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THE VOICE of VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS since 1908

Police chief backs Yes side Mike Howell

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A drop in emergency response times, fewer fights between drunks on the Granville strip and more people taking transit are reasons Police Chief Jim Chu cited Wednesday in explaining his support for a 10-year plan devised by the region’s mayors to cut traffic congestion. Chu joined New Westminster Police Chief Dave Jones and fire chiefs from Vancouver and Surrey to call on voters to support a proposed 0.5 per cent transit and transportation tax to help pay for the $7.5 billion plan that includes downtown late-night bus service. “We believe late-night transit will provide a means for people to disperse to get home safely and that will improve public safety,” said Chu, noting some fights on the Granville strip are related to disputes over the limited number of taxis available once the bars close at 3 a.m. Late-night bus service, he added, will also likely motivate people who plan to drink downtown to leave their cars at home and take a bus to and from the bar. Over the past five years, he noted, emergency response times for Vancouver police increased by an average of one minute. He said traffic congestion plays a part in increasing the response times and warned that more officers will need to be hired to keep an average nine-minute response time if congestion continues at the current rate.

“That’s going to cost more money,” said Chu, who spoke to reporters from a parking lot across from the Surrey bus loop near city hall. “So your options are either to have the same number of police officers and a reduced level of service, a reduced response time or to spend more money on more police officers.” The involvement of Chu and emergency services chiefs in the Yes side camp comes three days after an Insights West poll showed a majority of respondents planned to vote No in the plebiscite, which begins next week when Metro Vancouverites receive ballots in the mail. Chu and Jones explained they were not urged by Robertson or the mayors’ council on regional transportation to join the Yes side. They said they made up their minds in mid-February after the city’s director of transportation, Jerry Dobrovolny, presented the plan to B.C. municipal chiefs. Jones acknowledged the role of a police chief is “a bit quasi-political at times” but said his department’s surveys and data show traffic congestion is getting worse in New Westminster. Also, he added, the constant flow of emails he receives from citizens every week saying that hiring more police officers and writing more tickets is not the way to curb congestion is further evidence a different approach is needed. Continued on page 7

Hadley’s voice will be missed

Remembering park board’s ‘eighth commissioner’ Sandra Thomas

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Over the 14 years I covered park board as a beat, I witnessed the election of four new boards. During post-election interviews with the newbies, I always took pleasure in asking, “Have you met Eleanor Hadley?” The typical answer was, “No, why?” which brought me even greater pleasure because I had a pretty good idea of what the future held for each of these new commissioners. My response was always, “Just wondering.” Hadley passed away Friday after a brief illness. She was 93.

To consider Hadley “tenacious,” would be an understatement. To describe Hadley as simply a “park board watchdog” is also a disservice to her relentless determination to protect this city’s waterfronts and parks, in particular Stanley Park, which neighboured her West End home. Park board general manager Malcolm Bromley remembers an interview I conducted with him prior to his ﬁrst park board meeting when I mentioned Hadley. “I thought ‘who could this Eleanor Hadley be?’” says Bromley. “Then I went to my ﬁrst meeting and quickly found out.” Bromley says the park board is planning a permanent memorial for Hadley, but just what that will look like is yet to be determined. He notes Hadley had a particular bench at English Bay where she loved to sit, so that could be an option. Continued on page 9

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News NPA’s new president is ‘amazing’

Former councillor B.C. Lee takes lead role 12TH&CAMBIE Mike Howell

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The last time I heard from former NPA councillor B.C. Lee was via email. That was way back in May 2009. Here’s what he wrote: “I am doing it! I am playing the role of a stubborn father. I am singing, dancing and performing in a musical (At least I tried!!! Director said I am good…well occasionally!!!) Different stages in my world. Different presentations of my life. Come! Have a good time with us! It’s fun. It’s beautiful. It’s a good show.” That was Lee’s way of saying he was performing in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song at the Waterfront Theatre. The timeless Asian-American musical featured Lee as a father who was “ﬁght-

ing a losing battle with his kids against rock ‘n’ roll, baseball, sports cars and the typical trappings of the modern American lifestyle.” Quite a leap from ﬁghting Vision Vancouver and COPE during his days as a city councillor under Sam Sullivan’s administration, which ruled city hall from 2005 to 2008. When Lee decided not to seek re-election, the news really upset some of his colleagues, including Coun. Elizabeth Ball who described him as “amazing.” “I cannot imagine council without him and I will grow teary — as (then-councillor) Kim Capri did — at the thought,” Ball said during a speech at an NPA function in June 2008. “So if any of you can do anything to bring him back…” Well, Lee is back … sort of. Lee — whose initials in his ﬁrst name are short for Bar-Chya — was elected Monday night as the NPA’s new president. He replaces Peter Armstrong, who led the party through the two previous elections and spent more than half a million

dollars of his own money to fund the campaigns. “I don’t look at it as some kind of a crown or whatever,” said Lee, who is the vice-president of business development for Fireglo Strategic Marketing and Communications and vicechairperson of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. “For me, it’s just something that if I can be of help, then I will do something to help the NPA. That’s all.” Lee said he accepted the presidency because he heard from the party’s board, which includes the NPA’s former mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe, that it wanted to work between elections to connect with neighbourhoods rather than organize a few months before the big vote. “And I just feel that a healthy democracy also needs to hear from more different voices,” said Lee, whose role on previous campaigns was to reach out to Asian communities and other ethnic groups to educate them about the party and city government. “But

you can’t build a relationship in three months.” Lee was one of the quietest NPA councillors during his term at city hall, rarely getting himself involved in the to-and-fro his colleagues participated in with opposition councillors. He was a booster of the city’s then-proposed 311 phone system, the multicultural task force and the need to educate more newcomers about city politics. At the time, Lee was council’s only fluent Mandarin speaker. He is a former community liaison officer for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver and was a news commentator on Fairchild radio and television programs. He was also one of the few Vancouver city councillors in history to agree to a polygraph test, which was conducted in 2009 by Vancouver police investigators in a probe related to the Olympic Village and a leaked financial document. Lee passed the test. His next real test is the fall of 2018 when voters go to the polls again.

B.C. Lee, a former NPA city councillor, once played the role of a stubborn father in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. On Monday, the NPA board elected Lee as its new president.

One other thing: Lee now lives in New Westminster, a municipality he moved to so he could help his elderly parents. As he pointed out, Vancouver is only a short SkyTrain trip

away — a comment that will undoubtedly generate a collective groan from Vision Vancouver and other local parties looking to take a shot at the NPA. twitter.com/Howellings

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Voting in the Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite starts next week. Here’s how to make sure you can vote in the weeks ahead. If you are a registered voter living in Metro Vancouver, you can vote by mail from March 16 to May 29. Voting packages will be mailed to voters beginning March 16. The question on the ballot will be: “Do you support a new 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, to be dedicated to the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan?” Voters are expected to check the yes or no box. Not everyone is eligible to vote even though everyone in Metro Vancouver, including tourists, will pay the additional taxes if the plan is approved. Only those who meet the following criteria can vote: • Canadian citizens. • 18 years of age or older on or before May 29. • A B.C. resident for at least 6 months on or before May 29. • Registered to vote in B.C. • People who were registered for the last municipal elections in 2014 and have not moved will have their voting packages mailed automatically. People who are registering for the ﬁrst time or have moved since the municipal elections in 2014 can register on or before midnight on Friday, May 15. Other registration methods include: • Online: elections.bc.ca • By phone: 1800-6618683.

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News UBC students tackle plastic recycling ProtoCycler aims to tackle emerging problem of 3D printer waste

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Brock MacDonald, CEO of the Recycling Council of British Columbia, said this is the first time he’s heard of 3D printer waste as a problem. “It’s not regulated. It doesn’t fall under the B.C. recycling regulation,” he said. He agreed that any unmarked plastic that ends up in the depot would have to be thrown in the garbage. ProtoCycler contains a patented melter that will grind up any used plastic such as bottles and containers into filaments — the plastic coils that are used in printers to produce plastic objects. The team is also aiming to close cost loopholes with their machine. Typically, filaments are sold for up to 10 times more than their raw form, which resembles micro beads called pellets. The ProtoCycler will turn pellets, used household items and “mistake” prints into filaments for as much as the cost of the pellets, according to ReDeTech. The students claim a kilogram of filament created by ProtoCycler costs $5 from pellets and at no cost produced from used plastic. The cheapest store-bought filament starts at $30. ReDeTech has sold up to 150 units through Indiegogo and has orders for another 100. Pre-orders for ProtoCycler start at $699. twitter.com/jennypengnow

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Everyone makes mistakes printing on paper once in a while, but when it comes to 3D printers those mistakes usually mean plastic doomed for the landfill. When a group of three engineering physics students at UBC started using 3D printers to produce plastic models and parts, they were shocked to see how quickly garbage bins stacked up with plastic waste from mistaken prints. That experience propelled UBC students Dennon Oosterman, Alex Kay and David Joyce to develop a plastic recycler, ProtoCycler, to turn plastic waste into the material needed for 3D printing. With the boost of seed money from a $10,000 student entrepreneurship award and an Indiegogo campaign which raised over $100,000, the team spent last year developing their Toronto-based company ReDeTec (short for Renewable Design Technology) before launching ProtoCycler. “When you’re given this power to create whatever’s in your head by just clicking a button, you do it, you take your mind up on that offering and you start making things and you find out after the fact, oh, it doesn’t quite fit,” said Oosterman. “But it’s easy, you just

Above: ProtoCycler contains a patented melter that will grind up any used plastic such as bottles and containers into filaments — the plastic coils that are used in printers to produce plastic objects. Right: Dennon Oosterman

make a ﬁx and make it again. It’s just a click of a button so who really cares. Other than every time you click the button, you’re generating waste and spending some money.” Recycling plastic used in 3D printing isn’t as simple as putting it in the recycling bin. Unlike standard plastic bottles and containers stamped with the type of plastic they’re made from, plastics used in 3D printing are unmarked and impossible for recycling depots to determine which type it is. It eventually ends up as waste. “Even if you do recycle your plastic, it is labelled and all of that. It’s still being loaded up on a truck likely

powered by diesel, shipped away, processed by huge, massive, energy-hungry factory and shipped back to you,” explained Oosterman. Other materials used in 3D printing include metal, ceramic and wax. As 3D printing become increasingly widespread among businesses, industries, hobbyists and researchers around the world, the problem of plastic waste from 3D printers is still ahead of its time. It will likely take larger amounts of waste to draw public awareness or lead to regulation.

Good hearing, poor comprehension? The number of people who can hear well, but can’t understand what’s being said, is increasing. This is most evident in conversations and watching television. A newly-developed hearing chip is designed to restore speech comprehension without being noticeable in the ear.

A lot of people have poor comprehension, though they actually still hear well. It becomes noticeable in conversation, watching television and asking family to repeat what’s been said. A potential cause can be undetected loss in the high-frequency range. This means the sensory cells in the cochlea that hear high-range sounds are damaged as a result of circulatory disorders, diabetes, sudden hearing loss or workplace noise. Hearing loss in the high-frequency range makes speech sound muffled and unclear. The person with hearing loss mixes up, or can no longer hear, consonants like s, f, t, k, h and g. Speech comprehension is particularly impaired when there is background noise or when television programs have background music. The dilemma is that people with hearing loss in the high-frequency range do not consider themselves to have a

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Continued from page 1 “And this [mayors’ plan] is seen as a better solution to both safety and liveability in the community,” said Jones, whose support is backed by the City of New Westminster, which is promoting the Yes side on billboards in that city. Chu and Jones declined to comment on the progress — or lack of it — of the Yes side campaign, which is being led by Mayor Gregor Robertson and Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, who are chairperson and vicechairperson respectively of the mayors’ council on regional transportation. In taking a question about the Insights West poll, Robertson stood at a lectern with acting-Surrey mayor Barbara Steele and said “as experienced politicians, we look at polls with skepticism.” “The real poll is on the election results and we won’t see those for several months,” said Robertson, referring to Elections B.C.’s projection that results won’t likely be forwarded to the B.C. Leg-

Police Chief Jim Chu joined other Metro Vancouver police and fire chiefs Wednesday to announce support for a proposed transit and transportation tax. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

islature until the summer. Steele noted she and Robertson recently ran civic election campaigns “and we know what those online polls are like and, quite frankly, they didn’t predict the Surrey election anywhere near what happened.” No one from the RCMP attended the news conference. Insp. Ed Boettcher, the ofﬁcer in charge of the B.C. RCMP communications services, said in an emailed statement “it is not the RCMP’s practice to attempt to inﬂuence public opinion on any referendum or plebiscite.

We remain neutral on how the money is raised.” Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis said a forecast of one million more people expected to move into Metro Vancouver by 2040 will mean more congestion and hamper response times if alternatives are not in place to move people and vehicles. “It’s our belief that this transit plan will allow us to maintain a prompt response time to our residents and business owners,” Garis said. “Our concern is about the risk of loss of life and property damage in a grid-

lock situation.” Garis said his reading of the plan is that Metro Vancouver will see a 20 per cent reduction in traffic congestion once the mayors’ plan is fully implemented. The plan includes a light-rail transit system for Surrey, a subway along the Broadway corridor, more buses, late-night buses, more frequent SeaBus and HandyDart service and upgrades to roads and cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. The plan, however, relies on substantial investments from the provincial and federal governments, which haven’t committed to the plan. A 0.5 per cent increase to the seven per cent sales tax would equate to roughly $250 million per year towards the cost of the $7.5 billion plan. “Less traffic, better infrastructure, a positive impact on public safety will allow us to reach you faster,” Garis said. “And in the first responder world, one minute can mean the difference between life and tragic outcomes.” twitter.com/Howellings

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Age: Age is uncertain, but Roberts rescued the deaf dove from Granville Island in 2013. Roberts is a volunteer with a group that rehabilitates birds. Characteristics: “She is the most affectionate, entertaining bird imaginable!” writes Roberts. These are the things she loves to do, according to Roberts: “Has a nap every day with my husband. At bedtime, she gets tucked in by me with the song, ‘You Are My Sunshine.’ Then, she expects me to tuck her little blue baby blanket around her and talk to her for about 10 minutes before she will settle in. Every springtime beginning in May, she begins laying two eggs and I collect grass from outside for her and together we happily build a nest in the second bedroom. She wears ‘poodie pants,’ which act like a diaper and can be changed twice a day.” The Courier wants to include your animal companion in Pet of the Week. Please send a clear photo of your pet — humans are welcome to be in photos as well — their breed, name, age, how long you’ve been together and any special attributes or idiosyncrasies they might have to sthomas@vancourier. com and we’ll publish as many as possible in print and online.

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News ‘She said what she thought’

Continued from page 1 Bromley was so impressed with Hadley’s passion for this city’s parks that about two years ago he had the park board create a special seat for the senior, complete with headphones to help her hear and her own microphone. “I remember when she saw it for the first time, she had this huge smile on her face and she was almost in tears. It felt terrific,” he remembers. “But I really thought it was important we give her a voice.” It was also important because, until then, Hadley steadfastly refused to follow the “five-minute” rule allotted to speakers addressing the board. I can still hear her now, “You don’t tell me when my time is up young man/ woman. I’m 90-years old and legally blind so I’ll speak as long as I want.” And speak she did. In fact, in response to Eleanor’s passing, former park board commissioner Laura McDiarmid described her on

social media as the “eighth commissioner” to the seven-member board. I had the pleasure of driving Hadley home from park board meetings several times over the years and despite how short that trip was, it was still long enough for her to tell me, not advise me, how to do my job. I always thanked her for her words and promised to try to do better. I wasn’t the only one to see Hadley home following Monday night meetings of the park board, which she rarely missed. Senior staff members and park rangers also had the pleasure of regularly escorting Hadley home — I can only imagine those conversations Hadley ran for park board for the ﬁrst time in 2011 at age 90. The fact she was unsuccessful in this ﬁrst bid for an elected seat did not deter her from taking her designated place at most park board meetings. Hadley was running for park board for the second time last fall when she was hos-

pitalized with pneumonia. It was there she remained until her death March 6. (Hadley was an equalopportunity protagonist and besides the park board, she also attended city council meetings when the subject was of interest.)Former park board chair Aaron Jasper says Hadley, known for making occasional homophobic or racist remarks, mellowed in recent years. He says last year when the park board created its Trans and Gender-Variant Inclusion Working Group, he knew Hadley was confused by the move. “I know she wrestled with that,” says Jasper. “But, in the end she was respectful. She was from a completely different generation and grappled with change, but she always said what she thought, whether we liked it or not.” A celebration of life is being organized by close friends and family of Hadley, and it will likely take place at the end of April. twitter.com/sthomas10

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The Yes side’s epic marathon of hope

Allen Garr Columnist

agarr@vancouurier.com On the face of it, I would have to say the Yes side in the Transit plebiscite doesn’t stand a chance. The most recent poll from Insights West this week shows more than a 20 point spread between those who would vote against a 0.5 per cent sales tax increase to support a 10-year plan to improve transportation and those who would vote for it. If it wasn’t for the fact that we all lived through the last provincial election where Christy Clark’s Liberals successfully dug themselves out of a seemingly impossible hole and beat the NDP, I’d say the Yes forces and the province would save us a lot of money and anxiety by just calling it quits and surrendering now. Nothing that the Yes forces have managed to do so far, including pushing aside the CEO of TransLink — while continuing to pay out his contract — or appointing respected billionaire business guy Jimmy Pattison to oversee the spending of the tax dollars to be raised, has moved the dial in their favour. If polls are to be believed, quite the opposite has taken place. The Yes side continues to slide down. Only 18- to 34-year-olds are mildly in favour. To make matters worse, even members of the mayors council who agreed to this dubious exercise seem to be losing their resolve. The mayor of Delta, Lois Jackson, says she is unclear as to what her municipality will get out this. Of course, she knows now that her municipality will get a new $2 billion dollar George Massey Bridge to replace the tunnel without the bother of a plebiscite thanks to the premier. Even more discomforting for the folks on the Yes side, Surrey mayor Linda Hepner and her staff make it no secret that they are well on their way to developing Plan B should the plebiscite fail. They are in talks with Ottawa about a public private partnership to build a light rail system in their municipality. They are doubtlessly being aided in their efforts to get funding by Tory star federal candidate and former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts. And rumours

abound that Clark will move quickly to toss her share of dough into the pot (without a plebiscite of course) should the feds come on board as a way of shoring up provincial Liberal support in Surrey. Meanwhile the No side continues with its one-note samba, ignoring the mayors’ plan and attacking TransLink as an inefficient organization that should find funds by tightening its belt. The irony is that while this line of assault seems to be persuasive, TransLink has been audited repeatedly over the past few years. Each audit ends with demands to squeeze even more out of its budget. The net effect has been that TransLink has jacked up fares and removed resources from lesser used routes in the suburbs — making transit services worse there and placing some on more profitable routes. Oddly enough, as a result, ridership has actually declined. All that said, there is still a glimmer of hope that the plebiscite will pass, and I’ll tell you why. Unlike conventional elections, which tend to be a sprint to the finish line, this plebiscite should be considered to be more of a marathon. The voting doesn’t happen in one day, it takes place over 11 weeks. And an important key to success will be the exercise of getting that vote out. While the No side has undoubtedly been successful thus far in dominating the conversation, that is about to change. When it comes to feet on the ground, they simply cannot compete. The Yes forces are finally gearing up. People representing not just the mayors council but some 120 civic groups are starting to enter the field, from students to environmentalists, trade unions and business folks. They will flood social media, hold telephone town halls and face-to-face public gatherings, handing out pamphlets and making their case for more livable communities. They will be engaging in what is the biggest, most politically diverse operation of its kind a metropolitan area in this country has ever seen. And, you know what? It might just work. If it does, we’ll all be better for it, which is worth bearing in mind. twitter.com/allengarr

The week in num6ers...

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In billions of dollars, the estimated amount of money in higher incomes Vancouverites are losing due to traffic congestion, according to a recent study.

In millions of dollars, the amount TransLink paid to buy back a building in Burnaby that B.C. Transit sold at a $9-million loss in 2004.

The number of Courier columnists in this issue who disagree on how to vote on the mail-in transit plebiscite.

Hold your nose and vote No on plebiscite Geoff Olson Columnist

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The more I examine the barrage of claims and counterclaims about local transit, the less the upcoming plebiscite seems a yes/no option than a lose/lose proposition. Eric Chris is an Australian-born chemical engineer living near UBC. In one of his heavily hyperlinked emails to local media, Chris recalled how smoothly traffic flowed in Vancouver during the fourmonth long transit strike in 2001. This runs counter to claims about expanded bus service reducing road congestion. Chris cites a 2009 paper by Gilles Duranton and Matthew A. Turner from the University of Toronto department of economics. “The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from U.S. Cities” concluded that “the provision of public transportation has no impact on vehicle kilometres travelled.” The transit advantages were offset “by an increase in driving by current residents; an increase in transportation intensive production activity; and an inflow of new residents.” In other words, automobile drivers eventually max out any newly available road space, particularly when new transit infrastructure is accompanied by increased urban residential development. “Transit moving people who don’t drive and who really depend upon transit to go about their daily lives in their immediate community provides a valuable public service, and I truly do support it,” writes Chris. What he and many others reject is Vision Vancouver’s template of developer-led urban growth, pegged to the shoddy performance of an unelected body tasked with megaproject-friendly transit expansion. (The cost of the farcically buggy Compass Card program has swelled from $100 million to $191 million, and we still haven’t seen the bottom of that particular sinkhole.) When urban growth models are slanted toward the desires of wealthy offshore investors and local developers, transit tends to follow civic function. The long-term costs to the taxpayer balloon along with property values. According to a 2014 property tax report on new homes, 2,243 detached homes in the West Side met the wrecking ball in a three-year period. Meanwhile, local dwelling options for younger middle-class residents are literally shrinking down to laneway houses, cramped

stacking units in the sky, and much-ballyhooed “tiny homes.” Still, the worker bees have to get into and around Metro Vancouver’s buzzing urban hives somehow, no? “There is plenty of proof over the last two decades that hub to hub transport by TransLink is merely a ploy for businesses to make money from building the concrete intensive SkyTrain lines and concrete intensive condos along the SkyTrain lines,” insists Chris. This argument is echoed by Charles Menzies, a UBC professor of anthropology. A passage from his blog deserves to be quoted at length: “Fundamentally the transit referendum is about subsidizing the real estate development industry of the Lower Mainland. It is a wealth transfer from the majority to the elite minority who are raking in big dollars by revalorizing land through the development of public transit. This is not a new plan, it’s one used by developers historically and the world over: use the mechanisms of the state to take money from the majority to fund the proﬁt making ventures of the minority.” Menzies continues: “UBC, for example, wants a subway so that they can realize the highest rate of return off the land they have. The same goes for each of the town centres created by the regional plan and the expansion of public transit. The push for transit in Metro isn’t about ecology, sustainability, or making our communities nicer: it’s about using public means to facilitate the accumulation of proﬁt by a minority of developers. It’s a form of social theft. So when I get my paper mail in ballot I’ll vote No to social theft, No to the developer tax.” Voting Yes won’t result in ideal light rail transit (think European-style electric trams), a civically more attractive option than additional pollution from non-electric buses, revenue-gobbling SkyTrain expansion and bored tunnel infrastructure courtesy SNC Lavalin or some other bidding behemoth. (SNC Lavalin is reeling from criminal investigations and a 2013 World Bank decision to debar it after allegations of bribery in a Bangladesh bridge development). Given the binary option of a tax for transit infrastructure attached to outof-control urban development in Metro Vancouver, this plebiscite begs for public rejection. The next best thing is to hold your nose and vote No. geoffolson.com

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In thousands of dollars, the amount of money raised for the Western Front arts centre at a recent annual gala fundraiser.

The birthday being celebrated this month of environmentalist David Suzuki, who has an art show in his honour opening Friday at Hot Art Wet City.

The number of animal “quarters” included at Campagnolo Roma’s Quinto Quarto dinners that include offal as well as the traditional four sections of meat.

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Inbox LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Shelters shouldn’t be considered housing

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Smoking banned in city restaurants

March 12, 1996: Vancouver city council votes to ban smoking in restaurants and all public places frequented by children. The motion fell short of the total ban sought the previous year by regional health officials and did not include adultonly establishments such as pubs, casinos and bingo halls. The ban took effect in May and met a compromise proposed by the metropolitan board of health after it became clear that the 19 municipalities in the Lower Mainland were not going to all agree on the more extensive ban. Smoking has since been banned from all nonresidential indoor areas as well as public parks and outdoor patios.

Russian forward sets new NHL record

March 12, 2002: Russian rookie forward Artem Chubarov scores the first goal in an eventual 5-0 Canucks win over the Nashville Predators, making the former second-round draft pick the first player in NHL history to have his first four goals all be game-winners. Chubarov broke the scoreless tie at 2:26 of the second period when he put a wraparound shot past goalie Mike Dunham. Nine different players previously shared the record with three game-winners to begin their careers. Chubarov went on to score 21 only more during his five-year NHL career. He rejoined his former team Dynamo Moscow during the 2004-2005 lockout and never returned to play in North America. ADVERTISING

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Re: “Homelessness goal in jeopardy,” March 6. Not that I wish to add even more anguish to Penny Ballem’s woe about insufficient housing capacity for the homeless, but if she wants to bring substance to the issue, albeit at the expense of self-congratulatory high-fiving with the mayor, she can remove from her calculations of any shelter beds she deftly lumps in with housing numbers. Housing/homes are places people come and go to at their leisure with a private entrance and a lock. It’s also, with a few sad exceptions, a place where one can cook, bathe, sleep and entertain friends. Try that in a shelter. It’s frustrating indeed when people who should know better insist on manipulating definitions to satisfy the needs of bean-counters’ projections at the expense of the value of human needs. If you remove shelter beds from the equation of Vancouverites without homes you’ll come up with two things: Numbers that are enormous and depressing and an unsettling feeling that, for the foreseeable future, on the provincial government’s watch things won’t soon get a lot better. Ian MacRae, Vancouver

CP planted first seeds of Arbutus Corridor gardens

Re: “Arbutus line clear within two weeks,” March 10. I’d like to mention an interesting historical note which offers a nice touch of irony. The gardeners along the Canadian Paciﬁc Railway tracks might like to know that the ﬁrst gardeners along the tracks were... CP. The land bounded by W. 37th Avenue, Maple Avenue, W. 41st Avenue and East Boulevard now holds Point Grey Secondary and the Kerrisdale (Cyclone Taylor) Arena, but in 1905 it was farmed by the CP and the produce that was harvested found its ways to the tables on CP trains and in CP hotels. John Aveline, Vancouver

ONLINE COMMENTS Bateman not to blame

Re: Inbox: “Hey, look at that pig,” March 11. Each time the Yes side comes out and criticizes Jordan Bateman, they reinforce the perception of desperation. As [letter writer Peter Ladner] mentions, “Jim Pattison, 19 out of 22 of the region’s mayors, MLAs from both sides of the

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Bateman will be to blame

Re: “Transit tax battle includes pigs and a poodle,” March 6. Bateman’s assertion that the tax will cost each household $258 is simplistic,elementary school-level math which, at best, is erroneous, and at worst, an outright lie. He takes the $250 million to be raised and simply divides it by the number of households. This completely ignores the fact that businesses and tourists also pay PST and, more importantly, that the amount of PST varies by income. Doesn’t it make sense that high income households, which buy more stuff and therefore pay more PST than lower income households? Bateman claims to stand up for “the little guy” but the people he supposedly represents are the ones who beneﬁt the most from improved transit! If you really want to drink the Bateman Kool-Aid and sentence us to a future of more trafﬁc congestion and poor transit, then go ahead. I’ll know who to blame if the No vote ruins the livability of Metro Vancouver. Richmondite01, via Comments section

••• Just say No to increased taxes

Re: “No vote punishes the young,” March 11. I am voting No not because I do not like TransLink or don’t want more transit but because I am afraid this may open the door to tax increases for everything the B.C. Liberals do not want to pay for. What’s next, more taxes for health care while they give tax breaks to the rich? That is what will happen if we let them get away with this scam. yup09, via Comments section

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There are lots of reasons to vote No above and beyond the writer’s point about “perceived” mismanagement by TransLink. First of all it is real, not perceived, mismanagement. Blindly giving more money to those clowns, who don’t even have a plan on how to spend the money is ridiculous. What this referendum boils down to is the Yes side wants all taxpayers to pay for part of somebody else’s bus fare. TrippingPoint, via Comments section

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legislature, the premier, the minister of transportation and leading business groups support the Yes campaign”. Surely, with all those people on board, and with the millions and millions of dollars of our money being spent to convince us, surely the YES side could come up with something more compelling than whining that Bateman is a big meanie. There’s a reason why this vote will overwhelmingly be No and it isn’t Bateman. Jack, via Comments section

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Ritual helps mourners say goodbye The ﬁnal part of ‘Dead of Winter,’ a series on death, mourning and rituals PACIFIC SPIRIT Pat Johnson

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When I was a kid in East Van, there was an old Italian woman (about the age I am now, probably) who never appeared in the neighbourhood unless decked out chin to toe in black. Her next-door neighbour, my friend’s mom, explained to me the concept of mourning. At least, she explained one tiny part of the concept. Mourning is a byzantine phenomenon with internal and external components that vary across cultures perhaps more than anything other than language. As Downton Abbey and other costume dramas remind us, the external components were once far more visible, in dress and behaviour, for mourners of the Anglo-Protestant variety. Tradition still holds among more religiously observant families, including many of multicultural British Columbia’s faith groups. Many cultures — Muslim, Jewish, Orthodox Christian — have set prayers or services laid out on the calendar across a regulated number of days, months and even years after a death. Traditional mourning rituals have tended to take the form of extremely circumscribed rules and processes. If there is any worth in religious dictates and rituals, this seems to me the most valuable: providing a clear set of ritualized steps through which to proceed at precisely the time in life when the simplest decision is too much to undertake. That British Columbians from cultures other than the once-dominant AngloProtestant tradition have tended to do a better job of hanging onto ritual is probably one of the reasons you see crosses at accident sites but not Jewish stars or Muslim crescents or shrines of other traditions. It’s not that non-Christians don’t die in car accidents; it’s probably that the survivors have better ways of expressing their grief. The contemporary mania for hammering up makeshift shrines and placing ﬂowers, teddy bears and other bric-a-brac at places where people have died is a pale contemporary mourning ritual. I view it as a symptom of disordered grieving, wherein the human need to

Mourning is intended to allow those grieving a loss to return to a sense of order from the emotional chaos caused by death. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

express grief, frustrated by our society’s lack of ritual, emerges in peculiar ways. As I’ve written in this series, death in our society is highly segregated from life,

so when it hits us, in the form of a loved one lost, it can upend all sense of order to life. Ritual, by nature, restores order. Problem is, as our society has moved

away from religion, we have abandoned the rituals that are so deeply entwined with it. Just as one does not need religion to be a good person, one need not be

religious to employ ritual. Again, problem is, we haven’t found ways to do that after we’ve thrown the baby of ritual out with the bathwater of religion.

One of the nicest suggestions I’ve heard of at a funeral, for those who are not religiously or even particularly ritually inclined, is that a fine way to memorialize someone is to consider one of the characteristics of the deceased that you most admired and attempt to incorporate that trait more into your own life and behaviours. That seems a lot more meaningful than throwing a six-pack of tulips on a heap of rotting carnations. The foregoing has been almost all my opinion and prejudices, so I was delighted to find a major study that backs me up. Last year, Michael I. Norton and Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology an analysis of ritual on successful grieving. Success at grieving, such as it is, is measured in part by restoration of feelings of personal control, wellbeing and physical health, as well as the ability to think about the lost loved one with some level of happiness at the memories, rather than unmitigated sadness and hopelessness over the loss itself. Most interesting in the study was that some of the rituals were not what anyone would consider traditional, yet had a positive effect on the grieving person. One woman washed her late husband’s car each week, just like he used to. A man got his hair cut on the first Saturday of every month as he had done with his late wife. A woman would ritually put on Natalie Cole’s “I Miss You Like Crazy” and cry while thinking about her mother. These are not what any religious or otherwise “traditional” person would view as conventional mourning rituals, but the study indicates they worked. Another example in the study cited the deeply proscribed Jewish ritual of seven days’ shiva, 30 days’ shloshim, a full year of observing mourning prayers and rituals and, thereafter, an annual lighting of a memorial candles and saying the Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer. The juxtaposition of the traditional with the novel is what strikes me most in this study. While people and cultures differ, it seems it doesn’t matter so much what the mourning ritual is, as long as there is ritual. twitter.com/Pat604Johnson

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News TransLink spends $13.9M to buy back building

TransLink has regained ownership of the 120,000 square foot Burnaby building that B.C. Transit sold for a $9-million loss in 2004. On Dec. 18, 2014, TransLink paid $13.9 million for 6700 Southridge Dr. after spending

$63,666.76 a month on rent since Aug. 1, 2012, according to Steve Walsh, TransLink’s acquisitions and leasing manager in a memo. The building, across the street from the B.C. Rapid Transit Co. operations and maintenance yard, was purchased in anticipation of refurbishing and expanding the

SkyTrain ﬂeet. Bombardier was the original occupant, but when it stopped making SkyTrain Mark II vehicles there in 2004, B.C. Transit bought the facility for $17.2 million. B.C. Transit then sold the facility and the land for $8.2 million in November 2004 to Mac and Jac Clothing president

Eric Karls, who ﬂipped it for $13.025 million in April 2005 to Dayhu Investments. Walsh’s January 27 internal memo said TransLink bought the facility “to address capacity issues” at the SkyTrain Operations and Maintenance Centre, also known as OMC1. Continued on page 14

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A new dock at Vanier Park will be installed in the summer of 2015 to replace the existing east dock. The new dock will be designed to meet the needs of both emergency responders and recreational users.

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Keep an eye on your mailbox! Elections BC will soon be mailing out a voting package for the referendum. The voting period is March 16 – May 29, 2015. It’s your chance to vote yes for better transit to protect our environment, strengthen our economy, and improve our health and quality of life.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 6 pm City Hall, 453 West 12 Avenue, Third Floor, Council Chamber

Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning amendments for these locations: 1. 126, 136, 146, 156, 166 and 168 East 35th Avenue To rezone 126, 136, 146, 156, 166 and 168 East 35th Avenue from RS-1 (OneFamily Dwelling) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building with 48 dwelling units. A height of 20.7 metres (68 feet) and floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.3 are proposed. 2. 5037, 5067 and 5087 Main Street To rezone 5037, 5067 and 5087 Main Street from RM-3A (Multiple Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a five-storey residential building with 41 dwelling units, including eight replacement market rental housing units. A height of 18.9 metres (62 feet) and floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.53 are proposed. 3. Proposed Amendments to the Downtown Official Development Plan (DODP) including new housing definitions applicable to all areas within the DODP and amendments to implement the West End and Downtown Eastside plans The proposed changes to the DODP will help implement the Downtown Eastside (DTES) Plan, West End Plan, Healthy City Strategy, and Housing and Homelessness Strategy. These changes include but are not limited to: • Substituting the term “social housing” for “low cost housing” and adding a definition for “secured market rental housing”, which would apply to all sites within the DODP boundary; • Removing future residential uses and increasing commercial density in the Robson Village; and • Allowing for increased height and density to provide social housing and secured market rental housing in the Victory Square area. Some of these changes were previously approved by Council in 2014; however, residents living or working outside of the West End and DTES plan areas may not have been aware that they were also affected. Council will consider the amendments at a public hearing following an expanded community notification covering all of the DODP area as shown in the map.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038 Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually by 5 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 by emailing publichearing@vancouver.ca or by calling 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Ofﬁce, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details. Copies of the draft by-laws are available for viewing at the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo, and minutes of Public Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximately two business days after a meeting). For real time information on the progress of City Council meetings, visit vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or @VanCityClerk on Twitter.

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News Continued from page 13 The so-called OMC2 building will be used for refurbishing Mark I vehicles, painting Mark II vehicles and assembling Evergreen Line vehicles. “The property met several unique criteria, including sufﬁcient ofﬁce, storage and shop space; proper land-use zoning; suitable for rail and roll-

ing stock projects; and located in close proximity to OMC1,” Walsh wrote. In November 2013, TransLink announced it would spend $28.5 million from federal gas taxes and $9.4 million from its own capital budget to extend the life of the original 1986 rolling stock another 15 years. A Feb. 16 internal

memo said TransLink had spent $1,052,539 to upgrade and repair OMC2, including $361,992 for a paint booth and $350,486 for restoring the rail connection to OMC1. The Mayors’ Council’s 10-year, $7.5 billion plan includes $765 million to upgrade the Expo and Millennium lines.

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Yes side adds students and port workers Jenny Peng

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Several major coalitions representing Vancouver students and port workers are teaming up with the Yes side for a big push before voting starts Monday on Metro Vancouver’s transit tax plebiscite. Student unions from Douglas College, Emily Carr University and Vancouver Community College launched the “Make it Pass” campaign Wednesday. Collectively, the unions represent over 22,500 Metro Vancouver students, many of whom rely or use the transit system thanks to the U-Pass, the only standardized transit program for students in Canada.

“This referendum is about far more than transit, it’s about funding regional transportation which includes the movement of people and goods. The two are completely interconnected. –Robin Silvester “We know what it’s like to be passed up by buses, we know what it’s like to not have night buses and we know how important it is that transit is affordable,” said Tiffany Ottahal, spokesperson of the campaign. The grassroots campaign focuses on talking with the students and registering them to vote. Campaigners will be at the CommercialBroadway station every week to register voters until May 29. They’re also walking students through phone registration with Elections B.C. Representatives from the three students’ unions will be registering students to vote and handing out information arguing that students should vote yes. The student unions are part of a regional alliance among universities and colleges endorsing the Yes side. The alliance includes UBC Alma Mater Society, the Kwantlen Student Association and the Langara Students’ Union. The associations represent 200,000 students in Metro Vancouver. Chelsea Yuill, chairperson of the Emily Carr University Students’ Union, is concerned about how the

outcome of the vote could affect the U-Pass program. “If we have poor transit … there is a chance that our U-Pass will increase in price because transit will look for revenue elsewhere, and our pockets are pretty empty because of tuition and student debt,” she said.

Organizers plan to use social media and media advertising with graphics users can share in their social media circles. Port Metro Vancouver also announced its support for the Yes side along with the International Longshore and Warehouse

Union Canada and the B.C. Marine Terminal Operators Association. The coalition said in a statement that transit improvements would reduce gridlock along trade corridors and would improve commutes for its employees.

“We are encouraging everyone, including our employees, to vote ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum,” said Robin Silvester, president of Port Metro Vancouver in a statement. “This referendum is about far more than transit, it’s about funding regional transpor-

tation which includes the movement of people and goods. The two are completely interconnected.” The plebiscite, conducted through a mail-in vote, asks Metro Vancouver voters to endorse a 0.5 per cent increase to the seven per cent provincial sales tax.

Why should Vancouver vote YES? MORE SKYTRAIN SERVICE Extending the Millennium Line along Broadway to Arbutus will shorten travel times from Commercial Drive to Cambie by 40% and reduce trafﬁc congestion along Broadway.

MORE BUS SERVICE Increased service with more buses on busy routes in Vancouver means you save time, wait less and avoid being passed by due to overcrowding.

NEW B-LINE RAPID BUS SERVICE New B-Line buses will provide fast, frequent service all day long on 41st Avenue from Joyce-Collingwood to UBC and on Hastings from Downtown Vancouver to SFU.

Together, these projects and many more meet the demands of an expected population growth of 1 million in the next 30 years, which would otherwise put unimaginable strain on an already overcrowded transportation network. Voting YES in the upcoming Transit and Transportation Referendum will reduce the costs of congestion by 33% and improve the quality of life for everyone. All for less than 35 cents a day per household. Vote YES for a faster commute, a stronger economy and a better environment.

Look for your ballot in the mail and vote YES. Check out the Plan at mayorscouncil.ca

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News ‘Hidden costs’ of traffic jams pegged at $1.2B a year

Metro Vancouverites, wary of venturing too far out on the road and sitting in traffic, are losing as much as $1.2 billion annually in higher incomes, according to a study from C.D. Howe Institute. The Toronto-based think-tank examined the hidden costs associated with the region’s traffic congestion, and determined further investment in transportation infrastructure would boost annual incomes by $950 per worker — or $1.2 billion total. The March 9 study comes as the Mayors’ Council is urging a yes vote in a spring mail-in plebiscite. The council is proposing a 0.5 per cent regional hike to the provincial sales tax (PST) to fund $750 million in additional spending over the next decade for transit and transportation. While the Mayors’ Council have previously pointed to economic costs of congestion such as an increase in traffic accidents, the C.D. Howe report zeroed in on the “hidden costs” of people who avoid travelling due to concerns over sitting in traffic. It concluded that both the population and local businesses lose out on benefits such as face-to-face learning, sharing services and infrastructure. “Because of congestion, workers do not take jobs that are the best fit for them. Companies lose out, because the pool of workers they may draw from is shallower than otherwise,” Benjamin Dachis wrote in the report, adding the region would benefit from higher incomes from a more flexible workforce if the Mayors’ Council plan was put into effect today. “Those higher incomes, in turn, would boost provincial and federal income tax revenues by an estimated $150 million and $360 million per year — and those added revenues could partly finance the Mayors’ Council plan.” Support for the plan has been tepid. An online survey released March 9 from Insights West revealed 55 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents would “definitely” or “probably” vote no in the plebiscite, while 33 per cent would “definitely” or “probably” vote yes. The survey found the highest levels of support were in Vancouver and Richmond (43 per cent). — Tyler Orton

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March 13 to 17, 2015 1. In Marathon, Fringe Festival veteran TJ Dawe recounts his short stint running track and ﬁeld as a means of connecting with his high school principal/dad. The one-man show runs March 17 to 29 at Granville Island’s Studio 1398 along with Dawson Nichols’ Virtual Solitaire as part of the Fringe Festival’s year-round programing efforts. Details at vancouverfringe.com.

2. When Celtic rockers Spirit of the West return to the Commodore Ballroom stage March 14 for its annual and beloved St. Patrick’s Day weekend party, it’ll be a bittersweet one. Last year, the band announced that its gregarious frontman and founder John Mann had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Expect more than a few drinks to be raised in appreciation and celebration when the band kicks into “The Crawl” and “Home for a Rest.” Jesse Roper opens. Tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets. 3. Marking the 40th anniversary of their album Shake Some Action, San Francisco’s power pop pioneers the Flamin’ Groovies are back at it and taking their show on the road. The 50-year-old band plays the Rickshaw March 14 along with another unsung, recently reunited band, Victoria’s Bum. Local dudes Rich Hope and His Evil Doers round out the impressive bill. Tickets at Highlife, Neptoon, Red Cat and northerntickets.com. 4. Toronto’s Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents TransMigration. Billed as “a visually raw and engaging story inspired by the life and paintings of iconic Ojibwe shaman-artist Norval Morrisseau,” TransMigration runs March 17 to 21 at the Cultch. Details at the cultch.com.

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Never let it be said that the hard-working employees and worrywarts who travel the unprotected waters between Vancouver and Londsdale Quay on the SeaBus aren’t cautious. On Tuesday, the SeaBus terminal in North Vancouver was evacuated for several nerve-wracking hours after a suspicious package was found under a seat on the MV Burrard Beaver. (Note how mature we’re being by not making a joke about “packages” and “beavers.”) After the bomb squad sent in a robot and dog sniffer to investigate, authorities determined the suspicious package was in fact an “old style Walkman music player,” according to Metro Vancouver Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Drennan. To the best of our knowledge, no one informed Drennan that “old style Walkman music player” is redundant and she should have just said “Walkman” or “Sony Walkman,” if you will, because what else would it be — a “Walkman Pizza Oven” or a “New Style Walkman Personal Massage Device”? Get it together, Drennan! Of course, this is not the first time the bomb squad has been brought in to inspect a suspicious package lurking around the SeaBus. During the first few days of the 2010 Olympic Games, the North Vancouver SeaBus terminal was evacuated and 3,000 passengers left high and dry during rush hour due to a threatening “cylindrical tube” left leaning against a fence near the SeaBus drop-off area. Turns out it was a fishing rod. We’re all for public safety and taking certain precautions against perceived threats, but it seems the guardians of Burrard Inlet have an issue with old or

To date, a fishing rod and a Sony Walkman have shut down the North Vancouver SeaBus terminal due to the suspiciousness of said items.

outdated technology. No one’s mistaking an iPhone6 for a bomb or suspicious of a FitBit lying on the ground. Which is why, as a service to the Metro Vancouver Transit Police, we’d like to issue a list of items you should never bring on a SeaBus in case its shear unfamiliarity to modern eyes makes it all the more suspicious or threatening. • A spork Sure, a fork shaped like a spoon is awesome and efﬁcient for stufﬁng your pie hole with quarts of Chunky soup, but few people under the age of 43 know what a spork is and could perceive it as a potential weapon of mass destruction, and not just to your hypoglycemic index. • Calculator watches As we all know, only 1980s-era spies and fashionable residents of Mount Pleasant wear calculator watches, and we trust neither of them. • Rubik’s Cube We’ve always been suspicious of anyone who could complete this puzzle without peeling off the stickers and placing them in order. And if you’re still carrying a cube around, you’re either trying too hard or you’re up to no good. • Easy-Bake Ovens Letting little girls have their own mini-ovens in their bedrooms during

the ’60s and ’70s was a great way to train future housewives (we kid… we kid… Happy International Women’s Day!), but Easy-Bake Ovens were also death traps. Death traps that could produce tiny, delicious, chocolate cakes in just under five hours of cooking under an unpredictable heating element. • Bootsauce’s 1991 CD The Brown Album Sure, you might find the amalgam of funk, ’90s grunge and clumsy sexual innuendo enchanting. But most people will consider songs such as “Let’s Eat Out,” “Sex Marine” and “Masterstroke” nothing short of musical terrorism. • A print copy of the Vancouver Courier newspaper A long, long time ago, before the Internet, before Craigslist, before the Iggy Azalea/Azealia Banks Twitter Wars of 20142015 in which far too many perished, there were things called newspapers, which you might have guessed, were made of paper on which words, often containing news, were printed. In other words: highly flammable, difficult to distinguish from an improvised explosive device and, like the EasyBake Oven, a death trap producing delicious items. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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In honour of David Suzuki’s 79th birthday on March 24 and 80th year on this planet, Main Street’s Hot Art Wet City gallery hosts an exhibition showcasing the work of roughly 40 local artists that pays tribute to the noted broadcaster and environmentalist March 13 to April 2. Artist Melissa Thorpe Bernardis’ favourite childhood memory of Suzuki was when he was a guest on Sesame Street in the 1980s. “Watching him interact with the puppets made him accessible to me,” she said. At the time, Bernardis remembered thinking: “He has ginormous hair.” The 37-year-old saw a “call for artists” posting on the Alliance for Arts and Culture’s website and decided to submit. “I wanted to pay homage to the person and the personality. As Vancouverites and as Canadians, we recognize David Suzuki’s ability to draw awareness to important causes, especially environmental ones.” As a professional artist for the last eight years, Bernardis says it’s rare to see art and science intersect and she looks forward to seeing the contrast this Friday at the exhibition’s opening. For artist Thalia Antonio, the upcoming Suzuki show is an opportunity to display her work. The exhibition is also an opportunity for Antonio, who’s originally from Mexico, to celebrate her newly minted Canadian citizenship. “I wanted to be able to be a part of Canada. The reason to be part of the show is to feel integrated,” said Antonio, who once applied for a job at the David Suzuki Foundation for a graphic design position. Gallery owner Chris Bentzen, 40, said he was interested in hosting a Suzuki-

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Artists Melissa Thorpe Bernardis (top) and Thalia Antonio contributed pieces to Hot Art Wet City’s David Suzuki-themed art show in honour of the broadcaster and environmentalist’s 79th birthday.

themed art show because he felt like he grew up with him, especially Suzuki’s television show The Nature of Things. “It’s part of your life, part of pop culture,” said Bentzen. The Hot Art Wet City gallery is no stranger to tribute art shows. Past themes have included David Bowie, The Big Lebowski, Star Trek and sheep, in honour of the Lunar New Year. The feedback from artists and friends has been positive, said Bentzen. “Everyone loves David Suzuki.” Most of the art submitted are portraits and not really experimental, Bentzen says. “It was more like they

found an image of David Suzuki on the Internet and drew or painted him.” So, will the real Suzuki make an appearance at the art show held in his honour? Bentzen isn’t sure, but he says, according Suzuki’s book publisher, he’s aware of the event. On top of that, those who attend the opening reception dressed as Suzuki are eligible to win his autobiography or a copy of his chapbook. The exhibit is free with artwork ranging in price from $6 to $750. The opening reception takes place this Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at 2206 Main St. Details at hotartwetcity.com. twitter.com/writerly_dee

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A new line of comic book-inspired beers by Central City Brewers has already hit store shelves, but future shipments are on hold after concerns over a character on the label. The company is redesigning the label after copyright concerns were raised about an image described as being “a little bit too close” to an existing comic book character. The beer is called Detective Saison and it is the ﬁrst in a new series of beverages by the Surrey-based brewer, makers of the popular Red Racer line of craft beers. The series takes a unique angle by having each brew represent a character in an overarching storyline based in a ﬁctional Central City universe. Detective Saison was recently launched as the debut beer, but the initial design used for the female detective character has been called into question. Last week, a Kelownabased designer tweeted the character design used for Detective Saison bore a striking similarity to Deena Pilgrim, a detective character used in the Powers Supergroup comic, published by U.S.-based Image Comics. “Neat idea w/ Detective Saison but did you have to completely copy @ Brianmbendis?” tweeted Myron Campbell, showing a side-by-side image of Detective Saison and Deena Pilgrim. Campbell, who also teaches visual arts at UBC Okanagan, said he did a

Surrey’s Central City Brewers is redesigning the logo for its Detective Saison (left) after concerns were raised over the logo’s similarities to the comic book character Deena Pilgrim (right).

double take in the store when he saw the bottle. “I thought, ‘Wow that kind of looks similar to Powers,’ and I did a quick search and it really is like Powers,” he said. Also a fan of craft beer and the Powers comic series, Campbell said for him there are too many similarities for it to be a coincidence. “The pose, the shadows, the ﬁngers. It’s arguably a little bit too close,” he said. Tim Barnes, VP of sales and marketing for Central City Brewers, said he was not able to comment directly on any comparisons between the label and the Powers character, only that the company was “not comfortable” with the current label. As a result, the company is redesigning the label and is not shipping any more of the product until that process is complete. “I can tell you that we’re in a very awkward situation right now,” he said, adding

the similarity was brought to the company’s attention last Thursday. As for the bottles already on store shelves, Barnes said they would not be recalling those at this time, but instead holding the rest of the product that’s yet to be shipped out. “At this point we’re not doing a product recall, what we are doing is a non-ship and we’ve taken it off our shelves at our liquor store and brewery,” said Barnes. Being in the design industry himself, Campbell said he feels for Central City as it appears to be an honest mistake on its part. “I’m sure they assumed that they got original artwork and now a client is at fault in a situation when it’s a design agency’s integrity to make sure everything out the door is original. That’s what the client is paying for,” said Campbell. “I’m sure they didn’t know and the design agency is really the one that should’ve known better.”

After Campbell’s tweet regarding the similarities made the rounds on Twitter, Michael Oeming, creator of the graphic novel series tweeted: “Well, looks like I’m going to own a Beer company,” before following up with, “I’m kidding. But stealing art and copyright isn’t very cool. Just ask.” And while it may be off to a rocky start, Barnes said the idea of a story-based beer line will continue, with four more beers planned for 2015. “I want to reinforce the fact that we’re not going to let any one individual stop an idea that we feel is still a good idea,” said Barnes. “So what we’re going to do is come back with another label but we still want to pursue the story, we still think it’s a good idea and we don’t want this very awkward situation from stopping us doing what we want to do.” Campbell is also a fan of the idea, and hopes to see something good come out of the situation. “It’s a super awesome interesting idea, and it would be great to collaborate with local comic book artists and in turn showcase their work,” he said. Barnes said the new labels would likely be ready to ship in about four weeks and that the company is more motivated than ever to make the beer series work. “This isn’t going on the back burner,” he said. “We don’t want this challenge to stop us from doing what we want to do. The one thing I can tell you is that Central City does not steal ideas, that’s not how we operate.” twitter.com/Questionchris

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Arts&Entertainment Campagnolo Roma goes whole hog THE HIRED BELLY Tim Pawsey

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Fads come and go in the dining world, which has a justly earned reputation for being ﬁckle. Trends often appear as a reinvention — an homage to the way things used to be done, which may explain why the rediscovery of “nose to tail” cuisine is still going strong. Interest blossomed with the publication of Jennifer McLagan’s Odd Bits. While her original best seller Fat signalled a return to traditional cooking styles, Odd Bits was a more speciﬁc, unabashed praise of the entire animal, with a wealth of recipes spanning everything from ox tail to offal. At a recent dinner, one of only two of its kind held yearly at Campagnolo Roma (2297 East Hasting St., 604-569-0456), chef Joachim Hayward went “whole hog,” so to speak. Hayward, who honed his skills with Campagnolo owner and chef Robert Belcham, trotted out an intriguing and delicious assortment of plates for “Quinto Quarto” — a multi course dinner honouring the entire animal.

A packed house dined on everything from veal tongue to crispy pig ears and pork jowl jerky, all paired with craft brews from nearby Powell Street Brewery. Hayward showed a deft hand in dealing with the intricacies of offal (organ meats) — not surprising considering he and Belcham butcher several whole beasts a month and make use of almost every part. Highlights from this dinner ranged from the veal tongue with tuna belly mayonnaise and lemon (matched with the suitably named Powell Street Ode to Citra Pale Ale) to crispy lamb brains with amaretto soaked roasted dates, and smoked bison shanks with beets, pistachio and balsamico, both paired with the brewery’s rich and dark Dive Bomb Porter. To name only these highlights is erroneous, as every taste served in this whole beast salute was delicious. My tablemates were equally impressed. Hayward says the popularity of nose to tail continues to grow. In fact, it’s only the challenge of ﬁnding quality animals (such as the Sloping Hills pigs) that precludes holding more dinners. Once a month, he’ll source more unusual “odd bits,” such as lamb

brains, which can be found from better halal butchers in town. If the taste for such morsels is an acquired one, then it’s certainly growing, says the chef, who notices new people at his dinners who “want to push the envelope a bit.” If you’re inclined to expand your dining horizons, check in with Capagnolo Roma for their next dinner or monthly menu tweak, which usually includes at least one more unusual offering from chef Hayward.

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I’m guessing you won’t be finding a whole lot of pig ears or braised pork tongue on Earls menus any time soon. However, the chain has adopted a novel way of broadening its horizons by establishing a collective with luminaries such as chefs Dawn Doucette, Hamid Salimian, David Wong and Tina Fineza. The chefs contribute ideas and fine tune them in Earls test kitchen, resulting in items such as Bibimbap Korean Rice Bowl (Wong), and roasted Moroccan salmon with Persian Cauliflower (Salimian). Dishes will launch in flagship Earls on March 25 and be offered across the board by June.

Campagnolo Roma chef Joachim Hayward hosted a “nose to tail” dinner recently, using nearly every part of the animal, including the skull as a serving tray. PHOTOS TIM PAWSEY

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FRONT AND CENTRE: The Western Front was founded in 1973 by a group of artists who wanted to create a space for the exploration and creation of new art forms. It quickly became a gathering place for poets, visual artists, musicians and dancers interested in exploration and interdisciplinary practices. Internationally recognized, the centre was a focal point of experimental art. Esteemed alumni include Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Laurie Anderson, Janet Cardiff, George Bures Miller, General Idea, Paul Chan, Jimmie Durham, William Burroughs, Veda Hille, Ken Lum, Rodney Graham and Young Marble Giants. To support its continued efforts of presenting diverse arts and music programming, the organization staged its 42nd annual art auction and gala. Art enthusiasts converged at the East Vancouver space for a Hawksworth-catered dinner before snapping up works of art from local and internationally renowned artists. PERSIAN NEW YEAR: Nowruz — also known as Norooz — marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. Like Lunar New Year, it’s one of the many multicultural celebrations embraced by Vancouverites every year. On March 21, families will gather together to observe the occasion on the day of the astronomical equinox, the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day. In advance of the new year, members of the city’s Iranian community filed into the Sutton Place Hotel for the fourth annual Neekoo Soiree. Chaired by Saeedeh Salem, the Casino Royale-themed gala in support of student scholarships saw partygoers play games of chance before enjoying a sumptuous dinner and spirited auction. By evening’s end, a reported $90,000 was raised. SWEET TOOTH: The British Columbia Dental Association’s Save a Smile (SAS) program supports children in need of urgent dental care. Working in partnership with public health dental staff across the province and UBC Dentistry, SAS assists children from families who do not have access to public or private dental coverage. The charity was the beneficiary of the 15th annual Toothfairy Gala, presented by Scotiabank. More than 350 industry professionals took in the annual awards dinner and marquee cake auction, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Yours truly once again played auctioneer, hawking 10 designer cakes in support of the community-based program. The sweet creations fetched $60,000 contributing to the $105,000 raised for the public outreach initiative.

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Arts curator, administrator and multi-media artist Hank Bull emceed Kristin Lim’s Western Front art auction and dinner. The gala event netted $40,000 for the non-profit organization.

Harry Rosen’s Saeed Esmaeiliun put on his best James Bond attire for the Persian community’s Casino Royale gala staged at the Sutton Place Hotel.

Western Front curators Allison Collins, Pablo de Ocampo and board president Christine Offer, centre, welcomed art enthusiasts to the organization’s marquee fundraiser in support of diverse arts and music programming.

Los Angeles businessman, gallery owner and art enthusiast Ron Rivlin fronted the Warhol “A Different Idea of Love” pop-up exhibition in Yaletown. Eighty prints and paintings, will be on display at a Homer Street warehouse until the end of March.

Neekoo Philanthropic Society gala chair Saeedeh Salem, left, welcomed several hundred partygoers, including Mana Jalalian to the Persian celebrations. A reported $90,000 was raised for student scholarships and bursaries.

Event co-founder Jonathan Chovancek and inaugural winner Taryn Wa presented Hawksworth’s Rob Ratcliffe the Curry Cup. The sous chef bested seven chefs with his winning curry to earn the coveted title. Proceeds from the culinary competition benefitted Chef’s Table Society of B.C.

Doctors Peter Lobb and Angelique Leung, the party chair and co-hosts, were all smiles following the 15th running of their Toothfairy Gala. Nearly $100,000 was raised for the Save a Smile program, which assists B.C. children in need of dental care.

2015 Toothfairy Stephanie Moroz welcomed Colonel James Taylor, director of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, to the festivities. The gala paid tribute to the military and civilian men and women of the RCDC, which marked its centennial.

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With PacWest silver, Langara Falcons head to nationals

The Langara Falcons came up a little short in their attempt to win a third consecutive PacWest men’s basketball championship in Abbotsford March 7. The Falcons lost 82-76 to rival Vancouver Island University Mariners. “We are obviously very disappointed, but VIU is a very talented team and are more than worthy of the title,” said head coach Paul Eberhardt. “We are also excited that we Garrett Ling-Lee will still be going to nationals as a wildcard team and we will have an opportunity to defend our title.” Langara was the only team to hand the Mariners a defeat this season. They won the CCAA championship last year and won bronze in 2013. The PacWest championship ﬁnal between Langara and VIU was a rematch from the two previous seasons. Both teams pushed the pace from the get-go, and VIU took the upper hand with a 25-17 lead until Langara’s Montell Lindgren heaved a shot from behind centre, making the net swish as the buzzer sounded and cutting the lead to ﬁve points. The pace slowed slightly in the second quarter but VIU hit the game’s second buzzer-beating near-centre shot to lead 42-39 at the half. The fourth started from a 58-apiece deadlock, but after VIU hit back-to-back three-pointers, the Falcons spent the rest of the night playing catch-up. The Falcons trailed by three points with 40 seconds to go. After missing a short jumper and fouling to draw out the clock, Langara could not get any closer and lost by six points. “We had a bit of a mental lapse to start the fourth and they took advantage big time,” said Eberhardt. Elliot Mason led the Falcons with 29 points, six rebounds and four assists. Garrett Ling-Lee scored a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. The Falcons travel to Hamilton, Ont. next week for the CCAA national championships at Mohawk College March 19 to 21.

Trojans football expands

The Vancouver Trojans are one of four teams in the emerging Allstar Juvenile Football League that are seeking novice and experienced players born between 1992 and ’97. Registration is open now for the Trojans’ inaugural season, which begins in April. The Trojans practise at Renfrew Park, and the spring season is geared towards players no longer in high school or not playing for a university or B.C. Football Conference team. “For too long now, the majority of the young men who play football in their youth just stop playing the game once they turn 18 and as such drift away from football in their adulthood,” Trojans coach Craig Roth wrote to tell me. “For many, football is not a lifetime sporting connection like hockey, rugby, soccer or in fact most sports. […] Most football players are told right when their lives are starting that they are no longer needed by the game they may have just fallen in love with two or three years earlier.” A $300 fee covers the season, insurance, referees and a road trip to Prince George. All equipment is provided except for cleats. Register at vancouvertrojans.net.

On reaching that greater goal...

We outplayed England in the final. It was a tough one to lose.

— Christine Sinclair, national women’s soccer team captain, following a 1-0 loss in the Cyprus Cup ﬁnal March 11. Head coach John Herdman said, “The last two times we faced England they were the better team, but I think it was the opposite today. We played really well.” The Canadians conceded only one goal in ﬁve tournament games and continue their preparation before hosting the 2015 World Cup June 6 to July 5.

1. West Point Grey Academy’s Spencer Kwok powers forward in a 51-37 win over Northside Christian in the first round of the senior boys single-A B.C. basketball championship in Langley on March 13. 2. Britannia’s Andrew Fang (No. 9) drops back for a three-point shot in the senior boys AA provincial tournament in Langley March 13. 3. In the same game, Britannia’s Dylan Joe (No. 10) soars past a Collingwood defender in a 89-43 loss. PHOTOS RON HOLE

Who will rule them all? B.C. championship ﬁnals on Saturday in Langley BASKETBALL Megan Stewart

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The contenders are down to four. After the ﬁrst day of the senior boys provincial basketball championship Wednesday in Langley, only four Vancouver teams remain in the hunt for a B.C. crown. The defending 2014 champs from Churchill got off to a fast start in the AAAA tournament, the Tupper Tigers scratched out their opponent in AAA, and in single A West Point Grey Academy and St. Patrick’s are through to the quarterﬁnals.

Churchill up, Trojans down

In the AAAA contest, the No. 9 Thompson Trojans came up against the No. 8 Terry Fox Ravens. Their side-by-side seeding wasn’t captured by the 100-37 score. Terry Fox played No. 1 Oak Bay Thursday and the Trojans slipped to the consolation bracket, where they can ﬁnish as high as ninth. On Thursday they played No. 16 Mt. Baker from Cranbrook. The Churchill Bulldogs, seeded fourth, defeated No. 13 Heritage Woods 72-54 and advanced to play No. 5 Lord Tweedsmuir on Thursday. A win pits them against either Terry

Fox or Oak Bay. It only gets tougher from here.

Tigers smell blood

The Tupper Tigers knocked off the 16th seed from Nelson, going nearly double over L.V. Rogers in a 68-36 win. At No. 1, the Tigers highest ranked competition on their way to the championship ﬁnal (if they continue to win) will be the fourth seed.

Bruins slip back

The No. 12 Britannia Bruins lost 89-43 to Collingwood, seeded ﬁfth. On Thursday, the Bruins played No. 13 Bodwell from North Vancouver.

Celtics and Wolves to meet?

The No. 7 St. Patrick’s Celtics and No. 6 West Point Grey Academy Wolves could meet in the single-A semiﬁnals if both teams continue to win. The Celtics beat Duncan Christian 75-43 on Wednesday but on Thursday came up against No. 1 Immaculata. The Wolves defeated Northside Christian 51-37 to advance and faced No. 3 Credo Christian. All four tournaments continue simultaneously at the Langley Events Centre through March 14. twitter.com/MHStewart

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Kyle Nguyen (in red) won the Canadian Intersport University (CIS) heavyweight championship in Edmonton on Feb. 28. Photo Don Voaklander

University of Winnipeg Wesman Kyle Nguyen is a CIS champion. The former captain of the J.O. Jugglers is the country’s university champion heavyweight wrestler after he won the silver medal in 2014. He won gold in the 120 kg class in Edmonton on Feb. 28. “Capturing my ﬁrst CIS national championship means a tremendous amount for me,” Nguyen wrote in an email. “It also speaks to the environment

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It was late in the day one Saturday, and I was getting a lot accomplished. In the morning, my husband and I managed to get our three kids to each of their soccer games at the correct times and in the correct locations. It’s not as easy as it sounds. We reconvened at the house for lunch. I was feeling smug as I tidied the living room, cleaned the ﬁsh tank and sorted through a large pile of hand-me-downs. I checked my email, did a bit of bookkeeping and was on a roll for a productive day. The issue was that I had planned, and in fact needed, to go for a short run. Only 30 minutes. My body craved it even as my mind fought against it. Don’t go. You can make yourself a cup of coffee and ﬁnish off that report you’ve been working on. Checking off that report would have felt great. I stood up and stretched. That felt even greater. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada recommends we get at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity per week to achieve optimal cardio-

vascular health. Broken down, as it is by the American Heart Association, it works out to 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous, non-stop aerobic activity five times each week. Although I am a fitness professional as well as an ambassador for Oiselle (a run apparel company owned, operated and designed by and for women), I was embarrassed to realize I had not met even the minimum requirement for the week. I had managed two weekday runs and a spin session. I knew I was going for a long bike ride on Sunday but that would still leave me short if I did not also get out on Saturday. I moved from my office to the kitchen where I noticed clean dishes in the drying rack. The countertop would be spotless if I put those away. I resisted the distraction and found clothes suitable for the warm weather. While searching for the other half of my favourite pair of running socks, I decided I should sort through my sock drawer, find all the matching pairs and do something about the ones with holes in the toes. The rare-for-this-timeof-year sunshine was slipping into the horizon and I was kicking myself for not getting out earlier. I thought about wandering

to the studio to take in a yoga class. That would give me time to get back to that report. Or sweep under the fridge. Or check Facebook. Based on the health recommendations put forward by almost all associations related to healthy lifestyles and prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, my previous yoga and weight training sessions meant I had so far met the weekly guidelines. A short run, a fast walk or another cardiovascular exercise was what I needed to “commit to ﬁt” and meet the full requirement. Having already sorted through the hand-medown pile, a bag of clothes sat by the door ready to be donated. I also spied a library book to return and I remembered that Saturday is popcorn night at our house and we were out of butter — gasp! After lacing up my runners, I picked up the clothes bag and the library book. I popped my bankcard into the tiny pocket in the back of my running shorts and headed into the dusky, late afternoon warmth. Finally, I found the motivation I needed that day: running errands. Darnelle Moore is the coowner of Eastside Fitness. She believes everybody can be ﬁt.

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START NOTHING: 1:02 a.m. to 3:14 a.m. Monday, 11:18 a.m. Tuesday to 3:58 a.m. Wednesday, 2:36 a.m. to 3:28 a.m. Friday, and after 3:51 p.m. Saturday. PREAMBLE: A few months ago I wrote here that in coastal B.C. we’d see California-style dry Mediterranean weather. As I write this, we’ve had about two weeks of sunshine, ﬂowers are blooming, my rhubarb leaves are a foot across, my plum tree is already in leaf and blossom, my friend B.H. is already growing lettuce for the local market, the grass needs mowing, and the weeds are going strong — all in February and now, early March. Down in Seattle it’s 60 F; here it gets up to 15 C. There is no rain, much less snow….) Apple’s Watch should succeed, especially as time marches on.

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These are your last 5 days of weariness and seclusion, Aries — by Friday your energy and “general charisma” (as opposed to sexual magnetism) soar upward. (Your sexual magnetism is already high — to March 30.) Your money fortunes improve Tuesday to mid-April. This same period also attracts you to purely sensual liaisons, but with people who might bore you, long-term. If you’re waiting for pure or real romance, your wait will end about mid-April.

A major time is coming, Libra. It starts Friday. But ﬁrst, you face ﬁve more days of work, drudgery, and minor health concerns. Sunday accents home, domesticity, nature, real estate, security, nutrition, retirement. Though the day runs smoothly (after dawn, PDT) I wouldn’t push anything too much. Steer away from important purchases or discussions. Or Monday/Tuesday bring pleasure, beauty, romantic, creative and speculative notions.

It’s your last week of social delights, Taurus, so enjoy while you can. Friday starts a month of relative solitude, rest and contemplation. (You’re already halfway there is some things such as romance.) Sunday features intellectual prowess, far travel, legal affairs, international contacts, religion and culture. A smooth day, but don’t make any intimate or ﬁnancial commitments.

The accent remains on love, romance, beauty, pleasure, charming kids, creative and speculative urges. These remain lucky, gratifying through Thursday. Then, Friday, a month of work begins. First, Sunday is active — errands, casual friends, visits, trips, communications and paperwork keep you busy. Take care with driving and tools. This warning intensiﬁes Monday — buy nothing high tech, and start your workweek with caution.

A month of pressure is almost over — the pressures actually peak this Wed./Thurs. So until Friday, remain ambitious, diplomatic and eager beaver-ish. Don’t ﬁght authority, especially Monday. You already feel friendly toward others, and they toward you, but you aren’t quite ready to party — be patient. Sunday accents secrets, lust attractions, investments and debt, detective work, health, and lifestyle choices.

Your home life has consumed your thoughts for several weeks. This theme climaxes and disappears Wednesday/Thursday. Earlier, Sunday focuses on money, shopping and possessions. Work for money, but take care with gambles. Buy nothing used, hightech, or for the home (furniture, etc.). Errands, visits, trips, communications and paperwork ﬁll Monday/ Tuesday.

A mellow, thoughtful phase will end Friday, when a month of ambition begins. Start to complete travel, intellectual projects, legal consultations and advertising schemes, as you will likely have to put these away on the shelf soon, for another time. (That time will come after mid-August, in a busy, blowy way.) You already have some idea of upcoming ambitious projects and pressures, as Venus and Mars have been up in your career sector since late February.

A busy but not terribly important month ends Friday. The new month will bring you some rest — and other things. But ﬁrst, you still have errands to run, communications and paperwork to dispose of, and perhaps something to buy or repair in travel — tickets or a car. (Or just new stationery, or a new phone.) Your energy and charisma make you the centre of attention Sunday. Still, take care. Do nothing to cause gossip, and don’t tell anyone your secrets.

This week ends the mystery, starts a month of enlightenment and understanding — by Friday. Before that, the depths of March remain, even deepen. Tackle chores Sunday, but avoid sharp nails, electricity, and anything high tech — Monday, too. Monday/Tuesday bring relationships, opportunities, dealings with the public, negotiations, relocation themes, and fresh horizons. If you co-operate, you win.

You’ve been busy shopping, working, chasing new money, clients, etc., for the past few weeks. Or, you’ve sunk into a pleasant, sensual rest, like a cat in a sunny window. Well, this lasts until Friday, when a new, busy influence begins. Sunday finds you weary — rest, contemplate, dream, make plans. (But in making plans, realize a long-term conflict or “nonsuccess” vibe hangs around revelation of secrets.

The relationship phase you’re in won’t so much disappear Friday onward, as it will veer into deeper waters, into commitment (and its consequences) into intimacy and ﬁnancial pledges, sharing or obligations. But before that, relationships are open, honest — and can bring friendship, good partnerships, even love — or enmity, challenge and competition. Which, is largely up to your reactions and attitude. Sunday’s romantic, pleasure-or-beauty-ﬁlled, creative, speculative.

Your energy, charisma and clout remain at a yearly high. Sunday’s ﬁlled with delight and optimism, but you might hear the rumblings of a friend who is tired of his/her home, or your boy scout troop looses the hall it’s rented for the last ten years. These things (your friend’s or group’s difﬁculties) can impact your money. Retreat Monday/Tuesday – rest, day-dream, plan. Re-engage your spiritual self; be charitable, merciful.

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Today’shomes Cape development sells allure of island life in the city Chinese developers continue to eye semi-secluded Lower Mainland areas

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“If you ask people in Vancouver if they want to live and work on an island in the city, many would say yes,” wrote Barry Broadfoot in a 1976 essay that pays homage to Vancouver while celebrating his life on the island in question, Bowen. A short ferry ride from West Vancouver, Bowen Island features home prices that have long been competitive with those on the mainland for those willing to commute by ferry. Indeed, in 2012, the Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd. touted spacious home sites at Cape Roger Curtis for a fraction of what similar lots in Vancouver and West Vancouver (some with existing homes needing demolition) cost. Now, the Cape on Bowen is seeking buyers as principal Don Ho returns to building seniors housing. Ho, who sold CPAC (Care) Holdings Ltd. to

Chartwell REIT in 2005, is a partner in Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc. Element is pursuing projects in Langley and Vancouver, the latter located kittycorner to the King Edward transit station. Ho, having seen the ﬁrst two phases of the massive 618-acre Bowen Island project through to completion (a total of 24 lots), has given CBRE Ltd. a mandate to sell 350 acres comprising the project’s third phase of 35 lots. The lots average 10 acres, with similar lots fetching approximately $2 million apiece two years ago. CBRE vice-president David Ho, who has the listing, didn’t return a call for comment regarding interest, or expectations regarding pricing (a list price is not given). The Cape isn’t the only offering on Bowen. Avison Young broker Rob Greer is also marketing a portfolio of three residential buildings containing 12 rental units,

A short ferry ride from West Vancouver, Bowen Island features home prices that have long been competitive with those on the mainland for those willing to commute by ferry.

as well as the Bowen Island municipal hall. The asking price is $3.4 million. Colliers International expects 2015 — the Year of the Sheep — to see Chinese developers continue

to shepherd capital into Canada. A report last week focusing on the phenomenon singled out Vancouverbased Brilliant Circle Group Investments Ltd.’s

purchase of the 232-acre land adjacent to the former Imperial Oil reﬁnery in Port Moody and Anmore among the examples of Chinese-funded development plays.

Redevelopment of the property — home to a refinery since 1915, though the plant was shuttered in 1995 — has been discussed since 2008. Colliers managing director Kirk Kuester said Brilliant Circle, like other Chinese investors, prefers to stay under the radar. It has appointed architect James Cheng, who is overseeing planning matters, as its representative. Cheng said the scale and timeline for the project are undefined, but rezoning to allow greater density is likely. While the project’s value remains pegged at $100 million in the B.C. major projects inventory, Cheng confirmed that this simply represented the basic cost of infrastructure rather than a total capital cost estimate. The site is desirable not only because of its secluded nature, but because it is an eight-minute drive from Ioco station on the Evergreen rapid transit line, which is scheduled to open in 18 months.

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today’sdrive 20 Acura 15 TLX BY DAVID CHAO

Seeking to move more upmarket and streamline its lineup, Acura replaced and combined two established models, the TL and TLX, into one model that is supposed to represent the best of both worlds. Designed using the theme of Red Carpet Athlete, the new TLX intends to deliver a blend of sports-sedan performance with premium reﬁnement. The TLX introduces two new engines, two new transmissions and comes stan-

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Two become one dard with high-tech features like LED headlights. As a result, the TLX competes with premium stalwarts such as the Audi A4, Lexus IS and Inﬁniti Q50. The 2015 TLX is all new, though there is obviously some sharing of internal components with both its predecessors as well as with other Acura’s. Sharing the same wheelbase as the larger TL, the TLX is closer in length to the more compact TSX. The TLX is available in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

Design

The all-new TLX retains the 2775 mm wheelbase as the outgoing TL. Length, however, is 94 mm shorter at 4832 mm overall. Yet, the TLX is able to offer the same interior volume and interesting enough, the car doesn’t look shorter. The styling of the TLX is modern and distinctive, but it’s not overbearing. The most distinguishing feature is its chrome grille ﬂanked by the LED headlights. Short front and rear overhangs hint at the TLX’s sporting potential.

The profile lines give the cabin a teardrop appearance and reinforce both its athletic pretensions and its refinement. Inside, the TLX is luxurious but not overthe-top. It is one of the most comfortable in this segment and is filled with latest high-tech features. The TLX is available in three models, a four-cylinder with FWD, six-cylinder with FWD, and a six with AWD. Two packages, TECH and ELITE, are available to choose from.

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The base engine is a 2.4-litre four-cylinder producing 206 hp and 182 lb-ft of torque, thanks to direct injection. This engine is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. This is the industry’s ﬁrst such gearbox with a torque converter and provides good performance and fuel economy while making smooth, quick shifts. Four-cylinder models feel light and nimble. The four-wheel steering system, P-AWS, is standard on all

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© 2015 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Shown above is the 2015 GLA 250 4MATIC™ with optional Premium and Premium Plus package/2015 C 400 4MATIC™ with optional Sport package and optional Active LED High Performance Lighting System for a total price of $46,260/$58,460. MSRP of advertised 2015 GLA 250 4MATIC™/2015 C 300 4MATIC™ Sedan is $37,200/$43,000. *Total price of $40,260/$46,060 includes freight/PDI of $2,295, dealer admin fee of $595, air-conditioning levy of $100, PPSA up to $45.48 and a $25.00 fee covering EHF tires, ﬁlters and batteries. **Vehicle options, fees and taxes extra. Vehicle license, insurance, and registration are extra. Lease offer only available through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services on approved credit for a limited time. 1 Lease example based on $398/$428 (excluding taxes) per month for 39 months (STK#R1553077/R1553838), due on delivery includes down payment or equivalent trade of $8,047/$7,737, plus ﬁrst month lease payment, security deposit, and applicable fees and taxes. Lease APR of 3.9%/3.9% applies. Total cost of borrowing is $3,898/$4,692. Total obligation is $26,397/$27,360. 12,000km/year allowance ($0.20/km for excess kilometres applies). 2 Three (3) months payment waivers are valid on the 2015 GLA/2015 C-Class for deals closed before March 31, 2015. First, second, and third month payment waivers are capped at $400/$450 per month for lease. Only on approved credit through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Dealer may sell for less. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz Vancouver dealer for details or call the Mercedes-Benz Vancouver Customer Care at 1-855-554-9088. Offer ends March 31, 2015.

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today’sdrive Continued from page 33 This offers the safety of added traction in bad weather and improved performance with sharper turn-in at the limit. The new V6 uses Variable Cylinder Management, which is capable of deactivating three cylinders. This, partnered with the startstop function on the TLX SH-AWD, further improves its fuel economy. Acura’s Integrated Dynamics System is standard on all TLX models — this feature allows drivers to customize their driving experience with four selectable modes — ECON, Normal, Sport and Sport+. Depending on the setting, steering effort, throttle response, shift timing, HVAC, and logic for the P-AWS or SH-AWD systems can all be altered. Sport is aggressive, yet still usable for everyday driving, and the TLX is the ﬁrst Acura with a Sport+ setting. TLX models with the 3.5-litre V6 utilize Acura’s advanced new Electric Gear Selector, which has a push-button array instead of a traditional lever. Incorporated in this setup is an electronic parking brake with Automatic Brake 5Hold. This retains brake

steering wheel, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, remote start, navigation system with voice recognition, lane keeping assist system, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-trafﬁc alert, collision mitigation braking system, and adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow. Fuel efﬁciency numbers (L/100km) for the 2.4-litre I4 are 9.6 city and 6.6 highway. The 3.5-litre V6 FWD returns 11.2 city and 6.9 highway, and the SH-AWD sees 11.2 city and 7.5 highway.

pressure when the vehicle is stopped, making driving in heavy trafﬁc or on steep hills easier. Although the new gear selector is futuristic looking in design, I found it to be a bit awkward even after getting use to it. The steering feel — in all models — has a good communicative feedback but the steering is a tad light and artiﬁcial in feel.

Environment

The cabin of the TLX is modern and functional. Featuring soft-touch materials, wood and aluminum accents it also gives an upscale feel. Seating is comfortable in both the front and rear. The dash has a symmetrical layout and is dominated by the stacked screens. The eight-inch info screen is positioned high for quick visibility, and the seven-inch touchscreen controls most features and is located lower for easy reach. Separate switches are for the climate control and a large knob controls the sound system and optional navigation. The TLX offers many advanced tech features including AcuraLink, Acura’s cloud-based connected car system. All models are equipped with Siri Eyes

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The cabin of the TLX is modern and functional. The eight-inch info screen is positioned high for quick visibility, and the seven-inch touchscreen controls most features and is located lower for easy reach.

Free technology that pairs compatible iPhones to use familiar voice commands. The only challenge is that the dash is quite busy with many features and buttons, and therefore it’s not easy to ﬁgure out at ﬁrst glance how to manage all of the items. The TLX’s cargo carrying ability was improved through a new trunk design

with a wider, deeper opening, a lower lift-over height, a fully flat cargo floor, and two optional under floor storage compartments. The rear seat backs fold 60/40 to accommodate long items.

Features

Ranging in price from $34,990 to $47,490, the TLX is available with

several trim packages. Standard equipment includes heated seats, dual zone automatic climate control, keyless entry with push-button start, a moonroof, and a multi-angle rearview camera with dynamic guidelines. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include a heated

The technologically advanced TLX allows it to offer good performance and fuel economy. The dualclutch eight-speed automatic, P-AWS and SH-AWD are standout features.

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The TLX’s best features are below the surface, but that surface isn’t the most exciting. The overall steering feel is also numb and not communicative.

The Bottom Line

The 2015 Acura TLX deﬁnes smart luxury and provides a strong value quotient.

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