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The best and worst of Vancouver’s byelection

Mike Howell

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So that wild and crazy byelection is over. A real humdinger, eh. Why the blank look? I take it you have no idea what I’m talking about. C’mon man — the byelection! You know, the one where the NPA’s Hector Bremner won the council race? Not ringing a bell? The same one where the Green Party and Vision Vancouver won three seats each on school board, the NPA two and OneCity’s Carrie Bercic one? Right, I forgot, you could care less. But what if I put a clickbaity list together about some of the wild and crazy stuff that went on during the campaign. Sound good? You feeling it? Great. Then prepare to lock your eyeballs on this bit of poetry I pieced together for your reading pleasure. Best attention-grabbing campaign: Hands down, it was the independent candidate Jean Swanson and her band of young people whose “tax the rich” slogan reso-

nated more with voters — and media — than, say, “we need more inclusionary zoning and a city-wide plan, people!” Yes, maybe some of Swanson’s ideas such as a “rent freeze” weren’t doable at city hall. She knew that but wanted to bring attention to issues of inequality and poverty. Holding a rally outside Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s $75-million Point Grey home and calling for a “mansion tax” made for good television. Swanson placed second in the council race, with 21 per cent of the vote. Another 3,110 votes and she would be a councillor. Best example that voting is not all about picking candidates whose surnames begin with letters at the beginning of the alphabet (and therefore are listed at the top of the ballot): Judy Zaichkowsky. She was one of three Green candidates elected to school board, although Joy Alexander, Fraser Ballantyne, Carrie Bercic, Ken Clement and Lisa Dominato also made the cut. Council candidate most likely to get Courier

Independent candidate Jean Swanson gets 12th & Cambie’s vote for best headline-grabbing campaign. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

photographer and meat lover Dan Toulgoet’s vote: Gary Lee, who ran as an independent and collected 886 votes for a seventh-place ﬁnish. According to Lee’s bio posted on the city’s website, the University of B.C. engineering grad “enjoys making artisan sausage.” If you see him, you’re supposed to ask him about “the infamous char siu secret recipe.” (Note to Toulgoet: Meat is murder, Dan, meat is murder.) Best showing by a newish party: OneCity. A

splinter party of COPE that formed in 2014, OneCity made its own history Saturday when it elected its first candidate to civic government. Carrie Bercic is now a school trustee. Running mate Erica Jaaf finished three spots, or just under 500 votes, out of joining Bercic on the board. Judy Graves, the city’s former homeless advocate, placed fourth in the council race. The “Up in Smoke” award goes to: All those marijuana enthusiasts and potificators (my word) who

didn’t bother to show up and vote for Sensible Vancouver candidate Mary Jean “Watermelon” Dunsdon, who placed sixth in the council race with less than four per cent of the vote. How can that be? She’s got huge cred in the marijuana world. And you can’t go anywhere in this city without smelling the burning herb. Did all those thousands of people at the 4/20 rally this year forget to vote? Dude. The weirdest campaign video goes to: Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver party. On the day Vision announced that Diego Cardona would be its council candidate, the party released a video featuring the mayor and Cardona. Robertson did all the talking. Cardona said nothing. Weird. The lame voter award goes to: Almost 400,000 eligible voters in Vancouver who couldn’t be bothered to cast a ballot in the byelection. I assume some of the disinterested pay property taxes and have kids in school. To all of you: Please don’t phone or email me to gripe about the issue of the

day in your neighbourhood. Best website for coverage of the election results: That would be the City of Vancouver. People interested in the race could easily go to one page and view the results as they came in. The same page provided the percentage of each candidate’s vote, number of eligible voters and how dismal the voter turnout was. The city, however, could do something about getting the results up sooner. What gives? Aren’t all those voting machines electronic? Best reading material to prepare for the 2018 civic election: The Independent Election Task Force report that went before city council earlier this year. It provides an oversight of what needs to be done to get more people to the polls and recommends a series of changes, including adopting a proportional voting system, extending voting rights to permanent residents and ways to get the big money out of civic politics. Best reason to stop typing this sentence: I’m byelectioned out and need to get back to watching baseball.

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Newly elected trustees get ready for school John Kurucz

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If nothing else, Judy Zaichkowsky can lay to rest the belief that having a last name starting with Z would have any negative effect on her political aspirations. “That’s an old wives’ tale,” she told the Courier Monday. The numbers suggest she’s right, as the political rookie staked out a second-place ﬁnish among the 19 nominees seeking a school trustee position in the Oct. 14 byelection. A professor of marketing at the Beedie School of Business, Zaichkowsky ﬁnished 4,000 votes behind incumbent and fellow Green Party member Janet Fraser. Political neophyte Estrellita Gonzalez, also of the Greens, ended the evening in third place. “I think there’s a growing comfort with voting Green,” Fraser told the Courier Monday. “We saw that in the provincial election and I think that in the city people are looking for change; that might be change from

the current government, it might be change from the two established parties, but they are looking for something better.” Though new to politics, Zaichkowsky is not new to education, nor Vancouver. She attended elementary and high school in Vancouver and graduated from UBC with a bachelor’s degree in home economics. She then taught at both Eric Hamber and Templeton secondary schools and currently lives on the city’s West Side. Outside of the Greens sweep of the top three, the remaining trustees include Vision Vancouver’s Joy Alexander, Allan Wong and Ken Clement, NPA members Lisa Dominato and Fraser Ballantyne and OneCity candidate Carrie Bercic. The 17,800 voters who endorsed Bercic helped the East Van resident make Vancouver political history by electing the ﬁrst OneCity candidate in the party’s brief three years of existence. Bercic made a point of emphasizing a “people ﬁrst” mantra on the elec-

Janet Fraser, left, finished with the highest number of votes among school trustees in the Oct. 14 byelection. Fellow Green Party member Judy Zaichkowsky ended the night with the second-highest vote count despite her lack of political experience. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

tion trail, driving home that the OneCity campaign was volunteer driven and that the party wasn’t propped up by corporations or developers. “We’re really about people with heart and I think that’s what spoke to most people,” Bercic said. “We were a people-run

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campaign. We’re run by volunteers. People took ownership with that.” Bercic’s new political mandate will be her ﬁrst, though she’s had plenty of prep time. Bercic says she attended every VSB board and committee meeting since 2014 despite the fact that her two kids had

already graduated from Vancouver public schools. “The fact that my children were out of public education didn’t change my commitment to advocating for public education,” Bercic said. “For me, I’ve been involved in different forms of social activism for most of my

adult life. It’s about more than just my children and it always has been.” The ﬁrst order of business after candidates are sworn in on Oct. 30 will be to select a chair. That role entails a oneyear term and will carry through until next year’s general election. Zaichkowsky said she will nominate Fraser, while Bercic didn’t have a chair person preference when reached by the Courier. Fraser said she’d accept that nomination and listed a number of attributes the incoming board chair should possess: a commitment to collaboration, ability to handle stress and different personality types and fostering a respectful environment for all. From there, and on this point all three interview subjects agreed, the focus turns to hiring more teachers and a superintendent. Fraser said she expects the new superintendent be on the job at some point between late December and early February. @JohnKurucz

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The statistics continue to border on unimaginable: three and half deaths per day, 113 lives lost in August alone more than 1,000 fatal overdoses through eight months. Those numbers were released last week by the B.C. Coroners Service, which noted that overdose drug deaths in B.C. had already exceeded last year’s totals by August’s end. Preliminary data indicates there were 113 suspected drug overdose deaths in August, a number that works out to more than three-anda-half deaths per day. That stat represents a 79 per cent increase from August 2016. The suspected number of illicit drug overdose deaths for the year to date is now 1,013, up from 547 at this time in 2016. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA) has the highest rate of illicit drug overdose deaths among all provincial health authorities at 38.9 deaths per 100,000

More people have died across B.C. from drug overdoses in eight months than throughout all of last year. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

individuals. VCHA’s 63 per cent rise in overdose deaths is also the largest yearly increase in B.C. The rates of fentanylrelated overdoses are skyrocketing at a seemingly unabated pace: more than 80 per cent of the 823 illicit drug deaths this year have been linked to the opioid, an increase of 151 per cent over last year.

The coroners service said fentanyl was most often combined with other drugs such as cocaine, heroin or methamphetamines. Other stats provided by the coroners service include: • almost three out of every four deaths involved persons between the ages of 30 and 59 years old • four out of ﬁve who died were male

• nine out of every 10 deaths occurred indoors, including more than half in private residences • no deaths occurred at any supervised consumption site or at any of the drug overdose prevention sites. “It’s heartbreaking to see the continued high numbers of deaths throughout the province despite the numerous initiatives and harmreduction measures in place,” said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe in a news release. “This highlights the complexities of drug dependency and illicit drug use, and the importance of a co-ordinated, health-focused approach to this medical issue. We also need people to know that no illicit substance in this province can be considered safe, whether you know your dealer or not. Anyone using an illicit substance must be prepared for an adverse effect and must have someone else present who is willing and able to help.” @JohnKurucz

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Nursing home residents feel disenfranchised City apologizes for not communicating with nursing homes about voting change

Martha Perkins

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Ever since she was legally entitled to vote, a 97-yearold resident at St. Vincent’s Langara nursing home has never missed an election. Until Saturday. It was only late in the day that residents realized the City of Vancouver wasn’t sending polling staff to the nursing home, says Linda Fox, whose mother also lives at the nursing home. The 97-year-old was dismayed, says Fox, and not only because it spoiled her perfect voting record (in a byelection that attracted only 11 per cent of voters). “She was angry, hurt and disappointed.” And she wasn’t the only one, says Fox, who has written a letter of complaint to Isobel Mackenzie, the province’s advocate for senior citizens. “She’s from a generation who knows what a vote means. The right to vote has come with a cost…. “Who can sit there and wipe [residents of nursing homes] off the map? It’s hurtful and insulting. Democracy is not a whim or a convenience. It’s their right.” In her letter to Mackenzie, Fox writes that in every other election, whether it’s federal, provincial or municipal, polls are sent to nursing homes to allow resi-

dents to vote. Usually, signs are posted well in advance of voting day, which often was held the same day as an advanced poll. “This week we did not see signs but assumed it was business as usual for the 2017 byelection and that polling staff would be attending St. Vincent’s Langara on election day as they had not been there on advance poll days,” Fox says in her letter to Mackenzie. “Family members, residents and staff were shocked on Saturday evening when it became evident that polling staff were not going to attend SVL.” Fox contacted the city’s 3-1-1 service and says she was given a prepared text that said, “We decided not to go to Vancouver care homes this year as this is just a byelection. If care home residents wish to vote they can use the mailin ballot system.” Not only was it too late to know this would be the residents’ only option, Fox said, but no one was told of this “significant voting change” by “one of the 30-plus city communications officers.” Providence Health Care, which operates St. Vincent’s Langara, confirms that none of its nursing homes were contacted in advance about the lack of voting opportunities.

Residents in Vancouver nursing homes waited in vain on Saturday for polling staff to arrive. They hadn’t been told that mobile voting wouldn’t be offered in the Oct. 14 byelection. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

“The City apologizes that we did not provide adequate correspondence regarding voting provisions for care homes and that, as a result, residents at these locations had limited opportunities to vote in the byelection,” Jag Sandhu, communications co-ordinator for the city, said in an emailed response to the Courier. “We will be contacting the care home directly to discuss this matter. Enabling citizens to vote in civic elections is a signiﬁcant priority for the city and

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Siwash Rock name change considered Jessica Kerr

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A new name could be coming for one of Vancouver’s major landmarks. Vancouver Park Board last week approved a motion to consult with the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations on changing the name of Stanley Park’s Siwash Rock. The motion was brought forward by commissioner Catherine Evans as part of the city’s commitment to reconciliation with First Nations. “The history of Stanley Park includes acts of dispossession and disrespect directed toward the Indigenous people who inhabited it,” the motion stated.

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back to the board on a potential process as well as a time frame for renaming the rock. Evans is the park board’s liaison member to the city’s civic asset naming committee. She said she was ﬁrst alerted to the negative connotations of the name last spring. “There’s been a discussion around the [naming committee] table about getting a more diverse representation of names in our city,” she told the Courier. The committee’s chair, John Atkin, told her the park board is in a position to deal with Siwash Rock. Evans, who didn’t grow up in B.C., said she wasn’t aware the name was considered offensive.

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“From his understanding, it has been an issue for decades for the First Nations here — that the term is derogatory and they have sought to have a name change to it in the past. For me, that was a revelation. I didn’t know the term was derogatory but I realized probably every Indigenous person around here knows it,” she said. “Once you learn that something is derogatory, you can’t unlearn that. Language is symbolic and we attach a great deal of cultural signiﬁcance to naming. There’s rituals around naming and naming is important. So, it’s symbolic but it’s important.” @JessicaEKerr

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“An ongoing symbol of disrespect is the name Siwash Rock, given to a rock situated along the western shore of Stanley Park and identiﬁed as a Point of Interest on the Ofﬁcial Map and Guide.” The word Siwash stems from the French word sauvage. After considerable debate and a couple of amendments to the motion, the board directed staff to consult with the Stanley Park Intergovernmental Group, which includes representatives of each of the three First Nations, to determine if there is a desire from the three First Nations to rename Siwash Rock. Staff will then report

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Within hours of the Vancouver byelection results coming out Saturday evening, senior people in leftof-centre civic parties found themselves thinking out loud. They were pondering just how to box the NPA in, and to shut down any possibility of Vancouver’s once natural ruling party from a straight line to a majority government at city hall a year from now. In a word, it means an “accommodation” — a deal that would deliver a majority on common priorities, a deal on how much room candidates for Vision, the Greens, OneCity and possibly COPE get on the ballot and who those candidates would be. An accommodation would describe the relationship that now exists in Victoria between the Greens and the NDP. While a “coalition” may have put a Green politician in the cabinet, an “accommodation” still leaves the Greens free to criticize the NDP without causing it to lose a vote of conﬁdence and force an election. If you want to know what it would look like if there is no accommodation and all the centre-left parties or those they endorse as candidates run against each other, look no further than Saturday’s byelection results for council. While the candidates for Vision, OneCity, the Green Party and Jean Swanson (who was endorsed by COPE) received 67 per cent of the votes, NPA candidate Hec-

tor Bremner won with just short of 28 per cent. Anyone keeping score over the past three general elections will realize that Vision is a declining power. In 2014, they lost the school board, the park board and their super majority on council, which would allow them to approve grants without support from other parties. Green Coun. Adriane Carr holds the view that the public is growing more skeptical about majority governments. She sees the byelection results for school board and the changes in the distribution of power as evidence of that. For the nine spots on school board, Vision was cut from four seats to three. Also worth noting, the NPA was cut in half to two seats. The Greens were the big winners, going from one to three seats while all three candidates topped the polls, and the

COPE breakaway group OneCity picked up a seat. Simply put, no party has a majority. But rather than end up with a pissing match that dominated the board before it was mercifully put out of its misery last year by being ﬁred, there is the possibility of an accommodation reached presumably by the centre-left parties. That could take place as early as the end of this month at the ﬁrst meeting of the new board when they are sworn in and select a chair. Then we will see. In terms of next year’s general election, I would say it would be up to Vision led by Mayor Gregor Robertson to say let’s make a deal. That, however, raises the question of whether Robertson intends to run. Should he choose to step down, a fractious leadership battle within Vision could scuttle a possible accommodation

with the other parties. There is also the matter that I hear that a “few” V Vision councillors intend D to step down at the end of a this term. That would be p essential to accommodate i a ballot that gives room a fi to the other parties. And that would likely mean c at least one for OneCity, Judy Graves, for example; t possibly Jean Swanson with y COPE’s blessing; and two slots for the Greens, includ- a s ing incumbent Carr. As well, Vision has apparently e already promised a slot for b their byelection sacrificial L lamb, Diego Cardona. L And don’t think that Bremner and the NPA will v sit idly by while all this is fi taking place. Bremner et al t have significant skills and resources available now that i the Liberals are no longer in n power in Victoria. Christy a Clark’s folks were at work i p during the byelection to help Bremner top the polls. O As well, we have no idea who might be in the NPA’s O wings wanting to challenge c for the mayor’s chair. NPA g Coun. George Affleck has been sniffing around. And fi their 2014 candidate Kirk c t LaPointe’s name keeps popping up. One more thing: There has been an accommodation attempted on the left in the past, specifically with COPE and Vision. It had fewer players than what is before us today. But, by any standard, it failed miserably for the parties involved, leading to an NPA majority and Sam Sullivan as mayor. @allengarr

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Three Green Party school trustee candidates topped the polls Saturday night, leading the way to another split Vancouver School Board. As well as the three Greens, Saturday’s unofﬁcial results showed three Vision Vancouver trustees, two NPA trustees and one OneCity trustee elected. (The ofﬁcial vote results were declared Oct. 18 after the Courier’s print deadline.) The Greens’ Janet Fraser, who held the balance of power on the school board

that was ﬁred by theneducation minister Mike Bernier for failing to pass a balanced budget last year, was re-elected easily and topped the polls. Coming second was her party-mate Judy Zaichkowsky. The Greens only ran three candidates and the third, Estrellita Gonzalez, was also elected and came third. Judging by the results, it seems like Vancouver voters like what they see from the Green Party provincially — if they didn’t, it seems hardly likely they would so resoundingly elect all three candidates from the Green Party,

two of whom are political newbies. Clearly, they also liked what they saw from Fraser last time around. Fraser said she thinks people are looking for a change in politics. “I think in the mind of voters, the Green brand is certainly growing in momentum and I think that helped us,” Fraser said. “I think it’s a lot to do with the Greens doing politics differently. Not being so partisan, not being tied to big money, working collaboratively.” The three Vision Vancouver trustees elected are Joy Alexander, Allan

Wong and Ken Clement. Alexander and Wong were on the ﬁred board, while Clement was on the board prior to the 2014 election. Wong has been on the school board since 1999. Former board chair Mike Lombardi, who was a Vision trustee from 2008 to 2016, was not re-elected. It’s hard to say whether that’s because voters have become disillusioned with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver party or whether they were swayed by two reports that found bullying by trustees at the VSB. Continued on next page

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Four fired trustees re-elected Continued from page 10 It’s probably a combination of both, but Lombardi’s support was definitely affected by the bullying reports. However, for council the Vision Vancouver candidate, Diego Cardona, came fifth, and there have been no reports of bullying on council, so it appears party popularity is also a factor. Also, four of the fired trustees were re-elected. Lombardi thanked the citizens of Vancouver for the privilege of serving eight years as a trustee. “I am very proud of my advocacy and leadership in standing up for kids, public education, and keeping neighbourhood schools open,” Lombardi said in a statement. For the NPA, newcomer Lisa Dominato was the lead vote-getter, while returning fired trustee Fraser Ballantyne was next. Carrie Bercic, from OneCity was also elected. Bercic is new to politics, but has been a long-time involved parent in the district. She said she is proud to be the first elected OneCity candidate. “I’m so thankful for OneCity, and I hope Vancouver knows that were just getting started,” Bercic said. Dominato said she is confident all of the new trustees can work together to restore the public’s confidence in

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the district. “Our ﬁrst job will be to recruit and hire a new superintendent,” Dominato said in an email. “To attract someone of the highest calibre, the board will have to demonstrate that we can work respectfully and constructively across party lines.” Fraser is not too worried about the dynamics of a split board. “I think a lot of people have said they are looking for a broad spectrum of voices on the board and hoping that will work well,” Fraser said. “There are nine trustees elected and it is their responsibility to make it work. It’s our responsibility to work together as a board.” For the past year, the VSB has been run by appointed ofﬁcial trustee Di-

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anne Turner, who will stay on board for another year. The new school board is made up of six women and three men — that is the most women elected to the board in at least the past 20 years. In fact, it’s the ﬁrst time since at least 1996 that women are in the majority on the board. Also, it’s important to note that Clement is Aboriginal, from the Ktunaxa First Nation. With the new curriculum’s focus on Canada’s First Nations people and their history, an Indigenous voice seems a positive addition to the board. Voter turnout was a paltry 10.99 per cent, but people will soon get another chance to vote — there’s another civic election next fall, on Oct. 20. Tracy Sherlock writes about education and social issues.

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balance out one negative — just to come out even. So the way out of a bad mood (the natural end result of the negativity bias unchecked) is to actively search for the positive in our lives. This is especially true in our relationships. If your boss or coworker has a habit that irritates you to no end (such as leaving his dishes in the sink at the end of the day for someone else to clean up), you may be able to give some constructive feedback and encourage behavioural change — or you might not. If you can’t change the situation — and you can’t leave it — you can reframe it. Think of ﬁve qualities in the other person that you like or admire. You might feel less irritable and may even work better together. Seeking — and expressing — the positive you see in others is even more important at home. As a parent, it’s so easy to tell our kids what they’re doing wrong or what we want them to do. If we don’t balance our words with appropriate praise or appreciation, not only will we feel more negatively towards our kids but they will see us as the constant complainers that we are. We will also be reinforcing negative self-talk that our children will carry into their adult lives. For every negative comment to your child or partner, express ﬁve positive qualities that you appreciate. By actively searching for the positive, through the power of neuroplasticity — the ability of the brain to rewire itself by practising new habits of thought — you will see the best in others more easily. You can transform the atmosphere in your home. You will be happier and so will everyone else.

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The human brain has evolved to have a negativity bias. The negatives in our environment stand out and are remembered best. This was important for the survival of our species — to quickly recognize danger and learn from bad experiences. But in modern times, it fosters anxiety, depression and interpersonal resentment.

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When we are thankful, we are happier. When we express thankfulness, those we appreciate are happier.

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In need of a massive cash infusion in the upcoming week, organizers with the annual Santa Claus parade are dangerously close to cancelling the annual event. Decision day to proceed or pull the plug falls on Oct. 25. Between now and then, $150,000 worth of sponsorship money is needed. “Not only are there a lot of logistical considerations that need to be planned, but participants and current sponsors need to start preparing,” said Pace Group Communications spokeperson Trevor Pancoust, who spoke to the Courier on behalf of parade organizers. The parade costs

$400,000 and the largest piece of that pie is approximately $62,000 in city-related costs: policing, sanitation, parking and permits. Pancoust said the city is providing about one third of those costs in kind. The rest of the needed money is earmarked for route infrastructure (fencing and porta-potties), planning costs, security, ﬁrst aid needs, an art installation at the Vancouver Art Gallery and marketing materials. While the parade has a stable of repeat sponsors, one of the major backers has pulled out of this year’s parade. Pancoust didn’t specify which sponsor had opted out. Should the funding push materialize, the parade will take place Dec. 3.

The parade attracts 300,000 to the downtown core. It also includes two hours of family entertainment at a Christmas Square before the parade and free photos with Santa at the Robson Square Ice Rink following the parade. It’s not only families who would miss Santa’s preChristmas visit. The parade has helped raise $157,000 and bring in 77,000 pounds of food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society over the past 13 years. “The holiday season is one of the most important times of year for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, and the Vancouver Santa Claus Parade has played a critical role in helping our organization raise funds

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Cobbler keeps Both Feet on Main Street New series introduces Vancouver readers to their neighbours

Christopher Cheung

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It’s time to meet your Vancouver neighbours. Each story in the Courier’s new “Vanthropology” series will introduce you to someone who shares the city with you. Read along as we go down sidewalks and alleys and into homes and haunts with your fellow Vancouverites. ••• It was late-August and Henry Ng was tidying up his store on Main Street at the edge of Punjabi Market. He was cleaning an ice green Adler sewing machine when a woman walked in with a pair of tan wedges. She would be one of the last customers of his half-century career. “The soles are coming off,” said the woman. Ng — who says he’s 88, but his wife tells people he’s 90 and should’ve retired a long time ago — took the wedges from her and lifted the curling soles with his ﬁngers. “I can ﬁx it,” said Ng. “I need to use nails.” “Nails?” said the woman. “Can’t you just use glue?” “They would come off again,” said Ng. The woman resisted for a while, but Ng reassured her. “I’ve been doing this for 50 years,” he said with a laugh. At that, she surrendered them. He handed her a

small piece of cardboard with a piece of green tape on it as a receipt — Ng’s regular patrons know that if you lose this, good luck getting your shoes back. Ng said goodbye to his profession, goodbye to his shop and goodbye to 12hour, seven-day workweeks on Sept. 1. He was a unique cobbler, mending not only shoes, but everything from handbags to baseball gloves. Ng’s training as a tailor in southern China, where he’s from, gave him extra craftiness as a cobbler. Mending hockey pads and sharpening skates were specialties of Ng’s, sent his way from Cyclone Taylor Sports on Oak Street. Cynthia Taylor said her father, Fred Taylor Jr., “always used Henry because he was the best.” The Sunset neighbourhood lost a rare, veteran tradesman with Ng’s retirement, but chance is bringing someone new to his old workshop. Les Both said the “Go get a job, kid!” attitude of his day got him into shoe repair right out of high school. He hasn’t been cobbling for half a century yet, but he’s a veteran of the trade at 58. Both worked at half a dozen shoe repair shops in Vancouver. One was J.R. Donald at Oakridge, back when it was an open-air mall. Eventually, he opened

In February, cobbler Les Both will relocate his Both Feet business to Henry Ng’s shoe repair shop in the Punjabi Market. Ng retired in September after 50 years. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

his own shop in 2002. It’s aptly named Both Feet on Main Street. He’s the fourth cobbler in the shop on Main near 28th since the 1970s. “Back then, this was the hinterland,” he said. The buzz was on Main north of him. It’s crept over since. Both’s shop is in a onestorey building shared with an antiquarian, a barber and a clothing store. Developers have been buying ﬂat Main Street buildings like Both’s and redeveloping them with more density. When his longtime landlord sold the building to a numbered company

over a year ago, Both knew he needed a new home. Soon after, he heard that Henry Ng — “who said he would never retire,” said Both — was retiring, due to declining health. Both paid him a

visit, made an offer to buy the business, and Ng accepted. This passing of the torch is more than simply swapping one cobbler for another. Ng and Both have different styles. Ng kept his store like a workshop; Both’s is tidier. Ng was a pro at skate repair; Both loves to re-sole western boots. Ng worked on all types of footwear, but never knew the brands; Both says he loves working on the “stuff that’s top drawer.” As customers trust him, they give him nicer shoes to work on. “Levelling up” is a good feeling, said Both. Both just ﬁnished working on a special pair. “This guy lives in Kamloops,” he said, “and he doesn’t let them work on his stuff in Kamloops because they do western boots, they don’t do Guccis. So he gets his brother to bring them down to me because he knows he’s going to get them back looking great.” They’re a pair of black

leather Gucci loafers. When Both opens the box to admire them, he sighs. Both’s got nice shoes himself. “Salvatore Ferragamo,” he said. “What a great guy. They cost a little bit, but,” Both then whispers, “these things are unreal.” Both will be moving into Ng’s old store in February. It’s not quite “hinterland,” but the Punjabi Market area near the store has been on the decline in recent years. That could change however. Under construction is a 75-unit rental building that will anchor the southwest corner of Main and 49th, with rumours that the building’s retail tenant is London Drugs. The tide of buzz down Main Street has ﬁnally reached this strip of south Vancouver. Both said the timing was perfect with this new activity, his building’s sale and Ng’s retirement. He’ll still be keeping Both Feet on Main Street. @bychrischeung

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St. Paul’s labyrinth marks 20 years of walking meditation Rebecca Blissett

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It could have been the lighting. It could have been the clusters of candles on the ledges of the faux stained-glass medallions flickering in front of the 12 windows of St. Paul’s Anglican Church hall. Or it could have been the speeches of appreciation in that low ceremonial light for Friday night’s 20th anniversary celebration of the St. Paul’s labyrinth. But when labyrinth liaison Sharon Connaughty suggested this writer walk the labyrinth to better understand it, the idea was met with hesitation. After all, the City Living feature is meant to be about observation, not participation. Plus I’d planned to read the guidelines posted on the lobby wall on my way out so I had no idea about labyrinth etiquette other than no shoes are allowed. The St. Paul’s labyrinth is painted on the wooden gym floor of the top floor of the old church hall in the West End, and its painted lines intersect with the thin and fading lines of a basketball court. The labyrinth, the first indoor one to be created in Canada, is 42-feet across — a replica of the one at Chartres Cathedral in France, which was built in stone in 1201. St. Paul’s labyrinth is almost a half-kilometre long from start to finish. Its centre is the rose of six petals where walkers are encouraged to stay and reflect. Even though a rose has five petals, a labyrinth will often have six in its centre, an even number thought to demonstrate perfection. The labyrinth is a work of mathematic elements with ancient symbolism. The oldest labyrinth designs are found in art that dates back 3,000 years. While they are often connected with holy places and religious worship, meditative walking is practised in many traditions and cultures. This is why the St. Paul’s labyrinth is open to the public and not just members of its Anglican community where it’s used for myriad reasons, from reflection and grieving, to

St. Paul’s labyrinth celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday. The seven-circuit labyrinth, the first indoor one of its kind in Canada, is a replica of the one laid in stone in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France. See photo gallery at vancourier.com. PHOTO REBECCA BLISSETT

healing and celebration, said Connaughty. During my visit there was a quiet lineup at the entrance where the founder of the St. Paul’s labyrinth, Rev. April Stanley, stood. She’d signal when to enter so there would be enough space between people, much like the job of a kid working at the top of a waterslide. I focused on my feet, counting each step. I got to 380 when I realized I was walking too quickly — the heels of a pair of black socks with skulls were in my line of sight ahead. The brochure states passing in the labyrinth is perfectly acceptable and there is no right way or wrong way to walk. The labyrinth is not a maze — there’s only one way in and one way out. Essentially, there’s not much to worry about. The whole point of it is a walking meditation. But I hadn’t yet read this so there was much to worry about. I ﬁgured a safe distance would be about the same as waiting behind somebody at an ATM. I slowed and looked up. A man stepped over one of the labyrinth paths to head in a different direction, and I waited for somebody to raise the alarm on the line-jumper. A woman, evidentially so familiar with the looping seven-circuit Cretan pattern that she sailed through the labyrinth, eyes closed, arms in air and spinning around the corners — her tunic waving behind her like a cape.

Stanley, the interim priest for St. Paul’s at the time, had the idea for the labyrinth sometime in the mid-1990s when somebody handed her a copy of San Francisco-based priest Lauren Artress’s book Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice. “A woman I barely knew insisted on giving me a copy of this book,” Stanley recalled. “OK. I read it. I thought, ‘Well, that’s nice for San Francisco churches,’ but then

— I literally remember this moment — I went, ‘the upper hall!’ It had mostly been forgotten about. It was a really ﬁlthy, messed-up place. And so we slowly developed the idea.” The upper hall at the time was primarily used for storage and required much cleaning and repairing of the hardwood ﬂoors. An army of volunteers got behind the labyrinth and spent 250 hours drawing and painting it. It opened as a sacred space in 1997. For Connaughty, the existence of the labyrinth was enough for her to switch parishes in 2002. “It was the labyrinth that brought me here,” she said. “I have a variety of experiences, but, basically, it’s a walking meditation... a number of us are not ones to sit in lotus position. For me, this involves body, heart, and soul.” The St. Paul’s labyrinth is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Evening openings include Friday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. (the last Friday of the month features live music with recorded music on the other Fridays). @rebeccablissett

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GLOWING H’ARTS: The Lookout Emergency Aid Society is a non-proﬁt organization that has been working to meet the needs of the homeless since 1971. Each year, the society hosts H’Arts for the Homeless, its annual fundraiser at the Imperial Lounge in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Orchestrated by Deanna Knight, the ninth staging saw party guests make

their way to the Imperial on Main to support the organization’s efforts to raise funds and address the growing opioid crisis. Once again, eight local artists put their best work forward creating paintings throughout the evening. Before the paint was dry, the pieces were auctioned off at the end of the night. Proceeds — reported at almost $65,000 — will be used to address the public health emergency, said Shayne Williams, addressing several hundred guests who made the scene. Having a safe and stable home is a key foundation that helps support individuals to move away from substance use, added Williams. WATER WORLD: The Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port, plays an important role in the region by delivering economic prosperity through trade, maintaining a healthy environment and enabling thriving communi-

ties. Every year for the past 17, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, along with ﬁve major port terminals — Port of Vancouver, Global Container Terminals, Fraser Surrey Docks, Western Stevedoring, and DP World Vancouver — come together to support communities where they work, live and play, and to make a positive and lasting impact. Some 250 guests ﬁled into the Westin Bayshore Hotel for the 18th edition, hosted by yours truly. Led by Robin Silvester president and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the night of networking, fundraising and camaraderie resulted in $250,000 for three local organizations: the Downtown Eastside’s Mission Possible, North Shore’s Harvest Project and South of the Fraser’s Reach Child and Youth Development Society. For a longer version of this column see vancourier.com.

Lookout’s executive director Shayne Williams and H’Arts for the Homeless event coordinator Deanna Knight welcomed guests to their annual benefit, which raised nearly $65,000 to support the charity’s efforts to tackle the city’s opioid crisis.

Lori Goldberg was one of eight artists who put their best work forward in support of the Lookout Housing and Health Society.

Dayne Johnston and Mo Khaleel created paintings, which yours truly auctioned off. Johnston shared the loss of her 20-year-old niece earlier this year to the opioid crisis with gala-goers in hopes it will further put a spotlight on the drug epidemic.

Matthew and Kathleen Smedley’s Mission Possible organization was one of three beneficiaries of the Port Fundraiser. Mission Possible helps transform the lives of people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through meaningful work.

Lori Braha and Jenna Visram chaired Kids Up Front Vancouver’s $200-a-ticket dinner and auction at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel.

Educator and CLICK board member Janey Lee thanked community builders Lily and Leslie Lee for their continued support of CLICK and inner city kids.

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Arts & Entertainment

Retro dance party ‘gets physical’ for breast cancer Imperial hosts ’80s and ’90s-themed Boobyball fundraiser Oct. 21 John Kurucz

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Spandex, high-rise leotards, friendship bracelets and Zack Morris will be the elements in play at an upcoming breast cancer fundraiser aimed speciﬁcally at the under 40 set. Vancouver’s inaugural Boobyball is happening Oct. 21 at the Imperial around the theme of “Let’s Get Physical.” Taken from Olivia Newton John’s 1981 hit of the same name, the motif is meant to reﬂect the vibe of an ’80s or ’90s dance party, but it could also be “Let’s Get Serious.” As in, serious about breast cancer. Launched in 2002, Boobyball is rooted in equal parts party and advocacy. Themed parties — life in the ’80s and ’90s, summer camp or outer space, for example — have raised money for breast cancer research and treatment. The ball got rolling via Toronto-based charity Rethink Breast Cancer, which

Kelly Townsend (centre), Tyler Ireland and Heather McKenzie-Beck will be partying with a purpose Oct. 21 at the retro-themed Boobyball fundraiser for advocacy group Rethink Breast Cancer. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

was established in 2001 by founder MJ DeCoteau. “It’s not your typical charity fundraiser,” DeCoteau said. “That’s the rea-

son I started Rethink Breast Cancer and that’s how Boobyball started — it’s to create a bold, relevant event for the under-40 crowd to

help get people thinking that breast cancer is not just an older person’s issue.” That point was painfully driven home when DeCo-

teau launched Boobyball after a mutual friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. She was just 23 at the time and her support circle responded in kind. “It came out of her friends not knowing how to support her,” DeCoteau said. “They wanted to lift her spirits. She expected a room full of a few people, but it turned into this massive party.” Party is the emphasis of each Boobyball gathering, of which there have been many across Canada in the last 14 years. Last year alone saw more than 4,000 participants taking part, and more than $4 million has been raised for the charity since its inception. While breast cancer is the tie that binds the room together, Boobyball is a chance to let loose for a good cause. To that end, events aren’t your typical fundraising affairs: no stuffy black ties are needed, nor the need to shell out $1,000-plus for a seat. Instead, they target

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young philanthropists in their 20s and 30s who want to shake their tail feathers and knock back a few cocktails. “We’d love [attendees] to know that as a young person you can get involved with the breast cancer cause and that it can be done in a fun way that’s relevant to their lives,” DeCoteau said. Boobyball Vancouver committee chair Kelly Townsend said next week’s shindig will include a slew of peak ’80s and ’90s fare: a doughnut station, candy bar, friendship bracelet making station and tunes courtesy of Z 95.3. Sounds, like, totally tubular. @JohnKurucz Vancouver’s date with Boobyball gets going at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Imperial on Main Street. Tickets are $125 apiece and include a tax receipt. For tickets or info, go to boobyball. rethinkbreastcancer.com.

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Hungry for something different to try? Vancouver’s dining scene moves fast, and there’s always another new restaurant to check out. With a bunch of fresh openings in recent months, and some exciting justopened newcomers, it’s a great month to be a foodie. Be sure to check out Bells & Whistles, Dosanko, Festal, OddFish, Cacao 70 Dippery, Fayuca, Kokomo, Yuwa, St. Lawrence and Sombreros. vancouverisawesome.com

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Witness the heroic journey of salmon returning home to spawn in Kanaka Creek. While you’re there, you can also engage with displays, games and hatchery volunteers. This event is family friendly and free. Oct. 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kanaka Creek Regional Park (Meet at fish fence on 240 Street, north of Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge) metrovancouver.org/events/calendar

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Alex Edler is the best Canucks defenceman ever, which is the problem Canucks top blueliner deserves more respect

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Alex Edler is expected to miss four to six weeks with an MCL sprain, taking him out of the lineup for one of the toughest stretches of the Canucks’ season, including at least two difﬁcult road trips. It’s a big loss for the Canucks, who heavily depend on Edler in all situations. “He’s our number one guy on the back-end; he dominates out there and he brings such a presence to the locker room as well as on the ice,” says Erik Gudbranson. The history of the Vancouver Canucks is littered with good, but not great, defencemen. The closest the Canucks ever came to having a true number one defenceman was Paul Reinhart, who led the team in scoring during the 1989-90 season, but he lasted just two seasons in Vancouver before back problems ended his hockey career. Longevity matters when you talk about the history of a franchise, which makes Edler the best all-around defenceman in franchise history. That may be a controversial statement to some; you could point to Mattias Ohlund, Jyrki Lumme, or Ed Jovanovski instead, but Edler has quietly put together a fantastic career, all of it so far with the Canucks. Edler is just 24 points behind Ohlund for the franchise record in points from a defenceman. He led the 2010-11 Canucks — the best team in franchise history — in ice time per game, and can play any role, from shutting down the top forwards on the other team to quarterbacking the power play. “He can put up points, he can defend, he blocks shots, plays PK, plays power play,” says Daniel Sedin. “He can do it all out there and that’s rare to see in a defenceman. The guys in here really respect him and have for a long time.” The biggest problem with Edler is that he is the best defenceman the Canucks have ever had, which invites all sorts of

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undue criticism because of who he is not. When Canucks fans look around the league, they see teams boasting number one defencemen such as Drew Doughty, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Victor Hedman, Duncan Keith and Erik Karlsson. They look at great teams of the past and see Chris Pronger, Nick Lidstrom, and Scott Niedermayer. Edler suffers in comparison to number one defencemen like these, just like most defencemen would. But most defencemen don’t also bear the burden of being a team’s top defenceman during some of the highest and lowest moments in franchise history. Now Edler is on the wrong side of 30, when most defencemen decline and he’ll soon regress into the defenceman his detractors have always claimed him to be. He’s not there yet, however, and he’s still capable of playing a shutdown role alongside Chris Tanev, as he did in the ﬁrst game of the season, helping to hold Connor McDavid off the scoresheet. The forward line of Brandon Sutter, Derek Dorsett and Markus Granlund got much of the credit for McDavid’s scoreless night, but it was Edler who played the most against him and Edler the one who cleared the puck off the goal line on McDavid’s best opportunity to pick up a point. With just one more season remaining on his contract, Edler might not be a Canuck much longer. He deserves more respect while he’s still here.

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Stick-taps & Glove-drops • A tap of the stick to Derek Dorsett for reaching the milestone of 500 career NHL games on Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators. It’s impressive that a seventh-round draft pick reached the NHL at all, let alone carved out a 500-game career, particularly after undergoing cervical fusion surgery last December. • I’m dropping the gloves with Jim Benning for making Michael Chaput his ﬁrst call-up of the season from the Utica Comets. As long as Chaput sits in the press box or just sees spot duty on the fourth line, the decision actually makes complete sense, but the optics — calling up a player emblematic of everything Canucks fans hated about last season ahead of scoring forwards like Reid Boucher and Nikolay Goldobin — are terrible.

Big Numbers • 69.4% – Of the 36 times Chris Tanev has attempted to exit the Canucks’ defensive zone through the ﬁrst four games of the season, it has been a controlled exit 25 times*. That means either skating or passing the puck out of the defensive zone with control. His 69.4 per cent success rate leads all Canucks defencemen. • 31.4% - On the other hand, Erik Gudbranson has attempted to exit the zone 35 times through four games and succeeded with a controlled exit just 11 times, a success rate of 31.4 per cent, the lowest on the Canucks. • 38 – That inability to exit the zone with control of the puck is part of the reason why the Canucks have been out-shot 38-to-19 with Gudbranson on the ice at 5-on-5, the worst rate among Canucks defencemen. Alex Edler is still capable of playing a shut-down role, according to the optimistic minds at Pass it to Bulis. PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

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The median price of those 29 detached homes sold was $1,866,000 — signiﬁcantly lower than the last few weeks. This varies wildly between Vancouver West (West Side, Downtown West and West End), where the median of the 14 houses sold was $3,745,000, and Vancouver East (East Side and Downtown East), which saw 15 house sales at a median of $1,555,000. The lower overall median sale price could be because a greater volume of detached homes are selling at the less-expensive end of the price spectrum, rather than individual homes seeing typically lower sale prices than previously. Certainly the median listing price for Vancouver detached houses has not seen similar wobbles, hanging on doggedly to its near-$3 million position as of Oct. 12. Townhouses, which have for the past weeks been selling at a median of approximately $1.4 million across the city, slipped considerably during the same period to $995,000, in what was a poor week for that property type. With demand for condos unrelenting, median condo

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The month and year ahead bring you money — and bills, of course. But what comes in should far exceed what goes out. You might be able to buy something you’ve long dreamed of, a property, or a Cadillac, or a new suit or dress, whatever. You could focus your desires on sex with a friendly, easy person, but focusing on earning money will bring more solid rewards. This week, and around Nov. 19, you could confront the basic problem underlying domestic restrictions or difﬁculties.

The month ahead brings relationships of every stripe. Two weeks ago, you began a 13-month lucky trend for partnerships, relocation, business opportunities, fresh new horizons, and beneﬁcial contacts. Realize others will have both the power and the good luck, so all your fortune will come from joining with them. So march forth into the weeks ahead with diplomacy, humour, and cooperation, even eagerness — except this week. Sunday through Friday is a bad time to form a new love: it would not lead to a peaceful partnership.

At last, your solitude and lack of clout are over, Scorpio. The month ahead imbues you with extra energy, effectiveness and charm. Start something important. Ask favours, make proposals, lead the way, inspire others. Make new contacts. Your “happy new self” will last not only for a few weeks, but until November 2018 — over 12 months. If you ﬁnd yourself without a goal, form one: a money-making goal will blossom for two years, along a good-luck path.

Ugh — the month ahead brings chores and health concerns. A month of drudgery. But the halls of work are where your big luck lies in the year ahead — promotion, a raise in pay, are very likely if you work hard. It’s also an excellent period to seek employment. Romantic or creative threads wind through this week and next and relieve your slavery. But DO NOT start a new affair nor fall in love this week (Sunday to Friday — Saturday’s OK, even good for love). It would shipwreck on the rocks of intimacy.

Lie low. Retreat and rest. Think. Plan. Sometimes you enjoy quietude, getting away from the hustling mob. Well, enjoy this now — and to some degree for the next 12 months. This will be an excellent time to do all those things you’ve cherished but haven’t been able to approach — writing the great novel, meditating, growing your spiritual ﬂower, organizing your tax records, etc. Your luck with administrations, civil servants and institutions, with agents, counsellors, psychics, et al, will be high — not only now, but through early November 2018.

Ah, sweet romance! A month and year of romantic fortune face you now. The seven weeks ahead bring some domestic friction. (Eg., young Cancer falls in love, parents yell.) Be gentle, diplomatic with family members, especially kids. Sunday dawn (PDT) to Tuesday suppertime brings work, minor health concerns, and interactions with machinery or service personnel. Generally, all goes well. Despite your chores, you might manage to get a love message out, or to “lock eyes” with someone.

A cherished wish could come true over the next four weeks, Cap. And if that doesn’t bring it, the 12 months following almost certainly will. Or, these months will bring you something else, a new, bright future in which that old wish becomes outdated. Your social circle, and your goals for the future, have been under pressure since 2009. By 2024 (at the latest) this “pressure” will bring you bright new goals, and a bigger, more comfortable social circle.

The month ahead focuses on home, children/parents, garden, nutrition, security, real estate, all the foundations of life. These matters will be superlucky for you over the next 12-plus months. For the seven weeks ahead, you will be more restless than usual, more talkative and travel-prone — a great seven weeks to write an essay, story, or to speak, visit one you love. Legal problems might yield to your intellect and will power.

The emphasis lies on your career, prestige relations, neighbourhood reputation and worldly status — both during the month ahead and, in good luck terms, for an entire year ahead. Work hard, show up, tackle big chores, make proposals to higher-ups, and show your skills. However, in all this, avoid international, educational, cultural/ religious and/or legal projects/entanglements, until Dec. 9. Sunday dawn to suppertime Tuesday (PDT) will bring happiness, social delights, popularity and optimism.

Small things are growing in your life, Virgo. The month ahead will fill with errands, little chores, paperwork, calls and texts, trips and visits. You’ll meet more people, in a casual way. (E.g., the new clerk at the food store.) Life will be busy, but easy. This lovely state will last until early November 2018 — almost 13 months. Now to early December, much money will flow to you. But, as befits your restless, somewhat scattered mood, you will also have a subconscious urge to fling that money around, until you’re poorer than you started!

An understanding, compassionate mood ﬂoats over you for the month ahead. You’ll be favoured in far travel, legal concerns, cultural and philosophical zones, intellectual pursuits — and love. These same areas will remain lucky for the year ahead — to November 2018. And in 2019, they might shoot your career skyward. For seven weeks — to early December — you will be tempted by a sexy someone, and/or a lucrative investment opportunity.

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Automotive LADY DRIVER

Top ﬁve features of 2017 Lincoln Continental sthomas@vancourier.com

There was a time the term “lady driver” came with a whole lot of condescension and insult — and more than inferred women can’t drive as well as men can. That negative connotation is one of the reasons I decided to take the phrase as the name for this column. I see it as a way to break all of those old gender stereotypes when it comes to writing about cars and trucks. Though, truth be told, I do like a good option, especially when it comes to comfort and safety features. Not being an automotive engineer, there’s not a lot of opinion I can offer when it comes to describing engines and some of a vehicle’s operating systems, but what I can do is tell you how it runs, whether it’s comfortable, if it’s practical for city use or road trips, and which options I’m impressed with. I commute between 30 to 40 minutes each way to work Monday through Friday de-

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pending on trafﬁc, so safety features and stopping power are also important to me. I recently had the opportunity to test drive the 2017 Lincoln Continental and while it drove like a dream, albeit a powerful 400-horse power, V-6 dream, it had

some features and options I wish had been included in my vintage Nissan. With the new Continental, Lincoln has made it clear it’s aiming for the top of the luxury automotive market. Meanwhile, here are ﬁve of the features the

Continental boasts that impressed me most. • Exterior features: Living in Vancouver, I often ﬁnd myself fumbling with my keys in the dark — and even more often in the rain. And while Vancouver isn’t considered a dangerous city,

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car’s door, all it takes to close a Continental is a light push. This feature is handy when parking in tight spots such as an underground lot, because all it takes is a touch to close the door, not the usual slam. • Audio system: The Continental includes 19 well-placed speakers in the Revel Ultima Audio System and three listening modes, including stereo, audience and on stage. • Adaptive cruise control: The system automatically slows the Continental in stop-and-go trafﬁc and resumes speed when trafﬁc clears. It also helps with parking by using ultrasonic sensors on the front and rear to help locate an appropriate parking space and then automatically steer the car in. A 360-degree system uses views from cameras mounted in the grille, on the trunk and the 180-degree side mirrors to create an image on the screen so drivers can see around the entire car. @sthomas10

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Goats are most commonly considered the garburators of the animal kingdom, but your average donkey isn’t all that discerning either. Mostly, they enjoy grass, apples, and the occasional carrot. Or, in this case, a

German man’s carrotcoloured McLaren 650S Spider. Having parked next to a paddock, Markus Zahn of Geissen returned to his car, got in, and noticed a set of ears poking up in the rearview. Then he heard a crunch. The big-Mac-loving donkey, named Vitus, managed to do some

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