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Angry crowd targets head of missing women inquiry Oppal denies that he ﬂed meeting Mike Howell Staff writer

Speakers voiced their anger last Friday at a public meeting at the Carnegie Centre.

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The recently appointed head of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was escorted by security guards as he left a meeting at the Carnegie Centre last Friday after he was jeered by an angry crowd calling for his resignation. Wally Oppal said he wasn’t ﬂeeing the crowd of about 100 people and left an hour into a public meeting organized by the Vancouver Police Department because he had an appointment with two aboriginal leaders regarding the inquiry. “I knew that when I came here, that we would all hear an earful,” said Oppal in the lobby of the Carnegie, where he was ﬂanked by two security guards from

the centre. “But I wanted to hear from them and, you know, I’m a big boy. I can take the criticism. But if we’re going to make this system better, then we have to hear from everybody and I fully understand the anger that’s been expressed in that room.” The VPD billed the “town hall” meeting as an opportunity for residents to speak to Police Chief Jim Chu and senior ofﬁcers about “working together to endless violence against women in the Downtown Eastside.” Oppal stood at the back of the room in a collared shirt and jeans and listened as the majority of speakers accused police of violence, bullying and intimidation and stressed the need for more aboriginal ofﬁcers. See DESPITE on page 4

City urges motorists to avoid Hornby bike lane construction Separated bike lane may open before Christmas Mike Howell Staff writer

The city’s director of transportation is urging motorists to avoid Hornby Street until early November because of heavy construction underway to build a separated bike lane. Jerry Dobrovolny said motorists

should choose alternate routes because there will be delays as city crews cut up curbs, install barriers, upgrade trafﬁc signals and pave the 12-block downtown street. “Hornby is going to be a busy, busy construction site for the next several weeks,” Dobrovolny told the Courier. “For people whose destination is not on Hornby, I’m

just imploring that people use other routes. The Granville Bridge has lots of capacity.” The city has budgeted $3.2 million to build the lane, which could be open for cyclists before Christmas. A city report to council suggested the project would take 10 weeks to complete, weather permitting. City crews began work on

the project the day after city council unanimously approved the lane, although NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton later said she would rescind her vote because of claims the work started before the vote was ﬁnalized. Anton argued the lane was a “done deal” and council’s Oct. 5 meeting was a mere formality, despite concerns raised by business

owners about losing on-street parking and potential losses in revenue from customers. Dobrovolny said crews were working in the Hornby area prior to council’s vote but the construction was related to a paving project on Davie Street that runs across Hornby. See DIRECTOR on page 4

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Continued from page 1 There is also another crew in the area working on an unrelated project. The day following the vote, city crews erected message boards on and near Hornby to warn motorists of the construction. Two days later, work began on the street, Dobrovolny said. “We scheduled this into our construction schedule months ago,” he said, noting surveying work and locating utilities such as water mains is part of the preparation for a project. “Sometimes we’re putting projects in our construction schedule a year in advance. It doesn’t mean they all have approval.” Anton questioned how quickly city crews began work on the lane, considering the vote wasn’t passed until 11:40 p.m. on Oct. 5. The quick turnaround from vote to construction is not unheard of but is not the case with all proj-

ects, Dobrovolny said. In the case of the Hornby project, he said the city wants to get the lane built before Christmas so not to disrupt shoppers visiting Hornby Street businesses. “So in order to do that, we’re scheduling the heavy construction right now and it should be completed by early November,” he said. “The one thing that we’re treating as an absolute—because we understand how important it is to businesses—is keeping that Christmas window clear.” The city has distributed notices to businesses with contact information of project coordinators, said Dobrovolny, adding that he met with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association after the vote. Council heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business that some Hornby business owners fear an average loss of 23 per cent in revenue. The

City crews erected message boards on and near Hornby Street. Vancouver Board of Trade panned the plan, calling for more consultation and a business impact study.

The Hornby lane is the fourth separated lane to be installed downtown. Once it’s built, a cyclist will be able to travel from

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Chinatown to Kitsilano in a lane protected by barriers such as planters. mhowell@vancourier.com

Despite critics, Oppal says majority ‘applauded’ his appointment Continued from page 1 Community activist Gladys Radek pointed out Oppal as she spoke to the crowd. “I will say right to your face—and I’m glad you’re here today—I do not support you being the head of that commission,” she said to applause. “No political ties, here. You didn’t support us when we called for a public inquiry. You didn’t support us then,

what makes you think that you’ll change your mind now? Because you want a healthy little pension package?” Oppal, who was attorney general from 2005 to 2009, didn’t respond. He later told the Courier that he walked around the Downtown Eastside for an hour prior to the meeting. He said the majority of people he spoke to “applauded” his appointment,

which the provincial government announced Sept. 28. Oppal said he didn’t call for an inquiry when he was attorney general because murder charges against Robert Willie Pickton were still outstanding. The case also went before the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled against a second trial for Pickton, who was convicted of six murders of missing women

in the Downtown Eastside. “And the Supreme Court of Canada didn’t decide until after I left the attorney general’s ofﬁce,” he said. “If I wasn’t in favour of an inquiry, I wouldn’t be doing it. I’ve got lots of other things to be doing in my life.” Oppal said he worked in the Downtown Eastside as a lawyer, a judge and met with residents when he headed an inquiry into po-

licing in the 1990s. He said he plans to meet with several groups in the Downtown Eastside prior to the inquiry, for which no date has been set. The meeting at the Carnegie occurred ﬁve days after police arrested three protesters who refused to leave the police station at 312 Main St. The women accused the police of inaction into the Sept. 15 death of 22-year-old Ashley Ma-

chisknic, whose body was discovered in an alley outside the Regent Hotel. Many activists believe she was murdered and pushed from a ﬁfth ﬂoor window at the hotel, near Main and Hastings. Staff Sgt. Joanne Boyle of the VPD’s major crime section told the crowd Friday that police haven’t concluded whether it was a homicide or suicide. mhowell@vancourier.com

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Time for another update on the life and times of city council’s most beloved and enigmatic politician, Vision Vancouver’s George Chow. As faithful readers will recall, Chow and his Chowisms have ﬁlled up many a column of your dedicated city hall watcher. A summary: He loves K-cars, enjoys showing reporters photographs of himself doing roof repairs, knows an interesting urinal when he sees one (and supplied this scribe with a photograph), uses his excess water from his bath to ﬂush his toilet, revealed he would walk on hot coals in Chinatown for a fundraiser (not sure if he did), is able to recite poetry from his childhood (“A pen and a man. A man and a pen. This is a pen. This is a man”), has a life-sized photograph of himself and claims he was named after King George. More recently, he sought inspiration from Confucius in a “prayer” he delivered at a July council meeting that poked fun at CSIS boss Richard Fadden and his allegations that un-

Vision Vancouver Coun. George Chow, seen above in various poses, seemingly relished his duties chairing a special city hall meeting last photo Dan Toulgoet week, dispatching one councillor to ﬁll his mug and telling another he didn’t need a break. named municipal politicians in B.C. are on the take from foreign governments. So it was with great enthusiasm that I watched Chow as he chaired the Oct. 5 meeting of the transportation and trafﬁc committee at city hall. Chairman Chow, anybody? The similarity of his title to the leader of the Chinese revolution—some guy named Mao— brought a smile to his face. It also brought giggles from some of his colleagues and those who showed up in the gallery to hear

council’s eventual decision to approve a separated bike lane on Hornby Street. Sitting at an elevated desk normally occupied by Mayor Gregor Robertson, which is ﬂanked by large photographs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Chow presided over the meeting like, well, an autocratic leader. In no particular order, he told Vision Vancouver Coun. Raymond Louie that he didn’t need a break because he just had supper, he shook his empty cup at Vision Vancouver Coun. Tim Ste-

venson to fetch him some more hot water and was merciless in cutting off politicians and the public at the microphone. At one point, when the talk turned to lack of new road space available, Chow suggested a motion be introduced to ﬁnd the engineer who designed the city’s streets and subject that person to a public ﬂogging. More laughs. He also mused out loud that if he dropped the C from his surname that he would be known as “Chairman How.” I’m not sure

anybody in the chambers understood what he meant, but there was laughter. But as Chairman Chow’s old buddy Confucius once said, “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” More teachings and comedy to come from Chairman Chow at the next transportation and trafﬁc meeting, scheduled for Nov. 2. A book of his quotations will be available in the lobby for signing. Just kidding… I think. mhowell@vancourier.com

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Tides that bind

The park board held a second information session last night regarding seawall reconstruction and the night work associated with the project along the English Bay section. The board has posted information, including common questions from residents with responses from parks staff, on its website regarding the construction work. According to parks staff, night work is necessary through the month of October due to the tides. Because poured concrete needs time to dry before the ocean hits it, the work has to be scheduled around low tide, which at this time of year takes place at night. Once the work on the seawall itself is completed, the drainage system, gravel ﬁll and asphalt paving will take place during the day. The park board says if the budget permits, additional crews will be brought in to expedite the project. Some residents have also asked the park board if the warning beepers on construction vehicles and equipment put in reverse can be turned off at night, but according to staff, those

According to parks staff, seawall night work is necessary through the month of photo Dan Toulgoet October due to the tides. signal devices are mandated by WorkSafeBC. For now the workers are using insulation and ﬁlter cloth to try to mufﬂe the noise. For a schedule of the remaining work nights and for more information on the project, go to vancouver.ca/ parks.

Finally famous

Park board employee Cindy Crapper will be named to the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. Crapper is being recognized for discus and javelin throwing in that Ontario county, which almost took her to the 1984 Olympic Games. Crapper qualiﬁed for the games and even had her uniform, but then the team decided not everyone could go and Crapper was left home. In February I spoke with Crapper about that moment after she’d been chosen

to run as part of the 2010 Olympic torch relay. Crapper was chosen to run in part because of the rap song she wrote and performed as part of her audition. She was also chosen because of the work she does today as a park board employee in ensuring people of all abilities have access to sport and recreation. Crapper will be inducted Oct. 16 at a ceremonial dinner in Ontario.

Garden gal

I received an email from a woman much in favour of the proposed community garden at Sunset Beach. Up until last week, I’d only heard from residents opposed to the project, but Christine Spreter wrote to say people shouldn’t be so quick to judge a project with a goal of bringing longtime Canadians and immigrants together in the intercultural project.

The German-born Spreter moved to Vancouver in 2006 so knows first hand how difficult it can be to create community when neighbours remain strangers. She writes: “It shouldn’t be about winning or losing an argument, but about truly building community through respect for each other, starting where opinions differ. I’d love to see a garden and recreational space co-existing in the future with sun-tanners admiring flowers like they admire the sun, with kids learning about sustainability while kicking a ball, barbecuers grilling veggies grown in a garden while chatting and laughing together—that’s a community…” Oct. 8 was the last day for comments from residents regarding the project, which has yet to be approved by the park board. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter @sthomas10

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Millennium owners want to sell condos at lower price Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

Millennium Development Corporation and Rennie Marketing Systems hope “momentum pricing” at the Olympic Village will help Millennium get back on track paying off its loan from the city. That could include asking the city to allow Rennie to sell some condos lower than the city’s base rates, as set out in their conﬁdential loan agreement. “We’re saying let’s sell a certain number of units… and even if we have to go a little bit below their release prices, we will gradually increase the prices as more people move in,” said Shahram Malek, director of Millennium, Oct. 7. “That also makes it more appealing for people to buy now, as opposed to waiting in the future.” Malek and his brother Peter Malek, president of Millennium Development Corporation, gave rare interviews Oct. 7. Millennium, developer of the Olympic Village, was $8 million short in repaying the $200 million that was due to the city at the end of August and roughly $350,000 short as of Oct. 7. Malek believes the company will be able repay the $75 million due Jan. 3. He says the key will be the city approving the company’s pricing and incentive program as soon as possible.

Shahram Malek (l) and his brother Peter, who gave rare media interviews las week, hope to sell the remaining 454 Olympic Village condos by mid-2012. photo Dan Toulgoet “We are aware that there are many people waiting to buy sitting on the fence,” Malek said. “They’re waiting for this announcement to be made.” As of Sept. 30, 454 of the 737 condos for sale in the Olympic Village remained unsold.

Sixty per cent of Millennium’s 119 rental units were rented. The city was scrambling to ﬁgure out how it would ﬁll its 252 units of proposed rental and subsidized housing after Rich Coleman, minister of housing and social development, rejected all three operating bids.

Bob Rennie, director of Bob Rennie Marketing Systems, hopes the city will sign off on a new pricing and incentives package within the next three weeks. Bill Aujla, the city’s project manager for Southeast False Creek and the Olympic Village, couldn’t say Oct. 8 whether the new marketing plan would be approved by November. He said the city could complete its risk assessment of the plan, as a lender, as early as today (Oct. 13). Last week, the city announced Millennium was $2 million behind on repaying its loan as of Sept. 20. The city wanted a loan repayment and a marketing plan. It is still waiting for the loan repayment plan. As of Oct. 7, Millennium owes the city $562.7 million plus accrued interest and servicing fees. Malek noted 85 per cent of the commercial space at the Olympic Village has been leased. A TD Canada Trust bank is to open there Oct. 18. Malek said Legacy Liquor Store will launch in November and London Drugs and Urban Fare are scheduled to open in the spring. Millennium hopes to sell the remaining 454 Olympic Village condos within twoand-a-half years. Millennium and Rennie are forging ahead with another condo development in West Vancouver north of Park Royal mall. crossi@vancourier.com

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Now that the Hornby bike lane is going ahead, will you drive less downtown? Last week’s poll question:

As I headed out of town for the holiday weekend I glanced back to notice Suzanne Anton was somewhat in pain. CKNW talk show host and former wannabe NPA mayoral candidate Christie Clark had our lone NPA councillor pinned like a butterﬂy on a cork board as she repeatedly queried Anton’s neck-snapping reversal of her support for the Hornby Street bike lane. “You voted for it,” the tenacious talker repeated and not without a note of glee in her voice. It was all a “sham,” said Anton sounding as if she’d like to change the channel on this one. Her point being that the city engineering staff must have had their motors revved up and their signs painted for the project long before the ﬁnal vote of approval came very late Tuesday night. Because as dawn was breaking the following morning, the street crews were hard at it. But then anyone who didn’t think this was a done deal long before the public hearing simply wasn’t paying attention. The only problem with the particular point Anton was hoping to make is this: councils, including the one where Anton was in the majority, have forever listened to the public pleading from those opposed to their proposed projects well into the night only to vote as they would have had nobody turned up to complain. The construction on this project did indeed start within hours of the vote taking place; it was clearly carried out with more alacrity than we’re used to from city hall. Ever since the Burrard Bridge bike lane proj-

allengarr ect failed to blow up in their faces, this council has been rushed into a number of bike lane projects, including the Dunsmuir Viaduct and the Dunsmuir Street separated lane. (All supported by Anton who is a dedicated cyclist.) There is a simple explanation for the rush on this one: Christmas. For retailers, this is the most lucrative shopping period of the year. The construction work could take 10 weeks. Do the math. The Hornby merchants are annoyed enough at the loss of dozens of parking spaces because of the separated bike lane. But mess with their Christmas business and the business of a signiﬁcant chunk of the downtown core in what would, by that point, be frustratingly described as a Gregor Robertson vanity project and you’re simply going to bring yourself even more grief. And need I remind you there is a

municipal election on the horizon? Which brings us back to Christie Clark’s point: “You voted for it.” Add to that the fact that Anton even managed to have unanimous support for her amendment to the motion, an amendment that committed council and staff to pay particular attention to any possible problems this project would cause the Hornby Street. So why did this particular chicken cross that particular road, which is to say why did Anton change her mind? You could speculate it is an NPA thing to do. Remember one-time NPA mayoral hopeful Peter Ladner supported the Burrard Bridge bike lane until his West Side NPA car-driving buddies jerked his chain. Please note that while Anton appears to have been informed early on Wednesday that work was proceeding apace on the Hornby bike lane trial, it took until nine that evening until she issued a news release. Expect that her phone lines were burning throughout the day; calls from NPA supporters, members of the business community and the like, all appalled at Anton. Remember we are heading into an election year. (Please see above.) She admits the bike lane is the best solution to join the north side of downtown with the Burrard Bridge. She now feels pressed to differentiate herself, to carve out her own position. There is money and votes depending on it. As painful as it is—given that she did support the original motion complete with her own amendment—she has done just that. agarr@vancourier.com

What should the city do with the empty suites at Olympic Village? A) ignore the province and go on its own to find an operator: 29 per cent B) sell them and use the money to build social housing elsewhere: 43 per cent C) turn them into well-appointed chicken hutches: 28 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

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opinion OTHER CITIES DO IT—WHY CAN’T WE?

A case for free transit in the downtown core We need free buses and fewer cars in the downtown core. In fact, we need free and abundant transit service everywhere TransLink rolls in the Lower Mainland, if we want to live up to all the polemic and often spurious eco-enthusiasm that is heard so often these days from our political masters. Hopefully, such innovations here would serve as a model for reforms across B.C. and the nation. Free transit is a reality in downtown Portland, as my Courier colleague Michael Kissinger recently reported. And even closer to home, Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington, has enjoyed a successful free transit system for more than two decades. Seven other U.S. jurisdictions boast free transit systems, and free systems are running in seven countries outside North America, ranging from Belgium to China. It’s time for the City of Vancouver, and the administrators of TransLink and B.C.’s other transit systems, to seriously consider learning from these successful experiments. We need a system of fare-less transit right across the province, and a ban on all non-essential automobile traffic in the downtown core. Taken together, the two reforms could diminish the criminal levels of greenhouse gas emissions we generate in B.C. with our obsessional love affair with vehicles of mass climate destruction. While, as a daily bike user, I applaud the creation of more bike-friendly infrastructure in Vancouver, free mass transit coupled with a car ban in the downtown core would do far more to shrink the city’s bloated carbon footprint than a few more dedicated bike lanes ever could. But there’s no need to choose between these two climate change fighting strategies. They both should be implemented sooner rather than later. These are not utopian proposals. In practice, free transit would simply require a decision to move the subsidy the province currently provides to the climate de-stabilizing oil and gas industries to a usage reflecting some sanity. Last year, the province subsidized the petroleum industry to the tune of $317 million, while the industry benefited from more than $2 billion in subsidies across Canada. (B.C. delivers its support for the petroleum giants primarily through infrastructure credits, which have the tax payer absorbing what would otherwise be capital costs for the oil company and through reductions in royalties paid by the companies. Federal subsidies come in the form of tax

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tomsandborn breaks.) The Lower Mainland could finance a lot of free rides on buses and light rail transit once that money is redeployed to help rather than harm our endangered climate. Reform would also require decisive action by city council to enact a vehicle ban in downtown that would only allow emergency vehicles and a limited number of delivery trucks, taxis, Handidart buses and vehicles for health care professionals to use the downtown streets. Add in a flexible fleet of jitney-style vans to move passengers around the downtown and invest in recreating the first class system of light rail transit the city used to boast, as advocated by UBC expert Patrick Condon, who holds the James Taylor Chair at UBC in Landscape and Liveable Environments, and you have a plan that would make the downtown more livable, cut our civic and provincial contributions to climate change, and serve as an example to cities and provinces across Canada. And make no mistake. We are facing an unprecedented global crisis as it becomes increasingly clear that we are de-stabilizing the climate system that has endured for the past 10,000 years. We have already driven the climate-changing CO2 levels (primarily created when we burn fossil fuels) in the atmosphere up to the point that glaciers and icecaps are melting, long-established weather patterns are breaking up, storms, flooding and draught stalk the land and island nations face the danger of disappearing beneath a rising sea. And let’s not forget the role that climate change has played in promoting the disastrous pine beetle infestations that have done so much to devastate B.C. forests. And there are social justice implications here. Free transit would eliminate a cost that can be crippling for low income citizens. The great American novelist and provocateur, Ken Kesey, used to say that the big question in life was “Are you on the bus or off the bus?” It is time for the citizens of Vancouver to respond affirmatively to that challenge. tos@inﬁnet.net

Change is hard, but a Richmond reader, who commutes downtown by transit, bike and carpooling, applauds council’s move to create a separated bike route on Hornby. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor Re: “Pedal Power,” Oct. 8 As a bicycle commuter who rides from Seafair in Richmond to downtown Vancouver, I certainly appreciate the courage and forward thinking leadership of the mayor and present council. For every cyclist who rides into the downtown, there is one less car competing for parking spots, queuing to pay exiting a parkade or congesting the road for other drivers. Encouraging cycling as form of transportation can be a win-win situation for both cyclist and driver if viewed this way. I suspect a large part of the anger drivers feel against cyclists is the perceived injustice that cyclists don’t pay for their share of using municipal roads. Careful journalism will conﬁrm that municipal roads are in fact funded by property taxes which cyclists pay via taxes as property owners or included as rental to a landlord. My wife and I both have cars that are insured

with ICBC. Mine has terrible fuel inefficiency and costs $150 to fill up. Although my company provided me a parking spot, two years ago I decided to take the bus instead of driving to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion. When the Canada Line opened, I used it to commute. This summer, I started cycling to work. I do this two to three times a week. I also carpool to work twice a week and take the train home on those days. When I need to, I drive. As a bicycle and public transit commuter who also drives a car, one could argue that I am overpaying on both sides of the equation. Change is hard. It helps if we don’t always try to paint issues in an adversarial light. Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” I’m trying to do my part to make the best use of shared resources, which includes municipal roads and the very air we breathe. Victor Khong, Richmond

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Don’t change name of airport opinion

To the editor: Re: “Move to rename YVR to Terry Fox Airport gaining strength,” Oct. 6. I disagree that the airport name should be changed to anything, even to honour Terry Fox. The name explains the airport location, a major Canadian city. Many travellers into Canada, tour-

ists and business people alike, will not recognize the name of Terry Fox. It will cost perhaps millions of dollars to change the name, the best that we can hope for is “Vancouver-Terry Fox Airport” as in “Tokyo Narita” airport or “London-Heathrow.” It seems to me that people want to get on the

bandwagon and honour Terry Fox while they gain attention for themselves, especially people in any kind of ofﬁce. There are lots of ways to honour his memory and enormous legacy. Changing the airport name will not further his cause at all. Diane Walter, Vancouver

City should accommodate all levels of salaries

To the editor: Re: “Housing complex tenant pans redevelopment plan,” Sept. 24. I was astounded to read the views expressed by Don Littleford, manager of Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation. Mr. Littleford suggests that low- to middle-income families should not expect to be able to ﬁnd rental accommodation in Vancouver. Great, so we’ll house all low and middleincome residents of the region out in the ’burbs and they can commute into town to work. This will place an increased burden on our regional transportation system, add to the living expenses of those who must trav-

el to ﬁnd work, place pressure on local employers to increase wages and rob the city of diversity. Metro Vancouver’s Livable Region Strategic Plan commits to shape regional growth in order to “create more complete communities. These communities would offer greater diversity choice and convenience, where people could live, work and play without having to travel great distances to do so.” If Metro Vancouver’s own housing corporation can’t abide by Metro Vancouver policy, how can we expect the rest of the region to buy into the vision of a Livable Region? Gavin Davidson Vancouver

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UBC/SFU research indicates problem in schools across Lower Mainland

Schools combat cyberbullying with video Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Twenty per cent of Greater Vancouver youth have been hurt by cyberbullying, according to research. Seventeen per cent have admitted to cyberbullying and 55 per cent have seen it happen. Such statistics are highlighted in anti-cyberbullying videos being shown to Grade 5 to 7 classes in the coming months. Killarney secondary school students developed drama skits that were filmed for the “Facing up to Cyberbullying” videos, which are accompanied by lesson plans. Cyberbullying hit the headlines in recent weeks following the suicide of a gay American university student after his roommate filmed one of his sexual encounters and released it online. Closer to home, a student posted photos of the gang rape of a Pitt Meadows teenager online, while a Squamish student claimed he was forced to fight another student in an incident captured on cellphone video. The principal erased it for fear it would be released on the Internet. The Vancouver School Board doesn’t track cyberbullying statistics

Grade 5 to 7 students will be shown the videos “because they’re wise enough and mature enough to understand the issues... and still at a stage where they’ll take advice from adults.” photo Dan Toulgoet centrally. Individual schools may keep records of cases they’re aware of, while area ofﬁces document incidents arising from serious breaches of school codes of conduct. Lisa Pedrini, the VSB’s manager for social responsibility and diversity, said online bullying is a problem based on research conducted by the University of B.C. and Simon Fraser University in the Low-

er Mainland. Administrators also acknowledge the problem. Elementary and high schools have cyberbullying response guides for administrators and counsellors that provide advice on how to intervene and include samples of letters to parents, as well as information on what questions to ask and how to investigate incidents.

The videos are the latest effort by the VSB to curb the problem. “What we know from other research on prevention programs is that working with the age group from Grade 5 to Grade 7 is a really good time to give prevention messages because they’re wise enough and mature enough to understand the issues a little bit more deeply than younger kids, yet they’re still at a stage where they’ll take advice from adults and suggestions from adults,” Pedrini said. Students often hit the send button to post material online without considering the impact on the targeted student because electronic communication enables that disconnect, she added. Chris Atkinson, president of the Vancouver Association of Secondary School Administrators, agrees cyberbullying is a problem. “It’s an element in the conﬂict situations we come across. It’s so accessible and so anonymous and the key is really that parents don’t have any idea,” said Atkinson, principal at Kitsilano secondary. “When we meet with a family, we show them a Facebook site or an email account—we have the

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Alice in Nightmareland is the theme for this year’s Ghost Train event at Stanley Park, so be prepared to travel down the rabbit hole into a dark forest ﬁlled with demonic playing cards, a disturbed caterpillar and a Queen with an axe to grind. This year’s event promises new themes, costumes, sets and surprises dreamed up by the Mortal Coil Performance Society, as well as stilt performers, dancers and puppets. When it comes to the Ghost Train, parental discretion is advised for children ﬁve years and younger, but there are

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Park Train Plaza each day at 3 p.m. Event parking is free after 5 p.m.

Apple festival

Apple pie, hot apple cider, apple sauce, cold apple juice… fall is the season for ripened orchard fruit and the 20th anniversary Apple Festival is an ideal way to mark the autumnal bounty. Join the Friends of the UBC Botanical Garden on the university campus this weekend at 6804 SW Marine Dr. and take your pick of more than 60 varieties of heritage apples for sale. Organic produce is available and the B.C. Fruit Testers will dis-

play a rich arrange of apple varietals alongside a Hortline master gardeners table. Food and craft vendors will also be on site along with a Johnny Appleseed play area for children. Also experience an elevated canopy walkway to gain a new perspective on the garden. Dogs are not permitted on site. A free shuttle leaves regularly from the West Mall Parkade and the C-20 bus leaves frequently from the central campus bus loop. Oct. 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UBC botanical garden. $2. Free for children under 12. For more information, visit ubcbotanicalgarden.org.

Night of All Souls

Planning has begun for the sixth annual Night of All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery Oct. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. Each year the cemetery invites participants to create memorials and shrines for All Souls and this year those interested in making their creations more elaborate can attend a free talk and planning workshop Oct. 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. As well, the popular sugar skulls workshop returns and takes place Oct. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. with a cost of $5. Those who would like to create ﬂower garlands or other crafts in

preparation for All Souls, may attend an orientation Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. For more information and to register call 604-325-2646. All workshops take place at the cemetery at 5455 Fraser St.

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Got a community event that’s happening within the City of Vancouver you’d like to share with our readers? Send it to events@vancourier.com. Events will be included on a space-permitting basis. School and charitable entertainment events are also welcome, but all other entertainment listings should be sent to mkissinger@vancourier.com.

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Amid school closures, superintendent proposes multi-use buildings plan

Future schools may house daycare and social housing Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Years of school cuts, ongoing concern about the safety of school buildings, changing community needs and shifting demographics have educators rethinking how school sites could be redeveloped in the future. Vancouver school district superintendent Steve Cardwell speculated about creating medium-rise buildings that house schools and community spaces, such as daycare or affordable housing, during a recent interview with the Courier. The district has shut down some of its outbuildings on school grounds to save money. It’s considering closing ﬁve East Side elementary schools, and many other schools are in desperate need of seismic upgrading that’s slowed by ﬁnancial constraints. At the same time, daycare spaces are in short supply in Vancouver, as is affordable housing and space for community amenities. “The school district is, in a sense, land rich and cash poor. One would never want to give up the ownership of land, but what

“THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS, IN A SENSE, LAND RICH AND CASH POOR.” Steve Cardwell

if we could work with the community and work with developers to create mid-rise buildings that would have schools and community services, and perhaps underground parking and affordable housing, as part of that structure,” Cardwell said. Schools could continue to operate while a new building was constructed beside it. Once ﬁnished, students could move to the new facility and the old building would be demolished to make way for green space. “Some of our schools are at a point of really needing to be knocked down and rebuilt rather than trying to seismically upgrade them,” Cardwell said. “So what if you could build these new buildings—these 21st-century buildings and let the schools operate, while the building

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affordable housing and it provides students with schools that are 21stcentury schools versus schools that were built in the 1900s,” he said. Partnerships with other organizations are not new to the VSB. It owns Kingsgate Mall, which operates on a long-term lease with the Beedie Group, while its main ofﬁce on Broadway was built at no cost to the district in exchange for

a long-term lease with the Bentall Corporation. “We don’t lose the space and we own the building at the end of the day. We could do the same with our schools,” Cardwell said. Rules prohibit the VSB from selling its land and it can’t lease lands for more than 10 years without ministerial approval, so the provincial government would have to be involved in any talks. School board chair Patti Bacchus agrees such options need to be explored, while ensuring school land isn’t sold off. She’s particularly concerned about seismic risks. “We’re making progress on seismic, but it is still very, very slow. It worries me. These buildings are known to be not prepared for an earthquake. In many cases, some of them are years away from getting any kind of funding.” Bacchus says the idea of one or two-storey schools sitting on a two-block site, and not being used 12 months of the year, may not be realistic in the future. “I’m not sure we can afford any more, in an extensive urban setting, not to be using these sites for public use more broadly.” noconnor@vancourier.com

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Good news is hard to come by when the talk centres around school closures and seemingly endless budget cuts, but the VSB has found a reason to celebrate. Its efforts to reduce energy use landed it on B.C. Hydro’s Top 10 Power Smart customers this year. The district earned Power Smart credits over the past two years through energy conservation projects and activities such as a student-led Climate Change Summit. The district ranked eighth out of all B.C. Hydro Customers and earned more Power Smart credits than any other school district. A key project was the installation of power management software on 10,000 school computers that enables them to power down when not in use. The software is expected to save 1.5 gigawatthours of electricity this year, which is equivalent to ﬁve per cent of the VSB’s total energy bill.

Last year, 270 Windermere secondary students, including Emily Chan, took part in a Climate Change Summit. file photo Dan Toulgoet Lighting systems in some schools have also been retroﬁtted to reduce electricity consumption. Daylight sensors were installed in some areas so lights turn off when it’s bright enough outside, while control systems in other areas include occupancy sensors that turn lights off when there’s no movement in the room. The VSB is also one of ﬁve school districts selected to take part in B.C. Hydro’s Workplace Conservation Awareness Pilot Program. Three secondary schools

and their 16 feeder elementary schools are involved in the project, which begins this fall. Over a 12 to 18 month period, the school communities will be encouraged to make behavioural changes toward energy conservation. The goal is to have a “student energy monitor” in each classroom to encourage energy conservation, have half the staff of each school attend an energy conservation seminar, develop school-wide paper conservation plans and have suggestion boxes around schools so students and

staff can share their ideas. Last year, Windermere secondary students staged a Climate Change Summit to highlight the environment and come up with ideas on how to reduce the VSB’s carbon footprint. More than 270 students attended the event. I talked to a highly motivated teenager named Emily Chan about the event at the time who stressed the importance of involving students in the issue. “We’re empowering each other, building off each other, getting each other’s ideas,” she said.

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In one of my recent Courier stories I revealed the final tally on the comptroller general’s controversial report on the VSB’s financial performance reached $165,000. It’s interesting how report costs add up and got me wondering what charges the VSB racks up when it commissions reports. A couple years ago, it produced one entitled UBC to Dunbar Street Study Area: Phase 1 Recommendations and Revised Timeline. Consulting service invoices totalled $85,800. That figure included $20,650 for consultation project design and planning; $18,312 for communications design and media support; $13,589 for public feedback survey design and analysis; $14,077 for stage and sound system for public meetings; $19,000 for public meeting facilitator/host; and $172 for childcare at meetings.

Closing time

School closure meetings kick off Oct. 25 and run until mid-November. If readers have thoughts about why the ﬁve schools shortlisted—Macdonald, Queen Alexandra and Carleton elementary schools, and McBride and Champlain Heights annex—should or shouldn’t remain open, drop me an email. Include any littleknown facts about the schools or interesting memories. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Postcard campaign targets Mikhail Lennikov

Ukrainian group wants former KGB agent deported Jennifer Moreau

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The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association has launched a postcard campaign to pressure the government to deport Mikhail Lennikov, a former KGB agent who has been sheltered in an East Side church for more than a year. In recent weeks, the association has been distributing postcards, which read “No KGB in Canada,” to the public and mailing them to politicians, the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence

Service and the Canadian Border Services Agency. “[It’s] a wake-up call, it’s a reminder,” said Lubomyr Luciuk, the association’s director of research. “It’s a reminder this man has now been in Canada a year after he was supposed to be deported.” The postcard’s graphics show a ﬂight attendant and a departing plane with the words “Vancouver to Vladivostock” in the wake. (Lennikov is from Vladivostock.) On the back of the postcard, it states: “On 28 January 2010 The National Post quoted the

Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, as saying, ‘The Immigration and Refugee Board and the courts have determined that Mr. Lennikov is not admissible to Canada under our laws.’ I agree! So why is this veteran ofﬁcer of the notorious Soviet secret police, the KGB, still here?” The Canadian government wants to send Lennikov back to Russia because he worked for the KGB for ﬁve years in the ’80s. Canadian immigration law states members of an organization that spied on a democratic government

Smile, You May be on Camera

y early 2011, 140 intersections in the lower mainland will be equipped with new digital cameras. The images they collect of red-light-runners will be downloaded remotely and the resulting tickets mailed out almost immediately. Although all 140 locations can operate simultaneously, the Cedric Hughes intention is to be selective. Activated locations may differ for morning and afternoon rush hours, for example, depending on which locations can be expected to produce greater impact. “We don’t want people to perceive this as a cash cow” says Nicolas Jimenez, head of road safety for ICBC. Continuing public support for the Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program will be premised on this $20 million upgrade actually reducing the types of intersection crashes that most commonly result in serious injuries and fatalities. The current system of 30 cameras rotated through 120 locations generates $3 million a year in ticket fines. Despite more than quadrupling the number of cameras, ticket fines are projected to increase to only $4.4 million a year. Picking the 140 locations was based on the total number of crashes at each high-crash intersection, the type of crashes, and their severity. Less red-light-running because of camera surveillance generally means less head-on and less T-bone crashes. Rear-end collisions, on the other hand, tend to increase because of more sudden braking at yellow lights. The 120 existing locations weren’t included if they didn’t meet the new criteria. Announcement of the sites would be through the Solicitor-General’s office. Expectations are that the most dangerous traffic corridors will have their fair share of the new cameras: i.e., the Lougheed Highway which tops the list with more than 15,000 crashes in the past five years, followed by Kingsway with 11,000 crashes and then 152nd Street, King

George Highway, and the Fraser Highway. Although support amongst BC drivers for the ISC program is high —ICBC cites a 2007 survey showing 84% support—analysis from other jurisdictions with similar programs is skeptical. Pete McMartin in the Vancouver Sun quoted Barrister & Solicitor Rajiv Shah, a communications professor at the University of Illinois who studied Chicago’s red-light camera program, the largest—188 intersections—in North America. Professor Shah concluded that the cameras did not significantly reduce intersection crashes, that severe crash reductions were so small as to be statistically meaningless, and that the safety benefits were essentially unproven. He says cameras are really about the over $60 million in fines they generated in Chicago in 2009. Nicolas Jimenez disagrees with this skepticism: “BC’s program should be judged in its own right.... Our own peer-reviewed research concluded that intersection safety cameras prevent crashes and injuries. The research employed a rigorous, analytical methodology to ensure any benefit could be attributed to the cameras and not to other factors.” He also said that safety was the main consideration, not ticket revenue: “If this program were really about generating money, we would place cameras at intersections with the highest crash volumes and red-light running violations. …[but] we’re not doing that. The new locations are based on where intersection crashes are most likely to cause severe injury or death.”

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ble. Lennikov has exhausted all legal appeals and is still facing deportation. Luciuk, who is a former member of the federal Immigration and Refugee Board, is questioning why Lennikov remains in Canada. “I think they should go in there and remove him and send him back to Vladivostock. If his wife and his kid want to join him, great,” he said. For Luciuk, the push to deport Lennikov is not a personal attack, it’s a principled matter of upholding the law. “The law is very clear: Any

person involved with the KGB is inadmissible,” he said. “I’m sure [Lennikov] is a nice guy. ... This has nothing to do with him, it has to do with the laws of the land.” Luciuk also questioned “well-intentioned but ignorant MPs” who have thrown their support behind Lennikov. “The reality of it is it’s not a matter of opinion. The law is clear,” he said. Lennikov declined to comment on this story, and the CBSA could not comment by deadline. jmoreau@burnabynow.com

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Whining for chocolate works. Vancouver-centric locals who trekked to the suburbs for the West Coast Chocolate Festival convinced organizers to spread the event to Vancouver for the first time in 2009. This year, velvety goodness will infuse more than 60 events in the city, including high teas and workshops, up from three events last year. From Oct. 15 to Nov. 10 those events include a scotch and chocolate tasting, a wine and chocolate dinner followed by a prosecco and chocolate brunch, a craft beer and chocolate tasting and chocolate birthday parties for kids. Hundreds of years ago people drank their chocolate, says festival director Dawn Donahue. Later it was used as a spice in foods such as mole sauce. Then the English got a hold of bitter dark chocolate, she said, added sugar and set the trend for its popularity as a sweet treat. But the health conscious are recognizing the benefits of dark chocolate and focusing on organic and single-origin chocolate. “There’ve been studies that say a high intake of flavinoids, powerful antioxidants, delivers benefits to the cardiovascular system, and dark chocolate contains almost five times the flavanol content of apples,” Donahue said. Chefs are reconsidering it as an ingredient “outside the chocolate box.” “If you look at some of our barbecue kings, especially Ronnie Schewchuk from Vancouver, he uses chocolate in most of his rubs,” she said. “Last year we made a chocolate rub for tuna tataki and we paired it with a pinot.” Last year’s five-course dinner in Burnaby incorporated chocolate even in the salad dressing. This year’s six-course dinner in Vancouver Oct. 23 will see winemakers flying to the event from Italy and Vespas and Mazeratis for decor.

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The Italian Chocolate and Prosecco Brunch the following morning will provide a reason to roll out of bed with a chocolate waffles, chocolate bacon and chocolatepoached eggs. James Coleridge, a graduate from the Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, will use Ileach scotch, the second best scotch in the world according to Donahue, to whip up scotch gelato for the Scotch and Chocolate event Oct. 16. Using fine Michel Cluizel chocolate, Coleridge, owner of Bella Gelateria at the base of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on West Cordova, will concoct a beer gelato for the Craft Beer and Chocolate event Nov. 5. When it comes to chocolate or scotch appreciation, gender stereotypes don’t apply, according to Donahue. “The first 40 people to sign up [for the scotch and chocolate event] were all women,” she said, adding men have enjoyed the opportunity to revel in chocolate without being teased. The West Coast Chocolate festival started in 2002 to raise money for youth arts and boost tourism in the Tri-Cities. Now the festival also runs in White Rock and Harrison Mills. Only summer students get paid to organize the festival. Senior businesspeople in marketing, accounting and human resources mentor junior businesspeople who in turn mentor university students who mentor high school students who return to help produce the festival each year. Donahue expects the festival to be “almost sustainable” by 2012. For more information, see chocolatefestival.ca. crossi@vancourier.com

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KATHMANDU, Nepal— Travel is the biggest industry in the world. There’s tourist travel, green travel, eco-travel, spiritual travel, experiential travel. But for the global traveller who has been everywhere and seen everything there is a new genre evolving. “Meaningful travel” espouses the above values while placing the traveller in a position where he or she must make important decisions in the community they are visiting, such as donating money, adopting a cause, volunteering or getting involved. While a strict definition of the genre may be hard to explain, one easy place to find an example is under the mango tree in the garden at the Kathmandu Guest House in Nepal. Fabled Kathmandu has been a destination for mountains climbers, trekkers and spiritual seekers since the 1960s, and the heart of the explorer’s universe has always been the fabled Kathmandu Guest House, whose green inner garden is a centre of grace and tranquillity in a city gone totally mad. Although a decade long civil war is finally over, Nepal has been a country in chaos for decades. The Maoist party managed to overthrow the monarchy, but no democracy or stable government has evolved. Any excursion into the city’s wild streets to view

the fabulous temples, squares, monasteries and markets, for which Kathmandu is justiﬁably famous, reveals utter chaos and noise, with thousands of beggars, refugees and street children begging for food or money. Although still scenically beautiful, Nepal has descended to become one of the poorest countries in the world. What can a traveller to Kathmandu do in order to make a meaningful difference? Under the mango tree in the garden at the Kathmandu Guest House, hotel manager Uttam Phuyal describes a project designed to help the poorest of the poor. “Setunepal is a program to assist women prisoners in Nepal learn a trade. Often these women end up in jail because of poverty and ignorance. One day a

tourist staying here at KGH told me she saw a woman and her child begging outside the gates of the prison because she had been released and had nowhere to go. Can you imagine being so poor that you are better off in prison?” Travellers passing through Kathmandu on their way to the Himalayas or various spiritual sites are encouraged to become involved with Setunepal (www.setunepal. org) in several ways. There is a halfway house where released prisoners learn trades and where travellers can volunteer skills, time or money, or stay. Donations for food, medicine and training equipment can be sent online. Sponsorship of children is always in demand. Few global travellers

ever get a chance to become friends with the destitute under a controlled and supervised situation like this. A few dollars donated to such a cause can change a life, and often that life is the one of the traveller. For those seeking even deeper meaning on their trip to Kathmandu, meditation stays can be arranged at various Tibetan monasteries. Foreigners are allowed to attend and watch the Hindu cremation ceremonies at the ﬁfth-century Pashupatinath temple

on the grounds of the holy Bagmati River. Here, one is sure to meet various sadhus, a common term for a mystic, an ascetic practitioner of yoga or wandering monk. The sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving the fourth and ﬁnal Hindu goal of life, moksha or liberation, through meditation and contemplation. Sadhus are easy to spot because of their colourful appearance, often with painted faces and wearing ochre-coloured clothing, symbolizing renunciation. Although spiri-

tual liberation is their stated goal, should you require a photo make sure you have a 100-rupee bill handy. Nepal, despite its poverty, remains a safe and popular destinations for hundreds of thousands of travellers every year. For those seeking something more meaningful than a walk in the woods or a souvenir shopping expedition in the wild and crazy streets, Setunepal is just the ticket. For more Michael McCarthy travel stories, log on to www.i-traveler.info

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With the years, I have learned that half of the happiness of life comes from how I think of it. So I frame each day with an attitude of gratitude. Before I rise, I say a prayer of thanks for the good in my life—those blessings received not earned—health (at least the parts of the body that are working well), the people in my life today (my family, friends, colleagues and patients), the love I receive from them, and the love I can give. We can be passive in our lives and in our relationships. We can struggle against the things that don’t seem to go our way. Life can seem random. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, and we never have everything perfect and everything we want. Yet life just as randomly throws us blessings—good luck, a sunny break on a cloudy day, a gentle rain after a heat wave, a helping hand, a smile, and a kind word when we need one. As I fall asleep, my last thoughts are a meditation of appreciation as I consider the blessings of the day. I appreciate the privilege of my work for it really is a privilege to care for individual patients—to have their conﬁdence and trust, and to have the resources and the opportunity to ease their suffering and help them achieve their goals in life. This calling is gratifying in itself. I will miss my dear patient Mary Lou, who recently passed away after meeting her incurable condition with courage and grace. Ever gracious at every visit, she expressed thankfulness for the care she received and appreciation for her loving family. I recognize the responsibility of my calling and devote all my thought and energy to my tasks. Yet at the same time, I remember

that even the good that I do comes not only from my own efforts. Clinical skills belong not only to the physician; they are the legacy of those who have taught me —my own mentors and instructors, and my patients. Compassion and caring come not from me alone; they are the legacy of those who have cared for me. We are nothing alone. Our gifts are the legacy of our parents, teachers and mentors, and they are not ours to keep but to give and pass on to others. The word “thanksgiving” captures grace in our lives. It is not merely taking a moment to count our blessings and to say a prayer of thanks. More than a passive appreciation, the “giving” is active—the action of recognizing the gifts we have been given by fate, luck and the people in our lives past and present, to give thanks when and where we can, and to give those gifts in service to others. I have found that simple acts and words of thanks can make a profound impact on others. We all need to feel appreciated. To hear others tell us that we are and to know that we really have made a difference can lift our hearts. Too often we let these opportunities of thanksgiving pass by. We can never repay our parents for all that they have taught us, all the worry and all the sacriﬁces made on our behalf. We can never give back all the love we have been given. We must be gracious. There is graciousness in accepting what life gives us, graciousness in appreciating the gifts of our past and the gifts of the present, and graciousness to give forward and outward to others. When I tuck my daughter into bed, we say a prayer of thanks for the blessings of the day and we promise to give the love that grandma gave us in the past to others in our present and future. We will pay forward this legacy of love, which like all the great gifts in life are not ours to keep, but to appreciate and give away. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician at PrimeCare Medical. His column appears regularly in this paper and his internet radio show can be heard on pwrnradio.com.

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Encorp’s BC School Recycling Program provides elementary and high schools with the tools and resources to make recycling easy, convenient and profitable. Schools keep 100% of the deposit for each container collected and the program costs them nothing. Elementary and high schools from all parts of British Columbia are encouraged to participate. The schools and the environment both benefit from this popular program. Schools find it’s an easy way to fundraise for special projects like field trips. Keeping beverage containers out of landfills saves precious resources within our environment. The containers are recycled and used as raw material. For example, drink boxes are mashed into paper pulp which is used to make cardboard boxes and toilet paper. Thousands of tonnes of paper pulp are recovered in this process. And for every RECYCLING AT SCHOOL REALLY PAYS OFF

George Pringle Elementary (Westbank) began the 2009/10 school year with a 5 day bottle drive. It was such a success that they decided to collect containers on a monthly basis. One day in every month, parents dropped off their bags and boxes of containers at the school. The grade 6 students and Vice-Principal volunteered to collect juice boxes and other containers from classrooms. This year, the Parent Advisory Committee and teachers decided that the funds from deposit refunds would go towards a year end field trip to Vancouver. They’ve found that recycling is a great way to save the environment while raising money for things that are important to everyone at their school.

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Return-It Man, along with his Super Sidekick, visits elementary schools across the province, educating students about recycling beverage containers and electronics. Their fun and entertaining presentation explains how containers are recycled and what they are recycled into. Kids get to actively participate in the presentation and even receive an activity book with a reuseable lunch bag to take home with them.

tonne of paper pulp recycled, approximately 17 trees are saved. Since the program’s inception in 2000, about 33 million containers have been recycled, and Encorp has refunded more than $2 million in deposit refunds to participating BC schools. In the 2009/2010 school year alone, 365 schools (153,334 students) who participated in Encorp’s School Recycling Program raised over $291,000 and they kept over 4.6 million beverage containers out of BC landfills. Encorp’s easy to use web application allows schools to keep a running total of their own returns and compare their totals to other schools. It also features a blogging page where they can share ideas about recycling at school. Throughout the year, registered schools are provided with newsletters to update them on the progress of the program. They’re also eligible to receive free recycling bins and bags to help them collect containers. Encorp has spiced things up by adding an extra incentive. Schools who collect the most containers per student are awarded bonus cash prizes. The contest is designed to allow similarly sized schools across the province to compete against each other in respective categories. Each year, a total of $13,500 is split between the top three schools in each of the nine categories. In addition to the collection contest each year, Encorp holds other draws and contests where students can get creative to win their schools even more cash prizes. What’s more, award certificates are given to individual students and groups to recognize exceptional dedication to helping our environment. Each year provides schools with a brand new opportunity to fundraise. Distributing flyers and collecting containers from surrounding areas is also a great way for schools to develop and foster relationships within their communities. School spirit really pays off thanks to Encorp’s BC School Recycling Program. So start fundraising the easy way! Register your school today at return-it.ca/youth.

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ake a look at the garbage you and your family take to the curb each week. Now reduce that by 70 per cent. That’s what your garbage-day reality could look like five years from now. Metro Vancouver has set a lofty goal of reducing the amount of garbage requiring disposal by 70 per cent by 2015. That target is part of the region’s Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan. The plan is far from simple, and includes a contentious waste-to-energy proposal that has been opposed by residents worried that an incinerator will have a detrimental effect on air quality. Others say a properly designed and managed waste-to-energy facility makes the most sense for the long-term handling of our solid waste. A 5,000-page report is now in the hands of the Ministry of the Environment, and it will be some time before a decision is made on the fate of the overall plan. In the meantime, Metro Vancouver is encouraging residents to start taking steps now to reduce the amount of solid waste they create.

The Zero Waste Challenge includes a number of tips for individuals who want to be ahead of the waste management curve. For instance, Metro Vancouver suggests you take a look at how much food you are tossing into the garbage bin. It’s probably more than you think. (Metro Vancouver pegs the average at 40 per cent of total household waste.) You can tackle this from two angles. First, consider your food purchasing and preparing habits. Are you throwing out spoiled food every week? Maybe it’s time to cut back on how much you buy at one time.

And if you are preparing more than you consume, make sure you plan ahead to use your leftovers rather than tossing them. Freeze portions for meals on another day, load up your re-usable containers with a healthy home-cooked lunch, or get creative and turn your leftovers into nutritious soups or stews. Second, take a look at backyard composting. If you live in an apartment, or you want to introduce a composting program for your office, then consider getting a worm bin. Reducing the use of disposable products can have a big impact on how much garbage is produced at home, at work and throughout the community in general. Single-use items, such as disposable coffee cups and plastic water bottles, are everywhere. Plan ahead: Purchase refillable containers and then don’t forget them as you are rushing out the door. Whether you want to sip a latte or quench your thirst with cool water, you can usually avoid using a disposable cup or bottle. Challenge your co-workers to do the same, and make it a priority to teach your children that throw-away containers are not the best option. Buy them reusable containers that they can decorate with stickers and other fun stuff to make them unique and identifiable — and something they will be proud to show off to their friends. For more information on how you can take part in the Zero Waste Challenge, go to metrovancouver.org/services/ solidwaste/Residents/zerowaste/Pages/ WatchYourWaste.aspx. Last year, residents across Metro Vancouver sent about 1,400 tonnes of cardboard milk cartons to the landfill. PHOTO BY MIKE WAKEFIELD, NORTH SHORE NEWS

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here’s nothing more annoying than running out of kitchen counter space because you’ve got a pile of empty tins, yogurt and juice containers waiting to be recycled. Is it time to clear off your counters and take stock of the amount of space under you sink? Is the space under your sink being taken over by special cleansers that are only used every few months like silver polish, floor wax and roasting pan scrubbers? Or maybe your cupboard hosts a bag of empty grocery bags? Go and take a look before reading on.

Why not prioritize the space for sorting out your garbage and recycling, activities you do every single day? If you’re not using your cleansers at all, look up your closest Product Care site and get rid of them safely. Do not pour them down the drain as the environment doesn’t want them either. This is not to suggest you stop cleaning your house, but like many people, you might want to switch to using fewer chemicals when cleaning your home. Check out www.metrovancouverrecycles.org for information that can help get rid of your old cleansers. If you are using chemical cleansers, decide where else they can go — maybe under the bathroom sink? In the basement? Is there room to add a shelf high up in the pantry or shoe closet? If you have a large “bag of bags” where plastic bags are shoved into one another forming a space-wasting,

earth-sized ball of plastic, take them back to your grocery store for recycling. Then commit to switching to reusable bags so as not to build up a ball of bags ever again. If you need a few as kitchen catchers, store them up high on a hook in a cloth bag. How big is your garbage bin, and can something smaller do the trick? A smaller garbage bin is good motivation to make sure you recycle everything you can. Recycling food scraps alone will reduce your household garbage by up to 30 per cent. Once you have cleared out the space under your sink, give it a good wipe down with white vinegar to get rid of any odours. Vinegar is an amazing cleanser. Now think about the number of bins, cans or boxes you will need to make it easy to sort your recyclables. Make fun signs labelling the new sorting containers like “well-read newsprint,” “flattened cardboard,” “unavoidable plastic bottles,” “milk and juice containers for the depot.” Maybe your city offers food scraps collection, or you have begun backyard composting. Your food scraps collection container can go under the sink too. Try a glass or stainless steel bowl with a dish for a lid, or an ice cream pail with a lid. Like anything in life, once your recycling station is clean and organized, it will be easier to use. — courtesy of Metro Vancouver

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ard and food waste collected from many households around the Lower Mainland enjoys a second life right back in the ground where it started. Many residents leave their grass trimmings and yard waste at the end of their driveway every week without giving a second thought to where it ends up. Most of the organic waste - which includes food scraps, yard and wood waste - in the Lower Mainland gets sent to Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre, an organic processing facility in Richmond. “We look at ourselves as handlers of a commodity or resource rather than looking at it from a waste perspective,” said executive vice president Steve

Aujla. “So all the materials that we have coming into our facilities from residential curbside programs for green materials, food scraps, urban wood materials, these are all resources so we’re manufacturing compost.” The company has been in the composting business since 1993 and is one of the largest commercial composting operations in the region. In 2009, Metro Vancouver signed a long-term contract with Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre and the company increased the capacity at its facility in order to accommodate an additional 50,000 tonnes of food waste. Last year, four Metro Vancouver

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communities - Coquitlam, Delta, Langley Township and West Vancouver embarked on a food scrap recycling pilot project. Port Coquitlam has had a similar program in place since November 2009. The Metro trial ended in March and board chair Lois Jackson said while a final report is still in the works, a preliminary review showed one kilogram of food waste was collected per household per week and the participation rate was between 20 and 30 per cent. Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre receives organic waste from most municipalities in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, from West Vancouver to Chilliwack. Packer trucks bring material

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either directly to the facility or to one of the transfer stations in North Vancouver, Langley, Maple Ridge and Surrey. The material is composted in large batches. The yard waste, food scraps and wood waste are mixed together in piles with larger pieces of already composted material, which are then covered with carbon activated ash from wood sources, which helps to insulate and reduce odour. “We’re trying to create an ideal environment for the organisms for them to thrive off of, so they can multiply quicker so they can ideally break down the stuff in near perfect conditions,” Aujla said. He said odour concerns are a top

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Richmond Soil and Fibre executive vice president Steve Aujla turns yard and food waste into compost in 10 to 12 weeks.

priority. “Organic processing facilities, we’re not in business if we’re producing odour so everything we do revolves around odour control and odour protection and odour mitigation,” Aujla said. After seven to nine weeks, the material is ready for the next steps. The batch of compost is sieved to separate the finer material, which is the marketable compost, from the larger pieces, which are put back into the next batch of compost. That practice also helps speed up the composting process as the partially composted matter will bring many microorganisms with it to help jumpstart the new batch. “They all get recycled, they get recomposted again until they break down smaller and smaller and smaller,” Aujla said.

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Once separated, the finished compost is piled in another area of the site. The product is sold as pure compost and also gets combined with sand to make garden, turf and top dressing soils. It’s then sold in bulk to homeowners, landscapers, municipalities and other companies, which bag and sell the products under other names. The entire process takes between 10 and 12 weeks. “It’s amazing those little creatures what they’re doing,” Aujla said. “We take a lot of credit for what’s happening here but, to be honest, we’re moving things around but the real work, the magic, is being done by the army guys behind the scenes - the organisms.”

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From farm to table, naturally BY HELEN PETERSON

oing for a drive in the country is nice on occasion, to visit the outlying farms and grab a few bags of delicious produce. However, thinking practically, it’s more energyefficient and ecological if the produce comes in to the city in volume. Local farmer’s markets are a good method of selling, but they don’t continue through the winter.

Now there’s NOWBC, a co-op established two years ago by like-minded individuals who wanted to create convenient, local depots where residents of the city could come all year round to pick up their organic produce and other items.

YOUR THIRD TELEVISION GETS AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE SMALL PRINT BELOW OUR LOGO. The online market works like this: Buyers register on the website, where they can pre-order (with no minimum charge or frequency required); staff and volunteers fill the orders from their preferred network of sustainable farms, etc.; the deliveries to the depots are made at a set time every week (depots are, in fact, porches or carports of volunteers); buyers go to pick up their items (using their own recyclable bags, of course); finally, the customer leaves a cheque for NOWBC with the homeowner. Community Outreach Coordinator Joanna Michal says there are 25 depots around Vancouver, and that this is a pilot project that will likely be adopted by other cities. “I’d say 80 per cent of the food items are fresh fruit and vegetables,” she says. “But, we also source dairy like milk and cheese, grains, dried beans, cereals, ecocleaners and the like. “In winter we can also get frozen salmon, beef and chicken, frozen berries as well as dried, but we don’t do fresh meat products,” Michal says. Both volunteers and customers benefit by meeting at the depots to socialize with neighbours and discuss “green” ideas. And because NOWBC believes in delicious, naturally grown food cultivated with a focus on nutrients, flavour and derived of healthy, sustainable farmland, the chain of sustainability remains intact. “NOWBC was created to be able to offer a great supply of healthy and local organic food accessible to people in as many Vancouver neighbourhoods as possible,” says Michal. “And two new depots are opening this month in the Dunbar area.” Walk, don’t drive, to your local NOWBC co-op depot, for the good of the planet. Go to www.nowbc.ca for preordering info.

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WHAT IS THE ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ESABC) PROGRAM? ESABC is a not-for-profit extended producer responsibility program set up by the producers and retailers of electronics in British Columbia to provide a province wide recycling system for unwanted electronics.

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WHAT ARE THE ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM? Effective July 1, 2010, the following items can be recycled free of charge at any Encorp Return-It Electronics™ Collection Site: display devices, desktop computers, portable computers, computer peripherals, computer scanners, printers and fax machines, non-cellular phones and answering machines, vehicle audio and video systems (aftermarket), home audio and video systems, and personal or portable audio and video systems.

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id you know that 96 per cent of your old cell phone is recyclable? When you get a new cell phone, don’t let your old handset end up in a landfill or just be another unwelcome addition to the junk drawer. Think recycle – a small effort on your part can make a big difference. Canada’s wireless industry is making it even easier for us to recycle our old cell phones and contribute to some great charities at the same time. Recycle My Cell is a national program that lets consumers get information about where and how to properly dispose of their cell phones and other wireless devices. With over 3,700 drop off locations across Canada, finding a location is simple: all you have to do is enter your postal code at www.RecycleMyCell.ca. This generates a list of the closest recycling drop-off sites. If you can’t visit one of these dropoff locations in person, the web site provides postagepaid labels to use for mailing. So, regardless of one’s chosen submission method, recycling a wireless

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device is hassle-free and at no cost to the consumer. The website also includes instructions for clearing your device of all personal data to ensure none of your information ends up in the wrong hands. Many different items are accepted for recycling, including smartphones, pagers, batteries and accessories. After your device is received, it is sent to a recycling plant where it can be refurbished or taken apart for scrap. All phones recovered are recycled or refurbished appropriately and in accordance with international e-waste laws. Recycle My Cell is run by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, in conjunction with cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers who have come together to raise awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling. The goal of this program is to keep handsets from entering Canada’s landfills. And just as important, the proceeds from the recycled wireless devices go to benefit many local and national charities.

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Recycling is not just for paper and plastic anymore. Now you can also recycle your old TVs, computers, monitors, printers and fax machines – and save money at the same time. “Most people don’t know that the extra TV they’ve got sitting upstairs in the guest room where it gets used maybe once a year is actually costing them money every day,” says BC Hydro’s Kari Reid, Program Manager in Residential Marketing. “As long as that TV is plugged in – whether it’s turned on or not – it’s using energy. And it’s adding up on their electricity bills.” Virtually all electronic devices – TVs, computers, printers, modems, DVD players, cell phone chargers and anything else with a clock, timer, adapter, memory or remote control – continue to draw power even when they’re not in use. With the average Canadian home today boasting more than 25 electronic devices, you can bet that at least some of those devices remain plugged in, even when they’re old or broken. But just tossing your out-of-date electronics in the local landfill is not the answer. “TVs, like computers and other electronics, have components that should be recycled,” says Kari. “The best thing is to take your unused electronics to a Return-It™ Electronics recycling depot, where they will get broken down safely and properly.” The Return-It™ Electronics recycling program is managed by Encorp Pacific (Canada) on behalf of the Electronics Stewardship Association of British Columbia. The ESABC established the program in 2007 (in addition to its Return-It™ Beverage and Milk Container recycling programs) to respond to the fast-growing issue of e-waste. “New and better products keep coming on the market all the time,” says Kari, “and we’re snapping them up. Who

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doesn’t want a sleek new flat-screen TV? But some people are just throwing their outdated electronics in the trash, or simply putting them in a drawer or a closet because they don’t know what else to do with them. Some people, too, are just moving them to another room where they stay plugged in but unused – which is just wasting energy. We want to see unused electronics unplugged, then disposed of properly.” “Once you’ve done that,” says Kari, “there are a number of other things you can do to reduce your energy use.” For example: ! Plug all your related electronics, like your computer, modem, monitor and printer, into a single power bar, then switch them all off at once when you’re not using them. ! Switch to a laptop. A typical laptop computer uses approximately 55 kwh/year compared to a typical desktop and monitor that uses approximately 290 kwh/yr. ! Unplug your cell phone and other chargers as soon as the battery is topped up. ! If you’re in the market for a new TV, look for one with the ENERGY STAR® label – it will use as much as 50 per cent less energy than a less-efficient model. ! As a general rule, the larger the TV the more energy it uses. Make sure your TV is the right size for your room by dividing the distance between where you’ll be sitting and the front of the screen by 2.5. “It can take more electricity per year to keep your DVD player in standby mode than it actually uses playing DVDs,” says Kari. “Unplug it or turn it off at a power bar and you’ll save energy. And as I said before, get rid of your unused TV! If just one in 10 households in British Columbia recycled just one unused television, it would save enough energy to provide all of Squamish with electricity for more than a year.” To find out more about the Return-It electronics recycling program or to find a recycling depot near you, please visit return-it.ca/electronics.

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Canada. The reception begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. at 180 Keefer St. Tickets are $70, with a $30 tax receipt on request. For a reservation or information, phone Selina Kwan, 604-685-8920, or Miew-Leng Teo, 604-808-3938 at the Harry and Lin Chin Foundation, or Phyllis Li, 604-831-8988, or Angela Lam, 604-318-7809, at the Vancouver Paciﬁc Lions Club.

A beneﬁt dinner celebrating the 36th anniversary of the Harry and Lin Chin Foundation happens at Floata Seafood Restaurant on Oct. 16. Festivities include a dance performance by Andrea Nann and social dancing after the formal program. Net proceeds will be donated to a seniors mental health project, Dreamwalker Dance Company and Vancouver Paciﬁc Housing Company for the operation of Golden Age Court. The Harry and Lin Chin Foundation is a registered charity enriching the social, educational and cultural tapestry of multicultural

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Families can dress up their kids and get an early start on trick or treating Sunday, Oct. 31, at noon when the Space Centre shows the movie E.T.—The Extra-Terrestrial

in the auditorium. Admission is free for children 17 and under if they’re in costume and come with an adult. The event includes Halloween treats and a DVD draw of the movie. For more info call 604738-7827, email info@spacecentre.ca or see spacecentre.ca.

as many cupcakes as possible in five minutes. A bottle of water will be provided. Semi-finalists must keep all the cupcakes in their tummies for at least 10 minutes. Up to three semi-finalists will compete at a later date for the title, Fastest Cupcake Eater at the Baker’s Market—Fall 2010. There are limited spots for entrants and sign-up fees will be donated to B.C. Women’s and Children’s Hospital. For more info, see www.bakersmarket.com.

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A Cupcake Eating Contest is planned at the Baker’s Market at 2 p.m., Nov. 6. The event is meant to support community bakers while donating to B.C. Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Participants, who are in good health, 18 or older and have no food allergies, will eat

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Former Canuck Russ Courtnall and Shae-Lynn Bourne lace up the ﬁgure skates for second season of CBC’s popular reality show Battle of the Blades.

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Hoop dreams: Despite a lopsided 129-78 loss to Jay Triano’s Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns Steve Nash hosted a post-game dinner for his foundation. Chaired by DB Bistro and Lumiere’s David and Manjy Sidoo, 92 guests paid $1,000-a-plate to dine with the hoop star. Proceeds will go to help under-served children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life. House of love: A capacity crowd filed into the Four Seasons Hotel for the eighth annual Ronald McDonald House B.C. Gala. Fronted by organizer Karen Chaisson and CEO Richard Pass and emceed by Global TV’s Kristie Gordon and Steve Darling, the event generated $185,000 to support families with seriously ill children who must travel from B.C. and Yukon for treatment at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Inspiring youth: Inspired by the stories on Take a Hike’s website prior to the final race of her career, speed skater Clara Hughes took the $10,000 bonus that accompanied her 5,000m bronze medal win and donated it to the non-profit helping at-risk youth with adventure-based curriculum. Hughes met with and was keynote speaker at the foundation’s 10th anniversary celebration. 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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Chuuk Lagoon at sunset. Beneath these waters lies an armada of Japanese warships, sunk by the Allies in the Second World War. Today, the lagoon is one of the best scuba-diving sites in the world. photo Mitchell Smyth

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Floating over history in Micronesia Mitchell Smyth

Contributing writer CHUUK, Micronesia—The waters of Chuuk lagoon, within a mighty barrier reef surrounding this Micronesian island, are tranquil today. There’s no hint, as you skim across in your outboard canoe, that this is the scene of one of the angriest moments in history. In fact, this is Japan’s Pearl Harbor. Look down from your canoe or, better still, don snorkel gear or a scuba diving suit, and you see that beneath these placid waters lies a ghost fleet, the remains of something like 60 vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The lagoon was Japan’s most important central Pacific base in the Second World War. But U.S. Hellcat fighters and Dauntless dive bombers, in the 36-hour Operation Hailstone of February 17 and 18, 1944, destroyed the armada of submarines, cruisers, battleships, oil tankers, cargo carriers and aircraft ferries. It was the largest naval loss in history. More than 250 Japanese aircraft were also destroyed, and the raid contributed directly to the defeat of Japan the following year: with Chuuk (then

called Truk) neutralized the Allies continued their inexorable push westward to recapture the Philippines. Not surprisingly, it’s the ghost fleet that brings most tourists to Chuuk today, for the lagoon is known as one of the best dive destinations in the world. Apart from its sunken ships it offers some of the finest coral reefs and tropical fish displays to be found anywhere. A number of wrecks are as deep as 60 metres, but others are so near the surface that you can snorkel over them. It’s a whole moment in history, frozen forever in an underwater museum. Chuuk (pronounced “chook”) is less than four hours by air from Tokyo and, as with so many islands in Micronesia, a large percentage of its visitors are Japanese—men and women who are, perhaps, the grandchildren of those sent to their watery graves in Operation Hailstone. In Moen, Chuuk’s capital, you can visit the Ethnographic Exhibition Centre for an overview of Operation Hailstone. There’s a gallery of pictures, culled from U.S. Navy archives, of the assault on the fleet and on the heavily fortified island of Doublon nearby. There are other reminders of the

Second World War all over Chuuk. High on a hill above Moen town I visited a cave from which a huge gun (like something out of the 1961 movie The Guns of Navarone) commanded the entire bay. Elsewhere you’ll ﬁnd ruined forts, armaments bases and a network of tunnels and caves. For visitors preferring a history lesson less bellicose, the Ethnographic Exhibition Centre also has examples of Chuuk’s legendary love sticks, which young men carved for their sweethearts. In the old days, the suitor would wait till the girl went to bed, then shove the stick through the thatch wall by her bed. If she liked the guy she’d come out for a stroll in the moonlight. Love sticks went out of fashion with the coming of wood houses, but the gift shops in the hotels and dive shops do a good trade in replicas as souvenirs. Chuuk is part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the western Paciﬁc Ocean, just north of the equator. For more information, go visit-fsm.org. Mitchell Smyth is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group.

1. How stoked are we about this? After nine long years of side projects, baby-making and other grownup stuff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Superchunk are back on the road—and with an excellent new album, Majesty Shredding, to boot. The indie rock icons bring their sweet noise to the Biltmore Oct. 13, along with Merge Record labelmates Telekinesis. As a bonus, Superchunk will also drop by Zulu Records earlier in the day to perform a free acoustic set at 3 p.m. Woo-hoo!

2. Twenty-year-old Ali Milner brings her soulful jazz-pop stylings and love of top hats to the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. For reservations, call 604-738-1959 or email reservations@cellarjazz.com. 3. Based on two short stories by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, After the Quake returns to the stage Oct. 13 to 23 at the Cultch. Filled with worms, bears and a six-foot-tall frog, the surreal play “takes its audience on a journey where magic and realism collide in an exploration of disrupted reality.” Kind of like working at the Courier. For info and tickets, go to thecultch.com. 4. Hyperactive adventure photographer William Jans hauls his latest live multi-media show, Tales from Tanzania, to the Hollywood Theatre Oct. 14. 8 p.m. For tickets and info, go to wrjphoto.com/live-shows-tanz.html.

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Whenever we’ve complained about the terrible driving habits of “certain” drivers in Vancouver, we’ve been accused of being bigots. Well, after nearly getting killed or seeing other pedestrians nearly killed while crossing the road no fewer than three times this week, we’re going say it again, no matter how small-minded or offensive it sounds… rich people are crappy drivers. Sadly, the circumstances are invariably the same. We’re walking west down Seventh Avenue on our way to work. We’re about to use the crosswalk at Hemlock when some dude in a shiny new BMW going the same direction decides to turn north onto Hemlock and guns it in a misguided or clueless attempt to beat the walk sign for pedestrians and nearly drives us over in the process. The next day, we’re walking in the opposite direction and a dude in an Escalade honks at us because he’s about to speed through the crosswalk and we’re not crossing the road fast enough. Then today, using the crosswalk, going west across Cambie at Broadway, a dude in a tricked-out silver Mercedes is honking at the car in front of him because it’s not turning through

the crosswalk and into pedestrians. When the car in front ﬁnally goes, Mercedes dude guns it through a brief gap of pedestrians and nearly takes out everyone in it. After much contemplation, we have a few theories as to why people in expensive cars have nearly killed us this week: • When you own an expensive car, you feel more entitled than the average schlep. You drive when and where you want at whatever speed you want and you wait for nobody. Crosswalks are for peasants and you are royalty. • You are in a hurry. Time means money and you can’t afford to be late for your hot stone massage treatment, your meeting with your high priced divorce lawyer, or your private lesson with your tennis instructor whom you’ve been sleeping with on the side, which also makes you preoccupied. • You couldn’t afford to take driving lessons because you spent all your money on a luxury car. • Spending so much money on a vehicle shows a certain amount of narcissism, which is connected to low self-esteem, so your inability to see or recognize pedestrians is a symptom of your own self-absorption.

• Pedestrians repulse you. Why should they make you wait 10 seconds when you’ve pulled yourself up by the bootstraps to own a lean, mean driving machine. Walkers can suck it. Of course, these are sweeping generalizations about rich people. We’re sure a few of them follow the rules of the road and do their best not to run down people in crosswalks. Unfortunately, this week, we have yet to meet one.

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There’s a rumour going around that Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber will take over for Ashton Kutcher as the host of MTV’s insufferable celebrity prank show Punk’d. Of course this could be an elaborate rouse, similar to how Kutcher has pretended to be an actor for the past 15 years. Oh snap. Considering Bieber is probably in the throws of puberty and experiencing a career-damaging voice change, TV host would be a good move on his part. Plus how awesome will it be when Bieber ﬁnally reveals that his hair is really a wig, Demi Moore drinks human blood to stay young and in reality Bieber is a pixie-ish 23-year-old nursing student named Charlene.

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There’s much to be admired in this Playhouse production of the longestrunning Broadway musical (17,162 performances between 1960 and 2002). But I’m not as convinced as Playhouse artistic managing director Max Reimer is about this musical’s importance in what he calls “times like these”—by which I assume he refers to the devastating cuts to the arts. Reimer argues that The Fantasticks gives us a “moment to reﬂect on the intrinsic value of theatre in its array.” It’s true that this hugely successful show by Tom Jones (book and lyrics) and Harvey Schmidt (music) reminds us of the power of theatre by paying homage to commedia dell’arte, Shakespeare, neo-romantic 19th century playwright Edmond Rostand and the plain, pared-down storytelling of Thornton Wilder (Our Town). But if you follow the narrative thread back through time, The Fantasticks comes from Roman mythology, appearing in Ovid’s Metamorphosis as “Pyramus and Thisbe,” two starcrossed Babylonian lovers kept apart by feuding parents and a wall. How relevant is this to the Playhouse audience today? Under Reimer’s direction, however, the show is charming and tuneful. And totally inspired was his decision to cast Bard on the Beach’s artistic director Christopher Gaze as the ancient, forgetful thespian Henry. Gaze, dusty and bedraggled, crawls out of a trunk to assist in the fake abduction of Luisa (Bree Greig). Opening nighters, acquainted with always-dapper Gaze and his unmistakable, oh-socultured voice, roared with laughter as he mangled Shakespeare, petering out lamely with, “It’s a line from something.” But let’s back up: The Fantasticks is a story about would-be lovers Luisa and Matt (Colin Sheen) whose fathers Bellomy (Andy Toth) and Hucklebee (Mark Burgess) pretend to be feuding

Andy Toth, Colin Sheen, Bree Greig and Mark Burgess appear in Vancouver Playhouse’s production of The Fantasticks. in a ruse to keep the kids apart in the belief that whatever you deny your children is the very thing they will desire. It works. And just to make sure it sticks, Bell and Huck hire the mysterious bandit El Gallo (Steve Maddock) to pretend to abduct Luisa with the aid of actors Henry and Mortimer (Simon Bradbury). Matt rushes to the rescue, appears to kill off Luisa’s assailants and by the end of Act 1, it looks like everyone will live happily ever after. Ah, but there’s still Act 2. Boredom sets in, they all begin to ﬁght and Matt rushes off to experience the world outside his smalltown farm (called Deadhorse in Jones and Schmidt’s original). David Roberts’ set—a small makeshift stage set up in what looks like a theatre props room—is sepia-toned and littered with old props: ladders, an old Victrola, and bits of sets from previous shows. Gerald King washes this set mostly with warm, autumn light. Like Henry, the set seems timeless and more than a little dusty. Musicians Bill Sample (piano), Laurence Mollerup (bass) and Albertina Chan (harp) are stage left in full view. It’s

all, well, charming. Greig and Sheen make lovely, innocent lovers, and their voices blend beautifully in show favourites like “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “They Were You.” Comic relief is provided by Toth and Burgess’s lively performances as the conniving fathers as they sing “Plant A Radish” as well as Gaze and Bradbury (whose Mortimer has reﬁned the art of dying on stage). An absolute standout is Maddock as El Gallo. Tall, dark and handsome, he’s just the sort of charismatic guy to sweep Luisa off her feet. A strong presence on stage, Maddock can blow the roof off the Playhouse or drop down to a gentle murmur as he does in the show’s most enduring song, “Try To Remember.” Interesting use of a character called The Mute is lithe singer/dancer Jess Hyslop in whiteface who interacts wordlessly, and a little menacingly, with the audience. Relevant? Maybe not. Sentimental? Absolutely. Neo-romantic? With the repeated line, “Without a hurt/The heart is hollow,” you bet. joled@telus.net

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Writing a review of Secretariat affords ample opportunity for horsey puns: “It doesn’t even get out of the gate,” “falters in the home stretch,” “wins by a nose.” I wondered how many of these bad puns I could cram into a review before my editors would riot (or whinny their disapproval). I did this to entertain myself during the many dry patches in Secretariat. There’s a whole movie-going generation, myself included, who know Secretariat’s name but little of the horse’s history. But Disney’s “impossible true story”—an oxymoronic tagline if ever there was one—fails to draw us into an underdog story that should have been a box-ofﬁce odds-on favourite. Diane Lane plays Penny Chenery, a woman who takes over operation of her ailing father’s horse farm after her mother dies. Penny knows little about breeding and racing, and faces opposition from her brother (Dylan Baker), the male-dominated racing community, and her husband Jack (Dylan Walsh), who is accustomed to having his wife at home. Actually, Jack has a point. It’s hard to raise four kids back in Colorado when you’re commuting and trying to run a farm in Virginia. But Penny perseveres, does her homework, and chooses the underdog foal after a coin toss. She enlists the help of Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich), a “French Canadian who dresses like Super Fly.” Laurin is a volatile trainer who believes in the horse and provides the ﬁlm’s requisite comic relief. Canadian-born Ron Turcotte (real-life jockey Otto Thorwarth) rode the horse to his Triple Crown victory. The horse’s initial name, Big Red, was deemed too common for the racing circuit, and it was Penny’s assistant who came up with the name Secretariat after other choices were taken. Secretariat was a horse who liked to come from behind, running dead last until the last turn and giving his owner heart palpitations in the process. Horse-cam shots of the animals rounding the posts add to the action. Penny hatches an audacious plan to sell breeding rights to shareholders, before Secretariat had really proven himself. That means guaranteeing a Triple Crown win, a feat that

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Diane Lane stars in the “impossible true story” of a Triple Crown-winning racehorse. hasn’t been accomplished in 25 years. The story follows the horse on his gallop through the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the one-and-a-half-mile Belmont Stakes. This is Penny’s story as much as it is Big Red’s. Both face considerable opposition getting to where they want to be. But the emotional core of the story is buried deep under misdirection. Director Randall Wallace, the man who wrote the more exciting Braveheart, keen on “choosing which facts to highlight and which facts to omit,” has touched on many, but mined few. There’s a scene suggesting Penny’s mystical relationship with her animal, which is never further explored. Undue attention is given to the character of Penny’s eldest daughter Kate (AJ Michalka), mostly to reference the hippie/anti-war climate of 1973. And more scenes between Penny and Jack would’ve heightened the sense of what was at stake, personally. Lane is forced to utter one clichéd line after another (“My father’s legacy to me isn’t money, it’s the will to win”) and to keep a straight face while others praise her with the same: “You taught our children what a real woman is,” says Jack, cloyingly. Secretariat starts with a tragedy and ends with a triumph, the way all good sports movies do. But there’s a decided lack of stand-up-and-cheer moments in between. jcrawfordﬁlm@gmail.com

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Anthology mixes Coupland and Gibson with lesser-known writers

Stories of ruin infused with irreverent wit in Darwin’s Bastards State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi

A protagonist who speaks from the womb, a world where the man formerly known as Prince is the last man on earth and another where singer-songwriter Feist is an outlawed octogenarian populate the anthology Darwin’s Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow. When editor Zsuzsi Gartner charged big-name Canadian ﬁction writers including Yann Martel, William Gibson and Douglas Coupland with penning accounts of the near future, dystopias and satiric fables, she wasn’t sure what they’d submit. But they and other selected writers obviously saw the opportunity as an excuse to play and experiment, infusing stories of ruin with irreverent wit. “A lot of this is black humour, which is my favourite kind,” Gartner said. Adam Lewis Schroeder wrote a chorus for a Feist song in his tale of a future where fame was outlawed in 2038. He’ll perform the full song he busted out for the Vancouver and Toronto

launches of the book at the Darwin’s Bastards event, which is part of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival Oct. 22. Anosh Irani, who dreamt up “Notes from the Womb,” Gibson and Martel will appear alongside the guitar-toting Schroeder at the morning event that Gartner will host. Gibson will read part of his intimate, science ﬁctionless story that’s set in Kitsilano, while Martel will read part of his tale, “We Ate the Children Last,” about experimental transplants with dire consequences.

“MY IDEA OF FUN— ENTERTAINING AND PROVOCATIVE, PUNCH-DRUNK ON LANGUAGE, FIZZING WITH IDEAS” Zsuzsi Gartner

Gartner, ﬁction editor for Vancouver Review magazine and instructor in the creative writing program at the University of B.C., had noticed more writers composing dystopic stories and tales set in the near future. “I thought people are writing about the near future be-

cause we’re grappling with the now,” Gartner said. Contributors to Darwin’s Bastards tackle climate change, class, scarce resources, terrorism, pop culture and healthcare disasters in a way that’s fun. “My idea of fun—entertaining and provocative, punch-drunk on language, ﬁzzing with ideas,” Gartner writes in the collection’s introduction. She notes Gibson’s story is set in the near past and Pasha Malla’s 1999, which features Prince broadcasting to all the women of the world, projects an alternative start to the new millennium. “Except for Doug Coupland and William Gibson, none of these writers are known as someone who’s tried their hand at this kind of thing before,” said Gartner, author of the acclaimed short story collection All the Anxious Girls on Earth and the forthcoming Better Living Through Plastic Explosives. “That’s the key cool thing.” Publisher Douglas and McIntyre created its ﬁrst video trailer for the collection of 23 mostly previously unprinted tales in the book that’s twice its planned length. The 23rd Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival runs Oct. 19 to 24 at various locations, mainly on Granville Island. For more information, see writersfest.bc.ca. crossi@vancourier.com

Zsuzsi Gartner likes her humour black, much like it is in the anthology Darwin’s Bastards: photo Dan Toulgoet Astounding Tales from Tomorrow, which she selected and edited.

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The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame is in the business of memories and this fall is doing especially well cashing in on nostalgia—notably for sensitive Canucks fans who believe (along with odds-makers) that the 40th anniversary of Vancouver’s entry into the NHL will be commemorated with a Stanley Cup victory skate next spring. If we’re all Canucks, we all believe— right? For most of those 40 years and through the coaching tenures of Hal Laycoe, Roger Neilson, Pat Quinn and now Alain Vigneault, the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame was clever to hang on to one particular piece of frozen rubber: the puck that hit the back of the net to mark the first Canucks NHL goal. On Oct. 9 at the milestone anniversary party at Rogers Arena (before the L.A. Kings spoiled the fun in overtime), that same puck was dusted off and placed in the spotlight. Hall of Fame curator Jason Beck presented the puck to Barry Wilkins, the defenceman who scored that franchise first in 1960, and with the team’s first captain, Orland Kurtenback, dropped the puck to mark the ceremonial start to the game. A hall of fame exhibit will be set up near section 102 at Rogers Arena with different themes through the year, starting with a look at the Canucks’ inaugural NHL season.

Tears for Terry

At a weekend VIFF screening of Into the Wind, the Terry Fox biopic co-produced by Steve Nash, the emcee made us cry. Fox reminded us we can achieve remarkable feats. And then he died, like thousands of Canadians every year. The VIFF host for the afternoon screening barely held it together as she spoke about a husband, father and best friend who all died of cancer in the past year. The audience got to its feet and applauded. Her candour illuminated why the Marathon of Hope is an aborted cross-Canada journey we cherish and why the Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than $500 million for cancer research. Fox’s story is one our nation will never tire of hearing as long as our loved ones continue to be diagnosed with cancer. Into the Wind airs on ESPN and TSN through the fall. —M.S.

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Walesmen kick for high school crown Megan Stewart Staff writer

When Prince of Wales high school started a swim team last season for the first time in years, there weren’t enough swimmers to form a four-person relay. But modest beginnings didn’t stop a team that grew to 30 swimmers from advancing past the Vancouver and Richmond regional swim meet to finish third in the province. Now that same team counts about 40 student athletes and two coaches, both Grade 12 students at the school, who will stack their freestyle and medley relays in an effort to trump last year’s bronze showing. From non-existent to third in B.C. is impressive and surprising on its own, but one competitive swimmer with the Walesmen says his team has proven it’s not merely up-and-coming but will remain a top-ranked mainstay. Travis Kam wants to see Prince of Wales dethrone the reigning champion Saint George’s. “I’m putting the challenge out there,” said Kam, 16, one of the fastest national backstrokers in his age group who trains with the Pacific Dolphins swim club. “This year our team has a lot more talent than last year. St. George’s is

The Prince of Wales swim team counts about 40 student members who will stack their freestyle and medley relays. on a seven-year hot streak and I think this year we have good potential of winning.” Since 2001, the all-boys St. George’s Saints swim team has beat all other B.C. schools at the provincial swim meet, which is held in November. Scott Abt, the aquatics commissioner for B.C. School Sports, said this year will mark the ﬁrst for a new competitive structure for high school swimming. Girls- and boys-only schools will compete in their own divisions. The fastest, highest-scoring team is eligible to win across all schools, meaning St. George’s can continue its winning streak. Abt, a teacher at York House, credits the two students who founded the Prince of Wales team with instilling enthusiasm in the Walesmen and drawing a large number of committed competitors. “It’s a surprise when you see a school that new do as well as they did. They’re one of my school’s

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main competition,” he said. Amy Knechtel and Michelle Chan started the team last year as Grade 12 students. This year they handed the reigns over to Justin Liu and Amy Russell. Russell swam with the Dolphins for eight years and waited beginning with her ﬁrst semester in high school for a team at Prince of Wales. Knechtel and Chan “set the bar high,” she said. “They really knew what they were talking about and how best to convey it to the swimmers. They were patient and understanding… there couldn’t have been two better people to start this team.” High school swimming is divided between “open” swimmers who train more than two hours a week and “B” swimmers who train less. Swim teams accumulate points based on the top 16 times across all events and relays garnish double the points. Prince of Wales is stacking its relays. “We [have] many strong individuals and when we put them together, we can compete against the stronger teams,” said Russell, who coaches the team with Justin Liu. The ﬁve fastest teams at the regional swim meet Oct. 29 will advance to race in the November provincials in Nanaimo. mstewart@vancourier.com

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Fitness trainer touts Xbox motion control Megan Stewart Staff writer

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It’s not a game changer for online fitness trainer Josh Neumann, but he believes a new motion control system for Microsoft’s video game console Xbox presents new health and fitness potential through gaming. The co-founder of Stay Fit Anywhere set a benchmark for online training and works with clients around North America. Nothing can replace the benefits and interaction of meeting a trainer face to face, he says. But the immersion gaming of Kinect comes close. Kinect, which is essentially a narrow camera box that attaches to an Xbox, doesn’t just lose the hand-held wands or balance boards known to Sony and Nintendo users—think Wii Fit. Its motion-sensor camera eliminates the need for a traditional game controller altogether. “You don’t need to hold anything. It’s just you and the game,” Craig Flannagan, a marketing manager with Microsoft, said last week while showing off Kinect at a press preview before its wider release next month. What Flannagan described as

The Kinect system attaches to an Xbox. “player projection tech” translates to a camera that captures a user’s location and movement within an eight-foot range, meaning an avatar on the TV jumps and lifts an arm to spike a volleyball the second the human player in the living room does so. “There’s nothing between you and your game,” he said. For blacktop racing, the plastic replica of a steering wheel is gone. In its place are your own two ﬁsts, held as if gripping the wheel. “Play mechanics”—essentially strategic

leaning and a few timely elbow pumps—push your hotrod past the plumbers and over the finish line. Designed by BigPark, a Vancouver-based design firm, Joy Ride is the first car racing game built for Kinect. Founded in 2007, BigPark’s team has ties to Electronic Arts and Microsoft. Its popular franchises include FIFA Soccer, NBA Street and SSX, for snowboard cross. These and other sport-centric video games potentially allow an

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Public consultation and feedback meetings will be held on the following dates to discuss the five schools being considered for potential closure.

Public Information Meetings: October 25 - November 1, 2010 Schools considered for potential closure:

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Time

Meeting will be held at:

Carleton Elementary

Oct 25

7pm

Windermere Secondary 3155 E. 27th Ave.

Champlain Heights Annex

Oct 26

7pm

Killarney Secondary 6454 Killarney St.

Macdonald Elementary

Oct 27

7pm

Templeton Secondary 727 Templeton Dr.

McBride Annex

Oct 28

7pm

Sir Charles Tupper Secondary 419 E. 24th Ave.

Queen Alexandra Elementary

Nov 1

7pm

Vancouver Technical Secondary 2600 E. Broadway

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immersion experience with Kinect, which will promote Your Shape Fitness Evolved as a training and exercise program. Designed by Ubisoft, the fitness program includes yoga, tai chi, target practice and other team sports geared toward families and group play. Personalized programs track individual progress and celebrity guest coaches have signed on to lead specialized weight training that mimics a one-on-one training session. Those trainers aren’t in the room, but Flannagan asserts, “With Kinect, you can’t really fool it... There is no cheating. If you have to jump, you jump.” Neumann of Vancouver’s Stay Fit Anywhere can’t fault a program that gets people off their butts. Although the health benefits of Wii Fit and other living-room fitness games have been questioned by researchers, Neumann says an individual stands to get out of a workout whatever he or she puts in. “Anything that keeps people moving is fantastic. In regards to serious training, I’m not sure how it will improve what we do. Nothing will replace a one-on-one training session with an expert.” mstewart@vancourier.com

Schools considered for potential closure:

Date

Time

Meeting will be held at:

Carleton Elementary

Nov 2

7pm

Windermere Secondary 3155 E. 27th Ave.

Champlain Heights Annex

Nov 3

7pm

Killarney Secondary 6454 Killarney St.

Macdonald Elementary

Nov 4

7pm

Templeton Secondary 727 Templeton Dr.

McBride Annex

Nov 8

7pm

Sir Charles Tupper Secondary 419 E. 24th Ave.

Queen Alexandra Elementary

Nov 9

7pm

Vancouver Technical Secondary 2600 E. Broadway

Please note: Meetings will be held at secondary schools in order to better accommodate the public.

For meeting details and format please check www.vsb.bc.ca/school-closures. This section includes related reports; links to the school closure process policy; status updates; and decision timelines. Parents and other members of the public can write an email to the Board at: schoolclosure@vsb.bc.ca

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Miss Knee-Injury

There’s a gender gap in sports. Amateur, high

school, recreational and professional female athletes seem to suffer one speciﬁc and particular knee injury far more than their male peers: a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament, also known as ACL. One sport physiotherapist called it a “pandemic.” He said four out of ﬁve ACL tears happen in girls and women. At his clinic, he treats eight to 10 female

patients with such an injury each day. What he can’t say is why. “Why does it happen,” pondered Marc Rizzardo, an instructor at the UBC school of rehab and team trainer with the Whitecaps. “No one really knows.” At the annual AGM for SportMed B.C., Chris Franks seconded Rizzardo’s concern and puzzlement. The alignment of a teen

or adult woman’s wider hips might contribute to the biomechanical strain on her knees. To compound such pressure, Franks—a former professional and national player and now a soccerspeciﬁc physio—said posture and particularly the carriage of their pelvis can lead to repeat injuries all over the body. He remembers working with Canada’s national women’s team, which

he described as a group of athletes who could throw down 500 sit-ups “easy” but whose pelvic strength and alignment “was a mess.” When national team member and Whitecaps star midfielder Kara Lang first tore her ACL in 2006 when she was playing for UCLA, reporters described the sickening sound of a snap as her fibula also broke. Lang tore her ACL again last September.

Sport doctors and health practitioners have a hard time explaining why an ACL tear seems to disproportionately derail female athletes. In an interview with ESPN, Dr. Tarek Souryal, Texas orthopedic surgeon and head team physician for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, backed up the ﬁndings of Rizzardo and Franks here in the Lower Mainland. Continued on page 38

Your BC Lions — In Their Own Words Jamall Lee - 23 I was raised in Port Coquitlam and live year-round in the Lower Mainland with my family – so I’ve been a Lions fan all my life! I’ve been around football for as long as I can remember. My dad, Orville Lee, was a running back who was selected by the Ottawa Rough Riders as the first overall pick in the 1988 Canadian draft and went on to play a number of seasons in the CFL. My dad has always been an inspiration to me, which is a major reason why I began playing football during high school. Following a pretty successful high school career, during which I was named a B.C. provincial all-star, I headed east to play football at Bishop’s University in Quebec. My university career was an amazing experience and I am proud of my accomplishments there – some of the highlights include being the CIS leading rusher in 2008, along with having a leadership role as a team captain in my final two seasons as a Gaiter. Just over a year ago, I was fortunate to be drafted by my hometown BC Lions – a team I’ve followed since childhood. Growing up in Port Coquitlam, I always knew British Columbians love their football so I’m passionate about doing whatever I can to win a Grey Cup for the CFL’s best fans. For several years, my father has worked with troubled youth in the Lower Mainland, which is a big reason why I love taking part in our club’s community initiatives. Whether it’s reading to kids at a local elementary school or speaking to high school youth about the importance of getting good grades, standing up to peer pressure and having an active, healthy lifestyle, it gives me a good feeling to know I’m having a positive influence on young people right here in B.C. Jamall Lee grew up in Port Coquitlam and was a BC Lion fan when he was a youngster.

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Continued from page 37 He said an alarming number of female athletes—double the number of boys and men—are showing up with knee injuries, especially to the ACL. He described the ﬁeld as “a very hot topic of study.” “Although we know that women proportionally suffer more ACL injuries than men, at this time, no one knows exactly why.” Here’s what else he had to say: The function of the ACL: • One of four main ligaments of the knee, the ACL is the smallest of the four but plays “perhaps the most important role” and keeps the tibia (shin bone) from pushing forward on the knee and stabilizes the knee in rotation. “In sports that are mostly straightahead,” he said, “jogging, swimming, biking— the ACL has virtually no function. But in the sports that involve cutting, planting and changing direction, the ACL plays a vital role.” Theories: • Bone structure in some individuals, notably a narrow intercondylar notch at the end of the femur where two ligaments are housed.

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ACL tears among women are inexplicably high. Province file photo Gerry Kahrmann

Regardless of what that notch does, women have a more proportionally narrow notch than men: “It’s even smaller than would be expected.” It may be one of the factors that predispose women to ACL injuries. • Neuromuscular coordination may be a factor. Muscles ﬁre at perfectly precise and synchronized moments in order to walk, run, dribble, shoot. But, Souryal told ESPN, “For whatever reason, women do not seem to have this neuromuscular precision developed to the extent that

males do. It might be hormonally mediated, because young men have testosterone and this plays a vital role in muscular development. Or it could be that boys tend to begin playing sports from the time they are very young and girls tend to start later. Whatever the reason, it’s a theory although at this time it’s probably the leading one.” Next week: what FIFA did to address the need for dynamic training and decrease knee and joint injuries in soccer. mstewart@vancourier.com

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3507

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3540

PUPS - purebred Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler), 1st shots. $500. Chilliwack. Call 604-512-7560.

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5040 4530

Travel Destinations

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Business Services

5017

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Business Opps/ Franchises

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Estate of MIRANDA MAI-YEE LI (a.k.a. MIRANDA MAI YEE LI, MIRANADA M. Y. LI, MIRANDA M. LI, and, MIRANDA LI), Deceased Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the above named deceased, late of 3122 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6K 3E1, are required to send full particulars to the undersigned Executor at Suite 3 - 8431 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6P 4Z9, by November 15, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Lanny Elmore Harris, Executor

STOP FORCLOSURES 1st and 2nd Mortgages 604-629-8628 www.Mazuma.ca

7005

Real Estate Services

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of John Henry Weatherall, Deceased, late of 3626 Wellington Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 4Z3 who died on the 3rd day of September, 2009, at Vancouver, British Columbia, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned at 510 - 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H1, on or before November 5, 2010, after which the attorney for the Estate will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the attorney then has notice. Carolyn M. Coleclough, solicitor for Michael John Jefferson, administrator by attorney for the Estate

To advertise call

604-630-3300

★ 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

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-04

Burnaby

BBY, 1690 Augusta Ave. 1 BR Condo, full reno’d, new appls, inste W/D. By SFU, golf course. $229,900. Frank 604-929-7739

6008-30

Surrey

CLEAN/HUGE/COZY 1BR, 1 bath, u/g prkg Condo unit by King George Skytrain Stn. $169,000. Ph Angel or Noel 604-930-5676

6008-36

Vancouver West Side

Great Location! Great Price! #207 - 2080 Maple, 1 BR, See www.kitsbeachcondo.ca

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

★ ALERT: WE BUY HOUSES ★ Foreclosure Help! Debt Relief! No Equity! Don’t Delay! Call us First! 604-657-9422 * AT WE BUY HOMES *

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6020

8050

Chimney Services

Chimney Sweep Repair Specialists. WETT cert. 604-771-4772 www.TheHomePros.tv

8055

Cleaning

Houses - Sale

6020-01

7010

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

apts/condos

ofﬁce/retail suites & partial houses

warehouses

townhouses

homestay

shared accommodation

To advertise in Rentals call 604-630-3300

6030

$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Harrison Hot Springs immaculate 1650sf 3br, 2ba rancher $389K 604-796-3531 id5222 Langley parklike acreage w/2 homes, 1 with suite, barn, $1,495,000 857-9093 id5238 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $440Kobo 722-3996 id4694 New West updated new kit etc. 670sf 1br condo, pool $158,500 778-397-0508 id5230 Poco immaculate 1790sf 3br 2.5ba end unit tnhome $424,900 778-554-2263 id5241 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198

We Also Take Over Your Payment Until Your House Is Sold. No Fees! No Risk!

Call us First! 604-700-4419

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We Will Take Over Your Payment

Until We Sell Your Property. No Fees. Call Kristen today (604) 786 - 4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Out Of Town Property

Doors

Drainage

604.984.3639

dig@gonedigging.ca

CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706

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

DOMESTIC CLEANING & Light Janitorial, $25/hr. Res/Comm. Bonded. Call Paul 604-325-0097

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Call Tobias 604 782-4322

H.C. Office / House Cleaning Quality & Experience. Bonded & Insured. 604-725-0856

Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

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

8060

Concrete

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

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

253-0049

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do block, & stone work. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813

8075

Reduce Reuse Recycle The classiﬁeds can help! 604.795.4417 604.630.3300

Apt/Condos

TIMESHARE CANCEL. Were you misled when you purchased a Timeshare? Get out NOW with contract cancellation! STOP paying Mortgage and Maintenance! 100% Money back Guaranteed. 1-888-816-7128, X-6868 or 702-527-6868

Dreaming of a New Home?

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

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Abbotsford

Check the Real estate section.

To advertise call 604-630-3300

# 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

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224

PATCHING, TEXTURE / smooth ceilings, plaster walls. Small jobs. 25 years exp. Call 604-671-9901

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

VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr. Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years. All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates. Lic. 22308

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

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BDRM, $800. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224

LANGARA GARDENS

Excavating

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

RENTALS 6508

8087

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

Drywall

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

Recreation Property

❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏

IMMAC. 3100SF, south facing bsmt entry house, w/Baker view, fenced yard in W Abby, 4 br, 2 bath, + 2 br suite w/1 bath, new appls, carpet, paint, hw tank & furnace. $479,900 604-874-6676

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

For all your Residential Excavation & Drainage Requirements

Lots & Acreage

Any Price, Any Condition Any Location. No Fees! No Risk !

6020-02

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

Licensed & Bonded

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.com Offer ends 10/31/10!

6065 * ATTENTION * WE BUY HOUSES WE CASH YOU OUT FAST!

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

Gone Digging

JANE’s • House Cleaning A thorough job every time! Call ★ 778-800-9612

Electrical

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934.

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

A.S.B.A ENTERPRISE Comm/ Res, Free Est, $20/hr incls supplies, Insured, 604-723-0162

8080

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

Max: 604-341-6059

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT, New Westminster. $75,000 in services paid! 33’ x 130’. No HST! $324,888. Call 604-726-0677.

6050

Concrete

Real Estate

uSELLaHOME.com

8060

8070

Body Work

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

5505

HOME SERVICES

8073

REAL ESTATE 6005

Legal/Public Notices

Mortgages

Financial Services

5035

5505

1 BR, Coal Harbour, 1420 W. Georgia, 8th flr. bright, 535sf, 6 appls, gym, water view from balc. avail now, $1290, 604-908-5424

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

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

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

6508

Apt/Condos

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

601 West 57th Ave, Van

Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments and Townhouses in the Oakridge area at West 57th Ave and Cambie St. Included are heat & hot water, plus a spacious storage locker. Many suites have big patios and balconies with gorgeous views. Quiet and tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry facilities, gated parking and 16 shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School, Langara Golf Course and much more. Sorry no pets. For more information: 604-327-1178 info-vnc@langaragardens.com www.langaragardens.com Managed by Dodwell Strata Management Ltd. www.househunting.ca

2 BR +office, large bright, 2 bath, quiet bldg. South Granville, 2 blks to VGH, wood fp, balc. hardwood, stainless, ns, np, prkg, $2400/mo or lease, refs. 604-739-1414 3 BDRM CONDO, 2nd flr, 688 E 17th, $1550, pet ok, all appl, 1 prkg, Avail now. 604-322-1848 BACHELOR SUITES for rent. Must be 60 or older, low income, must be independant. 604-562-1976 BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Rates from $800. Call 604-327-9419. VAN 2 BR, 2 ba Executive condo D/T. $2290. Call Quay Pacific Property Mgmt at 604-570-2786

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR bsmt suite, 29th & Elgin, near bus & school $900 + 50% utils. ns np, avail Oct 15. 604-725-7800 or 604-649-4645 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M VANCOUVER - 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place & Costco…$1,288/M Call (604)435-5555 or (604)786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

TWO BDRM house, den, 5 appl. no pets, Main st. area $1,700 per mth. 1 yr. lease 604 873-1957

8125

Gutters

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

604-439-9417

8130

Handyperson

AaronR CONST Repairs & Renos, small repairs welcome. Insured, WCB, Licensed. 604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com DUSTTIN’S HANDYMAN Service Reno’s Maintenance & Deficiency Repair. Exc Rates 604-873-5990 EXP’D HANDYMAN offering all kinds of high quality affordable services. Call: 604-828-0899 Home/Business Improvements Reliable • Clean • Tidy. We love small jobs. Philip: 604-261-1700 SMALL JOBS WELCOME! Bath, kitchen, plumbing, flooring, painting, etc. Call Mic, 604-725-3127

8140

Heating

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

8150

Kitchens/Baths

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing NO HST til end of Dec • In business 50 years

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

8155

Landscaping

HEDGE REMOVAL, stump grinding, excavator, concrete removal, etc Steve 604-724-3670 ONE CALL Landscapes it all www.sterlinglandscaping.ca Free estimates! 604-985-2545

vancourier.com

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmt, 60TH & KNIGHT, n/s, n/p, Ref’s a must, suits quiet people, 1200 sf, avail Nov 1, $850 incl utils. 604-649-3525 2 BR bsmt ste, Nov 1st, $825 hydro incl’d, n/s, nr Langara, schools, grocery. 604-715-4706 2 BR main flr, new reno, 800sf, nr Fraser & 47th, quiet area, $1250 + utils, laundry, n/s, n/p, Immed 604-727-1372 or 778-887-0393 2 BR, share yard, $950 incl utils & laundry, carpeted, 5 yr old home, 29 Ave skytrain, Near Kingsway, ns, np, avail now, 778-881-1674 LOVELY 2BR/1BTH Kits townhome in restored heritage house at 14th & Cypress. 2 patios, French doors, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, in-suite laundry, storage, 1 parking space. NS/NP. Long-term lease - Oct 15/Nov 1. $1900 + utilities. 604-568-4384

6615

Wanted To Rent

2 OR 3 Br independant ste or house for rent asap. 3 tennants, responsible, employed, $1200/mo max. Near transit. Please call after 5 604-818-5191

WEDNESDAY, O C T O B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

HOME SERVICES 8160

Lawn & Garden

Fall Services

SAME DAY SERVICE “More than just mowing!”

Yard Clean-ups • Hedges Pruning • Gutters • Aeration Lawn Mowing Christmas Lights Rubbish Removal

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES

310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca Book a job at: www.jimsmowing.ca

AJK MOVING LTD.

garage, basement, backyard. LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBS EST.1994

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

604-737-0170

Certiﬁed • Insured • WCB

rakesandladders.com

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

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

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

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

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

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576. AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511 EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE MOVERS 5 Ton Truck & 2 Men $55/hr. Apts, Houses, Offices We do it all! 24/7. 604-346-2416

7291234

PRIMO PAINTING

604-537-4140 Moving. Storage. Deliveries Local & Long Distance MOVERS.... Residential. Commercial. Industrial. Truck for Clean-ups

Interior & Exterior

* EXCELLENT PRICES *

www.totallawn.ca

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 Rakes & Ladders.. Lawns, trees, gardens, shrubs. Certified, Insured & WCB, 604-737-0170 T. TRAN-604-723-2468, Pruning, trimming, topping, gardening, leaf and fall cleanup. Reliable.

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

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 YARD CLEAN-UP, lawns cut & lawn aeration, hedge trim, rubbish removal, gutters. 604-773-0075

8175

Masonry

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

Cabana Masonry Ltd.

604-724-3670

Top Quality Masonry Work

MOVING?

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

THE REPAINT SPECIALIST Can help with colors. Call Jacques 778-228-4777

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

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALL KINDS: Concrete, Ashpalt, Paving Stones, Retaining Walls. Drainage, Reno’s. 604-618-0858 ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

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

604-312-6311

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

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

604-618-4988

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

604-731-2443

DRAIN AND Plumbing maintenance. Small projects are welcomed..... 604-828-0899

PLUMBERS

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

LUCKY METAL WORKS Fence & Gates Stainless Steel Door Window & Door Replacement Patio Covers & Sunrooms Andy: 604-719-8689 #158-11782 River Rd., RMD

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

Greg 604-818-0165

POINT GREY LTD. ROOFING Established 1946

All Types of Rooﬁng, Re-Rooﬁng & Repairs

604-379-2641

Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

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

Eco-Friendly Disposal of Your Unwanted Clutter

Design Build Renovations! New Kitchen, Bathroom? House or Condo Specialists. 604-418-7691 www.showcase-interiors.com GET OUT YOUR LIST! We do all the fussy little jobs no one else wants to do. Complete home repairs. Workmanship and your Satisfaction Guaranteed. Est 1983. Ralph 682-8256 KITCHEN & BATHS Home renovations, 30+ years experience. Call 604-731-7709 Mozaik Handyman Services Ltd Reno painting, electrical, plumb tiling, 604-739-8786..716-8687

8250

DISPOSAL BINS 4 - 40 yard bins. Starting from $179 including dump fees. Disposal King, 604-306-8599

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!

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

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

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midweek edition WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 2010

Vol. 101 No. 82 • Established 1908 • West

Sentimental favourite Wale of a team

Angry crowd targets head of missing women inquiry Oppal denies that he ﬂed meeting Mike Howell Staff writer

Speakers voiced their anger last Friday at a public meeting at the Carnegie Centre.

photo Dan Toulgoet

City urges motorists to avoid Hornby bike lane construction Separated bike lane may open before Christmas Mike Howell Staff writer

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BY CHERYL ROSSI Tales of the dystopic near future are featured in the anthology Darwin’s Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow, edited by Zsuzsi Gartner.

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CHERYL ROSSI The developers and marketer behind Olympic Village say a price cut is needed to sell more of the high-priced condos and pay the city back. BY

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BY NAOIBH O’CONNOR Schools awaiting seismic upgrades could be replaced with mid-rise, multi-use buildings, says the VSB superintendent.

O P I N I O N

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BY ALLEN GARR NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton’s sudden about face on her vote for the Hornby bike lane is all about securing her election chances next year.

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TOM SANDBORN It’s done elsewhere in the world with great success, so why not make transit downtown a fare-free zone to reduce greenhouse emissions? BY

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Happiness comes from how you think of it

Our gifts are not ours to keep but to give and pass to others

davidicuswong With the years, I have learned that half of the happiness of life comes from how I think of it. So I frame each day with an attitude of gratitude. Before I rise, I say a prayer of thanks for the good in my life—those blessings received not earned—health (at least the parts of the body that are working well), the people in my life today (my family, friends, colleagues and patients), the love I receive from them, and the love I can give. We can be passive in our lives and in our relationships. We can struggle against the things that don’t seem to go our way. Life can seem random. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, and we never have everything perfect and everything we want. Yet life just as randomly throws us blessings—good luck, a sunny break on a cloudy day, a gentle rain after a heat wave, a helping hand, a smile, and a kind word when we need one. As I fall asleep, my last thoughts are a meditation of appreciation as I consider the blessings of the day. I appreciate the privilege of my work for it really is a privilege to care for individual patients—to have their conﬁdence and trust, and to have the resources and the opportunity to ease their suffering and help them achieve their goals in life. This calling is gratifying in itself. I will miss my dear patient Mary Lou, who recently passed away after meeting her incurable condition with courage and grace. Ever gracious at every visit, she expressed thankfulness for the care she received and appreciation for her loving family. I recognize the responsibility of my calling and devote all my thought and energy to my tasks. Yet at the same time, I remember