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GOING WITH THE GRAIN Tibetan Buddhist monk Lama Gyalpo worked on a Pema Sangthig, or Secret Essence of the Lotus, sand mandala at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Friday afternoon. It was the first time the sand mandala, a two-dimensional “map” representing a celestial view of the universe, was created outside of Tibet. The completed mandala was washed away Tuesday. Visit vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app to see more photos of the exhibit. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Break with NPA not a surprise School board trustees Denike andWoo have history of conﬂict with party

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Vancouver school board trustee Ken Denike says he and SophiaWoo weren’t surprised the NPA expelled them from its caucus last Friday. “We had clearly parted company with caucus over the way consultation on the policy and regulations on sexual orientation and gender identities was being orchestrated,” Denike wrote in an email to the Courier June 15. “The majority of caucus required trustees to pass whatever version came to the board. We couldn’t abandon parents.”

The pair hosted a press conference June 13 at a Chinese restaurant on Cambie Street to argue the school board passing a revised sexual orientation and gender identity policy could hurt real estate inVancouver by deterring international buyers. This is not the ﬁrst time the pair has run into trouble by going against party policy. In 2012, Denike andWoo were censured by a vote of 6-3 for controversial comments they made in two separate videos. As reported in the Courier at the time, COPE trustee AllanWong introduced the motion to censure his NPA counterparts due to their comments regarding their public misrepresentation of Vancouver Board

of Educations anti-homophobia policy. His motion was supported by allVisionVancouver trustees, including board chair Patti Bacchus, while Fraser Ballantyne joined his NPA colleagues in opposing it. Denike andWoo both appeared in the video, shot in 2011 on school board property, asking for greater oversight of online school resources after it came to light that a gay-positive provincial teaching resource called Out in Schools included a link to a website that featured graphic sex scenes. (The link was later taken down.) The interview footage ended up on the website for the National Organization for Marriage, an American anti-gay marriage

lobbyist group, but was removed at the request of a lawyer hired by Denike andWoo. Yet another video, this one shot in August 2011 at a private church group’s picnic, showed the pair on the campaign trail addressing a primarily Chinese-speaking audience and suggestingVisionVancouver trustees were planning to bring in an antibullying policy offering special protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.The district has had a speciﬁc anti-homophobia policy on the books since 2004, and Denike had previously apologized in an interview with the Courier if his comments had been misconstrued. Continued on page 9

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News Transit plan promises to save time and money Mike Howell

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In my former life as a scribe for TheVancouver Sun, I wrote a story in September 2000 about how gas prices soared to 79.6 cents per litre. That’s right — soared! Oh, and that price — 79.6 cents! Monday morning, I paid 152.6 cents per litre. Which is perfectly reasonable after 14 years because my salary has doubled, housing prices have plummeted and quality of life for the average Lower Mainlander is just super awesome. Please forgive the snark. But as a sagacious friend of the same age continues to tell me, we’ve earned the right to complain because of all those years working for and paying The Man — and spending way too much time in an idling car because transit sucks. No need to worry, I won’t use this space to rant about gas prices or waiting for buses that never come. Instead, let me tell you how the next 10 years of your life will be even more super

With gas prices reaching $1.52 per litre Monday, the region’s mayors promise faster commutes and more money in your pocket if their new $7.5 billion transit plan is implemented. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

awesome when it comes to travelling from A to B. That’s because once the provincial government adopts and implements a $7.5 billion transit plan, you’ll not only save time on the road but money, too. What the heck am I talk-

ing about? Well, as many of us media types reported last Thursday, the mayors’ council on regional transportation has got a 10-year plan to prevent us all from transforming into actor Michael Douglas’ character in the

movie Falling Down. Let me break down some of the beneﬁts listed in the plan: • Provide 70 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents, or 1.5 million more people, with transit service so frequent that a schedule will not be needed.This makes

giving up one car a more realistic option for many, with savings of more than $10,000 per year. • Allow drivers and transit users to save 20 to 30 minutes per day on many of the region’s most congested corridors. • Keep the economy competitive with faster and more reliable travel and better access to more jobs, workers and markets. • Save about 200 lives and prevent about 4,000 serious injuries every year. All sounds good, doesn’t it? Sure, if the money is there. As I mentioned in my story last week, $3.9 billion of the $7.5 billion tab must come from senior governments, which already spent big dollars on the Canada Line and ongoing construction of the Evergreen Line. The plans calls for a $1.9 billion subway under the Broadway corridor and a $2.1 billion light-rail system in Surrey. The other big ask from the mayors is for the provincial government to reallocate $250 million per year of the B.C. carbon tax,

which the government has already balked at. Tolls for a new Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster, new transit fare revenue from anticipated increased ridership and ongoing property tax and fuel taxes are also part of the scheme. Then there’s something called “mobility pricing,” which considers charging drivers for distance travelled. Numerous highways across Europe and North America, including Ontario’s Highway 407, already operate such road toll systems. Which brings me back to the gas pump and this: If the $7.5 billion plan does get implemented — after a referendum, of course — then gas prices should effectively get cheaper. That’s because the plan says such an investment in transit will “allow us to reduce the fuel sales tax by $0.06 per litre.” I promise to check on this calculation and the plan’s progress in 10 years.That’s if I’m not stuck in trafﬁc or waiting for a bus. Or moved to another city. twitter.com/Howellings

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News Cheers, boos greet new VSB trans policy Cheryl Rossi

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The Vancouver School Board adopted a revised sexual orientation and gender identities policy Monday as supporters cheered and detractors booed. Grade 11 Kitsilano secondary transgender student Vi Levitt had stopped attending school in March. But after attending the vote Monday night, Levitt intended to enrol again in September with the hope the policy would help teachers make the school more comfortable. Gender-queer student Roan Reimer, the district student representative on the VSB’s PRIDE advisory committee that helped draft revisions to a decade-old policy, recalled being verbally harassed by students and hoped the revised policy would help train students to become responsible citizens. Vision Vancouver school board trustee Ken Clement forwarded the motion to adopt the policy. He called comments made by trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo last Friday that realtors were worried what would happen if the policy passed “irresponsible and unconscionable.” The NPA party subsequently expelled the pair from its caucus. “I am especially pleased that this amendment includes gay aboriginal people,” added Clement, the first aboriginal person elected to the VSB. “I proudly urge my colleagues to support this recommendation,” he said, receiving hoots of support from people with rainbow flags in the front of the boardroom and boos from people in the back who carried placards that read “Due process is needed from VSB.” Vision Vancouver trustee Mike Lombardi said in his six years as trustee he’d never seen such an extensive consultation. Lombardi said the revised policy “basically codifies” how schools are operating. He said the policy about safety didn’t need medical approval but noted Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer for Vancouver, supports the policy. He added the VSB had provided information about

the revision to help everyone understand it. “Liar!” shouted someone from the back of the room. The policy’s regulations state: “Students’ rights to discuss and express their gender identity and/or gender expression openly and to decide when, with whom, and how much private information to share will be respected.” VSB associate superintendent Maureen Ciarniello previously told the Courier the degree of privacy being afforded students under the policy is no different from the conﬁdentiality that counsellors have long provided students. She said most parents are aware of their children’s sexual orientation or gender identity before their school communities are. Vision Vancouver trustees Rob Wynen and Allan Wong said the policy didn’t exclude parents, that teachers and healthcare providers typically invite parents, who aren’t yet involved, into discussions with their children. Wong was proud to have approved the initial policy in 2004. He pointed out former COPE trustee Jane Bouey, who worked to get the 2004 version in place. She received a chorus of loud boos from the back of the room. Denike and Woo argued at least one more consultation meeting was needed. Denike said the policy hadn’t been translated into Chinese. He said a group called Vancouver School Board Watch had collected more than 6,000 signatures on a petition calling for “proper unbiased consultations” on the policy. “Mr. Denike’s [views] are not supported by me or the NPA caucus,” said NPA trustee Fraser Ballantyne. Parents have worried that, for example, a boy, as assigned at birth, could suddenly start using girls’ bathrooms and change rooms. The regulations, which were approved by a 7-2 vote with Denike andWoo opposed, say bathroom and change room use will be assessed on a caseby-case basis. Ciarniello said a switch wouldn’t happen over night and most of what parents were concerned about equalled bad behaviour, not a student simply using a private stall. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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News Shakes on a plane

Harbour Air has determined that human error was to blame after a cabin door popped open during a flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo.The float plane’s door was not latched properly, which caused a scare for nine passengers when it opened during some turbulence about 10 minutes into the 20-minute flight June 13. Float plane passenger Steve Sxwithul’txw said he didn’t immediately realize that the door was open. “It was quite surprising, a little shocking — not something you would expect,” he said. “A plane door popping open is the worst-case scenario at 4,000 feet in the air.” Sxwithul’txw said a woman with a baby was holding the door closed, and a passenger next to her was helping her.The woman said the door was flapping a bit and her instinct was to hold it closed.The passengers did not alert the pilot until after the plane landed. Eric Scott, Harbour Air’s vice-president, said the passengers were not in danger as the air flow outside the plane keeps the door from swinging open all the way. “I would have preferred that they told the pilot [right away],” Scott said. “He would have been able to explain to them that the door would be fine.” The Transportation Safety Board has been made aware of the incident.

Tugboat strike averted

A strike by tugboat operators has been averted, with two unions agreeing June 14 to enter binding arbitration/mediation with their employer, Seaspan. The Canadian Merchant Service Guild and International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 400 agreed to have the federal government appoint an arbitrator who will create a deal that cannot be changed by either side. Both unions have agreed not to strike. Seaspan is the biggest tugboat business on the West Coast, accounting for 70 per cent of tug activity at the Port of Vancouver. It’s been seeking contract concessions it says are needed to remain competitive. The union had voted 100 per cent in favour of taking job action June 3 but decided not to serve strike notice. The ILWU said Seaspan had been trying to “unilaterally impose” changes to the 40-year-old collective bargaining agreement that expired last year.

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Strike in effect for Vancouver schools Cheryl Rossi

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A full-scale strike by B.C. teachers was underway as the midweek Courier went to print. B.C.Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said Monday morning the BCPSEA “squandered” an opportunity to settle this weekend. Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the B.C. Public Sector Employers’ Association, said the BCTF broke off talks to discuss offers with its executive and then went to the media ﬁrst. Iker told reporters Monday morning the BCTF had revised its contract proposals. He said the BCTF: • proposed a salary increase of eight per cent over ﬁve years.The teachers’ federation had tabled an increase of 12.5 per cent to 14 per cent, depending on cost of living increases, over four years, June 2. • requested a signing bonus of $5,000. BCPSEA previously proposed a $1,200 bonus if a settlement

Teachers from Prince of Wales secondary school were on the corner of King Edward Ave and Arbutus Street Monday morning with their signs. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

was reached before the end of June. • proposed two funds to help with class size and composition while B.C. government appeals the B.C. Supreme Court decision reached in January that said the government must restore collective bargaining provisions that relate to class size and composition and the number of supports provided in classes for

special needs.The January decision said language would be retroactively returned to the collective agreement but would likely be the subject of ongoing collective bargaining. Iker said the BCPSEA reduced its previous wage proposal from 7.25 per cent to seven per cent over six years. “It’s almost unheard of to backtrack on a wage offer,” Iker said.

Cameron said Iker’s statements about BCPSEA moving backward on the wage offer were “completely wrong.” The head of BCPSEA, Lee Doney, said by the fifth year, the wages and benefits the BCTF proposes would reach 12.5 per cent. “As you know, the other unions have a five year increase of 5.5 per cent,” he said. “So... more than two times what

everybody else is getting. “And then there’s the signing bonus,” he continued. “$5,000 times about 33,000 employees – that’s a huge sum of money.” Doney said wages are the “least complicated part of the picture.” Iker said instead of dealing with class size, composition and the number of specialist teachers, BCPSEA recommended a joint fact-finding committee. BCPSEA says the BCTF proposes an annual “workload fund,” with no amount specified, for class size composition and staffing ratios, with the creation of a staff allocation plan at schools between the local union and principal. BCPSEA proposes moving the Learning Improvement Fund of $75 million into the collective agreement to address problems related to class size and composition. Iker said BCPSEA proposed a scheme to “do away with” the collective agreement if the government doesn’t like what the Court

of Appeal, or potentially the Supreme Court of Canada, has to say. “The government proposal says, ‘Within 60 days of the ultimate judicial decision, either party may give written notice to the other of termination of the collective agreement.’” Iker said. “The government is so afraid of the courts, so determined to hold back the funding required to give our kids the education they deserve, that they are already scheming to undo a potential decision of the Supreme Court of Canada.” Cameron conceded different ideas about what a court decision could mean have been a “roadblock” in negotiations. He said the 60-day proposal is meant to give either party the option to terminate and renegotiate if either is upset by a court decision. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said in a media release Monday morning the government’s goal continues to be to reach an agreement by June 30. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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The WilMar Estate at 2050 Southwest Marine Dr. is up for sale again — this time for $8.9 million. An earlier sale fell through. A developer planned to buy the almost two-acre property, but the deal was contingent on a proposal to rehabilitate the mansion and add infill through a heritage revitalization agreement with the City of Vancouver. That deal collapsed late last year — much to the frustration of those involved. The house has heritage B status, meaning it’s registered but not designated. “WilMar” is the combined names of Willard and Mary Kitchen.The Kitchen family and descendants occupied the five-bedroom house, built in 1925, until 2006 when Judith Jardine, the last living family member died.The Vancouver Foundation is a major beneficiary of Jardine’s will.

WilMar landed on HeritageVancouver’s 2012 endangered sites list. It’s considered important for its architecture, history and historical associations, and as one of the great estate properties on Southwest Marine Drive and inVancouver. Realtor LarryYatkowsky, who’s listed the property on behalf of the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, said it’s been on the market for about a month. The listing calls attention to the property’s history and size: “Originally developed circa 1925, this estate is an incredible opportunity to own a unique piece of Vancouver land. Amongst the largest available in the city, this property offers almost two acres (84,831.7 square feet) of prime land with incredible view potential. Situated upon this lot is a historically notable family home with Heritage B status. TheTudor styled home contains almost 9,000 square feet of living space that is untouched and unchanged from its days of grandeur. If the 20’s style is for you, this is your home!” Notes on the listing point out

it’s listed for land value only. “This home is in original condition and while charming, please note that extensive mechanical renovations amongst other items, may be required in order to achieve current building code standards,” it states. Yatkowsky said he was disappointed the heritage revitalization proposal didn’t work out. “It was, in my opinion, a great solution… I thought the plans were well considered. It was an elegant solution to a problem that solved the issue of keeping a heritage house, but it was not to be,” he said. “It’s the same grand old property. It’s still an exciting piece of property — there’s no question.” Heritage expert Donald Luxton remains optimistic the mansion can be saved. “It’s a very sound building that can be easily rehabilitated.The city remains open to creative solutions, and there is enough land to subdivide so it’s not that constrained,” Luxton wrote in an email. “I am not saying that it’s that easy, but I am hopeful that a solution can be found.” twitter.com/naoibh

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30 people with hearing loss! School board trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo have worn out their welcome with the NPA. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Trustees have ‘gone rogue’

Continued from page 1 In an interview Monday morning, Ballantyne told the Courier as far as he knows the two politicians can’t be ofﬁcially removed from the NPA caucus until the move is approved by the party’s board of directors. “But I had already noticed that Ken didn’t recognize or say the NPA name during the [press conference],” said Ballantyne. “I do know they won’t be joining us during caucus discussions on macro issues in the city.” Ballantyne said it’s been awkward sitting with the pair on school board considering he and they have different philosophies. He noted the party has agreements in place that see members discuss issues prior to any public announcements or press conferences. “But we were blindsided,” said Ballantyne. “They have us on ignore now so it’s obvious they’ve gone rogue. These are sensitive issues and they’re not representative of the NPA’s views and especially not mine.” Meanwhile on Friday, NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert wrote on a Facebook page, entitled “Don’t Fly the Flag if You Don’t Stand with Us,”

that he’d just returned from Denike and Woo’s press conference. “At their press conference they had a man who shouted about ‘pretend girls’ in change rooms, they had a parent say she was considering taking her kids to private school if the policy passed, and through it all NPA trustee Denike, and Woo sat by saying ...nothing, just nodding their head,” Chandra Herbert wrote. He said their press conference “seemed designed to provoke fear.” “And the NPA is still supporting these people as their voice on school board?” he wrote. The NPA announced June 13 Denike and Woo had been formally expelled. “The decision to expel Denike and Woo was necessary given that the two have chosen to follow their own course in various matters without consulting with the other members of caucus,” the announcement said. “The caucus has concluded that Denike and Woo do not share the same level of sensitivity and understanding of the LGBTQ+ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning] community.” twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Opinion Youth mental-health services fall short

A city of renters needs more rental housing

Les Leyne Columnist lleyne@timescolonist.com

Michael Geller Columnist michaelarthurgeller@gmail.com

While the horrifying consequences of untreated mental illness played out from Vancouver to Moncton last week, a committee of MLAs spent a full day listening to people who work on the problem every day. Politicians on the legislature’s child and youth committee decided to delve into one speciﬁc issue — youth mental health. They’re conducting a round of hearings and studies, and the June 11 session was devoted to hearing from doctors and caregivers. There’s a general view that there are some gaps in the delivery system when it comes to caring for young people struggling with mental illness. But Dr. Steve Mathias, a Vancouver psychiatrist who works with adolescents through an outreach program, made the point more bluntly: “You could argue that it’s not actually a gap. It’s an absence of services.” Mathias delivered a big-picture view of the situation. About 75 per cent of mentalhealth problems occur before age 25, and 80 per cent of substance abuse issues start before age 20. Mental illness, ranging from anxiety to psychosis, accounts for about 60 per cent of the non-fatal burden of disease for people ages 15 to 34. From that startlingly high share of the population, Mathias said only 20 per cent get access to treatment, and only two per cent will get specialist care.Youth have limited access to GPs, and youth mentalhealth services are fractured “at the worst possible point of transition.” There are services — to the tune of $78 million worth a year, just from the children’s ministry. But they’re fragmented. “Every door is the wrong door,” he said. For those who work up the motivation to get treatment — which is a hurdle in itself — he equated it to a young person buying one of their ﬁrst cars.They need a little sedan, but the only things available on the car lot are minivans. “The family van meets different needs. It’s a different vehicle. And that’s what adult mental-health services are.They’re designed for chronically ill individuals — average age of 40 to 45 — and we’re asking young people to access adult mental-health services when they graduate from child services.” The government is well aware of the shortfalls, and the issue has been getting some attention. But Mathias questioned

the priorities that have been set, saying the early-years service that got some attention hasn’t been shown to make a meaningful difference. Meanwhile, the cohort from 17 to 25 years of age could use a lot more targeted help.

“You could argue that it’s not actually a gap. It’s an absence of services.” —Dr. Steve Mathias “So where do they go? Look no further than the emergency room.That’s where they show up,” said Mathias. He said youth admittance to ERs has almost tripled in five years, but they aren’t the right place. The program he runs evolved after the discovery that hundreds of young people with mental-health issues were being discharged from ERs without any followup. For the last few years, a team has been chasing them down and helping them as best they can. “We struggle, because it’s so overwhelming.” (The outreach office had five new renewals by noon one day last week.) His pitch was one of dozens the committee will hear over the next few months. Devote $100 million, a half per cent of the health budget, to youth mental health. Focus it on 12- to 15-year-olds. Open 15 integrated health centres for youth across B.C. More psychiatrists, and more tele-psychiatry for rural areas. They would include clinics for intensive case management, and emphasis on reintegrating kids back into the community, not transitioning them to adult care. He said the commitment to such work is growing in B.C. communities, and a financial commitment from the government would further the progress. “We just have no services for these guys … We’ve got no model for it, which is kind of nice, actually, because that means you can do anything.You can just start fresh and do something right.” MLAs are accepting submissions from the public until July 25. Details are on the committee page of the legislature website: leg.bc.ca twitter.com/leyneles

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The number of remaining NPA school board trustees after the party booted Ken Denike and Sophia Woo from caucas over comments suggesting new transgender policies could hurt the real estate market.

In percentage points, the difference between the BCTF’s proposed salary increase of eight per cent for teachers over five years and the BCSPEA’s counter-offer of seven per cent over six years..

Do you own or rent your home? Across Canada and Metro Vancouver, approximately two thirds of the population owns a home. However, in the city of Vancouver, the majority of residents are renters. In the West End the percentage is greater than 80 per cent and in the Downtown Eastside almost 90 per cent rent. In Dunbar, Kerrisdale and other predominantly single-family neighbourhoods, the percentage of renters is significantly lower. However, recent zoning changes encouraging laneway housing and basement suites will result in increases in the number of renters over time. Furthermore, new condominium apartment and townhouse developments will likely increase the number of renters since historically about 35 to 40 per cent of new condominiums are purchased by investors and rented out. I spent the past few weeks thinking about Vancouver’s rental market in preparation for a recent talk to the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations.The CFAA includes representatives of Canada’s large and small landlords, as well as related companies serving the rental housing industry. I was asked to address why we stopped building rental housing in Vancouver and present ideas on how to increase new supply in the absence of senior government subsidies. When the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (now the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or CMHC) was created in 1946, many of its activities were directed towards helping returning veterans purchase a house. However, through CMHC, the federal government introduced various programs to encourage private builders, developers and financial institutions to create new rental housing. Over the subsequent four decades, there was an alphabet soup of programs including MURBs (Multiple Unit Residential Buildings) which resulted in a considerable supply of new rental housing. At the same time, the federal and provincial governments were building public housing and funding non-profit rental and cooperative housing. Many of these non-profit sponsors are about to lose their subsidies, but that is another story for another day. Unfortunately, developers, non-profits and investors eventually became addicted to these government programs and, when

they ended, so did much of the rental housing supply.Today we have Vancouver and other municipalities trying to encourage new rental supply by offering various incentives such as density bonuses, parking reductions, reduced municipal fees and fast-tracking of applications. When compared with other municipalities, especially West Vancouver where not one new purpose-built rental building has been constructed in over 40 years,Vancouver is succeeding in its efforts to increase supply. However, more needs to be done since many potential first-time buyers and lasttime buyers are now considering renting, rather than owning for various reasons. Whereas the Canadian dream has been to own a home and a car, this is no longer always the case. Increasingly, younger generations are willing to share a car, rather than buy their own. Similarly, while many still dream of owning a house, others prefer to rent an apartment in an expensive urban location rather than get in a car and drive until they can find a house they can afford to buy. One might say they are willing to become more like the Germans, for whom renting is the norm. In Germany 80 per cent of Hamburg residents rent, while in Berlin an astounding 90 per cent are renters. It is not just the Millennials. Increasingly, empty nesters and seniors who have owned homes for decades are thinking about renting, rather than buying another home for various reasons. There is a growing perception that house prices cannot continue to rise as they have in the past, and could drop. Also, the recent provincial requirement that strata corporations undertake inspections and prepare a depreciation report is revealing that many condominium projects will require expensive repairs and higher strata fees in the future. Furthermore, given Vancouver’s very high real estate prices, it is possible to rent a property for significantly less than it would cost to own the same property when taking into account the value of money, taxes, condominium fees, etc. Despite the financial benefits of renting, there is no doubt that many of us will continue to want to own a home for emotional reasons. However, we too should encourage the development of new rental housing construction since who knows — one day we may be the beneficiaries of this new housing. twitter.com/michaelgeller

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In billions of dollars, the cost of a proposed 10-year transit plan approved by Metro Vancouver mayors that would include building a $1.9 billion subway line along the Broadway corridor.

In millions of dollars, the annual amount psychiatrists propose should be put aside from the provincial health budget to address youth mental health problems.

In rounded-up cents per litre, the new record for high gas prices at Metro Vancouver pumps this week.

The number of park board community centres offering special day camps beginning this week in response to public school teachers’ province-wide strike.

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Mailbox ‘Park’ is cash Vision a housecow for Concord wrecking party To the editor: Re: “Promised park nowhere in sight,” June 13. What is amazing is that these citizens find a mystery in this. Let’s face it, 1986 represented a paradigm shift in how party politics would find supremacy in our “democracy,” right down to the municipal level.The odd backroom deal — cigar smoke in the air and bourbon on the table — would be replaced with systemic “donations.”The Zalm as premier and Gordon Campbell as mayor (two “honourable” gentlemen, as we all know) ensured Vancouver’s soul would be sold for development from that point forward. The property tax dollars that were brought to city departments — as well as the election races — have become the cocaine of our politicians and city inspectors and managers. Reality is that the “park” is a cash cow for Concord Pacific, out of which it dispenses “donations” to ALL Parties, ensuring that the densification will reign supreme and parkless citizens will choke on the fumes from more than cigar smoke. William Ritchie, Vancouver

To the editor: Re: “Letter: Implement demolition ban,” June 11. Fiona Lam’s letter struck a chord with me because after having served as a volunteer on the City Heritage Committee for seven years, I realized that the mayor was not interested in the heritage of our beautiful city. The Heritage Commission urged him to update the heritage registry because we were worried about the loss of so many historical houses in our city, but to no avail. He was more interested in supporting densiﬁcation and developers. Even though two thirds of speakers at the city hall Oakridge meeting were against the plan, the mayor and Vision rubberstamped the application. Then last week the city refused to protect the 1898 Legg House from being demolished, but protected the tulip tree on that property. Is an ancient tree more important than the historical heritage of our city? Fiona is correct, we need to protect what heritage we have left in all parts of our city, not just Shaughnessy. Megan Balmer, Vancouver

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June 17, 1958: Seventy-nine construction workers plunge 30 metres into the icy waters of Burrard Inlet after the southern section of the Second Narrows Bridge collapses. Eighteen men were killed in the accident, many of whom likely drowned due to their heavy tool belts, along with a scuba diver who died trying to recover bodies. A subsequent Royal Commission inquiry found the disaster was due to miscalculations by bridge engineers and that a temporary crane arm was too light to bear the weight of one of the spans. The bridge was officially renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing in 1994.

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June 19, 1983: The world’s largest air-supported domed stadium opens beside False Creek. Built in advance of Expo 86 at a cost of $126 million (roughly $267 million in today’s dollars), B.C. Place is able to seat 60,000 people. The Vancouver Whitecaps played the first sporting event in the province’s biggest venue the following day, defeating the Seattle Sounders 2-1 in a North American Soccer League game. The dome roof was deflated in 2010 and a new retractable roof added as part of a planned $150 million renovation that instead saw costs balloon to $514 million.

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COURIER STORY: “Whale protesters crash Aquarium’s party,” June 13. Marker Guru: These protesters should do some research before holding up signs with already proven false information on them.Twisting information into lies hurts the cause more than it helps.TheVancouver Aquarium is NOT the enemy here. Sea-Circuses like Seaworld are!These need to go first then the phase-out of other captive cetaceans will follow. Jimmy Kraktov: The Pacific Ocean is fast becoming a nuclear wasteland.The animals at the Vancouver Aquarium might just end up being the only examples of their kind left alive. I don’t like to see any animal locked up and kept from its natural habitat, but there seems to be no other explanation for the fact that not one sardine was caught last season. It’s getting very bad out there. COURIER STORY: “Vancouver filmmaker sees lesson in Little Mountain,” June 13. Peter Carr: I drive by it every day and it brings a tear to my eye. All those families that had established roots in the community bullied out of the neighbourhood just so the property would sit empty for this long. COURIER COLUMN: “Atheists demand proof for God’s existence,” June 13. Suzanne Zeviar:The Abrahamic religions are SO OVER. Set your clock forward 2000 years. Positively4thstreet: “I’d say for most Christians the Bible is like a software agreement,” O’Brien says. “You don’t read it, you just scroll to the bottom and click ‘agree.’” And I’m sure he has the evidence for that! Fact is you don’t even have to read the bible; believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. God didn’t say read the bible 50 times and pass a written test. COURIER BLOG POST: “Big night for Mighty Mouse at UFC 174,” online only. Gnome Sane:That was actually a great recap. Really captured the fans’ perspective on the night. Also a couple of news items I missed. COURIER STORY: “Vancouver man saving up for tiny house ,” June 11. Magic Kaboots:There are a few questions that were not answered in the article.Where is he getting his water and power? What is he doing with his garbage and especially the contents of his septic tank? I think tiny houses or other alternatives such as container homes are admirable ways to cope with expensive land costs, but they still have to be put somewhere and then provided with water, sewage and power. Editor’s note: The June 13 edition of the Courier included a comment from an online reader saying Boldt Communications owner Leslie Boldt andVisionVancouver park board commissionerTrevor Loke are siblings.They are not, in fact, related, although they are friends and Boldt often refers to Loke as her “brother” on social media as a term of endearment.

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Mayors face steep climb for transit plan $7.5 billion plan requires provincial government acceptance Mike Howell

existing carbon taxes.” The mayors’ plan suggested if the government wasn’t interested in reallocating the carbon tax that it could simply increase the rate of the tax for Metro Vancouver residents. Stone said he is interested in talking to mayors about a separate carbon tax for Metro Vancouver as a potential revenue source. He commended the mayors for putting together the plan in the short timeframe, saying he takes his “hat off” to them for what was “clearly an exceptional amount of hard work.” He noted the government only received the plan Wednesday night and will review it over the next couple of weeks.

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Mayors from around the region approved a 10-year transit plan last Thursday that will cost $7.5 billion and include the construction of a $1.9 billion subway line along the Broadway corridor. The plan, however, must be accepted by the provincial government and hinges on the results of a referendum to be held by June of next year to determine whether Metro Vancouver residents want to spend more money on transit services. The plan relies on $3.9 billion from senior levels of government and funding mechanisms such as reallocating $250 million per year of the provincial government’s carbon tax, bridge tolls and possibly charging vehicle drivers for the distance they drive. Of that $3.9 billion, an estimated $1.9 billion will be required from the region and senior levels of government to build the 5.1-kilometre subway line from the Vancouver Community College-Clark SkyTrain station to Arbutus Street. Annual operating costs are estimated at $22.3 million.

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Mayor Gregor Robertson has long campaigned for a subway line along Broadway that would take transit

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Metro Vancouver mayors approved a $7.5 billion plan June 12 to improve transit in the Lower Mainland. The plan calls for a $1.9 billion subway from the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station to Arbutus Street to alleviate congestion along the Broadway corridor. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

riders past Arbutus to the University of B.C. “The long-term plan is to get to UBC with rapid transit,” Robertson told reporters after the mayors’ council on regional transportation approved the plan at TransLink’s ofﬁces in New Westminster. “This 10-year plan is ensuring we get to Arbutus, where the highest volume is. So I think it’s a reasonable ﬁrst step.” City staff reports have said the stretch of Broadway between Commercial and

Arbutus is the busiest bus corridor in North America. Statistics also show 2,000 transit users per morning rush hour are passed up by buses, and lineups will only get worse when another 100,000 people are expected in the corridor by 2040. Robertson acknowledged the plan to build a subway requires senior government to pay two-thirds of the $1.9 billion tab but said he is optimistic there will be buy-in from Victoria and Ottawa. “I’m hopeful they’ll rec-

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he told the Courier. “There is very little in the way of provincial or federal funding to support this plan.” Along with a $1.9 billion subway for Vancouver, the plan calls for Surrey to get a $2.1 billion light-rail system. Corrigan said he would have supported the plan, if the projects were excluded. “We just had the Canada Line come through for 2010, we’re in the process of bringing in the Evergreen Line,” he said of the Coquitlam SkyTrain project. “To push on to building brand new transit lines seems to me to be overly ambitious and probably not sustainable within our economy.” A sub-committee of mayors drafted the plan over the past 12 weeks after Transportation Minister Todd Stone requested municipalities devise a longterm funding strategy for the region. Property taxes and new transit fare revenue are other tools the mayors believe will help pay for a more sustainable plan. Stone told reporters from outside the government’s cabinet ofﬁces in downtown Vancouver that using the carbon tax to help pay for the plan is off the table. “That is not going to happen,” he said. “I’m certainly not going to be the minister who goes out there and tells people of the Lower Mainland that we’re going to jack up your provincial income taxes so that the mayors can use the

Other investments in the plan for Vancouver include new B-line buses from downtown to Southeast Marine Drive, downtown to Simon Fraser University’s main campus in Burnaby and from Joyce-Collingwood to UBC.Total capital cost is estimated at $21.9 million and an operating cost of $11.1 million. More frequent bus, SeaBus and HandyDart service is called for, as are continued investments in cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and road maintenance. The timing for the subway to be built is in the six to 10-year range of the plan — the same timeframe for Surrey’s light-rail project. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said “there was no ﬁght” among the mayors to ensure both multi-billion dollar projects were in the plan. “They have to be on the table because the corridor in Vancouver has to be addressed and the growth south of the Fraser [river] has to be addressed, so we can’t ignore it,” said Watts, who supports region-wide tolling to help pay for costs. “Keep it at a very low price and spread it around.” A new four-lane Pattullo Bridge for New Westminster at $980 million is the other big expense outlined in the plan and calls for tolls once it is built. The council is comprised of 21 mayors,Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Bryce Williams and representative Mariah Harris of Electoral Area A, which includes the UBC lands. —With ﬁles from Chris Cheung twitter.com/Howellings

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Building a brand with street eats Christopher Cheung

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Whether looking for an economical way to enter the food industry or a venue to experiment new dishes, food carts are a mobile option to build a brand and get the eats directly to the people. The City of Vancouver began approving licenses for food carts in 2010 and there are now over 100 street vendors.Vancouver’s third Food Cart Fest begins June 22 and continues every Sunday this summer at Olympic Village. Zach Berman dreamed of selling cold-pressed juices and doing it from a truck made it possible. He began The Juice Truck with co-owner Ryan Slater three years ago.Their brick-andmortar store opens next week in Mount Pleasant. Berman believes food carts

are a helpful gateway for young chefs and entrepreneurs. “I was 24 when we launched the business,” said Berman. “The best thing is to go for it and things will ﬁgure themselves out, but you have to be willing to work hard.” Steven Ewing is a professional chef of 25 years who fought hard to make a name for his cart,Yolk’s, which sells handcrafted breakfast and brunch made from local ingredients. “I wanted to work for myself,” said Ewing. “Opening a restaurant was too much money so I decided to go for a food cart.” He stresses that starting a cart isn’t as easy as it looks on TV. Restaurant experience, ﬁnding equipment and a solid concept are all crucial, but a thousand things can happen on the road. Ewing has battled broken waterlines, squeezing

Success on the streets has helped mobile carts like The Juice Truck open a brick-and-mortar location. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

his trailer into odd spaces and two consecutive ﬂat tires in a single morning. Tacoﬁno truck manager Stuart Whyte also encountered surprises when hired

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name and build a reputation. But not everyone starts a food cart to get a foot in the door.The Reef restaurants had locations on Main Street and Commercial Drive before deciding to take on the streets April 2013, manipulating restaurant favourites for a truck. “We already had the infrastructure in place,” said co-owner Simon Cotton. “Our goal was always to bring our approach to Caribbean food [to the area] and it was just an opportunity to do Caribbean street food.” Vendors recommend the Street Food Vancouver app to ﬁnd carts or to visit the industry’s major players at Food Cart Fest. “The food is so fresh, so in the moment,” said Cotton. “You’re creating food immediately,” twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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All artists of all ages — along with poodles of all sorts, too — were invited to Ian Forbes’ painting tent under the Main Street poodle statue for Vancouver Draw Down. It was one of 48 places across the city where people could draw, sketch or paint as part of the ﬁfth annual art celebration this past Saturday. Inspired by England’s Big Draw festival,Vancouver’s version ranged from Ghazel Abassalian’s largescale drawing in the lobby of the West End community centre to Sheila White’s costume sketching at the Arts Club. Unlike these sessions, however, Forbes’ Poodle on Parade was outdoors and at the mercy of the drizzle. “The poodle picked me, I didn’t pick it,” said Forbes while he clipped ﬁnished poodle doodles to a string which hung at the back of the tent. Regardless of who picked whom, the visual artist was happy to be leading people to art at one of the day’s smaller stations. The drawings, which at that point consisted of some poodle scribbles, one “evil poodle,” as well as a sample from Forbes, were made with Chinese ink and drawn using skinny tree branches

The Roundhouse community centre hosted aerial acrobats from Firebelly Performance Society who posed for artists while suspended in silk ribbons during this past Saturday’s Vancouver Draw Down festival. See photo gallery at vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app. PHOTO REBECCA BLISSETT

as brushes because, as Forbes explained, “using sticks breaks down people’s inhibitions.” Instead of sticks, Dance Traces used chalk footsteps drawn around its station under the gazebo near Science World to get passersby moving, and Roundhouse arts programmer Cyndy Chwelos echoed Forbes’ words. “We’re really interested in dropping inhibitions and

challenging the notion of ‘I’m not an artist’,” she said. “We want to spark somebody to engage who might not otherwise. Stop somebody in their tracks — they hear music, they hear dance and pretty soon they’re here for half-an-hour.” So imagine the delight of the people behind Dance Traces when they overheard a grandmother tell her family to wait for her as she

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twisted and hopped through the chalk steps. The only big movements at the Roundhouse community centre came from aerial acrobats from the Firebelly Performance Society, who wrapped themselves in silk ribbons for three minutes at a time, surrounded by a circle of artists at easels and scribblers with notepads. It also provided the day’s second sighting of Draw Down

organizer and Roundhouse arts programmer Marie Lopes, who had earlier been handing out green pencils at the morning’s launch at the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch. “The big goal is to show people how drawing happens in everyday life way more than they think it does,” she said, before heading out to one of the other venues via her bicycle.

“We draw when we sign our names, right? Drawing is a way to think, drawing is a way to move…” Unlike at the Mount Pleasant community centre, where mostly children participated in Amanda Lye’s Exquisite Corpse drawing game, adult artists were the majority at the Roundhouse. Despite the demographic, session leader and artist Thomas Anfield still played. “When you’re doing your drawings,” he called out, breaking the silent concentration, “I want you to label all the different muscles!” Lisa Ullén spent a moment to study a drawing somebody gave her at the Western Front before reaching into the string guts of a grand piano to give the artwork a song.The instant graphic scores from drawings and doodles was clearly astonishing for all ages; five-year-olds as well as 35-year-olds whipped up endless sheets of artwork for the Swedish pianist to play. “No, I don’t pretend,” said Ullén, stretching her shoulders after her two-hour, on-demand performance. “I don’t know how flowers sound but it’s the shape around flowers, or their colours, that give sound.” A few blocks up the street, the Poodle Parade was still going strong under Gisele Amantea’s statue which Forbes said liked so much that he wished it was bigger.

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All along upper West Tenth Avenue, the merchants are gearing up for this weekend’s annual extravaganza, the Point Grey Fiesta, running Fri. June 20 through Sun. June 22. This is the West Side destination where family and friends can enjoy culinary delights, use professional services and do some great retail shopping – from home décor and fashions to toys and.more. Executive Director, Michelle Barile, and the members of the Point Grey Village Business Association have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you the most action-packed weekend of fun activities and shopping on the Avenue. Watch out for the

amazing sidewalk sales! (Pointgreyvillage.com.)

Festival Highlight Reel - Sat. June 21 Fiesta Parade – The RBC Financial Group Parade will include 60 bands, plus schools, athletic teams and social organizations marching, and 10 VIP sports cars carrying local elected officials and dignitaries. The parade begins at 10 a.m. with motorcycle drill teams, marching bands, decorated floats, community groups, sports teams, decorated bikes and much more. Get there early to secure your viewing spot along the Avenue, or fuel up at 10:30 am at the free Pancake Breakfast in the Safeway parking lot. Kids & Parents Bike Race – The kids race starts at

11:30 am, from Trimble to Sasamat (bring your own bike and helmet), followed by a parents bike race (small bike provided.) Racers can win fantastic prizes from the Bike Gallery (assemble there at 11:15 am) and local merchants. Pre-register in person (by donation) at the Bike Gallery, 4433 West Tenth Ave. (604-221-2453.) The Opening Ceremonies are at 11:45 am at Trimble Park, at Trimble and West 8th. The Fiesta Stage is a wonderful opportunity for the community to meet their elected representatives, plus a host of VIPs, special guests and sponsors will address the crowd. The Official Opening is led by Stella Shurety, Fiesta Queen, and her Consort, Reg Lee.

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Scrambling to plan summer activities for children isn’t the only thing parents should worry about in the months ahead. It’s also crucial for everyone to know how to survive summer heat, especially for children who may be too carried away to realize how their bodies are handling the sun. “It’s often because they’re having so much fun and the draw of the activity is too exciting,” said Kristi Douglas, recreation programmer at the Kerrisdale Community Centre. “Often it’s not their ﬁrst

thought that the sun might be harming them or making them tired or feel ill.” Family doctor Wi-Guan Lim said more water is always good. “It really depends how much the kids are running around losing water, but it’s hard to overdose on water,” said Lim. All community centres and beaches with lifeguards in the city will have posters reminding the public to be “sun smart,” with the following tips provided by the Australian-based SunSmart program. The ﬁve S’ of being sun smart are easy to remember:

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aquatic services at the City of Vancouver, believes even adults often underestimate the sun. “With fairly high levels of UV radiation, you can get a burn in as little as 15 minutes, so it’s absolutely critical to be sun smart.” Healy suggested planning outdoor activities keeping the hottest peak hours in mind, usually between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Douglas noted summer programs should always involve some quieter activities in the shade in addition to being directly in the sun. Adults have to take children seriously when they say they

getting hot, said Douglas. “Our staff and leaders have to stay constantly aware how children are doing.” Parents are often instructed by summer camps and community centres to plan for the heat as it’s important for sun protection items to be packed beforehand. For those who may become dehydrated on the go, the Tap Map app shows where to find the nearest drinking water fountains in Metro Vancouver.The city will also provide additional temporary fountains July 1 to early fall in specific locations to benefit the elderly, very young and homeless.

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In Homer’s Iliad, Odysseus commands his crew to tie him to his ship’s mast so that he can hear the beautiful but tempting song of the Sirens.With their ears covered, the crew has been ordered to ignore Odysseus’ demands when he is under the inﬂuence of the Sirens. In psychiatry, a patient with bipolar disorder may request an Odysseus contract whereby he agrees to be admitted if he is manic and unable to make appropriate decisions for himself. In other words, he tells his family and doctor: “Don’t do as I say when I am not of sound mind”. I wonder if Homer was warning us of the pitfalls of lust and love. Perhaps young people should not be allowed to marry when they are madly in love. Before they sign their lives away at the end of the wedding ceremony, they should at least produce a doctor’s note certifying that they are capable of making rational decisions. Author Joseph Goldstein has called infatuation and desire the near enemy of love, and by love, I mean unconditional love — agape, metta, loving-kindness or brotherly love.The former is obsessive and possessive. It seeks to take, to hold and control. Unconditional love is giving, forgiving and letting go. Pleasure and the satisfaction of our material wants are worldly counterfeits of true happiness. Unlike enduring happiness, they soon give way to emptiness and disappointment. So too

do infatuation and desire — counterfeits of real love — give way to disappointment, disillusionment and ill will. It’s okay to enjoy a delicious meal, a cup of coffee and a relaxing massage but don’t expect pleasure alone to give you a complete and meaningful life. It’s okay to fall in love as we all do, but that alone is not enough to sustain meaningful relationships over a lifetime. Romantic love is a lens that creates a distorted image of another, magnifying positive qualities and blurring the rough edges that will later prickle us. Unconditional love allows you to see and accept the whole, appreciate beauty and genuinely want the best for the other. My children have taught me how to love unconditionally. Becoming a father and holding in my arms a helpless and beautiful child who is completely dependent on parental care has helped me grow in love. As each of my children grow, stumble, fall and succeed, the most important thing that I can teach them is that I see the best in them and love them completely just as they are. Sometimes as parents, our children may feel that our love is dependent on their innate qualities or their behaviour, and being human, egos can get in the way and we may love imperfectly. But in the end, the well-being of our children takes precedence over our own. Real happiness and the meaning in our lives come from our relationships.The purpose of our lives is to accept love and learn to love

more fully.We are given a lifetime. My parents surrounded their three children with love.They saw the best in us and this inspired us to be our best, and their circle of concern extended far beyond our family. Love is limitless. Unlike its near enemy that can only be given to few and for a limited time, our love can extend and beneﬁt many even beyond our lifetimes. When I think of our potential for love, I use the metaphor of the water cycle. Water is a key constituent of our bodies and we share it with the whole world.Water is excreted and evaporates from our bodies.Water condenses into clouds. It falls as rain and snow. It ﬂows in rivers to lakes and oceans. We drink it and it sustains physical life. Throughout our lives, we receive love in many forms from countless people.We depend on the kindness of strangers, our teachers, coaches, parents, mentors, friends, and the people of the past who have worked to create the places we live and the systems that sustain our lives. Love is not ours to keep for our selves or share with just a few. It has been freely given to us to give out and give forward. In your life, what gifts great or small have you received that you cannot fully give back? How are you paying this forward? Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician at PrimeCare Medical. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper.You can read more about achieving your positive potential in health at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Vancouver is offering strike day camps at some of its locations, including the Langara FamilyYMCA at 282West 49th Ave.Visit vanymca.org for more information. • The Vancouver Aquarium is also responding to the teacher’s strike by offering day camp programs designed for students in kindergarten through Grade 7. Children are divided into age-appropriate groups and through handson exploration, games and crafts will learn about marine science, interact with ocean life and connect with the natural world. For more information visit vanaqua.org. • Macsailing is offering day camps that teach sailing, skimboarding, stand-up paddling and windsurﬁng at Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St. Kids can sign up for one day or ﬁve at the camp, which offers courses designed to introduce participants to the basics of water sports, while maintaining a fun and safe atmosphere. For more information visit macsailing.com. • For those of you vying for a parent-of-the-year

award, Playland is open with the new Rock-N-Cars ride.This attraction allows riders to pick the bumper car of their dreams, whether it’s a Formula 1-themed racecar or a speedy sports car.This newly designed ride is now safe for even littler riders, so the whole family can strap in and have fun together.Visit pne.ca for a complete list of rides and attractions. • Academie Duello is offering “No School Knight Camps” at its downtown studio.This day camp welcomes girls and boys of any athletic ability and features all the fun of their regularly scheduled summer camps, including practising knightly virtues, history lessons, playing medieval games and of course lots of swordplay. Since Academie Duello is running the camp as a school replacement, it’s also offering free beforecare with doors open at 8:15 a.m. After camp care is also available from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for $5 plus GST. Curbside drop-off is available. Phone 604-568-9907 or register online at academieduello.com.

• Shoreline Actors Academy is offering acting day camps for kids and teens of all ages at its East Seventh studio. And while kids won’t be studying English or math, they will have an opportunity to build their selfconﬁdence and self esteem through acting. For more information, visit shorelineactorsacademy.com.The studio is located at 33 East Seventh Ave. • The University of B.C. is offering a number of programs for children during this labour dispute, including the UBC Ropes Course Strike Camp for ages eight to 17 and pre-summer camp after-care. • Pedalheads is also offering courses all this week in response to the labour dispute. Pedalheads is a program that teaches kids and adults of all ages bike skills and safety.This week Pedalheads instructors will be picking up participants at 4196 West Fourth Ave., which offers access to the beach, Duck Pond Trail and Paciﬁc Spirit Park.Visit pedalheads.com for more information. twitter.com/sthomas10

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1 June 18 to 20, 2014 1. Vancouver-based visual artist Roselina Hung’s new exhibition of fantastical oil paintings, Of Myth and Man, “mixes images from Greek myths and the Old Testament with romantic, familial and platonic relationships from the artist’s own life.” So I guess that means Hung’s father was a hot Minotaur.The show opens June 19, 6 to 8 p.m. at Initial Gallery (2339 Granville St.) and runs until July 5. Details at initialgallery.com. 2. After a decade together, underappreciated Guelph indie rockers the Constantines went on one of those “indeﬁnite hiatuses” four years ago, reuniting this year for a string of Ontario shows. And although the reformed band won’t make it out west for its victory lap until the fall (Oct. 8 at the Commodore), audiences can catch frontman Bry Webb at the Biltmore June 18 doing the solo thing with his backing band the Providers. Musical chameleon Ford Pier and the Strength of Materials open.Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu and ticketweb.ca. 3. Why eat an entire entrée when you can nibble your way through a menu? That’s part of the charm of Shift Theatre’s 1-Act Festival showcasing six one-act plays, including PKD Workshow’s A Wake of Vultures, Jennica Grienke’s This Time I Get What I Want and Katey Hoffman and Cheyenne Mabberley’s The After After Party (Waiting for Gordo), among others.The festival runs June 18 to 21 at the Cultch Vancity Culture Lab. Details at shifttheatre.ca. 4. Local outﬁt the Shilohs brings its well-crafted pop tunes, sweet harmonies, jangly guitars and indie rock pedigree to the Fortune Sound Club June 19, 8:30 p.m. in support of its self-titled sophomore release.The High Drops and Cool open. Tickets at Zulu and Red Cat Records.

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Over the next few weeks, you might notice a high level of excitement and jubilation ﬁlling the streets, pubs and coffee shops of Vancouver that has nothing to do with bow-hunter and underachieving Canucks forward David Booth getting bought out of his hefty NHL contract.The culprit, in fact, is the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup. Not only is it the biggest sporting event in the world, theWorld Cup is one of those rare times where local nacho-bloated sports fans get to experience a sense of culture and global awareness — when else are they going to acknowledge the existence of Ghana or watch a team from Algeria do anything? But before you grease up your belly with body paint or drape theTurkish ﬂag around your neck like a cape and run down the streets yelling “Attica! Attica!” — after all that’s a reference to a 1975 Al Pacino movie that has nothing to do with soccer orTurkey — pay attention to K&K’s carefully compiled Dos and Don’ts

when watching theWorld Cup. Good luck. DO refer to soccer as football, even though it can seem a little pretentious in certain circles. It’s what the rest of the world calls it, and it makes more sense to call it football than whatever it is the B.C. Lions play. Perhaps the Lions could call their sport “organized disappointment.” DON’T cheer for Ireland. It doesn’t have a team in this year’s World Cup and you will look like a putz. DON’T use a vuvuzela. The plastic horn and the ear-curdling monotone note it emits became a symbol of South African football, particularly when the country hosted the 2010 World Cup. But this year’s World Cup is not in South Africa, and the sound is annoying. DO marvel at Germany’s precise and efﬁcient movement of the ball. DON’T associate Germany’s precise and efﬁcient movement of the ball with the country’s Nazi past. It’s hackneyed, although probably somewhat accurate. DO sleep with a Brazilian.They’ll likely be in a celebratory mood and you can chalk it up to a “cultural exchange.”

DON’T get a “Brazilian” wax just because that country is hosting theWorld Cup. Get one because you’ve bought into society’s increasingly porn-a-fied view of beauty and you are ashamed/ terrified of your pubic hair. DO go to an Italian coffee shop on Commercial Drive when Italy is playing. DON’T go to Starbuck’s on the Drive when Italy is playing, unless you’re buying a Norah Jones CD and something covered in whip cream. DO watch onYouTube comedian John Oliver’s brilliant and funny takedown of FIFA and its highly questionable tactics and how it perfectly illustrates “the sausage principle,” where if you love something, never find out how it’s made. DON’T say things like “That was a cheeky play” when someone makes a nice pass.We all know you heard that while playing EA Sports FIFA Soccer. DO remember to watch the 2015 FIFAWomen’s World Cup next year. Not only is Canada hosting the tournament, but unlike with the men’s team Canada actually is competing, and they’re pretty darn good. twitter.com/KudosKvetches

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Ones&Zeros reflect on life in the city STATE OF THE ARTS

Cheryl Rossi

crossi@vancourier.com

Ones&Zeros’ early ’80s new wave and post-punk tinged songs are steeped in Jason Maxwell’s observations about life in the city. “The City Don’t Care,” also the name of the EP Ones&Zeros will release at the Media Club on June 20, features Maxwell musing about a general sense of alienation and the pace of change in Vancouver. “And how our identity can get tied to certain places or certain situations and when those touchstones or those landmarks are ripped down and replaced with more glass condos for foreign buyers, for the most part, what happens to our identity,” Maxwell said. “Last Goodbye,” also on the new EP, deals with addiction and “Life on Video” was inspired by the “bystander effect” Maxwell noted during the Stanley Cup riot downtown. “All this chaos was happening and violence in places and most people that I saw were just standing rooted on the spot holding out their phones ®

recording it all rather than trying to do something about it,” he said. Upbeat, somewhat distorted pop songs buoy the moody lyrics Maxwell says reflect his influences, which include early Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and the Clash. “I can’t escape these observations about things around me and around us,” Maxwell said. “We hear so much drivel on the radio and through TV these days,” he continued. “That whole so-called R&B category, the Beyoncés, Rhiannas and Katy Perrys and Jay Zs and Pharrells, all that stuff, drives me nuts.” The ’90s saw Maxwell, then frontman and guitarist for noise/punk band Lung, which opened for the Pixies and the Flaming Lips, roar about what moved him. Learning digital recording programs in 2012 gave him a new melodic world to explore at his fingertips. “Now I could play keyboards, I could set up drum tracks,” Maxwell said. “It was amazing.” Before Maxwell knew it, he had written more than 60 songs. Writing so prolifically satisfied him initially. “But musicians have an innate compulsion to want to share

Ones&Zeros celebrate the release of their EP The City Don’t Care with a show at the Media Club June. 20.

their music with others,” Maxwell said. So he formed Ones&Zeros. Amanda Rawlings, Maxwell’s younger sister, fronts the band, channel-

ing Debbie Harry and Patti Smith, her long blond bangs in her eyes. “[She] actually has more of an encyclopedic knowledge of music and

bands than I do,” Maxwell said. “So she gets where I’m coming from in terms of those early inﬂuences. That’s been nice because with other bands, when

you’re trying to convey ideas to the other members it can sometimes be difﬁcult.” The siblings share vocals, 60-40, in Rawlings’ favour. Maxwell’s old friend Greg Hennessey plays guitar, Michael Lauder’s in charge of drums and percussion, Duncan Stewart’s on bass and Lance White joined Ones&Zeros in January to play keyboards. Andy Schichter engineered and mixed the EP at the now defunct Hive studios. Carl Saff mastered both the 2013 and new EP in Chicago. Saff has recently worked with Thurston Moore and Chelsea Light Moving and J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. Doors at the Media Club, 695 Cambie St., open at 7:30 and the Flintettes kick off the show. For more information, see onesandzerosmusic.com. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Reality TV producer focusses on lifestyles of the rich and Asian Promo for controversial ‘Ultra Rich Asian Girls’ show has already garnered 250,000 views onYouTube HBIC TV’s producer Kevin Li aims to launch the show in early July amidst substantial attention from viewers following the online release of the promo video “Ultra Rich Asian Girls.”

Wanyee Li

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A television producer is hoping his reality show can break stereotypes about wealthy Chinese-Canadians living in Vancouver. The show Hot Bitch in Charge TV, or HBIC TV for short, will follow the lives of four to ﬁve young wealthy Chinese women in Vancouver, according to producer Kevin Li. “They’re living the lifestyle of the rich and famous without being famous,” he explained. HBIC TV will hold auditions for the show on June 26, and Li hopes upload the ﬁrst episode to HBIC TV’s YouTube channel in early July.The show’s call for “ultra rich Asian girls” has already garnered close to 250,000 views onYouTube. Li says that he isn’t ruling out casting other nationalities for the show, but he’s “mostly looking at Chinese girls, because this is the category where a lot of the wealth comes from.” Twenty-four-year old Chelsea Jiang is one of the girls in HBIC TV’s promo

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plans to stay in Vancouver and start her own fashion company. These are the details that Li wants people to see in the show.

“They’re living the lifestyle of the rich and famous without being famous.” —TV producer Kevin Li “Reality TV isn’t real reality. It’s scripted as well. So I want people to know that it’s a TV personality,” she said. “The house is mine, the car is mine. All the material stuff is real. But the drama is not real.” HBICTV’s promo videos have received substantial attention from viewers, but some are critical of the show. Comments vary from racist remarks to warnings that the show will promote greed and unattainable material standards for young girls. Li is not bothered by the backlash. “You know what, there was nothing in the comments I did not expect,” said Li. “And that’s more of a problem in society today, where people are judged by their class, race and sexual orientation.” The prejudice comes from ignorance, according to Li. “I feel there is a lack of Chinese representation in mainstream media. Hopefully if I can subtitle these episodes, it’ll give a more accessible program for audiences everywhere,” he said. Jiang also hopes that audience members can relate to her. She emphasized that her parents worked hard to earn their money in Canada. “They pay 45 per cent tax, they contribute a lot to the country,” said Jiang, who was born and raised in Ottawa, but moved to Vancouver for university and fell in love with the city. Last month Jiang graduated with honours from UBC with a degree in a math. She

“Let’s use this reality and let’s see how they really live their life,” he said. “People will be surprised to see that they have a different dimension.” Li has been in the broadcast industry for 16 years, and has produced several television programs in the past featuring Asian-Canadians. In 2008, Omni aired his documentary about the lives andVancouver’s early Chinese immigrants and their families.That same year, Li produced a show for City TV called Azn LifestylesTV that showcased Asian-North American pop culture. These programs did not receive as much attention as Li would have liked. He uploaded his 2008 documentary Brotherhoods, Clans and Secret Societies ofVancouver’s Chinatown online and it attracted 2,000 views.The HBIC TV promo got 40,000 views after one day, according to Li. He understood the message loud and clear. “I’ve done those shows, nobody wants to watch those shows,” he said. “This is the show that people want to see.” Although HBIC TV has a lot of ﬂash and glamour to attract viewers, Li is quick to point out that he hasn’t forgotten the history behind it all. “The Chinese in China have been poor for a long time and China has only started making money the past 20 years.The fact that some people are rich now, isn’t that a success story?” twitter.com/wanyeelii

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The Courier presentsVancouver’s Elite Graduating Athletes of 2014

Marie Donnici PAST

CROFTON HOUSE SCHOOL

PRESENT

POINT GREY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

FUTURE

NCAA DIV. 1 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RAINBOW WAHINE

olf is not a game to muscle through with power alone. Marie Donnici can drive the ball 275 yards but she knows a smarter, smoother touch will go the farthest to elevate her game. In the past year, Donnici, 18, was selected for several prestigious golf teams, including the Canadian Junior Golf Association national team for the North America Cup and Aaron Baddeley International Championship, which was held in China. In her best rounds, she shot a 66 at the par72 Point Grey course and again at a junior championship inWashington State as a 17-yearold.The Crofton House senior, who will compete for the University of Hawaii next season, started golﬁng seriously only three years ago. “Golf works to my strengths,” said the former softball ﬁrst baseman and soccer goalie who casually joined her dad at the Musqueam driving

range before becoming a member at Point Grey Golf and Country Club in 2008. Donnici’s advantage goes beyond physical strength: she has a mental calm that her coach likens to a “Zen-like state.” Taronne Atley, a coach and retired professional player, believes Donnici will be her ﬁrst studentathlete to qualify for the Ladies Professional Golf Association. “Distance is a huge factor on making the tour, which she has. Marie drives the ball top 10 per cent in Canada,” said Atley, listing Donnici’s other qualities: dedication, time-management, ﬁtness, maturity and the ability to judge which aspects of her game need attention. “She has put in 18 months work, where a typical kid would have had to play six to eight years to get the same result.” Lori Castillo, the head coach at the University of Hawaii, was intrigued by Donnici when she observed her on the driving range at a tournament

in Southern California. “The ﬁrst thing I thought when I met Marie was that this girl must have strong leadership qualities,” said Castillo, who called the athlete a pioneer because of her selfassured independence. “The decisions she made in regards to sport in moving to one to the other and why… and, how she embraced the new sport.This seemed like someone who is not easily swayed and is more of a leader than a follower,” said Castillo, who added that her experience on the LPGA tour enables her to single out future professionals. “I saw a strong player, a conﬁdent player, a focused player,” said the coach. “She is on her way to a complete game.There is so much potential with Marie.” Her game is not just power, but all-around strength. — MEGAN STEWART

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Marie Harada opened up the second ﬂoor of Kobiniya, a convenience store on Robson Street, to become the de facto home for fans of Japanese soccer. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

The upstairs fandom of a downstairs convenience store WORLD CUP

Wanyee Li

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The Courier introduces the Vancouverites who are devoted to theWorld Cup and following their national team from afar in coffee shops on Commercial Drive,pubs in Strathcona and convenience stores on Robson Street. The schedule is set toVancouver time. ••• A convenience store on Robson Street between Bute and Jervis streets is known for its extensive selection of Pocky. And for the next four weeks during theWorld Cup in Brazil, Kobiniya will also open its second storey to as many as 200 fans of Japan’s national team. Marie Harada lived in Tokyo during the 2002 World Cup when the country co-hosted with South Korea. Japan advanced to the second round but was eliminated 1-0 byTurkey. Harada worked with Life Vancouver, a Japanese-language online news source, to

organize the public viewings in a spacious room that once hosted mah jong games and karaoke nights but has since sat empty for years. In advance of Japan’s game against Greece on June 19, Harada told us what it means to be a fan of the Blue Samurai. ••• What does the typical Japanese fan drink? MH: Beer mostly. Kirin. Kirin sponsors the Japanese Football Association and they sell bottles with players’ photos on them.

What is the bestWorld Cup goal scored by Japan? MH:The best goal scored by Japan was by Takayuki Suzuki against Belgium in 2002. Belgium scored ﬁrst, and this was the second time Japan played in the World Cup and they weren’t very good back then. In that game, Suzuki scored […] and made the Japanese team have more faith in themselves and the fans to have faith in their team.The game ended in a draw. But until then, Japan

hadn’t gotten any game points in the World Cup.

Who is your favourite player? MH: Shinji Okazaki. He plays for German team, FSV Mainz 05. He scored the most for the Japanese team last year. I hope he can score at least one goal for each World Cup game this year. What is your favourite World Cup memory? MH: At the 2002World Cup in Japan, I was still in school but I went to see a practice of the Cameroon team at the stadiums. It was the ﬁrst time that I saw professional soccer players and I couldn’t believe how fast they were when you see them live. If not Japan, who will win? MH: I would say Brazil. I know they have a lot of pressure because they’re hosting the game in their country and they haven’t won the cup when they hosted before. I think they are really prepared. twitter.com/wanyeelii

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Canadians come home Megan Stewart

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Canadians outﬁelder Jonathan Davis took batting practice at Nat Bailey Stadium on June 11. The C’s play their home opener tonight against Spokane. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

The Canadians launched their 2014 campaign by wiping out the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes by a combined 204 to win the first three games of their five-game opening road series in Oregon. The C’s registered 29 hits to go 3-0 and reach the top of the young Northwest League season tied for first with Spokane. AlbertoTirado started for the C’s in their first win on the road and will lead the rotation again whenVancouver debuts at Nat Bailey on June 18. He pitched four innings, allowing two hits and two runs, neither earned.

Tirado, a 19-year righthand pitcher from the Dominican, was pegged as a promising Blue Jays prospect but is trying to regain consistent control of his arm. He comes to Vancouver after a season in Lansing where he went 1-2 and in 40 innings, had 40 strike outs but allowed 45 hits and 30 runs for a 6.30 ERA. C’s manager John Schneider said Tirado has a lot to show off, including a fastball that tops out at 96 mph and the added combination of a slider and change-up. “He’s got a great, electric arm and he’s deserved a shot to start the season and start in the opening here,” Schneider said last week when the re-

cruits gathered at Nat Bailey, most for the first time. “When he’s on, he’s pretty fun to watch if he’s going with all three of his pitches and gets deep into the game for us. Hopefully he’s about low 90s if he’s throwing strikes and he gets six innings in for us.” On Monday for their fourth of five games against Salem-Keizer, the Canadians lost 10-9 and played again Tuesday (results weren’t known before the Courier’s print deadline). Schneider returns to Vancouver after a truncated 2011 season, one which also marked the first of the C’s three consecutive Northwest League championships,

which he followed closely from the other side of the continent. He knows how muchVancouver would relish No. 4 and he feels he “absolutely” left something on the field. The season turned out “on the field for the team, but for me personally it didn’t,” he said. “When I think of Vancouver, I think of the ball park, good things and the crowd and the atmosphere. I definitely want to see it through with the same result this year.” The Canadians home opener June 18 is sold out. Spokane plays inVancouver June 19 and 20 before the C’s head to Hillsboro for five games. twitter.com/MHStewart

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