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UKE COMPLETE ME: “Ukulele King” Ralph Shaw shows the humble instrument much love at the monthly gathering of the Vancouver Ukulele Circle, which attracts everyone from kids and grannies to mustachioed hipsters and suburban soccer moms. See story page 14.

Circle is broken as city disengages gathering spot SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

former member of the public space committee of the mayor’s Engaged City Task Force has been told to cease all activities in his public art space.

Julien Thomas was surprised when the city contacted him recently to say he’s no longer allowed to organize social activities for the centre of the trafﬁc circle at St. George Street on the 10th Avenue bike route. In 2012, Thomas successfully applied to the Vancouver Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants Fund and received

$800 towards the project he calls “Gather Round.” The money went towards plants, a stonework mosaic, a website and a coffeemaker to keep visitors and weekend work parties caffeinated. Thomas sat in the circle each Sunday offering cups of fresh-brewed coffee to passersby. “I started it to bring the community to-

gether,” said Thomas, an artist who works in construction. “When I was with the Engaged City Task Force I worked on arts-based civic engagement and suggested an ombudsman position be created to help residents navigate the public space committee.” See CITY on page 13

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ONE-QUARTER OF METRO VANCOUVER RESIDENTS SUFFER SOCIAL ISOLATION MIKE HOWELL Staff Writer

arly results from a survey conducted to help municipalities and health authorities develop policies and programs to help residents live healthier lives suggest almost one-quarter of Metro Vancouver residents could be suffering from social isolation. So far, the “My Health My Community” survey has discovered that 15 per cent of 9,000 respondents say they suffer from some form of social isolation and that it contributes to their stress levels. “If you extrapolate this to the larger population, we could be looking at more than 300,000 people in Metro Vancouver having to deal with social isolation,” said Dr. James Lu, a medical health officer at Vancouver Coastal Health, in an update on the survey posted Feb. 13 on the health authority’s website. “This means there could be a significant number of individuals who have no people in their network to confide in. It appears that zero is actually the loneliest number.” The health authority, along with Fraser

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Fifteen per cent of survey respondents say they feel socially isolated in Vancouver. Health and the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s eHealth Strategy Ofﬁce, launched the webbased survey last June. Outreach teams have also reached out to segments of the population not online. The survey asks people to provide information about their health, availability of health care, lifestyle choices, community involvement and neighbourhood. The survey will end in March. The early results about social isolation suggest a link to recent immigrants. About one in

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gagement,” revealed that Metro Vancouver can be a hard place to make friends, that neighbourhood connections are “cordial but weak” and that many residents are retreating from community life. “In the past year, most of us have not participated in neighbourhood and community activities,” the survey’s report said. “It isn’t a lack of time that stops people from getting involved. The most often cited reason for not participating in neighbourhood and community life is a feeling that we have little to offer.” The survey was noted in the “Mayor’s Engaged City Task Force” report released last month. The task force of 22 residents was assembled to gauge what could be done to make people feel less isolated, get involved in community and take an interest in civic government and elections. The task force discovered what the Vancouver Foundation had learned back in 2012 — that the three demographic groups which stood out as disconnected from formal civic engagement were 18 to 35-year-olds, newcomers and new immigrants and aboriginal people. “I want to make sure the task force’s ﬁnal report isn’t the end, but rather the beginning of the city undertaking new ways to engage with groups who historically have been under-represented,” Mayor Gregor Robertson told the Courier in an email earlier this month. City council is expected to review the task force report in March. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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ou all know Adriane Carr, don’t you? Yes, she’s the Green Party’s lone voice at city hall. As many of you will recall, Carr narrowly won a spot on council in the 2011 election. Her victory wasn’t necessarily surprising, consideringherpublicproﬁleasformerleaderofthe Green Party of B.C. and her unsuccessful runs in provincial and federal elections. The Greens, too, had previously elected Andrea Reimer to school board and Stuart Mackinnon to the park board. Reimer is now a Vision councillor while Mackinnon lost his seat in the 2011 vote. With the 2014 election a mere 10 months away, I thought I’d check in with the Greens to see what the party has planned for this year’s big vote. And wouldn’t you know it, the party just had its AGM this month and had some news to share: the Greens plan to run up to four candidates, including Carr. The decision to run four candidates was based on two factors: a) results of a poll that was favourable to the party, and b); the Greens’ desire “to restore citizen-based democracy at city hall.” That was all explained in a press release the party sent me. First, the poll. The party said it commissioned a poll that surveyed 528 residents between Jan. 22 and 27. Apparently, the poll sample was representative of Vancouver in terms of geogra-

phy, gender and age, with nearly two-thirds identifying as habitual voters intending to cast a ballot in November. The poll found that 18 per cent of respondents selected the Greens as their first choice, second only to Vision Vancouver at 25 per cent. The NPA was at 12 per cent and COPE at 10 per cent, with 33 per cent declining to pick their first choice. Also, 49 per cent of voters said they intended to change their vote this time around. Of those, 27 per cent said they would vote for the Greens — this admission done without the respondents knowing the poll was commissioned by the party, according to the Greens. Apparently, only five per cent said they would shift their support to Vision Vancouver, another 10 per cent to the NPA and 14 per cent to COPE. But 47 per cent still don’t know which different party they will choose in November. Whoa, that’s a lot of numbers and percentages. So let’s move on to people Aside from Carr, lawyer Cleta Brown has said she is interested in seeking a seat on council. And according to the Greens’ chairperson Jacquie Miller, “a number of strong potential candidates have already expressed interest in running.” As for restoring “citizen-based democracy” at 12th and Cambie, the party said the reason it will not run a full slate for council is that it doesn’t believe one party should rule city hall. That poll the Greens commissioned said 63 per cent of respondents agreed. We’ll see how many agree enough to vote for the Greens come election day. Apparently, it’s the only poll that matters. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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was surprised last weekend to see a charity clothing bin at the entrance to Everett Crowley Park. I’m not sure how long it had been there, but I just noticed it along with a second new bin at the bottom of Jellicoe Street adjacent to the small garden area created by neighbourhood volunteers. (The bin on Jellicoe was gone by Tuesday afternoon.) I was concerned because these bins often become convenient dumping grounds for people who can’t be bothered to go to the transfer station. I’ve seen discarded mattresses, couches and old computers left beside bins clearly dedicated to clothing or books. And let’s be clear, these bins are big business. In 2011, I wrote several stories about charity bins and where those donated goods go, and for the most part they’re sold by American, for-profit corporations who pay charities a flat fee to use their name. These charities allow their name to be used in exchange for money that’s used to fund worthwhile programs. In Vancouver, that means much of the clothing donated is sold for profit at a Value Village locations. The Value Village chain is owned by the Bellevue, Wash.-based, for profit corporation Savers Inc. Green Inspirations helps support the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast B.C. and the Charitree Foundation, which offers environmental programs for children. Exceptions to that arrangement include the Salvation Army and B.C. Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, which jointly give away much of the donated clothing to needy resi-

dents and sell the rest locally to help pay for programs. This week I read a CBC story from January 2012 which said these bins are so lucrative in Ontario that “cut throat turf wars” are breaking out. The article added that in 2010, Canadian exports of worn clothes were valued at $174 million. Ontario’s share of that market was more than $132 million with the majority of goods headed to African countries, India and Pakistan, which is exactly where clothing donated to Green Inspirations goes. (I was unable to get a provincial breakdown from the Recycling Council of B.C.) I gave Green Inspirations B.C. a call because there’s very little corporate information or background on the company’s website. Ivan Filipov, manager of the Burnaby location, told me there are also operations in the U.S., including in New Jersey and San Francisco. Filipov sounded sincere when he told me the company is dedicated to keeping used clothing out of landﬁlls. In the case of Green Inspirations, a percentage of the donated clothing is sold at thrift stores, though Filipov was unsure which ones. According to the company’s website, none of the donated clothing is kept in Canada and instead 45 per cent (warmer clothes) is distributed in Eastern Europe, and about 40 per cent is shipped to Africa and Asia. Damaged items are sent to recycling plants. In 2011, Peter Judd, general manager of engineering for the city, said there were about 250 bins scattered across the city and that staff was working on guidelines for placement. This week the city’s communications staff told me there are no guidelines in place regarding the bins. I also contacted the park board regarding the charity bin at Everett Crowley Park and was told Green Inspirations B.C. would be asked to remove it. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

Adult ed move to Gladstone in limbo VSB PUTS OFF DECISION TO MARCH 4 CHERYL ROSSI Staff Writer

decision about whether an adult education centre will be recommended to move into Gladstone secondary was deferred Wednesday night until March 4. The Vancouver School Board’s planning and facilities committee won’t make an endorsement to the board until its members have adequate time to ask staff questions, said board chairperson Patti Bacchus. Staff wanted the committee to recommend in December that the Main Street Education Centre relocate to Gladstone. But the committee asked staff to consult with the school community ﬁrst. More than a hundred Gladstone parents, students and neighbours attended a meeting Jan. 23. An online petition against the relocation boasted 749 signatures Thursday morning, and the board also received a petition signed by approximately 600 students and 100 pupils attended a “We Love Gladstone Sit-In” on Valentine’s Day. Carmen Cheung, the Grade 12 organizer of the sit-in, is concerned about student safety. “Bad things could happen … that can happen in any situation,” she said. “But it does increase the chances when adults who are … switching out every nine weeks and it’s hard for students

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and teachers to recognize the faces.” Cheung wasn’t comforted to learn that 30 per cent of students at the Main Street Education Centre are aged 19 and under, 25 per cent are registered concurrently in another post-secondary institution and that 25 per cent of students were also enrolled in the education centre last year. Of the classes offered, 75 per cent are senior-level academic classes and 25 per cent are Grade 10 courses and basic English language courses. “I would go to adult ed to upgrade,” Cheung said. “But it shouldn’t be school within a school.” Bacchus noted an adult education centre successfully runs at Roberts elementary and says she’s been shocked by the discriminatory comments she’s heard levelled at adult education students. Cheung and others are also concerned adding older students to their

school will affect Gladstone’s culture. “I actually really care about the school,” Cheung said. “I was born in Victoria and I moved here, so Gladstone has really become my home.” School board staff also heard concerns about the retention of students and program continuity for Gladstone and the adult education centre. The community expressed trepidation about the use of Gladstone washrooms and stairwells, area parking, increases in housing density forcing the school to accommodate more high school students in the future and a lack of community involvement in decision making. The education centre’s lease, which costs $600,000 per year, expires at the end of July. Colin Redfern, the district parent advisory committee representative for the planning and facilities committee and DPAC rep to Gladstone, believes the board should lease the space at Main and Terminal for another year until future plans that would better satisfy all parties could be worked out. “It’s still an option,” Bacchus said, adding, “This was being discussed before I was elected in 2008…That’s been $3.6 million into let’s put it off.” She noted the VSB has considered various options for relocation and that Gladstone is close to where many adult education students live and the Nanaimo SkyTrain station. Both the education centre and Gladstone have unused space. Bacchus said staff need a decision soon so preparations can be made for September. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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ore than 1,350 people had signed a Change. org petition aimed at saving Vancouver’s character houses as of late Wednesday morning, Feb. 19.

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A group called the Vancouver Character House Network is behind the petition. Among those involved is Caroline Adderson, who is responsible for the popular Facebook page Vancouver Vanishes which she launched in early 2013. It was designed to document and celebrate the city’s vanishing character homes. Adderson said the petition garnered 800 signatures the first day it was posted about a week ago. “The city automatically receives notice when someone signs. The ultimate goal is to make it an election issue,” Adderson said in an email to the Courier. “We’ll consider other initiatives as support builds.” Elizabeth Murphy, who’s also involved, said interest in the subject is growing. “People are starting to get very upset about what’s happening with the demolitions,” she said. The Change.org petition states that more than 750 homes are demolished each year in the city and many are pre1940s houses built with a high level of craftsmanship and quality materials. “Most of these homes are already adapted, or adaptable, to modern living requirements and are a more affordable and ecologically sustainable option than the houses that currently replace them,” the petition states. “Each demolition sends more than 50 tonnes of waste to the landfill, taking with it the history and character of the streetscape and the mature gardens that grace our established neighbourhoods.” The petition has four demands of city council: • to remove from zoning and building code bylaws any biases favouring demolition and new construction over retention; • to review and amend single-family (RS) zoning in a collaborative process with affected communities so that retention of pre-1940s homes has significant advantages over demolition and new construction while ensuring the character, scale and fundamental nature of the neighbourhoods are preserved;

• to provide greater review and scrutiny of pre-1940s homes prior to accepting proposed development applications and/or demolitions; and • to fast-track and prioritize development applications that retain pre-1940s character and heritage housing. “It’s not that we’re wanting to stop all demolitions, but just to have the bylaws changed to encourage good quality houses to be renovated and re-used — that’s the intention,” Murphy said. Comments under the petition include one from Miranda Burgess who wrote: “If Vancouver is serious about becoming the world’s “greenest city,” it will have to look far more closely at the makeup of its landﬁlls. Retention of older houses = sustainability — not to mention liveability of neighbourhoods.” Joan Stuchner wrote: “Sturdy, well built homes that are part of our history should not be demolished. It’s important to maintain and respect our history as much as it is important to create new examples of local architecture. There must be stricter guidelines for both demolishing and building. Right now new homes are much too big for the lots on which they stand. They look absurd and ugly.” Although city council recently passed a Heritage Action Plan, Adderson, Murphy and their supporters believe it doesn’t go far enough and timelines are too long. “We’re hoping that council will take immediate action to direct staff to look at this. There have been indications from the city that they’re willing to consider making some changes but they we’re proposing any changes to not come until over a year in the future,” said Murphy, who added she’s pleased with the response to the petition so far. “We’ve had a very good reaction quickly and it’s building. We’re pleased about that and look forward to getting a response from the city.” noconnor@vancourier.com twitter.com/naoibh

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ednesday morning my curiosity got the better of me and so, once the sun had taken the chill out of the air, I hopped on my bike and set out to find Nelson Skalbania’s house on Point Grey Road. That would be the north side of Point Grey Road, which is the most expensive stretch of real estate in the city. And that would be the Nelson Skalbania who once owned the WHA Indianapolis Racers and is best known because he signed up a 17-yearold kid named Wayne Gretzky. But that’s not why I wanted to check out Skalbania’s house. You see, even though — you could say — the Mercedes had long ago left the garage, over the past two weeks Skalbania has been telling anyone who is willing to listen that he is seriously ticked off at what the city has done by closing off his street to through traffic and put in bike lanes as part of a redesign of the roadway from the south end of the Burrard Bridge, down Cornwall and along Point Grey out to Alma. Don’t doubt that Skalbania does consider it “his” street. As he told CBC radio last week: “I paid for that road in front of me” by laying out $3,000 a month in property taxes. Then, in a letter to city council this week, Skalbania said that particular “absolutely stupid decision” by the city among a number of other “absolutely stupid” decisions mostly to do with bike lanes has, he says, “caused disruption to my lifestyle.” (This, by the way, comes from a man who describes himself as an avid cyclist: “I have been coming downtown by bike for over 30 years.”) And what a lifestyle it has been. Before the Gretzky moment, Skalbania began his career as a consulting engineer who morphed into a major player in the North American real estate game. Wikipedia notes that for one 10-year period from 1971 to 1981 he was turning over $500 million in deals every year. That all came to a crashing end when he filed for bankruptcy in 1982 after finding himself over $30 million in debt. And it got worse. In 1998 he was convicted and went to jail for illegally using money from an investor to cover debts in his real estate firm. But during those years of high rolling, he bought and sold sports teams at what seemed to be a furious pace. He was actually partners at one point with Peter Pocklington of the Edmonton Oilers. He was part of a consortium that picked up the Atlanta Flames, which became the Calgary Flames. He bought the ill-fated Montreal Alouettes and for a time he was also the guy paying the bills for the B.C. Lions and a soccer club. And 25 years ago he bought his house at 3585 Point Grey Rd. Today, he says, it is worth 15 times what he paid for it then. But what isn’t in this town? So it was that house I was looking at Wednesday. From the street there is not much to see of the Spanish style beige pile. Typical of many of the houses here, it shouts out: “Mind your own business.” There’s a rather anonymous double garage door beyond a paved parking area bracketed by carefully pruned shrubbery. On the right there is a high wrought iron gate, designed to block prying eyes, that leads to the house. But on the water side, now that is a different story. Four levels of mostly glass rise above the edge of a cliff and overlook the last natural bit of beach in the city, to Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains. Hard to image a bike lane could ruin all that. But consider that on the 3500 block in front of his house car traffic can now only run one way, which is east. Bike lanes taking up the other half of the road run in both directions. This leaves Skalbania fuming: “I belong to the Jericho Tennis Club which is about two blocks to the west. Now instead of driving there in the rain in two blocks, I now have to drive six blocks.” And you think you have problems. agarr@vancourier.com twitter.com/allengarr

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he other day I was going through my notes from a November 2013 presentation held at SFU Harbourside on liquid natural gas development in B.C. when Milo Minderbinder came to mind. Minderbinder is a mess officer in Joseph Heller’s 1961 antiwar novel Catch-22. His “syndicate,” M & M Operations, uses complex trade deals to expand his mess operations across the wartime Mediterranean. He buys eggs in Sicily for one cent, sells them in Malta for four and a half cents, then buys them back for seven cents. He then sells them to the mess halls for five cents. The book’s central character, Yossarian, expresses puzzlement. How can Milo make a profit? The mess officer tries to explain, but Yossarian — like the reader — remains in a fog. So what’s this got to do with liquefied natural gas? Glad you asked. According to environmental researcher Ben Parfitt, even without those much-ballyhooed, yet-to-be-signed LNG plants, our province has had the most intensive gas extraction project going anywhere in North America. At the presentation hosted by the Vancouver Council of Canadians, Parfitt displayed photographs of immense tanker trucks in Northeast B.C., travelling the equivalent of an eight-lane highway in width. The road space was cleared for not just for transport, but for gas feeder lines interconnecting to bigger gas lines for massive hydraulic fracturing operations, with the forest “permanently removed from the land base, taken right down through the organic soil layer.” Parfitt says northeast B.C. set a world record for fracking in 2010. If we go ahead with LNG plants, he foresees a gold rush on our water resources “unlike anything that’s been seen, certainly in the northeast of the province.” Now there’s a glut of gas on the market, natural gas production in B.C. is nowhere close to what it was just three years ago. That gives some idea of the market’s mood swings when it comes to this vaporous commodity. Yet if four LNG plants are built on the B.C. coast — Christy Clark’s stated objective for 2020 — the province will have to quadruple or quintuple its record-setting gas production. To get that much gas to four LNG facilities will require massive increases in the amount of gas drilling, fracking, and water consumption. This will involve trillions of litres of water over the projected 20 years of development, and massive amounts of energy to liquefy the gas for export. The combined power demands of the four LNG plants would swallow at least onequarter of B.C.’s projected hydroelectric supply in 2016, says Parfitt. Premier Clark’s rosy projections for LNG profits are based on current market estimates, yet there is now a global boom of shale gas extraction underway. Bloomberg News — no hotbed of radical environmentalists — has projected the “difference between U.S. and Asian gas is poised to drop by more than 60 per cent by 2020, leaving exporters facing a loss of as much as $6 million per tanker.” Australia, which is already in financial difficulties due to its LNG commitments, by itself may be capable of oversupplying China’s natural gas market. Where then will be B.C.’s much-ballyhooed “prosperity fund” from LNG revenue? From this perspective, Clark’s idea of eliminating B.C.’s debt through LNG development sounds about as convincing as Milo Minderbinder’s magic act with eggs from Malta. But on a global basis, this may be less about long-term energy security than mid-term profit. Those in the chain of resource extraction, infrastructure creation and peripheral services all get their fee, even if the LNG resource economy turns out to be as much time bomb as boomtown. A 2012 article in Rolling Stone argues that the U.S. business model for fracking is based more on land speculation than future energy revenues. This would be consistent with late-era capitalism’s pattern: the manufacture and gaming of bubbles, with the accompanying destruction of natural capital. In Catch 22, Minderbinder’s syndicate becomes part of a large company, and then an international syndicate. Minderbinder himself becomes mayor of Palermo and Cairo, assistant governor-general of Malta, caliph of Baghdad, vice-shah of Oran, and the god of corn, rain, and rice in numerous African countries. Similarly, in petitioning for a LNG gold rush, our noble representatives in government may find cushy corporate directorships, ambassadorships, and all sorts of ships ready to sail them away from so-called public service. geoffolson.com

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BACKPEDALLING ON HADDEN BIKE PATH DECISION

To the editor: Re: “Bike path opponent cites victory for democracy,” Feb. 19. I am amazed. There is enough pressure to cancel a little dirt bicycle path through the trees at Kits Point. But when the city wants to dig up an entire street and hand it to a few cyclists, it’s full steam ahead and damn the torpedoes. David Anderson, Vancouver •••

There is some surprise noted in the article about the park board reversing the decision to bull ahead with its plan to build the controversial bike path — but no surprise here. This is an election year and although city council is made up of those with the party money, the park board can not be so complacent. The people that get out and vote are very much part of the real grassroots citizenry that

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November announcing her lawsuit against the park board over plans to build a bike path through Hadden Park.

recognize the uniqueness and value of our good fortune to live in a naturally beautiful city, that beauty being integrally linked to our parks system. Tampering with one of the few undeﬁled assets we consider part of our identity will not be tolerated.

Robertson and “Vision Planet” crew are there as a best-ofworse choice — but the park board may come to see an independent or three elected if it tries to get away with the same autocratic attitude. William Ritchie, Vancouver

ON YOUR MIND ONLINE COURIER STORY: “Bike path opponent cites victory for democracy,” Feb. 19. Judi Sommer: I was at the rally and was impressed at how quickly the community mobilized but angered by the total lack of proper consultation when the decision was made. Let’s hope that Vision has learned its lesson. There were simple solutions to advance the enjoyment of all user groups. Kudos to the whistle blowers and those who publicized the original issue. Elvira Lount: Megan Carvell Davis is not a “bike path opponent”. She likes bike paths, just not this particular one — a 12 ft. wide paved bike path through the middle of the green space of Kits Beach and Hadden Parks. Finally, common sense has prevailed and the plan has been scrapped. God knows how and why it was proposed in the first place. Was a really ridiculous idea! Lynne Kent: We have successfully protected the park. Now we will work with the city and park board to achieve safety and enjoyment for recreational cyclists through this waterfront location without compromising other users of the park. COURIER STORY: “Downtown Eastside program offers mix of home brew and helping hand,” Feb. 19 Corey Attwell: I’m so pleased to see such a great program being offered. I hope folks find community, support, and good drinks from these programs. Way to go PHS! Way to go club members! Orla Adams: Great to see this initiative. Harm reduction needs to continue to spread to all high-risk activities, not just heroin-injection. Props to PHS. Liz: I’m inspired and hopeful after reading about this project. Harm reduction is the compassionate and pragmatic response when we see suffering people as real people. Keep it up PHS. COURIER STORY: “E-books a page-turner at Vancouver libraries,” Feb. 19. Andy Gibb @partridgefoot: I’ve read more books from VPL with my e-reader in the past couple of months than in the several years before that. Vancouver Public Lib @VPL: Thanks for helping us spread the word! COURIER VIDEO: “Fairview: Courier Confidential,” online only. Niki Hope @nikihope: I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this. COURIER STORY: “Allergy sufferers face little reprieve this year,” Feb. 19 Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus: Hit me earliest ever this year. COURIER STORY: “‘Smoking man’ hopes to smoke the competition on skis,” Feb. 14. Dale Odberg: Yo William! Thank you for all the entertainment.. Follow us on Facebook: The VancouverCourierNewspaper and Twitter: @VanCourierNews

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his is an interesting event for parents with plans to send their child or children to camp this year. The Vancouver Kids Camp Expo takes place at Heritage Hall on Main Street, March 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The expo is an opportunity to meet former attendees and representatives from numerous camps, which focus on everything from sports to special needs. The expo was the brainchild of Pratpal Gill, a busy mom who organized the ﬁrst event last year as a way to bridge the gap between a desire for information and camp directors needing an opportunity to showcase their programs. Gill organized the event as an extension of her work at the Empowerment Playground, a group dedicated to empowering young women in Vancouver. Parents can gather information on day and overnight camps with a variety of themes, including tennis, art, the outdoors, sports, leadership, computers, circus school and more. It’s basically one-stop shopping for parents. The expo is free and the ﬁrst 100 families through the door will receive a gift bag. Besides the live expo at 3102 Main St., a virtual camp takes place March 2 online at kidscampexpo.com. For more information and a list of guest speakers visit kidscampexpo.com.

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The city’s website says the main goal of the task force is to “increase neighbourhood engagement, and improve upon the many ways the city connects with Vancouver residents.” According to a statement from the city, staff contacted Thomas following “concerns raised by community members.” An email to the Courier from the city’s communications department said, “The primary intention of a traffic circle is to direct the flow of traffic and a secondary benefit is that there can be gardens located in the circles. For safety reasons,

the city does not support people staying in traffic circles for extended periods of time beyond the time needed to garden.” The email added city staff has suggested other areas, such as an adjacent sidewalk, where people can gather and socialize. The city also offered additional plants to fill in the traffic circle. “It’s funny because the last time I even served coffee was in November and the last time I had any organized activity was when the entire street was blocked off for a block party last [July] when they painted the street mural,” said Thomas. “So I don’t know why I got the call from the [Green

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Streets coordinator] in January.” Gather Round was the focus of a Courier story in January 2013, and had already been established as a popular neighbourhood feature. At the time, Thomas said he ﬁrst became involved in the neighbourhood through efforts to “daylight” sections of a creek running beneath St. George Street. That got him thinking about different ways residents could reclaim and transform their streets, which, in turn, led him to ponder the many wonders of trafﬁc calming circles as a means of creating urban green spaces and nurturing hubs of community activity and interaction.

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This is not the only public engagement art project Thomas has launched. Last September, Thomas created Park-a-Park downtown, a disposal bin on wheels transformed into a mobile community space complete with benches, tables, plants, shrubs and an umbrella, where the artist would sometimes barbecue. In December, Thomas created a tiny “parklet” in two curbside parking spots on Commercial Drive. All of Thomas’ projects are designed to bring community members together while sparking discussion. sthomas@vancourier.com Twitter.com/sthomas10

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179 Main Street: To develop the site with a ninestorey, mixed-use building consisting of ground floor retail uses, nine social housing units on the second floor, and 47 residential units on the third to ninth floors.

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Ukulele players of varying degrees of skill packed St. James Hall this past Tuesday evening for the monthly Vancouver Ukulele Circle. The ﬁrst hour is a group singalong, while the second is for those who are both brave and skilled enough for the open mic. LISA SMEDMAN

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Are we ready to have fun?” Standing on the stage of St. James Hall in Kitsilano, trademark bow tie around his neck and performanceworn ukulele in hand, Ralph Shaw surveys a packed room. More than 140 people, ranging from kids to grannies, from mustachioed hipsters to suburban soccer moms, lift their ukuleles and get ready to strum. Shaw counts them in, and they begin to play and sing the song that traditionally leads off the monthly gathering of the Vancouver Ukulele Circle: “Singin’ in the Rain.” The song is dead simple. Just two chords — F and C7 — that are two of the easiest chords to ﬁnger. The room ﬁlls with the lilting strum of scores of ukuleles played in unison, and a chorus of enthusiastic voices. From there, the singalong portion is an hourlong odyssey of songs drawn from every genre of music. The club’s 244-page songbook includes everything from folk (“Leaving on a Jet Plane”) to punk (“Should I Stay or Should I Go”), from country (“Walking After Midnight”) to rock (“Lola”), from show tunes (“Puttin’ on the Ritz”) to children’s songs (“Six Little Ducks”), from disco (“I Will Survive”) to reggae (“Redemption Song”), and from John Lennon classics (“Imagine”) to songs reminiscent of the instrument’s island roots (“Blue Hawaii”). Traditionally, the singalong wraps up with a

Monty Python classic that’s guaranteed to put smiles on faces: “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Then the open mic portion of the evening begins. Equally eclectic, it features everyone from professional musicians to ﬁrst-time performers. If it’s your ﬁrst time on stage, you always get a standing ovation, no matter how well (or poorly) you play.

The ukulele “ is a happy little

instrument. You just smile, and laugh. No one plays the ukulele upset. —Cynthia Miller-Campbell

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“The ukulele brings people together,” said Anne Marie Konas, who discovered the ukulele three years ago while vacationing in Hawaii. “It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old, beginner or expert. People [at the Vancouver Ukulele Circle] are just really open to helping and sharing.” “The ukulele is a happy little instrument,” added her friend Cynthia Miller-Campbell, who’s been attending Vancouver Ukulele Circle for about a year. “You just smile, and laugh. No one

plays the ukulele upset.” Miki Yoshida and Brian Gleeson were at the January Vancouver Ukulele Circle, despite the due date for their first child being only four days away. Yoshida strummed away, joking that her baby’s first exposure to music would be the six simple chords she’s learned how to play so far. “I never played a musical instrument before,” said Yoshida, who began learning the instrument after her husband bought her a ukulele for Christmas and who has learned to play by attending Vancouver Ukulele Circle. “It’s a really nice place to learn. It’s really easy to pick up things like strumming patterns while you’re chatting with people.” Gleeson contrasted learning the ukulele with his high school experience of learning the clarinet. “It was always a chore, and I never wanted to practice. The ukulele is fun. It’s challenging — but it’s a surmountable challenge.” “The ukulele is a low-pressure instrument,” added Yoshida. “I don’t think there’s any shame in playing a ukulele poorly.” Many of those at the Vancouver Ukulele Circle are raw beginners, playing with intense concentration and a simple one-two-three-four strum, referring constantly to the chords and tabs in the songbook — and sometimes skipping over part of a song, and not strumming, if the chords are those they haven’t yet learned. Others have been playing for years, strum and pick with an almost professional flourish. Then there is Ralph Shaw, who has been playing professionally for decades. For Shaw, the ukulele was initially just another prop to get a laugh with. In the early 1990s, he was performing as a clown. One of his gags involved opening up a big guitar case — and pulling out a tiny ukulele. “In those days, the ukulele was a joke,” said Shaw. “Just walk on stage with the instrument, and people would laugh. They didn’t know what it was.” Shaw didn’t gain an appreciation for the instrument until he picked up a Kamaka six-string ukulele from Hawaii. “It has a great, great sound,” said Shaw. “I just about melted when I heard it. From then on, I realized the ukulele wasn’t just a novelty instrument.” Shaw rebranded himself as a ukulele performer. His first album was King of the Ukulele, and four more CDs followed. He’s also released four instructional DVDs that teach the instrument, as well as a book. A second book, also based on his Vancouver Ukulele Circle blogs, is in the works. Shaw has worked hard, over the decades, to bring to the ukulele the respect it deserves. When he first started performing, people in England would think of George Formby, a comedy singer who was a household name in England in the 1930s and ’40s — while North Americans associated the instrument with novelty act Tiny Tim and his signature ukulele song “Tiptoe Through the Tulips.” Shaw says the “turning point” came in the 1990s, when Hawaiian Brother Iz (Israel Ka’ano’i Kamakawiwo’ole) released an album. His medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” started cropping up everywhere, and the ukulele entered the public consciousness as a serious instrument. “You had this mind shift of what the ukulele is,” said Shaw.

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Daphne Roubini of Ruby’s Ukes strums away in her downtown ukulele studio with husband and Ruby & Smith bandmate Andrew Smith. Other virtuosos include Jake Shimabukuro, known for performing a technically challenging cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Canada’s James Hill, whose YouTube clip of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” features Hill performing the bass line, percussion and piano melodies of the song single-handed on his ukulele. Performers George Harrison of the Beatles, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Pat Monahan of Train have also helped give the ukulele much-needed street cred over the years. Shaw co-founded Vancouver Ukulele Circle in 2000. He got the idea from a similar group he attended during a return visit to his native England: the Yorkshire Ukulele Circle. “It was just so great,” said Shaw. “They all played banjo ukuleles. Everyone was smiling, and it was so loud — it was just this wonderful din.” The ﬁrst meeting of the Vancouver Ukulele Circle, in the common room of Shaw’s downtown co-op, drew nine people. Slowly, the numbers grew — only to explode, in the last couple of years, to about 140 people. The Christmas 2013 ukulele circle drew 211 people who packed St. James Hall, including its balcony. Vancouver Ukulele Circle, says Shaw, fulﬁls a need in people. “It’s a human desire to socialize and play music,” says Shaw. “It’s in our genes.” Shaw credits the group with inspiring its members to also play music in their homes. “People go off in their own little groups

and have their own little ukulele circles,” said Shaw. “People are playing music again. You’d think, with all this technology, they’d be sitting in front of screens. But they’re not. They’re connecting through music again.” Jeff Dyck, who’s been attending Vancouver Ukulele Circle for about a year, agrees. A guitar player, he still “thinks” in guitar, and has to translate the chords he already knows to the unique G-C-E-A tuning of the ukulele. He bought a tenor ukulele as a “souvenir” during a trip to Hawaii about a year ago, and loves the atmosphere at Vancouver Ukulele Circle. “I think the biggest difference [between guitar players and ukulele players] is the culture,” Dyck said. “The ukulele is a very communal, very ‘everybody can participate,’ very ‘don’t take yourself too seriously’ culture. It’s awfully hard to look cool while playing the ukulele, and so you just have fun.” UKULELES COME in four sizes. Soprano ukuleles are the smallest and cheapest, starting at about $40. Concert ukuleles have a slightly bigger body and longer neck, and tenor ukes are bigger still. The baritone ukulele is the largest, has the same strings as the bottom four strings of a guitar, and is tuned to D-G-B-E. There’s a ukulele for every taste, acoustic or electric. The body can be of wood, or metal — or have a skin like a banjo. There’s every colour, from hot pink to red to purple to green to royal blue. Some have a V shape

and look like miniature electric guitars. Others are printed with peace signs, bright yellow happy faces, or skulls. There’s even an oval shaped uke, printed with a pattern to make it look like a sliced pineapple. It’s possible to spend up to $1,000 on a ukulele. But you don’t need to. A very mellow sounding concert ukulele is in the $100 to $150 price range. Increased interest in the ukulele has prompted schools like Ruby’s Ukes to spring up in Vancouver. It was founded by Daphne Roubini (“Ruby”) in 2009, after Roubini was unable to find a group ukulele class in the city. She hired instructor Guido Heistek, and learned to strum along with the other students. She soon realized that the school was continuing the healing work she’d begun years before, when she worked as a reflexologist and energy healer. “My intention is that people will be healed by their interaction with music,” said Roubini. When playing ukulele, she said, people can forget about the stressors in their lives, be they relationships, finances, work — or the isolation of living in a big city and not having a community. To that end, every class at Ruby’s Ukes includes a tea break, where students can get to know one another. Roubini, a professional jazz singer, feels that anyone can be musical. “There was a time when everyone played [music] together... then it became some-

thing people consumed. They listened, but they didn’t play any more. The ukulele completely eradicates that. You don’t have to be good to play the ukulele, you can just play and enjoy it.” Roubini sees a “revolution” in the making, with the ukulele — once the domain of “hipsters and grannies” — becoming mainstream. She lists the reasons for the instrument’s appeal: the ukulele is unassuming, can be played in private, either quietly or loud, and is both inexpensive and portable. “It’s versatile,” said Roubini. “You can play anything — and you’re allowed to play anything on it. Although there are virtuosos, [most ukulele players] don’t take themselves too seriously.” Classes at Ruby’s Ukes cover a wide range of musical styles, from folk songs to opera, from blues to classical, from surf music like “Wipeout” to rock songs by Pink Floyd. Roubini was drawn to the instrument after hearing the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain perform in her native London, England. She bought a ukulele for her nephew, taught herself to play “Happy Birthday” on it — and decided she needed a ukulele of her own. She since incorporated the ukulele into her band Black Gardenia. The 10-week classes at Ruby’s Ukes range from Absolute Beginners — tailored for people who haven’t even held a ukulele before — to Advanced. Students, who range from 12 to 92 years of age, learn to strum, pick, play melodies, sing, and read tabs. “That’s what the school is about,” said Roubini. “People who don’t think they could play, do.” Roubini describes the ukulele as “life changing,” an instrument that brings people into the present moment. “The ukulele is unassuming, it’s quirky, it’s fun,” said Roubini. “There’s this glee when people are playing and singing and laughing. It’s just pure joy. There are not many things that we have in life that give us that, really.” ••• Vancouver Ukulele Circle meets on the third Tuesday of the month at St. James Hall, at 3214 West 10th Ave. in Kitsilano. Admission is $8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the singing gets underway at 7:30 p.m., followed by open mic performances. The Vancouver Ukulele Festival, organized by Ruby’s Ukes, runs March 8 to 9 at St. James Hall, and offers workshops in strumming, songwriting, voice, rhythm, and styles like Hapa Hoale. Cost is $167. There’s also a 7 p.m. concert on March 8. Admission is $35. Performers include Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Ralph Shaw, Aaron Keim, Don Kellett, Guido Heistek, and Daphne Roubini and her husband and fellow Black Gardenia band member Andrew Smith.

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Judge relieves B.C. man from mandatory prison time MIKE HOWELL

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Vancouver provincial court judge ruled Wednesday that applying the Harper government’s mandatory minimum sentence law of one year in prison to a small-time drug dealer constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment” and declared it to be “of no force and effect” in B.C. Judge Joseph Galati made the ruling in sentencing longtime offender Joseph Ryan Lloyd, 25, who was convicted on three counts of possession of small amounts of crack cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin for the purpose of trafﬁcking. Galati sentenced Lloyd, whom he described in court documents as a low-level drug dealer, to 191 days instead of the oneyear minimum sentence, which applied to Lloyd because of a prior conviction for drugs. The federal Crown, which will appeal the decision, was originally pursuing a sentence of two years, less a day. The judge’s ruling was a result of a constitutional challenge by Lloyd’s lawyer, David Fai, who described Galati’s decision as precedentsetting and expected it to affect more cases related to the mandatory minimum sentence law, which came into effect in November 2012. “Other judges should be following this decision,” Fai told reporters outside the courthouse, one block from the notorious drug dealing corner at Main and Hastings. “If you look

in this neighbourhood where we are — and I don’t know the percentages — but there’s a lot of people that have prior convictions in the last 10 years that are addicts, that are sharing with their friends or selling small amounts to support their addiction. They’d all be sent to jail for a minimum of one year under this legislation.” Added Fai: “So instead of harm reduction, we’re just going to sweep them into jail.” In earlier testimony, Lloyd said he was addicted to crack cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines and sold drugs to support his drug habit. He was selling drugs up to four or ﬁve days some weeks and less often when he found work in construction. Court documents say Lloyd, who came to Vancouver in 2011 from Alberta where he has a ﬁve-year-old daughter, has a total of 21 prior convictions, including numerous breaches of court orders, several fraud or forgery offences, thefts, assault and possession of a prohibited weapon. When police arrested him in March 2013, he was in possession of 2.39 grams of cocaine, 6.16 grams of methamphetamine and 0.64 grams of heroin. He was carrying $304 in cash and a “score sheet” with names and numbers, likely to keep track of sales. Fai said Lloyd had completed a couple of treatment programs in prison and was accepted into a recovery house. Fai said he expects the case to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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preferences. There are no shortcuts here: everything’s made from scratch, including the fondant. “We make our own to order… it’s not out of a bucket, so it tastes good.” That’s good news for anyone who’s tried to surgically remove plasticky fondant with a teaspoon and toothpick, especially after a few glasses of wine. Last summer, Ganache got a little bit bigger. When Fong found out the jewelry store next door was leaving, he jumped on the opportunity. Open since January, the expanded shop has seating for 20, a full coffee and tea bar, and an impressive lineup of desserts, chocolates, macarons and baked goods. If croissants are your thing, you’ll want to taste your way through Ganache’s multiple offerings: plain, chocolate-ﬁlled and almond-ﬁlled, and the decadent almond-raspberry option. Get there early (the shop opens at 9 a.m. each day), because they almost always sell out. Ganache Patisserie is located at 1262 Homer St. twitter.com/eagranieyuh

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atton Oswalt spent the 11 most crappy days of his comedic career in Surrey (slight paraphrase). But he’s over it now. The 45-year-old American comic —best known for playing Spence on KingofQueens and voicing Remy in the 2007 Pixar ﬁlm Ratatouille — had his ﬁrst headlining gig in Surrey in the early 1990s, as outlined in a chapter of his 2011 book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland. Twenty years later and he’s selling out theatres across North America, yet he hasn’t forgotten about the city where his audiences topped out at eight people. “I never really gave up on Surrey — it just gave up on me before I got there,” said Oswalt. When asked how to describe the Surrey residents who came out to his shows, Oswalt took a moment to carefully select his word. “Sparse,” he said. “That’s the word I’m going to use. Sparse.” The chapter details his lukewarm stay at a local hotel, his admittedly tepid comedic stylings and his dealings with Reed, a dis-

Actor and stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt performs at the Vogue Theatre Feb. 21 as part of the Northwest Comedy Fest. honest, passive-aggressive cokehead club owner. (For legal reasons, Reed is an alias and Oswalt doesn’t name the club — in the book, he calls it The Smile Hole.) “He was like a satire of what a bad club owner is,” said Oswalt of Reed. “I’ve met a few of them on one-nighters back on the East Coast, but Reed tends to kind of hold dominion over all.” For six nights, Oswalt trudged along the hooker stroll of King George Boulevard between his hotel and the club, bombing every night and muttering under his breath for someone to kill him. That wouldn’t have been so bad if Danny Perrault, a teenage killer who escaped from a minimum-secu-

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rity jail, wasn’t on the loose at the time. “From what I could get from the news stories, he was a pretty dangerous lunatic,” said Oswalt, who makes note of Perrault in his book. Contrary to the chapter, Perrault was apprehended in South Surrey near 8th Avenue, not right behind his hotel — but that’s just a 20-minute bus ride up the George. It gets worse: After several laughless shows, Oswalt lost his headlining spot to a friend of the owner who stole jokes from a stack of Playboys — jokes that the audience members already knew, but still preferred to hear over his own act. To top it off, Reed unsuccessfully tried to

stiff him with the bill for his entire hotel stay, which was his breaking point during the trip. “I’d always lived, up to that point, thinking I don’t want to ever piss anyone off because, in my mind, every club owner talked to each other,” he said. “I was like, ‘I think it will actually help my career if other people know that he can’t stand me.’ [Other club owners might think] ‘Oh, if that guy Reed hates him, he must be OK.’” But reﬂecting on his time here, Oswalt wouldn’t liken Surrey to New Jersey — after all, that would be unfair to Jersey, he said, listing off Bruce Springsteen and Hoboken as some of Jersey’s greatest claims to fame. Rather, he’s embraced his time in Surrey for making him a stronger comedian. “As bad as Surrey was, it was still part of my experience,” he said. “I don’t curse that, I love all the bad stuff I had to go through. I got to go through it as a comedian. I got to do standup there, I was happy.” While Oswalt doesn’t plan to set foot in Surrey again, he’s returning to Vancouver — a city that he loves — on Feb. 21, for a standup show at the Vogue Theatre as one of the closing performers of the Northwest Comedy Fest. “They’ve always been great,” said Oswalt of the Vancouver crowds. “I’ve come up there to do movies, to do TV shows, to do standup. It’s always been fun.” Tickets at northerntickets.com, by phone at 604-569-1144 or in person at the box ofﬁce at 918 Granville St. — 30 kilometres from Surrey. jzinn@thenownewspaper.com

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h, I get it now. Blood, guts and gore can be hilarious. I never realized that before so I’ve just stayed away from horror flicks for years. Billed as a “biting psychological thriller,” BUG (which started as a play in 1996 and went on to become a 2006 film) ends up in this Hardlines’ production being ridiculously funny. What else can you do but wince and then laugh as Peter (Jay Clift) takes pliers to his teeth because he believes there is a female superbug laying eggs in one of his molars? Written by Tracy Letts, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for August: Osage County, BUG begins so realistically it sucks you right in. Agnes (Genevieve Fleming) is a down-on-her-luck cocktail waitress driven to alcohol and substance abuse following the abduction of her little boy years ago. Her lesbian friend RC (Melissa Oei) turns up with Peter at Agnes’s shabby, bottlestrewn motel room but when RC leaves, Peter stays. There’s something “off” about him (“I make people nervous,” he says) but Agnes invites him to stay anyway. He sleeps on the floor — the first night. Keeping him around doesn’t seem like a good idea but Agnes’s filters are all out of whack. And she’s a needy woman. “Jerry, that you? Son of a bitch,” is how Agnes greets her husband (played by Bob Frazer), recently sprung from jail and defying a court order to stay away from her. Within minutes, he punches her in the face and then, leaning in, vicious but cool, he asks her, “Whose fault is it you just got slugged?” “Mine,” Agnes whimpers. No surprise this production is partnered with the Battered Women’s Support Services. There’s nothing funny about men who beat up women. But there are surprises — big surprises — in this script. It definitely doesn’t go where you think it will go: Jerry kills Peter/Peter

kills Jerry. Unfortunately, where it does go takes a huge suspension of disbelief. Maybe this thriller/horror thing works better on film because we responded differently to real people on a real stage. While I could accept most of the characters’ meltdowns and delusions, the playwright lost me on Dr. Sweet (Raphael Kepinski). Whose delusion is he? Or is he a real, crack cocaine-using psychiatrist? However, direction by Sean Harris Oliver is tight and fast-moving and, although we ended up laughing, BUG had us in its grip right to the last, gasoline-drenched scene. Glad I’m not the cleaning lady for Hardline Productions. There are no quibbles with this fabulous cast. Fleming, beautiful in a cool and lovely Grace Kelly sort of way, really digs deep and finds Agnes, tough on the outside, smashed up on the inside. The character is so broken it seems plausible that she would come completely undone. The booze, dope and grief add up to one big messed-up woman. Frazer, often the clean-cut, decent character (except when he was Richard III at Bard on the Beach), is downright scary in this play: volatile, brutal, nasty, reptilian. Clift’s Peter starts off as a mildly disturbed war veteran but the damage to his mind is extensive and he’s clearly off his meds. His is an energetic, fully committed, frenetic performance with gymnastic physicality: more ape than human by the end. It probably wasn’t the playwright’s intention to have us laughing as the curtain falls. I didn’t see the movie but in film you can go big, big, big. Here, in the tiny Shop Theatre, it’s probably better to play it smaller. However, if you’re sending up the genre, then you need to push it right over the top. I don’t know what director Oliver intended — straight ahead or sent-up — but it was an entertaining, head-shaking night of theatre: Sam Shepard meets Tarantino, maybe. —reviewed by Jo Ledingham For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca.

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HIGH ART: Works by acclaimed artists Gordon Smith, Fred Herzog and Douglas Coupland — whose solo exhibition “everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything” will be held at the Gallery this coming May — went for sale at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s premiere fundraiser. In total, 70 works were on the auction block at the Art Moves benefit, set to raise $1 million dollars. Chairs Lisa Turner and Bruce Wright, along with Honorary Chair Michael O’Brian welcomed more than 300 guests to the black-tie auction and gala. In support of exhibitions and educational programs at the Gallery, tickets to the posh party ranged from $500-a-ticket to $25,000-a-table. BUILDING SUCCESS: Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is a member-driven organization dedicated to providing women with the education, empowerment, and energy they need to become successful. Founder Christina Anthony once again fronted the organization’s signature soiree, Where Magic Happens, at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Maxine Clark, mastermind of the BuildA-Bear Workshop, was the evening’s keynote. The magical evening also featured a live auction, run by Vancouver’s Cupcake Girls, Heather White and Lori Joyce. Proceeds of $150,000 will support programs assisting local women succeed in business. HAPPY ENDING: Philanthropists Pam and Chuck Vidalin welcomed guests into their North Shore home for their family foundation’s sophomore Open Your Heart to Hospice benefit. Two hundred wellheeled guests — champions of palliative care — attended the swish house party in support of the Lions Gate and Vancouver Hospice. Opening their hearts and wallets, partygoers helped generated funds to assist patients and their families dealing with end-of-life issues.

Gala emcee Monika Deol welcomed Maxine Clark, creator of the Build-A-Bear Workshop to Forum for Women Entrepreneurs annual gala. The retailer of make-your-own stuffed animals generated $379 million in global revenues last year.

Guitar/fiddle duo Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson headlined the Vidalin Family Foundation Lions Gate and Vancouver Hospice benefit.

Committee member Jen Schaeffers and FWE founder and chair Christina Anthony welcomed a capacity crowd to the magical evening of fun and philanthropy, sponsored by Odlum Brown.

Among the wildly successful women at the FWE fete were Bon Mot Book Club’s Leah Costello, Wear Else president Zahra Mamdani and Prudential Sussex Realty’s Salma Mitha.

Pam and Chuck Vidalin opened their home to help raise awareness and further palliative care initiatives within B.C.

Vancouver Hospice Society’s Dell Whelan and Maurice and Jane Wong benefitted from the Open Your Heart to Hospice fundraiser.

From left, Holly Marie Armishaw, Paul Wong and Ann Goldberg were among the 70 artists who donated pieces to Art Moves, the Vancouver Art Gallery’s premiere fundraiser.

Gala chair Lisa Turner, left, helped realize a cool million for Kathleen Bartel’s Vancouver Art Gallery.

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WHO WAS THAT MASKED WOMAN? by Sarah Bancroft

START NOTHING: 1:25 a.m. to 5:50 a.m. Monday, 2:51 a.m. to 6:55 a.m. Wednesday, and 2:55 a.m. to 6:53 a.m. Friday. ALL SIGNS: The planet Neptune aligns with the Sun this week (Sunday). This brings subtle, permeating and powerful “new conditions” to the area of your life in which it occurs. (Friendship for Taurus, career for Gemini, romance for Scorpio, etc.) Most of your weekly forecast below will focus on this phenomenon. But if you wish to read more about the Neptune effect on your own sign from 2011 to 2026, visit astralreﬂections.com.

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Lie low, rest, enjoy solitude. Meditate, contemplate. Be charitable, deal with shut-ins and the poor, interface with government and institutions. Start nothing new before Friday. You might hear from former friends. Your career prospects still look good and higherups still favour you. Sunday holds wisdom: you understand the world and all is peaceful. Great day for a good movie or date with an old friend.

New conditions pertain in your work scene and health zone. These conditions began in 2011 and will evolve until 2026. They bring a more elusive atmosphere in which logic plays a small role, intuition a great one. Health-wise, viral diseases need more caution. In the work place, your empathy and sympathy grow and can bring the approval of your bosses.

A month of celebration, friends, popularity, wish fulﬁlment, optimism and happiness has begun – charge forth, immerse yourself in it! A whole new circumstance or social circle might begin to emerge “from the depths” now (depths of sexual attraction or ﬁnancial commitment). It starts Sunday, quietly and vastly, but let it develop (if you see it) on its own until Friday.

From 2011 to 2026, your romantic planet will slowly traverse your love sector. This almost has to bring deep, magical love. When depends on your individual birth chart. Every February or March, the Sun will contact this planet (Neptune) and give birth to one more development or stage leading you, eventually, to love. This year, that occurs Sunday, Feb. 23.

Your worldly position is highlighted now to late March, Gemini. Career, ambition, prestige relations, community reputation, etc. This is usually a powerful time to begin practical or status-oriented projects, but you should wait until Friday. Then, on this superb day, charge ahead to make your mark, start ambitious projects, show yourself and your skills to higher-ups, tug a VIP’s sleeve.

Your domestic situation has been undergoing a “quiet revolution” since 2011 and will continue evolving to 2026 in ways that bring you closer to true security, to domestic love, to property ownership and, eventually, to retirement. If you were born in November, you have probably already noticed this; if you’re December-born, it’s coming.

A huge new intellectual, cultural and love revolution began for you in 2011 and will last to 2026. Every late winter this inﬂuence will wash up into your life like a sea wave lifting and wetting the sand. Each time, it starts a surge of life in these areas and it awakens a new psychic ability, broadens your view of the world, quietly nudges you to travel to foreign climes or shows you a new, exhilarating kind of love.

The Sun “contacts” Neptune Sunday. This happens every winter in your communications and travel sector, from 2011 to 2026. The effect is accumulative. As with every yearly ﬂood the creek deposits another layer of silt on a farm, so this Neptune/Sun aspect sweeps a little more sympathy, empathy, intuition and psychic ability into your travels, your emails, phone calls and paperwork, and your casual associations.

A new or renewed sexual, ﬁnancial and health environment seeps up from the depths of life Sunday. You might not notice it, but it comes like a slow wave, a swell, every winter from 2011 to 2026. It creates, or induces you to create, new intimacies, new investments and debts, lifestyle changes, and health regimens. It also increases your psychic side; your hunches and intuition grow more palpable and accurate.

Remember, Aquarius, start nothing big and new (and buy nothing signiﬁcant) before Friday. Then, on this day (and Saturday) plunge into action involving money. Sell old items, buy new ones, buy machinery, advertise for or cultivate new clients, ask for a pay raise, etc. Friday is also splendid for investing, revising debt, memorizing, rote learning, and chasing a sensual someone.

New relationships, a new kind of relationship, is coming to you. This process covers the years 2011 to 2026, so you might have already experienced this. The “new” people are chatty yet shy, evasive and elusive, psychic, intuitive, soft and fascinating. They seem almost “unsolid,” they surround you like a gas. The ocean (of consciousness) that carries these new types to you, has tides that rise and fall. Sunday is the highest tide in this ocean this year.

Your energy, charisma and clout reach an annual peak over the next few weeks, Pisces. You have recently entered a renaissance (2011 to 2026) or a “true birthing” of your most Piscean qualities: empathy, sympathy, intuition, clairvoyance, the ability to sense and use nuance, in art, painting, in personal relations. In the most subtle yet powerful way, you tend to bring people together, and this leads to your second set of qualities or skills: organization, bureaucracy, and policy-setting.

Monday: Abe Vigoda (93). Tuesday: Rashida Jones (38). Wednesday: Fats Domino (86). Thursday: Chelsea Clinton (34), Friday: Gilbert Gottfried (59). Saturday: Ja Rule (38). Sunday: Alan Thicke (67).

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Britannia girls fight hard in loss to Dukes CITY CHAMPIONS FALL TO NORTH SHORE GIANTS JENNIFER THUNCHER Contributing Writer

he underdog Britannia Bruins senior girls showed Wednesday night they can compete with the best in B.C. when they battled the Windsor Dukes in the Dukes’ North Vancouver castle. Though they didn’t take the crown at the buzzer, ending with a 60-44 loss, the Vancouver city champion Bruins battled the whole night against the North Shore playoff champ Dukes in the semifinal of the 2014 Lower Mainland senior girls AA zone tournament. A guaranteed spot at the provincials and advancement to the final battle for the Lower Mainland title was at stake. Looking at the teams on paper the final score should have been much more lop-sided. The Dukes (6-2) are ranked number one in the province while the Bruins (6-1) were not ranked. Though they were down seconds after the tip-off, the Bruins refused to roll over against the powerhouse Dukes but every time the Bruins got offensive momentum, the stronger, taller Dukes pushed back harder or shielded more fiercely. Windsor was up 19 to 12 at the end of the first quarter. The Bruins lost city tournament all-star Amanda Young early on. The Grade 12, three point shooter had to go out in the first quarter to rest and ice her knee that is still healing after a string of ACL surgeries. Grade 10 shooting guard Julian Duong stepped up and was the dominant Bruin for the entire game, getting 32 points in total and all nine points the Bruins netted in the second quarter.

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Members of the Windsor Dukes and Brittania battle for a rebound during the semifinal of the senior girls AA zone tournament. Scan this page with the Layar app to see more photos from the game. “It was really difficult for me the most because I am the top scorer and I was a really a really big threat, but some of my big shots didn’t go in, like three in a row and I got upset, but I tried picking myself up and I shot pretty good,” she said. Windsor led 33 to 21 at the half. Windsor’s point guard Sherry Errico was queen of the Windsor castle for the first three quarters with 25 points. Naomi Morcilla, a Grade 12 point guard, was tasked with checking Errico. “Sherry kept hitting the three or driving … my shot was not dropping. It was pretty frustrating for me, but I was pretty worn down because of Sherry,” said Morcilla, who was the most valuable player at the city championship

Windsor was ahead 53-33 at the end of the third quarter. The Bruins were able to shut down Errico and the Dukes in the ﬁnal quarter, the Bruins getting 11 points to 7 for the Duke, but the last quarter press wasn’t enough for the win. Veteran Bruins head coach Mike Evans was philosophical about the loss. “We knew we were going to play the number one team in the province and they certainly lived up to that reputation. We knew they outsized us,” he said. “It seems like a big score, but I thought it was pretty good. Our kids played well, they didn’t quit, which is really, really good.” Evans said this year’s AA tourney is the toughest in the province.

“I can’t remember there being a crazier, more competitive Lower Mainlands,” said Evans, who has been a basketball coach for over 30 years. The Bruins won the AA Lower Mainland Zone playoffs last year and have a 2012 AA provincial championship banner. Britannia still has a chance to make it into the provincials. They played the province’s number two ranked St. Thomas More Collegiate of Burnaby after the Courier’s print deadline Thursday, for the Lower Mainland’s third spot. The top three go directly to provincials. They also have a chance to advance to the provincials in wild card play Monday. thuncher@shaw.ca twitter.com/Thuncher

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Vancouver success marks field lacrosse revival SPORT BOUNCES BACK FROM NEAR DEATH IN 2010 JENNIFER THUNCHER Contributing writer

our years ago the future of field lacrosse in Vancouver was in doubt. But this weekend the sport has a bright future as two boys field lacrosse teams from the city will compete in the 2014 Subway, British Columbia Lacrosse Association Field Lacrosse Provincial Championships. Back at the start off the 2010 to 2011 field lacrosse season, there was only a single team of 17 players in Vancouver. This weekend the under-14 and U16 Vancouver Burrards are contenders for the province’s top spots. Their U12 team missed the tourney by one point. In the last four years the Vancouver Killarney Minor Lacrosse Association has seen its field lacrosse teams jump from that lone U12 team in 2010 to its current tally of five teams and 75 players. Nolan Baylis, a U16 Vancouver Burrards attacker, is heading to the provincials for the second consecutive time. Last year his team finished fifth out of eight teams. Baylis plays both field and box lacrosse, but prefers field. “It is a slower game and the nets are bigger ... it is more fun to play because you score more goals,” he said. This season Baylis’ U16 Burrards finished fourth out of eight teams in the Pacific Coast Field Lacrosse League to earn a spot at the upcoming championships. Baylis said there is nothing like getting to play at the provincials. “It is really intense,” he said. John Robbie, the head coach of Baylis’ team, was instrumental in the 2010 revival of field lacrosse in Vancouver. The British Columbia Lacrosse Association was concerned that year because there was no field lacrosse Vancouver representative for the 2010 B.C. Summer Games, which put the whole sport in danger of not being in the next Games. Every sport needs to have enough zones or regions represented to compete in the Games. Robbie was part of the BCLA executive at the time, so he and Michael O’Connor, coach of the U14 team and Vancouver Minor Lacrosse Association president, joined with a few others to revive the sport in the city. They started by sending out notices to the box lacrosse players to encourage them to join field. “Box lacrosse is a little bit quicker, it’s more reaction-based. Field lacrosse is more of, I like to say, a thinking man’s game. There is much more strategy involved,” said Robbie. Using emails and word of mouth, the building of the Vancouver team was slow, but steady. By 2011 there were two Vancouver teams and the U14 team drew attention to the competitive level of Vancouver players by earning the U14, tier two provincial gold medal, which also won Robbie, who co-coached the team, honours as the field lacrosse coach of the year from the B.C. Lacrosse Coaches Association. For the 2012 to 2013 season, Vancouver counted four teams and this season has five. Liam O’Connor has been a midfielder with the Burrards in Vancouver since 2010. This will be the Grade 9 Fraser Academy student’s second time at the provincials with the tier two U14 Burrards. He said the strategy heading into the championship is to have a positive attitude. “Every team you can be beaten by, but you can also beat teams that you don’t think you can,” he said. The BCLA Field Lacrosse Provincial Championships will be held Feb. 21 to 23 at the Burnaby Lake West Sports Complex. For more information on Vancouver field lacrosse visit vancouverlacrosse.com. thuncher@shaw.ca twitter.com/thuncher

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very sport has behind-thescenes politics and Vancouver senior boys high school basketball is no exception. That politics is evident on the court during the basketball extravaganza that is the Lower Mainland zone tournaments, on now, where teams vie for a spot at the Big Dance — the provincial championships in March. The independent high school AAAA teams in Vancouver, St. George’s and Vancouver College, play in their own Lower Mainland Independent Secondary School Athletic Association league during the regular season. The bone of contention for the last ﬁve years has been whether both private schools should get a spot with the public schools in the Lower Mainland tournament or if they should play each other and send only the winner. The annual November meeting of the Lower Mainland High School Boys Basketball Association, which includes both public and independent Lower Mainland senior boys basketball coaches, resulted in a 12-team format for the tournament this year that allowed only one berth for

the Vancouver independents, based on representation by population. The independent schools appealed to the British Columbia High School Boys Basketball Association executive and won. The public schools in turn appealed to the association’s board of governors primarily on the grounds that including both schools from the independent league was not “fair and equitable” to the public school teams in the tourney. On Feb. 9 the board of governors announced it was upholding the ruling that both private teams could play. Jon Tagulao, the head of Vancouver College’s basketball program, emailed a statement in response to questions from the Courier about the latest ruling: “Vancouver College is pleased with the ruling on behalf of all Lower Mainland member schools as we hope for this ruling to be a step forward towards a resolution. We hope for an equitable solution for all in comparison to the entire province, where public and independent schools play together.” Rick Lopez, president of the Lower Mainland association and head coach of the Churchill Bulldogs said the ruling meant the tourney had to be rejigged to make room for the secondplace independent school.

The decision had a direct impact on which public school teams made it to the Lower Mainland playoffs. Eric Hamber’s team, for example, ended the season in sixth spot in the city and would have made the playoffs, but was knocked out by St. George’s (54-79) in a back door game which seeded the independent school into the tourney. Lopez said the public school coaches accept the decision of the board, but ﬁnd it confusing. “Last year the decision was for us and this year it was against us,” he said. “The coaches were just unaware of where they made a mistake and why their tournament was overruled because they followed all the rules that are in place, by the B.C. High School Boys Basketball Association, to run the tournament.” In the previous years this issue has been bouncing around, the independent schools have “won” three times, and been included, the public schools have “won” twice. The Lower Mainland coaches will get together again this spring for a recap and to try to reach an agreement for next year. The AAAA Lower Mainland Zone Tournament is on now until Feb. 28 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. thuncher@shaw.ca

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igh-end condominium buyers in Vancouver will soon have the opportunity to share in a new concept that delivers a house to a poverty-stricken family surviving in a third-world garbage dump for every condo bought. The World Housing program was launched in Vancouver Feb. 18 during a YouTube-streamed event at the Shangri-La hotel. Organizers call it, “ the world’s ﬁrst one-for-one real estate gifting” model.

“We cannot possibly overstate the incredible social change that is created by gifting homes to the most deserving people on earth,” said Peter Dupuis, co-founder of World Housing. “The conditions of landfill communities are the worst in the world; these people are literally surviving off of the garbage of others, spending hours a day trying to find clean water and food for their family. Receiving a home gives a stable living environment to help create a better life.” Vancouver’s Westbank, which is building a unique 52-storey, 407-suite residential tower at Howe and Granville — known as the “twisting tower”— is reportedly the first and only Vancouver developer enrolled with World Housing,

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Don’t expect the elimination of the immigrant investor program in the latest federal budget to have much of an effect on Greater Vancouver’s soaring real estate market. In a report released last week by the B.C. Real Estate Association, residential sales in the region climbed 31.3 per cent from 1,374 in January 2013 to 1,804 last month.

though the company has yet to confirm its commitment. Under the program, when a Vancouver buyer purchases a new home in a participating project, $2,900 is donated to fund the construction of a home in a World Housing landfill community. “The $2,900 comes right out of the project’s marketing budget,” said a World Housing publicist. Currently, World Housing is involved in three landfill communities based outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Manila, Philippines; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The homes are delivered by non-government organization home builders. As World Housing grows, the goal is to expand

In dollar ﬁgures, this represents a year-over-year jump of 42.5 per cent from about $1.03 billion to about $1.47 billion. The report went on to state the axing of the immigrant investor program won’t cool the market down too much, if at all. “The only impact we foresee is less pressure on the inventory of detached homes in Vancouver’s West Side, Richmond and West Vancouver,” BCREA chief economist Cameron Muir said in the report.

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Next Friday the Vancouver Courier continues our series Vancouver Special–an ambitious year-long journey through neighbourhoods that make up the city of Ontwenty-seven Friday we commence our series Vancouver Special Vancouver. Weto will report onon theVancouver’s character andWest the changing with a trip Kerrisdale Side. face of each neighbourhood, what makes itand unique and how it is There, we’ll report on the character changing face responding to the challenges of being part of our rapidly of the neighbourhood, what makes it unique and changing city. Next Friday wechallenges visit Fairview, to advertise how it’s responding to the of being part of in this special section call 604-738-1411. a rapidly changing city.

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its areas of influence to include landfill communities in India, South America and Africa with a benchmark of providing homes for 30,000 poor people by 2020, according to Dupuis. Westbank is expected to announce its participation in the program March 25 during the marketing launch of its new high-rise, which is designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group Westbank is the developer of the Shangri-La and Fairmont Pacific Rim hotels, which boast the most expensive condominium residences in Vancouver with prices typically surpassing $1,500 per square foot. wieditor@biv.com

The new numbers also show the price of an average home in Greater Vancouver grew 8.5 per cent in January 2014 compared with the same period a year ago. The average price for a home sat at $748,651 in January 2013, rising to $812,536 last month. New data from the Teranet–National Bank Composite House Price Index revealed on February 12 that house prices in Vancouver reached a record high in January. — Tyler Orton

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ver the years, there have been many amazing cars that have caught our eyes. But only one earned Enzo Ferrari’s praise as “the most beautiful car ever made” — that car was the Jaguar E-Type. Mr. Ferrari wasn’t the only one to appreciate the iconic Jag’s look. In 1996, the New York City Museum of Modern Art added a blue roadster to its permanent design collection. Interesting fact: Sir William Lyons — the co-founder of Jaguar — was completely underwhelmed by the ﬁnished product. He didn’t like the look of the back end and didn’t think it would sell. He couldn’t have been more wrong. When the E-Type was unveiled to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961, it created a sensation. But it wasn’t just its beguiling looks which captivated everyone. Back in the early ’60s, the comparable sport grand tourers came from Italy, in the form of Ferrari and Maserati — no one expected one from England. Despite costing a third of their price, the E-Type was faster thanks to its 3.8litre straight six. This instantly made it the must-have car for the jet set. Unfortunately, it has been forty years since the last E-type was made. No Jaguar since (arguably no car) has stirred up the emotions like the E-Type had. Jaguar is hoping to end that with its spiritual successor, the F-Type.

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Continued from page 33 Each of the four versions of F-Type comes with their own supercharged engine. The showpiece F-Type R has a 5.0-litre V8 boasting 550 hp and can go from 0-100km/h in 4.1 seconds. The V8 S also has a 5.0-litre V8. It produces 495 hp and can get to 100km/h in 4.9 seconds, which is plenty fast in a car without a roof. The model most buyers will want is the F-Type S, with its 380 hp, 3.0-litre V6. It can still do 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds, but because the V6 is lighter than the V8, this car is not as nose heavy so it’s a bit sharper to drive. The least glamorous is the base F-Type and its 340 hp, 3.0-litre V6. It’s still fast enough (0-100km/h in 5.3 seconds), but it doesn’t come with features like the conﬁgurable dynamic mode, active sports exhaust or a limited slip differential.

ENVIRONMENT The cabin is highly driver focused with its few auxiliary controls within easy reach. The standard TFT display surrounded by race-inspired analogue dials in the instrument panel looks nice in this interior, although it looks a bit simplistic. There are a few notable traits missing — the first being chrome. Not only is it going out of fashion, but it can also be blinding when reflecting all of the sunlight pouring into a convertible. The ignition button, paddle shifters and driving mode toggle switch are finished in a nice anodized bronze colour as a result. Also, the rotary gear selector knob, which rose out the centre console in Jag’s of the recent past, is gone. That was an interesting feature, but the more traditional stick lever continues the sporty nature. It needs to be noted that the F-Type I drove is a roadster and as a result, cargo space is severely limited. The trunk is shockingly small, but then again, this car is meant to be driven for fun and not for hauling a lot of luggage.

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Ian Callum, a highly respected car designer and current director of design at Jaguar, oversaw the design of the FType. And while the new F-Type is intended to recreate the soul of the legendary E-Type, it is not just a retro re-make of the E-Type — it is a truly revolutionary design that is fresh, aggressive and simply beautiful. This is a truly modern sports car with an all aluminium body. The long hood and short rear deck give the F-Type proper roadster proportions, and its grill and air intakes are more aggressive than any Jaguar before. Callum aimed to create a car that was as sleek and as smooth as jets. To that end, there are no protruding door handles or rear wing. The handles are hidden and not revealed until needed and the spoiler remains ﬂush until you reach 100 km/h. The F-Type is available in four variations, each having

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If you leave the driving settings in normal mode, it’s surprising smooth and comfortable. The hydraulic steering is sharp but never twitchy and there’s loads of grip. If you want to play, put the suspension in dynamic mode. Then you can get that aggressive feel right into your hands — it remains completely ﬂat through the corners. Dynamic mode also quickens throttle response, makes steering heavier and makes shifts from the excellent eight-speed gear box faster. If you’re driving a convertible and get tired of the wind in your hair, you can raise the fabric roof in twelve seconds. With it up, it’s surprisingly quiet — that is unless you turn on the active exhaust. The sound of this car is phenomenal. The exhaust note is so “raw,” it’s amazing it made it into production. Most modern sports cars are so smooth and quiet, the driving experience is not much different from that of any sports sedan. But the F-Type acts like it has a mission to accomplish. Continued on page 35

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Grocery Department Kicking Horse Organic Fair Trade Coffee

Meat Department Endangered Species Chocolate Bars

11.99 12.99

SAVE

25%

36%

454g product of Canada

Maple Hill Organic Free Range Large Eggs

5.49

SAVE

CheeCha Puffs

Uncle Luke’s Medium Maple Syrup

6.99

product of Canada

SAVE

47%

Habibi’s Hummus

2/4.98

3.99

SAVE

Habibi’s Pita Chips

2.99

180g • reg 3.99

product of Canada

assorted varieties

SAVE

32%

17%

500g

product of Canada

Cascades Bathroom Tissue 2 varieties

6.99

3/4.98

SAVE

453-500g product of Italy

from

29%

3.99

540-700g • product of Canada

Island Farms Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt

assorted varieties

2/4.00

4.99-5.99

Hero Jams

1.65L • product of Canada

Berio Grape Seed Oil

assorted varieties 250ml • product of Switzerland

Organic Rainbow Quinoa

20% off

Natren Healthy Trinity

64.99

530g

Renew Life First Cleanse Kit

18.99

3.99-7.99

Gluten Free

Genesis Today Garcinia Green Coffee Bean with Svetol

Gluten Free Wholesome Rice Flaxseed Bread and Buns

24.99

4.49-5.99

6.99

1kit

First Cleanse is a unique, 15 day all natural herbal cleanse, formulated specifically for the 'first time' or 'sensitive' cleanser.

454g - 3 pack

750ml product of Italy

30 capsules

Each non-dairy probiotic capsule contains a minimum of 30 billion colony forming units (cfu) of three potent, super strains of beneficial bacteria.

Organic Muesli or Muesli Bars

4.99-7.99

Calbee Snack Salad Snapea Crisps 93g • product of USA

Bulk Department

Organic 100% Wholewheat Bread

assorted varieties

SAVE

1.48lb/ 3.26kg

Bakery Department

O’Dough’s Gluten Free Pizza Kits and Loaf’s

12 rolls product of Canada

Organic Spartan Apples from Nature’s First Fruit in Cawston, BC

Health Care Department

Pastificio Di Martino Pasta

3.59 3.99

product of Mexico

product of Canada

500ml

assorted varieties

2.98

2 lb bag

3.49-6.49

3.49

27%

30 bags product of USA

Hot House Grown Coloured Peppers

200- 454g • reg 4.49-7.99

assorted varieties

Greek Gods Yogurt

3.99

Deli Department

Earth’s Choice Organic Salsa

assorted varieties

22%

product of Canada

70-105g product of Canada

24%

2/3.00

6.49lb/ 14.31kg

assorted varieties

SAVE

375ml

Lee Body Balance Tea

SAVE

Extra Lean Ground Turkey

360g

30%

California Grown

1 lb bag • product of USASA

2/7.00

SAVE

1 dozen • product of Canada

30%

85g product of USA

assorted varieties

15%

SAVE

2/4.98

Dutch Gourmet Thick Cut Potato Chips

SAVE

Organic Mini Carrots

9.99lb/ 22.02kg

assorted varieties

Produce Department

Ocean Wise Farmed Catfish Fillets

60 capsules

This innovative new product from Genesis Today supports healthy weight management, contains no binders, fillers or excipients and is 100% vegetarian.

420-525g

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