done for recycling—it made it understandable and doable,” said Tisdall. “This will focus on individual action and behaviour and identify things that you or I can do to make a difference.” Last year more than 550,000 people visited Science World and 220,000 more were reached through education programs around the province. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Whale plebiscite a no go

At Monday night’s park board meeting, COPE commissioner Loretta Woodcock supported the Green Party’s Stuart Mackinnon’s failed motion to hold a 2011 plebiscite regarding keeping whales and dolphins in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium. Woodcock told me it makes sense to hold a plebiscite during the 2011 municipal election when it won’t cost the park board any money. She explains if the board waits until 2015, which is when the next review of its bylaw on cetaceans takes place, a public consultation could cost up to $50,000. Park board chair Aaron Jasper told me last week that holding a plebiscite before 2015 could put the board at risk of a lawsuit. But Woodcock agrees with Mackinnon that 2011 is the time. “A plebiscite offered to Vancouver voters in November 2011 would be the most unbiased way to gauge public sentiment on continuing to maintain cetaceans in captivity for the long term in Stanley Park,” said Woodcock. “It’s a non-bind-

Vision Vancouver park board commissioners have denied giving Vancouverites a chance to vote file photo Dan Toulgoet on keeping or freeing captive whales during the 2011 civic election. the consultation was being handled it withdrew its support of the entire process. This time it was Vision Vancouver that quashed the motion.

dominated board reversed the 1995 decision. Instead, the NPA agreed to hold public consultation on the expansion and the keeping of cetaceans in captivity. It was paid for by the aquarium at a cost of $300,000. According to the consultation, which included feedback from residents living across the province, aquarium expansion is the best thing since sliced bread. At the time, the sitting park board— with the exception of lone NPA commissioner Ian Robertson— was so uncomfortable with how

ing and inexpensive way to give the public an opportunity to voice their views on an issue that has been controversial for decades.” This debate has indeed been going on for decades. In 1995, following a controversial increase in the size of pools for beluga whales, the NPA-dominated board said a referendum would be necessary before the aquarium could expand again. In 2005, when the aquarium wanted to complete an $80-million expansion, the COPE park board of the day promised a plebiscite, but in 2006 the NPA-

New GM on board

On Monday afternoon the park board announced its new general manager. Actually the news release is signed by city manager Penny Ballem, but it does begin with, “The chair of the park board, Aaron Jasper and I are pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm Brom-

ley as general manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.” It appears Ballem is letting everyone know who’s boss right off the bat with this hire. Last year when Susan Mundick announced her retirement after 11 years as GM of the board, she told the media she planned to stick around long enough to help choose her successor. In response, Ballem ﬁred off an email to Mundick that read in part, “The general manager of parks and recreation has a line of accountability to me...” It continued: “I will work with [then park board chair] Raj [Hundal] and the other commissioners to support this work in relation to choosing your successor.” Ballem backed up her stand with comments from the city’s legal department, which said while the park board has exclusive jurisdiction within its area of responsibility as set out in the Vancouver Charter, there are certain areas of an “administrative nature,” such as employment matters, where “ultimate authority rests with city council.” Ballem then stripped Mundick of her routine duties, forcing her to “retire” months before she planned to. Bromley will begin his duties in September, about the same time as the next park board meeting. The board is on hiatus for the summer. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Five trial barriers have been installed across the city to calm traffic on bike routes, photo Dan Toulgoet change traffic patterns and attract more people to cycling. trips if routes are relatively void of other vehicle traffic. According to an ongoing University of B.C. study, one in three Vancouverites are considering cycling more or are thinking about starting out. An estimated four per cent of commuters bike to work in Vancouver, which has more than 400 kilometres of bike routes with more lanes under construction. Kay Teschke, a researcher with the UBC school of population and public health who is part way through a multi-year study on urban bicycle safety, said evidence so far shows that cyclists are safest when they ride on routes separated from motor vehicles and pedestrians. Those routes include the Burrard Bridge bike lanes, which Teschke described as a “wonderful addition to the bike network.” Some residents and at least one business were caught off guard when the latest concrete diverters showed up this spring and early summer without consultation and minimal notification from the city. On Ontario Street, traffic is diverted at 29th Avenue where a concrete merid-

ian forces non-bicycle traffic to the right onto Peveril Street, which loops westward around Queen Elizabeth Park. The diverter was removed for one day in June for the home opening baseball game at Nat Bailey Stadium. “We weren’t really happy that we were losing what we considered an access point to the ballpark,” said Andy Dunn, Vancouver Canadians president. The minor league baseball franchise was not consulted before the diverters were installed but executives subsequently met with city traffic engineers. Dunn said Canadians fans are finding alternate routes to the stadium on game days and one of his primary concerns is safety along residential streets around the ballpark. Homeowners in the neighbourhood are documenting instances of reckless driving and adverse traffic effects and have formed a committee to explore alternative traffic calming strategies and direct their findings to city staff. mstewart@vancourier.com

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W2 Storyeum, Trounce Alley, Woodward’s to house Illuminares event

Annual lantern procession heads indoors Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

It wasn’t last year’s spectacular thunderstorm that pushed the 21st annual Illuminares Lantern Procession indoors. Funding cuts and a facelift led to the move. The family-friendly event that attracted as many as 30,000 visitors to Trout Lake and John Hendry Park is moving to W2 Storyeum, Trounce Alley and the courtyard of the Woodward’s development in Gastown July 24. The society’s bid to alleviate some of its ﬁnancial woes with merchandise sales were dashed last year when torrential rain destroyed tissue lanterns on display. “When people hear that the event is indoors, there’s an initial disappointment and that’s understandable because generally the event has been about laying down your blanket and bringing your picnic and bringing your lantern and waiting for darkness to fall and then the processions to start,” said Samantha Jo Simmonds, social enterprise manager with Public Dreams. But she says this year’s event means more processions that kids can join and more accessible performances in a more concentrated space than the vast park.

Renovations to the Trout Lake Community Centre meant Public Dreams would have had to hold a smaller incarnation of the event. But Public Dreams wouldn’t have been able to control how many people attended and required expensive policing, portable toilets and road closures, said Simmonds. With half its money from the provincial government cut, Public Dreams decided the park wasn’t an option. It hoped to move Illuminares to Portside Park, more commonly known as Crab Park, at the Burrard Inlet edge of Gastown, but Simmonds says the city was backlogged with work after the Olympics and didn’t have enough time to make the move happen. Policing would have been an issue because Illuminares is on the same night as the Festival of Light fireworks. “It has always been that Saturday and we actually do it deliberately on the same night as the fireworks, the fireworks being passive spectatorship, if you will, and this being about active participation,” Simmonds said. Public Dreams has held lantern-making workshops at the Ray-Cam Community Centre, the new centre at Oppenheimer Park and with urban native youth in the

lead-up to the lantern festival. Visitors to the event that runs from 4 to 10 p.m. can make lanterns, buttons and tiaras. Simmonds expects visitors to this year’s event to move through Storyeum, Trounce Alley and the Woodward’s courtyard instead of staying in one place. She said Storyeum holds a maximum 1,200 people, and she calls this year’s location an experiment. Processions from W2 Storyeum and Trounce Alley to Woodward’s will happen on the hour starting at 5 p.m. Public Dreams has been in the Storyeum space setting up installations for the past two weeks. Visitors will see performers dangling from Storyeum’s ceiling, walking on stilts and a harp choir. Lantern installations will range from enormous globes and modern interpretations of lanterns to handbuilt creations, with an emphasis on sustainability with repurposed landscaping fabrics and LED lights. Merchandise for sale will include a book about the event and handbuild glowing poi balls for spinning. The event is free but donations are welcomed. crossi@vancourier.com

Due to funding cuts and venue availability, the 21st annual Illuminares Lantern Procession, unlike previous years, will be held indoors. photo submitted

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The provincial government and Providence Health Care agree patients with mental illness respond better to treatment if they live in small communitybased facilities rather than large institutions. So it’s ironic the brother of a Champlain Heights man was given notice in December that the small community-care facility he’s lived at for 10 years, Melissa Park Lodge in Port Coquitlam, operated by the Fraser Health Authority, is closing later this year due to budget cuts by the provincial government. A year ago newly appointed Health Minister Kevin Falcon instructed B.C.’s health authorities to ﬁnd $360 million in savings, and Melissa Park Lodge was just one of many care facilities across the province to get the axe. Frank Cosco told me last week that when his brother, who had been considered stable for a decade, was given the news he’d have to move from his home, he went into such an emotional tailspin he was forced to have electric shock treatment. He was then moved to Riverview Hospital, a huge mental health facility in Coquitlam. This is where the irony comes in. The province is closing Cosco’s brother’s small community care home and other similar facilities across the province while insisting mentally ill patients respond better to treatment in small community care homes. And it must be true because that’s the reason the province is giving for moving hundreds of neuropsychiatry patients from Riverview into small care homes for seniors. Cosco is in a unique situation in that his 85year-old mother lives in one of these seniors’ fa-

sandrathomas cilities, which will become home to Riverview patients that require special lockdown wards. Cosco told me that Providence Health Care, which manages Youville Residence on Heather Street, initially wanted to evict the residents on the provincial government’s behalf. But the families of the residents pointed to Regulation 50 (2)B of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, which prevents such evictions. On June 29, Providence relented and agreed no one would have to move without their consent. Instead, the health authority will go ahead with the construction of lockdown wards, leaving the seniors to deal with the noise, dust and stress. It’s also likely some residents will be shufﬂed around within the facility, which means it’s possible Cosco’s brother could displace his mother. As residents die, Providence is leaving their spaces empty to make room for construction,

which Cosco says, means there have been empty rooms at Youville since February. That also means seniors waiting to get into care are out of luck when it comes to being placed at the multi-level care home. The same thing is happening at St. Vincent’s Hospital Langara, which will also be renovated to include lockdown wards for Riverview patients. The lockdown wards will be built in the East Wing, which has been home to 23 long-term residents, such as Linda Fox’s mother who’s lived in the wing since 1999. Since the families were notiﬁed about the change, Fox has become a tireless advocate on behalf of the seniors. One concern the Langara families have is the fate of a lovely tranquility garden constructed and planted with the support of Tapestry Foundation, an organization with a long history of supporting compassionate health care in Vancouver. Fox told me many families also contributed to the garden, where many residents spend their time on sunny days. The entrance to the garden is off the East Wing, which is where the Riverview patients are moving. According to Providence there will be no interaction between Langara residents and former Riverview patients, which begs the question, who gets the garden? If the Riverview patients are allowed use of the garden, long-term residents won’t have access. But should the residents retain the use of the garden, that means Riverview patients who’ll be living just metres away will only be allowed to look but not touch. sthomas@vancourier.com

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opinion PRIORITY SHOULD GO TO STRUGGLING KIDS

Summer school classes need remedial work Parents of school-age children, listen up. Stop paying for summer day camps, music lessons, theatre, dance and art classes or sports practices at community centres or private organizations. Put that money into an RESP. Those in the know are aware that the Ministry of Education pays for free summer classes through the Vancouver School Board. Included among the dozens of free courses are So You Think You Can Dance (grades 8-9), Sewing for Beginners (grades 8-9), Focusing on Tennis (grades 8-9), Primary Drama (grades 2-3), Focusing on Ice Hockey (PE 8-9) and Getting Ready for Grade 1, Getting Ready for Grade 4. Getting Ready for Grade 4? Aren’t you ready for Grade 4 when you complete Grade 3? The bulk of these courses are free thanks to Victoria school trustee John Young, who successfully argued at B.C. Supreme Court that school fees were illegal. Prior to 2007, the VSB charged $425 for a 40-hour summer math class for instance. But it appears Young’s anti-fees fight has gone too far—perhaps even for Young. Summer school has moved far beyond remedial classes for your son to repeat English 11 class or your daughter to repeat Math 10. According to the ministry, parents wanted more choice and flexibility in education so the government acquiesced. The result is de facto year-round schooling—for some, not all. What happens if every student across the province from grades 1 to 12 wants to enrol in summer classes? Young was “astonished” to learn about the free summer courses available at various Vancouver schools for students in Grade 9 and under. The Victoria school district, he noted, only offers summer school for Grade 10 and up—for any student whether they failed a course or want to improve their grades, even if they have an 85 or 90 average. But don’t expect to find So You Think You Can Dance summer classes in Victoria. No summer school classes are offered to students in Grade 9 or below because they are not needed to graduate, he said. “There are no prerequisites to get into Grade 10,” he said. “But you need Grade 10 math to do Grade 11 math.” According to the School Act, a school board must provide free educational programs. Great. But then, the act further states that the courses must meet the general requirements that lead to graduation. Perhaps the School Act needs fine tuning. I hope readers can sort me out. When asked for his thoughts on taxpayers funding dance class

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ﬁonahughes or “Sewing for Beginners,” Young responded, “What are they going to do next?” He surmised correctly these classes meshed with PE and Home Economics curriculum approved by the province. To use education speak, such courses have “prescribed learning outcomes.” According to a May 17 article in the Vancouver Sun, the Surrey school district cancelled some classes because of concerns that some families viewed them as free babysitting. Hardly surprising. In an ideal, surplus-budget world that didn’t include laying off teachers, librarians, teaching assistants and cutting programs during the regular school year, perhaps many of the courses offered in the 48-page VSB Summer Experience 2010 booklet should be free. It’s certainly a better way to spend tax dollars given the questionable other ways the government spends our money. Must be great for teachers, too, who get a chance to earn extra money. But it’s unrealistic. Most of summer school’s cost, which is a projected to be $4.8 million this summer, should be funnelled back into the regular school year to pump up what boards have cut back on. Summer school should be for students who need extra help, such as ESL students, special needs kids and others who are failing or doing poorly in core subjects, as in scoring below 60 per cent. As it is now, any student in any grade can enrol in a free summer course—and they do. Vancouver summer school administrators assured me, however, that no student who needs to make up a course has ever been turned away, despite the massive spike in enrolment once fees were waived three years ago. But how does Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid square her now famous comments—“Rather than formal team sports, maybe people will be doing more walking or dancing or playing in the parks” when her ministry axed $130,000 from the B.C. School Sports budget last year—with paying for sewing, ice hockey or dance lessons in the summer? And exactly what is the “prescribed learning outcome” for So You Think You Can Dance? MacDiarmid was unavailable to answer that. Perhaps she’s out throwing a Frisbee around, which is another free summer course. fhughes@vancourier.com

One Vancouver parent wants to give Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid a pink slip. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Minister MacDiarmid says she’s not planning to ﬁre the Vancouver trustees “at this time” but adds the system clearly isn’t working. Darned right things aren’t working, with another $16 million in cuts and up to 12 schools closing just as enrolment is rising again in Vancouver. My child, who has struggled in school as his special education supports are cut each year, will have to suffer some more to bail out your government

for being ﬁscally irresponsible. Despite her efforts to blame everyone else, I’m under no illusion that the system isn’t the problem and that the one who needs ﬁring is MacDiarmid. If the Premier won’t do that, I and the thousands of other parents who implored MacDiarmid to protect our schools will get to vote on her pink slip as Vancouver Fairview’s MLA soon enough. Dawn Steele, Vancouver

‘Balding’ columnist’s facts are thin To the editor: Re: “City Council’s ‘green’ zealots greenlight hot weather plan,” July 14. I could hardly ﬁnd my way through the maze of fallacious arguments presented by your balding Mark Hasiuk in his critique of the city’s hot weather plan. Or wait, perhaps I misunderstood. Perhaps the article wasn’t really about city hall’s decision at all. Maybe it was a late effort to shame again the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England and the city’s hot weather plan offered a convenient target. I applaud council’s decision. Whether the result of global warming or not, whether the direct cause of the death of Mr. Brick or not, last summer was bloody hot. As a volunteer in the Down-

town Eastside I saw many individuals having difﬁculty ﬁnding a source of fresh water. I’m happy that city hall is addressing the problem. By the way, I would not ordinarily refer to someone’s appearance in my letter when it is not relevant to the subject at hand, but assume from Hasiuk’s article that this is now accepted practice in the Courier. Franki Craig, Vancouver ••• To the editor,

Mark Hasiuk claims the ﬁnal report that was released this month on the East Anglia “climategate” incident found that CRU manufactured “misleading” information. This is a gross mischaracterization. In fact, the most damning ﬁnding

in the report is that (page 60, paragraph 26) “the figure supplied for the [World Meteorological Organization] Report was misleading in not describing that one of the [data] series was truncated post 1960 for the figure, and in not being clear on the fact that proxy and instrumental data were spliced together. We do not find that it is misleading to curtail reconstructions at some point per se, or to splice data, but we believe that both of these procedures should have been made plain.” So no manufacturing of data, but some data excluded without adequate explanation. So who is doing the misleading here? Carl Michal, Vancouver

‘Mad Carver’ was responsible skateboarder To the editor: Re: Central Park, “Skate and create,” July 7. I was pleased to see the story about the new skateboard park at Kensington Park (Knight & 37th). I’d like to point out, however, that Don “Mad Carver’” Hartley, for whom the skateboard park is dedicated, was an extremely responsible person who always wore a protective helmet, except for that one time, and that one time was all

it took for the accident to happen that resulted in a fatal head injury. Obviously the boy depicted in the accompanying photo to Sandra Thomas’s piece is also not wearing a helmet and that is a shame. I hope all boarders will learn that being cool can still happen when wearing protective gear. It’s the smart, possibly lifesaving thing to do. Helen Aqua, Vancouver

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oad Rules applauds three recent editorials in lower mainland newspapers. Memo to cyclists: Obey the law— was the lead editorial in the July 2nd Vancouver Sun. An initial recitation of the annual BC statistics: 1,300 crashes involving cyclists Cedric Hughes resulting in, on average, 10 fatalities and more than 1,400 injuries, sets the stage for a straightforward imperative: both drivers and cyclists need to know the rules of the road and abide by them. Because drivers are qualified by strict and strictly enforced legal requirements, the stated assumption is that “drivers already know what to do.” Because “anyone can purchase a bicycle and ride it” the stated and, alas, not unreasonable assumption is that “many cyclists either don’t know the provincial laws and city bylaws that govern cycling, believe they don’t apply to them or deliberately flout them as if to say, “Catch me if you can.” The “memo” goes on to describe what laws apply to cycling—the BC Motor Vehicle Act and municipal bylaws—in Vancouver, the City of Vancouver Street and Traffic By-Law No. 2849—and then lists eight rules described as only “a small sample” of the “laws on the books that cyclists break every day.” Harsh maybe, but with a laudable premise: that cyclists following the required rules would prove to drivers that they are “rightful users the road” and would help make the roads safer for all. The second, I am the speeder I despise was a letter to the editor of the North Shore News. The writer describes being stopped for driving 65 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on his home street. The police officer said, “We were called

by you (the people living on this street) because you complained that there are too many people speeding here. We have been here the whole morning. And guess how many people we stopped who do not live on this street? Zero! The only guys who Barrister & Solicitor drive like there is no tomorrow are you! You people living here!” For the letter writer, “This was the moment where it dawned on me… It was not them—it was us!” The frustrated and wise police officer suggested to the ‘speeder’ that he write a letter to his local newspaper describing and explaining what he had learned. We say ‘Hats Off ’ to both ‘authors’ of this extraordinary letter. The third safety article was by Jon Ferry, the Editorial Pages Editor of The Province newspaper who often writes about traffic and road safety issues. Mr. Ferry states his case in the headline and subhead: —Clearer signs are needed on BC roads–Poor signage in the Lower Mainland causes driver confusion and indecision. He reports numerous examples of “terrible [signage]… signs that are “too late and …not big enough” and “not marked clearly.” He notes, “This can lead to tragic accidents.” While acknowledging divided responsibility amongst different levels of government as a partial cause, he calls for “a fresh pair of eyes and a bold new visionary approach to improving this critical aspect of road safety.”

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A Champlain Heights man is accusing the provincial government of reducing senior care as a way to increase help for the mentally ill. Frank Cosco, whose 85-year-old, wheelchair-using mother has lived at the multicare Youville Residence on Heather Street for 10 years, said beds are being closed as Providence Health Care prepares to take in neuropsychiatry patients from Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam. “No one has been admitted to Youville since February despite the need,” said Cosco. “There are already empty rooms.” The province is closing Riverview in 2013 to allow real estate development and is relocating patients from the mental health facility in phases. Vancouver Coastal Health is taking 229 of the 405 remaining patients being transferred from Riverview over the next three years, and a number of facilities in the city, including Youville and Langara Residence are being renovated to accommodate them. Cosco, Youville residents and their relatives held a rally outside the facility July 10 to protest the change in policy. Because Providence can’t legally force residents to move from Youville, it’s going ahead with construction of special lockdown wards around the seniors living there. As a senior dies or moves, their room is left empty to aid the construction and make room for the Riverview patients. Cosco is in a unique position—not only is his mother a resident of Youville, his brother is a patient at Riverview. He said his brother previously lived in a small community care house in Port Coquitlam where he had been considered stable for 10 years. But when his brother was given notice he’d have to move to Riverview because the Fraser Health Authority is closing the community home this December, the news put him into to such crisis he had to be given shock treatment, according to Cosco. He is living in a lockdown ward while Riverview

“I HAVE SYMPATHY FOR BOTH SIDES. BUT I’M IN A POSITION WHERE MY MOTHER MIGHT BE MOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR MY BROTHER.” Frank Cosco

staff attempt to stabilize him. “So I have sympathy for both sides,” said Cosco. “But I’m in a position where my mother might be moved to make way for my brother.” Cosco accuses the provincial government of being “cheap” by not building facilities for the mentally ill. Providence spokesperson Justin Karasick said there are two sides to this story. “Seniors are a priority,” said Karasick. “But so are people with mental health issues. From a mental health perspective it’s been proven that people respond better to care in smaller facilities.” Karasick said many of the clients being transferred from Riverview suffer from dementia, just as many Youville residents do. “This is also a vulnerable population,” said Karasick. “And they’re not all that different.” He acknowledges the construction and disruption at Youville will likely cause some seniors stress and anxiety. “But when we did ask the residents to move, a majority decided not to and we honoured that,” said Karasick. Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and NDP provincial health critic, said the government created a shortage of mental health beds and beds for seniors by not putting more money into longterm care facilities. He said closing beds as residents die or move out means they are no longer available to seniors at home waiting to get into care. “Providence doesn’t want to do this, but they have to implement the government’s wishes,” he said. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Several speakers at a Collingwood-area school meeting suspect Carleton elementary is being targeted for closure because it needs costly seismic upgrading. photo Dan Toulgoet

NDP MLA questions VSB’s list of East Side school closures Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Closing schools will come at too high a cost for minimal savings, according to NDP MLA Adrian Dix. Dix made that point at a community meeting he organized in the Collingwood neighbourhood July 15. It attracted about 75 people hoping to save Bruce, Carleton and Collingwood schools—three of among 11 mostly East Side elementaries and annexes that landed on a preliminary list of schools the VSB is considering shutting down to save money. Garibaldi annex went through a closure process a couple years ago, and trustees will consider its fate, based on enrolment goals, this September. The schools on the so-called pre-notiﬁcation list were chosen due to factors including low enrolment, under-utilization and availability of space at neighbouring schools. Senior staff are analyzing each of the schools this summer and will report to trustees in late September or early October. At that point, the board will decide which, if any, of the schools will proceed to public consultation. A ﬁnal decision about schools that remain on the list will be made by the end of December for a June 2011 closure. Closing a typical annex would save about $200,000, while shutting down an elementary would save roughly $400,000, according to the VSB. Dix, MLA for Vancouver Kingsway, argues the Collingwood neighbourhood has been unfairly targeted. He said 1,800 students attend schools the board is considering for closure and 750 of those students go to the three schools named in Collingwood. He said the neighbourhood represents four per cent of Vancouver’s population, but 42 per cent of the students who may be affected by closures live in Collingwood. “We think that’s profoundly unfair, but that’s the situation we’re faced with now,”

he told the crowd. “What we’re talking about is disrupting a whole neighbourhood in the city for what I believe are minimal savings.” Dix, who blamed the provincial government for not funding public education properly, wants school supporters to think about emotional and technical arguments as to why the three schools should remain open. He believes it needs to be done this summer, before a second closure list, which might include fewer schools, is unveiled in the fall. “The Vancouver School Board has not explained why any of the schools are on the list. They won’t tell us until October. As a community we need to make a case why all three of those schools should be kept open. And we need to send that message to the province,” he said. Dix pointed out Collingwood annex is a new school, which has a growing enrolment, and no school with a growing enrolment has been closed in B.C. Carleton, he continued, is a fairly large school of 395 students, all its rooms are being used, and no B.C. schools with that high an enrolment have been closed. As for Bruce, Dix said it had portables as recently as three years ago and he maintains the VSB and provincial government are overstating the capacity of schools, which need space for purposes other than classrooms such as computer rooms. Several speakers at the meeting suspected Carleton is being targeted for closure because it needs costly seismic upgrading, which has been promised for years, but has yet to happen. Others questioned why the closure list includes schools that are disproportionately on the East Side, while one speaker suggested clarifying the VSB’s rental policy, with an eye to seeing more community groups use school space to help justify the schools’ continued existence. Dix, meanwhile, believes the situation is urgent. “If schools are closed I think we’re not going to get them back,” he said. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Parents have speculated about what will happen to school buildings if they’re closed ever since the Vancouver School Board announced it may have to shut down schools to save money. Last week, a couple parents told me some rumours they’re hearing. One said she heard Macdonald elementary is being eyed for a kindergarten to Grade 12 Montessori school, while another heard Queen Alexandra on Broadway is being considered for the district’s adult education centre on Terminal Avenue, which is now located in

costly leased space. The lease expires at the end of 2011. The Montessori rumour was news to board chair Patti Bacchus. “That’s the ﬁrst I’ve heard about Macdonald and Montessori, but the idea of using Queen Alex for adult ed has been discussed for a few years—even before I was on the board,” she said in an email, adding the board currently leases space on Terminal Avenue for approximately $500,000 per year for the Main Street Education centre, “and we would really like not to be spending that on facilities. The closure process must include an open and informed discussion about possible options and these would be the kind of options that we would like to hear more about from communities.” As I’ve mentioned in previous education stories, the francophone education authority is looking for a West Side site, which may partly explain why two West Side schools landed on the VSB’s preliminary

“THAT’S THE FIRST I’VE HEARD ABOUT MACDONALD AND MONTESSORI, BUT THE IDEA OF USING QUEEN ALEX FOR ADULT ED HAS BEEN DISCUSSED...” Patti Bacchus

notiﬁcation list for possible closure. But exactly what will happen with any empty school building remains uncertain. The board already has several properties that aren’t being used as public schools. It owns Kingsgate Mall at Main and Kingsway, which has a 99-year lease with the Beedie Group with about 60 years left. The mall site housed an elementary, but that school closed decades ago.

The board also owns Shannon Park annex, which shut down several years ago due to low enrolment. The building is leased to the Vancouver Hebrew Academy. The Anne-Hebert elementary property, meanwhile, was involved in a land swap arranged in 2008, in which the property was to be transferred to the Conseil Scolaire Francophone no later than 2010 at fair market value to raise capital to complete the new schools at UBC. The board also leases space on a property at 5987 Prince Albert St. to the Khalsa school. It’s been leased by the Satnam Education Society of B.C. since the early 1990s. School boards can’t sell schools without provincial government approval. The government revised its policy a few years ago, limiting the sale of schools to exceptional circumstances in order to preserve the capital asset base. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Not all city lottery winners will be ready by July 31

Street food a la cart requires kitchen Cheryl Rossi

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Street food vending lottery winner David Duprey isn’t worried about getting a permit from Vancouver Coastal Health to sling chocolatesmothered bananas at Kits Beach. Duprey, owner of the Rickshaw Theatre, has a Vancouver Coastal Health-approved kitchen at his Narrow Lounge and a loading dock off another property he subleases where he expects to clean and store his future food cart. Vancouver Coastal Health requires street food vendors to have a FoodSafe certiﬁcate, a food safety plan and a base of operations where they can clean, store and restock their food cart, trailer or truck. In most cases, a trailer with water, cooking facilities and refrigeration can’t be considered a base of operations, said Richard Taki, regional director of health protection for Vancouver Coastal Health. “We’re going to look at all the menus on an individual basis,” Taki said. “The more complex the food in terms of preparation, it results in greater food handling and also the risk of food-borne illness… In a lot of places, they do not have that equip-

ment needed to basically produce the food in a safe manner.” Jenn Willoughby of the ﬂedgling Off the Wagon taco trailer told the Courier last week that she and her partner haven’t been able to secure a permit from Vancouver Coastal Health. Hot dog hawkers in Vancouver haven’t faced the same requirements because their product requires less preparation. In Portland, most buses and trailers selling food prepare their fare ahead of time in a permitted kitchen and reheat it where it’s sold, Taki said. He said local food vendors aren’t permitted to prepare items in their homes because the city doesn’t license home businesses. Inspectors need to be able to check kitchens at all times and home kitchens pose an increased risk of contamination. “It sounds bureaucratic until someone gets food poisoning or you get a rash outbreak,” Taki said. “And then it’s like, ‘Why didn’t someone put something in place?’” Vendors can use kitchens in restaurants and community centres. Some companies that sell food carts also have kitchens available. Taki said last week he was surprised at the dearth of calls health protection received from potential

and winning vendors in the city’s lottery for 17 spots on July 9. But Vancouver Coastal Health received calls from entrepreneurs considering establishing kitchens where street vendors could cook and store their food and vehicles. The PHS Community Services Society has asked Duprey if he’d be interested in using its kitchen while providing prep skills or sales jobs to PHS clients. The clients help prepare meals that are delivered to needy residents of low-income hotels. They work under the guidance of professional chefs, have FoodSafe certiﬁcates and wear gloves when handling food. Duprey isn’t sure whether he’ll accept the offer. Claudia Kurzac, acting manager for health protection, doesn’t expect all 17 new food vendors to be operational by July 31, as per the city’s goal. “It sounds like some went into the lottery without even a business plan and don’t even have an actual trailer or cart and would have to manufacture that first, never mind even find a base of operation,” Kurzac said. “Some are ready to go with everything, some are in the middle of the process and some have a lot of work to do.” crossi@vancourier.com

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Outdoor gyms for seniors underused Megan Stewart Staff writer

Kathryn Willey will not reveal her age. Vancouver’s only ActNow senior ambassador with the provincial Ministry of Health, Willey defers the question about her date of birth. She won’t even give a decade. “I’m trying to stay young,” she exclaimed. “I’m not going to tell you how old I am.” Young at heart, youthful in body and spry in mind, Willey says she comes from a family of 13 and age is kept closely guarded. “I have many sisters. If I give my age away, it betrays them all.” Age may be a state of mind, and Willey has two strategies to tame the constant tick of time. She volunteers every day with hundreds of people each week across Metro Vancouver and she exercises. She’s made a personal commitment to physical ﬁtness twice a week. She intends to set an example by visiting a new, attractive, versatile but largely neglected outdoor gym in the northwest corner of Tisdall Park near Oak Street at 49th Avenue. The seniors wellness park was installed a year ago following a $100,000 grant from the province. At a cost of $1.8 million, 17 similar parks are located in communities around B.C. The City of Vancouver chose the Tisdall site because of its proximity to adult care homes and four community cen-

ActNow ambassador Kathryn Willey demonstrates equipment at the senior wellness park at photo Dan Toulgoet Tisdall Park near Oak Street and 49th Avenue. tres. A shelter may be installed to cover the outdoor park. Just shy of ﬁve hectares, Tisdall Park includes soccer ﬁelds and baseball diamonds, a walking path, trees and benches. The 13 pieces of wellness equipment are free to use and stand immediately beside a child’s playground in a conscious attempt to mingle diverse crowds and draw families outside together. Designed by a U.S. company, the gym

equipment is either low resistance or relies on a user’s body weight and can be inﬁnitely adapted to target core muscle groups as well as agility, balance, ﬂexibility, joint mobility and cardio strength. Some of the equipment has no moving parts but is built from steps and bars of different height to allow users to customize their workout in a manner reminiscent of a rehabilitation clinic. More than 20,000 Canadian seniors frac-

ture a hip each year. According to Vancouver’s Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, such an injury will compromise the independence of many seniors. Targeted exercise programs can enhance bone strength and may contribute to recovery or even fracture prevention. Yet the 13 pieces of exercise equipment are often idle, rarely used in Vancouver. Similar seniors parks in other B.C. locations are also underused, although they are immensely popular in Cranbrook and especially Tsawwassen, where seniors lobbied for the inaugural park in 2007. In response to the minimal use, the Ministry of Health released instructional videos last month to show seniors how to use the stair climber, back press, leg lift and other stationary gear. Alison Schnaiberg works in community engagement with ActNow B.C., a government program with a goal of increasing physical activity across the province by 20 per cent this year. She stressed the versatility of the equipment and said healthy seniors live more self-sufﬁcient and independent lives, from playing with grandchildren to unloading groceries. This is why Willey will be exercising more. “It means I can get out and do my volunteer work. I’m not sitting at home looking at walls—I’m making a difference in someone’s life.” mstewart@vancourier.com

More fond memories of Empire Stadium

Last week we featured the winning entry in our Fondest Memories of Empire Stadium contest. This week, we are pleased to present submissions from the runners-up. Once again, thank you to everyone who participated. From Janice Bobic, Burnaby: I remember the ﬁrst BC Lions football game I went to at the Empire Stadium, in 1958 I believe, when I was 10 years old. I sat with my mom, dad and sister on the grassy hill on the north side on a pleasant sunny evening. As we were sitting there, eagerly anticipating the start of the game, suddenly some jets came screaming overhead directly over the stadium from the north. I began screaming frantically, trying to hide under my dad’s arm, and crying, “They’re going to drop bombs on us!” Dad said, “No, no, no, that’s part of the show.” My fear gradually subsided and I recovered from this “trauma” as the football game started, and excitement took over as the players ran out while the announcer called their names. I remember Willie Fleming — how he could run — and he was the family favourite. In a subsequent year, we received some original numbered photographs autographed by Willie Fleming and the other Lions players. Also we received another set of photos of autographed pictures, individually numbered, with corporate sponsors printed on the backs. I still have all these photos, and eventually plan to sell them by auction. I was there at Empire Stadium when the Beatles came to Vancouver, and Diana Ross and the Supremes opened the show with their metallic gold skinny dresses ﬂashing in the lights. My sister and I were sitting on the northeast bleachers, but with all the girls screaming throughout the whole show, we never heard a bit of the Beatles’ music. As we were heading out after the show, our mom and auntie were waiting, standing outside the stadium door when the Beatles ran right in front of them making their getaway from the stadium. From Gordon Lew, New Westminster In the late seventies/early eighties, as a little kid, I was just learning to love and understand the game of CFL football, the only sport that my Dad watched ever since arriving in Canada. We would watch all the games, especially the Lions on TV, but we could not afford to buy tickets to watch them at Empire Stadium. Soon, they had a promotion where you could go get free admission into Empire Stadium if you presented a Nalley’s chip bag

or box. I remember going down to the Woodward’s Food Floor with my Dad to buy our Nalley’s chips, and then using it to watch the Lions games. I remember sitting in the end zone on a hard park bench, on the north end of the stadium, but I did not care as we were watching the Lions live. I remember many kids behind the benches where we were sitting playing their own game of football on the grass with a Nerf football, having a great time. They probably missed half the game! There were a lot of dads with their kids there. There were sunny days, rainy days (too many) and many cold nights. In the winter, I remember my dad would always buy me a hot chocolate in the third quarter, just before the concession stand behind us would close, so that I would make it OK to the end of the game. I remember watching and idolizing many exciting players: Leon Bright, Larry Key, Joe Paopao, Glen Jackson, Larry Crawford, Lui Passaglia — so many great players and so many exciting games. But my favourite memory of Empire Stadium was having my dad bring me down to the stadium to watch the games with him, father and son hanging out together watching the Lions. From Leslie Cummings, Delta: My fondest memory of Empire Stadium is back in the mid-’50s when I was about nine years old. My dad and his friend were going to a BC Lions football game and I asked if I could go, too. My dad looked surprised that his little girl would want to go to a football game, but after just a moment’s hesitation, he said, “Yes!” Of course I knew nothing about football, but it was simply the fact that I got a “date” with my dad when my two sisters had to stay home with Mom. I remember feeling so grown-up watching the game with these two men, but the real excitement was to come

when the game was over. Dad had bought me a drink during the game, but I didn’t know what to do with the paper cup. I didn’t see a garbage can anywhere, so as we were walking out among the crowd, I just tossed my cup into the air ahead of me. It hit a man on the back of his head and he stopped, turned around and said, “Hello!” to no one in particular. My dad and his friend stopped in their tracks, looking horriﬁed! I thought I was really in for it, but suddenly they both starting laughing like crazy. Dad said to me, “Do you know who you just hit on the head with that cup?” “No,” I answered, feeling terrible about the entire thing. Dad told me, “That was Ted Reynolds!” For those who might not know, Ted Reynolds was one of the most famous local sports broadcasting legends who, sadly, passed away last year at the age of 84. I don’t know if he ever remembered being hit on the head at that game, but I know that I’ll never forget it.

BC Lions fans are once more creating fond memories of Empire Stadium as they ﬂock to the outdoor stadium that is the Lions’ home ﬁeld this season. Photo courtesy BC Lions

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Contributing writer CALGARY, Alta.—An unexpected thing occurred soon after arriving in Calgary. Seeing locals and visitors to the Stampede in their countryand-western gear, I was overwhelmed with cowboy-hat envy. By the next morning, in time for my free, bacon-embedded pancake breakfast, I had my own white Smithbilt on my XL noggin and, later, barely stopped myself from buying a $70 gold-threaded western shirt—after all, it deserved a far better home than I could give it. A friend and I had come with minimal enthusiasm, expecting the Stampede to be like an overgrown version of the PNE. The midway, agricultural exhibits, and hoopjumping performers, the Super Dogs, can also be found here. However, the overwhelming spirit of fun and inclusiveness—people of all ethnicities were sporting Wranglers and cowboy hats—shown throughout the city during this

10-day celebration of Western heritage and values was disarming and irrepressible. Maybe because we looked out of place on our first day watching the rodeo, a Stampede volunteer introduced himself to us in the grandstand and explained the rules of saddle-bronc riding. Later, he told us about his vegan exgirlfriend from Vancouver. “To me, vegetables are what food eats,” said the carnivore. “But we were both pretty openminded. She’d never eat meat, but I broke her once on dairy with a DQ Blizzard.” While the rodeo in the afternoons included competitions such as bull-riding and calf-tying that can be found across the continent, the evening chuckwagon races originated from, and are still only largely found in, Alberta. Based on Western pioneer tradition, when cooks on cattle drives would race with one another to find the best campsite for the evening, the nightly races featured chuckwagon drivers leading their teams of four horses on a five-furlong

A girl proudly holds her prize-winning miniature pony at one of the Stampede’s agricultural events. photo Michelle Furbacher course. During the Stampede, the drivers competed in front of 20,000 visitors and for a grand prize of $100,000. “It’s a total management effort,” said Luke Tournier, a two-time Stampede champion chuckwagon driver. “The driver has to manage his horses and his people. There’s a lot more to it than just driving.” Outside of the Stampede grounds, local hotels, banks, restaurants, and other business in the city honoured the

festival by ornamenting their premises, frontier-style, with bales of hay, horseshoes, and plywood facades. Although there were no wagon wheels on its walls, the servers at Charcut, a high-end meat palace by the Calgary Tower, wore plaid and boots instead of their customary black evening attire. In a town where steak feels like a menu item required by food inspectors, Charcut brings an imaginative, snout-to-tail ﬂair to offerings

such as Pig’s Head mortadella and lamb-neck terrine. For the Stampede, the restaurant offered smoked pork ribs in chipotle sauce. Buzzards Restaurant & Bar, another downtown Calgary restaurant that plays around with its meat, has established itself as a Stampede fixture with its Testicle Festival, now in its 17th year. Harkening back to an era when ranchmen would cook the “jewels” of castrated bulls in the same fire they used to brand the animals, the prairie oysters we sampled from executive chef Aaron Scherr were first blanched in salt water and served three ways: sliced and buried in a corn fritter with mashed potato and whisky gravy (my favourite), mixed with ground chuck and stuffed with blue cheese in a meat ball, and served in thin medallions as desert with fruit and, ha-ha, nuts. “As a chef, when you see customers coming here saying to each other, ‘If you buy it, I’ll eat it,’ you can’t take it too seriously,” said Scherr. “We try

to make it not disgusting.” On our last night, we headed back to the Stampede grounds for the nightly grandstand performance, which many people had promised would astound us. Still, I remained skeptical, given my longstanding allergy to song-and-dance spectacles on TV. I soon, however, found myself shocked and awed into delighted submission. At one point during the grandstand show, there was a group of teenagers dancing and singing onstage while three dirt-bikers rode simultaneously in circles within a spherical steel cage. Meanwhile, as ﬁreworks started cannonading and spangling the evening sky behind the stage, another set of dirt-bikers jumped, Evel Knievel-style, from ramp to ramp, over the globe-shaped cage. As with my hat and those prairie oysters, I was enjoying myself in spite of low expectations. The abundance of onstage dazzle was an outgrowth of the overﬂowing hospitality and pride I felt from the concrete cowboys I met throughout my visit. Metaquiche@hotmail.com.

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Metabolism is affected by body composition—the amount of muscle you have compared to the amount of fat, according to an article written by Sandra Friedman for heretohelp.bc.ca. “Muscle uses more energy to maintain itself than fat so people who are more muscular and have a lower percentage of body fat are said to have a higher metabolism than those who are less muscular, even though they might be the same height and weight.” Friedman states that other factors that influence metabolism are genetic heritage, ethnic background, hormone and thyroid levels, age, stress, history of dieting and how much exercise we do. “Everybody’s metabolism is different because everybody’s bodies convert food into fuel and nutrients at different rates,” she says. “Think of metabolism as two different types of wood—cedar and oak. The cedar burns quickly when you set it on fire. The oak burns very slowly. You can burn more of cedar in the same amount of time that it takes to burn the oak.

“The same is true of our bodies. Some bodies convert food into fuel and nutrients quickly and easily. Because these bodies have a ‘fast’ metabolism, they use up a lot of calories and tend to be lower in body fat. “Other bodies, however, are slower in converting food into fuel and nutrients and in burning off the energy or calories. They either need fewer calories or store the energy that they don’t burn off. People with these bodies tend to be higher in body fat.” Friedman recommends you make friends with your metabolism. What kind of body type do you have - is it muscular or round? Who do you take after in your family? Where do you fit on a continuum of fast burning to slow burning? And once you know how your metabolism works, you can stop pressuring yourself to be like someone whose metabolism is different from yours. You can value your body for what it can do instead of what it can’t.

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ALLERGY DIAGNOSIS: A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST Uncomfortable skin tests for allergies are no longer the only option. One of the most welcomed advancements in this field is the ability to test a small sample of blood for quick and decisive answers. Now, just a small sample of your blood will generally give laboratories all they need to pinpoint the cause of the irritant, as well as the ability to distinguish a true allergic reaction from other non-allergic symptoms. “This blood test is an alternative to the traditional procedure of scratching the skin numerous times to test for a reaction,” says Dr. Doug Tkachuk at LifeLabs, a leading diagnostic test centre. “Skin testing is not appropriate for everyone. It can be painful for children and people with skin conditions and it’s less effective for seniors taking medication.” As many as nine million Canadians suffer from some form of allergy, most often caused by food, pollen, pets, mould, and household dust. The symptoms are characterized by itchy red teary eyes, runny stuffy nose, excessive sneezing, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and, in extreme cases, even bloating, vomiting, and diarrhea. An allergic reaction ranges in severity from mild to life threatening (anaphy-

laxis) and doesn’t always occur immediately after exposure. Most allergies develop during infancy or childhood but, according to LifeLabs, new ones can appear at any age. Sometimes allergies disappear altogether, so it’s important to keep track of your condition. “To keep us healthy, the body’s immune system produces disease-fighting antibodies,” Dr. Tkachuk explained. “Occasionally, these antibodies are over-stimulated and react to normally harmless substances like dust, pet dander, or pollen. Large amounts of an antibody called immunoglobulin E, or IgE are sent on the attack and it’s this that brings on your symptoms.” The Allergy Serum Test requires a small sample of blood to determine the presence of IgE antibodies. If the result is positive, a further test can be done on the same sample to pinpoint exactly which type of allergen is causing the reaction. “The test results are clinically accurate for most allergens tested,” the doctor added “and this method seems to be particularly useful in identifying those in food. If you’re wondering; however, if you’ve outgrown a certain food allergy, your doctor will likely recommend more than one type of test to be absolutely sure.” Info. courtesy www.newscanada. com.

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Making their Lion King debut as Young Nala and Simba were 10-year-old Monique Lee and 11-year-old Kolton Stewart of Toronto.

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Floating Feast: Don’t be surprised if you see a different type of “boat” moored in False Creek. It’s actually a posh 12-person dining room, floating on a base of 1,700 recycled plastic bottles. The brainchild of School of Fish founder Shannon Ronalds, it’s an aquatic epicurean adventure, designed by Mike Lis and Matt Kirk-Buss of Loki Ocean. A dozen people nightly will be royally treated to a six-course meal, paired with wines, prepared by C Restaurant’s Robert Clark. It’s available for 60 nights only, starting July 21, with all funds raised going towards SOFF’s endowment to teach sustainability in culinary schools. For reservations, call 778-997-6977. Lion roars: Hard to say if the roar coming from the QE Theatre was from the animals or the audience when Disney’s The Lion King made its B.C. premiere. Broadway’s eighth longest running musical, the mega production includes local singer Ian Yuri Gardner. Walk SUCCESS: Led by a colourful serpent, more than 10,000 participants, including chairs Maggie Ip and Joann Wong Bittle, Premier Gordon Campbell and other dignitaries took in the seven-kilometre Walk with the Dragon benefit at Stanley Park. Hosted by the SUCCESS Foundation, Walk 2010 raised $415,000 for the Asian social service agency. 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.

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Despite some people’s lazy description of Vancouver being a “no fun” city, you can’t accuse our high-priced municipality of lacking theatre festivals. Bard on the Beach, PuSh, the Fringe, HIVE, the Courier’s own Mice Turds on Our Desks Monologues, to name a few. Well, theatre lovers, now there’s more. Upintheair Theatre and Left Right Minds launch the inaugural Neanderthal Arts Festival July 21 to Aug. 1 at the Cultch. And in case you think it’s named Neanderthal because theatre is an outdated art form verging on the prehistoric, think again. It’s because the plays are “meaty” and feature four local and two national productions, including Nigeria, The 4H Club, Tiny Replicas, The Hanging Judge, Country Shaped Like Stars, Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show, as well as a series of short pieces by emerging theatre artists called the Walking Fish Showcase. For tickets and information, call 604-251-1363 or go to thal.ca.

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When not concerning themselves with space travel and participating in drug-fuelled orgies, the movers and shakers behind Cirque du Soleil come up with new and unusual spectacles ﬁlled with clowns, acrobats and more death-defying antics than a weekend with Lindsay Lohan. But seriously folks… we’re here all week. Cirque’s latest ﬂamboyant foray is Kooza, which, apparently, is about “a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world.” So that explains the giant-sized hamster wheels and pretzel-twisted contortionists. It all takes place under the big blue tent or “Grand Chapiteau” at Concord Place July 22 to Aug. 22. For tickets, go to cirquedusoleil. com/kooza or call 1-800-450-1480.

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Local author and past Courier ﬁction contest winner Jenn Farrell reads from her new book of short stories, The Devil You Know, published by Anvil Press, July 22, 7 p.m. at the back room of the Railway Club. As well as a reading, there’ll be drinks, tunes, book signing and a chance to complain to Farrell about how your story about a rabbit with superpowers wasn’t selected ahead of hers. More info at www.anvilpress.com.

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Country Shaped Like Stars runs at the Cultch as part of the Neanderthal Arts Festival.

Television star Eric McCormack heads up a talented cast in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of David Mamet’s searing portrait of workplace warfare Glengarry Glen Ross. Set in a cutthroat

Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, Kooza, promises to be more death defying than a weekend with Lindsay Lohan. It runs July 22 to Aug. 22 at Concord Place. Chicago realestate ofﬁce, the play centres around four backstabbing salesmen as they peddle questionable investments in a contest to become top dog. It runs July 22 to Aug. 22 at the Stanley. For tickets and info, call 604-687-1644 or go to www.artsclub.com.

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If there’s one thing K&K enjoys more than online videos of piano playing cats, Mitsou’s “Bye Bye Mon Cowboy” and the reinvigorating qualities of a hot stone massage, it’s assigning blame. And a recent story in the Vancouver Sun has allowed us to do just that. According to the article, an internal 2009 police report obtained by the newspaper indicates that a third of all criminals arrested in the city reside in the suburbs. Not only that, but 47 per cent of people stopped in “street checks” are from the ’burbs. None of which surprises the overly judgmental members of K&K who’ve long suspected the citizens of Whalley were somehow responsible for the alarming number of cigarette butts littering our front yard and, come to think of it, a missing Bootsauce CD we haven’t seen since 1993—but now it’s ofﬁcial. Conducting our own internal investigation, K&K has uncovered a number of equally unsettling facts about the bridge-and-tunnel crowd’s criminal element. For instance, 31 per cent of all mooseknuckles seen in Vancouver come from men who reside in New Westminster. Coquitlam residents can be blamed for 16 per cent of all tiresome anecdotes

overheard about comfortable footwear, an alarming 45 per cent of which include the description “it’s like walking on candy floss.” One quarter of people who end sentences with “that’s what I’m talkin’ about” call Richmond home. While Burnaby residents are responsible for a third of all incidents at 7-Elevens where a customer fills a medium-sized Slurpee or Big Gulp, takes a sip and fills the cup back up before they head to the till, effectively getting a large-sized drink for the price of a medium. Most disturbing, however, was our discovery that 87 per cent of people residing in Marpole consider themselves Vancouverites, 12 per cent think Marpole is the original Vancouver and one per cent, although residing in Marpole, spend most of their time ruling the Kingdom of Krull in a fantasy role-playing game that they’re unable or unwilling to remove themselves from.

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Over the years an unusual array of promotional items and press releases have made their way into K&K’s mailbox. Energy drinks, a bullwhip, a creepy 10-page, handwritten letter denouncing the cruelty of male circumcision.

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The Found Footage Festival presents an interactive and ironic celebration of the rarely seen 1985 sex comedy Computer Beach Party July 22, 7 p.m. at Vancity Theatre. Besides a cringe-inducing script about a couple of guys who use their knowledge of computers to thwart a greedy developer from turning their beloved beach into a tourist attraction, the ﬁlm features poorlydubbed dialogue, a naive understanding of how computers work, and two musical performances by heavy metal band Panther. Sweet. For tickets, call 604-683-FILM (3456) or go to www.viff.org.

This week we received a misguided press kit from a casting agency, we think, touting its new ecological-friendly service, which acts as an intermediary between aspiring actors and agents. Its new product, apparently, “takes the ecological revolution to another level… [with] no paper, no gas, no wasted resources.” To really bring it home, the press kit came with a paper cup, soil pellet and package of ForgetMe-Not seeds. Presumably to grow and roll around in with self-congratulatory zeal. Here’s the thing: the company promoting its new “no paper, no gas, no wasted resources” service sent out its press kit in a mostly empty six-inch by six-inch cardboard box, via airmail, all the way from Los Angeles. And if it was sent blindly to the Courier, which doesn’t cover such “news,” consider the dozens, if not hundreds, of press kits that have probably been mailed across the continent. So here’s some free advice to the makers of “Eco-Cast”: If you’re a company claiming your fantastic new service “takes the ecological revolution to the next level,” how about announcing it via carbonneutral email rather than a half-empty cardboard box. It will also cut down on the irony.

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The Lion King is everything you’d expect from the colourful ads: fabulous articulated masks and costumes, exciting choreography, gorgeous lighting, explosive special effects and great music. It’s billed as a spectacle and it is. The opening number is a dazzler with gazelles leaping, birds flying and lions and hyenas dancing. And if you’ve ever wondered about the elephant in the room, there are two of them in the QE Theatre, swaying down the aisles. Of course these animals are human performers wearing ingeniously engineered costumes—impressionistic not realistic. No fake fur, baggy suits here. The lion performers, for example, wear skin-tight body stockings, yards of silky golden fabric and on their heads, lion masks. It’s very Cirque du Soleil-ish in costume design. That is to say, extraordinary. What the ads don’t tell you is that it’s also funny at times (Pumbaa, the farting warthog, for example) and cheeky (a spoofing fragment of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” pops up—and, parenthetically, caused Disney an expensive lawsuit). What the TV ads only hint at is that you could listen to Brenda Mhlongo (as Rafiki, the wise old baboon) sing all night long. She tears the place apart with a voice so strong she could halt a stampede of wildebeests in its tracks by just saying “Stop.” Her character, a visual concoction of rags and things hanging off her, is a cross between a bag lady, a shaman and a baboon. Rafiki sees into the future, understands that there is a delicately balanced circle of life in which we all play a part. It’s a philosophical and an environmental message that David Suzuki would applaud. What animal behaviourists and other detractors might dismiss is the anthropomorphizing of all these grassland animals. But that’s what Disney Studio does. Lions experience jealousy: wicked Scar (Nicholas Carriere) plots the death of his brother the king (Dionne Randolph) and his nephew Young Simba, the heir apparent (portrayed by amazingly profes-

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Dionne Randolph delivers a powerful “They Live in You” in The Lion King. sional youngster Kolton Stewart). Lions fall in love: grown up Simba (buff Adam Jacobs) falls for Nala (beautiful, catlike Syndee Winters). Pumbaa (Ben Lipitz) farts his way out of trouble with the hyenas. And Zazu, the hornbill (Tony Freeman), wisecracks his way through Acts 1 and 2. Underneath it all, the story smacks of Shakespeare: the king, the prince, the villain, the fool. The 1994 animated ﬁlm was one of the few Disney movies that wasn’t sourced in a pre-existing book. The subsequent musical, with music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, came out in 1997 and continues to sell out on Broadway and in London’s West End. This excellent Vancouver touring production comes to the QE from Broadway Across Canada in conjunction with Broadway Across America. In addition to being eye candy of the highest order, there are some ﬁne singers as well as Mhlongo. “They Live In

You,” a reminder that all the lion kings live on in Simba, is powerfully delivered by Randolph, while young Stewart enthusiastically renders “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King.” Villains, being villainous, are always a hit and Scar is one bad cat. “Be Prepared,” sung by Carriere, is a knockout. As with most musicals, the big ensemble numbers blow you away. In this show it’s “Circle of Life,” a full-on number with all the animals—a regular Noah’s ark of critters—all singing and dancing: birds, butterﬂies, giraffes, a zebra, rhino, warthog, meerkat (a “hip cat” performed by Nick Cordileone), gazelles and more. At times The Lion King feels wonderfully African—swaying grasslands, sunrise, sunset and starry skies. I could have had more Africa and less Disney, but the QE’s opening night audience loved it just as the other 12.5 million other North American spectators have thus far. joled@telus.net

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Computer-generated wizardry lacks genuine magic The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Now playing at Tinseltown, Oakridge Reviewed by Julie Crawford

Under which kind of spell would you most like to fall? If computer-generated wizardry is your thing, then Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice won’t disappoint. If, however, you were looking to be mesmerized for a couple of hours by a fantastical story, then you’re in for a rude awakening. Jerry Bruckheimer produced this live-action flick, featuring an homage to Mickey Mouse’s famous scene, so you know it’ll be loud before you even take your seat. There is whimsy, too—as when our young character draws a King Kong on the school bus window, waiting for the Empire State Building to come perfectly into view—but there’s just not enough of it. The film opens with the history of Merlin (James A. Stephens) and his three apprentices. After the trio get stuck in a love triangle, one goes rogue and joins forces with the evil Morgana (Alice Krige), who has been plotting for centuries to raise an army of the undead and destroy mankind. Why? We’re not really sure, only that the fate of the planet rests with finding the one child, “the Prime Merlinian,” who will grow up to defeat her once and for all.

Nicolas Cage mesmerizes Alfred Molina in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Enter Dave Stutler, who ﬁrst encounters sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) as a 10-year-old, but quickly writes it off as a nervous breakdown. A decade later, Balthazar is back, convinced that Dave (now a NYU physics whiz, and played by

Canadian Jay Baruchel) is the chosen one. “I just want to be normal,” protests Dave, who objects as much to the old-man shoes he has to wear (sneakers block the energy from the ground, don’t you know) as he does to the tedious learning of spells.

Not to mention that he is on the verge of pursuing Becky (Teresa Palmer), his crush since fourth grade. But once Dave masters a trick or two, he’s keen to help. Powerful evil sorcerers over the centuries have been defeated and captured—layer by layer—in a kind of a big, bad, Russian nesting doll. First out is Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina), Balthazar’s nemesis. (Molina has great fun with the role, even though it doesn’t require much more than pointing a fancy walking stick around while wearing a bowler hat.) The film’s most iconic scene is the nod to the Mickey Mouse piece in 1940’s Fantasia. It features Dave being attacked by mops as his spell goes awry and his workshop goes underwater. But my favourite is the fracas in the middle of a Chinatown celebration, where the huge puppet carried in a Dragon Dance comes to fire-breathing life. It’s helter-skelter storytelling with a heavy dose of CG flooding every frame. That’s not to say that the tricks aren’t impressive: people manifest from a cluster of cockroaches and disappear into dust, cars and people jump through mirrors, and there is plasma-orb throwing a-go-go. It’s just that the rapport between actors Baruchel and Cage seems genuine, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice would’ve been far more hypnotic had we seen more of it. jcrawfordfilm@gmail.com

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She’s smart, funny and wildly talented and she used to be a man. That’s not what classical music pianist Sara Davis Buechner usually wants audiences to focus on when they see her perform. She’d rather her recitals be about her critically acclaimed renderings of classical and contemporary pieces. But on July 30, she’ll sketch her life story with words, Bach, Mozart and Chopin in an event called Crossing the Concourse as part of the 2010 Queer Arts Festival, July 27 to Aug. 14. Buechner will start with Bach and discuss her relationship with religion and spirituality then move on to Mozart, her most beloved composer as a child. “I loved Mozart so much I wanted to look like Mozart with his big wig and frilly blouse, and my grandmother made me a beautiful lacy blouse,” said Buechner, who spent her childhood in Baltimore in the 1960s. “I wore it to school, I got beaten up. I was about eight years old with a crew cut and geeky glasses.” She’ll also play works by Yukiko Nishimura and Jared Miller, one of her brilliant students at the University of B.C., and close with her signature ﬁnale, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” discussing her relationships with those composers the whole way through. “You develop this kind of knowledge of [composers’] lives and experiences and it’s a fascinating interaction that goes on with all that, so I think that’s fun for people to hear about,” Buechner said. Her ﬁrst piano lesson at age three convinced Buechner she would be a pianist. At the time, David Buechner also knew he was born to be a girl.

Sara Davis Buechner sketches her life as talented concert pianist who used to be man through words and music in an event called Crossing the Concourse. photo Dan Toulgoet As David, Buechner completed a degree at the Juilliard School of Music and a doctorate in music at the Manhattan School of Music. She won prizes at the world’s most prestigious international piano competitions, establishing her career by winning a gold medal at the Gina Bachauer International Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1984, bronze at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow in 1986 and in 1995 she won a prize for a recording of Hollywood ﬁlm concertos. She married young and divorced in her late 20s, entering a dark period of questioning, cross-dressing, drinking and popping pills, with the nagging feeling that a creature was clawing at her ribcage, wanting escape. She says it was the voice of God on a clear November day in 1996 in New York City’s Central Park that asked her “‘Do you

want to go there?’” “I have to go there,” was her decisive response. Buechner underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1998 and instantly felt a sense of peace. “Making the decision to transition put to rest a lifetime worth of demons,” she said. “I was mad that it took me 38 years to acknowledge what I knew since I was three years old.” But her career plummeted from performing 50 concerts a year with orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, to playing one or two concerts a year. When she applied for a teaching job at Rutgers University in New Jersey, the concert pianist doing the hiring called her boss in New York to ask whether it was safe to leave Buechner in a classroom with undergraduate students. Most of her friends backed away, and

Buechner’s older brother told her he was going to tell his four- and six-year-old daughters their uncle had died. Her father told Buechner the news would kill her grandmother. But instead, her 83-year-old grandmother wrote her a letter that started: “‘Dear Sara, What a shame you’ve been in pain for so long,’” and her nieces approached her a little hesitantly, then embraced her. “And the younger one asked me, ‘Aunt Sara, do you still stand up to go to the bathroom?’” Buechner said. “Coming out has helped me,” she said. “I’m able to live a life honestly and be myself in all facets and that’s crucial for an artist because ultimately, art isn’t just about creating beauty, it’s creating beauty from the truth of your own existence…” In 2002, an old friend from Juilliard began working as Buechner’s agent, getting the ball rolling on bigger and better gigs. And after years of rejections and inappropriate interview questions, Buechner secured a job teaching music at UBC in 2003. In 2005, she wed her longtime Japanese girlfriend, Kayoko Segawa, who was Buechner’s translator in Japan. Buechner receives emails from transgender men and women almost every week and says she offers the same advice she provides her students: “I very often find myself saying to people, unless you are an ardent Buddhist and you definitely believe in reincarnation, this is your life, this is the shot you have, and freedom is one of the most important things imaginable. Don’t live this life in a disingenuous way, you’ll regret it profoundly when the time comes to climb into the coffin.” Crossing the Concourse takes place at the Roundhouse Community Centre, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. and includes an artist discussion after the show. For more information on the visual art, performances and workshops presented by Pride in Art, see www.prideinart.ca. crossi@vancourier.com

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puppyparadise.ca

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com PET URINE Removal Treatment ™

BERNESE BLK lab, fam raised, dewormed, vet✔ 1st shots, $600. 604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

Dogs

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS, p/b ready now, dewormed & vet checked, $700. 604-924-8014

3550 BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies. Vet checked and ready for good homes. $850. Langley 778-241-5504

ENGLISH MASTIFF lg. p/b pups. Rare, apricot color & fawn. Shots, declawed. Ready Aug. 2. F-$900; M-$1100. Call 604-769-1234

It’s closer than you think.

Pets - Other

GUINEA PIG 3 1/2 yrs F tri colour +access. Needs good home. 604-222-2060 * 778-788-2060

604-724-7652

3508

3545

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

Poultry

BROILER CHICKENS for sale in Abbotsford. call Rex or Jean after 5pm, 604-856-0349

4013

technology?

Pet Services

For Carpet, Upholstery, Mattress. Why live with urine odor? Guaranteed! 604-536-7627 www.Emerald.ChemDry.ca

Childcare Available

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

Dogs

JET PET RESORT because your pet deserves a vacation too! Next to Park’n Fly www.jetpetresort.com

EDUCATION A career in

3508

*** SPECIALS ***

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

3020 BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets. Full wrty, Dble $319. Queen $339 King $559. Will deliver. 722-3636

Childrens Camps

Plants & Trees

GE ELEC. Stove $190; Bird Cage & Stand $80; Drawing Tble $80; Spinning Wheel $800 875-8348 SUNBEAM BBQ, approx 4 yrs old, $150. 604-889-5575 after 6pm wkdays or anytime wkend.

3035

Elder Services

GOLDEN STAR CONCIERGE Elderly Services. Offering everything from shopping to errands, daily checkups, cleaning, reminder services and meal delivery. Call Paula; 604-723-5445

4051

Registered Massage Services

SWISS BODY

MASSAGE & WAXING Men & Women

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Massage $29 Head to Toe 3 hrs $109

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups for sale, born May 5th. CKC Reg. shots and vet check micro chip. Great family pet or for show. $1000. M/Ridge 604-465-0728

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4060

Metaphysical

Tarot Readings - $65 Astrology Readings - $125 JACK RUSSELL pups smooth, stubby vet ✔, 1 shots, dewormed, bl/w br/w, $450. 604-701-1587

unting & Payroll Administrator • Accounting Certificate • Addictions & Community Services Worker • Business Administration •

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604-889-5178 kelly@yourscopes.com EMERGENCY LOVE Line 5 Minute Free Love & Relationship Reading Will Answer Many Questions About your Life Call T/Free 1888-609-0991 NotA900Line

P/B LABS, family raised, vet checked, 1st shots, $600 - $800 604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

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

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

WEDNESDAY, J U LY 2 1 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

5505 4505

Adventure Trips

ONE DAY POLAR BEAR TOUR Calgary and Edmonton departures this November. Jet to Churchill and experience a six hour polar bear safari on the tundra. Call 1-866-460-1415 or www.classiccanadiantours.com

5005

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Roger Chung, CGA Tax, bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, acct systems. #206-1089 W Broadway www.rogerchung.com 604 628-1960

5015

Business Opportunity

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com MAKE BIG MONEY investing in REAL ESTATE. Make THOUSANDS each month without touching a hammer buying Nice Homes in Nice Areas. No Rehab Or Repair Work Needed. FREE REPORT! 1-866-215-8037 ID 107 (Free Recorded Message) or go online to: www.LeaveWorkSomeDay.com. Invigo Realty Ltd. WEST SIDE Vancouver gent wishes to establish handyman service. Looking for working partner. Norm 604-266-2244

5017

Business Services

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5035

Financial Services

$500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com.

Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program Avoid Bankruptcy, Stops Creditor Calls. Much lower Payments at 0% Interest. We work for You, not Your Creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 www.4pillars.ca

IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

5060

Legal Services

5505

Legal/Public Notices

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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re:The estate of MARGARET RUTH NEUFELD, deceased, formerly of Blenheim Lodge, 3263 Blenheim Street, Vancouver, BC V6L 2X7. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of MARGARET RUTH NEUFELD, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Leonard Klassen and Anne A. Adrian, c/o Adrian & Co., Barristers and Solicitors, 5660 Yew Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 3Y3 on or before August 30, 2010, after which date the executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executors then have notice. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given That Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Ella Margaret Cail Smith, formerly of 211 - 2526 Waverley Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Deceased, who died on May 22, 2010, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Norma Gail Balderson, #90 - 2270 196th St. Langley, B.C. V2Z 1N6 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.

6002

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates. 604-629-8628 www.Mazuma.ca

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-28

Richmond

POSITVE CASH FLOW, $2200-$2700 net on a 12 month corporate Rental Contract. 1 BR, yrs old, Call now 604-727-7957

Clean Sweep?

Absolutely Best Deal on Market! Condo’s below $100,000, easy qualifying. Ronald Keith, MacDonald Realty 604-590-2444

6008-30

Surrey

Sry, 6960-120 St, Harleen Gardn New 900sf, 1 BR garden patio ste, ALL appls, f/p, sec’d parking, +. $200k incls HST! 604-690-4979

6008-34

604

630.3300

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Martin James Downie, aka Martin J. Downie and Martin Downie Deceased, formerly of Burnaby, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Martin James Downie, aka Martin J. Downie and Martin Downie, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Douglas Gordon Downie, c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before August 23, 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 have notice.

SUDOKU 7005

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARION ELIZABETH WELTE, late of Vancouver, B.C. All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executors at 18th Floor, 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5A1 on or before the 16th day of August, 2010 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have then been received. Murray John Welte and Heather Arlene Welte, Executors By: Messrs. Lindsay Kenney LLP, Solicitors

6008-36

Vancouver West Side

5TH & MAPLE Great bldg! Great area! Great price! 778-846-6967 See www.kitsbeachcondo.ca

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Like puzzles? Then you'll love Sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your Sudoku savvy to the test!

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7010

Personals

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Like puzzles? Then you'll love Sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your Sudoku savvy to the test!

Here's How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must ﬁll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can ﬁgure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

For information

604-630-3300

Weekends were made for shopping, so make sure you check our Classifieds for a comprehensive listing of Garage Sales in your area!

Follow the Garage Sale trail in

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Call 604-630-3300 to book your ad

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

uSELLaHOME.com

$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Abbotsford Reduced 1800sf 4br 2ba w/suite, quiet cul-de-sac $339K 859-4048 id5174 Coquitlam 10,000sf lot w/1000sf 3br 2ba home, outbuilding $440K 778-859-0717 id4272 Langley renovated top floor 1161sf 2br 2ba condo, view $293K 778-996-3444 id5179 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $440Kobo 722-3996 id4694 Maple Ridge immaculate 1200sf 4br log home .37ac lot $539,900 778-240-1196 id5118 Maple Ridge Open House Sat/Sun 2-4, #27 11355-236st extra large 2757sf 4br 2.5ba tnhse, furnished, $394,950 778-229-0890 id5180 Mission, Owner Retiring, profitable framing store & gallery $47,000 826-7993 id5176 Mission, Hatzic Lake waterfront lot w/2007 Class A motorhome $248K 826-2711 id5177 New West Bargain, 638sf 1br condo near Royal Centre Mall $164,900 525-8577 id5142 Sry Price Reduced 2600sf 6br 3ba w/bsmt suite, 7930sf lot $448K 585-9055 id4928 Sry Fleetwood 3290sf 5br 4ba with side suite, 5936sf lot $579,900 507-4233 id5048 Sry Cedar Hills 2235sf 4/5br home w/suite Fab views 8138sf lot $449K 951-9104 id5119 Sry Cloverdale Open House Sat/Sun 1-4, #40, 16995-64ave Gated 3247sf 4br w/master on main, media room $509K 575-1277 id5181

Vancouver East Side

OPEN SUNDAY 12:30-2:30 pm Appt #305, 2020 E Kent st. Dlx Vancouver East, 1 br, 737sf w incredible SW river view in TugBoat Landing. Rain screened building. 1 pet allowed. Bob Lee 604-603-9899 Westcoast Realty

Body Work

Chinese Full bodywork, gentle or deep tissue 15 yr exp’d Mon-Sat Call 604-329-8218. SE Burnaby

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6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

* WE BUY HOUSES * Older House! Damaged House! Pretty House! Divorcing! Moving! Mortgage too high! Too much debt! Quick Cash! Convenient! Private! ( 604 ) 626-9647 www.webuyhomesbc.com

6025

Industrial/ Commercial

For Sale - Langley Retail Strata, New Construction, aprox 1040sf $416K. Drive by #106, 19909 64th Ave Call Gord 604-649-6495

6030

Lots & Acreage

N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No HST. $333,888. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

6050

Out Of Town Property

POINT ROBERTS Wash, US. Nr Tsawwassen. RANCHER 2200sf, reno’d, beautiful 70ft Waterfront Ocean! By Owner. 604-690-4979

Until the Property is sold. No Fees.

www.GVCPS.ca / (604) 812-3718

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Any Price, Any Condition Any Location. No Fees! No Risk ! (604) 435-5555 OR (604) 786-4663

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www.househunting.ca

6065

Recreation Property

MT. BAKER SKI AREA 2 cabins, 1 property. Rent one, use one. Gated community w/ amenities. 35 min. from border $449,000 U.S. Maryann Angus 360-224-6704 www.mymtbakerhome.com

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18. Tobacco smoke residue DOWN 19.Manila Largesthemp Syrian city 1. 2. Esprit de corps DOWN 3. Manila Feels deep affection for 1. hemp 4. Dominates 2. Esprit de corps 5. motor speedfor 3. Increase Feels deep affection 4. Before Dominates 6. 5. Fisher Increase motor speed 7. cats 6. Before 9. Brushed 7. Fisher cats 10. Miscelleaneous 9. Brushed collections 10. Miscelleaneous 11. Constituent fragment collections 11.rock Constituent fragment of of rock 12. Norse God of War 12. SW Norse God ofport Warcity 14. Spanish 14. SW Spanish port city 16 16 Yearly Yearly tonnage, tonnage, abbr. abbr. 20. 20. Blotted Blotted out out 22. 22. From From pentane pentane

40. Sacred Egyptian beetle 42. Hill (Celtic) 43. Plural present of be 44. Benign muscle tumor 45. Impart Egyptian motion tobeetle 40. Sacred 42. 48. Hill Selfs(Celtic) 43. present of be 49. Plural Many origins 44. Benign 50. Denotingmuscle two tumor 45. Impart motion to 51. Apply gold leaf 48. Selfs 52. Midway between NE 49. Many origins and E 50. Denoting two

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17. Space above the ground 32. Language of Laotians 33. The Oscars 51. Apply gold leaf 39. Matadors Midway 37.52.Wind sockbetween NE (Chemistry) E island 38.and Upolu 23. Command right

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

2 BR NEW $2000, 1079 sq ft + balcony,12th fl, 2 covered parking, access Westin hotel gym, see Richmond Marina, Now/Aug1, 604-267-4137

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

17TH FLOOR 1BR condo, great view, w/d, dw, furnished $2200, unfurnished $1700. Sept 1st. Lonsdale & Esplanade. 5 mins. away from the seabus, plz contact sean @ 604-723-2559

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR $1325, nice bright 625sf, balc. laminate flrs, West end, incl prkg, cable 1-50, Aug 1, ns, np, 1 yr lease, 604-505-4957 1 BR $675 immed, Cambie & SW Marine Dr. hardwood, incl & hw, 1 yr lease. np, ns, 604-988-4692 2 BR & den Apt, balcony, 3207 Fraser St. avail now, N/S, no pets, from $1100/mo. 604-817-6138 2BR, 2 bath, insuite laund, u/g prkg, lrg balc, quiet, South facing, 750 W.12, $2000 604-266-0466

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 BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR available. Special rates. Call 604-327-9419 for appt. to view. BEAUTIFUL VIEWS 2 bdrm apt, ht, hw, cable, prkg, locker, coin laundry, elevator, NS, NP, close to all amenities & transit, central Richmond. 604-241-3772

BURNABY CENTRE Metrotown Area - Bby

Updated Studio & 1 BR Apts. Rental Incentives Offered. Rent includes heat and hot water.

CALL (604) 438-4544 leasing@burnabycentre.com

Seniors 60+ Only Must Qualify Studio apartment Maximum Rents $569/month Could qualify for lower rent Rent includes heat and cable Great access to New Canada Line. For applications please call Atira Property Management Inc. at 604-439-8848 for viewing please call Jana 604-773-9370 FALSE CREEK - steps to seawall, 1 level 2 br + den (3 Br) + office space, approx 1400 sf, spacious open plan, patio, great bldg 522 Moberly Rd. Avail Sept 1 or Nov 1, ns np, pref 1 yr lease, $2300. Jason 604-657-8737

GINGER Crosstown, Science World! Deluxe 1 BR condo, all appls, strge, bike locker, sec’d prkg, Media/amenties rm & more. NS/NP. $1195. 604-861-6303

6508

Apt/Condos

6540

Houses - Rent

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 OAK & 70Ave, new reno, 1 br $685, 2 br $870, furnished, 3 br $1250., h/w flr, incl heat/hotwater, near transit, N/P, N/S, refs, lease, 604-551-8225 or 604-968-6100

6522

Furnished Accommodation

$1800 / 1br - Furnished One Bedroom. Must See! West End. 1274 Barclay Street (at Jervis). Great access to parks, shopping, grocery stores, restaurants. Incl; insuite laundry/dishwasher/air conditioner. NP/NS please. References required. Please contact Atira Property Management at 604-215-7228 or 604-999-2762 for more info or viewing appointment.

1770 E 60 Ave. 2 br, 1 bath, 1400sf, huge deck, yard, quiet, 1 year lease, np, ns, $1350, now, Eric 604-723-7368 (Prop Mngt) STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools............... $888/M SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK – 15532 Madrona Dr., 3 bdrm, HOUSE, on Cul-de-Sac in quiet family neighborhood, huge yard, new roof, double garage.. $1,688/M

Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6565

Office/Retail Rent

Offices: 2nd floor 2000 sq.ft. Main floor $200 per month and up. Ground floor 4000sf. 2163 Kingsway.. 604-454-1617..812-8188

6590

Rooms

1 BDRM, main flr, suits student, nr Kingsway/Knight, NS NP, nr amens, Aug 1, call 604-876-2971

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt, suit 1 ns, np, brand new clean, near Langara College, avail Aug 15 or Sept 1, $675 incl utils, no laundry, 604-327-1662

How to write a classiﬁed ad that works.

2 BR bsmt suite avail immed. Hastings & Nanaimo area. $1200/mth incl utils. Shared laundry. N/S, no pets. Refs req. Call 604-254-2617 after 8pm.

Writing an effective classiﬁed ad is easy when you know how. What follows is a step-by-step guide focusing on the time-tested principles of a successful ad. • Use a keyword. Start your ad with the item for sale, service offered or the job title. • Be descriptive. Give customers a reason to respond. Advertisers have found that the more information you provide, the better the response. • Limit abbreviations. Use only standard abbreviations to avoid confusion and misinterpretations. • Include price. Always include price of the item for sale. • How to respond. Always include a phone number (with area code) and/or street and email address.

To place your ad call:

604-630-3300

2 BR STE, avail Aug. 1st, 2010 in new home, close to transit, college,schools, no pets, ns, $850 incl utils. Call 778-231-1540 2 BR Upper flr. clean house, cable, hydro incld $1150, share wd. Capital Hill nr SFU, Aug 1. ns, np, 604-298-8220.. 566-1476

8040

Carpet/Flooring Installation

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

8055

Cleaning

White Glove Residential Cleaning Service

395-6842

See our ad online at www.canpages.ca CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706 LIDIA’S EUROPEAN Cleaning. Res/Com. Specializing in detail cleaning. Bonded. 604-541-9255 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs. Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522 SEA CLEANING: Specializing in residential/commercial services, environmentally friendly products. Contact: Andrea 604-790-1657

8060

372 E 64th Ave, new suite, 2 BR hardwood, radiant heating, alarm, $1450 ns np, walking distance to Canada Line, bus route 1 blk, nr Langara College 604-725-3724 EAST VAN. Fraserview. VIEW New. 1 BR grnd lev ste avail immed. $725/mo incls utls. NS/ NP. Call 604-321-3661 KITS, 1 bdrm garden level suite, incl storage, utils, Nr schools, shops/bus, NS, NP, Avail. Aug 1st. furn or unfurn. 604-734-0512.

Concrete

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

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp. For free estimates call Mario

253-0049

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do all types of block, & stone work. Free ests. Basile 604-617-5813 Tom 604-690-3316 CONCRETE Removal / Replace Small jobs welcome ● Fence repair. Free est. Mario 254-0148 Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551

6605

Townhouses Rent

$2500 / 2br – Townhouse. Beautiful home! Ideal for working professionals or small family. Freshly painted in modern colours & new oak flooring. No smokers/ pets please. Approx 1620 sq ft.,2 1/2 bathrooms, raised diningroom, 7 appliances, sm deck off kitchen. Master bdrm has small deck, soaker tub, large 2nd bdrm, Contact Atira Property Managem e n t a t 6 0 4 - 4 3 9 - 88 4 8 o r 604-215-7228 for showing and/or application. Manitoba Street at 60th Street.

Place Your Ad On-line at https://webads.van.net or call 604-630-3300

Driveways, Sidewalks, Stairs, Floors, Forming, Landscaping, Any Reno’s, 778-881-0961 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Waterproofing, Wash & Sealing Larry 778-882-0098

8073

Drainage

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

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

8075

Drywall

DRYWALL & Steel Stud 20 yrs exp. Professional & Quality Drywall. Reno Expert & New Construction. Tape, Board, Texture, Steel Stud & Tbar. No job too small. Corie 604-308-7529 Tom 604-808-6741 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr. Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years. All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

8080

Electrical

LIC. #41559 & #3377631

RENOVATIONS & SERVICE PANELS

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

Do You Need to Rent Your Property? 4 Lines 3 Times

HOME SERVICES

Lic. 22308

Professional, Quick, Reliable

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

• REASONABLE RATES • FULLY GUARANTEED • LICENCED & BONDED

macselectric@shaw.ca

#1 A-CERTIFIED Lic. Electrician. New or old wiring. Reasonable rates. Lic #11967. 604-879-9394

#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774. A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Exp, friendly, reliable. Specializing in replacing old nob & tube wiring. Lic.#50084. 604-725-4535 LEO ELECTRIC Lic, Bonded, Insured Com & resid, professional work # 93554. 778-883-0302 LIC ELECTRIC. Comm & Res. Bonded. Reas Rates. Free Est. Professional Work. 604 719-8603 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Sofﬁts All jobs Guaranteed. Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

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

8110

Floor Refinishing

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

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations & refinishing. Quality work. Reas rates. 604-293-0057 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

Find it in the Classiﬁeds

8160

Lawn & Garden

DYNAMIC GUTTERS & Exteriors. Full seamless gutters. Installation repairs & soffits. All jobs guaranteed. Fully insured, bonded, WCB. Will beat any competitors price. 604-439-9417 Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800 Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed & hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

8130

Handyperson

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

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)

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

DAHIPP CONTRACTING Handyman Services Baths, Kitchens, etc 604.817.0718

DRAINAGE❍TILING❍Painting

Landscape Concrete Kitchen/ Bath.Frank 604.809.1488 Free Est

SMALL JOBS WELCOME! Bath, kitchen, plumbing, flooring, painting, etc. Call Mic, 604-725-3127

8140

Heating

Lorenzo & Son Plumbing & Heating (604) 312-6311 Local Licensed Plumbers & Gas Fitters Refinish, sanding, install, dustless 604-219-6944 We cover the HST

ONE CALL Landscapes it all www.sterlinglandscaping.ca Free estimates! 604-710-0284

ALLIANCE GUTTER cleaning, windows by hand/power washing 15 yrs exp. Steven 604-723-2526

Aussie Excavations. Backhoe & mini excav. hire fast reliable same day quote Tim 778-322-3002

Fencing/Gates

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

604-439-9417

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8090

Landscaping

778-885-5009

– STEVE –

604-512-4178 (Vanc.)

8155

8150

Kitchens/Baths

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

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

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 EXPERT PRUNING Cert Arb Ornamental & fruit trees, shrubs,etc Colin Malcolm 604-618-9741 Gardening Services 21 yrs exp. Tree topping, West & Eastside & Rmd. Michael 604-240-2881 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming. Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 ★ SD ENTERPRISES ★ Gardening, landscaping, pruning, lawncare, cedar fencing. Free est. Call Terry, 604-726-1931 T. TRAN-604-723-2468, new lawn & garden bed maint, pruning, weeding, cleanup .. Reliable.

Thinking of Renovating? Be sure to check the classiﬁeds It’s full of local listings that can save you money

604-630-3300

WEDNESDAY, J U LY 2 1 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

HOME SERVICES 8175

Masonry

Cabana Masonry Ltd. Top Quality Masonry Work

Fireplaces, Retaining Walls, Driveways, Patios, Staircases, Stone Facings, Bobcat Service, All Types of Masonry Repairs

604.671.4953 604.594.6007 www.cabanamasonry.com Cabana Masonry Ltd. Top quality work. Ron 604-671-4953. Visit web www.cabanamasonry.com NICKDAN MASONRY All stone work & masonry jobs, Great Rates, Free Est 604-724-3539

8180

8193

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

For Free Estimates Call

Off: 604-266-2120 Cell: 604-290-8592

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

LUCKY METAL WORKS

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

604-724-3670 Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

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

Insured/WCB

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

778-997-9582

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

AAA PRECISION PAINTING

www.affordablemoversbc.com

Excellent $$$$

604-537-4140

Int/Ext

Written Guarantee

AJK MOVING LTD.

Free Est * Insured * WCB

FAIRWAY PAINTING

garage, basement, backyard.

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~

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

7291234

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

AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits)w

604-708-8850

ALLIANCE PAINTING. Int, ext or commercial. 12 years exp. No job to big! 604-782-4538

Local 604 Movers

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

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

604-767-0565

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576. 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

Plumbing

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. NIELSEN PAINTING Interior and exterior

778-552-3631

★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900

TOP Painting & Pressure Wash Res/Comm. Best Rates / Free Est Top Quality! Joe 604-782-1377

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

To advertise call

604-630-3300

Looking to do some

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

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS

• • • •

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

Additions ★ Renovations Concrete Forming ★ Decks Garages ★ Bathrooms Ceramic Tile ★ Drywall Hardwood Flooring ''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

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

8250

Roofing

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call for your FREE ESTIMATE

604-588-0833

604-312-6311

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RED SEAL

POINT GREY ROOFING Established 1946

Drainage & Plumbing Inc. 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

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

GET OUT YOUR LIST! We do all the fussy little jobs no one else wants to do. Complete home repairs. Workmanship and your Satisfaction Guaranteed. Est 1983. Ralph 682-8256

YOUR WAY

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

BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

604-324-3351

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

Plumbing & Renovations

‘Old Home Specialist’

Steve

✔

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com BS & SONS gas heating & plumbing. Certified. Renos, h/w tanks, boilers, drains. 24 hrs. 671-6815

PLUMBERS

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

KITCHEN & BATHS Home renovations, 30+ years experience. Call 604-731-7709

Bath, Kitchen, Suite’s & More www. renorite.com 604-781-7695

STEPS, RAILINGS, DECKS

European Master Carpenter. Refs Free est. Frank, 778-230-0018

8250

Roofing

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

8225

Power Washing

ALIN Maintenance Services Power Wash, Windows, Gutter Clean & Repair. 604-319-2229 Edgemont Building Maintenance. Power Washing, Window & Gutter Cleaning. 604-420-4800 PRESSURE WASHING, com/res gutter cleaning, ask for special summer rates 778-991-5561

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

•Residential Rooﬁng •Siding and Window Installations •Aluminum Awnings and Railings •Rain Gutter Replacements •Drainage Installations and Repairs Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

Quote code 1969 for a 5% discount

www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

www.drytech.ca

BBB • WCB • Fully Insured

Spring Special

ROOFING

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

SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF(7663)

Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave

BETHEL HOMES CONSTRUCTION

McNabb Roofing

Complete Renovations Commercial & Residental Samuel 604-715-6289 www.bethelhomes.ca info@bethelhomes.ca

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

• TAR & GRAVEL •TORCH-ON MEMBRANE •FIBREGLASS / ASPHALT SHINGLES 35 years experience

Cell : 604-839-7881

Stucco

SSK ROOFING & SIDING Re-roofing. Gutters. WCB / BBB 604-787-4622 or 778 240-6513

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925

Topside Roofing 604-290-1650 Quality Workmanship. Prompt, Prof Service. Insured. Call Phillip

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

Vancouver LEAK Repair •Roof •Chimney •Skylight; Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

8255

Rubbish Removal

8305

Sun Decks

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

Tiling

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

A Westside Rubbish Removal 7 days/week, very reas. rates per load. Randy 778-899-1382 A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job Lic#32839 604-875-9072

★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153 A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

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

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★refoof ★ repair★ Fully Ins. Free est. 10% discount 778-892-1266

RUBBISH REMOVAL

All home renovations, tiles, painting, drywall, flooring, etc. All work Gtd. Free Est. Ph: 604-771-9686

8315

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

8335

White Rose Window Cleaning Windows Cleaned Inside & Outside Gutters Cleared & Cleaned FREE ESTIMATES

604-274-0285

Waters Home Maintenance Window Cleaning, also gutters. Free est. 604-738-6606

604-630-3300

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Miscellaneous

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 17 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Want a VISA? www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.

9110

Collectibles & Classics

9145

Scrap Car Removal

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

Removal FREEScrap/Car No Wheels No Problem

HOUR 2Service From Call

Family Owned & Operated

(604) 209-2026

2003 MERCEDES CLK430 Mint! black/black. WVan lady driven 80,000k $24,999 604.729.0626

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

9160

Sports & Imports

1987 BMW, 325, classic, 5 spd. beige, vinyl, sun roof, exc cond. 100,000mi, $3000, 604-873-3243

9145

Sports & Imports

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

1986 911 COUPE, rare Euro version, 92kms, all orig, immac. $28,000. 604-263-0314

Scrap Car Removal

9160

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

1988 FORD F150, newer engine, trans & clutch, supercab, long box & canopy. $3000. 778-238-1780 1972 TR6 restored, new clutch, brakes, top, excellent condition. $18,500 obo 604-728-8042

Window Cleaning

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

For information:

9105

Tree Services

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

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

HOT SPOT FOR SALE

Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate

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R E N O VAT I O N S •• Additions Extentions – Bsmts Additions – Extensions •• Prof. Reno.&Crews – Not Subs Sundecks Deck Coatings •• Kitchen Upgrades Kitchen & Bathroom Renos Deck Coatings •• Sundecks Window &Replacements •• Window Replacements Professional Reno Crews (222-8453) 22-BUILD 604-222-8453

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

$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.

HIGHMARKPLUMBING.COM Heating, Gas fitting, Drainage. Excavation. 604-945-6060

8300

Sea Island Renovations

RENOS • REPAIRS

HUMMINGBIRD HOME Improvements, Quality & Ref’s, Renos, decks, baths, windows, upgrades, doors, locks, stairs, custom design & builds John 604-720-9508 Dunbar/Westside Service

604-731-2443

Roofing

All Types of Rooﬁng, Re-Rooﬁng & Repairs 604-221-2641 604-985-2641

604-618-4988

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

8250

LTD.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

778-881-6096

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

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

8220

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

Home Services

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

Oil Tank Removal

EW35

2004 V6 Tiburon Tuscani, black, standard, stored due to illness, only 37,500kms, chrome rims, perrelli tires, stock w/winters, f/l, leather, sunroof, paid $47,000 now $21,000 Valerie cell (604) 785-8577 home (250) 245-0067

9173

2002 PONTIAC Montana, 110 K, 1 owner, all serv records, no acc, very clean, ns V6 auto, aircared Aug 2011, $4950. 604-916-7160

9515 1998 VW Jetta, Wolfsburg Edition. Exc cond, no accidents. White ext, dark grey deluxe int, fully loaded european options, low K .Very desirable model & body style. $5495. 604-808-6223 2003 SUBARU Outback Ltd., immaculate, AWD, 2.5-l, 4 cyl, ABS, 4 speed auto, 2 s/r, A/C, 191K kms. 604-552-3443.

Vans

Boats

WANTED. 12, 14 or 16 foot aluminum boat, with or without motor or trailer. 604-319-5720

9522

Motorhomes/RVs

1980 20 FT GMC FRONTIER70,000 orig km, int all new, new tire/brakes,exhaust/shocks. Reduced to $4900. 604-825-3845

E36

Natural

T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, JULY 2 1 , 2 010

Your Original

Family Pack

ed Non-Medicat

Certified Organic

Product of Chile

Chicken Thighs

Family Pack

Non-Medicat

$ 59

/lb. $4.99kg.

Chicken Drumsticks

Kiwis

$ 26

Food Store

$ 99

454g. Bags

/lb. $4.39kg.

We carry a Huge Selection of Organic Products Family Pack Fresh • Wild

Sockeye Salmon Fillets

Boneless

Leg of Lamb

New Zealand Beef Bone-In

Australian Beef

Strip Loin Steaks

Prime Rib

New Zealand Beef

T-Bone Steaks

$ 16 $ 53 $ 53 $ 98 $ 53 /lb. $17.99kg.

From the Deli Freybe

Lyoner Sausage

100g.

B.C.

Romaine Lettuce

each

/lb. $9.99kg.

Certified Organic Jumbo

Avocadoes Product of Mexico

/lb. $9.99kg.

Certified Organic

Carrots

$ 49

Product of Washington

Mexi-Snax • All Natural

Cortina

each

$ 79 bunch

/lb. $10.98kg.

Certified Organic Earthbound Farm

Baby Salad Mixes

255g.

Apricots

Product of Canada

142g.

Emma Cheese

540ml.

39 100g.

Certified Organic

Quinoa

Puffs Flakes

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Corn Tortilla Black Beans Grand Padano Pecorino & Chick Peas &Romano Chips

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HOURS Monday to Friday 8am-9pm / Saturdays & Sundays

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Manitoba Harvest

Hemp Oil

99 946ml.

Refried

Bean Flakes Pinto & Black

$ 99

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Sale Dates: Wednesday, July 21 – Tuesday, July 27, 2010

/lb. $9.99kg.

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Gum is an ideal way to `seed` BLIS K12 probiotic throughout the mouth and throat where it will begin to colonize and grow. Chewing just one piece of CulturedCare Probiotic Gum daily provides protection for teeth, gums, throat and ears, says Professor Tagg. Made with proprietary cold-pressed technology, CulturedCare Probiotic Gum with BLIS K12 contains the therapeutic dosage determined by Professor Tagg`s research. Its potency and purity are confirmed through independent testing in government licensed laboratories in Canada, New Zealand and the US.

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to Riverview because the Fraser Health Authority is closing the community home this December, the news put him into to such crisis he had to be given shock treatment, according to Cosco. He is living in a lockdown ward while Riverview staff attempt to stabilize him. “So I have sympathy for both sides,” said Cosco. “But I’m in a position where my mother might be moved to make way for my brother.” Cosco accuses the provincial government of being “cheap” by not building facilities for the mentally ill. Providence spokesperson Justin Karasick said there are two sides to this story. “Seniors are a priority,” said Karasick. “But so are people with mental health issues. From a mental health perspective it’s been proven that people respond better to care in smaller facilities.” Karasick said many of the clients being transferred from Riverview suffer from dementia, just as many Youville residents do. “This is also a vulnerable population,” said Karasick. “And they’re not all that different.” He acknowledges the construction and disruption at Youville will likely cause some seniors stress and anxiety. “But when we did ask the residents to move, a majority decided not to and we honoured that,” said Karasick. Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and NDP provincial health critic, said the government created a shortage of mental health beds and beds for seniors by not putting more money into longterm care facilities. He said closing beds as residents die or move out means they are no longer available to seniors at home waiting to get into care. “Providence doesn’t want to do this, but they have to implement the government’s wishes,” he said. sthomas@vancourier.com

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On May 15, 1981, Fraser and Cathy MacDonald opened a small retail store aimed at providing people with innovations, accessories and staples to help them make travelling more comfortable and enjoyable. Gulliver’s was born. “Our ﬁrst store was only 600 square feet,” says Fraser, “offering 350 products to help people make their travel adventures safer and more organized. We had recently returned from an around the world trip and thought there should be a one stop shop to help travelers.”

“Helping Travellers for 29 years”

Since then, international travel has become commonplace and Gulliver’s became a valued local resource for people heading off around the globe. Fraser and Cathy used their extensive network of contacts to ﬁnd great new products and hard to ﬁnd specialty items to make their customers’ trips more memorable.

Now in their 30th year, Fraser and Cathy have decided to retire. “It’s just time to retire,” says Fraser. “You know you’ve been around too long when one of your ﬁrst teenage customers from 1981 brings in her 12 year old grand daughter to prepare for a school trip.” While his children are not interested in getting involved in the business, Fraser wishes someone would step forward to carry on. “After helping hundreds of thousands of travellers over the years and putting on countless packing and travelling seminars, I hoped a young energetic entrepreneur would continue the concept.”

As it is, Gulliver’s will close for good by August 31. Everything must go — shop early for best selection.

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ALLERGY DIAGNOSIS: A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST

Uncomfortable skin tests for allergies are no longer the only option. One of the most welcomed advancements in this field is the ability to test a small sample of blood for quick and decisive answers. Now, just a small sample of your blood will generally give laboratories all they need to pinpoint the cause of the irritant, as well as the ability to distinguish a true allergic reaction from other non-allergic symptoms. “This blood test is an alternative to the traditional procedure of scratching the skin numerous times to test for a reaction,” says Dr. Doug Tkachuk at LifeLabs, a leading diagnostic test centre. “Skin testing is not appropriate for everyone. It can be painful for children and people with skin conditions and it’s less effective for seniors taking medication.” As many as nine million Canadians suffer from some form of allergy, most often caused by food, pollen, pets, mould, and household dust. The symptoms are characterized by itchy red teary eyes, runny stuffy nose, excessive sneezing, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and, in extreme cases, even bloating, vomiting, and diarrhea. An allergic reaction ranges in severity from mild to life threatening (anaphylaxis) and doesn’t always occur immediately after exposure. Most allergies develop during infancy or childhood but, according to LifeLabs, new ones can appear at any age. Sometimes allergies disappear altogether, so it’s important to keep track of your condition. “To keep us healthy, the body’s immune system produces disease-fighting antibodies,” Dr. Tkachuk explained. “Occasionally, these antibodies are over-stimulated and react to normally harmless substances like dust, pet dander, or pollen. Large amounts of an antibody called immunoglobulin E, or IgE are sent on the attack and it’s this that brings on your symptoms.” The Allergy Serum Test requires a small sample of blood to determine the

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presence of IgE antibodies. If the result is positive, a further test can be done on the same sample to pinpoint exactly which type of allergen is causing the reaction. “The test results are clinically accurate for most allergens tested,” the doctor added “and this method seems to be particularly useful in identifying those in food. If you’re wondering; however, if you’ve outgrown a certain food allergy, your doctor will likely recommend more than one type of test to be absolutely sure.” Info. courtesy www.newscanada. com.

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