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hope [John Horgan] is Premier again. British Columbia has been served very well by the Premier,” says former BC Green Party leader, Andrew Weaver, on the latest episode of the This is VANCOLOUR podcast.

It is a telling admission as the BC Green Party is in the middle of a leadership election to determine Weaver’s successor. Weaver led the party for about four years, which included a three-seat breakthrough in the 2017 election where the BC Greens held the balance of power in a minority BC NDP government. Weaver stepped down as the leader of the BC Greens in October 2019, then subsequently left the party caucus in January 2020 to sit the rest of his legislative term as an independent.

He currently sits on the advisory council for BC Green leadership candidate Cam Brewer, but also admitted to providing counsel to another BC Green leadership candidate, Kim Darwin. According to Weaver, he is providing scientific consultation as a climate scientist for both candidates, as he intends to remain neutral in the BC Greens leadership race.

Nevertheless, there are political implications to Weaver’s support for Premier John Horgan to remain the Premier of British Columbia after the next provincial election. Weaver is implicitly admitting that the BC Greens do not have a chance to form government. It is a realistic concession, but it carries no favour for the incoming BC Greens leader to mobilize support.

remain as Premier, he is endorsing the BC NDP in the next election. Imagine a riding where BC Green votes splinter from BC NDP votes. Support for John Horgan as Premier would necessitate BC Green supporters to vote BC NDP in that riding. In fact, the quasi-endorsement implies support for strategic voting so long as it is in the BC NDP’s favour.

Weaver points to his working relationship and friendship with Premier Horgan. “I couldn’t run against John Horgan right now. We’ve become pretty good friends.”

“The Premier is a regular person. He’s a real human being.

What you see is what you get. There’s no fake John Horgan.

There’s the real John Horgan and that is the only John Horgan.”

More poignantly, Weaver assigns a glowing “A”-Grade rating to the BC NDP government’s performance before the pandemic and during the pandemic.

“We have a remarkable Finance Minister, Carole James.

What an amazing politician! She did a superb job as Finance Minister, probably one of the best BC has ever had. David Eby as Attorney-General, what an outstanding Attorney General! George Heyman as Environment

If the BC NDP is assessed as an excellent government, as per Weaver’s evaluation, it undermines any reason to vote for the BC Greens (or any other party).

Weaver explains that his voting history spans the spectrum of “every political party” and that he has always voted based on the candidate in his riding, not the party.

“You should vote for the individual in your riding who is representing you.”

He concedes that this philosophy might even encourage him to vote for a BC Liberal candidate.

“I like Dan Davies in Peace River-North… I think he’s a great person. I’d probably vote for Dan Davies if I was in Peace River-North.

In fact, Weaver admits that the first time he ever voted BC Green was for himself. It is a confession that includes his openness to voting for any candidate of any party as his successor in his home riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

“I suspect in the upcoming election, whenever it happens, the winner of Oak Bay-Gordon Head will be the person who is the strongest candidate, not the party.”

“British Columbia would benefit from having Mr. Horgan as Premier. He’s clearly indicated to me that he cares deeply, profoundly about people. To me, it’s sincere.”

All else equal, John Horgan will only remain Premier under one of two scenarios: One, if the BC NDP win a majority of seats in the next election; Or, two, as it was in 2017, if the BC NDP broker another Confidence and Supply Agreement with the BC Greens to form a minority government if the seat numbers make it possible.

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Nevertheless, Weaver’s wish to see Horgan remain as Premier is a stunning boost for BC NDP supporters heading into the next election.

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France comes to you with BC Liquor Stores’ 2017 Bordeaux release A trip to France may be off the table this fall, but that won’t stop British Columbians from savouring some of the best wines a certain southwest region has to offer.

For more than three decades, BC Liquor Stores’ annual release of Bordeaux has prompted fans to camp out overnight in hopes of snagging a bottle or case of the latest coveted vintage.

On Sept. 26, the 2017 Bordeaux release is expected to attract that same fervour, but given the pandemic and a late frost that led to a smaller vintage that year, customers can expect some changes including a new online pre-order request system.

Barbara Philip, BC Liquor Stores’ category manager for European wines, says centuries of Bordeaux establishing itself as the most famous wine in the world has built a fandom that typically has hundreds of customers lining up early at some participating stores.

“At the top end, these are some of the most highly-allocated, desirable wines in the world,” says Philip, who in 2007 became the first Western Canadian to achieve the Master of Wine designation.

Fortunately, over the years, BC Liquor Stores has built strong relationships with Bordeaux’s “négociants” (wine merchants), ordering quality products directly from the source, rather than third parties, Philip says.

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“There’s a chance that they’ll increase in value after you buy them and I think Bordeaux has proven itself to be able to make great wines for hundreds of years, so people are really interested and curious about that.”

“We didn’t really have much to choose from, so we had to sort of call in our favours and use our relationships that we have with Bordeaux to get the top wines,” Philip says.

“A lot of people didn’t even make wine in 2017. They lost their crops.”

Philip expects about 5,300 cases of the 2017 vintage comprised of 181 wines.

Prices range from $30 to $3,200 per bottle and notables this year include the Clos Des Lunes - Lune D’Argent Bordeaux ($35), Clos La Madeleine St. Emilion ($125), Château Certan de May Pomerol ($250), Le Petit Mouton Pauillac ($400) and Château Margaux ($1,200).

In addition to having a smaller selection this year, BC Liquor Stores is taking steps to protect customers from COVID-19.

In 2019, BC Liquor Stores was able to bring more than 10,000 cases of the The new pre-order request system has 2016 vintage to 32 stores, shipped from customers fill out an online form where more than 200 châteaux. Th is year, This they can choose a limited number of some of the most sought-after wines, and then visit their selected store on or after release day to pick them up.

To select the wines for this year’s release, Philip visited Bordeaux in the spring of 2018 for the annual “en primeur” barrel tasting marathon. One thing she and the other merchants and critics noticed was how a late frost in April 2017 had affected the quantity — but not the quality.

“Wines like the Château Pétrus, Château Trotanoy, Château La FleurPétrus, Château Lafleur — those ones will go very, very quickly,” she says.

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New neon art in Chinatown pays tribute to Vancouver's Cantonese immigrants

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rom a boy who grew up in Vancouver’s Chinatown, to an accomplished artist who came back to honour its Cantonese migrants – Paul Wong has lit up the lane way of 475 Main Street with his latest work.

The neon sign was unveiled Thursday. It spells out “Saltwater City” in red Cantonese characters.

“I grew up in Chinatown when it was ablaze in bright neon and big colourful signs and at a time when the Chinese community commonly called Vancouver ‘Saltwater City’,” Wong related.

“The piece is designed to promote discussion around the significance of, and challenges to, Chinese language, culture and preservation of heritage assets in the neighbourhood,” the City announced in an Aug. 27 statement.

Wong created the work during his residency at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, commissioned by the City of Vancouver’s Public Art Program in 2018.

The launch of Wong’s placement happened to coincide with the City's formal apology for its historical discrimination against Chinese residents in Vancouver.

For acts including barring Chinese residents from voting in municipal elections from 1886 to 1948 and from civic employment from 1890 to 1952, a 2017 report commissioned by the City acknowledged.

“Paul’s ‘Saltwater City Vancouver’ neon inspires conversations about the importance of understanding and appreciating both the tangible and intangible heritage assets when we celebrate the significance of Chinatown,” said executive director Vincent Kwan of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

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ack in May, as restaurants prepared to re-open with newly-implemented COVID-19 precautions in place, Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods founders Meghan and Steve Clarke and their teams were also gearing up to launch their newest locations.

The Vancouver-based family run "cafeteria" style salad-centric Tractor is now celebrating 10 locations, having just opened the doors to their Park Royal outpost in West Vancouver on Monday, August 24.

The restaurant's first North Shore location follows on the heels of the opening of their first foray across the waters and in Victoria. Overall, Tractor has nine locations in B.C. and one in Toronto.

Tractor is known for its seasonally-driven menu of salads, sandwiches, soups, and bowls, available in mix-and-match combos or pre-set offerings in a counter-serve format.

For their 2,400-square-foot Park Royal South location, Tractor offers a full coffee bar with house-made artisanal baked goods, and a full-service open-concept kitchen serving breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for dine-in or take-out.

The 40-seat interior space is divided into two sections: the sit-down dining area and a window-side lounge. Tractor Park Royal South also boasts at 10-seat patio.

"Our team is so excited to bring our beloved Tractor concept to the North Shore," says Tractor co-founder Meghan Clarke.

"We wanted to design a truly warm and inviting space that encourages guests to stay and linger - whether that's starting your day with a cappuccino and a power cookie or enjoying a healthy meal after a long afternoon of shopping."

This week, if you happen to head to the newest Tractor, you can score a $10 Avocado Bowl feature. The deal is available until Sunday, August 30, and features choice of power greens or brown rice, two market sides, and a grilled avocado half that grilled avo is one of Tractor's most popular and signature menu items.

The newest location of Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods is located at 784 Main Street in West Vancouver, and is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Man who broke leg during confrontation with 'anti-gay evangelical bullies' receives thank you call from PM, note from Canucks

The Prime Minister gave Morissette a call after the Vancouverite suffered a broken leg while standing up to 'anti-gay evangelical bullies' in the West End on Saturday night, to thank him for his courage on behalf of the country.

On Twitter, Morisette said he "was really hoping to ask [Trudeau] to cancel rent while I had him on the line, but he was too affable and funny for me to yell at him about policy issues. I may be an NDP voter, but our PM's a pretty nice dude all told.

"On this, he gets it."

Trudeau also had some comforting words for Morisette, who said the PM acknowledged that the positive attention and gratitude Morisette is currently receiving must come alongside "a lot of nastiness from cruel people out to attack" him. It's a statement that Morisette admitted is "1000% true."

The Prime Minister "was calling to tell me the good people of Canada who support me greatly outnumber them, & he wanted to thank me on their behalf. Appreciated," Morisette added.

The replies to Morisette's Twitter thread were full of comments from people who

praised the gesture, agreeing that while they may not share Trudeau's political opinions, they believe the Prime Minister to be "pretty decent dude."

On Thursday, Morissette also shared another high-profile 'thank you' he received following the incident, this time in the form of a handwritten note from the Vancouver Canucks.

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In the note, which accompanied a Canucks jersey emblazoned with Morisette's name, Canucks' staff told Morissette they know he "made a tremendous sacrifice to be an ally," adding, "We applaud you for your courage and compassion and feel proud to have you apart of our Canucks family."

Morisette's reaction to the gesture? "Ugly crying so hard," he wrote on Twitter. "God, I love this team so much."

These high-profile expressions of gratitude accompany many other gestures from the community recently, thanking Morisette as he continues to recover in hospital.

That includes one Twitter user who asked Morisette to name his favourite restaurant, "and basically had the entire menu delivered to my hospital room," Morisette shared.

A GoFundMe campaign launched by Morisette's brother to help raise money for Morisette's recovery has also raised over $50,000 to date.

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KITS POOL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 gem is located right by the beach, and offers spellbinding city and mountain views. In addition, they note that, "Those swimming with their heads up can catch a glimpse of seaplanes coming in to land."

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unofficial start of summer for many residents of the Lower Mainland. The popular pool measures in at a whopping 137 metres in length, and has three slides. It also offers breathtaking views of the ocean, the mountains, Kits Beach, and the skyline of Vancouver’s West End.

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lthough Justin Morissette considers himself an NDP voter, the Vancouver Sportsnet 650 host had only praise for Justin Trudeau last week.

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Charles Tsang, a Vancouver realtor with Royal Pacific Realty, has sold yet another house – and given out yet another pizza pie.

Tsang told Vancouver Is Awesome the idea came about a decade ago during a major boom in Richmond townhouse development.

Tsang, 42, was first thrust into the spotlight two years ago when a passerby posted a picture of his "for sale" sign on Reddit.

"People were giving away Mercedes with the purchase of townhouses," he related.

It read: "Free pizza with the purchase of this home."

On Monday, another one of his listings was posted to the site with the promise of Italian cuisine.

By that time, the East Vancouver home had

"I was thinking to myself, I cannot afford that."

It was then that Tsang's hungry son begged him for pizza.

The rest is history.

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Labour Day is an opportunity to rally for a stronger Canada

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abour Day is one of the most important days in my calendar. A day to mark the history and ongoing struggles of working people across Canada.

This year, we won’t be celebrating with parades or marches the way we usually would. Yet we are on the cusp of real social progress and with the right investments and the right policies, we will have more to celebrate in the future.

Some saw their jobs disappear, and others were called on to work extra hours at great risk after being deemed essential – including those health care workers who have taken care of the more than 120,000 Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 since March.

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit kept many families afloat, but just barely – $2,000 a month is not much for food, shelter and peace of mind. Even before COVID-19 hit, almost 50 per cent of Canadians said they were on the brink of insolvency. Meanwhile, the rich keep getting richer.

As we transition to coping with COVID, we are seeing people desperate to work but unable to find employment.

Businesses have shuttered, many jobs won’t be coming back.

The rent is due and eviction bans are being lifted.

And so, Canada’s unions have been working collaboratively, brainstorming, and spending time thinking about what comes next. We need a robust economy, built around a fair, generous and inclusive society.

It is our responsibility to make sure our social services are ready to catch people as they fall. We have seen where we failed, and we know what we can fix.

This Labour Day we won’t be coming together in the streets

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I know it doesn’t feel like that right now. After all, this crisis has been very hard on workers and their families. More than 9,000 people have died and many continue to mourn those heartbreaking losses.

to make noise, but workers are nonetheless organizing for a better society. We can build better communities with a strong, sustainable and inclusive recovery plan that centers workers.

Canada’s unions are calling on all levels of government to replace lost jobs with better ones by hiring people to build green infrastructure, to educate our youth, to care for others—and to give workers paid sick leave and a living wage.

Workers are calling for a strengthening of public health care to include mental health, pharmacare and home care, and an end to privatization in the long-term care sector.

Workers want permanent reforms to employment insurance, disability benefits, education and training, as well as pensions to make all of these more secure and reliable.

We all must reject American-style cuts, austerity and the mefirst politics we are seeing in the United States. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a very important lesson: Canada’s economic, health and social goals are inseparable.

It’s time to disaster-proof our nation.

Paul Faoro, President Trevor Davies, Secretary-Treasurer CUPE.BC.CA

So, this year on Labour Day, instead of joining rallies across the country, let us rally for a Canada that moves us collectively forward, together. Join the movement at CanadianPlan.ca.

Hassan Yussuff is the president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Follow him on Twitter @Hassan_Yussuff

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Giving thanks to workers on Labour Day

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s we prepare to celebrate Labour Day 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into laser focus the vital role that workers play in keeping us safe.

In Canada, the Labour Day statutory holiday was the result of an 1886 Royal Commission that looked at ways to ease conflicts between labour and capital. It was a difficult time for workers. Unions had only been legal for 15 years and it was common for workers to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week doing their job.

The commission made many recommendations that would have improved worker safety and reduced workplace fatalities, but the proclamation of a new holiday to honour workers was the only one accepted.

From health-care workers, custodians and child care providers to grocery clerks, construction workers and bus drivers, workers are the reason B.C. has been able to flatten the curve.

Most people understand these workers to be essential and agree they should be compensated accordingly. A recent poll by Community Savings Credit Union showed that 88 per cent of British Columbians support permanent “levelled up” pay for long-term care workers. CSCU is hoping to build on this public support and has initiated the 7:01 Movement to lobby for better pay and benefits

for the workers who take care of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

The pandemic has also revealed deficiencies in working conditions, with construction providing some of the most notorious examples of inadequate sanitation. In the pandemic’s early days, we heard from construction workers across the province who believed they were putting their lives at risk going to work.

Some sent us photos and videos to help tell their stories: these showed crowds of workers failing to physically distance, a garden hose attached to a piece of wood as a washing station, dirty portable toilets void of either hand sanitizer or toilet paper, workers standing shoulder to shoulder in corridors and elevators.

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A lot of work went into Labour Day. For more than a century, the union presence in BC has improved the lives of all working people.

And since 1931, IUOE Local 115 is proud to have been a part of that presence, advocating for workers’ rights in British Columbia.

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or no pandemic. In fact, B.C. has excellent occupational health and safety regulations on the books that already require workers be provided sufficient sanitation facilities. The problem was that no one was enforcing them. Our calls for WorkSafeBC to enforce the regulations resulted in the establishment of a special inspectional initiative with a focus on construction.

Prior to the start of the pandemic, 40 per cent of the agency’s officers were already dedicated to the construction sector, including more than 70 officers exclusively working with employers and contractors to ensure they fulfilled their obligations to provide safe and healthy workplaces.

By the third week of March, however, almost all of WorkSafeBC’s more than 300 officers were focused on COVID-19 inspections, including 120 dedicated entirely to construction. By July 31, these officers had conducted more than 2,800 COVID-19-related inspections of construction sites and issued 85 compliance orders. To put that into perspective, only the manufacturing (102) and service (146) sectors were issued more orders.

To say sanitation in the construction sector is an issue is an understatement, and that’s why we’re also calling for a public inquiry into health, safety and sanitation practices in the sector.

These workers are building our province – the roads we drive on, the homes we live in, the buildings where we work, our schools and hospitals. They don’t deserve the second-class treatment they’ve been getting.

So this year on Labour Day, let us recommit ourselves to keeping the workers safe who keep us safe, and give thanks for all they do, every day.

Thanks to the health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thanks to the grocery store workers ensuring we have food and other supplies necessary to stay safe at home.

Thanks to the transportation workers delivering those goods.

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Thanks to the construction workers building and maintaining vital infrastructure.

And thanks to all the other thousands of essential workers who continue to help our province fight this deadly pandemic.

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Labour Day Ministry of Finance releases salaries of B.C.'s highest paid executives

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he Ministry of Finance has disclosed the total compensation paid to senior management employees working in B.C.'s key decisionmaking positions across B.C.’s public sector.

While the authority of the Public Sector Employers Act does not include K-12 public school superintendents, the ministry notes that there is an expectation the boards of education responsible for these compensation decisions will honour the spirit and intent of this direction.

The Public Sector Employers Act requires disclosure of an organization’s CEO/ president and the next four highest-ranking or highest-paid executives with decisionmaking authority, earning an annualized base salary of $125,000 or more during the

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This is the 13th year in a row that the ministry has released this information, and it states that it is "committed to ensuring that executive compensation is fair and transparent for the public, and that public sector boards are held accountable for their compensation decisions." previous fiscal year.

These disclosure requirements apply to more than 120 of B.C.’s public sector employers, including the public service, Crown corporations, post-secondary institutions, research universities and health authorities.

The 60 K-12 school districts disclose by the end of the year.

The highest paid executives in B.C.'s public sector in 2019-20 can be found at bit.ly/bcexecs1920

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Happy Labour Day! Thank you to the thousands of BCGEU members and other essential workers on the frontlines of COVID-19.

Delivering vital services to British Columbians and every sector of our province’s economy.

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Urban Senior B.C. seniors advocate launches survey on COVID visits in care homes “They “T T both have a unique story ryy and they need to tell it in their own voice and British Columbians need to hear that story ry,” y she said. “We “W W need to look back on the past six months to understand what we need to do in the next 12 months.”

The surv rvey, v Staying Apart rtt to Stay Safe: The Impact of Visitor Restrictions on Long Term Care and Assisted Living, will be open until Sept. 30. The goal is to make public some of the findings by the end of October.

Respondents can complete the surv rvey v online, mail it in or do it over the phone.

The surv rvey v is anonymous and does not ask for the name of the care home.

Long-term-care and assisted-living facilities have restricted visits since March 17 to protect residents and minimize the spread of COVID-19, and the impact on residents and families has been profound, said Mackenzie.

“This “T T has been a tremendous sacrifice, not just for residents, but for family members.”

The restrictions were eased June 30 to allow for one scheduled, designated visitor per resident. Provincial funding fu u was provided for four full-time fu u equivalent positions in each care home to facilitate visits, but it’s been up to the care facilities to determine how to schedule and conduct the visits.

Last week, Dix said visits are happening in care centres across the province except where there are active outbreaks. The visitation system is under review by the province and any expansion will come from that review and the addition of staff, he said.

The surv rvey v asks a variety tyy of questions about the frequency, duration and locations of visits pre-COVID, during restrictions if they were essential visitors, and now during eased restrictions.

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.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie has launched a surv rvey v aski king i long-term-care and assisted-living residents and their families about their experiences with COVID-19 restrictions.

Mackenzie said her office is hearing anecdotally that visiting experiences vary ryy significantly from one care home to the next.

“W “We W need to understand the totality tyy of the impact of COVID-19 on the people who have been in long-term care.”

The surv rvey v can be completed online at carehomevisits.ca or downloaded, printed and mailed in. To request a copy in the mail, or to complete the surv rvey v over the phone, contact the Office of the Seniors Advocate at 1-877-952-3181.

Some care homes are offering weekl kly l visits, others monthly.

Some are in common superv rvised v areas, while others are bedside.

“W “We’re W try rying y to understand what is driving that range of visits and should there be a minimum standard,” Mackenzie said.

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The impact of social isolation has been an area of growing concern for Canadians even before the current global health crisis.

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Living within Tapestry’s wellness-inspired communities, residents have benefited from community connection, thereby combating social isolation during this difficult time of physical distancing.

“During the evolving pandemic, residents have continued to enjoy the offerings and services that contribute to maintaining their wellness,” says Mark Andrew, Senior Vice President of Tapestry. “Most importantly, they have benefitted from community connection and vibrancy, avoiding the social isolation that has negatively impacted many individuals.”

Tapestry’s unique approach to delivering programs and services aligned to the 7 Dimensions of Wellness has included online events and classes and other programs that support social, intellectual and spiritual

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In all of the years that Tina has been with her part rtner, t the pair haven’t missed the 'puptacular' show. As a result, her outreach worker was afraid that this year was ass going to be different. A phone call to St. John Ambulance’s Am m Community tyy Transfer Program changed every rything. y The couple have been mainly house-bound since March and had resigned themselves to missing the PNE. However, when Jennifer Lingbaoan, Tina’s outreach worker, heard about PNE’s drive through, she decided to try ryy to see if she could make it work.

The newly re-launched Community tyy Transfer Program is a serv rvice v which specializes in medical and non-medical transport rtation t for clients who use wheelchairs and stretchers. Together with St. John Ambulance’s Am m Sr. Program and Project Coordinator Melody Jacobson, they worked out a plan which would have Tina in the pas assenger s seat of the specially designed MV-1 MV V vehicle, driven by medical first responder Samantha Rigby Rii and

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We all know what scary times these are, but at Chelsea Park we have 11 good reasons why we’re COVID-FREE to-date. Protecting our Residents is paramount to us and we’re so proud of our dedicated staff who have succeeded in keeping our residents safe.

Sonia, Ailyn & Dennis are all working very hard to keep Chelsea Park clean and sanitized and virus-free during these difficult times. Our Housekeeping Staff clean your suite for you once a week and refresh and sanitize our common areas three times daily.

Our Chef Dong, Cook Daryl and our Food Service Staff – Geri, Michelle, Linda and Grace are ready to provide you with a nutritious fresh lunch and dinner daily – and if you’re not feeling well, Dong & Daryl’s yummy homemade soups will sustain you.

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.C. researchers and health authorities have created a new online tool they hope will help identify climate change-related health vulnerabilities in the community.

UBC researchers, in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health and the Fraser Health Authority, have released a climate vulnerability index, available online, that measures how susceptible communities in the two health regions are to the effects of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding and air pollution.

Factors such as a community’s income, access to housing, education and literacy were also examined to see how adaptive they could be in the face of higher temperatures.

A community’s lower capacity for adapting to the changes wrought by climate change is often the

result of structural inequalities or marginalization, according to the vulnerability index.

“Mapping vulnerability to the climate hazards that are relevant for our region can help target public health resources to the people and places most likely to be impacted,” said Michael Brauer, a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and the project’s lead researched, in a statement.

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This custom made Executive home is truly elegant and full of details. Extensive use of crown molding and hardwood flooring, cross hall living and dining room, open concept Chefʼs kitchen with high end La Cornue stove, Gaggenau 36” oven built-in & Miele appliances, spacious family room with high ceiling and overlooking the meticulous garden & private yard, entertainment sized patio with fire pit, water fountain, Barbeque and pizza oven. Upper floor showcases 4 bedrooms including a master bedroom with a huge walk in closet, spa inspired bathroom and private balcony. Basement has a guest room, recreation room with wet bar, wine cellar and a gym. Air conditioning, radiant hot water heated floors, French Bouvet door hardware, garage with Polyaspartic floor coating and much more. Truly a grand residence!

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This Shaughnessy home features inviting foyer w/marble flr opens up to spacious L/R & D/R. Chef's dream kitchen w/marble counter, eating area & wok room. Entertainment sized family room leads to serene terrace for BBQ or entertaining. 4 bdrms up incl. a grand master suite w/ultra deluxe bath, walk in closet & balcony. Basement offers a huge media/recreation room w/wet bar & wine cellar, games room, guest room & a separate suite. A/C, HRV, security system & more. Renowned private schools are just steps away. Minute drive to S. Granville shops, eateries & art galleries. Must see to appreciate.

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Designed by Ben Ling Architect and quality built by Bela Construction, this contemporary home on a flat, deep lot (60' x 153') showcases open concept living and is great for entertaining. Main floor has over 10' high ceiling, open and spacious combined living, dining and family room, gourmet kitchen with wok room and pantry, den and office.

Dramatic staircases to Upper floor. 4 bedrooms up including south facing master suite. Solar energy outdoor pool with a deck and private yard. Air conditioning, HRV and insulated heated triple car garage. Short distance drive to Richmond, Vancouver Airport and downtown. Close to Shannon Park and Arbutus Greenway. Truly a stylish living!

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This gracious 66.08' x 112.35 corner lot offers water, mountain and city views. Renowned public & private school catchment: Queen Mary Elementary, Lord Byng Secondary and West Point Grey Academy are nearby. A short distance drive to public golf course, beaches, Pacific Spirit Regional Park and University of British Columbia. Hold this Heritage B property as a long term investment or hire an architect to renovate this property for your dream home in prestigious Point Grey area.

2025 Trimble Street $4,300,000

This rare find spacious & serene 3 bedroom + den condo unit offers 1,945 sqft of elegant living with west facing water views. Master ensuite with enlarged shower & lowered lip for easy entry, Italian kitchen with marble counters & Wolf appliances, wide-plank wood flooring, Open concept living & dining room with custom built in & access to balcony, full size laundry room, Savant Smart Control and Sonos surround sound system and air conditioning, Convenient 2 large car parking close by elevator and a huge storage. Maple Grove elementary & Magee Secondary school catchment. St George's and Crofton House private school are just a short drive. Save-On Supermarket & Arbutus Greenway are steps away. Bonus: Wide doorways wheelchair access. Truly a Gem in Kerrisdale area!.

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This modern home in prestigious North of 4th Avenue has a beautiful layout that showcases 3 levels above ground with large windows to capture stunning views & natural light. Gourmet kitchen with wok room & pantry, spacious living, dining & family room, solarium overlooking landscaped garden, 2 huge sundecks and 2 balconies for you to enjoy or to entertain your guests. A total of 4 bedrooms + den, 2 car garage, walking distance to Locarno Beach & Spanish Banks and a short drive to UBC. Renowned private schools and excellent public school nearby. Air conditioning and updates in 2016, this gorgeous home in Point Grey area is move-in condition.

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OSLER RESIDENCE IN MARPOLE This European inspired architectural designed by Formwerks offers over 1,600 sqft spacious living area with functional floor plans. Main level entry leads to living, dining and a high end equipped chef kitchen. Upper floor features 2 bedrooms and a den. Top Floor offers master bedroom with new organizer closet and private balcony. Expansive windows bring extra light and warmth for this modern living. Front garden yard and sundeck backyard for your enjoyment.

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