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“Hello - you’ve reached Company X. Please listen to the following options: Press 1 for Sales, Press 2 for Customer Support, Press 3 for Billing, or just stay on the line (because deep down we really don’t want to talk to you).”

And so it begins. The seemingly endless wait to talk to a real human being. The frustrating and often futile search for correct information in a world that largely wishes you’d leave them alone.

You’ve been there. We all have. No one ever picks up after the first few rings. Even if you have an individual’s direct line, it’s always voicemail. “Leave a message at the beep - and I’ll get back to you (if you’re lucky).”

I actually heard two businessmen talking recently where one asked the other why he wasn’t returning his calls. “Oh, I never call anyone back,” he replied with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

Over the course of any given month, I spend hours on hold - and I do mean hours. Trying to connect with service providers like Telus, Shaw and Rogers, is near impossible. I was once on hold with a company for so long (2.5 hrs) that their system hung up on me. It’s ironic that they’re classified as ‘communications’ companies.

Then there’s the banks, the tech companies and the airlines. Calls to these companies usually get routed through another country or (gasp) Toronto - but they still result in long waits to talk to someone local who has little or no clue what they’re doing. “I’ll have to forward you to another department.” Nooooo!

Still, in the long line of usual suspects, the first place crown goes fittingly to the king of incommunicado - the government. This is at all levels. If you ever have to work something out with these administrators, kiss a couple of days goodbye.

All of this begs the following questions: What has happened to the telephone and why? Why have we invented creative ways to NOT answer the call? Why do we still fail to connect when we have two or three phone numbers, text messaging, voicemail and more? Has technology, instead of solving the problem, actually made things worse? Doesn’t anybody want to say ‘hello’ anymore?

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it was the biggest innovation ever. Expensive at first, people had to make their communications count as each call cost money. When you made an appointment, you showed up. When you were expecting a longdistance call, it was a really big deal. Missing a call was horrible. And waiting by the phone for someone to call was torture (still is).

Then along came answering machines and voicemail. Great, especially for business. No more missed appointments. The only problem now was checking for messages several times a day. People now started calling more often, with more frivolous things and leaving lots of messages. I suspect this is where things started going off the rails. Can’t make an appointment - just call and cancel.

Today, things are broken. Endless push-button menus that are impossible to navigate, centralized call centres, call routing, text messaging, cell phones, voice-over IP phones, video chats, email and social media messaging. Now, instead of leaving a couple of messages, someone can nag you seven different ways for the same thing. It’s exhausting.

Is there a way through the mess? Can it be fixed? Seems to me it might not be the telephone or the technology - but the somewhat thoughtless approach we’re taking.

As we’ve seen with Covid, communication is vital to our survival, and sometimes we don’t put enough emphasis on doing it effectively.

Bad customer service is one thing, but when someone calls for help who is going to answer the bell?

Several services are vital, and yet they are starting to fail. People calling 9-11 should never be put on hold - EVER! A senior needing to contact their pharmacy or doctor should not have to navigate difficult technology. The same thing goes for crisis lines and even non-emergency response. Real people, not robots, are needed for these roles.

Then there’s the robocalls and scammers. Preying upon innocent people to extort money. The chaos it causes has cost millions - and now people are blocking numbers and are scared to answer their phones if they don’t know the number. Regulators need to do more here. I know it’s hard, but this attack on our personal information and safety needs to stop. On the flip side, if a company doesn’t put their phone number and address on their website - then don’t trust them with your money.

And for those in business, I’m calling you out. It’s time to seriously rethink your frontline approach to customer contact. If your phone lines are so jammed with customer inquiries, maybe it’s time to look at your product. It’s even worse if no one is answering your phones.

Or better yet, train and support your staff, so they’re better equipped to answer the questions. If both of us can’t figure out the cable/ internet bill, then something is seriously wrong.

I’ve come to rely on my phone for the dumbest of details. A simple trip to the grocery store seems to result in a series of unnecessary back-and-forth calls to family about buying this or that. Same thing for when we’re meeting someone - or we’re picking people up. “I’ll call you when I’m at the door.” Ugh. If anything, I’m probably guilty of using the phone too much. I really do enjoy the technology and love a good text chat too. There’s also nothing better than someone who calls just to say they’re thinking about you, or to thank you for writing a story. Those are the best kind of messages. So, here’s hoping we can keep the lines open, especially for those in need. Because when we care about each other, it’s always the right call.

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BRIGHTLIGHT PICTURES 20th Anniversary An exclusive podcast conversation with chairman/founder Shawn Williamson - By Catherine (Cat) Barr

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elcome everybody back to another episode of WestVancouver. com / West Vancouver Magazine Podcast. Here in Hollywood North, we have lots of glam. And live on air with me today is one of those people who makes it all happen. We have Shawn Williamson here with us from Brightlight Pictures. It doesn’t get any better than this when it comes to lights, camera – action! Shawn, thank you for joining us.

Shawn Oh, thank you, my pleasure.

Cat Now I can only imagine what you’ve seen over 20 years of moviemaking, T.V. and films. You’ve been involved in all aspects of it.

Rumour also has it you’re from North Vancouver. So, where did this all start?

Shawn Well, I did. I grew up in North Van. I went to Argyle. And so I’m a North Shore boy originally. But it started organically out of the theatre. I went to university for a very brief moment, and discovered it wasn’t really for me, and ended up working at the Arts Club Theatre where I did an apprenticeship and ultimately worked in all kinds of different technical and behind the scenes positions over the years - and ended up there as a stage manager before I transitioned into film and television.

Cat So you weren’t the guy up front doing the tap-dancing - you were always the guy kind of behind the scenes helping put it all together? (laughs) Is that kind of accurate?

Shawn I’ve never been on stage. (laughs) I have no talent whatsoever. So I’m very, very happy behind the camera.

Cat Well, that’s completely not true. Because you clearly have absolute mounds of talent to be able to survive in what is an incredibly

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difficult industry and sometimes made more difficult by the fact that you’re Canadian. I know L.A. is a tough scene as well for anybody looking to make it big, but you’ve clearly made it big. So what exactly would you say your job title is? Tell us, what does somebody in your position do? What is your day like?

Shawn Well, it really does vary. Different producers do very different jobs.

Some are working in development, finding scripts and packaging them, or putting them together with other talent, with actors, directors and studio money. And some producers, which is how I started, just grew up making movies.

Vancouver has generally been a destination for foreign films. And it certainly now has blossomed and grown and matured into a proper production destination where you can finance and package films. But earlier on, it was a destination. So I grew up in the industry making movies and television shows for U.S. studios or foreign financiers.

And so, part of my job originally was simply to make the movie.

And you are effectively the employer on set. You’re the person that deals with the creative elements. You juggle all the elements that you would think - actors, directors, the studio’s desires, and the script. So you have a budget you’re working towards, and you’re spending effectively every part of that budget. But it’s largely people management, and our philosophical view in producing comes from what I learned at the Arts Club as a stage manager.

Cat Wow, well, I’m going to guess that there isn’t a producer’s school this is something you had to really get in and get your hands on, as you said, use your experience. But it sounds like you really need to hone your focus and your talents on keeping all these balls in the air.

I imagine the bigger the story, the bigger the script, and the bigger the cast, the more it can really run wildly out of control. So that sounds like that’s the hardest part – but what is the best part of your job?

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Shawn Williamson on the set of ABC’s The Good Doctor which is produced here in Vancouver by Brightlight Pictures

Shawn The best part is the people – and telling stories. We’re making television, we’re telling stories, we’re making films and such - it doesn’t really matter when you compare what we do to firefighters, and teachers and nurses and people that actually make a difference. When you can find people that have that in perspective, you really recognize how blessed and how lucky we are to do this for a living and make money.

But basically, we’re telling stories - and I was so fortunate and blessed to have found sort of my path early. So the best part of my job generally is the people you’re working with.

Cat You still have that enthusiasm and the genuineness in your voice and a love of people. And speaking of people, I’m going to rattle off some names here and embarrass you a little bit. So speaking of 20 years, I’m going to guess that that’s approximately how long ago I met you. I’m dating both of us here because you were producing three films back then. And it was a big moment because I walked in, and there was Michael Keaton (he was involved in the first White Noise movie that you did here). Then there was Martin Short (doing the Jiminy Glick movie). And over to my right was the very handsome Chris Klein (he was doing Long Weekend). These are the big names that you started with - but the list goes on. You’ve got so much in the portfolio - Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man, Al Pacino in 88 Minutes, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry. Then there’s the studios - Netflix, NBC, Prime Video, Disney, Nickelodeon. And your main project right now is with ABC and The Good Doctor, which you are co-producing with

Shawn Williamson and actor Sarah Michelle Gellar on the set of the 2009 thriller Possession.

the star of the show Freddie Highmore.

Give us some of your memorable moments over the years – and start us off right back with the movie White Noise and the Michael Keaton moment. I believe that was a big part of the history of Brightlight.

Shawn White Noise was accidentally the largest film that we own that we produced early on. It was a smaller $10 million project that we put together with a company called Gold Circle out of L.A. and the U.K., so it was done as a British/Canadian co-production.

It was something that we developed with a guy named Paul Brooks (of Gold Circle) and managed to sort of put together. We had a great script, we had a great director, we had a great cast, of course, with Michael [Keaton] and others. And we made the movie. Then Universal came in, watched the film in the edit room - and bought it out of the editing room, which was awesome. But it was really because of the script. It was well executed. We made a good movie with great talent. And it went on to make a lot of money.

As a small or medium-sized Canadian movie, it was awesome because it put us on the map in Hollywood. And Hollywood is run really by two things - the studios, and the talent agents (the people that control the actors and the writers and directors).

And getting them on the phone can be very challenging. And after you’ve made a movie that you actually produce, and you actually own - that was something that we developed. Hollywood can see that, and they take you differently, and they see you as what they consider to be a producer. So that’s why that film helped.

Director Robert Redford, right, discusses a shot with Shawn Williamson, on the set of the 2012 film The Company You Keep.

So then, I had done an interview (just as that movie was opening), and it became accidentally front-page news, with a bit of misinformation, that suggested that we were moving our company to Ontario. And that was not exactly accurate. It created a great stir here because we suddenly had the number one movie in the theatres in North America, and we’re leaving British Columbia! And I said, ‘that’s not exactly right’. So it got the attention of the provincial government - and I think it was Gordon Campbell, who was premier at the time, called me. And I actually [explained] that we were budgeting another territory, which we do all the time. We’ve shot movies all around the world. And we will always go where we need to, to make a movie. But I have no desire to leave British Columbia.

We love it here.

Cat Well, British Columbia loves having you here. What kind of projects do you like taking on?

Shawn I don’t know that we have a genre or a specific style for us. It comes down to finding good stories. So we’re shooting a new movie right now called Float, which is spectacular. And the script is amazing. And it’s a great director out of Toronto who’s an up-and-coming talent. So for us, it’s finding these things.

One of the nice things about The Good Doctor, isn’t just that Freddie Highmore is an amazing talent, but the scripts that come up are spectacular. They’re very well-timed.

So when COVID was happening, for the first few episodes last year, the writers made an active choice to not ignore COVID but

Shawn Williamson, right, with Justin Timberlake and Cary Elwes, left, on the set of the 2005 film, Edison.

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not to bleed into it. And midway through the season air (and this was season four last year), we started to see that people are enjoying this because it took you out of it.

You aren’t living in a COVID world, and you aren’t seeing people with masks in the background. You weren’t having doctors having to address COVID every episode. It just became a nice, warm show with warm human stories.

And so, going back to your question about which projects we love - there are episodes where you go, oh God, I’ll cry. There’s one version next week where you cry just reading the script. It’s so warm, so touching.

And that’s what this is all about. How can you draw emotion out of what we’re shooting and convey that to the audience in a way that it actually touches them. And that’s what’s awesome about what we do for a living.

Cat I want to mention this because I don’t know if anyone knows the little trivia moment. At the beginning of COVID, when the masks and the PPE were all in very short supply - there’s a little rumour running around that the set of The Good Doctor actually donated some of the gear which you use on set, which is real PPE masks. But you contributed and helped out where you could by giving [gear] to some of the frontline workers. True or not true?

Shawn True! We scoured our sets and our props department and war department, and anything that was real that they could use we sent to Vancouver Coastal Health.

Cat So with Brightlight Pictures, when you bring people to Vancouver, and you connect with people in Vancouver, Brightlight is part of that huge connection. People really like being here in Vancouver, don’t they?

Shawn Oh, yeah. If your people are coming to Vancouver (and especially if they live in L.A.), it’s generally a very easy commute and easy to move back and forth. It’s a beautiful city. People are friendly. They tend not to mob the celebrities that you might see in the street. People are kind and thoughtful and generally give them all their space. So it’s a nice safe, fun place to be.

Cat So I want to know your opinion on this one - because we have streaming services, and more people talk about ‘cutting the cord’.

And again, COVID meant people were banned from going to the theatre and big screens. I get the feeling actors and camera people hate that. Because when you’re making a movie, the ‘big screen’ is as much a player in this as anything. We’ve got lots of innovations in tech. So what’s the biggest change? Over the last 20 years, what have you seen that has had the most effect on this industry?

Shawn Well, two things that have changed in the industry. One is what you just described - the streamers. And the streamers have now become fully monetized. They are effectively all real studios now with Apple, Amazon and Netflix. And during COVID

On the set of The Good Doctor - creator David Shore, from left, Shawn Williamson, and actor/co-producer Freddie Highmore.

[they] flourished. Because everybody could subscribe to all of these services and watch pretty much what they wanted at home. So how we sell our product will continue to evolve. And the need to sell your film into this theatrical market, to do what we did on White Noise or other movies back in that day, has significantly changed.

How we shoot, and technically what we shoot, is identical, and not much has really changed. Of course, the technology is much different. We’re more efficient, and we have way more technical and creative ability with visual effects and sound design that never existed back then. So our creative canvas is much, much larger now than it was then.

The decline of film as a medium to shoot on [has changed]. Actually, the last time I shot on film was nine years ago, perhaps. And it

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was Robert Redford who directed a film we did called The Company You Keep - and he was shooting on film. But it’s Robert Redford. (laughs). Quentin Tarantino does it sometimes, and very specific filmmakers continue to shoot on film. But for the most part, 95% to 99% of what is being shot now is shot digitally.

Cat Well, we’re all walking around with these phones, but they’re really supercomputers [with] cameras, and what they can do is really impressive. I get pitched almost every week. ‘Oh, you’ve got to see the film my kid made on iMovie.’ All this software and technology has drifted down to the desktop. So the talent is being cultivated much earlier. But that’s the future. So, where are you going to be in the future? Where is Brightlight and Shawn Williamson going to be five years from now?

Shawn Well, the ‘kids’, as we call them, who are producing now. These people will be moving in and stepping into my shoes. A new change will be bringing in these kids who are incredibly talented producers who are working with us now producing some of our projects right now - and I’ll slowly do less and less. I’ll still always be here and keep working. I have no plan to ever retire, but I certainly have a plan to work less and not do quite as many shows as we might but that’s where the kids can come in, and they can do it.

Cat I hope you go nowhere. Your fan base out there has loved every minute of it, and it’s so exciting to know that you are one of the pioneers in bringing all this spectacular attention to Vancouver for the hard work you do. Congratulations on your anniversary. Twenty years is no easy feat.

Thank you to Shawn Williamson and everybody at Brightlight Pictures on your 20th anniversary. And until next time, I hope everybody will stay in touch, and save me a smile.

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Glam girls Lori Rowe, left, and Eva Taubenfligel check out the classic cars that were on display.

Canuck Place philanthropy officer Luigi Ronchi poses with Devina Zalesky, President AllWest Insurance, in front of the fabulous Ferrari cars.

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Cat’s Meow - October 2021

By Catherine (Cat) Barr

Smart socializing - that’s the ticket. And while we slowly venture out to see our friends and embrace the world again, a reminder to stay safe while you celebrate. Whether it’s supporting your favourite charity or going to a local show, I hope you’ll stay in touch and save me a smile!

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Dining with the VIP crowd at the new Hachiro restaurant event are Bernadette Dunnigan, left, and Paige Hurford.

Beedie Rocks! Ryan and Cindy Beedie, left, revived their invite-only private party / fundraiser again this year with a stellar line-up of stars that included 80s rocker Billy Idol, right. Guests also donated over $280,000 for the YWCA.

With a table of new menu items that includes both ramen and dim sum items, Allie Darwin samples the brussel sprouts and broccoli okonomiyaki at the opening preview of Hachiro restaurant.

Owner/operator Brooke Naito-Campbell, left, and chef Addy Gowe have revamped the new Hachiro restaurant in North Vancouver. Named after Brooke’s grandfather, they are now welcoming guests looking for “a gathering spot to come with your nearest and dearest”.

Liberal incumbents Patrick Weiler, from left, Terry Beech and Jonathan Wilkinson joined host Karimah es Sabar, of Quark Venture LP, at her spacious West Vancouver home for a pre-election garden party. The event was MC’d by Farouk Verjee (missing from photo).

Kaylyn Storey, left, and Shelley McArthur helped organize a VIP pre-opening tasting event at the new Hachiro Ramen just off of Lonsdale in North Vancouver.

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Entertainment galore. Roaming musicians and costumed characters were all part of the spectacular Beedie Rock’n the Park private party held last month at Malkin Bowl.

Bobby Copiak is used to hanging with fancy celebrities, but these two jumped right out of the bush to surprise him at the Beedie Rock’n the Park party which included performances by 54-40 and The Killers.

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West Vancouver Sunrise Rotary’s Ardath Paxton-Mann (Assistant Governor for the North Shore), from left, member Caroline Baile, and Karen Harrison (President), honour fellow member Brian Kerr for raising the most money during the recent Rotary Ride for Rescue fundraiser.

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A fancy scene while keeping it green. Brian Jessel BMW sales and marketing team members Abdel Awwad, from left, Abishek Kalia and Laura Caceres help introduce the all-electric BMW iX and BMW i4.

Kay Meek Arts Centre 1700 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC Helping sell the new all-electric BMW iX and BMW i4 at the Brian Jessel cocktail party event were hostesses, and sisters, Kristina and Polina Stringini.

It’s yucky - but important. District of North Vancouver mayor Mike Little, right, and David Lawes, CEO of BC Used Oil Management Association, attended the official opening of the used oil recycling depot at North Shore Reycling and Waste Centre.

Disposing of this waste properly helps us stay green.

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Social Seen CHARITYDRIVE FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE With Covid-19 still on the loose, safe is still better than sorry - which means the annual Okanagan Dream Rally for Ronald McDonald House is again postponed. But The Inland Group / CASE Construction Equipment movers and shakers have stepped in, and stepped up, with ‘CharityDRIVE’ and a donation of $75,000+. Also up for grabs - a custom skid steer loader to be auctioned off this December. An intimate garden party helped celebrate the event, compete with food, fun, popsicles and family photos, as everyone ‘drives’ towards that $200,000 goal. *Safe social distancing, face masks and other Covid-19 health and safety rules were followed at all times during this event. Some photos have been ‘framed’ or altered to show people in closer proximity for publication purposes only. Thanks to Brad Kasselman for the photo assist.

Matt August, President of August Luxury Motorcars, and Brent Marshall, CEO of OmniAuto.

Playing for a winning team that pulls together to support the kids. Congrats to all that were involved in this amazing endeavour.

They’re digging it. Three cheers for the Braaksma family.

The Carnio family - mom Alex, dad Chris, and Leighton.

Tracey Russell, Vice President Equipment at Inland, left, with Marc Gamelin, Territory Sales Manager, CASE Construction Equipment,

Richard Pass, CEO of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon, left, and Matt August, President of August Luxury Motors.

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We’re ‘fall-ing’ in love with autumn this year and all the scary, spicy Staff Picks we’ve found to lead us into Thanksgiving, Halloween, and the great beyond. Celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with food, friends and family on Monday October 11th. Then get into the party ‘spirit’ on Halloween on Sunday October 31. And speaking of time, don’t forget that the clocks go back at precisely 2 am on Sunday November 7th, signalling the end of Daylight Savings Time.

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Decorate your brunch table with Le Creuset Stoneware’s 15-ounce berry marmalade jam jar with spreader in volcanic orange. Non-porous enamel finish; resists odours, staining, chipping, and cracking. $78 02 McQueen Skull Clutch Purse www.harrods.com This women’s black Mini Queen and King Skull Clutch is an original and screams designer all the way. Very rare, it was last seen listed at Harrods, but these days you’ll have to hunt a vintage reseller to get the treats. $2,900 03 Folkthread Fauntastique Armchair

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www.anthropologie.com This vibrant, rug covered dining chair of British designer Kit Kemp is not only comfortable but beautiful. The bright orange adds a splash of colour to any space. And it’s a great conversation piece. Meow. $1,100

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www.long-mcquade.com Aggressive tones, legendary looks. The Flying V is a rock and blues icon played by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Lonnie Mack, Dave Davies and others, with a radical design that was way ahead of its time when first released in 1958. $1,549

keep it simple - and fun! $ Various 06 Most Expensive Jack-o-Lantern www.mclaren.com No, you won’t find this at the dealership per se, but car enthusiasts everywhere will appreciate this custom Halloween costume wrap that can scare the best of them. This McLaren MP4-12C is easily the most expensive and fastest jack

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North Shore Law LLP I 6th Floor - 171 West Esplanade l 604-980-8571 www.northshorelaw.com As a full service law firm since 1973, we handle all of our client’s needs including estate planning and administration, incorporations and other business transactions, personal injury, family mediation, separation and divorce from division of assets to custody issues. Contact us to discover the difference.

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Veritas Law | 203 - 815 Main St Park Royal | 604-925-9260 www.veritaslaw.ca Lawyers at Veritas Law are known for providing high quality, personalized legal service. Through our commitment to strong client relationships and our practical experience, we strive to provide successful and cost-effective legal services.

Heritage Law | 220 - 545 Clyde Avenue | 778-786-0615 www.bcheritagelaw.com At Heritage Law, we help clients protect their families, their assets and their legacies. We specialize in family law, wills and estate matters.

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WHERE IMAGINATION MEETS SKILL

Real Estate Professionals - Directory Listings Eric Latta l Sotheby’s International Realty Canada l 604-351-5211 www.ericlatta.com A respected leader in North Vancouver and West Vancouver home sales, Eric has consistently established himself as one of the highest producing Realtors® year after year. He has sold the two highest recorded sales in West Vancouver’s history. Service and knowledge make the difference.

Jesse Dean Cook l Engel & Völkers Vancouver l 604-506-5174 www.thenextdoor.ca Jesse Dean Cook is an award-winning Realtor® and proud owner of The Next Door Real Estate Group / North Shore - Engel & Völkers’ #1 team in Canada. Jesse’s happy clients rave about his work ethic, integrity, negotiation skills, responsive communication style and world class marketing.

Devon Owen | Royal Pacific Realty Corp. | 604-614-8380 www.devonowen.com It’s about you! My client centric approach ensures your needs are top priority. My experience, market knowledge and strategic marketing plan gives my sellers the edge. I pride myself on my work ethic, integrity, strength at negotiating and passion for achieving the best results for my clients.

Chas Woodyer l Angell Hasman and Associates l 604-761-6409 www.woodyer.com Chas Woodyer is a professional who brings world-class buyers to West Vancouver. Expertise in luxury home marketing, combined with sharp negotiating skills and proven knowledge of local conditions ensures your home will receive the unique exposure it needs to sell for the best possible price.

Holly Calderwood l Sotheby’s International Realty Canada l 604-561-9699 vancouverhomesbyhollywood.com An experienced professional Realtor with over 15 years experience. Calderwood Signature Homes & Luxury Estates deals in residential listings, commercial properties, land & luxury rentals. A proud West Vancouver resident and real estate agent servicing the North Shore, Vancouver & the Sunshine Coast.

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Mega Problem Micro Plan Affordable housing. It’s a problem plaguing the Lower Mainland - and never more so than in West Vancouver, where mega-houses rule the land. Now, armed with a unique plan for the future, Park Royal VP Rick Amantea discusses how they are seeking approval for a new micro-unit complex designed specifically for singles. It strives to help solve the housing crisis with a tiny bit of innovation that still allows people to ‘live large’.

The new proposed six-storey building located just off of Taylor Way will house 199 rental micro-units of approx. 330 sq ft. If the development is approved, estimated timeline is Summer 2024.

Tell us a little about why you have proposed this new micro-unit development?

As we continue to evolve, and we look at the needs of the community, we try to examine developments and bring to the table ideas and concepts that kind of meet those needs. One of those needs is to provide housing for those individuals who work in our community and do the important work of those services and those frontline jobs.

What is the approval process for this?

The first step is to have council consider this concept - so we need to go through a preapplication proposal. We will then go into a much more intense public consultation. We would then take it forward to the community and see what they think - and then they’ll consider it at that stage of the game for the rezoning and the development permit that would be required.

And so when we were thinking about what we could do to address that, the notion of micro-units came up. We decided to try to bring something like that to West Vancouver to make it more affordable, make it more attainable, and really provide an opportunity for those people - those important people who work in our community.

Who would want to live here?

The occupants are, generally speaking, those single people that want to find a more affordable means and ways of living in the community, which generally means they don’t have a car. They rely on walking or cycling, or public transportation to get to and from their place of work. As such, we’ve designed the building for 0.25 cars per unit, and lots of bicycle parking.

In addition to the micro-units, what else is going to be unique about the property?

There are a couple of unique things that we’re proposing. One is that the six-storey building would be built all from wood frame. So that is a more environmentally sensitive means of construction. All 199 [units] will be rental units. We’ll have a rooftop garden on top of the building with a little amenity space up there that could be converted into a community dining room.

There will be a collaborative workspace.

And [instead] of an indoor fitness amenity, we have proposed putting outdoor adult exercise equipment on the front lawn of the building. So those people who want to get exercise can do it literally on the front lawn.

How much will each unit cost per month?

This story was produced using segments from a live podcast interview.

Listen to the full podcast story online at westvancouver.com/podcasts

I think the goal here is is is to bring a compact, high quality living accommodation to this community that would be about 2/3 the size of a studio or a one-bedroom - and by virtue of that, the rent should be two thirds. So if your average rent for a one-bedroom unit is $1,800 a month, you’d be looking at $1,200 a month. That’s just simple math.

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Halloween House (of Commons) Horrors

FACTS

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- By Bob Mackin | bob@thebreaker.news

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H2-WHOAH!

In too many places across Canada, the water is still too spooky to drink. And I’m not talking bobbing-for-apples dirty water. Much worse. It was supposed to have been so much better, before the pandemic began. On the 2015 campaign trail, Trudeau promised to end all drinking water advisories in First Nations communities in five years. A top priority, he said, “because it’s not right in a country like Canada. This has gone on for too long.” It was a $1.8 billion promise in the 2016 budget. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimated it would cost double, at $3.2 billion. Thirty-six advisories remain in Ontario, six in Saskatchewan and three in Manitoba. On the good side of the ledger, all 20 in B.C. were lifted.

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Another election, and more promises that disappear into thin air, like ghosts and goblins. Justin Trudeau remains Prime Minister after the $610 million end-of-summer election. He promised five treats in his two pre-Halloween campaigns. Were Canadians tricked?

VARY THE VOTE

What rhymes with ghost and was supposed to be toast? The 2019 election was supposed to be the dawn of a new era, a ranked ballot or proportional representation election. No more first-past-the-post. The campaign promise was repeated in the December 2015 throne speech.

The new government was going to consult and “take action to ensure that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first past the post system.” When the Liberals realized they would lose votes, they abandoned the promise in February 2017.

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Conservatives Liberals New Democrats Bloc Quebecois People’s Party Green Party

118 vs 119 actual (33.7%) 114 vs 159 actual (32.6%) 62 vs 25 actual (17.8%) 27 vs 33 actual (7.6%) 17 vs 0 actual (5.0%) 0 vs 2 actual (2.3%) <5%

44th Canadian Parliament in 2021 if . . .

‘Proportional Representation’ with a 5% Vote Thresehold Electoral reform was a 2015 Liberal campaign promise and was supposed to be in place for 2019 and 2021. It was abandoned in 2017. The ‘First Past the Post’ system remains.

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If a politician promises two billion trees planted over a decade, does anybody believe? An ambitious program to fight pollution was still not underway the year after it was made. Not a single seedling planted. The $3 billion, 3,500-job plan needs more than half a million seedlings in the sod every day for 10 years. The real cost, according to the PBO? $5.94 billion.

05 BUDGETS DON’T BALANCE THEMSELVES

In 2015, at an end-of-year meeting with Canadian Press reporters, Trudeau was asked how “cast in stone” the promise was to balance the budget.

“Very,” he answered. Little did they know, it was cast in a gravestone. How spooky? During the Globe and Mail-hosted leaders’ debate, Trudeau gazed into the camera: “I am looking straight at Canadians and being honest, the way I always have. We said we are committed to balanced budgets, and we are. We will balance that budget in 2019.” It was even better: he promised a $1 billion surplus. Instead, after $53 billion in a trio of deficit budgets, the forecast for the 2019 election year was, ta-da, $19.8 billion in the red. Frightening numbers for 2020: $354 billion deficit, $1 trillion debt.

WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GROW?

PUBLIC GHOSTING

The 2015 platform in a nutshell: Harper years = doom and gloom; Trudeau years = sunny ways! “Open by default” was the slogan.

Government data and information were going to become more accessible and easier to use than before. The Information Commissioner would get more power. The public would finally be able to wrestle information out of the PM and cabinet ministers’ offices. But it never came to be. About the only thing that changed was the cost: it’s now a flat $5 fee, not a penny more. Gone are the days of disputing invoices. Bad news: it can still take years to receive controversial documents. Just ask the South China Morning Post about the five-year wait for a 1996 report on foreign real estate investors in Vancouver and Toronto. Even before the pandemic, the information commissioner was sounding the alarm. The system is broken. Like the creaking door hinge in a haunted house. Boo!

Bob Mackin is a North Vancouver journalist who specializes in politics, business and sports coverage. He publishes theBreaker.news and hosts theBreaker.news Podcast online. His columns and contributions can also be found at WestVancouver.com and NorthVancouver.com

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BIGGER THAN THE NORTH SHORE

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5 Beds | 7 Bath | 8,338 sq. ft.

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5 Beds | 8 Bath | 8,258 sq. ft.

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7 Beds | 10 Bath | 12,164 sq. ft.

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1126 Jefferson Avenue West Vancouver $4,998,000

549 St. Andrews Road West Vancouver $4,998,000

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1801 - 1320 Chesterfield Avenue North Vancouver $2,299,800

6 - 3750 Edgemont Boulevard North Vancouver $2,198,000

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Rarely available sub-Penthouse. Beautiful, bright and

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THE FORBIDDEN VANCOUVER TOUR To November 30 Gastown Rumrunners, bootleggers, and speakeasies! We’ve revamped and remastered the Forbidden Vancouver Tour to bring you even more of the city’s prohibition era secrets, venturing deeper into Gastown. Small groups, 100% outdoors and socially distanced www.forbiddenvancouver.ca

VANCOUVER FALL HOME SHOW 2021 October 14 -17 Vancouver Convention Centre Living in small quarters is a reality Vancouverites are all too familiar with. The term micro-loft is a new phrase popping up everywhere from condos to university housing. That’s why this year’s exciting new feature at the Vancouver Fall Home Show is entitled SMA. This a Swedish term for small and its the showcase on limited space living. This creative display is furnished by IKEA and is nothing like you have seen before with many ideas and highlights.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DRAG October 20 Queen Elizabeth Theatre

IMAGINE PICASSO - THE EXHIBIT October 27 - January 8 Vancouver Convention Centre - East Building

Violet Chachki guides unsuspecting guests through the untimely deaths of RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Aquaria, Jaida Essence Hall, Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Plastique, Rose and Kim Chi before summoning them back from the dead as flesh craving drag zombies. The 10th Annual ‘Night of the Living Drag’ is presented by Voss Events.

Designed for all audiences regardless of age, culture or nationality, this immersive exhibition has even been adapted for three-year-olds. A booklet has been designed for young kids aged 3-6 and kids +6 years old, with games and exercises to prepare the visit and introduce them to the work of Pablo Picasso. This exhibition is the result of the Van Gogh show success that ran through the summer to October 15th.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

VANCOUVER IMPROV FESTIVAL

October 16 and 24 Presentation House Theatre North Van

October 12 - October 17 Historic Theatre, The Cultch The Vancouver Improv Festival celebrates the funniest, freshest, most inventive improv comedy from Vancouver and around the world. This year, we’ll be resuming our in-person shows and workshops at the historic Cultch theatre in addition to our online programming. Come on out and laugh a ton with stellar comedy made up on the spot!

Laughter is always the best medicine.

Help Max transform his bedroom into the many landscapes of his adventures. Sail along to the land of the Wild Things! Based on the book by Maurice Sendak. The wild rumpus starts again in this fresh version of Where the Wild Things Are, the wildly popular show for the very young (and their families).

Imaginatively adapted to suit current public health orders, Max and his adventures safely bring pure wonder and wow to everyone in the theatre.

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Friendly Reminder Covid-19 restrictions and public health notices issued by the provincial government must be followed at all times.

This means that all of the events listed here may be postponed or cancelled without notice.

Please refer directly to the websites listed above for more information and updates as they happen.

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