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Strata, commercial and industrial properties continue to soar John Kurucz

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Vancouver’s commercial, industrial and strata properties continue to soar in value to the point of massive, double-digit increases, according to numbers released Tuesday by the B.C. Assessment Authority.

Commercial and industrial properties in particular could see the most dramatic changes in their 2018 assessment, with numbers fluctuating as high as 45 to 50 per cent more than the 2017 numbers.

Last year’s report also pointed to changes as high as 40 per cent in the commercial and industrial sectors. At that time, assessors noted “commercial properties being purchased for eventual redevelopment will often exceed these ranges.”

Not much has changed on that front over the last 12 months.

“They were a strong product last year and there continues to be a strong market value for those properties this year again,” said Paul Borgo, acting assessor for the Greater Vancouver Region.

This year’s assessments also point to the potential for big changes in the strata/condo market, with increases expected in the five to 35 per cent range.

Single-family homes, meanwhile, will see assessments fluctuate between minus five and 15 per cent.

The numbers contained in the report reflect assessed values as of July 1, 2017 and examples provided by the assessment authority point to individual cases, rather than city-wide changes.

The most movement expected in the residential sector will be seen on Vancouver’s East Side, where the assessed value of a strata/ high rise built in 2003 could be 15 per cent more than in 2017 — a jump from $486,000 to $557,000.

A similar property type on the West Side built in 2002 could see a 10 per cent increase. Assessments on single-family properties with standard 33-foot lots — built on the East Side in 1946 or on the West Side in 1928, as examples — will see average jumps of one to two per cent.

“It seems that the market

3 Vets co-owners Jerry (left) and Keith Wolfman closed up shop in December after 70 years in business. City of Vancouver and B.C. Assessment data notes the property at Yukon and Sixth Avenue was assessed at roughly $12 million in 2017. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

is calmer with single family homes,” Borgo said. “That market for single family is quite stable with minor decreases to reasonable increases compared to last year.”

Property assessments are based on a number of factors: property size, age, quality, view and location.

Changes in assessment can

vary wildly from property to property, but that’s not to suggest a sudden shift in those values automatically translates to a property tax hike — taxes are typically more affected by how assessments change when compared with average changes in a given community.

“In real terms, if your

change in assessed value was above the average for that class of property in your community, you’re likely going to see some form of a tax increase,” Borgo said. “But if it was below the average, you’re likely not going to see that.”

The dramatic shifts seen in the commercial and light industrial sectors were highlighted in several stories in the Courier in 2017. Suna Studios owner Rob Stewart told the Courier in August that industrial square footage tripled in price between 2014 and 2015. He attributed that spike, at least in part, to the proliferation of tech start-ups and craft breweries moving into the city.

When the popular outdoor store 3 Vets closed, co-owner Jerry Wolfman said his property tax bill this year was about $90,000 and roughly $70,000 in 2016.

City of Vancouver and B.C. Assessment data notes the property at Yukon and Sixth Avenue was assessed at roughly $12 million in 2017.

Business in Vancouver reported in mid-December that Metro Vancouver has Canada’s second-lowest

industrial vacancy rate (behind Toronto), at 1.7 per cent. Industrial lease rates increased 12 per cent over 2016 numbers, the highest increase in three decades, to an average of just under $10 per square foot. Vancouver industrial strata prices are hitting $700 per square foot.

On the commercial property front, Vancouver’s downtown office vacancy rate plunged 50 per cent in 2017 to five per cent, the lowest since 2013. It’s expected to remain at that level for the next three to four years. The demand has moved up the launch for new office towers, but the earliest won’t open for at least two years. Strata prices and lease rates are expected to top all-time highs in 2018, according to the Business in Vancouver report.

Those wanting to appeal their assessment must do so by Jan. 31. Assessment authority stats suggest one to two per cent of property owners go that route annually. A review panel hears those appeals between Feb. 1 and March 15 and decisions are then mailed out in April.

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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has the most expensive property in B.C. — again John Kurucz

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As was the case last year, nine of the 10 priciest properties in the province are all on Vancouver’s West Side.

The top three rankings provincially also remain unchanged: Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s property at 3085 Point Grey Rd. is again at the top, with an assessed value of $78.8 million. The property’s 2017 assessment was $75.8 million.

The property listed in the number two spot, on Belmont Avenue near Spanish Banks, has an assessed value of $71.8 million. The third property on the list is James Island, which is north of Victoria. Its 2018 assessed value is $54.4 million.

In the context of Metro Vancouver, the vast majority of the priciest 100 properties are in Vancouver.

The top 10 is dominated by locales spread across Kitsilano, Point Grey and Shaughnessy. Five of those properties are on

With its waterfront view, tennis courts and swimming pool, Chip Wilson’s Point Grey Road property is once again the highest assessed property in B.C. at a cool $78.8 million. PHOTO GOOGLE STREET VIEW

Belmont Avenue, while three others are on Point Grey Road.

Only 12 out of the top 50 most expensive properties across B.C. are outside the City of Vancouver: typically the District of West Vancouver or the University Endowment Lands.

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sessed properties in B.C.: 1. 3085 Point Grey Rd. — $78,837,000 2. 4707 Belmont Ave. — $71,820,000 3. James Island, Gulf Islands — $54,433,000 4. 4719 Belmont Ave. — $46,684,000 5. 2815 Point Grey Rd. — $45,875,000

6. 4743 Belmont Ave. — $42,952,000 7. 1388 The Crescent — $42,494,000 8. 4857 Belmont Ave. — $41,730,000 9. 4773 Belmont Ave. — $40,276,000 10. 2999 Point Grey Rd. — $38,684,000 @JohnKurucz

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Rash of vehicle thefts downtown leads to 25 arrests John Kurucz

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More than 25 arrests and 80 recommended charges are the net result of the Vancouver Police Department doubling down on efforts to curb theft from vehicles in the downtown core.

A marked jump in theft reports from November 2016 to November 2017 — 892 to 1,238 — was the VPD’s precursor to launching the year-end initiative, which ramped up monitoring of parking locations known to be

targeted by property crime offenders.

As the holiday season approached, police say suspects were monitored and arrested after the necessary evidence was collected.

A VPD news release says that many of those suspects were alleged repeat offenders and committing additional offences: being in possession of stolen property and breaching court imposed conditions.

“This project focused on parking lots in the downtown core where we’ve seen the highest number of theft reports,”

Const. Jason Doucette said in a news release.

“Theft from auto is a preventable crime and we all have a role to play in decreasing the number of break-ins. We watched suspects go from car to car in search of property. Do not leave anything visible in your vehicle.”

Police are reminding Vancouverites to familiarize themselves with GeoDash, an interactive mapping tool on the VPD’s website intended to enhance community awareness of its policing activity. @JohnKurucz

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Development Permit Board Meeting: January 8 The Development Permit Board and Advisory Panel will meet: Monday, January 8, 2018 at 3 pm Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Ground Floor, Town Hall Meeting Room to consider the following development permit application:

33 West Cordova (36 Blood Alley): To develop the site with a 10-storey mixed-use building with restaurant, retail and 142 dwelling units (80 social housing and 62 market rental) and retention and conservation of the existing heritage principal facades.

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connection/terrace on the third floor and the conference room’s patio on the sixth floor.

4. 8378-8432 Oak Street

To rezone 8378-8432 Oak Street from RT-2 (Two-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building with a total of 38 residential units, over two levels of underground parking.

A height of 22.1 metres (73 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.50 are proposed.

Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations:

1. 2425 West 5th Avenue (Tunstall Residence)

To add the existing building at 2425 West 5th Avenue (Tunstall Residence) to the Vancouver Heritage Register in the ‘C’ evaluation category, and to designate the exterior of the existing building as protected heritage property.

5. 1296 West Broadway

To rezone 1296 West Broadway from C-3A (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a 16-storey mixed-use building, with 153 secured market rental housing units, and commercial uses at grade. A height of 52 metres (170.8 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 7.07 are proposed.

2. 58 West Hastings Street

To rezone 58 West Hastings Street from DD (Downtown) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit a ten-storey mixed-use building with seven floors of housing, 231 social housing units, retail, and a health care office. A height of 33.21 metres (108.96 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 6.40 are proposed.

6. 6679-6695 Main Street (191 East 51st Avenue)

To rezone 6679-6695 Main Street (191 East 51st Avenue) from C-2 (Commercial) District t CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey

3. 1128 West Georgia Street

To amend the text of CD-1 (426) (Comprehensive Development) District for the existing Shangri-La mixed-use development to add a “tea house” adjacent the hotel lobby, to enclose the restaurant’s bridge

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mixed-use building with 28 secured market rental housing units. A floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.55 and height of 22.3 metres (73 feet) are proposed.

7. 1500 West Georgia Street

To rezone 1500 West Georgia Street from DD (Downtown District) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit a new 43-storey mixed-use development to the east of the existing office building (the “Crown Life Place”). The proposed new tower includes 220 strata residential units, retail use at the ground floor and a height of 134.0 metres (440 feet). The proposed floor space ratio (FSR) is 10.82 over the entire site.

8. 4176 Alexandra Street (York House School)

To amend the existing CD-1 (288) (Comprehensive Development) District to permit a phased master plan for the existing school, to increase the maximum student enrolment from 600 to 690 and amend the auditorium use. The master plan includes a new multipurpose building, additions to the senior school, and renewal of the junior school. A maximum height of 16.2 metres (53 feet) and a total floor space ratio (FSR) of 1.71 are proposed.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038 Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually beginning at 8:30 am on January 5, 2018 until 5 pm on the day of the Public Hearing by emailing publichearing@ vancouver.ca or by phoning 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to publichearing@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details. Copies of the draft by-laws will be available for viewing starting January 5, 2018 at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/ councilvideo, and minutes of Public Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximately two business days after a meeting). For real time information on the progress of City Council meetings, visit vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or @VanCityClerk on Twitter.

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A botched manicure, missing keys and food follies rank among the lowlights of 2017 John Kurucz

jkurucz@vancourier.com

Parking stall spats, bad food and even woeful nail colours — annoying, yes.

Reasons to call 911? No. Teachable moments, lessons learned, or just plain WTF? scenarios, those are just of a few of the lowlights featured in the E-Comm 911 service’s top 10 nuisance calls list for 2017.

Released Dec. 28, the annual ranking is highlighted by this headscratcher: a complaint over a salon that wouldn’t change a customer’s nail colour.

“Spending time on calls like these takes me away from being available to help someone who is a serious emergency situation,” said E-Comm call taker Christie Duncan in a news release.

“And believe it or not, this isn’t the first time I’ve received a call about the colour of nail polish.”

E-Comm is B.C.’s largest emergency communications centre and receives more than 1.3 million calls annually. The emergency call service covers 26 regional districts and communities from Vancouver Island to Alberta, and from the U.S. border to north of Prince George. E-Comm is also tasked with dispatch services to 36 police agencies and fire departments in southwest B.C. Outside of the salon fiasco, the following calls from across Metro Vancouver round out E-Comm’s top 10 nuisance call list.

• Car refusing to move forward at a gas station pump • Food was inedible and restaurant refusing to provide refund • Tenant moved without returning keys • Someone parked in their parking spot • Wondering if a washroom closed sign at a popular beach was legitimate • Gas station wouldn’t accept coins for payment • Asking if raccoons are dangerous animals • Asking if there’s a law preventing washing clothes at 6 a.m.

• Calling to check the time following the fall time change

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Otherwise, call your local non-emergency line.

Locally, the Vancouver Police Department’s nonemergency line is 604717-3321.

“Non-emergency lines are for important police matters. None of the items on our list is a police matter,” Robertson said. @JohnKurucz

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Park board delays discussion on pool plan Commissioners vote to move VanSplash debate to Jan. 29 meeting

Jessica Kerr

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Those waiting to hear what park board commissioners think of the proposed long-term plan for the city’s pools, beaches and aquatics amenities will have to wait a little bit longer.

At the final meeting of 2017, the board voted to rescind its previous motion to refer debate on the proposal to Jan. 15, and then voted to add the issue to the Jan. 29 meeting.

Vision commissioner Catherine Evans made the motions because Green commissioner, and outgoing board chair, Michael Wiebe will not be present for the Jan. 15 meeting.

While the motions passed, not all commissioners were in support. The NPA’s John Coupar and Sarah KirbyYung both voted against moving the discussion on the proposed VanSplash plan to a later date.

Coupar said the expectation was already set in the community that the

The park board will dive into its long-term plans for city pools, beaches and aquatic amenities at the end of the month. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

proposal would come back to the board on Jan. 15.

He also added that move could set a difficult precedent for the board.

“The board requires a quorum to do its business.

I’ve never seen in my experience a change for a particular commissioner,” he said.

“I’m also concerned about varying the business of the board for one commissioner because we will have situa-

tions when people do have travel plans or others and I think that the business of the board needs to continue,” Kirby-Yung said.

Commissioners heard from close to 50 speakers on the proposal — which lays out a plan for the future of Vancouver’s indoor and outdoor pools, wading pools, spray parks and beaches, and other aquatic attractions — over two

nights Dec. 11 and 12.

The proposal includes a variety of elements: a destination natural outdoor pool along the Fraser River; a harbour deck in a prominent location; a new, larger pool at Britannia; a new destination pool at Connaught Park; an outdoor pool in South Vancouver, with Marpole and Killarney community centres as possible locations; as well

as upgrading or replacing changing rooms, concession stands and food services at beaches.

In a previous version of the plan, Lord Byng and Templeton pools were slated for demolition. They were to be replaced by new, larger destination pools at Connaught Park and Britannia Community Centre.

The recommendations were revised for the final report.

The revised recommendations keep the pools open pending a review of the impacts of the new pools and consultation with pool users, the community and other stakeholders.

Musical chairs

The park board has a new chair for the coming new year.

Green commissioner Stuart Mackinnon was elected board chair for 2018 and Vision’s Catherine Evans was elected vice chair. NPA commissioner Casey Crawford was elected to another year as committee chair and Green commissioner

Michael Wiebe was chosen as committee vice chair.

Wiebe is also the outgoing board chair.

“I’d like to thank all the commissioners for their support in this past year as chair. It’s been an eyeopening year,” Wiebe said, adding that he has learned more in the past year than he has in a long time.

“Thank you all very much,” Mackinnon said.

“This is a position I never thought I would find myself in. I look forward to our continuing commitment to reconciliation and the completion of the many initiatives commissioners have brought to this table over the past few years.

“There’s many that I think we need to get through and I think it will be a very, very successful term for all of us if we’re able to do that. Despite the multi-party nature of the board I believe that we have, by and large, worked well together over the past few years and I look forward to 10 months of hard work.” @JessicaEKerr

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Sports

Who to watch at National Skating Championships in Vancouver Nick Valka

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Figure skating fans will pack the UBC Sports Centre next week to witness some of Canada’s best flip, jump and loop their way onto the Skate Canada National Team.

From Jan. 8 to 14, approximately 250 senior, junior and novice skaters in the men’s, women’s, pairs and ice dance divisions will compete in the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. On the line is a chance to represent Canada at the 2018 Olympic Games and the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.

The biggest names in Canadian figure skating will be on hand to showcase their talents, including three-time world champion Patrick Chan, Olympic silver medallist Kaetlyn Osmond and the recently undefeated ice dance pair of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

Last chance to see Chan

Chan announced last year that the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, his third Winter Games, would be his last. He will be going for his 10th Canadian title here in Vancouver, which would break the current record. Speaking with Donnovan Bennett of Sportsnet, Chan said that he is partnering with Hockey Canada to create a skating academy based in Vancouver.

Silver lining

Osmond will look to finish on the podium again after coming second at last year’s World Championships in Helsinki. That

silver medal finish was the highest result by a Canadian ladies’ single at the worlds since 2009. She also contributed to Canada’s silver medal in the figure skating team event.

Mining for gold

Virtue and Moir, seen as the gold-medal favourites in Pyeongchang, are already Canadian ice dance legends and will put on a show for the crowd in Vancouver before donning the red and white in Korea. The two became the first North Americans to win the gold medal for ice dance, and the youngest to do so, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Following a two-year break, the pair made an epic return this season by winning all seven events they entered, including their third World title.

us after years of heartache, pain and turmoil,” Lowe said. “It was an awesome time, friends were made, and times were had.”

This will be the sixth time Vancouver has hosted the National Skating Championships, the last being a decade ago. Tickets are available via ticketmaster.ca. @nick_valka

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The Lower Mainland will be represented by six senior team members; Coquitlam’s Kevin Reynolds and Larkyn Austman, Burnaby’s Haley Sales and Sarah Tamura, Langley’s Nikolas Wamsteeker and North Vancouver’s Shane Firus.

Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe are directors of the Vancouver Ice Dance Academy and competed at the 2006 Olympic Games. They coach the ice dance pair of Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker and are looking forward to the national event coming to Vancouver.

“It’s a great boost for skaters already skating here,” Wing said. “Great for all the upcoming skaters to see this caliber of event.”

Lowe spoke about what it felt like to represent Canada on the Olympic stage.

“To make it was huge for

Patrick Chan will retire after the 2018 Olympic Games. The nationals event in Vancouver will be last chance for Vancouver fans to see him in person. PHOTO SKATE CANADA/DANIELLE EARL

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Opinion

Assessment increases do not automatically translate into property tax increases. Rather, changes in property tax are determined by the overall municipal tax increase and a homeowner’s change in a property assessment compared to the municipal average. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Tax relief benefits should be extended to commercial properties Assessing the latest property assessment numbers Michael Geller geller@sfu.ca

This week, owners of more than 522,000 properties throughout Greater Vancouver can expect to receive their 2018 assessment notices.

The new assessments can also be found online at bcassessment.ca. All you need do is type in your address or, for that matter, your neighbour’s, relative’s or ex-spouse’s address to see what their homes may be worth.

I say “may be worth” since many property values have changed since July 1, 2017 when valuations were carried out.

Unlike last year, when assessment increases of 30 to 50 per cent were typical for single-family homes in Vancouver, North and West Vancouver, Burnaby, Tri-Cities and New Westminster,

and typical condominium increases throughout these areas were in the 15 to 30 per cent range, this year’s adjustments are generally much more modest.

According to BC Assessment, within Greater Vancouver new singlefamily assessments ranged from a five per cent drop to a 15 per cent increase.

Condominiums generally increased between five per cent and 35 per cent.

In Vancouver, the overall increase was 5.63 per cent.

This still translated into an increase of more than $1,000 a day for many West Side Vancouver homeowners.

Other property owners witnessed even more dramatic increases if their property was within a neighbourhood rezoned for higher density development or so designated in a community plan. Vancouver examples include

Grandview-Woodlands, Cambie Corridor and Marpole, to name just three.

It is important to remember that assessment increases do not automatically translate into property tax increases. Rather, changes in property tax are determined by the overall municipal tax increase — in Vancouver, council approved a last-minute 4.24 per cent increase — and a homeowner’s change in a property assessment compared to the municipal average.

As regular readers of this column are aware, many households who cannot afford to pay their taxes, or do not want to pay can defer payment.

While some may worry the city will struggle to provide services if taxes are deferred, they need not. The province pays the taxes on behalf of the property owner.

It is important to note this program is not means tested, although it should be. I defer my taxes every year since the interest rate charged is less than one per cent.

What is not generally known is that households facing dramatic tax increases due to Community Plan or zoning changes can not only defer their taxes, in many instances they often qualify for much lower taxes.

This is because Section 19(8) of the Assessment Act allows residential land to be assessed at less than market value where the owner occupied the property as their principal residence continuously for 10 years effective Oct. 31 of the year preceding the tax year, and provided the property has redevelopment potential for a more valuable use than its current use.

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This is one of the reasons we are seeing an increased number of “for lease” signs in many of our favourite neighbourhood shopping areas. While the city does allow tax averaging and other measures to reduce the impact of higher taxes, more needs to be done.

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Opinion

A lesson in traffic

Mike Klassen

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Over the past two weeks, driving in Metro Vancouver has been the way I used to remember it. Getting around to appointments or shopping destinations, or even up to the North Shore mountains for some recreation has been a breeze. I have often arrived ahead of schedule.

Even though the Christmas break usually ends after New Year’s Day, my commutes to work this week have been calm affairs.

So what has become of our city that suddenly getting around in a vehicle seems far less stressful?

Well, I hate to break it to you, but starting on Monday that bumper-to-bumper experience is coming back.

That is because our kids are going back to school Jan. 8 after an extended break.

And whether we care to admit it, we spend a lot of time ferrying kids to and from school in our cars. A study of traffic in Greater Toronto found the number of children and teens walking or biking to school has declined to the point that school travel is now responsible for 20 per cent of peak morning gridlock in that region, and it is no different here.

It is amazing to think that one in five drivers on the road during your morning commute could be taxiing kids to school.

The study also indicated that just 39 per cent of 11to 13-year-olds walked to school in 2011, compared to 56 per cent in 1986. And only 12 per cent of kids that age got a car ride to school in 1986; now 31 per cent do. Those trends are probably not going to get better over time.

Try to get near almost any school in your vehicle around 8:30 a.m. or past 3 p.m.

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and you will see how much we have come to rely upon cars for getting to and from classes. I’m just as guilty of it myself, shuttling my daughter to and from her out-ofcatchment high school a few days of the week.

This is in spite of personally promoting walk-toschool initiatives in the past.

In case you doubt my assertion, the holiday break over Christmas and Boxing Day are not the only times we see this big dip in traffic.

It happens again over the summer months of July and August when schools are closed. Traffic reports on the high impact of back-toschool drivers are now an annual occurrence.

We need to rebuild the culture around walking. It’s a much more profound infrastructure investment than any roads or subway we can build.

Toronto city planner Jennifer Keesmaat

Our politicians usually take it on the chin when drivers get frustrated by traffic. We complain — sometimes loudly and often on social media — about how aggravating it is to get around here. We blame street repair projects and construction for the slow downs. Rarely do we discuss other sources of the high traffic volumes.

There are other long-term impacts on society thanks to driving kids to school, such

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as lower fitness levels and higher obesity among adults.

Children who walk or bike to school are typically more active, and active children tend to become active adults.

You cannot blame parents for wanting to make sure their kids get safely to school. But paradoxically, they are creating potentially less safe streets around school zones. There are plenty of reports from school districts around the world where road rage around schools has led to honking, cursing and fender benders.

One city — Manchester, England — even tried flexible school times to deal with the gridlock, probably not expecting the backlash they got from parents and the teachers’ union.

In response to the local study, Toronto city planner Jennifer Keesmaat said getting children to walk to school could have a greater impact than any “big-vision, billion dollar schemes.”

“We need to rebuild the culture around walking,” Keesmaat said. “It’s a much more profound infrastructure investment than any roads or subway we can build.”

Indeed, my observation is that in spite of the growing concern about school-related gridlock, school boards make only half-hearted attempts to encourage walking or cycling. They can be forgiven for not shouldering the entire burden, however.

Our municipal governments and local health authorities have a big role to play in supporting that “culture” change through collaborations to promote active transportation and improve the pedestrian experience.

Through these new efforts we could conceivably save billions on health and infrastructure spending, and enjoy a life less burdened by traffic gridlock. @MikeKlassen

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New career prospects, relationships

Astrologer Tim Stephens looks skyward to see what’s in store for the upcoming year. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

New year predictions include technological advances, new realism and political uncertainty Tim Stephens

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Seven years ago the Arab Spring changed Middle East politics, brought ISIS, regime change in Libya and the Egyptian revolt. That “spring” just ended; now we enter seven years of “CryptoCurrency Spring” and banks worldwide will face upheaval. In another, more subtle inflection, the last three years have brought a crumbling of hierarchies — e.g. Trump’s shockwaves hitting the swamp of

ARIES:

March 21-April 19 2018 holds major changes, Aries. It ends three years of mental dullness and restrictions in travel, intellectual and cultural areas, and begins three years of steady,

Washington, Brexit. The next three years will rebuild and strengthen hierarchies.

Governments will stabilize.

Crypto-currencies will cause a major adjustment for national economies and central banks. Beware of bank stocks. The stock markets look fine, but don’t expect a lot of upside from recent peaks.

In 2018, research, technology and medical pursuits will take a giant step forward. Medicine and deep space will progress the most.

And expect new revelations from the ocean depths.

Kim Jong Un keeps inching toward his ambitious goal but in ways calculated not to push the U.S. over the edge. Nothing in the “stars” indicates a U.S. war. However, at least two “mass death” events occur in 2018, and one might be nuclear — though smaller events are likely. If there is a larger peninsular war, Russia, rather than China, will fight the U.S. Trump will be volatile and martial in January/ February. He might also be tempted into war from May to November — but

determined career climbing. In May, a sevenyear-long, unpredictable, electric influence enters your earnings and money sign. In 2018, this paradigm will be unlucky if you chase earnings, but superbly fortunate in investments, research and sex. You could make an investment in 2018 that ensures your financial security for decades. You can make great strides in debt reduction, partnership or family finances and retirement plans.

To succeed, act before November in psychological and emotional areas, in research, occultism, medical matters, or life style changes.

Young marrieds can become pregnant.

Singles feel deep sexual attractions — a “monied partner” might be involved. Pregnancy visits young couples.

Make sure any prospective lover isn’t already attached. Deep romance is good; playing the field brings bad results. Aries

he should not, or face bad consequences.

Justin Trudeau will enjoy an upbeat, popular year.

Catalonia will engage in seven-plus years of resistance. It will centre in Barcelona.

Fashion will revisit Goth and blatantly sexual themes. The new realism — Fargo, Bloodline, Good Behavior — will become the ruling style in TV. All of us should avoid starting new projects and/or relationships from March 22 to April 15, July 25 to Aug. 18, and Nov. 16 to Dec. 6. of any age might receive an inheritance. You can access information that is not widely available.

This might bring you big bucks, or entrance to the corridors of power.

TAURUS:

April 20-May 20 This is a huge year, Taurus. You might marry

someone who owns a treasure or partner in business with Mr./Ms. Moneybags. Your good fortune will come from relating, cooperating, grabbing opportunities, negotiating, possibly relocating and meeting the public (whether you’re a sales clerk or a rock star).

Go out from yourself to the “other.”

May begins seven years of strong career focus — but it isn’t a lucky focus before November. Don’t push higher-ups nor change careers. Garden, hike, practise yoga, etc. to reduce stress. A sabbatical could prove very fortunate.

Work hard in school, travel, law, cultural venues and media. What you learn this year might open the doors to a windfall in 2019.

Love blossoms with joyous physical and emotional trysts. Unhappy couples might split. Relationships are intense January through March. Avoid legal problems this spring. Bosses are impatient May to October, so do your best and keep your sense of humour. Love is sweet in July. September through December brings an important love decision involving a suave, sweet person possessing hidden depths.

GEMINI:

May 21-June 20 Expect tons of work this year, Gemini — and the money rewards that follow. A co-worker romance is possible, especially September to December. You have just ended three years of sluggishness in relationships. If single, you might have already formed a love bond with someone of another generation.

Now through 2020, you will explore new depths in sexual, investment, research and medical zones. Choose slow, stable investments.

Health-wise, protect your knees, bones, teeth, gums, genitals and skin now to 2020.

It’s a good year for communications, memorizing, and sensual events, but a poor time for lawsuits, international travel, and cultural and media pursuits.

Your career and prestige continue to grow stronger, despite your doubts. More normal types filter into your social life, replacing the odd, unusual people of the last seven years.

You’re ready to settle down or buy a home, but wait until 2019.

Relationships intensify February/March, in love and practical areas. Your sexual drives heat up mid-March to mid-May. Sweet romance could arrive in August. Be brave, honest in love all year.

CANCER:

June 21-July 22 Expect superb luck in love, creative projects, risky speculations, raising/teaching children, and the pursuit of pleasure. You’re riding a winning streak! Romance moves into intimate zones mid-January into February. From March to May relationships grow intense, could end in love or war. From May to November, a series of events propels you into commitment, sexual intimacy, and perhaps financial intertwining.

You might break a bond, or fall into disputes, August/September.

You have endured three years of hard work and possible health complaints. These end now, as you start three years of serious, sober relationships. This is “marriage time” for singles.

You might find love with someone much older or younger.

Your mental world continues to flow with health and inspiration.

Your intuition is climbing. Until May, career and prestige relations will benefit from research and investments, and might be affected by sexual lures. Be honest, impervious to temptation.

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and travel forecasted for 2018 May ends seven years of tension and stress in your career, and begins seven years of unpredictable, sometimes madcap social delights. You will be accepted by “heavy” types.

LEO:

July 23-August 22 Your home and family burst with 2018 luck. All Leos will benefit from real estate transactions, family reunions and family therapy (if needed).

Pregnancy, gardening, landscaping, renovations, finding a better home, upgrading security, revising diets, ensuring your kids’ futures — all meet fortunate results.

You are blessed, until November, with calmness, good morals and wisdom. However, you might attract people who are unwise, immoral, or temporarily “jinxed.” Until November, avoid diving into new associations, contracts, dealings with the public, or relocation.

To succeed, trust your own ideas and decisions.

May begins seven years of excitement in your career, prestige relations and worldly standing. For these seven years, your advancement will be linked to partnerships, contracts, relocation, etc. — the very things you should avoid before November. So wait, plan ahead. You have just begun a three-year phase of hard work — and solid results. Protect your bones, teeth, gum and knees all year. This is an excellent investment year.

Love is strong in February, March (sexy) and December. Relations grow very intense May to November. Make love, not war!

VIRGO:

August 23-September 22 You’ll be busy in 2018,

Virgo. You’ll jump into calls, emails, paperwork, visits, short trips and discussion groups. Keep a running “to do” list.

Work will swirl with vigorous speed May through November. Make sure you get proper rest and nutrition. You like to perform tasks yourself. But this year, your skills in management, administration and government zones are high — and progress lies in this direction.

After three years of dullness and false starts, you now enter three solid years of romantic progress. Singles could meet their true love, most likely this year or 2020. A dreamy, illogical person (not at all like you) could be your true mate. Passion is most likely in January, March (challenging but lively) late spring, and deep summer, when your romantic courage is high.

These times could propel romance into sex very quickly and strongly. Attraction and anger mingle November/December.

May begins seven years of mental alertness. Your employment might increasingly involve mental work and/or international travel/contacts. Your understanding of computers will soar. Stressrelated illnesses tend to disappear.

LIBRA:

September 23-October 22 Your income soars in 2018, Libra. You might purchase an important item (car, house, diamond, etc.). Your money luck will be tied to communications, travel (e.g. distribution) and light, swift contacts/meetings.

Your popularity grows smoothly until November.

Friendly flirtations will satisfy you more than a heavy infatuation. This might not seem true when a powerful attraction arrives May to November.

It looks like true love, and contains strong hints of marriage. But step slowly here, Libra. If you encounter unsettling volatility, delays or unexpected

obstacles, turn away from this potential bond.

May ends seven years of unpredictable, exciting but stressful relationships, in love and business. Now this unpredictability enters your realm of investments, assets, investigations and lust.

Financial disruption might occur this spring/ summer: be steady. In work and health matters, exercise your intuition.

Your home has been a quiet problem for almost a decade. This continues to 2024. But now through 2020, you have a chance to sculpt a solid, restful home, and to solve those problems.

(Anything from mice to mayhem, garden, children, etc.)

SCORPIO:

October 23-November 21 This is your year, Scorpio. You’ll be cheerful, popular, energetic, effective — and lucky. Seek new vistas and faces.

Start big projects. Look for monetary opportunities — these pay off now, but even more in 2019.

Your career follows a mellow, easy and fruitful path until November.

(If you want to change careers or employers, this is a good time to leap.)

For the same 11 months, avoid real estate buying/ selling. Construction, renovations, repairs, family trips, etc. lure you but contain hidden flaws. Be gentle on the home front.

Romance, creative and speculative urges, and raising/teaching children will please you immensely in 2018. This year and next, you’ll be tempted to start a sensual affair.

May triggers seven years of unpredictable relationships, so it will be easy to slam a door on a budding love — perhaps too easy.

Don’t be so friendly and cheerful that you breeze right by someone special.

Seven years of healthaffecting stress end now. Communications and short travel will be a little slower in 2018: plan ahead, structure your words.

SAGITTARIUS:

November 22-December 21 2018 is not the best time to chase applause, romance or attention.

But it’s perfect for shucking off useless burdens, fears, childhood traumas and other stale restrictions. Examine your whole life, then make plans. Be spiritual, charitable. Best domestic approach? Sympathy.

Government agencies, institutions, agents and advisors will treat you generously.

A sober, serious pall dampened your usually buoyant personality the last three years. That’s over. For the next three years, your cheerfulness will rise but your money will need care. Spend conservatively. (By 2020, money will pour in.) You can land a more solid, durable job or income situation.

A romantic February/ March might lead to a physical affair this spring through late summer.

Don’t mistake sexual ease for long-term lovability.

For seven years your love life has been casual, unpredictable and changeful. Now work, not love, will become unpredictable — but also busy, fun, and filled with people. From May 2018 to 2024, reduce stress with relaxation techniques, gardening, yoga, etc.

Don’t let constant short trips and waves of phone calls waste your time.

CAPRICORN:

December 22-January 19 Your wishes come true in 2018, Cap. Your popularity rises, you feel more solid and assured in your direction. Social joys and flirtations could lead, May onward, to a powerful yet unpre-

dictable love affair. To escape intense love, you might chase a sexy but boring person — but this leads nowhere. You attract others early year.

Beware aggressive people February/March. Your sexual magnetism soars late spring and August/ September.

Much money comes to you May to November, but expenses can also soar, so be alert, cautious. A trap or “consequence” could lurk.

Much money will come to you during these periods, but save as much as you can — you could outspend even this increase. All year, focus on investments, your business, or “mutual assets” rather than on personal income. The last impedes, the others offer wisdom and success.

You’re halfway through a long change in your goals and social circle.

People and groups who enter your sphere in 2018 can become life-long bonds. You feel solid, mature and capable.

May ends seven years of domestic upheaval.

AQUARIUS:

January 20-February 18 Your luck soars to a decade high in career, worldly standing and prestige relations this year, Aquarius. Bosses, parents and authorities favour you until November. You could marry the boss’s son or daughter.

All year, you’ll have a smooth path if you go out to others, form bonds, seek advice, relocate, and deal with the public. You’ll hobble yourself if you act independently or selfishly.

Love is not a major force in 2018, but “friendly romance” touches you February/ March. Sweet feelings May/June, and a very good person in deep summer. You’ll be assertive and sexually magnetic May to November — be gentle, too. Beware

belligerent people and read emails twice before sending March to May, and August/September.

2018 ends three years of social sluggishness, and begins three years of general good fortune — and increased dealings with government or “head office.”

Your income rises from career efforts and/or legal awards. May begins seven years of significant home-related events.

Your domestic sphere will grow lively and unpredictable. Your home will fill with friends.

PISCES:

February 19-March 20 You’re going places this year, Pisces — even to other continents.

Success comes in education, publishing/media, advertising, video, and in legal, cultural and intellectual pursuits. What you learn in 2018 (from any source) will open the door to a lucky career boost in 2019.

Amour is beautifully favoured. Love isn’t really romantic now; it’s mature, gentle, accepting, and can lead to a wedding.

Friends gather January to May, and again in deep summer. A flirtatious but seriously intimate person might pursue you aggressively, even using money as a “sweetener.” July’s passionate. The autumn raises many “sweet dilemmas” — questions, delays and yearnings.

Careful February/ March, when bosses or authorities grow impatient. Avoid belligerent people May through November. This period helps you hatch a money plan that you’ll implement in 2019. All year, step lightly in management or with bureaucratic types. Take a hands-on approach to your job.

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Vancouver musicians play Bowie Ball Rickshaw hosts fundraiser and David Bowie tribute Jan. 6

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David Bowie’s death in early 2016 prompted all manner of reactions. For Dave Bowes, his response was to channel those emotions back to the world via Bowie’s prodigious, fourdecade output.

Bowes is the organizer behind the Bowie Ball, which now in its third year and slated for the Rickshaw Theatre on Jan. 6.

About 20 acts will perform over the course of the evening, touching on everything Bowie was involved with — the ground rules are open to anything the Thin White Duke wrote, covered or produced.

“It started with the outpouring of sentiment on Facebook,” Bowes said of the first gig in 2016.

“There seemed to be a lot of that kind of outpouring of grief, and I felt that people needed to coalesce around something, around an event.”

That first go-around was slapped together in short order. Within two months of Bowie’s death, the acts were lined up and the venue was secured. The format has remained the same — 15-minute sets — and there’s been a charitable angle every year.

The Canadian Cancer Society has the been the main beneficiary, though portions from the inaugural event also went to the

Cass King and her group the Next Right Thing are among 20 acts performing at the Bowie Ball on Jan. 6. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Keep A Child Alive movement, which raises money for kids in Africa living with HIV/AIDS. Bowie’s last live performance took place at a Keep A Child Alive fundraiser in 2006.

“I’m a huge Bowie fan,” said Rickshaw owner Mo Tarmohamed, who’s hosted each Bowie Ball. “The first time we did it there was a tinge of sadness, but I think what comes through is the love of the music that he created. And it’s the

music that lives forever.”

Bowes leans on a core group of musicians to make each show happen, though each gig has featured new faces as well. Some of the performers on the Jan. 6 bill include Bend Sinister’s Joseph Blood, Jimmy Baldwin, Left Spine Down, the Judys and Cass King and the Next Right Thing.

Back for her third Bowie Ball, King says the crowd mix is nothing if not eclectic: punks, goths,

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While King can’t quite recall her entry point into Bowie’s career, Bowes sure does. He was in junior high and Ziggy Stardust was playing in the background during his first foray with the birds and the bees.

“She had a turntable in her bedroom and that’s what she put on — from there I just always remember his music being around,” Bowes said.

“When you’re young you don’t necessarily know that something you hear on the radio is necessarily the same artist as when you hear them in other instances. When you finally put it together, you go, ‘Oh, that’s the same artist. This stuff is great.’

That was my lightbulb moment when I realized this is something, this is David Bowie.” @JohnKurucz Bowie Ball tickets are available for $15 at Redcat, Zulu, Highlife and Neptoon records, or online at Ticketfly.com.

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Should the Canucks tank in 2018?

The Canucks enter the year at the bottom of the NHL standings

Backhand Sauce Daniel Wagner

The Canucks ended 2017 by losing nine of their last 11 games. Prior to that losing skid, the Canucks were in a playoff position, sitting third in the Pacific Division behind the Los Angeles Kings and surprising Vegas Golden Knights.

Heading into the new year, however, the Canucks were at the bottom of the Western Conference, ahead of only the abysmal Arizona Coyotes, and seven points out of the playoffs. That’s a massive hill to climb at this time of year, particularly when there are five other teams ahead of them attempting to climb the same hill.

At minimum, it will likely take 91 points to make the playoffs. With 37 points at the end of 2017, the Canucks need 54 points in their final 43 games — maybe a 25-19-4 record — to even have a hope of making the playoffs.

That’s not impossible once Bo Horvat, Sven Baertschi, Chris Tanev and Brandon Sutter return to the lineup, but 25 wins is a lot to hope for. That raises the question: Should fans hope for that at all?

Should they be aiming to finish as high as possible or as low as possible in the standings? Should the Canucks tank?

There are some Canucks fans who never want to see the team tank but, with how the draft lottery works, tanking is often a team’s best chance to improve quickly, and the 2018 World Juniors are giving fans a reason to change their minds.

That’s where a lot of hockey fans are getting their first real look at Rasmus Dahlin, the consensus first overall pick for the 2018 NHL draft. The 17-yearold is leading Sweden in icetime with more than 23 minutes per game and has been thrilling to watch.

Dahlin looks like a franchise-defining player and the exact type of defenceman the Canucks have never had: a true number one, capable of devouring minutes in all situations and racking up points. It’s enough to make you pray to whichever gods, hockey or otherwise, might give the Canucks the first overall pick in the draft.

Stick-taps & Glove-drops • I’m dropping the gloves with the gimmicky outdoor game at the World Junior Championship between Canada and the U.S. The spectacle just wasn’t worth the poor conditions for an important game.

You have to wonder if the conditions played a role in the tournamentending injury to Canucks prospect Will Lockwood.

• Stick-tap to Brock Boeser for being named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for December. Boeser had eight goals and 13 points in 13 games in December. It’s his second honour in as many months, as he was also the Rookie of the Month for November.

Chris Tanev’s return to the Canucks lineup might be too little, too late. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Their best bet? Finish as low in the standings as possible. But tanking isn’t just about aiming for the first overall pick, which even the last-place team only has only an 18 per cent chance of winning in the draft lottery. It’s about getting the highest pick possible.

Finishing 29th last season didn’t guarantee the Canucks the second-overall pick, but did guarantee a top-five pick.

Even as three teams passed them in the draft lottery, the Canucks still picked fifth overall and took Elias Pettersson, who could make an argument for being the best player in the draft.

Dahlin is certainly the prize of the 2018 draft, but there’s also the dominant Russian winger Andrei Svechnikov, dynamic offensive defenceman Adam Boqvist, sniper Filip Zadina, talented agitator Brady Tkachuk, and many other tantalizing prospects.

The Canucks are not far enough in their rebuild to prioritize making the playoffs over adding another core piece for the future in the draft. That doesn’t mean the Canucks should try to lose — it is simply not in the nature of players or coaches to do anything but try to win — but general manager Jim Benning can make moves for the future that diminish their ability to win now.

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81.4 The Canucks are currently on pace for 77.8 points based on their current standings. Hockey analyst Micah Blake McCurdy’s model is slightly more optimistic, projecting 81.4 points for the Canucks at the end of the season.

Somehow the Canucks need to find an extra 10 points if they want to have a hope of the playoffs.

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98.9 Meanwhile, McCurdy’s model projects that the expansion Vegas Golden Knights will finish with 98.9 points. It’s simply stunning how a team made up from the scraps of the NHL has become one of the top teams in the league. It could, in fact, be seen as an indictment of how general managers evaluate talent.

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Fresh from the holidays and thinking about preserving treasured memories?

The Vancouver Public Library’s Inspiration Lab is holding a workshop that may be exactly what you need to get your personal history into this century.

Their digitization class will cover the lab’s video (VHS and 8 mm), audio (cassette tapes) and photo (slides, negatives, photos) digitization equipment, so you can get to work on your own projects this year. Offered again Jan. 13 and Feb. 2.

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Psycho at the Cinematheque

See the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller on the big screen. Psycho was shocking in its time, but still packs a punch; you may never look at motels, mothers, or showers the same way again. Speaking of showers, Psycho’s well-known shower scene also happens to be the focus of a new feature

documentary, 78/52, also screening this week at the Cinematheque, if you want to make a double bill of it.

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Bowie Ball A Celebration of the Life and Music of David Bowie with guests

The third annual celebration of life and creative genius of musician David Bowie will once again rock the Rickshaw.

Proceeds from this night of music from more than 20 local acts will go to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Tickets available online at Ticketfly.com.

Jan. 6, doors 7 p.m.

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New year, new chance to really use your noodle. Or, at least eat some. Vancouver Foodster’s fifth Noodle Mania takes place on Jan. 10, when attendees will eat their way from restaurant to restaurant enjoying all sorts of tasting plates showcasing noodle dishes from around the globe.

Jan. 10 at 6 p.m.

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If the new year has you feeling ready to take on all sorts of new endeavours, you aren’t alone. And you could also very well be standing in your own darn way on the path to change.

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Because we’re still a little bitter about the Super Socco thing, we didn’t bother to read the self-serving list.

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