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December 2016 Issue #195

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Story and photo by Lori Pappajohn oys and girls it might surprise you to learn that Santa and Mrs. Claus live right here in New Westminster. In fact they live in a cozy Christmas-green house on a quiet street. I’m not going to tell you their address. But I am going to tell you they live here for a

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very good reason — it’s near their Santa House in Royal City Centre where you can find them pretty much every day between now and Christmas. ‘Oh,’ but you say, ‘I thought they lived at the North Pole.’ Well, to be sure, they come and go from the North Pole to check things out and do a bit of reindeer fly training. But the elves have the toy making pretty much under control. And with Skype and SnapChat, Santa can easily conduct his North Pole business from the comfort of his living room right here in the Royal City. Okay, kids you better stop reading here, because the rest of this story is for adults. Mom and dad, this particular Santa has been the Santa at the corner of 6th and 6th for 44 years. In fact, you parents may have sat on his knee years ago. In 1970 Larry Tamkin was looking for a job. He went into Woodward’s, filled out an application and at the bottom wrote ‘Santa Claus.’ “I had done some acting, I liked kids and I thought it would be a lark,” Larry said. “Before I was out the door I heard my name called on the intercom — and just like that I had the job of Santa Claus.” Of course, Larry didn’t look anything like Santa Claus. He had blonde hair, a reddish beard and was thin. So a lot of stuffing and whitening was needed. But he laughs and says he has played Santa for so long now that he has grown into the role — as now he has white hair, a white beard and definitely doesn’t need any pillow stuffing. In fact, if you saw him without his red Santa suit, you’d be pretty suspicious he was Santa in disguise. Larry took over from Ab Brown who had been Santa at Woodward’s forever and ever. In fact, as a kid, Larry had sat on Ab’s lap.

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11 Now Larry has been the 6th and 6th Santa for so long that five generations of families have come to tell him what they want for Christmas. In the early years Santa had a magical house outside at the back of Woodward’s. Live reindeer munched on hay nearby making it pure fantasy for children. It was always cold out and when you walked into Santa’s brightly lit house it was like walking into magic. Then Woodward’s moved Santa to its large corner window at 6th and 6th where everyone passing by could see him. That was magic, too. When Royal City Centre was built, Santa’s new home was moved to Centre Court where it is today. Larry Tamkin with Santa. “Kids ask me how I get here and I tell them by plane,” laughs Larry. “They think I’ll say ‘sleigh,’ but I tell them the sleigh is for Christmas Eve and for reindeer training.” As Santa, you have to keep your ears open for clues — like moms talking to their kids in line. “Sometimes you hear their names, so when they come up to me I call them by name and they are floored,” says Larry.

“Once I had a boy ask ‘what’s my name?’ I had no idea but I answered ‘Jason.’ Turns out I was right. I was more amazed than the kid was.” And then there is the all important question: “What do you want for Christmas?” For four decades Barbie has reigned supreme for little girls with Dora the Explorer, Elsa and Anna edging in recent years. “One girl asked me if I knew what she wanted for Christmas. I answered ‘Barbie’ and she was shocked. Her face had the expression ‘Wow, Santa really does know.’” Over the years boys have asked for Ninja T urtles, Star Wars items, electronic games and Transformers. While in the old days kids were focused on dolls, trucks and cars, these days computers and cell phones are on their list. Oh, and Santa, how do you get down the chimney? “I tell them it’s a secret and has to stay a secret. Kids without a chimney will ask what I’ll do. I tell them not to worry, it will work out.” And what kind of cookies does Santa like? “Chocolate chip and peanut butter, of course,” laughs Larry’s wife Susan who has (continued on page 12)

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been Mrs. Claus for the past 10 years having fun taking the Santa photos. Then there are the mischief-makers like the four boys who would come in together, the two in the

middle keeping Santa busy while the two on the outside would be stealing the candy. On a more sombre note, some kids ask Santa to bring their father or mother back. “You be encouraging and try to console them. That sort of thing is hard for kids, especially at Christmas,” says Larry. What do they love about being Mr. and Mrs. Claus for all these years? “We are in the business of joy — what better business is there to be in,” says Susan. “It’s wonderful bringing smiles to people’s faces.” Larry and Susan are at Royal City Centre Tuesdays through Fridays, while other men play Santa on the other days.

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Eighteen cartons of almond milk, 10 packages of salads and a large box of fruit would have been thrown out by a retailer because they were close to their expiry date. But thanks to ReFood, food items like these are being redistributed to local nonprofit organizations. Here the Lower Mainland Purpose Society gets a Wednesday delivery. Left to right are ReFood founder Danison Buan, Purpose Society chef Flavia Sargent, Purpose Society Principal Merrilyn Cook-Nordheimer and ReFood volunteer Jane Shui. PHOTO CREDIT: LORI PAPPAJOHN

DANISON BUAN’S REFOOD PROGRAM TURNS WASTE INTO A RESOURCE by Lori Pappajohn

he statistics are staggering. Close to half of all food produced worldwide is wasted — discarded in processing, transport, supermarkets and kitchens. According to the David Suzuki website, “over 30 percent of fruits and vegetables in North America don’t even make it onto store shelves because they are not pretty enough for picky consumers. When people toss food, all the resources to grow, ship and produce it get chucked, too, including massive volumes of water. In the US alone, the amount of water loss from food waste is like leaving the tap running and pouring 40 trillion litres of water down the drain.” December 2016

In Canada we waste a whopping $31 billion worth of food annually. But one person in New Westminster is trying to change those numbers. A year ago Danison Buan started Refood, an organization that collects food being discarded by retail outlets and then gives the food to non-profit organizations. Danison, 30, has been in the food industry for seven years as co-owner of Golphie’s Restaurant on 12th Street and of the Arancino food truck at Granvillle and Robson. Being in the food industry, Danison has seen the waste. “I realized how much I was throwing away at | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

MERRY CHRISTMAS! the restaurant and then found out that grocery stores are throwing away even more.” So, like a growing number of similar organizations across Canada, Danison decided to address the problem. Danison has teamed up with Donald’s Market, Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart Foods and United Natural Foods Inc. He explains that sometimes stores discard overstock that isn’t moving fast enough to make room for faster-selling incoming inventory. Other items are thrown out if they have a blemish or when close to their expiry date as consumers are passing them by. Once, Danison picked up a pallet of expensive breads that were three weeks away from their expiry date. And considering there was just himself and his friend — they had bread piled high and overflowing in their back seats and trunks. That’s why they are hoping to get a van. Two or three times a week Danison picks up and delivers food, clocking around six hours weekly. Not bad for someone with two food businesses, a micro-finance business with 300 clients in the Philippines, a virtual-assistance business, is writing two books, is studying math at Simon Fraser University and has a wife and a two-yearold daughter. As they say, if you want something done, give it to a busy person. But back to Refood, Danison estimates they provide a dozen local charities with enough food for 2,000 meals a day. One of those non-profits is Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families which gets food for its lunch program for its 80 students. “We’re so very, very appreciative,” said principal Merrilyn Cook-Nordheimer. “It saves us a substantial amount of money.” The school uses the yogurts, dairy items, fruits and packaged salads for both its lunch program and its two snack breaks. While Refood started as a one-man-band, it now has 18 volunteers who hope to provide local charities with over one million meals next year, said Danison, adding that they plan to expand to other municipalities. “I’ve come up with a creative solution that is a win-win for grocery stores and the charities that get the food,” he said.

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ON AND ON At a monastery high in the mountains, the monks have a rigid vow of silence. Only at Christmas, and only by one monk, and only with one sentence, is the vow allowed to be broken. One Christmas, Brother Thomas is allowed to speak and he says, “I like the mashed potatoes we have with the Christmas turkey!” and he sits down. Silence ensues for 365 days. The next Christmas, Brother Michael gets his turn, and he says “I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and I hate them!” Once again, silence for 366 days (it’s leap year). The following Christmas, Brother Paul rises and says, “I am fed up with this constant bickering!”

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I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE… Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs. “I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE… I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE… I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE…” His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, “Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn’t deaf.” To which the little brother replied, “No, but Gramma is!”

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DECEMBER 2016

ARIES: Authority figures see you in a good light during this time. If your thinking about that raise, now is the time to ask for it. Favorable aspects in that area.

TAURUS: If travel is in your plans, all should go well. Higher education benefits you during this time. However travel always brings fantastic learning experiences. GEMINI: Any love relationship started during this time will have intensifying effects. Think deep and hard before setting the stage for love. CANCER: Business and marital relationships go smoothly during this time. Expressing your affections comes easily in December. LEO: Authority figures and co-workers see you in a good light. This is a good time to start that health regime you have been thinking about. VIRGO: Friends and social gatherings are the name of the game this month. Much entertaining taking place. Love is on the rise. LIBRA: If thinking of doing those home renovations now is a good time. You want to make your home a more cozy place to be. Insight comes through your dreams. SCORPIO: All communications take on a lighter note during this time. Friends and neighbors lend a helping hand. You realize just how much love you have in your life. SAGITTARIUS: Travel is on your mind during this month. Just remember to keep those credit cards in check. You feel like spending and those you love. CAPRICORN: Your looking good this month dear Capricorn and others are attracted to your good nature. Just be sure not to let others take advantage. Love is in the stars. AQUARIUS: Dreams and insights are the theme for this month. Write down some of those dreams as they may come to fruition in the near future. PISCES: Many social activities take up your time in December. This is a good time to make that wish as it just may come true in the New Year.

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~ Mark Twain

BIGGER A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.” SOMETHING FOR MOM The Santa Claus at the mall was very surprised when a young lady about twenty years old walked up and sat on his lap. Santa doesn’t usually take requests from adults, but she smiled very nicely at him, so he asked her, “What do you want for Christmas?” “Something for my mother, please,” said the young lady. “Something for your mother? Well, that’s very thoughtful of you,’’ smiled Santa. “What do you want me to bring her?” Without blinking she replied, “A son-in-law!” EARLY SHOPPING It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the prisoner, “What are you charged with?”

PUT SOME MUSCLE IN YOUR FITNESS BUSINESS This is Verne with Piffle Magazine. This is the time of year when people are making their New Year’s resolutions and fitness and better health is something that many people commit to. As a fitness-health business, you will want to let people know what you have to offer through advertising. Piffle is a monthly local community magazine serving New Westminster and Burnaby‐Edmonds with a press run of 9,000 copies and online hits of up to 5,000 Piffle has been around for the past 16 years and is well known in the community. You can visit us at www.piffle.ca to see our posted current and back issues. I would like to talk to you more about how Piffle can help build you business.

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“Doing my Christmas shopping early”, replied the

defendant.

“That’s no offense”, said the judge. “How early were

you doing this shopping?”

“Before the store opened.”

SEASONAL Q&A Q: What did Adam say on the day before Christmas? A: It’s Christmas, Eve!

Q: Who is never hungry at Christmas? A: The turkey — he’s always stuffed!

Q: Mum, Can I have a dog for Christmas?

A: No you can have turkey like everyone else!

Q: We had grandma for Christmas dinner? A: Really, we had turkey!

Q: How do you know when there is a snowman in your bed?

A: You wake up wet!

Q: What would a reindeer do if it lost its tail?

A: She’d go to a “re-tail” shop for a new one!

Q: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?

A: Frostbite.

Q: Why was Santa’s little helper depressed? A: Because he had low elf esteem.

Q: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? A: Snowflakes.

Q: How do you catch a squirrel?

A: Climb up a tree and act like a nut.

Q: Why did the parrot wear a raincoat? A: He wanted to be a polyunsaturated!

Q: Why are pancakes like a baseball game? A: Because they depend on the batter.

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inter Harp and the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir celebrate their 10th year of performing together with a special concert Sunday, December 4 at 2:30 p.m. at Massey Theatre. This is one of the most beautiful concerts you will ever attend. On stage is the impressive 80-member Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir surrounded by musicians in gorgeous medieval attire playing harps, ﬂute, violin, cello, rare medieval instruments and percussion. Special this year — Winter Harp includes members of the Winter Harp Youth Ensemble (director Dr. Bess Lu). Heartfelt carols performed by these acclaimed groups will put you in the holiday spirit like no other concert. This is Christmas at its best. This matinee is like two concerts in one — the choir and Winter Harp perform separately and then together.

chiropractor, who brought the two groups together 10 years ago. “I was getting my back adjusted by him one day at his Burnaby clinic when he said: ‘Hey, the Welsh Men’s Choir and Winter Harp ought to perform together,’” said Pappajohn, who directs Winter Harp. “Dr. Birzneck was a member of the choir, so he made a phone call and that was that.” Tickets for this, the city’s most popular Christmas concert, are selling quickly at www.vwmc.ca or Massey Ticket Centre 604-521-5050. Winter Harp also performs December 22 at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Carnarvon. Details at www.winterharp.com. For information on the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir’s other Christmas concerts visit www.vwmc.ca.

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WHAT BRUCE DRINKS Q: What is Bruce Lee’s favorite drink? A: Wataaaaah! MAJOR CRIMES Late one night a man is driving down the road, speeding quite a bit. A cop notices how fast he is going and pulls him over. The cop says to the man, “Are you aware of how fast you were going?” The man replies, “Yes I am. I’m trying to escape a robbery I got involved in.” The cop gives him a skeptical look and says, “Were you the one being robbed?” The man casually replies, “No, I committed the robbery.” The cop looks shocked that the man admitted this. “So you’re telling me you were speeding… AND committed a robbery?” “Yes,” the man calmly says. “I have the loot in the back.” The cop begins to get angry. “Sir, I’m afraid you have to come with me.” The cop reaches in the window to subdue the man. “Don’t do that,” the man yells fearfully. “I’m scared you will find the gun in my glove compartment!” The cop pulls his hand out. “Wait here,” he says. The cop calls for backup. Soon cops, cars, and helicopters are flooding the area. The man is cuffed quickly and taken towards a car. However, before he gets in, a cop walks up to him and says, while gesturing to the cop that pulled him over, “Sir, this officer informed us that you had committed a robbery, had stolen loot in the trunk of your car, and had a loaded gun in your glove compartment. However, we found none of these things in your car.” Theman replies, “Yeah, and I bet that liar said I was speeding too!” HE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE TIME, JUDGE A pick pocket was up in court for a series of petty crimes. The judge said, “Sir, you are hereby fined $100.” The lawyer stood up and said, “Thanks, your honor, however my client only has $75 on him at this time, but if you’d allow him a few minutes in the crowd…”

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SNAKES IN THE CREEK AND OTHER STORIES

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h dear, I just thought of another one!” Evelyn start on one memory and it triggers another one,” she Benson sighed. She was writing a book about laughs. “My dad was a great storyteller and had a long growing up in New Westminster. But every time she memory. I inherited both from him.” thought she had the book finished, she’d think of anEvelyn’s book also includes many of her father’s other great story to include. What to do? photographs. Some 1,500 of these photos are now on Write a second book was the obvious answer. So the city’s archive web page. Details on how to see those Evelyn Benson has done just that. Like her first book A photos are in Evelyn’s book. Century in a Small Town: One Family’s Stories, Evelyn As an aside, Evelyn and Don raised their children Benson’s second book is packed full with fun tales about in the Sixth Avenue house that belonged to Evelyn’s life in the Royal City. A Century In a Small Town: More Family Stories features tales such as The Paperboy and the Hooker (yes, it’s a true story), The 300-Pound Bet (about three sacks of grain in the 1890s), The Hidden Ball Trick (how a lacrosse game was won in 1914) and Snakes in the Creek (which is pretty much self-explanatory). Evelyn has a knack for bringing stories to life. As you read her tales you get a flood of memories from your own childhood wherever you grew up. While Evelyn’s first book featured stories of her father Lewis Sangster and some of her own stories, this book includes stories of Evelyn’s husband Don as well as more Local literary legend Evelyn Benson poses with author Robin Brunet and Evelyn and Lewis stories. legendary Deejay Red Robinson. Brunet and Robinson were at the Black “Don grew up during the Depression. His Bond Books at the Royal City Centre recently to promote their new book, “Red Robinson The Last Deejay”. family lived down to the last penny. When Don was five, his family gave him a 5¢ tram ticket to take to the baker to trade for a 5¢ loaf of bread. Appleton grandfather in the 1880s. Her youngest son His parents were too embarrassed to go themselves, so Jay still lives in the family home, being the fifth generathey sent little Don,” says Evelyn who will soon be 83. tion to do so. Another story recounts 12-year-old Don setting pins And of course, while Evelyn was writing this book, at the bowling alley — a dangerous job as the heavy pins she and Don were thinking of more stories. went flying when someone hit them hard. “There may be a third book yet,” she laughs. Of course, today’s stories become tomorrow’s history, A Century In a Small Town: More Family Stories is availsays Evelyn. She points out that to her great grandson, able at Black Bond Books and through www.amazon.ca. the story of 9-11 will be ancient history by the time Evelyn’s book signing is Dec. 10 from noon to he is a teenager. So one of the stories in the book is 3:00 p.m. at Black Bond Books in Royal City Centre about Evelyn and Don being on the first flight out of where her first book is a best seller. Evelyn’s book Vancouver after 9-11 and how when they arrived at their launch is December 11, 1:00 p.m. at Century House. destination — Las Vegas — it was like a ghost town. Evelyn and others will be reading from the book. “It was so spooky as there was hardly anybody there,” Refreshments will be served. she recalls. By the way, if you ever want to write your own book If there is one thing Evelyn Benson has, it’s a vivid of memories, Evelyn gives workshops on just that. Conmemory combined with the art of storytelling. “You tact her at evbenson@telus.net. “Always follow your heart, but remember to bring your brain along.” ~ Anonymous

PICTOGRAPH BY ROSS HOOD

PUZ ZLE #29

The principle of this puzzle is to shade, in a logical way, boxes in the grid to discover a picture solution. Numbers on the left show the sets of boxes to be shaded in the corresponding line. Numbers above the grid show the sets of boxes to be shaded in the corresponding column. There is always at least one clear box separating the shaded boxes. TIP: It is just as important to discover which boxes are clear.

THIS ISSUE’S HINT: “OH THE AROMA!” 2

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Find the solution in the next issue of Piffle.

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE #28 PICTOGRAPH B Y R O S S H O O D 1

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WHAT HE OWES A man went to his lawyer and told him, “My neighbor owes me $500 and he won’t pay up. What should I do?” “Do you have any proof he owes you the money?” asked the lawyer. “Nope,” replied the man. “OK, then write him a letter asking him for the $5,000 he owed you,” said the lawyer. “But it’s only $500,” replied the man. “Precisely. That’s what he will reply and then you’ll have your proof!” DO WHAT I SAY Q: What did the green grape say to the purple grape? A: “Breathe, stupid!” VEGETARIAN VAMPIRES You kill vegetarian vampires with a steak to the heart. PRISON BREAK There was a prison break and I saw a midget climb up the fence. As he jumped down her sneered at me and I thought, well that’s a little condescending. SQUIRRELLY If you want to catch a squirrel just climb a tree and act like a nut.

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SNOOP’S DOG Q: What does Snoop Dogg pick up while walking his dog? A: Snoop Dogg’s doggy doo-doo. Q: What do other dogs do with Snoop Dogg’s doggy doo-doo? A: They sniff Snoop Dogg’s dog’s doo-doo CORDUROY PILLOWS Did you hear about the new corduroy pillows? They’re making headlines everywhere! DENTIST TIME Q: What time is it when you have to go to the dentist? A: Tooth-hurtie. FINDING FAULT My friend recently got crushed by a pile of books, but he’s only got his shelf to blame.

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December snow © Julia Schoennagel December can be a sudden midnight snowfall lacy flakes floating down softly kissing our palms our noses our cheeks settling on our hair and lips and tongues nothing tastes like melted snow early morning sounds: scritch, scratch stomp, stamp crunch, munch busy boots on the white-frosted sidewalks of Columbia Street and the screaming, whining shriek of tires skidding on the hills afternoon in Uptown the snow is melting glacial rivulets surge along the gutters like small floodings of the forceful Fraser on pavements slick with slush busy boots slide and slip no escaping icy showers flung from whooshing wheels of passing cars next day the sun shines high heels tap along the esplanade traffic zips by on soundless streets blue skies, no clouds and snowmen shrinking on the lawns Currently president of New West Artists (N WA ) and a poe t ic par t icipan t o f RCLAS (The Royal City Literary Society), Julia Schoennagel has been painting and writing most of her life. In art, Julia favours watercolours; the serenit y of her landscapes evokes a deep spiritual connection with nature. Her love of the ocean, trees, and flowers is also highly evident in her poems and short stories, many of which feature at least one cat.

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Try to fill in the missing numbers. Use the numbers 1 through 12 to complete the equations. Each number is only used once. Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction. Find solution in the next Piffle!

AT THE DOCTOR’S The doctor says to the patient, “Take your clothes off and stick your tongue out the window.” “What will that do,” asks the patient. The doctor says, “I’m mad at my neighbor!” A man goes to a psychiatrist. “Nobody listens to me!” The doctor says, “Next!” A doctor has a stethoscope up to a man’s chest. The man asks, “Doc, how do I stand?” The doctor says, “That’s what puzzles me!” Doctor says to a man, “You’re pregnant!” The man says, “How does a man get pregnant?” The doctor says, “The usual way — a little wine, a little dinner…” RUN TEN MILES A doctor says to a man, “You want to improve your love life? You need to get some exercise. Run ten miles a day.” Two weeks later, the man called the doctor. The doctor says, “How is your love life since you have been running?” “I don’t know, I’m 140 miles away!” December 2016

NUMBER BLOCKS

Try to fill in the missing numbers. The missing numbers are integers between 0 and 12. The numbers in each row add up to totals to the right. The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right. Find solution in the next Piffle!

MY BAND I started a band called 999 Megabytes — we haven’t gotten a gig yet. 30 WAYS TO SAY NO 1. I’d love to, but… 2. I have to floss my cat. 3. I’ve dedicated my life to linguini. 4. I want to spend more time with my blender. 5. The Prime Minister said he might drop in. 6. The man on television told me to stay tuned. 7. I’ve been scheduled for a karma transplant. 8. I’m staying home to work on my cottage cheese sculpture. 9. It’s my parakeet’s bowling night. 10. It wouldn’t be fair to the other Beautiful People. 11. I’m building a pig from a kit. 12. I did my own thing and now I’ve got to undo it. 13. I’m enrolled in aerobic scream therapy. 14. There’s a disturbance in the Force. 15. I’m doing door-to-door collecting for static cling. 16. I have to go to the post office to see if I’m still wanted. 17. I’m teaching my ferret to yodel. | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

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32 ARE 3 BIDS REQUIRED? THE SCOPE OF WORK

By Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, Condominium Home Owners' Association of BC Dear Tony: Does a strata corporation have to get 3 bids when a contract is over $100,000? Our strata defeated a resolution last night for a roofing repair of $189,000 because the strata did not get more than 1 bid, and the contractor who is bidding on the project has a very poor rating with the Better Business Bureau. As a community of 148 units everyone has an opinion on everything, and few owners are experienced with contracting, negotiating pricing and managing major construction. Is there an easier method to get through major construction without creating a disaster in our strata? ~ Colin W. Coquitlam Dear Colin: There is no requirement in the Strata Property Act for multiple bids or specifics conditions on how strata corporations purchase services or products. That is determined in the resolutions approved by the owners at general meetings, and in the bylaws of the strata.

Start from the common objectives. Every consumer ultimately wants the same thing. Maintain our buildings, and have construction done for the best price and for the best comparable quality. No one wants a construction disaster that ends up in uncontrollable cost over runs, construction delays, or worse yet, a project that has to be redone 5 years later, when it should have lasted 25 years. Like any project, accurate pricing can only be obtained when everyone knows the details of what they are bidding on. This is known as the scope of work. The scope of work is often created by an independent consultant, technician or engineer who sets out the details of construction and the terms and conditions of the contract. You don’t have to go to multiple bids to get a good price for reasonable work, but if you don’t set a scope of work that clearly defines the construction and the conditions of the contract, you will surrender control and cost of the project ultimately to your contractors. Your strata may very well have a preferred contractor that will do a great job, and the best method to accomplishing that is to put everything in writing. When a scope of work is created, it may also include contingencies for unknown conditions, such as dam-

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