Vancouver Is Awesome #110 - May 12, 2022

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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You can order a custom Science World Lego set created by a local maker

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e're excited to announce another custom Lego kit on the heels of the English Bay Barge kit that we released with Vancouver maker, Alex Saar: The Expo Centre (Science World) kit!

Thirty-six years ago an iconic False Creek geodesic dome (now known as Science World) debuted as the Expo Centre for Expo 86, which was a celebration of Vancouver's centennial and a six-month-long world's fair showcasing innovations in Transportation and Communication from around the globe.

Dressed up just as the iconic dome was for Expo 86, this kit is made up of 150 individual Lego pieces.

The original structure was designed by Vancouver architect Bruno Freschi and was completed in 1985, housing Canada's first Omnimax theatre.

Preorder from our BC Is Awesome online store at bcisawesome.com now until May 19, 2022 for an estimated June 16 delivery.

By Bob Kronbauer This is not a LEGO product. Contents are re-packaged LEGO elements. LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this product.

The LEGO Group is not liable for any loss, injury, or damage arising from the use or misuse of this product.

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The plant pest was first introduced to Eastern North America from Japan in 1916 and can cause major damage to plants and gardens, as well as agricultural crops.

As a result, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has set thousands of traps in order to monitor the population, which is focused around False Creek; you may see signs in that area mentioning them.

Back in June of 2018, the City of Vancouver began treating parks in order to combat the rise of the species after it appeared the beetles were spreading.

While the creature has been found in the False Creek area, it's spread to show up around the city. Small numbers have shown up in other places, like Burnaby, UBC, Delta and Port Coquitlam.

In 2021 the number of traps was increased to 2,524 traps across the province, with the vast majority around Vancouver, focusing on False Creek and

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hey almost look like giant plastic screws, bombs, or Nerf footballs hanging off trees, but the strange objects you've been seeing serve an important purpose in the province.

In fact, these peculiar gadgets are actually insect catchers. They are used as a tool for officials to conduct routine surveillance on an invasive species to BC, the Japanese beetle.

David Lam Park. This year it's jumping to 5,700 traps.

In addition, people are asked to keep the dead beetles and notify the CFIA about the findings. Japanese beetle larvae feed on the roots of lawns and other plants, which is how they cause damage.

What's more, the species' adults are heavy feeders.

They attack the flowers, foliage, and fruit of more than 250 plant species, including roses, blueberries, and grapevines.

The damage they cause is significant compared to other pests like European chafer beetles.

By Elana Shepert with files from Jessica Kerr and Brendan Kergin

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CITY OF VANCOUVER: PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing: May 24 Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 6 pm to be convened by electronic means 1. 4949-5255 Heather Street and 657-707 West 37th Avenue (Heather Lands) To rezone 4949-5255 Heather Street and 657-707 West 37th Avenue from CD-1 (52A) and CD-1 (80) (Comprehensive Development) District to two new CD-1 Districts (CD-1 South and CD-1 North), to allow for a multi-phased, mixed-use development containing approximately 540 units of social housing, 400 units of market rental housing with 25 per cent of the floor area at below market rent rates and 1,670 leasehold strata-titled units, all in buildings ranging in height from 3 to 28 storeys. In addition, the proposal includes a 74-space childcare facility, 4.4 acres of park and public open space, commercial space including office use, a cultural centre, and a site for a Conseil Scolaire Francophone French language school and associated childcare facility.

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Ikebana Spring Show Japanese flower arranging is a delicate art form, with centuries of heritage behind it. Those interested in learning more can visit the Vancouver Ikebana Association show at the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre for two days of demonstrations and workshops.

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Asian Takeover at Hollywood Theatre A quartet of comedians will take the stage at the Hollywood Theatre for a night of laughs with a nod to Asian Heritage Month. Julie Kim, who's popped up in Kim's Convenience and as Ronny Chieng's opener, will host with San Francisco standout Irene Tu headlining. Yumi Nagashima, a regular on CBC's Debaters, and Juno nominee Andrea Jin will feature as well.

When: May 20 at 8 p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.)

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t looks like the English Bay Barge won't get to see June.

May 22 is the tentative date for the start of its demolition according to Clearview Demolition project manager Richard Thomson. There are still some environmental checkpoints it has to go through which could delay things, but the company is expecting to start more than six months after the iconic barge arrived.

Clearview will be taking care of the upper portions of the barge, the large red walls that would have held wood chips on board. To cut it down they plan to lower an excavator on board with a specialized cutting tool.

"It's going to have a shear on it," Thomson says. "Imagine a very big pair of scissors that cut metal."

They'll cut down the walls until there are about four feet left, like a railing. Another company will be responsible for removing the deck from the beach.

With a project of this size, he expects there to be a crowd, but that's something the demolition crews are used to.

"We're filmed and people park their kids at the fence just to watch it. it's interesting," he says. "That happens all the time."

As for his own feelings on the barge, he's enjoyed its story.

"I've enjoyed all the fun stuff and everything that's come around, it's a neat thing, but it's also not supposed to be there," he notes. "It's an issue for the beach. I like it, I think it was a fun thing but I also think it's got to go."

Clearview has been looking at their portion of the project for about two months Thomson says, and is looking at how to prepare for a deconstruction in a marine environment. That includes environmental and safety measures - things like changing the oil in their equipment.

Working on the ocean also means more safety steps.

While a unique project in some ways, the barge isn't completely new territory for Clearview; they took apart Ballantyne Pier at the Port of Vancouver recently.

Thomson is hopeful to see a piece of the barge return with the crew to their office in Chilliwack. There they have a room with items from other places they've demolished.

"All the walls of it are lined with old neon signs from bars," he says.

For those who want their own piece of the barge, there will be a way to do that, too.

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Heiltsuk Nation man says he has reached a settlement with the Bank of Montreal after he and his then-12-yearold granddaughter were suspected of fraud and handcuffed by police in 2019 outside one of the bank’s branches in downtown Vancouver.

The settlement includes money and an apology, along with training for BMO staff on Indigenous culture and installing an art piece made by Maxwell Johnson in the branch on Burrard Street, with copies to be displayed in other B.C. branches where Heiltsuk

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ci-fi dance evokes an image of alienesque movements and outlandish costumes, but choreographer Dorotea Saykaly takes on a much more creative, anatomical approach.

Ballet BC is back at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from May 12 to 14 to perform What If, their final program for the 2021-2022 season. The three-feature performance dives into human need and creation, but Saykaly is taking the theme a step further.

"What if we could create touch artificially?" she asks, entertaining the theme of her piece, Relic, which uses dance, costume, music and voice to explore "the dichotomy between artificial and organic, isolation and intimacy, human and animal," according to the show summary on Ballet BC's website.

"I really enjoy looking at a body that's trying to understand itself and try to elaborate on that," Saykaly tells Vancouver Is Awesome.

The physical translation of this idea can be hard to envision, but Saykaly rendered it with ease, using "bodies that were starting from the floor [and] trying to build up from there," she explains.

The piece uses many dance styles despite remaining mainly in contemporary dance, and Saykaly invites "groove and precision," from dancers, encouraging a mix of those qualities, she explains.

With a science fiction theme like Relic's, the costumes are an extension of the body. "[The costumes] are quite tight to the body.

There's a mesh material that's involved, [and] netting. [It's] like the containment of the body parts. For me, it's a way to honour the

body, to [see] an X-ray of the body revealing just certain parts of the body or skin; a mix of the dancers' real skin and then their second skin. I guess you could say the costume is to represent their second skin," Saykaly describes.

The original costume design was created

by Saykaly's mother, who is a costume and fashion designer. Saykaly explains that the costumes centre around the idea of containment– how to contain the body and which areas might need more support on a body that's been created. The result is "uneven," according to the choreographer.

"There's a little surprise element of costumes that's also involved, which is revealed in the show," she adds. "The music really creates an atmosphere for the whole piece. The composer that I'm working with is extremely creative and extremely talented. He really hit the tone that we needed to create this sci-fi world that still has some warmth and depth to it."

The final element of Relic is Saykaly's own voice. "[The voice-over] comes in at certain parts and specific parts of the piece. It's like another character, and it's a female voice– it's my voice that I recorded," she says.

Art and science may seem worlds apart, but when they come together the result can be beautiful.

What If When: May 12-14, 2022 at 8 p.m.

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Most people consider their four-legged furry best pals to be unique, loving members of their family, but Accredited Facility Dogs have an important and difficult job.

Gaia provides comfort and emotional support to children who are living with life-threatening illnesses. She was selected among dozens of candidates to work at Canuck Place, which gives inpatient and community care to over 800 children and families from five provincial health regions.

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"Finding a dog that not only has the aptitude to do it but also has the resilience to do it day in and day out as kind of a full-time gig... it's sort of like the people who do this work," she explained. "It's a special breed of people that can work in an environment like this."

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n the last few weeks the absence of a designated hip hop radio station has been top of mind, as if somehow we all collectively woke up, looked around, and realized there is a gaping hip hop shaped hole where a new Vancouver radio station should be.

Canadian creative incubators, like La Mar Taylor's HXOUSE in Toronto, speaks to the current landscape of music in Canada.

Culture-makers and people on the cutting edge of what's cool and exciting are putting their time and energy into hip hop and rap, with new artists launching their careers in that genre all the time so clearly there is a demand for that style of music in this country but what about this city, specifically?

There are numerous theories floating around, the primary one being CRTC requirements make it difficult for a station to exclusively play hip hop and rap.

The rule set out by CRTC states 60 per cent of yearly programming and 50% of daily content played between 6 p.m. and midnight must be of Canadian origin and the prevailing opinion is that there wasn’t enough Canadian hip hop to fill that time.

A quick Google search of “Canadian hip hop artists” yields 50 results at the top of the page with

the likes of Drake, The Weeknd, Haviah Mighty, Masia One, and Kardinal Offishall to name a few.

So it doesn’t seem like quantity is an issue, and even if it was, Top 40 radio stations play the same songs all day long anyway so why couldn’t a hip hop station? In 2000, 94.5 (The Beat) was rebranded from a travel and information station to an “urban contemporary” format, a term popularized by New York DJ Frankie Crocker as a synonym for Black music at the time. Over the next three years, 94.5 transitioned to rhythmic contemporary which is a combination of EDM, pop, hip hop and R&B. It was a short-lived phase for the station and in September 2004 the hip hop and R&B were significantly reduced in favour of Top 40 contemporary hit radio which at the time was entirely pop music. It was, however, the only Top 40 station in B.C. until 2007. Despite a rise in popularity of hip hop and rap on the mainstream charts, there is still comparatively little of it played on Vancouver’s airwaves.

Community radio stations like SFU (CJSF 90.1FM), UBC ( CiTR 101.9FM), and Vancouver Cooperative Radio (CRFO 100.5FM) offer a more diverse array of music that includes hip hop. CJSF 90.1FM has a dedicated hip hop

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radio show but only one segment that plays in a prime time slot at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, the other two are 1 a.m. on Tuesdays and between midnight and 5 a.m. on Sundays.

Another theory as to why there is no dedicated station is ratings. It’s no secret that radio has struggled to remain relevant in the last ten years as streaming services and satellite radio have opened up people’s options with fewer advertisements interrupting the music. It’s possible that Top 40 is the best option to maintain an optimum level of listeners and advertising dollars but that wouldn’t account for the volume of alternative, rock, country, jazz, classic, and talk radio stations

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that we have in Vancouver and B.C. There are 26 radio stations in Vancouver and over 500 in B.C. that play a variety of programming, none of which are dedicated to hip hop and rap.

In an emailed statement to Vancouver Is Awesome, the CRTC said: "Applications for Commercial Radio stations usually go through a public process or in some instances a competitive process which is open for comments. Each application is analyzed on its own merit and a review is completed through a specific process. During the process, the Commission generally reviews a large number of factors (including the market capacity

to sustain a station, technical parameters and coverage, the competitive balance within the market, the diversity of voices, the local programming, the format (as of note: the CRTC does not regulate radio formats unless the station has a condition of licence to that effect), financial projections and viability, population/community served, to name a few. Once the process is closed, the Commission makes a determination in light of all the factors and issues a decision."

Toronto has a hip hop radio station (Flow 98.7FM) as do other provinces but the CRTC could not or would not comment on if it had received or rejected any proposals for hip hop stations in Vancouver.

So it is possible that the desire to begin one is low.

It is also worth noting that Seattle, close to us in proximity and culture, had two dedicated stations but one folded recently. That loss could indicate evidence to support some of the theories at play in the Vancouver market, but really the lack of hip hop stations could be due to any number of factors and no one is willing to hold their hand up and say for sure.

Not great news for Vancouver hip hop fans.

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Cold Case Files: Murder of a country western singer the bar, someone she had met at Denny’s when she stopped to get something to eat, or if it was someone who had tampered with her car, followed her and picked her up when the car broke down.

When DNA came out as a forensics tool in the mid-1990s the family was hopeful that police would catch Debbie’s killer. They were told that the DNA had been lost. Debbie’s murder was re-investigated in 2003 when police found new information but declined to say what it was. Over the years dozens of police officers have been assigned to Debbie’s case, but if they’ve ever

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y 1975, 22-year-old Debbie and 17-year-old Vicky Roe had been singing together professionally for four years and had just returned from Nashville where they’d cut a country and western album called Soft, Sweet and Country. The sisters collaborated on a few of the songs and their back-up musicians were some of the best, including Charlie McCoy, who had backed up artists such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.

On the night Debbie was murdered, she was driving home to Langley after finishing her shift at the OK Corral in New Westminster, a bar that featured live country music.

She stopped to get gas and something to eat at a Denny’s Restaurant on King George Highway.

The next day Debbie's blue Chevrolet Nova was found parked and locked on a desolate section of the Fraser Highway called Fry’s Corner. A family out for a walk found Debbie’s body seven kilometres away. She had been sexually assaulted, beaten, strangled and left to drown in 15 centimetres of water.

Coroner Doug Jack described the killing as “an enraged frustrated attack.”

Her car was found pointing in the direction of Langley.

Investigators found a footprint in the ground made by a size nine shoe. Police theorized that her car broke down and Debbie hitchhiked and was picked up by the person who killed her.

Kym Neumann doesn’t believe that her friend and roommate would have hitchhiked. “It would have had to have been someone that she recognized for her to get in a car with some guy,” she says. Kym is also highly suspicious about the car breaking down. “That car was in really good shape. I used to drive it,” she says. “I believe somebody did something to her car.”

The family won’t get closure until Debbie’s murder is solved.

The worst part is wondering who did it. They’ve wondered about an older family friend who was infatuated with Debbie.

They wondered if it was a current or an old boyfriend. They wondered if it was one of the two police officers that had sometimes stopped Debbie on her way home to ask her out.

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If you have any information about Debbie Roe’s murder, contact Langley RCMP (604) 532-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Eve Lazarus is a reporter and author, and she hosts and produces the Cold Case Canada true crime podcast. Her books include the B.C. bestsellers Murder by Milkshake; Blood, Sweat, and Fear; Cold Case Vancouver and Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History. She blogs at Every Place has a Story.

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Opinion: Neighbourhood houses are where newcomer refugees can belong and call home

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hen you walk through the doors of a neighbourhood house you are met with a buzz of action and activity, hear the sounds of a lively diverse community, smell the welcoming warm spices of communal meals, and have a sense that you belong.

Neighbourhood houses are special places throughout the Lower Mainland, where neighbours create a welcoming, safe and comfortable space for all members of the community.

They are especially important to newcomers.

In January 2016, Ghfran Alkour arrived in Canada with her husband and their six children after leaving their home in Darraa, Syria as refugees. Coming by way of Jordan, Ghfran and her children—who ranged in age from infant to late teens ages one to 17— arrived in Vancouver without familial ties, English fluency, or connections to community.

“Everything was very new to us and looked scary as we didn't know much about the country and we didn't have relatives here to help us,” shares Ghfran.

“None of us spoke English so we didn't know how to communicate with others and ask for assistance if we needed help.”

Soon after Ghfran arrived in Vancouver, she was connected to Sherifa Azaab, a Settlement Worker at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.

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During the Syrian refugee crisis, neighbourhood houses responded by working together with volunteers, staff and partner organizations to ensure the families arriving were not only met with services they needed (translation, childcare, food, etc.), but also with a strong sense of connection within their new community.

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“Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House was the first place my family and I went to when we faced challenges, and even now after living here for five years, it still plays a key role in our life,” says Ghfran.

For decades, neighbourhood houses across Metro Vancouver have been welcoming and comfortable spaces where all members of the community can take part in programs and develop deep connections with their neighbours.

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and helped us to feel that we belong to this community,” shares Ghfran.

“MPNH has helped us overcome many challenges, to build our future here, which I will forever be grateful for. Three of my children are in university now, my older daughter received a scholarship to study at UBC and follow her dreams of becoming a doctor. As for me, despite all the responsibilities I had particularly due to having a big family to take care of, I overcame these challenges and found a job as a teacher, which is in the same field I used to work in back in my home country.”

Now, as Canadians are beginning to welcome Ukrainian refugees, neighbourhood houses are once again stepping up and doing what they do best, responding to the specific needs of people joining the community.

Neighbourhood houses are uniquely well suited to welcome and support newcomers because their programs are created by and for the community—the very definition of grassroots support. But neighbourhood houses do more than just meet people’s basic needs: they provide opportunities for connection and growth which is so deeply needed in this moment of time. If we’ve learned anything over the past two years of the pandemic, it’s that we need each other. By coming together, we can learn, grow and thrive.

To learn more about neighbourhood houses or to get involved visit the Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC website at anhbc.org.

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Someone in B.C. doesn't know they're It's coyote denning season: Trails in the heir to a $1.9-million estate

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he BC Unclaimed Property Society (BCUPS) says there is $177 million worth of unclaimed assets sitting in holding accounts waiting to be reunited with their rightful owners, including a $1.9-million estate.

The government-sanctioned society is the legal custodian of unclaimed funds received from the court system, the Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., credit unions, insurance firms, companies and government. It maintains a free online database listing unclaimed accounts that are typically forgotten by British Columbians.

Established in 2003, the fund continues to grow each year, as the society receives much more money than is returned to verified claimants. For instance, last year the society took in $4.07 million whereas only $717,209 was returned.

Most unclaimed accounts in the society’s database amount to between $300 and $500 — typically from inactive credit union accounts, overpayments, unpaid wages and proceeds from courts.

"People lose track of their funds for a number of reasons," said Alena Levitz, the society’s executive director via a statement May 3. "People tend to move around a lot, change jobs frequently, or simply forget to close an account."

Levitz said there’s been a significant increase in online inquiries over the last two years.

"For many cash-strapped British Columbians, being reunited with their unclaimed funds provided welcome financial relief during an unprecedented period of economic adversity. The availability of unclaimed funds also helps support numerous social programs and charities across the province,” said Levitz.

Some money is eventually dispersed to charities; last year, the society allocated $6.24 million to Vancouver Foundation to support community and social programs.

Unclaimed property in B.C. by the numbers $177 million – Amount of unclaimed funds residing in the BCUPS database transferred from financial institutions, companies and organizations. $4,070,621 – Amount of unclaimed funds BCUPS received from holders in 2021. $717,209 – Amount of money returned to verified claimants in 2021. $110,860,145 – Total amount of money

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aby coyotes are cute. Their aggressive coyote parents? Not so much.

With numerous accounts of coyote attacks in Stanley Park, with one incident sending three to hospital last year, the Vancouver Park Board is reminding the public that coyotes are even less friendly during denning season.

Springtime is when litters of cute coyote pups are born, and also when parent coyotes start behaving more aggressively to protect their babies. This can look like "escorting" people and pets away from dens and acting more defensively if they perceive a threat.

Trails in the park will be closed during denning season.

On May 4, the Park Board indicated it would be closing Reservoir Trail and parts of Eagle and Hanson trails as a precaution.

The Park Board is asking people to not intentionally leave food on the ground or offer food to coyotes, to respect trail closures as there may be a denning coyote family in the area, and to keep pets leashed at all times.

Feeding wildlife, coyotes included, can cost a fine of $500.

In case of an encounter with a coyote, back away slowly but do not turn your back and run, as coyotes will instinctively chase after you, cautions the Park Board. If the coyote starts to act aggressively, stand tall and yell.

The Park Board is also asking to report instances of aggressive coyotes, people feeding coyotes, a pet or human coming into physical contact with a coyote, as well as a dead, injured or distressed coyote to the Provincial Report All Poachers and Polluters line at 877-952-7277.

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Seven-day Vancouver International Wine festival readies for launch festival’s regular February timetable to May this year in part because of his hope that spring weather would help reduce COVID19’s spread, leading to a more likely chance that governments would lift pandemic restrictions.

Dates for next year’s festival are similarly to be in the spring – April 24 through 30.

“We’re not quite ready to dive back into the wintertime,” Hertscheg said.

“Pandemic conditions tend to be more acute in the wintertime than in the spring.”

He added that supply-chain constraints that have arisen during the pandemic are more acute in the winter.

Wineries around the world earmark as much of their supplies as they can for lucrative holiday-season sales, and owners can find it a challenge to also ship sufficient product in the December-January time period to be set aside for a February wine festival, Hertscheg said.

There is no theme region this year, but the country with the most wineries is Canada. That includes a strong contingent of B.C. wineries.

The theme region next year is likely to be Argentina and Chile, Hertscheg said.

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ith five of 27 events sold out, and tickets for large evening public tastings selling fast, the Vancouver International Wine Festival is readying to launch its 43rd incarnation starting May 16.

The seven-day extravaganza will be the city’s largest food and wine event to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic descended in spring 2020.

Organizers expect representatives from 100 wineries, based in 14 countries, to travel to Vancouver to pour at least four wines each.

Most wineries will pour five wines, the festival’s executive director, Harry Hertscheg, told BIV. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the events, and sales are likely to be cut off on May 13, he added.

The sold-out events this year include dinners at restaurants such as Five Sails Restaurant, Vij’s, Glowbal Restaurant and Cin Cin. A lunch at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts has also sold out.

The festival’s marquee event is the May 17 Bacchanalia Gala at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, where tickets are priced at $575 each. In addition to a silent auction at the gala, there will be an online auction leading up to the dinner.

All proceeds from this event and the rest of the festival go to the William Shakespeare festival Bard on the Beach, which is set to launch its 2022 season on June 8.

Capacity for the main public tastings at the Vancouver Convention Centre May 19, 20, and 21 has been chopped to

between 1,000 and 1,250 people per night to allow more social distancing. Pre-pandemic, those events were usually capped at 2,500 people per night.

The festival itself has been scaled down, as pre-pandemic it had around 54 events.

“Just having the festival is a great thing to bring back to the community,” Hertscheg said.

He explained that he and his team decided to move the wine

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SIBA, Thomas June 19, 1948 - April 22, 2022 Well-known community leader, newspaper man, husband, father and grandad, Tom Siba died peacefully on April 22. His last years had been impacted by dementia.

Tom was predeceased by his parents Mary Schneider and Thomas Siba, brother Frank Siba and sisters Rose Marie Dobson and Anne Beesinger.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 46 years Kathleen, son David (Cheryl), grandsons Cohen and Lucas, daughter Heather, brother Ed Schneider (Susan), as well as in-laws, nieces and nephews across Canada.

Tom was born in Winnipeg and frequently returned to his hometown where family members still reside. In spite of living in B.C., he remained loyal to his roots as a Jets fan.

Tom left a treasure for his family with a detailed essay about his early life. He and his siblings were raised by their mother who earned a living running a boarding house and cleaning homes. He remembered summer visits to his grandparents’ farm outside the city.

As a young boy, a friend with more money used to buy him milkshakes, leading to a life-long love of the drink. Tom was frequently top of his class in elementary school and academics came easy to him. He couldn’t skate so he joined a hockey team and played goal. Not many people wanted that position so he was able to compete for several years at it. Like many youngsters, his first job was delivering newspapers and his routes provided money to eventually finance his way through university which he called “the golden years.” It was there while pursuing his degree that he met the Commerce Vigilantes. The 12 friends had a 20th reunion in 1990 and had planned a 50th in Las Vegas in 2020 that was cancelled due to COVID. His working career started with Arthur Anderson and Company in Winnipeg and he was transferred to Vancouver in 1974. There he met Kathleen and on their first date they danced to “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” which became their song. The couple lived in Campbell River and Port Hardy before moving to Tsawwassen, where Tom joined Madison Group in 1978. Until his retirement, he remained part of that company which acquired a myriad of businesses, including newspapers, over the next several decades.

Tom is remembered as a man who worked hard for his family and community.

Welcoming two grandsons into his life, Tom enjoyed White Spot milkshakes with them, laughing at the antics of Cohen from the time of his birth in 2018 and sharing his dry wit with teen Lucas during family visits. He also enjoyed a glass of local Four Winds beer or Crown Royal and cigar with friends. He loved the water; whether on his sailboat, aboard a cruise ship exploring the world or at his vacation home in Turks and Caicos. As a couple or a family with David and Heather, the Sibas visited many parts of the world. An avid reader, that interest started early in life when he especially loved to read his brother’s history books.

A resident of Tsawwassen for 44 years, Tom volunteered for many community and professional organizations, often taking a leadership role or serving in any capacity required.

They include The Rotary Club of Ladner, Scouts Canada District president 1993-97, Reach Child and Development Society and Reach Foundation, Delta Community Foundation, Ladner and Tsawwassen Business Associations, Delta Heritage Museum and Lower Mainland Better Business Bureau. Both Tom and Kathleen were welcome at fundraisers where they enthusiastically bid on numerous silent auction items.

Tom spent 25 years in the community newspaper industry, running several Lower Mainland newspapers and publications for Glacier Media and specifically as publisher of Delta Optimist for 15+ years. It is only fitting he was also involved provincially and nationally, as a BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association Director for many years and as a BC Director on Canadian Community Newspapers Association Board. He served as BCY President in 1991-92.

The family is grateful to the staff at Delta View Care Centre, where Tom lived out the final time of his life.

Two Celebrations of Life will be held; first at the Coast Tsawwassen, 1665 - 56th St, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Friday, May 27th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, and a second in Winnipeg at the Fort Garry Hotel, Sunday, June 26 from 2:00-4:00pm.

Please RSVP to: sibakathleen@gmail.com In lieu of flowers, Tom’s family asks that donations be made to either Reach Child and Youth Development, reachdevelopment.org; Delta Community Foundation, deltafoundation.org; or Backpack Buddies, backpackbuddies.ca

West of Main Art Walk Vancouver’s 30th annual West of Main Art Walk is back!

Discover over 80 artists at Vancouver’s original open studio tour & sale, including painters, potters, sculptors, fabric artists, photographers, and more.

Event kicks off May 18−19 at the West of Main Art Walk PREVIEW EXHIBITION & SALE at the Yaletown Round− house, open daily 10−9pm. EVENING RECEPTION WITH ARTISTS May 19th from 7−9pm. Meet the artists, learn about their work, and plan your weekend of studio tours!

May 28−29 − WEST OF MAIN ART WALK STUDIO TOURS & SALE. Open daily 11−5pm. From internationally recognized artists to some of the city’s newest emerging talent, ex− plore and engage with artists in their studios and through− out pop−up artist hubs in the community, from Point Grey to Main Street, and from Granville Island to 41st Avenue.

LEARN MORE & DOWNLOAD EVENT MAP at www.artistsinourmidst.com/ Many artists have donated 6x6 inch originals priced at $50 each for the Art for All fundraiser. Proceeds support provid− ing supplies for Coast Mental Health’s art programs down− town.

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Unclaimed vehicles will be sold by sealed bid:

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