Vancouver Courier July 14 2016

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Vancouver vows to have vacant home tax in place by next year Province, city will work out details around rates, information sharing in the coming months

John Kurucz

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One week after homeowners had to shell out the balance of their property taxes, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announced initial steps the city and province are taking to implement a tax intended to temper the city’s white-hot housing market.

Monday’s announcement came hours after provincial finance minister Mike de Jong said the legislature will convene for a summer sitting July 25 to enable Vancouver to enact the measures. “[Housing] is a crisis right now,” Robertson said. “So far we’re not seeing any specific delivery.

We’re seeing some initial steps, which is a positive thing, but we need a lot more follow through.

We’re going to need significant action to address the market that has basically taken the option for home ownership, and even rental, away from many people in our city.”

Robertson offered few specifics Monday, other than to suggest a vacant home will be defined as being empty for 12 months per year.

At what rates those properties will be taxed remains to be determined, though any funds that come back to the city will be earmarked for affordable housing measures and creating incentives for property owners to boost local rental stocks.

The tax is expected to be introduced next year.

Before that time, the city needs to access data from the province, namely information pertaining to homeowner grants, utility rates and usage and other data from B.C. Assessment.

The province must also amend the Vancouver Charter to allow the city to create a new tax category called “residential vacant.”

The administration costs of implementing the tax, and which level of government foots those

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announced the initial steps towards implementing a vacant home tax at a press conference Monday, July 11. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

bills, also need to be clarified in the coming months.

Robertson said he was unsure if other Metro Vancouver cities have

approached the province for a similar tax to be levied in those communities. Should that occur, changes will also need to be made to the Community Charter.

“I don’t know that there is [an appetite] at this point… I assume there’s a wait-and-see attitude for many communities around Metro Vancouver to see how we put this tax together,” Robertson said.

“Obviously enabling it at the provincial level is a first step.”

The mayor suggested the tax will not be levied on parttime residents or snowbirds who reside in other locales for parts of the year.

“If a property is clearly not being lived in, and we’ve said 12 months of the year, that’s full time, no one’s living there,” he said.

“That’s not a residence, so it shouldn’t be taxed as a residence. It’s a business holding and should have a higher tax rate.”

Robertson had previously issued an Aug. 1 deadline for the provincial

government to collaborate on the tax.

Outside of paving the way for new tax regulations in Vancouver, the province is also expected to end self-regulation in the real estate industry and bolster measures around governance, oversight, transparency and accountability of the sector later this month.

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When you walk into Duffin’s Donuts for a box of half-a-dozen treats or post-party fast food, you might wonder: why does this the 24/7 joint sell everything?

There’s your usual assortment of sugar-glazed, creams and jellies, but then you notice the Mexican tortas and tamales. And Salvadoran pupusas. And southern fried chicken. And Vietnamese banh mi submarine sandwiches. And your typical diner burgers and breakfasts. They even sold American Chinese food for many years.

“I can’t really describe this place,” wrote one food blogger. A “drunken person’s paradise,” wrote another. Also, a “curiosity.” Scout Magazine called it “an anchor of East Van” as much as Clark Drive’s iconic cross.

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The story is part history, part fairytale. It spans an ocean and involves a murderous dictator and the rise of California’s doughnut king.

The man who would be king

Many 20th century immigrants opened the ubiquitous greasy spoon or corner store to jumpstart life in North America. But in 1970s California, there was another popular livelihood for immigrant futures: the doughnut shop.

It started with Ted Ngoy, the son of a peddler who would become the “doughnut king.”

Once upon a time, Ngoy was born in a small Cambodian village. In 1967, his mother sent him the capital of Phnom Penh to study, and there, Ngoy fell in love.

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The lovers passed notes through Khoeun’s maid.

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Khoeun’s parents tried to force Ngoy to leave their daughter, but in a fit of passion Ngoy stabbed himself in the belly instead. As Ngoy recovered, Khoeun, in her sadness, overdosed on sleeping pills and fell into a coma. A Cambodian Romeo and Juliet.

Not long after, they both recovered. Khoeun’s parents allowed them to marry, understanding that the lovers were inseparable. It was a happy resolution for a short time.

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Escape from Cambodia

In 1980, another couple were planning to leave Cambodia: Duffin’s Donuts pioneers Tony Chhuon and Paula Sim. Chhuon was attending medical school at the time, studying to become a doctor.

“We wanted a better place because even when you had higher education, like my husband, they tried to kill you,” said Sim. “When you had a chance, you had to try and get out.”

Famine struck the land under the Khmer Rouge.

Tortures and executions were carried out. About 1.7 million would die in the genocide.

And so, Chhuon and Sim began their escape into Thailand.

“Our story is very sad and scary,” said Sim. “There were so many mountains, and we had to walk at nighttime with a flashlight because [there] were robbers that tried to kill you.”

But the couple made it into Thailand, and in 1983, they moved to the Canadian capital of Ottawa. Medicallytrained Chhuon found work at a nursing home and a children’s hospital, but as a cook.

Children of the doughnut king

On the other side of North America, Sim’s parents lived in Pomona, Los Angeles County. In 1986, Chhuon and Sim went

Tony Chhuon (pictured) and Paula Sim came to Vancouver to start a new life with recipes from different parts of the world — doughnuts, but also food from L.A.’s inhabitants from south of the U.S. In 1987, they pooled their savings and bought Duffin’s Donuts on Main and 33rd. They’ve since relocated to Knight and 41st. See photo gallery at vancourier.com. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

for a visit. There, they encountered king Ngoy’s doughnut world.

Fairytale couple Ngoy and Khouen were among the first Cambodians to arrive in the U.S. as refugees.

Ngoy worked three jobs, one working the pump at a gas station, where he noticed the nightly buzz at a nearby doughnut shop.

Ngoy didn’t know what the sugary hoops were, but he found them tasty.

Ngoy gathered all his savings and purchased one doughnut shop. He didn’t stop there. By the mid1980s, he had 50 shops.

His staff were the next waves of Cambodian refugees in America. He taught

them baking and bookkeeping. Ngoy became a multi-millionaire and would shake the hand of three U.S. presidents.

Other Cambodians followed and bought doughnut shops, too. It’s estimated that 80 per cent of Cambodian businesses in Southern California at the time were doughnut shops.

Sim’s family was no different, and when Chhuon and Sim went for a visit, they too followed the footsteps of their country folk.

“In Ottawa, it took them two months to train us how to cook,” said Chhuon. “In California, we learned how to make doughnuts in two weeks!”

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Chhuon and Sim came to Vancouver to start a new life with recipes from different worlds —doughnuts, but also food from L.A.’s inhabitants from south of the U.S. In 1987, like the doughnut king himself, they pooled their savings and bought a doughnut shop:

Duffin’s Donuts on Main and 33rd.

Sim was proud of the Californian flavours that only they seemed to have.

The Angel: dusted with powdered sugar and filled with chocolate cream.

Buttermilk: frosted, topped with custard or lemon jelly.

“I worked 14 to 17 hours a day,” said Sim. “My husband baked and I worked the counter.”

Sim figured Duffin’s didn’t serve very fresh doughnuts in its early days because it took time for the Little Mountain neighbourhood to warm up to them.

“But after six months, the business started to take off,” said Sim. “Sometimes people are surprised that I know about Latino food.

One lady says I make the best tamales in town.”

Duffin’s moved to Knight and 41st in 2007 after rents were raised. There’s now a four-storey low-rise with a Rexall in place of their old spot on Main.

Chhuon and Sim’s daughter now runs the shop, but her parents still help out.

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“I love working here,” said Chhuon. He’s 67 and supervises the bakers. “It’s a hobby to me. My grandfather was a cook, and I hope I’m making good food for the people here.”

Duffin’s gave Chhuon and Sim a more stable future than the doughnut king’s fortunes did. Gambling consumed L.A.’s Ngoy, his wife divorced him, he went homeless and returned to Cambodia to try his luck in real estate.

For 58-year-old Sim, today happiness is simply a home. “Even though we were refugees, it didn’t matter because we were willing to work hard,” she said. “That’s why I love Canada.”

It’s just houses and a gas station around Duffin’s, but this humble corner of Knight and 41st is a crossroads. As lives are uprooted and people move, flavours mix and mingle. On this corner is a bit of Southeast Asia, a bit of California, a bit of Tex-Mex and Vancouver — a map of migration on a mosaic of a menu. @bychrischeung

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Tinder is the night: Why are Vancouverites so bad at dating?

Jessica Barrett

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I’ve never bought into the Vancouver stereotypes of No Fun City, World Class, or Lotus Land. First off, if you’re bored in this town, you’re not trying hard enough and I’m not totally sure what makes a city “world class” — although my definition would include housing costs that reflect local incomes. And speaking of incomes, I know plenty of people who work their butts off to make a go of it here.

But there is one Vancouver rap that seems to hold true: We are universally, inexplicably inept at dating. Ask any single person in this city, and you’ll hear horror stories of a town full of people too defensive and self-absorbed to get it together for a decent date — not that anyone uses that word, we’re all just “hanging out” these days.

As far as I can tell, it has been ever thus. My own experience of a decade-plus of dating in Vancouver was eerily summed up in a 2012 Vancouver Magazine story that ignited a war of the (hetero) sexes by posing the

question: Do Vancouver men suck? It catalogued dozens of women’s experiences with slovenly-dressed, childish men who are utterly clueless about what it takes to make a good first impression. And, I hear, it’s not any easier on the other side of the gender spectrum. More than one guy friend has lamented the ice princess mentality and aloofness that pervades among Vancouver women. Most dudes are either ignored or met with the kind of alarm normally reserved for a serial killer when they try to strike up innocent conversation (although I suspect that has something to do with the frequency with which women encounter not-so-innocent approaches from men).

In any event, the situation seems to be getting worse.

These days, Vancouverites are not only dealing with our special needs status in the dating world, but also navigating the global epidemic of ghosting, trolling and pictures of male genitalia that have become standard conduct in the era of online dating. If you do manage to take meeting offline, the perils multiply. From the girl who

Vancouverites’ ineptness at dating has become fodder for a comedy event called Tinder Tales.

showed up drunk, to the guy who blasted death metal out of a backpack-stereo and then tried to sell a beer to his date for bus change, the stories I hear from my dating friends are like horror comedies.

To Suzy Rawsome that’s exactly what they are. A standup comedian and the brains behind the parody music night Weird Al Karaoke, Rawsome recently brought Tinder Tales to Vancouver. The night of true and darkly funny stories named for the ubiquitous dating app originated in Toronto but immediately found a following in our romancechallenged city. Rawsome’s first event in June sold out so

fast she had to find a bigger venue. The event is a kind of comedy-turned-group therapy session that presents a rare opportunity for people to share their experience of dating in a face-to-face environment — something we need more of to combat the dehumanizing effects of the Internet, says Rawsome.

While dating apps seem to have reduced romance to ruins the world over, Rawsome posits Vancouver is particularly vulnerable to their influence. “Vancouver’s one of those places where I think there’s a lot of superficial people and I think that’s why things like Tinder work,” she explains, noting we’re even

quicker than most to dismiss people who don’t live up to physical ideals. Another quirk of this city Rawsome says affects our dating culture — or lack thereof — is that few people can afford to treat potential mates to a proper night out. “I think that Vancouver, over the last 20 years especially, has become poor. Like we’re all broke, so wining and dining and guys paying for girls in this city is kind of a wash.” Not that it’s always up to men to pay for women, but the awkwardness of having to split hairs over the bill definitely does kill the mood.

If there’s any hope for us, Rawsome says it’s in being much clearer about what our expectations are on dates (she notes she hears a lot of awful stories from women in particular, but is hoping to even the gender balance in her shows). I might add that we probably need a refresher on what a date is in the first

place: an event where two people seeking love put on clean clothes and break out their best manners and try to impress a possible partner.

The expectation is the effort will be returned. It’s entirely possible to do this without spending a dime, but not without expending a bit of vulnerability. I think that’s where we, in Vancouver and beyond, have lost our way. In the era of hookups and hangouts we seem to be approaching dating a game where we are adversaries rather than equals. Maybe we need a gentle reminder that everyone is in tender territory when looking for love, and we’ve all been beat up a bit along the way. If you can get a few laughs in along the way, even better. @jm_barrett The next Tinder Tales takes place July 16 at the Emerald Supper Club.

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hile the city of Vancouver proceeds down two separate paths to attempt to shake loose housing that could otherwise be turned into long-term rentals, it is worth asking the question: Will the city’s actions make any significant difference? At this point I would say: Don’t hold your breath.

This week the province’s finance minister Mike de Jong agreed to a request/

It is a ‘work in progress,’ which won’t be ready to roll out until sometime next year at the very earliest and, incidentally, well after the provincial election, allowing the province to take the credit for enabling this exercise without having to deal with the results. ultimatum from Mayor Gregor Robertson. De Jong will amend the Vancouver Charter to give the city the authority to apply a separate tax on, among others, the owners of those 10,000 or so condos the city says have remained vacant for a year or more.

The threat of that tax being imposed is supposed to provide an incentive to those owners to rent out their properties, rather than simply holding them as investments.

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The province made it clear it wants nothing to do with the administration of this tax. And that alone could be a staffing nightmare for the city.

Victoria will however share any information it has to help the city determine whether a property is vacant or not. And, indeed, talks are taking place on an almost daily basis between municipal and provincial bureaucrats to determine just what information would be helpful — the protection of individual privacy notwithstanding.

Those bits of data could include everything from income tax returns looking for rental revenue, driver’s licences or B.C. medical cards to determine place of residence and hydro records to consider power usage for the property. And if there is a “work around” for owners, doubtless someone will find it and profit from it.

It is, says the mayor, a “work in progress,” which won’t be ready to roll out until sometime next year at the very earliest and, incidentally, well after the provincial election, allowing the province to take the credit for enabling this exercise without having to deal with the results.

But from the owner’s point of view — whether to rent that space or take the tax hit — it will all be about return on investment, rather than meeting some humanitarian notion to mitigate the housing crisis.

That is one route the city is pursuing.

The other is equally fraught with problems.

That is finally taking on Airbnb and similar operators who list anything from a spare bed to a condo or a house for short-term rental.

In less than a decade, Airbnb has grown from a couple of San Franciscans renting out a loft in their apartment to help cover the rent to a globe-spanning

operation worth somewhere north of $25 billion.

Airbnb’s pitch is that they help people a bit short on their rent or their mortgage to cover costs by sharing their space for a night or two now and then.

Research looking at Vancouver listings has determined that of the 4,728 local listings about 67 per cent are complete apartments or stand-alone houses. A number of owners have several properties listed.

The city has been puzzling over what to do about this phenomenon. These shortterm rentals violate Vancouver zoning bylaws, but that alone has not stopped it.

Airbnb is apparently cooperating with the city in its pursuit to determine the extent of Airbnb’s impact on long-term rental facilities. But in the end, and in other jurisdictions including San Francisco, Airbnb has brought lawsuits against municipalities making even the most innocuous demands

to measure the extent of their listings.

While the city has engaged a consultant to try and determine the number of units Airbnb and other smaller outfits are listing in the city, the mayor’s office admits that proving an apartment or a house is being used for short-term rental is both difficult and time consuming.

What we have, and the mayor’s office is well aware of this too, is a municipal regulatory structure that is decades out of date. Back in the days of Expo 86 when people were being booted from rooming houses to make way for tourists, it was at a scale and degree of transparency where the city could effectively act.

Now, in a world of social media with a global reach and international currency transfers where houses are being bought and sold like stocks and bonds, it is no wonder the city finds itself trying to catch up. @allengarr

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In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello is warned by Iago against jealousy, “the green-eyed monster,” but Iago has already sown the seeds and has been assiduously feeding “the monster” in retaliation for being overlooked for promotion.

As well, there’s the unlikely possibility that Othello has been between the sheets with Emilia, Iago’s wife.

Even if it’s a false rumour, Iago’s pride is wounded.

What if he is perceived as a cuckold? Added to Iago’s complex motivation is racism; Othello is black, Desdemona is fair and theirs is a marriage not approved of in Shakespeare’s time or during the American Civil War, the period in which director Bob Frazer sets this production.

It’s surprising — and to Frazer’s credit — how quickly we forget that Shakespeare located the play in Venice not Charleston, South Carolina; how readily we accept Mara

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Luc Roderique and Kayla Deorksen star in Bard on the Beach’s production of Othello, directed by Bob Frazer.

Gottler’s gorgeous “birdcage,” Scarlett O’Hara-ish gowns and military uniforms; and how easily we enjoy the incidental music — with banjo — including “Dixie,” so synonymous with the American South.

If you accept that Othello’s vulnerability is his feeling of racial inferiority, Frazer’s relocation of the play makes sense.

Set designer Amir Ofek was charged with designing a single set for both Othello and Pericles — two plays

set in very different locations. Crumbling, truncated m marble columns form a backdrop to the lightlyraked mosaic tile floor; furniture is moved on and h i off as required. Remarkably, two coffin-like boxes A are transformed, with the i addition of white silk sheets, r into the canopied bed on h which Desdemona dies at n n the hand of Othello.

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Strange in this play is that Iago’s wife Emilia (Luisa Jojic), who doesn’t have a lot to say throughout the play, comes in at the end with a lengthy, scorching diatribe against men in general: “The ills we [women] do, their [men’s] ills instruct us so.” Later, she condemns Othello and Iago and berates herself for her part in the tragedy. Strange, too, is that she plays along with Iago, seeking his attention, but fails to see, until it’s too late, how she is complicit.

The play could be called Iago for, really, he is the driving force. Kayvon Kelly is compact and dynamic, rendering an Iago who ruthlessly pursues revenge against his former friend.

We see Iago’s gears shifting as he plans the successive moves in his clearly-stated desire to destroy Othello.

Kelly provides transparency — as much as it’s possible — into the mind of one of theatre’s most reviled villains.

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American Civil War-set Othello In the early part of the play, Roderique’s smile, boyish charm, virile physicality and boundless enthusiasm leave no doubt that Desdemona would fall in love with this Moor. By the end of the play, however, Roderique seems to have shrunk in stature, his eyes have lost their sparkle and his body language is that of a man completely undone.

Desdemona, excellently portrayed by Kayla Deorksen, goes through a parallel disintegration. Deorksen simply effervesces at the beginning; her Desdemona is clearly, delightfully in love.

But as Othello falls under Iago’s spell, Deorksen finds maturity and gravitas in Desdemona.

Iago’s ploy is to convince Othello that Cassio, one of his lieutenants, has been intimate with Desdemona.

Actor Jeff Gladstone is an interesting choice in the role; his Cassio is longhaired, silly, a drunkard and not one to whom Desdemona might be attracted. But Gladstone has charm and Desdemona has an affection for this Cassio such as she might have for a ne’er do

Director Frazer’s fresh vision and strong performances by this cast of 12 make this a memorable Othello. If Desdemona’s death doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, Othello’s frailty might.

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Hundreds of dignitaries, donors, VIPs and artists in their best saris and summer suits filed in to the Roundhouse Community Centre for the Opening Gala, kicking off 10 days of multidisciplinary arts experiences that bring together diverse artists and audiences in a spirit of global dialogue and citizenship. Creators Sirish Rao, festival artistic director, and his wife Laura Byspalko, welcomed attendees to the event’s sixth instalment, a Border Crossings theme encouraging artists and attendees to push barriers linguistically, religiously, sexually, and racially. Highlights of this year’s celebration include a fashion talk with actor and model Waris Ahluwalia, a discussion of food systems with environmentalist Vandana Shiva and a concert by acclaimed artist Rajasthan Josh.

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Pushing culinary boundaries Rob Feenie and Vikram Vij fronted the Border Crossing-themed Opening Gala at the Roundhouse Community Centre.

A very expectant Laura Byspalko and Sirish Rao, creators of the Indian Summer Festival, welcomed guests to their sixth edition of the 10-day summer time classic.

Sandi Lee, founder of the Arts Umbrella Golf Tournament, and chief fundraiser Heather Corsi saw a record $120,000 raised to help transform kids’ lives through exposure to the arts.

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education. But growing up as a black woman in Washington, DC, she holds a lingering resentment,” Rosling explains, “and she doesn’t suffer fools gladly.”

“I had the pleasure to sing with Duke Ellington and his band for three years.

He was intelligent and very kind — a great gentleman — and I learned a lot from him,” says Duke.

Because Duke has so many accomplishments it was difficult for her to move into the care home, but when she plays the piano and sings, she becomes a musician again. And being appreciated by residents and staff gives her a sense of accomplishment.

Rosling describes Duke as a brilliant musician, deeply compassionate and kind.

Having been in the spotlight most of her life, she’s also a bit of a diva.

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“I love discovering things and you’re never too old to learn,” Duke says with a chuckle. “You’ve got to keep the brain working and that’s where music comes in.”

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they have a chance to feel valued, they are able to contribute.” And by tapping into their memory, colleagues see them differently, perhaps with more respect. Rosling often gets referrals from psychiatrists and social workers to help people through music therapy.

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Sometimes they’ll request a song or, if not, Rosling will play something they may like. Above all, she listens.

“Each resident has a remarkable history that we may not know about,” Rosling says. “By encouraging participation,

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Rosling remembers an 80-something Irish woman who was agoraphobic before coming into care. She wouldn’t leave her room, only ate chocolate and ice cream and wouldn’t get dressed. It took some time to discover the woman had lots to talk about. She told Rosling she came to Canada as a maid, “green as leeks.”

Gradually the woman was able to get herself dressed. They sang Irish songs together and Rosling played keyboard.

term memory, particularly essential for people dealing with cognitive issues.

And that was making a difference on this day.

Next up, Rosling plays “Summertime.”

“This song is melodic and beautiful, it takes you back to 1940s summers,” says long-time resident Helen, as she harmonizes with the great jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.

You’ve Then got to keep the Rosling introduces brain working and the next Gershwin that’s where music tune, “It comes in. ain’t” and

everyone chimes in on the second line, “Necessarily so.”

Meanwhile, Eve Duke tells Rosling today’s music is “lousy” and there’s nothing on the radio worth listening to.

“She began to dance and wore special hats. I got her outside to a park and she put her feet on green grass — she hadn’t done that for years. Eventually she came to group therapy sessions where residents welcomed her. She looked content,” Rosling remembers.

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Catch the Summerfest spirit along Granville Street between 63rd & 71st Avenues in Marpole!

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The Fiveuvus Band

63rd Ave. & Granville St.

12 PM – 3 PM

Emily Carr University: chARTmarpole Public Art

66th Avenue and Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Marpole Connect Village

66th Avenue and Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

The Sand Northrup One Woman Circus & Juggling Workshop

Entertainment Stage - 67th Avenue and Granville St.

12:30 PM, 2:30 PM

Ardent Tribe Band

Entertainment Stage - 67th Avenue and Granville St.

11 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM

Marpole Family Place Dancers

Entertainment Stage - 67th Avenue and Granville St.

11:15 – 11:30 AM

Tzu Chi Foundation School Choir

Entertainment Stage - 67th Avenue and Granville St.

11:30 – 12 PM

Drum Syndicate World Music Group

Entertainment Stage - 67th Avenue and Granville St.

1 – 2 PM

Return It Depot Tent

Kids Fun Zone - 67th Avenue at Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Metro Theatre Performers

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12 – 1 PM

Marpole Soccer Booth

Kids Fun Zone - 67th Avenue at Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

11th Annual Classic Car Show & Shine

Petro Canada parking lot – 8072 Granville St. & West 65th Avenue

10 AM – 2 PM

Noah Nine Duo

Petro Canada parking lot – 8072 Granville St.

12 PM – 3 PM

Iconic Tributes: Elvis & Marilyn

Petro Canada parking lot – 8072 Granville St.

10 AM – 3 PM

Angie Faith, Songstress

8345 Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

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8347 Granville Street

11 AM – 2 PM

Sylvia the Balloon Lady

Roving 63rd to 71st Avenues

11 AM – 3 PM

Kid’s Zone Swing Ride

Kids Fun Zone - 67th Avenue at Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Marpole Community Policing Centre Display & Child-Find Booth

Kids Fun Zone - 67th Avenue at Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Henna Art Booth

66th and Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Kelvin Ng Magician

Roving 63rd to 71st Avenues

11 AM – 3 PM

The Doe Bender Jazz Trio

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11 AM – 2 PM

Rainbow Facepainters

65th Ave. and Granville St. 68th Ave. and Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

Rachel Chatoor: Songstress

8482 Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

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67th Ave. and Granville St.

11 AM – 3 PM

PT the Clown

Roving 63rd to 71st Avenues

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Jump into errands, paperwork, applications, details, communications, and travel Sun. noon to Tues. night. Your luck is good here, so start large projects in this sector – e.g., start a mail sales campaign, fill out that application, etc.

(Be wary of starting a new office phone system, a website, or anything electric.) Careful driving, with tools, Tues. morn. Be quick, busy.

Continue chasing money. Sunday noon to Tues. sunset favours investment, debt reduction, sexual intimacy, lifestyle changes, research and discovery, and health actions (e.g., surgery) – all lucky except around mid-morn (PDT) Tues., when friends don’t help, and driving, machines need caution. Your mind “wakes up” Tues. night through Thurs. – chase far travel, learning, philosophy, religion, understanding, media exposure and love.

The general accent lies on secrecy and financial, sexual, or lifestyle actions that can change your life.

(E.g., if you buy a house and take a 30-year mortgage, your life will change. Or have sex and become pregnant, same thing.) Chase money Sun. noon to Tues. night, when your luck is high – ask for a pay raise, sell items, etc. A sensual relationship might work, though it develops slowly. Careful with romance, driving and unsavoury associations Tues. morn.

Your energy and charisma remain high: start big things, or seek opportunities, Sunday noon to Tues. suppertime. These few days are superb for furthering (or starting) a relationship, and might even, for some couples, produce a marriage.

Also, negotiating, making peace with enemies, relocation and dealing with the public – all favoured. Careful Tues. mid-morn, when a career disruption (a minor one) can occur.

Rest Sun. morning. This noon to Tues. night boosts you to the top of the heap. Your energy, charisma and clout soar. Start significant projects, make contacts, impress others. You might get the “inside dope” on a good investment or other secret. Be diplomatic Tues. morn. Chase money, buy/sell, cultivate clients, etc. Tues. night through Thurs.

Again, progress should be relatively easy. A sensual (and easy) attraction might occur.

This is your last week of feeling weary and relatively alone, Leo. Sunday morning’s pleasurable, nature’s beautiful. But this noon to Tues. night nudges you to tackle chores and protect your everyday health (eat, dress right). Within reason, almost anything you try will work, so don’t waste this splendidly productive time on routine tasks. It’s an excellent time (except Tues. morning) to buy machinery. (Remember, too, you’re tired, so don’t bite off a lion-sized task.)

This is your last week of chores and minor health concerns, Aquarius. You feel optimistic Sunday morning, but this noon to Tues. night shunts you into relative solitude, quietness, and temporary weariness. That’s okay. Your luck is good, so deal with civil servants, institutions, head office, charities and spiritual groups.

Make future plans. Your energy and pizzazz returns Tues. night through Thurs.

This is your last week of fun and frolic, Virgo, so pack in some enjoyment and socializing. Sunday noon to Tues. night brings romance, immediate pleasure, beauty and creative and risk-taking urges. Your luck is splendid, so chase someone or something!

(Only caution: don’t seek sex, nor invest) around 10 am Tues. (PDT). Tackle chores and protect your health Tues. night through Thurs. If buying tools or machines, do it Wed. DON’T invest, buy machines, get into a fight, nor seek sex Thurs. suppertime.

This is your last week of romance, creative and speculative rushes, so enjoy it while you can.

Sunday noon to Tues. night brings optimism, entertainment, popularity and social joys, light romance, and happiness. A wish could come true.

Blue skies are everywhere except Tues. morn, when you might make a mistake with government, in management, or might reveal a weakness to a competitor. Retreat Tues. night through Thurs. – rest, contemplate, plan your future.

July 14: Jane Lynch (56). July 15: Linda Ronstadt (70). July 16: Will Ferrell (49).

July 17: Donald Sutherland (81). July 18: Michiel Huisman (35).

July 19: Benedict Cumberbatch (40). July 20: Diana Rigg (78).

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The Courier presents Vancouver’s Elite Graduating Athletes of 2016

Julian “Jules” Duong PAST

BRITANNIA BRUINS

PRESENT

MIKE EVANS GYMNASIUM

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Crossing paths with Julian Duong in the hallways of Britannia secondary means coming across an athlete on her way to the gym.

Even if the five-foot-seven guard has been shooting hoops for the past hour, it won’t be long before she returns to the place, basketball in hand, to pick up right where she left off.

“Basketball made me find who I am as a person,” said the star Bruin.

“Whenever I had a problem, basketball was the first thing I would go to and I would forget about all those problems.

I love to play, I love to work hard and I like to be around people and meet new people.”

Duong, who is known to her friends as Jules, turns her relaxed nature into a dangerous, determined threat once the game clock starts. She plays the perimeter like a sniper and once cashed in her fluid, natural shooting talent to score 10 three-pointers in a single game. Her first-step makes defenders easy casualties as she drives the lane.

“I like the ball in my hands. I’m a different person,” said the 18-year-old who will move to Kamloops to compete for Thompson Rivers University next season. She will study health care.

“People see me around school — I’m

really happy, I smile a lot. When they see me on the court, I’m really aggressive, driven. I want to score and I want to win,” she said.

Duong was selected for the B.C. basketball program while still in elementary school. She played at Strathcona community centre and then Triple Threat. As a senior with the Bruins, she was denied a city championship title in 2015 and 2016 but in both years brought home the top prize at the North American Chinese Basketball Championship, a basketball tournament that draws hundreds of teams in numerous age groups comprised of players of Chinese heritage. Defending their championship in Texas this year, Duong was named the most valuable player of the girls’ U18 tournament.

Duong’s parents immigrated to Canada from Vietnam, and she made the Chinese basketball tournament because her paternal grandfather was from China. She also had to demonstrate she speaks Mandarin, which she studied at school.

“When they first watched me play, they were very surprised,” she said of her family. “They didn’t know their daughter could do this.”

Now, no one doubts what she can do.

— Megan Stewart

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Automotive BRAKING NEWS

Of Blackbirds, Barracudas, Brexit and Brits

Brendan McAleer

brendanmcaleer@gmail.com

The Blackbird can become any car

Imagine being a modern automotive manufacturer shooting a commercial.

What colour is best? What if you want to show off the mid-level trims as well as the one with the big wheels?

What if you suddenly need to upgrade the commercial to the 2017 version?

Enter the Blackbird.

Built in the same hangar as the CIA’s SR-71 (hence

the name), the Blackbird is a sort of electric-powered go-kart that can use computer graphics to become any sort of car at all.

Think of it like a wheeled version of a motion-capture bodysuit. Thanks to laser scanning, an adjustable chassis and a body structured to meld with CGI, the Blackbird can transform onscreen to become anything from a Chevy Spark to a BMW X6. It runs on electricity, so the motors can be tweaked to emulate a frontwheel-drive, all-wheel-drive,

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or rear-drive configuration.

Basically, it’s a shapeshifting car. That next car commercial you see might be trickery — and you’d never know.

Irish football hooligans repair car

It’s been a tough month to be British. If you’re Irish, though, things could hardly be better. Your team was in the European football cup, the Brits got trounced by Iceland of all places, while the boys in green did well for themselves.

Buoyed by high spirits, a group of Irish fans ran amok through Lyon, France, and came across a car with a badly dented roof (perhaps by other exuberant fans). So they decided to fix it.

First, the fans tried to jam money through the windows, by way of apology.

Then, they began trying to bang out the dent, shouting and cheering.

And then — and this sort of thing only happens to Irish people — the dent suddenly popped out, good as new. Everyone cheered,

and then wandered off to a match where Ireland beat Italy for the first time in a long while. If Brexit is ruining your portfolio, buy stocks in potatoes and marshmallow horseshoes.

Jay Leno nearly dies

It was a terrifying crash.

Headed out for a ridealong in the well-known wheelie-car Hemi Under Glass, comic and car fan Jay Leno suddenly found himself turning an unexpected barrel roll.

With 2,500 horsepower

on tap, bad things happen fast. The drag racer first lifted, and then flipped when it hit a bump in the tarmac. Leno was quick to draw his arm in and good thing too — the spin was violent and harsh enough that a replacement chassis will be needed.

Thanks to a hefty rollcage, everyone walked away from the classic Plymouth Barracuda without injury. Still, that sort of thing is enough to have you soil your all-denim Canadian Tuxedo.

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