NEWS + LIFESTYLE AN EXTENSION OF VANCOUVERISAWESOME.COM 235,100 165,900 101,500 ISSUE SEPTEMBER 15, 202270,600 31,000 DodgersatNatBailey? JackieRobinson’slegacystill felt75yearsafterbreaking colourbarrier A4 B O B K R O N B A U E R
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amemberoftheDodgers whentheywontheWorld Seriesin1955
Theimportanceofthenumber42
John"Spider"Jorgenson, JoeHatten,ErvPalica,and BruceEdwardsallplayedon JackieRobinson'sDodgers duringhisinauguralseason in1947
numberwhichisdisplayed prominentlythroughout AndwhileRobinson'slegacy touchesallofbaseballthere's alsoadirectconnectionto ourminorleagueToronto BlueJaysaffiliate,the VancouverCanadians
idyouknowthat thelargenumber 42onthefence ofNatBailey StadiuminVancouveris theretohonourthefirst Blackpersontoeverplay onamajorleaguebaseball team?Andthatit'sretired allacrossNorthAmerica?
Inhisfirstseason,Robinson wontheRookieoftheYear awardandafterthathada successful10 seasoncareer inthemajors Insixofthose seasons,hewontheNational Leaguebattingtitleandwas
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Thedayisgenerallyheld onApril15,whichwasthe openingdayofRobinson's firstgamein1947 Every singleplayer,coach,manager andalloftheumpiresin theMLBleaguewearthe number42duringtheir gamesinsolidarityandto honourRobinson'slegacy Thisyearmarksthe75th anniversaryofRobinson's firstgameinthemajors,and theDodgershavemarkedit withamassivemuralattheir stadium,tocomplement manyothernodstothe manincludingastatue andofcoursehisretired
Theteamwaspreviously knownastheMounties,and fourplayersonitalsoplayed ontheBrooklynDodgers alongsidehim
It'strue Ifyouhadn'tyet noticedit,nexttimeyou'reat TheNattakealookjustto therightofthefoulpoleout inrightfield JackieRobinsonbroke thecolourbarrierin1947 whenhewasbroughtonto therosteroftheBrooklyn Dodgers,whowentonto
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Hisnumberwasretiredinall ofbaseballinNorthAmerica in1997,50yearstotheday thatheplayedhisfirstgame. Majorleagueandminor leaguestadiumsallacross NorthAmericahungupthe
number42,andeachyear themajorscelebrateJackie RobinsonDay
Matinee on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 5 p.m. Where: Pipeline Road in Stanley Park via the West Georgia Street park entrance
Throughtoxicwastedumpsandcreepyneighbours,this trainrideisfilledwithcreepyfunandmaskedhorrors,plus lotsofcandy
ThetrainarrivesatAtomicville,aplazawithallsortsof activitiesandtreats,includingaCreaturesoftheNight interactivelightlearningstation
Thereareseveralhauntedsweetstotaste,likeInsomniac's Coffee,tornadoesandmac'ncheesebitesfromThe TornadoTruck,filledchimneycakesfromThePraguery, popcornfromtheCobHouse,andcandyfloss,churros,hot chocolate,burgers,hotdogs,andfriesfromTheAtomic CaféandCanteen
When: Oct 7 31, except Oct 10, 17, and 24; Evening train from 6 10 p m and Little Monsters
TheStanleyParkGhostTrainreturnsfor Halloweenmonth,takingthoseaboardto Atomicville,aplace"wheretheskiesandthepeople areglowing,andnotwithhealth,"describestheCityof Vancouver runattraction
GhostTraintomakeanatomic, spookyreturntoStanleyPark
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Trick or treaterscanhopaboardtheGhostTrainand visitAtomicvillefromOctober7 31,withtheexceptionof MondaysotherthanHalloween Iftheeveningtrainistoo scary,theLittleMonstersMatineehasallthesameprops anddecorbutwithouttheliveperformers
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A5 PUBLISHERANDEDITOR IN CHIEF BobKronbauer bobk@vancouverisawesomecom|604 439 2688 DIRECTOROFSALES MichelleBhatti|michelle@vancouverisawesomecom MANAGINGEDITOR LindsayWilliam-Ross lindsay@vancouverisawesomecom REPORTERS AllieTurner|BrendanKergin|DanielWagner ElanaShepert|GraemeWood|JeremyHainsworth MariaDiment|MariaTallarico|MikeHowell EDITORIALCARTOONIST GeoffCoates DESIGN+PRODUCTION JodeenHodgson SALESREPS AdamSkaloud|AlisonClay|BryceWickstrom DanielaBecerril|DavidChiew|EliLaycock JustinChen|MaureenLaventure SALES+MARKETINGCOORDINATOR KarenNgan FORADVERTISINGENQUIRIESPLEASEEMAIL advertising@vancouverisawesomecom FORGENERALEDITORIALENQUIRIESPLEASEEMAIL hello@vancouverisawesomecom FORDISTRIBUTIONINQUIRIESEMAIL viadelivery@vannet|delivery@vancouriercom orcall604 398 2901 SENDLETTERSTOTHEEDITORTO bobk@vancouverisawesomecomor 303W5thAve,VancouverBC,V5Y1J6
ThisisthefirsttimetheGhostTrainhasbeeninoperation sinceHalloween2019 In2020,thepopulareventwas cancelledduetothepandemic,whilein2021itwasa concernaboutcoyotesinStanleyParkthatkeptthespooky traininthestationfortheseason
Atthispoint,thetoptwovote gettersinthe2018mayoral electionarelockedinatightrace IncumbentMayorKennedy StewartofForwardTogetherisin firstplacewiththesupportof35per centofdecidedvoters,followedby KenSimofABetterCity(ABC) with30percent,ColleenHardwick ofTEAMforaLivableVancouver with17percent,andMark MarissenofProgressVancouver with13percent.
Amongdecidedvotersaged55and over,Simholdsaslimedgeover Stewart(41percentto39percent) Hardwickisthirdwith17percent, whileMarissenandHardingbarely registeramongthisgroup Stewart
Sylvesterin2018(31percent,with Marissenat27percent)
amongdecidedvotersaged35to54 (46percentto31percent)
“SOGI InclusiveEducation This encompassesmajoritiesofthose whocastballotsforStewart(72per cent),Sim(68percent)andShauna Sylvester(67percent)inthe2018 mayoralelection
Withjustafewweekstogobefore allballotsarecast,likelyvoters inVancouverareresponsiblefor fascinatingfluctuations Online engagementispayingofffor HardwickandMarissen,whoreach 21percenteachamongdecided votersaged18to34,withStewart andSimtiedat25percent
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Regionally,Simconnectswellon theWestSide(36percent,with Stewartat29percent),while StewartisaheadontheEastSide (40percent,withSimat24per cent)anddowntown(37percent, withSimat26percent)
Resultsarebasedonanonline studyconductedfromSeptember 3toSeptember5,2022,amonga representativesampleof400likely votersintheCityofVancouver.The datahasbeenstatisticallyweighted accordingtoCanadiancensus figuresforage,genderandregionin theCityofVancouver Themargin oferror whichmeasuressample variability isplusorminus4 9 percentagepoints,19timesoutof20
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Ontheissueofinformation,we donotseesignificantgenerational differences Justoverhalfoflikely voters(52percent)haveseen, readorheardmediastorieswhere mayoralorcouncilcandidates discussedtheirpositiononissues.
risesto37percentamongthose aged18to34 Inaddition,aquarter ofthecitysyoungestlikelyvoters (25percent)haveinteractedwitha candidateonsocialmedia,suchas followingthemonTwitterorliking themonFacebook,ninepercentage pointshigherthanthecity wide average(16percent)
Twothirdsoflikelyvoters(67per cent)claimtobefollowingthe electoralcampaign“veryclosely” (16percent)or“moderatelyclosely” (51percent) Thosewholivein thewestsideofthecityarepaying moreattentiontotheearlystages oftherace(72percent)thantheir counterpartswhoresidedowntown (67percent)orontheeastside(63 percent)
FredHarding,recentlyanointedas themayoralcandidateoftheNon PartisanAssociation(NPA),isin adistantfifthplacewithfourper cent Hardinghasfacedrenewed criticismforhis2018commentson “SOGI InclusiveEducation,”which raisesawarenessofandwelcomes studentsofallsexualorientations, genderidentitiesandfamily structures
Inoursurvey,justovertwo thirds flik l t i V
Whenwetakealookatonline engagement,thebattleforyoung supportersisfierce Whileonly 29percentofalllikelyvotershave i it dth b it f l
Thetwofront runnersareholding ontoamajorityoftheirvotersin the2018race:Stewartsretention rateis60percentandSim’sis59 percent Whileeachcandidateloses votestotheother,someoftheir previoussupportersaregoingto HardwickandMarissen Hardwick hassucceededincourtingfemale decidedvoters(23percent,just threepointsbehindSimforsecond place)andisthetopcandidate
esearchCo andGlacier Mediaaskedlikelyvoters inVancouverabout themunicipalelection campaign,themattersthatworry themandwheretheirallegiancelies atthisparticularmoment Themost importantissueishousing(35per cent),followedbydrugoverdoses with14percent,andcrime,poverty andpropertytaxes,eachatnineper cent.
Therewillbeothermayoral candidatesontheballot,although seeminglynotasmanyasthe lasttime Therace,justasitwas fouryearsago,isnotoverin September StewartandSimare currentlyaheadoftheirvotetotals in2018,butwellbelowthelevelof supportthatwasenjoyedbyVision VancouverandNPAcandidatesin themayoralelectionsof2008,2011 and2014 Thispresentsanopening forHardwickandMarissen, whoareconnectingwithyoung voters.Theonlyconclusivefinding fromthissurveyisthatHarding’s appointmentdidnotgivetheNPA anypositivemomentum MarioCansecoispresidentof ResearchCo
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JohnBentleyisanarchitectural photographerwhohas photographedtheinsideand outsideofthousandsofbuildings aroundVancouver.Usingimages fromtheVancouverArchiveshe offersaglimpseofthepastand presentonhissiteVancouverNow &Then
Thebuildingitselfsetthetonefor theChinatownstyleofarchitecture, suchasrecessedbalconiesand inscribedparapets,manyofwhich arestillvisibletoday
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Vancouver Now&Then: Chinese Benevolent Association, 1972and2020
A8 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM Builtin1909,theChinese BenevolentAssociation (CBA)buildingat108 EPenderSthasboth architecturalandhistorical significanceinVancouver
TheCBAwasinstrumentalin advocatingfortherightsofChinese Canadians,whofacedsevere discriminationinthefirsthalfofthe 20thcentury
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tmaybehometo"oneoftheworld'slargestwhisky selections,"butaftera36 yearrun(andacoupleof namechanges),FetsWhiskyKitchenwillbeclosing permanently
OwnersEricandAlluraFergiepostedtheclosurenotice onsocialmediaasSeptembergotunderway,indicatedFets WhiskyKitchen'slastdinnerservicewillbeFriday,Dec.23. "Ourleaseisupearlynextyear,andwehavedecidednotto renew.Wefeelitsbesttoresignwhileweareontopofour gameandwillproudlyworkwithourstafftomakeeveryone’s finalvisitsasmemorableastheirfirst,"explaintheFergies Thecouplealsonotethattheydeliveredtheannouncement tothefullstaffaswell
Fetsbeganin1986asFettucinisCaféat1179Commercial Dr Amovetoitscurrentlocation,1230CommericalDr, tookplacein1996,asdidanametweaktoFetsBar&Grill, andin2013theyrebrandedasFetsWhiskyKitchen
Inrecentyears,Fetshasbeenknownforitslegalbattlewith theBC liquorcontrolboard Inearly2018,theprovincial governmentconductedfoursimultaneousProhibition style raidsonestablishmentsinVictoria,NanaimoandVancouver andconfiscatedtensofthousandsofdollarsworthofliquor TheyweretargetingbottlesoftheScotchMaltWhisky Society’sunique(andexpensive)whiskies;thebottleswere shippedtoBC underproperchannelsandallappropriate taxespaid,however,thelicenseesboughtthemthrough privateretailersinsteadofgovernmentstores,whichisnot allowed.
"It’sbeenaheckofaride!"writetheFergies "Wehavehad thepleasureofworkingwithmanyamazingpeopleover thepast36years Wehaveforgedmanygreatrelationships overtheyears,andwewillmissseeingeveryoneona regularbasis Toomanymemorieshavebeenmadehere tocountbutwehavecherishedourtimeoperatingoneof Vancouverslongestcontinuouslyfamily ownedandoperated restaurants"
Withanend of yearclosinginsight,Fetswillmarkthelast fewmonthsinbusinesswithseveralwhiskydinners TheclosuredoesleaveonelingeringquestionforFets' owners:"Hmm,whattodowithoneoftheworld’slargest whiskyselections?"
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AmongthosebeingraidedwasFetsWhiskyKitchen. Theraidledtoseveralyearsoflegalbackandforthbetween theFergiesandtheB.C.government,whichdidnotgetany mentioninthecouple'sclosingnotice
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