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Bike route infrastructure causes school chaos Congestion occurs during drop-off, pick-up Naoibh O’Connor Staff writer

Parents and children navigate trafﬁc outside Dr. George Weir elementary in Killarney.

photo Dan Toulgoet

Vehicles jammed East 44th Avenue between Rupert and Killarney streets in front of Dr. George Weir elementary just before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Cars and SUVs travelled in both directions along the narrow road and struggled to pass one another alongside parked cars. Some were passing through the neighbourhood, but many were dropping children off at the school, which enrolls close to 500 students in kindergarten to Grade 7. A few drivers performed u-turns to avoid the congestion or honked their horns, while parents and students darted across the

street mid-block. Watching the morning ritual, with an equal dose of concern and frustration, was Ainslie Kwan, Weir’s parent advisory council chair. The congestion that occurs twice a day during student drop-off and pick-up largely arose after the city installed a traffic diverter on East 45th at Rupert on a trial basis last September. It’s aimed at calming traffic on the designated bike route, but as a result traffic volume has doubled on East 44th. “The street’s not wide enough to deal with the volume that’s now coming down the street due to the traffic diverter,” Kwan said. See CITY on page 4

Charitable donations save aboriginal drop-in centre Downtown Eastside facility hopes to net $40,000 from city hall Mike Howell

Staff writer

A nonproﬁt drop-in centre in the Downtown Eastside whose clients include a large number of homeless aboriginal people will remain open, despite fears last fall that it would close for at least

three months in the winter. Mona Woodward, executive director of the Aboriginal Front Door Society at 384 Main St., said several organizations including Metro Urban Vancouver Aboriginal Strategy have either given or will give money to the organization to keep its doors open for at

least three more months. “It’s looking good,” said Woodward, noting the Aboriginal Strategy committed to $17,000 and the Anglican Church of Canada to $10,000. “I’m so impressed with the community’s love and support.” In November, Woodward told

the Courier the society had to make up a $25,000 shortfall for the drop-in centre to remain open for January, February and March. The society is waiting on word from the Vancouver Foundation, Tides Canada and the United Way for grants and is working with Vancouver East NDP MP

Libby Davies’ ofﬁce on a grant proposal to Heritage Canada. The society is also counting on a $40,000 grant from the city. City council will approve grants in April for various organizations, and has previously given money to the society. See ORGANIZATION on page 4

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Continued from page 1 The society’s goal is to raise enough money to keep the drop-in centre open for the year. To function properly, the society needs $210,00 a year to operate, $180,000 of which to pay four employees and $30,000 to cover the rent, utilities and other operating costs. The drop-in centre is located a few steps from Main and Hastings. Statistics provided by the society show 546 people visited the centre in September, including volunteer Earl Greyeyes, who lives in the neighbourhood. “I come here every day—it gives me stability,” said the 63-year-old Greyeyes, who helps with recycling. “I’m doing something with my life and I’m not drinking or doing drugs or anything.” Occasionally, Greyeyes said, he participates in a traditional aboriginal healing practice called a

“I COME HERE EVERY DAY—IT GIVES ME STABILITY.” Earl Greyeyes

smudge. “It relaxes me and makes me think of my grandmother and grandfather—my heritage. That’s cool. I didn’t care about it before, now I’m right into it.” The drop-in centre offers coffee, food and its staff provides referrals to addiction services, housing and medical help. Programs include crisis intervention, computer training and healing circles. The society also works with the Downtown Community Court, which refers some of its clients to the drop-in centre to complete community work as part of a sen-

tence. The centre opened in 2003 under the Vancouver Agreement funding initiative. Woodward is new to the job and is aware of the troubled ﬁnancial past of the society, which has gone through several executive directors and seen its budget dwindle. A city report published in July 2010 described the society as “facing a number of organizational (staff and board) and ﬁnancial stability challenges.” The society now belongs to an advisory committee with the city and is working on creating a strategic plan to operate beyond this year. Woodward said she hopes a year of reorganization will bring stability to the drop-in centre. “This is too important to lose in this community,” she added. mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

Executive director Mona Woodward says donations will allow the photo Dan Toulgoet Aboriginal Front Door Society to remain open.

City says traffic diverter part of bike route ‘pilot program’

Continued from page 1 The mother of three carried a clip board of “information tickets” for drivers, asking them not to speed, drive in the wrong direction, make u-turns, park illegally, drop children off in the middle of the street, or pull into the staff parking lot. Licence plates are noted and forwarded to the police, the notices warn. Despite this effort, Kwan worries about students’

safety and says not enough has been done since the diverter was installed to address the congestion. Kwan said parents and school staff have worked with city hall on the trafﬁc safety concerns, but they fear they’ve gotten nowhere and worry the diverter will become permanent before a satisfactory resolution is reached. “The city was willing to work with us and acknowledged our concerns, but re-

ally nothing has changed,” Kwan said this week, adding communication has been sporadic and the parent group hasn’t been informed of trafﬁc count results by the city. Weir principal Megahn McCarthy said she’s talked to city staff, VSB staff, trustees and police about safety concerns. The school has also worked with students on pedestrian safety. Some adjustments have been made, including

changing the direction of the stop sign on Killarney to slow trafﬁc. “[But] we haven’t come to a solution that works for everyone. My biggest concern is student safety,” McCarthy said. Jerry Dobrovolny, the city’s director of transportation, said the diverter is part of a citywide effort to reduce the number of cars using bikeways. Trafﬁc volume on 45th,, which runs along the backside of the

school, has dropped from 4,000 vehicles to 1,000, he said, adding the number and speed of vehicles in the general neighbourhood has also gone down. Trafﬁc on 44th, however, has climbed from 500 to 1,000 vehicles, Dobrovolny acknowledged, adding the congestion only occurs twice a day during drop-off and pick-up. “Because it’s a pilot program or trial, we’re still tweaking, or dealing with

some of the specific issues that exist and certainly the 45th and Weir school [location] is one of the specific issues that we’re trying to work with because we’re not satisfied we’ve reached the right solution as yet,” he said. Dobrovolny said the intention was for at least a six-month trial, but that could stretch to a year to cover all four seasons. noconnor@vancourier.com Twitter: @Naoibh

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Predicting the unpredictable. Difﬁcult to do when looking at what’s ahead in 2011 for Police Chief Jim Chu and his 1,300-plus ofﬁcers, whose days on the job are anything but predictable. But here are a few issues to keep an eye on this year: • An update on police calls involving the mentally ill. In January 2008, the VPD released a report that revealed “a profound lack of capacity in mental health resources in Vancouver.” The VPD’s research concluded more than one-third of all calls for police involve people with mental health issues. The department’s request for an urgent response centre to treat the mentally ill has gone unanswered by

the provincial government. The VPD is working on a follow-up report to the 2008 findings and is expected to release it this year. • A green plan. In January 2010, I reported that the VPD had a plan to create a “green team”—as in the environment, not marijuana. A presentation on the department’s green plan was expected to go before the police board last fall, but that didn’t occur. The VPD wants to reduce departmental waste by 70 per cent by 2015. A survey was conducted with every section in the department providing details of the steps they are taking to be greener. Expect a presentation to the police board this year. • More cops on the beat at night. In an interview last year, Chu told me he wanted to implement socalled metro teams, which could see up to 35 officers working nights to respond to busy spots in the city. At the time, Chu was hoping for a turnaround in city finances to bring the officers on board. Maybe this year? • A public hearing into the conduct of two Vancouver police officers involved

Chief Jim Chu (top left) and Mayor Gregor Robertson (bottom left) will preside over the police department’s 1,300-plus ofﬁcers. photo Dan Toulgoet in the January 2010 arrest of Yao Wei Wu, who suffered injuries. Police have called the arrest a case of mistaken identity and Chief Jim Chu apologized to Wu. Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe ordered a public hearing for this year. No date has been set. • The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. Former attorney general

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Wally Oppal will head the inquiry and examine several issues, including investigations conducted between Jan. 23, 1997 and Feb. 5, 2002 by police forces in B.C. regarding women reported missing from the Downtown Eastside. No date has been set for the hearing but forums, including one Jan. 19 at the Japanese Language School

on Alexander Street, begin later this month. • Mayor Gregor Robertson’s continued awkward relationship with the Vancouver Police Board. Robertson is chairperson of the board. Its members, including the mayor himself, have noted the inherent conﬂict of a mayor grappling with police budget issues and then having to

vote at council whether to provide the Vancouver Police Department with more money. The provincial government has the power to eliminate the mayor’s position as chairperson. But will the noise being made by Robertson and the board be enough to make that change this year? mhowell@vancourier.com Twitter: @Howellings

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Cyclists use lights, gear to safely navigate winter roads Megan Stewart

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Cathy Pasion took one of her last bike rides of the winter in late November. But the allweather, four-season commuter wasn’t shying away from two wheels because of darkening skies or dampening weather. The life-long cyclist was in the third trimester of her first pregnancy and decided to take the bus to work at UBC instead of cycling the distance from her new East Side home. “I was quite pregnant—quite big,” she said, remembering her last commute Nov. 25, which had her feeling something like a duck, with her legs angling to the side to accommodate her belly. Pasion, 35, said she might have continued cycling through the winter if she hadn’t moved from Mount Pleasant to East 45th and Victoria, making for a longer commute. Although pregnant, she didn’t have to adjust her bike, her balance was fine and she received warm smiles from those who noticed her shape under an enormous waterproof jacket. “I don’t find it so difficult to bike in the rain. Once you’re in it, you’re fine,” she said. “It can be hard in the morning when it’s dark, especially in the winter, but once you’re in it, it feels great.” Cycling comfortably through the winter— baby on board and otherwise—is a question of preparation and awareness, she says. She

Cathy Pasion stopped cycling in the third trimester of her ﬁrst pregnancy. chooses bigger tires with a larger tread and strives to keep her feet warm and comfortable. Pasion wears head-to-toe rain gear, including booties and a ball cap to keep her glasses dry, and multiple lights. “I’m as alert as I can be and I light myself up.”

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Like Pasion, Amy Walker knows that staying visible is the most effective precaution a cyclist can take when on the roads during winter. Two year ago the editor of Momentum, a Vancouver-based magazine for urban cy-

clists, spoofed the 1980s pop tune by Olivia Newton John and wrote original lyrics for the cover “Let’s Get Visible.” Seen wearing neon, reflective stickers and numerous bike lights, Walker sings: “Let’s get visible, visible,” and, “I want to see your body talk, your body talk.” Said Walker, “By law we’re supposed to have a light on the front of our bike and a light on the back. We’re supposed to make ourselves seen.” Drivers can be startled by cyclists who are hard to discern in the rain or the dark. Light up, she added. Cyclists should consider additional lights beyond the mandatory two at the front and back by attaching lights and reflective aids to clothing, bags and helmets. Walker suggests lights that allow other road users to spot a cyclist from the side when other lights are facing forward. Slow down and take time to brake. Frost, slush and ice on city streets can mean cyclists need more time to stop in unpredictable conditions. Check your brakes or find a professional to do it for you. Ride attentively. Pedestrians are hurrying across the street, motorists are anxious to get out of traffic and winter weather means they may have a harder time seeing a cyclist. Take caution. Visit vancourier.com for a link to “Let’s Get Visible.” mstewart@vancourier.com Twitter: @MHStewart

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Those of you just returning from winter holidays will discover an uncommon amount of churn in the political blogosphere. Welcome to what we can expect this municipal election year. The usual suspects tell us that Vision Vancouver’s policy regarding bylaw enforcement on ﬂophouses is the lead cause of three deaths at a Pandora Street rooming house two weeks ago. With no proof that the city inspectors have been any more or less vigilant in terms of getting slumlords to abide by the law in this case, they say city staff is fearful and therefore negligent in shutting down these buildings. This fear is driven by the belief that Mayor Gregor Robertson and his “political henchmen” will do anything to keep the numbers of street homeless down, including leaving people in unsafe living quarters. But the theorizing doesn’t end there. There is a demand for an “independent” investigation into the causes of this incident. And why do we need an independent investigation? Well, that’s because the bureaucracy at city hall has become so utterly corrupt through “rampant politicization” that any review signed off by city manager Penny Ballem wouldn’t have any credibility. What the bloggers and their political allies in the NPA don’t tell you is this: there are always “independent” investigations when there is a death by ﬁre. And three separate ones are gearing up or are under way now. Here is how it was laid out in an information bulletin issued by the city a few days ago: “In

allengarr the event of any fire death, it is the normal protocol for Vancouver Police Department (VPD) arson investigators and the B.C. Coroners Service to be contacted to undertake any investigation they deem necessary. The coroner is responsible for determining the cause of death. In addition, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service (VFRS) investigators create a report on every fire attended. A copy of the report is sent to the B.C. Fire Commissioner’s Office. The fire scene is held by VFRS under the Provincial Fire Services Act and it is secured by VPD until all investigators are satisfied that their investigations are complete. Once the investigation is complete, the property is securely boarded by city crews. The Coroners Service is governed by the Coroners Act and is responsible for the investigation of all unnatural, sudden and unex-

pected deaths in the province and for ensuring the relevant facts are made a matter of public record, either through completion of a Judgment of Inquiry or the holding of an inquest. The B.C. Coroners Service also identifies and advances recommendations to improve public safety and prevent death in similar circumstances.” Now, we are told repeatedly that Ballem’s reach is wide and her power is awesome, but it’s hard to believe she’s capable of corrupting the Provincial Coroner, the B.C. Fire Commissioner and the VPD so as to produce a result that made her political masters in Vision look good. One other point about the fire: According to the fire department, the blaze and the subsequent deaths were sparked by a frayed extension cord. As the chief said, it could have happened to anyone. But none of that, neither the apparent cause of the fire nor the three independent investigations, really plays well for a crowd desperate for an issue in this coming election. And what puzzles most is the fact that there are a number of issues where Vision can be criticized: Their plan approved for Hastings Park; their failure to consult over homeless shelters; spot zoning in the West End; the speed with which they proceeded with the Hornby bike lane; and fumbling over social housing at the Olympic Village. As valid as those may be, they apparently lack the sensational appeal that can be drummed up over three deaths coming just before Christmas. Now that’s tragic. agarr@vancourier.com

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Liberal name change proposal rooted in product rebranding What’s in a name? Plenty. Last month, the Kootenay East Liberal Party constituency submitted a proposal for changing the name of the B.C. Liberal Party. MLA Bill Bennett told the Globe and Mail that he’s “not naïve enough to think we can change the relationship of the party with the public simply by changing the name.” Right. No alternative terms were mentioned (I can think of a few) but it sounds to me like a semantic Hail Mary pass, from a party in dire need of a PR touchdown. By way of an explanation, Bennett says that rural voters regularly confuse the B.C. Liberal party with the federal Liberal party (presumably in the same way someone might confuse Taco Bell with a Mexican phone company). But you don’t suddenly realize, after more than a decade of your party’s reign, that a fraction of the electorate is a few tiles short a Scrabble game. This is about rebranding a failing product, and ditching a word that has ceased to have political meaning. Through a decade’s worth of radical conservatism, the B.C. provincial government has rendered the L-word near-meaningless in political discourse. But the federal Liberals have also stretched the term past its elastic point. Today it hardly defines a fixed Canadian political position at all, as it did in the time of Pierre Trudeau. It’s the political equivalent of Wonder Bread—a denatured product with empty calories. Some of the most fiscally conservative policies, involving international trade agreements and cuts to social programs, came under the regime of former prime minister Jean Chrétien and his successor, the former shipping magnate Paul Martin. So who’s “liberal” and who’s “conservative?” You could hardly tell by the record of the two biggest Canadian parties, or B.C.’s current government. As I said, this is about rebranding. Big organizations often recalibrate their image to deal with poor public perceptions. Tobacco giant Phillip Morris rebranded itself as Altria to shed its negative image. The security firm Blackwater, accused of mercenary killings of innocent civilians in Iraq, rebranded itself as Xe Services. The granddaddy of all such efforts was Coca-Cola’s mid-’80s introduction of New Coke. Angry consumers protested what they saw as adulteration of a familiar product, and voila, the old flavour reappeared as “Coca-Cola Classic.” The company’s share of the pop drink market increased as a result. Today’s “neuromarketers” have even identified the areas of the brain associated with brand consciousness. As lab-monitored taste tests of Coke and Pepsi have

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geoffolson borne out, a part of the forebrain that processes higher-level associations can override the ancient centres that process pleasure and pain. Your expectations, driven by brand-based baggage, can literally change the distasteful to the tasteful. Such research hasn’t gone unnoticed in PR circles. If Bill Bennett’s trial balloon inflates into a public relations zeppelin, it will be tricky for PR flacks to tether it to a solid base. But there are political precedents. We need only recall the language games that went into the creation of Stephen Harper’s party. It started back with the disastrous 1993 federal election, in which former prime minister Kim Campbell’s Conservative party took only three seats. The Tory brand was way past its best before date, but Canadians were also wary of the rural, religiousbased conservatism of Preston Manning’s Prairies-based Reform Party. So the latter changed its name to Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (CCRAP, unfortunately), or just “The Alliance,” and became the official opposition from 2000 to 2003. In late 2003, the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative party voted to dissolve and merge into the Conservative Party of Canada. Presto chango: Canada had a new, far-right party by stealth, birthed by an act of deceit by PC leader Peter MacKay against PC candidate David Orchard. When all was said and done, it was a magnificent rebranding of the organization wrecked by Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell. All just through changing names. Hopefully a similar gambit won’t succeed provincially. The problem with the B.C. Liberals was never Gordon Campbell alone; it’s the party itself, which has become the ideological arm of West Coast corporatism. And any provincial party that goes by the name of “Conservative” won’t be much different, in all likelihood. Falcon, Coleman, Clark, De Jong, whoever. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. If only West Coast voters heeded the words of that classic rock standard, The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” www.geoffolson.com

Despite Mayor Gregor Robertson’s penchant for cycling, he still relies on his transportation allowance. file photo Dan Toulgoet To the editor: Re: “12th & Cambie,” Dec. 29. Mike Howell’s 12th & Cambie column is one of my regular reads for city hall coverage. In his latest story Howell writes, “the mayor’s transportation allowance, which I don’t think he fully uses because he’s on his mountain bike a lot, remains at $7,200 a year.”

A quick check of the city’s most recent 2009 ﬁnancial report indicates that Mayor Gregor Robertson has actually claimed his full transportation allowance. Robertson may love his bike, but that has yet to translate into a reduced tab for taxpayers. Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster, B.C.

Hastings Park community centre pure ‘fantasy’

To the editor: Among other issues raised by the Hastings Park/PNE master plan recently passed by council, was the suggestion by planning staff that the plan includes a community centre. Sandra Thomas repeats this ﬁction in her Courier column (“Central Park,” Dec. 17”) and, again, in her follow-up story (“Hastings Park advocate pillories council’s plan,” Dec. 22). Allow me to set the record straight. There will be no community centre in Hastings Park. In the fall of 2009, we were told that

there would be no adaptive re-use of existing buildings on the site, and that any new buildings were to be for exhibitions only. The plan simply prescribes that a new centre (when it might be built) be sited on the south side of Hastings. The decades-long timeline for the plan does not anticipate the building of a community centre, nor are any funding sources identiﬁed in the plan. So, to say that a new centre is part of the plan is nothing more than a feel-good fantasy. Currently, our association (along with our confreres in

Marpole and Dunbar) is participating with senior park board planning staff and a local architectural ﬁrm to study the feasibility of a new centre at Hastings. When the capital plan is presented on November’s ballot, we might anticipate one of these three centres will be approved for renewal. The process that determines the selection must be transparent, arguably the best use of public funds, and free of political taint. Eric Harms, president, Hastings Community Association

Tower developments threaten Vancouver way of life To the editor: Re: “Proposed tower threatens park’s mountain view,” Dec. 22. I appreciate the Courier’s story on the proposed increase in height restrictions and its effects on city view corridors. I have lived in and around Vancouver all my life. I was born here several decades ago and love the mountain views. They stand so majestically above us, signaling the changing seasons, times of the day and the incoming and outgoing weather systems. People here love the outdoors and we are reminded about how fortunate we are to be able to get outside to walk, run, cycle, canoe, kayak, ski, snowboard, snowshoe, whatever, every time we see those mountains. Why is council even considering allowing these developers, some of whom have certainly contributed to Vancouver in many positive ways, to destroy the view corridors? This is a “slippery slope” as suggested in the article. The views from Queen Elizabeth Park will last awhile because of the height of the viewpoints there, but what

about the views from the seawall and other areas where just ordinary folks and families walk and sit and enjoy those views? Already, in the last 10 years that I have lived in the south False Creek area, the views have been covered by increasing towers in Yaletown and downtown. Will they be totally obscured by these developers’ monuments to “size matters?” Jean Fraser, Vancouver

••• To the editor: This is just a note to say thank you for your interest in this story, and for your excellent coverage. I think you did justice to the issue. This view and the building heights are “keystone” issues at the intersection of so many things that need ﬁxing at city hall right now. The year 2011 will be a critical year in so many ways for the future of our city. A good public discourse on these matters is precious. Randy Helten, Vancouver

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Chinatown landmark served ﬁrst dish in 1954

Foo’s fans help restaurant remain open for another year Cheryl Rossi Staff writer

The sweet and sour pork, chow mein and crispy chicken with sticky rice that reminds longtime Vancouverites of Chinatown’s heyday will be served for another year. Proprietor and cook Joanne Sam will keep Foo’s Ho Ho open until 2012. “I want to say thank you for all the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho, [those] who gave me a hand and all the customers who love my food and support me,” said Sam, who’s working harder than ever. “That’s why I continue for another year.” When fans of the restaurant at the corner of East Pender and Columbia learned Sam was going to close the place in the summer of 2009, they packed Foo’s before it closed its doors. Sam’s husband and chef James Sam was gravely ill. She had been caring for him and running the business. When she reopened, writer and historian Jim Wong-Chu and organizer Jacqueline Young formed the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho advocacy group and started holding events at the restaurant to raise money to keep it going and boost its proﬁle. Sam, 59, said she’d keep Foo’s Ho Ho, which has been around in one form or another since 1954, open until 2011. As she cut crisp green beans with shears Dec. 30, Sam said the Olympics bolstered

Loyal customer Jim Wong-Chu pours Foo’s Ho Ho owner Joanne Sam a celebratory cup of tea. photo Rebecca Blissett business. Once Russian visitors learned beer was cheaper at Foo’s than at other venues, she saw a run on brewskies and won ton soup. Wong-Chu says word of mouth and a July 2010 Courier cover story about the be-

loved but struggling restaurant saw Foo’s Ho Ho “deluged” with former customers who no longer visit Chinatown and had assumed Foo’s Ho Ho had closed. These same folks, who recall birthdays, weddings and anniversaries celebrated in the second

ﬂoor banquet hall, continue to return with family members and visiting friends. Foo’s Ho Ho is a friendly, unpretentious place where lunchtime regulars ask customers they don’t recognize why they’ve come. Sam said actor Dennis Quaid recently dined there twice. “The fact that he came back is a testament to liking us,” said Wong-Chu. “This guy knows his Chinese food.” A banquet room with large round tables sits above the dated restaurant with its faux wood panel table dividers. Ricepaper magazine celebrated its 15th anniversary with the Asian-Canadian Writers Workshop and Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho in its banquet room last month, raising $1,700 for the writers workshop. Wong-Chu wants to help other groups host events. With his knowledge of Chinatown’s history and Foo’s Ho Ho’s old-style Chinese village food, he says Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho could help other groups craft an “experience.” Wong-Chu believes the city should designate Foo’s Ho Ho a living treasure. He says it’s a time capsule of the past that draws volunteers who want to see it survive. “It’s a living memory, a living history and we don’t want it to be a memory in the past.” crossi@vancourier.com

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Commercialism of yoga industry on yogi’s mind

Yogi stretches definition of bliss Megan Stewart Staff writer

Blissologist, noun: The practitioner (not perfectionist) of the art of constantly, consciously seeking a balance between our own desires and the impact those wants and needs have on the Earth. The man behind the bliss is Eoin Finn, a Vancouver yogi who teaches internationally and is now seeking to share his philosophy and practice with thousands around the globe through a lifestyle program that features meditation, gratitude and social media. “It’s a global campaign. I’m hoping to have 10,000 people signed up internationally by the end of the year,” said Finn. Think of it as the international year of bliss. “When you look at those people who have been happy in the past throughout history, before they knew about stretching and bending and yoga, they have developed relationships with the community, with nature, with the world,” said Finn, who leads Y.E.S. retreats that focus on yoga, ecology and surfing. The Blissology Project asks people to sign on for four weeks and make six promises to themselves that Finn labels the “big easy bliss commitments.” They include yoga, meditation, appreciating nature, being aware of food, and expressing gratitude.

“BUT AM I DOING IT LARGELY TO MAKE MONEY? NO. I’M DOING IT BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFE MISSION TO BRING PEOPLE UP TO REALLY FEEL HAPPINESS.” Eoin Finn

The sixth commitment changes each week and focuses on actions that seek to build friendship, love and appreciation. Finn, who was born in Ontario and has lived in Kitsilano since the late ’90s, will launch the project Jan. 10 to 14 at Semperviva Yoga studios in Vancouver and then travel to California and New York before the birth of his first child in mid-February. The project is anchored by a series of DVDs, and practitioners are encouraged to connect with others on Facebook and Twitter. Away from the computer, they may even start to pen letters. Despite a label that some may dismiss with an eye-roll, the Blissology Project trades on the value and integrity of Finn’s intentions. Earlier this week while on his way to Chesterman Beach south of

Tofino, Finn spoke of his effort to serve a greater purpose in light of the increasing commercialization of yoga, which he acknowledged is a robust industry. “Do I think about it? Absolutely. I wouldn’t be talking with you if I wasn’t trying to promote what I’m doing. But am I doing it largely to make money? No. I’m doing it because I have a life mission to bring people up to really feel happiness.” That life mission of his, he said, includes helping others connect with their own purpose in life. “I have to really question my core beliefs. Am I motivated by money and commercialism or is there deeper value behind this? Everyone in the yoga industry has to answer this question in a hard way.” Reflecting on the Sanskrit definition of yoga, which can be simplified to mean “union,” Finn addressed the sense of disconnect many people feel in their communities and with organized religion today. “There is just so much that gets thrown into the simple message of let’s be more loving and kind people,” he said. “We have a spiritual voice.” Finn offers a free yoga practice and a talk Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. at Lululemon, 2113 West Fourth Ave. mstewart@vancourier.com Twitter: @MHStewart

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canada.ca) and consider sponsoring a child of a different ethnicity. Your child will be able to develop a relationship with someone their own age halfway across the world. This will also help them to become more informed about other countries as they write to their new overseas friend.

LOOK IN THE COURIER’S FRIDAY, 2) Explore ethnicities and cultures. FEBRUARY 4 ISSUE FOR THE Play – Have a multicultural week, where you participate 3) Develop their inner artist. NEXT KIDZ BEAT! in a different culture each day. Visit cultural niches in your Play – Give your child a variety of art materials such as city, sample different foods, and learn simple phrases in different languages. Learn – You will be helping your child to become more open-minded and understanding of other cultures. Act – Visit an international children’s charity website like Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (www.ccf-

clay, markers, crayons, paint, stencils, or charcoal along with various types of paper and watch as their imaginations run wild. You can also teach them to use a camera and send them on photography assignments. Learn – Your child will express their creativity and develop confidence in their abilities. Act – Take your child to the local art gallery for ideas or encourage them to give their masterpiece to someone else to brighten their day.

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3 4 1. We have it on good authority that this is one show not to be missed: Swedish electro-pop band Little Dragon, fronted by Swedish-Japanese firecracker Yukimi Nagano, lays down some celestial grooves Jan. 11 at Fortune Sound Club with guests Billygoat. Tickets at Red Cat, Scratch and Highlife. 2. French actor Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at last year’s Cannes film festival for Tournée, which stars five real life American burlesque performers who embark on a tour of France with divorced local manager Joachim (played by Amalric). The “funny and intelligent” antidote to box office poison Burlesque screens Jan. 7 to 10 and 12 at Vancity Theatre. For more info, call 604-683-FILM or go to viff.org.

3. Portland, Oregon’s Foghorn Trio brings its porchfriendly brand of bluegrass, old time country and Appalachian folk music to St. James Hall (3214 West 10th Ave.) for a hootenanny of a good time Jan. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets at Highlife Records and Rufus’s Guitar Shop, online at roguefolk.bc.ca or by calling 604-736-3022. 4. Expect to have your mind blown by big ideas and even bigger beards when former Roxy Music keyboardist, art rock provocateur, producer, writer, visual artist, musical theorist and all-round brainiac Brian Eno drops by the Vogue Theatre Jan. 10, 8 p.m. for a highly anticipated “illustrated talk.” For tickets, go to voguetheatre.com or call 604-569-1144.

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As Canada licks its wounds, having lost to Russia in the finals of the World Juniors hockey tournament Wednesday, K&K has searched for someone to blame. Of course, there is plenty of blame to go around as to why Team Canada, after leading 3-0, imploded and gave up five unanswered goals to the Russkies, who we now fear might invade our country in a scenario reminiscent of the film Red Dawn. Was it Team Canada’s failure to put the final nail in the coffin on the power play? Was it the total collapse of Canada’s defence? Did Russia just want it more? Hardly. After much finger pointing and soul searching, K&K can confidently say where blame should be placed for Team Canada’s stunning loss… Prime Minister Stephen Harper and over-confident Facebook users. Beginning with Team Canada’s first goal, we were startled and disconcerted to see how readily the TV broadcast visited Harper and his hockey watching clan. As players and fans in the arena celebrated, the broadcast immediately cut to ol’ dead eyes, dressed in an ill-fitting Team Canada jersey, standing up and awkwardly high-fiving

friends and family in what appeared to be either Jim Flaherty’s poorly decorated basement or the birthday party room at Boston Pizza. Goal after goal, the game would cut for a few seconds to Harper and his celebratory crew. Not only did it make the leader of our country look somehow dorkier than he already his, the lighting was poor, the camerawork shoddy, the composition atrocious and, quite frankly, it emboldened the Russians, if not the rest of the world, against Canada. And while a Harper hex is hard to overcome, it was nothing compared to the torrent of jinxes unwittingly issued by overconﬁdent Canadian Facebook users. Because we have a life, members of K&K did not go on Facebook until well after the game was over. However, when we did, we noticed quite a few of our “friends” had been updating their statuses as the game progressed. “Say goodnight Russia.” “Canada up 3-0, thanks for coming out.” “Woo-hoo, victory is ours.” Our own father even posted a picture of himself violating a Russian nesting doll. All ﬁve sizes. Any self-respecting fan knows the cardinal rule of sports is not to mention your team winning until the game is in the bag. And the game is

never in the bag until it is over. So thanks a lot, Facebook users. Not only did you prove your lack of dedication by ﬁnding it necessary to log onto Facebook while the game was still on, you jinxed Team Canada something ﬁerce. We hope you’re happy—but you’re next inane Facebook update will tell us that, won’t it.

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Only in Vancouver can a politician become a radio host and then try to become a politician again, a weather announcer with no news reporting experience can become a news anchor, and the old news anchor who the weather announcer replaced can become a “celebrity” endorser of the former politician-turned-radio-host-turnedaspiring-politician. Yes, former CTV News at Six anchor Pamela Martin, mere days after leaving her “journalist” post, has put her awkward and rigid facial expressions and even more awkward and rigid newscaster hairdo behind Liberal leadership hopeful and former radio personality Christy Clark. Adding another layer of inbreeding, we learned all of this from Martin’s replacement Tamara Taggart, who we expect will be premier in a few years.

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If you haven’t visited the Dine Out Vancouver website at tourismvancouver.com, you’ll want to soon. Three course menus ($18, $28 and $38) went live Jan. 6. And as always, there’s plenty of pent up interest driving early reservations. Some hot spots to check out include Au Petit Chavignol, Campagnolo, L’Abattoir, Market, Nu and Oru. Then again, you can also ﬁnd plenty of under-the-radar value from the likes of long established haunts such as Ashiana Tandoori, Bistro Pastis, Le Gavroche, Il Giardino, Mistral and Hart House. Additions to the familiar format include several special culinary events, as well as interesting hotel prices. “It’s really quite different this year,” says Dine Out Vancouver Program Coordinator Lucas Pavan. “We’ll always have the discounted restaurant meals as the core. But we felt it was time for Dine Out Vancouver to transition into an overall culinary festival, so we’ve added six main events that should really appeal to foodies.” What to watch for? Dine Academy (starting Jan. 14) yields sessions such as how to cook Italian and French cuisine at The Dirty Apron Cooking School, as well as classes at Quince and Paciﬁc Institute of Culinary Arts, with Granville Island chefs’ tours. Dinner in the Dark (Feb. 5) is a blindfold sensory experience with Laughing

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Stock Vineyards at Culinary Capers. Act I Eat 1 sees the Arts Club take its show August: Osage County on the road to Cru Restaurant (Jan. 27) and to Red Door (Feb. 4), while PuSh Festival’s Bonanza is paired with Irish Heather’s Long Table (Jan. 28). All bring a different and theatrical element to the table. Brasserie Mystère (Feb. 10) is a free beer and food dinner at a yet-to-be-revealed secret location, presented by Kronenbourg 1664. Register at k1664brasserie.ca. Dine Out will also offer three tiers of hotel packages this year, Pavan says. “We’ve always had packages that included dinner and sometimes breakfast, but now we have three tiers of room rates that mirror the meals, at $68, $98 and $138. What it does is give people outside of Vancouver an opportunity to come in and stay overnight at an affordable rate, grab dinner at a restaurant—and not have to worry about driving home after that bottle of wine. You can just stay in town and go to work the next morning.” Meanwhile, don’t forget our three main Dine Out rules: • Book well ahead. • Honour your reservations. Call to cancel if you’re not going to show. • And don’t forget to tip properly. Just because you’re getting a deal doesn’t mean you should shortchange your server. info@hiredbelly.com

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Sorkaboni and Musorika features trapeze, acrobatics, dance, live music

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For a new circus-infused show, a local dance trapezist turned a common circus plot on its head. Instead of having a youthful character pulled into a fantastical world, Sorkaboni and Musorika follows eight fairytale characters who encounter the real world, in a theatre, with a bunch of people watching them. “It gets a little scary for them,” said Sabrina Sandberg, who wrote, directs, produces and performs in the show. Random Acts of Circus company presents Sorkaboni and Musor-

ika until Jan. 16 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. Sorkaboni is a riff on the word circus and Musorika ﬁts because the actors, dancers and circus performers will perform to the music of a live quartet. “Live music brings such an incredible energy to the stage,” Sandberg said. “It really changes the dynamic of the performance over canned music.” Numbers will include “Flight of the Bumblebee” and Vivaldi’s “Summer” along with lesserknown classical gems. Katie Cresswell, a 26-year-old musician and circus performer who specializes in aerial hoop, arranged classical music for the show, while 24-year-old Sandberg let the music inspire the script. They workshopped the show

Random Acts of Circus’s Sorkaboni and Musorika follows eight fairytale characters who encounter the real world. with performers who include contemporary dancer Julie Chapple, ballet and Russian folk dancer Stanislav Galmikhanov and circus aerialist Keely Sills. Although the

parts were developed to play on cast members’ strengths, everyone will dance, perform acrobatics and act in the show that will see traditional circus acts broken

up and woven into the narrative. Performing to live music is more common out east said Sandberg, who started training with CirKids at age ﬁve and completed a preparatory program at the National Circus School in Montreal. Sandberg and Cresswell started Random Acts of Circus in 2006 to see artists from a range of disciplines join forces and present Snow White: A Circus Pantomime at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. They intend to mount large-scale, multidisciplinary shows every two years. Sorkaboni and Musorika is lighthearted with slapstick humour, Sandberg says, with darker and touching moments. For more information, call 778223-6263 or visit raocproductions. com. crossi@vancourier.com

Musical delivers history lesson on Chinese Immigration Act Red Letters

At Gateway Theatre Studio until Jan. 8 Tickets at vact.ca

After taking advantage of 15,000 Chinese immigrant labourers to help build the Canadian Paciﬁc Railway in the mid-19th century, the Canadian government began closing the door on further immigration from China via the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, which imposed a head tax of $50 per person. In 1900, the tax was raised to $100 and in 1903 it was increased to $500. An amendment to the Act in 1923 excluded almost all Chinese immigrants until 1947 when the Act was repealed. Nearly 60 years later, on June 22, 2006, Stephen

Harper issued an apology to ChineseCanadians, offering an ex-gratia payment of $20,000 to each still-living head tax payer or spouse. Hardly, one would think, material for a musical. But then neither is Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street. With music and lyrics by Alan Bau and book by Kathy Leung, Red Letters tells the sad story of young lovers Shen and Mei whose village in China suffers crop failure year after year. Shen’s family has a friend who has successfully emigrated to Canada and who runs a laundry in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Papers are falsiﬁed, and Shen sails away but not before mar-

rying Mei and promising to send for her as soon as he has enough money. Months later, Ping is born; Shen still does not have enough money to send for Mei and his infant son. Red Letters refers to the letters written by Shen and Mei as months, then years, pass. The play opens years later as Ping, now an old man, re-reads his parents’ carefully preserved letters. Somewhat surprisingly, the music is quite Western—in spite of Song Ying occasionally playing the erhu (a two-stringed Chinese instrument). On keyboard, Yawen Wan spiritedly renders Bau’s music that, as with most musicals, includes songs of

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Tran makes his theatrical debut as Shen and, considering it’s his very ﬁrst role, he shows a good deal of commitment to the character. Jimmy Yi, as Boss, and Alan Wong, as Ping, both bring experience and skill to the production. Also appearing are Christopher Kim Sing, Isaac Kwok and Ryan Erwin. It would be easy for Red Letters simply to be a tirade against the Canadian government but Bau and Leung provide balance to the story. Spoken and sung in English with surtitles in Chinese, Red Letters is accessible to everyone. —Jo Ledingham joled@telus.net

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Music/Theatre/ Dance

PIANO LESSONS- ALL LEVELS Bernard Duerksen, M.Mus. 30 yrs exp. West side. 604-605-0962.

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EXP & gifted piano teacher has a few openings for students. All ages & grades. Classical or Pop. MMus Westside 604-721-0315 Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Recorder. Lessons By exp’d reg. music teacher 604-876-6861 www.rosscurran.com IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments. Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

TUTORING GRADES 4-10. Math,writing,research. Exp teacher. Call Heather 604-434-5433

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General Employment

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

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General Employment

Become a Registered Personal Trainer. Earn up to $70/hr. Government Financial Aid may be available. Hilltop 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. If you’ve been looking for a home-based opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work. Qualified applicants receive training, support and monthly remuneration. 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 EXP PAINTERS 3yrs min, car req rate based on exp. 604-790-4554 seatoskypainting@telus.net

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SAHDRA HOLDINGS hiring F/T Electronics Tech. Must have: Diploma in Electronics. Exp an asset. $20/hr Fax: 604-877-0748

CARETAKER req’d for Gambier Island Christian Camp. Visit: campartaban.com/caretaker.htm

Hotel Restaurant

FOOD SERVICE Supervisor

MEGABITE PIZZA hiring F/T Food Serv. Supervisor (Night shift). Must have sev. yrs of exp. & compl. high school.$13/hr. eres: ali_samadi_ca@yahoo.ca

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Medical/Dental

MEDICAL TRAINEES NEEDED NOW!

Doctors & Hospitals are seeking Certified Medical Administrative & Medical Office Assistants & Pharmacy Assistants. No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement is available.

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Health Care

G-12, Exp 2 yr, no cert, 40hr/w, $18/hr, Korean/English, duties: schedule, train staff, qlty control, maintain record, supervise servers. 201-1323 Robson St.,Van/F604-602-4949 Daebakbonga Rest. daebakbonga@gmail.com

EXPERIENCED P/T tele marketing postion, with some IT knowledge, In Richmond nr bus & Canada Line $15/hr. email or fax 604-278-8587or hieng@telus.net NO WEEKENDS, no eves. Merry Maids reqs house cleaners. Own vehicle preferred. North Vancouver. 604-980-6100

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Antiques

ANTIQUE SHOW Sat., Jan. 8

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Appliances

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For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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Fuel

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GOLDEN DOODLE Pups great family pets, email pics avail, $750. 250-674-0091

604-805-6694

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Lumber/Building Supplies

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building. 6 different colors available! 40 year warranty! FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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

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Dogs

2 CHIHUAHUA female, 10 wks shots dewormed, healthy, $500. ready to go! Nick 604-505-2891

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BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups. Available now. $950/each. Call 778-241-5504 (Langley).

For Sale - Miscellaneous

PIT BULL Pups. Pb Blue Nose, M & F, ready to go. $600 Pls Leave Message 604-819-6006

POMERANIAN TEACUP babies + Mom. First shots, dewormed, dew claws. $750+. 604-581-2544

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, CKC Reg. Malti V-1 rated, top blood lines, Health Cert. 604-535-9994

Trades/Technical

Cares!

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FIRST AID level 3 job wanted, Good ref’s & education Please call 604-873-1905

EDUCATION

We Believe in You.

Sprott-Shaw Community College has been training students in BC for over 107 years. We want you to be a success story too!

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The Vancouver Courier has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to ﬁnding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Health Care Attendants and Community Health Workers have an important contribution to make to BC’s Health Care system.

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MALTIPOO PUPS - bro and sis born Aug 29/10. All 3 shots+rabies+dewormed/flea tment. White, vet checked healthy $1500 for both + crate, bed, toys etc.. girltalk1960@yahoo.ca

★★★ 3 GRAD Dresses For Sale ! ★★★

Hey are you looking for your Grad Dress 2011? Only Worn ONE time. Will sacrifice @ 1/2 price from original price!! ■ Size Small: Blue dress: Paid $140, Asking $75 ■ Size 4: Red dress. Paid $550, Asking $275 ■ Size 6: Black dress: Paid $550. Asking $275 Call or email for photos and info at: 604-880-0288 mandi_babi@hotmail.com. Serious buyers only please!

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JACK RUSSELL pups smooth m/f, dewormed, 1 shots, tails docked, view parents, $450. 604-701-1587

MIN PIN, reg. spayed, to good home. Fem Doberman, spayed, exc. temp. $250. 604-820-4554

Wanted to Buy

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

Dogs

Cats

#1 in Sales • 27 yrs in business Full & half cords 7days/week

FULL YEAR SEASONED Alder, Birch & Maple Firewood, Split & Delivered. 604-825-9264

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Metaphysical

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GARAGE SALE

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GARAGE SALES

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Travel Destinations

WHISTLER LARGE 1 br on Alta Lake, 2 km to Village, fully furn. $1200 mth incls utils. Perfect for working couple or weekenders. Ron 604-988-8231 Email: ronald4953@gmail.com

5005 H - WILSON HEIGHTS ★ THRIFT SALE ★ 1634 East 41st Ave (at Argyle)

Fri, Jan 7th , 5 - 7 pm Sat, Jan 8th, 9am - Noon

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

Corporate Tax Returns $225 +up $20 and up for personal tax. Monthly bookkeeping $20 hr +. Specialize: construction; sm bus. accounting. Trevor 604-788-0396 Roger Chung, CGA Tax, bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, acct systems. #221 - 515 West Pender www.rogerchung.com 604 628-1960

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Condos/ Townhouses

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immac, lrg open plan,5 new appl,grt bath, nr town/hosp , adult only, some finance avail $79,900 604-867-9011

FERNRIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK in Brookswood, 2 BR, 12x52 Mobile Home, new flr & stove, sundeck, storage, $39,900. 604-857-1617, 604-530-1610

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Okanagen/ Interior

KELOWNA EXEC. 6 bdrm/7 bath Furnished Upscale w/o Rancher Entertainers Dream Home 4 of the Bdrms have Ensuites Stunning Lake, City, Mtn. Views Gorgeous landscaping & salt pool $1.5M. Ready to move in! 1 877 762-7831

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Apt/Condos

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BACH SUITE 55 plus. or older, $550 incl heat & a $650 w/patio not incl heat, coin wd, ns bus route, Rupert/5th. 604-255-7707 Introducing the

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Mark Alexander Boleslaw Goertz also known as Mark Alexander Goertz, Marek Aleksander Boleslaw Goertz, Mark A. Goertz, Mark A. B. Goertz and Mark Goertz, Deceased, late of 1702 - 82 Ridout Street South, London, Ontario N6C 5H6, who died on July 5, 2010 at London, Ontario, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned at 510 - 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H1, on or before February 12, 2011, after which the Administrator will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice. Carolyn M. Coleclough, solicitor for Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, Administrator for the Estate

TAKE NOTICE THAT on December 7, 2010 an order was made for service on you of a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim issued from the New Westminster Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number NEW-S-S-127854 by way of this advertisement. In the proceeding, the plaintiff claim(s) the following relief against you judgment for $28,328.81 plus interest and costs. You must file a responding pleading 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 New Westminster Registry, at 651 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, a copy of the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement. This advertisement is placed by Hamilton Duncan Armstrong & Stewart, Barristers & Solicitors whose place of business and address for service is 1450 Station Tower Gateway, 13401 – 108 Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3T 5T3. [File no. 10-14024].

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Apt/Condos

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Apt/Condos

1 BR, Kerrisdale, newly reno’d, 750sf, 5 appls incld wd, large patio, ug prkg, heat incld, ns, avail now $1200, 604-732-3989

LANGARA GARDENS 601 West 57th Ave, Van

Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments and Townhouses in the Oakridge area at West 57th Ave and Cambie St. Included are heat & hot water, plus a spacious storage locker. Many suites have big patios and balconies with gorgeous views. Quiet and tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry facilities, gated parking and 16 shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School, Langara Golf Course and much more. Sorry no pets. For more information: 604-327-1178 info-vnc@langaragardens.com www.langaragardens.com Managed by Dodwell Strata Management Ltd.

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NO. NEW-S-S-127854 NEW WESTMINSTER REGISTRY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA PLAINTIFF AND: BRAD DAVIS a.k.a. BRAD CRAIG DAVIS DEFENDANT TO: THE DEFENDANT, BRAD DAVIS a.k.a. BRAD CRAIG DAVIS

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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES

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5070

2 BR + den, updated, mtn & water view ‘see the ships go by’, enclosed balcony, end unit, deck, ns np $1495 Immed 604-980-5689

6522

Furnished Accommodation

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

6540

Houses - Rent

5BR 3BATH 2-lvl house, mint cond. UPPER LYNN VALLEY. Big, Pte fenced b/y, easy drway. Great schls w/in walkg dist: 5-min walk to Upper Lynn Elem’ry, 20 min. to Argyle Sec. Clse to parks, shop’g, etc. Avail Feb. 01. $2,700/mo. 604-983-3748 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds....$888/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-20

Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 1800 sqft Townhouse in Port Moody, w/d, laminate floors, $595 incls utils, cable & internet, parking, indoor pool, nr SFU & Lougheed Mall. Suits professional working person or student. References Required. Avail Dec 15 or Jan 1. Call 778-846-5275

7005

Body Work

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7010

Personals

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR lwr Capilano Rd; $750 w/ loundry, utils (no cable); close to shops and bus. No Pets; avail Jan.15 604 987-9175 1 BR, spacious, 11th & Mcdonald, incl cable, i/net, utils, NS NP, new appl/carpets, nr bus/shops, Jan/ Feb $1050 604-761-5479 1 OR 2 BR, $700/$850+ utils, g/l, 5 yr new suite, share wd, near PNE, ns, np, quiet, avail NOW, refs. req’d, 604-418-0976 3 BR 2 bath bsmt suite, 1 yr old house, Kitsilano, d/w, insuite w/d, 5 appls, refs, ns np, $1895 + util. 604-218-8208, 604-909-0668 3 BR, 261 W 41st, nr Elizabeth, upper flr, avail now, own w/d, $1700 + utils, np ns. Call Mike 604-649-3028 3 BR suite, main flr, spacious, bright, clean Kingsway/Earls, nr elementary school, shops, bus, skytrain, share ldry, $1300 + 60% utils, np ns, 604-506-0393 KERRISDALE, MODERN 1 br garden ste, 48th & Yew. all appl, incl w/d, alarm, nr bus, shops, UBC, suit quiet person, N/S N/P, avail Feb 1 $975. 604-250-1522

LANGARA, LRG 2 BR bsmt ste, Own W/D, new lam flrs, f/bath, quiet. Avail Feb 1. $1100 incls utls/cable. NS/NP. 604-321-0042 MISSION 3 BR suite, 2 bath, Brand new, 5 appls, laminate/tile, secure garage, NS, no pet, avail now call 604-820-8664

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HOME SERVICES 8015

Appliance Repairs

VAN APPLIANCE SERVICES Repair home appl. Low rate guar. Permit/Lic. Tom 604-323-8063

8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8055

Cleaning

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $20/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 Butterfly Cleaning Inc. ‘‘Moving out, Home & Office’’ Bonded, Prof & Affordable. 604-781-4374 EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025 EXP’D. HOUSECLEANER Reasonable Rates! Reliable! Exc Reference! 604-771-2978 EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER with over 15 years work experience. Basic Residential Cleaning Only. 3 hrs minimum. Eva 604-451-3322 H.C. Office / House Cleaning Quality & Experience. Bonded & Insured. 604-725-0856

8058

Computer Services

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS 604-721-8434.. 15 yrs experience Cert. Prof. aplusconnectivity.ca

8060

Concrete

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

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

253-0049

A. FOUNDATIONS, Retaining walls, Stairs, Driveways, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. Free ests. Call Basile 604-617-5813 CONCRETE & MASONRY Stairs, foundation, sidewalks & driveway + blocks, bricks & stonework. Tom 604-690-3316 L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8073

8087

Drainage

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322 POINT GREY DRAINAGE Call 604-379-2641

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

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

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Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

8080

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only. 604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/Plumbing. Rotor Rooter & Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 604-255-9026 - 778-998-9026 Free Estimates / 24 Hr Service ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop! Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

YOUR HOME GUTTER SERVICES

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

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Artistry of Hardwood Floors

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

8120

Glass Mirrors

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

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8130

Handyperson

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8125

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Gutters

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reﬂections Aries March 21 - April 19: Remain ambitious. You see things wisely, your “executive decisions” are good. The barrier that appeared last week (refusal/ competition from another?) is not gone, but you’re moving beyond it. Retreat, rest and plan future actions Sunday. Your energy surges Monday to Wednesday – you’ll need it to run the gauntlet of barriers and problems that face you – give it a heroic try! It ends with a comforting message or thought. Chase money (or buy important items) Thursday/Friday – smooth luck accompanies you. Saturday brings talks, trips, casual friends – and starts six weeks of social joy! Taurus April 20-May 20: You’re making some of the most important contacts of this decade, over the last year and this month. Be sociable, say hello, join new groups and clubs. Strictly avoid legal hassles this week. Take care with “big money” Sunday to Wednesday – unrealistic hopes could lead you astray. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness soar Wednesday night through pre-dawn Saturday – a good time to socialize, join that new group, or whisper words of love to someone! Chase money, shop, sell items Saturday. Friday starts six weeks of possible friction with bosses, parents – be humble, not sassy! Gemini May 21-June 20: This week contains yes’s and no’s. The biggest “no” occurs Tuesday and Friday in investment, large money, power, clout and sexual areas. (Especially if these also involve legal, international, intellectual and cultural arenas.) The yes’s? In work, health, career Monday to Wednesday and Saturday: commitment equals eventual winning! If you have to choose between love, creativity and risk on one side and big money, clout, power, sexual magnetism on the other, choose love, creativity, risk: they control the environment right now. Your ﬁnances need change, but not expansion. You’re loved.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The accent lies on relationships: partnerships, marriage, exciting prospects if single – and on opportunities, opposition, litigation, negotiation, relocation. Be patient if a legal matter gets in the way of a work project before Thursday: this barrier should fade by late month or March. Recent relationship intensity will lighten Saturday onward. This day starts a six-week period of investment in your career (via money, time, commitment, any of these). But avoid “pure investments” these six weeks – they might “burn cash.” Thursday/Friday bring social delights! Retreat, rest, plan Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Another 11 days of work and health drudgery. But this trend is relieved by a nice, buoyant romantic breeze. After Saturday, too, life becomes so exciting you’ll forget that work surrounds you! However, you probably have lots of unﬁnished chores “hanging ﬁre” after a few weeks of neglect or misdirected efforts. Focus on those now, briskly clear away as much as you can. Don’t mix sex and romance before Thursday, nor creativity and “building,” nor investment and a gambling urge. Be ambitious, seek out higher-ups Thursday/Friday – luck accompanies you. Saturday brings social joys! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: The emphasis lies on romance, creative urges, speculation and a love of “risk,” children’s affairs, pleasure and beauty. You’re riding a winning streak! But don’t expect a lot of cooperation from spouse, others, regarding any property, security or family notion you have. They’ll only join in if there is an ambitious angle for them. Don’t try to seal any deals before Thursday. Though two weeks remain in this romantic phase, you’ll need to make your bid for intimacy now, as Saturday ends a long “sexual magnetism” streak. (Another, life-changing one comes Nov. 11 to July 2012.)

8155

Part of RJR group

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8140

Heating

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

8150

Kitchens/Baths

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing • In business 50 years 604-879-9191

Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

8160

Lawn & Garden

HEDGE SHRUB TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

Find it in the Classiﬁeds!

8185

Moving & Storage

TREE SPECIALIST

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020

Tree Removal & Pruning Hedge Trimming Landscaping and Garden Maintenance Fully Est. Fullyinsured. insured. Free Free Est.

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

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8180

Home Services

BE COOL! COLD FEET? Talk to Someone You Trust.

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLED FURNACES CONDITIONING Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576. AMIGO'S MOVING. Delivery. Storage. No Job too Small or Big. Clean up, Garage, Basement. Call 604-782-9511

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8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

For Free Estimates Call

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8185

Moving & Storage

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

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224-3669

Landscaping 25 yrs exp. Oriental Landscaper

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EDGEMONT GUTTERS

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

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Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certiﬁed Trained Pros. For that small job. Rates you can afford.

WINTER SPECIALS

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8130

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Electrical

Gutters

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

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8125

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AJK MOVING LTD.

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

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: The main accent lies on family, home, security, real estate, gardening, nutrition, Mother Nature. This area faces significant (world-changing) transformations now to 2024. This week (and the past five) domestic conditions fight your partnership yearnings. E.g., you live in different cities, or your place is such a mess you fear to invite anyone home, or “Mommy” lives on the couch. However, Saturday eases this: you start six weeks of heightened romantic prospects and intensity. This leads to a February-June blooming of splendid relationship luck, and in turn to eight years of love excitement. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Paperwork, details, communications, errands – you have a lot of small chores to perform. You’ll do them easily. Your money luck improves. Buy a gift for a loved one. Sunday’s romantic. Tackle chores Monday to Wednesday – but avoid money topics, or chasing money. Relationships inspire, attract, open doors to success Wednesday night to Saturday pre-dawn. Be outgoing, eager, diplomatic – love could shine! Saturday brings mysteries, financial and sexual opportunities. This day begins six weeks of possible domestic friction – channel this energy into repairs or build a new job “base.” Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Continue to chase money. You might have to make some decisions or pronouncements about home, family, real estate – you’re still ultra-lucky here to Jan. 21. Buying a new home is favoured Jan. 9, 10 (before 2 p.m. PST) 13,14, 15, 19 (to 1:30 p.m.) 20 and 21. Money continues to flow beside you – bringing more, but prompting you to spend more. Sunday’s for home, family. Romance, creative projects, speculation call you Monday dawn to Wednesday eve. Tackle chores and health issues Thursday/Friday: you’ll succeed easily! Exciting meetings, opportunities Saturday.

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Jan. 9 - Jan. 16 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Your energy, charisma, pizzazz and effectiveness ride high! Make contacts and satisfy your curiosity, especially Sunday. Get out all week, chase, begin important projects. Demand an end to unfair or stale situations Monday to Wednesday. Romance, creative surges, speculative urges and pleasure visit you Wednesday night to Saturday predawn. Tackle chores Saturday. This day, a long period of determination and sexual magnetism ends; this was a complex “gift,” for it also nudged you toward the end of many things. Most things existing before 2008 are ripe for ending. Soon – the new! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Continue to rest. Lie low, contemplate people and situations, and make plans. Be charitable. Deal with government agencies, institutions, corporate head offices. This week and next are your last “opening” for a while to make a major purchase or launch a lucky earnings vehicle. Sunday is particularly good for this. (But DON’T buy high-tech, electronics, etc. before Thursday.) Talks, trips and casual friends fill Monday-Wednesday. Deal with family, real estate Thursday/Friday – luck accompanies you. Starting Saturday, you’ll be active, magnetic and determined, for six weeks! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Bosses, parents and higher-ups treat you with new approval or affection for the rest of January. Take advantage – socialize, schmooze. Money often flows along “networks.” Your energy remains high Sunday. Be ambitious Monday to Wednesday, especially in the pursuit of money. (These are not really good purchasing days, though, nor for gaining the co-operation of your equals/peers.) Casual friends, siblings, communications and travel fill Thursday/Friday – all is smooth, easy! Settle into a “down home” weekend Saturday. This day starts six weeks of secret money plans or “charity money.” timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011

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Painting/ Wallpaper

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Paving/Seal Coating

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs. Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

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CEDARWORKS

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Renovations & Home Improvement

8250

Roofing

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8250

Roofing

YOUR HOME ROOFING SERVICES Vancouver Division Since 1985

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8295

Snow Removal

SALTING & SNOW REMOVAL Backhoe, Dump Truck, and Excavating. Call (604) 290-5893

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079 Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too 604-725-8925 Big or Small.

8309

Tiling

WCB – Fully Insured

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8315

Tree Services

MAGNOLIA TREE Service & Landscape, fence install, yard reno’s, excavating, irrigation 604-214-0661

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Tata-owned Jag back on the prowl with sleek sedan

of gauges appear, while the transmission selector rises out of the console. It’s all part of what Jaguar calls the XJ’s “handshake” or welcoming sequence. Considering its sizable dimensions the XJL was surprisingly agile and the ride superb. There are multiple transmission modes. The usual Dmode provides a comfortable, leisurely drive. Depress the shifter knob and spin it another notch to S-mode and the XJ adopts a more sporting and responsive character. Press a track button on the console and it ups its game again and changes the IP gauges red. And there’s also a winter mode that launches the XJ in a higher gear and modifies the action of the traction and stability systems. The Score—Unexpectedly agile and a delightful driving experience, the new Jaguar XJL also offers superb ride qualities in an exquisitely fitted and spacious cabin. With files from Bob McHugh. david.chao@leansensei.com

The Jaguar XJ’s aluminum body is currently made with more than 50 per cent recycled material, with plans to increase this to 75 per cent. stitching and piping combinations of its soft leather upholstery. Then there are another nine trim choices, mostly wood grain finishes, but the selection also includes piano black and carbon fibre. The opulence doesn’t stop; my test XJL came with heated and cooled front seats with a seat cushion that could be extended to provide more thigh support and adjustable side bolsters. The seatback even came with a massage feature. A striking design element of the interior is a wood trim panel that sweeps forward from the rear doors through the front doors and meets at centre of the upper leatherwrapped dashboard. Big chrome-trimmed air vents dominate the dash and an extra-wide centre console separates the front seats. Another unique feature of the XJ is its instrument panel “virtual gauge” display. A high-definition screen displays traditional instrument dials, with a centre speedometer flanked by a tachometer and an information window with fuel and temperature gauges. When the driver selects a “dynamic” driving mode, the dials take on a red hue that glows red as engine speed increases. Safety—In addition to a full complement of airbags, the XJ offers optional active front seat belts. It comes in a Driver’s Assistance package ($1,100) that also includes active headlights. The belts automatically tension on the front passengers in emergency situations, such an avoidance manoeuvre or hard braking. When the situation is averted, the

electronically controlled belts return to normal tension. Performance—The entry is keyless and you notice an illuminated stop/start button pulsating like a heartbeat as you slip behind the steering wheel.

With a foot on the brake pedal and the button depressed the V8 engine roars to life and then settles to a quiet purr. The blank instrument panel ﬁrst displays the “leaping cat” emblem and then a trio

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Just when you thought the big cat had exhausted its final lifeline, she’s back and on the prowl again. Jaguar has had almost as many suitors as Paris Hilton over the years, including a tortuous affair with Ford that ended a couple of years ago. Now Jaguar is firmly committed to Tata Motors, an Indian car company that’s ironically best known in these parts for building the cheapest car in the world. There’s apparently lots of money to be made building these inexpensive little cars, as Tata recently announced an $8-billion investment plan for U.K. holdings Jaguar and Land Rover. So the future certainly looks brighter for Jaguar than it has for some time. And its new gem is the completely redesigned XJ line of full-sized luxury sedans. Jaguar has built beautiful luxury cars during its long history and the XJ sedan series dates back to 1968. It was the last Jaguar sedan that Sir William Lyons (founder of the company) was involved in producing. The new XJ is both a departure and a celebration of its styling heritage that should resonate with Jaguar purists and attract newcomers to the brand. Beneath its sleeker styling lines, the all-new XJ’s construction is the next-generation of Jaguar’s lightweight architecture. It’s primarily aluminum with magnesium and composite alloys that uses aerospace-based riveting and bonding processes. New refinements include the use of advanced new materials that deliver improved strength and superior safety performance. Its aluminum body is currently made with more than 50 per cent recycled material and Jaguar plans to increase this to 75 per cent. Body panels made from recycled material use only five per cent of the energy required for new aluminum, which apparently equates to a saving of three

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tonnes of CO2 per vehicle. In Canada, the new XJ is offered with a choice of three gasoline engines; a naturally aspirated V8 and two supercharged V8 engines. Unfortunately, an award-winning 3.0-litre diesel engine that’s offered in Europe did not make it across the Atlantic (so far). The XJ engines are variants of a 5.0-litre V8 first introduced on the 2010 XF and XK models. They are all-aluminum, four-cam, direct fuelinjection engines with dual independent variable cam timing. The naturally aspirated V8 has a variable length intake manifold. The supercharged V8 uses a twin vortex system (TVS) supercharger and twin water-cooled intercoolers. All XJ engines have 24,000km or one-year service intervals with free scheduled maintenance for the first five years or 80,000 km. They are mated with an electronically controlled, fully adaptive sixspeed automatic transmission and comes with steeringwheel shifter paddles. The XJ benefits from technologies pioneered on Jaguar’s XFR and XKR high-performance models. These include continuously variable damping (Adaptive Dynamics), an electronically controlled rear differential (Active Differential Control) and a quick ratio power-steering system. My test car was an XJL, which is the long wheelbase version that provides limo-like rear seat leg room. Its base price was $95,500 and it came with the basic and blowerless 5.0-litre V8 engine. An optional Bowers & Wilkins audio system added $2,500 to its price tag. Bowers & Wilkins is an English high-end audio company and it managed to cram 20 speakers into the XJ cabin and then feed them 1,200 watts of amplification. Design—A sleek and sophisticated modern interpretation of the quintessential Jaguar, the XJ features elongated teardrop-shape side windows and its wide track gives it a powerful stance. A drag coefficient of 0.29 makes the new XJ the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever. Its nose follows Jaguar’s new design language (similar to the XF) with a large mesh grille and slimline xenon headlights. A wraparound rear window gives the impression of a “floating” roof, and its panoramic glass roof. Interior—The XJ buyer can choose between eleven colour,

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