Vancouver Is Awesome #160 - April 25, 2023 by Vancouver Is Awesome

6 0 44 1 98 8 8 8 g u l f a n d f r a s e r c o m Same great credit union with a new name NEWS + LIFESTYLE — AN EXTENSION OF VANCOUVERISAWESOME.COM 244,000 168,200 104,000 ISSUE APRIL 25, 2023 113,300 49,000 B R E N D A N K E R G I N ’Devastatedanddisappointed’ Studentsprotestrelocationof‘mini’school  A8

When many seniors think about moving into a retirement community like Tapestry, the prospect often seems daunting Especially if they have lived in their home for many years and accumulated a lifetime of material goods, the idea of making a change can become even more overwhelming.

To simplify the moving process and provide peace of mind, Tapestry offers a complimentary move-in advisory service. Tapestry’s Sales & Move-In Advisor, Keeley Jones, provides a wide range of services, including developing custom floorplans, recommending qualified downsizers and movers, supporting the entire move-in day and following up to ensure new residents feel comfortably at home

Norma, who moved into Tapestry in November 2022, was thrilled with the support she received after deciding to move “Keeley was very helpful, and the move was such a positive experience,” she says Having settled into Tapestry, Norma is enjoying everything the community has to offer “Tapestry has everything I want – freedom, independence – but I also enjoy interacting with other residents ”

Help at every step of the way Having helped Norma and so many new residents with their move to Tapestry, Jones understands the process can seem intimidating Still, she has seen the positive benefits when seniors make a lifestyle change “When you move into Tapestry, it’s a whole new chapter and lease on life,” she says “Once residents arrive,

they always tell me they wish they had made the move much sooner!”

For homeowning seniors in Vancouver, now may be the right time to make a change With the current lower inventory of desirable detached homes, there are fewer listings and more eager buyers

“I am starting to see more multiple offers in certain neighbourhoods and at certain price points,” says Trina Quan of Oakwyn Realty Ltd “It does depend, though, on how well the home shows and how it is marketed ”

A simple yet seamless transition Jones recently helped Robert, a UBC professor, move into Tapestry As he planned to purchase furniture after selling his home, she worked closely with him to make recommendations and assist with online purchasing to simplify the process. “Keeley made my transition so easy,” says Robert. “She has been my one point of contact at Tapestry for everything, and every time I had a question, she was there!”

The simplicity of moving into Tapestry reflects the ease of life you can experience as a resident of one of its beautiful Vancouver communities. Enjoy

exceptional programming and services, including weekly housekeeping, concierge and transportation services. At Tapestry, you can focus your life on doing what you love rather than tiring and time-consuming chores.

Tapestry’s extensive wellness programs also offer unlimited opportunities to stay active and engaged, and the onsite restaurant and pub offer delicious and nutritious choices if you don’t feel like cooking in your own suite, which also features a fully-appointed kitchen.

Now is the perfect time to move into Tapestry. For a limited time, prospective residents are eligible for an exclusive offering of a $5,000 move-in incentive when they sign a lease before May 31. For more information or to schedule a personal tour and complimentary lunch, visit DiscoverTapestry.com.

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Astaﬀ report that goes before Vancouver city council April 26 recommends setting parking meter fees at $2 per hour in Chinatown as part of a pilot project that would run until the end of 2024. The$2rate,whichisbeingrecommended to help the city’s eﬀorts to revitalize Chinatown, would be applicable between 9a.m.and10p.m.andmeansomesections ofthehistoriccommunitywouldbecheaper to park.

“Great idea,” said Jordan Eng, president of the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Association Society. “We've been ﬁghting for more parking rates for about four or ﬁve years even before the pandemic and that lobbying has kind of been to deaf ears ”

ParkingmeterfeesinChinatowncurrently rangefrom$1to$5perhourfrom9a.m.

to 6 p m , and from $1 to $3 per hour from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The city report deﬁnes Chinatown’s boundaries roughly as Gore Avenue, Union Street, Keefer Street and East Pender Street

Staﬀmadethe$2-per-hourrecommendation based on a survey of businesses in Chinatown

“There was a perception that parking meter fees were $5 per hour throughout Chinatown,butparkingmeterfeesonmore than half of the blocks are actually $2 per hour or less,” the staﬀ report said.

At $2 per hour across Chinatown, the reportsaidthefeewouldreducethecostof parkingonthemostexpensiveblocks 100 and200-blocksofEastPenderStreet,for example andwouldprovideclearand consistentpricingtocustomers,regardless ofwhereorwhentheypark

ThereportsaidstreetparkinginChinatown

isgenerallybusiestfrom11a m to3pm and from6pm to8pm FridaysandSaturdays tendtobebusierwhileMondaysand Tuesdaystendtobequieter

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•Lowerallon-streetparkingfeesto$1per hourfrom9a.m.tonoon

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•Wherethecurrentrateis$4perhour, makeit$3perhour

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•Makeon-streetparkingfreeafter8p.m. Inadditiontothesurvey,staﬀmetwith representativesfromtheVancouver ChinatownBusinessImprovement Association,theVancouverChinatown Foundation,theVancouverChinatown MerchantsAssociation,Dr SunYat-Sen ClassicalChineseGardenandtheChinese CulturalCentre

“Foranyoptionthatisselected,thereisa riskthatotherBIAsorneighbourhoods willrequestthesameadjustmenttoparking meterfeesintheirareasaseachoption isadeviationfromtheoccupancy-based parkingmeterbylawpolicy,whichis currentlyapplieduniformlyacrosstheCity ofVancouver,”thereportsaid

“Ifoneoftheoptionsweretobeappliedcitywide,thepotentialforgoneannualrevenueis estimatedtorangefrom$72millionto$18 6 million”

Loweringparkingratescouldbringmore customerstoChinatown

Inrecentyears,Enghasspokentocity councilandtheVancouverPoliceBoard aboutconcernsChinatownmerchantshave

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VancouverstudentsprotesttosaveIdealMiniSchool

Earlierthismonth,studentsandparents ofIdealMiniSchoolwereinformedby VancouverSchoolBoard(VSB)staﬀ thatthesmall-settingprogramwould berelocatedfromitsbuildingat855W59th Aveandintegratedintothemainbuildingof SirWinstonChurchillSecondarySchoolﬁve blocksaway

Atcapacity,IdealMiniSchoolhas120kids andChurchillhasapproximately2,000, whichIdealstudentsworrywillaﬀectthe community-drivennatureoftheirprogram

RachelMagarinos-Torres,aparentofan IdealMiniSchoolstudent,believesthat childrenneedsmallsettingstodotheirbest andflourish "It'simportantfortheVSBto havedifferentkindsofsettingsfordifferent kindsofstudents,"shetellsV I A

However,ifthemovemusttakeplace,she believesthereisawaytodoitproperly To thatend,Magarinos-Torreswantstoprepare studentsforthechangebutclaimstheVSBis "refusingtolistentothestudents "

Grade11studentLeoRobinsonsaystheyare "verydevastatedanddisappointed”bythe decisiontorelocatetheminischool

ThemoveisbeingmadebytheVSBwith "verylittleforethoughtandplanning,"says

Robinson "Thisbuildingisanintegralpart ofwhatIdealisandtheysaythey'lltryto integrateit,keepourvaluesasbestastheycan upatChurchill,butit'snotgoingtobethe same ”

Robinsonexplainsthatpartoftheappealof theminischoolisthateveryonesharesthe samehallwaysandthere'slotsofinteraction betweenpeopleofdiﬀerentgradesand diﬀerentclasses “Itformsaverytightknitcommunitywhereeverybodyknows everybodyelse AndupatChurchill,witha schoolof2,000studentsitsgoingtobevery hardtokeepthat,”hesays

Whyistheschoolbeingforcedto move?

IdealMiniSchoolis“accommodated,” accordingtotheVSB,inasix-classroom buildingontheSirWilfredLaurier ElementarySchoolsiteandtherecurrently isnotenoughspaceon-sitetoservethe catchment'senrollmentdemand

AccordingtotheVSB,thereare37Laurier catchmentstudentswhohavebeenplacedat nearbyschoolsand20kindergartenapplicants forthe2023-2024schoolyearwhowouldhave beenwaitlistedandplacedatotherschools.

Inanemailedstatement,theVSBtellsV I A thatthemoveisnecessarytomakeroomfor in-catchmentstudentsandthatChurchillhas enoughspacetoaccommodateallthecurrent studentsenrolledintheIdealMiniprogram.

“IdealMiniisaDistrictchoiceprogramand doesnothavealocalcatchment,”readsthe

statement “TheDistrictconductsreviews ofthelocationofitschoiceprograms,taking intoaccounttheenrollmentneedsofthe catchmentareas.Asaresult,thelocations oftheseprogramsmaybesubjecttochange basedontheneedsofthecatchmentareas. TherelocationofaDistrictchoiceprogram isanoperationalmatterthatdoesnotrequire Boardapproval ”

'Thekidsfeellikethey'rebeingtold thatthemoneyismoreimportant thantheirwell-being'

“Wedisagree,”saysJenniferUegama, presidentoftheIdealMiniSchoolParental AdvisoryCouncil(PAC)andmothertotwo students,whobelievesthatthetransferisa budgetaryandpolicydecisionthereforeit needstoappearbeforethetrustees "Theyare startingtoannouncetheclosuresofannexes alloverthecity That'sallrelated Labellingit an'operationalissue'doesn'tmeanthatthey

gettodowhatevertheywant,”sheadds. UegamaquestionstheVSBsdecisiontorent outtheLaurierAnnexatAshand66thto theFrancophoneSchoolBoard,aleaseshe saysisupinJune,iftheyneedthespacefor in-catchmentLaurierstudents.

“TheVSBclearlywantstherentalincome fromtheLaurierAnnex,”shesays “They're crunchingthenumbersandthekidsfeellike they'rebeingtoldthatthemoneyismore importantthantheirwell-being ”

TheVSBdisputesthisclaimandinsteadsays thattheLaurierAnnex"istoofarforLaurier elementarystudentstobeuniﬁedasone school "Similarly,sinceIdealMinistudents ingrades10through12attendChurchillfor someclasses,itisalsotoofarawayfromthe secondaryschooltomoveIdealintothat space.

IdealMiniSchoolwantstofightfor itsbuilding

ChurchillreportedlyadministerstheIdeal miniprogramandistheoﬃcialschoolon transcriptrecordforIdealstudents Theyalso haveaccesstoChurchillsfacilitiessuchasthe libraryandgym,anditsadministrativeand counsellorsupport “Studentsalsoparticipate inChurchillclubs,sportsteamsandstudent council,”saystheVSB,makingitanaturalﬁt forIdeal’snewhome.

However,studentsandparentsofIdealMini Schoolhavealsoexpressedfrustrationover thelast-minutenoticeandlackofconsultation onthepartoftheVSB

OnApril17,thePACheldanemergency meetingthatwasattendedbyover200 stakeholdersincludingschooltrusteeSuzie Mah,Vancouver-LangaraMLAMichael Lee,andHouseofCommonsrepresentative TaleebNoormohamed,butnomembersof

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theVSBandChurchillSecondaryadministration,despite thembeinginvited

“TheIdealteachersweretold20minutesbeforethefamilies weretoldthatthisprogramwasbeingrelocated,”says Uegama “TheChurchilladministration,Ithink,musthave knownaboutthedecisionbutdidnottellanybodyaboutthe decision Soit'sbeensprungoneveryone,theteachersas muchasanyone.”

AccordingtoUegama,theVSBstillhasnotspokentoparents aboutthedecision,butonApril19,studentsweregivenhalf anhournoticethatmembersoftheVSBwouldbecomingto IdealMiniSchooltoansweranyquestionsthatthestudents mayhave

“ThefeedbackI'vegottenfromthestudentsisthatalotof themdidnotfeellistenedto,”saysUegama “Theywerevery upsetthatthestaﬀconsideredthistobeaconsultation,when infact,they'vebeentoldthatthedecisionhasalreadybeen ﬁnalized ”

Robinsonagreesthatwhiletheywereabletoaskquestions,he doesn’tfeeltheyreceivedmeaningfulresponses “Idon'tfeelthatmuchhasbeentakenintoconsideration,”he says “They'vejustsaidthey'lltrytheirbesttokeepourvalues andkeeptheschoolcommunityassimilaraspossible ButI don'tthinktheirbestisgoodenough It'snotgoingtobethe sameupinabigschool ”

ApublicdelegationissettotakeplaceonWednesday,April 26,followingaprivatemeetingbetweenparentsandtheVSB April20

“Wereallyfeelliketheschoolboardisnotfollowingitsown rulesaboutconsulting,openness,transparency,inclusivity,” saysUegama “Noneofthathashappenedhere ”

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Now,admittedly,Iamneither alifelongTorontoniannora diehardJaysfan So maybe I’mwayoffbasehere And maybeI’mdesperately holdingontothenostalgia

ofvisitingmyMississaugabasedcousinsbackinthe90s andseeingmyfirstbigleague baseballgame

But,tome,itwillalwaysbe SkyDome

Thisbringsmetoourbeloved bandboxofaballparkthat hasstoodbetweenHillcrest, Riley,andQueenElizabeth parkssince1951 Ofcourse, I’mtalkingabout Capilano Stadium.

Wait,What!?Recordscratch! Spittake!Someonedrops something!Thecamera punchesinontheconfused faceofyou,thereader!

Okay,somaybethisisn’tthe biggestrevealofalltime, but:“TheNat”wasn’tborn withthatname Originally,as you’venodoubtalreadyput

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A rose by any other name is still...Nat Bailey Stadium

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together,itwasknownasCapilano Stadium Thenamewaschanged in1978asatributetoNathanielRyal Bailey(betterknownasNat)who passedawaythesameyear NatBailey,founderofWhiteSpot openerofCanada’sfirstdrive-through restaurant,Freemason,Minnesotan, loverofbaseball,andpartownerof TheVancouverMountiesBaseball Clubisthereasonwesay“TheNat” today.Ilove“TheNat.”Bothsayingit andspendingtimethere

So,whentheCanadiansmadetheir announcementaboutchangingthe name initially,Ibristled ButthenIwonderedhowmuch bristlingtherewasbackin1978when CapilanobecameNatBailey?

Thisthenledmetorememberthat in2010 itbecameScotiabankFieldat NatBaileyStadium AndIcanfreely admit,Ineveronceutteredthatbank’s nameinreferencetoourtreasured

baseballvenue Nomatterhowfun theword“Scotia”istosay.

AndsoitshallbewithRogersField Iwillnotbeupdatingmylexiconat thisjuncture It’sstilljustNatBailey Stadiumtome

AndwhileImayhavepersonal grievanceswithRogers

Communicationsfortakingsomuch ofmydamnedmoneyovertheyears, IbearnoillwilltotheC’sfortaking Roger’smoney Solongastheyuse thatmoneytoresearchthecreation ofanevenlongerhotdogthanthe currentthree-footer

Soallofthisistosay,Isuppose that thenameonthesideofabuilding islessimportantthanthenameyou holdforitinyourheart Tome,atleast Whatdoyouthink?Comeletmeknow ifI’mrightorI’mwrong Asalways fromnowandforever,youcanfind meatTHENAT!

By Ryan Beil

AlthoughtheVancouver ArtGalleryrecently axedits"bydonation" entrance,thearthub isnowintroducingfreeoncea-monthadmissionstarting nextmonth

Theartgallerywillbereplacing itsby-donationTuesday admissionwithamonthly subscriptionneartheendof April

Ontopofthemanychanges occurringattheartgallery thisspring,thearthubisalso introducing"FreeFirstFridayNights" OnthefirstFridayofeverymonth, peoplecanstopbytheVancouverArt Galleryforfreebetween4and8pm

ThefirstfreeFridaynightisonMay5 Inadditiontofreeadmission,theart gallerywillalsooffereducational

toursandotherprogrammingfreeof charge Kidsandteens(18andunder)will continuetoenjoyfreeadmissionto theArtGalleryatalltimesduetoa five-yearprogramthatlaunchedlast summer.

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WHERE DOES VANCOUVER RANK ON NEW GLOBAL LIST OF MILLIONAIRE HOT SPOTS?

High-incomeimmigrationadvisors

HenleyandPartnershavejust releasedtheirlatestWorld’s WealthiestCitiesReportand Vancouverranksinthetop30-barely Accordingtothereport,wearen'tthe wealthiestcityinCanada(thattitlegoes toToronto)butweare29thintheworld withareportedsixbillionaires,67centimillionairesandawhopping37,300high-networthindividuals(HNWIs),meaningwith worthoverUSD$1M,walkingamongus. Thereportbreaksdowndatahighlighting theworld’s97wealthiestandfastestgrowing citieswiththemostmillionaires,centimillionaires,andbillionaires

Thedataisintendedtobeinformative forfollowersofprivatewealthandwealth migrationtrendssuchasinvestorsandtheir advisors,orevenpolicymakers,butwejust readitandweep

NewYorkCityachievedthetopspotbya landslide.Theworldswealthiestcityhas58 billionaires,44morethanthecityinsecond place,724centi-millionaires,and340,000

HNWIs

Runner-upTokyobycomparison“only” has14billionaires,250centi-millionaires, and290,300HNWIs

TheSanFransicoBayArea,London, England,andSingaporeroundout therestofthetopﬁve Interestingly, LondonhasmorebillionairesandcentimillionairesthanTokyobuthas15per centfewerHNWIsthanlastyearand placingitinfourthplaceoverall

Theinteractivechartallowspeopleto sorttherankingbywealthcategory (billionaire,centi-millionaire,HNWI) whichcandrasticallychangethe results Forinstance,US citieshave securedalltopthreespotsforcentimillionaires(NewYork,TheBayArea, andLosAngeles)butwhenitcomesto billionaires,NewYorkandTheBayArea switchplacesandBeijingbeatsoutL A byone.

Vancouveris39thforcenti-millionairesand 41stforbillionaires

WebeatoutMontrealandCalgarythough,

byalot ThetwootherCanadiancitiesmade thelistbuteachonlyhastwobillionaires callingthemhome,accordingtothe report Montrealapparentlyhas26resident

centi-millionairesandCalgaryhas21 And Montrealhas17,900HNWIswhileCalgary has14,700(somuchforoilmoney)

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CITY OF VANCOUVER: PUBLIC HEARING

Public Hearing: May 9, 2023

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 6 pm to be convened by electronic means with in-person attendance also available in Council Chamber at City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following matters:

1. City-Initiated Zoning Changes for Townhouses and Rowhouses in the Cambie Corridor

Proposed Zoning and Development By-law amendments to consider City-initiated rezoning of 220 parcels The proposal is to change the existing zone from RS-1 or RT-1 to RM-8A or RM-8AN for specified areas of the Cambie Corridor Plan to permit the development of townhouses and rowhouses

2 Recalibration of Density Bonus Contributions

To adopt the recalibration of four density bonus contribution rates (i e “affordable housing shares” and “amenity shares” in the Zoning and Development By-law) with new rates becoming effective September 30, 2023 Also to adopt a density bonus exemption for secured market rental development in the Joyce-Collingwood RM-10N district schedule and an expanded definition of Amenity and Affordable Housing shares across all density bonus zones effective upon enactment

3. CD-1 Rezoning: 855-865 West 10th Avenue

To rezone 855-865 West 10th Avenue from CD-1 (137) District to a new CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a 12-storey commercial and office building. A building height of 46.4 metres (152 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 6 17 are proposed

4 CD-1 Rezoning: 208 East 54th Avenue, 7018-7078 Main Street, and 211 East 55th Avenue

To rezone 208 East 54th Avenue, 7018-7078 Main Street, and 211 East 55th Avenue from RT-2 (Residential) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of two six-storey mixed-use residential buildings containing 131 secured market rental units and ground floor commercial space A building height of 22 0 metres (72.2 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.62 are proposed.

5. CD-1 Rezoning: 1040-1080 Barclay Street

To rezone 1040-1080 Barclay Street from RM-5B (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit the development of a 57-storey (west tower) and a 60-storey (east tower) containing a total of 365 strata-titled residential units, 506 secured-market rental units, approximately 130 below market units, approximately 99 social housing units, a 37-space childcare facility, and ground floor commercial space Building heights of 167 6 metres (550 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 20.7 (west tower) and 25.0 (east tower) are proposed.

6. Heritage Designation: 852 Seymour Street

To add the existing building at 852 Seymour Street to the Vancouver Heritage Register in the ‘B’ evaluation category and to bring forward for enactment a by-law to designate the building’s front façade as protected heritage property

7 Heritage Revitalization Agreement Amendment:

6161 MacDonald Street

To bring forward an amendment to the existing Heritage Revitalization Agreement registered on title to remove a front setback requirement

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

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 April 28, 2023 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

Get live updates on the meeting at vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or follow Twitter @VanCityClerk 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 3rd Floor of City Hall from April 28, 2023 until the Public Hearing commences, and for viewing at all times on the meeting agenda starting April 28, 2023 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

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