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If you are like me, you’ll be staying close to home this summer. Vacation destinations with everything to offer are within a day’s drive, in every direction, as you’ll discover by reading our travel feature, The Beauty on Your Doorstep.

Staying in town? Check out our guide to Metro Vancouver’s favourite beaches.

And if those lazy days of summer take you no further than the backyard grill, we have something for you too. Look called on the experts at decorating firm Staging Etc and landscaping company Aloe Designs to plan the perfect patio party for our outdoor entertaining feature, Fresh Ideas for Outer Space.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF your local guide to PerSoNal Style

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The edible garden is a popular idea that has taken hold. Fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables — whether picked from our very own garden patch or picked up at the weekly farmers’ market — flavour our local cuisine. It’s simply become a West Coast way of life. This hit home for me when we photographed Steph Song for our cover. The Vancouverbased actress graciously agreed to model some of her favourite local designer labels for our story, Shooting Star. As our hair and makeup team prepped the fresh-faced beauty for our photo shoot, we chatted about a project she had auditioned for and was hoping to land — a lead role in a made-forTV miniseries that would take her to Toronto for several weeks of shooting this summer. The miniseries is based on a Giller Prize-winning novel and the role would be her most challenging to date.

“I’m really bummed,” the actress told me. “I just planted my tomatoes.”

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Great getaways to all points of the province are proving popular W ords T O M Z I L L I C H

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or years, British Columbia’s tourism cheerleaders have championed the province as a great close-to-home travel destination with everything to offer, and that message resonates this year more than most.

A sluggish economy will do that. The socalled Swine Flu has played into it, too.

“People are telling us they still want to get out and travel,” relates Cameron Mein, a Langley-based tour operator, “but they’re wanting to spend a little less and stay closer to home, maybe with less commitment in terms of time away.”

Such market research is one reason why Mein’s Destination Tours firm has increased the number of its Summer Getaway packages to seven, including the Naramata and Kelowna wine regions, Whistler, Victoria, Banff, Sun Peaks mountain near Kamloops and the west coast of Vancouver Island. Two-night stays at places like Ucluelet’s amazing Black Rock Oceanfront Resort (see story on following pages) and Westbank’s gorgeous lakefront inn The Cove (a package-upgrade starting point for the Kelowna wine trip) are proving popular.

The company’s summer-month tour business builds on its busy ski-and-board bus trips to some of the province’s best mountains.

“I love B.C.,” adds Mein, “and the more I travel outside of the province, the more I realize we have the most beautiful area on earth, especially if you want the outdoor experience. People tend to ignore their own backyard, but that may be starting to change here.”

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For one, Mary Eickhoff has seen more of B.C. than most people half her age – and she’s done it all on two wheels.

The retired South Surreyite enjoys the freedom of multi-day rides with fellow members of Cross-Canada Cycle Tour Society, a recreational club of mainly retired people.

Eickhoff is particularly fond of cycling the back roads and small towns of Vancouver Island, from Victoria north to places like Comox, Courtenay, Chemanius and, via ferry and water taxi, Powell River, Lund>

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Members of the Cross-Canada Cycle Tour group have pedalled to destinations around the globe over the past 25 years, but B.C. remains highest on its priority list of sanctioned trips.

Adventures this year include a lateJune journey in and around Harrison Hot Springs, and an early-October trek through Oliver during the big Okanagan Wine Festival.

Whatever the destination in B.C., Eickhoff is excited to cycle there. “I’m just not as keen to fly places,” she admits.

More than a decade ago, though, the one-time administrator did make her way to Winnipeg for the start of a month-long, 3,500-kilometre ride to Ottawa with a friend. “Once in my life,” she explains, “I wanted to be on Parliament Hill on Canada Day having a Beaver Tail and singing O Canada with my mouth full, you know.”

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A stay at the Rockwater Secret Cove Resort and Spa is tenting it . . . with a difference.

At this Sunshine Coast resort there is no wood smoke in your eyes; no air mattress with a slow leak; no cold walk through inky woods to the washroom.

Instead, your luxurious tenthouse suite is outfitted with plush king-size beds, a hydrotherapy tub for two and a private deck for lounging on. Fall asleep to the sound of waves lapping the rocky shoreline and wake to the escalating call of eagles. If you’re feeling active, paddle a kayak through the quiet waters of Malaspina Strait or take in a guided tour from horseback. Or you can go on a modern-day treasure hunt — with GPS. Look for prize boxes stashed at different co-ordinates along local trails, with a hand-held GPS to guide you. If you’re

Spa-goers are invited to lay back and enjoy the breeze and the sounds of the ocean while receiving a healing massage in a private spa-tent.

more in the mood for pampering, book yourself in for a treatment at the outdoor Spa Without Walls. Tenthouse suites start at $259 per night. Or stay in the lodge starting at $149 per night.

For more information or to book your getaway, visit www.rockwatersecretcoveresort.com or call 1-877-296-4593.

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game of horseshoes on the great lawn. S’mores by the lakeshore. Visit Lake Quinault Lodge in Washington’s Olympic National Park and you’ll soon rekindle warm memories of summer camp. Stay at this rustic, historic retreat in the Olympic Peninsula’s valley of the giants (home to the largest Sitka spruce tree in the world) and hike the more than 400 miles of trails, kayak or canoe, or simply curl up with a book by the lobby’s grand fireplace. But don’t stop there.

Experience the peninsula’s three unique ecosystems — rugged glacier-capped mountains, 100 kilometres of picturesque Pacific coastline and majestic old-growth forests — and extend your stay to include visits to the park’s sister properties: Kalaloch Lodge and Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. Perched on a vista overlooking the rocky Washington coast, Kalaloch Lodge has the charm of an oceanside fishing village, with all the amenities of a fine resort. Sol Duc, or land of the sparkling water, features cabins and RV facilities, along with healing hot mineral pools with varying temperatures ideal for adults and children. All three lodges are located within an hour’s drive of each other. Now through June 25, the peninsula’s Trio of Treasures

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Canadian guests receive an additional 15 per cent off the already discounted rate. Reserve your stay online at www. visitlakequinault.com or call 1-800-5626672 and ask for the special booking code: CANADA. Getting here: About five hours by car from Vancouver, through Seattle, to the Olympic Peninsula.

— Layne Christensen

Life in and around the Lake Quinault Lodge is removed from the outside world’s busy pace.

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This way to the beach

LOOK sent out our beach sleuths to find places and activities the regular beach bum might not consider.

Here is what we discovered.

Centennial Beach

Tsawwassen Best beach for a picnic, with a big playground and a big view of Mount Baker.

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Crescent Beach

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South Surrey Superior sunset and small-town vibe.

White Rock Beach

White Rock Best for building sand castles: check the tides before you go.

White Pine Beach

Port Moody Swimming nirvana: warm water and sandy shores.

Dundarave Beach

West Vancouver Concession confessions: organic burgers and rooibos tea lattes.

Iona Beach Regional Park

Richmond Best bird-watching: 280 species (281, including airplanes).

Spanish Bank West

Vancouver Best off-leash dog beach, bonus: spectacular city and mountain views.

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estled in the oceanside community of Madeira Park, in Pender Harbour, is the Sunshine Coast’s newest ecosavvy retreat, Painted Boat. Wood was recycled from Lowe’s Resort, the familyrun fishing lodge formerly at this site, and used to construct 31 luxury waterfront vacation villas that are available for quarter ownership and for daily accommodation. Set on six forested acres overlooking Gerrans Bay, Painted Boat is managed by Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts and features a protected deepwater marina, five-star wellness spa and contemporary bistro. Dine in (each

Panorama Park

two-bedroom suite has a fully equipped kitchen, and patio with barbecue) or enjoy celebrated chef David Cox’s culinary creations at The Restaurant at Painted Boat, newly opened in May. Book into the Zen Tent and pamper yourself with an outdoor massage by the sea. Take a kayak lesson. Or simply watch as they glide by while you lounge at the infinity pool overlooking the bay. Feeling energetic? Hike to Skookumchuck Narrows. Go horseback riding at nearby Malaspina Ranch. Dig for clams on Bonniebrook Beach. Or swing a club at Pender Harbour Golf Club. Standard two-bedroom villas

start at $210 per night, based on double occupancy. Painted Boat’s Gourmet Getaway package includes one night’s accommodation for two, three-course à la carte dinner for two and breakfast basket, starting at $188 per person, per night. Kayak and Stay (one night’s accommodation, breakfast basket and four-hour kayak rental) starts at $160 per person. Visit www.paintedboat.com or phone 1-866-902-3955 for availability and more information.

— Layne Christensen Tucked into a glade of Douglas fir, red cedar and arbutus, the villas at Painted Boat take advantage of the extraordinary geography of the Sunshine Coast.

North Vancouver Cosy beach with all the fixings for a family barbecue, including a children’s play area.

Kitsilano Beach

Vancouver Beach volleyball. Bonuses: huge, heated saltwater swimming pool and prime people watching.

Ambleside Beach

West Vancouver Pitch ’n’ putt golf. Bonuses: skateboard rink, kite flying and body surfing.

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Black Rock Oceanfront Resort

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o matter what the weather, a visit to the new Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet will take your breath away.

Under blue skies, slip into one of the resort’s hot-pools and watch white spray crash against the flinty promontory it’s perched upon. If it’s raining, slip on rubber boots instead, and go exploring.

Mother Nature is at her most dramatic at the southern end of the Ucluth Peninsula, and when she mixes wind and waves, the results are astonishing. The view is just as spectacular from inside Black Rock: from the four-storey window in the reception area to floor-to-ceiling vistas from the restaurant and lounge, architect Ron Lea has ensured the sleek resort provides a perfect frame for its surroundings.

Visitors can’t be sustained by gorgeous scenery alone though. When it’s time to eat, feast on the inspired creations of local chef Andrew Springett, who sources local produce and seafood for his carefully crafted menus; and oenophiles

won’t want to miss the Wine Cellar, which offers a peek inside an active surge channel. Or you can pick up ingredients from the local market and cook dinner in your own state-of-the-art kitchen — included in all 71 guest suites and 62 beach suites. Rates start at $175 per night for a standard studio suite.

For more information or for reservations, visit www.blackrockresort.com or call 1-877-762-5011.

— Deana Lancaster

Located on a rocky promontory with the Pacific crashing behind it, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort is surrounded by the famous Wild Pacific Trail.

Kumsheen Resort

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f you love a thrill and a challenge, nothing beats the sheer exhilaration of whitewater rafting on the mighty Fraser and Thompson rivers. A vacation at the Kumsheen Rafting Resort guarantees one of the most stimulating rides of your life — whether you choose paddle or power rafting.

Kumsheen is situated five miles east of Lytton, offering some of the best whitewater rafting in the country.

The resort lets you enjoy the rugged wilderness of the canyon in a civilized manner.

You never have to leave the comfort of the resort because anything the outdoor lover wants is here: hiking, mountain biking, river kayaking, rappelling, rock climbing, basketball court and Frisbee golf. Or choose to relax with a book or partake in a game of checkers in the warmth of the resort.

Hungry? Choose to barbecue or eat local cuisine in the Cutting Board restaurant.

Then, drink in the stunning vistas surrounding you as you soak your tired muscles in the hot tub or join in a fun game of water volleyball in the pool.

Every Saturday night during the month of August, bundle up by the poolside gazebo for live entertainment.

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Resort lodging options include cabin tents and teepees (sleeps four) for $96 per night. Or set up your own tent in the family-oriented campground. For more information or to book your adventure getaway, visit www.kumsheen.com or call 1-800-663-6667.

Getting here: Three hours from Vancouver by car, along Highway 1, just past Lytton and the scenic Fraser Canyon.

— Michelle Hopkins

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Rafting trips on the Fraser Canyon offer big waves and big thrills. At the Kumsheen Resort, a teepee or cabin tent offers welcome respite after a day of whitewater adventure.

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H M A S I A Magazine’ s Se x iest W oman in the W orld , D ouglas C oupland’s muse in Everything’s Gone

Green and turning heads in the summer release Dim Sum Funeral , vancouver -based STEPH SONG is one to watch. Loo k ’ s man - about- town F r e d L ee sits down with the 33- year - old actress to talk about what it means to be se x y, successful and making it in Hollywood North .

In 2006 you were voted FHM Asia magazine’s Sexiest Woman in the World.

Are you comfortable with that title?

That was a long time ago as far as a sexy body goes [laughing]. To be really honest, at first I thought it was an objective award and it made me feel a little silly but after a while I owned it and loved it. My boyfriend would look at me wearing his boxers and wife beater T-shirt with soup stains on the front of it — not having changed out of my clothes for a couple of days because, you know, you occasionally have those kinds of days — and I would just go, “Hey! Number 1, babe. Number 1!”

What does sexy mean to you?

I don’t want to sound like all those new age women’s magazines but sexy really is about attitude. When I feel strong having just worked out at the gym, or when I have learned a new martial arts move or mastered a jump horseback riding or something I haven’t done before, I feel really good about myself and I think that kind of energy just radiates outward. It really does come from within.

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After the title, were you getting roles more for your sex appeal or for your acting?

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what was on TV at the time was a role I had done for a series called Six Weeks where I played a woman who was eight months pregnant. She was always nagging and crying and not really sexy at all. So, many thanks to all those who voted who looked past all that.

From a very young age you were going places.

Yeah, my dad was a geneticist and we moved around a lot. Before I turned 15, I was in 15 different schools.

You grew up in Saskatchewan and at the age of 12 moved to Brisbane, Australia.

From there, you moved to Los Angeles, back to Australia, then Singapore and now Vancouver. Is this home?

Vancouver has been home ever since I stepped off the plane in April 2005. I had just finished an absolutely brutal pilot season in L.A. and came up here to visit my Canadian agents who, until that time, said, “We really don’t know how to help you because you really don’t live here.”

When I stepped off the plane, breathed in the air and looked around, went for my first hike in Deep Cove and my first time kayaking, it felt like home and I didn’t want to leave.

Where do you like to hang out in Vancouver?

McLeod’s bookstore is a very frequent haunt of mine. Finch’s for lunch. Café Medina is pretty awesome.

You left L.A. Why? I wanted to have a good quality of life. I could see how I could thrive in L.A. but I don’t do well there. I need air around me and I need to see trees. And I need to feel like I belonged. In L.A. you were just a number, not even a person. If you can find family in this industry it’s gold; you can’t find that in L.A.

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After three years in Tinseltown, you moved back to Australia where you anchored the National Geographic program EarthPulse, before relocating to Singapore. Why move?

I wanted to experience as many different roles as possible and there just weren’t sufficient roles for Asians elsewhere at the time. The wonderful thing about working in Singapore for the four years I was there was that I was assigned to a TV station.

They still work in that really old tradition where the network owns the actor. You get a salary and you get a whole bunch of hours that you have to fill on television.

I think with my contract I had to do 30 hours a year. So they would come to me and ask me to do a sitcom, comedy, television movie, guest spots on other shows. Because of it, I got exposed to a wide audience but also I got exposure to the different kinds of things I could play.

My first role I played a neurosurgeon. I was, like, 22 years old… not sure people were buying it.

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You’re proving yourself constantly.

That’s what an audition is; it is a job interview.

And it happens so many times. I know an actress who has gone to 300 and not booked a damn thing.

But she still continues.

You starred in Douglas Coupland’s debut screenplay Everything’s Gone Green in 2006 and then his TV series jPod a year or so later. What was he like to work for?

He’s fun! He never came to the set that much. I remember on Everything’s Gone Green I found him behind the monitor giggling a bit. He said to the director, Paul Fox, that being on the set was too much like being inside his own brain so he didn’t want to come to the set anymore after that.

I rarely saw him, either, on the set of jPod. Tell me about Dim Sum Funeral, which made the film festival circuit before its summer release. What has been the reaction to the film?

So far it’s been great. It’s about four AsianAmerican siblings who come together to bury their mother in a traditional Chinese funeral. The four siblings absolutely hate one another. They have been brought up to be super competitive amongst themselves for the affections of their parents. And over

the course of the week, because Chinese funerals take a week, they grow to love each other again. I play the youngest daughter Mei Mei who also happens to be a lesbian. My partner is played by Bai Ling.

Were there any steamy sex scenes?

No. Well … there’s a hot tub scene. That was steamy.

You are also in a thriller, The Thaw, starring Val Kilmer, due out this year.

When was that made?

It was done this time last year. We filmed part of it up north in Williams Lake and then the other half down here (in Vancouver). It’s about the discovery of a woolly mammoth completely intact, frozen, that has started thawing out. Val Kilmer plays a scientist who discovers the woolly mammoth and also discovers that the prehistoric bug that killed the woolly mammoth is also thawing out. >

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>The bug is not dead and can infect other things. Enter five college students. I play one of the students. And the fun begins.

As an actress working on independent films you have had to work that much harder onscreen and off-screen to get your film recognized and watched. Tell me about that.

I do a lot of film festivals. It’s fun. It’s weird. Film festivals are weird. It’s really kind of a carnival atmosphere. You spend most of your time in absolute silence, peace and quiet and then there’s this frenzy for a week. It’s so bizarre.

Do you prefer working in television or film?

I like doing both. There is something really nice about inhabiting a character for three months and kissing it goodbye and never seeing it again. For TV, doing a regular series role, you are with that character and that team for five months and for want of a better word they become your family.

Do you have aspirations of being behind the camera?

Sadly, yes. I am an actor — another statistic, I know — who wants to be behind the camera. I want to produce.

My boyfriend [Aussie-born commercial director Tony Redmond] and I started a creative content group called Island Films.

What I love about going to the movies is the anticipation of being told a good story.

Waiting for the curtain to go up, trailers to finish and story to begin. Sometimes, as you know, that’s not often the case.

Tony and I started brainstorming and have come up with a lot of stories and a lot of good scripts we’re shopping around. One of them is about Asian immigration to Australia during the gold rush. It’s epic. It’s historical. Cross-cultural.

Don’t do anything that does not feel like progress.

In 2003, you had a starring role in the Singapore television sitcom Achar! which was the breakout comedy of the year. Do you see yourself doing more comedy?

Comedy is tough. Comedy is really hard to pull off. It’s about timing. I just had the benefit of working with really good people.

Now, is it true you learned Cambodian from scratch for CBC-TV’s 2007 miniseries Dragon Boys? What was it like working on that series?

Yes. I learned as much as I could. I don’t know if I pulled it off very well. I can still order food but that’s about it now. I played a Cambodian village girl who gets sold into prostitution in Vancouver.

Playback magazine named you among its 10 To Watch for 2006. To what do you attribute the honour?

Wasn’t that nice? I’d say masterful direction by Paul Fox in Everything’s Gone Green and Jerry Ciccoritti in Dragon Boys.

Maybe they just needed to put an Asian face in amongst the sea of white people.

How comfortable are you being that Asian face?

When I go for auditions, I’ll read the breakdown for the character and I’ll realize she’s midwestern, Texan — even described as blond and blue-eyed. Yet they still want me to go and audition and I will go. And sure enough the room is filled>

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Was there a role or script you really fought for?

Dim Sum Funeral. That the characters were Asian-American was completely incidental­­ — the way it was written it could have been any white suburban family. There were issues I can relate to, like family issues; all the siblings hated each other — not saying that I hate my two sisters, but you do go through that phase. I remember my parents urging us to be completely competitive with each other.

I found I could relate to that.

Wonder Woman off the garage. I made 35 cents and broke my collar bone.

Do you have a mentor or role model?

I have always loved the work of Sandra Oh. She’s stellar. She chooses roles that are so open, so brazen, so vulnerable, and so beautiful. She has a quiet grace about her onscreen.

Above Steph Song in the upcoming Dim Sum Funeral­ — a story about a group of estranged Chinese-American siblings who reunite after the death of their mother.

You have a double degree in nursing and journalism. Why the switch to acting?

What did your parents say when you switched?

My parents couldn’t say anything. That’s why I got the double degree. If I wanted to pursue acting without something to fall back on my parents would have lost their minds. They would say, “You’re going be some bum on the couch.” I went ahead and got a tertiary education so I would not feel guilty about pursuing acting.

>with other girls auditioning and they are blond, blue-eyed, corn-fed girls — and then there’s me. Thankfully, there are casting directors who are willing to push the boundaries that way.

Did you take acting classes in university?

Yeah. I love acting. I was in every school play that I could recall. I was a bit of an entrepreneur as well when I was very young. I wanted to put on theatre plays for the neighbourhood kids and I remember they paid me 10 cents to watch me be

Who do you most admire? Why? I admire just about everyone in this industry. It’s an awful lot of heartbreak; an awful a lot of rejection. You learn not to take it personally, but still. You’re proving yourself constantly. That’s what an audition is; it is a job interview. And it happens so many times. I know an actress who has gone to 300 and not booked a damn thing. But she still continues.

What would you say to a girl in Vancouver who wants to be an actress?

What kind of advice would you offer her?

An Asian-Canadian actress?

Interesting. I just said “actress” but you automatically assumed Asian-Canadian actress?

Yeah, I did. Didn’t I? I think we trundle a different road. There are things we read for that we will never get. And I say that having said earlier it’s really about the actress and what you take to the

room but sometimes it really isn’t. What would I say? I say learn languages. Learn Mandarin. Learn Cantonese. And don’t do anything that does not feel like progress.

It seems you’re at a pivotal point in your career. Do you feel as though you’re on the verge of stardom?

I felt like that for the last 10 years [laughing]. You know what? I think an actor friend of mine who is successful said it best. He said to me, “I became an overnight success but it took me 15 years.”

What’s next for you?

There is a script out of Toronto that I am very interested in that I have not had the go-ahead on yet. I would love to work on it. It’s an eight-part miniseries. I would love to tell you more but I can’t. I am very superstitious that way.

Are there babies in your future?

Yes, yes, yes. How many yes’s is that?

Tony and I have a dog [pulling out a photo of her ‘child’ Jake, an Australian shepherd] but the babies are coming.

And your biggest success to date?

I don’t think there is one. I think there has been a succession marked by little steps and little chapters. Being given the opportunity to work is such an extravagance.l

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2 lb. tailed and peeled raw prawns 2 large fennel bulbs, thinly sliced 1 large clove garlic, crushed 1 tsp fennel seeds, toasted ½ tsp dried chili flakes 1 tsp Dijon mustard Zest and juice of 2 lemons Zest and juice of 1 large orange 1 small jar of capers, drained 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 4 ribs of celery, cut thinly on a bias 1 medium red pepper, thinly sliced 1 bunch flat leaf Italian parsley, chopped 1 bunch fresh basil leaves, chopped Salt and pepper to taste

Toast fennel briefly in a pan until you can smell the aroma; remove onto a plate immediately to avoid burning. Toss the prawns with a splash of olive oil, salt and pepper, and grill them on a high-heat barbecue until pink, only a minute or two on each side. Set aside to cool.

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To make the vinaigrette: in a large bowl combine the crushed garlic, toasted fennel seeds, chili flakes, Dijon mustard, zest and juice of lemons and orange, and the capers. Slowly whisk in one cup of extra virgin olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add sliced vegetables, cooled prawns and chopped herbs to the vinaigrette. Place salad in the fridge to allow the flavours to come together. The flavours are so fresh and intense that it needs minimal time to marinate. Makes six to eight servings.

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with FRED LEE A no-fun city no more! Parties put the fun back in fundraising. Myriad glittering occasions around the Lower Mainland generated much-needed dollars and copious amounts of good old-fashioned fun!

Their Highnesses Princess Marilène and Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven formally opened the much-anticipated Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art exhibition at the black-tie Dutch Masters Ball, with Coleen Christie as MC. Proceeds from the $600-a-ticket wingding to support exhibitions and programming at the VAG.

Red Carpet Soirée chairwomen Linda Low and Anita Cheng flanked Alice Lam, of Red Cross.

The blood bash at Jack Evrensel’s Blue Water Café launched the agency’s centennial year of community service. A record $15,000 was raised to support local Red Cross programs.

Looking dapper, former BC Lion Sean Millington attended the second annual fashion fête Strut, hosted by Coquitlam Centre and held at the Red Robinson Show Theatre to benefit Variety, The Children’s Charity and Eagleridge Hospital Foundation. A stylish $20,000 was collected at the fash bash.

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Nite of Hope founder Judi Miller, MC Vicki Gabereau and Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Linda Morris fronted the inaugural North Shore breast cancer wingding at the Capilano Golf & Country Club. Nearly $50,000 was raised for cancer research from the posh pretty-in-pink party.

Dress code is Hamptons White for the 13th annual the Mallets Masters Croquet Tournament at Ambleside Greens Golf Course TO benefit West Vancouver Memorial Library. $800 per team. $150, dinner only. westvanlib.org

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the BC Hospitality Golf Classic at Swan-eset Bay Resort & Country Club raises funds for deserving individuals in the hospitality industries, at times of critical need. Golf, $425.

Dinner, $100. bchospitalityfoundation.com

Partying like a rock star, Juno Artist of the Year Sam Roberts celebrated with Telus TV’s Prem Gill at the Canadian music recording industry’s biggest night. Capping the weekend’s Junofest was a red carpet parade and the 38th annual Juno Gala Dinner and Awards, at which eight-time Juno winner Sarah McLachlan received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.

For its health and harm reduction program, Boys R Us co-ordinator Richard O’Donnell received kudos from UBC School of Nursing research associate Jayson Anderson at the eighth annual AccolAIDS Awards Gala honouring heroes in the AIDS movement. More than $100,000 was raised for HIV/AIDS related BCPWA programs and services.

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Breakfast Television’s Dawn Chubai MC’ed the fifth annual Burnaby Empty Bowls Project Gala at the Hilton Metrotown Hotel. Chaired by Dale Owen and Sheila Mactavish, the nosh for a cause raised $30,000 for community kitchens, and breakfast and after-school food programs.

JULY

Sanctuary and former Stargate SG-1 leading lady Amanda Tapping picked up a Best Actress trophy at. B.C. Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation’s 11th annual Leo Awards.

Rocker Colin James right headlined the inaugural William Vince Foundation fundraiser at Cam Watt’s District 319 Main Street movie theatre. Several hundred in film and television circles attended the $200-a-ticket affair in honour of the moviemaker who, at the age of 44, passed away of cancer last June. The celluloid celebration raised $50,000 in support of film programs for at-risk youth.

observe the Speed Derby and enjoy a gourmet buffet under the Ringside tent at The Black tie and Blue Jeans Gala at Twin oaks farm. Proceeds will go to the purchase of a CT scanner for richmond hospital. $125. richmondhospitalfoundation.com

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