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Is Vancouver’s whistle blower policy strong enough?

Mike Howell

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Remember that movie The Insider, starring Russell Crowe? Great movie.

The plot revolved around Crowe playing a chemist who eventually tells the world that major tobacco companies concealed the dangers of their product. In other words, he “blew the whistle” on them.

I bring up this movie because I love it when people blow the whistle on sleaze bags, scoundrels, criminals and other people doing nefarious things — especially when such evil gets leaked to the guy typing this sentence.

Problem is not enough people do it. Anyway, I was interested to see a report go before city council Oct. 31 regarding amendments to the city’s whistle blower policy. Yes, the city has one.

Which is great.

The policy has been on the books since 2008, but Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr requested back in May that a whistle blower

be better protected.

She wanted — and received in a unanimous vote Oct. 31 — independent oversight and investigation of alleged wrongdoings, a clause to “enable and protect” the anonymity of a whistle blower and language to ensure city staff are protected from reprisal.

But let’s go back to May when Carr introduced a motion seeking amendments to the policy. At the time, she seemed to suggest something untoward was going on with developers and city officials.

The beginning of her motion from May: “Recent investigative stories by journalists regarding the city’s waiving of development cost levies, or possibly undervaluing its land, are raising public concern of possible wrongdoings by the City of Vancouver that may favour real estate developers at the expense of the public interest.”

That’s a pretty serious allegation.

In all my years of poking

Vancouver has had a whistle blower policy in place since 2008. It allows staff at the city and park board to disclose “wrongdoing that is contrary to public interest.” PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

around this area, I have yet to find a smoking gun.

That’s unless you count the times developers have given councillors various freebies, including wining and dining them in private boxes to watch the Vancouver Canucks and Bruce Springsteen, giving them $440 tickets to Cirque de Soleil perfor-

mances and taking them on dinner cruises aboard a yacht to watch the summer fireworks displays in English Bay. A week ago, a person who goes by the Twitter handle @InsiderDoug made some serious allegations about a Vancouver councillor and that person’s involvement with

developers.

See how I didn’t mention the councillor’s gender. I’m doing that because I don’t know who Insider Doug is, or whether any of what Doug has written is remotely true. Also, I don’t want to be sued.

I should tell you I reached out to Doug when he or she first joined Twitter. He or she declined to meet and be interviewed.

So keep that in mind as I quote the beginning of Doug’s recent tweet thread: “Since I’m going to be putting in my papers for retirement soon, I feel like getting a few things off my chest about Vancouver politics.”

Then Doug went on a fast-fingered rant, accusing the councillor of undermining “the position of planners in negotiating with developers and pressures planners to change positions.” Another tweet: “If you believe that developers should have even more inappropriate influence at city hall, [this councillor] is your candidate.”

I wasn’t going to mention Doug, but then NPA Coun.

George Affleck did at last week’s council meeting.

Here’s what Affleck said about him: “There’s a staffer named Insider Doug who has made some accusations on Twitter, which isn’t necessarily the platform where I want staff people or anybody making accusations. If anything of what he or she is accusing certain people at city hall of doing [is true], then I would hope that with these changes, a person like Insider Doug will be able to go to city hall and be able to submit any issues that he or she might have related to what he’s discussing on Twitter. So I hope that these changes will free up the ability for anybody here at city hall to submit any concerns they might have and feel protected by our policy.”

Interestingly though, the policy states that it only applies to staff at the city and the park board. Politicians have to abide by the city’s “code of conduct” and the oath of office.

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News Policy only applies to staff Continued from previous page I’m also thinking the Criminal Code of Canada would be another set of rules that applies to any serious wrongdoing.

I’ll leave you with this bit of history...

Way back in 2008, the city hired criminal lawyer Richard Peck to investigate how a confidential document regarding the Olympic Village was leaked to the media.

The Globe and Mail obtained the document and published a story during the 2008 civic election campaign. The story revealed council unanimously approved a $100-million loan to ensure construction of the Olympic Village would continue.

The leak became the focal point of the campaign.

Peck looked into the leak as the Vancouver Police Department conducted a simultaneous investigation that, as I revealed, involved several councillors agreeing to a polygraph test.

In the end, no charges were laid and the source of the leak was never found.

Peck, however, recom-

The city updated its code of conduct but never hired a commissioner. mended the city hire an “integrity commissioner,” whose duties would include investigating city councillors who contravene the city’s code of conduct.

A commissioner was needed, Peck said, because the oversight and accountability provisions in the city’s code of conduct were lacking. The city updated its code of conduct but never hired a commissioner.

Final note: I accept plain manila envelopes filled with front-page worthy documents at any time of the day. My address is 303 West Fifth Ave. Attention: Mike “Truth Warrior” Howell. @Howellings

Wheelchair-accessible van stolen while triplegic man receives treatment Mark Stockbrocks has launched crowdfunding campaign to replace it John Kurucz

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Lady Luck has not been kind to Mark Stockbrocks in recent weeks.

Already having to contend with a spinal cord infection and subsequent surgeries, Stockbrocks had his wheelchair-accessible van stolen while getting treatment for his condition.

He’s now out at least $30,000 and has started a GoFundMe campaign to replace his only lifeline to get around the city.

“I seldom if ever ask people for money, but I’m afraid I have no option this time around,” he said.

Stockbrocks had a stroke six years ago and is triplegic: both his legs are paralyzed, along with his left arm.

His van was stolen near GF Strong on West 23rd Avenue and Laurel Street on Oct. 24. Stockbrocks left the van at about 1:30 p.m. and it was gone within 25 minutes. The

Mark Stockbrocks’s wheelchair accessible van was stolen near GF Strong on Oct. 24. He’s now hoping to raise at least $40,000 to buy a new vehicle. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

vehicle is a 2005 grey Dodge Caravan and is modified for wheelchair transport. It has a tinted rear window and several stickers on the back door.

“We encourage anyone who spots the van to call their local police,” said Vancouver Police Department Const. Jason Doucette.

Stockbrocks has relied on wheelchair-accessible taxis in the weeks since the van’s disappearance. Doing so costs him upwards of $60 a day.

“Wheelchair taxis are a different nightmare all together,” he said. “You call them, they’re not available.

If they come, they’ll just pick up able-bodied passen-

gers because it’s less work and it’s easier.”

Stockbrocks purchased the Dodge van about four years ago and it cost him $18,000. It was already modified for wheelchair accessibility, a conversion process that can cost another $15,000.

Stockbrocks’ crowdfunding campaign has set a target of $40,000 and the Kitsilano resident is hoping to purchase a newer-model Toyota Sienna.

He estimates the new van, along with the conversion process, will cost him somewhere between $60,000 and $80,000.

“This is very important to my capacity to get out and participate in life as fully as possible [and] get around to medical appointments and hospital visits,” Stockbrocks said.

The crowdfunding campaign is online at gofundme.com/stolen-wheelchairvan-fund. @JohnKurucz

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from the province starts with designating distracted driving as a high-risk driving behaviour under the ICBC Driver Risk Premium program. Doing so will mean a driver with two distracted driving tickets in a three-year period will get dinged up to $2,000, an increase of $740 over the existing penalties.

Those fines will be in addition to regular insurance premiums.

There are about 12,000 motorists across the province with multiple distracted-driving offences over a three-year period.

Distracted driving is a factor in more than 25 per cent of all car crash deaths in B.C., killing an average of 78 people each year.

“Once implemented, this change will treat distracted driving as the serious highrisk behaviour that it is; one that is on par with impaired driving and excessive speeding,” Attorney General David Eby said in a news release. “Taking action to improve safety and penalize dangerous behaviours benefits all British Columbians

and is another step in the right direction.”

The province will issue direction around the policy shift to ICBC and the B.C. Utilities Commission. The changes will be in effect for convictions beginning March 1, 2018. Once implemented, the new fine scheme will bring in between $3 million to $5 million in additional premiums collected annually.

Drivers with multiple distracted violations in any one year will continue to have their driving record subject to automatic review, which could result in a driving ban ranging between three and 12 months.

“Ultimately, the pressures on our rates all start in one place – more crashes,” said Mark Blucher, ICBC’s president and CEO, in a news release. “We hope this change will further discourage drivers from engaging in this extremely dangerous behaviour, while also ensuring that high-risk drivers pay more for their insurance, while relieving the pressure on insurance rates for all drivers.” @JohnKurucz

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A Vancouver driver could lose his car after being caught for prohibited driving. It’s the fifth time he’s been banned from driving this year.

The man, who’s racked up four prohibited driving charges since January, was pulled over again just before 11 a.m. Oct. 29.

He is now facing a fifth charge of driving while prohibited. He’s had more than 18 other driving violations in the past four years, including several for excessive speeding and using an electronic device, and he’s facing charges for an incident earlier this year when he failed to stop for police while driving when he was prohibited, sped excessively and ran a red light.

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More than 180,000 Vancouver residential property owners will begin receiving instructions in the mail over the next month on how to determine whether their homes are required to pay the city’s new “empty homes tax.”

Mayor Gregor Robertson and Patrice Impey, the city’s general manager of financial services, held a news conference at city hall Tuesday to remind homeowners of the need to declare the status of their properties before Feb. 2, 2018.

“Almost all homeowners in Vancouver will not be affected by the empty homes tax because people live in their homes,” Robertson said. “But we know that there are thousands, anyway, that are sitting empty now.”

The city’s best estimate is about 25,000 Vancouver homes are either empty or occupied only for part of the year. Homeowners not subject to the tax are those whose homes are their principal residence, are rented for at least six months of the year or qualify for an exemp-

Vancouver is the first municipality in Canada to impose an “empty homes tax” on homeowners who do not use their homes as their principal residence. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

tion under eight categories outlined by the city, including renovation of a home.

Robertson said the city will assume those homeowners who don’t declare their property status by Feb. 2 have left their homes empty and will be subject to the tax. Those homeowners must pay a tax calculated at a rate of one per cent on the property’s 2017 assessed taxable value. A $250 fine will also be levied.

If a homeowner fails to pay the tax, that person could be subject to a fine of $10,000 per day until the bill is paid, said Impey, who noted there will be an “au-

dit process” to investigate those people who lie about their property’s status.

Impey said that process includes random samplings of empty homes tax declarations and targeting specific homeowners. The city has consulted with Canada Revenue Agency on developing its strategy, she added.

Robertson said the goal of the tax is to pressure homeowners with empty homes to open them up to renters.

With a less than one per cent rental vacancy rate, the mayor said the tax provides the city with another tool to increase the supply of rental homes.

“This is an incentive to get people renting their homes, if they’re not using them,” said the mayor, arguing homes shouldn’t be used as “a commodity.”

Robertson noted the city will receive an update at the end of the month from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on Vancouver’s vacancy rate. If that rate increases, it could be an indication that more homeowners are beginning to rent their homes.

The $7.5-million cost to implement the empty homes tax program, which increased from an earlier estimate of $4.7 million, covers the first three years.

Operating costs are estimated at $1.5 million per year.

The costs are largely related to creating a new department, which involves upgrading the city’s website and 311 services, hiring new staff and ongoing education and mailouts to residents.

Impey has said the city expects to recover the $7.5 million in the first year of collecting the tax. The collection of a one per cent tax on 750 homes would pay it off. @howellings

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Vancouver officer named to top 40 under 40 in law enforcement Jessica Kerr

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Constable Michael Bal knows how much influence a school liaison officer can have on a young person.

He still remembers the badge number of his high school liaison officer, Const. Rick Schaaf.

“He was certainly someone who had a tremendous influence on me,” Bal said.

“Having a positive role model in the high school who shares the same interests as you… He coached us in soccer and we eventually won a city championship under him and it was really neat being able to have that connection with him outside of school.”

Bal went on to become a police officer, and today he is one of Vancouver Police Department’s school liaison officers. He works at David Thompson secondary and eight surrounding elementary schools, which includes more than 2,000 students.

Bal, 29, was recently named one of the top 40 under 40 law enforcement professionals by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which annually recognizes officers who exemplify leadership and commitment to their profession.

“Honestly I was flattered,” he said. “I was really surprised and certainly honoured and privileged to be even considered for an award like this.”

Bal has been with the VPD for eight years and moved into the school liaison position in 2015.

Before joining the youth services unit, he walked the beat in the Downtown Eastside, as well as the downtown core. He is also an award-winning crisis

negotiator.

“Michael’s leadership and passion has been nothing less than inspirational,” said Insp. Howard Tran of the VPD youth services section. It was Tran who nominated Bal for the award.

Bal said he was also inspired to go into policing by his father, who was a Royal Hong Kong police officer.

“He taught me about the impact an officer can have on a community and struggling youth,” he said. “I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with these kids and hopefully make a difference in someone’s life.”

Bal has launched several initiatives in the last two years.

Started in 2016 with Det. Steve Kingra, Project Jawani aims to bring together South Asian youth for an open discussion about issues they are facing.

Community speakers and mentors help participants develop social, academic and professional goals.

Bal started Project Breakaway to bring together high school students of different ethnicities, religious beliefs, athletic abilities and circumstances to play floor hockey with police officers, who provide mentorship and positive reinforcement.

Concerned about mental health issues amongst young people, he teamed up with mental health professionals to develop the Mental Wellness Peer-toPeer Support Group at David Thompson secondary.

Students who are having mental health issues, along with students who have an interest in creating awareness and removing the stigma of mental illness, joined the group. Participants

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How to keep young people from leaving Vancouver City must allow additional shared living arrangements, zone more land for communal living

Michael Geller geller@sfu.ca

Last week, former Courier columnist Jessica Barrett wrote a personal essay in The Tyee titled “I Left Vancouver Because Vancouver Left Me: on loving and leaving the city after being defeated by its affordability crisis.”

It followed an earlier Vancouver Courier column she wrote in 2015, “Is it time to leave Vancouver?”

While much is written about our region’s affordability crisis, Barrett’s poignant tale about returning to Alberta after many years in Vancouver seemed to hit a nerve with many — myself included.

While most millennials could relate to Barrett’s difficulties finding decent, affordable housing where she might ultimately raise a family, not everybody was sympathetic.

Many commenters thought she should lower her expectations, or move to the suburbs, and stop whining. I disagree.

Barrett’s article prompted me to think about what might realistically be done to keep more young people in our city.

While imposing a 15 per cent Foreign Buyers’ Tax temporarily dampened the price of West Side singlefamily houses, it isn’t going to benefit people like Barrett.

Similarly, the Empty Home Tax might bring expensive rentals to market, or prompt owners of second homes to list their properties for sale. But this won’t help either.

Rezoning land for condominiums will be beneficial in the long term.

However, as recent statistics reveal, new condos are not the solution.

In October, it was reported the average sales price of a new Vancouver condominium hit a record high of $906,650. This equates to $1,045 a square foot and a 17 per cent increase on a year-over-year basis.

In the long term, the province’s promise to build 114,000 affordable rental housing units over the next 10 years will most certainly help, if fulfilled.

But what can be done in the shorter term?

As a university student in Toronto and Manchester, I shared larger houses with other people. While some had rooms with private bath-

A recent article about leaving Vancouver struck a chord with many, raising the question of how can millennials stay in a city that has become increasingly unaffordable to live and make a living in. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

rooms, most of us shared bathrooms and living spaces.

In Vancouver, sharing a house with unrelated people is becoming an increasingly popular choice for those who can’t afford a $1,500 to $2,000 a month apartment.

However, it can be illegal.

Currently Vancouver has a bylaw that limits the number of unrelated people who can live together to

five. While this may be appropriate for smaller homes, larger houses could accommodate more. For this reason, it may well be time for city politicians to revise this bylaw, especially if they want to fill up large vacant Shaughnessy mansions.

While some millennials will settle for just a room, many more would prefer a self-contained suite

in a house. Throughout Vancouver, formerly singlefamily houses have been subdivided into studio, onebedroom and two-bedroom suites. However, in most cases this is illegal.

City officials close their eyes to these situations until there is a complaint. This is not the answer. We need a better solution.

During the recent byelection, there was considerable discussion about the need to create more affordable housing choices in single-family neighbourhoods, in addition to legalized basement suites and laneway houses.

I think the time has come to change zoning regulations in many RS-1 neighbourhoods to permit houses to be legally divided into multiple suites.

In 1972, I lived in Ottawa’s Pestalozzi College, a Trudeau governmentfunded highrise experiment in cooperative living. Torontonians will remember Rochdale College, part of the same failed experiment.

However, what made Pestalozzi College unique was its design. Half the building comprised com-

munal suites of varying sizes offering partially furnished bedrooms, shared bathrooms and living areas with kitchens, not unlike some student residences.

The other half offered one-bedroom apartments.

However, these apartments differed from typical Vancouver one-bedroom apartment designs since there was a lockable door to the living room. As a result, they were easily shared by two unrelated people.

At SFU’s UniverCity, the Cornerstone building is designed with similar flexible one-bedroom suite layouts, thus offering more affordable housing choices.

More apartments should be designed like this.

It is now time for Vancouver to allow additional shared living arrangements in singlefamily zones. City officials should also zone more land to allow alternative communal living arrangements, especially co-housing developments.

Sadly, it is too late to keep Jessica Barrett in Vancouver. Hopefully more shared affordable housing choices will keep others from leaving in the future.

New legislation invites ‘dark money’ to municipal elections Mike Klassen

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Though the legislation to ban corporate and union donations for municipal elections was tabled last week, it is just beginning to sink in what a profound effect it could have on our current political system.

On Oct. 30, the day before Halloween, B.C.’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Selina Robinson, unveiled Bill 15 — legislation that also sets caps on individual donations.

What was particularly spooky for anyone contemplating running for office in the future is that the minister announced the ban would go into effect at midnight the following day.

How many businesses and unions were shaken down for large donations over the following 36 hours will not be known until the candidates and elector organizations who received them fully disclose their funding sources.

One political donor told me that they were made aware of the Oct. 31 deadline weeks earlier, which

could be verified when those donations are eventually disclosed.

That the new NDP government would bring in a ban on corporate and union donations is not a surprise.

That the limits would be so restrictive on elector organizations’ ability to raise funds makes it highly likely much of the election spending going forward will never be declared at all.

That so-called “dark money” will flow into supporting political candidates in local government seems like a certainty.

The new rules now limit personal donations to individual candidates to $1,200.

Elector organizations also face that same $1,200 cap — regardless of how many candidates are on their slate.

Even if someone could afford to give that amount, if you are a candidate for Vision Vancouver, Surrey First or the Burnaby Citizens Coalition, all that one can donate is $1,200 to the whole organization.

Unless they already have plenty of money in the bank — as some most certainly have — many elector or-

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

ganizations will simply not have enough funds to run their campaigns.

And unlike with federal and provincial campaigns, there are no tax receipts that come with municipal donations.

With a population of more than 600,000, to run a civic election campaign

in Vancouver you need to somehow communicate to several hundred thousand potential voters — and that takes money. Organizations such as IntegrityBC are dismissive of the high costs associated with election campaigns, but unless we want to continue to re-elect

incumbent candidates, you need to be able to communicate with voters.

For example, if you were to use ad mail, you need to deliver to approximately 250,000 households in Vancouver. Your costs for design, printing and postage alone would probably run you at about $1.50 per piece of mail for a total cost of $375,000.

Voter identification through phone banks is another extremely costly exercise. The more sophisticated elector organizations would be constantly polling to know what issues and candidates will resonate with voters.

That Mayor Gregor Robertson apologized to voters for not listening to citizens two days before the 2014 election was not by chance.

Vision Vancouver’s internal polling would have shown the party was about to lose control of city council — hence the mea culpa.

The cost for the polling and phone banks that big campaigns rely upon will run into the six figures. To raise $1 million or more to conduct an effective municipal campaign you

would need thousands of individual donors giving hundreds of dollars each.

No elector organization or individual candidate has the capacity to raise those amounts from so many individual donors.

What will likely happen is campaign operations will be outsourced to third parties who are not restricted by the legislation. There are companies that would do push polling to manipulate voters, and identify their political leanings in order to send them election day reminders.

Bill 15 makes no provision either for third parties, such as U.S.-funded activist groups that continue to try to influence the outcomes of our elections.

If there is a silver lining in the legislation, it is that donors behind really large contributions will no longer hold sway over organizations.

There is still time, however, for the government to make amendments to Bill 15 — such as making donations tax deductible — that will go some way to improving and not hampering our election process. @MikeKlassen

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Inbox letters@vancourier.com LETTERS

Blame developers for cost of real estate Re: “Vancouver development community shocked by ‘new normal’ in real estate prices,” Oct. 26.

Michael Geller suggests that “dramatically increased land prices” is one of the main culprits behind “double-digit price increases” for homes, since developers have no choice but to pass this rising cost onto the consumer (thus absolving the development community of any blame for the spiraling prices of homes?)

I would argue the opposite and say that developers, the zoning changes they pressure the city to make (after giving huge political donations) and the increasing prices they are able to charge has actually driven the upwards pressure in land prices.

Home costs in Vancouver continue to escalate because developers apparently still have no shortage of investors willing to pay exorbitant amounts of money to buy into their luxury projects. In order to keep up with this demand, developers are paying more and more for land, particularly land that can be rezoned for greater density and turn a higher profit. So rising land prices are simply a by-product of the development community’s own doing.

David Carman, Vancouver

Racist suggestion ‘a bit’ desperate Re: “NPA calls mayor’s pre-sales policy ‘a bit racist,’” Oct. 19.

While one may fault the mayor on some policies, calling him “racist” comes across as desperate name-calling Alvin Brouwer PUBLISHER

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on the part of the NPA. And just what does it mean to “a bit” racist? Makes as much sense as being “a bit” pregnant.

As for consulting with the Urban Development Institute on development issues, that’s about as valuable as consulting the Fraser Institute on taxation. By their own description they are “the premier voice of the B.C. real estate development industry.”

Sandy Bauer, Vancouver

Re: “Touting medical benefits of cannabis, MDMA, iboga and magic mushrooms,” online only, Nov. 1.

Cannabis is not an approved therapeutic product by the Government of Canada for good reason.

In the interest of patient safety the marijuana plant is not a recommended medicine by any medical authority in Canada or elsewhere around the world; the interaction of its various components are not understood and it is impossible to dose a product with hundreds of chemicals.

Marijuana interests launched a campaign to get “patients” their “medicine,” without the evidence of science in an age of modern medicine, and they played on the public’s good will and sense of compassion to further their agenda and profit off the vulnerability of the sick and ill-informed.

Marijuana has no evidence-based established medical benefit. There is no scientific evidence to support the notion that marijuana cures or remedies cancer. In fact the evidence points in the other direction, namely with a heightened risk of testicular cancer.

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Blob of Lost Lagoon is dead, long live blob of Lost Lagoon Martha Perkins

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The blob of Lost Lagoon is dead.

But, if all goes well, its DNA will survive the winter so that new blobs will create themselves next spring.

The “blob” is more formally called a fresh-water bryozoan. Several were found this past spring in the biofiltration pond that feeds into Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon.

Just like the organism that divides itself endlessly to create the blob, the Courier’s video about its discovery went viral this summer. “The Blob of Lost Lagoon” video, which features Celina Starnes of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, has been viewed more than 940,000 times on YouTube, thanks to National Geographic picking up the story and British tabloid headlines that harkened back to 1950s horror movies.

Bryozoans start life as zooids — animals with organs that don’t exist independently. Instead, as conservationist Maria Egerton pointed out during Monday night’s SPES annual general meeting at the West End Community Centre, zooids start dividing in half and form a gelatinous colony. Different parts of the colony will do different jobs as it filters nutrients from the water.

The blob forms around something in the water, such as a stick. It can range in size from an orange to a basketball. Its mysteries have long fascinated the science world, which gave bryozoans the Latin name of Pectinatella magnifica, “the magnificent bryozoan.” It also goes by the less dignified sobriquet “dragon booger.”

Right now, however, there’s not a blob to be found in Lost Lagoon.

“The cold is a stressor,”

The Courier’s video on fresh-water bryozoan, a.k.a. “the Blob of Lost Lagoon,” went viral after the story was picked up by National Geographic and British tabloids. To date, the video has been viewed on YouTube 940,000 times. PHOTO SCREEN SHOT

Egerton said. The blobs “have gone into a dormant state. They just gave up.”

As the zooids start “sluffing off” the colony, they send out spores, or stato-

blasts. It’s those spores that, after overwintering in the water, may start the colonization process all over again next spring.

It’s believed that fresh-

water bryozoans, which likely originated in Mississippi, have been moving north and west due to warmer temperatures.

Statoblasts have tiny little hooks that can, for example, latch onto a duck’s leg.

When the duck flies to a different pond, the statoblast goes with it.

First formally identified in Stanley Park during the society’s bio-blitz this past spring, it turns out that a photographer documented one in the park in 2005.

The 2017 discoveries, however, are now part of the park’s inventory. The bio-blitz also revealed other species making their home in the park: • 67 more invertebrates • eight more birds • one more fish • 21 more natural species • and one more invasive species.

Studies by SPES staff and

volunteers over the year also documented: • 341 bats leaving the pavilion (“an all-time high”) • 83 to 94 active heron pairs • 54 active barn swallow nests with 77 observed hatchlings • four or five nesting eagle pairs • eight Pacific chorus frogs.

The sightings were quite exciting for everyone, Egerton says, since some of the species, such as barn swallows, have been identified as species at risk in British Columbia.

“That’s a really happy thing,” she said of the successful barn swallow nests found in the mounted police barn.

The Stanley Park Ecology Society welcomes new volunteers. To get involved or find out more, go to stanleyparkecology.ca.

Park board approves accessible pier at Jericho Beach Jessica Kerr

jkerr@vancourier.com

The pier at Jericho Beach Park is slated to undergo a transformation that will make it more accessible for people with disabilities.

On Monday night, the Vancouver Park Board unanimously approved the design for revamping the pier, which is located on the west side of the Jericho Sailing Centre. The plan includes an accessible floating dock. The centre has been home to the Disabled Sailing Association for almost 30 years.

Currently, disabled sailors must get into one of the association’s eight speciallydesigned boats on land, and then the boat and the sailor are taken down a ramp and

into the water, said program manager Stephen Hunter. It means only one boat can be launched at a time, he said, and boats cannot be launched if the tide is too low, limiting the number of sailings the association can support.

“Each summer we’re having to turn people away,” said Ruby Ng, executive director of the Disability Foundation, which supports programs that provide opportunities for people with physical disabilities to pursue outdoor activities.

The accessible floating dock will mean sailors can get directly into the boats on the water, allowing multiple boats to launch simultaneously. It will also mean the association can increase its fleet to 12, Hunter said.

This is the only location in the Lower Mainland that accommodates disabled sailing, Hunter said, adding there are chapters in Victoria, Kelowna, Ladysmith and Whistler. The Jericho location is the only one in the country without a floating dock.

“It’s been a long process and a wish to have access to the water with a floating dock,” he said, adding the association first started talking about the idea about 10 years ago.

“It’s great,” Hunter said.

“The park board is continuing to support the inclusion of everyone in their programs.”

Earlier this year, the board installed beach accessibility mats at English Bay. The mats allow people

using wheelchairs or other mobility aids to get down onto the sand and closer to the water.

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According to a staff report,

the new design will be 2.5 metres higher than the existing pier to accommodate climate change and future increases in sea level.

Park board staff said that, according to historical photos, there has been a pier at that location at least since 1942. The current pier was built in 1977 through refurbishing the existing piles and structure.

The redesign will cost an estimated $16 million. The sailing association will have to raise about $8 million of that.

••• Also Monday night, the board approved a motion directing staff to work with the city and police to develop a service model for park rangers to address concerns around safety and security in

Vancouver’s parks, particularly around the increased use of injectable drugs and the discarded needles left behind.

The report from staff came out of a motion put forward by NPA commissioner John Coupar.

Coupar’s motion included asking the city for more funding to allow for around the clock park ranger patrols. Park rangers currently patrol the city’s parks between 7 a.m. and midnight seven days a week. According to the report from staff, increasing patrols to 24 hours a day would cost an estimated $485,000 a year.

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City to apologize for historical discrimination against Chinese Mike Howell

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Vancouver’s civic government will deliver a formal apology next April to Chinese people for the legislated discrimination enacted decades ago by previous city councils.

In a unanimous vote Nov. 1, the 2017 version of city council approved a staff recommendation to host a largescale event in April that will acknowledge the racist policies of city leaders in power between 1886 and 1947.

“You can never become a better society — a better place, a better city — unless you acknowledge what have been your errors, and what have been the wrongs,” said Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr, who sits on a council that includes Chinese councillors Raymond Louie and Kerry Jang.

The apology will be delivered in a Chinese dialect spoken by early Chinese residents and in English, and displayed on a large screen at a yet-to-be determined location.

Mayor Gregor Robertson will likely read the English version, but it’s unclear who will read the Chinese apology, although the mayor has spoken a few phrases in Chinese at various city events.

Council’s vote came after listening to speakers from the Chinese community share their experiences and those of their deceased family members in what was an emotional afternoon at city hall.

Cynthia Kent spoke on behalf of her deceased

parents, Arthur and Vivian Jung. Kent’s Merritt-born mother was the first fulltime teacher of Chinese descent hired by the Vancouver school board.

But as a student teacher, Kent said, her mother was not allowed to swim in Crystal Pool when pursuing her life-saving qualifications.

Kent keeps a letter her father received from a Vancouver city clerk dated Sept. 27, 1946 that denied his request to be added to the City of Vancouver’s voters’ list.

That decision came, she said, despite her Canadianborn father, who lived and worked and owned property in Vancouver, having served in the Second World War. “[My parents] would say that while a formal apology is gratifying, on its own, it’s not sufficient,” said Kent, noting the need to adopt a series of other recommendations in the staff report, including educating the wider public about the dark period in history and acknowledging nonChinese people who looked past the racism. “My mother always talked about her principal, Jim Lightbody of Tecumseh school, who was the one who insisted she be hired by the school board.”

George Ing, 85, was born and raised in Victoria. He recalled his job, from about 10 years old, was to pick up his parents’ welfare cheque.

“When I went to pick up the cheque, people would look at me and make comments about vermin on the society — they didn’t do that to anyone else,” said

A group of men sit outside Y. Kee tailoring and laundry business in 1936.

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Ing, who later served 32 years in the Canadian Forces. “It didn’t do wonders for my self-esteem.”

As he got older, he was told by his family and others in the Chinese community to “keep your head down” and avoid disputes. The former jock was also told by his coaches not to argue with referees, to again keep his head down.

Ing said he didn’t always take their advice and got into some trouble, which he didn’t elaborate on. Fast forward to becoming a father of two sons and he remarked how the city has progressed since his childhood.

He noted the election of Louie and Jang to council, along with the presence of social planner Baldwin Wong and assistant city manager Wendy Au in the audience.

“My two boys are welladjusted, they’re educated,

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they’re articulate, they’re good citizens, they contribute back to society — they do a lot — and I didn’t have to tell them to keep their heads down,” said Ing, who didn’t realize the full extent of previous councils’ legislated discrimination until he read the staff report.

The report shows councils of the past were directly responsible for decades of discrimination against Chinese people. In 1886, the year the city was incorporated, council disqualified the Chinese from voting.

At the time, no Chinese person could run for public office or own property in some areas of the city. Chinese people were also prohibited from becoming a lawyer, doctor, nurse or banker, among other professions.

Vancouver didn’t grant municipal voting rights to the Chinese until 1949, some

four years after Canadianborn Chinese members of the Canadian Forces returned from the Second World War. The city also repeatedly lobbied the federal government to pass discriminatory immigration policies, including adopting formal legislation to exclude the Chinese from immigrating to Canada.

Together with other anti-Asian groups, the city lobbied the federal government to increase the head tax levied on the Chinese from $50 in 1885 to $100 in 1900 and $500 in 1903.

“Anti-Asian political agitation and racial violence culminated in a big riot at Brighouse Estate near Coal Harbour in 1887 and again in Chinatown in 1907,” the report said. “These riots occurred with the knowledge and sometimes presence of the city mayor and alder-

men. Other groups such as the Japanese were also targeted during these riots.”

Two of the speakers, Kingmon Chan and Andrea Lum, connected a controversial condo development proposal for 105 Keefer St. in Chinatown, to the racism of the past and argued approving it is not in the spirit of reconciliation.

“How can reconciliation happen as working class Chinese people are being marginalized by gentrification in Chinatown by market housing projects?” Chan said.

On Monday night, the city’s development permit board rejected the Beedie Development Group’s proposal. A majority of council had earlier rejected a different version of the proposal, providing several reasons including it didn’t fit in the cultural hub of Chinatown.

Louie, who initiated city staff’s report on the apology in 2004, was one of the councillors who voted in favour of Beedie’s proposal, noting the 25 units of social housing promised in the project.

In his closing comments Nov. 1, Louie did not discuss Beedie’s proposal but emphasized the need to “right the historical wrongs” legislated by previous councils.

“And that we ensure that we carefully look at our actions going forward, that we not allow [discrimination] to continue and speak out if we identify it in our current roles,” he said before recognizing former councillors Tony Tang and George Chow for their work on the apology file.

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he’s lived in the neighbourhood he has not seen any homeless people. “That’s what I’m surprised about.”

Cheema said his organization created an online petition to oppose the 78-unit modular housing project and collected more than 1,200 signatures as of Monday morning. Another 700 people signed a paper petition, he added as sign-carrying protesters took over the four corners of the intersection.

The protest, which was fueled by people’s fears of drugaddicted homeless people with mental health challenges, is expected to be one of many as the city continues to announce where the remaining 522 units will be built in the city. Another 10 to 12 sites are anticipated. In September, Premier John Horgan announced $66 million for 600 temporary modular homes to be built for homeless people in Vancouver.

Monday’s protest was held in the morning rush as students were on their way to the schools. Protesters chanted “wrong location” as parents driving through the intersection honked in support. Three people in the crowd made themselves known as supporting the housing, including Churchill parent Amanda Pellerine, who shouted at people to “do what’s right for the homeless!”

“Everybody deserves a home!” she said, before being challenged by a man who shouted back: “Our kids first — kids’ safety first!”

Pellerine, who works at a shelter at the First United Church in the Downtown Eastside, told the man her daughter knew more about homeless people than he did, before she moved on. Farther up the street, Rob Baxter stood quietly on the corner with a sign that said, “Another Marpole parent that supports this project. YIMBY.” “We have a serious homeless problem and things need to happen quickly, and I appreciate the fact the city is making things happen quickly,” said Baxter, noting he once lived near 25th and Fraser when a shelter was proposed for the neighbourhood.

“There was huge opposition from the public, they put it in and people hardly know it’s there. There’s a lot fear-mongering happening here.”

Long Tran, who lives three blocks from the housing site, said he received a postcard from the city Oct. 27 that informed him about the modular housing project. Tran said residents should have known about the project well before Mayor Gregor Robertson

About 250 people took to the streets Monday to protest the city’s decision to allow a 78-unit modular housing complex to be built in a Marpole neighbourhood with three schools. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

announced it Oct. 26.

“Is that what democracy is?” said Tran, who shared that he fled Vietnam in the 1970s as a boat person.

“We are not against homeless people and, personally, I was one of them — I was a stateless and homeless refugee. I’ve tasted that.”

He echoed Cheema’s concerns about the location of the modular housing and its proximity to schools. Both he and Cheema noted the city’s own data from homeless counts shows more than 50 per cent of people counted have drug addiction issues and mental health problems.

“Ladies and gentlemen, do you think 2,500 students across the street will be safe?” Tran said.

Cheema and others suggested a vacant lot at 49th and Cambie or a spot south on the waterfront would be better locations for the project.

Though the protest was held at 57th and Heather, the housing will be built farther down the block at West 59th Avenue and Heather.

Developer Onni Group owns the site and agreed to have the housing remain for at least five years. Horizon North, which built a modular housing complex at Main and Terminal, is the builder of the housing.

The project will be split into two buildings of 39 units each and be operated by the non-profit Community Builders, whose executive director Julie Roberts said tenants will be a mix of people from shelters and the street.

The tenants will be 45 or older and many will have physical, medical and other disabilities. At least 14 of the units will be wheelchair accessible and staff will be on site around the clock. Roberts acknowledged some tenants will likely have addiction and mental health issues.

“We use a tenant intake process that takes into consideration peoples’ housing history, their mental health

issues, their substance abuse issues, their physical issues,” she said. “So, it is in fact possible that people will have at this time or in the past had issues around that.”

Roberts noted priority will be given to homeless people in the area, particularly those fed each week at St. Augustine’s Church on Hudson Street. The church’s reverend, Andrew Halladay, estimated there are 30 homeless people who visit the church’s meal program. Roberts noted fears residents have about homeless people moving into their neighbourhood are fears she heard when the 48-unit Skeena House opened three years ago on East Hastings, near Cassiar.

“We really haven’t had any significant impact on that neighbourhood that would justify the fears that existed when we started,” Roberts said. “I can’t say it would be the same in this project [in Marpole], but I can say that I’ve experienced hearing these concerns and then working through them, if in fact the project does go ahead.”

Roberts’ comment suggests the project still hasn’t been given the green light.

In fact, the city is going through what it calls a development permit process, where residents can weigh in with concerns about the project at three more meetings this week and online.

The project, however, is not considered a rezoning and doesn’t require a public hearing. City council recently passed a bylaw that gives the city’s director of planning, Gil Kelley, the discretion to approve the modular housing projects. But Kelley could also require the project go before the development permit board.

“Anything that’s controversial, I would forward to that board,” Kelley told the Courier in a previous inter-

view in September.

The mayor held a news conference at city hall Monday afternoon to announce that he was “disheartened” by fears being raised about homeless people.

“I’m really disappointed about the misinformation that’s being spread,” he told reporters. “There’s a lot of information that’s wrong, inaccurate and fear mongering that’s whipping up people in the neighbourhood.”

Robertson said it will be difficult to find a site for modular housing in Vancouver that doesn’t have a school in close proximity.

“That’s how the city is planned and laid out,” he said, noting nearby transit service is also a consideration for the sites.

Asked about the development permit process and whether the Marpole modular housing project and others to come are a done deal, Robertson replied: “These sites are going to happen.”

Abi Bond, the city’s director of affordable housing, said homelessness is an issue across the city and staff is working to find options and services for people in all neighbourhoods. More than 2,100 people in Vancouver were counted as homeless in this year’s homeless count.

More than 500 of those were living on the street.

“We need options and choices for those people across the city, not just in the downtown core or the Downtown Eastside,” said Bond, noting over the years the city in partnership with B.C. Housing opened 13 supportive housing sites across Vancouver, including Kitsilano and Dunbar. “While there’s a lot of focus on this site [in Marpole] right now, over the next few weeks we’ll be rolling out a whole series of sites across the city and engaging with communities everywhere.”

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City board rejects Chinatown condo development Mike Howell

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A development company whose condo proposal for Chinatown was rejected by city council in June was rejected again Monday by the city’s development permit board in a 2-1 vote.

Beedie Development Group had revised its 12-storey proposal for its property at 105 Keefer St. to nine storeys in an attempt to get approval from the development permit board.

But board members Jerry Dobrovolny, who is the city’s chief engineer, and Gil Kelley, the city’s director of planning, rejected the application for reasons based primarily on design.

Paul Mochrie, the city’s deputy city manager, supported the project, saying the application met the requirements of existing zoning regulations.

In providing reasons for their decisions, Dobrovolny and Kelley also referred to the widespread opposition to Beedie’s project from hundreds of people who spoke at the public hearings in May and June, and more than 100 who spoke last week to the board.

“We heard from a very engaged, passionate public,” said Dobrovolny as more than 150 people at city hall listened to him speak. “There were some different views about what the right thing to do

was. But clearly all of the speakers cared a great deal about Chinatown, cared about its heritage, they cared about its cultural significance.”

Dobrovolny said the revised version of the project’s exterior surface didn’t fully satisfy design guidelines and he believed the massing of the building should be reduced.

He recommended Beedie hire a professional artist “with local contextual knowledge for the detailed development of the building’s ornamentation, decorative panels, fittings, railings and brick work.”

Houtan Rafii, vice-president of residential development for Beedie, declined to comment on the board’s decision as he left the room to speak to the city’s assistant director of urban design, Anita Molaro. The development company has revised its proposal at least five times.

The developer got a second chance this year to get approval for the project 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 included 25 apartments of social housing for seniors, although only three would be available at welfare rates.

Beedie only promised the 25 units after negotiating a

Vincent Tao and Nathanel Lowe celebrate the development permit board’s 2-1 decision Monday to reject Beedie’s condo proposal for Chinatown. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

deal with B.C. Housing to pay for it. That deal did not apply to the revised proposal, which called for 111 market condo units.

Kelley agreed with Dobrovolny that the project didn’t meet the “design test” and needed significant improvement. He described the property as “an important site of such design significance to Chinatown.”

“I really do appreciate the effort everybody has put into this, and I hope there’s a constructive pathway forward,” he said, noting he recommended the city get involved to help facilitate a better dialogue between the developer and the community.

In the foyer outside the meeting room, members of the Chinatown Action Group and Chinatown

Concern Group, comprised of dozens of young people and seniors, celebrated the board’s decision.

“Today, the board made a bold choice,” said Vincent Tao of the Chinatown Action Group. “I guess we’re happy with the decision, but we’re waiting for Beedie to appeal. But I think Beedie is running scared and we’re ready for the next round of the fight.”

Other members of the

groups, Nathanel Lowe and Jannie Leung, said they didn’t expect the majority of the board to reject Beedie’s proposal. He based that on the board and some councillors suggesting their groups were being disrespectful to those in favour of the project.

“In the end, the people power won,” said Lowe, noting residents want social housing to be built on the property, which is in front of the Chinatown Memorial Plaza and across the street from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden.

The city announced last week that negotiations to buy the property from Beedie, or negotiate a land swap, failed. B.C. Housing, the provincial government’s housing arm, was involved in the negotiations. The city said in May the property was worth at least $22 million.

Leung said members of the groups will continue to lobby governments for ways to get social housing on the property, with increased pressure on the federal government.

Former city planner Nathan Edelson, whose responsibility included Chinatown, was in the room when the board rejected Beedie’s proposal.

Edelson said he believed city council’s unanimous decision last week to deliver an official apology next April to Chinese people for decades of legislated discrimination by previous city councils factored in the board’s decision.

“We have to find ways of having a better process that everybody can participate in, and also to get a building in a key part of Chinatown that really reflects the culture of the community,” he said, referring to the need for immediate translation services for Chinese people, particularly seniors who want their views heard at city hall. “This [decision] was an opportunity to make sure that we can start on the road to really engage the Chinese community in a good way to the future.”

A longer version of this story appears at vancourier.com. @Howellings

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Mental health stigmas a barrier to employment, says award winner Martha Perkins

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Rachel Fehr’s Courage to Come Back award has an honoured spot at the top of her résumé.

It might also be the thing that’s preventing her from getting a job.

Her award was in the mental health category, something that was highlighted in media coverage about the way she battled homelessness, addiction, an abusive relationship, misdiagnoses and the child custody system to build a happy life for herself and her two children.

Winning the award is one of Fehr’s proudest accomplishments. However, she believes that when a potential employer Googles her name, the mention of a mental illness sets off do-not-hire bells.

“This year I’ve had 57 job interviews since the awards and, in 56 of them, they asked me directly about my mental health,” she told the Courier, which profiled her in a series about the awards.

“Here I’ve won one of the most prestigious awards in the province and I feel like I’m being punished for it.

Everyone’s full of ‘Congratulations!’ and ‘Good for you!’ and ‘You’re an inspiration!’ until the minute I ask for a job… It’s the stigma of mental health.”

Fehr was diagnosed and treated for borderline personality disorder. She believes people are confusing it with split personality disorder. Instead, she likens it to post-traumatic stress disorder caused by personal traumas. In job interviews she stresses she won the award for overcoming the challenges it presented and her treatment was successful.

Laura Track is a lawyer with the Community Legal Assistance Society. In Ontario, she says, it would be illegal for an employer to ask the type of questions that Fehr says she’s been asked. “Here in B.C. it’s not expressly prohibited, but it may be discriminatory depending on the context.

“It’s permissible to ask about your ability to do your job — what’s not allowed are questions that could be used to discriminate against you if they don’t relate to the requirement of the job.”

Track says applicants can politely ask what the question has to do with the job they’re applying for. As well, Track suggests, “Try to address what the employer really wants to know without disclosing the infor-

Last year, Rachel Fehr was awarded a Courage to Come Back award in the mental health category. Since then she’s had 57 job interviews — in all but one, interviewers asked about her mental health. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

mation you might not want the employer to know.”

She uses the example of a woman who’s asked how many children she has. “Asking a question about family status is potentially discriminating,” Track says. “The subtext is, ‘Are you going to be reliable? Are you going to be late or need time off?’”

Instead of answering the question, you can reply, “In my past positions I had an exemplary record of attendance.”

Track also suggests that, in Fehr’s case, she can use “the challenges [she’s overcome] to describe the way in which she’s an asset and bring it around to highlighting positive aspects of her application.”

Darrell Burnham, the CEO of Coast Mental Health, says people with mental illness might also consider practising interview situations or finding a mentor who will coach an applicant in the way Track suggests.

“If you get in the door [to an interview], that’s fantastic,” Burnham says. “Then the question is how to get the job. That’s harder for anyone and it is so easy to passively discriminate.”

The B.C. Human Rights Code says an employer cannot discriminate against a job applicant, or an employee, because of mental illness. However, the onus is on the complainant to prove it was the reason for not getting the job.

“There’s a real power imbalance,” Track says.

Employers can say a person didn’t get the job because there was someone with

more experience or qualifications. “Unless you can prove you’re the most qualified person and that the person they hired had fewer skills, it’s difficult to make the case.”

Fehr says that when an interview starts off, “the first couple of questions are usually about my work experience, skills and attributes. Then every question

is about my mental health.

‘I see you won the Courage to Come Back award in the mental health category.

What is your diagnosis?

What are the symptoms?

How does it affect you?’”

In the past, she says, she never had to hand out more than five résumés before getting a job. The only job she’s had since the award was washing cars but she had to leave when she contracted pneumonia and could not work outside. She also runs a jujitsu program for young people in Surrey, where she lives.

In January she plans to go to college part-time to become a community support worker. “I want to work in either youth homes or women’s shelters,” places where, she says, standing up for what’s right is an attribute.

Fehr is in no way tempted to remove the award from her resumé or try to get it expunged from the internet.

She contacted the Courier because she’s mad, and as her history proves, when she’s mad she does something about it.

“I’ve faced far greater obstacles in my life and I can beat this, too,” she says. “I told my kids, ‘How can I expect my children to stand up for what’s right if I turn tail and hide?’ It would make me a hypocrite.”

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Battle of Vimy Ridge inspires annual Remembrance Day concert Jessica Kerr

the battle at Vimy Ridge, the program of songs and readings focuses on its place in Canadian history.

In April 1917, the Canadian corps was ordered to seize Vimy Ridge in northern France, which was under the control of Germany. Other attempts

by French forces had previously failed and produced significant casualties — more than 100,000 were killed or injured.

The battle was the first time all four Canadian divisions attacked together — more than 15,000 Canadian infantry stormed the ridge in the early morning hours of April 9, 1917 and, after three more days of battle,

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Chor Leoni’s first-ever performance 25 years ago was a Remembrance Day concert. The celebrated men’s choir will continue that tradition this year with One Last Song.

“The commitment to this has been very steadfast and I’m just so pleased to be able to continue this tradition with the men,” artistic director Erick Lochte told the Courier.

With the 100th anniversary of the First World War commemorations starting in 2014, Lochte said the concerts over the last few years have with this year marking the centenary of

Chor Leoni men’s choir will hold its annual Remembrance Day concert Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. in West Vancouver and at 8 p.m. downtown at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church. PHOTO DAVID COOPER

declared a victory. It was, however, at a heavy cost — 3,598 Canadian soldiers died and another 7,000 were wounded.

The Canadians’ victory has long been seen as an important factor in the development of a distinct identity for the new nation.

The battle was “an occasion when the entire Canadian Corps, under a Canadian commander (Gen. Arthur Currie) succeeded where others had failed,” said historian Peter Moogk in an email to the Courier.

“It was unquestionably a Canadian achievement and,

by 1917, the proportion of Canadians in the corps was greater than it had been at the war’s beginning, when most volunteers were British-born men,” he said. “The victory aided the development of a Canadian identity, distinct from the British connection.”

Lochte said the idea for this year’s program started with the song “Vimy Ridge” by Alberta singer-songwriter Lizzy Hoyt, who wrote the song after visiting the Vimy Ridge Memorial in 2005. The song embodies the more personal side of war, told from the perspective of a woman who lost her love in the battle.

“It’s really interesting tak-

ing this song that was written for a woman’s voice and from a woman’s perspective and setting it for a men’s choir,” Lochte said. “I think people are going to be really, really taken with that piece.”

He adds that he aims to maintain a delicate balance when designing the Remembrance Day performances.

“I think the other thing that I struggle with, and I am proud when we get it right, is trying to figure out ways, as a choir, to honour those that have served, and especially those that have fallen, and try to find ways to do that without glorifying war and making it seem like some sort of romantic notion,” Lochte said.

“We have done a good job, and we will do a good job, of balancing the message of honouring our soldiers with the hope and promise for peace. It’s an enormous, enormous challenge to try and manage both.”

The concert brings together a range of songs and readings.

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World War I poets, but also including poet Mary Oliver,” Lochte said. “The music is really spanning all sorts of genres and times — our earliest piece is a 15th century motet by the Renaissance master Josquin Desprez, Absalon fili mi. It’s King David’s lament for his son who died in battle.”

Lochte added that the Remembrance Day concert is also unique because it is the only performance that does not allow applause between the songs.

“It’s quite a treat to just be in communion in silence with the audience in that way,” he said. “We share, I think, a much more profound experience than if we allowed applause in between the songs.”

Chor Leoni will put on two performances of One Last Song: Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church and at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’sWesley United Church downtown.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit chorleoni.org.

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Elementary students commemorate Canada’s war dead Mountain View Cemetery hosts city’s first No Stone Left Alone ceremony

John Kurucz

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Their eyes will never meet, they’ll never engage in conversation, nor will they pass by each other on the street.

Despite that relative disconnect, four generations of Canadians were introduced to one another Tuesday morning at Mountain View Cemetery.

More than 100 students from St. Mary’s Catholic school participated in what was the first event of its kind in Vancouver. Part ceremony, part recognition, part education, the No Stone Left Alone ceremony linked members of the Canadian Army and Air Force with students ranging between seven and 12 years old.

They met towards the westernmost portion of the cemetery, referred to as Jones 45. More than 570 men and women who served in the two world wars are buried at Mountain View.

The largest concentration of the cemetery’s war casualties rest in Jones 45.

Approximately 61,000 Canadians died in the First World War. Forty-four thousand were killed during the Second World War. A Grade 2 teacher at St. Mary’s, Catherine Moffatt helped organize the ceremony. Her mother served in Great Britain’s Women’s

Students from St. Mary’s Catholic school and members of the Canadian Army and Air Force participated in the No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery Tuesday morning. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Auxiliary Air Force, while her father was a soldier in the Second World War. One generation removed from seeing the horrors of war first hand, Moffatt grew up around the teachable moments she shares with her students today.

“We talk about solving problems with our friends in peaceful ways,” she said.

“We use words, we don’t use our bodies to hurt other people. This event is like that but on a bigger scale.

People start fighting because their countries don’t

agree, but there are other ways to solve problems.”

No Stone Left Alone began in Alberta in 2011. The format varies slightly between ceremonies, though one takeaway is constant: headstones are left with physical tokens of remembrance. In some instances that keepsake is a poppy.

On Tuesday, St. Mary’s students drew poppies on rocks and left them atop the headstones, some of which commemorated soldiers as young as 16.

“Remembrance Day for

kids of that age is a lot of watching and listening — if you’re lucky, you can maybe see something,” said Capt. Alex Haussmann of the Vancouver-based 39 Canadian Brigade Group.

“This is a very visceral, physical connection with soldiers and, in a way, we are their soldiers.”

The hour-long ceremony included prayers and a singing of O Canada. “In

Flanders Field” was recited and a ceremonial wreath was laid before the Cross of Sacrifice, a commemorative feature found in Commonwealth cemeteries across the world.

Both the students and the 14 members of the Armed Forces who were present took vows promising to remember the dead, their wartime contributions and commitments to peace.

Haussmann has been in the army for more than 30 years. Her husband is also a military man who served in Bosnia. Amongst her colleagues, Remembrance Day has a profound ripple effect that many struggle with.

“I asked other people that I work with now, who very much wanted to be here, but were not emotionally ready,” she said.

“I will take a couple of the stones that are on these graves here, and I will take them back to those gentlemen. That, in a way, is very meaningful to me.” @JohnKurucz

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MIRACLE WORKERS: More than 400 distinguished guests gathered for the annual Night of Miracles Gala, a South Asian community affair benefitting B.C. Children’s Hospital. Created by gala founder Robin Dhir, the event has raised $4.2 million since its inception.

Taking over the party reigns for the ninth staging, Bob Rai and a dedicated group of committee members saw an impressive $480,000 drummed up for a new point-of-care ultrasound program to diagnose conditions more quickly and accurately for the 48,000 children who visit B.C. Children’s Hospital’s emergency department every year.

Presented by Fasken Martineau and Rogers Communications, the gala-do had all the glamour, colour and excitement of a Bollywood bash. A parade of women in saris, salwar kameez and other fine Indian ensembles filled the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Hotel for the memorable evening of fine dining, entertainment and philanthropic giving.

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The Wedgewood Hotel’s Kirby Martin tipped his hat to this year’s Honorary Doorman of the Year Award Nancy Stibbard, owner and chief executive officer of Capilano Group of Companies.

Robin Dhir created the Night of Miracles Gala, raising $4.2 million for Teri Nicholas’ Children’s Hospital Foundation. This year’s South Asian community event added another $480,000.

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Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland executive director Nancy Bradshaw thanked co-chairs Julia Hibbard and Carol Robinson for a successful $500,000 night that ensured every young girl seeking a mentor is matched.

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Vancouver’s Scrape Records re-emerges as record label Eighteen months after closing down shop on Broadway, long-time metalhead J.J. Caithcart launches own label John Kurucz

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A mainstay in Vancouver’s heavy metal community is back in business.

Former Scrape Records owner J.J. Caithcart announced the launch of his new record label Nov. 1 under the moniker “Scrape Records — The Label.”

The announcement comes on the 20-year anniversary of Caithcart opening up shop at the original Scrape location on Broadway near Ontario Street.

“It was something I envisioned doing when I was still at that store,” Caithcart told the Courier by phone.

“It’s kind of similar to putting on shows. It’s something I’ve wanted to do, but wasn’t able to put the full effort in to while still deal-

ing with the day-to-day operations of the store in order to do it right.”

Caithcart’s first signee is Zimmers Hole, which includes former members of Strapping Young Lad. Part of the deal includes re-issuing each of the band’s first three albums and releasing the group’s upcoming fourth record.

The label’s focus will be on Zimmers Hole to begin with, though Caithcart will look to expand his roster next year.

Caithcart began hinting online at a return of some sort in recent months after his shop closed in April 2016. Scrape was the largest record store devoted specifically to heavy metal in Western Canada. Outside of selling CDs, records, shirts and memorabilia,

Former Scrape Records owner J.J. Caithcart launched his new record label 20 years to the day of his shop’s opening in 1997. His first signee is Zimmers Hole.

Caithcart hosted in-store signings and promoted shows across the city since opening in 1997.

His final location near

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would work for as long as it did,” Caithcart said. “But I said to myself, ‘Even if this does work, I don’t want to be just doing this forever.’

I wanted to be doing stuff within music forever but I didn’t want my defining moment to be, ‘I had a store and that’s what I did for 40 or 50 years and called it a day.’”

Caithcart’s short-term plans now include finding a distributor for his label, and launching a crowdfunding effort to help with pre-orders and the dayto-day costs of getting his self-financed business off the ground.

The Indiegogo campaign is online at indiegogo.com/ projects/scrape-recordslaunching-scrape-the-record-label. @JohnKurucz

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Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman) return to the Rio Theatre for one of the most anticipated events of the year – The Found Footage Film Festival. This all-new edition features newly unearthed VHS gems found at thrift stores across the country and highlights from David Letterman’s Video Collection, inherited by the Found Footage Festival following his retirement.

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Broadway and Kingsway is now a consignment shop, though Caithcart’s decision to close had little to do with lagging sales,

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Comedy Cares

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Blind photographer Cathy Browne takes on standup comedy as part of allfemale fundraiser A Vancouver photographer, who also happens to be legally blind, has decided to tackle one of the most terrifying professions known to humankind — standup comedy.

Many Courier readers will recognize Cathy Browne as having graced the cover of Lifetime magazine last year.

Lifetime is a special section in the Vancouver Courier dedicated to baby boomers and seniors and Browne was featured for not only her photography, but also her work in the community.

But now Browne is ready to take on the world of standup comedy for a fundraiser at the ANZA Club on West Eighth Avenue Nov. 19 called Comedy Cares IV: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

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which features an all-female lineup of clowns, standup comedy, spoken word and hilarious singing. The fundraiser is in benefit of Boden Lalonde, a young man living with the lifethreatening Duchesne’s Muscular Dystrophy.

The Courier had some questions for Browne about her latest endeavours.

What prompted you to try standup comedy?

It’s always been something that appealed to me, but like a lot of people I just wasn’t sure I would be funny enough. But then I got the opportunity to join the Realwheels cast for Comedy on Wheels last May and it all came

wasn’t a huge factor for me.

It was more the fact that I saw a chance and took it.

I understand you created a bit of a bucket list after the death of your husband, was standup on that list or was this just another experience to add to it?

I started the bucket list when I turned 60. I figured that it was the perfect time to check off things I had never done before — and it’s been a marvellous three years.

This year alone, I’ve gone on my first cruise, appeared on national television, really raised my speaking game, done standup, received an improv scholarship from Vancouver TheatreSports, met former U.S. vice-

She always told me I could do anything, and just go for it.

So I am.

together. I loved every minute of that experience — from writing my own material to being on stage. So, I decided to try it again. I also started in honour of my mom, who shared her birthday and name with me for 63 years. She died in May, the morning after my debut at Comedy on Wheels. She always told me I could do anything, and just go for it. So I am.

Did that make it easier to say yes because this was an all-female show?

It’s a cool concept, but it

president Joe Biden — and photographed Oprah Winfrey. And the year’s not over yet.

What’s next for Cathy Browne?

I’m determined to continue my motivational speaking and advocacy work as co-chair of the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee for Vancouver and board member at Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture — and of course, my photography. My hope is always to be recognized for my work and be paid for what I do. I feel I’ve come a long way, and that 2018 will be my year.

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Paradisus Los Cabos is known for having one of the few beaches in and around Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo where guests can actually swim. Due to the strong undertow found off most beaches in the area, swimming is strictly prohibited.

But instead of hitting the beach to swim, the small group of travel writers I was with focussed largely on the gastronomy and craft cocktails served in the numerous restaurants and bars spread across the luxury resort, which sits on 18.5 acres of beach-front property fronted by baby powder-like sand and the cyan-blue waters of the Sea of Cortez.

When it comes to allinclusive resorts in Mexico I’ve experienced the good, the bad and the ugly — don’t even ask about Ixtapa. So I was delighted to discover Paradisus Los Cabos has not only raised the bar when compared to the typical food and drinks I’ve previously experienced, but also kicked it up a notch — or 10.

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Where and what to eat and drink at Paradisus Los Cabos NAOS A breakfast buffet offers international foods so no matter where you’re from or what you’re craving, you can find it here. Not much of a view, but a great space to grab breakfast before heading out for the day.

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BANA This contemporary Asian restaurant was busy every time we walked by, as

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well as on the evening we enjoyed dinner there. Bana includes an air-conditioned indoor area, a private lounge and the Zen terrace outside. The fusion-style menus feature sushi served western and Asian style.

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AVENUE BAR This open-air lobby bar is a chic space ideal for enjoying exotic cocktails, including the cucumber martinis that proved so popular with me and my fellow travel writers.

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Canucks can’t live without Chris Tanev Veteran has turned Ben Hutton into a top shutdown defenceman

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Chris Tanev doesn’t rack up points.

He doesn’t quarterback the powerplay or rush the puck up ice. Tanev doesn’t throw big hits or clear the crease with his size. On his best nights, you’ll barely notice he’s on the ice.

He’s the most important player on the Canucks.

Tanev is in the top-tier of a new breed of defensive defencemen in the NHL. That phrase once brought to mind big, tough defencemen, who likely couldn’t skate particularly well but could throw a mean crosscheck in front of the net. The new batch are all mobile, puck-moving defencemen who use their stick to take away the puck and move it up ice rather than crosscheck, hook, and slash.

When Alex Edler suffered a knee injury, Ben Hutton eventually made his way to the top pairing. Alongside Tanev, the young defenceman known more for his offensive upside than his defensive ability has suddenly looked like an elite shutdown defenceman, regularly playing against the best the opposition can offer.

“It’s been good playing with Tanny,” says Hutton, “working every night to shut the top line down. When we’re successful, it’s a great feeling coming back into the locker room, especially when you have the two points.”

The duo complement each other well — Hutton is more free-wheeling, while Tanev tends to stay-at-home — and have helped the Canucks become one of the stingiest teams in the league. The Canucks allow the fourth fewest shots on goal in the NHL, and the third fewest goals.

Hutton and Tanev have been on the ice for just four goals against at evenstrength, an impressive feat given the quality of competition they face. Among defence pairs that have played at least 80 minutes together this season, only three pairings in the NHL have allowed a lower rate of shot attempts against and only one of those pairings, Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson, can be said to play a

Defenceman Chris Tanev, when paired with Ben Hutton, has one of the league’s lowest shots-against rates. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

similar role as Hutton and Tanev.

In other words, Hutton and Tanev are legitimately one of the best shutdown pairs in the entire NHL. While Hutton is an underrated defenceman with a wellrounded game, let’s face facts: he’s not a shutdown defenceman on the top pairing without Tanev. The veteran makes things a lot easier for Hutton on the ice, and not just with his sound positional play.

“You might not know it, but he’s always talking out there,” says Hutton.

“He’s very quiet off the ice, but on the ice he’s letting you know where he is.

He’s always in the right position, he’s got a great stick, we just work well off each other.”

“Tanev seems to help everyone he plays with,” says head coach Travis Green. “I’m guessing that all the defencemen like playing with Tanny.”

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The forwards like it, too. The muchballyhooed shutdown line of Markus Granlund, Brandon Sutter, and Derek Dorsett doesn’t do so much shutting down when they’re not on the ice with Tanev.

In fact, the shutdown line gives up nearly 15 more shot attempts against per hour without Tanev. Their offensive numbers also crash without Tanev on the ice, which is generally a sign that they can’t get out of the defensive zone.

A lot of the credit they received early in the season should have been redirected towards Tanev.

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Stick-taps & Glove-drops • Stick-tap to Canucks prospect Kole Lind for improving his chances to make Team Canada with a strong performance in the Subway Super Series. Lind had two goals and an assist in the first game of the series against the Russian Junior team.

The Canucks’ 33rd overall pick in 2017 is one of the top scorers in the WHL this season, with 28 points in 17 games heading into the Super Series.

• Dropping the gloves with the NHL for overlooking Brock Boeser in their Rookie of the Month honours for October. Don’t get me wrong: Clayton Keller clearly deserved the win, but Boeser apparently didn’t even merit a mention. His breakout four-point game may have come in November, but he still had nine points in eight games in October and deserved an honourable mention with the likes of Mikhail Sergachev, Will Butcher, Jesper Bratt and Adrian Kempe.

Big Numbers • 19 Heading into Tuesday’s game against the Calgary Flames, the Canucks had allowed the fewest goals against in the entire NHL at 5-on-5: just 19 goals against. That’s a testament to their goaltending tandem, but also their commitment to team defence.

• 60 The franchise record for most points by a Canucks rookie is 60 points, held by both Ivan Hlinka and Pavel Bure. It’s early yet, but Brock Boeser is on pace to shatter that mark. With 13 points in 11 games heading into Tuesday, Boeser is on pace for 93 points. He’s unlikely to reach that high a plateau, but a new rookie record is definitely within reach.

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This is your last week of secrets, mysteries, investigations, and “subsurface” forces/movement.

And of instinctive sexual attractions, investments and other large financial commitments, and lifestyle/ medical decisions. All these remain lucky over the next 12 months, so keep them in mind even when the “daily” atmosphere changes. You can make some excellent investments and life changes Thursday/ Friday. You might also meet someone very sexy.

Chase money, buy/sell, cultivate clients, ask for a pay raise, seek a more lucrative position, etc. This advice holds true for the whole money-lucky year ahead, but is especially relevant this month, this week, and, ultimately, this Thursday/Friday. These two days could start a money project that will grow and pay off during the year ahead. Sexual and sensual desires follow the same pattern. You could find it easy to attract a lover now.

This is your last week of “constant relationships,” Taurus. But the benefits of relating will fill the year ahead. Some Taureans will marry or meet your future life mate. Some unhappily married Taureans will separate (but if so, you won’t find your next mate the same year). To succeed, be cooperative, team-oriented, quick to jump on opportunities, and quick to praise others.

During the same period focus more on security, family and real estate than on prestige, status and career.

Sunday to Monday afternoon bring optimism, a bright future, social joys, a wee surge in popularity, entertainment and flirtation(s). Enjoy, but don’t try to start anything permanent Monday. Retreat temporarily Monday eve to Wednesday — rest, contemplate, plan.

Examine your life thus far, how you got here, and where you want to go. Make course corrections accordingly.

You recently entered a major time, one of the best years of your life, which will last to November 2018.

Your last week of drudgery, Gemini. Plod on through.

Much work faces you the entire 12 months ahead, but it will also bring you improved income, or, more indirectly, a career boost. It won’t be much of a year for lazy Geminis. An intense streak of romance continues to wend through this week and the next few. Take that chance — he/she is probably waiting for you to do so, or is “persuadable.” Attend to home, family and security issues Sunday to Monday afternoon.

Continue to lie low, Sage. Rest, contemplate, plan. Visit psychics, counsellors, advisors and therapists. Deal with civil servants, institutions and large corporations.

This whole zone will become quite important Thursday/ Friday, when you would be wise to seek advice, deal with the government, etc. What you start these two days could aid/support you for another 12 months. Sunday to Monday afternoon might heighten your ambitions, bring contacts with parents, higher-ups or VIPs.

This is the last week of broad, general emphasis on romance, beauty, self-expression, creativity, pleasure, risk-taking and charming kids. But it isn’t the end — for 12 more months, an unusual good fortune will imbue this area. Now to Dec. 9, beware of friction in the home. Be gentle with spouse, kids. (Dec. 9 to Jan. 26 will heat up romance to intense levels, but continues the advice to be gentle with children.)

Minor and major wishes will come true during the 12 months ahead, Cap. One of the best will manifest, or be started this week, Thursday/Friday. These two days boost your popularity, bring entertainment, flirtations, social delights, optimism and good luck. Yes, a wish could come true! Earlier, Sunday to Monday afternoon feature a mellow, wise mood, gentle love, intellectual expansion, higher education, far travel, international, legal, media, and/or cultural pursuits.

This is the last week of a general emphasis on home, family, security, Mom Nature, garden, nutrition, etc.

But your fortune in this area lasts all the way to next November. Between now and then, to profit and/or improve your family life, buy real estate. Chase or manage money Sunday to Monday afternoon. Buy/ sell, contact clients, etc. Sunday’s better. Errands, paperwork, communications, short trips and casual contacts fill Monday eve to Wednesday.

Look beneath the surface Sunday to Monday afternoon.

Mysteries warrant investigation. Seek medical diagnosis, financial research, lifestyle factors — and answers. Your sexual desires, financial urges, and your subconscious rise to the surface. Sunday’s best; Monday’s a bit of a dud. A sweet, mellow, gentle and wise mood steals over you Monday eve to Wednesday.

Tuesday gets intense, especially regarding ideas, principles, love, far travel, international affairs,

This week is filled with errands, contacts, visits, travel, paperwork, communications, interesting facts, and easy chores. There will be more of this (in lucky ways!) for another 12 months, but this Thursday/Friday offer one of the best little periods for all these activities — a great two days to buy travel tickets, a car, bicycle, new stationery, phones, or office/filing systems. A great period for handoriented hobbies/work. Be curious, ask questions, peruse the media, seek knowledge.

Relationships fill Sunday to Monday afternoon. Be diplomatic, cooperative, especially Monday, when challenges might arise. (Monday’s also a dud for results, so make no new associations or promises this day.) If single, you could feel the soft nudge of love. In fact, a wish could come true in this regard.

Life’s mysteries arise Monday eve to Wednesday — and to match it, your subconscious also rises, heightening your intuition and hunches. Sexual attraction might be intense, especially Tuesday.

Nov. 9: Corin Tucker (45). Nov. 10: Neil Gaiman (57). Nov. 11: Stanley Tucci (57).

Nov. 12: Ryan Gosling (37). Nov. 13: Jimmy Kimmel (50). Nov. 14: Charles, Prince of Wales (69).

Nov. 15: Petula Clark (85).

2018 Board of Directors’ Election

Call for nominations The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancity members to fill three director positions in the 2018 election. Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

Prospective candidates are strongly encouraged to attend an information session which will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Vancity Centre, 183 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver. Please contact the Governance Department at 604.877.7595 by no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 to register for this session.

Prospective candidates are required to submit confirmation of their intention to run by no later than noon on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter.

Specific details about running for election can be found in the Candidates’ Package posted on our website, vancity.com.

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The 10 commandments of driving in the dark Brendan McAleer

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Dark days are upon us.

That’s to be taken literally, by the way: while the current news cycle is filled with doom and looming destruction, I’m referring here to the physical gloom that invades every Vancouver resident’s life at this time of year.

Driving now is trickier than the rest of the year, but there are a few simple ways to keep yourself and others safe. It’s about that most important of human senses — sight. Without further ado, here are the 10 commandments of vision.

1. Clear and clean

The first step, of course, is to make sure you can actually see out of your car.

During the rainy season, this means taking a bit of extra time to defrost the windows, and on a cold, dry day, wiping all the condensation away before you take off. When the freezing weather and snow comes a-callin’, get to scraping.

If you can’t afford the time to warm the car and clear the moisture out, may I suggest stopping by your local auto supply store and investing in some anti-fog treatment, and perhaps a microfibre cloth or two? Might as well pick up some new wipers while you’re at it.

2. Mirror, mirror

There is no such thing as a blind spot in a modern car; there are only improperly adjusted mirrors.

Here’s a quick trick to spread your vision around.

Set both your side mirrors so that you can just see the sides of your car. Next, add just a couple of degrees more pivot to the outside, so that the sides of your car disappear from view. Congrats!

You’ve just widened your cone of rear vision, and given yourself a chance to spot a car that might otherwise be lurking to your left or right.

3. Light ‘em up

Daytime running lights started out as a good idea but have morphed into a persistent danger. Ditto automatic headlights. Too often have I seen cars driving at night with only their front lights on.

With rain comes reduced visibility, but often we don’t notice we don’t have full headlights and taillights on. Flick the switch to full lights to give yourself a little more visibility on the road.

Even if the weather’s OK, this should become part of your mental pre-drive checklist.

4. Indicate

Now, we’re not just talking to the BMW and Audi owners here, large numbers of whom seem to have largely forgotten what the indicator stalk does. The usual advice applies: signal early enough to be useful, but don’t drive around with your turn signal on for mile after mile.

What’s more important is all the other ways you communicate with other drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. Remember that reduced vision means that a brief wave ahead may not be seen through a rain-soaked windshield, so you might have to be a bit more obvious and deliberate with your communication.

you should either bring awareness levels up or speeds down. Or, ideally, both.

When schools are opening or closing, there are more kids out there on the roads.

When you’re entering an area that seems like it’s poorly lit, expect the unexpected.

Yes, most of these situations are about car-pedestrian interactions, and yes, it does seem like there are more

for a pedestrian. This is doubly important near schools.

Slow to a crawl. Doublecheck. Remember that a shockingly large percentage of pedestrian collisions happen in marked crosswalks.

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Not so fast. Because you’re already swiveling your head, and because the human eye is drawn to motion, you’ve caught a pedestrian heading quickly towards the intersection, ready to run across. If you’d made the turn, you might suddenly have found yourself stopping to block the intersection.

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There’s no way for you to tell whether a car stopped at a crosswalk — even one with a turn signal on — has stopped

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important of the commandments is again a simple one: if you can’t see, slow down. This applies to blind corners, poorly lit areas, or even streets where you’re driving close to parked cars.

You need to do everything in your power to increase what you can see. In cases where vision is limited, you simply need to slow down to give yourself and others a chance.

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This seems pretty obvious, but it’s something that any racing school starts out teaching its students. Yes, the windshield is the main place you should direct your attention, but don’t be afraid to be looking through your side windows as well.

Shoulder-check. Watch for cyclists when turning right (and always).

Cycle through your mirrors.

Glance in the rearview when pulling up to a stop.

In traffic, fast-moving or slow, we tend to fixate on the tailgate in front of us. When they slow, we slow; when they speed up, we do too.

What you actually want to be doing is training yourself to look past the car ahead of you, and down the road. If you see brake lights, you’ll already be anticipating the slow-down, meaning you won’t suddenly have to hammer on the brakes and risk a fender-bender.

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