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What happens to Vancouver if Conservatives win election?

Mike Howell

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As I write this, Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision Coun. Raymond Louie are in Montreal scouting the Canadiens to report back to their friends and financial backers, the Aquilinis, on how the Canucks should best prepare for their Oct. 27 tilt with les habitants.

Seriously, they are.

I’m not kidding.

Alright, alright, that’s probably not true.

The part about the Canadiens, that is.

But if I opened this piece with a line about how the Vision Vancouver duo is attending the Montreal Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan Areas to talk cities, would you keep reading? Didn’t think so. Probably, I’m guessing, not even if I used the French translation of the event, Conférence Thématique de Montréal sure les aires métropolitaines.

Ah, comme la langue est belle, non?

Anyway, you’ve read this far, so please stick

with me for a few hundred more words.

As civic watchers know, Robertson and Louie have been travelling across the country, preaching the Vision Vancouver gospel and the need for the feds to dispatch planeloads full of cash to our world-class city so people can afford to rent or buy here and get around a lot easier on transit.

They want a national housing strategy, which would see the feds — among other initiatives — provide incentives for developers to build muchneeded rental stock. They also want the feds to contribute at least one third of the $1.9-billion cost to build a subway from the VCCClark SkyTrain station to Arbutus.

Good luck, right?

Well, who knows.

But if ever there was a time that Vancouver council could open federal doors that were closed, you have to think this is the opportunity. It’s not every council term that Vancouver has a mayor who is the chairper-

Mayor Gregor Robertson and his pal, Vision Coun. Raymond Louie, have been travelling across the country to call for more investment from the feds for housing and transit. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

son of the Big City Mayors’ Caucus and a councillor who is the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

That’s a bit of Vancouver power at the national level.

And it’s no secret that Vision Vancouver has ties to the federal Liberals and NDP, both of which are promising funding for housing and transit across the country. That’s if they win the election, of course. And therein lies the problem/ challenge/trouble.

With all the belly-aching Robertson, Louie and their Vision mates have done about the Harper government’s contrasting views on drug policy, housing, transit, mental health and pipelines, you’ve got to wonder what happens to Vancouver if Harper wins again.

I caught up with Louie before he headed off to Montreal and asked him about this.

“We’re a dense urban centre with challenges of poverty and drug addiction

and mental health issues and cities are not equipped to deal with these without the support of these other levels of government,” Louie said by telephone from city hall. “So while we may come off as critical of government, it’s because we have significant issues to deal with and we’re not receiving the support that we need. I make no apologies for being critical of governments that don’t recognize that people are suffering on our streets.”

So which party best lines up with Vancouver’s needs?

Louie, who lives in the NDP-friendly riding of Vancouver-East, isn’t saying.

Instead, he’s urging voters to go to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ website to check out which candidates are committed to throwing cities a bone, or two. The website also features a “policy tracker” that — you guessed it — tracks the parties’ promises on policies related to cities.

Some of us reporter types caught up with the mayor

last week and asked him how he’d be voting. He lives in Vancouver-Centre, where the Liberals’ Hedy Fry has held the seat since 1993.

Former Vision park board commissioner Constance Barnes is the NDP’s candidate, Elaine Allan represents the Conservatives and Lisa Barrett is the Greens’ choice.

“Still working on my decision,” said Robertson, who noted the Liberals and NDP have the “most robust” platforms, followed by the Greens. “The Conservatives have catch up to do and we want to see more tangible commitments in the weeks ahead.”

I attempted to speak to Vancouver’s only Conservative MP, Wai Young, about city issues but her campaign manager said she was too busy for an interview. Quelle surprise, said the reporter speaking on behalf of fellow journos across the country getting the same runaround from Conservative candidates.

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Social housing may not be built Mike Howell

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In what would be a crushing blow to Mayor Gregor Robertson’s fight to get homeless people off the street, a $30-million deal to build an 89-unit social housing complex in Yaletown appears to be off the table.

The wedge-shaped property at 1050 Expo Blvd., which is currently a parking lot adjacent to the Cambie Bridge, is the last of 14 properties slated to be developed under a partnership with the B.C. government, Concord Pacific and the Streetohome Foundation.

“There are complications with that site that have kept it from being doable,” Robertson told the Courier Tuesday.

“I don’t know what the latest is and if it’s actually going to be coming on stream, but the last I heard is that it was still not workable as a social housing site.”

The mayor cited the site’s “odd shape,” which is sandwiched between Expo and Pacific boulevards, that have led to concerns with design.

Contaminated soil left over from the area’s industrial past is also a factor, Robertson said.

Mukhtar Latif, the city’s

chief housing officer, said B.C. Housing — the provincial government’s housing branch — continues to discuss the viability of the project with Concord, which is the developer of the former Expo 86 lands.

The Courier contacted Concord and B.C. Housing but had not received a status update on the project prior to the paper’s print deadline.

Streetohome Foundation was to contribute $1.78 million to construction.

Rob Turnbull, CEO of Streetohome, said the last update he received from B.C. Housing was the project could go to rezoning by January 2016. Turnbull said the foundation, which has contributed $20 million to eight of the 14 properties under the agreement, was anxious to get the project built. “It would be nice to get that one up and running,” he said, noting 127 Society for Housing and Bloom Group (formerly St. James Community Services Society) are the non-profits chosen to manage and provide services to tenants.

The Expo Boulevard project and 13 others across the city have often been cited by the mayor and others in his Vision Vancouver party

as solutions to finding homes for people living on the street and in shelters.

This year marked the completion of 13 of the projects, totalling more than 1,400 apartments in what the B.C. government has defined as “supportive housing,” where tenants have access to health and other services to treat addictions, mental health issues and other needs.

Though the Expo Boulevard site may not be built, Robertson said the city has identified an additional 12 properties that could be used for social housing, affordable housing or a mix. The mayor said the province is aware of the properties and waiting for a response from Victoria to determine if it would contribute funding to build the housing.

“We’re working on a whole new set of options for city sites going forward because we need to see another round of social housing built around the city for the coming years,” Robertson said after proclaiming “Homelessness Action Week” at a news conference.

Vancouver’s homeless count in March showed there were 1,746 people without a home, with 488 on the street and 1,258 in shelters.

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No definitive date for long-awaited Creekside Park With less than one week before city council decides whether the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts should be demolished, city officials are unable to say how much a developer will gain from the removal of the hulking structures or provide a definitive date on when a long-awaited park will be built near Science World.

Those two issues were raised at a news conference last week where officials revealed more details about city staff’s $200-million plan to knock down the viaducts and open up the swath of land under them for a new road network sloping up to Georgia Street, the development of condos, a 13.8-acre park, an elevated bikeway and possibly social housing.

Developer Concord Pacific, which owns the most parcels of land in the area, stands to make more money from removal of the viaducts because it would be allowed to build more

condos than if the viaducts remained in place. A staff report to city council in June 2013 suggested demolition of the viaducts would free up 10 acres of land worth up to $110 million.

“There will be an increase [in density] for Concord,” Brian Jackson, the city’s chief planner, told reporters gathered under the viaducts next to Rogers Arena. He said more detail will be included in the staff report that goes before council Oct. 20.

“More importantly, what this does is free up density for the city. The city is able to achieve a significant amount of new area for development, which will be going to housing, or can be sold off.”

Jackson said the city is preparing an amendment to the official development plan for the area and could allow Concord and other developers with land in the neighbourhood to build 2,500 new housing units —with the viaducts gone. Provincial Crown

corporation PavCo and the Aquilinis, which own the Vancouver Canucks, also have property in the area.

Another 750 to 1,000 units could be freed up on two J blocks of city land near Main Street, the likely spot for social housing.

Concord is the same developer that owns a large piece of land that runs from the northern edge of Science World and wraps around False Creek to the Edgewater Casino, near B.C. Place Stadium. Over the years, Concord has leased the land J to the Molson Indy, Cirque du Soleil and the Maison du Quebec during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

It is the same property where Concord promised more than 20 years ago to build Creekside Park.

But the developer has previously told council the property needs to be used as a dumping and sorting site of potentially contaminated soils from other land — that has yet to be developed — before it can proceed with the park.

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viaducts, park and profits Though Malcolm Bromley, the general manager of the park board, said the demolition project would speed up construction of the park, neither he nor Jackson could provide a definitive date when the entire 13.8 acres would be built. But Jackson said residents can expect to see small sections of the park and adjoining seawall developed within five years, if council approves the recommendation to demolish the viaducts.

“For all 13.8 acres, we cannot give a date when every single piece of the park will be available,” Jackson told the Courier after the news conference.

“But we’re going to be attacking it on an incremental basis, which has never been contemplated before as part of previous agreements. But it’s something Concord is agreeable to.”

Bromley noted in his remarks that one of the first emails he received upon taking the job in 2010 was from the False Creek Residents’ Association, saying his legacy would be measured on the delivery of

Developer Concord Pacific promised to build Creekside Park more than 20 years ago. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

the park. Fern Jeffries, cochairperson of the residents’ association, said she was disappointed city officials gave no assurances on a deadline for completion of the park but added she was glad Bromley remembered the email.

“We did welcome him to the city with an opportunity to make history with Creekside Park,” said Jeffries, who attended the news confer-

ence. “We’re really pleased that he hasn’t forgotten that and we hope that he will be able to feel good about that.”

If city council approves staff’s recommendation, the viaducts could be gone and a new road network built within five years. City officials said revenues and development costs gained in the demolition will make the project cost-neutral. @Howellings

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Totem Park Residence Infill Phase 2 You are invited to attend an Open House on Thursday, October 22 to view and comment on a proposed new student residence building south of the existing Totem Residence to house 350 first and second year students.

Date: Thursday,October22, 2015 Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM Place: Foyer, Coquihalla Commons Block, 2525 West Mall Plans will be displayed for a new 8,900m2 , student residence with 350 beds. The facility will be comprised of a 6-storey dormitory block and a single-storey shared amenity building.

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Election 2015

Is Vancouver-Granville ANALYSIS

Bob Mackin

bob@bobmackin.ca

This marathon federal election campaign has featured a menagerie of political slang, from the proverbial “horse race” to strategies like the “dead cat” (a sudden, desperate change in topic) and “dogwhistle” (dastardly hidden meanings).

Various networks will scan the tallies from coast to coast to coast on Oct. 19 and deliver decisions from their decision desks. You are bound to hear about bellwether ridings — contests that foretell the national result. (Yes, even this is animal-related. Bellwether originally described a bell-toting, castrated ram that led the flock.)

In southwestern Ontario, Sarnia-Lambton has chosen a member of the winning party since 1963. As Kamloops has gone in B.C. elections, so has the rest of the province since 1903.

Could the new federal riding of Vancouver-Granville, dubbed #VanGran on Twitter, be Canada’s next bellwether?

Assembled with parts hived off from NDP-held Vancouver-Kingsway, Liberal-since-1993 Vancouver-Centre, Liberal/Conservative battleground Vancouver-South and a chunk of Liberal-since-1984 Vancouver-Quadra, this made-for-2015 riding was the product of populationdriven redistribution. The next House of Commons will swell by 30 members to 338. If no party achieves the magic 170 for a majority, then expect “horse trading” to create a coalition government or force another election.

Insights West vice-president Mario Canseco calls Vancouver-Granville “the jewel in the crown” for whichever party wins.

“There is this part in the middle that is just big houses, Angus Drive, lots of mansions and the map is completely blue there, but it’s a differ-

ent election than four years ago,” Canseco told the Courier. “You didn’t have a Liberal Party that J was as strong as it is now nationally and you didn’t have the NDP starting the campaign with the possibility of running the government.”

Elections Canada describes Vancouver Granville as running “generally along the spine of Granville Street from Fourth Avenue to the Fraser River. In the north, it is within eyesight of False Creek’s south shore and encompasses condo-dotted Fairview Slopes and parts of densely populated Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. The riding rises to South Cambie, Oakridge and declines to Marpole, three areas undergoing massive change.

Main Street is part of the eastern boundary. To the west is “Easy Street” (a.k.a. Shaughnessy) and the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Arbutus rail tracks that run through Kerrisdale.

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Canada’s newest bellwether riding?

It is a race between two lawyers (Conservative Erinn Broshko and Liberal Jody Wilson-Raybould), an accountant (Green Michael Barkusky) and professional political campaigner (NDP’s Mira Oreck).

Broshko’s career took him into running a biomedical company and then an investment house.

He got the Tory nod over former NPA city councillor Jennifer Clarke, a 2011 loser in VancouverCentre. Broshko may have the biggest lawn sign anywhere in Canada at King Edward and Granville but, like many Tories, skipped several all-can-

didates meetings, hoping to encourage centre-left vote-splitting.

Wilson-Raybould and Oreck are both star candidates. Former Crown prosecutor Wilson-Raybould has the higher profile, as an ex-B.C. Treaty commissioner and regional Assembly of First Nations chief. Oreck had a hand in the backroom for Vision Vancouver’s three wins, produced Jewish Council for Education and Research’s viral pro-Obama videos in 2012 and works as an organizer with the left-wing Broadbent Institute think tank.

She lives outside the riding, in East Vancouver but

boasts Kerrisdale roots.

The Vision Vancouver machine is behind her — from the polling/robocalling operation Stratcom to mayor’s aide Kevin Quinlan to councillors like Geoff Meggs and Heather Deal.

The key to victory in a three-way, plus spoiler, race is getting out the vote. In an Oct. 2 column for Toronto’s Corriere Canadese, Pollara Strategic Insights chairman Michael Marzolini said the NDP held the national edge in the 18-25 bracket over the Liberals, who dominate the 35-to-54s. But the “overwhelmingly Conservative” 55-and-up bloc

votes in higher numbers than others.

The northern half of the riding roughly conforms with the provincial Vancouver-Fairview riding, reclaimed for the NDP by George Heyman in 2013.

South of 33rd, the bastion of Vancouver’s old money historically backs free enterprise candidates federally and provincially.

Will the rapid demographic changes of recent years along the Granville axis — aging baby boomers cashing-out and wealthy mainland Chinese moving-in — play a role?

Listen for that ring on Oct. 19. @bobmackin

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Property Tax Exemptions for 2016 The City of Vancouver hereby gives notice of the intention of City Council to exempt certain eligible not-for-profit properties used for senior citizens housing from taxation for one year (2016 taxation year).

The properties to be considered for exemption in 2016, including an estimate of the amount of City taxes that would be imposed without the exemption for 2016 and the following two years, are shown in the table below.

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Baptist Foundation of BC

2 6 6 -7 7 2-2 6 - 0 0 0 0

15,300

15,700

16,200

Baptist Foundation of BC

765 -266 - 0 6 - 0000

36,200

37,300

38,400

Baptist Housing Society of BC

6 3 1 -2 3 2- 0 4 - 0 0 0 0

73,700

75,900

78,100

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300 -92- 0000

21,100

21,700

22,300

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300 -52- 0000

37,100

38,300

39,400

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300-04-0000

31,300

32,200

33,200

BG Aspen Green Society

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8,500

8,800

9,000

Broadway Pentecostal Benevolent Association of BC

6 5 0 -274 -27- 0 0 0 0

25,700

26,500

27,200

Calling Ministries

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44,200

45,600

46,900

Chau Luen Kon Sol Society of Vancouver

1 9 2- 5 9 2- 9 2- 0 0 0 0

20,300

20,900

21,500

Christ Church of China

1 9 2-5 9 2- 0 4 - 0 0 0 0

12,300

12,700

13,100

Columbus Charities Association

30 6-720 -45 - 0000

22,300

23,000

23,700

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8 2 8 -2 5 1 - 9 4 - 0 0 0 0

12,400

12,800

13,200

Finnish Canadian Rest Home Association

828 -258 - 0 6 - 0 0 0 0

6,100

6,300

6,500

HFBC Housing Foundation

63 8 - 07 7- 07- 0 0 0 0

11,800

12,200

12,500

HFBC Housing Foundation

648-078-05-0000

6,500

6,700

6,900

HFBC Housing Foundation

6 4 5 -1 9 4 - 47- 0 0 0 0

8,600

8,900

9,200

HFBC Housing Foundation

6 41 -2 3 4 -2 0 - 0 0 0 0

8,700

9,000

9,200

HFBC Housing Foundation

665 -230 - 68- 0000

6,100

6,300

6,500 5,300

HFBC Housing Foundation

670 -230 -83- 0000

5,000

5,200

HFBC Housing Foundation

670 -230 -89 - 0000

6,700

6,900

7,100

HFBC Housing Foundation

6 8 3 -230 - 82- 0 0 0 0

5,100

5,300

5,400

HFBC Housing Foundation

72 2-28 3 - 4 8 - 0 0 0 0

27,000

27,800

28,700

HFBC Housing Foundation

6 0 5 -1 1 3 - 6 6 - 0 0 0 0

13,500

13,900

14,300

King Edward Court Society

7 1 0 - 07 2-9 5 - 0 0 0 0

22,600

23,300

24,000

M Kopernik Nicolaus Copernicus Foundation

8 1 7-3 0 0 -2 2- 0 0 0 0

6,400

6,600

6,800

Mennonite Senior Citizens Society of BC

7 5 5 -2 3 7- 5 1 - 0 0 0 0

35,200

36,300

37,400

New Chelsea Society

270 - 670 -95 - 0000

10,800

11,100

11,400

New Chelsea Society

693-253- 6 4- 0 0 0 0

36,200

37,300

38,400

Odd Fellows Low Rental Housing Society

3 1 8 -7 2 5 - 9 5 - 0 0 0 0

11,100

11,500

11,800

Parish of St. Paul Vancouver

6 0 9 -1 1 7- 4 4 - 0 0 0 0

30,400

31,300

32,200

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver

59 6 -1 9 6 - 49 - 0 0 0 0

9,500

9,800

10,100

Society for Christian Care of the Elderly

6 13 -1 1 9 -5 4 - 0 0 0 0

68,900

70,900

73,100 10,500

Soroptimist Club of Vancouver BC

6 8 3 -1 6 5 -5 4 - 0 0 0 0

9,900

10,200

South Amherst Housing Society

244-805-96- 0000

4,800

5,000

5,100

The VEL Housing Society

57 7-2 59 - 0 6 - 0 0 0 0

8,600

8,800

9,100

The VEL Housing Society

596-250 - 04- 0000

6,200

6,400

6,600

Ukrainian Senior Citizens Housing Society

30 0 - 810 -95 - 0 0 0 0

10,000

10,300

10,600

Vancouver Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society

300-811-05-0000

8,900

9,200

9,500

Vancouver Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society

1 2 5 - 8 3 2- 8 4 - 0 0 0 0

13,700

14,100

14,500

$758,700

$782,000

$804,900

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Dog whistle politics at play in Canadian election

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s this long and increasingly nasty federal election campaign winds down one thing is worth noting. This is the first time Canadians have been exposed to such a heavy dose of “dog whistle politics.”

That’s all primarily thanks to Stephen Harper and his minister of multiculturalism and defence Jason Kenny.

If you are not familiar with that term, you are not alone. I must admit I only began to notice it in the odd news report or heard

And while Harper is certainly capable of being a shrewd campaigner in his own right, bringing on Crosby seems to have sharpened his message of fear and loathing. it come tripping off the tongues of pundits and politicians as they described various Tory statements, including the “offensive” niqab or “old stock” Canadians, or “barbaric cultural practices.”

But let me explain. In the same way that dog whistles are only audible to dogs, dog whistle political statements may go by most people unnoticed, but the target audience gets the intended coded message, which usually has a racist element to it.

While the term was apparently coined in Australia and is a common practice in

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Great Britain, it is nowhere more vigorously pursued than in the United States.

In 2014, Berkley law professor Ian Haney Lopez wrote the book Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class.

This expert in racial justice traces the recent history of this type of politics in his own country back to President Richard Nixon and Alabama Governor George Wallace.

Ronald Reagan was a master of the practice while campaigning for president in 1980 as Lopez points out. He told tales of Cadillac-driving “welfare queens” and “strapping young bucks” using food stamps to buy T-bone steaks. It was welfare out of control.

Reagan didn’t have to say he was talking about racial minorities. He was blowing a dog whistle, which was inaudible at one level but clearly a critique of racial minorities heard at another level.

As Lopez points out, the appeal of the candidate using this technique is amplified as they promise, among other things to crack down on crime, protect us from Islamic terrorists and toss out illegal immigrants.

Sound familiar?

What Lopez also says is usually going on at the same time is a plan to cut taxes for the very rich and for corporations, as well as reducing government oversight in the corporate world.

While the NDP’s Tom Mulcair calls this type of provocative politics “a distraction” from the real issues that are important to Canadians, I would rather see dog whistle politics fundamental to Harper’s plan to win the election by solidifying his core vote and even pulling a few more people into the tent.

If Harper learned this technique from anyone, it could have been from one of his mentors, Australian Prime Minister John Howard. According Canadian Press reporter

Joan Bryden, in the mid-1990s, Howard was accused of using words like “unAustralian” and “illegals” in a veiled pitch for support from racist, white Australians.

Howard’s campaign manager was Lynton Crosby, often described as the “master of dog-whistle politics.”

Bryden observed that Crosby introduced Britain to his brand of politics in 2005, creating election messaging for the Conservative party that focused on hot button issues like immigration and crime under the slogan, “Are you thinking what we’re thinking?” Among the messages: “It’s not racist to impose limits on immigration.” Crosby went on to become U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s chief political strategist.

So where is Lynton Crosby today? Well as luck would have it, last month he was added to Stephen Harper’s campaign payroll. Following a series of scandals in the

senate, fumbling on the Syrian refugee crisis file and the resulting falling polls, Crosby, who was apparently a consultant, was brought on full time.

And while Harper is certainly capable of being a shrewd campaigner in his own right, bringing on Crosby seems to have sharpened his message of fear and loathing.

In fact it has gotten a bit absurd. Aside from demanding a dress code of sorts for citizenship swearing-in ceremonies, Harper has pondered the possibility of banning the niqab for any federal public servant.

Remarkably, according to the public service union, none now wears the niqab and none intends to.

But that dog whistle was heard by those who would support Harper at the ballot box next week.

And ain’t that a shame. @allengarr

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All-candidates debates debated Re: “Housing, transit dominate city issues in federal election,” Oct. 5.

The article discusses an all-candidates panel moderated Mayor Gregor Robertson and mentions that Kennedy Stewart, an SFU politics professor, said, “It’s too bad the Conservatives aren’t here. Maybe that’s why they don’t elect anybody in cities.”

Today, I attended a wonderful debate hosted by the Dunbar Residents’ Association including the local conservative candidate, Blair Lockhart, an intelligent and thoughtful woman.

The Dunbar debate was impartially and professionally moderated by Robin Elliot, professor of Constitutional Law at UBC. Kennedy Stewart, being a politics professor, must appreciate that a panel moderated by the mayor, an elected politician, is, by definition, biased.

Kudos to the Dunbar Residents’ Association for running an unbiased and informative all-candidates debate.

Bob Seeman, Vancouver ••• I helped organize a major all candidates meeting in East Vancouver, which was sponsored by three community centres, two Aboriginal organizations and a residents group. Unfortunately, it was not actually “all candidates” because, in spite of emails to the federal Conservative campaign office, the local riding association, two hand-delivered letters of invitation to the candidate’s home and an attempt to reach him at an apparently deserted campaign office, the Conservative candidate never responded. His complete refusal to take part in the democratic process, to answer questions about policies or to engage with citizens, seemed incomprehensible.

Even if the chance of victory might seem remote for the Liberals and the Greens in this contest, their candidates are visible, articulate and eager to meet with residents.

In exploring the possible reasons for running a ghost candidate whose absence seems to discredit both the Conservative Party and the election process itself I found the answer by following that old dictum: “Show me the money.”

The Elections Canada website explains that: “When an election takes place, perhaps the most significant source of public funding for the federal political parties is the election expenses reimbursement which subsidizes 50 per cent of the na-

tional campaign expenses of any party that obtains at least two per cent support, or at least five per cent in the ridings in which they presented candidates.”

So all this candidate has to do is garner a measly five per cent of the votes cast in East Van and federal election funding regulations will make a major contribution to the Federal Conservative Party coffers.

Ghost candidates are not a paranormal phenomenon in Canada, they have been created by the Elections Act. Eileen Mosca, Vancouver

Re: “Niqab debate reflects racism on top of plain old sexism,” Oct. 7.

Don’t people know that as citizens we are expected to obey the law of the country. Why should [a] person who is swearing to [become] a good citizen be hidden from view.

Vera Cameron via Facebook ••• If it’s a matter of identification, that can be done before a female official prior to the ceremony. As for the oath itself, it’s just fine.

David Gibson via Facebook ••• Very thoughtful article — women all across this country should be standing up for their charter rights and pointing out that the Prime Minister is the person who should be embarrassed by his flouting of the rule of law.

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Harper divided Re: “Under Stephen Harper we’re less positive and more fearful,” Oct. 7.

Word. Canada is a much weaker country under the Harper government.

Corey Jansen via Facebook ••• Unfortunately, there are far more people in this country that are like Harper than I ever would have believed.

Robert Ross Edy via Facebook ••• Search your soul for what is right.

Do not look back on your life in coming years and see that you were one of Harper’s Little Haters. That is not you and not Canada. From one Canadian to another with sincerity. We can all be better than this.

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The Guru Granth is the core of Harminder Pal Singh’s moral and theological life. He’s the head granthi (“reader” or priest) at the Ross Street Temple. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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Sikhs reflect on meaning of Guru Granth

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On Tuesday, Sikhs in Vancouver and around the world will mark a profound day in the history of their religion — and a fascinating, unique way of

relating to the divine.

Beginning in the 15th century, religious leadership of the Sikh faith had been passed down across 10 gurus who refined and interpreted the revelations that form the core of Sikh theology. When it came time for the 10th guru,

Guru Gobind Singh, to name a successor, he did not appoint another human. He declared that the Sikh Holy Scripture, the Adi Granth, would become the 11th and final guru, an everlasting embodiment of Sikh wisdom and guidance for life. Thereafter known

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as Guru Granth Sahib, the 1,430-page volume is the final, definitive statement of the Sikh religion and is considered the 11th and final guru in the line dating back half a millennium.

“It was the 10th guru who told us that we should believe Guru

Granth Sahib, our holy scripture, as a living guru, the embodiment of guru,” says Harminder Pal Singh, head granthi (“reader” or priest) at the Ross Street Temple in South Vancouver. “There are no more living gurus.”

The first in that line

was Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539), who rejected the authority of the Vedic scriptures that form the foundation of Hinduism, condemned the caste system, declared the equality of all people, in particular women, and, in the process, founded Sikhism.

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Community He also set out the basis for what would become the Guru Granth Sahib.

In 1604, Guru Arjan, the fifth guru, assembled the writings of the previous gurus, the various Sikh hymns and writings from other sainted Sikhs into a single volume.

He built the Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple, at Amritsar and installed the Adi Granth as its centre.

The commemoration of this event is celebrated annually on Sept. 1, says Singh, the marking of the creation of the Adi Granth as the sole, central scripture in the religion.

On Tuesday, Sikhs mark the day 104 years later, when the scripture was revised and elevated to the status of guru.

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Singh and the approximately 200,000 Sikhs in B.C. will reflect on the meaning of the book.

“The central message, in my opinion, is God is one, the universal God, a formless God, it’s a fearless God, it’s self-existent,” he says. “The message is you work hard and share your hard-earned earnings among the needy people. This is the central message, I feel.”

Humility, tranquillity, peace, high moral standards and human coexistence are at the heart of the book’s lessons. The unequivocal equality of women was a stunning and revolutionary idea at the time and stands out as definitive of Guru Granth and Sikhism. Control of the “five vices” (Pride/ Ego, Anger/Temper, Greed/Urges, Attachment/ Dependency and Lust/Addiction) forms the moral basis of Sikh behaviour.

The book itself is given the royal treatment. In the temple, it is placed on a throne-like alter and

fanned with an implement reminiscent of the peacock feather fans that once cooled royalty. Interestingly — and perhaps in keeping with the Sikh dedication to equality of all — there is no concept of a sacred language. Guru Granth has been translated into many languages and each version is considered equal.

Though Tuesday is an important day in the Sikh calendar, the commemorations at the gurdwaras, the temples, will not stand out greatly from other holy days.

“Every Sikh ceremony is celebrated in the same way,” says Singh. In India, on this day, most cities, towns and villages with a Sikh population will have a parade. In Vancouver, Sikhs have a parade on Vaisakhi instead. Tuesday’s services will take place inside the temple.

“We sing hymns and we read our scripture uninterrupted,” he says.

“People gather in the congregation in a big way and they sing hymns.”

For the priest, Guru Granth is the core of his moral and theological life.

“It means for me that I should not go anywhere else to find some living guru,” he says. “This is our guru. This scripture will guide me. There is no other scripture we believe in.”

While the day may be marked in India with public outpourings of devotion, in Vancouver it will be less visible to nonSikhs. However, Singh stresses, Guru Granth is not solely a book for Sikhs.

“The message written in Guru Granth Sahib is not meant only for Sikhs,” he says. “This is a universal message. This is a way of life.” @Pat604Johnson

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1. The Lady Show took over Little Mountain Gallery this past Friday night and featured sketch, standup, monologues and other fun nonsense from six female comedians. The Lady Show will be held every second Friday of the month. 2. Left to right: Erica Sigurdson, Morgan Brayton, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Fatima Dowre, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Robyn Daye Edwards. 3. Comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries at Friday’s Lady Show. Humphries, a regular on the local stand-up scene for the last seven years, moved to Vancouver from Victoria to pursue her dream of comedy after graduating from the University of Victoria where she was a competitive swimmer. “I always wanted to be a performer but I was an athlete and there just wasn’t time for anything else,” she said. 4. Comedian and emcee for The Lady Show, Robyn Daye Edwards, kept the sold-out crowd going for the entire evening.

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Funny women standup and deliver at monthly Lady Show said Brayton. “I haven’t been doing sketch for a while so I wanted a space to try stuff, but mostly I wanted an opportunity to work with these women.”

Brayton is in good company with The Lady Show’s six-woman roster, which is comprised of the “Other People” on her TV show (the exception was Kathryn Kirkpatrick who performed her solid “I am the Bastard Daughter of Engelbert Humperdinck” skit).

Sigurdson arrived at Little Mountain two hours after flying in from North Bay, Ont. where she was hired to do a show for a corporate client. The comedy scene veteran got her start at the now-closed Urban Well in Kitsilano (a legendary place of many a great

story, including one from Sigurdson in which she ran into none other than Robin Williams on the street in 2005 and invited him to perform — which he did).

The resolve to perform stand-up happened 15 years earlier, though, during a discussion amongst her Grade 10 French classmates that women just didn’t do comedy.

“I remember sitting there and thinking, ‘Oh, you just wait,’” Sigurdson remembered with a laugh. “I don’t even know if I wanted to do stand-up, I just wanted to prove them wrong.”

She did. Sigurdson has performed on stages across the country, has been nominated twice for a Canadian Comedy award, and is a regular contributor for CBC Radio’s

The Debaters, The Current and Definitely Not Opera.

Her writing credits include the 21st annual Gemini Awards, for which she won a Leo Award for Best Comedy Screenwriting.

The conversation about women in comedy being a thing is still somewhat topical, mostly because some neanderthal, somewhere, manages to bang his laptop on a rock to send the words “women aren’t funny” into the world wide web.

“There’s a prevalence of so many female acts of high visibility now that it’s cut down on the bias in the audience,” said Humphries who is a relative newcomer to the scene with seven years’ experience. “We don’t have as much to

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fight against although even that can be an interesting dynamic. There will be a small proportion of an audience at a regular show, even subconsciously thinking that I will not be funny or that they will not be able to relate to me. Sometimes that can work to my advantage if I can get them to laugh.”

Added Sigurdson: “It’s refreshing because we’re accepting funny as being funny.”

The audience at Little Mountain certainly needed no convincing as the gallery’s 70 seats were filled for The Lady Show within 20 minutes of the doors opening.

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About 30 minutes before doors opened for The Lady Show last Friday night, comedians Morgan Brayton, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Erica Dawn Sigurdson were in Little Mountain Gallery’s closet-sized backstage area.

The topic of conversation was women in comedy, which is apropos because The Lady Show is an allfemale comedy show with the important distinction it exists because it wants to, not because it has to.

Brayton used to teach comedy writing at the Vancouver Film School years ago, and one of her exercises was to ask students if they thought they were funny.

Guys would always answer

yes while the girls would shrug and deflect: “Oh, my friends think I’m funny.”

“And I stopped asking the question and bringing the subject up a lot later on,” Brayton said. “Because the girls would be looking at me like, ‘What do you mean?

Of course I’m funny!’”

Brayton has been around the sketch comedy block going back to 30 Helens, the Crawford Twins and, in addition to starting the monthly Lady Show, has a television talk show in the vein of The View (with more hilarity and less irritation) on OUtTV called Morgan Brayton & Other People.

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Libby Davies reflects on 40 years as a politician Mike Howell

dwell on it — was the day that a Liberal member got up and read a very vicious statement about me because of comments I had made about the Middle East. And the Liberals and others all got up and cheered. I sat there quietly, not reacting and thinking, “Wow this is really screwed up.”

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After almost 40 years of serving her constituents at two levels of government, Libby Davies packed up her offices last week on Main Street and in Ottawa.

The longtime NDP MP for Vancouver-East, who also served as a park board commissioner and city councillor, decided last year that she would not seek reelection Oct. 19. The Courier caught up with her by telephone from Ottawa after she spent her last day as an MP on Parliament Hill.

I imagine you’ve got boxes and boxes of files and documents from your time as a politician.

What are you going to do with all that stuff?

The national archive did invite me to put together an archive, which they don’t do with everybody.

They’re interested in the issues you mentioned about harm reduction, homelessness, sex trade workers’ rights and safety, and a lot of that goes back to the ’70s. I started working in the Downtown Eastside when I was 19. So those issues I worked on as an organizer, as a city councillor, as an MP — the archives are interested on the progression of how these issues evolved. We have probably about 70 boxes of stuff that will be on their way to [Library and Archives Canada].

How does it feel to be packing up your offices?

When I left Parliament Hill yesterday, of course it was very quiet and I just walked down the corridor by myself. I didn’t really dwell on it. It was like, “What have I got to do next?” And that’s sort of the person I am, always thinking about what I’ve got to do next. I’m sure it will hit me sometime later. But I’m ready to move on. I have no regrets about my decision, that’s for sure.

But I understand you’ve still been campaigning.

I’ve been through the B.C. Interior, I’ve been on Vancouver Island a couple of times and I’m actually going out with Constance Barnes [NDP candidate for Vancouver-Centre] tomorrow evening. I’ve been helping the B.C. campaign team and they’ve been sending me to various key ridings, doing some media, some healthcare forums, rallying the troops, talking with candidates. It’s been fun.

But helping out and running for re-election are two completely different commitments. Do you miss campaigning as a candidate?

I counted up that I think I’ve run in 15 elections — that’s run in, not helped out on. So I feel like I’ve had my fill. I mean I first ran in 1976 [for city council] when I was 23. I love engaging with people but it also requires a lot of energy and I’m ready to move on.

Give readers a sense of what it’s like to be a candidate a couple weeks out from election day. What does that look like?

At the beginning of the campaign, especially this

Vancouver-East NDP MP Libby Davies spent last Friday afternoon in her constituency office on Main Street, where she and her staff closed the doors for the last time. Davies is retiring from politics. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

one, you think it’s going to go on forever. It just stretches out in front of you. And then by the time you get [a few weeks away], then you start hitting the panic button. “Oh my god, I should have done this. Oh my god, I should have done that. Oh my god, I haven’t phoned back soand-so.” You’re tired. The jitters start to set in. For the candidate, it’s really about keeping your team motivated so that “we can get to the end here.” So you need to have good stamina.

How is NDP leader Tom Mulcair different from the late Jack Layton?

Oh, boy. You know what, you’re the first person who’s asked me that. Jack was part of the folks. All those polls about who would you like to sit down and have a beer with, he always won them,

overwhelmingly. He was like your great neighbour next door. I think Mulcair has been a more complex individual for people to get to know. But seeing him in action, you see this very experienced, hard-nosed tough guy who can take on Stephen Harper. That’s won him a lot of accolades.

He’s grown enormously in his rapport with people.

You see him now in the campaign and he looks laid back, he looks easy-going, he looks like he’s enjoying himself. So that’s been really wonderful to see.

You only met once with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. That was in 2006 and Winnipeg NDP MP Bill Blaikie joined you. What’s Harper like behind closed doors?

There was always a politeness and courteousness, but nothing beyond that. I don’t find him that approachable, whereas [former Conservative minister] John Baird and I got along very well. He was the Conservative House Leader for a period of time when I was still the NDP House Leader. We worked closely, talking about what was going on in the House.

We would make jokes, so you develop a personal rapport with someone you’re working with, even though they’re on the other side.

In your closing address in June to the House of Commons, you turned to poetry and read an excerpt from Downtown Eastside poet Sandy Cameron’s book, Being True to Ourselves. Why did you do that?

I really felt like this idea that you get up and make a big speech about leaving, I was just not into that. So I used my last statement — and it’s only a minute — to reflect something that was bigger than politics. When I first got elected, one of the first things I spoke about in the House was the number of people dying from drug overdoses. At that time, I read a poem from Bud Osborne, who had a huge influence on me. So I felt like closing the circle. Sandy Cameron was always sort of known as the community historian of the Downtown Eastside.

What was your toughest day on the job?

Well, I guess personally — and I don’t really want to

You ran for mayor in 1993? Have you given any thought at another run at the mayor’s chair?

No, I’ve had people raise that with me. But I would like to see a woman mayor in Vancouver, though. Isn’t it incredible that we’ve never had a woman mayor?

What are you going to do after the NDP’s campaign wraps up Oct. 19?

Sleep. Seriously, I’m tired. I’m going to take some time off. I’m just going to chill out for a while.

But I know at the end of the day, I’m a political animal and I still deeply care about the issues [of poverty and social justice].

Nothing lined up for the future?

Not particularly. I’m the kind of person who has never planned anything in my life. I never dreamed, or thought, or planned to be an MP or a city councillor, for that matter. So I just kind of fall into things. So I’ll see what I fall into next.

This interview was edited and condensed. @Howellings

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“Once they have a mortgage, start paying taxes and have children, that transition happens pretty quickly,” said Lorraine Logan. COSCO is an umbrella organization made up of numerous seniors’ organizations and individual members. In 2014, COSCO worked with 82 affiliate groups representing about 108,000 seniors.

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as rides to polling stations, to make it easier for seniors to vote “Well, not the Harper government, they made it harder,” said Logan. “Bill C51 has made it much more difficult to vote, especially for the homeless and people living with no fixed address. I suspect there will be a lot of lawyers camped out at polling stations for this election. It is everyone’s democratic right to vote.”

Logan said many polling stations are being set up near care and residential homes to allow seniors easy access even with electric scooters, walkers or wheelchairs. She noted it’s now law that all polling stations be accessible.

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She remembers during past elections watching her “Most seniors are pretty father hand her mother a astute, and there are older list of names to vote for and seniors who actually fought how infuriated she was by for the vote,” said Logan. that gesture.

“And there are still women alive who fought for the “But after dad passed away, vote so of course they’re I asked my mom why she never argued with him about going to be there.” it,” said Logan. “She looked at me intensely and said, ‘It’s If you’ve moved or require information on where, a secret ballot, dear.’” when and how to vote, visit elections.ca.

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PENSIONS, TAXES AND THE ECONOMY CARP calls for the creation of a universal pension plan modelled on the CPP to allow safe savings for retirement in a large, pooled national plan; modest increase to the CPP; eliminate mandated minimum RRIF withdrawals; increase GIS to better support lowincome seniors; restore age of OAS eligibility from 67 to 65; create OAS spousal allowance equivalent for low-income singles between the age of 60 and 65; keep annual TFSA savings limits at $10,000 per year to

help all Canadians save for retirement.

CONSERVATIVES: Maintain yearly TFSA contribution limit at $10,000; examine ways for Canadians to make voluntary CPP contributions; introduce annual tax credit of up to $300 for single seniors with pension income; maintain reduced RRIF withdrawal rates.

LIBERALS: Lower age of OAS eligibility from 67 back to 65; lower yearly TFSA contribution limit from $10,000 back to $5,000; meet provincial leaders within three months after election to discuss expanding CPP; increase yearly GIS benefits for single, low-income seniors by nearly $1,000; introduce Seniors Price Index to ensure OAS and GIS benefits align with true increases to cost of living.

NDP: Lower age of OAS eligibility from 67 back to 65; lower yearly TFSA contribution limit from $10,000 back to $5,000; meet provincial leaders within six months after election to discuss expanding CPP; increase yearly GIS benefits funding by $400 million.

GREEN PARTY: Expand the CPP; integrate OAS and GIS benefits into a new Guaranteed Liveable Income Program.

MAIL DELIVERY CARP wants Canada Post’s door-to-door home mail delivery restored.

LIBERALS: Restore Canada Post’s door-to-door home mail delivery service.

NDP: Restore Canada Post’s door-to-door home mail delivery service.

GREEN PARTY: Restore Canada Post’s door-to-door home mail delivery service.

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Dining THE HIRED BELLY

Spanish revival on Main Street Bodega on Main brings classic tapas to new heritage haunts

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There’s something reassuring about restaurants that endure the passage of time — and, at least in Vancouver’s case, the rigours of development. Such is the case at Bodega on Main, the reincarnation of La Bodega, which earlier this year shuttered the Hornby Street premises it had occupied for close to 45 years.

La Bodega was a Spanish outpost on the West Coast, a haven for homesick Spaniards who would meet for tapas, conversation and, of course, to witness epic football encounters between Barça and Réal. Later came the Chateau Madrid, Vancouver’s sole Spanish formal room, though it yielded in time to tapas and informality.

The “new” Bodega (dutifully shorn of its definite article in current vogue) has a strong connection to the old in Paul Rivas, son of Francisco Rivas, who cofounded La Bodega with his friend José Rivas, in 1971.

Lovers of the original will find plenty to cheer about in the new space. Bodega on Main (1014 Main St., 604-565-8815) already benefits from its impressively restored heritage surroundings, with soaring ceilings and plans for a private party room downstairs in what used to be an old pool hall.

There’s also no shortage of familiar faces among the staff, as many stayed on to work in the new restaurant.

In fact, if the room feels similar, it’s likely because many of the furnishings were saved from demolition,

including the giant, dark oak bar and backdrop, still the heart of the room, and even the washroom doors.

The original La Bodega hailed from a time when actual Spanish tapas were very much a novelty. Happily, they’re still the backbone

of the menu here, with a wealth of old favourites reintroduced, including spicy chorizo a la Parrilla, albongigas, gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns), gazpacho and calamares fritos.

Wines are dutifully Spanish — and well-priced

— such as the quaffable Segura Viudas Cava, $30 a bottle, or $7 glass. Do some digging and you’ll even find a worthy Torres brandy to finish things up, also $7.

Even though it had only been open a few days the night I visited, the place

was packed, including more than a few regulars from the old location. All of which goes to show that despite the inevitable pace of change, there’s still plenty room for tradition done J right. Salud!

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he kitchen has long had the distinction as being the epicentre of the home. It’s a gathering place for family and friends alike. When it comes to condo-sized kitchens, the lack of storage can be a real problem – but it doesn’t have to be. It’s actually an opportunity for condo owners to think outside the box in order to make the most of the space they do have.

According to Huong Nguyen, founder and creative director of the Spotted Frog, there are many ways to create storage solutions for homes with little space.

“First off, you can create

the illusion of space by keeping your colour palette light,” says Nguyen, who has designed numerous condominiums including one for wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen.

“White kitchens are really hot, so go with white, cream, light gray or taupe — the redhot hue in Europe right now.

North America is in love with grey right now, but go with a light- to medium-toned grey, not charcoal.”

Lighter woods, such as maple, walnut or bamboo, also create the appearance of more space.

“Keep your tones soft with not a lot of contrast,” she adds.

Now that your kitchen appears more spacious what do you do about that lack of storage? With a little creative brainstorming and a good dose of DIY elbow grease, it’s amazing what can be achieved.

Many kitchens have that awkward dead space that typically collects dust. You know that space between the top of the kitchen cabinets and the ceiling?

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You can either add wicker or wire baskets up there to stash items you don’t use every day, or you can use that extra space to display your favourite cookbooks.

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these big ideas “You can even make your own wooden wine rack and keep your wine bottles up there,” says Nguyen.

Or head over to your local hardware store, buy some lumber cut to size and build a couple of shelves to stack dishes on. (All you need to do is paint them.)

can display your collection of nice glasses or dishes.”

You know that corner cabinet sometimes dubbed the Bermuda Triangle or blind corner — the one that you can’t even remember what you’ve stored in there

because you have to get on your hands and knees to reach to the far back? Well, trending right now is smart storage, the brains, if you will, of corner cabinetry.

great new ways to use this often seldom-used storage space by adding inside cabinet organizers.” Think pull-outs, swing-out drawers or Lazy Susans.

“Kitchen cabinet manufacturers are finding

Another bane of kitchens is underneath the sink. You can make it work harder and better by adding glideouts or pull-outs, which are ergonomically designed for ease. Your bottom shelf glide out can be a great place to put two or three organizers that can play host to your recycling, garbage, etc. Then, add adhesive removable hooks to the inside door to store light items such as dish cloths and sponges.

Maximize your cabinetry by taking it right up to the ceiling. “By removing the dead space, the soffit, you can add extra cabinets.” If you have older cabinetry, you can paint or stain them all the same colour for uniformity. If you have ninefoot ceilings, you can extend your cabinetry by stacking two on top of each other.

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The room has benefitted from a much-needed facelift, and now enjoys a cleaner, more classic, European feel with marble and mahogany details, and a more substantial bar — with cocktails to match.

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LUCKY EIGHT: AIDS Vancouver hosted its annual Celebrity Dim Sum. The eighth edition of the delectable-do saw a lot of firsts: a new venue, a capacity crowd and the largest haul to date for the venerable organization dedicated to serving people living with HIV/AIDS. Yours truly, along with Sophie Lui, hosted the popular affair, presented by JoyTV and sponsored by Glacier Media. A host of local personalities, including Shaw TV’s Fiona Forbes, Virgin Radio’s Jonny Staub and Omni TV’s Bowen Zhang, were put to work serving up eight courses of tasty small plates traditionally served in small steamer baskets to guests. Always a highlight was the much-anticipated Chicken Feet Eating Contest. This year, the Four Season’s Shingo Kido earned top honours devouring the savoury claws in record time.

NOT A DRY EYE: Led by Cathy Trimble, Emily Lazare, Lindsay Geheran and a 20-member gala committee, the 11th Gift of Time Gala, presented by the Ledcor Group of Companies, saw more than $850,000 raised to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, B.C.’s pediatric palliative care provider.

More than 500 guests gathered at the Westin Bayshore Hotel to support the critical care of BC’s children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them. Always a heart warmer, this year’s staging was no different. It featured the touching story of Canuck Place parents Amy and Regan Ross and their daughter Gabrielle, born in 2010 with a terminal genetic disorder. With no hope for a cure, they cherished their precious time together and thanked the hospice for the love, support and counselling the family received until Gabrielle died in 2013.

GROWN UP: Dedicated to teaching kids about healthy eating and healthy food systems, the Growing Chefs society recently celebrated its 10th year. Founded by Merri Schwartz, the popular program now sees a host of chefs, growers and local producers go into more than 43 B.C. classrooms educating and getting children excited about growing, cooking and eating healthy food. The nonprofit hosted its marquee fundraiser, Farms to Forks 6, at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. Drawing a capacity crowd to the city’s best kitchen party, the charity event saw a dozen of Vancouver’s top chefs, including Andrea Carlson, Marc Andre Choquette and Tret Jordan, paired with a local B.C. grower or producer to create delicious plates all washed down with the finest B.C. wines, beers and cocktails. Hosted by yours truly and CBC’s Margaret Gallagher, the foodie fete generated an impressive $25,000 for the innovative one-of-a-kind program.

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Global TV news anchor Sophie Lui emceed and Yew Restaurant’s Ned Bell served up sweet dumplings at annual Celebrity Dim Sum AIDS Vancouver benefit.

Strathcona elementary students Nevaeh Teskey, left, and Van Duong, both 8, shared their love of vegetables and Growing Chefs program at the annual Farm to Forks 6 fundraiser, held at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.

Connie Smudge was among the local characters who served dim sum to a capacity crowd that included Richmond Gateway Theatre’s executive director Camilla Tibbs and Vancouver Courier publisher Dee Dhaliwal.

A model of Burrard Place, to be the tallest allresidential building in western Canada, backs developer Jon Stovell, president of Reliance Properties. In partnership with the Jim Pattison Group, the downtown building’s luxury units will go on sale Oct. 17.

Growing Chefs Society founder Merri Schwartz and CBC’s Margaret Gallagher toasted the charity’s 10th anniversary of teaching kids go from veggie haters to kale crusaders.

From left, party organizers Cathy Trimble, Lindsay Geheran and Emily Lazare saw their Gift of Time Gala yield more than $850,000 for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

Community leaders and philanthropists Bob and Lily Lee were on hand for the opening of the Robert H Lee Alumni Centre on the Point Grey UBC campus. The first of its kind in Canada, the 42,000-square-foot facility will be a place for alumni and friends.

Alumni UBC executive director Jeff Todd raises a glass to the opening of the $18.5 million Robert H Lee Alumni Centre. The multi-level building is home for UBC’s 300,000-plus alumni.

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Trees and hedges partially obscure the modest 1920sera vacant building at the corner of Willow and West 23rd Avenue. It’s situated in a single-family residential neighbourhood not too far off Cambie Street near Douglas Park.

Once it was a United Church. Later it became home to a Baptist congregation. Then it was transferred to the Ancient and Mystical Order of Rosae Crucis (AMORC), which used it until 2010, according to a statement of significance produced by Donald Luxton and Associates Inc. Now it’s the subject of a rezoning application and the latest proposed housing project in Vancouver that’s galvanized residents against what they consider a spot rezoning.

The 69-foot-wide property is about a block outside the proposed focus area being considered for change in phase three of the Cambie

Corridor plan based on maps for fall workshops.

[The city notes the map will be discussed and refined through the workshops.]

Under current zoning, two, 34-foot lots can be approved. That would allow for a single-family home with a secondary suite on each lot, as well as a laneway home on each, for a total of six units. Two parking spots would be required.

EDG Homes Inc. wants the site rezoned to allow the wood-frame old church building to be preserved and converted into four rowhouses, each with a one-bedroom lock-off suite in the existing basement. Lock-off suites are similar to secondary suites but are connected to the main unit and can be locked off for rental or in-law use.

Two laneway homes would be built in the rear yard and the proposal provides for five parking spots.

Dale Leibel, who moved into the neighbourhood in 1999, is opposed to the plan.

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Multi-family development would save 1920s-era church Continued from page 26 Leibel was one of many residents at a well-attended open house about the rezoning proposal held last week.

He and other protesters sported green T-shirts reading: “Take a stand. Say no to spot rezoning in Douglas Park.” Green signs with the same message are also posted on lawns throughout the neighbourhood. The campaign is being promoted on the douglasparkna. org website, which invites residents to email the city, get a lawn sign, order a T-shirt and support the “no rezoning” effort by signing up to stay informed.

Some residents are worried about the added density the project would bring to the single-family area and they question the heritage

evaluation, calling it “thin” and “weak.”

“We’re not against heritage, but in this particular case [we] have the sense that heritage is being used as a way to densify and get a more profitable outcome for the builder,” Leibel said.

“In my view, if someone’s going to make a change, it would be nice if it got changed into something that was consistent with what other buildings are like in the neighbourhood, which is single-family, which is what it is zoned for.”

Leibel suspects residents have rallied against the rezoning proposal partially out of frustration about all the changes sparked by the Cambie Corridor plan and fear that if this application is approved it will set a precedent.

Peter Smith, who also

wore a “no spot rezoning” T-shirt to the open house, noted the church only earned a score of 32 in the heritage evaluation — it needs a score of at least 30 to get heritage C designation, he said, which is the lowest designation. He isn’t convinced it deserves the 32 score.

Smith said he supports the Cambie Corridor phase three planning process, but while the site is in the study area for phase three, it isn’t currently inside the focus area proposed for change, and the rezoning proposal is being pitched just as consultation for phase three is starting and long before a plan will be adopted. The development would also be much larger than what’s permitted under current zoning, he said.

“Keeping part of [the neighbourhood] as singlefamily density is also part of the plan. People forget when you restrict increased density to certain areas, at the same time you’re saying that you’re not supporting increased density in the other areas,” Smith said.

“The plan covers the whole community. Our concern is they’re using heritage in a very cynical way.”

The statement of significance for Douglas Park United Church notes the one-and-a-half-storey building is “valued as an example of the community facilities that were constructed in Vancouver during the resurgent interwar period and for its 1920s ecclesiastical architecture.”

When it was built in 1927, it was named Oak Street

United Church, according to the Luxton report, but the congregation changed it to Douglas Park United Church in 1928. They remained in the building until 1937 at which point they amalgamated with the Chown United congregation and moved into a building on Cambie Street. The church then became the Douglas Park Regular Baptist Church until 1952 when the Vancouver Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order of Rosae Crucis (AMORC) took it over.

Paul Phillips, principal of EDG Homes Inc., said the plan is to rehabilitate and restore the historic church building and provide housing options other than singlefamily homes, which are out of financial reach for most Vancouverites. The stucco

would be removed and all the old windows would be reinstated to match its original appearance as shown in archival photos from the 1920s.

“Our choice is do we save it as townhouses or do we have it demolished,” he said.

“Our vision is to save the heritage [building] and provide housing options in the single-family neighbourhood that it’s in.”

Phillips said he’s been involved with a number of heritage projects and there’s always some opposition and concern about proposed zoning changes.

“I’m surprised by this amount of opposition, but we don’t know what the opposition is about — it’s just to ‘no rezoning in Douglas Park.’ It’s not specifically to this project, it appears.

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Continued from page 28 “I think people are saying this is the beginning and ending to Douglas Park when it’s a completely unique project driven by heritage,” he said.

“So I think it’s a matter of information and getting the word out, which is what we’re trying to do.

People are just reacting to the word ‘rezone’ on the sign. [I’ve spoken] to a lot of people. A number of people have listened and we’re appreciative of that.”

Phillips said the previous owner of the property passed up other offers that involved demolishing the church. They promised him to do their best to try and conserve and restore the building through the redevelopment project.

The goal is also to incorporate sustainable measures in the building such as geothermal heat, rainwater catchment and recycled materials, he added.

Susan Haid, the city’s

assistant director of planning for Vancouver South, told the Courier the application is not a spot rezoning, which she defined as a rezoning application that is not supported by citywide or neighbourhood policy.

The application for 809 West 23rd is being considered through the city’s heritage policies and guidelines, including the 2013 Heritage Action Plan.

Haid added that the Riley Park/South Cambie Community Vision from 2005 includes directions that support consideration of the application such as support for retaining character buildings not on the Vancouver Heritage Register and for adding new housing types close to parks and community centres.

The site is within the overall Cambie Corridor phase three study area boundary, said Haid, adding, it’s specifically in

the Cambie Village subarea. Cambie Village has been identified as unique in the Cambie Corridor planning program, which also states heritage and character retention strategies would be reviewed in phase three. Council also approved an interim zoning policy identifying the types of projects that may be considered while phase three is underway, which includes proposals involving heritage retention.

The Vancouver Heritage Commission reviewed the draft conservation plan and project proposal at its Oct. 5 regular meeting. It unanimously supported the project with a few concerns to be addressed on the design. The commission also supported the proposed density.

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Your charisma, effectiveness, timing and energy stay high, Libra. It’s getting a little late to start significant projects, but early week allows you to commence domestic, property projects, and midweek encourages romantic or creative beginnings. All October, and until November 12, you will feel a bit restricted in marriage – and if you meet and wed someone in this interval, you will surely wish you hadn’t before a year or two passes.

This is your last week of drudgery and health complaints, Taurus. By Friday, fresh horizons and new opportunities will start coming (for a month).

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But this noon (PDT) to Tues. eve, a mellow, philosophical mood comes over you. Far travel, intellectual pursuits, gentle love, cultural venues, legal affairs, publishing, media and fame – any and all are accented, and luck is mostly good.

It’s a pretty easy week, Scorpio. Remain restful, cautious, quiet and non-competitive. Recharge your batteries. Contemplate and plan future actions, projects. Be spiritual and charitable.

Deal with civil servants and institutions. You might be invited to a closed-door meeting anytime from Sunday noon (PDT) to Tuesday evening. This interval is filled with errands, paperwork, communications and travel.

This is your last week of fun, games, romance, sports, and creative and pleasure urges, Gemini – for a while. Friday begins a month of work and minor health issues. A large accent remains on your home life, kids/parents, food and shelter, nutrition, security, retirement and Mother Nature.

One of the best periods in 35 years looms for you in this zone, starting in late November, lasting to late summer 2016.

Social joys continue, Sage – so does a feeling that the future will be rosy, even delicious. Light romance, popularity, optimism, entertainment, contribute to your happiness. (This is a welcome relief from the lucky but hectic activity taking place on your career or parenting fronts. By midNovember you’ll get a partial rest; the big hump will be over – but there’s lots more in the 10 months ahead.)

This is your last week of more-than-usual domesticity, property, family and security concerns.

You feel restless, a wanderlust, and errands, calls, visits and paperwork keep you busy. Relationships and opportunities, relocation themes and dealings with the public absorb you Sunday noon (PDT) to Tuesday eve. Be diplomatic, eager to join. One or two good successes await you, especially Monday morning to mid-afternoon.

Stick with your ambitions this rather easy, pleasant week, Cap. Keep your focus on career, your place on the ladder, community reputation, and prestige relations. A luring siren song is trying to distract you, a song of far travel, fame, publishing/media, school, cultural rituals or gentle love. Pursue these, for they will be very lucky, AFTER November 12, not before.

Continue to perform paperwork, to take care of details, filing and office systems, to upgrade your phone, to travel and communicate, to perform errands. Your money fortunes look good, lucky – but beware of over-spending until November 12.

After a pleasant morning, Sunday noon (PDT) to Tues. eve brings chores, duties toward kids/pets, service personnel, and daily health, nutrition concerns.

Intellectual pursuits, love, far travel and international affairs, legal and cultural events, fame and wisdom continue to fill your days. This is an easy, fine week.

After a flurry of morning social restlessness, Sunday noon to Tues. eve bring quietude and withdrawal, ebbing energy, and a contemplative mood. Avoid competitive situations, rest and plan, deal with civil servants and institutions, be spiritual and charitable.

The accent remains on money, earnings, spending, possessions, memory, rote learning, and sensual attractions. That last item might get you into a difficult situation, where boredom and hurt feelings lie. After a sluggish morning, Sunday noon (PDT) to Tuesday brings romance, creativity and speculation, beauty and pleasure, charming kids and a wee winning streak!

However, pursue romance, not lust Mon. p.m.

Tackle chores Tuesday evening to Thursday night.

The accent continues on secrets, investigation, health diagnoses, lifestyle choices, sexual yearnings and financial actions (investments, debt, etc.).

Overall, it’s a smooth, easy week. Do avoid monetary partnerships, competition, fights and lawsuits, and “opportunities” until November 13. (Your luck in these areas is good, but a glitch or trap exists until then – afterward, you’ll have ten months of great luck here – major career opportunities, partnerships, even marriage loom on the winter and 2016 horizon.)

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Oct. 15 to 21, 2015 1. Keeping true to its “anything-goes” performance style, the 32nd instalment of Dances for a Small Stage features a range of genre-crossing collaborations from Odissi Indian dance and flamenco to Euro-styled contemporary, ballet and burlesque in the intimate performance space of the ANZA Club. It all goes down Oct. 20 to 23. Details at smallstage.ca.

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2. The 28th annual Vancouver Writers Fest casts its literary charms across Granville Island Oct. 20 to 25. Authors include Camilla Gibb, Charles Demers, David Constantine, Elizabeth Hay, Jim Shepard, John Vaillant, Patrick deWitt and Lauren Groff, whose latest novel, Fates and Furies, has critics and readers drooling. Seriously, the festival is installing drool mats for all of Groff’s reading events.

Details at writersfest.bc.ca.

3. Vancouver’s Dan Bejar continues to confound with his latest Destroyer release, Poison Season. The full-length follow-up to 2011’s shimmery, ’80s tinged Kaputt finds Bejar and band straddling the chasm between ’70s-era Bowie and Lou Reed rockers with a whiff of saxy Springsteen thrown in and lushly orchestrated chamber pop complete with gentle crooning. Hear for yourself when Destroyer plays the Commodore Oct. 17 with openers Frog Eyes. Tickets at Red Cat and all Ticketmaster outlets.

4. Whether you feel like celebrating or drinking the pain away, Theatre Conspiracy has you covered on election night. Tim Carlson hosts a “rollicking (non-partisan) electionnight cabaret” featuring local punk legend Joe Keithley (D.O.A.), all-girl punk band Glad Rags, election commentary/comedy

by Riel Hahn and David Bloom and more.

See democracy or a reasonable facsimile at work Oct. 19, 7 p.m. to midnight at the Odd Fellows Hall 1443 West Eighth Ave. Advance tickets at brownpapertickets.com.

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Mann, Panych team up for graceful Waiting Room THEATRE REVIEW Jo Ledingham

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Colorectal cancer are not two words with which you want to begin writing — or reading — a review. But The Waiting Room takes us far beyond a terrifying medical diagnosis into the realm of family, healing and hope.

“The people who love us suffer with us and that’s part of the joy of loving,” said John Mann (music, lyrics and subject of The Waiting Room) in a recent interview with the Georgia Straight.

But with book and direction by Mann’s old friend writer/director Morris Panych, The Waiting Room is also, at times, excruciatingly funny. An icon in the Canadian theatre scene, Panych has a diabolical sense of the absurd; just when he has you misty-eyed, he turns things ass-over-tea-kettle and has you laughing at your own willingness to be duped.

The Waiting Room, directed by Morris Panych, chronicles musician John Mann’s 2009 struggle with cancer through a character named J, played by Jonathon Young.

Commissioned by the Arts Club four years ago, The Waiting Room chronicles Mann’s 2009 struggle with cancer through a character named J, played by Jonathon Young. Lean and lanky, Young appears to get right in under Mann’s skin. As lead singer for Spirit of the West, Mann has always had a hectic edge, an appear-

ance of imminent implosion that eventually resolves into a huge, face-splitting grin.

Young runs with it — literally. Clutching red balloons, he gallops long-leggedly across the stage — a gleeful, one-man horse race off stage left, off stage right, right into your heart.

Panych has never been one for kitchen sink realism,

and The Waiting Room is no exception. C is a nine-yearold, “non-corporeal entity” and as C admits, “nonexistent entities are hard to cast.” Panych, however, has found the perfect actor: Grade 12 student Matreya Scarrwener who made her Arts Club debut in last season’s Armstrong’s War. Without Scarrwener’s sparkle and kid-like playfulness to offset J’s early-in-the-play existential terror, the play’s buoyancy would not be so fully realized. She’s like an exuberant, effervescent sprite in a grey hoodie and grey, bow-trimmed toque.

We actually feel sort of sorry for C when J doesn’t die. Pure Panych.

Jillian Fargey is L, the school-teacher wife of J. Fargey who hits us hard when, after assuring J everything will be alright and he’s wheeled into surgery, L simply slumps and sits staring, terrified, finally able to let go of her feigned optimism.

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Musician says songs were therapeutic Continued from page 33 Fargey’s face and posture signal her character’s true, fearful state.

Peter Anderson, Chris Cochrane and Bonnie Panych fill various roles and under Wendy Gorling’s choreography, they swirl and dance with examining tables, gurneys, chairs, screens and an IV stand across the stage — all very reminiscent of The Overcoat years ago.

Ken MacDonald’s set drew immediate applause on opening night: white, waiting room chairs were

“danced” on stage by the performers and, after they were all lined up, dozens of surgically white-painted wooden chairs — hardly two alike — descended from the flies. Lit by Gerald King, the effect is stunning against a blue scrim, behind which is Mann and his band: Brad Gillard, Eric Reed, Allan Rodger and Shari Ulrich.

The songs, written by Mann during his medical ordeal, were, he says, therapeutic.

They tell the story from “These Are the Instructions” to “Of Mice and

Men” and are interspersed between scenes. They are upbeat, ironic, full of the spirit of the west in a sometimes “country,” almost hoedown way. Absolutely unforgettable are “Today Is Your Birthday” for its juxtaposition of happiness and humiliation and “Thank You” for its unbounded joy.

J not only learns that those we love suffer with us but he also learned, “We’re all afraid of what’s going to happen but it happens anyway.”

That is the truth of our lives.

This is a Waiting Room

— full of grace, honesty, humour and compassion — you will want to visit.

Panych, ever the commentator on the human condition, would say we are all already in it.

For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca

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Cycling from pint A to pint B Breweries tap bike route traffic

Melissa Bruntlett

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It’s no secret that Vancouver is exploding with craft breweries. Tourists have another reason to visit this fabulous city, and locals can visit the many brewmasters creating tasty beverages close to home.

What may not be as noticeable is how the city’s bike culture has been growing along with the craft beer industry.

When the founders of Bomber Brewing were searching for a site, location was less important than finding a large building with enough power to run a brewery. That they found all they needed on Adanac Street — right on one of Vancouver’s busiest bikeways — was a “delightful happenstance,” according to operations manager, Rachaal Steele.

Accidental or not, Bomber Brewing has tapped the location for its passing cyclists.

“After 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, this place becomes a bike-o-rama,” said Steele, “and we are packed with people stopping in on their way home from work for a pint or to fill up growlers to go.”

Bomber’s ownership and staff includes cyclists, one who had the completely random thought to add the now widely celebrated “Free Beer Air” pump near the front door.

A second brewery has since opened across the street, and Off The Rail Brewing also draws a crowd of cyclists.

Both breweries have made creative use of cycling culture and bike parts. Off The Rail

Cyclists zip along the Adanac Bikeway, a busy street that inspired the Bike Route Best Bitter at Bomber Brewing. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

makes a Psyclepath Lager and Derailer Pale Ale. Bomber, located where Adanac intersects with the Mosaic bike route, honours the location with a Bike Route Best Bitter.

They promote it as beer to bring people together: “A cyclist travels north on the Mosaic bike route while another heads east on the Adanac Bikeway.

They plan to meet where the bike routes cross.”

Parking became a priority at Bomber since their

singular bike rack was frequently teeming with bikes, leaving other customers resorted to locking up on street posts, fencing and other bikes.

“As soon as we opened, we applied to the City of Vancouver for one of their racks. While city staff were as helpful as they could be, they were bogged down with more requests than they could accommodate, so we resolved to put in one ourselves,” said Steele.

They have two large racks for customers and a long-term plan could include a bike corral, like many breweries in Portland.

The bike traffic continues once the work week ends, but Steele said it’s a slightly different clientele.

“On the weekend, we see a constant flow of bicycle tour groups,” she said, noting the beer-centric visitors that arrive with Nick Anderson and his Cycle City Tours, which

stops at various East Side craft breweries.

“Our location is advantageous,” said Steele.

“The bike community here is awesome, and community building is a large part of our attitude at Bomber.”

It is such pride that inspired their aptly named best bitter. Adding one to their beer selection was always a part of the plan, but its identity came from a fortuitous photo of the green Adanac bikeway

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The overall finish for Jeff Symonds at the KailuaKona Ironman Oct. 10 in Hawaii. The Penticton-raised Vancouverite and former UBC steeplechaser was 34th following the four-kilometre swim.

The number of kilometres Symonds pedalled with only one crank after the left one broke and fell off his bike.

He was 94th overall after the 120km cycling leg of the Ironman.

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With the third fastest run of all racers, Symonds completed a marathon in two hours, 50 minutes and 15 seconds to finish the Ironman in the top 25.

“…my heart was empty after a devastating mechanical on the ride.”

— Jeff Symonds, triathlete, rode the bicycle leg of the Ironman World Championship with one pedal and then pushed through to run the third leg of the race and finished in eight hours, 52 minutes. He wrote on Instagram, “Amazing how a bit of a run can help heal the soul!”

sign taken by graphic designer, Tucky Alto.

In this city, the marriage of beers and bicycles is a match made in heaven — or a mash tun. From bike route breweries to growler bike caddies, places like Bomber and Off The Rail are drawing the bike-riding masses and building community over pints of bitter.

Melissa Bruntlett lives a life of active transport and is the co-founder of Modacity. Reach her at melissa@ modacitylife.com.

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The overall Ironman World Championship finish for Brent McMahon, a Victoria resident and graduate of Handsworth secondary in North Vancouver.

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“My life is so full.”

She stretches like a 20 year old. Lifts weights several times weekly. Mary also plays duplicate bridge and attends symphonies. With life going full-speed, she couldn’t be happier at Westerleigh PARC. That’s how it is here: residents stay active and pursue passions.

They eat healthier and laugh more. And with PARC’s focus on Independent Living+, it’s easy to see how life’s just better here.

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Boys crowd tight field in second public school meet

Megan Stewart

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Racing in the senior division with runners four years older, Van Tech’s Kendra Lewis proved her win in the first outing of the cross-country season was more than rookie chance.

The Grade 8 Talisman won the second public school race of the season, finishing the 4.6-kilometre course at Jericho Beach Park in 18 minutes and 2:10 seconds, 10 seconds faster than Churchill’s Annika Richardson who is in Grade 12. Annelise Lapointe, a Grade 11 racer also from Van Tech, finished third in 20:24.85.

The meet was Oct. 8.

In the junior division, Grade 10 Kitsilano Blue Demon Annika Austin won in 18:25.12, followed

by Lord Byng teammates Bridgett Baziw who came second in 19:14.54 and Taylor Williams who was third in 19:29.88.

In a fiercely competitive field, the top four senior boys crossed the finish line within 11 seconds. On the 6.9-km course, Thomas Nobbs took the win for Point Grey in 24:23.79.

Kitsilano’s Thomson Harris was right on his heels at

Fourth-year UBC Thunderbird and former Point Grey Track and Field Club racer Kristin Lee finished ninth overall at the 42nd annual Western Washington University Classic in Bellingham, Wash. Oct. 10. PHOTO WILL CLIFF / UBC ATHLETICS

24:24.45, and Jules Verne runner Simeo Pont was third in 24:28.97. Coming in fourth, Lord Byng’s Kieran Lumb finished in 24:34.80.

On the 4.6-km course, Philip Ngo won the junior boys race for Killarney in 17:08.54. Lord Byng’s

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This thing’s a gas — literally. Meet one of the rarest machines to hit B.C.’s roads, the fuel cell powered Hyundai Tucson.

It’s the first fuel cell vehicle available to Canadian consumers, an ordinary-looking crossover with an enormous amount of technology hidden under the skin.

You fuel the Tucson FCEV with hydrogen gas, which it then converts to water and electricity.

There are no emissions of any kind apart from water vapour.

Pretty interesting stuff, but there are a few drawbacks. There’s a reason you probably haven’t seen a Tucson FCEV out and about; there are just two currently in the hands of private customers according to Hyundai, and just one single fuelling station located in Surrey.

This is an early adopter vehicle, a unique driving experience that’s maybe a hint at what the future might hold. Hit the push-button starter and let’s check out Hyundai’s crystal ball on wheels.

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However, the FCEV’s ordinary exterior houses an interior that’s quite sensible. The kidney-bean shaped hydrogen pressure tank has scalloped a bit of room out of the rear trunk, as well as eliminating the spare tire (you get an inflation kit instead), but other than that, this car is exactly as practical as any other Tucson.

The seats fold down.

There’s enough space out back for a large rear-facing car-seat. Both driver and passenger have decent head and leg room and the seats are comfortable.

The only real criticism here is that the redesigned 2016 Tucson is on the way and it’s got a number of improvements to brighten up the interior.

The FCEV’s insides tend a bit towards the spartan, although there’s proper connectivity and a simply excellent navigation system.

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Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Tucson FCEV is how ordinary it looks. Both Honda and Toyota also offer fuel cell vehicles, but those machines look like nothing else on the road.

They’re all wheel spats and Blade Runner styling; the Hyundai is basically just a Tucson with a few “Fuel Cell” badges.

For the most part, that’s a good thing. The current Tucson is a nicely-sized vehicle with a few upscale touches like HID headlights and LED accents.

Hyundai hasn’t had to alter their car much to get the unusual powertrain to fit, so the FCEV looks as sensible as any other smallish crossover.

But maybe that’s not such a great thing. If

you’re going to go for a future tech ride, maybe you want something that lets people know you’re driving the kind of machine that makes a Tesla look commonplace.

Converting a standard Tucson to fuel cell power cuts down on Hyundai’s development costs, but it doesn’t exactly thrill from the curb.

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Continued from page 41 Like many electric cars, horsepower figures are quite modest – the FCEV has just 134hp to shove around 1900 kilograms of crossover – but the off the line torque is excellent at 211lb-ft.

As a result, the Tucson FCEV makes for an ideal urban runabout. The run to 40km is quite zippy, it’s got enough space to carry kids and cargo without being too big to squeeze into a narrow parking space and the tall ride height lets the driver judge traffic flow more easily.

Perhaps this is the reason the FCEV doesn’t have any cruise control. It’s capable of easy highway travel, but with a claimed range of 426kms and a single refuelling point, it’s not a roadtrip machine. You could easily pop up the valley to pick some tulips, but forget about that Big White ski trip.

Refuelling the FCEV is very easy. Simply attach the connector at the pump, key in your PIN, and with a huff and a psst of escaping gas, the tank is recharged. It takes no more than 10 minutes for the whole process and you’re on your way.

This is the great advantage and drawback of fuel cell vehicles – they’re easy to recharge, but the infrastructure isn’t there yet to make it a practical choice for everyone.

However, Hyundai reportedly has folks lined up around the block to check one out. You have to apTucson FCEV is the first fuel cell vehicle available to Canadian consumers.

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ply and then can lease the car for $599 per month over three years with $3600 down. B.C.’s green vehicle rebates will shortly reduce that to $529/mo and zero down.

It’s not a perfect technology, not without the supporting infrastructure, but with B.C.’s available clean hydroelectric power, the Tucson FCEV might just be the toehold fuel cell vehicles need to get established.

Features:

The FCEV comes with most of the features of a well-equipped Tucson, including heated seats, Bluetooth handsfree and USB connectivity. The lack of cruise control is a little odd, but the satellite navigation is as-mentioned excellent and easy to use.

Hyundai includes free hydrogen fuelling (the station is located at Powertech labs in Surrey) as well as valet service and covers scheduled maintenance. If the range works, it’s a rather painless vehicle to own.

Green Light:

Clean-running, easy to fuel, very practical, good navigation.

Stop Sign:

Ordinary looking, lack of infrastructure, very limited availability.

The Checkered Flag:

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BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp. Lawn & Garden Maint.

Power Raking, Trimming

Tree Topping, Planting Cleanup & more!

604-537-4140 MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded Fully Equipped Starts from $45/hr Res/Com. 1,2,3 Men 10+ years exp/ Seniors Discount miraclemoving.ca

604-720-2009

“More than just mowing!”

Yard Clean-ups Hedges Clean-ups •• Hedges Pruning • Gutters Mowing••Aeration Aeration Lime Fertilizing Lawn •Mowing Rubbish ChristmasRemoval Lights Leaf Clean-up Rubbish Removal Free Estimates

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Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside

604-724-3832

GREAT SCOTT PAINTING & DECORATING 778-805-5401 .

Interior & Exterior Painting Specialists Drywall & Ceiling Repairs FALL SPECIALS 20 yrs exp. WCB & Insured

greatscottpainting.ca

ROMAN’S PAINTING Interior/Exterior Reasonable Rates Warranty Free Estimate

604-339-4541

www.romanpaint.com

PAINTSPECIAL.COM

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

Commercial & Residential Local & Long Distance Moves * Licensed * Insured * Bonded All Truck Sizes & Trailers Amazing Rates! FREE Estimates.

778-928-5995

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $55 60 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

* Ins *WCB * Free Estimates 778-881-6478

TCP MOVING 1 to 3 men from $40.Lic & Ins local &

storage. Ca & US long distance 604-505-1386 604-505-9166

SAVE ON GAS FITTING & HOT WATER TANKS. Plumber /Gas fitter. Quality work. Free Estimates. Same day service, Insured BBB 604-987-7473

power washing CLEARWEST Professional Powerwashing, Res/Comm, Exterior Painting & Staining, Free Estimates Mr. Sweeny 604-710-3581

• We remove any kind of junk & recycling • Resident, Commercial, Industrial • Basement, Garage, Yard Clean-up • Old Furniture, Appliances

INT/EXT Renovations additions & repairs. fencing, decks, kitchens, windows, concrete formwork, hardwood, finishing, painting.

For all your reno needs!

604-690-3327

MOZAIK MOZAIK HANDYMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES SERVICES LTD.

Since 1989

top soil

BCROOFER.CA Roof Repair Centre.

Roof−Gutter−Torch Phone 604−240−1850

~ FREE ESTIMATES ~ Cell: 604-716-8687

renos & home improvement

HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS Done Quick. Licenced.

Done Right. Bonded.

Guaranteed. Insured.

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Augustine Soil and Mulch Quality compost – based topsoils, aged mulch, bark mulch, bark nuggets and trail mulch

We deliver!

All types of Construction & Renos

www.dlrhomes.ca

DENNIS GAYLIE 1.00000X1 R0011126182 - 460800 RUBBISH REMOVAL

604-732-8453

Tel: 604-739-8786 Tel: 739-8786, Cell: 716-8687

604-728-5685

15 & 30 Yard Dumptrucks

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

• Painting • Electrical • Plumbing • Tiling • Carpentry Carpeting

• General Contracting • Formwork • Framing/Finishing • Kitchens & Baths • Stairs & Decks

On Time, Fast. Lowest Rates

stormrider604.com

604-465-5193

Canam Roofing 778-881-1417 Res. roofing, new, re-roofing & repairs. Peace of mind warranty. www.canamroofing.ca MCR Mastercraft Roofing Right the 1st time! Repairs, reroofing, garage, decks.

Hart 322-5517

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

tree services TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST

•Dangerous Tree Removal •Pruning •Crown Reduction •Spiral Thinning • Hedge Trim Fully Insured • WCB.

Jerry • 604-500-2163

GL Roofing, & Repairs. New roof, clean gutters $80. 604240-5362. info@glroofing.ca

rubbish removal

BRADS JUNK REMOVAL.com

• Full Service Junk Removal & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • 20 Yard Bin Truck • Residential & Commercial 20 YARD BIN RENTALS starting at $139 + dump fees

604.220.JUNK (5865) JACK’S RUBBISH & RECYCLING

renos & home improvement Repairs & Renos, general contracting.

Insured, WCB, Licensed.

ConcreteTiles Skylights

VECTOR RENO’S

Gutter cleaning, roof blowing, moss control. Prompt professional service, 30 yrs exp.

Simon 604-230-0627

AaronR Construction

604-RUBBISH 782-2474

604-803-2808

778-837-0771 Dan

rubbish removal

STORMRIDER

ROOF REPAIRS

Repair, Replace, Remodel, Kitchen, Bath, Basement Suites, Drywall, Paint, Texture, Patches, Flooring, Moulding’s & more.

property maintenance

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

Fast & Friendly!

Best Price Guaranteed!

604-732-8453

604-318-4390 aaronrconstruction.com

Roofing, soffits, siding, hardy board, windows, doors, patios.

Great rates, quality pays

604-358-7597 D & M Renovations.

Flooring, tiling, finishing.

Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work, 604-724-3832

EvEryday Building SolutionS

MILANO PAINTING Int/Ext. Free Est. Written Guar.

Prof & Insured. 604-551-6510

patios

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street, across the world Real Professionals. Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555 ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/HR per Person• 24/7. 604-999-6020

TOTAL RENOVATION

604-874-4808

LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call, Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains.

Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

roofing

604-266-4444

treebrotherspecialists.ca WILDWOOD TREE Services, Res/Comm/Strata, Free Estimate. Call 604-893-5745

AUTOMOTIVE

sports & imports

‘06 LEXUS V8 LS430 Top-Luxury ‘06 Maxima SE Sport 120Km! ‘04 Infiniti G35 Import 132km Auto Depot 604-727-3111

2012 Jetta 38Km $11,888. GAS! 2012 Mazda2 Hatch auto $10888 2011 M Benz GLK 4Matic $24500 Auto Depot 604-727-3111

604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989

Interior Painting Specialist

Donny 604-600-6049

SAME DAY SERVICE

Interior / Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free estimate

RONALDO PAINTING (1981)

All Work Guar. Free Est.

Fall Services

MASTER BRUSHES PAINTING. Top Quality Paint & Workmanship. 25 yrs exp. 3coats, & repairs for $200 ea room.

BEST PAINTER IN TOWN! 778-545-0098, 604-377-5423

renos & home improvement

• Handyman Service • Small to Large Jobs • Interior, Exterior • Roofing / Drainage • 100% Guaranteed

Bath, Kitchen, Basement & More Grade A+, Licensed & Insured

HOME IMPROVEMENTS All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additons Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed”

NORM 604-841-1855

Free Estimates 604-521-2688

www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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600 - 4301 ebsvan.com

Always Reddy Rubbish Removal

CONCRETE FORMING, framing & siding crews available. 604-218-3064

roofing Reroofs & Repairs, BBB A+ insured/WCB 778-288-8357 Your Leak Repair Experts

scrap car removal

• Respectful • Reliable & • Responsible. All Rubbish, Junk & Recycling needs.

Res/Com. Affordable rates

THE SCRAPPER

Johnson• 778-999-2803

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

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AMBLESIDE ROOFING

• Sunrooms • Aluminium Patio/Deck Covers • Aluminium Railings • Vinyl Decking • Aluminium Fencing • Auto Gates

$3950. Kia Rio RS 2004 Lo-Kms $3950. Honda Odyssey EX 2003 $3950 Audi All-Road AWD 2001 Auto Depot 604-727-3111

FERREIRA

DISPOSAL BINS starting at $219 plus dump fees. Call Disposal King 604-306-8599 RUBBISH REMOVAL Reasonable rates - Free est.

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