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City hall wants you to vote

City spending more, adding ﬂexibility to boost low voter turnout Mike Howell

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CAESAR THE DAY Edible Canada server Camille Thomas shows off three new drinks on the bistro’s summer caesar menu just in time for celebrating Canada Day with our national cocktail. See story on page 16 and photo gallery at vancourier.com. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

With 84 per cent of eligible voters casting a ballot in its 2011 municipal election, Bowen Island sure knows how to get its vote on. Langford, with an abysmal 14 per cent voter turnout, does not. Vancouver? Voters here at least beat the provincial average of 29.5 per cent for number of people who cast a ballot in the 2011 municipal elections in B.C. A reasonable 35 per cent of the city’s 418,878 eligible voters had their say in 2011 as to whom they wanted on council, school board and park board. But according toVancouver’s city clerk Janice MacKenzie, who doubles as chief election ofﬁcer, it was another poor showing at the polls. “That’s about a third of the eligible voting population that are selecting the decision makers, so no that’s not good enough,” MacKenzie told reporters at city hall Wednesday as she explained how the city plans to increase voter turnout for the Nov. 15 election. What’s good enough? “The higher, the better,” she said. The city’s goal is to have a 60 per cent voter turnout by 2025 but will settle with a

four to five per cent increase in this November’s election. The 2011 election cost $2.1 million and the city will spend an additional $600,000 this year on a number of measures to get more people to the polls. That includes almost tripling the number of advanced voting days to eight, beginning Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the first time ever, the city will allow voters to cast ballots in the Oakridge and International Village malls, the Vancouver Art Gallery and some post-secondary institutions. The city will experiment with sip-and-puff technology for disabled voters, audio equipment for the hearing impaired and a magnification device to enlarge the ballot at the city’s 120 polling stations. “We’re wanting to make voting as easy and as convenient as possible,” said MacKenzie, noting reasons for the lack of interest in previous civic elections could be rooted in people being busy, not familiar with the issues or believed their vote didn’t matter. The candidates and campaign platforms also play a part in voter turnout as evidenced in 2002 when Larry Campbell and COPE won a huge majority. Continued on page 9

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Non-Partisan Association’s George Afﬂeck the odd man out 12TH & CAMBIE Mike Howell

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Aw heck, I’m going to write about money — not mine, of course, because there’s nothing really to write about there. Besides, I’m sure you’re more interested in what Mayor Gregor Robertson and all but one of his councillors — poor George Afﬂeck — earned in their roles last year as directors with Metro Vancouver. I just happened to have Metro Vancouver’s statement of ﬁnancial information for 2013 on my computer screen. So here we go, in alphabetical order: • NPA Coun. Elizabeth Ball, who is considered an alternate director, collected $1,770 and spent $20 on expenses. • Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr, also an

alternate, earned $708 and didn’t ﬁle for any expenses. • Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal pulled in $23,010 and spent $551. Last time I checked, Deal was the chairperson of Metro’s environment and parks committee. • Vision Coun. Kerry Jang, who is on Metro’s ﬁnance and housing committees, earned $9,204 and spent $110. • Vision Coun. Raymond Louie is vice-chairperson of the Metro Vancouver regional board and chairperson of Metro’s intergovernmental committee. So that kind of explains the $35,433 he pulled in and the $9,165 he spent. • Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs, who is a member of Metro’s housing and transportation committees, earned $16,284 and spent $6,725. • Robertson collected $5,310 and didn’t expense anything. •Vision Coun. Andrea

Heather Deal (left) picked up an extra $23,010 as chair of Metro’s environment and parks committee, Fire chief John McKearney earned the most overall with $347,762, and Raymond Louie (right) earned an additional $35,433 through work on two different boards. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Reimer pulled in $15,576. She spends a lot of time with MetroVancouver as a member of the regional planning and agriculture committee, the aboriginal relations committee and the zero waste committee. Plus, she is a member of Metro’s so-called engagement task force.

•Vision Coun.Tim Stevenson is the vice-chairperson of the Electoral Area A standing committee. He made $9,204 and spent $70. • Vision Coun.Tony Tang, an alternate, collected $1,416 and spent $10. What about Afﬂeck, you say?

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Well, the mayor never appointed him as a director. The earnings of the mayor and councillors are, of course, on top of what they earn from the City ofVancouver. Robertson earned $148,849 last year, while the majority of councillors made $68,320. Reimer andTang

earned a few bucks more — $71,061 each — for their deputy mayor duties. City manager Penny Ballem earned $339,219 and Police Chief Jim Chu made $328,691. Last year’s top earner, however, was Fire Chief John McKearney, who topped all earnings with $347,762. That sum was accompanied by an asterisk in city documents which explained exempt staff was eligible for an “optional lump sum gratuity and vacation payouts.” So you know what that means, don’t you? Yes, that’s right — freshen up that resume and get your application into the Vancouver ﬁre department. Or become a well-paid cop. As you just read, some politicians make decent coin. A city manager job sounds interesting, too. Or maybe consider the lucrative ﬁeld of journalism. I said maybe. twitter.com/Howellings

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The Vancouver School Board hadn’t decided what to do about summer school as of the Courier’s print deadline Thursday morning. Summer school is scheduled to start in Vancouver on July 2. VSB public relations manager Kurt Heinrich said the board was waiting for the Labour Relations Board to rule whether remedial summer school for secondary students who had failed a course is an essential service. The LRB told the Courier Wednesday afternoon that a time for the hearing had not yet been set. The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association asked the LRB Tuesday to designate remedial programs as essential services. B.C.Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said the federation chose to extend the strike to summer school because the federation

hasn’t seen progress at the bargaining table. “The holdup now is a lack of commitment from government to adequately fund improvements to class size, class composition, and stafﬁng levels for specialist teachers,” Iker said in a BCTF press release. Education Minister Peter Fassbender says the government and BCTF are far apart. “Mediation can certainly help us to adjust that package,” he said in a press statement. “We are willing to explore puts and takes, small moves here and there. But mediation will not split the difference between our respective positions. A mediator will not shake loose hundreds of millions of dollars that we simply do not have.” The BCTF and BCPSEA were to talk Wednesday afternoon. Iker urged parents, trustees and the public to pressure Premier Christy Clark to fund a deal for teachers that would adequately address class size, composition and stafﬁng ratios.

Heinrich said the VSB has cancelled summer camps for international students that would have grossed $405,000 for the board.The cancellation of academic summer school classes for international students would mean the loss of $360,000 in tuition. Heinrich said the VSB has roughly 17,000 registrations for summer school courses and only a fraction of those are for remedial courses. Outgoing VSB student trustee Nick Milum calls the continuing strife frustrating. “I realize that the teachers are ﬁghting for student needs… and if there were smaller class sizes and there was better composition in schools that would allow for a much better learning environment,” he said. “But I’m still frustrated on the sense that it has affected students so much in the last month, especially with exams around this time, with year end projects and with marks, too.” For updates, see vsb.bc.ca. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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stated. The footbridge is not listed on the Heritage Register. The city did not respond to questions about concerns about the heritage importance of the footbridge or to a question about whether the bridge could be saved and moved elsewhere. Justin Pedley, Port Metro Vancouver’s director of trade areas infrastructure delivery, said the footbridge was an infrequently used access point for Port employees — only four or ﬁve times a week, and it’s an older structure that would need upgrades. Regardless, the footbridge needs to come down because the vehicular road that runs east west on Port property was shifted to the north, through the south shore corridor project, to create additional rail capacity. “The Nanaimo footbridge lands in that new rail capacity, so a big part of it is we can’t expand rail without it coming out,” Pedley explained. Pedley added that public reaction indicates the Nanaimo site is an important viewing place in the neighbourhood and the Port will take that input back to the city and see if there’s a way to maintain a viewing point. twitter.com/naoibh

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person wrote they came to the footbridge on a ﬁrst date with their partner 11 years ago and they hoped it would be re-opened so they could celebrate anniversaries there. Another person left a poster that reads: “We love this Town. Please Stop Tearing it Down.” Patrick Gunn, a Heritage Vancouver Society board member, said it’s important to preserve Vancouver’s industrial heritage. “Without knowing specifics [about the footbridge], industrial and utilitarian sites are poorly recognized on the Vancouver Heritage Register,” Gunn explained. “These overlooked sites are part of Vancouver’s industrial heritage and infrastructural architecture, and not generally being on the radar, we see the loss of these unique industrial heritage components.” The city told the Courier via email that the Port owns the land, which is under federal jurisdiction, and the Port asked that the bridge be removed, so the city is complying with lease requirements. “This is a City asset on leased Port land.The Port has issued the City instructions to remove the bridge so they can increase rail capacity below,” the email

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At the north foot of Nanaimo, acrossWall Street, a narrow gravel path through Meditation Park leads to a 1920s-era pedestrian footbridge and a scenic view of the harbour and the North Shore. The iron and wood footbridge passes over train tracks, and stairs lead down to Commissioner Street. Years ago, the public could cross the bridge to Port Metro Vancouver land and walk along Commissioner Street to places like the old Cannery restaurant and New Brighton beach. Security at the Port tightened after 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and Commissioner Street is no longer accessible to the public, but passersby continued to use the bridge as a viewing platform. That’s no longer possible. A fence was erected a couple of weeks ago to block access in preparation for knocking the footbridge down. It’s being removed as part of the Port’s south shore trade area improvements. New secured access will be provided at the foot of Victoria Drive. Roanna Zee calls the footbridge “a bit of a neighbourhood secret.” Zee posted news of the footbridge’s impending removal on her Vancouver East Village Facebook page. She discovered she’s not the only one who’s going to miss it. The May 19 post earned more than 4,550 views and was shared 36 times. Comments included, “If this is a piece of our heritage and history why are we letting them take it down.” Kyla Kinzel, a longtime Hastings-Sunrise resident, started an art project encouraging passersby to write down memories and afﬁx them to the fence. One

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That’s the message from the head of the mayors’ council on regional transportation after hearing Stone’s suggestionsTuesday that the plan overshot costs and is more workable over 20 years. “It’s highly unlikely we’re going to come back and amend the plan because at this point we really don’t have the conﬁdence that if we do it’s not going to come back again with other requests and criticisms,” said North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton, who doubles as the chairperson of the mayors’ council. “So this is the plan.” Walton noted the mayors took 12 “exhausting” weeks to ﬁnalize the plan and it was based on what the region needs.The plan includes a $1.9-billion subway for the Broadway corridor, a $2.1-billion light rail system for Surrey and a $980-million replacement of the Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster. The plan relies on $3.9 billion from senior levels of government and reallocating $250 million per year of the provincial government’s car-

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Jing Wang wants to trumpet student voices and the environment in her role as the Vancouver School Board’s second student trustee. The Vancouver District Student Council elected the Prince of Wales student to the position May 20. Wang says the VSB’s ﬁrst student trustee, Nick Milum, gave her good advice. “He said to have a couple of goals in mind at the beginning of the school year so that if I ever do get lost I can always go back to that list and remember where I started from and what I want to accomplish,” she said. “And that there will be people that don’t support everything I say… so having that backup plan always there is a good way to guide me. It’s like a road map.” Wang represented her school at the district student council when she was in Grade 10 and represented students this past year on the VSB’s planning and facilities committee. In addition to student politics,Wang enjoys participating in Chinese traditional dance, singing and reading. The resident of Kitsilano was born in Tokyo, the rest of her family in China, and she’s pleased her mother pushed her to try traditional Chinese dance. “It made me realize that going back to your roots

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Outgoing student trustee Nick Milum (left) encourages incoming student trustee Jing Wang to set goals, resist feelings of intimidation and speak out. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

is extremely important,” Wang said. Milum is proud that a motion he suggested on behalf of the Kids for Climate Change Action group to the VSB requesting a full-scale health assessment of the Fraser Surrey coal docks expansion passed in December. He encouraged the board to include students in facility consultations and that provided a student voice at the table. Milum advises future student trustees to speak up. “You’re sitting there at that big board table and it can be intimidating in the very beginning, but just to

make sure that your voice is heard because that’s the job of the student trustee,” he said. The amount of talk the board heeds surprised Milum, especially regarding the VSB’s budget and its revised sexual orientation and gender identities policy. “I had never thought that there was that much consultation and that the trustees were listening to the public that much,” he said. “I was actually really pleased to see that.” Milum was one of six student trustees in B.C. last year. He said the B.C. SchoolTrustees Association passed a motion at its annual

general meeting in April asking the provincial government to amend the B.C. School Act to allow more active student trustee participation in board activities. Milum could suggest but not move motions as student trustee and couldn’t vote. Student trustees have served on school boards in Ontario and New Brunswick for years. Milum said former Vancouver District Student Council presidents Leah Bae, JenniferYoon and Chansey Chaing deserve credit for making sureVancouver students got a representative at the board table. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Forty-eight Assembly members will be selected via a random draw. The Assembly will hold 10 meetings between September 2014 and April 2015 to discuss topics ranging from building heights and density to streets and community spaces. They will also hear from other local residents at three public roundtable meetings. The Assembly will present a ﬁnal report to Vancouver City Council in 2015, outlining its recommendations for the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan. The Citizens’ Assembly will be one of several tools that will help create the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan. The City will also be hosting other community-wide workshops, focus groups and engagement activities. Community members must register as volunteers by July 31, 2014 by mail or online at grandviewwoodland.ca to apply for a spot on the Assembly. Check your mail or pick up a package at a neighbourhood location. FIND OUT MORE AT: grandview-woodland.ca or phone 1-800-858-0435

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Get the help you need to achieve your employment-related goals newSTART has been supporting women dealing with issues of violence and abuse for over 15 years. newSTART works in partnership with MOSAIC, who delivers the provincially-funded Employment Program of BC though the Vancouver Northeast WorkBC Centre. WorkBC Employment Service Centres provide jobseekers with a wide range of pre-employment and career workshops, job search resources, job boards and one-to-one career supports. newSTART can help you to address your unique needs and challenges while preparing for employment. Mary’s Story I'd been self-employed for 12 years and liked the flexibility that the lifestyle offered. However, I was unsatisfied with my work and realized I needed to upgrade my skills. As a single parent, I had definitely struggled financially over the years, but always had a few clients to keep me afloat. When I came to newSTART in June 2012, I was at an all-time low. I was reeling from a breakin where I lost my laptop, had to return my leased car and file for bankruptcy because my business was no longer viable. As a result, I had to go on income assistance for the first time in my life. I was emotionally, financially and mentally broken. Having never had a problem finding work in the past, I genuinely thought that newSTART would help me job search and upgrade some skills. They certainly offered that, but it turned out I was in need of a lot more than just getting a job. Thanks to their constant support, caring attitude, knowledge base and workshops, I was able to rebuild some of the confidence I'd lost and learned

how to support myself and my daughter on very little income. They encouraged me to apply for other supports, which I did. Two years later I am on disability, have a part-time job, was released from bankruptcy, can smartly manage my money and am better at asking for help. Get the help you need to achieve your employment-related goals While newSTART provides unique approaches to learning, employment supports and healing; they advocate for your needs and priorities and work in conjunction with an array of diverse services in the community. newSTART will assist you in identifying your capabilities and skills and work towards obtaining employment that matters to you. From daycare to counselling, newSTART acknowledges the additional supports needed by many women who are dealing with the challenges of transition and they work very hard to ensure that the supports you need are available through newSTART, our WorkBC partners or connections in the community. If you are a woman who is dealing with issues of violence and abuse and are in need of career support, contact newSTART at 604-215-4344. Staff will provide you with the information you need to connect with their services or refer you to a Vancouver WorkBC Centre in your neighbourhood. These other centres are provided through Family Services of Greater Vancouver, the Open Door Group, the Paciﬁc Community Resources Society, and the YWCA. For a complete listing of WorkBC Employment Service Centre, visit WorkBCCentres.ca

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City clerk Janice MacKenzie, who doubles as the city’s election ofﬁcer, announced a plan Wednesday to increase voter turnout for the Nov. 15 civic election. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Voting made easier Continued from page 1 Fifty per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2002, which saw a race fought mainly over the city’s drug problem and the need for a supervised drug injection site. In Bowen Island’s case, mayor Jack Adelaar said a movement to turn the island into a national park and the proposed development of Cape Roger Curtis attracted voters in 2011. That said, Adelaar noted the island has a population of engaged residents and has historically had strong voter turnouts. “We’re quite proud of that,” said Adelaar, noting the community does nothing special to get more people to the polls. MacKenzie said studies have shown young people and multicultural communities are less inclined to register to vote. The city’s election staff will recruit high school and post-secondary students to work in the election. Staff will also reach out to various ethnic communities to provide information about the election. Mary Clare Zak, the city’s social policy director, said voter turnout is often a barometer to how engaged

residents are in a city. Increasing the city’s connection with people and their communities is a key goal of Vancouver’s healthy city strategy, Zak said. She emphasized the need for parents to switch on their children to what it means to vote and why it is important. “The more that we talk to children and young people about these things, the more they’ll be able to relate that to what that means to go and vote at the polls,” Zak said. MacKenzie reminded residents that local politicians make decisions on services that affect people’s daily lives, including garbage pick-up, clean drinking water, roads and sidewalk repairs, libraries, ﬁre and police services, street lights and ice rinks. On Nov. 15, voters will elect one mayor, 10 city councillors, seven park board commissioners and nine school board trustees for four-year terms. Voters will also cast ballots on capital plan borrowing questions to fund major projects such as building and transportation infrastructure, public safety projects and parks. twitter.com/Howellings

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Economists blind to wealth disparity

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At 5:12 p.m. last Sunday afternoon, Vancouver-Point Grey NDP MLA David Eby received the following email: “Hi David, You may have gotten several calls from my campaign team today.Thanks for your patience! As of right now we only have 1 hour left to vote, and our campaign scrutineers say you have not voted yet. Will you vote? Please try your best to make it down to 326 W 5th Ave before 6 p.m. today so you can cast your ballot! My campaign manager promises the calls will stop as soon as you do :)” It was signed by Trish Kelly. Kelly was running for the Vision nomination to park board for next November’s municipal election. And the email explains a lot — but not all — about how Trish Kelly managed to top the polls in the nomination race. In fact seven out of every 10 voters supported her. The email makes it pretty obvious that Kelly has a machine behind her, what with a campaign manager, scrutineers and people working the phones (25 volunteers, she told me, on their own cellphones working shifts) contacting folks Kelly and her “team” had signed up as Vision members to support her run. What it doesn’t say is that Kelly was part of a slate of four seeking the four open positions Vision was hoping to fill. The whole slate won handily. By the way, aside from being of Metis ancestry, sitting on the city’s food policy council and being bisexual, she says of herself: “I’m a pretty darned organized person.” I don’t doubt that. But back to the email:The email was generated with the help of fairly new (2011) software called Nation Builder. It bills itself as “the world’s first community organizing system.” And is a favourite of political campaigners and non-profits alike. It can be an essential tool for people swimming in the social media pool of Facebook,Twitter and other various and sundry electronic ways of connecting. For a small server fee — advertised from $19 dollars a month — it can track people once they sign on to your campaign, send them missives like the one Eby got, direct people working a phone bank, assist scrutineers to figure out who has voted and generally keep organizations big and small

pretty darned organized. My political campaign buddies tell me that winning a nomination is quite straightforward. First you sign up members and then you get them out to vote. One more thing, if there are four positions open, which was the case here, and you are not allowed to plump (in other words you have to vote for four candidates or your ballot will be considered spoiled), which was also the case, your best bet to win is to form a four-person coalition.

Kelly refers to her slate as her “dream team.” Make a deal to work together and direct your supporters to vote for the slate. And that’s exactly what Kelly, Naveen Girn, Sammi Jo Rumbaua and Coree Tull did. They announced their slate just before the first Vision all-candidates meeting a couple of weeks ago. While competent individuals running on their own like Catherine Evans and Bent Granby each signed up 250 supporters, the slate is rumored to have signed up something north of 1,300. For Evans and Granby, it was like taking a knife to a gun fight. Kelly refers to the slate as her “dream team.” And you can bet the heavyweights in Vision look at it the same way. They are all connected to specific communities, including the politically active Filipinos and Indians.You have a diversity of sexual orientations in the LGBTQ+ community and you have someone with First Nations roots. They are all as green as grass. And did I mention that they are all young and apparently hip. It is all very important as Gregor Robertson stays on message defining the NPA opposition as old men. At Sunday’s nomination festivities he added that they are “old school, out of touch” and engaged in “back room politics.”Yuk! There was also a contest for one school board position but it was a bit of a sidebar. All the action seemed to be around the park board competition with a remarkable 1,666 people casting ballots, including David Eby who voted for Trish Kelly among others. twitter.com/allengarr

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Economists are a fascinating bunch; they either have their feet on the ground or their heads in the clouds. Sometimes they gymnastically squeeze their noggins into tighter places. For an indication of their athletic range, I recommend watching Bill Moyers’ online interview with Paul Krugman. Moyers is a journalist, former press secretary to U.S. president Lyndon Johnson, and host of a half-hour PBS show on political affairs. Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The NewYork Times. Oh, and Krugman won the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics, too. In 2013, the prof seriously suggested the U.S. Federal Reserve mint a “platinum trillion dollar coin” if the Republicans tried to force the U.S. government into default. In effect, he admitted that the Fed creates fiat currency out of nothing — a claim once limited to right-wing conspiracy circles. But I digress.The topic of the interview was a book by Thomas Piketty, a professor of economics at the University of Paris.The reams of charts in Capital in the Twenty-First Century verify what most of us have heard already about the extraordinary gap between rich and poor in the United States.The “new gilded age” isn’t just hyperbole, it’s the demonstrable return of 19th century levels of inequality. The divergence isn’t just a structural flaw in the American political economy, Piketty argues. It’s inherent in the very nature of capitalism, on either side of the Atlantic. The leapfrogging accumulation of wealth by those who already have it trumps wages in terms of economic growth. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice of compound interest asymmetrically rewards those in the position to hoard money and stockpile real estate. “He with the most toys” may not “win” in the Charlie Sheen sense when they die — but their offspring certainly will, resulting in Piketty’s “patrimonial capitalism,” with its “drift toward oligarchy.” This process of hereditary capital accumulation has been around for ages — it’s how the Rockefellers, Du Ponts and other family dynasties have maintained cross-generational power and influence. Yet the French economist’s research came

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as something of a shock to some of his colleagues. “I mean, even for someone like me, it’s a revelation,” Krugman told Moyers. “Even people like me stopped talking about capital because we thought it was all about human capital.We thought it was all about earnings.We thought that the wealthy were people who one way or another found a way to make a lot of money.” Seriously, dude?You chart the course of great financial rivers like a numbercrunching Jacques Cousteau, yet this filthy-rich-are-different research came as a “revelation?” We’re talking about a Nobel-prize winning economist and a public intellectual beloved by the American progressive left, not some slash-and-burn acolyte of the late Milton Friedman. At least Krugman acknowledged his discipline has a vision problem worthy of Mr. Magoo, and had the grace to recommend Piketty’s 700page eye chart to his audience. And to be fair, it wasn’t until Piketty and a few colleagues supplied the missing historical pieces that economists knew for sure that the dine-and-dash financial capitalism of the past 20 years wasn’t an anomaly, but a return to the historical norm.The French prof had the numbers, and economics is nothing if not a numbers game. Although there are alternative models out there, neoclassical economics is usually taught in such a way that its “discoveries” don’t call into question the power structures that money is embedded in. As for scientific accuracy, U.S. economists couldn’t foresee the crash of 2008, much less time it.The predictive power of the “dismal science” is still little better than medieval theology. Little wonder that last May, students from 42 economic associations in 19 countries signed a manifesto demanding changes in how they are taught.The manifesto condemned a “dramatic narrowing of the curriculum” that presents the economy as some bell jar experiment, conducted “in a vacuum.” No revamped economics curriculum can afford to leave out Capital in the 21st Century. In fact, the Occupy movement’s rhetoric about the one per cent came by way of Piketty’s original research, as popularized by former World Bank chief economist Joseph Stiglitz. As for the well-meaning professor Krugman, his Road-to-Damascus moment feels too little too late. geoffolson.com

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Mailbox Transform TransLink land into a new park To the editor: Re: “Salmon streams or bus parkade?” June 20. As a longtime Marpole resident, I appreciate the Vancouver Courier coverage by Stanley Tromp. Marpole is still a park-deficient community. Presently a half dozen highrise towers are being constructed at Cambie and SW Marine Drive. About 4,000 new residents will be living at this location within two years. A new 10-acre park in what we call a “green friendly” city needs to be built within the same two year time frame. TransLink could have stayed at the Oak and 41st longtime bus yard facility, simply by building a second level. The City of Vancouver holds a significant card as now TransLink is applying to the city for significant up-zoning of that longtime bus yard facility on 41st. As the article states a new 10-acre park would not have to be funded by the taxpayer, but would come out of a $27 million dollar Community Amenity Contribution fund. TransLink recently built a new bus

depot facility at the foot of Hudson Street. in Marpole.Why would TransLink then need to build another facility on the whole 21acres? Why could they not sell 10 acres to the City of Vancouver for a much needed public green space? Don Larson, Vancouver

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To the editor: Re: “Vancouver needs to clean up its act,” June 25. Right on! I have had to phone the city a couple of times — at least — for street garbage pick up and I always thank the men with brooms when I see them. Mr. Robertson and his intentions for a “greenest city in the world,” and Christy Clark’s intention to put B.C.’s children ﬁrst are cousins of the same family. Also, Mr. and Mrs. average citizen need to instruct their children that pizza paper plates and plastic drink containers do not belong on the street. Please walk an extra six or 10 steps and put them in the street garbage cans — even if the city is somewhat tardy with the pick-up. Faye Lewis, Vancouver

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Billionaire buys Beatle’s buggy June 29, 1985: Vancouver business tycoon Jim Pattison shells out $2.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction for a yellow 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V formerly owned by the late John Lennon. The car, in which the Beatles travelled to pick up their MBE awards from Buckingham Palace the same year, was displayed behind glass as part of Expo 86. Pattison later donated it to the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria. Although the museum still owns the Rolls, it is instead on display at Bristols Motors, a nearby garage that takes care of the antique car’s maintenance.

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COURIER COLUMN: “Virk shouldn’t try to duck the blame,” June 25. Pat Mulcahy: Once a liar, always a liar. Brent1023: A little harsh, perhaps. However, once you believe rules are meant for other people and not for you, you have a problem. If then you get to be made Minister of Higher Education, you have even more of a problem. Shaking the belief he is above rules may take more will power than he has shown to date. COURIER STORY: “VisionVancouver flaunts youth and diversity,” June 25. JackM @Politijack: Heaven forbidVancouver’s governing party reflect the electorate! “Some might argue” this is a good thing. BlindHorse:They can’t be rookies and bring experience to politics. Duh. Randy Chatterjee: But what technical or government managerial experience do they bring to the table?These people are seeking to form the governing board(s) of a $1.2 billion corporation with nearly a million stakeholders (residents, business people, employees, and visitors) and far more complex, integrated infrastructure systems than any other private corporation on earth.What do they bring to the table to improve the management of this City? This I believe was the clear disconnect that BlindHorse referred to, and one our media must ask about and seek to frame during the election campaign. COURIER STORY: “Strike in effect forVancouver schools,” June 18. Merv Adey @MervAdey: Govt must retract the clause that would allow it to end contract if Court of Appeal loss. #bcpoli #bced Lesli Boldt @LesliBoldt:The madness and bickering has got to end.We need a deal before June 30. Marla B @burnem63: As a teacher I want a deal but issues need addressing so I will volunteer to picket. COURIER COLUMN: “Taking charge of your gadget life,” June 25. JimVancouver: Interesting article. But the comments “Avoid charging it to 100 per cent (ditto) and don’t leave it plugged in once it’s charged” are misleading.There is no problem charging to 100 per cent since the phone has a sophisticated charging system to prevent overcharging.The real concern is the setting you use on your phone when the charge is complete. Some phones do not power down the screen, so the residual heat generated by operating the screen for hours at a time can damage the battery.

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Vancouver Muslims seek discipline during extraordinary month PACIFIC SPIRIT Pat Johnson

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Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, begins Friday tonight — or maybe tomorrow night. Because the turn of the lunar calendar depends on the ﬁrst sighting of the new moon, it is the naked eye, not a printed calendar that will determine the start, says Mufti Aasim Rashid. Rashid acknowledges that the skies overVancouver are rarely as clear as the skies in places where larger numbers of Muslims live. So, by the time local Muslims wake up today, or at least by the afternoon, millions in Asia, Africa and Europe will have seen (or not seen) the moon.This providesWest Coast Muslims with a form of religious crowdsourcing unthinkable just a few decades ago before the Internet and routine long-distance calling. Whether it begins tonight or tomorrow night, Ramadan will usher in either 29 or 30 days of extraordinary spiritual reﬂection and selfdenial. The ninth month in the Muslim calendar, Ramadan is when tradition says the Quran was revealed. For observant Muslims, the most outwardly visible rituals associated with the holy month will involve the schedule of eating and sleeping. During Ramadan, Muslims

Mufti Aasim Rashid, a Muslim legal scholar, says fasting during the long hours of summer means waking up extra early. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

fast from dawn to dusk. “The major change for most people is their time for waking up,” says Rashid, “because we fast from dawn, which means that we must eat before dawn, and dawn right now is very early, almost at 2:45.” Because the lunar calendar is not ﬁxed to the Western solar calendar, Ramadan can occur at any time of year. The long days and short nights of summer make the observance of fasting rituals extra challenging. “People will be getting up very early,” Rashid says. “Many people will just opt to sleep after they eat the morning meal.” Breaking the

fast after sundown usually begins with dates and water but, beyond that, the meals are a matter of culture and taste. Rashid will eat the same sorts of meals he eats year-round, but with more emphasis on high-nutrition foods, because he knows the meal has to carry him for most of the next 24 hours. (He also has a background in naturopathic medicine.) While Muslims’ ﬁvetimes-a-day prayers can take place anywhere, during Ramadan, an added emphasis is placed on attending the mosque. Over the course of the month, the entire Quran will be recited at mosques worldwide.The ﬁnal days

of Ramadan have additional reverence, with some staying at mosque for the entire 10 day period. “The last 10 nights are by themselves something very special because many Muslims go into a spiritual retreat on those nights,” he says.Within those 10 days is Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, when Muslims believe the Quran was revealed by Allah, God, to the Prophet Muhammad. The exact day is not speciﬁed in the Quran, though it is on one of the odd nights in the ﬁnal 10 days. “It’s a special night of mercy and forgiveness and if you’re fortunate enough to

be worshiping on that night, there’s a lot of special blessings to be attained,” he says. Rashid, who is originally from Edmonton, studied in Toronto, India, and the U.K. before learning Islamic law at the postgraduate level at the University of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, where he received the “mufti” designation. A mufti is a Muslim legal scholar qualiﬁed to issue interpretations, called fatwas, on sharia, Muslim law. Here in B.C., muftis are extremely rare. “There may be one more,” he says. Rashid, who has been in the province for about ﬁve

years, is director of Islamic education for the B.C. Muslim Association, a Sunni umbrella group. He also runs an educational institution. Because Ramadan is the month when the Quran was received, it is a time of intensive dedication to the message of spiritual puriﬁcation and devotion inherent to the holy book. Ramadan is also a time for Sadaqah [charity] While Muslims are encouraged to give year-round, special blessings may be attained by charitable acts during the holiest month. “Pushing yourself in an act of worship and devotional acts — that itself is a purifying experience,” Rashid says. “Those acts and those worships are a spiritual detox in many ways.The second thing is the whole focusing on the lesson behind Ramadan, which is to teach self-restraint and self-discipline. So food, which is absolutely permissible, you’re voluntarily abstaining from, even though you have direct access to it. Similarly, there are many other things that we have access to but we practise staying away from them.” He adds: “It’s all about discipline and control in our lives. Muslims believe in one God, we believe in his prophets.To become the personality that God and his prophets have told us to be, it takes a lot for a person to walk on that path. Ramadan is here to help us do that.”

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Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider heritage and zoning amendments for these locations:

1. 555 Great Northern Way

To amend CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District (402) By-law No. 8131 for 555 Great Northern Way, to create new height sub-areas with conditional building height limits. The amendment would permit an additional 4.5 metres (15 feet) in the new height area, conditional on enhanced architectural performance and sustainable infrastructure, potentially resulting in new building heights of 18.3 metres (60 feet) and 22.9 metres (75 feet). This amendment would not create any additional density and would simply permit the allowable ﬂoor space in the current CD-1 District to be contained in slightly taller building forms.

2. 5805 Wales Street and Heritage

Designation of the Avalon Dairy Farmhouse To rezone 5805 Wales Street from RS-1 (OneFamily Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit a three-storey residential development comprised of 54 townhouses, eight of which include lock-off units, and to rehabilitate and designate the Avalon Dairy farmhouse as protected heritage property. The proposed ﬂoor space ratio (FSR) is 1.20 and height is 13.4 metres (44 feet).

3. 2124-2130 Burrard Street and

1798 West 5th Avenue (Fifth Avenue Cinemas) To amend CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District (332) By-law No. 7389 for 2124-2130 Burrard Street and 1798 West 5th Avenue to increase the permitted ﬂoor space ratio (FSR) for theatre uses

cial government know whether the mayors want to tie a referendum to the municipal elections in November. The mayors are on record of opposing the referendum andWalton said if one were to go ahead, it wouldn’t likely be until next year, possibly March.Walton, Mayor Gregor Robertson and other mayors have pointed out no

referendum was required to build a new Port Mann Bridge and widen theTransCanada Highway, or rebuild the Sea to Sky Highway. Robertson’s interest in the plan is to ensure a subway line from Vancouver Community College-Clark SkyTrain station to Arbutus Street is built. twitter.com/Howellings

from 0.66 to 1.00. This would allow for a 324-squaremetre (3,489 square foot) expansion of the existing theatre lobby into existing vacant ground ﬂoor retail space. The total site FSR would remain 2.42 and the amendment would not result in any substantive change to the form of development that had been originally approved on March 7, 1995.

Keep your kids busy in the kitchen this summer at our first interactive cooking camp run by Project CHEF (Cook Healthy Edible Food). It’s the chance for your young ones to learn about healthy food. The chefs at Project CHEF work to reconnect children with the food they eat, helping them discover the process and pleasure in cooking and sharing food together. Camp runs July 21 to 25, 9 am – 1 pm. Cost is $450. Fee includes instruction, lunch and snacks, an official Project CHEF apron and a recipe book. To register and prepay for this summer camp, visit choicesmarkets.com and click on the EVENTS page. To learn more about Project CHEF visit projectchef.ca. Proceeds from this camp will benefit Project CHEF.

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4. 5129-5169 Cambie Street

To rezone 5129-5169 Cambie Street from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a six-storey residential building with lane-fronting two-storey townhouses, containing a total of 56 dwelling units all over one and a half levels of underground parking. The proposed floor space ratio (FSR) is 2.41 and height is 21 metres (69 feet). 5. 508 West 28th Avenue and 4439-4461 Cambie Street To rezone 508 West 28th Avenue and 4439-4461 Cambie Street from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a six-storey residential building with lane-fronting two-storey townhouses, containing a total of 65 dwelling units all over two levels of underground parking. The proposed floor space ratio (FSR) is 2.58 and height is 22.5 metres (74 feet). 6. 506 West 60th Avenue and 7645-7685 Cambie Street To rezone 506 West 60th Avenue and 7645-7685 Cambie Street from RT-1 (Two-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of two six-storey buildings containing a total of 129 secured market rental housing units and 325.2 square metres (3,500 square feet) of church use. All of the residential units are proposed to be secured as market rental housing for the longer of 60 years or the life of the building. The proposed floor space ratio (FSR) is 2.70 and height is 22.1 metres (73 feet).

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Young tenants energize Chinatown

Cecil Fung was skeptical at ﬁrst about skateboard shop owner Mischa Farivar and his friends moving into the Chinese Freemasons building, but the arrangement has worked well for all involved. See photo gallery at vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Chinese landlords create new mix with skateboard entrepreneurs

Wanyee Li

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When Mischa Farivar first moved into a century-old Chinese Freemasons building in Chinatown two years ago, he wondered what he’d gotten himself into. The 23-year old Toronto native and competitive longboarder had signed a lease for a three-bedroom apartment that had cigarette smoke-stained walls and mouldy ceilings. Parts of the flooring had fallen through and when Farivar first saw the place, a dead mouse lay in the middle of the living room. “For the first few days I remember feeling so confused about what I just did with my life,” said Farivar. That’s not how he feels now, and after spending $3,000 to make his abode livable, Farivar and three roommates are part of a wave of young newcomers to Chinatown seeking cheap rent and business opportunity. In turn, they bring energy to a community seeking vitality.

A new Chinatown

In a city where wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, young newcomers to Vancouver like Farivar have difﬁculty ﬁnding af-

fordable housing. Farivar wanted to live close to the city centre, and he quickly learned that the Downtown Eastside, where Chinatown is found, was the only place he could afford. For the past several years, Chinatown has been undergoing a wave of change, with a multitude of new businesses setting up shop in an area previously dominated by Chinese grocery stores and restaurants. Farivar’s skateboard shop, Flatstop Longboards, is one of these new businesses. He signed the lease for the commercial space on the ground ﬂoor of the Chinese Freemasons-owned building on East Pender in June 2012. Before Flatstop, the space was home to a toy store called Lofty Gifts, which had struggled to make ends meet. The new interest in Chinatown comes largely from a city hall initiative to attract new businesses into the area via rental incentives on commercial spaces.The active storefront program, as it was called, was headed by Randy Clyne, a business consultant, who was asked to ﬁnd new businesses for the numerous derelict storefronts in Chinatown. The Chinese Freemasons own several buildings in

Chinatown and the organization was one of Clyne’s clients. Clyne quickly found retailers for the storefronts of the Freemason-owned buildings, including Bestie, the popular sausage shop across from Flatstop. But Clyne saw that there was a need for more than commercial space. “There’s a pent up demand for live-work places in downtown,” he said. “It comes from people who want inexpensive, non-conforming spaces.” Clyne knew it would require a change in mentality from the owners of the buildings. For the past couple of decades, much of the residential space in Chinatown has been used as housing for elderly Chinese. But the space is becoming increasingly unsuitable for seniors as the buildings and their occupants grow older. “So you’re going to need to get a younger, more diverse group of people into these buildings, to support the economic survival of the building.The whole building needs to be leased,” said Clyne.

New faces

The Chinese Freemasons needed to ﬁnd new residents for their building. But Cecil Fung, vice-chair of the Chinese Freemasons build-

ing committee, admits the Freemasons were hesitant about renting out the apartments in the Three Arches. “We were careful because we didn’t want to turn our building into an SRO-type building,” he said. Clyne was confident that Farivar and his skateboarder friends would be a good match and Farivar’s commercial lease was key in convincing the Freemasons he was trustworthy.The deal happened quickly, according to Fung. Soon after, Farivar introduced a fellow skater and entrepreneur Graham Buksa to the Freemasons. Buksa owns the longboard manufacturing company Rayne Longboards and was looking for office space. He also needed an affordable place to live. He found both in the Three Arches building. With the addition of Buksa and his roommates on the third floor, the Rayne office, and Farivar’s two 19-year-old roommates, Flatstop’s one employee and a dozen or more skateboarders go in and out of the building daily.

Getting along

The Chinese Freemasons building is home to many. A Chinese senior lives in one of the apartments and on the weekends kung fu classes are held for youth. A mahjong club plays at all times of the day, and the Chinese Freemasons have a large meeting hall on the fourth ﬂoor, where they hosted their 125th anniversary party last year. It’s been two years since the skaters moved in. Despite the dramatic demographic differences, the arrangement is working well, according to Fung. He credits economics for the peaceful coexistence of all groups involved. “I suppose the overriding factor is that the rent is cheap,” he said. “Really, really cheap.” He explained: “The one senior who’s living there, he’s been living there for a long time.This is his home and he’s paying very minimal rent. Mischa and his cohort are also paying way below market rent. So everybody feels like they’re getting a good deal.When there’s such heavy overriding economic factor, then, yeah, everybody behaves.” Mischa and his roommates pay about $250 each for their three bedroom apartment.

Challenges

When you pay $750 for a three bedroom apartment, you expect it to come with problems. “Every couple of months, there’s a huge renovation project that happens. Something will have to happen,” Farivar said. He grimaced. “The reason why we redid the kitchen floor was because our sink was leaking and the floor started to rot and smell bad.” He laughed. “Not long ago, the toilet exploded and I had a small lake in the bathroom.Your bathroom floods and so does your shop. Great!” Farivar hopes to stay where he is and is renegotiating his commercial lease with the Freemasons. His lease will expire in one year, and the contracts run in three-year increments.

New communities

Every day Chinatown gets a little busier and the condos on Keefer and Main Street grow a little taller. Chinatown has its own history, harking back to the days when it was the only place Chinese people could live in Vancouver. Societies like the Chinese Freemasons provided housing for railway workers during the offseason and support for immigrants during the head tax era. Farivar is well aware of the neighbourhood’s history. “That community had to deal with a lot of bullshit in their lives and now there’s a whole bunch of stupid Caucasian people moving into the neighbourhood, thinking they can sell T-shirts for $100 and sausages for $12,” he said jokingly. But the skaters have built a comfortable co-existence with the Chinese residents in the Three Arches. “The mahjong club guys are stoked,” said Farivar. “If you’re smoking a cigarette they’ll immediately interact with you.” Despite language barriers, Farivar described his neighbours in skater style. “They fund their own old folks homes,” he said. “That’s badass.” For their part, the Chinese Freemasons are modest about the fast approaching future of Chinatown. “We don’t know what the solution is, but it seems that we’re moving in a positive direction,” said Fung. “We’d love to see this place become vibrant again.” twitter.com/wanyeelii

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Canadaday Fireworks, parades and pancakes for Canada Day National holiday celebrated from Canada Place to Paciﬁc Spirit Park COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sandra Thomas

sthomas@vancourier.com

On July 1, 1867, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec came together as a single country. Canada gained much independence from the U.K. through the Constitution Act and effective independence in 1931. But our constitution wasn’t repatriated (it’s a long story) until 1982, which is also the same year Canada Day replaced Dominion Day as Canada’s ofﬁcial birthday. Celebrations take place across the city this year, but the largest by far is the 27th Annual Canada Day at Canada Place party and parade July 1, presented by Port Metro Vancouver.The celebration is the second largest in Canada outside Ottawa. Canada Place offers 13 hours of free, family fun with exhibits, interactive displays and live performances from Canadian

favourites Said theWhale, the Paperboys, three time world champion hoop dancer Alex Wells and country singer Crystal Shawanda as well as more than 25 music and dance acts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Go Canada! Sports Zone is the place to test your skills with soccer drills, watch a game of wheelchair basketball or join the jump rope competition. Shoppers will want to check out Salty’s Market, including more than 50 Portobello West vendors and artisans. Other highlights of the day include the West Coast Lumberjack Show and the Sweet Soul Gospel Choir followed by the popular citizenship ceremony featuring the swearing in of 60 new citizens to Canada. The Canadian Forces Zone will offer displays and exhibits that honour our country’s armed forces and heroes, while the Maple Lodge Farms Community Stage at North Point will be the place for family entertainment. The popular Canada Day Parade returns with

On the water

CruiseyT Production celebrates Canada Day with a ﬁreworks cruise July 1 starting at 7 p.m. with departure at 7:30 p.m. CruiseyT presents the city’s largest T-dance party cruises and this celebration is no exception with DJs Zach Shore and Mattilda Ho and drag performers Conni Smudge and Iona Whipp. For more information, visit cruiseyt.com.

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There is a huge selection of ways to celebrate Canada Day throughout the city.

a 7 p.m. start on Georgia Street followed by the Coast Capital Savings Canada Day Fireworks Show at 10:30 p.m.Visit canadaday. canadaplace.ca or download the free Port Metro Vancouver mobile app for instant access to the event site map, performance schedules and a simulcast of the ﬁreworks soundtrack at canp.lc.

Granville Island

Canada Day celebrations

on Granville Island, July 1, promise a good time for all ages with an ofﬁcial ceremony, theTruly Canadian Pancake Breakfast, live jazz, a South Asian cultural fair and a parade. Kids will enjoy the roving characters and face painters. Parents of younger kids will want to pack a picnic blanket for breaks at the free Granville IslandWater Park.The celebration runs from 8 a.m. to midnight.Visit granvilleisland.com.

Edgewater Casino is hosting its inaugural Canada Day Concert Series at the Plaza of Nations beginning June 28 at 5 p.m. with the James Rodgers Band followed by Blues in the City at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the music begins at 2 p.m. with the Indestructibles followed by Golden Melody and No Quarter. Monday, June 30, includes performances by Tony Barton and Ten Souljiers followed by ﬁreworks. And ﬁnally on Canada Day, Incognito, Golden

Melody and Playlist will perform starting at noon. For more information, visit edgewatercasino.ca.

Pacific Spirit Park

Traverse the beautiful trails of Paciﬁc Spirit Park at the Run Canada Day 10-k and 5-k run/walk and 1-k kids event followed by postrace refreshments and cake at the University of B.C.’s Westbrook Village. Beginners can take advantage of free orientation evening runs from the UBC Running Room prior to the event. Warm-up and stretching byYYoga begins at 9:45 a.m. followed by start of the kids run at 10 a.m.The 10-k and 5-k run/walks begin at 10:05 and 10:10 a.m. respectively. Race kits can be picked up Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, from noon to 4 p.m. at the UBC Running Room at 3308 Westbrook Mall. For more information, call 604221-1685 or visit runcanadaday.com. twitter.com/sthomas10

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Don Davies, M.P. Wishing Everyone a Happy and Safe Canada Day! 2951 Kingsway • Vancouver, BC • V5R 5J4 604-775-6263 • Don.Davies@parl.gc.ca • dondavies.ca

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Hail Caesar! Sandra Thomas

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The caesar has long been considered Canada’s drink and now there’s a new homegrown twist to our nation’s favourite cocktail. A new all-natural caesar mix dubbed Walter is showing up on bar menus

across the country in creations using classic, Mexican and Asian ﬂavours. For the trivia buffs out there,Walter is named after Walter Chell, credited with creating the cocktail in the in the late 1960s using vodka, tomato-clam cocktail mix, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce,

spices and served over ice B in a celery-salt-rimmed glass, garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime.Walter caesar mix is made in small batches and includes ingredients such as vine-ripened tomatoes, real grated horseradish and actual clam juice from the North Atlantic. For Canada Day, we’ve complied a y list of favourite recipes.

Mexican Caesar

Canada Day Celebration

• 1 oz tequila blanco • 5 oz .Walter (Mildly Spiced) • 1/2 teaspoon of salsa fresca • Dash of pickled jalapeno brine • Dash Cholula (or other Mexican hot sauce) • rim with: rock salt, black pepper, oregano, chilli • garnish: lime, crispy tortilla strips/pickled jalapeno/ seafood • pour over ice

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Asian Caesar

facepainting, inflatable slide, BBQ, speeches and cake

• 1 oz. shoshu • 5 oz.Walter • Dash saracha hot sauce • Dash soy (dark) • Fresh grated wasabi • Rim with salt, black sesame, star anise • Garnish: pickled baby corn /prawn/Asian-style jerkey • pour over ice

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Thor Diakow, producer/entertainment host, CityTV Diakow’s favourite caesar is his version of one created at theWild Wood Bistro and Bar inWhistler called Pablo’s Boilermaker. He also recommends pairing it with theWildWood’s eggs Benedict sampler.This is Diakow’s version of the Boilermaker caesar. • To start: Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of tall, chilled glass and vigorously dunk the top of each glass into a saucer of rimming salt. Add the same lime wedge into the glass. • 1.5 oz. bourbon (usually Maker’s Mark) • 1 oz. ginger ale (gives it some kick) • 1/4 teaspoon of prepared horseradish

• Dash of Tabasco sauce • Dash of Frank’s Red Hot sauce • Generous dash of Worcestershire sauce (I like ‘em dirty!) • Stir together well • Add ice • Add Clamato and gently mix • Add garnish of choice (I use pickled asparagus and a few stuffed, green olives)

Edible Canada Bistro on Granville Island prides itself on using locally-sourced ingredients on not only its food menu, but also in its signature cocktails.The following recipes are from Edible Canada’s new caesar menu.

Maple Bacon Caesar

Ingredients: 2 oz. Iceberg Vodka 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce 1 dash Lime Pepper Hot Sauce (Persaud Originals) 4 oz.Walter Caesar Mix Garnish: Amola Caesar Rim Salt, celery, candied bacon, maple syrup Method: Combine ingredients in a sleeve glass rimmed with Amola Caesar Rim Salt. Garnish with celery and candied bacon.

Pour bar spoonful of maple syrup or bacon garnish.

Farmhouse

Ingredients: 4 oz.Walter Caesar Mix 2 oz. Iceberg Vodka 1.5 oz. veal stock Garnish: beef jerky, picked veal and asparagus, Amola Molten Hot Salt Method: Combine ingredients in a sleeve glass rimmed with Amola Molten Hot Salt. Garnish with beef jerky and jalapeño slices.

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Canada’s official cocktail

Barb Snelgrove, LGBTQ community advocate, communications consultant and founder of Megamouth Media — and caesar connoisseur — took time out from her duties at World Pride in Toronto this week to offer the Courier this recipe. Snelgrove considers the creation of a good caesar an art.“Our country’s national drink, depending on how you like it, is yours to create, change up and make your own, that’s the beauty of it.” • Lots of ice: And important to remember (a little known secret within caesar connoisseur circles) squeeze in a lime wedge with the ice at the beginning.You will also be revisiting this later in the assembly process. • Vodka. A LOT of vodka, depending on how the day is going. • Add (and this is VERY important), a splash of pepperoncini juice, right from the bottle. Unico brand is excellent, readily available and inexpensive. Add a splash of juice from whatever bottle

of olives you may have in the fridge, preferably one with a nice blend of spicy, oily, pickled flavouring. I’m at the stage I go to Whole Foods, throw a couple of olives into a plastic tub and pour a carefully selected quantity of olive juice into the container. I basically buy the juice. Another great addition? The juice from a bottle of pickled asparagus. Use your imagination, find the juices that appeal to you and “dirty” up that caesar.This is an important step and will set your caesar head and shoulders above of the rest. Don’t be afraid to add liberally. I usually have approximately three tablespoons of various juices in the glass. • A nice touch to “beef” up your caesar and add a blast of flavour is to add into the glass a few thin slices of salami and sundried tomatoes. As you drink your cocktail they slowly send out lovely flavours as they seep into

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the drink — because remember, any caesar should always be a meal in a glass. At this stage your glass should be (at least) half full of juices, vodka, ice, etc, but don’t worry — there’s still plenty of room for the “splash” of Clamato juice to come. Now the easy part, and subject to your personal preferences: add a healthy dash of seasoning salt, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, pepper, and before you shout it out in anticipation, with my caesars Tabasco is optional.You get a good shot of “hot” with the pepperoncini juice and hopefully the olive oil has a bit of zing, I seldom use Tabasco sauce when horseradish is so much tastier. Now add the Clamato juice to whatever room you have left in the glass. And to go back to the beginning, squeeze more lime in there. It really does make a difference. Before adding any condiment skewer take a piece

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Edible Canada has created a new summer caesar menu just in time for Canada Day, including the Maple Bacon (f), the Farmhouse (r) and the Woodland Mary. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

of celery and stir, stir, stir until the outside of the glass is perspiring. • Condiments: Again, let your imagination go wild, just don’t use a toothpick.

The skewer needs to be at least four-inches long if you want to impress your guests with that “wow factor!” Add a chunk of cheddar, pickles, olives,

cocktail sausage (or more salami and sundried tomatoes), pepperoncini, asparagus, beans or pickled onion — the list is endless.

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WISHING YOU & YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY CANADA DAY. Joyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra & Hon. Hedy Fry, MP for Vancouver Centre

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Sam Sullivan

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Henry Ng is a cobbler. He is also 85 years old and works alone 12 hours a day, seven days a week. He sleeps four hours between 3 and 7 a.m. This has been his routine for half a century. His wife once told him not to work so much. “There’s work to do every day,” said Ng, who conducted the Courier interview in Cantonese. “Why would I ever close?” Ng was born in Taishan in China’s Guangdong province. He apprenticed as a tailor in Guangzhou but left China when the communists became the ruling party. He moved to Hong Kong in 1949, where he met his wife and the couple immigrated to Vancouver in 1951. Ng’s family association, the Ing Suey Sun Association, which in 1914 opened a branch in Chinatown, helped them adjust to their new life in Canada

Henry Ng has been helping Vancouverites put their best foot forward for half a century. For more photos, see the photo gallery online at vancourier.com. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

— and with occasional meals. Ng found it difﬁcult making ends meet as a tailor and decided to try something new. He opened Henry’s Shoes and Shoe Repair at the edge of Main Street’s Punjabi Market in the mid-60s. “Main Street was busier back then than it is today,” said Ng. “Half of my customers were westerners and half were Indians from the neighbourhood, but a lot of them moved away.” Ng claims to have seen every luxury brand of shoe available, but can’t remember their names because, he explained, the cobbler isn’t into designer wear. Instead, Ng sports a humble pair of black work shoes. When asked what he likes about the job, Ng said everything.When asked what challenges he encountered over the years, Ng said there were none. “It’s busy every day. It’s been like this for the past 50 years.”

While Ng’s routine has stayed the same, he does adapts to change and isn’t stingy with necessary upgrades. His newest machine is a $10,000 Dutch finisher. His services have also expanded beyond simple shoe repair. His workload includes traditional Punjabi jutti, handbags and hockey skates and gear. Customer Cynthia Taylor is the daughter of Fred Taylor Jr., founder of Cyclone Taylor Sports, located not far from Ng’s shop. She noted her father tried a number of cobblers for hockey gear repair but ended up sticking to Ng for many years. Ng and Taylor remember the connection fondly. “You don’t find that workmanship anymore,” said Taylor. “My father always used Henry because he was the best.That’s why all these years later, we still do.” When Taylor first contacted him, Ng saw a good business opportunity and purchased a $6,000

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machine for heavy duty stitching to handle his requests. “Some weeks no shoes come in at all,” said Ng, “but I have had more than enough hockey repairs to keep me busy.” Relationships like Taylor’s helped Ng’s business thrive. He also receives requests prior to Vancouver’s Vaisakhi Parade to mend outﬁts. A

photo in his shop shows Ng standing proudly with a group of Sikh customers. “Today, 80 percent are return customers,” said Ng. A new addition to his instore keepsakes is a booklet that celebrates this year’s 100th anniversary of the Ing Suey Sun Association’s Vancouver Branch.The booklet features Ng and his wife. He is proud of the legacy he’s

achieved since his beginnings in Vancouver with the association. There is also a letter on display from Ralph Sultan, the Minister of State for Seniors, and certiﬁcates from the province and House of Commons commending Ng for his hard work and community contribution at his age. Ng knows his physical

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In one of the miniature apartments that make up a part of the window displays at Front & Company on Main Street, a male ﬁgure is largely hidden from view. From the sidewalk it’s a feminine ﬁgure wrapped in a lilac bathrobe that dominates the balcony of the tiny faux apartment, but step into the store for

a closer look and the man can be clearly seen sprawled across the bed covered in a rumpled black and white bedspread. The inspiration for the tableau, explains Front & Company’s creative director Sonia Capriceru, is the opening scene of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window. “There’s a whole story in that room,” says Capriceru, “in all the rooms.”

It’s that attention to detail that has passersby stopping to check out the windows of Front & Co., which sells new and vintage clothing, accessories, stationary, household items, shoes, jewelry and kitsch of every description. Dressed in a striped, nautical-inspired T-shirt and rolled-up jeans, her dark hair styled into a pixie cut, Capriceru’s look is reminiscent of screen legend Au-

drey Hepburn’s in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday. The detail in the displays is astounding — from the tiny Tarot cards and yoga class taking place in the Vancouver Island-inspired space to the food truck in the beach scene selling Sea Front Fish Tacos, inspired by the popular TacoFino. In one window Capriceru created a tiny yellow house built to replicate a typical Main Street rental complete

with a heavy metal/punk band in the lower right-hand corner practising against a backdrop of music posters. Before creating the posters Capriceru made a list of bands she thought likely inﬂuenced her miniature group and sent it off to a more knowledgeable friend. “He added some and took some away and that’s how we end up with these posters,” she says of the homage to Black Flag, the

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“Maybe he has roommates,” she says with a smile. “Actually, when I saw it I knew I had to use it.” Capriceru is anxious to share credit for the success of the window displays. She says when it comes to large projects, such as attaching hundreds of individual tiny “bricks” — a.k.a. bathroom tiles — to the outside of the miniature apartment building, it was very much a joint project.While each window

design is a labour of love taking up to six months to create, the displays themselves go up in one night with all staff involved. “We pay them in pizza and love,” says Capriceru, who adds her assistant Katrina Caparas was the inspiration for the tiny artist studio in the yellow house, complete with nude model. Caparas painted each of the tiny canvases found in the studio.

Capriceru adds studio assistant Karen La made stencils from the store’s wallpaper and used them in the mini Front & Co., as well as the miniature garbage and recycling bins only visible from inside the store. Close inspection shows the tiny recycling bin is stuffed with miniature beer bottles from Granville Island Brewing. In the recycling scene a janitor can be seen carrying out a clear

bag of green waste. “Our custodian’s name is Leo so we made a tiny name tag for this model that says Leo,” says Capriceru. Grace Altobar, who runs the store’s pricing department, was seamstress for this latest project and made all of the tiny outﬁts, including the bikinis for the beach scene and racks of vintage clothes in the replica store. Besides tiny racks

of clothing, an identical (miniature) copy of Front’s trademark chandelier was reproduced for the replica store. Finally, Capriceru says, the support of owners Flora Cheung and Diana Li allows the magic to happen. Prior to Capriceru taking over the windows, Li was the creative force behind the displays for almost 20 years. Li says between two children, the store and

her art she was happy to hand over artistic licence to Capriceru. “I’m very open minded and even wild, but the execution must be up to a certain quality and standard,” says Li. “I know Sonia can do that.” Visit “Summer Nights at Front & Company” on Facebook for more information. For more photos see the online version of this story at vancourier.com.

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A hunger for community is how some describe the growing trend of collective houses in Vancouver. Gravely Street Farm sits on the corner of Nanaimo and East First Avenue and is home to six individuals, including founder Brennan Wauters.Together they share everything from grocery bills to value systems. This is what it means to live in a collective house. Gravely Street Farm was created in 2009, making it a veteran among collective houses in Vancouver. It was their beliefs around environmentalism and consensus decision-making that brought its residents together, according to Wauters, an electrician apprentice and political activist. Ami Muranetz, a vocal supporter of collective living, thinks Vancouver’s high housing prices is helping the idea of collective houses gain traction in the city. “It’s cutting edge and people are going to start

looking toward it as housing becomes more unaffordable,” she said. Muranetz lived in an 11-person collective home called the Light House where rent was as low as $480 for some members. The group was forced to disband in May after the members ran into housing insurance problems with the property manager of the mansion they were leasing. But the number of collective houses in Vancouver is growing. There are 47 listed on the Vancouver Collective Houses Network Facebook page, but in the month of June alone, there were ﬁve postings by collective houses not included on that list looking for new members. In East Van, there are pockets where collective housing is more concentrated. In the two-block radius around Gravely Street Farm, there are at least two more. Shoshana Allice and two others created a collective house on Nanaimo and East First Avenue called the Tea Cozy three months ago.

Christine DeMatteis (left), Deanna Scott and Brennan Wauters share a house on the corner of Nanaimo and First. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

She already understands there are more important beneﬁts than sharing rent. “The other advantage is having somebody to share meals with and someone to cheer you on and celebrate successes,” she said. “These are the advantages of living in a healthy family. Support

when you need it.” Living collectively can also be seen as a counterculture to the individual and consumerist ideas in mainstream culture. “I think there’s a hunger for community, for a different way of being in connection with each other — for

something that’s missing in this very independent society,” said Allice, who offers leadership workshops for businesses and individuals. Members of the Tea Cozy, like at many others, grow some of their own food in the backyard.They currently grow ﬂowers and herbs, but Allice added, they also hope to grow more substantial produce like “tomatoes and all things veggie.” The growing popularity of these houses means many people are trying collective living for the ﬁrst time. Currently, there is no formal support system for them, but the collective living community is very helpful by nature. Ulysses Newcomb lives in the Abaton on Grant and East First Avenue with four others, including a geomorphologist and a burlesque dancer. Newcomb, a musician, explained that creating community is natural for people living in a collective situation because it’s what you need to do with the people you live with. Often, people living in collective houses do not

know one another before deciding to move in together. “So that you’re not isolating yourself, you try to engage the community and the residents of your city, and so on and so forth,” said Newcomb. In that way, it’s natural for collective houses “to connect everything.” This dedication to community means the lifestyle is not for everyone. “There’s no one size ﬁts all for everyone. I think collective living is for someone who sees the value in community as a way of being gentle on the planet,” said Allice, who added in most cases, collective living is a long-term choice. “There’s a commitment to these relationships. It’s not just about getting one’s way until the next person comes along.” With four people sharing one bathroom at the Tea Cozy, Allice has sound advice for those wanting to live collectively: “There is a level of generosity and communication skills that’s required.” twitter.com/wanyeelii

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According to a recent survey, more than half of Canadians plan on staying close to home this summer and Vancouverites are no exception. A recent survey shows 55 per cent of Canadians plan to stay in their home province this summer to focus on saving or paying back debt instead of going away. Luckily,Vancouver offers endless outdoor activities for those who plan on staying in town with many of them taking place or located on the city’s east side. The following is just a sampling of suggestions and ideas for those planning the ideal East Van staycation. • Playland: The oldest amusement park in Canada with more than 30 rides, dozens of games, and its signature mini donuts, makes for a guaranteed fun time. Day passes for Playland are $29.50, guardian passes are $21.50 and kids under 48 inches get in for $22.75, making for a reasonably

priced full day of fun.Visit pne.ca/playland. • Hastings Racecourse: Weekend races offer a chance to soak up some sun while sipping on cold drinks and placing bets on prizewinning horses. Not only do the bleachers and benches provide stunning views of the races, the mountainous backdrop of Vancouver’s longest-running sports facility is unbeatable. The racecourse, which opened in 1889, hosts races every weekend and is adjacent to a casino with more than 600 slots. Biggest days at the track include Canada Day, B.C. Day, the Weiner Dog Race and the Deighton Cup, which all feature live music, food trucks and a chance to dress in your Sunday best.Visit hastingsracecourse.com and deightoncup.com. • East Van Summer Jam: Outdoor music festivals are always a popular option in the summer months and now East Vancouver has one of its own.The East Van Summer Jam takes place at Strathcona Park July 5.The Boom Booms will perform

along with other local talent, including the Rascalz, Funk Hunters and Bestie.Visit welcometoeastvan.com. • Thunderbird Community Centre’s Canada Day Celebration and Classic Car Show: This third annual event takes place June 28 and gives local car enthusiasts a chance to showcase their vehicles while supporting a great cause. Check out a variety of automobiles and vote for your favourites in ﬁve categories including best in show, best import and best classic car — or enter your own show vehicle for $10. All proceeds from the event go towards youth programs in the community. Check out Thunderbird Community Centre on Facebook. • Trout Lake Free Summer Concert Series: Starting July 2, musical groups perform everything from jazz to bluegrass every Wednesday evening on the outdoor stage at Trout Lake Community Centre.Visit troutlakecc.com/news-andevents. twitter.com/EastVanKristen

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1 June 27 to July 1, 2014 1. Who loves his cigarettes, looks like he hasn’t washed his thrift store clothes in a month, possesses the best gap tooth in indie rock and plays a mean guitar? That would be former Vancouverite Mac DeMarco who returns to his old stomping grounds, riding high on his latest hazy, summerfriendly album Salad Days, which really is a dandy. Hear for yourself when DeMarco and his equally disheveled band play the Vogue Theatre July 1, 8 p.m. with guests Calvin Love, the Meatbodies and the Naked Sound Holes.Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and northerntickets.com. 2. From trunks to speedos, one-pieces to bikinis, the Vancouver Maritime Museum dives headfirst into its new exhibit Babes and Bathers: History of the Swimsuit. Opening June 28, the exhibit features a fashion show runway of more than 60 original swimsuits with historical images and video “illuminating the story of how the modest wool suits of the 1890s gradually became the outrageous and more revealing fashions of the late 20th century.” Details at vancouvermaritimemuseum.com. 3. Nostalgia, irony and pizza reign supreme as masked and shelled superheroes Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello and Michaelangelo take over the Rio Theatre for a midnight screening of the 1990 cult classic Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles.The nunchucks fly June 27, 11:30 p.m. Details at riotheatre.ca. 4. Legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan play a sure-to-be smoke-filled show at the Orpheum June 28, 8 p.m., in support of their forthcoming and final album A Better Tomorrow and performing favourite tracks from their 20-plus-year catalog. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Beatstreet, Dipt and northerntickets.com.

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cent chance your child will be born with no eyes. 5.The signature red leather pants worn by Loverboy frontman Mike Reno were originally made of sealskin dyed inTabasco sauce. However, the material chafed the slats of Reno’s thighs so badly after a particularly humid show inTacoma that he had to spend two nights in the hospital. Fortunately for us, during Reno’s convalescence, he wrote the lyrics to “The Kid is HotTonight,” “Hot Girls in Love” and a power ballad to be sung with Heart’s AnnWilson called “Baby, Put Some of that SoothingTalcum Powder on My Burning Loins,” which later became “Almost Paradise” and appeared on the Footloose soundtrack. 6. In addition to costumes, Mr. Dressup’s “tickle trunk” contained ﬁrst aid supplies, canned goods, bottled water, and a small arsenal of weapons in anticipation of the Apocalypse, which Ernie Coombs and the show’s producers repeatedly warned viewers of via subliminal messages that would have been clear to any lip reader who paid attention to what Finnegan was silently yapping about.

7. Canada’s motto “A Mari Usque ad Mare” means “From sea to sea… but we would seriously not hold it against you if you got rid of everything from Calgary to Sudbury, cuz that is one lonnnnng and boring drive.” 8.While Thunderbay is the armpit of Canada, and Prince George is the armpit of B.C., Nanaimo is known at the “taint” of Vancouver Island. 9. Bootsauce was really the name of a popular Canadian band in the 1990s and they really named one of their albums Sleeping Bootie. 10. CBC’s kids show The Friendly Giant got its name after test audiences responded poorly to such titles as The Cuddly Giant, If the Flute’s a Rockin’ Don’t Come a Knockin’, Hey Kids… Please Enter My Castle and A Man in Medieval ClothesWho LovesWoodwind Instruments and Hangs Out with a Giraffe and a Rooster. 11. Canada’s top exports are crude oil, woodchuck ghosts, narwhal jerky, bar bands with chlamydia, old mix tapes labeled “rock” on one side and “roll” on the other, former Randy River managers and a misguided sense of moral superiority.

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Little Mountain doc takes on life of its own Jennifer Thuncher thuncher@shaw.ca

Filmmaker and activist David Vaisbord doesn’t give up easily, but then again neither do the subjects featured in his soon to be completed documentary. For the last six years, Vaisbord has documented the ongoing ﬁght over social housing at Little Mountain, Vancouver’s oldest public social housing development, located in the Riley Park

neighbourhood just east of Queen Elizabeth Park. In 2007, the federal government transferred ownership of the 15-acre property to the provincial government, which then reached a deal to sell the property to developer Holborn Properties in 2008. Residents in the 224 units at Little Mountain, some of whom had lived in their homes for generations, were told that they were to be relocated while new housing

was built on the site of their circa SecondWorldWar homes. Vaisbord, who lives just four blocks away from residential complex, thought the conﬂict would make good fodder for a documentary. He had no idea the project would consume his life. “It was an experiment to begin with in super-local ﬁlmmaking,” he said. “Let’s walk on the site and start talking and listening to

people… and then it turns out it takes half your life to make it.” His six-year-old son has never known him to do anything else. “He just thinks I work at Little Mountain,” he said. Vaisbord’s 400 hours of footage focuses on three families and their refusal to leave their homes as well as on the community engagement involved in the redevelopment. According to Vaisbord, it is thanks to the activism of the remaining tenants that a 53-unit building for low-income seniors is set to open this summer in the ﬁrst phase of the Little Mountain redevelopment. “What’s amazing about their story is you can win. You can win against an arrogant and misguided government if you push and have the right people involved,” he said. It’s that culture of protecting community ties evident in the passion of the characters in Vaisbord’s footage that has kept him in the area for 14 years. “Everyone wants to interact. I sit on my porch in the front every evening and I see friends go by and we talk to each other,” he said. Vaisbord said being so intricately involved in the community for so long has meant a blurring of the lines between the ﬁlmmaker and his subjects. Some have become friends and others have become both friends and collaborators on the project.

For the past six years, filmmaker David Vaisbord has documented the ongoing ﬁght over Vancouver’s oldest public social housing development. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Ingrid Steenhuisen, 57, is one of the holdouts in the last remaining building on the site and has gone from being a primary character in the ﬁlm to being a friend and behind-the-scenes collaborator. She installed one of Vaisbord’s video cameras in her window to help create a time-lapse for the documentary of the construction of the new development. For her part, Steenhuisen said Vaisbord made valuable contribution to the residents’ ﬁght. “It lent greater, I think, accountability in the whole process because the various powers that be couldn’t say, ‘Oh, we didn’t say that,’” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway, agrees Vaisbord enhanced the debate over social housing in Vancouver. “Most importantly, he has highlighted the human-

ity of generations of families who have called Little Mountain home, and the need to inject humanity into our housing policy now and into the future,” Davies told the Courier by email. But neither the documentary nor the story is finished yet. Vaisbord has one more scene he has been waiting six years to shoot. “The last scene is the last tenants of Little Mountain moving into their homes,” he said. Vaisbord is fundraising to cover costs for the final editing stage of his project, but he admitted even if he can’t garner the cash, the movie will be released sometime in 2015. “I will just make it anyway, I will edit it all myself,” he said. “I want to inspire people to take action in their own communities.” For more information, go to littlemountainfilm.com. twitter.com/thuncher

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LADY LUCK: River Rock Casino Resort marked its 10th birthday with a Diamond Anniversary celebration commemorating the opening of the one-of-kind entertainment destination in Richmond. Great Canadian Gaming Corp.’s VP of stakeholder relations Chuck Keeling, owner and operator of River Rock, fronted the house party. Several hundred guests gathered for the royal reception and Justin Hayward concert. Local charities were the big winner as Keeling gave gifts ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Among the beneﬁciaries at the royal romp: Richmond Family Place, Richmond Chinese Community Society, and Richmond Hospital Foundation. The casino complex, 396-room hotel and convention centre employs 1300 employees and generates more than $17 million annually for the city of Richmond. HIGH NOTE: The Sarah McLachlan School of Music is a free music program in Vancouver aimed at underserved youth who would not otherwise have access a music education. Founded by the singer/songwriter in 2002, the independent school at East 7th and Main currently offers classes in piano, guitar, percussion, voice, choir, songwriting, music lab and student bands to 369 students age 9-18. Sadly, the number of students wishing to participate is much greater. (It costs roughly $2,800 to support one-student per year.) On the heels of a North American tour, the music star presided over a special concert for the school’s major supporters. Among them was Jen Schaeffer, executive director of the CKNW Orphans’ Fund, who presented McLachlan and the school with a $25,000 cheque to help children realize their potential. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT: The sun broke through for the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) fourth annual Garden Party. Dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs become successful, founder Christina Anthony and general manager Lisa Niemetscheck welcomed more than 300 entrepreneurs and community leaders to the elbow rubber at the Roundhouse. The community centre was transformed into a lush green garden, courtesy of Greenscape Design’s Corrine Kessel. A graduate of FWE’s signature E-Series, a four-day intensive educational entrepreneurship course for women, Kessel and fellow grads Gloria Chang, Rhonda Dent, Nicole Succar, Kate Garthwaite and Theresa Pederson fronted the wildly successful shindig, featuring Rocky Mountaineer owner Peter Armstrong.

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CKNW Orphans Fund executive director Jenn Schaeffer presented a $25,000 cheque to Sarah McLachlan’s School of Music to help underserved children discover the joys of music.

Great Canadian Gaming Corp.’s VP of stakeholder relations Chuck Keeling doled out $20,000 in cash awards to local charities, including Kim Winchell’s Richmond Family Place.

Adil Bestybayev accompanied his daughter, Meruert, left, and Adaryn Ko on the piano for a special concert in support of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

Lisa Niemetscheck and Christina Anthony’s Forum for Women Entrepreneurs — which boasts some 500 members — educates, energizes and empowers risk-taking women to become wildly successful.

Great Canadian Gaming CEO Rod Baker and B.C. Lottery Corporation’s interim CEO Jim Lightbody were among the special guests helping River Rock blow out its birthday candles.

Steph Florian photo bombed Tiffany Soper, May Globus and Sonny Lenarduzzi at a J Crew suiting event yours truly hosted. Guests kibitzed while picking up the season’s must-haves: Ludlow suit, chambray shirts and penny loafers.

Sisters Kate Garthwaite and Theresa Pederson served their handcrafted English-style Left Field Apple Cider to FWE garden party guests. Founded in 2011, the siblings produce 60,000 bottles annually from their apple press near Merritt.

Elizabeth and Fei Wong attended the RioTinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival Gala at the Concord Paciﬁc Presentation Centre in support of the annual festival founded by Milton Wong. More than 5,500 paddlers competed in the 26th edition.

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START NOTHING: Before 1:43 a.m. Sunday, 3:00 a.m. to 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, and 9:21 p.m. Thursday to 2:43 a.m. Friday. PREAMBLE: I promised to start the Luck Forecasts for every sign this week. But ﬁrst a word: I base these luck forecasts on Jupiter’s position for the 12 months or more that it stays in a sign. But Jupiter, and its luck, are not a cure-all, nor can they defeat other, stronger aspects. For example, over the last 12 months Jupiter has been in Cancer, promising a bright, optimistic, fortunate year of progress in some area for each sign. (E.g., in romance for Pisceans, career for Librans, in work for Cancers). However, for almost eight months of this year, Mars has been squaring (a bad aspect) the sign Cancer, causing friction in this native’s home life. All year, Pluto has been opposing Cancer, causing struggles and alienation in relationships, and Uranus has squared Cancer from the career and status house, causing abrupt changes and challenges in career. Altogether, these aspects carry enough weight to wipe out two Jupiter-ﬁlled buckets of luck!

Aries, from July 16, 2014 to August 12, 2015, Jupiter, planet of great good fortune, travels through your ﬁfth sector, bringing fresh new life and buoyancy — and plain good luck — to your romantic, creative, speculative (yes, gambling, games and sports also) risk-taking, self-expressive, and pleasure pursuits. Beauty, children, teaching abilities, nature’s poetry — these visit you also.

June’s delays end Tuesday — you’ll be free to pursue your goals, to start new projects and relationships. Until mid-July (and even into month’s end) pursue career, business or prestige goals. You could start a signiﬁcant project or put an ongoing one over the hump, you could land a promotion or set yourself up for one. Think “success” and shed doubts! July 16 begins a new luck cycle that lasts until August 2015.

From mid-July 2014 to August 12, 2015, Taurus, your real estate, family, security, food, garden and “soul” interests enter very fortunate territory. However, from this July through December, and again mid-June to August 2015, relationship, practical, social, ethical/legal, international, intellectual or “philosophical” elements can sully your success.

June’s delays and second thoughts end Tuesday. You can go forth and conﬁdently start projects and relationships. These will be most successful, to July 21, if you pursue them in educational, legal, intellectual, publishing/media, travel, cultural and love zones. Your luck is very high in these to July 15, but they “work” a week after that also.

The hold-ups and indecision of past weeks ends Tuesday. After this, you’re free to charge ahead with new projects and relationships. Until July 16, your luck “doubles” in earnings, income, and buying/selling — if you haven’t already in the past 12 months, try to boost your income onto a new plateau (where, if you’re lucky, it could remain for years). Seek new clients, ask for a permanent promotion or raise, charge where you haven’t, etc.

Tuesday morning marks the end of recent delays and misdirections. You might hardly notice. The three weeks ahead generally emphasize research, investigation, sexual yearnings, lifestyle changes, investment and debt, health diagnoses, commitment and consequence. These can actually be a wellspring of luck now to July 15.

Your energy and charisma remain high. June’s delays and mistakes recede; from Tuesday onward you can conﬁdently begin new projects and relationships. Until mid-month, you will encounter good fortune where you make your name known, travel afar, ask for a promotion or expand your work duties, seek new health regimens or cures, or engage in higher education, publishing, media, or cultural activities.

Recent delays end Tuesday — prepare for forward motion. The two weeks ahead offer superb luck in relationships, negotiations, contracts, relocation, dealings with the public, fame and opportunities. The key word is offer, not give. You have to put out the effort, be diplomatic but eager and approach, propose, be a salesperson for your item or ideas. For you, luck always comes tied to an envelope marked “More Responsibility.”

June’s delays and indecision end Tuesday – the future is yours to grasp. Your energy, charisma and luck rise Sunday to Tuesday afternoon. This is a good preview of the year ahead (this July 16 to August 2015) – a year of soaring personal luck for you. But that year will be a bit mottled, just as Sunday to Tuesday are.

June’s delays end Tuesday, Aquarius, so proceed into July with conﬁdence. Everything that has expanded in the last year — that is, work, chores, and health issues — “double expands” in the few weeks ahead. If it’s work, greet it cheerfully because it will put you in line for a later promotion or pay raise (or simply ﬁll your bank account now).

Your affairs, especially career interests, were slowed or snafu’d in June. Tuesday ends this, freeing you to charge forward on many fronts. Until mid-month, chase after social delights, friendship, light romance and your favourite goals. A late, great wish could come true, especially about home, family, real estate or retirement. July 16 begins a year of quietude and proﬁt from government contacts, research, spiritual and charitable pursuits, and investments.

June’s delays and indecision end Tuesday. The indecision mighty linger for a few days, especially regarding a relationship, an opportunity or home/ family. The past year has offered you good fortune in romance, creativity, speculation, teaching and in career status zones. The two weeks ahead present your last, great chance to take advantage of this luck. Follow your passion, Pisces — there is no reason to dither or hesitate.

Monday: Mike Tyson (48). Tuesday: Dan Aykroyd (62). Wednesday: Larry David (67). Thursday: Julian Assange (43), Friday: Eva Marie Saint (90). Saturday: Edie Falco (51). Sunday: Dalai Lama (79).

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The Courier presentsVancouver’s Elite Graduating Athletes of 2014

NoemieThomas PAST

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NCAA DIV. 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

n a starry night in an outdoor pool two years ago, Noemie Thomas kicked through the water to warm down after training with Canada’s national swim team. She was in Florida. It was dark out. And the 16-year-old was the fastest female butterfly sprinter in the country’s history. Her two national records in the 50- and 100-metre butterfly came at the 2012 short-course world championships. She finished fourth in both races. In that moment with a kickboard in her hands and the sky above her,Thomas found profound happiness in what she was doing. “It was an evening practice in February. It was a special moment,”Thomas recalled earlier this week. Now 18,Thomas was named Canada’s junior female swimmer of the year for 2013 and has committed to the Golden Bears of the NCAA Division 1 University of California in Berkeley. The Richmond resident graduated from Magee secondary where she took the SpArts program to

accommodate her extensive twice-daily training at the UBC Aquatic Centre with the Dolphins and then the national team. Her coaches say she will be an Olympian. But at the Canadian national trials in April, the meet that secures an athlete’s place on the team for the year,Thomas didn’t swim her best and didn’t make the cut — by fractions of a second. It was bad luck, said coach Tom Johnson. “She bounced back really quickly,” said the Vancouver-based national coach. “She realized that good things happen by one 100th of a second and bad things by one 100th of a second. Everything leading up the competition indicated her preparation was really good.” Ten days before the meet,Thomas rolled her ankle during a routine weight lifting move she’d done countless times.The injury meant she couldn’t power her typical intensity during training and her results were less than what she’s capable of. Swimming Canada sent her on a developmental competition tour in Europe, during

which she recorded the 16th fastest 50m butterfly time in the world this year. “In order to succeed and meet your goals, it’s not about working on most things until you get it. It’s about working on that thing so you don’t get it wrong,” said Thomas, who embraces hard work because she wants consistently faster results yet she still packages her determination with an easy, friendly smile. Johnson said Thomas will continue to improve if she’s challenged by her coaches.With the PAC 10 Golden Bears, she will join one of the best collegiate programs in the U.S. “She lives to race,” said Johnson. “She is wiling to work really hard swimming fast day in and day out.There are not a lot of kids who can tap in to that level of performance every day.” Those days don’t happen by accident. “When this goes wrong, that goes wrong, you have to find a way to do it,”Thomas said. “I like finding a way.”

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The Courier introduces Vancouverites who are devoted to theWorld Cup and following their team from afar in coffee shops on Commercial Drive, pubs in Strathcona and convenience stores on Robson Street. The accompanying schedule is set toVancouver time. ••• Mexico may have backed into the 2014 World Cup, but now in Brazil it’s giving fans a reason to believe it could go deep. And because of it,The Mexican, a restaurant and bar on Granville Street, is open for more than evening antojitos. The busy cantina is where you’ll hear “Cielito Lindo” and ﬁnd out why fans idealize Chicharito, 26-year-old striker Javier Hernández who plays for Manchester United. Claudia Romo opened The Mexican with two partners three years ago and they routinely show matches from Mexico’s Liga MX. Although Romo grew up in Guadalajara where Chivas reigns, she is more mindfully partisan than madly fanatical. “Usually we have all the games from Mexico and sometimes you have to cheer for one team or for the other because it depends on the day or the game,” she said. “Sometimes, my [co-owner] has to cheer for one team, I have to go for the other one depending how many customers are for one of the other.” Cheering comes naturally. She loves how the sport is celebrated. “Football in Mexico is

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part of our culture,” she said. “In Mexico, every state has its own soccer team and it’s very popular on weekends for families to get together and watch games.” In the first stage of the Round of 16 on Sunday, Mexico plays the Netherlands for a shot at the quarterfinals. We asked Romo how a typical fan celebrates ElTri. What does a fan drink? CR:They usually drink beer and after one goal, they will go for the tequila shots. Different beers are from different regions and depending on where they’re from, they will go for that beer. Corona, of course, is the most popular. People from Mazatlan will go for Pacifico, or people for the north like Monterrey, they will go forTecate. What does a fan eat? CR: Appetizers, guacamo-

le, nachos or in the last game, we were selling a lot of tortas, which are like a sandwich with meat with some lettuce. Tortas are easy to eat and not messy.The last game was so excited and people were yelling and dancing, so being not messy is important.

[…] and it’s controversial because it’s a really bad word but it depends how you use it. While it was a very controversial thing, that word became very popular because FIFA said it was wrong to use it. Now […] there are more countries that are using it.

What is your favourite World Cup memory? CR: I remember the last game [a 3-1 win over Croatia to prevent elimination on June 23]. Of course I’m really proud of my country, but to see all the people yelling and jumping from chairs, it’s a special moment that everybody shares. It was really good.

How do fans celebrate a win? CR: It’s popular to sing a very traditional song, “Cielito Lindo.” It represents a lot about Mexico and every Mexican knows it. It’s not a national anthem but it’s very popular and is played at the end of a game and people sing.

What chants do fans use? CR:There was a problem with, initially in stadiums in Mexico, people got so exited they yelled what is a really bad word in Spanish. It has a history from local games

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Have you been down the Seaside Greenway yet? After all the debate over a bike route, the new stretch of lanes that connect the downtown seawall and False Creek with Kitsilano and Jericho Beach is finally open to the public — and it’s a gem. Most of the attention (and most of it negative) was on Point Grey Road, but there’s much more to the expanded route than that.The south end of the Burrard Bridge now provides cyclists the sense of safety they have long complained was missing.There are separated bike lanes leading on to and off the bridge, dedicated signals for cyclists, and highly visible bright-green road markings at every intersection. At the west end of the route, a separated bike lane takes cyclists to the extended Tatlow Park and then on to Point Grey Road, now quiet and free of all but local traffic. I’ve mentioned before how much fun this route is to cycle now that there are only a few cars interrupting the flow of cyclists and runners on their way to Jericho. With so much focus on the road closure, another fantastic feature of the route has slipped almost entirely under the radar: the reworkedYork Avenue. The intersections have been altered to give cyclists priority and a separated bike lane on the same block as Henry Hudson elementary makes this a quick and very pleasant route. It also makes braving the traffic on Cornwall unnecessary. With the route now com-

plete, it’s time to celebrate what HUB described as “the completion of one of Vancouver’s best public realm treasures.” HUB, the region’s cycling advocacy group, along with the Vancouver Public Space Network are organizing a street party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 5.The party takes place in the route-side parks all the way from the Burrard Bridge to Jericho Beach, and you can expect music, food, kids’ crafts and other creative activities, with the party atmosphere intensifying the closer you get to Jericho. Decorated bikes and costumes are strongly encouraged. So are picnic baskets and beach blankets. HUB is open to more volunteers for the party.This could involve anything from day-of logistical assistance to organizing mini scavenger hunts, walking tours or creative bike rides.This is a great opportunity for anyone who has a small public space project that they’ve been looking for an opportunity to test out. Contact Paola Qualizza at paola@ vancouverpublicspace.ca. Of course that’s not all that HUB have planned to celebrate the summer. There’s a summer picnic for HUB members (and prospective members) at Burnaby’s Central Park in on July 12.There’s also a series of “Demystify” bike workshops through July, and topics include hubs, rotational systems, brakes, gears, wheels, emergency repairs and more.Visit bikehub.ca for details. In the meantime, enjoy the summer riding — and hope to see you at the party next week. Kay Cahill is a cyclist and librarian who believes bikes are for life, not just for commuting.

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the day,” he said. “They’re so close to the residential areas and it really gives residents a good alternative to go somewhere else, hanging out, and at the same time provide a bit of a community feel when normally there wasn’t.” Breweries in semi-industrial areas aren’t only drawing more residents to their tasting lounges. Reyes said they’re also drawing boutique developers like him to neighbhourhoods he described as “overlooked,” “in transition” or “underserved.” He added this shift is also impacting the type of potential buyers looking to purchase a unit in the lowrise, mixed-use facility. Reyes said 75 per cent of the buyers at PortLiving are the end-users — not investors. “The person that would be attracted to the microbrewery or the coffee shop culture would also want to live within blocks of one.” twitter.com/reporton

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Wagon, hö! It’s nearly the last bastion of the compact wagon, but the European luxury manufacturers still provide offerings that appeal to those who don’t want a crossover like everybody else. Not that there are all that many to choose from. If you want a compact longroof, your only choice is BMW or Volkswagen, and neither company really offers a hot version. Want a six-cylinder in your cargo hauler? Too bad — buy an X3 please. But wait, what’s this on the horizon? Is it that champion of lightspeed labradoodle transport? That Swedish seller of supersonic stow-and-go? That safety-conscious marquee also obsessed with maximum bork? Yes it is. The Volvo station wagon is back and it’s back with a vengeance. This is the Volvo V60 R-Design, and with all due respect to high-priced rockets like the AMG E-wagons, it’s here to blow all ﬁve doors off its compact wagon competitors.

Design

If the corporate grille is a terrible idea for some companies, getting it right nets a recognizable style, and the new V60 has that in spades. It’s just a new grille, fenders and hood, but it’s an improved look. Integrated LED lighting is part of the package too, as you’d expect. Blessedly, it looks sporty without the imbecilic fury so many manufacturers seem to be building into their cars. “Let’s go drive!” says the Volvo, as opposed to the “Help me hide this body raaaarrrgh!” you find elsewhere. In profile, well, one does wish a little for the simplistic boxiness of the V70R and the like. The pinched greenhouse looks good but is not quite as timeless as the old box-with-some-other-boxes-stacked-on-top style. R-Design designation gets you some nice-looking five-spoke 18” alloys, and the silver side mirrors are reminiscent of an S-model Audi.

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Inside, the R-Design continues the tradition of hot Volvos having among the best-looking seats on the planet. As a no-cost option, these nicely-stitched and

well-bolstered thrones come ﬁtted with suede inserts, which help keep up-front passengers planted and easily display all the detritus of little backseat riders. While the outside of the car has been updated, the interior of the V60 is not that much different than its sedan sibling, which has been on the road for a while. The mass of buttons work better the more familiar they became but there’s no touchscreen, and the navigation display is really quite small. However, what worked in the past works here as well, and the metallic silhouette formed of buttons used for controlling the air-conditioning and heating vents is one Volvo quirk that’s really quite handy. All vehicles equipped with the larger T6 motor now have steering-wheel mounted paddle-shifters. Really, the only demerits come as a result of the back seats, which are quite tight. Fitting a rear-facing child seat behind the driver required scooting forward into a tight position, and there’s not a lot of leg room for passengers. The trunk, however, is pretty spacious at 430L, although that’s slightly less than the touring version of the BMW 3-series. Volvo’s pop-up cargo divider is certainly worth a mention, with an elastic tie down to help stop the groceries sliding around. Trust me — you’re going to need this.

an Audi. There’s plenty of all-wheel-drive grip, and the instantly-available torque is more than enough shove for the public street. It’s not the 0-100km/h time that counts, it’s the quick passing response that lets you get up and past pretty much anything, whether merging onto a highway in a short distance or, oh I don’t know, zipping past the Ikea parking lot before your spouse can ask you to go in and look at end tables. The handling is really quite good, with the allwheel-drive tuned to dispel some of the nose-heaviness imparted by the big 3.0L six-cylinder out front. Grip is plentiful. Volvo claims better shifting for the six-speed automatic, and while the transmission is outclassed by the ZF eight-speeds found elsewhere, there’s simply so much power that it’s easily up to the task. The paddleshifters work quite well, but the surfeit of torque will probably just have you leaving it in normal mode. I know Volvo doesn’t think so, but a special-order six-speed manual would probably ﬁnd a home or two. Sadly, it’s not available. And then, on top of the speed, you get all the usual Volvo attributes. It’s quiet and comfortable and, if you don’t buy the bright red version, you don’t look like a sociopathic speeder. If you don’t tell anyone just how quick this car is, then I won’t.

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As you’d expect, Volvo’s little wagon is filled with every safety feature imaginable, including a very sensitive cross-traffic assist, radar-guided blind-spot monitoring with slightly longer range than other manufacturers, and even an automatic braking system to assist with the unexpected. Volvo now extends this system to recognize cyclists and pedestrians, which is handy in our lemming-like city, and official crash test ratings have resulted in the highest Top Safety pick from the IIHS. Fuel economy for that supercharged straight-six isn’t great. Official ratings under the new 2015 fivecycle testing methods aren’t out yet, but US EPA methods netted 13.0L/100kms city and 9.4L/100kms on the highway for the S60 sedan, which is very close to observed real-world mileage.

Volvo rates the 0-100km/h time of their highest-trim T6 model at around six seconds. Two things are different about my particular tester. First, it’s equipped with the optional Polestar tuning software, which bumps power to 325hp and 354lb/ft of torque. Secondly, I think Volvo was just making that number up to keep their safety-ﬁrst image — this thing’s a rocket. The Polestar tuning does make the throttle response quite jumpy, even when the six-speed transmission isn’t in sport mode. If you’re looking for a more docile Volvo, perhaps look down-range. If you want a Swedish meatball with space for a bike in the back, you’ve found it. Old front-driver hot Volvos always gave you a bit of a forearm workout, but this new car drives more like

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IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ

PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS

%†

FINANCING FOR 60 MONTHS

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®The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ‡Cash price of $10,495/$11,995 available on all remaining new in stock 2014 Accent L 6-speed Manual/Elantra L 6-speed Manual models. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595. Prices excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport SE 2.0T AWD/Sonata GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 0% for 96/48/60 months. *0 payments (payment deferral) for up to 74 days is available on all new 2014 Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport SE 2.0T AWD / Sonata GL Auto models. Payment deferral offers apply only to purchase finance offers on approved credit. Payments for purchase finance offers are paid in arrears. If 74-day payment deferral is selected, the original term of the contract will be extended by 60 days for bi-weekly finance contracts. Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. will pay the interest of the deferral for the first 60 days of the bi-weekly finance contract. After this period, interest will start to accrue and the purchaser will pay the principal and interest bi-weekly over the remaining term of the contract. Payment deferral not available with 96-month financing. Bi-weekly payments are $94/$336/$133 for 74 days. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,795/$1,695. Finance offer excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer.ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $4,649/$5,635/$1,900/$2,500/$2,650 available on in stock 2014 Accent 4-Door L Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual /Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport SE 2.0T AWD/ Sonata GL Auto. 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. ♦Prices of models shown: 2014 Accent 4 Door GLS/2014 Elantra Limited/2014 Elantra GT SE w/Tech/2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.0 Limited AWD/2014 Sonata Limited are $20,394/$25,244/$28,394/$40,894/$33,094. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,595/$1,595/$1,795/$1,695. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ▼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 Elantra GT L Manual (HWY 5.8L/100KM; City 8.5L/100KM); 2014 Santa Fe Sport SE 2.0T AWD (HWY 8.2L/100KM; City 11.4L/100KM); 2014 Sonata GL Auto (HWY 5.8L/100KM; City 8.5L/100KM) are based on ManufacturerTesting. 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. ∆2014 Hyundai Accent Sedan/Elantra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles in the first 90 days of new-vehicle ownership among small/compact vehicles in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). Study based on responses from more than 86,000 purchasers and lessees of a new 2014 model-year vehicles surveyed after 90 days of ownership. The study is based on a 233-question battery designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and drive product improvement. Study based on problems that have caused a complete breakdown or malfunction, or where controls or features may work as designed, but are difficult to use or understand. The study was fielded between February and May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. *†‡♦ΩOffers 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. wn to wn Do

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