Vancouver Courier December 15 2016

NEWS MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT SET UP TO FIGHT OVERDOSE CRISIS 5 OBIT GARDENING COLUMNIST ANNE MARRISON REMEMBERED 11 PACIFIC SPIRIT CHANUKAH’S CONNECTION TO CHRISTMAS 26 CHRISTMAS SPORTS GIVE THE GIFT OF FITNESS 29 There’s more online at vancourier.com

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Sparrow wins third team as chief of Musqueam Indian Band Mike Howell

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Well, that was quite the election last month, eh?

No, not that one.

The other one — the one that is more relevant to Vancouverites than the election of that guy with the orange hair who lives in a tower high above Gotham City.

I’m referring to the reelection of Wayne Sparrow as chief of the Musqueam Indian Band. He won a third term Nov. 30 and no one noticed — not in the mainstream news media, anyway. Of 571 ballots cast, Sparrow won 377 votes to challenger Jordan Point, who collected 193. One ballot was spoiled.

“You heard, eh?” the chief said when I contacted him and noted the lack of news coverage on his victory. “There probably would have been headlines, if it went the other way.”

Sparrow faced a respectable challenge from Point, who is the executive director of the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. and now former band coun-

Wayne Sparrow was re-elected Nov. 30 as chief of the Musqueam Indian Band. His only challenger was Jordan Point, the executive director of the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

cillor. Point’s campaign included holding an event at the Musqueam Golf Course and using social media to reach voters.

Sparrow, by contrast, had a few signs put up by family members.

“I didn’t campaign at all,” he said, noting people in the community know who he is and what he stands for. “We pretty well

just stayed low and let the chips fall where they fall. In his campaign, Jordan kept saying we need change, but I think the election results speak for themselves.”

Point was gracious in defeat, both in his Facebook post — “Take care of yourself and your health, and surround yourself with good people” — and when I caught him over the phone

on vacation: “Obviously, I’m disappointed. I thought we really needed to make some changes and get some modernization and advancement in the way we’re doing business. That was the platform that I ran on. The people have spoken, but there were a couple of hundred people who thought that we did need to change.”

The Musqueam election

marked the first time the band opted to run a vote under the First Nations Election Act, as opposed to the Indian Act. That meant Point could not run simultaneously for chief and a council position, as was the case in previous elections. The other significant change is previous two-year terms are now four years for chief and council.

The vacancy left by Point on council freed up a position for Rosalind Campbell.

Returning to council are Nolan Charles, Allyson Fraser, Gordon Grant, Howard Grant, Wendy Grant-John, Morgan Guerin, Nora Stogan, Michele Point and Tammy Harkey, who topped the council polls with 327 votes.

In his next four years as chief, Sparrow said, he will continue to focus on developing land and pouring the profits back into areas such as education and housing for band members. The goal is to get members working on projects such as the 21.4-acre residential development to be built on Musqueam land near

the University of B.C. “Hopefully, our community members will see the opportunities that are ahead of them and be able to get careers going for themselves,” he said, noting the band is looking to break ground on the University Endowment Lands’ project in late January, early February.

The project is the beginning of the Musqueam’s foray into the large-scale development world in Vancouver. The band is also working with the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations to develop 121 acres of some of the most prized property in the city, including the 90acre Jericho Lands.

Unlike some other chiefs in Canada, Sparrow’s job is considered part-time. But the commercial fishermen said the chief’s job is getting busier and more like a full-time position.

Financial documents for the Musqueam ending March 31, 2016 indicate Sparrow earned $50,000 as chief.

“I’m not doing it for the money, that’s for sure,” Sparrow said. @Howellings

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The 1100-sq.foot trailer, which became operational Tuesday on the property at 58 West Hastings St., will be staffed and equipped to function as an emergency room and addictions referral centre from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m., seven days a week.

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No charges against cops, paramedics in case involving Aboriginal teen Paige Gauchier was the subject of report by B.C.’s representative of children and youth Mike Howell

launched an investigation.

The criminal justice branch said in its findings released Nov. 29 that it found no evidence that would result in a conviction of the emergency personnel who responded to Gauchier on the early morning of Jan. 22, 2011 at a Delta gas station.

“In the circumstances, it would have been reasonable for the paramedics and police to conclude Ms. Gauchier was not a child in need of protection and that a report to a [ministry] director was neither appropriate nor necessary,” the report said.

The report said Gauchier walked into a Delta gas station just after 2 a.m. complaining she had been beaten by six girls. She was intoxicated.

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The B.C. criminal justice branch has announced it will not proceed with charges against a police officer and two paramedics in a case involving a teenaged Aboriginal girl whose tragic story was the subject of an extensive investigation by B.C.’s representative for children and youth.

Paige Gauchier died at 19 of a drug overdose in April 2013 in the Downtown Eastside after what Mary Ellen TurpelLafond concluded was years of abuse, neglect and inaction from “front-line professionals and an indifferent social care system.”

Two years before her death, police and paramedics responded to an intoxicated Gauchier in Delta after she complained of being beaten by six girls. Police nor paramedics reported the incident to the Ministry of Children and Family Development, which is why RCMP

Paige Gauchier was 19 when she died of a drug overdose in 2013 in the Downtown Eastside. Her life was the subject of a report by B.C.’s representative for children and youth. PHOTO COURTESY

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to Gauchier’s uncle in Vancouver, who asked that she be sent by taxi to his residence. Police understood the uncle was Gauchier’s guardian and that his niece lived with him. Gauchier, who was 17, was not in the care of the ministry at the time of the incident.

The RCMP investigated the case after Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of

the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs recommended police review TurpelLafond’s report about Gauchier to determine if any offences of failing to report a child in need to the ministry had occurred.

Phillip said he was “deeply and bitterly disappointed” in the criminal justice branch’s decision.

Phillip said his organization will consult with its

legal counsel to see what its next move will be on the file.

“We’re not going to let it go,” he told the Courier.

“It’s not closed, as far as we’re concerned. Somebody needs to be held accountable. There needs to be greater accountability in the system.”

In March, the RCMP completed its investigation and recommended Crown approve charges against the main police investigator and two paramedics for failing to report a child in need of protection to the ministry, which is contrary to a section of the Child, Family and Community Service Act. “The first responders had no information suggesting that Ms. Gauchier was being abused or neglected by a parent or guardian,” the criminal justice branch report said. “They indicated to the RCMP members investigating the alleged failure to report that they did not consider the incident reportable as there was no indications of a

problem in Ms. Gauchier’s home. One of the first responders noted that he saw no reason to report the matter of a 17-year-old who had been drinking alcohol, as that was something he came across on a regular basis, ‘probably 10 times a day.’”

The report further stated that police and paramedics had no reason to suspect Gauchier’s uncle or anyone else in his home supplied her with alcohol, or injured her that night.

“It is a reality of contemporary life that parents and guardians have limited ability to monitor and control the behaviour of children in their late teens,” the report said. “It is not unusual for teenagers to be out late at night unsupervised and to be drinking. It is also not unusual for teenagers to become involved in physical altercations with their peers. Neither of these situations necessarily suggests neglect on the part of parents or guardians.” @Howellings

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News Majority of deaths linked to fentanyl Continued from page 5 Grafstein said the purpose of the centre is to first save lives. Then, he said, have patients follow through with addiction services, better connect to community care and participate in prescription drug therapy programs.

The doctor acknowledged the medical unit is a temporary measure — “two to three months to start” — but one that could perhaps buy health providers some time to create more permanent solutions to the overdose crisis.

“I would love it if we were just slammed and every day was really busy and we were doing good work because it might then lead to the suggestion of building an urgent carestyle clinic down here,” he said, noting it would cost millions of dollars to build and operate.

Grafstein said the location of the centre will decrease paramedics’ travel times to hospital and reduce delays associated with unloading a patient at the busy St. Paul’s Hospital on

Burrard Street, which has been the go-to facility for the city’s overdose victims.

“There would be days where there was 15 or 18 people sitting in a waiting room, which is not really monitored and not a great environment either for those patients or other people,” he said, noting the mobile unit is capable of treating up to 12 people at a time.

The provincial government purchased the unit for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and stationed it at Whistler.

Ambulances will pull into the lot on West Hastings behind a tall metal fence patrolled by security guards. Paramedics will decide which patients will be dropped off at the centre, although Grafstein said he expects to get walk-ins with emergencies unrelated to overdose.

“The short answer is we’ll treat anybody who is really sick and needs medical attention,” he said. “But the primary focus is really around the opioid response.

We’re going to know more after the first few days what

comes up. We wouldn’t want to see a situation where we’re like a drop-in centre, or walk-in clinic.”

Activating the centre is the latest move by governments to combat a public health emergency in B.C., where 622 people have died of a drug overdose in the first 10 months of this year, including 124 in Vancouver. At least 60 per cent of the deaths are linked to the deadly synthetic narcotic, fentanyl.

Media were given a tour of the facility Monday, shortly after federal Health Minister Jane Philpott announced the Trudeau government will streamline the application process for cities wanting supervised injection sites.

Last week, the provincial government opened what they called “overdose prevention sites” at a low-income hotel and two drug users’ centres in the Downtown Eastside, where people are injecting drugs under supervision of their peers instead of alone in alleyways. @Howellings

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Council approves ‘fentanyl tax’ to fight overdose crisis Mike Howell

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Dig in to your wallets, property owners — your taxes are going up by 3.9 per cent next year and a portion of that increase is to pay for the city’s response to the overdose drug crisis in Vancouver, where 124 people have died in the first 10 months of this year.

City council voted 8-3 Tuesday in favour of the tax hike after a fiery exchange between the ruling Vision Vancouver and the NPA that centred around saving lives and whether a tax hike was accepting a download of responsibility from senior levels of government mandated to deliver health care.

The debate, which closed in on three hours, was set off by Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs’ motion to raise taxes by another .5 per cent on top of the originally proposed 3.4 per cent increase. The half per cent increase, or “fentanyl tax,” will generate $3.5 million and be added to a $4-million contingency fund.

“This drug is the worst serial killer that we have seen on the streets of Vancouver — ever — and to not act at this point, in my opinion, is morally wrong,” said Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer, referring to the synthetic narcotic that has been linked to 60 per cent of the 622 overdose deaths in B.C. in the first 10 months of this year.

For taxpayers, a 3.9 per

cent tax hike will mean increases that range from $29 for a condo to $152 for a commercial property.

A single-family home will see an increase of $83.

All increases are based on median-priced homes.

NPA Coun. Melissa De Genova argued that politicians have known about the overdose crisis for several months but only decided 48 hours before a city budget meeting earlier this month to float the idea of raising taxes another half per cent.

“To have this burden thrown on taxpayers at the last minute, I think is concerning,” said De Genova, noting she has received hundreds of emails from residents upset at the lack of consultation.

She pointed out the federal government announced Monday a new drug strategy and that the province has already spent $43 million this year to combat the overdose crisis.

She urged council to work with governments to get more funding rather than seek an additional tax.

“I think that there will be more money in that pot, but not if Vancouver makes a decision like this because they’ll be laughing all the way to the bank saying, ‘It’s OK, Vancouver’s going to raise their taxes and make people pay twice,’” De Genova said.

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“paying twice” was a red herring and that he was happy to pay more tax to help save lives. In another exchange with De Genova, Jang said the city regularly speaks to the provincial government about getting more treatment for drug users but that hasn’t happened.

“That’s where the province should be putting the money, and that’s where they haven’t put the money — and it pisses me off,” he said, pounding his fist on his desk.

A big chunk of the socalled fentanyl tax money — $1.8 million — will allow the Vancouver Fire Department to deploy four medic teams around the clock, instead of relying on overtime and taking firefighters and vehicles from other parts of the city to respond to overdose calls in the Downtown Eastside.

“I’m pleased,” said Fire Chief John McKearney after the council vote.

“Now we have to look at the contingency fund to come up with a plan to make sure it works.” @Howellings

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Opinion ALLEN GARR COLUMNIST

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Deferring your property taxes is too good of a deal to pass up

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illennials, tenants and couch-surfers may want to avert their eyes for a moment. Thank you.

If those of you who are left are staring at the probability of yet another property tax increase on your home this year, and thinking it is time to start deferring those taxes, you would not be alone. An increasing number of Vancouverites are figuring they have better things to do with that money right now.

In fact, the numbers are soaring.

This past year, in Vancouver alone, the number of people taking advantage of that provincial program went up by 31 per cent.

It is the biggest jump since the 2008 financial meltdown put the squeeze on people and the numbers went up by 50 per cent in Vancouver.

Here’s a bit of history: The provincial legislation that allows folks 55 years of age or older to put off paying their property taxes until the house they live in is sold, was actually introduced by B.C.’s first NDP government led by Dave Barrett back in 1974.

Amidst the tidal wave of groundbreaking legislative initiatives brought in by Barrett and Co., including ICBC, PharmaCare, the Agricultural Land Reserve, banning paytoilets and the strap in public schools, this bit of work hardly raised a ripple.

As it turns out, very few homeowners showed any interest in it at all. They simply didn’t want to reduce the relatively small value of their principle asset by adding debt.

(At the time, you could pick up a two- or three-bedroom house on the West Side of Vancouver for about $50,000.)

Besides, homeowners were the beneficiaries of a program from the previous Social Credit administration of W.A.C.

Bennett, in the form of homeowners’ grants and a seniors’ grant that cut a fair whack out of their property tax bill.

Those grants still exist. The province says that 91 per cent of homeowners can get some or all of those grants, depending on the assessed value of their property and just how much the province has pushed up the threshold on property values so that homeowners are still eligible.

For 2016, that threshold figure sits at $1.2 million — up 10 per cent from 2015 — which seems like a lot of money until you look at single-family dwellings in most of Vancouver.

Those $50,000 houses from back in 1974 now well above $2 million and jumped about 25 per cent last year alone. So there are no grants for those guys, which saves the government buckets of dough.

And that gets us back to that 1974 piece of legislation.

Folks are figuring out that, even though taxes have gone up significantly over the years, they have not increased anywhere near the same amount as residential property values.

Deferring your taxes for 10 or 20 years will hardly make a significant dent in what you will leave behind for the kids or have in your hands when you downsize.

For those people, the provincial government has essentially turned a grants program into a loan program with an incredibly low interest rate of around one per cent.

(There is also a program for people with kids under 18 to defer taxes. The interest rate there is now 2.7 per cent.)

You could say, you were better off getting the cut on your taxes in the past, and that was true.

But bite that bullet and realize you couldn’t get money cheaper than that anywhere except from the bank of Mom and Dad. That’s why, at this point, according to the city, 6,316 Vancouver households are deferring almost $36.8 million in property taxes.

Not everyone is using that money to supplement their income, although many are: $6,000 or $7,000 a year will buy a lot of groceries.

Some, including my colleague Michael

Geller, are investing the dough. It doesn’t take a genius (no offence Michael) to figure out how to get a better return than one per cent on your money at virtually no risk. Try a GIC and plunk it in your Tax Free Savings Account.

Others are just taking a holiday they couldn’t otherwise afford.

That’s all good unless you are allergic to debt of any kind.

But this is such a deal, it is hard to ignore. @allengarr

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Beloved garden columnist Anne Marrison dies Tereza Verenca

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The daughter of longtime journalist and garden columnist Anne Marrison wants her mother to be remembered for her love of gardening, her kindness and her acceptance of everyone she met.

Marrison, 80, died on Dec. 10 at Vancouver General Hospital, surrounded by family.

“It was very peaceful,” said daughter Nadia Graham.

Marrison was widely known for her gardening tips and advice, which appeared in the Vancouver Courier, the Burnaby Now and other publications around the Lower Mainland for decades. She wrote her last column in March after deciding to take on more of a caregiver role with her husband.

The avid greenthumb was born in England on July 4, 1936. She and her family came by boat to Canada in 1955, eventually travelling by train to Vancouver.

Marrison made her career as a community reporter, initially starting at the White Rock Sun in the early ’70s. She would go on to work at the Peace Arch News, the Columbian

Anne Marrison made her career as a community reporter, initially starting at the White Rock Sun in the early ’70s.

and the NOW newspaper, where she retired about 15 years ago. She kept her gardening column going, however, answering questions from readers.

“She loved her column,” said Graham. “She loved being able to go out and see people’s gardens. She liked doing the research.

She has the most massive collection of gardening books. She didn’t want to fully retire. She just loved it.”

Graham noted her mom’s love of growing and cultivating plants and vegetables started early on.

“As soon as she was old enough to walk, she was helping in the garden,” the Calgary resident said.

“My grandparents both also loved to garden, and it helped keep them fed dur-

ing the war.”

In 1968, Marrison bought an acreage in White Rock.

“She was then really able to indulge her passion for gardening,” said Graham.

“We had seven acres. We had a massive, massive vegetable garden — fruit trees, nut trees, raspberry bushes, blueberries. At one point in time, my mother grew her own kiwi fruit. I mean, she could grow anything.”

Marrison is survived by her husband Eric, daughter Nadia Graham and sonin-law Carl; her daughter Cathy Laskoski and son-inlaw Doug Johnson (and her step grandchildren Ben, Zack, Conner and Cole); her sister Andrée Connell and her husband Mike; and a handful of grandchildren (Coral, Ben, Daniel and Sandy Laskoski).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Vancouver General Hospital, added Graham. A memorial for Marrison, meanwhile, will be held sometime in the spring.

“We’re considering where to perhaps scatter her ashes, be it in her yard, somewhere in the woods,” she said. “We’re thinking when the snow drops and the daffodils start to come up. That would be a good time to honour mom.”

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Dreck the halls with cheese pillows, b Courier sinks to new depths of consumerism for annual gift guide Michael Kissinger

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For the 12th year in a row, the Courier has scoured the streets of Vancouver and the loneliest recesses of the Internet in search of Christmas gift ideas that are unusual, strange and just plain wrong. This year’s list is decidedly less baconfocused than previous outings, but still sprinkled with an assortment of cheese, Stars Wars and zombiethemed items, reconfirming our suspicion that geeks shall inherit the earth.

Happy holiday shopping.

Phone Fan

$4.99 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered, 1988 West Fourth Ave., 604-732-0020, signedsealeddelivered.ca You can work up quite a sweat playing Candy Crush. And while drinking water instead of room temperature egg nog or stepping outside at least once every 24 hours could mitigate all that, plugging a USB-powered mini-fan into your smart phone should do the trick as well.

Stoned Pens

VPD Officer Posters (1886, 1910, 1930)

$9.99 at Vancouver Police Museum, 240 East Cordova, 604-665-3346, vancouverpolicemuseum.ca Bring some authority to your dull, nicotine-stained basement suite walls with these bad boys in blue. Each poster “captures” — see what I did there — a different era of Vancouver police enforcement and the department’s evolving uniform styles. Arresting stuff. I’ll stop now.

$7.99 at Ignite Smokeshop, 109 West Cordova, 778-786-0977, ignitesmokeshop.ca Billed as “a higher writing experience,” these refillable pens resembling an oversized lit joint would have probably gotten you kicked out of English 12 unless you had one those cool teachers that let you call them by their first name. That said, these pens are great for writing down Hawkwind lyrics, drawing Ligres in increasingly provocative poses or tracing your hand that looks totally weird and crazy.

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Bacon Boxer Briefs

$16.95 at Front and Co., 3772 Main St., 604-879-8431, frontandcompany.com Consumerist society reached “peak bacon” a few years ago, but that hasn’t stopped the gaunch industry from catching a ride on the novelty pork train. On the bright side, the likelihood of anyone besides your mom coming in close contact with your meat-adorned underwear is pretty low.

$5.95 at Vancouver Police Museum Teach your little dream killers Canada’s other official language as well as an abiding respect for the law with this picture book, which also includes such occupations as garbage collector (éboueur), postal worker (facteur) and singer of “Bye Bye Mon Cowboy” (Mitsou). My C-minus high school French comprehension may have misread that last one.

False Teeth Teether

$14 at Front and Co. If your kids aren’t talented enough to pay for themselves

as child actors or old enough to provide free labour around the house, they might as well occasionally entertain you by teething on what appears to be false teeth. Adorable.

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SaddleBaby

$89 at saddlebaby.com One thing parents never tell you about having kids is that they’re hard on the body. (They’re also a drain on your bank account and are bad for the environment, but I don’t want to rub it in). Thankfully, there’s SaddleBaby to help alleviate the weight of the world and your pudgy child from your increasingly achy shoulders. Basically, it’s a rubber saddle and harness that not only provides comfort when carrying your ungrateful spawn across the Ikea parking lot but it also serves as a metaphor for the next 20 years of your thankless, workhorse-like life.

Canucks Newborn Baby Lotion and Soap Gift Set

$19.99 at shop.nhl.com Who better to trust the delicate skin of your precious newborn baby with than the company that produces promotional items for your favourite, struggling hockey franchise.

There are far more productive things to do when drunk than phoning your dad and asking him if he’s proud of you, and if so, why has he never said it or written it in a Christmas or birthday card where men can safely express the things they can’t say out loud.

Thankfully, there’s an adult colouring and activity book made for lushes with creative streaks. The pages are also great for soaking up spills.

Color Me Drunk: Drinking and Drawing Activity Book

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Tryamkin, this hollowedout replica wine bottle containing fancy wine opener gizmos is where it’s at, if where it’s at is your recently divorced uncle’s rec room bar.

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Luchador Bottle Opener

$6.99 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered One good thing about having a miniature Mexican wrestler apply a chokehold to your beverage of choice is that it will distract people from noticing that your beverage of choice has been Rock-ABerry Cooler since 1987.

Prescription Flask

$19.95 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered The makers of this questionable imbibing assistant definitely missed the episodes of Intervention that depressingly illustrated how medicating with sweet, delicious booze is no laughing matter. Then again, judging by the flask’s bon mots such as “refills: whenever empty” and “expires: Monday morning,” humour doesn’t seem to be a top priority.

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Retro CBC Logo Baby Bodysuit

$19.80 at zazzle.ca Show the world your good taste and stylishness by dressing your little diaper filler in a baby suit sporting the retro CBC logo. Sure it’ll be covered in drool and vomit in about 30 seconds, but it’s the thought that counts and one that other parents will judge you on.

$14 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered We get it. You were in a band in the ’90s that opened for Archers of Loaf.

Big whoop. How about a more dignified way of expressing your rock ‘n’ roll cred to the world, like this tea infuser that looks like a miniature microphone.

Plus, if someone asks you if that’s rooibos you’re drinking, you can say, “Yes. That reminds me of the time I partied with the singer from Len… or was it Salmonblaster? It’s all a blur. Crazy times, man. Crazy times.”

Mitten Flask

$28.99 at perpetualkid.com Your ungrateful kid’s meandering and eventless soccer game will fly by in no time — as will that bottle of Baja Rosa — thanks to this dual purpose hand warmer and covert booze container.

And although your athletically challenged child might find it strange to catch you and other parents-in-theknow sucking each other’s thumbs on the sideline, all you have to do is passive aggressively ask your kid why he or she hasn’t scored a goal all season and let shamebased discipline do the rest.

$55 at vaporsphere.us Billed as a safer, quicker, “more balanced” way to get a buzz off booze, the Vapor Sphere Alcohol Vaper is for anyone who thinks ordering rounds of jagger bombs at the Caprice Nightclub isn’t quite douchey enough.

Canucks Wine Bottle Set

$24.99 at shop.nhl.com Whether you like your Chablis as smooth as Bo Horvat’s bare chest, or an earthy Malbec as robust and full-bodied as Nikita

$11.99 at shop.nhl.com The only thing more artisanal than drinking your favourite craft beer or venison-infused cocktail from a mason jar is paying $11.99 for said mason jar.

The crass commercialism and cultural appropriation of the Canucks logo also gives it an air of irony that’s hard to put a price on.

Juicy Jay Candy Cane Flavoured Rolling Papers

$2.50 at Ignite Smokeshop Admittedly, I expected a larger selection of festive holiday paraphernalia from a pot shop, but alas these candy cane-flavoured rolling papers were all they had. There wasn’t even a Santa bong or elfin vape. #sad

Marijuana Leaf Canada Flag

$20 at Ignite Smokeshop You didn’t think these things magically appeared once a year at the annual 4/20 celebrations did you? These babies can be purchased to fly high and proud, or used as curtains in your modest Marpole bachelor apartment, all year long, man. All year long.

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$5.95 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered Yes you can “put your weed in it,” but how about some self-control and follow directions for once in your aimless life. Change purses don’t get more charming and whimsical than this.

Even the bong looks cute and adorable, instead of judgemental, menacing and able to penetrate your emotional fortress and know that in reality you’re just an insecure phoney. Perhaps I’ve said too much.

Cheese Degrees Cheese Board

$26 at Front and Co. Geometry and dairy products — together at last.

This mathematical cutting board allows you to splice and dice your aged gouda with the utmost precision, not only feeding your chubby belly but also your mild to moderate levels of OCD. Yes, you can have it all.

Cheese Pillow

$29.50 at fieldcandy.com While sleeping on a pillow made of cheese has been the fever dream of Phish fans for decades, it’s not the most practical of bedding materials.

The Cheese Pillow aims to right this historical wrong by wisely opting for comfort over authenticity. There’s even a cute little mouse burrowing in said wedge of cheese to ensure that your whimsical levels are off the chart.

pizza continues its greasy drip to the bottom with the Pizza Pouch, which lets users hang a slice of pizza from their neck, freeing their hands to perform such functions as putting tokens in their favourite slot machine, playing scratch ‘n win and using the clapper to turn off the lights before bed.

Hostess Twinkies Maker

$24.98 at amazon.com For the person in your life who has everything except a healthy diet or romantic relationship they can admit to in public: This non-stick junk food cooker makes six Twinkies at a time, otherwise known as a mid-morning snack. That said, it only comes with a recipe book and requires the would-be baker to go out and buy all the ingredients, which seems a little unlikely, doesn’t it.

PhotoMug

$22 at Front and Co. Alcohol in your morning coffee no longer the thrill it once was? Maybe you need to try a novelty coffee mug that looks like a Polaroid camera of old. Sure, your cool friends with their moustache mugs might look down their hairy noses at you, but in the grand scheme of things aren’t we all coming from the same place of loneliness, fear of death and a gaping hole in our soul that no amount of crap can seem to fill. Plus it looks like a Polaroid camera!

$7.99 at stupidiotic.com The bastardization of

Fabulous First Lady Michelle Obama Tote Bag

$20 at Front and Co. Fondly remember the carefree, good ol’ days of our neighbours to the south with this practical and fashionable tote bag depicting FLOTUS on a swing surrounded by pink clouds, baby deer and butterflies. Plus it can carry a lot of wine.

Zombie Sleep Mask

$8.99 at Signed, Sealed and Delivered Anyone who watched the ghastly season opener of The Walking Dead this year could probably use something to help them sleep. This should do the trick or at least make it easier to drift into dreamland and fantasize about the show’s writers hopefully killing off annoying Carl one day soon.

Icepop Socks

$16 at Front and Co. Although the fashionforwardness of socks that look like popsicles is debatable, there’s no arguing how warm you’ll be on the couch with your feet propped up in front of a roaring fire, finally embracing your celibacy.

Otto Otter Tape Dispenser

Pizza Pouch

that doesn’t conjure up images of beluga whales dying in captivity, unless some jerk writes about it in his stupid gift guide.

$20 at Front and Co. This might just be the cutest sea mammal-related office supply you’ll ever see

Golden Girls Action Figures

$34.99 at intl.target.com It’s a mystery why The Golden Girls are having a pop culture renaissance decades after the sitcom went off the air and when all but one of the actresses have gone up to that big lanai in the sky. So let’s just embrace this moment for as long as we can, and hope that Cagney & Lacey will one day finally get its due.

U-Pet Carrier

$129 at u-pet.co Liquor store cardboard boxes, be gone. This stylish contraption for carrying Mr. Pickles to his massage appointment strikes the right balance between fashion and function. And if there’s one thing I know about cats, it’s that they love to be confined to small spaces and carted around in public with a view to the loud and terrifying world just inches from their face.

Star Wars Death Star Waffle Maker

$27.99 at thinkgeek.com Cooking up Death Starshaped waffles for that special someone in your life is a snap with this possibly-GeorgeLucas-approved kitchen appliance. And by special someone, I mean your mom.

Who are we trying to kid.

Two Person Romantic Silhouette Tent

$265 at fieldcandy.com This will make me sound like a terrible person, but I’m going to come right out and say it: If I read that a couple was killed by a grizzly bear while camping, I would probably feel less sad if I learned that the victims were sleeping in a $265 tent that depicted a kissing couple silhouetted by lantern light across the wall of said tent.

Jonathan Richman Sweater

$600 at amimono.tokyo Never let it be said that credibility comes cheap.

Sure, you could fashion a Stiv Bators doll out of popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, but that’s so cliché. Japanese graphic designer and knitting artist Amimono Horinouchi creates sweet sweaters depicting such musical icons as Jonathan Richman, Debbie Harry, David Bowie, Biz Markie and Devo. Judging by his website, however, there doesn’t appear to be any plans for a Bryan Adams or Loverboy sweater in the immediate future.

Canucks 2-pack Lip Balm

$5.99 at shop.nhl.com It’s been said that the lips are the gateway to the soul. Or is that the eyes. Regardless, don’t your kissers deserve the high-quality ingredients and attention to care that makers of mass-produced NHL merchandise are known for.

Canucks Women’s Faux Fur Long Scarf… with pockets

$26.99 at shop.nhl.com Both fashionable and functional, these NHLlicensed neck warmers are somehow 100 per cent acrylic, 100 per cent polyester and 200 per cent flammable.

In addition to two faux fur-lined pockets, the online shop’s write up also claims the scarves are “imported.”

From where it doesn’t say.

I’m guessing Heaven.

JustinTrudeau Leggings $70 at etsy.com Who hasn’t at one point dreamt of having our hunky prime minister’s face plastered across their lower regions. Now that dream can be a reality with these breathable Lycra yoga pants that are a lot like Trudeau himself — on the surface they look new and promise a lot, but in the end, they’re just another pair of leggings. Oh snap.

Bernie Sanders and Cat Mug

$19 at etsy.com Even though you can no longer “feel the Bern,”

you can still drink your hot cocoa or “special happy drink” from the Bern.

Speaking from experience, one look at this mug and all the pain, disappointment and bitterness of picking goalie Jonathan Quick in my hockey pool floats away.

Mr. Dressup Trucker Hat

$19.80 at zazzle.ca You’ve got the lyrics to Fraggle Rock tattooed on your back, you call your moustache the “Del Grande” after Louis Del Grande, the star of the CBC series Seeing Things, and you try to reference fictional Degrassi High bands the Zit Remedy and Gourmet Scum at every party you get invited to, which for some reason is fewer and fewer. How about tying it all together with a Mr. Dressup trucker hat. Sure, some may ask why is the logo done up in retro disco font.

But those same people probably wonder why you spent $20 on a scratched Bruce Hornsby and the Range album. In other words, they just don’t get it.

Our Lord McJesus T-shirt, Tank Top

$25.97 at mcjesus.ca Connor McDavid’s saviour status with Edmonton Oiler fans gets its own T-shirt and tank top. Or is it a commentary on the dangers of blind worship? Sometimes a tank top can be both.

Lego Brick Slippers

$26.29 at laughingsquid.com In another era, Lego Brick Slippers could have been society’s wheel, fire or Internet dating site. But sadly, it’s just block-shaped slippers that look like pieces of Lego.

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YVR

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INSIDER

A MONTHLY LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW AND NEWSWORTHY AT YVR.

ISSUE # 47 D E C E M B E R 2 016

WINTER WEATHER AT YVR The Lower Mainland has seen some winter weather already this year. Here at YVR, safety is the focus of everything we do.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure airfield for aircraft and passengers.

Airport Authority staff begin preparations for each winter season in late summer by reviewing and revising plans, preparing specialized equipment, ordering supplies and briefing staff and contractors. These preparations culminate in full training exercises on the airport’s runways and taxiways.

WINTER TRAVEL TIPS • Always check the status of your flight on yvr.ca or with your airline before coming to the airport. Remember that inclement weather around the province or country could affect your flight.

WINTER SNOW OPERATIONS FLEET YVR’s snow response program includes the use of a snow removal fleet. We have 80 different specialized equipment to help us keep our runways and taxiways clear.

During a major snow storm, YVR will use this snowremoval equipment to keep runways, taxiways and aprons safe for aircraft and passengers. Our snowresponse fleet can clear the equivalent of Granville Street, full width and full length, from the Fraser River to Burrard Inlet, in less than 15 minutes.

Our snow removal fleet includes the following specialized equipment: • Five OshKosh H-Series snow blowers, which have

a combined capacity to blow 25,000 tons of snow every hour as far as 150 feet off of the airport’s runways and taxiways (5,000 tons/hour each).

• Four OshKosh P-Series/MB 4600 ‘all-in-one’ trucks, each capable of ploughing and sweeping a 24-foot wide path on the airport’s runways and taxiways.

• Check-in online, print your boarding pass before you leave for the airport or have it emailed to your handheld mobile device.

• If you are driving to the airport, have a parking plan.

• Factor in time for traffic congestion, parking and walking to the terminal.

• Allow ample time to check-in, clear security and board your flight.

• Three OshKosh H-Series sweeper with a 22-foot wide high-speed broom.

• Three OshKosh P-Series trucks, each equipped with a 24-foot high-speed snow plough.

• Three trucks that spread environmentally friendly solid and liquid de-icing solutions to ensure that YVR’s runways and taxiways don’t freeze over in cold weather.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Email us at insider@yvr.ca, or find us on Twitter Facebook

@yvrairport, /VancouverInternationalAirport and Instagram @yvrairport.

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News

Progress on Hastings-Sunrise site Naoibh O’Connor

noconnor@vancourier.com

London Drugs is gearing up to move forward with its development on the 2500 Block of East Hastings in Hastings-Sunrise.

The company owns land from Penticton Street west to the end of the lot that’s currently home to the Hastings North Temporary Community Garden. A London Drugs store is located along the block at 2585 East Hastings.

The company had intended to build a four-storey condominium development called Alba, which included retail uses on the ground level, but the project was put on hold in May of 2013 because “the market was not conducive to starting a real estate project.”

London Drugs said it would re-evaluate the situation after two years. In the meantime, it allowed Shifting Growth, a registered charity, to install a community garden on part of its property where some buildings had been knocked down. Shifting Growth was given a two-year deal with a 30-day removal clause. Companies like London Drugs get tax breaks for

allowing vacant property to be used as gardens.

A spokesperson for Shifting Growth told the Courier last month that London Drugs had not communicated any future plans for the site yet. But the company posted a message on its blog Nov. 19 providing some details. The post states there would soon be a change-ofuse sign at 2696 East Hastings where the old Rogers Video used to be. The sign will reveal that London Drugs plans to open a small-scale store there “to ensure there is no disruption for our customers and pharmacy patients once development commences at the current 2585 London Drugs site.”

It’s unclear when that will happen. The company says plans are being finalized and an announcement will be made in late 2016 or early 2017. In a recent email to the Courier, London Drugs said once the timeline is determined, “The Hastings North Temporary Garden will be transplanted to another site as determined by Shifting Growth who currently maintains and manages the garden.

We will be giving as much

notice as possible to Shifting Growth and will be sensitive to minimize disruption as much as possible during the growing season.”

A vacant building, which used to house a McDonald’s restaurant at the corner of Penticton and East Hastings, was recently torn down. The company says it wanted to get the site cleaned up and safe for the public.

The Alba development was going to feature groundfloor retail space, including a new London Drugs store and a restaurant where the McDonald’s used to sit. A new development may look different, according to London Drugs.

“The real estate market and economic conditions did not time well for a new development at this location in 2013. Any plans moving forward will reflect current economic conditions and the current real estate landscape in Vancouver. As soon as we have a confirmed plan for the redevelopment, we will advise our staff and customers and the greater Hastings-Sunrise East Village community.

Likely end of this year or early 2017,” the emailed stated.

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Bert & Inge, dancing duo PARC residents

Life’s better here

Bert and Inge left their native Germany six decades ago, and brought their dancing shoes with them. This active couple have been kicking up their heels on the dance floor since they met, and are always the first to start waltzing at social hour.

That’s how it is at Summerhill PARC: it’s easy to get into the swing of things. And with PARC Retirement Living’s focus on maintaining a healthy body and mind through our Independent Living+ program, it’s easy to see how life’s just better here.

You can read Bert and Inge’s full story online at parcliving.ca/ilivehere

Call or visit us online to reserve your tour and complimentary lunch.

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wrap it UP

Christmas Wish Breakfast The 29th annual toy drive organized by Pan Pacific Vancouver saw more than 5,000 attendees trade toys for breakfast.

SANDRA THOMAS sthomas@vancourier.com

COME LET US ADORE HIM!

Helping to wheel a bright pink wagon full of toys through the upper lobby of the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel Tuesday morning, two-year-old Kendall Sandhu was all smiles as she handed her treasures over to the volunteers waiting to accept her gifts.

Her mom, Parveen Sandhu, said this was Kendall’s

second year attending the Christmas Wish Breakfast, during which anyone who delivers an unwrapped toy for the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau receives a buffet breakfast. Sandhu says since she buys gifts all year long for the event, Kendall has learned that not every toy that comes into their home is for her.

Volunteers from the Vancouver Fire Department stacked the toys into a twostorey high“tree”and then loaded them into trucks

“She put all the toys in the wagon herself. She brought more toys here than she’s getting for Christmas,” said Parveen, who attended the event with her husband Paul.“We’re going to bring her every year.”

CHRISTMAS MASSES AT THE CATHEDRAL Christmas Eve - Saturday, Dec. 24 5:10 PM, 9:00 PM, and 12:00 Midnight Mass.

The music program begins at 11:00 PM. Christmas Day - Sunday, Dec. 25 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM (Spanish) and 8 PM. 646 Richards St. Vancouver (Richards & Dunsmuir St) holyrosarycathedral.org 604 682 6774

Until Dec. 23

www.khot-la-cha.com

Santa has arrived!

DEC. 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23 Noon–2:00pm & 2:30–5pm

Drop off NEW mitts, scarves, socks, toques, sweaters, etc. to the box located by Jay Set and B.C. Lottery. Co-sponsored by Kimount Boys and Girls Club, Kingsgate Mall Merchants.

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MALL CLOSED

DEC. 18 Noon–2:00pm & 2:30–4pm DEC 24 10 am–Noon & 12:30–2:00pm PHOTO WITH SANTA $7 PHOTOS TAKEN BY MANDARIN PHOTO

HOLIDAY SHOPPING HOURS MON

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11:00am 9:30am 5:00pm 9:00pm

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270 Whonoak Street, North Vancouver Tel. 604-987-3339 Monday-Saturday 10-5pm.

Open Sundays 11-4 in December.

Located one block off Marine Drive & McGuire St., behind International Plaza

SANTA’S SCHEDULE

HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY KIDS WARM THIS WINTER ER

SUN

Art Gallery & Gift Shop

for transport to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau warehouse, where they will be sorted and distributed to

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

Located near Mark’s.

KHOT-LA-CHA

“This is our biggest event of the year,” said Chris Bayliss, executive director of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.“Because of the generosity of everyone who attended, we will be able to take care of thousands of families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to celebrate Christmas.”

Christmas TREE OF GIVING

The Perfect Gift for Her

families in need. This year’s event saw more than 5,000 attendees donate more than 22 tonnes of toys and several thousand dollars cash in just three hours.

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BUY-LOW FOODS Open 7 days a week 8:00am-9:00pm Dec. 24: 8:00am-6:00pm | Dec. 25: Closed | Dec. 26: 8:00am-6:00pm Dec. 31: 8:00am-7:00pm | Jan. 1: 9:00am-6:00pm SHOPPERS DRUG MART Open everyday 8:00am-midnight Dec. 25: 10:00am-6:00pm | Dec. 26: 9:00am-midnight Dec. 31: 8:00am-midnight | Jan. 1: 9:00am-midnight B.C. LIQUOR STORES Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-9:00pm Sundays: 11:00am-6:00pm ARDENE | LOLLI PRETTY | MARK’S | PAYLESS SHOES REITMANS | SUSSEX INSURANCE | KINGSGATE SMOKE SHOP Open Monday-Friday 9:30am-9:00pm Other stores may have extended hours

LATE NIGHT SHOPPING LOTS OF SPECIALS!

THE MALL WILL BE CLOSED ON NEW YEARS DAY JAN. 1, 2017.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Located at the corner of Kingsway & East Broadway

30 SHOPS & SERVICES

www.kingsgatemall.com

T H U R SDAY, DE C E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A17

MARTHA Besides toys, more than 2,000 bikes were collected and donated by Dominion Lending Centres across the province.

STURDY

HOLIDAY SALE 10% - 50% off

Executive chef Geoff Carkner and the Pan Pacific culinary team served up 18,000 eggs, 12,000 sausages, 450 pounds of hash browns, 6,000 croissants and 3,000 muffins. The crowd was entertained by the Joyful Singers from the Good Noise Gospel Choir and the entire event was broadcast live on Global TV and Rock 101.

Photos by Dan Toulgoet.

December 15th - 20th Weekdays 8am to 4pm 12 West 5th Ave, Vancouver, V5Y 1H5 (on the corner of 5th & Ontario) Parking available in gated lot (in back alley) www.marthasturdy.com

Holiday Heights at Bloedel DEC 9, 2016-JAN 2, 2017 | 4PM TO 9PM Experience a winter wonderland inside the Bloedel Conservatory with magical lights, festive music, a holiday scavenger hunt and much more. This year’s event will take you to new heights with Vancouver’s only holiday ferris wheel! Visit Vancouver’s newest and most affordable family event at the peak of Vancouver.

Ferris wheel ride, holiday activities and parking all included with regular Bloedel admission. vancouver.ca/holidayheights #holidayheights

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CHRISTMAS WORSHIP

Celebration A Christmas concert presented by Canadian Memorial United Church

U-Campus Baptist Church UBC 區 校園浸信會

RING Christmas Bells Sunday, December 18 9am and 11am Free admission

1806 West 15th at Burrard, Vancouver 604-731-3101 | canadianmemorial.org

Invite you to our English-Mandarin Christmas Eve Family Service 邀請您參加聖誕平安夜中英文聚會

December 24th at 7p.m.

4397 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. (corner of 12th Ave. & Trimble St.)

Come One, Come All! 人人皆歡迎！

Share Advent and Christmas at Dunbar Heights United Church Worship Services December 14, 6pm Community Fundraising Dinner for Covenant House followed by Community Carol Sing-A-Long ($10 tickets required for dinner – available at dunbarheightsuc.ca) December 18, 10am Christmas Pageant led by the children December 21, 6pm “Blue Christmas” December 24 – Christmas Eve Services 4pm – Christmas for young children 7pm – Worship for families 11pm – Candlelight Communion December 25, 10am Christmas Day Worship at Shaughnessy Heights United (1550 W. 33rd Ave.)

Celebrate Christmas at DHUC!

Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church Join us this Christmas!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Saturday, December 24th at 5:00 pm Christmas Day Service with Holy Communion Sunday, December 25th at 9 am New Years Day Service of Prayer and Song, January 1st, 2017

3491 West 31st Ave,Vancouver • 604-266-6818 www.dunbarlutheran.ca • Pastor:Thomas Keeley

REDEMPTION CHURCH Candlelight Christmas Eve Service

DECEMBER 24 • 6-7PM 3515 WEST 7TH AVE, VANCOUVER, BC INFO@REDEMPTIONCHURCH.CA REDEMPTIONCHURCH.CA

Christmas at First Nov. 27 • First Sunday of Advent 10am: Intergenerational Readings & Carols Service

Dec. 24 • Christmas Eve 4pm: Family-friendly Service 8pm & 10pm: Candlelight Services

Dec. 4 • Second Sunday of Advent 10am: Worship Service Special Guests Ordinary Time 2:30pm: Ordinary Time Concert

Dec. 25 • Christmas Day 11am: Worship Service*

Dec. 11 • Third Sunday of Advent 10am: Worship Service 4pm: Community Carol Sing Dec. 18 • Fourth Sunday of Advent 10am: Worship Service

Jan. 1 • New Year’s Day 10am: Worship Service* * Dec 25 & Jan 1: No child-care provided.

Families are welcome to use the space available in the Early Childhood area.

First Baptist Church 969 Burrard Street info@firstbc.org • firstbc.org

Visitor Parking Complimentary parking next to the church.

Pick up a pass in the church foyer.

Location Downtown Vancouver, at the corner of Nelson & Burrard.

Sunday Morning Youth, Preteen, and Children’s programs.

Early Childhood care available.

Christmas at St. Helen’s

Christmas Eve

at Ryerson EVERYONE WELCOME A special, short service for children 6:00 pm Carols, candles, brass and the Christmas Story 9:00 pm For more information on upcoming events please visit our website: ryersonunited.ca Ryerson United Church 2195 West 45th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

604-266-5377

Midnight Mass Christmas Eve December 24th 11pm Lessons and Carols Sunday December 18th at 10am

Christmas Eve Saturday December 24th • 4pm Family Service with Pageant • 11pm Midnight Mass Christmas Day Communion Sunday, December 25th at 11am

All are welcome! 如需中文信息，请查阅网站 www.pointgreyanglican.com 欢迎各界人士参与！ St. Helen’s Anglican Church West Point Grey 4405 West 8th Avenue at Trimble 604-224-0212 www.pointgreyanglican.com

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Holiday Hours (Both Locations): Dec. 24th Dec 25th Dec 26th

7am – 6pm Closed Closed

Dec 31st Jan 1st

7am – 6pm Closed

The Management and Staff wish all of you, our valued customers, the best of the holiday season.

Thank you for your valued support during 2016 and through years past. We will continue to make every effort to bring you the finest food and service at competitive prices in the coming year. We look forward to serving you in 2017 and wish you health, happiness and prosperity.

Pre-order your

Christmas Turkey Call 604.266.0292 or visit stongs.com

Ocean Spray

Carrs

Jellied or Whole 348ml Can

Assorted Varieties 125-184g Box

3 for

2 for

Island Farms Assorted

Cori’s Meat or Veggie

Cori’s Turkey

549

79¢

129

Dairyland Aerosol

Dairyland

Stove Top

Cranberries

10% Creamo, 6% Light, Fat Free 1L Carton

Real or Light 225ml Can

14%, Fat Free, Light 500ml Tub

Assorted Varieties 112-120g Box

299

299

249

98¢

Cranberry Sauce Crackers

5

00

Dairyland

Cream

3

Ice Cream, Sherbert Stuffing & Frozen Yogurt

Gravy

Assorted Varieties 1.65l Tub

99

/100g

Whipping Cream Sour Cream

Stuffing Mix

Fresh Ready to Eat

Boneless Breast or Thigh

Shank End or Butt End. Fully Smoked 7.25/Kg

19.81/Kg

Bone in Ham

329

/100g

Product of Canada 340g Bag

249 /bag

Turkey Roll Roast

899

/lb

/lb

Shop Online

By Phone

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(604) 630-3154

In Store VANCOUVER

4221 Dunbar St NORTH VANCOUVER

2150 Dollarton Hwy

Open

Prices

7 days

Dec 16

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7am-10pm

Dec 23

B2 THE VANCOUVER COURIER T H U R SDAY, DE C E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 6

THE PANTRY Christies

Ocean Spray

Quaker Crispy Minis

San Pellegrino

Mott’s

Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

Extra Spicy, Original, Lime,

100-199g Bag

6-Pack Can

Crackers 175-225g Box

Juice

1.77-1.89L Bottle

Rice Cakes or Chips Water

Clamato Juice The Works 1.89L Bottle

4$

5

399

398

Clover Leaf

Clover Leaf

Clover Leaf

Clover Leaf

142g Can

85g Can

120g Can

213g Can

2$

4

298

Hellmanns

Real Mayo, Olive Oil,

for

Mayonnaise

Baby Clams

for

Smoked Oysters

Chunk Crab Meat

Pink Salmon

Light, - 750-890ml Squeeze or Jar

449

5

2$

for

3$

for

5

599

219 Lindsay

Due Vittorie

Filippo Berio

Filippo Berio

Filippo Berio Gran Cru

250ml Bottle

250ml Bottle

1L Bottle

Toscano or Monti iblei

Balsamic Vinegar

Balsamic Vinegar

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Olive Oil 600ml Bottle

Ripe Olives

Medium Pitted, Extra

Large Pitted, Sliced 398ml Can

1399

329

1099

Arnott’s

Taipan

Heinz

Original, Chewy Caramel, Classic

Plain, Sesame Cheese, Cheese

455ml Bottle

Dark - 175-200g Package

100g Package

Tim Tams

Rice Crackers

Chili Sauce

1299

219

Woodman’s

Perrier

Original, Extra Hot,

Grapefruit, Orange

250ml Jar

750ml-1L Bottle

Horseradish or Seafood Sauce

Mineral Water

Regular, Lime, Lemon, Pink

2$

3

399

269

Western Family

Club House

Purex

Spongetowels Ultra

300g Package

Assorted Varieties

Double, Envirocare, Ultra Double

Strong, Choose a Size

Paper Towels

Crackers

12’s Package

6’s Package

120-250g Box

2$

698

798

Bicks

Wolfgang Puck

Illy

Illy Decaf

Philadelphia

Assorted Varieties 1L Jar

Assorted Varieties 398ml Can

Assorted Varieties 250g Tin

Decaf Fine Grind, Decaf, - 250g Tin

Assorted Varieties 227-250g Tub or Brick

5

1099

1299

298 Green Giant

319 Chopped Spinach

for

Mixes

21-45g Package

4

3$

for

Pickles

for

3

Soups

Bathroom Tissue

Coffee

Coffee

349

for

Armstrong

Armstrong Cheese

Simply Orange

Becel

Mozzarella, Marble, Medium

600g Brick

Pulp Free, Lots of Pulp,

Assorted Varieties

Cheese

2$

Old Cheddar

600g Brick

Orange Juice

3

2$

for

Dare Brenton & Vinta

Assorted Varieties

5

2$

for

Cream Cheese

Margarine

Frozen Vegetables

Calcium - 1.75L Jug

680-907g Tub

750g Bag

Assorted Varieties

698

798

399

499

for

Eggo

Ristorante or Casa Di Mama

McCain

Cheemo

Snowcrest Frozen

Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

Chocolate, Vanilla, Marble

Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

325-410g Box

510g Each

907g Bag

500-600g Bag

498

498

for

Waffles

280g Box

5

2$

for

Frozen Pizza

Frozen Cakes

Perogies 2$

5

5

2$

Fruit & Berries

449

T H U R SDAY, DE C E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 THE VANCOUVER COURIER B3

Happy Holidays from our Family to yours.

We wish you all the best in 2017 EDIBLES Cori’s Garlic

Cori’s Roasted

Cori’s Lemon

Freybe

1

1

69

1

2

Dinner Buns

Baguette

12 Pack

300g Loaf

1

1

1

Lindsay Aged

Chevalier

St. Albert

From Canada

From Canada

599

499

Mashed Potatoes

Root Vegetables

69

69

/100g

/100g

Herbed Potatoes

/100g

Cervelet Salami

19

/100g

KNEAD Sourdough Bread

Éclairs

150g Loaf

Individual

1

49

White or Whole Wheat

99

49

French or Whole Wheat

49

CHEESE Castello

Gorgonzola

Goat Cheddar Triple Cream Brie Aged Cheddar

From Canada

369

/100g

From Canada

/100g

/100g

249 /100g

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Christmas at Canada Place Dec. 16 to 30 (closed Dec. 24 and 25) Noon to 6 p.m. daily | FREE The 29th annual Christmas at Canada Place, presented by Port of Vancouver, takes place outdoors along the Canadian Trail (Canada Place west promenade) with the ever popular Woodward’s Windows.

and Frosty the Snowman and stroll the Avenue of Christmas trees decorated by members of the community. Other highlights of the event include arts and crafts, letters to Santa and FlyOver Canada, which is offering a special Christmas experience. Visit events@ canadaplace.ca or call 604-665-9000.

When originally displayed in the former Woodward’s department store, the windows featured classic holiday scenes with animated characters and elaborate decor. Handcrafted in the 1960s, the displays include the Candlestick Factory, Santa’s Workshop and the Lamplighter.

Canada Place purchased the displays in 1993, following the store’s closure, and has continued to incorporate them into the Christmas at Canada Place experience ever since. Guests can also get festive photos taken (by donation), with all proceeds supporting Strathcona Community Centre’s Food Security for Children program. They can also stroll through Rudolph’s Theatre and catch a glimpse of classic Christmas movies Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Cabaret of Hope Dec. 21 to 30 | All shows 8 p.m.

Admission by donation Jacques Lalonde, a long-time popular fixture of this city’s comedy/theatre/Fringe scene has created an event to raise funds for family members who are caring for their critically-ill son.

Cabaret of Hope takes place over seven nights at the Havana on Commercial Drive with an impressive lineup of some of this city’s best singers, musicians, comedians, dancers, magicians, poets and actors. Each of these variety shows will be different and in total will feature more than 40 artists, including Jay Brazeau, David C. Jones, Kat Wahamaa and Tony Reese, and the HonkyTonk Dilettantes. Visit havanarestaurant.ca.

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“The group uses a shared leadership process,” explains Joanna Dundas, Artistic Manager of musica intima. “We have no conductor. Instead, at the beginning of each rehearsal one of our capable musicians will take the lead on a piece. They are the piece facilitator, looking at tempo, difficult transitions etc.—and it becomes a collaborative musical process.”

Using this shared leadership model, musica intima is able to create a unique connection between the ensemble and the audience.

“It’s not that we don’t like conductors,” Joanna laughs; “All our musicians are experienced directors and conductors, but we consider the audience to be the added member of the ensemble; the circle is complete when the audience is there and there’s nothing to break that connection.”

Founded in 1992, the musica intima ensemble has developed a reputation for a warm and engaging stage presence in addition to winning numerous awards.

“We’ve made nine commercial recordings,” Joanna says; “Some have been nominated for JUNO awards and West Coast Music Awards. We’ve performed in festivals across Canada, in Europe and Korea.”

Lower Mainland audiences will have a chance to witness the fun and creativity musica intima brings to the stage in Family Day and Womenspiration shows in February and March, respectively.

In its third year, musica intima’s Family Day Show in February is quickly becoming a traditional outing for audiences of all ages.

It features folk songs, kid’s songs and a few classical choral pieces, and new this year is the Vancouver Youth Choir Kids as special guests.

Womenspiration, the ensemble’s show in March, is a celebration of International Women’s Day and of female artists. musica intima will premiere Uta’s Escape, a new work by Vancouver composer Jennifer Butler, with text by Canadian writer Maria Reva, which been featured in the pages of the UK’s The Guardian newspaper.

For more information on musica intima and upcoming concerts, call 604.731.6618, visit the website at www.musicaintima.org or email info@musicaintima.org. musica intima can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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“Everyone should have a safe place.”

These were just some of the comments students from the Lord Tennyson elementary have told this reporter over the years, about why they work so hard to gather donations for the Courier’s annual drive for Directions Youth Services, a non-profit organization that helps street youth meet immediate needs through hot meals, showers and laundry facilities.

Courier office manager June Stafford started the Christmas initiative 12 years ago and since then has collected countless items for street youth and kids living in shelters — and the Tennyson students have been a big part of the program’s success. But donations are down this year, so the deadline to make a contribution has been extended to Dec. 19.

Directions Youth Services encourages teens and young adults to seek support through education, recreation and artistic programs. In addition to lockers and pet kennels, the centre also offers a space for youth to shower and clean up before a job interview, a family meeting or for their own sake, which is why it’s so important to carry essential toiletries such as disposable razors, shampoo, tampons, soap and hair clippers. Other items on the centre’s wish list include gift cards, particularly for fastfood restaurants and coffee shops, transit passes and new items such as underwear, sneakers and boots, warm jackets, gloves, hats, socks, rain pants and jackets, and any teen-appropriate clothing. Homeless youth are always in need of sleeping bags, backpacks, tarps, sheets, blankets and first aid items. For more information about Directions, visit fsgv.ca. Donations of new goods can be dropped off Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Courier office — please note our new address is 303 West Fifth Ave. — or call 604-630-3501 and ask for June.

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RECORD FOOD: In 1986, the inaugural CBC Food Bank fundraising effort was a twohour radio show, raising a modest $462. Three decades later, the yearly campaign soared to new heights generating a record $780,347 from its annual CBC Open House and Food Bank Day. Thousands tuned in and or visited the Hamilton Street studios for a behind-thescenes look at the newsroom and studios and to meet some of their favourite personalities. Among those greeting guests was event founder Anne Penman, who has orchestrated every food drive since its inception. More than 103,000 people receive assistance from food banks across B.C. Proceeds from the generous day of giving will ensure stocked shelves at B.C.’s 99 food banks.

Scotiabank’s Grace Kim and Rob Wilkins presented a cheque to Greater Vancouver Food Bank CEO Aart Schuurman. Reportedly more than 100,000 people access B.C.’s 99 food banks on a regular basis, up 3.4 per cent from 2015.

CBC’s Stephen Quinn and Margaret Gallagher were among the CBC personalities who greeted guests at the annual CBC Open House at 700 Hamilton St.

Anne Penman, Shiral Tobin and Amy Bell were all smiles after a record $780,000 was raised during the 30th annual CBC Open House and Food Bank Day. Penman initiated the food drive in 1986. The original campaign in 1986 raised $462.

Tiffany & Co’s Wendy Eagan and Renita Hansraj made the season brighter hosting their annual holiday reception. After recently opening a new boutique in Holt Renfrew’s luxury wing, the biggest opening is still to come for the company: the multi-level Burrard Street store in 2017.

MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT: With three stores, Tiffany & Co. has been part of Vancouver’s retail landscape for 10 years. From TIFF to the Met Gala and Cannes, the luxury jeweller has shined on red carpets around the world. The firm’s Wendy Eagan and Renita Hansraj recently made the season brighter hosting their annual holiday reception for tastemakers, influencers and the style savvy.

Toasting the recent opening of a new boutique in Holt Renfrew’s luxury wing, the biggest opening is still to come for the centuries-old jewelry house: their multi-level Burrard Street store, scheduled to open May 2017.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Keithmas John Kurucz

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You know you’ve arrived as a legitimate party when event organizers come into possession of not one, but two pairs of custom-made jeans worn by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

Such was the case around this time last year, when John Hewer raffled off the Italian-made trousers as part of the sixth instalment of Keithmas, a yearly fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank that’s centred around all things Keith.

Hewer got the slacks from a mutual friend who worked multiple Rolling Stones tours, though party pants won’t be in the offing for this year’s fundraiser. Instead, a Fender Telecaster, a guitar amp and pedal — all of which are central to Richards’ signature sound — will be up for grabs come Dec. 16 at the Rickshaw Theatre.

“In a nutshell, Keithmas is a celebration of Keith Richards’ life and his lifestyle to a lesser degree,” Hewer said.

“But it’s also a celebration of the holiday season.”

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list of acts at Keithmas VII and she’ll be performing alongside Rich Hope and the Evil Doers, La Chinga, Sister Morphine, Greenback High and “neo psyche” outfit Orange Kyte, among others. Last year’s gig raised $12,500 and more than $30,000 has been raised since Keithmas’ inception in 2010.

All of the acts perform tunes Richards has had his hands on, and year after year, the bands play for free. Rick-

shaw owner/general manager Mo Tarmohamed has also waived the room rental fee, which is in the hundreds of dollars, for the festivities.

“We’ve approached a number of rooms in the past and they always want something,” Hewer said.

“It’s not like we’re against paying, but we’re trying to raise money here. If we have to shell out $2,000 it kind of defeats the purpose.

Nobody has ever asked for a penny. I think it says a lot of

about the bands.”

The first kick at the Keithmas can netted $800 and five boxes of food. Held at the Fairview, the gig was well attended but didn’t sell out. The show has since outgrown its former homes at the Fairview and Electric Owl, and returns to the Rickshaw for the second straight year.

DOA’s Joe Keithley, Colin James and the Odds are among the Keithmas alumni, though one constant over the last seven years has been Rich Hope and the Evil Doers.

“It’s so fun to do and the vibe has gotten better every year,” Hope said. “Donating your time for a cause like the Food Bank, it’s a very direct way to give. You know where the money is going and you know that it’s doing some good right here in your town.”

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When we worked together years ago, I gave my friend Kyle Berger a Chanukah gift, a bottle of cheap sparkling wine bedecked to look better than it was. In return, he gave me a little lecture about how Chanukah is really a minor Jewish holiday that gets its cachet from its proximity to Christmas.

I recently reminded Kyle of that years-ago interaction. Having two kids in the interim softened him on the Chanukah front, though he was never truly a Chanukah grinch. He was just making a point and I did take some of what he said to heart. Many people will wish their Jewish acquaintances a Happy Chanukah, but may not have any idea about Passover, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur,

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which are far more significant dates in the Jewish religious year. In other words, wishing people Happy Chanukah can be seen as an oddly Christian-centric form of multiculturalism.

But that is too grinchy.

And Kyle agrees.

“From a religious perspective, it’s low on the totem pole,” he says. “But from a cultural perspective and an opportunity to engage with family, it’s probably higher up there.”

This year, the shifting Jewish calendar means that the eight-day celebration of Chanukah begins on Christmas Eve and ends on New Year’s Day, a rare coincidence that makes the compare and contrast Christmas/Chanukah dichotomy especially apt.

For Kyle, it’s also the first time in his 40-odd years that he’s celebrating Christmas.

He’s heading to Vancouver Island to be with his girl-

friend’s family.

“I’m excited about it because I’m imagining that spirit of sitting around, we’ll have a Christmas Eve dinner, hot cocoa, drinks, go to sleep, wake up in the morning, exchange gifts, play games, enjoy each other’s company.”

He has pondered what might happen if he and his girlfriend moved in together. She would want a Christmas tree and he doesn’t have a problem with that either, particularly because, for her, it is a symbol of tradition and not particularly religious.

This is remarkably similar to Chanukah, he adds, which does not originate from religious tradition, but from Jewish history, when Greek control over the area around Jerusalem led to the oppression of Jews and the desecration of the Temple 2,200 years ago.

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this year in more ways than one A Jewish revolt resulted in victory and the Temple was rededicated. But the menorah in the Temple and the oil to burn in it had been desecrated and it would take eight days to produce the virgin olive oil required for ritual purity. One flask of unpolluted oil was found — enough to burn for a single day. By a miracle, the story goes, it burned for eight days, the Temple was rededicated and the Jewish people were free. (For a while anyway; the story continues.) For the purposes of most celebrants today, the miracle of the oil translates into an arteryclogging feast of fried foods, especially latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). So overeating and indulging is another area of interfaith overlap.

So is light in the midst of darkness. The Christian story of a star guiding admirers to the place of Jesus’s birth is marked by lights on trees and on houses. For Jews, Chanukah involves lighting increasing numbers of candles, from one on the first night to eight on the final night of Chanukah.

There is little doubt that

the relatively new tradition of giving gifts on Chanukah is also a result of Jewish kids in North America feeling left out of the Christmas fun.

(It’s less of a big deal in Israel, where Christmas isn’t so in-your-face.) There is nothing in Jewish theology, Kyle says, that dictates gift-giving.

And, except for the example of the Wise Men bearing gifts for the baby Jesus, there isn’t really anything official in Christianity about that either.

Chanukah gifts tend to be more modest than the booty under some Christmas trees.

“For me, growing up, the long-standing joke was that every year I would get felts or markers or something like that for Chanukah,” he says. His kids can expect seven nights of little items and maybe one night with a bigger payload.

“Generally, I’ll try to look for one thing that’s a little bit more significant, something that we know that they really want,” he says, “and the other nights will be little treats, arts-and-crafts-type gifts or maybe some clothes that we probably think they need anyway. Maybe an activity that we’ll do with them.”

Previous generations of

Jewish parents, and some still, have worried about turning Chanukah into a Jewish Christmas. But Kyle thinks his kids are smart enough to understand the difference.

“We’ve always been very clear with them that we are Jewish and these are the holidays that we celebrate and these are the things that we believe and the traditions we follow,” he says. “But other kids follow these other traditions. We live in a community and a society where Christmas is very prominent and we’ve never hid that from them.

“We’ve embraced it in a lot of ways,” he adds — and not only this year when Kyle may actually get his own stocking.

“For me, personally, Christmas or the holiday season is one of my favourite parts of the year, because I just feel like there’s a certain spirit and a certain energy everywhere that comes with it. Whether it’s about Chanukah, whether it’s about Christmas, whether it’s just about cold weather, ultimately what I appreciate the most is that [the holidays are] about family, bonding, being with the people that you love.” @Pat604Johnson

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This holiday season, give the gift of fitness We checked in with a few trainers and athletes to discover what they ask for and what they give

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I’m adding this one to my list. Laps will never be better.

Jessi Harewicz is more likely in the ocean than a lane, but the open water swimmer doesn’t shun the pool. After she successfully swam across the Strait of Georgia this summer, her ultimate wish list includes an endless swimming pool.

“You can swim against the current and can adjust the water temperature.” Avoiding near-freezing water is really an exciting option.

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I used to despise unwrapping socks on Christmas morning. Why was Santa so bland? Why would he buy me something I needed instead of silly indulgences?

Now I put socks at the top of my wish list. Ankle-high, merino wool in black, please and thank you.

For Hanukah and Christmas, for a reason to invigorate hibernating limbs over the solstice, or for New Year’s resolutions, these gifts are perfect for the recreators and competitors in your life — and they come recommended by the pros.

And whether it’s socks or a state-of-the-art treadmill, shopping for the athlete in your life gives you the best reason to indulge the shopping mantra, “One for you and one for me.” Get out there this season.

Oh what fun it is to ride

I always love to give reflective strips and small, rechargeable lights for cycling and running as gifts at any time of year. I once gave away a giant horn, the kind that quacks “honk honk,” because my friend already had a bell.

Light-weight, water-resistant gloves and sleek, clearplastic glasses help all-weather types keep warm outside.

Also, consider a Mobi membership for someone looking to try riding a few kilometres they might otherwise walk, bus or drive.

Baby, it’s cold outside

Equipped with a pair of snowshoes and thanks to the recent snowfall with still more in the forecast, you can venture to North Shore mountain trails or turn to your neighbourhood park, as I do when I trek to Queen Elizabeth Park. Be prepared to dodge the toboggans.

Since snowshoes come in a variety of styles, depending on what you plan to do and how you want to get there, decide if you want a light-weight, slim pair for running on packed snow or something more robust and broad to keep you afloat above it. There are smaller versions for children. Retractable poles help balance over uneven terrain.

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Keep the jocks in your life happy with toys, gadgets and books that keep fitness at the forefront all year long.

your loved ones for the 2017 MEC running series.

They’re calling it “the commitment” and, for the first time since launching their road and trail events in 2013, the co-op is combining the effort of its stores in the North Shore, Vancouver and Langley. Sign up for seven races for $84 or all 10 races for $120. Half- and full-marathon distances cost a little extra.

If you know an athlete with competitive goals next year, such as Vancouver’s only marathon, the BMO race on May 7, consider paying the entrance fees for those events.

It’s the best time of the year

Looking to 2017, the director of group fitness for Steve Nash Sports Club, Ingrid Cohee said she wishes for “things that restore and inspire” as well as those that “help me achieve and maintain my personal best.” That’s the athlete’s spirit. Her idea of an ideal gift includes multiple visits to a personal trainer or gift certificates to her favourite massage therapist or spa as well as the latest Fitbit or a power metre designed to measure cycling wattage.

Allison Tai, Canada’s reigning queen of all things OCR, has a similar suggestion. She endorses the message of Vancouver trainer, Dai Manuel, the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto.

“I recommend this book to anyone who is looking to embark on a healthier lifestyle and just needs a little guidance — no gym needed,” said Tai. “It’s essentially a straightforward plan to a better you in every way. To top it off, the book has top-notch support to see your goals through via a

free online Facebook community.”

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

Joe McCullum suggests a similar list for Santa.

The head strength and conditioning coach for the UBC Thunderbirds athletic department recommends class sessions, like a punch card or monthly membership, to a fitness studio for yoga, pilates, spinning or bootcamp workouts. For the living-room exercise buff, you can’t go wrong with equipment that offers a good workout in a small space such as resistance band, kettlebells or Powerblocks, a sophisticated dumbbell reviewed as a “great way for a skinny guy to make gains at home.”

Keighty Gallager, the fine mind behind Tight Club, suggests a yoga mat. Her babyblue branded mats are half off and “so rad!” Those are her words, but I have to agree.

For himself, McCullum would love a Woodway treadmill. But the integrated, high-tech machine might be “out of Santa’s price range,” he said.

More in budget could be coaching sessions through the park board or a dedicated trainer for a technically challenging sport like golf, tennis, squash or even open water swimming. (This is on my list as a gift for someone else.) For a beginner or expert, we can always learn something new.

Rock the night away

For motivation on long runs or courage to take on difficult feats, music can help get us through a lot of physical challenges. On her wish list, Tai has included Sony’s sport series headphones, the Waterproof Walkman.

“I learned quickly that if you’re doing something that requires waterproof headphones, you don’t want to wrestle with cords,” said Tai. “This all-in-one unit doesn’t bounce around for runs in the heavy rain or shift during swims. It’s also easy to fill with music via an intuitive drag and drop music transfer app.”

You better not cry, better not pout

For the young jumpers and tumblers out there, I can’t say enough about gifts that promote physical literacy and encourage toddlers, children and even teens to move. The most basic items are those they can take outside to kick, shoot or toss around.

A fun indoor game is Boochie, which is basically target practice with rings

and bean bags. Indoor bocce, if you will. For two to four players, this game is created by Gamewright.

Gonge Riverstones, by Fat Brain Toys, mimics puddle jumping with elevated, triangular, rubber pads that children can scramble over and jump between to develop balance and co-ordination.

And it might keep them off the furniture.

Let them know it’s Christmastime

Finally, for families that can’t guarantee their children will receive gifts this year, consider donating to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. Teens and tweens are particularly in need, according to the bureau. They recommend outdoor toys like skateboards, kick scooters, sleds, bikes and balls as well as gift cards. Those are just the sporty items, of course.

Puzzles, board games, books, art supplies, and electronics are also on many kids’ wish lists each year.

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What’s the biggest impediment to the electric car? It’s not the range or the technology, it’s the charging. If you have a gasolinepowered machine, you don’t have to worry about filling up, you just stop wherever there’s a station.

With an EV, you need to plot your route, and make sure you don’t forget to put the car on the charger when you get home.

However, if the new agreement between Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ford, and VW gets off the ground, European EV owners will be one step closer to traipsing around the continent without a care in the world. All four manufacturers have signed a memorandum of understanding with plans to build 400 such stations, adding to Europe’s growing network.

More than twice as powerful as Tesla’s Supercharger fast-charger, these stations would allow you to quick-charge your EV in about the time it takes to have a coffee and check your email on your phone.

Porsche sets sales targets for Mission-E

In many ways, the Tesla Model S effectively replaced the Porsche 911 as the official car of business success. Yes, the rear-engined Porsche coupe was also about racing heritage, but new 911 owners often came from the Gordon Gekko world of big bonuses and corporate takeovers.

As the 911 expanded into its current form, basically a grand tourer, it left the door open for upstart manufacturers like Tesla to come along with a new definition for showing status. Don’t believe me? Just watch the traffic coming into downtown over the Lion’s Gate Bridge these days — where once there were whale-tailed 911s, now it’s mostly super-fast electric sedans.

So, what’s Porsche to do?

Wield the might of their massive R&D department and come up with their own take on the performance EV. Dubbed the Mission-E, the current concept is a 590 horsepower dual-motor machine that’s slicker on the exterior than the Model S, and will likely have the edge in handling.

The Model S has all the straightline speed you could want, but Porsche has a lot more experience in designing traction control systems set up for cornering.

In interviews with German newspaper Automobilwoche, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume indicated a target of 20,000 cars per year world-wide, or roughly two-thirds of total 911 sales. That’s an ambitious goal, but one reasonably achievable with Porsche’s huge global distribution network.

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Audi plans further RS-ification

The Audi RS line represents the pinnacle of the brand. Analogous to BMW’s M division or Mercedes’ AMG brand, an RS badge means you’re driving the fastest, baddest machines to wear the fourringed badge. Thanks to the sales success of AMG, we’re getting more of them.

You can trace the breed back to the Audi RS2, a boosted-up wagon based on the Audi 80. Never officially imported to North America, there are nonetheless a few of these running around Canada. It’s a neat machine, incorporating a considerable amount of engineering from Porsche, who built it on the production line that once made the 959 supercar.

These days, RS-branded Audis are designed and engineered in-house. On this side of the water, we get the RS7 and soon the TT-RS. Across the Atlantic, there’s the RS Q3 crossover, the fierce little RS3, and the delectable RS6 Avant wagon. The last is surely the best way to make your labradoodle two-dimensional.

Audi Sport chief Stephan Winkelmann, the one-time head of Lamborghini, has revealed plans to add eight RS models to

Hacker takes down transit system

Expect this sort of thing to happen more often.

Last weekend, an anonymous hacker managed to break into the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency system, activating a ransomware program. $73,000 was demanded in order to unfreeze the system.

Thus, free rides for everyone. The hack cost an estimated half-million dollar loss in fares, but the transport agency had the fare machines up and running again after a day or so.

Attempts to track down the hacker have led to Russia or possibly Iran, but no arrests have been made. With more and more connectivity built into everything we own and use, maybe this is a good reminder to back up your data lest your per-

the lineup by 2018. While no specifics were given, the European press is speculating there’ll be RS versions of the A1, the A4, and the Q5, as well as possibly the flagship R8.

Since you can buy a Mercedes-AMG version of just about everything, and since fuel prices look to continue to be cheap (at least in the United States), you can

probably expect to see a few RS-badged crossovers showing up in the North American market before too long. C’mon Audi, send us one of your wagons.

The Nürburgring gets Ram’d

The Green Hell, as it’s sometimes called, is a brutally long and dangerous circuit used in endurance

racing that just happens to also be open to the public. Many manufacturers use the Nürburgring for vehicle development, and setting a fast lap time is seen as an essential marketing strategy to show off just how capable your new sportscar is.

So anyway, here are 1,152 Dodge Rams on it.

As you’d expect, there’s

an attempt at a Guinness World Record going on here, one for the largest ever pickup-truck parade.

The Dodge gathering easily smashed the old record, forming an incredibly long train of trucks for a slow lap of Germany’s most famous racetrack. Pretty impressive, although basically what rush hour in Edmonton looks like.

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