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Vision spent $257,000 for fifth place finish in council race Mike Howell

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So after three months of waiting, we now know how much the NPA’s Hector Bremner raised and spent to get elected to council in the Oct. 14 byelection.

Elections BC posted Monday the financial disclosure documents of all candidates, parties and “third party sponsors” such as the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association and Socialist Alternative Vancouver.

Warning: Reading these documents is not straightforward. For example, Bremner’s personal disclosure statement says he didn’t raise or spend a dime.

But when you review the NPA’s statement, which indicates Bremner was its council candidate, that’s where you’ll find the money.

The party raised $100,012 on Bremner’s behalf and spent $78,965. It also spent $20,703 — I assume this is the leftover cash from the Bremner campaign — to get Fraser Ballantyne and Lisa Dominato elected

as trustees.

Where did the party get its money?

More than $20,000 came from individual donors, including a $10,000 donation from Canaccord Genuity Group founder Peter Brown and his wife, Joanne.

Concord Pacific Developments and its Centreville Construction company donated a combined $6,000.

Polygon Homes and Italian Oven Restaurant, owned by Ron Toigo, gave $5,000 each.

During the campaign, Bremner suggested to the Courier that Vision would spend $600,000 to $800,000 on its campaign, which was way off, according to Vision’s disclosure statements.

Like Bremner, Vision’s council candidate Diego Cardona did not declare any fundraising or spending in his personal document. But the party said it raised $278,125 and spent $257,838; a total of $77,351 went to Cardona and $180,487 to its school board candidates.

Vision’s Allan Wong, Joy Alexander and Ken Clement all won seats on the board,

The NPA’s Hector Bremner won the Oct. 14 byelection to become a city councillor. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

which was fired in 2016 for not balancing its budget.

Where did Vision get its money?

Coromandel Properties Ltd. gave the biggest chunk, with a $35,000 donation.

Amacon Management Services Corp., Onni Property Management Services Ltd. and Shato Holdings each gave $25,000.

Other big donors included Ceetu Homes ($15,000), Rize Alliance Properties ($20,000) and Westbank Projects ($15,000). Three Concord companies — Concord Gardens Limited Partnership, Concord Met 2 Lim-

ited Partnership and Concord Pacific Developmentss Inc. — gave a combined $19,500.

A total of $29,400 came from unions (the Vancouver Taxi Association gave $10,000) and $26,225 from individuals. All that money, however, could not get Cardona elected. The rookie candidate finished a disastrous fifth.

Runner-up to Bremner, the independent Jean Swanson, raised and spent $43,041, with most of her money coming from small donations. Some of it was in the $1,000 range from people such as Rider Coo-

ey, Karen Gilchrist, Earle Peach and Peter Greenwell.

Pete Fry of the Greens finished third after his party spent $42,971, with $19,627 on his race and $23,164 for the school board campaign.

Ian Mackenize gave $4,000, Allan Oas gave $2,000 and at least eight people contributed $1,000 each. National Green Party Leader Elizabeth May chipped in $250.

The Greens’ three school board candidates, Janet Fraser, Judy Zaichowsky and Estrellita Gonzalez, all won seats.

Judy Graves of OneCity raised $56,742 and spent $49,056 for a fourth place finish in the council race.

The B.C. Government Employees’ Union gave her $5,000, the same amount given by Angus Reid.

CUPE and some of its locals gave more than $4,000.

OneCity also ran two school board candidates, Carrie Bercic and Erica Jaaf. Their campaign spent $23,699 of the party’s budget, which was enough to get Bercic elected.

The contest was the last one where candidates and parties could raise and spend as much as they want. New campaign finance rules are in effect for this October’s civic election.

Developers and unions are banned from contributing to campaigns and the maximum donation from an individual to a candidate or party is $1,200.

The new rules mean that in communities with a population of fewer than 10,000 people, the expense limit will be $10,000 for mayoral candidates and $5,000 for all other candidates.

In a community that has more than 10,000 people — that would be Vancouver and its population of about 650,000 — expense limits will be determined using a per capita formula.

I still haven’t had a chance to do the math but suffice to say no party will spend north of $2 million this time around.

That said, I’ve heard complaints about spending loopholes in the new legislation.

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‘Landmark’ school could be demolished Mike Howell

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A Vancouver elementary school listed on Heritage Vancouver’s top-10 “watch list” could be facing demolition with the announcement Monday that it will be replaced with a $24.2-million new school and open by the 2021 school year.

Education Minister Rob Fleming made the funding announcement at David Lloyd George elementary, where he said it was up to the school board to decide on the future of the 1921-built school. It will stay open until the new school opens on the same property at 8370 Cartier St., near West 67th Avenue and Granville Street.

“Those decisions will be up to the city and school board, ultimately,” Fleming told the Courier. “What we provided today is funding for a brand new school on site.”

The Vancouver School Board has yet to decide on the school’s future use, although board chair Janet Fraser said after the minister’s announcement that it could be used as a “swing space” if other schools in the area get

Education Minister Rob Fleming was at David Lloyd George elementary to announce $24.2 million in funding for a new school.

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upgrades and require a temporary building for students.

Bridget Ford, the head of the school’s parent advisory council, said the school’s heritage value has been discussed among parents, but student and staff safety has taken prominence.

Ford, who has two children at the school, said she worries about their safety if an earthquake were to strike.

“We’re sad to see it go,” said Ford, anticipating the school will one day be demolished. “But the benefits of a new school far outweigh, we feel, the need to restructure this school. I have even looked at going to other schools because it’s seismically unsafe. My Grade 2

kid’s classroom is in the basement. I just cringe.”

Last June, Heritage Vancouver released its annual top-10 “most endangered heritage resources list” and ranked David Lloyd George elementary at number three.

The school, which was rated as having a high seismic risk in 2014, is on the Vancouver Heritage Register but that does not provide protection from demolition.

Heritage Vancouver described the school as a “historic landmark” in Marpole.

The classic revival-style brick building was designed by architectural firm Twizzell, Twizzell & Birds.

The school was named after the British prime min-

ister of the day.

“With professional advice from heritage consultation committee members, the [Vancouver school board] should explore all options rather than defaulting to demolition or, if that is not feasible, to retain the most significant features of heritage school buildings,” says a write-up on Heritage Vancouver’s website. “Unless the VSB seismic upgrade process is changed to include heritage value assessments for highrisk schools, they will remain threatened with demolition.”

Monday’s government announcement came four months after Fleming and Premier John Horgan held a news conference at Sir Matthew Begbie elementary school to announce $47 million will be spent to replace Begbie and Bayview elementary, also another school on Heritage Vancouver’s list.

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That was the message from police Chief Adam Palmer Monday afternoon following Saturday’s brazen shooting that left two people dead, including an innocent 15-year-old boy, identified as Alfred Wong, who happened to be driving by in a car with his parents when gunfire erupted on Broadway near Ontario Street.

“I still think Vancouver is a safe city and this is an anomaly in the sense that it’s been many, many years since we’ve had a shooting like this in Vancouver where an innocent person has been hit,” Palmer said Monday at a press conference.

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“My heart goes out the

Vancouver police officers look for evidence Jan. 7 in the area of Broadway and Ontario Street following a brazen shooting the night before. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

family of the 15-year-old boy,” Palmer said. “They were having a normal Saturday night evening out with family and now they are grieving for their son.

“My message to the family is this, we will not ever be able to fully comprehend your grief but the Vancouver Police Department will do whatever it takes to seek justice for your son.”

“I’m deeply saddened to hear that the young boy — an innocent passer-by in Saturday’s shooting — has died,” Mayor Gregor Robertson said on Twitter Monday.

“My heart goes out to his family & friends in this dark time & I offer my deepest condolences for their loss.”

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bystander an anomaly arrested gang members with firearms and fentanyl and for all kinds of violent offenses and we’re continuing to target gang members and when they engage in this type of activity in the city we’re going to come after them aggressively.”

There have been a number of shootings in the city in recent months that police believe were targeted.

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dents reported by police where shots were fired that were deemed to be targeted. In most of the cases no one was injured, however, a case earlier this month saw two men in their 20s injured after being shot in a parking lot in an industrial area in the city’s south end. And in May 33-year-old Janice Nicole Bryant was killed in what police described as a targeted shooting.

Last year there were a total of 31 confirmed incidents of shots fired in the city. That’s up from 26 in 2016 and 11 in 2015. Overall, however, the number of shootings in Vancouver is down significantly over previous years — there were 93 in 2004, 95 in 2005, 83 in 2006 and 68 in 2007.

Robillard said Saturday’s shooting does not appear to be linked to any other recent shootings in the city.

Legacy of 2004 Gastown shooting In answering questions about the safety of Vancouver streets following Saturday’s brazen shooting on Broadway that left a 15-year-old bystander dead, police Chief Adam Palmer said the last incident he remembered where an innocent bystander was caught up in a shooting was the 2004 death of Rachel Davis.

Davis was shot and killed outside Gastown’s Purple Onion nightclub as she tried to stop a fight between two groups of people, according to a Globe and Mail report from the 2006 trial stemming from the incident. Davis, 23, and a man, 24-yearold Richard Hui, were killed

in the shooting outside the club on Jan. 3, 2004.

Another five people were injured. One man, Imran Saff Sharif, was convicted of two counts of murder, and five counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault in the case. He launched an appeal of his conviction that was rejected by the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2009.

The club closed in July 2004, six months after the shooting. Former manager Colin Bazant told the Georgia Straight at the time several factors contributed to the closure — the city’s decision to concentrate Vancouver’s nightlife on the

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The incident was one of several that provided a push for the Vancouver Police Department to adopt the Bar Watch program, spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard said in an email to the Courier.

The program has been in place since November 2007 and gives officers authorization to deny someone entry, or remove someone from, a participating establishment.

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Mayor Gregor Robertson made his best attempt at a rally-the-troops speech Monday at Vision Vancouver’s annual general meeting but conceded the party is no longer the powerful force that attracted thousands in its heyday in 2008.

That was evident in the turnout to a classroom-sized room at SFU Harbour Centre, where about 100 people jammed together to hear Robertson deliver his first speech to members since announcing he won’t seek re-election.

The mayor stressed that it was important Vision join forces with other “progressive” parties in Vancouver, including the Green Party, OneCity and COPE to keep the centre-right Non-Partisan Association from winning city hall in October.

“I fully expect that we can figure out how to get along and elect some fantastic new people to office this fall,” said Robertson, who pointed to Vision’s 2008 run where more than 10,000 members joined the party. “That’s the kind of excitement that we need. That’s where we need to go here — is rebuilding that energy and momentum.”

That rebuild at city hall appears to rely largely on only two of Vision’s current council members, Raymond Louie and Heather Deal, who are seeking re-election.

Geoff Meggs resigned this summer to take a job as chief of staff to Premier John Horgan. Andrea Reimer and Tim Stevenson will not run again and Kerry Jang is likely to forgo another campaign, although he has yet to publicly declare his intentions.

Some of the crowd included young people, and Robertson pointed to them as the future of the party, noting he was “really, really excited about who

Mayor Gregor Robertson rallies the troops Monday night at Vision Vancouver’s annual general meeting. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

comes next.”

The party did not reveal any new candidates for council, school board or park board, with a nomination race expected in a few months.

Interestingly, as Courier columnist Allen Garr suggested in a Monday online column, those nomination races may not include one for the mayor’s position. That scenario is conceivable when considering Robertson’s comments about joining with other parties to defeat the NPA. As results of the Oct. 14 byelection made clear, splitting the centre-left vote led to an easy NPA victory for candidate Hector Bremner.

Vision’s council candidate, Diego Cardona, finished fifth behind OneCity’s Judy Graves, the Greens’ Pete Fry and runner-up Jean Swanson, an independent endorsed by COPE. Monday night’s meeting attracted many familiar faces from previous campaigns, including strategistturned-Robertson’s chief of staff Mike Magee (who has since been replaced by Kevin Quinlan), pollster Bob Penner and financier and advisor Joel Solomon.

The trio has watched as Vision, with its majority over three terms, has gone from an unstoppable force to one that appears in disarray and strapped for money, as its financial statements

revealed at the meeting.

The party’s “income statement” covering the period from October 2016 to September 2017 showed the party raised just over $1 million but spent $1.1 million, leaving a deficit of $28,670.

The majority of the spending — $690,426 — was on “office expenses.”

Vision’s “balance sheet” for the same period showed a deficit of $160,724.

The party, however, had more than $20,000 left over from the Oct. 14 councilschool board bylection race.

Financial documents released Monday by Elections B.C. indicated Vision raised $278,125 for its campaign and spent $257,838.

Robertson used his time at the microphone to rattle off a list of accomplishments, including creating more affordable housing, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, funding programs to help people living with an addiction and mental illness and generating a thriving economy.

“We have now the fastest growing, most diverse and most resilient economy of any city in Canada,” he said, referring to new businesses, including clean tech, the animation industry and craft breweries. “I don’t know when the last time you saw that in the paper, but that’s what’s been happening the

last three years.”

In a scrum following his speech, he reiterated the importance of Vision collaborating with other parties to ensure the NPA doesn’t win a majority at city hall.

He said he will personally reach out to elected officials of other parties to secure a partnership going into this year’s campaign.

He downplayed Monday night’s turnout, saying annual general meetings “are never a big ticket event.” He predicted “big gatherings ahead” with nomination races, but said he didn’t know the party’s member count.

“I’m guessing it’s thousands, but I haven’t heard,” he said.

The party’s outgoing cochair, Maria Dobrinskaya, said later that it was “in the hundreds.”

Robertson said it was up to the party’s board to decide whether it will run a mayoral candidate, or “whether we endorse an independent candidate, along with Greens and others.”

If Vision doesn’t run a mayoral candidate, it’s a sign the party is in more trouble than the results of the byelection showed, said NPA president Gregory Baker, who attended Vision’s meeting Monday along with other members of the NPA board.

“That would be a sign they’re falling apart,” said Baker, quipping as he left the meeting that Robertson had “a knack for filling a small room.”

Baker promised the NPA will have nomination races for mayor, council, school board and park board. NPA Coun. Hector Bremner, former Conservative MP Wai Young and the party’s 2014 candidate, newspaper executive Kirk LaPointe, are possible contenders for the mayor’s spot.

A longer version of this story is online at vancourier.com.

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Only 55 per cent of empty homes tax declarations have been filed as the Feb. 2 deadline approaches.

Another reminder was issued in a city press release last week: miss the deadline and you could face penalties.

Under the city’s $7.4-million empty homes tax program, which was adopted in late 2016, owners are required to rent out their empty or under-utilized, nonprincipal properties for at

least six months of the year.

The six months don’t have to be consecutive, but must be in periods of 30 or more consecutive days.

The city estimates there are 25,000 empty or underutilized homes in the city as many Vancouver residents struggle to find an affordable place to live.

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Why Vision and a united left will run an independent candidate for mayor next election Allen Garr

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I figure Gregor Robertson will be the first and last Vision Vancouver mayor to be elected for some time.

That’s because, at this point, Vision appears to have no intention of running a mayoral candidate under their party banner in next October’s municipal punch-up. And I will explain why.

Obviously they don’t think they can win a majority on council if they do. So the object of the exercise is to keep the right-of-centre NPA out of power and maintain what they would call a progressive majority on council.

Read the tea leaves from last year’s byelection won

by NPA candidate Hector Bremner. Bremner only won with 27 per cent; the left wing vote of close to 70 per cent was split among the next four candidates. Yes that was only a byelection and, yes, not many people turned out. But it is a factor in Vision’s current thinking. Another factor is the calm and collaboration that has settled in at both the

park board and particularly the school board (now the bullies are out of the way) where the Greens and Vision together hold the balance of power. Both have Green chairs and Vision vice-chairs.

In the past, Vision has been able to make deals with other parties, COPE in particular, to convince them to share the ballot — neither would run a full slate, and COPE would agree not to run a mayoral candidate and basically endorse Vision’s choice. In the 2014 election, however, Meena Wong ran as COPE’s mayoral candidate, and she placed a distant third.

I gather there is no apparent appetite for that this time — not just from COPE or its offspring OneCity but also the band with the rising brand, the Green Party.

Hence the notion emerges: find a mutually agreeable candidate and endorse that person to run as an independent. Then make an accommodation over populating the rest of the ballot.

Aside from bringing the centre-left forces together, it has some other advantages.

Mike Harcourt. Harcourt entered civic politics with TEAM, the party credited with ending the NPA’s more-than-three-decade grip on power. TEAM mayor Art Phillips passed over Harcourt at the time and handed his blessing to TEAM councillor Jack Volrich. Volrich over his two terms drifted to the right and rejoined the NPA. That’s when Harcourt stepped up to knock off Volrich and win as an independent. Harcourt’s council was a mix of folks from TEAM, COPE and the NPA. Thanks to his judicial selection of committee chairs and many, long negotiating sessions to get policies and projects past, Harcourt was able to survive for three terms.

So last but not least: Just who will be the mayoral candidate who will bring about the accommodation and keep the NPA out of power?

Well, the first choice seems to be defined as a fairly young, progressive woman, or a fairly young. progressive man if it comes to that. Not that

Columnist Allen Garr expects the city’s left-of-centre parties, including Vision Vancouver, to present a united front next election by endorsing an independent mayoral candidate to do battle with whomever the NPA selects.

For one, Gregor’s record for better or for worse will be harder for the NPA to run against. And there is a financial consideration, too.

Under the new election funding rules brought in by the province, donors can only give $1,200 dollars to each party regardless,

apparently, of how many candidates they might run.

If a mayoral candidate runs independently, donors can also give that person up to $1,200 dollars.

And remember, Vancouver has had a successful independent mayor in the recent past. That would be

these criteria are fully met by the names being floated about, but for what it’s worth, here’s what I’ve heard: YWCA CEO Janet Austin, Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman, former NDP MP Libby Davies, current NDP MLA Spencer Herbert and current NDP MP Don Davies.

If none of these turn your crank, it’s still early days.

The NPA decision to select a mayoral candidate has apparently been moved from late February until sometime in March. I’m told Kirk LaPointe, the guy who lost to Gregor last time out, is salivating at the prospect of another run. He’d have to kick Hector Bremner aside as well as former Tory MP Wai Young and possibly MLA Michael Lee if he doesn’t win the provincial Liberal leadership race.

But Vision will be keeping its powder dry until June or July while continuing to recruit prospects to fill its much depleted ranks and chatting up potential comrades in arms about this independent mayor idea. @allengarr

Mayor leaves a city divided between us and them Mike Klassen

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It is said the mayor “put his heart” into his work. But is that good enough?

I call it like I see it. Mayor Gregor Robertson, things are not better around here for a host of reasons — these are a few.

You hired a city manager known for her aggressive style to take charge of one

of Canada’s highest ranked workplaces, and looked on as staff morale collapsed.

You spent $3 million on a city website that made searching for information and historic records frustrating.

Your staff tried to redefine city hall and its past accomplishments in your image.

You allowed the public service to become politicized, and would not let the city’s staff speak directly

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You let donors flood

your political coffers, and spent more money on elections than anyone in the city’s history. Your party changed Vancouver political campaigns by making them expensive, Americanstyle, year-round affairs with full-time staff.

You stood by when your Vision Vancouver team members bullied staff at school board.

As mayor, large numbers

of senior city staff were either fired or quit in frustration.

Top managers like these had the experience and institutional memory which could have prevented the disastrous Stanley Cup riot, sparing the city millions in property damage and policing costs, as well as worldwide humiliation.

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Ties to ‘eco-elite’ troubling Continued from page 10 You sidled up to politicians stateside such as Senator John Kerry, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and invited in the Rockefeller Foundation to work inside city hall, which mostly benefited your personal brand among the eco-elite.

You typically engaged with a select circle of supporters and partisans during your time in office.

Even a favourably disposed left wing commentator called you out on your unwillingness to do media interviews, labelling you as a “bubble wrapped shirt.”

You did little for the city’s coveted small business community. You poured millions into an economic development commission that courts multinational corporations, rather than finding ways to provide relief from crushing rents and property tax increases.

Your council raised Vancouverites’ cost of living by raising taxes at several times the rate of inflation, and last month you voted for the highest tax increase in a decade.

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us and them, into political supporters and adversaries.

Your bike lanes were used less as a way to diversify transportation choices and more as a political wedge.

The problems left at city hall and embedded within our city’s political culture will take future leaders years to fix.

The demands of public life cannot be underestimated, and we should be grateful for those who serve — including the mayor.

But if the past 10 years teach Vancouverites anything, it’s that we should never let good intentions become a substitute for competent leadership. @MikeKlassen

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Michael Manale says the closure of the Adanac overpass to private traffic will greatly inconvenience local residents. He says a better idea is to enforce traffic rules and add traffic calming measures. The Adanac overpass is popular with local residents, as well as those seeking a shortcut to avoid Hastings or East First. PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

Residents raise concerns over ‘temporary’ closure of Adanac overpass to private vehicles Naoibh O’Connor

noconnor@vancourier.com

At 9 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, traffic is steady along Adanac Street near Boundary Road as drivers head across the Adanac overpass, which crosses over Highway 1. The route is popular with neighbourhood residents as well as those looking for a shortcut to avoid Hastings Street or East First Avenue.

Adanac Street is also a bike route.

But drivers accustomed to using it will have to rethink their travels come spring.

The City of Vancouver is closing the overpass, from Highway 1 to Cassiar, to private vehicles to avoid potential congestion once Fortis B.C. begins upgrading an underground gas line running between Coquitlam and Vancouver. That work will create temporary lane closures and temporary full street closures of East First Avenue in sections. It’s believed more drivers would use the Adanac overpass as a shortcut once that work starts, creating even higher volumes of traffic in the residential neighbourhood.

Buses, cyclist, emergency vehicles and pedestrians, however, will still have access.

The closure is being described as temporary, although the city acknowledges in a Jan. 2 letter to residents that it could be permanent “if it proves to help address neighbourhood concerns regarding the volume of non-

local motor vehicle traffic in the area.”

Some residents aren’t happy about the decision either way, including Michael Manale. He found out about it from a neighbour.

Manale agrees the route is busy, and said he’s particularly concerned about drivers travelling above the speed limit, but he argues closing the overpass isn’t the answer — enforcing traffic rules and adding traffic calming measures is.

“There are many things to do other than to close the overpass. There are ways to make it less convenient for people to cut through the neighbourhood — a fourway stop at every intersection, speed bumps that you actually have to slow down for,” he told the Courier during an interview at the corner of Adanac and Cassiar Jan. 10 while he was out walking his dog, Dora.

“And, if First is going to be closed for this Fortis gas project, then it gives the police one main artery to focus on. It’d be where they could spend more attention with people obviously not going 30 in a 30 zone.”

Manale, who lives east of the overpass, argues the closure will have a significant and negative impact on local drivers who use it to get in and out of the neighbourhood. Hastings Street, he explained, is already congested at morning and evening rush hours and it’s almost impossible to turn on to when there is an accident or

stall on the Second Narrows Bridge. Once Fortis B.C. starts work on East First, the other main option, aside from Hastings, is for drivers to head south all the way to Broadway.

“I’ll speak for everyone in our area — we would all like to see something done about the speeds but the option of having the bridge totally closed for us is far worse of an inconvenience,” he said.

Meanwhile, a group of concerned residents, including Lara Davis, circulated a letter about the city’s plan on Dec. 6. The letter indicates they weren’t aware of anyone receiving city notice about the pending closure and that they planned to get in touch with city officials. The letter argues the closure will put additional pressure on streets east of Highway 1, including what they describe as the “already dangerous” intersection at Skeena and Adanac where children cross for school.

“It will also eliminate our neighbourhood car access across the overpass to the area west of Highway 1,” it adds.

Davis told the Courier that 1,500 households will be affected east of Highway 1.

Her group has heard from just under 400 after dropping flyers off at homes, the majority of whom are unhappy or have expressed concerns about the planned closure.

Vancouver resident Mavis Roed also forwarded the Courier a letter she and her husband sent to the City of Vancouver, which argues

the closure will affect both Vancouver and Burnaby residents and it will jam up Hastings and First Avenue “more than they already are.” Neither she nor her husband ride bikes, or plan to do so, and only take transit periodically.

“We love our city. Let’s not make it any harder to get around in it than it already is,” she wrote.

Manale, meanwhile, isn’t convinced traffic concerns are the reason behind the closure of the overpass.

He’s heard the city wants to reduce vehicle use to extend the structure’s life so it won’t need an expensive upgrade as soon.

Lon LaClaire, the city’s director of transportation, told the Courier it’s a relatively new bridge, which was built in the early 1990s, and he wasn’t aware of any structural concerns about the overpass. A subsequent email from the city’s communication department indicated that, because it’s a freeway overpass, it’s not a city asset: “…it’s a provincial asset and they would maintain it, but our understanding is that it is in good condition.”

In any case, independent of the Fortis upgrade issue, the city was already looking into traffic patterns in the area after residents raised concerns, according to LaClaire.

A public engagement process about those problems was launched last May, focusing on the area between Hastings Street, Boundary Road, East First Avenue and

Renfrew Street.

The study found the biggest problem is high volumes of non-local motor vehicle traffic using local streets, particularly near schools, to access the Adanac overpass over Highway 1.

Traffic analysis revealed 71 per cent of vehicles travelling westbound over the Adanac overpass during morning rush hours and 73 per cent of vehicles heading eastbound during evening rush hours is non-local commuter traffic.

“We were out in the community talking about transportation problems back in early (2017). It was identified by the neighbourhood as a concern. When the proposed work on Frist Avenue came up, we developed this [overpass closure] strategy,” LaClaire said. “It’s related in the sense that the issues and concerns of the neighbourhood had been identified to us.”

He added that the idea of closing the overpass was a request from the neighbourhood.

“With the closure of First Avenue as part of this utility work, we have a serious concern with the amount of traffic that will be cutting through the neighbourhood, so this is an appropriate response to that. We do these types of more significant interventions whenever big arterial projects are underway,” he said. “…We’re going to do it because it’s the correct course of action for this

work. However, it is a convenient way to trial it.”

The closure will be in place at least a month before the Fortis work starts on East First Avenue, which is expected to begin in the spring, so the traffic pattern is properly established. The utility work will probably take about four or five months and LaClaire said the city will probably keep the overpass closure in place for a month afterwards.

“And then, at that point, it’s the perfect time for us to survey the neighbourhood.

If they want to keep it, it’s something we would keep.

If they don’t want to keep it, we would take it out. To be clear, it’s the neighbourhood that it’s benefitting — people who want quiet streets, a nice quiet neighbourhood, this will help achieve that.”

LaClaire also said he’s personally received about 14 emails from residents about the plan recently, which were evenly split on the issue.

Mixed responses are typical when the city deals with traffic calming measures, he added.

Over the last month, the city has received about 20 emails a week, prior to the Jan. 2 letter to residents going out. Following the delivery of the letter, the city received about 50 emails.

According to a subsequent update from the city, calls it’s received from people who live in the area tend to be supportive, with the exception of groups who live east of the freeway.

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Road closures around the city to look out for

Naoibh O’Connor

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A car trip through Vancouver can be frustrating at the best of times — when you add road closures, streets can seem impassable.

In any given year, the city manages a range of sewer, water and street upgrades that have an impact on arterial streets, explained Devan Fitch, manager of project delivery for the City of Vancouver. Here is a sample of upcoming projects that are most likely to affect drivers: (A more complete list can be found at vancouver.ca/ roadwork.)

• A project on Smithe Street between Homer and Beatty started in early January with a planned completion date of summer 2018. It involves upgrading critical sewer infrastructure to accommodate new developments downtown, resurfacing the roadway and making safety improvements to the bike network. There are local

restrictions on turning movements but two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times.

• Fraser Street from King Edward to 33rd Avenue: this project broke ground this week and will be completed in late summer 2018. The city will be maintaining one lane in each direction at all times. The work is for upgrades to water, sewer and streets infrastructure. “It’s a showcase for one of our better coordinated projects where we can get multiple disciplines in at the same time,” Fitch said. The city is also making some significant improvements to the sidewalks in the area for accessibility. People will mobility challenges or visual impairments will see some benefits.

• Work on Quebec and First Avenue starts in February with completion in late summer 2018. Traffic on Quebec Street will have one lane in each direction maintained at all times but there will be some limited closure of First Avenue in that area while

construction is underway.

• Work in Oakridge is continuing in the West 49th Avenue, West 46th Avenue and Tisdall area.

It will continue until late summer 2018.

• St. Catherine’s sewer trunk work: It’s affecting East 39th Avenue,

East 40th Avenue, Prince Albert Street and St. Catherine’s Street. There will be full street closures on some of the more local

residential streets but laneway access will be maintained for residents.

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been around for four years, that’s yet to be confirmed — Zostavax offers about five years of protection. Shingrix was approved in Canada in October 2017 for use in adults aged 50 years and older.

“You can give Shingrix to people who are immune compromised because it’s a killed vaccine, not a live one,” says Dr. Suni Boraston.

But, Boraston says, there’s no need to run out and get Shingrix if you’ve recently had the Zostavax vaccine.

That means the vaccine is safe for people living with cancer, who have taken high doses of Prednisone or who’ve had a kidney transplant.

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by a re-activation of chicken pox. Anyone who’s had that childhood disease is in danger of contracting the virus again, but this time with a vengeance. The chicken pox virus can lay dormant for years, but typically returns in people 50 and older. More than 130,000 Canadians are diagnosed with shingles each year and the majority of them are seniors.

For the lucky ones, shingles symptoms can be as minor as a rash and slight pain, but for others the results can be devastating and debilitating.

Severe complications of shingles can include blisters and extreme nerve pain even after those sores have healed, vision loss, flesh-eating disease and neurological problems. Shingles can also increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Boraston says the current vaccine Zostavax is about 54 per cent effective against shingles and 67 per cent against the pain, while Shingrix is 97 per cent effective for many older adults. She adds it’s also thought Shingrix will provide life-long immunity, but since the new vaccine has only

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“Zostavax is good for five years.”

Neither of the vaccines are cheap. At the Vancouver Coastal Health travel clinic, Shingrix is $300 for the twopart vaccine — the doses are given two to six months apart for $150 a visit.

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Boraston says a common side effect of Shingrix is pain at the injection site.

At this time the only province that provides Zostavax at no charge to seniors aged 65 to 70 is Ontario. In response to questions from the Courier about funding the drug, the B.C. Ministry of Health said once Health Canada has approved a vaccine, there are other levels of review that must take place before a vaccine is included in B.C.’s public immunization program.

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Your bedridden roommate, downtrodden coworker and man-cold manifesto all point to the same thing — peak flu season is upon us in B.C. Staffers with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) aren’t seeing much in the way of statistical anomalies, as doctors’ visits and emergency department visits for influenza are in line with the historical averages for this time of year.

That said, one particular flu strain — known as Influenza B — has shown up three months earlier than it typically does.

“There is no good explanation as to why this is occurring. It really highlights the fact that changes in flu patterns are very difficult to predict,” VCH medical health officer John Harding told the Courier.

Harding notes that predicting flu patterns

or the severity of a given flu season is difficult, if not impossible. The most common types of flu viruses that circulate in winter months are two strains of Influenza A, which are referred to as H3N2 and H1N1. This season, nearly 50 per cent of flu cases in B.C. have been Influenza B. While flu shots are still available, Harding notes the importance of differentiating flu symptoms with what’s commonly referred to as the stomach flu.

Known as norovirus, the condition isn’t technically a flu, but an infection. There are no vaccines to protect against it and antibiotics wouldn’t do the trick either.

Characterized by intense vomiting and diarrhea, norovirus is contracted directly through contact — shaking hands, for example — or indirectly by eating food that’s been contaminated by someone with the infection.

Recovery time is usually 24 to 72 hours, and there is no specific treatment for it other than drinking plenty of fluids.

“It’s important to stay home from school or work until you are well for at least 48 hours to make sure you are no longer infectious to others,” Harding said.

Vaccines typically take two weeks to work through the body to the point that the necessary antibodies are developed to fight against the flu.

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Burrard Bridge lamps to be re-lit

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Lights installed on Burrard Bridge as a memorial to the First World War and the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers have been restored and will be re-lit at a special ceremony on the northeast corner of the bridge at 4 p.m., Jan. 23.

The original memorial braziers were installed on the bridge in 1932 atop pylons at both ends. The decoration of the pylons include a stylized Cross of Lorraine, and the bronze lights were inspired by the braziers used by soldiers in the trenches, a traditional feature of the battlefield, according to the Burrard Bridge Heritage Study produced by Don Luxton & Associates in 2001. Braziers are containers for fire, typically in the form of a hanging or standing metal box.

The lighting in the braziers was restored and technically upgraded as part of the Burrard Bridge Upgrade Project.

Luxton’s 2001 report describes the braziers as “stained glass lamps, set with fiery angular patterns by flashing

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neon. Each is nine-feet-sixinches high and five feet in diameter. Each brazier weighs three quarters of a ton.”

He quotes bridge architect G.L.T. Sharp as having this to say about them: “At either end to emphasize the bridge heads, two pylons have been placed, surmounted with sold bronze braziers, glazed to represent a fire burning in them. At night these will clearly mark the bridge approaches, even from a considerable distance.”

Kathryn Morrow, a spokesperson for the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, said they were rebuilt in 1986 — the housing was

replaced and there was new neon put in — but, at some point, that part broke down.

The City of Vancouver is behind the project but various groups have been involved, including the heritage foundation, which completed its Burrard Bridge Heritage Lighting Study about heritage lighting on the bridge in 2005. The study included information the braziers, the lantern standards that were recently restored, as well as other significant elements of the bridge.

“But the whole heritage community has been behind this [effort],” she said.

Morrow said the lamps’

restoration is a significant development for heritage advocates. “It is part of the historic character of the bridge. Originally, when the bridge was designed, it did have a pretty impressive ambient lighting system in it. And that, at some point, disappeared. For us, it’s really important to see that come back and to see the beauty of the bridge and how it was originally intended,” she said.

“The other side of it is that 2018 will mark the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First World War, so restoring the braziers as part of that memorial is really important because a lot of people don’t know what the significance of those braziers is, they don’t know the story behind them, so it’s a nice reminder to what they were originally designed to do.”

In an email to the Courier, a staff person from the City of Vancouver’s communication department said they are being formally re-lit “so that they remain a bright symbol, and a powerful tribute to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice from the First World War to the present.” @naoibh

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LOUD AND PROUD: Making some serious noise, the Cultch kicked off 2018 with a series of plays at the York Theatre dedicated to celebrating the power of women. Femme January consists of three productions created by women addressing and speaking to the experiences, challenges and triumphs of women. The Australian touring show Hot Brown Honey by Briefs Factory launched the January program of female-centric works. Part circus, part burlesque and part cabaret, the high-octane show features six talented Indigenous women buzzing around a giant hive. Perched at the top is the Queen Bee DJ Busty Beatz who leads the hive of

EATING OUT: Resolutions can wait, reservations can’t. Canada’s largest dining celebration returns for its 16th staging.

Dine Out Vancouver has become a widely popular tradition for local and visiting food enthusiasts to experience this city’s diverse culinary scene. Over 17 days, a record 307 Metro Vancouver restaurants will tempt foodies with $20, $30 and $40 prix fixe menus. In addition to indulging in multicourse meals, this year’s festival will once again feature food and drinkthemed events — including the World Chef Exchange (collaborative dinners between local and visiting chefs), B.C. VQA Wine Brunches (plates paired with B.C.’s best wines) and Dine Out Grand Tasting, an inaugural opening gala event benefitting the BC Hospitality Foundation. Tourism Vancouver launched this year’s campaign at the new HJU:Z Lounge in the Westin Bayshore Hotel. More than 100,000 people are expected to participate in the Jan. 19 to Feb. 4 festivities, said Dine Out coordinator Lucas Pavan at the festival launch.

Political thunder from down under, Lisa Fa’alafi, Ofa Fotu and Elena Wangurra deliver a highenergy performance that is making some noise. Hot Brown Honey runs until Jan. 27 at the York Theatre.

Barry Benson quenched the thirst of 350 drink enthusiasts with his R&B Brewing’s Vancouver Special IPA, recently awarded top IPA, besting 82 entries at the BC Brewing Awards.

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Hot Brown Honey’s Queen Bee Kim Bowers, a.k.a. Busty Beats, and Hope Haami kicked off Cindy Reid’s Femme January series at the Cultch with their buzz-worthy feminist show.

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Vancouver’s park board is touting a new restaurant set to open in Stanley Park, but not everyone is on board.

Later this year, Vancouver Park Board and Stanley Park Brewing will open a new operation at the site of the old Fish House restaurant near the tennis courts in Stanley Park.

In November 2016, the park board approved a lease agreement with Stanley Park Brewing for a restaurant with small batch brewing on site and retail use at the former Fish House property.

The building has been used as a restaurant that included two “active patios” for almost 70 years, states a park board press release.

“We are very excited to be working with the park board to transform the former Fish House into a new community oriented restaurant with a small batch brewery,” Brian Kuhn, general manager at Stanley Park Brewing, said in an email to the Courier.

The $4.5-million project will include a full-service restaurant, small-batch brewing, a retail space and growler filling station, as well as a space for private functions, all within the existing footprint.

A group calling itself Stanley Park Advocates is opposed to the new operation, saying allowing a beer company to take over the space sets a precedent of putting breweries in parks.

Stanley Park Brewing is owned by Labatt, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest beer conglomerate in the world.

The group is also concerned about the impact construction and operation

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of the restaurant will have on a nearby heron colony.

Spokesperson Maria Morlin, a biology teacher at Vancouver Community College who studies herons, said the disturbance could have a negative effect on the colony, which currently includes 120 nests. She is concerned that the herons will abandon the colony.

“Heron breeding areas need to be within 10 kilometres of feeding, which is the ocean, so there’s not very many spots where they can actually have a colony,” Morlin said. “And their numbers are also not that great. They are a vulnerable species on the brink of being endangered.”

She added that if the herons were to abandon the colony, it’s not certain that the population numbers would stay stable.

“They would probably decline in the province because this is a feeder colony for the province.”

Newly minted park board chair Stuart Mackinnon, who voted against the lease agreement back in 2016, said he is “confident that we can deliver a restaurant at this historic location in a way that is completely consistent with

our mission and mandate to protect and preserve parks and green space in the City of Vancouver.”

He added, “Our partners at the Stanley Park Ecology Society have reassured our board that the magnificent Pacific Great Blue heron colony at 2099 Beach Avenue will not be harmed by the careful and continuing use of this space as a restaurant.”

Kuhn said the company has heard the concerns about the herons and is taking them seriously.

“We have worked closely with the park board and the Stanley Park Ecology society to understand any risks to the park’s ecosystem,” he said.

Park board biologist Nick Page said nesting herons are tolerant of urban activities once a colony settles in.

“The Stanley Park nesting colony co-exists with constant use of the surrounding area by people, dogs, tennis, lawn mowing and other park recreation and maintenance activities,” he said. “In fact, some heron colonies benefit from urban locations because human use can reduce eagle predation on eggs and chicks.” @JessicaEKerr

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St. Paul’s Hospital Healthy Heart Program is looking for study volunteers for a 3 year study of 50 people which will take place in Vancouver.

Researchers are studying whether diet coupled with exercise can reduce hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis, which can lead to heart disease and stroke.

Title of the study: MRI-Enhanced dietary portfolio plus exercise on cardiovascular risk Principal Investigator: Dr. Jiri Frohlich The study diet is mainly a vegetarian diet rich in plant sterols, high in soluble fibre, nuts and soy foods with or without the addition of intensive exercise.

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For a lucky few, taking a seat in the iconic domed car of the Rocky Mountaineer just got a whole lot more affordable. The high-end rail service is joining Dine Out for the first time when it pulls into its station for a two-day pop-up restaurant experience.

Media were invited to preview the experience on a rainy Thursday evening last week, and after arriving at the station in East Vancouver, one member of our group was chosen to operate a foot-operated train whistle followed by the command, “All aboard.”

After climbing aboard the gold dome railcar, our group was directed up a small circular staircase to the second floor where we were served a glass of bubbly and an opportunity to look around.

We then headed downstairs for a sample of the

award-winning menu to be served to diners lucky enough to score a reservation for dinner. And while the Rocky Mountaineer has not gone into the fine dining business, for the first time it is participating in the annual Dine Out. The Rail Car PopUp: All Aboard Rocky Mountaineer dining event has proved so popular it almost immediately sold out. In response the Rocky Mountaineer has added a second date, Feb. 1 from 8:45 to 10:45 p.m.

Dine Out Vancouver, which runs Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, began in 2001, when a group of food and wine enthusiasts got together with the team at Tourism Vancouver and pitched the idea of a fixed-price menu deal to get Vancouverites out and into restaurants during a normally slow time of the year. At the time, 57 restaurants jumped on board and since then Dine Out Vancouver has grown into Canada’s largest food

and drink festival with more than 300 eateries taking part this year (see list below).

With so many restaurants to choose from, there is something for everybody and every budget. And if you’re still undecided, here are some of my recommendations to consider — places I’ve eaten at in the past and enjoyed the service and food: • Cascade Room: thecascade.ca • The Union: Theunionvancouver.ca •Tableau Bar Bistro: tableaubarbistro.com • Mamie Taylor’s Low Country Pig Roast: mamietaylors.ca • H2 Rotisserie & Bar: h2restaurant.com • H Lounge: hjuzlounge.com • The Victor: parqvancouver.com/restaurants • Provence Marinaside: provencemarinaside.ca For a complete list of participating restaurants, visit dineoutvancouver.com. @sthomas10

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an intimate cabaret, including some exciting world premieres. The five shows reflect the diversity of modern composition, as well as how often it touches on notes of the past.

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Comedian, actor, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Adam Sandler is set to tickle funny bones midweek when he takes the stage at Vancouver’s historic Orpheum. While he probably won’t sing the “Hanukkah Song,” Sandler will certainly have with him some very special guests to round out the evening’s laughs. A word of caution, the show contains adult content, so get a sitter and leave the kids at home.

Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m.

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If you’re curious what all the buzz is about beekeeping, what are you waiting for, honey? Hives for Humanity and Urban Bee Supplies/Urban Bee Honey Farm are teaming up to run an innovative, entertaining and highly practical course in beginner beekeeping.

The two-day course takes place downtown at the Fairmont Waterfront, which is also hosting an evening event called “A Beekeepers Journey,” on workshop day.

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Break out your stretchy pants! Now in its 16th year, the annual restaurant and food festival is back to tantalize locals and visitors to Vancouver with its array of special menus and event programming all around the city. More than 300 participating restaurants around Metro Vancouver are offering special fixed price menus at three price points ($20, $30, $40), including many with optional add-on wine pairings. Try something new, or revisit an old favourite.

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Pass It to Bulis

The hockey blog that knows who needs the puck

Mid-season report card for Canucks Halfway through the season, who’s passing and who’s failing?

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Alex Biega: C+ (C+). Biega has been a spark plug when occasionally inserted into the lineup.

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Michael Del Zotto: C- (C+). Del Zotto leads the Canucks in ice time and really shouldn’t. Flashes of offensive upside have not made up for defensive miscues.

The Canucks are about halfway through the season, with 45 games played heading into their bye week. It’s time to break out the red pen and do some grading. I’ve included their quarter-mark grade to show how they’ve improved or diminished.

Team Grade: D (C+). The only reason the Canucks aren’t last in the Pacific Division is because the Arizona Coyotes are truly terrible. Injuries explain a lot of their struggles, but lack of depth adds to the sting of those injuries.

Alex Edler: B- (C+). Edler has improved after a shaky start to the season and can still soak up big minutes.

Brock Boeser: A+ (A+). Even without Horvat and Baertschi, Boeser has continued to produce, providing one of the few bright spots for the Canucks this season.

Loui Eriksson: D (C). For a moment in late November, it looked like Eriksson had re-found his scoring touch. Then he had just two points in 13 games in December.

Sam Gagner: C (C-). Gagner has looked good on a line with Vanek and Boeser, but has struggled defensively.

Brendan Gaunce: C- (Inc). Gaunce has been decent defensively and finally put in a few goals, but still has too little impact in the offensive zone.

Nikolay Goldobin: C (N/A). Goldobin finally got the call-up from the Comets, but has been too inconsistent to earn regular ice time.

Markus Granlund: C (C-). Granlund has consistently been used in a defensive role, giving him little opportunity to match his points from last season.

Bo Horvat: A (A-). His absence due

• A tap of the stick to former Canuck Mason Raymond for getting named to Team Canada’s Olympic roster.

The speedy winger has long been a favourite and will be a key player for Canada in the absence of NHL players.

• I’m dropping the gloves with Sweden for not putting Canucks prospect Elias Pettersson, the SHL leader in points-per-game, on their Olympic roster. That’s a decision they could regret come February.

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Erik Gudbranson: D (D). Gudbranson is riding an unsustainably high on-ice save percentage that is making him look a lot better than he is.

FORWARDS

Sven Baertschi: B- (A-). A broken jaw took him out of the lineup for several weeks, but his point production had slowed before the injury.

Stick-taps & Glove-drops

Goalie Jacob Markstrom and blue liner Michael Del Zotto both earned themselves C- grades for their inconsistent play so far this season.

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to injury has actually improved his grade by showing how much the Canucks miss him. They’ve gone 4-11-2 since Horvat fractured his foot.

Daniel Sedin: B- (C). Adding Boeser to the power play has helped significantly, but the Sedins have stepped up at even strength as well.

Henrik Sedin: B (C). Henrik is third in points-per-hour behind Boeser and Vanek.

Ben Hutton: C+ (C+). Hutton found his way into Travis Green’s dog house, then returned to the ice with some added physical edge.

has slowed of late, with just one goal in 2018, and yet he’s still onpace for 41 goals this season. At this point, it would be surprising if he doesn’t break Pavel Bure’s rookie record of 34 goals.

Derrick Pouliot: B- (B). Pouliot’s point production has slowed, but he’s still the leader in shot attempt differential among Canucks defencemen.

Troy Stecher: B- (B-). While he’s been in a sophomore slump, Stecher is rushing the puck up ice with more confidence.

Chris Tanev: A- (A). Frankly, the Canucks should be leaning on Tanev more than they are: he’s easily the team’s best defenceman.

GOALTENDERS

Brandon Sutter: C+ (C). The Canucks didn’t struggle as much with Sutter out of the lineup until Horvat also got injured, but they clearly missed him a lot.

Jacob Markstrom: C- (B-). Too many soft goals and too little consistency has brought down Markstrom’s grade, but he’s not getting much help defensively.

Thomas Vanek: A- (B). Vanek has found chemistry with Boeser and is second on the team in scoring, increasing his potential value at the trade deadline.

Anders Nilsson: D (A). After a strong start to the season, Nilsson has fallen apart and now has one of the worst save percentages in the NHL.

Jake Virtanen: C+ (C+). The 21-year-old winger shows signs of figuring out how best to use his size and speed, and has also found some use in a checking line role.

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It’s time to face facts: Vancouver will never have a mayor as attractive as Gregor Robertson While political pundits continue to debate Gregor Robertson’s legacy after Vancouver’s longest serving mayor announced last week he would not be seeking re-election in October, there is one, albeit superficial, fact few will disagree on. Robertson is and likely will be the most attractive mayor this city has ever seen. Sure, some may point to Sam Sullivan’s boyish charm, or Malcolm Maclean’s Victorian-era ruggedness, but Robertson’s granite-hewn cheekbones alone land him atop the mayor meat pile. He’s probably also the fittest dude to sweatlessly climb the staircases at 12th & Cambie, since the Courier’s kale-friendly civic affairs truth warrior Mike Howell took up the city hall beat.

Most importantly, Robertson is dynamically attractive, with different versions of attractiveness during his hunky reign. Here’s a brief rundown of the many looks Robertson sported throughout the years.

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Blue windbreaker, sensible helmet and dress slacks create a trifecta of gentle confidence. Come ride with me, it says, I’ll go at a slow, even pace. Let’s get our heart rate up to a safe level of excitement then enjoy a goji-berry smoothie in the cruel moonlight.

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Just got out of bed and threw this old thing on to be with you here today

A dishevelled, salt and pepper Gregor invites many questions. Did he just get out of bed? And if so, where? How many downtown lofts, office closets and Gulf Island yurts does he hang his suits in? So many questions, so little time. Yes, let’s grab a chianti and talk about it over some smooth jazz and talk of recycling policy.

It’s business time

Damn. G-man means business. Pinstripes? You’re goddamn right. Newscaster hair that would make Tony Parsons weep with envy? Boom. The ironic thing is during this speech Robertson probably uttered the phrases “design jam,” “public space intervention” and “visioning phase of engagement.”

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Self-satisfied, but not gloating, with an “I could be vacationing in Nantucket with the Kennedys but choose not to” vibe.

Chakras are fully aligned and the chi is off the mother effin’ hook. The din of angry Marpole residents (is there any other kind?) may be around the corner, but for now, bliss. Namaste.

Robertson’s last public appearance was probably his best look. At the Jan. 10 press conference where he announced his decision not to run next election, he sported a sleek new hairdo that took years off his 53-year-old kisser and made him look like a sommelier with a thorough knowledge of Spanish tempranillos with earthy tannins.

The lack of a tie also says “I’m approachable,” and in a certain light, perhaps while a Leonard Cohen remix pulsates in the background, “Daddy’s single.” @KudosKvetches

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On the other hand, the company continually misses targets, produces occasionally mediocre build quality, and then CEO Elon Musk gets on Twitter and calls a public transit advocate an “idiot.” As much as I like the Model S, Tesla as a company does a great deal to make itself hard to root for.

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Musk is also promising a pickup truck in the near future, something the size of the Ford F-150. He also seems to be planning on firing his personal original Tesla Roadster into deep space, atop his Falcon Heavy rocket.

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