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Why did Louie vote against his colleagues on Chinatown condo vote? Mike Howell
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I’m sure many of you, curious what city council would decide on that controversial 12-storey condo proposal for Chinatown, were a little surprised when Coun. Raymond Louie wandered from the Vision Vancouver flock to join with some members of the NPA farm to support the project. I know at least one person who was. Fred Mah of the Chinese Society Heritage Building Association: “I was quite surprised because he’s supposed to be heading the policy for the city. So I’m not sure what he’s thinking about.” That’s what Mah told me minutes after council voted 8-3 on June 13 to reject Beedie’s proposal. I could hardly hear him over the cheers and applause in the lobby outside the council chambers. I didn’t quite understand what he meant by “heading the policy,” but Mah was clearly miffed. Mah was among a large group of Chinese leaders, young and old, who cam-
paigned against the proposal. They said the building would be too tall, too bulky, didn’t offer enough lowcost housing and wasn’t a good fit for an area heavy in culture (Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden, Chinese Cultural Centre, Memorial Square). Mah and Louie have known each other for a long time. I spoke to Louie a couple days after the vote and told him how surprised Mah was that he sided with NPA councillors Elizabeth Ball and Melissa De Genova on the project. “I’m sure I’ll have a long conversation with Fred, if he wants one,” said Louie, before I made a groaner of a television sitcom reference and said that everybody usually loves Raymond, but that probably can’t be said this time around. “You know, I think that’s OK,” he replied. “Hopefully, they love me for other reasons.” As I reported after the vote, Louie’s argument to support the project was that it fell in line with policy that council earlier approved and that it would bring 25 units
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of social housing for seniors to a community in need of such housing. As he mentioned during his turn to speak at council, and repeated in our telephone conversation, Louie didn’t think it was fair for people to hang all their dreams on the future of Chinatown on one building. He made that quite clear. What I wanted to hear more from Louie was this: When was the last time the Vision flock had someone wander off on a vote of such great importance to the community and vote with opposition parties? In my experience, it’s rare.
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ran against each other for the right to be Vision’s mayoral candidate in the 2008 civic election. The main issue that divided them was Louie promising not to shift taxes from businesses to property owners, whereas Robertson supported the shift. For those interested in history, Robertson won 3,495 votes to Louie’s 2,244 in that contest way back in June 2008. When I asked Louie to name other major decisions where he split from Vision, he said he voted against “the procurement of the design professionals for the road infrastructure for the taking down of the viaducts.” He then brought up Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer’s vote against changing the density for a waterfront restaurant. That occurred the same day as the vote on Beedie’s proposal. “We are free to have our opinions,” he said, explaining further that “if you were a federal Conservative, I don’t think you would join the federal NDP, and viceversa. So I would expect those people in those types of party systems would gener-
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Date: Thursday,June29,2017 Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM Place: Commons Block, Walter H. Gage Residence, 5959 Student Union Boulevard Plans will be displayed for the renewal of 2,600m2 of landscape space that will include a watermain upgrade; select tree removals and new plantings; new hard/soft landscaping; and lighting improvements. Representatives from the project team and Campus + Community Planning will be available to provide information and respond to inquiries about this project.
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Vancouver water lovers could soon have a few new outdoor locations to choose from. At Monday’s meeting, the Vancouver Park Board received staff recommendations that would see some changes at existing pools, as well as the addition of new amenities. The recommendations include: • a new outdoor leisure pool at Killarney Community Centre • a new outdoor component, possibly a spray park and hot tub, at Britannia Community Centre • a new destination natural outdoor pool along the Fraser River • a harbour deck in a prominent location. In determining locations for new outdoor amenities, priority was given to service area gaps identified in the south-central and south-east areas of the city. Margery Duda, with
the Vancouver Society for Promotion of Outdoor Pools, said the recommendations are lacking an outdoor pool dedicated to swimming. “In the draft recommendation there is no plan for an outdoor swimming pool,” she said, adding the leisure pool at Killarney Community Centre would be more like a wading pool. Duda said the city has lost four outdoor swimming pools and there are no plans to add any. She said the recommendations focus more on adding destination pools. “It’s not really an opportunity for more people to swim,” she said. The report, which also included many recommendations for indoor pools, is the culmination of the first phase of the VanSplash Aquatics Strategy. Park board commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung said the board will kick off another round of public consultation in September, giving residents a chance to have
their say on the recommendations. The public consultation will include an online survey, as well as public open houses. Residents can get more information and sign up to get VanSplash updates at vancouver.ca. Staff will take that feedback and use it in crafting a 10-year plan for the city’s aquatics facilities, which should come back to the board before the end of the year, Kirby-Yung said. In May 2016, the board passed a motion directing staff to explore quick-start strategies, including the allocation of existing capital funding, to expedite the construction of new outdoor pools. For 2017, $200,000 has been allocated for the planning and design of an outdoor pool. The VanSplash report also recommends continuing to invest in existing outdoor pools, as well as a review and upgrades to changing rooms and concession stands/food services. @JessicaEKerr
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News ‘Systematic discrimination’ against Indo-Canadian veterinarians comes to an end B.C. vet association apologizes for ‘loss of dignity, pain and suffering’ it caused Martha Perkins
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“You need patience but at the end of the day this is the best country in the world. You can get justice,” says Dr. Hakam Bhullar, whose 13-year battle with the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia has ended in his favour. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
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against Indo-Canadian vets, they told him he’d never win. The judge would be white, the lawyers would be white — the entire system would be biased against him, they said. But that’s where they were wrong, he’d tell them. “The Canadian system is one of the best in the world. Everything’s fair. You need patience but at the end of the day this is the best country in the world. You can get justice.” On June 6, his faith was rewarded. The Council of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia announced it was dropping its request for a judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal judgment that said the college had “engaged in systematic discrimination” against Dr. Bhullar and other South Asian vets. “The BCVMA’s process of disciplinary complaints gave rise to patterns of racebased adverse treatment…; alleging in numerous cases
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who had already formed the view that Dr. Bhullar and others were dishonest and possibly ungovernable,” tribunal member Judy Parrack wrote in 2015. In accepting the tribunal’s findings two years later, the college apologized to Dr. Bhullar and 12 other complainants “for the loss of dignity, pain and suffering” caused by its conduct. “The College acknowledges its past mistakes in the standards, inspection and discipline arenas. The College is now working to improve its processes and foster positive, constructive and forward-looking relationships with the complainants and all registrants,” it said on its website. (The B.C. Veterinary Medical Association became the College of Veterinarians of B.C. in 2010.) Dr. Bhullar, who owns Atlas Vet Clinic in Vancouver, says he’s satisfied with the apology. As part of the confidential mediation that led to it, he and Dr. Pavitar Bajwa are withdrawing two other complaints filed with the tribunal. Roots of the conflict date back to 1995, Dr. Bhullar says. The SPCA was offering to spay or neuter cats and dogs for $40 to $50, much below the going rate at private clinics. There was, however, a nine-month wait list. Dr. Bhullar and fellow Indo-Canadian vets started offering the service at the same price, clearing the SPCA’s backlog in two years. It required a lot of work but it was his contribution to reducing the number of unwanted cats and dogs
that have to be euthanized. “The cost [to me] is only $5 and takes me five minutes,” he says of why he still offers the services at those prices today. In 2004, the B.C. vet association introduced spoken language requirements which, in essence, required vets to speak with no accent and have perfect grammar. In doing so, it set its language proficiency bar higher than other professions. (The Human Rights Tribunal later ruled the English requirements were “largely unattainable” by Indo-Canadians and placed them at a disadvantage.) “I think they wanted to bring in an English test so that no other vets [from India] would come,” Dr. Bhullar told the Courier. “It was a monopoly and I stood against it.” He and others lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal. On Dec. 5, 2009, the association effectively took away Dr. Bhullar’s licence after accusing him of providing care “far below the skill expected of a competent practitioner” and of having “moral turpitude.” The charges were bogus, says Dr. Bhullar, who spent the next 14 months successfully fighting to get his licence restored. “They have the tools to control us,” he says of the association’s past methods. “They can say anything about you. When they are tested in court they are proven wrong.” It was a very difficult time for him, he says. “I was just crying every day... I thought someone had cut off my hands. It was hard to explain [to patients] that it was a political fight, and nothing to do with being a doctor.” Dr. Bhullar credits his wife Joti for giving him the strength not to lose his faith in the system. “She is a very strong woman. She said, ‘We are Canadians. You have to fight for Canadian values…’ We can sell the house [to pay bills] but don’t give up. You have to stand up.’” Today, he’s relieved the ordeal is over but he’s also glad he challenged “the old boys club.” “From day one I was fighting for justice,” he says. “At the end of the day, I believe in the Canadian system.”
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Death and hatred have been recurring themes in Imtiaz Popat’s life for the better part of two decades. His brush with both came to a head in 1998, when Nirmal Singh Gill was murdered outside of a Sikh temple in Surrey. Five skinheads linked to hate groups were convicted in the incident. Popat created a short documentary about the murder and rallied community support through his background in advocacy and community TV. “This is not a benign thing,” Popat said. “These white supremacists are capable of murder and there’s a history that we’ve seen happen globally.” Popat said that wave is beginning to crest again and is the result of a confluence of factors: Donald Trump’s standing as the leader of the free world, nationalist groups gaining traction in pockets of Europe and the presence of far-right movements across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. The newest iteration of Popat’s fight back came to be in December of last year, when the Coalition Against Bigotry — Pacific was established. The group will hold a roundtable discussion called “White Suprem-
acists in our Community” at the Carnegie Community Centre on July 5. The group’s modus operandi includes monitoring bigotry in its myriad of forms. Coalition members collect information and keep tabs on groups suspected of targeting minorities, homeless populations and others who are persecuted based on their race, religion or sexuality. Its membership is aligned with other left-leaning activist groups such as Black Lives Matter and the Carnegie Community Action Project. The group has helped organize, and participated in, several protests — or actions, as he calls them — across the region: outside the Trump Tower in downtown Vancouver, at Surrey City Hall and in the Fraser Valley. Those protests were in response to racist leaflets being distributed and the mass shooting at a Quebec mosque earlier this year. A former COPE-affiliated park board candidate, Popat offers only select details about the group’s makeup or where he resides. He declined being photographed, and provided handout photos to the Courier instead. Popat suggests he and other coalition members are actively being targeted by white supremacy groups. “It’s not easy,” said Popat, 54. “Someone has to
do something and stand up to them. And we are.” His group was publicly targeted as recently as late March, when Popat said members of the far-right movement known as the Soldiers of Odin attacked his coalition at an International Day Against Racism gathering at Victory Square. Video from the event shows about 10 men all dressed in black confronting protesters before police intervene. Three men who identified as members of Soldiers of Odin were arrested and released without criminal charges. That charges weren’t laid is criminal in and of itself, Popat says. “We want to put out a challenge to the mayor, city council and the police that they’re not protecting us — nor is any form of government,” Popat said. Popat says he doesn’t condone violence among coalition members, though some go that route anyway. “We have different people who have different views of doing things,” Popat said. “As a coalition we can’t dictate to tour members and supporters. Some people may take more radical approaches than others.” The July 5 roundtable runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Carnegie Community Centre. Details at facebook.com/ events/399827860417420.
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Character, Chinatown top Heritage Vancouver watch list Naoibh O’Connor
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Character homes/neighbourhoods and Chinatown tied for the top spot in Heritage Vancouver’s 2017 Top 10 Watch List. It’s the first time the organization has selected two number ones. Bill Yuen, a Heritage Vancouver spokesman, said both represent an important concept — his-
toric urban landscapes. “We really want to focus on this idea of a historic urban landscape as an area as a whole. It’s really beyond individual buildings. They both represent that,” he said. That point was highlighted in debates about the proposed development for 105 Keefer in Chinatown. On June 13, city council rejected a rezoning application for the site after activists
argued that the building being considered threatened the historic neighbourhood’s character and culture. While it’s currently an empty lot, Yuen said the property’s value is in the contribution it can make to the whole of Chinatown, in terms of the building on the lot itself, as well as how it fits into the social and culture context of the community. Similarly, Heritage Vancouver maintains it’s important
to look at character homes as not only buildings but for what they represent — “the interconnectivity between the physical and the social, cultural and natural values of the urban environment.” Yuen points to ideas such as neighbours saying hello, people growing things in their gardens and children playing in the street, all of which create a sense of place. “Heritage has really broadened and I think with
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are at 2540, 2548, 2554 and 2562 Wallace Crescent and they reflect a design broadly known as “storybook style.” But the homes are smaller in size and in footprint than is currently allowed in single-family zones, so they’re threatened by development. Two are empty, one just sold and two are up for sale. There are currently no incentives, such as allowing for infill, to encourage their retention, according to Heritage Vancouver. It categorizes them as a “special streetscape” on the top 10 list. Yuen said they’re important because they create a collection of four notable homes. “In the end, we, as an organization, say that there’s value as a collection, but also the neighbourhoods need to be expressing what they believe is valuable. It may be the houses, it may be corner stores, it may be community character, it may be neighbours doing things together,” he said. Aside from the Wallace Crescent houses, also new to the top 10 list are lawn bowling clubs and greens under the category of “historic urban landscapes.” They landed in the 10th spot. “They are natural spaces but they’re associated with the sports heritage of the City of Vancouver and also [serve] as a social place. So it ties into social values and historical sports value and also natural beauty,” Yuen said. In 2016, Bayview elementary, a heritage school, topped Heritage Vancouver’s watch list. This year, two schools made the ranking — David Lloyd George in the number three position and Simon Fraser annex in the fifth spot. Celtic Shipyards earned the fourth slot for 2017, while Sinclair Centre landed in sixth position. False Creek South is in seventh place and in ninth place is the Powell Street area (Nihonmachi or “Japantown”).
Heritage Vancouver’s 2017 Top 10 Watch List 1.
Character Homes/Neighbourhood Character: Historic Urban Landscapes 1. Chinatown: Historic Urban Landscapes 3. David Lloyd George School: Vancouver Schools 4. Celtic Shipyards: Landmarks 5. Simon Fraser Annex: Vancouver Schools 6. Sinclair Centre: Landmarks 7. False Creek South: Historic Urban Landscapes 8. Wallace Crescent Houses: Special Streetscapes 9. Powell Street Area (Nihonmachi or “Japantown”): Historic Urban Landscapes 10. Lawn Bowling Clubs and Greens: Historic Urban Landscapes
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Shuttered Kerrisdale Legion joins forces with the Billy Bishop Sandra Thomas
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The roots for Kerrisdale Legion Branch 30 were planted in 1919, when a group of soldiers gathered to form a veteran’s association in the village. In 1920, they received their charter from the Dominion Association of Veterans, and in 1923 moved into a building donated to the group by the Municipality of Point Grey. In 1987, that building was torn down and the association, now the Kerrisdale Legion, moved next door. That was until this past April, when Branch 30 shuttered its doors and closed its Kerrisdale location for good. Sid Harrison, president of Branch #30, describes the closure as bittersweet. “It’s a bit sad in a way,” he told the Courier. “We tried our best to hold it together, but Branch 30 no longer exists. It’s a fait accompli.” Harrison says with membership numbers dropping and the cost of rent increasing, it didn’t
Meanwhile Billy Bishop president Debbie Hretchka and vice president Mario Dionne are excited about the partnership and anxious to welcome all members from Branch 30 to the legion, located in a quirky, vintage building on Laburnum Street on Kits Point. Because the executive committee of Branch 30 also transferred over, the newly formed Billy Bishop/Kerrisdale Legion has duplicate directors and officers, including two presidents, two vice-presidents and two treasurers. An election in September, will determine who holds those seats going forward. “We had the charter done by the end of April, but it was too soon to hold an election,” says Hretchka. “We’ll get that worked out in September.” Dionne hopes the new members will enjoy the Billy for its uniqueness. “It’s not a big open lounge with tables like most legions,” says Dionne. “It’s more like a British pub.” One thing both legions have in common is their
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make sense financially to continue running the legion in the tony neighbourhood, where real estate prices have sky rocketed in recent years. The good news is that, while the space is closed, Branch 30 and its members have partnered with Billy Bishop Legion Branch 176 for what everyone hopes will be a mutually beneficial relationship. But there’s a big difference between walking down to the local for a pint and navigating the 15-minute drive to a legion in another neighbourhood. Harrison said whether the 120 members of Branch 30 will physically frequent the Billy remains to be seen. “Maybe some members will sign up to be part of it, but only time will tell,” says Harrison, a “proud legion member for 40 years.” “We just have to give it some time.”
“There have been a lot of ups and downs, but things are going well now.” While initially a member had to belong to the armed forces or have a family connection to join a legion, that’s changed and today anyone can apply. Visit billybishoplegion.org for more information. @sthomas10
Billy Bishop Legion president Debbie Hretchka and first vice-president Mario Dionne (left) are happy about a new partnership with Kerrisdale Legion Branch 30, which closed in April. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
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on’t be too quick to write off Chinatown. I say that particularly in light of council’s decision last week to turn down the Beedie rezoning application to build a 118-foot-high condo complex at the confluence of Keefer and Columbia. There are those among us who have decided, in the words of Gertrude Stein as she lamented the loss of what she knew as the town of Oakland, Calif., in which she grew up, that when it comes to Chinatown, “there is no ‘there’ there.” It continues to dwindle. Saving what remains is pointless. Expanding what is there is impossible. But take a walk, as I did this week, south on Columbia from the heavily travelled scene of frequent dysfunction and despair on Hastings Street towards Pender. Within half a block the traffic noise fades, the alley is no longer one populated with drugdependent souls. You are more likely to encounter a tourist armed with a camera. At Pender, Chinatown truly begins. Wander into the Chinese Tea Shop. Be dazzled by the near museum quality of the pottery and the stunning array of teas available for tasting if you choose to sit a while. Yes, Chinatown is changing. No one could have imagined, even a few decades ago, that the multi-storey Chinese clan buildings lining the street would have tenants in their main floor retail spaces, which include Flatspot Longboard Shop or El Kartel, a streetwear store where the owners told me they started out on Robson but rising rents pushed them next to Granville and finally to their current location on Pender. Before you head another block south towards Keefer, stop by the Chinese bakery and pick up a fresh-out-of-the-oven Gai Mai Bao bun. Never mind the calorie count. It is at Keefer where you will come across the vacant lot where the contentious proposal was planned for. Immediately in front of that site is a monument to Chinese railway workers and Second World War Chinese Canadian vets, commemorating the sacrifices they made “in building a united and prosperous Canada.” Across the street to the west is the Chinese Cultural Centre. Next to that is the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park. Both structures, as longtime Chinatown activist Shirley Chan reminded me, are the beneficiary of an earlier battle to save Chinatown. Back in the day when the fight was on to stop the
Despite the recent rift over a proposed condo development, don’t be too quick to write off Chinatown and its future, says columnist Allen Garr, who continues to be charmed by the neighbhourhood’s old and new ways. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
cross-town freeway, that land had been set aside by the city as a highway intersection. Years later, in 2010, when the city decided that to save Chinatown they would have to increase the heights and density of any new buildings, Chan recalls that the site of the Beedie proposal was given special consideration for being excluded except in “special circumstances.” That somehow got overlooked. And what resulted from the increase in heights and density on other properties led not to more folks coming back to Chinatown, but to an increase in property values and taxes. “It was a mistake,” says Chan. As the movement to stop the Beedie project grew to include everyone from millennials of Chinese heritage to Chinese Canadian war vets to low-income seniors, splits became apparent among clan members. There were those who wanted the project; it included some low-cost seniors housing. The belief also grew among Chan, and the rest of those opposed to the project,
As the movement to stop the Beedie project grew to include everyone from millennials of Chinese heritage to Chinese Canadian war vets to low-income seniors, splits became apparent among clan members. There were those who wanted the project; it included some low-cost seniors housing. that the city would approve it. After all, it had been revised and then revised again to satisfy the city’s urban design panel. Finally, city staff recommended it and the proposal was sent to public hearing where literally hundreds of interveners spoke. Then, on the day of the council decision, the first on his feet to vote was Coun. Kerry Jang. He was opposed to the project. Chan was surprised. And it was just the beginning of what ended as an 8-3 vote to kill the project. Chan was elated, as were her seat mates:
Chinese-Canadian veterans. In the lobby outside council chambers I found urban planner Andy Yan wiping tears of joy from his eyes. “We started,” he said “as the Charge of the Light Brigade,” a disastrous exercise by British cavalry soldiers during the Crimean war. “We ended with the Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Glory! Glory! Hallelujah. But, as Chan says, there is still “more work to be done” to ensure Chinatown’s future. @allengarr
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Opinion 10th Avenue Corridor: Quebec to Guelph Street Improvements Since 2015, the City has been working on improvements for people walking and cycling along the 10th Avenue Corridor. Please join us to learn more about the recommended design for 10th Ave between Quebec Street and Guelph Street, adjacent to the Kingsgate Mall. Find out what’s changed for the design since the November 2016 open houses. We want to hear from you! Thursday, June 29, 2017, 4 – 8 pm Kingsgate Mall, 370 East Broadway Centre Court FOR MORE INFORMATION: vancouver.ca/10thavenue
Public Hearing: July 11, 2017 Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at 6 pm City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Third Floor, Council Chamber
Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations:
1. 604 East 23rd Avenue (Mitchell Residence) To designate as protected heritage property the exterior of the existing building at 604 East 23rd Avenue (Mitchell Residence), and to approve a Heritage Revitalization Agreement for the site, which grants variance for the site including bonus density. 2. DTES Oppenheimer District ODP Amendments To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to make changes to the DTES Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan (ODP) to enable delivery of priority uses with housing on corner sites, allow frontage relaxations for 100 per cent social housing projects, and include a definition for local economic development use. 3. 620 Cardero Street (formerly 1575 West Georgia Street) To amend CD-1 (633) (Comprehensive Development) District for 620 Cardero Street (formerly 1575 West Georgia Street) to increase the overall floor space ratio (FSR) from 10.59 to 10.85 and the residential FSR from 7.86 to 8.15. 4. 870 East 8th Avenue (Red Door Housing Society) To rezone 870 East 8th Avenue from RM-4 (Multiple Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a seven-storey building containing a total of 51 social housing units. A height of 21.3 metres (69.9 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.80 are proposed. 5. 4138 Cambie Street To rezone 4138 Cambie Street from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building and 2 two-storey townhouses at the lane that includes a total of 22 dwelling units. A height of 20.5 metres (67 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.31 are proposed. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038
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I am writing from London, U.K., where many local stories parallel stories in Vancouver. Over the past two weeks, affordable housing and highrise buildings have been in the news in both cities. In Vancouver, the highrise story was 105 Keefer, a contentious 12-storey development proposal for a vacant lot in Chinatown. My colleague Mike Howell has written extensively on council’s somewhat surprising and unusual 8-3 vote defeating the project. While I generally support 12-storey building designs and developers willing to create mixed-income buildings, I was pleased to see the project defeated. Why? Because the city’s zoning allowing ninestorey buildings to rise to 12 storeys in return for public benefits was so very wrong. In 2011, when the city first proposed highrises in Chinatown, I expressed my opposition because I worried they would negatively impact the area’s historic architectural character. Former director of planning Brent Toderian recently disclosed to his Twitter followers that planning staff were also opposed to Chinatown height increases. Sadly, council ignored the staff recommendation and sided with misguided Chinatown merchants who thought highrises would bring more people and “body-heat” into the community. I do feel sorry for the developer who spent many years and a lot of money doing precisely what staff and council encouraged him to do, only to be turned down. While I hope a future revised Chinatown zoning policy will restrict building heights to something in the order of 70 feet, if Beedie Development Group wants to proceed with a nine-storey proposal for this site, this should be permitted. They have been punished enough. While many regarded the rejection of the 105 Keefer project and loss of 25 affordable housing units to be a tragedy, it was nothing compared to London’s recent tower tragedy. Much has been reported about the Grenfell Tower inferno; however, much more discussion and investigation is warranted. Over the past week, many U.K. columnists and pundits have argued this disaster vividly highlights why highrises should not be built for lower-income households. They are wrong. Suitably designed high-rise buildings
can most definitely provide suitable accommodation for lower-income households. This disastrous fire resulted in part because a contractor inappropriately covered a 24-storey building with a non-fire resistant exterior cladding intended for buildings up to three storeys. I should add that Canadian fire codes would prevent a similar product from being installed on a Canadian highrise. There’s another aspect to this story that is somewhat relevant to British Columbia. While most residents impacted by this horrendous fire were low-income, the building was not restricted to low-income households. Like most English Council flat developments, over the years, apartments had been sold off or leased at market rates to higher-income households. In B.C., the government has also been selling off public housing to private sector and non-profit companies. In principle, I support broader income mixing in these projects. However, as future B.C. provincial governments contemplate the sale of additional public housing, it may be wise to carefully analyze the U.K. experience. While the Grenfell fire dominated U.K. news, another major U.K. story had eerie similarities to B.C. I write, of course, about its recent election, which resulted in no clear winner, and many questions about how long a coalition government might last. Thanks (or no thanks) to the Internet, it is difficult to avoid what’s happening in Vancouver when travelling abroad. While I was reading about Mayor Gregor Robertson’s recent Big Conversation event on the future of housing in Vancouver, I couldn’t avoid posters inviting Londoners to join London Mayor Sadiq Khan for his June 29 State of London Debate: New London Living Rent Homes — More Help for our Homeless — What’s next for Housing in London? Hashtag #SpeaktoSadiq. While Robertson hopes his Empty Home Tax will encourage owners of empty condos to lease them to needy renters, England’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is calling for Kensington and Chelsea homes left empty by millionaires to be used by victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. This won’t happen, of course. But when it comes to affordable housing, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic seem most willing to say and do whatever they think it takes to attract future votes.
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CRUISE SHIP NEWBIE HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE PROS Considering a cruise for the first time? Me too. But, only ever having been on a boat long enough to enjoy dinner and a sunset, I decided to put some questions to Bob Young, cruise specialist at Lloyds Travel and Cruises. You specialize in river cruises. What’s the difference between a small ship experience and a large cruise ship vacation? We specialize in small ship cruising, which includes river and ocean cruises. River cruise ships in Europe are all essentially the same size, ranging from about 120 passengers to about 170 passengers each. River cruises are a great way to travel through the heart of Europe without hotels and driving. Ocean cruises are different. Most people cruise on the most popular cruise lines: Holland America, Princess,
Royal Caribbean, Disney, Celebrity, Norwegian and Carnival, which are bringing out larger ships each year with many carrying more than 2,000 passengers. The largest carries more than 5,500 passengers, plus a crew of about 2,500, which means these ships hold the same amount of people as a lot of small towns. Imagine when one of these ships arrives at a port and then imagine (and this happens especially in the Caribbean) that several ships are visiting the same port on the same day. Small ship cruising appeals to people looking for a less crowded onboard experience (no line-ups for the restaurants); a more personal onboard experience, including more space; and the ability to visit smaller ports than large ships can access. Smaller ports offer fewer people in towns and villages, in the local restaurants and shops and on the beaches.
Small ships include luxury vessels, sailboats or expedition ships. If you are travelling to Antarctica, you want an expedition ship that only carries up to 100 people, since that’s the maximum that can be off-boarded there at one time. If you’re travelling through the Northwest Passage, some of the villages have only a few hundred residents so you don’t want to be on a ship with more than 1,000 passengers when you visit. Also, some expedition ships have flexible itineraries to allow passengers to stop a little longer someplace, for instance if they’re swimming with whale sharks. Sometimes the food choices on a small ship aren’t as large, but the quality is as good, or better, than on large ships. Dining can be a more local experience because the chef is able to disembark in several ports to shop in local markets for fresh meat, fish, vegetables and fruit.
Are you allowed to bring wine or liquor onto a ship? Most large cruise ships generally don’t allow you to bring liquor onboard — they want you to buy drinks on the ship. Most small ships will allow you to bring wine and sometimes spirits onboard; they understand that you found something interesting in a port and would like to perhaps try it at dinner. Is airfare included? Airfare can be included in promotional deals from many cruise lines, but it’s best to compare their package pricing with buying the cruise and airfare separately. A good travel agent will do the comparison so the client can decide what the best value is.
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IGNITING CHANGE: Spark Global Philanthropic Foundation was created this year to exemplify all that is special about Canadians. Founder and philanthropist Abdul Ladha, his wife Hanifa and their teenage daughters Sabrina, 18, and Sophia, 15, are leading the way to teach the next generation of youth to be charitable and giving. Inspired by their parents’ charitable ways, the sisters recruited their classmates to take up the challenge to be difference makers. The students responded in spades creating their own philanthropic portfolios, which would be beneficiaries of the inaugural Spark Gala. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel, the
FEEDING THE SOUL: A Loving Spoonful’s Project Empty Bowl continues to serve up not only a good time for party guests but healthy nutritious meals and counseling to hundreds of individuals and families affected by HIV and co-existing illnesses in the Lower Mainland. That was the message delivered by executive director Lisa Martella at the charity’s yearly gala staged at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. Picking up a handcrafted bowl created by talented B.C. potters, guests filled their vessels with culinary delights created by hotel executive chef Justin Paakkunainen. The event and art auction raised $100,000 for the venerable health organization that delivers more than 100,000 meals annually. For a longer version of this column go to vancourier.com.
Abdul Ladha and his wife Hanifa created the Spark Global Philanthropic Foundation to promote philanthropic practices that empower youth to understand and navigate charity.
Students Sabrina and Sophia Ladha want to inspire fellow students to be future innovators and leaders in philanthropy and charitable organizations locally and abroad. The inaugural Spark Gala generated over $1 million to support charitable projects led by students.
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel executive chef Justin Paakkunainen hosted 400 guests at the yearly Project Empty Bowl benefit to support of A Loving Spoonful’s ongoing efforts of providing free nutritious meals to people living with HIV and other life threatening illnesses.
Alex Beyer, director of client services, along with volunteers Olivia Botelho and Amanda Pullishy prepared to hand out handcrafted bowls to attendees of A Loving Spoonful’s food and drink grazer.
Escorted by Sherri Mitchell, Vancouver artist Joe Average made a rare public appearance at A Loving Spoonful’s Project Empty Bowl bash. The renowned artist contributed to the fundraising efforts.
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Guitarists, luthiers tune up for inaugural festival Vancouver International Guitar Festival features luthiers, exhibits, vendors and workshops
John Kurucz
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Jean Larrivée has a pretty sweet set-up for a guy in his golden years: constant California sun, a huge yard and a golf course across the street from his home. And yet he prefers to putter around an indoor shop and to be covered in dust and wood chips from head to toe. “I don’t like golfing and gardening is not for me even though I have big garden,” Larrivée told the Courier from his home in Oxnard, Calif. “It’s one of those these things where you become addicted — after 50 years of building guitars, you don’t just walk away from it.” Larrivée is a former longtime Vancouver resident and business owner. His career in the guitar building game extended into its fifth decade this year. Now into his 70s, Larrivée’s instruments are played by musicians on virtually every continent. The Quebec native will be recognized by peers and players alike with a lifetime achievement award for lutherie at the upcoming Vancouver International Guitar Festival. “It’s been a really long road, but I get up every
morning and I go to work,” Larrivée said. “It’s pretty simple. I never miss any time. Even if I’m not well, I’m still at work.” Running June 23 to 25 at the Chinese Cultural Centre, the inaugural three-day event is a veritable assault on the senses for all things strings: a luthier conference, vendors, demos, concerts, master classes and more. Master luthiers from across the world will be in attendance, including Canadians Linda Manzer, Sergei de Jonge and Grit Laskin. Demos will come courtesy of Vancouver shredders David Martone, Don Alder, Hayley McLean and Shaun Verreault of Wide Mouth Mason fame. A first for Western Canada if not the nation, the festival is the brainchild of Vancouver luthier Meredith Coloma and former Feldman Agency mogul Shaw Saltzberg, who’s helped oversee the careers of Michael Bublé, John Fogerty and Bryan Adams among others. Having recently entered into semi-retirement mode, Saltzberg wanted to take up a hobby that could quiet his otherwise “fast-moving mind.” He met Coloma last August and entered into an intensive, month-long
Vancouver guitarist Don Alder will perform and lead master classes as part of the inaugural Vancouver International Guitar Festival. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
period to learn about the good found in wood. It was at that time that talk of big things and big strings came to be. “Our goal is to position this at a high level, so we brought in some of the greatest guitar makers in Canada and around the world,” Saltzberg said. “These instruments are
handmade typically and cost anywhere between $4,000 and $40,000. Some of these guitars are collectible, museum pieces.” Having no reference point to lean on, Saltzberg is curious to see the demographics of attendees. He’s depending on two crowds: those between 25 and 45 who crave handmade,
artisan items and the 45- to 75-year-old set who’ve got some disposable dough. “Everybody knows somebody that plays a guitar, so it really crosses a lot of lines,” Saltzberg said. With a career that’s spanned more than three decades, Alder has shared the stage with Steve Vai and Tommy Emmanuel —
both are widely regarded amongst the most respected players to grace a stage. All three have put in the requisite decades of woodshedding to get to where they’re at, but it’s the moments of wonder and even confusion that Alder cherishes most. Those are the takeaways he’ll stress during his upcoming performances and master classes. “Some people need structure, so they spend their days practising skills,” Alder said. “I’ll just noodle along all day looking for a gift to identify itself as something I can build on. Once I find those three notes, I’m off and running.” Running the solo show without the benefit of a backing band can be daunting, but Alder pays no mind. For him, music is about the journey rather than the destination. “A show isn’t just showing up to see someone play a guitar,” he said. “You have to take them on a trip. That’s what differentiates the players from the virtuosos. A show is an experience.” @JohnKurucz The full festival schedule is online at vancouverguitar festival.com.
Revamped Splashdown waterslide hopes to make a Big Splash To paraphrase avid waterslide fan Mark Twain, reports of Splashdown Waterparks’ death last year were greatly exaggerated. Last September, Splashdown’s president Tom Oliver announced he would not be renewing the lease on the park’s coveted land near out-
let mall Tsawwassen Mills. A number of obits, including one in the waterlogged pages of the Courier, assumed that Tsawwassen’s old school waterslide park would be turning off its taps for good after 33 seasons in the sun. Not so. Acquired by Executive
Hotels and Resorts earlier this year, the newly rebranded Big Splash Water Park took the wraps off its revamped facility and opened to the public June 12. According to its website, Big Splash boasts newly renovated pools and hot tub, new kids splash park
equipment, a new clubhouse, a new “adults-only” hot tub, new refinishing on all the slides, new landscaping, a new sound system and a VIP private viewing deck with DJ stand, for anyone who feels booming bass was lacking from past waterslide experiences.
There’s even complimentary shuttles, twice daily, between downtown Vancouver and the park. Shuttles leave Vancouver from the YWCA (535 Hornby St. near Dunsmuir Street) at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Shuttles leave Tsawwassen at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Riders must present their admission ticket to board the shuttle. Tickets can be purchased online or at Executive Hotel Le Soleil at 567 Hornby St, located next to the YWCA. More details at bigsplashwaterpark.ca. — Courier staff
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The 2017 edition of the Festival d’été Francophone de Vancouver is celebrating artists from B.C. and Quebec with free live performances throughout the city. Très bon! June 23, 24, 27 Various locations Website: lecentreculturel. com/en/festival-etefrancophone-devancouver To find more good things about Vancouver, go to VancouverIsAwesome.com.
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Something fishy going on underneath Cambie Street Bridge John Kurucz
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Wild salmon will return to False Creek later this month for the first time in generations. Sure, they’re not actually wild, nor will they be submerged in water. In fact, they won’t even be live fish. That’s where the imagination of Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild comes in. She’s poised to unravel her latest art installation, Uninterrupted, across the Cambie Street Bridge on June 28. Running five nights a week until late September, the 25-minute art installation marries performance piece, high-tech art and dizzying camera angles and effects. Wild’s work does not, however, dip its toes into the political waters associated with salmon conversation. “Everything is so crazy polarized right now, but if you come in with a piece like this that delivers an experience that has all sorts of beauty, complexity and unanswered questions, you’re not waving
your finger at someone,” Wild said. “You’re inviting them into a conversation.” Uninterrupted took seven years to pull off from concept to realization. Wild’s inspiration came by way of a trip to the Adams River in 2010, a time when the biggest sockeye run in a century wound its way near Kamloops. Overall, the fishery saw 35 million sockeye return, of which about five million made it to the Adams. It was there that Wild saw the circle of life play out before her thousands of time a day. “I stood on the edge of that river and I said, ‘Wow, something is going right in this world,’” she said. “I was really touched by the fact that I was looking at something that had been going on for millennia. If left alone, it will continue uninterrupted into the future.” Successive trips were made to the Adams for film shoots and dozens of crew members had their hands in on the production. One of the stars of the show is a
camera that captures 2,200 frames per second — in that context, a simple flap of a fish tail instead looks a sinewy ballerina preening across a stage. Permitting and permissions came next, and Wild got blessings from the city, park board and local First Nations. Funding came by way of government and grants and the project is being touted as a Canada 150+ celebration. The end result will include eight projector screens spread across the bridge, set to an original audio score featuring the sounds of the river. Every night at 10, audiences will convene on the north side of the bridge at Coopers’ Park to take in the free spectacle. Wild said the Cambie Bridge in particular is the ideal location: the acoustics will allow for sound to travel but not bounce too much off surrounding structures. The grey background of the bridge’s legs allow for perfect projection and the location nicely juxtaposes
city life with natural calm. After its Vancouver run, Wild hopes to get further financial backing to give the project international legs. “Could you imagine salmon on the pyramids?” she asked. For more information, see uninterrupted.ca.
Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild’s art installation, Uninterrupted, projects swimming salmon against the backdrop of the Cambie Street Bridge. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
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When crows attack
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On Monday morning, Paria Assadipour walked the back alley behind her office to grab her usual “tall Pike in a grande cup” from the nearby Starbucks. It’s a ritual thousands of Vancouverites take part in every morning, and what happened next was equally as common. Assadipour was attacked by a crow. “I had this horrible feeling as I walked alone,” said Assadipour who is a marketing and sales assistant at the Vancouver Courier. “And, as I’m turning around, this crow is coming directly at me, at my head. So I kind of spazzed at it, swatted and flailed at it and ran away to the Starbucks… I survived.” Not only did Assadipour survive, she lived to Tweet about it. “Man down! I’ve been dive-bombed by a #crow!! I managed to get away unscathed. Protect yourselves & your loved ones.” She also posted the loca-
tion of her winged attack on Crowtrax, an open-source Geographic Information System (GIS). Developed by Langara Continuing Studies instructor Jim O’Leary, Crowtrax is an interactive, user-generated map that tracks the location and severity of crow attacks. O’Leary launched Crowtrax in April 2016, inspired partly by co-workers’ and colleagues’ anecdotes of being attacked by crows. Last year, he received 1,500 reports of crow attacks, while this year the number climbed to more than 3,000. “It really hit a nerve. Just about everybody has a story about a crow attack,” says O’Leary, who adds he’s noticed his site has evolved into more than just a data resource. “It’s become sort of a social media site or a therapy site.” According to the map, hot spots for crow attacks include Robson Street between Thurlow and Bute, and Ontario Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. April to July is nesting
season for crows, so attacks have been on the rise as crows ward off pedestrians who they see as a threat to their young. Assadipour wasn’t entirely surprised by the avian ambush. She had been warned by co-workers who had been dive-bombed the previous year by aggressive crows in the neighbourhood. Although Assadipour wasn’t injured, there was one lasting effect from her encounter. “I’m avoiding that alley from now on,” she said. Besides crows, O’Leary, who vets every report, has had to contend with another nuisance common to Vancouver — Internet trolls. “People will say, ‘A crow followed me into a bar and ran off with my girlfriend.’ And sometimes there’s foul language,” O’Leary says. “Somebody made about 10 reports the other day quoting from Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven.’ Of course I don’t want that on.” To see where crows have attacked pedestrians or to post your own incident, go to giscourses.net/ crowtrax/crowtrax.html.
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Your mood becomes ambitious, Libra — or the opposite, if you don’t like the pressure. Higher-ups remain impatient, temperamental until July 20, so grin and bear it, do your best without argument. (You’d lose the argument.) On the other hand, you have a unique opportunity to a) turn a boss into a partner, or b) swiftly grab an opportunity, or c) co-operate with an associate, friend or spouse, and form a partnership of ambitions. It all depends on, as they say, the amount of “fire in your belly.”
The weeks ahead fill with paperwork, errands, details, communications, short trips and casual friends. (Sunday morning is filled with these, but in a disruptive way.) It will be an easy time without major consequences – but a good time to handle anything such as job applications, school admission forms, etc. You’ll work very quickly in these areas so remember: haste makes waste. Your physical charms continue to shine.
You remain thoughtful, mellow. You’re standing on a quiet, deep base of happiness, Scorpio, this week and the next two. (Actually, that base is rather permanent; but sometimes you slip and forget it’s there.) Look far ahead, especially where love, justice, travel and education are concerned. For the next 16 months, you will find a smooth, easy path in career, and “pitfalls” in real estate or “withdrawing to home.”
Chase money, Gemini. Much can flow to you now, but various people and projects are trying to drill a hole in your bank account. Save, or at least spend on things you enjoy. Your inner life continues to be sweet but romance is encountering some mild obstacles — that’s okay, for July will bring your charms back to the surface. Sunday morning is a bit disruptive – buy nothing. From 3 pm (PDT) Sunday to Tues. eve – errands, communications, short trips, paperwork and casual friends enter.
You remain in a “private mood” until July 22. Your subconscious bursts to the surface; your intuition rises, as does your curiosity. You’ll be dealing with sexual attractions, financial events/opportunities, research and investigations (perhaps medical) revelations, and lifestyle changes. This area is tied up by Mars until July 20, which can make those sexual urges a burning fire (and a romantic one) and can make you impulsive with finances, changes and commitments.
Your power, leadership, charisma, energy and effectiveness are at a peak now to late July, Cancer (esp. Sunday). Don’t waste this important month. Start projects, make contacts, ask favours and present proposals. Your determination and intensity are at a two-year high. So is your sexual magnetism — but all these could involve you in a fight or competition with someone suave but very strong — or with a sexy, romantic, stubborn person who might, someday, be your mate.
The focus remains on relationships, fresh horizons, new opportunities, challenge and possible opposition, even enmity. You’re a natural diplomat, so the enmity part is unlikely. Still, others are uber-intense until July 20, so step carefully, be kind and gentle. Ultimately, you hold the power; but temporarily, others can swing a mean punch. You might decide to end a relationship. Rare Caps might start a real estate partnership.
Remain out of the spotlight, Leo. Seek sweet solitude, examine your life course, be spiritual and charitable, uphold you duties but don’t overwork, and DON’T volunteer. The weeks ahead favour rejuvenation, spas, hospital visits, government liaising, research, dealing with agents, counsellors, therapists or psychics. Sleep in Sunday. This afternoon (3 pm PDT) your energy bounces back, mildly, to Tues. suppertime.
Groan — three weeks of work and drudgery face you, Aquarius. Ah, well. Just plod ahead and get it done. Protect your heart with good habits. Now to late 2018, reject independence — if you approach another, even if he/she rejects you, you’ll still feel happier than had you not tried. Some Aquarians will become famous, some will luckily relocate, some marry, in the 16 + months ahead. The few weeks ahead could nudge you to buy machines, tools or a computer.
Wishes can come true, Virgo, this Sunday morning (slim chance) and over the weeks ahead. You’re going to be happy, as your optimism and popularity grow, and social delights, entertainment and flirtation enter. Every little breeze could waft your heart aloft. Interactions are intense, swift — you might have to respond to an invitation “immediately.” You could be sexually drawn to someone in your social circle. Think ahead: the consequences are? If all’s honest, ethical, jump in, have a fling.
Ah, sweet romance! This week and the next two highlight beauty, pleasure, games/sports, risktaking, creative surges, and your heart’s passion. These are more intense than usual, even heated. You might have to make sure you don’t run roughshod over someone you’re pursuing, or talk too much, or try to buy someone. You might sell your creative efforts. Sunday highlights these themes, but in a disruptive, unpredictable way.
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Accurate Effective Bailiffs Ltd will be selling a Catalina Yachts Sail Boat Model No. 27 Serial No. 3959 (year unknown) for unpaid storage. The person liable as debtor for which the lien exists is Kevin Cohen and/or John Doe. Unit will be sold by private or public sale on June 29th 2017 or thereafter and can be viewed by appointment (604 526-3737) at 6139 Trapp Avenue, Burnaby BC. U-Haul Moving Center Vancouver claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 1070 SE Marine Dr., Vancouver, BC, Tel: 604325-6526. Auction is subject to cancellation at anytime without notice. 2081 YANA TEPLITSKY, 8740 CARTIER APT. 208, VANCOUVER, BC 3603 MYRNA BIAGTAN ,281-6363, VANCOUVER, BC 3157 EDITHA VERDADERO DE CHAVEZ, 4223 VICTORY ST, BURNABY, BC 2523 SCOTT LANBRIAULT , 5352 VEDDER RD, CHILLIWACK, BC 0325 SHILO LYNN WENDELL, 8740 ROSEMARY AVE, RICHMOND, BC 1140 PAUL BELL, 510-1005 STATION ST, VANCOUVER, BC AA3853 AMAURICE BILOVUS , 331-2818 MAIN ST, VANCOUVER, BC 2619 NARCISA VINLUAN, 155 26TH AVE E, VANCOUVER, BC 0791 JUSTIN REU, 356 W 62ND AVE, VANCOUVER, BC 3314 JASBIR BADH, 1393-20800 WESTMINSTER HWY, RICHMOND, BC 0283 SCOTT ROGER, 303-8656 FREMLIN ST, VANCOUVER, BC 2459 JENNY HASLETT, 5425 OAK ST, VANCOUVER, BC 3844 MARKELLA MILDENBERGER, 301-1770 BARCLAY ST, VANCOUVER, BC 2137 BRADLEY KORCHIN, 1-2425 7TH AVE W., VANCOUVER, BC 3181 WILLIAM DAMASCENA , 5185 HARDWICK ST, BURNABY, BC 0912 MARIAH STILL, 2287 E 33RD AVE, VANCOUVER, BC 1536 MIOARA JOHANSSON, 588 BROUGHTON ST, VANCOUVER, BC A sale will take place at the storage location on Thursday, July 6th, 2017. Viewing 9:00AM-11:00AM. Sealed bids will be opened at 11 AM. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker unit.
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SUMMER CAR CARE
Safety first? Is saving a few bucks on maintenance worth the high cost of a crash? becarcareaware.ca Facing numerous expenses every day, you may be tempted to put off vehicle maintenance to save a few bucks — and you certainly wouldn’t be alone. But is saving money worth risking your life? On average, five people die on Canada’s roads each day. Though many of these collisions can be attributed to driving under the influence, driving distracted or poor driving conditions, it would be ignorant to overlook the importance of your vehicle’s mechanical integrity. Today’s cars are safer than ever, but with wear and tear many of their critical safety components can degrade. Ignoring this can put you and your family at risk of having a collision or being seriously injured in a crash.
BRAKES It’s no secret brakes are one of your car’s most important safety components but, with use, brake pads wear out, rubber seals and hoses deteriorate causing brake fluid leaks and metal components can rust and corrode. As these parts degrade, you’re required to use an increasing amount of force on the pedal to stop your vehicle and need an increasing amount of time to stop. When you only have a few seconds to react to a dangerous situation on the road, the condition of your brakes can make all the difference, so have them inspected regularly and never put off needed repairs. LIGHTS Your lights are essential to ensuring proper visibility on the road. It’s important that you can see and be seen to avoid collisions. Give yourself the best chance to arrive safely by regularly inspecting your lights and replacing them when necessary. You should also check your light covers to ensure they’re clean and clear. With time, the plastic can degrade and cloud, distorting your light and reducing your field of view in the dark. The farther you can see, the more time you have to react.
STEERING & SUSPENSION Like most of your car’s components, the parts that make up your steering and suspension system are prone to wear and tear, which may lead to dangerous situations. For example, if your tie rod ends fail you will lose all steering control of your vehicle and risk veering sharply on the road; and if your ball joints fail your suspension can collapse, also causing you to lose all steering. When navigating city streets or busy highways, a loss of steering control can be catastrophic so be sure to have your steering and suspension systems inspected regularly and replace any worn parts. TIRES Tires are your car’s point of contact with the road and play a crucial role in its safety. Under-inflated tires can overheat and blow out, while overinflated tires reduce your contact with the road and wear more quickly. Uneven tread wear and bald spots also cause problems because they reduce control on the road, increase your stopping distance and increase the risk of hydroplaning or skidding. Finally, relying on all-season tires in the winter can increase the risk of a collision by reducing your grip on the road in temperatures below 7 C. Check your tire’s pressure and tread regularly, have them rotated as per the manufacturer’s recommendations and use appropriate tires for the season to maintain maximum control. Though vehicle safety technology is ever-improving, your car is not immune to wear and tear. Be sure to have your vehicle inspected regularly and to budget for unexpected repairs to avoid dangerous collisions. Spending a few bucks is certainly worth the peace of mind that comes with knowing your car will respond to your driving. For more information on car care, visit BeCarCareAware.ca.
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