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Paul Kardynal couldn’t swim, but that didn’t stop the Saskatchewan native from joining the Royal Canadian Navy in 1941. Assigned to a reconﬁgured passenger liner called the HMCS Prince David, the able-seaman and his fellow sailors were an integral part of the war effort—story by Ted Hunt

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Though he couldn’t swim, Paul Kardynal joined the Royal Canadian Navy

Prairie boy joined war effort to see the world Ted Hunt

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aul Kardynal is a dependable man—quietly so perhaps, but dependable. Born in Stenen, Sask. in 1924, he is today the neighbourhood cobbler to a necessarily limited but loyal clientele. Opening his store in 1948—after getting squared away with demobilization from the Canadian Navy—he has toiled there for 62 years, and is able to ﬁx anything that can go wrong with a shoe. He can also sell you a new pair, but if you’re on his list you’d know that. For the uninitiated, Stenen is about 300 kilometres east of Saskatoon, and in 1996—the last time anyone counted—there were 110 folks in 65 private dwellings. There were even fewer when the Kardynals lived in Stenen during the Dirty Thirties. Life in a small farming village was difﬁcult enough, especially during the brutally cold winters. Maybe it was the loneliness of prairie life; maybe it was the endless hard work. Whatever the cause, his parents parted company, and life became a silent worry of where the next home would be. Then the war in Europe began, when thousands of families split up and the question of life itself became a constant doubt on everyone’s mind.

n 1941, Kardynal graduated from a Regina high school, and with family structure shattered, he considered joining the services. Perhaps he reasoned that military life could provide a sense of belonging, and a dependable

Canadian navy veteran Paul Kardynal revisited Juno Beach in 2007 with his son Michael, where he added his photo submitted name to a brick in a commemorative wall honouring Second World War veterans. system that would steer young men towards satisfying careers. But which force? He wanted more than just the endless steppe of Saskatchewan. So what would a teenager in the centre of Canada, far from any body of water larger than Lost Mountain Lake choose? That was easy—the Royal Canadian Navy. And of course, he couldn’t swim. Like many students graduating during that ﬁrst year of war, Kardynal was let into service six months before his 18th birthday, and was soon off to see the world.

The first stop was Regina, where RCMP barracks on the never-ending plains provided basic training. Then at last: orders to catch a train for the three-day trip to Victoria. Kardynal finally saw an ocean and was assigned to His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Prince David. He didn’t know anyone, but fortunately there were plenty of men his age with whom to share the new adventure—even though this was the Pacific Ocean, and the thought had crossed his mind that the war was on the other side of the Atlantic. Oh well, life at sea

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he Prince David was one of three ships built in 1929 as a passenger liner for the Canadian National Steamship line. The ships had three decks, three funnels, cruiser sterns, and snug but tasteful accommodation for 300 passengers. Their route was Vancouver to Victoria to Seattle once per day, and their great strength was a speed of 22 knots or 41 kilometres per hour. In 1941, these ships were the

largest in the RCN. They had been reconfigured at Burrard Dry Dock to enable the loading and launching of Infantry Landing Ships, while providing anti-aircraft escort for troops on landing-craft. Accommodation was less tasteful now as it was re-designed to house 600 troops and their equipment. There was much to learn because, refitted for war, Prince David boasted six four-inch, deck-mounted artillery pieces, plus plenty of Pom-Pom machine guns and depth charges. Kardynal and his new friends had to master the operation and maintenance of these weapons quickly as they were salvaged from before the First World War. They would find, that during battle, their training exercises with the antiquated armament would prove vital. Without warning one night at 10:30, they were called from their Esquimalt Barracks to report to ship immediately. They cast off, and soon HMCS Prince David was heading south to the Panama Canal with speed. Kardynal admitted, “I was surprised to find that I really liked my hammock. It was made from ‘tarred canvas.’ The trick,” he confided, “was to find a good place out of the way, where you didn’t get bumped into when the lights went out.” It also became clear that the wide-hulled ship, designed for inland waters, had a disturbing roll in heavy ocean swells, but in the hammock one could ignore that discomfort. They refuelled at Dutch Island, in the Caribbean, and then sped to New York.

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Sitting in Jack Dempsey’s bar across Broadway from Madison Square Garden, Kardynal felt he had chosen well by joining the Navy, because in short order he was certainly “getting around.” When he recently inquired, “Is Dempsey’s Bar still there?” I was reluctant to tell him the New York institution closed in 1974. “It was January,” Kardynal recalled, “and the Prince David took aboard 600 American engineers. We steamed away from New York to join a convoy across the North Atlantic.” The sensation of the lights of New York’s tall buildings sinking into a black sea was chilling enough to those who had to make these terrible trips past waiting U-Boat wolf packs. But out at sea, making it worse, the wind hissed across swells filled with floating winter slush. There were three sources of protection Kardynal had learned: the sheer size of the ocean; the slower speed of a submerged U-Boat; and the presence of battle-ready convoy escort ships such as the speedy Corvette. The American navy found that Japanese vessels travelled alone on the Pacific and were more vulnerable to Allied submarines because any merchant ship was easily approached. The Royal Canadian Navy discovered that “small footprint” convoys were not only very hard

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more training to prepare for the different areas we had to move troops through. There were shore attacks near the Bay of Biscay. In the Mediterranean, there were lots of torpedo boats while we brought troops to France and to Italy. We steamed through the Adriatic to Greece with help for them. There were more submarine and airplane attacks… we kept busy,” Kardynal’s voiced trailed off as he trimmed a shoe’s new sole. “I remember once near Greece we hit a mine, and it blew a hole in the bow. We were lucky because it didn’t touch our ammunition locker. We patched things up by lowering canvas hatch covers over the side so that water pressure sealed the hole. Then we limped to Italy and spent Christmas Day in mud and snow. They gave us winter boots and clothes and we spent some time in a rest camp getting ready for our next voyage. Then it was off to Tunis for a complete reﬁt before we headed back to Britain.” The invasion of Normandy is seared into Kardynal’s memory. “D-Day was tough. There were spring storms in the Channel, so the swells were big and choppy. We took landing craft in, then took the wounded and dead back out from the Mulberries they’d set up. It was amazing.” Continued next page

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Final tour of duty spent on modified fishing boat on West Coast T “D-DAY WAS TOUGH. THERE WERE SPRING K he Mulberry Harbour Kardynal refers to was an engineering feat that began years before D-Day. Wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill knew that any troop landing establishing a beach-head would immediately need armament and supplies just to hold their position—let alone begin the long march to Berlin. A supply route was established across the shallow sandy coves at attack points: Omaha, Juno, and Gold beaches were of great importance because, according to military calculations, capturing an existing port such as Calais or Dieppe could take months. Further, the harbour might be destroyed by retreating defenders should defeat be imminent. A secure port had to be created, for as one senior officer concluded: “We’ll take our harbour with us.” As a result, thousands of workers in dozens of hidden coves in Wales, England and Scotland were pledged to secrecy and began building pieces of a floating harbour to be used following up the Allied landing of June 6, 1944. “When the beach-heads were established, we were able to use the Mulberry Harbour. How they hid a floating harbour as big as Dover I don’t know,” Kardynal said. “The pieces were camouflaged and later assembled by little tugboats. Thousands took part. It was amazing.” Kardynal shook his head. “People really pulled together. The water was rough going in with the landing craft, and there were more gales on the way. The Navy had scuttled 70 obsolete merchant and navy “block-ships” and they did their job even though a lot of men were seasick.” “We made four trips to Normandy and back on that first day,” Kardynal remembered. “We lost five of our crew while taking the dead and wounded on board… we had medics for the immediate cases… we took them home. Then came back for more.“

with a grin, “they were paying me 25 cents a day to do a good job.”

STORMS IN THE CHANNEL, SO THE SWELLS WERE BIG AND CHOPPY. WE TOOK LANDING CRAFT IN, THEN TOOK THE WOUNDED AND DEAD BACK OUT FROM THE MULBERRIES THEY’D SET UP.” Paul Kardynal

erhaps Kardynal would be pleased to know that this portable harbour—sunk onto the beach sand but designed to rise with the tide—was created by 20,000 British civilians. And the work done by these workers, who were determined to help the Western Allies succeed, had put ashore 2.5 million troops in ships like the one he manned. Further, more than half a million vehicles, and 17 million tons of munitions, weapons and supplies were safely delivered to support the final outcome that we celebrate today. I let Kardynal gather himself before asking the obvious question for a nonparticipant; were you terriﬁed? “There was no time to be scared. You just do your work. When we struck that mine I was trying to sleep on a bench. You’re not scared. You just do as you’re told—close all watertight doors and plug the hole. I couldn’t afford to be scared. I was still too young to get my daily ration of two ounces of overproof rum. Besides,” he said

ardynal’s final tour of duty was on the West Coast of Canada on a ship named the Moolach—a modified fishing boat watching for any Japanese war vessels. “We had no weaponry so maybe it was lucky we saw no Japanese subs,” he recalled. “If we saw an unidentified boat we’d demand identification. If they didn’t give it, we had our shore battery fire a shot across their bow… then they were very anxious to talk to us.” As VJ Day mercifully arrived, Able Seaman Kardynal returned to Regina for his ﬁnal discharge. He worked there for a while, but it wasn’t home so he transferred to Vancouver as a checker for B.C. Drugs. And then one magical morning in 1947—after all the murky days of war—Kardynal met a girl who worked at the Royal Bank at Robson and Granville. Her name was Mary Jane, and she accepted Kardynal’s marriage proposal. They were partners for 56 years until she passed away in 2004. Together, they brought up Michael and Judy, and were happy to welcome three grandchildren Jennifer, Jaclyn and Kevin. Jennifer later introduced her dad to great-grandson, Sam. With no contemporaries remaining, Kardynal went back to Normandy in June 2007 to visit Juno Beach with his son Michael and daughter-in-law. He added his name to a brick in the commemorative wall, as one who was there. It reads as follows: Paul Kardynal. Able Seaman. Royal Canadian Navy, volunteer. 1942-1945: North Atlantic Convoys, Normandy, Mediterranean Duty. For Remembrance Day, Kardynal visits the Legion at Broadway and Alma, hoists a beer in salute to those he remembers… and proudly sings “O Canada.” tedhunt@shaw.ca

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The NPA is calling its Nov. 20 gettogether at the Croatian Cultural Centre a “nomination meeting.” But according to the party’s dispatch that landed in my inbox over the weekend, three of the ﬁve candidates will not have to win the support of its members. That’s because Bill McCreery (council), Jesse Johl (council) and Sophia Woo (school board) will all be acclaimed. That leaves Casey Crawford and Melissa De Genova to battle it out for one of the NPA’s coveted park board candidate spots—not exactly a contest of the Sullivan versus Ladner madness, but still a contest. Voting begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. While my colleagues will deliver more analysis this week on park board and school board, let me tell you what I know about McCreery and Johl. McCreery is an architect and former park board commissioner with TEAM in the 1970s. He made a bit of media splash

voured by COPE, but one of its most popular players, pitcher Brian Wilson, has a beard. Not just any beard but a charcoal-black beard that ignited a campaign in the Bay Area called, “fear the beard.” I’ve seen the T-shirts. As I recall, COPE used David Cadman’s beard as part of its whimsical campaign strategy in 2008 to get the Burl Ives’ doppelganger re-elected. The COPEsters urged people to “vote beard, vote Cadman, vote COPE.” It worked. So it is with great curiosity that I’ll watch Cadman this month to see if he will shave off his beard, which is said to be older than Andrea Reimer. Vancouver Sun scribe Jeff Lee has challenged Cadman to shave his precious whiskers and grow a moustache to raise funds for prostate cancer. Lee already shaved off his impressive facial hair. (Note to Lee: After viewing your handsome mug on your blog, the ladies in the ofﬁce are divided over whether you should grow it back). All this craziness can be blamed on Movember, the month where many men grow moustaches for charity. Even fresh-faced Mayor Gregor Robertson reluctantly agreed to grow a lip warmer. Will George Chow be next? mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter:@Howellings

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Should Gordon Campbell stay on as MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey? Last week’s poll question: Should the media expose the identities of the Green Men? Yes: 6 per cent No: 44 per cent I couldn’t care less: 50 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

In March 2008, former park board commissioner Allan De Genova sat down with me to explain his plan to create a home away from home for family members of wounded Canadian Armed Forces personnel, as well as injured police, fire and ambulance first responders, receiving medical treatment in Metro Vancouver. “It will be called Honour House,” De Genova said excitedly at the time. “And I plan to get it up and running before Remembrance Day 2010.” De Genova had no land, no building, no architectural plans and not much funding. While I admired his determination, I had my doubts. But today, the day before Remembrance Day 2010, Honour House celebrates its grand opening at 509 St. George St. in New Westminster. To describe Honour House as a labour of love would be an understatement. Just months after going public with his plan and putting out the word he needed help to make Honour House a reality, De Genova was inundated with offers of support. The list of all who stepped up to help is too long to include here, but some of the key players include the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation, the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the New Chelsea Society, B.C. Housing and Vancouver architect Walter Francl. Despite all the offers of help, De Genova still had no home for Honour House at the beginning of 2010. He realized Vancouver, home to many of the rehabilitation programs and specialized doctors so desperately needed by these young veterans and emergency workers, was out of reach financially when it came to buying property. But

sandrathomas even then, De Genova’s determination never wavered. He had just ﬁnished looking at yet another property in Vancouver that was too expensive when his cellphone rang. Out of the blue, New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright said to him, “Al, I think we have the perfect place for you.” Long story short, the once grand home on a quiet New West street proved to be that perfect place. And mere months later, the now fully accessible home has been retroﬁtted to include 10 bedrooms, a four-storey elevator, communal kitchen and dining area, quiet room, media centre and a library. Also planned for the property is a children’s play area. The total cost of the project was $4 million. I attended a fundraising gala for Honour House two weeks ago and it was an emotional evening that brought even the most stoic to tears. The Patron General of Honour House, Rick Hillier, had arranged for the evening to be simulcast to Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan, who along

with those attending the event at the Sheraton Wall Centre on Burrard Street had the privilege of watching Sarah McLachlan perform “Love Come,” a song she has dedicated to Honour House. Her rendition of “In the Arms of an Angel” also moved the room to tears, which seems to be a particular talent of McLachlan’s, who during her performance thanked to the paramedics who saved her life several years ago after she suffered an ectopic pregnancy and collapsed. Canadian singer Dean Brody performed his song “Brothers,” about a young man going off to war, and Ronnie Way sang his composition “Maples of the Valley,” a song honouring all ﬁrst responders. The most moving part of the evening came when retired Capt. Trevor Green was wheeled across the stage by his wife Debbie. Green was performing peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan in 2005 when a man struck him with a homemade axe, which split his brain in two. Green was never supposed to survive, but through his and Debbie’s sheer determination, he’s speaking. This summer, he danced at his own wedding, with assistance. There was no Honour House to support Green’s out-of-town family who ﬂew into Vancouver during those dark, early days of his recovery. But, as Green pointed out, there is now. The evening was dedicated to the soldiers who serve overseas keeping the peace and here at home saving lives. But it was also a tribute to the everyday heroes who pulled together to make Honour House a home for those in need. For a related story and photo gallery, see vancourier.com. sthomas@vancourier.com

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opinion ‘HOMEOWNER SUPPRESSION TAX’ HURTS

City’s tax burden policy could be the new HST Facing yet another year of unfair tax shifting, homeowners in Vancouver might want to emulate the recent victory of the province-wide anti-HST campaign. Call the ongoing shifts of the tax burden off local business and onto homeowners a “Homeownership Suppression Tax” and the new activists could even re-use a lot of their picket signs and bumper stickers. “Down with the civic HST” has a nice ring to it. In a stunning victory for grassroots organizing, the movement against the Harmonized Sales Tax recently played an important role in the political demise of Gordon Campbell. After nine years as B.C.’s premier and three back to back electoral victories, Campbell, who can read poll numbers (and, reportedly, indications of impending caucus revolt) as well as anyone, decided it was time for him to go last week, pushed in part by the anti-HST movement. Despite the odd and somewhat unsavoury cabal of political operatives who led the anti-HST campaigns, those campaigns were fed by a clear and passionately felt recognition at the grassroots level that it was simply unfair to shift the tax burden from business to consumers. By the same ethical standard, the ongoing policy at 12th and Cambie to shift taxes off business payers and onto homeowners fails the smell test. The proposed 2011 budget for Vancouver will mark the fourth year of residential taxpayers bearing a heavier burden in order to help business. This occurs under a policy ﬁrst created in 2008 under the NPA and repeatedly endorsed by the current Vision-dominated council. In 2011, the proposed civic budget will cut business property taxes by another two per cent, thus increasing the tax burden on homeowners by four per cent. But even with that increase, taxpayers may not be getting the same services provided last year. COPE councillors Ellen Woodsworth and David Cadman have led opposition to this regressive policy. Woodsworth cannot be simply dismissed as a foe of business. She is, after all, the author of a recent resolution designed to streamline and facilitate support for small business in the city, and of an earlier proposal to create multi-level business prop-

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tomsandborn erty taxes designed to reduce impact on small businesses. Woodsworth told the Courier recently that when all levels of taxation are taken into account, Vancouver businesses pay some of the lowest taxes in the country. A city-sponsored online survey on the new budget seems to suggest that more taxes for big business are not even an option. The survey clearly assumes that there will be no increase in business taxes, and asks respondents to choose between draconian cuts to services or even higher residential property taxes. There is no box to tick if you think that profitmaking business properties ought to bear more of the burden. Cadman told another Vancouver paper recently that the tax shift actually hurts small businesses by reducing the disposable income that homeowners have to spend locally. So this may well be one of those policies that is both unfair and ineffective. However, Vision Coun. Raymond Louie, chair of the council committee on city services and budgets told the same paper that the tax shift was an attempt to protect small businesses during hard times. Louie did not return requests for an interview before this column was filed. Surely many of the Vancouver residents who campaigned so actively against the provincial HST could be mobilized to oppose our civic Homeownership Suppression Tax. A revised city taxation system that was properly calibrated to place more of the tax burden on large and profitable businesses (and reduce the burden on small start-up businesses and fixed income homeowners) could generate the revenues necessary to maintain vital city services without gouging homeowners yet again. Sequels are big business in Hollywood these days. Maybe it’s time for “No HST-the Civic Sequel.” tos@infinet.net

The park board’s plan to set aside land for the “possibility” of a pool at Mount Pleasant Park file photo Dan Toulgoet should be scrapped in favour of a softball diamond, says a reader. To the Editor: Re: Central Park, Oct. 29 The 83 per cent of survey respondents who want a pool at Mount Pleasant Park represents less than one per cent of all Mount Pleasant residents and despite that low number the park board approved a redevelopment plan that sets aside land for the “possibility” of a pool in the future. The redevelopment plan should have included a softball diamond and half playing ﬁeld that would be used to offset demand for both something the park board routinely claims to have a shortage of. This is another decision by the park board that puts people into vehicles as they drive to other neigh-

bourhoods for their recreation demands and continues to displace inner-city residents from their neighbourhood parks. It extends the park board’s practice of shifting user groups from the wealthiest postal codes into the poorest neighbourhoods denying those who live next to inner-city parks their right to equal access to park space for their active or passive recreation needs, in particular the poor, elderly, First Nations and inner-city youth, who all have a lesser ability to travel to other parks. Once again those that have more get more while those who need get less. George Brissette, Vancouver

Can’t park board surplus pay for programmers? We want

To the editor: Re: Letters, Oct. 27 It is with great anticipation that I await an announcement from Vancouver park board chair Aaron Jasper that the funding for the eight recreation programmers has once again been restored. Jasper chose to “correct the record” and outline once again that Vision Vancouver council and park board have chosen to

cut our recreation staff and expect others to ﬁnd “new funding” to maintain what has long been park boardfunded positions. Much to my surprise, in the same edition of the Courier tucked away is a small note that the park board will show a surplus of between $700,000 and $1 million this past ﬁscal year. Using my calculations, those eight programmers are going to

keep their jobs at a cost of $600,000 and the board will have between $100,000 and $400,000 to perhaps fund other things—perhaps even reinstate out-of-school care in Champlain Heights. I can’t wait for the ofﬁcial announcement, but I just know you are going to do the right thing. Right Aaron? Rick Evans, Vancouver

Affordable housing better term than ‘social’ housing

To the editor: Re: Soapbox with Michael Geller, Oct. 27 Michael Geller has written a good, thoughtful column (“New ‘and old’ thinking required in social housing debate”). I agree with most of it. But I’m disappointed that he hangs onto that old and confusing term “So-

cial housing.” “Social” is a very broad word. One might ask, “What housing is not social?” That’s why, I think, the more acceptable term has long been “affordable housing,” which better describes what Geller is talking about. Linda Ironside, Vancouver

Criminal lawyers should investigate police wrongdoing To the editor: Re: “Cops cleared despite repeated blows to wrong man,” Nov. 5. OK, let me work this out: Two Vancouver cops beat up a guy and can’t give VPD Chief Jim Chu intelligent answers for their actions, so Chu apologizes to

his men’s victim. Victim hires lawyer. So Chu asks Delta’s police chief, Jim Cessford, to investigate. Chief Cessford agrees to do so—in his own sweet time. His ﬁnding, eventually: Chief Chu’s men acted correctly by beating up a

guy whom they couldn’t understand. Eh? Is it also police policy to shoot ﬁrst and ask questions later? Criminal lawyers should be hired to investigate police. Greg J. Edwards, Delta

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Jim Cessford’s department investigated VPD cops in Wu beating case

Delta chief calls for independent agency to investigate cops Mike Howell Staff writer

The police chief who decided two Vancouver police constables should not be disciplined in a case where an innocent man suffered injuries during an arrest has renewed his call for an independent agency to investigate police. Delta Police Chief Jim Cessford, whose department investigated the case involving Yao Wei Wu, said he understood his decision Nov. 3 that cleared constables Nicholas Florkow and Bryan London of any wrongdoing would be controversial. “I’ve spoken publicly on more than one occasion in support of the independent investigative body to investigate the police,” Cessford said at the end of a news conference Nov. 3 at the Delta Police Department. “If this is what British Columbians want, then they should get it.” The Wu investigation took nine months to complete and required two extensions from the Ofﬁce of the Police Complaint Commissioner. Though Cessford said police ofﬁcers are best suited to

Delta Police Chief Jim Cessford knew his decision exonerating the two VPD cops in the Yao Wei Wu case would be controversial. photo Dan Toulgoet conduct investigations of misconduct or criminal activity, he realizes police investigating police is controversial. “Many people, clearly, are not satisﬁed with this practice,” he said. “So I do support an independent investigation unit and it’s clear today by the response that I hear from [reporters] and the public that people are not satisﬁed with

my ﬁnding. That’s unfortunate.” Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu, who also supports an independent agency to investigate police, transferred his duty as the disciplinary authority in the Wu case to Cessford Feb. 18. The transfer occurred almost a month after Wu suffered serious injuries in the arrest, including a broken orbital bone on his left eye.

A senior member of Delta police’s major crimes section conducted the investigation, which included interviewing Wu and the constables and reviewing medical records and audio tapes such as the 911 call. Lawyer Cameron Ward, acting on behalf of Wu, has repeatedly called for an independent agency to investigate police. Ward reiterated his call in a statement he posted on his website after Cessford delivered his ruling. “The investigation was a farce,” said Ward, adding the police complaints’ system in B.C. does a disservice to law-abiding citizens such as Wu. “It provides yet another example why police should not be investigating other police.” Wu, in a separate statement, called the Delta police’s conclusion of what happened Jan. 21 a “distortion of the facts” and said “the police version is completely false.” In Wu’s lawsuit against the VPD, he alleges the constables grabbed him from the entrance to his house, dragged him outside and repeatedly beat him. Cessford said Florkow and Lon-

don acted in the course of their duties and in good faith. They had reasonable grounds to believe Wu was the suspect and that an assault had occurred and may still be occurring, he said. The constables were told the 911 caller was a woman with a 10-month-old baby and was being assaulted by her drunk husband. Florkow and London arrived at the right address but knocked on the wrong door. When the constables attempted to enter Wu’s home, Wu “physically resisted” Florkow and London, who were in plain clothes with police badges hanging from a chain around their necks, according to the Delta police investigation. The constables struck Wu ﬁve times “with a close-handed strike to his upper shoulder area” in a takedown that resulted in Wu hitting his face on a concrete sidewalk outside his house, the investigation concluded. Police later arrested a man in connection with the domestic assault, which was related to Wu’s basement suite. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Friends of Archives want help saving Vancouver Sandra Thomas Staff writer

The Vancouver Archives has friends in James Johnstone and Jolene Cumming who are trying to raise money to preserve the photo Dan Toulgoet Major Matthews collection.

Historian James Johnstone says the foundation of the Vancouver Archives is the Major James Skitt Matthews collection. Johnstone, who chairs Friends of the Vancouver City Archives, explained even before Matthews became the city’s first official archivist in the 1930s, the former army officer and tugboat operator began collecting photographs and memorabilia of Vancouver’s past. Matthews also interviewed pioneers about the early days of the city on his own time. “That whole Major Matthews collection is slowly being transcribed and digitized,” said Johnstone, “including those original interviews type-written on rice paper in bound copies.” Johnstone said the city’s archives needs financial help to complete such vital projects, but recent city budget and provincial gaming grant cuts means there’s not a lot of money to go around. “The Major Matthews collection is literally the first thing you see when you enter the archives, but those photos in binders are still just a small amount of the thousands of images left to be preserved,” said Johnstone. “There are still

so many more to be processed.” And that’s where Friends of the Vancouver City Archives comes in. Johnstone said the group formed in 1993 to assist the archives with its important work. Other projects the group has helped pay for in the past include the purchase of a 1,600 cubic-foot cold-storage facility where more than 113,000 negatives are stored, web publishing software to help researchers search the archive’s database, a dyesublimation printer and the facility’s Reading Room photocopier. Now the group is asking Vancouver residents, organizations and businesses to “Help Save Vancouver” by attending an illustrated talk this weekend dubbed Researching Women in the Archives and in the Family, presented by Diane Rogers, president of the B.C. Genealogical Society. Johnstone said while researching a family’s history has become a popular pastime, finding information on female ancestors presents challenges. “When people start researching their family’s history the first place they typically go is the archives, but many of them don’t have a clue where to start,” said Johnstone. “And women’s history is often obscured, so it’s even more difficult to find.” Johnstone said Rogers will give

participants tips on how best to research the women in their families. The goal of this event is to raise funds towards the crucial description and digitization of a backlog of old photographs donated to the archive’s collection. Johnstone said despite its backlog, the archives still appreciates donations of photographs or film from individuals and companies. An example is archival film footage donated by Friends’ board member Jolene Cumming. Taken by her grandfather in 1944, the footage shows the Callister Exhibition Park Rodeo held on the PNE grounds that year. In the background, the old wooden roller coaster is clearly visible. “Even old family photographs make a huge contribution because many of them include lost streetscapes in the background, for example the old East End or downtown,” said Johnstone. “People are still finding amazing images and their proper home is the Vancouver Archives.” Researching Women in the Archives and in the Family takes place Nov. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the archives, 1150 Chestnut St. in Vanier Park. To register call 604-736-8561. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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Tenants to move into Olympic Village by year’s end Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

The Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C. expects tenants to start moving into the city’s 252 social and market housing units at the Olympic Village at the end of December, nine months after the buildings were returned to the city by Olympic organizers. The city selected the federation to run one of the three buildings as a co-op, in the wee hours of Nov. 5. COHO Management Services Society, an arm of the federation, will operate the two rental buildings for two years. Afterward, the city will seek permanent operators. The decision came a month af-

ter then minister of housing Rich Coleman rejected management proposals submitted by the housing federation and two other nonproﬁts. The rejections came less than 48 hours after the applications were received. NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton balked at council’s last-minute decision on the matter upon submission of a late report Nov. 4. She wants the city to sell the costly Olympic Village units and use the money to provide more social housing elsewhere. But Thom Armstrong, executive director of the Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C., said the city didn’t want to delay a decision. “Everybody’s concerned, the

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ince 1986, all new vehicles in Canada and the United States have been by law equipped with a centre high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). This brake light is mounted higher than the left and right brake lights, centrally, near the back of the vehicle. The location parameters are precisely defined, and Cedric Hughes leave no doubt for the manufacturers. The law was initiated by the United States Department of Transportation under President Reagan, whose administration was generally in favour of limiting the role of government and government regulation. Nevertheless, under this administration the automobile, after a long history of being equipped with two brake lights, (and, of course, disastrous history regarding rear-end collisions) suddenly had to be equipped with an additional brake light of uncertain value. It seems to have been, to some degree, one of those “well, it can’t hurt” decisions. Statistics were cited at the time of the 1986 legislation regarding the experience of fleet operators using the CHMSL. A claim of 50% reduction in rear-end collisions was made, presumably in relation to pre-CHMSL fleet accident rates. The cost of installation of the CHMSL in the context of mass production is relatively inexpensive. The light is located more or less at “eye level”. Generally it is mounted inside the rear window, but on more exotic vehicles, it is sometimes mounted on a custom-designed mounting pod or attached to the rear spare tire cover. Manufacturers have some discretion on the nature of the lighting technology. Central filament bulbs are used, along with LEDs and more recently, neon tubes. Making a virtue out of a necessity, some manufactures have by now introduced elegantly designed CHMSLs that are an adornment rather than an eyesore, and this

progression is rapidly becoming the norm. The idea is that the CHMSL will attract the attention of following drivers when the view of the right and left brake lights may be blocked by other vehicles. Assuming all vehicles are the same height, the CHMSL light when active will be Barrister & Solicitor seen by the drivers of a line of traffic – several vehicles – following the vehicle displaying the active CHMSL. Recent studies suggest that the universal use of CHMSL results in about a 5% reduction in collisions. 5% is a big number in the overall context of traffic accidents. If the number is even close to being correct, the CHMSL is a noteworthy success. One troubling development in relation to the CHMSL is the use of the frame of the lamp as a mounting bracket or support for the “N” sticker required under the graduated licensing program. It is not unusual to see an “N” sticker inserted between the CHMSL and the rear window of a vehicle, obscuring partially or entirely, the lamp. The driver, in disabling the proper functioning of an important stop lamp, demonstrates a serious lack of what we might call “safety consciousness”. We do not necessarily need more laws and regulations at the moment to deal with the disabling of the CHMSL, just an enforcement of common sense in this regard. See also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Automotive_lighting

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Maggie de Vries, whose sister’s DNA was found on the Pickton farm, is happy that the park board will care for two benches in perpetuity at Crab Park to remember the missing and murdered women of the Downtown Eastside. photo Dan Toulgoet

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Park board OKs care of missing women’s memorial Sandra Thomas Staff writer

The sister of one of the women alleged to have been murdered by serial killer Robert “Willie” Pickton says a new park board memorial in Crab Park for missing and murdered women of the Downtown Eastside couldn’t be timelier. Maggie de Vries told the Courier families of the missing and murdered women were told actual details of their deaths just this past August, after Pickton’s appeal for a new trial was denied. De Vries’s sister, Sarah de Vries, vanished from the Downtown Eastside in 1998 and her DNA was later found at Pickton’s pig farm. In 2007, Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Georgina Papin, Marnie Frey and Brenda Wolfe. Pickton was originally charged with 26 counts of first-degree murder, including that of Sarah de Vries, but the judge in the case ruled to drop the other 20 cases from the trial. De Vries said immediately following the rejection of Pickton’s appeal, teams of police officers and victim’s service counsellors across Canada visited members of the 20 families to finally share the information they had about their loved one’s fate. “All we ever knew was that Sarah’s DNA was found at the farm in 2002,” said de Vries, who wrote a book about her sister’s life. “They didn’t tell us until August where exactly her DNA was found. It also means we can apply for a death certificate. People think this all happened a long time ago, but for the families it’s happening now.” She was delighted when what started out as a stressful phone call from a park board

staff member two weeks ago evolved into a good news story. A decade ago, she and family members of 15 of the other missing women contributed money for a memorial bench at Crab Park, located at the north end of Main Street. Distraught at the time, none of the family members realized the money they paid in 2000 only covered 10 years of maintenance for the bench. When de Vries received the recent phone call, a staff member told her if another $1,000 wasn’t paid towards future maintenance, the plaque would be removed from the bench and the spot made available to another user. De Vries emailed the park board commissioners asking if an exception could be made. She also requested the bench be moved to a more appropriate location, rededicated to the missing and murdered women, and cared for by the board in perpetuity. De Vries met with Terry Walton, acting director of Vancouver East District for the park board, at the park to discuss her proposal. “Just eight days later I received a phone call that the park board is going to put in two benches and have them facing the memorial stone in Crab Park, so people can sit facing the stone and look out over the water,” said de Vries. “Usually when someone dies they’re buried or cremated and their ashes are spread somewhere special. With the missing women there are no bodies or ashes because a predator destroyed them all.” Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Constance Barnes said she was moved by the appeal from de Vries and called parks staff immediately. “When I read her email, honestly I was quite horriﬁed,” said Barnes. “I thought this needs to be addressed right away so the work that Maggie has done isn’t lost.” sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter: @sthomas10

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Curtis Ralph Brick’s accidental death could have been prevented

Soaring temperatures blamed for homeless man’s death Mike Howell

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Hyperthermia due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures killed a 46-year-old homeless aboriginal man in Grandview Park on one of the hottest days of the summer of 2009. Curtis Ralph Brick did not die as a result of inaction or lack of care from paramedics and ﬁreﬁghters, as alleged by witnesses and members of the aboriginal community, according to B.C. coroner Scott Fleming’s report, released to the Courier Nov. 4. “Based upon my investigation of Mr. Brick’s death, I have concluded that the alleged actions of perceived insensitivity or lack of care, even assuming that they did in fact occur, did not in any way cause or contribute to Mr. Brick’s death,” Fleming said in his report. “Further, I have found no evidence to suggest that Mr. Brick received anything other than ap-

propriate and timely medical care upon his arrival at VGH and during the course of his hospitalization prior to death. Mr. Brick’s condition was extremely critical at the time of the call to 911, and despite all reasonable emergency measures, his life could not have been saved.” However, Fleming said, Brick’s accidental death could have been prevented by earlier intervention by bystanders who ﬁrst saw Brick lying on his stomach in Grandview Park at 10:30 a.m. on July 29. Brick was dressed in shorts and his shirt was pulled over his head. One man, who once worked as an aboriginal outreach worker for 10 years, did not have any immediate concern for Brick, the report said. A number of people were observed milling about Grandview Park and on the adjacent street in the immediate vicinity of Brick but did not intervene. The morn-

“... THE ALLEGED ACTIONS OF PERCEIVED INSENSITIVITY OR LACK OF CARE, EVEN ASSUMING THAT THEY DID IN FACT OCCUR, DID NOT IN ANY WAY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO MR. BRICK’S DEATH.” Coroner Scott Fleming

ing temperature was warm and would soon rise higher than 30 C to make it one of the hottest days of the summer. Later that day, at about 4:15 p.m., the same man from the morning was walking through the park and noticed Brick, this time lying on his back, knees bent upwards and in apparent medical distress. “His hands were observed to be shaking and convulsing and he was making what was described by the witness as ‘semi-choking sounds,’” the report said. “The witness reported that Mr. Brick was breathing but otherwise

quite unresponsive. He attempted unsuccessfully to help him to his feet. He then rolled Mr. Brick onto his side and continued to attempt to engage him in conversation.” Brick responded “yes” when asked if he had been drinking Lysol. The man called a friend, who arrived with wet towels and put them on Brick. They declined to call 911, saying Brick needed to be handled “with more respect and dignity” than they believed would have been the case if paramedics and ﬁreﬁghters responded, the report said. Brick’s two helpers called Recovery House to have a SafeRide

van dispatched so Brick could be taken to a detox centre. Miscommunication between the helpers and SafeRide resulted in no van arriving or emergency crews. Brick’s helpers eventually called 911 at 5:04 p.m. Firefighters arrived at the park at 5:10 p.m. and paramedics at 5:20 p.m. An ambulance crew, along with a firefighter, transported Brick to hospital. A urine screen of Brick at hospital tested positive for cocaine and ethanol. An emergency doctor recorded Brick’s body temperature at 42.8 degrees. Body temperatures above 40 degrees are considered life threatening, with brain death beginning at 41 degrees. Brick’s condition deteriorated and he died at 2 a.m. the next morning. For an extended version of this story, see vancourier.com. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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School closure consultation meetings wrapped up Tuesday. A staff report on feedback is anticipated Dec. 3, which will be posted on the school board’s website, according to board chair Patti Bacchus. Trustees expect to make a ﬁnal decision on which, if any, schools should close Dec. 13. District policy requires a decision be made by the end of December to shut schools down at the end of the school year. Aside from hosting 10 consultation meetings—two for each of the ﬁve schools eyed for closure, the VSB also met with organizations including employee groups, the District Parent Advisory Council, and student council representatives last week. Formal responses came from the Vancouver Elementary School Teachers’ Association, CUPE 15 and the parent group. The board hasn’t met new education minister George Abbott, but Bacchus is concerned if he seeks the Liberal party leadership it could be a major distraction from his cabinet job. NDP MLAs, meanwhile, have been lobbying hard against school closures,

particularly Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway, who’s helped mount a well-organized campaign to save Carleton elementary. He spoke at the consultation meeting for Carleton, while Shane Simpson (VancouverHasting), Jenny Kwan (VancouverMount Pleasant) and Mabel Elmore (Vancouver-Kensington) spoke for schools in their constituencies—some more effectively and with greater knowledge of the school system than others. Dix points out Carleton’s 376 students would be dispersed among several schools in the area and break up the school community “too profoundly.” He argues the annual savings are too minimal—$468,120 in Carleton’s case—to make that decision. Simpson delivered a similar message at the Macdonald meeting. “This can’t simply be about numbers. This has to be about the role this school plays in the community,” he said. Even MPs, such as Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal MP for Vancouver South, have weighed in—Dosanjh wrote a letter in support of Champlain Heights annex. NPA trustee Ken Denike maintains provincial politicians are using the issue to attack their Liberal opponents. “I think it’s touching on impropriety really—using it as a device to get at their opposition—the Liberals,” he said. Denike said school closures are being considered because of the

high number of empty seats in the district and the VSB can’t get approval for new schools in areas such as the downtown under this circumstance. The board has also pointed out if schools aren’t closed, cuts will have to made to programs or services to deal with an anticipated shortfall in next year’s budget. Dix doesn’t buy that argument. “It’s profoundly unfair to say to a neighbourhood that we’re going to take an action that would be pretty devastating to the neighbourhood unless you come up with a more desirable resolution,” he said.

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The 2011 civic election is more than a year away, but the NPA has named one of its candidates for a school board seat—Sophia Woo, who ran unsuccessfully in the last race. She did relatively well, garnering 43,538 votes, but landed in 13th place in the battle for nine seats. A graduate of Simon Fraser University, Woo has a master’s degree in social work from Hong Kong University and is a mental health clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health. She’s been involved with the Rotary Club, community policing, among other organizations. Recently, she worked to distribute of ICE—in case of emergency contact cards—to public school students. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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A new education lobby group has emerged in the midst of consultation that could shut down ﬁve Vancouver elementary schools. APPLE BC—Alliance of Parents and Partners to Lobby for Education BC—formed following a townhall meeting staged by NDP MLA Jenny Kwan in August and it’s poised to hold a rally in support of public education Nov. 12. Parent and aboriginal activist Scott Clark, Queen Alexandra parent advisory council chair Chrystal Tobobandung and former COPE trustee Noel Herron are behind the group. “Ever since I went to that townhall meeting I’ve done nothing but learn and organize and get involved,” said Clark, a single father with a son in the public system. “Because this year they’re looking at ﬁve schools. Next year it could be 15.” Clark, a member of Beecher Bay First Nations, has attended all the school closure consultation meetings and spoke at length at several of them about his concerns, particularly about the plight of urban aboriginal students who have poor graduation rates. “This is really about the community coming to-

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High school garden grows pride—and food Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Windermere secondary student Cassandra Ly has far more on her mind than the next math quiz or English exam. Ly and classmate Brendan Chan, both 17 and in Grade 12, manage what’s likely the most elaborate student-led organic garden in the school district. Dubbed the Little Big Garden, according to its website, the garden sits in the centre courtyard of the East Side high school and focuses on local and sustainable gardening practices. It produces food and herbs for Windermere’s school cafeteria and acts as an outdoor classroom for the entire student body. Ly and Chan direct the garden project through the school’s leadership program. More than 70 leadership students from Grades 9 through 12 are involved in day-to-day operations. Former Windermere students Christie Leung and Nicole Wood founded the garden in 2007. It’s grown from five eight-foot-by-12-foot plant beds to 13 beds and features an industrial-scale “earth-tub” for composting, a verma compost, a 16-by-20-foot greenhouse and an aquaponics system—a combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, which uses fish and plants to create a closed-loop system. The plants in the system benefit from the fish waste, and in return clean the water for the fish. Cargo Bike Co-op and PEDAL recently donated two bike trailers, which students in

Windermere students Brendan Chan and Cassandra Ly manage the organic garden, which includes a compost bin, in the centre courtyard of their East Side school. photo Dan Toulgoet the school’s leadership 10 class started using last week to pick up compost material from several of Windermere’s elementary feeder schools and the Renfrew Community Centre, as part of their physical education class. The compost material is dumped into Windermere’s earth-tub and will be used in the garden and distributed to feeder schools that are starting gardens or have their own gardens. Windermere’s organic garden website was created late this summer and features gar-

dening tips, video tutorials and recipes. “Brendan and I worked on it and Brendan created it as outreach to neighbours and community members,” explained Ly. Students have earned support from teachers, as well as groups such as the Environmental Youth Alliance, Evergreen, Slow Food Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health. Ly and Chan keep journals about the project and ensure there are enough volunteers for work parties, as well as apply for grants,

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If you’re a veteran, don’t worry about paying for parking on Remembrance Day. That’s if you have the right kind of licence plate. Vehicles displaying B.C. veteran licence plates will be exempt from parking fees at city parking meters, city-owned EasyPark parkades and surface lots. All park board parking facilities will also be open to veterans on Nov. 11. That includes Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, the Aquatic Centre and a number of downtown community centres. The city provides the complimentary parking

to recognize the military service and dedication Canadian men and women provided to Canada and to support their work selling poppies. Remembrance Day ceremonies will occur throughout the city, with the main service held at Victory Square at Cambie and Hastings, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

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Pumpkin Seed Quilters hold their third annual show and sale of quilts and gifts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 13. It’s being held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2177 West 42nd Ave. Free admission and free

parking. All proceeds go into making more quilts. Pumpkin Seed Quilters are a small group of local quilters who meet weekly to make approximately 500 quilts per year for such recipients as Children’s Hospital, St. Paul’s ICU nursery and other worthy organizations.

Art for Life

The 17th annual Art for Life ﬁne art auction takes place Nov. 13. Build your art collection and support people living with life-threatening illnesses at the event being held at the Five Sixty Club at 560 Seymour St. Place your bids at the live

and silent auctions and enjoy live music, performance art and more. Presented by Murrick & Somerset Insurance Services, Art For Life will auction a collection of 90 artworks donated by Vancouver’s top artists. One hundred per cent of art sales will beneﬁt Friends For Life. Tickets, artwork, and more information at artforlife.net.

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The Port reduces emissions equivalent to making 770 cars disappear. This year, Port Metro Vancouver will eliminate 3,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases. That’s like taking 770 cars off the road for a year. How are they doing it? The answer is shore power. A highly effective way to reduce marine diesel emissions, shore power allows docked cruise ships to shut down their engines and plug into the city’s electrical grid to run all onboard services.

It’s a pretty big deal. Port Metro Vancouver is the ﬁrst port in Canada and only the third in the world to install shore power for cruise ships. Completed in 2009, the installation represents a $9 million initiative by the Government of Canada, the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, BC Hydro and Port Metro Vancouver.

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Change is in the Air Action. Shore power is a part of the Port’s overall Air Action Program, which also includes projects that minimize emissions of trucks, cargo handling equipment and trains. Recently, the Air Action Program received an ecoFREIGHT Sustainable Transportation Award at the 2010 GLOBE Conference. The award recognized the Port for its leadership in addressing the impact of freight transportation on the environment.

Shore power in BC sets a new transportation and energy standard. An act other ports can follow. As the homeport of one of the world’s most popular cruises, Port Metro Vancouver is leading the way for other ports to address air quality and climate change. Shore power in British Columbia sets a new transportation and energy standard by being the ﬁrst of its kind in Canada.“Congratulations to Port Metro Vancouver for being ﬁrst in Canada to bring cleaner, greener electric power to ships at its terminal,” said Shirley Bond, British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “The Province is proud to have been a partner in this project, which will greatly improve local air quality and further our plan to eliminate one third of B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.”

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Authentic Thai massage sends body on passport-less vacation Fiona Hughes

ciation to each other.” Thailand’s ministry of health controls the massage field by regulating who can practise it, said Auttapong, suggesting people should find a reputable spa or therapist as not all establishments have the same standard of practice—here or in Thailand. “In this way, it is quality control,” she explained. “Since Thai massage is gaining in popularity, many countries are looking to Thailand to hire qualified Thai spa therapists. The minimum standard is 372 hours [training] in Thailand, but, like in Canada, there are different levels of training—the longest being three years, which is comparable to registered massage therapist training here.” Goutier, who is a registered massage therapist, spent time in Thailand and was involved in implementing training standards for traditional Thai massage in the Southeast Asian country. While working with Thailand’s ministry of health, he was one of two Westerners who took part in the pilot project to teach the courses in English. “He was actually learning more than teaching, as well as sharing his experiences of the three-year massage therapy program in B.C.,” said Auttapong, who met Goutier in Thailand. Like all good things, my massage came to an end. Nisita said to take my time getting dressed, but before she left the room I asked her if she felt tired after her hard work. “No,” she laughed. “I feel energized. I prefer doing this kind of massage. We have techniques we use so we don’t get tired.” Unlike oil massages that leave you so relaxed you want to fall asleep, the Thai massage lived up to its promise. I felt alert, yet calm—and my nasal congestion had cleared up. Sabai Thai recently opened a second location in Coal Harbour. Visit thaispa.ca for more information. fhughes@vancourier.com

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Despite an expired passport, I was lucky enough to indulge in an authentic Thai experience this summer—without even getting on a plane. This isn’t difficult, of course, given the Lower Mainland’s diverse cultural makeup, but it had nothing to do with food. As I walked along noisy Marine Drive in North Vancouver making my way to Sabai Thai Spa, I worried the traffic clatter would penetrate the building’s walls and disturb my first traditional Thai massage experience, which in Thai is called Nuad Boran. It was a relief to hear the sound of the midmorning traffic fade as the door slowly closed behind me—and while it wasn’t traditional Thai music that filled the reception area, the typical spa ambient soundscape soothed nonetheless. Roughly translated, “sabai” means harmony. I had no idea what to expect from Nuad Boran, which means ancient massage in Thai, but when I was escorted to one of the massage rooms and noticed a doublesize mat on the floor, I knew I was in for something different. After being instructed to change into loose-fitting clothing that was provided and to lie down on my back, Nisita, a Thai native with extensive training in traditional Thai massage, quietly shed some light on what was to come. Intended to release energy and increase vitality, the 2,500-year-old Thai massage technique can almost be called physiotherapy with a bit of yoga, which is why it has been referred to by some as lazy man’s yoga. There is a lot of pulling and stretching, with the therapist using his or her body like a lever, to lift and move your body around. This explained the mattress on the floor and the need for comfortable clothes. A full-body treatment, Nisita explained, the

Comfortable clothes are supplied by Sabai Thai Spa for visitors who book a traditional Thai massage that combines joint stretching, muscle relief and yoga. massage involves tackling the pressure points along the body’s 10 major energy channels, known as “sen” lines. Oil is not used. Lastly, since part of a Thai massage is passive stretching, I had to completely relax my mind and muscles to let the practitioner guide my limbs. Reaching a completely relaxed state is extremely difficult for me, but with confidence in Nisita and the room’s soothing atmosphere, my hardened resistance dissipated. As Nisita worked away, I worried if she was going to last the full 90 minutes, given the hard work she was putting in stretching my five-foot-eight, 145-pound body, massaging my muscles and lifting me up. She was, after all, using her fingers, thumbs, palms,

forearms, elbows, knees, shins, heels and feet. How does she manage with someone far heavier than myself, I also wondered. But she seemed completely relaxed. Neata Auttapong, who co-owns the spa with her husband Jacques Goutier, explained that it’s common for family members in Thailand to give each other massages when they’re not well. “A long time ago, massage was considered primary health care,” explained the soft-spoken Auttapong, who is also trained in the ancient technique. “Often in rural areas, massage was used when people would experience muscle soreness or to prevent sickness. Massage was a way to extend help to family members and show appre-

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Veteran sports scribe, radio host and author Jim Taylor scored his own Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jack Webster Awards.

Fred Author and wine aﬁcionado James Nevison and improviser and television actress Amy Matysio kibitzed at the Grapes of Laugh fundraiser.

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Celebrating excellence in B.C. journalism, CTV’s Perry Solkowski and Tamara Taggart emceed the 24th annual Jack Webster Awards held at the Hyatt.

Journalism jamboree: Co-chairs Neil Soper and Deb Sweeney welcomed 1,000 guests to the 24th Jack Webster Awards, celebrating excellence in B.C. journalism. Fourteen statues were presented, along with a keynote address by CBC senior foreign correspondent Adrienne Arsenault. CBC was the biggest winner of the night. The national broadcaster picked up wins for Best Radio Reporting, Best Radio Feature and Best Television Feature. The Vancouver Courier’s Naoibh O’Connor was a finalist in the Best Print Feature category that eventually went to the Province news team for their series on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Wetting themselves: Vancouver Theatresports’ fifth-annual wine wingding Grapes of Laughs drew several hundred fans to the company’s new Improv Centre on Granville Island. Fronted by gala chair Bonnie Allan and executive director Jay Ono and emceed by yours truly, the fun-filled evening was filled with wine tasting, fundraising and improv hilarity. O-vay!: Yours truly, along with CBC colleague Rick Cluff, emceed the sixth-annual Benefits of Caring, a charity cocktail party and auction benefitting Ovarian Cancer Canada. Gala organizer Karen Sidhu along with OCC director Eileen Beadle and CEO Elizabeth Ross welcomed partygoers to the elbow-rubber held at the Four Seasons Hotel. 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.

Renewing its commitment to UBC’s CampOUT!, Scotiabank VP David Poole presented a $5,000 cheque to camp director Anna White.

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If you use the Grandview viaduct, you’ll want to read this. The lesser known cousin to the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts is undergoing upgrading work. This is the viaduct that connects a motorist from Main and Terminal to Clark Street. Over years of use, the viaduct joints have lost the ability to expand and contract to respond to different loads from vehicles and weather. While the city says it doesn’t present a safety hazard, the situation has accelerated the deterioration of some elements of the structure. Upgrades mean traffic delays—until January 2011. The work on the deck will be conducted between 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on weeknights and during the day on weekends. During that period, one lane of traffic in either direction will be open except for a number of shortduration (one to five minute) closures. Alternate east-west routes are Great Northern Way, Hastings, Broadway and Dunsmuir streets and the Georgia viaduct.

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Crofton bazaar

Crofton House School holds its 2010 winter bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 20. It’s been a festive Vancouver tradition for more than 65 years. Enjoy international foods, great shopping and family

fun. Don’t miss photos with Santa, a silent auction, a high tea in the Heritage Dining Room and much more. Admission is $2. The event is at Crofton House at 3200 West 41st Ave. See croftonhouse.ca for more information.

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1. Touchstone Theatre kicks off its 35th season with a musical about France’s most infamous serial killer, Mimi (or A Poison’s Comedy). Directed by Katrina Dunn and starring Jennifer Lines, the killer comedy runs Nov. 10 to 20 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at ﬁrehallartscentre.ca or call 604-689-0926. 2. Seemingly indestructible Maryland-based trio Trans Am rolls into town Nov. 10 in support of its ninth album, Thing, a trippy and atmospheric affair Magnet Magazine says “should appeal both to new-school stoner-metal fans and the hippie oldheads.” Tickets for the Biltmore show at Red Cat, Scratch, Zulu and Highlife or online at ticketweb.ca. Nice Nice and Jonas Reinhardt open.

3. Exploring the art of storytelling and the act of remembering, The Memory Festival spreads its temporal lobe across the Roundhouse Community Centre Nov. 10 to 19 with art exhibits, videos, readings, workshops and a bunch of other stuff we can’t remember. More info at memoryfestival.org.

4. Modern day knitting icon (yes, there is such a thing) and editor in chief of BUST magazine Debbie Stoller will dispense, ahem, purls of wisdom when she visits Urban Yarns (4437 West 10th Ave.) Nov. 10, 7 p.m. in support of her latest knit-hot book Stitch ’n Bitch Superstar Knitting: Go Beyond the Basics. Tickets $10. For more info, call 604-228-1122.

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keen to be fully signed up to the 21st century.” What the Royal Family aide failed to realize, however, is that there’s more to social media than Flickr and Facebook, and if the Queen really wants to rock technology and get up in the grill of online networking, she’s going to have to sign up to Twitter, MySpace, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Meetup, Tumblr, Google Buzz, Google Banana Hammock, Granny Panty Finder, Ginger Grandson Hook-Up, Marpole Online, Thronester and Interactive Corgi. We may have made a few of those sites up. While there is a Twitter feed called British Monarchy, which releases banal press release-type items, it lacks the personal off-the-cuff musings of a lady with lots of time on her hands. Personally, we can’t wait for the Queen to sign up to Twitter and dish out some choice “tweets,” such as: @QueenLizBeth69 Damn these crumpets and jam are burnin’ my mouth, yo. #whatroyalseat @QueenLizBeth69 Who’s up for a Double Down? That stuff is sick, but so good LOL. @QueenLizBeth69 Just downloaded the new Sean Paul remix. That sh** is tight. @QueenLizBeth69 Camilla @ChuckLady, stop texting me 24/7. Supped with U last month. Chill.

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A colleague of K&K’s who sits across from us, frequently mentioning how his new runners are so comfortable “it’s like walking on candy ﬂoss,” recently told us a disconcerting tale from the suburban hinterland. Captain Candy Floss received a call from one of the organizers of his nine-year-old daughter’s soccer association last week asking if his daughter was available to play in a tournament. Fine, he thought, I’ll stand on the sidelines in my sweet sneakers and look bitchin’. But unlike regular soccer games, which are held on the weekend, this tournament would be different. The soccer association had slated the all-day tournament for Thursday, Nov. 11—Remembrance Day. Apparently, the soccer association, like an increasing number of people, view Remembrance Day merely as a holiday, which is both sad and disappointing. Not to mention disrespectful. To Candy Feet’s credit, his daughter will miss the morning game when he takes her to the cenotaph. And in the afternoon, when he’s on the sideline, cursing the soccer association’s lameness, he’ll at least be wearing comfortable footwear.

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Singer discusses new R&B album, 20-year hiatus, yoga

Mortifee stretches out after downward dog time After 20 years out of the spotlight, singer Jane Mortifee is back in action with Get Ready, a new album of R&B covers, and her ﬁrst solo concert in two decades, Nov. 13 at St. James Hall. If that weren’t enough, the former back-up singer on the Tom Jones, Paul Anka and Rolf Harris television series will be belting out a soulful tune or two at the 25th annual Starry Night fundraiser for the Shooting Stars Foundation Nov. 15 at the Stanley. Somehow Mortifee found the time to achieve Zen with the Courier’s 10 Questions and discuss yoga, throwing undergarments at Tom Jones and groupies.

Your upcoming concert will be your first solo show in 20 years. Why so long?

When my daughter arrived 21 years ago, I found her much more interesting than anything else and didn’t want to miss the years that I knew would ﬂy by all too quickly. So I pulled back from most of my career—no more club work, ﬁlm, television or theatre, I just remained active doing studio work. She’s now off at university so I’m coming out!

When you were working with Tom Jones, did you ever feel inspired to throw your under garments at him as female audience members have been known to do? I can honestly say I never had that urge.

How much of a wild man was Rolf Harris? He was pretty friendly with kangaroos…

Your new album is R&B focused. What do you like about that style of music? It’s a feel good, move your body kind of thing. I absolutely love horns, plus it’s a blast to sing.

What’s singer Jane Mortifee been up to the last two decades? Raising photo Dan Toulgoet a family and a lot of yoga. Interestingly enough, I ﬁnd my voice is stronger than it was before, probably because I don’t smoke anymore, thank God.

Do feel any added pressure or nerves after being out of the spotlight for so long, or is it a little like riding a bike?

I always have some degree of anxiety before a gig, but now I don’t worry so much because if something goes “wrong,” I know I’m not alone up there. I’m surrounded by fantastic musicians who can carry it until I remember what I’m supposed to be doing! And, once I start to sing, I feel great. All the neuroses slip away and lie in wait to surface another day.

5. Considering it’s been so long since 8. What do you do for fun and relax-

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you’ve performed a full solo concert, what’s been the biggest challenge in preparing? Worrying that no one will come.

6. Can you hit the same notes you used to?

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I love yoga. I became a certified yoga instructor, not to teach but to go deeper into the practice. I’m planning on taking the training again, but this time in Greece (with Semperviva, a fantastic yoga

studio)… seems like a good place to do it. I also love to travel. I often go to creative writing/yoga retreats around the globe. When I’m at home, I take Spanish and French classes and I love going to movies. I’m also in the process of writing a novel, although I wouldn’t call that fun or relaxing.

9. A lot has changed in the music industry over the past 20 years. What’s the biggest changes you’ve noticed?

Everything is computerized now, and the masters end up on a thin, little CD instead of in huge heavy boxes… very convenient and much easier on the back.

10. Is there such a thing as a Jane Mortifee groupie?

No groupies that I know of… but perhaps a loyal fan club made up of baby boomers with a zest for life. Any unknown groupies can report to the side of the stage at the concert. —Michael Kissinger mkissinger@vancourier.com

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Playwrights Underwood and Gladstone get Solo Collective treatment

One act plays comprising Love Fights pack a punch Solo Collective Theatre: Love Fights

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Since the company’s inception in 1999, the “solo” in Solo Collective Theatre’s productions meant monologues by emerging writers. From 2006, however, one-handers began to alternate on a yearly basis with multi-character plays, and “emerging” isn’t quite as emerging as it used to be. This year, for example, Love Fights features two one-act plays: Coffee Makes Me Cry, the ﬁrst professional production by Adam Underwood, but The Trolley Car is Amiel Gladstone’s most recent work in his growing body of plays, which includes Hippies and Bolsheviks. What hasn’t changed over the years, however, is the quality of the work showcased by Solo Collective under the co-artistic direction of Aaron Bushkowsky and Rachel Peake, as well as Johnna Wright, co-founder and artistic

director emerita. From the start, all the work has been well dramaturged and finely polished and set in minimal but always handsome sets. (It’s hard to forget Del Surjik’s suspended, water-filled balloons in Three By Three back in 2000.) Coffee Makes Me Cry is a quirky little thing set in a high-end restaurant where Steven (Raphael Kepinski) is meeting Jasmine (Emelia Symington Fedy) for the first time. A mutual friend figured these two were made for each other—and he was probably right. They’re both strange. Jasmine is pretty and perky, not too bright but extremely volatile. When the waiter (Hamza Adam), for whom she takes an immediate dislike, asks her how she wants her steak, she says, “Burn the shit out of it.” Oh. And coffee makes her cry. And she orders coffee. No one does this sort of role as well as Symington Fedy. She turns on a dime: vulnerable one minute, full of attitude the next. Coy then raunchy. Submissive then aggressive. She may be small, but she’s big. Kepinski’s character is also a bit thick: “Have you ever heard of this guy Stalin?” Steven asks Jasmine. She hasn’t.

Raphael Kepinski and Emelia Symington Fedy star in the quirky blind date Coffee Makes Me Cry. Coffee Makes Me Cry covers the ground we may have covered before: a couple meet, talk and then next thing you know they’re imagining their life together—including children and getting divorced. “Think of all we’ve built together,” Jasmine wails—but, of course, they’ve only just met, had coffee and cancelled that burnt steak. But Sarah Rodgers’ direction is ﬁnely tuned and the writing here is so

fresh. And because Symington Fedy’s performance is so much fun to watch, it’s a plot we’re happy to follow again. At just under an hour, it’s absolutely the right length. The Trolley Car is a more ambitious play and, as the more experienced of the two playwrights, Gladstone takes some interesting artistic risks. As with the ﬁrst play it’s a three-hander: Florence (Emma Slipp), Albert (Kepinski) and Inez

(Symington Fedy). Slipp is the narrator of this set-in-Paris, pre-Second World War play; we are her listeners and, in a way, her judges. Living in Nazi-occupied territory, Albert’s cousin Inez is impelled by a sense of “eat, drink and be merry,” and it is Inez who drives this love triangle. “I’m leaving,” she tells her cousin Albert, “and Florence is coming with me.” No debate. Gladstone throws in Jean Paul Sartre in his acknowledgements and, like Sartre, the play is about personal responsibility for the choices we make and the consequences of those choices—but it’s all done with a whimsical touch. Under Rachel Peake’s direction, this is a very stylish and stylized production: Slipp, in a somewhat prim 1930s frock, bobbing black curls and bright red lipstick, is almost mesmeric in her character’s faux innocent storytelling. Symington Fedy is charismatic and chic as the party-loving lesbian, and Kepinski makes French dishes like coq au vin, cassoulet and pot-au-feu sound so sexy you’d swear he was talking about the body parts of his lover. joled@telus.net

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Exhibit showcases work of late artist and instructor Ron Stonier

Vancouver art scene comes full circle at Trench gallery Erin McPhee Contributing writer

Craig Sibley knows what it means to be on the front line, or in the trenches, so to speak, as an artist. A sculptor, the North Vancouver resident formerly owned and operated permanent and short-term galleries in Kelowna and has been employed by a number of local spaces. “In this day and age it’s hard to live off the grant system,” he says. “Artists are always being bogged down with day jobs that may or may not conﬂict or enhance their art career. So many of them live handto-mouth or in challenging situations because the art comes ﬁrst.” Interested in doing what he can to help artists succeed, Sibley opened Trench Contemporary Art, a commercial gallery in Gastown, Oct. 28. “My mandate is really just to give an opportunity to artists to sell their work,” he says. In addition, Sibley is also interested in educating the public, both artists and art lovers alike, about emerging, mid- and latecareer contemporary artists working in all media, those known as well as those who should be known as a result of their profound impact on the art world. To

that end, Trench’s inaugural show focuses on the late Ron Stonier, an important ﬁgure in the Vancouver art scene, both as a painter and an instructor. “I’m a contemporary art gallery starting off with a deceased artist, which is kind of odd, but the way I look at it we really need to know,” Sibley says. “Artists generally move from one historic context to another so you need to know what’s happened in art history in order to reinvent it and move forward and add your own mark to it. So, I think it’s really important to know where we come from in order to know where we’re going.” The exhibition is the result of a friendship formed by Sibley and Stonier’s partner, Sheila Cano, who are neighbours. Following Stonier’s passing in 2001, as a result of health problems, his paintings were put away in a storage unit. “It’s been my dream all these years to bring his work to light and to have him take his place in the spectrum of modern artists in Vancouver,” says Cano, who’s also an artist. Over the years, she donated some work to the Vancouver Art Gallery, and had been in contact with various West Coast galleries gauging their interest. Speaking with Sibley over

Ron Stonier, an influential figure on the local art scene, taught at the Vancouver School of Art from photo Jim Breukelman 1962 to 1978. coffee one day, it seemed Cano’s vision for Stonier’s work would finally come to fruition. “We hatched this idea and as it evolved he decided to start a gallery,” she says. The show’s name, Ouroboros, is a reference to the

symbol of a snake biting its tail, creating a circle, and the idea of the repetitive nature of cycles in life, says Sibley. The exhibit serves as a survey of Stonier’s paintings, spanning approximately 25 years, from 1963 to 1989.

Sibley feels Stonier’s work is an important missing piece of the puzzle of the Vancouver art scene. A student of Gordon Smith, Peter Aspell, Jack Shadbolt and Don Jarvis, Stonier was also a contemporary of Audrey Capel Doray and David Mayrs. “He was certainly one of the keynote young painters in the ’60s and was exhibiting frequently and having work shown around the country,” Sibley says. Stonier became an instructor quite early in his career, teaching within five years of graduating from art school at the Vancouver School of Art where he was a faculty member from 1962 to 1978 before retreating to his studio. “I never had the good fortune of knowing Ron,” Sibley says. “Strangely enough I have some art friends who certainly were taught by him. What I’ve learned is that he was an absolutely incredible instructor who left a huge legacy of influence. The effect that art instructors have on young artists is profound. Ron’s was quite substantial and he certainly influenced a lot of people in the way they paint, the way they think more than anything and how they approach the practice of being an artist.” In the late ’60s and into the ’70s, the Vancouver art scene moved in the di-

rection of the avant-garde with new media—video, performance, photography and more conceptual-based work—taking over, says Sibley. “And painting fell out of favour,” he says. “So it was suddenly hard to get exhibitions.” However, Stonier continued to create. “Ron kept painting no matter what,” says Sibley. “It didn’t matter whether things sold or got exhibited, he just kept painting and there’s not a lot of artists who can do that who just keep going and going and going and going and on such a scale. He’s kind of an enigma and now that he’s gone it’s even more mysterious.” Funnily enough, the new Trench gallery space is housed in the former Helen Pitt Gallery at 102-148 Alexander St. Due to funding cuts, Helen Pitt is currently on the move and for now located at 221A East Georgia St. “The ironic thing is that Ron Stonier was one of the founding members of the original Helen Pitt exhibition space in 1975,” Sibley says. “It’s kind of again full circle.” Ron Stonier: Ouroboros runs until Nov. 27 at Trench Contemporary Art, 102148 Alexander St., with an opening reception Nov. 10, 6 to 9 p.m. For more details, visit trenchgallery.com. emcphee@nsnews.com

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Remarkable for her habit of getting to bed at 7:30 p.m., Killarney distance runner Tanya Humeniuk slept poorly before the Subway B.C. High School Cross-country championships in Victoria Nov. 6. “I got to bed really late last night and I was waking up in the middle of the night,” she said. Despite a restless sleep, the Grade 10 athlete still made history, becoming the first Vancouver runner to win the provincial meet since 1989. She finished the 4.6-km distance in a time of 16:06.76, which was 16 seconds ahead of the secondplace finisher from Walnut Grove. In the top 20, Katrina Allison from Lord Byng finished in fifth (16:32.86), Kansas MacKenzie from Prince of Wales finished 14th (16:53.17) and Sophie Dodd from West Point Grey Academy came 19th (17:10.42). West Point Grey placed five runners in the top 50 to win the girls category. —M.S. with files from Postmedia News

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Will Cliff and Christian Gravel of Saint George’s became the Vancouver racers to claim a one-two finish at the Subway B.C. High School Cross-country championships in Victoria. With a time of 21:13.41 Cliff finished the 6.7-km race nine seconds ahead of Gravel (21:22.16). The runners are the third pair from the same school to finish one after the other in B.C. race history but the first from a Vancouver school. The Saints team claimed gold with four competitions finishing in the top 50. Anton Humeniuk of Killarney high school finished in the top 20, coming in 17th with a time of 22:16.44. —M.S.

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Windermere high school boys volleyball team made a tear through city championship ﬁnals, beating provincially ranked David Thompson twice just to qualify for playoffs. They upset Magee and Hamber to reach the championship game Nov. 4. “Nobody expected them to be where they are,” said Ken Li, head coach of Vancouver Technical. The undefeated Van Tech defeated Windermere in three sets to win best in the city. —M.S.

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Student leadership powers Gladiators to win Megan Stewart

Staff writer

The senior girls volleyball team at Gladstone secondary began this season without the coach who had led them since they dressed as juniors four years ago. And when no other adult stepped in to instruct and train the Gladiators, the teenage girls took control and named themselves as each other’s coaches. Even the printed program for the annual city championships seems to recognize the tenacity and independence of the Gladstone girls, now crowned Vancouver high school champions. Where other teams identify and name their head coach, Gladstone spells out, “self-coached.” “I wasn’t happy about it,” said the school’s principal, Kevin Land. “I was hoping to have a coach who was knowledgeable about volleyball skills and technique. They’d had great tutelage over the years.” Two teacher sponsors, Lawrence Jakoy and Phil Grimmett supervised practice and attended games, but both conceded they could offer little in the way of technical training or game-time guidance. But the Gladiators didn’t lack for leadership. Many pointed to Jessi Young as the mature-beyond-heryears Grade 12 student who ran drills five days a week after school and kept her motivation revved. Young said she was hurt by the departure of Gladstone’s volunteer coach, but by the score sheet at least, the Gladiators didn’t suffer his absence. They went undefeated through eight regular season games, winning every set they played. In the city championship game Nov. 11 at Kitsilano high school, Gladstone met the league’s other undefeated team, the Point Grey Greyhounds, and defeated the West Side school in three sets 25–18, 25–20, 25–19. The Greyhounds were favoured by their height, but starting setter Kelsey Lyman rolled her ankle in warm-up, putting the team at a sudden and unexpected disadvantage. Point Grey head coach Stacey Yip was conciliatory about the loss. “We didn’t bring our A game,” she said. “Our No. 1 setter went down five minutes before the game. Carly [Hankinson] stepped in and played a great game.” Down two sets and staring at a second place finish, Point Grey turned on the heat in the third set, taking an early lead and controlling the offensive attack to more than double the

Gladstone Gladiator Jessica Young (r) takes a shot against Point Grey’s Kenzie MacDonald during the high school city championship at Kits secondary last Thursday. photo Dan Toulgoet Gladstone won in three straight sets. Gladiators. Grade 11 student and right side hitter Kenzie MacDonald had four quick spikes in the opening moments, including an ace from the service line for Point Grey. Middle blocker Danielle Hicks was also imposing at net. “They have a pretty good offence and to stop them at their defence was great,” said Gladstone power hitter Stephanie Le. “They have three really good hitters who hit heavy and really hard. It was great that we shut them down. We had to get low and get on it.”

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The teams tied at 12 in the third set, Gladstone began to steamroll Point Grey. The turn came decisively when the Gladiators defence saved a powerful shot from Stephanie MacDonald and then ﬁnished the counter-attack with a winning spike from Connie Zhou. The Gladiators took a 10-point lead and stretched the score to break point at 14–24. The Greyhounds rallied for a ﬁve-point run, but Young ended the effort with a shallow, cross-court kill to give her team the win. mstewart@vancourier.com

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When she accepted an award last week for her outstanding contribution to sport, Allison McNeill thanked one of her own very ﬁrst coaches. Joe Kupkee coached the ﬁve-foot-two McNeill when she was a teenaged athlete at Salmon Arm secondary. With him, she learned she loved basketball and potentially coaching, too. “It’s wonderful that a sport that favours height grabbed my heart,” she said with a laugh. When she was in Parksville three years ago for a Steve Nash coach’s clinic, McNeill contacted her high school coach who had retired to Vancouver Island with his wife. She had no problem accepting his invitation: “You’re staying with us!” But at his front door as she arrived, it was another issue to call her high school teacher and basketball coach from 1977 anything other than what she had as a high schooler. “I just can’t call you Joe, Mr. Kupkee,” she recounted. They found an easy medium. “Call me ‘Coach.’” The head coach of Canada’s national women’s basketball team since 2002, B.C.born McNeill is one of the country’s most winning coaches in NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and she

is recognized one of the most successful Canadians in the history of her field. As the head coach of Simon Fraser University’s women’s basketball team for 13 season from 1988 to 2001, she led the Clan to compete at 11 national championships. Six of her players reached the senior national team and 12 were named NAIA All Americans. Following that, Allison was the associate head coach of the University of Oregon’s women’s basketball team and her success with the Ducks was equally impressive. Involved with the Canadian junior team since 1998, McNeill became the national team head coach eight years ago. As she stood before a room of Olympians and hall-of-famers Nov. 4 to accept recognition from In Her Footsteps, a non-profit B.C. group that celebrates women’s achievement in sport and strives to open doors for girls and women to become and remain active, McNeill was entertaining and poignant. She was also humbled. If she’s somehow influenced others, she told the audience of 120 people, she’s greatly pleased. And she thanked her coach, Mr. Kupkee. “I can’t even imagine a better profession,” she said. Look to this column in the coming weeks for more on the triumphs and challenges of coaching as well as the issues and discussions faced by coaches today. If you’re a parent, athlete, student or coach (or any combination thereof) with a question about coaching, email me and we’ll put the question to the right professional. mstewart@vancourier.com Twitter: @MHStewart

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Women’s hockey team fundraising effort now in second year

Ice-O-Topes doff gear for calendar Megan Stewart

Staff writer

Tara Loseth

For the second year in row, the Ice-O-Topes are undressing to nothing but their skivvies and skates for a 13-month calendar. The ﬁrst $1,000 they raise goes toward BASH, the Britannia After-School Hockey program, for female and male players aged 13 to 18 whose families can’t otherwise afford for their teenager to play hockey. A number of the Ice-OTopes live on the East Side and have played hockey at the Britannia rink. The money is used to purchase hockey equipment for the teens. Fourteen black-and-white portraits were produced and shot by professional photographer (and Courier contributor) Rebecca Blissett who wears No. 17 for the Div. 2 Adult Safe Hockey League team. Blissett’s own photograph has her wearing a bikini and poised between two

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Seconds before the referee dropped the puck, Holly Quinn barely registered the taunt from her opponent across the faceoff circle. “So which month are you,” goaded the centre from Whistler. The calendar pin-up model and left winger for the Ice-O-Topes hockey team bears a black bustier and lacy panties for the month of April. But Quinn didn’t react to the surly jeer. “I just took the draw,” she said. Quinn wasn’t rattled. She laughed off the attempt to get inside her head. “It’s not something I’m ashamed of. Every girl who has a picture in the calendar is proud.”

race cars at a straightway start line on a long stretch of pavement in Langley. Mechanics and track crews had an unobstructed view. She’s waving the checkered ﬂag and—sorry, would-be suitors—this redhead’s pic was snapped by her husband. Tara Loseth was also photographed with an audience, but its members appear within the frame with her. She’s posing at the ﬁelds at Oppenheimer Park wearing hockey socks with a hockey garter, skates and gloves. “I’m leaning on the stick with one hand and have my other hand on my waist. On my face is about a pound of eyeliner, mascara, lipstick and foundation,” she said. “Gathered around me are the men’s homeless soccer team.” Loseth said they were gentlemen and some even shook her hand. “Everybody was quite respectful, which helped me feel at ease.” One aged bystander on a bicycle lobbed empty insults during the shoot, which Loseth said were funny in retrospect but egobruising and embarrassing at the time. That’s when one of the soccer players asked another if he heard the jeering. “Nope, me neither,” came the response. Loseth, a pharmacist, and Quinn, a government employee with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, say the experience of posing nearnude was empowering and reinforced their positive body image. They both dismiss the criticism that a pin-up poster detracts from their athleticism as hockey players. “If we’re speaking of women athletes as a whole, I would say that we have come so far and established ourselves so well that I hardly think we need to worry about our athletic image, as women, being tainted by a naked or near-naked calendar,” said Loseth. “Whatever we had to prove to the world about women’s abilities in sports has been proven over and over and is no longer an issue. I’m not a hockey superstar and I’m also not a supermodel—but I’m a decent hockey player and now I’m in a sexy calendar.” 2011 Calendars cost $20. Visit iceotopes.wordpress. com. For a photo gallery, see vancourier.com. Twitter: @MHStewart

Wednesday November 17, 2010 Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC 11:00am-2:30pm This year’s Keynote Speaker is Vicki Gabereau, Canada’s Undisputed Queen of Talk Table of Ten $500, Single Tickets $55

Tickets available now at www.afpvancouver.org

We are pleased to honour the ﬁnalists for the 4th Annual Vancouver AFP Giving Hearts Award Program Outstanding Philanthropist

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Dr. Irving K. Barber Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian Rudy North

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Outstanding Corporation

Jerry Bried Anita Law Barbara Stewart

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If you are over the age of 65, mobile and in good health, you may be eligible to participate in a UBC study looking at the relationship between spending behaviours and health. The study will take place over 6 weeks, will require you to come to UBC 3 times over the course of the study, and be given money to spend in speciﬁc ways. In return, you will receive a detailed health report, and have the opportunity to contribute to research on healthy aging.

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NIGHTMARE STORIES. Bought a home and discovered previous owners didn’t disclose rodent, mould, sewer or roof problems? Journalist collecting stories. Contact isabelle@prliving.ca or 1-604-485-0003.

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Lost & Found

FOUND: A pair of gold wire rimmed glasses. Near the railway tracks at 12th and Arbutus. Call 604-263-9508 LOST PINK Canon camera downtown on Oct 30. Would be very grateful to have photos back. Reward $100 778-985-1822

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APARTMENT/CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certified. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456

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ENGLISH, Grades 8 - 12, by experienced professional. West side. 604-274-6234

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Beauticians/ Barbers

CHAIR RENTAL Available at Shirley’s Hair Design. 5685 Yew St. Kerrisdale. Call 604-725-2527 STYLIST CHAIR rental available Kis Hair Design, 3127 Arbutus. Ask for Helen 604-733-3711.

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Abbotsford based long haul trucking co. is looking for Class 1 drivers for flat bed to run US & Canada. Drivers must have passport and be able to cross border. Fax 604-870-8869 or Email resume to: allcan@shaw.ca

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Covenant House Vancouver is hiring casual • Cooks • Front-Desk Clerks • Building Service Workers Check out:

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1-888-744-4493 TODAY!

FAST PACED NORTH SHORE EMBROIDERY COMPANY Seeks the following: Thread trimmer/quality control: will train, must be detail-oriented Office assistant: dynamic, enthusiastic, and able to multi-task, strong communication & organizational skills a must. Basic computer knowledge & client care. Competitive wage & benefits. Will train for both positions. Fax resume: 604 980 5549 email: logos@ westcoastmonograms.com

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North Shore Auto Parts

requires ★ Experienced Inside Sales/ Counter Person for full-time position Jobber experience an asset. We offer a competitive salary. Please email resume to: johnd@northshoreparts.com Personal Trainer Certification Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. Government Financial Aid may be avail. 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education. WINDOW LABOURERS helpers req’d: heavy lifting, clean moving tools. call Rick 778-863-1944

Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions in Vancouver. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required. Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided. Starting wage of approximately $12 (combination of base hourly rate and daily production bonus). Detailed descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

www.acmelab.com

Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter by email as instructed on the website.

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Postmedia Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember. Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad. Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment. If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

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Skip Tracers

required ( locating debtors in the USA). Must be good on the telephone & internet . Our Tracers earn $ 13.70 hr to start + bonus + benefits, Earn 35-50K/yr. No exp. Necessary. Will train suitable candidates. Email resume and cover letter to its.careers@skiptrace.com or call 604-484-6900 Detailed job info at www.skiptrace.com

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At Ophthalmology Office

Full-time available a.s.a.p. in Vancouver office. Ophthalmology experience is needed. Send resume to: canberra56@gmail.com

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F/T CHEFS, Choon Ha Choo Dong Korean Rest. (Van). 3-5 yrs exp. High School grads. Prepare and cook meals, $18.75/hr. Tel/Fax 604-874-4131

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F/T EXPERIENCED CARPENTERS Needed for medium sized construction company, doing building envelope restorations . Full benefits package available. Please send resume to : Human Resources Department. 356 Harbour Ave, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 2E9.

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(Comox Valley) ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

The school district enrolls approximately 8,200 students from kindergarten to Grade 12 and is located 100 km north of Nanaimo on the East Coast of Vancouver Island. We are currently searching for an Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services. The position is effective January 1, 2011. For more details about this career opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website http://sd71.bc.ca/sd71/job/ job.asp A complete application package must be received at the School Board Office no later than by 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 15, 2010. Late re´ sume´ s will not be accepted.

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CALLING ALL TRADES. Looking for long term stable work indoors? Greensmart Manufacturing in Dawson Creek, BC is now hiring for all departments. Framing, Plumbing, Mechanical, Sheet Metal, Dry Wall, Electrical, Finishing and other Production Labours. Apprentices and Labourers welcome. Call 250-782-2065 or fax 250-782-2061 MIDSTREAM SERVICES CANADA, a division of CCS Corporation, is actively hiring Operators at our Facilities in the following locations: Alberta: Drayton Valley, Fox Creek, Grande Prairie, Brooks, Janvier. British Columbia: Fort Nelson, Fort St. John. Saskatchewan: Kindersley, Gull Lake, Marshall. Please go to our website at www.ccscorporation.ca to apply or fax 403-266-0659!

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Appliances

MIELE STEAM OVEN as new, ht17.75 x wd23.38 inches. Health eating. $2000. 604-261-1817

DRIVERS WANTED:

Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects using non-destructive testing. No Exp. Needed!! Plus Extensive paid travel. meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits pkg. Skills NeededAbility to travel 3 months at a time Valid AZ, DZ class 3 or 1 High School Diploma or GED Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers, Click here to apply, key word Driver.

LIKE NEW! Fridge Stove Washer Dryer

200 100 $ 150 $ 100

Warranty & Delivery Available

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FOREST LAWN Memorial Park Burnaby, single plot, asking $9,800 obo. Call 604-987-2948

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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. FREE CATALOGUE HALFORD’S LEATHER, Beads, Tanned Furs, Craft Kits. Butcher Supplies & Equipment, Animal Control Products, Free Shipping (some restrictions) www.halfordsmailorder.com /1-800-353-7864/ order@halfordsmailorder.com

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LADIES SHOES & HEELS! Look fabulous in all real designer shoes/heels such as Juicy Couture, ALDO, Spring and Guess! All shoes are size 8, barely worn and in like new condition. Serious buyers only, for more info please contact: 604-880-0822 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

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ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring! Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460). Fax 780-955-6160. Email: hr@ensignenergy.com JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN (F/T) required immediately for Chrysler/Dodge automotive dealership - Salmon Arm BC. Proven producer, quality workmanship is a must. Excellent wage and benefit package available . Please contact the service manager: Phone 1-250 832 8053, fax 250-832-4545 or email pat@brabymotors.com THE KDL GROUP is Logging, Hauling and Road Construction service provider for many major companies in the BC Forest sector. We are located in Northern British Columbia, Fort St. James. We are currently looking to fill the following positions: LOG TRUCK DRIVERS, PROCESSOR OPERATORS. Applicants should have a minimum of 1 year experience driving logging trucks or operating dangelhead processors. Successful applicants will be offered competitive wages, an attractive benefit package and stable long term employment. For more information about KDL Group please visit www.kdlgroup.net. Please submit your resume with references to Mark Fichtner via Fax #250-996-8742 or e-mail: admin@kdlgroup.net

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H - WILSON HEIGHTS ★ THRIFT SALE ★ 1634 East 41st Ave (at Argyle)

Fri, Nov 12th, 7 pm Sat, Nov 13th, 9am - 12

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,

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TOP KNOT FIREWOOD est 1981 Dry Alder, Birch & Maple. Pick up or delivered. Rod 604-985-7193

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

ITALIAN SOFA BED, cream & brown, confortable and warm. Asking $200. Call 604-251-7461 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. Sony TV 12x12in, $50. 4 Drawer black filing cabinet $30. All OBO. 778-552-5557

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BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!” 25X30 $5449. 30X40 $7850. 32X60 $12,300. 32X80 $17,800. 35X60 $14,200. 40X70 $14,770. 40X100 $24,600. 46X140 $36,990. OTHERS. Front endwall optional. Pioneer MANUFACTURERS DIRECT 1-800-668-5422.

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Lumber/Building Supplies

#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 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

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An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688

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FT LO exp. nanny/housekeeper needed in Kerrisdale. Must have a valid drivers lic. & cell phone. Only applicants seeking long term emp. need apply. 604-224-8950

Dogs

GOLDEN LAB x Husky pups, 8 wks old, green eyes, parents onsite. $650. Al 604-834-4300

RAGDOLL & Russian Blue Kittens, raised underfoot & post trained. $250 up. 604-581-2544

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GREEN PARROT, small. Picks up sounds easily, friendly, healthy Paid $500, Offers 604-980-6050

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4 ADORABLE M orki’s, raised @ home, 1st shots, dewormed, health cert. 1-604-794-3287

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

BLUENOSE PITBULL 2 male 1 female left, dewormed, shots, vet checked. Dad razor edge, mom gotti. 10 weeks old $800 604-820-0073 BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 9 flashy brindle males, 2 reverse, chip, wormed & shots, ready Nov 12. 604-987-0020 CHIHUAHUA X pug male Ready to go, shots & vet checked $650. 604-702-1960 or 604-316-2136

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

COCKAPOOS PUPS. Non Shedding, Vet ✔, vaccinated & Dewormed. $650. 778-881-5966

LAB PUPS, yellow, m/f, shots, dewormed, vet checked, $500. family raised Call 604-701-1587

LAB/BOXER PUPS for sale. 1st shots and worming. Crate trained. $480.00 Call 604-603-8609

SAMOYED PUPPIES CH dam. adorable, health guar. microchip, shots. $800 360-945-2080

SHIH TZE Purebred pups AKC reg’d, DOB Aug 5, vet ✔, 1st shots. Kelley, Coq. 604-830-1825

YORKIE OR Yorkie X Maltese Toy size, local, 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed. $1200. Chwk. 1-604-794-3561 BLACK LAB pups 3 males. Parents reg. Hunting capability. 1 shots & dewormed $500 604-819-1729

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DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/ears/dew claws done. Black/tan. $1,500. 604-607-7433

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

YORKIE PUPPIES. 2 litters available. vaccinated, M/F. $800 to $975. 604-985-3266

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

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BLUE HEELER / Staffordshire Terrier puppies. Born Sep 1. 4 left. Farm / family raised - very friendly. $400.00. 604-798-9577

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FAB FAIR

Mark Your Calendar!

Jewelry & Fashion Accessory Sale

Sat. Nov. 20 • 9:30am - 4:00pm West Point Grey Community Centre 4397 West 2nd Ave. Vancouver

Admission and parking free!

Cats

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Holiday Craft Fair 604.257.8140

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Sat., Nov. 27 • 10am - 5pm Over 140 Vendors

Admission: $3 Under 12 Free Snack Bar • Child-Minding • Entertainment • Prizes

DUNBAR COMMUNITY CENTRE 4747 Dunbar St. (at West 31st)

604-222-6060

Sat. Nov 20 • Sun. Nov 21 11:00am - 5:00pm 45 Local Designers Heritage Hall

3102 Main St. at 15th Ave. $2 Admission, Kids free!

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, LUNCH, TEA & BAKE SALE

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CRAFT FAIR

Sat., Nov. 13, 10 am - 3 pm

Renfrew Park Community Centre 2929 E. 22nd Ave., Van.

604-257-8388

It is a place to ﬁnd unique gifts & if you are a crafty sort, come & sell your handmade items.

Oakridge Lutheran Church 585 West 41st Ave. Supported by Faith Life Insurance

Promote your Craft Fairs, Christmas Events and Services ...and because we like Christmas as much as you do we are offering in Christmas Corner till December 25.

Call 604-630-3300 and book today.

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Free Admission

8th ANNUAL COMMUNITY

Saturday, Nov. 27 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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JACK RUSSELL female pups, & 2 adults, smooth coat, dewormed. shots, Chwk 604-794-3229

SOUTHARM Christmas CRAFT FAIR Sat. Nov. 13 10 am to 4 pm

FREE ADMISSION

Southarm

Community Centre

8880 Williams Rd. Richmond (604) 718 – 8060

WEDNESDAY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 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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Pet Services

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BLACK LAB pups vet checked dewormed 1st shots $350.00 family raised 604-793-9369 PET HOTEL @YVR FREE daycare or Overnight stay for first time clients! Call now 604-238-PETS www.jetpetresort.com

4005 PET URINE Removal Treatment ™

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

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LOVE ANIMALS? Love a career as an Animal Health Technologist. On-campus working farm. Small town environment. 2-year diploma program. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

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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

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of STEVE SNIDER, aka ISTVAN (STEVE) ZSNIDERSITS, aka STEVE SHIDER, Deceased, formerly of Vancouver, B.C., who died on March 19, 2010 in Vancouver, BC, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor c/o Kornfeld & Company, Barristers & Solicitors, 310-698 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3K6 on or before December 24, 2010, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. A.C. Kornfeld, Executor

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6050

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Body Work

8055

Cleaning

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Personals

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8060

Concrete

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Apartments & Condos

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6505-11

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BDRM, $750. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail immed. 604-322-9224

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8075

GEORGIAN TOWERS 1450 WEST GEORGIA ST.

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6508

Apt/Condos

Metrotown Area - Bby

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6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR furnished, 989 Nelson St @ Burrard St, 15th flr, avail now $1550 + utils, np ns Call Mike 604-649-3028

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8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

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8087

Excavating

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6540

Houses - Rent

6540

Houses - Rent

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6590

Rooms

1 BR, bright, unfurn, laundry, private entrance, n/s, n/p, fridge & microwave. $450 incl utils Avail immed. Call: 604-707-0393

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt ste, clean, ldry 1 day/ wk, no smoking, no smoking in or outside, np Marpole $900 incl 2 refs req’d. Immed 604-326-0372

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

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8130

Handyperson

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8140

Heating

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

8150

Kitchens/Baths

Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8120

Glass Mirrors

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8125

Gutters

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2 BR bungalow, Dunbar, all appls, newly reno’d throughout, $2100+utils, small dog ok, ns, suit prof. couple, 604-224-5213

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DEC 1 Newly renovated 4bdrm 11/2 bath uppr flr,5 appl, garage, deck, $2500/mth+60%util. n/s. pets considered. 604-880-0161

VANCOUVER, 60TH/KNIGHT. Clean, bright 2 BR bsmt. 1,200 sf. $800 incl util. Ns/np. Ref’s a must, suits quiet people. 604-649-3525

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8160

LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBS EST.1994

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Apt/Condos

Fencing/Gates

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

6508

Estimates are Fast & Free 40 Years Servicing the Industry

8090

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

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Gutters

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8125

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Drainage

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8073

8087

All Phases of Residential Site Work

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6535

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1602-3438 Vanness St. 1 Br, balc. 580sf, mtn & city view, Joyce Stn. lease, np, ns, $1200, Dec 1, Eric 604-723-7368 Prop Mngt

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8080

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Concrete

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8060

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

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8155

Masonry

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

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING Landscaping

HEDGE REMOVAL, stump grinding, excavator, concrete removal, etc Steve 604-724-3670

8160

8175

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

1 to 3 Men

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

AJK MOVING LTD.

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

garage, basement, backyard.

(604) 875-9072 873-5292

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

604-708-8850

Fall Services

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

604-809-5296 lawnenforcementlandscaping.ca

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 SOUTH VAN. Mini Public Storage, bus/res. vehicle, motorcyle, furn. Eco Friendly, 604-321-0213

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

HOME SERVICES 8185

Moving & Storage

AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511

FLYING SCOTSMAN

MOVING Formerly known as Popeyes Moving

604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

8220

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.

604-729-3864

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

8193

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

For Free Estimates Call

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

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

604-724-3670 Painting/ Wallpaper

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

• • • •

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

604-312-6311

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

604-731-2443

* EXCELLENT PRICES *

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

Certified Licensed Plumber Insured ■ 25 yrs experience Shaun 604.727.9326 COMPLETE PLUMBING and Rooter Services 7 Days per Week 604-731-8875

PLUMBERS

604-723-8434

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

3RD GEN Painters 604-309-4845 Family business over 60 yrs. www.3rdgenpainters.com Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper 25yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs Free est off seas. rates 604-785-5651

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD Int/Ext Specialist 20 yr exp. Reas rates, quality. Licensed, Ins, WCB Jean-Guy 604-626-1975 DUNCAN’S PAINTING, specializing in interior painting & drywall over 20 yrs exp. 778-998-5407 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reasonable rates. 604-221-4900 THE REPAINT SPECIALIST Wall repair available. Call Jacques 778-228-4777 URBAN PAINTING ...High quality, material discounts, warranty. & great refs. 604-836-9675

8200

Decks/Patios/ Railings

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

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

drytech.ca RENOVATIONS

Find it in the Classiﬁeds!

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

Mozaik Handyman Services Ltd Reno painting, electrical, plumb tiling, 604-739-8786..716-8687 RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS Kitchens, Bathrooms, Suites. Ins. Refs, Charles 778-999-8072 REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, all work to code. 27 yrs on West Side Call Greg 604-644-4554

8250

Roofing

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

604-588-0833

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

drytech.ca drytech.ca SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF (7663)

Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

McNabb Roofing • TAR & GRAVEL •TORCH-ON MEMBRANE •FIBREGLASS / ASPHALT SHINGLES, GUTTER & DOWNPIPE CLEANING 35 years experience

Cell: 604-839-7881

POINT GREY LTD. ROOFING Established 1946 All Types of Rooﬁng, Re-Rooﬁng & Repairs

604-379-2641

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

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

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

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

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

RENOS • REPAIRS

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

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

ROOF LEAKS!

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

Waters Home Maintenance 604-738-6606 Topside Roofing 604-290-1650 Quality Workmanship. Prompt, Prof Service. Insured. Call Phillip

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

8300

Roofing

8309

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

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

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

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

MOVING?

www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

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

Yes, we Remove & Recycle Anything

604-537-8523

WWW.WILSONGC.COM WE DO Basements, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Drywall, Painting Exteriors, Decks & More!! 604-773-4441 Ask for Simon!

22-BUILD (222-8453) Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

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

Need help with your Home Renovation?

D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

ROOFING/ RE-ROOFING Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

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

8250

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

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB

Renovations & Home Improvement

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC

PRIMO PAINTING Interior & Exterior

8240

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

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

8195

Plumbing

8255

Rubbish Removal

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

ALL JUNK - remove for res. & Comm. Free est. 7days/wk. $15off. w/ad. 604-537-8523

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 WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 13 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. $500.00 Xmas CASH back. www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205

9125

Domestic

1981 FORD Fairmont, auto Trans. Red, 98658 kms, good tires, runs great, only $2750 single owner, call (604) 984-8525

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

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

8335

Scrap Car Removal

9145

FREE

CASH FOR SOME COMPLETE CARS OPEN 24 HRS. INCLUDING HOLIDAYS

MIKE:

604-274-0285

9145

No Wheels, No Problem

www.driving.ca

Windows Cleaned Inside & Outside Gutters Cleared & Cleaned FREE ESTIMATES

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TWO WHEELIN’ EXCITEMENT! Motorcycle Mechanic Program. GPRC Fairview Campus, Alberta. Hands-on training for street, offroad, dual sport bikes. Write 1st year apprenticeship exam. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Window Cleaning

White Rose Window Cleaning

2000 BUELL LIGHTNING 1200 by Harley Davidson

All black. Perfect running condition. Only 10,500 original km. One of the last motors built by John Andres of JARZ Performance. Super fast and super fun! $6000 obo. Call 604.316.4342.

Tree Services

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

AUTOMOTIVE 9105

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

8315

BIG & SMALL Junk Removal - Free Estimate Call David 778-896-9007

KITSILANO JUNK REMOVAL Free Estimate Call Pat.... 604-321-0503

David 604-862-7537

Sea Island Renovations

DISPOSAL BINS All prices at disposalking.com or call 604-306-8599

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TAL TILE

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

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

A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job Lic#32839 604-875-9072

Father & Sons DEMOLITION Rubbish removal, Drywall, Concrete Tile remove, free est 604-767-5554

Tiling

ETNA CERAMIC Tile & Remodelling. Kitchen & Bath Specialists. 30 years exp., Call 778-829-3368.

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

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

EW39

604-872-0109

Scrap Car Removal

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

9160

Sports & Imports

1977 MERCEDES Benz 450SL convertible w/detached hard top. 197,000miles, mechanics & body exc. $8900. call 604-760-6665

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

Call 778-316-3217

THE SCRAPPER

1990 BMW 320i, 2dr, blk, white leather int, 60K, auto, new brakes/tran, $9500 604 987-0633

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

2006 RED Toyota Corolla, 43,000 kms., std., excellent condition, sat radio, 604-261-9241 (eves)

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

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EW40

Natural

T HE VA N C O U V E R C O U R I E R W E D N E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 0

Your Original

Family Pack

Certified Organic

d Non-Medicate

Food Store

Non-Medicate

C h B.C. Spartan i c k en e l o h W C o m b Apples o P s a c g k e L n e k c i h C

$ 98

$ 49

$ 99 /lb. $4.39kg.

/lb. $3.29kg.

/lb. $10.98kg.

We carry a Huge Selection of Organic Products Boneless Non-Medicated

Natural Raised Beef

Top Sirloin Outside Round Steaks Roast

Pork Butt Roasts

Canadian Beef

Family Pack Canadian

Stewing Beef

Canadian Beef

Strip Loin Steaks

$ 99 $ 99 $ 49 $ 71 $ 99 /lb. $6.59kg.

Certified Organic

From the Deli

Ruby Grapefruit

Roast Chicken Breast

/lb. $13.21kg.

Product of Mexico

$ 29

100g.

Imported

ea.

Ethical Bean

Long English

/lb. $5.49kg.

Certified Organic

Washington Leeks

$ 98 /lb. 4.37kg

Bragg

All Purpose Organic Coffee Cucumbers Seasoning

Prodeeds to Adoption Awareness

ea.

$ 99 340g.

/lb. $5.98kg.

Portugese Chestnuts

California Satsuma

Mandarin Oranges

$ 59 $ 98 /lb. 14.53kg

Dairyland

Organic Milk

3lb bag

Everland

100% Natural

Whole Almonds

$ 99 $ 99 $ 59 946mls.

4Lts.

Non-organic

Walnut Meal

$ 99 BULK FOOD &

/lb. $11.00kg.

BAKING SUPPLIES

455g.

1595 Kingsway 604-872-3019

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

Sale Dates: Wednesday, November 10 – Tuesday, November 16, 2010

908g.

Non-organic

Filbert/Hazlenut

Meal

$799

8 am-9 pm

www.famousfoods.ca

455g.