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A look at an Indigenous leader’s bid to become mayor Mike Howell

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So Ian Campbell wants to become Vancouver’s next mayor.

One of 16 hereditary chiefs with the Squamish Nation and a band councillor, he’s also been a key negotiator in getting his community to work with the Musqueam and TseilWaututh nations to reclaim more than 120 acres of land in Vancouver.

The properties include the 90-acre Jericho lands, the 21-acre Heather Street lands near Queen Elizabeth Park and the 10-acre Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse property on East Broadway, which is co-owned with the Aquilini Investment Group.

Once redeveloped, the value of the properties is estimated to be in the billions.

The federal government’s commercial property arm, Canada Lands Company, holds an equal interest in the Heather Street lands and 52 acres of the Jericho lands; the remaining 38 acres of Jericho

is owned by the bands.

To oversee development, the three nations founded the MST Development Corporation, which is also responsible for steering development of another 40 acres of land in West Vancouver and in Burnaby, which also involves Canada Lands Company and the Aquilini Investment Group.

That’s a total of about 160 acres in Metro Vancouver.

The Squamish also fully own an 11-acre property that runs under the south side of the Burrard Bridge, which is not under the portfolio of the MST Development Corporation, but is slated for redevelopment at some point in the future.

Campbell’s nation reclaimed the land in 2003 after lengthy court battles.

He mentioned the property in his launch for mayor, noting it was once the site of a Squamish village until government burned it to the ground in 1913.

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Ian Campbell, a hereditary chief of Squamish Nation, is seeking Vision Vancouver’s mayoral nomination. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Corporation that has people talking about the chief’s role if Vision Vancouver members choose him to be their mayoral candidate and he is later elected mayor.

Some big “ifs” there, but worth exploring.

It’s not unique to have a person with business interests running for mayor, or for council. Former mayor Gordon Campbell was a developer. But it is unique having an Indigenous person run for mayor who has wide business interests in Vancouver.

I asked Campbell about

this relationship with the MST at his launch May 14.

“I recognize that my role as one of the negotiators and my involvement with the MST would put me in a conflict of interest, so I would be more than happy to look at how I would step back from those responsibilities,” he said.

In fact, as Squamish Nation spokesperson Khelsilem let me know via Twitter over the weekend, Campbell is now officially on leave from his council duties and all other appointments, includ-

ing as MST director; the MST website must be late to this because Campbell is still listed as director.

Distancing himself from the corporation will not distance his belief in its goal.

What Campbell has made clear with me in previous interviews is how big of a deal it is for three nations to work together to develop land in Vancouver, despite the cost to buy back property on territory officially acknowledged by city government as unceded.

“We want to be inclusive and participate in regulatory processes, but we also need to balance that to show that First Nations bring something substantive to the table,” he said on a sunny summer day in June 2016.

“So we’re creating a future, I believe, that is very exciting for transforming the city.”

Added Campbell: “The value of these lands has become a topic of interest for many people. Of course, there’re a lot of preconceived images [of what we’ll do with the land]. People don’t know who First Na-

tions are, they don’t know our story, they don’t know the history and breadth of the contributions we’ve made to build this city because we’ve been marginalized deliberately by various levels of government over the last 150 years.”

Coincidentally, the day after Campbell’s launch, city council adopted the Heather Street lands “policy statement,” which is essentially a guide for the property’s future development.

The plan is to have more than 2,300 new homes for “mixed incomes, ages and cultures, including social, affordable and family housing,” the city said after council’s unanimous vote.

At least 20 per cent of the homes will be social housing and an additional 20 per cent “targeted for more affordable, attainable home ownership,” the release said.

Campbell, meanwhile, still has to win Vision’s June 24 mayoral nomination contest.

He’ll face tech entrepreneur Taleeb Noormohamed, who was expected to make his mayoral bid official May 23.

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A group of East Van residents is lobbying the province to assess the potential environmental impacts of the port’s plan to expand the Centerm container terminal at the foot of Main Street.

Following a lengthy review, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority recently issued a permit for the $320-million project that will expand the terminal’s footprint by 15 per cent and increase the number of containers it can handle by twothirds. The project includes a westward expansion of the terminal area and a reconfiguration of the terminal, as well as off-terminal road and rail improvements.

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“The West Coast of Canada is running out of container handling space,” Cliff Stewart, vice president of infrastructure at the port authority, told the Courier.

“As Canadians we’re buying more from Asia and Asia’s buying more resources, and the Centerm expansion project, the purpose of it is to intensify the use of an existing terminal.”

The port’s permitting process included a preliminary comment period in 2016 and two rounds of public consultation in 2017, an environmental assessment that looked at the current impact the terminal has on the air quality in the surrounding area, as well as the projected impact of the proposed expansion, traffic and marine studies.

Trefor Smith, a member of the Strathcona Residents’ Association, maintains that the port’s environmental review process doesn’t go far enough. “[We are] requesting a provincial environmental assessment on the basis that the port’s process doesn’t adequately address the full scope of factors that is required to understand the impacts on our community,” he said. “They’re missing impacts on health. They’re missing impacts on social conditions, which are going to be greatly impacted by all these additional trucks.”

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Stewart said that based on public feedback, the port authority conducted more extensive traffic, noise and environmental studies, and has proposed additional water quality monitoring.

“It’s important to understand that this is both a permit from the port but also an environmental assessment and so there are still other permits that are required,” Stewart said, adding that the port is currently in the process of obtaining the required permits from Environment and Climate Change Canada as well as Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It’s also finalizing commercial arrangements and land tenures.

“This is a really important step but it’s not the final step in the process.”

Smith said the group’s main concerns are around air quality and the impact of increased truck, rail and container ship traffic on the community. As well as the cumulative effects of all the industrial activity taking place in the neighbourhood, which is growing, there are thousands of new residential units slated to go in along Hastings Street between Campbell and Clark, Smith added.

Stewart maintains that while there will be a temporary increase in traffic during construction, once complete the planned road improvements will eliminate the “need for port-related traffic to be in the community at all. It will be kept exclusively on the port road,” he said.

“With respect to traffic, the project actually should significantly mitigate traffic in the local community, both truck traffic and also commuter traffic related to port operations.”

He added that the port’s truck licensing system will have a positive impact on

air emissions.

“By the time this project opens we will have implemented a 10-year truck age limit. And what that means is the most recent improvement in truck engine emission requirements in North America came into effect in 2010 and so by 2020 all trucks that are working for the port and in the port will be required to be 2010 or newer.”

Don Larson of the CRAB Water for Life Society, which oversees CRAB Park, is concerned about what construction and dredging will do to water quality surrounding the terminal and the park.

Stewart said that part of the permit will include having a plan in place for removing and properly handling any contaminated materials before dredging.

The province is currently assessing the port authority’s decision.

In an email to the Courier, B.C. Ministry of Environment staff said now that the port authority has rendered its decision the province’s Environmental Assessment Office will review the decision materials “to determine if there are any significant adverse effects anticipated from the project, and if there are any outstanding issues of provincial interest.”

The review will determine if the project requires a provincial environmental assessment certificate.

Smith said, “We really feel that we’re being abandoned here. We feel that the way that the province is moving right now is definitely in the direction of exempting this project from an environmental assessment and we feel that that’s [Environment Minister George Heyman] essentially abdicating his responsibilities.” @JessicaEKerr

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City of Vancouver plans to spend Empty Homes Tax revenue on affordable housing initiatives Naoibh O’Connor

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City support for co-op housing, developing “temporary modular colleges” and creating a rent-to-own pilot project were the three most popular ideas pitched at a May 17 city-organized “idea jam” aimed at generating suggestions for how to spend revenue from the Empty Homes Tax. The City of Vancouver expects to collect $30 million from the tax. Implementation and operating costs are expected to be $10 million, leaving $20 million to be invested in affordable housing initiatives.

In recent weeks, the public was invited to submit ideas through the city’s website about how and where to spend that $20 million, while 60 residents and housing advocates were invited to last week’s “idea jam” to dream up more options, six of which were presented to a three-person panel in a friendly Dragon’s Den-style process. The remaining three of the six proposals included creating an innovative infill housing lab, creating a city finance agency to provide loans

to non-profits for housing projects and creating more “real” social housing.

The co-op housing proposal, which was most popular, envisions using the $20 million to invest in new housing co-ops on cityowned land and creating new units in existing co-ops.

The idea behind “temporary modular colleges” is to create a pilot project to end the cycle of homelessness. Using the temporary modular housing model, residential educational communities would be created at eight sites scattered throughout the city. Each would house fewer than 40 people and feature peer-topeer mentoring so residents could learn life skills such as fixing bikes, small appliances or computers from each other. Lengths of stays would be time limited — residents would graduate and go — hence the term “college” in the name. One of the proponents noted the importance of having a goal because people who are chronically homeless “lose the future” because they’re too busy surviving.

The rent-to-own proposal, meanwhile, imagines a scenario where a tenant rents the unit but doesn’t own the debt; rent contributes to equity towards the purchase price.

The panel evaluating the suggestions included Jill Atkey, acting CEO of the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association, Abi Bond, the

city’s director of housing policy and projects, and UBC professor Paul Kershaw who founded Generation Squeeze.

Kershaw wouldn’t say which idea he favoured, but said it’s important the money from the Empty Homes Tax is not just used to build new affordable homes projects, but spent on a movement to get bigger policy change and bigger investments from provincial and federal levels of government.

“Because that’s how we can scale up. The city does not, in and of itself, have the revenue capacity to solve the affordability challenges,” he told the Courier.

“We need broader policy change. Using some of the dollars from the empty homes tax to actually invest in the movement-making and the building of the political will to create cover for politicians to make courageous decisions would be one of the most important parts of what we do with this money.”

Atkey was inspired by the variety of ideas presented, while acknowledging the affordability problem won’t be solved by a $20-million investment.

“That’s certainly not the intent here but there might be something innovative here that can scale up to make a meaningful long-term impact and that’s probably where the money should be invested,” she said.

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Panel to ponder three options for arterial road and overpass through National Avenue, Malkin Avenue and William Street identified as possible routes — each one comes with challenges Jessica Kerr

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The process of picking a route for the new arterial road and overpass through the False Creek Flats will begin this summer.

The City of Vancouver announced that Jefferson Centre, a non-profit group “committed to advancing democratic, citizen-driven solution to community and public issues,” will convene a community panel to help

decide on the alignment.

“We’re eager to start working with the community to design a productive and well-informed community panel,” Kyle Bozentko, executive director of the Jefferson Centre, said in a press release. “Over the next few months, our team will connect with area stakeholders and community members to help shape the information shared with the panel and the overall panel process.”

The aim is to start in Au-

gust recruiting members of the public to join the panel, which will convene for the first time in October.

The new arterial and overpass is to separate the rail corridor from the roadway and reduce the impact of train traffic on the area, enhance safety and alleviate congestion.

According to data from the city, CN increased rail traffic in January 2017, and the crossing at Prior and Venables experiences an

average of 12.5 blockages a day lasting around 6.5 minutes each.

City staff has been working to identify a route for the overpass since the fall of 2015. Council approved the False Creek Flats area plan last spring. The plan includes the transition of Prior/Venables to a local service street once the new arterial is complete. The arterial overpass was initially included as part of the area plan but was separated from that process to allow for more community input.

To date, three possible route options have been identified — National Avenue, Malkin Avenue and William Street. However, each one comes with challenges.

National Avenue: runs along the north edge of the new St. Paul’s Hospital site, past Trillium Park and

along Thornton Street, onto National to Chess Drive.

The overpass would begin at Chess Drive, through the Fire Training Facility, overtop the railway tracks, and Vernon Drive and align with Grant Street to connect with Clark Drive.

Challenges: • Requires a longer structure to span the rail yards.

• Wouldn’t operate well for driving, cycling, walking or transit due to the proximity to East First Avenue at Clark Drive.

• Would impact the National Works Yard and require relocating the Chess Street fire training facility and heavy urban search and rescue site, which would be expensive to relocate and rebuild with no suitable alternative properties have been identified.

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• Would restrict truck operations of several Produce Row businesses that currently back in to loading bays and block the street.

William Street: this option was initially dismissed due to its impact on Strathcona Park (it would split the southern portion of the park) but project partners impacted by the Malkin Avenue option asked that it be considered.

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This option starts in the same place as the Malkin Avenue option but then runs through Strathcona Park between Chess Street and Raymur Avenue. The overpass would begin at Raymur Avenue, pass over Glen Drive, the railway tracks and Vernon Drive, and then align with William Street to connect with Clark Drive.

Challenges: • Splits the southern portion of Strathcona Park.

• Requires a park board decision on whether the reconfiguration of the park boundaries and facilities is possible.

Some park board commissioners have expressed concerns about this option.

In January, the board unanimously passed a motion, brought forward by Non-Partisan Association commissioner Sarah KirbyYung, asking council to delay making a decision on the Northeast False Creek plan until the road alignment had been determined and considered by the board if the William Street option was chosen.

“I’ve long been concerned that the plan moving forward does not really con-

sider the interests of park users at Strathcona Park,” NPA commissioner John Coupar said at the meeting.

Council approved the Northeast False Creek plan in February.

“We have done a lot of technical assessment about three possible alternative arterials through the Flats — Malkin, National and William,” Jerry Dobrovolny, the city’s general of engineering, said in a press release. “By the time the False Creek Flats Area Plan came to Council last year, we were seeing that these options all came with challenges, with a near 1/3 – 1/3 – 1/3 split of support from stakeholders. We realized at that time that we needed to do a deeper and more extensive consultation to ensure that we really hear and understand how all the trade-offs associated with a new alignment.”

Dobrovolny said staff decided to go with a community panel because it is the highest level of consultation that a municipality can take on.

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THE VANCOUVER COURIER T H U R SDAY, M AY 2 4 , 2 0 1 8

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It’s make or break time for the NPA

Mike Klassen

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This week marks three years since the Vancouver Courier welcomed me aboard as a regular columnist. It is also the tenth year since I began writing on civic affairs, and during this entire period I have never seen as much political tumult in Vancouver as we have witnessed in recent weeks.

To say it has been an unusual year for municipal politics would be an understatement. Activists of all stripes have declared their intention to pounce on city hall if elected.

Seeking the mayoralty on the left we have Shauna Sylvester, a member of the Hollyhock industrial complex that has permeated Vancouver politics since the mid-2000s.

Then we have Ian Campbell, a North Vancouver resident seeking Vision Vancouver’s nomination and who is backed by Tzeporah Berman, Andrea

Reimer and Mike Magee – a holy trinity of anti-pipeline activism as well as being the people who pulled strings behind Gregor Robertson’s time in office.

We cannot forget Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart, who was recently charged with criminal contempt for defying a B.C. Supreme Court ordered injunction related to the Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby.

Then there is the NPA, who injected a little “craycray” of their own into the mayoralty race by dumping Hector Bremner — who they helped elect to council less than a year ago — on a spurious conflict of interest claim.

Bremner organized a formidable campaign around his candidacy that was laserfocused on addressing the need for more affordable housing in our city. He was a genuine threat to become the NPA’s next leader until the board put a stop to it at the eleventh hour.

Multiple NPA board members have resigned since.

John Coupar, Ken Sim and Glen Chernan. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

over to discuss concerns over how the city was being governed. I was invited to tag along as a plus-one.

Chernen billed the living room gathering as a chance to hear from several speakers, including a “former city alderman.” After serving pizza, the evening’s presenters arrived. They were Randy Helten of the City Hall Watch blog, op-ed writer Elizabeth Murphy, and one-time city councillor

That leaves businessperson Ken Sim, former park board chair John Coupar, and the litigious Glen Chernen, formerly of the fringe Cedar Party.

I have only had one encounter with Chernen, back in November 2012 when he made his first foray into civic politics. It was a year after Vision Vancouver had won its second term in office when Chernen invited several of his Dunbar neighbours

and lawyer Jonathan Baker.

Baker is father to current NPA board president Gregory Baker.

The group was a veritable anti-density power trio, whose message fell flat for me. I left feeling under impressed.

Fast forward to the present. It would appear that Chernen’s anti-developer, anti-bike lane viewpoint has been given life by the NPA board’s approval of his candidacy. It is a setback for the organization, which can take pride in its past efforts to promote active transportation and wellplanned neighbourhoods that include tall buildings.

It is unclear why the NPA would want a mayor ready to go to war with developers, as they represent a significant stakeholder group that is needed for the city to succeed. But in mere days it looks as though that is where they are headed.

As for the other two candidates — Coupar and Sim — we will see whether either

will prevail after the June 3 nomination meeting. How either will lead is not clear.

Other than he started a couple of businesses and went to high school with both Chernen and Gregory Baker, I know nothing about the political newbie Ken Sim. Some in my circle have asked why he did not consider a council run before taking the leap for the top job. It’s a good question.

As for Coupar, his more conciliatory approach to politics might allow some of the disaffected Bremner circle back into the organization.

In that scenario, Bremner himself would have to resign himself to running for council, which would give him four more years of experience to boost his chances for another mayoral run.

Whatever happens in the next two weeks could either make or break the NPA. After blowing it in 2011 and 2014, the organization can ill afford to strike out a third time if it expects voters to take them seriously.

Vancouver needs to get with the plan Michael Geller

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Last week I met with the mayor to discuss his desire to update the city’s master plan to more clearly show how the next million residents will be accommodated over the next 20 years.

Now if you are confused, since you have often read Vancouver is one of the few major cities without a master plan, and the mayor has rarely shown any interest in developing one, let me explain.

I wasn’t meeting with Mayor Robertson. I was meeting with Adilbek Zhaksybekov, the mayor of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Don’t be embarrassed if you have never heard of Astana. Once labelled by

CNN as the world’s weirdest capital city, it is a most remarkable place. It has only been the nation’s capital for the past 20 years, and much of the city has been built during this time.

Like Brasilia, Chandigarh or Canberra, Astana is a totally planned city.

Recently, the government initiated an international competition to select a team to prepare an updated plan for the coming decades. I was invited to serve as one of three international jurors along with South American planner Gil Penalosa and Riccardo Marini. Both are highly regarded for promoting more pedestrian and bike-friendly livable cities.

So why am I telling you this?

As I wrote three years

2018

ago after a visit to Paris, Vancouver also needs a city-wide master plan, or, as a minimum, an overall planning framework. It would establish new road patterns, transportation systems and future land uses, densities and building heights throughout the city.

In the past, Vancouver’s chief planners have opposed its creation since it would take too long and hold up development pending its completion. While I am not so naïve as to believe a city-wide plan would be completed quickly, it could be developed in phases, and need not hold up development applications.

What else might a city plan include?

It would comprise a distillation of the many planning

policies and neighbourhood plans already in place. It would also offer long-range plans for remaining neighbourhoods. This would reduce the hundreds of oftentimes ad hoc spot rezonings the city processes annually.

A city plan would guide development in new village centres and along major arterials. It would establish where commercial and mixed-use development is allowed now and in the future. Related zoning bylaws would establish the overall pattern of building heights and densities.

Elsewhere along arterials, it would identify single-family zoned areas where future multi-family apartments, stacked townhouses and townhomes would be allowed.

I would like to see the plan

lona and Astana, Vancouver’s city plan would also provide an opportunity to incorporate some grander planning concepts.

While much of our city is developed, all neighbourhoods are going to be redeveloped. A city plan would allow planning experts, residents and property owners to determine how the city should change over the coming decades.

Of course, like any good plan, it will need to be revised from time to time.

As we enter the forthcoming election season, which will continue to focus on housing affordability, I would like to know which candidates support the creation of a proper city-wide plan.

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These transition zones could allow higher density townhomes and low-rise apartments. Similar forms of development would be encouraged close to schools and around community centres and neighbourhood parks.

A city plan would also offer an opportunity to determine where future parks and other community facilities will be located.

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NDP has launched class warfare Re: “School tax is concerning, but speculation tax remains bigger problem,” May 7.

The school surtax is a cunning divide and conquer strategy. Crudely put, it’s a rallying cry: “Let’s tax the rich.”

Never mind that hard-working seniors are being expropriated from their long-held homes through high taxation.

The NDP’s position on cash-poor seniors is that they have a so-called “windfall,” and can defer their taxes.

But the NDP government has a high tax and high spend philosophy, supporting the redistribution of wealth.

Once you target one group, other groups become vulnerable to a surtax, too.

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that don’t affect you, because your windfall might become the next surtaxed.

A homeowner who’s scrimped and saved to afford a home that’s appreciated should not be punished simply because the property is more valuable.

Property owners are currently charged a mil rate of $2.55489 per $1,000 of assessed value. So the more your property is worth, the more you pay. It’s already the law.

A surtax is class warfare. It flies in the face of individuals climbing the economic ladder to achieve some success.

Some people get lucky in real estate, others get lucky in the stock market. If you were to finally win the lottery, would you want the government to tax you?

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“The largest saltwater pool in North America is looking pretty awesome,” said park board director of recreation Donnie Rosa.

Upgrades to the 87-year-old gem included removal and replacement of the pool basin membrane, repairs to the pool deck and replacing gas pumps with electric pumps on the pool’s north deck to replenish and remove sea water.

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Check out Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s house June 3

2018 Vancouver Heritage Foundation tour features nine historic properties, including the one owned by Hollywood duo

Naoibh O’Connor

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Priced at $40,000 when it was first constructed, a spacious house in First Shaughnessy was once described in a newspaper article as “easily the most costly and handsome home” built in 1921 with “a very liberal use of fireplaces” (10). But it also has a modern-day claim to fame. Between 2002 and 2005, Hollywood stars Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell owned it after moving to Vancouver so their then-teenaged son Wyatt could play hockey.

Now, in a move that’s sure to please both local history lovers and the Hollywood obsessed, the historic home is one of nine properties on Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 16th annual Heritage House Tour June 3.

The tour is one of the foundation’s main fundraisers, typically bringing in around $50,000, which, after tour costs are covered, is used for the charitable organization’s many endeavors.

Judith Mosley, the foundation’s executive director, expects both its historical significance to Vancouver and the HawnRussell association will attract some tour-goers.

“There are many different reasons why places are important, whether it’s a historic house like this or a more modest building or other places in our city,” she said. “There are different ways that people connect to that. The fact that Hollywood stars lived there — people connect to that. And, of course, [it’s] another chapter in its history and interest. Whatever helps people to connect to different places in the city and enjoy them is part of that history and value that those places have.”

Many original features have been retained in the home, Mosley said.

“Clearly, it was a special house when it was built and the current owners appreciate that. I think when they saw it, they really loved it. They retained the interior and just did

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That’s about it.”

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For much of its history, the house was owned by successful businessmen.

Architect Bernard C. Palmer designed and built it for Captain Montague Tuck and his family in 1921. Tuck was president of a tea and coffee company called Braid, Tuck

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The next owner was Arthur Barden Palmer (no relation to the architect), his wife Lillian and family. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Palmer was once shipwrecked in his

youth on the way to France.

He went to the Klondike for the Gold Rush and did well running stores with his brothers. Palmer later came to Vancouver and set up a road construction contracting business, which built the first Cambie Street Bridge — not the one that exists now. The Palmers lived in the house from about 1929 to 1935, before moving to an apartment in one of the other buildings on the Heritage House Tour.

Charles Pretty, president of Pretty’s Timber Co. Ltd., and his wife Rowena, lived in the home for many years, from the late 1940s to the 1970s. (Pretty’s father, Charles Fenn Pretty, moved from Ontario to New Westminster in 1890 and made money in the fishing industry before he began investing in timber lands as that industry took off.)

“Having a long-term resident like that can often be a really great thing for a house like this because it can mean it was well looked after and enjoyed. And, they clearly didn’t do lots of big

changes,” Mosley said.

After Hawn and Russell owned the property between 2002 and 2005, someone owned it for a short time before the current owner, who Mosley won’t reveal for privacy reasons, bought it in 2008.

Mosley also isn’t revealing the address of the home for privacy reasons.

“When people get their tickets, the booklet has a write-up of each of the stops and that’s when they get the addresses.”

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Jim Wolf, an architectural historian, said a mix of house styles are represented in First Shaughnessy, a neighbourhood which was developed from 1909 through the boom and leading up to the First World War. One of the most distinctive aspects is that a large majority of the homes were done in what’s called “Bankers’ Tudor,” a variation of English Arts and Crafts.

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Development Permit Board Meeting: May 28 The Development Permit Board and Advisory Panel will meet: Monday, May 28, 2018 at 3 pm Vancouver City Hall 453 West 12th Avenue, Ground Floor Town Hall Meeting Room to consider the following development permit applications: 2301 Granville Street To develop an eight-storey, mixed-use building with continuous ground floor commercial retail units, residential entry and lobby at the ground floor, 41 dwelling units on levels two through eight, and two levels of underground parking accessed from the rear lane.

Pearson Dogwood – Parcel C (Community Health) – 698 West 57th Avenue To develop the site with a 27-storey mixed-use building with retail on Level 1; therapy pool for the Pearson Dogwood residents on Level 1; a community health centre on Levels 1–4; child daycare on Level 2, six Pearson supportive housing units on Level 5, and 171 dwelling units on Levels 5–27, all over four levels of underground parking accessed from a new internal street. This is Parcel C of Phase 1 of the Pearson Dogwood redevelopment.

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6. CD-1 Rezoning: 1506 West 68th Avenue and 8405-8465 Granville Street To rezone 1506 West 68th Avenue and 8405-8465 Granville Street from C-2 and C-2C (Commercial) Districts to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a 10-storey, mixed-use building, containing 45 market residential dwelling units on floors three to 10, all over commercial uses at grade and office on the second floor. A height of 41.5 metres (136 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.6 are proposed.

7. CD-1 Rezoning: 4459 Rupert Street To rezone 4459 Rupert Street from C-1 (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development ) District, to permit the development of a four-storey mixed use building with commercial/retail at grade, and 12 secured for-profit affordable rental housing units on the upper floors. A height of 15.0 metres (49 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.6 are proposed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES: vancouver.ca/rezapps or 604-873-7038 Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually beginning at 8:30 am on May 25 until 5 pm on the day of the Public Hearing by emailing publichearing@vancouver.ca or by calling 604-829-4238. You may also register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. You may submit your comments by email to publichearing@vancouver.ca, or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and posted on the City’s website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for important details.

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5. CD-1 Rezoning: 855 Kingsway To rezone a site located at 855 Kingsway from C-2 (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a six-storey, mixed-use building with commercial uses at grade and 50 secured for-profit affordable rental housing units over one level of underground parking. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, A height of 24.3 metres (80 feet) and a floor space INCLUDING REGISTERING TO SPEAK: ratio (FSR) of 3.3 are proposed. vancouver.ca/publichearings

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Innovation isn’t new concept Continued from page 13 During the Arts and Crafts movement, architects looked back to the Elizabethan and Tudor eras when “beautiful, romantic houses” were built with a construction method called half-timbering, Wolf said.

“They would create framed timber buildings and, of course, you would have this framing exposed… you’d have these exposed frames that were stuccoed in between. When the revival came, the English Arts and Crafts architects wanted to evoke this style,” he explained. “They did it with decorative stucco and beam work, which we call Tudor-style, but it really is mock-Tudor because it isn’t an Elizabethan building. It’s one that’s harkening back to that era because it’s a very romantic style.”

Bernard C. Palmer, the architect, worked on many of the homes in First Shaughnessy prior to the First World War at an architectural firm called Fox and Maclure where Palmer became very successful.

Cecil Fox, however, died in 15the First World War. “When the boom came in the 1920s, Palmer was known to all of the families as the person to call if you wanted one of these [types of] houses, so he obviously got the contract for the house based on all the work he had done,” Wolf said.

It was big news to build such a large house after the war because it took a while for the trades and goods

to come back to pre-war levels. There was also a scarcity of cash. As a result, the home was featured in a newspaper article headlined: “Ten Fireplaces for Shaughnessy Home.”

“This house was one of the first and few built after the war that was still quite grand —10 fireplaces is a lot of fireplaces,” Wolf said.

One interesting feature was a built-in lift for both wood and coal “to minimize the labor of providing fuel for these fireplaces.” Batchelder tile, meanwhile, was used on the fireplaces — it’s a tile from California made by a well-known family that produced Arts and Crafts tile.

“It shows that Palmer adapted. He probably couldn’t get English tile as easily in that period after the war, so he’s going to North American sources and getting something from California,” Wolf said. “These houses really reflect their time. Here, he’s looking to California and an American source to give that house the character that he wants to create.”

The home also reveals beautiful design work throughout, including woodwork that creates “instant atmosphere” and a sense of permanency, which suggests it had been there for decades, according to Wolf.

“You didn’t want new wealth, so to speak, you wanted to show that your money was old and established and that you had style.

This idea of coming into rooms that had this beautiful paneling and beamed

ceilings — that all evoked both style and wealth,” he said. “Architects were really pandering to their clients’ taste for exhibiting their wealth and style. It’s not any different than today except the style was, of course, quite different.”

As many older homes have been torn down or remodelled to fit modern tastes, it’s becoming increasingly unusual to see heritage homes that have been preserved.

“When you get an owner who appreciates all of those qualities and does everything that they can to preserve them and care-take them for the next generation, that’s rare. It’s rare to find it and it’s rare for people, not only to take care of them, but to restore them,” Wolf said.

“We’ve had houses that have gone through a period of restoration and care only to have the next caretaker or owner come along to say, ‘I don’t want any of this’ and rip it all out and replace it.

When you get the chance to see a house that’s fully intact, of its era and with all this quality behind it, it is something to be cherished, something to be valued and certainly something to be celebrated.” @naoibh The Heritage House Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 3. For prices and tickets, go to vancouverheritage foundation.org or call 604-264-9642.

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STAY AT THE HILTON INSPIRED MY INNER DIY ARTIST “I’m going to call this one ‘Octopus in the Mist.’”

I was at the Hilton Los Cabos Resort in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico and for once, instead of avoiding all activities offered at a hotel as I typically do, I decided to embrace my inner DIY artist and try them all — including towel origami — hence the unfortunate octopus incident.

“Octopus in the Mist.”

But my carnage didn’t stop at towel folding. During my recent visit I also attempted to make corn-husk wrapped tamales, covered myself in glue during a tequila tasting/ piñata making class, painted a landscape that could best be described as having tones of baby-poop yellow and needed help completing a flower arrangement. Looking back I’m just grateful they weren’t offering tequila tasting/ synchronized swimming.

To say that most of my creations were epic fails would be an understatement, but there’s no denying how much fun I had. Suddenly these experiences I’d been avoiding for years made complete sense.

But there is also a lot more to do in San Jose del Cabo than crafts, especially if

you’re lucky enough to visit during whale season. Joined by a group of writers hailing from across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, we piled onto a catamaran for a whale watching excursion and headed out past the iconic arch of Cabo San Lucas, where sea lions lounged on rocks in the sun and where one of the huge mammals, likely mistaking us for a fishing boat, made a lumbering attempt to join us onboard.

Initially all we could see were distant spouts of water letting us know there were whales in the area, but also that they just weren’t ready for their close up. But then, ironically, as soon as we stopped searching the horizon a couple of massive humpback whales emerged from the waves right alongside our vessel making the tour an unforgettable experience.

I’d previously visited Cabo and enjoyed the noisy scene coming from the bars, restaurants and beaches that make up the waterfront, but this was my first time exploring the gallery district of San Jose del Cabo where we took in the weekly Art Walk held every Thursday from 5

to 9 p.m. And while the town was bustling with tourists and locals, the scene was a very different one than that of downtown Cabo. Instead of woo-hooing partiers hoisting souvenir glasses from Cabo Wabo, the family-friendly atmosphere in San Jose was made up of couples strolling down the street sipping on cold beer and wine, local vendors and musicians, artists, random dogs and a youth dance troupe practising their moves on a stage in the village square.

Back at the Hilton, our group was treated to meals created by executive chef Mauricio Lopez and his talented culinary team that often turned out to be gastronomic works of art almost too beautiful to eat — almost.

Our first breakfast at the Hilton took place on the lawn of the Black Marlin Terrace overlooking the ocean where authentic Mexican dishes, including the coffee, were prepared by hand using traditional cooking methods. And while that was impressive on its own, our meals became more elaborate as our stay went on. The Hilton’s special event catering Sea lions lounge by the iconic arch of Cabo San Lucas.

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Our “wellness infusion” dinner on the patio adjacent to the spa included a wall of vines with tiny bowls of salad hanging from it, which we could cut off ourselves as we wanted. As well, colourful, edible flowers graced the small plates on offer, while a chocolate artist hand-painted delicate designs on dessert offerings.

An absolute highlight of my stay at the Hilton was the elaborate dinner on the terrace lawn on our last night in Mexico. As the sun began to set we listened to live music while strolling the lawn and choosing bites from individual carts offering delicious Mexican specialties, including the tamales we had made earlier during our cooking lesson — which we all gratefully passed on.

We then wandered barefoot down to the sand where an outdoor living room had been set up by the ocean, complete with sofas, a specialcoffee bar, more live music, fire dancers and a fireplace complete with every s’mores fixing you could imagine.

And as much as I was tempted, I decided fire dancing was the one activity I should probably pass on.

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As Vancouver prepares to commemorate 2018 as Year of the Queer, opinions are mixed about using the reclaimed slur to encompass a rainbow of sexualities.

And while it may be easier than calling this the Year of the LGBTQIA2S+, the debate also suggests acronyms have not outlived their usefulness.

“The word queer, it was almost a disgusting word,” says Vancouver city councillor Tim Stevenson, 73, who came out nearly six decades ago.

“I fought against it — ‘There’s nothing queer about us!’ But over time, as generations have come into the gay rights movement, a lot of people have reclaimed this and use it in a positive way, so I too have made a change in how I view the word.”

In March, Stevenson was approached by some of the organizers of anniverary celebrations for 15 local arts, cultural, health and community organizations that do important work on behalf of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community.

Vancouver Pride Society’s Andrea Arnot, Frank Theatre Company’s Fay Nass, Out on Screen’s Stephanie Goodwin and Pride in Art’s SD Holman came up with the name “Year of the Queer.”

However, former councillor Ellen Woodsworth, who with Stevenson spearheaded Vancouver’s first Stonewall celebration — named after the riots that took place in New York City in 1979 considered by many as the first demonstration of Pride — says there’s a reason the acronym LGBTQIA2S+

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continues to expand. She says that while queer is a great “catch-all,” the term shouldn’t be used in lieu of the different groupings within the community.

“There are different issues for gay men than there are for lesbian women — childcare, pay equity, healthcare — and the same should be recognized with the transgender and TwoSpirited communities,” Woodsworth says.

For Osmel B. Guerra Maynes, “queer” is a term that can be used positively by anyone, although differing intentions still exist.

“You put power to words.

I see it as accepting a word that made us feel like lesser beings by saying ‘This is not a word you can use anymore to say that we’re worthless and mean nothing. We’re taking it back and sharing it,’” says Maynes, the executive director of QUMUNITY, B.C.’s resource centre for queer, trans and TwoSpirited people.

He feels the same about racial terms.

“It’s the context behind it,” says Maynes who, as a black Latino man, never uses the “n”-word.

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a discussion among users who called themselves officialqueer, violet-lesbian, and robotbisexual. Their differing opinions demonstrate how personal definitions of the term can vary widely within the community it’s meant to address.

While the asexual panromantic argues the word tells people all they need to know “I’m not straight,” the lesbian user says she’s tired of people including her in a word she considers a slur. A bisexual user responded with the argument that “gay” was also a term reclaimed after a dark history, and cautioned readers against dubbing someone’s identity as a slur.

“There are a lot of divisions within the LGBTQ+ world. Queer is the only word that not only demands equal acceptance for everyone, but leaves the door open for words and descriptors that haven’t even been invented yet.”

The official declaration of “Year of the Queer” is May 23. It begins with a panel discussion at city hall, followed by a celebration on Helena Gutteridge Plaza. Pride, trans and Two-Spirited flags will be raised on Cambie and W. 12th from then until Aug. 19.

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For seven seasons on ABC’s hit fantasy series Once Upon A Time, Keegan Connor Tracy wielded a wand and fairy dust as the Blue Fairy, the steadfast matriarch of magic in a show populated by crisisridden fairytale characters.

Last Friday, the book closed on Once Upon A Time, and while the onscreen characters celebrated their assorted happily-everafters, Tracy sat down with the Courier to dish on her life after the Blue Fairy, which includes forays into other storytelling realms: namely, children’s books and directing her own work.

The former – This Is A Job For Mommy! – is slated to be published by Promontory Press later this year.

And the latter – a fantasy short film that Tracy wrote and directed entitled La Fille, about a girl who enters a magical cabinet in the woods and ends up in 1920s France – went to camera earlier this month.

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Tracy says she’s been thinking about directing her own work for years, but the end of Once Upon A Time and #MeToo inspired her to slide into the director’s chair. “Even though directing was on my radar 10 years ago, I didn’t do it because I was afraid,” she says. “But it reared its head again and said, ‘You should be doing this; why are you not doing this?’”

She was further motivated by “the fact that I’ve had a 20-year career, and more than 80 credits, and I’ve worked with seven female directors. Seven. That’s an appalling number. We’ve hit a tipping point, and I want to be on the edge of that tipping point that sends it over to the next side.”

Given the abundance of magic in her filmography – besides Once Upon A Time, Tracy recurs on The Magicians, and plays Queen Belle in Disney’s Descendents – it’s little wonder that La Fille has a magical bent. “I hope it makes people smile, and laugh, and feel that dreamy wonder of childhood,” she says. Her seven-year-old daughter is one of two little girls who appear in the film.

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launch an online auction of showbiz memorabilia (including two scripts for the Once Upon A Time series finale that have been signed by cast members) to raise funds for La Fille’s postproduction journey.

Beyond La Fille, Tracy is eager to tell screen stories that reflect the gritty, complicated, challenging, and glorious real lives of women.

“The stories of women right now, and women of my cohort, they’re big stories,” says Tracy, who is currently developing a television pilot. “These are the stories that are going to form the daughters of the next generation. Those are the ones I want to tell.”

Tracy will speak to the daughters of the next generation by way of This Is A Job For Mommy!, an ABC adventure book that shows that moms can do any job – including quarterback and neurologist. The book features illustrations by Roz MacLean and will be published by Promontory Press in September.

“The idea is that a kid can look at that and go, ‘Wow, I didn’t know a mommy could be a police officer. I didn’t know a mommy could be a zoologist,’” says Tracy. “The book says to kids, ‘Yes, she can, and yes, you can.’”

Tracy’s own children have grown up with Mommy as the Blue Fairy of Once Upon A Time.

Tracy’s youngest was three months old when Mommy had her first costume fitting (“I brought my baby because fitting are usually 40 minutes, and she was crying and needed to be fed, and there I was in my Blue Fairy costume and my crazy heels and nursing the baby, and [costume designer] Eduardo [Castro] still talks about that as the craziest fitting he’s ever had”), and both daughters joined Tracy on set for her final day wearing those iconic blue wings.

“When you’re on something for seven years, no matter what it is, it becomes a part of you,” says Tracy. “For whatever reason, Once Upon A Time hit a nerve with a particular audience. It’s been sad times, but watching that show, you weren’t thinking about your mortgage, you weren’t thinking about your divorce, you weren’t thinking about the news; you were thinking about magic and love.

It touched a nerve for people, and I got to be a part of that, and I feel really fortunate.”

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Life’s lessons from the improv stage: Colin Mochrie vancourier.com

It’s a performance genre unlike any other — actors come on stage without any lines rehearsed or act prepared.

Enter the world of improv comedy, where participants work entirely off audience cues in order to delight the crowd. It requires a quick wit, an ability to adapt to the moment and, perhaps most importantly, an engaging personality.

One of the masters of this field is Colin Mochrie.

While he is now known for almost a decade and a half of success on the popular television show Whose Line Is It Anyway, it was a local experience that launched the comedian on his path.

Raised in Vancouver, Mochrie was quickly drawn to the improv stage after seeing his first show by the Vancouver TheatreSports League. He immediately signed up for classes to learn the craft.

“I thought how cool to walk out in front of an audience who are expecting a show, and you don’t have one at that point,” said Mochrie. “Using the suggestions from the audience and working with the people on stage you end up having a show. I liked the fact that it was an ensemble art form.”

It was here that Mochrie developed the skills that he

says has not only helped him in comedy, but also in his everyday life.

“It helped me in my relationships, it’s helped me with acting, it teaches you how to actually listen,” said Mochrie. “It really benefits people, whether you decide to do this as a career or not, to get some improv skills. It builds your confidence.”

Mochrie said that one of the most important tenets of improv theatre is saying “yes” to things. On stage this can lead to avenues that a performer may never have envisioned. In life, meanwhile, it can lead to new adventures and experiences.

One of these experiences recently saw Mochrie and his wife decide to embark on a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to do charity work with World Vision.

It’s something that Mochrie, who says he is naturally very shy, would likely not have done prior to his improv experiences.

Aside from developing his skills, Mochrie’s time at VTSL also introduced him to longtime friend and fellow improv performer Ryan Stiles. Stiles had been working at a local comedy club at the time and, along with Mochrie, was invited to join a small improv troupe.

“From day one we meshed. We have the same reference level, we find the same things

funny, we just hit it off both on and off stage,” said Mochrie. “And it’s been like 40 years now.”

For all his success Mochrie always says he’s happy to return to the city that launched him. He’s also excited to get the chance to work with new local talent at the upcoming shows.

“The part I love is, because I don’t know them [fellow performers] that well, it makes me sort of go back to the basics of improv – listening and accepting,” Mochrie says.

“When I’m working with Ryan I pretty much know what he’s going to do most of the time. With these guys I don’t, and that makes it exciting. It makes me really have to concentrate, and work hard to keep up.”

Mochrie says this unknown element of improv is what makes the genre so fascinating, and why he believes it will endure.

“I love the fact that people are constantly finding different ways of using improv, whether it’s a long form, coming up with different games, or a blind date,” says Mochrie.

Mochrie will perform five shows this week, starting May 24 at the Improv Theatre on Granville Island. He will return there for a pair of shows on May 26, with two shows on May 25 at the Vogue Theatre.

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Babies are born ready to learn their native language.

That’s been the finding of University of B.C. professor and researcher Janet Werker, who has spent the past four decades looking at how babies and toddlers come to

understand spoken language.

Earlier this month, Werker was awarded the Killam Prize in social sciences for her research examining the foundations of language acquisition in infants growing up in both monolingual and bilingual households. Her research has shown how babies are ready to learn language

at birth and how learning language begins through listening.

The Killam Prizes, which includes $100,000 for each recipient, are handed out annually by the Canada Council for the Arts. This year the council handed out five prizes and six fellowships.

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What’s going on with car insurance in B.C.?

It’s no secret car insurance has been getting more and more expensive.

Ever wondered why? For a start, there are more and more crashes. In fact, each year there are about 300,000 crashes on our roads – that’s close to 820 per day. More crashes lead to more insurance claims. In BC, there has been a sharp increase in both injury and vehicle damage claims. What’s more, the costs of these claims have gone up. Injury claims alone cost close to $3 billion a year.

So what’s being done about this?

You may have heard the provincial government and ICBC have announced changes to car insurance in B.C. Under the new plan, more money will be available for your medical care, treatments and other benefits, like wage loss.

The changes include: • Doubling of the overall money available for medical care and treatment.

• More types of treatments covered including kinesiology, acupuncture, counselling and massage therapy. This means you won’t need to wait for approval.

• More money covered by ICBC for individual treatments.

• Higher wage loss payments and benefits for household support.

How is this possible?

To allow more money for the care of people injured in crashes, the government has also announced it will introduce a $5,500 limit on pain and suffering payouts for minor injuries.

This means the amount of money you can receive for the emotional distress of being in crash will be limited. But this limit is entirely separate from the money available to you for medical care and the other benefits described above.

In fact, with the new changes these benefits are actually going up.

This limit will not apply to major or catastrophic injury claims – like broken bones or brain injuries.

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our,” Werker told the Courier. “It indicates that I’m recognized by my peers and by the Canadian government and granting agencies as someone who’s made important contributions and that feels really good.”

Originally from a small town in Kansas, as a teen she had a keen interest in

animals and initially thought she’d go into biology, but became fascinated with human development after taking psychology classes in university. She completed her PhD at UBC in 1982.

“If you look at humans, our quintessential capability that distinguishes us from all other animals is language.

Will I still be covered?

The limit on pain and suffering payments does not take away your right to a hire lawyer or seek compensation for any additional economic losses. Just the same as today, if you are injured in a crash and not at-fault, you can get more money for wage loss and treatment costs over and above what is covered by ICBC accident benefits.

So who decides if an injury is minor?

Under the new plan, just like today, a medical professional – not ICBC – will determine the diagnosis of your injuries and this will be used to establish whether it falls under the definition of a minor injury or not.

How will the definition of a minor injury be determined?

The government and ICBC have been consulting with medical treatment providers to determine what types of injuries would fall under a minor injury definition.

Over the coming months, this definition will be refined through regulation while still working with medical professionals for their input. In addition, other jurisdictions that already have a definition in place will also be reviewed in order to learn from past experience.

What if I disagree with my claim?

Under our new plan, if you have concerns about your injury claim, there will be a new, independent dispute resolution process starting April 1, 2019. If you disagree with ICBC, based on the new plan, the Civil Resolution Tribunal will make decisions on the: • classification of an injury as a minor injury • entitlement to receive accident benefits claimed • decisions around who is at fault in the crash and settlement amounts for all motor vehicle injury claims below a threshold that will not exceed $50,000.

Why are these changes needed?

In order to cover rising claims costs, B.C. drivers would need to pay on average at least $400 more for their full basic and optional coverage by next year – an average premium of approximately $2,100.

These changes will stop you from paying rate increases of 30 per cent or more in 2019, while providing increased care for anyone injured in a crash.

And it’s language that’s allowed us to achieve the remarkable achievements that we have — civilizations, writing systems, all these kinds of things that allow us to be who we are,” she said. “So it seemed that to understand how we as a species optimally evolved and developed that what I really wanted to study was language.”

Werker’s research has found that the foundation of learning language actually begins before birth.

“Even before they’re born the baby’s brain is developing in a way that supports language acquisition… By about 26 weeks of gestation the baby’s auditory system has developed enough for them to begin to respond to the rhythms and ultimately some of the sounds that can be heard in utero.”

Babies become attuned to their mother’s voice and native language while still in the womb and, by the time they’re born, they will listen to speech over other sounds.

Among other things, Werker’s research shows how important it is for parents to talk to their babies.

“In those interactions babies are picking up the melody and rhythm of the native language, as well as the individual sounds, plus they’re getting information from your face, your mouth movements and the rhythm of your nodding head, and that all that information works together to allow babies to figure out the words of their native language.”

Werker said she has also found that babies are able to distinguish between two different languages.

“What we’ve found is that babies don’t get confused.

We’ve found that even at birth a baby who’s been hearing two languages in utero will prefer both of those languages over an unfamiliar language but will still be able to perceptually keep the two familiar languages they’ve been hearing apart,” she said, and babies are able to learn more than one language at the same time.

Even with four decades of research behind her, Werker is still looking to advance her work. “We started a language sciences initiative at UBC to bring people together — faculty, grad students — from across the university and beyond to work on interdisciplinary teams to try to understand more broadly, not just what I do but in general how important it is in all aspects of our lives,” she said. @JessicaEKerr

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Anders Nilsson gets some redemption at World Hockey Championships Unfortunately, his success in Denmark likely doesn’t mean much

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It came down to a shootout. The surprising Swiss team led by NHLers such as Nino Niederreiter, Timo Meier, Sven Andrighetto and Roman Josi pushed the powerhouse Sweden team to the brink in the gold medal game at the 2018 World Hockey Championships in Denmark.

Filip Forsberg scored for Sweden at one end of the ice, giving them a 2-1 advantage.

At the other end, Anders Nilsson waited for Niederreiter to take the final shot for Switzerland.

Nilsson didn’t bite on the fake shot, stuck with the deke to the forehand and blocked Niederreiter’s shot. A moment later, Nilsson tossed off his helmet and was tackled by his teammates. For the first time in his career, Nilsson was a champion.

The result and his performance stand in stark contrast to his season with the Canucks. After years of being a backup, Nilsson likely signed in Vancouver because he saw an opportunity to battle for the number-one job with his fellow countryman Jacob Markstrom. He got off to a great start, posting two shutouts in his first three games, then struggled and once again wound up as the backup.

Nilsson’s .901 save percentage was 50th among the 56 goaltenders who played at least 20 games last season. While the Canucks weren’t great defensively in front of Nilsson, Markstrom was able to post a league-average .912 save percentage behind the same defence.

With that type of performance, Nilsson understandably lost the trust of his coaches.

Green memorably lambasted Nilsson at one practice in late December, yelling at him to “Stop the [expletive] puck!” and “Get in [expletive] shape!”

Is it any wonder that Nilsson was eager to play for Sweden at the World Hockey Championships and try to end his season on a more positive note?

Nilsson wasn’t perfect in the tournament — he gave up two bad goals to Latvia in

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the quarterfinals — but he came up big in several key games. He made 30 saves on 31 shots against Russia in the final game of the preliminary round to secure the top seed in Group A. Against the top-scoring Team USA in the semifinals, he posted a 41-save shutout.

He made 25 saves in the gold medal game, including an enormous save on Kevin Fiala in overtime, then stopped four of five shooters in the shootout to take home the gold. Nilsson’s .954 save percentage led the tournament and he was named to the All-Star Team.

His performance had some wondering about his future with the Canucks. Should the Canucks expect greater things out of Nilsson in training camp? Would it increase his trade value if they wanted to move him? Just what does that type of performance mean?

Unfortunately, it likely doesn’t mean much at all.

The truth is that the World Hockey Championships is largely about getting hot at the right time. Nilsson has had fantastic stretches like this in the past, even at a previous tournament. In 2014, he put up a .938 save percentage to take Sweden to the

bronze medal. The issue for Nilsson has always been consistency and he’s never been able to maintain that consistency long term.

While it’s possible that another NHL team might look at Nilsson’s tournament and try to acquire him, it’s far more likely they’d be justifiably scared off by his performance over a full season in Vancouver.

When you look at goaltenders that have led the World Hockey Championships in save percentage in the past, you see names such as Henrik Lundqvist, Connor Hellebuyck and Sergei Bobrovsky. But you also see players such as Jhonas Enroth, who backstopped Sweden to a gold medal with a .956 save percentage but was a career backup in the NHL. At this point in his career, it’s a lot more likely that Nilsson is akin to Enroth than any of the Vezina-caliber goaltenders from past World Hockey Championships.

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For years, Salmon Arm, B.C. was infamous for a rude gesture. It was in Salmon Arm where thenPrime Minister Pierre Trudeau defiantly stuck out his middle finger at a group of stunned protesters. This was during the recession-hit summer of 1982, and the gesture became known as the “Salmon Arm Salute.”

Our current prime minister was with his father on that fateful day, and Justin still occasionally gets asked about it: “Why did your dad give everyone in Western Canada the middle finger?”

JT often stammers through his answer and mentions how much he

Grant Lawrence recently spent some quality, shirtless time in Salmon Arm. PHOTO GRANT LAWRENCE

loves Salmon Arm. Back in ’82, Salmon Arm was primarily a logging town with a 30 per cent unemployment rate.

These days, times have changed for Salmon Arm. It’s hard to put a finger on it, but tourism has played a huge role.

Every couple of years I’m lucky enough to wrap myself in Salmon Arm courtesy of the Word on the Lake Writers Festival. Upon each return,

I’m reminded of just how spectacular this area of B.C. truly is.

Salmon Arm is nestled in the heart of the Shuswap Lake region in southcentral B.C. As you drive past the arid, dusty hoodoos of Kamloops, rolling east on the Trans-Canada Highway, a gorgeous, temperate playground of forested mountains and sparkling lakes opens up before you like the pages of a travel magazine.

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You’ll pass picture-perfect lakeside towns such as Chase and Sorrento before arriving in Salmon Arm, the biggest and busiest burgh in the Shuswap region, surrounded by towering mountains.

When I visited a few weeks ago, the weather was unseasonably hot, sunny and gorgeous, but nerves in town were on edge as several areas of the B.C. interior were either flooded or on flood watch. Sure enough, the first thing I noticed crossing the bridge just south of town was muddy brown water practically level with the bridge decking.

Word on the Lake’s home base is at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort, on the edge of Salmon Arm’s crown jewel — a massive estuary and a birder’s paradise. If you’re fortunate enough to be there during hatching season, the estuary is filled with cute ducklings and goslings, dutifully following their parents through the reeds.

You can stroll or bike along a raised pathway through the estuary, which gives you a bird’s eye view of all the wildlife action below — waterfowl, turtles, frogs, snakes, lizards, beavers and muskrats. Look up and you’re likely to spot a dive-bombing osprey or a blue heron in full flight.

The estuary trail winds several kilometres northeast of town, which I enjoyed on a bike I borrowed from the hotel. I was hoping to reach the much-talked-about Canoe Beach for a swim. What I didn’t realize was that the estuary and the beach are separated by a large subdivision, which forced me to leave the lakeside trail and tackle some major hills before descending down to the secluded and sandy Canoe Beach.

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I was ready for a swim, and in for a shock. Despite the near 30-degree air temperature, the water was George Constanza-like frigid, and my swim was more of a yelping leap.

Despite the TransCanada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway cutting directly through the city, downtown Salmon Arm is nestled comfortably between both. There’s a good mix of modern and quaint, with plenty of bookstores, shops, restaurants and cafes to explore.

Some highlights include the Salmar Classic singlescreen movie theatre in the heart of downtown, the historic Shuswap Art Gallery a two-minute walk away and Bookingham Palace, a great independent bookstore.

Some of the can’t-miss Salmon Arm dining includes the excellent creperie Café Tasse for a delicious breakfast or lunch (located conveniently in the Prestige), Cantina Vallarta for tasty Latin cuisine, Table 24 for the high-end diner and the Shuswap Pie Company for a yummy dessert.

One of the biggest summer draws to Salmon Arm is the houseboat scene with big lazy boats meandering up and down Shuswap Lake, which is oddly shaped like a giant H. The other event is the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, which has been holding steady at the base of Mount Ida since 1992. The festival’s origins can be traced back to the counter-culture bohemian Shuswap Coffee House movement that took shape in the 1970s and ’80s. This year’s festival is from Aug. 16 to 19 and features Colin James, the Boom Booms, Michael Franti and more.

An alternative to the 20,000-plus crowd of the blues fest is the yearly Nimblefingers Bluegrass Festival, down the road in Sorrento, this year on Aug. 25.

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“How much longer are we going to be?” 12-yearold Dex Shelton nonchalantly asks Courier photographer Dan Toulgoet during a recent visit to his Yaletown school.

It’s becoming apparent that Dex has places to be.

On this particular day, he’s got a baseball game to attend. He’s also working towards his black belt in karate.

Current comings and goings aside, it’s also evident that Dex will be going places for quite some time.

That point was made pretty clear when Shelton met with Courier staff to talk about his latest creation, an electric skateboard built almost entirely from scratch. Dex gave the Courier a demonstration on the portion of seawall adjacent to Elsie Roy elementary.

“I can get to my school from my house in about two minutes,” Dex explains.

Run by a blue tooth remote control, a pair of

lithium batteries and a device similar to a computer’s motherboard called a vecs, the device tops out at a cool 35 kilometres an hour.

Curiously enough, Dex has not seen Back to the Future 2, nor is he aware of the hoverboard concept championed in the 1989 film. Instead, he got his inspiration from seeing similar boards ripping up and down the seawall.

“Whenever I see someone zip by, I’m just like, ‘I know,’” Dex said.

The board’s backstory blends Dex’s life in school and out. He was tasked with a school project in his Grade 7 class that compared the fuel efficiency of electric vehicles versus those that run on gas. Seeing the electric boards on the seawall piqued his interest both in the project and owning one himself. Over to dad, for the big ask.

“When I showed him the price he said, ‘Uh, no,’” Dex recalled. “So I went on YouTube to see how to build your own because I know there’s lots of ways to do that. I sent my dad a link to one of the videos that shows you how to

build them step by step.”

That his dad Kurt is a robotics engineer certainly helped the build. Where other boards cost between $1,700 and $3,000 to purchase, the pair built theirs for $800. Part fatherson project, part school project, Kurt made sure that his son did as much hands-on work as possible. He also taught Dex theories around electrical currents and wiring.

It’s pretty heady stuff for a 12-year-old.

“It amazes me,” Kurt said. “I don’t know if it’s from watching YouTube or the stuff we do together, but I’ve noticed his abilities. I’m not 100 per cent sure where it came from, because it didn’t all come from me or my wife.”

The process started with ordering parts from China and the U.S. The month turnaround while waiting for those parts allowed the pair to work on circuitry and soldering.

All in, it took between 30 and 40 hours to build.

But, as Dex points out, “Once you have all the pieces, you can build this in a couple hours.”

Seeing his son take the device for its first spin was the wow moment for Kurt. He’s built and bought other robots in his day, but credits the bodacious board as his favourite project to date.

“He came back with a big smile on his face and once I took it for my first ride, it was super fun. I knew we had something here,” Kurt said. “When you build a robot kit, it walks around the house, the cat plays with it or you race it across the floor.

That’s fun, too, but with this one, you can go 30 or 35 kilometres an hour on the seawall.”

Next on the to-do list is electric board 2.0, which Kurt and Dex are already building. The newer model will have more torque, which will allow it to tackle hills more easily.

After that, it’s on to high school.

“He’s just a really cool kid,” said Elsie Roy vice principal Suzie Polzin. “If you throw him in a room full of materials, he will come out of it having built something. That’s a real skill.” @JohnKurucz

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Did you know that Volvos get to park for free at Grouse Mountain? It’s true: as part of a corporate partnership with the mountain last year, all Volvos get complimentary parking (assuming you can find a spot).

No word as to whether there’s a similar policy at wherever the local Birkenstock warehouse is, or at Bill’s Granola Emporium and Bumper Sticker Wholesale. I’d guess yes.

For Grouse, the symbiosis makes perfect sense.

Modern Volvo buyers are less about the crunchy granola image (sorry, Bill), and more about urbane style mixed with a bit of light adventure. Credit the minimalist appeal of Swedish design and some clever marketing – where Volvo was once a quirky choice, now it’s the slick alternative to overly aggressive Germanic machinery.

So here’s probably the perfect Volvo to park for free and hit the Grouse Grind: the Cross Country variant of the lovely V90 wagon.

Design

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and judging from the beholders who scurried over to ask questions during my week with the V90, Volvo has nailed this one.

Credit overdesign fatigue, the growing sense that manufacturers like BMW and Lexus are continually adding styling elements into their standard fare in an attempt to stand out.

By bucking the trend, Volvo hits the right note by not trying too hard. The grille is broad but it doesn’t hang open like the jaw of a surprised baleen whale. The “Thor’s Hammer” LED headlight accents are relatively muted, and the rear taillights are nicely integrated. Optional 20-inch alloys look great, but maybe opt for something smaller with a bit more sidewall cushion.

Finish things off with smooth flanks and a dash of plastic body cladding to toughen the look, and the V90 CC is plenty appealing. Here’s the good news: if you think it looks good on the outside, wait till you see what’s in the box.

Environment

The Swedes have had interior quality and comfort sewn up for decades now, which is no surprise to anyone who’s ever looked at how much Scandinavian

furniture costs. A particular highlight to any Volvo fans in the audience might be the thrones in the old V70R, which were almost exactly like sitting in a catcher’s mitt held by The Friendly Giant.

The V90’s interior nails this ethos, with super comfortable front seats and plenty of space out back. Because it’s a wagon, there’s a little more length in the cargo area than with some conventional crossovers.

Please notice Volvo’s genius flip-up trunk divider, which is ideal for keeping groceries and smaller items from sliding around. Fold everything down, and you could fit an entire wall of Ikea furniture in here; if popping out for just a few essentials, flip up the divider and be assured you won’t arrive home to find a trunkfull of Swedish meatballs rolling around.

Up front, driver and passenger get an uncluttered display that has a few small pieces of jewelry here and there – a crystalline starter knob instead of a push button, with a similarly faceted roller for selecting driver modes. Most infotainment controls are operated through the central touchscreen.

Performance

Volvo made big news early this year when it announced that full electrification would be the rule going forward. That’s electrification, mind you, not full electric power: hybrids and plug-in hybrids will be the first wave going forward, with full battery-driven drivetrains to follow as technology allows.

In the meantime, Volvo is doubling down on a technology they pioneered: forced induction. The V90 CC gets a twin-charged 2.0-litre engine – turbocharged and supercharged – which in the T6 model makes 316 horsepower at 5,700 r.p.m. and 295 foot-pounds of torque at 2,200 r.p.m. Power is sent to the wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission, with full-time all-wheel-drive.

Compared to a standard V90, the Cross Country’s ground clearance is usefully improved over a conventional wagon, but is really more about traversing snowfalls than true off-roading. Still, owners won’t be fazed by most gravel roads.

On-road dynamics are likely far more important for V90 CC ownership, and there’s mostly good news

here too. While the higher centre of gravity imbues the Cross Country with a bit more body roll than its conventional V90 stablemate, it still corners flatter than most crossovers.

The twin-charged engine can feel a little breathless occasionally; it’s not exactly turbo-lag, but there’s sometimes a brief hesitation while boost builds. The steering isn’t particularly sharp, but if you’re looking for a

relaxed ride, that’s perhaps a benefit.

Pricetag

The V90 CC starts at $59,500, which sounds like a lot but is some $15,000 less expensive than a basic Mercedes E-Class wagon.

Options drive the price up quickly.

Official fuel economy is 10.8 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 7.6 on the highway.

The Volvo V90 Cross Country is pretty darn stylish for a wagon, boasting looks that are good enough to stop passersby in the street. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD, NORTH SHORE NEWS

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▲0% APR Purchase Financing is available on select new 2017, 2018 Mazda models. Excluded on 2017 MX-5 RF, 2018 MX-5 and CX-9, 2019 CX-3 models. Based on a representative agreement using an offered pricing of $17,695 for the new 2018 Mazda3 GX (D4XK68AA00), with a financed amount of $18,000 the cost of borrowing for a 72-month term is $0, monthly payment is $250, total finance obligation is $18,000. Offer includes freight and P.D.E. of $1,695 and $100 air conditioning charge (where applicable). Offer excludes PST/GST/HST. ▼Signing Bonus is available to qualifying retail customers who cash purchase/finance/lease a new, in-stock 2017, 2018, 2019 Mazda model from an authorized Mazda dealer in BC, AB, SK, MB between May 1 – 31, 2018. Signing Bonus offer value of $350 for 2018 Mazda3, Mazda3 Sport, 2018 & 2019 CX-3; $425 for 2017 Mazda5, 2017 & 2018 CX-5; $750 for 2017 & 2018 Mazda6, 2018 CX-9; $1,000 on 2017 & 2018 MX-5, MX-5 RF. Customer can substitute for an equivalent cash discount. Cash discount substitute applied before taxes. Signing Bonus will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. †Based on a representative example using a finance price of $38,420/$22,815/$27,920/$17,220 for the 2018 CX-9 GS (QVSM88AA00)/2019 CX-3 GX (HVXK69AA00)/2018 CX-5 GX (NVXK68AA00)/2018 Mazda3 GX (D4XK68AA00) at a rate of 3.5%/3.49%/3.35%/0.99% APR, the cost of borrowing for an 84-month term is $4,954/$2,933/$3,440/$611 weekly payment is $119/$71/$86/$49, total finance obligation is $43,374/$25,748/$31,360/$17,831. Taxes are extra and required at the time of purchase. All prices include $25 new tire charge, $100 a/c charge where applicable, freight & PDI of $1,695/$1,895 for Mazda3/CX-3, CX-5, CX-9. As shown, price for 2018 Mazda3 GT (D4TL68AA00)/2019 CX-3 GT (HVTK89AA00)/2018 CX-5 GT (NXTL88AA00)/2018 CX-9 GT (QXTM88AA00) is $26,220/$33,115/ $37,420/$49,620. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment (or equivalent trade-in) are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Unless otherwise stated herein, offers valid May 1 – 31, 2018 while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details. *To learn more about the Mazda Unlimited Warranty, go to mazdaunlimited.ca.

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