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Sockeye run an unusual sight

Fish delay entering Fraser River, but warmer water not harming spawning Stanley Tromp

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The sockeye salmon run is booming this month, and Vancouverites have a rare chance to see it in action. The prized fish are returning en masse to the Fraser River after three years in open water. In early August, the river’s recreational, commercial and aboriginal fisheries opened up, and hundreds of boats of all shapes and sizes sought after the costly delicacy in a modern gold rush near Steveston. The “all-citizen fishery” is open to reefnets until Sept. 20. Fisheries and Oceans Canada said this year’s Fraser sockeye run could see as many as 23 million salmon returning to spawn, in the climax to a four-year cycle. Nearly 10 million have been caught so far, but quotas are set to avert overfishing. Mike LaPointe, chief biolo-

gist for the Pacific Salmon Commission, a government regulatory body, told the Courier the seine boat fishery is due to close on Sunday and he doubts it will reopen. For now, locals can witness an unusual spectacle. “I have people calling me to say there are salmon jumping all round Brock House and Maritime Museum,” said Terry Slack, a fisherman for 65 years. Added LaPointe: “Reports come in of fish jumping all over the place in False Creek, Point Grey people’s houses in West Vancouver, within English Bay and even north toward Point Atkinson.” He added that it remains a mystery why fish jump. Some scientists speculate they are trying to shed sea lice, while others say they are trying to get a better viewpoint to navigate by. Continued on page 5

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Patricia Kenon hopes money from the provincial government for more teachers will address problems in classrooms. “Last year I had a special needs boy that had a [support] worker, but then, on top of that, I had two students with fetal alcohol syndrome, a child with post-traumatic stress syndrome, a child that was LD [learning disabled] that wasn’t designated yet… so it was overwhelming,” said the teacher of 19 years who taught grades 3 and 4 at Mount Pleasant elementary last year. “You start relying on some kids to help you with the

slower kids, and that’s not fair.” She says from experience that class composition isn’t just a problem at inner city schools. Mount Pleasant elementary’s inner city project teacher Steve Mulligan is also pleased the agreement includes money for more teachers. “There are some teachers who are disappointed in the salary increase because when you consider we’re coming off three years of zero, it works out to less than inﬂation,” he added. “Some people are disappointed that we’re not going to be catching up to other provinces.” Continued on page 3

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Ongoing conflict erodes enthusiasm Continued from page 1 Mulligan notes the number of students designated with special needs doesn’t reﬂect the real need for support because there are long waiting lists for testing. He said other inner city schools have 30 children waiting to be tested, but can test only three a year. “Those kids are going to be gone out of elementary school and not have had testing,” he said. “The premier is saying that this marks a new era of conciliation and that needs to come with some extra funding.” The agreement, which hadn’t been ratiﬁed by the Courier’s print deadline, is for six years with teachers receiving an increase of 7.25 per cent over that period. The largest portion of that increase is to take effect this month at a rate of two per cent. “I propose that we just tie our wages to the cost of living,” Mulligan said. “So many teachers would buy into that in a heartbeat.” The government will pro-

vide $400 million over five years to hire more teachers. Premier Christy Clark says the government can provide the raise and more teaching support in classrooms without hiking taxes, cutting services or increasing the provincial deficit. Mulligan will vote to ratify the agreement because he wants the disruption to end. “I’m from a two-teacher family,” he said. “For especially those families, it’s been really hard.” Teachers have lost five weeks of full-time pay. Mulligan wonders why reaching a negotiated settlement took so long. “A lot of what we’re accepting in this agreement is what was on the table in June, so it feels like, why did it have to go this long,” he said. “Those are questions that the population of B.C. needs to ask of their government, why did it need to go into September and why were these serious negotiations where people were willing to move not happening in the summer.” He’d like to see a more

conciliatory approach between the government and union moving forward but wonders how that will be possible amid ongoing court battles regarding class size and composition limits. Mulligan says he’s seen teachers become less generous with their extracurricular time over his 14-year career as a teacher as a result of the conﬂicts with the government about class size and composition. He hopes the government will give more so teachers will feel more inclined to devote time and energy to unpaid work. Both he and Kenon noted ample support from teachers and neighbours during this latest labour discord. “I was afraid to tell people that I was a teacher in the last couple weeks because I didn’t know what I was going to get back,” Kenon said. “But, really, the support has been crazy good.” Clark expects the province won’t see another strike for ﬁve years. So what would Kenon like to see when it comes to negotiating the next contract?

Patricia Kenon can’t wait to see her grades 2 and 3 students at Mount Pleasant elementary next week. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

“I hope I’m retired,” said Kenon, who’s been aching to get back in the classroom. “I only have six years left.” Mulligan hopes the protracted labour dispute, which saw teachers limit their administrative activities in April, face a partial lockout with docked pay in May, start rotating and then

full-scale strikes that have continued into the third week of the new school year, has provoked British Columbians. “If there is one real positive that’s come out of this strike, I hope that it’s the people of B.C. waking up to the idea that public education needs to be protected,”

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addictions. At least 3,000 of those people are estimated to be at an “extremely high health risk,” with 300 in crisis. In the Downtown Eastside alone, health ofﬁcials estimate over the next 10 years, an additional 1,300 residents in that community will require mental health and addiction support. And police apprehensions of people suffering from a mental illness continue to increase as hospitals struggle to deal with demand on services. The Bloom Group, which was formerly known as the St. James Community Services Society and manages shelters and social housing buildings, is now tasked with adopting the “collective impact” model and applying it to Vancouver. Jonathan Oldman, executive director of the Bloom Group, said his agency is up for the challenge, which is being funded by $120,000

from the city, Vancouver Coastal Health and Vancouver Foundation. Over the next year, at least two people will be dedicated to using the “collective impact” model, which has had success in New York and is being used in Seattle to tackle education issues, Oldman said. When asked why his organization would take, as he said, the administrative lead in the project instead of the provincial government, Oldman said he’d prefer to put a positive light on the initiative. “Often what happens is [the provincial government] gets looked at to take the leadership but then they get criticized for taking one route or another,” said Oldman, who emphasized the goal was to not create a new bureaucracy but a method to tackle the city’s mental health crisis. “Someone has got to pull it together.” twitter.com/Howellings

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News Fisherman worried about spawning Continued from page 1 If you want to see jumping (or “ﬁnning”) ﬁsh this week and next, LaPointe suggests standing along Dyke Road in Richmond, or MacDonald Beach north of the airport on the Fraser River’s north arm. There are many other areas along the river, which are all best seen on an incoming tide in the evenings. Terry Slack advises going to the North Arm River Trail entrance at the south foot of Balaclava Street (walking east) on the river’s north arm, with the Second Avenue Road bridge for the middle arm, and Steveston’s Garry Point Park for the river’s mouth. Yet this year’s run is not all routine. This week the commission estimated that between three and six million late-run sockeye may be “delaying” themselves in the lower Strait of Georgia and not entering the Fraser River to spawn upstream. Slack worried that warmer water might be impairing the spawning

Fisherman Terry Slack says he’s receiving reports of sockeye jumping in the Fraser River near Vancouver locations. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

journey of the ﬁsh. “Historically, I saw them come through the middle arm of the Fraser River near YVR. We thought they would go up the Fraser to New West, but this year they turned around and went back to the ocean. I took the temperature — it was 20 C., which is much too warm.”

The commission acknowledged that in summer, most sockeye faced warmer than average water, and “sustained high water temperatures can cause severe stress to migrating sockeye and may lead to significant en route mortality.” However there were no reports of significant fish deaths in the Fraser to date,

and it expects the slower fish to move up by the end of this month. LaPointe doesn’t think the fish delay has anything to do with warm river temperatures, and the Fraser’s temperature has been dropping “quite dramatically” in the past two weeks anyways. This week at Hope, for example, it was 14.6 C, the average for this time of year. “The holding patterns in Georgia Strait is a good thing for the fish’s survival,” he added, “because if they come in too early they can pick up diseases that may cause mortality before they spawn.” Early reports from the spawning grounds are excellent, he said, but Slack worries that the delayed fish may become too weary to travel and spawn. The Pacific Salmon Commission reports daily test fishing catches of sockeye salmon on its website at: psc.org/info_testfishing.htm. It also posts news releases, fishery regulations, sockeye catch and escapement data, and salmon stock status reports.

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Bob Kasting, who won a lawsuit that put the brakes on the city’s plan for a new bike path through Hadden Park, is running as an independent candidate for mayor. PHOTO ANDREW FLEMING

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Voting in this year’s civic election has expanded with more hours, more days and more locations, and the city hopes the extra opportunities will encourage Vancouverites to cast their ballots. “We’re trying to eliminate as many barriers to people voting as possible,” said the city’s chief election ofﬁcer Janice MacKenzie.

This year

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Voters will be electing the mayor, 10 city council members, seven park board commissioners and nine school trustees for a four-year term. Voters will also be deciding whether to authorize the city to borrow money for major projects including affordable housing, childcare and transportation.

Double checking registration

Individuals who have registered for the voters list in the past are likely registered for this year’s election. A voter information card will arrive by mail. Those unsure if they are registered can visit elections.bc.ca. Individuals not on the voters list may register on the day they vote with two pieces of identiﬁcation that indicate name, signature and residential address. Those with only one may still vote if they swear a declaration of residence.

When and where to vote

Advance voting will take place for eight days from Nov. 4 to 12 (excluding Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day), 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are eight advance voting locations at community centres and city hall.

City hall hopes to increase the 35 per cent voter turnout in the 2011 civic election to a 40 per cent turnout Nov. 15. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Additional support for individuals with disabilities will be available during advance voting, including a sip and puff device, an audio system that will read the ballot and a magnification option. Election day is Saturday, Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the first time, residents may vote at any of the nearly 120, hightraffic locations across Vancouver. New locations include Oakridge Mall, International Village Mall and the Vancouver Art Gallery. “People lead busy lives and having to vote at one place near their place of residence can pose difficulties,” said MacKenzie. Multilingual staff and audio devices will be onsite. If residents are unable to attend voting opportunities due to absence or ability, they can register online or call 3-1-1 to receive a ballot to vote by mail.

Who can vote

Vancouver residents (for at least 30 days before registration) and Vancouver property owners who live elsewhere in B.C. (for at least six months before

registration) are eligible to vote. They are required to be age 18 or older on voting day and a Canadian citizen. Residents with no ﬁxed address but a general place of residence such as a street corner or a commonly frequented shelter are allowed to register as long as they have their two pieces of identiﬁcation. The option to swear a declaration if they only have one piece is also open. Young voters are a special target of reach this year. Strategies include social media campaigns, city staff visiting UBC and welcoming election workers at age 15 instead of 18. “We’re hoping to increase awareness,” said MacKenzie. “Get them at an early age to instill a voting mindset.” The city’s Pop-Up City Hall offering services and information via truck also helped register voters and raise awareness. The goal this year is a 40 per cent turnout. The last civic election in 2011 saw 35 per cent, up from 30.76 in 2008. The aim for 2025 is 65 per cent. twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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With teachers likely to return to work next week and the labour dispute no longer the story of the day, week or month, expect the civic election campaigns to fill that news void. But sadly, a great majority of you out there — yes, I’m referring to you eligible voters — couldn’t care less about why Mayor Gregor Robertson wants to seek a third term or what his challengers would do differently about all those boring issues such as homelessness, transportation and affordable housing. I’m sort of being facetious. Sort of because the fact is only 35 per cent of the city’s 418,878 eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2011 election. So the conclusion can be made the rest of you don’t give a flying firetruck who represents you on council, school board or park board. I’ll save the sermon about how municipal government directly affects you — from taxes to police and fire service to garbage pickup to fixing potholes to bike lanes to towers popping up in your neighbourhood. But c’mon, is it really that hard to care a little, maybe check out what the candidates are saying and cast a ballot? This isn’t the first time I’ve written about this issue. Many in the media have done the same over the years. Whether those pleas have helped, who knows. Back in the 2011 campaign, the scuttlebutt was that Vancouver was going

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to see a huge voter turnout because of what was going on in the city at the time. Remember a certain hockey riot in June of that year? Or how about the Occupy folks camped outside the Vancouver Art Gallery? Robertson and his ruling Vision Vancouver council were in the middle of this, with us media types asking how the city couldn’t see the riot coming or what they were going to do about the Occupy campers, who were fed up with the so-called one per cent having so much power in this city and across the globe. Remember, too, that one camper died of an overdose there. I also remember being part of a panel at one of the churches at Nelson and Burrard, where Robertson and then-NPA challenger Suzanne Anton faced off in a debate, only to have it crashed by the Occupy folks. Cops were called in, there was shouting, it was actually exciting. But while those two stories dominated the headlines, there was also debate about the lack of affordable housing in this overpriced city, the continuing problem of homelessness, the Olympic Village debt, gambling, electoral reform and, of course, bike lanes. Alas, the issues never really resonated at the polls.

Now we’ve got campers in Oppenheimer Park, debate about whales in captivity, a push from Vision to get a subway built along the Broadway corridor, back and forth about an increase in oil tankers in Vancouver waters and, of course, the ongoing bike lane saga. In 2002, a whopping 50 per cent of Vancouver voters turned up to the polls. That’s when COPE and Larry Campbell hammered the NPA, which was going through a well-publicized party spat between thenmayor Philip Owen and former councillor Jennifer Clarke. Don’t forget there was also huge debate about whether the city needed a supervised drug injection site. Getting the Woodward’s building redeveloped was also part of the public discourse. Campbell attributed his success to a well-organized team on the ground that worked tirelessly to get people to vote. Whatever the reason for that turnout in 2002, city clerk Janice Mackenzie, who doubles as chief election ofﬁcer, has made it clear she wants more people to vote. “The higher, the better,” she told me in June. It’s now September, the election is Nov. 15. Think about it. twitter.com/Howellings

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A collective approach Development taken to to mental health new level by Vision Allen Garr Columnist bygarr@telus.net A couple of months ago I found myself spending a long sleepless night on a gurney in the St. Paul’s Hospital emergency room. To my right was a fellow police found drunk and passed out in an alley. Beyond him and howling was a woman brought in by ambulance after she was retrieved from a McDonald’s where she was writhing about on the floor and refusing to get up. An addict they thought. To my left was a woman who, according to her husband, suffered from both Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. A few spots further down was a man being held down on his gurney by restraints applied by three security guards. And round about us, nurses, technicians and doctors calmly ministered to us all with equal care and attention. In other words it was a typical evening at St. Paul’s ER, which has as its catchment area the West End and the Downtown Eastside. On this city’s landscape of mental illness and addiction, this was and is ground zero. This week Vancouver council received a report outlining a strategy on dealing with exploding incidents of these two afflictions. It was called “Caring for All: Priority Action to Address Mental Health and Addiction.” It is Phase One in what will be a number of phases which will go well beyond this year’s civic election before there are any results. It was based on the finding of the Mayor’s Task Force on Mental Health, a diverse group of 63 professionals in the field and those who live the life. Another 90 with similar backgrounds joined them in workshops. And it was launched late last year. The report set the scene by citing two statistics gathered by the Vancouver Police Department. One: in the past three years the number of visits to St. Paul’s emergency ward by mentally ill or addicted people had jumped by 43 per cent. And two: over that same period apprehensions by police under the Mental Health Act were up by 18 per cent. No group is more aware or overwhelmed by what they call a “crisis”

than the Vancouver police. They have written and made public three reports on the issue starting in 2008 when they noted that one third of all calls to police in Vancouver involved mental illness. The report in 2010 was titled “The Disturbing Truth: Lost in Transition” observing “nothing much has changed.” Last year, 2013, it was it was the “Mental Health Crisis Update” with those disturbing statistics about increased apprehensions and visits to emergency. The reasons for the jump in numbers are varied. There is a lack of general practitioners causing more people to end up in the ER. A four year federally funded program “Chez Soi/At Home” for a time housed a cohort of addicts and mentally ill folks in supportive housing. They were compared to a control group who were left on the street. And — surprise, surprise — the people properly housed were a lot healthier. That is until the program ended and they were back on the street. Then there is the significant number of homeless people who came through the foster care system and now suffer with addiction and mental illness. But what concerned the Mayor’s Task force more than the cause was the solution; how to transition people back to health. And while there is not a one-sizefits-all answer there is an approach that was termed “Collective Impact.” It is a considered a “game changer” by the staff who wrote the council report and the people on the task force. It involves a group of people aided by a facilitator working on a specific problem with each person working on a certain piece of that problem. The province has put some dough into it and there is lots of brain power. Yet as sketchy as it may sound, even on the eve of what is bound to be a scrappy civic election, the “crisis” does more to unite than divide political parties which are usually at each other’s throats. When it was suggested to the usually partisan NPA Coun. George Affleck that the initiative kicked off by Vision Mayor Gregor Robertson was more talk than action, he said: “You’ve got to start somewhere.” Indeed. twitter.com/allengarr

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The minimum percentage of eligible voters the city is hoping will turn out to vote this year, up five per cent from the 2011 election’s turnout.

The number (so far) of candidates running in the November municipal election who have earned Olympic bronze medals for swimming.

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Elizabeth Murphy is a private sector project manager and a former property development officer for the City of Vancouver’s Housing and Properties Department and for B.C. Housing. She is also one of the fiercest public critics of the city’s urban development blitz. Over the last two terms, Vision Vancouver has become even more development-friendly than the NPA, Murphy says — perhaps not surprising given the heavy financing of past civic campaigns by developers. The buzzword “ecodensity,” first heard during the term of former NPA mayor Sam Sullivan, promised the best of both worlds. Buyers with bucks would have a shot at owning small but ritzy condos stacked like Ikea shelving units, helping spare the Lower Mainland from urban sprawl and a widening ecological footprint. Yet the facts do not support the claims frequently made for ecodensity, Murphy insists. “Vancouver has the highest number of towers per capita in the world. However, towers are the least energy-efficient form of development. They may be appropriate in some locations such as downtown, but not because they are “green.” Glass wall concrete construction with elevators all increase energy consumption,” she writes by email. Murphy discovered glass wall construction has a thermal rating of only about R2 while even a standard insulated 2x4 wood stud wall in an older building is R15 at minimum. “Also, in steel stud framing the rating is halved compared with wood. Glass wall buildings need airconditioning which most other forms of development in this climate do not.” One envelope consultant told her, off the record, that the thermal profile of high-rise glass towers is comparable “to castles in the Middle Ages.” In addition, high-density development inflates land values; this in turn increases redevelopment pressure on the more affordable older building stock. The end result is higher property taxes for urban property owners. “Before the Regional Growth Strategy there was the Liveable Region Strategic Plan that was brought in in the early ’90s,” Murphy tells me over coffee in Kitsilano. “And that’s what the whole city plan was in response to... to meet the

objectives of the Liveable Region Strategic Plan.” Not only has Vision tossed aside the city plan, she says, they also replaced the “liveable” template for a “growth” template. “And the growth is not just up, it’s out! They’ve weakened the protection of the green zones, not only the ALR but all the conservation lands.” What’s even “more appalling” to the project manager than the leapfrogging tower heights is that Vision changed the tower separation guideline from 400 to 75 feet. In built-up sections of the city, sunny days are no guarantee that light will strike the streets for any length of time. With towers separated by a stone’s toss, a staggered city skyline will offer shrinking corridors of light and severed sightlines. “Shadow diagrams” for building construction used to be part of the approval process, she observes. “It’s completely disregarded now, they don’t care.” “If you have a regional plan that not only allows you to build towers anywhere you want but also allows you to build out subdivisions wherever you want, all you are doing is promoting growth up and out. It’s not doing anything that’s reducing our ecological footprint. It’s increasing it many times over.” Under Vision’s watch, the numbers of homeless have tripled, mostly due to the displacement of lower income residents by development pressures. The NPA initiated 14 sites of affordable housing, but they still have not been completed under Vision, she observes. As for the much-heated but arguably progressive bicycle lane program, that was launched back in the mid-’90s. The NPA’s electoral smash-up resulted in Vision picking up the derailleurs. So is the “Greenest City” branding more like a Potemkin Village initiative, leading Gregor Robertson’s party to become the default choice of urban hipsters and environmentally conscious boomers alike? “It’s really just a bunch of bunk. The whole idea that Vision is creating this greenest city, it’s just baloney. It’s governance by spin, that’s what it’s about.”“ Murphy is no fan of either party, but insists the NPA “are less in the pocket of the development industry than their successors, if you can believe it. They used to be the development party, but Vision has gone far beyond, gone far beyond.” geoffolson.com

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Over the next six years, the percentage of pay increase given to B.C. teachers in the new bargaining agreement voted on yesterday.

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Sept. 19, 2009: B.C. Lions coach Pasquale “Wally” Buono earns his 232nd career win to become the winningest coach in CFL history after a Lions 23-17 victory over the Toronto Argonauts. Buono, a former linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes, served as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders for 13 years before joining the Lions as both head coach and general manager in 2003. The Leos went 62–27–1 in regular-season play with Buono behind the bench, with four straight first-place finishes and three Grey Cup appearances: a 27-19 loss to the Argos in 2004, a 25-14 victory over Montreal in 2006 and a 34-23 home win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He retired as head coach in 2011 with a leagueleading total of 254 regular-season wins.

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Sept. 22, 1982: The family-friendly comedy Family Ties, starring Vancouver’s Michael J. Fox, debuts on NBC. Fox, whose first role was in the locally shot CBC series Leo and Me, soon became a household name thanks largely due to his lead role as Alex P. Keaton, the arch-conservative son of hippie parents living in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He earned three Emmy awards for his sevenyear stint on Family Ties and was nominated for two more.

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To the editor: Re: “Talks break down between CP and City of Vancouver,” Sept. 12. I’m not a gardener but I’m very concerned about the outcome of this ongoing dispute between the city and CP, especially now, for reasons involving proposed coal and oil exports in this region. Negotiations between the city and CP broke down again because CP wants $100 million and the city only wants to pay $20 million. I’m no expert on land values, but I know this stretch of land is worth much more than $20 million. And I know, too, that if this issue is not resolved, land value is only going to increase and with what CP is planning to do with that corridor now, that value could soar. As much as people do not like CP, I understand that many people do not trust the city either. What is the possibility of launching a massive campaign where the citizens of Vancouver, particularly those of us who live in the affected areas, raise money to buy off that land from CP? Of course, there are many, many things that need to be sorted out. But I cannot see why these things could not be sorted out if we all keep in mind what is in the best interest of the land and the people who live here. We live in one of the richest cities in the world. Even the poorest among us are better off than most people in this world. A hundred million is a mere pittance. It may not be individually for some people, but I am sure that there are multi-millionaires or even billionaires in the area who might lose out on their own property values with an operating railroad next door to their place. I am sure that there are businesses and

corporations who could beneﬁt being involved. Maybe a foundation could be established somehow. I am sure that with proper publicity, we can easily get many of us to pitch in something that will add up to success because if we don’t, our quality of life here might be severely jeopardized. To me this could save a million headaches. Aggression and aggravation could be eradicated if we as citizens just laid this controversy to rest, once and for all. It’s amazing the money that seems to come out of the woodwork for worthy causes. Why can’t this be one of them? Frances Dietz, Vancouver

Trout Lake centre is being neglected

To the editor: The Trout Lake Community Centre is only a couple of years old and already is showing signs of neglect throughout the outdoor patio areas. If you go to the fabulous Hillcrest Centre you’ll be hard pressed to ﬁnd a weed in the entire complex but Trout Lake has them growing through the ﬂagstones and cracking the concrete steps with no apparent attempt at upkeep. I know that there is a ban on using weedkillers, but the invasive weeds can be cleared out with a simple steam gun, so there is no reason that a maintenance schedule can’t be implemented. If nothing is done then the area will quickly deteriorate into an old-style East Van facility. and we all know what that means. A couple of emails to the centre management hasn’t resulted in any action. Maybe a published letter will bring the required pressure. William Corden, Vancouver

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COURIER COLUMN: “Why we need to decriminalize bike helmets,” Sept. 17. John Fraser: If B.C. stops making helmets mandatory then the world will be a poorer place. Cycling organizations from around the globe have been using the failure of mandatory legislation in Vancouver as a powerful argument against introducing such legislation in their own countries. The evidence has been so convincing that hardly any nations or cities have followed B.C.’s example — while several have scrapped their own mandatory legislation (including Dallas, Mexico City and Israel). So on behalf of cyclists everywhere —please keep your mandatory helmet legislation so that everyone else can see what a dumb idea it is. Thanks B.C! Bobbie Garnet Bees: If helmets (magical plastic hats) are really that effective, why aren’t vehicle occupants required to wear them? The number one cause of traumatic brain injuries are motor vehicle accidents. Can you imagine how many lives we could save by mandating safety helmets inside of motor vehicles? Even if we save just one life with mandatory vehicle helmets, isn’t it worth it? Ken Ohrn: Helmets are good; mandatory helmet laws are bad. They discourage cycling, so the person and society at large do not reap the substantial benefits of riding a bike. There are much better ways to keep people riding bikes safe. Any casual observer in Vancouver will see acts of civil disobedience on a large scale. Many people know that helmets are a false measure, and that riding a bike is really quite a safe and beneficial activity.

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Monogram Dinner by Design is a national fundraising initiative that includes invitation-only cocktail parties and exclusive dinners hosted by wellknown interior designers, decorators and members of the design community. Two upcoming Vancouver events, organized to beneﬁt the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, are described as the convergence of culinary and design culture. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Dinner by Design 2014 gave 20 nationally and internationally acclaimed interior designers a 12-by-12 foot space and free rein to create imaginative and extraordinary tablescapes, each telling a personal design story. These tablescapes will act as the backdrop for Cocktail ART!, Sunday, Sept.

21, when more than 400 attendees will gather to enjoy hors d’oeuvre from Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events and designer molecular mixology concocted by Absolut vodka ambassador Jacob Sweetapple. Dinner by Design takes place the following night, Sept. 22, and will see 150 guests take their assigned seats at one of the event’s 20 designer tablescapes for a multi-course Culinary Capers feast complete with wine and bubbly pairings. Dinner by Design, presented by GE Monogram and the Social Concierge, is part of Interior Design Show West, which runs Sept. 25 to 28 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. Dinner by Design events, including a public viewing, take place in two locations over six days. For locations and ticket information visit dinnerxdesign.com.

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The Sporting Life: Historic Costumes for Fun and Games. The series begins this Sunday, Sept. 21, in the Hycroft ballroom, 1489 McRae Ave., at 1 p.m. and the lecture starting at 2 p.m. with a live fashion exhibition detailing men’s and women’s historical sportswear for both spectators and participants. The event also marks Sayers’ Big Birthday Bash,

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A bigger holiday than Chanukah Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, a joyous time PACIFIC SPIRIT Pat Johnson

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Thanks to Adam Sandler and a well-intentioned impulse toward inclusiveness during the December holiday season, most Canadian school kids grow up knowing about the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. But Chanukah is a relatively minor holiday in the greater Jewish narrative. If you really want to seem multiculturally and interfaithfully inclusive, now is the time to send seasonal well wishes your Jewish neighbours’ way. At sundown this Wednesday, the Jewish new year begins. The two-day celebration of Rosh Hashanah (literally, the head of the year) is the start of 10 days known as the High Holy Days, which begin with a celebratory beginning and end on the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Word to the culturally sensitive: “Happy new year” or “Shana tovah” (“good year”; pronounced sha-NAH toe-VAH) are welcome greetings. “Happy Yom Kippur” is not. Yom Kippur is a deeply introspective and fervent day of fasting and spiritual selfassessment. Rabbi Schneur Wineberg, who leads Chabad of East Vancouver, a branch of the Lubavitch Chassidic group, says Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur invert the relationship paradigm most humans are familiar with. “Let’s say you were going to try to strengthen your relationship with someone you’ve offended. What’s your ﬁrst step? Apologize. Ask for forgiveness. And then you make up,” says the rabbi. “We ﬂip that around with God. Rosh Hashanah is a happy holiday. Rosh Hashanah is joyous, God is our king, we crown him, we strengthen the relationship, we commit to another year of being his subjects. “[On] Yom Kippur, now we’ve come to God. Now that we’ve reconnected — you’re ruling over us for another year, we are your children, we’re your subjects, we are your slaves, all those examples — now forgive us for everything we’ve done. Now that you see how much we love each

“Rosh Hashanah is a happy holiday” says Rabbi Schneur Wineberg, who leads Chabad of East Vancouver. “God is our king, we crown him, we strengthen the relationship, we commit to another year of being his subjects.” PHOTO: DAN TOULGOET

other, now that you see how strong our connection is, come Yom Kippur, now we say ‘forgive us.’” This period, also known as the Days of Awe, is a time of teshuvah, of “returning.” “And that’s actually broken down into two parts of

returning,” Wineberg says. “One is regret on the past and the second one is good resolutions for the future.” At Rosh Hashanah and in the intervening days before Yom Kippur, observant Jews are called upon to make amends with other

people. By Yom Kippur, that work should be done. Before Yom Kippur, Jews wish one another to “be inscribed in the book of life” for another year, a theological idea that this is the period when determinations are made about the fate of

people for the coming year. Making good on broken relationships — with God, with family and friends — helps determine that fate. Conventionally, the High Holy Days are viewed as beginning in joy and reverie and ending in solemnity

and gravity. But, though Yom Kippur is certainly solemn, Wineberg refuses to see it as sad. “Yom Kippur is a very solemn day, but it’s a very joyous day, it really is. It’s a Jewish paradox,” he laughs. “You have to remember, Jewish tradition says that repentance and coming closer to God, teshuvah, is not a sad thing, it’s not a bad thing, it’s a good thing. We’re not saying to God, ‘we want to be in your good graces because you might smite me or I’m going to go to hell.’ That’s not why we do teshuvah. We do it because we want to. It’s the same way that we learn that any transgression that we do weakens the connection, like a rope made up of 613 strands [the number of commandments in the Torah] and if you transgress one, you weaken the connection. And when you return, you strengthen that rope again, you strengthen that connection.” This period is not only about coming to peace with God, he says, it is about coming to peace with fellow humans. “If you’ve offended someone, then on that week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, you’re supposed to ask forgiveness. You’re supposed to make up with them. You’re not supposed to let it linger into the new year.” It is not God’s department, Wineberg says, to absolve people of transgressions against other people. That is a human-to-human contract. If you have broken God’s commandments, that is the repentance you bring to God. And while God plays a big role in the holy days, people are no bit players, either. Rosh Hashanah marks the first day of the Jewish new year, but it does not coincide with the day of creation. That, according to Jewish tradition, is five days earlier. Rosh Hashanah is the sixth day of creation, the day the book says God created man. “We don’t celebrate the new year on the first day of creation, we celebrate on the sixth day of creation, which shows that we are understanding God’s responsibility that has been placed upon us and we are committing to another year of being loyal subjects and Jews.”

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Oscar Knowles-Dekkers was only 10 months old when he became beguiled by the artwork on the handle of a cup that his mother had just ﬁlled with hot herbal tea. The cup was resting on a newspaper so Oscar pulled on the paper, hoping to get a closer look. The tea spilled over his neck, chest and arms, resulting in second and third degree burns that required two years of intense medical care. During the ﬁrst part of his stay at the burn unit at B.C. Children’s Hospital, his mother stayed with him in his room, his father and brothers travelling back and forth by ferry from their home on Bowen Island. Thanks in part to islanders’ support, the family did not need to turn to the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund for help, but they were aware of how lucky they were

compared to some of the other families whose lives were overturned by a blink-of-eye accident or devastating fire. “The firefighters and the nurses who work with burn patients know how incredibly traumatic this experience can be, and that the stress of trying to cope is not conducive to healing,” said Oscar’s mother Sam Knowles. “You don’t plan for these things, they just happen, but it is a huge expense and you just have to deal with it.” Oscar is now nine and after a few holidays at the Burn Fund’s summer camp, where he feels among family, he felt compelled to help. He started a bottle drive and when that took too long to raise money, he turned his attention to the old wooden shingles that were being torn off the roof of the Bowen Island Library. He asked if he could have them to sell as kindling and then spent part of his summer taking nails out of the

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David Podmore is cochair of the fundraising campaign with his daughter Jennifer Podmore Russell. His company, Concert Properties is a major supporter of the Burn Fund’s long-held dream. “We just couldn’t be here without you,” Michael Hurley, the president of the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association and B.C. Burn Fund told the Podmore family. The association’s 3,800 members have been making payroll deductions to meet their personal $1.3 million commitment to the campaign. Part of the proceeds of the 2015 Hall of Flame Calendar go to the Burn Fund and two of the calendar’s firefighters have set up crowdfunding campaigns (FundAid.ca) for the Burn Fund in the calendar’s Donation Challenge. Oscar has a fundraising page at burnfund. donorpages.com. —with files from the Bowen Island Undercurrent

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Happy to be hapa at festival Fourth annual Hapa-palooza festival runs Sept. 23 to 28

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Slam champion Sebastien Wen believes it’s his mother’s Irish blood that makes his prose sing. “I don’t feel Chinese and I don’t feel Belgian,” he says in his spoken word poem “My Mother’s Howl” about his paternal heritage. “My mother’s howl, somehow I feel is home.” An American-born, Canadian-raised son of a Chinese-Belgian father, who was born in Singapore, and a ﬁrst-generation Irish mom, Wen will perform in an event called Mixed Voices Raised, part of the fourth annual Hapa-palooza festival that runs Sept. 23 to 28. Festival co-founder Anna Ling Kaye invited Wen to perform at the celebration of mixed roots, arts and ideas after she saw a video of him performing “My Mother’s Howl.” Wen is a slam poetry competition champion. “The way he shares his story is going to be very powerful and exciting,” she said. Wen will share what’s shaped him alongside seven other storytellers that include CBC host Margaret

Gallagher and band Delhi2Dublin’s Taryn Nayar, Sept. 24. Kaye, now the editor of Ricepaper magazine, co-founded Hapa-palooza with ﬁlmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns and teacher and community organizer Zarah Martz. Stearns and Kaye attended a hapa night attached to a Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese-Scottish fusion event and felt they needed something more. “We’re really creating a festival that we all wish had existed when we were kids,” Kaye said. “When I was growing up I didn’t even have vocabulary around what I was,” explained Kaye, who is of Taiwanese and Jewish heritage and raised in Asia. “It wasn’t until I was in my early teens that one of my friends said, ‘Oh, you’re hapa,’ and I remember it just was a distinct click.” The word hapa, of Hawaiian origins, is a broad term for people who identify as having mixed heritage. Kaye wishes she knew hybrid identity was something to be celebrated when she was young. “And not something to be hidden or to be embarrassed about or to explain

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apologetically,” she said. “We really want to claim that space and allow people who are mixed to feel celebrated and conﬁdent.” Hapa-palooza co-founders initially aimed to engage millennials, but Kaye’s keen a new awards night, Sept. 27, will connect with hapa elders as well. One of the award recipients will be Governor General Award Winner and Canada’s ﬁfth Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Fred Wah. This Hip Hapa Hooray event coincides with the Nikkei Heritage Museum in Burnaby’s opening of Kip Fulbeck’s Part Asian, 100 per cent hapa photography exhibit. “It’s going to be a really fun, splashy night,” Kaye said. She’s pleased Hapapalooza will offer a place for people to connect and exchange ideas in Chinatown throughout the festival. The headquarters at 230 East Pender St. will feature a Hyphen Art Exhibit, which includes acclaimed photographer Hana Pesut, and serve as a pop-up shop. This year’s family day at Granville Island, Sept. 28, includes Compaigni V’ni Dansi’s Louis Riel Metis Dancers, a live performance

Slam champion Sebastien Wen will perform at the Mixed Voices Raised event at the Hapa-palooza Festival. PHOTO: DAN TOULGOET

by musician GreenTaRA, yoga and interactive art. Hapa-Palooza also features ﬁlm nights and a family-friendly dance. Kaye says hapa is something with which people self-identify. “They’re maybe Irish and British and it was such a big deal when their parents got together that they identify very much with the strife,” she said. Kaye says providing a space for mixed heritage

pronounced in other performance types,” he said. The festival is now backed by a society that plans to organize hapa meet-ups, workshops and other events throughout the year. “[It’s] the fastest growing youth demographic in Vancouver and North America,” Kaye said. “There are more mixed multi-ethnic youth than ever.” For more information, see hapapalooza.com. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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for the board. Slowly, ever so slowly, I got up using my paddle for balance. The board handled with surprising ease, and with the sun beaming down on us through the clouds, we paddled across the lake. Moving from knees to my feet, I was unsteady at ﬁrst, but I felt pretty conﬁdent — ok, that might be an exaggeration. Soon, we were far out on this pristine lake surrounded by sweeping views of the rainforest

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Inn, who teamed up with friends Jorge Baradiaran and Andre McGillivray to open the restaurant. Working closely with local ﬁshermen and foragers, Nutting has come up with a sumptuous and innovative menu, using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Inspired by the town’s rugged landscape, the Wolf in the Fog’s interior is a wonderful juxtaposition of natural and reclaimed woods, with a dash of contemporary and splash of industrial chic thrown in.

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Dungeness crab cake recipe Recipe: Courtesy Nick Nutting at Wolf in the Fog INGREDIENTS Serves 4 8 oz fresh Dungeness crab meat 4 oz West Coast scallops 3 oz heavy cream ½ red pepper finely chopped 1 shallot finely chopped Cilantro (to taste) Lime zest (to taste) Spice blend: cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, black pepper Panko (Japanese bread crumbs) Garnish: avocado, hot sauce, sour cream METHOD Mousse In a chilled food processor, purée scallops with a pinch of sea salt. Slowly add cream until mousse is shiny and smooth. Crab cakes In a chilled bowl, combine mousse, crab meat, red pepper, cilantro, lime zest, shallot, and spice blend to taste. Portion into 4 equal sized balls; roll balls in panko and shape into cakes. Fry in a 350F deep fryer until golden. Finish in 300F oven until heated through. Garnish with avocado, hot sauce, sour cream and cilantro.

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BELGIUM BEAUTY: Chambar owners Nico and Karri Schuermans opened their revamped restaurant and lounge two doors south of their original location. Building on 10 years of culinary excellence and hospitality, the new 270-seat multi-level hot spot boasts a beautiful roof top and adjacent patio, expanded wine list and revamped food program (serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night small plates menus), along with the same service patrons have come to expect.

Forum for Women Entrepreneur founder Christina Anthony interviewed business icon Joe Segal at an exclusive sold-out networking reception to learn of the secrets to his success. The mixer was staged at the Four Season’s Chartwell Room.

CinCin executive Andrew Richardson welcomed Argentine top chef and master griller Francis Mallman to town. The pair collaborated on a nine-hour fire sale on Robson that stopped traffic and had foodies clamoring to taste the five-course from-the-grill menu.

Chambar owner and chef Nico Schuermans put his son Maxim to work in the new kitchen, located in the restaurant’s lower level, and just down the block from its original location. The new restaurant boasts two impressive patios and an expanded menu.

HEY OCEANS: Yew Restaurant’s Ned Bell received a hero’s welcome when he returned home following a cross-Canada cycling campaign, an 8,700-kilometre journey that began in St. John’s Newfoundland on July 1. The executive chef pedalled across the country to raise awareness of our oceans and sustainable seafood. Bell started Chefs for Oceans this year in order to encourage more people — chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers — to think about the fish they purchase and eat. Bell officially concluded his $100,000 fundraising at the Four Seasons for a night of decadent seafood tastings, storytelling and celebration. MAN-CANDY: The Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society released their 2015 Hall of Flame Calendar. Hundreds converged at the Imperial Lounge for the official launch of the 28th edition, hosted by the Beat’s Holly Conway. Party guests mixed and mingled with this year’s pinups, including the calendar’s first female model, Katrina Davidson, before enjoying an exclusive Hall of Flame fashion show. Proceeds from calendar sales will benefit the CKNW Orphans Fund and B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund.

Maxine Davis’ Dr. Peter Centre once again benefitted from Passions, the gastronomic gala featuring the talents of 20 chefs including Joe Fortes’ Wayne Sych. More than $100,000 was raised from the night’s festivities emceed by Sophie Lui.

Decoda launched its Literacy is Life campaign at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More than 150 attendees celebrated the province-wide fundraising and awareness campaign. Emceed by Keri Adams, left, Decoda CEO Brenda Le Clair and Olympian Darcy Marquart were the evening’s keynote speakers.

MORE PASSION: Marking a new decade, the Dr. Peter Centre’s signature soiree Passions moved to a new venue — the Imperial Lounge. This year’s event featured 20 participating restaurants and culinary talent including Joe Fortes, CinCin and Forage, along with newcomers Boulevard Kitchen, Fat Badger and Raw Bar at the Fairmont Paciﬁc Rim. Yours truly once again was party host and auctioneer at the Courier-sponsored event. Proceeds of more than $100,000 will support the facility’s Day Health program clients. READY FOR TAKE OFF: Twelve teams of 15 successfully pulled a 127,000 pound 757-200 jet and helped raise over $10,000 for United Way. Although the plane didn’t take off, the UPS Jet Pull did launch the agency’s 2015 campaign throughout the Lower Mainland. This year’s efforts will support families, children and seniors in need. Funds support 150 agencies that deliver more than 450 programs and services. Last year, United Way helped 400,000 people.

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To launch this year’s United Way fundraising campaign, chair Grant McTaggart and United Way Lower Mainland CEO Michael McKnight copiloted their team — one of a dozen teams — to pull a 757-200 jet at the UPS Jet Pull.

SeaChoice’s Lana Gunnlaugson coordinated Ned Bell’s cross-Canada journey to promote healthy oceans and sustainable seafood. The 8,700-km campaign concluded Sept. 12 with a homecoming at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Firefighter and calendar model Jason McCallum and Vancouver Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society’s Nils Gorseth launched the 28th edition of the Hall of Flame charity calendar at the Imperial Lounge.

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Q: “I have several boxwood which I hope one day will grow together and make a small hedge. Most of them have some part of the bush now turning orange in colour. It started last year and is getting worse. I can’t see any bugs or webs on the bush. What is wrong, please?” Pat Pryce, Maple Ridge A: Orange leaves are a symptom of the fungal disease boxwood blight. This started in England, moved to the States and is now in B.C. Sad to say, it’s considered incurable. The orange leaves will die and gradually fall off. Meanwhile, more leaves turn orange.

Box blight can spread around neighbourhoods by wind and rain (like other fungal diseases). Fungicides can prevent it, but they can also mask it so that a bush may be infected but it seems to be okay. To be successful with fungicides, you have to cover absolutely all the bush, including the stems and undersides of leaves. Unfortunately box is so dense, this is almost impossible to do. There are other shrubs that might make a good replacement hedge. These include Japanese holly (Ilex crenata). This is an evergreen shrub that produces masses of white ﬂowers followed by black berries. It is very hardy. Dwarf rhododendrons make a lovely hedge. The Yakushimanums usually have pink buds and pink or

white ﬂowers. They’re very easy to get. Cryptomeria japonica (Globosa nana) is a dwarf, very rounded evergreen. Dwarf salal is another possibility. You might want to wait a bit and see how fast the blight moves. But it has the reputation of being hard to deal with. Sarcocca can also catch it. So can some other boxes like Buxus microphylla. It can lay dormant in fallen leaves of box for ﬁve years. Q: “My neighbour had a new lawn put in and there are mushrooms growing here and there near the property line. It is north-facing and not helped by my neighbour’s threestorey house. How can I prevent the mushrooms from spreading onto my

side of the yard? There is no fence there.” Soo Chan, Vancouver A: It’s very likely that your neighbours topsoil contained commercial mushroom compost from a mushroom farm. If so, they’re most unlikely to become established in the neighbour’s lawn or yours. But to be absolutely certain, you could install an edging all the way along the property line. It should be deeper down in your soil than the depth of your neighbour’s new soil. A garden centre would be able to sell you suitable edging. Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@shaw.ca. It helps me if you add the name of your city or region.

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START NOTHING: Before 8:54 a.m. Sunday, 5:15 a.m. to 8:59 p.m. Tuesday, and 5:39 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. Friday. PREAMBLE: Last year I warned you away from Bitcoin, but that was when Bitcoin was in the $ 800 range and when the lunar south node (temptation and loss) were in Taurus. The name Bitcoin starts with a Taurus letter (B) so I based my prediction on that. Unfortunately, I can’t predict this digital currency’s future with any certainty because no one knows where or when Bitcoin was invented/created. (Or they aren’t talking.) However, the “bad” lunar node left Taurus in February, and since then 1) the coin has settled into a $ 400 range (so if you followed my advice, you won) and 2) it is starting to be accepted by major players, PayPal foremost, but also by some high-tech company payroll ofﬁces (where and if the employees want it). For the future, the question becomes: what if someone/thing decides to create a competing digital currency? If Bitcoin is a Taurus entity, it will tend to be pretty stable and hard to knock off its perch.

Tackle chores and health issues Sunday to Tuesday evening. Monday is best. Careful Sunday, when wrong thinking or suspicion — one follows the other — could see you going gaga over an impossible attraction, or suspicion could cause an argument with someone whose good will you might need, including your spouse!) Monday eve begins a month of relationships, new opportunities and fresh horizons.

The ﬁrst three days of this week weigh you down with the same burdens, duties and low energy as most of September. But Tuesday, and with an unmistakable surge Wednesday, you enter a month of personal luck, high energy, and rising charisma. You’re in charge; you have the advantage for the weeks ahead. I didn’t say “effective,” nor am I urging you to start important projects. Mercury retro in early October advises big new starts.

Breathe deeply of romance, beauty and pleasure Sunday to Tuesday. After this a month of work and health issues begins. However, don’t get carried away Sunday — fascination and testosterone combine dangerously. A new romance starting this day would be like throwing gasoline on a camp ﬁre: a huge ﬂash of heat, then only cold lingering smoke. Tackle chores Tuesday night through Thursday.

A month of seclusion and quietude, of weariness and rest, of contemplation and planning, starts Monday night. This period will favour your career. Even more, the weeks ahead will bring more money to you but you will also have an unconscious urge to spend it. Be smart: pay debts and/or bank it. Hope, wishes, popularity and happiness visit you Sunday to Tuesday.

Monday night begins a month of romance, adventure, nature’s beauty, pleasure, creativity and speculation, games and sports. You’re going to ride a winning streak, with a couple of “bumps.” (Oct. 4, sex or investments hit a bump; Oct. 7, an electrifying bump in a relationship.) An ongoing attraction or an old ﬂame might prove stronger than a new love — especially if it begins in October.

Though the first three days of this week remain serious and ambitious, this trend fades fast as a month of flirtations, social delights, fun, optimism, wish fulfillment, entertainment and popularity begins. (Technically Monday, but you won’t feel it until late Tuesday night onward.) Take care Sunday: your romantic, assertive side fights your domestic, security-conscious side.

Plunge quickly and determinedly into errands, paperwork, visits, communications Sunday to Tuesday. Keep the word “complete” in your thoughts. This advice is because: 1) a month of sluggish quietude and lack of enthusiasm for errands begins Monday night; and 2) three weeks of confusion, indecision and “losing things” begins in early October. Careful Sunday — a romantic situation could yield hot desire and mental confusion.

Life remains mellow, your thoughts remain on love, philosophy and other imponderables, but only for the ﬁrst several days. By Tuesday night to Friday morning, you are ﬁrmly launched on an ambitious course. Actually, that gives the wrong impression, for although career, ambition, prestige and other worldly goals attract you this week through late October, a slow-down, a period of mistakes, indecision and second thoughts looms.

You quietly move from a money-focused attitude to a friendly, communicative role. Your curiosity will rise; you’ll be very active but with “little” things: calls, visits, paperwork, emails, short trips, news media, etc. Continue to chase money, to buy/sell Sunday to Tuesday. (Careful Sunday: greed or lust could “capture” you — if you ﬁnd yourself justifying your urges/desires, then they’re probably wrong.) Monday’s best.

A month of secrets, power plays, sexual desires and ﬁnancial urges ends early this week, and a month of knowledge, gentle love, far travel, learning and culture begins. In recent weeks you wanted; now, you only want to know why. Careful Sunday — you can be led down an illusion-strewn path in money and sex. Monday’s productive in both these areas. (Productive, not “crazy lucky.”)

Your energy, charisma and effectiveness remain high, especially Sunday to Tuesday. You also exude a graciousness (and grace) all week and early next. This might attract a thick-necked person (or already has). Usually, this would be a good time to start signiﬁcant projects, but a period of delay, mistakes and second-guessing looms on the early October horizon. Be cautious — start only what you can ﬁnish in a few days.

Bosses and parents will tend to be impatient and temperamental mid-September to late October, Pisces. If they become upset with you, the cause is probably money. Be diplomatic, do your job and keep your head down and your sense of humor intact. If they blow up one day, they’re as likely to forget it the next; they won’t hold a grudge. All September, your peers treat you with affection and grace.

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2 Sept. 19 to 23, 2014 1. Everyone’s favourite adult puppet master Ronnie Burkett brings The Daisy Theatre back to the Cultch Sept. 23 to Oct. 12. Burkett pulls the strings of more than 30 marionettes with no two shows the same. Tickets and details at thecultch.com. 2. The most dependable thing to come out of Baltimore since The Wire and Cal Ripken Jr., Sub Pop recording artist Beach House brings its lush, makeout-friendly indie pop stylings to Venue Sept. 22 and 23. Skyler Skjelset and Steve Strohmeier open. Tickets at Red Cat Records, Highlife and livenation.com. 3. Relive this city’s gritty past at the book launch for Vancouver Conﬁdential, edited by John Belshaw and billed as “a collaboration of artists and writers who plumb the shadows of civic memory looking for the stories that don’t ﬁt into mainstream narratives.” Featuring true tales of police corruption, gangsters, communist scares, murder and “Hobo Jungles,” the book includes essays by Tom Carter, Eve Lazarus, Catherine Ross, Stevie Wilson and Courier contributor Aaron Chapman, among others. It all goes down Sept. 21, 6 p.m. at the appropriately retro-styled Emerald Supper Club in Chinatown. Details at anvilpress.com. 4. Bruce Campbell fans, your lonely cries from the basement suite you “rent” in your parents’ house have been answered. The Rio Theatre hosts an Evil Dead marathon, Sept. 19, featuring Sam Rami’s 1981 horror classic The Evil Dead, 1987’s Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn and 1992’s Army of Darkness. The bloodshed starts at 7:30 p.m. Details at riotheatre.ca. 5. Dust off your ode to Robert Smith’s eye shadow and how life is just a paranoid delusion as adolescence archeologist Sara Bynoe hosts Teen Angst Night, a comic reading series where participants read embarrassing old journals, poems, songs and essays from their youth. Check it out Sept. 23, 8 p.m. at the Emerald. Details at sarabynoe.com.

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Robbie Kane is at the nexus of a waffle empire. In the six years since opening Café Medina at the corner of Beatty and Dunsmuir, his restaurant has kept the city flush with Liege waffles — lightly yeasted, pleasingly chewy and shot through with crunchy pearl sugar — and delicately caffeinated with lavender lattes. But as he tells me over the phone, “The only inevitable thing in life is change.” And so in July, Café Medina said goodbye to its original digs and set up shop at 780 Richards St., in what Kane calls the “Library District.” Presently, the Library District is mostly pizza joints and suspect sushi spots hoping to capture hangry international students or stadium-goers in search of quick calories. But with Telus Gardens casting a shadow from across the street, Kane is betting that the Library District will find its groove. As if Café Medina isn’t groovy enough. Designed by Kane’s brother Brian, the new room is bigger and more in line with the café’s name, which connotes

This summer, Robbie Kane relocated his beloved brunch spot Café Medina to the city’s “Library District.” PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

radiant or enlightened city. Think high ceilings, lots of light and a faded fresco over the bar. And despite the new space, it still comes with the old lineups. But this is one lineup worth braving, and it’s testament to Café Medina’s reputation as one of the city’s best brunches. When Kane started in 2008, “there was a serious gap in the brunch market,” he says. “Other than greasy spoons and The Elbow Room. There was Paul’s Omelettery but [brunch] wasn’t the cultural experience that it was in other cities.” The original Café Medina didn’t have a proper

kitchen for the ﬁrst eight months, so Kane and then-business partner Nico Schuermans opted for Liege wafﬂes and coffee. Eleanor Waterfall Chow (then the pastry chef at Chambar, now half of Cadeaux Bakery) came up with the idea of the dipping sauces: the now-classic milk chocolate lavender, mixed berry compote and an insanely thick Greek yogurt. Once the kitchen was up and running, it wasn’t long before people were also queueing for savoury dishes, many of which have made the jump to the new Café Medina. Continued next page

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Executive chef Jonathan Chovancek has added to the menu. One of the highlights is the humble yet brilliant harissa pain plat: a thin pita stuffed with spiced meat, served with tomato salsa, spiced baba ganoush and topped with an egg. It’s like a flat burger best consumed with knife and fork. And while there’s a steady flow of lavender lattes streaming from the espresso bar to eager customers, the house-made sodas (courtesy of Chovancek’s other half, Uva’s Lauren Mote) are worth checking out. The fizzy coffee tonic has a pleasingly savoury edge to it, and the rosehip and jaffa orange crush is wildly complex with just a touch of sweetness. And, of course, there are the waffles. They’re slightly smaller and a tad more caramelized than at the old space, but every bit as addictive. A new bourbonpeach butterscotch sauce is

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available, but if you really want to splurge, borrow from the sides menu and get mascarpone with blackpepper honey. You’ll need to order several waffles to achieve the right balance of waffle to garnish, but this is, shall we say, a first-world problem. The charm of the original Café Medina was more

than the menu or the service. The room itself had personality — and while the new space is different, it has just as much character. “It feels so comfortable,” says Kane. “I’m grateful to be providing people with sustenance and I’m so grateful they’re willing to come and wait and enjoy.” twitter.com/eagranieyuh

October 8, 7:00pm – 9:00pm THE BLIND WINE & CHEESE SOIREE BY VALLEY FIRST The Laurel Packinghouse, Kelowna. Price: $50 (all incl). October 9, 6:30pm – 9:00pm ALEXIS DE PORTNEUF PRESENTS “THE YOUNG CHEFS” “The Atrium” Centre for Learning Okanagan College, Kelowna. Price: $60 (all incl). October 9, 7:00 – 9:00pm ORGANIC CHEESE AND WINE - A NATURAL PAIRING Manteo Resort, Kelowna. Price: $47 (all incl). Tickets for all above events: www.selectyourtickets.com or 250.717.5304 October 10 & 11, 6:00pm – 9:00pm VALLEY FIRST GRAND FINALE CONSUMER TASTINGS Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Price: $65 (all incl) or $110 (all incl) for both nights. Tickets: www.valleyfirsttix.com or 877.763.2849 All Signature Events are Get Home Safe Events. For more information visit our website, www.thewinefestivals.com

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Mayor Gregor Robertson apparently turned 50 on Sept. 18. How do we know? Disregarding the fact that Robertson’s Wikipedia entry states the mayor was born in 1965, actually making him 49 years old, Vision Vancouver has a link on its website urging wellwishers to pay their respects to Robertson’s half-century of studliness with a friendly note. “Mayor Gregor turns 50 years young this Thursday, September 18th. Will you sign his card and send him a birthday message?” reads the webpage. “We’ll collect your birthday messages for Gregor right here and pass them on to him on Thursday. Add your name

and a personal note, and we’ll keep you up-to-date on Gregor’s work to move Vancouver forward.” Those who want to post a birthday message are also asked to ﬁll out a form listing their full name, mobile phone number, email address and street address. Why Vision didn’t want to know our blood type, measurements and an anecdote about how we lost our virginity will remain one of life’s great mysteries. We get it that political parties gearing up for campaign mode want to amass as much information about potential voters as possible. Logically, someone who would go out of their way to wish a candidate happy birthday is likely to vote for them. But collecting voter

data under the pretense of sending the mayor happy birthday wishes, which he will then appreciatively read, is as insincere as it is cheesy. Then again it’s that kind of crass opportunism and shameless chicanery that gets politicians elected, and something a number of Vancouver’s upstart parties might be wise to consider: Upload your Crotch Shots for Democracy to the Cedar Party’s website along with your Twitter handle, relationship status, bank account info and a list of celebrities you would sleep with. Send Vancouver First’s Sophia Woo and Ken Denike a telegram, fax or letter written in blood along with your name, religion, sexual orientation, favourite Roger Whittaker song and plans

for the Rapture. Befriend OneCity’s RJ Aquino on Facebook, invite him to play Words with Friends with you, message him beard grooming tips and be sure to describe your relationship with your parents, any allergies you might have, a map to your house and your social insurance number. Swipe right on Tinder for Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV), then text back and forth a few times just to get a feel for each other (no Crotch Shots for Democracy, please) before meeting for coffee where you will be asked to submit a DNA sample (just a few strands of hair or a quick mouth swab), write down your worst kept secret on a

napkin, provide an up-todate resume, partake in a Tarot card reading and let Randy Helten inspect your home for ghosts and other paranormal activity.

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Recent reports that Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and pop star Avril Lavigne are headed towards divorce after a mere 14 months hit K&K pretty hard this week for three reasons. First, the very concept of Kroeger and Lavigne, two of the most reviled musicians today, joining forces, even making music together, was so deliciously ridiculous it ﬁlled us with glee — kind of like if Darth Vader made a sex tape with a Cylon Raider… too nerdy a reference?

Second, the unlikely couple emitted a high octane amalgam of excess, douchiness and obliviousness that transcended their inherent Canadian-ness and was more intoxicating than Axe Body Spray. And lastly, the power couple’s nickname: Chavril. Will we ever see a better celebrity couple’s name? Doubtful. Not unless these equally unlikely couples hook up: Helen Mirren and Roberto Luongo (Hoberto), Pink and Peter Dinklage (Pinklage or P-Dinky), Viggo Mortensen and Miley Cyrus (Virus), Master P and Jason Bateman (Master Bateman), Paul Rudd and Sporty Spice (Spudd) or Mohammad Ali and the Dalai Lama (Ali Lama). Here’s hoping. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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The number of beers it takes Tim Hicks “to get pissed drunk” in his song “Stronger Beer,” which lampoons the love-hate relationship between Canada and its southern neighbour, where beer is essentially water because of the low alcohol percentage. Hicks, a country music star from Ontario, will headline the 102nd Grey Cup Festival that leads up to the Grey Cup Nov. 30. Halftime entertainment (we pray it’s not Nickelback again) will be announced this week. Festival passes are on sale today at ticketmaster.ca.

“Community centres and schools are the heart of a community.” — Charitable Vancouver Canuck Daniel Sedin, who along with his brother Henrik and their respective wives Marinette and Johanna, this month launched the Sedin Family Foundation, which will fund educational and recreational community projects around the province to support healthy, active families.

Comment is Free Mike Allina wrote me last week to clarify his comments after he said he would cross picket lines during the teachers’ strike. The story about coaching during the labour dispute ran Sept. 10. Allina, a teacher and athletic director at Van Tech secondary, said he did not intend to cross picket lines and apologized for misspeaking. He said he made the choice to volunteer as the coach of the senior boys soccer team but would not have to cross picket lines to do so. — Megan Stewart

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In Ward’s world, hockey is all about the puck WHL season starts Saturday in Vancouver

Vancouver Giants new head coach Troy Ward is from Minnesota and played collegiate hockey at NCAA University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire before becoming the program’s head coach at 25. He inherits a Giants team of small- and medium-sized skilled forwards and three potential starting goaltenders. PHOTO VANCOUVER GIANTS

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As the newest coach of the Vancouver Giants, Troy Ward takes over a team on the rebound. Two seasons ago, the Vancouver Giants were the worst team in the Western Hockey League with 44 points. In the 2013-14 season, they unexpectedly reached the playoffs to cap a strong rebuilding year. Ward was hired in July after former coach Don Hay returned to the Kamloops Blazers after 10 years in Vancouver. Ward, an offensive-minded coach who can talk about “the art of hockey” and asked this reporter her age to make a good point, comes to the Giants after three seasons with the Abbotsford Heat, the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate, where he went 119-83-26 with two trips to the post-season. From 1997 to 2000, he was the assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The season begins at home Saturday against the Victoria Royals. The puck drops 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Pacific Coliseum. For tickets, call the box office at 604-444-2687. The Giants finished the pre-season with three wins and three losses.

What did you like about what you saw? TW: The kids worked really hard. I think their work ethic is good. Their learning a whole different style than what they played last year and that’s a slow process. They don’t get frustrated. What kind of hockey will the Giants play? TW: It’s a style of play where I let them manage the puck. I let them make the hockey decisions that are out there. I can’t tell a player where another player is going to be… I give them a foundation and they understand that the goal is to have the puck as much as we can. They get that mentality. It’s all about the puck. There’s no sense in chasing that darn thing around. You’ve worked your entire life to get the puck and score goals. [A person] could say, I like some physicality and brutality because I like anger and ﬁghts, but the art of hockey is that it’s supposed to be the fastest game in the world. And it is the most exciting and dynamic. In play for puck possession, will you use advanced statistical analysis? TW: Analytics is a hot topic right now in the game. But I have my own analytics I’ve done my way for years. I think it’s most important

that, if you have a thought process and deftness, you should already be depending on your own. I don’t know why it would be such a hotbutton issue now. It’s always been a hot button with me. How do you gather and assess data? TW: Just being very detailed. Hours upon hours of watching the game and coming up with true analytics — and it isn’t some arbitrary analytics guy punching information who doesn’t know my brain. For me, analytics is based on the coach or coaching staff who know the team. Have you picked a starting goalie? TW: Not yet, nope. We’re just going through it every day. All three are doing really well. All three have kept us in the game or given us a chance to win. That’s why all three are still here. What’s the difference between coaching an AHL team and one in the WHL? TW: The teaching is the same, the difference is the amount of reps it takes for it to set in. If you were cooking with your grandma, and grandma says you’ve got to learn to cook this dish, you — at 21 — might have to make it four or ﬁve times. At 31, it’ll take you one

time to learn it and you’re cooking like grandma. More reps, and obviously as a coach, you have to be patient with that. You played hockey in college and since some of the younger Giants are also student-athletes, is your experience an advantage to them? TW: I think so. Your experience lends you to be a better teacher. To be a really effective teacher at this level, you have to have empathy. You have to be able to see it through their lens, understand where they are in their maturation process. If, at 52, I just thought everything was easy, I wouldn’t have very much patience. The Canucks haven’t made a habit of drafting from this region. Do you think this should change? TW: I think time will tell. Obviously, there is a whole new management team in there, [general manager] Jim Benning is an excellent talent scout. I think the method to his madness will make the Vancouver area proud of the athletes they pick and should it be guys who are local, bonus. Their job is to get the best players they can to make the Canucks winners. This interview has been condensed. twitter.com/MHStewart

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My commute to work takes me along Vancouver’s newest bike routes, Point Grey Road and York Avenue. These daily rides have given me plenty of opportunity to appreciate the changes, from the peaceful ride past Point Grey’s pocket parks to the swift, time-saving pedal through the reconﬁgured intersections on York. However, for all of the convenience and pleasant cycling they bring, to my mind these weren’t the alterations that made the biggest difference to the downtown-Kitsilano commute. That award goes to the Burrard intersection. For those who haven’t seen the statistics, before the changes this was one of the most dangerous places in Vancouver to be a cyclist. In 2011 there were 13 cyclist-vehicle collisions at the intersection and eight the following

year, prompting the city to prioritize improvements, stressing they should be more than a “band-aid” solution. On that, they have certainly delivered. Both entering and leaving the Burrard Bridge on the Kitsilano side, and also on the streets immediately leading to the intersection, the route feels a much safer place to be a cyclist. Vivid green bike lanes increase motorist awareness by highlighting, literally, where they’re likely to see bikes and where they have right-of-way. Dedicated bicycle stoplights make it very clear when cyclists can safely cross the busy trafﬁc lanes. It really is an entirely different riding experience. An important point to remember: there are numerous improvements that can be made at the northern, downtown end of the bridge. For cyclists coming from lanes on Hornby and Richards streets, there is no clearly marked path and riders

have to negotiate some very unpleasant mergers with rush-hour traffic. The best way to manage this is to avoid it by detouring via Burrard Street for the final downhill stretch before the bridge. However, there’s no question the Burrard Bridge and its approaches are now significantly safer. So, which Vancouver intersections are still risky for bikes? ICBC statistics point a finger at the following locations for their numbers of cyclist-vehicle collisions: • East Second Ave. and Main St. • Clark Dr. and East 10th Ave. • Granville and Broadway • Burrard St. and West Fourth Ave. • Commercial Drive and East 10th Ave. •Burrard St. and Smithe St. What do you think? Do the intersections I list match your experience on a bike? Are there other spots where you’ve felt unusually unsafe? (For example, something I’ve noticed in

Separated bicycle lanes south of the Burrard Bridge make the intersection safer for cyclists. The city must still improve other routes. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

the years I’ve commuted downtown is that the intersection of Homer and Smithe streets has a particularly bad occurrence of vehicles running red lights. There’s no obvious reason

why, but cars run reds later and far more frequently than almost anywhere else I go on a bike.) If you have some thoughts on dangerous intersections in Vancouver,

send me an email and we’ll feature observations in a future column. Kay Cahill is a cyclist and librarian who believes bikes are for life, not just for commuting.

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More choices for an already diverse brand This may be one of the most controversial changes BMW has made in deBY DAVID CHAO cades with the 3-series — separate out the coupe version from the sedan/ wagon models. With BMW continuing to grow the 3 Series line-up, they decided to differentiate the coupe versions with fresh nomenclature by calling it the 4-series in much the same way there are currently both the 5-series and the 6-series. Introduced last year, the BMW 4 Series replaced the 3 Series Coupe. The 4 Series is the choice for buyers

who want BMW 3 Series quality and reliability, but the sporty look of a coupe. The 4 Series competes with the likes of the Audi A5, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and the Cadillac ATS Coupe. For 2015, the 4 Series line-up sees the arrival of several new models to the standard 4 Series Coupe, which makes everything a bit more confusing. They’ve added what they call “Gran Coupe” which is a four-door “coupe” if that makes any sense to you. It is a beautiful piece of rolling art in many ways, and it may be one of the prettiest BMWs around. BMW has also added a Cabriolet with a three-piece

folding roof and performance enthusiasts can look forward to the new M4 Coupe or M4 Cabriolet with astounding performance.

Design

All 4 Series models are based on the 3 Series platform. Available engine and transmission options are mirrored in the 3 Series models. The 4 Series is wider, lower and longer than both the old 3 Series Coupe and the new 3 Series Sedan. The 4 Series Gran Coupe

manages to add two doors without adding to the base wheelbase or overall length – it is marginally taller though. The Cabriolet is also slightly taller and is the heaviest of the bunch. The M4 was recently introduced alongside its M3 sibling and features more performance-focused styling to go with tremendous power and torque. The M4 receives a generous serving of carbon ﬁbre, most notably its roof, and also shows off an aggressive lower grille, more aerodynamic mirrors and quad exhaust.

Inside, a 4 Series feels very much like a 3 Series as it retains BMW’s tradition of shaping the cabin around the driver. The Gran Coupe offers better access to the rear seats and some more cargo space without losing the design characteristic of a coupe proﬁle. In all iterations, the 4 Series is a beautiful machine inside and out with striking silhouette that brings out the best of BMW design.

Performance

All three of the standard 4 Series models, the Coupe,

the Cabriolet and the Gran Coupe, are available with the choice of two engines. In base 428i trim, the power comes from a 2.0-litre turbo four cylinder rated at 241 hp and 258 ft-lbs of torque. Stepping up to the 435i bumps output to an even 300 hp and 300 ft-lbs of torque from a 3.0-litre turbo straight six. Rear-wheel drive is the standard layout, but all three can be outﬁtted with BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system. An eightspeed automatic transmission is standard, but a

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The 4 Series has a fourpassenger cabin, but while the front seats are comfortable, in the Coupe, Cabriolet and M4, the rear seats lack sufficient headroom for the average adult. The Gran Coupe remedies that somewhat, but most adults won’t find it enjoyable for long drives. The design and equipment are largely the same across the range and make the 4 Series feel suitably sporty. All of the controls are within easy reach and the latest iDrive system is simpler to use, especially with its touch-sensitive controller with letter recognition on the optional navigation system. Travelling in a 4 Series is reasonably comfortable as well. The Cabriolet is the nicest cruiser, and even with the top down and the windows up, there is very little buffeting from the wind. BMW has also done a nice job of strengthening the chassis to compensate for the lack of a roof. As a result, there is no annoying rattles of bumps. However, the metal roof does significantly cut into the cargo space. With the roof up, trunk space

is not too bad, but with it down, you would be hardpressed to ﬁt more than one medium-sized suitcase in the back. If cargo space is a concern, the Gran Coupe is the most practical 4 Series. The hatchback-style trunk lid creates a larger opening, making it easier to load items, and total space is the same as the base 3 Series.

Features

The 4 Series Coupe and Gran Coupe have a starting price of $44,900, while the Cabriolet starts at $56,600. The M4 Coupe starts at $75,000 with the M4 Cabriolet starting at $84,500. Standard equipment includes automatic climate control, heated front seats, dynamic cruise control, start/stop system, brake energy regeneration system, and Bi-Xenon headlights. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include blind spot detection, lane departure and collision warning, navigation, real-time trafﬁc information, rearview camera, park assist, internet, and a heated steering wheel. Combined fuel consumption for the base 428i Coupe with the automatic transmission is 7.2L/100km. The more powerful M4 sees that number jump to 12.0L/100km.

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The 2015 BMW 4 Series may be the best execution of what BMW stand for, regardless of which model you select from its wide range.

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perhaps a single bleached sheep skull lying on the ground, a home for some highly poisonous spider or snake. Strewth, that’s some seriously kangaroo-infested terrain you’ve got to cross there. However, this vehicle is not so much a desert explorer as it is a denizen of the rainforest. They should have called it the Subaru Damp. For more than two decades, the Outback has been a sort of anti-SUV, providing all the capacity of a large wagon with a little extra ground clearance, with the side bonus of some sweet two-tone paintwork. Okay, so maybe that last part was more questionable than attractive. Even with Forester sales doing very well, the Outback is an important car for Subaru, and now there’s a new one. Time to see if it’s fair dinkum or a bit of a dingo.

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In the mid-2000s, the Legacy was probably the best-looking Subaru that the company produced (admittedly, they aren’t known for building beauties). The car that followed was somewhat chunky, but some of the svelte shape has come back: the Outback’s a pretty handsome-looking rig up front. The plastic trimmings around the base of the car are all you get to indicate a rugged nature – no more two-tone paint – and the raised suspension still doesn’t make this car as tall as most crossovers. There are integrated, swing-out crossboars for carrying kayaks and the like, and they’re actually reachable. The only demerit that might be offered is that Subaru’s new corporate grille is remarkably similar to that found on most Hyundais. It makes the Outback a little less distinctive that it was before.

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On the inside, things get even less Subaru-y, and that’s a good thing. In the company’s model hierarchy, the Outback actually sits slightly above the Forester, something you can immediately tell as soon as you step into the Outback’s interior. The cabin trimmings are very nicely finished, with brushed metal or a matte-finish wood that’s very classy, and fit and finish appear very good. It’s uncomplicated but upscale, and there is a bit of that two-tone nature available: tan seats come with black

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today’sdrive carpets so you don’t mark them up with muddy boots. The front seats are quite comfortable, and the rears have plenty of space. Subaru calls their sunroof panoramic, but it’s smaller than you’d find in older Outbacks, although that does mean more headroom for rear passengers. In the very back of the Outback, there’s a whacking great trunk, one that comes with all sorts of optional accessories including a divider so you can keep your pooch from clambering over the seats. The space is approximately 75cm tall, and just over a metre wide between the wheel-wells. Two engines are on offer for the Outback, either the ubiquitous 2.5L flat-four, or the smooth 3.6L flat-six. The latter makes 256hp at 6000rpm, and now comes bolted to a continuously variable transmission for a little more fuel economy and even smoother operation. The 175hp 2.5i also gets bolted to a CVT except where Canadians are concerned — we have at least the option of choosing a six-speed manual. However, most Outbacks will leave

the showroom with the 2.5 and the CVT, so that’s how I drove it. It’s hard, at ﬁrst, to believe that the Outback shares any DNA with the WRX it’s likely parked beside in the showroom. This is a big, relatively heavy car (2000kg), so 175hp is just adequate in terms of acceleration. If there’s a short passing space on a winding country road, it might not have quite enough gumption to take advantage of a small gap. What’s more, that raised suspension does contribute

to more than a bit of body roll, meaning that hustling the Outback along a curving road is a bit of a chore. Grip is plentiful and everything feels nice and safe, but this is not the Outback’s natural habitat. Don’t be put off, this is a very amiable car to drive. It simply favours a different driving style, the kind that has you pull over every second time you see a historical marker, to check it out and take a picture or two. It’s made for the explorer-style road-trip, rather than ham-

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navigate through the various menus. You also get a small display in the instrument cluster which repeats navigation directions. Also handy for exploration is the availability of quad heated seats and plenty of USB and 12v power outlets for all sorts of mobile devices. There are enough cubbies to more than adequately outfit your expedition. The Outback has legs too. Official fuel economy ratings are at 9.4L/100kms in-city and 7.1L/100kms highway, and real-world testing saw figures in the mid-6L/100kms. With a 70L fuel tank, that’s plenty of range for your adventures.

Outback is as ridiculously capable as you’d expect from a Subaru. I drove it out through drifts of soft sand on the coast of Oregon and it wasn’t fazed in the slightest.

Roomy, comfortable interior; easy-to-use navigation system; excellent off-road ability.

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General Motors was the ﬁrst to market a three-row crossover with the BY DAVID CHAO 2007 Saturn Outlook. Built upon the internally known Lambda platform, the Outlook garnered instant success. Soon, the Lambda architecture was used by the rest of the GM family: Chevrolet, GMC and Buick. Unfortunately for Saturn, the Outlook only had a short run, but the Lambda platform continues to live on in the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave as a proven architecture. Compared to its siblings, the Buick Enclave boasts the most standard features and a classy look. It is the cornerstone of the brand’s renaissance and is widely popular in the luxury, large crossover segment. However, it faces stiff competition from newcomers such as the Acura MDX, the Volvo XC90 and the Audi Q7. The Buick Enclave received a fairly extensive midcycle refresh in 2013, so changes to the 2015 model are minimal, namely new interior and exterior colours and a heated steering wheel for upper-level trims.

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Clearly, this Enclave is not your grandfather’s Buick. The current Enclave is deﬁned by modern, contemporary styling. The Enclave is designed ﬁrst and foremost to comfortably accommodate three rows of adults. It is available in both front-wheel and all-wheel drive, and comes in three trim levels, including Convenience, Leather and Premium. Despite the recent redesign being only a mid-cycle refresh, exterior enhancements were quite comprehensive, including reshaped fenders, a new hood and chrome side mouldings.

Signature elements include the black-chrome waterfall grille and wing-shape LED lighting. The Enclave’s cabin features luxurious amenities and high-quality materials. The ﬁne leather is equal to the feel of premium home furnishings. Buick has also provided nice standard safety features. Every Enclave comes with Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning. The Enclave also boasts the industry’s ﬁrst front centre side-impact air bag system, protecting front passengers in far-side impact crashes.

Performance

The Enclave is powered by a 3.6-litre, direct injected V6 mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Output is rated at 288 hp and 270 ft-lbs of torque while FWD models return 8.4L/100km highway fuel consumption. Living up to its premium image, the Enclave provides a quiet and comfortable ride. Highway commutes are effortless, and while it doesn’t boast a huge amount of horsepower, it has adequate acceleration for passing. Aiding the Enclave’s calm ride is Buick’s QuietTuning sound suppression system. This is more than just a marketing gimmick. At higher speeds, road noise can’t be heard and the engine is delightfully quiet, reducing fatigue over long drives. And for those planning on minor off-road excursions, the Enclave is quite capable of handling steep passes despite its 4,745-pound (FWD) curb weight. However, the bulk is felt a bit more on twisty roads. If needed, the Enclave can also tow up to 4500 lbs. While it may not carve up a canyon road, the suspension does provide conﬁdent, steady grip in normal driving conditions. The Enclave feels smaller than it

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On board, the new Enclave features a handsome dash with classic instrument faces and a clean integration of the touchscreen. The standard 6.5-inch HD colour touchscreen works with GM’s IntelliLink infotainment system. This system is customizable and offers a high level of wireless connectivity. Not only are you able to create a “home page” for your favourite features, but it uses online services such as Stitcher SmartRadio. Voice-activated Bluetooth hands-free calling is offered, as it was in previous models. The screen also serves as the display for the standard rearview camera. It also works nicely with the available navigation system and DVD player. Driving the Enclave is no chore from the eight-way power front seats and the wood steering wheel looks and feels great. Heated and cooled front seats are only options, but the driver seat comes with a standard memory function. The standout feature of the Enclave’s cabin is its versatility. Available in seven or eight passenger conﬁgurations, the second row seats feature the SmartSlide system. Legroom is generous in both rear rows, but with the pull of a handle you can easily access the third row or increase cargo space. On the topic of cargo space, the new Enclave remains at the top of this segment with a maximum total cargo volume of 115.2 cubic feet. That is achieved with the second-row folded and the third-row removed, but with both in place, there is still 23.3 cubic feet.

Features

The base model Enclave Convenience is one of the most affordable in this segment with a $42,295 starting price. Leather models start at $47,445 and Premium models begin at $51,545. Standard equipment includes steering wheel mounted Bluetooth, cruise

and audio controls, keyless entry with remote start, automatic three-zone climate control, second-row captain’s chairs, heated power exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals, rear park assist, and a power rear liftgate. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include blind spot monitor, rear cross-trafﬁc alert, adaptive forward lighting, heated and cooled front seats, and a power tilt and telescopic steering column. Fuel consumption (L/100km) for FWD models are 12.7 city, 8.4 highway and 10.8 combined. AWD models return 13.0 city, 8.6 highway and 11.0 combined.

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The Enclave’s quiet, comfortable ride makes driving this large crossover easy and its interior versatility allows you to do many things in any circumstance.

rent models don’t offer a lot of cargo space or power, but a completely redesigned model is to arrive soon. The 2014 Volvo XC90 starts at $50,800, but 2015 prices have not be released yet. Audi Q7 The Q7 offers everything Audi is known for and the versatility of a third-row seat. The Q7 is available with two powerful gas engines and an efﬁcient turbo diesel. A new version is coming out soon in 2015. Audi Q7 starting prices range from $58,200 to $73,500 across its three models.

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While Buick’s image has been rising considerably recently, some luxury buyers will only look at a European or Japanese brands because they offer substantially “cooler” designs. Those rivals also offer dieselpowered luxury SUVs with better fuel consumption.

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If you want an upscale crossover that follows the traditional American model and can comfortably accommodate seven or eight people, the 2015 Buick Enclave is good value for money.

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