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Mayor Gregor Robertson, who was sworn in Monday to his third term, wants an independent third party to review whether councillors are paid enough money. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Hey taxpayer, want to give councillors a raise?

12TH&CAMBIE Mike Howell

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Do you think Vancouver city councillors, who earn $67,994 a year, make enough money?

I know most of them also supplement their income with duties as Metro Vancouver reps and some still have jobs.

But let’s just focus on what they pull in as councillors.

I bring up this issue because Mayor Gregor Robertson did.

After he delivered his inauguration speech Monday, he told reporters in a scrum that this year he wants a review of compensation for councillors, including pensions and benefits.

I’ll get to his reasons in a few paragraphs.

First, some background…

As regular readers will recall, I wrote about this issue earlier this year when I told you that mayor and council were getting a 3.24 per cent pay hike. That means Robertson is earning $154,346 this year, which is a decent jump over last year’s salary of $149,503. Councillors get the $67,994 I mentioned in my question to begin this piece. That’s a jump from $65,860 in 2013.

Until this year, increases would kick in at the turn of the calendar.

That was decided in 1995 when the council of the day agreed with recommendations reached by the independent “Councillors’ Compensation Review Panel,” which concluded councillors and the mayor should be paid more money.

Specifically, the panel said

councillors should be compensated at the same rate as an average full-time employee in the Vancouver area. I guess that’s $67,994, which seems high. The panel said the compensation should be adjusted annually to track changes in wages as reported

by Statistics Canada.

The panel recognized the mayor should be paid 2.27 times the rate of a councillor and that a councillor acting as deputy mayor should be paid a supplement equal to 22 per cent of the mayor’s monthly salary.

The panel cited how the work of mayor and council is “demanding and important” and requires the politicians to work long hours. So came the pay hikes.

But this year, the formula for deciding increases changed because data traditionally collected by Statistics Canada to track wages was instead gathered under the voluntary National Household Survey, which replaced the mandatory long-form census.

I recall talking to Vision Coun. Raymond Louie about this. His concern was the survey would not be as accurate at the census or reflective of wage earners. So what city manager Penny Ballem decided upon was “to continue using the change in the average weekly wage for B.C., as has been used in the interim years (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) between census dates” and use that formula to set pay hikes for this year.

Now to the mayor’s reasons for a review…

“Frankly, the compensation system is 20 years old,” Robertson said. “And you look at how that job has changed. It used to be a part-time job and

people were generally having second jobs to make a go in Vancouver as a councillor.

Nowadays, with the advent of email and social media and the extraordinary need for more engagement in the neighbourhoods, it’s an intense job for people to carry.”

Added Robertson: “It’s appropriate that we do review that in the year ahead and have a third party assess whether that compensation is fair, whether the pensions and benefits are an issue to be dealt with.”

Last time I checked, councillors in Toronto earn $105,000 per year and Edmonton councillors pull in $96,323 per year. Those cities also have ward systems and larger populations.

In other council news, Robertson successfully moved a motion at Monday’s inaugural council meeting to appoint Louie as acting mayor for the year and Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer as deputy mayor for 2015.

Historically, councillors rotated monthly in these two roles.

Robertson’s motion passed despite calls from NPA councillors George Affleck, Elizabeth Ball, Melissa De Genova and Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr to postpone a decision until a third party reviews the roles of deputy mayor and acting mayor.

So far, the mayor said there will be no compensation change for those positions than what is already in place. But that could change under a review, which Robertson is expected to provide more detail about in January.

Until then, send us a letter and tell us what you think. twitter.com/Howellings

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The city’s injunction application to block further attempts by CP Rail to reactivate its rail line along the Arbutus Corridor was heard by a B.C. Supreme judge this week.

If granted, the injunction would halt further construction, demolition and clearing of gardens along the 11-kilometre stretch.

The civil claim was filed in October after talks between the two parties about the sale of the land broke down.

The city offered to buy it for no more than $20 million, with a promise to preserve it as greenway or to use it as a transportation corridor. CP however, claimed the line through Vancouver’s West Side is worth $100 million due to its growth potential.

The city has rezoned the land to restrict any further commercial or residential development.

After negotiations came to a standstill in the fall, residents living along the corridor became infuriated when the rail company

The case of the hotly contested Arbutus Corridor is being heard by a B.C. Supreme Court judge this month. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

started bulldozing roughly 150 metres of their gardens.

In November, CP agreed to pause work on the corridor while legal proceedings were underway this month.

In an earlier press release, Mayor Gregor Robertson said: “CP’s attempts to clear the corridor are nothing more than a negotiating tactic. The city will not react to this by spending millions of dollars based on flawed appraisals that do not reflect the permitted land use on the corridor.

That would be irresponsible for taxpayers and we will not allow that.”

CP’s plan to get the line up and running again could be for storage purposes. , CP filed affidavits in November indicating it now plans to use the corridor to store “intermodal” railway cars. Because the case is before the courts, CP declined to confirm its plans. Joe Arvay, the city’s lawyer, argued that by abandoning the use of the tracks in 2001, the company has no statutory authority under the Canada Transportation Act to do so.

The injunction hearing will continue next Wednesday and Thursday. twitter.com/tverenca

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Rachel Butler told me last month about her concern that her son may not get into kindergarten at oversubscribed Simon Fraser elementary, his catchment school where he attends preschool.

David Nelson, a Vancouver School Board director of instruction, said the board is working on an enrolment management strategy and looks at long-term enrolment projections to 2029.

So I visited the VSB to learn about the information it collects. The board sends actual enrolment numbers to consulting company Baragar Systems, which geocodes them.

With Baragar’s GeoSchool program, the board can see that almost all of the students who attend Simon Fraser elementary at West 15th Avenue and Columbia Street live in the catchment. It can pinpoint

which streets students live on.

Enrolment in Vancouver public schools has been declining for years but the VSB expects to see an increase within the next four years. Increases are expected only in certain areas, whereas enrolment in some East Side and south Vancouver schools is projected to stagnate.

Baragar Systems looks at birthrates and universal child care benefit claims to create population projections for school-aged students for each area of the city. The district factors in that 84 per cent of students, a little less in elementary, a little more in secondary, enrol in public school as opposed to private options.

The district wasn’t using Baragar when planning for Elsie Roy elementary in Yaletown. The school has struggled to accommodate children in the area since it opened.

But Nelson surmises planners then couldn’t have predicted shifting trends.

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was this pattern of babies being born and then a migration out, which started around four, five, maybe six years of age,” Nelson said.

“We’ve seen a huge shift in terms of families saying we’re not going to move out, or we’re actually planning into move downtown and have a family and stay.”

John Dawson, district principal of student information, says another challenge is the provincial government, which pays for school construction, doesn’t want to spend taxpayer money based on predictions.

“The ministry plans for what is,” he said. “They will not build a school based on anybody’s projections, their own or anybody else’s.”

The board expects it will need another high school downtown, but the VSB has yet to see whether more elementary students there will translate into more secondary school students.

Nelson noted the population downtown is transient.

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“At what point does a condo become unaffordable for people who may have children?” he said. “Big places like Oakridge, how much are those [new condos] going to sell for and will that have any impact on how many families can either afford to buy them or are choosing to buy them?”

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“If we can borrow money from the justice silo, if we can graduate people who have dealt with their learning difficulties in the school system, then those individuals won’t be expressing difficulties later on.”

Richardson also wants a forum where former trustees and trustee candidates could build on what he sees as a wealth of good ideas.

“Because once you run for office, you keep an eye on it.

There’s some ownership,” he said. “You can never get it out of your blood.”

The 59-year-old resident of Kitsilano is a three-time park board commissioner, president of the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association, sits on the board of the Maritime Museum, and is a trustee with the Health and Homecare Society of B.C. He’s also a special constable for the Vancouver Police Department and directed traffic Tuesday afternoon. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Richardson said chairs have traditionally made recommendations along party lines.

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Mayor Gregor Robertson is the Courier’s choice for Newsmaker of the Year.

Why? The simple answer: He won a third term as mayor this year and again secured his Vision Vancouver team’s majority on council, a remarkable feat for a leader and party that was only created in the past decade.

Robertson’s victory is significant because he thwarted another serious challenge by an NPA mayoral candidate — Kirk LaPointe this time — and foiled the party’s plans to regain the power it lost at city hall in 2008.

That was big news.

Bigger, the Courier decided, than the Oppenheimer Park tent city protest, the school board gender policy controversy, the fight over whales and dolphins in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium, the rise in lawsuits against the city and the financial scandal involving the PHS Community Services Society.

Those five events are our runners-up for Newsmaker of the Year but it could be argued that Robertson is connected to most of them in one way or another.

Don’t forget, Robertson also made news election night because of what his party didn’t do: return majorities to school board and park board.

The NPA now controls park board and has four seats on the nine-person school board, with Vision holding four seats and the Greens with one.

What led to that shift is unclear but the controversy around the previous Vision park board’s decision to ban cetaceans from breeding at the aquarium and a power struggle over community cen-

tres that ended up in court likely had something to do with it. Three Vision park board commissioners also decided not to seek re-election.

At the school board, the heated debate over the board’s gender policy was as equally controversial as the rejection of corporate funding from Chevron, raising questions for groups of parents about Vision’s ideology.

Now the NPA’s Christopher Richardson — who, coincidentally, is a traffic cop — is the board’s new chairperson, ousting longtime Robertson ally Vision trustee Patti Bacchus.

While his colleagues faced their own challenges this year, Robertson endured months of pushback from residents. That came in the form of protests in and outside city hall and in lawsuits, largely over development and planning issues.

At the root of much of the disdain has been the allegation that Vision is moving too quickly on development and not listening to residents’ concerns about changes to their neighbourhood.

In an unprecedented acknowledgement of that opinion, Robertson used his time at a microphone during a CBC mayoral debate in November to apologize to residents.

“While we have done a lot of good things very well in the past six years, there’s also some things we haven’t done particularly well,” he said.

“And for those, in particular, when I haven’t met your expectations, I am sorry and I know that if I’m re-elected again ... that I can do better.”

Even so, critics continue to pile on Robertson for his ambitious promise to end street homelessness by 2015.

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A homeless count in March revealed the city had the largest homeless population in the city’s history. That fact was top of mind for protesters from the Oppenheimer Park tent city when they lashed out at Robertson in council chambers in July.

“You promised that you would end homelessness and you haven’t,” Brody Williams told the mayor at a raucous council meeting.

“In fact, it’s gotten worse.

Shame on you.”

Another battle for the mayor has been his attempts to create more affordable housing in a city where expensive condominium towers continue to shoot up in an already dense forest of highrises.

While Robertson has boasted about increases to rental stock under such programs as Rental 100, his critics have said the rents are unaffordable.

But not everybody was upset with the mayor this year.

The civic election results showed Robertson collected an impressive 83,529 votes — a “vote of confidence,”

he said in his inauguration speech Monday at Creekside Community Centre.

Vision supporters got behind an administration that over the past few years has increased childcare spaces, saw a spike in so-called green jobs, opened a rent bank, launched a database to track problem landlords, reached out to First Nations leaders during a year of reconciliation, stood up for the LGBTQ community and went ahead with bicycle and pedestrian upgrades to Point Grey Road.

Still, Robertson knows he can be a better listener to more than 90,000 voters who cast a ballot for another mayoral candidate.

“I intend to work my hardest over the next four years to demonstrate that we’ve heard that call,” he said at his inauguration speech. “It will take work, and it will take an openness to the ideas, the perspectives and the voices of every member of council.”

He has four years to prove it. twitter.com/Howellings

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SIX YEARS IN OFFICE:

1. Robertson celebrates his Vision Vancouver nomination win at the Croatian Cultural Centre in 2008.

2. The mayor sports his trademark kilt during council’s inauguration ceremony in December 2011.

3. At an announcement with B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake in 2013.

4. Chairing a Vancouver Police Board meeting in 2011 after the V Stanley Cup riot.

PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

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Newsmaker of the Year And the best of the rest...

WHALE OF A TALE:

Another attempt by animal rights activists to end the captivity of whales and dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium floundered in the pool, but not before it divided both the Vancouver Park Board and city residents. The attempt garnered impressive support, including prominent politicians and scientists like Jane Goodall, but the aquarium fought back with a relentless publicity campaign and supporters of its own. In the end, the board bowed out of a referendum and reeled out a widely derided proposal to ban cetacean breeding at the aquarium (which became, of course, grounds for a legal rebuttal). The ban never passed and the aquarium’s waterborne mammals presumably breathed a little easier.

< PARK PLACE: Seen as something as a surprise, the

weeks-long occupation of Oppenheimer Park highlighted once again the city’s struggle in finding suitable homes for its homeless and street-based residents. The occupation, which took over the park and dislodged community activities and events before it was ended by a series of peaceful arrests, presented a serious challenge in an election year to a vulnerable Vision mayor who made homelessness his banner issue.

HE SAID, SHE SAID:

Next to the teachers strike, nothing marked the Vancouver School Board’s year more than its revision to its district-wide gender policy.

A caretaking exercise on the surface, the changes to accommodate transgender students sparked heated debate between supporters, who said it would make school hallways safer, and critics, who argued the policy was invasive to family privacy. Trustees Sophia Woo and Ken Denike backed the critics and were expelled from the NPA. Joining the fledgling Vancouver 1st Party, the duo were expelled from the board by voters in the civic election, ending Denike’s career as the longest sitting civic politician in Vancouver.

HARD FALL: The financial scandals surrounding the longtime PHS Community Services Society sent shock waves through the Downtown Eastside and non-profit sector. A damning audit by Vancouver Coastal Health deemed the powerful organization to be in weak financial condition because of poor management and inadequate governance. A shake-up ensued and founders like Mark Townsend (seen here), so long a face and voice for activism in the community, were gone to be replaced with a caretaker administration. Other housing and service associations in the community feared being tarred with the same brush, while defenders of PHS rallied on social media to praise its work over the years.

THE LAWSUIT:

Vancouver lawyers made a killing this year as it seemed everyone sued everyone, with mixed results. Much of the legal combat centred on the ongoing standoff between the Vancouver Park Board and six community centre associations opposed to the board’s attempt to centralize funding and control. Then there was the Riley Park Hillcrest Community Association and its colourful former president Jess Johl, whose standing day to day seemed dependent on court whims.

Across the city, neighbourhood associations, aghast at city hall’s development plans for their communities, went to court to try to defeat those plans. Neighbourhood groups similarly used lawsuits to stop proposals including a bike lane in Hadden Park, and the lawyer for that suit, Bob Kasting (pictured above) went on to mount an aborted mayoral run. Cedar Party founder Glen Chernen famously but ineffectively sued Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision for alleged conflicts of interest. Not to be outdone and to round out the year, Robertson and Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs sued the NPA for defamation during the campaign. Law firms will be popping champagne corks on New Year’s Eve.

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Rookie trustee bumps Vision chair

Racist resurgence hopefully a last gasp

Allen Garr Columnist agarr@vancourier.com

Geoff Olson Columnist mwiseguise@yahoo.com

Just 18 minutes after Green Party member Janet Fraser was sworn into office as a Vancouver School Board trustee Monday night she made political history. This was the first time anywhere in the country a member of her party would hold the balance of power on an elected body.

With four NPA and four Vision trustees elected, Fraser chose to exercise that power to clearly shift the school board to the right: she threw her support in the vote for school board chair to the Non-Partisan Association’s Christopher Richardson.

In doing that she rejected Vision’s Patti Bacchus, one of the most popular board chairs in recent history and the person who topped the polls in last month’s election. And thus ended Fraser’s political honeymoon.

Among those attending the meeting and applauding the decision were the two Green Party members who were her advisers on the matter, Coun.

Adriane Carr and park board commissioner Stuart Mackinnon. As well, in the standing-room-only crowd of more than 100, there was failed NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe, there to enjoy one small victory in spite of his own personal defeat.

Fraser’s reason simply put was that people “voted for change,” although it is a debatable assertion when looking at the numbers. I would argue that at school board Vision suffered from votesplitting among the overabundance of centre-left candidates to choose from, rather than a genuine desire to throw the bums out.

But we do know that for almost a week the Greens and Vision were engaged in a game of chicken. A meeting between Fraser, Carr and Mackinnon and the four Vision trustees went something like this according to Vision trustee Mike Lombardi. It followed a request to meet from Fraser and boiled down to a Green demand that Fraser would support a Vision trustee for chair so long as it wasn’t Bacchus.

Fraser also wanted the chair and vicechair of the board to be from different parties.

Vision folks said they would decide on their own nomination for chair and that would be Bacchus. Fraser and her

advisers then moved off to have a discussion with the NPA trustees.

By the end of last week, Fraser told me, she had made up her mind to support the NPA. We won’t know until 3 p.m. today (Friday) when the agenda for Monday’s school board meeting is posted online, whether the Greens managed to extract that same promise about the chair and vice-chair from the NPA. Nor will we know until then how trustees fare in terms of committee assignments.

But here is what we do know. In spite of her comment when she was first elected that she would consult with her running mate Mischa Oak before making a decision about the board chair, that does not appear to have happened. Oak has been explicitly critical of the decision, tweeting that he would have supported Bacchus “in a heartbeat.” Oak told the Globe and Mail he was shocked and disappointed

by Fraser’s vote. He added, “I’ve been getting a lot of calls from people who voted Green, because they thought it was a progressive vote, and they feel quite alienated, quite duped by this.”

Pete Fry, who was a Green council candidate, said he wasn’t consulted and was “a bit blind-sided” by the decision to support the NPA. Given all the kerfuffle the NPA made about the school board rejecting Chevron money, “this was a bad time to do it” and a bad time to “knee cap Patti Bacchus,” he said.

We also know that the blow-back from Fraser’s decision goes beyond phone calls to Mischa Oak. It has shaken up social media from here to Ottawa and it has tarnished the Green brand.

Green Party MP and federal leader Elizabeth May is in a pissing match with Vision executive director Stepan Vdovine on Twitter. You can imagine who is on what side.

Until now Vision voters have frequently tossed an extra vote towards Green candidates. Not as likely in the future. And you can bet the provincial NDP will jump on this, too.

If there is one saving note for the rookie trustee, it is this: Fraser has said she will not support the NPA when it comes to taking money from Chevron.

Good. twitter.com/allengarr

The week in num6ers...

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In thousands of dollars, the rounded-up annual salary city councillors receive. The mayor is calling for a review of compensation benefits.

The final vote by which new NPA school board trustee Christopher Richardson beat Vision Vancouver’s Patti Bacchus to become the board’s new chair.

In millions, the average number of Tim Tam chocolate biscuits that are consumed by Australians every year.

Back in the ’90s, it seemed racist attitudes and behaviours were on the way out. If nothing else, educated people in North America were turning colourblind in both word and deed. Culture was evolving, and the tiresome tone of identity politics from academia was just the pendulum swinging in the other direction.

Cut to a new millennium. News consumers are regularly pummelled with front-page frights over “homegrown terror” from “radicalized” youth — even though you or I have a better chance of drowning in the bathtub than dying in a terrorist attack.

In contrast, over the past quarter-century hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims in distant lands have died directly as the result of decisions made by white males.

That makes people who look like me the top dogs in the global ethnic cleansing sweepstakes.

South of the border, skin colour remains the go-to signifier of threat. You may be Sikh, Sufi or Rastafarian, and still be mistaken for a ticking time bomb by a Fox News fan. The darker the skin, the darker the scenarios.

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time,” wrote American author James Baldwin in 1953. A half-century after Baldwin’s observation, another generation is still subject to harsh lessons that their parents and grandparents struggled to remove from life’s curriculum (including “Driving While Black”).

An American jury’s failure to indict white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of black teenager Michael Brown, followed by similar failure to indict white NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for the choking death of black New York cigarette-seller Eric Garner, seem more appropriate to the time of the Klan than the tenure of Obama.

In these and countless similar cases of failed convictions, the judicial message to Americans sporting the wrong epidermis is this: it’s open season. Police are free to harass you, jail you, even kill you, at their own discretion.

Me, I’ve never been harassed by police officers in my many visits to the U.S. and rarely pestered by border agents beyond the usual kabuki terror theatre involving

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The number of Guns N’ Roses songs Prime Minister Stephen Harper performed with his band the Van Cats at the Conservative Party’s annual Christmas party Tuesday night.

shampoo bottles and sunblock. Then again, I’m a white, male, middle class Canadian.

Many people of my background are like fish in water, oblivious to the medium of privilege they’ve swam through all their lives, from the locker room to the golf links.

Canucks shouldn’t be too smug about our purportedly progressive nation, however. If you are dark-skinned, female and poor, you’re not exactly a winner in the genetic lottery. Had the women who disappeared along B.C.’s Highway of Tears been white, there would have been a collective scream for commissions, expanded police investigations, the works.

At the very least, the outcry would have resulted in a bus service to traffic people’s daughters through this northern limbo.

In August, 15-year-old Tina Fontaine was found dead and wrapped in a blanket in a Winnipeg river after running away from foster care.

“We should not view this as a sociological problem,” said Prime Minister Harper of Fontaine’s death, slamming the door on a possible enquiry into the high rate of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.

“The law is weighted in favour of the wealthy and the powerful,” observes Guardian contributor Gary Younge.

“When threatened, they apply their thumbs to the scale with great care not to leave any prints.”

To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, the rich are different: they have more lawyers. That’s why poor men and women of any colour have more interests in common than with either sex at the top of the social pyramid.

Cultural evolution is always a work in progress, and we shouldn’t forget the advances in human rights over the last half-century. Homosexuality no longer a state of secrecy, shame and possible prosecution in western industrialized nations. And the recent allegations against silverbacks in the North American entertainment industry suggest that even the sturdiest, Teflon reputations can suddenly turn sticky, in spite of riches and fame.

I’d like to think these are hopeful signs of history’s long arc. And I’d like to think the reactionary forces against progressive change, from the Ferguson/New York decisions to Fox News demagoguery, are the desperate gasps of creatures forced to adapt to dry land. geoffolson.com

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The anniversary this year of the cult classic Prince film Purple Rain, which will see a special one-off screening Dec. 15 at VanCity Theatre at 8:45 p.m.

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The percentage that the cost of an average Vancouver home is estimated to go up by in 2015, according to a study by RE/MAX Housing Market Outlook.

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Moral crusaders host book burning

Dec. 11, 1954: The Jaycee Youth Leadership committee, a group who deemed comic books indecent and unfit for children, host Canada’s first public book burning. Participants were given a single wholesome book in exchange for every 10 offending ones, and an estimated 8,000 comic books went up in flames (despite the rain) at the outdoor gathering held on Prior Street. The book burning, one of several held across North America at the time, came two years after the publication of Dr. Fredric Werthham’s controversial book Seduction of the Innocent, which argued that reading comic books led to juvenile delinquency.

New monorail system debuts in city

Dec. 11, 1985: Social Credit Premier Bill Bennett cuts the ribbon at Waterfront Station for the opening ceremony of the SkyTrain, a new 22-km rail line linking the city to Burnaby and New Westminster. Built in advance of the Expo 86 world fair, the rapid transit service first began as a demonstration project to showcase new linear induction propulsion technology. The SkyTrain Line (known as the Expo Line since 2002 to differentiate it from the Millennium and Canada lines built since) was eventually extended nearly 30 km to inner Surrey. People were allowed to travel for free during an initial eight-day period and roughly 60,000 passengers per day tried out the new transportation system. Paid fares began Jan. 3, 1986.

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To the editor: Re: “Vancouver Sun schooled by teacher,” Dec. 5.

Columnist Allen Garr informs readers that three days before last month’s municipal election, a Vancouver Sun editorial writer misconstrued the facts relating to the issue of corporate donations and a supposed anti-pipelines school curriculum.

Mr. Garr reveals that it was Harvey Enchin, who is the partner of Anne Gibbon, the communications director for Kirk LaPointe and the NPA, who penned the anonymous editorial. One wonders why the editorial board of the Vancouver Sun would allow Mr. Enchin to write an editorial relating to the municipal election given his obvious conflict of interest. But even more alarming is that Mr. Enchin uses this opportunity to falsely accuse Sir Winston Churchill Secondary French teacher François Clark of spreading anti-pipeline propaganda and inaccurately reports that VSB chair Patti Bacchus rejects funds from Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program.

It was in fact Supt. Steve Cardwell who met with Chevron officials and determined the donation did not meet VSB policy.

Any regular reader of the Vancouver Sun is well aware that the editorial board is an enthusiastic proponent of the oil industry. However, the fact that Mr. Enchin’s hatchet job may have unfairly cost Vision its majority on school board (Vision candidate Ken Clement lost his seat to NPA candidate Christopher Richardson by less than 200 votes) is an affront to our democracy.

Conor Murphy, Vancouver

To the editor: Re: “Motorists must take more responsibility for road safety,” Nov. 28.

Congratulations to the Bruntletts for speaking the truth about who should bear responsibility for the daily carnage borne by pedestrians and cyclists at the hands of aggressive and entitled drivers.

Pedestrian fatalities are down in recent years because of medical care, not because of better driving or more enforcement. The annual “hit rate” has remained steady at 600 for two decades.

Driving is serious business. Most Canadian drivers would not pass the exam in Britain or Europe. It is the motorist’s job to watch for pedestrians and cyclists, drive to the conditions whether dark, rainy or slippery and know the rules.

Drivers are at fault in 88 per cent of pedestrian-driver conflicts, 75 per cent with cyclists and 75 per cent when motorcyclists are hit. This reality is not reflected in penalties or jail time.

The judiciary seems to agree with law enforcement that driving is an untouchable right. When the few cases of aggressive driving and those causing death get to court, the sentences are very light and jail time is rare or well below the maximum.

Traffic issues cause three times more injury, death and property damage than all other police matters combined yet in Vancouver, less than 10 per cent of resources are dedicated to them. Unless there is a serious attitude adjustment at city hall, ICBC and the VPD, drivers will continue to use the bully syndrome — “I’m bigger and tougher and can hurt you, so stay out of my way” — to claim what they believe is exclusive use of the pavement.

Bev Ballantyne, Vancouver

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COURIER STORY: “Luxury car service seeks ticket to ride,” Dec 10.

Kyle MacDonald: A three-day Passenger Transportation Board hearing is part of the approval process? Man, just goes to show you have much the taxi/limo industry has created regulatory capture to make innovation next to impossible. People are trying these services in other cities, loving them, and now starting to wonder why we don’t have them yet. My advice to local taxi companies: Get a single taxi booking app and offer better service. The only way you’ll be able to stop the competition is to beat them at your own game — a game which you claim to be experts. Bring on the future!

Stephen Rees: I will be surprised if the PTB approves.

COURIER STORY: “Mayors hash out transit referendum,” Dec. 5. jsomm: “I always considered referendums a bit of a cop-out for politicians. It allows us to avoid making hard decisions that should be made and defended.” This from Kevin Falcon, former transit minister and Christy Clark’s rival for the leadership of the Liberal Party. I couldn’t agree more. That said, the mayors have been lumbered with an ill-conceived and populist scheme dumped on them by the premier. She now has a responsibility to sell the wording rather than distancing herself from the entire issue.

Tara Sundberg: We should not even need a referendum on transit, our region desperately needs more and better transit!! We are going to spend all this taxpayer $$ to answer a question we already know the answer to? The politicians should step up to the plate and give us something we actually need, not a bunch of fracking pipe dreams.

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Zeki Saritoprak, a Turkish scholar who holds a chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University in Ohio, says Muslims view Jesus as a prophet and not as divine.

Common ground with ‘muslim’ Jesus

Islam claims Christian Messiah as key prophet

PACIFIC SPIRIT Pat Johnson

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Jesus was a Muslim.

Although the Islamic revelation is said to have come from the Prophet Muhammad in the year 610, more than half a millennium after Jesus is said to have lived, Zeki Saritoprak says the Messiah of the Christian tradition is a muslim — with a lowercase “m.”

The word muslim means one who submits himself to the law of God. Although there are no

upper and lower cases in Arabic, Saritoprak makes the case that there’s a difference and that Jesus fits the bill. The author of the book Islam’s Jesus was in Vancouver last week, sponsored by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute Vancouver.

I asked Saritoprak, a Turkish scholar who holds a chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University in Ohio, if he had received any interesting feedback from Americans around this idea of a Muslim Jesus.

“I think they generally understand what I meant,” he said, adding that to be a small-m muslim is more important than being a capital-m Muslim. The difference, again, is righteous behavior and it is why we often hear Muslims distance their religion from

extremists by insisting that the actions of those like ISIS or al-Qaeda do not represent Islam.

Some Muslims might not be muslims, he says. It’s “not only the name of it, it’s the meaning of it.”

Islam holds that the Quran is the final revelation, but Muslims also accept the Torah, the Jewish holy scriptures said to have been revealed to Moses; Zabur, known to Christians as the Psalms that are said to have been revealed to David; the Gospel (Injil), which is the foundation of Christianity said to have been revealed

by Jesus; and the Quran.

The greatest prophets in Islam are drawn from all of these texts. In Muslim tradition, Saritoprak says, 124,000 prophets came before Muhammad.

The highest of these are Noah, Abraham, Moses,

Jesus and Muhammad.

Jesus, for one, is mentioned more than 90 times in the Quran and in the hadiths, the record of the Prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds.

(Muslim commentators generally see Jesus as having been falsely elevated to a position akin to God. The Christian concept of Trinity is emphatically not a part of Islam and is viewed as a rejection of monotheism.)

The idea that the later revelations build on but do not erase the previous ones is not a Muslim invention.

“Jesus did not reject the Torah,” Saritoprak notes.

However, Saritoprak also clarified that Islam views prophets perhaps differently than do Christians.

“In Islam, the term prophet means someone

who speaks on behalf of God and receives revelation,” he says. Jesus and the other prophets are not viewed as divine. “In Islam, you cannot worship the prophet. They teach people how to worship God and they are also worshippers of God.” Like their religious texts, Christians and Jews have a distinct place in Muslim theology, referred to as the “people of the book,” and lauded

by Muhammad for their shared belief in a single deity: “O people of the book, come to a common word between us and you: that all of us worship none but God.” There’s more. What Christians view as the imminent second coming of Jesus is also a prophesy accepted by Muslims.

The return of Jesus would be “a sign for the Hour,”

according to Islam, meaning the coming end times, the final moment of human history.

In a hadith, Muhammad said that he was the beginning and Jesus was the end, apparently meaning that the message that Islam brought would be realized when the return of Jesus (among other signs) indicates the end of this period and the imminent Day of Judgment.

It may not have been the main message Saritoprak intended his audience to walk away with, but I was struck by his comment that diversity is a challenge deliberately set by God to test the ability of humans to rise above differences.

“If God willed, he would have made you one community,” says the Quran. twitter@Pat604Johnson

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Dunbar redevelopments seek approval Residents still concerned about height

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Two prominent Dunbar redevelopment projects go before the Development Permit Board Dec. 15.

One involves the Stong’s site. It’s an application to redevelop 3592 West 29th, formerly known as 4560 Dunbar St. Henriquez Partners Architects, acting on behalf of property owner the Harwood Holdings Corporation, proposes a four-to-five storey, mixeduse development. It would include 60 residential units, commercial space, a height of four storeys on the north end and five storeys on the south end where there would also be a public plaza.

In October 2013, the city rejected a rezoning application for a six-storey mixed-use building on the site. Residents argued it was contrary to Dunbar’s community vision, which calls for a four-storey limit.

The Harwood application complies with the C2 zoning for the site, so it’s considered conditional, which means it may be permitted, but needs board approval. Brian Jackson, the city’s manager of planning and development, told the Courier previously that zoning allows for five storeys on part of the property because it’s a sloped site.

The Development Permit Board will also consider, on Dec. 16, a development permit application for a nearby site at 3603 West 27th, for-

The Dunbar Residents Association is concerned about the height proposed for a redevelopment project at 3592 West 29th.

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merly known as 4219-4295 Dunbar St. IBI/HB Architects submitted the application on behalf of property owner Dunbar Partnership. It proposes a four-storey, mixed-use development that would include 46 residential units and commercial space.

The Dunbar Partnership project also complies with existing zoning, so approval is conditional and may be permitted, although it requires Development Permit Board approval.

“We thought because of the level of public interest in these two projects that it would be important to provide the public an opportunity to comment to the Development Permit Board,” Jackson told the Courier Wednesday.

Jackson said the city is getting more responses on the Harwood application than on the Dunbar Partnership application.

Residents are concerned about approval being given for five storeys on the Harwood site.

“My understanding is, what staff have told me is, the building is compliant to the C2 regulations, which guide the property. So I will be looking at the staff report in detail and I ask questions

at the Development Permit Board on Monday,” he said.

So could the board reject the application even if it complies with zoning? Jackson says yes.

“If it’s compliant, but provides a design which does not achieve what the board thinks it can achieve, the board can send it back or turn it down,” he said.

Jackson said the Dunbar Partnership application hasn’t been as controversial, although residents are concerned about its impact on traffic.

“We certainly take [concerns] into consideration, to make sure the traffic issues in terms of the access to the site, the egress and the pedestrian access are all addressed,” Jackson said.

“So we would be asking questions of the transportation staff to determine whether the traffic issues have been resolved.”

Colleen McGuinness, chair of the Dunbar Residents’ Association, said the association supports the Dunbar Partnership application because it conforms to Dunbar’s community vision for buildings no higher than four storeys.

“But we recognize there are some neighbourhood transportation issues that

have to be addressed because there’s a church and school and daycare.

There’s a lot of traffic and very narrow streets west of 27th. But the development has come in under the height restriction that the [community] vision has of four storeys, so we think it’s a good project that provides the amenity of a grocery store,” she said.

Dunbar Residents’ Association is not as supportive of the Harwood application because it exceeds the community’s vision by one storey on part of the site.

“It’s a bit more problematic because on the south end of the property, it’s a five-storey building. We’ve urged them to bring it down,” McGuinness said.

She doesn’t buy the reasoning that it’s a sloped site.

“Dunbar Street is very narrow. If the building were being proposed for Broadway where you’ve got a lot more width between sidewalks, it wouldn’t be so overwhelming,” she said.

“But Dunbar is narrower and it will be quite high and it will not ease into the neighbourhood because the other side of the lane will be single-family houses,” McGuinness said.

She maintains the community vision is specific about what heights should be allowed.

“If we varied that then we have problems if people come in and say, well, they got five storeys, so we’d like six storeys. And they got six, so we’d like seven,” she said.

“We know there are other developments that are going to be considered for Dunbar, so if we don’t stand with what the neighbourhood position is, then I think it will weaken it.”

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My dad the family doctor Marpole physician left 51-year legacy of care SOAPBOX Marla Levy

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Dr. Lyall Levy and his wife Cynthia in 1957. The photo was taken by famed street photographer Foncie Pulice.

PHOTO COURTESY MARLA LEVY

Most of them were expecting yet dreading the news but it wasn’t until he recently made it official this past summer that the outpouring of emotion really took hold. They were his patients, the news was his retirement, and he was the family doctor they adored — in some cases for more than half a century.

One of them — a former trucker, a patient of 51 years — who spent the past 35 travelling from Coquitlam to Vancouver for his appointments, came in the day Dr. Lyall Levy hung up his white coat for the last time at the Marpole Medical Clinic.

In the preceding weeks, the doctor had exchanged many tears, memories and hugs with patients, but he didn’t expect more than

a polite thank you and a firm handshake from this one. When the patient broke down, the doctor did, too. And then the patient’s wife followed suit. Dr. Levy says he will remember it as among the most moving moments of his professional life.

He also says that he wishes that all the new medical school graduates could have been at his office to see these interactions, to witness the culmination of a career in traditional family practice and the connections that are made with patients — ones, he insists, that can’t ever be duplicated in the now ubiquitous walk-in clinics.

Human medicine

His passion for helping people is something that I have been privileged to be privy to my entire life. And while I could devote well more than an article to Dr. Levy the Dad, this one is about Dr.

Levy the Doctor. On that note, I can tell you that it is entirely humbling to think that he has devoted more years than I’ve lived, to serving his profession, his community and his patients — some of whom are third and fourth generation family members. What I can’t tell you though is how often, upon learning that I was Dr. Levy’s daughter, I listened to patients sing my dad’s praises — the common thread being not only the extraordinary medical care but the humanity he showed, when they, or their parent or child, needed it most.

Yet my dad, modest to a serious fault, never sought accolades. That said, he was deeply honoured when he received the Award of Excellence in Medical Practice (2011) from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. And until he reads this, he probably won’t know that he is among a

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small group of physicians in the province who have served more than 50 years.

What most of his patients don’t know is that Lyall Levy was an accomplished athlete in his youth and that his path to becoming a doctor could have been sidelined if it wasn’t for my late grandfather’s surreptitious meddling. He asked the then-scout for the New York Rangers, Scotty Milne, not to recruit my father, whom he was eyeing as a potential for the farm team, because my working-class grandparents dreamed of their only child becoming a doctor.

If not for this, my dad may well have become a professional jock, not a doc.

(He still did get to play basketball for UBC so all was not entirely lost.)

Decades of change

What has transpired during his tenure in medicine is remarkable.

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Community Continued from previous page Dr. Levy began practising full-time in 1963 — three years after the birth control pill became available in Canada, on the heels of the release of the oral vaccine for polio, and decades before MRIs became part of the medical vernacular.

Despite being the ‘60s, he had to convince the chief of obstetrics at Vancouver General Hospital that one of his patients was not a subversive but a soon-to-be-father who simply wanted permission to attend his child’s birth.

But for all the progress in medicine, there were personal setbacks as well.

My dad was devastated when he and the emergency room physicians were unable to revive one of his dear friends when he suffered a massive heart attack at age 35.

And on Mother’s Day in 1989, a multiple-alarm fire ignited in his Marpole office — the result of an addict’s freebasing gone wrong. It took a year to reconstruct the building but much longer to replace the vital medi-

cal information on the charred patient charts.

More recently, he faced prostate cancer, during which the only change he made to his work schedule was to book off early to get to the B.C. Cancer Agency for daily radiation treatments.

Most of his patients were unaware of his health challenges because my dad remained focused on helping them with theirs.

And when, in the wake of his treatment, he landed up in VGH emergency with a serious complication, he sat patiently in the overcrowded waiting room, never considering “pulling rank” to fast track his way through.

Curiously, having Dr. Levy in the house didn’t mean having a top doc on hand (or easy access to any drugs but expired ibuprofen). He seemed to be the textbook case for why physicians shouldn’t treat their own families, and absolutely not themselves.

The loss of objectivity is well-documented and, in our family’s case, translated into none of us

the upshot of that broken shoulder was three surgeries over the next two years.

His self-diagnosis attempts were even more offside, perhaps best illustrated by the morning he declared he was “feeling pretty good” when his blood work results came back an hour later indicating he was in kidney failure. (Yes, that’s when he ended up in emergency.)

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Levy enjoys his ‘granddog’ during the Run for the Cure in 2012.

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supposedly ever needing acute medical care.

Just ask my mom about her one-and-only rollerblading attempt-turnedaccident. At one with the

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pavement and unable to move, my dad kept insisting she should just get up.

My sister and I overruled the good doctor, called an ambulance, and

But back at the office, he was the esteemed physician, the one who arrived early but had already been up for hours.

He “worked” his first shift at Bean Brothers in Kerrisdale, where the baristas opened at 5 a.m. for him and he helped them set up the outside chairs.

On the day of his retirement, one of Dr. Levy’s patients surprised him by organizing the staff and early morning regulars to hold a little celebration, including a “Happy Retirement” banner and free coffee.

He’s been sitting in the same seat by the front

window, usually six days a week, since it opened 21 years ago, and he still goes there despite him and my mother having moved downtown five years ago from DunbarSouthlands.

So my daughterly bias aside, it’s fair to say that Dr. Levy is a rare vintage, the kind of doctor who still happily made house calls, who wrote his medicallegal reports in longhand for more than five decades, and who undoubtedly will be warmly greeted by generations of families when they have the pleasure of running into him in Vancouver, as he transitions into retirement, somewhat reluctantly, after 51 rewarding years.

Some may wonder what will happen to all of Dr. Levy’s patients. My dad, determined to ensure that they were not orphaned, lined up an experienced, capable physician to fill his size 11 shoes.

I think they’ll like my husband, even if they struggle to pronounce his rather cumbersome last name.

Marla Levy is a Vancouver writer.

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News Medal comes home to Seaforth

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The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada will be given a very special gift this Christmas.

Grace Madill of Sidney, B.C. will be handing over her father’s Distinguished Conduct Medal (two bars) during the regiment’s annual Ortona dinner Saturday night, Dec. 13.

The honour was given to Company Sgt. Maj. Hilton Soles for his outstanding bravery during the First World War. Soles enlisted with the Seaforth Highlanders in Victoria in 1915 and won the accolade three times — the only Canadian ever to do so. The medal was the second highest award for valour, just below the Victoria Cross.

the stage when we were at the armouries. His old buddies would look after me, telling me all these stories about him.

I was totally fascinated by it all. So this made sense.”

After ending up in the hospital this past summer, Madill, who’s now 81 years old, asked her daughter Carol for a helping hand.

“One day I was talking to Carol and I said, ‘Look, I want this done. I’m in my 80s so I don’t want to wait much longer.’”

Carol then contacted a friend who referred her to the Seaforth office on Burrard Street.

“Finding all this out is relatively new to me, too,” Carol admitted. “I was overwhelmed. I literally typed his name into Google and pulled up all the infor-

“Before I depart this Earth, I’m going to make sure that I get to the armouries to see what they did with Dad’s stuff.” – Grace Madill After Soles died of a heart attack in 1945, Madill inherited his medals at the age of 12.

So why bestow something so precious after holding onto it for nearly 70 years?

“They meant a lot to me. You see, my mother didn’t like bagpipes, so she wouldn’t go to the armouries,” Madill told the Courier in a phone interview from her Sidney home. “I loved bagpipes, so Dad took me along with him for the last three years he was alive.

“He often had to sit up on

mation about the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

When I found out there were only 2,132 DCM’s awarded in Canada, and when I saw there’s only one of them with two bars out there, and I had it, it was an amazing feeling.”

Each Christmas, the Seaforth Highlanders get together to mark the Second World War battle of Ortona. Canadian troops forced a German withdrawal from the Italian town on Dec. 28, 1943, but at a cost of more than 1,000 Canadian lives

in the fight for the town and surrounding area.

On Christmas Eve just days before, Seaforth quartermaster Capt. D.B. Cameron and his men arranged an elaborate dinner in a nearby church. Each soldier indulged in soup, pork and Christmas pudding. They also left with a bottle of beer, fruits, nuts, candies and cigarettes.

In order to prevent the enemy from advancing, everyone ate in rotations; thus began an annual tradition.

Tomorrow’s event, which

will be held at the Seaforth’s temporary home in Jericho Garrison, will repeat history, with a similar menu offered to guests.

Carol said she’s absolutely thrilled her mom’s being granted her wish to have the medal come full circle.

For Madill, the journey is almost complete.

“Before I depart this Earth, I’m going to make sure that I get to the armouries to see what they did with Dad’s stuff.” twitter.com/tverenca

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Two-time chair Arya Eshghi welcomed 450 attendees to the annual black-tie hospital hootenanny, presented by the Beedie Development Group. And what a party it was. Guests rose to their feet at B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation’s signature soiree as emcees Sasa Drover and Global TV’s Chris Gailus made the surprise announcement that philanthropist Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian agreed to singlehandedly meet the gala’s fundraising objective by purchasing a much needed Xray machine for the hospital’s orthopedics department. The $1.4- million donation contributed to an already impressive tally that would result in a record $2.7-million haul to enrich child health in B.C. SHARPER FOCUS: Helping teenagers since 1975, Focus Foundation has been supporting kids 13 to 19 years of age struggling in schools or who dropped out find success. Based in Langley and Burnaby, the non-profit helps roughly 200 students annually, many in foster care pushed out of mainstream schools because of the complexity of their learning, behavioural, mental health, addiction and other challenges.

Transforming young lives with innovative pathways to life success, Focus boasts a 90 per cent graduation rate.

The charity recently hosted its second annual Pamper for Hampers benefit to ensure at-risk children and their families have a brighter Christmas. Supporters gathered at Kitsilano’s Epic Lounge for the grassroots fundraiser that generated $7,000 for holiday hampers and meals.

COUCH SURFING: Sofa Sessions is a unique opportunity to experience a live music concert in the intimate setting of a Vancouver home and get up close and personal with some of the city’s finest musicians. Proceeds — by donation — from the pop-up private concerts curated by Tracey Charette support Vancouver’s imagine1day, a charity creating global change through education-focused work in Ethiopia. Charette recently hosted her fifth Sofa Session at a loft in Gastown. More than 75 guests armed with cushions, chairs and even a couch gathered for an evening of storytelling and song with folk artist Ben Rogers and gospel sensations the Sojourners. Nearly $4,000 was raised to support a primary school in Ethiopia.

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Amazing Race Canada’s Ryan Steele helped spread love and awareness of AIDS Vancouver’s Grocery Campaign. The agency is inviting donations to support its 800 clients who rely on the food bank.

Tracey Charette curates Sofa Sessions, live music concerts in private homes in support of imagine1day, a charity creating global change through education-focused work in Ethiopia.

Two-term gala chair Ayra Eshghi, right, and silent auction chair Tammi Kerzner saw $2.7 million raised at 28th annual Crystal Ball in support of B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Focus Foundation’s Stephanie Whalen welcomed Aveda’s Kristina Scott to the Pamper for Hampers fundraiser at Epic Lounge.

Committee member Daniela Serena, left, and Deb Abma, Focus Foundation’s chief fundraiser, helped raise funds to ensure at-risk youth and their families have a merrier Christmas.

B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation CEO Teri Nicholas and board chair David Podmore thanked Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian, right, for his $1.4-million gift to purchase an X-ray machine for the hospital’s orthopedics department.

Olympian Maelle Ricker and store manager Jane Dodds modeled Omega watches to help count down the holidays and the RIO Summer Games at the Olympic official timekeeper’s holiday bash.

Terminal City Club general manager Peter Jackman hosted Jen Schaeffers’ CKNW Orphans Funds drive. The annual holiday campaign generated $1.7 million for children with special needs.

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A gift pack for tech lovers

for all tthings hings festive festive

For the fourth and final Holiday Hub contest, the Courier is giving away a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and Samsung Gear Fit watch.

Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com Congratulations to KELLY HAKE who won the last Holiday Hub gift pack, including four tickets to Goh Ballet’s Dec. 22 performance of the Nutcracker, passes for four to ride the train at Bright Nights Keep track of your fitness with the Samsung Gear Fit Watch.

in Stanley Park, a pocket Etch A Sketch, an official Vancouver Courier golf shirt, The Immigrants book by Courier writer Lisa Smedman, Buckerfield: The Story of a Vancouver Family, and a bag of Christmas candy.

Just in time for Christmas, the Courier is now giving away the Samsung Galaxy S5, an Android smartphone with a beautiful 5.1 HD screen, top notch 16 MP camera

and an innovative heart rate sensor and fingerprint scanner. The prize comes with an unlock code to allow it to be used with the carrier of your choice. The prize pack also includes the new Samsung Gear Fit, a fitness tracker and smartwatch meant to work in tandem with the Galaxy S5. The watch features a curved design and a bright OLED display. twitter.com/sthomas10

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Simply “like” the Vancouver Courier Newspaper on Facebook and leave a comment on the post for this story on the top of our Facebook page, naming your favourite gadget. (If you already “like” the Vancouver Courier, simply leave a comment.) The deadline for comment is midnight Dec. 16.

The draw will take place Dec. 17 and the winner named in the Dec. 19 edition of Holiday Hub.

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Tasty treats DIY dip mixes and other homemade treats make nice gifts Angela Shellard ashellard@hotmail.ca The arrival of December heralds the official beginning of the holiday social season.

At this time of year many of us receive invitations from friends and business associates to attend cocktail parties and drop-in gatherings at their homes. It’s always a nice gesture to bring a little gift for your host or hostess and, if it’s something you’ve made yourself, it’s even more personal. Take time to package your gifts attractively: dollar stores and craft stores are great sources for Christmas tins, cello bags and decorative boxes, as well as lots of varieties of ribbons, bows and tags.

Clear hollow Christmas tree ornaments with screw tops make great containers for dip mixes (recipe below).

It’s a nice idea to include the recipe with the gift item so your hosts can make it again and, in the case of the dip mixes, be sure to include instructions for preparing the finished product.

DIP MIX TRIO FIESTA DIP MIX: Mix together 1½ tsp dried parsley, 1½ tsp dried minced onion, ¾ tsp dried chives, 1½ tsp chili powder, ¾ tsp ground cumin, and ¼ tsp seasoned salt. To make dip: combine ½ cup sour cream or thick Greek yogurt and ½ cup of mayonnaise. Add the dip mix and stir until well combined. Refrigerate at least two hours before serving.

process with white chocolate.

DILL DIP MIX: Mix together 1 tsp dried dill, ¼ tsp seasoned salt, 1 tsp dried onion flakes and 1 tsp dried parsley. To make dip: combine with half a cup of sour cream and half a cup of mayonnaise or salad dressing.

Refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.

RANCH DIP & DRESSING MIX: Mix together 1 tsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dried chives, 1 tsp onion powder, ½ tsp dried dill, ½ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper. To make dip: combine dip mix with half a cup of sour cream or Greek yogurt and half a cup of mayonnaise. To use as a salad dressing, add buttermilk to prepared dip until desired consistency is reached.

PISTACHIO & DRIED CHERRY CHOCOLATE BARK 1 lb dark chocolate, coarsely chopped 8 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped (don’t use white chocolate chips, they don’t melt well) 1½ cups shelled pistachios (just the kernels) 1½ cups dried cherries Place dark chocolate and white chocolate in separate microwave-safe bowls.

Place dark chocolate in microwave and heat on high for 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until chocolate is melted and smooth.

Repeat

Stir one cup of pistachios and one cup of cherries into the dark chocolate. Spread mixture to one-quarterinch thickness on a large rimmed cookie sheet that has been very lightly oiled.

Spoon dollops of melted white chocolate randomly on the dark chocolate, then with the tip of a knife, swirl chocolates together for a marbled effect.

Sprinkle remaining pistachios and cherries over top; press them into chocolate very lightly with the palm of your hand. Refrigerate one hour then break into pieces; store in a covered container in the refrigerator. Makes about 2½ lbs.

Courier readers contribute STUFFING OF WILD RICE, CRANBERRIES AND WALNUTS (vegan, vegetarian, dairy and gluten free) Leeann Froese says this stuffing recipe accommodates the dietary requirements of her family without losing any flavour.

2 tbsp olive oil 2 yellow onions, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 7 cups vegetable broth 2 tsp salt 2 cups uncooked wild rice 2 cups uncooked basmati rice 2 cups dried cranberries ½ cup chopped fresh, flat leaf parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 1 ½ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped Freshly cracked black pepper to taste

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Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, five to seven minutes. Add garlic and cook one minute more. Add broth and salt and bring to a boil.

Stir in wild rice, cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in basmati rice, cover and simmer until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, 15-20 minutes longer. Stir in cranberries, parsley, thyme, and walnuts, cover and cook for 5 minutes more. Season with pepper and additional salt to taste.

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease a 9”x13” baking dish and transfer rice mixture to dish and bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

HÁLFMÁNAR (Icelandic half moon pastries) Nancy Wong, a public relations specialist with a love for baking, says these pastries are a family favourite during the holidays.

FILLING: Use fig or apricot preserves, or any other that you prefer. In Icelandic homes they use a prune filling.

PASTRY: 2 ½ cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tsp freshly ground cardamom 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup butter 1 beaten egg 1 tbsp lemon juice About 2-4 tbsp cold water PASTRY METHOD: In a bowl combine the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix together the egg, lemon juice and 2 tbsp of water. Blend egg mixture into dry mixture just until it holds together (you may need to add a bit more water). Gather pastry into a ball and chill for 30 minutes.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8” thickness.

Cut into rounds with a 3” cookie cutter.

ASSEMBLY: Pre-heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease baking sheets.

Spoon a little filling into the centre of a round. Fold over the round and press to seal edges (you now have a half circle). Place on baking sheets and bake until golden – about 10-15

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Remove from heat. In a large bowl combine nuts and marshmallows and fold in chocolate mixture.

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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.

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A magic flight to meet Santa Air Transat and Children’s Wish Foundation host kids to find the jolly fellow Rebecca Blissett rblissett@telus.net Gate 53 at Vancouver International Airport was possibly the merriest of all airport gates in the province Wednesday morning.

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The 250 guests, which included dozens of sick kids, were surprised with story-telling by princesses, face-painting, a clown, and the requisite cookies

while waiting to board a flight to the North Pole courtesy of Air Transat and the Children’s Wish Foundation.

The Christmas carolers during the check-in lineup and the high-fiving airport security were just the beginning of something special and when passengers felt a big mid-air bump 20 minutes after takeoff, they knew exactly why.

Air Transat captain Mike Mucha announced Santa had climbed on board to cheers and the jolly fellow made his way down the aisles to hand out full stockings to every child while the plane made its 90 minute round-trip journey.

“It’s pretty inspirational,” said Jennifer Petersen, director of the B.C. and Yukon chapter of the Children’s Wish

Foundation. “It’s a really rare opportunity for our Wish families and our friends to be together. I love this day, it’s really special.”

Similar flights took off in Toronto and Montreal, and Air Transat gave the Foundation $221,000 from money collected as part of the airline’s Small Change, Big Hearts program.

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1. Most of the young passengers aboard the Air Transat flight to the North Pole Wednesday afternoon could hardly contain themselves once Santa boarded the Airbus. The “Flight in Search of Santa” is sponsored by Air Transat and the Children’s Wish Foundation.

2. Santa stopped to pose for a photograph with Astu Zehargae, left, and Hawi Duguma during the 90-minute flight to the North Pole.

3. Fiona Xing, far right, was one of the many little girls who enjoyed fairytale stories told by Belle, a.k.a. Molly Dobie, before boarding Air Transat’s 10th annual “Flight in Search of Santa” on Wednesday. PHOTOS REBECCA BLISSETT

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Pick a card from the Tree of Giving and help make a needy child’s wish come true this Christmas!

Without your help, so many dreams will go unanswered.

Take a card from the tree located near Mark’s. It tells you the age/sex of the child and special interests. Find a suitable gift and place it (unwrapped) in our Tree of Giving House with the tag attached.

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CEO credits hospital angels through campaign

Serious blood infection lets executive see medical work from patient’s view Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com As president and CEO of the Vancouver General Hospital and University of B.C. Hospital Foundation, Barbara Grantham has long respected the work completed by the staff and health care providers she regularly encounters.

But, Grantham said, a recent health scare gave her an increased appreciation of just how dedicated the doctors, nurses, blood technicians, transport workers, specialists and food servers she encounters are. Her recent experience inspired Grantham to show that appreciation by honouring the two doctors

who helped get her back on her feet through the Angel Campaign. Through the campaign, participants make a donations to the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation and write messages of love or appreciation on angel ornaments, which are placed on a tree in the winter wonderland display in the lobby of VGH. “I had between 12 and 15 angels helping me,” said Grantham. “I’m honouring my two physicians, Dr. Steve Wong and Grady Meneilly.”

An avid runner, Grantham felt pain in her lower back after returning from a run Oct. 21 and assumed she’d pulled a muscle. Despite

taking Tylenol and applying a heating pad, the pain grew to what Grantham described as “excruciating.”

When she began having problems walking, she went to her doctor who immediately sent her to the hospital for blood work and tests. By this time Grantham also had a fever, nausea, an enlarged spleen and blood in her urine. After being admitted to VGH, Grantham’s tests came back to show she’d contracted sepsis, a serious blood infection. Grantham ended up spending 10 days in hospital on a combination of pain medication and antibiotics. On her release Oct. 31, Grantham was equipped with a portable

January. Since 2001, the Angel Campaign has raised more than $2 million in support of UBC and VGH’s most urgent needs, including the purchase of critical equipment, funding the latest research, and advancing patient care.

Barbara Grantham (L) and Dr. Steven Wong. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

antibiotic pump she still wore this week but hoped to have it removed soon.

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I also realized just how important community support workers are,” said Grantham. “This is the first time I’ve been in the hospital since I had my babies so I learned a lot.

Now I’m able to see things through a patient’s eyes.”

Grantham hopes others will take the opportunity to pay tribute to their angels and drop by VGH to enjoy the display of trees, which will remain in place now through

“Sometimes it’s the small things that aren’t as visible that turn out to be so vital,” said Grantham. “Like the portable IV pump I’m using now, or the new digital machines that take a patient’s temperature, blood pressure and [oxygen] saturation levels at the same time saving nurses a lot of time.”

Loved ones, family members and appreciative patients can take part in the Angel Campaign in person, by phone, via Canada Post or online. For anyone calling or ordering online, their message will be added to an angel and hung up on their behalf.

For more information visit vghfoundation.ca/angel. twitter.com/sthomas10

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The holiday favourite leaps across the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Stage Dec. 12 to 14. Tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets.

Details at balletbc.com.

2. One of our favourite holiday traditions, the 14th annual Guided by Robots tribute to Dayton, Ohio’s beer-fueled Guided by Voices returns to the ANZA Club, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Featuring members of local indie group S.K. Robot with guest vocalist Kevin Perley, the band delivers two sets of GBV classics followed by a set of live karaoke where anyone can get on stage and channel Robert Pollard or, if you really want to impress the hardcore fans, Tobin Sprout. All proceeds will go to the Canucks Autism Network.

3. The Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir gets into the Christmas spirit with its Making Spirits Bright concert Dec. 12 and 13 at Christ Church Cathedral.

Tickets at brownpapertickets.com. Details at goodnoisevgc.com.

4. He never meant to cause you any sorrow, he never meant to cause you any pain, he only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain… and perhaps purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. Vancity Theatre hosts a 30th anniversary screening of Prince’s 1984 classic Purple Rain, Dec. 15, 8:45 p.m. It’s got everything you could ask for… sex, violence, redemption, scintillating live performances, a wicked purple motorcycle. Just don’t take your mom or let her listen to the lyrics of “Darling Nikki” like we made the mistake of doing when we were young. Details at viff.org.

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Like ugly sweaters and the arrival of eggnog in supermarket fridges, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s annual butchering of beloved classic rock songs has become a cringe-worthy Christmas tradition in Canada. And this year, boy did he deliver the goods.

Clips of the PM happily, if awkwardly, warbling his way through Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at the annual Conservative Party Christmas bash have been circling on websites and social media this week with wild abandon and are difficult to watch, even by Internet standards. It’s not that Harper can’t hold a tune or capably play keyboard, but his high-in-the-rafters voice is so soulless and stiff, the experience is a lot like watching

your dad cut a rug at a wedding or listening to Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith attempt to rap. Oh snap.

Of course, this is nothing new. Six years ago, Harper first revealed his musical aspirations at the Tory Christmas rager, setting up behind a keyboard with a band and performing the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.” Critics saw it as a publicity stunt intended to humanize the often wooden, dead-behindthe-eyes prime minister, and many Beatles’ fans were horrified, though, honestly, it’s hard to get too indignant about a Ringo song.

Over the years, Harper has also belted out such hits as the Beatles’ “Hey Jude,” the Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

Personally, we have no problem if Harper wants to sing his heart, or what

resembles a heart, out — if only for the comedy element and sense of superiority it gives so many people. But we’d like to see the PM delve even deeper into the classic rock catalogue, perhaps get the Led out with “Immigrant Song” or take an ill-advised ride on Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train.” Simon and

POSTER OF THE WEEK Show: The New Black, China Syndrome and the Spheres, Dec. 12 at LanLou’s.

Poster artist: What’s this, another fantastic poster design from Scott Beadle?

This time he’s working with an image of Marvel Comics supervillain Galactus by Terry Huddleston.

Send high res jpegs or PDFs for Poster of the Week consideration to mkissinger@vancourier.com.

Garfunkel’s “I am a Rock” would be fitting. Same goes for Deep Purple’s Alberta tar sands-friendly “Smoke on the Water” and Edgar Winter Group’s ode to the Senate “Free Ride.” The possibilities, much like Harper’s seeming lack of selfawareness, are endless. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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Arts&Entertainment American dream not all it’s fracked up to be in Overnighters MOVIE REVIEW

Julie Crawford

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“The whole United States… ain’t big enough.

There ain’t room enough for you an’ me, for your kind an’ my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for thieves and honest men.

For hunger and fat.”

—The Grapes of Wrath This is no dust bowl. But a cavalcade of men and families descending on a town in slim hopes of a job, sleeping rough and worrying about their next meal sounds a lot like Steinbeck to me.

Jesse Moss’s documentary The Overnighters follows a fracking boom in a small North Dakota town, where tens of thousands of unemployed, almost exclu-

sively men from across the country have been pouring in, lured by the “boatloads” of jobs promised by news articles, and by friends bragging about six-figure paycheques and $30-anhour McDonald’s earnings. Many have borrowed money or used up savings to get there, only to find that there are too few jobs and too many applicants.

Worse still, the town of Williston was unprepared for the flood of new arrivals.

There’s little infrastructure to house the men who do find work, never mind the men who don’t. House prices have more than tripled.

Taking up the cause of the migrants is Jay Reinke, pastor of Williston’s Lutheran church. He has turned the church into a shelter at night, and the parking lot into a dormitory of men

living and sleeping in their cars, waiting for sanctuary.

The “Overnighters” program is dividing the congregation and the community.

Members of the church dislike the mess and the smell of men sleeping on the church pews and on the floor.

Neighbours voice concerns about so many single, idle men living in one place, near their homes and their children. Many have criminal records; there are sex offenders, too. Christian charity can only extend so far.

But Pastor Reinke can’t do enough. He invites a sex offender into his home, where he lives with his wife and school-aged children.

The paper gets wind of it and things really begin to unravel for Reinke, professionally and personally.

It’s fascinating how the film funnels in focus from

the wider issue faced by the town, to the political fights and deceits within the church community, and finally settling on a very personal revelation at the film’s end.

Director Moss was given unfettered access to Reinke’s life and obviously built up a great deal of trust; a megastore snack bar confession by the pastor to his wife, however, hints that the filmmaker may have crossed the line.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Intuitive Filmmaking at Sundance film festival, The Overnighters shines a light on the underside of capitalism and prosperity in America, all the while debating the possibility of redemption and reinvention after the wellspring of “love thy neighbour” runs dry.

The Overnighters screens Dec. 12, 13 and 17 at Vancity Theatre.

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Michael Kissinger

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$4.99 at IGA Country: Australia What it is: Of all the things Australia has bestowed upon us — a place to exile British convicts, Bon Scott-era AC/DC, the phrase “a dingo ate my baby” — arguably Down Under’s greatest gift to modern civilization has been Arnott’s Tim Tam. The popular Aussie treat was first introduced in 1964 and based on Britain’s Penguin biscuit. Lore has it the name Tim Tam came from Ross Arnott, who attended the 1958 Kentucky Derby and decided the winning horse, Tim Tam, was the perfect

Tim Tam has been a favourite of Australians since 1964.

name for his company’s new line of chocolate-covered goodies. Other potential biscuit names taking part in the race included Silky Sullivan, Warren G. and Ebony Pearl.

Made with two malted biscuits separated by cream filling and coated in chocolate, Tim Tams are comparable to Twix but with more wafer. Experienced consumers have been known to partake in an ancient ritual known as the Tim Tam

Slam, where one bites off the ends of the biscuit and uses it as a “straw” to drink warm beverages. Tim Tam comes in three flavours in Canada: Tim Tam Original, Tim Tam Chewy Caramel and Tim Tam Classic Dark.

Another fun fact: A young Cate Blanchett once starred in a Tim Tam commercial in the 1990s and was known at “the Tim Tam Girl.”

Verdict: Not as sweet or guilt-ridden as a chocolate bar but more indulgent than a cookie, there’s a reason why Australians consume nearly 45 million packages of these babies a year. Then again, they are also responsible for ’80s soft rock balladeers Air Supply, so take that into consideration before you plow into your second tray of Tim Tams in one sitting. twitter.com/MidlifeMan1

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By Megan Stewart

Boys and girls basketball rankings

There was a lot of movement in the top 10 over the last week. In boys AAAA, Churchill (as coach Rick Lopez predicted following the Kodiac Klassic) dropped out of the No. 1 place, slipping to fifth. Burnaby South and Walnut Grove top the list with Vancouver College rounding out the top three in their jump to No. 3 from No. 5. Kitsilano drops from No. 4 last week to No. 8.

In boys single-A, St. John’s Eagles soared from a respectable HM (honourable mention) out of the top 10 to No. 2, behind Vancouver rival St. Patrick’s Celtics, who moved up one from No. 2 last week. In a drop similar to Churchill’s, West Point Grey Academy falls from the top spot to No. 5.

In girls AA, Little Flower Academy remains solid at seventh and Notre Dame climbs one spot to eighth.

Garrett Hickling won eight medals for Canada at the world championships and Paralympic Games. PHOTO WARD PERRIN / PNG.

B.C. Hall of Fame opens for 2015 class Broadcaster, two-club GM and creator of ‘murderball’ inducted

Megan Stewart

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Churchill Bulldog Lambert Pajayon

Giants win four in a row

Vancouver goalie Payton Lee stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Giants won their fourth in a row, defeating the visiting Prince Albert Raiders 3-0 at Pacific Coliseum Dec. 10. Jackson Houck, Joel Hamilton and Tyler Benson scored for Vancouver in the win.

Claude Noel is 3-0 since being hired as the Giants new coach last week. Vancouver travels to Victoria to play the Royals at 7:06 p.m. Dec. 12.

The question: record winners?

After I wrote about the three-year undefeated streak of the Van Tech Talismen girls volleyball team, who launched at 27-game winning rampage as Grade 8s, I heard from Jim Rickbeil, a school counsellor who was answering the question: did the Talismen set a record?

In short, he doesn’t think so. Rickbeil remembers two impressively winning teams from the ’90s, both from Britannia.

As a volleyball coach and sponsor with the Bruins from 1996 to 2007, he remembers two teams that rivalled Van Tech’s streak. One, whose players graduated in 1998, didn’t lose a game in five years except at provincials. That means capping their entire high school playing career with a city championship each season. Rick Or coached that team, and Rickbeil helmed a later team whose players graduated in 2000 that lost one league game in five years, going undefeated in all but their Grade 11 season and winning three city championships. “Between these two teams,” writes Rickbeil, “eight city championships and a Vancouver league record of 108 wins, two losses.”

On Thursday six Vancouver sports figures and personalities were inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in each of the five categories: athlete, builder, team, pioneer and media.

Perhaps the most public of them all was Denny Veitch, the late general manager for both the Whitecaps and the Lions.

Veitch, who died in 2011 at the age of 80, is credited with coining the name for the city’s professional soccer team when, famously, driving over the Lions Gate Bridge, he spied the whitecapped mountain tops and churning whitewater on Burrard Inlet and came up with Whitecaps for the team he was helping to create for play in the North American Soccer League. He was the team manager from 1973 to ’77 and counted current ‘Caps president Bob Lenarduzzi as a son-in-law.

Veitch, incredibly since losing his right arm as a child, had a distinguished rugby career and toured with the national team. He is inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame as a builder.

Another face — or more specifically, voice — associated with the B.C. Lions will also join the Hall located at B.C. Place. J. Paul McConnell will be inducted in the media category.

Last summer, Vancouver Sun columnist Mike

Beamish wrote about the sportsman he knew well: “McConnell started doing play-by-play in 1982 at CFUN, moved to CKNW in 1984 and was still at it in 2004, when the ’NW lost the Lions’ broadcast rights to the current holder, The Team 1040. For a 10-year period, from 1979 to 89, McConnell’s ‘baggy eyes and hangdog face’ (in the words of late Vancouver Sun columnist Denny Boyd) were seen regularly as the sports director on Vancouver television station CBUT. He was a straightto-the-matter, no-frills, hard and accurate deliverer of sports news in the days when substance mattered more than style.

“Sports is not just about the scores and the stats. It’s about context and back stories. And McConnell could make Lions fans excited about a rogue’s gallery of athletes they scarcely knew, because he had such a love for the CFL, its coaches and players.”

Two wheelchair rugby players will also be inducted, one as an athlete and the other as a pioneer and both extremely influential.

Garett Hickling, a Vancouver resident, was born in Mica Creek north of Revelstoke and for two decades was considered the most physically dominant and respected wheelchair athlete in the world. On the national team for 17 years, Hickling was a five-time

John Haar

Paralympian and led Canada to one gold, four silver and three bronze medals at both the world championship and Paralympics. He was the MVP at the first three world championships in 1995, ’98 and ’02.

Duncan Campbell helped create wheelchair rugby when it was widely called “murderball.” Playing in a Winnipeg gym with four friends in 1976, Campbell influenced thousands of lives around the planet by developing one of the world’s most popular and fastest-growing wheelchair sports. He moved to Vancouver in 1986 and in 2013 received the prestigious Paralympic Order from the International Paralympic Committee. The Campbell Cup, the national wheelchair rugby championship trophy, takes his name. He is in the Hall as a pioneer.

Baseball player and manager John Haar grew up around the sport as the son

of the head groundskeeper at Nat Bailey Stadium. He grew up to play outfield for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankee organizations, topping out at the AA level. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, where Haar has also been inducted, the Vancouverite “embarked on a coaching career that has made him one of the most respected managers in Canadian baseball history.”

He managed Team Canada, led the National Baseball Institute for its 14 years and coached the national junior team the program’s only gold medal at the 1991 international gold medal. That year he was named Canada’s coach of the year and International Baseball Federation’s top coach in 1992.

The Canadian women’s soccer team, in 2012, overcame a controversial and unforgettable semi-final loss to the U.S. at the London Summer Games to then win bronze in a 1-0 win over France. It was Canada’s first summer team medal since 1936. The program regularly trains in Vancouver and its B.C. players will be inducted in the team category; they include Karina LeBlanc of Maple Ridge, Sophie Schmidt of Abbotsford, Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, Brittany Timko Baxter of Coquitlam and Emily Zurrer of Crofton. Sinclair was the tournament’s top scorer with six goals. twitter.com/MHStewart

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Kaelan Watson plays indoor and outdoor hockey for Canada. One is more like soccer, the other ice hockey, she said. In the summer she played field hockey at the Commonwealth Games and, this month, won gold at the Indoor 4-Nations tournament in Toronto. OUTDOOR PHOTO YAN HUCKENDUBLER INDOOR PHOTO BLAIR SHIER

Between a ball and great place Megan Stewart

mstewart@vancourier.com

In one of the best problems an elite athlete can have, Kaelan Watson is coveted by two different national teams. That’s a problem because the indoor and outdoor hockey programs both want her on their roster at the same time in January.

“I’m going to have to

choose,” Watson said from Toronto following a fournation indoor tournament that Canada won earlier this month.

In January, the outdoor field team travels to New Zealand to play a test match against the Kiwis, a series of exhibition games that are nonetheless key for deciding which players continue with Canada for the second round of the World League.

The semifinals, which will

be held in 2015, double as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. “If I don’t go, it could affect my chances on that squad,” said Watson, a defender with 31 appearances for the field team. She started playing with the Vancouver Jokers when she was 14.

While New Zealand pulls her in one direction, Watson also wants to be in Germany at the Indoor Hockey World Cup.

“The World Cup, it’s the highest competition you can play for indoor,” she said.

“A lot of my energy and passion has gone towards it.

It will be a tough decision.”

The indoor and outdoor hockey are two separate programs in Canada, and three of Watson’s teammates are in the same position as her and must decide where they’ll be in January.

“It’s pretty tough. It’s cool that we have to pick between two incredible options, but whatever one we don’t chose it’s a big thing

to count ourselves out for the other,” she said.

There is an emerging effort to synchronize the teams for greater co-operation, Watson said, and she could possibly leave New Zealand and immediately travel to Germany. But there is pressure to decide.

Watson, who was named the MVP of the 2010 CIS field hockey championship, played for Canada at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and readily shows her outgoing nature and infectious sense of hu-

mour on social media.

In some ways, she is in a privileged position, but the University of Toronto female athlete of the year in 2011 doesn’t take her position for granted.

“You’re constantly battling for your spots. Every time we go on your, there is a selection we go through.

There are always girls looking to come in and take a spot away,” she said.

In Germany or New Zealand come 2015, she’ll be playing for Canada. twitter.com/MHStewart

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Running in cooler weather means bundling up and watching your footwork. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Five tips for winter running Stay motivated to keep fit when the weather turns ugly

John Stanton ‘Tis the season to be running.

Plan your running and fitness routines now to get one step ahead of holiday indulgences. How do you alter your training schedule to overcome holiday excess?

I have you covered with these tips on how to get off on the right foot.

Winter is also a time when safety is key due to less light, more rain and slippery streets or other obstacles on running paths and roads.

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Triple up

Wear three layers: a base layer, an insulating layer and a windproof shell.

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Keep your head covered

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Warm up properly

Start your runs at a comfortable pace. Try running into the wind for the first part of your workout and run with the wind at your back to return. In colder weather, slowly build up to a pace that is slower than your normal training pace.

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Shorten your stride to improve your footing on

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YEAR AHEAD: I was talking with a new friend Richard about Ferguson, New York City and the Middle East. Richard said: “It’s ancient anger.” I’ll remember that phrase for a long time. It fits. The daughter of Eric Garner, the N.Y.C. man killed by police, said it was not a black-white thing. It was simply the police, committing homicide. I agree. It fits my forecast that the 1984-2237 era, but especially the 2008 to 2024 period, would see the rise of police states.

The hierarchy has always used the police to protect itself and dominate the lower echelons of society. Perhaps in America, as well as Canada, which has as much police brutality and arrogance as the U.S., the brutality occurs because the police a) feel impotent, so kill people to feel power, or b) are disrespected by the public and underpaid by the hierarchy, so take their frustration out on poor people, black and white. Maybe they have their own kind of “ancient anger.” Unfortunately, b) isn’t always correct — in Toronto, where police earn much more than the average citizen (often $ 150,000 a year) the G-20 massacre showed that rich police can be as bloodthirsty as poor police.

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This is your last week of mellow, gentle thoughts, Aries. Use it well — dive into cultural, educational, intellectual, publishing or travel projects, especially Dec. 20 when these very things are emphasized.

You might be a bit late by that day, so watch the process. If your initiatives get nowhere, then sigh and pass on to other areas. Which next week will bring, hugely.

This is your last week of hurrying, of errands, trips, calls, emails, paperwork, etc. The week begins with an unwelcome bang and ends with a happy “whoosh!” Lie low, rest and contemplate Sunday.

A fairly long-term conflict exists between your romantic and relationship urges, and your need for security, especially financial security.

It’s your last week of “heavy things,” Taurus.

Secrets, significant financial, health, intimate and lifestyle decisions and commitments — these build to a climax and an end Dec. 2). You could make a mistake in these choices Friday (make the wrong investment, chase the wrong lover, whatever) but the exactly right choice Saturday after 10 a.m.

Jump on a great investment.

Seek money, buy/sell, try to find a way to put yourself on a new earnings plateau. After this week, your “money touch” will temporarily fade, so act now. Sunday daytime brings popularity, social delights, flirtations, entertainment. Get out, seek fun. But don’t go overboard, especially this night, drive carefully, practice safety around machines/ tools.

This is your last week of open, honest relationships.

You might, at week’s end (Saturday) reach a climax of sorts in a relationship — showing someone you want them, grabbing a business opportunity, undertaking a relocation even, for the famous, reaching new heights with your public. In past weeks, people have shown where you stand in their eyes. Some have abandoned you, some have shown their loyalty.

Your energy, charisma, clout and effectiveness remain at a yearly high, Sage, for one more week.

Start projects, see people, keep up the pace of recent advances. Be ambitious Sunday daytime. This night to pre-dawn Wednesday elevates your mood to joyful — friends call, someone flirts, entertainment beckons, and the future looks bright.

This is your last week of drudgery and niggling health concerns. You’ll soon be free! Someone might offer you a new job or you might be presented with a new pile of work Friday/Saturday. Don’t accept either, at least without some thought, because this is the end of work, not the start. Earlier, Sunday brings popularity, flirtations and the joy of life. But this day, especially this night, also needs diplomacy with partners and family.

This is your last week of weariness and solitude.

Soon, you’ll grab life by the tail and swing it in the direction you want. Meanwhile, though, take care of all outstanding obligations – visit Aunt Sue, do taxes, attend policy meetings, give back the charity that was once given you, etc. Above all, contemplate your present situation and plan your future direction. Sunday’s mellow, wise and gentle.

You are blessed in romance, creativity, pleasure, speculation and self-expression through August.

But these have been intensified the last few weeks and remain so this week. Chase money Sunday, but watch your pennies if shopping. DON’T buy computers, software, electronics nor a vehicle (applies Monday, too).

Sunday night to pre-dawn Wednesday brings errands, visits, calls, paperwork, casual friends and siblings.

This is your last week (for awhile) of heightened popularity, optimism, social delights, entertainment and flirtation. A last, great wish could be granted, perhaps Saturday (Dec. 20).

You’re unusually assertive now, especially in the talking side of love and seduction. But the soft, affectionate side seems missing; it shows in privacy, not amongst a crowd.

This is your last week of domestic concerns. Friday/ Saturday doubly emphasize domestic, real estate, garden, nutrition, security, and retirement themes/ opportunities. Friday’s a dud, so act on Saturday, when all these domestic themes meet good luck.

But advance projects you’ve already begun, rather than start a brand new one. (Next week you’ll want to pursue pleasure and romance, and you’ll tire of domestic projects.)

Remain ambitious for one more week, Pisces.

Soon, this heightened pace will end. Sunday brings relationships, opportunities, relocation ideas, dealings with the public. Don’t try too hard for cooperation, especially in background, governmental, institutional, legal, travel or friendship zones.

Applies Monday also. Secrets and mysteries subtly swirl up Sunday night through dawn Wednesday.

Monday: Tim Conway (81). Tuesday: Leslie Stahl (73). Wednesday: Pope Francis (78). Thursday: Keith Richards (71). Friday: Cicely Tyson(81). Saturday: Peter Criss (69). Sunday: Samuel L. Jackson (66).

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UDI applauds development excellence Peter Mitham

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Congratulations are in order for the recipients of each award the Urban Development Institute recently handed out at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver in recognition of excellence in real estate development in B.C. But when taken together, some projects stood out for recognition

in more than the categories they won.

These include the work of Anthem Properties Group, Chard Development Ltd., Delta Land Development Corp., Reliance Properties Ltd., Rize Alliance Properties Ltd. and the Townline Group.

Reliance won “best in show” for its makeover of 564 Beatty St., which was also the best heritage

The average residential sale price in the Greater Vancouver Area is projected to reach $863,600.

Housing sale prices to grow 3% in 2015 Emma Crawford Hampel

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Continuing the trend of rising home sale prices in the Lower Mainland, prices are expected to keep growing in 2015, according to the 2015 RE/ MAX Housing Market Outlook report released Dec. 10.

The average residential sale price in the Greater Vancouver Area is projected to reach $863,600.

This is an increase of three per cent compared with $838,400 in 2014, which is up 7.3 per cent compared with 2013.

The increase is slightly higher than the national average growth forecast of 2.5 per cent. RE/MAX anticipates that the average home sale price across Canada will reach $416,300. Yearto-date nationwide, the average home sale price has been $406,145.

Gurinder Sandhu, regional director for RE/

MAX Integra for OntarioAtlantic, said this strong forecast reflects economic resilience in Canada.

“Housing demand is being supported by steady employment and immigration, while our GDP is expected to grow another 2.5 per cent in 2015,” Sandhu said. “This is mitigating the effects of higher inventory, which many markets have been experiencing due to increased development.”

Low interest rates have maintained steady demand. RE/MAX expects that if borrowing rates are to increase, sales will jump initially as buyers try to acquire their homes before the cost of borrowing becomes higher.

Kelowna is expected to see the strongest growth in the country next year.

Prices are projected to increase seven per cent to $458,000 on average, up from $428,000 this year. twitter.com/EmmaHampelBIV

project, beating out Rize Alliance’s Rolston condo tower, also a finalist for best mixed-use project but ultimately named best infill project.

Anthem, Chard and Townline represented Vancouver Island with multiple nominations for the Union, Sovereign and Hudson Mews developments, respectively. Anthem won out for the best Vancouver Island project,

while Townline was honoured for thinking outside the box with its incorporation of the Victoria Public Market within the Hudson complex.

What all finalists had in common were multiple years of planning, development, hardship and “slavery” – Bruce Langereis’ word – behind them.

Townline’s bid for the Hudson’s Bay Co. com-

plex in Victoria first began in 2004, for example.

The former department store’s transformation into the Hudson over the past decade and through the lending crises of 2007–2009 may well be called an achievement, one now deemed an example of excellence in its field, too.

Langereis, who spearheaded redevelopment of Vancouver’s Hotel

Georgia to completion over the same period – one that saw other local hotel developers return deposits to purchasers – claimed he had been a slave to his project for seven years.

Yet the effort paid off, not only in a nomination as the province’s best urban highrise, but also a landmark of environmental innovation —– a category it won.

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Measuring 4,432 mm in length, the two-door 2 Series is 108 mm longer than the 1 Series Sedan and 72 mm longer than the 1 Series Coupe it replaces.

Also, the 2 Series is 26 mm wider than the outgoing model and has a 30 mm longer wheelbase and wider track. At the same time, the sloping roof is 5 mm lower, which helps it achieve a near 50:50 weight balance.

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BMW have introduced a spiritual successor to its legendary 2002 coupe with the new 2 Series. The 2 Series is an impressive, all-new nameplate for 2014 that boasts tight two-door lines with seating for four.

The 2 Series replaces the 1 Series and keeps BMW’s naming strategy aligned — sedans start with odd numbers and coupes with even numbers. Currently, the 2 Series is available in two models: the base 228i and a sportier M235i. Early next

efits to these changes: first is the boost to aerodynamics, which in essence improves fuel economy; second is the increase in interior and cargo space.

The most notable increase is the added 20 litres in trunk capacity.

Performance

Both 2 Series models are motivated by potent and efficient turbocharged engines.

The base 228i is powered by BMW’s proven 2.0-litre inline-four that is rated at 241 hp and 258

lb-ft of torque.

Under the hood of the M235i is a 3.0-litre inline-six which bumps power to 322 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque.

Being the only rearwheel drive car in this class makes the 2 Series a fun to drive, serious compact. Aiding this factor is the BMW’s ability to create maximum torque at low rpm and holding it over a long range.

Not to be forgotten, the 2 Series is a very light car and therefore has a very good power-to-weight ratio. The motor in the M235i only

has to move 4.9 kg for each horsepower.

Power is relayed to the wheels through either the standard six-speed manual or an eight-speed Sport Automatic.

The manual is nearly perfect. The clutch is nicely weighted and the shifter has a short throw allowing you to make quick changes.

Despite that praise, the optional automatic is even better. It has a gear for every circumstance, and as a result, is quicker and more fuel-efficient.

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Continued from page 41 Where the 2 Series really stands out is with its handling. It feels like an extension of the driver.

The optional Adaptive M Suspension deals with road imperfections while limiting body roll. Likewise, the standard variable sport steering is crisp and requires minimal effort to keep the nose pointed in the right direction.

The 2 Series also allows the driver to tailor the ride to suit their mood. There are four selectable modes — Comfort, Eco Pro, Sport and Sport+ — and each has notably different characteristics.

What’s so astonishing is the fact that when I drove the M235i back-to-back with a much bigger and more expensive M4 coupe, I actually enjoyed driving the M235i significantly more due to its light, easyto-drive athletic character.

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The cabin of the 2 Series is very driver-centric and will feel familiar to current BMW owners.

The materials are all high quality and the controls are conveniently placed for easy reach.

The front seats are well bolstered and keep you planted around hard corners and comfortable cruising around town. The chunky steering wheel provides good grip and allows adequate feedback for the driver. The overall steering feel is one of the best I’ve experienced this year.

However, there are a few things to keep in mind. While most manufacturers are switching to touchscreen infotainment systems, BMW continues to use its iDrive system.

Drivers operate the system using a remote below the shifter and, while the system itself is easy to understand, locating the controller could mean taking your eyes off the road.

The more significant drawback is rear passenger space. Headroom is not great, but legroom is nearly non-existent. No adult will want to spend much time in the rear seats.

Conversely, trunk space is actually quite good for a sport coupe. The total 390 litres of cargo room is aided by the folding rear seatbacks. But in either case, the 2-series is obviously not meant to replace a family sports sedan by any means.

Features

The BMW 228i has a starting price of $36,00 and the M235i starts at 45,000.

Standard equipment includes heated front seats, auto-dimming interior mirror, automatic climate control, adaptive cruise control, rain-sensing wipers and auto headlights, runflat tires, and USB integration with Bluetooth.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include auto-dimming exterior mirrors, sunroof, heated steering wheel, rearview camera, park assistant, parking sensors, adaptive headlights, lane departure and collision warning, and onboard Internet.

Fuel efficiency numbers (L/100km) for the 228i with the eight-speed auto are 8.7 city, 5.4 highway and 7.2 combined. Automatic M235i models return 10.0 city, 6.4 highway for 8.4 combined.

Thumbs Up

The 2 Series has one of the best handling and steering characteristics of any car in this class.

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The 2 Series lacks passenger space and its rivals offer more space because of the four-door design.

The Bottom Line

The BMW 2 Series is a premium sports coupe with excellent performance that brings back all the great things about owning a BMW.

Competitors

Audi A3 The Audi A3 and sporty S3 are traditional premium sedans, only in a smaller package. The A3 is a welcoming, solid performing luxury car with an attractive price tag. Audi’s compact sedan starts at $31,100 and ranges up to $44,000.

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Mercedes-Benz built its reputation on high-end, pricey large sedans, but it hopes to attract new customers with the more affordable CLA-Class. Called a fourdoor coupe, the CLA-Class borrows a lot of styling cues from its larger siblings. The CLA-Class is all-new for 2014 and starts at $34,300.

Acura ILX If you’re looking for a small luxury sedan and are not concerned with brand cachet, the Acura ILX makes a compelling argument. The base fourcylinder offers good fuel economy, the larger four is suitably sporty, and there is a hybrid option.

Starting at $27,990, the ILX is available with four packages.

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A roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:

The beast of Turin roars again

Corvette? Hellcat? An offshore racing boat? Never mind all those puny engines — if you want a big motor, Fiat’s got you covered.

Witness the freshly restored Fiat S76, better known as the Beast of Turin. More than a century ago, it set a speed record of more than 225 kilometres per hour thanks to its mighty engine. How big are we talking? 28.5 litres.

That’s more than 14 Honda Civic’s worth of displacement to crank out 300 horsepower (not bad for the time), in a car that’s nearly as tall as a man. No wonder they called it the Beast — only one of the two prototypes is still in existence, and has painstakingly been restored over several years.

Started on video for the first time, a whole documentary is coming soon. I’m excited to see it and also slightly terrified.

Falling gas prices predicted

The plummeting price of oil and OPEC’s decision to keep production rates constant are being hailed as harbingers of lower prices at the pump, Bloomberg reports. Speaking with several analysts, the business news site indicated that the cost per gallon of fuel might drop lower than two dollars in the United States.

Already, prices are hovering around $2.20 in some areas.

Now, the thing to do immediately is sell your fuel-efficient car and buy the largest SUV you can afford. Canyonero, your time has come once again. Hyah, Canyonero! Hyah! Wait, that’s a terrible idea, but it won’t stop many consumers, at least south of the border. Downward swings in pricing seem to spur demand any time fuel drops, but it’ll likely climb back up again, so Canadians, keep buying those Honda Civics you love so much.

France declares war on diesel

“In France, we have long favoured the diesel engine,” said French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a speech last month. “This was a mistake, and we will progressively undo that, intelligently

and pragmatically.”

Zut, as they say, alors!

But isn’t Europe all about the pint-sized car with a grumbly diesel engine of microscopic displacement?

Seems like every European manufacturer provides a diesel option in nearly everything other than outandout sportscars. BMW even makes a range of M-branded diesels.

However, while diesel cars are good on C02 emissions and overall efficiency, older models produce particulate matter, and it appears that France would prefer its drivers go mostly electric. Tax-based strategies will be set up to both punish diesel owners as well as entice them into trading in on an electric vehicle.

Well that’s going to go well. Something like 80 per cent of French vehicles are diesel-powered, and further taxation is going to enrage them. You might as well try to ban berets and stripey T-shirts. Plans haven’t yet taken effect, but when they do, perhaps expect Monsieur Valls to be guillotined within the first week.

Ford Performance readies for Detroit

With the last of this year’s auto shows out of the way, manufacturers are looking to make a big noise in 2015.

Judging from the rumours leaking out about Ford’s plans for Detroit in January, the Blue Oval is going to kick off the year in style.

First, there’s the rumoured GT-350R, an even harder-core race version of the just-released Shelby GT-350. Not too much of a surprise, this’ll likely ape the same aerodynamic and other enhancements the old Boss 302 Laguna Seca edition had.

Also on the way, and potentially a huge scoop, is a return of the Ford GT. With Nissan poised to join Toyota, Audi, and Porsche in high-level LeMans racing, Ford seems to be readying itself to field an entry in the GTE class, and there’ll be a road-going version as well.

Lastly, we’ll also likely see the Focus RS debuting in Detroit. With Europe now getting the new Mustang, Ford’s going to bring over the hottest hatchback it sells, and the rumours are it’s going to be all-wheel drive. Head to head against the Golf R? That’d make for quite the comparison test.

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