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Park board seeks separate path NPAers John Coupar named new chair, Sarah Kirby-Yung vice-char

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Captive whales and their sex lives were not on the table at the ﬁrst meeting of the newly minted park board Monday night at the VanDusen Botanical Garden’s visitor centre. But rebel community centres and a seniors centre were. A motion to ban cetacean breeding at the Vancouver Aquarium, a hot-button topic over the past several months after being proposed by outgoing Vision Vancouver commissioners Sarah Blyth and

Constance Barnes, failed to pass at a lastditch meeting Nov. 24 and is unlikely to resurface with a new seven-person park board dominated by four Non-Partisan Association commissioners. The NPA not only now has a majority of seats but also the positions of chair and vice-chair. Incumbent NPA commissioner John Coupar, who was first elected in 2011 after being active in the fight to save the Bloedel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park, won the nomination by acclamation to replace departing Vision chair Aaron Jasper. Coupar made a point of thanking all of the departing commissioners for their service and presented each of the rookie commissioners with a book detailing the first century of the board’s 126-year his-

tory. The book chronicles its uniqueness within Canada as the only park board that is its own separate entity from city hall. “The ﬁrst thing I would like to ask is that this is required reading,” said Coupar to appreciative laughs from the crowd, which included several former commissioners. “The two bodies, the park board and the city [council] are two separate elected bodies. It is really important, even though there sometimes is some tension between us, because out of that tension comes a much better result for the citizens of Vancouver and that is what we are all here to deliver.” Fellow NPAer and neophyte park board commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung, a former vice-president of marketing and communications for the Vancouver

Aquarium, was named the board’s new vice-chair. The other two newly sworn-in NPA commissioners are Casey Crawford and Erin Shum. Crawford, the chair of the board of directors for the Stroke Recovery Association of B.C. and a player agent with Little Mountain Baseball, came in eighth place in the 2011 election. Shum, a special education assistant working with students with autism, is also the owner of an organic spa in Kerrisdale and volunteers with Lotus Light Charity society. Coupar went on to outline the immediate goals for the next four years. “Priorities are to re-establish the independence of the park board and focus on the role it plays in facilitating Vancouver’s active lifestyle,” he said. Continued on page 5

Push merits six days

Case of woman shoved by cop took four years to resolve Mike Howell

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In an act he called “callous and reckless,” an adjudicator presiding over a public hearing has ruled that a Vancouver police constable who shoved a woman with cerebral palsy to the ground in the Downtown Eastside should be suspended without pay for six days. The constable, Taylor Robinson, pushed Sandy Davidsen to the sidewalk June 9, 2010 after he claimed the woman, who also has muscular sclerosis, was going for his gun. “The act of pushing Ms. Davidsen to the ground was callous and reckless,” said retired judge Wally Oppal in his written reasons, which were released Nov. 28 after he delivered his decision at the conclusion of a hearing at the Robson Street courthouse. “She was clearly vulnerable. The ofﬁcer took no steps to assist Ms. Davidsen. This is a clear violation of public trust.” Continued on page 4

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Vision’s election day email deemed legal

12TH&CAMBIE Mike Howell

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Time for some post-election housekeeping. I know, I know, it’s a little late. But I took some time off after the big vote to cool off my typing ﬁngers. Now that I’m back, I wanted to get to the bottom of a so-called controversy raised by some readers about an email message that Vision Vancouver circulated on election day. It was authored by Vision’s executive director, Stepan Vdovine, who urged party members to re-elect Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision candidates. The concern from readers was that such an email on election day was in contravention of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and gave Vision an edge at the polls. Here’s what one senior staffer on the NPA campaign

sent me on election day: “Hi. Our lawyers tell us the email is illegal. Our understanding is, on general voting day, candidates and elector organizations cannot use social media, including transmitting messages about getting out to vote.” The staffer was right about the social media ban, which I wrote about in an online story on election day. None of the parties appeared to contravene the ban, although Vision staffer Marcella Munro was activeon Twitter that day. But “transmitting messages about getting out to vote?” Is that what Vision did? First, here’s the guts of what Vdovine wrote: “It’s election day and polls opened a few hours ago. Have you voted yet? We’re in a close race with the NPA and every vote counts. You’ve been a member of this campaign, knocking on doors, calling supporters and putting up signs. You’ve helped Vi-

Questions were swirling election day about an email circulated by Vision Vancouver. But was it in contravention of election rules? PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

sion connect with thousands of Vancouverites, talking about the issues and getting people engaged in the election.” Vdovine’s email goes on to say there are close to 120 voting stations and, again, urges the recipients of the email to vote for Robertson

and the Vision team. So what’s wrong with that? Apparently nothing, according to Rachel Penner, a communications coordinator at Elections B.C., the agency tasked with overseeing all campaign ﬁnancing and advertising regulations for

the civic elections. Part of the agency’s job is ensuring parties or candidates don’t advertise on election day. “An email speciﬁcally sent by an organization to its own members isn’t election advertising,” said Penner, noting Elections B.C. was aware of concerns over

Vision’s email on election day because of the buzz on social media. “So then we did have to follow up on that and confirmed that it was an email that was sent to members, versus an election advertising thing.” If that email was then forwarded from a Vision member to someone not affiliated with the party, that type of transmission is also not in contravention of the Act because it did not come directly from the party, Penner said. So there you have it, Vision’s email wasn’t illegal. Check section 7 of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act for more detail. Note: Left a message Monday with Vdovine to discuss the email in question but hadn’t heard back before I filed this piece. He’s probably getting ready for the inauguration Dec. 8 of the new council, which isn’t really that new. The NPA’s Melissa De Genova is in, Vision’s Tony Tang is out. twitter.com/Howellings

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Pivot hoped for harsher penalty

Continued from page 1 Oppal said it was also “somewhat disturbing” that two other ofﬁcers walking with Robinson that afternoon never bothered to assist Davidsen after she was left on the ground outside the Lux social housing building at 65 East Hastings St. Pivot Legal Society lawyer Douglas King, acting on behalf of Davidsen, requested a suspension of 15 days while the Ofﬁce of the Police Complaint Commissioner suggested 10 days. Robinson’s lawyer, David Crossin, argued for a twoday suspension in line with what a VPD superintendent concluded in a separate investigation. “The decision sends a message that the VPD’s discipline wasn’t adequate but it doesn’t send a clear message that we were

hoping for,” said King, noting Robinson had also incorrectly tagged an exhibit in an unrelated case before the incident with Davidsen. “We thought it deserved a harsher penalty because of that.” He said Davidsen was disappointed in the ruling and always wanted her case to go to criminal court. Robinson was charged with assault but the charges were stayed after he agreed to an alternative measures program that involved a three-day conﬂict resolution course at the Justice Institute. Sgt. Randy Fincham, a VPD media liaison ofﬁcer, said in an email to the Courier that Robinson “has taken responsibility for his actions and has apologized. We respect the decision of the Police Complaint Commission adjudicator.”

Security video footage from the Lux Hotel captured Const. Taylor Robinson pushing Sandra Davidsen to the ground.

Robinson had graduated from the Justice Institute six months before the incident. He was transferred out of the Downtown Eastside and works as a patrol ofﬁcer in another part of the city. The incident was captured on video by the Lux’s security cameras.

The footage, which was played in court, showed Robinson walking threeabreast with two other ofﬁcers along a busy sidewalk on East Hastings. As the trio approached Davidsen, who is seen walking with an unsteady gait, she appeared to step to one

side in an attempt to avoid colliding with Robinson. In doing so, she attempted to walk through a gap between Robinson and a fellow officer. That’s when Davidsen pushed her to the ground and then stood over her. In a statement to police investigators five days after the incident, Robinson said he told Davidsen “don’t touch my gun” followed by “never touch a police officer’s gun.” Davidsen, who didn’t attend the hearing, denied going for Robinson’s gun. She didn’t believe Robinson’s apology to be genuine. Davidsen said through her lawyer the apology was more of a justification for shoving her. The case took more than four years before Oppal imposed the six-day suspension for Robinson. Oppal agreed with the Of-

fice of the Police Complaint Commissioner that the delay was unnecessary and unacceptable. In a report released in November 2013, Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe slammed the VPD for the way it handled its internal discipline proceedings in the Robinson case, saying the “accountability of the proceedings and the search for the truth were significantly compromised.” In October 2012, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decided to grant Davidsen a hearing into the incident. But since that decision, the City of Vancouver agreed to an out-of-court financial settlement that nullified that hearing and a lawsuit brought on by Pivot. Details were not disclosed. twitter.com/Howellings

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Top: The new members of the Vancouver Park Board, with new chair John Coupar seen at far left. Bottom: The outgoing park board team said their goodbyes at a meeting at VanDusen Botanical Garden on Monday night. PHOTOS DAN TOULGOET

Mending relationships with community centres a priority

Continued from page 1 “We want to restore and rebuild relationships with community centre associations and complete operating agreements. We would like to fast-track the construction of the Killarney’s seniors centre and include seniors fully in a complete consultation of requirements and the needs to ensure the new facility meets the needs of that community. Another big one is that we ensure the permanent protection of our parks and green spaces.” While Coupar is the

only person who served on the last board, he is not the only one with ﬁrsthand experience with the job. The Green Party’s Stuart Mackinnon, a special education teacher at Killarney secondary school, served from 2008 to 2011 and now sits on the board of the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association. Mackinnon is joined by fellow Green Party member Michael Weibe, director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association and owner of a restaurant specializing in locally

sourced ingredients. The sole Vision Vancouver commissioner is Catherine Evans, a policy adviser, lawyer and former chair of the Vancouver Public Library’s board of directors. Evans earned the most votes of all park board candidates in the Nov. 15 elections despite being a last-minute candidate chosen after former candidate Trish Kelly resigned. The only other business taken care of during the meeting was to approve meeting dates for the upcoming year. twitter.com/ﬂematic

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Grants help preserve city’s heritage buildings DEVELOPING STORY

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The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is once again accepting applications for its 15-year-old small grant program, which is designed to help owners preserve Vancouver’s heritage homes and buildings. There are four categories in the grant program. To qualify for three of the categories, the building has to be on the heritage register, while the forth category helps the owner nominate their building for the register, explained Vancouver Heritage Foundation spokesperson Kathryn Morrow. “It’s good to get the word out that we have these as an option for people because a lot of times one of the things [people] worry about with a heritage home or a heritage building or site is, how do we pay for it? How do we make sure we can maintain it for the future and keep it in the community?” Morrow said. “So this is a way we can ﬁll the gap between really big restoration projects and smaller maintenance-type projects. Things like restoring the porch on your house may not seem like a big deal but it keeps that house in keeping with its original intention. It makes it a great part of the neighbourhood. The community beneﬁts by having restored heritage buildings and there’s been a lot of reports and studies done on the impact that restored buildings do have on the neighbourhood. People like living in them. People like working in them. They

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enjoy them more.” The organization handed out about $10,000 worth of small grants in 2014, a ﬁgure augmented by Benjamin Moore with the donation of paints. Grant amounts are typically between $500 and $1,000 but are based on the number of applications received. True Colours is one grant category. It helps owners restore the original colours to a building. “That includes the consultation and also the paint from Benjamin Moore,” Morrow said. Three buildings earned these grants in 2014. A second type of grant is called the Restore It grant. “The idea of that one is if there is original fabric that either needs to be ﬁxed up or if it needs to be re-created to keep with the original intention of the building, it can help with that cost,” Morrow explained. This grant helped the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre restore the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park,

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which marks the lives of Japanese Canadians who died in combat for Canada in World War One and subsequent conflicts. It hadn’t received a significant restoration since the 1980s, according to VHF. The plaque was updated to recognize more recent conflicts, glass panes in the lamp were repaired, and repairs were made to the mortar and to worn elements in the pillar’s base. Morrow said the memorial “looks cleaner, fresher, newer. It looks well loved.” A third grant category is called House Call, in which a heritage consultant gives an owner a plan to help maintain and restore their building into the future. The fourth grant category — Get on the Register — helps with the process of nominating a building to be included on the city’s heritage register. It was awarded to the Ming Sun Benevolent Society in 2014, which is trying to get the Ming Sun building on Powell Street recognized on the register.

It’s also getting a House Call grant to help draft a long-term conservation and maintenance plan. The City of Vancouver ordered the demolition of the Ming Sun building just over a year ago in midNovember of 2013 due to safety concerns. It sparked an effort to save the building based on its historical importance — it was once owned by a prominent JapaneseCanadian family and is one of the 20 oldest buildings in Vancouver. Morrow said the Get on the Register grant was worth about $500 — about half the cost of preparing the documents to nominate the building for the heritage register. Interest in preserving Vancouver’s heritage homes and buildings has grown over the years, as more and more have been demolished to make way for new buildings. In 2013, Caroline Adderson, a West Side resident, launched the Vancouver Vanishes Facebook page to chronicle the loss of heritage homes.

Last May, heritage conservationists held a rally in front of the Legg Residence in the West End to call attention to the issue. The Legg Residence was knocked down to make way for a 17-story tower. In June of this year, city council approved new regulations designed to reduce the number of older homes being knocked down and to require building materials be reused and recycled for pre-1940 homes if they are knocked down. “In the two years I’ve been with the VHF, I’ve noticed there has been more public talking about heritage,” Morrow said. “It used to be a select group who were very much into it and cared about it and loved it, but I think generally, the city — the citizens of Vancouver, are much more interested in keeping the history of Vancouver and not accepting that it’s a young city and that we don’t need to care about this. Vancouver does care about it. Part of it is because there seems to be a lot of it lost. I think [people were] concerned that there were so many houses coming down, there were so many buildings coming down that it suddenly became important because it was visual. It wasn’t just a pie in the sky number. It was suddenly the neighbour next to them — the house was gone. Once you can physically see it in your neighbourhood, it means a little more. You can see the neighbourhood changing.” For more information about the small grant program go to vancouverheritagefoudnation.org. The deadline for applications for 2015 is Feb. 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. twitter.com/naoibh

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News Shoppers urged to buy local Canadians relatively cautious online when it comes to Black Friday, Cyber Monday

It appears Santa is bringing a mixed bag to retailers this holiday season. As Cyber Monday officially launched an annual blitz of online deals Monday, North American retailers are reporting varied results from Black Friday sales. Shopbot.ca, a price comparison service, said Canadian web traffic was up 30 per cent during the first two hours of Black Friday sales on Nov. 27. Demand for highend technology was driving the boost in unique web visitors during that period, according to the company. But in the U.S., early reports from retailers tell a different story. The National Retail Federation reported Nov. 30 shopping over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend dropped 5.2 per cent from 141.1 million unique shoppers in 2013 to 133.7 million shoppers this year. Spending over the American holiday weekend dipped 11.3 per cent from US $57.4 billion in 2013 to US $50.9 billion this year. But ComScore, a digital measurements and analytics company, found online Black Friday spending actually jumped 26 per

cent to US $1.505 billion in 2014 compared with the same day last year when US $1.198 billion in sales were recorded. So while online shopping appears to be making headway among Americans, consumers in Canada have been more conservative about online deals during the holiday. A Nov. 26 survey from MasterCard Canada found 51 per cent of Americans

service in Vancouver and Toronto last month, took to the skies to promote Cyber Monday sales. The e-commerce giant chartered a plane that ﬂew a banner over Vancouver Monday morning advertising its website’s deals. Meanwhile, Loco B.C., an organization that promotes the beneﬁts of buying from locally owned small businesses, has teamed up with the City of Vancouver

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NDP’s position on LNG a bit confusing

Russian caveat on more public housing

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Michael Geller Columnist

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The NDP Opposition spent hours criticizing the bill that imposes a tax regime on any liqueﬁed natural gas plants that open in B.C. Then they voted in favour of it. Then, moments after it passed, NDP Leader John Horgan suggested a future NDP government would take a hard look at changing the terms set out in the bill his caucus just supported. What gives? There are a lot of political issues pushing and pulling the party on the LNG issue that dominated the fall sitting of the legislature. Horgan manoeuvred as best he could, but the course he set has to leave some people confused about where the party stands. The Opposition is obligated to oppose, of course. So any government bill is going to be criticized. There will never be any cheerleading for government initiatives. But they learned a searing lesson in the 2013 election campaign about how costly it can be when voters conclude that the NDP is against job-creating projects. Horgan has spent some time in his seven months as leader trying to undo the damage predecessor Adrian Dix did when he lurched into a position against an oil pipeline, which alienated a number of working people. At the same time, Horgan has to keep an eye on metro Vancouver’s enviro voters. They helped defeat Premier Christy Clark in Vancouver-Point Grey and a few other Liberals elsewhere in town. If Horgan moves too far into the resource-development camp, they could just move on to the Greens, even if natural gas isn’t nearly as toxic an issue as oil currently is. So when the proposed tax regime arrived in the legislature, the NDP was trying to straddle a number of divides. Trying to explain the vote to reporters later, Horgan might have talked himself into another problem by opening the possibility of changing some terms in the bill he just supported. He opened by again supporting the general LNG concept. He touched on the Opposition’s obligation to express concerns, but said: “Ultimately, we need to say to British Columbians, this is a bipartisan issue. “When we stood with [Liberals] to vote

Generally supporting LNG is slightly safer for the NDP than being against it.

in favour of a bill that was deficient in terms of what I believe the returns should be to B.C., it sends a signal … we want to see this proceed.” Then things got a bit confusing. “In order for this to proceed, we need certainty. If we’re going to get final investment decisions, we need to have a tax framework. I believe the framework is inadequate. I’ve said that, I will say that to the companies when I meet with them and they should be on record and they should know that when the government changes in 2017, I’m going to be wanting to look at those agreements.” “Bills are passed into law, governments change laws,” he added. Horgan said he wouldn’t rip up contracts like the B.C. Liberals, “but I will negotiate after 2017 with any company that wants to do business in B.C.” Changing the tax regime is a “possibility, absolutely.” He closed with: “I’m not suggesting today I’m going to change the tax regime, because we don’t have any final investment decisions. What I’m saying is: We supported this so there was certainty for the industry so they can proceed and if I get the opportunity to form a government, we’ll talk about it then.” Generally supporting LNG is slightly safer for the NDP than being against it. But talking about changing the key deal before the industry has even signed on doesn’t do much for “certainty.” As far as the B.C. Liberals are concerned, the bill is a mixed blessing. Its passage is one of the final moves the government will make on the file. They’ve set the table, now it’s up to industry to decide if it wants to pull up a chair. But the tax rate set in the bill is dramatically lower than the theoretical upper limit that was discussed just a few months ago. Figuring out how to adjust expectations downward could be just as confusing as tracking what the NDP really thinks of it all. twitter.com//leyneles

The week in num6ers...

The number of NDP MLAs who voted against a Liberal bill proposing a discounted tax rate of 3.5 per cent to any LNG plants built in B.C.

The number of days VPD Const. Taylor Robinson was suspended over a 2010 incident where he shoved a woman with MS to the ground while she walked past.

The number of times the Grey Cup has been damaged during on-field celebrations. Calgary linebacker Juwan Simpson became the latest person to break it last Sunday.

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During the recent election campaign there was considerable discussion about the cost of living in Vancouver and the respective roles of government and private sector in delivering affordable housing. Included in this discussion was the future role of the newly created Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) and the mayor’s promise to build 4,000 rental units over the next four years. As I contemplate the city’s appropriate role in affordable housing development, I cannot help but reflect on trips I made earlier this year to Russia where I served on a competition jury for Moscow’s new International Financial Centre. During these visits, I learned how Russian housing has transformed over the years, especially since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Until dissolution, most urban housing was developed and owned by government and generally consisted of large, plain high-rise apartment blocks. Local authorities were responsible for renting the suites and rents were kept extremely low, and in many cases insufficient to fund maintenance costs. Over time, the housing deteriorated, vandalism was widespread, and many households were forced to share kitchens and bathrooms. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the housing sector was essentially privatized and government withdrew from project development. Many renters were offered title to their units at no cost, although somewhat surprisingly, many older Russians decided to forego the necessary paperwork to acquire their units and continued to rent. By the mid-1990s, more than half of Russia’s housing was privately owned with the remainder administered by municipal authorities. Conditions improved considerably in owner-occupied housing as owners ensured higher standards of maintenance. However, due to a lack of funds from local authorities, public housing continued to deteriorate. It is interesting to compare the Russian experience with what happened in Canada. Starting in 1949 the federal and provincial governments built and owned much of our country’s low-income housing. However, in 1973 new CMHC programs transferred much of the responsibility to non-profit organizations and

housing cooperatives who took over construction, ownership and management. Instead of large-scale government-owned public housing, new projects tended to be mixed-income and smaller scale. Twenty years later, the federal government ended its funding of new non-profit and cooperative projects. Today the federal government provides approximately $1.6 billion in subsidies to these projects. Since their mortgages are slowly being paid off, over the next 25 years, the federal government plans to end all subsidies. Last month, the B.C. Non-profit Housing Association, whose membership includes all of the province’s non-profit housing organizations, held its annual conference in Richmond. More than 800 were in attendance, representing not only non-profits, but also the various levels of government and industry suppliers. A key concern for those present was the federal government’s plans to withdraw subsidy assistance. However, many non-profits who lease their sites from the provincial government had an added concern since the province now wants them to buy their sites. This obviously has something to do with bookkeeping. Although the province has offered to lend the required funds, like some older Russian tenants, many non-profits prefer to continue leasing rather than own. There is another similarity with Russia. Many non-profits are in the same boat as those Russian municipalities who could not afford to maintain their projects while keeping low rents. A number of the conference sessions looked at how these non-profits might survive in the future. In some instances, they will need to find other funding sources. In others, they might partner with developers where it is feasible to infill market units on their sites. For some, the best solution may be to sell their ailing project to a developer who will build replacement units elsewhere, and then demolish and redevelop their site. All of this is happening just as the city is setting up its Affordable Housing Agency. Many of the non-profits I spoke to at the conference are hoping this agency will be there to help them out. I would advise the VAHA to be careful. Otherwise, Vancouver could find itself increasingly getting into affordable housing development at a time when governments in Russia and British Columbia are increasingly getting out. twitter.com/michaelgeller

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In billions of dollars, the amount of annual subsidies the federal government gives to non-profit and cooperative housing projects.

The percentage of Canadians who said they plan to shop online this holiday season, compared to 51 per cent of Americans, according to a recent survey.

The number of wins new Vancouver Giants head coach Claude Noel had as bench boss for the Winnipeg Jets from 2011 to 2014.

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Dec. 1, 1936: Eleven months after construction began on a new city hall at the northeast corner of 12th Avenue and Cambie Street, the final nail was hammered into place. The new 12-storey building, designed by local architectural firm Townley, Matheson and Partners, became the first city hall in the country to not be located in the downtown core. After being elected mayor in 1934, Gerry McGeer appointed a committee to select the location for a new city hall and the spot was chosen in part to be more central after the amalgamation five years earlier of the formerly separate municipalities of Point Grey, Vancouver and South Vancouver.

Commodore Cabaret opens on Granville

Dec. 3, 1930: The downtown nightlife scene receives a big boost after a new dancehall opens in the 800 block of Granville street to a sold-out crowd. Built by real estate mogul (and alleged rum runner) George Reifel and designed by architect Henry Gillingham, the two-storey Art Deco complex featured a basement bowling alley and pool hall, street-level retail space and an upstairs ballroom with a special dancefloor design with rubber tires and horsehair under the floor to absorb shocks and give the sensation of bouncing. Eventually renamed the Commodore Ballroom, the venue closed in 1996 but re-opened again three years later after extensive renovations. ADVERTISING

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To the editor: Re: “Motorists must take more responsibility for road safety,” Nov. 28. I would like to thank Melissa and Chris Bruntlett for highlighting motorists’ responsibility to share our roads safely. As a daily cyclist commuter in all weather and seasons, I know the challenges of sharing the road with two-tonne machines. I agree that drivers need to take more responsibility for pedestrian safety by staying focused on the road, avoiding distractions and being ready to yield to pedestrians — especially at intersections and near transit stops where pedestrians may not use crosswalks. This has certainly been a key focus of our pedestrian safety campaign this fall. We also work with the provincial government and municipalities to make road improvements to prevent crashes. In 2013 alone, ICBC invested approximately $603,000 in 19 road improvement projects to make Vancouver’s roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers. The Bruntletts are also correct that short, dark days and wet weather at this time of year pose a safety risk for pedestrians. In fact, 76 per cent more pedestrians are injured in crashes from November to January compared to June to August in B.C. We’ve been educating pedestrians about the risks and encouraging them to do things like making eye contact with drivers, using safety reﬂectors and avoiding their own distractions while crossing the street. Yes, the onus should be on drivers to

look for pedestrians when they are approaching a crosswalk, particularly because nearly 75 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians happen at intersections. When turning at an intersection, drivers need to look twice to make sure there are no pedestrians crossing. We support police enforcement when drivers don’t obey the rules of the road. The majority of crashes are preventable. We all need to do our part to keep our roads safe by making smart decisions on the roads. John Dickinson, ICBC director of road safety

Nursing a complaint over surgery story

To the editor: Re: “Need for new knee worth all the aches and pains,” Nov. 26. I am terribly upset and dismayed over the article by Sandra Thomas about knee replacement surgery. Her reporting of her experience may be accurate for her but it is inaccurate for the majority of patients and gives a negative future experience for those folks for whom surgery is necessary. I have worked for 23 years with rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons and can say they do not act in the manner in which she reports. I am proud to have been associated with such caring and expert health professionals. I wish her well with her obvious satisfactory surgery. Karen Rangno, RN Vancouver

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COURIER STORY: “CUPE files defamation lawsuit against NPA,” Nov. 28. David Gibson: The union has received very poor legal and political advice about this. The entire city will be laughing out loud. They should just shut up and go away — and save their members a ton of money. Eugene: So Vision accepted a donation of union funds in an effort to get re-elected and in exchange promised the unions something that could cost the public purse. The negotiations were caught on tape, released during an election campaign and the opposition party seized on it and brought it to the public’s attention after the story had been published in a newspaper and most people had drawn their own conclusions. The word “corruption” was used by a political opponent to describe this deal that seemingly traded public funds for personal gain, and the union wants you to know its shocked, just shocked and disappointed that such a word could be used to describe their behaviour and that of Vision candidates. They’ll right this characterization of their fine character with a lawsuit. I look forward to the judge telling CUPE “Hey hey, ho ho, such nonsense has got to go.” COURIER COLUMN: “Former nun continues a personal crusade,” Nov. 30. Stephen Rees: “Only in Western societies since the Enlightenment and the French and American revolutions do we distinguish between the realms of the secular and the religious.” Really? I am an atheist but even I recall the biblical “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s.” COURIER STORY: “Project CHEF mixes children and seniors,” Nov. 28. Vikki Stevenson: There is no other programme or field trip that compares to Project Chef! This was literally the best thing my kids did in elementary school. Students learned everything from knife skills to how to wash dishes, tried new foods and worked as a team. Well done, Barb Finley for involving Tapestry seniors and making it even better. Top marks — this is so worthwhile!

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1. Emily Carr University of Art and Design student Tina Yan shows off one of her sold pieces at the school’s Student Art Sale held this past Friday through Sunday. Despite her painting talents, Yan is studying design. “I’ve been having a lot of, I would say, good luck in presenting my work and having people find it,” she said. 2. It’s estimated that at least 3,000 people visited the Emily Carr Student Art Show. The print with the coloured dots is by printmaker Patrick Bravo, titled “Aurora Borealis.” PHOTOS REBECCA BLISSETT

Emily Carr sale lives up to promise

Longstanding show offers gallery-level art CITY LIVING Rebecca Blissett

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The word “legendary” was mentioned more than just a couple of times in the same breath as “Emily Carr University of Art and Design Student Art Sale” held this past Friday through Sunday. Otherwise, why else would 120 people line up for the show’s opening on a Friday at noon? Why else would a couple from Seattle, Wash. make the

show a road trip tradition, adding to their already signiﬁcant collection of Emily Carr student art in their home? And why else would many in the steady crowd be gallery owners and curators? “The work is always good, this year is exceptional,” said show organizer Marlene Madison, an Emily Carr alumna. “And the students have been incredible. Really organized, really focused.” The vibe of the room felt more Army & Navy Shoe Sale at times than a wine and cheese gallery opening. While watching the determined eyes of art hunters made the sale that much more fun, anybody looking for blue-light special art likely left the

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Granville Island campus disappointed. “The pricing the students sometimes struggle with, they’re still students but the art is often at a level you would see out in galleries,” said Madison. “It’s priced very well, and a lot of work goes into it.” Like anything that’s been around for 41 years, the show has a few stories to tell. It was called the Print and Pot Sale until the mid-1990s when the school’s administration asked the ceramic and printmaking students if they wouldn’t mind including more disciplines, particularly the painting students. Turned out they did in fact initially mind, so the Advancement (formerly Foundation

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and Development) agreed to organize the show to accommodate everybody, according to Roxanne Toronto who works with the school’s communications team. Other distant stories swirled about; paintings bought at the sale for $30 and then, years later, appraised for $60,000. It’s not a stretch considering Emily Carr’s alumni includes a long list of notables — Stan Douglas, Douglas Coupland, Terence Koh… Printmaking student Jonathan Hodges was happy to show his work alongside fellow students in a high-trafﬁc gallery set-up. “I’ve been successful every year and even if I don’t sell something, it’s

just been about being able to show my work,” he said. Added fellow student Patrick Bravo: “The anxiety was waiting for the doors to open and people to come in. But the part before that, I love that part. The setting up, preparing, having all the work done. And you want to have your best work instead of just random work. People are going to come and if you have your worst work, they will remember that.” Hodges is from Des Moines, Iowa and Bravo is from Belluno, Italy. Both became friends, collaborators, as well as extra hands when it comes to producing their large-scale prints that are measured in feet of double-digits. There’s not enough room in the

sale for those, but both had several smaller pieces on, and leaning against, walls. Student Tina Yan had 17 original paintings for sale. Most sold by Saturday afternoon including a submission for November’s Stickboy exhibition at the Ayden Gallery, a joint venture with the Vancouver Opera for Shane Koyczan’s production of the same name. “I really look forward to the show,” said Yan who paints on the side while she focuses on her degree in design. “Last year I put pieces in the show and they sold within the ﬁrst 10 minutes. It’s appreciated. You know, hard work pays off.” twitter.com/rebeccablissett

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#KerrisdaleChristmas an Instagram Hit! The Kerrisdale Business Association (KBA) and the Vancouver Courier have teamed up to bring you an exciting new contest that puts the social in social media – the ﬁrst annual INSTAGRAM CONTEST. Between Dec. 1st and 17th, simply take a photo with your camera or Smartphone and upload to Instagram using the hashtag #KerrisdaleChristmas. Your images can be anything festive – but note: pics taken around Kerrisdale shopping district will be met with total glee by Santa and his elves (a.k.a. the judges)!

he Village of Kerrisdale kicks off its holiday shopping season this weekend on December 6. With a bevy of delightful shops and services to choose from, why go anywhere else? Emanating from the heart of the Village at Yew Street and West 41st Ave., visitors will discover Free Horse & Carriage rides, strolling Carolling Quartets, a brass band, a gaggle of tuba players, and of course – Santa and his Elf! Most performers will be stopping by Kerrisdale shops and businesses through the course of the afternoon while Santa & Co. disperse individually wrapped European chocolates to passersby.

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Kerrisdale Village Christmas entertainment will continue throughout the weekends of December to the 20th, with a bonus day on Tuesday 23rd to serenade last-minute shoppers.

Not to be missed is Kerrisdale’s Gliding on Ice event, sponsored by the Kerrisdale Business Association, at the Kerrisdale Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21 from 3:45 to 5:30 pm. Complimentary admission includes free skate rentals (while they last,) live music on the ice,plus free refreshments like sugar cookies and hot chocolate. Mmm, mmm good! BUCHANS

Lucky winners selected from the entry photos will win prizes of gift cards from local businesses. There’s no limit of entries per person, so get snapping and/or tapping!

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With more than 200 shops perfectly situated within walking distance, you needn’t go anywhere else to complete your list this season. Here are a few places to visit for gifts, décor, attire and much more!

Wrap up the chill with a glorious Pashmina from any of the women’s fashion stores. Drop by The Perfect Gift for beautiful jewellery and décor, like Pandora and more. Perry & Co on the Boulevard has more than pretty paint – check out the goodies!

FOOD & DRINK Benton Brothers Fine Cheeses has gift boxes, deluxe cheeses and accoutrements. Pick up an elegant gift box at Caffe Artigiano, to appease the coffee lover in your life. HILLS OF KERRISDALE

FASHION & BEAUTY Try on a comfy pair of slippers from the great collection at The Kerrisdale Bootery. Adorn her neck with a beautiful silver and stone necklace from Collins Jewellers. From the Hills of Kerrisdale Blue Ruby counter, a Sonya Renée ring will inspire her!

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HOME & DÉCOR Man in the mirror, Pierre of Pierre’s Antiques, offers vintage ornaments and tea sets. Christmas-themed pillows,stockings and bedding are abundant at Quilts Etc. on 41st. Pick up a poinsettia or other foliage at Scentrepiece Flowers, to beautify your home. Thomas Hobbs Florist offers more than arrangements, the accessories are heavenly!

KID-FRIENDLY Buchan’s Fine Stationery presents graciously selected toys and goodies for all ages. What child wouldn’t love a sock monkey from Cowboys & Angels to make their day?

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FOR THE HOLIDAYS HELEN K. PETERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ome enjoy an inspiring and uplifting musical presentation from the Vancouver Thunderbird Chorus! Their ‘We Need a Little Christmas’ concert will be the ﬁrst holiday performance in the new rehearsal space: St. Faith’s Anglican Church at 7284 Cypress St. in Kerrisdale, on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 2:00-4:00 pm. The cost is only $10 with a food bank donation. Come out and support your local vocalists while also helping out the hungry. Go to thunderbirdchorus.ca for more details or call 604-357-4767.

The Inverglen Scottish Dancers and the Kerrisdale Community Dancers would like to invite you to their performance, ‘A Celtic Christmas,’ in Kerrisdale at the Kerrisdale Seniors Centre. Admission is by donations. Tickets for the Red and White Rafﬂe will be available at the door. Come and enjoy an afternoon of Highland, Scottish Country, and Step Dancing with audience participation at the end, on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 2:00-

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4:00 pm. For more info, call 604-605-0890 or email inverglendance@shaw.ca. You have your choice this year between two of the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s favourite Christmas entertainments,performed at Ryerson United Church (2205 W. 45th Ave. at Yew St.) in Kerrisdale. At 8:00 pm on Friday, Dec. 19 it’s ‘A DYLAN THOMAS CHRISTMAS,’ and at 3:00 pm on Sunday, Dec. 21 it will be ‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS.’ Their signature performance of “A Dylan Thomas Christmas;” 2014 is the centenary of the poet’s birth. Both programmes will also include a lovely mix of old and new carols. For tickets and further info., go to vancouverchamberchoir.com.

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Upholding our favourite traditions Friday, December 5th, 6 pm – 8 pm It’s time once again to celebrate Christmas and, at Crofton Manor, we love celebrations! Come join us for an evening of caroling to mark the holiday season. Stay to mingle and enjoy refreshments in the company of new friends.

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Dec. 15 through 19 (various classes). Check website for further info. A class full of great Christmas gift making: candles, soap and chocolates! Children may participate on their own when they have the readiness to do so and adults are always welcome to stay. Program Director: Jennifer Upsdell

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In Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornﬁeld’s book Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, “near-enemies” are states that are mistaken for desirable qualities, such as unconditional love, compassion and equanimity. For example, the “nearenemy” of love is attachment or desire. It seems like the real thing but is quite the opposite, especially when one doesn’t get what one desires. It can then transform into jealousy, envy and anger. The near-enemy of compassion — feeling connected to another through their suffering — is pity, which sets us apart from the other. The near-enemy of equanimity is indifference. The near-enemy personiﬁed in our lives is the “frenemy.” Frenemies are bad two-for-one deals. They may call themselves your friends but they may

act more like your enemies, doing things they ought not do. You might think that if you’re not a pre-teen or teenaged girl, you don’t have any frenemies but take a close look at the actions of a frenemy. You might be surprised that you yourself are your own worst frenemy. 1. A frenemy puts you down. The most manipulative frenemies put you down behind your back. If you’re a frenemy to yourself, you might not even recognize the negative self-talk running in the background of your mind. Have you ever said, “I can’t do it,” “I’m a loser” or “Why should I even try?” When you catch yourself doing this, talk back to yourself — in a positive way. “I might make mistakes but that doesn’t make me a loser and the only way to move forward is to try new things, test my limits and learn.” 2. A frenemy feeds your

vices. I encourage my wife not to shop with friends who spend more than her. By comparison, they convince her that she hasn’t spent too much, and when she asks their opinion about buying yet another purse, they of course will agree and suggest buying two. If your friends smoke or exceed the healthy limit of two or three alcoholic drinks on any day, you are more likely to accept this as the norm and continue to harm your body. Do you rationalize your own excesses? 3. A frenemy’s negative attitude is infectious. If you keep company with people who are critical and negative about everything in the world, your own thoughts and attitudes are likely to shift towards cynicism. This is a perfect setup for unhappiness and discontent. Could you be breeding negativity in your life with your own self-talk?

Make your mind your friend. Knowing that what you habitually think shapes what you see and how you feel, observe your own thoughts. Substitute unhelpful thoughts and attitudes with both realistic and positive ones. You could ask yourself, “Is this line of thinking helpful or not?” What would you do if you recognized that a friend was really a backstabber and working against you? You’d probably break off your association. You can’t really do that if you discover that the frenemy is yourself. But having become more mindful of your negative self-talk and how you have been sabotaging your own wellbeing, you can choose to act like your own best friend and do what is best for you. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. For more on achieving your positive potential in health visit davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Wayne Babcock didn’t celebrate when his wife gave him a three-month personal training package for his 70th birthday in 2013. “I had mixed feelings,” Babcock said. But more than a year later, Babcock is hooked on working out with certified personal trainer Yvette Ravai twice a week. “In the beginning it was kind of a struggle and I probably, to be honest, didn’t look forward to it,” Babcock said. “And then I started to see some benefits from it. Now, I really miss it if I miss a session.” Ravai trains Babcock in his Fairview condominium building’s gym, so he doesn’t have to brave torrential downpours, commute or cough up a gym membership. “It’s more convenient,” he said. Ravai brings dumbbells, exercise bands and medicine, Swiss and BOSU balls. “When it was very hot over the summer, we just went out into the courtyard,” Babcock said. Ravai reports she requested a doctor’s note from Babcock, as she does for all of her clients who are older than 60, before they got physical. “Even though she or he appears to be a healthy person, you just don’t know,” she said. Ravai conducts a free health consultation with prospective clients to learn about any health problems and what motivates and demotivates them. Babcock went for a full physical four or five months after he started personal training. A cardiac stress test revealed his blood pressure recovered faster than it previously had following intense exercise. “I feel stronger. I am stronger,” Babcock said. “Certainly, I feel much better after a session, tired physical-

Seventy-one-year-old Wayne Babcock sees a personal trainer for an ever-evolving exercise program in his condominium’s gym. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

ly but buoyed up mentally.” Ravai charges $65 an hour and says personal training fees in Vancouver range from $50 to $100 an hour. “It’s not cheap, but for me it’s worthwhile,” said Babcock, who ran a public oil and gas company before he retired. “It’s a quality of life issue… The way I’m doing it is gold-plated, probably, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” Ravai, a certiﬁed personal trainer for two-and-a-half years, began her career at a women’s gym and then opted to work privately, winning new clients through word-of-mouth. She’s trained clients aged 16 to 80 and draws those who have little recent experience working out. Ravai has trained people with type 1 and 2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, knee, back and neck problems. Babcock, a walker and golfer who had also tried

yoga, favours Ravai’s approach. “We all have the idea that you’re going to get some gung-ho master sergeant who’s going to drill you up and down,” he said. “It probably is a fear that a lot of people have when they think about doing it. Yvette’s not like that. She’s very gentle.” Ravai says most of her clients crave the privacy that personal training affords. They’d feel selfconscious at a gym. “A lot of my clients are quite busy, so time is a huge factor,” she added. But the main advantage of personal training, according to Ravai, is accountability. “A lot of people procrastinate,” she said. There was a pregnant pause when the Courier asks Babcock how often he heads to the gym to do strengthening exercises

when Ravai’s not around. He’s more apt to take a long walk or to hit the treadmill. But Dr. Larry Dian, an expert on aging, told the Courier in a previous interview that resistance training to minimize muscle loss should be the focus between age 50 and 75. Babcock said Ravai changes his program every three to four weeks. Ravai offers circuit, strength, endurance and ﬂexibility training and nutritional counselling. She helps her clients set realistic goals and designed a routine Babcock could do on a cruise last spring. So did he work out while on board? “I might have,” Babcock said with a laugh. Ravai also helped him train for a 120-mile walk Babcock completed with his wife Patricia along the River Thames in England.

“We had two 17-mile days, several 14-mile days,” he said. “I could really tell that my fitness level was good.” Ravai suggests those with tight budgets to work with a trainer at least once a month to make sure they’re performing moves correctly and to alter their routine so they see results. Ravai recommends finding trainers through gyms, on LinkedIn or, preferably, through word-of-mouth. She also recommends confirming a trainer is certified and consider their area of specialty. “If I’m Suzy, and I’m in my 40s and I’m new to exercise, do I want to be training with a personal trainer who just deals with elite athletes?” she said. Ravai noted trainers who work at gyms might be required to “pump sales.” “Say it’s $60 an hour, the trainer is getting very little of that money,” she said. “It’s going to the gym, so

that trainer is not giving the best service sometimes.” Ravai earned her certification through the American Council on Exercise, or ACE, which certifies her internationally. Other trainers seek certification through the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association, or BCRPA. Ravai said trainers study anatomy, physiology, nutrition and the psychology of motivation. She is trained in first aid and in using a defibrillator and is required to continue her education. Certification must be validated every two years. Babcock has seen his wife grow stronger from the personal training sessions she does at her gym and that’s also inspired him to continue working out. “I’m just much more flexible. I’m much stronger and I can feel it in everyday life,” Babcock said. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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The Bloedel Conservatory celebrates its 45th anniversary this Saturday with face painters, a steel drum band, photo booth, Gnomes in the Tropics and an opportunity to ask questions of aviary and botanical experts. Another highlight is Bird Time with Agnes and Shirley.

From its not-so-humble beginnings to its recent face lift, the conservatory has faced many challenges over the years. Learn how this little gem in the city came to ﬁnd a home on Little Mountain and how it continues to thrive with the help of big-hearted supporters. Visitors can also learn about the unique features and behaviours of the birds of the conservatory and how they came to call the attraction home. Also, discover the importance of

preserving the conservatory’s botanical diversity for future generations. As a special treat, the Scandinavian Gnomes will join the celebration and delight kids and adults with their charming musical tributes and hijinks while enjoying the sounds of the tropics with Soul Survivors. This free celebration, with free parking, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6. A ceremony and cake cutting takes place at 1 p.m. No pets please.

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Scuba Claus is making his annual visit to the Vancouver Aquarium where he’ll make a daily dive in the Strait of Georgia exhibit, a display of colourful marine life found on B.C.’s coastlines, including halibut, rockﬁshes, sturgeon, crabs and sea stars. A visit to see Scuba Claus is also an opportunity to check out the recently expanded aquarium, which is celebrating the holidays until Jan. 4.

For youth living on the streets, there is no home for the holidays

Vancouver’s problem with homelessness is at an all time high, with many of those with no home of their own being under the age of 24. At the Courier, we decided to provide an opportunity to our readers to give a little cheer and kindness to the youth on our streets this holiday season.

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Meanwhile Scuba Claus will be spreading holiday cheer and reminding visitors of ways to keep our oceans healthy — daily at the aquarium until Dec. 24. As well, discover the wonders of the electric eelpowered holiday tree and jelly swarm exhibit. Hop onboard the 4-D theatre ﬁlm adventure Polar Express and celebrate the 10th anniversary of this beloved story, which allows kids of all ages to be swept away to the North Pole through an exhilarating sensory experience of sights, sounds and more. Don’t forget to check out the Marine-Debris Tree art installation by Pete Clarkson, which was built with garbage collected during a shoreline cleanup of the West Coast Trail. Other highlights include an arctic photo exhibit, an outdoor tree maze and crafts and stories with Scuba Claus’s elves.

porters, including CBC Marketplace’s Erica Johnson, Dragons’ Den’s Vikram Vij, Cathy Jones (from one of my fave TV shows) This Hour Has 22 Minutes and David Suzuki, host of The Nature of Things. The public is invited to drop by the open house at the CBC Broadcast Centre, 700 Hamilton St., to see how they make radio, television and digital programming. Bring the kids to have their photo taken with Santa and enjoy musical performances on the CBC Plaza. All CBC B.C. Radio local and regional shows are broadcasting special programs to help inspire the public to donate. Contribute to the food bank of your choice at the open house, online anytime by texting “FOODCBC” to 41010 or by calling the CBC’s pledge lines 1-866-2264642 or 604-662-6470.

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1 Dec. 3 to 5, 2014 1. After the success of last year’s Jack and the Beenstalk, Theatre Replacement returns with another wacky take on a classic tale ﬁlled with contemporary references, local jokes, audience participation, song and holiday cheer. Cinderella: An East Van Panto — written by Charles Demers, music by Veda Hille and directed by Amiel Gladstone — runs Dec. 3 to 28 at the York Theatre. Tickets and details at thecultch.com. 2. Billed as a “holiday anti-classic,” the Arts Club’s A Twisted Christmas Carol takes Charles Dickens’ seasonal chestnut and turns it over to a bunch of improv actors who make up an entirely new version each night with helpful and not-so-helpful suggestions from the audience. Ebenezer Scrooge and the gang bring the laughs Dec. 3 to 27 at Granville Island’s Revue Stage. For tickets and info, go to artsclub.com. 3. Presented by the Rogue Folk Club, singer-songwriter Frazey Ford of the Be Good Tanyas does the solo thing Dec. 3 and 4 at St. James Hall. Expect a soulful tinge to Ford’s normally folky ways as she recorded her latest album, Indian Ocean, in Memphis with Al Green’s old band, the Hi Rhythm Section. The Guardian describes the record as “a minor country-soul gem, full of lovely and deeply atmospheric instrumentation gilding Ford’s alluring vocals.” Details at roguefolk.bc.ca. 4. They might be young-ish and a tad on the un-grizzled side, but Los Angeles garage rock revivalists the Allah-Las come by their retro leanings organically — three of the four members worked at the legendary Amoeba Records when the band formed in 2008. The group will be in town Dec. 4 for a show at the Electric Owl in support of Worship the Sun, the follow-up to the band’s uniformly excellent 2012 self-titled debut. Tashaki Miyaki opens. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu Records and ticketweb.ca.

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We’ve seen snow, some have already made merry at seasonal celebrations and coffee shops have been slinging eggnog lattes for weeks. To stoke your Christmas spirit, check out these events. • Dec. 5 and 12, Alternative Nutcracker Nightmare Before the Nutcracker features characters from Tim Burton movies. It’s a gothic twist on the Nutcracker told through theatre, circus, burlesque and live music. Writer and circus performer Chris Murdoch wrote the script and the show includes burlesque by Screaming Chicken stars Melody Mangler, Shea DeVille, and Voodoo Pixie. 8 p.m., the Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway. Tickets $25/30 at riotheatretickets.ca. • Dec. 5 to 30, It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Show The classic story of It’s a Wonderful Life is told as a radio play by Peter Church. 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees

Saturdays. Pacific Theatre, 1440 West 12th Ave. Tickets: pacifictheatre.org or 604-731-5518. • Dec. 7, Christmas with the Bach Choir Choir members as young as five years old will sing alongside accomplished adults at this performance that will honour the 30th anniversary of the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus and Youth Choirs. The concert will feature a newly commissioned work written by former VBCC/ YC conductor Kathleen Allan. Bruce Pullan, founding music director, will lead the singers through the new piece. 2 p.m., the Orpheum. Tickets $29 to $59, discounts available at vancouverbachchoir.com or 604-696-4290. • Dec. 7, 14 and 21, Kitty Nights Burlesque Kitty Nights presents Viva Vancouver! A Holiday Vegas Burlesque review Dec. 7, a Twisted XX-Mas Party Dec. 14 and Laugh Your Ass Off Tastes Like Christmas! Dec. 21 at the Biltmore Cabaret. Ticketzone.com. • Dec. 11 to 14, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Bard on the Beach’s Christopher Gaze hosts the

VSO’s Traditional Christmas concerts across the Lower Mainland. Associate conductor Gordon Gerrard will lead the concerts that will include the UBC Opera Ensemble and Enchor and seasonal readings by Gaze. 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows, St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church. Tickets $42, discounts available, vancouversymphony.ca or 604-876-3434. • Dec. 12, Handel’s Messiah Jon Washburn conducts the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Paciﬁc Singers and Vancouver Chamber Orchestra with special guest soloists Monica Whicher, Allyson McHardy, Benjamin Butterﬁeld and Stephen Hegedus at the Orpheum Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets $20.50 to $55 at vancouverchamberchoir. com or 1-888-985-2787. Student rush tickets $10 when doors open one hours before the concert. • Dec. 12 and 13, Trailer Park Boys The Trailer Park Boy’s Dear Santa Claus, Go F*** Yourself Tour touches down at the Vogue Theatre. Show 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50 at northerntickets. com or 604-569-1144. Continued next page

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Nutcracker, Keith covers, swinging Bells Continued from previous page • Dec. 12 to 14, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker Ballet BC presents the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker that’s billed to include sumptuous costumes, an imaginative set, a snowy pond hockey game and a battle on Parliament Hill. Queen Elizabeth Theatre. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances. Tickets $35 to $98.50 and family packs from $229 - 300 at ticketmaster.ca or 1-855985-2787. • Dec. 13, Sumner Brothers Local blues-rock duo the Sumner Brothers host their Christmas Extravaganza with the Wild North, Ben Rogers, Rob Butterﬁeld, Real Ponchos, Khari McClelland, Colleen Rennison, Twin Bandit, Viper Central, Dirty Luke, Johnny 99, Etienne Trembley, Wooden Horsemen, Jack the Bear, Colebrook Shepherds and more. Rickshaw Theatre, doors 9 p.m. Tickets $12 advance (plus service charges) at Highlife, Neptoon and

Ballet B.C. presents the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker Dec. 12 to 14, while Electric Owl hosts Keithmas, Dec. 19, celebrating the holidays and the birthday of Rolling Stones guitarist and reprobate Keith Richards with an evening of cover songs and proceeds going to the local food bank.

Red Cat; $15 at the door. • Dec. 16 and 19, Musica Intima Juno-nominated vocal ensemble Musica Intima performs A Christmas Story concert that includes holiday favourites, contemporary numbers, yuletide stories and texts sourced from their audience in a Vinyl Café-inspired narrative. Musica Intima will perform ﬁve concerts across

Metro Vancouver including the Dec. 16 concert at Ryerson United Church and the Dec. 19 concert at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Vancouver. Shows 7:30 p.m. Tickets $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students at musicaintima. org or 604-731-6618. • Dec. 18 to 22, The Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker A traditional rendition of the Nutcracker with the

score performed by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra at The Centre in Vancouver, 777 Homer St. Matinee and evening performances. Tickets start at $28 at gohnutcracker.com. • Dec. 19, Keithmas Keithmas celebrates the birthday of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Christmas and 100 per cent of the proceeds go to the local food bank. Nine

bands will play at Electric Owl starting at 9 p.m. Performers from past years include Rich Hope, Joey Shithead and Colin James busting out hits by the Rolling Stones and tunes from Richards’ solo stints. Tickets are $10 in advanced at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife, Neptoon and ticketweb.ca. • Dec. 19, Van Django Bells The Van Django Bells

swing string quartet mounts a variety show that includes nostalgic favourites, jazz standards, pop tunes, classical elements and sing-alongs all delivered in swinging gypsy jazz style. St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 or $16 for members at roguefolk.bc.ca, Highlife Records and Rufus’ Guitars & Prussin Music. twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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According to an article in the Province Tuesday, Premier Christy Clark is not impressed with two Burnaby families whose 11-yearold daughters crossed police lines to protest the Kinder Morgan pipeline on Burnaby Mountain. “They’re 11 years old for heaven’s sakes,” Clark was quoted as saying. “Teaching your kids to break the law when they’re 11 years old is not OK. I think we all as parents would ask ourselves, what kind of message are we sending to our kids?” Clark, who once ran a red light with her son and a reporter in the car, has an excellent point. Should parents really be teaching their kids that civil disobedience and peaceful demonstrations have merit? Everyone knows that kids should only take part in political causes when it’s to help elect their mother as premier. We’re not saying Clark’s son Hamish was instrumental in getting her elected, but his appearances on the campaign trail or photo ops at his

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Everyone knows kids should only take part in political causes when it’s to help elect their mother. hockey practices sure seemed like a tacit reminder to voters of Clark’s maternal qualities while she campaigned on a so-called “Families First Agenda” (despite the fact that B.C.’s child poverty rate remains one of the worst in the country and that the public school system has been in a tailspin since the introduction of Bill 28 when a certain someone was education minister). Good thing Clark’s kid goes to private school and isn’t poor, or he might feel inclined to voice his concerns and protest.

War on words

With Oxford Dictionaries recently declaring “vape” as its word of the year for 2014, K&K started thinking of all the words and phrases that inundated our lives in the past year that we’d like to do away with. • LOL Whenever we see these

three letters in a text or email we automatically know that whatever it’s in response to was not in the least bit funny, let alone “laugh out loud” funny. Preferable alternatives: Ha!, HF (hypothetically funny), LOIBIKFOJASLDIMEC (laughing on inside because I keep feelings of joy and sorrow locked down in my emotion cage). • Mayor Moonbeam We get it, you didn’t vote for Gregor Robertson. You’re not a fan of bike lanes or hippie-dippy things like backyard chickens or bee hives. But calling him Mayor Moonbeam telegraphs that from a mile away. It’s also lazy and indicates you spend too much time on message boards writing in all capital letters. Preferable alternatives: The Prince of Pedals, Commie Pinko, the most handsomest mayor I’ve ever laid

eyes on and feel conflicted about because I don’t agree with his policies. • life hack By definition a life hack is any shortcut or trick that makes your life more efficient or productive, but it’s usually just an excuse for dumb lists that your friends post on Facebook. Preferable alternative: duct tape. • craft We like microbreweries as much as the next functioning alcoholic, but the word “craft” has become so popular it no longer possesses any meaning. In fact, whenever we see craft in the name of a business, we automatically assume it’s to compensate for its soullessness and lack of originality and genuine character. There’s even a giant condo development in Mount Pleasant selling itself as “crafted living,” which we presume means lots of antlers and mason jars. Mind you, we don’t have a problem with the word “Artisanal” because that’s what we plan to name our first child. Preferable alternatives: grizzled, plaid shirt friendly, susceptible to bearded clientele.

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Clockwise from top left: Calgary Stampeders fan Steve Bartlett begins the Grey Cup Fan March by carrying the trophy from Jack Poole Plaza to B.C. Place before the start of the 102nd Grey Cup. Under pressure, Hamilton quarterback Zach Collaros unloads the ball during first half (photo Geoff Howe, CFL). Fans of all stripes showed their colours, including these B.C. Lions loyalists. B.C. Place before the start of the 102nd Grey Cup. PHOTOS ROB NEWELL

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B.C. Place — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were one shove away from making the 102nd Grey Cup one of the best the CFL has ever seen. The drama of a thwarted come-from-behind win will be hard to forget. In a season deﬁned by defence — B.C. Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian was named the league’s best player in an historic ﬁrst — and one that desperately needed an

electric finale to round out a slow-burning campaign, Ticat wide receiver Brandon Banks was the man to bring 52,056 to their feet in the final minute of the fourth quarter. The not-quite sell-out crowd stayed standing as Banks crumpled in the end zone with what he thought, just seconds before, was the Grey Cup-winning ball in his hands. Banks’ 90-yard punt return would have pushed Hamilton ahead of Calgary with 35 seconds remaining on the clock. Instead, the play was flagged at Hamilton’s own 20-yard line for an illegal block that had no impact on the play. Banks, known to teammates as Speedy, was inconsolable and after

showering, he immediately left B.C. Place. “It’s tough on everyone. I can only imagine how tough it is on him,” said Hamilton lineman Peter Dyakowski, who missed the entire regular season because of knee surgery. He returned in time for the East final. “I was really looking forward to lining up on a game-winning field goal or [convert] after a go-ahead touchdown. I was about to get that chance,” said the Vancouver College alum. “It was tough. Just at the moment I thought he was going to go for it, I saw that flag up in the air and I kind of knew. When you see that flag on a kick, it’s almost always coming back. But in the back of

my mind and probably everyone else on the sideline, you’re hoping against hope that it’s something else.” Hamilton started the season 1-6 after losing the 101st Grey Cup to Saskatchewan. “You come off a game like this after a season like we had… We fought back to get here, then in the game we were down and we fought back and were one play away from winning it all. We came away with nothing,” said Dyakowski. “This year it wasn’t about getting to the Grey Cup, it was about winning it. There are a lot of guys who were disappointed but the general tone is we have to get back to work and do this all again.”

Elimimian does it In a season defined by team defense (plus crucial fouls) and exceptional individual defensive players, for the first time in its history the CFL has named a defensive lineman the league’s most valuable player. B.C. Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian broke the CFL alltime single-season record with 143 tackles and also set a new benchmark with 151 tackles this year. In his fifth year with the Lions, Elimimian had five sacks and three fumble recoveries. He became the first player in league history to win the awards for outstanding rookie in 2010, and this year, the recognition as both the most outstanding defensive player and most outstanding player.

Elimimian, who played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, is the first CFL player to record at least 10 or more tackles in six games. “I don’t think people understand how mentally difficult it was every week to go out there and perform,” he told the Canadian Press. “In a sport like football playing the position I play it was tough and the more and more we kept going the more pressure there was. It was the most emotional season I’ve had in my whole career.” And Elimimian, 28, said he’s only getting started. “I just feel like mentally I’m starting to come into my own. My thing was I knew I was going to dominate every game, it was just about how much I was going to dominate.”

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Gladstone Gladiators started the senior boys AAA B.C. Championship seeded eighth and met their goal to finish the provincial tournament with a higher rank. “Every team always wants to do better. We’re happy with how we did,” said Gladstone coach Jeff Young. “Right when we got to the top eight, I talked to them and said everything else after this is what we should be happy with.” Playing at the Langley Events Centre Nov. 26 to 29, Gladstone was bumped from the top four in a quarter-final loss to No. 3 Oak Bay. They took command of the game by going up two sets, but then Gladstone let the game slip away on unforced errors and missed serves. “We lost five serves in one set,” said Young. “They were crucial points.” Oak Bay, a Victoria team that went on to lose to the eventual champion Earl Marriott in the semi-final and finished fourth overall, read Gladstone’s offense and make key adjustments to prevent the Gladiators from using their strength in the middle. “They started changing their defence and their service because our middles

were scoring all the points. I could see that’s how they kept forcing shots to the far, deep corners. It was hard for us to get a really good pass.” Gladstone lost 30-32, 2325, 25-23, 25-22, 18-15. Despite being knocked out, Gladstone exhausted the higher-ranked team and was praised for its defence. Oak Bay’s Al Carmichael said it was his side’s closest game all season and applauded the Gladiators systematic approach and skill. “We had to switch up our serving, going shorter to disrupt their strong middle game,” he said. “And their defence was playing so well we knew we had to attack with more power. We started getting hard rips on the ball.” Young told the Gladiators they were the stronger team. “They deserved the win, but in my eyes this was an upset. I went in, knowing we could beat them. We just couldn’t finish.” Gladstone beat Dover Bay in five sets after dropping the first two.

Tigers’ strong season ends with two losses

The York House Tigers built on the strength of an undefeated league record to ﬁnish fourth at the AA senior girls volleyball B.C. Championship, held at Brentwood College in Cowichan Nov. 27 to 29. In a hold-on-to-the-seatof-your-pants quarter-ﬁnal

against St. Thomas More on Friday, the Tigers came back after narrowly losing the first two sets to win the next three. They drove the third and fourth sets to extra points and held on to win the deciding set. The score says it all: 25-21, 2522, 26-24, 28-26, 15-9. Playing for a shot at the championship final, York House lost to Ladysmith and then played Surrey Christian for bronze. The Tigers fell short of the podium and finished fourth in B.C. Pacific Academy defeated Ladysmith in the final to win gold. The St. Patrick’s Celtics finished 11th overall. York House finished sixth at the provincial tournament last year and St. Pat’s was seventh. In 2012, they were eighth and ninth, respectively.

LFA clinches bronze

Little Flower Academy followed up their Lower Mainland title with a bronze medal at the AAA senior girls volleyball B.C. Championship in Parksville Nov. 27 to 29. Timberline beat LFA in the semi-ﬁnal and went on to lose the gold-medal game to the powerhouse team out of South Delta. The Angels beat Duchess Park for bronze. Little Flower ﬁnished eighth last year and won gold at the 2012 provincial tournament.

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The fifth head coach of the Vancouver Giants is a former AHL and NHL forward who coached the Winnipeg Jets for three seasons and is known for his sometimes harsh, other times hilarious press conference candour. Claude Noel, 59, was named the Giants coach Nov. 30. Troy Ward was fired Nov. 26. Since he started his Vancouver tenure this summer, Ward had a 10-18 record, and the Giants were at the bottom of the B.C. Division with 20 points, 27 behind the first-place Kelowna Rockets. Ward had also coached in the NHL as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Obviously with where we are in the standings, it just wasn’t working with Troy,” said Giants GM Scott Bonner in a state-

ment released last week. On Sunday night the club made another announcement. “We’re excited to have Claude join our organization,” said Bonner. “He has worked extensively with Ken Hitchcock, who is one of the best coaches in WHL history, and with Claude coming from the NHL, we know he’s one of the top coaches in the world. “We’re conﬁdent that he can get us back on track.” With the Jets from 20112014, Noel compiled a record of 80-79-18. He also stepped in as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets part way through the 200910 season. The club went 10-8-6. “I’m thrilled to be joining the Giants organization,” said Noel in a release on Sunday. “I’m familiar with the youth and the young players and the league, and I view it as a really good situation and a good opportunity.

JOYEUX NOEL The Vancouver Giants host two seasonal games at Pacific Coliseum this month. The Teddy Bear Toss is Dec. 6 and Ugly Christmas Sweater Night is Dec. 13. In the Teddy Bear Toss, spectators can bring toys for donation and also purchase stuffed bears at the game. Proceeds go the CKNW Orphans Fund and The Province Empty Stocking Fund. A week later, can wear their tackiest holiday threads to watch the G-Men play in special (read: ugly) jerseys. I watched the game last night against Calgary. I thought our team played really well, and I was really happy that we won. I’m excited to get to work this week.”

With the Jets, Noel showed he could be articulate and thoughtful. He cracked jokes, was highly quotable, talked back to reporters and occasionally worked through his

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thoughts aloud, which made for forthright answers. While in a rut, he memorably said to a scrum of reporters: “Don’t ask me the same dumb question again — are you con-

cerned with the one goals. Do I like the one goal we get every game? No. Do I coach that way? No.” And in another scoring slump, he said: “We’ve given up seven goals in two games and haven’t scored one. They’re playing chess, we’re playing checkers.” A native of Kirkland Lake, Ont., Noel has coached professional hockey for more than 25 years and in 2004 won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL coach of the year after the Milwaukee Admirals won the Calder Cup. He also coached the Canucks AHL afﬁliate, the Manitoba Moose, in the 2010-11 season. He played professionally in the AHL and NHL, where he dressed in seven games with the Washington Capitals in 1979-80. Noel will coach his ﬁrst game with the Giants at home on Friday against the Portland Winterhawks. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. twitter.com/MHStewart

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Let’s talk. You’ve probably seen us on the news recently regarding Burnaby Mountain and our Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project.

SOME FACTS

I think it would be good for us to talk.

The Trans Mountain Pipeline has been operating between Edmonton, AB and Burnaby, BC

We’ve talked a lot with communities about their concerns and in Burnaby the feedback was to look into routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain, rather than through their streets and neighbourhood.

since 1953. In April 2012, we proposed to expand the

Our work on the mountain over the past few weeks has been a part of that feasibility study. Though we estimate it will cost Kinder Morgan $40 million more than the original route through residential streets, we want to acknowledge the best interests of the residents of Burnaby.

pipeline by building a second pipeline alongside the original. Our goal for the entire route has been to build adjacent to the existing pipeline within our existing right-of-way. However, sometimes there are good

We are drilling two 6-inch diameter test holes to investigate the possibility of routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain. We are being respectful of the environment, and when we are done, we will leave the mountain as healthy as we found it.

reasons to look at other options, such as safety concerns, residential or industrial development that has expanded since the original pipeline was built, or environmental considerations.

Unfortunately, demonstrators chose to block our crews from doing their work and, in order to maintain the safety of our employees, contractors and the public, we were forced to pursue legal action to secure our worksite. Freedom of speech is fundamental to our way of life. Equally so is the Canadian right to go to work and conduct business safely. We have always believed these two principles can coexist if we all communicate.

We’ve been engaging with Aboriginal groups, Landowners, communities and stakeholders since April 2012. We’ve reached agreements with 18 Aboriginal groups, to date. The current work on Burnaby Mountain is to study the proposed route through Burnaby Mountain. Our application is before the National Energy

We believe we have been good neighbours for over sixty years in local communities, including the City of Burnaby, and it is very important for us to continue open relationships.

Board, an independent federal agency, to determine if the project should be approved to proceed in Canada’s best interest. Ultimately, the federal government will make the ﬁnal decision.

We have conducted many workshops and open houses, met with thousands of people and continue to respond to questions daily. The feedback we have received to date has made our project better and has resulted in important changes to our route.

The National Energy Board has a recognized process to voice concerns, ask questions and introduce evidence for consideration.

Trans Mountain made a commitment to everyone who participated in our consultation that we would listen closely and do our best to respond to concerns.

Over 1,600 people in BC and Alberta have registered to participate. If approved to proceed, construction of the

Our work on Burnaby Mountain is part of keeping that commitment.

expansion would begin in mid-2016 and would be in operation by late 2018.

On behalf of all the people who work on the pipeline and project, I truly hope we can keep talking throughout the process. Your input is important to us. We’ll be providing more opportunities for dialogue including our upcoming telephone town hall on December 3rd. Go to TransMountain.com to sign up. We welcome the opportunity to talk.

Many other project details and information about upcoming opportunities for dialogue can be found on our website www.TransMountain.com

Ian Anderson President, Kinder Morgan Canada

CANADA

Committed to safety since 1953.

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