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Student residence missing from new Emily Carr university Mike Howell

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The new Emily Carr University of Art + Design officially opened Tuesday without the one facility that its president is well aware is needed to accommodate students in Vancouver: an affordable place to live on campus.

While the focus Tuesday was on celebrating an almost two-decades long pursuit to build a new campus for the longtime arts school formerly on Granville Island, Dr. Ron Burnett acknowledged during a tour of the new building on Great Northern Way that a residence for students is a missing piece of the $122-million project.

In fact, Burnett said, the university is in discussions with three developers about constructing a residence that could accommodate 300 to 500 students. Such housing could take three to five years to build, said Burnett, adding that he wants the rents to be in the $600 to $800 per month range.

He cautioned that price

range is in today’s dollars and would likely increase when the residence opens.

“The only deal — certainly under my tenure — that we would agree to would be a deal that actually maintains the rents at a level that [students] could afford,” he said, before discussing his philosophy on the cost of education.

“My position has always been that education should be free. But given the circumstances, our fees are — relatively speaking — quite low. We’re among the lowest in the province, and certainly among the lowest in Canada.”

Burnett said the average tuition fee to attend the university for one school year is $4,000. Even with low tuition, he said, some students take five to six years to complete a program because they have to work to fund their education. The university has about 2,000 full-time students and 3,000 who are part-time.

“We’ve tried to keep things under control and we’ve tried to help our students as much as we

Dr. Ron Burnett, president of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, led Premier John Horgan on a tour Tuesday of the school’s new facility on Great Northern Way. The university does not have a student residence. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

can,” he said. “I think this community is so sensitive to that [affordability] challenge, and I’m really concerned about it.”

Alia Hijaab Ebayed, the chairperson of the university’s students’ union, welcomed the news that a residence could soon be built on campus. Hijaab Ebayed said affordability is a constant challenge for students who want to attend a post-secondary

school that happens to be in one of the world’s most expensive cities.

Hijaab Ebayed, who begins her fourth year of studies in animation this fall, said she shares a small suite in an East Side house for $1,400 a month. She said she works three jobs, including her work with the student union and in a café, but will soon decrease her workload to make time for school.

“Many students have to have multiple jobs just to get by,” she said. “It’s definitely a hindrance — it’s hard for a lot of students to do that, especially without help from their families. People who are able to get loans or get help from their families can get by, but then people with loans have to worry about debt. It’s a bit of endless cycle.”

Added Hijaab Ebayed: “It’s hard, it’s super hard.”

When Hijaab Ebayed finishes school, she said she will likely have to move out of Vancouver to a neighbouring suburb that is more affordable. Leaving Vancouver because of housing costs is a reality for many graduates, she said.

Despite the affordability crunch in Vancouver, Burnett said the university has not seen a decline in applications for both the graduate and undergraduate level programs. In fact, he added, there are more applications than spots available.

At Tuesday’s opening, Burnett provided Premier John Horgan with a tour

of the building. The provincial government contributed more than $100 million to the project, with another $22 million coming from donors including realtor Bob Rennie and Lululemon founder Chip Wilson. The student union donated $325,000.

The first discussion of a new campus for Emily Carr occurred in 2001 when Burnett and thenUniversity of B.C. president Martha Piper talked about bringing Emily Carr, UBC, Simon Fraser University and the B.C. Institute of Technology together on the 18.3 acres of land on Great Northern Way, near Main Street.

That discussion was triggered by Finning International donating the land to the consortium of schools. Burnett said the former buildings on Granville Island that used to house the school are owned by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

No decision has been made on the buildings’ future, he added. @Howellings

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School board byelection shaping up

Vision, Greens, OneCity and COPE announce candidates ahead of Oct. 14 byelection Jessica Kerr

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The ballot for the upcoming school board election is starting to take shape.

Last Thursday, Vision Vancouver announced its slate of candidates, which includes former board chair Mike Lombardi and former trustee Allan Wong. Ken Clement, who was elected to the board in 2008 as the first-ever Aboriginal person elected in the city, is also running for the party along with Theodora Lamb, who is described as a community organizer with experience in engagement and digital advocacy, and Joy Alexander, a retired teacher and school psychologist.

The Green Party announced its school board candidates two weeks ago.

Former trustee Janet Fraser is perhaps the most recognizable of the three names rolled out. She is joined by first-time candidates Estrellita Gonzalez, a health and wellness consultant, and

educator Judy Zaichkowsky.

OneCity announced its school board candidates Carrie Bercic and Erica Jaaf.

COPE held its nomination last week, announcing Diana Day as the party’s candidate.

The party also announced its endorsement of independent council candidate Jean Swanson, a long-time social justice advocate.

The byelection will return a democratically-elected school board for the first time in a year, after the previous trustees were fired last October by then-Education Minister Mike Bernier.

The board was replaced by appointed trustee Dianne Turner, who will remain on staff with the school board in an advisory role after the byelection.

The school board byelection will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 in conjunction with the byelection to replace former Vancouver Coun.

Geoff Meggs, who now serves as Premier John Horgan’s chief of staff.

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hopefuls include former school trustee Penny Noble, Hector Bremner and Glen Chernen. The party hasn’t yet named its candidates for school board. NPA membership voted Sept. 6 on who will run, after the Courier’s print deadline.

Transgender activist Jamie Lee Hamilton has also announced her candidacy for school board alongside the Independent Democratic Electors Alliance.

Homeless advocate Judy Graves is running under the OneCity banner, while Pete Fry was acclaimed as the Green Party candidate in mid August.

Cannabis advocate and former Wreck Beach staple Mary Jean Dunsdon — known locally as “Watermelon” or “the Weed Diva” — is running for Sensible B.C. Mayor Gregor Robertson is expected to announce Vision’s council candidate some time this week.

— with files from John Kurucz @JessicaEKerr

Former school board chair Mike Lombardi is one of five school board candidates running under the Vision Vancouver banner. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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Internet goes ape over PM’s 1987 letter to child

Mulroney’s negative gorilla response still rattles comedian’s cage

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In the span of a few short sentences, Mark Hughes travelled the full gamut of ecstasy to agony.

The document in question is highlighted with the then-seven-year-old being referred to as “Master Mark.” Not bad when the letter writer is former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

The kicker comes a few sentences later, when the proverbial straw broke the gorilla’s back.

“Apes are only allowed into the country if people are going to put them in a zoo or use them for research,” Mulroney wrote.

“This law was enacted to protect people from diseases apes sometimes have which people can catch.”

That back and forth between Hughes and Mulroney blew up online after Hughes posted it to his Facebook page on Monday night: massive popularity on the Internet site Reddit, hundreds of likes on his Facebook page and media attention from across Canada.

“It’s kind of neat but I didn’t think it was that big a deal,” Hughes told the Courier.

Rewind to the first few months of 1987. Growing up on Vancouver’s West Side, Hughes is consumed by all things gorilla. He studies them, chronicles them in drawings and lobbies his mom endlessly in the hopes of owning one.

“The way she got around to saying no to me was by saying, ‘No, they’re illegal so I can’t get you one.’ And I went, ‘Alright I’m going to write a letter to the prime minister then.’ I was determined that this would happen,” Hughes recalled.

Hughes put pen to paper alongside his mom, who helped with the proofreading. Though he’s not in possession of the original document, Hughes remembers rattling off gorilla factoids to the former Conservative Party boss before laying out his request.

Within two months, Hughes received his response from Mulroney.

Dated for April 9, 1987, Mulroney begins by per-

sonally thanking Hughes for the letter before delivering the death knell a few short sentences later.

“An ape might not be very happy living in a house in Vancouver,” Mulroney wrote.

While Hughes’ mom was thrilled with the correspondence, her son was not. Nor did Hughes grasp the magnitude of having a letter personally addressed to him by the leader of the nation.

“I was pissed off that he wouldn’t let me have a gorilla. I was mad that the answer was still no.

I didn’t even give a s*** that he wrote me back.

I didn’t realize that the prime minister writing you back is kind of a big deal.

It was more a case of, ‘The answer is no? Well, f***.’”

One of the many hats Hughes wears is stand-up comedian. Whether the recently unearthed nugget from his past makes it into his routine wasn’t known

by Courier press deadlines.

“I guess I have to talk about this somewhere,” he said. @JohnKurucz

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City looking for ‘Arbutus Champions’ to collaborate at its ‘design jam’ Jessica Kerr

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Vancouverites can have their say on the future design of the Arbutus Greenway.

The city is inviting residents to apply for one of the 100 “Arbutus Champion” spots in the upcoming Arbutus Greenway Design Jam this fall. The four-day collaborative workshop will bring participants together to develop a draft design for the future Arbutus Greenway.

“The Arbutus Greenway is a profound boost to Vancouver’s public space and green transportation networks — the Design Jam is a historic opportunity to shape how people use this space,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson. “I encourage creative Vancouverites to join the workshop and unleash their big ideas as we take this extraordinary stretch of public land to the next level.”

The greenway has proved popular since opening earlier this year. The nine-kilometre corridor connects False Creek to the Fraser River.

The city is inviting residents to apply for one of 100 spots to help shape the future design of the Arbutus Greenway.

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The current pathway is temporary, giving residents a chance to familiarize themselves with the route while plans to create a permanent pathway are under way.

The route currently includes an all-weather hard surface that is divided for walking and cycling, a bark mulch path for walking and jogging, washrooms,

benches and Mobi bike share stations. Following the official opening last month, the city counted 2,000 cyclists and 700 pedestrians along the greenway.

The “design jam” is the next step in a multi-phased engagement process to plan the future of the greenway.

The aim of the event is to get detailed public input

into all aspects of the future design of the corridor with the ultimate goal of designing a vibrant public space for walking, cycling, public transportation, public art and community space.

The design jam will take place over two weekends in October.

Residents of all ages are encouraged to apply to be an Arbutus Champion. Participants will be randomly selected by location, age and gender to ensure representation across the city.

No experience is required, but applicants must be available for all four days of the design jam: Oct. 20 and 27 from 5 to 9 p.m., and Oct. 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The city will also be gathering additional public input through open houses and online surveys. @JessicaEKerr

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Vegetation on railway right-of-way, if left uncontrolled, can contribute to trackside fires and impair proper inspection of track infrastructure. As such, for safe railway operations, the annual vegetation control program will be carried out on CN rail lines in the Province of British Columbia. This program is necessary in order to eliminate brush, weeds and other undesirable vegetation, which constitute a hazard to the public and to CN employees and will be performed in conformity with current federal regulations, including Transport Canada’s Rules Respecting Track Safety. Wilderness Environmental Services (telephone 1-705-575-4805) will be applying herbicides on and around the railway tracks (mainly the graveled area (the ballast)). All applications will be done by certified applicators. All product requirements for setbacks in the vicinity of dwellings, aquatic environments and municipal water supplies will be met. This program will take place from August 25th to September 15th. 2017 and will include the following cities: Terrace, Vancouver, Kamloops, Lillooet, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Tete Jeune, and MacKenzie.

It stands out like a sore thumb — pink and purple paint splatters against the gun metal grey.

Police have begun seeing a new trend on Vancouver streets: gang members with custom paint jobs for their firearms.

“Apparently it’s something that’s in vogue to show off amongst the gang community… apparently it’s a status symbol,” Vancouver police Superintendent Mike Porteous said at a press conference in August announcing a significant seizure of drugs and firearms.

The gun, which was one of eight seized as part of Project Tariff — a fivemonth-long investigation that also led to the seizure of more than two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues — had a factoryissued paint job, which is also becoming more popular as gun manufacturers cater to an increasing number of female customers.

Project Tariff was launched in March to investigate the activities of the

Project Tariff was launched in March to investigate the activities of the Heer/Dhillon/Samra crime group. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Heer/Dhillon/Samra crime group. In addition to the seizure of drugs and guns, four known gang associates were arrested and are facing numerous charges.

Sgt. Keiron McConnell with VPD’s gang unit said the practice is more popular in other countries, but officers have started seeing custom painted guns here.

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Members of Mexican cartels often have goldplated guns.

“The firearm has always been a status symbol for gangsters in B.C. because they’re harder to get,” McConnell said. @JessicaEKerr

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Vancouver’s Pianos on the Street program has a couple of new additions.

The program recently partnered with Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture to have two of the organization’s artists transform old pianos into works of art.

Kickstart is the only arts organization in the province that professionally supports and promotes artists who identify as living with a disability, said Kickstart’s artistic director Yuri Arajs.

“We’re very proud of what we do and the unique perspective that the artists have,” he said.

Artists Cat L’Hirondelle and Rose L. Williams took on the challenge of painting a piano to represent Kickstart.

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She said she has never painted a musical instrument before and was inspired by the experience.

“The piano itself is symbolic of another time, before the advent of electronic music, when music making was a larger part of domestic life, entertainment and our relationships with one another,” she said.

Most of Williams’ work revolves around nature and the human relationship with our waterways, forests and fauna. She painted her piano with an underwater scene she describes as a “kelp forest” representing the local oceans, animals and fish. She was delighted to see the piano placed on Cordova Street in Coal Harbour, just a stone’s throw from the water.

L’Hirondelle painted her piano bright blue and

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Vancouver’s double-barreled byelections limp onward Allen Garr

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I can understand why you may not be paying much attention to the imminent Vancouver School Board and city council byelections on Oct. 14.

In a summer like no other, we have been beset by serious distractions not the least of which are: the forest fire crisis aided and abetted by record heat and drought, the escalating opioid overdose crisis, Hurricane Harvey smacking into Houston and an even worse flooding disaster hitting South Asia, and, oh yeah, there’s no immediate relief in sight for housing affordability in Vancouver.

But that’s an ongoing saga.

And, if your inbox isn’t yet jammed to overflowing, there is that idiot political leader — well, actually, there are two of them. But the one who seems determined to take the yellow cake is intent on exploding nuclear devices while the other one is threatening hell fire and

damnation in response.

In spite of all that, our local double-barreled byelections limp onward.

And the one to replace city councillor Geoff Meggs, who took a job as Premier John Horgan’s chief of staff, would be a good place to start.

The surprise would be if Vision actually won this one.

Byelections this far along in a government’s life tend not to view the incumbent party favourably. Add to that the fact that the centre left will have four candidates competing for the lone seat.

That includes long-time anti-poverty crusader Jean Swanson who is waving about, in an unseemly manner I’m inclined to think, her Order of Canada snowflake as reason to vote for her.

Vision’s chances are even slimmer when you realize that even momentarily disenchanted Vision supporters know that if they stick it to Gregor and his crew, Vision will still hold the majority at council.

Jean Swanson and Pete Fry vie for Geoff Meggs’ vacant council seat in the Oct. 14 byelection. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Given the mood of the times in Victoria with the NDP hanging on thanks to the good graces of the Green Party, the most interesting result would be the election of perennial Green candidate and community organizer Pete Fry. As for the once indomitable NPA, of interest is the fact that, while their councilwinning candidates last time round did better than all the Visionistas who safely crossed the line, their may-

oral guy, Kirk LaPointe is sitting this one out and gives every appearance that he has had enough of electoral politics. Whoever they put up will be known later this week, after the Courier’s print deadline — and if they win, it should give Mayor Gregor Robertson pause regarding his plans to run one more time next year.

By the way, while Vision’s candidate wasn’t announced by my deadline, what I can tell is it will be a person of

the male persuasion and one who has never before faced a public election at any level of government. Call it investing in the future, if there is one.

Now, for the school board. Recall that the whole gang of nine was fired just last year for failing to meet their legal obligations and pass a balanced budget.

While all that was going on, at least four senior staff took medical stress leave complaining to two separate investigations that they were being harassed and bullied by board members.

Also recall that the board was evenly split with four NPA and four Vision trustees while the sole Green trustee played switch-hitter, picking who should be chair and which motions she would support. Well, by my count, at least six of those trustees will be running again. Oh joy.

Remarkably, both the NPA and Vision are putting up a slate of five for the

nine spots, which apparently makes it more likely folks will get elected but makes it highly unlikely that either party will hold a majority, leaving that once again to the Green candidate or candidates.

One person who is not running is Patti Bacchus.

She topped the polls the last time she ran for Vision.

Since the firing and reports on bullying by WorkSafe BC and independent investigator Roslyn Goldner, Bacchus has been seen as the bully-inchief. She has also expressed an interest in running for the NDP provincially and Vision for both council and school board once more. She either wisely changed her mind or had it changed for her, thus avoiding being a liability.

Meanwhile both the school board secretary treasurer and the superintendent at the time of the firings have fled the scene. And who knows what other senior staff will be thinking of packing their bags dependent on the byelection outcome.

Housing costs could be deterring teachers from Vancouver Tracy Sherlock

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Is Vancouver housing too expensive for teachers?

Katharine Shipley, president of the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association, thinks the skyhigh housing costs could be deterring potential teachers from taking some of the 342 new jobs created after last fall’s Supreme Court of Canada decision. That decision restores rules about class sizes, the numbers of specialist teachers and how many special-needs students can be in one class that were stripped from teachers’ contracts in 2002.

Districts throughout the province are scrambling to hire about 2,600 new teachers, and Shipley says she thinks Vancouver may be at a disadvantage because

of sky-high housing prices when it comes to attracting and keeping regular teachers and teachers on call.

She says more than 80 teachers have left Vancouver for other districts. When members call her to tell her they’re leaving, they often say it’s because they’ve bought a house somewhere more affordable, such as the Okanagan or Maple Ridge, or because they already live in the suburbs and the recent hiring surge is their chance to finally work closer to home.

“This was the year — if you live in Surrey and commute into Vancouver — this was the year that you were going to finally get a job in your district or in a district where you could afford something more than a closet,” Shipley said. “For teachers this year, it has been fantastic in terms of mobility.”

She would like to see the Vancouver School Board get into the non-profit housing business, specifically to provide affordable homes for teachers.

“One thing the Vancouver School Board does have is this land and one thing for them to think about is not-for-profit, subsidized employee housing,” Shipley said. “The board can’t grow teachers on trees and the affordability crisis is bigger than the school board, but they do have an asset and that is land.”

Providing affordable housing for employees is something many sectors may need to consider in Metro Vancouver, given that the cost of housing is way out of whack with wages in B.C. Recently Shipley was surprised when a new teacher to Vancouver approached the

association, asking if it helps teachers find housing. So far, that’s not something the association has considered.

Hundreds of teaching positions were posted by VSB in the final weeks of summer.

Schools were told to reduce their expectations by about 80 full-time teachers across the district, Shipley said.

That last-minute change was because Vancouver got less provincial funding than it expected to meet the contract terms. In June, interim superintendent John Lewis said VSB asked for more than 400 teachers. VSB’s official appointed trustee Dianne Turner said VSB got funding for 342 full-time teachers.

At the end of August, there were still unfilled jobs and the teacher on-call list was decimated. The number of teachers on call (TOCs) in Vancouver is

now about 400, compared to a healthy number of about 800, Shipley said.

“They have been working flat out, all summer to hire people. They are doing their absolute best,” Shipley said.

“As fast as they hire TOCs, TOCs are posting into other positions or leaving for other districts. That’s going to be a huge disruption on a dayto-day basis.”

When there is a shortage of TOCs, regular teachers are sometimes called in to help during their preparation blocks. In elementary schools, sometimes the resource teachers are called in to cover a regular classroom, which means the kids who need extra help from a resource teacher don’t get it.

Education Minister Rob Fleming said the new NDP government’s fall budget (to be announced Sept. 11) will

include a boost to the province’s $5.9-billion education budget to ensure the restored contracts are fully funded.

The province and districts now have “a common understanding of what the language means in terms of a monetary commitment,” Fleming said.

Shipley is concerned that extra funding will be money to cover “remedies” for classes that don’t follow the rules, rather than money to set up classes according to the contract from the get go.

“After 16 years of feeling the austerity, there is a whole emotional level at play,” she said. “I think we’re going to be dealing with quite a bit of disappointment. I don’t think class sizes will be as small as we were hoping.”

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I really have enjoyed reading factual records/facts about Vancouver housing.

Please keep writing about the crisis of unaffordable housing.

We are a family and need a threebedroom housing unit of some configuration. A family unit is over $1 million. How does this help us, for affordable housing?

There’s a mismatch. Blocks are being gutted, and yet who can buy these units? It seems seriously askew.

If Vancouverites are paying 79.7 per cent of their income for housing, how does this affect our quality of life? How much are the developers profiting, as well as the city? How will my kids born here be able to buy something when they are older?

The market has not corrected itself since when, 1979? Please break down who is making all the money, because the average wage earner certainly isn’t profiting.

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Feel badly for them. But no matter what kind f hovel they live in, it’s temporary. And they will graduate with papers that let them go forth to increase their income over time and afford Vancouver’s extortionate rentals.

Others are out of time: poor and disabled people on ridiculously low pensions, and seniors of low income will not have the chance to boost their incomes enough over time not to drown in this rental situation. Because it’s fairly apparent that no level of government is going to help on any significant way.

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SANDRA THOMAS sthomas@vancourier.com Drivers who don’t slow down and pay attention in school zones will face fines between $196 and $483.

That’s the message the Vancouver Police Department and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth want Vancouver drivers to take to heart as thousands

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The VPD will be targeting school zones over the next few weeks keeping an eye out for unsafe driving, enforcing speed limits and looking for behaviour that puts pedestrians, cyclists and other motorists at risk.

“Back to school is a very exciting and busy time for families. I’m so glad that we’re all working together to ensure our kids stay safe going to and from school,” said Minister of Education Rob Fleming at the conference.“I encourage everyone to slow down and be extra aware when driving in school zones and on all

roads throughout British Columbia.”

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Warren Lemcke warned the department has little tolerance for anyone who puts children at risk.

“We want students travelling to and from school to be safe,” said Lemcke.

“Road safety is a shared responsibility and we’re asking drivers to give themselves extra time so everyone gets to their destination safely.”

drivers caught speeding in school zones range from $196 to $483.

Also attending the press conference were Vancouver School Board official trustee Dianne Turner, acting-mayor Raymond Louie and Clay Steiro, ICBC manager for road safety.

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Arena Rock project SANDRA THOMAS sthomas@vancourier.com

“I have an original poster advertising the Clash concert at Kerrisdale Arena June 26, 1982, which I was also fortunate to attend. Myself and a few of my classmates skipped our Point Grey aftergrad earlier in that same month that year to attend the Jam concert. Such a phenomenal venue with a venerable history.”

That comment, submitted to the Kerrisdale Arena Rock project from “Lori,” accompanies photos of the punk-rock fan holding an original poster from the Clash concert. It’s just one small anecdote from the many collected by Lisa Nielsen and Rene Cherrie

for the project, which details the very storied past of the very unassuming-looking stadium. It’s quite likely many newcomers to the neighbourhood have no idea that the arena where they drop their kids off for skating lessons or hockey is the same space some of the best rock gods in history have played. Opened in 1949, the arena has hosted the likes of Bill Haley and the Comets,

the Clash, Peter Tosh, Motorhead, Devo and Frank Zappa until the early ’80s.

For a band that would go on to release an album called Everything Louder than

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Yardbirds, Clash, Motorhead, Devo all played the Kerrisdale Arena is that the Clash opened their Combat Rock tour in 1982 in Kerrisdale.

memorabilia Vancouverites have been sharing with her and Cherrie.

Nielsen told the Courier last week there have been many surprises in the stories and

“We got an email from a guy who said because he was on a budget at the time, he had to choose between seeing Frank Zappa or the Yardbirds and he chose Frank Zappa,” said Nielsen. “To see Jimmy Page play the Kerrisdale Arena?

He regrets that decision to this day.”

Lisa Nielsen and Rene Cherrie have completed their Arena Rock project, detailing the history of the Kerrisdale Arena. PHOTO: DAN TOULGOET

Another woman contacted the pair and donated her ticket stubs from a Bill Haley and the Comets concert along with a photo of her on her way to the concert.

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their artist-in-residency position last summer.

Cherrie, on the other hand, is an audio engineer. To that end, he’s in charge of charge of the mics, laptop and recording, while Nielsen is at the helm of all things visual.

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“I’ve talked to at least 100 people since we started and it’s been so interesting,” Cherrie said in an earlier interview. “Everyone has their own history, and we are trying to dive into that.” work for the Vancouver Park Board — that previous experience led the pair to apply to the park board for

roller derby and music.

A “creative lounge” was created in the lobby of the arena where the exhibit is on display by way of posters, photos, collages and video.

Cherrie and Nielsen’s collaborative history goes back to the 1990s, when the two bounced around various bands together. Nielsen maintains multiple gigs in the arts sector and has done community engagement

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work came together with a screening of the Arena Rock project video, which now loops as part of the display. After setting up shop, the pair canvassed the neighbourhood twice weekly in search of nuggets from yesteryear. They went to seniors’ centres and other community hubs, along with approaching complete strangers in the rink’s lobby.

The stories they gathered focus on skating, hockey,

Wishing you all the best as we celebrate the history, diversity and vitality of our community

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Public Hearing: September 19, 2017 Tuesday, September 19, 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 amendments for these locations:

Jericho Pier Renewal Open House

The Vancouver Park Board, in partnership with the Disabled Sailing Association, has developed concepts for renewing the aging pier at Jericho Beach and providing an accessible dock for sailors with disabilities. The floating dock will provide access for users of all ages and levels of mobility.

1. 2017 Inflationary Rate Adjustments to Density Bonus Contributions To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to implement an inflationary rate adjustment to Density Bonus Contributions to increase the values of the affordable housing shares and the amenity shares in the RM-8 and RM-8N Districts Schedule and in the RM-9, RM-9A, RM-9N, RM-9AN, and RM-9BN Districts Schedule.

The reconstructed pier will provide additional amenities for visitors such as seating, as well as accommodate recreational fishing and crabbing.

2. Amendment to the General Regulations to Delegate Discretionary Relaxation Powers to Expedite the Delivery of Low Cost Housing for Persons Receiving Assistance To amend Section 3 – Administration of the Zoning and Development By-law, to delegate authority to the Director of Planning or the Development Permit Board, as the case may be, to relax zoning provisions to facilitate the approval of developments where a minimum of 70 per cent of all dwelling units within the development are used for low-cost housing for persons receiving assistance. The proposed amendments note that the Director of Planning or Development Permit Board’s authority to relax zoning regulations does not apply in any of the City’s RS and many RT zones.

(Jericho Sailing Centre will serve as a back-up location in case of bad weather)

3. 618 West 32nd Avenue To rezone 618 West 32nd Avenue from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building containing a total of 15 dwelling units. A height of 21.7 metres (71 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.45 are proposed.

4. East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan: Development Phasing Amendment To amend the Development Phasing strategy in the East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan to allow parcels within the Town Square and Waterfront Precincts to be developed concurrently to make efficient use of infrastructure, improve connections between the Town Square and Park Precincts, minimize disruption to new residents, and respond to changing market conditions.

5. 6137 Cambie Street (Chinese Presbyterian Church) To rezone 6137 Cambie Street from CD-1 (12) (Comprehensive Development) District to a new CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a seven-storey, mixed-use building containing a church replacement, 68 private childcare spaces and 20 for-profit affordable rental housing units. A height of 25.6 metres (84 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.08 are proposed.

6. False Creek Flats Plan Implementation: Policy and By-law Amendments To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to bring forward the zoning changes, consequential amendments, and accompanying development policies and guidelines to manage future development as laid out in the False Creek Flats Area Plan. The proposed provisions include a new rezoning policy for the False Creek Flats, a new FC-2 District Schedule, amendments to the I-2, I-3, IC-3, and MC-1 and MC-2 District Schedules, and amendments to the Regional Context Statement Official Development Plan.

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Presentation materials and online questionnaire will be available at: vancouver.ca/jericho-pier The online questionnaire will be available September 16 to October 2, 2017.

For more information: ali.nayeri@vancouver.ca 7. Heritage Density Bank Update and Zoning Amendments to Support Heritage Conservation To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to support heritage conservation by allowing increases to the permitted floor area up to a maximum of 10 per cent to be available through amenity shares for heritage conservation.

8. Introducing Character Home Retention Incentives and New Housing Choices in RS Zones (Single-family) To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to introduce optional incentives for the retention of character homes and to add new housing choices into all RS (single-family) district schedules. The incentives include the addition of conditional approval uses: infill dwelling and multiple conversion dwelling, which could be rental or strata-titled units; additional floor area; and general relaxation provisions.

9. Increasing Housing Choice and Character Retention Incentives in the Mount Pleasant and Grandview-Woodland Communities To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to increase opportunities for housing choice and provide additional incentives for the retention of character houses. If approved, the proposed changes would amend the RT-5, RT-5A, RT-5N and RT-5AN Districts Schedule; rezone certain areas from RT-4, RT-4N, RT-5A, RT-5AN, RS-1, RS-4 and RS-7, all to RT-5/5N; and amend the RT-6 District Schedule.

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 September 8 until 5 pm on the day of the 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.

Copies of the draft by-laws will be available for viewing starting on September 8 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.

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Want to have a hand in shaping the future of public spaces downtown?

Residents can help make public spaces more inviting by playing a part in Vancouver’s public space and public life study.

The city, in partnership with Gehl, an international architectural and urban design firm known for its work in “people-centred” design, is looking for volunteers to help collect “people data” in an effort to better understand how residents and visitors get around and spend time in downtown Vancouver.

The aim of the research is to get insight into what people like about public space, how they use it and why.

The public life surveys will be conducted next month and again in January, in order to capture seasonal variations.

“The study is an opportunity for anyone interested in city planning, design, or public spaces to learn more and take an active role in future changes to the downtown public realm,” the city states on its website.

Survey volunteers will be required to work shifts on Sept. 14 or 16 to help gather behavioural mapping data and conduct surveys at various locations downtown.

Most shifts will be four hours long and take place sometime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., although some shifts will be shorter. Volunteers are welcome to take part in more than one shift.

Training sessions will take place on Sept. 13.

To sign up as a volunteer, email placesforpeople@ vancouver.ca by Sept. 8.

The city launched Places for People Downtown in June.

Led by the planning, urban design and sustainability department, the program aims to help create a downtown public space strategy in 2018.

“While downtown Vancouver is home to many popular and lively public spaces, we currently don’t have a comprehensive strategy to guide the planning and delivery of public spaces across the city,” Gil Kelley, the city’s general manager of planning, urban design and sustainability, said at the program launch.

“The downtown is growing and changing along with the lifestyles of the population that lives, works and plays there,” Kelley said.

The study encompasses several areas: Central Business District, Coal Harbour, West End, Downtown South, Yaletown, False Creek North and Northeast False Creek.

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SEPTEMBER Theatre 13 The Musical: Bring On Tomorrow Co. presents this hilarious and clever coming-of-age comedy. Transporting audiences of

all ages to the uncertain days of youth when fitting in was all that mattered, 13 The Musical is an uplifting reminder that true friendships can be found in unexpected places. Sept. 28-Oct. 8 at the Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at bringontomorrowco.com.

Angels in America: Part Two: Lauded as one of the most influential works of 20th-century theatre, this poignant account of the AIDS crisis and the Reagan era weaves together the stories of eight core characters struggling to find harmony among their beliefs,

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desires, and the societal roles they feel obligated to uphold.

Sept. 7-Oct. 8 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets and info at artsclub.com.

ballet adaptation of China’s most notorious, banned novel. Forbidden in China for the past 700 years, the Vancouver presentation marks the first time this controversial work of corruption and eroticism will be performed outside of Asia.

Sept. 21-22 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets and info at goldenlotusdance.com.

Sound of Music: Experience this brand new production of the beloved musical story with its Tony, Grammy and Academy Award-winning best score. Sept. 12-17 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More info at soundofmusicontour.com.

Saudade: Experience the powerful and emotional new ensemble that is Joshua Beamish’s Saudade.

Merging elegant balletic lines with street-style dynamism and drive, the work conjures up fleeting intimacies in a series of ghostly solos, duets and group passages, accompanied

by Hildur Guðnadóttir’s hauntingly beautiful cello score. Sept. 20-23 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Info at thedancecentre.ca.

Just Not That Woman: Making its world premiere at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival, this insightful and thought-provoking play from award-winning Australian artist Ali Kennedy Scott, takes a revelatory look behind the 2016 U.S. election. Sept. 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16 at the Firehall Arts Centre.

Tickets and info at vancouverfringe.com.

Bombay Black: 2017 Jessie Award and multiple Fringe Award recipient Rohit Chokhani delves into a blind man’s world as he reimagines Anosh Irani’s Bombay Black, a searing play set in the bitter reality of present-day India. Sept. 7-16 at the Vancity Culture Lab. Tickets at vancouverfringe.com

Dance Embrytrophic Caratina: Choreographed by Kokoro Dance directors, Embrytrophic Caratina brings four dancers who will strip themselves bare — literally and figuratively — in breathless motion and stillness, while transcending all superficial layers of persona and ego in true butoh style. Sept. 20-23 and 26-29 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. Tickets and info at kokoro.ca.

Music on Main: Experience Music on Main, a musically-adventurous euphonious series. They’re kicking off this new season with an Australian String Quartet at the Annex. Sept. 19. For more info, visit musiconmain.ca.

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Blind Boys of Alabama with Ben Heppner: The five-time Grammy award-winning Blind Boys will match soulful harmonies with the mighty vocals of Canadian tenor and UBC alumnus, Ben Heppner.

Sept. 23 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC. For tickets and information, visit chancentre.com.

Let’s Get Awkward: Following his sold out Canadian Tour in January 2012 – Telling Jokes in Cold Places – as well as his headlining appearance on the 2014 Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour, Demetri Martin returns to Vancouver to get awkward. Sept. 9 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets at tickets.ubc.ca.

Acis & Galatea: A Gender Liberation Opera: In this adapted version, follow the story of two women, Acis and Galatea, who have been caught off guard by their love for one another.

Though, it is met with serious consequences of social persecution.

Sept. 15-26 at the Annex Theatre.

Tickets at acisandgalatea.bpt.me.

49th Parallel: Longtime friends and frequent collaborators Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan co-headline their new comedy show, 49th Parallel. Sept. 7 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More at lewisblack.com and kathleenmadigan.com.

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil: Experience Tim Berne’s rare alto saxophone talent and his ability to channel rigorous structure while still breathing the rarified air of freedom in his playing. Sept. 24 at the Western Front. More at coastaljazz.ca.

Golden Lotus: Beijing Dance Theater presents the North American premiere of the contemporary

Baroque Duets of Love and Passion: Stephen Subbs leads an all-star ensemble of singers and instrumentalists, featuring soprano Amanda Forsythe and Vancouver’s own Colin Balzer in a programme of sensual Baroque duets of love and passion. Sept. 29 at Christ Church Cathedral. Tickets and info at earlymusic.bc.ca.

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Billy Brag with Guests: Fresh from touring the world, Billy Bragg is in Vancouver, strapping on his electric guitar and entering one-man Clash mode, performing songs from his 30+ year career.

Sept. 30 at the Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at livenation.com.

Feasting on Famine: One man’s journey through the extremes of body building and health fitness, Feasting on Famine explores the symmetry between the human body, the corporation and the excess of capitalism in a world where one man consumes the daily caloric intake of a family of five. Sept. 27-30 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at firehallartscentre.ca.

tertained by songs about, inspired by, or performed on bicycles. Sept.

23 at Christ Church Cathedral.

Learn more at thecathedral.ca.

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The Quiz Show: Back by popular demand, Graham Clarke and Chris Bentzen have created a live hybrid of the American game show and the British panel show. The Quiz Show has evolved into all original segments, featuring local comedians as contestants doing their best to make audience members laugh - and win prizes, of course. Sept.

9 at the Fox Cabaret. Tickets at http://bit.ly/2se4rcw.

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City on Edge: A Century of Vancouver Activism: With more than 650 images of street demonstrations, protests and riots from the early 1900s to present day from the archives of the Vancouver Sun and the Province newspapers, this exhibit captures emotionally raw and transformative moments in the lives of Vancouverites. Sept. 28-Feb. 18 at the Museum of Vancouver.

More at museumofvancouver.ca.

BE Gastown: This free, site-specific event will capture, disrupt and enhance the historic downtown district with activations that will push artistic boundaries, fuse genres and take over the streets of Gastown. Sept. 21-22 at various locations. More at begastown.com.

Entangled: Two Views on Contemporary Canadian Painting: This exhibit offers insight into two distinctly different modes of painting. The origins of both can be traced back to the 1970s when the continued existence of painting was hotly debated. Sept. 30-Jan. 1 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. More at vanartgallery.bc.ca.

Life in Colour: The Beaty Biodiversity Museum features drawings

by Angela Gooliaff and colouring by you! This exhibition explores keystone species in both the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, through a giant interactive colouring book mural. Sept. 21 at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. More beatymuseum.ubc.ca.

Interrupting the Interface: David Wilson’s latest series of paintings demonstrates the subtle interface between reality and filtered reality.

It is an important distinction in the age of fake news and doctored images, but also a deeper comment on how the filters of memory or mood inform our everyday perceptions. Sept. 7-30 at the Kimoto Gallery. More info at davidwilson.ca.

Festivals Accordion Noir Festival: Canada’s only alternative accordion fest presents a pantheon of international and local accordion talent. Sept. 7-10 at various venues.

More at accordionnoirfest.com.

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival: The festival celebrates flamenco’s Spanish Gypsy Origins with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists, with free workshops and ticketed performances throughout Vancouver. Sept. 11-24. Details at vancouverflamencofestival.org.

Word Vancouver: This free festival is bringing a multitude of reading and writing activities: free readings, panel discussions, writing workshops and site performers, to name a few. Sept. 19-24 at various locations. More information at wordvancouver.ca.

Happy Place: Happy Place explores and celebrates the courage, compassion and humour of seven women living amidst each other in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Oct. 20-29 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at firehallartscentre.ca.

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF): Celebrating its 36th anniversary, VIFF features more than 200 features and 100 shorts, showcasing the world’s most exceptional filmmaking. Sept. 28-Oct. 13 at various locations. Information at viff.org.

Kurios — Cabinet of Curiosities: Cirque du Soleil will attempt to suspend your sense of time and reality in its new production, which premieres at Concord Pacific Place Oct. 19 and runs until Dec. 31. Tickets start at $49.

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Westward Music Festival: Rock out at Vancouver’s inaugural Westward Music Fest, with headliners including Vince Staples, A Tribe Called Red and Gov’t Mule.

Sept. 14-17 at various venues.

More at westwardfest.com.

The Goblin Market: Christina Rossetti’s poem of dangerous and delicious temptation comes to life with daring circus acts. Performers will transport audiences with this captivating story of two sisters; their temptation, sacrifice and eventual salvation. Oct. 3-14 at the York Theatre. Tickets at tickets.thecultch.com.

Mexico Market: Enjoy staples such as tacos, tortas and elotes (Mexican corn); indulge in sweet treats like horchata, pastries and churros; sip on aguas frescas, agave spirits and micheladas in the cantina; and purchase Mexican-inspired artisanal items, dried goods and produce.

Sept. 16 at Robson Square. More info at marketmexico.ca.

Events Kate Evans: Threads: Join Evans, the acclaimed author, cartoonist and activist, who will reveal accounts of hope and hardship from France’s Calais refugee camp as told in her 2017 graphic novel Threads: From the Refugee Crisis. Sept. 29 at the Telus Studio Theatre.

Luxury Supercar Weekend: Be struck in awe at this luxury lifestyle and automotive weekend event, where classic and modern supercars will be staged for an expected 6,000 guests. Sept. 9-10 at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

More at luxurysupercar.com.

OCTOBER Theatre Homeward Bound: Join the Beacham family for Sunday dinner.

Revel in their word games and quick wit. Laugh at their foibles.

But all is not as it seems as their lives unravel in front of us. Oct. 6-29 at the PAL Studio Theatre.

Tickets at homeward.bpt.me.

Hyperlink: A collaboration between the Elbow’s artistic director Itai Erdal, writer-performer TJ Dawe and Director Rachel Peake, Hyperlink delves into life online and the limits of digital empathy. Oct. 4-14 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at firehallartscentre.ca.

King Charles III: In this jovial political satire, laugh along with the rest of the audience in this inventive story of a king whose time has finally come. Oct. 19Nov.19 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets and info at artsclub.com.

Menopause the Musical: In this laugh-out-loud comedy staged to 25 classic hits of the ’60s, ’70 and ’80s, see what life in a department store is like for four women, who, with nothing in common but a black lace bra, come to realize that they have more to share than ever imagined. Oct. 26 at the Vogue Theatre. Tickets at livenation.com.

Freedom Singer: Hot on the heels of their successful production of Children of God and four Jessie Award nominations for Margo Kane’s Moonlodge, Urban Ink Productions is bringing a new documentary theatre piece, inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter McClelland in retracing his great-great-greatgrandmother’s escape of slavery.

Oct. 7-15 at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre. More info at urbanink.ca/freedom-singer.

mystery, music, audience participation, comedy and sleight of hand. Oct. 21 at the Michael J Fox Theatre. Tickets at michaeljfoxtheatre.ca.

A Little Night Music: Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the intersections of desire as it tries to untangle the pathways through love, both sacred and profane. Oct. 12-21 at Gateway Theatre’s MainStage. More info at gatewaytheatre.com.

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi: Travel to a universe that exists outside of normal time and space, where unlikely characters co-exist in a setting that draws on the rich characters, locations and themes of the Star Wars films. Oct. 5-Nov. 18 at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Info and tickets at vtsl.com.

their ethereal vocals and sweeping melodies. They’ll perform songs from their second album, 2, elevating the sound of their native Ireland to new heights. Oct. 15 at the Chan Shun Concert Hall.

Tickets at chancentre.com.

Shun Concert Hall. More information and tickets at chancentre.com.

Monteverdi’s Orfeo: Grammy award-winner and Monteverdi specialist, Stephen Stubbs, leads Pacific MusicWorks and tenor Colin Balzer in an “in concert” performance of this work considered to be the first unqualified masterpiece in the early history of opera. Oct. 29 at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. Tickets at earlymusic.bc.ca.

Kayoi Komach/Komachi Visited: TomoeArts presents the world premiere of this groundbreaking reimagining of the classic tale of unrequited love. Oct. 26-28 at the Cultch. Ticket and info at thecultch.com.

Broken Social Scene: By popular demand, a second Broken Social Scene show has been added to the lineup for its Hug of Thunder Tour.

Oct. 20-21 at the Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at livenation.com.

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Thanks for Giving: Revel in this comedic play, both intimate and restorative in its plot and familiar characters. Meet Nan, her husband, her troublesome daughter and her grandchildren who have chosen this Thanksgiving to disclose some unexpected personal truths to the family. Oct. 5-Nov. 4 at the Granville Island Stage. More at artsclub.com.

Dance META: The complexity and continually changing nature of the body inspires this exciting and provocative new work by the award-winning choreographer and performer Deanna Peters. Oct. 2728 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.

Info at mutablesubject.ca.

Morphed: Celebrating 10 years, DanceHouse presents the Tero Saarinen Company’s Morphed, wherein seven male dancers seduce, challenge, demand and swagger in a work that borrows from casual street dance, Gene Kelly musicals, and classical 19th century and modern dance. Oct. 27-28 at the Vancouver Playhouse. More at dancehouse.ca.

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1 Hour Photo: The creators of Empire of the Son bring you the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century; from growing up in a fishing village on the banks of the Fraser River, to being interned as a Japanese Canadian during World War II, to guarding the Canadian Arctic against Soviet bombers during the height of the Cold War. Oct. 4-15 at the Historic Theatre at the Cultch. Tickets at tickets.thecultch.com.

Vancouver Chopin Society: Maria Pomianowska and Her Folk Band: Internationally renowned musician, Pomianowksa, will perform alongside a virtuosic ensemble, conjuring traditional sounds of Poland’s countryside in a hypnotizing musical journey. Performing on instrument replicas of Frédéric Chopin’s era, and joined by Vancouver’s Polonez Dance Group, these artists will share unparalleled renditions of the works that fuelled Chopin’s genius. Oct. 14 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at chopinsociety.org.

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Puccini’s Turnadot: Colossal and colourful, spectacular and intimate—that is a night at the opera as Vancouver Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, his final opera that combines his musical mastery with a tale as old as time based on a Persian legend and set in ancient Beijing. Oct. 12, 15, 19, 21 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

More at vancouveropera.ca.

Diabolus in Musica: 14th Century Music From the Pope’s Chapel in Avignon: Experience this journey among the great manuscripts born in the Avignon sphere, a place of wealth, splendor and power, including many works that have not been sung since the 14th century. Oct. 13 at Christ Church Cathedral. Tickets and info at earlymusic.bc.ca.

Music on Main: This musicalturn-social event is featuring Jane Coop on the keys, the legendary pianist who will be performing Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

Oct. 1 at the Vancouver Playhouse. More at musiconmain.ca.

Festivals Heart of the City Festival: This serves as a high-impact, bridgebuilding force that gives voice to the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and its low-income residents, cultural communities and neighbourhoods. Oct. 25-Nov. 5 at various locations throughout the DTES. More info at heartofthecityfestival.com.

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alike, including Ann Cleeves, Margaret Atwood and Adam Gopnik.

Oct. 12-22 at various locations.

More at writersfest.bc.ca.

Visual Arts Michael Grill, Karl Lemieux and Philip Jeck: Austrian video artist Michael Grill, Canadian filmmaker Karl Lemieux and British turntablist Philip Jeck come together in this collaborative, audio-visual improvisation. 16 millimetre film loops, digital video, sounds and audio signals are synergistically interwoven to produce an atmospherically dense amalgam of images and sounds. Oct. 7 at the Annex. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com.

Portrait of the Artist: This exhibition brings together The Royal Collection’s paintings depicting self-portraits, portraits of artists and artists at work. Encompassing more than 80 works, Portrait of the Artist is a rich survey of how artists have seen themselves and the role of the artist within society. Oct. 28-Feb. 4 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. More at vanartgallery.bc.ca.

True Nordic: Examine the significant influence of Scandinavian craft and industrial design on the development of Canadian culture. Spanning more than seven decades, this exhibition reveals how Scandinavian design was introduced to Canada and how its aesthetics and material forms were adopted and transformed. Oct. 28-Jan. 28 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. More at vanartgallery.bc.ca.

Events Just For Laughs hosted by Sugar Sammy: The Canadian superstar

comedian will host the 17th edition of the annual comedy tour this fall, joined by the cynically good-natured Alonzo Bodden and the hilarious Gina Brillon. Oct. 13 and 14 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, respectively.

Tickets at ticketmaster.ca.

NOVEMBER Dance Ballet BC’s New Work: Resident choreographer Cayetano Soto will create a new work for the full company that will showcase his integrated vision as choreographer, costume and lighting designer in a work that will surprise and delight audiences. Nov. 2-4 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

More info at balletbc.com.

B.R.I.S.A.: Johan Inger explores the themes of awakening and change. Considered one of the hottest choreographers in Europe today, his work can be found in the repertoire of major dance companies around the world. Nov. 2-4 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

More at balletbc.com.

Music Missing: This world premiere addresses the national crisis and devastation of Canada’s missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Set between Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and B.C.’s notorious Highway of Tears, this deeply-moving operatic drama follows the fate of two young women, one Indigenous and one not, whose lives become tragically intertwined. Nov. 3, 5,

7, 9, and 11 at The York Theatre.

Tickets at thecultch.com.

Stylus Fantasticus: Virtuoso Flights of Fancy from the 17th Century: Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis join internationally-acclaimed bass viol/viola da gambist Sam Stadlen of Fretwork in a program exploring this astonishingly inventive repertoire. Nov. 3 at Christ Church Cathedral. More at earlymusic.bc.ca.

ISCM World New Music Days: This seven-day festival will feature more than 30 new music events and over 100 composers from around the globe, highlighting music from nearly 50 different countries. Nov. 2-8 at various locations. More at icsm.org.

Theatre The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Carousel Theatre for Young People presents C.S Lewis’s enchanted world of Narnia in this acclaimed adaptation full of adventure and wonder, starring Ian Butcher and Sereana Malani.

Recommended for families and children aged 5+. Adults $35/ youth $18. Nov. 25-Dec. 31 at the Waterfront Theatre. Show times vary. Tickets at carouseltheatre. ca or (604) 685-6217.

Events Vancouver Jewish Film Festival: Join the Vancouver Jewish Film Centre in celebrating the longest running Jewish film festival in Canada, highlighting the best contemporary Jewish films from around the world. Nov. 2-9 at Fifth Avenue Cinemas and Nov. 10-12 at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.

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COOL RUNNINGS: With this extreme stretch of good weather, it’s hard to wrap our heads around winter, ski season and the fact the Whistler Film Festival is 14 weeks away. But that is exactly what festival creator Shawna Hardy and director of programming Paul Gratton aimed to do recently when they hosted their annual fundraiser at Big Rock Urban Brewery. Hollywood North’s business leaders, luminaries and philanthropists gathered to honour B.C. industry talent and financially support festival programs. From Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, the Whistler Film Festival will welcome film fans to experience its 17th edition featuring fresh films, epic events and time to play in North America’s premier mountain resort destination. Attendees got a sneak peek of what audiences can expect, with organizers announcing the first 15 films confirmed.

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Filmmakers Cynde and Allan Harmon were honoured at the Whistler Film Festival launch for their near three decades of work.

Vancouver actor Aleks Paunovic accepted the IGNITE Award for his extensive work in film and television from the Whistler Film Festival Society.

Anita Adams, founder of First Weekend Club and Jacqueline Samuda, actress in The Prodigal Dad, attended the annual Whistler Film Festival launch and fundraiser.

MP and environmental advocate Fin Donnelly joined Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Mike Meneer for the annual Pink Salmon BBQ to promote wild salmon conservation.

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Raïna von Waldenburg doesn’t believe in keeping skeletons in the closet.

Her method of catharsis instead involves broadcasting deeply personal tales of trauma in front of anyone and everyone, with a dose of dark humour as the cherry on top.

Such is the case in her latest play, 12 Minute Madness, which debuts at the Vancouver Fringe Festival on Sept. 9.

The plot is almost entirely biographical and chronicles von Waldenburg’s headspace as she processed repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse.

“The power of shame creates a lot of pain in society, a lot of pain in especially the survivors of any kind of trauma that’s been put onto them by somebody else,”

Playwright Raïna von Waldenburg (centre) and the 12 women in her play, including Ashlyn Tegg and June Fukumura , explore the harrowing topic of sexual abuse with dark humour.

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von Waldenburg said. “Specifically with sexual crimes — incest, sexual abuse — what shame does is it puts a lid on everything and then secrecy becomes the M.O. This secrecy and

this shame protects the wrong people.”

The play’s origins date back nearly 30 years, when von Waldenburg found herself in therapy for reasons initially unclear to her. Those sessions led to the necessary clarity that unlocked memories of being sexually abused by her grandfather when she was a child. The play’s name is based on the emotions that came to the fore as von Waldenburg pieced together those events.

Von Waldenburg’s first attempt at documenting the process came in 1999 via a sprawling, three-hour production called Das Kaspar.

The current production was scaled back to 30 minutes, with a dozen cast members representing von Waldenburg’s thinking as she processed, and came to grips, with her new reality.

In re-mounting the production, von Waldenburg wanted to accomplish two things: empower survivors of abuse and approach

the topic with humour.

By doing so, she owns the trauma rather than allowing it to consume her.

“The main thing for me about my approach to this horrible taboo is humour,” she said.

The humour rolls out in spades and veers into territory that’s perhaps not suited for all ages. The lead character’s name is Marlena von Twattenburger, while other cast members — affectionately known as “the twat club” — go by the monikers of Linda Kunt and Little Nazi. Somehow a harp finds its way into the play to weave the various characters together.

“It’s a true story with 12 twats and a harp,” von Waldenburg said. “I love that we can take the word the ‘twat’ and own it, to take all these bad words or taboos and just say, ‘Hey, we’re going to dance, take a big twat and roll it out on stage.’”

That’s not to say diving headlong into the madness wasn’t without its challenges.

“I’ve seriously wanted to leave rehearsal a lot and I’ve wanted to quit the play — I wanted to close the whole thing down,” von Waldenburg said. “But I got over the hump because of the 12 women in this cast who have put their entire bodies and souls into this piece. They feel it is important and they need this play to happen so that they too can heal.”

12 Minute Madness makes its theatrical debut Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Subsequent shows will roll out through until Sept. 17. For show times and prices, go to 12minutemadness.com.

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A record deal before the age of 20, glowing attention from press across Canada and now an opportunity to learn from industry heavyweights who’ve collectively sold thousands of records between them.

Life is good for members of Vancouver indie pop group the Katherines.

The trio was recently named to a 10-band shortlist for the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class, which serves as equal parts mentorship program, high-profile performance opportunity and a chance to rub shoulders with Canadian music big wigs.

The final three will be named Sept. 20 and winners get a treasure trove of perks: a week-long trip to Toronto to learn from the pros, an all-expenses-paid trip to next year’s Junos in Vancouver, free studio time and performance opportunities out the wazoo.

All in, the prize pack is valued around $100,000.

“It’s such a nice thing for us right now — it’s an honour and I wasn’t expecting it,” said Kate Kurdyak. “We entered this thinking it would be an incredible opportunity for growth and learning but we didn’t expect anything from it. This is a nice boost of confidence.”

Alongside her sister Lauren Kurdyak, the Katherines is rounded out by life-long friend Kaitlyn Hansen-Boucher. Their sound is rooted in indie pop, with a focus on intricate layers of vocal harmonies. Their debut album,

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To Bring You My Heart, was released in January via 604 Records.

Advancing to the final 10 means their work is now being scrutinized by a panel of judges including past Juno winners Lights, Kardinal Offishall, Max Kerman of Arkells fame and a group of industry executives spanning the country.

Knowing their music is in the hands and ears of that group is both off-putting and invigorating.

“It’s nerve wracking, it’s validating… it’s all of the above,” Kate Kurdyak said. “We’re really excited, because we’re big fans of all of those artists.”

Forming in their high school years — band members are now in their early 20s — the trio began fostering their musical kinship in kindergarten, when they began singing together in choirs. The songs on To Bring You My Heart were recorded three years prior to their release and are admittedly written from the perspective of “a high school girl brain.” The new batch of tunes being

worked on are more in the here and now.

“It took a long time [to record] and it was really spread out, so by the time we got the album out it was three years old to us,” Hansen-Boucher said. “As soon as the first album came out, it really felt like we were already move on to the next thing.”

The band isn’t necessarily sold on the idea of recording another LP immediately moving forward.

Instead, they’re more likely to release singles in a more piecemeal approach and then get to an album when a batch of like-minded songs presents itself.

“We’re trying to figure out what that looks like and how we feel collectively about what the next step looks like,” Kate Kurdyak said. “This [contest] would be very useful towards that, but either way we’re working on that self-discovery process how we move forward.”

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