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Dunsmuir Street bike lane receives mixed reviews Bike lane protected by barriers Mike Howell Staff writer

Bahman Afshari, owner of Fresh Slice Pizza on Dunsmuir, is OK with the bike lane.

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Almost three months since it opened, the city’s firstever downtown bike lane protected by barriers continues to receive mixed reviews from business owners. But cyclists continue to love it. The Dunsmuir Street bike lane runs between the Dunsmuir viaduct and Hornby Street and is protected by three types of barriers—planters, parking spots and concrete medians. On the day it opened in June, Bahman Afshari of Fresh Slice Pizza on Dunsmuir told the Courier he was optimistic the lane wouldn’t affect his business.

The Courier visited Afshari last Friday while he served customers during lunchtime. Fresh Slice is located a few steps from Seymour Street, which is home to many language schools. “It hasn’t affected my business, at all,” said Afshari, who believes the city should make the lane permanent. “There’s less stress for the cyclists, for the people walking in the street and for the drivers, too. People who have an office here are telling me they should start using their bikes to get here.” Afshari, who rides an electric scooter, said the planters outside his restaurant are nicer to look at than cars. And when he has time, he waters the flowers, he said. See FORMER on page 4

Non-profit in Chinatown outfits men for the workforce Working Gear aims to collect 400 pairs of steel-toed boots Cheryl Rossi Staff writer The men were ready to work but lacked steel-toed boots to wear on job sites and proper clothes for job interviews. So in late 2007, a group of employment counsellors started a nonprofit called Working Gear Clothing

Society to provide men with appropriate work and interview clothes. Working Gear helps men, referred by agencies aiding them in their job search, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 87 East Pender St. in Chinatown. Each man gets a halfhour appointment with two volunteers. “Sometimes it’s even teaching

a guy how to tie a tie,” said Lani Johnson, an employment support coordinator who volunteers once a month to help men find the right clothes and serves as Working Gear’s board vice-chair. “It’s a bit of a mix between What Not to Wear and Extreme Makeover where we’re like ‘Don’t wear that!’ and then the next moment we’re crying because

something is just so magical.” Volunteers aim to instill confidence with the right clothes. “When they walk into the interview, knowing that they are the right person and they look it,” Johnson said. She helped Darby Norton, a clean-cut looking 33year-old find the steel toed boots he needed for the labouring jobs

he was pursuing until he got his career in real estate back on track, and two suits “that just looked ridiculously amazing on him.” Norton, whose story is profiled on Working Gear’s website, intensified his drug use after his wife committed suicide and he lost everything, Johnson said. See VOLUNTEERS on page 4

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Volunteers advise immigrants about job interview attire Continued from page 1 And in a few short years, added Johnson, he ended up living as an addict on the Downtown Eastside. When she met him, a friend had given Norton work in real estate but he lacked proper ofﬁce attire, so he only worked at home. Working Gear clothes men who’ve found a steady bed in a shelter, dealt with their addictions, stabilized their mental health and are ready to work. Some of them have sold their boots after long bouts of unemployment or had their gear stolen and need socks and underwear as well as outerwear. The society’s volunteers also help new immigrants who need clothes and sometimes tips on what to wear to interviews. After the economic downturn, their clients expanded to unemployed men looking to the trades for work, or labourers interviewing for work in dressier settings. Tony St.-Pierre, an employment counsellor and case manager at Pathways who refers clients to Working Gear, says a single man on basic welfare receives $610 a month. Of that, $375 is a shelter allowance—but most rooms, even in the Downtown Eastside, cost more.

WE DON’T NEED TIES WITH ELVIS.” Lani Johnson “On welfare, when you only have about $235 or less [for food, toiletries, phone bills and bus tickets] once you’ve paid rent there just isn’t enough money to buy a $70 pair of boots,” he said. With the help of a community grant from Vancity, Working Gear has been running a No Small Feet campaign to collect steeltoed boots. Coast Mountain Bus Company, the Vancouver Police Department, Canadian Border Services Agency, YVR and Telus have donated boots and gear. But as of the morning of Sept. 3, Working Gear was less than halfway to meeting its goal of collecting 400 pairs. The society needs boots, jeans, suits and dress shoes. Just don’t drop off novelty wear. “We do not need Christmas ties. We don’t need singing ties. We don’t need ties with Elvis,” said Johnson. For more information, see workinggear.ca. crossi@vancourier.com

Lani Johnson (left), Working Gear’s board vice-chair, helps outfit men for job submitted photo interviews.

Former gallery owner says bike lane helped close business Continued from page 1 Two blocks east on Dunsmuir, across the street from Holy Rosary Cathedral, Michel Blais has a different take on the bike lane. Get rid of it, he said. Blais owns Frenchies, a restaurant that specializes in French Canadian fare such as smoked meat sandwiches. He opened the restaurant and neighbouring Michel Blais Gallery in January. Blais said he closed the gallery this week because he didn’t sell one piece of art, including paint-

ings from several high-proﬁle Quebec artists. Paintings ranged from $3,000 to $40,000. He believes the bike lane contributed to the gallery’s demise. And, he said, business at Frenchies is down about 20 per cent since the lane opened in June. “Who the hell is going to ride a bike here and put a painting on their back?” he said, noting he rarely gets cyclists in his restaurant. The city took away parking spots outside his restaurant to

accommodate the bike lane. He said many of his customers drove a vehicle to buy his food. “Now people are telling me there’s no place to park.” The city’s assistant engineer Jerry Dobrovolny said bicycle trips on Dunsmuir have increased from 500 before the lane opened to an average of 2,000 per day. Blais doubts the city’s statistics, saying maybe 200 cyclists per day use the lane. Regardless, he said, cyclists shouldn’t get their own lane.

“Wait until winter time. You won’t see any bikes out there.” Unlocking her bike from a rack between Seymour and Granville streets the same afternoon, Shelliza Mohammed recalled her commute used to take 30 minutes before Dunsmuir became a protected bike lane. The Strathcona resident used to work as a physician at St. Paul’s Hospital. She avoided Dunsmuir because she believed the route was too dangerous. When the lane opened up, she

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the need for more police. At the time, Chu explained that even though crime was on a downward trend in the city and across the country, the department needed more cops. “Our property crime rates are close to double what you see in other major cities like Toronto and Montreal,” he said in May. “The other thing is, with Canadian legislation and court decisions, the average case is so much more complicated and time consum-

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couver Police Department, were told not to expect an increase to their budgets in 2010. At the time, Ballem said the freeze in budgets was related to the city facing a $61.3 million shortfall if it was to achieve a balanced operating budget in 2010. So has Ballem again told Chu not to bother asking for more cops for 2011? Or has the VPD reached a point where it has enough men and women in uniform to police the city? I hope to get an answer from one or both of them soon. Meanwhile, Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is also chair of the Vancouver Police Board, is heaping nothing but praise on the VPD and the reductions in crime. But Robertson has also added to the confusion on whether the VPD needs more cops. This is what the mayor said when asked whether more ofﬁcers were needed in the city. “The goal of the VPD to make Vancouver the safest city in Canada is a laudable goal—a goal that I think Vancouverites support. And until we get there, we need to continue making the appropriate investments to drive these crimes down. So we are committed at city council—as we’ve demonstrated over these past two budgets—to continue to fund the police.” mhowell@vancourier.com

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The future of the Stanley Park Farmyard is one of the ﬁrst orders of business for the park board’s fall session, which begins with a planning and environment committee meeting tomorrow, Sept. 9. Also on the agenda is the Adanac Community Garden proposal and an item on a historical plaque for Victory Square downtown. Vision Vancouver commissioner Raj Hundal told me last week that staff will update the committee as to whether it received any proposals of interest from groups anxious to take over the operation of the farmyard. Such a move would be similar to what happened with the Bloedel Conservatory. Last November, the majority Vision Vancouver commissioners voted to close both facilities due to a shortfall in the park board’s 2010 operating committee. In response to public protests, the board voted to seek proposals of interest from private operators willing to take on their operation. In the case of the conservatory, in July the park board accepted a proposal of interest from the Van-

The park board will discuss the future of the Stanley Park Farmyard. Dusen Botanical Garden Association in partnership with Friends of the Bloedel, a group formed in response to the possible closure. In December, a group of residents started a Facebook page called Stop the Closure of Stanley Park Farmyard, which included a petition to save the popular attraction but no mention of a proposal of interest. NPA commissioner Ian Robertson says before a ﬁnal decision is made on the farmyard, he wants to be conﬁdent the board has done everything possible to save it. He adds in the case of the conservatory there were obvious reasons for low attendance, such as long-term construction and poor promotion. “But I can’t say that’s the same for the farmyard,” said Robertson. “In the case

of the conservatory it was easy to see the Vision Vancouver caucus was wrong in its decision to close it, but I’m not sure the evidence is there to say the same thing about the farmyard.” Robertson said closing the farmyard will be a disappointment, but he added its demise could be the only alternative the board has if no private groups or companies step up.

Cycling for cancer Today (Sept. 8) 42 cyclists on the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride will visit B.C. Children’s Hospital at noon to inspire and be inspired, before starting their crosscountry trek tomorrow to raise funds to ﬁght children’s cancer. The cyclists include Siobhan McManus, a 24 year-old from Kelowna,

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VPD chief praises gun registry and targets law-abiding citizens During my formative years in suburban Nova Scotia, I sometimes ventured into the woods with my buddies, rifles and shotguns in hand, in search of wild game. We were terrible hunters—loud and conspicuous. Any success, sheer happenstance. Our many failures, well deserved. But it was fun, in a traditional Canadian sense. Then on Dec. 6, 1989, a deranged misogynist named Marc Lépine, armed with a legally obtained semi-automatic rifle, slaughtered 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. In the tragedy’s wake, a wild-eyed Liberal MP from Toronto named Allan Rock, a grandstander of soapbox tradition, recklessly flung together those unrelated events—Lépine’s mass murder and my teenage hunting trips—to craft his national gun registry, which has tapped the wallets and rights of law-abiding gun owners for the past 15 years. “The only people in this country who should have guns,” Rock proclaimed, “are police officers and soldiers.” Today, Rock is gone—turfed from office into the president’s chair at

the University of Ottawa. His dream of a gun-free Canada festers within a stagnant bloated bureaucracy. Plagued by costs overruns and an impossible mandate, the registry’s promised price tag of $2 million (with an M) has ballooned to $2 billion (with a B). In a gesture uncommon to the Harper regime, the Conservatives aim to relinquish federal power and kill the registry with a private members bill vote in Parliament Sept. 22. But it’s no slam dunk. Registry acolytes remain. For example. Last week via press release, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu praised the registry and urged MPs to retain its operation. Chu spoke for the department, and the Canadian Association of Chief’s of Police (CACP), a lobbying organization funded in part by CGI Group Inc., the major software supplier for—you guessed it—the national gun registry. Chu, who refused to be interviewed for this story, sits on the CACP board of directors. On its own, this obvious conﬂict of interest disqualiﬁes Chu from impartial comment.

markhasiuk Nevertheless, in making his proregistry argument, Chu presented several dubious cases of registry effectiveness in Vancouver and its ability to inform police about guns (in the hands and homes of citizens) when responding to calls from the public. But according to SFU professor emeritus Gary Mauser, a fierce academic who spent more than two decades studying the link between gun laws and crime rates, Chu’s faith in the registry is ill-informed and downright dangerous to public and police officer safety. Due to criminal gun possession and registry scofflaws, says Mauser, only half

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The press release does not specify whether the “individual” was a gun dealer or collector. It ignores the fact that there’s no law against owning 57 ﬁrearms, and most importantly, fails to indicate whether any criminal charges were laid. “That suggests their fears were completely unfounded,” says Mauser. So why, apart from loyalty to CACP and its CGI benefactors, would Chu fudge and fear-monger to help save the national gun registry? “It’s free,” says Mauser. “Taxpayers pay for it. It does not come out of the [VPD] budget.” Yeah, probably. But I think Chu’s interested in more than dollars and cents. Like registry architect Allan Rock 15 years ago, Chu conﬂates gun ownership with crime and opposes all gun owners. Period. As the police chief in a city stained with real crime and corruption, Chu should focus on the bad guys and let regular folks—who happen to own guns—live their lives in peace. mhasiuk@vancourier.com

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No early birds. It’s a standard condition included in most garage sale ads, including the one my partner and I published in the Courier’s classified section last week for our Sept. 4 sale. I’ve shopped at many garage sales, but hosting one is a whole other ball game, and I naively hoped those three words would keep the crowds at bay until we at least finished unpacking our boxes. But true to their legend, at 7:50 a.m. our back alley began to fill with vehicles as those same early birds checked out our wares. Until this point, our method had worked seamlessly—my partner would haul out a box and I’d unpack it as he went for more. But at this point as he dropped boxes onto our makeshift shelving, before I could get to them, bargain hunters were tearing open the lids and ripping through the contents. An obvious veteran to the garage sale scene told me it was a smart move to start ours at 9 a.m., which is apparently early in garage sale terms. But then I looked at my watch and realized it was still only 8:10 a.m. and our carport was full of people. But adopting a “bird in the hand” philosophy, I decided what the heck and started making deals. And somehow that first early conversation with these strangers surprisingly shifted from “Will you take $1?” to a lively conversation regarding the state of the Agricultural Land Reserve and whether there’s still a place for Premier Gordon Campbell in provincial politics. The goal of our garage sale was to get rid of some of the “treasures” I’ve accumulated over the years, much of it purchased at garage sales. Years

sandrathomas ago, I sold vintage clothing, and it was while on my continuous hunt for 1950s dresses and pillbox hats that I also began to collect anything kitschy, Formica or with bowling pins on it. Despite the fact I haven’t attended a garage sale for several years, until this past weekend, evidence of my prior obsession covered every nook and cranny of our home. And while my patient partner never complained about my Ponderosa mugs and vintage ashtrays (we don’t smoke) taking up shelf space in the living room, it ﬁnally got to the point where even I couldn’t take it anymore. It was with that in mind I committed to a true purge with the hopes someone else would take the items I once loved and give them a good home. And while several shoppers appreciated the age and collectible value of some of my treasures, others just wanted a bargain, no matter how inexpensive the original price. A woman

who pulled up in a Range Rover and carrying a Coach bag I recognized as being worth at least $500, offered me 25 cents for a shower curtain that had never been used and which sported a 50-cent price tag. If it had been earlier in the day I might have said, “no” just to watch her reaction, but several hours into the sale I’d lost all fight. Then there was the guy who didn’t buy anything, but helped himself to a handful of Timbits a friend had dropped off for us in sympathy of our efforts, and the man who let himself into our backyard and wandered around for five minutes. But mostly the sale was a great opportunity to meet and speak with strangers, as well as several neighbours who wandered over to introduce themselves. I met a Courier reader who I’ve interviewed by phone in the past, but didn’t recognize by sight, as well as young couples with a similar love for pink flamingo patio lights and those same vintage ashtrays. They are also non-smokers. One senior told us she lives in New West and meets her daughter in Kitsilano every Saturday for coffee. On the way she maps out a route of garage sales and meanders her way west. I don’t remember whether she bought anything, but she stayed to chat and explained meeting new people is a highlight of her treasure hunting. By the end of the day, we were pretty much giving items away, so I was surprised to see a few of the objects remaining that I initially thought would fly off the shelves. Which brought me to the conclusion that while one man’s junk might be another man’s treasure, sometimes it really is just junk. sthomas@vancourier.com

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Human race longs to tear down and build up again It is September, 1666. In the year that ends in the Number of the Beast, gunpowder and the Duke of York stalk burning London. The fire that began in Pudding Lane has burned for three days. Its orange fingers have torn apart the packed tenements of the poor, sending refugees streaming through narrow alleys. It has leaped to the shopping district of Cheapside, showing no respect for the goods heaped up for the perusal of bewigged Cavaliers. At St. Paul’s Cathedral, the flames leap like monkeys into the scaffolding erected to aid Christopher Wren’s renovations. The lead roof melts and floods the crypts, where books and treasures stored for safety are destroyed. James, Duke of York, future king and exile, is put in charge of fighting the fire. He wields the only weapon that can stop the conflagration: black powder. Buildings in the path of the fire are blasted to splinters to create massive firebreaks. Diarist Samuel Pepys will climb a church steeple on the last day of the fire, to watch it burn itself out, starved of fuel. In the aftermath, the glee is barely contained. Not from the hordes of the poor who are camping in parks, or being dispersed to prevent riot and rebellion. No, the glee comes from Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, and dozens of others who deluge King Charles II with their plans to rebuild. Nothing is as desirable as a disaster for human beings. The Great Fire left two thirds of the city of London a tabula rasa, a slate scraped clean, on which they could build anew. If all those buildings and people had still been in place, there would be no chance for greatness. London would have remained antique and cramped. It’s been said that the impulse to destroy is also a creative impulse, and that’s at least partly true. Disasters are a chance for a fresh start. More recently, it’s been put into words by Rahm Emanuel, one of U.S. president Barack Obama’s key political operatives and the pugnacious and controversial White House chief of staff. “You never let a serious crisis go to waste,” Emanuel said following Obama’s election. “And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” That bleak impulse underlies everything from economic

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matthewclaxton stimulus (“Now we can finally build that bridge and fill all those potholes!”) to those whose politics put them at the fringe of public opinion. (“This will be capitalism’s final crisis, they’ll see!”) Beyond practical and ideological reasons, something inside our clever ape brains just likes seeing the world go smash. In a world of six billion people, ruled by a thin crust of wealthy and powerful, the average human is largely powerless to change things. There are no blank spaces on the maps, either on the far side of the world or on the next block of houses. Making your way is a constant process of negotiating with what has gone before. Until a hurricane drifts across the warm waters of the Gulf and hits Category Five. Until the big one shakes Tokyo (or Vancouver) to its foundations. Until the Dow finally succumbs to panic and the rot of bad loans and plunges down below 5,000. Until the asteroid falls. Then, with that great blank canvas, we can build something, even if we know it would be hard and ugly. We can pretend that building is less fraught than getting along, can indulge our fantasies of being rugged individualists, born too late for the frontier. We imagine Mad Max and dozens of similar characters in popular post-apocalyptic and disaster fictions had more fun than logic suggests. So we track that hurricane on CNN, we stock our earthquake kits and water bottles, we root against the Dow and put our money under our mattress. We think ourselves clever and ready, and we hope for fire and catastrophe—as long as all that destruction does not take us down with it. And we wait. We wait, in the false hope that we’re the next Christopher Wren, born to raise golden domes above a ravaged wasteland. mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

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Police Chief Jim Chu (left) was joined last week by Mayor Gregor Robertson to release the latest crime statistics. file photo Rebecca Blissett To the editor: Re: “Cops watching 43 sex offenders who attacked women, children,” Sept. 1. As the chairperson of the Citizen Advisory Committee of Vancouver Area Community Correction (part of Correctional Services of Canada), I can tell you that the High Risk Offender Unit is a well coordinated operation. It is an effective strategy that enhances community safety. Offenders identiﬁed by the unit are closely monitored. Behaviour patterns, warning signs and risk factors are well documented. An offender’s community release can be suspended simply based of observed increased risk. If only we knew as much about others

who prey on women and children, but have never been caught. Sexual abuse of women and children should never be tolerated. Perpetrators of such crimes are often known by the victim. They are people in positions of authority or trust—not some stranger. The betrayal is compounded when others know of the attacks but don’t intervene. The unit is working hard to prevent those 43 offenders we know of from harming people in the community. But reducing sexual assaults is only possible when each of us decides it can’t be tolerated, no matter who the perpetrator. John Houck, Vancouver

Citywide smoking ban protects the ‘disgusted’ To the editor: Re: “No-smoking bylaw viliﬁes smokers and torches liberty,” Sept. 1. Mark Hasiuk tries to defend the “rights” of smokers to keep on smoking in Vancouver parks. Well, maybe he’s a smoker or maybe he likes the smell of smoke, or maybe if he smells smoke he just walks away. However, someone in my family might go into respiratory distress thanks to a severe allergy to cigarette smoke. I applaud the park board for standing up for those of us who are disgusted by the smell of cigarette smoke, or worse, suffer the health consequences of someone else’s “right” to smoke. Vince Duronio, Vancouver

••• To the editor: I’m sorry, Mark. It must be terribly upsetting to you to nevermore enjoy a day at the beach upwind of noxious cigarette smoke, never to feast your eyes on cigarette butts scattered around park benches or used to decorate sandcastles by unwitting children. Times change, Mark, and sometimes for the better. Judith Tracey, Vancouver

To the editor: I agree with Mark Hasiuk that the “Vision-dominated park board legislates far outside its mandate.” Antismoking crusaders are like intolerant, obnoxious, holier-than-thou, self-righteous religious-extremists. Since trying to enjoy a cigarette on a park bench has now become ofﬁcially illegal, No Fun City might consider the following—Warning: Excessive Health Fanaticism May be Hazardous to Your Lifestyle. Peter Lipskis, Vancouver

••• To the editor: The park board’s latest bylaw banning smoking on beaches, trails, and anywhere on park land is yet another step in the sanitization of Vancouver. The park board needs to spend more time on what they were elected to do, and less time on inept social engineering. Robert Wilson, Vancouver

••• To the editor: Funny how seven well meaning people could draft such daft legislation with virtually no public opposition. However, it’s consistent with what oc-

curs when you have an apathetic electorate that no longer questions legislation of behaviour. This story is right up there, in terms of its weird factor, with the VPD handing out speeding tickets to bicyclists in Stanley Park a decade ago. Ian Tootill, Vancouver

••• To the editor: If Mark Hasiuk’s deﬁnition of “liberty” includes the freedom to do whatever you want even if it ruins the health and pleasure of others around you and harms the environment, then I hope he will concede that it also includes the freedom of those adversely affected to let you know what they think or take whatever legal means necessary to prevent you from further intruding on their rights. This latter form of freedom happened several months ago when a park board meeting was held at which between 15-20 people spoke in favour of the ban and only one person, a stoned-looking man, rambled incoherently along the lines of “freedom” as Mr. Hasiuk deﬁnes it. Sera Kirk, Vancouver

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Business owners decry Hornby bike barrier plan Mike Howell Staff writer Business owners on two different stretches of Hornby Street say the city is going too far in proposing the removal of 158 metered street parking spots to make room for barriers to protect cyclists. But, they say, they’re open to compromise. Anita Cheng operates Scandinavia at 648 Hornby St., where for 18 years she and her family have sold crystal, china, silver and jewelry. About half of her customers drive to her store, Cheng said. “There’s already a parking problem in this area and that needs to be solved before thinking about taking away more parking,” she said. Cheng stands to lose 20 parking spots in the block outside her store. She pointed to the large bags of sold merchandise behind a counter ready to be picked up. Customers who walk to her store often return in a car because the goods are too heavy or delicate to walk with, she added. Cheng said she would be open to a two-month period during the summer where cars would be prohibited to park at the metered spots. There would be no need for barriers because cyclists would have the equivalent of a trafﬁc lane. “I’ve already told the city that people don’t want

The city wants to remove metered street parking on Hornby Street to make room for a bike barrier. photo Rebecca Blissett this year-round,” she said, noting Vancouver’s rainy weather is not conducive to year-round riding. Cheng said no members of city council have visited her store or called to talk about her concerns, which include the hassle delivery drivers will face if barriers are erected in front of Scandinavia. A few blocks south of Cheng’s store, Wedad Bishara of Marlin Travel at 939 Hornby St. pointed out cyclists have a painted des-

ignated lane on the street. And it’s a lane, she said, rarely used by cyclists. “We’ve been here for ages and we don’t see that many cyclists,” said Bishara, the director of the travel agency. “We see maybe a couple of bike couriers.” If the city is set on protecting cyclists, she said, why not move the bike lane against the sidewalk and push the metered spots away from the sidewalk. This way, cyclists

can ride between the sidewalk and parked cars, she added. Bishara echoed Cheng’s concerns about the lack of parking downtown. Sometimes, she said, the agency will pick up the parking tab for clients. Bishara said she understands city council’s push to get more people out of their cars. But, the Coquitlam resident said, the focus should be on better transit and reducing fares. “It really is cheaper for me to drive.” The city is hosting another open house Sept. 8 to discuss the proposed protected bike lane on Hornby Street. It runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the rotunda at Paciﬁc Centre Mall at Howe and Georgia streets. Jerry Dobrovolny, assistant city engineer, said the city’s proposal calls for the removal of 158 parking spots on Hornby Street but adding 161 spots on Seymour and Howe streets in the same corridor. “On-street parking is just a drop in the bucket,” he said. “In the Hornby corridor, within one block of Hornby, there’s over 10,000 parking spaces in off-street parkades.” The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition held a press conference Tuesday morning, after the Courier’s print deadline, to promote the lane. mhowell@vancourier.com

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New college course steeped in all things tea Sandra Thomas Staff writer Growing up in the Arctic, Brendan Waye was raised on tea. “The Inuit people are the most hard-core tea drinkers in the world,” said Waye, who now lives in Vancouver. “I’m sure they even drink more tea than the Irish, who have a real reputation as tea drinkers. The Inuit will drink 12, 15 or even 18 cups a day.” Fittingly, Waye was selected to instruct the Tea Association of Canada’s certified tea sommelier program, which begins at Vancouver Community College Sept. 21. This is the first time the certificate program is being offered in Canada outside a program at George Brown College in Toronto. It’s not just Waye’s Arctic upbringing that made him the ideal instructor for the program, but also his past decade of experience in the retail tea industry. Prior to his certification as a tea sommelier, in 1999 Waye was travelling through Prague in the

Czech Republic when he happened upon a tiny tea house off the city’s main square. “I was completely blown away,” said Waye, who was living in Edmonton at the time. “I left Prague and knew I had to open a tea house.” In hindsight, Waye said, opening a tea shop in Edmonton in May might not have been one of the wisest decisions, especially with temperatures that summer reaching the high 30s. “I couldn’t give away a hot cup of tea,” he said. Waye almost closed the doors on his shop, but that fall the food editor of an Edmonton newspaper dropped in one day. The editor loved the place, featured it on the front page of the food section and Waye’s business boomed. Waye opened ﬁve Steeps locations in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. In 2007, he sold the chain, including the Vancouver location on West Broadway, but has remained a consultant to the Canadian tea retail industry.

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Teachers struggle to secure full-time classroom work Megan Stewart Staff writer Amanda Reynolds always intended to teach in the public education system. But in her ﬁrst year as a new teacher, she took temporary positions at six private and independent Vancouver schools because she was unable to secure steady work at a public Vancouver school. She graduated from UBC in July 2009 and has found “it has [been] a long, tough road trying to ﬁnd consistent work.” As classes begin this week, Reynolds is still not a public school teacher and said she won’t be for

at least four more months. Despite her frustration and disappointment over failing to gain a position on public school lists for TOCs, or teachers-oncall, her experience is not unique. Anne Guthrie Warman, president of the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association, a professional afﬁliation supported by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, frequently speaks with new teachers who are anxious to secure full-time positions in classrooms of their own. “Many students come out of teacher education and go on to one or two or three TOC lists.” She said

very few ﬁnd jobs immediately but instead pick up classes and short-term contracts across various districts before landing a permanent position at one school. Teachers specializing in ﬁelds such as senior science, math, languages and trades are in greater demand as both TOCs and full-time teachers. Teachers on the TOC list for the Vancouver School Board are called on a rotating basis and by subject, not seniority. The district accepts a limited number of retired teachers as TOCs in specialized subjects, and Guthrie Warman said these people are called last and can work no more

than 50 days per school year. The school board interviews, hires and manages a pool of 1,100 teacherson-call with 700 to 800 available at any given time. After what Reynolds describes as “an amazing practicum” at a West Vancouver high school, the 27-year-old P.E. and social studies teacher is shortlisted for an interview with the Vancouver School Board in December. She is not optimistic. She said she was not hired as a TOC with the West Vancouver school board and she questions the prospects of the Vancou-

ver district. Following signiﬁcant budget shortfalls this spring, more than 800 teachers received notice of possible layoffs. Approximately 340 teachers changed positions because of bumping and 52 teachers were put out of work. Attrition rates run about 30 to 35 per cent with one in every three new teachers leaving the profession less than half a decade after graduation. “We are very concerned about keeping young teachers in the profession,” said Guthrie Warman. “It can be up to 30 per cent of new teachers who leave the profession within ﬁve years.

“Teacher workload is a factor and there has been an intensiﬁcation of this in terms of class size and composition.” Reynold’s alma matter, UBC, has graduated fewer students each year since 2005. Sydney Craig, the director of the faculty of education, said enrolment is steadily dropping, partly because newer programs at other schools offer teacher training. At UBC, 291 secondary school teachers graduated in 2009 compared to 429 ﬁve years earlier. She could not say how many are teaching today. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Fashion market seeks non-profit status Cheryl Rossi Staff writer The monthly Portobello West fashion and art market celebrated its four-year anniversary Aug. 29 with the launch of a membership card and designs on becoming a non-profit. “I just really wanted to make sure that it was something that’s going to stay in Vancouver for a long time,” said Carlie Smith, founder and director of Portobello West Market. Inspired by the Spitafields, Camden and Portobello markets she’d frequented while living in London, U.K., Smith established a Vancouver version in 2006 that gives local fashion and jewelry designers and artists a venue to sell their creations. Portobello West’s tenure at the Plaza of Nations was short lived after the roof on the structure built for Expo 86 had to come down, so three months after its start, the fledgling market that runs the last Sunday of every month moved to the Rocky Mountaineer Station, just off Terminal Avenue. Now owners of the Rocky Mountaineer Station are shifting gears, Smith says. She’s looking for a new venue for next year and she’s got her eye on space in the community centre at the Olympic Village. Smith believes the city will lend the market that’s helped aspiring designers more support if it’s organized by a non-profit. She’d like the city to include fashion as part of its arts and culture mandate. “It definitely is part of arts and culture, it’s just a more commercialized side,” she said. Smith adds Vancouver designers lead the way in reusing material and using environmentally friendly fabrics. Richard Newirth, managing director of culture services for the city, says the city has discussed how it can support the creative sector beyond traditional nonprofit arts groups. He expects the Vancouver Economic De-

“IT DEFINITELY IS PART OF ARTS AND CULTURE, IT’S JUST A MORE COMMERCIALIZED SIDE.” Carlie Smith velopment Commission, which advises the mayor’s office on green economic development, to start exploring how the creative and environmental sectors can intersect. The city tries to help arts groups find affordable spaces and deal with building codes. Portobello West’s new board plans to develop more business and marketing education for fledgling artists and designers. A YouTube channel could be on the horizon. Portobello West has sponsored Generation Next, a Western Canadian competition for new designers, since its start in 2006. Generation Next awarded Sofia Mendez Schenone a $10,000 prize package last week. The economic downturn in 2009 and the first half of 2010 hurt the part and fulltime designers that sell at Portobello West, and Smith concedes the newer monthly Blim market, held on the same Sunday, drew some of Portobello West’s customers away. But she says Blim provides a steppingstone to Portobello West, which has acted as a stepping-stone to the larger Circle Craft Christmas Market and the One of A Kind Show, which happens in Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago and New York. Portobello West recently launched a $15 membership card that waives the market’s $2 admission for a year, with most vendors offering discounts and other incentives to buy for card holders. Three hundred people have bought cards. crossi@vancourier.com

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Medical experts study calcium’s potential to attack As is almost always the case in life, having too much of a “good thing” doesn’t mean we’ll be happier or healthier folks. And when it comes to our eternal pursuit of health and well being from dietary supplements, this adage is proven true time and time again. In a recently published article in the British Medical Journal, researchers reported that calcium supplements could increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 per cent. The authors of the article summarized the ﬁndings of 11 calcium supplementation studies, which included a total of 12,000 older adults. During an average of four years of followup, 296 study participants had heart attacks: 166 assigned to take calcium supplements compared to 130 given a placebo. According to University of British Columbia nutrition professor, Dr. Susan Barr, this carefully conducted research revealed that high intakes of supplemental calcium, consumed without vitamin D, appear to slightly increase the risk

lindawatts of cardiovascular events in older adults. However, Barr cautions that the effects of taking both a calcium and vitamin D supplement are still not known since the study only included trials of large calcium doses. “The study authors speculate that one of the possible mechanisms for the increased risk of heart attack may be related to increases in serum calcium [meaning the amount of calcium in our blood], which occur after consuming a large supplemental dose,” said Barr in a recent interview. Research has repeatedly

shown that the increase in serum calcium is less when the nutrient is coming from dietary sources such as low fat milk products, fortiﬁed soy beverages and some leafy greens. “This ﬁnding supports the concept that if calcium supplements are needed because of food dislikes, a milk allergy or lactose intolerance, they should be taken with meals and in divided doses,” added Barr. The September issue of the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter recommends that we spread our calcium intake throughout the day so we don’t exceed 500 milligrams from food and supplements at any one time. Taking in more of the nutrient is futile because the more we get at one sitting, the smaller the proportion our bodies absorb. A good rule of thumb is to take no more than 300 milligrams of elemental calcium from a supplement at a meal or snack. Check the package label to see how much elemental calcium the supplement provides per tablet or dose.

Also look on the package for the type of calcium used in the supplement; those made with calcium carbonate, calcium citrate or calcium citrate malate are considered high-quality because they’re well absorbed by the body. Calcium carbonate requires stomach acid in order to be absorbed properly, so it’s best to take this supplement just after ﬁnishing a meal or snack. Calcium citrate and calcium citrate malate aren’t as dependent on stomach acid; they can be taken before or after eating. Although it’s important to consult with your physician ﬁrst, anyone taking medications that reduce stomach acid such as Prilosec or Zantac should consider taking calcium citrate. Lower amounts of stomach acid means calcium carbonate won’t be well absorbed. Ultimately, it’s important for us to aim for the recommended daily intakes of calcium (1000 mg for adults 19 to 50 years of age; 1200 mg, for those who are older) and not exceed them excessively.

The increase in serum calcium is less when the nutrient comes from dietary sources such as low fat milk. If we’re taking a calcium supplement to meet our needs we should also be consuming vitamin D to promote its absorption. Health Canada recommends that all adults 50 and older take 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D each day. And unless we’re under medical supervision, our intake

shouldn’t exceed 2000 IU. For more information regarding calcium-rich foods, visit the BC Dairy Foundation website at www.bcdairyfoundation.ca to order their Calcium Calculator brochure. Linda Watts is a registered dietitian. Send her questions at wattslin@gmail.com

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davidicuswong Non-physicians sometimes think of physicians as a different breed. They speak an odd language, their handwriting is indecipherable, they put us through the most unusual physical rituals, and they sometimes act like condescending jerks. Fortunately, the latter refers to a minority of doctors. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to have been treated by one of them, rest assured that doctors sometimes

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MOST WERE INTERESTED IN HELPING PEOPLE; SOME VALUED STATUS AND MONEY. at the end of an operation. Premed students, vying for the limited spots in med schools, are competitive and sometimes cutthroat. In undergrad science, I recall a number of classmates I helped who never reciprocated. For some reason, they were all female. That probably had a lot more to do with my own biases in my early 20s than any characteristics of women who pursue medicine as a career. That competitiveness remained prominent in a number of my classmates and continues to some

extent in practicing physicians. We still tend to judge ourselves in comparison to our peers. Non-comforting to both physician and nonphysician is the old riddle, “What do you call the guy who graduates at the bottom of his med school class?” The answer: “Doctor.” My class was the ﬁrst at UBC with a majority of women. This was a great education for some of the more chauvinistic professors who learned to tailor their language and biases and never to refer to women as girls. My class was multicultural, of various faiths and spanned the spectrum of sexual orientation. Most of us were in our early 20s, but some were in their 30s and even 40s. Most were single (and some were on the prowl on nursing units), but a signiﬁcant number were married. Some had children, and one classmate gave birth during the four years. Most were interested in helping

people; some valued status and money. Some were more focused on medical science and procedures. One classmate was downright misanthropic, but she didn’t make it to graduation. Some were a little odd but became doctors anyway. Most of my classmates were health-conscious, but not all were living healthy lives. Though we would all eventually be sleep-deprived, stressed and caffeine-dependent, some of my classmates were overweight, drank too much or smoked. So this was the cross section of humanity that entered med school. During our training, the culture of medicine would change all of us, resulting in the doctors who treat you today. Coming up: How Medical School Changes Us. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper and his internet radio show can be heard on pwrnradio.com.

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community briefs Stanley Park The Stanley Park Ecology society presents “Did That Really Happen There? Myths and Mysteries of Historic Stanley Park” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sept. 12. Join historical interpreter Jolene Cummings on this walk through the human history of Stanley Park. The walk begins in front of the Stanley Park Pavilion at Malkin Bowl. Members can participate for free, while the charge for the general public is $5. See www.stanleyparkecology.ca for more information.

Van Special tour A self-guided Vancouver Special Tour takes place between 12 and 5 p.m., Sept. 25. Tickets are $25 for this one day tour of four privately owned, inspiring interpretations of the unique Vancouver Special. Visitors use a numbered brochure to make their way from house to house in any order they prefer. The brochure contains a description of the social history, interior design and architectural features of each participating home. A pre-tour lecture for $10 is set for 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Unitarian Church, 949 West 49th Ave. Award winning Architect Stephanie Robb, of Pechet and Robb Art and Architecture, presents her perspective on 10 years of work on Vancouver Specials, including a preview of two of the houses opening on tour. Coupled with the presentation of Robb’s latest project will also be the story of a DoIt-Yourself Special renovation on East 22nd Avenue by homeowner and photographer Scott Massey. Tickets are available at www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org.

Emily Carr exhibit An Exhibition Showcasing Emily Carr’s Design, Media and Visual Arts Faculty is set for Sept. 9 to Sept. 19 at the Concourse Gallery in the north building at Emily Carr University. The opening is on Sept. 9 between 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the opening is in conjunction with the start of the academic semester. The show offers a glimpse at the diverse range of interests and creative investigation of Emily Carr’s faculty, which includes 61 regular and approximately 100 sessional faculty members. Works in the exhibition represent the range of ﬁne arts dis-

ciplines, including painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, artist books, and mixed media works, as well as animation, video, ﬁlm, and interactive pieces. The design faculty includes practitioners producing work in the areas of industrial, interaction and communication design. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Street hockey Chinatown’s first youth street hockey tournament takes place between noon and 5 p.m. on Carrall Street Greenway by the Chinese Cultural Centre, Sept. 11. Children aged 11 to 14 can play by donation or come with a team to play four-on-four hockey in the historic streets of Chinatown. The event, on the 500 block Carrall Street between Pender and Keefer streets, is sponsored by Scotiabank and presented by the Mah Society, the Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee and Chinatown NEXT. For more information see gameon.150m.com

Tomato time The East Vancouver Farmers Market at Trout Lake is holding its annual tomato festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 11. Events include the tomato beauty contest in which vendors will put their best tomatoes forward for the competition, the heirloom tomato sample table in which vendors will donate their most interesting varieties for sampling, and the tomato scavenger hunt in which kids will ask questions at market stalls, try out different kinds of tomatoes and collect a prize at the end. Get the scavenger hunt kit at the information tent. The East Vancouver Farmers Market is at the Trout Lake north parking lot.

Loaves of love Pane e Formaggio, an Italian artisan bread and cheese shop, invites everyone to participate in Loaves of Love to raise funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Sept. 18 event will see proceeds from Pane e Formaggio’s “kids’ 100 per cent whole wheat loaf” go to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. For customers who can’t get to the store at 4532 West 10th Ave. on that date, there are other opportunities to donate. Beginning now and running until Sept.

20, the public can donate online at www.pane-e-formaggio.com by clicking on the “donate now” button. Pane e Formaggio is an authentic Italian shop in the middle of West Point Grey and has been part of the community for nine years.

Bike shorts The Vancouver Bike Shorts Film Festival runs Sept. 15 with two screenings at the Vancity Theatre at 1181 Seymour St. The ﬁrst screening

is at 7 p.m. and the second at 9:15. Tickets are $10, with valet bike parking provided by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For a complete lineup of the ﬁlms, see bikeshorts.ca. Tickets on sale at On the Rivet, Bikes on the Drive, Jett Grrl Bike Studio, Atomic Bike Shop, The Bike Doctor and Cambie Cycles.

Dr. Peter Week Mayor Gregor Robertson proclaimed Sept. 3 to 10 as

Dr. Peter Week to mark the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the ﬁrst Dr. Peter Diaries. This week marks two decades since Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, a local Vancouver physician, fought to de-stigmatize HIV/AIDS by highlighting his struggle with the disease through The Dr. Peter Diaries, a 111-episode weekly series that ran on CBC-TV from 1990 to 1992. Just weeks be-

fore his death in 1992, Jepson-Young established the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation to provide comfort care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Events to mark the anniversary include a screening of The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter Sept. 9 and 10, 6 p.m. at CBC Studios, 700 Hamilton St. and a benefit for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation Sept. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Dr. Peter Centre, 1110 Comox St.

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with more than great views John Masters Contributing writer LAKE LOUISE, Alberta—The Canadian wilderness is magnificent, to be sure. Sometimes when you’re out in it, it seems to go on forever, unbroken by the slightest trace of civilization. This can be a good thing—or not. For those who prefer that their wilderness hikes offer something by way of reward beyond just a spectacular view or a fine place to pitch a tent, let me recommend the trek to the Lake Agnes Teahouse. More in keeping with the kind of mountain hiking you find in the European Alps, this two-hour ascent in the Canadian Rockies begins on the terrace of the Château Lake Louise, climbs about 400 metres through Engelmann spruce and golden larch, provides excellent views of emerald Lake Louise and the massive glaciers that feed it, and deposits you at the top of a waterfall. Here a pretty tarn, Lake Agnes, awaits your inspection, which you can do from the comfort of the teahouse. If you’re so inclined, you can continue around the lake and gain further elevation, ending atop a giant jutting thumb of rock called the Big Beehive, for even more panoramic views. Or you can watch, over a cup of hot tea, the tiny figures of others do it. There’s been a teahouse here since 1901—part of the plan by Canadian Pacific Railway, which built Château Lake Louise, to Swiss-ify this part of the Rocky Mountains. The hike from the chateau was already popular back then: Lady Agnes, the gung-ho wife of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, had done it back in 1886 (the same year that she rode for 1,000 kilometres through the Rockies in

a chair attached to the cowcatcher of a CPR steam engine). On the mid-September day I made the climb a steady drizzle was coming down and the mountains were swaddled in clouds. The teahouse was a warm and welcome sight. When I entered, its windows were misted over and Leonard Cohen’s “So Long, Marianne” was playing. Despite the weather, the place was almost full. A chalkboard listed the dozens of teas available by the pot; another rhymed off the food menu: soup, sandwiches and baked treats, all made on the premises. The current teahouse was built in 1981, a spacious log cabin atop a stone cellar. Its season runs from late May to mid-October. Provisions arrive by helicopter each spring; fresh produce is brought in by backpack by the staff as needed. The staff sleeps on the premises. You can hike to the teahouse on your own, of course, but Château Lake Louise has guides who will fill the excursion with stories and nature lore. One of them is Bruce Bembridge, who seems able to answer just about any flora or fauna question visitors throw at him. On my way down, as so often happens in the Rockies, the weather quickly changed. The rain stopped, the clouds parted. The sun shone. Whisky jacks and nutcracker jays flitted through the drying trees. Lake Louise glittered. It was almost as good a reward as the teahouse. For more information, visit the Banff Lake Louise Tourism website at banfflakelouise.com. For information, on travel in Alberta visit the Travel Alberta website at travelalberta.com. John Masters is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group.

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children in school zones is still those parents who continue to make U-turns, stop in no-stopping zones, back up into crosswalks, roll through stop signs, ignore the school safety patrollers, let their children out from the driver’s side and into oncoming traffic and speed. Most school zone speed limits are 30 km/h and are in effect between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation is a non-profit registered charity working with fami-

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Globalization The 55th Langara College Community Lecture Series features “Globalization, eh?,” Defining Globalization, with Dale Beyerstein. Many think there is something wrong

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VANCOUVER YOGA STUDIO STRETCHES THEIR LIGHTING DOLLARS FURTHER. Turning an old parking garage into a health and fitness retreat takes vision and a lot of renovation. Doing it in an environmentally conscious and economical way adds to the challenge. That was the situation YYoga encountered as it created a new facility in downtown Vancouver. “There was a small existing studio,” says Matt Fraser, YYoga’s COO. “We took over the entire floor of 11,000 square feet and in the process upgraded the entire building.” “There were old fluorescents and incandescents everywhere,” says Fraser. “We replaced them with LEDs.” Now, the energy bills are projected to run about $1,500 less each year. YYoga’s lighting project qualified for a $2,400 incentive from BC Hydro—a rebate that Fraser says made a big difference in bringing the project to life. Sounds good to us, Matt. If your company would like to discover how it can save money on energy costs like YYoga, visit bchydro.com/incentives or call 1 866 522 4713.

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hen Nat King Cole sang about the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,” by ‘crazy’ he meant ‘crazy great’. This summer has been ‘crazy’. ‘ Crazy good’ locally: crashes way down on the new Seato-Sky highway and also down across the province. But just plain Cedric Hughes old ‘crazy — not great’ internationally. In early August, in Switzerland, a Swedish motorist driving a $230,000 Mercedes was caught by a ‘new generation’ speed camera on the A12 highway between Bern and Lausanne travelling at close to 290 kmh. Swiss speeding fines are a function of the motorist’s income and the vehicle’s speed. This motorist is facing the highest possible penalty of 300 days of fines at $3,533 per day, which at $1,060,000 totals the world’s biggest speeding fine. Also in early August, the American Automobile Association released a study in which two-thirds of the dog owners surveyed said they routinely drive while cradling pets in their laps or “perching [them…] on their chests.” Unrestrained pets inside moving vehicles are a hazard. They are distracting, they can become lethal projectiles, and if they survive a crash, they can be a hazard to emergency-responders. About 40 per cent of Americans own dogs. Only 17 per cent of the survey respondents said they use a pet-restraint system. In short, we now know that pets are a major distraction for a significant number of drivers. The reporting of the death of a two-year-old Ontario boy in Houston, Texas from excessive heat exposure on August 19th after being forgotten for two hours in a sweltering vehicle also disclosed that eight other children have died in Texas due to excessive heat in the past two months.

One of these children, a two-year-old in an elderly woman’s care wandered outside and locked himself in an abandoned vehicle where he was found five hours later. Janette Fennell of the non-profit organization Kids and Cars says the invention of the airbag has led to Barrister & Solicitor a marked increase in child deaths due to excessive heat. “Because children can no longer sit in front seats due to risk of …airbag detonation, parents are more likely to forget their children are seated behind them.” She notes that nothing has been designed to compensate for this important change. “A simple technological reminder,” she said, “could save hundreds of children’s lives.” In late August, a Calgary story contradicted what we like to think about the Canadian character. A surveillance video captured first a crash on a freeway ramp only minutes from a Calgary hospital, and then car after car driving past without stopping to help the injured driver, ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. The police reported no “endless list of calls to 911.” People didn’t call and people didn’t stop. …And finally there was the traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet expressway: 100 kilometers long and lasting nine days with individual drivers caught for as long as three days. A spokesman for the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau reportedly said the backup was due to “insufficient traffic capacity … caused by maintenance con-

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Historic highs and lows a 15-minute drive apart Mitchell Smyth Contributing writer CEDAR KEY, Florida—Two neighbouring towns here on Florida’s upper Gulf coast, about 200 kilometres north of Tampa, represent the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the sunshine state’s past. The Bad and the Ugly: Rosewood, a near-ghost town 15 kilometres inland, is a reminder of a dark stain on Florida’s history. Three crosses and an historical plaque on Route 24 are the only reminders today of the grim events that happened in Rosewood in January 1923. In nearby Sumner, a married woman who’d been beaten by her white lover made up a tale that she’d been attacked by a black man from Rosewood, a mostly black hamlet of about 600 people. The whites went on a rampage, shooting, lynching and mutilating. The official death count was eight, but survivors claimed anywhere from 40 to 150 blacks were killed. Although state and local authorities knew what was going on, no action was taken. No one was ever charged. While the white mobs burned Rosewood to the ground the black population scattered; none of them ever returned. Rosewood today consists of a crab shack, some trailer homes and a few bungalows. In 2004, the state finally recognized the shameful events of 1923, designating Rosewood a Florida Heritage Landmark. A cast aluminum sign, dedicated by then-governor Jeb Bush, memorializes the victims. (The incident was the subject of the 1997 movie Rosewood, starring Ving Rhames and Jon Voight. But don’t look in the real Rosewood for any movie locations: the film was shot in central Florida.)

Rosewood’s story may sink the spirits, but Cedar Key, a 15-minute drive to the west, is the perfect antidote. This delightful town looks like something out of a 1900 tourist postcard: a quaint fishing village of houses with second-floor balconies, gingerbread trim and weather-beaten posts. The pace of life is slow (golf carts are the preferred method of getting around), and people in the street greet strangers with a “Hi.” Visitors don’t come to Cedar Key for the beaches (there are hardly any); they come to fish from the jetties or from a charter boat, to eat great seafood that was unloaded from boats that morning, to browse the stores, to visit the galleries or just to walk around and admire the Victorian houses. The tourist centre is the area around what’s called the Dock, where salt-weathered wooden buildings, on stilts over the water, house restaurants, stores and galleries. (Artists were among the earliest outsiders to discover Cedar Key’s charms.) Two museums—the Cedar Key State Museum and the more intimate local historical society—tell its story. There’s also a walking tour booklet, available from the chamber of commerce. Even if you’re not staying there, look in on the Island Hotel, built in 1859 and in some ways unchanged since (though the ceiling fans are now supplemented by air conditioners). For more information on Cedar Key, visit the Cedar Key Area Chamber of Commerce website at cedarkey.org. For information on travel in Florida, go to the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation website at visitflorida.com. Mitchell Smyth is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group.

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community briefs Fish future Concerned about the fate of our coastal fish? Andy Lamb, marine biologist, diver and co-author of the newly revised, Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest, will share dive stories and concerns about the uncertain future facing many of our coastal fishes in a free lecture, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unity Church, 5840 Oak St. The talk is sponsored by Nature Vancouver/ Marine Biology Section. For more information contact:

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Little house Dr. Anita Clair Fellman, educator and author of Little House, Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Impact on American Culture, gives a talk Sept. 28 on the impact of Wilder’s Little House books and how they help explain anti-government sentiment in the U.S. The talk runs 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday Sept. 28 at the Sylvia Hotel, 1154 Guil-

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VHS, tape sale From nearly new to really old, come browse through tables of bargains on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Vancouver Public library central branch for movies, books on tape, language learning kits and more. Video and audio cassettes are 50 cents each or ﬁve for $2 and language learning materials

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Wheels of justice A growing independent charity with a goal of increasing access to free legal advice and representation for low- and modest-income people hosts a free legal advicea-thon Sept. 10 at Victory Square from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dozens of lawyers will provide free legal advice. Sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association, the event seeks to bring justice to everyday people while calling attention to the state of legal aid funding in our province, which event organizers describe as dismal. At 8 a.m., dozens of lawyers will ride their bikes from the Vancouver Courthouse at Nelson and Hornby streets to Victory Square in protest of legal aid funding and in support of pro bono legal services. For more information, visit advicea-thon.ca.

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Owner Harry Kambolis and his son Alex welcomed foodies, friends and family to Nu Restaurant and Lounge’s fifth anniversary False Creek celebrations.

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Raising awareness of childhood cancer, Megan McNeil and Genevieve Duford spoke of their fight at the Giovanni Bastone Foundation Gala.

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Will I Am: Battling a form of adrenal cancer since she was 16, Megan McNeil composed “Will to Survive” as a way of helping others, especially children battling childhood cancer. McNeil performed the song at the Giovanni Bastone Foundation Gala, which yours truly emceed earlier this year. Since then, having already endured 20 rounds of chemo, the 19 year-old has relapsed with cancer reportedly found in her liver. In the midst of all of her treatments, her song—produced by Grammy winner Garth Richardson— has been released on iTunes with a portion of every paid download to benefit childhood cancer research. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. High notes: Cantonese opera enthusiasts helped SUCCCESS Foundation, Fronted by chair Betty Funston, raise $56,000 for senior services. Fans enjoyed the evening’s performances, which included selections from the classic The Flower Princess, two of Asia’s most celebrated opera artists and six seasoned performers, including Vancouverite Alice Choi. Pop art: Using the transition period between old and new to do something unique and unexpected, Yaletown’s Opus Hotel unveiled its pop-up eatery 100 Days, transforming its French bistro into a graffiti-adorned urban diner. As the name suggests, it will operate for exactly that amount of time before a permanent restaurant opens in 2011. 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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SUCCESS Multi-Level Care Society executive director and Chinese Opera artist Alice Choi helped raise $56,000 for the non-profit agency’s senior services and programs.

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1. Former Beat Happening frontman, K Records founder and all around indie rock icon Calvin Johnson and his band the Hive Dwellers team up with Brazil’s Garotas Suecas for a buzz-worthy evening of pop and tropicali Sept. 8 at the Cultch. Tickets at Red Cat, Highlife, Zulu and thecultch.com. 2. Currently touring the heck out of High Violet—one of the best albums of the year, if you ask us—Brooklyn brooders The National play two sold out shows at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl Sept. 9 and 10. 3. The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery hosts Here Today, Gone Tomorrow—an exhibition of work by the 2010 graduates of the two-year Master of Fine Arts program in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University of B.C. The exhibit, which includes Keesic Douglas’s Blanket series (pictured) runs until Sept. 19 with an opening reception Sept. 9, 7-10 p.m. More info at belkin.ubc.ca. 4. Dames, detectives and dirty rats cross paths in Electric Company Theatre’s Tear the Curtain! Mixing experimental theatre with ﬁlm noir archetypes, the stylish thriller runs Sept. 9 to Oct. 10 at the Stanley. For more information, go to artsclub.com.

kudos & kvetches When smoke gets in your eyes

K&K tries its best not to be uptight. Live and let live, we say. If you love something, set it free. For those about to rock, we salute you. But there are times when a puritanical streak rages through us like a lightning bolt to our over-sensitive hearts. Take Sunday’s Victory Square Block Party, for instance, when we decided to join several hundred questionably dressed Vancouverites on the lawn of downtown’s Victory Square for an afternoon of free music and “comedy.” Sure, there was an inordinate number of people wearing nylons under their diaperlike shorts, preppy rolled-up pants we thought we saw the last of in 1986 and more moustaches than an episode of Barney Miller, but the event was, in a word, lovely. And we rarely use the term lovely. That was until someone sitting directly in front of us pulled out her ciggies and started puffing away like there was no tomorrow. Naturally, being uphill from her, we absorbed the brunt of the smoke. When we moved to another spot on the lawn, we were met by more smokers and more smoke. Obviously, news of Vancouver’s new smoking ban at parks and beaches had yet to sink in, not to mention its enforcement.

While there are some within the Courier’s ranks who feel that such a smoking ban “torches liberty,” for us it comes down to common courtesy. We really couldn’t care less if people choose to smoke. It’s a great appetite suppressant and it makes you look cool—we get it. But when smokers ignore the fact that their recreational habit stinks up other people’s clothes, gets in other people’s eyes, impinges on other people’s enjoyment of fresh air, and leaves a trail of litter behind, what else can you do but ban the activity? Take K&K’s love of Drakkar Noir cologne. We love the stuff. You might say we’re addicted to its musky scent. But we’re not about to sit in a park and continuously spray it on the person behind us. That would be presumptuous and rude. And that’s why we have no problem with such a smoking ban. Liberty be damned—smoking bans are, sadly, a much-needed tool to remind and encourage smokers to consider those around them.

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people happier than those who have less of it. In a survey of 1,000 Americans, Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton of the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University in New Jersey found that contrary to Notorious B.I.G.’s long held assertion that “mo money” brings “mo problems,” having more money actually equals more satisfaction… up to a point. “More money does not necessarily buy more happiness, but less money is associated with emotional pain,” the researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their study suggests that a $75,000 annual income is a threshold “beyond which further increases in income no longer improve individuals’ ability to do what matters most to their emotional well-being, such as spending time with people they like, avoiding pain and disease, and enjoying leisure.” They added: “Low income exacerbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health, and being alone. We conclude that high income buys life satisfaction but not happiness.” You know what else buys life satisfaction? Getting paid a whack of dough to demonstrate that people prefer to make more money than less.

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Judging by the sax-crazed mobs clogging the streets for Vancouver’s jazz festival every year, one might assume the number of jazz clubs in our supposedly sophisticated city would rival that of Starbuck’s. Sadly, they don’t even outnumber Taco Time. Which is why the 10th anniversary of The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club (3611 West Broadway) is worth noting. Listed by Downbeat Magazine as one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world, The Cellar has been compared to New York’s famed Village Vanguard and has become a pillar of the local jazz community and essential stop on the international jazz circuit. Much of the credit can go to owner and musician Cory Weeds, who has booked New York super group One For All to help celebrate his club’s birthday Sept. 9-12. Always on the go, Weeds found time to take out his horn and perform a little 10 Questions improv with the Courier.

1. Why would a young jazz musician decide to open up his own club? Two reasons: a) Because at the time I opened it there wasn’t much going on in the city. If I wanted to go hear Ross Taggart, Cam Ryga, Brad Turner, Oliver Gannon etc. I couldn’t, so I took matters into my own hands. b) What better way to get gigs for myself than to own the club!

2. What did you learn from other clubs

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you had played at, in terms of what makes a good or bad jazz club? I learned a lot. I could never understand the club owner vs. musician mentality that I saw in many of the clubs I played in. We need to work together as a unit for the greater good of the music. It’s about trusting and supporting one another and working to the best of our abilities to ﬁll the club. I learned that the jazz musicians are the ones who you need to get on your side before anyone else. The best clubs in the world are the ones that the jazz musicians like to play in, hang out in and talk about.

3. A number of jazz clubs have closed across the country, even here at home, in recent years. Is running a jazz club tougher than other types of music venues? Jazz is small market music and any time you’re dealing with a small market or niche market it’s really tough.

Owner and musician Cory Weeds toots his horn about The Cellar’s upphoto Dan Toulgoet coming 10th anniversary celebrations. Running a live music venue is tough no matter what type of music you’re presenting, but jazz appeals to such a small part of the market. Having said that I think jazz is in people’s lives more than they realize. Jazz is used to sell booze, cars, sex etc. so we need to exploit that as much as possible.

Has owning a club helped or hindered your own music career? It has done way more good than bad, that’s for sure. I have had so many wonderful playing opportunities because I own the club. I never ever take that for granted and am so grateful for those opportunities and try to make the best out of every single one. The only way it has gotten in the way is that it takes a lot of time and I can’t spend as much time doing my music as I would like, but I wouldn’t trade what I have for anything in the world.

5. What’s your opinion of Kenny G? Kenny G is good at what he does and he’s become a millionaire doing it so who am I to say or judge whether its valid or not. I don’t particularly enjoy his music.

6. Is there such a thing as jazz juice? Not sure. My jazz juice is a really nice full-bodied red wine.

7. Do you or have you ever owned a beret? I don’t have one. I have owned one.

8. You’re a musician, record producer, radio host, record label owner and jazz club owner. Do you have time for anything else? Yes, I have time for my family. I have a beautiful wife and an amazing son Noah, and my sole focus away from work is being a good husband and good father. When I wake up in the morning and Noah points at me and smiles, it makes everything else so insigniﬁcant. He is the light of my life.

9. Are you buying yourself a present for The Cellar’s 10th anniversary? Yes, I bought One For All for four nights! I’ll probably buy a suit.

10. What’s The Cellar’s 20th anniversary party going to look like? Wow, I hadn’t thought that far down the road. Hopefully it will be in a 100-seat venue and it will be in celebration of presenting this ﬁne music for another 10 great years. I don’t ask for much. I just want to see this music continue to be appreciated and supported. OK, and maybe I’ll be driving a Lexus, but I doubt it. —Michael Kissinger

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Six directors, two actors, one surprisingly charming script

Bloom and Beil explore a mellower side of Mamet A Life in the Theatre

At Vancouver Playhouse Recital Hall until Sept. 12 Tickets: 604.873.3311 Reviewed by Jo Ledingham

If playwright David Mamet’s edgy, provocative subjects and rapid, shotgun dialogue drive you crazy, you might love his earlier work A Life in the Theatre (1977). However, if you admire all his scorching, controversial plays (like Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow), you’ll love this play, too. It’s a charmer with hints of the scratchiness that Mamet so successfully mines in his later years. In this play, though, he takes a softer, gentler—you might even say compassionate—approach. This Theatre Co-op Theatre Coop Dream Team production is also generously inventive—a sort of love song to the Vancouver theatre community. The short, 60-minute play involves Robert (David Bloom), an older actor in decline, and John (Ryan Beil), a young actor on the rise. The action shuttles back and forth between their shared dressing room and the stage. Beil and Bloom

direct themselves in the dressing room scenes, but they invited six of Vancouver’s best directors—Katrina Dunn, Max Reimer, Linda Quibell, Richard Wolfe, Kim Collier and Craig Hall—to direct the onstage scenes, all of which spoof various dramatic genres from faux Chekhov to pseudo Shakespeare. Amazingly, it’s seamless. In between the scene changes (with Bloom and Beil literally running out of the dressing room set, through a door, into the wings and onto the little stage), there’s Bernard Cuffling doing a hilarious voice-over of an actor reminiscing about past performances, past screw-ups. “A comedy about the artifice of acting... it is also about the artifice of living” is how the New York Times described A Life in the Theatre some years ago. But while Mamet explores the artifice of acting, it’s the art, not the artifice, of living where the play takes us. More specifically, it’s life’s inevitability upon which Mamet reflects. At the beginning, Robert and John discuss their performances on the stage they have just exited. Robert patronizes John and goes on at length about the audience, a “discerning, acute, intelligent audience,”

David Bloom and Ryan Beil take on David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre at Vancouver Playhouse Recital Hall until Sept. 12. in his considered, lofty opinion. John is lulled into what he thinks is a conversation between equals as Robert goes on to slag the actress with whom he shared scenes. Ea-

ger to please, John eagerly agrees. But already Mamet has initiated the pecking order. And it gets worse before it gets better; and then the hierarchy ﬂips right over. We know from

the first scene this is how it will go, but how we get there is the magic of Bloom, Beil and the guest directors. Bloom does “avuncular with an edge” so well: slightly smug, a condescending smile, strained patience, the seemingly gentle criticism that comes with a waspish sting. By no means on a career decline himself, Bloom just gets better and better. And Beil, recent Jessie award winner for Best Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role (for his stellar performance in Billy Bishop), is definitely on a career trajectory that will take him to the top. As John, Beil’s wideeyed, open-mouthed awe of Robert is apparent in the early scenes, but as Robert blithers on and reveals his own heavily veiled insecurities, the power balance begins to shift. Where Mamet takes us with that shift is sad and sweet and true. Life is like that, too. Loosely defined as a comedy, A Life in the Theatre is a gentle, unlike-Mamet reflection on life and art. Whoever thought “charming” would be the word to describe one of the most scathingly critical and abrasive playwrights on the contemporary American theatre scene. joled@telus.net

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Interactive information displays: VPD Marine Squad, VPD Dog Squad, Motorcycle Division and Emergency Vehicles: display their role in keeping everyone protected — a unique opportunity for children to explore police vehicles and meet the officers who keep our neighbourhood safe! BC Ambulance Paramedics: meet the people who provide emergency medical care to the sick and injured. Look in the ambulance and see how emergency care is provided. Vancouver Fire and Rescue: Visit with the local fire and rescue members and see a fire truck up close. Calling for Help: Children can practice phoning 911 with an interactive display guided by E-Comm 9-1-1 staff. Child Find BC: Build an “All About Me” ID kit, including finger prints & photo. Bike Safety: The ICBC, ‘Bike Rodeo,’ allows children to practice safe riding and learn the rules of the road with enthusiastic volunteers.

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entertainment

New exhibit shuns digital age, showcases photos developed in the darkroom

They shoot pictures with film, don’t they? State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi Once she learned how to process and print her own film photography, Tamara Lee could never return to handing off control of the final step in her art. “I see the final results. I’m standing overtop of the machine,” she said. “If you’re relying on a lab—although the labs do a great job—but if you’re relying on a lab to print something for you digitally, you’re basically outsourcing the end portion of that experience. No matter how much editing you do at your house there will be something that will change or shift.” When the owner of Pacific Light Impressions, where she rented lab time downtown, told her he was shutting his doors, she told him he should set up a co-op where photographers could share expenses. “‘Why don’t you,’” was his response. So Lee moved his Kreonite processor and other equipment to 652 Kingsway in 2006, and put the word out to other photographers that the space, with its darkroom that can process colour photographs, was open to the public. “I would rather edit in a darkroom than sit in front of a computer,” said Lee, who has pursued professional and art photography part time for 11 years. “I figured I couldn’t have been the only one.” Now the Vancouver Darkroom Co-op comprises more than 50 members ranging from hobbyists to professionals and those who teach the art of photography at universities. On Sept. 11, a dozen or so of the co-op’s members will launch its new gallery space that fronts the darkroom, with a show called Agent Silver that will also spill into

Vancouver Darkroom Co-op founder Tamara Lee is behind a new photo exhibit called Agent Silver, named for one of the emulsion components used in the darkroom. photo Rebecca Blissett a space run by The Toast Collective at 648 Kingsway. Western Magazine Award-nominated photographer and creative director and copublisher of Vancouver Review Mark Mushet will show three photos alongside Lee’s components series, where she’s used multiple photos to form one whole image. Justin Berger, who recently returned to ﬁlm photography after he inherited his grandfather’s old cameras, will exhibit street scenes from Guatemala. Brigid Nee will show shots inspired by her volunteer work in an orphanage in Belarus and Gwenda Lorenzetti will show meticulously composed travel shots. The Aeroplane Trio, with two members who are part of the Juno-nominated Inhabitants, Chelsea Trites, Karma Sohn and Nora Dawn will perform jazz, acoustic and electronic music. The Darkroom Co-op hosts social nights where its members teach others alternative

processing techniques, including cyanotype processing, or painting an exposure onto a regular piece of paper to make a cyan-blue print, and making photograms, where images are made by placing objects on photosensitive paper and exposing them to light, resulting in a negative shadow image. Agent Silver is named for one of the emulsion components used in the darkroom. “There’s something to be said for understanding the manual camera and ﬁlm and darkroom side of photography even if people choose to be digital photographers,” Lee said. “Lots of people that just pick up a digital camera, they don’t have a very thorough understanding of what is an F-Stop, why is my camera talking about something called ISO, and so they end up not being able to really control their camera as well as if they have an understanding of its roots.” It’s obvious that members of the Dark-

room Co-op aren’t alone with their enthusiasm for shooting with film. The first 12x12 Photo Marathon held in Vancouver last December attracted much more attention than its creator, Morten Rand-Hendriksen, anticipated and 60 tickets for participation in its upcoming Sept. 12 event sold out in a day and a half. Participants get a roll of film with only 12 exposures. Over 12 hours they’re given 12 themes they must interpret and photograph. Instead of snapping multiple shots, the contest forces photographers to thoughtfully compose on each image. “It’s the digital age where everybody has one of those handy point-and-shoots and they take a thousand photos of everything and then they put them on their hard drive and never look back at them again,” said 12x12 event producer and coordinator Angela Chih. “We have old albums where we have these treasured prints and once in a while we’ll take them out and have a look, and we have this nostalgia that comes up… We wanted to create something where people had that feeling again, when you take a picture, you don’t know how it’s going to turn out and it’s really exciting.” Anyone who likes a challenge can participate unofficially on Sunday and have their photos uploaded to the 12x12 site by tagging them 12x12yvr. Prizes will be awarded at a public exhibit of the photos Oct. 16 at the Vancouver Photo Workshops, 14 West Seventh Ave. Agent Silver runs from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Admission is free. ••• Your chance to finally dance in a flash mob happens Sept. 10, and it’s all for a good cause. DanceHouse, Take a Hike and CampOUT want you to prance in the street at 7 p.m. at Bute and Nelson and collect donations. For more information, see randhouse.ca/Flash.html. crossi@vancourier.com

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SportsShorts Venus praises Marino Rebecca Marino made an enormous professional gain last week when she stepped onto centre court at the U.S. Open and held her own against the powerful service game of Venus Williams. Marino lost 7-6 (3), 6-3 to the world’s No. 2 ranked women’s singles player but she’s adamant she will return to the famed Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. “My goal is to play matches there for the rest of my life,” she said. “It’s a great court. It’s so beautiful and I want to play so many more matches there. “I was super excited that was able to actually go toe-to-toe with her, basically a battle of the serves.” The 19-year-old graduate of Magee high school won her first grand slam match earlier in the week to advance to the second round. Ranked No. 176 before the tournament, Marino had eight aces to William’s four and drew praise from the six-foot-one American who said she was knocked off her rhythm. Marino’s fastest serve clocked in at 119 milesper-hour and she faced heat coming at her over the net at an average 125 mph. The Vancouver teen led 3-1 in the tiebreaker of the final game of the first set but Williams reeled off six straight points to claim the win. She then broke Marino in the fourth game of the second set and did not relinquish her lead. “If I could actually take something from her game, I would probably like to take that more aggressive style,” Marino said. “She was putting balls deep and in the corners and playing heavy and that’s how I would like to play.” Marino said her confidence grew enormously given the trifecta of the huge size of the court, the opponent and the tournament. “Just playing against her shows that it’s really not as far as you think it is, not as scary or as daunting. [It’s] not this big, mystical area that’s above and beyond the horizon. It’s actually attainable.” Williams praised Marino, saying she has a good future. —M.S. with files from Postmedia News

Organizer Neil McKinnon says cyclists of varying experience will participate in the Grand Fondo.

photo Rebecca Blissett

Gran Fondo begins at the crack of dawn Sept. 11

‘Epic’ bike ride to roll from Vancouver to Whistler Megan Stewart Staff writer For Neil McKinnon, the choice of words is epic. For one of the organizers behind the spectacular and inaugural Gran Fondo—grand ride, in Italian—few other words describe what will bring thousands of cyclists together to ascend from downtown Vancouver to Whistler Village, 120 kilometres north on the Sea to Sky Highway. “It’s new, it’s epic in length, it’s epic in height, it’s epic in beauty, it’s epic in challenge,” he said about one of the B.C.’s most renowned strips of pavement. “We went to great lengths to define what would be an epic route and an almost inaccessible route.” The Vancouver Gran Fondo begins at the crack of dawn Sept. 11 at Burrard and West Georgia as 3,850 riders take off and head north. The intersection re-opens to traffic at 9 a.m. Cyclists will head across the Lions Gate Bridge where one lane will be closed to vehicles all the way north to Whistler as the mass of aluminum spokes and carbon fibre frames ascends the Coast Mountain Range. Nearly 50 police officers, at least 1,200 pylons and hundreds of volunteers are needed to secure one lane for the exclusive use of bicycles. “Our traffic management is going to

be horrendously expensive,” said McKinnon. “The amount is north of half a million dollars.” Common in Europe, particularly in Italy, rides of this distance and scope are primarily social and even sartorial but are certainly physical. “[122 kilometres] is not that great a distance for a cyclist in the true meaning of cycling,” said McKinnon. “What makes it different is that we are putting a significant elevation gain into that distance.” Nearly 50 police officers, at least 1,200 pylons and hundreds of volunteers are needed to secure one lane for the exclusive use of bicycles. Cyclists will tackle the “daunting challenge” of a 2,400-metre ascent— the near equivalent of climbing Cypress Mountain three times—and a descent of more than 1,700 metres for a total elevation gain of 650 metres. The top 199 competitive racers will vie for first place in the Giro class, a B.C. Cup sanctioned event, and will cross the finish line roughly two hours after sustaining speeds of more than 30 kilometres-per-hour. Other elite and amateur riders will depart in an order determined by their experience, comfort and speed. “They are the Gran Fondo,” said McKinnon. “I call them the enthu-

siastic recreational cyclists and they range from 19 to 79. Our average age is 46.” These cyclists will arrive in three to eight hours, depending on their fitness level. The Bearfoot Bistro will serve lunch at Squamish, infusing the athletic feat with luxury and even leisure. At La Bicicletta pro shop, owner Kevin Corkum said the Gran Fondo will draw him and much of his staff as competitors and volunteers. The tour also benefits his bottom-line. “This week we are fully booked with fittings and preparations as people get ready,” he said. “It’s extended our summer season by two weeks.” Corkum said many wrongly anticipated the Gran Fondo to draw only a niche group of a few hundred riders. “Everybody in the cycling community was shocked at the uptake. We just didn’t expect it to be that popular that quickly,” he said. “It’s going to be a very challenging ride and although there is some beautiful scenery along the way, there is a lot of hill climbing that is not typically in every recreational cyclist’s repertoire.” Said McKinnon, “It’s not something you do just by jumping off the couch, knocking over the pretzels and turning off As The World Turns.” It’s far more epic than that. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Barrel-chested first baseman also named league’s top designated hitter

Big bat helps propel Canadians into post-season Megan Stewart Staff writer The trainer responsible for the swing of A.J. KirbyJones concedes the baseball slugger has a unique disadvantage at Nat Bailey Stadium. “It’s a pitcher’s park,” said Vancouver Canadian’s batting coach Casey Myers. “You play to your park, and this park compared to other parks in this league is more of a pitcher’s park. I’m going to say it’s the air. The ball doesn’t carry, the grass is thick.” Such a handicap hasn’t prevented Kirby-Jones, a 21-year-old recruit with the single-A Vancouver Canadians, from emerging as a record-setting heavy hitter and key team leader in his ﬁrst season of professional baseball. At ﬁve-foot-10 and 215 pounds, Kirby-Jones is broad, barrel-chested and in August was named the Northwest League’s top

Vancouver Canadian A.J. Kirby-Jones was named the Northwest League’s top designated hitter. submitted photo designated hitter. On Sunday he was awarded the Charlie Metro Award as the team’s most valuable player before the C’s entered the playoffs for the ﬁrst time in ﬁve years. He played 74 of the Ca-

nadian’s 76 regular season games, knocking in 41 runs and helping cinch a playoff spot by batting .324 with eight RBI in the last 10 games of the season. At bat, he earned a franchise record with 14

home runs during the regular season. Myers credits the batter’s ability to control the strike zone and eyeball a pitch. The 61 walks that put Kirby-Jones on ﬁrst base—also a franchise record—testify

to his patience. “For a first year player, his strengths are definitely that he has a very good understanding of the strike zone,” said Myers. Kirby-Jones brought in the first professional grand slam of his career in July. “It was kind of a load off my back, just putting that first one away,” he said on a hot Friday afternoon in Vancouver. “You’re a power-hitter, so people expect you to hit home runs. Not having to carry that weight around for the rest of the season means I could relax a little bit.” But his expectations are not yet met. “I’ve still got work to do,” he said, pointing to 82 strikeouts on 247 at bats over the season. “You can always get better.” With the bases loaded Monday in the first playoff game of Minor League Baseball’s Northwest League, Kirby-Jones stared down the AquaSox pitcher with

two outs and bases loaded. But a second career grand slam was not to be had. He sent two ﬂy balls into foul territory then popped another shot soaring straight up before it was gloved by the catcher. Vancouver lost 9-5 in extra innings and met last night in the best-of-three series results were not known before Courier press deadline. mstewart@vancourier.com • A.J. Kirby-Jones Born: October 2, 1988 in Knoxville, TN Bats: right-handed Throws: right-handed Position: ﬁrst base College: Tennessee Tech, accounting and marketing Drafted: 9th round to the Oakland A’s Quotable: “I try not to be like anybody. I try to be myself: go out, stay relaxed, stay calm and play my game.”

Your BC Lions — In Their Own Words Jon Hameister-Ries - 67 I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and didn’t begin playing football until my senior year at Strathcona High School when my team went undefeated and won the city and provincial championships – I’d say that was a pretty good start to my football career! Following my high school graduation, I had an opportunity to head south to continue my education and play football for the University of Tulsa, which was a long way from home but turned out to be one of the most positive experiences of my life. After four years on the Golden Hurricanes’ offensive line, I was excited to hear I’d be returning home to Canada after I was selected by the Lions in 2006 CFL draft. Now in my ﬁrst full season on the Leos’ offensive line, I truly enjoy coming to work every day and playing football for a living. My teammates on the offensive line would do anything for each other and it’s good to know that the guys you’re going into battle with are people you can count on. From a very young age, I’ve always believed in the importance of higher education, which is why I completed my MBA at Tulsa last year. As a guy who has had a couple of injuries in his career, I know that football isn’t forever and it’s important to look ahead to the future in preparation for the next phase in life. For that reason, I really enjoy taking part in the club’s Lions in the House program. In today’s world, youth are faced with many decisions that can ultimately determine their future and it’s a good feeling to know that I might in some small way inspire a high school student to make positive life choices. Jon Hameister-Ries in action. Photos courtesy BC Lions

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sports & recreation

Roughly one third of the refuse produced at Swangard Stadium is recyclable

Entrepreneurs want pro sports teams to go green Megan Stewart Staff writer Tossing a pop container into the trash at a Whitecaps game got much more complicated this summer. Leon Denenfeld likes it that way. As the program director for EverGreen Sport, a Vancouver enterprise that seeks to reduce the amount of waste generated at sport venues and promote a sustainable message through athlete endorsement, Denenfeld is levying a zero waste challenge at professional franchises in this city. It was founded by former CFLers and UBC football alumni, Julian Radlien and Dustin Cherniawski, in 2008. Sport fans could see far more sophisticated recycling bins at B.C. Place and Nat Bailey Stadium. For now, they’re used at Swangard Stadium. “What are the main things that are in the garbage,” Denenfeld asked one afternoon during a Whitecaps home game. “Glass bottles, aluminum cans, plastic containers.” Given the region’s move toward recycling, most spectators at any live event know such food packaging is recyclable. But, said Denenfeld, people have few options if a venue only makes garbage cans available. With the Whitecaps, Evergreen Sport found a willing participant.

Swangard opened in 1969 at the corner of Kingsway and Boundary and was one of those venues without a comprehensive recycling system. Little changed over the years. Roughly one third of the refuse produced at the stadium is recyclable but only 10 per cent was reaching recycling bins. An EverGreen waste management audit linked the vast majority—85 per cent—of refuse found in the stands to the concessions, but fan participation in recycling was exceptionally low. From aluminum cans to halfeaten hotdogs and discarded vuvuzelas (should there be any), it all ended up in the same landfill, said Denenfeld. “Everything went into the garbage.” Now, when a Southsider fan downs a beverage from a typical red-and-white wax paper cup, for example, she’ll have to pay attention when she tosses it out. Each piece—the cup, straw and lid— goes in a specific bin. This objective extends to changing the popcorn tubs served at concession stands to a waxcoated paper instead of a greasier finish. Affecting the supply chain is part of the greater goal to divert recyclables away from waste bins and ultimately alleviate some of the costs associated with garbage collection. Denenfeld, a UBC graduate and record-holding kick-

Sports launch

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Today at the Courier we’re launching community sports coverage for the ﬁrst time in more years than anyone here can recall. We’ve brought you more sport and recreation stories throughout the summer, and now you can ﬁnd them concentrated here once a

Leon Denenfeld, one of the directors of EverGreen Sports, wants sport venues and arenas to create recycling programs for all concession items. photo Jason Lang er with the Thunderbirds football team, is leveraging the power of athlete endorsement to lighten the mood and compel spectators, press, executives and even players, to go green. Despite the good intentions to promote sustainability, the business of professional sport still revolves around the other kind of green. However, Bob Lenarduzzi, Whitecaps FC President and for-

week. Each Wednesday, our Sport and Recreation pages will bring Vancouver stories of athletes and coaches, tournaments and rivalries, victors of the past century and champions of decades to come. We’ll bring parents and instructors information they need to help shape conﬁdent and accomplished

mer coach of Canadian and Olympic soccer, points to the social, environmental and “fan experience” of making a sustainable choice. The program will continue when the Whitecaps move into B.C. Place next season. The thorough and so-far unique initiative draws interest and eyeballs, which can lead to corporate sponsorship. In an indirect way, said Lena-

kids who love to play and compete. High school and university sport will be prominent, and we’ll focus on all age groups, genders and abilities. You can also anticipate business stories about Vancouver entrepreneurs like the people behind EverGreen Sport. Look for lei-

rduzzi, sponsors may inﬂuence the franchise’s ﬁnances by spending money to support an environmental program they respect. “That is one of the things that has been a real eye-opener—actually watching people distribute their waste and seeing how attentive they are to where each of the items should go,” he said. “It’s become a pride thing.” mstewart@vancourier.com

sure and exercise trends, outdoor pursuits, and the recreational pastimes that make up the active lifestyle of many Vancouverites. Our sea-to-sky playground affords events like the inaugural Gran Fondo, a distance road race as much about cycling as scenery. Read about it here.

We want to tell your stories and hear them, too. Send us your pictures, tell us about upcoming events and suggest leaders, donors and athletes to feature in these pages and online at vancourier.com. Reach us at 604-630-3549 and sportsandrec@vancourier.com.

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Sat. Sept. 11th

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Vintage Treasures, Collectibles, Knick Knacks, CDs, Tapes, Videos

WEST POINT GREY UNITED CHURCH 4595 W. 8TH AVE. at Tolmie

THRIFT

Saturday Sept. 11th

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Baking, Books, CDs, Clothing, Furniture, Games, Houseware, Linens, Luggage, Small Appliances, Toys, Treasures, etc.

WEST POINT GREY UNITED CHURCH 4595 W. 8TH AVE. at Tolmie (2 blocks from #99 & Sasamat bus stop)

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

The Vancouver Courier Classifieds Call 604-630-3300 to book your ad

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23. Icelandic poems 24. Unit of sound loudness 25. Trim and stylish 26. And, Latin 27. Oceanpoems State 23. The Icelandic 28. A military mealloudness 24. Unit of sound 25. stylish 30. Trim Handand (Spanish) 26. Latin 32. And, Overdose 27. The Ocean State 33. A public promotion 28. A military meal 34. Hand Hat part 30. (Spanish) 36. Turfs 32. Overdose 39. A 3rdpublic or 4thpromotion Islamic 33. 34. Hat part month 36. Turfs 39. 3rd or 4th Islamic month playwright

21. Integrated data processing playwright 28. Integrated Martinet data 21. processing 29. Suitable for use as 28. foodMartinet 29. Suitabletribe for use as 30. African food 31. African Enhancetribe or decorates 30. 34. Inﬂuence payments 31. Enhance or decorates 35. Actress 34. InﬂuenceFarrow payments 35. Farrow 37. Actress Palm fruits 37. Palm fruits 38. Taken dishonestly 38. dishonestly 40. Taken Large southern 40. Large southern constellation constellation 41. Belongs Belongs to to Lifetime’s Lifetime’s 41. Heidi Heidi

41. Japanese martial art 43. Sec. of State 46. Off-Broadway theater award 47. Japanese Spiritual teacher 41. martial art 48. Sec. 98942ofWA 43. State 46. 50. Off-Broadway Foot (Latin) theater award 51. 84057 UT 47. 52. Spiritual Stalk of ateacher moss 48. 98942 WA capsule 50. Foot (Latin) 53. Very 51. 84057fast UTairplane 54. The 52. StalkWilderness of a moss Soc. capsule 55. A meshwork barrier

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7010 7005

Body Work

ABSOLUTELY the best full body massage in town. Female avail 8am - 10pm in/out. 604-771-4210 Chinese Full bodywork, gentle or deep tissue 15 yr exp’d Mon-Sat Call 604-329-8218. SE Burnaby

RELAXING SWEET FULL BODY MASSAGE

Personals

DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ Short-Term Relationships, FREE CALLS. 1-877-297-9883. Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes. 1-888-534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chatlines. Local Single Ladies.1-877804-5381. (18+). GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet, European lady is available for company 604-451-0175

604-321-8296

8035

Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING CO. Carpet & Upholstery. Move in & out cleaning. Call 604-765-8054

8055

Cleaning

H.C. Office / House Cleaning Quality & Experience. Bonded & Insured. 604-725-0856 MRS. BUBBLES In home laundry services and more. Organizing, dog walking, ironing. For details lmbegin@telus.net 604-862-4112

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

Clean Sweep?

HOME SERVICES

8060 AMAPOLA SPA Best massage skills, lrg selection Asian girls, good service, low rate, #1 choice open 7 days 10am-10pm

hiring 604-266-8300 5763 Balsam Street @ W. 41st, Van., Kerrisdale.

Concrete

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

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

253-0049

Sell it in the Classiﬁeds!

604

630.3300

SENSUAL TOUCH Swedish & deep tissue massage, great technique, pretty girl. ★ Facial waxing ★ nails ★ foot reflexology 10% off! 1200 Burrard St @ Davie 604.602.6665

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

2BR CONDO, 4th & Dunbar, Excellent Condition, Insuite Laundry & Parking; close to UBC, and Downtown $1900, ns, cats okay, avail Oct 1, 778-883-4773 leave msg

6508

Apt/Condos

GEORGIAN TOWERS 1450 WEST GEORGIA ST.

1 & 2 bedrooms starting from $1150

Heart of Downtown, easy transit access. Large gym, laundry on every ﬂoor, dishwashers in all suites, in/outdoor parking.

6508

Apt/Condos

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR fully furnished garden level suite, city view. All new, bright, large living space, patio, private ent, fenced backyard, w/d, dishwasher, fireplace. $1250 per month incl all utilites, wifi, cable. In Pemberton Heights, close to transit, 10 min to downtown. N/s, n/p. Avail now. Call 604-813-5982.

6540

Houses - Rent

RENTALS 604-669-4185 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

2 BR, corner ste, W.Georgia @ Bute Coal Harbour, new reno, w/d $1800. Avail now 604-922-4344 BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR available. Special rates. Call 604-327-9419 for appt. to view.

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

1088 W49 Av 7 br, 7 bath, 4940sf, new reno, new gas stove & fridge, 1 yr lease, np, ns, $4900, Sep 15, Eric 604-723-7368 (Prop Mngt)

180° VIEWS 4 br, upper Delbrook 3300 sf. cul de sac, garage. priv, city/ocean views, 2 f/p, Avail Now. $2900. 518 Alpine Crt. Text or call 604-617-7383 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 Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

CONCRETE SPECIALIST, patio sidewalk, driveway, exposed aggregate reas rate 604-764-2726 DRIVEWAY / CONCRETE REMOVAL. Free estimates. Disposal King, 604-889-2085 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8065

Contracting

HOME BUILDER Have your dream home built by a Registered licensed builder with a 2/5/10 year warranty. Specialist in customs homes. please call 604 825 8714 or email at: jasbasi@telus.net

8070

Doors

ALL GARAGE DOORS - install new door & opener, spring repair, door removal etc 604-719-1837

8073

Drainage

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086

CONCRETE Removal / Replace Small jobs welcome ● Fence repair. Free est. Mario 254-0148 Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551

6540

Houses - Rent

4 BR, tastefully reno’d, Point Grey, 2 full baths, family room, den, 5 appls, decks, fp, yard, np, avail now, $3000, 604-725-6462

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

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR ground level suite, $850 incl elec & heat, nr SE Marine Dr. & Knight, no laundry, ns, np, avail now, 604-322-0314 60TH & KNIGHT, 2 Br, n/s, n/p, Ref’s a must, suits quiet people, 1200sf, avail Oct 1, $850 incl utils. 604-649-3525

6605

Townhouses Rent

$2200 / 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, pool, exercise and party facilities available, 5 minute walk to canada line Contact Atira Property Management at 604-439-8848 or 604-215-7228 for showing and/or application. Manitoba Street at 59th Street.

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

Concrete

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

BACH & 1 BR, nicely done, cls to shop & transit, secured, incls heat, h/w, prkg, Start @ $675. 604-325-1385 www.remirealty.ca

6522

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

8060

8073

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Call Tobias 604 782-4322

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall ﬁnishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

604-916-7729 JEFF

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

8080

Electrical

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

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only. 604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service ELECTRIC AVE Installations. Electrian lic# 99207, Res/comm, www.electric-ave.ca 604-215-0562

8080

6002

Agents

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

6005

Real Estate Services

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

6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

GAS STATION & Garage. Well established, very successful. Serious inquiries only . 604-724-4848

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

Electrical

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

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

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

8090

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

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

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

Any Price, Any Condition Any Location. No Fees! No Risk ! $99 can sell your home 574-5243 Chilliwack Promontory 4500sf 5br 5ba home, 2 bsmt suites, $599,500 824-9700 id5206 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 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $499,900 778-549-2056 id5198 Sry Guildford bargain,huge spotless 1227sf 2br 2ba condo $235,900 589-6265 id5213 Sry Fleetwood cozy 800sf mobile, only $454/mo pad rent $37,300 722-9876 id5214

(604) 435-5555 OR (604) 786-4663

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6020-06

One call does it all...

ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material sales Dwight, 604-732-3057 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless 604-219-6944 We cover the HST INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8120

Glass Mirrors

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

8125

Gutters

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

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

8130

Handyperson

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

Chilliwack

● DIFFICULTY SELLING? ●

Expired Listing, No Equity, High Pymts?

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

We Will Take Over Your Payment

604-630-3300

Flooring/ Refinishing

604-439-9417

❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏

uSELLaHOME.com

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

8105

REAL ESTATE

Until Your Property Is Sold. No Fees. Call Kristen today (604) 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

To advertise in the Vancouver Courier Classiﬁed

REAL ESTATE section, call

604-630-3300

8140 4 BR 3 bath, 3,336SF, priv & excl. over 1 acre of useable land, gated entry, $659,000. 604-339-3431 www.chilliwackestate.com

6030

Lots & Acreage

ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS Full acres & more! Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! $0 Down, $0 Interest. Starting @ just $89/month USD! Close to Tucson Int’l Airport. FREE Recording at 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.co

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT. $75,000 in services paid! 33’ x 130’. New Westminster. No HST! $325,888. Call 604-726-0677.

6065

CLASSI FI ED

Recreation Property

MT. BAKER SKI AREA. 2 cabins, 1 property. Rent one, use one. Gated community w/ amenities. 35 min. from border $399,500 U.S. Maryann Angus 360-224-6704 www.mymtbakerhome.com

Heating

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

8150

Kitchens/Baths

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

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

8155

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

Drainage

Landscaping

COMPLETE YARD Redevelopment. Jackhammer. Hedge Install, Removal and Trim. Returfing and Drainage. Call Tobias 604 7824322 HEDGE REMOVAL, stump grinding, excavator, concrete removal, etc Steve 604-724-3670 Landscape/Dirt Removal, Yard Grading. Free estimates Disposal King, 604-889-2085 SYKES LANDSCAPES - New lawns, paving stones, ret walls, fencing, outdoor kitchens - 604-454-4954

HOME SERVICES 8160

Lawn & Garden

8185

Moving & Storage

MOVERS & STORAGE South American Van Lines Ltd.

• Local • Long Distance • International • Overseas

Senior & Student Discounts Up to 20%

FAIRWAY PAINTING

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

INTERIOR, EXTERIOR PAINTING

Toll Free

■ 20 years Experience. ■ Free Estimates.

1-877-964-4490 Local

Call Claude

778-838-1275

AFFORDABLE MOVING Residential, Strata, Commercial Gardens Designed, Installed, Maintained Trees/Hedges Installed, Pruned, Removed Retaining Walls, Patios, Pathways

604-737-0170

Certiﬁed • Insured • WCB

rakesandladders.com

1 to 3 Men

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

AJK MOVING LTD.

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

(604) 875-9072 873-5292 Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside

• Lawn Maintenance • Chafer Beetle Treatment • Aeration • Fertilization & Weed Control • Hedge Trimming Fully Insured, Free Estimates

604-347-7888 www.totallawn.ca

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 Tree cutting & topping, shrubs, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288

EDWARD’S GARDEN SERVICE Pruning, trimming & flower beds by an exp’d prof. 604-738-6148 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

LAWNS CUT, yard and garden clean-up, hedge trim, rubbish removal & gutters. 604-773-0075

Rakes & Ladders.. Lawns, trees, gardens, shrubs. Certified, Insured & WCB, 604-737-0170 T. TRAN-604-723-2468, new lawn & garden bed maint, pruning, weeding, cleanup .. Reliable.

8175

Masonry

MASONRY REPAIRS •Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys & more. George • 604-365-7672

• Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511 FamilyMovingLtd.ca member of BBB Specializing in : ★Storage and Pianos★ 604-722-5454

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

Interior & Exterior

* EXCELLENT PRICES * Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits)w Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper 25 yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs, Free est. & reas. rates 604-785-5651 MASTER PAINTER.....LEVEL 5 drywall finish. Custom doors, trim & crown. 604-836-9675 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

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

8200

FINYL DECK A membrane so water tight, skid resistant, attractive.. You’ll never replace it.. Guar. 778-549-6683 SKYLINE DECKING & Renovations. All types of new, reno’s & ext. decks Quality workmanship Guaranteed reasonable pricing Call for FREE Estimate Luke: 604-729-6871

8205

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

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

For Free Estimates Call

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

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

LUCKY METAL WORKS

One call does it all...

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

604-630-3300

Plumbing

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

604-312-6311

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

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

8225

PRESSURE WASHING, comm/ res gutter cleaning, ask for back to school special 778-387-5561

8240

• Residential Rooﬁng • Homes • Strata • Installations • Repairs • 24 Hour Emergency Service Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate

Power Washing

Renovations & Home Improvement

Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

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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 ProfessionalReplacements Reno Crews (222-8453) 22-BUILD 604-222-8453

Showroom 1230 West 75th Ave

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

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

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

Vancouver Rubbish Removal 7 days per week, very reas. rates per load. Randy 778-899-1382

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

ALL STUCCO, chimney and cement work. Professional, inexpensive reliable and fast 604-715-2071 Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925

604-588-0833

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM BBB • WCB • Fully Insured

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)

Call Today to Place Your Ad in

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604-630-3300

RENOS • REPAIRS

★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030

Cell : 604-839-7881

9125

Domestic

2005 MALIBU, like new only 38K! 4dr, V6, all options, pwr wind, locks air cond. etc. Golden tan w cream int. A good safe, reliable vehicle. Only $7798 OBO call 604-924-2088

C Davis Contracting- Renos & Repair, Decks, additions, kitchen bath. Ins. Licensed. Local Co. Chris 778-549-6186

Call: 778-896-4858

BATH/KITCHEN Renos, decks, fencing, home repairs. Home Improvment Centre. 604-240-9081

MIKESHOMEWORK.CA Reno: Bath, kitchen, paint, decks, tiles, carpentry, $35/hr. 604.688.2306 SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENO Kitchen/Bath, Crown Mouldings, Drywall, Painting, Flooring, 604-771-2201, 771-5197 European Master Carpenter. Refs Free est. Frank, 778-230-0018

2007 MUSTANG black in/out conv. (fully loaded), 28K, original owner, $23,000, 604-812-6016

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

Rubbish Removal

ALL JUNK ★ ★ ★ ★

Rubbish Removal Residential & Commercial We do almost anything Free Estimates 7 days a week ★ Nobody beats our price. ★ $15.00 off with this ad

604-537-8523

Accepts Visa & M/C

Tiling

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

Sea Island Renovations

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

8315

Tree Services

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

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

8335

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

9145

Scrap Car Removal

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC E

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For those who like something warm and dry as a reward at the end of their mountain hike, the teahouse that concludes the two-hour hike from Château Lake Louise to Lake Agnes is ideal. photo John Masters

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Alberta mountain hike rewards with more than great views John Masters Contributing writer LAKE LOUISE, Alberta—The Canadian wilderness is magnificent, to be sure. Sometimes when you’re out in it, it seems to go on forever, unbroken by the slightest trace of civilization. This can be a good thing—or not. For those who prefer that their wilderness hikes offer something by way of reward beyond just a spectacular view or a fine place to pitch a tent, let me recommend the trek to the Lake Agnes Teahouse. More in keeping with the kind of mountain hiking you find in the European Alps, this two-hour ascent in the Canadian Rockies begins on the terrace of the Château Lake Louise, climbs about 400 metres through Engelmann spruce and golden larch, provides excellent views of emerald Lake Louise and the massive glaciers that feed it, and deposits you at the top of a waterfall. Here a pretty tarn, Lake Agnes, awaits your inspection, which you can do from the comfort of the teahouse. If you’re so inclined, you can continue around the lake and gain further elevation, ending atop a giant jutting thumb of rock called the Big Beehive, for even more panoramic views. Or you can watch, over a cup of hot tea, the tiny figures of others do it. There’s been a teahouse here since 1901—part of the plan by Canadian Pacific Railway, which built Château Lake Louise, to Swiss-ify this part of the Rocky Mountains. The hike from the chateau was already popular back then: Lady Agnes, the gung-ho wife of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, had done it back in 1886 (the same year that she rode for 1,000 kilometres through the Rockies in

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In Cedar Key, the area called the Dock has salt-weathered wooden buildings on stilts over the water, housing restaurants, stores and galleries. photo Mitchell Smyth

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CEDAR KEY, Florida—Two neighbouring towns here on Florida’s upper Gulf coast, about 200 kilometres north of Tampa, represent the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the sunshine state’s past. The Bad and the Ugly: Rosewood, a near-ghost town 15 kilometres inland, is a reminder of a dark stain on Florida’s history. Three crosses and an historical plaque on Route 24 are the only reminders today of the grim events that happened in Rosewood in January 1923. In nearby Sumner, a married woman who’d been beaten by her white lover made up a tale that she’d been attacked by a black man from Rosewood, a mostly black hamlet of about 600 people. The whites went on a rampage, shooting, lynching and mutilating. The official death count was eight, but survivors claimed anywhere from 40 to 150 blacks were killed. Although state and local authorities knew what was going on, no action was taken. No one was ever charged. While the white mobs burned Rosewood to the ground the black population scattered; none of them ever returned. Rosewood today consists of a crab shack, some trailer homes and a few bungalows. In 2004, the state finally recognized the shameful events of 1923, designating Rosewood a Florida Heritage Landmark. A cast aluminum sign, dedicated by then-governor Jeb Bush, memorializes the victims. (The incident was the subject of the 1997 movie Rosewood, starring Ving Rhames and Jon Voight. But don’t look in the real Rosewood for any movie locations: the film was shot in central Florida.)