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Fade to black In less than a year, Vancouver’s once vibrant neighbourhood video stores have been pushed to the brink of extinction as viewers opt for online sources like Netflix —story by Michael Kissinger

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Several Vancouver video outlets going out of business

Video store owner blames online content Michael Kissinger Staff writer

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t’s Friday morning, and a stretch of sunny weather coupled with the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup playoff run are conspiring against Black Dog Video owner Darren Gay as he prepares to open the doors to the DVD rental store he’s operated for the past 15 years.

Raised in Oshawa, Ont., Gay lighted out for the west in 1995 after a spiritually unsatisfying stint painting Lord of the Rings figurines in Guelph, and soon set up shop on Cambie Street, across the road from the store’s current digs. What started out as a modest enterprise with 500 VHS tapes and a love of weird horror films has become a neighbourhood fixture, stocking 10,000 DVDs, from new releases and independent fare to documentaries and cult classics, including a copy of an extremely rare, extremely bad, made-for-television broadcast of The Star Wars Holiday Special.

As the stereo plays a random selection of rocking tunes by flannel-shirt-friendly bar band The Hold Steady and the plaintive warbles of Scottish sensitive types Belle and Sebastian, Gay’s first order of business is to haul in the foam-padded cart sitting below the store’s return slot like a trawler fisherman checking his nets. The overnight and early morning catch is a modest 24

Black Dog Video owner Darren Gay has witnessed his industry’s demise. photo Dan Toulgoet DVDs. Three years ago, it would have been common to find 50 discs waiting for him, and chances are it would have been one of Gay’s six employees manning the good ship Black Dog. But it’s not just sun and hockey worshippers contributing to Black Dog’s woes. In the last six months, Gay has witnessed the swift and widespread demise of video stores across the city—sinking under the weight of

unmanageable leases, a proliferation of entertainment choices, new technologies and a colossal shift in the way people watch movies at home. Simply put, online downloads and streaming—illegally and legally—are no longer the sole domain of socially inept computer geeks but increasingly the norm.

In fact, it was recently reported that American-based Netflix, which allows subscribers to stream movies online for a flat rate of $8

a month and has attracted 800,000 Canadian subscribers since launching here in September, accounts for nearly 30 per cent of bandwidth usage in North America—more web traffic than any other source. “There’s just so many mediums vying for your screen time,” Gay says. “There’s so much stuff on the computer to do, there’s television, video on demand, there’s hockey… I totally have mixed feelings about that one. I’m so into [the Canucks], and at the same time I want them to get beat out.”

Gay, whose store has survived a 2004 fire and the disruptive construction of the Canada Line, which tore up much of Cambie Street, estimates business at his flagship store has dropped 30 per cent in three years. His Commercial Drive location, which he opened in 2005, has fared better, due in part to the recent closure of Alpha Video a few blocks away. “It’s insane,” Gay says of the recent store closures. “And all this happened this year.”

Last month, Kitsilano’s long-serving movie rental emporium Videomatica announced it would be closing its doors this summer after nearly 30 years—this coming on the heels of Applause Video’s impending closure on Commercial Drive, the closure of Alpha Video also on Commercial and Only DVD on East Broadway near Fraser, and the sudden loss of Happy Bats Cinema on Main Street.

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Retiring owner points to similar struggles within book and music industry Continued from page 4 On March 25, the owners of Happy Bats posted the following message on its website: “So, we really are closed. And that’s it. There is a long and winding story about how we arrived at this point, but the shortest version is we thought [we] were positively working with our landlord to leave our lease and find a smaller more affordable location, only to have the carpet pulled out from under us… As Don Vito Corleone said to his youngest in The Godfather, ‘There wasn’t enough time, Michael.

There just wasn’t enough time.’”

To add an exclamation point to the situation, Gay learned just before our interview that Independent Flixx on Denman was closing shop the following day. But it’s not just independent video stores that are suffering. And it’s not just Vancouver.

After it was reported that Blockbuster Canada had been pushed into receivership last month, news came that 146 outlets across the country would be closing by the end of June, including four Vancouver locations. As well, a number of Rogers Video stores across the country have been getting out of the movie rental business to focus on gaming and wireless technologies, or closing altogether. Last year, video store chains Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery filed for bankruptcy and closed all their stores in the U.S. and Canada.

What people don’t realize, says Gay, is that when all is said and done, the majority of video stores in Vancouver will have closed in a span of six months by the end of this summer, leaving a handful of shops with equally uncertain futures to service the city. “I don’t think people realize what all the implications will be of all these stores closing,” Gay says. “They’re not going to have access to half the stuff that we have… You come in here, you browse, you look at the boxes, you see films organized in the same genre or the same director, by the same country, and you might say, ‘Oh, I’ll think I’ll check this out.’ But on the Internet, how do you find any of that?”

And on a personal level, it’s just plain tough. “Is there something more stressful than stressful? It keeps me up at night. I

German Camacho, owner of Applause Video on Commercial Drive, will close his doors this summer. probably look older than I should,” says the 45-year-old father. “This is what I planned to do until I retired. Now, I might have to rethink that.”

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or German Camacho, retirement couldn’t have come at a better time.

The 64-year-old former furniture upholsterer with a professional wrestler-sounding name turns 65 on July 7. The following day, he’ll put his entire stock of movies on sale as he prepares to close his beloved Applause Video when his lease runs out at the end of July.

Occupying a narrow space on a less-thanbucolic stretch of Commercial Drive south of Broadway, surrounded by low-grade pharmacies, dollar stores, fast food joints and cash-chequing services, Applause has catered to film aficionados, cuddly couples, housebound stoners and unconventional families for the past 24 years. When he first opened, Beta was fighting a losing battle

with VHS, no one had heard of DVDs and Applause and Videomatica were the only places in town where you could rent everything from foreign films and art house flicks to Weekend at Bernie’s.

But two years ago, Camacho had a strong sense of where business was headed, and with retirement around the corner he was ready to hit eject. “Knowing the situation I’m going through, it would have been ludicrous to sign another lease—it’s asking for trouble,” Camacho says, noting that business has dropped 50 to 60 per cent over the last three years. He’s also gone from eight employees to one, and has had to reduce store hours considerably.

“The industry is done. It’s not like a restaurant where one closes and another opens or changes menus. This business is done because technology has taken over. Technology will never take over restaurants, but it’s sure done a number on the video business, on the music business and it’s also doing a

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lot of damage on the book business.”

A glance at the titles under the staff picks section at Applause reads like a running commentary on his store’s fortune, not to mention that of the entire industry: L’Age D’Or (The Golden Age), Salesman, Hoop Dreams, Let the Right One In, Breathless, I’m Not There. “People are always coming in saying they can’t believe I’m closing,” says Camacho, who’s been telling customers of his plans for several months now.

“But they were the ones who deserted me and ran off to the Internet.”

Not that he’s bitter. Although spending nearly a quarter of a century running a small business has had its share of horror stories, Camacho says he’s looking forward to retirement. “I’m not saying I’m ready for the grave, but I put a lot of years of my life into this business and I think I deserve some time off… I’ve done really well, so I’m not leaving with tears in my eyes.”

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Continued from page 5 or Paul Armstrong, a film, television and theatre producer and cofounder of The Celluloid Social Club (a monthly screening series of independent short films now in its 13th year), the collapse of Vancouver’s video store fleet is troubling.

“I am very surprised about the demise of so many local video stores,” Armstrong said via email while in France attending the Cannes Film Festival. “That said, I heard rumours that some were in trouble but was in denial that they would actually close as they have become such a necessary fixture in Vancouver’s film culture. It seems to be a trend, along with several single-screen theatres that are closing this summer, as we move into the purely online era.”

Armstrong describes stores like Videomatica as his “film school,” allowing him to gain a broad overview of classic films that he says is essential when working in film. He also worries that with so many video stores closing, there’ll be a collective narrowing of film knowledge and fewer interesting films getting made.

“I am currently co-directing and co-producing a documentary, and researching the subject with films at various local video stores was essential. I’m not sure how I could have done it without these stores.”

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“With so many video stores closing, Vancouver will continue to be a less interesting place to live, paralleling heritage buildings being torn down for condos. The only glimmer of hope is if every film, including the classics and more obscure ones, are available online. I think they will be in the long run, but until that fully happens we are stuck in a transition zone similar to the pre-VHS era where it was difficult to access films. History seems to be repeating itself.”

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Movie studios, such as Warner Bros., have been reluctant to license recent releases to Netflix under its current pay structure. And with growing competition from the likes of Amazon, iTunes, Google, which owns YouTube, and even Facebook, some believe Netflix will have no choice but to raise its $8 a month membership fee in order to obtain new content.

All of which could bode well for the remaining few brick-and-mortar video stores in Vancouver as they try to stay afloat amidst a sea change in technology reminiscent of the arrival of video decades ago.

“It remains to be seen,” says Black Dog’s embattled owner. “My goal is to get through the summer and hopefully get into the fall. And if we can do that and the sales go up in the fall, then we can stick around for a little longer.”

And with that, he turns the lock on the door, opens his store and waits to see what the rest of the day will bring.

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Senior has cheered for home team since 1945

Longtime Canuck fan enjoying Stanley Cup run Sandra Thomas Staff writer

When asked his thoughts on the Canucks brutal 8-1 loss to Boston Monday night during the Stanley Cup playoffs, 89-yearold Marcelo Carr cringed.

“Don’t remind me,” he said, shaking his head.

Carr is a resident of St. Vincent’s Langara residential care home on West 62nd Avenue. He’s been a dedicated hockey fan since 1936 when he moved to Canada from Croatia with his family.

Carr suggested the referees working the Monday night game appeared to heavily favour the Boston Bruins.

“The Canucks couldn’t be that bad all of a sudden. We’ll see tonight,” Carr said of Wednesday night’s match-up.

Carr planned to watch Game 4 at Langara surrounded by staff, residents and their friends and family, including his 86-year-old brother Stan Carr who lives nearby. Langara has a large-screen TV set up in the lobby purchased by the Tapestry Foundation, an organization with a long history of supporting compassionate health care in Vancouver. The foundation purchased the TV in time for the 2010 Olympics so residents, staff and family could enjoy the Winter Games together. Today the TV sits on a wall surrounded by Canucks posters, including a life-sized photo of Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo.

Carr, a big fan of Luongo, was sympathetic when asked about the goalie’s performance Monday night.

“He’s a great goalie,” said Carr. “He let a couple in, but it happens to everyone.

He’s human.”

Carr’s been a fan of the Canucks since the team joined the Pacific Coast Hockey

League in 1945 and is anxiously waiting for them to bring home the Stanley Cup. Carr’s father was a commercial fisherman and he and his brother Stan followed in his footsteps, giving up school for long days and nights fishing off the West Coast from Port Hardy to the Queen Charlotte Islands. When he was home in Vancouver, Carr never missed a Canucks game, many of which he saw live at The Forum and later the Pacific Coliseum.

While he’s always been a fan, Carr says this year’s team is particularly impressive.

He admires the Sedin twins and likens their ability to work well together to the relationship he has with his brother, whom he lived with all his life until moving to Langara two years ago. He’s a big fan of Manny Malhotra and was happy with the standing ovation the young centre received last week upon his return to the Canucks following a serious eye injury.

Most of the Langara staff working Wednesday morning was sporting Canucks jerseys, T-shirts or buttons. Clinical care nurse Nadia Ali proudly wore her Henrik Sedin jersey.

Ali said game days are fun at Langara with so many family and friends crowding the lobby to cheer on the home team.

“It’s a way to bring everyone together.

Even patients with dementia have a smile on their face when the Canucks score a goal,” Ali said.

Ann Corrigan, chief executive officer with Tapestry, said the big-screen TV is part of an effort to improve socialization.

“And we really saw that last year when we brought the TV in for the Olympics.

It’s a wonderful opportunity for family to have a meaningful visit with their loved one.” sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter @sthomas10

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WEB POLL NATION Go to www.vancourier.com to vote Have you stopped renting DVDs from local video stores and switched to online video sources?

Last week’s poll question: Are you leaving work, school or other commitments early to watch the Stanley Cup series?

Yes 34.29 % No 65.71 % This is not a scientific poll.

If you aren’t fully engaged in the battle for the Stanley Cup at this point, you are probably somewhat engaged in ignoring it.

With the exception of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the city’s staff has never been so consumed by a series of events. From the mayor’s office to the city manager, the engineering department, firefighters and the cops, it has become a daily preoccupation dealing with the logistics of crowd control, street closures and, oh yes, budgets.

A million dollars was set aside for this exercise. I’m informed that won’t nearly cover it and hands are out for help from one of the biggest economic beneficiaries of this extravaganza, the provincial government. Just think: all that booze, all those restaurant meals, all those ticket sales, all those taxes sucked up by Victoria.

The question has become not what you can do for hockey but what hockey can do for you?

We know every politician who can, is trying to get some of the glow to rub off on them.

That was to be expected. But I’ve never seen the guys who are into God get so into hockey.

It was Bob Dylan who reminded us musically back in 1965 that most battling factions believe God is in their corner. Nothing has changed except that his tune “With God on Our side” can now be downloaded as a ring tone.

Bloggers report that the Roman Catholic archbishops of Vancouver and Boston are betting $100 each to charities on the outcome of the finals.

Not to be out done, Anglicans here and Episcopalians there have a $250 dollar bet, also for charity, and will wear the winning team’s jer-

allengarr sey for Sunday services.

Christians aren’t alone on casting their lot with the winning side. Jews have jumped on the bandwagon, too. This week it was reported that the “chosen people” from two different Vancouver congregations have joined in solidarity to support the Canucks. Rabbis Andrew Rosenblatt and Ilan Acoca brought their followers together in front of a 150-inch screen to watch the game, have a kosher barbecue and knock back some suds, which would of course be “Hebrew” brand ale, “the chosen beer.”

Acoca told one reporter he often reminds his congregants to pray for the Canucks. He even wrote a column in the Canadian Jewish News preaching the spiritual lessons taught by the game.

And if you don’t think God has been offering a helping hand, have you noticed how the weather has improved through the finals?

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That aside, judging by the crowds in Vancouver Fan Zones, we are a long way from the “No Fun City” reputation we picked up back in 2000 when VPD constable Anne Drennan warned the city’s citizens not to come downtown to celebrate the New Year.

Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu has effectively changed the tone around policing for the better in this town. He made that point in the most recent issue of Police Chief Magazine. He wrote about lessons learned from the 2010 Olympics.

He gave recent examples of violent confrontations between cops and protesters. Chu cited “what happened at the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) riots, the 1997 Vancouver Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) confrontations, and the 2001 Quebec City Summit of the Americas riots.”

Here, during the Olympics the cops kept their cool. But that wasn’t the case during the so-called Vancouver Stanley Cup riot in 1994.

One can only assume from the way the police have been conducting themselves during the massive Stanley Cup street parties, now actually encouraged by the city, there were lessons learned from 1994 as well.

At the very worst, in the event the Canucks fail to win, it will be a bummer. But one clinical psychologist Joti Samra, reflecting on the beating the Canucks took Monday night, says it’s not all bad.

“Part of life is the highs and lows and things that we find make us feel like a stronger part of our community.”

Go Canucks Go. agarr@vancourier.com

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Fake news followups track world gone sane Sometimes I like to imagine the world going sideways. Not in the usual bad way, but in an entertaining, even positive, way.

News item: Parliamentary page Brigette DePape, 21, is fired after interrupting the Governor General’s Speech from the Throne. She stood on the floor of the Senate holding up a handmade sign reading, “Stop Harper.”

Imaginary news followup: Two weeks after the “page of protest,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper has offered an apology to the people of Canada. “I’ve been a four-star dirtwad,” the chastened leader confessed. “I was charged with contempt of Parliament, and that’s a federal crime in Canada.

Legally, I shouldn’t have been able to run for dogcatcher in Don Mills, let alone for reelection as prime minister. Ironically, the protesting page was fired for the very same thing: contempt of Parliament. That’s when I realized that this government needed a rethink, starting with the man in the mirror. Brigette is welcome to have her job back.”

Harper pledged an end to the “long national nightmare” of arbitrary rule, military adventurism, class war, state secrecy and general Tory dickishness. “Good Lord, we even barred young women from campaign stops because of their Facebook pages. What were we smoking?”

News item: B.C. experiences the coldest, wettest, most dismal spring on record.

Imaginary news followup: Early today, national icon David Suzuki released his last hostage from a barricaded studio in the Vancouver CBC building. The release of CBC weatherunit Claire Martin puts an end to Suzuki’s one-man siege on the local climate that began last Friday, when he appeared on camera during the news hour waving a Super Soaker. “Everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it,” snarled the former fruitfly-herder before launching into a bitter tirade about bleak West Coast conditions. On live television, he told Environment Canada meteorologists to “put their monitoring equipment where the sun don’t shine,” adding sarcastically, “and that would be anywhere in the Lower Mainland.”

Kirstine Stewart, the head of CBC English-language services, offered a sympathetic appraisal of her 75-year-old colleague, now under psychiatric observation. “We understand David’s behaviour, although we don’t condone it. Like a lot of Vancouverites, he suffers from seasonal effective disorder.

These are depressed people in denial. They say how beautiful the city is, but it’s actually more like the dark land of Mordor for most of the year. David just blew a gas-

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The irony is that by barricading himself down in the bowels of the CBC building for a week, he didn’t get to appreciate the few abnormal days of sun they’ve been getting out there.”

“David told me that although he understands the climate intellectually, it was another matter emotionally. He couldn’t square global warming with wearing mittens in May.” News item: Anything about the Tea Party.

Imaginary news followup: To a shocked national audience, U.S. president Barack Obama revealed today that the Tea Party was an elaborate practical joke that got out of control. “America, you’ve been punk’d,” Obama announced in a stirring, sonorous voice, before giving the microphone over to president of Fox News Channel Roger Ailes, who explained the decade-long prank will be featured in an upcoming reality television series, “The Mad Haters Tea Party.”

“Glenn Beck, Paul Ryan, Michele Bachmann, the whole crew on television and in Congress—all paid actors,” said Ailes. “Even Bill O’Reilly. His television persona was no more real than Steven Colbert’s.” The only genuine element was former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the news chief added. “We couldn’t believe our good luck when we came across that elkhunting dingbat. ‘I can see Russia from my house’? That’s the kind of stuff you can’t make up.”

News item: Dominique StraussKahn loses managing directorship of the International Monetary Fund after being charged with sexual assault on a New York hotel maid.

Imaginary news followup: A spokesman for the IMF announced today that after a long internal review of its crisis in leadership, and a decision to review all Third World debt, its top position will go to Marc Lee, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The spokesman described Canada as “the Finland of North America” and a place of “very sophisticated, knowledgeable people, who spend most of their lives indoors trying to stay warm and dry. They read and study a lot when they’re not watching hockey.” www.geoffolson.com

According to one reader, bike lanes on Hornby Street and elsewhere keep cyclists safe and pedestrians pleasant. photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “Lane pain,” May 27.

In all the noise surrounding the Hornby Street bike lane debate, we seem to have lost focus on what is really important—the safety of people walking and cycling in our city.

Separated bicycle lanes can actually reduce injuries and real pain they cause.

The slower traffic along Hornby and Dunsmuir, while a minor inconvenience to a few drivers, improves the safety of people walking and cycling. Research has proven that pedestrian fatalities rise dramatically in crashes where cars are travelling over 30

km/h. The banning of right turns on red and the separate right turn signals makes walking across the street safer while protecting cyclists from collisions as well.

In New York City, separated bicycle lanes decreased sidewalk riding by 85 per cent and I expect a similar reduction here. In Montreal, separated bike lanes similar to ours significantly improved the safety of cyclists.

By providing a buffer between the noise and pollution of traffic, separated bike lanes also make walking more pleasant.

Richard Campbell, Vancouver

Human rights tribunal not a ‘kangaroo court’ To the editor: Re: “Human rights tribunals elevate the frivolous and cheapen the sacrosanct,” June 1.

I must say that upon reading Mark Hasiuk’s column I knew that I needed to respond, but my difficulty with responding came from the fact that he jumped from point to point confusing issues. First, it is disappointing that he decided to impugn the great work of Heather MacNaughton. Prior to coming to B.C. she was the chair of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. While at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal she moulded that entity into a highly effective and nimble organization. She deserves her appointment as a master at the Supreme Court.

Hasiuk points out that in human rights law, intent is irrelevant. This is true in many areas of law. It is also true that ignorance of the law is

no excuse. Presumably if you are ignorant you also have no intent.

It seems to me that he misunderstood the Pardy decision. As was noted by the member, this was not a case about “free speech.” Merely because words are used during an act of discrimination does not bring them into that realm. Also, free speech is not absolute. I presume that as a writer Hasiuk is aware of this; he’s constrained by censorship and the possibility of facing a defamation suit. Human rights laws intend to protect individuals from hateful speech—balanced against the right of free speech.

As noted, the Pardy case was not under Section 7 of the Human Rights Code dealing with “hate” speech but rather Section 8 which deals with discrimination with respect to the provision of a service. This case is similar

to the allegations brought against Denny’s restaurants in the U.S. which harassed “blacks” to keep them out.

Is it Hasiuk’s suggestion that when the blacks were being harassed that it would be OK to use racial slurs to discourage them because this would be protected by free speech?

I think not. It would still be discrimination.

The Tribunal is not operating in a vacuum. It is not some kangaroo court which does as it pleases. It looks at the facts and applies the law. If the wrong decision has been made in the Pardy case, the courts will overturn it. Let’s see what happens.

The laws that the Tribunal follows are often from decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. These laws apply nationwide.

Robyn Durling, communications officer, B.C. Human Rights Coalition

New school schedule taxes student performance To the editor: I am a Grade 12 student in the Vancouver school district. As of this year, a new school schedule and bell system was implemented. This was a result of budget cuts. As a student, I was quite fond of the increase in days off and we were also presented with a two-week spring break, which was greeted with excitement and enthusiasm. However,

the increase of days off means less class time and therefore less time to complete the curriculum. So, although it was awesome having so many days off and an extended spring break, the lack of classes and increased pressure has taken its toll on my academic standing.

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The mixed martial arts promoter for this Saturday’s event at Rogers Arena will not pick up the tab for extra policing outside the venue, according to Mayor Gregor Robertson.

The mayor, who is also chairperson of the Vancouver Police Board, said the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) company refused Police Chief Jim Chu’s request to pay for policing costs.

“The chief and I have discussed it and he reached out to UFC to ask them to contribute to the costs associated with hosting the event on the security side,” Robertson told the Courier. “They don’t do that in any other community, so they’ve stuck to their guns on not contributing to the local community’s policing efforts and asking for the weight of evidence that there’s any difference from another large scale event that we might host.”

Chu told the Courier in April that he was working on a plan to have the Las Vegas-based fight promotion company pay for extra police outside Rogers Arena.

At the time, the chief said, he wanted extra patrols in the neighbourhoods outside the venue “to prevent what might occur in terms of neighbourhood problems.”

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The chief’s request was based on concerns raised by neighbourhood groups that complained about rowdy drunks and public urination in their community before and after the June 12, 2010 UFC event.

That night, a gay couple returning to their Tinseltown townhouse at about 10:45 p.m. were beaten by two men. The VPD arrested two brothers in Richmond in connection with the attack.

Police are treating the case as a hate crime after the victims, David Holtzman and Peter Regier, said the attackers yelled homophobic slurs at them during the beating.

Police have not linked the beating to the UFC event, although Holtzman said in an interview a few days after the incident that he believed his attackers attended the fights at Rogers Arena.

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The Courier left messages with UFC Canada regarding Saturday’s event but no one returned calls before deadline. The UFC was expected to hold a press conference Thursday in Vancouver about the event.

Unlike last year’s UFC fight card, which sold out almost immediately, tickets are still available for Saturday’s rumble. The Stanley Cup Final and the recent news that UFC superstar Brock Lesnar will not fight have likely affected ticket sales.

The mayor told the Courier last week the Vancouver Canucks playoff run could leave taxpayers with a $1-million tab for policing costs and expenses related to setting up two so-called fan zones for the Stanley Cup final. The mayor said $500,000 was budgeted to set up “fan zones” downtown to watch the Canucks battle the Boston Bruins.

The $500,000 is an addition to the $648,721 estimated by the VPD to police all four rounds of the playoffs.

The VPD, meanwhile, will have officers working inside Rogers Arena for Game Five Friday at Rogers Arena. The Canucks owners pick up that tab but pay no additional costs for policing outside the arena. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Thirty three years ago, Bruce Gilmour lost his sight in a car accident.

On Tuesday, the 53-yearold Dunbar resident was recognized by Mayor Gregor Robertson for what he accomplished as a blind man since the accident in Merritt in 1977.

“Throughout his life, Bruce has greatly enhanced accessibility and inclusivity for people with disabilities,” the mayor told the crowd gathered at city hall for the 2011 Access and Inclusion Awards. “He has worked tirelessly to promote healthy and active living for people who are blind and visually impaired.”

Gilmour is an associate with Canadian Barrier Free Design Ltd., which has consulted with B.C. Ferries on layout of vessels and design of terminals to accommodate people with disabilities. He’s

“I’D LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH CHANGE HAS HAPPENED.” Bruce Gilmour

done similar work with transit and airline industries and ensured proper training was given to those industries’ employees when dealing with people with disabilities.

In 2007, Gilmour reached a $2,500 settlement with North Shore Taxi after one of its cab drivers refused to pick up Gilmour because he had his golden retriever Arden with him.

Under the terms of the settlement, North Shore Taxi was ordered to establish a policy forbidding any driver to refuse a fare from a blind person accompanied by a certified guide dog.

Gilmour was accompanied by his new companion, Au-

rora, another golden retriever, at Tuesday’s ceremony. They both took the stage to accept the award from the mayor.

“In the last 30 years—and this is where my encouragement comes from—I’d like to say how much change has happened,” said Gilmour, a former Paralympian and torchbearer at both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. “When I left Vancouver and went somewhere else in the world, I realized truly where home was, and where I was to feel that all I do on a daily basis truly has value and meaning.”

Gilmour is a longtime member of the city’s advisory committee for people with disabilities and applauded city staff for “ways of looking at things differently through the eyes of a blind person.”

“I really believe that we’re actually striving towards a city of Vancouver that’s being built and designed for all people to live in,” he added.

“Thanks very much for what you people here in this room have done to make sure the city of Vancouver continues to be a shining star in the world and a shining star in the lives of the people who live in Vancouver.”

The mayor also honoured the Development Disabilities Association with an award.

The association provides more than 50 community programs and services in

Vancouver and Richmond for children, adults and families with developmental disabilities. More than 1,600 individuals and families rely on the association every year.

Alanna Hendren, the association’s executive director, said the mission of the association is to support people with developmental disabilities and to maximize their full potential. “We can’t do this without an inclusive, ac-

cessible city,” Hendren said.

“And Vancouver is likely one of the most inclusive, if not the most inclusive, cities in the world.”

Honorable mentions went to the Learning Disabilities Association Vancouver and Devon MacFarlane of Vancouver Coastal Health. Tuesday’s ceremony marked the third year of the awards. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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The stories about the Vancouver Police Department I’d like to write can’t always be written.

That’s because the Vancouver Police Board will cite the Police Act and hold in camera meetings when discussing policing issues it deems too sensitive for my eyes and ears.

Of course, I can use the Freedom of Information Act to ask for reports and information related to a certain topic. But it’s a bit of fishing trip really and not always successful. I haven’t made a request in a while, but at least one or more people have in recent months, as the VPD’s website reveals.

Last Friday, the VPD posted information on its website requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents relate to two topics: executive summaries of reports that went before the police board between January and April; the VPD’s 2010 sex offences reduction plan.

Anything interesting?

Well, yes and no.

The summarized reports—and I mean summarized in one or two sentences, with no accompanying report—cover the following topics: • An update to the board regarding legal representation for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry that includes a budget.

• Estimate of staffing for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and concern the VPD won’t be able to balance its budget. (This report later went to city council, which I wrote about).

• The promotion of Insp. Mike Porteous to the rank of superintendent, subject to his agreeing to contract terms.

• A report outlining how the VPD compares to other municipal police departments regarding complaints against officers.

Now to the VPD’s sex offences reduction plan.

It was created in reaction to the department recording a 21 per cent increase in sexual offences from January to June in 2010 over the same period in 2009.

I also wrote about this increase when Police Chief Jim Chu and Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is chairperson of the police board, released crime statistics at a press conference in August 2010.

The report outlined a series of recommendations for the department to combat sexual offences. They included crime mapping, street checks, a weekly analysis on trends involving sexual assaults, surveillance and running projects focused on reducing sexual assaults.

The report identified groping and unwanted kissing as a notable trend in policing District One, which includes the Granville Entertainment District and the West End. Police also mentioned the concerns about people exposing themselves, indecent acts and voyeurism. “While not all exposers become violent sex offenders, it is likely that all violent sex offenders started out with offences such as exposing and voyeurism,” the report said.

The report also noted that voyeurism and indecent exposures were “part of the sexual repertoire” of notorious criminals such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, former Canadian colonel Russell Williams and Vancouver’s own Donald Bakker.

The VPD’s statistics for April (the most recent on its website) show sexual assaults continue to be on the rise. When comparing the first four months of this year over last year, the increase is 36 per cent, or 49 sexual assaults this year compared to 36 in 2010. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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June 11 and 12

The 36th annual Pacific Rim Kite festival takes place Saturday and Sunday at Vanier Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a great event for families that includes a kids kite-making workshop, candy and Teddy bear drops, face painting, kite displays and demonstrations, music and refreshments.

The British Columbia Kitefliers Association sponsors the kite festival.

June 12

Looking for an excuse to bring out the chaps and cowboys boots? Look no further than the Big Gay Rodeo taking place at The Bourbon this Sunday night, particularly if all you want to wear are chaps and cowboy boots. These rodeo organizers know how to put the “fun” in fundraiser and there will be plenty of it with events like the bull-riding competition, a pie eating contest and a “MEAT” Raffle hosted by the incredible shrinking Joan-E. Partial proceeds, donations and 50 per cent of the 50/50 draw benefit Friends For Life, Health Initiative for Men, Qmunity and UNICEF. This “cruelty-free” rodeo kicks off Sunday night at The Bourbon, 50 East Cordova, at 9 p.m.

June 12

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser takes place Sunday in Stanley Park. The Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes raises both awareness of the disease and money for research into cures and treatment for Type 1 diabetes. This year’s fundraising goal is to surpass the

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June 12

The Finest Art Fair takes place at Heritage Hall on Main Street Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the second year in a row, artist Enda Bardell has gathered a collection of artwork from across Greater Vancouver for this Mid-Main art fair. The fair gives local artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their works, including abstracts, cards, florals, landscapes, photography, prints and sculptures ranging in price from $4 to $2,000. Bardell, originally from Estonia, was recently invited back to her country of birth to exhibit two of her early works, which now remain in the permanent collection of the National Art Museum of Estonia.

July 9

A group of dedicated West End residents decided several years ago that if everyone took responsibility for their own little section of the world, they could make their community a better place. Since then the annual West End Cleanup has been growing and the event now includes a yard sale, so not only can you help clean up your community, but also clean out your cupboards.

The West End Community Yard Sale takes place July 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the fenced-off picnic area on the grounds of Lord Roberts elementary school, located at the corner of Comox and Cardero. The rate to participate is $12 per spot, refundable if the event is cancelled due to rain or by the seller with sufficient notice—so you’ve got nothing to lose if you sign up. Tables are not provided but vendors are welcome to bring their own or set up on a blanket. For more information email info@westendcleanup.com or call John at 604-603-2397. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter @sthomas10

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The 23rd annual Rio Tinto Alcan dragon boat festival kicks off this weekend on False Creek and, as always, the event is free for spectators. Close to 180 teams are registered to compete and

more than 5,000 athletes will paddle. A race begins every 12 minutes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with the start line located on the water between the False Creek and Creekside community centres. On Friday at

2 p.m. spectators can catch the blessing ceremony at the south dock of Science World.

The festival includes live music entertainment, kids activities and foods from around the world. For more details, visit dragonboatbc.ca.

Like to bike?

What are you doing Sunday? How about a bike ride? Sorry guys, this one is just for women and children. The city’s women’s advisory committee and bicycle advisory committee will join forces with the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition to stage a seven-kilometre ride and an 18-kilometre tour. Both rides will take riders along the downtown separated bike lanes, which allow cyclists to ride in between barriers from Chinatown to Kitsilano. Interested riders should meet at city hall at 1 p.m., where you will take a short trip to the 15foot-high ”Solar Bike Tree” in front of Science World.

That is the other meeting spot for cyclists. Be there at 1:30 p.m, where both groups will then go off on their journeys. All ages and abilities are welcome.

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With the deadline less than three weeks away, the B.C. SPCA is reminding all “Pablo Petcassos” to get their creative juices fired up to help animals across the province. Young artists up to 13 years of age have until midnight June 26 to submit original artwork for the 2011 Scotiabank and B.C. SPCA Paws for a Cause Kid’s T-shirt Contest. The winner’s artwork will be featured on the front of all 10,000-plus Paws for a Cause participant T-shirts this year, not just on youth shirts as in previous years. Contestants are invited to submit their original artwork online and then customize a fundraising page with details about why their artwork should win. The artist will then be guided through a stepby-step process of emailing friends and family members and asking them to vote for their masterpiece.

One dollar will equal one vote. The artist who collects the most online donations wins, with the winner being announced June 27. This contest is open to all youth in B.C. up to 13 years of age and each entry that raises a minimum of $15 also qualifies for a free one-year Kids Club membership. In addition to the grand prize, honourable mentions will be given to two other outstanding artists, who will receive a goodie bag with a selection of official B.C. SPCA gear.

Visit spca.bc.ca/walk for all contest rules and regulations. Paws for a Cause will be held Sept. 11 in 37 communities across the province.

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Rate state

My online story posted Wednesday at vancourier.com revealed VSB rental rate increases for Boy Scout and Girl Guide meetings boosted revenue from $810 in 2009/10 to $10,218 this school year. The information was included in a planning and facilities committee meeting report that provided an update of the impact of the first year of a three-year phase-in of fee increases.

On Tuesday, the committee supported a staff recommendation to continue with the phase in and the recommendation will go before the school board for a vote.

Since writing the story, the Girl Guides told me they’ve had to add a facility fee to their membership to offset the extra expense. Guides have 78 units in Vancouver with 19 units meeting in Vancouver schools. They paid $8,809 to rent meeting spaces in schools for 2010/11.

“The primary sources of funding for Girl Guides are cookie sales and registration fees,” explained Donna Hillman, a West Coast Area co-commissioner for Girl Guides of Canada. “Across Canada, the majority of the cookie profits remain with the unit to support the girl [guides’] activities. The area only retains $4 per case. In order to fund the VSB rentals through cookie profits, our girls would need to sell 2,200 cases (26,400 boxes) of cookies and there would be no cookie profit to support activities at the area level. This is not feasible so West Coast Area has included a yearly $10 facility fee at time of registration.”

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Four Vancouver students picked up medals at the Skills Canada national competition in Quebec City last week.

Templeton secondary’s Carla Obando snagged a gold medal in cooking, Nancy Huang of Eric Hamber collected a silver medal in graphic design, Margaret Selzer, also from Hamber, earned a silver in fashion technology, while Templeton’s Jesse Ong won silver in baking.

The June 1 to 4 competition attracted students from across Canada who took part in more than 40 trade and technology contests. Launched in 1994, it’s the only national, Olympic-style, multi-trade and technology competition for young students and apprentices in Canada.

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Report says at least $90 million needed annually for building upkeep

School board strapped for maintenance cash Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

The Vancouver School Board needs at least $90 million annually to maintain its buildings, but available funding falls well short of that figure, according to a report delivered at Tuesday’s planning and facilities meeting.

The report reflected data gleaned from assessing all schools except those planned for demolition, such as Douglas and Kitchener, or those fewer than five years old, such as Dickens elementary.

Three-person teams, funded by the ministry of education, examined all schools in B.C., looking at electrical, mechanical and architectural features. Only observable items were assessed—no walls were removed.

The replacement value of all Vancouver schools is tagged at $1.6 billion. More than $460 million in maintenance work is required over the next five years.

Committee chair Allan Wong, a COPE trustee, said there are only two ways to address the funding gap—through a cash infusion to the facilities grant or by speeding up seismic upgrading.

The provincial government hands the Vancouver School Board about $10.5 million in its annual fa-

Allan Wong cilities grant, which covers maintenance and upgrading costs, while the average annual seismic funding over the last fours years in Vancouver was $20.9 million for an annual total of $31.4 million. “[The report] basically states we need about $90 million a year in facility grant money to just maintain our buildings, otherwise each year they’ll be deteriorating more and more,” Wong said. “It’s important [information] not only for us, but for the ministry itself to use when they go to the treasury department. They can say this is the state of our facilities.”

Board chair Patti Bacchus, a Vision Vancouver trustee, agrees the report is critical. “What really stood out is there were bar graphs in there that showed that if we keep on at this very minimal level of maintenance and upgrading, the buildings will deteriorate.

There’s no question. Then it becomes a question of

are they worth keeping? Do you need to replace them?” she said. “We are not keeping them up and these are public assets.”

Bacchus said trustees have raised this issue in the past and the B.C. School Trustees’ Association also passed a resolution that building maintenance funding needs to be increased.

“We’re a fraction of industry standards of what the building owners and managers would recommend you allocate based on your replacement values to keep your buildings in good condition,” she said.

A similar report was prepared by the VSB in 2009, but Bacchus said the latest report is significant because it’s a third-party audit.

“It’s probably particularly bad in Vancouver because we have an aging stock of buildings,” she added. “We’re having centennials, it seems, quite often—lots of buildings in the 100-year range, and more in some cases. Some other districts may have a newer stock of buildings and certainly not as many to contend with. When you think the annual provincial budget for [facilities grants] is $110 million, it probably needs to be 10 times that or more to really keep these buildings where they should be.” noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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Gillard, who runs a website called The Compost Diaries: The Conversation Continues, is lending her expertise to three pilot projects around composting being launched by the city June 20.

She says the projects are designed to help those who want healthier soil for their garden, who want to reduce waste and who have never composted before or stopped for some reason.

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The third project takes place in Kitsilano in what Gillard hopes will become a compost block challenge.

Each participant will receive a free compost bin, instructions and support. The goal of the challenge is to see how many new compost bins and active composters the project can add each week.

All of the projects begin June 20 and the city is looking for volunteers to take part. Volunteers are also needed for surveying and weighing of materials. The deadline to sign up is June 17, so if you’re interested or need more information contact Tamara Shulman at tshulman@eba.ca or 604685-0017, ext. 300 ASAP. Shulman is an environmental planning and consultant specialist working with the city on this project.

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The park board will decide Monday night whether to extend the contract of Muncie Booth, the golf professional at McCleery Golf Course, by two years.

A convoluted staff report supports this recommendation, but I’d like to add my two cents. I don’t golf and I don’t know Booth personally, but I know he’s dedi-

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cated years to making golf accessible to children and youth, particularly to those from low-income families.

The staff report notes that in the past 11 years more than 800 kids have attended Booth’s Inner City Youth Golf Program.

Also, heard via the grapevine: former recreation coordinator at Riley Park Community Centre Bruce McLellan has taken up new digs at the Mount Pleasant Community Centre, while park board communications coordinator Barb Floden is moving to the city’s media department.

For art’s sake

Vision Vancouver commissioner Sarah Blyth is bringing a motion to the park board Monday night asking that surplus facilities and spaces, including empty field houses, be used for arts-related activities.

Blyth says an arts policy adopted by the park board in 2003 recognizes the arts as an essential element in a vital, creative and balanced city and should be available to all. She adds since the park board is looking for opportunities to expand arts programs throughout the city, these spaces should be made available for the arts.

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After 60 years of baseball, Little Mountain Little League is throwing a party this weekend for the tens of thousands of children who’ve played ball with the club since 1951.

But the ball club, the oldest continuous Little League team in Canada, doesn’t know where to mail all those invitations.

“That’s one of the challenges for this organization,” said Brian Kahnert, a volunteer board member whose son and daughter play Little League.

“One hundred per cent of people are here for the years that their children are six to 12 and from there they move on. We don’t have any records from the 1950s but we’re hoping to reconnect with people who played in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.”

Instead of just throwing a birthday bash, Little Mountain Little League is hosting a momentous alumni party at Nat Bailey Stadium to celebrate six decades of neighbourhood spirit, volunteerism and sportsmanship.

Since its inaugural year, the Little League ball club has played at Hillcrest Park in the shadow of the big league stadium.

“Having Nat Bailey next door is terrific for a lot of the children who dream that some day they will play there. They all want to play on the big field,” said Kahnert, noting the single-A Major League Baseball franchise has been good a neighbour.

“The Vancouver Canadians have really stepped up for Little Mountain and given us a great amount of support. Little Mountain Little League would like give them a great big thank you,” he said.

This year alone more than 650 children play on 58 different teams, including challenger baseball for disabled players and the Majors A, the oldest bracket for 11- and 12-yearolds who compete regionally and nationally to represent Canada at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In 2010, Little Mountain donned the Maple Leaf and went 1-2 at the World Series. The year before, Hastings Little League won the honour and since 1958, 20 B.C. teams—more than from any other province—have been crowned the Canadian champion.

Pierre Moore keeps baseball in the family with Jasmine, 12, Dylan, photo Dan Toulgoet 11, and Jacklyn, 6.

Putting the ‘little’ in Little League, a batter waits for the pitch at a 1953 game at Hillcrest. photo submitted In 1953, just two years after Little Mountain baseball formed in the wake of the Second World War, the Vancouver ball club dressed for the World Series as representatives of Western Canada.

The youngest of four brothers who all played for Little Mountain and shagged balls for the Vancouver Mounties, Pierre Moore was a Little Leaguer in the summers of 1978 to 1980. Now with the Lower Mainland Baseball Association championship

Hall of famer McKay Canadian baseball hall of famer Dave McKay, 61, will greet fellow Little Mountain alumni by video. The first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals played little league 50 years ago and went on to win the MLB World Series with the Cards in 2006 and the Oakland A’s in 1989.

McKay was the starting third baseman for the Blue Jays in their 1976 expansion year. The Toronto ball club is now the Major League affiliate of the Single A Vancouver Canadians.

—M.S.

Howe Sound Hounds, the father of three watches his own son and daughters play for Little Mountain.

“It’s exciting,” he said. Last year Moore coached two children to a regional victory that went to extra innings. And last weekend he cheered as his son, Dylan, scored the winning run after stealing two bases.

“Bottom of the seventh, he hit a single, stole second, stole third.”

The rival team pulled their infield close and when the batter cracked the ball toward the shortstop, the young Moore took off for home, making a slide hook around the catcher to reach the plate with his hand. “He slid in and stole home.”

The Little Mountain Little League alumni party and 60th anniversary begins 5 p.m. June 11 at Nat Bailey Stadium. Events include music, a barbecue, games and raffles. Tickets are available on weekends at the Hillcrest Park concession and regular working hours at Abbies Sport Shop. $10 for adults. $5 for children.

Funds will go toward purchasing a new batting cage. mstewart@vancourier.com Twitter: @MHStewart

The Canucks’ back-to-back collapse in Boston means at least two more hockey games with Game 5 scheduled June 10 at Rogers Arena. The city is staggering with shame and disappointment. This plummet—after such euphoria and confidence—is seriously messing with Vancouverites’ present state of mind, which anticipated a Stanley Cup victory thanks to predictions from ESPN, EA Sports and the promising record based on Canadian Olympic host cities.

(You know the one: Montreal and Calgary hosted the Games and then the Canadiens and Flames won hockey’s holy grail the next NHL season.)

Susanne Dadson couldn’t be more indifferent. “Usually I watch, but only the last game of the last seven games.” A five- or six-game series doesn’t draw her. “This year, for some reason, everyone wants to watch all the games.”

Dadson is a hockey widow. These are the wives, girlfriends, (there’s surely a few hockey widowers out there, too) and disinterested partners of committed Canucks viewers. “Games are on in the middle of dinner, of planning a family event.

I have a birthday to arrange for my mother,” she said.

But since the Canucks made the playoffs, Dadson has been watching with more interest.

She listens to her husband of 17 years with one ear and, with the other tunes in to WhileTheMenWatch.com, an online broadcast by two hockey widows, one in Toronto and the other in New York.

Dadson, who adds that she does care if the Canucks win, says the commentators, Lena Sutherland and Jules Mancuso, are a combination of raunchy late-night television host Chelsea Lately and CBC sportscaster Jody Vance. The Internet sportscast for women dissects hockey hair, hockey wives and even a few hockey rules, including the sevengame series otherwise known as, “When is it going to end?”

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Canucks knock wind out of UFC’s return Megan Stewart

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In the octagon at Tactix Gym, Jason Day can sense the spike in adrenaline.

“Everybody here is pretty excited,” said the mixed-martial arts instructor and veteran of three bouts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

He’s noted the extra effort in classes and during training. “Everyone has picked it up a little bit. It doesn’t even have to be spoken. Everybody knows that the UFC is in town.”

On Saturday at Rogers Arena, the second UFC card in a year delivers an athletic and entertainment smackdown in Vancouver.

But with the Stanley Cup Finals drawing the hearts and minds of almost all of Vancouver, UFC 131 is garnering comparably less attention. UFC 115, the inaugural event held June 12 last year, broke franchise records as the fastest selling event in its history.

Tickets were gone in 30 minutes.

It’s a different story this weekend.

Ticket reseller StubHub.com is reporting that as many as 1,200 tickets were still available earlier this week. Two days before the event, prices ranged from $43 to $453 compared to UFC 115 when the online market listed second-sale ticket prices as high as $601.

the Hammer” in Hamilton, Ont. He’s battling his way back to the premiere level otherwise known as the UFC. “I lost two fights in a row. They cut me and said go win a few more fights, refine your skills and we’ll have you back.”

The competition is crowded, he said. “There are so many guys fighting to get in there right now, you have to keep playing and in the UFC you can’t afford to lose.”

At Tactix, which opened on Hornby MMA instructor Jason Day says exciteStreet in May last year and has grown photo Dan Toulgoet on average 10 per cent each month, ment is in the air.

Day is training other mixed martial For UFC 131, the fighters trained artists who he believes can make it to Wednesday at Tactix Gym. The sports the UFC, now among one of the conticlub offers cross-training, kick boxing nent’s most lucrative sports organizaand jiu-jitsu as well as the all-encom- tions with a significant fan base and passing MMA that Day specializes in television audience across Canada. and includes 20 heavy hanging bags “We’ve got a few guys coming out and a regulation size octagon, which of here who I could definitely see it in the club can only promote as the cage their future,” said Day, as dos Santos because “octagon” is a trademark wiped sweat from his brow and took term protected by the UFC. questions from a scrum of reporters.

Watching Junior dos Santos, the “It’s a subtle little lift of the spirits.

Brazilian heavyweight with a knock- It gives all the fighters something to out upper cut who is the main draw at aim for down the road. All of a sudSaturday’s fight, Day is motivated to den they get sparked up, get a little get back in the cage. more pumped up and push a little bit “They’re cut-throat. They want the harder.” best of the best,” said Day who is the mstewart@vancourier.com main draw June 17 at the “Slammer in Twitter: MHStewart

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Low bond market returns have many investors turning to convertible debentures.

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The amount of information out there is sometimes overwhelming, and the internet can be a mishmash of stats and trends. It’s advantageous to have a credible one-stop shop to peruse the details because after all… it’s your money!

Traditionally, the best indicator of housing price trends is current home sales. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REB) prepares monthly statistical reports to help realtors assess market trends and ensure that homebuyers are getting the best value for their money.

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SUMMER FASHION FORECAST HATS OFF TO SUMMER – CLEAR SKIES AHEAD!

BY HELEN PETERSON

FIND SOME SHADE(S) THIS SEASON With warm weather just around the corner, News Canada says it’s time to start thinking about summer eyewear trends for 2011. According to stylist Oz Zandiyeh, protecting your eyes from UV rays has never looked so good.

“This summer, it’s all about going retro-glam,” says Zandiyeh. “Expect to see lots of fun colours and variations on the classic cat-eye frame, with a style choice for nearly every face and every occasion.”

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“This trend is all about versatility, so don’t feel tied to the same old pair of shades,” reminds Zandiyeh.

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Last week’s French Open tennis tournament was a real eye-opener. Whenever the cameras scanned the crowd, a sea of Panama hats could be seen adorning the heads of fans as they looked side to side.

Turns out, the souvenir shop was selling official Open straw hats, and for both men and women, they brought a certain class to the event.

Constructed by hand from straw dyed white or cream, these hats were first made famous by Teddy Roosevelt after he came back from visiting construction of the Panama Canal.

So, for keeping sun off your face and rocking the trendy summer look, this southern lid is de rigeur.

“I feel a little too sporty, a bit too casual, in a tennis cap, and I’m not into floppy sunhats,” states

one stylish Vancouver chick. “So if my hair is all wind-blown and salt-watered, I can throw on my Panama hat and a tank and pair of jeans – presto – I’m ready to head out shopping or for a drink on the patio with the girls,” she says.

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SHOES, BAGS ADD PIZAZZ TO PRE-SUMMER WARDROBES

by Mattie a la Mode for Postmedia News Inc.

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The boho theme can be pulled off with bold accessories and a very simple outfit.

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Having said that, there are also other trends this season. Colour blocking is trendy, and it can easily be pulled off with pieces that have bold colour.

A handbag in one of this season’s trendy colours will look great with a

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The reason the silhouette, style and colour of your outfit is so important, is because this season’s accessories match or complement your outfit to maintain the minimalist trend. This is not a conservative look.

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Let’s start with sandals.

Sandals are the most popular shoe for spring.

Sandals are flat this season, so that they can be stylish and comfortable. For a dressier look, heels are quite high. My personal favourite is the wedge heel in either platform or not. Platform heels include the whole shoe, not just the heel area. The heels are not chunky, they are sleek with textures like straw or cork. When it comes to the heel selection, the choice is yours.

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Today’s handbags are classic and modern. They are definitely smaller and refined with rounded edges. The leather is shiny to add a touch of luxury, and soft so that the bag isn’t stiff. The size is moderate so that you can carry essentials.

All handbags should have some hardware to add bling to your style.

Bling can be in either silver or gold. The hardware of your bag should match the hardware of your shoe.

Accessories are a little tricky this season. Sometimes I choose the accessory first, making it the statement piece. Then, I figure out the outfit that will match the look I am going for.

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Local fashion designer Nicole Bridger has just opened a new boutique in Kitsilano. Showcasing her SS11 collection, she’s focusing on “real women,” including moms to be, plus sized, and those in the prime time of their lives.

Can you think of anything nicer than spending a day outside enjoying the summer sun?

Canadian’s may try their best to protect their skin when they’re outside, but what happens afterwards? The skin care experts at Shoppers Drug Mart have the following tips for after-sun skin care.

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• Protecting your skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays with a high SPF sunscreen is a great first step. Pay just as much attention to your skin post-poolside with the well known soothing benefits of aloe-infused products.

• Getting a little rosy? Soothe sunburnedskin with an aloe vera after sun gel. Choosing a continuous spray option, such as Sunthera3, will ensure equal coverage and relief to sunburned skin.

The new store is located at 2151 West 4th in Kitsilano. (Go to www.nicolebridger.com for more information).

• Even if you manage to avoid a burn, aloe can give you a refreshing and long-lasting boost of moisture. Choosing an aloe spray that comes in scents like coconut lime or pomegranate will help moisturize your skin, while the scents will make you feel like you’re still at the beach.

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• A healthy glow goes hand in hand with summer. After a day at the beach, make your colour last with a tan extending moisturizer. Not only will you get a dose of intensive post-sun moisture, but you will help prevent peeling and extend your sunkissed glow.

• Try going faux. Self tanning and gradual colour moisturizers are perfect for those who want some natural–looking colour without the sun exposure.

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1. Expect the sexual tension to be running high as the 45th anniversary Official Star Trek Convention sets its phasers to stun at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre June 10 to 12. We could go on about the panels, the musical performances, the makeup demonstrations, the parties, but all you need to know is this: Star Trek legends George Takei (Sulu) and Nichelle Nichols (leggy Lt. Uhura) will be there. More info at creationent.com.

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2. Toronto singer-songwriters Oh Susanna and Matthew Barber bring their rootsy, sometimes dark, always evocative tunes to the Biltmore June 11 as part of the duo’s co-headlining tour. And what do you know, they both have new albums to dip into. It’s an early show so doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets at Red Cat Records, the Biltmore Cabaret or online at ticketweb.ca.

3. As the title suggests, Nemo Balkanski’s FIB Chronicle: This is Not for Children is a twisted and darkly funny comic book filled with conspiracies, social unrest and a character who bears an eerie resemblance to our mayor. The Score (1262 Davie) hosts a launch party for the book with art and live music June 12, 2 to 6 p.m. More info at thepublishingeye.com.

4. Hailed as one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and Rolling Stone’s “10 Funniest People,” 30 Rock writer Hannibal Buress brings his standup act to the Biltmore June 14, 8 p.m. He’ll be joined by funny people Dave Shumka, Charles Demers and bearded host Graham Clark. Tickets at Zulu, Beatsreet, Red Cat, Scratch and Highlife or online at hannibalvancouver.eventbrite.com.

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K&K continues its haiku series in honour of the Vancouver Canucks playoff run.

Green and blue grease paint Stains my belly something fierce I’m dying inside.

It’s not easy being all green

Who doesn’t like the Green Men… besides stick-in-the-muds Don Cherry, Glenn Healy and a revolving door of penalized and rightfully mocked visiting opponents such as Dave Scatchard, Ben Eager and Mike Fisher. The lycra-clad duo known as Force and Sully and their gravity defying antics have become as much a part of Canucks games as operatic national anthems and Keith Ballard giving up the puck. In short, we like the Green Men. They lift our spirits when we’re three beers into it and hope has all but melted from our soul like the last shred of cheddar on a regrettable plate of nachos. That sounded poetic.

The thing is, the Green Men have spawned legions of imitators, from chubby green dudes to baby green dudes to pink ladies in tutus. Imitation

is the sincerest form of lacking your own identity, after all. But a press release we recently received suggests that the spattering of green you see at hockey games, on the streets and, God help you, at your office, could soon turn into a sea of green. According to the release, North Vancouverbased costume company Boo La La (nicely done, by the way) is offering up Green Men outfits for unselfconscious fans or people who just enjoy the snug fit of a head-to-toe body suit. “In support of the Canucks, Boo La La is announcing ‘Green Man Days’!” reads the press release. “It’s time for hockey-loving Vancouverites to trade in their Canucks T-shirts for a Green Man costume! Or just wear both! Drop by Boo La La anytime to ‘go green’ for the games. Go Canucks Go!” Fair enough. More people donning tight, chub-hugging body suits is sure a lot better than armies of acid wash jean wearers or Granville Mall douche patrols in bedazzled Ed Hardy Tshirts. Plus, lycra body suits are often a useful indicator about whether a prospective mate is circumcised or not… if that sort of thing matters to you. But what people might not realize is that, speaking from personal experience, spandex,

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lycra and the like are not the most breathable of fabrics. In fact, we can think of no other costume material that screams “sweaty undercarriage” as much as green lycra. (Incidentally, Sweaty Undercarriage is still available for all you bands out their searching for a name.)

We shudder at the thought of all that manky, mushroomy, man musk filling the ventilation system at Rogers Arena during a hot summer night. And what if your Green Men-inspired boss wants to have a bulgy sit-down with you in his office for an up-close and fragrant state of the union address. Nasty.

All we’re saying is green body suits are not a toy. They should be taken seriously and not treated lightly. Your junk will be on display. You will sweat and there will be unseemly stains— stains you will have a hard time explaining even though they make sense within the confines of a snug-fitting body suit. But people won’t know that. And they will look at you funny and you will have a difficult time flirting with attractive people, because lycra is unforgiving when it comes to hiding one’s excitement. Think about that. Really, really think about that. That is all.

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Vancouver’s street food has exploded since the city launched its program last year. But if you haven’t had a chance to check out the scene (three dozen carts and growing), there’s an app to help you do just that—and it’s free. Street Food Vancouver is one of the handiest iPhone helpers around, particularly if you’re downtown and aren’t sure where to grab the next bite. All you do is turn on your location settings and the app will lead you to the closest vendor, and—more importantly—if they’re open or not.

We test drove the app and were impressed with just how accurate it is.

As long as the vendors update their status, it works like a charm.

And if find you’re favourite cart is closed, there are likely five others within a couple of blocks. Here’s a few faves worth a taste.

• Carts that stick to just one item have quickly built a loyal following.

It’s easy to see why, especially in Re-Up BBQ’s case. They’re fanatical about their pulled pork sandwich— and rightly so. The tender, non-medicated meat from Two Rivers Meats is slow smoked for seven to eight hours and prepped in sealed six-portion packs to be re-heated and served with spicy BBQ sauce and homemade coleslaw in a Portuguese bun.

The portion size is smart and you can eat it easily without getting your suit drycleaned. During peak periods, they serve upwards of 200 sandwiches in two hours. That’s about one every 30 seconds, including assembly,

The new Street Food Vancouver app helps hungry iPhone owners locate nearby food carts. photos Tim Pawsey serving a beverage (homemade iced tea) and making change. Look for the shiny stainless steel trailer at Hornby at Georgia and elsewhere around town. Check the app for updates.

• Big Dogs Street Hots owner Sean Ruudz has dubbed his business “Vancouver’s Original Organic Hot Dog Stand,” and when it came to upping the hot dog game in town, he beat everyone to the punch before the city unveiled its street food nutrition requirements.

“We were the first to offer organic dogs, four years ago,” says Ruudz, as he puts the finishing touches on a lean and flavourful bison smokey. Aside from the selection, ranging from salmon and halibut to chicken, beef, turkey and lamb, much of the appeal comes from Big Dogs’ bright-red customized Boler trailer, located on the southwest corner of Hornby and Robson, with its tongue-in-cheek humour. “Unattended children will be given espresso and a free kitten” reads the sign.

• Kaboom Box always seems to have a crowd around it, thanks in part to the energetic antics of its staff that sometimes verge on street theatre, but also as testament to its free ranging, healthy

fare. On the menu: hot wild smoked salmon sandwiches, breaded oyster po-boys, veggie burgers, fish and chips, poutine and venison burgers on a crusty bun with organic greens and maple mustard. All sauces are homemade and seafood is Ocean Wise certified. Located at Granville and Robson.

There are more, including chef Josh Wolfe’s new Fresh Local Wild (Hastings and Burrard) and the recently unveiled Nu Greek Cart, Harry Kambolis’ souvlaki salute, that recently rolled out at Granville and Georgia.

You can find them all with the app.

••• Speaking of all things Hellenic, don’t miss the 21st annual Greek Day on West Broadway, June 26, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., greekday.com, or Nu restaurant’s celebration the day before when Kambolis and his mother Georgia recreate their famous family Easter celebration, June 25, with a full buffet of Greek dishes such as spanakopitas, charred octopus, dolmades, keftedes, kota, baked pastitso and calamari, from 4 p.m. onwards, $25 all-in. For details, call 604-646-4668. info@hiredbelly.com Twitter: @HiredBelly

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Videomatica employees set to shoot web series about last days of video Michael Kissinger Staff writer When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, as the saying goes. So when a group of employees learned the video store they worked for would be closing this summer, they decided to make a comedy series about it.

Support Your Local Video Store is the brainchild of sketch comedy troupe Red Wheelbarrow, which includes two longtime employees of Videomatica. The Kitsilano video store announced last month it would be closing for good this summer after 28 years, due to declining business and an increasing number of people opting to download or stream their movies online. Slated for six episodes, the web series, which begins shooting next week, follows the dying days of an unnamed video store and the absurd and often geeky situations its three rental clerks find themselves in.

Joe Balogh, the rentals manager at Videomatica, says the characters and storylines are loosely based on him and Videomatica’s sales manager BJ Summers who also co-wrote, co-produced and acts in the series, but the idea for making a comedy set in a video store has been in the works for some time.

“I think the fact that the store is closing sort of gave us a kick from behind to do it, but it has been something we’ve discussed doing forever, pretty much as long as I’ve worked there,” says Balogh, who’s been with Videomatica since 2004. “The place is a little bit absurd in its own way, so it’s

Videomatica sales manager BJ Summers wonders where everyone went in a web promo for the six-part comedy series Support Your Local Video Store. perfect fodder for something like a comedy series.”

A promo video for the series depicts a middle-aged woman and her dog curling up to a laptop computer to watch a movie online. “Thank you, Internet, for letting me watch whatever I want whenever I want,” she beams. “Now I’ll never have to go back to that video store ever again.” The scene then cuts to a lonely video store clerk, played

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Balogh says there’s a certain amount of gallows humour involved in the show, but it has more to do with taking a sad situation and trying to make it funny. “We’ve seen so many sad faces over the last little while, and we just want to make them smile for a change. Everybody that walks in the door wants to sob at me, and I want to make them laugh.”

That said, developing a series based on the current woes facing video stores has been a cathartic experience for the show’s creators, who also include Andria Papineau and Dave Ohlin.

“It’s a way for us to get some closure and for all the people in the community that we’ve become friends with over the years to get some closure as well,” Balogh says. “It just makes sense.”

Although there are only six episodes planned, Balogh says

there’s a donation canister on the counter of Videomatica to help fund the project and even additional episodes if enough money is raised. As for celebrity customers, of which Videomatica has had a few, including Johnny Depp, David Bowie, Colin Firth and Jodie Foster, Balogh says he’s easily bribable. “We haven’t written in any celebrities yet. But if we get any celebrities who want to help us out, we could certainly make a part for them.”

The show will be shot on location, at night during Videomatica’s off hours, and the creators hope to air the first episode online by the end of June and are considering setting up a Support Your Local Video Store website.

Otherwise they’ll likely air the episodes on a video sharing site such as vimeo.com.

Of course the irony that they’re making a comedy series about the last days of a video store for the very medium that is blamed for the demise of video stores is not lost on Balogh.

“We’ve definitely noticed the irony ourselves,” Balogh says.

“But it is the easiest way for us to distribute and at this point there’s not going to be any other place to release these things eventually on DVD if there are any stores left in the long run.

It’s just indicative of the way things are going that we’re making a comedy about a dying video store and posting it on the Internet. It just shows that that’s the way the culture is going.”

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LUNSFORD, Maureen Anne (nee Mallett) Passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends, Friday May 20th, 2011 at Vancouver General Hospital after a brave and lengthy battle with breast cancer and leukemia.

Maureen was predeceased by her father, David Johnstone Mallett and her husband, Eddie Lewis Lunsford. Maureen is survived by her mother, Viola Ethel Mallett, her twin daughters Simone and Faeron Lunsford, and her beloved grandchildren Celeste, David, and VyaMaureen. Maureen was a beautiful, kind-hearted, funny, intelligent, and strong woman.

She was a truly devoted and caring mother, grandmother, friend, and nurse. Maureen devoted her life to caring and supporting others both privately and professionally. She devoted a lifetime of service, care, and support to others and the community as a Registered Nurse for forty years. She truly enjoyed being an R.N. and absolutely adored her clients and coworkers. Through it all she stayed positive, strong, brave, and kept up her wonderful sense of humor.

Maureen’s kind, gentle, and generous spirit will be deeply missed by her family, many dear friends, clients, and co-workers, yet will live on in the hearts and minds of all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, Maureen wished that donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Camp Fund.

Memorial will be held at the Scottish Cultural Center, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver, B.C. Monday July 4th, 2011, Beginning at 12:00pm until 3:00pm.

Duncan, B.C. (250) 748-2134 Condolences may be sent to: www.mem.com

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of Despair

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HEALTHY AGING UBC Psychology Study If you are over the age of 65, mobile and in good health, you may be eligible to participate in a UBC study looking at the relationship between spending behaviours and health.

The study will take place over six weeks, will require you to come to UBC three times over the course of the study, and be given money to spend in specific ways. In return, you will receive a detailed health report, and have the opportunity to contribute to research on healthy aging.

Please contact Chris at: 604-379-7967 or email healthyaging@psych.ubc.ca for more information.

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Assist Account Executives with research gathering and presentations for new revenue opportunities.

Closely monitor print & digital campaigns and work with Account Executives to ensure contract terms are met and recommend solutions when necessary.

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If this sounds like the perfect fit, please submit you resume and cover letter in confidence to communitycareers@postmedia.com /postmedia.com

F/T Junior Accountant Vancouver based international publishing company seeks a F/T Junior Accountant to join our team.

The company offers an excellent working environment with full benefits, 3 weeks holiday per year on joining (4 weeks after 2 years) and a four day work week of 38.5 hours (with a four day weekend on Monday holidays).

Responsibilities include: full cycle of AR & AP and Bank Reconciliation.

Previous experience using accounting software, spreadsheets, etc is critical. Enrolment of a CGA or speaking Mandarin is a plus. Must be well organized and detail oriented and able to work independently, Strong analytical and problem solving abilities are a necessity, as well as having very good written and oral communication skills.

Please send your resume, along with a handwritten letter of introduction and a general range of salary expectations.

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AUDI BRAND SPECIALIST Capilano Audi requires a motivated, positive and enthusiastic professional to join our top-performing sales team at our new North Vancouver location. We are in particular seeking an Audi Brand Specialist to help address the needs of our ever-growing clientele.

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ARE YOU EXCITED BY THE CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE? If you answered yes to this question, then come and join our team at The Burnaby NOW as an ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE. We are one of the most established community based organizations and are looking for people who share our passion for excellence.

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We offer a great working environment, a competitive base salary and commission plan which includes an attractive benefits package.

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Become a Registered Personal Trainer. See our ad under Education. Hilltop 604-930-8377

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.

Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions in Vancouver. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required. Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided.

Starting wage of approximately $12 (combination of base hourly rate and daily production bonus).

Detailed descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

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

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SUMMER WORK

Immediate openings, $17 base/appt , Conditions apply, no exp. nec., training given.

Call 604-676-0446 www.SummerOpenings.ca SCHOOL OF MIX (Vancouver) seeking F/T Wine Instructor. Expertise in the wine field a must. $18 hr. E-res: info@schoolofmix.com

VANCOUVER’S LARGEST Lawn and Property Maintenance Company pays $120-$360 DAILY for outdoor Spring/Summer work.

Hiring honest, competitive, and energetic individuals to fill our various 2011 positions.

Apply online @ www.propertystarsjobs.com

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ECG TECHNICIAN is required part time, Cantonese or Mandarin speaking for Richmond cardiology office.

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HOME SUPPORT needed for Elderly person, Full time. Call Estee 604-872-0150

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Working alongside a great team, you will apply your building management, maintenance and janitorial skills, and support our clients—some of whom experience barriers to successful tenancy.

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GAS STATION/STORE SUPERVISOR Costa Enterprises Corp. req F/T supervisor in Coquitlam.1-2 yr exp. $16.50 hr. Fax: 604-568-0235

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR for IAE Edunet in Vancouver.

Compl. Of Secondary School, 1−2 yrs of exp in related field.

Experience with homestay programs for Korean international students an asset. Fluent in Korean and proficiency in English. $18−$20/hr, 37.5 hr/wk. Fax: 604-632-0231 E-mail: iaecanada@gmail.com

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Saturday & Sunday, June 11th & 12th 11am-1pm 2398 West 19th Ave Lamps, Antiques, Gardening Tools, etc.

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Sat 8:30 a - 2 p Rain date Sunday 8:30 a - 2 p

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Furniture, accessories, kitchenware.

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Saturday June 11, 9am. Please no early birds or pre-views.

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AREA SALES REP Part time is required for the North Shore & Vancouver area.

Commissioned based, 3days/wk.

Duties include: Delivery & stocking product. Servicing equipment & generating sales through co. promotions in retail grocery & home improvement stores. Heavy lifting is required.

Clean drivers abstract a must & previous sales experience an asset. Company vehicle is provided. Please fax resume with references to 604-574-6148

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KARATE INSTRUCTORS needed for school expansion. Will train. Fitness instructors welcome.

Sensei Ramin 604-812-3656

Sun. June 12 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 1062 East 40 Avenue Dishes, furniture, clothing, electronics, jewellery & more.

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Vancouver Westside

Moving Sale!

Sun. June 12th..

11am - 3pm 3036 West 11th Ave. Condo size furn. misc. household items & so much more!

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FEATURED EMPLOYMENT VICE PRESIDENT, INTEGRATED AD SALES

Postmedia is seeking a Vice President, Integrated Ad Sales to drive sales innovation, advertiser engagement and ad sales revenues across Saskatchewan’s leading media brands: The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) and Leader-Post (Regina).

Based in Saskatoon and reporting directly to the Group Publisher (Saskatchewan), the Vice President, Integrated Ad Sales will be responsible for advertising sales at both properties, focusing on initiatives that drive advertising sales revenue across digital, mobile and print platforms. Working with the Marketing & Product Development group, this individual will be integral in the development of all related opportunities and resources for the launch of a number of initiatives created at the local and national levels.

As a leader with an entrepreneurial spirit, the successful candidate embraces new ideas, challenges convention and has a track record of delivering results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Direct the combined sales force and ad support groups across both Saskatoon and Regina operations; * Inspire a team of sales professionals to sell integrated ad solutions across the brands’ digital, mobile and print platforms; * Promote an environment that rewards innovative thinking and new ideas across all areas of the business; * Work hand-in-hand with marketing & product development and both editorial newsrooms to create compelling revenue-driven products across all platforms: * Fiscal planning, budget tracking and re-forecasting; and, * Build ever deeper ties and relationships with the communities we serve

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* Excellent team leadership skills as a manager in a sales environment with an impressive history of achieving sales goals and helping others reach theirs; * Experience in a sales environment selling ads on digital and mobile platforms is a definite asset; * Experience with departmental planning and budgeting process and analysis; * Ability to operate at both the strategic and operational levels of a sizeable organization; * Track record of making a significant impact on a large organization in a short period of time; and, * A combination of education, experience and training will be considered.

Related post-secondary education is an asset.

Closing Date: June 20, 2011 Interested applicants are invited to apply in confidence to: Human Resources Leader-Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. 1964 Park Street, P.O. Box 2020, Regina SK S4P 3G4 Email: humanresources@leaderpost.com Confidential Fax: (306) 781-5487

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IKEA DESK storage combo $110. Warhammer game $100.

Call 604-987-5557 MOVING SALE! air cond. Denby apts size, like new, $450 obo 604-267-0017

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DINING ROOM table, 6 chairs, buffet & hutch, solid wood $550 leather love seat double recliner near new $500. 604-796-2513 SOFA + 2 matching arm chairs burgundy, coffee tbl+ 2 side tbls, $400, ikea sofabed & loveseat $400, ikea table $50, oak round dining tbl 38 inch 4 chairs $300, microwave +tbl $50, patio table+6 chairs & canopy $200, ent unit w/tv/dvd/radio $150 obo all grt cond. 604-272-0060 lv messge VILAS MAPLE bdrm furn, 4 matching pcs exc cond $1200.

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Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

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FRASERVIEW MONTESSORI Preschool & Kindergarten Registring for Sept.2011.(6043244324) www.fraserviewmontessori.com. fraserviewmontessori@gmail.com

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June 25th, 9am Start!!!

LAB X Golden Retriever pups #1 cross, m/f, vet checked, ready now. $500. Ph 604-701-1587

Beautiful 1 Year Old Neutered Male Pitbull

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Looking for love after a year of mistreatment.

Fur and Feathers Rescue 604 719-7848 DESCRIPTION:OCHO CINCO, 3 and a half year old prasa canario/ pitbull cross brindle. experienced owner required, no pets or children, very protective, lost home.

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YELLOW LABS Family raised. Vet chkd, dewormed, vaccinated. Ready now. $600 Call: (604) 537-5063 MULTI SHIH-TZU Poo. adult & puppy, hand raised, non shedding, 604-820-9469

DEUCE. FUR and Feathers Rescue. 3 years old. Brindle. Has not been socialized with other dogs, but extremely friendly.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, pure bred. White or traditional. $525 each. 604-308-0047.

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80-100 CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS & RV’s

GOLDENDOODLE PUPS. Great family dog. Hypoallergenic. Ready July 5th. $1000. 604-864-7203

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1) CONTENTS OF SEVERAL STORAGE PODS – FRIDAY JUNE 17th @ 11 AM On-Site Location: 5350 Byrne Road, Burnaby, B.C. 2) HOME FURNISHINGS & UNCLAIMED COURIER GOODS – WED JUNE 22nd @ 6 PM Location: 2720 #5 Road, Richmond, B.C. 3) RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTION – SAT JUNE 25th @ 10 AM Location: 2720 #5 Road, Richmond, B.C. FOR MORE DETAILS AND PHOTOS VISIT: www.lovesauctions.com

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ROTTWEILER Cross 2 yr old Male looking for a home. I am neutered, vaccinated, housetrained and crate trained. Not good with other animals.

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3BDRM/3.5BTH 3121 Sunnyhurst Road OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JUNE 12 - 2p - 4p 3-year-old, 1,965 sq. ft. townhome in Lynn Valley. Open floor plan. $765,000 Call: (604) 982-9097 WOODCROFT NORTH Van spacious 1 bd, spectacular western view, new kitchen, bath, carpets.

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6020-01

Real Estate

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6008

Condos/ Townhouses

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6020

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6020-06

Chilliwack

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6020-18

Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

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Houses - Sale

6020-36

Tsawwas.

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6020-38

Vancouver East Side

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Business Opps/ Franchises

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6050

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6060

Real Estate Wanted

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6065

Recreation Property

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5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Leong Lor Shee, also known as Lor Shee Leong, formerly of 4596 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, are required to send particulars of those claims to the Executors, Connie Leong and Gale Alison Leong, c/o 202 - 5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G3, Attn: Stephen Miller, on or before July 8, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed giving regard only to those claims which have been received.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF HOLIA HSING CHOW late of 6A -1568 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 2E1 (the “Estate”) NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the executors, Stanley Tai-Hai Chow, Margaret Chow Yung and Sophia Wong at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 – 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before July 11, 2011, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

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5505

HOME SERVICES

Legal/Public Notices

Notice to Creditors and Others

Re: The estate of Wendy Louise Davis, also known as Wende Louise Davis, deceased, formerly of 347 East 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5V 2M8 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Wendy Louise Davis, also known as Wende Louise Davis are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor c/o Adrian & Co., Barristers and Solicitors, attn: Lara Percy, at 5660 Yew Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 3Y3 on or before July 8, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Mary Joan Buchanan deceased, formerly of 1323 West 71st Ave., Vancouver, B.C. are hereby required to send the particulars to C. Godbolt, 401A# 3000 Oak Street, Chemainus, B. C. V0R 1K1 on or before June 30, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

ACTION NO. S110670 VANCOUVER REGISTRY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN HSBC BANK CANADA, PLAINTIFF AND FARDINA SENTOSO, DEFENDANT ADVERTISEMENT TO Fardina Sentoso TAKE NOTICE THAT on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 an order was made for service upon you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the Vancouver Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number S110670 by way of this advertisement. In the proceeding, the plaintiff claims the following relief against you: Judgment in the amount of $14,119.00 plus interest of $596.84 to January 21, 2011 and ongoing interest thereafter plus costs. You must file a responding pleading/response to Civil Claim within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you. You may obtain, from the Vancouver Registry, at the Law Courts, 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement. This advertisement is placed by the plaintiff whose address for service is c/o McLachlan Brown Anderson, Barristers and Solicitors of 10th Floor - 938 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1N9.

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7005

Body Work

Appliance Repairs

8015

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7010

Personals

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7015

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RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR + den + patio, garden level. Quiet complex for seniors 55+ with community lounge, near bus/shops. $1230/mth. ns/np. West King Edward Ave, Phone 10 am 4pm Mon -Fri . 604-671-0965 1BDRM/1BTH 147 E.1st Street LARGE 1BR+DEN, 1st-Lonsdale, deck, view, BBQ, f/p, d/w, w/d, u/g prkg, gym, strg locker, 1yr lease, July 1, Small Pets OK $1,500 Monthly Call: (250) 686-9850 or email: pyematt@shaw.ca.

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BACH $495 Immed, Cambie & SW Marine Dr. hardwood, incl hw, 1 yr lease. np, ns, 604-988-4692

From the City to the Valley

Concrete

Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

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8060

CONCRETE SPECIALIST

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1 BDRM, $800. Newly reno’d. view, hardwood, Victoria Drive & 33rd. no pets, no smoking, Avail June 15th. 604-765-8561.

BEAUTIFUL SUITES Marpole area. Bach, 1 & 2 BRs. Newer kitchens & baths. H/W flrs, balcony/patio. $800 & up. Incl heat, h/water, 2 appl.

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: The accent continues on paperwork, messaging, errands, travel, news and casual friends. It’s a busy but not important time.

Sunday’s full of mysteries and subconscious urges (so is good for seeing within or seeking critical advice). But these – and sex, finances – can meet irritation Monday. Wisdom, a gentle outlook creep in late Monday to late Wednesday – you might spend too much on travel, culture, education or a legal matter, but these things also come to a satisfying climax. Be ambitious Thursday/Friday. You’re popular Saturday, but driving, high tech are erratic.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Continue to chase money. Buy sources of knowledge and co-operate with teachers. Relationships flow well Sunday, but they might run into friction Monday a.m. Ignore a financial or sexual decision/idea Monday night – these meet success Tuesday/Wednesday (although you might overspend for an investment). Be careful with ethical or legal “assumptions” (or travel ideas) Thursday to suppertime – the practical reality is far different. These matters flow with superb luck, though, Thursday night to pre-dawn Saturday.

Be ambitious – but drive carefully, and forgive computers – Saturday.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma and effectiveness continue high. You’ll be given almost anything you ask for – but you need to be aware that asking for a partner, marriage, relocation, litigation or a contract could lead to restriction or unexpected solitude. But these are not necessarily bad. Relative solitude will come anyway, over the year ahead, as a blessing, a healing. Do ask for advice. Take this general attitude for the whole 12 months ahead: that you will, to whatever degree you can, sacrifice your own time/energy to support another (or others). This will bring good results.

8055

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Cancer June 21-July 22: Lie low, rest and recuperate. Be thoughtful, plan, seek advice, deal with government agencies or institutions, or corporate head offices. Your charitable and spiritual side remains prominent. Next week, you’re going to burst forth with a blaze of energy, so store it up now. Sunday’s romantic, but anyone who’s attractive Monday morning is also a quarrelsome type – fair warning! Tackle chores and health concerns Monday to Wednesday. Relationships can frustrate you Thursday to suppertime (so don’t pursue new ones) but this night and Friday bring sweet, even passionate harmony!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Wishes can come true! You remain popular, optimistic, happy. Make and accept invitations (but keep them near in time – after June 20 you’ll tire of social involvements). The year ahead is very lucky for career, ambitions, etc. Use Sunday to ground this – to examine and/or shore up your foundations, your platform for launching an ambitious bid. For example, when you’re handling long days and career pressures, a supportive family is a good foundation. Or mapping out the right territory, or lining up allies. Tuesday/Wednesday are romantic, creative – love could reach a sweet climax!

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: The accent remains on ambition, status, prestige relationships. Show the boss (or parents, etc.) what you can do. Sunday’s great for puttering around the neighbourhood, reading a fat newspaper, calling friends, errands and paperwork.

These need a diplomatic (but opportunistic) approach Monday a.m. You reach a climax and an “ending note” in career matters Tuesday/Wednesday – all is well. Perhaps a project matures. Study long-term income and investments Thursday: these will undergo change this decade – safety key. Thursday/Friday are romantic. Chores Saturday – practise safety!

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6510

Co-ops

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8060

Concrete

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813 DRIVEWAYS, Sidewalks, Stairs, Floors, Forming, Landscaping, Any renovations. 778-881-0961 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8073

Drainage

8075

EW37

Drywall

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6522

Furnished Accommodation

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 PERSON: bach suite nanaimo & 11th. N/s n/p $500/mth.

604-721-7272

1 BR large ground level ste, avail now, 5 min walk to Skytrain, $830 incl utils, cable & internet. No w/d, ns np. 604-436-4417

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1 BR ste, Killarney, priv entr, own w/d, npets, ns, nr bus July 1, $750+util. aft 6pm. 604-433-3650

6540

Houses - Rent

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM large bsmt suite, own entry 34th & Victoria. Suits quiet prof. couple, $800 util incl. NS/NP nr amens, July 1, 604-325-6991 1 br ground level suite, July 1.

Newly reno, new appls, own entry, $800 incld utils no wd, ns, np, 59/Windsor 604-779-3712

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Gentle love, understanding, a wide view, far travel, legal affairs, higher education, religion, cultural involvements – the accent continues on these. During the 378 days ahead, you are going to face superb luck in investments, lifestyle changes, sex/intimacy, therapy/healing, and/or research. Use Sunday to see what you already have, and what you accept as true – these are not where your luck lies; these will remain static. Monday morning, a partner’s or competitor’s comment, even if irritating, or a spied opportunity, shows where your luck lies. Romance unpredictable Saturday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Changes are still on the agenda, in lifestyle, commitments, intimacy, finances. But the biggest change involves your relationship sphere: it’s growing splendidly lucky.

The year ahead will bring at least two opportunities to marry, form a business partnership, relocate, attract the public (e.g., as clients to your store) – almost all of these have a very beneficial money result! Remember for the past 15 years I kept saying that your true love phase would begin in 2011?

This partnership year is part of that. Your energy’s good Sunday. Chase money midweek. Love late Thursday?

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The emphasis remains on relationships,partnerships,opportunities, relocation, negotiation. Remember, this area needs a light touch until late August 2012. Actually marrying or relocating is not a good idea, unless “life brings it” – e.g., your employer transfers you. Depend more on your own efforts, carve out your own destiny, rather than chasing perceived “opportunities.” Lie low, rest Sunday/Monday. Your energy rises nicely midweek. Chase money Thursday/Friday (but expect barriers up to Thursday suppertime). Someone’s sweet, reliable. Travel Saturday – safety first!

2 BR $1,000 incl. util, avail now, bright grd lvl, new houme nr bus/ school, Prince Albert & 43rd, 604-327-0671or 604-329-3730 3 BDRM upper floor, $1650 incl utils, no pets, n/s, shared laundry, Avail now, Knight/60th.

604-322-6701 cell 778-998-4505 VAN KILARNEY quiet 2 BR + den, top flr, lrg f/yd, 1,000sf, lrg kitch, full bath, w/d. NS/NP. Jul1. $1050 + 1/2 utils. 604-433-4627

6605

Townhouses Rent

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June 12 - 18, 2011 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: You face nine more days of drudgery work, so just keep on plugging. (As hinted earlier, perform only necessary work all year; don’t make machinery, chores, health or employment a primary focus.) Soon, fresh air, new opportunities and exciting relationships will enter. The last of these is especially significant, as the 12 months ahead bring splendid romantic openings! The same period creative and speculative luck. Optimistic risk is your friend, especially risk that, if it “wins,” will bring you more responsibility. Joy Sunday. Rest midweek, charge forth Thursday/Friday!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: This is your last week of romance, creativity, pleasure and beauty for awhile – enjoy it while you can. Be ambitious Sunday.

Higher-ups are still impatient, temperamental, so be diplomatic, especially Monday morning. Your popularity surges Tuesday/Wednesday! Flirtations, entertainment, optimism abound. A romance could swell to “mad love.” But retreat Thursday/Friday: meditate, contemplate, plan, deal with government agencies, and fulfill obligations. (All these will go better Thursday night and Friday, not before.) Your energy, charisma spring up Saturday – careful driving.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The accent continues on your domestic scene, on security, property, children, retirement, gardening, nature and nutrition. Luxuriate in laziness. Sunday/Monday are wise, gentle – contemplate the why’s, not the how’s. You might feel a tug-o-war between your ambitions and your home (or your tiredness) Tuesday/Wednesday. All’s well, whichever extreme you favour. Your hopes meet barriers Thursday daytime, but this night ad Friday could bring fulfillment, especially to home-related wishes. It’s a splendid time to decorate, landscape.

Weariness returns Saturday – rest, plan. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011

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8075

Glass Mirrors

Drywall

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8120

Electrical

Commercial/Residential

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8125

Gutters

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8087

Excavating

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8090

Fencing/Gates

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8105

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8130

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

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8155

Landscaping

8160

Lawn & Garden

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Redesigned for 2011, Scion’s tC remains a simple, effective and economical two-door coupe.

Mustang. That’s a far cry from the ’90s, a time when practical sports coupes were far more prevalent on city streets.

Compared to its most direct competitors, the tC presents an intriguing package. It looks great on the outside, but some consumers will find the interior to be too basic next to the sophisticated Civic and Forte. Scion’s philosophy is to provide blank canvases that owners can customize with accessories and upgrades, but there’s very little that can be done to the tC’s cockpit. Still, audiophiles will appreciate the ability to easily swap out the stereo for an aftermarket unit, and might even be happy with Scion’s excellent Pioneer and Alpine systems.

Scion and Toyota are relying on the tC to do a lot. It’s the most aggressively themed product in

Toyota’s lineup, bringing some emotion to an otherwise laidback automaker and carrying on the legacy of the Celica and the MR2. And yet, it’s the most conservative of Scion vehicles next to the quirky xA, xB, and iQ hatchbacks.

More importantly, it’s thoughtful, well-equipped, and priced right for the young adults that make up the Scion demographic.

The tC isn’t necessarily better than a Civic or a Forte Koup, but it will definitely make you think twice before you sign on the dotted line. That’s exactly what Scion needs.

Design At a glance, the second-generation tC doesn’t look much different from the original. However, while the car’s dimensions haven’t changed much, all of

the body panels have been redesigned to give it a more aggressive exterior that should appeal more broadly to men.

The most striking features are the tall rear quarter panel that rises up to meet the roofline, giving the coupe a very distinctive profile, and the panoramic glass roof that is standard on every tC. If you want to grab attention, the tC definitely has a lot going for it.

In keeping with Scion’s desire to have owners personalize their cars, the tC’s cabin is as minimalist as it gets. That’s great if you want to dress it up with accessories, but consumers who want to be immediately impressed will want to look elsewhere.

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This isn’t to say that Scion won’t succeed in Canada, but the brand will have to evolve such that consumers see it less as a marketing strategy and more as a legitimate automaker. Lexus went through the same growing pains in the ’90s and has clearly done just fine, so Scion has history and experience on its side.

More importantly, Scion has the tC coupe.

The five-door xB gets the most attention, but the tC has done its fair share over the past decade, accounting for a significant portion of Scion’s sales. Redesigned for 2011, it remains a simple, effective, and economical two-door coupe, competing in a market that’s essentially limited to the Honda Civic Coupe and CR-Z hatchback, Kia Forte Koup, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and—if you can live with a base model—the Ford

it should. It’s not terrible by any means, but not what you’d expect from a Toyota-built vehicle.

Performance Power comes from a 2.5L inline-four borrowed from the Toyota Camry and RAV4, producing 180-hp and 173 lb-ft of torque. It’s tied to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission.

The tC is a fun car to drive, but you wouldn’t call it a true sports car. The direct, predictable steering and good road feedback are high points, but there’s a bit of body roll and the car works hard to turn and accelerate.

Ride quality is excellent and overall, I like the balance.

If you want to compete with a Civic SI Coupe, you’ll have to load the tC out with performance parts from the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) catalogue, which include a short-throw shifter, air filter, exhaust system, front strut brace, lowering springs, and 19” wheels. Doing so will make the tC a lot more interesting to drive, but add significantly to the cost.

Environment Perhaps one of the best things about the tC is something that a lot of people don’t realize: it’s a hatchback. Rather than equipping it with a tiny trunk opening—as some automakers are known to do—Scion made the tC a fastback hatch from day one. The tall and wide hatch opening and 60/40 split-folding rear seats add significantly to the car’s overall practicality.

Inside, the small tC boasts a surprising amount of space that’s put to good use, with a large glovebox and excellent front cupholders.

There’s even decent room in the back thanks to the unusual roof proportions and reclining rear seats, though taller folk will still find it cramped.

The front bucket seats are excellent, proving both comfortable and supportive, and the flat-bottomed, thick-grip steering wheel is fantastic.

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Scion tC’s minimalist interior is no match for its stylish exterior design. low starting price.

Thumbs down Minimalist interior; somewhat generic design.

The bottom line Halfway between Toyota and Scion, you’ll find the tC. Continued next page

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Continued from previous page The base audio setup features a hightech Pioneer deck with eight speakers, USB input, and an outlet to add an external amp and subwoofer. Alternatively, the tC can be had with a Premium Alpine System with a 4.3” touch screen, and three outlets for additional speakers. If that’s not enough— and for many tC owners it won’t be—it’s time to visit your favourite audio store.

Features The tC sells for $20,850 in a single, wellequipped trim level, to which consumers can add from a long list of accessories.

Standard features include ABS, vehicle stability control, traction control, cruise control, air conditioning, tilt-and-telescope steering, power windows, remote keyless entry, panoramic glass roof, Bluetooth, eight-speaker Pioneer audio system, and front/side/knee/side-curtain airbags.

In addition to TRD performance parts, notable options include heated leather seats, fog lamps, rear spoiler, and the Alpine audio system.

Fuel efficiency with the manual transmission is rated at 8.9L/100km in the city and 6.3L/100km on the highway.

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Craftily designed Kia keeps competitive in the coupe department Continued from previous page Competitors Ford Mustang The Mustang starts at $22,999, equipped with a 3.7L V6 producing 305-hp and 280 lb-ft of torque. The only real similarities to the tC are the two doors and four wheels, but if you’re going to spend $21k on a Scion, it’s worth considering $23k for a Mustang.

There is, of course, a variety of bigger and more powerful V8 engines available, but they put the pony car into a completely different performance and price range.

Honda Civic Coupe Redesigned for 2012, the Civic Coupe starts at $17,990 with a 1.8L inline-four producing 140-hp and 128 lb-ft of torque. $25,990 will get you the hotrod SI, boasting a 2.4L inline-four with 201-hp and 170

lb-ft of torque.

The new Civic is an evolution of the highly successful model introduced in 2006, with swoopier styling and greater fuel efficiency.

However, it’s disappointing that Honda has stuck with five-speed manual and automatic transmissions in non-SI models when everyone else has moved to six speeds.

Kia Forte Koup $18,995 is the starting price for the Forte Koup, which comes with a 2.0L inline-four with 156-hp and 144 lb-ft of torque, or a 2.4L inline-four generating 173-hp and 168 lb-ft of torque.

Led by a trio of compact cars—the Forte sedan, Koup, and Forte5 hatch—Kia is strengthening its identity with some really fantastic design efforts.

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Danone Activia Yogurt

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Boulder Canyon Potato Chips

Bolthouse Farms Fresh Fruit Juices & Smoothies

2/7.00

142g • product of USA

Earth’s Choice Organic Fair Trade Bulk Coffee

assorted varieties

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EnviroKidz Organic Cereal

2.99

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Dietitia n Top Ch s’ oice

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Pastificio Di Martino Organic or Whole Wheat Pasta assorted varieties

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Pacific Foods Organic Soup and Broths

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946ml - 1 L • product of USA

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Plum-M-Good Organic Rice Cakes

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1.79

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Casbah Side Dishes

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Bakery Department

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Natural Factors Wild Pacific Salmon Oil Natural Factors OmegaFactors® Wild Pacific Salmon Oil is extracted from already harvested wild salmon, using parts of the fish that would otherwise be wasted.

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Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics is a high technology, 21st Century, symbiotic product containing 12 strains of friendly bacteria, naturally occurring FOS, 4 organic acids and important micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

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Rice Bakery Rice Shortcake Dessert Cups

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Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 Plus

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Health Care Department

Sourdough Round Bread

2.99

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Kashi Cereal Bars

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Blue Monkey Coconut Water

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Goji Omega Boost Oatmeal Swiss Cheeses

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Endangered Species Chocolate Bars

California Grown

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Yellow Peaches and Nectarines

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A.C. LaRocco Gourmet Frozen Pizzas

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Red and Green Leaf Lettuce from 2EE Farm

Chicken Souvlaki Skewers

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Deli Department

Chapman’s Premium Ice Cream

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Certified Organic, California Grown

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Prime Rib Organic Beef Bones

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Blueberries from Driscoll’s

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Bob’s Red Mill Quinoa

Whole Organic Chickens

Simply Natural Organic Salsa

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Produce Department

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Echoclean 2X Liquid Laundry Detergent two varieties

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6.99

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Seminars & Events Thursday, June 16, 7-8:30pm. Basic Prenatal and Postnatal Care with Naturopathic Doctors Nick and Sonia Jensen of Divine Elements.

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