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COVER: FAIRMONT WATERFRONT EXECUTIVE CHEF KARAN SURI TENDS TO THE SAN MARZANO HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANTS THE HOTEL GROWS ON ITS ROOFTOP GARDEN IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. DAN TOULGOET PHOTO

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You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld

your world-class status... whatever that means.

–Mike

RANT/RAVE RANT

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NAKED TRUTH

I love Vancouver and our beaches. We have Third Beach, Second Beach, English Bay, Sunset Beach, Kits Beach, Jericho Beach, Spanish Banks... Just a few of the many beach choices in Vancouver.

So why the hell do people come all the way to Wreck Beach and sit here in their bathing suits? It makes no

Dignity and Respect.

They earned it.

But four out of five care homes in B.C. aren’t funde d to meet govern ment ’s minimum sta ffing guidelines.

Join the campaign for safe, quality care for the elderly at carecantwait.ca

sense. Wreck Beach is one of the last clothing optional beaches in Canada, and often times the clothed people out number the nude people.

Wreck Beach is about celebrating the human form with love and positivity for all shapes and sizes, since the early ‘70s. So to all the clothed people on a nude beach, I say strip down and enjoy, or get the fuck off the beach.

–Curtis Hunter

VACUUM ASSIST

So imagine my dismay when I noticed the advertising on the same page, bottom left corner, inviting the public for a day sail up Indian Arm. Yeah, us locals still call it that, and that is still the official name, but did it not strike you as perhaps culturally insensitive to place an ad with colonial overtones on the same page as a “good news” aboriginal article?

Please. Westender should be ashamed. Seriously.

–Debra McNaught

NOISE ANNOYS

Against my better judgment, I decided to bus home with my new vacuum instead of taking a taxi.

I’d like to thank the really sweet guy who stopped his SUV on Beach and Howe, got out, and offered to help me. This was on Tuesday, Aug. 30. People like you, sir, are what makes Vancouver so great. Thank you so much!

–KK

Re: “Keep it on the track,” Rant/Rave, Aug. 25, 2016.

The near non-stop noise from noisy motorcycles and suped-up cars in the West End couldn’t be as bad on Quebec Street from early evening through the entire night and early morning hours. Why do they continue to licence these assholes?

–Sleepless and Angry

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

WORLD-CLASS RACKET

Re: “A Tribe Called Red combats ignorance on the dancefloor,” Aug. 18, 2016.

Read with pleasure Alex Hudson’s piece on A Tribe Called Red in the Aug. 18 issue; great to see aboriginals making music and politics and getting their message out. Very inspiring.

Re: “Can we take a break please?” Rant/Rave, Aug. 25, 2016.

Absolutely not! This is our WORLD CLASS city now and these events come with the territory.

We asked for it, now we have it.

You want quiet? Go on a vacation. Otherwise, enjoy

Re: Rant/Rave, Aug. 25, 2016.

I don’t usually read the Rant/Rave column but this week all three rants drew my applause!

Couldn’t agree more with Don Allison about suped-up cars and bikes. I think Davie has become the noisiest road for motorcycles without mufflers.

No police around to ticket them. Davie is now moreor-less a through-road as there are few left or right turns allowed from Denman to Pacific. Again, another brilliant plan by the City of Vancouver. Closing down streets in the West End so it makes it difficult for residents and first responders to have easy access to where they need to be.

“Cycle Safety” issues.

Couldn’t agree more with Brett Gladman! Our mayor rants about drivers circling the West End neighbourhood looking for parking.

So what does the City do in response to the parking survey? They install bike racks on roads and take away parking stalls! Hence more circling by drivers and more accidents waiting to happen. Hence ICBC “putting up rates because of claims.”

Plus there are now so many cyclists on the roads and sidewalks that even walking has become a hazard.

Cyclists are speeding along the pathways around and into Stanley Park. Not only that, but most of them don’t wear helmets. Is it not still a law?

“Can we take a break please?” I couldn’t agree more. It is so difficult for those that live in high-/lowrise apartments to find a place that is peaceful just to enjoy the nature in our own West End backyard. But the permits that the City issues for such loud and long events makes money. So Anthony, I doubt if all those events disrupting the serenity of the West End will stop any time soon. Especially now that drivers can’t get to and from locations without driving and idling their vehicles for longer.

–Elaine L.

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YOUR CITY CITY SHORTS //

The Bella Coola Valley, home to the Nuxalk First Nation and the route Alexander Mackenzie took to reach the Pacific.

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NEW APP INVITES USERS TO EXPLORE CITY’S PAST AND PRESENT

Grizzlies, salmon and waterfalls, oh my!

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If you’ve ever flown into the Bella Coola Valley on BC’s central coast, you’ll know that it’s both a spectacular and stomach-churning experience.

Your journey begins at the low-stress South Terminal of the Vancouver International Airport. There, you’ll climb into a tiny Pacific Coastal Air propeller plane that will bounce you and a dozen other hardy souls up the coast for an hour or so.You fly so close to the craggy Coast Mountain peaks it feels like you could reach out and touch them. At least that’s what my wife said.

I was too busy grabbing for the barf bag.

And then there’s the descent. My musician wife is from Ontario, but has lived out here in BC for eight years. She considered flying into the Bella Coola Valley her most mind-blowingly beautiful experience this province has offered so far.

(My wife was the reason we made the trip; she was performing at the Bella Coola Music Festival).

Really: it’s as if you’re on the flight into Jurassic Park, rollicking into a narrow, green valley banked by sheer mountainsides. The mountains themselves are grandiose-nature supreme, and so too are their countless waterfalls, some cascading hundreds of feet to the valley bottom. Holly Willgress, owner of the Bella Coola Mountain Lodge and Kynoch Adventure Tours, has unofficially dubbed the entire area “The Valley of the Waterfalls.”

Tourism BC would be wise to get on that.

Not counting the flight, it was Holly who took me on my first adventure, rafting down the meandering and massive Bella Coola River, one of the most noteworthy waterways on our coast. It was on this very this same river that Scottish-Canadian explorer Alexander Mackenzie became the first white guy to cross the continent of North America over land in the summer of 1793 when he was just 29 years old. In

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the 223 years since, the view from the river has barely changed.

Another highly recommended Bella Coola Valley experience is Chris Nelson’s Copper Sun Journeys. Chris leads small tours to a sacred cedar grove high on the cliffs above a roaring creek. That’s where his ancestors from the Nuxalk First Nation carved myriad petroglyphs into the rocks thousands of years ago.

The carvings are incredible.

In order to experience the vastness of the valley at your own pace, it’s strongly recommended to rent a car. Enter Steve Waugh, the friendliest car rental guy you’ll ever meet.You’ll find him at the Bella Coola airport, tucked into a very unassuming office.

Just like the South Terminal at YVR, Steve’s rental car company is refreshing for its complete lack of procedure. There’s no upsell, no threats, no BS. Just produce your license and credit card and Steve will toss you a set of keys and a waiting 4x4.

Added bonus: our rental car had Adele’s 21 permanently jammed in the CD player for a soaring soundtrack as we played Carpool Karaoke, Bella Coola style, up and down Highway 20.

Foodies beware: while the Bella Coola Valley in the late summer is bountiful, with farms full of ripe fruit, rivers chock-a-block with salmon, and grizzly bears feasting on them in droves, it’s probably those giant bears who are eating best. Culinary options are few and far between, especially in downtown Bella Coola.Your choices are pretty much the hotel dining room, and a nearby restaurant called… “Restaurant.”

Our favourite find for great coffee, sandwiches, and yummy fresh baked goods was Little Nook Café, located at – you guessed it – the airport.

Owner Gwyneth Anderson pours a lot of love into her tiny kitchen. Half an hour up the road, it’s worth stopping, if not staying for a month, at the Tweedsmuir Lodge on the edge of the park.

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Posterity and preservation are two of the central themes behind a newlyreleased app from the Vancouver Public Library that aims to link multiple generations of Vancouverites.

Launched last week, Explore This Vancouver offers residents and visitors a chance to tour the city in an interactive manner complete with photos and stories from yesteryear, told by the people who were there.

The first tour in the collection is called Chinatown Stories: A Narrative Exploration. It offers first-hand insights into what it was like to grow up, work and live in of one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods.

“It’s a neat way of discovering cool, little places to eat in Chinatown now, but also a little glimpse into the past,” said Kay Cahill, the library’s manager of digital services. “It really builds up this picture of how Chinatown itself has changed.”

The app is free, and users download their tour

VPL digital services manager Kay Cahill helped develop the library’s new Explore This Vancouver app, which allows users to take interactive walking tours. Dan Toulgoet photo of choice to their mobile phone. Clips begin with scene setting and introductory text, and provides users with information around where to start their tours. From there, users put on headphones and listen to the tapestries of storytelling unfold – memories of past businesses, landmarks, eateries and other destinations are recounted.

“You actually get to hear the community voices as you make your way down the street,” Cahill said.

Cahill said plans are afoot to expand the tours in the coming months, and it’s expected the next one

on the docket will explore the West End. The app is available for download via Google Play or the iTunes store.

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MASSIVE ALGAE BLOOM PUTS HOWE SOUND IN THE GREEN

Visitors to Howe Sound have been seeing green recently, and it’s not due to envy.

Microscopic algae are reproducing rapidly, lending an emerald colour to the waters of Howe Sound, according to Jessica Schultz, manager of the Howe Sound research program

with the Vancouver Aquarium.

“This is a little bit unusual because this is a different type of algae that we don’t normally see around there.”

While the colour is reminiscent of the dive pool at the Rio Olympics, the algae is non-toxic and presents no health risk, according to Schultz.

Ocean acidification is the likely cause of the green bloom, which is more common on the west coast of Vancouver Island, according to Nicky Haigh, a researcher with the harmful algae monitoring program at Vancouver Island University. “What people have been seeing is – with increased acidification – more of certain coccolithophore [algae] species.”

The pale, chalky colour in the sound is caused by the coccolithophore’s limestone-like shell, Schultz noted.

Schultz wasn’t certain if climate change is responsible for the verdant wave.

“It’s possible because we haven’t seen it before, but it’s also possible that it’s something that just happens on a longer time scale,” she said.

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In diversity, there is strength David Suzuki Science Matters

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It’s been shocking to watch news of the Brexit vote in Britain, Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall between Mexico and the US and the ongoing threats and violence against ethnic minorities in many parts of the world. I’m not a political or social scientist, but my training as a biologist gives me some insight.

When I began my career as a scientist, geneticists were starting to analyze the molecular properties of single genes within a species.

When we started looking at highly evolved species such as fruit flies, we thought we would find that their genes had been honed through selection over time, so they would be relatively homogeneous within single species.

Examining one kind of protein controlled by a specific gene, we expected to find them all pretty much the same. Instead, we learned there was a great deal of heterogeneity, or diversity.

A gene specifying a protein could exist in a number of different states.

This is now called “genetic polymorphism” and is considered to be the very measure of a species’ health.

Inbreeding or reduction of a species to a small number reduces genetic polymorphism and exposes harmful genes, thereby rendering the species more susceptible to sudden change. In other words, genetic polymorphism confers resilience by providing greater possibilities as conditions shift.

Within ecosystems, species diversity provides greater flexibility to adjust to disturbances. Around the planet, ecosystem diversity has enabled life to flourish under different conditions.

Like nested Russian dolls, life seems to have been built on diversity within diversity of genes, species and ecosystems.

Over time, conditions on the planet have not remained static. In response to change, life has had to adapt or disappear. The sun is 30 per cent warmer today than it was when life arose four billion years ago. The atmosphere changed from oxygen-free to oxygen-rich after plants evolved. Continents have moved, collided and pulled apart. Oceans have filled and emptied.

Mountains have risen up and worn down. Life spread from the oceans to land and into the air. Ice ages have punctuated warm periods. And all the while, life fluctuated and flourished because of the resilience

conferred by diversity.

Human beings have added another level of diversity: culture. Cultural diversity has enabled our species to survive and flourish in regions as different as deserts and Arctic tundra, wetlands and steaming tropics, prairies and mountains.

Monoculture – the spreading of a single gene, species, ecosystem or idea – runs counter to the biological principle that diversity confers resilience. It creates vulnerability to change, especially sudden change.

As a biologist, I believe we should encourage, spread, maintain and celebrate diversity. The drive to restrict immigration of people with different beliefs and the hostility to people of different ethnic, religious or cultural background are extremely dangerous.

In Canada, the apparently well-meant exhortation for Indigenous people to abandon their remote communities reflects the failure to see the enormous value offered by a sense of connection to place and accumulated cultural knowledge. As newcomers to these lands over the past five centuries, many of us lack the deep ties to place that are critical in a time of vast ecological change and degradation.

The United States is built on colonization and

destruction of the diverse cultures that existed on this continent before European contact. That nation has evolved on the assumption that it’s a “melting pot,” where newcomers shed their identity of origin and blend with the dominant culture as Americans.

Similarly, Canada developed with a policy of growth while maintaining immigration dominated by a British majority. Under Pierre Trudeau’s government, Canada deliberately embraced the notion of the “cultural mosaic,” valuing diversity within society. I believe this is an exciting experiment in nation-building based on fundamental scientific truths. The challenge is to ensure that we can celebrate our diversity while recognizing our place as a country without elevating some groups above others.

From the microscopic level of genes to large-scale biological systems, and from natural ecosystems to human communities, diversity brings strength and resilience in the face of ever-changing conditions.

In today’s world, that’s more important than ever.

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Local chefs grow their own way

Vancouver restaurants are taking the 100-mile diet a step further and growing their own ingredients here in the city ROBERT MANGELSDORF @robmangelsdorf

where “Bee Butler” Michael King tends to a colony of more than 250,000 honeybees – the honey from which is used in everything from desserts to salad dressings to the honey lager brewed specially for the hotel by Whistler Brewing.

For Suri, the hotel’s garden and apiary present an opportunity to offer fresh, local produce, as well as provide a valuable educational experience for his staff and guests.

“For our junior cooks, it’s important for them to know where the produce comes from, and how much work goes into growing it,” he explains. “I want them to understand how a tomato

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From left: Andrea Carlson of Burdock & Co. stands amongst the ginger and edible flowers in her restaurant’s urban garden; Executive chef Karan Suri tends to the San Marzano heirloom tomatoes he has growing on the Fairmont Waterfront’s thirdfloor terrace garden. Dan Toulgoet photos

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The sun beats down on Karan Suri’s back as he stoops over to inspect his crop of San Marzano heirloom tomatoes. He steps carefully between the stalks on the soft soil, gently palming the bulbous red fruit.

They are close, he says. A few more weeks of hot summer sun and they should be ready to harvest.

Around him, row upon row of verdant life grows, every plant lovingly tended for

by Suri and his staff. There’s nasturtium flowers, fennel, garlic, mint, rosemary, even apple and fig trees, all growing in his modest plot.

Bees and butterflies dart playfully overhead, and if you squint your eyes and plug your ears, you might even forget that you’re in the middle of downtown Vancouver, some 40 feet above the rush-hour traffic below.

Suri is the executive chef at the Fairmont Waterfront, and his 2,100-sq.-ft. garden on the hotel’s third-floor terrace provides fresh produce and herbs for the hotel’s ARC restaurant and bar. The hotel even has it’s own apiary,

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grows. It’s about passion and inspiration. When you see a fresh product, you see the value in it.”

In doing so, he says his junior staff learns to respect the ingredients and they’re more thoughtful in how they use them.

The Fairmont Waterfront occasionally hosts dinners in the herb garden, and offers daily tours of the apiary.

“It’s not just a place to grow food, it’s a place for people to connect with food,” says Suri.”

The garden also allows the hotel to reduce its environmental footprint. Food waste is used as compost in the garden, and by next year, the restaurant hopes to become 100 per cent waste-free.

The Fairmont Waterfront is far from alone in their efforts to grow produce on site, however. Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of FarmFolk CityFolk, says he’s seeing an increasing number of chefs and restaurant across the city develop their own gardens. Restaurants like Chill Winston and Grub on

Main even have their own farm plots off site where they grow their own produce.

“We’re seeing chefs taking the local food trend to a whole new level,” says Scapillati. “I think it’s a great way for chefs to connect with our local food systems.”

FarmFolk CityFolk is a non-profit promoting and supporting community-based sustainable food systems, and hosts the annual Feast of Fields celebration of food.

Scapillati says the trend of restaurants growing their own ingredients really began in BC with the legendary Sooke Harbour House on Vancouver Island, which has operated a three-acre herb and edible blossom garden for the past 35 years (containing more than 200 plant varieties used in the restaurant’s ever-changing menu).

“They were really one of the originators of the movement,” he says.

While Scapillati doesn’t believe urban agriculture will ever replace traditional rural agriculture, he says it’s an important and growing part

of our food system.

“The majority [of food] will always be grown in rural areas. Urban agriculture will never replace rural agriculture, but they do complement each other,” he says. “[Urban agriculture] does have its challenges.You can grow more than enough rosemary, but having micro greens [year-round] can be a little more difficult.”

For chef Andrea Carlson of Burdock & Co., those challenges can provide an opportunity for creativity.

One of the pioneers of the local food movement in Vancouver, Carlson became inspired to focus on local ingredients during her time at the Sooke Harbour House.

“Growing the botanicals was definitely something that was instilled in me working at the Sooke Harbour House on Vancouver Island,” she says.

“It’s an incredibly inspired place. I learned a ton there, that ethos, and had an opportunity to experience on a daily basis the opportunities of the plants as they present themselves.

“Now it’s about the flower,” she continues, “then it’s the seed, then it’s about the fruit, then it’s the root.

It’s not just about saying

we have beets and tomatoes to work with. We have this entire world of potential from these plants, that’s what gets me excited when it comes to creating menus.”

Today, her restaurant at Main and East 11th has its own edible garden where Carlson and their staff grow unique herbs and plants, many of which aren’t available commercially in BC. “We’re right in the city so we don’t have any extensive gardens,” she explains. “We just have a couple garden beds beside us, so we focus on growing botanical items that give us an opportunity to bring some unique flavours in.”

The two garden boxes stretch alongside the restaurant, and are overflowing with chrysanthemum greens, aromatic shiso herbs, burdock, fuki (bog rhubarb), Japanese myoga ginger, woodruff and tuberous begonia.

“No one else is growing that stuff, so that’s an opportunity to put on some stuff that we really love and is going to benefit us creatively and is totally unique,” says Carlson. “These are new flavours, textures and colours.”

She would like to expand her modest garden, but as is often the case with urban gardens, some of the more recognizable produce she grows has the tendency to “disappear.”

“What I would really love to do are some outside-thebox things like potted trees, but there’s always the fear of things getting stolen, which is a reality,” she says. “Just when you think the corn’s ready, the corn is gone.

Someone completely decimated our rosemary.

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FEAST OF FIELDS

2016 VANCOUVER FARMERS MARKETS Markets continue until October 27th FOR LOCATIONS & SCHEDULES, VISIT EATLOCAL.ORG

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The 50th Feast of Fields event takes place Sept. 11 at Laurica Farm in Langley. For tickets and info, visit FeastOfFields.com

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Take a lazy and tasty tour through the Fraser Valley Anya Levykh Nosh

@FoodgirlFriday Farm-to-table dining has almost become a cliché in Vancouver – albeit a welcome one – but have you ever visited the actual farmers, producers and artisans themselves? A lot of them are scattered throughout the Lower Mainland and have farm stands and storefronts where you can learn about and taste their products, as well as take some home. It all can make for a fantastic edible tour on a late summer or early fall weekend. Here are a few places to check out along the way.

URBAN DIGS FARM STAND, BURNABY

What started as a small vegetable farm has taken on a “meatier” direction and blossomed into both an active meat and egg farm, as well as a vendor for local, sustainable meats, poultry, fruits and vegetables. The Burnaby farm stand sells pasture-raised

and organic meats and eggs, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and pickles and preserves. Urban Digs also has their own butchery, so look for the housemade sausages while you feed the chickens.

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THE FARM HOUSE NATURAL CHEESES, AGASSIZ

This small family farm makes stellar cheeses from their own goats and cows, as well as artisan gelato and other tasty treats. As it’s a working farm, there are no official tours, but you can wander around at will and visit the animals, including some pot-bellied pigs and a friendly donkey, and then sample the cheeses in the store. Don’t forget to also check out the local honeys, eggs, meats, baked goods and treats. ?=CA ID%d55R] EBT # =gAF;7=F9;Ac # edW]F ^[RV@%:@@V@VTD[] #

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BIRCHWOOD DAIRY FARM, ABBOTSFORD

Over 220 acres of land house the 120 cows and almost 140 young stock that make up Birchwood Dairy. In addition to the farm, it’s also a processing plant and country store, where they make their own ice cream (up to 50 flavours). All of the hay and silage for the animals is grown on the farm as well, so it’s a true farm-tostable operation. Try the yogurt and sour cream, as well as the feta. cc?A edBB@\ EBT # =gAF9?;F cCc? # (8WD:4[[B$d8W1TD[] # HZ@\ I[\Bd1F&@B\@VBd1Q 7d]F=Z]3 ,:RWVBd1F.dURWBd1Q 7d]F9Z]3 .R\Bd1Q cgd]F9Z]T

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MAAN FARMS, ABBOTSFORD

Berry season may be almost over, but the corn is still around, and both are in plentiful supply at this popular and family-friendly farm.

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LOCAL HARVEST Continued from page 5 Pick your own raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, take the kids to the petting zoo, and then escape for a glass or three of the estate wine.

The 2013 Maan Trois is a Bordeaux-style blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, but the real draw is the amazing berry table wines, like the blackberry. Get a picnic lunch from the cafe to pair with your wine and take it on the road. ;7g IDK@\08@ EBT # =gAF9=AF ?;_C # Idd\edW]VTD[] # HZ@\ Bd851Q 7d]F=Z]

ONNINK’S BLUEBERRY FARM, ABBOTSFORD

Yeah, it’s all about the blueberries here, which are still available, but I’m a sucker for their blueberry iced tea, which has no added sugar (it’s sweetened instead with a bit of the farm’s own honey) and is a non-alcoholic and completely refreshing quaff. Their blueberryinfused chocolate truffles are also worth trying, especially the blueberrycitrus.

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VISTA D’ORO FARMS AND WINERY, LANGLEY

Acclaimed for their preserves, the good folks behind Vista d’Oro have become equally famous for their fortified walnut wine, their apple cider, and their table wines, all made from the fruits (or nuts) grown on the estate. Their seasonal preserves include such wonders as the fig and walnut wine, apricot tarragon and Riesling, and the pear and Pinot Noir. They also now expanded to offer a couple of salsas made onsite as well.

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HOPCOTT FARMS AND MEADOWS MAZE, PITT MEADOWS

In operation since 1932 as a dairy farm, and then a cattle farm and butcher shop in 1957, Hopcott Farms today is one of the oldest meat farms and butcher shops in the province. Their dry-aged beef (up to 28 days) is processed on site, and all of their

meat is GMO-, hormoneand additive-free. The cattle are fed a vegetarian diet and are born on one of three ranches in the Interior. Since the farm is right next door to the store, you can saunter over and see the cows for yourself before heading into the shop to check out the meat, poultry and deli items. Sausages, bacon and smoked meats are all made in-house, and the shop also carries local produce and artisan goods from its neighbours. For a little extra fun, visit the Meadows Maze with the kids or on your own and get lost for an afternoon in one of the three graduated corn mazes on site every late summer and fall. Don’t forget to check out the old-fashioned fudge made on-site as well. c9C9? H5B $@4B\@1 ,WR\6 EBT # =gAFA=?F;;77 # ^[ZD[UUI@dUVTDd # Open daily, 7d]F=Z] W

CIRCLE FARM TOUR

Looking for more places to visit? Check out Circle Farm Tour for spots to check out throughout the Fraser Valley.

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From top: Hopcott Meats GM and head butcher Mike Lindsay serves up only GMO-, hormone-, and additive-free meat raised on the Pitt Meadows farm (contributed photo); Plenty of homemade products available at The Farm House Natural Cheeses in Agassiz (Anya Levykh photo)

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LOCAL HARVEST How much food can cities produce?

DAVID SUZUKI @davidsuzuki

Humans are fast becoming city dwellers. According to the United Nations, “The urban population of the world has grown rapidly from 746 million in 1950 to 3.9 billion in 2014.” Sixtysix per cent of us will likely live in urban environments by 2050. The number of mega-cities (more than 10 million inhabitants) is also skyrocketing, from 10 in 1990 to 28 in 2014 – home to more than 453 million people – and is expected to grow to 41 by 2030.

Along with concerns about climate change and the distances much of our food travels from farm to plate, that’s spurred a renewed interest in producing food where people live.

Urban agriculture won’t resolve all food production and distribution problems, but it could help take pressure off rural land while providing other advantages.

From balcony, backyard, rooftop, indoor and community gardens to city beehives and chicken coops to larger urban farms and farmers markets, growing and distributing local food in or near cities is a healthy way to help the environment.

And it’s much more.

As writer and former Vancouver city councillor Peter Ladner (also a David Suzuki Foundation board member) writes in The Urban Food Revolution: Changing theWayWe Feed Cities, “When urban agriculture flourishes, our children are healthier and smarter about what they eat, fewer people are hungry, more local jobs are created, local economies are stronger, our neighborhoods are greener and safer, and our communities are more inclusive.”

Local and urban agriculture can also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recycle nutrient-rich food scraps, plant debris and other “wastes”. Because maintaining lawns for little more than aesthetic value requires lots of water, energy for upkeep and often pesticides and fertilizers, converting them to food gardens makes sense.

A 2016 study from the US Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future found that urban agriculture could “increase social capital, community well-being, and civic engagement with the food system,” as well as enhance food security, provide ecosystem services, improve health and build residents’ skills. Gardening is also therapeutic.

The study found many climate benefits, including reduced emissions from transporting food; carbon

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Incorporating agriculture into urban areas improves food security, benefits the environment and makes cities more liveable. iStock photo sequestration by vegetation and crops; possible reduced energy, resource inputs and waste outputs; and enhanced public interest in protecting green spaces.

It also noted some limitations: possible increases in greenhouse gas emissions and water use “if plants are grown in energy- or resource-intensive locations”; less efficiency than conventional agriculture in terms of resource use and transportation emissions; and, depending on practices, pollution from pesticide and fertilizer use. The study found urban agriculture to be positive overall, but concluded support from all levels of government is required to make it viable.

Urban agriculture isn’t new. During the First and Second World Wars, Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and Germany encouraged “victory gardens” to aid the war effort by reducing pressure on food systems and farms. Gardens and chicken coops appeared in yards, parks, school fields, golf courses, railway edges and vacant lots. Sheep grazed on sports fields and kept grass in check. Peter Ladner notes that, during the Second World War, the UK had 1.5 million allotment plots producing 10 per cent of the country’s food, including half its fruit and vegetables; and by war’s end, more than 20 million home gardens supplied 40 per cent of US domestically consumed produce.

Granted, there were fewer people and more open spaces then, but it’s still possible to grow a lot of food in urban areas, especially with composting and enriched soil techniques.

Ladner writes that Toronto plans to supply 25 per cent of its fruit and vegetable production within city limits by 2025, and a study from Michigan State University concluded Detroit could grow 70 per cent of its vegetables and 40 per cent of its fruit on 570 vacant lots covering 5,000 acres of city land.

One patch of Detroit land where 12 vacant

houses were removed to grow food has supplied almost 200,000 kilograms of produce for 2,000 local families, provided volunteer experience to 8,000 residents and brought the area new investment and increased safety.

Cities needn’t be wastelands of car-choked roads and pavement. Incorporating food production into ever-expanding urban areas makes cities more liveable and enhances the natural systems that keep us alive and healthy. & 20;#6 :3#0 ;E ,;BD1ACzuki.org. W

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Growler Approved: 5 beers to try this fall Stephen Smysnuik The Growler @TheGrowlerBC

Whelp, The Growler’s Fall 2016 issue is out this week, at a brewery (and London Drugs, and Chapters, and a BC Ferry, and assorted other retail outlets) near you.

And as usual, we’ve included five Growler Approved beers that staff and contributors think all y’all really should try at least once.

We chose these beers not because they’re brand new – they’re not at all – nor are they technically “the best” by any official beer judging metric. No, we chose them because we think they’re great and haven’t yet “Approved” them in a past issue, and because we think they represent the spectrum of beers currently being brewed in this province.

Give ‘em a try! Let us know what you think!

Fuggles & Warlock’s Kiwami Plum Sour is a must-try this fall.

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BOMBER BREWING’S RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT

This smooth, 14-malt monster was an instant hit upon its release earlier this year. And wouldn’t you know it! Canadian Brewing Award judges agreed, awarding it a bronze in the Imperial Stout category. This seasonal, dangerously drinkable brew is packaged in 473 ml cans and will be available again at the end of September.

vescent brew a bit of body, balancing out the tartness.

CATEGORY 12 BREWING’S ELEMENTAL SERIES WILD INDIA PALE ALE

This delicious, 11 per cent ABV Belgian beast is aged at least a year in oak barrels.

It’s potent and very sour, featuring undertones of cherries and oak, and available only at the brewery through growler fills, or occasionally on tap at the assorted places where Storm delivers kegs.

At this point, I think we can all agree that Victoria’s C12 can do no wrong.

Even if you don’t actually like the flavour of the beer (which, I mean, get it together man), there’s no question that the beer’s there’s no question the beer is brilliantly executed, technically speaking. The latest addition to the Elemental Series is no exception – an assertively fruity and spicy IPA that finishes dry and little tart, thanks to Saccharomyces trios, the yeast formerly known as Brett.

It might be C12’s best.

Available in bombers while supplies last.

FUGGLES & WARLOCK CRAFTWORKS’ KIWAMI PLUM SOUR

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Some people claim to hate sours…but they probably just haven’t tried Kiwami.

Or maybe they have and actually just hate sours. But I somehow doubt that, because this is an approachable and refreshing sour from Richmond’s purveyors of weird beer. The fresh organic plums give this bright, effer-

Is this the finest Wee Heavy currently brewed in BC? It’s entirely possible. It boasts earthy, bready and dark-fruit flavours, which blend beautifully with the mighty malt-forward ale.

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Cheap thrills for back-to-school paupers Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

Yup, it’s that time again.

You’ve spent almost every last penny on tuition and textbooks or your kids’ school supplies and wardrobe. The austerity of the scholastic year looms ahead. Whether or not you personally are hitting the books, the back-to-school squeeze brings out the economizer in all of us. I highly recommend setting aside a small stash for the occasional indulgence.

For as little as $15 or less, a bottle of wine has the potential to offer a ton of pleasure. Besides being cheap though, there has to be enough thrill to compel you to take a second sip. The most inexpensive wines may not possess much in the way of complexity (which is just fine if your brain is on overload) but they should taste good.

It’s not easy snooping out the finest frugal finds. I combed the shelves looking for new labels but also re-

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visited some old favourites.

I have to say, the latter wines fared particularly well. They’ve stood the test of time for good reason.

When I do tastings like this, certain countries (namely Chile, Portugal and Spain) always stand out. They deliver tasty wines at highly affordable prices. But if I may add, this isn’t ALL they make.

So if you find yourself with extra cash at some point, do try their more premium offerings. In the meantime, when you are picking up last minute school supplies, stop by the liquor store for a cheap thrill.

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Chambar has tapped Philippe C. Grandbois as their new “creative director of mixology.”

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@FoodGirlFriday Chambar has brought on Philippe C. Grandbois as Creative Director of Mixology.

Grandbois is a 14-year industry veteran who has spent the last few years working overseas with the Ritz Carlton hotel group in more than 11 countries on four continents.

Look for a revamped bar menu soon. Chambar.com The popular VCC Chef’s Table pop-up restaurant is

back every Tuesday to Friday until Oct. 14. Enjoy a fivecourse dinner designed by chef Hamid Salimian and prepared by the students of VCC’s International Culinary Arts program. Dishes for the opening week include tuna cannelloni with side-strip prawns, grilled octopus, foie gras and duck confit, roasted beef striploin and dessert.

Tickets $30 ($45 with wine pairings). For reservations email thechefstable@vcc.ca.

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the 13th annual Passions gala in support of The Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation will be held at The Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown. One of the city’s largest and most popular culinary events, the evening includes dishes from 26 of the city’s top chefs and bakers, as well as wines from New Zealand and custom cocktails from top Vancouver mixologists. This year’s line-up includes Bittered Sling, Beaucoup Bakery, Cin Cin, Forage, Hawksworth, Latab, Minami, Royal Dinette, Tojo’s, Uva, West and many more. There will also be live entertainment and both silent and live auctions. Tickets $225 per person. DrPeter.org/Passions Every Friday from 11:30am to 2:30pm, Bauhaus is now offering chef Stefan Hartmann’s famous schnitzel and a beer for $22.

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The fourth annual Dinner by Design is back on Sept. 15 and 16, benefitting the interior design program scholarship fund at the Visual College of Art and Design of Vancouver. Presented by The Social Concierge, Cosentino Group, and title sponsor Kabuni, in partnership with IDS Vancouver, the two nights bring together fine dining and fine design.The first night will feature Cocktail Art ($75 per person), an evening of all-star bartenders crafting custom cocktails.The second night features the gala dinner ($300 per person), featuring a multi-course dinner served among various tablescapes.

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Vancouver Urban Winery is bringing back its popular Sunday School wine seminars starting on Sept. 18. This year’s seminars will also feature a popup wine store stocked with each seminar’s wines and hosted by High Point Beer Wine & Spirits. Tickets for each seminar are $40. Email Info@SettlementBuilding. com or in person at VancouverUrbanWinery.com.

On Sept. 19, the next installment of the Canadian Table dinner series at Edible Canada will take place, this time featuring chef Curtis Luk of Mission Kitsilano cooking a dinner that celebrates Chinese cuisine in Canada. Tickets are $110 and include a welcome cocktail, a gift from the Edible Canada retail store, wine pairings by Okanagan Crush Pad, and a five-course meal.

EdibleCanada.com The beloved and muchacclaimed Fuel Restaurant closed its doors on Nov. 29, 2009. On Wednesday, Sept.

28, chef Robert Belcham and his Campagnolo Restaurant business partners Tom Doughty and Tim Pittman will be honouring the restaurant with a homecoming dinner: FUEL Redux 2016. Reuniting with FUEL kitchen and service alumni, including chefs Ted Anderson, Jane Cornborough, Geoff Hopgood, Adam Johnson, MarcAlexandre Mercier, Alvin Pillay, Adam Vaughan and service team Eryn Dorman and Katharine Manson, with wine pairings selected

by Tom Doughty and Peter Van de Reep, they will create nine extravagant dishes that will emphasize individual creativity while honouring the collaborative process and philosophy of “flavour first”’ that made FUEL so special.

Seating times available at 5:30pm, 7:30pm and 9pm.

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GREGORY ADAMS @gregoryadamsbc

Despite the eternally chill feel of Bob Moses’ Days Gone By album, the pace at which the Vancouver-bred dance-pop duo has been operating at since its release has been relentlessly hectic. The last 12 months have been a blur of global appearances, and they’re booked to keep this up until early November.

As it happens, the project’s Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance are hurriedly hopping into a Berlin-area taxi cab when Westender reaches them on the phone, the pair shuttling themselves around post-sound check to grab a bite to eat and slip into some fresh clothes before getting back to the club. Vocalist/ guitarist Howie reports that bouncing around like this is business as usual, especially in the German capital.

“It’s been super crazy. Last year we spent the summer living in Berlin, as a home base. I use the term loosely, because it was, like, play three, four shows a week and then fly back here for two days to rest, and then go out again all over Europe,” Howie recalls, adding that he and his musical partner have played close to 200 sets around the world since then. “I haven’t paid rent anywhere for over a year.We’ve just been living in hotels and playing shows.

It’s been whirlwind, [but] it’s been a lot of fun.”

While Bob Moses officially formed four years ago in New York, the duo’s

Vancouver electronic duo Bob Moses return home to play the Commodore Sept. 3. Nick Pomeroy photo story starts years earlier in Vancouver when they were in the same high school art class. Though aware of each other’s music-making skills, they didn’t so much connect outside of school at the time.

After graduation, Vallance moved out to the Big Apple to work on dance music, making remixes for the likes of Sia. Howie went to Boston’s Berklee School of Music for a year before heading out to New York to make it as a singer-songwriter. Oddly

enough, the two BC expats ended up working on their respective careers just steps away from each other.

“We both had studios in the same neighbourhood of Brooklyn – it was really cheap. It was the part where they parked the garbage trucks at night, a crummy area, but we both had studios there for a while and ran into each other,” Howie says of the fateful meet-up.

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“If I’m talking about a situation, and I describe everything literally in the room, unless you’ve been over to my house, nobody really gives a shit,” he explains of keeping his lyrics ambiguous, yet ultimately relatable. “People listen to the song, and then it becomes something else. They might relate to it and kind of clamp it onto a

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Less definable a narrative is the one from “Like It Or Not,” an esoteric stretch of

story that works for them in their life. Singing them a year later, maybe something else is going on in our life and we can relate to it in a new way.

We don’t need to be thinking about this thing that we wrote about, it’s more about being in the moment and communicating the essence of the song.”

Over the past year, Bob Moses have played to several thousands of fans at big time music festivals like Burning Man and Coachella, and made it onto Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show after the host was blown away by hearing their smouldering “Tearing Me Up” on the radio. Coming home this weekend to play the Commodore Ballroom is another huge moment for the onetime locals. While Howie spent his teens playing along the Granville strip, this marks the first time he’s playing its most famous room.

“It’s the ultimate Vancouver thing, to play the Commodore. We’re pretty blown away. It’s sweet that it’s going to be sold out. I remember when I was 16 with a fake ID, playing clubs like the Roxy on a weeknight and going to school the next day, I’d walk past the Commodore and be like, ‘One day I’m going to play there.’ And now I’m going to play there!

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WHAT’S ON Th/01 MUSIC THE NAILHEADS Montreal punk rock band returns to the coast to hit the stage with special guests the Corps and the Dead Hits.

8:30pm at LanaLou’s. Cover is $10. All ages show.

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PERNELL REICHERT Alternative country, finger pickin’, slide and banjo playin’ razor sharp folk from the local singer-songwriterguitarist. 8:30pm at Wolf and Hound (3617 West Broadway).

Admission is free.

BLACK TIGER SEX MACHINE Canadian electronic music trio from Montreal hit the stage for a part DJ set, part live performance.

9pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $15 at ElectroStub.com

COMEDY ERICA SIGURDSON Canadian comedian, writer and haberdasher based in Vancouver with regular contributions to CBC radio, CTV and comedy festival circuits from coast to coast takes the stage with opening sets from Alvin Williams and Dave Nystrom. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE SHANGHAI NIGHTS: A DREAM JOURNEY The Shanghai Acrobats, one of the original Cirquestyle performance troupes continue to astonish audiences with amazing displays of artistry and athleticism. 7:30pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE FESTIVAL The 17th annual convergence celebration, showcase and exploration of the hot and enduring art of tap dance is back with its unique and ambitious programs, recognized internationally as one of the premiere events of its kind.

At Norman Rothstein Theatre.

Tickets $34+ at VanTapDance. com. Runs until Sept.4.

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THE WHITE PANDA Chicago dance music duo brings their epic live show to town in support of Pawprint with special guests K.A.S.H. and Silence (Chapel Sound). 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $22 at Red Cat, Beat Street, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS Hip-hop artist from California performs material from his latest album Malibu with special guests Pomo and Duckwrth.

7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $25 at TicketFly.com

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Austin instrumental rock band adds a second show in support of their latest release The Wilderness with special guest Dada Plan. 7pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.ca

THE MONKEES American pop rock legends celebrate 50 years of music with Good Times! performing as part of the summer concert series. 8:30pm at PNE Amphitheatre. Entry included with gate admission.

CHRIS ISAAK American rock musician known for his hits “Wicked Game” and “Somebody’s Crying” performs songs old and new from his latest album First Comes The Night. 8:30pm at PNE Amphitheatre.

Entry included with gate admission.

LINDA MCRAE & THAD BECKMAN Two long-time favourites return to town performing together and separately fusing a variety of roots music styles ahead of their BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductions. 7:30pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $24 at Highlife, Red Cat, Tapestry Music and RogueFolk.bc.ca

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BARNS COURTNEY English singersongwriter-musician appears in support of his EP Hands. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $15 at TicketWeb.ca

MUSIC PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO Four-time Grammy winner, rulebreaker and trail-blazer hits the stage with her guitarist/husband.

8:30pm at PNE Amphitheatre. Entry included with gate admission.

SAPPHIRE EMPIRE Winnipeg five-piece acid-pop soul band tour behind their self-titled debut with special guests Megang and Mogli and Swing2Beat. 9pm at WISE Hall.

DRAGSTRIP DEVILS Kelowna’s hot rod daddies take a rip to the coast for some rock and roll jiving with special guests the Stag Reels and Cawama. 10pm at Pat’s Pub. Cover is $10.

MILK CRATE BANDITS Come see two sets of hot jazz fun with New Orleans groves and good times before the bandits head south for the fall. 9pm at Slickity Jim’s.

Admission by donation.

BISHOP NEHRU Nineteen-yearold NYC rapper brings his Magic 19 Tour to town in support of his forthcoming album. 8pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $15 at Bit.ly SONGS OF THE SOUL International classical, world and jazz musicians play the songs of Maestro Sri Chinmoy with participating artists including Mandu, Pranlobha and Bhoiravi, Kanala, Ashru Dhara and others. 7:30pm at Granville Island Stage. Admission is free.

NINE O’CLOCK GUN Blues and boogie rock from the Vancouver band with special guests Redfinn, BORT and Servo. 9pm at Media Club. Tickets $10 at TicketWeb.ca or $13 at the door.

THE TRAGIC TRIBUTE A fundraiser for cancer research and tribute to Canada’s iconic band with performances from Seven Nines and Tens, the Waning Light, Year of the Wolf, the Unique Motels, Greasy Jungle, Blackout Lights and many more. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre.

Cover is $5-$1 0 sliding scale.

COMEDY RORY SCOVEL An infectious stage presence and engaging charisma featured on Comedy Central, Conan and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from this South Carolina comic. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret.

Tickets $20 at TicketFly.com

THEATRE/DANCE THE DANCE TEACHER A charming young man is convicted of a crime despite declaring his innocence from jail, as the story weaves back his final days in university until the moments before his sentencing in an effort to gauge his guilt. 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $10 at BPT.me. Runs again Sept. 9-10.

THE BOOK OF MORMON A religious satire set in the context of a hilarious musical follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion.

8pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Tickets at ShowtimeTickets.com.

Runs until Sept. 4.

THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM George Farquhar’s glorious Restoration comedy follows two charming bachelors, broke and looking to marry for money who encounter a variety of obstacles before love presents itself, and the beaux meet their match. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at JerichoArtsCentre.com. Runs until Sept. 25.

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88 MILE TRIP Vancouver heavy metal rockers headline with special guests Dark Stone, Van Halst, and Massive Scar Era. 7:30pm at Red Room Ultra Bar. Cover is $10.

BOB MOSES New York City electronic music duo with roots in Vancouver play tunes from Days Gone By. 9pm at Commodore Ballroom.

Tickets $25+ at Ticketmaster.ca FRED & TOODY Deadmoon guitarist-vocalist and bassist-vocalist hit the stage with special guests Willie Thrasher & Linda Saddleback and Sipreano. 7pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and BPLive.ElectroStub.com

REGGAE NIGHT AT THE COBALT A four-band long weekend party featuring Railtown Sound System, Doja, Blackwood Kings and Kownterpoint. 9pm at The Cobalt. Cover is $12.

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ROB PUE A gregarious and dynamic comedian with a knack for telling it like it is, whose star has risen to become one of the brightest voices in the Canadian comedy scene with an opening set from Damonde Tschritter. 7pm & 9:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

THE SUNDAY SERVICE The award-winning improv comedy troupe brings their high energy commitment to comedy with a little slapstick shtick, carrying the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip where scenes barrel into tangents and stories smash together creating comedy gold.

9pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.

THEATRE/DANCE ROMEO AND JULIET Love at first meeting, forbidden love and a bitter feud to divide their families in this captivating love story that moves and inspires us even as it breaks our hearts. 2pm & 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org

EVENTS SERBIAN DAYS Spend an exciting weekend full of fun and activities for all ages at the 26th annual celebration of Serbain heritage, culture, cuisine, folklore, song and dance. Visit SerbianDay.com for details. Runs until Sept. 4.

EVENTS FORBIDDEN VANCOUVER It’s a murder mystery on the streets of Mount Pleasant, the suspects are at large and detective squads are on the case in the third installment of Who Killed Kraft Bier, the interactive full-scale adventure that takes audiences to the streets to catch a killer. 12pm4pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets at ForbiddenVancouver.ca

QUEER PROV Whether you’re gay, straight, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, questioning, tall, short, stout, lean, innie or an outie – queer prov is a hilarious evening of imrpov from the non-profit society dedicated to creating queer communities supporting comedy and theatre. 8pm at XY. No cover.

THEATRE/DANCE OPERA & ARIAS: THE MAGIC FLUTE The talented young stars of the UBC Opera Ensemble bring Mozart’s stunning music to life with a costumed concert staging of the his ever-popular opera with accompaniment from the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. 2pm & 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org

CHEAP & FUN KARAOKE MONDAYS Trevor Risk and Christa Belle invite you down to weekly karaoke where you can belt out your favourites cause you got drunk enough with cheap drink specials and no cover. 9pm at The Cobalt. No cover.

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JAKE BUGG English singer-songwriter and musician appears in support of his third studio album, On My One, with special guest Syd Arthur. 7pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $39.50+ at Ticketmaster.ca

BASKERVILLE When the wealthy Henry Baskerville is threatened by the fable of a bloodthirsty hound on the moors, Holmes and Watson are on the case to sniff out the culprit in this fast-paced farcical adventure where five actors portray over forty comical characters.

7:30pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub. com. Runs until Oct. 9.

PSYCHIC POLLUTION Experimental ambient noise performance art from Victoria with special guests V.Vecker, Pink Licorice and DJ Shelby. 8pm at The Astoria. Cover is $10.

MUSIC SWANS Experimental rockers led by singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Michael Gira on tour in support of The Glowing Man with special guest Baby Dee. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $25 at BPLive.ElectroStub.com IF THESE TREES COULD TALK Post-rock outfit out of Akron, Ohio tour behind The Bones of a Dying World with Driftoff, Spotlights and Seven Nines and Tens. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret.

Tickets $16 at Red Cat, Neptoon and TicketFly.com MAIAH MANSER AND SHAPRECE Electronic jazz and pop vocalist co-headlines with fellow Seattle electronic/orchestral artist with with special guest Mu. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $12 at TicketFly.com

COMEDY GAD ELMALEH Paris-based comedian, actor and writer performs Oh My Gad, a new standup show entirely in English.

7:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $35 at TicketFly.com

THEATRE/DANCE THE GLASS MENAGERIE A Canadian production of the Tennessee Williams’ classic revealing the story of family members whose lives form a triangle of quiet desperation, each in an individual version of hell while simultaneously seeking escape from each other. 8pm at PAL Theatre. Tickets at GlassMenagerie. ca. Runs until Sept. 25.

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EDEN Irish electronica musician and producer on tour in support of his sophomore EP, I Think You Think Too Much of Me, with special guest Elohim. 7pm at Rio Theatre.

Tickets $20 at TicketWeb.ca

COMEDY TJ MILLER Nationally touring stand-up comedian brings the Meticulously Ridiculous Tour to town with special guests Kate Miller and Nick Vatterott. 6pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $32.50 at TicketFly.com

THEATRE/DANCE

CARRY ON: A MUSICAL Set in the baggage claim at YVR, this expanded production examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them in a common seeking of moving their lives onwards and upwards. 7:45pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com. Runs until Sept. 18.

EVENTS ACCORDION NOIR FESTIVAL Annual celebration of underground accordion culture brings together artists from around the globe for four days of concerts, dance parties, community events and cabaret. Visit AccordionNoirFest. com for tickets and schedule.

Runs until Sept. 11.

PERICLES In an ancient and exotic pagan world, a hero sets out to win the hand of a princess, instead uncovering a terrible secret launching a thrilling adventure marked by far-flung travels, love lost and found, and profound redemption. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach. org. Runs until Sept. 21.

FRINGE FESTIVAL Vancouver’s annual alternative theatre festival is a showcase of all artists from beginners to veterans whose productions sit on the fringe of traditional theatre experience. Visit VancouverFringe.com for tickets and schedule. Runs until Sept. 18.

CHEAP & FUN

DESTROY VANCOUVER XVIII An experimental music and sound art series coalescing around improvised forms of music featuring Adriana Lopez, Christina Kubisch, Friends+War, Katharina Ernst, hazy and minimal violence with visuals by Emily Thacker. 8:30pm at VIVO Media Arts (2625 Kaslo).

Tickets $15 at EventBrite.ca

BINGO FOR LIFE This weekly extravaganza marries brilliant prizes, cheap drinks, snappy drag queens and your Mom’s favourite game for an evening of grabbing life by the balls, raising funds for the Friends For Life Society. 8pm at Celebrities Nightclub.

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The Celebrity Dim Sum is a signature fundraising event for AIDS Vancouver. You will be served with delectable Dim Sum brunch by amazing local and international celebrities. This fantastic event is emceed every year by CBC Radio’s and The Vancouver Courier’s own Fred Lee and Sophie Lui, Global BC News Anchor. All proceeds will be going towards AIDS Vancouver’s programs and services. Come and network with our celebrities and more than 300 people in the room.

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Vancouver’s Jessi Cruickshank is co-hosting CBC’s The Goods with Steven Sabados, premiering Oct. 3 . Contributed photo

Finding the BC in CBC Television

Homegrown stars and shows in CBC’s fall schedule Sabrina Furminger Reel People @Sabrinarmf

A homegrown comedienne, a locally produced documentary series about a BC high school, and a Vancouvercentric espionage thriller will represent the 604 in CBC Television’s fall line-up.

Canada’s publicly funded television network announced the premiere dates for its fall programming last week, and The Romeo Section – the CBC’s lone scripted series shot in Vancouver, about a veteran spy moonlighting as a university professor – returns for its second season on Oct. 5.

The schedule also features the Oct. 3 premiere of The Goods, a daily talk show helmed by Steven Sabados (Steven and Chris) and Vancouverite Jessi Cruickshank, as well as the Oct. 2 debut of This is High School, a sixepisode reality show filmed on location in a Kamloops high school by Vancouver production company Paperny Films.

CBC’s 2016-2017 schedule is anchored by “distinctly Canadian content,” says Sally Catto, CBC’s general manager of programming, during the network’s fall season media junket in June.

“The goal is to be high quality in whatever we’re

doing, and to give our audiences a depth and breadth of content, because we are the national public broadcaster,” says Catto. “You want to feel like you have programming that has something there for everyone, because Canadians are funding us. It’s all about authenticity for us.”

For Cruickshank – who honed her comedy chops in a Point Grey Secondary improv troupe with Seth Rogen (“There were seven dudes, and me. Our team uniform was shirts and ties. I have photo evidence of this, which needs to be burned, or tweeted”) – co-hosting the Toronto-based The Goods alongside Sabados (whose previous show ended when his partner in work and life, Chris Hyndman, died unexpectedly in 2015) represents a shift in demographics.

“I’ve only ever been in primetime or late-night, and going from my late-night days at MTV, I have to learn not to swear,” laughs Cruickshank, who also hosts Canada’s Smartest Person.

“In daytime, you have the privilege of being in people’s rooms during the day, which is a very intimate time.You can’t be fake when you’re in people’s homes every day.

I want the show to be filled with real moments and real people.”

And comedy. Cruickshank says The Goods is going to bring the funny back to Canadian daytime TV. “We certainly don’t do that in Canada,” says Cruickshank.

“I think we all take ourselves a little bit too seriously when it comes to lifestyle televi-

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sion, and I want to bring irreverence and fun and joy.”

Cruickshank’s high school days with Rogen (and his frequent collaborator, Evan Goldberg) would likely make for irreverent scripted television, too – but CBC’s new docu-series This is High School takes a different tack, offering up a stark and honest peek into contemporary high school life.

The show is the latest from executive producer David Paperny, whose Vancouver-based production company, Paperny Films, specializes in non-fiction fare.

Paperny and co. installed 48 cameras and microphones throughout South Kamloops Secondary in early 2016. For seven weeks, the television crew observed students, teachers, and administrators via live feeds in a portableturned-control-room located on the playground.

The end result reveals a great deal about how students (and the adults in their lives) cope with the vagaries of teenage life, according to Paperny.

“Kids have real problems, and real issues, and real love, and real ambition, and real talent,” says Paperny.

The longtime Vancouverite also produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (1993). “There’s this genuine, raw beauty in who these students are that we get to film.”

On the scripted side, Vancouver talent is present in shows produced outside of BC. Michelle Morgan has

already logged 157 episodes as Lou Fleming, sister to heroine Amy Fleming (portrayed by Amber Marshall), on Heartland. The horsecentric family drama films on location in rural Alberta, and kicks off its tenth season on Oct. 2.

The last several seasons have been particularly satisfying for Morgan because “it’s gotten more challenging,” she says. “Lou divorced. She’s now a single mom. She’s a working mom.

There’s no work-life balance in real life, and it’s tough, and the way they’re writing Lou is very true to that, so that’s been really exciting for me.”

And as for the second season of Vancouver’s only scripted CBC show, The Romeo Section showrunner Chris Haddock promises the same intrigue and nuanced storytelling as the first season, but with an all-new arc influenced by current events.

The characters will be “pulled into an atmosphere of paranoia that is attached to contemporary days,” says Haddock. “There’s a lot more fear in the air. Anxiety churns, and I’m working in that direction and following our characters as they experience that, too.” W

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You can browse CBC’s fall/winter schedule at CBC.ca/television. Reel People will have more from a recent visit to The Romeo Section set in a future Westender.

Scully, Doc Brown, and Silent Bob are coming to Vancouver: Mark your calendars, lovers of sci-fi and fantasy (and gaming and anime and manga and horror and comic books): Fan Expo Vancouver is gearing up for its 2016 incarnation, and if recent guest announcements are any indication, it’s going to be the can’t-miss event of the year for local geeks.

Gillian Anderson (The XFiles’ Agent Scully), Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy), Kevin Smith (Jay & Silent Bob), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films), Karen Gillan (DoctorWho), and Jewel Staite (Firefly) are among the genre guests who will sign autographs and interact with fans over the three-day event. Also on the schedule: panels, Q&As, and a massive marketplace full of geeky collectibles. Nov. 11-13 at Vancouver Convention Centre. FanExpoVancouver.com.

Chris Carter to be honoured at VIFF 2016: Speaking of Agent Scully, her creator – The X-Files showrunner Chris Carter – will be honoured on Oct. 7 as part of the 35th Vancouver International Film Festival. Carter (who brought The X-Files back to Vancouver in 2015 to film a six-episode event series) will receive the VIFF Industry Builder Award for Sustainable Production at a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon. On the same day, Carter will open the Sustainable Production Forum, presented by Creative BC, at the Vancouver International Film Centre.

The one-day event will (according to the press release) “lay the groundwork for showcasing Vancouver as a world-class destination for sustainable screenbased industry production.

In his keynote, Carter will address the importance of sustainable production and possibilities for the future.” The Sustainable Production Forum is a free event and registration is required; more information and registration will be available at viff. org on Sept. 8. Tickets for the VIFF Industry Builder Award luncheon (which will take place in a ballroom at the Fairmont Pacific Rim) are available for purchase at BoardOfTrade.com.

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival: VLAFF returned for

its 14th edition last week.

The annual fest celebrates cinema from the Latin American Diaspora, and this year’s packed line-up includes an abundance of films from Mexico, including Natalia Bruschtein’s Time Suspended, A Day in Ayotzinapa 43 (by Rafael Rangel), four short films, and the return engagement of the Vancouvermade documentary The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

by Mexican director Juan Manuel Sepulveda. Until Sept. 4. Schedule and tickets at VLAFF.org.

I Love You So Much It’s Killing Them: A short film that was a hit of the 2016 Crazy 8s moviemaking competition won an award in a horror film fest founded by geek icon Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead). I LoveYou So Much It’s Killing Them – a stylish horror-rom-com about a lovelorn serial killer whose three loves in life are math, accounting, and killing random people – took home the award for best short film at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, which ran Aug. 18-21 in Chicago. Director Joel Ashton McCarthy tweeted on Aug. 27: “When a childhood hero of yours retweets something about a film you directed... @ GroovyBruce [Campbell] you’ve made my day.”

McCarthy also directed Taking My Parents to Burning Man and Whistler Film Festival alum Shooting The Musical (formerly After Film School).

BC shorts announced for VIFF: A couple of weeks after announcing its lineup of locally made feature films, the Vancouver International Film Festival has announced the BC-made short films that will screen at its 2016 fest. The list includes the boxing-centric Ganjy (by Leo Award-winning director Ben Ratner), Cabbie (director Jessica Parsons), The Cameraman (by The Devout director Connor Gaston), Cave of Sighs (Nathan Douglas), Clouds (Diego Maclean), Einst (Jessica Johnson), Four Faces of the Moon (Amanda Strong), Here Nor There (Julia Hutchings), and 10 more. VIFF 2016 runs Sept. 24-Oct. 14. The full line-up (including the opening and closing night films) will be announced at a press conference on Sept. 7. Bookmark VIFF. org and follow Reel People on Twitter (@sabrinarmf) for ongoing festival coverage. W

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Talking tap Ted Louis Levy brings dance history alive atVITF KELSEY KLASSEN @kelseyklassen

It has been a longtime goal of Vancouver International Tap Festival producer Sas Selfjord to bring Broadway legend Ted Louis Levy to the local stage.

This festival, she finally got her wish.

The tap master – who first made his name in the smash 1989 musical revue Black and Blue, which celebrated the black culture of dance and music in Paris between First World War and Second World War; and followed that up as a choreographic collaborator on the Tony Award-nominated musical Jelly’s Last Jam and Tony Award-winning hit Bring In ‘Da Noise! Bring In ‘Da Funk!; as well as an appearance in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X – will be making not one but three appearances at VITF. The first and main event is in performance with the likes of Billy Siegenfeld (Jump Rhythm Jazz Project), Terry Brock (Vancouver Tap Society), Irish dancer Joel Hanna, and Toronto’s Andrew Prashad in Tap Masters (Sept.

3 at the Norman Rothstein Theatre); the second is a nine-hour advanced teaching

common standard throughout the ballet world.We don’t have that base in America.We don’t have that [in tap].

And improvisation I stay completely away from, but I think for [today’s dancers] like Jason Samuels Smith, Sarah Reich, Anissa Lee, Dormeshia, Savion Glover, Stephanie Cadman, these are people that I believe are astute enough in their technical ability and musical ability and confident in their personal development to express it, or even challenge themselves in the space of improvisation.

residency on swinging and singing; and the third is with “Ted Talks” – an opportunity opening night (Sept. 1) to hear personal highlights and lessons from his legendary career as he talks tap with festival headliner Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards.

We caught up with the gregarious Emmy Award winner by phone in NewYork to get a taste of where the conversation might go on Thursday.

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about the first time you ever took a dance class.

Did you connect with dance right away?

I think so. It wasn’t dance; it was tap. It was absolutely when I got my first pair of tap shoes. And it was my teacher.

My teacher, Shirley Hall Bass, had this energy about her that was infectious. She was very, very motivating.

And very, very careful about how she introduced you to it.

And it was really something, because inside of her teaching was just so much.

The first song I ever danced to was Count Basie’s song, “Roll ‘Em Pete” [sings a verse].

“Roll ‘Em Pete” was the name of the song and it was about a girl! [Laughs] So, you know, being a 14-year-old boy in Chicago on the South Side – there’s two things they think about: sports and girls. And

Broadway legend Ted Louis Levy comes to Vancouver for the first time for the Vancouver International Tap Festival.

Contributed photo for me it was tap dancing and girls. And the minute I put the shoes on, Miss Shirley Hall Bass had a way of giving you information and giving you confidence at the same time that this is what you’re supposed to be doing. Her confidence was transferred to you.

nical perspective on the dance.

A common technique base.

When I took ballet in Hawaii while I was in the Navy, I learned the levels of ascension.

A beginners’ class was defined by a technique base in ballet.

You went to intermediate after you learned those technical aspects of ballet. And that is a

Why do you think tap hasn’t developed the same structure as ballet?

Well, because it was born differently. Right now, the world is tap dancing. And they really tap dancing! [Laughs] And it’s amazing.You go on the Internet and all you can do is smile, because these crazy people with these metal plates on the bottoms of their feet are just going for it, man.

And the joy and sincerity and power and grace…

I think the developmental process of tap dance, though, is different from other dance forms. Because – unless you’re talking about flamenco, because flamenco was [also] born out of a sense of struggle – tap dance was born out of a neces-

sity for freedom in America.

This is not something I made up. When we were doing Black and Blue on Broadway, I would sit with Bunny Briggs and George Hillman, and these are all mistrel and vaudeville dancers. Sammy Davis Jr. was a minstrel – he was the connection between minstrelsy and vaudeville.

And minstrelsy was born out of a necessity for freedom.

First of all, with black face and black tap – white performers were putting on black face but black performers would do it as well in order to find their way north.The troupes would find their way north to freedom, and this is what Bunny Briggs said.

Tap dance grew up with the blues, the call and response that came from the chants in the cotton fields that the slaves would sing to each other and send each other messages for freedom. Or the path to freedom would transfer to the call and response between dancers.

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When you teach now, do you impart any of the techniques that she used with you?

Well you know what… One of the things that we lack in tap dance right now is a tech-

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Home Is Where The Art Is: How jewellery brands are Sonia Chhinji of Woodlot harnessing social media Aileen Lalor Style File

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Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m Sonia Chhinji and I’m the co-founder of Woodlot.

We create natural products for home and body out of our studio based in Mount Pleasant,Vancouver.

How did you get started in making natural products and what led you to where you are now?

My partner and I share an interest in making. He was taught how to make soap back in Lebanon, and I was always tinkering with turmer-

If you’re still browsing the high street for your jewellery, you’re missing a trick. As with everything else, smart shoppers now are hunting the coolest, most unusual and prettiest pieces online – specifically, on social media.The dominant platform? Instagram.

Sonia Chhinji of Woodlot. Contributed photo ic masks and ghee tealights as a young girl.We started making candles at home and giving them away as gifts, received some initial traction and decided to take the leap into creating our own line of natural beauty and home decor handcrafted goods.

Do you have a Vancouver muse? Or a favourite place in or around the city that inspires you?

I am inspired by all the flowers and trees in the city.

One of my favourite things to do is bike the city during cherry blossom season.

When it comes to style/design, what is the one thing you covet the most?

I love pairing ethnic art with mid-century modern pieces. I love a good rug, couch or art piece.

Do you have any predictions for the future of your industry?

The natural beauty/home goods space is growing alongside ingredient knowledge from customers. I predict a similar shift in thinking will happen with beauty products as it did with food.

How would you describe Vancouver’s artistic/creative community?

Collaborative, talented and

supportive. I am especially loving all the public art displayed throughout the city.

What is your favourite creative website?

I love Monocle and Vice.

If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing?

I can’t imagine myself to be doing anything else at the moment, but ask me tomorrow ;) Finish this sentence: My day is not complete without...

Coffee and a walk in the city.

Is there a song or a musician that inspires you to create?

Hip hop always gets me in the mood to create and get stuff done.

Do you have a favourite creative space?

When I am feeling in a rut, I love working out of startup spaces or coffee shops, anywhere where the vibe feels energetic.

Artistically, what is your favourite part of the city?

I love walking through Mount Pleasant.There’s a ton of public art, murals and artist studios. W ShopWoodlot.com

LOCAL STARS

Vancouver-based designer Leah Belford founded Leah Alexandra (LeahAlexandra. com) more than 10 years ago, specialising in gemstone and pearl jewellery. She started her first Instagram account in 2010, when the platform launched.

“I was drawn to it because I’m a visual person,” she says.

“Initially I had an account for personal use and then I started to feature my jewellery more often.” Now, she has almost 30,000 people following her on Instagram (@ leahalx_jewelry).

New to the industry are Vancouverites Jeremy and Braeden Ethier, aged 20 and 15 respectively, who started their line, Medea Jewelry (MedeaJewelry.com), a few months ago when they spotted an opening in the market for quality charm bracelets aimed at millennials. Social media is the main marketing platform for the brand and it already has more than 16,000 followers on Instagram (@ MedeaJewelry).

“We spent months building our social media audience before we even had products to sell,” says Jeremy.

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE

Followers are built up through influencers – celebs, bloggers and Instagrammers

Medea’s Hamsa Hand bracelet. Contrbuted photo who receive products or cash to post about your brand.

“We embrace our ambassadors and love to share these collaborations,” says awardwinning British designer Imogen Belfield (@ImogenBelfield), whose “rockesque” pieces are sold here at Wardrobe Apparel (WdrobeApparel.com). “It enables our product to be seen internationally – new work as well as classic pieces that are worn time and again.”

How is it set up? “Influencers with 500,000 or one million followers will negotiate and want cash, which is not something we’re engaging with because we don’t have the budget,” says Ethier. “But if we approach 10 influencers, usually four or five will agree to post something for a free bracelet.”

Belford is very selective about who she’ll work with and how. “I have my aesthetic, and I understand straightaway from looking at an influencer’s posts whether they’re right.

I have a visual guideline that demonstrates how I need the piece to be shot – with detail, in focus and so on.”

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Belford says that the posts that work best for her are close-up, detailed shots. “If they just wear it as part of an outfit, it won’t help,” she ex-

plains. Ethier believes it’s best to place products in their lifestyle context. “For example, pictures of our ‘dumbbell’ bracelet with someone holding a healthy acai bowl would show a boost in sales because that picture represents the lifestyle behind the product,” he explains. For Belfield, lifestyle shots and images of the pieces being worn work best.

“Shots that showcase the pieces in the London landscape, in which they are created, do well too,” she says.

All agree that one or two pictures a day is best.

“Now, with Instagram Stories, people’s feeds are getting clogged up and I’ve noticed a decline in interaction because there’s too much content. It makes me prize quality over quantity even more,” says Belford. She is also conscious of the flow of her Instagram feed.

“I like to have a good grid with nine squares that work together the right way,” she says.

“I sprinkle in lifestyle shots so it’s not all product shots.” W Aileen Lalor is the resident beauty expert at VitaDaily.com, Canada’s premiere fashion and lifestyle newsletter. For more stories like this, check out the website and subscribe.

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When discussing designing successful spaces, I speak a lot about the importance of connection and personality within the décor; choosing pieces that reflect your individuality, your style and your community allow for a creative space that invites you in, making a house a home.

One of my go-to brands when looking to bring local artisans into the finer details of design is Woodlot.With each item carefully handcrafted in their Vancouver studio, Woodlot brings beautiful scents and natural ingredients to their collection of candles, soaps and beauty products.

Not only is their packaging aesthetically on-point (essential in my industry for welcoming clients home) but the products within offer both beautiful palettes and scents to keep the design going even once they’ve been used.

This week, one half of the founding team behind the brand, Sonia Chhinji, opens up to us about the creative inspirations in and around the city that make the magic she and her partner, Fouad, create, happen.

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Make your BBQ veggie-friendly Patty Javier Gomez Whole Nourishment

@WholeNourishBC Barbecues are a great opportunity to bring people together and enjoy some great food. It is also a fun way to show off your grilling skills and finally make that awesome dish you have been bragging about around the office (you know the one).

But after all is said and done and you have perfected those grilled barbecue ribs and burgers, and everything is prepared for your much anticipated Saturday afternoon outdoor meal, a wrench is thrown into your meaty plans. Sally is coming with her partner and they are now both vegetarian.

What are you to do? Do you splurge on your usual veggie or fruit platter purchased at the grocery store?

Maybe grill some asparagus and call it a day?

No. There is still another way for you to rock that barbecue like a boss. After all, you are the grill master.

I was a vegetarian for over a decade and most of the time when I went to a barbecue, or any other food gathering for that matter, vegetarian options consisted of several types of salad, fruit (it may or may not be cut up into edible sizes) and maybe a potato. Very rarely was there a main dish or a creative take on a classic veggie, so I basically stuck to the side dishes.

Next barbecue, don’t be that guy. Razzle dazzle your guests with your own creation or a classic with a twist, and your vegetarian friends will love you because they

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get to eat and feel culinarily included.

You don’t have to be a professional chef to impress. All you need is a little creativity and a knife. Here are some ideas to get those mouths watering.

VEGGIE KABOBS

This is a really easy way to incorporate some veggie items to your meal.You could go classic with veggie kabobs, but put a spin on it by marinating the veggies in a yummy sauce of your creation and saving some to pour on top when serving for an extra kick of flavour.

CORN ON THE COB

Forget boiling or steaming these puppies. Grill them on the barbecue and add flavours like butter, lemon juice, dill, Parmesan or even blue cheese.

You won’t regret it, and neither will your mouth. If you are going to serve a side dish, do it with style.

STUFFED TOMATOES OR PEPPERS

Grab one of these awesome veggies and stuff them with rice or quinoa or other fun ingredients, and don’t forget to add herbs and spices! There are so many Internet recipes that will help you kill any stuffed veggie like a champ, and you don’t have to stick to just tomatoes and peppers, eggplant and portobello mushrooms like to get in on the action too.

GRILLED VEGGIE SALAD

Roast or grill a bunch of veggies, grab some quinoa and maybe some feta and fresh tomatoes, mix it all together with olive oil and apple cider vinegar and

sea salt. Contrary to what Homer Simpson would have you believe, it’s a simple and quick way to make friends.

BEAN BURGERS

If you got beans you can make a great veggie burger, all you need are breadcrumbs, egg and a little bit of imagination!

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Long story short: I met a girl, we became friends and we started a band together, then became sex friends, then I fell in love with her. She said she was in love too, then she back-pedalled and we stopped seeing each other intimately and stayed best friends. But, I’m still in love.

Now she’s dating other guys and some are friends of mine.

It hurts real bad and I’m mad at her because she’s not being sensitive and is hitting on them in front of me, even though she knows how I feel.

It sucks that she does that to me, her “friend.”

Of course, she can do whatever she wants to, and I have no right to control her. I know this is my fault for mixing our friendship with my love for her, but she will make out with men in front of me. Men that I introduce her to.

Anyway, the best solution would be to stop seeing her at all, but I don’t want to stop the band, and I still want her to be the valuable and importantin-my-life friend she is to me.

This situation is driving me crazy and hurting me really bad. What should I do?

I love male heartbreak. It’s so honest. Girls will do this thing where they pretend that everything is fine.They will try to convince themselves (out loud to their friends, of course) that they are glad to be single or how this was the best thing to ever happen to them, really, like really, all the while, we onlookers can see the tears bubbling in her ducts.

Men don’t do this.When men are heartbroken, they pour their souls out when they know they are in the company of trusted friends. Or when the booze takes over. Otherwise, they play silent like vets fighting the memory of witnessing their best friend’s head blown off in battle.

Whenever I am feeling sorry for myself, I like to imagine Justin Timberlake crying.

Not that he is the highest echelon of “cool” or anything, but the world basically voted him “Least Likely To Ever Be Dumped” when he left Britney. Picture Mr.Timberlake, sitting in his minimally decorated, multi-million dollar mansion, slumped over a bowl of gluten-free pasta, poking his fork into the dish like a child navigating his last piece of broccoli. He’s got it all, but his china doll heart is cracked into a million pieces and no amount of designer swivel chairs and cowhide rugs can change that. Have you had a good Timberlake cry yet?

I suggest you do. Mourn the

loss. My grandmother, Geraldine Way, is one of the wisest, toughest, most elegant women I know.When I was heartbroken over my first “true love,” I acted like the biggest loser on Planet Crybaby. Sick of my moping, my grandmother asked me something, “What would you do if he had died instead of broken up with you?”

Stunned, I answered cautiously. “I would try to remember the good stuff. I would try to preserve the memory of the things that he did to make my life better, not worse. I would forgive him.”

“That’s what you have to do now,” she said. “He basically is dead.Your relationship has died.You will no longer be together in that way.You have to accept that.”

She was right. Harbouring resentment for his decision to move on without me wasn’t doing me any favors. It was making me miserable.

Of course it’s not that easy, ever. I know it kills you to watch this girl go on unfazed while you blubber into your macaroni salad, but you can’t control her actions – you can only control yours.

Let’s start with refraining from introducing her to poten-

tial suitors she wants to suck face with.You need to take a step away from her.Your interactions should be reserved for band practice alone. And while we are at it… is this band really worth feeling this crappy?

A hiatus never killed anyone.

You can’t be friends with the girl who just broke your heart. Everyone and their grandmother (including mine) has tried and failed.

Go onYouTube, listen to “Cry Me A River” by Justin Timberlake and just go nuts.

Then, wipe your face off.

Speak of this to no one, and slowly start backing away from your ex.Tell her you have to take a break from her friendship so you can move on. If you remain her whipping boy, she will stomp all over your heart as she waltzes into her next relationship and before you know it, you’ll be there helping her pick out a wedding dress. Forget that.

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Chevron offers gas station, city sites for redevelopment PETER MITHAM @bivnews

Chevron Canada Ltd. has put three of its Vancouver locations on the block, citing a revved up property market.

One of the properties is downtown’s second-to-last gas station, at West Georgia and Bidwell streets. One of several redevelopment plays along West Georgia, its redevelop-

ment would leave downtown with just the Esso station at Burrard and Davie streets.

Also on the block is the station on Dunbar at West 39th Avenue and the commercial filling station on Clark Drive at East First.

“These particular locations have a higher and greater landuse potential relative to their current operations,” Chevron said in a statement, noting

that it will continue to have 22 retail locations in Vancouver.

Esso sold its retail operations in BC and Alberta to 7-Eleven Canada Inc. earlier this year, a move also designed to recoup equity from its sites while keeping its brand in the local market.

REDEVELOPMENT CAPACITY

The closure of service sta-

tions across the city creates redevelopment opportunities, even though site remediation can take years.The addition of development capacity to the city is good news, however, when supply and density is viewed as critical to putting housing in reach of more people.

But just how much development capacity does the city have?

Ten years ago, departing co-director of city planning Ann McAfee told participants in Simon Fraser University’s City Program that Vancouver had 86,000 undeveloped housing units within its boundaries.

Two years ago, in June 2014, Coriolis Consulting Corp. completed a report for the city that identified 76,257 units of undeveloped housing (including 15,137 units of capacity created since 2009).

“Over the last five years, the City has approved rezonings faster than the new capacity is being used,” it noted, a comment opponents to increased density in the GrandviewWoodland neighbourhood frequently cite. “The City has sufficient capacity in existing zoning and approved community plans to accommodate over 20 years of supply at the recent pace of residential development.”

So how much exists now, and how much is enough?

Queries to the city over the past month failed to yield an answer regarding Vancouver’s current residential development capacity, but the Urban Development Institute’s latest quarterly report on the Metro Vancouver market indicates that population growth is no longer growing at twice the pace of the housing stock (the case for much of the past five years).

Strong housing starts this year combined with weaker population growth mean the ratio has fallen below 1.5 newcomers for every housing

start for the first time since fall 2011.

Keeping population growth and starts in step clearly isn’t just about capacity: it’s about being as open to new development as it is to new arrivals.

CROWD CAPACITY

It’s been a hot summer for local ski hills: Mount Baldy finally changed hands,Vail Resorts Inc. made a $1.4 billion bid for Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc., and the province recently approved the master plan for the Valemount Glacier Destination Resort.

But in a move cast as sticking it to the Man, Red Mountain Ventures Inc. president and CEO Howard Katkov has turned to the little guy to raise funds for Red Mountain Resort near Rossland.

Crowdfunding allows the average powder enthusiast to stake a minimum of $1,000 on a share in the former community ski hill, which Katkov and fellow investors acquired in 2004.

Transformation of the hill has proceeded slowly since then, but last winter was the resort’s best ever. Moreover, William Cole Companies of Texas is proceeding with the Josie, a new hotel that will add 106 rooms and conference space to the property. It will complement the existing 120seat conference centre Katkov developed on the mountain, part of an ambitious makeover that since 2008 has largely focused on developing the hill’s amenities.

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As the City of Vancouver examines the impact of shortterm rental companies, Airbnb has started upping the ante by offering new hosts a $250 signing bonus.

The catch is that they have to sign up by August 31, live within 25 miles of downtown Vancouver and have a minimum booking value of $100 per night.The host must stay no later than September 30.

“Once you activate your new listing and host your first guest, we’ll send you a $250 cash bonus,” Airbnb notes on its website.

Short-term rentals from companies such as Airbnb, VRBO, OwnersDirect and Flipkey have been controversial because many see them as taking away housing that could be rented to locals.

The rentals could also help homeowners get around any empty-homes tax that the City of Vancouver enacts.

The BC government earlier this summer passed legislation to allow Vancouver to create such a tax. Mayor Gregor Robertson floated the idea that

the tax be levied on homes that are vacant for 12 months.

Real estate watchers such as UBC business professor Tom Davidoff have panned such a tax as ineffective largely because of the proliferation of short-term rental companies.

“You might as well call [any future Vancouver tax on empty homes] an Airbnb subsidy instead of a vacancy tax,” Davidoff said earlier this summer. “If I’ve got a place in Coal Harbour, I’ll just list the place for $750 a night, somebody will take it two nights a year and I’m not vacant, what is that? That’s crap.”

Airbnb hosts also do not collect a hotel tax, which is something that hotel operators are concerned about.

The City of Vancouver earlier this summer contracted a third-party consulting firm to examine 10 platforms that provide short-term rentals in Vancouver.

The city said in a July news release that the intent of the examination is “to determine how short-term rentals are affecting the availability of rental housing for families and workers in Vancouver.”

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While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

8.99lb

36%

Larabar

Coco Natura Coconut Products

30%

19.82kg

SAVE 2/6.98

34% 4.79

33%

assorted varieties 300g • product of Canada

assorted varieties

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SAVE 6.69

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Daiya Cheezy Mac

Happy Planet Nut and Matcha Green Tea Smoothies

assorted varieties

SAVE

value pack

11.99lb

DELI

Vij’s Frozen Indian Meals

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Imported Grass Fed Free Range New York Strip Loin Steaks

26.43kg

GROCERY

SAVE

8.99lb

2.99lb

2.27kg bag

2/3.00

19.82kg

6.59kg

B.C. Grown Red and Yellow Pugly Potatoes

Fair Trade Organic Hass Avocados

assorted varieties

value pack

.98lb

4.98

Organic Beef Burgers

Farmcrest Specialty Chicken Drumsticks

B.C. Grown Organic Mini Red Watermelon

Organic Seedless White Himrod Grapes from Secrest, Oliver, BC

Choices North Vancouver, 801 Marine Drive Contact Number: 604-770-2868 Hours of Operation: 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Our family-owned grocer has expanded to North Vancouver. We’re thrilled to bring North Shore residents the very finest in organic, local goods.

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