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City cyclists dodging helmet laws

Police issuing fewer tickets so far than during past two summers Christopher Cheung

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As the debate continues about choosing your hair or your brain, fashion or function, safety or freedom, Vancouver cyclists are facing fewer penalties for not wearing helmets. And most are not paying their fines. Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Const. Brian Montague reported that officers have issued 585 tickets this year so far for cycling without a helmet. Approximately 257 are from June and July alone. The number of tickets during these two summer months was half the number issued during the same time period in 2012 and 2013. While this year’s numbers are down, the number of tickets issued in the summer is significantly greater than in other months. Police officers handle cases according to their discretion. “Most of the time it does not result in a ticket,” Montague told the Courier in an email. “Often those that get a ticket are committing multiple offences and are riding in a dangerous manner.” Wearing a helmet while cycling is provincial law. Tickets are a $29 fine collected by ICBC, which will refuse to issue a driver’s licence or insurance if it is not paid. Data

run by ICBC last year revealed that only 302 of 1,823 issued tickets have been paid. Lisa Slakov, co-chair of HUB’s Vancouver and UBC committee, has seen fewer helmets on cyclists’ heads this summer and suggested cyclists don’t like the discomfort of helmets in the heat. She believes changing cycling habits requires more than dishing out penalties. “It’s counterproductive to focus on a mandatory helmet law for adults and we feel that the energy could be put into time and money to creating safer infrastructure,” said Slakov. “A lot of people know that B.C.’s helmet laws are unusual in the world.” HUB executive director Erin O’Melinn agreed. “We would love to see enforcement focused on actual dangers of road behaviours rather than what someone’s wearing,” she said. “Provide the opportunity to take education to have a reduced ﬁne so that they’ll be solving the base of the problem.” Mike Chan, manager of marketing and promotions with Pedalheads, said the bike camp hasn’t seen a drastic increase or decrease in children wearing helmets. But they are taking a stronger stance this year to educate children to wear helmets that ﬁt. Continued on page 4

FIT FOR A KING AND QUEEN Tony and Claudia Tornquist will play in an exhibition polo match hosted by the Southlands Riding Club on Aug. 17 as part of the launch of the Vancouver Polo Club. The couple bought land in Surrey for the new polo club because a 10-acre field is hard to come by near their home in Southlands. See story on page 28. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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A call for another homeless count

Housing Minister Rich Coleman, city manager Penny Ballem and Mayor Gregor Robertson continue the homelessness debate. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

outlined a series of so-called action steps to end street homelessness — that’s people living on the street — that includes getting money from the B.C. government to keep the former Bosman Hotel open for temporary housing and provide 100 new rent subsidies. A couple of days later, Coleman and B.C. Housing — the housing arm of the provincial government —

took to Twitter to defend the government’s investment in housing in Vancouver. Coleman: “Provincial funding has been the driving force behind decrease in # of @CityofVancouver street homeless in recent years.” Coleman again: “750 provincially funded shelter beds in #Vancouver alone — not incl HEAT or extreme weather beds.” And again: “B.C. helps

keep #yvr residents housed. In 2013, we provided $112M to 26K #yvr households thru subsidized housing and rent supplements.” That’s just a taste. But here’s the important tweet from B.C. Housing: “Within the next nine months, we will open 389 new supportive housing units in @Cityof Vancouver.” When you do the math that’s 389 units by

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March 2015, which is when the next homeless count will be conducted. But if I read the city documents correctly, more homeless people could ﬁnd other accommodations before then. The city expects the former Biltmore hotel (95 units) to be full with tenants by September, Taylor Manor (56 units) to open sometime in the fall and the Bosman hotel (100 rooms) to remain open. So wouldn’t it be helpful to do a count in, say, late October? Then we media types and those political types would have a better idea of how many homeless people are actually in Vancouver as voters go to the polls Nov. 15. I know it would cost money to do this, and I know you would need an army of volunteers to conduct the count, but it could be done. Until then, sharpen up your math skills and enjoy the rhetoric. Note: Taking a summer break. See you in September. Go, Orioles. twitter.com/Howellings

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Parents need to be role models Continued from page 1 “I don’t think parents are aware that you can’t just put any helmet on a kid and that’s going to be safe,” said Chan, “and not ﬁtting properly can do as much damage as if they weren’t wearing a helmet at all.” Chan mentioned the importance of parents as role models. Often families can be seen

also helping sales. “It’s deﬁnitely a combination of aesthetics and comfort,” said Rutter. “And a combination of being able to make helmets lighter and having better padding inside and looking a little lower proﬁle and not make people feel like they’re wearing a big chunk of foam on their head.” “When you get older, these

I don’t think parents are aware that you can’t just put any helmet on a kid and that’s going to be safe – Mike Chan

Vancouver police have issued 585 tickets this year so far to people cycling without a helmet. Almost half of those tickets were issued in June and July. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

riding bicycles as a group with the children wearing helmets and parents not wearing them at all. Denman Bikes sells a new helmet with almost every bike and many customers who come in for repairs also purchase helmets. Denman Bikes’ mechanic Mike Rutter feels more people are wearing helmets for errands, not just for recreation. Aside from safety concerns, the design of newer helmets is

are the things that matter,” said Chan. “Older kids… don’t want to mess up their hair, you know? It’s just some of them don’t like how it looks. But I think younger kids care a bit less.” Chan always wears a helmet but can understand why someone may choose not to wear one. “I guess it’s just having to do with people who like their hair ﬂowing while they’re riding around.” twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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Guessing who’s coming to dinner

Wildly popular Dîner en Blanc expands seats but thousands still unable to get in Christopher Cheung

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Thirty-two hundred Vancouverites dressed in white will be making their way to a secret location Aug. 21 to eat together outdoors. Despite the addition of more seats for the event’s third year, Dîner en Blanc will once again accommodate a fraction of those who hoped to attend. Last year, 12,000 were on the waiting list when only 2,500 seats were available. Vancouver’s event and many others around the globe are modelled after Dîner en Blanc in Paris, which launched over 25 years ago and assembles over 15,000 diners at a different annual site around the city. Registration happens in three phases with priority to friends of organizers and previous participants. The ﬁnal phase had seats reserved for waiting list members of the public and were quickly snapped up online within moments last week. Many who were unable to

register expressed their frustration to organizers on the event’s Facebook page, citing server issues and a 15-minute clock that implied registrants could take their time. “By the time I was done looking through the different options and selecting options and went to go pay, it kicked me out saying that it was all full,” said Jason Cheung, a Vancouverite and database architect who failed to register. “The timer gave a false sense of security… I would’ve just rushed through the registration.” The event admin posted a similar comment to unsuccessful registrants: “…as many guests were trying to register at the same time, the group and table options you saw on your screen must have been picked by the other guests before you could complete that step.” Crystal Carson, a Dîner en Blanc volunteer, explained that the event is about more than just ﬁlling seats. “It’s just the way they’re trying to grow it in

Diner en Blanc began in Vancouver with 1,200 seats in 2012, 2,500 in 2013 and has increased this year to 3,200. PHOTO JONATHAN EVANS

Vancouver,” said Carson. “The experience grows quality over quantity… [so that] when we ﬁnally get there, it’s not going to be a washed out, overrun event.” Cheung agreed. “That’s part of the intrigue of the event. To have some sort of exclusivity, just like TED Talks. If it’s open to everyone it would be different.”

For an exclusive event, diners must do much to prepare, such as dressing in white attire and coming equipped with white chairs, square, foldable tables between 28 and 32 inches and bringing their own food if they choose not to purchase a meal ticket. Tickets are $35 with an additional $5 for membership to ensure

inclusion the following year. Carson admitted it’s a lot of work, but the payoff is always worth it. Jasmine Hoffman, a makeup artist, stressed how the event is beneﬁcial for Vancouver businesses. “I do a lot of makeup for people going to the event and I have a girlfriend that is a dress designer who is

already making a bunch of outfits for people, and Indochino, the men’s line, they are doing a custom line of men’s white suits…” “People want to be a part of something cool and special even though it’s a lot of work,” said Rick Chung, who has attended both previous years to document the experience for his blog. “I’m just surprised it has pulled off at all every year because it’s such a huge thing and it gets bigger every year… When they light up the sparklers, it’s probably one of the best photo opportunities in Vancouver all year long.” With all the meticulous planning by organizers and attendees, wearing white is paramount. “It’s not fair to everyone planning their outfits if someone shows up in a cream-coloured outfit,” said Hoffman, who shared a rumour that individuals can be blacklisted from the celebration in white if they do not comply with the dress code. twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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“One of my life's mottos is if you expect anything, you expect too much. It's like don't do things because you expect to get things in return. More so do them because you want to. It's pretty easy once you get in the hang of it because then your mind is taken away from worrying about things... That happened to me once. Someone wasn't telling me this thing that if they told me they knew it would hurt me and so they didn't tell me and I had to ﬁnd out months down the road... It was a girl. I had just met her before she went on a trip and then she

went on her trip and I was like OK, cool, and then she came back and I was like, “What's our situation now?” and she acted like it was still the same from before but she actually met somebody else. That was so long ago and I have a ﬁancée now; I've obviously gotten over that, right. It doesn't keep me up at night, but in the moment of it, it deﬁnitely kept me [up]. And that was also an example of me expecting something. I was expecting her to come home and still be the same as before."

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What is killing nature’s most proliﬁc pollinators? It could be argued that the rise in colony collapse disorder — mass, unexpected bee die-offs —is this generation’s Silent Spring. Rachel Carson’s 1962 book documenting the effect of DDT on birds and other animals led to the pesticide being banned in the United States. Now calls are growing for a ban on a widely used class of pesticides that has been linked to bee deaths, with the province of Ontario looking into how to move away from the use of neonicotinoids after complaints from beekeepers. The European Union introduced a ban this April. Neonicotinoids, developed in the 1990s as a safer alternative to pesticides like DDT, are widely used across North Amer-

ica. In British Columbia, they are used by fruit, berry, vegetable and ﬂower growers. B.C. beekeepers say they are always concerned about the improper use of pesticides. But in this province, the biggest threat to bees continues to be the varroa mite, a pest that came to North America from Asia two decades ago. “My general opinion on these calls to ban this pesticide is people need to be careful what they wish for because they might just get it,” said Leonard Foster, a professor of biochemistry at the University of British Columbia. Foster, who is also a beekeeper at UBC Farm, said banning neonicotinoids could lead to farmers going back to older classes of pesticides that need to be sprayed at the same time of year that bees collect pollen from blossoms. Foster said he would like to see tightened rules on

when and how farmers use the insecticides. He noted that unlike older pesticides that were sprayed on an entire ﬁeld, neonicotinoids can be applied directly to plants that are threatened by insects such as aphids. Yasmin Akhtar, a biologist in UBC’s faculty of food and land systems, thinks farmers would be able to adapt to a ban on neonicotinoids without having to rely on older, more harmful pesticides. Certain neonicotinoids have been shown to last for a long time in the soil and can be transported by water even when selectively applied, Akhtar said. “[Neonicotinoids] would be replaced by other insecticides that are less toxic and less harmful to the environment,” she said. Alternatives could include microbial insecticides, which are based on bacteria and fungi. twitter.com/ JenStDen

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Italian Cultural Centre's executive director Mauro Vescera (right) and Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society's Marilou Bourdages (left) will participate at the first annual Italian Night Market on Aug. 15. PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

Fun and flavours at the Italian Night Market Inaugural effort by Italian Cultural Centre seeks to raise community’s proﬁle in Vancouver

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The Italian Cultural Centre will spare foodies a trip to the Mediterranean this summer thanks to vendors selling fresh pasta, olive oil and artisan cheeses in the city’s ﬁrst Il Mercato Italian Night Market. The idea blossomed a year ago when the planning team at Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre reminisced about trips to the Italy’s renowned markets, known for fresh produce and

bustling camaraderie. With a $10,000 kickstart from Vancity Credit Union, the team took a “leap of faith” and organized the ﬁrst event in Vancouver to blend together Vancouver and Italian farmers’ markets. Held on the third Friday of every month starting Aug. 15 until Nov. 21, the market at 3075 Slocan St. promises more than 50 vendors for visitors to patronize. “Given Italy’s great culinary history . . . we were positioned well as a community to offer something

to people that we know that they enjoy, that is Italian food and gelato,” said executive director Mauro Vescera. “We did take a little leap of faith here to pull this together. It’s been quite a monumental task.” Underpinning this initiative is the centre’s push to turn the space into a community hub by raising its proﬁle. “The goals of the market are to bring people into the Italian Cultural Centre, to learn about the other cultural activities we offer, our upcoming ﬁlm festi-

val, our music events, our traditional galas and parties, our museum, our Italian language school. We just want to open up the centre to the broader community and become more interactive and more engaged in the cultural activities in the city,” said Vescera. Since the announcement of the night market in July, Vescera says the centre’s members are relieved the idea has ﬁnally come to fruition. Vendor Orazio Scaldaferri, operator of Orazio’s Olive Oil, says the event

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will beneﬁt small producers by opening up to people from Metro Vancouver. Moreover, he hopes to advance slow food philosophies of eating organic and unprocessed foods through his stall. Carmelina Cupo, a longtime volunteer and centre board member, echoed her excitement about seeing vendors interacting with Vancouverites at the ﬁrst market. “Obviously, people are quite familiar with farmers’ markets in East Vancouver because there are a few, but

having something that has more of a cultural aspect is really going to just propel this to another level,” said Cupo. The market opens at 3 p.m. The ﬁrst 50 shoppers at the market will receive a 10 per cent discount on Italian classes at the centre. After the night market winds down at 7 p.m., the centre will hold a serate in piazza, or “an evening in the square” at 7:30 p.m. inspired by Italian traditions of people gathering in city squares to drink wine and dance. twitter.com/jennypengnow

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Opinion Pessimism plenteous in teacher talks

Is Putin demonization really about gas?

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Geoff Olson Columnist

If an optimist and a pessimist laid bets at every point along the way in the 18 months of government-B.C. Teachers’ Federation talks, the pessimist would be up considerably. Nonetheless, Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still an optimist. He called himself optimistic at the outset of talks. “I’m really looking forward to this new school year, without disruptions,” he said during a conference call a year ago. “I’m really hopeful that, as they get back to the table, that they can ﬁnd a resolution with the school districts. I want to do it in the environment of collaboration and negotiation.” Later, he was optimistic about the chance of a 10-year deal. (RIP, 10-year deal.) He’s been described as such incessantly for the last year. And now he’s optimistic that the resumption of talks today (Aug. 8) will justify his boundless faith. Based on a talk with reporters Tuesday, it seems there are two reasons for his optimism. One is that the scheduled Friday session will involve the full bargaining teams on both sides. He took it as an encouraging sign, because it will be the ﬁrst time since the end of June that’s happened. “I’m looking forward to seeing negotiations begin in earnest as of this Friday.” The other is that talk of new ideas and concepts is in the air. Fassbender said there were media reports that the BCTF is prepared to come to the table with some “creative ideas” and he said the employer is “willing to come to the table with some ideas as well.” Taken together, that’s not really much to go on. Of course the full teams will be there. It’s a scheduled negotiating session, so they’re obligated to show up. The only back and forth over the past few weeks has been between the principals. A meeting of the teams is a bit of a new development, but a pretty marginal one. And new ideas are welcome, but they are going to have to be very creative to bridge the gaps. “Creative” can also mean “desperate” at this point. Fassbender also stressed that the government’s original boundaries are still in play. All the creativity in the world won’t

change the fact that the government insists the BCTF, which has already lowered its demands considerably, still has to climb down some more. “They need to come into the affordability zone so that we respect the other agreements we already have,” he said.

“I’m really looking forward to this new school year, without disruptions.” — Peter Fassbender Most other public unions are settling in the 5.5 per cent raise over ﬁve years range. The BCTF is still outside that range, no matter how you cost it. Last month, the union was saying the two sides are only a point apart. But that’s only if you don’t count the $5,000 signing bonus for each teacher that is still on the table. The government says the union position is more like a 12.5 per cent cost increase, although the calculations are disputed. (One of the constant features of teacher talks is that the two sides never agree on costing. Getting to an agreement just on the costs they disagree on could easily take up the rest of the summer break.) But Fassbender said the government has shown a willingness to move and needs to see the same from the BCTF. “They’ve indicated they are willing to do that, so that will happen as of this Friday and we’ll see where it goes from there,” he said. His fervent hope is that the two full teams will sit down and merge their new ideas into some kind of negotiated settlement, now that it’s clear the government is prepared to wait the union out through September and early October, if need be. It’s at the furthest range of conceivable, at this point. There is still some money to be made by pessimists betting against any sort of good news developing. A slightly less pessimistic bet would be to expect a week or so of talks that might move the government and the union into a realm where a mediator might see enough of a sliver of possibility to take an interest in helping close this cursed deal. twitter.com/leyneles

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In 1957, U.S. policy wonks and politicians began to warn the American public of a frightening “missile gap” between the rival superpowers. Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles were allegedly superior in number and power to those in the U.S. arsenal. This was presented as proof of the Kremlin’s aggressive nuclear posture toward the free world. The so-called missile gap was actually in reverse: the superiority lay on the U.S. side. But for two decades Anglo-American media outlets swallowed and regurgitated the cooked intelligence, just as they would decades later with Iraq’s vaporous weapons of mass destruction. And now, in the rush to judgement on the doomed Malaysia airlines flight MH17, the usual suspects are rebranding Russian president Vladimir Putin as Saddam 2.0. To date, the White House has produced no coordinated intelligence to prove who was responsible for bringing down the airline, and how — accidentally or intentionally. Not that this matters when the drums of war require a good beating. “Putin’s Deadly Doctrine” screamed a July 20 New York Times headline, accompanied by a photograph of a man standing by the wreckage of flight MH17. ”Putin’s War” trumpeted the July 18 New York Daily News. “Putin’s Missile,” launched Britain’s The Sun. “Charles: Putin is Behaving Just Like Hitler,” declaimed The Daily Mail. Not to be outdone, the Globe and Mail adorned the front page of its July 26 edition with the headline “Public Enemy” and a two-tone illustration of Putin with a passenger plane for a mouth. The Globe’s Focus section acted as a conduit to the Prime Minister’s Office, with Stephen Harper’s commentary, “It’s our duty to stand firm in the face of Russian aggression.” And last week’s Maclean’s magazine slapped a pic of Putin in aviator specs on a cover bearing the legend: “Getting Away with Murder.” My point isn’t to defend Russia’s autocratic leader but to condemn the recycling of rhetoric from the Cold War, a time when the U.S. and USSR came to the brink of nuclear war at least five times, according to declassified files and the testimony of former U.S. and Soviet military commanders. In 1947, U.S. policy silverback George

The week in num6ers...

585 5 389 3.2

The number of $29 tickets Vancouver police have handed out to cyclists for not wearing helmets, nearly half of them given in June and July alone.

The number of people the Metro Vancouver Homeless Count steering committee added to its list last week for a total of 1,803.

The number of new supportive housing units B.C. Housing aims to have open in the next nine months.

In thousands, the approximate number of people attending this year's Diner en Blanc event held at a still-undisclosed location.

F. Kennan introduced the strategy of containment. “It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies,” Kennan wrote under the pseudonym “X” for the journal Foreign Affairs. Today the U.S. maintains over 900 military bases outside its 50 states, in 130 countries around the world. Russia is encircled with U.S. bases in Qatar, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Japan — to say nothing of Eastern and Western Europe. Kennan’s “containment” has shaded into the “full-spectrum dominance” of Pentagon war-gamers. (In comparison, Russia reportedly has approximately 25 military bases beyond its borders.) Already forgotten is western support for neo-Nazi elements in the Ukraine’s regime change. But who’s got time for history lessons, unless they are the approved kind? Last week, CBC Radio’s The Current asked James Sherr, an associate fellow at Chatham House in London, about Ronald Reagan’s early ’80s warning to Europeans that if they allowed pipelines into the then-Soviet Union, the latter would have leverage over Europe for decades to come. “Russia is going to be a significant part of energy markets for the foreseeable future,” Sherr responded, “and there’s nothing wrong with that as long as we can diminish dependency to the point where Russia loses political leverage. And Europe as a whole could probably do this in five years... with a willingness to spend more money.” Ah yes, money. Could that mean driving a wedge between Moscow and Brussels and trashing Russian/European gas arrangements, so the Anglo-American empire can flog its shale gas to allies and vassal states without free market interference? In the past week, western politicians and their stenographers in the monopoly press have dialled down a bit on the antiRussian demagoguery. The conflicting claims surrounding flight MH17 may be weakening the adhesive on Putin’s “mass killer” name tag. Still, economic sanctions from the U.S., EU and Canada will translate into mass punishment of the Russian people, who will hate us for it and support their pokerfaced leader all the more. We don’t have a missile gap. We have a reality gap. geoffolson.com

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Mailbox Wild about BCTF cash spent rewilding plans on legal fees

COURIER ARCHIVES THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Gentleman Bandit escapes from jail

Aug. 9, 1907: Infamous American thief Bill Miner, also known as the Gentleman Bandit, escapes from the New Westminster penitentiary after having been sentenced to 25 years for his part in a botched CPR train robbery near Kamloops two years earlier. Miner had achieved folk hero status among many B.C. residents both for stealing from the widely unpopular CPR and for his non-violent and courteous manner when committing his crimes. He fled home to the U.S. where he continued his train robbing career and managed to escape from prison two more times before finally dying of natural causes in a Georgia cell at the age of 67. The Grey Fox, a Genie-winning 1982 film starring Richard Farnsworth, is based on his exploits.

Lori Fung wins gold at L.A. Games

Aug. 11, 1984: Vancouver gymnast Lori Fung wins the Rhythmic Gymnastic event in the sport's debut at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. After placing 23rd at the world championships the year before, her odds were boosted by the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Games but she still faced many tough competitors, including Romanian training partner Doina Staiculescu, who came in second place. Fung retired in 1988 and is now the director of Vancouver's Club Elite Rhythmics.

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To the editor: Re: “‘Rewilding Vancouver’ aims to make city greener,” Aug. 1. I applaud the Vancouver park board for unanimously approving the “Rewilding Vancouver Plan” which aims to protect, enhance, and bring greater awareness to the wilder and more natural parts of our parks and city. One of the goals of the plan is to “increase the amount of natural forest, shoreline, wetland and stream habitat.” There is an exceptional opportunity, right now to help fulﬁll this goal by creating a sizeable park on the currently vacant 21-acre lot, owned by TransLink, located along the North Arm of the Fraser River, south of Kent Street between Cambie and Heather Street. This parcel of land can be easily viewed from the bike and pedestrian bridge which crosses the Fraser and is within walking distance of hundreds of new housing units being built in the South Cambie area. Three historic streams are currently paved over on the site. These streams could be revitalized to support wetland habitat, birdlife, and the eventual return of spawning salmon, possibly through participation with the Salmonids in the Classroom program in which schoolchildren raise salmon eggs to the fry stage and then release them in local streams. If you are interested in helping to make this new park a reality, please visitmarpolepark.com and please make your wishes known to the Vancouver city council and park board. Christine Roberge, Vancouver

To the editor: Re: “Education is essential but only up to a point,” Aug. 1. In your column, you made one incorrect assumption. Our union (BCTF) did not have little money in the strike fund because of the reason you gave. We have little money in the strike fund because we are spending it in court fighting for class size and composition, a cause we believe in so strongly that we are willing to walk the picket line without strike pay – even in the summer. For 12 years I have watched this government cut the support out from under the most vulnerable students in our school system, our students with special needs. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the phrase “They don’t bring in any money” when I have gone to school based team begging for support for them – support that was there prior to 2002. We will not stop fighting for these students. They are Canadian citizens or newly arrived refugees and they have a right to equity of access to education. This is an issue that all citizens should be fiercely defending because who are we as Canadians if we can’t stand up for the vulnerable students being bullied by this government? Do we hold our values to be true or do we hold values when it is convenient and inexpensive to do so? I am proud of the teachers of this province. We are citizens of principle and we are willing to put our money into legal fees rather than a strike fund because that is the moral thing to do. Catherine Alpha, Victoria

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COURIER STORY: “Aquarium boss says porpoise breeding can’t be prevented,” Aug. 6. Robert van Riezen: The board should contain their issues with financial or regulatory issues, they are not qualified to deal with items regarding aquarium operations. If they want a study done by experts with the aquarium involvement that is fine. It is typical of today that politicians are making decisions they are not qualified for and polls are taken from the public at large (no requirement to be qualified or knowledgeable) to support them. Ric1976: Aaron Jasper gives the clearest example yet of how little the park board commissioners are qualified to make any decision on this when he asserts that past activity is the best indicator of future activity with his statement: “If the [porpoises] have not had a history of trying to couple, then chances are the odds are low that it’s going to happen.” Well how’s this for a thought Mr. Jasper: harbour porpoises reach sexual maturity around four years old. The porpoises in the aquarium were brought in as rescued babies (weeks old) and one of them around three years ago. So let’s join the dots and see if we can work out why your assertion is flawed and why you and your cronies need to admit you are not qualified to dictate on this matter. This is high school biology, it’s like saying teenage pregnancies are unlikely to occur because kindergarten kids aren’t having sex. I was prepared to give some of the commissioners the benefit of the doubt in the run up to the recent vote, but the lack of logic in the ruling has destroyed any faith I might have had in their ability to make an informed decision. Sarah Fast: That’s unfair. If Daisy the dolphin wants to have sex and have babies that is her business. Sex is something dolphins do all the time, it is well known, you can’t stop that. It’s a natural joyful behaviour and who are these people to try and stop that by separating the two? Stupid politicians!

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Joining a lifeboat of women

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The moment she was ordained as a priest, the Rev. Dr. Victoria Marie was excommunicated from her church. Vikki, as she prefers to be called, was a Franciscan sister with 15 years of service as a nun, including many working in the Downtown Eastside. She was called to the order somewhat late in life, having fallen away from the Roman Catholic Church for several decades. The break resulted from a single, pivotal discussion near the end of 12 years of Catholic elementary and high school in her native Brooklyn, New York. “In my senior year of high school,” Marie says, “they called all of us black girls, all 12 of us in the school of 400, and gave us a lecture on how it was

better for us to marry a black Protestant than a white Catholic.” “That kind of did it for me,” she says, sitting in the cozily cluttered “Samaritan House,” the shared East Vancouver home that doubles as HQ for the Vancouver Catholic Worker movement. “It said to me that, for them, race was more important than God.” The next few years saw her work for a time in New York, until a friend told her a bit about Montreal, and she moved to Canada in 1965. Asked what happened in Montreal, Marie heartily laughs. “The ’60s!” She worked temp jobs as a keypuncher and waitress. Her separation from the Roman Catholic Church seemed complete at the time, even though she acknowledges the irony that she left just as the church, via the Second Vatican Council, was undergoing its most extraordinary liberalization ever.

Life continued. In 1990, she moved to Vancouver and felt moved to become a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Parish on East Cordova, in the Downtown Eastside. “I met a really great group of nuns and they helped me play catch-up from 1963 to 1990,” she says, adding: “At that time, I also sobered up.” She started her bachelor’s degree at SFU at the age of 42. She then received a Master’s in anthropology from SFU and another Master’s in pastoral studies from the Vancouver School of Theology (VST), which she later upgraded to a Master’s of Divinity. Then she received a doctorate from UBC in educational studies. Her thesis was on the role of spirituality in recovery from addiction. In 1997, she became a nun. The Catholic Church, to clarify, does not ordain woman. While she was

studying at VST, a school associated with the Anglican and United churches, both of which do ordain women, many of her fellow graduates were aiming for the clergy. She toyed with the idea of converting to Anglicanism in order to fulﬁll her ambition for service. Her decision not to was simple. “Because I’m Catholic,” she declares plainly. She continued her work as a nun and, along the way encountered an organization called Roman Catholic Womenpriests. While she had ambitions toward ordination, she was not initially moved to join the schismatic group of excommunicated female priests. “I didn’t want to be in it for it political statement or to be a protester,” she says. Her views changed when a “womanpriest” visited Vancouver and gave a service, which was attended by many members of Dignity, a group for LGBT Catholics and their allies.

“To hear the sadness in the voices, that they didn’t have a home church to go to that was Catholic, that really tugged on me,” Marie says. “So I made the decision because, when I ﬁrst became a nun, it was to serve. I saw this as a further call to serve.” She left her Franciscan order, an act she equates with divorce, and was ordained as a womanpriest in 2012. She is now pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Tonantzin Inclusive Catholic Community, which holds mass at the Listening Post at Main and Hastings. For mainstream Catholics, the mass will be familiar, although the language is more inclusive. The hymns are the same. But the congregation is a little different than most Roman Catholic churches. “Our community is some practicing Catholics, some fallen away Catholics because of church teaching on homosexuality, some

divorced and remarried Catholics, and also some people from other denominations who really have an appreciation of liturgy and also of the small community where people actually know each other face-toface,” she says. She doesn’t expect to see the Vatican approve the ordination of women in her lifetime — and even if it did, she wouldn’t be satisﬁed. “We would have to then be part of that structure and the way it functions right now,” she says. “And I think right now the church functions like a very, very dysfunctional family … It’s more like a monarchy than a community of believers.” In contrast with what she sees as a Vatican monarchy, the analogy she chooses to describe her own movement is succinct. “We’re kind of like the lifeboat of the people that the church has thrown overboard,” she says.

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he’s especially sensitive to selecting veggies for different ethnic populations. “I also try to have, especially for Collingwood because it’s my community and I know there are awful lot of Asians-Canadians there, so [I] try to have Asian greens and Chinese eggplant, that sort of thing.” Hill, who transports the produce in his truck and sells them from under a tent, estimates the produce he sells are at least 20 per cent cheaper than conventional stores and says the market’s main appeal is its insistence on locally grown produce. “They [customers] deﬁnitely like the B.C. produce. For example, we sold out of B.C. corn, we sold a lot of B.C. garlic, peaches, apricots, that sort of thing. So they really appreciate the focus on B.C. produce.” Zain Mohammed, who lives a few blocks from the

neighbourhood house, hasn’t heard of the initiative and would prefer to have organic options. However, he believes seniors would beneﬁt most from the program. “In this community pricing of things are important because people here — not a lot of them make a high income so they make ends meet and having good food, fresh things, at a price they can afford — I’m sure they’ll go for it.” Although the program could be perceived as limited to low-income individuals, it’s open to everyone. Three more locations will be added to the program once the permit process is complete. Hours at Skeena Terrace, 2298 Cassiar St., are Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hours at Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 5288 Joyce St., are Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. twitter.com/jennypengnow

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The Kensington neighbourhood, home to Grays Park, is hosting a free afternoon celebration at 4850 St. Catherine Street at East 33rd Avenue. It’s a familyfriendly event with refreshments, wading pool and activities. If these activities don’t sufﬁce, there are other amenities like playgrounds, gardens, basketball, ball hockey and tennis courts in the park. Friday, Aug. 8, noon to 3 p.m.

Live India

Immerse yourself in South Asian culture on Granville between Seymour and Howe at the India Live Block Party. Get a Bollywood makeover, check out the roti making contest and dance to live performances, including Manj Musik of former RDB fame. Dhol drummers will also be leading a procession. Many activities welcome beginners, including banghra, yoga and even cricket. Admission is free It’s Saturday, Aug. 9, from noon to 8 p.m.

Coupland by donation

You might have wondered what the Douglas Coupland prints plastered around the city are all about. Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything is the ﬁrst major solo exhibition of the local artist and writer’s work and continues at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Many odd objects collected by Coupland over the years have been incorporated into his displays, including TVs, jugs of detergent and a whole lot of Lego. Before you

leave, spit out your gum and afﬁx with other wads on the massive head outside. Coupland will love it. Admission is by donation on Tuesday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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The UBC Wrestling Club wants to celebrate all things wrestling at Robson Square, especially the international Olympic Committee’s decision last September to keep wrestling in the games. You’ll be able to catch athletes compete at the 2014 Vancouver International Wrestling Festival, which will showcase local youth programs, provincial university-level programs, and U.S. visiting teams. It runs Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Vancouver Queer Film Festival will light up screens once again across Vancouver. Show times vary from 7 – 10 p.m. on weekdays and all day during the weekend. Ticket prices range from $5 for singles to $165 for passes. It runs Aug. 14 to 24, For more information, visit queerﬁlmfestival.ca.

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Rockin’ Ronnie dishes his barbecue secrets Robert Mangelsdorf

Propane or charcoal? I recommend getting as much gear as your spouse will let you have. Propane for convenience and speed, charcoal for ﬂavour. I have a Weber Summit propane grill for everyday cooking, a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker for preparing real barbecue, and a Big Green Egg for just about anything you’d want to cook over charcoal. Oh, and I also love the Cobb, a portable charcoal cooker, which is great for beach picnics.

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Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk knows his way around a grill. The Vancouver-based best-selling cookbook author and international barbecue champion has dedicated a healthy portion of his life to the art of slow-cooked meat. Ron dished his delicious secrets in a recent interview and told us why barbecue is the best summer food. Why are you so passionate about barbecue? Because feeding people is one of the most meaningful things a person can do, and barbecue is one of the best foods on earth. For the neophyte: What deﬁnes barbecue? What methods and meats can be used? Most of us think of barbecue as a verb, as in, “I’m going to barbecue a pork chop for dinner tonight,” but in the American Deep South, it’s a noun. You eat a barbecue sandwich. You go to a joint that serves up great barbecue. Real, Southern-style barbecue is all about cooking big, fatty, tough chunks of meat over a smouldering charcoal or hardwood ﬁre at a low heat for a long time, until the meat becomes so tender you don’t need teeth to eat it, and so delicious that if you put some on your head, your tongue would slap you to death just trying to get at it. Classic barbecue meats are beef brisket, pork shoulder, pork or beef ribs, and chicken. Tell us about the different styles of Southern barbecue? Which do you prefer and why? There are countless

'Feeding people is one of the most meaningful things a person can do,' says barbecue guru Ronnie Shewchuk.

regional styles of barbecue, but I guess the main ones are: Texas, which is all about beef brisket cooked with oak or mesquite; Kansas City, famous for pork ribs and sweet, tangy, ketchup-based sauces; Eastern Seaboard (Georgia, the Carolinas), known for its whole hog and pulled pork dressed with vinegary sauces. And there are other variations, like

Alabama with its mayobased white sauce served on chicken, Memphis for dry ribs that are ﬁnished with extra rub, and the list goes on. The best barbecue I’ve ever had was in Texas, and it was oaksmoked mutton ribs. Man oh man they were good. When it comes to grilling at home, what sort of setup do you recommend?

What are your secrets/ tips to perfect barbecue at home? Practice makes perfect, and technique matters. The main rules are to use the best meat you can get, and cook it “low and slow.” Use sauce sparingly when grilling, planking, or barbecuing meat. In competition we use it only as a ﬁnishing glaze. If you baste meat with a sugary sauce more than an hour before you take it off the smoker or more than a few minutes before removing it from the grill, it will turn black when the sugar caramelizes from the heat. Also use sauce sparingly when you serve, offering it to guests on the side. Too much sauce and you lose the barbecue ﬂavor you’ve worked so hard to achieve! There are lots of good resources to help you learn how to cook great barbecue, including my book, Barbecue Secrets DELUXE! (Available at ronshewchuk.com.) What side dishes go well with barbecue? You can’t go wrong with baked beans, coleslaw and grilled corn on the cob.

Ron’s Rich, Deeply Satisfying Dipping Sauce (With acknowledgments to the Baron of Barbecue, Paul Kirk)

Makes about 6 cups | 1.5 L Any student of barbecue has to bow in the direction of Kansas City once in a while, and Paul Kirk is one of the world's greatest barbecue cooks and also perhaps its best-known ambassador. Paul has taught thousands of cooks the essentials of barbecue, and this rich, sweet, tangy sauce is based on his Kansas City classic. 2 Tbsp | 25 mL powdered ancho, poblano or New Mexico chiles 1 Tbsp | 15 mL ground black pepper 1 Tbsp | 15 mL dry mustard 1 tsp | 5 mL ground coriander 1 tsp | 5 mL ground allspice 1/4 tsp | 1 mL ground cloves 1/2 tsp | 2 mL grated nutmeg Up to 1 tsp | 5 mL cayenne, according to your taste 1/4 cup | 50 mL neutral-flavored oil, such as canola 1 onion, finely chopped 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 shallot, minced 1/2 cup | 125 mL tightly packed dark brown sugar 1 cup | 250 mL white vinegar 1/2 cup | 125 mL clover honey 1/4 cup | 50 mL Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce or a combination 1 tsp | 5 mL liquid smoke or hickory smoked salt (optional) 1 32 oz. | 1-L keg ketchup Mix all the spices together and set the mixture aside. Heat the oil in a big pot over medium heat and gently saute the onion, garlic, and shallot until tender. Add the spices and mix the ingredients together thoroughly, cooking the mixture for 2 or 3 minutes to bring out their flavors. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer the mixture for 30 minutes, stirring often (be careful, it spatters). Don't cook it too long or it will start to caramelize and you'll have spicy fudge. If you want a very smooth sauce, blend it with a hand blender or food processor. Refrigerate it or preserve it as you would a jam or jelly in mason jars. Use the sauce as a glaze or dip for barbecued meats, as a flavoring sauce in fajitas, or mix it half-and-half with mayo for a fabulous dip for French fries. Note: This thick sauce is designed for dipping. If you want to use it as a basting sauce or a glaze, thin it with water, apple juice, or Jack Daniel's to suit your taste and the task at hand.

Come be a kid again! Wednesday, August 13th It’s the one day a year when adults can be kids again and enjoy their very own Pirate Pak! And for each one we sell, we’ll donate $2 to the Zajac Ranch for Children. Adult Pirate Paks only available on Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 after 11am.

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In the age of Pinterest, planning the perfect backyard party is as easy as typing “fairy lights” and “mason jars” into the search box. While pictures say a thousand words, there’s nothing better than a bit of personal advice to help the big event go smoothly. We rounded up some localarea experts to ﬁnd out how they make it look so easy:

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The ﬁrst step is to prepare as much as possible in advance. Photographer Laura McGuire, 30, says, “I’m a lists person. Make lists and check them off. Make sure there is music, booze and food, try to give people some notice, and always tell your neighbours.” Meanwhile wedding planner Jennifer Bichand, 32, suggests making a time chart: “Sunday, invite guests. Tuesday, pick up table cloths, etc. Wednesday, tidy the house and prep the backyard. Thursday, grocery shop. Friday, prep what you can ahead of time. This allows you to think about details and will put your mind at ease so you can relax and enjoy your shindig!”

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There are decorating trends and then there are timeless classics. Designer consignor Angela Stephen-Dewhurst, 33, (WhatchaFind.wordpress. com) has been building her decor collection for years. “I’ve got a pretty colorful collection of china tea cups, plates, etc. These are dishes that I have bought at garage sales and a few very special

pieces from my grandmothers. I don’t like things looking too uniform so, as my collection has grown, I can throw it all on the table and I think it looks better than ever.” Bichand agrees. “Vintage, vintage, vintage. Whether you call it glammed up rustic, shabby-chic or barn style, everybody’s doing it. Mints, corals, peaches and creams are everywhere this year,” she adds. “As are burlap and lace, twine and mason jars. These are your DIY staples that will add charm to your party. “Eco-chic is also big,” she continues, “because we as Vancouverites love bio-degradable utensils, recycled paper straws and local food on our plates. Bonus points with the crowd: Compost your food scraps right there in the backyard.” And McGuire has some budget-friendly visual advice: “Themes can sometimes be expensive, but you can always just ask people to wear one colour. It’s great for photos and a bit of fun. If you feel like setting up a little photo booth as well, it’s a great way to remember the night.”

Serving it right

Getting the right spread of food and drinks can be the difference between ﬂowing conversation and strangers sitting in silence. Make the meal interactive and decorative with serveyourself and family-style. “Create a DIY cocktail station with all the ﬁxings,” suggests McGuire. “You can have little instructions so everyone can feel like a bartender for the evening.” “Food stations are a great way to entertain guest as well as make your life easier,” adds Bichand.

“How about a fajita bar or a spud bar. BBQ those baked potatoes, pile up the sour cream, bacon and cheese… A sundae bar for dessert? Ice cream, sprinkles, cherries, chocolate sauce… Or even a s’mores bar: Create a station with marshmallows, crackers, chocolate and skewers around a wood or propane ﬁre pit. Guest of all ages will have fun with this one.”

Set the scene

Details like fresh-cut flowers, flickering candles, and handwritten place cards look beautiful and draw people in right away. “Fairy lights and lanterns in the trees are an easy way to make your backyard party look top-notch,” says McGuire. “I get it all online; Etsy is a great place to start.” Seating is another way to achieve welcoming ambience. Stephen-Dewhurst says she loves to mix square and round tables in a long line down the yard, McGuire suggests throwing down colourful blankets for a community picnic, while Bichand craves bit of country in the city: “Hay bales are my favourite. They can be rented, and offer a country flare while adding a soft landing for those topsy turvy guests. Blankets and throw pillows can be thrown on top for a pop of colour and comfort as the evening cools down.” And if you are really serious, you can always bring in the big guns. “There are numerous decor companies that can help you host a great party,” McGuire continues. “Try BespokeDecor.ca for a great selection of shabby-chic decor, handcrafted lawn games, and charming serving ware.” twitter.com/kelseyklassen

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Watering in the heat of summer

Morning is best to help plants withstand midday heat Anne Marrison

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When hot temperatures without rain persist for three weeks or more, many of us need to take another look at our gardening habits. During the ﬁrst week or two, gardeners who planned ahead to a dry hot summer can feel secure that they did most everything to prepare for times like this. They added moisture-retaining compost or manure into the soil, they mulched with grass clippings (until the lawn stopped growing from the heat) and invested in soaker hoses — all valuable steps and relatively inexpensive. They bought far-reaching water wands. But by the third week of drought, it’s tempting to start dreaming about gardens where people had the forethought to install underground watering lines. Or they set up a system where winter rain gets diverted from the roof into a large, elevated storage tank. Less expensive and more do-able is to install a rain collection system: this diverts water from one or more downspouts into vari-

ous storage containers. This can be a barrel, a tank or even a monstrous and tough plastic bag. There’s lots of information on all these online. The old-fashioned way which conserved small quantities of water was to run the downspout directly into a large wooden or metal water butt. In my long-ago home, ours was never covered and when I grew tall enough to peek in the top, it was fun to watch the mosquito larvae in summer. Uncovered water never stays clean — but for mosquitoes, we now have Aquabac which kills mosquito larvae in two hours. It is said to be safe for fish, people, pets, birds and plants. The traditional, curved wooden water butts are so pretty, but unfortunately if you take a lot of water out of them the wood begins to shrink and becomes difficult to refill. You can have the same problem with half-barrel container ponds if they’re not topped up frequently. When the need for water is desperate, there’s no

problem using grey water from baths, showers, laundry, or water where vegetables and fruit have been washed. If you’re willing to let grey water accumulate, you can pump it to irrigate ﬂowers and the roots of vegetables. But grey water mustn’t be used for any part of a vegetable that you’ll eat: soap/ detergent sticks.

With watering, morning is the best time, then the plant can use water for growth during the day and withstand midday heat better. Watering in hot sun isn’t good because leaves with water droplets on them can scorch. Soaker hoses are especially useful under mulch. But water pressure should be checked. If it’s too low,

the water won’t reach the end of the line. Containers set against sunny walls are in double jeopardy, triple if they’re also standing on concrete. Walls and hard surfaces reﬂect heat. In long hot summers, containers need very frequent watering. If a container dries right out and it’s too big (or heavy) to stand in water, try

making many holes in the soil. Water will soak down into the holes instead of scooting down the ﬁssure between the dry soil and the pot’s side. A similar technique gets water down into the roots of drying-out shrubs and trees. Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@ shaw.ca.

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Travel Cathedral Mountain Lodge offers alpine retreat

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A Vancouverite born and raised, it has taken me 47 years to get to the Rockies. It’s sad, but true. New York, London and Paris always seem more exotic, and I’ve lost count the number of times I have visited these world cities. A recent trip to Calgary to meet my future in-laws allowed me the opportunity to explore the majestic mountains — one of Canada’s most treasured jewels — for the very ﬁrst time. Literally in our back yard, accessible by plane, train and automobile, the spectacular mountain range and terrain is breathtaking. Lush mountain meadows, virgin forests and towering waterfalls as far as the eye can see. Snow-capped peaks soar far above the iridescent waters of glacier-fed lakes. Photographs can barely capture the experience and beauty. Jaw-dropping, eyepopping and awe-inspiring. Tourists from the U.S., Germany and Mainland China busily snap selﬁes. Five national parks — collectively declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique landscape — are located within the Canadian Rockies; four — Banff, Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay — are adjacent and make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Nestled in the natural settings, my partner Joshua and I explored the charming towns of Banff and Lake

Louise, the de rigueur of any visit to the country’s original alpine getaway. Far from the madding crowd, Joshua and I drove a little further west and found ourselves at Cathedral Mountain Lodge, a more secluded luxury resort on the B.C. side of the provincial border in Yoho National Park. Set along the forested edge of Kicking Horse River, 31 handcrafted timber cabins offer the quintessential Canadian experience. Tucked among the towering peaks of Mt. Stephens and Cathedral Mountain, a sanctuary for those seeking discovery and rejuvenation. Originally built as a base camp for miners in the 1930s, the site has been meticulously reimagined by Nancy Stibbard, who has developed a number of world-class destinations, including nearby Moraine Lake Lodge — designed by Arthur Erickson, who also designed Capilano Suspension Bridge Park and the Stanley Park Pavilion. Completed in 2006, the lodge is an oasis in the heart of the Rockies. From the wood-burning stone ﬁreplace, metal pine cone lamps and moose and bear patterned pillows and bathroom tiles in our rustic cabin, a feeling of Canadiana immediately greeted us. Cozy duvets, deep soaker tubs and s’mores roasted ﬁreside screamed relaxation. Removed of urban distractions, no television or telephone interrupted our mountain getaway. Continued on next page

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Continued from previous page Still, meals in the Riverside Dining Room that served Alberta beef and Ocean Wise seafood reminded us of ﬁne dinners back home. Spending a weekend in Canada’s most famous mountain range carries with it the luxury of immediate access to the great outdoors. There is bik-

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Aug. 8 to 12, 2014 1. Nobody does weird things for attention quite like Lady Gaga, who returns to town to show her faithful Little Monsters that provocative outfits and oversexed dancing remain as culturally daring as it ever was. Will she be wearing swiss cheese or maybe covered in bees? Find out for yourself if there’s still disposable cash in your wallet after Pride week when the artist formerly known as Stefani Germanotta brings her ArtRave tour to Rogers Arena. Admission starts from $45, available from livenation. com, and tickets from her cancelled May 30 concert are still valid. 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at 800 Griffiths Way. 2. Both cheaper and closer to home than the admittedly hipper Squamish Valley Music Festival, the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival also features plenty of great acts such as Big Sugar, Matt Andersen and the Mellotones, Wide Mouth Mason, Bettye LaVette, Imelda May, the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Shakey Graves, Blind Boy Paxton, Steve Kozak, Chic Gamine, Rich Hope and His Evil Doers, and Miss Quincy. It’s next to a lake too, so there’s that. The fun begins at noon Aug. 9 at Deer Lake Park. Tickets start from $50 and children under 12 accompanied by an adult get in for free. Check out burnabybluesfestival.com for more. 3. Set in a dystopian future after a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for those who boarded a special train that circles the globe, Snowpiercer is the most expensive South Korean film ever made and even stars Captain America (Chris Evans). Director Bong Joon-ho’s multi-lingual film, which currently has a 95 per cent approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com, pulls into Vancity Theatre this Friday (Aug. 8) at 10 p.m. Visit viff.org for more info. 4. The People’s Champ of Comedy contest, hosted by the great Patrick Maliha, takes over the Rio Theatre for the semi-final round of local stand-ups battling it out for laughs. 9:30 p.m. Aug 9 at 1660 East Broadway. Tickets are $7 at the door.

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The park board ventured into unchartered waters last week with the decision to formally ban whales, dolphins and porpoises kept at the Vancouver Aquarium from having sex with each other. The facility’s track record hasn’t been great when it comes to keeping their resident cetaceans’ offspring alive, and preventing them from breeding in the future seems a compromise on the emotionally charged issue of keeping intelligent creatures in indeﬁnite captivity inside tiny swimming pools. How the park board plans to enforce the new policy is, of course, another matter altogether. Vancouver Aquarium CEO and Jack Layton lookalike John Nightingale told the Courier last week that it won’t be easy. It’s not like they’re dogs and you can simply turn the hose on them. They might even enjoy it more if you did and keeping them in separate pools seems even crueler than keeping them in captivity in the ﬁrst place. “For the park board to stop whales and dolphins from doing what comes naturally is like telling park board commissioners not to have sex, ever,” said Nightingale. “It’s unnatural.”

For now at least, the problem remains academic. The dolphins and belugas who call the facility home away from their natural home are all females, although the male belugas currently off on stud loan in the U.S. are expected to return after the aquarium’s $45 million expansion is complete. But the more pressing problem is posed by Jack and Daisy, two porpoises rescued as babies three years apart after being found stranded. Jack is now getting to the age when he will soon be thinking of Daisy as more than just a friend. There may be other ﬁsh in the sea but they’re no longer in the sea and the two porpoises will likely soon discover a new purpose in life if left unsupervised. Like the Vision Vancouver park board commissioners who voted for the ban, we aren’t marine biologists here at Team K&K and are equally unqualiﬁed to weigh in on how best to manage the sexuality of members of a different species. (It should probably also be noted that the board’s two NPA commissioners were conspicuous in their absence from the vote.) We do, however, know a thing or two about unwanted celibacy and have a few humble suggestions aquarium staff may want to take into consideration: Broadcasting park board meetings: We can say from personal experience that there are few experiences in life quite as

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libido-draining as attending Vancouver park board meetings. Broadcasting video or audio streams of meetings, courtesy of a giant TV and speakers set up by the pool, could help nip cetacean desire in the bud. Encouraging self-love: It may seem hypocritical for the Vision Vancouverdominated board, none of whom are seeking re-election in the fall, to endorse the benefits of self-pleasuring over mating given that the party’s own park board candidate, Trish Kelly, was recently forced out for essentially having done the same, but then who said politics was about consistency. Introducing apex predators: Toss a few sharks and crocodiles into the pool and surely the adorable sea mammals will be too distracted to even think about doing the nasty. Introducing an official transgender policy: The Vancouver school board met fierce opposition from some conservative parents worried their kids might somehow become gay after they brought in policies intended to make life easier for transgender kids. While this may seem ignorant and hateful, it’s possible they are on to something and there’s always a slim chance that teaching sea creatures about trans issues will somehow make them more attracted to their own gender instead of wanting to reproduce. Hopefully they won’t start asking about adoption rights.

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Thai chef Montri Rattanaraj is opening a new restaurant on West Broadway that will specialize in traditional cuisine ranging from ginger chicken to Tom Yum. PHOTOS TIM PAWSEY

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The last time I bumped into Montri Rattanaraj he told me he was “working on something.” Mind you, he’s been saying that for years — ever since 2006 when he gave up his legendary restaurant at Broadway’s west end. It’s interesting how things unfold in the restaurant business. Just a few months ago, long-running Salt Tasting Room decided the time was right to launch a Kitsilano satellite. But as it turned out, the Kits appetite for small bites and wine ﬂights is not as robust as Gastown’s, and Salt

closed almost as quickly as it opened. Perhaps the small plates craze is nearing the end of its surprisingly long run. Enter Rattanaraj, who had long been looking for a suitable spot in which to re-open. “I love the vibrancy of Kits, and always knew this is where I wanted to return,” says the chef, who’s spent the last several winters in Thailand, partly in preparation. However, when he took possession he wanted to keep things under wraps. Literally. “I covered all the windows in brown paper and deliberately didn’t put up any ‘coming soon’ signs,” says Rattanaraj. “It was very important for me to get it right, so I’ve been cook-

ing and recipe testing for a month and half.” Thai Cuisine by Montri, in part, is very much a faithful recreation of the original formula at Montri’s Thai that effectively won him the crown for so many years. All the classics are here, from ginger chicken to arguably the town’s best Tom Yum. However, much has changed since Montri opened his ﬁrst restaurant, when all the Thai rooms were “doing the same thing,” he says. In the interim, Thailand’s tourism has truly taken off. The country is now the second most visited in the world, and Bangkok is attracting superstar chefs — everyone from Jean-Georges Vongerichten to Aussie David Thompson, who closed his London Nahm (the ﬁrst

Thai restaurant ever to be anointed with a Michelin one-star) to re-open in the Thai capital. It all bodes well, says Montri, whose more traditional style will likely be a counterpoint to Angus An’s more modernist Maenam. Now the wraps are literally off the considerably remodeled, understated grey toned room and well-tooled kitchen. “I’ve always felt I owed Vancouver something,” says Montri, who’d still like to keep things quiet but admits “the response has been unbelievable.” Somehow, we’re not surprised. (Thai Cuisine by Montri, 2585 West Broadway, 604221-9599.) ••• If you ever want to take

the pulse of the city’s restaurant culture, look no further than Craigslist. It currently sports a few hundred ads for everyone from managers to servers, dishwashers, line cooks, chefs de cuisine and more. No surprise, considering the slew of new arrivals and reﬁts. Among the newbies: Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, the sleek new seafooder at Sutton Place, which among its team of luminaries includes Oyster Bob of Joe Fortes fame. Another keenly anticipated opening (within a couple of weeks), Chambar has upped stakes for a greatly expanded but still very heritage character space just up the street. Likely the popular spot will be even more so thanks to a considerably larger bar and lounge, along with private

roof deck and wine room, plus patio — and larger kitchen. Café Medina finds a new home, under the watchful eye of chef Jonathan Chovanchek at The Hermitage. ••• Deal of the week: Half price wine (from a good list) every Monday at Siena. (1485 West 12th Ave., 604558-1485). ••• Belly’s Budget Best: Calliope Figure 8 2013. A smart blend of Sauv. Blanc, Viognier, Pinot Gris and Riesling that offers floral, citrus and tropical notes followed by a complex, well balanced and juicy palate with a streak of minerality. A delicious sipper or very food flexible, even for spicier plates. Great value at $16.99, 90 pts.

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ROOM WITH A VIEW: Last fall, McLaren Housing Society of B.C. opened the doors to its latest residential development located on Howe Street. The $30 million, 12-storey, 110-unit building supports 120 people dealing with issues of HIV, addiction and substance abuse. Sadly, hundreds still are on a wait list for affordable housing. Canada’s longest serving agency devoted to housing for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, the non-profit hosted its annual Sparkle fireworks party at Scotia Tower. Fronted by society president Michael Hoche, 75 guests enjoyed libations, fine fare and an auction from the 34th floor before taking in the impressive pyrotechnics from Team France. A reported $20,000 was raised to support McLaren Housing’s portable subsidies program, which provides clients financial assistance to remain in their own homes. HIGH HOPES: CEO Ross Hetherington and his Make-A-Wish Foundation recently hosted its first Rope for Hope fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Forty individuals, corporate teams and wish families — each raising a minimum of $1,500 — bravely rappelled 36 storeys down the downtown property to help grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions across B.C. and the Yukon. Vancouver was one of eight cities including Calgary, Montreal and Halifax joining in the cross-country effort to support once-in-a-lifetime wishes. First launched in Toronto, over $78,000 was generated locally and with the participation of the other cities, the charity was set to reach $1 million. LA DOLCE VITA: Vancouverites got a taste of the good life at Terrazza di Peroni’s annual summer party. Held at the Waterfall Building, a stylish set, among them the fabulous Steven Schelling, fashion shutterbug Joshua McVeity and John Casablancas model Nicole Briann, took in the Trattoria Italian Kitchen-catered party and art show while enjoying Italy’s premium blue-ribbon lager. The special art installation exhibited photographs of Italy by Canadian luminaries including stylist George Antonopoulos, model Heather Marks, and Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong of Greta Constantine reimagined by emerging Canadian artists, including Vanhattan’s own Andy Dixon.

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Val Howell made the decent down the Hyatt Regency Hotel to help grant wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. More than $78,000 was raised in the inaugural event.

Scotiabank's Grace Kim hosted Michael Hoche's McLaren Housing Society fireworks fundraiser high above the city.

Miele Canada CEO Jan Heck, presenting sponsor of the 2014 Odlum Brown VanOpen, welcomed former world top ten player Marcos Baghdatis, the eventual winner to this year's tennis tournament.

Vancouver Pride Society's Caryl Dolinko, co-founder of the Davie Street Block Party, welcomed thousands to the annual outdoor celebration.

Sparkle committee member Jason Hutchinson welcomed Mr. Gay Canada Christopher Wee to the pyrotechnics party and McLaren Housing benefit at Scotia Tower.

Lisa Martella's Dine Above the Stars fireworks party presented by Stoney Biddle, Mike Menzies, and Mike Drake's Universal Flagging, Go Traffic and M3 Personnel benefited A Loving Spoonful, a charity that feeds people homebound by HIV/AIDS.

Terrazza di Peroni's summer art party brought a piece of Italy to Vancouver's Waterfall Building. Beth Richard's interest in crosses from a trip to Italy was reimagined in a neon installation by Thrush Holmes.

Odlum Brown tournament director Ryan Clark, right, and Derek Lee welcomed the world's best and up-and-coming tennis players to Hollyburn Country Club for the city's premier tennis competition.

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Tim Stephens is recovering from neck surgery and doing okay. Katherine Stephens will be running this column until further notice. Please contact her at KStephens56@gmail.com for immediate inquiries. PREAMBLE: While sun-sign astrology is frequently looked down upon by many serious astrologers and astrology students, I find it to be extremely informative and surprisingly correct. Mundane astrology, which looks at the astrological configurations of the world is based on using significations. Much of the delineation is used with these signifiers and as such you see people of the world acting en mass. Sun sign, in a sense, has the same quality. While we all know that the sun sign will apply to many Libras or Sages,for example, it inexplicably also makes sense to the individual. There is nothing more specific in the divination arts than delineation or predictive astrology. And in a personal reading, when the client gives you three pertinent details: date, time and place of birth, you can say more than you know.

Sunday, Aug. 10, your creative life continues in an ebullient, joyful feast with a tinge of intellectual thought and discussion. The Full Moon in Aquarius highlights a humane idea you feel strongly about, sharing this with your social circles will bring out their similar interests, and the impassioned conversation will wet your appetite for controversy.

Two more days Libra of charm and persuasion is working for you with your boss or a person in a position of authority. The Full Moon in Aquarius in your Solar house of children indicates they require attention. Heartfelt conversations are a good way to let your understanding show. Also highlighted are your creative ideas, hobbies, and speculative investments.

Career matters are dominant under the Full Moon in Aquarius. As the Moon is a co ruler of Taurus I expect the news at work will have an impact on your partners, both business and marital. Now is not the best time to butt heads with your boss or those in positions of authority. You will only bring out the ﬁxed nature of those calling the shots. Your partner has been infused with energy, action and passion.

Your energy, talent, wit and skill are roaring for the next 35 days. Your mojo is back Scorpio. With the Full Moon in Aquarius spotlighting your Solar house of family, ancestors, your father. They insist on non-confrontational discussion regarding family matters, Sunday. At times, Scorpio, you burn so hot, others may feel scorched by your red hot passion.

Your communication with those close ones siblings, neighbors center around philosophy and ﬁlled with agreement. Sunday’s’ Full Moon in Aquarius bring gifts of insight on an intellectual nature and spiritual insight. Travel abroad or publishing enterprises are highlighted, and you becomes convinced of a certain philosophy being discussed with your neighbors or siblings.

The big news of the summer has been the ingress of your ruler Jupiter into the sign of Leo. And as promised foreign travel, higher learning, publishing will all be successful ﬁnancially and fruitful philosophically for Sages. The full Moon in Aquarius, Sunday enters your Solar house of communication. And if there is one thing a true Sagittarius loves is a good chin wag. Expressing yourself is key to understanding Sagittarius.

You ruler the Moon is full and in Aquarius on Sunday. This means the spotlight is on your partner's ﬁnances. If ﬁnances are problematic, don’t dive into a discussion which might end up with harsh words. Aspects to the Moon from Saturn and Mars are ripe for arguments. And do not allow yourself or your partner to bring in issues concerning your children.

Capricorns born between Dec 22 and Jan 4, life has been quite the transformative experience for you over the last few years. You should have a chat with a Sage or Scorpio friend. Scorpios has Pluto transiting the ﬁrst three Solar houses plus over their Sun degree and may offer you insight. Ultimately this transit of Pluto will transform every cell in your being and you will erupt a new person, with a new way of seeing, feeling and hopefully ﬁlled with love.

The good times roll. Charisma, charm and your ability to talk your way into investments regarding your home and inheritances. Your ability to garner money from others, banks, partners is at an all time high . Actually I would be surprised if you actually have to do anything, the money comes to you by Tuesday. Get contracts signed before Thursday p.m. for best results.

Your charisma is high, your charm fully charged, enjoy the attention from family, foreigners, those in university, or people in the publishing business. Your partner continues to enjoy the spoils of the limelight so this few days of attention are satisfying, and you are destined to shine. Pets health issues which have taken your attention are solved by Tuesday.

With this stellium in Leo piling up in your Solar house of secrets, clandestine affairs, large corporations, hospitals and prisons you are like the ﬂy on the wall, privy to tales and secrets. Keep them to yourself unless harm could come to someone. There is nothing worse than the gossip who spills the goods for their own aggrandizement. Self inﬂation is not a condition you suffer from actually au contraire,your tendency is to downplay your attributes.

The full moon in Aquarius over the past days and now Sunday has things opened up that were hidden to you. If a secret enemy has been causing trouble for you, likely from a foreign country or involved with a university, spiritual practice or in the publishing business, they are outed. Once bitten twice shy. Monday through Tuesday your natural charisma, animal attraction soars, and all eyes are on you. Dress to impress and you will win your heart's desire.

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The Kits Beach Tennis Club had signed up 20 members despite having no courts to officially call its own. It now has more than 40 members who want to sign up and still no courts. After launching in March, the tennis club has not been able to secure the right to operate officially at the Kitsilano Beach Park tennis courts — hence the name — because the Vancouver park board insists on a public consultation before granting a permit and has yet to set a date. “They’re holding us back,” said club president Chris Temmerman. He accepts municipal staff are busy through the summer but he is increasingly frustrated with the initial denial and now the delay. If the club goes forward, it would likely be in 2015 on a pilot basis. In an email to Temmerman, the park board supervisor for health and wellness said there was no contemporary protocol to follow for Kits Beach Tennis Club since a public club hasn’t been formed for several decades. Queen Elizabeth Tennis Club dates back to 1976, for example, and there are also popular clubs that are tied to the courts at Stanley Park and False Creek. “They’re being overly cautious,” said Temmerman. “Tennis is on a supreme high right now — it’s a win-win.” The Kitsilano club wants to reserve five of the 10 public courts from 6 to 8 p.m. on two separate weeknights as well as two hours Sunday morning. They will pay to rent the courts at approximately $65 each session. Annual membership costs $75. “The footprint is minute when you consider the courts are open to the public from dawn to dusk and we are asking to use five

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Kits Beach Tennis Club president Chris Temmerman is waiting for the Vancouver park board to schedule a public consultation about the beachside tennis club. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

of them for four hours during the week,” said Temmerman, noting the club will eventually court novice players as well as children. “I have been pressuring [the park board] because we have current members and would-be members who are dying to be a part of this.” A competitive player and former tennis instructor, Temmerman was among the organizers who ﬁve years ago began lobbying the park board to tear up the rotting, root-snagged asphalt of the busy beachside courts. In 2013, all 10 courts in addition to the practice court were refurbished with a blue and green acrylic all-weather

hard-court surface, new fencing, drainage and landscaping. Five courts were built to tournamentstandard size. The project was funded by the city and a signiﬁcant contribution from the Canada One Foundation, whose founder Howard Kelsey launched KitsFest in 2009. Although the Kitsilano Tennis Club isn’t yet permitted to host social nights, hold camps or host tournaments, several players have taken responsibility for the courts since they were refurbished. The Kitsilano club empties the branded garbage bins it placed at the courts and also sweeps the hard courts with brooms

provided by the city. They also have the support of the Kitsilano Community Centre and Tennis B.C. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for clubs to be created,” said Tennis B.C. executive director Sue Grifﬁn. “It provides an opportunity for organized league play or tournaments for anybody who wants to play and meet new people. It’s social ... and there’s an opportunity for them to bring on a junior program.” As a teenager, Grifﬁn played on public courts in Toronto. A club isn’t about making money, she said. “It’s facilitation to help grow the sport.” twitter.com/MHStewart

You have one more reason to visit KitsFest this weekend: tennis. After a four-year absence, the annual beach sport festival will again host a men’s and women’s doubles tournament on the public hard-courts at Kitsilano Beach Park. Sixty-four players will compete Aug. 9 and 10. Because of the format, all teams will play both days; first in a groupstage round-robin on Saturday and then, on Sunday, in either a competitive or consolation flight determined by rank. “This is not single elimination where you play, lose and go home,” said KitsFest tennis director Ryan Clark. “All players are in the tournament the whole weekend.” The tournament quickly filled up after it was quietly relaunched in June, said Clark. “This is year one, part two.” Although the volleyball and basketball tournaments at the annual beach sport festival attracted more participants and viewers each year since launching in 2009, organizers cancelled the tennis tournament after just one year because none of the 10 hard courts were good enough to use. (It wasn’t good enough for a parking lot, said Clark.) They were in such poor condition, organizers argued they weren’t safe. Those same organizers, including the Canada One Founda-

tion, lobbied the Vancouver park board and also put in their own money to refurbish the courts, which cost roughly $600,000. Molson brewery and the Boathouse also contributed money. The tennis tournament, said Clark, will be the start of something that grows each year just as KitsFest intends to expand into an international beach sport festival. “We wanted to create one of the most fun tournaments that people can play in,” said Clark. “We want to build it up each year.” KitsFest events: •A free sunset yoga session, sponsored by Lululemon, at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 •A free Zumba class at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 9. • Basketball tournament for men, boys and girls, beginning each day from 9 a.m. The ﬁnals are set for Sunday: the men’s at 4:35 p.m.; the boys at 3:30 p.m.; and the girls at 2:25 p.m. • Beach volleyball tournament for co-ed fours, sixes and doubles. The four-on-four tournament runs 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The six-on-six action runs 1:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday only. • Beach volleyball tournament for mixed doubles runs Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more details, visit kitsfest.com. — Megan Stewart

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Polo rides into Southlands Vancouver Polo Club hosts exhibition game Aug. 17 POLO Megan Stewart

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Divot stomp, chukkers, mallets and the throw-in. Specific to polo, the few terms many readers will recognize about the equestrian sport are horse, rider and ball. And probably the field, which is the largest in sport at 10 acres and more than eight times the size of a soccer pitch. Vancouverites curious about the game or long in love with the sport of kings (and princes… hello, Prince Harry) can take in the first one the city has seen in more than 20 years when the nascent Vancouver Polo Club hosts its inaugural event with the Southlands Riding Club on Aug. 17 “It’s very exciting and very fast plus you

Claudia and Tony Tornquist with their horses Tormenta, in the foreground, and Colombiana. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

never stop learning and can work your entire life on it to keep improving,” said Claudia Tornquist, who has played for six years and missed the sport when she recently moved to Southlands. There is no polo club in the Lower Mainland but Tornquist and her husband Tony changed that in June when they bought a massive ﬁeld

in Surrey to start the Vancouver Polo Club. “To register a polo club with the U.S. Polo Association, you need a field to play on. We’ve got the field now so we’ll register the club in due course,” she said, noting the event at Southlands will be on a smaller field. “There are not many 10-acre fields available in Vancouver.”

Kelowna and Victoria count the only other polo clubs in the province. Players also travel to Washington State to compete. “It’s a very nice community because it’s a niche,” said Tornquist. “It’s a unique sport, a small sport and because people have to make the effort, everyone who is in it really puts their heart in it.”

Polo is expensive. Public amenities are unheard of and players must have access to some of the priciest equipment of all: horses. The sport makes for an exciting spectator sport for people without the skills or means to play themselves. The four-on-four games are “fast and furious,” said Tornquist, and offer an exceptional perspective on the power and grace of the animals. Gates open rain or shine at the Southlands Riding Club at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 17. The game starts with the throw-in at 2 p.m. Admission $5 or VIP tickets $50. “Fancy dress” is encouraged and there will be prizes for bestdressed man, woman, child and couple. For details and tickets, call 604-263-4817. twitter.com/MHStewart

Know your polo Games consist of six, seven-minute-long periods, known as a chukker, and teams try to score as many goals as possible through goal posts using a white, plastic ball… known as a ball that dents slightly each time it’s struck. Each of the four players has a handicap which adds up to a team handicap. Teams switch ends after each goal. Players change horses after each chukker because of the extreme demands placed on the animals, which play no more than two chukkers each match. The game begins with a throw-in and at halftime, spectators walk on the field in a tradition called “divot stomping” to repair the crevices created by the horse’s hooves. The game includes a right-of-way rule, which upholds the central concept of polo: the line of the moving ball. This line changes each time the ball is struck by a mallet, a flexible cane that bends and twists. The player who hit the ball generally has the right of way, and other players cannot cross the line of the ball in front of that player. Players win the ball by hooking an opponent, riding off an opponent, bumping into the opponent or by stealing the ball with good stick work. Also like hockey, polo is a very physical sport. Players wear knee pads to protect from flying balls and rough ride-offs and use a bit (most commonly one known as a gag) to control the horse. — Megan Stewart

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Vancouver landlords paying record prices Frank O’Brien

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older three-storey frame and high-rise buildings,” Goodman said. Based on the ﬁrst-half performance, Goodman forecasts that 125 apartment buildings will sell across the Metro region this year, representing a dollar volume of more than $800 million. “A breakout year indeed,” he said. The average overall price-per-suite in suburban markets this year is $204,302, up a startling

22 per cent from a year earlier. The suburban sales volume was boosted by the $140 million purchase of the 633-unit portfolio of Calgary-based Boardwalk Rental Communities by Toronto-based Realstar Group. Last month, Boardwalk, a real estate investment trust, sold three concrete rental towers, in Burnaby and Surrey. Fueling the average

price increase in Vancouver was the sale of aging apartment buildings in Kerrisdale and Kitsilano, where average prices reached nearly $414,000 per unit. In one deal, an older apartment complex near the University of B.C. sold for more than $1.2 million per suite. Developers are snapping up rental and co-op apartment building sites that could be redeveloped, paying over $250-per-

square-foot buildable in the Kerrisdale area, Goodman explained in his midyear Goodman Report newsletter. Two numbers are helping buoy the rental apartment market: long-term mortgage rates remain available from less than 3.5 per cent; and the rental vacancy rate across Metro Vancouver is at a low 1.7 per cent, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Metro Vancouver home prices rise 4.4% in July Glen Korstrom

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Increase in speed limits is a step in the right direction for most motorists Brendan McAleer

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This month, the B.C. government raised speed limits across the province on rural highways. Most of the changes were a bump of about 10 km/h, including portions of the Sea-to-Sky now set at 90 km/h, and some parts of the Coquihalla now at 120km/h. Immediately, everybody started driving at the speed they were already driving at anyway. Despite protests from police groups and some environmental groups over the potential impact on safety and pollution, the change is a welcome one. The thing is, it’s not really a change in speed on our roads, it’s just a change of the numbers on those funny little signs you see on the side of the road. What? That’s how fast we’re supposed to be going? Oops. Speed limits, as Homer Simpson famously observed, are just a suggestion – like pants. At least that’s the way most North Americans seem to view them, with the average speed travelled on the road routinely exceeding the posted limit. Routinely – that’s the word to focus on. Rather than the limit being an absolute ceiling that no-one would trespass over, it’s become the baseline speed which drivers seldom drift below. It’s almost a lower limit, rather than an upper one. Moving the speed limit up, as you might imagine, would just cause everyone to drive 10 km/h faster than they did before, but the evidence indicates that simply doesn’t happen. BC has raised speed limits before, on the Shuswap corridor, and average speeds did not change one whit. Collisions were actually reduced over the time period, even though traffic increased. People tend to drive at a speed that they feel reasonable and prudent for the road conditions dependent on the time, the weather, and the traffic level. The same person will drive more slowly on a crowded rainy afternoon than they will on a bright and sunny morning with nobody else on the road. Of course they would — that just makes sense. Traffic, it turns out, has a natural flow. While we need guidance when approaching a tight corner or an area with cross-traffic, drivers tend to travel at the speed everyone else does. It’s the old George Carlin line: everyone who

drives faster than you is a maniac; everyone who drives slower is an idiot. Thus, setting speed limits below what people ordinarily travel makes maniacs of us all. It’s especially frustrating when a speed trap crops up in an area where everybody is travelling faster than the limit every single day – who gets culled from the herd? For instance, last week there was a speed trap set up under the Lonsdale overpass, facing Westbound. On Monday, I followed an unmarked police Tahoe on the same route, and as I slowed to something approaching the speed limit, they continued on at a rate that would have fetched a ticket costing several hundred dollars and points on your license. Were they driving dangerously? No: it was the speed everybody else was doing. It could be argued that it was me, dawdling in the slow lane that was causing the hazard by creating a variance in traffic speeds. Frustrating? You bet – I may have bitten a chunk out of my steering wheel. Happily, the raised speed limits also reduce frustration of our 40 km/h excessive speeding law. While the principle is relatively sound – surely anyone travelling that much over the flow of traffic is at super-maniac status – it makes passing an outright hassle. Travelling back from Calgary a while ago, I was stuck behind a slow-moving RV on a winding part of the Trans-Canada. As the brief passing lane opened up, the RV sped up – they always do, don’t they? Getting around him – if there’d been a sudden speed trap, I might have got a ticket, but the guy in the minivan behind me might have had to walk home. Behind us, the RV again slowed to sub-limit speeds as the bends came up. That extra 10km/h cushion would help. I’d say that if the speed limit was correctly set, 90 per cent of people wouldn’t even think of brushing their brake pedal if they saw an officer with a radar gun on the side of the road. Limits too low create an us-andthem, cat-and-mouse game with the highway patrol, which shouldn’t be the point. Do we need patrols to catch those who would double the limit using the road as their own personal racetrack? Absolutely, but those folks are going to be out there breaking the law by 50 or 100 km/h, and they’re going to do it whatever the limit is set at, high or low. If I’d my druthers, I’d alter

every single highway speed sign in B.C. to read “-ish” as in, “100km/h-ish”. The speeding ticket would be outlawed, and there would be no more speed traps. Ah, but there’s a second part of this plan. Ofﬁcers of the law would receive special training allowing them to issue tickets for being a jackass. For example: 110 km/h up the wider parts of the Sea-to-Sky at 6 a.m. on a perfect summer

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Sunday in a car with good brakes and tires? Not being a jackass. Or 100 km/h on the Upper Levels in a monsoon on three bald tires and a donutspare? Can I see your license and registration, please? Using your cell phone while driving would earn you double jackass points, and drinking and driving would receive a punishment slightly more strict - like being ﬁred out of a catapult from the

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER F R I DAY, AU G U ST 8 , 2 0 1 4

PICNIC CHOICES Prices Effective August 7 to August 13, 2014.

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100% BC Owned and Operated PRODUCE

MEAT

Organic Heirloom Tomatoes from GBE Organic Farm Chilliwack, BC

4.98

Organic Corn on the Cob from Two EE’s Farm Surrey, BC

Whole Specialty Frying Chickens

Choices’ Own Barbecue Turkey Sausages

5/4.00

3.99lb/ 8.80kg

9.99lb/ 22.02kg

product of Canada

1lb package product of Canada

Organic Cantaloupe from Porterfield Farms Ashcroft, BC

Organic Apricots from Direct Organics Plus Cawston, BC 2 lb package

5.98

.98lb/ 2.16kg

product of Canada

Ocean Wild Coho Salmon Fillets pin bone removed

Pork Tenderloin

9.99lb/ 22.02kg

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

GROCERY

HEALTHCARE Uncle Luke’s Medium Maple Syrup

Olympic Organic Yogurt assorted varieties

SAVE

14%

8.49

Natur-A Rice, Soy or Almond Beverages

31%

SAVE

30%

946ml product of Canada

2.59

assorted varieties

SAVE 3.29

assorted varieties 946ml product of USA

Coconut Bliss Organic Frozen Dessert or Bars

37%

4.29

750ml +deposit +eco fee product of France

SAVE FROM

30%

FROM

20%

product of China

Kitchen Basics Cooking Stock

28%

SAVE

100g

Efferve Sparkling Lemonades and Orangeade

SAVE

15.99 28 oz

2.99-3.50

12.99 75 capsules

180-200g

product of USA/Canada

Simply Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

33%

product of Spain

BULK

Oskri Coconut or Quinoa Bars gluten free, assorted varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

5.29-5.99

FROM

33%

473ml desserts, 4 pack bars product of USA

1.39-1.99

53g

product of Canada

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DELI

Omega Organic Pumpkinseed Protein Powder

14.99 600g

9.99

SAVE

Renew Life FloraBear Probiotics For Kids bonus pack

assorted varieties

1.99

FROM

14.99 250ml 26.99 500ml

Old Dutch Baked or Kettle Potato Chips

assorted varieties

SAVE

product of Canada

Want Want Super Slim Crisps

make your own fruit beverage

! New

375ml

30%

product of Canada

Flora Udos Oil DHA 3 6 9 Blend

assorted varieties

6.99

SAVE

1.75kg

Citrus Zingers

Organic Dried Mangoes

20% off regular retail price

GLUTEN FREE

xxx • product of xxx

L’Extra Brie or German Cambozola Cheese

Sourdough Multiseed Bread

assorted varieties

2.99-3.99/ 100g

4.49

9.99

600g

New

Sprouted Whole Wheat Cookies

Roasted Whole Specialty Chickens with Family Sized Salad

assorted varieties

4.49-5.49

package of 12

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Wholesome Flaxseed Bread or Buns assorted sizes

4.99-5.99

19.99

8" Pies

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Gluten Free Bakery

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2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver

1202 Richards St. Vancouver

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver

3248 King George Blvd. South Surrey

8683 10th Ave. Burnaby

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

2615 W. 16th Vancouver

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