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DEVELOPING STORY: MARPOLE BY NAOIBH O’CONNOR Marpole residents demand a six-month extension of community consultations for planning changes in their neighbourhood.
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on Gardner didn’t buy the revised plans for the Rize Mount Pleasant project revealed at an open house Wednesday night. The heights of buildings along Broadway, 10th Avenue and Watson were lowered, the project has been designed to look like a collection of buildings rather than one big complex, and the tower is now 22 rather than 19 storeys although its height remains the same because secondfloor retail space was removed. But despite the changes to the development, it remains unpalatable to Gardner. “They could have dropped the density and dropped the [tower] height,” he said. “It’s still totally unacceptable.” The open house featured design boards, a model of the project, feedback forms and boards asking participants what kinds of merchants and public art they’d like to see in the development. Rize still has to go before the urban design panel and back to council for approval. Gardner has lived in Mount Pleasant for six years and objects to the highrise. He was among those who attended six nights of public hearings for the site’s rezoning last year, which council approved in principle despite widespread neighbourhood opposition. “The reason we moved here is we liked it — it wasn’t Yaletown and now they’re creating another Yaletown, another West End, in our com-
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Mount Pleasant resident Don Gardner examines the revised model of the Rize project slated for Kingsway and Broadway during an open house held Wednesday night. munity,” he said. Gardner questioned the increase in the number of residential units from 241 to 336, as well as the increase in parking spaces outlined in the revised plan. He noted those and other objections in a feedback form. “What I’m hoping is going to happen is the design board sends it back because [the plan] has fundamentally changed, certainly in the number of units,” he said. “I believe in democracy and unless I speak up I have no right to complain when things don’t go the way that I wanted them to. I keep hoping enough people will stand up to be heard to force the city to stop the insanity that they call planning.” Carol Van Camp was also disappointed rezoning was approved in 2012, but is now focused on seeing
that the company builds the best possible building for the site. “I like many of the changes they’ve made to the plans,” she said, pointing to lower elevations on some buildings, changes made to the streetscape and to the loading bay. “I simply would have preferred [there] not to have been a tower. I’m trying not to get angry over it again. I’m trying to get the best possible building now,” she said. Amanda Hamilton was disappointed council approved rezoning given community pushback, but remarked, “the drawings do look lovely.” She said, “I still think the tower is too high,” while adding she wonders how pricey new condos will affect Mount Pleasant residential rents and lease costs for businesses. “The city
can’t stay the same. I accept that, but I’m worried the area will become too expensive for interesting cafes and shops,” she said. Melissa Bandura maintains the sheer size of the project will overwhelm the neighbourhood. “They’ve done a good job greening it up, but it doesn’t hide the monolith behind the trees,” Bandura said. As a cyclist, she’s also worried the project will affect the 10th Avenue bike route. Curiosity drew Paul Levine to the open house. Levine has lived in the neighbourhood since 1995 and opposed the project, particularly the
tower height. After seeing rezoning approved despite massive opposition, he now questions the point of consultation. “[They’re] not interested in any feedback that’s not on board with their plans,” he said. The Residents Association of Mount Pleasant (RAMP) handed out notices outside the open house advertising a community outreach event about Rize from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, 2881 Main St., July 23. noconnor@vancourier.com twitter.com/naoibh
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Cyclists move through traffic and parked cars along Cornwall Avenue near Maple Street.
he road to Jericho will be lined with separated bike lanes if, as expected, city council approves a staff recommendation to install a new bike route along Point Grey Road. The first phase of the $6-million plan to add new greenway infrastructure between the Burrard Bridge and Jericho Beach would start before the end of the year and run through 2014. The proposal follows six months of consultations with residents, many of whom expressed concerns about reduced parking and increased traffic congestion. “There has been some feedback for us to slow down, there has been other feedback for us to speed up and there has been a lot of support for the project overall,” transportation director Jerry
Dobrovolny told reporters at city hall on Wednesday. The plan would add four stretches of separated bike lanes along York Avenue, Cypress Street and Point Grey. Portions of the route along York and Point Grey would also use traffic-calming measures. The route was specified as a priority when city council adopted a transportation plan last year that aims to have half of all trips in Vancouver made by transit, bike, or foot by 2020. Dobrovolny said many of the 10,000 vehicles using the route daily are commuters who reside outside city limits and the intention is to push traffic onto 16th, 12th, Broadway and Fourth avenues. “A third of the vehicles using Point Grey Road are [registered] from outside of Vancouver and are through trips and we would like to see more of those through trips away from our destinations parks, destination beaches and
from schools,” said Dobrovolny. City council is scheduled to debate the proposal starting July 23. Mayor Gregor Robertson, a well-known cycling advocate, has recused himself from the debate “out of an abundance of caution” after recently buying a new home near the route. NPA Coun. George Affleck said he doesn’t expect the mayor’s absence will affect the Vision Vancouver-dominated council’s decision. “With Vision Vancouver in my experience, they’ve approved every single staff report that has come to council,” said Affleck. “It doesn’t matter how many people show up. They ram it through without any concern as far as I can see…. When we have 10,000 cars versus 400 bicycles — you have to do the math on that.” afleming@vancourier.com twitter.com/flematic
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Users of Nelson Park are still waiting for a public toilet, which is apparently sitting somewhere in Vancouver waiting for installation. bathroom in Nelson Park since the planning stages for the park’s renovation in 2006. The fieldhouse and its washrooms were demolished in 2007 as part of the redevelopment, which today includes a community garden, off-leash dog area and children’s playground. Neighbours were concerned about drug dealing in the old washrooms and replacement bathrooms weren’t included in capital budgets. Herbert says the community was promised action on the washrooms in 2008. In 2011, Jasper said a washroom would be installed at little cost by the international company CBS/JCDecaux, which would supply it in exchange for advertising in two locations outside of the park.
The park board invited the public to an information session about the washroom in October 2011. By July 2012, no washroom was in place. Jasper said then that the only washroom available was not wheelchair-accessible so the board ordered a wheelchair-accessible model from the manufacturer in France. That washroom had to be constructed from scratch. Jasper learned last July that when the park was plumbed for a washroom during its redesign in 2007 only a sewage line was installed and city engineering requires separate storm water drains and sewage lines. Now the washroom will be placed near where the fieldhouse once stood. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi
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One of the proposed locations for the bike share program is in Stanley Park, which Regan describes as “the bread and butter” of many of these businesses. Regan and several shop owners have met with city staff regarding the pricing of the bicycles, the location of the units and the target market of the program, which he hopes will be locals and commuters. Regan said that so far he is pleased with how cooperative the city has been with the West End BIA, and he’s hopeful the bike share program could even prove to be positive for bike rental shops, depending on how much the city is willing to compromise. “These [policy makers] are cyclists, they want more people to ride bikes,” Regan said. “There might be a popular wave of people purchasing bikes and mode shifting from automobiles to cycling. However, we don’t have solid data right now. At the end of the day the bike companies will know if they’re up or down [in sales].” The city has chosen Portland, OR-based company Alta Bicycle Share, which also operates bike shares in Boston, Washington and Melbourne, as its bike share vendor. The bike sharing program is set to launch early next year. Drew_McLachlan@hotmail.com twitter.com/LachedAndLoaded
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en years ago, Randy Brooks first asked his longtime partner Michael Jacobs to marry him. “But I always thought, what’s the point?” said Jacobs. “But then this past New Year’s Day we were having coffee and he asked me again and I said, ‘With all my heart.’” To make up for lost time, the couple, who moved to New Westminster five years ago, is planning a public wedding complete with 32 attendants. To demonstrate their love to the world, the nuptials will take place Aug. 4 at the corner of Robson and Denman streets in the middle of the annual Pride Parade. “We decided to get married right on the street in the middle of Pride and we’re going to exchange rings as the parade goes by,” said Jacobs. “We’re going to have a huge hot-pink banner on the fence behind us that says, ‘Two hearts, one love. M and R Aug. 4, 2013.’ It’s going to be spectacular.” The couple met 18 years ago at the Royal Hotel on Granville Street, which has since closed, and as Jacobs described it, it was love at first sight. “We just looked at one another and that was it,” said Jacobs. The wedding emcee will be the couple’s close friend, Vancouver performer Chris Bolton, also known as his drag persona Conni Smudge. In keeping with the predicted weather, Jacobs and Brooks will wear camel pants, Hawaiian-style shirts and Panama hats. “We have family coming in from across the country, including my mother,” said Jacobs. “We’ll be giving Pride bags to all of our guests, including my mom and aunt, that will include banana-flavoured condoms.”
The couple will then move the wedding party over to the iconic Sylvia Hotel on Gilford Avenue for a Champagne reception. In keeping with a traditional wedding, the couple will follow up by boarding the CruiseyT Pride Go Go cruise ship. Jacobs noted the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) did not play into the couple’s decision to get married this month. “It’s just a nice coincidence,” he said. Darryl Persello of Vancouver-based 2 Dears and a Queer wedding planners said the abolition of DOMA has had a negative effect on his business. “We’ve taken a huge hit,” said Persello. “We usually do between 10 and 15 weddings a year and this year we’ve done three.” 2 Dears and a Queer launched 10 years ago in response to the needs of American and out-of-province, same-sex couples who couldn’t get legally married at home but could enjoy an official ceremony in B.C. Persello noted until this year, the company’s “Express Wedding Package” had been popular with American couples who wanted to book a weekend getaway to get married. “The Express Wedding Package is perfect for a shotgun wedding,” said Persello. “Think of it as a Vegas-style wedding in Vancouver.” Persello added that while pursuing straight couples as clients is an option, he’s not sure if that’s the direction the business will follow. “Gays have such fabulous weddings,” he said. “And they’re a lot more stress and drama free. A lot of times the parents don’t attend and that makes everything a lot easier to stickhandle.” sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10
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ew Democrat Leader Adrian Dix made it clear Wednesday what’s driving the Opposition’s zealous pursuit of details about the ethnic-outreach scandal that B.C. Liberals insist is over and done with. The motivation stems from his belief the Liberals cheated in the run-up to the May election. “They were cheating, that’s plain. They were cheating,” he told reporters. And the nature of the emails — most of them from personal, not government accounts — shows “they know they were cheating.” It would be a small comfort for Dix at this point to cling to the belief that the Liberals beat him by cheating. Because it would counter the view that he blew the election. It’s impossible to weigh all the reasons for the election outcome, but it didn’t look at the time as if ethnic-outreach was a big factor. The effort was revealed in a draft strategy that was leaked to the NDP in February. Premier Christy Clark responded with a profuse apology and ordered a quick investigation by top deputies, including deputy to the premier John Dyble. They condemned the “offensive” plan, found misconduct and misuse of public funds and named a few names of staffers who departed government post haste. But another one of Dyble’s conclusions was hotly disputed in the legislature Wednesday. It was his finding that no action was taken on executing the dubious ideas outlined in the draft strategy. The NDP said evidence that eventually came to light this week in the thousands of pages released after the election raises questions about that. The strategy called for creation of lists of names in targeted ethnic communities, but Dyble concluded there was no evidence of a database. A buried email, written months after the strategy was drafted, refers to database management. Dix went out of his way not to attack Dyble directly, but it’s clear they believe the report didn’t get to the bottom of the scandal. There’s also the email written months later about a staffer — Sepideh Sarrafpour — who was apparently fretting about something. It referred to offering her a job or money, and explaining how if she did something it would damage the premier. Sarrafpour told Global TV she did get a job offer from former cabinet minister Harry Bloy. Dix said that contradicts Premier Christy Clark’s assertion that nothing came of the emailed suggestion. He insists that Dyble did not talk to Sarrafpour, and should have. Various NDP critics played tag team over the issue. MLA Bruce Ralston said: “The premier’s claim that this scheme was never implemented simply isn’t believable.” He said Sarrafpour collected lists according to the strategy and when a damaging release became a possibility “they planned to offer her a job or money to shut her up.” Cabinet ministers Teresa Wat and Andrew Wilkinson defended the government during a half-hour joust, but deflected a lot more questions than they answered. There’s a skeptical view on the part of many that everybody plays the ethnic-outreach game these days, with distinctly mixed results. And there’s always been a murky grey area between working for the public and working on efforts that cross over to partisan politics. Finance Minister Mike de Jong sounded that note by producing a 19-yearold memo from then-NDP cabinet minister Moe Sihota, urging colleagues to get a team together to “get government off our backs ... to focus on politics ...” Still stung by the election loss, the Opposition certainly has the motivation to pursue this for the remaining few days of the session. But they’ll probably need to break down the brick walls at the doors of the Liberal caucus and the party to make much more headway. lleyne@timescolonist.com (Allen Garr returns next week.)
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magine being isolated in a jail cell smaller than a condominium parking space, 23 hours of the day. Imagine being held there for 41 years. Herman Wallace has lived this reality in Louisiana’s infamous Angola prison since 1972. Astoundingly, he was thrown into “the hole” back when the Jackson 5 were racing up the pop charts and the electronic game Pong was wowing kids in arcades. Imprisoned in 1967 for bank robbery, Wallace was confined to solitary five years later in the highly questionable murder conviction of a prison guard, with nonmatching fingerprints and two informants recanting their testimony. The recent PBS documentary Herman’s House offers more than a peek into the heart of darkness that is the U.S. prison industrial complex. It is the story of an unlikely collaboration between Wallace and the American activist/artist Jackie Summell. She had little interest in incarceration issues until she attended a talk in San Francisco by a member of the socalled “Angola Three,” Robert King, who had been released from 29 years in solitary confinement after his conviction was overturned. Earlier on the day of his talk, the bike-riding Summell got into an altercation with a motorist, and she was impressed by the former prisoner’s equanimity. “This man spoke about being in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell for 29 years without any indication of anger,” she told Mother Jones magazine. “I was like: Oh, shit. I have something to learn from that man. He’s been able to channel so much trauma into these constructive mechanisms. Whereas I get cut off on my bicycle on Market Street and I’m ready to throw down.” Intrigued, she got in touch in 2003 with Herman Wallace, one of the two remaining members of the Angola Three. Two years into their correspondence, she entered a master’s program in architecture at Stanford. As part of her thesis, she pitched a peculiar question to Wallace: “What kind of house does a man who has lived in a six-foot-by-nine-foot box for over 30 years dream of?” Wallace’s lifestyle wish list — ’70s-era shag carpets, a wall decorated with portraits of African American revolutionaries, a six by nine-foot hot tub (the size of his cell) — were enshrined in the artist’s sketches and computer-aided renderings, and incorporated into an art exhibit that also featured a life-size wooden reconstruction of his cell. “The House That Herman Built” has been shown in 12 galleries in five countries around the world. The contrast between the prisoner’s dream home and his shrunken living conditions reportedly left many gallery-goers in tears. Ten years after their first tentative communications, the collaboration between the prisoner and the artist has grown into an “international exhibition, book, documentary film, social sculpture, educational tool, architectural discourse and awareness campaign now aimed at building the house of a man who has been in solitary confinement for over 41 years…. Herman’s dream home will be built in his birth city of New Orleans that will serve as a meeting place for art, activism, love, and community,” according to fracturedatlas.org, which is accepting donations for the project. With the 71-year-old Wallace diagnosed in June with aggressive liver cancer, Summell’s struggle for his freedom has become about ensuring he doesn’t die in jail. Amnesty International and other groups have joined the cause. “I think that the best activism is equal parts love and equal parts anger,” the artist says in the film Herman’s House. Over 80,000 prisoners are in solitary confinement in the U.S., in conditions similar to those suffered by Wallace. Even with countries around the world retreating from the practice, our nation’s correctional service is aping the American gulag through an increased reliance on “segregation cells.” Sixty-seven nations have ratified the 2002 United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, which considers long-term solitary confinement an inhumane practice with long-term health consequences. Canada is not among the signatories. Eight hundred and fifty out of 14,700 inmates in federal institutions are in segregation cells, representing almost six per cent of the Canadian prison population. Call it racism by default or design, but the overrepresentation of African Americans in U.S. solitary is mirrored in the overrepresentation of aboriginal people in Canadian solitary — to say nothing of the two nation’s prison populations. More on this topic next week. www.geoffolson.com
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To the editor: Re: “Should a West End park be renamed Joe Fortes Park?” July 12. As a longtime West End resident (having moved here as a 24year-old college student in 1998, I still reside here now with my three-year-old son and husband), this park has always brought a kind of sadness to me since it is so obviously underused and ignored. Being in such a prime location as well as the fact that the neighbourhood still needs more family spaces as well as playgrounds, I have always envisioned this park to include more family programming and really, anything to just activate it.
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VISION SHEPHERDS HAVE LET THE WOLVES IN
To the editor: Re: “MLA’s tower criticisms reveal political fragility for Vision,” July 12. The mayor says a misunderstanding is the cause of the upset over the Grandview-Woodland Emerging Directions plan. A simple misunderstanding does not explain why ordinary, usually non-political, folks are adamantly upset and mobilized against it. The fact is the people feel deceived because they have not been properly consulted. Now as the people try to express their opinions their concerns are being dismissed as a misunderstanding. In previous community plans and vision statements (Kensington-Cedar Cottage 1997, HastingsSunrise 2004) the householders were directly notified by mail and received surveys. Ideas were shared and vetted. Public preferences were summarized in reports to managers then to mayor and council. For the past 14 months of this plan’s history, public notifications were provided by taping vaguely worded decorative posters to utility poles (ironically, contrary to city bylaws) and by using, “new tools” such as social media, web based engagement, blogs/vlogs, and crowd sourcing as methods to
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A West End resident would like to see family programming —or anything — at the underused and neglected Alexandra Park. engage the public about the new plan. These are methods generally more suited for announcing the coming of a musical performance at a local cabaret. The new tools are both a mystery and a burden to many people as they take significant time and energy to comprehend and participate in. This is especially so for the older audience and those with limited free time owing to employment and family obligations. They also present a significant barrier to those who cannot afford to or cannot regularly access the Internet. These people tend to place trust in the city’s civil service and expect continuity in the planning process. I place myself in the limited time category. My expectations were for a more “evolutionary” plan as compared to the “revolutionary” plan presented. I think most expected a new plan to follow precedent and build on the conditions set out in the existing plan with minor revisions to zoning. Indeed the two plans previously mentioned did exactly this. This explains the outrage as the reckless plan presented as the Emerging Directions directly affects people’s lives, their social networks, their finances and life plans. If there is a misunderstanding, it is on the part of our civic leaders and their staff. We have been betrayed as they have engaged developers as stakeholders long before the public. This process is sideways because it was never based on the desires of the community. Now our neighbourhood is rife with speculative interests. The only way to address this situation is to stop the process and have an extended cooling off period. This,
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of course, will not happen. Our shepherds have let the wolves in for the slaughter. Philip Hill, Vancouver
BIKE LANES STRANGLING TRAFFIC To the editor:
Re: “Mayor won’t vote on Pt. Grey bike lanes,” July 12. There is no need to change traffic patterns on Point Grey Road for the benefit of cyclists. Between October and June, cyclist traffic is extremely light. In the remaining months, it is heavier, but still modest. Cyclists could easily be accommodated on the adjacent sidewalks, if necessary, and the reduced vehicular speed limit of 30 mph could be properly enforced. Diverting vehicular traffic from Point Grey Road to nearby arteries would aggravate congestion, increase exhaust pollution, and augment the risk of pedestrian injury. Moreover, vehicular traffic in the area is poised to rise dramatically, as a result of densification due not only to the policies of Vision Vancouver, but also to major housing construction at UBC, on land newly acquired by the Musqueam Band, and on the Jericho Lands. Vision must not be allowed to become a python strangling vehicular traffic. Currently, that party has placed the city in a death-grip of congestion, squeezing tighter and tighter by increasing densification, through repudiation of zoning bylaws and reduction of the number of roads and viaducts available to vehicular traffic. Eric Levy, Vancouver
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One block of Bute to become pedestrian only ommendations included in the Davie Street Revitalization Report created and compiled by the City of Vancouver LGBTQ Advisory Committee. The subcommittee responsible for the report included Barb Snelgrove, Dean Malone and Ron Stipp who presented the seven-page document to city council and the West End Planning Team in late June. Snelgrove said the block closure is one of the “quick fixes” included in the report, while
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P rior to the launch of Pride Week July 29, the short block of Bute Street south of Davie up to the alley will be permanently closed to traffic and converted into a pedestrian-only/ garden area to be used for community events and gatherings. The move is the first of more than 30 rec-
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other recommendations will take longer to implement and some will require more consideration and public input. The subcommittee spoke to residents, queer community leaders and the owners of small businesses, retail outlets, restaurants and bars, as well as organizations such as the Vancouver Pride Society, Qmunity and the West End Business Improvement Association. “We took all of the recommendations and wish lists and combined them with what we as a committee had heard as feedback,” said Snelgrove. Snelgrove said maintaining and recognizing Davie Village as the heart of the city’s gay and lesbian community was a key concern, which is why there are several recommendations dedicated to raising the area’s profile. One recommendation includes the installation of a
huge rainbow Pride flag in the central stretch of Davie Street bounded by Burrard and Jervis streets. Other ideas include a “queer” historical walk along Davie Street, building an arch at the entrance to the village and installing rainbowcoloured cross walks, sidewalk murals and historical plaques. The city recently approved a plan to install a permanent rainbow-coloured crosswalk in Davie Village. Stephen Regan, executive director of the West End Business Improvement Association said the report has been well received. “The BIA spent about two years on our own analysis and submitted it to the city with our own vision,” said Regan. “And it’s about 80 per cent aligned with those recommendations.” Regan said one of those recommendations was the closure of that small section of Bute Street for community activities.
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3. The plaintiff has lost the ability to take advantage of all job opportunities which might have been open to him if he hadn’t been injured 4. The plaintiff is less valuable to himself as a person capable of earning income in a competitive labour market The court concluded that Mr. S’s ability to take advantage of job opportunities was now limited because of his permanent injury. Taking into account various factors, the court awarded him $350,000 compensation for future lost income (rejecting the defence claim that one year of income was appropriate). “The plaintiff has been permanently disabled from his lifetime occupation as a heavy duty mechanic,” wrote Justice Brown. “He has been forced to retrain. There is some prospect that he will earn more than the median income of male realtors in British Columbia. There is also the prospect that he will earn less.” If you’ve been injured in a car crash, consult a lawyer experienced in personal injury claims. Depending on the facts and evidence, your lawyer can help you recover the compensation you deserve. Written by Janice Mucalov, LL.B. with contribution by MARK EPSTEIN. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact MARK EPSTEIN for your FREE, no obligation, initial consultation. Consulting Available • House Calls
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Marpole group seeks six-month extension for community plan COALITION ALSO WANTS OPEN HOUSE RESULTS DEVELOPING STORY
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ritics of the draft Marpole Community Plan are demanding city hall extend consultation by six months. Along with the six-month consultation extension, the group, which calls itself the Marpole Coalition, wants results of the open house discussions posted immediately on the city’s Marpole Community Plan webpage and a detailed consultation with the community on the land use plan that will go into the report that will be submitted to council. Spokesperson Mike Burdick dropped findings from a neighbourhood survey that members conducted at city hall last Friday, a few days after the July 7 deadline for public feedback. The coalition also sent an email to the media, Mayor Gregor Robertson and council earlier this week outlining its requests. The email included this comment directed to Robertson: “The Marpole Community Plan has created a great deal of anxiety in our once-peaceful neighbourhood and induced stress in the lives of countless families. Many of us come from countries where our voices are not heard, and we thought that by coming to Canada, our voice has some meaning. Unfortunately, the way in which the city has conducted this planning exercise and the lack of follow-up in addressing our requests by both the city staff and the council lead us to believe otherwise.” Marpole coalition members want a response from the city by Aug. 1. Residents showed up en masse to the final open house for the draft plan June 26, at which time a petition with 190 signatures was delivered to city staff requesting more time for consultation. Opposition developed after the city proposed to turn a portion of Ash Street into a so-called thin street. The city dropped that idea, but it called attention to the overall plan. In particular, many residents are worried about the proposed rezoning of some
single-family areas to allow for uses such as stacked townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings. They say they didn’t know the city was updating the neighbourhood plan even though workshops and open houses have been held over the past year. Since the June 26 open house, Marpole coalition members have visited 533 houses in the neighbourhood for their survey. According to the group, 497 families rejected the proposed rezoning, while 12 families supported it. Twenty four had no comment. Burdick has lived in Marpole since 1980 and also runs a business in the neighbourhood. Like other critics, Burdick said he only learned the city was updating the plan as a result of the thin street controversy. Coalition members are meeting later this week to finalize other strategies aimed at addressing what they call the “forced rezoning of single-family homes.” Burdick said lawn signs are being printed and a formal petition is being organized. “We’ll be going door-to-door throughout the Marpole community with lawn signs and the petition,” he said. Burdick said arguments he’s heard in favour of densification are based on lower property taxes and the creation of affordable housing. “Nobody has explained to me how that’s going to happen and I don’t see it. In any other part of the city when they build highrises and they put all these extra townhouses and condominiums in, prices don’t go down. I have children that live in Vancouver. I’ve talked to a lot of people [and asked], ‘What do you consider affordable housing?’ and it’s a far cry from the $500,000 to $700,000 that a lot of these places are going for,” he said. “So if somebody could guarantee if we densify there would be affordable housing and it would lower property taxes, yes. But city hall can’t guarantee that.” The city’s communication department told the Courier the city has received the information from the Marpole Coalition and it will be reviewing it and the remainder of the community plan schedule over the next couple of weeks. noconnor@vancourier.com twitter.com/naoibh
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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the public to attend an open house to preview plans for sidewalk safety improvements on the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Two drop-in open houses are scheduled for the following dates and times: Tuesday July 23, 2013 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lynnmour Jaycee House 1251 Lillooet Road North Vancouver, B.C.
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WEST END AND BEYOND With Pride Week just around the corner, it’s time to start booking that calendar for awards galas, movies, party after party, and of course the Pride Parade, which this year takes place Aug. 4 starting at noon at the corner of Robson and Thurlow streets before heading west to Denman and finally along Pacific to Sunset Beach. The inaugural Pride Legacy Awards is Saturday, July 20, at 6 p.m. at the Imperial, 319 Main St. The awards were created to recognize the contribution of members of the LGBTQ communities with honours in eight categories that include lifetime achievement, art, volunteerism and youth. On July 25, it’s a Pride movie event in the Alice Mackay Room at the Vancouver Public Library from noon to 2:30 p.m. with a free screening of Albert Nobbs, in which a crossdressing Glen Close plays a woman who lives her life as a man in 19th century Ireland as a way to secure employment. On Saturday, July 27, the Pride Run and Walk race/walk begins at 9 a.m. at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park with five and 10-kilometre routes. Directly following the race/walk is Picnic in the Park at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park starting at noon with live performances by the Queer Bobbers, tug-of-war, volleyball tournament, beer garden and plenty of food. Because the official Pride Guide wasn’t published as of the Courier’s press deadline I don’t know if the high-heel toss and Drag Race are still highlights of the family-friendly picnic. I’ll continue to include Pride events in this column leading up to Aug. 4.
FALSE CREEK Registration is on now for the 2013 Vancouver Kidney Walk, which begins at noon Sunday, Aug. 25 at Athletes Village Plaza.
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This year’s Pride Parade starts at noon Aug. 4 at the corner of Robson and Thurlow streets. Visit vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app to see more photos from the 2011 Pride Parade. Participants have a choice between a 2.5kilometre walk, the five-kilometre fun run, a five and 10-kilometre run, a five-kilometre bike ride or a 2.5-kilometre dragon boat route. Registration begins at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the Vancouver page on the kidney.ca/bcwalk website.
to raise funds for the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation. This year’s global performances include martial arts demonstrations, Urban Kwa Kwa Kawakw Dance Group, Dharma Drum Mountain and the colourful costumes of the Thai Dramatic Arts and Cultural Association of B.C.
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The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation is gearing up for its 28th annual Walk with the Dragon at Stanley Park. The annual fundraising event, which includes the dramatic 100foot-long S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Dragon, returns to Lumbermen’s Arch Sunday, July 21, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The annual walk includes a seven-kilometre journey along the Stanley Park seawall
The Heritage Vancouver Society hosts a walking tour of Granville and West Georgia streets, July 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join historian and senior planner for downtown Vancouver, Michael Gordon, in an exploration of two of the city’s most famous streets. On May 15, 1886, Lauchlan Hamilton, a Vancouver aldermen and the CPR land commissioner, began to stake out and survey what would eventually
become Granville and West Georgia streets. The walk will begin at the northern foot of Granville Street, the location of the first and second CPR train stations overlooking the CP rail yards and port. The group will meet at the plaza by the entrance to 200 Granville St., an area that was once to become a much larger project that would have demolished Gastown buildings between Abbott and Granville streets. The tour will then continue south on Granville with historical anecdotes and observations of Robson, Hornby, Seymour, Burrard and West Georgia streets. The walk ends under the Granville Street Bridge at 1 p.m. For ticket information, visit heritagevancouver.org or call 604-254-9411. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10
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Local Belgians to toast new king on Sunday JENNIFER THUNCHER Contributing writer
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his Sunday, Vancouver’s quiet Belgian community will have more to toast than their homeland’s national holiday. July 21 is also the day King of the Belgians Albert II officially abdicates the throne to his son, Crown Prince Philippe. For some, the abdication of Albert, 79, after his near 20-year reign, is particularity special because it is not associated with tragedy. Freelance journalist and Belgian native Katja De Bock, who has been in Canada for four years, is excited about the upcoming abdication. “It is happy news to me that the new King Philippe can start his work without a tragedy as the last time,” said De Bock. Former King Baudouin died unexpectedly from a heart attack in 1993 thus bringing younger brother Albert II to the throne. Baudouin had been beloved and was relatively young at 62 years old when he died. Though there has been political strife and some controversy surrounding the current king, including accusations he fathered a daughter outside of marriage, Albert II announced his abdication on Belgian TV July 3 in both Flemish and French saying his “age and health” led to his decision to step aside for his 53-year-old son.
Anne Lamont, the president of the Belgian Canadian Association of British Columbia, says participants at the group’s annual National Day of Belgium private celebration in Vancouver will raise a toast in honour of the abdication. Personally, Lamont says she is happy for King Albert II. “Like most of us, he deserves to retire and enjoy life,” she said by email. Honorary Belgian consul Monique PonceletGheleyns says it is common for people from Belgium to keep such celebrations low-key. A characteristic of Belgians is to not make a show of events from their homeland, she said. “Belgians are really known to assimilate very easily in general, but especially in Canada and … there are more Belgians than people can imagine, but they are blending nicely in Canada,” said Poncelet-Gheleyns who is also vice-president of Vancouver’s Belgian-chocolate destination, Daniel Le Chocolat Belge. According to Dominique Honhon, embassy of Belgium spokeswoman, there are officially 1,000 registered Belgians in B.C.. PonceletGheleyns says that number is deceptively low because up until 2009, people from Belgium had to give up their Belgian citizenship in order to be Canadians. Four years ago, the rules changed in Belgium, allowing citizens to have dual citizenship. thuncher@shaw.ca
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SUNNY APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY AT OUTDOOR SCIENCE PARK CONTRIBUTED BY MICKI COWAN
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he birds of summer are chirping and with it comes the first operational season of the Ken Spencer Science Park — a new outdoor gallery that’s part of Science World at Telus World of Science. The park boasts numerous exhibits all centered around the theme of sustainability, including
transportation, energy, water, food, waste and housing. Hana Dethlefsen, curator of the park, said the themes are meant to address choices we make about the environment. Ailish O’Keeffe, visited the park with her seven and 10-year-old daughters during a trip to science world and said it does a good job capturing sustainability — something her kids are already learning about in school. “The environment is a big part of their education now and this is kind of an addition on to that. It’s really good for them,” said O’Keeffe.
EXHIBITS: Water park According to O’Keeffe, it was her kids’ favourite part of the park — but prepare to get wet! There is a large geyser, pumps and pulleys, as well as tanks to fill. Garden The garden includes an herb garden and typical garden elements, but also more unusual features not common for regular gardeners, such as seed saving. “We’re hoping that some kids who don’t have gardens get the chance to get their hands a little
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Density maze Visitors can walk through a maze that looks like a lollypop forest, but is actually an artistic representation of urban density. The maze includes posts with a large red ball on top that sways to create a wave-like effect as people walk through. House of garbage Made entirely from garbage, this 2,028 kg house represents how much waste an average family produces in a year. Visitors can lift the house of garbage using a recycled construction crane. Besides the exhibits, the park features a variety of stage shows presented around the clock and a free outdoor environmental trail with musical instruments. Admission to the park is included in the general admission to Science World.
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Archivist ensures city’s queer history kept for posterity
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT A GLANCE If only English-born John Morton, Samuel Brighouse and William Hailstone had known what would one day become of the forested property they purchased on the Burrard Peninsula in 1862, which today makes up the city’s West End. Today the neighbourhood is typically considered everything west of Burrard Street, east of Stanley Park, south of Georgia Street and north of English Bay. Despite the fact much of the West End was built largely in the 1930s, the area wasn’t officially established until 1969. The West End is spread over 204 hectares, making up 35 per cent of the downtown peninsula, not including Stanley Park. In 1927, a policy was introduced to keep buildings to a maximum of six storeys, which is responsible for the many vintage walk-ups still visible on every block. When that cap was lifted in 1957, it made way for the construction of highrises and eventually the West End became the most densely populated neighbourhood in the city. But with residential towers being built across the city, today the West End ranks fourth as far as density goes with an average of 217 residents per hectare. (The most dense is Downtown, which includes Yaletown.) According to the 2011 census, the population two years ago was 44,543, a small decline from the 44,556 recorded in 2006. Compared to the rest of the city, fewer residents are employed in trades and instead find employment in jobs such as sales and service, business and administration, finance, social science and religion, among others. English is the mother tongue of 61.3 per cent of the population compared to an average 49.1 across the city. The median household income is $38,581 and the number of one-person households is 59.1 compared to the city average of 38.6. There are fewer children and more singles living in the West End compared to the rest of the city. And while the area is home to many seniors, it’s residents aged 20 to 39 that make up almost 50 per cent of the population. Seniors account for only 13 per cent. Davie Village is home to the city’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual population and related shops and services.
Ron Dutton sorts through some of the 750,000 items in his B.C. Gay and Lesbian Archives. SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer
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etired librarian, archivist and West End resident Ron Dutton says the city’s queer communities have many milestone anniversaries to celebrate now and in the near future, including the 35th anniversary of Pride this month. But, Dutton added, depending on whom you ask there are several dates that could be considered the definitive start of the Pride movement in Vancouver. “The earliest celebration was a picnic in 1972,” said Dutton. “And then there was the first picnic in Stanley Park and the first protest at the court-
house. But in 1978, there was a picnic in Nelson Park and a short march down Thurlow to Pacific, which I think is what they’re marking this year. The first official Pride Parade was held in 1981 and the Vancouver Pride Society was formed in 1980.” Ray Lam, general manager of the Vancouver Pride Society, said as the result of the 35th anniversary the organization has worked hard to make this year’s events as accessible as possible. He noted the Aug. 2 Davie Street Dance Party will include one alcoholfree block where youth and party-goers who don’t want to drink can also celebrate Pride. “We’re also offering the Clean, Sober and Proud Party where people can
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still celebrate and not be surrounded by alcohol,” said Lam. He noted the Legacy Awards, taking place July 20, is a new event that will recognize eight recipients with community-service awards. Dutton noted the reason there are so many landmark anniversaries taking place within a relatively short amount of time in Vancouver is that many major events and associations took place or were formed as the result of the gayrights movement. This year marks the 30th anniversary of AIDS Vancouver, the 35th anniversary of the opening of Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium and the 25th anniversary of Out on Screen. Continued on next page
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Dutton began collecting at height of gay rights movement Continued from previous page Dutton began his collection at the height of the gay rights-movement, which he said coincided with political activism across Canada and the United States, including women’s and civil rights. “In the case of the [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered] communities in Vancouver, everyone was running full tilt,” said Dutton. “Everyone was holding ‘rap’ sessions, writing manifestos and making protest signs. It was a history-making moment, but at the same time no one was documenting it.” To that end Dutton has spent the past 40 years amassing a huge collection of photos, newspapers, posters, magazines, association newsletters, government and academic research reports, personal papers, CDs, DVDs and even flyers found on car windshields dedicated to gay and lesbian events from this province’s queer communities. The entire 750,000-item collection included in the B.C. Gay and Les-
bian Archives is stored in the twobedroom, West End apartment Dutton shares with his long-time partner. It’s testament to Dutton’s experience as a librarian that the massive collection isn’t spilling onto every surface of his home. In fact, the apartment is surprisingly tidy and clutter free, with the exception of the walls, which are covered in art and ornate masks of all descriptions. His training as an archivist is also apparent as he explains his filing system. He uses the queer newspaper Xtra! West as an example. “I keep one complete copy,” said Dutton. “And then I break another copy down into specific categories and file them accordingly.” Dutton insists he is not the owner of the collection, but rather the “custodian.” His dream is to see the archives housed in a professional, temperature-controlled setting, possibly within a dedicated space such as Qmunity, the Bute Street-based re-
source and training centre for the city’s lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and queer communities. As much as Dutton would like to see his collection taken on and properly cared for professionally, he has no desire to donate it to a large university or city-run facility. “It’s not that they won’t do a good job of caring for it, because I know they would,” said Dutton. “But whenever I think about that, I picture the last scene from [the movie] Raiders of the Lost Ark. After they finally discover the lost Ark of the Covenant the camera focusses in on it and as it pans back and you can see it’s being deposited into this massive warehouse and you know no one will ever see it again. That’s my biggest fear.” Anyone with archival material they’d like to pass on to Dutton can make an appointment by calling 604-669-5978 or emailing rondutton@shaw.ca. If desired, anonymity will be respected. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10
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Ron Dutton’s archives include photographs of the Vancouver Pride Parade dating back for decades, including this photo from 1989.
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Per cent — the amount of fun you’ll have if you stay at the YMCA. The number of pink bus stops in the Davie Village. The number of larger-than-life sculptures that make up the A-maze-ing Laughter sculpture installation in Morton Park at English Bay. The number of sex shops on Davie Street. In dollars, the starting cost of bleacher seating for the annual Festival of Lights fireworks festival at English Bay, which this year runs July 27 to 31. The number of baby-related stores on the 2100 block of West Fourth Avenue. The number of names added to the AIDS Memorial at Sunset Beach since 2004. The number of victims of Air India Flight 182 remembered with a playground and memorial in Stanley Park.
1: The number of Japanese-style spaghetti restaurants on Robson Street. 6: 1: 100%: The amount of fun you’ll have if you stay at the YMCA. 34: The number of people lined up outside Stepho’s Souvlaki Greek Taverna on Davie Street on a sunny Thursday evening. 1915: The year the Vancouver Millionaires won the Stanley Cup at the Denman Arena, built in 1911. 1862: The year John Morton, Samuel Brighouse, and William Hailstone purchased the rugged piece of Coast Salish land on the banks of the Burrard Inlet that would eventually become home to the City of Vancouver’s West End. $39-$59: 331: 996:
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New Orleans country-folk outfit HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF seems custom-built for the VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL. Old timey vibe? Check. Frontwoman who wears flower dresses and ran away at age 17 to travel across North America hopping freight trains? Check. OK, we’re just quoting the band’s Wikipedia entry. They’ll join more than 65 artists and groups including Steve Earle and the Dukes, Loudon Wainwright III, The Waterboys, DeVotchKa. Natalie Maines, Hannah Georgas, Hayden, and Kathleen Edwards among others when the Birkenstock nation descends upon Jericho Beach Park July 19 to 21. For tickets and more details, go to thefestival.bc.ca.
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CONNECTED: THE MUSICAL explores relationships and the precarious search for love in a digital age. Maybe it’ll help us understand the sadness we feel whenever we see a couple immersed in their iPhones while sitting across from one another at a restaurant. CONNECTED runs July 19 to 27 at Pacific Theatre as part of its summer-long Playground series of plays produced and created by emerging artists. For tickets and more information, go to whirlwindtheatre.com.
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It’s been almost 25 year’s since DE LA SOUL released its sunshine-filled hip hop classic 3 Feet High and Rising, but the Long Island rappers are still going strong. They’ll be spreading the good vibes and Steely Dan samples July 19 at the Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at Highlife and Beatstreet or ticketmaster.ca.
We can’t think of a better way to see John Hughes’ quintessential 1980s coming of age comedy THE BREAKFAST CLUB than outside at Second Beach in Stanley Park, except perhaps while stuck in detention over the weekend with a criminal, an athlete, a brain, a basket case and a princess. The tale of cliques and geeks screens July 23 at dusk as part of FRESH AIR CINEMA’s summer movie series. Best of all it’s free. Don’t forget to bring a blanket. More info at freshaircinema.ca.
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layered to for us go into. Needless to say he isn’t pleased. In fact, he says he feels “jerked around” (his words, not ours) by Vancouver Pride Society bureaucracy. Even though Callender’s dangling modifier has been edited out of this year’s Pride Parade, it will not be silenced. The creative, if not a somewhat obsessive, activist and “confirmed bachelor” has set up a Twitter account for his chatty foreskin (twitter.com/glensforeskin). However, you won’t find any personal insights or observations from GlensForeskin, such as “Hanging out at Glen’s LOL,” or Instagram shots of the mesh lining inside a pair of swim trunks. Sadly, as is often the case with men’s appendages, the Twitter account is merely a thinly veiled extension of its handler. twitter.com/KudosKvetches
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SEEING STARS: Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) kicked off another season of entertainment in the great outdoors. This year’s summer shows include Legally Blonde: The Musical and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which run on alternating nights at Stanley Park until August 17. Managing producer James Cronk welcomed guests to the 67th season opener, a warm occasion matched by the sunny dispositions of an enthusiastic ensemble cast.
Olympians Nicola Girke and Luke Ramsay hosted the annual National Bank Easter Seals Charity Regatta that raised $165,000 for Easter Seals House Vancouver.
CBC weather host Lien Yeung enjoyed a day on the waters aboard the Hugo Boss yacht, skippered by racing phenom Alex Thomson.
Managing producer James Cronk welcomed guests to the 67th edition of TUTS, which features Legally Blonde, The Musical and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
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ere’s a tale of two actors. Lois Anderson, a graduate of the UBC Theatre Department, is a veteran performer who has done everything from Leaky Heaven Circus to Mother Courage, from Cirque Poule to A Streetcar Named Desire. She’s been around the theatre block. But you’ve never seen her like this. Anderson is Mistress Overdone, a bawd in a New Orleans brothel in this John Murphydirected Measure for Measure. Costume designer Mara Gottler floozies Anderson up in black and red striped stockings, ankle-high leather boots, a black corset and flounces of black and red lace, ribbons and “stuff” poofing off her derriere. And does she waggle it. She sings like Tom Waits and shakes her booty like — well, oh never mind. Overdone as Mistress Overdone? Absolutely. But what fun, what a performance. And then there’s Anton Lipovetsky, a fairly recent Studio 58 grad, 23 or 24 years oldandinhissecondyearatBard.Rememberthatnamebecausethisyoungmanisat least a quadruple threat: he’s a composer, a musician, an actor and a writer. His oneman show FLOP! prompted me to write, “Lipovetsky is the kind of kid you want to take home and feed milk and cookies. Heart on his sleeve and completely vulnerable, he articulates what all theatregoers instinctively understand: when the curtain goes up, it’s a moment of ‘infinite possibility.’” As the toadying braggart Lucio in Measure for Measure, Lipovetsky mines every possibility for comedy with hilarious
Lois Anderson waggles her “stuff” as a bawd in a New Orleans brothel in the John Murphy-directed Measure for Measure at Bard on the Beach until Sept. 13. To watch a video, scan page using the Layer app. body language — including a perfectly timed fainting spell. His face is a book you can read. Dressed nattily in a lightweight suit, spats and a dapper fedora, Lipovetsky is a scene-stealer. Between them, veteran Anderson and relative newcomer Lipovetsky make this show — a peculiar blend of a comedy and a morality play — fly high. But Measure for Measure isn’t about Lucio and Mistress Overdone and there’s no shortage of exciting performances by the rest of the cast either. Andrew Wheeler is a grave and sober Duke Vincentio who, no surprise, falls for soon-to-be-a-nun Isabella (Sereana Malani). Malani is a serene and centred actor and she brings tremendous gravitas and decency to her character. David Mackay is Angelo, cho-
sen by the Duke to clean up the godless town; Mackay is better known for his comedic roles but he’s solid as the hypocritical Angelo who demands that, in return for pardoning Isabella’s brother Claudio (Luc Roderique) she “give up the treasures of her body to him.” Fie, fie. Director Murphy, in setting the play in the early 1900s in New Orleans, fills the production with music that, with a couple of exceptions, he composed with Anthony Pavlic. So it’s hot and jazzy — and even evangelical and full of hallelujahs — with Benjamin Elliott doubling in several roles plus playing piano and accordion, Chris Cochrane (as Elbow and on clarinet), Dustin Freeland (as Provost and tuba), Lipovetsky (Lucio and banjo), Roderique (Claudio and drums) and Bonnie Northgraves blowing one hot, sweet trumpet. Completing the cast and also appearing in Elizabeth Rex are Colleen Wheeler, Bernard Cuffling, Haig Sutherland, David Marr and Susinn McFarlen. If you have a teenager in your life who has never been to Bard on the Beach, this is a great show — unless you think the raunchy stuff is inappropriate. Frankly, it’s nothing they haven’t already seen elsewhere. It’s funny, the music is terrific, Anderson and Lipovetsky will blow them away and the plot is completely accessible. I think as a result of this Measure for Measure, my young guest just got hooked on Shakespeare. It’s steamy, it’s funny and it’s Murphy’s directorial debut at Bard. The curtain falls on “When the Saints Go Marching In” and you will hear it being whistled and sung as everyone files out of the Studio Stage tent. You’ll want to be in that number. —reviewed by Jo Ledingham For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca.
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Vancouver’s Inaki Gomez was among the first Canadians to claim a medal at the Summer Universidade last week in Kazan, Russia. The race walker and University of B.C. graduate finished third in the 20-kilometre team competition July 9 with UBC teammates Evan Dunfee and Ben Thorne. Their combined time of four hours, 20 minutes and 35 seconds put them behind Russia’s winning time of 4:04:31. Gomez, who attended Vancouver College and now studies law at the University of Calgary, finished fifth overall in 1:22:29. He finished 13th at the 2010 London Summer Games and was pushed to improve his Olympic time by nearly two minutes. “This was a very strong field, lots of Olympians,” said Gomez in a statement from Russia. “It’s an honour to win Canada’s first medal in Kazan. The team event is neat because it adds a whole other dynamic to the competition.” Thorne finished 16th with a personal best of 1:26:59, while Dunfee came 21st in 1:31:07. The trio will return to Russia next month for the world athletics championships in Moscow from Aug. 10 to 18. Gomez and Thorne will compete in the 20km, while Dunfee qualified for the 50km race. The Summer Universidade is an international multisport event that takes place every two years and is open to athletes aged 17 to 28 years and full-time students or recent graduates from a post-secondary institution. —Megan Stewart
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Hot shot: A women’s open competitor returns a backhand during the 82nd Stanley Park Open. The tennis tournament continues though the next two weeks until the finals on July 28. One of the largest amateur tennis competitions in North America, the Stanley Park Open draws amateur and recreational players of all ages as well as up-and-coming talent like Vasek Pospisil who won the boys’ singles title in 2007.
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id Bristow has an update for the newsboys who announced headlines with calls of “Extra! Extra!” The 62-year-old Megaphone vendor tells his would-be customers at the congested northwest corner of Cambie and Broadway: “Meet a vendor! Meet a writer! Meet a community!” Purchasing one issue of Megaphone introduces readers to Bristow as well as the magazine and its writers. Repeat customers come to know the community and become a part of it. The pitch, he says, is “something I developed over time. I’d say half my customer are repeat customers.” Many know him by name, some treat him to the occasional coffee and at least one will be at Nat Bailey Stadium next week to see Bristow in action at Scotiabank Field. Bristow’s sales pitch won him another kind of pitch, the first of his life at a ballpark. His pitch was voted the best by his peers and readers and on Monday evening he will throw the opening, ceremonial first pitch before the hometown Canadians host the Eugene Emeralds. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. and Bristow will be on the mound roughly 20 minutes earlier. This is the third year the C’s have partnered with Megaphone to recognize vendors, who are all low-income Vancouverites and in some cases, like Bristow’s, have dealt with addiction and homelessness. Charlize Gordon stepped up in 2011 and last year the honour went to Kris Cronk, a writer and one-time Little Leaguer whose winning pitch went like this: “Often imitated, never duplicated.” Vancouver Canadians spokesman Jeff Holloway said Bristow has been recognized for making a difference in his life and the lives of others. “Few things are more impressive than watching someone take pride in their job and in their life,” said Holloway in a statement. Bristow, who has a wide grin and a braid down his back, is practicing his pitch. He can’t recall the last time he
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Megaphone vendor Sid Bristow will the throw the opening pitch at a July 22 when the Vancouver Canadians host the Eugene Emeralds. Scan this page with the Layar app to visit the Canadians’ website. threw a baseball but is a fan of the Blue Jays. “I haven’t played a lot — like, never,” he said. “I remember when I was a kid we used to watch the games in Kamloops. You could sneak into those games.” Bristow came to Vancouver in 1986. He drove a taxi and battled alcoholism. “It was a major addiction I had,” he said. “I drank a minimum of 40 beer a day. Minimum.” He later began selling Spare Change, the city’s street paper founded in 1992 that nearly dwindled before it evolved and was renamed Megaphone in 2008. Now, every two weeks when a new issue is published, Bristow purchases a pile of Megaphone magazines for 75 cents and sells them for $2. He pockets the profit for himself. “I just made $1.50 so that’s like 15 beer bottles, I’d think to myself, that I didn’t have to dig through garbage for,”
he said. “I used to collect beer bottles or sell cigarettes on the street in the Downtown Eastside. I’d do whatever I could to try to make a dollar.” When he started selling Spare Change at Granville and Georgia 20 years ago, Bristow started to count his earnings. He continued selling Megaphone at Cambie and Broadway, first outside the Canada Line station and now on the opposite corner. Because of a leg disability, he can’t stand indefinitely but aims to sell 11 copies each day over the course of three or four hours. “When I wake up in the morning, I know I can make enough money to eat or get parts for my bike,” he said. Bristow throws the first pitch at Nat Bailey Stadium on July 22 at 6:45 p.m. The game starts 20 minutes later. mstewart@vancourier.com twitter.com/MHStewart
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n July 7, myself and 2,497 other cyclists rode in the third annual Valley First Granfondo in Penticton. The day was absolutely perfect for a ride, with a cool breeze and even a bit of rain to cool us. Although I know not everyone comes away having a great ride, it seemed to be a good day for most, especially the winners. New course records were set in the men’s and women’s events: Andzs Flaksis from Riga, Latvia finished in three hours, 55 minutes and 12 seconds, and Gillian Moody from North Vancouver finished in 4:11:16 to beat the women’s record by 16 minutes. The ride has three distances to choose from: A 55 km Cortofondo, 92 km Mediofondo and the 160 km Granfondo. I chose the 160 km ride with the goal of improving on my time from last year. For most riders in any of these three distances, this ride is a big deal and an event they have trained for since April. After the adrenaline wears off and life goes back to (relative) normal, the riders have three choices. They can hang up their bikes and end the season. They can continue training and choose another goal ride. Or, they can take a short break, recover from the event and the long months of training, learn from the ride and make the necessary changes in
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Thousands of cyclists will take a few days to recover from the 160 km Granfondo Okanagan, which left Penticton July 7. Scan this page with the Layar app to see more photos of the race. their program and then continue to train for another goal ride. It should be obvious that I’m hoping everyone chooses the third option. No matter what level of rider you are, if you push yourself to complete the distance in the fastest time possible, you are going to need time to recover. Many athletes rush through this stage, anxious to begin training for the next event. But by rushing or skipping the recovery
stage, you risk the chance of burning out, over-training or getting injured. Usually one week to a maximum two weeks is enough to recover from an event, but everyone is different so you need to figure out what works for you. Although there are more sophisticated ways to find out if you are truly recovered, trial and error works as well. Just like your training program, every athlete’s recovery will be different. If you
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CATS & KITTENS FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652 ENGLISH BULLDOGS Male & Female given away for free to a good home. bhopkins002@gmail.com MINIATURE DONKEYS for sale. All under 36” tall. Call Jan 604-790-6451 POMERANIAN PUPS, PB, vet chk, 1st shots, ready July 31, $1200 (604)-897-7548
SPANISH CLASSES Native Speaker, Jorge (Spain) Rate: $20/h Groups $15/h each. 778−709−3011, jorged gonzalez82@gmail.com
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SMOOTH MINI Dachshund, Fam raised, born June 5/13, 1st shots, dewormed, $750 778-552-4658
PHOENIX MASSAGE CTR. Now Open - New High Qlty TWO CATS NEED A GOOD HOME These two lovely cats need to roam around also to be a part of a family. They are very friendly and street wise. If anyone can open up their hearts and home for them it would be awesome. 604−943−6482 hahansen@hotmail.com
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BUSINESS SERVICES
CONTRACTING STORMWORKS OIL Tank Removal. Cert., Insured, Reas. Rates. A+BBB. 604-724-3670
Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. no text books, encyclopedia. I pay cash. 604-737-0530
PETS
FRANCHISES
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BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG CKC REG’D PUREBRED PUPS $1350 mountcheam bernese@gmail.com 604.794.3229
German Shepherd x Rottweiller, 1 1/2 yrs old, $200 with dog hse. 604-722-6273
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GENTLEMEN! Attractive, discreet European lady is available for company. 604-451-0175
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FAMILY BLOCK SALE Sun July 21st 9am-12:30pm 2700 blk of West 15th Ave Kids toys, books, clothes, bikes and much more!! Lots of great bargains!! NO EARLY BIRDS!!!
ABBY TOP flr 762sf 1 br condo, in-ste, laundry, 45+, Mt. Baker view. $85,000 778822-7387, uSELLaHOME.com id5553
Amber Lodge
Oak & West 14th 1 BR’s ( Now & Aug 1) Well maintained building close to all amenities and VGH. Some pets ok.
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SRY/WHITE ROCK partial ocean view, 920sf. 2b, den, 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 uSELLaHOME.com id5575
STEVESTON VERY lg 1284 sf 2br 2ba top floor condo, mtn views $455k 604-2757986 uSELLaHOME.com id5376
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HATZIC LAKE - Everglades Resort - in Mission, 1 hr. from Vancouver. 2 married lots for RV’s, one waterfront. Only $57,000 for both for quick sale. 604.603-8539 or 604.836-6476
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE 4193 Windsor Street Toys, furniture, aquarium, skateboards, tools and more. No early birds! Jul. 21 11:00 AM−4:00 PM
GARAGE SALE 6589 ELLIOTT STREET Everything must go! Sat. July 20 10:00 AM−4:00 PM Rain or Shine
21ST CENTURY FLEA MARKET 175 tables of Bargains on Deluxe 20th Century Junque! SUN JUL 21 10-3 Croation Cultural Center 3250 Commercial Drive 604-980-3159 Adm: $5 YARD SALE Lots of household items, kids stuff, collectibles, clothes, LP’s, books + more. Saturday Jul. 20 10 AM−4 PM 4570 St. Catherine’s St.
MULTI FAMILY SAT & SUN July 20th & 21st 10-3pm 1556 Adanac off 809 Woodlands New & used clothing, furn, and misc . Bagains galore!
HAZTIC LAKE Swans Point. 1hr/Vanc. incl. lot & 5th wheel, ski/fish $134,500 604-209-8650 uSELLaHOME.com id5491
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AUCTIONS CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160sf 2br 1.5ba rancher, a/c 55+ $63K. 604858-9301.uSELLaHOME.com id5400 GUILDFORD 199SF 3br, 2ba w/bment suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $489,000 604-6131553 uSellaHome.com id5608
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At natures door - stunning rare riverfront estate just a short stroll to Edgemont Village. over 20,000 sf lot on a quiet crescent with well maintained 3 bdrm, 2.5 bathroom, west coast contemporary. Open floor plan vaulted ceilings, wall to wall windows, and a 1,000 sf of decks with intimate views of the Capilano River and canyon this home is perfect for entertaining and being at one with nature. A special retreat. Sought after Highlands Elementary School and Handsworth Secondary School catchment. minutes to Lions Gate Bridge and to Park Royal Mall. 3225Capilano@gmail.com
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www.momsearningmore. BASSET HOUND PUPPIES Tri− Color CKC reg.1st.shots Micro Chip.Vet Chkd. $650 604 −820−0629
International Girls Always Fresh! Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi,Thai,Caucasian Great Massage Now Hiring. 10am-Midnight every day.
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Award Winning Company. No Large Investment
HOUSES FOR SALE
BEST LAKE FRONT FROM VAN only 1 hr, nr Bellingham, 2,900 sqft, 5 br, 4.5 bath, 19 yr old home. Beautiful low bank waterfront, $679,000. Call 604-734-1300
Big Yard-Moving Sale Saturday July 20th 9:30am - 3:30pm 6731 Brooks St Everything on sale, big & small, kitchen, bdrm, living spaces, outdoor gear, plants etc...
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BUYING ANTIQUES & VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES, WW1 / WW2 ITEMS Sterling flatware, estate jewelry, old signs, etc. $ Cash Paid $ CALL: 604−401−3553
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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. 604-323-4788. PropertyGuys.com id 76788
PROPERTY FOR SALE
WATER VIEW LOT − PRICED BELOW ASSESSED VALUE! Walk to all lower Gibsons has to offer! Call Shauna or visit www.shaunagold.com for details. (604) 218−2077. $180,000. MACDONALD REALTY LTD.
MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE 2&3 BDRM Mobiles in Surrey & Langley. $19,900-$65,000. Call for great mobile! Lorraine Cauley Royal Lepage 604-889-4874
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HOME SERVICES
RENTALS
APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT 1 BR’s - Kerrisdale, great location! Close to shops, transit & schools. $1010-$1165 Available Now. 604-677-3205 www.lougheedproperties.com
HOUSES FOR RENT
CERAMIC TILING
2 BR large, new home, Victoria/62nd, no pets, n/s, $1200. Avail now, Call Sam 778-551-2487
FARMS/ ACREAGES
KERRISDALE, 1 BR $1000, Now/Aug 1, h/w flrs, updated, incl heat & h/w, 1yr lease, ref’s, np/ns, 778-772-7011
CLEANING CLEANING SERVICE. Reas rates, specializing in homes. Guar work. Refs. 604-7154706
LANGLEY BUILD your view home, secluded 5 acre ppty. $630,000 604-825-3966 uSELLaHOME.com id4513
HOMESTAY
LANGARA GARDENS
#101 - 621 W. 57th Ave, Van 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
A & Wes Tile top European quality Tile install custom bath-kitch 604-657-0343 AandWesTile.com
HOST FAMILY wanted. Please contact us at 604-688-1811 or e-mail: globalstudyedu@gmail.com
HOME SERVICES
APPLIANCE REPAIRS VAN APPLIANCE SERVICES Repair home appl. Low rate guar. Permit/Licensed. Tom 604-323-8063
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SUITES FOR RENT 2 BR bsmt ste, 58th & Main $900 incl all utils & laundry, nr all amen (604)715-4706
CARPENTRY
ENVIRO MAID - Insured and Bonded. Residential. Exc refs. Free est. $25/hr. 604-6851344 enviromaid.net WHITE ROSE Window Cleaning Inside& out. Gutters cleared & cleaned too! 604274-0285
CONCRETE A 1 Retaining Walls, Foundation, Stairs, Driveway, Patio, Sidewalk. Any concrete work. Est 1977. Basile 604617-5813 A Concrete Specialist sidewalks, bsmts, paving stones, patios. Santino 778-8925559
CONCRETE SPECIALIST Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, Remove & Replacing Reasonable Rates. 35 yrs experience For free est. Call Mario
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L & L CONCRETE, All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure washing, seal.778-882-0098
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Wayne The Drywaller
Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist. No job too small. Call 604-837-1785
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FLOORING ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood floors, installs, refinishing. Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275 CELTIC Hardwood Floors Install & Refinish Qlty work. Reas Rates. 604-293-0057 Golden Hardwood & Laminate & Tiles. Prof install, refinishing, sanding & repairs. 778-858-7263
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DESIGN Forward thinking has allowed the new Mazda6 to share the same platform as the CX-5, which is already a great car to begin with. This chassis is light, yet very strong and will also serve as a base for the upcoming CX-9. The bodywork shows Mazda’s new Kodo design language. The unique grill and eye-shaped headlights are prominently displayed at the front. Distinctly sculpted shoulders compliment the stretched hood and carry the theme rearward. The sloping roofline leads to a similarly sculpted rear end, highlighted by LED taillights. The interior design is not flashy, but it is well organized and easy on the eyes. It also offers more room than the previous model. Mazda offers generous standard features to keep the Mazda6 competitive in this fiercely contested market segment.
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While Mazda continues to provide a more thrilling driving experience, recently they’ve decided to add one more important element to the car design, pushing the limits of lightweight construction and allowing new, innovative engineering methods to achieve almost hybrid-like fuel consumption.
PERFORMANCE These days, the overriding theme throughout the automotive industry is fuel economy. Unfortunately, hybrid systems are expensive to design and manufacture. Even after that hefty initial investment, most hybrid cars are still sold at a loss by the automakers (though Toyota likely has figured out a way to squeeze every possible penny out of its hybrids).
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Continued from page 39 Speaking of diesel, Mazda has designed an engine to run on that too. However, it’s been so popular in Japan and Europe that we won’t see one here until later this year when production can catch up with the demand. Mazda approached their transmission redesign with the same mindset as the engine. Forsaking complicated and expensive dual-clutch transmissions, Mazda instead focused on making the best conventional transmissions available. The new manual is as great as the one admired in the MX5 and the innovative automatic delivers excellent low-speed feel and quick shifts. Both are lightweight and combine well with the new engine to deliver segment topping gas-only fuel economy. The SKYACTIV thinking applied to the chassis means the suspension was calibrated to provide Mazda’s patented “zoom-zoom” driving dynamics, but not at the expense of comfort. The steering response and limited amount of body roll make the Mazda6 the most engaging car to drive in this class. Drive the Mazda6 back to back with the likes of Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima, and you will quickly realize that the driving enjoyment only belongs to the Mazda — though the new-for-2013 Honda Accord comes pretty close.
ENVIRONMENT The theme of improving economy through simplification continues into the cabin. It is very driver-oriented with all important controls logically placed and highly visible. Continued on page 41
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THUMBS UP The SKYACTIV technology provides excellent fuel economy without having to pay the added premium for a hybrid. The styling also means you will stand out from the crowd.
THUMBS DOWN While the Mazda6 is good, it’s hard to argue against the established leaders from Honda and Toyota who have longer histories and glowing reputations.
COMPETITORS • Honda Accord: The current base model Accord is available for $23,990 and boasts a classy interior that feels more upmarket. Its reputation speaks for itself but the Mazda6 compares admirably. The Honda Accord is a great all-round family car with excellent reliability. • Toyota Camry: The Toyota Camry has always had excellent build quality and resale value. The newest generation adds more character to its looks. While the hybrid boasts exceptional fuel economy, the Mazda6 has the Camry beat in base trim. • Ford Fusion: The Ford Fusion is a great looking car at a good price, starting at $22,499. It also features a wide range of models to choose from so you can find the car that best suits your needs. Like the Camry, the Mazda6 offers superior fuel economy.
THE BOTTOM LINE In a segment dominated by conservative mainstays, the Mazda6 offers a good-looking, fun-to-drive alternative. david.chao@leansensei.com
BMW announces surprise Coupe menclature into line with their larger 5 Series sedan and 6 Series coupe — which is also available as a four door called the Gran Coupe... well, let’s not pull too hard on that loose thread. With the 4 Series configurator already online, and a M-spec test-car spotted running around Germany wearing vinyl camouflage, it’s only a matter of time before the new M4 hits the road. BMW’s hotted-up sedan will remain the M3. Naturally, the change in badge for the two-door has a few Bimmer purists steamed. Really though, with the new car reportedly more than 90 kilograms lighter and with a torquey new turbocharged straight-six, this rose by any other name will still drive as
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Continued from previous page Most surfaces are soft to the touch and the attention to detail is evident. The front seats are supportive yet offer plenty of elbow room. Head and knee-room is also adequate, though not super generous in comparison to crossovers that also compete in this segment — they offer better interior packaging than sedans in general. The Mazda6 offers more rear legroom than most in this class. And despite the low roofline, rear headroom is also sufficient for an average adult. While cargo space is actually less than the out-going model, overall capacity is still quite good and the shape is usable and practical. The new exterior design makes access a little restricted, although the 60/40 folding rear seats do create a rather large pass-through. On the infotainment front, the Mazda6 doesn’t feature anything terribly innovative. A 5.8-inch colour touchscreen displays the audio, phone and navigation functions. This can be controlled through the optional Commander Switch, which operates much like BMW’s iDrive. Radar cruise control, blind spot monitoring and forward obstruction warning are notable new options.
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THE PRIUS IS RIGHT A long time ago I was driving in traffic, forgot to shoulder check properly (tsk, tsk) and wound up cutting off David Suzuki, who was driving a first generation Toyota Prius. These sorts of things only happen to me — sorry Mr. Suzuki! Toyota is celebrating quite a milestone for their groundbreaking hybrid, with the three-millionth car sold. No doubt some of the recent sales success is down to the two new models that joined the original five-door hatchback, an expanded range of small, medium, or large Priuses. See PRIUS on page 42
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By law, any review of Chevrolet’s Corvette must include the phrase, “Giant Slayer!” or “Supercar Killer!” or possibly “Euro-trash Inconveniencer!” We get it: the ‘Vette knocks high-dollar machinery on their heads for half the price. Now Chevrolet is trumpeting something hardly any Corvette buyer really thinks about — good fuel economy. Put the new Stingray in Eco mode and it’ll (supposedly) see something like 7.8 litres/100 kilometres. That’s the sort of efficiency a Mini Cooper S puts out! How does Chevy manage to get figures this low out of a car with 455 horsepower? First, that spec is only for the seven-speed manual transmission, and it’ll only happen when you’re cruising on the highway. What’s more, Eco mode deactivates half of the allaluminium V-8’s cylinders under light engine loads, meaning that you’d be driving a four-cylinder Corvette. Also, methinks real-world figures are going to be somewhat less rosy than these optimistic projections. I personally have seen the figure 50.1 l/100 km
FLOODING THE ENGINES Thanks to the speed of communication afforded by Twitter and Instagram, the Internet has been inundated with pictures of exotic cars up to their doorhandles in Toronto’s recent flooding. You feel bad for the owners — well, except for the guy who tried to drive his Ferrari California through two feet of water. That was just dumb. The weather back east took a turn for the worse on Monday night, with record precipitation overwhelming storm drains and causing flash flooding and power outages. Many cars were damaged, and more written off the following day when unwary owners misjudged water depths. As Toronto dries out, a little consumer advice: While flood damage is the sort of thing that should theoreti-
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3.98
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