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Oppenheimer protest digs in Christopher Cheung

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Despite the city’s eviction notices, camping protesters at Oppenheimer Park have no intention of leaving. “I have sworn myself that I’m going to stay here until the last person on our list gets subsidized housing,” said Anthony Guitar, one of four coordinators of the park occupation movement, which they are calling Homes for the Homeless. “If that takes till the [civic] elections in November, so be it.” On Tuesday, July 15, park rangers handed out eviction notices to people sleeping in Oppenheimer Park. Downtown Eastside

residents like Guitar who opposed the eviction occupied the park earlyWednesday morning around 1 a.m. in support of their cause. Some residents are in nearby single-room occupancy hotels but have set up tents at the park, arguing the quality of housing in the area has to be improved. The eviction notice from the city said campers had to remove all permanent structures by 7 a.m. July 20. No force has been used to back up the notice. “I pay $550 for a dungeon,” said Guitar, who lives in an SRO. “The place is bug infested.There is no air circulating in the building and what not. It’s not properly cleaned. There’s a lot of damage in the building.”

Police and park rangers surrounded Oppenheimer Park Monday morning accompanied by social workers offering shelter beds to homeless campers. Guitar believes the presence was an intimidation tactic. A statement from the city said it supports “the right to gather and carry out peaceful protest however, our parks are there for the enjoyment of everyone and we are requesting that the structures be removed from Oppenheimer Park.” In response to the city’s eviction notices, campers served police and park rangers their own eviction notice telling them the land is unceded Coast Salish territory. Guitar said all 25 campers at the site are of indigenous background.

A group of protesters showed up at city hall Tuesday morning to propose a motion at the 9:30 council meeting. Audrey Siegl, a former resident of the Downtown Eastside and a member of the Musqueam Indian Band, read out requests for the city to respect the park as Coast Salish land and to cease issuing evictions for park residents. Siegl said the city needs to better serve homeless residents. City council agreed to have Coun. Kerry Jang, city manager Penny Ballem and members of senior staff meet with tenters about the situation at the park.The meeting was still in progress at press time Tuesday. Continued on page 5

Audrey Siegl, a former Downtown Eastside resident and member of the Musqueam Indian Band, spoke at city council Tuesday as part of a delegation supporting the protest in Oppenheimer Park. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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Although the city says it’s prepared to pay what it calls “fair market value” for the Arbutus Corridor lands, it remains uncertain if a deal can be reached with owner CP. The mayor’s office released a statement Sunday saying the city had an independent appraisal done of the rail corridor, which stretches from the Fraser River to False Creek, and was prepared to offer what it calls “fair market value.” In a letter to residents along the line dated July 15, Mayor Gregor Robertson wrote: “Unfortunately, to date CPR has not been receptive to our offers.The City will continue to work towards reaching a reasonable, fair agreement with CPR that is reflective of the Arbutus Corridor [Official Development Plan].” CP spokesperson Ed Greenberg told the Courier Monday: “CP responded to the mayor last week in writing that we are prepared to enter into meaningful conversations with the city. And if the city wishes to make an offer at fair value, CP would be pleased to receive it.” Greenberg went on to say, “CP has had a number of independent appraisals over the years done on the corri-

dor and we are prepared to discuss the line. Discussions on where we go from here will be with the city and we prefer to have the direct discussions with the City of Vancouver.” Mayor Robertson could not be reached for comment by the Courier’s print deadline. CP announced in early July that “encroachments” on its property, including community gardens, sheds and other structures, had to be removed by July 31. “We have been talking for over a decade and it’s our position that unless there is an offer [from the city] for real constructive conversations, we will continue to move forward with our plan to use the corridor,” said Greenberg. The deﬁnition of “fair market value” is unclear and how to determine it depends on who’s asked. It’s been the crux of the impasse between the city and CP for years. As the debate over the value of the land continues, gardeners along the line are asserting the importance of their work. Maureen Ryan of Cypress Community Garden said its members are waiting for CP to pinpoint its property lines in that area. “The community gardens

are very important for the city of Vancouver and the neighbours in Kitsilano. People feel very, very strongly about the prospect of having these beautiful landmarks taken away in the middle of the hot summer when plants are about to be harvested,” she said Tuesday. “We understand completely what CPR can do on their private property. We are trying to work with the gardeners and other community gardeners to address this situation and hope the city and CPR would continue negotiations.We put years and years and years into making these landmark gardens.” But Ryan said CP has been clear about its July 31 deadline, at which point Cypress Community Garden could lose its water line. “We are doing our best hour-by-hour to preserve this asset,” she said. “We will have to move our water line. We will do our best to protect and monitor the plantings, the trees, the shrubs, but we will not be able to go on CPR’s private property.” Meanwhile, another group of gardeners is organizing a “Garden Party” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 26 between Maple Street and Fir Street along the Sixth Avenue railway tracks. twitter.com/naoibh

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But judge notes city hall secrecy Bob Mackin

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge found no evidence that Mayor Gregor Robertson was in conflict of interest over the lease of city building to HootSuite. But Justice Christopher Hinkson took issue with the level of secrecy surrounding the deal in his July 21 written verdict. The court petition led by Cedar Party mayoral candidate Glen Chernen sought Robertson’s disqualification from office for failing to disclose a direct or indirect pecuniary conflict of interest. Hinkson said there was no evidence that “modest campaign assistance” given to Robertson by the social media company in 2011 was linked to the lease and option to purchase the property and he wrote that a big city mayor’s job includes interacting with corporations to help benefit

the community. The 5 East Eighth Ave. building was put on the block in February 2012, three months after HootSuite hosted Robertson’s reelection campaign “Twitter town hall” two days before the civic vote. The formerVancouver Police building was assessed at $9.619 million, while an appraisal set it at $9.95 million. A $7.5 million offer was the highest of the four received by the April 13, 2012 deadline, so the city pulled it from the market. On May 15, 2012, an agent for HootSuite offered $7 million. City council met behind closed doors on June 27, 2012 and agreed on a ﬁve-year lease with an option to purchase for $9.3 million. “While the [Vancouver Economic Commission] and the City of Vancouver both have the corporate goal of maintaining quality employers in Vancouver, the City of Vancouver has a pol-

icy of only selling or leasing property at (or if possible above) its fair market value, unless it is to a non-profit organization, which would not include HootSuite,” Hinkson wrote. “The agreement negotiated by the Real Estate Department with HootSuite satisfied the Real Estate Department’s mandate of realizing at or above fair market value for city-owned property.” Hinkson rejected the notion by Robertson’s lawyer Joseph Arvay that Chernen and his fellow petitioners acted maliciously or were engaged in scandalous or outrageous conduct. “While it is true that I have found that their petition lacks legal merit, the proceedings are at an early stage, and the process followed by the city in leasing the property was somewhat shrouded in secrecy until a point after which the petition was filed,” Hinkson ruled.

Re-elected Vision Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson gives his victory speech in 2011 at the Sheraton Wall Centre. On Monday a judge ruled he was not in a conflict of interest involving social media company HootSuite. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

He noted that the city initially refused to provide lease and option details via Freedom of Information until after an inquiry was scheduled by the Ofﬁce of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.The city ﬁnally revealed in January of this year that the deal included a seven-month rent holiday, $17 per square foot lease rate and $700,000 tenant improvement allowance.

“Additionally, the petitioners have learned that HootSuite also entered into a contract with the city, that was not put out to tender and bid, whereby it is paid on a monthly basis for services involving social media management and tracking,” Hinkson wrote. “The city has refused to disclose the value of this contract.” In February, city hall

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revealed via FOI that HootSuite paid $692,145.80 for rent, parking and property taxes in 2013, slightly less than the $698,922 paid by city hall to HootSuite under the tenant improvement allowance clause. City hall also spent $42,438.92 of taxpayers’ money to use HootSuite software in 2013, including $1,667.34 for the mayor and his staff. twitter.com/bobmackin

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Continued from page 1 The Courier visited the site around noon Monday. Allan Lee, who sleeps at various parks and occasional First United Church, spent his ﬁrst night at Oppenheimer Park on Saturday. “Most of us, we need homes,” said Lee. “Why send that stuff [evictions] when they should be helping us out... that’s what the government’s supposed to do.” Despite the evictions and events at the park including the UGM barbecue July 26 and Powell Street Festival August 1 to 3, the group has no intention of moving. Stella August, an activist from DTES Power of Women, was at the park with other members to support the cause. “Eviction notices here are illegal,” said August. “They have no authority to take the homeless out of here.This is Indian territory.This is sacred land.We’ll ﬁght tooth and nail to get homes.” Homes for the Homeless insists Oppenheimer Park isn’t a park, but rather Oppenheimer Field, and campers

Anthony Guitar of Homes for the Homeless plans to stay at Oppenheimer Park as long as it takes, even until the civic elections in November. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

cannot be evicted. Guitar cited the lack of walk lights and signs with the speed limit of 30 kilometres an hour, which are present at every park. Guitar said social media has greatly helped boost their cause. “We’re putting out requests for what we need,” said Guitar. “It’s been a very useful tool. People have been dropping us off water, fruit, vegetables; all the things a person needs.We’re doing very well right now.” Guitar said the best thing

would be for the city to provide everyone at the park with subsidized housing. “Out of everyone that is staying here we do have a lot of different situations,” said Guitar. “We need to be treated as people and not the way we’re being treated.We’re not being treated with respect. People have to stand up.” “Places like this ain’t anybody else’s,” added Lee. “It’s everybody’s ground, not just one person.” —with ﬁles from Mike Howell. twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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An estimated 400,000 people watch the Celebration of Light fireworks from the shores of English Bay. Despite throngs of people gathering outside their windows, businesses in the area say the extra pedestrian traffic is worth it. The non-profit Vancouver Fireworks Society operating the fireworks calls it the city’s biggest event and the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition. Many businesses schedule additional staff to combat crowds. Busi-

on fireworks evenings is impossible.The city advises Vancouverites not to drive in the area because vehicle access will be restricted due to street closures, not to mention the large number of people arriving to and leaving the area on foot. Many also escape indoors at the Boathouse on Beach Avenue, which offers a special three-course menu for firework nights. “You can experience the fireworks inside,” said manager Regan Tavares, who said she didn’t even know what crowds were like last year because she was so busy working inside

Between ﬁreworks and Pride, it’s deﬁnitely the two busiest weeks of the year. – Trish Ashbee

An estimated 400,000 people typically turn out to English Bay to watch the Celebration of Light fireworks each year. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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nesses with views advertise alternatives for a quieter experience. “Between fireworks and Pride, it’s definitely the two busiest weeks of the year,” said Trish Ashbee, manager of the English Bay Milestones. “It’s a bit crazy,” said Angel Requrntel, a manager at the Tim Horton’s on Davie. “But we have extra bodies so it’s OK.” She noted the problem of limited washrooms available. Vanita Mahindru, manager at the Mac’s convenience store on Davie, agreed. “We should have some washrooms outside for this particular night,” said Mahindru, explaining that not everyone who visits the store is a customer. “It’s all hands on deck,” said Milestones manager Ashbee. She has worked there for five years and has not experienced any major problems. People wishing to escape the crowds often visit the restaurant. “[The view of crowds] is pretty awesome,” said Ashbee. “Everyone herds up Denman towards Robson. I think the VPD are pretty good about that and facilitating.” Ashbee noted driving a car through crowds

the restaurant. A number of hotels with views of the bay, such as the Rosedale on Robson and Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, advertise rooms to book for fireworks evenings. Prices are higher and rooms often book up quickly. VPD media relations officer Sergeant Randy Fincham said significant police presence will be felt on the streets, parks and beaches. “Our officers will be there to assist both business owners and those that are coming down to enjoy the fireworks,” said Fincham in an email to the Courier. The VPD considered crowds generally well-behaved during a Wednesday event last year despite a few incidents. Officers carried out hundreds of liquor pour outs in the English Bay area as well as across the transit network. Two Surrey teens were arrested after a fight. Media also reported that a man on rollerblades was trying to fight two police horses. The competing countries this year are the U.S., France and Japan. The U.S. kicks off the event Saturday, July 26. twitter.com/chrischeungtogo

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SUMMER RUNWAY OPERATIONS AT YVR SOUTH RUNWAY MAINTENANCE July 4 August 1, 2014 9:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.

Starting July 4th, the south runway will be closed nightly at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) for annual runway maintenance and repairs. The north runway will be used for departures and arrivals during these closures. Up-to-date information about the closures will be available at www.yvr.ca/noise. NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe is a longtime media executive and former reporter. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

Assumptions on civic beat add up to bunk 12TH&CAMBIE Mike Howell

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My bunk detector redlined twice this month. What’s a bunk detector? Pretty much the same thing as a B.S. detector that some of my journalism profs used to talk about way back in the day. Bunk just sounds better. Redlined? For those of you who drive a car with a tachometer, you’ll be familiar with the red zone — a.k.a. the danger zone — that indicates maybe you should step off the gas a wee bit or change gears. This it how it works: When somebody says something that is completely false or infers something based on assumptions that is also completely false, my bunk detector goes off. It went off this month for two reasons. Reason number one: I read something by a media commentator who inferred that NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe will essentially get favourable coverage from the Courier because one of the senior staff at Glacier Media — which owns the Courier — is on the NPA’s board of directors. That commentator was Charlie Smith at the Georgia Straight. This is what he wrote: “[LaPointe] might tilt a

little left for the CBC, go a bit harder right on CKNW Radio, and know that no matter what, he’ll be treated fairly by his former colleagues at the Vancouver Sun. Glacier Media outlets shouldn’t be a huge problem, given that one of its executives is on the NPA board of directors.” Interesting, since when I originally read that paragraph, Smith said the Sun would treat LaPointe with “kid gloves.” Hmmm, that allegation is now missing from his copy. Guess my colleague at the Sun, Jeff Lee, got to him. Now onto the Glacier/NPA connection:Yes, Peter Kvarnstrom, who is Glacier’s president of B.C. operations, is a member of the NPA’s board of directors.Yes, he has an ofﬁce upstairs. For what it’s worth, I can assure you he has not interfered with my coverage of civic politics. I barely see the guy and, quite frankly, I don’t want any exclusive NPA news from him. I’m sure he feels the same way. When I was the ﬁrst reporter to break the news that LaPointe was being courted by the NPA, that scoop did not come from Kvarnstrom or anybody in the NPA; I won’t give away trade secrets but you might be surprised how I found out. Reason number two my bunk detector redlined this month: When news surfaced about Mayor

Gregor Robertson separating from his wife, a few reporters in this town were notified several weeks before the mayor’s office issued a statement about the break-up. I was not one of them. Even if I were, I wouldn’t have written anything about it because the mayor’s personal matter doesn’t affect public policy or the day-to-day running of the city. Full stop. But when I learned I was left out of the loop because Kvarnstrom was a member of the NPA board, I wasn’t too happy. I guess the thinking by the Vision camp was news of the mayor’s break-up would cause me to bolt upstairs like a dog and drop this bone of personal information at the feet of my master. So let me say this: If I was ever told by any of the owners/managers of Glacier Media to write a favourable story about a candidate or an issue — or share information given to me in confidence — I would turn off my computer, pack up a few things and call it a day. Also: If political types in this city or any other conspiracy theorists have a concern with my coverage of civic issues, then call me. But before you do, make sure you have evidence — you know, facts. Otherwise, all you’re putting out there is pure, unadulterated bunk. twitter.com/Howellings

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Former park board commissioner Ian Robertson joined NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe Monday to announce he is seeking a council seat with the party. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

One of the NPA’s failed mayoral contenders will run for a council seat in the November election and says he wasn’t disappointed he didn’t get the nod from his party to be its leader.

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Ian Robertson, a former park board commissioner, announced his intentions to return to politics Monday alongside Kirk LaPointe, whom the party’s board of directors chose over Robertson as its mayoral candidate. “I’m thrilled that Kirk’s the guy,” Robertson told the Courier at the Enigma Restaurant at 10th and Trimble on the city’s West Side. “You know, I kind of look at this as being very similar to a sports team. I’ll equate it to football. Not everybody can be the starting quarterback.” Robertson was a park board commissioner from 2005 to 2011 and was its chairperson in 2007 when he and other members led the restoration of Stanley Park after it was devastated in a windstorm. Robertson decided not to seek re-election in 2011 so he could focus on his career as sales director with Rocky Mountaineer and spend time with his family. “I never ruled out a return and the timing is right for me to come back,” he said, noting his intention was always to run for council but members of the NPA board convinced him to put his name forward as a mayoral contender. Though the party has yet to roll out speciﬁcs of its platform, Robertson said issues that concern him are beautiﬁcation of the city and crime and safety. He wouldn’t state his position on Vision Vancouver’s call for an end to whales and dolphins in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium. Nor would he discuss the debate around Kinder Morgan’s proposal to twin its pipeline from Alberta to Burrard Inlet. “As the campaign rolls out, you’ll be hearing more from the NPA on what our particular positions will be on these key issues,” said Robertson who will continue as executive director for the Tourism Industry Association of B.C. But Robertson and LaPointe did weigh in on the occupation of Oppenheimer Park by tenters who say they are homeless and protesting “the housing crisis created by

three levels of colonial governments,” according to a news release authored by members of the Musqueam and Haida nations. The city issued an eviction notice to tenters and Robertson said he supports the move. He said city parks are for the enjoyment of everyone “and we need to make sure that our parks are open, they’re accessible and they’re safe.” But LaPointe said the NPA’s position on the occupation is not to disregard legitimate issues involving vulnerable people who require attention. LaPointe said better programs are needed for homeless people, although the party is holding back on releasing details until later in the campaign. “We’ll have very clear principles and priorities on it,” said LaPointe, who criticized Vision Vancouver’s promise to ﬁnd some form of shelter by 2015 for all people living on the street. “In my view, it’s a callous promise that they can’t keep, and they keep pushing along the notion that they’re going to be the solvers of this.” City manager Penny Ballem, who was hired by Vision Vancouver, told city council earlier this month that it wasn’t “magical thinking” to believe street homelessness could be eradicated by March 2015. The last homeless count in March of this year revealed Vancouver had the largest homeless population in its history, with 538 living on the street and 1,260 in some form of shelter for a total of 1,798 people. Robertson, who is no relation to Mayor Gregor Robertson, joins current NPA park board commissioner Melissa De Genova in campaigning for a council seat. De Genova announced her intentions July 18 along with George Afﬂeck and Elizabeth Ball, who are seeking re-election as councillors. John Coupar is also seeking re-election for park board and Fraser Ballantyne for school board. More NPA candidates are expected to be rolled out before the end of the month. The election is Nov. 15. twitter.com/Howellings

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Park board to discuss aquarium Commissioner expects board will phase out whales and dolphins Jennifer Thuncher thuncher@shaw.ca

An upcoming special park board meeting to discuss the Vancouver Aquarium’s policy on marine mammals promises to be as scorching as Second Beach sand on a hot day. The Saturday morning public meeting is a chance for those on both sides of the cetaceans in captivity issue to share their views with the Vision-controlled board. According to a park board communications spokesperson, as of July 22, only one email and no phone calls had been received on the issue. Fortyeight people had registered to speak Saturday. If there is not enough time to hear all speakers Saturday, the board will reconvene at a later date, possibly Monday. A board-contracted report on what is happening at other aquariums, particularly those without whales or dolphins, is expected to be released this week prior to the meeting and will be reviewed Saturday. The aquarium, which last month unveiled the ﬁrst phase of its approximately $100-million expansion, will make a presentation. Once the full expansion is completed, the aquarium is set to include larger whale

and dolphin tanks. “Imposed changes to our current agreement with the park board about the animals in our care will severely hamper the aquarium’s ability to educate and inspire the public about ocean issues — to conduct meaningful, conservationbased research,” read an unattributed statement from the aquarium in response to a Courier request for an interview. Mayor Gregor Robertson said in April he is personally opposed to keeping cetaceans at the facility and he put the onus on the park board to come up with a decision about the ongoing controversy. Niki Sharma, a park board commissioner running for council with Vision in the municipal election in November, has publicly questioned the practice of keeping the marine mammals. Vision park bard chair Aaron Jasper, outgoing Vision park board commissioner Sarah Blyth and Vision vice-chair Constance Barnes, who is seeking the federal NDP nomination for VancouverCentre, have all stated they oppose keeping whales and dolphins in captivity. Barnes said no decisions will be made until everyone who registered to speak has been heard, but she expects

the board ultimately will want cetaceans gone from the aquarium. “In my opinion, that is the goal, how do we work with the aquarium to phase out whales and dolphins in captivity,” Barnes said. Barnes said she recognizes the aquarium does great rescue work, but said she has questions about whether the aquarium should be fol-

lowing a rescue and release policy as opposed to rescue and keep. She said she has further questions about breeding and trading. According to Barnes, the board needs to make a decision sooner rather than later. “We are not in a position to hold off on anything just because it is an election year, I think this is an issue

that we have heard loud and clear needs to be addressed now,” she said. Barnes stressed that even if the board decided to phase out the marine mammals, the belugas at the Aquarium would remain there until the end of their lives, likely another 30 years. “They are not releasable,” she said.

The special public meeting takes place Saturday, July 26, at 9 a.m. at the park board boardroom, 2099 Beach Ave. Those interested in speaking at the meeting must register by noon, Friday, July 25. To register or for more info go to vancouver.ca or call 604-257-8158. twitter.com/Thuncher

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Opinion B.C. Liberals revel in balanced budget

The land of Jericho poses an opportunity

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There was a particularly delicious aspect to the release of the public accounts last week, and the B.C. Liberals couldn’t resist the opportunity to enjoy it. The annual document dump is the final word on the fiscal year ending March 31. Politicians argue about budgets year-round, but the public accounts are considered the day of reckoning.The numbers are compiled by the comptroller general and audited by the auditor general. The argument over last year’s budget was particularly intense because it was an election year. And one of the features of the B.C. Liberal campaign was the budget itself, which was advertised as being balanced.The New Democrat Opposition rejected that view immediately and insisted throughout the campaign that the balanced budget claim was bogus. The verdict was delivered last week, and it turns out the budget was balanced.The government was aiming for a very modest $153 million surplus and finished the year $353 million to the good. It’s quite an accomplishment, given that provincial revenues were down a half-billion dollars, even with a reasonable growth rate.They scratched and clawed enough savings out of a $44-billion budget to make up for the shortfall and then some. Budget-cutting is an unpleasant exercise that leaves a lot of people hurting. But in fiscal terms, the overall result is a significant accomplishment.The only other province to balance that year was Saskatchewan. B.C. emerged from deficit financing a year ahead of Alberta and is at least four years ahead of Ontario, which is running $12 billion in the red this year, with most of its indicators running in the wrong direction. And what heightened the satisfaction was to review all the NDP claims over the past year that it couldn’t and wouldn’t be done. There are pages and pages of them, all of which the Liberals promptly released. There are 34 NDP MLAs and nearly every one of them is on the record assuring people that the 2013-14 budget could never, ever be balanced. Then-leader Adrian Dix spent months driving the point home. “It was clearly a major deficit budget,” he said in March 2012. “Of course it’s pretty clear, on the face of it, that this is the fifth deficit budget in a row. “The only person in B.C. who thinks the budget is balanced is Premier

[Christy] Clark.” His successor, John Horgan, echoed the theme: “I guess it speaks to how difﬁcult the past number of months have been for the Liberals that their glimmer of hope was that they were all able … to vote for a budget that everyone acknowledges isn’t balanced.”

The government was aiming for a very modest $153 million surplus and finished the year $353 million to the good. Even after losing the election, they continued to insist it wasn’t balanced. NDP MLA Shane Simpson told the legislature in July 2013: “This budget is not balanced. It will not be balanced next year when we come to the end of the year. There’s no doubt in my mind about that. This budget will not be balanced, but a lot of people will be hurt along the way in the effort to find that balance.” NDP MLA Mike Farnworth chimed in: “It has no credibility in its budget, and it’s not balanced. It wasn’t balanced in February and it’s not balanced today.” Apart from confirming the fact that a lot of smoke gets blown over budgets, the nowcertified balanced budget also recalls another issue from the campaign.The NDP had a valid reason for insisting it wasn’t balanced. It was because they couldn’t bring themselves to promise they would balance one, if elected. Liberals were touting a balanced budget. The NDP was leery of committing to one. So the best way to neutralize the Liberal advantage was to insist it simply didn’t exist. Other issues took over the campaign and the election seemed to be decided on other things. But it was interesting that the New Democrats — who generally favoured more services, not less — couldn’t bring themselves to commit to balancing a budget. It was partly because they also couldn’t imagine themselves saying “No” to all the valid demands for more services. That’s a bloody-minded exercise at which the Liberals have learned to excel. twitter.com/leyneles

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4.5 353

Down from six, the new number of storeys proposed for a mixeduse development to be built on the Stong’s Market site in Dunbar.

In millions of dollars, the surplus budget the B.C. government finished the fiscal year with, the first surplus budget since the 2008-09 recession.

The current number of NPA candidates running for city council after former park board commissioner Ian Robertson announced his candidacy on Monday.

It is not often that I ﬁnd myself in a Point Grey church hall seated between a lanky NDP MLA and former federal Liberal leadership candidate. This was the case last week when I joined David Eby and Joyce Murray at a town hall to discuss the “impending sale and development” of the nearby Jericho Garrison property. I put impending sale and development in quotation marks since there has not been any formal federal announcement on the future of the lands. However, last year it was reported that the lands were being sold by the Department of National Defence to Canada Lands Corporation (CLC) a federal crown corporation that oversees the disposition or development of federal surplus properties. MP Murray recently met with CLC ofﬁcials in Ottawa and thought some decisions were likely imminent. She organized a town hall meeting to begin a process of community input. I was invited to provide a developer’s perspective on the future of the property and was surprised by the turnout. Given the hot sunny evening, I expected 20 people to show up.The number was closer to 200. The 21 hectare Jericho Garrison extends from Highbury Street westward between West Fourth and Eighth avenues. A 15.5 hectare provincial government property is immediately to the west.The current federal uses are expected to end in 2017. Portions of the provincial lands are leased for community uses until 2020. While there are fears that the federal government will do whatever it wants with the lands since this is the federal prerogative from a zoning perspective, previous CLC projects including Garrison Crossing in Chilliwack, Garrison Lands in Calgary, and Rockliffe in Ottawa have each gone through a planning process involving a considerable amount of community input. However, just like the performance of your investment portfolio, whatever happened in the past may not necessarily happen in the future. An issue related to these lands is the potential for native land claims. However, last year it was reported there had been a business agreement between the federal government and First Nations which would allow the sale of this property. In advance of the meeting, I anticipated many wanted the lands to become parkland. Others would worry there might be a forest

The number of announced candidates with the last name “Robertson” running in the Nov. 15 municipal election.

of highrises. While I told the audience development was inevitable, there would be an opportunity for community input and redevelopment could be a good thing.Twenty-ﬁve years ago I rezoned the land immediately east of the Jericho Garrison. Based on that and subsequent discussions, I know there are many Point Grey, Kitsilano and Dunbar residents ready to move out of single family homes. Most do not necessarily want to move to UBC or downtown. Instead they would like to remain closer to home. A planned community on the Jericho Lands could be a very attractive place to live. I will never forget two conversations I had when I was developing the highrise at the corner of West Fifth and Highbury. One was with an older gentleman who asked why we developers always made the second bedroom in an apartment so small. When I told him it was generally thought of as a den or guest room he stopped me. “No it’s not” he said. “It’s his bedroom!”

A planned community on the Jericho Lands could be a very attractive place to live. Ever since, whenever I build a two bedroom apartment for empty nesters and seniors, I include two master bedrooms. The other conversation was with a longstanding Kitsilano resident seeking an upper floor view apartment. Unfortunately they were all sold. She responded how ironic it was that for decades she and her husband had been active in the community fighting against highrise buildings, but now that they were ready to move into one, they couldn’t find one. I suggested to the audience that a new community on the Jericho lands should include smaller, cottage-style detached homes, condominium and individually owned townhouses, lowrise, midrise and highrise apartments, similar in scale to those in Kerrisdale.There should also be parks and an array of community facilities. The remaining revenues from the sale of the land should be part of the federal contribution to improved rapid transit out to UBC. twitter.com/michaelgeller

The number of nights a week the Kitsilano Showboat hosts free outdoor shows throughout the summer.

The number of runs scored by South Vancouver in a Little League game Monday against Little Mountain that earned the team a berth to the B.C. Championship.

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July 23, 1914: The S.S. Komagata Maru, a Japanese steamship that had brought 376 passengers, mostly Sikhs who were British subjects hoping to settle in Canada, is forced to leave Vancouver after spending two months in port. Due to laws meant to keep Asian immigrants out of Canada, passengers were denied entry and forced to return to India. Thousands of people cheered from the docks as the ship sailed away. Indian police later killed 19 passengers during a riot that ensued upon the Komagata Maru’s return. The B.C. legislature unanimously passed a motion formally apologizing for the incident on May 23, 2008.

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To the editor: Re: “Sidewalk cyclists deserve zero tolerance,” June 6. The ground-breaking of Vancouver Cedar-Cottage Co-housing’s development might have been good day for Ericka Stephens-Rennie, spokesperson for Vancouver Cedar-Cottage Co-housing, but it was a bad day for our neighbhourhood. Despite Brian Jackson, the city of Vancouver’s manager of planning and development statement that “he worked with city planners to ﬁnd creative ways to address community concerns”, none of the major issues about having a 31-unit, fourstory, in-facing condominium development dumped into the middle of a single-family neighbourhood have been addressed. Vision councilor Kerry Jang gave a hint of his political agenda when he said cohousing makes good use of land.Would his philosophy see all single family neighbourhoods converted to multiple-residential use? An apartment tower on every corner would make even better use of the land if that’s his vision for the city. Ironically, another one of Coun. Jang’s assertions, that one of the biggest problems we have in our city is loneliness, isn’t borne out in my neighbourhood. It’s a testament that community is alive and functioning and doesn’t have to be mandated. Throughout the entire rezoning process, bitterly and overwhelming opposed by the neighbours, the Cedar-Cottage co-housing people, the city planners and the politicians never did get it and they still don’t. How can damaging the quality of life of others to create an ideological lifestyle of your own be a good thing? Erika’s statement of being “excited to be taking this step together as a community, with the neighbourhood and the city” was a positive and naive spin on this embattled project.The few neighbours I talked to were hardly excited, more like resigned. But you don’t have to agree with your neighbours or even like them that much. What works in our neighbourhood is patience, tolerance, and a sense of humanity. No doubt this will be extended to the co-housing people, as it has been to

others, once they move in. How forgiving we’ll be on November 15th is another matter. Rod Raglin, Vancouver

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To the editor: Re: “CP wants Arbutus Corridor cleared,” July 4. I was surprised to learn that Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has issued eviction notices to community gardeners along the Arbutus Corridor in Vancouver Quadra. I was even more surprised to learn that these evictions are to take effect on July 31, 2014, providing barely one month notice. It is my understanding that CP currently does not hold any permits or permissions for development along the corridor. Last month CP representatives advised a public meeting of Arbutus residents that they would be conducting surveying activities along the line and that they have no permission from the City of Vancouver for other activities. Vancouver citizens have voluntarily improved some of the track right of way areas, turning unsightly garbage-strewn weed tangles into gardens that provide fresh food and flowers and benefit the community space. Can the CP surveyors not work around these objects? The July 31st deadline for clearing the gardens is unreasonable and will waste the work that has been invested in this season’s garden production.The corporation’s decision to issue notices to remove gardens and sheds, without adequate time to make other arrangements, appears to be a thoughtless one that fails to meet the standards of good corporate citizenship. I request that CP Rail show respect for our community by cancelling these evictions and inviting affected community members to work with them to find a satisfactory way forward.This will allow for a better understanding of all the relevant land use interests and issues, and a solution that accommodates both CP’s requirements and those of the local communities. Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament Vancouver Quadra

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COURIER STORY: “Sex-positive candidate withdraws amid online controversy,” online only. idspispopd: So in other words, she and [Vision Vancouver] decided she should step down because they were concerned about a reaction that never happened and was unlikely. bryson430: The park board is basically political training wheels.This woman didn’t care about making the parks better, she cared about starting her own political career. She bowed out for a stupid reason but it’s probably best for us all that she did. COURIER STORY: “New branch head welcomes all to Carnegie library,” July 18. JordanWong:Thanks for taking up this challenge.When I was a kid I used to go to this library and watched people play chess while my grandma was out shopping in Chinatown.There was an entire floor of people playing chess and checkers, which was pretty cool. It felt like a community gathering space and kind of a shelter away from the mess outside where you could unwind an read a book or play Sudoku. Everyone needs that.

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News Smaller building focus of revised Stong’s proposal Open house scheduled for July 31 at Dunbar Community Centre DEVELOPING STORY Naoibh O’Connor

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Henriquez Partners Architects has drawn up a new development proposal for the Stong’s site in Dunbar. The ﬁrm is hosting a pre-development permit application open house July 31 to outline the revised plan, which falls within zoning regulations.The site in question includes properties from 4508 to 4560 on Dunbar Street and 3581 West 30th Avenue — the current locations for Stong’s, McDermott’s Body Shop and two parking lots. In October 2013, the city rejected a rezoning application that Henriquez Partners Architects had ﬁled on behalf of landowner Harwood Group for a six-storey mixed-use building on the site. Neighbourhood critics argued it was contrary to Dunbar’s community vision, which calls for a four-storey

Henriquez Partners Architects is hosting an open house on July 31 to discuss the new proposal for 4560 Dunbar St. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET.

limit on buildings. Brian Jackson, the city’s manager of planning and development, recommended the proponent pull the application in light of the opposition. “[The new proposal] is for a four-and-a-half-storey

building that’s completely compliant with the C2 zoning for a sloped site like that, which allows for some part of a ﬁfth storey because of the measurement of height,” Jackson told the Courier Monday afternoon.

“It would [include] graderelated retail, which could be a Stong’s grocery store or it could be demised into smaller retail stores.” Henriquez Partners Architects had indicated previously that ﬁnancial viability

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tion with the city, it will likely be processed within 14 weeks. The ﬁrm did not return a call by the Courier’s print deadline. The open house runs from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 31 at Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar St. Meanwhile, a company called Dunbar Partnership, owned by Dunbar residents, has acquired properties nearby, located at 42194295 Dunbar St. It’s hosting a meeting on July 29 seeking “input on future plans for the proposed redevelopment of the block before it ﬁles a development permit application with the city. “Unlike past applications in the neighborhood, which sought approvals via rezoning of subject properties, Dunbar Partnership will be pursuing a development permit approval that will not seek density over and above what is contemplated in the Vancouver zoning bylaw and Dunbar Community Vision,” the Dunbar Partnership wrote in a letter to residents. Some design concepts will be presented at its meeting. It takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., July 29 at Dunbar Community Centre in room 212.

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was a key reason for the earlier six-storey proposal for the land. “They must have applied a sharper pencil in terms of their pro forma and determined that they could make it work with a smaller building,” Jackson said. The application, which has yet to be filed, would be for a development permit. In cases where an application is compliant with the zoning bylaw, it does not go to the development permit board. It would be a decision of the Director of Planning — Jackson, or a staff person acting on his behalf. “But the public sign goes up and the public does get an opportunity to provide comment prior to any decision being reached,” he said. If the applicant has made additional design refinements suggested by the planning department, such as reducing the “bulk” at the south end of the building, Jackson suspects it will be a more palatable proposal to Dunbar residents, as well as the planning department. “I don’t know, in the version that they’ll be taking forward next week, whether they’ve done that or not,” Jackson said. Once Henriquez Partners Architects files an applica-

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1. Kitsilano Showboat, in operation since 1935, is basically an amphitheatre that sits at the same level as the Kitsilano Pool. 2. Spirit of the South Seas, a Polynesian dance troupe, has performed at Kitsilano Showboat since the 1970s. 3. Precision Dance Academy performers kicked off the entertainment this past Friday evening. After the school’s hour-long performance, Spirit of the South Seas entertained for an hour. 4. Maria Sttefanidis, right, dresses daughter Anghelikki Sttefanidis, age three, backstage before her performance with the Precision Dance Academy. See more photos at vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app. PHOTOS REBECCA BLISSETT

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Barry Leinbach likes to use the word “believe” a lot when he’s talking about the Kitsilano Showboat. He believes in the talent that performs four times a week on the outdoor stage, believes in giving opportunity to young performers, believes in multiculturalism, and when he hands you a big round blue and white Showboat button he’ll say: “Now you are a believer, too.” Kitsilano Showboat has been a part of Leinbach’s entire life. He joked that he was born with the passion as his mother Bea Leinbach didn’t let pregnancy stop her from running the show, something she had been doing since the mid 1940s. For “Captain Bea,” as she is better known to anybody

who’s ever visited Kitsilano Showboat, having children meant three more volunteers and performers to add to the long list. Before he became vice-president and producer, Leinbach spent umpteen hours in every possible role at Showboat from selling programs to operating sound when the booth used to be in the wheelhouse room on top of the stage (“We’d all hang out the window for the entire show — it was very distracting for people!”). Showboat runs every Monday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. in the summer — weather permitting. Leinbach said one of the worst things about his job is obsessively checking the weather on unpredictable days, and making the call to cancel and leaving an apologetic message to the public on Showboat’s answering machine. A woman did give

him a tip, though — if he can see the North Shore mountains across the Inlet then the show can go on; if they’re shrouded in mist, best to cancel. Clouds only produced a dusting of rain half-an-hour after Friday’s show ended so people were treated to an hour-long performance by the Precision Dance Academy and another hour from the Spirit of the South Seas Polynesian dance troupe. When Leinbach was on stage to introduce the Spirit of the South Seas, he talked about the group’s 30-year history of performing at Showboat but then interrupted himself to call out to Miles, one of the summer students, to get a wet rag to clean a small spill on the stage. “Showboat is very real, we don’t put on any airs,” Leinbach said. “Showboat can be a little bit cheesy, fun, entertaining and a little bit magical. Put it all

together and you have just a wonderful evening.” Part of the magic was apparent when Leinbach mentioned how many people have happy memories of spending their childhood at Kitsilano Showboat. As if on cue, Maria Sttefanidis, mother of one of the young dancers from Precision, overheard. “I came here as a kid, we would walk down here from Eighth and Vine. I said to my kid last year, this is my dream!” she said. “You’re living my dream, dancing at the Showboat! And I’m 45 years old now!” Leinbach beamed as he listened to Sttefanidis and when she left, he leaned over to say, “See what I mean?” It’s the 79th year of the Kitsilano Showboat. It was founded by the late Bert Emery who envisioned an outdoor theatre that would sit on the edge of the then four-year-old Kitsilano Pool

where, at the time, people could practically swim by the stage.When Showboat was built in 1935, it was a temporary structure that had to be built up and torn down every summer season until 1963 when it was replaced by a permanent stage. The temporary backdrop, given a fresh coat of cheery baby blue and white paint every year, was found in the backyard of the Leinbach’s Kitsilano home during the off-season, much to the delight of all the children on the block. “I was the most popular kid in the neighbourhood because I had Showboat in the backyard,” Leinbach remembered. “All 4x8 sheets of plywood from the backdrop would be on the roof of the car because that’s how you transported everything in those days. You didn’t have a truck, you would have a roof rack and my dad would bring it home on the 1961 Mercury.”

While the way people transport sets has mostly changed these days, the spirit of the Kitsilano Showboat has not. Built during the Great Depression, Showboat provided a venue for entertainers who were out of work because local theatres didn’t have money to pay them, and it provided a place for an entertainment-thirsty but broke audience to go. It’s still 100 per cent volunteer-run, including the entertainment. There is no admission but Showboat does accept donations, collected by passing around a jam tin from the oldWoodward’s store. Leinbach’s message to Vancouver: “Come down and see what’s happening. If it’s your thing, enjoy the show. If it’s not, enjoy the view of the mountains, the city, the swimmers in the pool and everything else. We believe in what Showboat’s doing.”

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Documentary maker focuses under the skin Jennifer Thuncher thuncher@shaw.ca

Humble is the word that most comes to mind to describe Jack Silberman.The soft-spoken documentary ﬁlmmaker deftly turns each conversation away from himself and on to those around him. It takes probing to get him to discuss anything about himself or his career — and there is a lot he could say. Silberman, 67, has produced, written and directed more than 50 documentaries. His work, for which he has earned at least 60 international awards, has been aired on television networks around the world, including the National Geographic and Discovery channels. His documentaries cover a range of topics he’s passionate about, from forest practices to whaling to how indigenous people are

Documentary ﬁlmmaker Jack Silberman with an image from his latest documentary in the background.

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treated. “He makes important ﬁlms,” said writer, producer and photographer Vince Hemingson, who has worked with Silberman on various documentaries over a period of 25 years. Hemingson said Silberman’s genuine curiosity about the individuals featured in his ﬁlms helps them to open up and that makes for powerful moments on camera. “One of Jack’s greatest strengths as a director is his ability to connect with people no matter who they are or where they are or what their social circumstances are,” Hemingson said. Silberman’s calm demeanor creates a positive environment for his crews as well. “In the entire time I have

known Jack I don’t think I have ever heard him raise his voice,” said Hemingson. “On any ﬁlm production he is this wonderful centre of calm.” The pair’s latest collaboration was The Tattoo Project: Body, Art, Image documentary, which Hemingson produced, and Silberman directed. Silberman and two camera crews went behind the scenes of the making of a table top book that involved 11 photographers shooting 100 heavily tattooed individuals over a three-day long-weekend, in 2010. According to Silberman, the Vancouver shoot was his most enjoyable to date. “It is very interesting to see the creative process in action,” Silberman said.

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“Right before our eyes we’re watching a very good portrait photographer work with someone who has a beautiful piece of art on their body and in the process, figuring out how best to tell the story of that person.” He was also moved that some of the people had never before shown their tattoos in public. Silberman doesn’t have any tattoos of his own, and he said as a child growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he never saw anyone with body art. But this isn’t his first documentary about tattoos. He travelled to Borneo to work with Hemingson on the 2003 documentary TheVanishing Tattoo about ancient tattoo practices among the Iban people. The recent Vancouver project, however, changed the way Silberman views body art. He came to see tattoos as fine art expressions of inner life. “Those images that people wear have a lot of personal meaning for them,” he said. The plan is to release The Tattoo Project as an hour-long TV broadcast and a two-hour long DVD, but post-production isn’t complete yet.There is a Kickstarter campaign to raise $90,000 to fund the final stages. If the campaign is successful, the film will come out around Christmas, Silberman said. Silberman has lots of other subjects he still wants to tackle. Next he will be working on a feature length documentary about the problem of sexual violence against women in India. twitter.com/thuncher

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1 July 23 to 25, 2014 1.The Cinematheque screens the Vancouver premiere of French writer-director Alain Guiraudie’s The King of Escape July 23, 25 and 27.The 2009 feature, which preceded his international breakthrough Stranger by the Lake, is described as “a rambunctious and unabashedly carnal comedy” about a 16-year-old schoolgirl who runs away with a gay, middle-aged tractor salesman. Show times and info at thecinematheque.ca. 2. Expect to get a contact high if you’re within a two-kilometre radius of Fortune Sound Club when rapper Dizzy Wright drops by.The Flint, Michigan hip hop artists performs July 24 with guests Northwest Division, Dysfunqtional, J.West, Juvi Dizzle, Vicky Chand and Sailor Gerry.Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Beatstreet, DIPT and bplive.ca. 3. The Queer Arts Festival returns to the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall and Performance Centre July 23 to Aug. 9.This year’s theme is ReGenerations, which organizers call “a deﬁant reframing of the Nazi concept of ‘Degenerate Art’” and “a celebration of our queer heritage – fecund, generative, and innovative, handed down by artists across generations and national boundaries.” Highlights include Sunny Drake’s one-man show X, Colin Tilney celebrating his 80th birthday with a solo harpsichord recital, and the exhibit Queering the International, curated by Laiwan and Anne Riley. Details at queerartsfestival.com. For video and web content, scan page using the Layar app.

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The Granville Strip was once again turned into makeshift ball hockey courts last Saturday for the annual Five Hole for Food fundraiser.The charity event typically attracts a diverse crowd of media types, bloggers, a few slumming NHLers and, of course, politicians. As usual, Mayor Gregor Robertson came out for a game but, sadly, his main opponent in the upcoming election did not. NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe also plays net for a CBC beer league team, and no doubt spectators would’ve enjoyed seeing the two face off in a non-debate setting. Possibly he didn’t think his 0.848 save percentage was ready for public scrutiny although that’s not too shabby for a 56-year-old. Team K&K admit to having mixed feelings about his candidacy. On the one hand, we realize it’s good for both the city and for democracy in general to have such a highly accomplished candidate running for ofﬁce. On the other, we feel a tinge of regret the NPA’s mysterious backroom decision makers didn’t pick Ian Robertson instead and thus deprived us of the comedy gold of a Robertson vs. Robertson race. It was probably a wise move.This is a city, after all, where an unknown independent named James

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Green managed to win enough votes to cost supposed COPE frontrunner Jim Green the 2002 election.Voters probably shouldn’t be trusted to distinguish between two middle-aged dudes with the same surname. Not everyone is as well informed on municipal affairs as regular Courier readers are, and we’re not going to pretend there aren’t people who see “Affleck” in a headline and expect the story will be about the new Batman. It’s safe to say that many of them only head to the polls out of a vague sense of civic duty and simply check the box next to the name of the person that sounds familiar. Former park board commissioner Ian Robertson has since announced he is instead running for council and will no doubt receive a bump from folks who think they’re actually voting for the handsome bike lanes guy. With this in mind and still two months to go for parties to find potential nominees, we’ve a few humble suggestions based on some other prominent candidates’ last names. Someone named Louie or Louis: If there’s one thing we learned from the success of the Louis CK sitcom Louie, it’s that there’s a lot of confusion over the spelling of this name.With Vision Coun. Raymond Louie pretty much a shooin and COPE warhorse Tim Louis running again, it might behoove the other parties to find a Louie (or

Louis) of their own. And if the NPA can’t ﬁnd someone here in Vancouver with the surname, maybe one of their developer friends could toss in a discounted condo so that an out-oftowner could parachute in. Kris from EXO:While signing up the 23-year-old singer of a Korean boy band may seem like a long shot, theVancouverite — whose real name isWuYifan — is no longer a member due to a dispute with their label. While most of his core fans are underage,Wu could still score plenty of votes from people unaware that similarly named school board trustee SophiaWoo has been booted out of her party. He also was the captain of the SirWinston secondary basketball team and so has proven leadership skills. James Reimer: It would likely take some convincing to get Optimus Reim to run against Vision incumbent Andrea Reimer, but the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie nonetheless seems uniquely qualiﬁed for a career in municipal politics. He’s accustomed to taking cheap shots from disgruntled city residents, avoiding the media, being surrounded by general incompetence and seeing large sums of other people’s money wasted. Plus he’s a millionaire and could actually afford to live here. And surely even the prospect of sitting through marathon rezoning hearings has to be more appealing than yet another doomed season with the Leafs.

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Zulu to survive despite sale listing

Iconic music store to persevere as one building goes on market Cheryl Rossi

crossi@vancourier.com

Half the property Zulu Records occupies on West Fourth Avenue is up for sale for $3 million. “We have too much space,” said Grant McDonagh, owner of both the business and the two buildings. “The music industry has changed. CDs don’t sell like they used to. It’s really that simple.They still sell, but it was the majority of our square footage.” McDonagh was reluctant to speak to the Courier about the listing. “I feel like I’d like to be clear with the public…The buildings are for sale but at the same time we cannot can’t say what are deﬁnitive plans are,” he said. “Zulu is staying in business.We’re planning to be in business for the future. It’s not about Zulu.” McDonagh is weighing various options. “There are options out there on what our future can be within the buildings, as is, or within a smaller location, or one of the buildings. I don’t know.” he said. “It’s too early to tell the public.That’s why we didn’t put it out ourselves.” The portion of Zulu that’s closer to Maple Street is for sale. Macdonald Commercial’s listing states: “The property has 25 feet of frontage onWest Fourth Avenue, for a total area of

Zulu Records owner Grant McDonagh says there are now plans to close the Kitsilano store down. PHWOTO DAN TOULGOET

2,625 square feet (can be combined with the adjacent lot for 50 feet of frontage, and a total area of 5,250 square feet).” The buildings are zoned by the city to allow retail, commercial and residential use.The zoning generally allows building heights of four storeys outright, with

the potential for ﬁve storeys with relaxations. The half closest to Maple includes two one-bedroom rental suites on the second ﬂoor and has housed Videomatica Sales since 2011 when the longtime movie rental and sales business downsized to a DVD and Blu-ray sales business.

McDonagh said whatever happens,Videomatica and Zulu will continue. “We’re sticking together,” he said. McDonagh started Zulu a block east onWest Fourth in 1981.The record store relocated to the block between Maple and Cypress in 1999 and expanded into the

Tickets released for Dîner en Blanc Dîner en Blanc is returning for its third year to a top-secret location inVancouver on Aug. 21. As always, tickets are extremely limited, but event organizers at The Social Concierge have expanded the event from 2,600 attendees to 3,200. This means everyone sitting en blanc on the sidelines might finally manage to score a ticket. Here’s how to do it: 1.Visit the Dîner en Blanc Vancouver website at vancouver.dinerenblanc.info 2. Sign up on the waiting list before noon, July 28. At that time, every registered person on the waiting list will receive an email with their personal registration code. 3. On Wednesday, July 30 at noon, access to the e-platform store indicated in the registration email will be made public, allowing guests to purchase tickets for $35 dollars per person plus $5 International Event Membership Fee. As always, tickets will be sold on a first-come-firstserve basis and only online. Close to 40 of these events will take place in Europe and North America this year. Established in Paris over 25 years ago, Dîner en Blanc takes the pop-up concept to its most refined extreme, setting up an entire temporary banquet at secret location. As in all previous years, attendees must dress entirely in white, or will not be permitted on site. Elegance, according to a press release, is encouraged.

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adjoining building in 2001. Realtor Barb Burrows says the property went on the market about a month ago. She said the listing has received “some interest.” The ﬁve-block strip of West Fourth Avenue betweenVine and Burrard streets has lost Videomatica movie rental shop and three book stores in

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the past four years. But McDonagh doesn’t want Zulu lovers concerned about the disappearance of his record shop. “There is still a music industry,” said McDonagh, who started working in a record store in 1979. “Some of the smaller stores in town are doing well.”

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Bard’s Cymbeline more farcical than tragic THEATRE REVIEW

Jo Ledingham joled@telus.net

Usually I’m not concerned about whether a play attributed to Shakespeare was actually written by Shakespeare. Cymbeline, however, does make one wonder. “A tragedy gone right” is how some have described it — although all that’s tragic about it is its potential for things to go wrong. But they don’t; they go very, very right. Under the direction of Anita Rochon, making her Bard debut, not only is this not a tragedy (although it is subtitled The Tragedy of Cymbeline) it is, at times, almost a farce. Rochon takes some two dozen Dramatis Personae and melts them down to seven, making some very quick and very funny changes necessary. Anton Lipovetsky plays three roles: Cloten, the son of the Queen; Posthumus, husband to Imogen; and Arviragus, King

The seven-member cast of Cymbeline play a total of 24 different characters. PHOTO DAVID BLUE

Cymbeline’s son.There are moments when two of these three characters are involved in the action at the same time. “Boys!” shouts Morgan (Shawn Macdonald), and Lipovetsky darts across the stage, dons a fur wrap, and is suddenly Morgan’s hunter/gatherer son — although not really, because he’s actually the long-lost son of Cymbeline.You get the idea. It’s complicated. Read the synopsis. And although the play is

titled Cymbeline, arguably Imogen, his daughter (Rachel Cairns) and Posthumus, her husband, are, like Romeo and Juliet or Antony and Cleopatra, the central characters. No one much cares about King Cymbeline except that his ﬁerce opposition to the marriage of Imogen and Posthumus sets the story in motion. Posthumus, with promises to return for Imogen, goes into exile in Italy where he meets Iachimo (Bob

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Frazer), a villain to rival Iago in Othello. Young Rochon, co-director of The Chop — a fresh, innovative theatre company in town — show’s her chops with inventive staging. All the performers are on stage all the time.When not directly involved, they sit in shadows upstage; a fully visible trunk holds the various costume changes — a wrap, a skirt, a cap — all of which are put on in full view.The performers double — or

triple — as both characters and musicians. In addition to playing four roles, Benjamin Elliott composed the music, inspired by classical music, bluegrass, Baroque, pop and bird song. In this season’s Equivocation, Judith (Rachel Cairns) might have reminded Shagspeare, her father, that women disguised as boys are audience pleasers. Indeed, Shakespeare does it again here in Cymbeline with Imogen disguised as Fidele. Naturally, she bumps into Posthumus and you can imagine how it all ends. There are certainly reasons why Cymbeline is seldom studied, read or produced: it’s uneven. And although forgiveness is a major theme, it doesn’t resonate as deeply as, for example, it does in The Tempest. King Cymbeline (Gerry Mackay) is simply not a character writ large enough to resound with any intensity. But this production gives a lot of scope to the performers — most notably Rachel Cairns, whose Imogen is full of longing for her

exiled husband then furious at his disdain for her after Iachimo dupes Posthumus into believing she has been unfaithful. Outstanding once again is Bob Frazer, whose wiliness in Imogen’s bedroom is so creepy to watch as he sneaks up on her, stealing the ring given to her by Posthumus and spotting a mole under her exposed left breast — a detail that will convince Posthumus of his wife’s inﬁdelity. Shawn Macdonald’s Queen is terriﬁcally over the top and leaves absolutely no doubt as to which character he is at any given moment. Lipovetsky shines most brightly as the goofy but dangerous Cloten. Shakespeare was, apparently, experimenting with form with this play.The result is a bit of a mixed bag but not entirely satisfying except in terms of this Bard production that is clever, funny and handsome. For more reviews, go to joledingham.ca. Cymbeline runs until Sept. 17 at Bard on the Beach. For tickets, call 604-739-0559 or go to bardonthebeach.org.

HAFI Funds Home Modifications for Disabled Man When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced. “The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.” Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheelin shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.” Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home. The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

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Big bats carry South Vancouver over Little Mountain all-stars SouthVan Little League back at provincials after 38-year drought LITTLE LEAGUE SOUTH VANCOUVER LITTLE MOUNTAIN

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Megan Stewart

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Walnut Grove — Trailing by a run in the bottom of the fourth, the South Vancouver all-stars blew open the game against Little Mountain with eight runs and a dramatic three-run home run off the bat of Evan March. March, 12, came to the plate for his second time that inning after South Van hit through their line-up and, to the continued frustration of Little Mountain, scored all eight runs with two outs on the board. On a 3-2 pitch, March’s shot carried the ball just deep enough to round the bases with ease and give South Van a 9-1 lead. “I saw there was a runner on ﬁrst and third and I wanted to get the ball in play,” said March. “I just wanted a single so the runners could come home. I saw the ball right in my strike zone, I loaded back and crushed it.” His homer bounced off the top of the outﬁeld fence and was brought to his parents in the stands. “I was thinking, ‘I wish it could go on forever,’” said South Van manager Brian

1 1. Evan March (centre) crossed home plate amid his South Vancouver teammates after he clocked a three-run home run. The Little League B.C. Championships continue all week at George Zarelli Diamond and are hosted by North Langley Little League. 2. South Vancouver pitcher Joseph Sinclair threw six strikes in three innings in a 9-3 win over Little Mountain at the B.C. Championships in Walnut Grove on July 21. PHOTOS CHUNG CHOW

Perry. “I was worried at that stage because we were down 1-0 but then everything just clicked.” Returning to the Little League B.C. Championship for the first time since 1978, South Van entered Monday’s round-robin game with a clean 2-0 record. Little Mountain, the B.C. champions in 2010, fell to 1-1 at George Zarelli Diamond where North Langley Little League hosts the tournament this week. The semifinals are July 26 and the final game is at

noon, July 27. Little Mountain opened scoring with a single run in the second inning on a series of unusual plays. Liam Stanley was hit by a pitch but rounded the bases from first on a dribbler off the bat of Trew Petersen.What should have been a routine put-out to first was knocked out of the glove of first baseman Emma March as her glove (and the ball in it) caught Petersen in the face and the ball was knocked loose. On heads-up base running, Stanley scored the

2 go-ahead run. Perry came onto the ﬁeld to argue the play, but the umpires ruled the runner arrived before the ball. Starting South Van pitcher Joseph Sinclair worked his count up to 65 and

threw six strikes in three innings with no hits and no runs earned.The ﬁvefoot-eight left-hander was awarded the win and will sit for the next two games. On Tuesday, after the Courier’s print deadline,

South Vancouver played Beacon Hill (2-0) and Little Mountain played White Rock (1-1). South Vancouver has a bye Wednesday and Little Mountain plays Trail at 11 a.m. twitter.com/MHStewart

South Van line-up counts two sets of twins

Emma March is one of two girls at Little League championship Megan Stewart

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Fans of the South Vancouver all-stars wear jerseys for twins Emma and Evan March. PHOTO MEGAN STEWART

No one has any trouble telling the March twins apart on the ball diamond. One twin, tall and leggy, plays ﬁrst base and pitches while the other, already barrel-chested at 12, catches. Both play for South Vancouver but the ﬁrst baseman, Emma March, is one-of-a-kind on her all-star team as the only girl. “The boys treat me like one of them and they respect me because I’m good,” she said Monday after South Van beat Little Mountain in a roundrobin game at the provincial tournament. She went one for three at the plate and scored in a 9-3 win. “When I started in Minors, they put

me on ﬁrst base and I’m a girl so I can stretch for the ball and they saw that. It became my primary position.What I love most is when it’s a tight play and you know that the throw needs to reach me fast, and I stretch as far as I can to reach the ball. I love it.” Emma is one of two girls at the B.C. Little League Championship, this week in Walnut Grove, and she hopes the other female all-star,T.J. Murdoch from Trail, will join the provincial selects girls baseball team. Emma plays for the peewee team, which travels and competes against boys. The March siblings will go into Grade 7 next year at Corpus Christi elementary and are not the only twins on the South Van all-star team. Matthew and Daniel Suarez play second

and third base and both batted .167 against Little Mountain. “With Evan and Emma, they have a good connection,” said manager Brian Perry. “It took me a year or so to tell [Daniel and Matthew] apart.” Emma, who wears bright nail polish for big games, said anyone who has teased her for getting additional attention for playing among boys soon sees only what matters most. “In the beginning of the season, they’d make fun of me, like, ‘There’s a boy staring at you, Emma, you have an admirer.’ They’d tease me,” she said, knowing the ribbing was mostly friendly banter. “But after I hit two home runs in Districts, they stopped.” twitter.com/MHStewart

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Yu aims to shoot the lights out Not yet in Grade 12,TrevorYu already committed to PAC 12 Oregon State GOLF

Donnici at Nationals

Megan Stewart

mstewart@vancourier.com

At the Canadian Junior Boys Championship next week on the Battlefield Course at Legends on the Niagara, Trevor Yu will set his sights on playing “lights-out” golf. What does that mean for the 17-year-old member of the Marine Drive Golf Club? “Lights-out means everything is going your way and the best thing to do is just try to get out of your own way and let things happen,” he said this week. “Often it’s kind of a flash — you don’t really realize what you’re doing until the end of the round.” The St. John’s secondary student qualified directly for the national championship with a win at the CN Future Links Western Championship July 1 to 4. He shot five-under par over

Trevor Yu, the 2012 Canadian juvenile champion, will compete at his fourth national championship next week in Niagara Falls, Ont. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

three rounds at the 211-par tournament at the Birchbank Golf Course in Trail. This will be Yu’s fourth trip to nationals. In 2012, he won the juvenile title and astounded specta-

tors when he carded a course record (for competitive golfers of all ages) 7-under-par 64 at Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Bridgewater, N.S. “Sometimes you just

have those rounds where it’s lights-out and that day was one of them,” he said. “For one or two weeks, I’ll have rounds like that in a year. I’d like to have them more often but it’s always

Crofton House graduate Marie Donnici, 18, finished second at the CN Future Links Western Championship in Trail with a 16-over-par 232 over three rounds. Prince of Wales’ 15-year-old Natalie Chu tied for third at 17-over. Surrey’s Songeun Lee won the girls tournament with a 14-over-par 230 and qualified directly for the Junior Girls Championship in Thornhill, Ont. Donnici and Ashley Cai, both members at the Point Grey Golf Golf and Country Club, qualified for the Junior Girls Championship.

good to have them.” Although not yet in his senior year,Yu has committed to play for NCAA Division 1 Oregon State University. His immediate goal is to win the Cana-

dian junior national title. “I’ve been working really hard on my game recently, some pretty regimented and efﬁcient practice,” he said. “I’m really organized, not necessarily practising for a long duration of time but focusing on what I need to work on, like little things in my golf swing. I’m trying to keep my right leg a little quieter through impact and also relaxing my arms when I’m swinging.” A calm golfer who strives for effortlessness and understands it’s a game that should be enjoyable,Yu knows competition will be deep at junior nationals. “I try to keep it really light when I play. I never get too angry when I’m on the course. At the end of the day, it’s just a game, really. I’m out there to have fun.” The Junior Boys Championships run July 29 to Aug. 1 in Niagara Falls, Ont. Twitter.com/MHStewart

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