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Should permanent residents be allowed to vote in the 2018 civic election? In 2011, data suggested 60,000 permanent residents lived in Vancouver Mike Howell
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If you’re a political junkie, you probably can’t get enough news about what’s happening over in Victoria with the history being made on the floor of the B.C. legislature. But, because I spend way more time at city hall than on the island, I thought I’d pick up on what I wrote about in my last entry: the next civic election and what changes could be in place for voters. A lot of what the landscape looks like for the civic vote, particularly banning union and corporate donations, depends on the will of the provincial government to make changes and adopt legislation. While campaign finance reform receives most of the headlines, another topic came up at city council this week. It’s this idea that permanent residents should be allowed to vote in civic elections. These are people who have been
given permanent residency status by immigrating to Canada, but are not Canadian citizens. So what do you think— good idea? Bad idea? Council discussed the topic after receiving a staff review of findings and recommendations of the Independent Election Task Force report that went before council in January. Current rules state that only Canadian citizens who have been B.C. residents for at least six months immediately before the day of registration are entitled to vote in a civic election. The task force’s report recommended a sweeping series of recommendations to better engage Vancouver voters, including extending voting rights to permanent residents. The suggestion is that with at least 60,000 permanent residents identified in Vancouver in 2011 — and likely a lot more today — that allowing them to vote would go a long way
At least 60,000 permanent residents lived in Vancouver in 2011. City council wants staff to further explore whether they should be allowed to vote in next year’s civic election. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET
to reach the task force’s goals of a 60 per cent voter turnout by 2025. It will also do a lot for the permanent resident, as this quote suggested in the task force’s report: “Allowing permanent residents to vote in municipal elections will increase their public confidence and trust in the system by en-
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suring they have representation in governance, and become constituents of the elected representatives, which will create an entry point to Canadian life.” But Vision Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer, who introduced the motion to have staff explore the idea further, cautioned that in some countries a
person is not allowed to hold dual citizenship. “So if you have family back at home, it’s a really difficult choice to ask people to make — to give up citizenship — and therefore, perhaps, access to visiting their family in exchange for voting rights in a municipal election,” said Reimer in explaining her reasons for further examination of a potentially interesting shift in civic democracy. Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal came to Vancouver from Michigan on a work permit in 1984. She became a permanent resident before becoming a citizen. “When I finally got my citizenship, which took about nine years… the first thing the judge said to me is, ‘What’s the most important thing about being a Canadian?’ And the answer was, ‘vote,’” she told council, noting how frustrating it was that she couldn’t cast a ballot as a permanent resident. “What a thrill it would have been to hear
that question when I got my permanent residency.” In supporting the need for city staff to further examine extending voting rights to permanent residents, Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said he believed many Canadians take democratic rights for granted — as opposed to newcomers “who’ve gone through the process and made an intentional decision to participate in our country.” Added Meggs: “It’s very important, notwithstanding the work involved, to begin this discussion with the wider community, so that they go through the same thought process that I did when I began to ask myself about this — because there are probably 100,000 people living in city boundaries, paying taxes, participating in services, concerned about housing, worried about homelessness and you name it… but denied the right to vote.” The next municipal election is in October 2018. @Howellings
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Vancouver voters will be going to the polls within three months after longtime Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs announced Tuesday that he resigned to become NDP premierdesignate John Horgan’s chief of staff. The longtime councillor, who was first elected in 2008, said he made the decision to vacate his council seat after Horgan called and asked him to be his chief of staff. Horgan became premier-designate June 29 after the Christy Clark government fell in a confidence vote. “When the premierdesignate calls with a request to serve in that role as chief of staff and he’s working on issues that are dear to me like making this province more affordable – and improving the province in so many ways – it’s very difficult to say no,” Meggs told the Courier. “So I agreed, but it was not a simple or easy decision. I really enjoy being a city councillor and I took the commitment very seriously. This would be the only job [as chief of staff] I could imagine taking me away from the city at this point.” Meggs’ departure leaves Vision Vancouver with six seats on the 11-member council. The NPA holds three and the Greens, one. Even if Vision were
to lose the byelection, the party would still have a slim majority going into next October’s 2018 civic election. According to the Vancouver Charter, city council must appoint a chief election officer “as soon as practicable” after a vacancy on council. That officer must then set a date for the byelection, which must be on a Saturday and no later than 80 days after the officer was appointed. That appointment could occur when council holds its next regular meeting July 11. The byelection could cost upwards of $1 million, although the Courier was unable to confirm estimates from the city clerk’s office before deadline, or a date for the byelection. (The cost of the referendum to gauge whether Vancouverites wanted to host the 2010 Winter Games was roughly $600,000. That occurred in 2003). “I think it’ll be expensive, which is one of my regrets about it,” Meggs said. “That was one of the things that weighed on me. But I really did feel on balance it would be more straight forward and more respectful all around to resign and not have that overlap [of continuing as a city councillor], which I think could be a source of confusion and frustration.” Members of all three parties represented at council confirmed Tuesday that they will run candidates in the byelection, which will
serve as an indication of the public’s support for the ruling Vision party, which has been in power since 2008. Meggs’ connection to Victoria is strong, having served as communications manager in the NDP government of then-premier Glen Clark in the 1990s. Meggs, whose wife is a former executive member of the NDP, also unsuccessfully sought the NDP nomination in 2012 in Vancouver-Fairview to George Heyman, who was re-elected May 9 and could become a cabinet minister in the new government. Meggs’ time on council was spent focused on improving transit and creating affordable housing, which were two central planks of the NDP’s platform in the recent provincial election. He and other members of his Vision party have for years criticized the ruling B.C. Liberals over inadequate housing and transit, including the government’s requirement for a referendum on sources of revenue to fund transit. NPA Coun. George Affleck, who was involved in several political exchanges with Meggs over the years, said he wasn’t surprised his council foe was moving on to Victoria. Affleck cited Meggs’ connections to the NDP, including his role in this year’s campaign, as a reason. Go to vancourier.com for a longer version of this story
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Thursday, July 20, 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 this location: 1. 500-650 West 57th Avenue (Pearson Dogwood) (See A on the map) To rezone 500-650 West 57th Avenue from RT-2 (Two-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a mixed-used development including approximately 2,700 residential units including 540 affordable housing units; approximately 114 Pearson supportive units; 12,196 sq. m (131,281 sq. ft.) of commercial space; 19,835 sq. m (213,514 sq. ft.) of health-related facilities including a community health centre and complex residential care facility; a 69-space childcare; a new adult day centre; a 2.5 acre public park; and a one-acre urban farm. A height of 91.0 metres (299 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.83 are proposed. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038 Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually beginning at 8:30 am on July 7 for both the July 18 and July 20 Public Hearings until 5 pm on the day of the respective Public Hearing by emailing publichearing@vancouver.ca or by calling 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to publichearing@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details.
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exact contents have yet to be confirmed. The powder that accompanies the heroin appears to be grey in colour. Munroe Craig, a co-founder of the harm reduction group known as Karmik, hasn’t treated or witnessed anyone under
Copies of the draft by-law will be available for viewing starting on July 7 for both the July 18 and July 20 Public Hearings at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo, and minutes of Public Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximately two business days after a meeting). For real time information on the progress of City Council meetings, visit vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or @VanCityClerk on Twitter. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, INCLUDING REGISTERING TO SPEAK: vancouver.ca/publichearings
Development Permit Board Meeting: July 24 The Development Permit Board and Advisory Panel will meet: Monday, July 24, 2017, at 3 pm Vancouver City Hall 453 West 12th Avenue Ground Floor, Town Hall Meeting Room to consider the following development permit applications: 950 Main Street To develop the site with a sixstorey, mixed-use building with one commercial retail unit (CRU) on the first floor and five levels of residential (second to fifth floors) containing 26 non-market (social housing) dwelling units all over one basement level. 510 West Broadway To develop a seven-storey commercial building containing retail units (first floor), financial institution (first and second floor), restaurant use (second floor) and office (third to seventh floor) all over two levels of underground parking with vehicle access from the lane. TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM: 604-873-7469 or camilla.lade@vancouver.ca
the influence of the new drug, but others in her field have reported those types of overdose situations consistently since June 21. “For about 25 minutes, they experience delusions, crying and a complete disassociation from reality,” she said. “Often times they’ll be hiding under tables, really anxious and paranoid about cameras and going through really vivid hallucinations.” Vancouver Police Department Const. Jason Doucette told the Courier Wednesday that the department isn’t aware of the new drug. Doucette noted the VPD typically doesn’t attend nonfatal overdoses unless they are thought to be a suicide attempt or if emergency health services or fire crews are in danger. “We do this to encourage people to call 911 if they are experiencing or witnessing an overdose without fear of facing legal consequences from police,” he said via email. Vancouver Coastal Health was made aware of the new drug last week. “We are aware of this situation since late last week. As such, information is shared with people who are in contact/provide care/ provide services for clients that use street drugs in Vancouver,” spokesperson Anna Marie D’Angelo told the Courier in an email. Usually referred to by its acronym, DMT stands for N,N-Dimethyltryptamine and is a naturally occurring compound found in many plants and animals. Its effects are short-lasting, but infinitely more intense than other psychedelics such as LSD or magic mushrooms. Craig said reports over the last week indicate those overdosing experience anywhere from 10 to 25 minutes’ worth of DMTlike symptoms. From there, an overdose attributed to heroin can kick in. “When they come out of it, they’re still super emotional and crying,” she said. “But before that time, there are no signs of the overdose, which is really strange.” Craig said the substance has also been circulating in parts of Surrey. Reports of overdoses attributed to the new drug have surfaced daily in both cities. “Definitely be cautious about anything that looks to be a grey powder. Never use alone and always have naloxone on you for the subsequent overdose,” she said. @JohnKurucz
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A new “temporary” public plaza on Bute Street at Robson is being modelled after a similar space in the West End. And while a press release from the City of Vancouver says the trial will be used to “measure traffic impacts, test different uses and configurations, and conduct public engagement that will inform future work on a potential permanent plaza,” nowhere does it mention road closures. Photographs show Bute Street is closed from Robson Street south to the alley where it opens again for half a block, but then closes again at the Bute Street pedestrian walkway. The plaza, which opened in time for Canada Day, July 1, will remain in place until Oct. 16, at which time a decision will be made regarding its future. “We have heard community interest in a new public space at this site and are working with local partners
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to launch the plaza at Bute and Robson as a threemonth pilot,” Margaret Wittgens, the city’s director of public space and street use, said in the release. “This plaza will build on the success of Jim Deva Plaza and is among a number of public space initiatives launching this summer.” However, unlike the space at the corner of Bute and Robson streets, the Jim Deva Plaza was built on a tiny dead-end block of Bute Street off Davie. Design features of the Bute/ Robson space include fixed and moveable seating and
tables, a piano, planters and other elements created to make the space “comfortable and inviting.” According the city, the space is intended to be a place where people can sit and socialize, play and hold small events. The trial is collaboration between the city and the Robson Business Improvement Association. “We are thrilled to see the launch of the Bute Robson plaza,” says Teri Smith, executive director of the Robson Business Improvement Association. “Following the implementation of the West End Plan, the Robson Street BIA created a public realm vision for the area, including what a pedestrian plaza could look like. We are excited to see the ideations and sketches come to fruition and we look forward to seeing people interact and gather in the space.” This location was first identified in the City’s Transportation 2040 and West End plans as a potential future public space. @sthomas10
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Discussing the state of rental housing in the city has become a regular pastime for many Vancouverites, but one group has decided to take that discussion to the people who have the power to do something about it. Abundant Housing Vancouver started a little more than a year ago. Founding member Brendan Dawe said it all began with several people, mostly renters, commiserating over the lack of affordable rental units in the city. They decided, however, that just talking amongst themselves wasn’t going to do much to change things. “We said, ‘Why don’t we all show up at the next rezoning meeting,’” Dawe said. “Help bring that sort of presence to bear on city council.” And that’s what they did. Today the group has about 20 members and another 1,000 that follow them online. While Vancouver has a variety of issues around housing, Abundant Housing Vancouver has decided to focus on the rental market, which currently has a 0.7 per cent vacancy rate and rapidly increasing rents. “The city needs to have more rental housing,” Dawe said. “We aren’t planning for affordability — it’s not the priority that it needs to be.” According to the group, under the current regulations, apartments are illegal on 81 per cent of Vancouver land, which severely restricts where those more affordable, multi-family units can be built.
Brendan Dawe of Abundant Housing Vancouver stands in front of a row of townhouses in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood. The group would like to see more multi-family developments allowed alongside single-family homes. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
“We do not believe that supply is the whole answer, or the only answer,” the group states on its website. “But we do believe that zoning for expensive, lowdensity housing is part of the problem.” Zoning changes would allow the construction of a variety of housing types in more neighbourhoods in the city. Why not put a small, three-storey apartment build-
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ing on a street with singlefamily homes? Dawe asks. This mix of housing types can be seen in some of the city’s older neighbourhoods — Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Commercial Drive — where there are smaller multi-family buildings built alongside single-family homes. Prior to 1928, the city had no zoning bylaws. That year, American urban planner Harland Bartholomew came to town. He was hired by the Vancouver Town Planning Commission in 1926 to draft the city’s first comprehensive town plan. Dawe said the plan set out to keep apartments and single family homes separate — using zoning to help keep “undesirables” out of family neighbourhoods. While
there have been changes to the city’s zoning regulations, and the reasons for them, the divide between single and multi-family developments remains. In addition to advocating for more multi-family units in the city, Abundant Housing Vancouver also works to educate and facilitate discussion among residents, hosting walking tours and coffee chats. As well, the group tries to help others have their opinions heard. “I think they need to stop trying to squeeze everything into the smallest area of the city,” Dawe said. “We need to plan for affordability, make that a priority.” Read our interview with the Vancouver Tenants Union at vancourier.com
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Britannia’s head librarian checks out retirement after 39 years From card catalogues to CD roms to tablets, Yukiko Tosa has seen technology change drastically at the Vancouver Public Library
Jessica Kerr
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Yukiko Tosa ended her career this week back where it all began. Tosa, head librarian at the Britannia branch, worked her last day June 30, retiring after 39 years with Vancouver Public Library. She said she has probably worked at almost half the library branches in the city over the years, but Britannia holds a special place in her heart. “I always said, if I was going to end my career I would like to end it here.” Tosa was a student at Britannia secondary school when the social studies teacher, John Minichiello, who she describes as “quite the social activist,” spurred his students into action. “He was such an innovator,” she said, adding that he encouraged the students to lobby the city for a community centre.
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The centre and library were eventually built adjacent to the high school in 1976. Tosa has also always had a love of the library. “My first exposure to English was in the library,” she said. Her family moved to Vancouver from Japan when she was six years old. “I didn’t know a word of English in Grade 1.” During her school days she volunteered as a library monitor in elementary school and helped out in the high school library. After high school, she went on to get a degree in
education with an eye on becoming a teacher librarian. For a few years she worked as a substitute and joined Vancouver Public Library in 1978. One of her first jobs was riding around in the Bookmobile — a library on wheels that served residents in outlying areas from 1956 until the end of 1990. She also worked at the information desk at the old central branch at Robson and Burrard. Those were the days before computers and the advent of the Internet. The entire inventory of the library was recorded in the card catalogue. It was a labour-intensive system, Tosa remembers. Each morning cataloguing staff would come down with piles of three-by-five cards to be filed. If someone called to ask about a book, Tosa, or another information desk staffer, would have to find it in the card catalogue, which included a listing of all the branches that had that book. “It was quite tedious,” she said. “And then the computer came and it was so fabulous.” From getting computers to floppy disks, CD roms and then the Internet, tablets and e-books, Tosa has seen it all. Eventually she went to library school, where she focused on children’s literature, and started working as a librarian. She even did her practicum at the Britannia branch. After stints at a few branches, she was asked to join the children’s department at the central branch. Tosa said she loved her years working with children of all ages, and their parents and caregivers, but her favourite age group is the babies. “It’s so precious,” she said of the song and story time for the library’s littlest patrons, “and that’s what I enjoy.” With the end of her career looming, Tosa
Yukiko Tosa, head librarian at the Britannia branch, worked her last day Friday. When she was a high school student, she lobbied the city to have the branch built. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
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Empty homes tax unfairly targets second homes
From desperation to great expectations as NDP-Greens replace Liberals
Michael Geller
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he political future in this province is nothing if not uncertain with NDP Premier-designate John Horgan about to assume power with Green Party leader Andrew Weaver nipping at his heels. But the vast majority of British Columbians were neither surprised nor disappointed when Christy Clark got the boot last Thursday. Insights West published poll results that very day showing the Liberal throne speech, which triggered the vote of non-confidence and was shamelessly plagiarized from the NDP/Green election platforms, was greeted with a groan of disgust by most. I must say, though, having watched legislative debates during the many years I was based at the B.C. legislature, the performance that took place there this past week was the most electrifying. After all, never in the history of this province had a government unwillingly lost a vote of non-confidence forcing them to give up power. (Back in the 1950s, WAC Bennett intentionally brought about a vote that ended his minority rule allowing him to go to the polls knowing he would win a majority, one he would hold for two more decades.) Here we saw the end of what was a series of desperate moves that began the night of May 9 when Clark was first out of the gate following the election results.
Who are you trying to kid? This allowed Clark to offer the view that chaos reigned and, ahem, we may need another trip to the polls which, by the way, nobody wanted. Then there was a Hail Mary pass by Liberal Finance Minister Mike De Jong. After attacking the NDP and Greens for their platform during the election because it would bust the bank, now that the Liberals
Having watched legislative debates during the many years I was based at the B.C. legislature, the performance that took place there this past week was the most electrifying. Finally, with a deal agreed to between the Greens and the NDP, Clark, still premier, named her cabinet and called the House back. There was the purloined throne speech with a fistful of policy reversals. But before the vote was called there were a couple of other fairly transparently desperate moves. Two pieces of legislation, one to ban union and corporate donations and another to grant the Greens party status, borrowed from you know where, were introduced and predictably failed.
had snatched a good chunk of it, wouldn’t you know, there was enough money to cover it all. When all that failed and the vote was lost, Clark’s last move was to try and convince Lt.Gov. Judith Guichon that the legislature was so unstable the only alternative was to dissolve the house and call for another election. That, too, was turned aside and Horgan was called on, as most British Columbians agreed he should have been. So here we are, days from Horgan being proclaimed
premier, the swearing in of his cabinet and a longawaited legislative package. He would do best to begin with matters that the Greens are completely in line with: raising welfare rates — for the first time in more than a decade; adding a significant amount of dough for childcare and education; putting the Site C project before the B.C. Utilities Commission; banning union and corporate donation while putting more restrictions of lobbyists; naming a Minister of State for Mental Health, Addictions and Recovery; and doing what he can, although it may prove futile, to stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline project. And, oh yes, granting the Greens party status. The City of Vancouver and the region would like assurance that TransLink funding would no longer be dependent on a referendum and that the province will match the federal commitment for funding the Broadway subway. And, oh yes, housing affordability. Horgan would do well not to waste political capital by re-appointing the fired and disgraced Vancouver school trustees. Leave that up to a local electorate. That’s more than enough for any government let alone one able to hang on with the slimmest of majorities. And add one incentive. The longer the deal with the Greens can hold together, the more likely Clark will fail to survive as Liberal leader.
July 1 was a special day for many Vancouver residents. We celebrated Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. But it was also the deadline by which some condominium and house owners had to rent their properties to avoid paying Vancouver’s new empty homes tax. I’ve had longstanding concerns with vacancy tax programs. Since vacancy tax programs were introduced in the UK, it appears the number of vacant homes has actually increased. Last year, Mayor Gregor Robertson announced Vancouver’s so-called empty homes tax. I say “so-called” since this tax didn’t just penalize owners of empty dwellings; it penalized owners of regularly used second homes if occupied less than 180 days. At the time, I questioned why someone who lived part-time in Vancouver should be penalized. The mayor said the tax’s intent was to encourage owners of vacant or ‘under-utilized’ properties to rent them out. Administration costs for the program were estimated at $2.5 million. This was subsequently increased to $4.7 million. In April, my column set out further concerns about the tax: “Is the empty homes tax based on jealousy?” This generated considerable response from many people who also questioned the likely program benefits and application. Last month the city announced it was proposing administrative changes for the program, along with a further budget increase to $7.4 million. I hoped these would address second homes. However, the staff report recommended against excluding second homes, even those occupied 179 days a year. When I contacted the
city to find out why these owners were being punished with a tax penalty equal to three times their annual property tax, I was told they had choices: they could sell or pay the tax. On June 28, a council committee considered the staff report. I spoke to the matter. I acknowledged we are in a housing crisis and need to take action. I, too, am disturbed by empty dwellings and would like to see them occupied rather than serve as safety deposit boxes for investors. I urged council to amend the program to clearly distinguish between truly empty units and those regularly occupied but for less than 180 days. Since the goal was to increase the supply of rental housing, I recommended council also address the problem of investor-owned Airbnb units, which are having a far greater negative impact on available rental housing stock; approve the backlog of dozens of rental housing projects caught up in bureaucracy; improve the city’s zoning to reduce the number of required rezonings; and set up a matchmaking service so that those with empty suites, and even empty bedrooms, might make them available to those seeking affordable housing. Some affected secondhome owners also urged council to amend the program, but council refused. Shortly thereafter the mayor issued a statement: “We need a tax on the 25,000 empty and underutilized homes to encourage the best use of all our housing, and help boost our rental supply at a time when there’s almost no vacancy.” Two days later, under the headline “Amid a housing crisis, Vancouver buys houses and leaves them empty”, the Globe and Mail reported on a city-owned house that’s been left vacant for the past year.
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Over the weekend, the newly elected 39-year-old French president Emmanuel Macron made a compelling speech, describing the need for political renewal in France and in the E.U. Macron promised a “profound transformation” and called for an end of the defeatism and cynicism he says has gripped the continent. “The building of Europe has been weakened by the spread of bureaucracy and by the growing skepticism that comes from that,” said the French president. Macron’s speech got me thinking about political renewal back home. Specifically, how long is too long for a government or public official to hold office? For example, how many times did the B.C. Liberals’ critics point out the Liberals had governed for 16 years? There were the repeated references to the “dismal decade” aimed at the B.C. NDP, too, suggesting they held government for toobleeping-long as well. There is no hard science as to when an elected official reaches his or her expiry date but, particularly in local government, we see mayors and councillors who get very comfortable in their jobs. The reason they ran for office in the first place is often a distant memory. Ninety-something Hazel McCallion gets the endurance prize. She was a Mis-
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sissauga, ON mayor for 36 years before retiring in 2014. In Metro Vancouver we have a few mayors looking to give Hazel a run for her money. The Corporation of Delta has had Lois Jackson as mayor since 1999. Jackson, who was first elected in 1972, has said this will be her last term in office. In the City of North Vancouver, Darrell Mussatto has been on city council nearly 25 years. He was first elected in 1993, and has been mayor for the past 12 years. Richard Walton in the neighbouring District of North Vancouver was elected to council in 2002, sitting as mayor since 2005. In the Tri-Cities we have Coquitlam’s Richard Stewart in city hall since 2005, and mayor since 2008. PoCo’s Greg Moore was first elected in 2002, and has been mayor since 2008 also. In Richmond, there is a range of controversial issues that have faced council during the tenure of Malcolm Brodie. The latest is the enormous, castle-sized homes that have been built on farm land for years, only recently making headlines. Brodie has served on council since 1996 and as mayor since 2001. Mayors who have only served one or two terms – such as Surrey’s Linda Hepner, Port Moody’s Mike Clay or West Vancouver’s Michael Smith – rightly deserve more time to put their stamp on the office. Derek Corrigan was first elected to council in 1987
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and has been mayor since 2002. You can say that he has long since put his stamp on the City of Burnaby. However, his floundering explanation for why he continues to allow low-income apartments to be razed while 45-storey high-end condo buildings replace them should be a flag to voters it is time for change. In Vancouver, Gregor Robertson is nearing the longest term in office of any mayor in our city’s history. He was first elected in 2008 with a platform that focused on big changes and sweeping promises to eradicate homelessness and make housing affordable. From a pure numbers standpoint — with the homelessness count at an all-time high, and with housing prices breaking records — Robertson’s change mandate has heralded little benefit. Without a serious reboot in their approach, it is hard to see what if any fresh ideas Robertson and Vision can bring after a decade running city hall. As provincial voters seemed to want last May, it is possible that the Metro Vancouver elections in 2018 will bring a “new generation of leaders” like the ones Macron is calling for in the E.U. It is my sense that many of the mayors will be announcing they will not run again, lest they be given a time-out by voters looking for a fresh approach. It cannot come soon enough.
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One West Side resident is calling for the city to beef up its tree protection bylaw after several large trees were removed from a property that is under development last week. “There are eagles in them all the time,” said Terri Clark. “That’s what breaks my heart… They give a big canopy to the neighbourhood and there’s always eagles in there.”
The seven large trees, which included several firs, were removed from a property near Blenheim and 33rd Avenue where a house had recently been demolished. Clark said the work was done legally — there was a permit in place — but she has an issue with the fact that a permit was issued to allow the removal of all the trees. She isn’t the only one unhappy with removal of the trees from the property
— police had to be called when a woman tried to get in the way of the crew and refused to move. In 2014 Vancouver Park Board general manager Malcolm Bromley outlined for council how the city was seeing a substantial decline in the canopy of trees. In 1995, more than 22 per cent of the city was covered in trees. By 2013 that number had dropped to 18 per cent. The city made changes to
toughen up the tree bylaw in 2014. Previously, a property owner could take down one healthy tree per year. That provision accounted for 45 per cent of trees being removed — and between 1995 and 2013, 96 per cent of all trees lost in the city were on private property. In 2014, city council approved amendments to strengthen the bylaw, and now a tree can only be removed if it is diseased or dying, or causing damage
to a water line or foundation. However, trees being removed in the name of development are another issue. Last year, city manager Sadhu Johnston told the Courier that the municipality is really trying to prioritize tree preservation in redevelopment. Clark applauds the city for making it more difficult to remove a tree, but, she said, more could be done. “The city really has to do more on an education
basis,” she said, adding she would like to see further amendments to the existing regulations. The city requires oneto-one replacement when a tree is removed, but Clark’s seen cases where the young trees replacing older ones that took decades to grow and mature are not properly taken care of and end up dying. “The due diligence isn’t there.” —With files from Mike Howell
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RECORD HOLE: 136 players hit the fairways of Point Grey Golf and Country Club for Arts Umbrella’s golf tournament. Presented by Nicola Wealth Management and chaired by Lawson Lundell’s Angela Austman and Goldcorp’s Randall Chatwin, this year’s outing saw a first in the history of the two-decades-old tournament — a hole-in-one that saw Steve Verhoeff drive away with a luxury vehicle valued at more than $100,000. Verhoeff’s winning ways continued as his foursome posted the day’s lowest score. The celebrations continued at the clubhouse where players and friends gathered for the charity dinner, opening their hearts and wallets to ensure the performing arts school continues to provide high-quality arts education to children regardless of their financial, geographical or cultural barriers. INSPIRING KIDS: The 12 North Sports Classic offered everything from a nine-hole golf tournament, to a fantasy football draft, youth football camp and fishing excursion in Haida Gwaii with Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson. With a strong desire to give back and help other kids get onto the gridiron, Willson enlisted fellow NFL players and alumni including legendary Hawks player Steve Largent to participate in the inaugural staging north of the border. Chaired by Greg Keith, owner of Dueck, and a group of NFL football enthusiasts, fans convened at various stages of the weekend event to raise funds and awareness for three worthy beneficiaries: the B.C. Special Olympics, Pacific Salmon Foundation and Luke Willson Foundation.
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Dragon Boat B.C. society board member Grant Wallace and his wife Jayne welcomed attendees to the annual fundraiser, a kick off to the three-day regatta on the waters of False Creek. This year, 180 teams competed in the summer pastime. Cadillac executive Kevin Duriaux and the Food Network’s Mijune Pak paid tribute to chef Hidekazu Tojo for his California roll, a creation that changed a nation’s perception of Japanese cuisine. The roll made the Cadillac list of 150 Daring Moments in Canada’s history that paved the way for the future.
Steve Verhoeff (left) drove away with a luxury vehicle valued at more than $100,000 after sinking a hole-inone at the Nicola Wealth Arts Umbrella golf tourney. It was the first ever hole-in-one recorded in the tourney’s 20 years, says Arts Umbrella CEP Paul Larocque.
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Head to Cambie Bridge at dusk to swim with the fishes Martha Perkins
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It’s dusk and the salmon are swimming towards their spawning grounds. The crowd of people standing under the Cambie Bridge — necks craned, mouths agape — is swimming with them. It’s an awe-inspiring spectacle. Five nights a week from now until late September, filmmaker Nettie Wild’s art installation, Uninterrupted, will be projected onto the underside of the north side of the bridge. It’s one part film spectacle and one part technological marvel, adding up to a spellbinding whole. And it’s free. If Tuesday night’s crowd, which gathered at Coopers’ Park, had been watching the slow-motion underwater film on television, the ballet-like footage likely would have been interesting for 10 minutes or so. But when it’s projected onto the bridge over False Creek, the juxtaposition of nature, art and urban reality created an unexpected connection with both the fish on the
In a hauntingly evocative art installation, video footage of spawning salmon is projected on the underside of the Cambie Bridge five nights a week at dusk. PHOTO MARTHA PERKINS
“screen” and the people standing there with you. Uninterrupted undoubtedly manipulates this sense of oneness to make a point, but it does so in such a way that’s not a stark political call to action. No “Save Our Salmon”
placards needed. Instead, by having us “swim with the fishes,” Uninterrupted makes us feel part of the natural world and, as a result, makes us want to protect it. Salmon once did swim in False Creek. Today, any-
one who comes in contact with its water is advised to wash their hands because of the high E. coli levels. In displacing the natural world to create our homes, we’ve not only hurt the salmon, but ourselves.
We feel the impact of this long before the only words in the 25-minute presentation appear on the bridge’s cement surface. After watching the salmon swim up B.C.’s Adams River, spawn and die, images of a far different world appear: hundreds and hundreds of condo lights turning on and off. The presentation ends with a mesmerizing image of a baby salmon wriggling within the confines of a translucent egg. We read “Keep the cycle… Uninterrupted” before the applause breaks out.
Wild is the installation’s artistic director; the director is Michael Brockington; and the hauntingly evocative soundtrack was composed by Owen Belton. The special underwater camera was provided by North Vancouver’s Clairmont Camera. It can shoot 2,200 frames a second, compared to a regular camera’s 24 frames a second. “When you put [the camera] under water, all of a sudden the light as it glints through the water turns into slow moving, extraordinary exploding diamonds,” Wild told the North Shore News. When a fish attacks another fish, “at that speed, a second turns into two minutes of film — and in that two minutes of film you see a fish’s tail carve water like it’s a sculpture. You actually see one fish looking at another. You actually see a whole world that exists, but to the normal eye you can’t see it. And that’s what we are bringing to the bridge.” Her company, Canada Wild, created a proprietary editing system and a computer-generated bridge to digitally map the salmon images. Using virtual reality, Wild and her team wore specialized goggles to edit the film and get a sense of what the finished product was going to look like. With files from the North Shore News.
5 reasons why you’ll think twice before leaving home without a reusable bag Vancouver city council is considering a ban on single-use items, such as disposable coffee cups, take-out containers and plastic bags. A report from City of Vancouver staff says Vancouverites throw out more than two million single-use plastic bags a week (that’s an average of 3.3 per person every week!) with about 63 per cent being reused as garbage bags. Did you know? • At a rate of two million bags per week, 104 million plastic bags are ending up in the landfill every year. • Laid end-to-end, Vancouverites annually dispose of enough single-use plastic bags to circle the equator 1.4 times (more than 40,000 kilometres). • The amount of energy required to make just 12
plastic bags could drive a car one mile (2.2 kilometres) – that means the amount of energy needed to make the number of bags thrown out in Vancouver every week could drive a car 166,667 miles (366,667 km), or all the way around the world almost 6.7 times. • Paper bags aren’t much better. The production of paper bags has a higher environmental impact, such as the effect on global warming, and the use of non-renewable energy and water. • Combined, plastic and paper bags make up three per cent of large litter items found on Vancouver streets and four per cent of items collected during shoreline clean ups. * Sources: City of Vancouver, Earth Policy Institute
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Community COURAGE TO COME BACK AWARDS
Lorne Segal speaks and acts from the heart Philanthropy runs in the family for chair of Courage to Come Back awards
Martha Perkins
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It’s 10 o’clock on a Tuesday night. Fifteen-hundred people are gathered in the ballroom of the Vancouver Convention Centre for the Courage To Come Back awards. If the proverbial pin was to drop, it would sound as jarring as a tray of wine glasses shattering on the floor. Lorne Segal is standing on the stage. In front of him are government ministers, captains of business and some of the city’s most influential philanthropists. Moments before, many of them had stood up and pledged donations to Coast Mental Health — $10,000, $20,000, $50,000 and even one stunning contribution of $250,000. As awestruck as he was to witness nearly $1.63 million being raised in a single evening, Segal is struggling to control his emotions as he speaks about six people seated at the front of the room. Three of them were once homeless and addicted to drugs. One lived in an internment camp and stared down cancer twice. Another had his face rebuilt by a team of plastic surgeons after suffering burns to 75 per cent of his body. The youngest finds happiness in each and every day because he knows that few people with his disease live to see middle age. The stories of these six Courage To Come Back award recipients — which have been chronicled by the Vancouver Courier — have obviously touched Segal in a very deep and personal way. Segal’s gaze takes in the sold-out gala crowd. “Why,” he asks everyone. “Why are we all here?” His answer speaks not only to the heart of what make the gala so purposeful but also to his unwavering dedication, as Courage chair, to keep the evening’s focus on what to him is most crucial — the six recipients. Tonight, he said, everyone opened their hearts and minds to “the extraordinary power of the human spirit and [connection to] a deep humanity so often lacking in our lives.” The recipients’ stories of courage, faith, hope and endurance illustrate what we can all aspire to should we ever have to cope with the seemingly overwhelming challenges the recipients have endured.
As chair of the Courage To Come Back awards, Lorne Segal has raised millions of dollars for Coast Mental Health. His main goal is always to keep the focus on the extraordinary resilience of each year’s six recipients. PHOTO AVI DHILLON PHOTOGRAPHY
“Life presses against us and our power will be tested, our dreams will be tested. Courage allows us to pass the test,” Segal says. “The very best we can do in life is push through every difficulty, no matter how painful.”
In the beginning…
Shirley Broadfoot co-founded the Courage awards 19 years ago with a dual purpose. One was to shine a light on people who had overcome adversity and sometimes horrendous circumstances not only with their souls intact but with a desire to help others. The other goal was to raise money for Coast Mental Health, of which she was its foundation’s chair. One of the people who came the first year was Lorne’s father, Joe Segal. When Joe was 14, his father died. Joe quit school and started to work, pausing only to fight in the Second World War. After the war he started his business empire by selling olive-green army surplus paint, eventually founding a store chain that took over Zellers, as well as Kingswood Capital Corporation. Coast Mental Health had helped a Jewish organization, with which Joe was involved, provide housing for people with mental illness.
Joe was invited to the first gala and “was blown away by the recipients’ stories,” Broadfoot says. Joe Segal’s reaction then was the same as it’s been every year since: “There but for the grace of God go I….” The next year, Joe invited Lorne to join him at the gala and, in 2006, Lorne Segal took on the role of Courage awards chair. “We were raising bits and pieces and had a nice event,” Broadfoot says, but in those pre-Let’s Talk days, mental illness was not a popular topic of conversation, let alone in such a public forum. “Lorne really made people care about mental illness and Coast. People were accustomed to galas for mainstream things. The awards brought an unfamiliar topic to people in a familiar way.” Darrell Burnham, the long-time CEO of Coast Mental Health, says that most galas have a peak and then gradually fade away. By the time Segal came on board, Coast was wondering whether the effort of putting on such a big event was worth the return. “Courage was financially shaky before Lorne got involved,” says Burnham, noting that the event was attracting 750 people, tops. “Lorne transformed that into a fundraiser that energizes
everyone. We sold out this year. It defies physics. More people see Courage as their event than ever before.” Broadfoot says the work Segal puts into the role is phenomenal. “He’s very into the details that it takes to do something well and that’s why he knocks himself out every year,” she says. “And do you know what he’s spectacular at? Gratitude. He’s so grateful for what he has and anything anyone does to help him and he lets them know that.”
A family approach to philanthropy
On the night of the 2017 Courage awards, one of the people who stood up to make a donation was Joe Segal. “Everybody needs somebody. You can never be alone,” he said, praising Coast Mental Health for the work it does to provide housing and employment support, among other services, to people with mental illness so they know there is a community behind them. “My $50,000 won’t change my life, but I hope it will change someone else’s.” Bigger changes are anticipated this August when the Joe and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre opens at Vancouver General Hospital. Even though no one in his family has been touched by
mental illness, Joe credits the Courage awards for making him aware of the struggles many people face. The centre will replace the current mental illness centre, which was built in 1940 and has no private rooms, with 20 men sharing one bathroom and 20 women another. The $82-million project was kickstarted by the Segals’ $12 million donation, which in 2010, set a record at VGH. The emphasis on giving back was inculcated in Joe and Rosalie Segals’ four children, and it’s very important to Lorne that philanthropy is a family endeavour. “Lorne’s a person who sees something good and fans the flames,” Burnham says. “The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Not only does Segal take heart in how many of his colleagues bring their children to the Courage gala, but he is also responsible for bringing the immensely popular We Day to Vancouver. In 2007, Lorne and his wife Melita — who also works tirelessly for various causes — took their son 12-year-old son Matthew and 15-year-old daughter Chanelle to Africa, where they were all moved by the burdens people faced just to have access to clean drinking water. Later that year they attended Me to We Day in
Toronto, an event founded by Marc and Craig Kielburger to support their Free the Children organization. “As a family, we decided to take it on,” Segal told the Courier. “You could take a trip, take a few photos, or maybe you can leverage it into something more meaningful. “A common thread [between We Day and Courage] is they’re both engaged with education of the heart. We Day teaches these kids that it can be cool to care and Courage does the same thing. I think both bring out the concept of gratitude. Sometimes it’s the little things that can make a huge difference.” The first Vancouver event was in 2009; the 2016 event saw more than 20,000 young people fill the Rogers Arena. Civil rights activists Jesse Jackson was one of the speakers in 2010, along with Vice-President Al Gore and actor Martin Sheen. At a banquet the Segals hosted at their Southlands home that year, “I remember Jesse Jackson sitting in front of our fireplace,” Segal says. “He put his arm around me and said, ‘Brother Lorne, not since the days of Martin Luther King have I seen so much hope for the future.’” One of Segal’s striking features is his willingness to be emotionally vulnerable in front of others. At a dessert reception the night before the gala, tears welled up in his eyes as he welcomed the 2017 recipients and their families. “We all take our hats off to each one of you,” he said. “We are all asking ourselves, ‘What would we do if we were in that position or faced a fraction of the adversity? How would we get through it or even get up in the morning and greet the day?’ “I aspire, really, to accomplish even a fraction of what you’ve each been able to do.” Afterwards, Steven Cochran, the brother-in-law of recipient John Westhaver, came up to Segal to thank him. “Men are taught not to show emotion, especially in a public format,” Cochran told the Courier afterwards. “I could feel the room got to a place of kindness, witness and authenticity. I see this man showing himself here. It sends a powerful message to show emotions in a public place. It has an impact. You can tell his heart is really speaking.”
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WEEKLY FORECAST: JULY 9 - 15, 2017 The accent remains on home, family, security, gardening, mother nature, nutrition, stomach, soul, and business territory. Still, you’re restless (in a good way) and your adventure-creative-romantic side blossoms mildly, which can trigger some good local journeys or intriguing conversations. Don’t let your romantic leanings cause friction at home, though (this week or next week). Sunday’s tough — be diplomatic with authorities (cops?) and protect your reputation.
The emphasis continues on your career, worldly status, prestige relations, dealings with authorities, and your reputation. You’re more determined or aggressive than usual in these areas, so be diplomatic if you want to win the day. Bosses, parents and authorities are impatient, temperamental, too. Friends will contact you, issue invitations, until July 25 — and a wee streak of romance can lighten your load. Legal, travel, intellectual, publishing and cultural matters are blessed until month’s end.
Errands, communications, casual meetings, short trips, news, details and paperwork fill this week and next. Be curious, follow your nose — it can lead to good things, revelations, new ideas. You might wander through a neighbourhood in which you’ll later live. (A gentle good fortune accompanies you in real estate zones until Nov. 2018.) You might also learn a secret this week or next, but consider whether you should share it.
Your wise, mellow mood remains, Scorpio. Continue to pursue far travel, publishing/media, cultural, educational, intellectual and religious goals — and love. These zones can grow suddenly intense at times, and/or could dovetail with your work. Strictly avoid lawsuits until July 20. Higher-ups are talkative — listen, ask questions, and learn. You might hear about a small change in your career position. Investments are favoured until month’s end.
Chase money this week and next, Gemini. Your attractiveness has risen, will stay high all July — you probably notice the opposite sex throwing a glance or two your way. Your communication and travel skills are good now, too. You’re restless, so follow your curiosity. Money flows easily — to you and through you. Try to stop it before it leaves. Protect yourself, your health, your money and your self-esteem Sunday — DON’T invest, nor chase sexual intimacy, nor make any commitment. Sign nothing.
Delve deep, investigate, be willing to commit, to sign on the dotted line. You’re in a consequential area now and next week, Sage. What you do could change your life. This could be an investment, a research project, a mortgage, debt reduction, a sexual liaison, or simply a decision to alter your lifestyle. Be judicious, not impulsive — your blood runs hot here. If a medical doctor recommends a course of action, don’t ignore it.
Your energy, charisma, clout and effectiveness remain at a yearly high, Cancer. Continue to lead, to start significant projects and relationships, to tackle necessary tasks that formerly intimidated you. But beware being too rough, pushy. Your ambitions are high, strong. Your inner world stays sweet, comforting all month. Much talk about money. Be careful Sunday — someone’s aching for a fight, or alternately is determined to have their way, and for you not to have yours.
You continue to face relationships, opportunities, fresh horizons, relocation possibilities, Cap — and possible opposition, challenge, even enmity. (The enmity would only arise from any smugness or ultra-independence on your part. But realize others are volatile, and aggressive.) Co-workers are affectionate, work is easy all month. You could hear secrets, now to the 25th; investigation yields results. You can learn valuable insights into financial and sexual subjects until July 25 — and might, fortunately, act on them.
You remain a bit sequestered this week and next, Leo. Remain spiritual, charitable, deal with the gov’t or head office, and catch up on neglected chores. Preserve your energy. Sunday’s difficult, especially in work or health zones. Don’t act illegally or impulsively. Relationships, new horizons, opportunities — and challenges, possible rejections — fill Sun. night (11 pm PDT) to Wed. dawn. Be diplomatic. This interval runs smoothly, easily, but stop short of commitment, relocating, or grabbing an opportunity.
The general accent remains on work, employees, health, and machinery — and to a lesser degree on dependents, pets and service personnel. You’ll remain very energized in these until the 20th, but don’t sacrifice yourself to work to the point of self-abnegation or abandonment of friendly contacts. (Next week, July 17, will show you what I mean.) Relationships of all types grow lively and talkative now to the 25th, and these “conversations” could point you toward a good opportunity.
Your bright, lucky social trend continues, Virgo, for two more weeks. Until the 20th, the possibility of investing with or engaging in sex with a friend is high. You’ll have private moments, also, and could hear a significant secret, or need to communicate with/answer the gov’t or head office. Bosses, parents and higher-ups favour you now to month’s end, making this a great time to offer proposals, suggestions. Sunday’s problematical, bringing disruptions and “now or never” situations/choices.
The emphasis remains on romance, passion, creative and speculative urges, sports and games, charming kids, beauty and pleasure. This week is luckier than next in these matters, so don’t procrastinate if someone/ something draws you. Both weeks, intensity is the norm. You might discover a creative/speculative way to make money. Your home and family are affectionate and supportive all month, making this a fairly good time to buy real estate or move into a new home.
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TWELVE-YEAR TERRACES ON 7TH RESIDENT STILL LOVES THE VIEW dining room on the fifth floor, was one of the reasons Jacky and her husband of 62 years chose to move into the facility. She explains what she was told when she first moved in. The architect thought residents should be able to enjoy their dining experience immensely so wanted them to have the waterfront view so many Vancouverites search for when buying real estate. “A lot of the facilities have their dining rooms on the main floor. The dining room here is just so unusual and lovely,” says Jacky. Another unique aspect about the dining room at Terraces on 7th, and something Jacky chuckles about when describing the appeal of her home, is the fact residents can bring their own wine with them when they go to the dining room. Resident Jacky Christie enjoying the views at Terraces on 7th
Even after almost 12 years of looking at the same view from her 12th floor two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium, Terraces on 7th resident Jacky Christie says she still loves feasting her eyes on Vancouver’s waterfront from the place she affectionately calls home. “I can see English Bay and Bowen Island so that’s lovely,” says Jacky about the view from her condo’s outdoor balcony. In fact, Jacky recalls, that view, which includes the North Shore mountains and can also be seen from the Terraces
“I know what I like and I know a lot of wines,” maintains Jacky. The spirited wine lover has sustained an active lifestyle both with her neighbours and on her own. When she is not taking part in the many bus trips Terraces on 7th offers, Jacky can be found volunteering in the city’s downtown core. For 17 years, she has taken part in a program that allows her to work with elementary school children on their reading skills. Shopping, noon-hour concerts at the Vancouver Art Gallery, occasional short trips and bridge games twice a week are some of the other activities that keep Jacky
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occupied and content. She explains that daily interaction with her peers has kept her rooted to Terraces on 7th. After losing her husband only one year after they moved into the facility, she recognized she would need more companionship to help with the loss. “It’s a very friendly place,” says Jacky. “It’s just right for me.” For those who may be considering a move into a retirement facility but hesitant to make the transition, Jacky has this to say: “You don’t want to leave the decision for too long… You want to be able to move into a place like this when you’re still able to have fun and make friends.” Centrally located in the South Granville area at 1570 West 7th, Terraces on 7th is a retirement community that has independent as well as assisted living. The facility features a theatre room, gym, hairdressing salon, a library with computer internet access, piano lounge and bistro bar as well as a billiards room, dining room, lounge and terrace garden. All the suites are equipped with fridge, counter top burners and microwave and residents provide their own furnishings and décor. Recreational activities and entertainment offered at Terraces on 7th includes seasonal and holiday celebrations, chef demonstrations, movie and trivia nights, fitness classes, cards and board games, discussion groups and even a weekly happy hour.
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“THE NICHOL HOUSE” is one of First Shaughnessy’s most prestigious mansions. Located on The Crescent, this stately Tudor Revival home was designed by Samuel Maclure & Cecil Fox in 1912. It was built for the former Lieutenant Governor of BC – a newspaper magnate & the wealthiest Vancouverite in his time. The interior features fine wood finishings, beamed ceilings, a grand entry hall, 8 fireplaces, lead-glass windows, inlaid oak floors & paneled walls. The grand scale rooms offer elegance at its best! Over 11,000 sq.ft. with 10 bdrms. Enjoy the 1 acre plus property with beautiful formal estate gardens. The grandeur of the house, its carefully crafted details & stunning grounds make it a piece of history well worth treasuring.
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