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Parkboard seekscontrol of Hastings Park PROPERTY INCLUDES PNE, RACECOURSE, EMPIRE FIELDS SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

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Darren Burns of Stantec Architecture stands on a balcony overlooking the expansive Oakridge parking lot. Stantec is involved in the rezoning application to redevelop the site. Scan page with Layar for links to the Oakridge plan.

Oakridge plan under the microscope RESIDENTS DEBATE BILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT NAOIBH O’CONNOR

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anny Kornfeld stands on his ﬁfth-ﬂoor balcony overlooking an almost-empty parking lot near The Bay at Oakridge Centre. Few might enjoy such a view, but under a bright blue sky, Kornfeld can see across the city to the southern horizon, over singlefamily residential neighbourhoods

sprinkled with the odd highrise. The 46-year-old lives in a two-level, one-bedroom condo in The Terraces. It’s one of 32 units in a strata located in the top three ﬂoors of the building housing Crate & Barrel and medical ofﬁces at the entrance to the popular mall at the corner of 41st and Cambie. Residents of The Terraces will be among the most affected by the ambitious, and some argue overly aggressive, billion-dollar proposal to re-de-

velop the sprawling 28-acre Oakridge site into a mixed-use development featuring 13 residential towers ranging from 18 to 45 storeys, retail space, rooftop green space, as well as various amenities, including a community centre. Two of the highest towers are proposed to ﬂank the six-storey building in which The Terraces is located — a 42-storey one to the south and a 45-storey one to the west. Story continued on page 20

he spokesperson for the community advocacy group Friends of Hasting Park says it’s vital the park board take control of the East Side park, which is home to the Paciﬁc National Exhibition (PNE), Empire Fields, Hastings Racecourse, the Sanctuary and several gardens. “We truly believe the park board has a different mandate when it comes to what happens in the park than the PNE,” said Linda Shuto. Hastings Park is currently governed by the PNE’s board of directors, which is chaired by Vision Vancouver city councilor Raymond Louie. Hastings Park is at the start of a massive redevelopment project estimated to cost about $310.5 million. Some of the many projects included in the Hastings Park master plan include the expansion and greening of Playland, a new exhibition building, park upgrades and improved parking. A large part of the project includes creating more internal pedestrian pathways and connections to the surrounding community, including New Brighton Park. The master plan also includes 5.4 kilometres of pedestrian and cycling trails. As part of the plan, city staff asked for public input into governance of the park, while recommending the PNE board retain control. A third option is to have a city department, such as engineering, manage the property. In response, Friends of Hastings Park, the Hastings Park Conservancy and Hastings Community Association made presentations to the park board Monday night. At the meeting, Vision Vancouver park board vice-chair Aaron Jasper initially brought forward a motion asking city council that when considering governance for the park to place key importance on key areas. See CITY on page 4

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RESIDENTS COULDN’T NAME MAYOR AS CITY LAUNCHES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE MIKE HOWELL

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n the day city council discussed how it could better engage citizens in city government and get them to vote, Kyra Newton was trying to guess the name of the mayor. “This is going to be so sad for you,” she told the Courier when posed the question as she stopped outside the London Drugs near Cambie and Broadway, two blocks from city hall. “No, I don’t know his name.” For the record, it’s Gregor Robertson. Next question: Have you ever voted? “No,” said the 20-year-old student, who is studying dance at Simon Fraser University, teaches ballet and works as a barista. Newton said she moved to Vancouver from Alberta two years ago, wasn’t sure how long she had to be a resident before being eligible to vote and she’s just too busy to ﬁnd out what’s happening at city hall. “You’ve given me something to think about,” she said when told council’s agenda this week included topics around transit, development and the sex trade. Newton is one person the City of Vancouver hopes it can get interested in city issues, learn how city hall works and have her cast a bal-

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Do you know who the mayor of Vancouver is? Only Paul Richter, 82, a retired philosophy professor (L) knew it was Gregor Robertson while Jonathon McArthur, 38, and student Kyra Newton, 20, did not. lot in next year’s election; only 34 per cent of eligible voters bothered to vote in the 2011 civic election. On Tuesday, city council discussed the ﬁrst report of the socalled “Engaged City Task Force” which recommended a series of initiatives aimed at stronger civic engagement. They included creating a mobile city hall, having a day for a city-wide block party and a day on which residents can get a “behind

the scenes” look at city hall, performance venues and facilities. Other initiatives include having residents make budget decisions on local neighbourhood improvements, bringing the 3-1-1 phone service online and making signs posted on properties slated for development easier to read and understand. Paul Richter, an 82-year-old retired University of B.C. philosophy professor, knows the mayor’s name and he votes. He also believes Rob-

ertson and his ruling Vision Vancouver council spend more time on issues for younger people. For many seniors, he said, using a crosswalk can be hazardous. Not only is there not enough time to cross, but motorists and cyclists are running stop signs. “I’ve nearly gotten hit several times,” said Richter, standing on the sidewalk outside London Drugs. “Those are the issues the city should be spending more time

on. Quite frankly, I don’t know if it’s the responsibility of the city government to get people interested in the city.” But, he added, he doesn’t know what a city of Vancouver’s size can really do to get people engaged in local government, although implementing a ward system in which a councillor is responsible for a neighbourhood is probably a good start. Jonathon McArthur, a 38-yearold homeless man, said he was born and raised in Vancouver. McArthur, a former chef, said he hasn’t voted in 10 years because he never liked any of the candidates. He couldn’t name the mayor. When told the city’s task force was triggered by a Vancouver Foundation study that revealed many respondents felt isolated from community in the Lower Mainland, he said, “I’ve always had that feeling.” So what does he think about a mobile city hall, or a neighbourhood block party? “I’m homeless right now, living in a shelter and there’s not enough beds around for people,” he said. “I’ve dealt with politics all my life — foster care, the ministry, you name it. I don’t like dealing with politics, with that bullshit.” mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

City will decide who governs Hastings Park CONTINUED from page 1 They include increased access to green space and recreational use; transparency and accountability in decision making; compliance with city and park board initiatives such as the Urban Forest Management Plan and Vancouver Sports Strategy; and improved care and maintenance of all green spaces within Hastings Park. Following the group presentations, Shuto said Jasper amended his motion to recommend the park board commit to seeking control of Hastings Park. Shuto said of concern to the community groups is that while the PNE has expertise in handling commercial venues and ventures, it does not have the ecological expertise the park board has when it comes to managing environmentally sensitive park land. Shuto said an example is that students from a neighbouring school don’t feel welcome to visit the Sanctuary for class projects. “PNE staff is very suspicious of any large groups,” said file photo Dan Toulgoet Shuto. Community groups have long complained that the PNE isn’t properly The community groups also believe the PNE, as a tenant maintaining Hastings Park. In 2009, when this photo was taken, of the publicly owned property, should not, in turn, manformer Hastings Park Conservency member Georgina Nicholson age the site.

expressed concern over garbage dumping.

Jasper did not return a phone call from the Courier. In response to a media request to the park board for comment, the Courier was directed to contact PNE chair Coun. Louie. Louie said how Hastings Park will be governed is a city decision. “And maybe that will be the park board and maybe that will be the city,” said Louie, who added an external consultant with governance expertise has been involved in the process. Louie will not be disqualiﬁed from voting on the issue because according to the PNE Act and Vancouver Charter there is no legal conﬂict of interest. Louie added that as chair of the PNE board, he feels Hastings Park has been well taken care of. But Shuto begs to differ. “The PNE isn’t attached to an ecological society like the park board is,” said Shuto. “And it doesn’t offer programs or have the skills needed to manage this park.” PNE spokesperson Laura Balance said the debate is a city matter so no one from the organization would be commenting. (Scan page with Layar for a link to the park’s master plan.) sthomas@vancourier.com

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FLEMING’S 100TH

Rainbows deck many of the depictions of Sir Sandford Fleming elementary in a new YouTube video. Images of the artwork of all 449 students at the school at 49th and Knight change with the rhythm of the accompanying chill out music in the video. The video is meant to highlight the school’s centennial celebrations May 31. An open house for alumni, staff and former students will run from 4 to 6 p.m. A carnival for students, their families and the community will run from 5 to 8 p.m. To see the video, go to YouTube and search “Fleming centennial.”

LIVINGSTONE’S 100TH

Organizers of David Livingstone’s centennial celebration, June 6, hope the event will strengthen its community connections. Parent Advisory Council co-chair Naomi Taussig noted the entertainment, which includes award-winning singer-songwriter Tamara Nile, hails from the neighbourhood, and nearby Windsor Meats is providing hamburgers and hotdogs, cooks and barbecues. “We love and appreciate the way the businesses in the area support our school with fundraisers, school

events and such. We, in turn, are thrilled to be able to patronize those businesses,” Taussig wrote in an email. She noted the community surrounding the elementary school at 315 East 23rd Ave. near Main Street has changed greatly. “It’s easy to get ‘lost’ in the city. Many people say they don’t know their neighbours anymore. David Livingstone has become a GREAT school… We want to share this with the community we are a part of,” she wrote. Livingstone was once an under-attended school, Taussig said. But former principal David Brook changed that during his 12-year tenure, which ended last June. Brook focussed on fostering self-assurance with public speaking and technology, with smart boards in every classroom. “If you were to come to our Remembrance Day ceremonies, it’s all kid-led. And no smart boards are in that presentation, but the kids have developed this conﬁdence that is really extraordinary,” she said. “We’ve heard feedback [from Tupper secondary] that the kids who come out of Livingstone ... can do incredible projects and use the technology really effectively, but they can teach it to other people and they can speak in front of a crowd.” Brook, who was recognized as one of Canada’s outstanding principals last year, has been invited to the centennial festivities and for a celebration in honour of his retirement this June. The open house runs from 3:30 to 8 p.m. The ofﬁcial celebration starts at 5 p.m. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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In the downtown “ peninsula,there

s development continues in Southeast False Creek and other parts of the eastern side of downtown, bus service between those neighbourhoods and the West End is not serving the needs of transit riders. That’s what TransLink and the City of Vancouver have been told by West End residents as both agencies embark on a review to improve bus service downtown, said Lon LaClaire, the city’s manager of strategic transportation planning. LaClaire told city council Wednesday the root of the problem lies in an outdated land use pattern for bus routes that hasn’t changed to accommodate the growth of the eastern side of downtown. “In fact, in the downtown peninsula, there were very few destinations east of Granville Street,” he said in delivering an update to council on the city’s 2040 transportation plan. Currently, buses from the West End turn at Granville Street and don’t make “any good connections to the east,” he said, noting it’s “a problem we see only getting worse” as development continues around the Plaza of Nations and the areas on both

were very few destinations east of Granville Street.

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—Lon LaClaire sides of Science World. LaClaire said a “trigger” for the review was the city’s seasonal road closures to the 800-block Robson Street. Vehicles are prohibited along that stretch during the summer and the space effectively becomes a plaza. The review will consider if that stretch of Robson could be permanently closed to trafﬁc. Plans for a new art gallery on Cambie Street, on the eastern side of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, could also effect an upgraded bus network. The most signiﬁcant effect on bus routes, LaClaire said, will come once Northeast False Creek is developed. That’s the section of the city near the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts, which could be demolished and open up the land under-

neath the structures. A report on the future of the viaducts is expected to go before council sometime in June. Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he welcomed the review but wondered if TransLink will supply enough buses to meet demands once new routes are implemented. “Obviously, we can sit with TransLink and work on the routes but if there’s no buses to put on the routes, then we’ll have some improvement but not sufﬁcient,” Meggs said. But LaClaire said TransLink has indicated “they always look to put the resources where the need is the greatest.” He added that TransLink would redirect bus services to Vancouver, if the agency found buses were poorly utilized in other parts of the region. Even with more and better bus service to downtown, however, LaClaire noted the city’s studies of how people get around will not necessarily see a signiﬁcant drop in car use. That’s because, he said, only about 17 percentoftripsdowntownaredonebycar. “[The review] is more for the people who currently use the transit system and their frustrations with it,” he added. “However, it may help some people give up the car.” mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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The hopes of a group of dedicated volunteers came true recently when a pair of “architecturally challenged” eagles successfully hatched two chicks at Jericho Beach Park. What made the birth of these eaglets special is the chicks were hatched on a manmade nesting platform built last year. The volunteers, with the help of the park board, built the platform after the eagle pair, nicknamed Bert and Ethel, struggled to keep a nest in the unstable cottonwood trees they continued to choose as a base. The volunteers, including Corby Stanley, Ron Gruber, Brian Whittingham and Marian Coope, went out on a limb to help after watching the eagle pair’s nest disintegrate year after year, leaving their eaglets stranded in trees or in need of rescue from the ground. Stanley told me last year that the birds had been nesting in a grove of cottonwood trees at Jericho Beach instead of in the sturdier Douglas ﬁrs nearby. Each year, due to a combination of the eaglets’ increasing weight, their rambunctious behaviour and the occasional windstorm, the eagles’ nest had fallen down around them. That happened in March 2011 when the nest the eagles began building at the end of 2010 fell apart. One eaglet needed to be rescued and was rehabilitated at the Delta-based Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. It was

successfully released back to the family in August 2011. Congratulations to these volunteers and the park board for this success.

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I’ve written several stories in the past regarding non-profit groups seeking civic status for their large events, including the Vancouver Pride parade, Vaisakhi and the Chinatown Spring Festival Parade. On Wednesday morning, city council voted to launch a new civic designation for the Vancouver’s largest and best-known annual parades and celebrations, which will provide “substantial new funding support” by way of policing and maintenance to those events. For the first time the city will have clear criteria for support for annual events that have the ability to draw large crowds and have a proven economic track record. According to a city staff report, the new designation also establishes a stronger framework to improve the financial stability of these large parades and events, with streamlined and professional event planning and consistent funding criteria. That criteria includes the evaluation of the event’s economic impact, its reflection of the city’s diversity, its recent average attendance and whether it’s a component of a larger city-wide celebration. In a recent story I wrote, Ray Lam, general manager of the Vancouver Pride Society, said a study completed in 2001 determined annual Pride Week festivities, including the popular parade, brought in more than $30 million in economic gain annually. Lam estimates the move to civic status will save the society between $60,000 and $75,000 a year. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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Church’s beliefs worse than loss of theatre space

here are really two stories at the heart of the sale of The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts. One is about the rise, fall and loss of another of the city’s cultural venues. The second, and more disturbing tale, is about the explosive growth of a conservative evangelical Christian sect across this region and, indeed, across the continent. While other religious groups struggle to hold their own or continue to lose ground, for evangelicals business is booming. The Centre, which was initially called the Ford Theatre, was built by Toronto-born Broadway impresario Garth Drabinsky as part of a chain of such venues including those in Toronto, New York and Chicago, as a part of a plan through his company Livent, to bring popular musicals to cities. The Ford Theatre, which finally opened here in 1995 and cost $27 million, closed three years later due to Drabinsky’s financial problems. Drabinsky would later be found guilty and jailed over charges of fraud and forgery. In 2001, the building was sold for a fraction of its cost at $7.8 million to the Colorado-based Four Brothers Entertainment owned by four wealthy Asian-American doctors. Their plan was to primarily use the theatre to serve Vancouver’s large Asian community by importing musical spectacles mostly from China. But that, too, apparently failed to be enough to pay the bills. Then, as Courier readers learned first in a story broken by my colleague Mike Howell, a purchase sale agreement was announced in March to sell the building to Westside Church. News of the sale caught cultural groups off guard, particularly the Goh Ballet Company, which intended to launch its annual Nutcracker production there next winter, and the Vancouver International Film Festival, which expected to use the Centre and its screen as one space to partly make up for the loss of its main venue at Granville 7. Both were informed their contracts were cancelled as a result of the agreement to sell. But a debate continues within Vancouver’s cultural community as to the value of the building. While some lament its loss, its particular design has been problematic from the beginning — from its very poor acoustics to its cramped space backstage and its inadequate washroom facilities. All of which has led UBC theatre professor, critic and actor Jerry Wasserman to declare it is and always has been a “white elephant.” A motion passed by city council this week to have staff encourage the new owners to share the space with members of Vancouver’s cultural community lacks any real political muscle. It is more likely Westside Church will open its doors to others for purely economic reasons. Indeed, film festival director Alan Franey says he is now negotiating with the church to regain the use of the theatre. Which brings us to the second story: For a number of years a religious movement of evangelical Christians, which finds its roots south of the border and gives comfort to the most conservative of Republican politicians, has been ploughing fertile ground in the Lower Mainland. That is in large part by developing a practice called “church planting,” an exercise in proselytizing that has relied on a symbiotic relationship with cultural venues and a number of the city’s community centres; all of which welcome the funds they gain from renting out their space. The Courier’s Sandra Thomas first detailed the nature of these evangelical churches, and the Westside Church in particular, a year ago when she attended one if its services. They currently operate at two “campuses:” one is at the Park and Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre, the other is at the Arts Club on Granville Island. What Thomas discovered was a congregation of “hipsters” complete with tattoos and metal piercings where iPads replace actual Bibles and debit cards replace cash donations. But the message was and is anything but hip and hardly consistent with the community values many of us share. Women are not allowed to hold any ordained position in the church. Men run the show. Homosexuality is condemned as are divorce, a woman’s right to choose and pre-marital sex. All of which leads me to think what we are losing here should be of far less concern than what is taking its place. agarr@vancouver.com

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e live in a sci-fi world; the stuff of yesterday’s Hollywood films and pulp novels are echoed in today’s headlines. Take algorithms. These repetitive computer instructions are behind everything from high-speed trading to Internet dating matches. They are evolving in ways worthy of the craziest science fiction premise. Let’s go back a few years. On Sept. 7, 2008, 15 million shares of United Airlines stock were sold within minutes before trading on the stock was halted. Investigators scratched their heads and tried to figure out where the panic originated. It turned out a 2002 article from the Sun Sentinel’s archive on the airline’s financial problems had appeared on the web without a date attached. A Google bot — an algorithm that circulates the Internet “scraping” information — grabbed the article and assigned a current date to it. When an employee from Income Securities Advisors ran a Google search on “2008 bankruptcies,” the old United Airlines story appeared as the top link in the results, with a Sept. 6, 2008 stamp on it. The employee added the article to a feed that was bundled with a Bloomberg subscription service and within minutes, stockholders were heading for the exits. Even though the comments field clearly indicated this was old news, the combination of robotic ignorance and human herd instinct conspired to whip an outdated story into a real-time financial freefall. This financial glitch occurred five years ago, a geological epoch in tech cycle time. Yet by that time financial firms were already using lines of code to trade on their behalf, in a huge number of small daily transactions. By 2010, highspeed algorithmic trading constituted 70 per cent of the total trade volume on Wall Street, according to Wired magazine. In other words, today more financial transactions are performed by blind code than actual traders. “For the first time in financial history, machines can execute trades far faster than humans can intervene,” noted Andrew Haldane, a regulatory official with the Bank of England. “That gap is set to widen,” he observed in 2012. When the Twitter account of Associated Press was hacked in April with a bogus story of a terrorist attack on the White House, the result was a “flash crash” that sent the NYSE down 150 points in a manner of seconds. The panic, like a lot of other things these days, was automated. Some financial algorithms use natural language processing to analyze words used on websites, blogs and social media, and assess their negative or positive implications for the market. Words like “bomb,” “White House,” “President” and “injured” in a 140-character message were interpreted as a “sell” message by Wall Street’s bots, analysts say. Adding semantic processing to high-speed trading may seem like the height of Faustian blindness, but we hairless monkeys have barely begun. Earlier in May, the U.N. Human Rights Commission warned of the rise of “killer robots” as the world’s leading military powers research autonomous machines for combat use. In theory, these silicon-based soldiers will develop to the point they will be able to kill targets based on preprogrammed criteria, rather than directions from headset-wearing marines in remote locations. Observers predict Schwarzeneggarian Terminators leaping from defence contractors’ drawing boards to the battlefield. Autonomous robots and drones would require no sleep, rations, funds for injuries and breakdowns, cemetery plots, or pensions for grieving partners. They would be to regular military and paramilitary forces what Amazon is to brick-and-mortar bookstores, or iTunes is to music outlets (the main difference being that an ebook or audio file can’t obliterate “unlawful combatants” or “insurgents” according to proprietary execution code). Technological change is now happening so fast we don’t have time to figure out the full social and political ramifications of a new development before a newer one makes it obsolete. Old systems of legislation and law are like lumbering dinosaurs compared to the tree shrews scurrying past them: algorithms. Giving human agency over to machines was the kernel of the fictional dystopias in James Cameron’s Terminator film series and the Wachowski’s Matrix trilogy. But haven’t the makers of science fiction and speculative fiction long been our canaries in the coal mine? In contrast, the code monkeys, moneylenders, wargamers, and arms dealers seem to be whistling Dixie as they assemble something in between SkyNet and the Matrix. www.geoffolson.com

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BIKE LANE OPEN HOUSE A FAILURE

To the editor: Re: “Separated bike planes proposed for Pt. Grey Road,” May 29. The city attempted to host a “public open house” May 27 at the Kitsilano Public Library on this issue. Staff were unable to cope with 200 or more people arriving early in a room that could accommodate 30 people at best. Posterboards showing proposals were obstructed from view. People could not hear themselves. Staff could not handle the questions, not to mention the anger that was in the room. The “Director of Active Transportation,” in a desperate attempt to control the crowd, took to the microphone to make a presentation, completely shutting down comments or questions, during and even after his presentation. Some left early, sensing that any objective of public involvement was a sham. As these folks left, more who had been shut out from the room entered and the process happened again, a repeat of the lecture and clear direction to all to keep quiet. I left at this point, as did others. The single opportunity for input was a paper questionnaire that must have run out of copies. This was no forum for ideas and information exchange. Staff were overwhelmed. There’s an essential response to such a situation: Upon seeing the numbers attending, the meeting leader should have immediately welcomed people and expressed enthusiasm for

the participation coming from the community. He should have immediately announced there would be additional meetings at some future date to properly accommodate the community. Public input? Vancouver’s lost Vision. Margaret de Jong, Vancouver

FIX ROADS BEFORE ADDING BIKE LANES

To the editor: Re: “Separated bike planes proposed for Pt. Grey Road,” May 29. OK, now I’m starting to understand: four wheels bad, two wheels good. The Greenshirts have really overstepped themselves this time. I live in Kitsilano, walk and cycle there (weather permitting) and commute downtown by hybrid car. These proposals will increase my automobile road use (both in time and distance travelled) by a signiﬁcant amount each day, with attendant increase in GHG emissions. Thousands of other commuters will be similarly inconvenienced. My immediate neighbourhood will lose 59 of 127 on-street parking spaces. There is currently a shortage of on-street resident parking spaces, for which we pay a signiﬁcant annual user charge. Meanwhile, the roads system in Vancouver is in a very poor state of repair. This is an appalling and disgraceful waste of taxpayer dollars. The next election can’t come soon enough. Greg Bridges, Vancouver

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LINGUAL DISCOMFORT SPREADING To the editor: Re: “Evolving English can be grating ‘on accident,’” May 29. Bravo to Mr. Claxton for “ﬂipping out about grammar and word usage,” expressing his lingual discomfort with the increasingly common misuse of the phrase “on accident.” I sympathize with Mr. Claxton, cringing as I do at another much more widespread grating grammatical assault on the English language, namely the ever so pervasive violation of the “subjectverb-agreement” which as a basic grammatical rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb. To wit: There is ways to save money (incorrect). There are ways to save money (correct) . Sadly, said grammatical error (whether “by accident” or “on purpose”) has been spreading over the past few years to the spoken word and this language malady has now started to infest even the printed word. With the growing trend of language delinquency in our increasingly careless vernacular, I challenge Vancouver Courier readers to listen carefully to the spoken word on radio and television. You will discover that ‘there is’ (instead of ‘there are’) not many voices (if any) paying attention to this particular grammatical rule. What’s worse, I ﬁnd myself occasionally falling into the same grammatical trap I am complaining about. Edward Bopp, Tsawwassen

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eoffrey and George Hoffmann hope to develop a vaccine that could protect people from HIV. The father and son team co-founded a Vancouver-based biotechnology company in 2003 called Network Immunology to work toward this goal. Dad Geoffrey Hoffmann, who taught at the University of B.C. for nearly 20 years, helped develop the network theory of immunology alongside eventual Nobel Prize co-winner Niels Kaj Jerne in Switzerland the 1970s. Now, Network Immunology is applying these theories with treatments and vaccines. Son George reports results of a vaccine trial on a small group of primates were promising, with the animals developing antibodies to three different strains of HIV. Now, researchers and immunologists on Network Immunology’s team are developing an optimized version of the vaccine for their next study, for which they need to raise a minimum of $200,000.

Jerne postulated in the 1970s that the immune system is a network of cells and antibodies, just as the brain is a network of neurons. “[Jerne] noticed [antibodies] don’t just recognize things that are foreign, but they also recognize and interact with each other as part of this network,” George said. This take on the immune system sees it as having a memory and a sense of “self.” The network theory became the predominant way of understanding the immune system, with thousands of studies published, until the end of the ’70s, according to George. But a paradox arose in the 1980s that bafﬂed scientists and prompted many of them to abandon the network theory. George said scientists started focusing on the details of the immune system rather than trying to map the big picture. But Geoffrey, a physics prof who also headed an experimental immunology lab within UBC’s microbiology department, focused on solving the paradox using mathematical models. He published a solution in at least one peer-reviewed journal in the 1990s. The idea of an immune network with a sense of self compels George, a yoga instructor who’s organizing a large meditation forum in Vancouver. “I’m really interested in mindfulness practices, contemplative practices, for

wellbeing and there’s a link certainly between the mind and the immune system,” he said. Richard Harrigan, director of the lab program for the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, says it would be “marvelous” if an effective vaccine were available. “There was an ‘if’ there because it turns out that it’s been incredibly difﬁcult to make progress in the area of HIV vaccines,” he said. What makes it tricky to develop an effective vaccine, Harrigan says, is everyone with HIV has his or her own variation of the virus. He said Network Immunology’s development of a vaccine must be more than a decade away and advances in therapies are making a difference now. “Not just on keeping people alive for almost their normal life span, but the impact of treating people who are HIV infected reduces the amount of virus in them and that renders them less infectious, so it’s almost like having the impact of a vaccine,” Harrigan said. But the Hoffmanns are seeking donations and investments of any amount to further a thorough understanding of the immune network, which could help prevent not just HIV but also autoimmune disorders such as lupus, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

VANCOUVER’S GREEN BIN PROGRAM IS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Starting this spring, houses and duplexes will have their Green Bin emptied every week and their garbage bin every other week. All food scraps, plate scrapings and yard trimmings can now go in your Green Bin. Recycling our food scraps reduces the volume of garbage we produce, cuts down on global warming pollution and creates a useful composted soil product for local gardens and farms. We’re making this change now to prepare for the ban on disposal of all food scraps and yard trimmings, which comes into effect across Metro Vancouver in 2015. For more information about when the collection schedule will change in your neighbourhood: Phone: 3-1-1 Visit: vancouver.ca/greenbin

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news Axe falls at city’s outside workers’ union BOB MACKIN Contributing writer

he board of the City of Vancouver’s embattled outside workers union was ﬁred Tuesday, the Courier has learned. CUPE Local 1004 members received a memo from CUPE National Representative Justin Schmid informing them that the local had been placed immediately under national administration. “All executive board members, stewards and committees are hereby relieved of their duties effective immediately,” said Schmid’s memo, which said to direct all communication to him or fellow national representative Meena Brisard or the relevant business agent. Schmid could not be reached at the Local 1004 ofﬁce for immediate comment on Tuesday

afternoon, but the phone was handed to Brisard when a Courier reporter called. “You can call back tomorrow and talk to Justin, he’s not in right now,” Brisard said. “I’m a national rep, I’m not the administrator.” No reason was mentioned in Schmid’s memo for the drastic housecleaning, but discontent with Local 1004 president Mike Jackson’s leadership had been brewing since last summer when he was temporarily assigned to CUPE’s B.C. regional ofﬁce. Chief steward Alex Bruse unsuccessfully contested Jackson’s leave of absence, according to a Feb. 8 Courier story. Jackson, he claimed, had missed six executive meetings and three membership meetings and his leave had not been approved by membership. Bruse also claimed in an email to union leadership that the local’s executive “held back recent (ﬁnancial) statements due to payments” made to Jackson.

“I am not alleging any wrongdoing, but rather bringing to your attention some of the other ways in which Brother Jackson’s unapproved absence is causing friction, instability and uncertainty in the local,” Bruse wrote in an Oct. 15, 2012 email to Brisard. Brisard ruled that Jackson’s absence was acceptable and that he had not committed ﬁnancial wrongdoing. The executive board voted in January to suspend the stewards’ council, which acts as the liaison between the executive and rank-andﬁle members. The motion, however, was withdrawn before a February membership vote. Contacted by the Courier on Tuesday, Jackson blamed media attention for “part of this problem.” “It is what it is, and I have no comment to make,” Jackson said. “My conduct was above board, unfortunately it is what it is and I have no further comment to make on it.”

Asked if he planned to take any legal action to regain the presidency, Jackson said: “Absolutely not, my next step is to go back to my regular job as a truck driver with the City of Vancouver.” Jackson was on Mayor Gregor Robertson’s personal guest list for the 2011 city council swearing-in.UnderJackson,Local1004reached a four-year pact with the city in January. The 1,600 garbage, recycling, street repair and parks and facilities maintenance workers got a 6.75 per cent pay hike through Dec. 31, 2015. The move came less than a week before CUPE National President Paul Moist’s scheduled appearance at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Convention in Vancouver. He is paired with Vision Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer on a June 3 panel called “Strengthening Local Partnerships.” 2010goldrush@gmail.com twitter.com/bobmackin

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Public Hearing: June 11 A public hearing will be held Tuesday, June 11 at 6 pm at City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Council Chamber to consider the following zoning amendments: 1. Regional Context Statement According to Section 866 of the Local Government Act, Vancouver must submit a Regional Context Statement that demonstrates how the City’s plans and policies support the goals of the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy. To fulfil this obligation, the proposal is to adopt a Regional Context Statement as an Official Development Plan following its acceptance by the Metro Vancouver Board. 2. Amendments to the Laneway Housing Regulations and Guidelines and the Expansion of the Laneway Housing Program To consider amendments to the laneway housing (LWH) regulations in the Zoning and Development By-law. The amendments address impacts on neighbouring properties, provision of parking, livability of dwelling units and length of the permitting process, with the intent of improving the fit of laneway housing into neighbourhoods. The proposal also includes the expansion of the LWH program to the remaining RS districts to equalize opportunity for laneway housing across all single-family areas. Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually before 5 pm, June 11 by emailing publichearing@vancouver.ca or by calling 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details. Copies of the draft by-laws will be available for viewing starting May 31 at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, and in the Planning Department, East Wing of City Hall, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo, and minutes of Public Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings. (Minutes are posted approximately two business days after a meeting.)

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he scene at city hall Wednesday mirrored countless past ones in which development projects were discussed — a long list of speakers waiting hours for a brief turn at the podium to address council. This time the subject was staff’s interim report on the massive redevelopment proposal for Oakridge Centre to seek council’s direction before proceeding with the rezoning process. The report was ultimately referred for further discussion to council’s June 11 meeting. Before that call, about two dozen people spoke — some outraged by the density and scale being considered, others effusive about the creative vision for the property. Oakridge Centre currently features buildings up to seven storeys with retail, ofﬁce, public amenity and residential space totaling 822,000 square feet. The rezoning application proposes buildings up to 45 storeys and expanding the overall retail, ofﬁce, public amenity and residential space to 4,597,559 square feet. Colleen McGuinness, a representative from the city’s seniors advisory committee, complained the city’s outreach for the interim report fell short because it hasn’t had enough time to study it and formulate a considered response. “Slow down,” she recommended. Arthur Mills, vice president of housing services for the YWCA of Metro Vancouver, spoke about its interest in working with the city and the developer to operate affordable housing units for single mothers and their children. Several speakers questioned the consultation process since the interim report

endorses the tower’s heights despite objections. Andrew Waldichuk, who lives a “stone’s throw away” from the southern border of Queen Elizabeth Park, said he understands environmental concerns, but criticizes what he called the “relentless push for density.” He asked councillors to visit the viewing platform at the top of the park to understand how the proposed highrises will “obliterate” the view of the Gulf Islands forever. “That will be your legacy,” he said, while calling for more creative solutions for the development that live up to Vancouver’s reputation as a “city surrounded by beauty rather than a city overrun by developers.” “Putting in towers is an easy way out,” he said. Stan Lee, a chartered accountant who employs five people in an office at Oakridge Centre, spoke in support of the proposal, saying it will enhance the changing needs of the neighbourhood. He praised consultation efforts to get community feedback and called attention to a nationwide crisis for seniors’ facilities. [The proposal includes 90 units of nonmarket housing designed for seniors of limited means.] Lee said his church looked into the possibility of a seniors facility, but a requirement for underground parking nixed the plan. “Private enterprise is the only one left to fill the void,” he said. “We can’t have a world-class city where seniors are neglected.” After council offers further direction to staff on the interim report in June, staff will work with the applicant to revise plans and move to a second stage of public consultation and technical work on the application. Ultimately, staff will prepare a report to council summarizing the application and making a recommendation, which would then go to a public hearing. noconnor@vancourier.com

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BellaLuna Productions and the Italian Cultural Centre are hosting a free production of the rare Luigi Pirandello drama Absolutely! (Perhaps) — Cosi e, se vi pare! — as part of June Italian Heritage Month celebrations. The performance takes place June 5 at 7 p.m. at Il CentroTrattoria, 3075 Slocan St. For more information visit italianculturalcentre.ca or bellaluna.ca.

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he WISH Drop-In Centre, a nonprofit organization that provides services to sex-trade workers in the Downtown Eastside, had a wish of their own granted on Tuesday after city council approved a $400,000 grant allowing them to expand their operations. The money will allow them to move their head office eight blocks away into the centre. Executive director Kate Gibson said the money no longer being spent on rent will allow WISH to expand its services to the estimated 400 women who rely on it. “We will save money and also we will have expanded programming space, which we are really stuck for now,” said Gibson. “It just makes much more sense to not be in separate buildings and cut down on the back and forth. It really is another level of stability that is really important for organizations that are supporting sex workers.” The consolidated site at 334 Alexander St. will see WISH have a total operating space of more than 7,000 square feet. The new available ground-floor space was formerly used for storage by the Vancouver Police Department. “It was always intended that we would use that space since 2006 when the city decided we could use the upper floor. And so now we are going to move into the lower floor.” Gibson said it is too soon to tell whether the funds will allow them to eventually operate 24 hours a day, a key recommendation of Commissioner Wally Oppal’s Missing Women Commission of Inquiry report.

“We are going to go for six months or so and see how all the costs shape down. You can forecast all you like but you have to see what it actually looks like. We are going to do that before we see if there is any increase based on what we have.” The drop-in centre currently operates 17 hours a day from 6 p.m. to 11 a.m. and offers shower and laundry facilities, a learning centre and computers. Women can also access basic medical services and obtain donated clothing. The provincial government also provided $750,000 in funding earlier this year. No money is provided by the federal government. City council also approved a grant of $8,000 to the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS) that will enable the continued operation of a Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) in the Downtown Eastside. “Council is strongly committed to protecting vulnerable residents in the Downtown Eastside and supporting low-income renters,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson in a prepared statement. “These two grants reflect the city’s continued resolve to improve safety for women in the Downtown Eastside and help address challenges with affordable rental housing.” The RTB shares space with ACCESS at 390 Main St., a city-owned building that delivers services to low-income citizens. Since 2008, the RTB office has helped more than 6,000 tenants and landlords and assisted in more than over 1,000 applications for arbitration to assist low-income renters. afleming@vancourier.com twitter.com/flematic

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Perhaps the most important resource offered at the WorkBC Employment Services Centres is the talent and commitment of the employment advisors who work with clients on an individual basis during their job search. Edna, a client at the Vancouver Northeast Employment Services Centre, heard about MOSAIC’s services not long after arriving in Vancouver. She credits her “beautiful journey in Canada” to MOSAIC, saying: “it’s really amazing how I was helped. I was truly taken care of. When I arrived, I knew nothing about Canada—not to mention that I was a refugee. I had a degree in accounting from the Philippines, but I knew that I would need additional training.”

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At the centre, Edna was partnered with Khalid, an employment advisor who helped her to build on her existing skills in order to find work in her field. She attended the workshops, which she said were “very helpful”. In addition, she was advised to enroll in a skills development program—an experience which gave her the tools needed to market herself as an accounting professional in Canada. Now that Edna has graduated from the program, she will be starting a new job teaching accounting at a local career college in June. She has received numerous offers of employment since completing her course, and credits her success to the knowledge she gained through developing her resume and cover letter-writing skills at WorkBC. If you live around the Commercial drive area and are looking for work, don’t hesitate to drop by the Northeast WorkBC Centre—all are welcome!

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A BETTER TOMORROW: Social entrepreneur Mark Brand launched his A Better Life Foundation at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The Fresh Start soiree kicked off the foundation’s fundraising efforts with dollars going towards food security programs to help the most vulnerable in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, as well as provide job training and employment opportunities for the community at large. Several hundred guests attended the $250–a-ticket VAG affair featuring performances by Mother Mother’s Ryan Guldemond and Hannah Georgas. EVERYBODY DANCE: For more than two decades the Dance Centre spearheaded the drive to create a home for B.C.’s dance community. In 1995 it created The Dance Foundation, a not-for-proﬁt society to fundraise and build the Davie Street at Granville building. Today, the Scotiabank Dance Centre manages this state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2001. Board chair Andrea Wink welcomed dance enthusiasts to its signature Shall We Dance Gala held at the Vancouver Club. LOVE ALL AROUND: Heart disease and stroke takes one Canadian life every seven minutes. Gala chair Nancey Nanji and honorary chairs Praveen Varshney, a heart attack survivor, and his wife Anuja hosted Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart of Gold Gala. Yours truly along with Tyler Olson played auctioneer at the Couriersponsored shindig held at Hotel Vancouver. Organizers aimed to top last year’s $700,000 fundraising efforts.

Save on Meats’ Mark Brand felt the love at the launch of his A Better Life Foundation, which helps feed the hungry in the Downtown Eastside.

Andrea Wink, chair of the Scotiabank Dance Centre, and her beau, Andrew Benzel, tripped the light fantastic at the Shall We Dance Gala held at the Vancouver Club.

At a Hycroft reception, BFF Carmen Ruiz y Laza bid farewell to Evelyne Decorps, Consul General of France, who will assume new role of ambassador in politically charged Chad.

Shannon Bosa’s (right) Glowbal Group of restaurants provided the meat for Bernadette Phelps annual CIBC BBQ, raising funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Heart attack survivor Praveen Varshney and his wife, Anusha shared their story with gala-goers at the Heart and Stroke Foundation beneﬁt at the Hotel Vancouver.

Alumni Affairs’ Natalie Cook Zywicki and Jeff Todd welcomed UBC Alumni Weekend headliner Rick Mercer to the Point Grey campus celebrations.

Chair Nancey Nanji and her husband, Noordin, welcomed a sell-out crowd to the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart of Gold Gala

Fashion Magazine editor Joy Pecknold attended the J Crew womenswear store opening at Paciﬁc Centre hosted by Tom Mora, head of women’s design.

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Inspiredsustainabledesignor OAKRIDGE CENTRE PROJECT FEATURES TOWERS UP TO 45

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Critics of the rezoning proposal for Oakridge Centre are troubled by its scale and density.

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ornfeld’s existing view of paved parking stalls and the lowrise buildings that form the mall is among the rationale for the redevelopment. The property is considered under-developed. It’s also located in the centre of Vancouver on main transportation routes and, with the introduction of Canada Line, is regarded as a prime site for densiﬁcation. Gregory Henriquez of Henriquez Partners Architects underlined those points in an interview with the Courier last November. In October 2012, Henriquez’s ﬁrm, along with Stantec Architecture, applied to amend the site’s zoning on behalf of Oakridge Centre owner Ivanhoe Cambridge and Westbank Development. He said the concept is “to take something which is existing as a parking lot, which is sort of a suburban concept, and turn it into a real urban mixed-use, inclusive city.” It’s a vision shared by the development’s proponents who hail the project as a forward-thinking model for sustainable living. But where Henriquez sees an “inclusive city,” Kornfeld fears another Metrotown of “soulless concrete buildings right up to the sky.” ON A sunny afternoon in early May, Kornfeld pulls up a chair on his balcony to sit next to three of his neighbours — Linda Leong and co-strata presidents Heather Wye and Joan Phillips. Leong, who immigrated to Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1967, recalls being impressed by the city’s beauty. “[I thought] the sky’s blue, the air is fresh,

no tall buildings and space — so much space. And the city has changed and now there’s this happening,” she says. “People are saying you should be used to it, it’s just like Hong Kong and I say the reason I left Hong Kong is I didn’t like what was happening in Hong Kong.” The four residents say they speak for the majority of tenants — many are elderly and some only speak Chinese. Wye says they moved into the building partly because of the neighbourhood’s suburban qualities, otherwise they’d live downtown or in the West End.

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The reason I left Hong Kong is I didn’t like what was happening in Hong Kong.

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She believes residents would accept some increased density, albeit reluctantly — possibly a small number of towers in the 20-storey range. But they object to the proposed development’s scale, which far exceeds density approved in the city’s 2007 Oakridge Centre policy statement, which limited towers to 24 storeys. If rezoning is approved, Wye maintains it will be an “eyesore smack dab in the centre of Vancouver” and serve as precedent for future developments. “When you look at it, it looks like oh this is lovely and green. Well, it’s really not going to be that green. It’s going to be a little postage stamp

surrounded by a lot of towers and people in Kerrisdale — people in Dunbar for goodness sake, are going to be able to see this sticking up in the middle of the city.” Kornfeld argues the developer is “selling amenities.” “It’s almost like saying, don’t look at the height, don’t look at the towers.” He acknowledges potential criticism that tenants’ concerns are out of self-interest, but counters it’s in developers’ self-interest to build as densely as council allows to justify costs. “I’d put the question back to them — maybe they should have to give up some of the profits. We’ve been the forgotten entity on this site.” The Terraces’ residents aren’t the only critics. The Riley Park South Cambie Community Vision Group supported the 2007 Oakridge policy statement, but chair Allan Buium says it isn’t satisfied with consultation for this proposal. Density is among their chief concerns. “The density is far too extensive for the area in terms of the Cambie corridor and all the changes happening there,” he says. The group anticipates rezoning approval would spur development on the northwest and southeast corners of Cambie and 41st, as well as nearby sites. The group wants more public amenities included in the project, such as a swimming pool, to take pressure off the popular Hillcrest pool and to accommodate thousands of new residents who’ll move into the area — the Oakridge proposal envisions more than 2,800 new residential units, translating into between 4,000 and 5,000 people. Overall, Buium maintains there are too many unanswered questions about subjects ranging from the affordable housing component to Canada Line capacity. “One phrase coming up is we’re under siege with development,” he says. CITY STAFF unveiled an interim report on the Oakridge proposal Wednesday, seeking council direction on key issues before moving forward. Matt Shillito, the assistant director of community planning, told the Courier Tuesday it’s difficult to quantify public feedback as a percentage of for versus against, but concerns have been raised about the development’s scale, proposed heights, the capacity of Canada Line to absorb additional riders, potential parking and traffic impacts in the neighbourhood, and the adequacy of public benefits. “The most striking thing about it for me is there is a great deal of interest in the proposal and in the development,” he said. “It seems to be a site that everybody is familiar with and everybody recognizes is a very large and strategically important site that we need to get right, so we’ve had an overwhelming response to our open houses and our online workshops.” More than 1,400 attended open houses and about 300 submitted comment cards last November. Online consultation, launched in April, garnered a further 500 responses, including 50 in Chinese, with more expected. Tower height was a key topic of interest — almost 60 per cent called for height to be reduced. Respondents also cited the importance of housing for seniors and for middle-income workers. Many suggested the rooftop green space should be reserved for passive rather than active uses and that public access to it be improved. Despite tower height complaints, staff say the range is appropriate for the site “considering its role and place in the region and the city, and in the hierarchy of major transit-oriented sites in Vancouver.”

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soulless concrete complex? STOREYS, ROOFTOP PARK SPACE AND PUBLIC AMENITIES

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Richard Littlemore (above), in the Safeway parking lot, supports the Oakridge development while (right photo) Heather Wye, Danny Kornfeld and Joan Phillips, all residents of The Terraces, oppose the proposal, which includes more than 2,800 units. “We’ve done a lot of analysis of the scale of development in the context of not just the City of Vancouver itself, and the Canada Line and the Cambie corridor and the role of this site and this area plays in the City of Vancouver, but also in the region as a whole,” Shillito said. “…So we are comfortable recommending this scale of development for this particular site, noting that it’s a unique site in the city. It’s the city’s only municipal town centre and it’s intended to be one of the main nodes of development outside of the downtown core and one of the main nodes of development in the region as a whole.” (Municipal Town Centres are designated in the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy and are intended to be among the region’s primary focal points in terms of residential density, job space, civic and cultural facilities and transit service) Supporters and detractors spoke on staff’s interim report before the matter was referred to council’s June 11 meeting for discussion. (See Developing Story on page 15) THE TIKVA Housing Society, a non-profit affordable housing organization of the Greater Vancouver Jewish community, is among the proposal’s supporters. Fourteen per cent of the Jewish community live under the poverty line, slightly lower than the city’s 17 per cent average, according to the group. Lucas van den Berg, one of Tikva’s co-chairs, lives near Queen Elizabeth Park and has two children. He believes it will transform the neighbourhood and the city in a positive manner. “The substantial increase in the number of housing units around what is a transit hub and shopping destination will provide much needed densification in what is a key area in the city,” he wrote to the Courier. “The proposed design in particular will enhance the beautiful open spaces of the area even as the skyline is altered. Specifically, more family and couples housing options to counter the scarcity of affordable single-family homes will help the area retain the diversity that makes this city such a wonderful place to live. I also believe the emphasis on social and rental housing being presented have the potential to positively contribute, both directly and indirectly, to the immense affordability issues in our city.” Richard Littlemore, who lives across from Oakridge Centre in a unitintheHemingwaybuildingson45Avenue,isalso,forthemost part, sold on the project, describing it as “disappointing in some regards, fabulous in others — and absolutely necessary, regardless.” Hemingway residents will lose North Shore views, but Littlemore says that will happen whether towers are six or 45 storeys.

He’s worried about years of construction, and the impact of the existing proposal to build vehicle access off 45th, but that’s where his criticism ends and praise begins. “In almost every other aspect the plan looks great. It makes intelligent use of what is currently a vast, ugly parking lot, adding density to a neighbourhood without actually displacing neighbours. And ‘density’ in this context is just plannerspeak for people — the critical mass of youngsters and newcomers who don’t want to travel for hours a day to the suburbs in order to ﬁnd affordable accommodations.” Littlemore looks forward to living next to a “lively village centre, not an auto-destination for fashion shoppers.” While he’s sympathetic to longtime residents accustomed to a single-family residential neighbourhood, he questions whether it’s realistic or even advisable in modern times.

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[The plan] is disappointing in some regards,fabulous in others — and absolutely necessary, regardless.

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“I think there are lots of people on the West Side who have a nostalgic view for what the city was that is out of step with what the city is or can be,” he says. “It is not 1965 and it’s not going to be 1965 again. If we block developments in dense urban neighbourhoods then the only alternative is to lay waste to the agricultural land reserve and make bigger subdivisions that are more expensive to service and do more damage to the land.” BORIS CHENKIS’S family business is one of the longeststanding tenants at Oakridge Centre. It opened as La Belle Rose in 1970, although it’s since been rechristened After Five Fashions. Chenkis is as eager as Littlemore to see the mall revitalized. He backed the 2007 Oakridge policy statement and feels “positively” about the rezoning proposal, citing the need for amenities to increase foot trafﬁc in the mall. The retail industry is changing, according to Chenkis, and traditional bricks and mortar stores are being squeezed by the rising popularity of online shopping.

“It’s been particularly hard for independent operators to make a go of things, and I am one of few independent shops that remain at the mall. Chenkis says Oakridge has become a mall of high-end stores with limited dining options. Even the cinema closed and was replaced by Crate & Barrel. “I really do believe [Oakridge tenants] think it’s a good idea. I think we all want the redevelopment to take place. We want vitality to take place,” he says. Chenkis is anxious for a decision because his lease is up in a couple of years. He wants to know what business costs he’ll face. “I want to know if I’ll be staying or I’ll be going — but I want to stay,” he says. “I want to get this thing going. I want to do what I can. It’s just been dragging — stop it or get it going.” DARREN BURNS, senior principal at Stantec Architecture, isn’t surprised by the criticism. He’s been involved in the redevelopment plans for years and is well versed in its intricacies, reaction to it and how it fits with the city’s long-term sustainability goals. Today, he’s surrounded by design boards in a room on the seventh floor of Oakridge’s north tower. Burns maintains people need to take a longer view when considering development along the Cambie corridor and the opportunity the Canada Line brings. “This is the place for increased density — at transit hubs and nodal hubs. And, it’s important that we don’t think of this in a 10year window. We have to think of this in a 50- to 75-year window. The objectives of environmental and social sustainability that the city has clearly outlined in the policy statements need to be addressed,” he says. “That’s one of the things we’re proud of — that the development that we’re doing encourages things like less car use. We’re doing things like bike co-ops and car co-ops because of the size of the development is allows us to conglomerate a lot of these opportunities.” Burns rejects comparisons to Metrotown pointing to design features such as the proposed rooftop park, attempts to address affordability concerns with a mix of market and non-market condos, as well as the green initiatives. He suspects some people don’t fully understand the plan or may have misconceptions, but noted nothing is fixed until the end of the rezoning process. Tower orientation, heights and location continue to be looked at, as well as other aspects of the proposal. But Burns noted neighbourhoods along SkyTrain are changing and are designated for density, so the plan should be considered in that context. “When you look at it in isolation, sure it’s a big contrast between what’s next to it, but what’s next to it isn’t going to be there in 50 years.” noconnor@vancourier.com

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Sign, sign, everywhere a sign at the Smash Gallery of Modern Art (580 Clark Dr.) as it hosts ONE SHOT AT GLORY: THE ART OF THE SIGN PAINTER, May 31 to June 29. The exhibit, which coincides with the Vancouver premiere of THE SIGN PAINTER MOVIE at the Rio Theatre next week (June 7-8), features works by West Coast sign painters John Lennig (Vancouver), Ira Coyne (Olympia, Wash.), Bryan Sleeman (Vancouver), Chris Dobell (Victoria) and JAPHY WITTE (Seattle, Wash.) among others. Details at smashmodernart.com. Based on SHAWN MRAZEK’s bulky resume, which includes stints as the drummer for the Doers, Flash Bastard, the Evaporators and The Notes from Underground, it would be easy to cast the talented multi-instrumentalist as a utility player. But MRAZEK proves to be more than up to the task of solo artist on his rockin’ and unabashedly uplifting debut, THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD, which features appearances from such local indie rock luminaries as Adrian Teacher of Apollo Ghosts, Stephen Hamm (Slow, Canned Hamm), Chris-a-rifﬁc (They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?) and JP Carter (Destroyer), plus a sweet cover of “My Funny Valentine.” Hear for yourself when MRAZEK LIVES! plays a record release party May 31 at Rainbow Connection (855 East Hastings) with guests Love Cuts and Loose Tights. Tickets $7.

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With the potential sale of the Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts to an evangelical church, this might be the last time to catch the GOH BALLET at the Centre. The local dance company celebrates its 35TH ANNIVERSARY with a gala performance of DANCE MY DREAMS June 1. Tickets at ticketstonight.ca or by calling 604-872-4014 ext. 218. More info at gohballet.com.

At least one Courier employee will be dusting off her dancing shoes, wearing breathable clothing and rehydrating like a rainforest fern when American dance-punk outﬁt !!! (or CHK CHK CHK, depending on your tolerance for punctuation and clever band names) performs June 4 at Fortune Sound Club. They’ll be laying down some grooves, or whatever the kids like to call it, in support of their equally cleverly titled new album THR!!!ER, which apparently features vocals from Sonia Moore, a onetime backing vocalist for MC Hammer. White Arrows open. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat, Highlife and ticketweb.ca.

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Oneofourcolleagueswasinadeep,blissfulsleep, dreaming he was a majestic red-tailed hawk, when he awoke to CBC Radio and a story that chilled him to his core. Apparently, there’s a new fitness trend hitting the shores and waterways of Vancouver called YOGAqua, and it’s not a waterbased yogurt product, as we first assumed. According to its website, “YOGAqua is a natural extension of the timeless practice of Yoga fused withtheexcitingartofStand-UpPaddle-Boarding.” Participants perform yoga poses “while serenely floating on the natural splendor of calm water.” The idea is that floating provides an challenge to yoga practitioners who engage different muscles, which will also improve their in-studio yoga technique. Plus, this being Vancouver, folks can’t be satisfied with anything straightforward and simple. Yoga and paddle boarding have become so commonplace they’ve lost much of their inherent flakiness. But combining the two in a sandalwood and Axe body spray-scented fusion of spirituality and West Coast dude-ism achieves a new level of otherness. The problem is once YOGAqua becomes more accepted, it will lose much of its allure. Which is why K&K is already brainstorming the next yoga and paddleboard trends. • Yogulimate combines the spirit points and disc-throwing of Ultimate Frisbee while participants attempt to hold poses such as the Downward DogandBirdofParadise,butofcoursenottheHalf Lord of Fishes pose — that would be ridiculous. • Maddle Men Board is basically paddle-

boarding while smoking, drinking and dressing impeccably as 1960s ad men. Women, of course, have to ﬁght doubly hard for a spot. Bonus points if participants successfully engage in an extramarital affair while on a paddleboard. • Yoganetics brings the pop psychology of Scientology to the yoga studio in an effort to clear one’s reactive mind through stretching and Lululemon wear.

INTERVENTION INTERRUPTED It was with a mix of sadness and relief that we learned that A&E has decided to go cold turkey with its reality TV series about drug addiction, Intervention. After 13 seasons and 246 on-camera interventions resulting in the current sobriety of 156 people and many more incredulous exclamations of “How could they not know an intervention was coming!” from audience members, Intervention is being cancelled with the first of its final five episodes airing June 13. Over the years, we watched the program for its compelling personal stories and ramped up drama. But then we started to feel a little guilty and voyeuristic, having been “entertained” by someone else’s hardship and tragedy for an entire hour. So we gradually weaned ourselves off Intervention while trying to avoid the temptations of other gateway programs such as Hoarders. It hasn’t been easy, and admittedly we’ve slipped up a few times and dabbled in reruns of Celebrity Rehab, but we’re ready for a fresh start. In the words of interventionist Jeff VanVonderen, there are a bunch of other television shows that love us like crazy, and they feel they’re losing us, so we’ve decided to accept their generous gift and join them in the fight to get us back.

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arts&entertainment Chinatown Night Market gets its mojo back FEWER IPHONE CASES AND UNDERWEAR, MORE HIP HOP AND FOOD TRUCKS CHERYL ROSSI Staff writer

ip Hop Karaoke, a Street Fighter II video game tournament and a Night Vision projected photo show that includes images famed photographer Fred Herzog shot in Chinatown in the 1950s and 1960s will all be part of the rejuvenated Chinatown Night Market, which holds its grand opening June 1. Passersby will be invited to pick up a paddle and play at the four ping-pong tables parked in the lot next to The Keefer bar, while a traditional variety show of singing, dancing and lion dancing illuminates the main stage. The market takes over Keefer Street between Main and Columbia streets. “The Night Visions is a huge thing for us,” said managing director of the market, Tannis Ling. “We’re really excited about that.” Ling, a member of the Chinatown Revitalization Committee and owner of Bao Bei Chinese brasserie, told the Courier in February that she’d seen attendance at the nearly 20-year-old market dwindle in the three years her restaurant has been in the neighbourhood. So she and Ken Tsui, who runs popup shops and dinner events, got the go-

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Attempts to rejuvenate the Chinatown Night Market include Hip Hop Karaoke, a Street Fighter II video game tournament, ping pong and food trucks. ahead from the Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association to rejuvenate the Friday and Saturday night market that saw its soft launch May 17 and runs from 6 to 11 p.m. until Sept. 8. “There were a little bit too many stalls with cellphone covers and a couple too many stalls with underwear,” Ling said earlier in the year. Now visitors will be able to buy jewelry, arts, crafts, artisanal ice cream, honey and Italian tomato sauce from new vendors alongside those slinging more traditional night market trinkets. Twisty potato tornadoes on a stick will still be sold alongside food trucks offering their fare on Columbia Street on Saturday nights. A dumpling weekend Aug. 16 and 17 will include dumpling cook off, eating and making contests. Night Vision happens July 5. The ﬁrst Night Vision event popped up with a giant screen in Strathcona Park in 2009, projecting photos from more than 50 local and international artists. The Chinatown edition will feature shots by 40 local and interna-

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tionalartistsalongsideHerzog’sChinatown photos courtesy of the Equinox Gallery. “We’re trying to get the side of The Keefer painted… to paint a screen,” Ling said. Hip Hop Karaoke will stream out of Fortune Sound Club and onto the street July 6 so wannabe rappers can spit rhymes in Chinatown. The Sonic Boom! Street Fighter II Tournament will see contenders battling for brawling supremacy on multiple screens, July 20. Other highlights include storytelling nights hosted by Rain City Chronicles with tales about Chinatown June 8, mahjong socials where experts will give novices tips on how to master the tiles and a screening of the G-rated kung fu classic movie Iron Monkey June 22. More details at vancouverchinatownnightmarket.com. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi For added web content, scan page with

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Prince of Wales competed for another championship Sunday, this time for the B.C. title, not the city prize. This spring the high achieving Walesmen came out on top in the golf, tennis and badminton city finals and now they can add a high school provincial Ultimate frisbee championship to the list. Prince of Wales defeated Point Grey 15-10 in the provincial final May 26. Head coach Jaimie Kot said the Walesmen met the Grey Hounds in a tight, hard-fought contest. “Our offence was anchored by Trevor Knechtel who played every point,” he said, adding the girls on the co-ed team “were the key to our defensive success.” On their last score of their winning season, Graham Drinnan fired a 50-yard backhand to Darren Wu who tracked the disk and pulled it down to lead Point Grey by five points. Prince of Wales defeated Surrey’s Kwantlen Park secondary in the quarterfinals and dispatched Sutherland back to North Vancouver to reach the provincial final. —Megan Stewart

St.George’swinningstreak shiftsinto‘full-throttle’ MEGAN STEWART

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t St. George’s, the senior boys rugby coach isn’t keeping count. The Saints winning streak dates to last season’s bronze-medal game in the 2012 AAA senior boys provincial championships, but head coach Mike Stiles marshals the players’ attention forward, not back to past games. “I try to get the boys to think of the next opposition and that’s it,” he said Tuesday afternoon, a day before the Saints routed Oak Bay 73-3 in the 2013 AAA provincial quarterfinal. The win was their 16th in a row. The Saints sat firmly at the top of the table all season and drew the No. 1 seed at provincials ahead of the 2012 B.C. champions from Shawnigan Lake. The Stags have defended their title four years in a row and knocked out St. George’s in a semifinal one year ago. If both the Saints and Stags win their semifinal games Thursday afternoon in Abbotsford, they will meet in Saturday’s championship final. Stiles isn’t hung up on defeating the defending champs or continuing a seasonlong winning streak, but the personable coach believes his team is good enough to win gold. “We have 15 starters who are amazing athletes who know the game of rugby and we have 10 more players that can easily go in and fill positions,” said Stiles. “We have a full team that goes on full throttle.” Four Saints have dressed for Canada’s U17 national rugby team. Grade 12 students Harjun Gill and Winston Jin played last year when they were eligible, and Grade 11s Alexis Bonnis and Marc Levin made the cut this year. A championship Saturday would make the Saints the undisputed

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St. George’s Winston Jin hangs on to the ball in a 73-3 quarterﬁnal win over Oak Bay May 29 in Abbotsford. Scan page with Layar to see more photos. best rugby program this season. St. George’s defeated Shawnigan Lake 21-0 in an astounding result to win the senior boys rugby 7s provincial championship April 28 at UBC’s Wolfson Field. “One dropped ball and that would have been a different result,” Stiles allowed. The fast core of the 15s squad draws from experience on the 7s roster at St. George’s and with the B.C. team under coach Shane Thompson. Stiles coaches an aggressive attacking style and instructs his players to create space and charge the centre of the ﬁeld. But they are ultimately a defensively minded team, one that regularly shuts out opponents and creates opportunities off quick transitions. “Our number one priority is defence,” said the coach. “That is our priority. If we play a really smart game on

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The Lord Byng Grey Ghosts’ captain Trystan Clironomos was one of seven seniors from across the province awarded a scholarship toward post-secondary education. The award was handed out Wednesday afternoon at the AAA senior boys rugby provincials opening ceremony at Abbotsford Rotary Stadium.

Lord Byng, seeded 13th, dropped their ﬁrst-round game May 24 to No. 4 ranked Yale but bounced back Wednesday to shutout Sardis 24-0. If they were able to beat Semiahmoo Thursday afternoon, the Ghosts would advance to compete for a 9th place ﬁnish on Saturday. (Results weren’t known before the Courier’s print deadline.) —Megan Stewart

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defense, we will create turnovers and most points, I believe, are scored on in turnovers because there is no defensive line to attack against. “When we have the ball, we deﬁnitely move the ball to space and we’ve been working on that for two years. There is no set pattern of attack, but I ask players to keep their heads up and look where the space is.” A win Saturday means more than a gold medal and a continued winning streak, said Stiles. For a committed and athletic team that has dedicated itself to ﬁtness, nutrition and skill development since September, they’re already winners. “We’re developing character,” said the coach. “The winning will take care of itself.” mstewart@vancourier.com twitter.com/MHStewart

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o hall of shame exists for Vancouver’s forlorn sports teams of yesteryear, but if one did, the 1988 Nighthawks basketball team could be considered for induction. Think the Grizzlies were Vancouver’s worst-ever basketball team? Off the court, the Nighthawks gave the Grizz a run. Twenty-five years ago this summer, the Nighthawks’ one-and-only World Basketball League season — a lurching roller coaster of player dysfunction, fan apathy, and financial collapse — went down in a ball of flames. Yet, even amidst the travelling circus they sometimes were, the Nighthawks had their share of positive moments. The WBL formed in 1988 with six teams that competed from May to September as an NBA summer league before the idea existed. Vancouver, Calgary, Chicago, Fresno, Las Vegas and Youngstown, Ohio, fielded teams. The WBL’s distinguishing feature was a rule limiting the height of its basketball players, who could stand six-foot-four and under. The result was a game built on lightning speed. “It was fast — faster than an NBA game,” recalled Mick Sahota, the Nighthawks former PR director who still calls Vancouver home. “The basketball was solid, probably second to the NBA,” agreed Nighthawks coach Mike Frink, now living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Several WBL players went on to strong NBA careers, including John Starks and Mario Elie. Future Grizzlies coach Sidney Lowe played with Nighthawks’ archrival the Calgary 88s. The league didn’t have a Michael Jordan, but did have his five-foot-eight brother, Larry. Vancouver’s owner Don Burns didn’t set a much better example than the Youngstown owner who embezzled $350 million from his pharmaceutical company. When crowds didn’t materialize to watch basketball at the cavernous B.C. Place stadium, Burns bolted back to southern California and dropped the Nighthawks barely two months into the season, leaving behind losses

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of $500,000 for expenses like limousine service and bar tabs according to media reports at the time. “The owner and general manager were outsiders with no connection to the community,” said Frink. “They were looking for fame and fortune — in what order I was never sure.” Messages left for Burns at his Los Angeles number were not returned. Neither Frink or Sahota have heard from Weber in 25 years. When Bill Westphal (brother of Paul, a long-time NBA coach) also bailed at the last moment, Frink suddenly found himself as a ﬁrst-time head coach of a professional basketball team. He’d previously been an assistant coach at the University of Washington and acted as an advance NBA scout for the Sonics, Pacers and Spurs. Frink struggled with the often-absent general manager Jerry Weber, as he did with owner Burns. Most players invited

to training camp were clients of Weber, who also served as their agent and took a cut from both sides. “My first alarm was when he made me cut the best shooter in camp because he wasn’t contracted with him,” Frink said. He soon discovered several players couldn’t care less about curfews or rules, opting instead to stay late at less-than reputable drinking holes, “bars and strip clubs” that Frink didn’t want to name out of respect to the athletes. Frink fined and suspended numerous players the mornings after, but by evening they’d be “unsuspended” by Weber. “No matter what I said or did, the GM didn’t back me up,” said the coach. The Nighthawks purchased a hardwood court from the Anaheim Convention Centre for a bargain $15,000. But the floor was delayed at the border for weeks because of import taxes. Frink said he never knew when to expect it in Vancouver. “Every day I would say to Jerry, ‘Is the court comin’ today?’ And he’d say nonchalantly, ‘Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.’” The situation summed up Frink’s frustration. He was left to twist in the wind on his own. When Weber appeared in Vancouver for rare visits, he forced Frink to meet in odd public places like telephone booths to hand over the players’ pay — a wad of cash in a bulging envelope, always in U.S. dollars and almost always late. “If you didn’t know what was happening, you’d think it was a drug deal,” Frink said with a laugh. Weber was also part of the most memorable — and infamous — incident in the Nighthawks’ short history. He brought to Vancouver six-foot-seven Andre Patterson, who clearly was at least two inches over the height limit and Vancouver media called Weber on his attempt to cheat the rules. In response, Weber set up a public measurement and invited the press as witness. Patterson prepared for the spectacle by doing squats with a heavily weighted headband around his forehead to compress his spine. In front of the cameras, Patterson measured a fraction over six-footfive, but the league nonetheless allowed him to play. The Province anointed him “The Incredible Shrinking Man” and the New York Times reported Weber said, “In basketball, almost every player adds a couple of inches to his actual height.” Later in the season at a home game, Patterson became embroiled in a heated argument with teammate Willie Bland over accusations of ball hogging. See FIGHTING on page 27

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CONTINUED from page 26 Later in the season at a home game, Patterson became embroiled in a heated argument with teammate Willie Bland over accusations of ball hogging. At halftime the disagreement erupted in the locker room into what Sahota described as “a full-out 10-minute WWF-style brawl.” According to Sahota who witnessed the ﬁght along with Frink, Bland hit Patterson over the head with a folding chair. Both sat on the bench with patches over black eyes for the rest of the game. On the court, the Nighthawks were admittedly better than they were off it. Flyin’ Bryan Pollard was team captain and ﬁvefoot-six sparkplug Leroy Byrd was the team’s most popular player. Simon Fraser University graduate Mark Staley was the token Canadian on the roster, and the team counted players who went on to the NBA like Jose Slaughter of the Indiana Pacers and Keith Smith who spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks. The team garnered respect for some of their work off the court. Players were out in the community running kids’ camps and charity fundraisers. The Nighthawks played 27 home games at B.C. Place, where the court was set diagonally in one corner of the stadium. For the home opener, 3,250 fans came to watch Vancouver lose 112-109 to Calgary and the massive arena felt empty. Hall of famer Oscar Robertson took the ceremonial tip-off. In courtside seats, actors Ted Danson and William Petersen took in

the game during a break from filming Cousins in Vancouver. The Nighthawks’ sequined cheerleading squad, the Hawkettes, entertained at halftime. A core group of fans attended every game, but attendance dropped off fast. A sparse 522 fans showed up for an August game against Chicago but by then owner Burns and GM Weber had disappeared, leaving the league to control the Nighthawks. B.C. Place seized the hardwood floor as compensation for unpaid rent. “The basketball community in Vancouver came out and supported us,” said Sahota, the PR rep whose promotional company hyped countless events in Vancouver. “But we never could break through.” The team was solid, but didn’t gel due to off-court distractions and finished last in the league with an 18-36 record. New local ownership attempted to resurrect the team in 1989 under the new name Vancouver Kodiaks, but 10 days later the team packed up for good. The WBL plodded on until 1992 before folding. Frink later coached pro teams in Brazil and China. He also assisted with the Brazilian Olympic teams in 1992 and 1996. The Nighthawks were just one stop on a 45-year basketball odyssey that took him around the world. He now tries to view his Vancouver experience as mostly positive. “It didn’t end well,” he conceded. “Ownership left us hanging in a tough position. Everybody wanted to help us. Sometimes we couldn’t help ourselves.” Jason Beck is the curator of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

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nvestors own about 23 per cent of the condominiums in the Lower Mainland with the level approaching 30 per cent in downtown Vancouver, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Investors buy condominiums for both rental income and equity appreciation, but how do you know which property is the best investment? We asked mortgage broker and investor Kyle Green of Mortgage Alliance in Vancouver to look at three recently listed condominiums, asked him how an investor would evaluate them. First of all, Green shared a “rule of thumb” guide to purchasing an investment condo. “Divide the monthly rent by the asking price,” Green explained, “if the result is .005 or less, the property will likely not produce a positive cash ﬂow.” (This assumes the property is purchased with a 20 per cent down payment at today’s low interest rates on ﬁveyear terms.) For example, if the condo is rented at $2,000 per month and priced at $300,000,

it works out to .006, which means the rental income would likely just cover the mortgage and other expenses, resulting in positive cash ﬂow. Also, to compare rents in an area - and conﬁrm whether the unit is being rented at market value - you can sign onto the free www. rentometer.com service that l compares rents

in any Metro Vancouver neighbourhood. The three sample properties are: • A- 1 bedroom, 490 square foot, condo in Coal Harbour, which is rented for $1,580 per month, with $156 per month in strata fees, and priced at $385,000. • B- 2 bedroom, 720 square foot condo in New Westminster rented at $1,150 per month

with strata fees of $324 per month, priced at $188,000; and • C- 1 bedroom 630 square feet condo in Dunbar/Point Grey, rented at $1,100 per month with strata fees of $291 per month, priced at $299,000. Green said the A unit is small, while the rent appears too low for the area and could be raised. The strata fees are also low, suggesting it is a new building and that the strata fees would likely increase. Add in annual taxes of $1,264, and this unit would not likely produce a positive cash ﬂow unless the rent could be raised substantially. The B property, even with annual taxes of $1194, could generate enough income to just cover the cost of ownership, Green said, The C property would not prove positive cash ﬂow, especially when annual taxes of $1,120 per month are factored in, Green said. “Either the price would have to be reduced or the rent raised.” Green advised that investors should also check that rentals are allowed in a condo building under its current strata regulations.

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large dining area, and a generous #8:"##> 6#8%=@ (9:; 4 0>@!64$@ and barbecue.” Altus homeowners will also have exclusive use of a quiet rooftop garden with another barbecue and seating area on the tower’s 5/:; .##> 4%" (966 <;4>@ 4 :;9>"* .##> #8:"##> <!4$@ ?@4:8>9%= 4 unique multisport court and well4!!#9%:@" 0:%@<< >##' (9:; :;@ :#(@>+< #?0$@ >@<9"@%:<) Altus’s 280 homes range from one-bedroom to one-bedroom and den, two-bedroom, two-bedroom and den, and three-bedroom homes. Luxurious penthouses and sub-penthouses are available #% :;@ :(# :#! .##><) 29:; !>9$@< starting at $293,900, Altus also represents Burnaby’s best value. Altus offers discerning buyers quality homes built to LEED®

Gold Equivalent standards. Enjoy distinctive contemporary architecture by Chris Dikeakos Architects and stylish interior design by Cristina Oberti Interior Design. Altus and the whole SOLO community are brought to you by Jim Bosa’s Appia. Building on the Bosa legacy, Appia is a local North Burnaby company with deep roots in the community. Long known for the high quality of their projects, customer service is also at the forefront of the Bosa mentality. “Altus residents will enjoy their own concierge service and will also have three private highspeed elevators to take them home to their amazing views of Metro Vancouver,” added Murrell. -8>%43&+< 0><: 2;#6@ 7##"<, the world’s largest retailer of natural and organic foods

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RE: ESTATE OF MARGARET PIERCEY HAMBLER VATCHER late of #111 - 1424 Walnut Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 3R3 (the “Estate”) NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the executors, Peter Theodore Richmond Vatcher and Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before July 9, 2013, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. EXECUTORS: PETER THEODORE RICHMOND VATCHER and ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA SOLICITOR: Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Douglas Mackenzie Walker, formerly of 717- 900 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, are required to send particulars of those claims to the Executrix, Donna Murdina Dougan, c/o 202 5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G3, Attn: Stephen Miller, on or before July 3, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed giving regard only to those claims which have been received. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Marion Helen Walker, formerly of 7285 Quatsino Drive, Vancouver, BC, are required to send particulars of those claims to the Executrix, Donna Murdina Dougan, c/o 202 - 5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G3, Attn: Stephen Miller, on or before July 3, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed giving regard only to those claims which have been received. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF JOAN MARION PRESS, Also known as JOAN M. PRESS, and JOAN PRESS, DECEASED NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Joan Marion Press, late of #305 - 2020 Haro Street, Vancouver, BC, who died on September 3, 2012, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executors c/o 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5A1, on or before June 22, 2013 after which date the Executors will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, and Earl Bradford McIsaac, Executors By: Richards Buell Sutton LLP Attention: Patrick (Rick) Montens

Houses - Sale

6020-06

CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c 55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301 see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-14

Real Estate Services

6005

Rates are going Up! Call Now. 2.60% 5 year Variable 2.79% 5 year Fixed Self Employed, Credit Damage OK, Commercial & Residential Martinique Walker, AMP Verico Assent Mortgage Corp Call: 604-984-9159

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-02

Abbotsford

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2 br condo, insuite laundry, +55 building, $121,500 604-309-3947 see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

Mobile Homes

OWN THE land, Chilliwack, 1092sf, 2bdrm rancher style mobile home, kids OK, $179,900 604-824-7803 see uSELLaHOME.com id5541

6040

Okanagan/ Interior

Langley/ Aldergrove

ALDERGROVE SXS DUPLEX 80K below assessment. $3K/mo rent $529,900 firm 604-807-6565 see uSELLaHOME.com id3428

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070 sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detached shop, view $895K 250-378-8857 see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050

Out Of Town Property

S. Surrey/ White Rock FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5br w/suite above 3 additional rental units $965K 604-882-6788 see uSELLaHOME.com id5533

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf 2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6020-34

Surrey

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3ba reno’d home w/side suite on 2 lots $239,900 778-887-4530 see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

6052

Real Estate Investment

For Sale by Owner

6015

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf 4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmt suite $539,000. 604-727-9240 see uSELLaHOME.com id5617 SMALL PEACEFUL farm set up for horses right beside South Langley riding trail. Bright & comfortable older 2 bd home, f/p, barn, riding rings, pastures. $849,900. Call 604-323-4788 See Propertyguys.com ID: 76788

6020

6035

Chilliwack

604-739-3998

No Credit Checks! Cash same day, local ofﬁce

Legal/Public Notices

6020

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3507

Money to Loan

Auctions

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7005

A Great Janitorial Franchise Opportunity

Tools & Equipment

2020

Business Opps/ Franchises

Condos/ Townhouses

Houses - Sale

6020-01

1339 E. 41st Ave. 1670sf, 33x97 lot. Updated windows, floor, baths & kitchen appl. Sold As-Is. Open Sat. 2-4. Phil Heng, Royal Pacific. $609,000. 604-808-3339

6020-06

6065

Chilliwack

Recreation Property

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2ba w/basement suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553 see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

Real Estate

At WE BUY HOMES We CASH YOU OUT FAST! We Also Take Over Your Payments Until Your Home is Sold. No Fees! No Risk! Call us First! (604)- 626-9647 www.webuyhomesbc.com

LANGLEY RENOD sxs duplex +1/2ac lot, rental income $2,200 /month $489,900 604-807-6565 see uSELLaHOME.com id3186

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT 4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek, main floor master br, $729K 604-581-5541 see: uSELLaHOME.com id5506

6020-46

S. Surrey/ White Rock

BEST LAKE FRONT FROM VAN only 1 hr, nr Bellingham, 2,900 sft, 5 br, 4.5 bath, 19 yr old home. Beautiful low bank waterfront, $679,000. Call 604-734-1300

GALIANO EXECUTIVE Home & Cabin on priv beach, completely furn’d, many extras, ready to move in. Reduced to $849,000! Global Force Rlty. 604-802-8711 www.yourlinktorealestate.ca

COMPLETELY UPDATED approx 2000 sf, 4 BR, 3 full bth, central loc, RV prkg, nr schools,

shops & bus. $795,000. 778-233-5500

6030

Lots & Acreage

HATZIC LAKE 1 hr drive from Vanc, 2 vacant lots 1 is lakefront $65K is for both 604-302-3527 see uSELLaHOME.com id5588

TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-ste laundry, 45+ building Mt. Baker view $85,000. 778-822-7387 see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-14

Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

AGASSIZ NEW 2350sf 3br 2.5 Bath, high end finishing, huge master $349,000 604-729-0186 see uSELLaHOME.com id5603

6008 IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4ba t/h. Incredible view, huge master br $405,000, 604-466-3175 see uSELLaHOME.com id5226

6008-18

New Westminster

TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg 650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp, & Sky train $244K 778-241-4101 see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-40

W.End/Down/ Yaletown

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d 2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmt suite $1,150,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-40

W.End/Down/ Yaletown

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT • MLS# V994147 #401 - 1132 HARO ST., WEST END VAN. FABULOUS 2 BDRM., 2 BATH APT. • $649,000

• 1088 Square Feet • New Pipes 2012, Wood Floors • 1 Block to Robson Street • 2 Secured Parking Spots • 1 Large Storage Locker • Full Size Washer/Dryer • Quiet South-East Facing, Bright • Sundeck for Sitting • Walk to Stanley Park, Shopping

JUDY KILLEEN • 604-833-8044 Personal Real Estate Corporation

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hr from Vanc incl lot & 5th wheel ski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650 see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

OCEAN FRONT boat access only 2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30min from W Van $799K 778-998-9141 see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

6075

Sunshine Coast

GORGEOUS VIEW LOT, Gibsons BC. Centrally located, view lot in Lower Gibsons. Walking distance to everything! www.shaunagold.com $190,000 Call: (604) 218-2077

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

8075 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1 & 2 BDRM

Recently reno’d, available in quiet waterfront building, spectacular ocean view, No pets, non-smoking. 2180 Argyle Ave. West Vanc. 604-913-1849 for viewing appointment

6508

Apt/Condos

1 BR’s - Kerrisdale, great location! Close to shops, transit & schools. $1010-$1165 Available Now. 604-677-3205 www.lougheedproperties.com

2411 HEATHER St. High Rise Views, air/con, 2 br, 2 bath, den, 1,143 sf, h/wd, blcny, lse, np/ns, $3,400 June 1st, Call Eric (604) 723-7368 (Royal Pacific Realty)

AMBER LODGE

Oak & West 14th Studios (Avail. Now) 1 BR’s (Avail Now & June 1) 2 BR’s (Avail. Now) Well maintained building close to all amenities and VGH. Some pets ok.

604-731-2714

8015

Appliance Repairs

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

8030

Carpentry

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

MR. BUILD - Renos and Repairs. Est 1989. 9129 Shaughnessy St. Please call 604-732-8453

8055

Cleaning

*HOUSE & HOME Cleaning* We are Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Call 604- 700- 9218

SUNSHINE CLEANING 'you’ve tried the rest, now try the best.' Move ins - move outs, weekly, monthly We guarantee our work. References gladly given. Try our $60 cleaning 604-716-8631

TWO LITTLE LADIES. For all your cleaning needs. Lic’d & Insured. Call 778-395-6671

Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments & Townhouses. Heat, hot water & lrg storage locker included. Many units have in-suite laundry and lrg patios/balconies with gorgeous views. Tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry, gated parking, plus shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School & more. Sorry no pets. www.langaragardens.com

Call 604-327-1178

info@langaragardens.com Managed by Dodwell Strata Management Ltd.

VANCOUVER. Modern 1 & 2 BR. Collingwood Village. Steps to Joyce Skytrain. 1-888-830-4232

8060

6522

Furnished Accommodation

KERRISDALE, FURNISHED 1 bdrm, n/p n/s, w/d & utils incl wifi/ cbl, rnr markets/busefs, June1, $960. lorenemcgee@gmail.com 604-263-6753

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BEDROOM + Den Furn/Unfurn. Available NOW $1750/$2800 www.rentYVR.ca 778.888.8888 1 BR rear bsmt ste, priv entry, patio, Langara area, nr amen., no w/d, np ns, suits 1 person, lease, $660. July 1. 604-322-0420 2 BR main floor, 36TH & Victoria shr’d utils, no pets, n/s, shr’d ldry Avail now, 2 BR bsmt Knight/60th. Both $1100/mth 604-322-6701 cell 778-998-4505 Brand New 1 BR bsmt, quiet W33rd/Elm, 4 appls, ns/np, avail Now, $1200 incl utils, suits 1, nr bus rte to UBC, 604-728-7859

Concrete

CONCRETE SPECIALIST

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Complete drywall & taping. 604-307-2295

Wayne The Drywaller

Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist. No job too small. 837-1785

Commercial/Residential

Call ThE Experts RENOVATIONS & CUSTOM HOMES

Store Fronts • Windows & Doors Broken Glass • Foggy Glass Patio Doors • Mirrors • Etc. 2837 Kingsway, Vancouver

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years. All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only. 604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582. Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/ Plumbing. Rotor Rooter and Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 778-998-9026 or 604-255-9026 Free Est / 24/7 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940. Insured, bonded & WCB. Free est Reasonable rates 604-842-5276 ALP ELECTRIC #89724 Low price, big/small jobs, free est Satisfaction guar 604-765-3329 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guar’d. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

# 1 YARD DRAINAGE, STONE WORK & HOUSE DEMOLITION

By hand, Paving, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank & dirt removal, paver stones, Jackhammer, Water / sewer line / sumps. Slinger avail. 24 hrs Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8125

Renovations & Custom Homes

604.254.1760

AT YOUR HOME GUTTER SERVICES

No More HST! BOOK NOW! • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs • Rooﬁng & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189 ACCREDITED BUSINESS

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca DIRTY WINDOWS? DIRTY GUTTERS? Black Bear Window Cleaning does windows, gutters & siding. Insured & Guaranteed. Commercial & Residential. Call: 778 892-2327 Gutter & window cleaning, power washing. Prompt, professional. 30 yrs exp. Simon 604-230-0627

TROY TEATHER GUTTERS 15% OFF - 604-722-1105 Waters Home Maintenance Gutter Cleaning, repairs, windows Free estimate 604-738-6606

8130

Handyperson

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

604-253-0049

Excavating - Drain Tile Demolitions. Fully insured • WCB 604-716-8528

AALL EXT REPAIRS/REPLACE Rebuild, new build, fencing, decks & stairs. 604-325-4674

A 1 Retaining Walls, Foundation, Stairs, Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks. Any concrete project. Free Est. Since 1977. Basile 604-617-5813 Concrete Specialist. Garages, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 778-892-5559

L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

Demolition

DEMOLITION

Excavating - Drain Tile Old garage, carport, house, pool, repair main waterline, break concrete & removal. Licensed • Insured • WCB

604-716-8528

8073

Drainage

RNC DRAINAGE

−Augering −Water & Sewer line repair & replacement −Sumps −Drain Tile −Concrete Work −Foundation, −Excavation −Retaing Walls −Site restored Call Ron 778-227-7316 or 604-568-3791

TROY TEATHER DRAINAGE & SEWER 15% OFF - 604-722-1105

8075

Drywall

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

8090

Fencing/Gates

732-8453

DUSTTIN’S HANDYMAN Service All jobs Large and Small. Competitive Rates 604-562-5711

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING Cedar Fence Install Call 604-275-3158

HANDYMAN, reno, kitchen, bath, plumbing, countertop, flooring, painting, etc. Mic, 604-725-3127

West Coast Cedar Installations New, repaired or rebuilt ★ Fences & Decks ★ 604-435-5755 or 604-788-6458

THE HANDYMAN CAN Professional Home Services Big or small - we do them all Free Est. Sr.Disc. 604-340-4633

8095

Fiberglass

FIBERGLASS SUNDECKS www.bestfiberglassdecks.ca Call: (604) 780-3939

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

RELIABLE MAN will do gardening, painting and house cleaning. Reas rates, Basil 604-345-4960

8140

Landscaping

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations & refinishing. Quality work. Reas Rates. 604-293-0057 Golden Hardwood & Laminate & Tiles. Prof install, refinishing, sanding & repairs. 778-858-7263 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8160

Lawn & Garden

Spring Services

Same Day Service, Fully Insured

FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •

310-JIMS (5467) BOOK A JOB AT

www.jimsmowing.ca

Lawn & Garden

ENGLISH LAWNS, new lawn installs, replace old, drainage, landscaping, pavers, etc. Any size job. Nick, 604-929-7732

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Gardens Designed, Installed, Maintained Trees/Hedges Installed, Removed, Power Rake, Aerate, Moss Control AVG $170 Retaining Walls, Patios, Pathways

604-737-0170

Certiﬁed • Insured • WCB

rakesandladders.com

HEDGE SHRUB TREE & STUMP REMOVAL FREE ESTIMATE INSURED

224-3669

Need a Great New Lawn?

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Clean Up Lawn Restoration. Planter Box, Garden Installation. Comm/Strata/Res Free Estimates. 604-893-5745

JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming. Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126

604-220-5296

JIM’S MOWING 604-310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca

Call for a Free Estimate

Lawn & Garden

HEDGING GARDENING CLEAN-UPS PRUNING

DUNBAR LAWN & GARDENS Free Estimates

604-266-1681

WCB • FULLY INSURED

EST. 41 YEARS

Painting/ Wallpaper

AAA

PRECISION PAINTING • Exterior/Interior Projects • Written Warranty • Years of Experience • Fully Insured • WCB Covered Residential Specialists

QUALITY WORK. DONE RIGHT.

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

778.881.6096

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Quality Work You Can Trust!

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

ALLQUEST PAINTING

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778-997-9582

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $55 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

Insured/WCB

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

TCP MOVING 1 to 3 men from $40

• Licensed & Insured. • Local & storage. • Ca & US long distance.

604-505-1386 604-505-9166 ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45/hr, 24/7, 26 yrs 604-506-7576 ABE MOVING & Delivery and Rubbish Removal $35/HR per Person • 24/7 604-999-6020 KIM’S MOVING & DELIVERY Painting & yard clean-up. 24/7 days. Call 604-565-6110

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 yrs. exp. • Free Est. Call 604INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

7291234

Marty’s PAINTING LTD.

Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside

New Lawn Installation Turf • Seed • Artiﬁcial Excavation Drainage • Pavers www.englishlawns.com

8195

1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

604-537-4140 LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBS EST.1994

604-723-2468; Tran the Gardener. Lawns, cutting, weeding, trimming, cleanups. Reliable. 604-723-2468

8160

Local & long distance Call 604-720-0931 brothersmovingservice.com

Heating

Actual Plumbing & Heating, Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hotwater tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc, Lic., BBB, 604-874-4808

8155

Call our Sales Experts at 604-630-3300

Residential, Strata, Commercial

Concrete ★ driveway, drainage, sidewalk, pavers, excavation, retaining walls, landscape, backhoe & bobcat services 604-833-2103

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

www.rjrrenovator.com www.rjrconstruction.ca

Gutters

Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

8068 VANCOUVER - Modern suites at Fraser Pointe- Marine Drive. Great Views of Fraser River & Mtns. Studio, 1 & 2 BR in concrete high-rise. Pet Friendly (some conditions apply). 1-888-894-9452

Glass Mirrors

Tel: 604-603-9655

A QUALITY CLEANING exp res /comm. low rate’s senior’s disc 778.239.9609 or 778.998.9127

LANGARA GARDENS #101 - 621 W. 57th Ave, Van

8120

Drywall

JUST LAWNCUTS

Cameron 604-709-6230 Ny Ton Gardening Trimming, Shrubs, Pruning, Yard Cleanup, 604-782-5288 ★ SD ENTERPRISES ★ Lawncare, power raking, landscaping, pruning, clean-up, cedar fencing. Terry, 604-726-1931 SENIOR EXP’D GARDENER Pruning, Trimming, Landscaping 604-354-8382 or 604-879-6019

Low Budget Moving.com

★ 604-652-1660 ★

TLL MOVING Local & Long Distance. Good Rates. Licensed & Insured. Call 778-389-6357

8193

Colour Consultant in-House

No job too small • 1973

BBB Rating A+ • Free Estimate 604-733-2865

30% OFF all painting. Goodwood Painting Services. 20 years experience. Call 604-723-1643 DJ PAINTING, Int/Ext. Com/Res. Drywall repair. Free ests. Cell: 604-417-5917, 604-258-7300 ★Great Colours Required★ Drywall Repair Available. The Re-paint Specialist ★ 604-817-1117 ★

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

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

Off: 604-266-2120 Cell: 604-290-8592 Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS OIL Tank Removal. Certified, Insured, Reasonable Rates. A+ BBB. 604-724-3670

MILANO PAINTING & RENOS Int/Ext. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. 604 551-6510 RONALDO PAINTING (1981) Master in Quality , fully insured, Free estimate, 778-881-6478 ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work. Reas. rates. BBB, 604-221-4900

8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

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8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME A RENOVATIONS Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

• Sunrooms • Aluminum patio/deck covers • Aluminum railings • Glass railings • Aluminum fencing • Auto gates Free Estimates 604-782-9108

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Central Decking Co.

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Complete Renos & Additions, incl.: Kitchen & Bath Improvements • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

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AaronR CONST Repairs & Renos, general contracting. Insured, WCB, Licensed

604-318-4390

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Paving/Seal Coating

WE CAN FIX IT

8205

ASPHALT PAVING

Driveway, Walkway & Parking Lot Garage Apron / Speed Bump / Pot Hole / Patch Commercial & Residential www.jaconbrospaving.com

604-618-2949

ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

•Interior / Exterior •New Construction/ Renovations/ Additions Drywall • Plumbing Electrical • Foundations/ Framing • Flooring • Lic. & Insured • Free Estimates Call 604-220-7422

drytech.ca

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Renovations • Repairs

BATHROOM• KITCHEN • BASEMENT Structural ★ Water Ingress Kelly Construction 604-738-7280

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GET OUT YOUR LIST! We do all the fussy little jobs no one else wants to do. Complete home repairs. Workmanship and your Satisfaction Guaranteed. Est 1983. Ralph 682-8256

8250

• Rooﬁng & Roof Repairs • Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

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Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

Bros. Rooﬁng Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-Roofing, New Roof, Gutters. 604-812-9721

Bath Kitchen Suites & More

All types - Reroofs & Repairs Insured/WCB 778-288-8357

POWER WASHING GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING

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Tel: 739-8786, Cell: 716-8687 ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~

Prompt Professional Service 30 years experience

Simon 604-230-0627 Ken’s Power Washing Plus SPRING SPECIALS • Pressure Washing • Gutter & Window Cleaning • Painting • Free Estimates • Insured

Call Ken 604-716-7468

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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Goodthingscomeinthreewheelers BRENDAN MCALEER Contributing writer

uring last week’s all-British Whistler to Vancouver run, I had occasion to have a good look at a pristine, low-slung, long-nosed two-seater roadster in a pretty shade of blue: a Morgan. Now, even if you’re not a car enthusiast you probably already know that there’s something a bit weird about Morgans — they’re made of wood. If you haven’t come across this little factoid yet, then yes, it’s true. While your daily driver probably has a skeleton composed of steel or aluminium alloyed with steel or, if you happen to be driving a 1970s VW bus, steel alloyed with rust, a Morgan is traditionally backboned by ash. Thus, rather than some robot spot-welding the whole thing together, you have English craftsmen hand-sanding and carefully assembling, perhaps as their forefathers once built the mighty oaken vessels of the British Navy. Presumably there’s less ﬂogging and cannibalism in the Morgan factory, but as I’ve never been there, your guess is as good as mine. Anyway, this method of building a car is archaic and totally out of date. Or, to put it another way, completely excellent. It might not seem sensible to continue making vehicles in a distinctly old-world style, but Morgans are all a bit special, and to change them overmuch would be like trying to set Edward Elgar’s music to dubstep. If you don’t know what “dubstep” is, you lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky person. Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan founded the company in 1909, sort of. “H.F.S.”, as he was known (unless his mother was yelling at him to clean up his room) came up with his own design of a three-wheeled, single-seater

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The Morgan 3 Wheeler features a frame made from wood. machine. It probably terriﬁed the hell out of the local horses. Flinging his motorcycle-engined contraption about the lush western midlands countryside, H.F.S. soon attracted a great deal of attention. Convinced he could actually start selling the things, he exhibited both single-seat and twoseater versions in 1911, and then subsequently founded a private company with money from his dad. I know what you’re thinking: bored English lord sets up company as a lark in an effort to spend some of the bothersome money that’s starting to overﬂow the closets. Not at all: Morgan has staunchly middle-class roots with his father a local clergyman. The appeal of the early three-wheelers was not just in their some-what-sporty design, but as a tax-dodge. Small three-wheelers like the Morgan were dubbed cyclecars, and paid only

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ing only the suggestion of grip and their driver doubtless feeling a bit like Biggles dicing with the Red Baron. The mid-30s saw the arrival of Morgan’s first “proper” car which had a four-cylinder engine and four wheels and was named, in a fit of obviousness, the Morgan 4-4. Later would come the Morgan Plus 4, which was, you guessed it slightly better, and then the Morgan 4/4 which was slightly better again, and possibly named by someone who simply had difficulty drawing a horizontal line. The recipe remained the same, from the thirties right through to the late ’60s: ash-frame larger and larger four-cylinder engines, long bonnet, two seats and an open cockpit. Yes, the bulging light-pods did become integrated into the front mudguards, and yes, the grille did begin slope backwards in a concession to aerodynamics, but the ancestral roots were clearly visible. Morgans are still built in their traditional birthplace of Malvern, located in the midlands county of Worcestershire which is pronounced incorrectly. Here among the winding roads you can still see wire-wheeled 4/4s and plus 4s on their shake-down runs perhaps you’ll even be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the deliciously anachronistic plus 8 with its 1950s bodywork and street-racer style alloy wheels. The Porsche 911 is slowly becoming a grand tourer. The BMW M-cars are hugely fast, but at a great remove from the road. Pick a manufacturer and you’ll find the cars they make to be faster, more efficient, better-handling, and perhaps a bit less interesting. But Morgan? They’re still in the business of building proper Morgans. And thank goodness for that. brakingnews@gmail.com twitter.com/brendan_mcaleer

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upgrades available extranew cost. pricing through includesparticipating delivery anddealers destination fees upcustomers to $1,650,who other and certain (including levies) $100for A/C charge applicable) anddealer excludes licensing,details. registration, insurance, other variable dealer administration feesinclude (up to optional $699). Other dealer and charges may available Offer(s) available on atselect 2013Allmodels to qualified takefees delivery by Aprillevies 30, 2013. Dealerstiremay sell and or lease less. Some(where conditions apply. See for complete All offers are subject to taxes changeandwithout notice. Vehicles shown may accessories upgrades be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. **0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. Representative financing example based on 2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D) with a selling price atof extra cost.financed All pricingat includes and destination fees up to $1,650,equal other$295 feesper andpayment certain levies tire levies) and $100 A/Cofcharge (where applicable) excludes registration, insurance, other taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699)between and down (if applicable andfrom unlesstheotherwise specified). $23,767, 0% APRdelivery for 36 months. 78 bi-weekly payments with a(including down payment/equivalent trade $0. Ω“Up to $4,000 cashand savings” offerlicensing, is available on the cash purchase of select new 2013 models from a participating dealer Maypayment 1–31, 2013, is deducted selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Some conditions apply. Cash purchase price for 2013 Optima LX MT (OP541D)/2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D)/2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) is $19,072/$19,992/$16,467 and includes a cash savings of $4,000/$2,775/$1,500 and a Clearout Bonus of $500/$1,000/$500 (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers). Retailer may sell for less. ‡$4,000/$2,775/$1,500 cash savings on the cash purchase of an eligible new 2013 Optima LX MT (OP541D)/2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D)/2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) from a participating dealer between May 1-31, 2013, is deducted from the selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Some conditions apply. ¥Clearout Bonus of $500 is available on all cash, finance and lease offers of new 2013 Optima LX MT (OP541D)/2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) or $1,000 on 2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D) from a participating dealer between May 1–31, 2013, and is deducted from the selling price before taxes. Customers will receive a cheque in the amount of $500/$1,000 (excluding taxes) or can apply it to the selling/lease price before taxes. See your dealer for complete details. Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2013 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748D)/2013 Sportage 2.0T SX Navigation (SP759D)/2013 Soul 2.0L 4u Luxury AT (SO759D) is $35,550/$39,145/$27,345 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,455/$1,650/$1,650 and A/C charge ($100, where applicable). Licence, insurance, applicable taxes, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies), variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for full details. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2013 Optima 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Sportage 2.4L MPI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Soul 2.0L MPI 4-cyl (M/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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37%

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40%

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assorted varieties

33%

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38%

4.99

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43%

2.99

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assorted varieties 300ml • +deposit +eco fee

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3.99

2L • product of Canada

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bags or bins

20% off regular retail price

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4.99 2.49

30-251ml

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Organic Rainbow Quinoa

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454g • product of Italy

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assorted varieties

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assorted varieties

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Organic California Grown Valencia Oranges

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