Vancouver Is Awesome #116 - June 23, 2022

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We want to thank everyone who has visited our farm over the years for all the support you have shown us. We have created many memories on the farm raising our family and operating our business. We will cherish the friendships we have made with our customers and employees along the way.

We may be retiring but Bill will continue to play an integral role in the agricultural community as a member of the many organizations he works with.

We couldn’t close our doors without one last chance to say goodbye to all of our friends and customers - so make sure to come by the farm for one last strawberry season.

Thank you for all the support you have shown our family over these many years.

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Local man makes hyper-detailed Vancouver models

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efore the pandemic, Michael Soganic decided he needed an indoor hobby.

At the time, he was working in health-care software and started down a common path; he made model airplanes, some tanks. They were the usual builds you find in the hobby section and eventually got

repetitive.

Somewhere along the way he got more and more interested in localizing his work. Having grown up on Vancouver Island and moved to Vancouver, he's well versed in the local sights, calling himself "obsessed" with the "big city" while growing up.

"I liked the idea of making things

around me," he tells Vancouver Is Awesome. "I've slowly been doing that."

With COVID-19 offering everyone a chance to stay inside, his miniatures really began to take form with some big projects, most notably a city block that has become a showpiece of sorts for Soganic.

"I'm trying to cram as much

Vancouver references into a onefoot-by-one-foot space," he says.

The block isn't representative of any one block in Vancouver; it's an amalgamation of how Soganic sees the city. And instead of huge glass and concrete highrises from the city's downtown skyline, he's gone with the neighbourhoods people live in. That means the (now-

closed) Little Mountain Gallery, Vernon Drive grocery store and a Vancouver Special — "they have an ugly beauty to them" — all sit on a block above a SkyTrain station.

"There's the Paris Cafe," he adds.

"And then there's the hobby shop CONTINUES ON PAGE 5

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side in Kerrisdale, they're where I get most of my hobby supplies; I spend half my pay cheque there so I figured it deserved an honour on the diagram."

The block goes beyond a few recognizable storefronts, with posters, ads and vehicles from around the city. The advertising is a particular passion for Soganic, who went to a famous source for inspiration.

"A lot of ads are straight-up cropped out of Fred Herzog photos," he says. "I think Herzog perfectly captured the '60s era of Vancouver and I wanted to replicate that."

Along with the huge, and hugely detailed, city block, Soganic has done other, smaller pieces. He just finished a tiny Earnest Ice Cream truck, he's got local municipal vehicles, and there's a SeaBus being taken down by a Kraken.

There's also a huge piece representing the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, with a train, water bomber, and helicopter in a scene familiar to visitors of Duncan's Forest Discovery Centre.

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f you've driven anywhere in Vancouver this week you've no doubt noticed the impact of the small-but-vocal Save Old Growth protest group who have once again decided to snarl traffic to bring attention to their cause.

What you may not have noticed was that they've spray painted buildings up and down Main Street, most notably the recentlyrefurbished heritage property, the Heritage Hall at 15th Avenue.

The words "Save Old Growth" showed up on a few of the outer stone walls of the building over the weekend and were gone by Monday (June 13) afternoon. However, in that short span of time, they were a public symbol of the lengths that this group will go in order to drive people away from supporting them.

The most obvious (and common) way they've alienated the general public is the aforementioned traffic-snarling. Aside from ticking off anyone who needs to go somewhere in Vancouver, perhaps the worst result of this action is that they're ensuring far more carbon is being emitted due to tens of thousands of cars idling on our freeways and bridges while the police figure out how to remove the protesters who have glued themselves to these surfaces.

You may also recall how they recently littered Main Street (literally) with hundreds of paper flyers which blew around the roadway and sidewalks. A representative from the Heritage Hall tells me that the message they'd like to send to any group looking to tag

their building to further their cause is "No thank you," and that the chemicals used by their vendor, Goodbye Graffiti, are "hard on the stone," of the 106-year-old building which is currently operated by a non-profit society.

The Save Old Growth group did not respond to my request for comment in which I sent them a few questions including, "How does placing graffiti on a heritage building help you achieve your goal?" They also did not respond to: "Collectively, how stupid are the members of your group on a scale from 1 to Really Stupid?"

And, lastly, nobody from the Save Old Growth group provided an answer to my question "Are you not concerned that actions like this will further alienate the population that you are already inconveniencing with your other actions? The net result of many of your strategies seems to be counter to what you might want to achieve, which I imagine is getting more people involved in your movement as opposed to having the wider population view you as a bunch of dim-witted goons who have run out of ideas."

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s that French?" isn't just what you ask your sommelier about what's pouring. It's the name of a new wine bar that has just opened up in Vancouver.

Taking over the small Gastown space that had been home to Salt Tasting Room for 15 years, Is That French is a new wine and raw bar operation

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The name is also a bit of a nod to the owners' family tree. A black-and-white image shared on Instagram shows a couple outside Café Francais in StHyacinthe, Quebec, and the caption reads: "My grandparents in front of my grandfather['s] first restaurant circa 1946. He was 25 years old and borrowed

5k from his father. Taking risks runs in the family. I wish he could still be there to witness his legacy, try my food and have a glass of wine. Is That French?"

The wine bar's location fronts on Blood Alley Square. The space is just over 1,260 square feet and capacity is capped at 51 seats, according to a previous real estate listing for the "rare, one-of-a-kind, space on the cobblestone-lined streets of Gastown."

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"It has sure been a wild ride setting up this venue but we are finally ready to share our passion for food, wine & people with you all," shared Is That French on Instagram.

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Vancouver 'Jeopardy!' contestant spills on what it was like to be on the iconic game show buzzer isn't as simple as yelling at your TV from the couch.

"My inability to get the rhythm of the buzzer really hurt me—there is absolutely skill in timing it perfectly," Matsuzaki says.

That unexpected element made it tough for her to show off all her knowledge, but Matsuzaki kept with it. Daily box scores show her 19 attempts to be the first to the buzzer during Double Jeopardy, only three fewer tries than opponent and winner Eric Ahasic.

"My advice for future contestants is to spend a lot of time working on hand-eye coordination and response time. That was something I did not know."

Still, there's plenty more Matsuzaki does know. She got Final Jeopardy correct, an American history question nonetheless!

"That felt good as a Canadian. I was proud of my performance and I left feeling like I did all I could."

Ultimately she's pleased with the experience. As a competitor, Matsuzaki got to watch one weeks' worth of Jeopardy! be filmed on the same day as her episode and she was all about the behind-the-scenes action. She says all the small things nobody sees on TV—like the little hydraulic lift that contestants stand on behind the podium to even out their heights—made the magic.

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hen born-and-bred Vancouverite Tessa Matsuzaki saw a January 2020 promo to take the Jeopardy! qualifying test she thought "why not?" Fifty questions, one passing grade, a few Zoom auditions, a pile of paperwork, and two-plus years later she found herself on the show's glowing set behind that iconic brown and blue podium, buzzer in hand.

Matsuzaki's game show appearance aired on Wednesday, June 8, and, while she came in second, she says it was "one of the most fun experiences I've ever had."

A "sponge for trivial knowledge," she prepared by reading old clues from the Jeopardy! archive and memorizing things she knew she would struggle with (see: U.S. presidents). Finding hints hidden within the clues, paying attention to current events, and identifying patterns in popular categories also helped.

"Once I knew it might happen, part of my brain was always thinking 'should I retain this?'" she says. "Some of it is about knowing random stuff about random things."

Languages or geography are her selfprofessed strengths, including anything and everything about Canada.

"Those are always easy by Canadian standards," Matsuzaki says.

Bested by the buzzer on a B.C.-based question Unfortunately, she missed the only B.C.-based question during her taping, but not for lack of knowledge or trying.

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Now she's back home and the secret is out (she had to stay tight-lipped about the results for nearly three months) she's relieved by all the positive responses.

"Everyone has been so kind about it—I was nervous that people would say 'wow, you lost,' but that hasn't been the case."

When she's not starring on Jeopardy!, Matsuzaki works as a freelance graphic designer and raises puppies as a volunteer at Pacific Assistance Dogs Society. She's stayed in touch with some fellow contestants and plans to use some of her winnings for a group get-together.

Best of all, rumours of a second chance competition for past Jeopardy! contestants already have her excited for a possible repeat appearance.

"I'll throw my hat in the ring for that!

I would absolutely love to do it again," she says.

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irefighting has long been an important part of Vancouver.

Just months after the city was founded the Great Vancouver Fire ripped through the city, killing at least 21 people. At the time the city only had a volunteer-run fire service and a single horse-drawn buggy, but the fire encouraged the city to take greater action. The first fire engine was bought by the city a week later.

Nowadays the Vancouver Fire Rescue Service (VFRS) is a well-trained crew of professionals prepared to rescue people from burning buildings, deal with medical emergencies and more.

Here are five things you probably didn't know about those crews and their history.

one of the first-ever) motorized fire engines in 1908; in short order the department was ranked third worldwide.

In less than a decade fire departments' horses were put out to pasture as all halls were fully motorized. That actually led to successful strike action by the Vancouver firefighters union (the first union of its kind in Canada) and firefighters were allowed one day off in four. The union went on to be one of the founding (and only Canadian) members of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).

The mechanized fleet had 23 vehicles.

2. It'll be one of the first cities in the world with an electric fire truck Expected later this year (entering service in 2023), Vancouver is getting a Rosenbauer RT, equipment a far cry from the steampropelled vehicles being used 110 years ago.

So far only a couple have been made; Berlin, Amsterdam and Dubai each have one, and Los Angeles is getting theirs going now.

Along with its electric powertrain, it has a variety of other features firefighters are excited for, including

1. It was probably the first mechanized in North America It's believed the Vancouver Fire Department, as it was known at the time, was the first motorized fire department in Canada, and probably North America says VFRS spokesperson Matthew Trudeau (though he notes there aren't any formal stats from the time).

The city purchased its first (and

improved handling (it's got fourwheel steering, which means it can move diagonally), improved speed, and no diesel fumes (which is bad for firefighters health).

It also has a feature that allows it to lower itself; a common injury for firefighters is a twisted ankle while exiting a firetruck.

3. Vancouver has the two busiest fire halls in Canada While it might not be a surprise that Vancouver would have the busiest fire hall in Canada, it actually has the top two. They're fire halls No. 8 (at Hamilton and Smithe) and No. 2 (at Powell and Main).

To that end, Vancouver firefighters

are 2 to 2.5 times busier than the average Canadian firefighter.

4. Fires have gone up 91 per cent in just a few years While medical calls certainly play a big role in keeping Vancouver fire crews busy, the number of fires they're responding to are growing as much as anything.

"There are simply more fires causing damage than there were 6 years ago. We have almost 10 fires a day in Vancouver that cause damage," says Trudeau in an email to Vancouver Is Awesome.

5. A Coast Guard dock and two boats burned while the city was without a fireboat

Thanks to fighting between the City of Vancouver and other municipalities, and despite decades of fire boats patrolling the shore, there were a few years with no Vancouver fireboats. An unusual situation for a city the size of Vancouver with plenty of waterfront.

Vancouver actually sold a working fireboat to San Francisco in 1989. It didn't take long for that decision to look bad.

The dispute ended when the Coast Guard base in Kitsilano had a devastating fire, and there were no nearby fireboats to tackle it. This U. broadcast from 1991 shows the fire.

Bonus: Canada's first and maybe only library/fire hall Vancouver may be the only city in the country, perhaps further, with a library and fire hall combined.

Firehall 4 and the Firehall branch of the Vancouver Public Library share a building in Fairview on West 10 Avenue.

Both are public institutions, but as fire halls can be loud places with fast-moving vehicles and libraries tend not to be either of those things it's a combination we can't find other examples of.

By Brendan Kergin with files from Alanna Kelly

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 6 pm to be convened by electronic means Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations: 1. Heritage Designation: 347 West Pender Street (Hartney Chambers) To bring forward for enactment a by-law to designate the retained historic street façades of the existing building (listed in the Vancouver Heritage Register in the ‘B’ evaluation category) addressed at 347 West Pender Street, also known as the Hartney Chambers, as protected heritage property.

2. Regulation Redesign – Draft Updated Zoning and Development By-law To amend administrative sections, general regulation sections and district schedules of the Zoning and Development By-law to improve document navigation and accessibility and to clarify and consolidate land use regulations.

3. CD-1 Rezoning: 418-496 Alexander Street To rezone 418-496 Alexander Street from DEOD (Downtown Eastside/Oppenheimer) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a 16-storey mixed-use building containing 181 social housing units, a social enterprise space and childcare facility. A building height of 48.8 metres (160 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 5.67 are proposed.

4. CD-1 Rezoning: 3970-3998 Main Street To rezone 3970-3998 Main Street from C-2 (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a six-storey mixed-use building with 60 secured market rental housing units and commercial space at grade. A building height of 25.2 metres (82.7 feet), with additional height for rooftop amenity, and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.97 are proposed.

5. CD-1 Rezoning: 2009-2037 Stainsbury Avenue To rezone 2009-2037 Stainsbury Avenue from RS-1 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a seven-storey residential building with 123 social housing units. A building height of 23.4 metres (76.8 feet), with additional height for rooftop amenity, and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.53 are proposed.

6. CD-1 Rezoning: 906-982 West 18th Avenue and 907-969 West 19th Avenue To rezone 906-982 West 18th Avenue and 907-969 West 19th Avenue from RT-2 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey strata residential building with an at-grade childcare facility, a six-storey secured rental building, and seven townhouse buildings, with a total of 208 residential units. A maximum building height of 21.0 metres (69 feet), with additional height for rooftop amenity, and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 1.81 are proposed.

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Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations: A. 2022 Annual Inflationary Rate Adjustments to Density Bonus Contributions To adopt an inflationary rate adjustment to density bonus contributions (i.e. “affordable housing shares” and “amenity shares” in the Zoning and Development By-law) with new rates becoming effective September 30, 2022.

B. CD-1 Rezoning: 5589-5661 Baillie Street To rezone 5589-5661 Baillie Street from RS-1 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of two six-storey residential buildings with 120 secured market rental units. A building height of 19.65 metres (64.5 feet), with additional height for a rooftop amenity, and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.5 are proposed.

C. CD-1 Rezoning: 1290 Hornby Street To rezone 1290 Hornby Street from DD (Downtown District) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a 35-storey mixed-use building with 211 strata residential units and a cultural amenity space. A building height of 106.11 metres (348.13 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 11.96 are proposed.

D. CD-1 Rezoning: 131-163 West 49th Avenue To rezone 131-163 West 49th Ave from RS-1 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a four-storey mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space, office space and 68 strata-titled residential units.

A building height of 17.7 metres (58 feet), with additional height for rooftop amenity, and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.5 are proposed.

E. CD-1 (313) Text Amendment: 2010 Harrison Drive To amend CD-1 (313) (Comprehensive Development) District for 2010 Harrison Drive to replace the existing care facility with two six-storey buildings, including a seniors care facility with 187 beds and a residential building containing 76 secured market rental units with 20 per cent of floor area secured at below-market rental rates.

Building heights of 23.4 metres (77 feet) for the care facility and 18.1 metres (59 feet) for the rental building are proposed. A total floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.02 is proposed for the site.

F. CD-1 Rezoning: 1780 East Broadway To rezone 1780 East Broadway from C-3A (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit a mixed-use development with three towers of varying heights all above a retail base containing a large format grocery store and commercial space.

The development includes 215 strata-titled residential units, 438 secured rental residential units, including 93 units at below-market rates, and plaza and courtyard spaces. A maximum building height of 108.3 metres (355 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 5.7 are proposed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS, VISIT shapeyourcity.ca/rezoning AND REFER TO THE REFERRAL REPORT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF SUBJECT PROPERTIES.

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Public Hearings are to be convened by electronic means, with in-person attendance also available. You may participate in the Public Hearing either by speaking by phone or in person, or by submitting comments that will be distributed to the Mayor and Councillors.

All spoken and written comments will be publicly accessible on the City of Vancouver’s website with your full name attached.

To participate in the Public Hearing, you can register to speak beginning at 8:30 am on June 24, 2022 until 5 pm on the day of the Public Hearing: • Register to speak online by visiting: vancouver.ca/your-government/ speak-at-city-council-meetings.aspx and select the agenda item(s) you wish to speak to; telephone participation is encouraged as it is the most efficient way to speak to Council.

• Register to speak via phone by calling 604-829-4238 and specifying which meeting date, meeting type and agenda item(s) you wish to speak to, and indicate whether you are participating by telephone or in person.

• You can also register on the day of the Public Hearing, between 5:30 and 6 pm at City Hall; for more information, visit vancouver.ca/publichearings.

To participate by telephone, you must have access to a telephone, provide a telephone number that can be used to contact you, and provide an email address where instructions on when and how to call into the Public Hearing can be provided to you. Speakers can also call in during the Public Hearing.

The telephone number and participant code are tweeted out and available on the live stream, while the meeting is in progress. For more information, visit vancouver.ca/publichearings.

Send your comments to Council online at vancouver.ca/public-hearingcomments, by email at publichearing@ vancouver.ca or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4.

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Watch the meeting live at vancouver.ca/council-video.

Copies of the draft by-laws will be made available for in-person viewing from 8:30 am to 5 pm on weekdays at the City Clerk’s Office on the Third Floor of City Hall from Friday, June 24, 2022 until the Public Hearing commences, and for viewing at all times on the meeting agenda starting June 24, 2022 at 1 pm.

See the agenda on the City’s website at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings. Minutes of the Public Hearing will also be available at this location approximately two business days after a meeting.

Details of all Council meetings can be found at covapp.vancouver.ca/ councilMeetingPublic.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, INCLUDING SUBMITTING COMMENTS AND REGISTERING TO SPEAK: vancouver.ca/publichearings