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PARAGON’S FUTURE UNCLEAR BOB MACKIN

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AND THE WIENER IS....: Wiener dogs (more commonly known as Dachshunds) and their owners head out to the

starting line at the Hastings Racecourse for the second-to-last heat of the annual wiener dog races, which were held Sunday at the race track. See more photos of weekend events on page 13 (City Living). Scan page with Layar to see more photos and watch a video.

Duck death blamed on fishing hook HOOK CAME FROM CONTROVERSIAL PNE POND SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

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female mallard duck injured by an abandoned fishing hook last week at the Hastings Park pond has been euthanized.

PNE spokesperson Laura Ballance confirmed the duck was put down after staff at Burnaby-based WRA Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. had the bird X-rayed and deemed there was too much damage to its wing to save it.

Balance said initially the PNE was told it was suspected the mallard was suffering from an ailment known as “wing droop,”

so rescue staff started the bird on a course of antibiotics and expected to it be released back into the wild after a couple of days.

Last week, Ballance told the Courier that in response to a message left on the city’s 311 service line, PNE and park board staff managed to capture the mallard Wednesday and remove the hook. They transported the duck to the rescue facility.

Last week Sean McCann, a biology student living near Hastings Park, spotted the bird with a fish hook through its wing and contacted the Courier. At the time McCann suspected the wing was broken.

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dgewater Casino can stay at the Plaza of Nations until the end of 2016 after receiving unanimous approval Monday from the city’s Development Permit Board.

The Paragon Gaming-owned casino’s temporary use of the Enterprise Hall and 138 parking spots was to expire July 31. Edgewater opened Feb. 4, 2005 with a four-year sunset clause that was extended to 2013 after Las Vegas-headquartered Paragon bought the casino out of bankruptcy in 2006.

Paragon announced a deal with B.C. Pavilion Corporation in March 2010 to build a $450 million casino and hotel complex connected to B.C. Place Stadium’s west side. In April 2011, city council unanimously rejected the proposed expansion from 75 gambling tables to 150 and 600 slot machines to 1,500. In a compromise, Paragon was permitted to move the existing licence and received rezoning of the PavCo site in November 2011.

Last year, Edgewater extended its lease with Plaza of Nations landlord Canadian Metropolitan Properties until the end of 2015. The B.C. Place project is in limbo while Paragon seeks partners.

With no fanfare, Paragon and PavCo quietly launched a new website in June about the project called Site10a.com. The website said a new master development agreement was signed in March, before the provincial election, and that PavCo is expecting $3 million annual lease revenue for a 70-year term from the new Edgewater. The payments are intended to lessen PavCo’s debt for the $514 million B.C. Place renovations. The original lease was supposed to be worth $6 million a year.

The website contains no new architectural drawings or indication of whether the complex will be substantially smaller than originally planned.

“We’re not prepared to talk about that at all,” Paragon vice-president of planning John Cahill told the Courier Monday. “Today’s focus was getting the extension.”

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BRIDGE TO HISTORY BY CHERYL ROSSI

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As the Lion’s Gate Bridge receives a heritage plaque, a heritage activist recalls the fight to save the bridge from demolition 20 years ago.

12TH & CAMBIE: COPS OUT BY MIKE HOWELL

VANCOUVER PHOENIX GYMNASTICS SUMMER CAMPS

Thanks to low public interest especially at peak holiday times, the police board is cutting two meetings a year.

Half Day Camps still available at the St. James Jungle Gym location

CENTRAL PARK: PLAYING FOODIE BY SANDRA THOMAS The park board expands park concession fare to include vegetables, fruit and vegan offerings as part of a plan to support local food.

OPINION LIBERAL RED BY LES LEYNE Despite a Liberal platform campaigning for a “debt-free” B.C., the province will be still deeper in debt by the next election in 2017.

SPORTS MOUNTAIN DOG WALK BY MIKE HANNFIN Dog Mountain isn’t really a mountain, but the rocky outcrop of Mt. Seymour is worth the visit.

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FishgrouptomonitorPNEpondmoreclosely He said the stray hook is one of many he’s seen at the park since the Urban Fishing Program launched this spring.

On May 23, the last of 900 sterilized rainbow trout were released into the Sanctuary pond. The program is a joint project between the PNE, the city and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. In June, Mike Gass, outreach coordinator for the Victoria-based Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C., said once the pond was stocked, fishing season was open to anyone 16 and older with a valid freshwater fishing licence.

This week, Gass said the society will continue to have ambassadors walk the area to educate anglers on the rules and regulations, as well as looking for any loose fishing line or other problems.

“We will also continue to deliver learn-to-fish programs at the park with a strong focus on conservation, targeting youth and their families that are new to fishing,” Gass wrote in an email.

He added fishing is limited to the platform on the north end of the lake to help minimize any potential impact on other wildlife.

As well, new permanent signs are being installed around the pond in areas where fishing is not permitted. Those signs are in addition to the “rules” sign already installed by the dock.

The Courier reported in June that the Hastings Park Conservancy, Friends of Hastings Park and some residents were unhappy with the fishing plan. A main concern was that abandoned fishhooks would endanger some of the hundreds of migrating birds that frequent the pond. There were also

Photo courtesy Sean McCann

An abandoned fishing hook was found in this mallard’s left wing. Because of the extensiveness of the duck’s injuries, the bird had to be euthanized last week. concerns the increased noise and human activity would be disruptive to ducks and other aquatic birds nesting on the secluded north end of the pond.

McCann suspects the duck became snagged on a fishhook and broke its wing attempting to free itself.

“This unfortunate bird is probably only one of many that have been or will be adversely affected by this change in the way the park is used,” McCann wrote on his blog last week. “Hopefully this will help change some minds about having an unaccountable private entity control one of our

public parks. Hastings Park is one of my favourite nearby places to go to see wildlife, and it would be a shame if injuries like this become the norm for the birds nesting and migrating through the park.” sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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The Edgewater Casino will stay at the Plaza of Nations until the end of 2016.

Asked to confirm or deny whether one of the partners Paragon has approached is Burnaby-based Gateway Casinos, Cahill said. “I’m not going to talk about that at all, its not appropriate at this time.”

The only speaker at the meeting was Sandy Garossino, who led Vancouver Not Vegas’s successful 2011 anti-expansion campaign. She said Paragon, PavCo and B.C. Lottery Corporation owe the public answers on what is being proposed, including who would finance and operate the new Edgewater.

“All of those things are material and are in the public interest to know,” Garossino said. “I still think [Paragon president] Scott Menke was telling the truth when he said two years ago that this was an all or nothing deal, that the current amount of slot machines and gaming tables weren’t enough.”

Edgewater sent almost $6.1 million in royalties to city hall for the year ended March 31, 2013, substantially less than the $10 million to $12 million envisioned in 2006.

“I can’t imagine how they can increase their costs, bear the incredible infrastructure, build a parkade at thesameamountofrevenue,”Garossinosaid.“There

has to be more and we’re not being told.”

Garossino said Vancouver Not Vegas is proceeding with its petition to the B.C. Supreme Court to quash the Edgewater move because it claims neither the city nor PavCo followed procedures.

While Paragon is in talks with partners to bring the new Edgewater to fruition, Menke and CEO Diana Bennett were contracted last month to manage the struggling Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Paragon is also exiting its River Cree Casino partnership with the Enoch Cree First in Edmonton. River Cree defaulted on a $111 million loan in April 2012 but continues to operate.

Early Jan. 20, Surrey City Council voted against Gateway’s proposal for a $100 million South Surrey casino. Gateway’s backer is Toronto private equity firm Catalyst Investment Group. When Deputy Premier Rich Coleman was also the gambling minister, he met Feb. 5 with Catalyst chairman Gabriel de Alba and Feb. 12 with de Alba and CEO Newton Glassman. Coleman’s agenda does not list the reasons for the meetings. Glassman did not respond to an interview request. bmackin@biv.com twitter.com/bobmackin

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news Police board reduces number of meetings 12TH & CAMBIE with Mike Howell

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Police Chief Jim Chu (left) and Mayor Gregor Robertson will now only meet eight times a year instead of the usual 10 for Vancouver Police Board meetings. be chosen to reflect the demographics of the community.

Now before this entry turns into a brochure for the police board, here’s what I really wanted to tell you: democracy is going down the sewer pipe.

Maybe that’s a little harsh.

But let it be known the police board will provide less opportunity for the public to turn up to its meetings, which means fewer opportunities to speak to the board.

The board has decided it can do away with its meetings in March and December, dropping the number of annual public meetings from 10 to eight.

Why? “The March meeting has been historically challenging, both for scheduling and attendance due to the school spring break and the tendency to take vacations around that period,” a recent report to the board said.

“The December meeting tends to be simi-

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ands up, all those residents who know there is such a body as the Vancouver Police Board.

OK, so there are a few of you.

Hands up, all of those residents who can describe what the police board actually does.

OK, so not as many.

Quite simply, the police board is the governing body for the Vancouver Police Department and is responsible for hiring and — if necessary —firing the chief.

Typically, the board deals with a lot of policy stuff, too.

For example, the Pivot Legal Society was at the board’s last public meeting to ask why so many jaywalking tickets were handed out to residents in the Downtown Eastside.

The police board is expected to get an answer at a future meeting. Depending on the answer, the board could decide a policy change is needed or allow the practice to continue.

Mayor Gregor Robertson doubles as chairperson and he leads six other people appointed by the provincial and city governments. Board members usually have a background in law and business and are said to

larly challenging. It is normally scheduled early in December to avoid conflict with the holiday season but, as a result, it follows closely on the heels of the November meeting and the agenda tends to be light.”

The board’s decision to scale back on its meetings comes after moving its meetings to the Cambie Street police station, although it has met at least once at the Graveley Street station.

There was a time when the board met at community centres and at other locations around the city, including the office of the Musqueam Indian Band.

Security and poor turnout were cited as reasons to move the meetings back to the police departments. And, as someone who hasn’t missed too many meetings in the past decade, I agree the turnout by the public is poor.

So maybe it’s not democracy that is the issue here.

More likely, it’s the public’s lack of interest in a board that might want to attach itself to the City of Vancouver’s civic engagement train as it rolls out ideas to get more people involved in local government.

Or maybe the VPD is doing such a good job that only a small number of the same faces have reason to show up to complain or compliment the board, the chief and his officers.

Those faces, that is, who can make a 1 p.m. meeting on a Tuesday. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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Stanley Park horses get new loading area CENTRAL PARK

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fter years of discussion, the horses of Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours will finally have a flat, softer surface to stand on while waiting for passengers.

Company owner Gerry O’Neil told me that for years the horses have stood on a five-degree incline, which makes it difficult to get started, particularly when hauling 20 passengers.

O’Neil is delighted the park board agreed to create a dedicated staging/loading area in the island of the parking lot adjacent to the information booth where tickets for the tours will still be sold. In return, O’Neil will spend between $400,000 and $600,000 to have a proper staging area constructed, as well as a raised sidewalk from the seawall across Stanley Park Drive.

According to a staff report, the new loading area will include three staging positions in keeping with the park board’s goal of creating universal access in all parks and facilities. A landscaped plaza will be finished with interlocking paving stones and “warning” strips adjacent to the carriage departure area. The design will become a model for future public enhancements in the park.

To accommodate the changes, an existing mature tree will be removed and later replaced with a “specimen” tree.

“It will not be on the road so this will make it a lot safer,” O’Neil said during a phone interview from Quebec on Monday afternoon.

He adds tourists are constantly dashing into the middle of the road trying to take photos of the horses.

O’Neil started his popular horse-drawn tours more than 25 years ago in Stanley Park. According to the terms of his new lease, in exchange for his financial investment O’Neil’s business will remain in the park for another 20 years beyond 2018.

“I really have to thank [Vision Vancouver commissioners] Constance Barnes and Aaron Jasper,” said O’Neil. “And the GM [Malcolm Bromley.] They’re the ones who finally

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After years of discussion, the Vancouver park board will create a dedicated staging/loading area for the horses of Stanley Park’s Horse-Drawn Tours, which the owner says will make it better for the horses and safer for snap-happy tourists. made this happen.”

FLIGHT TEST The young herons in Stanley Park are in full fledge, which means they’re learning to fly and testing their newly developed wings.

According to a report by the Stanley Park Ecology Society, the young birds are taking short but exhilarating and exhausting flights around the colony, located next to the park board’s administration office and tennis courts just off Beach Avenue.

The report adds the herons are also learning how territorial crows can be and notes interacting with the black birds will be vital if the fledglings survive and return to the colony next year. The crows have been shepherding the young herons during their

fledgling flights, providing clear boundaries as to where they feel the heron colony begins and ends.

But crows aren’t the only birds bothering the fledgling herons. According to the report, bald eagle attacks have been steadily reducing their numbers this season. Observations show the nests in the trees near the tennis courts have been particularly hard hit due to their closer proximity to the Cathedral Trail eagle pair.

Of the 115 active nests this year, the most recent count shows 88 fledglings, which if they survive will leave the colony before the end of July to join their parents at feeding grounds. For information on the society’s Adopt a Heron Nest Program, visit stanleyparkecology.ca.

PRIDE PARTY The park board has approved a request to increase the licensed area of the Sunset Beach festival following the annual Pride Parade from 750 to 1,000.

The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 4.

The Vancouver Pride Society requested the increase due to the huge crowds and long waits festival-goers endure each year while lining up to get into the popular beer garden.

The park board also approved an increase in seating at the beer garden at the annual Picnic in the Park held at the Brockton rugby field in Stanley Park from 150 to 400. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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Lions Gate Bridge gets historical recognition CHERYL ROSSI Staff writer

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ions Gate Bridge will get a roar of respect July 17 when the Vancouver Heritage Foundation celebrates it with a Places that Matter plaque.

Donald Luxton, author and president of the heritage society that pushed for the gateway bridge’s preservation in the 1990s, will talk about its heritage and architecture at the event.

“I’m amazed it’s still there,” Luxton said on the phone from a flood-devastated High River, Alta., Monday afternoon.

In 1993, the provincial government announced it would demolish the deteriorating bridge. Luxton and Heritage Vancouver battled this decision for five years.

“My contention from day one is if you walk down Robson Street and look at what’s on the postcards and what’s on the baseball caps and what people think of as Vancouver, that this bridge is our icon,” he said.

It was eventually determined the bridge’s roadbed had deteriorated, not the entire structure, so, for the first time in suspension bridge history, the bridge deck was replaced while traffic continued to use the crossing.

Walk-on ferries had run from Gastown to Moodyville and its sawmills in North Vancou-

ver starting in 1866. The first bridge across the Second Narrows was completed in 1925 but a barge knocked out this low-lying structure in 1930. It was repaired and reopened in 1934.

Due to the Depression, governments had no money to build another bridge in 1930 so Alfred J.T. Taylor, a prominent engineering contractor turned real estate developer for whom Taylor Way in West Vancouver is named, developed a scheme to save the municipality from bankruptcy and build a bridge. The Guinness brewing family agreed to purchase 4,700 acres of British Properties land in exchange for $1 million in improvements over the next five years and to finance the bridge, according to the British Properties website.

Lions Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the British Empire when it opened in 1938.

The plaque presentation starts at 2:30 p.m. on the overpass before Prospect Point in Stanley Park, near the miniature lions that match the art deco lions at the end of the bridge.

Members of the Guinness family and the British Properties board of directors will attend.

The event will be the 63rd plaque presentation of the Heritage Foundation’s 125 Vancouver Places that Matter. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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group of East Side residents and business owners have launched a website to boost their campaign against proposed changes to a bike route on Union Street.

According to a press release from the Strathcona Residents’ Association, the site, bikepathforeveryone.ca, was started because of frustration felt by residents and businesses from Strathcona, Chinatown and City Gate over what they say is the city’s lack of consultation on Union Street upgrades. “We are

trying to engage in the planning process,” said Pete Fry, chairman of the Strathcona Residents’ Association.

He said so far the city is not listening to those who live and work in the area. The website is a way to “jump the gun and present our opinion out there in front of the court of public opinion.”

The website offers eight proposed changes, including maintaining street parking along Union Street and removing the option for cars to access the viaduct ramp at Gore Street.

Fry said the lack of consultation on this project is a symptom of an overall lack of real civic engagement by the city. In the case of the Union Street changes, Fry said the open houses amounted

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At a June 12 city council meeting, five hours of discussion centred on bike lanes led to approval of a separated bike lane at Union Street near the Adanac bikeway. But council agreed more consultation was needed regarding upgrades to Union Street east of Gore. Fry said no consultation has taken place, but a notice was sent out by the city July 3, announcing construction on upgrades would begin within a month.

In a written statement, Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal said construction going forward is on the already-approved upgrades, including the removal of one side of parking at 200 Union St. to install a separated bike lane and replace the parking with 50 new spaces on Main Street.

Future changes will be taken to the area stakeholders.

“This summer, city staff will be contacting local neighbourhood pedestrians, cyclists, businesses and community associations to undertake an inclusive consultation process to discuss additional potential transportation changes on Union from Main Street and Princess Avenue, and the remainder of the bikeway through Strathcona. I know staff will be considering the proposals from the Strathcona residents as part of their consultations and I look forward to hearing what they recommend,” Deal wrote.

Steve Da Cruz, who owns the Parker restaurant on Union Street, said he doesn’t feel there was ever any real consultation.

Removing the parking in front of his and other businesses is a blow to a group of new owners who have worked hard over the past few years to bring commercial options to an area where there were none, he said. “I bike every day of the year, but my guests come here by electric car and they need to park,” said Da Cruz.

“If we can reduce the number of cars on the road that is great, but it has to be a process. To slash and burn like this is not going to work.”

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An avid cyclist, Schlote believes overall the changes proposed will make cycling safer. “I do use the bike lane frequently and it’s a bit of a free for all right now,” said Schlote.

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news Park board concessions get culinary makeover VEGGIES, VEGAN ITEMS, YOGURT PARFAITS NOW AVAILABLE SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

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s of this week, veggies and dip, yogurt parfaits, vegan fruit bars, salads and seasonal corn-on-the-cob will join hot dogs, burgers and fish and chips on the menu at park-board operated concession stands across the city.

The “culinary makeover” is part of the park board’s Local Food Action Plan approved July 8 and rolled out at a press conference last week at the Lumberman’s Arch concession in Stanley Park. “A recent study showed that B.C. residents are most likely to buy local vegetables and fruit and Vancouver is leading the way,” said Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Aaron Jasper. “We want to support that trend through farmers markets and in what is served at park board concessions.”

Jasper said the plan will support more community gardens and fruit trees, use sustainable and local food economies to guide procurement contracts, and engage food networks, such as community centres. Soil generation is also a priority and with that in mind the city

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The Vancouver Park Board displayed its culinary makeover at Lumberman’s Arch last Wednesday as part of its local food action plan. Pictured are (left to right) Trish Kelly, co-chair Vancouver Food Policy Council, commissioner Niki Sharma and community task force member Jamie Ong. has implemented management systems to handle food waste and compostable materials from community centres and concessions.

Jasper said the park board is ideally situated to take the lead on such an ambitious plan because it’s rich with food assets, such as community kitchens, fruit trees, restaurants and concessions. “And in our parks things like orchards and community gardens extend to

every neighbourhood in Vancouver giving us an amazing opportunity to strengthen food networks across the city,” said Jasper.

Jasper said there are 55 objectives within the plan that deal with the local food cycle that include everything from composting to growing. The goal is to have the objectives competed within next five years, and to that end 13 are accomplished or underway including

three new community gardens and the planting of food trees along some city boulevards.

The concession pilot program, launching next week with the support of the city’s Greenest City plan, is also included in the plan.

The 13 concessions stands, operated by the park board in partnership with independent operators, share 12 kitchens where fruits and vegetables are cut up daily. Sandwiches and salads are then prepared at the Lumberman’s Arch kitchen for distribution to other concession stands. According to the action plan, beach concessions operate seasonally with each serving an estimated 55,000 customers a year.

The 11-member Local Food Task Force was established last May to make policy recommendations and to find ways to increase and integrate food assets in parks and recreation facilities. Jasper co-chairs the task force with Vision Vancouver park board commissioner Niki Sharma. The plan builds on priorities outlined in the Vancouver Food Charter, Greenest City Action Plan, Park Board Strategic Plan, and Vancouver Food Strategy.

“This was the first modern task force used by the park board to develop forward-thinking policy,” said Jasper. “Vancouver is unique in having an elected, independent park board.

It gives us the opportunity to engage with the community to adapt our policies to the ever changing needs of Vancouver residents.” sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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Summer 2013, beginning June 1 7:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m.

Limited north runway departures will occur during the summer months to help reduce delays and congestion during the peak travel period. North runway departures will primarily occur between 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

SOUTH RUNWAY MAINTENANCE July 7– August 30, 2013 9:00 p.m.– 7:00 a.m.

The north runway will be used for departures and arrivals nightly while Vancouver Airport Authority conducts its annual runway maintenance and repairs on the south runway.

We appreciate your support as we continue to maintain the highest safety standards at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

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B.C. Liberals dig deeper hole

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n a quiet afternoon in the legislature with scarcely any attention, Finance Minister Mike de Jong attempted to explain the most jarring political contradiction in B.C. (next to the “New” in “New Democratic Party”).

The B.C. Liberals are utterly committed to eradicating the province’s accumulated long-term debt. And at the same time they are increasing it like never before. After introducing a budget in February that projects dramatic increases in debt over the next three years, Premier Christy Clark turned around and made “debt-free B.C.” one of the cornerstones of her successful re-election campaign. What gives?

De Jong opened by copping a plea. “The debt goes up. There’s no question about that.”

It’s partly the response to the economic meltdown, which was to accelerate infrastructure spending to prime the economy, he said. It’s partly the accumulation of red ink from four deficit budgets. Those two factors explain much of the ride from $38 billion in total debt to $50 billion in four years, closing in on $56 billion today. But the plan for the next three years shows the ride will continue — to $70 billion by 2015. Other governments talk about halting stimulus spending, now that the 2008-09 crisis has receded. B.C. is just easing off the accelerator; there’s no sign they’re actually hitting the brakes.

It’s partly because of a continuing “unprecedented” building plan, which needs billions in capital borrowing, de Jong said. From the time Clark first put “debt-free B.C.” on her campaign bus out to 2015, debt will have increased by almost $10 billion.

Try explaining that during the 2017 election campaign, when it will probably be even higher. De Jong said the key point about the plan to make B.C. debt-free in 15 years is that it is based on one new revenue source: liquefied natural gas.

And the arrival of that new money is still a long way off.

“I will say again in this house very clearly that the significant revenues that we believe the public will derive ... do not accrue or begin to flow, if we take advantage of the opportunity and move forward, for another seven or eight years, de Jong said.

“So they are not contained or projected or included in the budget.”

That means the overall plan is very much back-end loaded. They want B.C. debt-free by 2028, but the LNG revenue — now zero — won’t start arriving until 2020. It’s going to take an ocean of money arriving over a concentrated time to meet that target.

In the meantime, de Jong indicated any debt-reduction will be minimal.

The “conventional” economy and the usual budget-cutting will reduce debt at a much slower rate, until the LNG money arrives, he said.

De Jong also said that even at the ramped-up rate, B.C.’s debt is the envy of other provinces. “The Ontario finance minister would love to be dealing with the scenario we have.”

The picture he described is one in which B.C. will operate as is for up to eight years, with conventional economic growth and continued government budgetary restraint. Then the hoped-for bonanza will arrive.

But the caution flag on government spending will still be up, as the revenues will be directed to reducing debt.

The Liberal government isn’t spending much directly, but it has a huge investment of political capital in LNG, since they’ve promised tens of thousands of jobs arising from it.

Voters appeared to endorse that bet in May. It was a marked contrast with the NDP Opposition’s campaign, which was non-committal to the point of being negative about jobs. So the Opposition’s reaction to de Jong’s defence was interesting.

Other party critics in other debates are asking hard questions about other aspects of the dream. But not finance critic Mike Farnworth. He suggested the Liberals have too much of the future staked to LNG. But it was in a mild fashion. Farnworth said LNG could be great, and “if we could be debt-free tomorrow, I’m sure all of us would like that.”

His only criticism was the degree of reliance on one idea that needs lots of work and a few breaks before it pays off. lleyne@timescolonist.com

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Bilingual gathering a perfect Canadian tonic

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ast month, I had the privilege of attending an inaugural newspaper conference for Canadian papers that are at least 100 years old. The gathering in Winnipeg attracted editors from big dailies (ie. Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, La Presse, Montreal Gazette, The Province etc), smaller dailies (ie. SherbrookeRecord,PrinceAlbert Daily Herald), and weekly or twice-weekly papers (the Courier, Manitoba’s La Liberté, The Equity from Quebec’s Pontiac County and numerous others from coast to coast.) Not every centenary newspaper was able to send a representative, but about 40 attended, which made for an intimate conference. The newly formed Centenary Newspapers of Canada/Journaux Centenaires du Canada is said to be the first association of its kind in the world. I felt honoured to represent the Courier, which is 104 years old this year.

Newspaper conferences never fail to rejuvenate my journalistic spirit and this one came in the nick of time. It also instilled in me more pride of country. It’s hard not to rethink your chosen career when stories of newspaper layoffs, closures and dwindling profit margins ricochet around the globe. But in Winnipeg not only did I meet individuals still passionate about their craft, who re-inspired me, I got to experience it in both official languages. It was a beautiful thing. This was my first journalism conference where French and English speaking journalists gathered in a perfectly bilingual setting thanks to the organizers and the Université de St. Boniface, where the workshops were held and whose translation students volunteered their time to interpret for those who weren’t bilingual. The conference was the brainchild of La Liberté editor Sophie Gaulin, who wanted to recognize and celebrate the 100-year survival of Manitoba’s only French newspaper. Canada could use more people like the energetic and driven Gaulin, a native of Bordeaux, France, who loves living in Winnipeg. “I feel there are no limits to my dreams here,” she told me when I asked her why she moved from France to Winnipeg. “If there was, I wouldn’t stay.”

Franco-Manitobans are proud of their heritage and it showed at a sold-out gala for La Liberté’s 100 birthday in a beautifully refurbished theatre in Winnipeg.

My French has calcified living in Vancouver for the last two decades, but I found no greater joy kibitzing in both official languages in a non-judgmental environment where my incorrect use of verb tenses and definite articles didn’t elicit any guffaws or groans. It’s easy to dismiss the importance of bilingualism in Canada living on the West Coast, where Mandarin is suggested as the more useful second language to learn. But we shouldn’t be so dismissive. French and English are part of our history. Knowing French improves my connection to and provides a better understanding of other regions of Canada, notably Quebec (where I grew up), the Maritimes (where I attended university) and now Manitoba where I met fiercely proud Franco-Manitobans, including one woman whose pet pooch can’t understand a word of English.

I’m not alone in my beliefs, though I did find it surprising to hear a couple of Quebec journalists wonder about the practicality of learning French instead of Mandarin in B.C. I spoke to a 16-year-old from Richmond on Monday who will be one of 30 high school students attending the 10th annual French for the Future National Ambassador Youth Forum in Vancouver next month. Jason Mah is so dedicated to learning French, he commutes from Richmond to attend Sir Winston Churchill secondary’s French International Baccalaureate program.

“Ever since I was little, my parents instilled in me a passion for the French language,” Mah said in an interview over the phone. “I started French in Montessori [pre-school] so it’s almost equivalent to English for me. Bilingualism is important because it represents my cultural identity as a Canadian… It’s opened up so many opportunities in terms of travel, personal connections and also in terms of work possibilities.”

On a trip to China last year, Mah acted as an impromptu interpreter for Frenchspeaking Africans who were experiencing language challenges. Mah, who just finished Grade 11, relished the opportunity to use his French abroad.

As a sixth-generation Canadian, which he pointed out to me, Mah said his link to his Chinese heritage is “quite shallow” though he speaks Mandarin and can understand Cantonese. For him, French remains the priority.

“In Canada, French is very important… Chinese is useful but so is French,” he said. “French is still the predominant language as it is one of our two national languages. For me, though, it’s is just very appealing.”

I predict Jason Mah will do well in life. fhughes@vancourier.com twitter.com/HughesFiona

FIONA HUGHES

WHY POLLS CAN BE A BAD THING

To the editor: Re: “Deconstructing poll results with a pollster,” July 10.

I have read many explanations by pollsters as to why they got the predictions for the last provincial election so wrong. Part of the reason may be that many people who do actually vote, do not participate in the polls. I recall at least three phone poll requests I received in the leadup to the B.C. election. I didn’t participate for basically two reasons: 1) I cannot be sure if the caller works for a party, and the last thing I want is to be on anyone’s list as a supporter, since I would get calls for the rest of my natural life, and perhaps even beyond; 2) I am concerned that polls could actually lead public opinion, since if one is uncertain on how to vote, and hears how “everyone” else is voting, that could have a lemming effect, or even cause one to not vote at all, if one figures their vote is not needed, or wouldn’t be effective.

Bob McLeod, Vancouver

GOD’S GIVETH AND TAKETH AWAY APPROACH BEWILDERS To the editor: Re: “Taking it on faith,” Letters, July 3 I’m left bewildered by such theological/spiritual notions that God, for example, would allow one praying couple’s child to survive an illness while allowing another praying couple’s child to perish, even with great suffering. Furthermore, I cannot but reluctantly find that by saying grace before a meal, we, the well-fed, are — because of the bitter reality of large-scale

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Earthly starvation — in effect assuming that our Creator has found one portion of this planet’s populace worthy of nourishment while allowing another to go hungry.

Frank G. Sterle, Jr., White Rock, B.C.

TAX CELLPHONES TO FUND TRANSIT To the editor:

Re: “Metro Van mayors seek funding magic for transit,” July 3.

Poor old TransLink. Every idea it comes up with for funding has hooks and barbs so painful that no one wants to touch it.

The various levels of government have taxed us on the essentials so heavily that there’s no more room to jack up the price of electricity, gas, property taxes, ferry fares, user fees, liquor taxes, to name most, so they’re at their wit’s end.

They could increase the sales tax but that would hurt the poor people even more. Any business taxes they propose are met with howls of protest or are easily dodged.

Not once in all of this debate has anyone mentioned the possibility of a cellphone or “telecommunications” tax. There’s obviously room for increasing the price of texting and cell phone usage judging from their ubiquitous presence and, for most people, they wouldn’t even notice a modest increase.

Just imagine the joy you would feel if they could implement such a tax, riding on public transit knowing that the moron bellowing away on his cellphone or the ditz texting aimlessly away is subsidizing your ride and paying for future expansion. It would be the first tax ever to get majority support from all political parties.

William Corden, Vancouver

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STRATHCONAFEATURE DISAPPOINTS To the editor: Re: “Vancouver Special — Strathcona,” June 24 .

Your recent edition featuring Strathcona’s many endearing qualities falls short in one critical way: The area described isn’t in Strathcona; it’s part of the DEOD (Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District), which is currently under review within the Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan and shows it clearly as such within the planning document.

The Strathcona Business Improvement Association, to suit its own internal purposes, has arbitrarily declared this area to be part of Strathcona when it clearly has no vital association whatever with that neighbourhood, but has, for many years been populated by residents who regard it as much a part of the Downtown Eastside as Carnegie Centre — indeed, the programming at Oppenheimer Park is supervised and co-ordinated by Carnegie staff.

In 1990, Strathcona was granted its own local area plan process with a study area that the city meticulously held to and which affirmed that the northern boundary of the area was Hastings Street.

While this may sound like a “small potatoes” whiny complaint, identity is a crucial element to any viable community trying to develop a way ahead; more so for the Downtown Eastside, which is currently struggling with development issues.

There are so many fascinating stories about the Strathcona I know you never touched on and I’m sure many long-time residents would be disappointed to see that practically nothing of the neighbourhood they know was featured.

A little more research would have yielded a much better result.

Ian MacRae, Vancouver

SOCIAL MEDIA COURIER STORY: “Songs in the key of free,” July 10.

Leona Rothney: I saw this guy the other day playing the piano. Nice to hear.

Carey Murphy: We were at the polka dot piano July 1st.

Maybe I’ll post a photo at your page!

Debbie Babineau-Raun: When I was in London, England a few years ago, they did the same thing. It’s sooo fabulous. Last year I noticed some in Toronto too. It’s such a great idea COURIER OPINION: ‘MLA’s tower criticism reveal political fragility for Vision Vancouver,’ July 11 Vancouver Insider @InsiderDoug: Allen Garr nails it in @VanCourierNews. Staff, who did a good plan, have it changed by Jackson/Ballem, then are thrown out to slaughter.

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Please act before Wednesday, July 31, 2013.

At their meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2013, the Vancity Board of Directors will approve a resolution to close all accounts that have been dormant for 10 years or more.

This means that if the last time you accessed your account at Vancity was prior to December 31, 2002, it will be closed. In accordance with the Unclaimed Property Act, account balances of $100 or more will be transferred to the BC Unclaimed Property Society; account balances of under $100 will be transferred to a general holding account at Vancity.

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If you think you may have an account at Vancity that you have not accessed in over 10 years, please visit any Vancity community branch by Wednesday, July 31, 2013. You’ll need to bring two pieces of government-issued identification and any proof of account ownership that you may have.

Members that are affected have the right to attend the Board of Directors meeting to speak on this matter. If you plan to attend, please call the Member Services Centre by 4 pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. The discussion will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 12 pm at Vancity Centre, 183 Terminal Avenue, in Vancouver (Main Street SkyTrain station). For more information please visit vancity.com/InactiveAccounts or call the Member Services Centre.

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n open house for the Rize Mount Pleasant project is being held Wednesday more than a year after city council approved the rezoning application.

Rize Alliance Properties Ltd. has worked with its architects to revise the proposal based on council and community feedback, according to Chris Vollan, Rize’s vice president of development. The open house, which will reveal those revisions, runs from 4:30 to 7:30 at St. Patrick’s Church at 2881 Main St., July 17.

Broadway, Kingsway, 10th Avenue and Watson Street bound the mixed-use project. More than 100 spoke during six nights of public hearings prior to council approving the project in principle in April 2012. Many speakers were concerned about subjects including tower height, density, affordable housing and traffic.

Rize Alliance submitted its development permit application at the beginning of June. The project must also go before the urban design panel and the development permit board, then back to council for approval.

“What we’re hearing [about project revisions] so far, based on preliminary feedback, has been pretty positive in that we took the council direction and community input from the rezoning and made some very significant changes to the building,” Vollan said. “So I’m thinking the feedback is going to be generally positive — some of those who don’t agree with the community plan will continue to protest the project, but I think, in general, the character development we’ve done and the massing changes are going to be well received.”

The project has been divided up into five separate building blocks, so it reads like a collection of buildings rather than one big building,

according to Vollan.

“During the rezoning we had massing diagrams, so it looked like one complex, but as the design has evolved through DP [development permit], it now has five separate characters.

That’s probably the biggest change — that and dropping the second floor retail and reducing the height on Broadway and putting the loading bay underground — those are the biggest changes,” he said.

The tower, which used to be 19 storeys, is now 22 storeys, but its actual height has stayed the same because the second floor commercial space was taken out. “What we’ve been able to reduce is the Broadway, Kingsway and Watson Street elevations — Broadway by 30 feet and that again is mainly by deleting the second floor,” Vollan said.

The Residents Association of Mount Pleasant (RAMP) still has major concerns about the project, including the timing of the open house in mid-summer, not enough promotion for the event, and the project’s change in address, which might confuse some residents.

StephenBohus,aspokesperson forthegroup, said he’s worried about revisions. “I think the changes are so vast that the project should go back to council for a new public hearing. They’ve increased the unit count to (336) condo units from 241 and the height of the tower is now 22 storeys instead of 19. The height remains the same, just the storeys have been increased. But that’s different from what was in the staff report last year,” he said. “It does matter because it might affect the CACs [community amenity contributions] calculations so the developer makes more profit by changing the number of condos by taking out the food co-op then there will be less CACs paid, so it does matter.”

He said timing and notification of the open house, and the address change, is under the city’s purview. He doesn’t expect the community amenity calculation will change and he noted the Mount Pleasant Food Co-op couldn’t get financing for the Rize project, which was a main factor in deleting the second floor retail.

Public Notice of Open House Ironworkers Memorial Bridge: Sidewalk Safety Improvements

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the public to attend an open house to preview plans for sidewalk safety improvements on the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

Two drop-in open houses are scheduled for the following dates and times: Tuesday July 23, 2013 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Lynnmour Jaycee House 1251 Lillooet Road North Vancouver, B.C.

Wednesday July 24, 2013 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary School 555 Lillooet Street Vancouver, B.C.

Ministry staff will be available to provide information, answer questions and receive your input on possible issues and opportunities during construction.

For more information, please contact Jay Porter, Senior Project Manager, by telephone at 604 527-3105 or by e-mail at Jay.Porter@gov.bc.ca

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NORTHEAST FALSE CREEK If you’ve ever had an interest in electric vehicles, including cars, boats, scooters, Go-Karts and bikes, check out Electra Fest this Saturday, July 20, at the Concord Pacific Place parking lot between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Highlights include electric conversions, a display of TransLink-owned articulated-electric and hybrid buses, new products for charging electric vehicles and eatART’s 12-foot, solar-powered tricycle nicknamed “Daisy.”

The event is sponsored by the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association. The parking lot is located just southeast of Rogers Arena.

The event and parking are free. For more information visit veva.bc.ca.

OAKRIDGE

The sixth annual Sizzling Summer Sculpture Show takes place at VanDusen Garden from July 27 through Aug. 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.

Enjoy the work of 24 of the top contemporary sculptors in the province. Live demonstrations take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily on the Stanley Smith Garden Green.

General admission.

WRECK BEACH

Kokoro Dance presents the 18th installment of Wreck Beach Butoh, an annual butoh dance performance on the shores of Wreck Beach at the foot of the No. 4 Trail (below the University of B.C.’s Museum of Anthropology).

Kokoro Dance performers, clad only in white body makeup, will explore Canada’s most famous clothing-optional beach at low tide, Saturday, July 20 at 9:45 a.m. and on Sunday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. Wreck Beach Butoh was first performed in 1996 and new version has been created annually by Kokoro Dance directors Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi. Each year, the weather and tide provide variants so that no two performances are ever the same. Kokoro Dance provides the choreography and Mother Nature determines the stage, lighting and soundscape. Performances take place, rain or shine, and admission is free, but the suggested donation is $5.

KITS BEACH

The Canadian Psoriasis Network brings together family, friends, healthcare professionals and advocates for the second annual Psoriasis Awareness Walk.

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory skin disease that affects one million Canadians and 125 million worldwide. The walk takes place Saturday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to noon starting with registration at Kitsilano Beach in front of Kits Pool. For

more information and to register visit reconnectingu.ca.

METRO VANCOUVER

Now’s the time to start fundraising for a walk that supports multiple myeloma research at the Clinical Trials Unit, Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Vancouver General Hospital.

The third annual Vancouver Myeloma Stroll for a Cure takes place Sept. 22 at Coquitlam Town Centre Park with a goal to raise $60,000 for hematology research and the Clinical Trials Unit for multiple myeloma at VGH. The day includes a walk, entertainment, prizes, food trucks, a DJ and refreshments from Tim Hortons. For more information visit myelomavancouver.ca.

UNIVERSITY OF B.C.

Registration is on now for the New Relationship Trust Foundation’s Third Annual Golf Tournament, Aug. 1 at the UBC Golf Club.

The foundation supports First Nations in their efforts to have efficient and effective governments, vibrant cultures and languages, social justice, and economic prosperity.

Highlights include a hole-in-one contest with a $25,000 prize hosted by the foundation, and a second hole-in-one contest with a chance to win two tickets to the Super Bowl, travel included, provided by Britco.

The tournament takes place Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the University Golf Club at UBC, 5185 University Blvd. For more information visit newrelationshiptrust.ca.

SUNSET

National UNITY Day, a Canadian coast-

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Top: “Daisy,” a 12-foot, solar-powered tricycle will be on display this Saturday at Electra Fest being held in the Concord Pacific Place parking lot. Bottom: Kokoro Dance presents its 18th annual Wreck Beach Butoh this weekend at, where else, Wreck Beach. to-coast celebration of empowering youth through artistic self-expression, takes place in Vancouver this Saturday, July 20 at Boogaloo Academy, 101-8410 Ontario St. from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

National UNITY Day is also being celebrated in Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal,

Halifax, Fort McMurray and Toronto on that same day. You won’t want to miss headliners DJ TIGER, Filthee Feet and Rupert Common. For more information visit unitycharity.com. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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CITY LIVING

GOT AN EVENT WE CAN SHOOT? LET US KNOW! 604-738-1411 | events@vancourier.com

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BUST A MOVE: The crowd got its dance moves on at the Yew Street stage when DJ Cyclist started spinning tunes during the Khatsahlano! Music + Arts Festival July 13.

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COURIER KHATS: The Vancouver Courier team shared the love at the Khatsahlano festival on Saturday.

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BLOCK PARTY: Giant blocks of recycled polystyrene were uses to build temporary towers, forts, sculptures and other imaginative structures when the Museum of Vancouver’s Upcycled Urbanism project took over the 700-block of Granville Street July 13.

photo Rebecca Blissett

HOT DOG: The winner of the fifth annual

Wiener Dog races at Hastings Racecourse is Vancouver’s Roger, owned by Nancy Spikula.

Roger raced seven times over the weekend to make Sunday afternoon’s championship race.

For more photos and video, scan this page with your smartphone or tablet using the Layar app. photo Rebecca Blissett

GETTING TO KNOW YOU: L-R: David Kemp, Marybelle

Issa, Shanti Leblank and Shawna Lum got to know one another by sitting in a box and picking up “question balls” during the Khatsahlano! Music + Arts Festival.

photo Rebecca Blissett

BUSY BUILDERS: While Julius Fair and mom Heather

Fair build, Saija Fair hulas during the family’s outing to Granville Street for the MOV’s Upcycled Urbanism project.

Go to vancourier.com for the City Living online gallery

community briefs COMMUNITY IDOLS SOUGHT

Are you active in your community and also a bit of a poet? If so, you could be Canada’s next “community idol”.

The Vancouver Foundation, together with Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), are looking for individuals from across Canada who are active in their communities to star in a national TV and radio advertising campaign. “British Columbians are passionate advocates for their communities,” said Faye Wightman, president and CEO of Vancouver Foundation. She said she hopes many from this province will apply. The goal of the campaign, according the contest press release, is to “show Canadians

how our communities make us who we are.” Winners will be flown to Toronto to record a poetry-slam style anthem about community that will be used in the production of the television and radio spots. Those interested are asked to upload a spoken-word audition poem to YouTube by Aug. 30. More details on how to enter can be found at communityfoundations. ca/talentsearch.

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This scam is more common in the summer months when family members are travelling, which makes the plea for money more believable, says the release. There may be a phone call that a “relative” has been arrested or is in the hospital and needs cash wired immediately. The BBB advises verifying any emergency with family and friends — even if it is sent from a relative’s email account — and never wiring money to someone you don’t know in person. For more information or to report a scam you can go to mbc.bbb.org.

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news Illuminares goes back to basics for final event LANTERN FESTIVAL CALLS ITS QUITS; LAST EVENT JULY 20 SUMBUL VALLANI Contributing writer

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he Public Dreams Society will conduct its final production of the Illuminares Lantern Festival Saturday, July 20 at Trout Lake in John Hendry Park.

The festival, the last Illuminares the nonprofit groups says it will mount, will return to its origins two and a half decades ago with a simplistic atmosphere without stages, speakers or generators. With the theme “25 Light Years,” its only light will be the stars.

“Public Dreams has been around for 28 years now and we have had great support from the government,” said artistic director Matthew Bissett. “We are budgeting money from the private sector and last year during our big Halloween event, the day we had a monsoon, the weather cut about 80 per cent of attendees and it cuts the money that can be raised.

Aside from a decrease in funds, this year there are only three organization heads involved with the event planning whereas last year there were 10.

“We are so stubborn we wanted to get to 25 years and we thought we’ll find a way to make it happen. This is why we are head-

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The Public Dreams Society will mount its last Illuminares this weekend due to funding cuts and a decrease in organizers. lining a small festival this year,” said Bissett. “The lantern parade is what we have been working on and the spectacle itself is a participatory model where the people can build a little lantern. The little points of light working around the lake will be most glorious and spectacular.”

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Public Dreams faced similar financial issues a few years ago, making it unable to produce Illuminares.

“There is an excellent level of community engagement for this event. Community members came out themselves five or six years ago, they came out and did it and they held it on their own,” said Bissett. “We are going to try to hibernate and are looking for community partners to produce this event now, sort of like passing it on to someone else.”

Each year, more than 20,000 people attend Illuminares, one of the best known large-scale events by Public Dreams.

“I used to live on Commercial Drive so I’ve seen the events and my favourite memory was when they did live outdoor theatre shows,” Bissett said. “Certainly, for any organization to last 28 years is a success story…it’s difficult to have that kind of longevity.”

The lantern-lit procession, which gave Illuminares its signature symbol, will begin at 9:30 p.m., and organizers hope the walk around Trout Lake will forge a link from the first Illuminares to the present.

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I’m no more technically skilled than you. My value comes from too much frustrating time troubleshooting and finding solutions for the frequent problems tech throws at us. Plus I read tech sites and consume tech-related podcasts almost every day.

Some people eat up celebrity blogs; I like tech.

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General tech news: PCMag: A general tech site that covers computers, tablets, phones and home theatre with features, how-to advice and reviews. Solid and reliable. Writers to watch include Sascha Segan on mobile phones, Tim Bajarin on tech industry analysis and John Dvorak on crankiness. pcmag.com CNET: Covers the same territory as PCMag with more video content and popular podcasts, which explains its acquisition by CBS a few years back. Slick but does one too many “top 10 tech device” slideshows meant to maximize traffic. cnet.com Ars Technica: A personal favourite, Ars Technica maintains its roots as an online news source for IT and tech professionals but also offers excellent articles for general readers with tech reviews, advice for topics like online security and science reporting, particularly on climate change. Straightforward, smart and unpretentious. artstechnica.com The Verge: Smart, hip and with a beautifully designed site, The Verge is sometimes too smart and hip when it decides to read like a newsletter from an exclusive club. That said, few other sites match its ability to consistently generate thoughtful features on the intersection of tech, culture and politics. theverge.com Web-based tech networks: TWiT: Founded by tech broadcasting pioneer Leo Laporte, it’s grown from a one-man shop to a thriving online broadcast network based in California. It features more than two dozen shows available in video and audio form including The McLaughlin Group-style punditry, advice on Windows, iOS

•Video claims to show budget iPhone •Microsoft shutting down MSN TV this September • Ask Engadget: best smartphone for a teenager Samsung Galaxy S 4 Google Play edition: what’s different •NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden offered asylum It’s a bit like a buffet. Eat one post and you’ll keep eating more. engadget.com MobileSyrup: The sole Canadian entry in a category dominated by American tech blogs, this site sticks to mobile phones and tablet information north of the 49th with thoroughness and typical Canadian modesty. Looking for a new phone or wanting to change data plans with Rogers or Telus? This site will help. mobilesyrup.com blink@vancourier.com twitter.com/trueblinkit

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travel Winnipeg Fringe a social and cultural event JOHN MASTERS Meridian Writers’ Group

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INNIPEG—“People would think that Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal would have the largest Fringe festivals,” says Chuck McEwan. “But in those places you have lots of competition.”

McEwan, the executive producer of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, is explaining why his festival, along with the Fringe in Edmonton, are the two largest in Canada and are among the biggest, after the original Fringe in Edinburgh, in the world. Size is one reason: in this case, a little smaller is a lot better.

Also, “we have long winters here. You want to go out and enjoy your summers.” The Fringe, which spills through the city’s Exchange District, is as much a social event as a cultural one.

The festival celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012. That makes it five years younger than Edmonton’s Fringe, North America’s oldest, but these days the two run neck and neck: each attracts 80,000 to 90,000 patrons to see about 150 companies perform at

two-dozen venues, give or take, over the course of 12 days and nights. Winnipeg’s is held in midJuly; Edmonton’s in mid-August.

The companies come from all over. In Winnipeg, half of them are Manitoba-based, 30 per cent are from the rest of Canada and the remainder international, a category dominated by acts from Britain, Australia and the United States, but which may also include artists originating in Asia, Africa or Europe. Their shows could be anything from Shakespeare to Sam Shepard, from an intense, one-woman confessional to a twoman hour of slapstick.

Part of the fun of a Fringe is that, as the audience, you’re often unsure if you’re standing in line to see a frog or a prince. McEwan and his team don’t select based on their perception of a show’s artistic merit; companies are allotted space on a first-come, first-served basis.

The 12 official performance spaces range from the stage of the century-old Pantages theatre to the air-conditioned auditorium of the planetarium. There are another dozen Bring Your Own Venue locations — anything from a bookstore to a bar — with whom a company

can make its own arrangements.

They’re still included in the festival’s program, and there’s no shortage of takers, says McEwan. “We could have a hundred BYOVs.” One thing that makes for a successful Fringe is having the right sort of neighbourhood to put it in. Winnipeg has lucked out with its Exchange District. A century ago, when its Beaux-Arts, Italianate and Romanesque buildings were erected, the city was to be the Chicago of the north. Now the district is an historic backwater, home to cafés and galleries, live music and antique shops — ideal for the Fringe. Half of the venues are within a 10-minute walk of the festival’s information kiosk and beer garden. The atmosphere would be even better if the city let them close more side streets.

McEwan figures a typical Fringe company makes about $3,000. “It’s not about the money,” he says, “it’s about giving artists the chance to do a show.” In Winnipeg, in sunny, hot July, they find an invigoratingly enthusiastic audience.

For information on Winnipeg, visit www.tourismwinnipeg.com.

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Chuck McEwan, executive producer of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, stands amid a forest of posters for Fringe shows. More than 80,000 people will see performances by 150 companies during the festival’s annual 12-day run.

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SPORT SHORTS U-16 TEAM B.C. WINS RED RIVER CUP Football B.C.’s provincial under-16 tackle team won gold at the fourth annual Red River Cup tournament in Winnipeg on Saturday after defeating Winnipeg West 34-21.

With the victory, Team B.C. finished the tournament with an overall record of three wins and two losses.

“Team B.C. came to play,” said head coach Sean Roden in a press release. “It was by far our best game of the tournament. The boys clearly wanted it and came with high intensity and when we do that we have good results.”

Running back Alexsander Akpata of the Vancouver College Fighting Irish helped spark his team to victory with two touchdowns, including a 40-yard dash during the first half of play.

ROWERS WIN BRONZE AT WORLD CUP Vancouver resident Lisa Roman stepped onto the podium for the first time as a member of the national women’s eight rowing team after winning bronze July 14 at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. While the women’s eight earned silver at the 2012 London Games, only one member, Natalie Mastracci, remains with the team. The United States, 2012 Olympic champions, once again asserted their dominance by setting a world’s best time to win in 5:54.16. Romania finished in second 6:00.42, just edging out Canada’s time of 6:01.61.

GIRO GOLD FOR VANCOUVER RACER Denise Ramsden of Vancouver took first place in the women’s criterium race at Giro di Burnaby last Thursday night. The recent Tour de Delta runner-up broke free from a five-rider lead pack with two laps to go to win the 30-lap race in one hour and five seconds — 11 seconds ahead of American Maura Kinsella. “I knew at least a couple of (the riders) could outsprint me. I thought I’d be better off on my own,” the 22-year-old 2012 Canadian national road race champion and London Olympian told the Burnaby NOW. Leah Guloien of Port Moody finished third in a photo finish with Kinsella.

Florenz Knauer of Germany, the third place finisher the previous night at the Gastown Grand Prix, won the men’s division by completing the 45-lap, 1.3-kilometre criterium course in one hour, 20 minutes and 29 seconds.

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Denise Ramsden crosses the finish line July 11.

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Richard Loat (centre) plays ball hockey on the helipad of the ferry between Newfoundland and Cape Breton during a past Five Hole for Food cross-Canada tour. The annual event will once again take place on Granville Mall this Saturday.

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ancouver is known for a lot of things when it comes to hockey. Waving white towels in mock surrender. Running goaltenders out of town. Hosting Canada’s only Olympic gold medal victories on home ice and responding poorly to Stanley Cup losses.

A dedicated group of Vancouver residents are now helping people across the country think of something else: charity.

Back in 2010, a group of college buddies inspired by the impromptu street hockey games that sprang up around the city during the Winter Games decided to go on a cross-country road trip to see if they could harness Canadians innate readiness to pick up sticks and help raise funds for local food banks.

The inaugural Five Hole for Food tour was such a success it has since become an annual event and a well-oiled fundraising juggernaut that last year raised more than 133,000 pounds of food through games at 13 different cities. The Vancouver stop alone raised 43,000 lbs of food — the equivalent of

the entire 2011 tour.

“I love that we’ve been able to turn something that started four years ago that definitely was never intended to become what it has today,” said founder Richard Loat, 24, over the phone from Calgary. “It’s been exciting to see it develop into something that I think is going to be around for a long time to come.”

He pointed out that food banks traditionally see the majority of their donations come in around Christmas, so it is especially gratifying to see the fruits of the latest team’s labour going straight to people in need.

“It’s great knowing that the food that we raise will be going into a hungry stomach probably the same week or the next week... Especially since the summertime is the off season and people still want to come together around the sport and turn that passion into action.”

The team — which this year sees Malcolm Ross, Alex Konyves, Yvonne Yuen, Nicole van Zanten and Jay O’Byrne joining Loat on the road — hopes to raise a total of 250,000 pounds of food, which Loat admits might be a bit overambitious.

“Hitting that mark may be a stretch

for us, but even if it’s just one pound of food more than before, it’s a success.”

The campaign, which sees the group travelling by a donated charter bus and promoted entirely by social media, has also benefited from endorsements from such disparate high-profile Canadians as George Stroumboulopoulos, Dan Mangan, Bif Naked and Jim Treliving, not to mention local NHL stars like Roberto Luongo, Trevor Linden and Kyle Turris.

“The hockey community really respects those players and what they do, and I think to have them endorse our cause only serves to inspire and amplify the support that we get from fans that obviously love this game,” he added.

The Granville Mall strip will once again be turned into makeshift ball hockey rinks this Saturday (July 20) from noon until 6 p.m. when the Five Hole crew rolls into town for their final stop. People who want to watch or play are invited to bring hockey sticks, non-perishable food and/or cash donations. Contributions can also be made online at fiveholeforfood.com. afleming@vancourier.com twitter.com/flematic

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o let’s get this out of the way: Dog Mountain isn’t really a mountain. It’s a rocky outcrop that’s part of Mt. Seymour.

Dinkey Peak is kinda dinky, especially compared to the Mt. Seymour peaks, but it’s still wonderful. And Mt. Seymour has three peaks, each one a little better than the one before.

The Mt. Seymour area has numerous great hikes for all ages and fitness levels. And some of the greatest views the North Shore has to offer. You will need a vehicle, as there is no public transit up Mt. Seymour Road. This area is also one of the most popular local snowshoeing destinations, and on some sunny winter days the Dog Mountain trail resembles Highway 1 during rush hour.

For the majority of people (and most families), the 2.2 kilometre Dog Mountain trail is the preferred choice. It has minimal elevation gain to a spectacular viewpoint — from Mount Baker to Vancouver Island.

But don’t assume you won’t build up a sweat. The trail is rolling, with numerous dips and rises, so the accumulated eleva-

tion gain is probably closer to 150 metres.

The trail can also be very muddy and slippery early in the summer as snow melts. Can you still see any patches of snow hidden in the shadows?

Another feature of the Dog Mountain trail is the stop at serene First Lake, at approximately the halfway point. Small bridges and boardwalks around the lake area keep your feet out of the muddiest sections, and also protect the fragile subalpine plant life and related ecosystems.

I always enjoy the last 30 metres of the trail, hearing the “oohs and aahs” of people as they break out of the forest, reach the rocky clearing, and get their first glimpse of the Lower Mainland stretching out below them. The outcrop will likely be busy with other hikers, so spread out and find your own spot to have a lunch break. Do not venture too close to the edge of the cliffs.

Another word of warning: you are also usually sharing this spot with some ravenous ravens which can be quite aggressive. Don’t leave any food unguarded.

I’ve witnessed people watching their entire lunch bag fly away with a raven!

Eventually you reluctantly have to leave, retracing your steps to First Lake. If you’re not in a rush, turn left at the signpost indicating the trail to “Dinkey Peak” and after a winding uphill trek, turn right at a clearly marked trail. A few hundred metres takes you to a small wooden stair-

case which climbs the ‘peak.’ The parking lot is just below you, but also prime views of Mount Baker, Golden Ears and beyond.

Not dinky at all!

For those fit enough and properly prepared for a backcountry alpine hike, the eight kilometre (return) hike to Mt. Seymour is even more spectacular. But be prepared. Weather conditions can change rapidly in the alpine, and the trail is steep and slippery in numerous sections. Proper clothing, footwear, sunscreen, food and extra water are recommended.

The first part of the trail runs parallel to the ski lift, passing small lakes before cresting at Brockton Point, where you get a post-card view of the peaks ahead.

From here you navigate a series of picturesque gullies and alpine meadows before the final uphill push. Turn left at a signpost marking the junction to Elsay Lake.

Each of the three peaks has a challenging upslope trail and might require a bit of “four-wheeling” (hands on the ground) at times. Be careful, but it’s all worth the effort to eventually stand on a mountain peak and absorb the 360 degree views. One peak might be enough (for most), or hike all three. Returnbythe same route, with the option of taking the Mystery Peak/Mystery Lake trail through the ski resort back to the parking lot.

Mike Hanafin is an avid backcountry hiker who can see the forest and the trees. Reach him at mhanafin@shaw.ca.

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Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, NIKKI HILL draws from a wealth of vintage R&B influences from LaVern Baker, Etta James and Ruth Brown to Otis Redding and Solomon Burke. Hear for yourself when THE NIKKI HILL BAND kicks it old school July 18 at the Vancouver FanClub. Tickets at ticketstonight.ca. For more details, call 604-689-7720 or go to vancouverfanclub.ca.

For anyone who’s still jonesing for the long-gone Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, or enjoys watching nuptials but not having to buy the bride and groom a gift, comes BOLLYWOOD WEDDING. The theatrical dance comedy about the engagement and wedding of two young Indians brought together in an arranged marriage, complete with extravagant costumes and the occasional melt down, returns to the Italian Gardens at the Pacific National Exhibition July 17 to 28. Tickets at ticketleader. ca. For more information, call 778-706-6224 or go to southasianarts.ca.

Mixing improv with the popular and offensive board game Cards Against Humanity, comedy troupe THE FICTIONALS brings its monthly IMPROV AGAINST HUMANITY to the Rio Theatre to determine who’s the most horrible person in Vancouver July 17, 7 p.m. Details at riotheatre.ca.

Vancity Theatre screens Laura Archibald’s nostalgic documentary GREENWICH VILLAGE: MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION, featuring interviews with dozens of ’60s folk luminaries and performances by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, among others, until July 20. For show times and more info, go to viff.org or call 604-683-FILM (3456).

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ews of Glee star Cory Monteith’s death this past Saturday spread quickly through media outlets and the Internet — breathtak-

ingly so.

Viewers and non-viewers of the show expressed their grief on Facebook and Twitter, mourners set up a makeshift shrine outside the hotel where he died, while newspapers tried desperately to tap into the zeitgeist, piggyback on the top trending topics and increase their website hits, page views, conversions or whatever the current online readership currency is.

The result has been a barrage of mindless opportunism masking as journalism. Besides the usual “good heart/ generous soul/immense talent who

tragically died before his time” types of stories, there have been even more cringe-inducing articles and loosely connected tie-ins for readers’ mourning, celebrity-obsessed, mouse-clicking pleasure.

Apparently, if the online newspaper articles are to be believed, parents need tips on how to talk to their kids about Monteith’s death, or any celebrity for that matter.

And of course there are the obligatory online photo galleries, otherwise known as web hit Viagra, including “25 Celebrities Who Died Young” and the more localized “10 Actors Who Died in Vancouver,” in which Monteith is listed in the esteemed company of Errol Flynn, Beachcombers star Bruno Gerussi and a personal trainer who once held the title of “Hottest Male Porn Star of 2005.” Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any articles on what to say to our kids when a hot porn star dies. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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Georgas on a roll, right down the hill to Folk Fest SINGER-SONGWRITER JOINS STEVE EARLE, KATHLEEN EDWARDS, WATERBOYS AT ANNUAL EVENT STATE OF THE ARTS with Cheryl Rossi

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ith lyrics “I wanna be robotic…

I wanna press reset” and “I get so hard on myself,” singersongwriter Hannah Georgas is quick to concede that she’s super sensitive.

“I don’t think I’d be an artist, I don’t think I’d be making music if I wasn’t so sensitive,” she said on the phone from Toronto.

Vulnerable lyrics meshed with the synth pop of her self-titled second full-length album, released last October, earned her Juno nods, new fans and a spot on the main stage during the opening night of this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 19 to 21.

“Ode to Mom” off that album is the song that audience members want to talk to Georgas about most.

“The song is a song I wrote for my mom and it’s in memory of my dad who passed away three years ago,” Georgas said. “People just seem to gravitate to that and come up to me and tell me stories of how much that song helped them through some stuff and that they’ve lost a family member.”

Accolades for her latest album, which include nominations at this year’s Juno Awards for songwriter of the year and alternative album of the year along with her live performance of “Robotic” for the awards show have kept the 29-year-old busy touring.

When she hasn’t been on the road, Georgas has been holing up in a friend’s cabin at Horne Lake near Nanaimo writing new songs.

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Hannah Georgas (left) performs at the 36th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival along with Steve Earle and the Dukes and Kathleen Edwards. To see a video of Georgas and other web content, scan this page using the Layar app. from the city and be on my own and be all alone has triggered a lot of inspiration,” Georgas said.

She’s focusing on following a line or a melody through to its fruition before she gets set on instrumentation and says her iPhone is full of ideas generated while riding her bike.

Georgas is also recording a cover of the Everly Brothers’ “Bye Bye Love” with Graham Walsh of Holy F***, who produced her last album and helped her shift from acoustic to more atmospheric and New Wave sounds.

“That song is so heart-wrenching, lyrically.

It’s very sad but it just feels really happy if you weren’t someone who’d sat down and listened to the lyrics,” Georgas said. “I was listening to it and I was like, wow, this song is so sad, I want to cover this and make you feel it a bit more.”

Georgas isn’t sure whether she’ll play “Bye Bye Love” at Folk Fest. But she and three other musicians are poised to recreate

the electronic elements of her last album.

Georgas only realized her upcoming gig at Folk Fest will be her first solo show there when the Courier asked.

Her last turn at the festival was in 2010 when she and other B.C. musicians ended a 10-day bike tour of the Gulf Islands and southern Vancouver Island as an eight-piece musical collective called The Malahat Revue.

This oversight is likely a combination of her boosted confidence, her efforts to enjoy each moment or just how natural it feels for this native of Newmarket, Ont., now resident of Kitsilano, to roll down the hill to take in the festival at Jericho Beach Park.

Georgas said she’d give the same advice to aspiring musicians that she gives herself.

She says life is less about pursuing a moment of “pure success and happiness” like she thought it was in her younger years.

“There are just moments of greatness

happening all the time all around you and you need to embrace that and be thankful for that stuff and it can be just enjoying the company you have and the friends that you have and family and life and laughing and love,” Georgas said.

There are sure to be many memorable moments over the upcoming weekend for the 36th annual Folk Fest with 66 artists and groups from more than a dozen countries performing on seven daytime and two evening stages. Acts include Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Steve Earle and the Dukes, The Cat Empire, Kathleen Edwards, Loudon Wainwright III, DeVotchKa and The Waterboys. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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illed as an evening of tall tales, history and tasty treats, the Vancouver Maritime Museum’s upcoming Skin & Bone: Salty Sailor Tales event on July 18 is a decidedly adults-only affair. Not only will guests have the opportunity to peruse some of the more risqué pieces left out of the museum’s current Tattoos & Scrimshaw exhibit, they’ll hear Maritime Museum curator Patricia Owen, tattoo artist Chris Hold, photographer Kathryn Mussallem and Charles H. Scott Gallery curator Cate Rimmer discuss erotic imagery and taboo concepts found in both art forms.

For added oomph, the evening is sponsored by Sailor Jerry’s rum, which has been responsible for its share of impulsive tattoos over the years.

“It’s definitely a fun night with a bit of cheek to it,” Owen says. “We’ll have a bit of alcohol, some randy talk, so it’s going to be an environment definitely meant for the adults.”

Besides giving the family-friendly venue a chance to cut loose for a night, the event is also a cheeky response to the recent media tsunami surrounding the normally placid museum, which is housed in a mid-century A-frame located at 1905 Ogden Ave., not far from the planetarium.

Early this year, the modest West Side museum launched Tattoo & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor, featuring examples of maritime tattoo art and scrimshaw — etchings and engravings done on whale teeth and bone — some depicting scenes of a sexual nature, particularly one piece called “A Whaler’s Hope of the First Night Ashore.” Despite a sign next to the display warning “Hide Your Eyes! These pieces of scrimshaw are not intended for children,” a Langley school teacher and mother of two young boys complained to the museum before taking to the Internet and Yelp to warn the public of the “appalling images” and “whale porn” lurking within the exhibit. News of the “whale porn” controversy rippled through local and international media outlets before flopping on the desk of The Colbert Report, causing the satirical TV host to break character and crack a smile as he addressed the many dangers of “harpoontang.” Most recently the comedy-generating comments made their way to

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For more photos and web content, scan page using the Layar app. the popular YouTube video series Real Actors Read Yelp, and featured actress Jessica Blank (Made in Jersey, Rescue Me, One Life to Live) delivering an impassioned soap opera worthy reading of the online complaint.

“We’ve all been shocked about the media attention — we weren’t expecting it in the least,” says Owen who notes that attendance to the museum tripled during the first month of the exhibit. “It just kind of exploded. And every time we think we’ve hit the peak, there’s another level, and I think The Colbert Report was our climax.”

Owen, who clearly enjoys the opportunity to speak in double entendres, says the museum contacted the complainant immediately and has been proactive in addressing her concerns, although it’s been the only negative feedback they’ve received to date.

After Tattoo & Scrimshaw runs its course and pulls up anchor in October, the museum’s next exhibit will explore the particularly unsexy maritime topic of The Komagata Maru incident, followed possibly by an exhibit on the history of the swimsuit.

“As a curator I always want to go off the last success and build from it,” Owen says. “We look at ourselves as being the underdog. A lot of people walk by, or only visit us once and don’t come back.

Our challenge is how to re-engage these people and try to get in a new audience, a younger audience who will come back and want to see what we’ll do next.”

For the time being, Owen suspects the storm of controversy and media attention over the Tattoos & Scrimshaw exhibit has all but died down — although public reaction, much like the ocean, is always hard to predict.

“We’ve just got to figure out what will be next,” Owen says. “Personally, I’m shooting for Letterman.” mkissinger@vancourier.com twitter.com/MidlifeMan1

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