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Overdoses occur in the same week B.C. government announces long-awaited ‘poverty reduction strategy’ 12TH & CAMBIE Mike Howell

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In the space of a week, we heard some bad news and some hopeful news for humanity. The bad news, as announced by the BC Coroners Service last week, is that 175 homeless people died in the province in 2016, the year for which the agency has tabulated the most recent data on such deaths. A total of 43 of those 175 people died in Vancouver. Coincidentally, the same number of people—43— overdosed in Vancouver last Friday, according to a tweet from Deputy Fire Chief Tyler Moore. He didn’t indicate whether anyone died, or if any victims were homeless. All this bad news came the same week the B.C. government unveiled its ambitiously worded “poverty reduction strategy.” It’s called TogetherBC and it promises to reduce overall poverty in the province by

The B.C. government announced its “poverty reduction strategy” the same week 43 people overdosed. The BC Coroners Service also revealed last week that 175 people homeless people died in B.C. in 2016. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

25 per cent—and cut child poverty in half—over the next ﬁve years. That’s quite a promise, especially when considering B.C. has one of the highest rates of poverty in the country and has held that position for decades. And did I mention 175 homeless people died in one year in B.C?

The timing of both reports is coincidental, but certainly not the connection between the two. The solutions to both problems, as the government report suggests, is not revolutionary: provide people with housing, health care, education, employment and—for those who need it—treat-

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those who are poor would argue it’s not complex: we’re poor, so help us out. There is, as Housing Minister Selina Robinson and Social Development Minister Shane Simpson told me earlier this month, a lot of work to do to bring such help. StatsCanada data for 2016 showed there were 557,000 people in B.C. living in poverty, 99,000 of them children. At the top of that to-do list for the ministers is addressing housing and homelessness. The government’s poverty reduction strategy calls it “the most constant and pressing issue facing government.” In the province’s public feedback exercise conducted in the preparation of the strategy, it was the lack of affordable housing that dominated responses from families, businesses, local government and Indigenous leaders. Other priorities identiﬁed were the high cost of child care, ﬁnancial

security and income supports related to rental assistance programs, access to healthy and affordable food and safe and affordable transportation. Access to education, employment and mental health and addictions services were also high in the mix. We know in Vancouver, the word “affordable” is an oxymoron in the truest deﬁnition of the word. But Robinson and her government say they’re on the case to bring some relief to people in need of housing. The opening of 606 modular homes spread across 10 sites in the city, which are primarily for homeless people, is one example. In addition, there are more than 2,000 other homes geared to various levels of affordability in the works for Vancouver, according to government. (I outlined the projects in a previous online post. Search “2,450 units” at vancourier.com) Continued on page 5

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day last week Continued from page 4 Tied to building more housing is the government’s increases to income assistance, setting up a rent bank, keeping the allowable rent increase at 2.5 per cent and making post-secondary education free for people leaving foster care. The government also has a plan to increase the minimum wage, put a stop to “renovictions” and has ongoing initiatives to reduce the number of people dying of drug overdoses. Which brings us back to the bad news. In 2016, a total of 86 per cent of the accidental deaths and 53 per cent of all deaths of homeless people in B.C. resulted from unintentional drug or alcohol poisoning, or a combination of both. That data was collected during a year in which overdose deaths began to soar in B.C. as a result of fentanyl in the drug supply. Drug deaths totalled 530 in 2015 and spiked to 991 in 2016. Those ﬁndings suggest 2017 and 2018—which saw

a combined total of 2,996 deaths—would have wiped out dozens more homeless people in Vancouver and across the province. That data is not available yet but the tweet from Deputy Fire Chief Tyler Moore about the 43 overdoses Friday is evidence the carnage continues. Robinson’s colleague, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy, is keenly aware of the devastation and noted last month that “we estimate our strategies have averted 4,700 deaths due to life-saving supports in place around the province. This includes scaled-up distribution of naloxone, more overdose prevention sites and better access to opioid agonist treatment.” Meanwhile, the government’s promise to reduce overall poverty in the province by 25 per cent— and cut child poverty in half—expires in ﬁve years. The NDP could be long gone by then. Regardless, people just want to hear some good news today. @Howellings

Vancouver Park Board’s ‘Heron Cam’ goes live as herons return to Stanley Park Cam gives residents a bird’s eye view of the resident Paciﬁc Great Blue heron colony Jessica Kerr

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The herons have returned to Stanley Park and Vancouverites can now watch all the action live. The long-legged Pacific Great Blue herons are nesting again in Stanley Park for the 19th consecutive year. The herons started returning to the colony, which is next to the park board office, on March 11 and the online Heron Cam is back to live-stream all the action on the park board’s website. In 2018 there were 85 active nests and an estimated 98 fledglings. The Heron Cam will give a view of 40 nests until the end of the breeding season in August. The camera also allows viewers to take control, zoom in on multiple nests from different angles. “More than 180,000 people have checked out the Heron Cam since it was launched in 2015,” park board chair Stuart

The resident long-legged Pacific Great Blue heron colony started returning to Stanley Park earlier this month. Vancouver Park Board’s Heron Cam gives the public an up close and personal view of 40 nests until the end of breeding season in August. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Mackinnon said in a press release. “It’s amazing to be able to get a birds eye view of the nesting, courtship, mating, bestbuilding, and egg-laying of these magniﬁcent birds.” Stanley Park Ecology Society staff will set up near

the colony on a weekly basis to answer questions from residents and visitors, and the park board will also offer a moderated Facebook Live Q&A where society staff will answer questions about the herons. The long-legged herons

are long-time residents of Stanley Park. The ﬁrst documented breeding in the park was in 1921 near Brockton Point. They moved into the current location in 2001. @JessicaEKerr

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Online tutorial launched to help mariners avoid nautical disasters

B.C. Ferries, Port Authority and Ocean Wise collaborated on project to prevent maritime collisions John Kurucz

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Early spring doesn’t seem like an intuitive time for being on a boat, but the waters off Vancouver are busy just the same. While B.C. Ferries and cruise ships go like gang busters in summer months, this is the time of year when professional mariners — ferry captains, tugboat and cargo ship operators — are learning their craft. A new tool rolled out recently will help those would-be captains and current mariners alike to avoid collisions with the largest inhabitants of B.C.’s coastal waters. Introduced in February, Whales in Our Waters is a free online tutorial designed to help anyone operating a boat to identify and protect the roughly 30 cetacean species — whales, dolphins and porpoises — that frequent the south coast. B.C. Ferries, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Ocean Wise all contributed to the project, which

was originally intended to be an in-house tool for B.C. Ferries captains only. “The tutorial really is aimed at professional mariners and operators of large commercial vessels,” B.C. Ferries spokesperson Mika Desloges told the Courier. “However, recreational and pleasure craft operators would certainly find much of the information quite useful and insightful.” The 90-minute exercise is divided into five components covering whale identification and protection, detection and behaviour cues, navigational strategies and best practices around sightings. Thirty collisions between cetaceans and vessels were investigated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada from the period spanning 2004 to 2011. The collisions involved orcas, humpback, grey and fin whales and harbour porpoises. Humpbacks were struck most often and the majority of those collisions happened off the west coast and northeast tip of Vancouver Island.

About 20 collisions between boats and humpback whales were recorded in southern B.C. waters in the period spanning 2004 to 2011. PHOTO iSTOCK.

Fin whales and humpbacks, two of the largest marine species in B.C. waters, are more susceptible to collisions because they feed near the surface along established shipping lanes. Late last year, a dead humpback washed up near Tsawwassen with wounds consistent with a vessel strike. In the summer of 2017, a humpback collided

with a whale watching boat near Victoria, injuring two people on board. While 30 collisions were veriﬁed and investigated, the actual total is believed to be far higher, according to a 2017 study by the Coastal Ocean Research Institute. That’s because those incidents were largely reported by people operating boats under 15 metres

in length — a boat of that size has a better view off the bow and the collision would be noticeably felt. “Many strikes undoubtedly go undetected, especially by large vessels or with small species, or unreported, resulting in an underestimation of this threat in B.C.,” the report reads. Federal ﬁsheries laws were changed in July 2018 to ensure a 200-metre buffer between vessels and orcas and a 100-metre buffer away from all other marine mammals. U.S. laws require a 200-yard distance from orcas and 100-yard buffer from all other marine life. “Through this tutorial we are hoping to provide a consistent platform for folks on the West Coast, both in B.C. waters and in Washington state waters, so that the same guidance and information is provided to all mariners,” said Orla Robinson, manager of the port authority’s Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation program. Reporting contact with a marine mammal is manda-

tory immediately after an incident occurs. Anyone on the water is also required to report sea life that’s entangled or distressed to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The best preventative measure boaters can take when cetaceans are spotted is to reduce speed to 10 knots or less. A gradual change of course is also recommended. In the case of B.C. Ferries, a dedicated spotter is on the bridge to help the captain with seeing everything on the water. If whales are seen, all mariners within 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometres) are notiﬁed and captains have the choice to alter course or stop the ship entirely. “We go to great lengths to responsibly share coastal waters with marine life and we record and report this information,” Desloges said. “We have no conﬁrmation that a whale has died as a result of contact with a B.C. ferry. We do everything we can to avoid this from happening.” The tutorial is online at echolearn.portvancouver.com. @JohnKurucz

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zation rate of 95 per cent as recommended.” There were 15 reported cases of the measles in Vancouver in February: 11 linked to an outbreak at three Francophone schools, three were individuals who picked up the virus while travelling overseas and in one case public health ofﬁcials were not able to determine where the infection was picked up. Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, are needed for lifelong immunity. One dose is typically given when a child is 12 months of age with a second dose given when they start school. The province is purchasing $3 million worth of the vaccine, which is the equivalent of a oneyear supply. In February, Dix announced the province will start requiring parents to provide proof of immunization when enrolling their children in school. That is expected to be in place for

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reach herd immunity where at least 95 per cent of the population is vaccinated. It will also help better prepare parents to be aware of vaccination status, for when we introduce the next step of mandatory reporting of school-age children’s vaccination status this fall.” The catch-up program will be delivered by health authorities and will be made available in schools for students, public health units, community health centres and mobile community clinics in select regions. The health authorities will work with schools to notify parents of upcoming measles immunization catch-up clinics, information about measles and what to expect if your child needs measles vaccinations. The province said the health authorities will also contact families with under or unimmunized children through a variety of ways, including direct phone calls, emails, letters and through school newsletters. @JessicaEKerr

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Vancouver police are appealing for the driver in a hit-and-run that left two pedestrians with serious injuries to come forward. Shortly after midnight on March 18, two pedestrians — a 25-year-old Surrey woman and a 35-year-old Vancouver man — were crossing Fraser Street near East 20th Avenue when they were struck by a car heading north on Fraser. The driver ﬂed the scene and both pedestrians were taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The woman has since been released from hospital while the man remains in serious condition. “Based on the evidence collected so far, we believe the driver should be aware that they hit the two pedestrians,” said media relations ofﬁcer Sgt. Jason Robillard. “We are appealing to the driver to do the right thing and call police.” Robillard also said that evidence collected so far suggests the vehicle involved is a grey or silver 2014 or 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid that likely has front-end damage, including a possible cracked headlight lens on the passenger side. Anyone, including body shop employees, who may have information about this collision, or who knows the location of the vehicle, is

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Downtown crackdown — campouts on major streets need to end More addiction treatment and employment programs are needed to help Vancouver’s homeless

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I would like to begin this week’s column by thanking the many Courier readers who contacted me following my last column on the need for more public toilets in Vancouver. Thanks also to CKNW’s Lynda Steele and Jill Bennett who invited me and their listeners to discuss the topic. The catalyst for this week’s column was what I saw leaving the CKNW studio at Granville and Georgia streets. Lying in the middle of the sidewalk was a man either asleep or trying to sleep while pedestrians walked around him. Outside the nearby Bay store was another man in a sleeping bag. Beside him was a shopping cart full of clothing and plastic bags while other pieces of clothing and bags were scattered around. Along the Granville Mall, more men were camping on the sidewalk. Some were in sleeping bags, while others had created small structures with cardboard and wood.

I should add that the mall is not just becoming their bedroom — it’s their toilet too, evident to anyone walking past. I felt very sorry for these men who are likely suffering from mental and physical challenges and experiencing very difﬁcult lives. However, I was also upset by the level of tolerance or lack of concern exhibited by the people walking by and a city administration and police department that allows people to camp on downtown sidewalks day after day. Ten years ago this month, I unveiled a proposal based on my 1971 university architectural thesis to set up relocatable modular structures on vacant land to house the homeless and others seeking affordable housing. I regularly promoted the concept and was pleased when it eventually resulted in the modular housing program now underway in Metro Vancouver and around the province. Four years ago, as we awaited a B.C. Supreme Court decision on whether

Columnist Michael Geller says the city and VPD should not allow people to camp on downtown streets. PHOTO MICHAEL GELLER

it was illegal for homeless people to camp in public places, I wrote that perhaps the homeless should be pitching tents outside the B.C. Legislature and city halls to bring more attention to their plight. Since then, we have witnessed numerous battles as the homeless, often encouraged by housing activists, have set up tent camps in Victoria, Maple Ridge, Surrey and elsewhere. While we await the results

of this year’s homeless count, it might be worth reviewing what is happening in Seattle. Earlier this year, I posted on my blog a provocative article by documentary ﬁlmmaker Christopher Rufo. Rufo reported that a record numbers of homeless people are occupying his city’s public spaces despite massive government spending to ﬁght the problem. In 2017, King County counted 11,643 people

sleeping in tents, cars and emergency shelters. Property crime is signiﬁcantly higher than in Los Angeles and New York and cleanup crews pick up tens of thousands of dirty needles from city streets and parks every year. Rufo noted that “at the same time, Metro Seattle spends $1 billion ﬁghting homelessness every year. That’s nearly $100,000 for every homeless man, woman and child in King County, yet the crisis seems only to have deepened.” Interestingly, he referenced academic studies in San Francisco and Vancouver that concluded that up to half the homeless in these cities moved from elsewhere, for their permissive culture and generous services. He believes the same holds true for his city. Rufo writes that the situation in Seattle is a textbook example of what sociologists call pathological altruism, or “altruism in which attempts to promote the welfare of others instead results in unanticipated harm.” He maintains the city’s “com-

passion campaign” has devolved into permissiveness, enablement, crime, and disorder. While our politicians call for more money to build more temporary modular housing, we also need a much more comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness, including more addiction treatment programs and employment programs like EMBERS Eastside Works. We need to offer more family reuniﬁcation programs and personal grooming and dental care for those seeking it. We should also fund initiatives like KIDCARE Canada, which was founded by my sister to prevent another generation of individuals from becoming homeless. In future columns, I will review what other cities are doing to address homelessness. In the meanwhile, I think we should stop people from camping at Granville and Georgia and other major downtown intersections. @michaelgeller

How badly does Vancouver want affordable housing? Mike Klassen

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When I look across the battleﬁeld that is the debate over housing affordability in Vancouver, there are several encampments. There are the groups that want real estate owners to make concessions and forego proﬁts for the sake of lowering costs. We frequently hear from the supply-siders, who describe how land, materials, labour and red tape are huge price determinants. Of course, there are the people who resolutely subscribe to the idea that foreign capital is the root of our affordability challenge. And there are groups who express concerns that the city and surrounding boroughs are developing at an unsustainable rate.

So, which group makes the best case? Like all answers involving Vancouver real estate, the answer is a tad complicated. For housing to be more affordable here, my supposition is that we are going to have to give renters and home buyers more choice. That means building more housing and bringing higher density to some communities. However, around Metro Vancouver we are seeing political resistance to densiﬁcation. In the District of North Vancouver, for example, Mayor Mike Little and his councilmates are kiboshing affordable housing projects like they’re going out of style. He claims that more “consultation” is needed before hundreds of units targeted at local seniors get approval. In Port Moody, the

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city’s District Labour Council-endorsed Mayor Rob Vagramov criticized a proposed townhouse development just steps from the municipality’s main drag as being too dense. After leading the charge on dense development for years, the City of Burnaby has launched its own affordable housing task force. New Mayor Mike Hurley promised a long overdue moratorium on rental housing demovictions. In Vancouver, the Green Party’s Adriane Carr has been a frequent council naysayer when it comes to dense development. She is now asking if the city should throw out “Rental 100,” a policy created by the previous Vision council to incentivize the building of rental housing. Carr and the Greens’ beef

with Rental 100 is that it produces new homes rented at market rates. She is urging a requirement for 20 per cent of units to be at below market rents in any new development. Furthermore, they want those rents to remain low when the tenant changes. But to achieve these ambitious targets, someone along the line will have to pay for it. Relaxing parking requirements, adding bonus density, cutting back some developer levies and speeding up approvals are the typical tools the city uses to make the math work for the builder. Even with all these incentives, making housing truly affordable here is a Herculean task when the price of land is so high. It is said that housing affordability is the most important political issue of

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our time. It is a topic that supplies endless political rhetoric and consumes the time of our public service. But, as a city, are we ready to welcome new housing developments in order to meet affordability goals? Look where most of the new density is in Vancouver and you will see why it is so hard to build more of it. So-called “brown ﬁeld” (former industrial land) sites in Coal Harbour, False Creek, Marine Gateway and on the Fraser Lands barely impacted existing residential communities. That was the easy stuff to build compared to what is being attempted today with the city’s rental program. If you want to add density almost anywhere in Vancouver in return for some below market rental housing, expect to get a lot of

neighbourhood resistance. Detractors of the proposed rental buildings point to the high rents as a failure. But when you can’t afford a new car, you look at getting one with a few thousand kilometers on it. It is no different with housing — you want anything new, expect to pay top dollar for it. Because we did not build rental housing for approximately three decades in this city, we have a very low inventory of affordable apartments today. If the people of Vancouver really want more housing affordability, then they should expect that taller, more dense developments might be built in their community. By contrast, those who want no change should resign themselves to Vancouver housing always being expensive.

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Thinking outside the school box Re: “School properties need to adapt to the needs of the community,” March 14. I was enormously pleased to see that at last someone is thinking outside the box on solutions to Vancouver’s housing crisis, in which Mike Klassen proposed that school properties should be eyed for meeting the demand for workforce housing. And of course not only teachers and health care workers are struggling to afford local housing, but many other young and ﬁrst-time home buyers also, leading many to consider relocating elsewhere and threatening our city’s ability to provide a workforce for the fast growing high tech sector, among others. This exodus of young families is also one factor in the empty classrooms phenomenon that your article references. One often overlooked, publicly-owned resource is the airspace above our schools and other public facilities such as libraries, ﬁre halls, community centres, civic work yards, transit facilities, etc. If I’m not mistaken, the photo

accompanying your article is the playing field at Eric Hamber secondary, which is about to be replaced with a new school that meets earthquake standards. Naturally we wouldn’t want to build housing on that playing field, but why would we not want to build multiple floors of residential housing on top of the new school building itself? Of course there would be separate entrances, possibly facing different streets, and with both the entrances to the school and to the housing component having their own security protocols. There would seem to be no reason why a residential facility above would be incompatible with a school below. Not social housing for the homeless or substance

abusers, etc., but instead for seniors or workforce housing for people with good jobs and incomes, but unfortunately not good enough to afford the nearly impossible cost of renting or buying in the Vancouver market. In Vancouver, land costs make up to a third or more of condo prices, but by using already publicly-owned land (i.e. air space), such condos could be rented or sold at a signiﬁcant discount off private market rents or prices. To deter speculators and ﬂippers, buyers of such condos should be required to sign covenants binding them to re-sell only to the public land trust or agency they bought from, at the same purchase price plus a reasonable amount of

interest calculated over the period of ownership. This would ensure these properties remain affordable for future generations. Further, by pegging the sale prices and/or rents to cover the total cost of construction, any public monies expended would be recovered, either at time of sale or over a period of rent. Given the amount of air space available on already publicly-owned land, huge amounts of affordable housing could be built over time without the expenditure of any tax dollars. I hope your excellent opinion piece will kick start a vigorous and innovative discussion on this issue, and I trust my contribution to that discussion is helpful. Gerry Polman, Vancouver ADVERTISING

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Holman Wang has mastered the delicate art of time management. The East Vancouver resident is a full-time lawyer, part-time musician, husband, father of two kids under 10, former middle school teacher and a rink rat — when time permits, of course. Despite a schedule that’s turned up to 11, the 47-year-old routinely takes to his backyard shed and hammers away at art on an almost microscopic level that requires years to complete even one piece. Wang is one the world’s foremost needle felt practitioners and children’s authors whose work has been seen by tens of millions across the globe. His two latest works, Great Job, Mom! and Great Job, Dad!, were released March 26 and depict the many hats parents wear: a general getting the kids organized, a journalist uncovering facts or an architect designing blueprints for a pillow fort. “Being a dad keeps one eye on what it’s like to view

the world as a child,” Wang told the Courier. “Part of me will always be a kid because making stuff is just fun. So when you make stuff, you keep a youthful enthusiasm about your work.” Wang got into needle felting in 2010 in a manner not uncommon for many mid-career artists: he loved art as a kid, got a “real job” after high school and re-entered the craft once his career and family life stabilized. Wang admits, in a rather ho-hum fashion, that he picked up the necessary skills by watching a couple YouTube videos. “People are generally surprised — they often react by saying something like, ‘Oh you’re an overachiever,’” Wang said. Since dipping his toes back into the arts, Wang’s output has bordered on prodigious: his upcoming books follow a 12-part series called Cozy Classics, which were based on classic novels such as Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice and War and Peace, and three others chronicling the original Star Wars trilogy. Books number 16 and 17, however, deviate slightly

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from Wang’s previous works. For starters, all the others were collaborative efforts with his twin brother Jack (there’s no drama here, his brother lives in New York and wants to concentrate on literary work). A formatting change is also in the ofﬁng, as the previous books all followed the same style — 12 pages, one word on each page. The mom

and dad books have more text and as Wang puts it, he’s now “an author rather than a word selector.” The thread tying all the books together is the insane intricacy required throughout the creative process. Needle felting entails shaping loose wool by stabbing it repeatedly with specialized barbed needles. Figures retain their shape with the

help of small wires and each figure takes 20 to 40 hours to complete. Once that’s done, sets are built as needed and scenes are photographed to scale. In the off chance Wang screws up, all bets, or at least appointments, are off. While creating one of his Star Wars books, Wang figured Han Solo’s head was too big and it was off to the guillotine for poor Han. Twenty hours of work were scrapped, including seven alone on Solo’s doomed dome. To put Wang’s process into perspective, the two books coming out this month were started three years ago. “If the book career ended, I wouldn’t be needle felting in my spare time because I’ve needle felted enough for a lifetime,” Wang said. That Wang’s nine-year pursuit of needle felting feels like an eternity speaks to the necessity for minding his time. He works in the field of regulatory law and has two kids aged seven and nine. Outside of needle felting, there’s only so much else Wang can get to.

“This artistic pursuit is so important to me that I’ve cut out a lot of things in my life, like television. I go out less,” Wang said. “My every day is absolutely full from morning when I wake up until when I go to bed. I’ve cut out all non-essential activities.” Like the kid who missed prom to hit the gym and put in extra reps, Wang’s persistence has paved the way for some pretty sweet perks. His books have taken him to Europe, the United Arab Emirates and across North America. In 2015, a piece Wang created alongside his brother was on the Google landing page, exposing his work to tens of millions of people in a 24-hour span. “For me at this point, it’s not about the needle felting, it’s really about sharing stories with the world and wanting to engage with audiences,” he said. Wang’s books will be released March 26 and a free book launch is slated for April 2 at Kidsbooks on West Broadway. Event details are online at eventbrite.ca. @JohnKurucz

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Power of positivity: a decade-plus display of strength and resilience Harriet Ronaghan is the 2019 Courage To Come Back award recipient in the physical rehabilitation category Jessica Kerr

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In August 2007, Harriet Ronaghan was on the cusp of a new chapter in her young life and in an instant, everything changed. She was a week away from starting classes at Kwantlen Polytechnic University with thoughts of one day becoming an elementary school teacher. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, Ronaghan headed out on a shopping trip with her mom and brother. “We were going to H&M,” she remembers. “It had just opened in B.C. and I was really stoked… We were driving and then we never got there.” Heading through New Westminster along Royal Avenue, the family’s car was T-boned by a dump truck near McBride Boulevard. Ronaghan was in the backseat and the force of the crash caused her head to hit the passenger side window repeatedly. “I don’t remember the truck hitting us because I didn’t see it so I didn’t brace myself or anything but I remember seeing my mom’s head stuck in the glass with blood dripping…,” she says. “I was awake. My eyes were open but I wasn’t moving or functioning.” Ronaghan was rushed to

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therapists, occupational therapists and a counsellor. She set goals for herself — learn how to walk, get back in physical shape and get her life back. Within a few months, Ronaghan was able to walk on her own with the help of a walker and was on the road to regaining her independence. Rongahan’s mother had encouraged her to start a journal as a way to express her thoughts and feelings. Even that was an extreme effort, as initially she was only able to use the index ﬁnger on her right hand, but she persisted and a chance encounter inspired her to keep writing in the hope of helping others. Less than a year after the crash, Ronaghan and her mother returned to Royal Columbian to visit a friend. “She took me to the ward

where I was in a coma and all the nurses were amazed because I was walking with a walker,” she says. As they walked through the ward, Ronaghan asked her mother which bed she had been in. “She pointed and there was a young man in it… and his dad was at his bedside and a nurse said to the man ‘She was in this bed… not even a year ago.’” Ronaghan says the experience of seeing another young person in a similar situation inspired her to start writing to help others, to be an advocate and to share the story of her recovery. “[Doctors and therapists] don’t know for a fact that you’re not going to walk, they don’t know for a fact that you won’t have a family, they don’t know for a fact that you won’t run.” The result is a manuscript for a book, You are my Sunshine: The Journey Through my Recovery of a Traumatic Brain Injury, and her website harrietronaghan.com. She is currently looking for a publisher. In addition to her physical goals, Ronaghan had another in mind, something that at the time seemed like a pretty far-fetched dream, she says — to one day get married and have a baby. Just 19 months after the crash, Ronaghan took the ﬁrst step and reached out to the man who’d eventually become her husband. She met Tyler Ronaghan when the pair were teens through biathlon but had not seen each other in a couple years. One date led to another and the couple got married on Aug. 27, 2016 — exactly nine years to the day after the accident. “I wanted the anniversary

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such as coloured lettuces, Swiss chard and kale for your planters, strawberries as a ground cover, or a dwarf apple tree where you might have pictured a Japanese maple. THE INDOOR PLANT CREEP Indoor plants continue to dominate indoor spaces. Some of this may be a reflection on the recently passed legislation that legalizes not just the use, but the growth of marijuana. Limit four plants per person. As newer “plant parents” have gained experience, expect to see more exotic and colourful indoor plant types such as tropical hibiscus and colourful dracaena varieties. LOVING LOCAL Consumer research tells us that “local” has surpassed “organic” as a priority for many shoppers, and there are plenty of reasons why that matters for gardeners. For one, locally grown nursery stock is better adapted to perform in your yard. Make sure to ask where your plants were grown when shopping at the nursery. We have seen a continued upswing in the number of “farmerflorists” who are marketing

field-grown fresh cut flowers in season. Keep an eye out for fresh, locally grown bouquets at farmers markets. STAYCATION OASIS There are few things in life which are certain, but cottage country traffic on the holiday weekend is one. That’s why more people are opting to build a “staycation space” in their backyards, which is more than just a backyard makeover. Consider creating a space where you can’t even see the house, to make it feel more like a getaway, and incorporate a water feature that is visible. A well-built backyard pond can offer many of the same benefits as sitting by a lake, without the stress of getting there. Mark Cullen is an expert gardener, author, broadcaster, tree advocate and member of the Order of Canada. His son Ben is a fourth-generation urban gardener and graduate of University of Guelph and Dalhousie University in Halifax. Follow them at markcullen.com, @markcullengardening on Facebook and bi-weekly on Global TV’s National Morning Show.

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The Evo Summer Cinema Series returns to Second Beach in Stanley Park this summer for another season of movies under the stars. The movies are shown every Tuesday night after sunset (weather permitting) beside the beach. They offer free space on the Grand Lawn at Ceperley Meadow for up to 5,000 people every night, and you don’t need a reservation. Guests may bring their own lawn chair or blanket, but they also sell blankets at the Fresh Air Cinema Snack Bar. Alternatively, guests may purchase VIP seating in the Gold Circle Reserved VIP area. These exclusive spots offer a front-row, reserved general admission VIP ticketed seat on one of the 200 reserved Adirondack cottage-style chairs. Last year, the series included blockbuster hits like Titanic, Mean Girls and The Princess Bride. This year’s line up will be released in June. The movies run every Tuesday starting on July 2 until Aug. 27, which is one week longer than last year. Evo Summer Cinema Series Schedule: July 2 Aug. 6 July 9 Aug. 13 July 16 Aug. 20 July 23 Aug. 27 July 30

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The City of Vancouver is asking local artists to submit their applications for this year’s utility box art wrap call. The temporary digital printed artwork will be installed along commercial streets throughout the city. The project is used as a way to enhance the public realm by featuring creative concepts by local talent. A glance through last year’s art wraps shows a diverse selection of designs that include everything from leaping purple wolves to black-and-white faces to delicate pink ﬂowers. Artists will be commissioned by an external threeto-ﬁve member panel of local artists and art professionals. In addition, up to 20 boxes will be wrapped this year. The art wrap call is currently open, and applications will be accepted until April 10 at 4 p.m. Short-listed artists will be announced in May, and the artwork will be due in June. The installation will be complete in July or August. For more information visit vancouver.ca. – Elana Shepert

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Praise the Lord! ’90s indie pop hero Mark “Kleinz” Kleiner returns Kleinz returns to Vancouver this weekend to show us he can still run with the devil and rock out Grant Lawrence

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You could always hear the party raging from about two blocks away. 1634 East Georgia was a run-down dump of a flophouse, a classic 1990s East Van rental that served as the resident band dwelling for Sister Lovers, a couldawoulda-shoulda-beenhuge indie pop group that channelled Big Star, Cheap Trick and the Raspberries rolled into one whacked out, dysfunctional, brilliantly drunken train wreck. The lead singer of Sister Lovers was Mark “Kleinz” Kleiner, one of the all-time great characters from the 1990s Vancouver music scene, who often served as the hilarious and wasted ringmaster of the house parties. “That was back in the days of three-figure rent in Vancouver,” chuckled Kleiner. “I think we paid about $820 a month for that place, split between five people and two more in a

shed out back. That house is long gone, it’s a row of townhouses now.” One of the most infamous bashes I ever attended at 1634 was when a second-floor deck collapsed with about 30 people on it. Miraculously, no one was hurt. That ridiculous moment could be a metaphor for Kleinz’s music career in this town: right when everything seemed to be the most awesome, things tended to fall apart. Kleiner has cheekily referred back to his Vancouver musical legacy as “a footnote to a footnote,” but despite often being his own worst enemy back then, Kleiner is selling himself short: he’s always been an excellent lyricist with a natural ability for power pop songwriting. Sadly, Sister Lovers fizzled out before the ’90s were through without an official album to their name. Somewhere there is a lost and very brilliant demo tape. “I carried a lot of anxiety back then,” recalled Klein-

Mark “Kleinz” Kleiner performs with all his former bands Saturday, March 30 at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church. PHOTO GRANT LAWRENCE

er. “Alcohol helped me to socially relax, but nothing ever got done. There were so many nights during that period of my life where I was blackout drunk and

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out, this time with his glam-rock quartet Jungle. And yet, on the eve of their much-anticipated sophomore album, Kleinz infamously fled town. Fans and friends were stunned to find out that it was to study theology, which to many seemed like an extreme about face. But band members and close friends knew that Kleiner had been drifting towards the church for a few years. Both of his parents were ministers. “Some of the Vancouver music media made a big deal of it at the time, that I had been called away by God and all that, and from the outside it did look like a 180,” admitted Kleiner. “But to become an ordained minister is a long process, and it’s something that I had been considering for years.” Kleiner briefly returned to Vancouver in the early 2000s to form the great Mark Kleiner Power Trio before heading home permanently to his native Saskatchewan in the wake of his dad’s death to follow in the family business of serving the Lord. Kleiner is now a father of four and an ordained Lutheran minister, looking after a congregational flock at an Anglican church in Saskatoon. Praise be for Vancouver music fans, though, for every once in a while, Kleinz returns to this dripping den of sin to show us he can still run with the devil and rock out. “I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve played Vancouver in the past 20 years,” Kleiner told me. “I consider myself a

Vancouver indie rock casualty. I hit rock bottom, but it’s rewarding to come back to town sober, with a clear mind and heart.” Kleinz took his last drink of alcohol on April 6, 2002. For Kleinz’s musical disciples, his rare upcoming Vancouver show this weekend is nothing short of biblical. For the first time ever, it involves incarnations of all of Kleinz’s former bands on one bill. Fittingly, it’s at Kleinz’s former hall of worship, where he first started to see the light at the end of the ’90s: Spirit of Life Lutheran Church at 375 West 10th Ave. The show, which is billed as Mark Kleiner with Jungle, Sister Lovers and the Mark Kleiner Power Trio, is this Saturday March 30. There’s a potluck starting at 6 p.m. and the rock show goes down at 8 p.m. That’s not all: Kleiner will slap on the collar and be back at Spirit of Life Church the very next morning at 10 a.m. to give the sermon and lead a children’s concert at 1 p.m. All proceeds from the weekend’s events will be split between charitable refugee efforts in both the Lower Mainland and Saskatoon. The shows are free and all are welcome, though a $20 donation is suggested. And while this weekend definitely won’t be as unhinged as those nights back on East Georgia, sweet Jesus, that’s probably a very good thing. @grantlawrence

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The best, and at times, worst part about art is that it’s whatever you want it to be. Colour outside the lines? That’s cool. Paint a bunch of genitals in the Sistine Chapel? Go for it. Record a one-second song? Expect it to become a revered classic. It’s following this line of thinking that brings Vancouver STICKY: A Post-it Note Art Show on March 30. Hosted at the Arts Factory on Industrial Avenue, the tiny canvas art show will feature nothing but doodles and drawings on three-inch Post-it notes. A few hundred artists are expected to take part, with some works coming from as far aﬁeld as Germany and the U.S. “It’s challenging, but it’s also accessible,” show curator Jeff Chiba Stearns told the Courier. “Who doesn’t have a pad of Post-it notes, who doesn’t already doodle on Post-it notes?” Alongside fellow artists and curators Jeff Bentzen and Flavia (she didn’t give a last name), the trio has purposely created an event that democ-

ratizes art and art spaces in a city that’s struggling to keep up in those areas. For starters, the show is free and each piece of art is $20 a pop. Those who can’t afford large palettes, art supplies or art space get their feet in the door for little up-front costs while also having hundreds of eyeballs on their work. The show’s parameters largely complement that DIY aesthetic as well. Each artist must submit six pieces and they must all be on the same type of three-inch, by three-inch Post-it note. Pencils are a no-no (they smudge too easily) as are diptychs or triptychs. The final rule, in case it needed to be said, is anything promoting hatred or intolerance won’t be accepted. A number of pieces that’ll be in the gallery space were shown to the Courier, and the output is all over the map: portraiture, collages, floral patterns, human-like figures and, of course, cats. “Even non-artists think it’s a great idea, because prices are $20 each and they can buy some original

pieces of art that are super accessible and super fun to create,” said Bentzen, the head honcho behind Vancouver arts events company Hot Art Wet City. South of the border, there’s been an annual Post-it note art show in Los Angeles for the last 14 years. Flavia took part in the U.S. version, got the blessing from the curators and away the group went. An Emily Carr grad, Flavia can bang out Post-it note doodles in 20 minutes — not bad, considering a potential sale translates into roughly $1 per one minute of work. “I do see this as somewhat of a challenge for artists who are used to bigger, more gestural works,” she said. “For some artists who are used to working with smaller sizes, like myself, it’s not overly difﬁcult. But there’s not a lot of room for error.” — A longer version of this story is online at vancourier.com.

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• A tap of the stick to Quinn Hughes, who should be making his Canucks debut this week and was also named a top-10 ﬁnalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which honours the best player in college hockey. • I’m dropping the gloves with the Utica Comets, who have lost 12 of their last 14 games and slid right out of playoff position. With the Canucks already out of the playoffs, is it too much to ask for success elsewhere in the organization?

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There were some raised eyebrows heading into the 2018-19 season when the Canucks came back with the exact same defence corps that struggled so much in the previous season. It was the exact same group, right down to their seventh and eighth defencemen. That won’t be the case next season. Thanks to mid-season trades, Michael Del Zotto and Erik Gudbranson are already gone. Derrick Pouliot’s contract is expiring and he will be a restricted free agent, but it’s unclear whether the Canucks will bring him back given his struggles with consistency. Ben Hutton will also be an RFA, but after his resurgence this season, he’ll surely be re-signed. The Canucks are also intent on re-signing unrestricted free agent — and longest-tenured Canuck — Alex Edler. Assuming no issues with their contract negotiations, they’ll join Chris Tanev, Troy Stecher and Alex Biega as the returning defence for next season. That leaves some gaps to fill. Quinn Hughes, the Canucks’ first-round pick from 2018, is a safe bet to fill one of the open spots on the left side. The other two spots? Those are still up in the air. The Canucks have some options already in the organization. Their other top prospect on defence, Olli Juolevi, might not be ready to make the jump directly to the NHL after losing the bulk of this season to a knee injury, but they could turn to Ashton Sautner, Guillaume Brisebois, or Josh Teves to fill out their roster on the left side. On the right side, the Canucks could simply bring back Luke Schenn, who came back to the Canucks as part of the Del Zotto trade. He will be a UFA at the end of the year, but has provided some solid depth minutes for the Canucks. Those options, however, don’t represent much of an overhaul. The addition of Hughes should improve the defence corps, but the Canucks need to do more, particularly when you consider that the injury woes of Edler and Tanev aren’t likely to

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subside in the coming season. That could mean looking to the trade market, but it more likely means the Canucks will add a defenceman in free agency. Either way, it’s troubling, as the Canucks’ biggest issue under the tenure of GM Jim Benning has been the evaluation of defencemen in the professional ranks. Of the defencemen returning for next season, four of the ﬁve were already with the Canucks organization when Benning arrived, though he’ll have re-signed all of them to new contracts once Edler signs. The only defenceman he’s added to the core group is Troy Stecher, who was an undrafted free agent out of the NCAA. The NHL defencemen Benning has acquired are a cavalcade of mediocrity: Luca Sbisa, Matt Bartkowski, Erik Gudbranson, Michael Del Zotto, Patrick Wiercioch and Derrick Pouliot. Perhaps Schenn can be an exception, but there’s a reason the Canucks are his ﬁfth franchise in the last three years and he was in the AHL when he

was acquired. At best, he’s a third-pairing defenceman. Then there are the free agents Benning has added out of the AHL and Europe: Andrey Pedan, Adam Clendening, Philip Larsen and Philip Holm. It’s hard to ﬁnd a win for Benning in the Canucks’ scouting of pro defencemen under his tenure. Will Benning ﬁnd a win in that area this off-season? It’s possible, but he’ll have to avoid several pitfalls. Free agency is an opportunity to add some incredible talent, but it is frequently the source of NHL GMs’ biggest mistakes. Benning should be well aware of this, given how Loui Eriksson’s six-year, $36 million contract has proven to be an anchor around the Canucks’ neck.

• 8,500,000 - As Roberto Luongo considers his future, his decision on when to retire could have a heavy impact on the Canucks’ salary cap. Worst case scenario, if he retires in 2021, the Canucks would be hit with an $8.5 million cap hit for 2021-22 under the cap recapture rule the NHL added after he signed his contract. • 10 - Heading into Tuesday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks, the Canucks had been shutout 10 times this season. They could threaten the franchise record of being shutout 12 times in one season back in 1971-72.

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