Puppyyogastudioopens
Afteryearsofpop uppuppyyoga events,Vancouverfinallygotareal puppyyogastudio PupsYogaisanewVancouver yogastudiothataimstoaidpeopleintheir mentalhealthandsocializingtheirpuppies, butitalsohasabiggermissioninmind ThefounderslaunchedPupsYogato"raise fundsandawarenessforthestraydogsof Zimbabwewhileintroducingthepracticeof Yogaandallofitsbenefitstonewcrowds," writestheirwebsite
FollowingasoftlaunchonOct 16,the studiostartedofferingweekendclasses startingonOct 22witheachclasspriced at$45 Accordingtothestudio'sInstagram page,it's"anhourofpurerelaxationand cuddles."
Thepuppyyogastudioislocatedin Chinatownat180EPenderStreetandasks attendeestobringtheirownmats(thepups aren'tpotty-trainedyet)
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WiththeBCLions headedtotheGrey Cupplayoffs,it's maybetimeto learnafewthingsabouttheteam (especiallysincetheCanucksaren't givinganyoneanythingtocheer about)
Like,didyouknowtheyhavea fightsong?
It'scalled'RoaryouLions,Roar' andwaswrittenbyanEdmonton basedbroadcasternamedPeggy Miller Hereitis(skiptothe 32 secondmarktohearthelyrics Thebandyou'rehearingisactually locallegendDalRichards'bigband (whoevenmadeanalbumofallthe CFLfightsongsinthe60s)
Ifyouknewthat,herearesome factsyoumightnothaveheard before
1 Thenamehasnothingto dowithmountainlions
Whileacougar,akamountainlion(aka puma,akacatamount),haslongbeen thelogofortheBCLions,thename isactuallyareferencetothetwopeaks northofthecity(calledtheSistersby theSquamish).
Whentheteamwasawardedto Vancouverin1953,therewasacity
widecontesttopicktheirname, andtheLionswaspickedasanod tothelocallandmark Thelogoand connectiontocougarsfollowedsince theyalsoarestrongandfast. Thecolours,meanwhile,camefrom theMeralomas,anamateursportsclub (includingRugby)inVancouverwhere theteamhadstrongconnections
2.LionskickerLuiPassaglia
PassagliaisaLionslegend,andfor
VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 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
holdsafewrecords,including mostgamesplayedbya professionalfootballplayer
goodreason TheVancouver born 5thingsyou(probably)didn't knowabouttheBCLions CONTINUESONPAGE9 B C L I O N S
FanfrustrationwiththeVancouver CanuckscametoaheadlastSaturday nightattheirhomeopener Afterlosingfive straightgamesonthe tarttheseason,theCanuckscrashed nedonhomeice,falling5 1tothe BuffaloSabres Fansrespondedwith ofboos,whilesomewentasfaras gjerseysontheiceinprotest That mextremesoearlyintheseason,but justaboutthefirstsixgames this buildingforyears game,Canuckspresidentofhockey nsJimRutherfordwasaskedabout bilityofarebuildandhisanswer alltoofamiliar hinkpeoplehavetorealizehowlong are, ”saidRutherford “Youlookat theteamsthatwentthroughitand atthemnowhowgoodtheyare,but realotoftoughyears wemayverywellbeinarebuildin tionweregoingbutideally,we’dlike ansitionthisteamonthefly. ” ucksfanshavebeenhearingabout oling“onthefly”foryears TheCanucks roncecommittedtoatruerebuildinthe decadeunderformergeneralmanager Benning,whotradedawaymoredraft sthanheacquired,includingtwofirst roundpicksinback to backyearstocloseout histenure.
Frankly,fansdontwanttohearabouthow rebuildsarehardortakealongtime retoolingontheflyhasledtojustasmany “toughyears”asarebuild,withtheCanucks missingtheplayoffsinsixofthelastseven seasons Thedifferenceis,ateamthathas properlyrebuiltwillhaveastrongprospect poolandhopeforthefutureafterthosetough years,whiletheCanucksseemstuckinthe samepitofmediocrityinwhichtheybegun,
withnoprospecthelponthehorizon. TheotherissuewithRutherfordscomments isthathe’swrong Rebuildsdon’thaveto takealongtime Justlookattheteamthatruinedthe Canucks homeopener Afteryearsof muddledeffortsatrebuilding,theSabres hirednewmanagementin2020,then signalledafull scalerebuildbytradingJack EichellastNovember.Lessthanayearlater, theyhaveayoung,excitingteamthatcould makeittotheplayoffsthisseason
TheLosAngelesKingsstartedarebuildin early2019whentheytradedJakeMuzzinto theTorontoMapleLeafs,thentradedmore veteransin2020 Theykeptcoreveteranslike AnzeKopitar,DrewDoughty,andJonathan Quick,butsupplementedthemwith arguablythebestprospectpoolintheNHL, builtwiththedraftpickstheyacquiredin trades Lastseason,justthreeyearsafter startingtheirrebuild,theKingswerebackin theplayoffs
ThentherestheNewYorkRangers,who formallyannouncedtheirrebuildwithaletter totheirfansinearly2018 Thereweresome roughpatchesalongtheway,buttheywent totheEasternConferenceFinallastseason, justfouryearsaftertheirrebuildbegan Now theyrealegitimateStanleyCupcontender That’swhatfanswantfromtheCanucks: trueStanleyCupcontention Buttheplan fromRutherfordandgeneralmanagerPatrik Allvinseemsexactlythesameastheprevious managementgroup:sneakintotheplayoffs andhopeforthebest Insteadofanew direction,theycontinuedonthesametack andhavequicklyrunaground Continuingdownthatpathwillleadtoalot moretoughyearsthananyrebuild.
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A7 profIles In communIty leadershIp change can happen We’re celebrating the amazing people whose leadership is making change happen in our community Palexelsiya Lorelei has tirelessly and passionately worked in the community to demand justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Both individually and through the Butterflies in Spirit dance group she founded, Palexelsiya Lorelei is providing critical care, support and advocacy for MMIWG family members. To read more about Palexelsiya Lorelei’s leadership, visit centralcityfoundation.ca.
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OnSept 15,1954, DannyBrents bodywasfound onthe10thgreen atUBCsgolfcourse He waswearingaredplaid shirt,greytrousers,argyle socks,andbrownshoes Stuffedinsidehisshirt wasanearlyeditionofthe newspaper,soakedwithhis blood Therewasahalf smokedcigaretteinsidehis shirtwhereithaddropped fromhismouthwhenhe wasshot onceintheback andtwiceintheheadwith 45 calibrebullets
DannyBrent’smurderwas thecity’sfirstganglandhit anditcausedasensation inthepressprovidinga dailydoseoftruecrime forMickeySpillanefans ofthetime Therewas anassortmentofsketchy
characterssurrounding Danny twoex wives, rumoursofamarried girlfriend,andaChicago baseddrugsyndicate The plotwasntbadeither There werethehiredkillersfrom outoftown,theattempted murdersoftwoother Vancouverdruglords,and alargeroleforpolicechief WalterMulligan,who wouldbekickedofftheforce thefollowingyear Peopleliked42 year old Danny,evenhisex wives HeworkedatthePress ClubonBeattyStreet.On thenightofhismurder, Dannyhadfinishedhis shiftatthePressCluband headedovertotheMayling
SupperClubinChinatown Heparkedhisred1950 Meteorconvertible in theparkinglotattheback ofthebuilding Awitness saidhesawDannyleave withawomanandtwomen throughthebackdoor PolicethinkDannyslid behindthewheelofhiscar, litupacigarette,andwas shotinthebackbyoneofthe men Thefirstbulletpierced hisspineatadownward angleandthentoreaholein hisliverbeforeitcameout hisnavel.Dr.T.R.Harmon, thepathologist,saidhe couldhaveliveduptohalf anhour
Thekillersmadenoeffort tohidethebodyordisguise Dannysidentity Robbery wasquicklyruledout. Hewasstillwearingan expensivewristwatch,a goldring,andagoldband mountedwithablackstone ontheringfingerofhisleft hand Fourdaysafterhis murder,policeopeneda lockerintheVancouverBus
Depotandfound30ounces ofheroinwithastreetvalue of$175,000.Itwasquickly apparentthattherewas moretoDannythanhisjob asawaiter Eitherhewas killedbyagangtryingto takeovertheheroinindustry ormurderedbyahitteam foranoutstandingdrug debt
In1975,ahomeownerraking underahedgenearhishome inthe3100blockonWest 11thAvenue,foundarusted 45 calibreautomatic Lab testsfailedtoprovethatthe rustypistolwasthemurder weapon,andDanny’s murderremainsunsolved EveLazarusisareporter andauthor andshe hostsandproducesthe ColdCaseCanadatrue crimepodcast Herbooks includetheBC bestsellers MurderbyMilkshake;Cold CaseVancouverand VancouverExposed Eve’s latestbookisColdCase BC:TheStoriesBehindthe Province’sMostIntriguing MurderandMissingPerson Cases
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VancouverColdCaseFiles:Thisunsolved1954 shootingdeathwasthecity'sfirst'gangland'hit Thisperfectfall shotwastaken andsharedby aphotographer namedRuchitawho goesbythehandle @enchantedvancouver. Forachancetohaveyour photofeaturedhereand onourInstagramaccount, tagyourInstagram photoswiththehashtag #vancouverisawesome Tokeepupwitheverything happeninginyourcity (andformoregreat photographs!)followusat
AwesomeInstagram PhotooftheWeek L astyearaCoast MountainBus Companyoperator waskilledinacollision involvingtwotransitvehicles CharanjitParhar,64,was fixingamechanicalissueon hisbusonWestCordova Streetwhenhewaspinned byanotherbus Now,CMBCis permanentlyhonouringhis memorywithasignatopa busstopneartheaccident site Thecircularplaquehasa heartwithParhar'sseniority numberinsideandwill remainatbusstop50036on WestCordovaandHomer streets TransLinkhasn'tformally announcedthenewsignage butamomentofsilencewas heldonSeptember29,2021, shortlyafterParhar'spassing Paharhadworkedfor CMBCforover21yearsat thetimeofhisdeath
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kickerholdsseveralrecords, andwasabigpartofthree GreyCupwinsforthe Lions (hescoredthegame winningpointsin1985,1994 and2000)
Thatactuallyhintsathis biggestrecord,having playedin1985and2000; however,in1985hewas alreadyavet.
Passagliahadamassive 25 yearcareer(allwith theLions)inprofessional footballwith408games played While,asakicker, thatallowsforalessinjury pronecareer,408gamesis exceptional Inbaseballorbasketball 400gamesmightnotbe huge,butinprofootball, whereseasonsare18games orsolong,400gamesisa lot Forcomparison,second placeintheCFLisBob Cameron,whoplayed394 Andafterhimthereare hugedropstoDamonAllen (370)andPaulMcCallum (340) TheCFLhassaid thatrecordcouldlive forever
It'snotjusttheCFL,either Passagliaholdsthatrecord overNFLplayersaswell, whereMortenAndersen holdstherecordat382.It's arecordTomBradycan't eventouch,ashe'sat324, andwouldneedfivemore seasonsofuninterrupted gamestobeatPassaglia Oh,andPassagliaalso holdstheCFLrecordsfor mostpuntsandfieldgoals aswell.
3.Afanwasflattened byaLionduringa game,andtriedtosue OnedayinJuneof2018a mandecidedtogofora jog Unusually,hedecided totakehispantsoff Even odder,hedecidedtodoall thisataCFLgameinBC Place
Thestreakerwasableto dodgestadiumsecurityout onthefield,butthenmade themistakeofgettingclose totheteams,whohadbeen liningupforaplay. DefensivebackMarcell Youngdecidedtoendthe guy'srunwithasolidhit Andthecrowdwentwild Reportsfromacoupledays afterthegamesaytheman hadgottenapersonalinjury lawyertotacklehiscase, citing'seriousinjuriesfrom thehit 4.CarlWeathers playedforthem YoumayknowCarl Weathersfromafewthings, likePredator,Rockyor ArrestedDevelopment. Morerecentlyheshowedup intheMandolorian
Long timeLionsfans thoughmay,ormaynot, rememberhimfromhisfirst careerasalinebacker He playedfortheteamfrom 1971to1973duringanera thatwasratherforgettable forteamandmaybealsofor Weathers,whodidn'tdo muchofnoteduringthose twoyears Heretiredand movedontoactingin1974 5 PamelaAnderson wasdiscoveredata game
In1989Andersonwasata gameasafan,justsitting inthecrowdwearinga Labatt'sbeert shirt That imagewentuponBC Place'sJumbotronand Anderson'scareerpath switchedfromfitness instructortosexsymbol Labattsawherandhired herasaspokesmodel Beforetheyearwasover sheappearedonaPlayboy coverandwasmodelling, whichledtoaroleonHome
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AtonepointintimeBC heldthe titleofhavingstagedthelargest peacetimenon nuclearexplosionto date TheRippleRockexplosion tookplaceinthePaci
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CampbellRiveronVancouverIsland. Yearsofplanningresultedintheexplosion ofanunderwatermountainthatlurkedjusta fewmetresbelowthesurfaceatlowtide,and wasamajorpainintheneckforshipstrying togetthroughanarrowsectionofDiscovery
Whenitwasintactitcreateda hazardousstandingwaveandwhirlpoolsina narrowpartofthepassagewhenthetidewas goinginorout,hencethenameRippleRock. Onehundred fourteenpeoplediedinnautical accidentsbecauseofit Atruespectacletobehold,theexplosionwas oneofthefirsteventstobelivebroadcaston TVallacrossCanada Itwasalsomarkedasa NationalHistoricEvent Inordertoachieveit theyboredunderneaththeoceanfloor,thenup
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themayorofChester,Pennsylvania,whowas abletogethiscitizenstocollectadozenrat tailsinthespanofamonth Vancouver'sthen
ered15cents perpairofearsbutnobodybroughtanyin,so heincreaseditbyadime
intothemountainwheretheypackedinnearly 1,300tonsofNitramex2Hexplosives Andwhileitresultedinasaferjourneythrough thenarrows,theeventitselfwasalsoaboon forthelocaleconomy Onegroupoflocals organizedabusservicetoaviewingpointonthe dayoftheexplosion,chargingadollaraheadfor peopletogetonit Theymadeanicechunkof changeuntiltheRCMPshutdowntheroadthe busesweregoingdown,forsafetyreasons Aftertheexplosion,somepeoplesoldpostcards
AsshetoldittoareporterfortheVancouver Sun,shethrewarockattheratwhich stunnedit,thenherbrother“
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withherdad’s jackknife,wrappedthemintinfoil,then broughtthemtocityhalltocollecther reward
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ByBobKronbauer
showingaphotosequenceoftheexplosion, otherssoldtrinkets,andsomebodyevensold piecesofrockthatweretheactualdrillingsthat thecrewstookouttopackintheexplosives
TheMuseumatCampbellRiverhasanexhibit dedicatedtotheRippleRockexplosion,and therearestilllocalswhoarealivewhotalkabout theday
Followour@bcisawesomeTikTokformore BC storieslikethisone
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Vancouver ’smayoroncepaidpeople 25centsforeverypairofactualrat earsthattheybroughttocityhall ItwasmayorTomCampbell,and
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Babyboomersaretheleast environmentconscious generationwhileGen Xhasthebiggesthome carbonfootprint,newBCHydro researchhasfound
Thereporttitled,“Green
generationgap:GenXmost resistanttogoinggreenathome,” releasedOct 21,foundthatwhile babyboomers(58to78yearsold) oncelivedinthebiggesthouses withthemostamenities,there isashiftoccurring Now,Gen
Xers(42to57yearsold)aremost likelytoliveinlarger,detached single familyhomeswithbigger greenhousegasimplications
Why?BecausemanyGenXers stillrelyheavilyonnaturalgas forheatingandappliances,and
useothergas
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tothefactthattheyarethemost likelygrouptothinktheimpacts ofclimatechangehavebeen exaggerated
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Moreover,boomersarefrequently nolongerintheirlargehomes, havingdownsized Still,overhalfofmillennials surveyedforthereportratedbaby boomersastheleastenvironmentally consciousgeneration
Theresearchalsofoundwhile aquarterofGenXthinktheir generationcaresthemostabout theenvironmentandclimate change,overhalfadmittedthey couldbedoingmoretoreduce theircarbonfootprint
Still,theresearchfoundwhenit comestogreeningtheirlives,Gen Xersaresignificantlylesswillingto makesacrificesthanmillennials
Thiscouldbepartiallyattributed
TherealsoseemstobeaGenX disconnectinbehaviours
Whilemanypeoplehaveembraced recyclingandreducingtheuse ofsingleuseplastics,BCHydro foundthatGenXersaremuchless willingtogiveupthegas powered elementsoftheirlives
SurveyresultsfoundthatGenX isnearly60percentlesslikelyto giveupdrivingagas powered vehiclethanmillennials;90per centlesslikelytogiveupusing gasappliancesthanmillennials; and60percentlesslikelytogive uptheirgasheatingsystemthan millennials
Further,GenXersdontappear willingtogiveupgas powered appliances,waterheaters, kitchenappliances,fireplaces, lawnmowers,weedwhackers, pressurewashers,leafblowersand patioheaters
Thesurveywasconductedby MajidKhouryonlineof800 BritishColumbiansbetweenAug 15and18,2022withamarginof error+/ 3.46%.
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poweredequipment andtools.Thereportalsonotes boomersareoftenlookeduponas thegenerationthatcreatedproblems formillennials(aged26to41)
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