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Everything you need to know about voting in the byelection

Jessica Kerr

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Byelection day is nearly upon us.

Advanced voting is already complete and general election day is Oct. 14. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at 50 different polling stations across the city.

The city sent out information about the byelection late last month; it includes everything residents need to know about voting.

One change for the byelection is that the city is not issuing voter information cards — replacing the cards with the informational flier delivered by mail. It contains information about when and where to vote, and how to register.

Another change this election, said Janice MacKenzie, the city’s chief election officer, is on Oct. 14 residents can vote at any polling station.

Only people living on the University Endowment Lands are required to vote at a specific polling station at University Hill Second-

ary. MacKenzie said that’s because those residents are electing school board trustees only and have a different ballot.

Twenty-eight candidates are vying for office — nine for the council seat vacated

by Vision Vancouver’s Geoff Meggs, who resigned to work for Premier John Horgan, and 19 for the nine school board seats left empty after then-Liberal education minister Mike Bernier fired the previous slate of trustees in October 2016.

Council candidates include the NPA’s Hector Bremner, Vision Vancouver’s Diego Cardona, Sensible Vancouver’s Mary Jean “Watermelon” Dunsdon, the Green Party’s Pete Fry, OneCity’s Judy Graves and independents Gary Lee, Damian J. Murphy, Jean Swanson and Joshua Wasilenkoff.

School board candidates include Vision Vancouver’s Joy Alexander, Ken Clement, Theodora Lamb, Mike Lombardi and Allan Wong, while the NPA is fielding Fraser Ballantyne, Lisa Dominato, Robert McDowell, Julian Prieto and

• A resident of B.C. for at least six months • A resident of Vancouver for at least 30 days • Not be disqualified from voting by law

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The Green Party’s candidates include Janet Fraser, Estrellita Gonzalez and Judy Zaichkowsky. OneCity is running two candidates, Carrie Bercic and Erica Jaaf, while COPE is running Diana Day. Jamie Lee Hamilton is on the ticket for IDEA Vancouver, while

two independent candidates, Christine Arnold and Adi Pick, put their names forward.

Who can vote?

In order to vote in the byelection, you must be: • 18 years of age or older on general election day • A Canadian citizen

Residents registered in the last provincial election may already be on the voters’ list. Not sure? Visit vancouver.ca/by-election and click on “Voter registration and ID.” If you’re not on the list, you can register at any polling station. Residents registering will need to show two pieces of identification, at least one with a signature, and complete and sign a voter registration form. Residents can also swear a declaration, which counts as one of the pieces of identification.

Common accepted forms of ID include: • B.C. drivers licence • B.C. services card • B.C. ID • B.C. Care Card • Social insurance card • Citizenship car • Credit or debit card • Passport • Utility bill

Voter registration forms can be downloaded in advance at vancouver.ca/ files/cov/resident-electorregistration-form.pdf.

Residents who cannot make it to a polling station due to illness, injury, disability or who plan to be away from the city during voting days, can request a mail-in ballot. Ballots can be requested by calling 311, or visiting vancouver. ca/your-government/voteby-mail.aspx.

The city had accessibility aids available for those residents who need them, but only during advance voting days.

Most polling stations are wheelchair accessible and staff is able to help with curb-side voting for people unable to leave their vehicle to vote.

Interpreters are allowed to help those who need it and many polling stations will have staff on hand who speak other languages. As well, all staff will have direct phone access to translation services for more than 180 languages. @JessicaEKerr

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City makes World Cup short list Jessica Kerr

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Vancouver is another step closer to playing host to one of the world’s biggest sporting events.

Vancouver has made the short list of potential cities to host the FIFA 2026 World Cup, the United Bid Committee announced Oct. 4. The list of potential host cities includes four in Canada — Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver — three in Mexico and 25 in the U.S. The three countries have come together for a united bid to host the FIFA 2026 World Cup. “I am thrilled Vancouver is shortlisted as a FIFA 2026 World Cup host city,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson. “Our Sport Hosting Vancouver partners put together a compelling story that showcases Vancouver’s world-class hosting reputation and experience and we would be honoured to welcome the world again in 2026.”

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Vancouver is among 32 potential host cities in a united bid between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to host the FIFA 2026 World Cup.

That number has been narrowed down to 32 as the committee moves through the bidding process.

“We received applications from 41 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States and narrowed the list after a comprehensive review of each of the communities and facilities,” said John Kristick, executive director of the United Bid Committee. “The 32 cities that we have identified as potential host cities, on their own and together, are prepared to welcome soccer fans from around the world.

They are more than capable of helping fulfill the shared vision and ambition of FIFA and the United Bid in shaping the future of soccer in

North America.”

The FIFA World Cup, which takes place every four years, is the biggest sporting competition in the world.

Brazil hosted the 2014 edition, which attracted more than 3.4 million spectators.

The 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature an expanded field of 48 teams. If the tournament is awarded to North America, 10 matches will be held in Canada.

The bid committee will submit its proposal in March 2018.

Morocco is the only other country bidding to host the event. The winning bid will be announced on June 13, 2018. @JessicaEKerr

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It’s not hard to find quaint, quirky towns on the ocean in BC, a province with nearly 26,000 km (16,000 mi) of Pacific coastline, some 40,000 islands, and distinctive laid-back West Coast culture. Each one has its own style and vibe, of course. These top towns will surprise and delight you—and undoubtedly make you want to stay longer.

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The Urban Development Institute is pouring cold water on Mayor Gregor Robertson’s announcement last week that he wants the city to develop a policy that gives Metro Vancouver residents first shot at buying pre-sale homes.

The institute, which represents more than 650 members that include developers, lenders and real estate professionals, said in a statement that its members already sell more than 90 per cent of multi-family housing units to local buyers. The statement noted pre-sales to locals is often a bank construction financing requirement.

“While the city’s new policy framework may have public appeal, [the institute] recommends the city increase supply through density bonuses, reduced fees or expedited building approvals, all of which would improve affordability for locals and working professionals,” said Anne McMullin, president and CEO of the institute, in the statement.

Robertson’s office issued a news release Oct. 6 saying

The mayor wants city staff to develop a policy giving local residents first crack at buying pre-sale homes. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

the mayor will introduce a motion at next week’s council meeting aimed at the city developing a policy that gives Metro Vancouver residents priority over off-shore buyers on pre-sale homes.

The release didn’t provide statistics or evidence to show such a policy was needed. Robertson, instead, focused on the need for employers to be able to “retain talent” in what continues to be an increasingly unaffordable city for people with good jobs and incomes.

“In Vancouver’s red-hot housing market, local employers are crunched to retain talent, whether they’re doctors, tech workers, retailers, firefighters, teachers or nurses,”

Robertson said. “I regularly hear stories about people who work in Vancouver, but are forced to move elsewhere in the region because they can’t find a place to live. At a time when we are seeing record levels of housing construction, local residents should be able to get the first shot at purchasing a home in new developments.”

Robertson’s definition of a “local resident” is a person who lives and works in Metro Vancouver, irrespective of citizenship. The mayor pointed to a program in West Vancouver, where in 2016 the city council negotiated an agreement with developer Westbank to give locals first shot at buying

into a new development.

That program required the homes be only marketed to West Vancouver residents for the first 30 days, then open it up to Metro Vancouver residents for the next 60 days. Buyers also had to sign a document to promise to live in the building and not flip it. Bulk purchases of units were restricted.

“We want young people and families to put down roots in the city,” the mayor said. “This motion will support that by helping make sure people who live and work here get the first opportunity to buy into new developments in Vancouver.”

NPA Coun. George Affleck took to Twitter to react to the mayor’s announcement, noting it comes one week before the Oct. 14 byelection to elect a new councillor. Vision’s candidate, Diego Cardona, is campaigning heavily on making housing more affordable.

“Here we go again,” Affleck wrote in his tweet.

“Promises. Promises, Gregor. Not surprisingly one week before the by-election.” @Howellings

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For a guy with lofty political aspirations, Eugene Jeoung is uncharacteristically candid and honest.

Exhibit A — When asked if he preferred this week’s byelection or to wait until next year’s general election to elect new school board trustees, he offered this response: “I prefer that there is a byelection. It’s one person leading the whole district, which could lead to mistakes,” said Jeoung, the Vancouver school district’s newly minted student trustee. “If you have a board of nine, it would be much easier; you have a lot more stakeholders and more people to debate those decisions rather than one person deciding it all.”

Jeoung is referring to official trustee Dianne Turner’s year-long tenure as the lone board member, a role that will shift after the Oct. 14 byelection. Turner was appointed as official trustee last October after former Education Minister Mike Bernier

Eugene Jeoung was elected to his new post in June by his colleagues on the Vancouver District Students’ Council.

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fired the previous board en masse after it failed to pass a balanced budget.

Jeoung was elected to his new post in June by his colleagues on the Vancouver District Students’ Council (VDSC), a committee of student representatives from each of the city’s 18 secondary schools. His primary role is take part in debates and reflect students’ sentiments from across the city. The position does not hold any voting power, and Jeoung’s first meeting was

on Sept. 25.

“I was a bit nervous,” he said. “I’m not aware of the procedures that you have to go through so it was kind of hard for me to raise a point or talk about an issue. But I really enjoyed it.”

A 16-year-old student at Eric Hamber secondary, Jeoung has a maintained an interest in politics since Grade 8. A year later he was organizing student council events and got involved with the VDSC in 2016.

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“I’m not sure what it is about politics, but I’m really ambitious,” Jeoung said.

“The fact that I can go out there and make a change in terms of the wellbeing of people is something that’s definitely right up my alley.”

The main things on his to-do list are to lobby for the return of previously cut programs — elementary band and string programs, for starters — and to raise the profile of the work done at the VDSC level.

But the immediate future is focused on the impending byelection, where the conversation inevitably leads back to politics.

“I don’t have a party necessarily that I’m rooting for — I’d like equal representation,” he said. “I would like someone who is passionate and help me in terms of mentorship in my new role. Even though I will be there already for longer than they have, it will be nice to have someone show me the ropes.”

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The Courier spoke to Eric Fredericksen, head of public art for the City of Vancouver, as work begins to assess and remove the Centennial Totem Pole for restoration.

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The City of Vancouver is starting the process of restoring the Centennial Totem Pole. It’s located in front of the Maritime Museum.

Carved by Mungo Martin in 1958, the pole is one of two identical poles commissioned by the provincial government to commemorate B.C.’s colonial history to that date. Its sister pole was presented to Queen Elizabeth and stands in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, England.

The decision to remove and repair the pole was made after an assessment determined that the base is decaying and it could be at risk of toppling in exceptionally high winds.

How tall is the totem pole?

It’s about 100 feet tall but we’ve had to remove the hat that was on it that we’ll restore. It’s meant to be 100 feet. Right now, it’s about 93.

How much does it weigh?

I don’t think we know yet.

It will actually get lighter after we take it down because it’s water logged now. Part of the point of the work we’re doing is to dry it out.

What’s holding it up right now?

I know there was a bracing system installed a few years ago.

There have been a couple of steps [taken] since the wood has degraded. The support system has been in place since 2014 — this sort of ring around it and then angled supports going up to the ring to buttress it.

of the pole, we’ll know how much of the concrete we can core out and also whether we need to remove all the concrete from the pole to reduce weight on it. We’ll work with engineers and a fabricator to make something called a strongback, which is a steel support that will be attached to the pole. That will support the pole and allow us to remove it without stressing the wood itself. The crane will attach to the strongback and will pull it up that way.

What is the process for testing the integrity of the wood?

We’re going to core into the concrete foundation that it sits in and then use a device called resistograph to test the moisture content of the wood below ground. That will allow us to gauge the strength of the wood and allow us to plan for the right way to remove the pole safely.

How many people will it take to carry this out?

It’s two cranes, so it’s a big job but we don’t know the staffing yet.

How do you take down a totem pole?

Will any roads need to be shut down?

Once we know the strength

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Property Tax Exemptions for 2018 The City of Vancouver hereby gives notice of the intention of City Council to exempt certain eligible not-for-profit properties used for senior citizens housing from taxation for one year (2018 taxation year).

A bylaw will be brought forward to Council on October 17, 2017 in accordance with Section 396(1)(g) of the Vancouver Charter.

The properties to be considered for exemption in 2018, including an estimate of the amount of City taxes that would be imposed without the exemption for 2018 and the following two years, are shown in the table below.

ESTIMATED TAXES 2018 ($)

ESTIMATED TAXES 2019 ($)

ESTIMATED TAXES 2020 ($)

NAME

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Baptist Foundation of BC

266-772-26-0000

12,500

12,800

13,200

Baptist Foundation of BC

765-266-06-0000

29,600

30,500

31,400

Baptist Housing Society of BC

631-232-04-0000

76,500

78,700

81,100

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300-04-0000

34,300

35,300

36,400

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300-52-0000

30,500

31,400

32,400

Beulah Garden Homes Society

634-300-92-0000

26,200

27,000

27,800

Broadway Pentecostal Benevolent Association BC

650-274-27-0000

24,000

24,700

25,400

Calling Ministries

710-072-06-0000

42,000

43,300

44,600

Chau Luen Kon Sol Society of Vancouver

192-592-92-0000

17,800

18,400

18,900

Christ Church of China

192-592-04-0000

12,500

12,900

13,300

Columbus Charities Associationiation

306-720-45-0000

21,000

21,600

22,300

Finnish Canadian Rest Home Association

828-251-94-0000

14,500

15,000

15,400

Finnish Canadian Rest Home Association

828-258-06-0000

7,200

7,400

7,600

HFBC Housing Foundation

605-113-66-0000

13,300

13,700

14,100

HFBC Housing Foundation

638-077-07-0000

11,900

12,200

12,600

HFBC Housing Foundation

641-234-20-0000

9,000

9,300

9,500

HFBC Housing Foundation

645-194-47-0000

9,800

10,100

10,400 8,700

HFBC Housing Foundation

648-078-05-0000

8,200

8,400

HFBC Housing Foundation

665-230-68-0000

7,300

7,500

7,700

HFBC Housing Foundation

670-230-83-0000

5,300

5,400

5,600 8,400

HFBC Housing Foundation

670-230-89-0000

7,900

8,100

HFBC Housing Foundation

683-230-82-0000

7,400

7,600

7,800

HFBC Housing Foundation

722-283-48-0000

29,500

30,400

31,300

King Edward Court Society

710-072-95-0000

25,300

26,000

26,800

M Kopernik Nicolaus Copernicus Foundation

817-300-22-0000

7,800

8,000

8,200

Mennonite Senior Citizens Society of BC

755-237-51-0000

44,100

45,400

46,700

New Chelsea Society

270-670-95-0000

12,800

13,200

13,600

New Chelsea Society

693-253-64-0000

34,300

35,400

36,400

Parish of St. Paul Vancouver

609-117-44-0000

32,400

33,400

34,400

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver

596-196-49-0000

10,500

10,800

11,100

Society For Christian Care of Elderly

613-119-54-0000

90,200

92,900

95,700

Soroptimist Club of Vancouver BC

683-165-54-0000

9,900

10,200

10,500

South Amherst Housing Society

244-805-96-0000

5,600

5,800

6,000

The V E L Housing Society

577-259-06-0000

10,200

10,500

10,800

The V E L Housing Society

596-250-04-0000

6,400

6,600

6,800

Ukrainian Senior Citizens Housing Society

300-810-95-0000

10,400

10,700

11,000

Van Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society

300-811-05-0000

9,300

9,600

9,900

Vancouver Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society

125-832-84-0000

14,700

15,200

15,600

$782,100

$805,400

$829,400

TOTAL

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The work will be done in the dead of night, at midnight or later, and there will be a road crew when it’s time to actually remove it from the site.

Is there anything ceremonial that needs to take place?

We’re speaking with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. We’re also working with the family of the carver, Mungo Martin, who is Kwakwaka’wakw. They’re heavily involved in the whole process but especially in thinking through the conservation and restoration of the work. In terms of anything ceremonial, we’re not sure yet. We’re still on the time frame that it will be more than a month or month-anda-half before we’re ready to remove the pole.

What size/sort of truck is required to transport the pole once it comes down?

A big tractor-trailer sort of rig, flatbed sort of thing. I imagine a lumber-type truck.

What will happen once the pole is down?

Once the pole comes down, we’re going to take it to a warehouse where it will be set up in a cradle so it can basically sit in a dry environment. We need to give it a lot of time to dry

out before we can assess it.

Mainly, it will do very little for as much as a year as it dries out. You want to be careful with the speed of that sort of thing because the way that wood can react when it changes its humidity level. We don’t want to cause more cracking or shrinkage, or things like that. So it will very gradually dry out and then at that point [we’ll work] with conservators, including carvers who are direct descendants of Mungo Martin, the original artist.

We’re working, in particular, with David Knox, his great-grandson.

Is the plan just to fix problem areas, or are you preserving the pole as a whole?

We know that we will work with carvers to remake parts of the pole, particularly the hat, which protects the top of it and is also a significant part of the design of the pole. It was removed because it was badly degraded. The rest of it, we’ll learn that as we go. We need to assess the pole before decisions can be made about how much to restore. There is no desire to make it look completely new. We want to work to preserve the integrity of the original work.

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The yin-yang theory of Vancouver politics Mike Klassen

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Our Thanksgiving meal last weekend was its usual bountiful affair with far too much food prepared for the occasion. And, as is often the case, there was that additional serving of casserole that I quickly wished I had not eaten.

Vancouver politics can be a lot like a holiday meal, where you hope to avoid that button-bursting extra helping.

Just as you would wish to not overeat, Vancouverites have long aimed to strike an equilibrium between local government politics and the party holding power in Victoria.

It is referred to as the yinyang theory of Vancouver politics, and it has been in evidence for the past few decades.

For example, as the B.C. Liberals held power in the provincial capital of Victoria, Vancouver has been mainly governed by left-leaning parties such as COPE and

Vision Vancouver. Whereas, during the 1990s when the B.C. NDP ran the province, the right-leaning Non-Partisan Association (NPA) held majority control over city council, school board and park board.

The fact that provincial governments shifted to the right when councils tilted left, or vice versa, could not be chalked up to some master plan cooked up in a back room. It simply became the natural order of Vancouver politics.

And now, with the B.C. NDP back in power provincially, will the left’s grip on power in the city give way to an ascending NPA? Or will Vancouver instead give itself a double helping of left-wing politics at both levels of government?

Just like when someone passes you the bowl of mashed potatoes, there is a temptation to add another dollop onto your plate.

With John Horgan as

Columnist Mike Klassen says Vancouverites have long aimed to strike an equilibrium between local government politics and the party holding power in Victoria.

B.C.’s premier, why not re-elect NDP-allied Gregor Robertson — or, more likely, elect Andrea Reimer or Raymond Louie as mayor in 2018?

The yin-yang theory suggests it will not happen.

Rather, it predicts that the politics in Victoria will be counterbalanced here in the city by candidates from the centre-right.

The byelection vote happening this weekend may or may not provide an early indicator of what will happen next. In Hector Bremner, the NPA has put forward an energetic, politi-

cally experienced candidate for city council. In addition to connections to business and neighbourhood groups, Bremner appears to have worked hard to court many of Vancouver’s prominent ethnic community leaders.

He is also running up against a crowded field of candidates such as Jean Swanson, Judy Graves and Pete Fry on the left. The wild card for council success may be the strength of Vision Vancouver’s election machine, and the pool of support it will draw upon from labour groups such as the CUPE locals.

For the school board byelection, the NPA has put forward a qualified fivemember slate to help remedy the damage left in the wake of Vision’s alleged bullying of members of the VSB’s senior management team.

Should NPA candidates Lisa Dominato, Rob McDowell and Julian Prieto, as well as incumbents Christopher Richardson and Fraser Ballantyne, form a majority on school board, it could send a positive signal to prospective replacements for the superintendent’s job (and other senior leadership who recently fled their posts) that more stable and professional governance lies ahead.

The future success of the Vancouver school district depends upon who it can attract to leadership roles, making the composition of this board of education all the more critical.

As with council, there are several school board candidates on the left including

from the fledgling OneCity party, COPE, Vancouver Greens, several independents and of course the Vision incumbents (minus the lightning rod former trustee Patti Bacchus) whose actions led the previous board to be fired.

The X-factor in the race for school board will be the efforts of the district’s powerful public sector unions, including the Operating Engineers and Vancouver Teachers’ Federation. Both organizations can muster significant manpower to get out the vote, and have traditionally supported the Vision team.

Though some suggest the multiple choices on the left strengthens the NPA’s chances of success, the notoriously low voter turnout of byelections makes the outcome highly unpredictable.

On Oct. 14, we’ll see if the yin-yang theory explains this vote, or if Vancouver voters will need to loosen their belt after overindulging on one half of the political spectrum.

Byelection favours A, B, C and D candidates Michael Geller geller@sfu.ca

This Saturday, if previous byelections are any indication, between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of Vancouver’s estimated 420,000 eligible voters will be going to the polls to fill a vacant council seat and elect an entirely new school board.

Nine candidates are running for council and 19 are vying for nine positions on school board. In addition to independent candidates, Vision Vancouver, NPA, Green Party, COPE and One City are running candidates.

My longstanding complaint about Vancouver municipal elections is the ballot.

Candidates are always listed alphabetically, which in my opinion gives the A, B, C and Ds an advantage.

I would be worried if I was Joshua Wasilenkoff, an independent council candidate, or Judy Zaichkowsky, a Green candidate for school board. It would be so much more equitable if future ballots were redesigned so every candidate had his or her name on top an equal number of times.

Homelessness and housing affordability are significant issues in the council election. Indeed, they have been the only issues, as everyone seems to ignore councillors’ role in overseeing a $1.8-billion capital

and operating budget.

Running for the NPA is Hector Bremner, whose fortunate name will put him at the top of the ballot. While I do not know him, he appears knowledgeable, wellspoken and has been around politics for many years.

Based on his remarks at a recent SFU all-candidates’ forum, and response to a survey by Abundant Housing, a group of non-partisan volunteers advocating for all types of additional housing, I generally agree with his proposed solutions to address housing affordability.

Bremner is running against three relatively well-known, left-leaning candidates, and the Vision

Vancouver candidate, Diego Cardona, a 21-year old Colombian refugee with a remarkable life story.

I cannot comment on Cardona’s views on housing affordability. He was a no-show at the SFU all-candidates forum, and after reading his responses to the Abundant Housing survey, I doubt whether he personally penned his answers. Rather, they were prepared by Vision staffers.

Pete Fry is the Green Party candidate, having run for council in 2014. I find him to be a knowledgeable, credible and likeable candidate.

Judy Graves, running for One City, has for decades been a respected advocate for the homeless, and for many

years city hall’s homelessness expert. More recently, she has been critical of Vision Vancouver and Mayor Gregor Robertson who, in 2008, promised to end homelessness by 2015. Vancouver’s homelessness problem is now worse.

Jean Swanson is running as an independent, but endorsed by COPE. She’s been a poverty and social justice activist for more than 40 years.

Swanson is certainly not seeking support from Vancouver landlords with her false claim that four years from now the average onebedroom apartment will cost close to $4,000 a month.

Her proposed four-year rent

freeze is also wrong-headed.

This council byelection is important. If Bremner wins, it will give NPA some much-needed momentum going into the 2018 election.

A Fry victory will give Green Coun. Adriane Carr someone to second her oftentimes thoughtful council motions.

I prefer not to think about other outcomes.

The city now estimates the cost of this byelection at $1.5 million. If only 10 per cent of eligible voters turn out, Vancouver taxpayers will shell out $36 for every vote. The more who vote, the greater the value for money spent.

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Saturday’s byelection is Vision Vancouver’s to lose Nine candidates vie for one vacant seat on city council; 19 on ballot for nine school board spots Mike Howell

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If the race for the vacant council seat at city hall were solely a contest based on the public’s familiarity with candidates, then Pete Fry, Jean Swanson and Judy Graves would have an edge.

Fry is a well-known Strathcona community activist who ran unsuccessfully for the Greens in the 2014 civic race and in a 2016 provincial byelection.

Swanson ran for mayor in 1988 against Gordon Campbell and is a longtime fighter for poor people and recipient of the Order of Canada for her work.

Graves is the city’s former homeless advocate who was council’s go-to person for understanding the state of homelessness in Vancouver.

Former councillor Peter Ladner even wrote a song about her titled, “Angel of Broken Wings.”

The trio’s public profiles were evident before announcing their runs.

Their main competitors, Diego Cardona of Vision Vancouver and Hector Bremner of the Non-Partisan Association, cannot say the same.

Does that matter? The answers from Cardona and Bremner are what you would expect: No, they say, it doesn’t matter because they bring new energy to their respective parties and believe their policies will carry the day at the ballot box. Fair enough.

But then Cardona and Bremner have an advantage that Fry, the independent Swanson and Graves of OneCity cannot match.

They belong to two wellfunded parties that since 2005 have dominated city politics in Vancouver.

Vision Vancouver and the NPA are machines.

As financial documents have shown election after election, the parties raise and spend millions of dollars to get their candidates elected. Both parties employ seasoned campaigners, attract an army of volunteers, have a solid base of supporters and can masterfully pull the vote on election day.

No matter which independent candidates run against them — whether it’s for the mayor’s seat, a council seat, a school trustee’s position or for commissioner on the park board — they always lose.

The NPA’s Hector Bremner speaks at an all-candidates’ meeting. He’s one of nine candidates vying for a council seat. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Vancouver hasn’t had an independent city councillor since Carole Taylor won a seat in 1986. That victory was arguably won because of Taylor’s name recognition and her previous ties to the NPA, whose members ousted her in a controversial nomination race the same year.

Green surge

The Greens are the only party in the past decade that has gained some ground on Vision and the NPA, yet they are far from tipping the balance of power.

Adriane Carr is a councillor, Stuart Mackinnon and Michael Wiebe are park board commissioners and Janet Fraser was a school trustee — until the former B.C. government fired her and the rest of the board last year for not balancing a budget.

The Greens made those gains in 2014 on a budget of about $100,000. That’s saying something in today’s “wild west” of big-money campaigns, which have no contribution or spending limits.

Carr, it should be noted, topped the council polls with 74,077 votes.

But the Greens’ success came in a general election, where voters can potentially vote for 27 people, from mayor to councillor to school trustee to park board commissioner.

This time around, voters have one choice for council and nine for school board.

Vision isn’t saying how much it’s spending on its campaign, which includes promoting five candidates

for school board. The NPA’s Bremner suggested Vision will spend $600,000 to $800,000, an estimate he said comes from “some of our people knowing how their operation works.”

“We’re spending a fraction of that,” said Bremner, but wouldn’t disclose a budget.

Paul Nixey, Vision’s director of communications, scoffed at Bremner’s estimate for Vision’s campaign.

“No, that’s insane — same old ‘say anything’ NPA,” Nixey wrote me in an email. “No one from Vision talks to failed B.C. Liberal candidate and oil and gas lobbyist Hector D. Bremner. Our volunteers are knocking on doors and connecting with Vancouver voters, and Mr. Bremner should spend less time inventing stories and more time listening to Vancouverites.”

Swanson said her campaign will probably spend less than $40,000. The Greens, which are also running three candidates for school board, have budgeted around the same. I never heard back from Graves on OneCity’s budget, although the party, which is also running two school board candidates, did receive a donation from the Vancouver and District Labour Council.

Regardless of money being spent, the fact is a byelection doesn’t generate the interest of a general election. Voter turnout is usually abysmal and, in this race, the balance of power will not shift at city hall, no matter what the outcome.

Low voter turnout

Since former Vision councillor Geoff Meggs resigned in the summer to become Premier John Horgan’s chief of staff — and force the $1.5 million byelection — Vision still holds six seats on the 11-member council and has ruled city hall since 2008.

The city’s last byelection for a councillor was in 1992.

Turnout was about 10 per cent. Port Moody had a byelection Sept. 30 and 12 per cent of voters showed up. In Kamloops, on the same weekend, 21 per cent of eligible voters turned out in a race to elect a new mayor and two councillors.

But, as Janice MacKenzie, the city’s chief electoral officer, pointed out, the school board race in Vancouver is “the wild card” in measuring how many voters will cast ballots in what would otherwise be a ho-hum contest.

In a general election, she said, voters will sometimes vote only for mayor and not fill out an entire ballot that includes candidates for council, school board and park board.

However, in doing some math on the 43.4 per cent turnout in the 2014 general election, MacKenzie determined that 42.5 per cent of voters also voted for school trustee candidates.

With the controversy surrounding the board being fired, and the new NDP government’s decision to allow school trustee candidates on the ballot, those factors could have an

impact in voter interest.

“I’m actually hopeful that as a result of that, that it drives up the attendance,” she said, noting 19 candidates are vying for the nine spots on school board.

MacKenzie’s best guess is that 20 to 25 per cent of the city’s 441,000 eligible voters will cast a ballot, if they haven’t already in advance polls at city hall, where I spoke to a handful of voters Oct. 4 as they left voting booths. A total of 1,988 ballots were cast that day.

Polling voters

I focused my questions on whether voters were casting a ballot for the party, or the person, or both. Their answers varied, with Grace Eiko Thomson saying she voted for Swanson for her decades of commitment to social justice and her humility. Joan Deverteuil voted for Fry and a blend of left-ofcentre school board candidates who she said are more in line with her politics.

Frank Pollock, who lives in the West End, voted for “Hector something” of the NPA for council and the party’s five school board candidates. Why? “Because they’re not Vision,” he said, adding he was disappointed the Visionled council approved the construction of new buildings to the Beach Towers complex, which is in front of his condo and includes 133 rental units. “I see Vision as supporting renters and not us [owners].”

Karl Miller wouldn’t say

who he voted for but tipped his hand in arguing no one party should hold a majority.

He said he voted for a man and it was important to him that he belonged to a party.

“I have certain opinions about what has happened, and I vote accordingly,” he said.

There were Vision supporters who cast ballots that day, but I didn’t happen to run in to any. Cardona assured me prior to an all-candidates’ meeting at Britannia secondary last week that his campaign was in full gear and he expects a good showing at the polls.

“I’m not getting anybody at the doorstep telling me outright that ‘I’m not voting for you,’” Cardona said.

“But I am getting some folks who are saying, ‘We’re excited you’re the candidate, we’re excited to see someone fresh in the party.’

It gives some people hope in the party moving forward.”

It is really Cardona’s race to lose.

He is running for a party that has been in power for nine years. He has a sitting mayor promoting him on social media, in videos and at fundraisers, one of which attracted 400 supporters and forced Cardona to leave 45 minutes in to the all-candidates’ meeting at Britannia.

So how do you beat Vision? How do you beat the NPA? Swanson: “We’re trying to do it with youth, enthusiasm, art and good ideas that appeal to the people who are suffering the most.

We’re getting a lot of positive response.”

Fry: “I think people are done with the slick, bigmoney campaigns. Having been at this for a while, I think I have a bit more credibility as a candidate. We’re at a financial disadvantage — sure — but we have a lot of other advantages that they can’t touch.”

Graves: “I’m hoping that policy prevails over the machine. In lieu of that in this byelection, I hope that by the general election in 2018 that the oil supply is cut off to the machine.”

That was a reference to the ongoing fight of local politicians to ban union and corporate donations from civic campaigns. It’s no secret that councillors past and present of all political stripes want the government to reform civic campaigns.

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Until then, they say, they’re playing by the rules.

Housing top issue

Which leaves Fry, Swanson and Graves with no other option but to believe their plans to make Vancouver more affordable will resonate with voters. It’s easily and predictably the one issue dominating the race, although Sensible Vancouver candidate Mary Jean “Watermelon” Dunsdon has focused her campaign on “fair bylaws” to keep marijuana dispensaries open.

Fry wants a “new, fair deal for housing” and to “encourage the kind of density that builds community, not destroys neighbourhoods.”

Swanson wants a rent freeze for four years and a “mansion tax” on properties worth more than $5 million.

Graves wants a luxury property tax on the wealthiest five per cent of homeowners and to ensure all city-owned

rentals are fixed at 30 per cent of a tenant’s income.

The NPA and Vision?

Bremner wants to implement zoning changes to achieve “greater residential density and diversity,” use more city land to build housing and speed up the building permit process to get homes built faster.

Cardona wants 1,000 new co-op homes, more co-housing projects and to develop “a new kind of Vancouver special” that can double the number of homes in single-family neighbourhoods.

How all of these candidates plan to make good on their promises requires a deeper read of their platforms, maybe attending an all-candidates’ meeting or getting some face time with them.

That requires some effort.

And, realistically, how deep into the policy weeds is the average voter willing to venture?

It’s an open question.

Theories abound on who will win the council race.

Theory one: The left-ofcentre vote will cancel itself out, giving rise to the NPA. Theory two: Vision Vancouver’s machine is too powerful to stop. Theory three: The surge of the Green brand in the 2014 civic election, and boosted provincially in May by the election of three MLAs, will finally benefit Fry. Or, maybe Swanson and Graves will have wider appeal than some claim. The marijuana lobby is also a force in Vancouver. As for independents Gary Lee, Damian Murphy and Joshua Wasilenkoff, this city’s political history is not on their side.

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Is he nostalgic, sad or both?

As it turns out, none of the above.

“We’re treating this, my colleagues and I, like any other festival,” Wake said matter-of-factly. “There are all of these details that you have to manage. And as much as you want it to be smooth sailing, it isn’t

Hal Wake, shown here in 2007, hangs up his book bag as the artistic director of the Vancouver International Writers Festival. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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with Vancouver Writers Festival Wake and books have been bedfellows for decades. He was a producer with the now-defunct CBC radio program Morningside, a job that allowed him first dibs on books and authors from across Canada.

After that, Wake went on to host CBC’s the Early Edition.

Wake’s tenure with the festival in particular came at a time when the written word has faced numerous challenges.

“I think what is called upon when you read, and I would suggest this is not the case with some other forms of storytelling, is the imagination,” he said.

“A book requires you to bring it to life in your own mind. It doesn’t exist until your eyes hit the page and start to absorb that story. And then your brain creates pictures of it. That’s a very satisfying experience.”

Johanna Wagstaffe finds herself at the opposite end of the literary spectrum, in that her life in books is just beginning.

CBC science and weather reporter Johanna Wagstaffe unveils her debut book Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes on Oct. 19 at Performance Works on Granville Island.

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A meteorologist and science host for CBC Vancouver and CBC News Network, Wagstaffe’s newly released

kids book Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes gets the debut treatment at the upcoming festival.

Aimed at kids aged nine to 13, the book features personal anecdotes, factoids and interviews with kids from around the

world — Japan, Nepal, Turkey and Vancouver — who have first-hand experience with earthquakes.

“A lot of the time, I think children are more resilient than even I realized,” she said. “It’s not that they’ve forgotten the event or it hasn’t traumatized them in some way, but having them talk about it and realize that they can help other kids is beneficial for them as well.”

Wagstaffe can personally attest to that resiliency.

She experienced her first earthquake at the age of four, when she was growing up in Tokyo, Japan.

She’s encountered roughly half a dozen since.

“I felt the ground sway underneath me, everything that I set up fell off the shelves,” she recalled. “It was a foreign feeling at first, but I remember not being scared but being interested in what was happening.”

That interest has taken the broadcaster across the globe covering events related to weather and seismology: the Fort

McMurray wildfires, the 2011 earthquake in Japan, international climate change conferences and, most recently, the unprecedented hurricane season in the southern U.S. That she, or other broadcasters, will cover similar events in B.C. is not an if, but a when. To that end, Wagstaffe’s appearance at the festival on Oct. 19 coincides with the Great British Columbia ShakeOut, a yearly event to highlight the very real necessities around earthquake planning.

“Hopefully everyone has started to at least think about a plan, to have a kit in place and they know the basics,” she said. “In all my research, I’ve realized it’s going to take a city like Vancouver or Victoria a long time to recover. It could be a lot longer than 72 hours that we’re out of power.”

The Vancouver Writers Festival runs Oct. 16 to 22 on Granville Island. Ticket and author info is online at writersfest.bc.ca.

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They were looking for love online — but that was the last thing they found.

When a 46-year-old Vancouver woman was getting ready for her first date with a man she met on a dating site, she never imagined she would wake up the next morning without her clothes on and no recollection of the night before.

“Everything about him turned out to be false,” she told police.

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She doesn’t know what happened next. When she woke up the next morning, her clothes were on the sofa in the living room. “I have no idea how I got from the living room to my bedroom.”

A 28-year-old woman was sexually assaulted after inviting a man she met online in for tea. She told police he had insisted on walking her home after their date and

grabbed her, forcing himself on her even though she yelled at him to stop.

Vancouver police last week launched a new initiative aimed at helping protect online daters from predators.

“There is no shortage of stories about bad dates gone wrong,” said Det. Const. Michelle Grandbois, an officer with the department’s sex crimes unit. “People dating online, particularly women, are finding themselves at a higher risk for sexual assaults, violent crime and fraud. But the crimes are under-reported and we want to hear from victims so they can access resources and help prevent

others from being victimized.”

The new online campaign — catchyou.ca — is designed to help online daters increase personal safety. There are tips on how users can reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of assault or fraud.

Grandbois said police have a number of tips for people using online dating sites: • Provide as little personal information as possible on dating profiles and social media sites.

• Use a photo you haven’t used anywhere else online so someone cannot find you through a Google image search.

• Google someone you’re

going to meet to look for background information.

• Don’t “friend” potential dates on social media — this could give a stranger unlimited access to information about you, your family and friends.

• Meet dates in a public place and let someone know where you are going and who you are meeting.

“He may sound like your soul mate, but he is still a stranger,” Grandbois said.

“Take control of your safety online and help reduce the chances you’ll meet someone very different than you were expecting.”

Grandbois says the de-

partment made the decision to launch the initiative after seeing an increase in these types of reports.

“This is very much an in general thing. One site is no better than the other,” she said. “A predator will go onto possibly multiple sites at one time and adapt their profile to the site itself and what they’re catering to.”

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GOOD FORTUNE: AIDS Vancouver’s Celebrity Dim Sum celebrated its 10th anniversary. This year’s outing attracted a dozen media personalities and local darlings who signed up to push dim sum carts. Between steamers of tasty, bite-size dumplings, attendees participated in fundraising activities to support vital programs that exist thanks to the generosity of donors. As always, the party would not be complete without the popular chicken feet eating contest. Four contestants vied for the coveted title. Having never put a foot in his mouth, first-timer Darryl Davis earned top honours devouring the braised claws in record time.

Entertainer Conni Smudge and Roundhouse Radio’s Barb Snelgrove were among the local personalities who signed up to serve dim sum carts at the AIDS Vancouver fundraiser.

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City on Edge: A Century of Vancouver Activism is a photo-based exhibition exploring how protests, riots and demonstrations have shaped Vancouver’s identity. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to see rare images from the Vancouver Sun and the Province newspapers’ photo collections.

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Stays at high-end resort and in an Airstream highlight ‘American Riviera’s’ diversity It’s a Thursday evening at Somerset on Anapamu Street in downtown Santa Barbara and the handcrafted cocktails are flowing — my husband enjoyed the Duck Hunter’s Old Fashioned complete with duck-washed bourbon, while I imbibed on a Somerset Collins made up from vodka, Texas grapefruit, clarified rhubarb and tarragon air.

the last rays of sunshine on the back patio before day turned into night.

Lucky for us our “Epic California Road Trip,” as we had dubbed our week in the sunny state, began on the first Thursday of the month, which in Santa Barbara means live music on the streets, gallery tours

and drink and food specials across the downtown area.

Just down the road from Somerset, we later scored an open window seat at Benchmark Eatery where we were able to take in the lively scene while sipping even more cocktails and ordering off the small-plate menu. We ordered a second plate of

An Airstream trailer at AutoCamp Santa Barbara.

Somerset’s interior decor is so midcentury modern it could give Palm Springs a run for its money, avocado green and all. But it was the eclectic and thoughtful food and cocktail menus that had both locals and visitors streaming through the doors as we sat and enjoyed

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the Brussels sprouts because they were so good.

There’s a vibe to Santa Barbara, also known as the American Riviera, that’s hard to put into words.

While it’s extremely casual, family and pet-friendly, and welcoming, there’s also an underlying sense of money — old and new.

But, unless you strike up a conversation with complete strangers (as I’m prone to do), you would never guess the young guy with the skateboard and man-bun sitting next to you is head of

a successful dot-com startup or that the older man rocking the Jimmy Buffet look, complete with aloha shirt and Teva sandals, is a real-estate mogul. We met both types.

It was the same when we checked into the Belmond El Encanto, which opened in 1918 as a discrete get-away for the rich and famous and, later, members of the Hollywood elite, including Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr and Carole Lombard. The Belmond El Encanto recently

underwent a multi-million dollar renovation that includes the creation of a postcard-worthy infinity pool perched on a hillside offering views of the red-tile roofs of Santa Barbara, the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands.

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The Belmond is also obviously popular with the locals. As we wandered around Santa Barbara several locals we met, who had no idea we were already staying at the

Belmond, enthusiastically recommended the resort as a must-visit location for lunch or dinner.

On our second night in Santa Barbara we enjoyed a very different experience and stayed in a vintage Airstream trailer at AutoCamp, a goal that had been on our travel bucket list since seeing it on TV a couple of years before.

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Each Airstream trailer is a nod to vintage Americana complete with two beach cruiser bikes and helmets, air conditioning, spaquality bath products and robes, a pink flamingo lawn ornament and a pair of Adirondack chairs. It was in those chairs where we spent the majority of that lovely summer evening, glass of wine in hand, after a busy day.

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THE FUNK ZONE Over the past few decades this district, which spans the area between the ocean and Highway 101 and is adjacent to the Amtrak station, has become home to contemporary tasting rooms, cafes, galleries and shops. Converted

warehouses and buildings decorated with graffiti murals and modern art set the tone for this hip part of town. Surfboard shapers, winemakers and up-andcoming chefs all practice their crafts here. Tiki bar aficionados will want to visit Test Pilot for a cocktail.

SANTA BARBARA TROLLEY We’ve recently discovered in our travels that hop-on, hop-off tours are a great way to get the lay of a strange city before deciding where to spend the most time. Our tour, narrated by a very entertaining guide, took us to points of interest including the Santa Barbara Courthouse, Santa Barbara Zoo, Museum of Natural History and historic Santa Barbara Mission. The mission is a must-see to begin with, but we were lucky enough to visit the same time as the Madonnari Italian street painting festival was taking place so it was even more spectacular. During the festival street painters transform the mission plaza using pastels on pavement to create 150 vibrant and colorful, large-scale images in support of the Children’s Creative Project, a non-profit arts education program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

STEARNS WHARF AND SANTA BARBARA HARBOR Visit the West Coast’s oldest operating wharf and one of Santa Barbara’s most iconic landmarks, which offers dazzling views of the coastline and the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Explore a quaint collection of shops, restaurants and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center. Check out the haul of fresh fish each week at the Saturday Fisherman’s Market. Kayak and standup paddleboard rentals are available and whale watching and sailing excursions depart from the Harbor’s SEA Landing. Lil’ Toot water taxi provides easy access to and from Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf.

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The Year of the Horse Marjorie Simmins After a severe horseback riding accident in 2011, journalist and author Marjorie Simmins finds herself unable to walk.

During the slow months of recovery, Simmins replays a lifetime of memories related to her beloved horse companions and the adventures they shared.

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These distressing stories detail the horrific treatment of hundreds of babies born and deserted in Swaziland, Africa, where an AIDS crisis is leaving infants deserted with no one to care for them. The stories are included in the book 100 Stories of Hope, which details how the babies and toddlers ended up in the care of the non-profit organization Project Canaan, which falls under the operations of Heart for Africa founded in Canada by Janine and Ian Maxwell. The faith-based humanitarian organization works to end hunger, care for orphans, alleviate poverty and provide education in Swaziland where AIDS has ravaged the nation, leaving children orphaned and vulnerable.

It’s estimated there are more than 200,000 orphans living in Swaziland.

The good news is 100 Stories of Hope also includes updates on the children and before-and-after photos depicting them on the day they were dropped off at the orphanage to how they look today — the saying, “a picture is worth a 1,000 words,” doesn’t come close to describing the transformation these kids have gone through. Heart

for Africa has already saved the lives of more than 160 children, with more arriving at the door of Project Canaan Academy’s every day.

The difference between this orphanage and others is that babies and toddlers brought to Project Canaan aren’t adopted out.

Instead, the children will remain in one place and be given the opportunity of education through Project Canaan, which offers Pre-K, Kindergarten and elementary education classes staffed by certified teachers.

The problem now is that some of the older kids will soon be getting ready move on to secondary education, but Project Canaan needs to raise more funds to build a school and make that happen. And that’s where the Evening of Hope fundraising gala comes in.

On Oct. 14, Carmen Ruiz y Laza, the host of Carmen TV on Joytv, will host an evening of inspiration, silent and live auctions, a raffle and dinner and dancing at the Roma Hall in New Westminster. The keynote speaker will be Heart for Africa Co-Founder Janine Maxwell and DJ services will be provided by Girl on Wax DJ Emilita.

The dress code is “dress to impress” and free shuttles from the 22nd Street SkyTrain station in New West will run from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson can look to Olaf Kolzig for inspiration Few others have become number-one goaltenders at 27

Backhand Sauce Daniel Wagner

Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson have a lot in common. They’re both 6’6”, born just a few months apart 27 years ago in Sweden, and have struggled as backups in the NHL. The Canucks need one of them to step up as a number-one goaltender for the first time in their careers.

“You don’t really know with a goalie until they’re 26, 27 years old what they’re going to develop into,” said Canucks general manager Jim Benning. As evidence, he pointed to Dominik Hasek.

The Sabres traded for Hasek when he was 27. The next season, he truly became the Dominator, posting a leaguebest .930 save percentage and winning his first of six Vezina trophies.

The trouble with looking at a generational talent like Hasek is that it can lead you astray. Statistical analysis by Sportsnet’s Stephen Burtch indicates that the average NHL goaltender starts to decline at the age of 26 and, on average, goaltenders actually peak at around 22 or 23. There are very few goaltenders who became legitimate number ones after turning 26.

The Iron Curtain, not their ability, kept Hasek and Roman Cechmanek out of the NHL. Limited opportunities in the Original Six era meant Johnny Bower was 33 when he became the Leafs’ number one. A few other examples — Tim Thomas, Niklas Backstrom, Craig Anderson, and Manny Legace — don’t really fit Markstrom or Nilsson’s career path.

There is a best-case scenario for the Canucks’ two 27-year-old goaltenders, however: Olaf Kolzig.

Like Markstrom and Nilsson, Kolzig was a big goaltender — 6’3” was considered massive at the time, earning him the nickname Godzilla for his size (and quick temper) — and he struggled

Daniel Wagner looks at hockey history to divine whether, at age 27, Jacob Markstrom has passed his prime or is just hitting his stride as a goaltender. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

as an NHL backup for years.

At 27, he was slated to back up Bill Ranford for the Washington Capitals, but Ranford went down with an injury in the first game of the season. Kolzig took over and took off, posting a stellar .920 save percentage in the regular season, then carried the Capitals to their only Stanley Cup finals appearance in franchise history, with a ridiculous .941 save percentage and four shutouts.

A year later, he won the Vezina as the league’s top goaltender.

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That would be an ideal, if unlikely, path for either Markstrom or Nilsson to take: Stanley Cup finals in 201718 and a Vezina in 2018-19. But how did Kolzig go from a below-average backup to one of the best starters in the league?

Kolzig credits his goaltender coach, Dave Prior, newly hired by the Capitals that season, saying, “He was able to get me on track on a more consistent basis.”

Hiring Prior isn’t a possibility — he works for the Vegas Golden Knights — but the biggest adjustment he made with Kolzig is within reach. Kolzig’s biggest issue was mental, not physical, and Prior got him on a more even keel.

Markstrom has struggled with consistency in the past, but in the season opener he impressed with his mental toughness, bouncing back from letting in a goal on the very first shot of the season. If that’s a sign of his mental strength, maybe there’s still hope he can make that jump at 27.

For daily Canucks news and views, go to Pass It to Bulis at vancourier.com.

Stick-Taps and Glove-Drops • A tap of the stick to Travis Green.

Though I don’t agree with the coach’s decision to make Brock Boeser a healthy scratch, he explained his rationale for doing so in a reasonable, logical manner.

There’s ever y indication from the players that Green explains things to them just as reasonably, making it easy to know where you stand.

While you can argue Boeser should be playing, Green will make a sound argument in response.

• I’m dropping the gloves with the Canucks prospect development crew, because they were unable to get Jonathan Dahlen reunited with Elias Pettersson in the Swedish Hockey League this season. The two top Canucks prospects were dominant in Sweden last season, but they will play for different teams this season as Dahlen returns to Sweden instead of sticking in the AHL. It might have been out of their hands, but it seems like a missed opportunity to not have them further develop their chemistry together.

Game of the Week Oct. 19 at Boston • While games against the Boston Bruins will never be as big as they were in the season after the 2011 Stanley Cup finals — Cody Hodgson’s bar down slap shot goal in “Game 8” continues to reverberate — a trip to Boston still brings back memories and bad feelings.

Sure, there are fewer familiar faces from their finals matchup, but Brad Marchand is still there, as are Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron, among others.

• In addition, if Brock Boeser can get in the lineup, it’ll be the meeting of two potential Calder candidates, as the Bruins boast Charlie McAvoy on the blue line.

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Relationships are top of the agenda, Aries. Your luck in these has been huge over the past year.

(Although if you were unhappily married, you probably separated — still, a good thing.) But from last week, into November 2018, your luck shifts to the deeper or more committed side of relationships. In business, from agreements to funding or project launches. In love, from attraction to sexual clinches, or from a love affair to a mortgage and “real life.”

Your energy, clout and magnetism remain high. If anything, your grace and charm increase this week. But two things have “left you” — that upbeat, cheerful mood of the last 12 months, and that gift of gab you’ve displayed for the last month. Both of these – good luck and communications – now sit in your money sector, promising a very lucrative 12 months ahead. Partnerships and supposed allies continue to weigh on you. This difficult trend, bothering you since early September, ends next week.

A whole year of overwork is over now, Taurus. Now to November 2018, your major good luck will lie in relationships. If you’re presently unhappily joined, you might split apart in this year ahead. But that aside, the months will be filled with lucky meetings, new contacts, love, expanding business/practical relationships, lucky relocation options, public dealings, financial partnership opportunities, opportunities in general, even potential fame.

You begin this week with high hopes and social joys (despite your relative seclusion and weariness — speaking of which, this is the last week of the “blahs”).

A minor wish could come true, a small flirtation could lift your heart. All of these – Sunday to 10:30 am Tues. (PDT). You’re right to be optimistic — you’ve just begun a year of cheerfulness, brightness, health cures, increased popularity, and, perhaps above all, increased money flow. The money swell will last for two solid years.

Your year of great romantic luck has ended, Gemini, but you have one last, great week of amour left, and October 22 will start seven weeks of hot pursuit, of romantic courage and hopefulness, (which could “land” someone you’ve chased earlier.) Now your “major luck” switches to zones of work, employment, machinery, dependents and practical matters — until November next year. If you found love or a mate in the last 12 months, good — continue to love, but carve out some room for added work duties.

One last week of celebration, good times, social delights, and wish fulfillment, Sage. Soon (Fri. onward) a period of contemplation and “summing up” will begin. Bosses, parents and authorities continue to be impatient, temperamental, so keep your humour. (It’s the last week of this.) Sunday to mid-morn Tues. (10:30 am PDT) highlights your ambition, career, prestige relations and worldly standing. You might be put through a test for two, but you’ll pass!

This is your last week of heightened domestic focus, Cancer.

(Although the next seven weeks will make you ambitious about home, real estate, parenthood, etc., and will be a good time to renovate, repair or construct, they will NOT be good weeks to purchase a home nor to move into a new one. Also, be gentle on the home front until early December, as you might be too aggressive there.) The big luck planet, Jupiter, has left your home zone, and moved into your romantic arena, where it will stay until November 2018.

Go all out to further your ambitions, Cap, especially midweek. Higher-ups, parents and authorities will look favourably on you now to Saturday. (After this, your “reception” will be mixed, as bosses display both affection and impatience.

You might, soon — but not this week — end one career role to assume another.) Continue to avoid lawsuits. You might be able to end one this week — Sunday to mid-morn Tues. stands out. This period also promotes far travel, wisdom, love, intellectual, cultural and publishing pursuits.

A rather unimportant year of communications, travel and errands ended last week. Next week, a year of major good luck begins, in real estate, domestic, stomach, Mother Nature, security, foundational and sales territory zones. The present week is a mishmash of both. Chase money, buy/sell, cultivate clients and seek a pay raise (NOT adamantly!) Sun. to mid-morn Tues. (PDT). Work will proceed smoothly, but forget romance (and don’t get too creative at work).

Since September, your sexual urges have intensified, and/ but you’ve been more impulsive with finances. This trend continues, and is emphasized Sun. to mid-morn Tues. — but will end in eight days. Be cautious in both areas. These few days are great for research, investigation, lifestyle changes and medical diagnoses — but be careful, don’t commit yourself just to be friendly (Monday). This is your last week of focus on wisdom, understanding, far travel, legal and international affairs, intellectual pursuits — and gentle love.

A lucky money year has just ended, Virgo. Your luck in the next 12+ months will lie in travel, communications, paperwork, writing, errands, casual contacts and media.

Let your curiosity soar — and follow it. (It could lead you, for example, to a city or ‘hood where you will — fortunately — live, move to, in 2019.) The present week is a mildly turbulent time, as it contains the “cross over” from one luck cycle to another. You’ve been very sexually “motivated” over the last six weeks; this continues this week, but your physical desires transform to money desires Oct. 22 to Dec. 8.

Sunday to mid-morn Tuesday brings relationships, relocation themes, public dealings, opportunities and challenges. Others remain intense, perhaps belligerent (but only this week). Be diplomatic, but stand up for yourself.

Your ambitions might be a sore spot between you and another. (But you and another could form a money-making team.) This is your last week of secrets, investigation, heightened intuition, sexual desires and financial actions, Pisces. All these are emphasized Tues. morn to Thurs. suppertime. It’s a time of commitment and consequences.

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Gerry will be missed by all that knew him, especially his family. Wife Donna of 60 years; son David, daughter Lauren (John); Grandchildren Emily (Mark), Jack, Lucy, Jeff and great granddaughter Ella.

Brother Jack, in Paris & sister Rita (Steve) in London and his nieces and nephews.

Gerry was born in East London, England May 16, 1933. By 13, Gerry had left school and apprenticed as a tailor. At 18 he took his first of many trips to Paris, France where he met some Americans and could not believe the stories they told of life in America. He worked and saved enough to leave for North America. In 1953 he arrived in New York and went to Montreal finding part-time jobs. Gerry heard about beautiful Vancouver, hitchhiking 38 rides across the USA, landing in Vancouver.

Gerry was attracted to radio, becoming an advertising salesman at CKWX in 1956. After his first year he moved to CKNW where he became known as one of best in the city. In 1956 Gerry met Donna the love of his life and in 1957 they were married. He then moved stations to CHQM and CJOR and was recognized as an exceptional radio sales and marketing man in Vancouver.

After radio, his entrepreneurial spirit lead him to New York City where he discovered several opportunities, the winner was an office coffee business and in 1969 he started Executive Coffee Service. Gerry’s quick wit and salesmanship built the business into one of the largest coffee services in BC. In 1973 he sold the business and started a new chapter in his life.

Gerry now had freedom to explore some other interests. He always had a love of photography, he met many lifelong friends though this passion.

Together with his friends they began Vancouver Image Exploration Workshop (V.I.E.W) and brought many of the best photographers to Vancouver.

Many consulting jobs kept him busy from the BC Lions 1979-85 and Vancouver Day EXPO 86. Gerry launched First Night as Vancouver’s first family New Year’s celebration entertaining families for five years.

In 1990 he became a partner of Ken Koo Creative Group and was the general manager of this leading graphic design agency.

Gerry was a character and most of all a people person, interested in the lives of others. His enduring curiosity and enthusiasm for life was an inspiration for all those who knew him.

Gerry was a great cook, his love of food was legendary with friends and family. From melton mowbray pie, kippers to gefilte fish, he loved a great nosh.

Gerry had a beautiful life.

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Land Rover tows Aussie road train Brendan McAleer

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Have you heard of the Australian concept called the road train? These are basically double versions of the “B-train” dump truck, with up to four trailers pulled by a single cab. In the Outback, there’s not much to hit, so these beasts just hammer along until they hit civilization, at which point they unload and pressure wash the bits of kangaroo off the front. I’m afraid that last bit isn’t a joke.

Anyway, anything suitably massive and wheeled will inevitably look like a PR stunt opportunity for a company that wishes to show how strong their trucks are. In this case, Land Rover was quickest to the punch, and hooked up an enormous seven-trailer road train to the back of a diesel-powered Discovery.

Total weight? Just about 110,000 kilograms. The Discovery’s 254 horsepower turbodiesel 3.0-litre was up to the job, however, and used all 443 foot-pounds of torque to pull the trailer 16 kilometres.

Mind you, don’t hook that ocean liner up to the back of your Disco just yet. Towing is as much about brakes as it is pulling power, and if you’re navigating the hilly terrain of British Columbia instead of the flat Outback, you might want to leave the heavy lifting to the tractor-trailers.

Maybe the Defender isn’t dead yet.

In other Land Rovery news, billionaire Jim Ratcliffe announced plans to start building a 4x4 modelled on the now-defunct Defender. Basically, the plan is to just copy the existing car, which has many fans for its rugged simplicity.

Having learned to drive in a Land Rover Series III at the age of eight, this sounds like both a good idea, and an extremely stupid one.

The Defender is a wonderful car that turns even short trips into something resembling a safari. It has the refinement of a tractor, the ride of a tractor, the durability of a tractor, and, well, look ... it’s a bit agricultural.

The smart thing Mr. Ratcliffe is doing here is building a machine that adheres to the past, which he can sell to all sorts of wealthy English folks who wear wellies and tweed and buy organic cheese.

The silly thing is that the days of the Defender are now past, and since you can fix old ones up by doing little more than shouting at them and hitting them with a large stick, maybe the Defender doesn’t need to get reborn.

Mitsubishi begins Evolution revolution

In Mitsubishi parlance, “Evolution” is added to cars (and one truck, the Pajero Evo) when they become homologation specials for rallying. However, with the death of the Lancer Evo some years back, Mitsubishi has effectively turned its back on performance. It’s now more an affordable crossover company.

With that in mind, the announcement of the e-Evolution electric crossover will make some Mitsubishi die-hard fans see red. Why not bring the Lancer Evo back? Well, because that’s not really the way the world is going.

Mitsubishi is betting, correctly, that the future will belong to electric-powered crossovers that look as if they were designed by a shaving company.

Incidentally, Mitsubishi turns 100 this year. If they’re to last another century, they’ll have to evolve to embrace the electricpowered future. We’ll miss the crazy box flares and wings of the earlier Evos, but the e-Evolution is inevitable.

It would appear we’ve got an electric super sedan horse race, folks. Further, it’s my personal opinion that the Model S has supplanted the Porsche 911 as a symbol of entrepreneurial success in Vancouver. In the old days, you bought a whale-tailed 911 to show everyone how deep your pockets were. Now you get a Tesla. The dealership in

the middle of Park Royal isn’t there by accident.

Porsche going straight for Tesla like this is good for the consumer, as the competition may soon result in cheaper electric machines for the rest of us. In the short term future, expect to see traffic over Lions Gate Bridge shift back towards Porsche badges.

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