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Social media, education and leaders and policies that engage young people.

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Professors cite social media component of Obama presidential campaign

Election statistics illustrate low youth turnout Airika Owen Contributing writer

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oe Ferry sits in a downtown Starbucks, taking a break from her seven-day-aweek job posting and networking on social media for the Liberal Party of Canada at its Vancouver office on Hornby Street. This federal election will be Ferry’s first chance to cast a ballot, although the 18-year-old has been working with the political party after school for almost three years now.

Now that she’s taking time off and not heading to college until the fall, she has all day to work on the campaign.

Judging from her conservative suit jacket and listening to her articulate explanations of complicated electoral processes, you’d never guess she’s still a teenager. What you quickly notice is her infectious enthusiasm for an election she can finally take part in. She smiles widely and says, “When I turned 18 and I could vote in an election, I thought that was the coolest thing.”

But Ferry is a rarity among eligible young voters in Canada. While she works feverishly to support her chosen party and counts down the days until she can cast her first ballot on May 2, she’s not in good company. Even with all her enthusiasm, she looks doubtful when asked if her friends will vote next month.

“I’m not sure… I don’t think a lot of the people I know who are old enough will come out because they just don’t care enough,” says Ferry, shrugging her shoulders.

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t Langara College, a group of students in the cafeteria seems surprised by the question “Are you going to vote in the upcoming federal election?” Only one says yes, while the others hem and haw and one young man seriously asks, “What election?”

Another student, Samantha Yee, says she won’t be voting because she doesn’t know

Langara College political science instructor Paul Prosperi says social media campaigns have their limits. photo Jason Lang enough to make an informed choice and admits her family rarely discusses politics.

Statistics from Elections Canada show only 37.4 per cent of eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 24 participated in the 2008 federal election, a percentage that was matched in 2004 and only slightly higher at 43 per cent in 2006.

What can parties do to entice more young voters to polling stations? And what is being done at school and home to educate and excite future electors?

It’s important to note that it isn’t only young Canadians who aren’t voting. Voter

turnout is low across the board, however the 18- to 24-age range is the lowest. According to Elections Canada, the older the Canadian, the more likely they are to vote.

Of those in the next oldest age range (25 to 34), 48 per cent voted, while almost 60 per cent in the 45 to 54 age group voted and nearly 70 per cent of seniors aged 65 to 74 voted. So what’s stopping the majority of today’s youth from actively participating in democracy?

An important aspect in good voter turnout is being asked to do so, says University of B.C. political science professor Richard

Johnston. Years ago, volunteers for the parties would knock on every door, remind everyone inside of the upcoming election and add every resident of age to the voters list. But the process was labour intensive and eventually, as cities grew and women moved out of the home and into the work force, it became too difficult to find people able to do the canvassing. Johnston believes this is one reason why voter turnout has decreased. But new networking tools such as social media may be able to spread the word in a way that doorknockers no longer can.

“We might start to see a renaissance that involves some combination of social media as much to identify people who are willing to give money or time and then recruit people to put in the time doing some oldfashioned things,” says Johnston.

He cites the 2008 Barack Obama U.S. presidential campaign as a perfect example of how a party effectively used social media to connect with young and first-time voters.

“The Obama campaign in the United States was able to mobilize large numbers of people to do the doorstep stuff… and by and large they were young people.”

Obama’s 2008 battle with Republican John McCain for the Oval Office captured the interest of people around the world and Obama’s success was due in large part to the record numbers of first-time and young voters that voted.

According to the Centre for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, the 2008 presidential election saw the highest U.S. youth turnout in 40 years, with 22 million people under 30 casting a ballot. The famous rally with Obama and broadcaster Oprah Winfrey was a significant move for the Obama campaign, cinching the support and contacts of thousands of voters— many in the youth category.

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Continued from page 4 “Out of that rally came 20,000 email addresses. And those 20,000 were the start of a whole lot of other email addresses.” From there, says Johnston, the Obama campaign was able to connect to thousands of people asking for more money, more support and generally getting the word out. “[The party] was able to do very traditional stuff… getting people on doorsteps, monitoring poles.

He was able to deliver those resources by a very effective, wired, social media campaign,” says Johnston.

But social media alone can’t fully explain Obama’s victory. It was his ability to connect to today’s youth and first-time voters that also ensured his presidency. “He was able to present himself as a new politician. You could project onto him whatever you wanted,” says Johnston.

Ferry agrees that part of the reason her friends won’t be voting this year is because they can’t relate to the candidates. “We need inspiring politicians that make youth want to turn out. We don’t have an Obama here in Canada.”

For any leader, the ability to relate to their constituency is crucial.

“Voters want a similarity to self, they want to see someone they can relate to. In American

politics they often talk about being able to imagine sitting down and having a beer with a candidate—that resonates with people,” says Langara College political science instructor Paul Prosperi.

However, while a candidate’s personality and Facebook profile may help turn younger voters into believers, the policies are just as important for voters of any age.

“I think the policy is going to trump the medium,” says Prosperi, adding that social media is a great tool for candidates to spread the word about their campaign, but in the end young voters are just as likely as any other age group to see when someone is being disingenuous.

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n Langara’s main hall, two young men sitting behind a table laden with NDP buttons, stickers, pamphlets and mock cereal boxes explain the need for a combination of strong policy and online networking. Taking a break from trying to coax over students rushing by on their lunch break, NDP volunteers Devon Golchin, 20, and Greg Atkinson, 23, say that social media is more important for getting a higher turnout, but the platform is the key for attracting voters to a party. Us-

Stewart McGillivray, president of UBC’s Young Liberals of Canada, notes increased interest in the environment. photo Jason Lang ing Obama’s online campaign as an example, Atkinson says, “He was using social media, but

he was also talking about issues that mattered to students and the youth voters.”

Ferry agrees. It’s the policies that are most important to young voters. And at the top of the list for that demographic will be education and job availability. But the various parties are focusing a lot of their attention on the families, which can leave young people disengaged.

Twenty-year-old student Grace Mcauley agrees. “I don’t have that much responsibility yet. Although I like to think that I am part of the community, I’m not really as invested in it as the mothers or the business people… it’s not going to affect me personally as much,” she says, adding she’s unlikely to vote. Her lunch partner chimes in saying, “She’s a prime example of whom the government needs to reach.”

But Ferry doesn’t believe the interests of youth are being left out of the party campaigns. “It’s a fine line,” says Ferry, “You can’t give too much balance to a young crowd that might not come out and vote.”

She praised the Liberal party’s Education Passport, which would see high school graduates receive $1,000 per year for four years of post-secondary education, as a good example of a policy specifically designed for young Canadians.

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Program helps schools stage mock elections Continued from page 4 Prosperi noticed his students were discussing that very policy in class just hours after it was announced.

So what is the difference between Ferry and the majority of her counterparts? For one, her parents were always big proponents of the right to vote.

When she was a little girl, her father dragged her along while he campaigned for the Liberals. Her mother, who is originally from Singapore, isn’t a Canadian citizen and can’t vote, always told her how important her one vote could be.

Stewart McGillivray, president of UBC’s Young Liberals of Canada, had a similar upbringing to Ferry’s.

His parents often discussed politics at the dinner table. He says that although many young voters will follow their parent’s political lead, youth have different interests from their parents. “Parents will be more concerned with things like taxes, while their kids will be more interested in education and the environment.”

Experts argue that young people are more likely to take an interest in politics if their parents do the same and the topic is raised at home.

Both Ferry and McGillivray also attended Vancouver schools that hosted the Student Vote program, although by the time it reached Ferry’s school she couldn’t attend because

“PARENTS WILL BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THINGS LIKE TAXES.” Stewart McGillivray

she was already working the campaign circuit.

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tudent Vote is a Canada-wide nonprofit, non-partisan program that was launched eight years ago by a Toronto college student. It provides schools with the tools and course material to run a mock election in conjunction with an official election.

The program, which continues to expand and include municipal elections, is offered to elementary and high schools where students learn about the real candidates, and then vote using look-alike ballots and booths. Only five days after this election was called there was already 238 elementary and high schools in B.C. registered, 24 in Vancouver.

Student Vote spokesperson Katie Reidel says many of the people who work with Student Vote are in their early 20s and, like Ferry and McGillivray, participated in the program in high school. The program is now at the point where youth who were reached in high school may be turning up at the polls, Reidel says, adding that she hopes programs such as

Student Vote will also increase turnout among early voters.

Student Vote isn’t the only program reaching out to youth. Elections Canada has a section of its website dedicated to informing young voters on when, where and why to vote.

Get Your Vote On is another Canada-wide program with an informative website and fun events aimed at inspiring youth to exercise their franchise.

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ack at Langara, the young men in touques and flannel shirts at the NDP table joking about Layton’s mustache while answering questions from curious students are examples of the need for earlier education about the political system. Their interest didn’t peak until they took political science classes in college.

“In high school I was involved politically, not necessarily with politics in the formal sense, but I was involved in issues that mattered to me which evolved into this,” says Atkinson pointing out that early awareness can set the stage for participation later on.

Ferry says education is key to getting youth more interested. “It needs to be taught more. Having one unit in Socials 11, by that time most youth are already disengaged.”

(The Young Conservatives at UBC and SFU did not return calls for this story before the Courier’s deadline.)

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Paragon’s failed proposal included 150 games tables and 1,500 slots

Casino baron pooh-poohs relocation without expansion Mike Howell Staff writer

The president of a Las Vegas company that proposed to build a $500million mega casino and hotel complex adjacent to B.C. Place Stadium is not interested in proceeding with the project at the reduced scale suggested by city council.

Scott Menke, president of Paragon Gaming Inc., told the Courier after council’s decision Tuesday that he maintains the position he took during the public hearings on the relocation of the company’s Edgewater Casino.

At the time, Menke told Coun.

David Cadman that council shouldn’t consider relocating Edgewater adjacent to the stadium without doubling the number of games tables and tripling slot machines. “I stand by that,” said Menke as he left a scrum of reporters gathered outside the council chambers.

Paragon’s proposal called for doubling the 75 tables at Edgewater to 150 at the new casino, and tripling its 520 slots to 1,500. If built, it would have been the largest casino in Western Canada.

Paragon chief Scott Menke outside council chambers Tuesday. photo Dan Toulgoet Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow Paragon to relocate from Edgewater at the Plaza of Nations to the proposed site, but without expanding the number of games tables or slots.

Council also agreed to a moratorium on applications to expand gambling until the provincial government and the B.C. Lottery Corporation undertakes a “comprehensive public consultation” on expanded gambling in Vancouver.

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troduced the offer to Paragon in a lengthy motion at the council meeting. Robertson noted council heard from more than 145 people at the hearings and received thousands of emails on the topic.

“We need to build a globally competitive economy here that attracts jobs and investment from around the world,” Robertson said. “And at this point, I don’t believe that the proposal in front of us is the right fit or meets the expectations of the citizens of

Vancouver as an economic development initiative.”

Sandy Garossino, a co-founder of the Vancouver, Not Vegas coalition that included former politicians, retired police officers and judges, artists and religious leaders, said she was “terribly relieved” by council’s decision. “We’d been hearing rumours [about the vote] but the only thing that really matters is what happens in the council room,” Garossino said.

B.C. Pavilion Corporation, a provincial Crown agency, owns the proposed site and signed a 70-year lease with Paragon to build the casino and hotel project adjacent to the stadium. Paragon agreed to pay PavCo $6 million a year in lease payments, with the amount to increase after 10 years.

The lease was subject to council approving the proposal and a series of factors outlined in PavCo’s agreement, including securing $350 million in financing.

David Podmore, chairperson of PavCo, told reporters after the vote he needed to examine council’s offer and discuss it with the provincial cabinet minister responsible for gambling in B.C. “Right now,

we’re going to go away, we’ll study what council has approved,” said Podmore, refusing to answer reporters’ questions on whether PavCo would consider another project adjacent to the stadium.

Reports commissioned by Paragon and the B.C. Lottery Corporation said Paragon’s proposal could have generated up to $140 million per year in revenues for the provincial government and up to $17 million a year for the city. Podmore said council’s decision not to expand the number of tables and slots will not affect the financing of the stadium’s new retractable roof.

Podmore said the roof is “fully budgeted at the present time.”

At a Feb. 10 Vancouver Board of Trade meeting, Podmore said Paragon’s proposal was “very, very important to the business case for B.C. Place and generates a good portion of the capital that will be used to retire the debt that was taken on to rebuild B.C. Place.”

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Do you support the new protest regulations passed by city hall in reaction to the lengthy Falun Gong vigil outside the Chinese consulate?

Last week’s poll question: The Canucks will beat the Blackhawks in: A) four games—29 per cent B) six games—32 per cent C) they’ll lose in Game 7—39 per cent This is not a scientific poll.

The heads of the B.C. Lottery Corporation, Paragon Gaming and PavCo may well have been disappointed with Vancouver council’s decision this week to scrap their proposal for a mega-casino, but they should not have been surprised.

For weeks—and while hundreds of speakers lined up for five days and nights worth of public hearings on the issue—negotiations have been going on between Mayor Gregor Robertson’s chief of staff Mike Magee and Mike McDonald, chief of staff to Premier Christy Clark, to find a mutually beneficial solution.

At one level it’s just more evidence of the comfortable fit that now exists between the two administrations. The two Mikes swim in a pool of mutual friends not the least of whom is the influential communications consultant Don Millar of FD Element. As well, Robertson’s party, Vision Vancouver, is populated with federal Liberals, some of whom were instrumental in Clark winning her party’s leadership.

No one on city council, regardless of their political label, has liked this proposal that would dramatically expand gambling. (Although it appears the NPA’s Suzanne Anton now has second thoughts since she voted against the project this week.)

It was a previous city administration that approved a possible major casino on the site in a 2008 revision of the Official Development Plan. Throughout the process, Robertson and his pals were annoyed at the time they had to spend on the issue, time that took them away from their agenda. They blamed Victoria and

allengarr then-premier Gordon Campbell.

When Robertson finally introduced the motion that scrapped the proposal for expanded gambling and placed a moratorium on the expansion of gambling right across the city, he had this to say: “Enabling the largest casino in Western Canada in our downtown doesn’t fit with Vancouver’s global brand as the world’s most livable city, the Green Capital, and hotbed for innovation, from clean and digital technology to resource management.”

There were two other things it didn’t fit with either. It didn’t fit with where Vision’s supporters thought their council should be taking the city. And—getting back to the negotiations between the two Mikes—it didn’t fit with Christy Clark’s message; hers was a new party that was a change from what Gordon Campbell offered and one that supported family values.

Clark was not only uncomfortable with expanded gambling in Vancouver, but she also wanted the matter dealt with quickly. Don’t forget she is in the midst of a byelection where the folks in Vancouver-Point Grey go to the polls May 11. The decision to reject expanded gambling will certainly take an issue away from her opponent. And it will also make things politically tidier for when she most likely calls a provincial election this fall.

Add this to Clark’s decision to increase the minimum wage and you see a strategy where she continues to cut the NDP’s grass in order to hold the centre of the political spectrum.

And if you doubt this is all part of a well organized plan, consider the quick conciliatory response from a provincial government that is set to lose something like $140 million a year in additional revenues from that new casino.

Tourism Minister Pat Bell said the province’s “renewed government” was going to take a “fresh look at options to develop this property.”

He added that he has directed PavCo to work with the city to find a solution that was in line with what the city wants.

••• Expect one more shoe to drop as a result of the cozy collaboration involving the two Mikes. Last week, Premier Clark told me she wants to “regularize the way we fund” homeless shelters. The current funding for many of those shelters ends April 30 and hundreds of people will be put out on the streets—11 days before the byelection. agarr@vancourier.com

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

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Magazine stand courts arcane human interests As someone who tries to tackle a different topic every week in print, my media diet is omnivorous, ranging from the Walrus to New Scientist. I have even been known to nibble at things that make me irregular, like the National Post and Maclean’s magazine. But with the competing attention of Internet news sites, and whatever book is languishing on my bedside table, there isn’t time for much else.

Anyone who’s ventured into a news and magazine shop has probably, like me, marvelled at the sheer range of publications devoted to the most arcane human interests imaginable. An inordinately large number of these publications seem to be from Britain. Who has the time or the spare change? So last week, I tried an experiment and plunked down some hard-earned cash for a stack of magazines I wouldn’t normally read. The idea was to momentarily occupy the headspace of manga aficionados, toy soldier collectors and other Anglophile obsessives.

Let’s start with the Londonbased i-D magazine, a high-end fashion rag. Unlike Vanity Fair, where the line between advertising and product placement is Kate Moss-thin, there’s no line here at all. The tiny 8-point text is nearly unreadable for my Mr. Magoo optics, but the writing seems superfluous anyway. Some of the haute couture shoots appear to go in for Helmut Newton—like creepiness: emaciated models on crutches, that sort of thing. i-D reads like something Lord Voldemort would have kept hidden under his bed.

It’s weird enough that Toy Soldier Collector exists, let alone there’s the ad revenue to support it. Inside this month’s Buckinghamshire-based publication, there’s a spread recreating a scene from 1938 Berlin. “A classy interior diorama of Hitler’s office from the Collectors Showcase has provided one of the scenic highlights of the collecting year.” Nice. At this scale, it looks like a ferret could take out the whole German high command.

On the more tactless side, London-based Front magazine is devoted to the reliable demographic of British men, 18 to 40, fixated on beer, bling, boobs and bluster. (The letters section is headlined, “Front’s Bulging Sack.”) The editorial voice is all Noel Gallagher laddism, mocking the reader while titillating him with slick pics of unobtanium in the form of chicks and cars. After several hundred pages of glossy wankery, the last two pages are tellingly devoted to ads for phone-sex lines.

Fortean Times: this Londonbased mag is named after

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geoffolson Charles Fort, an early 20th-century British collector of far-out stories. This issue probes into the mystery of “Gef the Talking Mongoose,” a “hymn-singing, stonethrowing man-weasel” from the 1930s. There’s also a capsule history of the Ouija board, and Fort-like oddments such as a man who survived a crash that left him speared through the chest by a six-foot fence post.

Doctors reportedly found a fourleaf clover stuck on his back.

Neo, a Dorset-based glossy, is devoted to “anime, manga, Asian film and games.” Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t get past manga’s fixation on Lolita-ish, Caucasian moppets. This style, reminiscent of American illustrator Edward Keane’s weepy paintings of gianteyed kittens and clowns, gives me the creeps.

This England is “a quarterly journal published… for all those who love our green and pleasant land.” This thing is so damn twee it hurts my teeth even to look at the cover. I don’t think I can open it safely without granny spectacles and a full-body tartan. Unfortunately, one U.S. publication crept into the mix. What the heck, I’ll throw it in. Gothic Beauty Magazine is a Portland-based vehicle for multiple-pierced Twilight fans wearing head-trauma makeup.

The entire first page is devoted to a retraction notice, apologizing for a previous issue that ran a bogus interview with True Blood star Anna Paquin. (If you can’t trust an interview conducted by email from the “official” Anna Paquin MySpace Page, what can you trust?)

Last, but not least, is Moistened Knob Aficionado, a Northampton-based publication devoted to the “romance and mystery of the magic marker.”

Methinks someone has been inhaling too deeply in arts and crafts class.

OK, I made that last one up— but it seems entirely believable given all these compulsive interests stretching from Cornwall to Orkney. Why not a magazine for collectors in general? Think of it: what self-respecting British hoarder wouldn’t want to obsessively collect a magazine called “Hoarders?” Get on it, Limey publishers. www.geoffolson.com

According to one reader, incompetence rules at city hall.

To the editor: Re: “Bylaw, Olympic Village a Gong show for Vision Vancouver,” April 15.

Was Allen Garr’s assessment of city hall management as “flat out incompetent” a trifle harsh, or more of the same described in a blunt judgment?

For example, did the city lie to the Cambie Street merchants about tunnelling the SkyTrain or was it flat out incompetence they didn’t know it would kill the street for two years to trench it?

Moreover, did the city think leaky condos would be prevented by the city building inspectors and codes, or was it flat

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out incompetence that city inspectors and managers duped the trust of these folks?

Furthermore, did the city believe the Olympic Village risk was worth the hasty construction and inflated expectations or was it flat out incompetence driven by hubris and self deception?

So did city manager Penny Ballem practice to deceive with the juggled Olympic Village loss figures, and with circumventing the judicial rejection of her bylaw, or is she flat out incompetent to act in the public’s best interest?

Roger Henning, Vancouver

Sam Sullivan and the Chinese banged Falun Gong

To the editor: Re: “Vancouver bylaw revision allows Falun Gong protests outside Chinese consulate,” April 14.

A Chinese paper claimed that former mayor Sam Sullivan was told by the Chinese consulate that it was time to shut down the Falun Gong protest and Sam promised that it would be done before he left the mayorship. I think all was fine up till then, as the Falun Gong had gotten the verbal approval from the city to be protesting outside the consulate. At one point the Falun Gong even downsized the billboards when asked by the city to do so.

The Falun Gong even got a thank you card from the city.

But what this all boils down to is the Chinese consulate’s

interference with the free speech of Falun Gong and using Sam Sullivan’s bylaw to do it.

Marie Beaulieu, Victoria, B.C.

••• To the editor: Vancouver needed a bylaw to stop anyone from taking over a space such as the Falun Gong did on Granville Street. There is no freedom of expression when one greedy group takes the entire area over permanently, thus displacing groups such as the Tibetans who have an older and stronger right to protest genocide by the Chinese government. Before Falun Gong moved in, the Tibetans held occasional protests and others were able to do likewise. Freedom of expression

is fine, but let’s at least put time limits on each protest.

Perhaps two hours should be free, after that permits get progressively more expensive until they reach the cut off maximum.

Peggi Illman, Vancouver

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••• To the editor: For those who changed the bylaw to disallow the hut, I ask you, “What is worse, the blood shed or the hut?”

If you have a conscience, you’ll say the bloodshed and let the Falun Gong have their hut. Why not help them to talk about a holocaust that is happening to them?

Downtown housing project helps women not pimps

To the editor: Re: “Vancouver housing proposal threatens teenage girls,” April 6.

I am one of the 24 women who resides in the Vivian housing facility. I had moved from a shelter to the Vivian. How would Michelle Miller, director of REED, understand how pimps work? Does she know one personally? I find the majority of the girls don’t have pimps. Come to think of it, I don’t know any girl who has a pimp. As for Mark Hasiuk, what gives him the right to park outside of our home and watch us?

Isn’t that an invasion of our privacy? As he

watched us, he said no one confronted us.

Why should they? Is it a crime to have a cellphone? I know my boyfriend calls me when he is outside waiting for me.

Support services for teenagers are very important. To have new housing for them is a great idea. This is a neighbourhood and community where we pull together to help each other out. It’s not a wasteland as Mark Hasiuk implies. I think he should open his eyes and heart and see what a good opportunity these teens have.

Laura Anne, Vancouver

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Yes, I wrote about NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton in my last entry.

No, she hasn’t said whether she’s interested in becoming her party’s mayoral candidate for the November civic election.

So why write about her again?

Hard not to when she agreed Tuesday with Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vision Vancouver to reject gambling expansion and then proceeded to slam him later in a press release, headlined “Mayor throws out a billion dollars’ worth of economic activity.”

And I quote: “Today in voting against casino expansion, Mayor Robertson made a decision which will likely mean no development in the near future at B.C. Place. Three major developments in Northeast False Creek representing about $1 billion in development have been turned down or placed in jeopardy by this council in the last few weeks.”

Huh? The other projects Anton is referring to involve proposed residential developments around B.C. Place Stadium. One involves towers, the development of Creekside Park and a deal that would have seen the city get two properties on Hastings for affordable housing. The other development also involves towers and is linked to the casino proposal and a land swap deal with B.C. Pavilion Corporation (PavCo).

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to reject the deal involving the affordable housing properties (council wants the full Creekside Park, not a temporary one) but also supported Vision to approve the towers linked to the casino proposal. (The latter is subject to PavCo deciding whether it will agree to council’s offer to relocate the Edgewater Casino from the Plaza of Nations to the property adjacent B.C. Place Stadium.)

So, to sum up—Anton voted with Vision on the casino offer and the two proposed residential developments. Although, as Anton pointed out at council Tuesday, she would have supported increasing the 520 slots at Edgewater to 1,200 slots in a new casino—yet she didn’t propose an amendment on this, so her vote stands as being against Paragon Gaming Inc.’s plan to have 150 games tables and 1,500 slots.

Still with me?

I called Anton Wednesday to attempt to make some sense of this.

“Here’s the deal—on all of these things, they were projects in the works for twoand-a-half years, every one of them. And if this council had no intention of supporting them, then Gregor should have said so long ago. On the casino one, in particular, to lead people down this garden path for this length of time and then to kibosh it at the end of the day, I think it’s unbelievable.”

But you voted with Vision on this.

“Look—a) I’m not the mayor and b) I made it very clear in my remarks Tuesday that I would have supported expansion.

Don’t forget the vote was for the project to move. Of course I’m going to vote for that.

Half a loaf is better than none.”

Vision, as you can imagine, has something to say about this. No room left in print to get in to it, so go to my 12th & Cambie blog at vancourier.com. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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A man considered influential in saving the Bloedel Conservatory from the wrecking ball last year announced Wednesday he’s seeking an NPA park board nomination to run in the November civic election.

John Coupar came out swinging Wednesday afternoon, accusing the Vision Vancouver-dominated park board of “losing its way.”

“The independence of the park board, its horticultural legacy and its very important role in the development of our city are under attack,” Coupar told a small group of NPA supporters in front of the conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Coupar, whose father was the first director of the Bloedel Conservatory, said the city almost lost the Sunset Nursery at the same time the conservatory was at risk of closing last year due to budget cuts. Ironically Vision Vancouver park board chair Aaron Jasper spoke at a press conference at the nursery just an hour before Coupar’s announcement.

In his statement, Coupar noted Jasper was recently forced to go “cap in hand” to city hall to keep washrooms open in city parks due to budget

John Coupar will seek an NPA park board nomination.

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constraints. In 2010, parks staff recommended closing some park washrooms as a way to save money in the board’s 2011 operating budget.

“Further, in spite of plans by Vision Vancouver to make Vancouver a green city we have seen cuts to tree planting and park maintenance,” said Coupar.

“These continuous cuts will, over time, result in drastic declines to the quality of our park system, which was once the envy of North America.”

NPA park board commissioner Ian Robertson introduced Coupar at the press conference and praised him for his work to save the conservatory.

I asked Robertson, once again, if he’s made any decision regarding a run for mayor, or even if he’ll run for park board again, but he’s still not spilling. The NPA nomination meeting is June 4 at the Croatian Cultural Centre.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a proposal by the Boathouse Restaurant at Kits Beach to expand its outdoor seating capacity by adding a patio to the second floor, which would extend as far as the lifeguard tower.

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Thirty-six facilities to receive $16.2 million in green upgrades

Rink warms nursery greenhouse

Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

Waste heat from the year-round ice rink at Sunset Community Centre is warming a greenhouse at Sunset Nursery. The city, park board and energy management company Ameresco switched on the heat pumps Wednesday morning.

Waste heat from the rink’s refrigeration plant will heat 12 of the 15 greenhouses at the nursery on East 51st Avenue near Main, which supplies flowers, shrubs and trees to city parks and streets.

The nursery is one of 36 city facilities, 30 of them run by the park board, to receive $16.2 million in energy conservation upgrades. The captured waste heat combined with the replacement of two boilers with high efficiency condensing units is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the nursery by 52 per cent, or 268 tonnes a year, the equivalent of removing 51 cars from city streets, said Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Vision Vancouver park board chair Aaron Jasper noted B.C. Hydro helped with retrofits at Sunset. “All of us working together have helped make our little part of the world a bit greener,” he said.

The entire project, which started in 2006 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across city facilities, is expected to reduce energy use by 24 per cent and emissions by 28 per cent, or 3,000 tonnes per year.

The energy conservation measures won’t cost taxpayers anything extra. The upgrades were funded with money borrowed from the city’s internal funds to be paid back with interest over a 20-year period using money saved on utilities. Ameresco has guaranteed the city a utility savings of $930,000 per year and will make up the difference if the full amount is not saved.

Mario Iusi, president of Ameresco Canada, said the company has helped cities

“ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER HAVE HELPED MAKE OUR LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD A BIT GREENER.” Aaron Jasper

across the country reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the past 10 years, but that Vancouver has undertaken the largest and most comprehensive project.

The Toronto-based executive noted the conservation upgrades in Vancouver have created new jobs in the city, expanding the local Ameresco office from four to 20 staff since the project began.

The city reports that greenhouse gas emissions were 18 per cent lower in 2010 than they were in 1990, despite a 44 per cent increase in total area for city facilities, with further reductions expected throughout 2011. That means the city is on track to meet the Kyoto target of six per cent below 1990 levels by 2012. City council voted unanimously in January to earn the title of world’s greenest city by 2020.

The city reports research by the Clinton Climate Initiative indicates buildings worldwide account for 15 per cent of global carbon emissions.

Under the B.C. Climate Action Charter starting in 2012, municipalities will have to become carbon neutral or purchase carbon offsets to meet these requirements. Offsetting greenhouse gases from building emissions represents more than half of these costs.

The city reports that Vancouver has the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions of any major city in North America at 4.6 tonnes per person. crossi@vancourier.com Twitter: @Cheryl_Rossi

BC HYDRO POLE RENEWAL PROJECT BC Hydro is pro-actively replacing 1000 existing wooden poles in Burnaby and Vancouver. These poles are reaching their end of life, which is up to 50 years old. BC Hydro is replacing the poles to ensure system reliability, and to ensure public and BC Hydro crew safety. This project will conclude at the end of May 2011.

You may have noticed the wooden replacement poles are being dropped on boulevards and in front of homes, and close to replacement pole locations.

The poles are not being dropped on private property.

Teams of contractors or crews are now dropping the poles, and another

Because of the number of poles associated with this project, there is no set schedule as to when poles will be replaced. We would like to thank—in advance—the public for their patience during this replacement project.

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“I’m relieved to see none of you look like executioners,” Hilary Mason told trustees as she sat down to make a presentation at Monday night’s budget feedback meeting at Mount Pleasant elementary school.

Mason, a parent of a Vancouver School Board student, was one of about 75 people who skipped the Canucks playoff game to talk potential education cuts.

Speakers focused on diverse points, including funding for aboriginal students, multicultural liaison workers, gifted students, special needs students, libraries, clerical workers and adult and ESL students, but the message was similar and not unexpected—don’t cut services, staff or programs that are struggling to meet student needs. And in many cases, the speakers wanted the district to inject more money.

Mason, who began by saying she knew proposed cuts “were made under duress rather than out of their educational merit,” was one of several to urge trustees not to cut the district resource teacher for preschool position from five to two days a week. She said the teacher oversees the transition of children with disabilities and complex medical needs from daycares, preschools and homes into the school system each year. “Currently, [the] VSB does a good job of supporting these children’s successful transition into kindergarten classes across the city. Please don’t turn a success story into a nightmarish failure. The children who will lose out if this position is cut back will never recover what they have lost,” she said.

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Tina Chau from the English as a Second Language Advisory Committee acknowledged cuts aren’t suggested to multicultural liaison workers, who help with communication between families and schools, but ESL classes need to be smaller and more money is needed for resources. She also argued department heads are necessary at all secondary schools, two ESL consultants need to be reinstated, and more time must be allotted for the ESL assessment teacher.

“Please keep in mind when making budget decisions more than 55 per cent of our students do not speak English at home, and 22 per cent receive direct ESL service.

We also receive $15.5 million in additional funds from the Ministry of Education to meet the needs of ESL learners [and] this money goes into general revenue at the board,” she said. “As parents we believe that our ESL learners are still far from being well-supported.”

A couple of other parents also spoke in support of multicultural liaison workers, including Gagandeep Waraich whose family has been helped by the South Asian worker at schools his daughters attend. Waraich is originally from India and Punjabi is the family’s language at home. “It takes a long time for families to adapt and understand the system,” he said, adding that the South Asian worker has helped his wife, who doesn’t speak much English, and has even helped him understand the importance of spending more time with his family instead of working all the time.

Dawn Steele, an advocate for special needs students who’s a regular at education meetings, stressed the board needs to analyze how past cuts have affected services and identify which students are being left behind to figure out how to improve services. The board still has to slash an estimated $8.4 million from its 2011/12 budget. The final vote is May 5. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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community briefs Fun in the Park

Pacific Spirit Park Society and Metro Vancouver present “Take Another Look” April 30 at Pacific Spirit Park. It’s a game of now you see it, now you don’t. Take another look and see where

the little creatures live in the forest eat, sleep and just hang out. For children, this is a game of finding the spot where the deer mouse has been; for adults it’s a game of locating the habitats of various small park

creatures. You will be given a page of picture clues; see how many matches you can make. Have fun and learn to look anew. Meet in the University Chapel parking lot, 5375 University Blvd. on the north side just east

of Acadia Road. The walk takes 45 minutes. Start by 3:15 p.m. to complete loop.

Call 604-224-5739 or visit pacificspiritparksociety.org.

The event is free and everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Red Cross soiree

Put on your party shoes and walk down the red carpet, sample a selection of wines and dine on culinary creations by Vancouver chef Frank Pabst while supporting the Red Cross. It’s

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The Vancouver African Violet and Gesneriad Society is holding its annual plant show and sale April 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Floral Hall at Van Dusen Botanical Garden (37th Avenue and Oak St.). Admission is $2. Go to www3.telus.net/vavgs/ for more details or call 604277-6041.

Biofuel talk

Join Dr. Michael Friedmann for the lecture Driving Cars on Trees: Biofuel of the Future, May 3 at 6 p.m. at UBC. The talk is co-sponsored by the Vancouver Hillel Foundation and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It’s at the Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life at UBC, 6145 Student Union Blvd. (Directly north of SUB, next to Brock Hall).

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Royal romance is in the air.

The Native Daughters of B.C. Post #1 hosts fashion historian Ivan Sayers May 8 at 2 p.m. for “Something Old, Something New” Heritage Wedding Collection fashion show, tea and silent auction. It’s a fundraising event for the Old Hastings Mill Store Museum and is at 1575 Alma St. Call 604725-5142 or email hastings. mill@gmail.com to reserve $25 tickets.

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Proposed budget cuts will hit aboriginal students particularly hard, according to a Grade 12 Vancouver Technical secondary school student who spoke at a public consultation meeting Tuesday night.

Ashton Garay, from the Tshimshian First Nation, was one of two teens among 17 delegations who spoke about the budget. He wanted to offer a youth’s perspective and is a member of the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement implementation and monitoring committee.

Garay thanked the board for

work to support aboriginal students, but said proposed cuts will hurt some groups of students more than others. “When we talk about the success of aboriginal students, we must consider many aspects of their lives. Many of our families live away from their reserves and family members, live in poverty and face racial discrimination within our schools,” he said. “When I read the proposed budget for 2011/12, it makes me wonder how things will improve. As a district, we have an Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement but aboriginal students still fight for their rights.”

Garay said the proposed $250,000 cut to the district’s transportation budget, which among other expenses pays for eligible students’ bus passes, means some aboriginal students won’t be able to get to school. District policy indicates bus passes will still be provided in “extreme hardship” cases, but Garay questioned what that means and who makes up the rules. “This is not clear and leaves students and families fighting and advocating for their own needs,” he said.

A second teenaged speaker—17year-old Daniel Tougas, a Grade

12 Prince of Wales secondary student—was part of a two-person delegation representing the Gifted Learning Disabled Advocacy Group. Tougas appeared with Drew Thompson, now 27, a former GOLD student at Prince of Wales.

Students in the program are assessed by educational psychologists as gifted, but their gifts are masked by learning and emotional problems, according to Thompson.

“Their gifts create high expectations of performance, but their learning disabilities make presenting their gifts and reaching their potential at best challenging, and at

worst, almost impossible,” he said.

“Their school experience is overshadowed by a constant sense of failure and struggle, driving many GOLD students to often crippling levels of anxiety and depression.”

Cuts aren’t proposed for the program, but the pair asked the committee to consider implementing more help, including early identification of gifted learning disabled students to offer that help earlier, once the district’s financial situation improves. See Class Notes for more budget news. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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Students at Windermere secondary this week unveiled a windmill made of recycled material, including plastic bottles, chicken wire and bike parts.

The Windermere Windmill will be at the front of a student-organized Earth Day parade taking place today (April 22) on Commercial Drive (of course) beginning at 11 a.m. from just south of the Broadway SkyTrain Station.

An Earth Day festival will take place at the end of the parade in Britannia secondary school’s field, at the corner of William Street and Woodland Avenue, where the windmill will be symbolically raised.

The family-friendly festival promises funky music and special guests, such as C.R. Avery, Malina Laboucan-Massimo, Marc Lee, Johnny MacRae and the MadSkillz Collective. The event was organized by Youth for Climate Justice Now and the Wilderness Committee.

The students note this Earth Day parade coincides with the federal election campaign, and

Students at Windermere High School this week unveiled a windmill made of recycled material, including plastic bottles, that will lead today’s Earth Day parade. photo Dan Toulgoet some are calling the parade a “Vote Mob,” because April 22 is an advanced polling day.

April 22 to 25

The international paparazzi lucked out in December when actor Katie Holmes and daughter

Suri checked out the Bright Nights display at the Miniature Train site in Stanley Park in December.

But Holmes and her offspring are not the only celebrities to grace the Miniature Train, and anyone visiting this weekend is likely to meet or at least catch a

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glimpse of another even more elusive celebrity—the Easter Bunny.

And the glamour doesn’t end there. Easter egg hunts will also take place throughout the day from April 22 to 25.

VanDusen Botanical Garden is also hosting the Great A-Mazing

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Vancouver Cantonese Opera presents an “extravaganza” this weekend at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, which is exactly where I’d expect a Cantonese opera to be held.

The roots of Cantonese opera reach as far back as 12th-century China, which is pretty impressive when you consider Vancouver turned 125 this year. Cantonese opera is known not only for its colourful costumes but also for its mix of theatrics, music, martial arts, acrobatics, singing and acting.

The Vancouver Cantonese Opera Extravaganza, complete with English subtitles, takes place April 23 at 1 p.m. at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave. Call 604-764-8181 for ticket reservations.

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The joys and woes of plant sales Local plant sales can be the most joyful garden event of spring. They offer a huge variety of plants proven to thrive in your area, great prices, the thrill of unexpected and sometimes rare finds.

There are also the learning opportunities from talking to long-time gardeners—besides useful growing advice, they can point out wonderful plants that up to then had been unknown to you. That’s how I discovered astrantias—and what a blessing these were when my gardening began to include north-facing clay.

But it does help to be prepared. Early arrival is best, not only for plant selection but also for finding parking. Older gardeners need to know a large cardboard box is very heavy when filled and can hit other people as you pass by.

Rainwear helps, especially since it usually has pockets big enough to stash a few thin shopping bags for emergencies. It’s amazing how much you can stash into multiple bags on one arm while leaving the other hand free to select more.

Where your chosen varieties come in various sizes, it’s often best to choose the smaller ones. These are lighter to carry and lower in price.

Smaller items are also easier to plant and they usually establish faster.

Bringing a plant list helps. So does

annemarrison being sure to read labels at the back of the table. The front of the table is always picked over first. Expect that occasionally plant labels will be vague —“Campanula species” perhaps. Donors have been known to supply flats of unlabelled plants and promptly vanish leaving a guessing game for volunteers.

Part of the excitement is variations in availability. Sometimes quantities of the plant you searched nine years for arrive. Other years, nothing. Or you spy the treasure you dreamed of only to see someone else buying it.

The larger plant sales usually invite small growers to sell specialist plants.

These are the places where gorgeous hepaticas, garden-friendly orchids, gentians, hardy cyclamen, blue poppies and trilliums may be found in significant quantities. It’s always easy to find

invasive plants in plant sales. After all, they grew or seeded enough to be available as a donation. New gardeners are often drawn to them because they cover the bare soil so fast. Many are also very pretty.

But when anything is described by the words “ground-cover,” “vigorous” or “establishes easily,” find out how fast it grows, and especially whether it’s easy to remove. Invasiveness is tricky to define because any happy plant will try to spread. Violets are notorious for invading lawns. So are hardy cyclamen, primroses, snowdrops and Crocus tomasinianus. Here are a few upcoming sales: • On May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the VanDusen plant sale takes place at 5251 37th Ave. (at Oak). Plant hold area and pick-up zone provided.

• On May 7 from 1 to 4 p.m., the Alpine Garden Club spring sale is on at St. David’s United Church Hall, 1525 Taylor Way (at Highway 1), West Vancouver. This includes many non-alpine treasures. Info at agc-bc.ca.

• Also on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the UBC Botanical garden holds “A Growing Affair” (plant sale plus workshops) at 6804 S.W. Marine Dr. Info at botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/ events. amarrison@shaw.ca

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GETTING TO THE DENTIST REGULARLY IS GOOD FOR KIDS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES.

SMILE! IT’S ORAL HEALTH MONTH compiled by Helen Peterson

Although the mouth is part of the body, we often think of it as something separate. We often ignore bleeding or tender gums, while an irritation or pain elsewhere in the body would mean a trip to the doctor.

Partly this may stem from a fear of pain, but it is also true that the basic medical plan doesn’t cover the cost of a dentist visit, so for some the price is out of reach.

Poor oral health can affect a person’s quality of life, according to the Canadian Dental Association. Oral pain, missing teeth or oral infections can influence the way a person speaks, eats and socializes.

These oral health problems can reduce a person’s quality of life by affecting their physical, mental and social well-being.

The reality is that oral health problems could be a sign of something serious such as oral cancer. Every year approximately 3,200 Canadians are diagnosed with oral cancer and 1,050 deaths from oral cancer occur.

This devastating disease has a low survival rate because it is often diag-

nosed very late. With early detection the survival rate of oral cancer can be greatly improved. This means going to your dentist for regular dental exams.

Your dentist has the training and experience to detect oral cancer early.

According to Dr. Wilson Kwong, whose dental practice is located near Oakridge on Vancouver’s West Side: “Dental technology has advanced so much over the last 20 years, such that new procedures

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help most patients to maintain their oral health and not need dentures in their golden years.”

Dr. Kwong states, “I want to ensure that people understand what these new procedures are, and encourage them to go see their dentist regularly, because we’re here to help people maintain their quality of life and live long, healthy lives.”

problem,” says Dr. Kwong. “On the flipside, once a problem is diagnosed, I can then help them with treating it and return them to a state of good health.”

Dr. Kwong prides himself on taking time with each patient to explain what he’s doing while examining their teeth.

That thoroughness is appreciated, especially in cases where he has discovered early signs of gum cancer.

Dr. Kwong will impart his wealth of dental and health knowledge – and demystify new technological and cosmetic developments — in an upcoming free presentation: Your Mouth, Your Health: Why Good Oral Health Matters, taking place at Oakridge Centre Mall Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 30. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions, and attendees will be eligible for several door prize draws.

“As a medical professional, one of the most difficult parts of my job is telling a patient that they have a serious health

Go to www.smilesarebeautiful.com or call Dr. Kwong’s clinic at 604-2619111 for further inquiries.

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“The collection of baseline and ongoing data obtained through the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project will help researchers unlock insights into the development of disease among Canada’s diverse population,” said Heather Bryant, Vice-President of Cancer Control at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.

“The rich data collected will increase our understanding of the factors that contribute to the development of cancer, and therefore provide opportunities to enhance public health initiatives and activities, all of which are the cornerstones of reducing cancer rates in Canada.”

Funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as well as regional associations, the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project is being driven by five partner organizations, including the BC Cancer Agency.

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healthwise SELF-IMPROVEMENT: HOW TO GET THROUGH SLUMPS Sometimes the gap between where you are and where you want to be can feel like a bottomless pit.

Fear not. Gaps make perfect sense. It’s the gaps that initiate change; and, in closing the gaps we set goals.

So, gaps are our friends — or are they?

As you first begin taking steps to reach your goal, you might have a sensation of bliss -you are happily excited to be closing your identified gap. This new-found drive produces adrenalin and it feels good.

As time moves on, closing that gap can get hard willpower wanes, adrenalin drops and that “oh-sogood” feeling is replaced by the “oh-this-is-awful” feeling. You are now face-to-face with your own personal abyss. That gap no longer feels like a friend.

Don’t worry, this is a natural process in any change cycle. When your motivation is wavering and your “get up and go” is more like “give up and no,” there is hope. Try these: 1. Commit to 21 days, three days at a time: Three weeks is all the time needed to form a new habit.

Break it down into three-day chunks; small, easyto-manage steps.

2. Be clear: Why do you want to make this change?

Why are you really doing this? What will you gain by making this change? Write it down on paper.

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6. Pick habits that reinforce one another: Habits do not stand alone; they are interlinked - to help make the change feel easier. For example, getting enough sleep is linked to eating better and exercising more.

7. Notice the small stuff: Little things you do to take care of yourself matter; it proves to the brain that you are worth it. Pay attention and celebrate the small stuff.

8. Tune into feeling good: Focus on the positive feeling you get when you are implementing a good habit. On tough days, recall that feeling; it will help motivate you.

9. Focus on becoming better, not perfect: Instead of concentrating on succeeding or failing, concentrate on becoming a better person overall. Keeping it real and in balance will keep you moving forward.

10. Be willing to fail at it: Expect bumps, expect mistakes. Knowing that it will happen makes it easier to accept, learn from and move forward from.

As we continue on our change journey many “gaps” will appear. When we embrace instead of fight them, we strengthen our ability to move through them.

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Forget them not. Every year, WorkSafeBC, along with the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Business Council of British Columbia, co-host a public ceremony to remember workers who have lost their lives as a result of work-related incidents or occupational diseases. In BC in 2010 there were 143 victims.

This year, the Day of Mourning ceremony will be held on Thursday, Apr. 28, 10:30 a.m., at the Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver Convention Centre. Families, workers, employers, and other interested parties are invited to attend.

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1. Get ready to sweat—but in an exotic way—as electro tropical band from Bogota, Colombia, Bomba Estereo brings the crazy Latin beats to the Waldorf Hotel April 22. Tickets at Red Cat, Scratch, Zulu, Highlife or online at ticketweb.ca.

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2. In celebration of International Tap Dance Day—who knew?—134 performers twinkle their toes across the stage of the Stanley Theatre April 22, 7:30 p.m. Dubbed Tap Tonight, the event features North American tap talents such as Danny Nielson and will honour the careers of Canadian dance legends Blanche Lund and her late husband Alan Lund.

For tickets, call 604-629-8849 or go to vancouvertix.com. More info at westcoasttapdance.com.

3. Lovers of Cambodian rock, Afro grooves, surf, garage, fetching frontwomen, bearded backing bands and customized instruments called the Mastadong—your psychedelic prayers have been answered. L.A.’s Dengue Fever infects the Biltmore April 23, 8:30 p.m., in support of its new album Cannibal Courtship. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat and Highlife or online at ticketweb.ca.

4. Comedian, actor, voice of Ratatouille, author of the book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland and outspoken critic of KFC cuisine that comes in a bowl, Patton Oswalt pays little old Vancouver a visit to do some laugh making. It all goes down April 23 at the Vogue Theatre. Tickets at the Vogue Theatre Box Office (918 Granville St.) or by calling 604-569-1144.

kudos & kvetches Haiku Night in Canada: part four

K&K continues its series of Basho-inspired haiku in honour of the Canucks playoff run.

Alain Vigneault is the Don Draper of hockey, but with less humping.

We’ve also received some poetic contributions from readers that we’d like to share with you.

Send your own Canucks playoff haikus to k&k@vancourier.com.

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River of puke and carnage Bringin’ the Cup home —submitted by reader “Haikuvee” Hamhuis and Ballard Hips ripple, pointed skyward Soft thud through clenched teeth —submitted by reader “Hugh Jellogue” Seven goals to two Dreaming of yesterday’s loss I close my eyes tight —submitted by DW

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K&K was off its game this week. How else can we explain forgetting that Wednesday was the unofficial holiday of potheads. Although it could be argued that every day is an unofficial holiday for potheads, Wednesday was particularly significant since it was the 20th day of the fourth month—in other words, 4:20. Not surprisingly, local doobie brothers and sisters gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at 4:20 p.m. for a smoke-in and to fulfill pretty much every stereotype of stoner imaginable: the hippie, the rasta, the ambitionless teenager, the pajamawearing college drop-out, the anti-social Marilyn Manson fan with multiple face piercings, the dude, the dudette, the passionate but dopey

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activist, the out-of-work businessman et al. Even more predictable was the fact that media still clamour to such events as if smoking pot in public was an exotic and rare occurrence in Vancouver.

Since K&K forgot to throw down some leafy innuendo Wednesday, we decided to go to our favourite source of potheaded insight, the Twitter feed of @FreeMarcEmery, a self-described connoisseur and marijuana whisperer from California. Here’s a sample of his greatest hits.

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When the tough gets going, the tough go out... for steak frites. At least that’s how it should be. There’s something reassuring about a solid neighbourhood French bistro. It’s a matter of civility.

Good moules frites trumps lattes and biscotti any day.

Another sure sign of a good bistro is staff who, whether they know you or not, greet you properly.

Gastown’s Jules Bistro (216 Abbott St., 604-669-0033) reminds us of a time when Montreal’s downstairs Le Caveau was our go-to bistro. The main lure was the inexpensive prix fixe menu, which in more enlightened, less protestant Quebec, always included a glass of wine.

Jules has morphed from its opening unabashed touristique personality to reflect the now more residential neighbourhood—although the delightful over-the-top decor, wrapped in black lacquer, red brick and checkered tiled floor hasn’t changed.

In a time where the term “bistro” has too often been gentrified, Jules remains true to its modest inspiration.

Aside from the affordable three-course prix fixe (lunch $24, dinner $26), it’s the little things that bring us back, from the gherkins, onions and grape compote served with the terrine de campagne to the flavourful (yes, sometimes fatty) ribeyes with zippy peppercorn sauce and decent fries—best served with the saffron aioli.

We also like the environmentally friendly Vivreau in-house bottled water.

Even if you wander off the prix fixe, you’ll be rewarded with plates, such as duck confit, free run roast chicken, and moules frites that deliver above their cost.

As mentioned, service is attentive and polished, though never overbearing.

Other neighbourhood budget-based bistro contenders? Salade de Fruits (1551 West Seventh Ave., 604-714-5987), which has a prix fixe for $21.99, cash

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Dress Me Up In Your Love begins with Maiko Bae Yamamoto, James Long, Andrew McNee and Donna Soares all in their underwear, and instead of taking it all off, they put it all on.

Their “clothes horse” is Samantha Madely wearing layer upon layer of garments—from a nightgown and a silk coat of many colours to a gaudy yellow-and-red basketball uniform—all of which she sheds and the others, with a little story to go with it, don. And take off again.

This is Theatre Replacement, some of the most innovative, smarty-pants theatre makers in town with a mission “to speak to contemporary existence and investigate the experiences and events that fill our lives.” We all wear clothes. And many of us remember what we were wearing when we fell off our bike and broke our leg or fell in love and broke our heart, when we lost our dog or lost our virginity.

Original, happysad music is performed live on stage by Veda Hille. I loved the first song, tracing from the age of two various dresses, handmade by her mother that Hille wore—including at least one that caused her classmates to tease her. Littlegirl coats and hats came from Helen’s on East Hastings where the little neon girl still plays on her little neon swing. Cleverly, the history of the Lower Mainland is woven in: immigration, drugs, the sexual revolution, music, Expo—even Madonna.

Clothes fly on, clothes fly off and the sto-

ries, which we assume mostly to be autobiographical or, at least, about friends and family, are told. Some are silly, some are sad, but all feel candid and true.

The opening night crowd loved this show, created by the performers and director/dramaturge Anita Rochon, but in spite of being impressed with Theatre Replacement’s inventiveness and playfulness, I have some of my usual quibbles. Rochon has done a spectacular job of weaving all the stories together, but it generally remains a collection of memories, a ragbag of tales with what feels like arbitrary, willy-nilly weighting. I was entertained and impressed but not often moved or engaged.

Standout exceptions to this were Yamamoto’s brief memory of the dress her mother wore when she emigrated from Japan and Hille’s even shorter story about receiving a baby present after the baby had died—“For the next one” was the gift-giver’s loving comment.

Dress Me Up In Your Love shows remarkable comfort between the performers, including Hille, and that ease is infectious. They kid each other, push and shove, ad lib, reveal themselves with refreshing openness. And they’re definitely onto something about clothes and how our memories are shaped around them.

I’ve had my father’s coat for almost 30 years. I don’t wear it, but I can’t part with it.

And who hasn’t, in their closet, something they bought in a moment of madness, have never worn but hope, some day, to be the kind of person who could wear such a thing?

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Images of city’s past share spotlight at DOXA documentary festival State of the Arts with Cheryl Rossi

Born-and-bred Vancouverite Graham Peat loves the history of this city and he’s passionate about film.

Peat has picked the four best short docs he could find for A City’s Image, one of the Spotlight on Vancouver programs screening at DOXA, the city’s documentary film festival, which runs May 6 to 15.

Peat chose three short documentaries from the 1960s and one from 1986.

They can be seen at the Rio Theatre May 12.

The film Vancouver Honeymoon was produced in 1961 to promote tourism to lovers. The glossy, fun flick follows newlyweds as they cruise in a convertible to

the totem poles in Stanley Park, White Spot, legendary nightspot The Cave and floating Polynesian-themed restaurant Trader Vic’s.

“No need for our happy couple to carry an umbrella or put the car’s top up as it never rains in the evergreen playground,” Peat noted.

A City’s Image shifts swiftly with The Outcast, in which a man in his 20s who’s newly released from jail shares his anxieties as he traverses much of the same landscape as the rosy honeymoon promo, two years later in gritty black and white.

West End ’66 documents the transformations of the neighbourhood with the highest density in Canada, replete with commentary about how the area was expected to become a mecca for swingers.

Swingspan, produced in 1986, presents an affectionate portrait of the clunky old wood-and-iron Cambie Bridge that was operated by a bridge tender who swung the passageway open to

Clockwise from top: Swingspan, Who Took the Bomp? and Louder Than a Bomb screen at DOXA. ships from his perch on the top centre of the structure.

“We’re looking at both the public image as it was presented, and we’re looking at the individual point of view,” Peat said.

Peat was surprised to learn that John Fuller, a long-retired former editor with CBC’s film unit, directed both The Out-

cast and West End ’66.

Peat, co-founder of Videomatica, was even more surprised to realize that Fuller was a regular customer at his Kitsilano video shop. He’s corralled Fuller to speak at A City’s Image—that is, after Fuller refreshes his memory by re-watching his old docs.

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free Magic Lantern Images of Vancouver presentation with Michael Lawlor’s slides of Vancouver from 1890 to 1940 and civic historian John Atkins’ illuminating tales of decades past.

In a completely different vein, the former sports photographer is equally thrilled to see the feature-length doc about skateboarding and longboarding called Highway Gospel.

From Vancouver-centric docs to the opening night screening of an uplifting documentary about a spoken word competition for high school students in Chicago called Louder Than a Bomb to tour biopic Who Took the Bomp? about electro feminist performance artists Le Tigre, DOXA offers fare for all tastes.

“I actually made a little list and I’m upset because I can’t see them all,” Peat said.

“They’ve overlapped for the first time in a while.”

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shot Swingspan when he was a film student at Simon Fraser University, will also be on hand. Lazaro Pacheco, son of renowned Spanish poet Jesus Lopez Pacheco, will be visiting Vancouver from Spain for the world premiere of his featurelength documentary There Are No Outdoor Ice Rinks in Madrid, about fascism, freedom and life in Canada and Spain.

If Peat could have gotten a team member from the honeymoon film to appear at the screening he would have, but to the best of his knowledge, they’ve all passed on.

“The most exciting [thing] for me is to have the audience ask the filmmaker some questions about what it was like then,” Peat said. “It gives them an extra link and some more stories about what went on.

“With the past, it’s great to read about it as much as possible,” Peat added. “But I don’t think there’s anything as powerful as seeing the images to really wake us up to that kind of reality.”

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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months.

Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Sylvia Alice Ada Rebagliati, Deceased, late of #717 - 2799 Yew Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 4W2, who died on October 5, 2010, at Vancouver, British Columbia, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned at 510 - 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H1, on or before May 20, 2011, after which the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Carolyn M. Coleclough, solicitor for Clarence Mark Rebagliati Executor for the Estate NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: BRUCE ROGERS TESTAMENTARY TRUST, created pursuant to the terms of the Will of Jessie Doreen Rogers dated February 15, 2006 for the benefit of BRUCE DAVID ROGERS, also known as BRUCE ROGERS, Deceased, formerly of 1168 East Hastings Street, Apt. 1A, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1S2 Creditors and others having claims against the Bruce Rogers Testamentary Trust for the benefit of Bruce David Rogers who died on the 6th day of March, 2011, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Trustees for the Bruce Rogers Testamentary Trust c/o Aydin Bird Business Lawyers, Suite 530 North Tower, 650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 2M9, on or before May 31, 2011, after which date the Trustees will distribute the Trust assets among the parties entitled to them, having regard only to the claims of which the Trustees then have notice.

Kirsten Jenkins Aydin Bird, Solicitors Suite 530 North Tower 650 West 41st Avenue Vancouver, B. C. V5Z 2M9 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Nancy May Richardson, deceased.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Nancy May Richardson, formerly of Vancouver, B.C., are required to send them to the undersigned at 19327 Davison, Pitt Meadows, B.C., V3Y1A2 on or before May 30, 2011 after which the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Linda Cumming, Administrator.

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Abbotsford

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Tutoring Services

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Re: Estate of Lucinda Harriet Gledhill otherwise known as Lucinda H. Gledhill, deceased, formerly of 2125 Eddington Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6L 3A9 Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Lucinda Harriet Gledhill otherwise known as Lucinda H Gledhill and Lucinda Gledhill, deceased, under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, Lois Arlyne Ledingham, c/o Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, at Suite 500 - North Tower, 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 3M1, on or before May 23, 2011, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Dated at Richmond, British Columbia this 11th day of April 2011 J. Karen Dylla, PRYKE LAMBERT LEATHLEY RUSSELL LLP Solicitor for the Executrix

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Delays end. You can charge ahead on new fronts. You’ve already entered a brand new world – it is sleek, clear, alive, even nervous, and within this new world, friends, ideas, inventiveness and fun are more important than money.

You’re going to have fun Sunday to Tuesday – and for eight years! Your freedom is growing. The shy, quiet, dreamy and elusive friends of the past decade fall away, to be replaced by bright, sharp-minded types.

This week, this “peeling off” causes a relationship disappointment. For the month ahead, chase money, seek higher earnings, cultivate new clients.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise strongly! The delays of April have ended. Start new projects, see and be seen, tackle chores that previously intimidated you.

Despite this surge of energy, one part of you remains contemplative, and is tied in to private matters, quiet planning sessions, government liaisons, etc. Your real “break out” will come in June, when a year of huge luck will commence! Meanwhile, be ambitious Sunday/Monday – luck is with you. Watch legal, ethical factors all week. Change is needed here.

Happiness midweek! Retreat, rest Friday/Saturday.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Recent delays end, but indecision continues unless you make choices based on gentle love, foreign travel/contacts, culture and intellectual pursuits, which all draw you nicely Sunday to Tuesday. The weeks ahead emphasize rest, contemplation, solitude. Retreat, plan, prepare and fulfil obligations. Contact government agencies, institutions, charitable organizations. Your spiritual side grows – and might become, June onward, a significant relationship factor. If your hopes about a special person are disappointed, alter love goals. Be ambitious Wednesday. “Half happiness” late week.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Your future looks bright!

Optimism, new hopes, friends, wishes, entertainment and light romance come waltzing in. You’ll enjoy the weeks ahead – even more so because your position in the world is on the rise, your ambitions meet luck.

Recent warnings about not starting anything new are now over. Sunday to Tuesday feature changes, big finances, commitments, sexual urges, lifestyle changes and health diagnosis, all productively. A partner or competitor isn’t thrilled with you, though, so proceed cautiously – all week. Gentle love might point to the right mate for you midweek!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The emphasis for the next few weeks will be on ambition, prestige relationships, your status in the world. All looks fairly smooth here, no big highs nor deep lows. Meanwhile, your expansion (usually lucky) in love, legal, intellectual, international and cultural zones continues, especially Friday/Saturday – but work or health demands, or your caution, can interfere. Recent delays end, so charge ahead with new ideas, relationships and projects, especially Sunday to Tuesday, when exciting meetings and prospects arise!

Research, financial and sexual commitments are favoured midweek.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A mellow, understanding vibe fills the weeks ahead. This promotes gentle love, far travel, intellectual pursuits, legal and cultural affairs, education and publishing. Recent delays dissolve; you no longer need to avoid new projects.

Tackle chores Sunday to Tuesday – everything runs smoothly. One caution: the first half of this week might cause a barrier in income zones, or a conflict between sexual desire and ethics. This continues more softly, “workably” the last half. You face different relationships now to 2025, in love, business, with the public – think “enchanted.”

Apt/Condos

8767 FRENCH ST. SouthWest Vcr. -1 Bdrm +balcony, ldry,prkg, $740+ utils,. N/P, N/S May 1st, Call Ruby 604-261-9483 BEAUTIFUL SUITES Marpole area. Bach, 1 & 2 BRs. Newer kitchens & baths. H/W flrs, balcony/patio. $800 & up. Incl heat, h/water, 2 appl. 604-327-9419. or 778-855-8666

6510

Co-ops

PINE RIDGE Co-op: 1 & 2 bdrm. units available. Country life in the heart of the city. $696 & $913 pm; $2000 and $2800 share purchase required. Download application at www.pineridgeco-op.bc.ca or send SASE to #89, 8763 Ash Grove Cres. Burnaby, BC V5A 4B8

6522

Furnished Accommodation

12TH & Quebec, main flr, large clean quiet furnished Bachelor. priv entr & bath, N/S N/P, lady only. $700inc utils. 604-576-1746 HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom in the Westend Vancouver at reas rates. call 604-684-7811 or visit www.homawayinns.com

6535

Homestay

6565

Office/Retail Rent

LADNER CORE Comm 400-4000 sqft. Short/long term. lancemcc@eastlink.ca 604-240-9340

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt, Killarney & Vanness, suits single or student, np, ns 604-569-4491 - 778-883-1692

Houses - Rent

3 BDRM whole house, h/w flrs, w/d, view, carport, nr shopping, bus, freeway, 5th & Renfrew, $1700. May 1, 604-439-7951 *RENT TO OWN*

Abbotsford- 3262 Clearbrook Rd. HOUSE with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths.

Mortgage helper. Walk to all Schools and other amenities. Only $1,598/m.

Low Down. Flexible Terms.

(604) 626-9647 or (604) 657-9422 www.wesellhomesbc.com

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● ABBOTSFORD - 2087 Lonsdale Cr, HOUSE, 3bd w/ 2bd suite, quiet neigh., hot tub & pool.......$2,188/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6602

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Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmt suite, near 49th & Granville, schools & bus, ns np, laundry avail, $1025 incl utils, avail May 1. 604-306-1227 2 BR main flr, reno’d older home, shar’d ldry, nr transit, parks & ammenities. N/P. May 1st $1350 includes utils Rob 778-908-0954 2 BR Bsmt ste, Oak 64th, Updated, lmnte flrs, lndry, 2 full baths, cbl, Internet, Inc utils, ns, np, May 1, $1400. 604-763-7885

AUTOMOTIVE 9145

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & WE MAKE YOUR 1st PAYMENT AT AUTO CREDIT FAST Need a vehicle?

Good or Bad Credit?

Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

9110

Collectibles & Classics

Scrap Car Removal

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Top $$ for complete cars.

Flat Rate Towing Service avail.

Call ★ 604-720-0067

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED for International students Pls call 604-436-2332 Fax 604-436-2331 email: info@vfa.bc.ca

6540

6002

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

2H

1991 ASTON Martin, 1-owner, all orig., only 27,000 km, immac. $45,000. 604-987-3876. D24627

9125

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

Domestic

2006 LINCOLN Zephyr 32,600 kms, excellent cond, lady driven $15,000 obo 604-929-1184

9145

E

1999 MAZDA B3000 ext cab, 85,000 k, 5 spd, canopy, $6,700.

Exc cond, no accid 604-802-6888

Scrap Car Removal 2002 LAND Rover Discovery SE7 98,000 km, Sand/tan int. Exc cond. $11,750 604.687.2146

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: A month of mystery, depths, investment, financial manoeuvres, intimacy, commitment, lifestyle changes, health diagnosis and detective work lies ahead. Your life might change.

You’re in a powerful and unpredictable relationship trend. So far (early 2011) this might have been more talk than action, but this week and May could cement you in the age-old way. Don’t expect smooth sailing for eight years – but do expect excitement! Whatever occurs this month could “return” in a hugely lucky way June 2011-June 2012. Romance, Sunday-Tuesday.

But you must change! “Security” sabotages.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: The weeks ahead emphasize relationships and opportunities. Be diplomatic, eager and willing. Don’t stubbornly cling to an outmoded position, especially at work or in health areas. Recent delays and indecisiveness end – charge ahead, especially on work and machinery fronts. A co-worker might oppose you, although the opposition’s subtle, might exist “between the lines” in a conversation or email, etc. You’ll win such a struggle, but might lose a friend: i.e., win the battle, lose the war. Be forgiving! Home, rest are both sweet Sunday to Tuesday. Romance, beauty call midweek.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: You’re in the midst of a lucky, pleasure-filled, scholastic, romantic, creative surge! (January to June.) But the four weeks ahead emphasize work, health, machinery, duties and dependents. Ah, well – it will run smoothly, anyway.

(Except, perhaps, for a wee struggle around midweek when life dictates that you must choose between love and money – with money exercising the most influence. This, of course, steers you back toward work.) Recent delays and indecision pass now. Travel, errands and paperwork fill SundayTuesday. Home, midweek. Romance late week – sober, then strong!

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Apr. 24 - April 30 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Recent delays end.

Charge forward with new ventures, relationships and situations. The weeks ahead emphasize romance, speculation, risks, good luck, children, beauty, creativity, pleasure and sports – you’ll ride a winning streak! You face a choice now: on one side are your ambition, your natural personality; on the other lies love. If the love is in your home, you become protective, nurturing. If the love is “outside,” you might unconsciously press it, to end it. Chase money Sunday-Tuesday. Casual friends, talk, travel midweek.

Home, security Friday/Saturday – buy it!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead accent security, domesticity, rest (hibernation) gardening, nutrition, soul, stomach, Mother Nature.

Look over your retirement fund/plans, protect your children and their future, repair the house, etc. And settle back every once in a while to observe what you’re doing – present interests and inclinations hold a clue to where the riches lie in a very lucky period on the horizon – June 2011 to June 2012. That time might bring a new, better home, the end of an oppressive situation, a child, good things! Your energy and charisma rise nicely Sunday to Tuesday.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Delays end – so do mistakes, and wrong-headed money decisions.

If needed, correct, alter course now. If you need a guide, look at your long-term future, envision it, where you want to be, and reconsider, alter money directions to suit that future. This works best midweek. The Thursday-Saturday period emphasizes a slightly different money trend: your earnings versus your net worth, debts, ability to “grow.” (E.g., do I work for wages or start a business?) You might start something that will grow big in money areas! Retreat early week. Your energy, charisma soar midweek. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011

AUTOMOTIVE HOME SERVICES 9160

Sports & Imports

9173

8087

Vans

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

1998 VW Passat turbo, auto 190,000 k, s/roof, air, lady driven, $4,200. W. Van 604-649-2285 NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

2003 PONTIAC Montana extended van, great running condition. Navy blue (similar to picture), gray interior. 166,000 KMs, all in Lower Mainland. New brakes, DVD system, comes with snow tires. $5,000 obo. Call 604-908-9080 or 604-802-2884.

HOME SERVICES 8075

8015

VAN APPLIANCE SERVICES Repair home appl. Low rate guar.

Permit/Lic. Tom 604-323-8063

8020

Blinds & Draperies

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

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

604-916-7729 JEFF

CITY LINK DRYWALL LTD WCB, liability insured. 20 yrs exp.

Call Indy. Free Est. 604-780-5302 COMPLETE DRYWALL Service, steel stud framing, t-bar ceiling, textured. Sunny 778-891-5466 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

FIJI ISLANDS

8055

Cleaning

DAILY HAPPY CLEANER

Home & Office Cleaning

Janitor Service Ceiling & wall washing, Floor Waxing House Cleaning Restaurant Cleaning Window Cleaning ★ And many more things! ★ 3yr contract includes Free Snow shoveling, free paint labour, free light bulb changes!

call Tom 604-307-5998 Lic. Insured & WCB Free Est

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $25/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs avail. 604-715-4706

DRYWALL Boarding, Taping & Painting cell: 604-318-3584 VICTORIA DRYWALL LTD. 25 yrs exp. Reno’s & New Constr.

Call Bruno ★ 604-313-2763 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

Wayne The Drywaller

Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist.

No job too small. 837-1785

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025

Contact us today for a free estimate.

LIDIA’S EUROPEAN Cleaning.

Res/Com. Specializing in detail cleaning. Bonded. 604-541-9255

FCE ELECTRIC

QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

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

8060

Concrete

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

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.

For free estimates call Mario

253-0049

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813 Concrete Specialist. Garages, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 604.254.5551 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8065

Contracting

All Residential Renovations, Call Rae 604-323-3922 www.rgfinehomes.com

8073

Drainage

BAJ MINI EXCAVATING Sewer/storm, drains, oil tanks, paving, retain wall. 604-779-7816

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

Residential & Comm. Wiring Renos & Panel Changes Service Upgrade Laneway House Specialists

604-861-2647 HOMEFIX ELECTRICAL DIVISION

Contract # 102055 200 Amp Service Upgrades Spring Special $1800 Free est. Ins. 25 yrs exp.

For All Your Reno Needs!

604-725-5371

A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only.

604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493

CHARLIE’S ELECTRIC Co. #94835 all electric needs, reas rates bonded WCB 778-888-4528 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #17228.

Renovations, Home Wiring, Panel/ Service Upgrades, Small Jobs Too! Special April Rate $45 Call Larry, 604-726-6051.

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

PUPIN ELECTRIC. Comm/Res. Bonded. Reas Rates. (#102091).

Professional Work. 604-719-8603 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

BACKHOE, drainage, excavation, concrete driveway, sidewalk, pavers, retaining walls, bob cat, landscape trucking 604-833-2103

8090

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

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED Appliance Repairs

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

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

8125

Gutters

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 Professional Powerwash Gutters cleaned & repaired Since 1984, 604-339-0949 Waters Home Maintenance Gutter Cleaning, repairs, windows Free estimate 604-738-6606

8130

Handyperson

KB METAL PRODUCTS LTD. FENCE & GATES : CHAIN LINK & ALUMINUM ORNAMENTAL. ✫Free Estimate: 604-619-8434

8105

CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORS LTD.

•

Refinishing • Installation • New & Old Floors Ph. 604 293.0057 Cel. 604 657.8931

Lawn & Garden

HEDGING GARDENING CLEAN-UPS PRUNING DUNBAR LAWN & GARDENS Free Estimates

604-266-1681

224-3669

000-000-0000 604-283-2416 www.mrhandyman.com

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certified Trained Pros.

For that small job.

Rates you can afford.

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

Part of RJR group

HENRY’S

Sanding & Refinishing Installation Quality Workmanship Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured

604-771-8885

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508 PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION. Quick & Clean, Good prices. Free Est. ★ 604-566-4429

8120

Glass Mirrors

Commercial/Residential

Store Fronts • Windows & Doors Broken Glass • Foggy Glass Patio Doors • Mirrors • Etc. 2837 Kingsway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-603-9655

8125

Gutters

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YOUR HOME GUTTER SERVICES

Vancouver Division Since 1985

NO HST! til Apr. 30

• Gutter Installation Cleaning & Repairs • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189

YAMATO LANDSCAPING Garden maintenance, Comm & Res. Free Est. 604-761-7109 www.yamatolandscaping.com

YARD CLEAN-UP, lawns cut, hedges pruned, trees trimmed, power raking, aerating, rubbish removal, gutters. 604-773-0075

8175

Masonry

Since 1989

732-8453

AALL EXT REPAIRS/REPLACE Rebuild, new build, fencing, decks & stairs. 604-325-4674 BEST PRICE! Bath, kitchen, plumbing, flooring, painting, etc.

Call Mic, 604-725-3127 DUSTTIN’S HANDYMAN Service All jobs Large and Small.

Competitive Rates 604-873-5990

HOME IMPROVEMENT: Res repairs, restorations, decks, fences. Walter 778-837-2518

8140

Heating

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

8155

604-347-7888 West-side Lawn & Garden ● Lawn Cutting ● Garden Maintenance ● Landscaping

604-261-9697 Est 28 yrs WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking.

Free Estimates.

604-893-5745 604-723-2468; T. TRAN, New lawns, grass cuts, p/raking, aerating, hedging, pruning. Reliable

Landscaping

AVANTI GARDEN SERVICES Spring cleanup, new design, planting, etc. Laura 604-264-0775

GREENWAVE LANDSCAPES

BARAKA GARDENING Spring clean-up, lawn prep & pruning. Steve 778-231-4433

★ COMPLETE ★

EXP. RELIABLE gardener spring clean up, new turf, lawn, pruning, planting, aerating, 604-783-2627

Garden Maintance & Installation Edible Landscape Solutions

604-317-3037

greenwavelandscapes.ca Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hardscaping & Landscaping.

Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls, Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Jackhammering. 604 782-4322

8160

Lawn & Garden

GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220 GREENSTAR GARDEN Complete Lawn & garden care.

Free estimates. 604-736-5791 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming.

Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126

JUST LAWNCUTS

Cameron 604-739-8241 LAWN MAINTENANCE 20 yrs exp. power rake, aerating. Free est. Reliable Reas. 604-649-9965 LAWNS CUT Mowing, trimming & small pruning jobs. Call Andrew 604-708-1152 Ny Ton Gardening yard & lawn maint. trimming, shrubs, hedging, power raking etc. 604-782-5288

MONTY J’S MOVING

Ask about our Spring Specials! www.MontyJsMoving.com

Call 604-710-5253

MOVERS.CA 604.682.2232 $35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020 A. Z. MOVING $50/hr, 2 Men & 1 Ton Truck. Exp, Lic. Available on short notice.

7 days a wk. 604-837-7785 AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement.

Call 604-782-9511

= MASTER MOVERS =

MASONRY and REPAIRS •Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys •Slate Patio/Sidewalk •Fireplaces & 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

Moving & Storage

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

• Lawn Mowing • Aeration • Spring Cleanups • Hedging Visa / MC / Debit Accepted

Moving & Storage

Insured, from $35/hour, 3 ton 604-319-4204

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

EXP’D HANDYMAN offering high quality affordable services. Drain cleaning, plumbing, tiling, drywall, painting etc. Call: 604-839-5353

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

WILDHORSEGARDENS.CA ✫Eco Garden Care✫ Free Consultation & Estimates.

Call Today! 604-328-4498

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

Century Hardwood Floors

HARDWOOD FLOOR SERVICES

★ SD ENTERPRISES ★ Gardening, power raking, lawncare, pruning, cedar fencing. Free est. Call Terry at 604-726-1931

1 to 3 Men

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

Royal Garden Lawn cut, edging, power raking, pruning, tree/hedge trimming WCB Ins. 604-754-8407

AFFORDABLE MOVING

604-202-6118

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

8185

Rakes & Ladders.. Lawns, trees, gardens, shrubs. Certified, Ins. & WCB, 604-737-0170

8185

RJR Small Projects Division

www.celtichardwoodfloors.ca

Lawn & Garden

EST. 41 YEARS

FREE ESTIMATE INSURED

BONDED & INSURED EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES PROFESSIONAL, SAFE AND RELIABLE

8160

WCB • FULLY INSURED

HEDGE SHRUB TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

CEDAR WORKS ❏ 778-882-0676 Fencing, decks, sheds 3 year warranty. Free Estimates

Flooring/ Refinishing

8160

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

ADVANCE MOVING LTD MOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!!

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Single item to full house moves We Guarantee the Cost of Every Move Flat Rates always available A+ (604) 861-8885 BBB www.advancemovingltd.com Rating

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

BEST RATE MOVING Experienced Movers with Affordable Rates!

Save 10%...

See website for details 604-377-2503

www.VancityMovers.com

TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com •

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

For Free Estimates Call

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

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS

● Oil Tank Removal ● Recommended ● Insured ● Reasonable Rates

604-724-3670

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

ALLIED PAINTING • Exterior Specialist • Reliable & Professional • All Work Guaranteed up to 5 Years • Local References • 5 mil. Liability & WCB A+ Rating

Starting $30/ hour Licensed & Insured

Paul 604-721-1558

604-787-8061

Proudly Serving Vancouver for 20 Years www.alliedpaintingltd.ca

• Local & Long Distance • Avail. 24/7 incl. holidays • Seniors Discount • Delivery to/from YVR Airport

EZ GO MOVERS Quick & Reliable Movers from$48 per hour

604-580-2171 www.ezgomovers.com

MOVES BC.COM SMALL

EW34

PRICELESS

PAINTING

VANCOUVER LTD. • Fully Insured • References • Green Products

Call Today!

• No Travel Time Charges • No Minimum Charges • No Job Too Small FLAT RATES ALWAYS AVAILABLE

604-338-2339

604-209-6663

arbutuspainting.com

Licensed & Insured • A+BBB Rating

FREE ESTIMATES

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

HOME SERVICES 8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

Patios/Decks/ Railings

8200

8225

Central Decking Co.

POWER WASHING PLUS Spring Clean & Treatment for driveways, walkways, gutters, roofs, siding, fencing & decks

• 24 hr. service for water damage • Build & Rebuild – waterproof decks • Specialize in seamless polyurethane membrane deck coatings • Sundecks – Balconies – Patios

Vancouver’s West Side Painting Company

Interior and Exterior Painting For Free Estimate Please Call:

604-730-1566

www.carefulpainting.ca derek@carefulpainting.ca

BARWICK PAINTING Professional Painters with Guaranteed Results – in partnership with –

Power Washing

604-618-0631

Call Ken 604-716-7468

centraldecking@gmail.com www.centraldecking.ca

West Coast Cedar Installations New or repaired outdoor cedar specialists since 1991 604-270-2358 or 604-788-6458

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Paving/Seal Coating

8205

604-318-4390

from concept to occupancy

Winner of Gold & Silver Georgie Awards

– Renovator Member of the Year

• • • •

Quality Work You Can Trust!

Interior & Exterior ★ UNBEATABLE PRICES ★ Free Est. / Written Guarantee

Winner of the National SAM Award

– Best Renovated Kitchen in Canada

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

604-312-6311

Insured/WCB

A+A+A+A+A+A+

ENTERPRISE Mechanical Systems • PLUMBING • HEATING • GAS FITTING • RESTORATION

Tel: 604-931-7575

Cell: 604-612-4347

A+A+A+A+A+A+

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

When your house is great except… ❏ The kitchen’s too

small ❏ You need another bedroom ❏ The carport could be a two-car garage ❏ One bathroom just isn’t enough anymore

We Fix The “EXCEPTS…”

604-731-2443 DJ PAINTING

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

3 ROOMS FOR $299

BS & SONS gas heating & plumbing. Certified. Renos, h/w tanks, boilers, drains. 24 hrs. 671-6815

Marty’s

Painting & Decorating Ltd. NO JOB TOO SMALL Quality work est. 1973

Colour Consulting Included Free Estimate 604-733-2865

AAA Professional int/ext painter & wall paperer. Guar work. Free est. John 604-318-2059 (Kits) Barwick Painting Prof. painters, exp. painters, in partnership with Benjamin Moore. 604-263-2530 Exterior / Interior Painting Pressure Washing PETER 604 812 8900 PASSION FOR PAINTING Int & Ext, power wash. Free Est. WCB. David 604-942-0115

8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

Since 1978

10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs.

Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

604-258-7300 cell: 604-417-5917

For walls only includes 2 coats of top of the line Cloverdale Paint. No payment until job done. Over 20 years exp.

10% discount for apts. or condos. For free est. contact Larry 604-961-4391 L. Roberts Painting

604-987-5438

www.rjrrenovator.com

BATHROOMS • KITCHENS ELECTRICAL • PLUMBING PAINTING • REPAIRS REFERRAL SERVICES RENOVATIONS

PLUMBERS

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

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

8225

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Ford Edge lives up to high expectations davidchao Four short years ago, Ford raised the bar on crossover SUVs when it introduced the Edge, a mid-size crossover SUV that successfully married cool with convenient.

The Edge was an instant hit, appealing to a wide demographic and announcing Ford’s return to prominence in the passenger-car market. You can imagine, then, that the expectations for the redesigned 2011 Edge would be very, very high—and you’d be right.

So, here’s the good news: as a vehicle, the award-winning, second-generation Edge is excellent. It looks even better than the original, both inside and out, and provides all the interior space and cargo room you’d expect. Pick up the top-end Sport model, and you’ll also get a stiffer suspension and 22-inch wheels, along with a host of high-tech features. Unfortunately, while the top-level Sport is a ton of fun to drive, its many features are a bit overwhelming.

Ford bills its new SYNC with MyFord Touch system as a major innovation, combining the highly effective voice controls of SYNC with a touch-based control setup.

MyFord Touch integrates vehicle systems with a large, dash-mounted LCD and two smaller screens flanking the speedometer, both connected to individual thumbpads on the steering wheel. It sounds like a great idea, enabling drivers to keep their hands on the wheel at all times, but Ford

The Ford Edge has attractive styling inside and out and ample passenger space in the front and rear. has perhaps provided too many menus and choices. As a result, MyFord Touch proves far more distracting than it should be.

The Edge Sport also comes with an upgraded Sony audio system that replaces the physical stereo and climate-control buttons with touch-sensitive panels. The system sounds first class, but the reality is that touch panels are impossible to find without looking away from the road, turning quick glances into longer looks at the dashboard, and can be difficult to operate with gloves or long fingernails. Physical buttons aren’t nearly as cool, but you can find them on the dashboard without looking, and you know when you’ve pressed them.

For the second-generation Edge Sport version to be truly successful, its Lincoln-derived, iPod-like touch panel system needs to be improved.

Otherwise, the Edge itself is a topof-the-class vehicle with amazing

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Design—The 2011 Edge is a beautiful vehicle, and a strong follow-up to what was already a very attractive crossover. The proportions haven’t changed much, but the lines are smoother and bolder, in keeping with recent Ford design work. The Sport gains a few tweaks, the most noticeable of which is the blacked-out front grille.

If you believe in the importance of small details, take an up-close look at the projector-style headlamps, which feature clear Edge nameplates suspended behind the lenses. The plates don’t impact the lighting at all (and won’t project the name onto your garage door), but are a nice little addition.

The 22-inch wheels look gigantic on most vehicles, but not so with the Edge Sport. The styling is so good that the vehicle can happily accept any of the 17, 18,

or 22-inch wheels available for the various models.

The interior is as well-done as the exterior, with a tiered dashboard that flows into the centre console. Instead of a hard-plastic shell, the top of the dashboard is padded to create a softer finish that’s more inviting. And ergonomics aside, the touch panels look nifty.

From the plastics and leather surfaces to the small panel gaps and generally excellent workmanship, there’s a feeling of great quality throughout the Edge’s cabin that lends to the crossover’s upscale feel.

Performance—Most Edges feature a 3.5L V6 with 285-hp and 253 lb-ft of torque, but the Sport gets a 3.7L V6 with 305-hp and 280 lb-ft of torque that’s borrowed from the Mustang, along with a fluid six-speed automatic transmission and paddle shifters that are surprisingly responsive.

Where handling is concerned, the Edge Sport puts its stiffer suspension to good use. It feels like a performance vehicle, with great stability, lots of grip, and handling that belies the vehicle’s size. You wouldn’t confuse it with a sports car, but the Sport is far more aggressive and fun to drive than your average mid-size SUV. Steering is solid and direct, with understeer that’s about average for the crossover segment. However, the all-wheel drive and traction control don’t provide as much confidence as more advanced systems in harsh weather conditions.

Performance-wise, the only question is whether the Sport’s large V6 is really necessary. The base Edge’s 3.5L block is more than adequate, and the minimal power and torque gains attributed to the 3.7L don’t justify the corresponding increase in fuel consumption.

Environment—There’s ample passenger space in both the front and rear, along with auto-folding rear seats that make it easy to extend the large cargo area. The cupholders and storage bin in the centre console are underwhelming, but sizable map pockets and a decent glove box make up for it.

The touch-sensitive button for the hazard lights is located in an unfortunate spot immediately below the main LCD screen. As a result, when pressing the Home icon at the bottom-middle of the screen, it’s easy to turn on the hazards.

Putting controls aside, the overall integration of the Edge’s systems is impressive. However, there’s a noticeable lag in responsiveness when the vehicle is first started up in cold weather, which lasts until the hardware has warmed up.

Wind noise is very noticeable through the optional panoramic sunroof. It can be suppressed by closing the automatic sunshade, but that somewhat defeats the purpose.

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Optional items on the Sport include a power moonroof, remote starter, entertainment system, GPS navigation, rain-sensing wipers, and blind-spot sensors. However, you have to go to the Limited model to get distance-pacing cruise control, Xenon headlamps, and—oddly enough—garage-door transmitters.

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Offer(s) available on all new 2011 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by May 2, 2011. Dealers may sell for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicle images shown may include optional accessories and upgrades. **0% purchase financing available on all 2011 models on approved credit (OAC). Term varies by model and trim. Representative financing example based on 2011 Kia Soul with a selling price of $17,645, financed at 0% APR for 60 months. Includes delivery and destination fees of $1,650, other fees and certain taxes (including tire levies and air conditioning tax, where applicable). Monthly payments equal $294.08 with a down payment/equivalent trade of $0. Cost of borrowing is $0, for a total obligation of $17,645. Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing, PPSA ($79) and dealer fees are excluded. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. “Don’t Pay for 90 Days” on select models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on 2011 Forte, 2011 Forte Koup, 2011 Forte5, 2011 Rio, 2011 Rio5, 2011 Rondo and 2011 Soul models on approved credit (OAC). No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Bi-weekly finance payment for 2011 Rondo (RN751B) based on an MSRP of $21,645 is $119 with an APR of 1.49% for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period. Estimated remaining principal balance of $6,120 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing, PPSA ($79) and dealer fees are excluded. ‡Cash purchase price for 2011 Sorento (SR540B)/Sportage (SP751B) is $21,545/21,645 and includes a cash credit of $4,100/$2,000, and delivery and destination fees of $1,650/$1,650 based on an MSRP of $25,645/23,645.

Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing, PPSA ($79) and dealer fees are excluded. Loan credit (cash savings) for 2011 Rondo (RN751B) is $1,000 and is available on purchase financing only on approved credit (OAC). Loan credit varies by model and trim. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes, down payment and dealer administration fees. Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Prices subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions may apply. Highway/city fuel consumption for 2011 Rondo (RN751B) is 7.5L (38 MPG)/10.6L (27 MPG); Sportage (SP751B) is 6.9L (41 MPG)/10.0L (28 MPG); 2011 Sorento (SR540B) is 7.4L (38 MPG)/10.6L (27 MPG). The actual fuel consumption of these vehicles may vary. These estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the Government of Canada publication EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. ^2011 Kia Sportage/2011 Kia Sorento awarded the Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The award is applicable to all 2011 Sorento/2011 Sportage models manufactured after March 2010. Visit www.iihs.org for full details. 2011 Kia Sportage awarded Car of the Year by Motoring 2011 for Best SUV/CUV (under $40,000) and overall Car of the Year. Visit www.motoringtv.com for full details. “No Charge Scheduled Maintenance” is applicable to all new 2010 and 2011 Kia Rondo and Sedona models retailed and delivered before May 2, 2011. This offer is non-transferrable and cannot be used as a cash equivalent. Maintenance covered includes 1-year, 24,000 km basic scheduled maintenance (basic service 1 at 8,000 km, basic service 2 at 16,000 km, basic service 1 at 24,000 km). Maintenance must be completed at an authorized Kia dealer using genuine Kia parts. See dealer for details. ¥Loyalty Bonus offer available on 2011 Kia Sedona/Rondo models at a value of $1,000/$500 for any current Kia owners towards the purchase or lease of a new 2011MY Sedona/Rondo. Offer applicable on cash purchase, lease and purchase financing only before May 2, 2011. Offer is transferrable within same household only (must provide proof of address). Limit of one bonus per customer or household. Certain restrictions apply. See dealer for details. °The Bluetooth® word mark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Some conditions apply to the $500 Grad Rebate Program and $750 Kia Mobility Program. See dealer for details. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of print. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Offers end May 2, 2011. KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation. §© 2011 Kia Canada Inc. Reproduction of the contents of this material without the expressed written approval of Kia Canada Inc. is prohibited. All information is believed to be accurate, based on information available at the time of printing. Information sourced from independent third-party research.

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011

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Green & Black’s Organic Easter Eggs assorted varieties

from 5.99

assorted varieties

Halibut Fillets

3.99

110-180g • product of Italy

18.99lb/ 41.87kg

397g • product of USA

Olympic Original Yogurt

Earth's Choice Tortilla Chips

assorted varieties

made with organic corn

2/5.00

from

12.99

2/5.00

Tropicana Premium Juice

454g • product of Canada

Hot Kid Rice Crisps three varieties

1.75 L

2/4.00

+ dep. + eco fee

2.49/100g reg 2.99

Meadowvale Creamery Butter

Vitala Free Run Omega-3 DHA Large Eggs

3.99

package of 6

155g • product of USA

package of 4

A gentle and effective liquid iron, especially suited for people who cannot tolerate manufactured iron preparations.

Suitable for adults and children over two years of age, for long-term use.

Treehouse Children’s Bath and Body Care products By Nature Clean

Prairie Harvest Organic Pasta assorted varieties

2/4.00

454g • product of Canada

4.99

1.65L product of Canada

Pacific Foods Organic Broths and Soups assorted varieties

from

Dempster’s English Muffins assorted varieties

2/5.00

regular retail price

These naturally mild formulas are derived from plant and mineral sources. Dermatologisttested and gentle enough for babies.

20% off regular retail prices

assorted varieties

Rice Bakery 4.99

20% off

283-350g • product of USA

Island Farms Vanilla Plus Ice Cream

package of 2

Rice Hot Cross Buns

prepacked or bins

2/5.00

Easter Chocolate Cookies

2.49

Brookside Chocolate Covered Raisins or Cranberries and Yogurt Raisins

28 Sachets • product of Australia

3/4.98

assorted varieties

Hot Cross Buns

3.99

Bulk Department

19.99

Stahlbush Island Farms Frozen Vegetables

Barbara’s Bakery Cheese Puffs

From Our Bakery

2/3.00

reg 4.39

assorted varieties

1 Dozen • product of B.C.

227g pkg

Rainbow Chard

2.99/100g

from

796ml • product of Canada

1.98

Brie Le Roy Cheese

assorted varieties

2/5.00

Certified Organic, California Grown

Spatone Liquid Iron

Applesnax Organic Natural Apple Sauce

454g • product of Canada

Strawberries

4 per pack

Freybe Emperor Ham (Kaisershinken)

100g • product of China

3.99

2.98lb/6.57kg

Certified Organic, California Grown

From the Deli

assorted varieties

2/7.00

B.C. Grown, Certified Organic

Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin Steaks

assorted varieties

650g • product of B.C.

Red Tomatoes On The Vine from Origin O

Meat Department

Kettle Krinkle Cut Potato Chips

package of 6 • product of Canada

2/5.00

946ml-1 L • product of USA

Burt’s Bees Lip Balm Packed with beeswax, shea butter, almond oil, cocoa butter and ultra emollient lanolin to keep your lips soft and healthy.

3.99

4.25g-8.5g

San Pellegrino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water

3/4.98

750ml • product of Italy + dep. + eco fee

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Kerrisdale

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

1888 W. 57th Ave. 1202 Richards St. Vancouver Vancouver 604.263.4600 604.633.2392

Yaletown

Prices Effective April 21 to April 27, 2011.

Choices in the Park

Rice Bakery South Surrey

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 6855 Station Hill Dr. 604.736.0301 Burnaby 604.522.6441

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna 1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

250.862.4864 Note Area Code

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