Vancouver Courier December 5 2014

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December 5 2014 Vol. 105 No. 98

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THE VOICE of VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS since 1908

Lights on to end violence #ISayNoTo campaign includes the mayor and police chief Cheryl Rossi

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LIONS SHARE Dave Steer is one of several volunteers with the Vancouver South Lions Club selling Christmas trees outside John Oliver secondary school this month. All proceeds from the tree sales go to charity. Find out where to get a tree on page 25. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Sunset Park to get a makeover Vancouver Park Board ponders changes for 3.4 hectare site

DEVELOPING STORY Naoibh O’Connor

noconnor@vancourier.com

The Vancouver Park Board is rethinking the layout of Sunset Park. A master plan is in the works to improve and better connect its features and identify short and long-term park improvements to a site once associated with Bing Crosby.

Sunset Park is located at 404 East 51st Ave. It sits between East 51st to

the north, East 53rd to the south, Main Street to the west and John Henderson elementary school to the east. It includes Sunset Community Centre, Sunset Ice Rink, Sunset Nursery and Park Board Operations, an off-leash dog area, a sports field and a playground.

Sunset Park was created in 1929 and the first community centre on the site opened in 1950 thanks to fundraising by the Sunset Community Association and help from crooner Crosby who performed in a benefit concert in 1948. The park board built a new community centre in 2006 at a different location on the west side of the park along Main Street.

“So we did that, but we didn’t address the changes that happened as a result. We need to assess how the park features work together,” explained landscape architect

Tiina Mack, the Vancouver Park Board’s manager of park development.

The park board held an “ideas” event at the park last Canada Day to gather input and it’s since produced four concepts for the site, which were presented for feedback at an open house late last month attended by about 80 people. An online questionnaire can be filled out until Dec. 15.

Responses collected at the ideas event included an interest in amenities such as a fitness circuit, an improved off-leash dog area, ball courts, a water-play area, better overall play features and event spaces and more shade since it gets very hot on the south side of the park beside the community centre. Others were interested in looking at how the public interacts with the Sunset Nursery and Park Board Operations.

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Kash Arianpour wants to have a conversation with boys about girls.

A volunteer facilitator for the YWCA of Metro Vancouver’s Boys4Real after-school program, Arianpour and another facilitator of a group for Grade 7 boys at Dickens elementary school performed a skit this fall where a girl was being harassed in a high school hallway. In the sketch, boys rated girls on their appearance, saying “ridiculous things,” according to Arianpour.

The boys laughed at the skit and justified their laughter afterward. But when the facilitators turned the conversation around and asked how the boys would feel if the female being harassed was their sister or mother, they viewed the incident with fresh eyes, Arianpour said. Maybe such incidents do devalue girls and women.

“That was a 20-minute conversation, but I know somewhere down the road they’re going to look back and that’s going to somehow affect them,” said 24-year-old Arianpour.

Landmarks across Canada will “Light the Night,” Dec. 4 to 6 to show solidarity and support for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Science World and B.C. Place will glow red.

The YWCA is hoping men and boys in Metro Vancouver will take a stand on violence against women by taking the #ISayNoTo pledge at ywcavan.org and sharing a photo of themselves with an #ISayNoTo message on Facebook or Twitter.

Arianpour was the first man to take the pledge after Mayor Gregor Robertson, Courier columnist Free Lee, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu, president of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver Steve Butz and Mike McNight, CEO of the United Way of the Lower Mainland.

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Holiday Shopping Hours The Vancouver Park Board has produced four scenarios for the Sunset Park master plan. Feedback on the concepts was collected at a recent open house, while an online questionnaire can be filled out until Dec. 15. A draft master plan will be unveiled next spring. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Resident wants more interaction with gardens

Continued from page 1 Ideas supported at the open house included community gardens, bike facilities, upgrading the sports field and activity spaces for youth.

“Part of our greenest city action plan aspirations is to plant 150,000 trees by 2020. We have a great opportunity, because it’s a large park, to plan a small forest — to plant trees,” Mack said, adding, “One of the lovely ideas here is there’s a lost stream that used to run through this site. It would be great if we could recognize that on the land in the future so people have some more knowledge, as they’re walking through the neighbourhood, about lost streams of Vancouver.”

Jean Sorensen, who’s lived in the neighbourhood for about 20 years, told the Courier she’d be OK with the existing site plan, but since the park board removed the old community centre, something probably needs to be done with the site. Sorensen attended the open house and was mostly pleased with what she saw.

“My priorities are to

keep the Vancouver city gardens there and if possible open them more to the public so we can see things grown, have school children tour them, and provide more insight into how plants and trees help our environment,” she wrote in an email.

“Also, I like the [existing] design which has the slopes around the centre as it provides a place for sledding in winter and a place to sit on a bank and watch events such as those staged on Canada Day. The south slope was heavily a garden area at one time with orchards, farms, and dairy farms. We should keep that historical legacy intact.”

Sorensen also likes the idea of a water park for children and planting trees to add shade, but she’s concerned about the location of a skate park if it’s added to the park, and she’s heard others would like to see another washroom added so that park users don’t have to go to the community centre to use the facilities.

A budget for improvements to Sunset Park

hasn’t been finalized.

“We have to work through all this community engagement to see what people want to have happen there — to determine the priorities and we’ll be reporting back to the park board in the springtime,” Mack said.

Mack noted that the park board has identified Sunset Park as a priority for park renewal and it has $2 million over four years for its park renewal budget.

“Sunset Park will receive some of that funding, but we haven’t confirmed the final amount,” she said. “[The master plan] would be a 10-to-15 year long-term vision, so in the first years, you wouldn’t see the whole build-out and the $2 million budget we have presently shown in the four-year capital plan is meant to address two or three locations. So we have to share. We have to look at each site and look at the priorities for each site to determine what level of funding would happen.” twitter.com/Naoibh

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Mayors hash out transit referendum

Mike Howell

mhowell@vancourier.com

As a former high school English teacher, North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton spent nine years trying to get students to write clear and concise essays on one page.

Now Walton is attempting to practise what he preached in the classroom as he and 20 other mayors in the region meet privately Friday to finalize a question for next spring’s transit referendum for Metro Vancouver voters.

“I’ve sort of got the final draft and I’m going over it again this afternoon,” Walton told the Courier Wednesday.

“There’s been a lot of ‘wordsmithing,’ if you like.”

Walton, who is chairperson of the mayors’ council on regional transportation, said his hope is mayors will agree on a question Friday and recommend it be voted on at a public meeting Dec. 11.

Approval of the question would trigger Transportation Minister Todd Stone and the provincial cabinet

Mayors from around the region meet Friday to formulate a question for a referendum that will ask voters whether they want to spend more money on transit upgrades to tackle congestion.

PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

to review the wording and decide whether it is suitable to be used in a mail-in ballot referendum scheduled for sometime in the spring.

Walton said focus groups, polling and research has been done to help understand the best way to ask a question. In

California, he said, questions have to be 75 words or less.

So far, his draft is probably more than 75 words.

“I haven’t counted it but the old teacher in me has been driving to get the number down,” Walton said. “I think it will be a

little more than [75] but it will certainly be something that a person should be able to read clearly and fully comprehend within a minute. It’s likely going to be one page, one question and is likely going to have a series of bullet points which

describe exactly where the funds would go.”

Back in June, the mayors’ council on regional transportation approved a 10-year transit plan that will cost $7.5 billion and include the construction of a 5.1kilometre subway line from the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station to Arbutus.

The provincial Liberals said in the last election campaign that a referendum must be held if the mayors want new funding sources for transit upgrades. The mayors’ plan relies on $3.9 billion from senior levels of government and funding mechanisms such as reallocating $250 million per year of the provincial government’s carbon tax, bridge tolls and possibly charging drivers for the distance they drive.

Walton pointed out TransLink’s “up and down” brand problems with the public and wants to ensure the question clearly defines where money would be spent on transit initiatives such as more buses, light-rail projects and a subway.

“People obviously need

some measure of confidence that these funds are going towards these things,” he said. “And there’s issues with trust and confidence, as well, that the ballot has to reflect and address.”

The mayors’ council, which includes representation from Electoral Area A and the Tsawwassen First Nation, has had to come up with a question despite it being on record as opposing a referendum. Mayors pointed out there were no referendums to widen the TransCanada Highway or build a new Port Mann Bridge.

Mayor Gregor Robertson now finds himself campaigning for a positive vote in the referendum. In his recent re-election bid, Robertson campaigned vigorously for voters to say yes to the referendum ballot question.

“The referendum is going to happen,” he said Wednesday. “I think it’s important now that we just put our support behind getting that transit investment, making sure we build a broad base of support across the region for transit.” twitter.com/Howellings

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Mike Howell

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Now that all those millions of dollars have been spent by Vision Vancouver and the NPA on another ludicrously expensive campaign, the NPA has more to say about what reforms should be in place for the 2018 election.

Last Saturday, NPA treasurer Jason King presented the party’s position on campaign finance reform to a committee of MLAs tasked with collecting information from parties and the public about what changes they want.

I happen to have a copy of the NPA’s submission.

Right off the top, I can tell you the party didn’t make any specific demands to have a ban on corporate and union donations, which have made up the bulk of donations to the NPA and Vision Vancouver.

Vision has called for this, so have the Greens and COPE. I believe the NPA was also on side with the ban way back in 2010 when a

tri-party council committee sent recommendations to the provincial government.

But here’s what King told the committee Saturday: “During the course of the recent municipal election, there was some degree of controversy and discussion around the real or perceived propriety of large donations from single sources.

We, therefore, feel there is a need to review the rules around union and corporate donations, particularly for entities that conduct business with the city. We also feel that any elimination of union and corporate donations should coincide with tax receipt status for elector organizations equivalent to that for provincial or federal government levels.”

King went on to say the provincial committee should determine overall donation limits but suggested there should be a separate category for mayoral candidates, and a separate one for other candidates vying for spots on council, school board and park board.

“We support a model that provides a base expense

NPA treasurer Jason King (left) recently outlined his party’s position on campaign finance reform to a provincial government committee. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

limit and adds an additional amount per elector [base rate plus additional amount per elector] when the population exceeds a base population as established by legislation,” he wrote.

Hmmm…still sounds like a lot of cash could be spent.

As I learned in researching a story in 2006, Toronto’s spending limits still allowed that city’s mayor at the time, David Miller, to spend up to $1.1 million in

his 2003 campaign.

Council candidates in Toronto had much lower spending limits, with school board candidates eligible to spend more than their city hall counterparts, according to a formula devised by that city. Of course, Toronto has a ward system while Vancouver has an at-large voting system, which makes determining spending limits a little more tricky.

The NPA also wants peri-

odic reporting of its finances in between elections.

But a real biggie for the NPA is a change in the agency that runs an election.

The party recommends Elections B.C., which oversaw campaign finance and advertising rules this election, to control more facets of a civic election. As we saw in Vancouver, the chief election officer was city clerk Janice MacKenzie.

“Most municipalities

have neither the staff nor the experience to oversee the reporting and compliance of rules pertaining to civic electoral finance, and asking them to do so risks creating real or perceived conflicts,” King wrote. “We have significant concerns about the ability for any election in the province to be conducted with both full impartiality and the appearance of impartiality when the administrators conducting elections report directly or indirectly to elected officials.”

For the record, Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer, on behalf of her party, addressed the provincial committee Nov. 7 and asked for a ban on corporate and union donations, a limit on contributions from any one source, campaign spending limits for candidates and parties, and rules that require disclosure outside of an election period.

Now it’s up to the provincial government to make changes.

Will four years be enough time?

We’ll find out in 2018, maybe sooner. twitter.com/Howellings

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Continued from page 1 Arianpour hopes his participation in the campaign will influence the 12- and 13-year-olds he leads.

Arianpour, a UBC graduate headed for medical school, became committed to preventing violence against women after he volunteered with the Beauty Night Society at a women’s shelter in the Downtown Eastside for three years.

“Just seeing the women at the women’s centre and the fact that many of them, the majority of them, are there not there because of drugs, not because of more typical things that people think of. But most of it goes back to abuse, whether it’s childhood abuse from their family or whether it’s a young relationship with an older boyfriend,” he said.

Men need to put a face to their stance against violence against women because its incidence reflects societal values, says Lisa Rupert, director of violence prevention and housing for the YWCA. She said women can participate in the #ISayNoTo campaign, too.

“Right now, we have a society where women don’t have an equal role.

It’s a culture where it’s OK for women to be paid less, where women are expected to take on more responsibilities for childcare, for housework, where it’s OK for women to be harassed in the street, threatened with assault and rape on the Internet. Last year there were 16,000 women and children living in transition houses in B.C. alone, and 11 women were murdered by their intimate partners,” Rupert said. “It’s going to take the whole community — men, women, boys and girls to change our culture and for us to heal and so this is an opportunity for men to speak out, state what they believe and show others this is the community we want.”

Rupert hopes the campaign with inspire everyone to reexamine their own values and behaviour.

“It’s the first step in getting people to change,” she said.

Kash Arianpour hopes to influence men and boys with his message of preventing violence against women.

“And the other thing I hope, people who’ve experienced violence and abuse, they often feel that they’re not cared about, they’re not believed. They even feel isolated from the rest of the community,” Rupert added. “When they see people speaking out against what happened to them, they feel validated, they feel cared about, they feel connected with the larger community. That’s really valuable, too.”

The YWCA says violence against women is a broad-based problem that requires a systemic response. Rupert says individuals can speak out.

“We can say to our friend, our relative, our neighbour who we see behaving in oppressive ways, ‘Hey, I noticed this, and I’m not OK with it,’” she said.

Rupert says it’s not about shaming anyone.

“We can say, ‘I’m wondering if you need some support around this because it’s not OK and someone’s being hurt.’”

Rupert says governments could help a parent in an abusive relationship leave by ensuring access to universal childcare and affordable housing.

She noted some European governments pay child support to the parent who cares for

the children so that this income is reliable. (The government collects the payments from the other parent.)

“It’s one way of reducing poverty and making sure that women are able to leave their abuser, that they’re not financially dependent on them,” she said. “That’s one of the biggest reasons women go back.”

The responses she’s seen to the allegations of abuse levelled against CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi and actor and comedian Bill Cosby have heartened her.

“It feels like a moment where we could create real momentum for change,” Rupert said.

Twenty-five years ago this Saturday Marc Lepine murdered 14 female engineering students at a school in Montreal while screaming, “I hate feminists!”

“It still remains one of the most overt acts of violence against women in Canadian history,” Rupert said.

She doesn’t believe Canadian society has progressed far since then.

“I’m looking forward to the day when we look back on that day and say, wow, what a different world we’ve created.” twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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The B.C. Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the death of a 43-year-old man who was found unconscious in the back of a Vancouver Police Department wagon and later died in Vancouver General Hospital.

Gregory Lloyd died Feb. 13, 2014, five days after police arrested him for breaching court-ordered conditions not to consume alcohol or be in a oneblock radius of an apartment in the 2100-block Triumph Street.

An Independent Investigations Office report released in May said Lloyd, who had a blood alcohol level of 0.18 per cent, hanged himself in the wagon and his death was a result of the injuries. The wagon was parked inside the entrance to the Vancouver jail on Cordova Street.

Coroner Dr. Kelly Bar-

nard and a jury will hear evidence from witnesses under oath to determine the facts surrounding Lloyd’s death. The jury will have the opportunity to make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths under similar circumstances.

The inquest is scheduled to begin Feb. 10, 2015.

The investigations office report revealed that a nurse who attended to Lloyd at the jail recognized him from a similar incident in January where he had tied a string around his neck and was taken to hospital.

The report said the incident in January “foreshadowed” Lloyd’s death in February but investigations office Chief Civilian Director Richard Rosenthal ruled that police were not negligent in the death.

“Any determination as to whether the officers who arrested [Lloyd] in January should have

identified him as a suicide risk falls outside the realm of criminal negligence as there is no reason to believe that those officers failed to take such an action out of a wanton or reckless disregard for his life or safety,” wrote Rosenthal, who noted Lloyd was not classified in police records as suicidal.

But Rosenthal pointed out it wasn’t the mandate of the investigations office to examine “any omissions that may have taken place with respect to the failure to document the affected person as a suicide risk based on his conduct at the time of his earlier arrest [in January].”

Rosenthal noted the officers put Lloyd in handcuffs, with his hands behind his back. When police discovered Lloyd unresponsive in the wagon, his hands were still in handcuffs but in front of his body — something Lloyd also managed to do

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The report said Lloyd was cooperative with officers when arrested.

A former roommate had called police to have Lloyd removed from his apartment. The roommate knew Lloyd, whom he described as agitated, had breached his courtordered conditions.

Police transported Lloyd to the jail with another prisoner, whom they unloaded first. An officer returned to the wagon to find Lloyd with a shoelace around his neck and tied to the wire mesh covering the inside of a door.

The officer called out to two nearby correctional officers for help. A nurse also assisted before paramedics arrived and transported Lloyd to hospital. He was subsequently diagnosed with “an anoxic brain injury” and died at 11:34 a.m. on Feb. 13. twitter.com/Howellings

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Trek coloured by northern wilderness Vancouver filmmakers documented 10-day expedition in Talhtan territory

Cheryl Rossi

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To witness the jagged red ridges, dense Alpine forests and glaciers Mike and Chantal Schauch have traversed, you would have to fly to Terrace or Smithers, drive eight hours north, take a float plane into the Sacred Headwaters region and then hike with your only means of survival on your back.

To allow people to share in that experience, the Schauchs documented their expedition and are raising money to complete their film Colours of Edziza through an Indiegogo campaign.

They have until Dec. 10 to reach their goal of $25,000. As of Thursday morning they had nearly $12,000 to go.

Climbing the Himalayas in 2012, the Schauchs saw no area there had been untouched by humans.

That got the couple wondering about the

Tahltan First Nations territory in Northern B.C., with so much talk about the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, Site C dam and fracking in northeastern B.C. Mike, a finance executive and mountaineer of 17 years, and Chantal, a social entrepreneur and brand strategist, travelled to the region in 2013 and hiked with Curtis Rattray of the Tahltan.

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“And we started to think, who is this guy?”

Mike said.

It turns out Rattray was a former president of the Tahltan Central Council and led negotiations on mining proposals and revenue sharing. Mike said Rattray holds a degree from the University of Victoria in political science and environmental studies, had hoped to create change through poli-

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tics, but hit roadblocks.

The Schauchs suggested they make a film together to reach a broader

audience and stimulate discussions about the value of the land.

The Schauchs had

previously documented their Nepal trip with a film called Beyond the Gates of Phu that screened at festivals including the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.

The Schauchs, Rattray, up-and-coming Tahltan artist Tamara Skubovius and Bodean Williams, an 18-year-old Tahltan youth, traversed 110 kilometres of pristine land in August, route-finding and bushwhacking. They gained 22,000 vertical feet, crossed nine ridges and valleys and forded dozens of glacial rivers while carrying 65-pound backpacks on a 10-day expedition. A film director and cinematographer and a photographer rounded out their team, which was intentionally multicultural and multigenerational. It was an intensely personal journey for Skubovius who hadn’t walked on this section of the territory where his great uncle and cousin perished in an avalanche.

Navigating the flamehued Spectrum Range and the sooty stratovolcano Mount Edziza was “visually spectacular,” according to Mike.

It was also rich with minerals, something Colours of Edziza underscores.

“There’s a disconnect from the natural land in the way we live our lives,” Mike said. “We as a society have lost touch with value of things. For example, I’ll pay $2 for a bottle of water and that’s the face value of it. But how do you put value on a stream that has been heavily mineralized by volcanic minerals that have been created over billions of years?”

While it highlights a need to respect the land, Colours of Edziza ultimately shares what the Schauchs call an urgent message: that we must respect the land by respecting ourselves and each other. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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On Nov. 12, three days before the municipal election, the Vancouver Sun ran an editorial attacking the Vision-dominated school board and chair Patti Bacchus for their refusal to accept money from the “Chevron Fuel Your School program.”

The funding had been turned down and was reported on months earlier. But it was resurrected as an issue by NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe and picked up again by the Sun’s editors. The editorial sub heading read: “Ideologically-driven decision deprived students of learning resources.”

The object of the editorial, according to the Sun’s editor Harold Munro, was to point out how hypocritical the Vision school board was.

In making that point, the editorial began with what Munro refers to as a typical scene setter: “There’s a poster in French teacher Francois Clark’s classroom at Sir Winston Churchill secondary featuring a composite wilderness scene.”

With a slogan across it that roughly translates as “what we stand to lose with pipelines and supertankers.”

The editorial points out that the poster is sponsored by the B.C. Teachers Federation and “supplemented with complimentary lesson plans” it described as “propaganda.”

And it concludes: “No one should be deluded into thinking this has anything to do with education. There is no serious study of science, no discussion of economic benefits, no attempt to address the engineering challenges related to production and shipment of oil, no consideration of the people and communities that depend that depend on resource industries for survival.”

The hypocrisy, as the Sun sees it, is that Patti Bacchus, and by extension the Vancouver school system, professes to protect the minds of young minds from the corporate influence of Chevron but willingly exposes them to the anti-pipeline “propaganda” promoted by the BCTF. “It is disturbing” the editorial declares “to see such hypocrisy and blatant antibusiness blather coming from someone elected to govern our schools.”

You may want to decide that for yourselves. But first let me tell you what I find “disturbing.”

This is a small town when it comes to politics and media. Even though editori-

als are anonymous and considered the “paper’s view,” when this broadside was delivered on the eve of a tightly fought election, one of the first questions raised was: Who penned that particular editorial?

Munro confirmed it was Sun editorial pages editor Harvey Enchin. And, as most people in the media business know, Enchin’s partner is Ann Gibbon. Gibbon was working during the election as communications director for Kirk LaPointe and the NPA. Give Enchin the benefit of the doubt and assume for a moment that this is all simply coincidental. Great minds think alike.

But there is more. Enchin’s assumptions about the content of the education at Churchill and, one would be inclined to conclude what was being delivered in Francois Clark’s classroom, is pure speculation, second-hand at best.

Enchin admits he never saw let alone read the BCTF material. He never spoke with the teacher. “I don’t know,” he told me, “if he teaches anything out of the ordinary.”

And it gets worse. Enchin’s two children are Clark’s students. Enchin says he actually recruited one of them to take a photo of the poster that “set the scene” for this attack.

It turns out the poster wasn’t even in Clark’s room. It was in the hallway. But why any parent would put their kid in the middle of this kind of ill-considered and uninformed assault is beyond me.

Enchin and Munro have both told me this editorial was not intended to reflect on the teacher. Francois Clark does not share that view. In a letter to the Sun published after the election, he said the editorial “strongly implies my teaching practices are biased.” He adds that claims by the Sun that “there is no serious attempt to discuss the economic benefits, engineering challenges and considerations of the various stakeholders regarding this issue” is “completely unfounded and frankly outrageous.”

Letters and postings from Clark’s students support this.

Clark adds, “no one should be deluded into thinking your editorial is good journalism.”

Clark’s request for an apology was cut out of his letter. But this Friday, apparently thanks to pressure on Munro from the BCTF, Clark and his principal Jack Bailey were to be in a conference call with Enchin to press that point again. twitter.com/allengarr

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The park board is currently working on master plan to make long-term improvements to the space.

The blood alcohol level of a 43-year-old man who hung himself in a police wagon in February. The B.C. Coroners Service is holding a public inquest into the death.

The percentage of Canadians open to using virtual health care where they can consult physicians using computers rather than in person, according to a recent poll.

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It’s a memory from many years ago, of me running late at night on a dark suburban street.

Two women were walking ahead in the same direction. As I stomped past them on the sidewalk, one muttered, “Oh my God” in deflated horror. It dawned on me that the two didn’t know what to expect from a man vectoring toward them in a place free of streetlights.

Not what you’d call a deep insight on my part. But it was a major clue how different things are for men and women.

For a large part of their lives, females have to navigate a sliding scale of gender-specific bother, which can extend from degrading remarks to sexual harassment and beyond.

This is the reality that most males don’t viscerally get: the gut sense for women that there can be serious consequences for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Because they can be physically overpowered by the opposite sex, women learn to move through the world with the alertness of gazelles on an open plain.

Only a small fraction of men present a physical threat to women, but here is the crucial thing: it doesn’t work the other way.

Violence from women is and has been much rarer than violence from men, no matter which culture you choose in whatever historical period.

Personally, I think I won the genetic lottery a long time ago just by being a born a straight white male. I have walked city streets around the world, often at night, with caution but little fear. And in the work world, I have never been subject to humiliating remarks or unprofessional conduct — at least not the way many women have experienced.

Put it this way: during my prefreelance years, even if I skipped into the office or factory floor wearing a skimpy outfit and a com-hither look, it’s unlikely I would have increased my chances of being groped by any sane human.

It’s instructive for a man to ask any woman and her friends about their negative experiences with men. Because seriously dude, unless you are Perseus battling a snake-haired Gorgon or

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James Caan’s character in Misery, you don’t have a clue.

It’s not all port and cigars for us guys, of course. Seismic cultural shifts began for men long before feminist Susan Faludi penned her 1999 book Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man. Females graduate from university and college in higher numbers than males across the western world, accounting for 58 per cent of graduates within OECD member states in 2009. And we all know how the “girl power” meme leaves boys in the cold. But the latter is a symptom, not the disease.

The disease is a dominator culture in which women have won the questionable right to fight in combat. Some figures from the U.S. armed services, as noted by Guardian writer Alexandra Topping in a review of the 2012 film The Invisible War: “a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire; over 20 per cent of female veterans have been sexually assaulted while serving in the US army; of 3,192 sexual-assault reports in 2011 only 191 members of the military were convicted at courts martial.”

The risk to women is not limited to battlefields and barracks. A recent Rolling Stone article paints one particular frat house at the University of Virginia as a cross-generational epicentre of sexual assaults. The words to the frosh song “Rugby Road” — unprintable here — are certainly enough to get outsiders wondering about the institutional mindset of UVA. The debate about informed consent aside, women are at an anatomical and hormonal disadvantage when they play the male games of sex and war. There are better self-esteem boosters than exploring polyamory or baiting ISIS, considering such adventurism is more likely to benefit those with XY chromosomes.

Thinking back to my oblivious sprint past two frightened women on a dark suburban street, an observation by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood comes to mind.

“Why do men feel threatened by women?” she asked a male friend.

“They are afraid women will laugh at them,” he replied. She then asked a group of women why they feel threatened by men. “We’re afraid of being killed,” they responded. geoffolson.com

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Mailbox Adding fuel to the debate To the editor:

Re: “Letter: ‘Revved up over Chevron cash,’” Nov. 28.

Terry Dawydiak is absolutely correct “it is very wrong to deprive our children, the future generations, of… learning supplies and resources.”

However, public education should not be funded by programs and grants that can be removed at any time the benefactor decides to remove the funds.

Nor should parents and PACs be supplying the tools and resources necessary for our children’s education. It is the provincial government that should be providing our public schools with sufficient, stable funding for our children’s and our

future generations’ education.

We, the citizens, should be holding our government accountable for prioritizing and properly funding our childrens’ education or, as Terry says, “we only have ourselves to blame.”

Lisa Nerpio, Vancouver

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Re: “Grey Cup flagged as one of the greatest,” Dec. 3.

An All-American halftime show, showcasing Calgary’s Americans defeating Hamilton’s Americans!

Edward Bopp, Vancouver

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Dec. 4, 1947: A wooden structure originally erected at the corner of Hamilton and Pender streets 35 years earlier to help celebrate a visit from the visiting Duke and Duchess of Connaught is knocked down from its new home in Stanley Park after having become a safety hazard. Nicknamed “the Bowie Arch” after its designer, Captain G.P. Bowie, who died in action during the First World War, it was modelled on the Parthenon and used entire trees for the columns and gable. A second, simpler timber-and-stump arch to replace it was built in 1952.

Mountaintop aviary, conservatory opens

Dec. 6, 1969: The Bloedel Floral Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park opens for the first time to a huge crowd. Made possible through a $1.25 million donation by lumber baron Prentice Bloedel, the attraction was built by using 1,490 Plexiglas bubbles. The triodetic dome atop 150-metre-high Little Mountain, the geographic centre of the city and its highest point, was constructed to house a diverse variety of plants, trees and shrubs from different climatic zones of the globe. It also features a colourful collection of Koi fish and numerous exotic tropical free-flying birds, such as macaws, cockatoos and parrots. The aging structure was slated for destruction in 2010 but was saved after VanDusen Botanical Garden Association partnered with the park board and Friends of Bloedel to take over operations.

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COURIER STORY: “Holiday Hub: 30 days of giving,” Nov. 28.

Erica Manarovici: Just a small act of kindness but I gave someone the change they needed at the grocery store to get a shopping cart last weekend when we were cold, it was icy and busy at the store —saved her having to run into the store to get change.

Lexia Joy Nash: Last year I organized a sock and scarf drive downtown Vancouver to help our cities homeless. We managed to feed and clothe over 400 people. It felt really good to be able to help everyone. This year I cannot go as big unfortunately but will be adopting a couple of the people from downtown to at least help a few this year.

COURIER ARCHIVES: “Commodore Cabaret opens on Granville,” Dec. 3.

Ian Smith @CanuckSoldier80: Still the best venue in the world.

SKOOKUM CITY BLOG: “Reliving Reckless by Bryan Adams,” online only. pirate1821: It’s idiotic to compare Adams to Springsteen. Their songs are so stylistically different. It’s like saying Mr. Mister is the American answer to Rush. If we’re going to compare Springsteen to anyone Canadian, it could be argued that Springsteen is the American answer to either Neil Young, Joni Mitchell or Leonard Cohen.

COURIER COLUMN: “NDP’s position on LNG a bit confusing,” Dec. 3. skooter67: The NDP wisely should not oppose such a promising source of revenue.

They are the party of heavy spending and big government. They have consistently promised to expand funding to social programs. Well LNG could be just the ticket to fund such spending without damaging the province’s economy by increasing taxes.

And they know it. So to ensure the LNG would not be held up, they also can’t promise today to renegotiate the royalties years later. Because that will just monkey-wrench the negotiations for investment in LNG today and perhaps kill off the future LNG revenues.

Steve Cooley: It seems that the NDP is engaging in double talk about the tax/royalty rates for the LNG system being proposed. The Liberals are clear on their position.

Sell LNG and don’t hinder other countries’ petrochemical corporations with such impediments such as taxes/royalties that would benefit the owners of the resource, the citizens of B.C. I would be happier if the NDP openly said the entire tax/royalty scheme currently on the books will be subject to revision when they become the government.

When the natural gas fields run dry, the citizens of B.C. should at least have some money while they bundle up in furs to stay warm.

Albert Darringdon: “When they become the government.” LOL. COURIER COLUMN: “Motorists must take more responsibility for road safety,” Nov. 28.

Lee Smith: This kind of stuff is bordering on the “duh, obviously” category, but every day I see or experience something that makes me realize repetition of these basic concepts (everyone is a pedestrian, pedestrians always first, even that the word “pedestrian” may be inappropriate and divisive the way “cyclist” is) is the only way to get the ball rolling.

TrippingPoint: My observation is that half of all cyclists in Vancouver flagrantly disobey the law: no helmet, no lights, no bell, no stopping at stop signs and red lights, weaving in between cars, riding on the street one moment and then suddenly cutting across the crosswalk, and the list goes on and on. In other words, no taking responsibility for their own safety! If drivers behaved like cyclists there would be total anarchy on the streets.

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Vancouverites are famously among the least religiously affiliated people in Canada — possibly the world. But I bet there are plenty among us who secretly love gospel music and keep this to themselves, fearful of betraying theological recidivism.

Gospel and other spiritually based music speaks to our souls for the perfectly good reason that the people who crafted it knew what they were doing.

Those who may feel it is inappropriate to be moved by religious music, or by music from another faith tradition, should probably loosen up. That’s the approach I’ve taken in recent years. And now I’ve discovered what might be the

perfect compromise: the Universal Gospel Choir.

The Universal Gospel Choir is 70-voice multifaith choir that throws a huge amount of spirit into songs from diverse religious and cultural traditions. It’s been around for more than two decades and I have no one to blame but myself for not discovering it sooner.

The choir’s music director Lonnie Delisle says they do a lot of songs that are not religious at all, but which speak to larger ideas of humanity, social justice and love.

B.C. has a strong tradition of social justice, Delisle says, some of it founded in faith and some not, but events like the pipeline protests on Burnaby Mountain recently speak to respect for creation and perhaps to First Nations’ concepts of connectedness to the earth.

“People might not necessarily couch it in religious terms always, but I get the sense that people, even if they don’t necessarily have a specific spiritual path or deity, there’s an openness to spirituality.”

Some of the choir’s selections are from contemporary music, like Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love.”

“It’s a pop tune, but when you look at the lyrics it’s about everybody longing for something bigger than themselves, a love that goes a little deeper than the typical, say, shallowness, somewhere where we have to make a bit of an effort for one another,” he says. “There are so many songs that we do that are not religious at all but just call to celebrate humanity and our wiring to be connected to one another. That connects with

everybody and it’s not a religious thing.”

There’s no denying, though, that gospel music stems from Christianity and, while the choir did not emerge from institutionalized religion, the music did.

Yet even the overtly religious pieces can speak to non-believers, he says.

“It’s very metaphorical,” says Delisle. “Even if they might not believe in the literal Jesus, they see the metaphor of someone — kind of like Martin Luther King — who stood for something. And then the music is so fun, people can really get into it.”

At performances, like the Yule concerts Dec. 13 and 14 at the church where Delisle doubles as music director, Canadian Memorial United at Burrard and 16th, expect a huge variety of styles.

There will be a Chanu-

kah song in Hebrew, the Huron Carole in Inuktitut and two other aboriginal languages, some pop tunes and “Good King Wenceslas,” which is a seasonal Christian song but, Delisle notes, one that has a strong social justice message.

Also expect a Southern gospel men’s quartet, an urban gospel big choir sound, the women’s ensemble doing a song in Swahili, and an especially challenging version of “Ave Maria.”

The singers in the choir may be nearly as diverse as the music.

“It feels a bit like it’s a microcosm of our society,” Delisle says. “A lot of people would not categorize themselves as any individual faith and then there are people from New Age, Christian, Jewish and … actually I don’t even know all the faiths that are

represented, it’s such a mixed bag.”

Yet the music hits the perfect pitch where good things come together.

“When you look at the main tenets of religion,” he says, “it’s some really good stuff. And where they intersect is where the good stuff is.”

Appropriate to the name, the Universal Gospel Choir brings an uplifting message that transcends denomination and difference.

“The message [is] hope, that we’re all in this together. We can make the world a better place. We humans together are actually really great, especially when we band together for something bigger than ourselves,” he says. “That can be, I hope, inspiring and encouraging and, at the very least, somehow nourishing for people.” twitter@Pat604Johnson

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B.C. startups challenge Telus on health tech supremacy Tyler Orton

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Vancouver’s Medeo wants to be a tech company, not a medical services company, according to chief operating officer Michael Smit.

Telus meanwhile, has invested more than $1 billion in its health tech division. Josh Blair, vice-president of Telus Health, said he envisions it as more of a health services provider.

But both the tech startup and the telecom giant are united in the belief that B.C.’s emerging health-tech sector is ripe for the taking.

“Other industries have been able to benefit from advances in technology sooner than health care because that necessity to manage risk is not as absolute as it is in health care,” said Smit, whose company offers virtual clinics allowing patients to use mobile devices to visit doctors.

The company launched its secure messaging platform in August, but is no longer operating the online medical clinic in B.C. Instead, Montrealbased Equinoxe LifeCare began licensing the software Nov. 5 to provide those services so Medeo can focus on software development.

“We were running a technology business on one hand and a medical services [on the other],” Smit said. “Like any good business, you don’t want to be running two businesses.”

Telus, meanwhile, has 1,600 employees in its health care division, which generated about $550 million in revenue and $125 million in adjusted net income in 2013. The company has spent the past three years acquiring electronic medical record compa-

CEO Michael Fergusson’s Ayogo Health Inc. has built links between the health care and computer games industries.

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nies such as B.C.’s KinLogix and Wolf Medical Systems, among others.

“B.C. is one of the leaders in adopting health care technology like electronic medical records,” Blair said. “We see it as a very significant market, we see it as a market where we can make a real difference for British Columbians and Canadians.”

Telus Health launched a pilot program this summer at West Vancouver’s Continuum Medical Care, allowing patients to check their own personal health records online.

Blair, who himself is pre-diabetic, said widespread access of online personal health records gives individuals more

control over their health care.

And Canadians are willing to exploring these avenues further, as long as they have assurances their medical information is secure. A 2013 study from PwC found 67 per cent of Canadians would be open to using virtual monitoring — the practice of delivering health care remotely using technology — if those services were available.

“There are few industries that haven’t digitized their communication with the people they serve, other than those in the health care profession,” the study said.

Vancouver-based Ayogo Health Inc., on

the other hand, is building links between health care and one of the first industries to digitize in the 1970s: gaming.

The startup develops games for patients with chronic conditions by tapping into what CEO Michael Fergusson calls their “underlying human psychology.”

For example, Ayogo partnered with the Diabetes Hands Foundation to create a Facebook-based game that would motivate people to make healthier lifestyle choices. Players could take on game missions and be rewarded for real-life decisions such as eating a bowl of steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast.

“This is not about just taking points and badges and dressing up other systems … to trick people into thinking they’re having fun,” Fergusson said.

“Ultimately this is about empowering individual people.”

Expansion in the medical tech scene hasn’t been limited to local startups.

Mexico’s Lumed, which created software allowing clinicians and patients to communicate remotely, relocated to Vancouver in fall 2013 and launched its suite of products in early October.

“We thought Vancouver would be a perfect place because Microsoft is coming, Amazon is coming and you have a number of really interesting startups in the wireless domain,” Lumed president Gerardo Iglesias said.

He said the company’s distinct advantage — its telemedicine software platform was developed by physicians with physicians’ needs in mind —– also needed to be developed in a market where potential clients already understood the benefits of health tech.

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It’s all aboard for the newest addition to TransLink’s SeaBus fleet.

There wasn’t a bottle of champagne to smash on the bow but rather a carafe of Starbucks for dignitaries to sip on for the launch of the Burrard Otter II Dec. 1.

The new vessel cost $21 million to build, $19 million of which came from the federal Gas Tax Fund.

The rest came from the TransLink capital budget.

The Otter II was built at a Singapore shipyard owned by Dutch firm Damen Shipyards Group, which beat North Vancouver’s Allied Shipyards’s bid by $2 million.

The Burrard Otter II uses less fuel and produces 20 per cent less carbon dioxide than its predecessor. It also offers taller and

wider doors, which should lead to faster loading and unloading and easier access for people with mobility challenges. Its windows, front and back, are larger and there are more fold-up seats to make room for bicycles and strollers. It also has stabilizers for smoother sailing.

But for all its improvements, the new SeaBus won’t mean more frequent service, at least not without voters’ approval in the upcoming TransLink referendum, said District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

Now that the Otter II is on the water, the 1977 Burrard Beaver will be retrofitted and the original Burrard Otter will be decommissioned for parts.

“You need three that are in robust operating condition in order to be able to run two, seven days

The Burrard Otter II on its maiden voyage from North Vancouver.

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a week for those kinds of hours,” Walton said. “This provides us with a lot more guarantee that the system

won’t be interrupted.

We’ve always been vulnerable to one having a major problem and not being able

to maintain the level of service in rush hour.”

Lower Mainland mayors will soon release the referendum question that voters will weigh in on, which should lay out what new sources of funding will be used to pay for more transit infrastructure as the region grows. Should voters give approval to the plan, which could include a vehicle levy, regional carbon or sales tax in the short term and long-term road pricing, the North Shore would get 10-minute SeaBus services in rush hour and 15-minute service in off-peak hours and weekends as well as B-line bus service linking North Shore transit hubs with Burnaby, the SeaBus terminal, downtown Vancouver and West Vancouver.

“Now the capital is in place and this is built, the next step is to make sure

you’ve got the operating funding,” Walton said. “A successful referendum plus this vessel gives us that capacity to increase those hours for North Shore residents.”

The SeaBus carries an average of 16,600 passengers per day and is unaffected by snow, ice or traffic on the Lions Gate Bridge and Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, but it too suffers from congestion and sailing waits, Walton said.

The most frequent comment made by riders on the maiden voyage was how much better the sea, mountain and cityscape views are compared to the predecessor.

“It’s nice,” said 10-yearold North Vancouver resident Trevor Sutherland. “The bridge windows are way huger.” twitter.com/BrentRichter

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region. Right now there are over 100 websites being investigated that claim to be Ebola-themed charities. The crooks are literally making money off of people suffering and dying. Not only that, many claim to sell cures for the terrible disease that continues to make headlines around the world.

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It happens like clockwork. Every year I get calls and emails about people who have been taken advantage of by fake charities as the winter season arrives and the villains come out to prey.

Our heart strings become ever so pulled this time of year as we pause to think about those less fortunate. Unfortunately it also makes us easier targets for those who want to play on those heart strings and take our money and run.

I am determined to help British Columbians identify these scams and prevent the season of giving from turning into the season of loathing.

There are some red flags to watch out for over the holiday season before you decide to depart with your cash.

Caution at the door

The Vancouver Food Bank, for example, has struggled in the past with people going door-todoor posing as food bank employees looking for cash donations. All too often the organization must remind the public that in fact they do not work that way. That said, some organizations do solicit donations in this fashion.

Protect yourself

Do background research on charities you wish to donate to. If they’re legitimate, all of their financial information should be available online. If you

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happen to get door-todoor solicitation, always ask to see identification and proof of the charity’s registration number. Ask for written information about the charity. A real fundraiser will know all about the charity’s mission, where the money is to go and have proof of a tax deduction. Failing that, call the charity and ask directly if door-to-door solicitation is their way of doing business. If none of this information is readily available, it should be a huge red flag.

If you do end up donating to what appears to be a legitimate cause, always pay by cheque or credit card. In the event the charity is fraudulent, it is far easier to cancel a cheque or payment than lose hard-earned cash. A paper trail also makes it easier to

claim the donation as a tax deduction. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a list of charities that can issue tax deductible receipts. To make you feel more comfortable with your charity of choice, the CRA lists financials so you can see how your money is being spent.

Above all, donate to charities you know and trust.

Fake websites

The digital age means thieves have more weapons at their disposal when it comes to convincing you to give. Scammer often take advantage of tragedies, especially around the holiday season. If there is a disaster in some part of the world, thieves will build complete websites in the guise of giving in order to prey on your emotions for the affected

If you have concerns or think you might be the victim of a scam, don’t hesitate to contact our offices through bbb.org and contact your local authorities. While we are not able to enforce laws, we can help others through your experience and engage with the public at large so that these types of scams are eradicated and your holiday season can be one of pleasant memories and free of these kinds of concerns.

For Canada Revenue information visit cra-arc.gc.ca From all of us at the BBB we wish you all the best this winter season.

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Community Gifts for people who have too much Why not ask people to donate to your favourite cause instead?

Martha Perkins

mperkins@glaciermedia.ca.

The desire to give each other gifts at Christmas comes from a good place.

We want to let friends and family know that we value their presence in our lives.

But there can come a point when we simply don’t need any more “stuff.” We appreciate the sentiment behind the gift-giving but don’t want people to buy us things that we don’t really need.

Here’s an idea for you: start a crowdfunding campaign that people can donate to in lieu of buying you a Christmas present.

The concept is simple.

• Choose a charity or cause that means a lot to you.

• Go to FundAid.ca and start a personal crowdfunding campaign. Tell a compelling story about why you care.

• Send a link to your family and friends to let them know that instead of buying you a gift, they

Asking loved ones to donate to a good cause can be more satisfying than receiving more personal gifts.

can make a donation to your campaign.

• Donate the proceeds to your charity, thanking your donors for helping you make a difference in the lives of others.

There are many other reasons you may want to turn to crowdfunding this Christmas.

If you are hosting a holiday get-together, you

could ask for donations to a charity in lieu of a thank-you gift.

Maybe there’s a special project you’re working on, or a trip you’re planning, or a goal you’re setting. You can ask friends and family to support you on your quest by donating to your crowdfunding campaign.

The possibilities are limitless.

Martha Perkins is the executive director of FundAid. ca, a crowdfunding initiative by Glacier Media. You can contact her at mperkins@glaciermedia.ca.

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How to care for your Christmas tree Trees and wreaths mark holiday time Anne Marrison

amarrison@shaw.ca

No matter how large or small your home, there are green ways of celebrating Christmas from three-metre tall Christmas trees to compact tabletop centerpieces.

But when caring for any size Christmas tree, it’s vital to know that temperatures inside homes are far too hot and dry for trees to be happy for long. This is true whether your tree is a cut one or a living one.

Living trees need lots of water and shouldn’t stay inside more than 10 days.

Any longer and their buds may start growing only to be injured when they’re outside in the frost. The larger living trees tend to be relatively short and very heavy because of all those healthy roots.

With cut trees, the water-conducting tubes will have sealed shut.

That’s why the end should be re-cut when you get it home. Then it needs to stand in water. The best tree stands have a big water container which needs topping up very frequently.

It’s amazing how wide and branchy a tree can become once you drag it into your living-room. Hopefully you will have already invested in loppers and be prepared to do some emergency pruning.

The bonus you get is extra boughs to use around the house with garlands, bows or other decorations. But it’s much easier to measure your space beforehand and take the measure with you to check out likely trees.

Artificial trees come in all sizes. Some are full height but very narrow.

Many of the shorter ones are pre-lit which is laboursaving but does rather limit creativity. Even

living trees can be found in tabletop sizes usually in pots small enough to be carried home.

Later, they can be put outside and given lots of moisture. North or east balconies or decks are best because their roots need to stay cool. On south or westfacing areas, summer heat and drought can kill them.

The ones that survive and grow will ultimately need to be transferred to larger pots. Or someone with a large garden may be happy to take them in.

Small holly plants are sometimes sold, especially the dwarf Blue Hollies. These usually have blackish-green small leaves and are very slow-growing and hardy. When they begin fruiting, their berries aren’t held in huge trusses but usually scattered throughout the branches.

People with large, wellstocked gardens can make wreath bases themselves from grapevine stems or other climbers. Or they can buy wreath bases and fill in the details themselves: evergreen branches: holly or other berries and possibly Christmas decorations. Or buy greenbranchy wreaths and take it from there.

A quick and easy way of organizing Christmas decorations is arranging green and berried branches in vases inside or in earth-filled containers outside, above the sleeping spring bulbs perhaps.

Possibilities here are endless: Some people like to add contorted branches, sometimes painted white, silver or gold. Cones, either natural or painted gold- or silver-tipped can be wired into branches.

Natural berries tend to drop but garden centres have some manufactured berry branches that don’t.

One crucial point with small centre-pieces is to

Young blood

In the Nov. 28 story “Project CHEF mixes children and seniors,” the Courier reported that Eleanor Lee, who dreamt of bringing the wholesome food program for Vancouver School Board students to her retirement

residence, Tapestry at Wesbrook Village, was 89.

The Courier had been told Lee was 89 and asked her if this was the case during an interview. But miscommunication abounded.

In fact, the retired home economics teacher is 75.

beware of candles. All conifers contain resins that are highly inflammable when branches age and dry out. If added, candles shouldn’t be lit.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions.

Send them to her via amarrison@shaw.ca. It helps if you can mention your city.

People with large, well-stocked gardens can make wreath bases themselves from grapevine stems or other climbers. Or they can buy wreath bases and fill in the details themselves.

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FRIEND INDEED: Friends for Life (FFL) held its signature Art for Life benefit at the Roundhouse Community Centre. More than 50 works went up for auction in support of the non-profit organization, which provides complementary health services to individuals living with life-threatening illnesses. Works by Cybele Ironside, Attila Richard Lukacs and Tiko Kerr garnered the night’s top bids but only the latter fetched its appraised value. Purchased by longtime FFL supporter Derek Miura, the lawyer immediately returned it back to the society for enjoyment by society staff and clients at the Barclay Street facility. The fundraiser fronted by Michael Smith and newly appointed executive director Kim Angel generated a reported $145,000.

AIDS ADVOCATE: World AIDS Day, observed annually on Dec. 1, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

Starry Night, founded nearly 30 years ago

by David Harrison and Bill Millerd, was one of the first efforts in Vancouver to advocate for those with HIV/AIDS and challenged ignorance, prejudice and indifference at the time. The musical benefit would be a template for a series of events produced by the Shooting Stars Foundation to raise awareness and funds for local AIDS agencies. Twenty-nine years and two million dollars later, the foundation took its final bow at the final performance of Starry Night in front of a capacity crowd at the Stanley Theatre.

CAKE WALK: Yours truly emceed the fifth Professional B.C. Wedding Awards.

More than 450 guests gathered at the Kay Meek Centre for the country’s longest running wedding industry awards program. Recognizing the province’s creative talent, companies and individuals that make up B.C.’s lucrative wedding profession, 16 coveted trophies were handed out. Produced by awards founder Justin Eckersall and Tracy Volb, more than 50 finalists were feted. Among those walking down the winners aisle: Flower Factory (bridal bouquet), Petite Pearl Events (décor), Cecil Green Park House (venue) and Jasalyn Thorne (photography). Picking up bookends was No Fixed Address Catering’s Steve Duke (Best Hors D’oeuvre and People’s Choice).

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Three-time event chair Michael Smith and newly appointed executive director Kim Angel, formerly of the Surrey Foundation, welcomed guests to Friends for Life’s premier fundraiser Art for Life.

Client, volunteer and Friends for Life director Michale Ascher and board chair Graeme Keirstead saw $145,000 raised for complementary and alternative health and support services to people living with life threatening illnesses.

From left, Linda Kidder, Kendra Sprinkling and Jane Mortifee took their final bow at Starry Night. The Shooting Stars Foundation wraps up an incredible run with one last Starry Night, the musical benefit that kicked off nearly three decades of fundraising for AIDS agencies.

Cecil Green Park House’s Nicole Caron, left, and Dianna DeBlaere toasted their B.C. Wedding Awards win for best wedding venue.

The Dinner Party’s Andrea Hill launched her new dating website at Ray Loy’s Bambudda Restaurant. Boasting a growing list of clients, Hill curates a dinner table of like-minded guests to come together for good food and conversation.

A Loving Spoonful’s Lisa Martella, Jackie Patton and Adria Karchut saw 175 guests help raise $75,000 at their AIDS Day Luncheon presented

by BMO. Proceeds to provide free nutritious meals to those housebound

by HIV/AIDS.

No Fixed Address Catering’s Steve Duke was a double winner at the wedding awards. His seared Ahi Tuna with a coconut cilantro yam mash, crispy asparagus, siracha aioli and soy ginger dressing won over judges and guests.

Derek Wilczak and Devana DeMille (Michael Hughes) camped it up one last time at the Starry Night benefit held at the Stanley Theatre. The musical shows generated $2 million during its 29-year run.

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Many ways to celebrate Chanukah

for all things festive Chanukah Holiday Treats According to Richard Wolak, editor/publisher of VancouverFoodster.com, when it comes to Chanukah treats such as latkes, jelly donuts and fresh apple sauce, look no further than the following: Nava Creative Kosher Cuisine 950 West 41st Ave. Solly’s with three locations (sollysbagelry.com).

Sabra Restaurant and Bakery 3844 Oak St. Siegel’s Bagels with two locations (siegelsbagels.com).

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From toy drives to David the Dreidel Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins Dec. 16 and runs through Dec. 24.

Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com OAKRIDGE Lubavitch B.C. is hosting a Chanukah toy drive for B.C. Children’s Hospital from Dec. 16 to 24.

Drop off new unwrapped toys in the lobby of the Lubavitch Centre, 5750 Oak St. Gifts can also be dropped off at the Menorah Lighting at the Vancouver Art Gallery (see below). More information and a children’s wish list can be found at lubavitchbc.com.

DOWNTOWN Chanukah in the City includes the lighting of Canada’s tallest menorah in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery Dec. 16.

Besides greetings from community leaders and politicians, participants can enjoy hot chocolate, latkes and donuts, as well as surprise performances.

Bring an unwrapped toy for B.C. Children’s Hospital. The lighting takes place at 6 p.m. the first night of Chanukah. The celebration takes place near the corner of Georgia and Homer streets.

OAKRIDGE The Jewish Community Centre is hosting a Chanukah party Dec. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with arts and crafts, bouncy castles, music featuring Harriet Frost, Israeli dance, Taekwondo demonstrations and an olive oil press workshop.

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Don’t forget to have your picture taken with David the Dreidel.

RILEY PARK Skate with Elsa and Olaf, characters from the popular movie Frozen, at a special skating event Dec. 25 at the Hillcrest Ice Rink, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way. Chabad East Van presents Frozen Chanukah on Ice, open exclusively to registered participants, from 3 to 5 p.m. Skaters can also enjoy latkes and donuts. To register visit chabadeastvan.com.

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More than 400 revellers are expected to attend the Vodka Latke Chanukah Party Dec. 20 at the Ohel Ya’akov Community Kollel, 1965 West Broadway, which starts at 8 p.m.

The community kollel is a meeting space that offers programs and events to combat the isolation and lack of resources that some say has made Jewish life in this city a challenge for so many.

Following the lighting of the Menorah, participants can enjoy drinks and

treats from the Big Book of Jewish Guilty Pleasures.

Visit thekollel.com for more information. twitter.com/sthomas10

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Have holiday fun and help others

Events around Vancouver provide support for those in need Many Vancouverites take this time of year as an opportunity to give back to their communities and to those less fortunate.

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Wear an ugly Christmas sweater in support of Make a Wish Foundation.

The Festival of Trees is on at the Four Seasons Hotel now through Jan. 4. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Here’s just a fraction of the good some are doing this holiday season.

DOWNTOWN The Four Seasons Hotel presents the 27th annual Festival of Trees in support of B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Each beautifully decorated tree in this display was sponsored and decorated by individuals and corporations committed to supporting children’s health in this province. The festival is

so popular, in 2008 it expanded to include the main area of Pacific Centre Mall. The event is open to the public seven days a week, until 11 p.m. There is no cost for admission, but a minimum $2 donation is suggested when voting for a favourite tree.

Last year alone this fun winter festival raised more than $148,000 in support of the most urgent needs at B.C. Children’s Hospital and more than 1,000 votes were cast for 41 beautifully decorated trees during the

Wear an ugly Christmas sweater in support of Make a Wish Foundation.

six weeks display at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, 791 West Georgia, and across the street at the upper level of Pacific Centre Mall.

WEST END St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church appreciates the holidays can be a painful and lonely time for those experiencing grief or who, for a variety of reasons, find it difficult to enjoy any holiday cheer.

To that end, St. Andrew’s is hosting A Quiet Christmas Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., a reflective service for those who long for a patch of quiet in a hurried and harried season.

The Quiet Christmas service includes beautiful seasonal music, poetry, prayers, candlelight and a spacious place to simply breathe.

St. Andrew’s is located at the corner of Burrard and Nelson streets.

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Church are working together to help families in need.

CITY WIDE Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services is committed to helping those in need by opening up its firehalls across the city to act as depots for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

To that end, all 20 Vancouver firehalls are accepting non-perishable food items for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and new unwrapped toys for children (no stuffed animals please), which will be distributed throughout the region by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau Drop-off hours for food and toys are between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at your neighborhood firehall. Visit vancouver.ca to find a firehall near you.

MARPOLE The Marpole Business Improvement Association and the Marpole Oakridge Family Place and Cornerstone Community

The Marpole Cares charity campaign is collecting donations of non-perishable food items for food hampers at locations across the community including the Marpole BIA, the Marpole Branch Library; Vancity, RBC, Bank of Montreal, TD Bank, Scotiabank and the Oakridge Bank of Montreal location.

Last year, the project saw 21 hampers provide Christmas dinner for more than 70 residents of the community.

Meanwhile, cash donations from Westbank Developments, Marpole Physiotherapy and other businesses covered the cost of gift purchases for children and a special holiday meal, including a frozen turkey, potatoes, fresh vegetables, and pumpkin pie, to the 20plus families identified for Marpole Cares 2014.

STRATHCONA The Rex Dog Hotel and Spa and Doghouse Daycares are collecting donations of cash and new or gently-used items for dogs this holiday season.

Much needed items include cash, gift certificates (Tisol, Rona, Staples) dog food,

toys, blankets, beds, crates, leashes, harnesses, collars, feeding/water bowls, towels, flannel blankets, cleaning supplies and Canadian Tire Money. Items can be dropped off at three locations including Rex, 760 Terminal Avenue between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., seven days a week; the Doghouse Daycare, 2425 Manitoba St. from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday; and the Doghouse Daycare, 105-1833 Anderson St. from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Donations are dedicated to S.A.I.N.T.S RESCUE (saintsrescue.ca) and Thank Dog I Am Out Rescue (thankdogiamout.com).

inaugural five-kilometre run organized by the Now That’s Ugly Society.

The First Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Dash starts at the Olympic Village Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. before winding its way along the seawall to the Finisher’s Festival, complete with holiday-themed stations, snow blowers and giant Christmas characters. Proceeds help a child experience the magic of a wish.

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registration includes an ugly toque. Kids eight years and young can register for free.

An after party takes place at the Vancouver Giants Ugly Sweater Game. To register visit nowthatsugly.com/ vancouver-dash.

Meanwhile, the 13th Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party, taking place at the Commodore Dec. 19, is described as “The most

fun you can have with your knitwear on!”

Celebrate a season of “sweateriness” with the original Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, an opportunity to showcase your ugliest, loudest, jinglebell-est sweater and help grant a wish for a seriously ill child. Visit nowthatsugly.com. twitter.com/sthomas10

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Celebrities add appeal to AIDS Vancouver food drive AIDS Vancouver hosted a food drive/celebration on World AIDS Day in support of its grocery program.

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Musician Bif Naked and Amazing Race contestant Ryan Steele at AIDS Vancouver food drive.

The atmosphere at the AIDS Vancouver office on Seymour Street Monday was one of celebration as staff and volunteers welcomed people from all walks of life who showed up to donate food, blankets, cash, new toys and holiday treats. By the time the day was over, Vancouverites had donated more than $4,000 worth of non-perishable groceries and almost $10,000 cash, which will be used to help fund programs, outreach, the helpline and case management support.

The food will be distributed during AIDS Vancouver’s annual Holiday Grocery Day,

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For youth living on the streets, there is no home for the holidays

Vancouver’s problem with homelessness is at an all time high, with many of those with no home of their own being under the age of 24. At the Courier, we decided to provide an opportunity to our readers to give a little cheer and kindness to the youth on our streets this holiday season.

Here’s how you can help

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which will provide special items for more than 800 clients on Dec. 16.

During a brief ceremony Dr. John Batherwick, Anne Beaufoy and Jackie Heywood were each honoured with the 2014 AIDS Vancouver Red Ribbon award.

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Christmas trees to fit every size and taste Christmas tree lots have set up across the city making it easier than ever to shop for that perfect addition to the holidays.

Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com The following is just a sample of locations.

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Aunt Leah’s Tree Lots is celebrating its 20th anniversary by continuing a Christmas tradition of selling highquality trees across Metro Vancouver with proceeds benefitting programs that help prevent kids and youth in foster care from becoming homeless – and young mothers from losing custody of their children.

By incorporating a small army of volunteers, Aunt Leah’s tree lots also provide an opportunity for families and groups across Metro Vancouver to give back to their communities and help those in need. This year, the Vancouver School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has committed to volunteering more than 30 hours at the Burnaby tree lot.

The tree lots also serve as a great opportunity for Aunt Leah’s participants to develop important work skills through its retail training program. For some youth, the program is their first work experience and is an important stepping stone on their path to self-sufficiency.

The program teaches youth how to handle money and operate a digital sales system, the importance of customer relations and other work-related skills. Upon completion of the program youth participants receive

a reference letter for future employment opportunities.

In Vancouver, Aunt Leah’s Tree Lot is set up at St. Stephen’s United Church, 7025 Granville St. at West 54th Avenue, seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lots are also set up in Burnaby, Coquitlam and North Vancouver. For more information and complete list of locations visit auntleahs.org.

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This Saturday, Dec. 6, the corner of Kingsway and East 10th Avenue (225 Kingsway) will be transformed into a festive Christmas tree lot from noon to 5 p.m.

This charity Christmas tree sale was organized

by PortLiving real estate developer in support of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.

Trees may be purchased for a minimum donation of $20.

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The Christmas season officially began in the city Nov. 30, when truckloads of trees arrived at Prince of Wales Secondary School for sale to the public in support of TREK, an outdoor, environmental education program open to all grade 10 students in Vancouver. The program combines outdoor activities and academic studies throughout the school year.

Students in the program

gain self-confidence and self-reliance and a greater respect for community and environment. The TREK lot is the largest in the city with tree prices ranging from $17 to $157 and options for delivery, which is free for seniors. Visit trektrees.com.

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According to the Vancouver South Lions Club, the group has trees to fit every taste, including that of the Charlie Brown variety, for sale at John Oliver secondary school, located at the corner of Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue.

Besides a great variety of trees, the club also offers competitive prices for Douglas, plantation, grand, and Fraser firs, as well as blue spruce and some Scotch pine, all grown in Canada.

But the best advantage to buying a tree from the Lions Club is the fact all the money raised goes back to helping communities across Metro Vancouver.

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The Lord Byng Christmas tree lot, 3939 West 16th Ave., is open Dec. 5 to 18 from 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Choose from a variety of local, fresh cut and living Christmas trees at KJM Country Gardens, 7226 Blenheim St., in Southlands.

Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate while checking out a variety of trees hand-picked from a Langley farm and visiting with the garden’s resident horses, goats and chickens.

KJM is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., but staff can work with customers to stay later if need be to allow an opportunity to choose that perfect tree. Visit kjmcountrygardens.com.

Proceeds from Aunt Leah’s Tree Lots help youth in foster care.

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Holiday giveaway Enter for a chance to win a Holiday Hub gift pack.

The winner of this week’s Holiday Hub gift draw, including two children’s snow lift passes for Grouse Mountain — valued at $165 each — and four tickets to the Dec. 7 matinee of Christmas with the Bach Choir at the Orpheum Theatre is Lexia Joy Nash.

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1. L.A. by way of Vancouver punk rockers White Lung take an extended victory lap for their latest critically acclaimed album Deep Fantasy and find themselves pulverizing the winner’s circle of Electric Owl, Dec. 5, 9:30 p.m. Mormon Crosses and Flowers & Fire open. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and ticketweb.ca.

2. Let’s be honest. Few people are going to see Johnny Marr because of his stunning solo output. The primary attraction of seeing the legendary guitarist live is that once upon a time he was in a band called the Smiths. And to reward fans, Marr, who is a fantastic guitarist btw, will undoubtedly trot out a few Smiths songs to the appreciative masses. Will it be “How Soon is Now?” or “Frankly, Mr. Shankly?” We’re guessing the former. Marr plays the Commodore Ballroom Dec. 7 with guests Hooded Fang.

Tickets at Red Cat and ticketmaster.com.

3. The always innovative Peter Church takes Frank Capra’s holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life and turns it into an old timey live radio play. George Bailey, Clarence the guardian angel, Zuzu’s petals, mean old Mr. Potter — it’s all there, Dec. 5 to 30 at Pacific Theatre. Tickets and details at pacifictheatre.org.

4. Ranked dead last in the world by FIFA for 17 years, American Samoa had the dubious title of worst soccer team in the world, cementing their reputation with a 31-0 loss to Australia in 2001. Steve Jamison’s film Next Goal Wins documents the team’s surprising rise to respectability and the colourful characters who inhabit the team. The films screens Dec. 9, 7 p.m. at the Cinematheque as part of DOXA’s Motion Pictures Film Series.

Details at doxafestival.ca.

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The Salvation Army’s bell-ringing bucket brigade has once again invaded the city soliciting donations from passerbys in the buildup to Christmas.

It’s not an easy gig, which I happen to know firsthand after being sent out to spend a day in their shoes a few years ago when working for a different newspaper.

As far as going undercover for a story goes, the assignment wasn’t exactly up there with infiltrating, say, the Red Scorpions or an Al-Qaeda sleeper cell in terms of danger, but there’s still an inherent risk to life and limb that comes with standing around with a giant bowl of cash while armed only with a few tinkly bells. Which is quite possibly why my editor asked me to do it in the first place.

Although it’s rare, kettle keepers do occasionally get

mugged, which is sort of ironic given that the perps are likely the very sort of people the Sally Ann go out of their way to help out in the first place.

But if the hand that feeds sometimes get bitten in the process, members of the evangelical Christian charity have learned to take it in stride. (The Lord reportedly moves in mysterious ways, after all.) The only moments of discomfort I personally experienced, aside from sore muscles from standing in the cold for four hours, were the kind that comes from hitting up complete strangers for money.

It was an eye-opener how the sight of the iconic red kettle and the jingling of the bells (the inspiration, incidentally, for the classic Christmas song “Silver Bells”) can inspire such diverse reactions.

For a lot people, the response is an immediate digging into the pockets for coins or bills. Many more made a point of telling me they’d already given to one of the other kettles dotted throughout

the city or at least that they regularly donate to charity in other ways, while plenty of others took the opportunity to share with me the details of their personal relationships with Jesus.

Others, however, would instead stare straight ahead to avoid making eye contact, pretending to not even see or hear me, and it provided a glimpse into what life must be like for panhandlers. It was also strange how a cheerful greeting of “Merry Christmas” can instead sound like a plea for spare change.

Which, of course, it was.

The Sally Ann are a little down on their luck themselves these days. They’re taken a lot of flack for their less than progressive views on gay rights, and a recent inside job that stole $2 million in donated toys didn’t do their public image as selfless Christians much good either.

Even still, they were given a grade of A- in the latest MoneySense annual ranking of Canada’s 10 biggest charities.

You’ve really got to hand it to them.

Your own full-time pastry chef? Retirement living couldn’t get better!

It may sound too good to be true…but the truth is, the retirement community of Tapestry at Wesbrook Village boasts a full-time pastry chef. Who happens to make delicious cookies, pastries, and chocolate truffles!

Our pastry chef will be busy baking up holiday goodies all month long. Come for a tour during the month of December and take home a selection of Tapestry-made Christmas treats. You’ll leave with an appreciation of the good life.

Sound interesting? Tours can be booked any day of the week. Call Christina, Clare or Denise at 604.225.5000 to book today.

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Vancouver’s Gabrielle Miller and Brent Butt bring their hit sitcom to the big screen with Corner Gas: The Movie, which has a limited five-day run at International Village Cinemas.

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Sitcom stars return to Dog River MOVIE REVIEW Julie Crawford

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The gang is standing at the Corner Gas counter — which is stocked with Canadian staples like Old Dutch chips and Hawkins cheezies — pretty much exactly where they were when the TV show ended five years ago.

But the bright, sulphuryellow Saskatchewan prairie looks even better on the big screen, in a limited run of Corner Gas: The Movie, playing now and through the weekend in Vancouver.

The sitcom ran for six seasons and became a hit thanks to its as-far-as-youcan-get-from-Hollywood premise and the unabashedly corny situations faced

by Brent Leroy (Brent Butt) and his fellow Dog River residents.

Everyone is back: Lacey Burrows (Gabrielle Miller) still runs the café next door and seems the perfect match for Brent. The perpetually unemployed Hank Yarbo (Fred Ewanuick) is still scheming on ways to make a million, while gas station employee Wanda (Nancy Robertson) puts

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some illegal schemes of her own into action, all under the nose of a very pregnant Const. Karen Pelly (Tara Spencer-Nairn) and the newly retired Sgt. Davis Quinton (Lorne Cardinal).

“Nothing exciting ever happens around here,” says Hank. Cue the werewolf-versus-robot battle in the middle of the gas station.

But the real crisis is the town’s finances. Dog River is falling apart and broke, in stark contrast to the starched-white perfection of the town of Wullerton (spit), their closest neighbour and rival.

Smelling blood, a giant doughnut, soup and sandwich chain (remind you of anyone?) is planning to buy up the town and turn it into a regional doughnut plant.

The ever-optimistic Lacey cottons on to the idea of entering the Quaintest Community In Canada contest, which promises enough prize money to fix the town’s water supply and get the electricity turned back on.

“Let’s get quaintin’!” someone enthuses.

Will the town’s residents succumb to the lure of quick money or band together in order to save the

town? Will Brent’s mom (Janet Wright) find relief from those grandmotherly pangs? Does anyone actually stop for gas?

It’s good fun watching Wanda run the illegal Copa Havana, which is, sing along with me, “the hottest spot here to Kelowna.” And straightman Brent Butt’s delivery is reliably funny.

The reunited cast is largely local: Butt and wife Robertson live in Vancouver, as does Ewaniuk; Cardinal lives in Squamish; the North Shore’s Craig Northey did the theme song.

Everyone looks like they’re loving every minute of the shoot in Rouleau, Saskatchewan.

You won’t find any cursing in Corner Gas: The Movie — “bum” is as risqué as things get in Dog River — no nudity, and the only scene of peril might be the sight of Brent’s cranky dad Oscar (Eric Peterson) hanging upside down from a tree.

It’s unabashedly Canadian, right down to the Anvil T-shirt worn by Hank, and it’s good fun.

That’s precisely the way Gas fans like it.

Playing now at International Village.

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The correct number to phone for tickets for the concert that will happen Dec. 12 at the Orpheum

Theatre is 1-855-985-2787.

The Courier regrets the error. For more information, see vancouverchamberchoir.com.

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Avenue Q returns slicker, raunchier, better THEATRE REVIEW Jo Ledingham joled@telus.net

It feels like the first time — only better. This production of Avenue Q is even slicker and funnier than last season, and although it’s not Christmas-y, it’s bound to make you ho-ho-ho like Santa. However, that jolly old fellow, being a saint, might cover his eyes when there’s puppet sex going on and on and hilariously on.

Don’t be put off by it; it’s very funny and pretty brief.

If you really can’t bear to watch, just shut your eyes and think of England.

Avenue Q is a Broadway musical for grownups, an adult takeoff on Sesame Street that uses puppets just like the kids’ show. Created by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx back in 2002, it went on to win three Tony Awards in 2003 and now tours internationally.

The puppet handlers, in contrast to Sesame Street, are fully visible and some

Avenue Q is back for another dose of puppets entangled in “raucous sexual congress, failed childhood stardom, excessive drinking... and recycling.”

of the show’s tremendous appeal is watching how, for example, Lucy T. Slut becomes an extension of performer Kayla Dunbar; when Lucy sashays, Dunbar does, too. And when Lucy flings her blond curly locks around, Dunbar’s hair is flying around, too. Seeing the show for the second time, I was much more aware of the skill of the puppeteers.

It’s hard to say where the performer ends and the puppet begins. And it’s a

workout; under Peter Jorgensen’s direction, seven actors sing, dance and handle nine puppets. There are 21 sing-able songs and you will definitely leave the theatre with an earworm that goes, “It’s sucks to be me/It really sucks to be me.”

Princeton, manipulated by boyish, tremendously appealing Jeremy Crittenden, has just graduated with a BA in English. But he can’t find a job, can’t pay his bills and can’t find an affordable

place to live except down on multicultural, down-on-itsluck Avenue Q, rendered with wonky, cartoonish apartment buildings by set designer Marshall McMahen. There, Princeton meets plain-Jane kindergarten assistant Kate Monster (Kayla Dunbar who also handles Lucy), Nicky and Trekkie Monster (Nick Fontaine), Mrs.Thistletwat (Jeny Cassady) and humans Brian (Andy Toth), Christmas Eve (Selina Wong, a little

sparkplug with big pipes) and Gary Coleman (Evangelia Kambites). Coleman, btw, was a child star who petered out in adulthood.

Avenue Q is clever: it knocks the stuffing out of Broadway musicals with their often-smarmy lyrics. Songs like “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” “The Internet is for Porn” (“Grab your dick/And double click”) and “I’m Not Wearing Any Underwear” will have you chortling. And yet it celebrates the genre at the same time.

From the press release — because I couldn’t describe it any better — Avenue Q touches on “raucous sexual congress, failed childhood stardom, excessive drinking... cute creatures doing bad things... getting laid off, finding your purpose... homosexuality, racism, pornography, masturbation, interracial marriage, interspecies relationships (monsters and humans)... coming out of the closet, coming out of your apartment... coming out of your shell, and recycling.”

In other words, there’s something for everyone.

The facts behind New Yorker Rick Lyon’s puppet design are interesting: some of the puppets are worth $10,000, built and rented out all over the world by Lyon. “Rehearsal puppets” are provided before the cast gets to handle the real deals.

Theatre companies can build their own but there’s a lot involved: weight, facial expression, durability; renting only makes sense.

Avenue Q lyrics are smart; the voices are note perfect; the three-piece band, under the musical direction of Sean Boynton, goes to beat the band.

This show sold out last season; it will probably sell out again. It’s a little bit raunchy, a whole lot funny and even better than the first time. Do not take the kiddies; they might try some of that “raucous sexual congress” at home and get put on Santa’s naughty list.

For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca.

Avenue Q runs until Jan. 3 at the Arts Club Granville Island Stage. For tickets, call 604-687-1644 or go to artsclub.com.

It takes a village to raise a ‘hero in the making’ BC & Alberta Guide Dogs welcomed a new litter of rambunctious and playful pups over the summer.

These furry little ones have the potential to become life-changing guide dogs or autism support dogs, and have already started their basic training. You can help them along their learning journey by making a donation to the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs crowdfunding campaign.

(Make sure you hit play to watch a video of the pups in action!)

You can make a donation at fundaid.ca/bcguidedogs

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By Megan Stewart

Scoresheet The Churchill Bulldogs top the AAAA senior boys basketball rankings for the second week in a row. Kitsilano jumps from fifth to fourth in B.C. and Vancouver College is fifth. Burnaby South and Walnut Grove are third and fourth, respectively.

In AAA, St. Thomas More ranks highest for the second week of the pre-season while Charles Tupper dropped from fourth to seventh.

In girls AAA rankings, Holy Cross is No. 1 while Little Flower Academy is Vancouver’s top-ranked school at No. 7. Notre Dame appears in the top 10 at ninth and York House is an honourable mention.

Boys soccer, AAA BC Championship

The Churchill Bulldogs senior boys soccer team set a new standard at their school when they won both the city and Lower Mainland championships. The doublebarrel titles were the first for any team — sport, gender and age — at Churchill, said coach Harnek Waraich.

To do it, they edged David Thompson twice. First, Churchill won 3-2 after penalty kicks to win the city banner and then they edged Thompson again, this time 1-0 to win the regional tournament for a top seed at provincials. The Bulldogs finished eighth at the 16team B.C. Championship, their best result since 1970.

St. George’s beat Churchill 1-0 to finish seventh.

Claude Noel runs a Vancouver Giants hockey practice Thursday in Ladner. He was hired Sunday. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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Megan Stewart

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Shoot, it’s a chute A few weeks ago I wrote about Brian Ellis, a 70-year-old long-distance runner who races a course that’s more like an obstacle course because he must track down a dozen or so controls before heading to the finish line. He called orienteering “a real head game” because it relies as much — maybe more — on brain power than any other strength. I think very highly of the sport and even though I’ve done it myself, I still failed the vocabulary test. Not enough brain power.

In an interview with me, Ellis described the heartpounding finish of the World Masters Championship, which was held in Brazil this fall and which he won for Canada. Spurred by his wife’s urgent call to run after the last control, he took off — as if a puma was after him, he said — and flew down the finish shoot chute.

Ellis won by one second. And I used the wrong word, perhaps because I was still caught up in the thought of predator and prey. But mostly because I didn’t know the word. There it is: Chute (n.), an inclined passage, channel or trough, often leading to a lower level. Skiers do it. So does laundry and children on a waterslide. Lesson learned.

Claude Noel has done this before, taken the reigns of a team slumping toward the league basement after the previous coach has been moved on.

He was the assistant coach for the Columbus Bluejackets when Ken Hitchcock was fired, leaving Noel as the interim leader for 24 games in 2010. That time, he’d been a part of the club for three seasons. His 10-8-6 record as head coach did not mean his contract was renewed.

Before that, he coached the Milwaukee Admirals, first as an assistant and during a later tenure as head coach. He was named the AHL coach of the year when the Admirals won the Calder Cup in 2004, two years after the club had twice failed to make the post-season. And before that, he made short stops in Roanoke and Daytona with the ECHL and Kalamazoo with the International Hockey League. The journeyman coach spent no more than four consecutive years in any one place.

After Columbus, Noel signed on with the Manitoba Moose and coached the Canucks affiliate for one season, but when the Jets returned to the NHL in 2011, Noel was offered the head coaching position at the cherished Winnipeg franchise. With one year remaining on his

contract, Noel was let go from the Jets after the end of last season.

“I enjoyed the time off,” he said this week. “Sometimes you’re a little bit restless, you’re antsy. I have another year on my contract so that was a luxury I’d never known before.”

At 59, the father of two and a self-described self-analyzer wasn’t anxious to work right away but said leaving Winnipeg drew out a lot of emotion. Plus he had to pack up a house and fit all its contents into a two-bedroom condo in Phoenix. In November, the Giants called.

“I [was] a little more choosey on what I’d like to take on for my next job.

So when this opportunity came...” he trailed off “there are opportunities you should pass by and some you should jump on. That’s how I felt about this.”

Now he’s in Vancouver.

The head coach of the Giants since Sunday, Noel is back in new but not unknown territory.

He’s already simplified practices while intensifying the pace, favouring fastwheeling cardio and repetition over endless breaks at the whiteboard. The former player is active, carries a stick and skates with the team each time the players split for a couple laps of the ice.

“Anytime you get a coaching change, there is a stall there for some reason,” he said. “It could be any reason, sometimes it has to do with the coach or sometimes the

players. In my opinion, you have to establish a work ethic first because you can cover up a lot of mistakes just by working. We want to work first and at some point here on Thursday, we want to be able to let our minds go free and just play. It will come back to them.

“They’re working hard.

They’re wanting to learn and there’s a fair amount of stuff that’s been thrown at them.

I’m a little leery to throw too much at them. There’s not too many changes, but I want us to get a foundation of work, first, then we’ll just go from there.”

Noel, who grew up in Francophone Ontario, idolized the Montreal Canadiens and Jean Beliveau. “He was just the best. Now there was a class act,” he said.”

Troy Ward, formerly on coaching staff in the AHL and NHL, was fired as the Giants coach Nov. 26. He took a sophisticated approach to hockey and applied his own advanced analytics to unveil a team’s strengths and weaknesses. He was innovative but also used terminology and acronyms that could be out of reach for the average teenage hockey player. But the Giants are 10-18, sitting at the bottom of the B.C. Division and 20th out of 22 teams in the WHL. Before Ward, Don Hay coached the Giants for 10 years.

Noel, who has worked with developing players before, described himself as a patient coach and an intense teacher.

He is observant, studies a lot and can assess what a player is capable of right now and down the road, he said. “I think players enjoy playing for me. I’m not a real barker during games. I let the players play. I respect what they do.”

He also brought video to review — the material he had was of the Jets — to illustrate his points. But his expectations aren’t so high-soaring.

“I don’t treat them as professionals because there not there yet,” he said. “They’re young men and they want to get somewhere.

“One of the things I asked them when we first met, was to help each other. If you do understand, then help the guy beside you because you’re going to have to help them during games, too.

That’s part of being a team.”

And then there’s the question of how quick a study Noel is. When it comes to players’ names, he tried but couldn’t review them electronically and so had to wait until he met the Giants in person.

“It’s tough because you’ve got to remember all the first names. Last names are tough enough. I just managed,” he said Wednesday over the phone. “Today’s a lot better.

I’ve got a way better handle on who’s who. That’s at least a good thing. When you’re calling players by ‘Hey,’ that doesn’t go very far. It’s not very personable.”

The Giants host the Portland Winterhawks 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Pacific Coliseum. twitter.com/MHStewart

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After getting by for several years with a cheap and cheerful Canadian Tire bike rack on my truck, the inevitable finally happened. It started to disintegrate after a summer of particularly heavy use.

So I’m in the market for a new bike rack, probably something a bit sturdier this time. In true librarian fashion, I’ve started to do my online research and talk with friends about their bike transport options to see what best fits my needs.

There are a surprisingly large number of different racks out there. The kind that I had, which costs under $100 and hooks onto the rear windshield or hatch of pretty much any vehicle, has the advantage of being easily removable, easy to store and very inexpensive.

The obvious disadvantages were that it wasn’t all that sturdy (it lost a few parts every year), made the trunk really hard to open when it was loaded, and tended to scrape the paint on the

top tube if either the bike or the rack had the slightest trace of dirt on them.

Additionally, I struggled to fit more than two bikes, especially if one was a larger mountain bike.

It served me reasonably well, but I’m definitely looking for something a bit more durable.

My regular riding buddy has a roof rack fitted to carry two bikes.

The rack is compatible with disk brakes and it locks firmly onto the front wheel, making for a very secure carrying option that works very well for smaller vehicles.

The big disadvantage of this system is that the bikes noticeably increase drag on the highway, and gas consumption along with that.

It would also be impractical for someone my height (I’m short) with a small truck or SUV, since I can just barely get my bike onto the roof of his Impreza.

For those with a tow hitch, there are some excellent options on the market and I particularly like North Shore Racks’ four-bike carrier.

I like the sheer efficiency of this particular and very popular model (and there’s also a six-bike

option!) since a tow hitch rack has the advantage of being easily moved out of the way if you need to get at the trunk. An important safety touch with the NSR rack is that it’s designed so it doesn’t block the back lights on your vehicle. This rack costs $599.99.

There are also hitch mount options that allow you to carry bikes across the back of the vehicle, not with the bikes facing forward in the same direction as the car but across the back, perpendicular to the vehicle. This does make bikes somewhat easier to get on and off the rack. The Thule I like costs $429.99.

The better options definitely aren’t as cheap, but for those of us who love our bikes and enjoy bringing them with us on trips and to new places where we want to ride, it’s worth investing in a transport system that’s durable and easy to use that allows you to bring a friend or three whenever you want. I’m looking forward to getting kitted out with something new for the 2015 riding season.

Kay Cahill is a cyclist and librarian who believes bikes are for life, not just for commuting.

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YEAR AHEAD: Let’s start looking at the year ahead for everyone. In general, 2015 is an “8” year, hinting that many changes will occur, especially in financial structures and reservoirs, sexual mores, health and high-tech research. A major disease will be cured. A magician will become famous. A great financier dies. Mass death will occur somewhere; war will be more like murder. More people than usual will change lifestyles. Whereas 2014 was a time of new horizons and confrontations (Ukraine, ISIS, etc.), 2015 will be a time of secrecy and power plays behind the scenes. We’ll feel deeper, more contemplative. Some investors will crow aloud; some will burst into tears. The Mercury retrograde periods (start no big projects) will be January 21- February 11, May 18 to June 11, and September 17 to October 9.

A powerful romantic theme fills your days until next August. The two weeks ahead emphasize love — love in its broadest sense, encompassing humanity — and a romance started now (or recently) “fits” you in more ways than mere thrill. It has marital, cultural, intellectual overtones that could make this much more than a mere love affair. However, take care with a Libra; this sign might dither, join you then run, join then run.

The two easy, pleasant weeks ahead keep you busy with errands, paperwork, communications, short trips and information gathering. You’ll be busy but the stakes are low, so you won’t be (or shouldn’t be) stressed. With you, relaxing is simply mental: envision your body, legs then stomach, then chest, then arms, etc., telling each one, in a quiet, determined thought: “Relax.” Say it until that leg, or arm, whatever, does relax.

Deep, heavy thoughts, investigations, desires and actions lead to one thing: consequence. The two weeks ahead emphasize commitment and consequence. Make sure you know what you’re getting into: research or do some detective work — lift the covers, open the closets, ask questions.

These are also two great weeks to investigate a health problem and find a permanent cure.

Chase money, buy/sell, seek new clients, ask for a pay raise. Your money luck is smooth and fairly high during the two weeks ahead. Your career prospects rise even higher until next August. This Wednesday to Jan. 3, friends, affectionate talks, pleasant trips arise. Now to mid-January, your domestic scene might contain some friction — especially if you attempt repairs so better not to.

The accent is on marriage and other crucial relationships for two more weeks. Be diplomatic.

Elevate another’s desires over your own. You certainly will have enough people to talk and interact with (through next August) which gives you plenty of opportunities to get to know someone, also to nudge an attractive person closer to your heart. Your words could be a little harsh or too intense until mid-January,

Your energy, charisma, clout and effectiveness remain at a yearly high, so take advantage, get going, start significant projects or approach “power people” or someone you’re attracted to. You love to travel; if you go to any foreign country (now to next August) you’ll be well received and lucky developments will occur. You often drive like a racecar operator; this might go to an extreme now to mid-January, so drive safely.

The two weeks ahead contain piles of chores but they are also easy, smooth weeks, so charge ahead.

You’ll get much done. This is also a splendid time to seek employment. You are likely to stumble into far more lucrative situations than you anticipate.

You might start what seems like an ordinary job, but you receive a promotion and pay raise within a short time.

Continue to rest, lie low, contemplate and plan. Be charitable — this will rebound later as reward.

Money will flow to you like a river until mid-January.

Bank it or pay down debt. An urge to spend could leave you poorer. Despite your weariness, Thursday to early January will heighten your allure. (Which is going to help Friday/Saturday, when romance could be in the air.)

The accent continues on romance, adventure, taking risks, seeking pleasure, and your children’s talents.

Don’t hesitate or be too cautious. You’re riding a winning streak — perhaps the biggest one since 2007! If you’re unattached, approach someone over the next two weeks. If you’re married, plan a family trip, a culture bash or help your kids put on a play or a magic show — build them a stage in the back yard.

Life is a bowl of cherries! The two weeks ahead continue the optimism, popularity, social delights, fresh happiness, flirtations and wish fulfilment of the last two weeks but you’re more assertive now (to mid-January).

This can actually 1) drive some people away, or 2) cause you to form a friendship that could, in future, lead you into subtle traps. So, success lies in humility, diplomacy but don’t lose your energetic friendliness.

Home sweet home is your main refrain for the two easy, pleasant weeks ahead. This is nature’s “hibernation” phase for you. Care for your family, get plenty of rest, perform needed repairs at home, make a new diet or nutrition list. Various important chores are “building” or accumulating but most of these are semi-hidden, so you might walk right by them on the way to your afternoon nap.

Be ambitious. This week and next continue the emphasis on career, prestige relations, worldly status and reputation. Use and display your talents. This same influence might bring a meeting with authority (judge, cop, government mandarin) but as both weeks are benevolent, smooth and rather easy, you should come from such a meeting relatively unscathed. In fact, bosses and authorities favour you now at least until Thursday.

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Office buildings were initially built in an era where densities were 200 to 250 square feet per worker, and we are now rapidly approaching 100 square feet per person or less. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Seven years ago, green developments were all the rage — respecting the environment was a distinguishing feature in the marketplace, and landlords and developers saw it as a responsible approach to doing business.

Speaking in spring 2007, condo marketer Bob Rennie — then launching a division of Rennie Marketing

Systems to handle LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified properties — quipped, “Green is the new black.”

But during the recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. housing outlook conference in Vancouver, Rennie said his firm’s survey of 3,700 homebuyers found that green is less of an explicit priority than it used to be.

“When we asked them to rank the top 10 influencers when it came to deciding on a condo purchase, the order was location, price, transit and building amenities, and — the same as our survey last year – green elements came in dead last,” he said. “Surprisingly, even those who do not own a car ranked green as last.”

Smaller tenants of commercial properties are no different.

Colliers International surveyed office tenants earlier this year and found that just 21 per cent identified the sustainability features of a building as a critical consideration when scouting space. Seven years ago, a similar survey found that 90 per cent of tenants deemed sustainability as a priority for landlords, while more than 60 per cent of tenants were willing to pay a premium for environment-friendly space.

“Green isn’t as big an issue,” observed Bart Corbett, a senior vice-president with Cushman & Wakefield Ltd., at the recent conference.

It’s still a point of pride for companies when it comes to demonstrating responsible business practices, however.

The major tenants frequently have mandates to fulfil, including a mandate to respect the environment. This often requires being able to demonstrate that they’re responsibly managing and even reducing energy use – and building systems have to allow them to do this.

“One of the biggest things we came across was separately metered electricity and utilities,” Corbett said. “[Tenants] want full control of that so they [are] accountable to themselves.”

Accountable space

Watch for a new measure of office space, if John O’Bryan, chair of CBRE Ltd., is right.

Speaking at a breakfast prior to the real estate leasing conference, O’Bryan said the rapid compression of office environments over the past decade is increasingly prompting employers to link

office rents to head counts rather than floor space.

“Collaboration is the constant theme of this new workplace,” he observed – and that extends to the sharing of office space by groups of people rather than individuals.

“Office buildings were initially built in an era where densities were 200 to 250 square feet per worker,” he said. “We are rapidly approaching 100 square feet per person, or less.”

Of course, the phenomenon was noted earlier this year when Altus InSite president Sandy McNair addressed the Vancouver Real Estate Forum. With more people per floor, McNair said, planners, developers and architects are reviewing how to adapt building systems to accommodate greater per-floor populations.

This in turn changes the value equation for both landlords and tenants, who find themselves having to ante up for the new highperformance systems the new density requires.

“It’s no longer enough to discuss gross rate in absolute terms,” O’Bryan said.

“A more telling metric is rent per employee, not rent per square foot.”

Tunnel vision

Downtown offices may be packing in more people per floor, but a recent study of traffic flows south of the Fraser indicate that commuter flows are on the rise outside of Vancouver.

Construction of the Canada rapid transit line to Richmond has been key in the shift, according to Geoff Freer, formerly executive director of the South Fraser Perimeter Road project and now heading up the George Massey Tunnel replacement project for the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

“Quite often during the day more than 60 per cent of [commuter traffic] is actually going into Richmond, and then in the afternoon, coming from Richmond,” Freer told a meeting of the Delta Farmers’ Institute earlier this month. “It’s no longer going to Vancouver.”

The development of office and industrial space in surrounding municipalities, as well as more affordable housing, has also increased traffic flows between suburbs rather than into the region’s core. “That’s driving what we need to do here,” Freer said.

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Despite some difficult years for Jaguar recently, they now have a line-up of highly attractive cars with powerful, efficient engines and great designs.

The Jaguar XF is the brand’s best seller and competes with other midsize luxury sedans such as the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The Jaguar XF is rarer and therefore provides more exclusivity, making it appealing to younger buyers or those wanting to stand out from the crowd.

The XF doesn’t see many changes for 2015, but Jaguar added some standard features to spice up the lineup.

The 2015 model is available in seven different flavours ranging from the mildmannered XF 2.0T to the high-performance XFR-S.

Design

The Jaguar XF is possibly the best-looking executive sedan. It features an aggressive stance with sleek and aerodynamic bodywork.

The classic Jaguar rectangular grille is centred between the modern head-

lights with “J-blade” LED daytime running lights.

The smooth shoulders flow into the sloping, coupe-like roofline. The side power vents hint at the XF’s sporting potential yet are tastefully restrained.

Those looking to stand out further from the crowd can consider several appearance packages. Available styling features include a black grille with black surround, 20-inch gloss black alloy wheels, red brake calipers, a front bumper aero splitter and rear spoiler.

Inside, the 2015 Jaguar

XF offers a superb level of comfort and a cabin that feels special. Customers can create their ideal environment with a wide selection of available colour themes and veneers.

Performance

The Jaguar XF’s engine line-up ranges from small and efficient to large and powerful. The middle option offers a nice blend of both.

The base engine in the XF 2.0T is a 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four cylinder.

Power is rated at 240 hp and 251 lb-ft of torque.

Powering the XF 3.0 AWD models is a 3.0-litre supercharged V6. Output is increased to 340 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque.

Moving up to the performance models, the XFR and XFR-S, motivation is provided by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8.

The motor in the XFR puts out 510 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque, while the XFR-S bumps output to 550 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque.

Regardless of which powerplant is under the hood, it will be mated to a

ZF eight-speed QuickShift automatic transmission.

There is no pure manual option but there are paddle shifters mounted to the steering wheel for some manual control.

The standard layout is rear-wheel drive, but XF 3.0 models come all-wheel drive. The AWD system has a rear bias which keeps the Jaguar feeling lively, yet the traction is there for allweather driving.

All except the base fourcylinder engine have startstop technology.

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today’sdrive Continued from page 41 While this system helps save fuel, re-starting can be a bit abrupt and I’ve never been a big fan of this system.

Just keep your foot a bit lighter on accelerator to save a few percentage points on gas.

The Jaguars of the past had soft, plush road manners but recent generations are among the most fun to drive. Still very comfortable, the XF is responsive and balanced with good feedback through the steering and brakes.

system with voice control, blind spot monitor, auto-dimming mirrors and adaptive headlights.

Fuel efficiency numbers (L/100km) for the 2.0-litre I4 are 12.3 city, 8.2 high-

way and 10.5 combined.

The 3.0-litre V6 returns 13.9 city, 8.8 highway and 11.6 combined. The 5.0-litre V8 sees 15.7 city, 10.3 highway and 13.2 combined.

Thumbs Up

The Jaguar XF offers a nice blend of traditional luxury with contemporary features. Riding in the XF makes the most mundane errands a joy.

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Unfortunately, the more fuel-efficient diesel engine is not coming to North America. Past reliability woes could hurt resale values.

The Bottom Line

If you want to stand out from the crowd of executive sedans, the 2015 Jaguar will do that and make you feel somewhat exclusive.

SA HE LE OV LD ER

Environment

The cabin of the Jaguar XF is airy and luxurious. It has all the leather upholstery and wood trim expected from a British luxury vehicle.

Anything but old and stuffy, the XF has many modern features including a rotary gear selector that rises from the central console and air vents that swivel into position. This makes driving the Jaguar feel like a special occasion every single time and provides some feeling of exclusivity.

The front seats are ergonomically designed and 3deliver ample support for any size of occupant. The simulated dual rear bucket seats are also highly comfortable and offer plenty of legroom. However, thanks to the sloping roofline, headroom is limited.

Standard on the XF is a seven-inch touchscreen which commands all infotainment options. The top-of-the-line Meridian surround sound will please audiophiles.

Regardless of which audio system is fitted, the quiet engines and superb sound insulation blocks out all outside noise. This makes the Jaguar XF an excellent long distance cruiser.

And packing for trips is easy too since the XF boasts ample trunk space.

The 500-litre volume will conveniently carry several suitcases or golf bags, but folding rear seats are not standard.

Features

Ranging in price from $53,500 to $104,500, the Jaguar XF spans a wide spectrum.

Standard equipment includes heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, automatic headlights, rear parking aid and a sunroof.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include keyless entry, navigation

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HOLIDAY SHOPPING Prices Effective December 4 to December 10, 2014.

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

100% BC Owned and Operated PRODUCE

MEAT Organic

Organic

Green Kiwi Fruit

Ambrosia Apples BC Grown

4/2.00

4.98

Sockeye Salmon Fillets value pack, previously frozen

Choices’ Own Gourmet Turkey Breakfast Sausages

10.99lb/ 24.23kg

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

Organic

Red Beets California Grown

Organic Spinach

2.98

1.98

bunch product of USA

bunch product of USA

product of BC

GROCERY Salt Spring Organic Fair Trade Coffee

37%

2/5.00

SAVE

375-500ml product of Bulgaria

FROM

28%

Avalon Organic Butter

SAVE

SAVE

8.49

454g product of BC

35%

400g roasted in Canada

Flamous Organic Falafel Chips

Wasa Crispbread

29%

4.99

SAVE

28%

227g product of USA

assorted varieties and sizes

SAVE

FROM

17%

33%

assorted varieties

2/6.00

SAVE

product of Germany

chocolate or regular

4.99 236ml • product of USA

2/7.00 170g • product of USA

4.49

127g

New Chapter Bone Strength

3.99

42.99

200-250g product of Ecuador

33%

120 or 144 tablets

St. Dalfour Gourmet Jams and Marmalades

BULK

assorted varieties

SAVE

Holiday Baking Necessities

4.49 225ml 29% product of France

20% off

Cascades Bathroom Tissue

regular retail price

2 varieties

6.49

12 pack • product of Canada

xxx

DELI

GLUTEN FREE

BAKERY

xxx • product of xxx

Choices’ Own Artisan Bread

Choices’ Own Hummus

and New ious! c i l De

250-400g

1.19/100g 10% off

All Natural Turkey Breast

or Dutch Gouda Cheese

2 varieties

www.choicesmarkets.com

12.99 750-850g Butterless Lemon Shortbread or Bourbon Vanilla Snowballs

Squares: Nanaimo Bars, Walnut Fudge, Brownies or Lemon Cheesecake Bars

3.49/100g

.50/100g off

Carrot or Decadent Chocolate Cakes

2.49-3.99

assorted varieties

Choices’ Own Organic Cheese

Kiss My Face Toothpaste

946ml product of USA

2/5.00

200-275g product of Germany

Wholly Wholesome Graham Cracker Pie Shells

Organicville Salad Dressings

90 or 180 capsules

assorted varieties

vegetable or plantain

3/4.98 750ml SAVE + deposit+eco fee

3/4.98 6.99

retail price

500g product of New Zealand

assorted varieties

Gerolsteiner Carbonated Mineral Water

Pastificio Di Martino Pastas

20% off regular

Kiwa Chips

original or spicy

SAVE

9.99 13.99

Kitchen Basics Cooking Stock

salted or unsalted

31%

New Roots Vitamin C8

select varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

product of BC

HEALTHCARE

Wedderspoon Honey

Dalla Terra Spreads

assorted varieties

10.99

8.99lb/ 19.82kg

9.99 454g

1.37kg/3lbbag product of Canada

product of USA

Extra Lean Ground Bison

Yorkshire Valley Organic Chicken Nuggets

3.99-4.99

4.99 package of 3 /ChoicesMarkets

package of 6

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Kitsilano

Cambie

Kerrisdale

Yaletown

Gluten Free Bakery

South Surrey

Burnaby Crest

Kelowna

Floral Shop

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver

1202 Richards St. Vancouver

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey

8683 10th Ave. Burnaby

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

2615 W. 16th Vancouver

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