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Vol. 105 No. 30 • Established 1908

Endangered heritage RELIGION 18

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School sports at risk with VSB cuts Megan Stewart

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Public school coaches fear for the future of their sports programs if theVancouver School Board eliminates a district-wide athletic coordinator who organizes seasonal leagues, schedules fields and officials, and runs city championships for thousands of high school athletes. “In a day and age when we’re trying to keep kids fit

and active, how can theVSB think of doing this?” asked Lord Byng teacher and rugby coach Ian MacPhee. To account for a $26.6million shortfall projected for the 2015-16 school year, the VSB could cut $13.5 million in services and programs such as multicultural and anti-racism liaisons and the band and strings program as well as continuing education, a literacy mentor and

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a media technician. The school board will save $72,000 annually, the equivalent of one full-time teacher, by eliminating the athletic coordinator role.The VSB will not eliminate classroom teaching positions. Roughly 8,000 students at 18 high schools participate in the Vancouver Secondary Schools Athletic Association. A single high school could have more than 50 teams competing

in various sports at different grade levels for boys and girls through three competitive seasons. For example, Kitsilano secondary had eight basketball teams this winter. School boards in Richmond, Burnaby and North Vancouver all employ athletic coordinators.The Surrey school district employs the province’s only educator who coordinates extracurricular athletics and supports

physical education classes. GlennYoung, who holds that position in Surrey, predicted a grim future for Vancouver public schools if the athletic coordinator disappears. “Leagues won’t run,” he told the Courier on Wednesday. “I think the impact will be greatest at the elementary level.” For children from poorer families, notably from neighbourhoods on the East Side, elementary

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school teams could be their only opportunity at sports because they are free. “The kids who need it the most are going to suffer most.They need that extracurricular activity because they’re not getting it during school.They’re supposed to get P.E. every day.They don’t get that.They’re supposed to get daily exercise.That’s very hit and miss,” saidYoung. See VSB on page 7

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News NDP drags Anton into civic election spending debate 12TH & CAMBIE Mike Howell

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You all remember Suzanne Anton, don’t you? Of course you do. The former NPA park board commissioner and city councillor — who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011 — is now the provincial justice minister and attorney general. Anton’s name came up twice Monday in the B.C. Legislature. It wasn’t related to her current job but her time at city hall, where she and other councillors of all political stripes made it quite clear several times that spending limits are needed to put a stop to the multi-million dollar civic election campaigns. She was reminded of her stance on this topic by NDP MLAs Spencer Chandra Herbert (Vancouver-West

End) and David Eby (Vancouver-Point Grey). As memory serves, Herbert was a COPE park board commissioner and Eby made an unsuccessful attempt to become a Vision Vancouver council nominee. So with those political ties up front, it wasn’t a big surprise to hear Eby and Herbert single out Anton and go on to slam her current party for failing to introduce spending limits this fall. “Even the attorney general on the Liberal side voted in support of banning corporate and union donations,” said Herbert as he stood in the Legislature. “She stood strongly and said that this must happen. Her party, the NPA, said that this must happen.” Then he went on to reference the $960,000 that developer and party fundraiser Robert Macdonald — a good friend of Anton’s — donated to the NPA in the 2011 campaign.

Eby picked up on the Macdonald connection. “That donation went directly to the campaign of the current attorney general when she was running for mayor at the time for the city of Vancouver,” he said. “I think that’s a very important detail because I’m trying hard to understand why this government has not given the power to the city of Vancouver, under the Vancouver Charter, to implement municipal ﬁnance reform.” And on it went. But I noted neither Herbert nor Eby mentioned the much-publicized $25,000a-plate lunch condo king Bob Rennie hosted recently to raise money for Mayor Gregor Robertson’s re-election campaign. Nor was there mention that Robertson received donations from the U.S. when he battled Raymond Louie in 2008 to become Vision’s mayoral candidate. Nor was it mentioned

Spencer Chandra Herbert, Suzanne Anton and David Eby PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

that up until Macdonald’s donation, it was actually Vision Vancouver that received the single biggest donation from an individual. That was $169,000 in 2005 from John Lefebvre, who later got into trouble with the FBI for conspiring to transfer billions of dollars to overseas gambling companies. So, yes, the ﬁnger-pointing should be directed at more than the NPA. Heck, there

was a time COPE even took donations from developers. Anton didn’t respond in the Legislature and left that to Coralee Oakes, the minister responsible for introducing the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (Bill 20) and Local Elections Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 21). For the record, Oakes has said spending limits will be phased in at a later date but the point made

by her critics is that government had almost four years to make a change. “We believe that it’s not just the highest spender that will get elected,” Oakes said. “When we did analysis from across the province of British Columbia, it wasn’t always about the person who spent the most that was successful.” Tell that to the independent candidates.

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Longtime Marpole fixture closing Dollarama store “killed us,” says Amy’s owner

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On the street outside Amy’s Loonie-Toonie Town, a dollar store at West 70th Avenue and Granville Street, a pink sign popped up last week: “Clearance Sale, 50 per cent off everything.” In the store, a Marpole neighbourhood fixture since 1990, customers can buy artificial flowers, candles, greeting cards, cosmetics, tools, helium balloons, houseware, stationery, toys and gifts. But not for long. The reason for the sign is all too apparent: At the end of this month, Amy’s will close for good. Passing through the doors, shoppers can still see John Luk and his wife Regina, the store’s owneroperators, at the front

counter cheerily serving customers as they have for the past 14 years. But the tone is subdued as goodbyes are exchanged. John Luk told the Courier he feels “both happy and sad” this week. At age 62, Luk, who moved here from Hong Kong 22 years ago, is pleased to retire so he can take care of his granddaughter and learn tai chi. But he will also miss his longtime regular customers “who were like family.” “Marpole is growing too fast,” he said. The main reason for the closure is no surprise: a year-and-a-half ago, a large competing Dollarama chain store set up a few blocks south on the same street. “They killed us,” said Luk. Still, he accepts the outcome as the nature of capitalism and says

Amy’s Loonie-Toonie Town is closing it’s doors. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

it’s not the state’s role to intervene. Amy’s itself was once a franchise, but each store became individually owned. Four in Vancouver have closed and only one at 846 Denman St. survives. Luk paid a combined monthly rent and city tax of $12,680, which he can

no longer afford. Rents are too high for other small stores on the block, he says, and worries others might close as well. The building’s property manager, who did not give his name, said he doesn’t yet know who the new tenant will be, or if their

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rent will be higher than Amy’s paid, although he concedes that due to the Safeway and residential development across the street, the area’s land values are probably rising. “The closure and construction impact from the Safeway was difﬁcult for many of our local businesses and its reopening may have also reintroduced more local product competition as well,” said Claudia Laroye, director of the Marpole Business Association. Some customers lamented that Amy’s departure is just one more sign that the village character of old Marpole is fading away, shoved aside by commercial developments and condo towers. “Everybody is going to miss them,” said Charlie Borvari, 86, who has lived on Osler Street since

1980. “They were such good honest folks. They let me exchange things with no trouble.” He shopped there weekly for 12 years, to buy cleaning supplies, light bulbs, dishes. Amy’s was ﬁve blocks away and was “central,” but the new Dollarama is too far to walk for his elderly friends. Kevin Hayer, 33, owner of Mr. Pickwicks Fish and Chips, one block south from Amy’s, was unsentimental. “I won’t miss them at all” he said. “I hope the building gets torn down. Out with the old and in with the new. The only thing I bought there was tarragon. I gladly go to down to the Dollarama, where I get much better products at half the price.” He loves the new Safeway, and adds that his own rent is cheap, for now.

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Seismic changes for schools Sir Sandford Fleming seismic

Sir Sandford Fleming elementary school is to be seismically upgraded. The community will learn April 15 the VSB’s preferred approach for the upgrade. The three options are typically a retroﬁt, a partial or a total replacement. Staff from the VSB, Acton Ostry Architects and representatives from the city will attend to answer questions and receive feedback. The open house will run from 3 to 7 p.m. at Fleming, 1401 East 49th Ave.

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The VSB endorsed plans to replace the seismically unsafe Begbie elementary April 7. Replacing the school near East First Avenue and Rupert is less expensive than a retroﬁt or

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Catchment consultations

TheVancouver School Board is reviewing enrolment patterns and catchment areas for northeastVancouver. Elementary schools that could be affected: · Begbie

· Britannia · Garibaldi · Grandview · Hastings · A.R. Lord · Macdonald · Lord Nelson · Laura Secord · Queen Victoria Secondary schools that could be affected: · Britannia · Templeton The board says it aims to align school boundaries with the choices parents are already making. Any changes resulting from the review would not affect families with children already enrolled at a school.

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Commercial Drive has made Heritage Vancouver’s Top Ten Endangered Sites list for the ﬁrst time. “They could build or replace what’s on Commercial Drive with four storeys,” said Janet Leduc, executive director of the Heritage Vancouver Society. “It’s more the character and the history than the individual buildings. We’re starting to look more at whole streetscapes and the fact that as a street it’s very important to Vancouver and important to the people of Vancouver.” The Hollywood Theatre in Kitsilano tops the annual list Heritage Vancouver released April 11 in advance of its endangered site bus tour the following day. “It’s an art deco theatre,” Leduc said. “It’s just a really important community resource and we keep losing them, like the Pantages [Theatre].” Second on the list is First Shaughnessy, a swathe of the city with a different vibe to that of Commercial Drive. The Fleck Mansion and the expanse of land between West 16th Avenue and King Edward made the list because too many historic estates have been replaced with oversized structures that obliterate leafy, mature landscaping. The society reports 51 houses in First Shaughnessy have been demolished

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VSB will save $72,000 Continued from page 1 Young is also a sessional instructor at Douglas College where he shows teachers how to run children’s P.E. classes. “The district is getting thousands of hours of goodwill from their teachers coaching. There are tens of thousands of elementary and secondary students that are beneﬁting,” he said. “Without someone to coordinate that, it won’t erode immediately, but they will feel the pain within a year to 16 months.”

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The PNE Youth Council is going into its ﬁfth year and is looking for a dozen new Grade 10 to 12 students interested in developing their leadership skills. The council meets once a month and an opportunity to see the inside workings of the PNE and meet business leaders from wider community. More info is available at pne.ca/youth and the deadline to apply is May 2.

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Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation’s rezoning application to redevelop Heather Place goes before public hearing April 15. A city staff report recommends the application be approved subject to conditions. The proposal envisions 230 mixed-income rental units in three buildings at the site at 706-774 West 14th Ave. — a ﬁve, a seven and a 10-storey building — as well as a common amenity space and underground parking. The development would replace a 86-unit mixed income townhouse complex built in 1983. Don Littleford, director of housing for Metro Vancouver, whose duties include managing MVHC, says the project represents “sensible” density for the area and he believes it will ﬁt into the neighbourhood and provide much-needed mixed-income rental housing. He noted there is a board resolution ensuring the property is held in perpetuity for mixed-income rental. “The city itself, the elected representatives, make decisions about what they feel is appropriate for various neighbourhoods with their staff’s recommendation,” he said. “I

it’s good timing that some really powerful voices, including academics at UBC and some others have come together. But at the same time, I feel concerned that these public hearings really haven’t, in the recent past, been

a place to explore public concerns and public arguments. They’re more sites for rubber-stamping. So we’re seeing the public hearing more as a place for getting publicity and drawing attention to the affordable housing

crisis that’s affecting not just Heather Place, but the whole city.” A group called the VGH Neighbourhood Association also has concerns about the project. On its website it argues the proposed buildings

“are not consistent with the neighbourhood and are not wanted by local residents” and cites other concerns ranging from shade to trafﬁc. A spokesperson could not be reached by the Courier’s print deadline.

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feel we’ve been in a long process with the city. We have modified our plans over time to make sure we met with their requirements. I feel we’ve done a very good job of meeting those requirements.” If the project is approved, the townhouse tenants will be given first right of refusal to return to the development after it’s built. Nate Crompton, speaking on behalf of the group Save Heather Place, which includes housing activists and academics, said it’s not taking a position on redevelopment versus renovation of the property, but its analysis suggests renovating the units is financially viable. He said the group is concerned all of the affordable housing units won’t be replaced. “Our concerns are twofold. We’re saying in general the one-for-one replacement [issue] is important, but even with the middle range units, the way Metro Vancouver is doing the one-for-one replacement is really problematic. It’s not replacing affordability for the units, it’s making expensive units, but then saying tenants can come back and apply for a special rent subsidy.” Crompton said the public hearing is an opportunity to call attention to the affordable housing crisis in Vancouver. “In terms of making our argument, I feel we’re on firm ground. I also feel

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Opinion Lacklustre NDP race now a non-event

Show business puts politicos on the hook

Les Leyne Columnist lleyne@timescolonist.com

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A few New Democrats will be grieving ex-leadership candidate Mike Farnworth’s surrender on Tuesday and bemoaning the lost opportunity to build excitement over the next six months. But they’re overlooking something that became obvious months ago — the whole concept of a dynamic, rejuvenating race was a dead loss from the get-go. The lack of interest in succeeding leader Adrian Dix became more apparent with every passing week after he announced plans to pack it in last September. More than a dozen leading lights bailed out over the fall and winter. The highest profile non-starter was MLA John Horgan, who later changed his mind and stormed back in, then had the prize handed to him Tuesday when Farnworth abandoned the race. It took them seven months to produce two candidates. Over that time, it became clear there was as much interest outside the party as there was inside — not much at all. Even if Farnworth had stayed in, the race would have been a tedious endurance contest. There aren’t enough differences between the two to spark much interest. The only potential for excitement would have been if things turned ugly, which would have been bad for the party. So New Democrats are better off to just cancel the whole thing and hand it to Horgan. It looks bad for a political outfit with a 34-member caucus not to be able to produce an interesting leadership race. But NDP leadership races can turn into screaming family fights at a moment’s notice. So they’re probably counting it as a net win to avoid the potential for embarrassment and just cancel the race. The party never showed much interest in the race in the first place. The executive set an exorbitant entry fee of $25,000. And members rejected the initial plan to have an early vote, preferring to put it off as long as possible. Horgan’s path to the leadership was nothing short of bizarre. He took himself out of the race in October 2013 because he thought he was too old and the party needed younger people to take over. Over the winter, as the bailing-out continued, he was urged to reconsider. He

Even if Farnworth had stayed in, the race would have been a tedious endurance contest. organized a formidable campaign team and jumped back in on March 17. In the space of 22 days, he signed up about half the caucus as supporters, scared off Farnworth and has all but sealed the deal. Not bad for a guy who came up well short in the 2011 leadership contest and last fall just wanted “to be free to be me.” Even stranger was Farnworth’s aimless campaign. He came within 700 votes of winning in 2011 and was the presumptive front-runner from the moment Dix made it clear he was through. But he announced in a by-the-way fashion and his campaign never showed any oomph. Pushing the launch button is one thing. Achieving liftoff is another. After Horgan scooped up more than a dozen caucus supporters, Farnworth showed up on the front steps of the legislature to unveil his team of endorsers. There were precisely two of them (Doug Donaldson and Lana Popham). It was painfully obvious he was going nowhere. So after calling Horgan on the weekend to concede, he walked into the event Tuesday and cheerfully gave up, pledging full support to his rival. “You know what? I think he’s the best candidate.” Horgan said he will press on campaigning, for the 2017 election. “Everywhere I’ve gone … I’ve seen smiling faces.” Virtually the entire caucus was on hand to make it clear Horgan’s win is all but unanimous. There were a lot more people relieved the contest is over than disappointed it won’t run its course. Just So You Know: Events moved Energy Minister Bill Bennett to take notice of Horgan, who has dogged him as a critic through a few portfolios. “I like him personally … has his heart in the right place.” But he said Horgan and the NDP are conﬂicted on resource-extraction and energy issues. And the win-by-default “suggests to me they are completely lost, they don’t know who they are, or what they stand for.”

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Number out of ﬁve total current Vision Vancouver park board commissioners who’ve announced they won’t seek re-election in November.

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In his recent decision to burn his NDP membership card, former premier Mike Harcourt cited the party’s decision to nix the carbon tax along with Adrian Dix’s election opposition to a twinned Kinder Morgan pipeline. Whatever the merits of Harcourt’s slow-fuse payback, or the wisdom of Dix’s petro-politics, the latter nixed attack ads against the Liberals during the 2012 provincial election and publicly refused to play dirty. The press painted Dix as too courteous for the political game. In other words, decency was positioned as the political equivalent of diabetes, which Dix also suffered from, incidentally (Type 1). Even though the NDP candidate for premier managed his illness through self-administered insulin shots, his compromised stamina reduced campaigning to a panicky trek across the province in the final days of the election — too little, too late. It appears the forever-fumbling NDP, true to form, had not factored health matters into his political marketability. Harcourt’s resignation hearkened back to when he quit as premier back in 1996, taking a bullet for the party for his non-involvement in the “Bingogate” affair (scandal-wise, it was as dinky as it sounds). Three years later his successor, Glen Clark, was hounded out of office over a deck built by his neighbour. No wrongdoing was found, but the scandal — as much manufactured as reported by the local press — helped pave the way for the interim government of Ujjal Dosanjh, followed by an indefinite Liberal reign. Politicians on opposite sides of the political spectrum are generally held to different standards of ethical behaviour. Bingogate and Deckgate put a knife into the political careers of Harcourt and Clark. In contrast, an impaired driving charge in Maui, torn-up contracts with civil servants and the abiding mystery of the B.C. Rail sale all failed to sideline the Teflon Premier, Gordon Campbell. It took Campbell’s reversal on the harmonized sales tax to put a wobble in his career arc. In an inversion of the dictum, “no good deed goes unpunished,” the premier attended the ultra-secret Bilderberg conference in Spain in 2010, and in 2011 the ex-premier landed one of the plum positions in the Canadian federal

Number of people running for the leadership of the provincial NDP party after Mike Farnworth resigned from the race to endorse John Horgan.

government as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. It seems there is no height a reactionary leader can fall without bouncing back. Conversely, there is no misstep by a progressive leader that unfriendly media can’t portray as an airstrike on public decency and the future of our applecheeked children. Consider Toronto mayor Rob Ford. He may be our nation’s biggest punchline, but he’s still in office. Imagine a leftleaning public figure engaging in similar behaviour. Even if he or she came with Ford’s brute will-to-power and Smithsonianworthy liver, how long would it take for the local chamber of commerce and the old-boy’s network to make it too hot to stay? The former fishing partner of Stephen Harper is by nature a performer. Ford is the guy who says outrageous things on camera, who famously answers every phone call and runs to fix potholes for “the little guy.” Last month’s squirming, sweaty performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live seems inevitable in retrospect — given that citizenry has been reduced to a spectator sport in the U.S. and bad craziness from public servants is just filler between car commercials. It was only a manner of time before Canada caught the American virus of leadership-as-entertainment, with its RNA traceable back to U.S. president’s Ronald Reagan’s reign of error. “It was demagoguery adapted to the cinematic age: he played the leader while ‘we the people’ relapsed into a predemotic state,” wrote the philosopher Sheldon Wolin in his 2008 book Democracy Incorporated. Reagan’s administration tripled the U.S. debt, fed Congress lies about the Iran-Contra affair and let Latin American death squads do the empire’s dirty work south of the border. Impeachment was not in the cards for the former B-movie actor, however. It was the Democratic president Bill Clinton who had to get lawyered up after an intern’s knees hit the Oval Office carpet. And now here we are in Canada, with similar double standards about accountability and electability. As of this February, Ford’s approval rating with Torontonians stands at 43 per cent — substantially higher than the ratings by British Columbians for Harcourt and Clark at their nadir. But that’s show business.

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Fox begins Marathon of Hope April 12, 1980: Port Coquitlam resident Terry Fox dips his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s, NL to begin his painful cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He went on the cover 5,373 km before ending his journey Sept. 1 near Thunder Bay after it’s discovered the disease had spread to his lungs. He died the following year. Annual runs in his name have grown to more than 60 countries and are the world’s largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research.

MP confesses to theft of ring April 15, 2004: Long-serving Burnaby NDP Member of Parliament Svend Robinson tearfully confesses to stealing a $5,000 ring from an auction firm after turning himself in to the RCMP. He resigned from his seat and was eventually charged but was given a discharge after the defense argued he was was undergoing stress and mental health issues at the time. Robinson currently lives in Switzerland with his partner Max Riveron, where he works as a consultant with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

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To the editor: Re: “Vision commissioners call for end of whale captivity at aquarium,” April 4. I’m wondering about the “blind spot” which Paul Spong referred to regarding the Vancouver Aquarium’s desire of keeping captive cetaceans. Besides the “tired old argument,” could their reasoning also be related to a financial concern? Usually, when a business baulks at changes, even with a major public opposition, it is related to a fear of losing money. Maybe I’m wrong, but I would guess that without this attraction (whales and dolphins) to lure paying customers to visit the facility, a major drop in funds might be the result. And along with that drop, all the wonderful things that the aquarium can do — like funding research, education, rehabilitation, and conservation — will simply disappear, because they can’t afford it. And eventually, it will have to close its doors completely. Can the aquarium’s business thrive without the captivity of these big mammals to put on a show for a paying audience? If not, I’m sure that the aquarium needs another money-earning option for self-survival and until they have one, this known success is going to be clung to. Here’s an idea, which maybe has already been suggested. Instead of keeping whales and dolphins on display in captivity, or having them perform humantaught tricks in concrete bathtubs for audiences, have a theatre! lt could be like what Canada Place had with its FlyOver Canada presentation (only better) with stunning film footage of whales and dolphins performing in their natural habitat. Show these films in natural life-size scale, maybe in 3D or IMAX surround. The public will have a sense of participating in a fantastic virtual experience, above and below the water. Maybe seats

can rock and roll at times, to simulate riding in a boat. Computerized special effects could also be used to enhance this simulated adventure. To be sure, the Vancouver ﬁlm industry can provide much local expertise in this kind of technology. Maybe plans can be revised to improve existing tanks, to be used for rescuing and rehabilitating these magniﬁcent mammals when necessary. They could still be on display, not for audience entertainment purposes, but for education. This way, in my opinion, greater teaching would be provided on how to treat animals and, hopefully, greater compassion would be instilled for our fellow creatures and their environment. Frances Dietz, Vancouver

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To the editor: Re: “UBC board appoints new president,” March 19. Stop UBC Animal Research is heartened by Dr. Arvind Gupta’s appointment as President and Vice-Chancellor at UBC.Coming from a background in computer science, Dr. Gupta is in a unique position to encourage and implement progressive, compassion-driven research in place of entrenched, costly and unsustainable animal models. We hope to see Dr. Gupta reallocate funding to the type of clinical research that is bringing about real breakthroughs, and to implement an immediate ban on cruel and invasive research which saw more than 227,000 animals suffering under human intention at UBC in 2012. Will Dr. Gupta bring about change? The near-future will tell. Until then, welcome, Dr. Gupta. We’ll be watching, with hopes high. Anne Birthistle, Vancouver

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STORY: “Lower Mainland transit workers want safer jobs, better breaks,” April 8. Stephen Rees: The Union needs to take more responsibility instead of always blaming

management. There has been a very strong transit union for many years on this system. Much of what is revealed by the survey can be fairly laid at their feet. The operating rule book is massive and complex and nearly entirely the result of pressure from union safety committees. The seniority system results in the most inexperienced operators having to drive the least desirable routes/shifts where and when the risks of assaults are highest. The union also resisted the installation of screens to protect operators the last time this was considered. It has long been the official policy that operators are not expected to enforce the fare system. Yet most assaults are the result of fare disputes. Virginia Lubensky: So your answer is to blame the union? To my mind this is just more typical rhetoric designed to further divide the work force. FYI, if not for the union holding the company’s feet to the fire, conditions would be much worse for the drivers. All you have to do, is look at the steady degradation of working conditions over the last 10 years as evidence of where the company’s priorities are placed. It’s all about bottom line over providing reliable service to our aging population.

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Politicians tread water on referendum question Part two of a continuing series on the Vancouver Aquarium

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If personal opinions were a deciding factor, whales and dolphins would likely be gone from theVancouver Aquarium as soon as possible. Many of the city’s politicians, including Vision Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Vision park bard chair Aaron Jasper, Vision

Sorg is concerned a new park board elected in November won’t have the experience needed to go up against the aquarium. She added while she’s pleased the mayor agrees supports eliminating whale and dolphin exhibits, her group will continue to push for a referendum. “We do not agree with the mayor that newly elected park board commissioners should be left to negotiate behind closed doors

The Vancouver Aquarium is home to two beluga whales and has three more on loan. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

park board commissioner Sarah Blyth and vice-chair Constance Barnes, as well as Vision Coun. Kerry Jang, say they “personally” don’t agree with keeping whales and dolphins in captivity. But when it comes to supporting a referendum on the question in the November civic election, those same politicians show little support. On March 30, COPE voted in favour of including a question on the ballot of the November civic election asking if residents want whale and dolphin exhibits phased out at the aquarium. In a public statement released Wednesday, the mayor said in part, “My personal view is that the Vancouver Aquarium should begin to phase out the holding of whales and dolphins in captivity.” Robertson added he doesn’t support a citywide referendum on the issue because the park board has the authority to phase out keeping whales and dolphins in Stanley Park. In an email to the Courier, Coalition For No Whales in Captivity spokesperson Annelise Sorg said Robertson’s position was not good enough.

next year with the powerful Vancouver top-notch lawyers representing the Vancouver Aquarium,” Sorg wrote. “We will continue to pursue our two-decades long goal to have the park board approve holding a public referendum on the issue of whale captivity.” Sorg noted the aquarium is a public attraction on public land. She said a referendum would ensure the facility complies with the wishes of Vancouver residents and willingly end its whale and dolphin exhibits by not bringing in any more cetaceans. Last week aquarium president John Nightingale told the Courier that once a new expanded whale tank is completed, the facility would bring back three belugas on loan to other facilities to join the two already there. Barnes, who announced this week she’s seeking the NDP nomination for Vancouver Centre, and Blyth, an outgoing Vision commissioner, said last week they believe whales and dolphins should no longer be kept and bred at the Vancouver Aquarium. Barnes said she was prepared

to bring forward a motion asking that cetaceans at the aquarium be phased out, but she backed off after Vision Vancouver decided on an ofﬁcial policy. On Wednesday, Jasper said in a press release he’ll bring forward a motion asking staff for a public report on keeping cetaceans in captivity and examine best practices from around the world in marine mammal rehabilitation. Staff will also be directed to review the aquarium’s work with cetaceans, including policies on rehabilitation and work with other aquariums, as well as current agreements between the park board and aquarium. The motion also asks the aquarium to make a presentation on its work at a public park board meeting. “Before taking any action, let’s get all the information together in one place, in public, and work with the Vancouver Aquarium on a collaborative strategy for going forward,” added Jasper. Jasper said he personally struggles with the issue. “As an individual and a dad with kids I have to think about the ethics of captivity,” said Jasper, who is not seeking re-election. “But as the park board chair, I have to think about how we can proceed in respect to this issue and the feelings of the public.The aquarium has entered into the expansion based on the decisions of our predecessors and has acted in good faith.” In response to the mayor’s comments Wednesday, the Vancouver Aquarium released an unattributed statement, which reads in part: “It is unfortunate we were unable to connect with the mayor of Vancouver prior to his issuing his statement. We appreciate the fact that he is very supportive of the aquarium, and we recognize he has personal feelings, but believe he might not understand the vital role belugas and dolphins play in our important conservation efforts. Dolphins and belugas at Vancouver Aquarium play a direct and vital role in engaging people in key ocean issues. In addition, with the rapid environmental changes in the Arctic where belugas live, continued research, much of which must be done in marine science centres like the Vancouver Aquarium, is critical to their

future.” The statement noted that in 1996 the aquarium took a leadership role and became the first, and only, aquarium to make a formal commitment to stop participating in the wild capture of cetaceans for display. “Those commitments were enshrined in a park bylaw,” the statement continued. “That bylaw is due for review in 2015. The belugas and dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium receive exceptional care by a world-renowned professional team of scientists, curators and trainers led by a well-respected veterinarian. Further, the aquarium is the only facility in Canada that can rescue, rehabilitate and provide a long-term home to marine animals that are deemed non-releasable by appropriate government authorities.” An expert in studying orcas in the wild says if the park board refuses to hold a referendum, a decision on keeping whales and dolphins at the aquarium should be made by a higher level of government. Paul Spong, a neuroscientist, cetologist, former Vancouver Aquarium employee and one of the province’s foremost orca experts, said an attempt by a politician in California to introduce legislation banning the use of whales for entertainment and breeding in the state is an example of senior governments stepping in. “That would have a huge impact on SeaWorld,” said Spong. “At this point in history it’s an outdated concept.” The bill, recently introduced by Los Angeles–area state assembly member Richard Bloom, would have forced SeaWorld San Diego to stop using orcas in its shows. The facility keeps 10 orcas on site. But this week a hearing committee recommended the bill be subject to a detailed study before it comes to a vote, a process that could take up to a year. During proceedings, Bloom told the media he was moved to introduce the bill after watching Blackfish. The documentary follows the story of a 12,000-pound captive bull orca named Tilikum, which was involved in the deaths of three people, including a trainer at the now-defunct Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria in 1991.

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WEN wonders what is affordable Bob Mackin

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B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin heard arguments over the definition of affordable housing April 9 in a dispute between a West End citizens’ group and Vancouver city hall. WEN Residents Society filed a petition last September, seeking an order to quash the Vision Vancouver-majority city council’s programs aimed at stimulating rental apartment projects. WEN claims the 2009enacted Short-Term Incentives for Rental Housing (STIR) program and its 2012 successor, Rental 100, both violate the Vancouver Charter. The bylaws are intended to offer for-profit housing deemed affordable by the city based on the finishing, size, location, design and proposed rents. City hall granted eligible developers density bonuses and relaxed parking requirements, butWEN claims proposed rents were not enforced.WEN also claims city hall waived $10 million in development cost levies — a tax on developers to fund sewage, roads, parks and other community amenities — between 2010 and 2013. “The goal is market-rate rental housing and also to basically help the development industry,” WEN lawyer Nathalie Baker told the court in the first day of two scheduled days at the Law Courts. Baker told the court the bylaw does not ensure agreed rents are affordable to any group of renters, but instead allows developers to avoid paying the levies, build smaller units and charge more for rent. WEN court filings claim

average West End bachelor suite rents are $902 per month, but a studio apartment of 450 square feet or under at $1,443 per month was deemed affordable by the city. “They’re applying this 30 per cent rule, they’re saying it’s affordable because people with a moderate income earning category can rent these without paying 30 per cent of their income,” Baker told the court. “Where that 30 per cent rule comes from is CMHC’s definition of affordable. That definition doesn’t apply to any particular class of renters, it’s saying whether you’re low income or very high income, you’re spending 30 per cent of your income on housing costs.” City ofVancouver lawyer Iain Dixon admitted the concept of affordability is “nebulous” and “relativistic.” It depends on the market and the consumer, he said. “Council has been asked to establish what affordable housing is, it’s looking at a whole myriad of policy and other considerations and concluded these are affordable,” Dixon said in court. “Unless that definition is clearly outside the ambit of what affordable could possibly mean, it’s not open to this court to interfere with it.” He said that WEN is really interested in contesting rents the group thinks are too high. “Projects have to be viable for the developers or they don’t get built,” he said. “That’s why the forprofit is in there.” The two-day hearing continued April 10. WEN’s petition is among a spate of court actions by citizens groups frustrated with the Vision

Vancouver administration. On March 4, Residents Association Mount Pleasant ﬁled a lawsuit claiming city hall illegally narrowed so-called view cones on sections of Granville and Main streets to allow for taller buildings. Kitsi-

lano residents sought court intervention last November to oppose the park board’s $2.2 million plan to pave a bike lane through Hadden Park and Kitsilano Beach Park. The board announced Feb. 17 it wouldn’t proceed, thus

canceling the March 12 to 13 court hearings. A hearing is scheduled for May 20 in Cedar Party leader Glen Chernen’s petition aimed at removing Mayor Gregor Robertson from ofﬁce before November’s civic election.

Chernen claims HootSuite received a non-tendered lease of a civic building in 2012 in return for helping Robertson and Vision win re-election in 2011. Robertson claims the petition is without merit and politically motivated.

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The chairperson of the District Parent Advisory Council doesn’t want the music to die. That’s just one of the possible outcomes in the Vancouver School Board’s preliminary budget proposals for 2014/2015 to which Monica Moberg objects. Board staff recommend eliminating the band and strings program for a cost savings of $630,651 or increasing the annual fee for the band and strings program to $25 a month for a total of $250 a year, which would only generate an additional $350,000. Moberg is unhappy about the proposed elimination of nearly three of 27.4 area counsellor positions for a savings of $315,300. Area counsellors support elementary school students and staff. The district includes more than 90 elementary schools and annexes. “They’re not even meeting the needs of the students now and to reduce it further is absolutely outrageous,” she said. Moberg is also upset about the proposed reduction of the equivalent of two full-time staff positions with the School Age Children and Youth – Substance Use Prevention Initiative (SACY) for a savings of $127,000. “You get referred to SACY when you’re perhaps not hanging out with the best kids, you’re skipping too much, your grades are sliding and these people get them back on track,” she said. “Without the SACY workers, my fear is that more kids are going to drop out.” VSB staff propose cutting a multicultural liaison worker for the South

Asian community and another for the Vietnamese community. Fewer children from these backgrounds are registering through the District Resource Placement Centre. Moberg wants the positions preserved. “Those extra people make all the difference in the world as to whether or not people assimilate into Canadian culture well,” she said. The VSB is considering cutting its Continuing Education program for the third year in a row because the program continues to run a deficit. Staff recommend discontinuing Continuing Ed as of June 30 and to continue investigating transitioning courses to post-secondary institutions. Moberg is pleased the preliminary budget allocates money for a project office to handle the district’s capital projects. She hopes improved planning could keep kids out of portables during seismic upgrades and construction. Moberg is also pleased the budget includes no direct teacher layoffs. The school board has to deliver a balanced budget to the province. The VSB faces an estimated shortfall of $12.34 million. The board’s operating budget is $497.19 and staff expect to spend approximately 92 per cent of this amount on salaries and benefits. Moberg believes the board should enact recommendations in its 2012 sectoral review of schools and services and extract money from its real estate. “If ever there was a time for parents to have an opinion and be vocal, this is it,” Moberg said. “Squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

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and Phillips Brewery founder Matt Phillips. The two brewers got together two weeks prior to come up with their concept, and then, through a series of discussions with VCBW, arrived at PrevAle: a double California Common made in the traditional method. But stronger. “We kind of stumbled across this idea,” explained Phillips, a craft beer pioneer based out of Victoria. “We’re taking what is a classic North American style and applying some B.C.-centric twists to it — one of which, I guess, is doubling it. We want to show new consumers what craft beer can be.” It will be a lighter-coloured seven per cent beer with hop inﬂuence and citrus notes. And then there will be some aromatic esters from the yeast itself, which was brought over by Phillips.

The brewers noted the growing microbrewing industry in B.C., which has doubled its market share in the last four years and reached $174 million in retail sales last year. Twenty-one new breweries are currently in planning stages, and the province could have as many as 80 operating breweries by the end of this year. “The really cool thing about the craft beer industry,” said Phillips, “is that we’re all friends, we all share, we’re all each other’s biggest advocates. It’s so important for everyone to understand how powerful a collaborative industry can be.” And the power of the industry is no better demonstrated than in the impact it has on its community. Last year the VCBW charity beer raised $3,500 for Mark Brand’s A Better Life Foundation.

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ally practiced religious rituals in the world, every seder is different, because it is a participatory pageant. Slavery, freedom and transformation are the main themes, represented in the foods on the ceremonial seder plate, such as bitter herbs symbolizing the bitterness of slavery, and a paste of fruit and nuts representing the mortar used by slaves in constructing buildings for their captors. Vegetables are dipped in salt water, symbolizing the tears of the slaves. Drops of wine are spilled, representing the 10 plagues that accompanied the exodus and, by extension, human suffering past and present. Cracker-like unleavened bread, matzo, is eaten to remember the haste with which the Hebrew people ﬂed, leaving no time for bread to rise. The seder invites innovation. Since the Holocaust, some have added six drops of wine in memory of the six million murdered Jews. Other innovations have seen items added to the seder plate, such as an orange for women’s equality.

The last few decades have seen a rise in tailored versions of the Hagaddah, applying the lessons of oppression and redemption to the experiences of women, gay people, animal rights activists and vegetarians. During the U.S. civil rights movement, Jewish activists led “freedom seders.” Earlier this month at the Oakridge library, Rabbi Joshua Corber, a Point Grey high and UBC alum, led a few dozen Jewish Vancouverites in exploring how to turn their Passover meal into a “social justice seder.” The lesson of ancient Jewish slavery, Corber said, is mirrored in modern slavery throughout the world, including human trafﬁcking in the sex trade. However, regardless of whether the seder is traditional or more modern, just as moving from slavery to freedom transforms people, so should the experience of the symbolic re-enactment. Ideally, says Corber, “we’ve emerged from the seder different than when we sat down.” Pat Johnson is an awardwinning writer on religion.

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cranesbills (botanical geranium Rozanne) is reputed not to need deadheading at all. It has beautiful, prolific blooms, is dwarf and easy to obtain. Meconopsis cambrica is unusual among perennial poppies because it produces its yellow (sometimes orange) flowers all summer and into frost season with very little deadheading. But deadhead anyway. Its seedheads spawn endless progeny and those long taproots are impossible to remove. So pretty, so reliable, so invasive! The daisy family tends to be long-flowering. One of the longest and brightest sequences is the yellow, brown and orange mixes of Gaillardia often combined in each flower. Echinacea is another longblooming daisy available in pinks, white, orange and yellow. Rudbeckia contains many species of bright yellow coneflowers which bloom from July to frost. Heights range from about two metres to just over 30cm. Knautia produces blood-red scabious blooms (there are pastel forms) all summer. It’s compact in poor soil, an untidy sprawler in rich conditions. The alliums (flowering onions) leave behind long-

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standing flowerheads. Two of the more spectacular are Allium christophii and Allium schubertii. Globe Thistles (Echinops species) have spectacular blue globes long after the flowers fade. Sea Hollies Eryngium planum, for instance has purple flowers, prominent calyxes (like a saucer under a purple cone) with metallic purple stems.

Some roses are most reliable.The Flower Carpet series ﬂowers from late spring into late fall (with deadheading).There’s a large colour range in this series and it’s very dwarf, though it spreads widely. Garden centres offer many other landscape roses, virtually all long-ﬂowering though mostly non-fragrant. Technically Sweet Alyssum is an annual but it

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Easter Worship Holy Week at St. James’ Anglican Church

Together

Cordova at Gore - Phone 604-685-2532 www.stjames.bc.ca

10am Sunday April 20th, 2014

Palm Sunday, April 13 8:30 am Low Mass & Blessing of Palms 10:30 am High Mass with Blessing of Palms and neighbourhood procession Palm Sunday homilist: The Right Rev’d Melissa Skelton, Bishop, Anglican Diocese of New Westminster

at Shaughnessy Heights United Church Whether it is your first time or your hundredth all are welcome in this place.

Holy Week Mass, with address 12:10 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Featuring Te Deum, a new composition by Ramona Luengen.

Sung Office of Tenebrae 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 16 Maundy Thursday, April 17 6:30 pm Solemn Mass of the Institution of the Blessed Sacrament

1550 West 33rd Avenue, Vancouver BC V6M 1A7

604-261-6377 • www.shuc.ca

Good Friday, April 18 10:00 am Stations of the Cross for Children 2:00 pm Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday

Spirit of Life

Holy Saturday, April 19 9:00 pm The Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter, with Holy Baptism

Lutheran Church

ST. MATTHIAS & ST. LUKE ANGLICAN CHURCH

Easter Day, April 20 8:30 am Low Mass of the Resurrection 10:30 am High Mass of the Resurrection, with Procession

An open-hearted community journeying with Christ…come join us!

HOLY WEEK & EASTER WORSHIP SERVICES

Maundy Thursday

Curious about Christianity? Want to get connected (again) with faith and religion?

The New Covenant

Everyone is welcome at these family-friendly worship services.

Supper 6 PM • Worship 730 PM

Good Friday

Palm Sunday:

April 13th, 10:30 a.m. Outdoor procession with palm and eucharist. Maundy Thursday: April 17th, 7:30pm Foot-washing & Eucharist Good Friday: April 18th, 12 noon Church available at 11am for private prayers Meditation on the Cross & Distribution of Communion Easter Sunday: April 20th, 10:30am Service of Light & Eucharist + Easter Egg Hunt

Find Joy This Easter!

The Passion According to St. John

Faith Fellowship Baptist Church

Worship 10 AM

Easter Sunday

Festive Service of Holy Communion

Pancake Breakfast 830 AM Worship 10 AM

Palm Sunday Service

Spirit of Life Lutheran Church is a welcoming and all-inclusive congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Come and join us!

375 W 10th Ave • Vancouver, BC 604.874.2212 www.spiritoflifelutheran.ca

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Holy Trinity Vancouver (12th Avenue & Hemlock)

Palm Sunday 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. Good Friday 10 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Easter Sunday 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion (Prayer Book) Holy Communion (Contemporary) with Children’s Church Holy Communion Hot Cross buns & coffee Good Friday Service Holy Communion Holy Communion (Contemporary) with Children’s Church

Saint Helen’s Point Grey (8th Avenue & Trimble)

Palm Sunday 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Maundy Thursday 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Good Friday 12 p.m. Holy Saturday 7.30 p.m. Easter Sunday 8 a.m. 10 a.m.

Thursday Prayer Service 7:00 PM

week Holy Eucharist Potluck Supper Maundy Thursday Liturgy Worship (VST Epiphany Chapel) Messy Church’ Family Liturgy (Saint Anselm’s)

6.30 8 p.m.

Supper Holy Eucharist

10 a.m. 12 noon

Children’s Worship Good Friday Liturgy

Great Vigil of Easter

8 p.m.

Great Vigil of Easter

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

8 a.m. 10 a.m. 6.00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist Choral Evensong

Maundy Thursday Dinner Maundy Thursday Liturgy Good Friday Liturgy

Good Friday

Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

Saint Augustine’s Marpole (71st Avenue & Hudson) Palm Sunday 10 a.m. Good Friday 11 a.m. Easter Sunday 10 a.m.

604-321-7101 Email: info@stmstl.org Facebook: StMatthiasStLukeAnglicanChurch

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Good Friday Liturgy Holy Eucharist

Saint Mary’s Kerrisdale (37th Avenue & Larch)

Palm Sunday

8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9.15 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7 p.m. Compline

Maundy Thursday

6. p.m.

Good Friday

10 a.m. 12 noon

Maundy Thursday Liturgy All-Age Service Solemn Service

Holy Saturday

9 p.m.

Great Vigil of Easter

Easter Sunday

8 a.m. 9.15 a.m. 11.15 a.m.

Saint Faith’s Vancouver (57th Avenue & Cypress) Palm Sunday 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Maundy Thursday 5:30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Holy Saturday 7 p.m. Easter Sunday 8 a.m. 10 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Holy Eucharist

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

Maundy Thursday

2 blocks west of the Langara-49 Ave Canada Line SkyTrain Station

Great Vigil of Easter

Saint John’s Shaughnessy (Nanton Avenue & Granville)

Palm Sunday

680 West 49 Ave Vancouver, BC V5Z 2S4

CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK & EASTER AT YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD ANGLICAN CHURCH!

Saint Anselm’s Endowment Lands (5210 University Boulevard) Palm Sunday 10:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday 5:30 p.m. 7.00 p.m. Good Friday 10:30 a.m. 3 p.m. Holy Saturday 9.30 p.m. Easter Sunday 10.30 a.m.

April 17

Easter Sunday Service 10:00 AM April 20 (2551 49 Ave E. - Elliott & 49th)

8 a.m. 10 a.m.

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

10:00 AM April 13

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist Potluck Supper Maundy Thursday Liturgy Great Vigil of Easter Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

Saint Philip’s Dunbar

(one block west of Dunbar on 27th Avenue)

Palm Sunday 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Maundy Thursday 6 p.m. Good Friday 10 a.m. 12 noon Holy Saturday 8.30 p.m. Easter Sunday 6 a.m. 8 a.m. 10 a.m.

Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist Supper & Holy Eucharist Family Service Good Friday Liturgy Great Vigil of Easter Easter Day Service (Jericho Beach) Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist

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Easter Worship MARTIN LUTHER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

505 East 46th Avenue, Vancouver (one block West of Fraser St) Phone 604-325-0550

WE WELCOME YOU

Good Friday, April 18th

9:00 am German Service with Holy Communion 11:00 am English Service with Holy Communion

Easter Sunday, 10:00 am Combined Service followed by an Easter Breakfast April 20th Regular Sunday Services 9:00 am German 11:00 am English Rev. E. Lindstrom

Celebrate easter with us! April 13 PALM SUNDAY SERVICES 9 & 11am Kids’ choir & youth drama presentation

April 18 Good Friday gathering Doors @ 5:30/6pm start Art, music, liturgy & poetry April 20 Easter Sunday 9 & 11am Gospel music, baptisms & celebration!

3512 W 7th info@pgcc.org

604-732-5577

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Come to Worship!

Easter Morning ning Communion Communion Rev. Glen Davis April 20th - 10:30 am

The Pain, The Passion...The Promise. Holy Week at

DUNBAR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH All are invited to join us as we journey through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Palm Sunday:

April 13th, 10:30 am

Holy Wednesday Communion:

April 16th, 9:00 am

Maundy Thursday:

April 17th, 7:30 pm

Good Friday:

April 18th, 10:30 am

Easter Sunday: April 20th

Easter Sunrise Fire in the Garden: 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Service of Holy Communion, 10:30 am 3491 West 31st Ave,Vancouver tel: 604-266-6818 www.dunbarlutheran.ca Pastor:Thomas Keeley

You are warmly invited to our Easter Celebrations…

Chown Memorial and Chinese United Church 3519 Cambie Street (at W. 19th Ave.) Vancouver, BC Tel: 604.876.7104 Good Friday Worship Service

West Point Grey Presbyterian Church Ch h

(an intercultural congregation at 12th & Trimble) 4397 West 12th Avenue,Vancouver 604-833-1850 or www.vcn.bc.ca/wpgpc Celebrating over 100 years of faithful ministry in West Point Grey.

April 18, 10:30 am

Easter Worship Celebrations

Sunday, April 20 English - 10:00 am Cantonese - 11:30 am

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER AT DUNBAR HEIGHTS UNITED CHURCH Palm Sunday, April 13th at 10am Begin Holy Week with a Parade of Palms led by the children Good Friday, April 18th at 10am A reflective service Mozart Requiem at 7pm Choir, soloists, orchestra By donation Easter Sunday, April 20th at 10am Parade to flower the Cross Zadok the Priest, Handel

ALL ARE WELCOME 2195 West 45th Avenue, Vancouver, BC | 604-266-5377 ryersonunited.ca | ryerson@telus.net

All ages, all questioners welcome every Sunday

3525 West 24th Avenue 604 731 6420 www.dunbarheightsuc.ca

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Easter Worship OAKRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH Easter Services Good Friday: April 18th - 10:30 am Easter Sunday: April 20th English - 9:30 am Cantonese & Mandarin - 11:30 am 6261 Cambie 604.327.3500

WEST POINT GREY

UNITED CHURCH 4595 W. 8th Avenue at Tolmie www.wpguc.com

Second Church of Christ, Scientist 1900 West 12th Ave. ~ Tel/Fax 604-733-8040

WE'D LOVE TO WELCOME YOU! 10:30 am Sunday 7:30 pm Wednesday Service & Sunday School Testimonial Meeting CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL RADIO

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easteratweek St. Anselm’s Join us for the Holy Week journey. For service details, please visit us at www.stanselms.ca Good Friday, April 18 Worship Family Stations of the Cross Easter Eve Sat, April 19 Easter Sun, April 20

10:30 am 3 pm 9:30 pm 10:30 am

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church 5210 University Blvd (across from UBC Golf Course)

604.224.1410 Inclusive, wheelchair accessible & friendly. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.

Holy Week and Easter Services

April 18th 10:30 am ~ Good Friday April 20th 10:30 am ~ Easter Service a joyous celebration of the resurrection with special music including a brass ensemble

KP C

2733 W. 41st Ave Vancouver, BC V6N 3C5 604.261.1434 www.kerrisdalechurch.ca

ERRISDALE RESBY ERIAN HURCH

305 West 41st Avenue (east of Cambie) Phone 604-324-7444 www.oakridgeunited.org

A Warm Welcome to All ! GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE April 18 - 10 am EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE April 20 - 9:30 am Special Easter Music

HOLY WEEK April 14 to April 17 Mon to Thurs - 7:30 am Breakfast & Devotions MAUNDY THURSDAY April 17 - 7:00 pm Communion Service GOOD FRIDAY April 18 - 10:00 am Drama & Service

EASTER SUNDAY April 20 - 10:00 am Celebrating the Resurrection

SUNDAY SCHOOL, STAFFED NURSERY & WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 10:00 AM

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April 11-15, 2014 1. It’s no secret Vancouver has a love on for all things Portland — a town so cool it has its own TV show, Portlandia, to lovingly mock and celebrate it.Vancouver even has a craft beer establishment named after the hip, plaid-friendly city to the south. Would Portland do the same for Vancouver? Doubtful. Regardless, the Rio Theatre hosts Porlandiapalooza April 13, 1 p.m. The event includes all three seasons of the hit IFC series, pickled popcorn, artisanal grilled cheese sandwiches, a selection of Portland craft beer, official Portlandia swag signed by stars and creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and a live Skype Q&A with Armisen. Put a bird on it! Details at riotheatre.ca. 2. Don’t mistake the new tour film Mistaken for Strangers, following the on-theroad antics of indie darlings The National, as a typical band documentary. First off, it’s filmed by Tom Berninger, the slacker, metalhead brother of National frontman Matt Berninger. Secondly, the film is more about Tom’s failed ambitions and his testy relationship with his brother after he’s invited on tour as a roadie.The Hollywood Reporter calls the film “brutal, hilarious and unexpectedly honest.” It screens April 11 to 19 at Vancity Theatre. Details at viff.org. 3. “Warriors, come out and play!”The Baseball Furies! “Can you dig it!” Not only does TheWarriors serve up a heap of stylized gang violence and afro-friendly fun, but it’s also a fascinating, unsanitized time capsule of pre-Giuliani NewYork City.The Rio Theatre screens the 1979 cult classic April 11, 11:30 p.m. as part of its Friday Late Night Movie series. Details at riotheatre.ca. 4. Prepare to be uplifted as South Africa’s Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir performs its Tribute to Nelson Mandela Concert April 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.Tickets at Highlife Records, Banyen Books and online at northerntickets.com.

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Arts&Entertainment This week, a day after the Canucks’ sweat-prone GM Mike Gillis was given the boot, retired player and fan favouriteTrevor Linden was introduced as the new president of hockey operations for this city’s underachieving, soon-to-be-golfing NHL team. Immediately Twitter, Facebook and other online venues for the lonely and outspoken lit up in celebration. “Welcome back,Trevor! Now I can follow the Canucks again” seemed to be the predominant theme. All we can say is it was nice knowing you, Trevor. Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from following the Canucks for most of our chubby lives, it’s that Canucks fans are the worst, and anything good and pure will eventually spoil, get doused in gasoline or be torn apart, eaten and spat out. It goes without saying that Canucks fans are bad losers — check out the thousands of smoke and fire-filled selfies taken after the team’s loss to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Stanley Cup final to remind yourself — but they’re even worse winners. When the Canucks are winning, their fans are insufferable.They pay some of the most exorbitant prices for tickets in the league, which then makes them feel entitled to see a winning product every night. And if that winning product fails to meet fans’ perennially high expectations, then they

will turn.They will boo their gold-medal winning goalie who took the team to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final just as quickly as they’ll howl his name when he makes a routine save. And when he’s gone, they will bemoan his absence and ask, “How could this have happened?” Perhaps it’s symptomatic of Vancouver as a whole.Vancouverites expect nice weather and whine when it rains.They expect their high-priced condos to appreciate in value so they can flip them for a tidy profit and whine when that doesn’t happen fast enough.They expect all the amenities and well-oiled machinery of a “first class city” but rarely pay attention, let alone vote in municipal elections. And they expect their professional hockey team to win. Which is why we’re a little worried that golden boyTrevor Linden will eventually lose his luster.Who knows. Maybe he’ll turn the team around and the Sedins will get their mojo back and untested goalie Eddie Lack will help us forget the team traded away two elite starting goaltenders. Maybe the Canucks will become the winners that their fickle fans have come to expect over the past six years. But if the Canucks don’t win and their kingdom continues to crumble, their fans will demand blood, a pound of flesh and fresh meat. And for a cannibalistic Canucks fan,Trevor Linden has some of the most tender and inviting flesh around.

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Making a go of an upstairs room can be challenging at the best of times, so it’s reassuring to see that Gurkha Kitchen in the West End is ﬂourishing — so much so that the owners have opened a second location in Kitsilano. Yak & Yeti Bistro (2958 West Fourth Ave., 604-428-4422) is the funky, cozy, friendly and laid-back new sibling, housed in the former Flying Tiger location. A recent evening found us perusing an intriguing menu over pints of local brews. In contrast to the original, the newcomer is more edgy and offers fusion-driven fare that, while still faithfully Nepalese, has a more updated feel and predominantly locally sourced both on the plate and in the glass. You can drop in for small plates and a drink — and take in some excellent funky tunes — or indulge in a full meal deal. Either way, you won’t leave disappointed. If you’re not familiar with this style of cuisine, it pays to take the time to listen while the accommodating staff explain. Spicing is deep and broad rather than sharp and piercing, emphasizing a purity of ﬂavours.There’s also no shortage of vegetarian options, including a few that will seduce even the most determined of carnivores. They include the lightly spiced Aalu

Achaar ($8), which raises the humble potato to new and surprising heights. Among the wide range of small plates, the pulled local duck meat, fried with just the right amount of ginger proved to be a favourite ($9). Then again, so was the Yak Momo — a kind of Himalayan style dumpling, served with citrus and tomato based sauces ($12), as well as the tender, char-grilled and lamb kebab with fried potatoes ($10). We found our small plates lineup surprisingly ﬁlling but did make a brief detour to the mains to check out the free-run chicken sizzler, which arrived as promised in a piping hot cast-iron platter. The meat was perfectly cooked on the outside, moist and tender inside and well-spiced, served with crunchy mixed vegetables such as broccoli and cauliﬂower, with noodles ($15). A formidable and irresistible serving of poached spiced pears with ice cream and crunchy caramel proved to be the perfect close ($14). I also liked the emphasis on wellpriced, decent local beers (such as Driftwood Fat Tug IPA and Russell Blood Alley Bitter) and smartly sourced B.C. wines, including Intrigue Riesling and Gray Monk Pinot Gris. Aside from a chance to further celebrate a unique style of cuisine, the intent is to also offer a go-to neighbourhood haunt that balances a good atmosphere with a serious kitchen. If it were my ‘hood, I’d be there a couple of times a week.

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Real-life couple Peter and Julia Benson produced, co-wrote and star in the horror film Death Do Us Part.

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Actors Peter and Julia Benson have some great wedding planning advice: Pick a stunning location, make sure there’ll be good music and good food, and you’re good to go. Just don’t have a joint guys-and-girls bachelor party; things could get bloody. The husband and wife team produced and co-wrote (with Ryan Copple) Death Do Us Part, a horror film about six friends who head to a remote cabin for a pre-wedding party. As the group starts to thin one by one, everyone seems to have a good motive for murder. It’s distinctly West Coast, the creepy cabin with the killer water view. Julia plays Kennedy, a jittery bride who keeps the wedding planner on speed dial and a purse full of pills to get her through the week. She’s even brought her wedding gown along for the trip. Kennedy is engaged to Ryan (Peter), who seems to be the whole package but is hiding a murky past. The real life couple was married in August 2009 on Julia’s dad’s Sunshine Coast property, where the film was shot and where the murder and mayhem occurs. “It’s an amazing location, looking out at the water, it’s majestic...The place had horror movie written all over it,” says Peter. On a practical level, Julia points out that when making an independent film it’s a lot easier to have one amazing location to work with and free rein to do what you want. The film grew out of a desire to collaborate with friends and create their own work. “We have been lucky enough to be working as actors for 10 years,” says Julia, “but we just realized we wanted more out of our careers.” They founded Married

To The Boss Productions, wrote and produced a pilot for CityTV, and wanted to flex their creative muscles further by doing a feature film. “As actors you’re often waiting for the phone to ring, and we thought, let’s just empower ourselves.” They had an “amazing” ensemble of actor friends from which to choose and quickly the little film had a big crew (the scenic Sunshine Coast locale didn’t hurt). “It’s kind of the dream to make a film with all your friends,” says Peter of the time spent with fellow actors Christine Chatelain (Sanctuary, Fringe), Kyle Cassie (True Justice), Benjamin Ayres (Saving Hope), Dave Colette, Viv Leacock and Aaron Douglas (The Killing). Nicholas Humphries directed. The lifelong Vancouverites — she’s from West Van, he’s from the West Side — had to get pretty rough with each other and with other characters in the film’s fight scenes. A new form of marriage therapy, perhaps? “We never really fight in real life, so I was curious to see what would happen if we went all out,” says Peter. Julia counters: “When Peter first wrote our fight scene it was 15 pages, and I thought wow, do we need to talk?” For the record, the film is not autobiographical and they did not have a Jackand-Jill stag. “I don’t think they’re a good idea,” says Peter. “In fact, the film could be a metaphor for how bad an idea it is.” There was a special screening of the film last week at the Rio Theatre and is available now on iTunes, and in retail stores and on Amazon as of April 15. Just in time for wedding season, because they may not have set out to create this season’s best wedding gift, but Death Do Us Part fits the bill.

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STREET DESIGN: Three hundred guests were among the first to view design submissions in the first Robson Redux Design-Build Competition to transform an iconic block — 800 Robson St. — into a temporary pedestrian-friendly plaza for the summer. Presented by VIVA Vancouver, the City of Vancouver’s public space program that turns road spaces into people places, more than 100 submissions from emerging to established designers were received from locally and abroad.Yours truly hosted the preview party, featuring Douglas Coupland, at the Vancouver Art Gallery. With a modest budget of $40,000, the successful team — to be selected by an esteemed panel — will build and install the public installation. The winner will be announced April 15. PRETTY IN PINK: Spring has sprung and there is no prettier sign than the 40,000 cherry blossom trees that decorate our city.This urban beauty is celebrated annually by The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. Founded in 2005 by Linda Poole, the non-profit society kicked off the month-long program of walking tours, musical performances, and fine art and craft exhibitions with Sakura Night, a stand-up soiree featuring several of Vancouver’s best Japanese chefs. Hosted by Mister California Roll himself, Hidekazu Tojo, at his Broadway Street restaurant, more than $20,000 was raised to support the annual spring festival. HIGHER LEARNING: PALS Autism School Society was founded in 2007 by parents who believed that the complex needs of their children could best be met in a specialized program. Today, PALS operates an independent school (K-Grade 12) and a young adult program. The one-of-a-kind school recently held its seventh fundraiser. More than 300 guests filed into the Convention Centre for the Ooh-la-la, Parisian-themed festivities, hosted by radio personalities Nat and Drew. The extraordinary evening of philanthropy had many saying très magnifique to the $260,000 realized for the innovative program.

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Chefs Nobu Shin (Zen) and Darryl Nagata (Seventeen89) were among Vancouver’s top Japanese chefs who joined forces to support the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

From left, Laura McMurran Amelia Sullivan and Allison Holden’s design submission to transform an iconic block paid tribute to architects Arthur Erickson and Cornelia Oberlander.

Cherry Blossom Festival founder Linda Poole and chair Peter Kreuk (right) along with chef Hidekazu Tojo fronted Sakura Night, a beneﬁt to support the annual spring festival.

Jacob Rozenberg from Yaletown’s Moods Hair Salon won as Canada’s best men’s stylist in Mary Doyle’s American Crew All-Star Contest. Rozenberg will compete in Lisbon for the global title on April 29.

VIVA Vancouver’s Jen Sheel and Krisztina Kassay fronted the Robson Redux Design-Build preview party at the Vancouver Art Gallery. See all the design submissions at vivadesigncomp.ca.

Dre Barone, Nathan Slee and Caleb Martin sported Cutting Edges new jerseys and T-shirts revealed at the gay hockey team’s annual SCORE fundraising party.

Principal Andrea Kasunic and board chair Katy Harandi welcomed 300 guests to their Parisian-themed party, beneﬁting PALS Autism School for kids and young adults.

BoConcept president Steen Skaaning introduced a new line of furnishings by the Danish retailer and Japanese design ﬁrm Nendo, which marries functionality with origami-inspired design.

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Baseball game in Phoenix also a foodie delight Karl Klip

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With the crack of the bat, a Seattle Mariners player made it safe to first base. A beautiful sunny day in Phoenix, Ariz. with its vivid blue sky interspersed with some puffy white clouds, allowed me to soak in the sounds on the field, stands and concessions — a perfect day for a Canadian at a baseball game during spring break. The weather in Arizona in March is typically in the mid-70 °F, but this year was a bit warmer, reaching 80 degrees during my visit. I was attending my first Grapefruit League baseball game watching the Seattle Mariners play the Arizona Diamondbacks. For those who’ve never heard of the Grapefruit League, it’s spring training for professional baseball teams before season opening. The teams can try out new players and work out their roster. Even better, baseball fans can get down to the fences, close to their heroes, and get an autograph or two. For me, that day was more than just sitting in my seat and watching the game. It started with a tour of Salt River Fields

at Talking Stick stadium. Walking around the entire field, you get different perspectives from behind the plate, first base, the outfield and more. The bright-green grass baseball diamond was neatly manicured by lawn mowers, which left stripes across the field. There are also vendors around the field, selling food and drink, as well as baseball gear including T-shirts, jerseys and baseball caps. And you don’t have to spend a huge amount of money on a ticket to get a good seat. For me, a seat behind home plate was $24 US. For those who brought a blanket, there was general seating on the grass in the outfield for $11 — great for an entire family. And if your children want to play, there’s a miniature baseball diamond at the park where staff will supervise children. In the game I attended, Seattle’s bats were hot, bringing in many players ‘round home plate. Surprisingly, many Seattle Mariners fans were in attendance. With the game being held in Phoenix, and the hometown Diamondbacks playing, I figured the stadium would have had just a few Seattle fans, but there were lots. And it seemed that many

fans knew each other, either from earlier games in the season, or the fact they regularly make the pilgrimage to Phoenix to watch the Grapefruit League games every year. It was a very friendly atmosphere. But of course, along with watching the game and getting a tan, there were the concessions. Everyone wants to eat a hotdog while watching baseball. It might seem cliché, but it’s something everyone wants to try. So yes there were hotdogs, and yes I did enjoy one, along with Red Rock fries. But once fans finish that hotdog, their eyes and nose will lead them to the other foods available at the stadium. Baseball fans can sample southern barbecued beef or chicken, Mexican food from the Salty Señoritas stand along the first base line, New York City style pizza along third base, along with ice cream and so much more. Drink offerings include soft drinks, but you can also buy wine and local micro-brewed beers. I discovered that between the food, drink, warm sunny weather and entertainment on the field, it’s easy to enjoy a relaxing afternoon at a baseball game in Arizona.

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ARIES LOVE FORECAST: It might sound obvious, but the best thing you can do for love this year, Aries, is to approach others, to come out of yourself. A karmic axis lies across your sign and your partnership sign until November 2015; it urges you to substitute interdependence for independence. Even if you ask a member of the opposite sex for a date and are turned down, you will feel better after ward than if you had not asked. Just the asking will make you feel more conﬁdent. If you approach others you’ll attract allies and your life will grow more diverse and interesting. You’ll trigger opportunities, new horizons, lucrative contracts, useful contacts, enhance your reputation, etc.

This week starts with relationships. One in particular is likely to climax by Monday or Tuesday — and not in the easiest way. You could face disagreement over your ambitions/career or feel that things are changing in deep and unstoppable ways. The mysteries of life emerge Tuesday morning to Thursday – now things are easier, smoother, luckier. Love becomes intimate, funding arrives, ﬁnancial and sexual doorways open.

Relationships remain front and center, Libra. Which doesn’t mean you should pursue them — be diplomatically independent, neither embracing nor harshly rejecting, neither contracting nor litigating. The problems and barriers that arise Sunday/Monday come from another, from a potential partner — unfortunately, that characterizes any partnership you might form now to November 2015.

Continue to take it easy physically and socially. You might hear a few secrets – don’t spread them (especially Monday). Your hopes, boosted last week, remain high. Tackle chores Sunday to Tuesday dawn cautiously. Follow safety rules, make sure the chore needs doing and don’t step on any toes (especially legal ones) to get them done. Relationships ﬁll Tuesday to Thursday afternoon, almost entirely good ones.

This is your last week of work and drudgery, Scorpio, so just get it done. Don’t volunteer for more. The 20 months ahead hold a subtle but growing opportunity to step up the management ladder — don’t cut off your chances by burying yourself in “hands on” tasks. Sunday/Monday bring duties, management or closed door discussions, interactions with civil servants or administrative workers.

This is your last week of socializing, ﬂirting, laughter and celebration for awhile, Gemini, so enjoy it! Sunday/Monday offer romance, deep feelings, beauty, creative and speculative urges. However, be cautious Monday when friendship or ﬂirtation does not spell intimacy or sex, at least with this person. Money gambles and investments are also best avoided.

The accent remains on pleasure, beauty, creativity, speculation, romance but only for this week. In all these, try to aim for the light-hearted, the group-oriented rather than the deep, heavy, private (now to Nov. 2015, but read this week’s preamble). Sunday/Monday highlight group affairs, ﬂirtation, entertainment, happiness, wish fulﬁllment, and light romance. Yet the cosmos virtually spits a spate of problems at you.

Be ambitious, but not too much so. Now to July, life might be slowing down your career progress to nudge you into contemplating your direction: reconsider, examine foundations, make sure your family is “on board” with your plans. A conﬁdential discussion about your goals, your position, could play a key role this week (especially Monday, so don’t rear up in protest if someone says something you don’t like).

This is your last week of “conﬁnement,” Cap. Still, there can be lots of talk about real estate, home, children, pregnancy, food and shelter, business foundations or other “conﬁning” situations. Most of this talk (or thinking) occurs Sunday/Monday and it can cause a gauntlet of problems and barriers Monday. If you aim for security, the problems arise.

The accent remains on intellectual pursuits, love and travel. These appear in their best or “safest” form Sunday/Monday, yet even here you can meet problems, irksome barriers or irksome people, especially Monday. (By safest I mean – until November 2015 – their shortest, most casual or verbal forms.) Be patient, let others spout off. Someone will hang themselves with their own words but not you, if you’re silent!

Profound thoughts, legal and ethical/moral decisions/ ponderings, far travel, intellectual pursuits, publishing, international affairs, foreign-born people, religion and cultural venues — these bless you Sunday/Monday. Yet a slew of glitches and difficulties could arise, especially Monday. Stay the course and realize all these difficulties arise from little people who want to keep you in the short, the superficial and casual.

Now to November 2015, you’ll face a choice between quick, small money, and slow, large finances. In the first camp belong earnings, spending; in the second, investments, major debt. Choose the quick, small camp, Virgo. If you have extra money, simply save it to await the right opportunity. (To some degree, this warning about investment and large finance fades quickly for mid-late September births, and fades about midway for Virgos born early-mid September, etc.

Now to November 2015, pick heavy money (investments, debt, ﬁnancing) and heavy sex (pregnancy, commitment, soul-sex) and research over light money (earnings, daily spending, cars, clothes) and casual sex (enjoyment-only sex) and blind acceptance of surface appearances. (Special kind of blindness, that.) Sunday/ Monday emphasize the good, “heavier” activities just listed. But those unfavoured “light” activities (earnings, etc.) call strongly Monday.

Monday: Loretta Lynn (82). Tuesday: Seth Rogan (32). Wednesday: Ellen Barkin (60). Thursday: Jennifer Garner (42), Friday: Conan O’Brien (51). Saturday: James Franco (36). Sunday: George Takei (77).

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Mah aims high at championships Megan Stewart

mstewart@vancourier.com

When Aaron Mah debuts a new high bar routine at the Paciﬁc Rim Championships this weekend in Richmond, his will be the most difﬁcult ever attempted by a Canadian junior gymnast. “It’s up there with the best juniors in the world,” he said Thursday before the men’s all-round competition began in the evening at the Richmond Oval. The international meet is the largest so far for Mah, the most successful male gymnast in the 45year history of the Vancouver Phoenix gymnastics club, and the routine has been in the works for several months. “I have a lot of combinations and hard skills. I’ve been working hard,” he said. The routine’s high

difficulty of 5.4 is based on demanding technical elements, many named for the sport’s innovators and risk-takers, including a Takamodo half, which connects into a Tkachev release, as well as does two more releases, a Yamawaki and a second Tkached, this one a half release. “It’s pretty tricky,” said Mah, 16. “It’s going to be my routing for a while until I move up to senior.” The national men’s coach, Tony Smith, persuaded Canadian athletes to step up the difficulty of their routines, and Mah accepted the challenge. “He’s been really pushing us to add difficulty because this is what you need to compete with the rest of the world,” said the Grade 11 Magee student. He placed fourth all around at the 2013 Canadian championships and won gold in the parallel bars and high bar.

Gymnast Aaron Mah is the most successful male athlete for Vancouver Phoenix, ever. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

At Phoenix, Mah trains with a coach who arrived in Vancouver with impressive international credibility. Sasha Pozdniakov competed in Russia, but as a coach he taught athletes in that country who later won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Under his guidance, athletes in

New Zealand won national and international competitions. Pozdniakov moved to Vancouver in 2010 to coach the boys program at Phoenix and has since helped two athletes, including Mah, reach the national team in their age group. He has said his fa-

vourite thing about coaching is watching young boys grow into strong men. With Pozdniakov, Mah has room to experiment and the encouragement to work hard. “He’s really supportive… and usually gives me freedom to create my own routines. The difﬁcult one

he’ll attempt this weekend came together one day at practice, spontaneously,” said Mah, who trains about 25 hours a week. “We didn’t have it down on paper. I did it one day just for fun. He thought it was fantastic.” Mah has posted videos of his training on Instagram and found that the clips are popular with his friends. He’s testing himself and the video will be analyzed so he can see what is and isn’t working. They’re mesmerizing and not because they’re pretty. In one, he spins erratically off the high bar. On the video, he posted #bailoftheday. “I’ve had numerous comments, ‘Wow, I love to see you fall!’ I don’t like to see it,” he said. “I like to see skills hit well with nice, clean form. Gymnastics is a beautiful sport. I like to see it done well.”

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson at the Canadian swimming trials. PHOTO SCOTT GRANT/SWIMMING CANADA

Two swimmers make golden sweep Two swimmers who train atVancouver’s high performance centre at the UBC Aquatic Centre clocked a golden sweep in their respective strokes at the Canadian trials inVictoria April 2 to 5. Breaststroker Tera Van Beilen, a UBC Dolphin and 2012 Olympian, won the 200 metre, 100m and 50m breaststroke while

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won the 400m and 200m individual medley, or I.M., which is a combination of all four strokes. “We are in I.M. country,” said Erika SeltenreichHodgson, 18, who moved to Vancouver from Ottawa. “To get two titles this week is really exciting.” The four-day trials

serve as the selection meet for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Pan Paciﬁc championships in Gold Coast, Australia. Up to three swimmers can qualify in each event. Swimming Canada is asking for a higher standard from national athletes.

The sport organization now requires swimmers to meet world qualifying times, instead of Canadian standards only, in order to represent Canada internationally. It creates criteria based on times set each year at the FINA world championships. — Megan Stewart

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Templeton Titan Andrea Pham returns a shot in a senior girls doubles badminton game April 10 at Killarney. Pham won her match 21-16, 21-15 but Templeton lost 8-3 to the Cougars and falls to 0-2 in the season. Killarney leads the East Division 3-0, two points ahead of David Thompson and Van Tech, both at 2-0. In the West Division, Eric Hamber and Prince of Wales are undefeated at 2-0. The next games are 4 p.m., April 14. Britannia hosts Gladstone, Templeton is at Thompson, Point Grey at Hamber, Killarney at John Oliver, Kitsilano at Lord Byng, Churchill at Magee, Prince of Wales at University Hill and Tupper at Windermere. — Megan Stewart

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Follow the rules for an adrenaline rush RACER’S EDGE

Kristina Bangma

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If you have watch theTour de France, you know what a peloton is. It is a large group of cyclists moving as one, collectively using each other to block the wind and maintain high speeds. If you just started riding, I’m sure you’re anxious to try it for yourself. The feeling is unlike any other. Unless you ride in an event where the roads have been closed, a peloton isn’t possible, but even when riding single ﬁle, group riding can bring a huge adrenaline rush when you feel every rider moving forward together. The purpose of group riding is to allow everyone to have an overall faster average speed. This is only successful if each rider works as a team. There are several things you need to know when rid-

ing in a group.These rules exist to keep everyone safe and moving as efficiently as possible. If you don’t follow these rules, you are endangering the lives of the other riders and may be asked to leave, so please take these rules seriously. Ask first, ride second The first rule of group riding is you must ask permission to join the group. Some groups are organized clubs that require release forms and payment. Some groups do specific workouts and others head out just to have fun. Never assume you have permission to join any group. Keep your eyes on the road Point out any obstacles that may be harmful to the other riders such as rocks, gravel, cars, glass, etc. No erratic braking Do not brake unless the group is braking together and predictably, such as for a red light or pedestrians crossing the street. Unpredictable braking

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in a group will cause a domino affect that can be disastrous to those at the back of the pack. They will crash is what I mean. Control your speed If you are getting too

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close to the tire in front of you, stop pedalling and take yourself out of the draft by either moving your bike to the right or left of the tire in front of you or sit up taller in your seat.

If this doesn’t work, very lightly squeeze the brakes so your decrease in speed is not sudden or extreme. Control your direction Ride in a straight line. Remember that the person behind you can’t see beyond you and is reacting to your movements.You must ride predictably and avoid any sudden changes in direction. Lead with your head up When leading, which is also known as pulling, maintain the same average speed of the group. Look over your shoulder often and especially on hills to make sure you haven’t dropped the person behind you. When crossing an intersection, make sure it is safe for everyone to cross together. Sprinting at a yellow light will only endanger the other riders and break up the group. Do not drink, eat, adjust your clothing or do anything besides ride when

you are in the front.You have the entire group trusting your judgment and cycling skills so you need to be alert. If you need to do something other than ride, pull out and move to the back of the pack. Share the lead Don’t lead the group for too long. Leading a pack requires a large amount of energy since you are breaking the wind for everyone behind you. Even if you are a strong rider, your speed will eventually start to slow down if you stay there for too long. Take a break every ﬁve minutes by moving back into the pack and letting someone else pull. You will conserve energy, increase the chances of an overall faster speed for everyone and make many more friends. Kristina Bangma is a coach, personal trainer and writer with a love of riding and racing.

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Today’s Homes Home prices in Vancouver continue to trend upward Emma Crawford Hampel

ecrawford@biv.com

Prices for all housing types are still on the rise in Vancouver, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey released April 8. The report said yearover-year price increases were seen across all housing types in the city in 2014’s ﬁrst quarter. Detached bungalows saw the biggest jump, with a 4.8 per cent increase to $1,062,318. Standard two-storey homes in-

creased 2.9 per cent to $1,148,473 and standard condos grew 0.3 per cent to $482,000 “The Vancouver real estate market was steady but balanced when compared to the same period of last year,” said Bill Binnie, broker and owner of Royal LePage North Shore. “There is a healthy dose of momentum in the market right now, in large part because of the year-over-year increase in unit sales.” Inventories for detached homes in Vancouver have been low lately, said Chris

Simmons, owner and broker of Royal LePage Vancouver West Side and City Centre, meaning properties that are put on the market don’t stay there for very long. “Builders are focused on developing multi-unit properties like condos, so inventory in that category remains fairly good,” Simmons said. “On the other hand, there is a perpetual shortage of single-family homes, which is driving up prices for this property type.” Simmons said the ﬁrst quarter is consistent with

how the January-to-March period usually plays out. “In terms of unit sales, January and the beginning of February were slow, but more and more life came into the market in the end of February and through March.” Prices also rose across Canada, with the average two-story home costing 5.4 per cent more than last year, at $428,943. Detached bungalows grew 4.4 per cent to $380,765 and standard condos increased 2.5 per cent to $252,174.

The cost of detached bungalows increased by an average of 4.8 per cent from last year. PHOTO ADAM JONES

Sales and prices edge higher for Metro Vancouver homes Glen Korstrom

gkorstrom@biv.com

Sales and prices for Metro Vancouver homes edged higher in March, according to statistics released earlier this month by the Real Estate Board

of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). The REBGV counted 2,641 residential property sales in March, which is 12.5 per cent more than the 2,347 properties that transacted in March 2013. It is also a 4.4 per cent

premium over the 2,500 homes that changed hands in February. March’s sales, however, were 17.2 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month, which is 3,190 sales. Prices also rose — both

year-over-year and compared to February. The REBGV pinned the benchmark home price for the region at $615,200. That’s 3.7 per cent more than the benchmark price of $593,100 in March 2013. It is also higher than

the REBGV’s benchmark price of $609,100 in February. Fueling this stability is a constant sales-to-active-listings ratio, which stayed ﬂat from February at 18.2 per cent. “We continue to see steady and stable mar-

ket conditions across the Greater Vancouver housing market,” said REBGV president Ray Harris. “There has been a consistent balance between home seller supply and home buyer demand in our marketplace.”

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Vancouver is world’s second-most “resilient” city for real estate: Grosvenor Group Emma Crawford Hampel

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The top three cities in the world for long-term real estate investment, ranked in terms of resilience are in Canada, and Vancouver takes the number two spot, according to a report issued by Grosvenor Group. The study deﬁned resilience as the ability to avoid or recover from an adverse event. This involved looking at 50 of the world’s biggest cities and ranking them in terms of their environmental and social vulnerability, as well as their adaptive capacity. “We’ve basically tried to work out whether cities are resilient to likely changes in the global economy over the next 50 years or so,” said Dr. Richard Barkham, research director for the Grosvenor Group.

Barkham went on to explain how this resilience will play a role in longterm real estate investment decisions. “Longer-term, investors that have a ﬁduciary duty to protect the capital of their members are really going to be looking at resilient cities,” he said. “No city can avoid adverse events, but resilient cities will bounce back more quickly.” He explained that with some of the cities ranked lower on the list, if they are dealing with some sort of disaster, for example, it is not certain that they will be able to bounce back at all. Speciﬁc areas the study looked at included: • vulnerability to climate changes or disasters, including earthquakes; • access to energy, water and food; • pollution or overcon-

sumption of land; • government accountability; • press freedom; • and disaster plans. Vancouver’s overall score was 97 out of a possible 100. It ranked first in all criteria except climate vulnerability, in which category the city came in the bottom 10.This is related to being in a low-lying coastal location, which makes it vulnerable to sea level rise. Vancouver scored particularly well because of its strengths in the areas of governance and planning, and having good access to financial services within the city. Toronto came in first worldwide, and Calgary rounded out the top three. Chicago was in top spot in the United States and fourth overall. The lowest scores were found in Cairo, Manila and Dhaka.

Vancouver earned high marks for governance and access to financial services. PHOTO WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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It’s a special edition and a real honey of a car

While waiting politely for a pedestrian to clear the intersection while turning right, I received a wide grin and a giant wave from a woman wearing industrial welding goggles. She looked a bit like a bee. So does the car I was driving. It’s the Beetle GSR, a special edition version of Volkswagen’s Turbo Beetle that’s a real honey of a car. Take that comment literally; this machine really does look like it was hatched in a hive. The name comes from a tribute to the 1973 GelbSchwartz Renner (Yellow-Black Racer), a similarly bumblebee-shaded machine that is so famous, you never heard about until just now when I mentioned it. Sold only in the German home market, it had 50hp from an air-cooled 1600cc and slightly larger wheels and tires. Still, for the time the car was fairly nippy and marked a change for the humble people’s car from modest little

fuel-sipper to unlikely performance hero.This new version has 210 turbocharged horses to draw on: is it all buzz, or is there a sting in the new GSR’s tail?

Design

The previous generation of front-wheel-drive Beetle was very popular but might have been accused of being a bit cutesy in its homage to the sturdy, no-nonsense original. I mean a ﬂower vase next to the steering wheel? That’s a bit much. However, when VW decided to drop the turbocharged four-cylinder engine out of the GTI into the car, those cute looks were suddenly hilarious. Here was a car from the Care Bear/My Little Pony school that was perfectly capable of dusting off the hot hatchbacks of the day. The new car is much less saccharine-sweet, with an extended proﬁle that gives it something of the look

Environment:

If yellow stitching on a ﬂat-bottomed steering wheel can really be considered tasteful, then the inside of the GSR is more tasteful than the exterior. It’s actually quite reserved and you might never know it was a limited-run model — except that VW has helpfully written that fact on the steering wheel. Continued on next page

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Just 3500 GSRs will be sold worldwide. With the original car, all were gone in just two months. In Canada, fewer than 100 will be imported, so perhaps the rarity value is worth something. As far as the rest of the interior goes, this is essentially just an R-Line Beetle with a few extra badges.You get comfortable, great-looking seats that don’t provide quite enough lateral support as compared to a GTI, a very VWlooking dash layout and a multi-gauge pod.Where the regular Turbo Beetle gets a neat carbon-fibre trim, this car gets matte-finish treatment to most of the surfaces and the aforementioned yellow stitching everywhere. This particular version was equipped with the Beetle’s Technology package, which adds satellite navigation and an eight-speaker-plus-subwoofer Fender-branded premium audio. This works great for cleaning out your ears because it can and will melt your earwax. While the Beetle’s shape does limit headroom and would send most young parents tut-tutting and heading for a five-door GTI or a GLI instead, it’s actually not all that bad for short distances. A child seat does (barely) fit, and an adult passenger could endure a short lift across town. Essentially, owning this car requires something of a sense of humour, both inside and out. And, speaking of giggles, let’s talk about what’s under the hood. Continued on page 47

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today’sdrive PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until April 30, 2014. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. 2014 Corolla CE 6M Manual BURCEM-A MSRP is $17,540 and includes $1,545 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. *Lease example: 2014 Corolla CE 6M with a vehicle price of $17,265 (includes $275 Toyota Canada Lease Assist, which is deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes, and $1,545 freight/PDI) leased at 0.9% over 60 months with $0 down payment equals 120 semi-monthly payments of $87 with a total lease obligation of $10,715. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. $0 security deposit and first semi-monthly payment due at lease inception. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, fees and taxes. Dealer order / trade may be necessary. **Finance example: 1.9% finance for 84 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 Corolla CE 6M. Applicable taxes are extra. 2014 RAV4 Base FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A MSRP is $25,685 and includes $1,815 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. †Lease example: 3.9% Lease APR for 60 months on approved credit. Semi-Monthly payment is $139 with $1700 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $18,380. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. Down payment, first semi-monthly payment and security deposit plus GST and PST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. ††Finance example: 1.9% finance for 48 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 RAV4. Applicable taxes are extra. 2014 Tacoma Double Cab V6 4x4 Automatic MU4FNA-A MSRP is $33,285 and includes $1,815 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. ‡Lease example: 3.9% Lease APR for 60 months on approved credit. Semi-Monthly payment is $165 with $3,150 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $22,890. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. Down payment, first semi-monthly payment and security deposit plus GST and PST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. ‡‡Finance example: 0.9% finance for 48 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 Tacoma. Applicable taxes are extra. ‡‡‡Up to $1000 Non-Stackable Cash Back available on select 2014 Tacoma models. Non-stackable cash back on 2014 Tacoma Double Cab V6 4x4 Automatic is $1,000. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) lease or finance rates. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of Cash Customer Incentives. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by April 30, 2014. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. ‡‡‡‡Semi-monthly lease offer available through Toyota Financial Services on approved credit to qualified retail customers on most 48 and 60 month leases (including Stretch leases) of new and demonstrator Toyota vehicles. First semi-monthly payment due at lease inception and next monthly payment due approximately 15 days later and semi-monthly thereafter throughout the term. Toyota Financial Services will waive the final payment. Semi-monthly lease offer can be combined with most other offers excluding the First Payment Free and Encore offers. First Payment Free offer is valid for eligible TFS Lease Renewal customers only. Toyota semi-monthly lease program based on 24 payments per year, on a 60-month lease, equals 120 payments, with the final 120th payment waived by Toyota Financial Services. Competitive bi-weekly lease programs based on 26 payments per year, on a 60-month lease, equals 130 payments. Not open to employees of Toyota Canada, Toyota Financial Services or TMMC/TMMC Vehicle Purchase Plan. Some conditions apply. See your Toyota dealer for complete details. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

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(COROLLA SPORT MODEL SHOWN)

2014 COROLLA

LEASE FROM *

FINANCE FROM **

semi-monthly/60 mos.

per month/84 mos.

1.9%

CE 6M MODEL $17,540 MSRP includes F+PDI

(RAV4 - XLE MODEL SHOWN)

2014 RAV4

FWD LE $25,685 MSRP includes F+PDI

LEASE FROM

2014 TACOMA

FINANCE FROM ††

†

139 1.9

semi-monthly/60 mos.

4x4 Double Cab V6 $33,285 MSRP includes F+PDI

30692

GRANVILLE TOYOTA VANCOUVER 8265 Fraser Street (604) 263-2711 6978

18732

6701

per month/48 mos.

OR UP TO ‡‡‡

1,000 CASHBACK

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LANGLEY TOYOTATOWN LANGLEY 20622 Langley Bypass (604) 530-3156

JIM PATTISON TOYOTA SURREY 15389 Guildford Drive (604) 495-4100

semi-monthly/60 mos.

% $

SEMI-MONTHLY SAVES YOU UP TO 11 PAYMENTS!

FREE FIRST OR LAST PAYMENT

. Monthly or Semi-Monthly payment options . Standard or Low Kilometre Lease . No Security Deposit

JIM PATTISON TOYOTA NORTH SHORE 849 Auto Mall Drive (604) 985-0591

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per month/48 mos.

9497

OPENROAD TOYOTA RICHMOND Richmond Auto Mall (604) 273-3766

DESTINATION TOYOTA BURNABY 4278 Lougheed Highway (604) 571-4350

7825

OPENROAD TOYOTA PORT MOODY 3166 St. John’s Street (604) 461-3656

SUNRISE TOYOTA ABBOTSFORD Fraser Valley Auto Mall (604) 857-2657

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WEST COAST TOYOTA PITT MEADOWS 19950 Lougheed Highway (866) 910-9543 7662

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They can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, but there are plenty of reasons the Fit, Civic and CR-V are best-sellers† in BC.

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2014 CIVIC DX

Lease for * $

1.99% APR $

0 down

‡

freight and PDI included.

Bi-weekly on a 60 month term with 130 payments. MSRP $17,185** includes freight and PDI

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2014 CR-V LX

Lease for

134

1.99% APR $

0 down

‡

freight and PDI included.

Bi-weekly on a 60 month term with 130 payments. MSRP $27,685** includes freight and PDI

Model shown: FB2E2EEX

†The Fit, Civic and CR-V were the #1 selling retail subcompact car, compact car, and compact SUV respectively in BC in 2013 based on Polk 2013 Dec YTD report. ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only on behalf of the customer. £Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX. €0.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $67.49 based on applying $1,100.00 lease dollars and $4 dealer contribution (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes); and $1,000.00 consumer incentive dollars (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes) Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $8,773.70. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers.*Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. #1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $84.63 based on applying $600.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,001.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. Ω Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $133.83 based on applying $1,000.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $17,397.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. **MSRP is $16,130 / $17,185 / $27,685 including freight and PDI of $1,495 / $1,495 / $1,695 based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX / new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only. ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers valid from April 1st through 30th, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

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FINANCING

YOU PAY WHAT THE DEALER PAYS* †

On select models. *Dealer is reimbursed for holdback included in invoice price. 2014

GLS model shown♦ Selling Price: $19,140

ACCENT 4-DOOR L DEALER INVOICE PRICE:

OWN IT FOR

WITH

BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS

14,220

‡

AND

†

DOWN

ACCENT L 4-DOOR MANUAL. DEALER INVOICE PRICE INCLUDES $779 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ, DELIVERY AND DESTINATION.

HWY: 5.3L/100 KM CITY: 7.5L/100 KM▼

2014

Limited model shown♦ Selling Price: $23,754

ELANTRA L DEALER INVOICE PRICE:

OWN IT FOR

WITH

BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS

16,352

‡

AND

†

DOWN

ELANTRA L MANUAL. DEALER INVOICE PRICE INCLUDES $1,197 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ, DELIVERY AND DESTINATION.

HWY: 5.3L/100 KM CITY: 7.6L/100 KM▼

2014

Limited model shown♦ Selling Price: $38,225

SANTA FE SPORT DEALER INVOICE PRICE:

27,053

WITH

BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS

135 0.9%

$ ‡

OWN IT FOR

†

AND

DOWN

SANTA FE SPORT 2.4L FWD. DEALER INVOICE PRICE INCLUDES $1,306 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ, DELIVERY AND DESTINATION.

HWY: 7.3L/100 KM CITY: 10.2L/100 KM▼

2014

GLS model shown♦ Selling Price: $27,000

TUCSON GL

DEALER INVOICE PRICE: HWY: 7.2L/100 KM CITY: 10.0L/100 KM▼

OWN IT FOR

WITH

BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS

118 1.9

22,797

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†

AND

DOWN

TUCSON 2.0 GL FWD MANUAL. DEALER INVOICE PRICE INCLUDES $462 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ, DELIVERY AND DESTINATION.

YOU PAY THE INVOICE PRICE

PLUS GET

%†

FINANCING FOR

5-year/100,000 km Comprehensive Limited Warranty†† 5-year/100,000 km Powertrain Warranty 5-year/100,000 km Emission Warranty

96 MONTHS HyundaiCanada.com

The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offer available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2014 Accent 4-Door L Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/ Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Tucson 2.0 GL FWD Manual with an annual finance rate of 0%/0%/0.9%/1.9% for 96 months. Bi-weekly payments are $69/$79/$135/$118. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Finance offer includes Delivery and Destination of $1,550/$1,550/$1,760/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ‡Dealer Invoice Price of 2014 Accent 4-Door L Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Tucson 2.0 GL FWD Manual are $14,220/$16,352/$27,053/$22,797. Prices include price adjustments of $779/$1,197/$1,306/$462 and includes Delivery and Destination of $1,550/$1,550/$1,760/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. The customer prices are those reflected on the dealer invoice from Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. The dealer invoice price includes a holdback fee for which the dealer is subsequently reimbursed by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $779/$1,197/$1,306/$462 available on in stock 2014 Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Tucson 2.0 GL FWD Manual on cash purchases. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ♦Price of models shown (with Price Adjustments): 2014 Accent 4 Door GLS/Elantra Limited/Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/Tucson 2.4 GLS FWD are $19,140/$23,754/$38,225/$27,000. Prices include Price Adjustments of $1,109/$1,445/$2,434/$1,659, Delivery and Destination charges of $1,550/$1,550/$1,760/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. ▼Fuel consumption for new 2014 Accent 4-Door L (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.5L/100KM); 2014 Elantra L Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.6.L/100KM); 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD (HWY 7.3L/100KM; City10.2.L/100KM); 2014 Tucson 2.0 GL FWD Manual (HWY 7.2L/100KM; City10.0L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. †‡Ω♦Offers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. Visit www. hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions. Dealers are licensed under the Fair Trading Act. TM

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Performance

Ten more horsepower — that’s all I’m asking VW, just ten more horsies to give this blazing-yellow Bug some genuine performance credentials over and above the regular Turbo Beetle. No dice. Still, the original GSR didn’t have any more punch-buggy than the 1600 Beetle it was based on, so perhaps tradition is being upheld. Besides which, this isn’t really a car about winning races — this is a car designed around the concept of having a bit of a laugh. Two transmissions are on offer, a six-speed manual that’s a bit more engaging, or a $1400 six-speed dualclutch gearbox that adds stop and go practicality without losing much of the fun.The 210hp, 2.0L fourcylinder turbo is the same venerable mill that’s found throughout the VW line-up. It’s responsive, grunty, and makes a really good noise. So, if you’ve got a racing helmet with a VW sticker on it, then maybe you’re best off sticking with the GTI, particularly the new one coming later this year which is simply excellent. But what if you just want to have a bit of fun? Here, the GSR becomes an out-and-out hoot. If someone in a more-powerful Focus ST wants to stoplight race you, then just roll your eyes and let them go — the GSR isn’t built for would-be Vin Diesels. Instead, it’s easy to drive, with much better sightlines than the old car, excellent grip on long sweeping corners and a comfortable, upright driving position. It’s not a serious car, but the world is full of serious cars stuck in trafﬁc. At least with this bright yellow package, you’ll get a smiling wave or two rather than a scowl.

the GSR package is the Technology bundle.This includes satellite navigation and the powerful Fender stereo for $1090. Fuel economy for VW’s

four-pot turbo isn’t bad either, with ofﬁcial ratings of 9.0L/100kms city and 6.5L/100kms on the highway. Like any other turbo-

charged vehicle, you’ll struggle to hit those ﬁgures if you drive the car as it’s meant to be driven, but VW is often closer than most.

Green Light

Stop Sign:

Nice interior; sense of fun; responsive engine and transmission; unique appeal.

No better dynamically than regular Turbo Beetle; stiff ride; slightly compromised handling.

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139 OR 2.9% Finance for 60 Months

* Model#ZFREVT-A, down payment $2,450, lease obligation $19,130. Plus taxes.

Features

As mentioned, the GSR is a trim beyond a fullyloaded top-of-the-line RLine Turbo Beetle, so you get 19” alloys, full leather interior, Bluetooth handsfree, heated seats, bi-Xenon headlamps, etc., etc. Aside from choosing which transmission you want, the only option on

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While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

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2.98

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each

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Organic Fair Trade Hass Avocados

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