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CLEAN TECH PROJECT TOUTED BY CITY FOLDS AFTER LESS THAN TWO YEARS MIKE HOWELL Staff writer

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CHOCOLATE LOVE: Zoe Olver-Pawliw of East Van Roasters prepares a drinking chocolate called The Hive last Saturday morning. The Downtown Eastside coffee shop, which employs women from independent social housing upstairs at the Rainier Hotel, is not only part of the fourth annual Hot Chocolate Festival in Vancouver but has been chosen to be the recipient of partial funds raised from the festival. See related story on page 12. To view photo gallery, scan page using the Layar app.

Sunday’s NFL final super for local bars,pubs SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

hen the Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers two weeks ago to clinch a spot in Super Bowl 48, bars and restaurants across B.C. saw an increase in business to the tune of $1 million. “And most of that was in Vancouver,” said Ian Tostenson, president of the B.C. Food and Restaurant Association. “It’s the Seattle factor.”

Tostenson expects to see an even greater gain this Sunday, Feb. 2, when the ‘Hawks meet the Denver Broncos in a battle for the Vince Lombardi trophy at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Tostenson said while Super Bowl Sunday is typically a slow day for some restaurants, bars and pubs selling food and liquor with a big-screen TV, or 10, can expect to cash in this weekend — so long as they have the game on. See SEAHAWKS on page 4

company which transformed a rooftop parkade into a mass-producing vegetable greenhouse — and touted by Mayor Gregor Robertson as an example of Vancouver’s “booming clean tech sector” — has ﬁled for bankruptcy and owes its creditors more than $4 million. Bankruptcy records show Alterrus Systems Inc. and its subsidiary Local Garden Vancouver Inc. declared bankruptcy Jan. 21 after less than two years of operation at 535 Richards St. Alterrus listed its liabilities as $3.8 million and Local Garden at $1.4 million, with a total of $1.25 million owed to Vancity Credit Union. Alterrus, whose head ofﬁce was at 120 Columbia St., listed no assets while Local Garden totalled $45,000,

according to bankruptcy records filed with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada. Alterrus posted a statement on its website, acknowledging its financial trouble, problems with crop production and a mechanical failure in December 2013. “As in many bankruptcy proceedings, it is regretful that many stakeholders will not be able to recover their losses, particularly since they have supported the cause with real value,” the statement said. “It is never an easy decision for a management team to make as the impact is often sudden and possibly unexpected.” When the business launched in November 2012, Alterrus promised to produce about 150,000 pounds a year of pesticide-free leafy green vegetables and herbs to be distributed to local restaurants and grocers. See ALTERRUS on page 6

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Young readers like an open book EAST SIDE SCHOOL WANTS TO MAKE READING FUN

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iny Grade 1 student Harry Zheng crouched over his Sonic Sega Series book and commented on the images with Grade 6 student Andy Frroku. The pair was just one “car” in the reading train Britannia elementary organized to honour Family Literacy Day Monday morning. Britannia’s nearly 200 students sat in two rows cross-legged on the hallway ﬂoor, facing a reading buddy. The Grade 7 students sat with the kindergarten students while the Grade 6 students paired up with the Grade 1 kids. Each read a book of their choice to the other for ﬁve minutes before switching partners. The kindergarten students brought picture books. Frroku said it was fun to read with Zheng, who arrived at Britannia last year with virtually no English speaking skills. “I get to meet him,” Frroku said. “I get to know what he likes.” Youth and family worker Louise Meinardus organized the event that also called for students to wear Canucks colours. Jean Rasmussen, founder and executive director

of the Canuck Family Education Centre for adults that’s based out of Britannia secondary, has been working with the school and is going to help Britannia elementary’s Grade 4 to 7 leadership students attend a Canucks game. Two Canucks jerseys were to be raffled off at the end of the day. “So we wanted to do something really connected up with literacy because we are, in terms of our neighbourhood, just a little bit lower on the old proverbial totem pole than maybe some of the other schools in terms of literacy,” said Meinardus, who Monday sported a Canucks toque, scarf, poncho, jersey and button. “We just wanted to really do something that just says look, we’re not all bad here. We’re not all about drugs, we’re not all about the things that happen locally in our neighbourhood.” The Canucks-flavoured reading day follows other theme days Meinardus and her leadership students have organized to boost school spirit. “We’re a pretty stressful school sometimes and it’s just really nice to be able to poke fun at each other,” Meinardus said. “[Stressful] in terms of some of the kids have behaviours that are quite strong and we just need to be able to have some fun release.” On Crazy Hair Day a staffer wore multiple pencils poking out of her head, while on Pajama Day staff and students shuffled down the hallway in PJs, housecoats and slippers. The school hoped the Family Literacy Day event would persuade students that reading

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he same week a study was released saying Vancouver has the second least affordable housing market in the world, Mayor Gregor Robertson was boasting that downtown is experiencing a building boom in office space. Which begs the question: If developers build the offices and towers, will people searching for a job want to move to such an expensive city? “It remains a challenge for companies when workers on average wages have a difficult time affording to live in the city,” acknowledged Robertson at a press conference last Thursday to announce the construction of The Exchange tower on Howe Street. “That’s why council’s focus has been on creating more rental housing, ensuring we’re dealing with low to middle income people and that we’re creating space alongside the market that is booming, as well.” Home ownership, however, is a different matter. Vancouver ranks second to Hong Kong for having the least affordable housing, according to the study released by Demographia, which examined 360 housing markets in nine countries, including Canada, the United States and New Zealand. The study said homes in Vancouver cost 10.3 times the median income compared with 14.9 times in Hong Kong. Three times the median income or lower is considered affordable. Canada’s most affordable market was Moncton, N.B. at a median of 2.3. Robertson said the market is driving the cost of home ownership but that council will continue to “look at ways to temper that.” He pointed to Hong Kong government’s decision to slap a 15 per cent tax on property purchases made by foreigners in an effort to slow down the pace of rising housing prices. But, the mayor cautioned, council doesn’t want to impose or lobby for any initiatives that

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Alterrus owes $13,000 in rent Continued from page 1 Alterrus negotiated a deal with the City of Vancouver, which owns the building on Richards, and EasyPark, which manages the parkade. The company paid a total of $26,200 in rent to EasyPark from November 2012 to August 2013, according to Drew Snider, spokesperson for EasyPark. Snider described EasyPark as a non-proﬁt company of which the City of Vancouver and the Downtown Vancouver Association are sole shareholders. “So the way it works is, any surplus generated at the end of the year goes to the city,” said Snider, although he didn’t know whether all of the $26,200 went to the city once the number crunching was done. Martin Hyatt, bankruptcy trustee at The Bowra Group Inc., which has taken over the companies’ affairs, said Alterrus still owes EasyPark $13,000 for rent. The mayor said at the time of the company’s launch in November 2012 the parkade was underused and Alterrus’ operation would provide much-needed jobs and fresh, local food. “This project demonstrates the innovative spirit in our city’s booming clean tech sector,” Robertson said at the launch. Upon hearing of Alterrus’ demise, the mayor issued a statement saying he was disappointed but noted there are more “strong local food companies seeing success” in Vancouver. “Having Alterrus lease the space generated more revenue for the city than when it

was a parking lot,” the mayor said. NPA Coun. George Affleck had concerns with Alterrus and its deal with the city when the company launched in November 2012. He issued a press release at that time calling for the city to invite the auditor general for local government to examine the contract between Alterrus and the city. At the time, Affleck said Alterrus had an accumulated deficit of $52.8 million and the company’s financial position was “incredibly insecure.” Looking back on his concerns, Affleck said Monday he was sorry to hear the news of the company’s bankruptcy. But, he said, the city should have done a request for proposals call and invited more companies to bid on the parkade space. “I don’t feel we did our due diligence — not only on the company but on the process on how that space is rented out,” Affleck said. The mayor got more bad news last week when the chosen supplier of a proposed bike share system for Vancouver announced Monday that it filed a notice of intention to seek protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act related to its Montreal bike share system and growing debt. PBSC Urban Solutions, or Bixi, is to work with Alta Bicycle Share to implement Vancouver’s system by this spring. Jerry Dobrovolny, the city’s transportation director, told the Courier last week that a launch date — if it occurs — is more likely in 2015. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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aware that there are risks. Certainly, they were aware going in that there are going to be risks for them advocating for gay rights, which in Russia is a big challenge. But they’re a courageous bunch.” On the provincial government’s plan to hold a transit referendum and tie it to the municipal election in November: “It’s been really disappointing and frustrating for us to see the B.C. government kind of attacking mayors when we’ve been very clear on our priorities, on our support for transit in the region — asking for funding tools, asking for a change in governance and we’re not getting any response.” On whether Vancouver will get the much-talked about public bike share program with Alta Bicycle Share and Bixi, which is in financial trouble: “We don’t have any financial commitment to date. We were, I think, very prudent ensuring we didn’t get too far into it until we had all the right guarantees in place. So, we’ll see.” On redesign and closure of Point Grey Road to through traffic: “Sounds like traffic is flowing well on Point Grey Road. And as with previous bike lane changes, there was a lot of handwringing but everything is going fine … so far, I’m not hearing any real concerns. The traffic is moving, people are adjusting as needed.”

Then I asked the mayor another question about the transit referendum that left me a wee bit embarrassed. Apparently, I misread a colleague’s story on the latest news on the referendum hub-bub and thought Coquitlam mayor Richard Stewart was recently elected chairperson of the mayors’ council on regional transportation. Going with that, I went on to ask Robertson if he was conﬁdent that Stewart, a former Liberal MLA and big supporter of Premier Christy Clark, would continue to be on side with the mayors and not pressure them to change their mind. “Richard Stewart or Richard Walton?” the mayor replied. At that point, I knew I was in trouble. Walton, mayor of North Vancouver district, is still the chairperson of the mayors’ council. Ugh. Man, I felt like a goof. I could blame the guy on the bus coughing into my neck when I read my colleague’s story about the referendum — not to mention the other guy sitting next to me who overdosed on garlic and was engaged in some conversation about counter-insurgency. Kind of distracting. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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ate on June 26, 2012, with just a few days left in the school year, the B.C. Teachers Federation reached a surprise deal with the government. It ended a year’s worth of labour headaches in schools. There had been a three-day walkout, cancellation of some report cards and months of low-grade job action that frustrated many. The deal was obviously portrayed as good news. It was presented as the result of a lot of hard work by negotiators and a special mediator (Charles Jago) trying to do the right thing. But a B.C. Supreme Court judgment released Monday rewrites that story. It’s a tale of a government secretly wanting to provoke a strike that year for political reasons. There are always cynics who read political motives into big public labour disputes, but it’s startling to see a judge blame months of disruption in schools firmly on the crass political motivations of a government. Justice Susan Griffin, who has been dealing with the differences between the government and the BCTF for a number of years, concluded “the government did not negotiate in good faith .... Government representatives were preoccupied by another strategy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike .... The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.” The origins of this chapter of the 100 Year War that characterizes education bargaining in B.C. started in 2002, when the government introduced the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act, which stripped the union of some bargaining rights. They did much the same thing with health workers the same day. Health workers went all the way to the federal Supreme Court and won an overwhelming victory in 2007. That case informed the B.C. Supreme Court decision (by Griffin) in 2011 that found Bill 28 unconstitutional and unfair. She gave the government a year to fix the problem. It responded with the Education Improvement Act. The BCTF condemned that legislation and took it to court all over again. That bill was part of the low-grade job action that filled the 2012 school year. And it’s the bill that Justice Griffin rejected Monday as an unconstitutional response to the earlier ruling that it had acted unconstitutionally in the first place. Essentially, it did much of what the first bill did all over again, under the guise that it was OK this time because there’d been some consultation. Griffin ruled: “From the start ... the government had a strategy in mind that it would be to its benefit if negotiations failed and if collective bargaining resulted in a strike and impasse.” She said the government saw that a failure of negotiations “could be a useful political opportunity.” She said the employer’s negotiator — Paul Straszak — co-ordinated and executed the strategy, partly by wasting four months of time and taking “manifestly unreasonable” stands. “When a full strike did not materialize, so important was a strike to the government strategy that in September 2011, Mr. Straszak planned a government strategy of increasing the pressure on the union so as to provoke a strike.” That included cancelling leaves and professional days, and trying — unsuccessfully — to cut their pay. It didn’t work. The BCTF never declared a full strike. Straszak was later promoted to head public-sector negotiations, then left government to work for the deep-pocketed B.C. Medical Association. The other key player on the government side did all right, too. That would be Christy Clark, who was the education minister when Bill 28 was introduced in 2002. She stood up then and said it would help guide how children learn best, as opposed to being forced to decide by mathematical formulas set out in contracts done “by people we don’t even know.” Ten years later, she was the premier of a government that, according to the B.C. Supreme Court, ran a lengthy con on parents and children to engineer some dim political advantage out of the argument created by the first bill. Families first, indeed. lleyne@timescolonist.com

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am weary, tired down to my soul of people saying, “I’m not against development, but…” Right now, you might be thinking to yourself, “Hey, I said that to this reporter last week! He’s talking about me.” No. Last week, you were one of seven or eight people who spoke this phrase, about three separate issues, in three different neighbourhoods. You can join the ranks of literally hundreds of people who have said it either to me or in my presence in the past 15 years. I am so thoroughly sick of this phrase that I want it expunged from the English language. “I’m not against development, but…” is an attempt to position the speaker as a moderate, as someone who is not a NIMBY, as someone who supports the status quo as a good producer-consumer. It’s a way of staking out a certain cultural space while still objecting to a government policy or corporate decision. It implies there are some people (probably dirty hippies) who are against development. The speaker is not one of those benighted, filthy sub-humans! No, they are a shining member of enlightened, capitalist society. They just have a specific, singular grievance with one little project… “I’m not against development, but I don’t want condos in this neighbourhood.” “I’m not against development, but I worry there won’t be enough parking.” “I’m not against development, but should that python ranch really be built on top of the seniors centre?” Please, I am begging of you, please say you really are against development. Yes, it might be hypocritical. Yes, it might lead to you being called a NIMBY, a communist, a tree-hugger, a luddite. Do it anyway. I have yet to meet anyone who started a sentence with the opposite construction. “I am against development, and…” It would be so refreshing to hear just once. It would also, for most of us, be true. If we are very lucky in our lives, we will find ourselves living in a place where we can be, wholeheartedly, against development. Being against development means that you love your neighbourhood the way it is. It means you have found the place where you belong. Every crack in the sidewalk is as familiar as the lines on the palms of your hands. The cinderblock corner store is exactly the right distance away for a walk to get an ice cream bar on a summer’s day. The empty lot is so overgrown, it’s no longer an eyesore and is now a place where you can spot rabbits. You recognize the kids who pass by on bikes, the seniors out walking their dogs. It is entirely reasonable to never want this to change. What sort of person looks at their neighbourhood and only wishes for change and growth and greater density? Is it possible to stop change? No. The corner store will close, the kids on bikes will graduate to cars, the neighbours will move, someone will eventually build a house on that vacant lot. That doesn’t mean we can’t revel in our love of place. It doesn’t mean we have to accept the mantra that progress is inevitable and inevitably good. It is not morally wrong to feel content with the way things are at this moment in time. So please, when next you are speaking to your politicians or your local reporter, drop this empty phrase. Maybe you are for development, maybe you wish you could preserve your neighbourhood in amber, inviolate. Either way, don’t bring development into it. Tell me instead why you love the way things are in the place you call home mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

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To the editor: Re: “TransLink referendum veers off the rails,” Jan. 23. Allen Garr’s latest column on the transit referendum is spot on. This ill-conceived, populist idea seemingly scribbled on the back of a proverbial napkin was dreamed up during the heat of a political campaign, a promise Ms. Clark now has to deliver. She seems once again at odds with her Transport Minister as to what the question should look like. In addition, each day there seems to be a new directive from Victoria. Only a few days ago, Mr. Stone told Metro mayors they were to come up with a long-term vision for regional transit before the referendum question could be crafted. Then, there was a suggestion that the mayors should create the wording of the ballot question. He seems to have conveniently forgotten that his government took away the powers and resources of the municipalities to do this very thing. It appears that the Liberals have dumped this political hot potato on the laps of the mayors who in turn could be the convenient fall guys if this fails. Rather than wagging their ﬁngers at our municipal leaders and making

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Transportation Minister Todd Stone wants Metro Vancouver mayors to decide on the wording of a transit referendum question. piecemeal, sometimes contradictory announcements, we need real leadership from Victoria, If not, it will be commuters who will pay the price.

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To the editor: Re: “Caring Canadian Award humbles Holocaust survivor,” Jan. 7. I read with great interest your article about Mr. Waisman and noticed various similarities in his life compared to mine. We are both in the same age group and had many unpleasant experiences during the 1930’s

and 1940’s, although in different locations and under different circumstances. Both of us found a new life in Canada, had several careers and formed families striving with grandchildren and, in my case, now with great-grandchildren. Like Mr. Waisman, I am very humbled having been nominated by friends and neighbours for the Governor’ General’s Caring Canadian Award. I was notiﬁed in July 2013 that the Governor-General had approved the award because of my volunteer activities in Canada over the last 50 years. On January 24, it will be presented to me by the Lt. Governor of B.C. in Victoria.

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fourth annual Hot Chocolate Festival but they will be the recipients of partial proceeds from mugs of chocolate sold in the city by the 25 participating cafes until Feb. 14. The drinks include Beaucoup Bakery’s the Intimate Act made with Valrhona chocolate to Schokolade’s Big Bad Wolf featuring milk chocolate with gingerbread spices and, back to the East Van Roasters, the Hive made with Hives for Humanity honey (the café switches to Earl Grey drinking chocolate called High Society on Saturday for the festival’s last two weeks). Each mug of chocolate is also paired with a treat. “We knew people liked the festival but we’re ﬁnding people are loving it. Our hot chocolate sales are going really amazingly well,” said Schwartz.“It’saneatcircleaswe’llbeabletohire more women with the funds we get. It’s meaningful, too, in the small chocolate community to have everybody supporting one another.” A map of the Hot Chocolate Festival can be found at cityfood.com/hotchocolate/ rblissett@telus.net

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GRANVILLE ISLAND Fringe fan favourite Hockey Night at the Puck and Pickle Pub is a two-man performance taking place on Granville Island during Winterruption, which this year runs Feb. 14 to 16. The annual festival celebrating music, food and the arts returns with a goal to banish those winter doldrums and, once again, the majority of events are free. Highlights include: glass-blowing workshops; musical performances by children’s entertainer Charlotte Diamond, We Are the City, Wake Owl, Qalandar and other independent acts; the Meet Your Makers Tour: Spirits, Sake, and Hand Craft-

DOWNTOWN The Light the Night Canada — Vancouver Walks team is hosting a skating party and lantern ceremony to coincide with World Cancer Day Feb. 4. Families and friends are invited to take part in the celebration at the Robson Square ice rink from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to show support

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a diverse range of writers and musicians including First Nations poet Godwin Barton, Roger Blenman, Anthony Blackman, Laura Kelsey, Rosario Arias Naranjo, Steve Duncan, Diane Laloge and Sharon Rowe. An open mike segment will allow members of the audience to showcase their talents as well. Refreshments, a door prize and rafﬂe are also part of the afternoon’s lovefest. For more information, visit worldpoetry.ca or call 604-526-4729. The third annual Underground Comedy Railroad Tour makes its way across Canada Feb. 7 to 28 in honour of Black History Month, including a Feb. 22 performance at the Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway. TheVancouverperformance features Gilson Lubin, Rodney Ramsey, Kwasi Thomas and Andrew Searles, known for their “hilarious and uniquely Canadian, comedic perspectives” on everything from race relations to everyday life. For more information, visit undergroundcomedyrailroad.com. sthomas@vancourier.com

for the cancer community. Check out Light the Night Canada — Vancouver Walks on Facebook for more details. Skating is free but there is a small fee for rentals.

STANLEY PARK A pre-Valentine’s Day event, aptly named Romantic Stanley Park: Discovery Walk, takes place Feb. 9 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Lost Lagoon Nature House. Stanley Park has long been known as the most romantic spot in Vancouver. This event will include intriguing stories from the park’s past and an opportunity to see rare historical photos. The nature house is located at the foot of Alberni Street. For registration details call 604-718-6522.

GRANDVIEWWOODLAND World Poetry Vancouver is celebrating both Black History Month and love with a free event Feb. 15, at the Britannia Community Centre from 3 to 4:45 p.m. Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Kagan Goh will welcome

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Taking sip and piss out of Starbucks music merchandising, COMMERCIAL DRIVE COFFEE COMPANY has teamed up with record label NORTHERN ELECTRIC for a locally-sourced music compilation called EAST VAN SPECIAL: DARK ROAST “culled from the backyards and porches of East Vancouver — down the alleys and out into the streets to the coffee houses, restaurants, art spaces, music halls, nightclubs and back home again.” The Modelos, Rodney Decroo, Mac Pontiac, Just a Season, Kelly Haigh and the Murderbirds, Antonio, Flatback, and Hard on People, among others, perform at a release party for the album, Jan. 30 at Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy). Details at northern-electric.ca.

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Considering how cold it gets in Winnipeg during the winter it’s a testament to the human body that the ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET manages to stay so limber. Maybe that’s why the dance troupe has headed out west to bring its take on the classical ballet ROMEO + JULIET to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca. Details at rwb.org.

Legendary ska band from New York THE TOASTERS skank it up at Fan Club (1050 Granville) Jan. 29, 8 p.m. They’ll be joined by local ska acts Los Furios and Bone Daddies. Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat, Neptoon and Highlife. Info at vancouverfanclub.ca.

Dust off your leather jacket and poodle skirt as Langara College’s STUDIO 58 presents GREASE Jan. 30 to Feb. 23. Peter Jorgensen directs the nostalgic rock and roll musical, which is more mature and sophisticated than people give it credit for. For tickets, go to ticketstonight.ca or call 604-684-2787. Details at studio58.ca.

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arts&entertainment KUDOS& KVETCHES NOTHING IS OVER Last week we lamented the suspension of Canucks head coach and caged manther John Tortorella by making a reference to Sylvester Stallone’s famous “nothing is over” speech from Rambo: First Blood. We thought it was natural ﬁt. So did a K&K reader by the name of “Cycle.” So much so that Cycle took it upon himself (?) to create a mash-up video on YouTube that puts the audio of Rambo’s speech overtop of footage of Tortorella trying to barge his way into the Calgary Flames’ dressing room, which led to his suspension. Needless to say, we were touched to learn that we had touched a reader in such a touching way. And we urge you to check it out. Go to YouTube and type “John Tortorella channels his Inner Rambo” into the search box and you’ll be led to the promised land. Don’t do it for us, or Cycle or Rambo. Do it for Torts.

DOLLARS AND SCENTS As reported in the Courier last week, as well as in the corridors of chubby power that is Kudos & Kvetches, the city has approved an application to have the name of corporate sponsor West Coast Reduction (WCR) emblazoned on the newly renovated and reopened York Theatre. On a corner of the

building, beneath the words “York Theatre,” the words “West Coast Reduction Stage” will appear in smaller print, which sadly won’t be in blood or chicken bone font. According to the Courier, “The corporate signage recognizes the $2 million donation the animal rendering plant is giving to The Cultch for its satellite York Theatre on Commercial Drive at Venables. It’s the largest corporate donation the arts organization has received in its 41 years.” In case you’re not in the know or haven’t had the olfactory pleasure of waiting for a bus on the corner of Hastings and Commercial, the nearby West Coast Reduction plant has a reputation for emitting a funky smell throughout the neighbourhood that you wouldn’t want to wear as a cologne. And while the company says it’s gone to great lengths to clear the air, so to speak, it would appear that nothing quite beats the sweet smell of cash. Still, an animal rendering plant and a local theatre strikes us as a strange marriage, to say the least. But while we’re at it, how about other businesses inappropriately stepping up to the plate? The No. 5 Orange could sponsor a kids’ softball team. Canucks forward David Booth could put his name behind an animal hospital for cute critters wounded by errant crossbow arrows. And how about the Vancouver Courier ponying up some much-needed cash for Marpole’s underground cock-ﬁghting circuit. The Courier Poultry Dojo of Doom has a nice ring to it, don’t you think. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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Asha, Asha, we all fall down” — laughing, that is. Like a plump, benevolent Buddha (although Jain is her religion), Asha Jain sits with her hands in the lap of her bright pink sari and beams across the table at her son Ravi. Together they have created A Brimful of Asha, a real-life mother/son account of Asha’s efforts to get Ravi married to “a nice Indian girl.” But here’s the thing: Ravi was born in Canada, educated in Canada and lives as a writer/actor/producer/ artistic director of Why Not Theatre in Toronto. While he doesn’t have anything against nice Indian girls, he wants to choose his own life partner in his own time. Asha, on the other hand, wants Ravi to be happy and in her mind that means marriage and children. In the Indian culture into which Asha was born, an unmarried son reﬂects badly not only on him — is there something wrong with him? — but also on his mother. To mothers falls the responsibility for getting their children “settled.” Marriage isn’t about two people falling in love, according to

Asha, but two compatible families coming together for their mutual beneﬁt. And besides, she says, “I can’t die until you’re married.” We are here, Ravi tells us, to help him “sort out the dispute with Asha.” Delicious hot samosas are served to all of us and then Ravi and Asha — who describes herself as “a dedicated housewife and abused mother” — go at it. Why does A Brimful of Asha work so well? Not only is Asha not an actor, she thinks it’s a foolish vocation. What does Ravi do all day? “Actor is no profession,” she says. Why couldn’t he be a doctor or a lawyer or go into his father’s business? But Asha’s so upfront, matter-of fact, so smilingly immovable, so unactorly, so childlike in her obstinacy yet so wise in her own way, you fall for her. She’s not a pushover and she’ll charm the socks off you. Ravi is handsome, smart, articulate, funny and the affection he feels for his mother is written all over him. The

show is scripted but Ravi admits Asha throws at least one surprise into every performance. It’s like having a child or an animal on stage: there’s no predicting where Asha will go. Or, for that matter, where the audience will take you. If mother and son sitting at a table arguing doesn’t sound like fun to you, you’d be wrong. It’s lively, funny, poignant and clearly lays out the cultural conﬂict. Asha has now lived in Canada for over 30 years but the ties are still strong. You’ll feel the pull of her argument while completely understanding Ravi’s resistance. Even as these two go at it tooth and claw, you don’t doubt for a moment that there’s love here. Presented by the Arts Club and the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and produced by Why Not Theatre, this laughter-ﬁlled, cross-cultural, cross generational show is selling out — deservedly so. —reviewed by Jo Ledingham

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ellist Michelle Faehrmann got backstage at a Brian Wilson concert in Calgary in 2011 and asked the band members where the string ensemble accompanying the former Beach Boy hailed from. They told her they hired an ensemble in every town and were visiting Vancouver next. “I was like ah crap, I want to be that string ensemble,” she said. So Faehrmann formed Four on the Floor String Quartet to collaborate with indie and pop musicians and bands in recording and live performance, choosing musicians for their look and ability to improvise and play by ear. “Anytime you see string players with big bands like that, they’re usually like symphony players, older people who are just reading charts and don’t necessarily ﬁt in with the rest of the band,” 28-year-old Faehrmann said. “I wanted to put together people who ﬁt in.” The quartet is poised to play its second String Fling Concert with special guests from the indie rock world.

String Fling, at the Rio Theatre Feb. 6, will not only include Faehrmann on cello, Elliot Vaughn on viola, Stephanie Chatman and Emily Bach on violin, but also violinist Hannah Epperson, Mother Mother drummer Ali Siadat and Limblifter’s Megan Bradfield on bass. Special guests are Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother, Jay Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash, Brandon Scott of Yukon Blonde, Laura Smith of Rococode, Tonye Aganaba, and Parker Bosley and Steve Bays of Fur Trade, Hot Hot Heat and Mounties. It will be Fur Trade’s first live show. “I’ve really tried to just keep it a recording project, just because I love the recording aspect so much and Parker and I work so well in the studio,” said Bays. “So it’s kind of bizarre that we would do it live with strings for the first time ever.” Bays and Bosley had Four on the Floor and Bradfield record a string version of their single “Voyager” and Four on the Floor has collaborated with them on a yet-to-be-released song. “I like their enthusiasm a lot,” Bays said on the phone from a Vancouver recording studio where he’s working with Hey Ocean. Four on the Floor jammed with each of their guests two months ago and asked them what their stripped-down and stringed-up hopes and dreams would be. Each artist will perform

three songs with Four on the Floor. “Everybody is super stoked, I think they’re really impressed with it,” Faehrmann said. “Again, it’s a fun experience for them. Normally it’s ﬂipped. It’s them hiring the string quartet, so this is a very fun experience for us too, where we get to hire the musicians, so we have a little bit more of an open range of whatever we can do.” The quartet will perform original pieces and covers between each set, and Faehrmann plans to make String Fling an annual show. Coordinating the concert is a massive production, but Faehrmann says she wants to combat the idea that Vancouver is “no fun city.” “We actually really have a ton of talent here and we can create really cool shows or experiences and I just want to start putting that energy out there and hopefully inspire more of that to happen and just make people aware of that, that Vancouver doesn’t totally suck,” she said. “If we focus on it sucking then yeah, it’s going to suck. If we can focus on what’s good about it then it will grow. We’re still so young and there’s so much room for growth.” For more information, see Facebook. com/FourOnTheFloorStringQuartet. crossi@vancourier.com twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Ruggers try for kitchen conquests 1977 MAGEE SECONDARY TEAM MEETS ANNUALLY FOR GOURMET WEEKEND JENNIFER THUNCHER Contributing writer

agee secondary marks its centennial with a weekend of reunion events scheduled for May. But for the 1977 boys rugby team, a reunion is nothing new as they’ve gotten together annually for the last 37 years — to cook It all started in 1976, when eight members of the team took cooking class during their grad year for an easy mark. They quickly discovered they liked winning “best dish” as much as they liked hammering rival rugby teams. The eight players spread their love of cooking to their teammates and after graduation the Magee Old Boys Social Gourmet Club was formed. Each year, approximately 14 members of the original team gather to reminisce, play and cook. Richard Robinson, now a plastic surgeon in Nanaimo, was in the original cooking class and a wing on the rugby team. He recalls the first post-high school dinner events as raucous. Many beverages were consumed and there were occasional fisticuffs, but those days are long gone. “It has become a lot tamer, more memorable shall we say,” said Robinson, 54. The event has evolved from the first roast beef dinner somebody’s sister helped make to its present guys’ gourmet weekend. Each year’s host carries the

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Grubbers: Former class of 1977 Magee rugby players and current Magee Old Boys Social Gourmet club members Ian Mackenzie (left), Jim McCardell and Robert Jackes (right) have a ball while cooking in the Magee secondary kitchen with their former coach, Doug Sturrock (in hat). responsibility for picking the location (the group has travelled throughout B.C. and beyond), planning sporting activities and deciding a theme for the dishes each person has to cook. Past themes have included Mediterranean and French cuisine. The cooks present their dishes to the host who will decide a “Best Dish” and “Worst Dish” award. The Best Dish award, won most recently by Robinson, is a two-tiered

bronze trophy. The Worst Dish award is a bedpan. Ian Mackenzie didn’t take the original cooking class but has been going to the events since 1979. He is quick to point out he’s never won the Worst Dish award, a title which carries with it great shame. He recalls one awful marshmallow surprise dish the host took outside and pressure-washed into the storm drain. “We had a pretty good idea who

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was going to win the worst dish that year,” he said. Mackenzie, a Vancouver marketing executive, said the difference in the performance of players on the pitch versus in the kitchen can be surprising. “You can have the guys who play the toughest positions, you would be completely surprised at what they can create in the kitchen — some really amazing and delicate pastries or some re-

ally creative stuff. Some of the big burly guys you would think would have trouble cutting a banana are pretty gifted in presenting dishes,” said Mackenzie. “And then there are some guys, you would think could do better.” The camaraderie of the group is what draws them back year after year. Most have known each other since kindergarten, but Mackenzie gives credit to the game of rugby for solidifying their early friendships. He said the rough-and-tumble game creates a special bond between players. Doug Sturrock coached rugby at Magee for 33 years and remembers the group well. He described the game as “14 guys on the ﬁeld helping the 15th, more than any other sport.” “It has nothing to do with whether they win or not, it is that they are not going to let their friends down,” said Sturrock. The 1976-77 club was one of the best of Sturrock’s career. He recalls only one loss over their Grade 11 and 12 seasons. The team ﬁnished tied with Prince of Wales secondary for the top prize for B.C. high school senior boys rugby at the time: the New Zealand Shield. Sturrock said he looks forward to seeing the team members at the centennial. No word yet on if they will cook. For information on the centennial celebration, go to mageecentennial.ca. thuncher@shaw.ca twitter.com/thuncher

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