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City approves 4.24 per cent property tax hike Increase originally tagged at 3.9 per cent

Mike Howell

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The ruling Vision Vancouver council approved a last-minute property tax increase of .34 per cent Tuesday, which equates to an overall 4.24 per cent hike, that left the four Non Partisan Association councilors admittedly blindsided.

City staff’s proposed recommendation was for a 3.9 per cent property tax hike until Vision Coun. Raymond Louie successfully recommended halfway through the meeting that an additional .34 per cent increase be added to the overall hike.

“Today, I’m asking you to take action,” said Louie in challenging the NPA councillors, who attempted unsuccessfully at least three times to defer council’s decision on the budget and have staff look for ways to roll the additional tax hike into the $1.4-billion operating budget.

After four hours of debate, council voted 7-4 in favour of the operat-

ing budget and approved a $426-million capital budget. The NPA argued that Louie’s additional tax should have gone before the public before a council vote.

The back-and-forth between Louie and NPA Coun. George Affleck led to a fiery exchange between the two councillors during the lunch break.

The Courier captured the political jousting on video, with Affleck accusing Louie of not being fair to taxpayers.

Louie responded: “So George, you don’t care about housing? You don’t care about the discrimination against the Chinese people?”

Affleck abruptly left the council chambers and did not answer Louie.

Louie’s references to housing and discrimination were related to the $2.4 million the city will now have — because of the additional .34 per cent increase — to spend on such initiatives as a $975,000 “tactical response team” to review regulations and create new policy and

Vancouver’s homeowners and business property owners will be paying higher taxes next year after city council voted 7-4 Tuesday to increase property taxes by 4.24 per cent. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

zoning changes to increase housing options in low-density neighbourhoods.

Other initiatives include: • $300,000 towards having Chinatown become a UNESCO-recognized world heritage site.

• $250,000 to support programming related to the city’s work towards recognizing previous councils’ discrimination of Chinese people.

• $500,000 for “social grants.”

• $300,000 to help staff speed up permit approvals • $125,000 to hire a “renter protection manager.”

In arguing for approval of the budget, Vision Coun.

Heather Deal said the tax hike amounts to an average increase for a single-family house homeowner of $87 per year.

Of that, Deal said, 85 per cent will be for fixed costs of running the city and hiring people, including honouring collective agreements of police officers, firefighters and other union workers.

“Only $13 will be for the increases that we’ve asked for,” said Deal, noting the annual cost is $4.25 for the owner of an average-sized apartment.

Those new investments, she said, include increasing the efficiency of the city’s development and permit system, responding to the opioid crisis, implementing the empty homes tax, adding more childcare and creating more housing options.

Deal made those comments before Louie introduced the additional tax hike of .34 per cent.

The city’s new calculation under the 4.24 per cent tax hike is that a single-family home assessed at $1.8 million amounts to an extra $94 per year and $32 per year for a median strata unit assessed at $609,000.

Deal didn’t include the

additional increases in utility fees in her calculation. That $87 tax hike per year — which was based on a 3.9 per cent tax increase and not the approved 4.24 per cent increase — is in addition to $100 in utility fees for a total of $187 per year.

City budget documents show that a person’s estimated tax bill will be $2,312.

Add $1,371 in utility costs — $653 for water, $424 for sewer, $294 for solid waste — and that person’s combined bill is $3,683.

That calculation, again, was done under a 3.9 per cent increase.

For a business property assessed at $704,000, the 3.9 per cent tax increase coupled with increases in utility fees would have meant a $239 hike. So that’s $3,886 in property taxes and $1,273 in utilities for an estimated bill of $5,159.

The city did not say Tuesday how those costs for business property owners would increase under a 4.24 per cent increase. @Howellings

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Pro-Nazi audience member ejected from downtown bar John Kurucz

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For the second time in less than a month, far-right ideological posturing has spilled over into Vancouver’s live music scene.

A metal show at Pub 340 on Dec. 9 was sullied midperformance when an audience member raised his arms and motioned the Nazi salute towards the band on stage.

“I’m coming up to promoting 80 shows in Vancouver and this is the first time this has happened at one of my shows,” said Journeyman Productions’ Joey Hockin. “I don’t want my shows to be associated with that kind of thing.”

The incident occurred at the end of a song by local band Death Preacher, when metal fans traditionally raise their hands in the sign of devil’s horns to show their appreciation for the performer. The Nazi salute stuck out and was immediately noticed by at least three audience members, one of whom was Hockin’s co-worker. She asked the man to leave but he refused.

A bartender then intervened and escorted the audience member out of the venue. Hockin has since announced that Nazi sympathizers, or anyone promoting hatred or bigotry, will not be permitted into his shows.

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“Everyone is entitled to their opinion and there is the issue of free speech, but it’s my show and I’m going to draw the line and say, ‘No Nazis at my shows.’ End of story,” Hockin said. “It was completely out of place. It’s not like the bands are Nazi supporters. He was asking for trouble doing that.”

Though violence wasn’t involved over the weekend, the same can’t be said for an incident that took place at the Astoria just last month. Members of the “Proud Boys” showed up to the Downtown Eastside venue for a gig that doubled as a fundraiser for marginalized women in mid-November. Established

by Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys group maintains its ideological stance as a “pro-Western fraternal organization.”

Members eschew any ties to far-right ideologies, although McInnes himself has been ac-

cused of sexism and bigotry.

According to a story in the Vancouver Sun, Astoria staff asked the Proud Boys members to leave shortly after their arrival, but they refused. One of the Proud Boys was then assaulted in the washroom, prompting his cohorts to then verbally assault Astoria staffers.

Like Hockin, Rickshaw owner Mo Tarmohamed has rarely seen overt racism in Vancouver’s live music community. He’s owned the Rickshaw for six years and hasn’t encountered any incidents like the one Hockin was confronted with last week. If it were to happen, the audience member would be ejected, he says.

“I’m all for free speech and people of different opinions… [But] I wouldn’t allow, for example, a Confederate Flag inside,” Tarmohamed said. “If there’s some level of hate, I wouldn’t allow for that to happen.” @JohnKurucz

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First Nations leader slams NDP’s decision on Site C project Mike Howell

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Site C is in an area that is home to the Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations, which say the project could put more than 107 kilometres of river valley and their tributaries under water, including ancient burial grounds and cultural sites.

After hearing Horgan’s decision, the bands issued a statement saying they intended to seek a court injunction to halt construction on the project, and launch a separate civil action for “treaty infringement.”

B.C. Hydro has reached benefits agreements with at least six other First Nations, including the McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Saulteau and Halfway River First Nations.

“I know many of us would wish that the circumstances were different, but I and my colleagues have to accept the situation as we find it, not as how we would wish it would be,” said the premier, who accused the previous government of approving the-then $8.3-billion project in 2014 without first consulting the B.C. Utilities Commission.

In fulfilling a campaign promise to have the commission review the project, Horgan said the findings left his government “just one clear choice — that was to proceed with a $10.7-billion project, or cancel that project and absorb $4 billion in construction and remediation costs.”

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The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says he is “deeply and bitterly disappointed” with the decision of Premier John Horgan’s government to proceed with the $10.7-billion Site C hydroelectric dam project.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip said Horgan’s announcement Monday to continue with the three-year-old project on the Peace River is contrary to the NDP’s commitment to reconciliation and has left him and many First Nations people “absolutely outraged.”

“There was every expectation that they would bring the Site C project to a halt,” said Phillip, referring to the NDP’s election campaign.

“Mr. Horgan travelled up to Treaty 8 territory, was on the river and we have pictures with him holding up a sign that says, ‘Site C sucks.’”

Phillip said Horgan and his candidates campaigned to adopt the principles of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and committed to defend and protect the environment. Many people donated money to the NDP based on those commitments, he said.

“I’m totally convinced Horgan has inflicted irreparable harm on the NDP brand in British Columbia, and I don’t believe the party will recover from that,”

said Phillip, acknowledging he has been a longtime supporter of the NDP. “That’s why this is so infuriating.

This will go down in the annals of history as black Monday for the NDP.” Horgan announced Monday from the B.C legislature in Victoria that he wanted to “make better a bad situation” by proceeding with the Site C project near Fort St. John that was previously approved by the former B.C. Liberal-led government.

The premier acknowledged the project doesn’t have the support of all Treaty 8 territory First Nations but said their voices and perspectives were heard before his cabinet decided to proceed with the mega-dam, which threatens to flood more than 5,000 hectares of the Peace River valley.

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News Street to be named after police dog Mike Howell

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A new city street will be named after a deceased police dog.

The road is planned for the neighbourhood that is home to the Vancouver Police Department’s precinct on Graveley Street near Boundary Road.

Valiant was the name of Const. Mike Wellman’s dog, which was killed in the line of duty Dec. 18, 1967 after being shot while police attempted to capture a man who had escaped from prison.

Valiant was the first police dog killed while on duty.

The city’s “civic asset naming committee” recommended the new street be named after Valiant.

City council approved the recommendation Tuesday.

The new street will link East First Avenue to Graveley Street. The police department building is at 3585 Graveley St. Wellman and Valiant were part of a team of officers who responded to 1460 Nelson St. to capture a wanted man who had been serving a life sentence for murder. He was armed and “determined not to be taken alive,” says the staff report that went before city council.

“When officers surrounding the building called for the man to surrender and kicked in the door, the escapee fired two shots, narrowly missing the officers,”

A new street will be named after deceased police dog Valiant. Nitro, pictured here with handler Const. Howard Rutter, was the last Vancouver police dog to die while on duty.

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the report said. “Valiant was released and was shot as he pounced on the man.”

Wellman called Valiant to heel. Valiant returned and the wanted man “afraid the dog would return, gave up meekly when again ordered to surrender.” Valiant stood guard while the prisoner was taken to a police car, the report said.

Wellman then noticed his dog was bleeding. Valiant was rushed to hospital to undergo surgery but died of his wounds following a three-hour operation.

Naming the new street after the dog had to first be cleared with the E-Comm 911 dispatch centre to ensure “Valiant” wasn’t a name that would present a risk to public safety or the safety of emergency re-

sponders.

“Emergency dispatchers, receiving a majority of their calls from cellphones, most often do not have a caller’s location displayed to them,” the report said.

“They must then rely on a drop-down list of addresses based on the information relayed by the caller. As callers are often in distress, understanding them can be very difficult. For this reason [Vancouver and Fire Rescue Services] will not support names, particularly for streets, that present any risk of the location being misunderstood in an emergency situation.”

The staff report did not indicate when the street will be built.

“Police Service Dogs have been an important part of the VPD team since 1957,” said VPD spokesperson Const. Jason Doucette.

“Not only do they become of a part of the handler’s family, police dogs are valued by all of our officers.

To have a street named after one of our eight VPD dogs who has died serving the citizens of Vancouver would be an honour.”

Eight Vancouver police dogs have died in the line of duty since the dog squad formed in 1957. Nitro was the most recent; he died while trying to catch a suspected car thief in January 2006.

No charges were laid related to Nitro’s death. @Howellings

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News Why wildfires could be behind an increase in songbirds on the coast Naoibh O’Connor

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A “huge leap” in the number of songbirds the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. has seen this fall has staff speculating that last summer’s wildfires might be to blame for a change in their migration habits.

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and wings — which hasn’t been through its doors since 2007. The bird’s normal migration route has it go through the Interior and Alberta as it heads south for the winter. It was found injured in between Coquitlam Centre and Port Moody, but it made a full recovery over about three weeks and has since been released.

Although the association stresses that one can’t confuse causality with correlation,

ing migration. That compares to 399 in 2016, 491 in 2015 and 454 in 2014.

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the increase in bird activity, coupled with the appearance of a bird typically found in the Interior, has it wondering if wildfires may have forced many birds to the coast.

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Members of the service in the Chilcotin region, where wildfire activity was heavy this summer, have only been able to band around 1,000 birds, compared to the usual 1,800.

“That indicates that they’re missing 800 birds that they would normally band in that banding station,” Stephenson said. “If their numbers are down by almost half, that indicates that those [birds] had to go somewhere else.”

The rescue association, located in Burnaby, primarily deals with wildlife in the Lower Mainland.

During the fall, the majority of the 664 songbirds it took in came from Vancouver (38 per cent), followed by Burnaby (13 per cent), and Surrey and North Vancouver (both came in at 10 per cent).

Most of their injuries stemmed from window strikes. They can fracture bones or have internal

damage.

“They’ll have central nervous system damage, which is the main thing we see in them, so they’ll have head trauma like a concussion,” explained Stephenson.

Sometimes, after they hit a window, they’ll get picked up by a cat and, as a result, take longer to recover because they’ll have punctures and lacerations. They may also have to grow in feathers, which can take time.

“They’re more likely to make it if the concussion is not too severe or the fracture is limited to one or two bones. If it’s more than one or two bones, it’s obviously a really long recovery,” said Stephenson, who noted that the rescue association has a high recovery and release rate for a rehab centre.

She recommends residents who find an injured bird put it in a box and let it sit for about 20 minutes. If it flies out of the box, that’s fine, if it doesn’t, it should be brought the wildlife rescue centre where it will get a full exam and appropriate treatment, including veterinary care, a natural diet and a natural environment to recover in that reduces stress.

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Pet stores can no longer sell puppies, kittens Saša Lakić

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On Tuesday, city council unanimously voted to end sales of kittens, puppies and rabbits at Vancouver pet shops.

The Dec. 12 vote was the final result of a June directive by city council to amend two bylaws regarding the sourcing and retail sale of the animals as a way to cut down on “disreputable breeders,” impulse pet buying and animal overpopulation.

The new city regulation states that Vancouverites will still be able to adopt animals from some pet stores that have partnered with licensed animal shelters such as the BC SPCA. Kathy Powelson, executive director of the Paws for Hope Animal Foundation, said although she was thrilled about city’s adoption of the sales ban, she would like to see the ban extended to online sellers and the sale of smaller animals.

“There isn’t the same level of consciousness or awareness around the suffering of smaller animals

such as guinea pigs and hamsters,” said Powelson, who lobbied the city last February about crafting the bylaw amendments. “Because this is such a big issue, we start with low-hanging fruit. With cats, dogs and rabbits, people tend to get more worked up.”

She now wants to focus on educating people about online sales forums where, she said, a lot of unlicensed breeders operate.

Maria Soroski, cofounder of the Vancouver Orphaned Kitten Rescue Association, said that Metro Vancouver municipalities already have a large population of rescue cats and there is no need for people to buy them from pet stores.

Soroski said her association takes in roughly 1,400 cats a year, mostly from Surrey, and spays and neuters them.

Some are feral due to lack of socialization with humans and are released back into the wild after the medical procedures, while others, which have been socialized, are put up for adoption.

“Having these pet stores sell kittens that are bred on purpose, for profit, is

not helping the situation,” Soroski said. “If people are looking for small dogs, we don’t need pet stores getting these from puppy mills.

We’ve got enough. We’ve got lots of rescues.”

Olga Betts, president of Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy, said that people need to understand that owning a rabbit is a 10-year commitment and people tend to fall out of love with them once the rabbits reach puberty and start marking their territory with feces and urine. Betts said stores never sell adult rabbits and store operators are “notorious” for not knowing whether they are selling males or females, resulting in unwanted breeding and yet more responsibility when someone purchases a pair. “One of the big problems with people abandoning rabbits is they go to a pet store and they pick a little baby bunny because it is so cute, and it is an impulse buy,” Betts said.

“Animals are not shoes and hats. They should not be for sale in a store for anyone who puts down money.”

Lorie Chortyk, general

manager of community relations for the BC SPCA, said the ban is a good first step, but education of the greater populace about the circumstances at puppy mills is also necessary. Chortyk said the society gets a lot of complaints from people who buy their animals from pet stores. The ban, she said, would help to further rout out commercial breeders who fail to ensure that dogs meet provincial health and breeding standards.

“It’s a pretty open system.

It’s not a secret,” Chortyk said about the unregulated breeding and sourcing of dogs. “It’s not illegal for them to do this, but often how it happens is that pet stores say that they only deal with home breeders, but there is no real system for ensuring those animals are properly cared for.”

Chortyk added: “What has tended to happen in the past with some pet stores is they’re very good at having the kind of answers that people want to hear, but there is nothing to back that up. I think people need to ask a lot of questions whenever they are getting a pet.”

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Pride Parade’s police ban divided along generational lines Allen Garr

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There is still time for the Pride Society to change its mind about banning cops in uniform from next summer’s Pride Parade. But I wouldn’t bet on it.

What you can be sure of, though, is that the decision to carry out the ban is creating significant discord among gay activists to say nothing of the general public.

Well-known gay activist Stan Persky — who describes himself as belonging to “an earlier generation that invented gay liberation” — told the Vancouver Sun: “It seems to me a shoot-yourself-in-the-foot mistake for the Pride Parade to adopt a perspective about the police that isn’t widely shared within the gay community and doesn’t reflect the LGBT+ community’s experience with the police especially in Vancouver.”

Folks at city hall are truly puzzled if not totally annoyed by the decision. Their understanding was the same as the cop’s, which was this: Conversations between the cops and the Pride Society were ongoing about the role the police would play. The year prior, police agreed to reduce the number of members marching in uniform to 20 per cent while the rest of the contingent would wear T-shirts.

The Pride Society’s decision to ban uniformed police from next year’s parade does not sit well with many older members of the city’s gay community. PHOTO SANDRA THOMAS

Cops and the mayor were of the opinion that nothing had been concluded in last September’s meeting. Talks would be ongoing.

The Pride Society now says that was not true. More specifically, in an article posted on the society’s website, they say they were clear with the police in September about no cops in uniform in the 2018 parade: “We didn’t expect the Vancouver Police to lie.”

The event has been part of the Vancouver scene since 1981 and last year reportedly attracted more than 600,000 folks. Long-

time city councillor and early Pride organizer Tim Stevenson says he and other gay people worked long and hard to have police included in the parade to help legitimize it and improve relations between his community and the cops.

“That was our struggle,” he said this week while expressing frustration at a decision that totally blindsided him.

“It is a generational thing,” said Stevenson, noting that only one member of the city’s gay advisory committee — an older white male — supports cops in

uniforms marching in the parade. The rest are much younger and all opposed to that proposition.

The Pride Society canvassed what they refer to as their “elders.”

Many of them fought the battles that led to some of the rights and freedoms people enjoy today. A clear majority were against excluding cops in uniform.

The Pride Parade was seen as an act of inclusion, a symbol of acceptance and cooperation among law enforcement officers and the gay community.

That apparently was

before the Toronto branch of Black Lives Matter blocked that city’s Pride Parade last year to protest the presence of police in uniforms because of rocky relations between the cops in that town and the black community there and south of the border.

Vancouver, however, is not Toronto. Relations here with the cops are very different, and to the degree there has been discord in the past it is being worked out.

There is also the point that a fair number of cops who march in the Pride Parade are openly gay and

the fact they can now wear a police uniform is a fair measure of the distance the cops have come.

The Pride Society says there is now more to consider than those old white males who fought yesterday’s battles. Resistance to the police comes most strongly from younger gay people, who define themselves at the intersection of sexuality and ethnicity — who also categorize themselves as Indigenous, black or people of colour. They were most outspoken about grievances concerning treatment by police. And they clearly won the day.

But what the community will inevitably lose as a result is still unclear while the Pride Society continues to tie itself in knots justifying a divisive decision.

By the way, to add insult to injury, Stevenson says the Pride Society, which gets $50,000 from the city as a parade with “civic status,” now has its hand out again to the city for help covering a $100,000 deficit from last year’s event even though “they know the rules.”

Finally, the Pride Society laments on its website: “It’s disappointing that this is the issue that has caused so many in our community to be enraged.” Further evidence of just how out of touch they are. @allengarr

B.C. families hang hopes on big change in childcare Average Vancouver family faces $1,300 a month in childcare costs

Tracy Sherlock

tracy.sherlock@gmail.com

Imagine paying $1,300 a month for childcare.

That’s the new reality in Vancouver, says a report out this week from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Full-time childcare for a toddler in Vancouver now costs $1,292 per month or $15,500 a year — a huge chunk of change for the average family.

When housing costs are out of this world and childcare eats up $15,000 in after-tax money, the living isn’t easy for young families.

To put those fees into perspective, consider the tuition at Vancouver’s most prestigious private schools.

Full-time tuition for B.C. students at York House is $20,600 a year; at Saint George’s it’s $21,585.

Tuition at the University of British Columbia for a

full-time undergraduate arts student is $5,190 a year — a veritable bargain compared to daycare costs for toddlers.

Vancouver’s median childcare fees are second only to Toronto, across Canada, the CCPA study found. For infants, fees are even higher at $1,360 per month, while for preschoolers the fees average $950 a month for full-time care.

“Child care fees in most of Canada are still outpacing inflation, and for many they were too expensive to begin with,” says CCPA senior economist David Macdonald. “On top of that, wait lists are nearly universal.”

Those sky-high fees and never-ending wait lists may be contributing factors towards falling enrolment in Vancouver public schools.

As enrolment grows elsewhere in the province and skyrockets in family-friendly suburbs such as Surrey, the number of kids in Vancouver

public schools is shrinking.

And the kids who aren’t showing up to public school in Vancouver aren’t all registering in private schools.

The actual number of kids living in Vancouver is dropping, the 2016 Census results show. Vancouver has about 5,000 fewer kids than expected. Children make up just 11 per cent of Vancouver’s population, whereas in Surrey, kids account for nearly 18 per cent.

Despite fewer kids, 95 per cent of childcare centres in the city have a wait list, the study found.

There’s action on behalf of many government officials to try to remedy the shortage of spaces, although we’ve yet to see definitive action on fees.

Last week, the B.C. government announced $33 million for 91 organizations to build 3,806 new childcare spaces. Vancouver’s share was $3 million for 453 spaces.

“We are speeding up the creation of new childcare spaces to address years of pent-up demand for child care,” said Katrina Chen, minister of state for child care.

New Green Party school board trustee Judy Zaichkowsky put forward a motion that the VSB urge the government to require childcare as part of new or upgraded schools. Trustees were to discuss this motion this week.

The NDP campaigned on bringing in a $10-a-day childcare program, but the plan was not part of its midyear budget update.

In Montreal, median fees for all children younger than school age are just $168 a month, but that is because the government mandates the fees.

Affordable childcare is an essential part of reducing poverty among children, said Adrienne Montani, provincial coordinator for

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.

Nearly 20 per cent of B.C. children aged 0 to 17 — that’s about 153,300 kids — live in poverty, B.C. First Call’s 2017 BC Child Poverty Report Card found.

Fully half of single-parent kids are poor, Montani said.

“We need that $10-a-day plan and we’re hoping to see a beginning on that in the February budget,” she said.

A study earlier this year by economist Robert Fairholm found that the $10-a-day childcare would make enough money to pay for building and operating the system.

“Full implementation of the $10-a-day plan will have a significant and positive impact on GDP and create 69,100 jobs, even in the short term,” Fairholm said.

I think setting the rate at $10 a day might cost the province too dearly — I’d like to see a maximum rate of perhaps $25 a day, with

reductions for people with low incomes.

B.C.’s Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Shane Simpson, said in an interview that action can be expected in the February budget.

“I anticipate that you will see attention and some focus on childcare and housing in the February budget,” Simpson said.

Chen also promised that the budget would show a “long-term commitment to building a system of accessible, affordable and quality child care for families across the province.”

There are a lot of folks hoping that commitment is for more than just new spaces. Inordinate childcare fees must also be addressed if we hope to keep children in our city.

Tracy Sherlock writes about education and social issues.

She can be reached at tracy. sherlock@gmail.com.

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City should step up to the plate Re: “Housing in Vancouver will get worse before it gets better,” Dec. 7.

Although Michael Geller’s article has plenty of merit to address various city areas to consider developing affordable housing (Langara Golf Course, West Sixth Avenue, etc.), it seems so obvious that as the new landlord of the Arbutus Lands why can’t city hall step up to the plate and deliver sections of this property to homeless, non-profit and Aboriginal housing. It’s about time that the city take serious ownership of this crisis and allocate medium to large portions of this old transportation route into something of real community value rather than continue to cookie-cut away at multiple small garden plots (i.e. 4410 Kaslo).

Al Sebben, Vancouver

Vancouver needs more pools Re: “Vancouver community school gets reprieve,” Dec. 4.

Vancouver lost four outdoor swimming pools and the final VanSplash report does not include adequate recommendations to replace them in the near future.

An outdoor pool of a yet undescribed size and scope may be built when a new Marpole Community Centre is eventually built, some years away from now.

Marpole lost its outdoor swimming pool in 1996 (Oak Pool).

Vansplash consultants HCMA (who advocated for outdoor pool closures since 2001 and met its objectives when the last outdoor swimming pool closed in Mount Pleasant in 2009) are now recommending Alvin Brouwer PUBLISHER

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the closure of indoor neighbourhood pools.

One Hillcrest-like destination pool in Kitsilano will not fill the service gap left by the closure of community indoor swimming pools, and one small outdoor leisure play pool will not replace the four lost outdoor swimming pools.

The consultants have not adapted to the trends expressed by aquatic users who simply do not love swimming at the large destination pools as much as HCMA loves designing them. Vancouver needs more pools, now, not fewer.

Margery Duda, Vancouver Society for Promotion of Outdoor Pools

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Dreck the halls with sloth underwear, Trudeau Michael Kissinger

on your dopey forehead. The hat is also made of 100 per cent hemp — a fact you’ll no doubt tell the stranger you’ve cornered at a party for 45 minutes while explaining the historical significance of your sick headgear.

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For the last 13 years, the Courier has scoured the streets of Vancouver’s retail landscape and the lonely recesses of the internet for Christmas gift ideas that are unusual, strange and just plain wrong. In that time we’ve come to learn a few things. Moustache and bacon-adorned memorabilia no longer holds the ironic cachet it once did. TransLink might be a mess politically, but its new online gift shop is surprisingly savvy. And whoever is in charge of the “home and lifestyle” section of the Canucks’ online boutique lives in an alternate reality, or maybe just Nanaimo. Happy shopping.

Eleanor Wachtel. There’s also a good chance you’re contemplating becoming a bee keeper and self-publishing a slim volume of poetry. Once again, no judgement.

Bus art throw pillow

$59 at translinkstore.ca Bring all the majesty, stylishness and je ne sais quoi of the #10 Granville bus into your living room with this sueded micro-fibre throw pillow fashioned after everyone’s favourite vomitorium on wheels. In case you’re wondering, that “je ne sais quoi” is probably the scent of urine and Axe Body Spray from patrons of the Republic Nightclub.

Personalized amp door mat

$44.36 at uncommongoods.com Show Canada Post, Jehovah Witnesses and the rare house guest (who are you trying to kid?) that your rock ’n’ roll cred is matched only by your love of a clean house. Or perhaps you just get off on people wiping their dirty shoes on your name.

No judgement.

Mason Jar Single Station Radio Tuner

$57.04 at uncommongoods.com If listening to a pre-tuned radio fashioned out of a Mason jar is your thing, I’m guessing you’re pre-tuning said Mason jar to the dulcet tones of CBC’s

$22.95 and $14.95 at the Vancouver Police Museum, 240 East Cordova, vancouverpolicemuseum.ca Sadly, the Vancouver Police Museum’s once-mighty gift shop has been reduced to a meagerly stocked bookshelf in the foyer across from the ticket desk. But if books written by former VPD beat cops about the good ol’ days — or bad ol’ days, depending how you look at it — is your thing, then the Vancouver Police Museum has a bookshelf for you. Sure, titles such as Shots Fired, Vancouver Blue and Enforced Entry (I may have made that one up) sound vaguely pornographic, but your old man will probably appreciate them and maybe even finally acknowledge he’s proud of you by grunting thanks before stoically staring into the fireplace to watch the crumpled ball of wrapping paper slowly burn.

George Washington Grassroots ball cap

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the kind of person who would go out of their way to tell you they’re wearing a $285 beanie knit from the wool found inside an MLB game-used baseball.

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Kush Nugz toque

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Not that I can even fathom why someone would need 55 gallons of lubricant, but it’s nice to know it’s there, ready to be purchased at any hour of the day. #blessed

$29.95 at Ignite Smoke Shop I won’t even pretend to know what “kush nugz” means or even does, except probably make you want to wear baggy ass jeans and listen to Sublime.

But as far as toque fashions go, you could do worse.

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Sloth bikini underwear

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TransLink System Map Shower Curtain

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Retro Orange SeaBus Bottle $25.95 at translinkstore.ca Hydration and nostalgia for public transit — together at last.

Harkening back to the days when the SeaBus was orange and North Vancouver was ruled by an alcoholic mayor who dressed in a pirate suit — wait, that’s Nanaimo, my bad — these stainless steel, copper vacuuminsulated water bottles keep your favourite drinks hot for 12 hours and cold for 48 hours.

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$10.08 at uncommongoods.com In another era, this could have been society’s internet, wheel or fire, leading millennials out of the primordial darkness. Sadly, the Avocado Hugger is just a silicon cup doing the work of saranwrap or Tupperware but at a higher pay grade. It’s also a terrible name for a band.

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Laptop Cat Scratching Pad

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So why not make your ungrateful feline friend somewhat entertaining with this scratching pad made to look like a computer. Plus, when Cats Domino ignores your affections, you can tell yourself he’s too busy checking his email.

slipping into this cozy collection of George Lucas-approved R2D2 spa wear, which includes a robe, slippers, satin eye mask and toe separators. Why the creators of this intergalactic loungewear didn’t look to the chakra-aligning fashions of Yoda for inspiration will forever be one of the universe’s great mysteries.

Grunge Sponge

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Canucks Goalie Mask Drink Tube

$112.49 at nhlshop.ca It sounds like a forgotten Guided by Voices album, but Goalie Mask Drink Tube is actually a mind-boggling drinking contraption that can hold 100 fluid ounces of liquid — I would suggest Rock-a-Berry Cooler — and boasts an interior ice holder, pull-down pour spout, hockey puck cup stand and goalie mask base. What a time to be alive.

Kim Mitchell, you are a wild party. So why not bust open those party doors of perception with an eight-foot long, 26.9-pound party python. Yes, it’s a lot of sugar. And yes, not everyone will take you up on your invitation to “nibble at will.” But not everyone appreciated Citizen Kane or polio vaccinations when they were first released. This is like that, except it’s a giant party python.

Trudeau Shower Curtain

$85 cafepress.ca There may be no place for the state in bedrooms of the nation, but bathrooms are another thing, especially if those sets of peepers are a pair of baby blues belonging to Trudeau the Younger. Seriously, is there nothing creepy and invasive this dude can’t trick us into believing isn’t creepy and invasive? I could go on if I wasn’t so transfixed by that penetrating stare.

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$22.28 at Etsy.com DIY crafter website Etsy is a microcosm of the political divide going on with our neighbours to the south. For every MAGA hat, coffee mug and G-string there’s an equally poorly articulated anti-Trump pair of jogging pants, ironic T-shirt and handmade dream catcher.

Which is why the Donald Trump pet wig could be the uniting force the world needs right now. Not only is it meant for both cats AND dogs, it’s equally agnostic regarding whom it’s targeting. Does a Donald Trump pet wig mock the Man Child of Mar-a-Lago or does it celebrate him? Is putting a hairpiece on your cat an act of whimsy or cruelty? As with most things, the answer is a bit more nuanced. @Midlifeman1

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Five gifts for the Canadian in your life These vintage-inspired gifts are sure to inspire nostalgia SANDRA THOMAS sthomas@vancourier.com Canadiana. Remember a time when you used to bundle up in a wool sweater and scarf in search of maple syrup while downing a pint of beer wrapped in Tragically Hip album art? Me neither. But there is something very Canadian about the look, which is what makes these gifts so much fun as well as practical. So whether you’re purchasing a gift for under the tree

or to send to a Canadian expatriated family member who insists they really just like the weather where they’re living, but everyone really knows they’re not allowed back into the country, these gifts are sure to please.

CBC LOGO SWEATER Whether you’re mourning the retirement of Rick Cluff from The Early Edition or celebrating Stephen Quinn as the new host, these are the sweaters CBC fans will want to be wearing to ring in the new year at the Mother Corp. These sweaters, designed and hand-knit in Vancouver, feature the iconic CBC gem logo and zigzags representing analog radio waves. The Hockey Night in Canada version is also pretty skookum. ($420) Visit grantedclothing.com.

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VINTAGE CANADIAN MAP PILLOWS Owner and maker Helen Hawketts started her small family business back in 2010, after finding an“amazing” 1932 road map of Prince Edward County. That find inspired Hawketts to start making her unique Canadian vintage map pillows. Today she uses more than 20 different maps from across Canada on pillowcases, including one featuring a map of Vancouver from

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Canuck the crow T-shirt sales soar Fans from around the word flock to East Van for glimpse of winged celebrity

Rebecca Blissett

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Forget dolls that spit up or robot birds that hatch. One of the hottest asks on this year’s Christmas lists could be a Canuck the crow T-shirt.

Part of the draw of owning a T-shirt with a drawing of East Vancouver’s beloved bird is it has to be bought the old-fashioned way. They can only be bought directly from the East Vancouver crow’s best human friend, Shawn Bergman, at certain times and places. So far it’s been at a Canuck the crow gallery show at ROAM two weeks ago and then last Saturday on a strip of grass behind the McDonald’s at Hastings and Cassiar streets. Yes, the same McDonald’s where Canuck stole a knife from a crime scene in the parking lot last year — a story that the Courier broke and then was picked up by news outlets around the world.

Bergman made it clear he’s only doing in-person sales for now; he doesn’t have the time to set up an online shop and manage it. And managing it would take some work if his “Canuck and I” fan page on Facebook is any indication — some of the 96,000 fans who live as far away as Germany said they were keen to purchase a shirt.

Of course the biggest draw of owning a Canuck the crow T-shirt is owning a Canuck the crow T-shirt. A dozen people milled around the grassy hill at 10 a.m.

Saturday with cash in hand to buy one, two, or three shirts. When somebody left, another took their place so there was a constant crowd of people who often looked to the sky hoping for a visit from everybody’s favourite wild bird. Bergman carried shirt samples in his duffle bag and disappeared and reappeared in and out of the day’s persistent fog to his house to fetch and deliver the goods.

Australian Drew Chislett arrived with his son Jubb to pick up two shirts.

“We didn’t come all the way here to see Canuck. I like to tell everyone we did but I might be lying a little,” Chislett said. “We’re here for Christmas, visiting my sister-in-law and her family.

We actually came down on our first morning here and found Canuck.”

Chislett heard about Canuck’s antics of knife-stealing, key-thieving and other mischief back home; his father-in-law told him about how a crow nicked a tool while he was working on his house a few streets away on East Georgia. Chislett saw the news stories and became interested, especially as crows in his hometown

Matthew Paugh was one of the first Canuck the crow fans to purchase a T-shirt Saturday morning at Canuck’s favourite hangout behind the McDonald’s at Hastings and Cassiar streets.

See photo gallery at vancourier.com. PHOTO REBECCA BLISSETT

of Victoria, Australia are much larger and are better known for harassing sheep.

They also sound different, he added. “They have a caaaaaaaawwwww that goes on — they sound like they’re dying midair.”

With every T-shirt purchase, Bergman was asked about Canuck’s whereabouts. Those who were at “the Block” — Bergman’s name for the grassy area behind the restaurant — right at 10 a.m. were lucky.

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siar made an appearance atop a street sign, then on one of the park boulders where fans gave him grapes and sunflower seeds. Matthew Paugh, familiar with Canuck’s thieving ways, brought along a set of unused keys and made a show of pretending to drop them.

Canuck didn’t bite, once again proving that crows are indeed intelligent.

Canuck became difficult to spot from that point; a huge gang of his kind soon joined the party. Still, Berg-

man could usually spot him — even if the red zip tie on his leg was impossible to see from a distance.

“I know it’s him because I hang out with him on a daily basis,” he said. “It’s sorta like if you heard your best friend yell your name out in a crowd. You’d know who it was. I recognize his caw — I know that voice.

When he caws, it’s like he’s yelling, ‘Hey!’” The T-shirt is the second design made by artist Madison Tuff. The first featured Canuck with a knife in his mouth, but Berman said he wanted to make the latest edition more “family friendly.” Tuff captured Canuck’s mischievous personality, but it wasn’t without some controversy.

Some fans on Bergman’s Facebook page sniffed that the drawing made Canuck look “too cartoonish,” too much like a “Disney” crow or that it “missed Canuck’s sweetness.”

“When Shawn first announced the design, I chose to stay away from the comments because he had mentioned they’d been a little rough,” said Tuff. “It can be difficult reading harsh words about a passion project we crafted out of our mutual love for an amazing bird.

That being said, the good far outweighed the bad

and the community really stood up in a show of support. Reading the words of happy fans made it all worth it.”

Tuff, who recently moved from Vancouver to San Francisco, met Canuck in his pre-fame days.

She had heard of the bird through friends at Leeside skatepark who posted a photo of Canuck being lifted from the ground, dangling from a shoelace he’d chomped on to. She tracked down Bergman and asked to meet Canuck.

“We met at Empire Fields and walked several laps with Canuck following us. He occasionally landed on my shoulder to check me out. It was very soon after this encounter that I decided to draw some art for Shawn. It was so kind of him to meet me and I really respect the bond he has with Canuck.

Animals are great judges of character.”

Check the Canuck and I Facebook page for updates on upcoming T-shirt sales.

Five per cent of the $30 price tag goes to Night Owl Bird Hospital, which treated Canuck last March after someone at a soccer game in East Vancouver hit the bird on the head with a flagpole. Canuck made a full recovery. @rebeccablissett

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$25-million donation helps reduce surgery wait times

Saša Lakic

sasha.lakic@gmail.com

Christmas came early for the Vancouver General Hospital Dec. 6 when Tom Gaglardi, owner of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced a $25-million donation to the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, the largest in the foundation’s history.

Barbara Grantham, president and CEO of the foundation, says the donation will be part of a larger construction project at VGH and the UBC campus hospital to build 16 new surgical rooms and a 40-bed unit for post-surgery care totalling $145 million.

The project is meant to cut down on hospital wait times by moving some of the “higher volume, lower acuity” surgeries to UBC, while VGH will focus on more complex procedures such as organ transplants

Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi (third from left) was at VGH Dec. 6 to announce a $25- million donation from his family towards 16 new surgical rooms and a 40-bed unit for post-surgery care. PHOTO SAŠA LAKIC

and trauma treatments.

Grantham also said the foundation will provide $60 million, while the provincial government will provide the rest.

“If you are scheduled for your knee replacement or

your hip replacement today, you are not going to be bumped here [at VGH] by an urgent case that comes in overnight,” Grantham explained. “Our goal is that the combination of those two things will bring down the

wait times and use each of our two sites in a much more efficient and effective way.”

According to a 2016 study by the Fraser Institute, which has been tracking hospital wait times for surgeries since 1993, the

median time for Canadians waiting for surgery is 20 weeks, the longest measure to date. In British Columbia, the median wait time from when patients see their doctor to getting into the operating room is 25.2 weeks. For knee and hip replacements, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ranks Canada among the lowest performers across Western countries.

Dr. Richard Cook, a VGH cardiac surgeon who was part of the roughly 120 spectators in the cathedral Diamond Court, welcomed the donation and said the hospital tends to the sickest patients in the province who need quality care.

“Our operating rooms are okay, but we need operating rooms that are better and bigger, that have all the new technology, and we need more of them because we are doing more

work,” Dr. Cook said.

“This is going to allow us to increase our capacity.”

Gaglardi, who’s also a real estate developer and owns several restaurant chains, reminisced about his grandfather Phil Gaglardi, former B.C. Minister of Public Works and later Highways.

He told the audience the “selfless legacy” of his grandparents — after whom the new surgical centre at the Jim Pattison Pavilion will be named — inspired the family to donate. He said it had been a long-time conversation with his father, the hospital and the foundation, and years in the making.

“The situation here is pretty antiquated, so this will bring us up to modern times,” Gaglardi said.

“When we heard about the opportunity, we thought everything just lined up with what we wanted to see, and we are just happy to be able to be part of it.” @sashalakic

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The honour system is being used to ensure that all visitors to Vancouver hospitals and seniors homes have either a flu shot or wear a mask. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Flu shots a must before hospital visits Saša Lakic

sasha.lakic@gmail.com

This winter all visitors to Vancouver hospitals and nursing homes once again must get a flu shot or wear a surgical mask.

The policy is meant to protect those with weakened immune systems or are receiving treatment.

It covers all hospitals, residential homes and other health care facilities and is in effect until March 31, 2018.

Tiffany Akins, spokesperson for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the policy relies on an honour system.

“It’s not something that we police, but we hope and expect people to either have the flu shot or wear a mask when they are in any of our facilities,” Akins said.

Dr. Meena Dawar, a medical health officer with VCH, said although cases in hospital wards are less frequent than in residential care facilities, for people with underlying health conditions, the flu can complicate the primary treatment and lead to longer hospital stays.

“They are at high risk of complication from influenza, getting severely ill from influenza, being hospitalized, having a longer hospitalization, ending up in [intensive care] or even

dying from influenza,” Dr. Dawar said.

A Nov. 30 report by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says that for the period between Nov. 12 and Nov. 25, flu rates were within the 10-year average and detection “remains at low but increasing levels, with a mix of influenza A and B.” Detection of the flu in those with respiratory viruses was at 10 per cent, most commonly with the A-strain (H3N2) — the common flu — which can affect adults 20 years and older, and especially the elderly and kids. Five outbreaks were confirmed, four of which were at long-term care facilities.

FluWatch, an online influenza tracker by the federal government, says that flu season came early this year and detections of flu cases nationwide have increased to 11 per cent between Nov. 19 and Nov. 25, compared to six per cent for the same period last year.

Flu shots can be obtained at most pharmacies, walk-in clinics and doctor’s offices, free of charge. A full list of locations where people can get flu shots is listed on the VCH website. @sashalakic

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You, too, can have an authentic cutting down a

Christmas tree experience without leaving the city.

The University of B.C.’s Forestry Undergraduate Society is once again opening

its Christmas Tree Farm to the public this weekend.

Established in 2006, the Christmas Tree Farm has both live-potted as well as

field-planted trees. Every year the farm is opened to the public and residents can buy a potted Christmas tree, or venture out into

the field to cut down their own. Pre-cut trees can also be purchased but must be ordered ahead of time.

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growing high quality, no spray Christmas trees using environmentally safe and responsible techniques and methods,” the society says

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Live-potted trees can be returned to the farm after Christmas and will continue to grow for future Christmases.

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FEEDING BRITISH COLUMBIANS: CBC Vancouver welcomed thousands to its broadcast centre for its annual Open House and Food Bank Day. As part of this beloved tradition, guests met their favourite CBC personalities, took a tour of the newsroom and watched live broadcasts throughout the day while raising funds to help those who rely on food banks across the province. The Early Edition team kicked off the day of giving.

Before radio host Rick Cluff signed off at 8:37 a.m., more than $200,000 was collected — a record pace. The generosity continued throughout the day. Before everyone signed off at the conclusion of the campaign, more than $800,000 was raised, shattering last year’s record haul. The following workday, Cluff — the sports reporterturned-radio host helming the most listened to radio program in B.C. — announced his retirement after 41 years with the national broadcaster. Cluff signs off from the hosting chair on Dec. 22 with a special holiday program.

For a longer version of this column see vancourier.com.

Elpie Marinakis Jackson and Bacchus executive chef Montgomery Lau introduced the restaurant’s newest offerings in time for the holidays.

Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia thanked Premier John Horgan and the provincial government for the $20-million gift that helped make the groundbreaking Pacific Autism Family Network facility in Richmond a reality.

Early Edition’s Rick Cluff and Theresa Duvall kicked off the 31st CBC Open House and Food Bank Day campaign. The following workday, Cluff announced his retirement after 41 years with the national broadcaster.

Making spirits bright, CBC’s Christine Coulter and Margaret Gallagher welcomed thousands to the annual food bank fundraiser and open house.

Greater Vancouver Food Bank CEO Aart Schuurman Hess received a $5,000 cheque from Scotiabank’s Sandra Boyce and Grace Kim. It contributed to the more than $800,000 raised from the CBC’s day of giving for food banks across the province.

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Take notice, residents of the 604. Soon, you can add “most horrible person in Vancouver” to your mantelpiece.

All that and more can be yours Dec. 20 at the Rio Theatre, when the improv collective known as the Fictionals debuts the newest addition to its comedic arsenal: Cards Against Vancouver.

Featuring cards that both revile and revere life in Vancouver, the show will include more than 100 made-in-Vancouver tidbits: potshots at the Canucks and TransLink, or appreciation for Stanley Park and the Vancouver Grizzlies.

“Improv is inherently a group art form,” Fictionals co-founder David Chai told the Courier. “There are solo and duo groups that do great work but I think improv is really fun with you get five, six or seven performers together on stage.”

The Fictionals co-founder Daniel Chai sports his group’s newest comedic offering: Cards Against Vancouver, a humour-filled take on life in the city. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

The collective’s newest creation is taken from the uber popular game Cards Against Humanity, which is billed as a “party game for horrible people.” The game’s format involves a

participant asking a question from a black card, which is then answered by those holding white cards.

Humour, sometimes of the darkest nature, is encouraged.

That’s where the “most horrible person in Vancouver” distinction comes in.

The Fictionals have held monthly Cards Against Humanity tournaments since 2012. Audience

members participate until the raunchiest answers suss out the month’s most vile Vancouverite. The winning answers are then acted out

by Fictionals members.

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have taken note of audience contributions and member suggestions. More than 200 references were hatched before the master list was completed with 125 entries.

Not every suggestion made the final cut.

“There were quite a few variations around having sex in, or on, weird places throughout Vancouver — having sex in a Car2Go or having sex on top of the Lions Gate Bridge,” Chai said. “It sounds funny, but we also didn’t want to give anyone weird ideas.”

Not only will the Fictionals roll out their take on Vancouver live at the Rio, the group has also created a free download with all 125 cards, available online at thefictionals.com.

For more information see riotheatre.ca. @JohnKurucz The Dec. 20 show is intended for those 16 or older. Tickets are $12 plus service charges in advance, or $14 at the door.

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It’s considered to be one of the most important paintings of Emily Carr’s career.

The Audain Foundation, led by chairman Michael Audain, a prominent art collector and philanthropist, recently acquired “Le Paysage,” one of a few pieces Carr painted while she was studying in France in 1910 and 1911.

It will be on permanent display at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

While the exact sale price of the piece was not revealed, the foundation put up just under $1 million for the museum to acquire the painting from a private collector.

The oil-on-board piece was one of two paintings that were accepted for the 1911 Salon d’Automne at the Grand Palais, an annual art exhibition held in Paris since

1903. The other, “Autumn in France,” has been in the National Gallery of Canada’s collection since 1948.

Darrin Martens, chief curator at the Audain Art Museum, said the Salon d’Automne was “where the avant-garde artists of the time would put up their new paintings and would either be heralded or criticized.”

Carr’s paintings were displayed alongside other prominent artists of the time.

“It’s amazing to think that a virtually unknown artist from Victoria, B.C. had two paintings accepted by the jury of this prestigious exhibition, particularly given that works by women were so rare,” Audain said. “But, on this occasion, Emily Carr had two works up on the wall in the same company as great artist of the day — Bonnard, Braque, Leger, Matisse and Picasso.”

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“Le Paysage,” which later became known simply as “Brittany,” has only been displayed publicly twice.

Aside from the original exhibition at Salon d’Automne in 1911, it was also included in a large retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada in the 1990s. It was in a private collection until it was purchased by the Audain Foundation last week.

It will go on display at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler on Dec. 13, becoming part of the gallery’s permanent display of Carr’s work, which is currently the largest in the country.

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Carr was part of the British watercolour tradition, which is more documentary in style, Martens said. This work signifies a departure from that traditional work that she was known for.

“She travelled to Paris as well as London to learn then what would be called the new art and to — like many of us today want to — expand our horizons and have new experiences,” he said.

“She wanted to learn about colour and how colour could be used in a much more expressive way.”

However, her work did not receive a warm welcome when she returned home.

“It is tragic that when Emily Carr returned to Victoria with art, which reflected shades of French Impressionism, it provoked such ridicule that for a decade she virtually gave up painting,” Martens said. “Yet the acceptance of this picture by the Salon

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Stick-taps & Glove-drops • I’m dropping the gloves with the hockey gods for picking on poor Anton Rodin. The guy couldn’t catch a break with the Canucks, so he signed in Switzerland, where he literally caught a break: he crashed into the boards and broke his leg, taking him out of the lineup for eight weeks. That’s cruel and unusual punishment, hockey gods. Haven’t you done enough?

• Stick-tap to Jacob Markstrom for finally posting his first career NHL shutout last week. Just one game after losing a shutout bid with three minutes left, he finally put up the long-awaited goose egg, making 30 saves on 30 shots against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Before the season started, I identified six things that had to go right for the Canucks to make the playoffs. So far, five of those six things have done exactly that and, accordingly, the Canucks have been right in the thick of the playoff picture for most of the season.

The Canucks needed to turn around their special teams; they currently have a top-10 power play, and are near league average on the penalty kill.

They needed one or both goalies — Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson — to step up with the departure of Ryan Miller. Apart from a few shaky starts, goaltending has been a strength for the Canucks.

Brock Boeser needed to be a first-line forward in his rookie season; he has exceeded even those lofty expectations, leading the Canucks in scoring and putting himself in the Calder Trophy conversation.

The Sedins needed a bounce-back year, as did Loui Eriksson; the trio have provided solid secondary scoring and shown flashes of the old Sedin wizardry.

Perhaps most importantly, the Canucks needed the rest of the Pacific Division to implode. The Edmonton Oilers have obliged, crashing to the bottom of the NHL standings, while the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames have had their own struggles.

Unfortunately, that’s just five of six, and the Canucks really needed all six to go right. The last key for the Canucks season was staying healthy. On that front, they’ve fallen well short, though it’s been largely out of their control.

The Canucks have managed to survive some tough injuries so far this season — stellar goaltending kept them alive during Chris Tanev’s seven-game absence — but their current injuries, might be too much for the Canucks to overcome.

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It started with Derek Dorsett and Brandon Sutter. Dorsett’s playing career is over, as a herniated disc after spinal surgery made continuing too much of a risk, while Sutter has been out since Nov. 25 with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Those two were the core of the Canucks’ checking line and key penalty killers, so the team has certainly felt their absence.

But it’s the latest two injuries that threaten to derail the season entirely.

Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi suffered fractures four days apart — Horvat to his foot and Baertschi to his jaw. That removes two-thirds of the Canucks’ first line, who were second and third on the Canucks in scoring, for at least the next four to six weeks.

Heading into the season, Henrik Sedin said, “I think injuries will be less of a

factor this year because of the depth we have,” while Jim Benning claimed, “When we do have injuries, we’re going to be calling up real players that we want to develop into long-term players.”

Instead, AHL journeyman Michael Chaput has been called up and the Canucks traded for fourth-line centre Nic Dowd to shore up their centre depth.

The injuries to Dorsett, Sutter, Horvat and Baertschi have exposed just how shallow their depth really is.

The Canucks have looked terrible with Horvat out of the lineup, even if Boeser continues to score in his absence.

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There’s just one teenager in Swedish Hockey League history with a higher points-per-game average than Elias Pettersson: Kent “the Magic Man” Nilsson, one of the greatest Swedish hockey players of all time. His 1.5 points per game in 1975-76 set a high-water mark; as of press time, Pettersson is averaging 1.35 points per game.

Brock Boeser scored his 16th goal of the season in the Canucks’ loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night, putting him on pace for 45 goals. If he does reach that lofty mark — and it’s pretty optimistic to suggest he will — he’ll tie Dale Hawerchuk and Luc Robitaille for the seventh most goals by a rookie.

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Vancouver’s economy is expected to boom in early January, Lisa Beare, B.C.’s Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, said at a Dec. 7 press conference.

This will be the sixth time that Vancouver has hosted the event and it’s expected to generate approximately $6 million in economic activity.

“Events like the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships draw thousands of people to our province,” Beare said when announcing $110,000 in provincial

funding. “More visitors to our province means more business for our tourism sector, and more jobs for British Columbians.”

The Nationals have an even greater significance for some of the skaters taking part. The competition is a qualifying event for Canada’s team in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeong Chang, South Korea.

Skate Canada senior ice dance pair Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker are looking forward to the Nationals taking place in their hometown.

“Finally,” Sales said.

“Our families are coming — aunts and uncles, everyone.”

“It’s awesome. We’ve been waiting for this for years,” Wamsteeker said.

“It’ll be cool to see a home crowd.”

The pair recently finished first in their division at the Skate Canada Challenge in Quebec and, while they already know they won’t be on the Olympic team, are second alternates for the World Championships.

“It’s even just an honour to train to be an alternate,” Sales said. “After the Olympics are done all the big dogs are out, so we’re kind of the new upcomers.”

“Stepping in the shoes that have been worn by some of the greatest athletes ever in the sport, it’s awesome,” Wamsteeker said.

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East Van Choir Collective: WISH Fundraiser

Get yourself downright gleeful as three rock choirs (yes, rock choirs) come together for one night of song to raise money for WISH, the Downtown Eastside drop-in centre. Listen to Kingsgate Chorus, ESCHOIR and Mount Pleasant Regional Institute of Sound singing original arrangements of songs by Sufjan Stevens, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sylvan Esso, Sade, This is the Kit and others.

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Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival

Canada’s largest Chinese Lantern Festival and celebration of culture will light up Vancouver for five weeks this winter. The event will include an array of live performances, handson activities, kids’ features, and food — all in addition to dazzling displays of lights. Some of the large-scale light displays will be epic in scope, and many will reflect traditional and iconographic elements of classical and modern Chinese culture.

Dec. 15 to Jan 21 PNE grounds vancouverlanternfestival.ca

Weirdos Holiday Market

Hosted by curiosity shop This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven, the two-day market will feature all sorts of unconventional vendors and their array of wares from lighthearted to dark.

Dec. 16 to 17, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Betamax Studios, 2244 East Hastings St. thismonkey.ca

Vegan Wine Workshop

Crazy but true: not all wines are vegan! Taste four of Vancouver Island’s Blue Grouse wines paired with eats from a vegan cheeseboard.

Sommeliers Jessica Luongo and Marisa Varas, founders of AmoVino Distributors, will lead a short presentation on the world of veganism and wine.

Dec. 17, 7 to 9 p.m.

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Improv Against Humanity

Vancouver improv troupe the Fictionals has been doing an improvised stage show inspired by the popular game Cards Against Humanity since 2012. Join them for a fresh installation Dec. 20, as the show doubles as a launch for their witty (and free!) Cards Against Vancouver expansion deck.

Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (doors at 7) Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway thefictionals.com/improv-against-humanity/

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Door Aid Solutions Inc. (http://dooraid.ca) is hiring Supervisor, garage door installers Greater Vancouver area, BC. Permanent, F/Time, Shifts, Weekends Hours of work: 36 hours per week Wage - $ 31.00 per/hour Skills requirements: Good English, customer service oriented.

Several years of experience in garage door installation is required.

Education: Secondary school.

Main duties: Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of garage door installers; Create and monitor daily and weekly work schedules; Hire and train of new employees; Estimate and order necessary garage doors parts and supplies; Resolve in a professional manner different work problems and customer complaints; Prepare and maintain work progress reports; Maintain records of stock for inventory control.

Company’s business address: 810-180 Switchmen St, Vancouver, BC V6A 0C7 Please apply by E-mail: dooraidhr@gmail.com Nickel Automotive LTD (http://www.nickelautomotive.ca) is looking for an Automotive service technician.

Permanent, Full time job.

Wage - $ 28.00 per/h Minimum education: secondary school Skills requirements: • Completion of a four-year automotive service technician apprenticeship program or four years of work experience in the trade • Good English.

Main duties: • Identify mechanical problems by inspecting motor in operation and using computerized diagnostic equipment • Test parts and systems to ensure that they are working properly • Discuss the amount of work that needs to be done with supervisor • Adjust, repair or replace parts and components of automotive systems • Perform scheduled maintenance service • Use testing equipment, hand tools and other automotive repair equipment • Follow checklists to ensure that all critical parts are examined Company’s business address and job location: 1282 Franklin St, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1K1 Please apply by e-mail: nickelresume@gmail.com

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Automotive

2018 Toyota Camry is outstanding David Chao

vancourier.com

The Camry has been the best selling car in North America for 15 consecutive years. Even with such an impressive track record, Toyota isn’t resting on its laurels and has decided to overhaul the Camry lineup inside and out for 2018. The impressive result is a gamble that will surely pay off for Toyota and its new owners.

The Camry is getting a 2018 overhaul.

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The new Camry signals an important change for Toyota, which is strategizing to create a different brand for the future — one that excites the buyers through agile handling and sporty design. It’s something that’s hard to believe could happen with this “safe and reliable” brand, but the new Camry is an indication that the wind is indeed shifting in this global maker.

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The framework for this new and improved Camry comes from the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), which debuted on the new Prius. With TNGA, torsional rigidity is increased by a whopping 30 per cent and as a result, handling, steering feel, and ride are all improved. The 2018 Camry comes in four trim levels on top of the base (L) level: LE, XLE, SE, XSE. The styling differs slightly depending on the model you get, but in all cases the new Camry “wows” the audience with a dynamic and intense-looking design that’s rare in a family mid-size car segment. “Is this really a Camry?” is the question that keeps coming up in my head as I glance at it from different angles. Honestly — at least from a distance — you can easily mistaken the humble-priced Camry for a BMW or an Audi.

The combination of all these design features plus even sportier styling on the XSE make the vehicle look like it should be in a whole different class. There are 10 models available, ranging from fourcylinder models all the way to hybrids and V6 models.

The vehicle feels roomy inside, especially for the passengers in the backseat.

Toyota has used many softtouch materials, making the vehicle an inviting place.

The trunk is also exceptionally roomy with 15.1 cubic feet available for storage.

The redesigned hinges in the trunk hatch make injuries less likely as well.

The interior design is futuristic and once again a departure from the average family car look-and-feel.

Toyota has its own infotainment system, and therefore still does not offer Apple Play or Android Auto, which is unfortunate. It does have connectivity options, but they are not as convenient or smooth-running as some of the other systems on the market. The dashboard and console look sleeker and less drab than previous years without sacrificing any of Camry’s legendary ergonomics and ease-of-use buttons.

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Three powertrains are offered for the 2018, coupled with a brand new eight-speed automatic transmission: a 203-hp, 2.5L, four-cylinder Engine, a 3.5L V6 engine that delivers 301 horsepower, and the 208 Net-hp, Hybrid Synergy Drive System which utilizes a Continuously Variable Transmission.

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option if you are looking to invest into the future and support the “movement” towards eco cars — it is actually faster than the base car and almost as fast as the V6, while offering an incredible fuel economy over both. It has a lower centre of gravity than previous models (by one inch) which provides the driver with better handling. The Camry also features a new double-wishbone rear suspension which contributes to the improved handling over previous models. Three driving modes are available: Eco, Normal, and Sport to provide a slightly different characters.

What is most surprising is the overall handling and the feel of the new Camry.

The 2017 models were soft and mushy — and in comparison — the 2018s are European-like and vastly better in feel. The steering has a nice tactile feel with just the enough “weight” to make it competitive with most top European sedans while clearly outperforming the standard sedans from other Japanese brands.

Given the impressive drivability of this vehicle, the base engine is a tad “normal” in that it provides sufficient power but the engine noise can be intrusive during hard acceleration for the four-cylinder model.

Another new standard feature for 2018 is the collision avoidance and mitigation system; radar and camera are used in conjunction in the Toyota Safety Sense feature for pedestrian detection and collision avoidance. This feature is now standard in this vehicle and includes automatic high beams, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and steering assist.

Summary

Starting from $26,390 and moving up to a top price of $40,990, the redesigned Toyota Camry is an amazing sedan that raises the bar for family sedans. The real question is: could the 2018 Toyota Camry stand up against its competitors such as the Honda Accord, Mazda 6, or the Ford Fusion? Affordable, sleek, refined, and actually sporty, we would not be surprised if the Toyota Camry maintained its title of top-selling car. Aiming to elevate the Camry in the face of increasing competition, Toyota has managed to significantly improve power, handling, fuel economy and brand image, all while maintaining the essence and reliability of the Camry we have all come to know and love.

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