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THE VANCOUVER COURIER T H U R SDAY, N OV E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 7

News 12TH & CAMBIE

Has Vision Vancouver reached its expiry date? Andrea Reimer latest councillor to announce departure from city hall

Mike Howell

mhowell@vancourier.com

What is happening to Vision Vancouver? Since 2008, Mayor Gregor Robertson and his majority have ruled city hall. That’s three terms where no other challenging party has been able to reverse Vision’s course. The mayor and his councillors all seem to get along, seem to work well as a council. Over the years, however, there has been some evidence that not all of the Vision crew wanted to continue their political voyage on the good ship Gregor. It began several years ago with Coun. Tim Stevenson’s failed run to return to provincial politics. Geoff Meggs tried the same thing, but failed to get a nomination from the NDP. Then George Chow decided not to seek another term, only to end up this year winning a seat in the B.C. legislature.

This summer, though, was a turning point. Meggs resigned in July to take a job as chief of staff to Premier John Horgan. That forced a byelection and led to a disastrous ﬁfth-place ﬁnish for Vision’s candidate, 21-year-old Diego Cardona. The NPA’s Hector Bremner won the race. Now Andrea Reimer is on her way out. Last week, the three-term councillor announced on Facebook that she won’t seek reelection in next October’s municipal election. So what’s she going to do after she leaves city hall? “I don’t know and that’s exciting, if not a bit scary,” said Reimer, who previously served as a school trustee with the Green Party. “The trend in politics and public discourse towards iconoclasts is terrifying to me. History has shown us that this type of leader is devastating to social and economic justice, the environment, civil liberties and human rights.”

Vision Vancouver has been in power at city hall since Mayor Gregor Robertson and his team won a majority at city hall. The party continues to hold a slim majority, with six seats on the 11-member council. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Reimer also indicated there is a “movement of young, Indigenous and racialized Vancouverites who have struggled to be seen and heard on their own terms by traditional political movements but who now

have a platform to move forward within the city and within Vision Vancouver.” So there goes Reimer… That leaves Stevenson, who likely won’t run again, Kerry Jang, Raymond Louie, Heather Deal and Robertson.

The only one of that group who has publicly committed — repeatedly — to run again in 2018 is the mayor. For a couple of years now, the best rumour was that Robertson wouldn’t seek another term and allow Louie and Reimer to battle it out to be Vision’s mayoral candidate. Louie, some of you may recall, lost to Robertson when the party held a mayoral nomination race in 2008. Reimer supported Robertson, Jang supported Louie. So maybe Robertson’s decision to seek a fourth term is what led to Reimer’s decision. She told me in a later interview, which can read on the Courier’s website, that she has never aspired to be mayor. Louie, on the other hand, remains coy about his future with the party. The party’s longtime executive director, Stepan Vdovine, also left this year, taking a job in Victoria. Meanwhile, the NPA, which was the power party

prior to Vision forming in the mid-2000s, has got to be pleased with some of Vision’s heavy hitters being left off the ballot in 2018. The same reaction, no doubt, will come for those candidates and parties that fared better than Vision’s Cardona in the byelection. Additional good news for the underfunded candidates and parties is that Reimer promised in her Facebook post that she is “determined to ﬁnally be successful in my 15-year effort to get campaign ﬁnance reform rules from the provincial government that ban corporate, union and large individual contributions in Vancouver elections.” If that happens, Vision and the NPA won’t be allowed to run multi-million dollar campaigns. What that will do to Vision’s re-election chances is an open question. For now, the party holds on to its slim majority. @Howellings

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T H U R SDAY, N OV E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 7 THE VANCOUVER COURIER

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Civic campaign reform coming

Mike Howell

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Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson introduced legislation Monday that promises to ban corporate and union donations to civic election campaigns and cap individual donations to a candidate or political party at $1,200. The legislation, which also calls for a ban on outof-province donations and funding from third-party advertisers, covers campaigns for councillors, mayors, school trustees, park board commissioners and electoral area directors. Once passed, the changes will be retroactive to Oct. 31, 2017. “Right now, there are no limits to how much money people or organizations can donate to candidates or elector organizations in local elections,” Robinson said at news conference in Victoria. “Corporations, unions and people or groups based out of B.C. can all donate as much as they want to inﬂuence local elections. It’s been a wild west in political fundraising here, and

Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson introduced legislation Monday to ban corporate and union donations from civic election campaigns. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

people want change. Deep pockets shouldn’t decide elections, people should.” Robinson’s announcement was welcomed by Vision Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer, who has been council’s go-to person for more than a decade in ﬁghting to get the big money out of local campaigns. Reimer sent Robinson a letter in September requesting to have new rules in place before the new year when campaigns begin. In a text message to the Courier, Reimer said she started working on pressuring the sitting provincial

government in 2003 to create new rules for civic campaigns. “It’s been a long battle, and at times felt like the tasks of Hercules, but we made it,” she said. “It’s not perfect, but no giant leap forward ever is. Getting big money out is better than what we’ve got. These changes should be celebrated.” For several election cycles in Vancouver, multimillion-dollar campaigns have become the norm. Reimer’s Vision party and the NPA have led all parties in fundraising and spending in the past decade. But both

parties have opposed suggestions to voluntarily not accept money from developers or unions, saying it was up to the provincial government to create the rules. Over the years, parties have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from developers and unions, with both groups doing regular business at city hall. The Courier revealed during the 2008 election campaign that councillors were guests of developers in private boxes at Rogers Arena to watch the Vancouver Canucks and rock concerts. Free tickets to Cirque de Soleil, dinner aboard a yacht and harbour tours during the summer ﬁreworks display were also funded by developers and attended by councillors. One year, developer Robert Macdonald donated more than $900,000 to the NPA. “These amendments will strengthen local democracy in our province,” Robinson said. “It’s better for candidates, it’s better for voters. Quite simply, it’s better for B.C.” @Howellings

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER T H U R SDAY, N OV E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 7

News

Swimmers rally to save Lord Byng pool Jessica Kerr

jkerr@vancourier.com

Lord Byng pool is small, and that’s the way its users like it. A group of more than 50 residents squeezed into the lobby of the community

pool Tuesday morning in an effort to save the facility from the chopping block. The Vancouver Park Board is currently in the process of planning the future of the city’s pools and aquatic facilities. The board wrapped up its

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A large group of residents gathered at Lord Byng pool Tuesday morning. The group is upset the current draft of the park board’s plan for aquatic facilities includes demolishing the West Side pool. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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Green trustee Janet Fraser named school board chair John Kurucz

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Green Party incumbent Janet Fraser is now the chair of the Vancouver School Board. The two-term trustee was elected on the first ballot at the Oct. 30 meeting, which saw the other eight trustees officially sworn in as well. A vice chair will be named, along with committee appointments in the coming days, according to a news release from the school board. “I think it’s safe to say that all the trustees had the support of friends and family as candidates and will now have to balance their trustee responsibilities with all the other aspects of their lives,” Fraser said in a prepared statement Monday. “We have and will miss family dinners, ask for flexibility at work, and not attend sports events or performances — we have asked a lot of friends and family and I’d like to thank all of you who have and will support us.”

Monday’s meeting represented the first time in more than a year that the board table included elected trustees. The previous board, which included Fraser and three other re-elected trustees, was fired Oct. 17, 2016 for its failure to pass a balanced budget by thenEducation Minister Mike Bernier. Dianne Turner was then appointed as the district’s official trustee and she’ll now transition into an advisory role. “One relationship that will be unique among school districts is with our special advisor Dianne Turner,” Fraser said. “I look forward to our board working productively with you during our term and thank you for your work as the official trustee in the past year.” Fraser topped the polls in the Oct. 14 byelection after garnering more than 27,000 votes. Her Green Party running mates Judy Zaichkowsy and Estrellita Gonzalez finished second

and third, respectively. 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. Fraser laid out plans for both the short and long term and at the top of her list was a continued commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous communities, along with teacher recruitment and retention. “Another aspect to highlight is the many relationships our new board will have to establish and nurture, not only with our stakeholders — students, parents, staff and all our employee representative groups — but also with other levels of government, such as the minister and Ministry of Education and Vancouver’s council and [park] board, partner agencies and community partners,” Fraser said. @JohnKurucz

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Public Hearing: November 14, 2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 6 pm City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Third Floor, Council Chamber

Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations: 1. 1775 West 16th Avenue (Elson Residence), 1785 West 16th Avenue (Bayne Residence), 1795 West 16th Avenue (Maguire Residence) To add the existing buildings at 1775 and 1785 West 16th Avenue (the Elson Residence and the Bayne Residence respectively) to the Vancouver Heritage Register in the ‘C’ evaluation category; to add the Maguire Residence at 1795 West 16th Avenue to the Register in the ‘B’ evaluation category; and to designate the exteriors of all three buildings as protected heritage property. 2. 1523 Davie Street (Gabriola Mansion) To amend CD-1 (248) Comprehensive Development District for 1523 Davie Street (Gabriola Mansion) to increase the maximum floor space ratio from 0.35 to 0.87 to allow for the conversion of the existing heritage building into 16 rental dwelling units, the construction of four rental infill townhouses along the lane, and the restoration and designation of significant heritage features. 3. 3681 Victoria Drive and 1915 Stainsbury Avenue To rezone 3681 Victoria Drive and 1915 Stainsbury Avenue from MC-1 (Industrial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of two six-storey residential buildings with a total of 153 secured market rental housing units, including artist live-work studios. A building height of 19.6 metres (64.3 feet) and a floor space ratio of 2.57 are proposed. 4. 521-527 West 8th Avenue To rezone 521-527 West 8th Avenue from C-3A (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of an eight-storey office building with commercial retail use at grade. A height of 33.3 metres (109.3 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 6.51 are proposed. 5. 3030-3038 Commercial Drive – WITHDRAWN To rezone 3030–3038 Commercial Drive from C-2C1 (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey mixed-use building with at-grade commercial uses and 43 secured market rental housing units. A height of 22.7 metres (74.5 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 4.10 are proposed. 6. 8615 Laurel Street To rezone 8615 Laurel Street from RM-3A (Multiple Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building, containing a total of 65 secured market rental housing units. A height of 20.1 metres (66 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.50 are proposed. 7. 5110 Cambie Street To rezone 5110 Cambie Street from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a six-storey residential building containing a total of 12 dwelling units. A height of 20.1 metres (66 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.40 are proposed. 8. 1920 Southwest Marine Drive (Casa Mia) To rezone 1920 Southwest Marine Drive from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit retention, reuse and designation of the existing heritage “A” listed Casa Mia estate building, and development of a three-storey (two storeys above grade) addition; and to permit the entire structure to be used as a 90-bed Community Care Facility for seniors. An FSR of 0.93 is proposed. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038

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Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually beginning at 8:30 am on November 3 until 5 pm on the day of the Public Hearing by emailing publichearing@vancouver.ca or by phoning 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to publichearing@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Ofﬁce, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details. Copies of the draft by-laws will be available for viewing starting November 3 at the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo, and minutes of Public Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximately two business days after a meeting). For real time information on the progress of City Council meetings, visit vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or @VanCityClerk on Twitter.

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Opinion

It’s time to ditch turning clocks back Practice outdated, inconvenient and bad for your health

Tracy Sherlock

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Get ready for a shock this weekend — it’s time to change the clocks and “fall back” once again. That means that very soon it will be getting dark at 4:30 in the afternoon. It also means a week of mixed up sleep schedules and that wonky feeling that something isn’t quite right. If it was up to me, this would be the last time we “fall back” in B.C. We would “spring forward” once again next March and then stay on summer time forever. It’s not a completely ridiculous idea — Saskatchewan, Hawaii and Arizona already stick to one time zone all year round. The Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a motion in September to petition the government to consult with the people of B.C. about abolishing the time change. The motion says the clock shift can have a “negative impact on people’s health and cognitive awareness.” Two Kamloops residents got more than 26,000 names on a petition to end the time change practice in 2015, and Alberta recently considered a similar move after more than 20,000 Albertans wrote letters in support of getting rid of the time changes, the CBC reported. One reason listed for not pursuing the change in Alberta was that if it passed, the province would be out of sync with other jurisdictions such as B.C.

At the same time, more than 128,000 people in the United States have signed a petition urging the American government to end the practice of changing the clocks and moving the United States to only two time zones. More than a dozen U.S. states are considering ending the twice-yearly practice of changing the clocks, the Washington Post reported. Why should we stop changing the clocks? Well for one thing, nobody feels good after we “spring forward” or “fall back.” Everyone is tired and cranky and takes a few days to adjust. For another, studies have shown an increase in both heart attacks and car accidents in the days following the spring time change. The winter months are dark enough. Why do we want it to be dark at 4:30 in the afternoon? Think how nice it would be if it was light out till 5:30 every day. I know that means it will be darker in the morning, but let’s face it, in the morning we’re either going to work or if that’s not necessary, we’re happy to sleep in. What about the school children? Many kids no longer walk to school, although it’s certainly an ideal to strive for. However, if school children walking to school in the dark is really the primary concern, I see no issue in moving school start times to a half-hour or an hour later for the months of November, December, January and February. To me, that makes a

ond World War. It wasn’t uniformly used across North America until the 1960s, so it hasn’t been around forever. Let’s get rid of it. About 10 years ago (in 2006 in B.C.) the period of standard time was shortened by nearly two months. Having fewer months on the dreaded standard time was considered a major

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School board meeting indicates power shift in Vancouver politics Allen Garr

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The newly elected Vancouver School Board trustees will be going back to school. And their education will be directed by the provincial Liberal governmentappointed trustee, Dianne Turner. Turner ran the joint for the past year after the old board was ﬁred. She now sits at the board table as a special advisor — she’s the babysitter the new NDP government has left in place to make sure all the kiddies on the board play nice together. Beyond the usual orientation most boards are given to inform them of the issues they will face, Turner, along with special consultants, will be brought in to instruct the board on how to behave and conduct business as board members. This is part of the fallout of two devastating independent reports that looked into allegations of harassment and bullying by board members that led to a “toxic workplace.” Both reports, one by labour lawyer Roslyn Goldner, the other

by WorkSafeBC, conﬁrmed the bad behaviour and also made it clear there was a signiﬁcant level of incompetence displayed by the board when it came to carrying out its duties. Most of it could be traced to Vision trustees Patti Bacchus and Mike Lombardi, who was the chair. In the end, it led to the board’s most senior staff — the secretary treasurer and the superintendent — quitting their jobs. As a precautionary measure to avoid distractions, I noted, the new seating arrangement for the trustees around the board table at their inaugural meeting has been fundamentally altered. In the past, traditionally, members of the same party were lumped together. This allowed for collective mutterings of displeasure during the proceedings or impromptu if not ultimately disruptive strategy sessions. In the same way a school teacher would separate troublemakers in their class, at Monday’s swearing in — and given the impracticality of making misbehaving trustees stand in the corner

In the same way a school teacher would separate troublemakers in their class, at Monday’s swearing in of school board trustees, senior staff configured a seating arrangement where no two members of the same political party were actually next to each other. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

or don a dunce cap — senior staff conﬁgured a seating arrangement where no two members of the same political party were actually next to each other. Now, not to purposefully add to the series of speculative obituaries for the city’s ruling Vision Party, but please note only two folks

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were nominated for the position of chair. NPA’s newly elected Lisa Dominato and the Green Party’s, um, veteran Janet Fraser. I could only surmise Fraser had it walking away. Her two fellow Greens and the three Vision trustees would have supported her. And, incidentally, I can

say for a certainty that Turner was most pleased with the result. But more to the point, this is not the only board where Vision’s inﬂuence has weakened and it has lost both the majority and the position of chair since the last election in 2014. The other is the park board. In one way or another, both have come about due to bad behaviour. Vision was reduced to just one out of seven on the park board because of their bullying attempts to force community centres to sign on to a new joint agreement. But the NPA should take no pleasure in this. While they did initially gain the park board majority and the chair following the 2014 election, one of their numbers, NPA commissioner Erin Shum, bailed on them, accusing her political colleagues of bullying her into making decisions. The result of Shum leaving the NPA fold led to dramatic results, calamitous some might say. Her split shifted the chair from the NPA to the

Greens. But more signiﬁcantly this led to another change. The position of the majority of park board commissioners had been to allow the Vancouver Aquarium to continue its recruitment and breeding program of captured cetaceans. With the shift in power, that position was almost immediately reversed. As for city council, Vision has seen its power dwindle there, too. Following the last general election it found itself without the “super majority” to allow for the unimpeded passage of grants, so they tended to rely on the Green councillor Adriane Carr. After the byelection win by the NPA’s Hector Bremner, simply having Carr in Vision’s corner is no longer enough. And then, of course, there is the decision announced a few days ago. Not only has Geoff Meggs moved on but the other sharp mind in Vision’s camp, Andrea Reimer, recently announced she will not seek re-election next year. @allengarr

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Decision delayed on Chinatown condo development City attempted to negotiate land swap or buy Keefer Street property from developer

Mike Howell

mhowell@vancourier.com

A development company whose condo proposal for Chinatown was rejected by city council in June will have to wait until next week to see if it gets the green light to proceed with a revised nine-storey version. The city’s development permit board heard from dozens of speakers late into Monday night and postponed a decision on Beedie Development Group’s application for 105 Keefer St. until Nov. 6. Beedie wants to build 111 apartments on the property that is adjacent to the Chinatown Memorial Plaza and across the street from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden. Beedie got a second chance to go before the city because it reduced the height of its original 12-storey proposal at 118 feet to 90 feet, which is allowed under the city’s current policies and doesn’t require a rezoning

or public hearing. The original proposal called for 25 apartments of social housing for seniors, although only three would be available at welfare rates. Beedie promised the 25 units after negotiating a deal with B.C. Housing to pay for it. That deal does not apply to the revised proposal. Monday’s meeting occurred four days after the city posted a memo on its website saying senior staff and members of B.C. Housing met with Beedie in an attempt to negotiate a land swap or outright purchase of the Keefer Street property. City staff said in May the property was worth at least $22 million. “Beedie was an active and willing participant in this discussion,” wrote Gil Kelley, the city’s general manager of planning, in the Oct. 27 memo to city staff. “Unfortunately, the parties were unable to reach an agreement on any option.”

Protesters gathered at city hall Monday to voice their concerns over a nine-storey condo proposal for Chinatown that was earlier rejected by city council. The city’s development permit board has postponed a decision on Beedie Development Group’s revised application until Nov. 6. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

The permit board, which is comprised of four city senior staff including Kel-

ley, heard from many of the speakers who spoke to council in May and June

during the public hearing for Beedie’s original proposal. More than 100 were registered to speak. Many called for social housing on the property during the public hearing and made that clear again Monday. In June, council rejected Beedie’s proposal by a vote of 8-3. Mayor Gregor Robertson and seven councillors raised various concerns, saying the building’s design was too bulky and would block views and cast shadows on neighbouring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden. The building wouldn’t preserve the heritage and cultural character of Chinatown, and there wasn’t enough social housing in the plan, they said. Along with reducing the height of the building, Beedie’s revised proposal sets back the eighth and ninth ﬂoors of the design so that it appears less bulky and doesn’t cast shadows on the garden. A community cultural space remains

from the original design, as do narrow retail shops at ground level to keep with Chinatown’s character of shops and restaurants. The pedestrian space around the Chinatown Memorial Plaza will also be increased by 26 per cent. The building will include a large vertical neon sign and a pedestrian passageway from the main entrance of the building to a refurbished lane, which the proposal’s documents say “the intent is to animate the lane and stimulate positive social activity and events.” Beedie also promised to hire an art consultant to enhance the building. Of the 111 apartments proposed in the development, there will be 38 studios, 30 one-bedrooms, 34 two-bedrooms and nine three-bedrooms. The proposal does not estimate what it will cost to buy an apartment in the building. @Howellings

Vancouver homeowners defend turning to Airbnb Hosts tell city council that turning suites into long-term rental stock isn’t an option Martha Perkins

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Eighteen years ago, Rafi and Noa Spivak left Israel and moved to Vancouver, a place of “normality, safety and peace.” They were able to scrape enough money together to buy a house off Commercial Drive. As the costs of living in Vancouver rise, however, it’s been harder and harder to get by, especially since both are self-employed. “For the last year, we’ve been offered a lifeline,” Rafi Spivak told city councillors on Oct. 24, the first of two nights of public hearing about proposed rules for short-term rentals on homesharing sites such as Airbnb. The Spivaks have a 200 square-foot basement suite to accommodate visiting family and friends, who otherwise couldn’t afford to visit them. Over the past year, it’s also been a temporary home-away-from-home to 80 Airbnb guests. “Our livelihood depends on it,” he said. Their guests rely on it, as well. During the summer, Spivak said it’s virtually impossible to find a hotel in Vancouver. (The head

of Tourism Vancouver told council that Vancouver’s hotels have a 92 per cent occupancy rate in peak months; the average hotel room night is $260.) “For them, places like ours are their only option,” Spivak said. The city’s proposed short-term rental policy would not allow the Spivaks to offer their basement suite on Airbnb. (Technically, all Airbnb listings are currently illegal. City bylaws say the shortest rental period is 30 days.) Only primary residences would conform to the proposed new rules, which also impose a licensing and enforcement structure. The city’s position is that by taking basement and secondary suites out of the home-sharing market, these short-term rental units will be put into the long-term rental market. City staff estimates the number of new rental units in private homes could increase by 400 to 1,600, helping to solve a housing crisis in a city where there’s a 0.8 per cent rental vacancy rate. The staff report infers a correlation between the growing popularity of platforms such as Airbnb

Being able to rent his basement suite on Airbnb is a “lifeline,” says Rafi Spivak, a freelance film editor. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

and the low vacancy rates. More than 120 speakers signed up to address council on Oct. 24 and 26. On the ﬁrst night, the majority of the speakers were Airbnb hosts who spoke against the ban on secondary and basement suites. Each story was different but they all shared common themes. 1. “We’re trying to make ends meet.”

The majority of homeowners who spoke said they were turning to Airbnb as a necessary way to supplement their income in a very expensive city. If their accommodations were taken out of the short-term rental market, the owners would struggle ﬁnancially. 2. “I would not be putting it back into the longterm rental pool.”

Some people said they had tried unsuccessfully to rent their spaces to longterm tenants. People described old houses with lower-floor tenants complaining about creaking floors and noisy pipes. Some, such as the Spivaks, said their space was too small. Most expressed a need to keep the suites available to visiting family and friends. 3. “This represents more of a ban than a balance.” “I believe in owners having the right to have a say in what they do with their property,” said speaker Rachelle Delany. “I put up with construction, and noise, and co-op housing being ripped down for extremely expensive condos and I find [the proposed regulations] hypocritical. It bothers me my neighbourhood is being changed. I want a community that works for people without breaking any rules and being a good citizen.” Another speaker, Allan Oas, said: “I don’t think that short-term rentals should be a scapegoat for a series of problems, some of which, if council had anticipated, they would have been able to affect. There

has to be more thoughtful use of your time.” 4. “It’s the affordability, the ﬂexibility and being good ambassadors for neighbourhood businesses.” Some of the speakers said that by opening up their homes to Airbnb, they were providing invaluable support to local businesses such as cafes and restaurants. There are no hotels in their neighbourhood and, besides, the mom-and-pop businesses they recommend aren’t on hotels’ guest-suggestion radar. Airbnb allows families to stay and cook together, something that’s very important in some cultures. Families with children appreciate having access to yards and neighbourhood facilities. 5. “I would be happy to have a three per cent tax.” None of the presenters argued against the $49 annual licensing fee or being taxed on their home-sharing income. Many said they are already declaring the revenue on their income taxes. There is more coverage of the issue, including presentations from renters’ groups and hotel associations, at vancourier.com.

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Master clocksmith and watchmaker Fritz Irrgang has outlasted 30 years of trends and technology and is still thriving at his Burrard Street business Western Watch & Clock Repairs. Right: As part of Fritz Irrgang’s studies between 1959 and 1961, he had to build three timepieces from scratch: a clock, a pocket watch and a wristwatch. See video at vancourier.com. PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

Master watchmaker keeps on ticking Friedrich ‘Fritz’ Irrgang is one of less than 10 watchmakers left in Vancouver

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Friedrich “Fritz” Irrgang eschews advertising, doesn’t have a website and maintains virtually no online presence. Save for a small sandwich board on Burrard Street and Sixth Avenue, you’d be hard-pressed to know that Western Watch & Clock Repairs even existed. An unorthodox business model for some, though Irrgang’s appeal is seemingly timeless. Irrgang is one of a small handful of watchmakers and master clocksmiths left in Vancouver. He’s been at it on Burrard for 20 years, and for a decade before that downtown. He’s weathered the cellphone storm, worked on clocks from the 1700s and has ﬁxed thousands of timepieces since receiving his master watchmaker designation in 1963. He even sets aside one day a week for house calls. “When a customer comes in and brings me something that they’ve had in the family for a long time and

it has quit working, it gives me great satisfaction to restore it to its former glory and make sure that clock or watch is working again,” Irrgang said. Irrgang’s rationale for no advertising or website is as practical as he is personable. Timepiece repair happens on an asneeded basis that can span anywhere from 10 to 50 years. His work does all the advertising for him. “If the customer leaves here happy and is satisﬁed, he will refer to me his friends and business associates and I’m getting a new client out of that. So if I do a good job, I get a new customer,” Irrgang said. Irrgang’s shop is like a collage of snapshots from different eras. There are watches from over the past century, a clock from 1820 and a long case clock — commonly referred to as a grandfather clock — from sometime in the 1700s. With no reference point for how to ﬁx the 300-year-old timepiece, Irrgang stripped the casing from the clock and simply watched its machinations to understand it functions and faults.

That level of mindfulness demonstrates the number one rule in watchmaking: all good things come to those who wait. “I was rather impatient when I was younger,” Irrgang said. “But as the years passed by I realized I had to become more and more patient to do this

from Vienna’s watchmaking school mentioned the shortage of watchmakers in the marketplace and the plan was hatched. Irrgang spent three years on the practical side of his studies, followed by a year-long masterclass. He had to build timepieces from scratch in each of

A watch is something very personal. It’s like clothing: you wear it on your body, it’s a statement of fashion, it’s something that is with you all day long.

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kind of work. So it worked out. Patience is deﬁnitely the number one thing.”

Vienna calling

Watchmaking found Irrgang, rather than the other way around. A native of Vienna, Austria, the 72-year-old wanted to be a gardener in his teenage years. A family friend who recently retired

those ﬁrst three years: a wall regulator clock, which is characterized by an elongated cabinet and its placement on a wall, a pocket watch and then a wrist watch. Outside of his formal training, Irrgang’s skillset is all over the map: he’s a metallurgist, drafter, carver and part-time public relations rep.

“You have to be able to listen to people. Listening is very important,” he said.

Keeps on ticking

Arriving in Vancouver in 1972, Irrgang spent his ﬁrst decade in Canada selling jewelry and packaging supplies. He got back into watchmaking in 1982 at his former location in the Vancouver Block building. Irrgang said there were at least three dozen watchmakers in Vancouver at that time. Now, he reckons there are less than 10 and he knows most of them. Quartz watches were the game changer on that front: they replaced windup watches and previous battery types, lessening the need for repair. Cellphone technology had a minor impact on his business when camera phones became ubiquitous a decade ago, though the trend has travelled full circle: younger people are all about wristwatches and older generations take pride in ﬁxing and preserving antique clocks that have been in their families for generations.

“A watch is something very personal. It’s like clothing: you wear it on your body, it’s a statement of fashion, it’s something that is with you all day long,” he said. “And it’s a lot easier to lift your arm and take a look to see what time it is rather than digging out your cellphone.” Curiously enough, Irrgang isn’t wearing a watch when visited by the Courier. He owns only two watches because he’s “surrounded by watches and clocks.” Irrgang will be 73 in early December. He’s pondered retirement, but his customers are having none of it. About the only trace of Irrgang’s online existence is found in roughly a dozen Yelp reviews, all of which are overwhelmingly positive. “The ﬁrst question [customers] always ask is, ‘Are you still there?’ when my clients phone me. The second thing they say is, ‘Please don’t retire,’ so they put a big guilt trip on me,” Irrgang joked. “So I just keep going.” @JohnKurucz

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The 7th annual Artists for Conservation Festival returns to Vancouver this fall, at the VanDusen Botanical Garden. The festival kicks-off on November 9, with a “Meet-the-Artists” Grand Opening Reception, followed by four days of art and environmental-themed programming. The festival featuring the world’s top conservation-themed art exhibit, live music, ﬁlms, presentations, workshops, live art demonstrations and wildlife encounters.

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NOVEMBER 5 A Climate of Peace Remembrance service with guest preacher Elizabeth May Canadian Memorial United Church and Centre for Peace 10:30 a.m. 1825 West 16th Ave. Visit canadianmemorial.org. NOVEMBER 7 No Stone Left Alone 10:45–11:45 a.m. Mountain View Cemetery 5455 Fraser St. Visit nostoneleftalone.ca. NOVEMBER 8 National Aboriginal Veterans Day Visit vancouver.ca.

NOVEMBER 11 Remembrance Day Ceremony | 10–11:30 a.m. Victory Square Cenotaph 200 West Hastings St. Visit vancouver.ca.

Chor Leoni: One Last Song 25th Annual Remembrance Day concerts | 8 p.m. St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church 1022 Nelson St. at Burrard Visit chorleoni.org. Remembrance Day at Mountain View Cemetery Musical and theatrical tribute Three concerts will take place in the Celebration Hall — enter the cemetery at East 39th Avenue off Fraser Street. All performances are free and accessible. Arrive 10:30 a.m. 5455 Fraser St. Visit vancouver.ca. Japanese Canadian War Memorial 10:40 a.m. Visit nikkeiplace.org. Remembrance Day Ceremony at UBC Doors open at 10 a.m. Visit ceremonies.ubc.ca. Annual Remembrance Day events with information to be announced Visit vancouver.ca for more information.

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Grandview Park Remembrance Day Ceremony 1200 block of Commercial Drive South Memorial Park East 41st Avenue at Windsor Street. NOTE: Vehicles displaying B.C. veteran licence plates can park for free at City of Vancouver parking meters, in EasyPark parkades and in surface lots, as well as park board-operated facilities for Veterans Week, Nov. 5 to 11. The free parking also extends Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park and the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. A number of downtown community centres, including Coal Harbour, Creekside and Roundhouse will also offer free parking to veterans.

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MUSIC Stylus Fantasticus: Virtuoso Flights of Fancy from the 17th Century: Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis join internationally-acclaimed bass viol/viola da gambist Sam Stadlen of Fretwork in a program exploring this astonishingly inventive repertoire. Nov. 3 at Christ Church Cathedral. More at earlymusic.bc.ca. ISCM World New Music Days: This seven-day festival will feature more than 30 new music events and more than 100 composers from around the globe, highlighting music from nearly 50 different countries. Nov. 2-8 at various locations. More at icsm.org.

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tion of their southern roots in an unforgettable evening of music with a little bit of grit and a whole lot of heart. Nov. 8 at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. More at chancentre.com.

Chor Leoni’s One Last Song: Chor Leoni continues its cherished tradition of Remembrance Day concerts paired with readings focused on the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge and its mythic place in Canadian history. Nov. 11 at West Vancouver United Church and St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church. More at chorleoni.org. Un Ballo In Maschera: Opera Mariposa joins forces with the Heroic Opera Company to present this grand Verdi masterpiece and opera’s most famous masked ball, headed by award-winning directors Adam Da Ros and Richard Epp. Nov. 17-25 at various locations. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com.

Missing: This world premiere chamber opera addresses the national crisis and devastation of Canada’s missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Set between Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and B.C.’s notorious Highway of Tears, this deeply-moving drama follows the fate of two young women, one Indigenous and one not, whose lives become tragically intertwined. Nov. 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 at the York Theatre. Tickets at thecultch.com.

Handel’s Messiah: Early Music Vancouver brings new life to this holiday favourite. One of the most iconic pieces of classical repertoire will be featured in this first-ever production on Dec. 1-2 at the Vancouver Playhouse. More at earlymusic.bc.ca.

Ani DiFranco in Concert: Join activist-artist Ani DiFranco as she reflects a dystopian sense that mirrors what is happening in her country, the U.S. and much of the rest of the world. Nov. 6 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at ticketstonight.ca.

Rejoice! European Carols and Readings: Join conductor John Washburn, organist Bryn Nixon and the Vancouver Chamber Choir for an evening of beloved favourites and new discoveries. Dec. 1 at Dunbar Ryerson United Church. vancouverchamberchoir.com

The Texas Troubadours: Sharing the stage for the first time as part of the Texas Troubadours project, this masterful trio will celebrate the proud song writing tradi-

Thread: The Vancouver InterCultural Orchestra presents pipa virtuoso Qiu Xia He and Silk Road Music, who will join members of the VICO and other special guests for an evening of world music, modern works, vibrant strings and winds, operatic songs and ecstatic dance. Dec. 2 at the Orpheum Annex. vicothread. brownpapertickets.com/

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conductor William Rowson, Bard on the Beach’s Christopher Gaze, EnChor and the UBC Opera Ensemble combine forces for this beloved Christmas concert. Dec. 8 to 17 at various locations, including Dec. 8 to 10 at St. Andrew’s Wesley Church. vancouversymphony.ca.

Christmas with Chor Leoni: This holiday favourite combines favourite tunes in polished settings, featuring sparkling new choral gems, frosty winter songs and familiar sing-a-long carols. Dec. 15-16 at various locations. Tickets at chorleoni.org. The Four Seasons: The VSO’s traditional presentation of Vivaldi’s timeless classic features violinist Philippe Quint on the magnificent 1708 “Ruby” Stradivarius violin. Dec. 15 and 16 at the Chan Centre. vancouversymphony.ca. A Baroque Christmas: Guest conductor John Williams joins the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s family of choirs for an interactive evening of Bach, Vivaldi and carols. Dec. 16 at the Orpheum. vancouverchamberchoir.com Winter Harp: Musicians playing medieval instruments while wearing period costumes in a beautiful church setting — it’s little wonder that Winter Harp’s Christmas concerts are often sold out. Dec. 16 at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. Details at winterharp.com. Festive Cantatas: Celebrate the holidays with Early Music Vancouver’s new perspective on old favourites, featuring beloved violinist, Monica Huggett. Dec. 23 at Chan Shun Concert Hall. Tickets at chancentre.com. L’Elisir D’Amore: The Vancouver Opera presents this famous romantic comedy for the first time since 1999. In this tale of comic love, one young peasant resorts to using a magic elixir in attempt to woo is beloved. Jan. 21-27 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at vancouveropera.ca.

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

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PREVIEW WINTER 2017 King Charles III: Prince Charles has finally ascended to the throne. This political satire of a king under pressure is reigning at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until Nov. 19. artsclub.com. Onegin: Handsome rogues, duels and romance. Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hilla’s musical adaptation of the Pushkin poem and Tchaikovsky opera comes to life in the Arts Club production at Granville Island Stage Nov. 23-Dec. 31. artsclub.com Beauty and the Beast: Can Belle teach the beast to love in the Arts Club musical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning animated film. Dec. 7-Jan. 13 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. artsclub.com. B.R.I.S.A.: In B.R.I.S.A., Johan Inger explores the themes of awakening and change. Considered one of the hottest choreographers in Europe today, his work can be found in the repertoire of major dance companies around the world. Nov. 2-4 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More at balletbc.com. Taken at Midnight: Be transported to Germany in 1931 in Mark Hayhurst’s play examining the life of a celebrated lawyer who took on Adolf Hitler head on in court and the lawyer’s mother’s courageous attempts to secure his release after his arrest by the Nazis years later. Nov. 3-26 at Jericho Arts Centre. More at unitedplayers.com. Una: The Vancouver International Film Festival presents this gripping adaptation of David Harrower’s acclaimed play, Blackbird, with Rooney Mara who

gives a remarkable performance as 28-year-old Una who confronts the man she fell in love with 15 years before. Nov. 11 at Vancity Theatre. Tickets at viff.org. Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth: This gripping account of the ’60s scoop-up phenomenon — in which Native children were taken from their families, communities and culture to be adopted into white households — is an unforgettable piece of Canadian theatre written by celebrated Indigenous playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor. Nov. 11–Dec. 2 at the Firehall Arts Centre. More at firehallartscentre.ca. Great Russian Nutcracker: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is coming to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Known for its award-winning dancers, lavish costumes and back drops designed by Carl Sprague, this show delves into Russian folk legends that adults and children can enjoy. Nov. 12 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at nutcracker.com. The Day Before Christmas: Arts Club is proud to present this tragically funny play, where Alex, who desperately tries to hold fast to her Christmas traditions, finds herself scrambling to keep her home from becoming a disaster zone. Nov. 16–Dec. 24 at the BMO Theatre Centre. More at artsclub. com. Dance in Vancouver: This biennial event provides a unique opportunity to experience the energy and innovation of contemporary dance generated by local artists. Nov. 22-25 at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at ticketstonight.ca.

Titus Bouffonius: The Society for the Destitute presents this witty twist on a Shakespeare classic, Titus Andronicus. This inspired marriage of Shakespearian text, contemporary dialogue, and the French clown technique of bouffon is a must-see this holiday season. Nov. 22–Dec. 3 at the Cultch. More at thecultch.com.

tion of a classical masterpiece, wherein you can follow Clara when her dream comes to life as she embarks on a magical journey through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of sweets. Dec. 14–19 at the Centre in Vancouver. Tickets at gohnutcracker.com.

Christmas Presence: Pacific Theatre brings us a favourite holiday tradition featuring an all-you-can-eat feast of music and stories for the holidays, joined by our favourite local musicians. Dec. 19-23 at the Pacific Theatre. Tickets at pacifictheatre.org.

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Christmas Queen 4 – Secret Santa: Vancouver TheatreSports brings this hilarious holiday show, in which the Queen and Santa switch bodies in a Freaky Fridaystyle magical sleight of hand. Nov. 22–Dec. 23 at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Tickets at vtslcom. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Join these four beloved siblings who step into an enchanted land filled with mythical creatures, talking animals, quests, and dangerous secrets in this portrayal of C.S. Lewis’ classic children’s story. Nov. 25–Dec. 31 at the Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at carouseltheatre.ca. Almost Maine: John Cariani brings us this charming and magical tapestry of the joys and perils of romance, set in one night in a small town in Maine. Nov. 26-Dec. 16 at the Pacific Theatre. More at pacifictheatre.org.

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East Van Panto’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: Panto is back with an outrageous take on Snow White, wherein our hero must flee the Queen of North Vancouver and ends up in the madness of the PNE. Nov. 29-Jan. 6 at the York Theatre. Tickets at thecultch.com.

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The Nutcracker: Ballet BC presents Alberta Ballet’s production with choreography by Edmund Stripe and sets and costumes by Emmy award-winning designer Zack Brown. Dec. 28 to 30 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. balletbc.com. The Pipeline Project: Firehall Arts Centre is bringing this provocative and personal account of the ongoing cultural battles over pipelines in B.C. With three actor-writers — two Indigenous and one white — The Pipeline Project is sure to prompt selfreflection and discovery. Jan 10-20 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at firehallartscentre.ca. Merrily We Roll Along: United Players of Vancouver and Music Theatre International proudly present this compelling showbiz musical Broadway fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success. Jan. 19–Feb. 11 at Jericho Arts Centre. More at unitedplayers.com.

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

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Circle Craft Christmas Market: In Vancouver, the holidays begin with this city tradition. This year, more than 300 artisans (more than 50 new to the market) will take part: clothing designers, potters, wood and metal workers, glass blowers, jewelers, toy makers, candle and soap makers, and more. Nov. 8-12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. More at circlecraft.net. Fan Expo: Let your inner (and outer) fan shine at this threeday extravaganza. Meet some of your favourite anime voices and television stars spanning the decades from Happy Days to iZombie. 500 exhibitors will also be onsite. Nov. 10-12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. fanexpovancouver.com. Eastside Culture Crawl: In this four-day visual arts, design, and crafts festival, explore Vancouver’s hip and surprisingly intimate Eastside, from First Avenue to the waterfront with more than 500 artists in their studios. Nov. 16-19 at various locations. More at culturecrawl.ca. St. Paul’s Lights of Hope: This celebration marks the launch of St. Paul’s Hospital’s iconic holiday lighting display and fundraising campaign. Hot chocolate, local choirs and food trucks will be available for guests to enjoy while watching the fireworks show. Nov. 16 at St. Paul’s Hospital. More info at lightsofhope.com. Rio Grind Film Festival: New and award-winning international, Canadian, indie, cult, sci-fi and horror shorts, features and docu-

mentaries presented at the Rio Theatre, Nov. 16-19. riotheatre.ca.

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Christmas at Hycroft: Explore the iconic Edwardian mansion for an inspirational prelude to the magic of Christmas. With all three floors decked in seasonal splendor and a wide variety of boutiques, artisans and crafters, Christmas at Hycroft is an event for the entire family. Nov. 16-19 at Hycroft Manor. More info at christmasathycroft.com.

Vancouver Art Gallery: ongoing exhibits include Emily Carr: Into the Forest until Dec. 3, The Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada until Jan. 28, Gordon Smith: The Black Paintings until Feb. 4, Portrait of the Artist: An Exhibition from the Royal Collection until Feb. 4 and Carol Sawyer: The Natalie Brettschneider Archive until Feb. 4. vanartgallery.bc.ca.

Vancouver Christmas Market: 75 huts filled with authentic German delicacies, old-world confections and treasures, a glittering carousel, live entertainment, and familyfriendly activities all wrapped up with 36,000 twinkling lights return to Jack Poole Plaza from Nov. 22-Dec. 24. vancouverchristmasmarket.com.

Onsite/Offsite: Tsang Kin-Wah: Hong Kong artist, Tsang KinWah, explores the complexities surrounding migration, cultural identity and racism in these sitespecific works, presented by the Vancouver Art Gallery. Until Jan. 2 at various locations. More info atvanartgallery.bc.ca.

Jewish Book Festival: An exciting roster of writers from across Canada, the U.S. and Israel. Nov. 25-30 at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and other venues. jewishbookfestival.ca.

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

Got Craft: Buy made-in-Vancouver gifts at the Nov. 29-Dec. 3 popup shop at the Little Mountain Shop (4385 Main St.) or the twoday holiday edition Dec. 9 and 10 at the Maritime Labour Centre. Details at gotcraft.com. Santa Claus Parade: Watch Santa parade down through the West End all the way to the Vancouver Art Gallery, with two hours of family entertainment which will be presented at Christmas Square prior to the parade. Dec. 1 at various locations. More info at vancouversantaclausparade.com.

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature: Discover Amazonian basketry, textiles, carvings, feather works, and ceramics that represent Indigenous, Maroon and white settler communities. Until Jan. 28, 2018 at the Museum of Anthropology. More at moa.ubc.ca.

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MEAL PROGRAM: Care BC celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Meals on Wheels Program. Yours truly served as master of ceremonies of the milestone event, an exquisite dinner and auction staged at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. The gala affair attended by 400 supporters was an opportunity to thank the many people who have been instrumental in the program’s success. Since 1967 the society has been operating the meal program in Vancouver and Richmond thanks to the dedication and service of some 400 volunteers. Last year, volunteers served over 118,000 meals to 1,300 clients, reported board president Tom Chambers and executive director Inge Schamborzki. A $50,000 gift from Helen Shore — a longtime volunteer and now client of the MOW program — sparkplugged the night of giving. A fireman’s dinner and Japan Airlines trip to Tokyo would add another $20,000 and $9,000 respectively. Along with individual donations, the charity would net an impressive $200,000 — their largest fundraising tally to date. LEADING THE WAY: Sheila Ross was recognized with the Joseph and Rosalie Segal United Way Community Vision Award. The longtime United Way and community supporter received the tribute at the United Way of the Lower Mainland’s annual Pathfinders Dinner, a recognition event at the Four Seasons Hotel for major gift donors. The Community Vision Award, which recognizes individuals or families who have shown outstanding commitment to the betterment of the community through their leadership and support of United Way, was presented by United Way president and CEO Michael McKnight in front of a capacity crowd. Sheila Ross was joined by three generations of her family to receive the award. The spirit of philanthropy and community building runs deep in the Ross family. Ross’s father, F.R. Graham, an important financier and industrialist in pre- and post-war B.C., was one of 10 founding fathers of the Vancouver Foundation, Canada’s largest community foundation. For a longer version of this column see vancourier.com.

Joy-Marie Nedd was one of 550 guests that attended the aquarium’s Toast to the Coast, this year co-chaired by Brianna Blaney. The food and drink event raised $170,000 for ocean conservation efforts.

Longtime volunteer and donor, and now Meals on Wheels client, Helen Shore led the fundraising charge at Tom Chamber’s 50th anniversary dinner and dance. Shore’s $50,000 donation would sparkplug a $200,000 night.

Vancouver firefighters Matt Hilton, Doug Stevens, John Goodchild and Christian Craig circled Care BC executive director Inge Schamborzki. Their Fire in the Kitchen dinner package would garner $20,000 for the Meals on Wheels program, which celebrated 50 years.

Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson sat down with Sportsnet broadcaster Scott Rintoul at a Hugo Boss event to share his personal journey from relative unknown to gridiron success.

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Gun-toting feminists take on Nazis at Vancouver Jewish ﬁlm fest Naoibh O’Connor

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Michael Kissinger has worked at the Vancouver Courier for 15 years, first as a reporter, then as entertainment editor and now as city editor. But these days — at work and during off hours — he’s focusing increasingly on video. Next week, his first short documentary, Hinda and Her Sisterrrz, appears at the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival with screenings on Nov. 3 and 6 at Fifth Avenue Cinema. Hinda and Her Sisterrrz was also an official selection at the Toronto, San Francisco, Boston and Victoria Jewish film festivals. Hinda Avery, the subject of the piece, is an older Vancouver artist who produced a series of paintings depicting fun-loving, feminist resistance fighters taking on the Nazis during the Second World War. We asked Kissinger about the short documentary and his budding film career. Who is Michael Kissinger?

I am a ruggedly handsome 45-year-old man who proudly

grew up in Nanaimo. Beloved uncle. Lover of ’90s indie rock. Shut-down defenceman in ball hockey. Pisces.

Jewish community. Obviously, the subject matter is very serious and sensitive. Did that put extra pressure on you?

I didn’t want to be ﬂippant about it, but I also didn’t want to be heavy handed or emotionally manipulative. Despite the context and darkness of the subject matter, there’s a lot of joy and cheeky humour in her paintings. So I wanted to convey that, too.

Tell us a little bit about your short film.

It’s about how an older Jewish woman deals with the Holocaust, using humour as a weapon. Tired of feeling victimized by the Holocaust, Hinda created a big, bright, boisterous revenge fantasy on canvas, reimagining herself, her friends and family members as fun-loving, gun-toting wonder women. How did you meet Hinda Avery?

She left several phone messages for me at work over the course of a year, and being the intrepid journalist that I am, I never returned her calls. (I used to get a lot of calls from artists with exhibitions.) Then, for some reason, I Googled her name, and some of her paintings came up. I ended up writing an article about her and made a ﬁve-minute video to accompany it. A year or two later, Hinda received a Canada Arts Council grant to make a larger documentary and asked if I’d like to make it.

What was the most difficult part about creating the film?

Director Michael Kissinger with Hinda Avery, the subject of his short film Hinda and Her Sisterrrz. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET What was your reaction when you first saw her work?

Smiling, foul-mouthed, bikini-clad elderly women holding machine guns? I was sold.

What was it about Hinda’s story that struck you the most?

I’m a fan of quirkiness, and there’s deﬁnitely a quirk factor. But she’s also a really compelling person who’s open about her personal struggles. She’s pretty selfdeprecating but she’s also really determined and speaks eloquently about her art and

her motivation behind it. From a storytelling perspective, how did you approach the making of Hinda and Her Sisterrrz? What was your initial vision?

Hinda is such a unique character that I wanted her voice to steer the narrative despite her initial reticence. And from there I was able to weave in other interviews and voices to explore the role of humour and art in discussing the Holocaust and the mixed reaction Hinda’s work has received from some members of the

Finding the time outside of working a full-time job to do it. I spent many weekends, evenings and trips on the B.C. Ferries working on the film. Everyone in the film I spoke to, besides Hinda, was in Victoria. I also worked really hard on the structure and rhythm of the film because there were a lot of moving pieces. The short film has appeared in several film festivals across North America. You’ve attended a couple of the events. What’s been the public’s reaction and Hinda’s reaction?

I talked with a lot of

people after the San Francisco screening. They were all really quite taken with Hinda and surprised her paintings haven’t received wider exposure. What do you hope viewers get from the film?

I hope people ﬁnd the story entertaining and compelling, and that they feel like they’ve been given a secret window to an artist they might not have known before. What’s next for Michael Kissinger?

Hinda would like to animate a comic strip she’s been working on about a depressed, elderly painter who feels she doesn’t get the respect she deserves, which Hinda maintains is not autobiographical. So we’ve been exploring that. I’m also pretty stoked about the Superchunk concert in February. The 29th annual Vancouver Jewish Film Festival runs Nov. 2 to Nov. 12. For information about upcoming screenings and tickets go to vjff.org.

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Scarlett is at the lowest point in her life, desperately in need of her friends. Instead, she gets the opposite: rumours are spread, backs are turned and Scarlett’s alienated from a peer group she’s known for 10 years. That storyline skirts the realms of fiction and reality. Scarlett is the central character in the play Girls Like That. Written by Canadian-British playwright Evan Placey, the play was penned shortly after the high-profile suicide of Port Coquitlam resident Amanda Todd in 2012. Opening Friday, Nov. 3 at Templeton secondary school, the production explores themes of self-image, friendship and betrayal. “Stuff like this, maybe to a lesser degree, happens all the time in high school — there’s always girl-on-girl drama and people not being so nice to each other,” said Alison Moreau, a 16-yearold Templeton student who plays the role of Scarlett. “But I can also relate to Scarlett’s strong side that she has, where she learns that she doesn’t have to let these things define her.” The “thing” in question is a nude photo that rapidly spreads through her school community. Ironically enough, the photo is released while Scarlett’s class is discussing the suffrage movement. How the photo got out, or who released it, is never disclosed. Instead of rallying around her or offering any semblance of support, Scarlett’s friends take a different tact: they criticize her body, sever ties and

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The plot also plays on parallels and paradoxes. When a boy is similarly sexualized over a photo and rumoured sexual conquests, he is celebrated by his contemporaries. As this happens, Scarlett’s support circle continues to dwindle. She eventually moves away from her school and friends to start anew. Iace grew up before social media was the norm, and is raising a nine-year-old. The play crystallizes the lessons she will have to impart on her daughter in the years ahead. “It’s a scary world in terms of how to navigate that moving forward,” she said. “When you think about the mistakes that the teenagers make now, it is with you forever. Being open is very big. Communicating what happens online and the dangers of being online needs to be talked through.” @JohnKurucz Girls Like That runs Nov. 3 to Nov. 10, 7 p.m. at Templeton secondary. Tickets are $10 tickets are at the door or online at eventbrite.com.

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With its rolling hills and views of the North Shore mountains, Vancouver’s only cemetery could be described as beautiful — and, on certain occasions, lively. Mountain View Cemetery was host to the 13th annual All Souls night on the last Saturday of October, where crowds gathered to celebrate the lives of those lost. The event is held outside with glowing shrines that stand brighter by way of lit candles as night rolls from dusk to darkness. Musicians played their low melodies; Mark Haney, the composer-inresidence at the cemetery, set up his upright bass near one of the cemetery fountains. The evening air was still warmish, unusual for this time of the year, so no need for ﬁngerless gloves for Haney and the others. “I remember one year,

it was pouring rain, windy, and there was lightning,” he said. Other musicians, mostly students of fiddler and composer Oliver Schroer who died in 2008, played music in his honour as part of a living shrine. A Swedish fire log burned from the inside out on one of the main paths. The Celebration Hall was open for tea and for those who wanted to make a personal note for a memorial. Three towering trees near the cemetery offices were decorated: one with red dresses hanging from its lower branches in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, one with white flags and a naloxone kit in a light box for those who have fallen victim to fentanyl overdoses, and the third — poems written on mirrors for those lost to suicide. All Souls is a week-long project curated by local community artists Paula Jardine and Marina Szi-

jarto that began this year with a personal memorial workshop and ends with a closing night procession Nov. 1. Other events included a mourner’s tea, musician Leah Abramson’s show Songs for a Lost Pod, a documentary and a calm Halloween night with harpist Janelle Nadeau. For Jardine, acknowledging the dead is something she has focused her work on for years — from costarting the now-defunct Public Dreams Society (famous for starting East Van’s Parade of Lost Souls) with Dolly Hopkins and Lesley Fiddler in 1985 to a funeral-based research project in England out of which came the idea to host a show on artist-made caskets and shrouds more than a decade ago. She approached innovative Mountain View manager Glen Hodges, who was receptive to the idea of having artists work at the cemetery. “The Parade of Lost Souls was grounded in

a community shrine… and, for me, it was about bringing a deeper understanding of Halloween for my children and to try and understand my ancestral traditions that weren’t given to me,” Jardine said, referring to her Ukrainian/ Scottish heritage. “After doing the Parade of Lost Souls, my dad died, on Halloween. It felt like, now it’s personal. This time of the year is personal. So, in a lot of ways, I do this event to honour my dad and my grandpa who both passed away, and for all our ancestors. It really feels like we are reaching an important tradition here for things we crave as humans — community and connection. And we shouldn’t mourn alone.” All Souls is an ancient tradition for many, particularly Catholics. The days at the end of October through early November are considered an important time to honour the dead through celebration.

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While All Souls at Mountain View happens the Saturday before Halloween — the day of the year when the veil is said to be thinnest between this world and the spirit world — Jardine says the event is not speciﬁc to one particular culture.

“In any Catholic country, this is the time of the year people come to the cemetery to clean the graves and they eat and they sing. They light candles in a lot of eastern countries, too — the cemetery is hot with candles,” she said.

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There’s a common saying around the NHL that you can’t start judging a team until 10 games into the season. It’s a simple reminder to get neither too high nor too low after a hot or cold start. Ten games is supposedly the time it takes to know if a team is good or bad. Ten games into the season, the Canucks were in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 6-3-1 record. During the summer, every hockey pundit, analyst and even most fans would have told you the Canucks were a terrible team bound for the NHL basement and another top-five draft pick. Does their record after 10 games mean that the Canucks, against all odds, are a playoff team? Unfortunately, the common saying just doesn’t ring true: 10 games aren’t enough to judge a team. Ten games into the 2016-17 season, the Canucks were in playoff position and the Nashville Predators were one point out of dead last in the Western Conference. The Canucks crashed and burned, while the Predators went to the Stanley Cup Final. A team’s win-loss record 10 games into the season is not a good predictor of the rest of their season; statistics that have a larger sample size, such as corsi percentage, which measures shot attempt differential at five on five, have been found to be more accurate predictors of future results. With that in mind, the Canucks’ early results suggest they’re nearly as good as their record suggests. Heading into Wednesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, the Canucks were ranked 13th in the NHL in corsi percentage, 11th in fenwick (unblocked shot attempt differential) percentage, and ninth in shots-on-goal percentage. That paints a picture of a slightly above-average team. That may not sound like much, but compared to what ev-

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Stick-taps and Glove-drops • Stick-taps all around for the Canucks who got into the Halloween spirit with their costumes last week. Highlights include Chris Tanev and Markus Granlund going as Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World, Jake Virtanen donning a greasy wig and DJ gear to ape his teammate, DJ Michael Del Zotto, and Sven Baertschi and his girlfriend dressing up as a bear and cheese to bring to life the emoji pun fans use for him on social media: Bear-cheese. • Dropping the gloves with Canucks management for making Michael Chaput and Jayson Megna the ﬁrst two forward call-ups from the Utica Comets. It makes sense — both were just around to sit in the press box and stick into the lineup in case of illness or injury — but the optics of calling up two players emblematic of last season’s frustrations instead of a star prospect like Nikolay Goldobin caused consternation among Canucks fans.

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eryone expected from the Canucks this season, that is glowing praise. This may seem paradoxical, but one of the best indications that the Canucks are for real will be if they face a series of tough losses in which they continue to stick with their systems and play well. It’s one thing to stick together as a team and execute a game plan when everything is going your way; it’s quite another to trust in the process when that process isn’t getting you results. With that in mind, the Canucks’ tough loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night has been the best sign for the future. The Canucks soundly outplayed the Stars, outshooting them 39 to 29. It took a stellar goaltending performance from Ben Bishop

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• 117 – Jacob Markstrom has played in 117 games in his NHL career. He has managed to play that many games without recording a single shutout, which is approaching an obscure NHL record held by Eldon “Pokey” Reddick, who played 132 games without a shutout. Anders Nilsson has two shutouts this season alone. • 15 – By the time this goes to print, he’ll likely have scored again, but top prospect Elias Pettersson currently sits on ﬁve goals and 15 points in 13 games in the Swedish Hockey League. Among all under-20 players throughout SHL history, Pettersson sits ahead of Canucks greats Thomas Gradin and the Sedins and behind Swedish NHL legends Kent Nilsson and Peter Forsberg in points-per-game.

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You’re starting to earn more money, or at least to envision how you can. This trend grows large and fortunate over the 12 months ahead. (A “substitute” trend will also exist: the desire to spend big. This one’s lucky, too, if you buy something growthoriented, such as a house, or machinery.) You’ll feel both trends, earning and buying, very powerfully in December/January, but that’s a little far away.

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You’re on top, Scorpio! Your energy, charisma, clout, and clear thinking reach a great peak this week and next — and a bit of this will linger for a whole year, granting you luck, personal joy, and monetary increase. You can attract love the rest of November. One caution: work duties, health, and/or belligerent people could “ﬁght” your success. Avoid dark alleys and collusion-strewn, circuitous pathways.

Work, work, work — might as well face the drudgery and dive in, only two weeks left of this grind. (Well, in truth, you face 12 more months of expanded work — but it will lighten a bit in two weeks, and should boost your income.) Protect your health; eat and dress sensibly. A fresh, invigorating streak of romance lightens your days (until early December).

Lie low, Sage. Rest, recuperate. While you’re enjoying moments alone, you might discover some intriguing, even powerful ideas. Freud wrote most of his books under such an inﬂuence. Not only this week and next (the duration of your weariness) but for the entire 12 months ahead, inspiration can come to you through a quieter, more thoughtful lifestyle.

The emphasis remains on romance, beauty, adventure, sports, gambling, art, creative and inventive streaks, and self-expression. You feel surrounded by beauty, and might be entranced by one particular “good looker.” However, be diplomatic and anticipatory at home, as friction can arise here until early December. Someone might feel trapped or that they’ve lost opportunities in career due to home demands.

Make a wish, Cap — it’s likely to come true. In fact, over the next 12 months, at least one major life wish should be fulﬁlled. This might be a love or social wish, or one for more “administrative power.” This wishful mood will ride alongside optimism, a surge in popularity, more entertainment, and very possibly a major ﬂirtation. (Though this last might or might not bring a relationship that’s akin to a duty.)

You’re a bit restless now to December, but going slow is advised. Your domicile, family, Mother Nature, real estate, rest and recuperation, and security interests — all are emphasized for two more weeks. (And remain lucky for 12 more months.) This is a good time to prune your garden — decide who and what ﬁts into your life, and who/what has grown stale, unproductive.

Be ambitious, Aquarius — both this week and next, and for the 12 months ahead. Good luck rides with you when you contact parents, higher-ups and VIPs, start important business or practical projects, display your skills, and show your eagerness. You could be voted into a “political” position (e.g., president of your club) or receive some other recognition for performance.

Be curious. Read, watch news or how-to shows, ask questions. You’re very busy now, but much of the activity is only semi-important: errands, calls, paperwork, emails, etc. Money might be rushing toward you, perhaps connected with research, an investment or a settlement. Bank this, Virgo, and strictly refuse new expenditures (or pay down debt). Otherwise, it will be “easy come, easy go.”

The emphasis remains on higher education, foreign climes, intellectual, media or cultural pursuits, and love. These are regularly favoured this week and next, and are blessed with luck and expansion for a whole 12 months ahead. So jump in, especially Tuesday morning (PST) and Saturday. Sunday/ Monday are for home, family, rest and peace, security concerns, and Mother Nature.

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SEMPLE, Mary Mary Semple, born May 26th 1920, passed away quietly at Delta View Life Centre on Oct. 28th, 2017. If you knew Mary, you would know that this was the only thing that she did quietly in her entire life. Mary spent her early years plotting to escape the Irish boarding school system. At age 18, WWII answered her dreams and she joined the Air Force. The war served up a dashing Canadian Lieutenant (Bruce) and Mary became a war bride. She had 5 children: Isobel (Tom), Bob (Donna), Vicki (Harold), Marilyn (John), Bruce (Colleen) and was a full time mom before beginning a career in real estate in Vancouver. She started her own real estate company, “Oceana Properties” and became legendary enough to be known as “The Kerrisdale Dragon”, a moniker and style that she wore proudly her entire life. She was on the executive of both The Brock House Society and The Oakridge Senior’s Centre. Mary’s passions were family, finance, gardening, … and being controversial. She loved a good argument and was always opinionated and feisty. Mary proudly leaves behind her 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Mary’s enduring Irish spirit will be greatly missed. Burial will be at The Gardens of Gethsemani, in Surrey on Nov 9th followed at 1:00 p.m. by a Memorial Tea at 21 Georgia Wynd, Tsawwassen. Gardens of Gethsemani 604-531-2141

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