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Two towers may rise from old Opsal Steel site Residential site will reach 26 storeys Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

The dilapidated Opsal Steel building on Second Avenue was built in 1918.

photo Dan Toulgoet

A two-tower residential development at the historic Opsal Steel site on Second Avenue is poised to go ahead after years of planning. Bastion Development Corporation is behind the project, which will feature two residential highrises with commercial and retail amenities, and a restored Opsal Steel building. One tower will reach 26 storeys at the corner of Second and Quebec. The shorter tower will be at Ontario and Second. The land where the car wash sits is not included in the development. The dilapidated Opsal Steel building is considered a prime example of early industrial construction and reﬂects the neighbourhood’s

industrial history. It was designed and built by Dominion Construction in 1918 and was originally home to the Columbia Block and Tool Company. It’s fallen into disrepair over the years with large holes in the roof. Scaffolding was erected to protect pedestrians from falling debris. Heritage Vancouver listed Opsal Steel on its October 2009 update on endangered sites, describing it as “a unique West Coast variant of the standard foundry building design originating from the late 19th century industrial design.” It was part of the industrial hub on the south side of False Creek, according to Heritage Vancouver, which stated “It’s all timber construction and cladding gives it its unique West Coast interpretation.” See DEVELOPERS on page 4

Residents voice laneway housing concerns at city hall Lack of notiﬁcation rankles some neighbours Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

Laneway housing kept residents, city staff and councillors at city hall until 11 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 21. “We think that, generally, things are working pretty well,” said Heike Roth, a senior planner

with the city. “And we agree with the public that there is room for looking at some improvements.” The key concerns of the 30 residents who addressed council were upper storey heights and the desire for notiﬁcation, Roth said. Roth said the city is considering making one-storey laneway homes more viable on standard

lots, possibly through the extension of laneway homes several feet into backyards. The allowable overall building height could be reduced on larger lots through a reduction in unit size or enclosed parking or storage space. But a staff report presented to council Oct. 21 didn’t include a recommendation about more

notiﬁcation for neighbours for laneway development applications. The lack of notice rankled residents including Peter Selnar, a member of the Dunbar Residents Association. “It is ironic that in order for a property owner to build a deck or enclose a porch, neighbours are notiﬁed and their input is con-

sidered prior to issuing a building permit, yet a two-storey high building with far greater impact requires no such process,” Selnar told the city. Council will consider recommendations by staff and the public at its regular council meeting Nov. 2. See MONTHLY on page 4

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Monthly rent for laneway homes range from $1,000 to $2,100

Continued from page 1 The concept of laneway housing was part of the previous council’s EcoDensity initiative. City council approved laneway housing in July 2009. A year later, 100 permits for laneway homes had been issued by the city. Forty of the 100 are located east of Main Street and 60 are located west of Main. As of last week, the city had approved 170 applications with another 40 under consideration. Staff reported that homeowners and developers are spending at least $180,000 to add 500square-foot laneway homes to residential properties across the city, and $125,000 or more when the whole lot is being redeveloped. Permit processing takes four to ﬁve weeks. Of the ﬁrst 100 laneway homes approved, 61 were part of a total site development, but staff say single-family home demolition and replacement hasn’t increased. Rents for laneway homes range from $1,000 to $2,100 a month. The city won’t allow them to be

strata titled. Laneway homes are meant to provide more options for renters and family members. Sixty-seven of the 100 laneway homes are one-bedroom units, 28 are two-bedrooms and ﬁve are studios. They average 580 square feet, but range from 340 to 750 square feet, excluding garages and storage space. Lots with a laneway house must have at least one parking space onsite. Eighty-three per cent of the laneway homes are one-and-ahalf storeys high with traditional pitched roofs. They can be a maximum of 20 feet tall, or up to six feet taller than maximum permitted garage heights. Selnar said the Dunbar association wants a moratorium on the construction of laneway units until further study and consultation with neighbourhood groups is completed. He also called for an independent review of laneway housing. Instead of sweeping rezoning changes that allow laneway homes in most residential areas in the city, Selnar, a retiree

Peter Selnar, a member of the Dunbar Residents Association, says the city must do a better job of notifying neighbours of pending laneway housing. file photo Dan Toulgoet who trained as an architect and worked in ofﬁce interiors, says the association wants the city to take a neighbourhood-led ap-

proach to laneway housing so that the distinct character of each community will be maintained. Staff would like to report back

to council with an update one month after 150 units have received their ﬁnal inspections. crossi@vancourier.com

Developers earn bonus density when saving heritage buildings

Continued from page 1 Michael Naylor, a planner in the city’s rezoning centre, said the project was approved by the city in July after a public hearing and is in the development permit application stage. The development plan went before the urban design panel last week and it was supported

unanimously. “There’s actually two barns [forming Opsal Steel]—one on the lane and one on Second and they’re saving about three quarters of the one that sits right on Second Avenue and then a small portion of the one sitting on the lane,” said Naylor, explaining developers earn bonus density by

saving heritage buildings. “It gets to the point there’s too much bonus density happening and then we have to look at a scenario where it transfers off the site. We didn’t particularly want to look at that, so instead we settled at something [else] and they actually got quite a bit of extra height. It should

be the tallest building that’s approved in the area. It’s 26 storeys—that’s the tower that’s right beside the heritage piece at the corner of Quebec and Second.” Naylor said there wasn’t much opposition to the project at the public hearing, although a few people had issues with the height.

Original cladding from the Opsal Steel building will be reused in the interior courtyard of the development and the exterior signage will be remounted to the face of the building, according to Bastion’s website, which also states the interior will feature a pair of “long gable-roofed ranges with high

exposed ceilings, displaying the heavy-timber frames from the original structure.” Some artifacts from the steel company, including a gantry crane and wooden casting moulds, will appear at the site. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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Three weeks ago, Police Chief Jim Chu and senior officers took a verbal beating from an angry crowd at the Carnegie Centre. Speakers accused police of a range of improprieties. So what’s Chu going to do about it? He and his officers will return to the Carnegie next month to hear more from residents about their concerns, particularly how to work together to end violence against women in the Downtown Eastside. “It’s not just a one shot deal,” the chief said. “We’re going to go back down there.” Chu said the purpose of the meeting will be the same as the Oct. 8 gathering—to find ways to end violence against women. The chief didn’t have a definite date for the meeting but said it would happen in two to three weeks. Although the crowd ripped into police at the last event, Chu said he doesn’t believe that anger is reflective of how all residents of the Downtown Eastside feel about the police.

Earlier this month, angry speakers at the Carnegie Centre berated VPD Chief Jim Chu and other senior photo Dan Toulgoet ofﬁcers for a range of improprieties. “You can walk down two ﬂoors [in the Carnegie] and I can show you a room where lots of people are using the Carnegie Centre and a lot of those people would be very, very supportive of the Vancouver Police Department,” he said, noting 15,000 people live in the community. “Overall, the community is supportive. If there’s more to do though, we’ll

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Last Friday morning the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park received a new resident, an Eastern rosella parrot rescued by Surrey-based Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary. “Clyde” is the first new addition to the dome since the park board in July approved turning the operation of the conservatory over to the non-profit groups Friends of the Bloedel and the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association. The park board announced in November 2009 the possible closure of the conservatory due to budget cuts. Clyde joins the other 100plus, free-flying tropical birds living in the conservatory. According to the park board, Eastern rosellas are native to southeast Australia and Tasmania and grow to between 30 to 35 centimetres long. Clyde’s arrival at the dome comes almost a year to the day of the death of Charlie, a peach and white Moluccan cockatoo that had lived at the conservatory for more than 25 years. Charlie died just days before the announcement to possibly close the conserva-

“Clyde,” an Eastern rosella parrot, now lives at the Bloedel Conservatory. photo Dan Toulgoet tory was made by the park board last November.

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In a front-page story last week, I wrote that the park board eliminated eight program coordinator positions due to a lack of funds. I also wrote that it was the community centre associations that paid more than $600,000 to keep those positions during 2010. At a meeting held two weeks ago, parks staff suggested that for those positions to remain, the associations

should consider paying for them again. During my conversation with Vision Vancouver park board chair Aaron Jasper regarding those positions, I asked, “So as far as the park board is concerned, those positions no longer exist?” Which he conﬁrmed. But Jasper later sought to clarify that it’s not the positions that were eliminated—the funding for those positions was eliminated. When I mentioned my conversation with Jasper to one of my coworkers, he

Tennis anyone? Well, maybe not now in Jericho Park. The three tennis courts on the west side of the park have been removed to allow for the extension of a new rugby field. But two new courts are being constructed, so tennis will be back in the park. The work is being done as part of the installation of a synthetic turf playing field on what’s called the West Field in Jericho Park. The project was approved by the park board in February. The project also includes the extension of the East Field to accommodate rugby, improvements to the softball diamond and the construction of new tennis courts. Tennis courts are also available at West Point Grey Park at Trimble Street and West Eighth Avenue. An open house is being held tomorrow, Oct. 28, to share information with residents about the project and to discuss the proposed hours of operation of the newly installed synthetic turf field. The open house runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter:@sthomas10

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Advocates push for social housing atop East Hastings library Cheryl Rossi

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Social housing advocates in the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona want a library that’s slated for 720-730 East Hastings St. to be designed and constructed so that social housing on upper ﬂoors can be added later. “We’re saying to them you’ve got the land, we still want a library, we want books and homes,” said Dave Murray, a formerly homeless man who’s lived in low-income hotels and stays at his brother’s basement apartment in Kitsilano. City council directed staff to explore the social housing option in July, but after discussions with B.C. Housing and non-proﬁt housing providers proved fruitless, council told the library board Oct. 7 it could proceed with the design of a standalone library branch on the south side of East Hastings Street between Heatley and Hawks avenues. COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth tried to convince council to approve the design of a library with the capacity for housing, but

“WE WANT BOOKS AND HOMES.” Dave Murray

failed. But council said if city manager Penny Ballem could ﬁnd money to build housing above the library, Ballem could return to council with a proposal for consideration. Vision Coun. Kerry Jang says council gave her six weeks. That’s not good enough for residents, social housing advocates and members of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council, who rallied outside the Terminal City Club Oct. 22 hoping to talk with the mayor. “The models are in place,” said Murray, noting housing was constructed above the new Mount Pleasant branch. He acknowledged the Mount Pleasant units are market rentals but said social housing makes sense for the Downtown Eastside/ Strathcona area. Beth Malena, a member of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council, and a pastor who lives in Strathcona and works

Advocates Dave Murray and Beth Malena want a planned library on East Hastings to include social housing. photo Dan Toulgoet with low-income families in the area, said the city should continue to lobby the provincial government for funding. She said part of the province’s $250 million housing endowment fund could support this project. Jang said he and Ballem have been “shaking the bushes” to draw funding interest from foundations

and private donors. He said some of the people he’s talked to are considering providing money to larger projects instead. Jang said building structural supports for the library building in anticipation of adding social housing that might not go ahead could be wasteful when that money could go to support social

housing projects elsewhere. The Vancouver Public Library has aimed to establish a full-service library that would serve Strathcona, Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside for years. Parents rejected a proposal to establish the library at Strathcona elementary and heritage advocates rejected a proposal to construct the library on a historic block. While protesters say they’d rather wait to see a library that includes desperately needed social housing, Jang said he mostly hears from residents who want the new library opened as soon as possible. The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council, which includes many members of the Carnegie Community Action Project, wants the city to buy or designate five properties a year for social housing. They’ve identified nine possible properties in the Downtown Eastside area in addition to the library site. Jang said the city intends to buy property for social housing but some of the properties identified aren’t available for sale or are overpriced. crossi@vancourier.com

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It was 10 years ago when Caroline MacGillivray began volunteering at WISH drop-in centre for women in the sex trade, located in the Downtown Eastside, while researching an acting role. While at the drop-in centre one evening, MacGillivray spoke with a sex-trade worker who’d had a horrible day. Hoping to cheer the woman up, MacGillivray offered to style her hair and give her a manicure. “When I was finished she gave me a huge smile and a hug,” MacGillivray told me this week while reminiscing about that evening. She remembers thinking at the time, “If I can do this, can you imagine the difference someone who’s actually talented at doing hair can make?” MacGillivray was supposed to be volunteering at WISH as a volunteer coordinator and in the soup kitchen, but as more and more women came to her asking for help with their hair and makeup, her focus changed. So with the immediate support of WISH, on Dec. 15, 2000, MacGillivray organized the first ever Beauty Night and 73 women showed up. She says those early volunteers weren’t exactly professionals in hair and makeup, but their hearts were in the right place. Today, Beauty Night has a crew of 400 regular volunteers that includes hairdressers, makeup artists, estheticians, massage therapists, physical fitness instructors, nursing students, dental hygienists, fundraisers, caterers, communications professionals, designers, accountants, human resources professionals, facilitators and more. MacGillivray says even more inspiring is that over the past decade, many original clients have become Beauty Night volunteers themselves.

sandrathomas Beauty Night proved so popular, and much needed, it’s expanded to locations in Victoria, Prince George and Toronto. The organization received non-proﬁt status and formed a board of directors in 2002. To date, Beauty Night volunteers have completed more than 11,000 makeovers for women and youth who experience any form of hardship that affects their self-esteem and self-worth, including addiction, poverty, homelessness, HIVstatus, criminal convictions and mental illness. MacGillivray is also seeing more and more seniors attending sessions. The theme of Beauty Night has also expanded and programs offered weekly now include Chick Flick Movie Night, yoga and stretch classes, a soup kitchen that offers healthy organic meals twice a week in partnership with the Drugs, Alcohol, Meetings Society, the ChickLit Reading Circle and Creative Endeavours, during which Beauty Night volunteers escort clients to arts and

culture events, followed by tea to discuss the performance or exhibit. “Beauty Night is about building self esteem and changing lives,” says MacGillivray. Currently, MacGillivray is working to collect unopened items to fill 1,200 Christmas stockings, most of which will be distributed at a party Dec. 13. During the party, low-income women will receive makeovers, Mrs. Claus will be on hand to distribute the stockings and each of the clients will have their picture taken. The Christmas stockings were sewn and decorated by local students and members of groups such as Girl Guides and Brownies. MacGillivray says getting children involved is a good way to begin discussions around poverty. Items needed for the stockings include socks, gloves, underwear, umbrellas, toothbrushes and toothpaste, dental floss, new soaps and cosmetics. MacGillivray explains because of the compromised health of some of Beauty Night’s clients, even gently used cosmetics can’t be accepted. Cash donations are always welcome because, just like the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Beauty Night has the ability to purchase items in bulk. If ever there was a successful example of the power of one, it’s MacGillivray, who now has her sights set on the next 10 years. And if it’s anything like the last 10, MacGillivray’s determination to change the world one makeover at a time, will know no bounds. Because Beauty Night has no official office, donations can be arranged for drop off by calling 778885-4526 or by emailing info@beautynight.org. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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University ‘art’ gallery celebrates racist killers

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“We are killing idiots, people who came to steal our wealth. We have declared war on every white.” —anonymous member, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Looking for something scary to do this Halloween? Forget fake haunted houses and cemetery strolls. For a genuine horror show, check out the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, a white brick building among the green grass and falling leaves at the University of British Columbia. Inside the gallery’s darkened quarters, a ghoulish video and art exhibition celebrates the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a Marxist militia also known as MEND, which has slaughtered dozens of innocent people in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region. Most recently (on Oct. 2) two MEND bombs ripped through a parade in Abuja killing 12 and injuring 17. Like much of Africa, Nigeria owns a sad history stoked by ancient ethnic conflict. In the Niger Delta, heavily armed militias divide along ethnic lines, warring with each other and government forces. According to its mission statement, MEND hopes to drive out foreign oil companies such as Shell and Chevron who’ve played fast and loose with environmental and labour standards. It’s a complicated situation with plenty of blame to go around. But even among ardent Nigerian nationalists, MEND spells murder. However, the UBC exhibition, which runs six days a week until Dec. 5, tells a different tale via documentary film footage. On one big screen, MEND members, in their red ski masks and AK-47s, speak into a shaky video camera blending racist rhetoric with flowery pronouncements of virtue. “We are fighting for freedom. We are fighting for justice.” On another big screen, stockbrokers scurry around the Chicago Stock Exchange representing capitalism, western excess and Big Oil. To accuse the exhibition of moral relevancy is to grant it credibility. Its message is unequivocal. It chooses sides. It strides beyond propaganda and into the realm of recruitment video. The few. The proud. The Marxist. Mark Boulos, the “artist” responsible for the exhibition, was unavailable for comment. He oversaw installation of the exhibition but didn’t stick around. According to gallery organizers, Boulos, a Boston product now living in Amsterdam, is “very difficult” to track down.

markhasiuk Owned and funded by UBC, the Belkin gallery owes its existence to taxpayer cash. Speaking by phone from San Francisco, Scott Watson—the gallery’s longtime director, curator and self-described Boulos fan—refused to disclose the cost of the exhibit or how much Boulos was paid. Watson doesn’t dispute the exhibition’s pro-MEND bias. Apparently, it’s no big deal. “The artist wouldn’t have made these works,” said Watson, “if he wasn’t somewhat sympathetic to these people.” But seriously, Mr. Watson, aren’t you concerned that this exhibition, which provides no context or indication of MEND’s many crimes, might give patrons the wrong idea? Isn’t your gallery beholden, in some small way, to the pursuit of education the university represents? “I don’t think it’s our role to give current events lessons,” said Watson, who’s also a professor of art history at UBC. “Or to educate in that way.” Amazing. Mere weeks after 12 innocent people were blown to bits in Abuja, Vancouver’s greatest post-secondary institution celebrates their killers. As an added subtext, the exhibition oozes a strain of bigotry common to western elites. In their haste to demonstrate opposition to capitalism and corporate malfeasance on African soil, Watson and Boulos side with bloody extremists—as if Africans were incapable of anything but extremism. Watson parrots a familiar yet feeble defence. “It’s a work of art. It’s presented as a work of art.” So what’s next at UBC? An oil painting exhibit of Robert Mugabe and his racist lynch mobs? Or perhaps a multimedia piece juxtaposing the peaceful cave dwelling of al-Qaida with the frenetic pace of downtown Manhattan. Just in time for Halloween, a UBC art gallery presents an ode to death and mindlessness, constructed with malice or naiveté. Come as your favourite machete-toting butcher and receive a free red bandana. While supplies last. mhasiuk@vancourier.com

According to park board chair Aaron Jasper, community centre jobs “are not being eliminated.” file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Eight park board jobs back on chopping block,” Oct. 20. Sandra Thomas’s story on the eight community centre programmers did not represent my comments accurately and a distinction is in order to correct the record. These positions are not being eliminated, nor is our board unaware of their beneﬁts that they offer their neighbourhoods. Rather, the funding that has traditionally been received by the city to support these positions is being cut, which has

now placed them in jeopardy. No deﬁnitive actions have yet been taken, and our general manager is meeting with the community centre associations to discuss ways to identify new funding sources. There is no desire to eliminate or downsize, and the manner in which we plan to move forward will be guided by a resolve to protect the quality of the services that our board is responsible for. Aaron Jasper, chair, Vancouver Park Board

Kick former KGB agent back to Russia

To the editor: Re: “Former KGB captain hangs in limbo inside Vancouver church,” Oct. 20. Either we have laws in Canada that apply to all, fairly, or we do not. An individual who served in the KGB is legally inadmissible to Canada. If existing Canadian laws are not upheld by our courts, enforcement ofﬁcials and, ultimately, by the federal government what value do they have? And, frankly, I do not think our country is so desperate for new citizens that we need to recruit from the ranks of the Soviet secret police. Lubomyr Luciuk, spokesman, Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association

••• To the editor: Thanks for Mark Hasiuk’s opinion piece. But calling Michael Seifert a Ukrainian? Seifert is an ethnic German who allegedly committed wartime crimes for an occupying country (Nazi Germany), in Italy. Please. Call him

a Nazi, if that’s what he is. He never identiﬁed himself as Ukrainian, why would Hasiuk? Roman Zakaluzny, Ottawa, Ont.

••• To the editor: Bravo, Mr. Hasiuk. You deﬁnitely have the courage to accuse our government of having a double standard on immigration issues. Too bad you failed to ﬁgure out which policy is the right one. Andrew Shalimov, Toronto, Ont.

••• To the editor: Had Mark Hasiuk done a thorough study of history from the perspective of the victims of the Soviet regime, and/or had any compassion for them, he would not be equating the CIA with the KGB in a glib attempt to dismiss the similarities between the communist-run KGB and the Nazi-run Gestapo. Paulette MacQuarrie, Nanaimo, B.C.

To the editor: Thank you so much for your article on Mr. Mikhail Lennikov. I had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman when he ﬁrst entered the church sanctuary. I was, and remain, very moved by his story. Immigration states that Lennikov “lied” on entry to Canada about his KGB past. He said that he had done “military” service in the ’80s. My friend Evgeny Tretiakov, who passed away here in 1999, had the exact experience as Lennikov. In the ’80s—for a smart educated young person in the former USSR, the “carrot” dangled by the KGB would have been too much to refuse. Fancy apartment, beautiful men/women, parties, car, travel—all were given gratis to young people for “simply” translating. Lennikov is multilingual, as was my friend, and therefore was highly prized by the KGB. Lesley Thomson, Vancouver

Wannabe condo owners not getting whole story To the editor: Re: “New condo development courts carfree volunteers,” Oct. 15. There’s much more to home ownership than trying to eke out monthly payments. These proud homeowners could end up paying out a whopping percentage of their

incomes on housing costs alone. Are the fresh-faced beaming clients getting that side of the story when they line up with their artiﬁcial down payments? If you believe that, I’ve got an Olympic Village to sell you. Ian MacRae, Vancouver

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Architect supports effort to reduce confusion about zoning applications

New website targets citizen ignorance about rezoning Sandra Thomas Staff writer

A West End man has launched a new website he hopes will take some of the mystery out of the bureaucracy surrounding rezoning applications considered by the city. Randy Helten said he was growing concerned with the increasing number of “spot” development applications cropping up in his neighbourhood. “I was shocked out of my slumber,” said Helten. “There are yellow rezoning signs going up all over the West End.” Helten, a self-employed translator with an interest in sustainability

and the environment, decided to find out as much information as he could about the rezoning process at city hall. He decided to share his newfound knowledge through a website he calls Cityhallwatch. “Since then I’ve spoken to a lot of people, citizens, architects, lawyers, large and small developers and consulted city staff,” said Helten. “What I discovered is that the current rezoning and development process is seriously dysfunctional and definitely favours the developer.” Helten said many developers seek dramatic increases in permitted height and floor space, far beyond what current zoning guidelines per-

mit in each area. He added the city uses various means to permit these increases, including density bonuses offered to developers for heritage preservation, and programs such as the Short Term Incentives for Rental Housing, or STIR. He noted city council passed a motion in July for increased public transparency on density and that new rezoning decisions will be considered test cases. What started out as a simple project has blossomed into an almost full-time pursuit. But Helten is determined to explain rezoning to the average person. “It’s stressful for the average citizen to face elected ofﬁcials and the entire planning de-

Driver’s Licence: Right or Privilege?

i k i p e d i a ’s article on the history of drivers licences identifies the original ‘licence’ as a handwritten note from the Grand Ducal authorities issued to Karl Benz, the inventor of the modern automobile, in 1888 permitting him to operate his car on public roads. Mr. Benz requested the Cedric Hughes note because of complaints by the citizens of Mannheim about the noise and smell of his ‘Motorwagen’. By the beginning of the 20th century many European countries, the UK, and the United States were all grappling with how to control the growing problem of more cars and more crashes. In the US, Massachusetts and Missouri issued the first drivers’ licences in 1903. Little more than identification cards, they were issued for a small fee without any driving skills examination. As the number of cars and drivers steadily increased, however, skill testing became a prerequisite for licensing. The relationship between driver education and licensing and driver competency has been an ongoing subject of interest and scrutiny from the beginning. On August 18, 1907 under the headline “Better Auto Laws are Now Needed” the New York Times published an article about driver competency that has echoed down to the present time. Prompted by the high number of arrests for speeding “since the opening of the touring season” and the numerous accidents “appalling in their results,” the article surveyed the debate over “what is going to be done about it.” Motoring laws focused on speeding as the “chief point upon which penalties [were] concentrated.” Automobile club spokespersons, while deploring the behaviour of “careless and reckless drivers” protested that speeding laws, especially on rural roads, persecuted motorists. Their solutions

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partment,” said Helten. “Especially when the odds are stacked for the developer with intimate access to city council.” Helten plans to include detailed information on between one and three rezoning applications per month on the website. He’d also welcome feedback and information from residents and developers alike. Local architect and developer Michael Geller agrees rezoning applications often go over the heads of residents. “He’s absolutely right,” said Geller. “I have to confess that sometimes when I’m looking at a sign I have to turn my head upside down to try and understand it.”

Geller added sometimes a rezoning application sign only relates to a portion of a property, which adds to the confusion. He said when someone unfamiliar with the appropriate jargon walks by a sign reading, “13.4 metres with SSHR 0.92,” they tend to keep walking. “No one really understands what that means,” said Geller. Geller wants Helten to take his initiative one step further and push the city to include photographs or drawings on rezoning signs. Helten’s website is at cityhallwatch. wordpress.com. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter:@sthomas10

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Housing sites sit vacant in False Creek, Coal Harbour

New (and old) thinking required in social housing debate Michael Geller

Guest columnist When I was young, my father often reminded me that we tend to judge people by what they say and do, but expect others to judge us by our motives. I would like to share my motives in speaking out about the social housing at the Olympic Village, which has led to Courier columnist Allen Garr’s repeated and I feel, unwarranted criticisms of me. I ﬁrst suggested that the city should consider selling the expensive, over-budget Olympic Village social housing in November 2009. I thought this approach would allow the city to recover $110 million, make a small proﬁt, and build more social housing elsewhere. At the time, I never expected this proposal to lead to such heated debates and very public condemnations from Jim Green and Mr. Garr. Both accused me of being opposed to socially mixed communities. This is not true. What I opposed was the prospect of juxtaposing very low income people with very high income in very expensive social housing, at

a time when the money might be better spent elsewhere. I appreciate that ongoing public debate and the related uncertainty regarding the Olympic Village social housing could negatively impact the developer’s ability to sell the remaining condominiums. Given an outstanding loan and land payment totalling $750 million, I do not want this to happen. I therefore prefer to withdraw from this debate, and allow what I hope will be a successful marketing campaign to proceed. However, I do think we need to continue the discussion on how best to increase the supply of social housing around the city. As former mayor Mike Harcourt recently reminded me, when I was program manager of social housing for Canada Mortgage and Housing in the ’70s, the federal government approved thousands of social housing units every year. Today, the federal government has effectively withdrawn its funding. At the same time, the City of Vancouver and other regional municipalities often insist that new developments include social housing in order to get rezon-

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Opinion from readers ing approvals. In Vancouver, the requirement is generally 20 per cent of the total number of housing units. In Richmond and other municipalities, the percentage can vary. The problem, however, is that even when developers are prepared to make sites available, there is no money to build the housing. This is evidenced along the north shore of False Creek where ﬁve vacant sites are lying fallow and growing weeds. There is also a vacant social housing site in Coal Harbour, next to the community centre. Today it is being used as a parking lot, while the community grows up around it. Meanwhile, the need for social housing is growing, too. In the Downtown Eastside, the provincial government has purchased and renovated a number of rundown hotels. This has led to bet-

ter housing, and much needed support services. However, there are more cost effective alternatives to government purchase of these buildings. For one thing, the city should more aggressively enforce its maintenance and occupancy bylaws, so that the buildings cannot deteriorate to the extent that they have. Governments should also follow the lead of Toronto’s Streets to Homes Program, which houses people in existing apartments, rather than rely on new construction. The city should also be encouraging new private investment in the area. I would like to see more “entry level” ownership housing, in combination with social housing, to broaden the social and income mix in the area. Elsewhere we could be creating new social housing in conjunction with other new market housing developments, at signiﬁcantly reduced costs. We could start with the ﬁve vacant sites along the north shore of False Creek. Developers could be granted increased densities in return for building new social housing units along with their condominiums. Similar developments could be included

on the large tracts of city-owned land adjacent to the Olympic Village, and other city owned lands. In summary, contrary to what Mr. Garr alleges, I do support mixed communities, especially those offering a broader social and income mix. Not just at Olympic Village, but also in the Downtown Eastside, the north shore of False Creek and Coal Harbour. However, we need to use our limited ﬁnancial resources wisely. The $64.1 million we are spending to subsidize only 126 social housing units could have gone a long way towards this end. Michael Geller is an architect, planner, real estate consultant and developer. He also serves on the adjunct faculty of SFU. Got something to say about an issue in Vancouver? Get on your soapbox and become a Courier guest columnist. Send submissions (700-750 words) to editor@vancourier.com. Guest columns may be edited for content and length and are published at the Courier’s discretion.

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force. Kate Booth House and Sage Transition House are emergency women’s shelters that provide a safe, secure residential environment, in a confidential location, for women and children fleeing family violence. They also provide a 24-hour crisis line as well as child support programs. A goal of the three organizations is to promote the economic independence of women in the Lower Mainland by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation spearheaded the event with the support of three of its local realty offices, including RLP Westside and City Centre in Vancouver,

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researching strategies, techniques and learn how to interpret archival photographs. The event, at 1150 Chestnut St., is from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $25. Register by Nov 9 by calling 604-736-8561. There will be a reception with refreshments. See vancouver. ca/ctyclerk/archives/friends for more information.

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as well as one in North Vancouver. TD Canada Trust is also a sponsor. The gala, which includes appetizers, wine, entertainment and a silent auction, takes place next Tuesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at Cobre Nuevo Latino Restaurant, 52 Powell St. Tickets are $50 for one and $80 for two and are available by calling 778-868-4915. Silent auction donations can by made by calling 604-408-9311.

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F-bombed campaign spotlights cancer risks and detection Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

A new campaign aimed at young adults targets one of the most feared diseases in North America by using one of the English language’s most impolite words. “People are ready for somebody to say what we’re all thinking,” said Yaletown resident Yael Cohen, who founded the campaign and a non-proﬁt foundation called F--- Cancer. “In reality, cancer f--ing sucks.” The genesis of the campaign dates back to 2009 when Cohen’s mother, Diane, was recovering from breast cancer surgery. Cohen made her a T-shirt that read F--- Cancer. Her mother immediately wore it and its declaration elicited unexpected support and stories from strangers. Cohen, 23, started mass-producing the shirts, including a “censored” one that says “F Cancer” with the breast cancer ribbon placed on it. “I’m not trying to be vulgar. It’s not sexual, it’s not violent,” said Cohen, whose Twitter biographical information states she loves chocolate, endor-

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phins and swearing. “I always say it’s defeated and deﬁant. It literally came from my head in my hands after far too many days in the hospital.” Cohen, who works in investment relations, set up the foundation to target Generation Y, which she deﬁnes as anyone 17 to 35. She’s also trying to reach anyone with a parent to talk to their elders about personal risk factors and early detection. “We’re already teaching our parents so much. I sit down and teach my mom how to use a computer or her BlackBerry, so why don’t we teach them something that can save their lives,” Cohen said. Younger people who learn the facts will be better equipped to detect cancer when they reach a higher-risk age, she notes. “Ninety per cent of cancers are curable if caught in stage one.” Cohen says the name of the foundation resonates with people

Yael Cohen (right) made her ﬁrst F--- Cancer shirt while her mother Diane recovered from breast cancer surgery. photo Dan Toulgoet who are tired of daisies and daffodils. And the foundation’s website doesn’t hold back. “F--- you Cancer for taking my mom, my role model, my inspiration at the young age of 45,” reads a sentiment posted on the foundation website. “F--- you for taking her away in my senior year, not seeing me graduate, or

meeting her grandchildren.” Cohen said F--- Cancer hasn’t faced criticism from other cancer organizations. It doesn’t fund research, so it’s not competing with other cancer agencies for research dollars. But the organization’s logo stirred controversy in Kitsilano this weekend after it was posted

in all the windows of the Moule boutique on West Fourth Avenue at Maple Street. Last month’s educational campaign, entitled F-Tember asked Facebook users to “donate” their status update to F--- Cancer to disseminate information. “Your C cups turning into D cups is not always a good sign,” one update states. It links to a point-form risk factor and warning sign card. Cohen says F-Tember reached 100,000 people. Frank Guistra, Sarah McLachlan and Lance Armstrong have lent F--- Cancer support. Cancer Schmancer, a similar organization started by Fran Drescher, former star of the TV sitcom The Nanny and a misdiagnosed cancer survivor, lends F--- Cancer ofﬁce space in New York City. A team that cycles the two-day B.C. Cancer Foundation Ride to Conquer Cancer from Vancouver to Seattle returned to Vancouver in one day and raised $36,000 for F--- Cancer. The organization’s next project is an online game based on cancer. For more information, see letsfcancer.com. crossi@vancourier.com

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City’s new head librarian eyes looming budget cuts Jeremy Shepherd Contributing writer

The Vancouver Public Library’s new city librarian hopes to keep the shelves stocked and online features running smoothly amid a potentially shrinking budget when she takes over in December. “I anticipate that we’re looking at some kind of budget cut next year,” Sandra Singh said. Singh is replacing Paul Whitney, who is retiring after working in public libraries for 36 years. Singh, who works as director of the learning centre at the University of B.C. and begins her VPL job Dec. 20, stressed the VPL serves the entire community. “One of my areas of interest is around how public libraries deal with socially excluded communities,” she said. In her ﬁrst tenure with VPL earlier this decade, Singh was part of a national team called Working Together that reached out to different groups of people across the country, poor people, refugees and new immigrants who tended not to use public libraries. “What our teams heard was

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many, many stories... of people who felt the public libraries weren’t for them, they weren’t welcome and they couldn’t afford to use a library.” Singh said she hopes to build relationships with people who feel judged when they walk into a library. She said she is also considering forgoing address requirements for people without stable housing. “In many ways [that approach] is the foundation for the Carnegie Library Branch,” she said. Singh has been a cataloguer and a reference librarian and has worked in library management. She’s also been a cyber librarian, or a cybrarian. “I have quite a diverse background... I’ve done almost everything in terms of public libraries.”

Sandra Singh becomes the new city librarian Dec. 20, taking photo Dan Toulgoet over from Paul Whitney who is retiring. Singh was part of suite101.com, a collection of Vancouver writers and researchers who formed an online community in 2000. “It was like an early version of about.com,” Singh said, referring to the website featuring research and advice on a wide variety of

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But she expects the traditional book printed on flattened and bleached pulp to be around for a long time. Originally from Fiji, Singh arrived in Vancouver at the age of five. “I was three-foot-ten when I became a Canadian citizen,” she said. Born to an Indo-Fijian father and a German mother, Singh first discovered the library in Calgary when she saw it rolling past her. “My first public library memory is of the bookmobile,” she said. “It was just so extraordinary that a bus could have all these books.” An early favourite for Singh was an illustrated book of Greek mythology her mother checked out of the library for her every time she was sick. Singh has a passion for libraries, and describes her favourites with glowing tones one would expect of a pious man describing a cathedral. “I’d never been inspired by a space before,” Singh said, describing the first library that made her want to stay and read instead of just checking out books and leaving. jshepherdcourier@gmail.com

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The Vancouver School Board last shut down a school in 2003 when Shannon Park annex closed its doors due to low enrolment. So what happened to the building located at 1545 West 62nd Ave. near Granville Street? The VSB leased it to the Vancouver Hebrew Academy, an Orthodox Jewish Day school for pre-school to Grade 7 students. Parents wonder if the district will lease more public school buildings to private schools if any of the ﬁve East Side elementary schools eyed for closure are actually closed. It’s a politically sensitive subject considering some critics argue private schools are in direct competition with the VSB and lure away students, who take education dollars with them. But the buildings are obviously most suited for school use and the school board needs to generate cash through leases. Under the policy, the district can lease to private schools for up to 10 years, although beyond that requires Ministry of Education approval. Board chair Patti Bacchus is considering asking trustees to review the VSB’s policy, and policies of other school districts, to draw up a new policy that gives preference to other public uses such as child care, early learning and seniors’ activities, which wouldn’t be in direct competition with VSB operations. “The policy could also prohibit any further lease agreements to private operators, but I haven’t reached a conclusion yet because it hasn’t been fully explored,” she told the Courier. noconnor@vancourier.com

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Last week, I talked to Macdonald supporters outside the East Side elementary school. Monday morning, I interviewed a Carleton parent at a Starbucks down the street from that school. Earlier Monday morning, I scribbled notes—protected from the pouring rain, but not from the wind and cold—on McBride annex’s school grounds. The three East Side elementary schools are among five the VSB may close but the district has banned reporters from entering them. When I walked inside McBride annex to see if I could get a tour of the publicly funded school, I was kicked out. After calling the board office, the vice principal told me the district is trying to “minimize disruption to students,” which makes me wonder if the VSB considers reporters more of a disruption to students than shutting down five schools. Although I asked the communications department for tours of all five schools more than a week ago, I didn’t get a response before I showed up at McBride. I wanted tours to become more familiar with the individual schools and their places within their communities. That’s difficult to do over the phone. And public consultation meetings are being held at high schools— not the affected elementary schools—due the expectation of crowds. VSB spokesperson David Weir said my request was debated at the highest level with superintendent Steve Cardwell and board chair Patti Bacchus, but they concluded the press won’t be allowed in the five schools— staff don’t have time and if a tour was given to the Courier, all other media would have to get them. I questioned the district’s transparency and openness in light of the impact closures could have on families and students, but they won’t budge. “You have to look at the amount of things that we are doing. We are doing a lot in terms of the transparency piece, in terms of making sure the data we’re looking at is clear and accessible and available to people,” Weir said.

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The Port is bringing 2,000 square metres of park improvements to the North Shore. To make rail operations more efﬁcient, Port Metro Vancouver and its partners are building a new rail bridge over Lynn Creek. And while they’re at it, they’re upgrading the nearby Harbourview Park to make it more enjoyable for everyone. The project represents a unique collaboration between government and industry to improve land in the community, while enabling growth in international trade.

The goal of the park improvements is to preserve and enhance the historical, recreational and natural resources of Harbourview Park. In other words, making a good park even better. Among the planned improvements are a revamped parking lot, a new lookout with a seating area, and the restoring of native tress and shrubs.

1. Lookout with seating 2. Native restoration planting 3. Timber fence 4. Trail

Staying on the rails. The new rail bridge is important too. Rail is already considered the most fuel efficient method of transportation for bulk commodities. This project supports the use of longer trains, making rail operations even more efficient. A side benefit is, by accommodating longer trains, there will be less noise from having to break trains into smaller blocks of rail cars.

Stacked timber fence: This fence will provide a safety barrier between the river and the trail, while native seeding will help to redevelop the river’s edge.

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Perhaps the most exciting of the new additions to the park is the pedestrian walkway being built under the new rail bridge. The walkway will connect the trails in Harbourview Park to the rest of the Lynn Creek trail system, which means that for the ﬁrst time, visitors will be able to walk along the entire length of Lynn Creek. That’s great news for dog walkers, joggers and anyone else who enjoys a stroll alongside the creek.

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Join Dr. Jerilynn Prior for a lively presentation and discussion about emerging and practical knowledge about women’s health and well-being. Who Knew? Life Changing Advances In Women’s Health is a forum for girls, adolescents and premenopausal women as well as women in perimenopause and menopause. How can you best deal with cramps? When are you ovulating? Are your sleep patterns disturbed? New and helpful information may be useful to women at any stage of life. Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vancouver General Hospital Health Education Centre at 889 West 12th Ave. Free admission. Call

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ing basics, the politics of seeds, how to build seed collectives and how to select seeds for good traits. Participants will also learn about isolation distances and small business creation, and hear stories and work together to create the base for a local seed chapter. The suggested donation is $30, but subsidies are available and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. The session is limited to 25 participants. To register call the Strathcona Community Centre at 604-

713-1838. The workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Strathcona Community Centre, 601 Keefer St. To join Village Vancouver Seed Savers, go to villagevancouver.ca.

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Diwali Festival of Lights events are taking place at community centres across the city now through Nov. 7. By taking part in workshops, participants will learn about the festival and learn about diya painting, mehndi, dhol drumming,

sari-wrapping and interactive bhangra and or bollydance. Workshops take place all next week at the West End, Renfrew Park, Killarney, Sunset, Thunderbird, Creekside and Britannia community centres. For a complete list of dates and times go to vancouver. ca/parks. On Sunday, Nov. 7, from noon to 6 p.m., the Roundhouse Community Centre hosts DiwaliDowntown, a day-long extravaganza showcasing the best of local South Asian artists, food and crafts.

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First call for kids

First Call, a coalition of non-profit organizations who believe that children and youth must receive first call on society’s resources, hosts retired judge Ted Hughes at this year’s First Call for the Children dinner, to be held Thursday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fraserview Banquet Hall in Vancouver. The evening will feature an Indian buffet dinner, a no-host bar, a silent auction, raffle, and door prizes. Hughes led the 2005/06 review of British Columbia’s child welfare system which recommended the creation of the office of the Representative for Children and Youth. Visit firstcallbc.org/dinner. html or call 604-873-8437 for more information.

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Supporting Women’s Alternatives Network (SWAN) hosts an open house and launch of the Preventing Violence by Protecting Rights (PVPR) project, Saturday, Oct. 30, from noon to 4 p.m. Guest speaker Jenny Kwan, NDP MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, will speak at 1 p.m. on the rights of off-street sex workers. The event is at 309-877 East Hastings Street. Light refreshments provided. No RSVP required but space is limited. More information email info@swanvancouver.ca or call 604-719-6343.

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in the cofﬁn” was when he learned last fall that his lease wouldn’t be renewed so the value of his business sank to zero overnight. For the ﬁrst time in his 14 years of business, Sung hadn’t paid his September rent of $18,000 for the 10,000square-foot space. He met with Phil Lin, the property manager for Kenstone, on Friday, Oct. 15. He said Kenstone hadn’t been chasing him for the late rent. Sung proposed that Kenstone charge him reduced rent of $7,500 so the Sungs could continue to earn money to pay their suppliers until their leases expired at the end of May, and at the end of their lease they would help Kenstone liquidate their inventory and equipment. Kenstone had informed Sung last fall the company wouldn’t be renewing his lease. Sung says $7,500 was his opening negotiating

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rate and he was willing to pay more. Sung says Lin told him Oct. 15 that he would get back to him on Monday, Oct. 18. On Oct. 18, the store received a registered letter from Kenstone telling them to pay the rent in five days or a bailiff would close the store. A bailiff turned up the morning of Thursday, Oct. 21 but after Sung protested, the bailiff let them stay until the end of the next day. “I’m not acting like I’m an angel, but I just would have like a little more decency, [in their] treatment—at least treat me with respect,” Sung said. Sung had been paying his rent in the second or third week of the month for a few months. Edwin Liang, marketing and sales manager with Kenstone, said the development company also felt Sung showed them no respect. Liang said Kenstone had prodded Sung about the late rent, and the meeting was the first time Sung had responded. He said Kenstone accepted Sung’s offer to pay less than half his usual rent. But by then, Sung said it was too late. He’d told his suppliers he was shutting down. Liang said the company sent in the bailiff after other tenants in the complex told them Apple Hill Farms was holding a fire sale. crossi@vancourier.com

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Oct 26

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worn-out couch not only looks awful (no doubt saggy and puckered fabric, a few wine stains etc.), but it’s proven to be very hard on your back to sit slumped into the mire. We had a cream fabric sofa in the TV room that had seen better days.You would find yourself slowly pitching over towards the other person on the couch, as the cushions were not

level. It makes you lazy, and you certainly don’t want guests to see your sofa atrocity either! My travels for a replacement were borne of convenience and time constraints. Luckily for me, the South Granville area between West 7th and 8th is a virtual mecca of seating heaven. No need to burn fuel zipping out to the suburban big-box stores - these merchants have it covered. We ended up selecting a black and pebblytextured bonded leather couch from Urban Brick, which was very inexpensive and easy

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A CURVED COUNTERTOP SERVES AS EXTRA SEATING AROUND THE PREP AREA, WHILE A LARGE TABLE IS PERFECT FOR SERVING BIG MEALS.

t is widely known that improvements to kitchens and bathrooms often reap the greatest return on investment. When making changes to the kitchen, paying attention to the trend of kitchen entertaining can make the room even more valuable — should a homeowner choose to sell in the future. Gearing renovations around kitchen entertaining also makes the space desirable for current homeowners. Here are some renovation decisions to consider that can make the kitchen an ideal gathering spot for family and friends.

or stone—or even a fireplace next to the nook—completes the warm and fuzzy feel of the area.

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one island can provide seating while prepping, or for simple conversation.

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Instead of one large island, consider two islands. They are less cumbersome, making it easier for guests to easily traverse the kitchen. One island can be set up with a prep sink and wine cooler, while the other can feature a countertopmounted induction stovetop for convenience and safety. A few tall stools around the back of

Think about large sinks that can accommodate tall pots and pans, such as a double-basin apron sink. Drawer-style dishwashers can be installed so that delicate china and glassware can be washed separately from grimy pots.This segregated style means homeowners can save money by washing smaller loads as needed.

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A butler’s pantry or another alcove equipped with beverage centre enables guests to gather in an area away from the main cooking and preparation space.

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hether you want to update your living space or start from scratch, make sure to have fun but don’t forget about function. When you’re looking to outfit a living or family room, it’s important to ask yourself a couple of questions: How is the room going to be used and how many people do you want to be able to accommodate. “A lot of it is determined by function,” says Lower Mainland interior designer Sarah Gallop. People with kids and pets will want to choose furniture for its durability; those with a larger family or who entertain frequently will want to ensure there’s plenty of seating. “Think about how you live and how you’re going to use it,” Gallop says. There are a number of options out there that can pull double duty for those looking to maximize seating options. Benches or ottomans can serve as a table or a place to sit when entertaining a crowd. Both Gallop and redesigner Eleanor Hunter recommend starting with the largest piece of furniture when looking to change things up. In most cases that’s going to be the couch, which is, typically, the most expensive piece of furniture in the room. Both advocate playing it a bit safer when it comes to the fabric and colour of the couch. Sticking with a neutral tone in a more durable fabric will give the piece a longer lifespan. “You want it to be long lasting,” Gallop says. “That makes more sense with the bigger piece.” It also makes the most sense to start with the

couch when deciding on the layout of furniture in the room. Hunter, who is also a home stager, recommends finding, or creating, a focal point in the room. That could be an architectural point, such as a fireplace or a window with a fabulous view, or one that you can create and move, such as a TV or a piece of art. The couch, she says, should be placed facing the focal point. From there, the other pieces - a loveseat, chairs or other seating elements should be placed along diagonal lines throughout the room. “You want a zig-zag effect through your room,” Hunter says. “Have fun with it ... don’t stay in a rut. Just try moving a couple things and that usually creates a domino effect.” She does, however, warn people to stay away from putting a couch in front of a window as it tends to block natural light and is not the most aesthetically pleasing view from outside. For those on a tight budget, you don’t have to shy away from change. Sometimes even just moving the furniture around can make a big difference. Adding new accent pieces, such as chairs, throws or cushions, to an existing couch can also make a big difference in a room. Gallop recommends considering reupholstering an existing couch or chair if it has “good bones.” A new slipcover or fabric and stuffing can give an aging yet good quality piece a new lease on life. Whatever you choose, in the end it comes down to comfort. “If seating is comfortable and inviting, people are going to use it,” Gallop says.

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DECORATING EDGE IT’S GOOD SPACE

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he recent IDS West show in Vancouver featured a vast array of beautiful things and ideas for the home. From luxurious linens and wall coverings to super-hip kitchen designs for the uberwealthy, there was something sumptuous for every taste.

VANCOUVER YOGA STUDIO STRETCHES THEIR LIGHTING DOLLARS FURTHER.

There was also a fine turnout of experts from the design world. None more dedicated than a local design team – siblings Dwaina Sprague and Brent Neave of GoodSpace Design Group. Here’s what their unique business can provide to you: Sprague and Neave say their clients are a big part of the redesign process from beginning to end. “The Good Space process consists of three easy meetings coinciding with four key phases, all of which are filled with collaboration, creativity and good clean fun, which are:”

ed since our Inform meeting, including the client profile (don’t worry, it’s not hard). We ask you lots of questions, take lots of measurements, and snap lots of pictures.

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duction when we begin to get a sense of what you’re looking for, what you need, and what you want. We make sure you understand the way we work and what our services entail. We discuss pricing. We set a schedule.

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

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davidicuswong While watching a movie, have you ever felt more present, attentive and emotionally connected than you are in your own real life? The story might speak to you, and you identify with the dilemmas and experiences of the characters. Why is that? You expect everything you see and hear on the silver screen to be signiﬁcant and meaningful. Every word of dialogue adds to the movement of the story and your understanding of it. Every prop and every action has a purpose. But in real life, most of what you see seems like background ﬁller. You just walk through and see through it all as if none of it makes a difference. Much of what you hear, you ignore as if it was all noise that does not speak to you. Are you missing out on the simple and profound truths that each day presents you? You have other choices: look for the mean-

ing in what you see and hear and in the situations and relationships of your daily life or, through your own actions and words, make each day meaningful. Consider the truth in ﬁction. We don’t normally consider actors to be pretenders and writers liars. Some good plays, movies and novels engage, teach and enlighten. They can shine light on human nature, relationships and life. They may tell of a deeper truth. Real life can do the same —if you look, listen and act, and if you embrace your responsibility for your role. Real life is improvisation. You are put into a setting with a backstory and a role, with a gender and name, appearance and age. You can read your script but you should question who wrote it. Is it your own or was it written by everyone who taught you—your parents, your teachers, your peers? You have a choice: say what you mean and be more positive. You can change your perspective and change your voice. You can change your role or change the way you play it. Improvising in real life is like playing a game. When another player makes an unexpected move, you think, “Hey! I didn’t know we could do that!” To improvise in real life is to take what you have and make the most of it. Apply your unique intelligence, pas-

sion, humour and creativity. Feed off the positive creative energy of others, and rise to every occasion. Your relationships are not random accidents. Seek the meaning in your relationships. It may be a connection, a lesson or an issue for you to resolve. Consider your words and actions accordingly and

make every scene count. Sometimes we are drawn together for a purpose. It could be a complementary balance of our relative strengths and needs, or we could be kindred spirits. Sometimes, our respective liabilities result in dependence and co-dependence or dysfunctional cycles of

abuse. In the latter case, we may repeat our mistakes until we have learned from them or until we are ready to break the pattern and rewrite our script. Master your character as an actor would. Ask yourself: What drives me? What matters most to me? Where do I want to be? Where

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Flu vaccination clinics opened this week at locations across the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Flu shots are provided for those who qualify for a free flu vaccine, including two new qualifying groups—the morbidly obese and Aboriginal people. The morbidly obese are at higher risk of serious illness from influenza, and Aboriginal people living on and off reserve have a higher rate of chronic conditions that can increase risk of serious illness from the flu. Seniors 65 and older, residents in nursing homes and chronic care facilities, healthy infants between six months and 23 months, pregnant women who will be in their third trimester during flu season, and adults and children with chronic illnesses are also eligible for a free flu shot, as are those who provide care or who have close contact with those at higher risk. Healthy children two years and older and adults are not eligible to receive a free flu shot. These groups can purchase a flu shot from pharmacists, walk-in clinics and some physicians. Flu shots are also available for purchase at the VCH travel clinic. Each year, the flu vaccine protects against three strains of the virus most likely to circulate. This year, there is no need for a separate H1N1 vaccine because it is part of the seasonal influenza vaccine. The flu season usually begins mid-December and continues through April. Flu shot clinics run in October and November. Times and dates of Vancouver Coastal Health’s public vaccination clinics are posted online on the province’s flu locator at www.immunizebc.ca The site is also accessible through www.vch.ca and clinic dates and locations can be found by calling HealthLinkBC at 811.

do I want to go? Bring the drama of your life and your relationships to climax and resolution. 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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community briefs Spooked on Dunbar

The Dunbar Haunted House—at 6478 Dunbar St. at 49th Avenue—is baaaaack, with live actors nightly from 6:30 p.m. Open until Oct. 31, the Haunted House is donating all of its proceeds to the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, the Christmas Bureau, and the Vancouver Police Union Charity Foundation. The display is static and hence more suitable for younger children during day light hours from 1 to 6: 30 p.m. The Haunted House event is organized by the two families who live in the house. It is led by Brad, who

is a teacher, and Gideon, an artist and stylist, and their partners Annamaria and Sakura. Friends and families also help. Free to enter, the House collects donations, 100 per cent of which goes to charity. For more information and times, go to dunbarhauntedhouse.com

Scared for Variety

Get scared and raise money for Variety: The Children’s Charity at the Scare Affair Haunted House, 281 Industrial Ave. until Oct. 31. Claiming to be Vancouver’s largest Haunted House with more than 10,000-square-feet of chills, it fea-

tures a ghost town, graveyard, crypt, haunted pirates, a vampire blood bar and more. Part of the proceeds from the $10 cover charge beneﬁt Variety. On Oct. 31, the Haunted House will stay open until midnight. For more info, email scareaaffair@gmail.com.

Halloween dance

People’s Co-op Bookstore will celebrate its 65th anniversary this month with a Halloween Dance Party featuring Maria in the Shower, a folk cabaret group, at a beneﬁt for the bookstore on Saturday, Oct. 30. Doors open 7:30 p.m. at the Russian Hall, 600

Campbell Ave., in the heart of Vancouver’s arts-friendly Strathcona neighbourhood. Everyone is encouraged to dress up as a favourite literary character—prizes will go to the best costumes. Advance tickets are $10, available at the store, 1391 Commercial Dr., or $15 at the Russian Hall Oct. 30.

Ghostly Kerrisdale fun

The Kerrisdale Community Centre is hosting a Halloween Carnival Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. Children from two to six years can enjoy games, crafts, face painting, treats and a haunted house. Cost

is $6. The centre is located at 5851 West Blvd. For more information, call 604-257-8100.

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Actors Patrick Gallagher (l) and Dulé Hill joined Caleb’s Hope founder Holly Dignard at Steve Da Cruz’s Corner Suite Bistro for the We Build Hope beneﬁt.

Vancouver International Writers Festival General Manager Camilla Tibbs feted authors Anosh Irani, Kevin Sylvester and Paolo Giordano at Literati.

Fred Hundreds came out for Queer youth Ryan Clayton and Jen Sung’s candlelight vigil at Emery Barnes Park to stop homophobia and bullying.

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Helping Derek work on his golf game was Kids Up Front president Marty Zlotnik at the 19th Hole fundraiser.

Lit luau: The Vancouver International Writers Festival presented Literati, its signature soiree, which kicked off the 23rd edition of the literary luau. Hundreds of bookworms gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel for the unforgettable evening of festivity, food and literary laughs. Fronted by gala chair Kelli Bodner and artistic director Hal Wake, and emceed by yours truly, the fundraiser in support of Spreading the Word generated $40,000 for the festival’s school program offering K-12 students the opportunity to engage with renowned writers. Fore the kids: President Martin Zlotnik, executive director Cindy Greaves and 400 guests worked on their swings at the 19th Hole Kids Up Front hootenanny. Guests of the event held at the Rocky Mountaineer Station enjoyed a unique evening of 12 interactive holes, spa activities, ﬁne wine and canapés, and participated in the silent and live auction. Proceeds from the golf gala will provide underprivileged kids across Greater Vancouver access to arts, culture, sports and recreation events. Gay bash: Gallery owner Douglas Reynolds and Vancouver School Board’s anti-homophobia and diversity coordinator Steve Mulligan hosted a reception at Reynold’s Richard Street penthouse in support of Out on Screen’s Out in School programs. The fundraiser immediately followed Ryan Clayton and Jen Sung’s candlelight vigil to end homophobia and bullying. 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.

Douglas Reynolds and Steve Mulligan hosted a reception to raise funds for Out in School’s antihomophobia and bullying outreach program.

Michael and Cameron Barker-Fyfe bookended Joan-E at Out on Screen Out in School’s anti-homophobia and bullying reception.

Telus special project manager Kenn Hamlin and CEO Darren Entwistle open CAYA, a communication and entertainment store tailored for the LGBTQ community.

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1. No longer writing orchestral folk-pop albums about different American states, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens still keeps things majestic on his latest, The Age of Adz, which brings the talented young man with an angelic voice to the Orpheum Theatre Oct. 28. This one’s sold out. 2. Combining puppetry, stop-motion animation and physical performance, Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear follows one man’s quest to replace his tragically lost ear and, deep breath, “tackles the difﬁcult questions society faces as new developments are made in technology and medicine.” It runs until Nov. 6 at the Cultch. For more info, go to thecultch.com.

3. Breaking down stereotypes and celebrating the often-maligned Downtown Eastside, the seventh annual Heart of the City Festival presents 12 days of music, ﬁlm, theatre, readings, art, dance and, of course, perogies Oct. 27 to Nov. 7 at various venues. More info at heartofthecityfestival.com.

4. Lonely, housebound animators and their fans get to see the light of day as the National Film Board of Canada launches its fourth annual Get Animated! series with free animation screenings, workshops and activities Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 at Vancity Theatre and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. For a full listing of events, go to ﬁlms.nfb.ca/get-animated.

kudos & kvetches Walkman the plank

Bad news, Luddites. The killjoys at Sony have announced it’s ceasing Japanese production of its venerable cassette tape Walkman. First lawn darts, now this. Say it ain’t so. According to a bulky report by the Associated Press, in which we had to replace the batteries halfway through reading it, Sony stopped Japanese production of the portable music player way back in April and sales will end once the last batch disappears from stores. Since debuting in July 1979, Sony has sold 220million Walkmans worldwide, all the while ignoring pressure to change its name to a more politically correct sounding handle such as Walkperson or Mobility Being. (For a six-month period, it also turned K&K’s father into a Bruce Hornsby and the Range-addicted speed-walking junkie.) The story goes on to say that with younger generations knowing only the digital delights of iPods and other MP3 players, demand for cassette players in Japan is limited to ironic hipsters and the elderly, and they’ll be dead soon enough, anyway. We might be paraphrasing a little bit. So what does this mean to me and my teal-

coloured nylon tracksuit? you’re probably asking yourself as you sip a wheatgrass power shake made in your convenient and affordable Magic Bullet. Well, not much… for now. Sony will continue production of the cassette Walkman in China to accommodate users abroad. All 37 of you.

Paul is dead

It is with a heavy and salty heart that we bid adieu to our eight-legged patron saint of gambling, Paul “the oracle” Octopus. The tentacled talisman of Germany shot to fame this past summer during the World Cup in South Africa correctly predicting the outcome of all eight soccer matches he was asked to foresee, including Spain’s 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the ﬁnal. Like most soothsayers, Paul’s technique for forecasting the future was mysterious. Before game day, two boxes would be lowered into the octopus’s tank, each containing a mussel and a ﬂag of the two opposing teams. With the international media hanging on his every move, Paul carefully made his way to one of the boxes to eat the mussel, effectively deeming the corresponding country the winner of the game. After his successful World Cup run, Paul,

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who was born at Weymouth Sea Life Centre in southern England in 2008, retired to Germany’s Oberhausen Sea Life Centre, where he was said to be happy and getting as much underwater action with the lady octopi as a two-and-a-half-year-old cephalopod could handle. Ofﬁcials at the German aquarium said Paul died of natural causes this past Tuesday, adding that funeral arrangements have yet to be arranged, although they are contemplating erecting a permanent shrine. Of course this leaves a gaping hole in the sports predicting animal community. While Paul’s success spawned a slew of imitators, including Singapore’s Mani the Parakeet, Lorenzo the Parrot in Hannover, Germany and the saltwater crocodile Dirty Harry, they were nothing short of ﬂy-by-night opportunists lacking the skill and grace Paul possessed. Our dwindling bank account’s only hope is that someone, somewhere, steps up to the plate to provide the kind of sage betting advice that saved us from certain bankruptcy this summer. Perhaps an astute badger named Randy, or an insightful manatee named Sharon, or Doug the clairvoyant newt. Whatever the future holds, we’re all ears.

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The Odd Couple, First Nations-style? Call it what you will, Kenneth T. Williams’ Thunderstick is a fine and funny two-hander starring Lorne Cardinal (best known as the loopy cop on Corner Gas) and Craig Lauzon (Royal Canadian Air Farce). These actors, brought to us from Persephone Theatre and Theatre Network by the Firehall’s artistic producer Donna Spencer, are real pros in the funny department. Even the scene changes are hilarious. (When did you last hear an audience laugh out loud and applaud the scene changes?) And just to keep things really interesting, Cardinal and Lauzon switch roles every night. It’s tempting to go back to see it a second time especially since, the evening I saw the show, Cardinal—usually a truly goofy character—played the straight man to Lauzon’s bozo. It’s refreshing to see two First Nations characters off reserve and/or out of the Downtown Eastside dramatized. These are regular working guys: Jake is a journalist (but a bad alcoholic) and his cousin Ike is a photographer who has been away for 15 years on assignment in war-ravaged Africa. Ike returns to Canada, checks up on Jake only to find him in a drunken, puking stupor—which explains the toilet on stage. (A toilet on stage is, like a gun, one of those uh-oh items.) After good-naturedly trading insults and, briefly, talking about their unhappy childhoods (Ike’s history in residential school, Jake’s on reserve with an abusive father), they end up on a road trip in Jake’s duct-taped, red Ford Escort on their way to Muskoka, hot on the trail of the mysteriously missing Minister of Justice. Your traditionally savvy First Nations men these are not. Once in the bush, spooked by the howls of wolves, ignorant about lighting a fire and hungry for lack of forethought, this is one odd couple of not-so-braves. I didn’t buy into what Ike and Jake

Craig Lauzon and Lorne Cardinal switch roles every night in the First Nations buddy comedy Thunderstick at the Firehall Arts Centre. eventually uncover, however I was sufﬁciently amused by these characters and entertained by these actors to let it go. And while I personally don’t ﬁnd falling-down-drunk scenes funny (and there are at least a couple), playwright Williams (through Jake) makes it clear that as a lifestyle choice, sucking on a bottle of Jack Daniels really sucks. Jake, happily, comes to that same conclusion. Marissa Kochanski’s set is very moveable and move it does. To the funky, percussive score by Dave Clark, Lauzon and Cardinal shake their booties as they shift the set pieces from Jake’s apartment to the boonies and back again. In fact, it’s pretty darned hard to sit still in the theatre; a whole lot of “head dancing” was going on. A real, whole car on stage opens Act 2 and when it comes time to get it off

stage, Cardinal, in a very funny moment, tells Lauzon to hang on while he moves “the trees”— which he does, pushing the set element containing trees aside. Later, playwright Williams outrageously steals the Burnham Wood scene from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. If you’re going to steal, steal from the best, eh? Directed by Bradley Moss (Theatre Network) and Del Surjik (Persephone Theatre), Thunderstick is light, but not completely light. Residential schools, sexual abuse and alcoholism all play a part, but it’s done with a gentle, humourous touch. Thunderstick feels like a couple of decent guys, a bit beat up by life and love, getting it together and moving on. Or, in the case of Ike, going back to the reserve to ﬁnd himself. joled@telus.net

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Spooky songs provide few thrills, even less chills Like nuts and gum, music and Halloween are enjoyable enough on their own, but they don’t necessarily go well together. What sounds spooky on the page rarely carries the same chills and thrills when set to music. Conversely, sometimes the most mundane topics, such as pregnancy as seen through the eyes of a chauvinistic 1970s balladeer, are almost too horriﬁc to describe. In the spirit of the season, here’s a list of horror-ﬁlled songs and their corresponding terror levels.

“Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett

Arguably the most popular Halloweenthemed song, Bobby Pickett’s novelty hit has been spinning since 1962. And while Pickett’s imitation of Boris Karloff is probably what most people imagine when they think of the horror ﬁlm actor, the undeniably catchy tune is more campy than scary. Terror level: a poodle skirt-friendly two out of ﬁve.

“Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon

Another catchy song with a memorable piano line, Warren Zevon’s semi-hit features standout lyrics such as “I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s, his hair was perfect!” and a howling “a-hooooo” in the chorus. Apparently it’s also played over the PA system every time the Phoenix Coyotes score a goal, which we suspect isn’t very often. But seriously, folks… Despite similarities in title, “Werewolves of London” has nothing to do with John Landis’s 1981 horror comedy movie An American Werewolf

Blood” are practically indecipherable thanks to guttural singing, pulverizing riffs and the overwhelming smell of teenage fans with poor hygiene. Apparently the song is about overthrowing Heaven. Who knew? Terror level: 4.

in London, which I believe was the ﬁrst movie in which I saw a naked breast that didn’t belong to my lactating mother. A-hoooooo! Terror level: two piña coladas out of ﬁve.

“Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr.

While infectious and danceable in an AlAnon New Year’s Eve party kind of way, the theme song from Ivan Reitman’s paranormal activity comedy is rife with synthesizers, cheesy ’80s production values and Ray Parker Jr. singing “busting makes me feel good,” which, if you haven’t guessed, is the antithesis of scary. Terror level: 2.

“I Was A Teenage Werewolf” by the Cramps

Often credited with creating the musical genre known as “psychobilly,” the Cramps cast a spooky, B-movie-inspired spell across the punk scene of the ’70s and ’80s, and their classic “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” ﬁnds the band, which was fronted by lean-mean, leather-clad singer Lux Interior and ﬁery guitarist Poison Ivy, at their howling, twangy, reverb-soaked best. If you really want creepy, however, get your hands on a copy of the grainy, black-andwhite concert video The Cramps: Live at Napa State Mental Hospital. Terror level: 4.

“Horror Business” by Misﬁts

Similar to the Cramps, Glenn Danzig’s erstwhile horror punk band Misﬁts took many of its cues from campy B-movie fright fests of the ’50s and ’60s. Thirty years later, it still packs a raw and rockin’ punch. Terror level: 4.

“Thriller” by Michael Jackson

Despite its name, Vampire Weekend receives a terror level rating of zero.

“Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads

These days it’s gridlock, trafﬁc congestion and cities with not enough bike lanes that keep former Talking Heads frontman and bicycle advocate David Byrne up at night. But in 1977 it was the idea of a serial killer stalking the streets of New York. Often misinterpreted as a reaction to the Son of Sam murders around the same time, “Psycho Killer” is quirky, but not scary. Terror level: 2.

“Welcome to My Nightmare” by Alice Cooper

The most chilling thing about Alice Cooper’s signature song is how much he sounds like Jim Morrison. That and the fact that instead of drinking blood and kissing skeletons, Cooper now spends most of his time on the golf links. Terror level: 3.

“Raining Blood” by Slayer

Like most songs birthed by legendary thrash metal band Slayer, the lyrics of “Raining

You’d think a song featuring the narration of Vincent Price, lyrics about evil lurking in the dark and a 14-minute music video directed by the same guy who directed An American Werewolf in London would translate into spine-tingling chills. But “Thriller” is merely an entertaining pop song that to this day inspires choreographed public dance routines, much like “The Chicken Dance” and “The Macarena.” Terror level: 3.

Vampire Weekend

There is nothing remotely scary about a hip young band of New Yorkers who wear preppy clothes and play songs indebted to Paul Simon’s Graceland. Terror level: 0.

“(You’re) Having My Baby” by Paul Anka

Forget the fact this cheese-riddled 1974 duet was voted the worst song of all time in an online poll conducted by CNN.com or Anka sees pregnancy as an extension of his partner’s adoration of him or even lyrics such as “the need inside you, I see it showing/the seed inside you, baby, do you feel it growing?”—this song is pure, bone-chilling terror. Maybe that’s just the childless man in me talking. Terror level: 5. —Michael Kissinger mkissinger@vancourier.com

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A group of local public library employees have become increasingly intimate with whips, collars and leashes over the past two years. They’ve made a movie that will headline a fetish film festival in Germany, Oct. 28. Mistress Superior, by Comic Twist Productions, will screen alongside a documentary about sadomasochism, a film called American Fetish and another called The Sheep and the Ranch Hand. Fetisch Festival organizers discovered a trailer for Mistress Superior online, says the film’s screenwriter, director and actor John David Philip, who works in shipping and receiving for Vancouver Public Library, where he’s been employed for 21 years. Organizers asked him to send them a copy of the film eight months ago. Six weeks later, they offered translation services for a German subtitled version. Philip says organizers chose the movie, which is more comedic and satirical than the three-year-old festival’s more typically risqué fare, for its accurate depiction of the day-today life of a dominatrix and her slave. He isn’t sure where the inspiration to write a film about a dominatrix came from. The 62 year old says his accuracy came from merely imagining what their life would be like. Mistress Superior focuses on a successful West End dominatrix who’s troubled by a waning mean streak. She and her hot slave, Boy, stumble upon an odd cult in Stanley Park and their entanglement with the group helps Mistress Superior get her mojo back. There’s a defrocked priest, Father

Public library employees Jacob Breen (as Boy) and Elektra Harris (as Mistress) star in Mistress Superior, which headlines a fetish film festival in Kiel, Germany this week. Driftwood, self-flagellants and a contingent from Plentiful, a polygamous community. The creative minds behind Comic Twist Productions cut their chops during the three-month city strike in 2007. Philip and his partner Sloan Garrett, who co-wrote Mistress Superior, shot humorous depictions of life on the picket line, which caught the attention of the national office of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, or CUPE, which wanted to offer them work. They incorporated as Comic Twist Productions and have turned out lighthearted spots, including one for a bargaining women’s equality conference and a short about repetitive strain injury. However, they’ll miss the debut of their 20-minute documentary about the history of the Vancouver Public Library at a staff recogni-

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tion day because they’ll be attending the kink-fest at a repertory cinema complex in the university district of in Kiel, Germany. It took Philip four months to pen his screenplay, and he wrote each character with speciﬁc co-workers in mind. Elektra Harris, a library assistant at the circulation desk, plays Mistress Superior. “She came to work one day at Halloween dressed up in a pirate costume, which she wears in the movie, and from seeing her in that I thought Elektra could pull anything off,” Philip said. The ﬁlm, which cost $4,000, was shot mostly on Sundays over a year and a half, to accommodate the library workers’ wonky work schedules. Only one staffer dropped out because he became too busy with a second child,

which meant Philip had to step into the role of the absinthe-swilling wannabe cult leader Apostle XIII. Philip’s past creative endeavours includes performing for a year in a production of Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap in Toronto, and writing and acting in one episode of what he described as a cheap Cancon TV show, produced in Hamilton, Ont. in the early 1980s. A few of the actors have previous performing experience. Jacob Breen, a library assistant at the Mount Pleasant library branch who plays Boy, acted in an allmale production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Alexis Greenwood, who plays the cult’s business manager, is on tour with musical group The Carnival Band; Marya Gadison, who works in marketing and communications for the library, runs performance troupe Circus Fungus for private parties and corporate events; and Harris is a street performer, who can be seen buzzing around town as a bumblebee. Library assistant Neil Atkinson arranged and performed the movie’s catchy reggaetinged theme song, the video for which was shot in a real Vancouver dominatrix’s East Side dungeon. Mistress Superior’s only other screening took place at Pacific Cinematheque in January, when the film ran 13 minutes longer. Leaky condo jokes have since been cut. Philip, Garrett, Harris and assistant director Debra McGerrigle were to leave for Germany on Sunday. Philip hopes one of the actors will win a Golden Whip award and he’s pleased to have a German version of the film that he’ll be able to submit to other German festivals. But he doesn’t have visions of stardom in his head. He expects to continue his career among books. “They’ll probably have to carry me out of here in a body bag,” he said. crossi@vancourier.com

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Fresh off competition at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Vancouver’s Hugh MacDonald narrowly missed a gold medal at the PanAmerican Archery Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Canadian men’s recurve bow team lost to the U.S. in the ﬁnal round.

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Vancouver’s roller derby league has been accepted as an apprentice afﬁliate of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, the governing body for women’s amateur roller derby. Terminal City Rollergirls announced earlier this month they are “crazy proud” to be accepted and said it was a goal of the Vancouver league since its inception. TCT president Carla Smith, a.k.a Booty Quake, said in a news release, “We don’t want to just be the best in Western Canada— we would like to place our name in the rankings for all of North America.” Vancouver’s competitive roller derby season begins in the spring with teams solidifying their rosters in January.

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The UBC Thunderbirds, the No. 1 ranked university men’s basketball team in Western Canada, opened the season with a rematch of last year’s national ﬁnal. They avenged their championship loss to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies with a decisive 91-60 win. UBC kept the Huskies shooting to only 30 per cent from the ﬁeld and less than 10 per cent from outside the arc. Head coach Kevin Hanson singled out Balraj Bains for his performance, although the six-foot-nine post didn’t score. In the second match of the double-header, the T-Birds fell 96-97 to the Huskies in a cliffhanger of a game. UBC plays Trinity Western in Langley on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.

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The UBC women’s basketball team dropped both games of the season-opening double header to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to lose 65-73 and 40-66. Head coach Jill Huband said her team failed to bring any intensity to the court. UBC plays Trinity Western in Langley on Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. —M.S.

Tanya and Anton Humeniuk, both students at Killarney secondary, are two of the best high school runners in the city. photos Dan Toulgoet

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Killarney runners race to the front Megan Stewart Staff writer

Grade 10 Killarney student Tanya Humeniuk has two priorities: running and school. With the latter, Humeniuk averages 98 per cent. With the former, she may be even more impressive. As a Grade 9 student, she became the first Vancouver runner since 1989 to place in the top three at the girls B.C. cross-country championship. She finished four seconds behind the winner, and her time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds put her leagues ahead of her 2008 time of 19:24, which had been good enough for 71st place in her first 4,400-metre race in Grade 8. Next week at the same B.C. championship, held this year in Victoria, Humeniuk could become the first Vancouver runner to bring home the girls title in more than 20 years. Ask her coach if she’s competitive, and he responds with one word: “Very.” “But it comes with so much hard work,” says Robert Solmes, a teacher at Killarney as well as the school’s talented running coach and admitted

“track geek.” “A lot of kids talk about how great they can or should be but they don’t always put in the work.” That’s not only not the case with Humeniuk, says Solmes, but he gives her credit for elevating other runners around her. “She’s changed this program in respect to excellence,” he said. Solmes now has a different benchmark for the distance and speed a Grade 8 or 9 or 10 girl can run. When he puts his student athletes through the paces, many meet his elevated expectations. “The more you ask them to do, the more they’re able to do.” Humeniuk started running seriously only three years ago and excelled under the guidance of Solmes. At an afternoon practice on Monday, Humeniuk had a personalized workout she’ll slowly taper off before the provincials Nov. 6. Humeniuk doesn’t make much of the pressure slowly building around her. She hits the pillow hours earlier than her peers at 7:30 p.m. and rises before class to run with her older brother, Anton, who is also one of the best high school runners in the city.

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She visualizes the stages of a race— and sees herself in first place. “I like the glory,” she said. “I like winning.” Evidence of her quiet determination came at one of her earliest races on the track when she was 13. With two laps of the track between her and the finish line, Humeniuk led the pack but knew her closest competitor could easily close the 50 metres between them. She was tired to the point of numbness. She put her head down and ran hard until the end. “For her it’s all about winning,” said her brother with an easy smile. “She’s always been like that.” Humeniuk has set her sights on an athletic scholarship to a U.S. school. Unlike her older brother Anton, a Grade 12 student at Killarney who wants to study at Simon Fraser University and eventually become an RCMP officer, Humeniuk seeks an American program where she can train yearround and compete internationally. She’ll land on her feet with the best. mstewart@vancourier.com

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On your mark, get set... go Vancouver students in Grades 1 through 7 competed in the 2010 district-wide cross-country meet last Thursday afternoon at Trout Lake. Runners featured here include General Wolfe student Paul Fisher, (l) who placed third in the Grade 5 boys level and Jaydn Cowie of Lâ€™ecole Bilingue, who came in second place among the Grade 4 girls. Below: Itâ€™s a neck-in-neck race for Grade 4 boys from across the city as they speed around the lake. photos Dan Toulgoet

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with Megan Stewart Vancouver city championships reach full throttle this week as high school teams aim to advance to Lower Mainland regional tournaments with the goal of competing against the best in B.C. Fall sports include swimming, cross country running, volleyball, badminton, field hockey for girls, and soccer and football for boys. Here’s how some of the standings are shaping up. Senior boys volleyball Boys volleyball at the junior and senior levels hasn’t seen such a fierce level of competition in at least 15 years. “This year is a different year in that there are six strong teams heading in and any one of them could win the championship on any given day,” says Ken Li, Vancouver’s volleyball representative for B.C. high school sports and head coach at Van Tech. Save your bets, he says. “There is no clear-cut favourite.” Challenging for one of three berths to the provincial tournament are undefeated Van Tech (6-0), David Thompson (4-2 after dropping two straight), and each with five wins and one loss, Magee, Killarney and Eric Hamber. Vancouver city championships begin Nov. 2 at Templeton. Senior girls volleyball Two teams finished the season with a perfect record: Gladstone in the east with eight wins and Point Grey in the west with seven wins. Gladstone was crowned the city’s best last year. The 2010 championship tournament begins Nov. 1 at Kitsilano high school.

Senior girls field hockey AAA zone championships began yesterday and include Richmond and Vancouver schools looking to gain entry to provincials. Winston Churchill is Vancouver’s highest seeded team and finished the regular season with four wins, three losses and three ties. Eric Hamber (3-6-1) and Killarney (1-7-2) played Richmond schools yesterday for the chance to advance. Results weren’t known before the Courier’s press deadline. The senior girls independent and private school tournament wraps up tomorrow at Andy Livingstone Park. York House and Crofton earned automatic entry to the second round for their winning records. Senior boys soccer Tier 1 senior boys top seed and defending city champions Kitsilano (6 wins, 0 losses, 1 OT win, 1 OT loss) and second-seed Magee (5-2-10) earned an immediate berth into the semi-finals. Undefeated Kits played winless Lord Byng (0-8-0-0) yesterday after the Courier’s print deadline. Magee squared off against Point Grey (4-2-0-2), also after print deadline. The final match begins 3:45 Thursday at Point Grey high school for the title of best in Vancouver. In Tier 2 senior boys soccer, all eight public school teams entered the playoffs. Killarney (41-0-0) moved past winless Eric Hamber (0-0-50) and Van Tech (3-2-0-0) defeated King George (1-2-1-1) with the winners squaring off today at 3:45 p.m. In the other bracket, John Oliver (3-1-0-1) ended the season for Britannia (2-3-0-0) and lower-ranked Gladstone (1-2-1-1) upset Windermere (3-1-1-0). The winners battled Monday with Gladstone defeating John Oliver. sportsandrec@vancourier.com

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A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591 ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. '2008 Pride Jazzy Select 14: power chair for sale. Barely used. Paid $4,000, asking $2,500 obo. Call Jennifer, 778-232-5301 FREE CATALOGUE HALFORD’S LEATHER, Beads, Tanned Furs, Craft Kits. Butcher Supplies & Equipment, Animal Control Products, Free Shipping (some restrictions) www.halfordsmailorder.com / 800-353-7864/ order@halfordsmailorder.com **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

www.FirewoodDeliveryVancouver.com Adler / Birch / Maple • Delivered ✫ 604-328-9722 ✫

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technology?

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In a matter of months, you can earn your diploma from CDI College in one of more than 50 programs in Business, Health Care, and Technology. Multiple start dates mean you can start training for your career as soon as you’re ready and, with 17 campuses across Canada, CDI College is closer than you think. Ready for your career? Make the call.

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

Computer Bu

BDRM SUITE, mahogany, living & dining room furn, 36' Sony TV , stand & speakers 604-264-0837 LEATHER SOFA, cream, brand new, was $1500, asking $750. call 604-261-5825

MOVING soon MUST sell! Thomasville Mystique Dining Ste, 6ft table x 45in & 2 inserts, Hutch w/glass & lights 6ft x 19in, 8 chairs, $2500. Sony Trinitron TV 36in & cabinet $100. Pool/ Billiard Table 3/4 size + extras, $200. Norris Metal Safe 4ftx4ft $200. All OBO. 778-552-5557

2080

Garage Sale

Richmond WHOLESALERS WAREHOUSE Moving & Clearance Sale Open to public Mon to Sat 11am - 5 pm 2300 Simpson Rd. Richmond, 604-270-1050 $1items, gift items, electronics,

2095

Piano, Keyboard, Theory & Harmony Classical, Pops & Jazz All Ages & Levels FREE DEMO LESSON (604) 329-7290

In Home or W. Broadway Studio

3015

Childcare Available

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

3020

Childcare Wanted

L/I EXP’D Caregiver req’d for 3 children, $8/hr. flex hours. light cleaning, Fax res. 604-327-5401

3507

Cats

Lumber/Building Supplies

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652

3508

Dogs

2 AKC registered Yorkie terriers, contact bcrandell@blumail.org

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com BLACK LAB puppies 4 males 1 female 8 wks old both parents reg. Excl hunting capability. $600 No Sunday calls 604-819-1729 BOUVIER DES FLANDERS Puppies: 6 Females, 4 Males: 3 Blonde, 3 Brindle, 4 Black, can view parents, $480 604 942 1916 BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 9 flashy brindle males, 2 reverse, chip, wormed & shots, ready Nov 12. 604-987-0020

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!” 25X30 $6200. 30X40 $8950. 32X60 $13,800. 32X80 $19,600. 35X60 $15,650. 40X70 $16,400. 40X100 $26,800. 46X140 $39,600. OTHERS. Doors optional. Pioneer MANUFACTURERS DIRECT 1-800-668-5422. NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cyclesawing increases efficiency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Incredible end-ofseason factory discounts on various models/sizes. Plus FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL FOR CLEARANCE QUOTE AND BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

plications Specialist • Computer Programmer • Dental Receptionist Coordinator • Event Coordinator & Management • Exp ing in Orthodontics • Health Care Assistant • Help Desk Analyst • Intra Oral Dental Assistant • Introduction to Business mputing • Law Enforcement Foundations • Legal Administrative Assistant • Medical Office Assistant • Microsoft Office Specialist •Network tabase Administrator •Network & Internet Security Specialist • Network Administrator • Paraleg 2020 nician • Practical Nursing • Programmer Analysts/ISD • Programmer Analysts/Web • Rehabilitation Assistant • Trav

CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS pure bred, english style, CKC reg’d, dewormed, 1st shots, ready Nov 1. $850. Call Glenn 604-230-5136

DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/ears/dew claws done. Black/tan. $1,500. 604-607-7433 FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957 GOLDEN RETRIEVERS born Aug 31 family raised 1 shots, dewormed, vet ✔ $600. Ph 604-701-1587 GORGEOUS PUPS avail! LUNA KENNELS, Grooming and other prods coming soon! 604 807 9088 - Abbots

Auctions

NEXT AUCTION: Oct. 30, 9am CAN-AM AUCTIONS

Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Fleet Trucks & Trailers, Lumber, Boats . . . see web for more! Cars & Trucks, 9am Start!!! Huge Restaurant Equipment Auction!!!

Make the call 1 800-320-3058 city.cdicollege.ca

Music/Dance Instruction

Furniture

food items & MUCH MORE !!

A career in

3010-03

PACIFIC PIANO STUDIO

FALL FAIR ... FUN for all!

Insulation Sales Manager Required for established insulation company in lower Mainland. Fax resume to 604-572-5278

1285

Fairs/Bazaars

Dunbar Heights United Church

Management

1290

Call our East Vancouver Campus

1655

For Sale Miscellaneous

Located in Langley just minutes from Vancouver

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3508

Dogs

4051

Registered Massage Services

SWEDISH BODY MASSAGE & WAXING

D’ARCY A 6 yr old giant schauzer/ poodle very healthy & quiet dog is looking for a good home. Likes kids, his ball & new friends. Perfect family pet. 778-991-2117

$45/hr. $109 Head to toe pkg. $78/2hrs Body + Facial or Waxing pkg. Brazilian Waxing from $35

3482 Main St. Van 604-376-1686

4060

Metaphysical

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

FREE TO TRY. LOVE *MONEY * LIFE. #1 Psychics! 1-877-478-4410 $3.19 min. 18+ 1-900-783-3800 NOW HIRING

GOLDEN RETRIVER pups & Golden Doodle pups, book now $650 & $850.. 1-250-674-0091

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

MIN PIN, F, red, 8 wk, dewclawed & tails, vet ✔, incls pup pack, friendly. $650. 604-719-4404

4530

Travel Destinations

WHISTLER, Gorgeous 5 BR exec view home in Alpine. Winter Lease. $5000/mo. 604-649-2777 RARE! CHOCOLATE, Blue, cream & brindle. French Bulldogs, Reserve now! 604-802-6934 www.westcoastrarebulldogs.com

4585

Skiing

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YELLOW LAB pups, parents PB, 1st shots, dewormed, 7 wks. $600. 604-701-9952 No sunday calls

YORKSHIRE TERRIER, 10 wks old, registered, male, + box, leash & food, $850. 604-537-7010

3540

Pet Services

PET HOTEL @YVR FREE daycare or Overnight stay for first time clients! Call now 604-238-PETS www.jetpetresort.com

Business Services

GET RESULTS! Post a classified in a few easy clicks. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Pay a fraction of the cost compared to booking individual areas. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.

5035

Financial Services

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

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

PET URINE Removal Treatment ™

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

3545

Pets - Other

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5040 BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat Oct 30 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun Oct 31 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

4005

Acupuncture

A NON Surgical beauty treatment avail. Acupuncture for facial rejuvenation or lift. Dr. Wendy, 20 yrs exp. with cosmetics. #150 - 5780 Cambie St. 604-600-5658

4051

Registered Massage Services

Try the Best 604-872-1702

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS RE: The Estate of James Cameron McGregor, also known as James C. McGregor, also known as James McGregor, deceased, formerly of 308 - 8772 Hudson Street, Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1B6 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of James Cameron McGregor are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the Executor at 18th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7Y 1B6, on or before November 22, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. The Canada Trust Company, Executor. Per: Don Woods, Executive Trust Officer NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS THE ESTATE OF ANTONIA LIVIA WYLIE, DECEASED All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrix, c/o Clark Wilson LLP, 800 – 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3H1, on or before the 17th day of December, 2010, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have then been received. Livia Csilla Beck Executrix CLARK WILSON LLP Solicitors

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5017 YORKIE OR Yorkie X Maltese Toy size, local, 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

5505

Business Opps/ Franchises

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5060

Legal Services

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS RE: The Estate of Peter Chardon Labrie, also known as Peter Labrie, deceased, formerly of 999 West 57th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6P 6Y9 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Peter Chardon Labrie are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the Administrator at The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, #510 - 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4N7 on or before November 24, 2010, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice. The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, Administrator Per: Andrew Patrus NOTICE TO CREDITORS RE:The Estate of William Grimsdell Stevenson, also known as William G. Stevenson, also known as William Stevenson, deceased, formerly of #204-7155 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5P 4X6. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of William Grimsdell Stevenson are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the Executor, William Fredrick Stevenson, c/o BMO Trust Company, 9th Floor, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1L7 on or before November 22, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. William Fredrick Stevenson

7010 7005

Body Work

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

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

To advertise call

604-630-3300

7010

Personals

EW41

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. 1-877-804-5381. (18+) DENIED CANADA PENSION PLAN DISABILITY BENEFITS? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca.

VANCOUVER’S TOP GIRL Japanese, Korean, Vananese, (19+) Duo, body scrub,

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet, European lady is available for company 604-451-0175

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SUDOKU Fun By The Numbers

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

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

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Services

6005

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

6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

ESTABLISHED TOW TRUCK BUSINESS FOR SALE due to health problem. Great cash base business especially in bad & snowy weather. $10,000 $12,000 income per mth. For alot more info call 604-729-1003

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-04

Burnaby

3337 Ganymede Dr, Bby N, Renod 3 lvl T/H, 3BR + rec rm, wlk to sch & amen, quick sale, $295K. Mala @ Sutton 604-710-9030

6008-30

Surrey

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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

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

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❏ 8655 159 St, 3 lvl T/H, 3 yrs, 3BR, 3ba, move in cond. $335K. ❏ 7837 128th St, 2 lvls T/H, 3BR, 2ba, new roof, exc cond, $310K. ❏ 10777 University Dr, Brand New High rise, 12th flr, 1BR, 1ba Condo, $299K. All Motivated. Mala @ Sutton 604-710-9030

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

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We Offer Quick Cash For Your House

Damaged Home! Older Home! Difficulty Selling! Call us first! No Fees! No Risks! 604-626-9647 www.webuyhomesbc.com

6030

Lots & Acreage

BUILDING LOT, New West. 33’ x 130’. $75,000 in services paid! No HST! 4,240 total sq. feet. Priced to sell! $321,000. 604-726-0677

6050

Out Of Town Property

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!

ACROSS

1. Slang for debutante 4. Gymnastic ﬂoor pad 7. ___-Magnon man 10. Hear ye 12. NYC musical theater 14. Swiss river 15. Tabula ___: table of alphabets 17. Israeli dance 18. Interpret 19. Trickeries 20. Bears 22. OM (var.) 23. Roman household god

DOWN

1. Many backs 2. Fits over eye 3. Grew into 4. A great rani 5. ____ and Andy, radio & TV show 6. Seamen 7. Pauses 8. Radioactivity unit 9. Mined metal mineral 11. Immediate memory 13. First king of Israel 16. Not awake 18. Summarized 21. Larry & Curly’s sidekick 24. At the peak 26. Mix with a spoon

25. Swarming grasshopper 28. = to 100 centimos 31. Showily imitative of art 32. Chinese tree ﬂower 33. Two corresponding items 34. Gift covering 39. Killer ___: comic supervillain 40. End 41. No. wind in SE France 42. More monolithic 45. Filament + anther 48. Arrived extinct 49. Former capital of Brazil

51. Send out waves 54. Civil Rights group 56. Emerald Isle 58. Spanish cubist painter Juan 59. Japanese dish 60. No (Scottish) 61. Ethnic group in China 62. Loud lament 63. Disk jockeys 64. A waterproof raincoat 65. Point midway between S and SE

27. God of sky (Scandinavian) 29. Astronaut 30. Puts together in time 34. Legal document issued by a court 35. Religious beads 36. B. Fuller’s dome 37. ____ Alto, California city 38. Largest continent’s inhabitants 39. Ed Murrow’s employer 43. Removes writing 44. Abundant wealth 46. Actor ___ Norton 47. Near in space or time 50. To state as an opinion

52. Ancient Biblical region 53. ____ Turner, rock singer 55. Am. ornithologists’ journal 56. Bring to a conclusion 57. Br. dominion over India

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010

HOME SERVICES 8030

8060

Carpentry

RENO’S , Custom Carpentry, kitchens & baths, etc. John. 604-738-6925

8050

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

Chimney Services

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

8055

Concrete

Cleaning

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

253-0049

CONCRETE & ASPHALT

• Removal & Replace • Free Disposal • Free Estimates • Quality Guaranteed • Fully Insured • Commercial / Residential

LMD Ltd. 604-540-6567

8073

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Call Tobias 604 782-4322

8075

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

CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706 H.C. Office / House Cleaning Quality & Experience. Bonded & Insured. 604-725-0856 JANE’s • House Cleaning A thorough job every time! Call ★ 778-800-9612

8073

Drainage

Gone Digging

For all your Residential Excavation & Drainage Requirements

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

Need help with your Home Renovation? Find it in the Classiﬁeds!

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

604.984.3639

dig@gonedigging.ca

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

Drywall

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 PATCHING, TEXTURE / smooth ceilings, plaster walls. Small jobs. 25 years exp. Call 604-671-9901 VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr. Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763

8080

Electrical

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

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. We also do block, & stone work. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813 Concrete Specialist. Driveways, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551

Drainage

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

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

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only. 604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service LIC ELECTRIC. Comm & Res. Bonded. Reas Rates. Free Est. Professional Work. 604 719-8603 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934.

PLANNING A WEDDING? Vancouver Fall 2010

Bridal Showcase

8080

Electrical

QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL & Commercial Electrical Contractor. Cert. 92294.. Nick 778-237-2132 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

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

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

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

Call: 604-240-3344 ALL NEW FLOORS. Hardwood, Laminate. Professional Installation and Refinishing.. 604-715-8455 ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

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

604-439-9417 #1 PRO Gutter & Roof Cleaning Owner operated since 1995. Quality Work. Mike 785-1206 ALLIANCE GUTTER cleaning, windows by hand/power washing 15 yrs exp. Call Steven

604-723-2526

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

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

1 BR, Coal Harbour, 1420 W. Georgia, 8th flr. bright, 535sf, 6 appls, gym, water view from balc. avail now, $1200, 604-908-5424 1 BR, top flr. 50th & Main, new carpet, newly painted & clean. $650/mo + utils, ns, np, avail immed. 604-889-1512

6508

Apt/Condos

EAST VAN, 1 BR apts. ranging between $800-$900 Incls heat/ hot water. Sec bldg, Onsite Mgr. Nr Commercial Dr. 604-255-2669

180 W. Georgia St., Vancouver • Door Prizes • Special Displays • Gift Bags • Fashion Show featuring: Isabelle’s Bridal

For your complimentary tickets please call Jane at 604.922.0612

2 BR, 2 bath exec rental fully furn apt. on Melville St. 938sf, fully renod br & baths, pet ok, $2000, avail now, 604-716-2256

FREE

2 BR, corner ste, city view, W.Georgia @ Bute, Coal Harbour new reno, built-in sound syst., w/d $1750 avail now 604-603-4111

204- 5725 Agronomy Rd. UBC 2 br corner, 2 bath, 900sf, granite, balc. lease, ns, np, $2400, now, Eric 604-723-7368 Prop Mngt BEAUTIFUL APTS. 1 & 2 BR avail. Rates from $800. Call 604-327-9419.

BURNABY CENTRE Metrotown Area - Bby

SPONSOR TABLES STILL AVAILABLE Call 604.612.1096 or email BonnieAnneKim@gmail.com

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

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

LANGARA GARDENS

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 BATHTUB REGLAZING - from $325 • refinish old bathtubs • 4 hr dry time •5 year warr. • BBB rated A. 604-597-1171 mrtubman.ca

8155

SURREY/CITY CENTREQUATTRO - 13733 & 13789 107A New Junior 1 & 2 bdrm suites, all appliances, alarm, large patio, granite countertops, sec. prkg, storage&gym, short walk to sky train, shops & bus W&D Avail.Now $750 & up N/S N/P. Sutton Group Email: homesforlease@ shaw.ca for a full list of rentals available or call Cindy at 604-807-1105.

Lawn & Garden

Fall Services

SAME DAY SERVICE “More than just mowing!”

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

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

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

NEW

6508

Apt/Condos

VAN 2 BR, 2bath Executive condo D/T. $2245. Call Quay Pacific Property Mgmt at 604-570-2786 Quoting code H70 VAN EAST 1 BR, 1bath, spacious apt, $700. Quay Pacific Property Mgmt, 570-2786, Quoting HS201

Furnished Accommodation

WATERFRONT 1BR, HOT TUB Nov to March in Deep Cove Only 25 min to Downtown Van www.lockehaven.ca/winter $1995

6540

LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBS EST.1994

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

604-737-0170

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Landscaping

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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.

8160

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

6522 2 BR, 2 bath, 1400sf, 21st flr. Nelson/Jervis, hardwood, 6 appls, priv. roof top deck view of English Bay, heat h/w incld. ug prkg, storage, bike rm, indoor pool, gym & sauna, $2900, 604-685-2553

Heating

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RENTALS

Sunday, November 21, 2010 Doors Open: 3:30 pm Show Begins: 4:30 pm

8140

Introducing the

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Apt/Condos

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

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

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

6508

Handyperson

EXP’D HANDYMAN offering all kinds of high quality affordable services. Call: 604-828-0899

# 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

8130

Houses - Rent

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 SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 7 Bdrm HOUSE w/3 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,488/M

Fall Services

• Quality Hedge Pruning • Leaf Clean Up • Bed Clean Up • Fall Aeration & Liming • Property Clean Up • Rubbish Removal

604-809-5296 lawnenforcementlandscaping.ca

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

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmt ste, new home, radiant heat, nr ammens, 53rd & Fraser. ns, np. $1100 incl utils. Nov. 1st 604-321-8211, 604-321-2911 2 BR bsmt suite, Kerrisdale, avail now, $1050, share wd, no smoking, no pets, on bus route, 604-943-1614 3 BR main flr, 64th/Victoria, own w/d, sundeck, close all amens, Nov 1 or 15. $1250 + 60% utils, ns np. 604-649-2016, 604-872-3542 EAST VNCR. 1st & Victoria. Lrg Main flr 3 BR Ste, newly reno’d. Near amens. $1300 incls utls. Avail Nov 1. Call 604-218-7660 EAST VNCR. Near 7th & Clark. VIEW. Upper lrg 2 BR ste, newly reno’d, hardwood floors. Av now. No pets. $1100. 604-218-7660 FABULOUS NEW 1 bdrm & den, garden level, all new appl, h/w flrs, gas f/p, w/d, sm pet ok, avail Now, $1000+utils, 604-323-3922

WHITE ROCK - 15532 Madrona Dr 3 bdrm, HOUSE, quiet st, huge yard, dble garage, 2 yr old roof....$1,688/M Call (604)812-3718 or (604)786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt suite, laundry 1 day/ wk, n/s, n/p, Marpole nr transit, grocery, school. $900 incl util. 2 refs req’d. Nov 1, 604-326-0372

2 BDRM bsmt ste, 347 East 14th ave. shrd w/d, ns np, Avail now. $1000 incl hydro. Open House Oct 23/24 Sat/Sun 12noon-5pm 2 BR bsmt new home, heated flr. wd, nr Joyce skytrain, alarm ns, np, must be clean, $1100incl utils & net, avail now, 604-837-5574

RMD, #2/ Williams. 3 BR, grd/lvl. 1,300 sf. Cozy f/p, shared laundry, radiant heat, large fenced yard, veggie garden. $1,350/mo + util. Near schools. Nov 1st. 604-272-5644 or 778-862-5697 VANCOUVER, 60TH/KNIGHT. Clean, bright 2 BR bsmt. 1200 sf. $850 incl util. Ns/np. Ref’s a must, suits quiet people. 604-649-3525

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 BR, large, nr Edgemont, 2 level, deck by stream, 1.5bath, 5appl, fp ns, cat ok $1955, 604-922-9400

WEDNESDAY, O C T O B E R 2 7 , 2 0 1 0 T H E VAN C O U V E R C O U R I E R

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Lawn & Garden

VANCOUVER LAWN & GARDEN • Fall Clean-up • Hedge Trimming • Lawn winterizing • Landscape Design • Power Washing 778-882-3152, 604-999-5665 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Fall Clean Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking. Free Estimates. 604-893-5745 Chau Le Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 EXPERT PRUNING Cert Arb Ornamental & fruit trees, shrubs,etc Colin Malcolm 604-618-9741 Gardening Services 21 yrs exp. Tree topping, West & Eastside & Rmd. Michael 604-240-2881 Rakes & Ladders.. Lawns, trees, gardens, shrubs. snow service. Cert. Ins. & WCB, 604-737-0170 T. TRAN -604-723-2468, Tree Pruning, hedging, weeding, leaf cleanup, gutters, etc. Reliable.

8185

Moving & Storage

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511 EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE MOVERS 5 Ton Truck & 2 Men $55/hr. Apts, Houses, Offices We do it all! 24/7. 604-346-2416

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

8193

8175

Masonry

Cabana Masonry Ltd. Top Quality Masonry Work

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

604.671.4953 604.594.6007 www.cabanamasonry.com Cabana Masonry Ltd. Top quality work. Ron 604-671-4953. Visit web www.cabanamasonry.com MASONRY REPAIRS •Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys & more. George • 604-365-7672 NORTHLAND MASONRY. Rock, slate, brick, granite, pavers. 20 yrs exp on the N. Shore. No job to small.. Will 604-805-1582

8180

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

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING

8220

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

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

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

BBM

PLUMBING, HEATING & DRAINAGE

Renovations Big or Small. Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot Water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems. 24 / 7 Emergency Service Fully Licenced & WCB.

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

604-312-6311

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

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AJK MOVING LTD.

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

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

OLMANI DEVELOPMENT Renovations Bathroom/Kitchen Interior/Exterior Home Repair and Additions

604.376.3192

RED SEAL

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

604-618-4988

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

604-731-2443

RENOS • REPAIRS

★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 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 BATH/KITCHEN Renos, decks, fencing, home repairs. Home Improvment Centre. 604-240-9081

604-723-8434

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

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB 3RD GEN Painters 604-309-4845 Family business over 60 yrs. www.3rdgenpainters.com

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD Int/Ext Specialist 20 yr exp. Reas rates, quality. Licensed, Ins, WCB Jean-Guy 604-626-1975 ESCALADE PAINTING 20% off Fall & Winter, 25 years Westside. Richard 604-839-4927 MASTER PAINTER.....LEVEL 5 drywall finish. Custom doors, trim & crown. 604-836-9675 THE REPAINT SPECIALIST Wall repair available. Call Jacques 778-228-4777

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

8200

Decks/Patios/ Railings

DECKS & FENCES, gates, front steps etc. John 778-998-5591 tarasoffconstruction.com

A Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd Re-Roof, Repair. Ins. WCB. BBB. 604-961-0324 or 604-562-0957

8309

COMPLETE PLUMBING and Rooter Services 7 Days per Week 604-731-8875

David 604-862-7537

Clean Sweep?

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

Sea Island Renovations

All home renovations, tiles, painting, drywall, flooring, etc. All work Gtd. Free Est. Ph: 604-771-9686 A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530 HOMECRAFT ROOFING (Since 1979)

Re-Roofing & Repair Specialists Free Est, Sr Disc 604-340-4633

•Re-Roofing •Repair •Maintenance SAVE $$$ WINTERIZE your roof NOW! Call Brad • 604-773-0492

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

8255

Rubbish Removal

A L L JU N K ? Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Large or small jobs Nobody beats our prices $ 15 OFF with this ad

8315

Tree Services

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

Yes, we Remove & Recycle Anything

604-537-8523

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309 NEED A VEHICLE? No Credit? Bad Credit. Cars - Trucks - SUVs. Good credit or bad credit. Guaranteed to Drive. 1-877-734-9242. Apply online www.Joanmasters.ca

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 LICENSED PLUMBER available for residential/comm service. Semi retired. 604-700-5925

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

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

604-588-0833

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★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153 Father & Sons DEMOLITION Rubbish removal, Drywall, Concrete Tile remove, free est 604-767-5554 JACK’S RUBBISH Removal Friendly, Fast & Cheap 604-266-4444

drytech.ca drytech.ca ROOFING/ RE-ROOFING Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

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Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

McNabb Roofing • TAR & GRAVEL •TORCH-ON MEMBRANE •FIBREGLASS / ASPHALT SHINGLES, GUTTER & DOWNPIPE CLEANING CHIMNEY REPAIRS 35 years experience Cell: 604-839-7881

10% off ALIN Maintenance •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

1990 BMW M5, only 48,000 km, all original, like new. $18,800. 604-987-3876. D24627

9130

PUT POWER into your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. Oncampus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

CASH FOR SOME COMPLETE CARS

GARAGE SALE

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MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

9145

Scrap Car Removal

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

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9160

Sports & Imports

1990 TOYOTA Corolla stationwagon, 184,220 kms, 4 cylinder, air conditioning, new automatic transmission, 4 new winter tires. Call 604-985-9407 to inquire.

1998 HONDA Accord, 4 dr, auto, fully equipped, A-1 cond, new brakes, exhaust, Aircared, highway driven $2,850. 604-524-6567

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

ONSITE DISPOSAL SERVICE Const/ House/ Yard Waste Quality Service at Great Price 7 Days/ Week 604-700-SITE 7483

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

630.3300

1991 ACURA Integra RS, 2 dr h/b, red, well maintained, a/cared, fun to drive $1650 604-709-0701

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job Lic#32839 604-875-9072

604

Collectibles & Classics

By Albert

Roofing

Sell it in the Classiﬁeds!

AUTOMOTIVE

9110

8250

604-274-0285

TAL TILE

Home Tiling & Repair Bath ◆ Kitchen ◆ Floors ◆ Walls and Counter Tops ◆ Int/Ext. Free Est.Guaranteed Work

Mozaik Handyman Services Ltd Reno painting, electrical, plumb tiling, 604-739-8786..716-8687

604-738-7280

Windows Cleaned Inside & Outside Gutters Cleared & Cleaned FREE ESTIMATES

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

MIKESHOMEWORK.CA Reno: Bath, kitchen, paint, decks, tiles, carpentry, $35/hr. 604.688.2306

KELLY CONSTRUCTION

Window Cleaning

White Rose Window Cleaning

Tiling

RENOVATIONS Certified Licensed Plumber Insured ■ 25 yrs experience Shaun 604.727.9326

8335

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

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Roofing

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8250

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

1 to 3 Men

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

www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

Interior & Exterior

Tried & True Since 1902

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Rooﬁng • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

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Painting/ Wallpaper

PRIMO PAINTING

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Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

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

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● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

8195

8300

Roofing

604-729-3864

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

604-724-3670

8250

Plumbing

Oil Tank Removal

Home Services

LUCKY METAL WORKS

Paving/Seal Coating

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

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

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

8205

EW43

1998 HONDA CIVIC EX 149 km, silver honda serviced exc cond. 1 owner $3800. 604-275-7968

2002 PORSCHE Boxster S, only 78,000km, 6-speed, immac. $19,800 D24627 604-987-3876

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2006 HONDA Civic DX Coupe $11,900. Auto, dark blue, PWR Locks/Windows, heated mirrors, digital dash, 4 new tires, new brakes. Honda Serviced. NO Accidents. 100k. Great on gas, +extras. Coq. ★ 604-868-3128 2007 TOYOTA Camry, red, auto, 6 cyl, exc cond, like new, 24,000 kms, $20,000. 604-464-4172

Pays $150 minimum for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal! 2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

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9173

Vans

2004 HONDA Odyssey EX, red, exc cond, towing pkg, Toyo tires 1 yr old $9800 obo 1-250-342-5167

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Vol. 101 No. 86 • Established 1908 • West

Library fetish fest Going the distance

Two towers may rise from old Opsal Steel site Residential site will reach 26 storeys Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

The dilapidated Opsal Steel building on Second Avenue was built in 1918.

photo Dan Toulgoet

Residents voice laneway housing concerns at city hall Lack of notiﬁcation rankles some neighbours Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

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SANDRA THOMAS Confused about zoning application signs? So is Randy Helten, who’s created a website to explain zoning to everyday Vancouverites. BY

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SANDRA THOMAS From its small origins 10 years ago, Beauty Night has expanded into a vital program helping marginalized women recover their dignity. BY

MEND over matter

MARK HASIUK A UBC art gallery hosts a video exhibit that romanticizes a Nigerian extremist group that likes to blow up innocent people. BY

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M U S I C

Monster mash

BY MICHAEL KISSINGER The Courier calculates the terror levels of Halloween-themed songs about teenage werewolves, ghosts and having a baby.

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1 jar (400 mL) President’s Choice Indian Tikka Masala Cooking Sauce 6 bone-in lamb shoulder chops, about 2 lb/1 kg 2 onions, sliced other vegetables as desired (turnip, carrot, celery)

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Skim excess fat before serving. Serve with Indian Basmati Rice, garnished with fresh coriander, if desired. Serve with Naan bread, if desired.

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Add onions to same frying pan; cook over medium heat until soft and golden, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add onions to lamb. Add tikka masala sauce, stir and cover with lid. Set slow cooker to high and timer to 6 hours. Press start.

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