Vancouver Is Awesome #131 - October 6, 2022

Vancouver’s Ian Wallace is an internationally known conceptual artist whose influence has spanned over five decades. His integration of painting and photography has featuredinmanyimportantexhibitions locally and around Europe. Through his appointment at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, his emphasis on the importance of art history knowledge has helped shape a generationofartistsemergingfromthe Vancouver scene including, Jeff Wall, Stan Douglas and Rodney Graham.

The Audain Prize for the visual arts is one of Canada’s most prestigious honours. Worth $100,000, the prize is awardedtoaseniorartistinrecognition of their outstanding contributions to the arts. Recipients of the Audain Prize are highly acclaimed Canadian cultural icons. Since 2004, the Audain Prize has beenawardedto19ofBritishColumbia’s leading visual artists, selected each year by an independent jury.

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'Deeprespect':Prominent Chinatownactivist, documentarianpassesaway

Vancouverites are mourning the recent death of a prominent Chinatownactivistand documentarian

NewsofSidChowTan's passingwassharedon hisFacebookpageon September27

Thelongtimeactivist regularlyproducedvideos forvariousneighbourhood organizations,satonthe DTESNeighbourhood Council,anddocumented theWoodsquatcivil disobedienceact

Hewasscheduledtotake partintheDowntown EastsideHeartoftheCity festivalthisfalltosharevideoshighlighting activisminChinatowntitledMyArtis Activism,PartII.

ThecommunityreflectedonTan'ssignificant contributionswhilewishingcondolencesto hislovedones

"IworkedwithSidonafewprojectsoverthe years,"sharedHollyPage "Hecontributedso muchtohiscommunityandfightingracism Hewasaninspirationtomyselfandothers"

BenitaBunjuncommented,"Deeprespect andlovetoyouSidChowTan Thankyou forgiftingussomuchforsolongandfor documentingourmultiplejourneys"

"IheldSidandhiswisdominsuchhigh esteem,"sharedSusanStevenson "Formore than30yearshewasawonderfulfriendand advisor"

ByMariaDiment

BobKronbauer:TheCity threatenedtosueus overtheEastVanCross

TheCityofVancouverthreatenedtosueVancouverIs AwesomeovertheusageoftheEastVanCrosslogo onmerchandisethatwesellatbcisawesomecom, andthewayitendedinuspayingthem$1tolicenseit

offofthemmightmakeyourheadspin

Forafewyearswe'vebeenworkingwithasmallbusinessin EastVanthatwepaytoprintandembroidertheiconicKen Lum designedgraphicontosweatshirts,t shirtsandhats thatwesellonourBCIsAwesomeonlinestore Thisstoreis oneoftherevenuesourceswehavethatallowustocontinue tooperateasafreecommunitynewsoutlet TheCitytechnicallyholdstheCanadiantrademarkfor theEastVanCrossdesignbutit'ssowidely usedbyother organizations(andit'san assetthat'stechnically ownedbythetaxpayers us)thatwedidn'tthink theycaredtoprotectitor thatwe'dneedtolicense itoffofthem

Wewerewrong TheCity'sLaw Departmentsentusa seven page longcease anddesistorderwhich outlinedtheirownership andwarnedthatifthey tookactionagainstus we"mayberequiredby acourttopaydamages,

Public Auction: Sale of Land for Taxes November 2, 2022

The City of Vancouver will hold a public auction of lands on which taxes or other charges have been delinquent for two years Under the provisions of the Vancouver Charter, the auction will be held:

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 10 am Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Third Floor, Council Chamber

Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis

The list of properties to be offered for sale will be available at: vancouver ca/taxsale after

THE LIST OF PROPERTIES

Purchasers

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Braces

Property Tax Exemptions for 2023

without the exemption for 2023 and the following two years, are

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Baptist Foundation of BC 266 772 26 0000 16,900 17,400 17,900

Baptist Foundation of BC 765 266 06 0000 38 500 39 600 40 800

Baptist Housing Society of BC 631 232 04 0000 114,800 118,200 121,800

Brightside Community Homes Foundation 605 113 66 0000 24,700 25,500 26,200

Brightside Community Homes Foundation 638 077 07 0000 15,800 16,300 16,800

Brightside Community Homes Foundation 641 234 20 0000 16,300 16,800 17,300

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rminwriting,bynolaterthantwobusinessdays fromthedateofthisletterthatGlaciershallfullyand promptlycomplywitheachoftheforegoingdemandsand undertaketodesistfromsuchactivitiesinthefuture

We'renotinapositiontopaylawyerstotryand

ghtthisas theamountofmoneywemakeo

ofourmerchisfarlessthan whatitwouldcosttogetcounselforevenafewhours,butthe thoughtofdestroyingabunchofclothingastheydemanded didn'tseemright.Especiallyconsideringthesourcewhowas askingustodothatwasthe"GreenestCity"

SoIgotbacktotheminanemail,advisingthatwehad compliedwithtakingthemerchandiseoffline ThenIasked ifitmightbeokayifwedonatedourremainingstocktoa charityinsteadofdestroyingit

TheCity'slawyersrespondedwithaquickemailbackthat said"pleasedofeelfreetodonateyourremaininginventoryto charity,"butthenwentontosaythattheCity"willonrequest grantanon exclusivelicencetomembersofthepublicfora nominalfee($1 00),"andaskedifwemightwanttolicenseit offofthem

Yes,youreadthatright Aftertheythreatenedtosueusthey thenletusknowthatwecouldsimplypay$1tolicensethe designoffofthem Andthat'snot$1peritem,that'saone timefeeof$1forthelicense.

Weobviouslysaidyestothat,thensignedadocumentthat wasalsoendorsedbytheCityofVancouver'sDirectorof LegalServices

Thenweputtheitemsbackonsaleinouronlinestore

ByBobKronbauer

can happen

Chris Friesen

Operating

Canuckssuccesswill comedowntoPettersson, Hughes,andDemko

EveryNHLteamenterstheseason withoptimismandhighhopes Every playerenterstrainingcampseemingly inthebestshapeofhislifeandevery teamholdsouthopethattheywillmake theplayoffsandcompetefortheStanley Cup.EventheteamsboundfortheNHL basementhavea“youneverknow”attitudeat thebeginningoftheseason FortheVancouverCanucks,however,that optimismhasatingeofdesperationtoit HeadcoachBruceBoudreausaiditwouldbe a“bigdisaster”iftheteammissedtheplayoffs CaptainBoHorvatsaidthereare“nomore excuses andsaidmissingtheplayoffswould beafailure. That’showyoufeelwhenyou’vemadethe playoffsjustonceinthelastsevenyears The Canuckshavetobelievethatthisyearwillbe differentandthatfallingshortisn’tevenan option.

Asmuchashockeyisateamgame,forthe Canuckstofollowthroughonthatbelief andmaketheplayoffs,itlargelydependson justthreeplayers:EliasPettersson,Quinn Hughes,andThatcherDemko. AbigreasonwhytheCanucksstumbled outofthegatelastseasonwastheplayof Pettersson Whetheritwaslingeringissues fromthewristinjurythatendedhisprevious

season,missingtrainingcampduetocontract negotiations,oracrisisofconfidence, Petterssonwasnotthesameplayeratthe beginningoflastseasonashewaswhenhe startedhiscareer

Withouttheirfranchiseforwardputting uppointsandplayingadominanttwo-way puckpossessiongame,theCanuckscouldnt scoretheirwayoutoftightgamesandgot beatintoomanymatch-upsagainsttough opponents.TheCanucksneedPettersson

torecapturethePavelDatsyuk-likegameofhisfirsttwo seasons.

Ondefence,everythingdependsonHughes. Withnochangesondefenceasidefrompotentially promotingJackRathbonefromtheAHL,Hughesislikely tobetheCanucks’lonereliablesourceofoffencefromthe blueline Morethanthat,hesgoingtohavetoplayinevery situationandonbothsidesofspecialteamsandrightlyso he’soneoftheCanucks bestpenaltykillers

ThatmeansmassiveminutesforHughes,whowasalready tenthintheNHLinaverageicetimelastseasonwith25:15per game.Nowthathe’sintheregularrotationonthepenalty kill,thaticetimecouldclimbevenhigher.Whenyou’reon theicefornearlyhalfthegame,alotdependsonyou. Thenagain,someplayersareontheicefortheentiregame thegoaltenders.And,asimportantasPetterssonand Hughesare,DemkoisthereallinchpinfortheCanucks’ season.

TheCanucksledtheentireNHLin5 on 5savepercentage lastseason,largelythankstoDemko Becauseofthat,the Canucksallowedthethird fewestgoalsagainstat5 on 5 If notforDemko,lastseasoncouldhavebeenalotworse.

Thequestionis,canhedoitagain?Or,rather,canDemko beevenbetter?

Asgoodashewasat5 on 5lastseason,Demkofinishedwith a 915savepercentage,15thintheNHLamonggoaltenders withatleast20gamesplayed ThatsbecausetheCanucks’ penaltykillwasuniquelyawful.Ifitisbetterthisseason anditshouldbe Demkoshouldbeamongtheleague leadersinsavepercentage.

ThesimpletruthisthattheCanucks’playofffuturethis seasondependsonthesethreeplayers Iftheyexcelasthey should,theCanuckswillbeintheplayoffs Ifanyoneofthe threefalters,theCanuckswillbeintrouble.

ByDanielWagner PassittoBulis

AwesomeInstagramPhoto oftheWeek

Thissunsetshotwastakenandsharedbya photographernamedSanketwhogoesbythehandle @sankeet604

Forachancetohaveyourphotofeaturedhereandon ourInstagramaccount,tagyourInstagramphotoswiththe hashtag#vancouverisawesome.

Tokeepupwitheverythinghappeninginyourcity(andfor moregreatphotographs!)followusat@viawesome

Ifyou'veseenahuge

tortoiseroamingaround MountPleasantin

Vancouverlatelydon't worry he'ssomeone'spet NamedPong,thisbeast weighsinat48poundsandis aSulcatavarietyoftortoise At15yearsofage,he currentlyweighs48pounds andisbeingfosteredby RebeccaWuandSimon Damborg

WutellsVancouverIs Awesomethatheliveswith theminthecondotheyrent,

andthattheyplantokeep himuntilhecannolongerfit throughthedoorway

Atthatpoint,Pongwill bereleasedtoasanctuary, wherehecouldlivetobe100 yearsold

Thecouplehas"toddler proofed"theirplace,are keepinghimcomfortable inaheatedspace,andtake himoutforjauntsaroundthe neighbourhood

Hemostlyeatsgrassand, yes,he'ssortofpottytrained Hepoopsonceaday,most

timesintheactualbathroom, thoughnotonthetoilet

FollowPongonInstagram andTikTok,andwatchout forhimatRaincityAthletics ashe'saregularthere

Checkoutmorestories likethisbyfollowingour @bcisawesomeTikTok account ByBobKronbauer

Indigenousgrandfather, granddaughterreach settlementafterVPD handcuffing

AHeiltsukNationgrandfatherand hisgranddaughterhavereacheda multi prongedsettlementwiththe VancouverPoliceBoardafterthe pairwasmistakenlysuspectedoffraudand handcuffedbyofficersin2019outsideaBank ofMontrealbranchindowntownVancouver. Thesettlementincludesundiscloseddamages paidtoMaxwellJohnsonandTorianneand anadmissionfromthepoliceboardthatthe twoarrestingofficersdiscriminatedagainst thepairbecauseoftheirIndigenousidentity Theconstablesthemselveshaveapologizedin alettertoJohnsonandhisgranddaughterand weresentaninvitationtoattendan“apology ceremony Oct 24inBellaBella,whichwill beledbythepoliceboard.

Detailsofthesettlementwereannouncedlast Wednesdayatadowntownnewsconference, whereJohnson’ssonMorganwasalso present,alongwithHeiltsukNationChief CouncillorMarilynSlettandothermembers ofthenation

“Ikeepseeingmygranddaughterstanding onthatstreetcryingwhileshe'sbeing handcuffed,”saidJohnson,notinghecan’t gettheimageoutofhishead “Idon'tthink anyparentorgrandparentswouldeversee thatintheirlifetime Shemusthavebeen about20to30feetawayfrommeandallI coulddowasjuststandandnotdonothing.” Johnsonwasovercomewithemotionas herecountedtheeventsofDec 20,2019, whichbeganwithhimattemptingtoopena jointaccountattheBurrardStreetbranch

ofBMOwithhisgranddaughter.Both providedtheirIndianstatuscardstothebank employee.Johnsonhadrecentlydeposited $30,000inanexistingaccount.

Thebranchmanagerdidn’tbelievethepair’s purposeatthebank,suspectedtheywere attemptingtocommitfraudandcontacted police.Johnsonandhisgranddaughterwere ledoutsidebytwoconstablesandhandcuffed onasidewalk.

Aretiredjudgetaskedwithreviewingthe case,whichmadeheadlinesnationallyand internationally,ruledinAprilthattheofficers committedmisconductby“recklesslyusing unnecessaryforce”inarrestingthepair.

Torianne,whowas12atthetimeofthe incidentandisnow15,toldreportersfroma lecterninsidearoomattheMorrisJ.Wosk CentreforDialogueonWestHastingsStreet ashortwalkfromtheBMObranch that

shewasstillhealingfromthetreatmentby thebankemployeesandthepolice

She,too,foughtbacktears

“WewereonafamilytripinVancouver, andweweresupposedtobemakinggood memoriestogether,”shesaid “Instead, whathappenedtomeandmygrandfather traumatizedme”

Fromayoungage,shecontinued,shehas learnedthatmanypeopletreatIndigenous peopledifferently becauseofwhatwelook like,”addingthat“wedon’tgotoplacesor dothingsthatotherkidsmightbedoing becausewe'rescaredofhowwemightbe treated Thatfeelingofbeingunwelcomed

canstaywithusourwholelives.”

Atthesametime,shesaiditwasimportant forIndigenouskidstospeakoutandfightfor justicewhentheyfacediscrimination

“IhopethatmygrandfatherandIhelpedyou feellikeyoucanspeakupandbeheardwhen youexperienceinjustice,”shesaidasJohnson andHeiltsukcouncillorLouisaHousty Jonesstoodbyherside

“Everyonedeservestobetreatedequally andwithrespect.I'mgladthatwehavethe settlementwiththeVancouverpolicenow sowecancontinuetomoveonfromwhat happened”

ByMikeHowell

For Don, the key to aging

living

always

has formed at Tapestry feel like family, keeping him busy, laughing and loving life. As Don always says, everyone gets older, but you don’t have to get old

M K E H O W E L L

Belovedlocalveganbrandcrowdfunding aheadofretailbakeryopening

years,sonewsofheropening aToLiveForbakeshopwas metwithmuchenthusiasm fromfans.

AnnouncedinearlyJune ofthisyear,ToLiveForis settingupanexpandedprep kitchenandaretailcafe style spaceforcustomersinEast VancouveratGrantand Nanaimostreets.Now, Irelandsays,she'sturning tofuturecustomerstohelp fundthelaststretchof constructionwhichwillhelp getthedoorsopenonthe businessventure.

"Wedon'thaveanyinvestors, sototryandsavemoney, we’vebeenscouringthe auctionsandmarketplace tofindusedovens,mixers, freezersetc.Evenso,the projectisnowexceedingour budget,"explainsIreland onIndiegogo,whereTo LiveForhaslauncheda crowdfundingcampaign. Supporterscanchipinto helpseetheprojectthrough tocompletionwithaslittle asa$5contribution(fora "digitalhigh five")allthe wayupto$5,000foratop

tiercorporatesponsorship. Inbetweenareavariety ofoptions,including discountedgiftcards,acake decoratingclass,andmore "Werepre sellinggiftcards, swagandexperiencestohelp financeourfinalmonthof construction andaspartof thiscampaign,we’remaking allofthegiftcardsworth morethanwhatyoupay,so hopefully,it’sabitofawinwinforeveryone!"describes thecampaign.

And,noworriesfor prospectivecustomers; IrelandtellsV.I.A."the bakerywillopenregardless oftheoutcomeofour crowdfunding,"addingthat gettingsomegiftcardsand experiencespre soldwould avoidthebusinesshavingto gobacktothebankformore funds

Irelandsayssheis"passionate aboutprovingthefutureof bakingisplant-based."

Thenewbakeryspacemeans ToLiveForcanbetterserve itsmanywholesaleclients, aswellasexpanditsproduct line

Forbakeshopcustomers, Irelandisplanningtomake smaller batchitemsavailable, likecroissants,softserve,and cake allfullyvegan.The planistoalsousethecafe's communityspacetohost eventslikeabookcluband runclub.

Todate,theToLiveFor crowdfundingcampaignhas raisedalmost$22,000ofits $30,000goal

Thebakeryisaimingtobe openbyaroundmidOctober.

ByLindsayWilliam Ross

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