What'sthedealwiththesignonthisoldhouseinMtPleasant?
Evenbeforeitopened, MountPleasantVintage &Provisionswasclearly oneofthecity'squirkiest restaurants Situatedinarestoredandtrickedoutheritagehomethatwasworked intotheverymodernnewWest6th mixed-usedevelopmentitanchors, therestaurant'soriginstoryis alsoatypical:Itsoperatorand conceptwerechosenaspartofa competitionheldbythedeveloper Sinceitslatesummerdebut,Mount PleasantVintage&Provisionshas beenpicture-perfectsocialmedia contentfodder,thankstoelements likeoldschooltinlunchboxesused forserving,70srec-roomvibes,and allsortsofeye-catchingcolourful andover-the-topdecor Butit'soneitemthatthebarrestaurantguestsencounteratthe doorthatseemstobetrippingfolks upthemost.
"NOTICE:THISISNOTA CULT"readsasignpositionedon thebrightwhitesidingofthehome nexttoitsbrighttomato-redfront door
ThesignevenhastheCityof Vancouvercrestandwhatlooks likesomeofficialdesignationwith "ProvinceofBC|SectionABT350" Ofcourse,there'snosuchthing as"SectionABT350"(theclosest
appearstoberecordspertaining tolegalmatters,pertheprovince's website)
Thesignisactuallyacheekyway forrestaurateurCameronBogue toofferanexplainerandalink betweenthebuilding'shistoryand presentinonefellswoop
Insmallerprint,thesignoffersabit ofabuildingbackstory. Theheritagehomeisthe1901-built CoulterHouse,whichhashad manyoccupantsoverthedecades, chieflyoperatingasthe"6thAvenue Grocery"intothelate1970s Asthe MountPleasantVintagesignputs
it,thepropertywas"cursed"in 1978"whenthelastcontinually-run businessshuttered"there,noting thatthehouse-turned-grocer earnedthedevilishnickname"666" beingasthebuilding(thenlocated at66W6th,nowmovedto67W 6th)closedat"age66"
Andthelinktothepresent, anddebunkinganylingering misfortune:"Settobreakthe curse,MountPleasantVintage &Provisionsreturnsfiercely independentsummer2022"
Indeed,ithas Sofar,theirreverent barandgrillhasbeenahitwith diners.Itssign,too,drawsplentyof attentionatallhours,withpeople stoppingtostepalittlecloserto figureoutwhythere'ssomekindof "official"declarationthatacultdoes notoperatethere
ByLindsayWilliam-Ross
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B O B K R O N B A U E R SALE ENDS JAN 1,2023 12 Days ofWine Holiday Advent Calendar $74.99 StellaArtois – 12 bottle $25.99 Below Gov’t Price Crown Royal $25.99 Below Gov’t Price 750ml SmirnoffRed Label $22.49 Below Gov’t Price 750ml Captain Morgan Spiced Rum $25.99 Below Gov’t Price 750ml All listed prices are exclusive oftax and recycling deposits.Additional items are on sale at each location. VancouverLocation: 6295 FraserStreet Vancouver, BC •V5W3A2 (604) 327-1113 Kerrisdale Location: 5503West Blvd Vancouver, BC •V6M 3W6 (604) 669-1121 BurnabyLocation: 7651 Royal OakAve Burnaby, BC •V5J 4K2 (604) 419-0225 www.westcoastliquor.com Fiol Prosecco Was $22.99 Save $3.00 Now $19.99 Below Gov’t Price Wishes Everyone Happy Holidays and the MostWonderful 2023 750ml
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KidSportmanagedtoraise $40,000attheirGiftof SportGalaheldrecentlyat theHeritageHallonMain Street.
Thegalaisanannual affairandthiswasthe organization'sfirstinpersononeheldsince COVIDhit
Theeventdrew200guests thatincludedOlympians andsportsstarsAshleigh McIvor,BrentHayden, ChristineNesbitt,Evan Dunfee,FinnIles,Jay DeMerit,andNatasha Wodak
Theorganizingcommittee tellsVancouverIs Awesomethatthemoney raisedwillsupportno lessthan500localkids whosefamiliesmightnot otherwisehavethemeans toenrolltheminorganizedsports Ifyouoranyoneyouknowcould benefitfromKidSportssupportthey
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Theystuffandsellobscurethings liketherabbitheads(whichtheysay manypeopleuseaspaperweights), skeletons,skulls,two-headed ducklingsandawiderangeof insects
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It'snotforeveryone,butIhaveto saythatseeingthistypeofwork beingdoneinthecityisrefreshing Taxidermyisanoldtradethat isseeingnewlifebreathedinto itbyanewgenerationwhoare approachingitwithanartisanal flare,andseeingentrepreneurs succeedinourexpensivecityisajoy Thepairdescribesthemselvesas animallovers,andtheworktheydo honourswildlifeandhelpspeople connectnotonlywiththethings theysell,butwiththecraftitselfas theyoffercourses
Youcangoinanddoaworkshop intheirAcademyofOddities whereyouaretaughthowtostuff arat(sourcedfromacompany thatbreedsthemasreptilefood), thenmoveontolargerprojectsifit appealstoyou
They'realwaysofferingnew coursesandnewodditiestobuy, availableoffoftheirwebsiteat prettydeadtaxidermy.com. Thestuffedrabbitheadsmakegreat giftsat$120 InfactIboughtone formyselfwhenIvisited Ithinkit's goodluck
ByBobKronbauer
A6 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM
diedofoldagewasbeingturned intoarug Whileit'safascinatingprocess Ifindthethoughtofhavingour family'spoochstuffedwhenhe passesawaydarklycomical-it's notsomethingI'dwant He's17 andwe'vehadawonderfullifewith
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Peoplepassingbywantedtoknowwhatwasgoingonand theydonatedtoo,eventuallyraising$66,623
CHVisacriticaloutreachnon-profitforhigh-riskyouth aged16to24.Theorganizationprovidessocialworkerswho coordinateindividualized,integratedservices,delivermeals, andruncrisisprogramsandshelters
TheMadisonGroupis'rebooting'thefundraiserand promisingtotriple-matcheachcontribution Themoney raisedwillbenefitCHV'sRightsofPassageprogramwhich
ByAllieTurner
VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A11
In 1914, Charlie Chaplin makes his first film, the Komagata Maru is turned away at Vancouver's port, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, and beachgoers enjoy a sunny day in Kitsilano
photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver Using images from the Vancouver Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site Vancouver Now & Then
TheMadisonGroup,MadisonPacificProperties, andGlacierMedia(V I A 'sparentcompany)are participatinginafundraiserforCovenantHouse
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Aseaofredopened VancouverIndigenous FashionWeek2022-the reddresswasthetheme ofopeningnightandattendees wereaskedtowearthecolourin remembranceofMMIWG2S
MusqueamelderCeciliaPointe openedtheeveningwitha traditionalwelcome Lorelei Williams,whowasalsoMCwith MandyNahanee,sangtheWarrior WomenSongwhileherteamwho goinsearchofmissingwomen, girls,andtwo-spiritpeople,held photosofthelovedonestheyhad lost Behindthem,aprocessionof modelsinreddressesstoodonthe second-floorbalconyandasthey raisedtheirfistsintheair
Theemotionintheroomwas palpable.Itwasapowerfuland importantstarttoaweekthat celebratedIndigenousexcellence throughfashionandperformance
SquamishandMusgamagw Dzawada’enuxwfashiondesigner HimikalasPamelaBakerjoined CreemodelJoleenMittonasa co-producerofVIFWthisyear alongwith32Indigenousdesigners whodisplayedanincredible arrayoftalentthatincluded menswear,regalia,formalgowns, casualcoordinatedsets,and stunningpartyoutfitsallofwhich incorporateddesignsandartfrom differentnations
YolondaSkeltonofSugiitLukxs Designscoveredalloftheabove inherrunwayshowonopening night Oneofherstandoutpieces wasanopen-backeagletopmade ofmetaldiscsthat'swingswrapped aroundthemodel'slowerback.She hadJulesKoostachindirectorof
theresidentialschooldocumentary WaaPakeintheshowwalking withhermotherRitaandherson Asivak Skeltonworkedonthe costumedesignandregaliamaking forthefilm Witheachnighthavingadifferent theme,nighttwowasAllMy Relationswheredesigners likeHeatherBouchierplayed aroundwithtextiles,optingto usetraditionalmaterialssuchas horsehair,dentaliumandsmoked moosehide.
Andonnightthree,Indigenous Future,Mitton,whoalsomanages
thebasketballteamAllMy Relations(AMR),walkedthe runwaywithfellowteammatesas partofacollaborationwithOka FashionandAMR.Theteamwon thechampionshipatthisyearsAll NativeBasketballTournament andthefashionwhichtook inspirationfromtheiruniformswas acelebrationonthecatwalk MusqueamIndianBandelder ShanePointebeganthefinal night,themed"SpiritOfTheWest Coast,"withatraditionalwelcome andmessagefortheyouth, followedbyanIndigenousdance
bytheCoastSalishfamilygroup ofsingers,dancers,anddrummer calledTsatsuStalgayu,which translatestoCoastalWolfPack
Thefirstdesignstotakethe runwaywerebyDebraSparrow whichsawwoventextilesand designs AnIndigenousspinning machinewasplacedinthemiddle oftherunwaytoclosetheshow, withamodelbrieflyspinningyarn infrontoftheaudience Designers KaylynBaker,JBtheFirstLady, andRebeccaBaker-Grenier followedafter.
AperformancefromSnottyNose
RezKidsintroducedthelatterhalf oftheshow,includingdesigners TishnaMarlowe,AyLelum, D'ArcyMosesandheadlinerPam Baker
Thefinalshowofthenightopened withaseriesofdesignswithOrca visuals,asymbolofprotection andcommunity Thefirstlook astonishedtheaudiencetwiceas themodelrevealedthefulldesign downtherunway
TheclosingmodelworeanEagle headdresswithadetailedgown
ByAllieTurnerandMariaDiment
A12 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM
HighlightsfromVancouverIndigenousFashionWeek2022 Despiteasnowystart,Vancouverisnowherenearits snowiestyearever,whennearly8feetofsnowfellin 1971 Herearefiveotherfactsyouprobably don'tknowaboutwinterinVancouver. 5thingsyou(probably)didn'tknowaboutwinter 1.Thecoldestdayeverdroppedto-18C WhilemanymajorCanadiancitiesseetemperaturesinthe -20satleastonceayear,inVancouverthat'sneverhappened ThecoldestdayrecordedforthecitywasDec 29,1968, whentemperaturesdroppedto-18C Atthetimetherewas anofficialweatherstationatUBC,whichsaw-183C Atthe airport,whichisstillbeingusedasaweatherstationforthe city,ithit-178C 2.Thesnowiestdayeversawmorethanafoot fallover24hours @ E D P O R T R A I T P H O T O G R A P H Y @ T E K A D E S J A R L A I S CONTINUESONPAGE13 SHOP.CHOICESMARKETS.COM Here’ H Y C H lp PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER.
In1935Vancouverwaspushingthrough thoselateJanuaryblueswhen44 2cmof snowdroppedonthecityin24hours That's about175inches Itfrozethecity,asitwasn'tpreparedforsuch ahugestorm Itevenresultedinthecollapse oftheroofoftheHastingsParkForum hockeyarena
ForthosewonderingiftheBlizzardof1996 cameclose,itdid Dec 29,1996saw40 9 cm,thesecondsnowiestdayinthecity's recordedhistory
3.Vancouverhasaninepercent chanceofawhiteChristmas
Vancouver'snotaverysnowycity,generally, andwhilesomeCanadiancitiesalways haveawhiteChristmas(that'saDec 25 withatleast2cmofsnowontheground), EnvironmentCanadaputsVancouverasone oftheleastlikelyplacesinthecountryfor suchaday
Usingdecadesofdata,theyfigurethe chancewe'llseethecityblanketedinsnow Christmasmorningisninepercent Lastyearsomesnowfell,butitdidn'tmeet thethreshold.ThelasttimeVancouverhada properwhiteChristmaswas2008,sothecity isaboutdue
4.Therewasayearwhere Vancouversawalmostnosnow In2015almostnosnowfellinVancouver(or, attheairport,atleast) Onlytraceamounts weremeasuredonDec 17,meaningit wasobservedfalling,buttherewasan "unmeasurableorinsignificantquantity"
5.Vancouver'ssnowremoval budgetistinycomparedtoother cities
Vancouverisn'tusuallyverysnowy,andthe city'sbudgetfordealingwithitisnotvery big,comparedtootherCanadiancities
InareportfromlastyearCityofVancouver staffnotedthereareonlyaboutninesnowfall days,and100withicyconditions
Inthefouryearsprevious,theaveragebudget todealwithallthatwasabout$5 4million, with$3 6milliongoingtotheactualresponse (therestwasforpreparationwork)
Montreal'sisexponentiallybigger,witharound $170millionspenteachyear,orabout3per centofthecity'sbudget It'soneofthebiggest municipalsnow-clearingoperationsinthe worldandevenhasitsownWikipediapage
ByBrendanKergin
VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A13
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Through28games,the VancouverCanucks havegivenupasmany shorthandedgoalsthis seasonastheydidalloflastseason
TheCanucksgaveuptheirsixth shorthandedgoaloftheseason onSaturday,second-mostinthe NHLanditcameatacrucialtime. Down1-0totheMinnesotaWild inthesecondperiod,theCanucks hadthree-straightpowerplays a goldenopportunitytotiethegame Instead,theWildextendedtheir leadwhenJ T Millerturnedthe puckoverwithanill-considered cross-icepassattheblueline.Wild penaltykillerConnorDewarblewa breakawayslapshotpastMartinto completelydeflatetheCanucks “Thatwassortofabackbreaker,” saidCanucksheadcoachBruce Boudreau “Youcouldseethewind reallygooutofthesailsofalotof players.
TheCanuckshaveoneofthebest powerplaysintheNHLsofarthis season;theyaretiedforthefifthmostpowerplaygoalsintheNHL with27 Butthesixshorthanded goalsagainsthaslimitedtheimpact ofthepowerplay,givingthema goaldifferentialofplus-21 The averagegoaldifferentialonNHL powerplaysthisseasonisplus-18 5, sotheCanucks’powerplayisjust barelyaboveaveragewhenyou includeshorthandedgoals
Itsnotjustthegoals Sometimesa teamjustgetsastringofbadluckor shakygoaltending,butaccordingto hockeyanalyticssiteNaturalStat Trick,nootherteamintheNHL
hasgivenupasmanyhigh-danger scoringchanceswhileonthepower playastheCanucks
ThebiggestissuefortheCanucks powerplaythathasledtothese shorthandedchancesandgoalshas beenpuckmanagementaround theopposingblueline.Twogoals cameoffturnoversbyMiller,but therewerealsoturnoversbyElias Pettersson,VasilyPodkolzin,and OliverEkman-Larssonthatled toshorthandedgoals Itsenough tomakeyouwonderiftheres somethingspecifictotheCanucks powerplay asystemsissue thatleadstotheCanucksrepeatedly
turningthepuckoverinsucha dangerousareaoftheice AccordingtoBoudreau,that’snot thecase Hesaysitcomesdownto individualdecision-making “Iwouldthinkthat'snotasystem playwhenyoumakeapass rightontheotherguy'stapefor abreakaway, saidBoudreau, referencingMillersturnover againsttheWild “Alotoftimes whenyou'repressing,youknow, badthingshappen Wevebeen pressingforgoalsalotthisyear ” TheCanuckshaven’tjustgivenup shorthandedgoalswhenpressing
foroffence,though.Threeofthesix shorthandedgoalshavecomewhen theCanuckshavethelead infact, theyvebeenthetyinggoalsafter theCanuckshadtakenamulti-goal leadearlierinthegame,including theCanucks firsttwogamesof theseason,whichsetthetonefor aseven-gamelosingstreak Each ofthoseshorthandedgoalstook achancetoextendtheleadand insteaderasedit CanuckscaptainBoHorvatthinks thatfatigueplaysafactorandhe mayhaveapoint WhenDewar scoredhisshorthandedgoaloff Miller’sturnover,Millerandthe
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rstpowerplayunithadalready beenontheiceforoveraminute “Especiallywhenwegettired,I thinkweforgetthatwestillhave toplayalittlebitofdefenseout thereeventhoughthey'vegotone lessguy,”saidHorvat “Sometimes wemight,especiallyonourunit, overextendourselvesalittlebit,and thenthat'swhenthelapseshappen forus
“Ifwecankeepourshiftshorts andourmindssharp,it'sdefinitely gonnahelpus ”
ByDanielWagner-PassittoBulis
A14 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM
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La Ruota is a national pizza franchise which serves Neapolitan style pizza by the slice and offers dine in, take out, and delivery options. It’s uniqueness comes from their undeniable love and passion for pizza, the technology they have created in restaurant management, strict professionalism and community involvement.
La Ruota’s first location opened and became a Neapolitan pizza success story in Coquitlam in 2017 Since then, La Ruota opened their second and third locations which took nearly a year to open their doors to the public La Ruota has become an even greater success story with its famous long line ups, considering they had faced many challenges during pandemic.
They are doing extremely well in their current locations and have gone through an almost double-in-size expansion just over a year ago. Not only that, they have plans to open new locations on the East Coast and the USA as well.
Kubilay Demirel a long time industry veteran and company CEO, who also owns the Megabite group that created the best Neapolitan style pizza in the city, is also well known for providing immense support for female entrepreneurs such as Gulsah Suicmez
Gulsah’s Success Story
Gulsah is now the owner of one Pizza Garden location in Abbotsford and two locations of La Ruota in Kitsilano and on Cambie Street.
Gulsah, was born and raised in Turkey, and after immigrating to Canada, started her career at Megabite pizza as a cashier, while studying her master degree in business management at university After graduating she started to work in Megabite’s marketing department.
Gulsah was always craving more success and wanted to own her own business After working at the company’s headquarters for 5 years as the marketing manager, she succeeded in achieving her dream, with the help of company’s franchise financing program, and her passion and knowledge about pizza.
Gulsah opened her first pizza store in Abbotsford, Pizza Garden, which is La Ruota’s sister company. She was
very proud to open the first quick service Neapolitan pizza store in Abbotsford. Gulsah quickly became part of the community and organized many community events such as breakfast for kids and donations to Salvation Army
After 3 successful years in Abbotsford,
Gulsah opened La Ruota in Kitsilano and later at the Cambie St location Gulsah continues to thrive and is proud of participating in many events and donations in each and every community she is involved in.
Gulsah’s tips for success? Do what you are passionate about, do your
homework, and never give up She also mentioned that company support played a huge role in her success.
La Ruota welcomes all pizza lover entrepreneurs who want to be part of the success story For franchise inquiries please contact to franchising@laruota.com
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