Vancouver Is Awesome #16 - July 23, 2020

N E W S + L I F E S T Y L E — A N E X T E N S I O N O F VA N C O U V E R I S AW E S O M E . C O M

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Nature is the best medicine

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PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bob Kronbauer bobk@vancouverisawesome.com | 604-439-2688

f B.C. scientists had a way to definitively tell us what the worst mosquito seasons on record were, the summer of 2020 would likely take the cake as the most... er... buzzworthy... in a couple decades.

DIRECTOR OF SALES Michelle Bhatti mbhatti@glaciermedia.ca | 604-630-3503

As you’ll read on page A9, SFU professor of entomology and parasitology, Carl Lowenberger, has been seeing an influx of anecdotes about how bad the bloodsucking insects have been so far this season.

Lowenberger notes that we likely have several years’ worth of the annoying pests buzzing around right now. That’s partly thanks to high water levels and the fact that eggs laid in previous years hatch when higher water reaches them; they come back to haunt us when water levels are at their peak.

The gigantic Murder Hornets are apparently still out there in our green spaces, but we can’t be 100% certain how many there are as, again, there is no B.C. Centre for Murder Hornet Control.

Lastly, after mosquitoes and hornets, you can rest assured that people from the Okanagan have been descending on the Lower Mainland in larger numbers since Phase 3 opened things up. I was born and raised there, so I can say with some certainty that they might not appreciate your boundaries as much as the neighbours who reside in your postal code do.

So yes, the “enemies” (I kid!) are out there. They’re lurking in the parks, hanging out on patios, and buzzing around your picnic.

But they’re minor nuisances.

As Vancouverites we endure months upon months of

wfull weath her, incllud ding June-uary, alll to briing us to Jully awf and August. We bide our time in our homes for most of the year, dreaming of the time that we can truly enjoy being outside.

Now is that time.

Get out there. Hang out in a park. Take the Seabus over to the North Shore. Drive to Squamish or one of the local mountains and take in that fresh air and that greenery.

Heck, have a campfire or two at a campsite.

The second wave of COVID-19 may very well hit us hard this fall, and when it does I know that I, for one, will be thinking back fondly on all of the time I spent physically distanced outside during the summer of 2020.

I hope you do too.

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Local photographer shares 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of rare comet and Northern Lights

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The comet will be visible for another few weeks, and it can be seen with the naked eye. However, binoculars will make for better visuals.

local astrophotographer has shared a remarkable image of a rare comet and Aurora Borealis at Harrison Lake.

Follow Gertsman on Instagram at @liron_gertsman_ photography and check out his photography on his website at lirongertsman.com

The Neowise comet, discovered in March by NASA’s Neowise infrared space telescope, reached its closest point to the sun on July 3, which caused the “frozen ice ball” to heat up and burn gas and dust off its surface.

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Liron Gertsman, a 19-year-old astrophotographer and astronomy enthusiast, tells Vancouver Is Awesome in an email that he's never had the opportunity to shoot a comet before. The last comet visible from the northern hemisphere that was comparable to Neowise was Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997, which was before he was born.

"I’ve spent all recent nights with clear skies observing and photographing this impressive spectacle," writes Gertsman. "On the night of July 13, while photographing at Harrison Lake, I was treated to what might be a once in a lifetime event; the Aurora Borealis showed up, “photobombing” my comet shot."

Gertsman notes that the Aurora was visible to the naked eye for approximately 30 minutes, which is a very rare event at this latitude of just 49 degrees north.

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NASA exp plains that,, "This veryy close passag ge byy the Sun is cooking the comet's outermost layers, causing gas and dust to erupt off the icy surface and creating a large tail of debris. And yet the comet has managed to survive this intense roasting."

clearly visible dancing across the northern sky."

The previous night, Gerstman also photographed the comet over English Bay, resulting in a very-Vancouver landscape image featuring the comet.

For the best views, he recommends that stargazers make sure it’s dark enough outside and that they have a clear view of the northern horizon. There shouldn't be any bright lights in the immediate vicinity that may prevent your eyes from adjusting to the dark, too.

"If you have clear skies, it’s hard to miss the comet even from heavily light-polluted cities," remarks Gertsman. "As always, I hope my images will inspire people to get out and experience stunning natural phenomenon such as this."

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Canadian punk legend Mr. Chi Pig dead at 57

Kendall Stephen Chinn was an enigmatic musician and art rtist t known kn n for higher-than- high-octane perf rformances f with the hardcore punk band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, relocating to Vancouver in 1992.

Social media reaction to news of Chi Pig’s passing was fast.

“He was a tru rue u fucki fu u king i East Van Bohemian & Punk Rock Queen in the very ryy best sense of those words,” wrote Anna An n Stewart rtt on Facebook. “I’l’lll never forget his live perf rformances f at the Smilin’ Buddha and other Vancouver spots, his blistering energy gyy and dope sty tyle.” y Chinn was born in Oct. 19, 1962 to a German mother and Chinese father, both now dead. He was the second youngest of 12 children.

He met brothers Marc and Brent Belke through skateboarding in Edmonton in 1981 and formed the band group soon transformed into Live Sex Show. The short rt-lived t Society ty’s y No Fucki king i Use or SNFU. Chinn was lyricist and a charismatic frontman, frequently incorp rporating p mask, puppets and other props into shows. A prolific art rtist, t he also created much cover art rt. t

Canada’s punk scene in his books, including ‘SNFU... What No One Else Wanted to Say.’ “SNFU did not seem like obvious candidates for punk rock stardom – yet by combining the flamboyant stage antics and political lyricism of singer Chi Pig with the infectious guitar gu u attack of Marc and Brent Belke, SNFU rose up to take not just Edmonton but the entire world by storm,” reads the back cover of a re-release memorial edition due out in several weeks.

Chi Pig was not a stage presence, Walter said. Chi Pig and Chinn were one and the same.

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anada’s punk scene is mourning one of its legends with the June 16 death of legendary ryy SNFU lead singer Mr. Chi Pig, at age 57.

“He was 100% Chi Pig and zero percent anyone else,” Walter said. “He just absolutely had a desire to create and an urge to create.”

But, he was happiest on stage, Walter said.

“T “That’s T where he belonged.”

“He was a total pro.”

Walter said his friend was frequently a mystery ryy to him and many others.

But, woe to the fan who pushed him or invaded his personal space.

Sometimes, Walter would be observ rving v the singer creating art rt. t “I’d be watching him and wondering ‘where did he come up with that?' It was hard to fathom. He had an active imagination.”

No specific cause of death has been released. “He had a lot of medical issues,” Walter said. “It wasn’t COVID.”

While the band’s success began to mount, Chinn began a long battle with hard dru rugs. u

And An n that fert rtile t mind translated to the lyric process as well.

Walter said Chinn would take fragments of ideas, concepts he’d noted in his scrapbook and create from there.

He often held court rtt at Vancouver’s Pub 340 or perhaps The Cambie Pub, liked steak tart rtare, t loved to travel, and had read chef Anthony An n Bourdain’s Kitchen Kii Confidential repeatedly.

He also began open identification as a homosexu xual. u His early life was marked with trauma and later received a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

“He assembled his songs like Frankenstein’s monster,” Walter said.

Chinn was the subject of a 2010 documentary ryy entitled Open Your Mouth and Say… Mr. Chi Pig produced by Prairie Coast Films and directed by Sean Patrick Shaul. It featu tured u such punk luminaries as Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene and now Burnaby city tyy councillor Joey Keithley of D.O.A.

The hardcore punk band became a burgeoning skatepunk subcultu ture u mainstay.

Betw tween w 1985 and 2013, the band released eight albums as well as one live and one compilation release. Almost All 30 members have come and gone through the band through the years but Chinn remained the centrepiece.

He’d been given a month to live in late 2019, a diagnosis that shook him somewhat – but did not preclude fleeing hospital earlier this year for a run ru u to his East Vancouver haunts.

Long-time friend Chris Walter has documented much of

It was this enigmatic presence that attracted people to the singer, Walter said.

“He’s generally just different from every ryone y else,” Walter said.

“He’s just kind kii of a mystery ry. y He was so weird, they just wanted to get to know kn n him.”

“If you pushed him too far, he’d lose it,” Walter said. “His bandmates kept overzealous fans away.”

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Using their business' Instagram account, Parallel 49 directly addressed the @notourp49 Instagram account, with its nearly 40 postings detailing a "toxic work environment" rife with misogyny, homophobia, bullying and unprofessionalism on the part of upper management and ownership.

"We are saddened by what we have read and more importantly, saddened by what employees have endured - and for this we sincerley [sic] apologize," writes Parallel 49's owners in their response post.

"We failed to provide a respectful and inclusive working environment, and this has caused pain."

The brewery adds they "want to thank @notourp49 and current and former staff members along with members of the community who have bravely brought their personal experiences to light as they are not consistent with our core values."

Ownership further outlines an "action plan" to make changes, including hiring a human resources professional, sensitivity and management training for all managers and owners, addressing areas in which the culture does not meet the business' core values; and working with the LGBTQ and BIPOC community closely to "fund, develop, and enforce a program for owners, employees, and customers."

For many, however, Parallel 49's response reads as inadequate.

"Hey, you know what you should name your next beer? ‘Crocodile Tears’ and use this apology as the label art," wrote Grey Figueroa Mercado, referring to Parallel 49's beer Ruby Tears (which began life as Gypsy Tears and was subsequently re-named due to its insensitivity).

"Personal accounts of abuse, racism, homophobia, transphobia, belittling, discrimination, retaliation, having money stolen off our cheque’s [sic] are not 'anecdotes' btw," replied Nicola Verheul. "Who is this for? Because when I worked there IN NO WAY did demonstrate at any time you respected your female employees, so It seems like a giant performance to save face. You made jokes in front of staff about constantly fighting with the labour board so you could keep being shitty. How about repaying the money you took from for us party funds and dine and dash bs and the money you made us pay when we lost merchant receipts? PULL OUT YOUR WALLETS." Verheul continued in a third comment: "For years p49 has directly profited from racism with ‘seed spitter’, ‘I think I’m turning Japanese’ ‘401 on a hop’.

You owe money to some BIPOC and black run charities. LIKE, A LOT OF MONEY." The skepticism in the replies is rampant, in addition to many instances of customers indicating they would no longer be purchasing Parallel 49 beer or frequenting the East Van taproom restaurant.

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The idea for the @notourp49 account was inspired by @notourcafes (formerly @notourmatchstick), another local account that was created recently to draw attention to workplace abuse in Vancouver's coffee and service industries, beginning with local coffee roaster and cafe chain Matchstick.

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Coquitlam teen Andrew Teel is an example of the power of love and hope in changing one’s destiny

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ndrew Teel is the 2020 Courage to Come Back award recipient in the Youth category.

Andrew Teel had a hard start at a very young age.

For the first years of his life, he found himself in the foster care system, where he was left deeply deprived and traumatized by some placements. As a result, he developed PTSD and various phobias. On top of all of this, Andrew was born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which has had effects on his cognitive and physical abilities.

One afternoon, everything changed. In kindergarten, Andrew walked up to a daycare provider in the playground who was hugging other students and asked if he could have a hug too. In that pivotal moment, he had created his own destiny by finding his soon-to-be mother.

From that day forward, Sandy began looking into the adoption process. By the last day of that school year, Sandy, Mark, and their eldest son Darren officially became Andrew’s forever family. As a unit, they would provide Andrew with the supportive family system he always wanted.

“I finally felt a sense of belonging in knowing that I now have a safe place to be with a caring and loving family. They are always there to help me when I need help with something.”

Andrew insisted on taking the regular school curriculum and joining sports teams “to be exactly like everyone else.”

Completely self-driven, he spent hours studying and practicing to do the things that took other children minutes to process.

“I had a lot of people tell me I couldn’t do things and that pushed me to try even harder to prove them wrong. It’s been within me since I was little. I want to be known for who I am, not what I have. All I can do is decide what matters to me and work hard to make it happen.”

Andrew transforms the love he’s been given into a deep sense of compassion for others. When he was 15, he began volunteering and fundraising for homeless and at-risk youth in Vancouver as a way to give back after finding his forever home.

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Through his brave act of being open and honest about his personal story and private struggles, he hopes to spread a positive message of resilience.

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Increase in mosquito population has locals buzzing

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to count their blessings rather than their bites.

ave you noticed more mosquitoes than usual buzzing around this summer?

“We in B.C. are lucky compared to other parts of Canada, so I'm not really complaining,” he said. “When people say there are so many mosquitoes, I'll ask them how many and they’ll say, ‘Well, I had four or five buzzing around my head last night when I was camping,’ and I’m thinking in Winnipeg that would be four or five thousand!”

If so, you’re probably not imagining it.

According to Carl Lowenberger, a professor of entomology and parasitology at Simon Fraser University’s biological sciences department, the university has received many inquiries from people curious about why they are experiencing a worse than normal season for mosquitoes.

But, he explained: “It's pretty typical in years where we have a lot of rain, and a lot of flooding in areas,” referencing the cool, wet start to summer that much of the province has experienced.

Said Lowenberger, “We have different kinds of mosquitoes in B.C., one of which lives mainly in the drainage ditches and agricultural lands.” Another genus of the insect found locally lays its eggs on vegetation near water, “so near rivers, near ponds,” he added. “So years like this year, where we have lots of rain or lots of flooding, those areas now get flooded and the eggs hatch, and produce a whole bunch of mosquitoes.”

theory, could lead towards transmission but the reality is we don't have any viruses here to be transmitted.”

While one way to avoid being bitten would be to stay indoors—particularly around dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are known to be most active—Lowenberg recommends putting on an insect repellant to “go about your daily activities as normal, and enjoy the summer.”

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That means this summer’s mosquito population could be the result of a buildup of several years’ worth of eggs.

“Those eggs can last two or three or four years, so sometimes in years like this we’ll get the hatching of four years worth of mosquito eggs—therefore it can seem like there’s a whole bunch more,” Lowenberger said.

While there are commercial companies who do work to monitor local mosquito populations, Lowenberger said most of the evidence supporting an uptick in mosquitoes this summer is anecdotal.

One similar company, Morrow BioScience Ltd., has been contracted by Metro Vancouver to undertake mosquito nuisance control across several of its municipalities, including the Township of Langley, City of Surrey, City of Pitt Meadows, the District of Maple Ridge and the City of Coquitlam.

Some of the companies’ responsibilities under the contract include monitoring river levels, temperature and rainfall, as well as the numbers of larval mosquitoes found in local bodies of water, and applying naturally occurring bacterial larvicide to these areas when necessary.

“Along with everything else that 2020 has brought, Mother Nature also had ‘bad mosquitoes’ on the agenda,” the company wrote in a Facebook post.

“A prolonged freshet, coupled with cool, wet weather, has meant that most areas in the [p]rovince are experiencing considerably higher than average mosquito annoyance. Our crews have been monitoring and treating mosquitoes as they hatch, and what we are experiencing now is the dispersal of the mosquitoes that we weren’t able to treat (typically small pockets of larvae that the aerial activities didn’t quite get).”

The bright side? It claims few new mosquitoes will be hatched this summer, unless water levels rise beyond those already experienced this year.

That said, the upcoming stretch of high temperatures forecasted for the South Coast is likely to be welcomed just as warmly by mosquitoes as by locals.

“Those are the conditions the mosquitoes love—lots of rain, lots of humidity, they prefer the heat but they can do well when it’s a little cooler, around 20 degrees, as well, so they’re doing extremely well right now,” Lowenberger said.

While the insects can no doubt be a nuisance, there’s no need for concern about any heightened safety risks associated with more mosquitoes.

“The mosquito population will fluctuate significantly. We are lucky, in Canada in general but in B.C. as well, that we have very, very, very few insect-transmitted diseases,” Lowenberger said.

“By and large, increasing populations of mosquitoes, in

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s it time for a sanctioned homeless camp in Vancouver?

done similar things,” Lewis said.

The answer from Mayor Kennedy Stewart would be a hard no.

“But at the same time, if you look at places like Dignity Village in Portland, they have rules. One of them is no crime, and another one is it’s a sober camp. There are so many great examples and I do believe that there is a need for a sanctioned camp.”

Can’t see Premier John Horgan or Housing Minister Selina Robinson challenging Stewart on his view, with provincial government after provincial government saying the solution to homelessness is building more housing.

That’s understood.

But reality being what it is in Vancouver in 2020, homeless camps such as the growing tent city in Strathcona Park — which popped up last month after encampments were cleared at Oppenheimer Park and on the private Port lands — appear to be here to stay.

A visit to Strathcona Tuesday confirmed that, with tents pitched across a swath of green space for as far as the eye could see. What’s not often mentioned about the encampment is the number of people also living in recreational vehicles, vans and cars lining the park along Raymur Avenue.

That makes for a lot of people without homes residing in one neighbourhood.

Before I continue, just a reminder the park board had nothing to do with shutting down Oppenheimer (emergency order from provincial government related to COVID-19) or the encampment in a parking lot near CRAB park (injunction sought by Port Authority).

In fact, as regular readers will recall, the majority of the board refused to temporarily cede jurisdiction of Oppenheimer to the mayor, as requested, so he could devise a plan to clear the park.

One of those commissioners, Gwen Giesbrecht, reiterated Tuesday that she will never cede jurisdiction or agree to an injunction to clear an encampment.

So where do we go from here?

The idea for a sanctioned homeless camp in a place other than a park is not a new conversation in this city. But people are again talking about it in light of the Strathcona camp and discussion around the park board revising a bylaw related to homelessness.

The parks control bylaw, as it is called, hasn’t been updated since the B.C. Supreme Court ruled a few years ago that homeless people have a constitutional right to sleep overnight in a park.

The updated version of the bylaw seeks to strike a balance between honouring those rights and the needs of people who regularly use the city’s parks. Those changes were a hot topic over two nights this week, with dozens of people sharing concerns with commissioners.

In the end, the board voted 4-3 to update the bylaw.

While the bylaw applies to all parks, the Strathcona encampment got most of the attention, with Giesbrecht asking several of the speakers whether it’s time for a sanctioned camp somewhere in the city.

Sanctioned camps in Portland and Seattle were mentioned in some of the responses, including one from Katie Lewis, vicepresident of the Strathcona Residents’ Association.

“I believe that we should be looking at other cities that have

Human rights advocate Morgane Oger recommended the park board work with the city and province to identify space that would enable “a governed-sanctioned camp that provides community, dignity, security, sanitation and services that everyone living in Vancouver relies on.”

Oger suggested the Little Mountain property where a long-awaited housing development remains idle, or the Pacific National Exhibition grounds as possible sites.

University of B.C. law professor Stepan Wood said daily displacement of homeless people —as the revised bylaw allows — is unacceptable and doesn’t recognize what that does to a person’s health and psyche.

“As long as the crisis of unsheltered homelessness persists, I urge you to recognize stable 24-7 encampment as a practical necessity and a legal right,” Wood said.

“I would urge the park board to be courageous, and in whatever bylaw it implements, put in a provision that says the general manager must designate an area for stable 24-7 encampment within six months or a year, unless such an area has been put forward by other government entities.”

Added Wood: “Now that would bring people to the table, that would start a conversation.”

Those were just some of the voices on the topic of a sanctioned site. The voice that wasn’t heard was that of the police, who favoured an injunction be sought to clear Oppenheimer Park.

That position was based on the assaults, sexual assaults, a homicide, arsons, along with the existence of bicycle “chop shops,” drug use, overdoses and seizure of a variety of weapons at the long-running tent city.

Police responded to 33 calls in June to Strathcona Park, which is 18 more than officers responded to in June 2019, when there was no encampment. Residents who live near the park, including Coun. Pete Fry, told commissioners the encampment is dangerous.

“There have been trip-line booby traps, bear bangers shot at park users, threats with weapons, swarmings, verbal accosting and physical assaults directly as a result of the encampment,” Fry said.

Does he support a sanctioned homeless camp?

“I don’t support permanent encampments in any park, not just Strathcona Park,” he said, although pointed to a possible opportunity to pursue a model that faith-based groups have employed in Washington State and Oregon and set up small sanctioned camps in parking lots.

The city, he added, doesn’t have a suitable property that could handle the footprint needed to safely house hundreds of homeless people, let alone ensure such a sanctioned camp would be run properly.

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as deputy city manager Paul Mochrie told the park board in September 2019 when discussing the Oppenheimer Park tent city.

“It is not possible for us as a city to manage a controlled outdoor site, safely and effectively,” Mochrie said at the time.

“The costs are significant. They are equal to or greater than indoor shelters on a per space, or per bed basis. And of significance, the province to this point has been very clear that they will not provide funding or other support for sanctioned encampments.”

This week, Fry and others praised the provincial government for the addition of temporary modular housing buildings, the recent purchase of hotels and the ability of government to house more than 300 people from Oppenheimer Park.

That said, the efforts still haven’t been enough to prevent the existence of unsanctioned homeless camps, with Vancouver’s neighbours to the south in Seattle and Portland conceding to reality, although Mochrie said U.S. sanctioned camps have had mixed results.

“Those measures have not been effective in either supporting individuals to transition to housing — their results have either been the same or, in some cases, quite a bit worse than indoor shelters — nor have those measures had an impact on mitigating the growth of street homelessness in those cities,” Mochrie said.

Meanwhile, in July 2020, the Strathcona camp continues to grow and neighbours continue to complain and police continue to be called and the song remains the same — senior governments need to provide more housing.

Or build a sanctioned homeless camp.

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B.C. extends liquor delivery until Halloween B.C. restaurants and bars will be able to continue to sell liquor to-go until October 31.

The provincial government has extended its temporary authorization, which allows businesses with food-primary and liquor-primary licences to sell and deliver packaged liquor products, alongside meal purchases, for off-site consumption.

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Man finds used disposable glove in Tim Hortons bag Sean Davies had already finished the hash brown he bought for breakfast from Tim Hortons Harbour Centre location in Vancouver - which he said wasn't fully contained in its paper protective wrapper, but he "didn't really think much of it" - when he dug through the bag to find the second of two sausage breakfast sandwiches he had ordered alongside his coffee.

Instead, Davies pulled out "a clear, translucent, used, greasy, sweaty half-flipped inside-out glove," he said.

"Disgusting doesn't quite cover it."

Disturbed, Davies showed the glove to another worker on his downtown Vancouver job site. "He's like, 'What, no way,'" Davies recalled. "We both couldn't believe it."

After attempts to reach Tim Hortons corporate office through a complaints line, Davies said he instead received a call back from the location where he initially purchased the food, apologizing again for the incident. Later in the afternoon,

it. It makes me disgusted every time I think about it."

he received a second call from the location, inviting him to speak with the restaurant's general manager, who he said "genuinely seemed very concerned."

While Davies said he'd be open to eating at a different Tim Hortons location in the future, he said he'll never go back to the Harbour Centre franchise.

Davies said the manager he spoke with instructed him to go to the doctor, "right away."

According to Davies, the restaurant kept the glove and provided him with a file number for an internal investigation.

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As for next steps, Davies said he'd like to see the coffee shop "held accountable" for its mistake. "I'd like to see some form of like health inspection done, or some sort of health and safety audit," he added.

"I don't really know what to do, I just know that it's a really big problem," he continued. "And it kind of highlights a larger problem, like, it's not just the fact that I found a glove in my bag of food. It's the fact that that's able to happen.

"That's just one thing - to think, like all the dirty [things that] glove touched before it touched my hash brown, and then I ate

"Ultimately it sucks for me because I love Tim Hortons," he said. "I love my triple-triples and I like having a doughnut. And now, after 28 years of eating at Tim Hortons, I'll never, ever return. So there isn't much they can do.

"I'd like to see the public made aware of the fact that this can totally friggin' happen."

A request for comment submitted to Tim Hortons media relations department was not returned by the time of publication, while multiple calls to the company's Harbour Centre location went unanswered.

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More B.C. cannabis consumers choosing legal suppliers over black market: poll

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arijuana has been legal in Canada for just over one and a half years.

The notion of establishing a framework to commercialize cannabis began as a promise by the Liberal Party in the 2015 federal election campaign that led to Justin Trudeau becoming prime minister.

The implementation of the policy was not as smooth as first envisioned, and the provincial governments were put in charge of setting guidelines for the sale and consumption of marijuana.

Research Co. and Glacier Media have been tracking perceptions about legalization every six months in British Columbia. Our latest survey shows that agreement with the new rules remains high across the entire province, that some residents are starting to ponder a future when other drugs could be treated in the same fashion as cannabis, and that – in stark contrast with what we found last year – marijuana users in British Columbia are starting to acquire all of their product through licensed retailers.

As more time passes, British Columbians appear happier with the decision to end prohibition. Seven in 10 of the province’s residents (70%) agree with marijuana being legal in Canada, while 26% disagree and 3% are undecided.

These findings represent a seven-point increase since a similar survey conducted in October 2019, as legal cannabis approached its first anniversary. The groups that are more likely to voice satisfaction with the new status quo are men (75%), British Columbians aged 35 to 54 (76%) and residents of northern B.C. (80%).

In recent weeks, we have seen more talk about creating a safe supply for drugs that are currently available only through illegal means.

The impact of these discussions has led to a shift in the views of British Columbians about legalizing all drugs. It must be completely acknowledged that sizable majorities of the province’s residents continue to oppose a move to place any controlled substance inside a store, but the proponents of this option have grown since late last year.

At least two-thirds of British Columbians are opposed to legalizing ecstasy (66%), powder cocaine (70%), heroin (72%), crack cocaine (73%), methamphetamine or “crystal meth” (74%) and fentanyl (75%).

a priority for British Columbians, with 61% saying that companies in the province should “definitely” or “probably” be able to administer these examinations to any employee now that marijuana is legal.

Support for making some of these drugs available in a fashion that would conceivably meet the same guidelines that govern cannabis has risen over the past six months, to 25% for cocaine (up from 18%) and to 24% for heroin (up from 19%). While these are still low proportions, the fluctuation could signal the start of a trend.

After a bumpy start that featured slow store openings and hitches with delivery options, there are signs that cannabis legalization is starting to work in a better fashion. More consumers are getting all of their product through licensed retailers, and the number of “new users” has not increased dramatically.

Still, the significant regional disparities suggest that more marijuana outlets will need to be authorized in order to effectively eliminate the black market.

Results are based on an online study conducted from July 10 to July 12, 2020, among 800 adult British Columbians. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region in British Columbia. The margin of error, which measures sample variability, is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

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Just 10% of British Columbians say they only consumed marijuana after it became legal.

Identical proportions of residents tried it before October 2018 (45%) or have never consumed it in Canada (also 45%). The incidence of “legal-only” marijuana users is highest among residents aged 18 to 34 (18%) and those who live in southern B.C. (19%).

But perhaps the biggest surprise, and a source of satisfaction for policy makers, is the way in which cannabis is being sought by users. Just over half of British Columbians who have consumed marijuana since legalization (51%) say that all of their product was acquired at a licensed retailer. In October 2019, only 31% of cannabis consumers in the province were getting all of their product at a licensed retailer.

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We still see 16% of British Columbians who say none of their marijuana has been bought at a licensed retailer – a proportion that climbs to 25% among those aged 55 and over. Two-thirds of cannabis consumers aged 35 to 54 (68%) are buying all of their product at a licensed retailer.

Even though the delivery of cannabis products has improved over the past six months, there are significant regional differences that are indubitably related to the presence of stores in specific areas of the province. Cannabis consumers who reside in southern B.C. and Metro Vancouver are the most likely to be getting all of their product from licensed retailers (63% and 62%). The numbers are significantly lower in Vancouver Island (29%), northern B.C. (24%) and the Fraser Valley (19%).

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hat canada’s seniors’ care system has problems has been made plain through the cOviD-19 pandemic. it is, sa id B.c. M i n ister of Health adrian Dix, “ a severe consequence of our ability to control the virus generally.” langley care society ceO Debra Hauptman expanded on that. “it is evident that the cOv i D-19 v i r us a ffects the elderly population more severely than other segments of our population,” Hauptman told Glacier Media. “it is more challenging to control, due to the advanced age and frailty of our residents, our facility physical design with communal spaces, but also the nature of this virus which is highly virulent and can be spread by asymptomatic, infected workers and visitors.” t h e so c i e t y r u n s l a n g ley lodge, where an outbreak was declared april 28. it left 25 dead before the outbreak ended.

Hauptman said residents average 85 years old with complex care needs. “care levels need to be augmented to meet the higher acuity levels of the elderly in long term care, and ensure that operators can also perform the more intense levels of infection prevention and control in typically large facilities more frequently than pre-cOviD,” she said.

“Due to the pandemic, there is an awakening nationally to the critical situation that we have for seniors’ care and there is momentum for change,” Hauptman said. “those older adults deserved a good closing phase of their lives and a good death,” the royal society of canada (rsc) said in a June analysis. “We failed them.”

as of July 16, 189 people died as a result of the virus in B.c. – 123 or more of them seniors in multiple assisted living or long-term care facilities. the system deals with a range of seniors – those needing assisted living to those who can no longer look after themselves due to physical or perhaps mental and dementia issues. a key issue, the canadian centre for Policy alternatives (ccPa) said in a June report, has been increasing government reliance on the private sector to deliver seniors’ care. there’s significant red tape to negotiate, training issues, now-pend i ng u n ion izations and the threat of pending legal actions that could hamstring the system. victoria has moved on some issues, through visitation rules, staffing changes and addressing personal protective equipment concerns (PPe). researcher andrew longhurst divides care into assisted living and long-term. the former is preventative care aimed at delaying entrance to long-term. if that’s handled, reliance on the latter is less, he said. But, he added, there’s a shortage of publicly funded long-term care. severe staffing and training problems exist across the board and B.c.’s system needs a thorough review, he said. also in June, the royal society of canada said “profound, longstanding deficiencies in the longterm care sector” contributing to the pandemic’s magnitude, far worse in canadian facilities nursing homes than in comparable countries. “the pandemic just exposed long-standing, wide-spread and pervasive deficiencies,” the rsc said.

Financing of care some critics charge B.c. has moved to far with the private sector handling seniors’ care. “this financialization of seniors’ care – in which the real estate assets associated with this care are treated as financial commodities to be bought and sold on international markets – is at odds with the basic social purpose of providing care to vulnerable seniors, many of whom have low or moderate incomes,” a February ccPa report said. “it is the failure of provincial governments to invest in new public and non-profit-owned assisted living units that has contributed to the shortfall in publicly subsidized spaces.” the ccPa wants changes starting with increased funding for non-profit organizations and health authorities to increase publicly subsidized assisted living unit capacity. second, it wants to see detailed disclosure and public of reporting of ownership, costs and quality of services to enhance accountability and transparency.

Hauptman isn’t so sure. she said governments know what they spend and receive detailed financial reports from private operators at regular intervals.

Financial model misinformation is frustrating, she said. “the private sector has invested in new facilities, we have mortgages, some organizations fundraise for equipment and quality of life programs for our residents,” Hauptman said. “We can only spend the funding that we receive from government, and it is much more apparent now that we have been underfunded for an appreciably long time.”

For the rsc, though, it’s less about who runs or funds facilities than it is about staffing,

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data, a lack of standards and a lack of seniors’ voices in the conversation. the rsc makes 16 recommendations for change, foremost of which are that funding must be adequate and sustained, with Ottawa leading the way. and, the rsc said, quality and end of life care are non-negotiable.

Regulation at the legal heart of providing services to seniors sit the Hospital act, the community care and assisted living act and the assisted living regulation. the rsc called provincial and territorial laws “disparate and piecemeal.”

Buried in the fine print is the general health and hygiene section saying facilities must make a plan describing the procedures to be followed to promote general health and hygiene amongst residents and prevent the spread of infectious disease in the assisted living residence. the accompanying handbook specifically addresses this.

Despite those requirements, provincial medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on June 29 had

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to stress that facilities “must have required written safety plans.” the rsc goes further.

“Prov i ncial a nd territoria l governments must assess the mechanisms of infection spread from multi-site work practices and implement a robust tracking system,” it said. “When the cOviD-19 outbreak occurred, nursing homes lacked capacity to handle the surge.”

Further, it said, data collected must include resident quality of care and life, resident and family experiences, and quality of work life for staff. and, the collection should be independent of the sector and government.

B.c.’s Office of the Ombudsperson said “the problem with having two different legislative frameworks is that different standards, fees, and monitoring and enforcement processes apply to each, and neither seniors nor their families are generally aware of which legislation governs their facility. this creates unnecessary disparities in the care provided to seniors in residential care.”

Facilities also found themselves subject to inspections not by provincial government inspectors

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“Neither of these steps offers a long-term solution that provides seniors and their families with the confidence that consistent standards will apply no matter where in the province they receive residential care,” the ombudsman said.

Inspections, though, won’t solve all issues.

The Office of the Seniors Advocate of B.C. tracks inspections and complaints. However, complaints or past disease outbreaks don’t necessarily correlate with a COVID-19 outbreak, as is evidenced by the Lynn Valley Care Centre, which saw 20 deaths but few past problems.

Hauptman said, “There are inspections, quality reviews, investigations, financial reporting requirements, WorkSafe requirements, accreditation, and food services licensing requirements.

“This is due to the nature of our business, providing 24-hour care for the most frail in our population,” she said. “There are differences in the types of regulations.

It would likely not have any measurable benefit to try to streamline these.”

The ombudsperson has twice studied the situation – in 2012 and again in 2019. The second study found the government had not implemented multiple recommendations.

For i n s ta nce, t he ombuds p erson s u g ge s te d a l l B.C. health care assistants (HCS) be required to register with the BC Care Aide (HCA) and Community Health Worker Registry. But, only those working in publicly funded facilities were required to do so. The same applies to criminal record checks.

“This leaves a significant gap in protection for seniors,” the office

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The RSC said hands-on care is now almost entirely given by unregulated workers – care aides and personal support workers receiving the lowest wages in the healthcare sector with minimal training.

“They often have insufficient time to complete essential care and are at high risk for burnout and injury,” the RSC said.

Workforce change, the RSC said is key. It wants national standards and workforce benefits.

Also lacking in many cases are physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapists and technicians; recreational opportunities and access to uninsured medical services.

Legal action Further compounding problems for future care of seniors is the looming threat of class action lawsuits from families of those who have died. They’ve already

begun in Ontario and lawyer Darryl Singer of Diamond & Diamond firm said he’s had multiple inquiries about similar actions in B.C. The law firm is behind a $120 million class action case filed in Ontario aimed at several private sector operators, some of which also operate in B.C., Singer said.

He said the situation is a prime example of private health care.

“This is a perfect example of why we don’t want to do this,” he said, saying private care can lead to cases of maximizing profits through lowering staffing levels.

“The cost of contingency planning and the cost of having adequate staff are all things that can eat away at profit,” Singer said.

“They knew or ought to have known if they failed to take these steps it was reasonable to foresee that people were going to get sick and die,” Singer said.

What homes should be doing now is getting ready for a second and third wave, Singer said.

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Another threat, Singer said, is if the class action succeeds, it’s insurance companies that would pay out. That could lead to insurance companies refusing to insure such facilities in future, he explained.

It’s not the first COVID-related legal action in Ontario. The Ontario Nurses Association got an April judge’s order that companies provide staff with masks and also to separate staff and clients to prevent disease spread. The need for such was to be determined by health professionals and not companies, the judge said.

However, the PPE shortage has been a global issue for the health care sector, one the RSS said provinces need to handle.

“We are just starting to have more supplies in the supply chain and things have eased substantially,” Hauptman said. “In March and April, there was very limited supplies in Canada and it created challenges across the sector.

Once the federal government announced that shipments had arrived and were being sent out to the provinces, the situation improved dramatically.”

University of Windsor Faculty of Law class action clinic director Jasminka Kalajdzic said companies not being sued will be looking for the court’s decision so they can be proactive in providing care.

“If private market actors can’t do business in a way that is effective and safe and does harm to customers, they shouldn’t be in the market.”

But, would that leave a scarcity of seniors’ homes if some withdraw from the market?

Kalajdzic doesn’t think so.

“It would open up space for other compa n ies,” she sa id.

“That’s capitalism.”

But, she said, the situation

certainly indicates a need for discussion about the role of the state in regulation of homes.

PPE scarcity has also manifested itself in B.C. in the amount of 2020 COVID-19 sickness claims to WorkSafeBC. Some 337 of a total 533 were pandemic-related by June 1, 82 of those coming from long-term or seniors’ care workers. It’s a situation that removes workers from the job, placing greater stresses on those remaining in the workplace.

In the end, the RSC said, “reform and redesign must tackle not just the pandemic crisis, but also long-standing systemic failures.”

“To fail in doing this leaves us with our currently woefully inadequate [long-term care] system and the certainty that the next crisis will create similar or more catastrophic outcomes.” • jhainsworth@glaciermedia.ca @jhainswo

B.C. seniors’ care crisis Glacier Media’s in-depth look at the problems besetting care for the elderly in B.C. as the CoVid-19 pandemic exposes deep weaknesses in the system. See also: •How did a long-term care crisis emerge? Pressure on funding and a move to for-profit care were prime reasons, experts agree. biv.com/article/2020/07/ seniors-care-bc-systemic-failures-left-facilities-unprepared-pandemic •What are the lessons learned from the outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities? Answers are starting to emerge. biv.com/article/2020/07/taletwo-pandemics-protecting-seniors-homes-next-wave

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They say the change in demographics could be attributed to lockdown fatigue, increased testing or feelings of invincibility.

Brett Snider, a water resources PhD student at the University of Guelph, first noticed a higher number of infections in the under 20 and 20-29 age groups in the Toronto and Peel regions in May. Snider's supervisor, Ed McBean, said he was puzzled by rising infections in the under 20 age group because daycares and schools were closed.

"And we thought 'whoa'. The little ones don't tend to get violently ill, but they will bring it home. And if you have multiple generations or even visitors, you get that uptick as a result," said McBean, an engineering professor at the University of Guelph.

While the numbers have stabilized in Peel and Toronto, McBean said there's been an increase in infections in younger people in other parts of the country.

"That's critical because once you start to get an uptick, it can explode very quickly," he said.

McBean said he's especially worried about the increase in infections in the under-20 age group.

Children who may be sick don't usually show symptoms and when they share a space or toys, they might spread the infection to others and then carry ryy it home, he said.

"If we start rtt to see an increase in the younger age category ryy there's no doubt that it'll eventu tually u spread from the parent to the grandparent, and it can have severe impacts on older populations."

McBean said his message for public health officials is to keep daycares and schools closed.

Data from British Columbia, Ontario, Albert All rta, t Saskatchewan, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Bru runswick u and Prince Edward Island show an increase in COVID-19 infections in the 20-29 age groups. The figu gures u also show more women are testing positive for COVID-19.

Numbers from the Public Health Agency of Canada show that during the second week of July, the largest proport rtion t of new cases report rted t — 22 per cent of female cases and 28 per cent of male cases — was among the 20-29 age group.

Since the start of the pandemic, 14 per cent of female cases and 15 per cent of male cases have been up in that age group.

The younger age groups are now making up a higher percentage of positive tests, while older age groups are falling overall, the data show.

A clinical professor at the University of B.C.'s school of population and public health said the increase could be because it's summer and fewer employment opportunities during the pandemic mean more time for young people to spend with friends.

Stephen Hoption Cann said when they get together in larger groups, young people can potentially spread the virus because they may not show symptoms or have a mild infection.

"They have to be cautious in social gatherings, pubs and bars," he said.

"You never really know when you're close to the person who might be infected so you have to be more cautious."

Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Toronto's associate medical officer of health, said health officials have noticed the same trend, noting healthy people either don't show symptoms, have very mild symptoms or they don'tt kno now they have COVID-119.

"I think that contributes to potentially, some complacency," she said at a recent news briefing.

While young people may not see the infection as a "big deal," they may pass it on to a person they're close with who has an underlying medical condition, Yaffe said.

B.C. public health officials said early on many long-term care and assisted living facilities were hard hit and now most of the province's new cases are in the broader community ty. y "We are concerned about the increase in new cases in recent days as COVID-19 continues to silently circulate in our communities," B.C.'s health minister and provincial health officer said recently in a statement.

Another An n factor for consideration is a larger number of infections among women.

Julia Smith, a research associate at Simon Fraser University ty's y faculty tyy of health sciences, said Canada had a higher proport rtion t of women infected than other countries near the start rtt of the pandemic.

Age and employment may be factors, she said.

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ore young people are being infected with COVID-19, creating the potential for a severe outbreak, scientists warn.

Most residents of long-term care homes tend to be women, she noted. Such homes were the first to be hit with COVID-19 in Canada, killing thousands of seniors.

Women also tend to make up a larger share of health-care workers who would have more interactions with patients, putting them at greater risk of infection, Smith said.

McBean said the messaging to maintain safe social distancing and frequent handwashing, wear a mask and get together in small groups outdoors remains the best way to avoid infection.

Keeping the Canada-U.S. border closed for as long as possible would also help prevent external infections from coming into the community ty, y he said.

McBean said provinces need to continue to follow strict protocols to keep the viru rus u contained, and keep the R value below one. The R value or reproduction rate represents the average number of new people who will catch the disease from one infected person.

If R value is less than one, then the epidemic is being brought under control. If R is greater than one, then the epidemic is growing.

"We're on a very ryy fine line as it is right now in Ontario. So, we just have to be very ryy carefu ful u in that number doesn't start rtt to creep up again and be above one," McBean said.

McBean said provinces need to continue to follow strict protocols to keep the viru rus u contained.

"Basically, we're doing pretty tyy well," he said. "I mean this is a terribly infective viru rus u and so easily transmitted. It's much worse than the others. This one's pretty tyy bad."

By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press

City approves 260 temporary patios in seven weeks

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he City of Vancouver's plan to allow restaurants to more easily get approval to open temporary patios has found traction, with city staffers approving 260 such patios since the program launched on June 1. More parklets are also on the horizon.

on Robson Street.

The vast majority of those newly approved temporary patios, or 210, are on public land, while 50 are private patios, according to the city. Approved patios have permits to operate until October 31, and the city is waiving application and permit fees.

There are nine pop-up plazas across the city. They are at:

Restaurant owners who were forced to close dining rooms between mid-March and mid-May asked the city for a simpler and speedier process to approve patios, and they were rewarded when council voted for the program in late May. The rise of these patios is partly why B.C.'s provincial health officer, Bonnie Henry, on June 10 issued an order that allows

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Another 27 patios are under review, with 19 of those from entrepreneurs eager to expand onto public land. The city has also received 91 applications that its staff has deemed to be outside the scope of the program.

The city partnered with the Robson Street Business Association to re-purpose the curb lane in some parts of the street and to extend the sidewalk and existing parklets to create more space for people to linger.

• East 27th Ave at Fraser Street; • West 18th Ave at Cambie Street; • West 17th Ave at Cambie Street; • West 14th Ave at Granville Street;

restaurants to operate at more than 50% capacity.

• West 13th at Granville Street;

"Vancouver businesses are in the midst of what is traditionally their busiest season," the city acknowledged in a July 17 statement.

• Bute Street at Alberni Street;

"Temporary patios help to move seating outdoors so that physical distancing requirements can be followed."

In addition to those business-related patios, this week, people will be able to use temporary sidewalk-and-parklet extensions

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Local independent grocery chain rebrands with new look and same great quality local economy. It’s a cycle. We hope that by supporting our neighbourhood vendors, ourr customers will choose to support us.”

ocal grocery chain Donald’s Market’s Commercial Drive, Port Coquitlam and a New Westminster locations are now operating under a new name: o City C Avenue Market.

City Avenue Market also tries its best to source its available produce locally, especially during the summer season.

W While the name has changed, City Avenue Market is still an independent grocery store t that is 100% Canadian owned and operated by the same family and team.

“We do our best to turn to Osooyoos and the Okanagan for our produce items,” Joe says.

“We have a new name, but the same team y know and love continues to serve your you c community,” says Gary Joe, director of City A Avenue Market. “We continue to provide t same commitment, service, and quality the w which you have come to expect from us.”

C Avenue Market is an independently City o owned and operated neighbourhood market serving its local communities.

Because of its strong connection to the c community, City Avenue Market opted to s open to continue to serve its customers stay t throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our reasoning for successfully discontinuing plastic bags in our stores is that there is so much harmful plastic polluting the world,” Joe says. “If everyone can come together to reduce plastic waste, we could make a big difference.”

“We’re here to serve the community and w we’re all in this together,” Joe says. “Our c customers live close by and we want to make sure they have the essentials so they c cook at home.” can

City Avenue Market is working to reduce its environmental footprint further by phasing out plastic produce bags from its stores, reminding customers to only use them when absolutely necessary.

C Avenue Market also stepped up its City health and safety measures in the store, e enforcing physical distancing, installing plexiglass to protect its cashiers and c customers, and introducing frequent c cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch s surfaces.

For Donald’s Market customers who were collecting rewards points, City Avenue Market honours those points and matches them to their new rewards program. Soon, they’ll be able to access their rewards points balance through a mobile app the grocer is developing that will be available to customers shortly.

“We wanted to make sure our staff and c customers felt safe coming here,” Joe s says.

“Even after COVID-19, we are going t continue with our enhanced cleaning to processes.”

Packed with goodness, the grocery chain prides itself on offering a large variety of local and specialty products, at affordable prices. City Avenue Market is ecologically mindful and exercises sustainable e environmentally-conscious practices. The g grocery chain recently eliminated plastic s shopping bags from its stores, offering its c customers kraft paper bags in their place.

“The mobile app is under testing right and will be out soon,” Joe says. “This app is to encourage customer loyalty. They’ll be able to see pricing, check their points and gift card balances, and see our flyers and specials. Plus, if they sign up with their names and birthdates, they’ll be eligible for a special deal on their birthdays.”

In addition to its facelift, the new City Avenue Markets will now be offering everyday lower prices.

“Since the transition to City Avenue Market, our everyday low prices have gone down a

lot. They’re all better,” Joe says. “Everyone has bills to pay. Rent, mortgage, and everyday costs are so expensive. We want to provide something that is affordable and organic in a neighbourhood store, where customers can get the best deals for their shopping needs.”

In addition to its local, fresh, and organic offerings, City Avenue Market is committed to responsive customer service and is always open to feedback.

As an independently owned local company in the lower mainland, City Avenue Market aims to contribute to the local economy by stocking goods from companies that are also local and independent.

“We are here to serve our neighbourhood,” Joe says. “Some grocers can get all of their goods from the same two vendors. We work with over 500 of them because we try to buy independently and locally. Some of the small vendors we work with only offer one or two products but we think it’s important to offer them and support our

“Every now and then our customer will tell us about an item that they want us to stock and we will do our very best to get it for them,” Joe says. “Service wise, we get on top of it. We always try to be there for our customers and listen to them.”

For more information about City Avenue Market, visit its website at www.cityavenuemarket.ca.

City Avenue Market has a brand new look and offers the same great quality

Keep an eye on a store near you!

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