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VPD responds to city’s call for decriminalization of illicit drugs City councillors likely to debate decriminalization at council meeting in April

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Here’s a simple question that may bring a complicated answer: Do you think it’s a good idea to decriminalize the personal possession of all illicit drugs?

It’s a question I asked in a piece I wrote last week and posted online. I don’t have space here to fit every word I wrote, or what three city councillors told me, so I’ll get to some of the salient points.

I’m writing about this topic because the city issued a news release March 9 regarding the opioid crisis.

Buried deep down in the release was a recommendation aimed at the provincial and federal governments that went like this: “Convene a multi-sectoral task force to implement immediate decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs.”

You read that right —“immediate decriminalization.”

Wow, right?

Kinda, sorta.

“Kinda” because I don’t know of any other city in Canada that is formally pushing for decriminalization, which typically means police not arresting a person with a flap of heroin or some other drug.

“Sorta” because I’ve heard the mayor and some councillors say over the years that Vancouver needs a different approach to keeping drug users alive.

I’ve also heard Dr. Patricia Daly, the chief medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, and other public health docs call for the legalization and regulation of all psychoactive substances. That includes heroin and cocaine.

In fact, public health docs have been all over this file for years, making recommendation after recommendation to get the feds to change the country’s drug laws. Evidence of that is contained in a report from 2011 and in one I hunted

The city issued a news release March 9 regarding the opioid crisis that included calling for decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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The same year the report was published, 191 people died of a drug overdose in Vancouver. At the time,

the number of deaths was considered unprecedented, with high-purity heroin the culprit. Now it’s fentanyl doing the damage, with 365 people dying in Vancouver last year.

So here we go again with a push for decriminalization, except this time it’s the city — not public health docs — behind the recommendation. City council has yet to debate the move and that could occur in April when staff provides an update on the opioid crisis.

In the meantime, I contacted the Vancouver Police Department to get a response on the city’s call for decriminalization. This is what VPD Sgt. Jason Robillard told me in an email: “The VPD would welcome an invite to be part of the multi-sectoral task force and we look forward to participating in further discussion on the issue.

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It isn’t quite record breaking but the price of gas in Vancouver passed the $1.50 mark again Monday, hitting 154.9 cents a litre.

Analyst Dan McTeague, with GasBuddy.com, said the all-time record gas price for Metro Vancouver is 155.7 cents a litre, set on June 22, 2014. That record is expected to fall later this year — McTeague is predicting prices could hit $1.60 per litre this summer.

“I have a hint that we will see days... this summer, sometime between the beginning of May and the end of September, where we could hit $1.60 a litre,” he said in a previous interview.

The most recent spike in the price of gas was sparked by a three-cent increase in the wholesale price of fuel after the temporary shutdown of a U.S. pipeline, coupled with the continued shut down of the Parkland refinery in Burnaby, which has been shut down for

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McTeague said the shutdown of the Olympic pipeline was expected to last four or five days. He said the price could go down by a penny mid-week but will likely stay above $1.50 for the rest of the week.

Gas prices are typically lowest in January, February and the beginning of March because demand is lower and winter blend gas is cheaper. By law, refineries and gas stations must sell summer blend gas, which costs about four cents a litre

more, starting by April 15.

If it seems like Vancouver’s gas prices are on the high end of the spectrum, they are.

“We’re number one by a long shot,” McTeague told the Courier earlier this month. “No one’s even close.”

The region not only has the highest gas prices in the country, but all of North America.

“I would actually argue in all of the Western Hemisphere with the exception of some island in the Caribbean,” he said. @JessicaEKerr

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Regional Transportation and the provincial government are committing $7 billion in infrastructure funding to pay for phase two of the council’s 10-year plan. The plan also includes an eight per cent increase in bus service, as well as more funding for HandyDart services and improvements to sidewalks, bikeways, multiuse paths and roadways.

The province has agreed to cover 40 per cent of the capital costs for the 10-year plan, leaving the mayors to come up with a plan to fund the region’s share of $2.5 billion.

The council is proposing a two per cent increase in all transit fares over two years beginning in 2020, which amounts to a five- to 15cent increase to adult and concession fares, and a $1 to $3 increase to adult and concession monthly passes.

As well, the council proposes a 15-cent per hour increase to parking fees, a $5.50 annual increase in property taxes per average household starting in 2019, and a $300 to $600 increase to development cost charges on new residential developments.

The council is also expecting $1.6 billion in fare revenues from higher ridership resulting from service expansions in phase two, as well as additional revenue from transit-related commercial opportunities.

“This is a huge win for transit users, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians,” said Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, who chairs the council. “In addition to moving forward with the rapid transit projects, this funding agreement unlocks a massive investment that will continue the significant investment that will continue the significant expansion to bus service across the region that kicked off last year.”

Corrigan added that the announcement is a “huge win” for bus riders.

“Phase two plan, together with phase one plan that we announced a little over a year ago, will add 900,000 more hours of bus service per year to our already extensive bus network,” he said. “We are adding almost as much bus service as it delivered in total

by B.C. Transit in the rest of the province.”

Kris Sims, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said the impact to taxpayers was not as bad as she was expecting.

“I was bracing myself for an increase in the gasoline tax or a huge spike in the parking tax, something like that, and so it wasn’t as bad as I was bracing myself for but at the same time it is

spending a lot of taxpayer dollars,” she said, adding that the 15-cent parking tax increase is “literally nickeland-diming people.”

The federation argues the municipal portion of the cost could have been funded by taking 0.5 per cent of each city’s future increases to tax revenue.

“If people are coming into the region there are increases to property taxes and the amount of taxes they take in are really big, most of them are more than five per cent growth,” Sims said. “If we took .5 per cent of their growth budget over the next coming years, they could have fulfilled the municipal portion of this, without any increased taxes, without any increased fees.”

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Selina Robinson, who is also responsible for TransLink, called it the largest transit infrastructure expansion in Metro Vancouver history.

She said in addition to committing to funding 40 per cent of the capital costs of the plan and “to work with all levels of government to deliver on the transportation infrastructure needs that will grow our system,” the province will also reduce “TransLink’s fiscal pressures by $30 million, which will help the region get vital transportation projects under way as soon as possible.”

Robinson also announced the council will no longer be required to hold a referendum.

“We have also removed the referendum requirement for new revenue sources so that there will be no more delays and the region can finally put shovels in the ground on important phase two projects,” she said.

The 2015 referendum on a proposed new 0.5 per cent sales tax to help fund the transit upgrades resulted in an overwhelming No vote — 61.7 per cent.

“The minister actually applauded the fact that they’ve eliminated the need for a referendum on these matters. Frankly, we live in a democracy and a referendum is a good thing,” Sims said.

TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said the next step in the process is public consultation starting in April and into May before the plan goes back to the mayors’ council for approval in June.

“Our current projections would be the Broadway subway operational by 2025 and the Surrey light rail, the first 10-and-a-half kilometres, operational by 2024,” he said.

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The reconstruction includes the separation of pedestrian and bike paths, as well as partial fencing around Charleson dog park and upgraded lighting along the entire corridor.

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The renovated space on the ground floor of a city-operated single-room-occupancy hotel at 44 East Cordova St. opened Monday and is called Saa-ust, which translates to “to lift up” in Coast Salish. It is the former home of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre.

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The move by the city, which was influenced by a request from the city’s Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee, was done even though Vancouver is not one of the stops of the inquiry. A Richmond hotel will be the site of the hearings, which run from April 4 to 8.

Kerrigan cited “logistics” as the reason for the hearings to be held in Richmond.

“This is the largest hearing in Canada, so there was a lot of space required,” she said.

“It’s a huge undertaking.”

The inquiry was in Montreal last week and travels to Thompson, Man. this week. The hearings have until this point provided a room in a hotel or facility for families and survivors to seek refuge from sharing their stories. The same will be offered in Richmond.

Vancouver organizers are working on shuttle plans, including the use of the Canada Line and vehicles, to transport families and survivors to the East Cordova centre, where legal teams will also be in place to hear stories that people prefer not to share publicly at the hearings.

“Hundreds” are expecting to use the centre, said Mary Clare Zak, the city’s director of social policy and projects.

Counsellors, elders and others will be available at the space, which is long and narrow with seven private meeting rooms. There’s an area for making arts and crafts and an area for ceremony. Newly created Indigenous art is throughout the centre, including a mural by a Nisga’a artist, whose mother was murdered in 2005 in Nanaimo.

“It will be a sanctuary to those using it,” said the mayor, noting the centre will remain open until late April and the city with then likely look to lease it to an Indige-

nous-related organization.

Chief Campbell described the hearings as a pivotal moment in Canadian history.

“It’s an opportunity to honour our life-givers, and to support the families that have gone through so much grief and loss,” he said. “So having a space like this in our shared territories is welcomed.”

The mandate of the inquiry’s commissioners is to examine and report on the “systemic causes” of all forms of violence against Indigenous women, girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and twospirit people in Canada.

The mandate also includes examining institutional practices and policies implemented in response to violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls, including examining police investigation practices and responses, as part of the public investigation.

The terms of reference for the inquiry state commissioners cannot attempt to solve outstanding missing or murdered cases of Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S people, or solve crimes against survivors. However, if new evidence comes to the attention of commissioners, it can be referred to the appropriate authorities.

The inquiry cannot provide monetary compensation or restitution to anyone. @Howellings

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As excited as people are to welcome Michael Bublé back to public life when he hosts the 2018 Junos on March 25, the celebration of Canadian music is more than just a one-night affair.

All this week, Vancouver is playing host to a myriad of Juno-inspired events including exhibitions, a comedy night and a “rock vs. jock” hockey game.

Here’s a quick guide to Juno Week activities: • From now until April 7: Juno photography exhibit at Pendulum Gallery, 885 West Georgia St., Mon. to Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• From now until March 25: Juno House special exhibition at Parq Vancouver, 39 Smithe St., open daily, times vary. Free.

• March 22: Juno Cup hockey practice at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, 3676 Kensington Ave., Burnaby, 3:30 p.m. Retired NHLers will get ready to face off against musicians.

• March 22: Juno Cup Jam at the Imperial, 319 Main St., 8 p.m. Proceeds to MusiCounts. $20, 19+.

• March 23 to 25: #604Stacks, world exclusive three-storey experiential universe that celebrates upcoming release of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One at the Juno celebration site, Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza.

• March 23: Juno Cup hockey game at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, 3676 Kensington Ave., Burnaby, 7:30 p.m., $20.

• March 23: Sirius XM Canada Juno Comedy Show, including Charlie Demers, DJ Demers and Rebecca Kohler, at the Comedy Mix, 1015 Burrard St., 8 and 10:30 p.m. $20, 19+.

• March 23 and 24: JunoFest, two-night music celebration with 95 bands at 15 venues across the city.

Nightly line-ups feature three or four artists per venue with Juno nominees and local musicians. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. A $30 wristband gets you access to all venues, both nights.

• March 24: Beats Per Moment yoga class with lululemon global yoga ambassador Ryan Leier and featuring

2018 double-Juno nominee Felix Cartal, at Parq Vancouver ballroom 9 to 10:15 a.m.

Suggested donation: $10.

• March 24: Junior Junos, a morning of moving and grooving with live performances from Children’s Album of the Year nominees, crafts and meetand-greet with CBC Kids, Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free.

• March 24: Stories from the Studio, a panel discussion with nominees hosted

by Juno-winning recording engineer John Bailey, Little Mountain Sound Studio A, 210 West Seventh Ave., 12 to 2 p.m. $30 at MusiCounts.ca.

• March 24: Juno Fan Fare, with interviews, live performances, giveaways and three selfie sessions with nominees and Canadian artists performers, Metrotown Metropolis, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, 12 to 3 p.m. Free.

• March 24: MusiCounts StarBand Performance, featuring Juno winners, Dear Rouge and multi-school wind orchestra, Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza, 3 to 3:35 p.m. Free.

• March 24: Juno Gala Dinner and Awards, honouring winners and recipients of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award and the Humanitarian Award, private event.

• March 25: Juno Songwriters’ Circle, hosted by Jann Arden and Bob Rock and featuring Jim Cuddy, Iskwé, Rose Cousins, Ruth B., and Scott Helman, Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St., 12 to 2 p.m.

Tickets start at $39.

• March 25: Red Carpet, live-streamed by JunoTV.ca with host Sam Sutherland, Rogers Arena, 2 to 4:30 p.m.

• March 25: Awards broadcast, hosted by Michael Bublé and featuring performances by Arcade Fire, Arkells, Barenaked Ladies with Steven Page, Daniel Caesar, Diana Krall, Felix Cartal, Jessie Reyez, Lights, Shawn Hook, the Jerry Cans and a tribute to Gord Downie featuring City and Colour and Sarah Harmer. At Rogers Arena and broadcast live on CBC, 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets $59-$149.

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Changing B.C. electoral system shouldn’t be easier than a strata bylaw Skepticism warranted of B.C.’s electoral referendum plan Mike Klassen

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One of the basic rules set out in B.C.’s Strata Property Act — which typically comes up during an annual general meeting — is that the strata corporation may amend (as in change, create or delete) bylaws through a three-quarters vote of the owners.

In other words, a simple majority is deemed insufficient to make changes that could have potentially significant impacts on property owners.

A similar rule applies in the Cooperative Association Act. The approval of three-quarters of co-op members are required on a range of items before they can be approved, such as evicting someone and ending their membership in the cooperative.

As well, under B.C.’s new Society’s Act, any special resolutions (bylaw changes) will require a two-thirds vote (unless the society’s bylaws impose a higher threshold).

And most electoral organizations or political parties also demand the approval by at least two-thirds of voting members to revise bylaws.

So-called “supermajority” votes have many examples, including being a requirement to approve budgets at

In October, British Columbians will vote via a mail-in ballot on whether to adopt a proportional representation electoral system.

city council. It has been described as a policy to protect the rights of the minority.

Now, contrast this practice of using a supermajority to enact systemic change to the ground rules the B.C. government has set out for a fall referendum on how we elect our MLAs. In that vote — which proposes to permanently change the way we have elected our legislators throughout almost all of B.C.’s history — a simple majority (“50 per cent plus one”) of the votes cast will suffice to change our system.

Furthermore, there will

be no requirement for how many British Columbians must vote to legitimize the result. In an admittedly unlikely scenario, if only two people in the whole province actually cast ballots and one of them votes yes for electoral change and the other votes no, does it make sense that the yes vote automatically wins?

The vote will take place this October via mail-in ballot. It has been so long since many of us have licked a postage stamp, I’m betting we’d struggle to find the nearest mailbox to drop it off.

If as few as 30 per cent of

voters cast ballots in the referendum, as some suggest, this means that as few as 15 per cent of voters will choose the electoral system for 100 per cent of British Columbians.

If you feel that the B.C. government has carelessly cast aside the usual checks and balances governing systemic change, you are in good company.

The words of veteran newspaper columnists Vaughn Palmer and Michael Smyth drip with cynicism over the government’s decision.

Smyth calls it a political version of a Three Card Monte

street hustle, using a “phony public-relations exercise to make the game look fair.”

Palmer on whether the voting system has been rigged to ensure its outcome: “I would be shocked — shocked — if anyone drew that conclusion.”

Another red flag that should concern all British Columbians is the eager efforts of U.S.-funded activist group LeadNow campaigning for these electoral reforms. Remind me why we’re allowing the corporate boardrooms of America to shape our political destiny?

There is no question voters are jaded by politics and demanding change. Donald Trump and now Doug Ford are symptoms of that frustration, though each will ultimately be held to account by voters through our present electoral systems.

In a legislature divided up by proportional representation, or “PR,” populist politicians gain power.

Is institutionalizing populism through electoral change the answer? Many argue that improving the system you have is better than trading it in for another.

In Europe, “hung parliaments,” where governments elected by PR take hundreds of days to form, are commonplace. Canadian elections, by contrast, ensure reliable transitions of government.

Is democracy on steroids what citizens want, or that local voices are better represented in government? Perhaps we should take a close look at practical reforms put forward by a trio of federal MPs in Turning Parliament Inside Out, a book coauthored by Michael Chong (Conservative), Kennedy Stewart (NDP) and Scott Simms (Liberal).

There are many things to consider as the government forges ahead with its referendum plan. But it is fair to ask if a 75 per cent vote is needed to change a strata bylaw, why is 50 per cent plus one adequate to change B.C.’s whole electoral system? @MikeKlassen

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Re: “RCMP move to arrest pipeline protesters at entrance to Trans Mountain work site,” online, March 18.

With all the jingoism over Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion creating jobs — and almost all of it temporary work — it’s conspicuous how there’s no mention of creating actual long-term employment by processing enough of our own crude to, at the very least, supply Canadians’ consumption needs, instead of exporting the bulk raw log resource then importing the finished product. (A similar question could be asked in regards to our raw-log softwood exports abroad.)

After 30 years of consuming mainstream news media, I’ve yet to come across a seriously thorough discussion on why our national and provincial governments consistently refuse to alter this practice, which undoubtedly is the most profitable for the Texas-based oil company. And I’m not talking about open and closed on the same sole day, with the topic discussion parameters constrained to the point the outcome seemed predetermined.

If the Americans can extract and process their own oil — as well as our crude and logs — then we should be equally as patriotic thus Canada First, even if it means paying slightly higher for Canadian wages than those in the U.S. Frank Sterle Jr., White Rock

‘Bike highway’ to hell Re: “Kits bike path decision on hold,” March 15.

Particularly during weekends and on nice days, the dirt pathway that runs through Vanier Park and down between Arbutus Street and Kits Beach is full of couples and families strolling, children running, people walking their dog, picnickers and volleyball players along with bike riders. Why does city staff think it’s a good idea to create a blacktop highway to be used exclusively by cyclists, to cut right through the middle of Vanier park and then run down Arbutus Street immediately adjacent to the children’s playground?

The City proposed what may be exactly the same bike highway almost five years ago (October 2013). The plan was abandoned on the basis of safety for small children, and because it was in contravention of the covenant under which Vanier Park was donated to the city. What’s different now, less than five years later? The fact Gregor Robertson is leaving and wants it to be part of his bicycle-centric legacy?

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Where are the Speedo-suited cyclists?

Re: “Paths diverge on Kits bike lane opinion,” Letters, March 15.

I see you opened the faucet to your HUB fans and published their reactions to bike path expansion... will York Avenue ever be used sufficiently to be worth the money spent on it or, for that matter, Point Grey Road?

Of course if the numbers were given by the City of Vancouver they would be way up there, but for those of us traversing the road daily, very few cyclists and west of Alma the speedo suited HUB types don’t use the bike path. As a HUB representative told city councillors “they ride where they like” and that is down the middle of the street.

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Top: Killarney Market was a rare independent grocery store that boasted the size of a chain supermarket and carried products from all over the world. Left: Store manager Felipe Leon has been with the market 22 years, and will take over for Tito when it reopens as an 88. Above: Tito Chiang (left) laughs with a longtime customer. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Peru, the Pacific and a plaza: The story of Killarney Market After 25 years in the business (and a starring role in a Michael Bublé music video), store is passing on the torch to another Christopher Cheung

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In the last days of Killarney Market, the beloved grocery store that anchored the plaza at East 49th and Elliott, a customer browsing sale items came to a halt when she spotted the owner.

“Why are you retiring?” she cried.

“I’m 75!” said Tito Chiang with a smile, because he’s actually 68.

It’s the end of an era for Tito, who opened Killarney Market with his brother John in 1993. It was a rare independent grocery store that boasted the size of a chain supermarket and carried international products from Turkish comb honey to smoked eel from Holland. Because the Chiangs came from Peru, there was an impressive Peruvian section with products such as ají amarillo paste, made from a local chili, and cans of golden Inca Kola.

“We have products from 40 countries,” said Tito proudly. He loves to

travel, and every time he visited somewhere new, he’d pop into a grocery store to see if there was anything good he could stock at Killarney.

There was a joke among employees that “if you couldn’t find a product, that country probably doesn’t exist.”

Tito was born into a family with connections dotted along Pacific coasts — the old routes of emigration from southern China. In 1967, after finishing high school, Tito visited Vancouver with his family, but by way of Mexico, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Japan, Hong Kong and China. “We were tracing those old routes,” he said, “visiting my father’s friends and family.”

Family business

Tito settled in Vancouver in 1970 and went to the University of British Columbia.

“I became a chemical engineer by trade,” he said.

“I did very well, but the problem was, every time

I got a promotion, I had to move somewhere else.

Then the day after marrying, my wife said, ‘None of this moving. I want to live in Vancouver.’”

So Tito decided to pursue the grocery business.

His family had a store back in Peru, which he had helped with.

In those days, a big Vancouver name in the grocery business was Tong Louie. He grew his father’s company, H.Y. Louie, from a small business in Chinatown to a grocery distribution giant. The company, with Tong at the head, also bought London Drugs in 1976 for $9 million.

Tito had a meeting with Tong Louie, who was Canadian-born but with Cantonese roots like Tito, and they started talking about family history. The topic of Tito’s Canadian grandfather, who had lived in Vancouver since 1920 and had a farm on Marine Drive near Oak, came up.

Louie asked his name, and it turned out they knew each other.

“And because of that,

just with a handshake, he helped me get financed and get started.”

In the 1980s, the Chiang brothers had an IGA grocery store. It was family affair; their sister Nancy and their wives helped.

Then in 1993, the brothers decided to “go their own way.” Taking a cue from the neighbourhood, they opened a store with a local name: Killarney Market, complete with a shamrock logo.

And with a local name, they made sure the store did local good. Over the years, they carried products from local companies starting out, such as Que Pasa and Dan-D Pak. Donations were made to nearby churches and schools.

Tito made sure full-time employees got benefits. He hired a lot of young people; Tito had tricks during interviews to make sure he chose the right ones.

“Sometimes I look like I’m looking for something and drop my keys on the floor,” said Tito. “You know only one of 10 kids pick up the keys? Most of them don’t!

We get a lot of older customers. If they drop their keys or their wallet, you need to be alert to immediately respond to them.”

Tito was also a mentor to employees, such as Felipe Leon.

“It wasn’t really something I wanted to do at first, though my parents also had a grocery business in Peru like Tito’s,” said Leon, “but working with Tito has been a great experience.” He’s been around since 1996.

An important piece of advice from his boss about the store: “Don’t compete with the big guys.” Rather, play to the strengths of being independent.

“A small store like us, customers ask for something and we can source it right away,” said Tito.

Directions like these kept the store alive in a competitive industry and in a city with escalating land costs that make it hard for independent businesses to survive.

Well, direction, and a little bit of star power.

Even if you’ve never been to

Killarney Market, you might remember it from the music video for “Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Bublé.

(See story next page.)

Staying independent

Two years ago, John Chiang decided to retire.

Two years after that, Tito decided it was his turn as well. He worked around seven days a week.

But Tito didn’t want to sell Killarney Market to just anybody.

“I wanted to find somebody who would take care of my workers,” he said.

“And I didn’t want to sell it to a chain store.”

It happened that there was another grocery store, not too far away, that was looking for a second home.

At Victoria Drive and East 32nd is the independent 88 Supermarket. Ken Chau, who had a Richmond seafood business, opened the grocery store in 2006. Like Killarney Market’s shamrock, 88 also a bit of luck in its brand; 88 is a lucky number in Chinese cultures, because the number eight sounds like the word for fortune.

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Feature 88 has an impressive Southeast Asian selection, but also carries products from around the world: tortilla presses, Portuguese sardines and Coco Rico, a Puerto Rican soda that Vietnamese customers use for braised dishes like thịt kho, caramelized pork.

88 is smaller than Killarney Market, but it’s got more employees. Killarney Market has about 40; 88 has more than double that. Lines are often long.

So owner Ken Chau was looking for a spot for a second location.

“A common friend of ours got us together,” said Tito, “and we hashed things out.”

Nobody is getting laid off.

“Killarney Market has had people there working for 15, 20 years, so we’re going to treat them as if they’ve been working for us that long,” said Khaleel Qureshi, 88’s general manager. He’s been in the grocery business a long time too. He started in 2002 at the Buy-Low that was at 88’s location before it took over.

Qureshi says the best kind of market is one that responds to and reflects the people. They carry international goods, but also basics like cereal and peanut butter.

“We’re not just focused on one community. We’re focused on everyone who’s around. That’s diversity, and we embrace it.”

Killarney Market closed Feb. 27, but 88 is set to open two to three months from now. The handover bucks the trend in an industry that Tito describes as “big stores eating little stores.”

Even Leon is sticking around. “I’m taking Tito’s job!” he said.

Everything was 20 per cent off during Killarney Market’s final days. The shelves slowly cleared — Russia, Poland, the Balkans, Peru.

“It’s so empty,” said Tito on one of his final afternoons.

But it won’t be for long.

Read the longer version of this story at vancourier.com. @bychrischeung

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How Killarney Market nabbed a starring role in a Michael Bublé video In 2009, a man showed up at Killarney Market, but not to shop. He was looking for a local grocery store to film a music video for a Michael Bublé song called “Haven’t Met You Yet.” John Chiang got it set up.

“Michael didn’t want a Safeway,” said Tito, “But normally when they film a video, they erase the name — no Killarney Market.

“You know, the girl who is in the video, her name is Luisana Lopilato, and she’s very popular in South America. She’s gorgeous.

She’s got her own shows.

She was an actress. And Michael started going out with her. She didn’t speak English, so when she came here, she was delighted! My sister-in-law Violeta went to talk to her. We sold products from Argentina [where Lopilato is from] including their famous yerbe mate, and she said, ‘Ah! Now I can cook something for Michael!’”

Lopilato and Bublé married in 2011 and have two sons.

“And then my sister-inlaw asked Luisana if they

Luisana Lopilato and Michael Bublé in one of the scenes for the “Haven’t Met You Yet” video, which was filmed at Killarney Market. SCREENGRAB/YOUTUBE could leave the name of the market in the video. And she said, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll get him to do that.’

“They filmed the video for two nights,” Tito recalled.

“The second night, the whole neighbourhood was watching.” There was a big dance scene in the parking lot with confetti. Bublé took the time to sign some autographs.

“And then one day, I got a call: ‘You should tune

into Oprah!’ Because that’s where the video came out. I saw the first shot, and there it was — Killarney Market!

Luisana did it! She got Killarney Market in there!’

“And of course, it made us known. People kept asking us, ‘Did Michael come back?’ And we said, ‘We’ve been begging him not to use Killarney Market anymore ‘cause it’s time he made a name for himself.’

Just kidding, of course.”

Tito sent a link to the video to his friends and relatives in Peru. “They didn’t know who Michael Buble was.

He wasn’t so famous yet.

Luisana they knew, but not Michael. They said, ‘Oh, by the way, the guy who sings?

You guys should tell him to pursue a career.’ They thought he worked in our store. They thought it was a commercial for the store.”

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HIGH ROLLER VISIT TO SIN CITY INCLUDES $2,000 COCKTAIL Maybe you’ve hit it big on the slots and now the world’s your oyster — or maybe this is your first time to Vegas and you’ve decided to make it a weekend to remember. Las Vegas is home to an endless number of possibilities, but with so many things to do and such little time, where do you start?

Of course return trips mean adding to your bucket list, but this guide is a great way to start.

CHECK IN If you’re keeping a low profile, check out the Vdara Hotel and Spa, a non-smoking property with no casino. The Vdara plays little sister to the Aria, a two-minute walk away to all the action. high roller tip: When you do finally decide to

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BLACK TAP You’ll want to hit Black Tap at the Venetian for a bite before the evening really ramps up. high roller tip: Order the Greg Norman burger made with wagyu beef and finish off with one of their famous CrazyShakes topped with everything from cotton candy to Fruity Pebbles to a slab of cake.

THE DORSEY While you’re at the Venetian, stop by the Dorsey for a cocktail — but not just any cocktail. High rollers will want to order the $2,000 Forbidden Love, served with gold leaf on top and a side of caviar, toast points and a variety of toppings. high roller tip: If you’re with a group, grab seats in the front in what looks like a gilded bird cage.

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THE $250,000 EXPERIENCE AT HYDE IN THE BELLAGIO This bucket list evening includes the best seats in the house, a 30-litre bottle of Midas Ace of Spades Champagne and a closed gold box with a red button inside.

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The park board has put a plan in place to ensure that renovations by Stanley Park Brewery and other activities do not disturb the herons through the nesting season.

The measures include no outside work at the site for the duration of the nesting season. Daily monitoring will be carried out by biologists with the park board and Stanley Park Ecology Society, as well as an environmental monitor engaged

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Residents are also encouraged to minimize activity in the vicinity of the colony that could cause distress to the birds, such as noise, bright lights, kites or helium balloons.

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They’re back. For the 18th consecutive year the Pacific Great Blue herons have returned to Stanley Park.

And the Vancouver Park Board’s Heron Cam is now live-streaming the birds’ every move giving the public a chance to get up close and personal with one of North America’s largest urban heron colonies until the end of the summer breeding season.

This is the fourth year for the Heron Cam, and this year the high-definition camera has been equipped with new features that enable better and longer views of the most productive nests. In the four years since the Heron Cam was launched, more than 100,000 viewers have watched the birds engage in nest building, courtship, egg-laying and brooding chicks while parents fend off eagle attacks and hungry fledglings compete for food in the nests.

Viewers can log in and control the camera for two minutes at a time, and

when night falls the site will feature a time lapse of the day’s activities.

“We’re proud to support the Heron Cam for the fourth year,” said park board chair Stuart Mackinnon. “This live streaming camera supports our board’s diversity agenda, enables our partners to better monitor and protect the colony and helps to build public understanding and support for this species at risk.”

Also new this year will be moderated Facebook Live events where the Stanley Park Ecology Society will answer questions during dramatic moments in the life of the colony, such as the birth of the first chicks.

In another first, the society will have an interpretive booth set up in the vicinity of the colony where a biologist will be on hand to answer questions from the public about the behaviour and life-cycle of the herons.

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ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR HEART HEALTH? 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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File this one under something you don’t see every day — a group of Vancouver guitarists who rely on music to make a living is giving their music away for free.

Slated to coincide with the Juno Awards on Sunday, March 25, the first annual “Free Guitar Lesson Day” is the brainchild of finger-style guitarist Kris Schulz. He’s enlisted six other six stringers for four hours of free lessons for kids and others who normally don’t have access to music due to financial, cognitive, or physical barriers.

Sounds pretty sweet, but what’s the catch?

“Absolutely nothing,” Schulz told the Courier Monday. “What we’re trying to do is to open source music to the world. We’re trying to give music away to people who can’t afford it.”

Scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the foyer of International Village Mall, the lessons will be scheduled in 20-minute intervals and tailored to any level of experience. A guitar teacher for

close to 30 years, Schulz will be joined by former students and current contemporaries Don Alder, Kelly Brown, Eli Slamang, Clark Grieve, Danny Baruffa and Madelein Elkins.

That’s more than a century’s worth of playing experience across every conceivable genre of music.

“It’s going to be pretty light,” Schulz said. “What we’re hoping to do is keep building on this model, creating a community of people who we can stay in touch with and I continue to give out free music instruction to.”

Schulz’s crew has the capacity to give lessons to about 60 to 80 students over the course of the afternoon.

Beginners will be shown how to hold a pick and a guitar, and how to play a riff or two from the likes of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes Army or AC/ DC’s “TNT.” Intermediate players can hone their theory as it relates to chords, scales and modes.

“With any advanced players, it’ll be a case of asking them, ‘What is the one thing

you would like to talk about?’

It’s like getting a free consult with a world-renowned player,” Schulz said.

Sunday’s freebie is part of larger for vision for Schulz, who’s been a full-time guitar teacher for 27 years. He teaches in the private sector — two days a week at EA Sports — and has a waitlist for the teaching gigs he does out of his downtown home.

The long-term goal is to open a bricks and mortar location in the city where Schulz and other teachers continue giving lessons to those who can afford them, and free sessions to those who can’t.

He’s hoping to launch the Horizon School of Music before the end of this year.

It would combine aspects of music therapy with both free and paid lessons in guitar, voice, piano, mandolin and ukulele, among others.

Those interested in Sunday’s free lessons are asked to email HorizonSchoolOfMusic@gmail.com.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own guitar, although spare guitars will be on hand if necessary. @JohnKurucz

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This weekend’s Juno festivities in Vancouver should be a little bit safer thanks to a new partnership.

Good Night Out Vancouver recently announced its partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the Teagan and Sara Foundation, the Vancouver Juno Host City Committee, WorkSafeBC and the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to help implement safety measures inside music venues and at the Let’s Hear It Live outdoor celebration site at the Vancouver Art Gallery during the upcoming Juno weekend March 23 to 25.

“Last year Good Night Out expanded its work from kind of the bar and pub setting to festivals because there was a report that came out last year that showed that mass gatherings provide this perfect storm of conditions that allow for sexual misconduct to go unchecked,” said Stacey Forrester, Good Night Out Vancouver coordinator.

“We’ve partnered with CARAS to provide training for all staff around what sexual assault, harassment looks like, how to intervene and then having ambassadors out roaming.”

Forrester added that the group first reached out to Juno organizers following last year’s event in Ottawa.

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year as we were a little bit upset about Russel Peters’ joke. As the host, he made reference to the young women in the crowd being ‘jailbait,’” she said. “We had emailed them shortly after last year’s festival just to let them know that if it’s going to be in Vancouver next year there’s a great program in place and we can support you to make women feel safer at the event.”

Forrester said while she likes to think that email planted the seed, a lot has changed in the last year around the conversation about women’s safety in the entertainment industry.

“They did approach us, I think, because of how the climate has shifted,” she said.

“It was a prime opportunity to take us up on our offer.”

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considerations at these types of events over the years.

“When you have, whether it’s music festivals or concerts or public gatherings, or any other event in this realm, I think the concept of harm reduction for your audience is something that everyone thinks about,” he told the Courier.

“You traditionally think about things like, ‘Do we have enough security, is there a police presence, is it a safe environment, are we over capacity?’ You think about all these sort of nuts and bolts — obvious things. But I’d say over the past five to 10 years there’s been a move towards other points of wellbeing,” Blasko said, adding that organizers now consider everything from sunscreen and water stations to drug and sexual health awareness.

“I think the natural extension of that over the last say two years has been, ‘Do people feel emotionally protected and safe at these venues?’” he said.

“There’s been a big awakening to all of these

other issues that need to be addressed in the harm reduction realm.”

Blasko also manages twin sister duo Tegan and Sara, and has been involved with the pair’s safer spaces initiative — a program designed to specifically create a safer environment for LGBTQ concert goers and festival attendees, and also just to make venues, festivals, events safer spaces.

Blasko said partnering with Good Night Out Vancouver was a natural fit for the Junos.

“No one could deny the importance of it so we just wanted to go right after it.”

Prior to Juno weekend, Good Night Out will hold two education sessions for venue owners, manager, security personnel and anyone else involved. As well, there will be signage up at Juno Fest events as well as street teams deployed downtown and around event venues to keep an eye on what’s happening and helping people when needed.

The teams will help women and vulnerable people access public transit and taxis, and liaise with venues to help ensure safety as patrons leave at closing. They will also be carrying naloxone kits and have overdose management training, work with Vancouver police, if needed, and help people charge phones for safety reasons.

“From my perspective it’s ground breaking and hopefully it’s something that’s just permanently baked in for Juno events going forward,” Blasko said.

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Arts & Entertainment Free music on the Art Gallery plaza during Juno Awards weekend And four other reasons Vancouver is awesome this week Lindsay William-Ross lindsay@vancouverisawesome.com

Let’s Hear It! LIVE

In honour of the Juno Awards in Vancouver, enjoy two jam-packed days of family-friendly fun and music on the plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. This free event will showcase top talent from a variety of music scenes around the province, and will be hosted by well-known CBC Vancouver personalities.

Artists include Shawn Austin, Little Destroyer, Peach Pit, Astrocolor and more. Saturday morning includes tons of children’s programming for the littlest music lovers.

March 23, noon to 9 p.m. and March 24, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Dining Out for Life

Doing a little bit of good is never easier than on the day Dining Out for Life takes place. That’s when restaurants in Metro Vancouver and all around B.C. donate 25 per cent of their food sales to the non-profit organization A Loving Spoonful.

On March 22, just by eating out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner at a participating restaurant, you are helping out individuals and families affected

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Sonic Boom Festival

Enjoy four days of forward-thinking contemporary classical music programming at this annual event. The Sonic Boom Festival is in its 31st year and continues to spotlight modern classical music, composers and

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Participating vendors range from natural beauty products to artisan spirits, along with pottery, woodworking, art, clothing, jewelry, vinegars, soaps, salts and spices, cider and more.

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HMCS DISCOVERY Open House

HMCS DISCOVERY, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve unit on Deadman’s Island in Stanley Park, has a rich history within the city of Vancouver. As part of March Break, HMCS DISCOVERY is offering an open house event that will include free boat rides on a first-come, first-serve basis. Take a deeper dive into our local naval history.

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‘Wounded moth’ has butterflies Ex-NHLers take on Juno-nominated musicians and one statisticallychallenged CBC employee March 23 at Bill Copeland Arena

VANCOUVER SHAKEDOWN Grant Lawrence

grant.lawrence@cbc.ca

Have you ever been given the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream, only to freak out at the prospect of actually going through with it?

If you’re a hockey fan, imagine getting an invitation to skate alongside your NHL heroes. You’d be giddy with excitement, right? Especially if those NHL stars include members of the 1994 Vancouver Canucks team, a legendary squad you’ve revered so much it doesn’t matter they lost the Stanley Cup in Game Seven to the New York Rangers — that run was so glorious, so exciting, that 28 years later, it feels like we won it all.

Now imagine you’re a middle-aged goalie with stats as bloated as your beer gut, and you actually get the invitation to play a game pad-stacked with

those very same 1994 Canucks legends: Kirk “The Save” McLean, Dave “The Moustache” Babych and Cliff “Cliffy” Ronning. Yes, dear reader, as you may have figured out by now, I am that lucky goalie. But when I opened that dreamcome-true email, my blood ran colder than the Seymour River in January.

The generous invite was to tend the net in the 15th annual Juno Cup, a hockey game that pits “Jock vs.

Rock” — ex-NHL-ers in a friendly battle with Junonominated musicians of the given year. It’s an annual onice charity event started by Blue Rodeo centreman Jim Cuddy that has morphed into the official kick-off of Juno weekend, which this year is back in Vancouver for the first time since 2009.

So why am I so freaked out about what should be a hockey dream come true?

Well, for one thing, I’m an interloper. Despite semi-enjoying a long career in the music business fronting the semilegendary Vancouver rock ‘n’

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roll band the Smugglers, I am not, and have never been, a Juno-nominated musician.

And if it wasn’t obvious, you’ve probably also guessed I am not, and have never been, a NHL goaltender. For the past 16 seasons or so, I have been the goalie for the Vancouver Flying Vees beer league hockey team. At 46 years old, I am currently mired in my worst statistical season ever. Put it this way: only my opponents and the devil himself would cackle over my goalsagainst-average — 6.66.

For most goalies, the “butterfly” style is the most common method of making a save. My teammates refer to my style as the “wounded moth.” When a member of the other team bowls me over, my goalie equipment h tends to go flying, and I get f right pissed off about it, a h routine my teammates refer r to as an “angry yard sale.” o One time, a huge, lum- u bering player on the oppo- I sition knocked me flat on h my back and landed right y on top of me. a m C i t p †

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Grant Lawrence hopes his Juno Cup debut behind the crease won’t be a flop.

I was about to clock him with my blocker when, face mask to face mask, he whispered sweetly, “I really like listening to you on CBC Radio.” I quickly unclenched my fist. “Oh!” I whispered back, giving him a little hug. “Thank you for listening!”

Yes, I have nervously accepted the invitation to man the pipes for the Juno Cup, since the one legitimizing factor is that I work for the CBC, the media partner proudly presenting the Junos.

Ever since, I’ve heard the warnings: • No matter how old exNHL-ers get, they never lose their shot, and they shoot hard.

• They shoot so hard that a Juno Cup slap shot off an ex-NHL-er’s stick broke two ribs beneath the chest protector of Whitehorse guitarist Luke Doucet, another musician-goalie who dared to suit up for the Juno Cup. • Cliff Ronning treats every game, even charity events such as the Juno Cup, like it’s Game Seven in Madison Square Garden. If you get in his way, it doesn’t matter if you’re Craig McTavish or the Odds’ Craig Northey. “Cliffy” will run over you just the same.

Some of the local musicians you’ll find skating against the old pros at the Juno Cup include father-son combo Barney and Dustin

Bentall, Supermoon bassist Adrienne LaBelle, fiddle sensation Kendel Carson, Odds members Doug Elliott and the aforementioned Northey, Theory’s Dean Back and pop star Shawn Hook.

Other out of town Junonominated musicians lacing them up include members of the Strumbellas, the Jerry Cans, the Tenors and many more. The puck drops Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. at the Bill Copeland Arena in Burnaby. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go to MusiCounts, the charity of the Junos.

I’ll be wearing number 12 down at the lonely end of the rink. Whisper a prayer to the hockey gods for me, eh?

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It seems like a day doesn’t go by where there isn’t an inflammatory headline about First Nations youth: skyhigh suicide rates, the unjust deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine, the intergenerational impact of residential schools and the Sixties Scoop, the ongoing plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

But First Nations youth, like all Canadian youth, encompass multitudes. As that widely read Maclean’s article, “The Canada most people don’t see,” illustrated so well last year, most non-Indigenous Canadians know only the headlines. And the headlines don’t even scratch the surface.

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Wapikoni Mobile will screen 13 short films created by First Nations filmmakers aged 16 to 35 across the country, including several produced right here in B.C. Wapikoni Mobile is a Quebec-based mobile filmmaking program that’s been putting cameras and media skills in the hands of First Nations youth to empower kids to tell their own stories however they see fit for 14 years.

The program was founded by documentary filmmaker Manon Barbeau and named for Wapikoni Awanish, a brilliant 20-year-old woman from the Atikamekw nation who was killed on a logging road in 2002.

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means to be young and Indigenous Once the Wapikoni Mobile rolls into town, a month of work begins for participating youth and mentors alike: brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, filming, editing, sound designing, and constant collaboration.

“It’s deep involvement,” says Cassandre Perusse, Wapikoni’s director of funding and partnership development in a recent phone interview.

- Since 2004, more than 1,750, two- to six-minute short films and music

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There are animated works, documentaries and whimsical narrative pieces. Some explore topics such as MMIW and the environment, while others celebrate the communities in which the participants live.

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Others are downright hilarious. “There was a time we had a lot of zombie movies,” muses Perusse.

The month’s work is capped off by a screening that often draws the bulk of the community, including elders and chiefs.

“We often talk about how important it is to listen to your elders, but the youth don’t have that much voice sometimes in their own communities, so this is often their moment to say, ‘Hey, this is what we have to say through our eyes,’ and that’s really great because it reinforces intergenerational ties within the community and

everybody feels proud at the end of it,” says Perusse.

The 13 films that are screening in Vancouver this weekend were selected from 88 films produced in eight provinces in 2017. Of the 13, three were created

by B.C.-based filmmakers: Red Dresses by Deanna Leon (about MMIW), One Button at a Time by Joleen Mitton (about artist Mia Hunt, a Heiltsuk/Metis Cree artist who makes button dresses) and Auntie’s Hands by Gloria Morgan.

The B.C. three filmmakers will be in attendance and will participate in a post-screening Q&A. The 13 films reveal that First Nations youth “share a lot of common preoccupations that any other Canadian would have,” says Perusse. “Some of them are concerned about the environment. Some of them are talking about being proud of who they are and their culture. We have two of them that talk about how they like their community,

how they like their home, how they think it’s a great place, and they talk about their families. It’s all subjects that people can relate to. I do have hope for the future, and certainly you can see it in the younger generation doing these films.”

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Sure, the Canucks were terrible last season, making it easier for Horvat’s 52 points to lead the team, but it was still a strong statement from Horvat and a passing-of-the-torch moment for the Sedins.

Horvat may only be a first-line centre in Vancouver by default, but he’s worked hard to earn the role as well. Somehow, he just keeps getting better. This season, despite missing 18 games with a fractured ankle, Horvat is poised to surpass his goal total from last season and has shown continued progression in every aspect of his game.

Steady improvement has been a pattern for Horvat since he was drafted by the Canucks. At the time, Horvat lacked top-end speed and explosive acceleration in his skating. He worked tirelessly with a power skating coach and now his speed and acceleration are among his best attributes. Others questioned his offensive upside at the NHL level, but he’s shown a dynamic quality to his game that has made him a scoring threat at both even-strength and on the powerplay.

There were two questions for Horvat heading into this season: how he would cope with added attention from opponents in a first-line role and could he add more playmaking panache to his offensive toolset? He’s more than answered those questions with his play this season.

At five-on-five, Horvat’s primary points per hour — goals and first assists per 60 minutes of ice time — have improved to 1.62 compared to 1.54 last season, good for second on the team behind Brock Boeser. When

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Despite missing 18 games with a fractured ankle, Bo Horvat is poised to surpass his goal total from last season and has shown continued progression in every aspect of his game. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

it comes to playmaking, Horvat leads the Canucks in first assists — the pass that leads directly to a goal — with 0.89 per hour at five-on-five.

The biggest improvement has come on the powerplay, however, as he has spent much of the season on the first power play unit. His goals-per-hour on the powerplay have more than tripled, from 1.15 last season to 3.62 this season. In fact, Horvat has been one of the most efficient goal scorers on the powerplay in the entire NHL. His 3.62 goals per hour with the man advantage places him ninth in the NHL among players with at least 100 minutes on the powerplay.

As much as Boeser has received all the attention for improving the Canucks’ powerplay, Horvat has actually scored powerplay goals at a higher rate.

The most impressive improvement, however, might be in Horvat’s underlying statistics. The Canucks as a team are near the NHL’s bottom in terms of controlling shot attempts (corsi). This season, they have controlled 47.79 per cent of all shot attempts at five-on-five.

That means they have been badly outshot by their opponents all season.

Horvat is one of the few forwards on the Canucks to nearly break even

in shot attempts. His corsi percentage is 49.29 per cent, with only the Sedins posting a better percentage among Canucks with at least 200 minutes played.

If you look at Horvat’s most common linemates this season in a WOWY (With Or Without You) chart, you can see how much Horvat helps his wingers. Among the seven forwards that have played at least 50 minutes with Horvat, only Thomas Vanek has posted a better corsi percentage away from Horvat, with most forwards seeing significant improvements.

Unless Daniel Sedin pours on the offence to finish the season, someone other than the Sedins will again lead the Canucks in scoring. It won’t be Horvat this time, but Brock Boeser with his 55 points in 62 games. Both Horvat and Boeser provide the Canucks’ most solid hope for the future, particularly with the way Horvat just keeps getting better.

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Stick-taps & Glove-drops • A tap of the stick to Canucks prospect Adam Gaudette for being named the Hockey East Player of the Year. The centre led all of college hockey in scoring and had 20 goals and 35 points in 24 games against opponents in the Hockey East conference.

• I’m dropping the gloves with the Canucks’ offence last week, as they went 222 minutes and 57 seconds without a goal, the second-longest goal drought in franchise history.

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ENTRY DEADLINE: THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 AT 10:30 AM. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE