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Welcome to Poetic Licence – a weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? Danielle Dalbec.

A THOUGHT I cannot play music I used to I cannot write I never could I have so much to say...

What to do but write a line or two Danielle Dalbec moved to Vancouver 10 years ago from Ottawa so she could be outside all year round.

She is retired and loves walking around the city, riding her bike, reading and borrowing movies from the library.

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Re:“Rant/Rave,”Aug.24,2017 Stefan, you are not alone in questioning the right turn only lane at Robson going North on Denman. I’m one of the “poor sods” who was ticketed.

I have always followed the right turn rule, however, on one very hot September day two years ago with the traffic backed up for blocks, I followed a steady stream of cars travelling straight through on Denman.

My passenger had just been diagnosed with shingles and was very uncomfortable sitting in my car with no air conditioning.The officer was not interested in our dilemma and I was issued my first ticket in a driving history of almost 50 years. Perhaps someone can explain the rationale of the right turn lane. –Sadie I agree with Stefan Forrestal on the way traffic is backed up on Denman Street.When the Safeway was being built the city should have been able to put in an additional turn lane to Robson Street. At the moment, we have a hazardous step area beside the sidewalk

that is of no use to pedestrians.

The right turn option could be waived from three to six o’clock the same as Georgia and Denman going south.

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To be fair, French is a tricky language that quite a few French don’t master, along with foreigners. I have an English-speaking friend whose French sound better than mine, as I was born in one of the many regions of France that do not have French as their historical language. And, mind you, the French do terrible things to English.

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down. After all, I’m 5’7” and I lift (at least once a month).

No dice.Yank, yank, yank.

Finally I got both hands involved and the blasted rack lowered.

Now to load my bike.

First, I had to make sure I was loading it into the correct slot, so that there’s room for another person’s bike.

Then I had to make sure it’s facing the right direction, so it can be properly secured with a finicky, extendible, spring loaded metal arm.

Oh, and I had to lift my steel frame up to about chest height. Meanwhile everyone on the bus was watching the operation, driver included.

But I did it. Kind of a big deal. Performance anxiety be gone!

I hopped on the bus with a skip, and with a confident flick of the wrist I tapped my Compass card.

But my friend was not so impressed. “Next time, make sure you don’t step out into the lane of traffic beside the bus,” he warned. “You were almost hit by a car.”

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head home, I was tired and dreading the ride back. I had already biked all over the city that day. It would have been acceptable, perhaps even applaudable, for me to respect my body’s boundaries and bus home. But the bike rack, I thought. I would have to put my bike on the bike rack.

It wasn’t worth it.

Just as I was wheeling off, though, my friend noticed something was amiss.

“Your lights,” he said. “You forgot your lights!”

It was dark. I rummaged through my three bags and 18 pockets and couldn’t find them. A sense of panic slowly descended.

I couldn’t safely ride home.

Would I have to put my bike on bus rack?

You bet.

Since I choose to never ride far without my bike lights (I was the safety captain of my high school robotic’s team), the bus and bike rack were my subsequent fate.

My bus pulled up. Foot passengers loaded and I stepped off the curb to stand in front of the bus, the bike rack staring me down.

I’ll just yank at it real hard, I thought, and it will come

Moving a farm with a forklift may sound outlandish, but Sole Food Street Farms plans to do exactly that.

The small social enterprise is gearing up to relocate its farm beside False Creek, the largest of its three sites, in late October. Administrative director Matthew Johnstone says the move should be straightforward because the farms, which produce about 25 tons of fruits and vegetables a year to supplyVancouver restaurants and farmers’ markets, were built with portability in mind, noting that the farm grows its food above ground in planter boxes specifically designed to be moved with a forklift.

The farm at 88 Pacific Blvd. is sitting on a lot owned by development company Concord Pacific. Sole Food moved onto the lot in 2012 with the expectation of staying for three years, but has been able to stay for five. Now its time is up.

Come late October, Sole Food will vacate and move approximately 2,000 growing boxes, along with offices and support infrastructure, to an as-yet unannounced cityowned location with the help of the aforementioned forklift and a flatbed truck.

The exact fate of the lot is still muddy. Concord Pacific wouldn’t provide Westender with information about its

plans, and Johnstone said he didn’t know anything about the lot’s future.

It’s located in the hotly contested former Expo ’86 lands, where there have been plans for a park expansion since 1990. According to the Park Board’s draft park design from 2017, it looks likeVancouverites can expect condo towers where once there was a farm.

The move will cost Sole Foods about $125,000, which Johnstone says is a “significant part” of the organization’s yearly operating budget.

To help offset the cost, the organization will be hosting an outdoor movie night on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. (tickets by donation, available online or at the door).

Johnstone says they will be screening A New Economy, a documentary film that features Sole Food Street Farms and the work it does in providing employment to some of Vancouver’s most vulnerable residents, themajority ofwhom live in the Downtown Eastside.

When asked how the move would impact these employees, Johnstone said he’s confident it will work out, even though he can’t yet reveal the new location for the farm.

“We feel that this move will be a good one for Sole Food Street Farms,” he says. “It’s quite unusual for a farm to move,” he adds, but it’s to be expected when you “occupy lands that are ultimately going to be developed.” W

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Graffiti artist earns permission for opioid crisis art Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence

For most of this year, a bizarre game of paint ping pong has played out in the Downtown Eastside, involving a plywood wall attached to a building at 433 Carrall St., between Hastings and Pender.

At night, a well known and respected underground graffiti artist named Smokey D (aka Jamie Hardy) sprays out morbid murals, graphically chronicling the latest opioid death count or leaving tributes to fallen friends. The paintings, which show off a high level of artistic skill, serve as a harsh reminder of the very real health crisis gripping one of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods in Canada. Already in 2017, the suspected overdose deaths in the city have overtaken last year’s total. As of last week, there have been more than 230 deaths this year.

Province wide, the numbers are even higher.

Sometimes, Smokey’s art at 433 Carrall lasts a few days, other times merely overnight, until it’s painted over in a benign white or beige. Across the street at the Portland Hotel Society, employees root for Smokey D, trying to capture his latest creations on Instagram before they are removed.

Scott Stewart works for the Community Transitional Care Team, an acute care unit in the Downtown Eastside, and I count him as a longtime friend. “Those murals should be allowed to stay,” Stewart said. “They serve as an important community reminder. Covering up those specific messages is a very negative metaphor in the bigger picture.”

Earlier this month, Smokey D finally blew a fuse and let fly at whoever was painting over his opioid overdose awareness art. Here’s a snippet of the message he scrawled: “[To the] owner of [this] stupid wall … go ahead and paint over it again by 9am for what? …the 15th time?

Fuck it, you win.”

The wall has been a plain

beige ever since, and the block, which is lined with bike lanes and houses the ritzy Hi-Fi Centre, Fetch eatery and Lightform Vancouver shop, is now patrolled by a security guard.

I’ve followed this paint pit battle on Instagram and saw some of the dramatic works of art myself before they were painted over. Last week, I stopped to talk with the friendly security guard.

“There are families and tourists walking up and down here, going from Gastown to Chinatown. No one needs to see that kind of language or that kind of stuff on the wall,” he said. However, the location of the wall is the exact reason Smokey D chose it for his messaging.

“They’re the ones who really need to know what’s going on down here.”

–Smokey D.

“There’s lots of different kinds of people walking up and down Carrall Street, not just junkies. It’s a wider variety of people, and they’re the ones who really need to know what’s going on down here,” he explained.

I met up with Smokey last week for a walk through his DTES neighbourhood. He was dressed in baggy hip hop-style clothing and a red baseball cap pulled down low, which makes him look much younger than his years.

It was like taking a stroll with the King of Kensington. Every few feet for many blocks, people of all stripes and situations cheerfully shouted his name. “Hey Smokey!

How’s it going today?”

Smokey would answer with an equally friendly greeting.

“I’ve been down here for 25 years, eh? I know everybody.”

Most of Smokey’s most elaborate and colourful murals, all of which warn against the deadly dangers of fentanyl, are found in al-

Top: DTES graffiti artist Smokey D. (a.k. Jamie Hardey) with one of his ‘fentanyl kills’ murals.

Grant Lawrence photo Bottom left: Smokey D.’s message to the owners of the wall at 433 Carrall St. Right: An undated mural blasting the opioid crisis death toll. Scott Stewart photos leyways, but most people are afraid to venture down those, he said, hence the importance of the higher profile canvas at 433 Carrall.

Smokey D is a recovering heroin addict who grew up on the North Shore, graduating from Carson Graham Secondary in 1986. He admits to selling heroin before getting hooked on it himself and winding up in and out of jail. Smokey is also a dad to a 10-year-old boy named Chase, and lights up when he talks about him. “Chase is my favourite artist in the world!” Chase’s name is tattooed on Smokey’s neck.

Smokey credits Kurt Lock, a health research coordinator at the Crosstown Clinic, for getting him off deadly street drugs and onto clean pharmaceutical heroin. Smokey’s

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girlfriend of 10 years, Dawn Sangster, died last year of a fentanyl overdose in a momentary street drug relapse after being clean for a year and a half. It was her death in particular, among the deaths of many other friends, that sparked Smokey’s graffiti awareness campaign.

“The drugs are like Russian Roulette down here man, you never know what’s going to kill you. Fentanyl, carfentanil, it’s in everything. It’s everywhere now.

I try to help other people to not repeat the same mistake.”

Smokey had no idea who was continually painting over his murals at 433 Carrall St., so I decided to find out.

The Goodbye Graffiti “wet paint” signs taped to

the wall in question were a pretty obvious start. According to the Goodbye Graffiti call-centre operator I spoke to, the address is a privately owned property on their “Ever-Clean Program,” meaning they patrol it constantly.

Danielle Beck, general manager for Goodbye Graffiti, told me in an email that they “do not target any specific graffiti tagger or hold any particular political or ideological stance regarding any specific message.” In the same email, Beck added that she can “personally understand and deeply sympathize with [Smokey D’s] message, however the message must be delivered in the appropriate way.”

433 Carroll St. is registered to Anthem Properties,

a Vancouver development and management company that owns swaths of commercial real estate all over B.C. Traci Lovell is the Anthem property manager in charge of 433 Carrall. When I explained why I was calling, Lovell claimed to have no idea that the graffiti being covered up was opioid crisis awareness messaging.

“If we see graffiti, we get rid of it. It’s our private property, so we naturally work hard to make sure all of our properties remain clean,” she explained, also mentioning that Anthem does outreach in the community.

When I spoke with Smokey, he said he’d be willing to adjust his message. “I’d love to find a happy medium so it could continue. I’d tone down the language and wouldn’t go as hardcore with the images,” he suggested.

I relayed Smokey’s pledge to Lovell, and asked her if Anthem Properties would consider allowing Smokey D to resume painting on the plywood wall attached to their private property. To my amazement, Lovell agreed.

“I’ll inform security and Goodbye Graffiti that Smokey can have exclusive use of that specific wall for his messaging,” she said.

And, whether Lovell knew it or not, Anthem Properties’ decision to allow Smokey’s murals to continue couldn’t have been better timed: Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. “That’s amazing, that’s so cool!” Smokey exclaimed when I told him the news.

“But I guess I’ll believe it when I see it.” Smokey and I walk over to Carroll Street so I can introduce him to the security guard. “Just keep the art clean, man,” the guard said, sternly.

Will Smokey’s art survive?

Check it out for yourself the next time you walk down Carroll between Gastown and Chinatown.

As for a solution for the opioid crisis, Smokey had this to add: “If more people could get into programs like mine at the Providence Crosstown Clinic, we’d see a lot less crime and, more importantly, a lot less death.

That’s the message I’m trying to get across. And now I get to paint again.” W

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Patching things up: Wayward Kickstarter campaign makes good KELSEY KLASSEN @kelseyklassen

received any planters or other rewards, and campaign email updates from Houston had dried up.

Answers, and, in some cases, Unhappy comments planters, have finally started flooded the campaign mesto flow for supporters of a four-year-old local Kickstart- sage board and Patch Facebook page. They, too, went er campaign. unanswered, fuelling the ire In 2013, riding the wave of the Patch and Kickstarter of the grow-your-own-food communities. movement, Patch Planters Westender got wind of the founder and urban agriculissue and was the first to ture advocate Kent Housreport the details ton successfully surrounding the raised more than wayward Kick$50,000 towards starter campaign the manufacture of and MIA local his stylish, locally entrepreneur designed, self-wabut, without tering indoor herb comment from planters.

Houston, supPeople who porters could contributed $29 only speculate or more to the efas to what had fort were told they happened to the would receive Kent Houston funds, or to the one of the compact, company’s creator. white, collapsible planters.

Then, two weeks ago, a Things fell apart shortly local businessman named after, however, when HousDavid Woodward reached out ton seemingly disappeared via email saying he, under the with the Kickstarter camPatch brand, was now fulfillpaign funds, and without ing the campaign and mailing fulfilling any of the promised out planters to every Kickcampaign rewards. The starter supporter that they campaign was estimated to had been able to contact. deliver in July of 2013. By A few days later, HousJanuary of 2014, the 639 campaign backers still hadn’t ton also reached out to the

Westender, looking to tell his side of the story. According to Houston, just as Patch was reaching its peak of popularity, a personal battle with addiction and anxiety was also taking root.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself,” Houston begins, speaking with Westender in a coffee shop near Olympic Village, sporting a crisp grey T-shirt, stylish sneakers and some stubble. “I started [my prior company,] Houston Landscapes, on a shoestring.

I did very well with it and I thought I was smarter than I was, and I was probably more ambitious than I should have been.

“Really, I wanted to be, like, the Steve Jobs of urban agriculture,” he says, with a laugh.

Just before starting Patch, though, he broke his collarbone in a skiing accident and was given a prescription for painkillers, setting off a dark chapter in what he characterizes as a lifetime of highs and lows.

“I knew there were dangers with Percocet and OxyContin,” Houston admits. “I had no idea the extremity of those dangers, but it relieved my stress and my anxiety. I was

No data discipline needed.

Patch’s new owner, David Woodward, revived the failed Kickstarter project and has fulfilled roughly 85 per cent of the campaign. Contributed photo just like, ‘Ahhhh. Now I’m on this warm fuzzy cloud and I can start this business from here.’”

Houston remained addicted to OxyContin for two years, taking upwards of 160mg a day, before quietly getting clean with a doctor-assisted home detox prior to the launch of the Kickstarter campaign.

In hindsight, that approach was a mistake, he says.When he filmed the campaign video for Patch, he says he was

broke, depressed and still experiencing severe side effects of the withdrawal and detox medication.

“I was just pretending everything was fine when I was just unravelling inside,” he recalls.

When asked directly, Houston says he did not launch the Kickstarter campaign with the intention of using the money for drugs. Rather, he says things went sideways when, after paying the Kickstarter fees and reimbursing some

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friends who had artificially bolstered the campaign, he didn’t have enough money to actually manufacture and ship the planters.

“When it all shook out and Kickstarter took their cut and I paid [the other] money back, what was left in the bag was not enough to fulfill the campaign. Now, if I had have been of sound body and mind,” he pauses, “the obstacle wasn’t that large. I wasn’t that short. I could have figured it out… but I was basically going through a nervous breakdown.”

Houston says the shame of the failure was crippling, and his response was to go silent.

He ignored the mounting concern of the campaign backers.

He ignored the Facebook messages. He ignored the media requests. He spent the money.

But it did not go away.

“I didn’t know what I was going to do,” he says. “I was just basically hoping that some magical thing would happen – the sea would part and I could walk across it – but, of course, we know that never happened.”

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How do you claim space in a sector that has been dominated and defined by white European settler culture for decades?

It’s a pressing question when you’re an artist of colour, determined to break through into a mainstream theatre world that doesn’t seem to have space for you, and it’s a question that has risen in volume and frequency in the Vancouver theatre scene over the last several years.

We’ve heard it when companies cast white actors to play characters of colour, or when they try their hand at non-traditional (sometimes called colour-blind) casting.

For a question this pressing, no easy answers have emerged.

A tipping point of sorts did come in 2015, when more than 150 members of the Vancouver theatre community issued an open letter to the board of directors of the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, taking them to task for an apparent lack of diversity among Jessie nominees and recipients.The Jessies responded by inviting community consultation, subsequently instituting a diversity mandate and introducing the Vancouver Now Representation and Inclusion Award.

Rohit Chokhani was a signatory on that 2015 open letter. By that point, the dynamic cultural leader had been in Canada for five years, producing work for a long list of theatre companies, but not yet directing – and not because he lacked the skill.

“When I came [to Canada], I was as confident as I am right now as a director, but there was no space,” says Chokhani in a recent interview in a West End coffee shop. “There was no space for people to give me the kind of opportunity that I wanted, and I don’t like to wait around for things.”

Chokhani says his work has always been about more than himself; it’s about claiming space for his community. In this way, he considers himself a secondgeneration theatre artist, building on the work of trailblazing theatre artists such as Margo Kane from the Talking Stick Festival and Gateway Theatre’s Jovanni Sy. “Their work allowed a little bit of space for folk like me to enter, and now we are claiming more and more

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because of the work their generation did,” he says.

Since arriving from India (by way of the USA) in 2010, Chokhani has been an artistic producer for the not-for-profit South Asian Arts organization and growing Diwali festival, an artistic associate at the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival, and producer-in-residence at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, leveraging his positions to claim more and more space for South Asian theatre artists in and beyond Vancouver.

“This doesn’t mean seeing more South Asian stories done in a Eurocentric way.”

–Rohit Chokhani This year, Chokhani kicked that effort up a couple of notches by launching Project SAT, an initiative aimed at creating a network for developing, touring, producing and presenting national and international South Asian theatre projects in Canada. Meanwhile, he’ll make his long-awaited directorial debut next week at the helm of Bombay Black, as part of the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival’s Dramatic Works series.

All of this comes on the heels of his Jessie Award win in June for Significant Artistic Achievement (Large Theatre) for presenting Touchstone Theatre’s hardhitting sex slavery study Brothel #9 (all while curating The Cultch’s upcoming Diwali programming, too).

With Project SAT – SAT being both an acronym for South Asian Theatre and the Hindi word for truth and the inner essence – the primary goal is elevating South Asian artists. “There’s only so much we can do as independent producers, because there are only a few of us who have actually claimed that space, so the quality is there but the quantity isn’t,” Chokhani says. His goals include aiding in the development of new work and building a globe-spanning touring network. “In order for the quantity to happen, we need to create more things – and of course, we can produce things here, but they need to go elsewhere in Canada.

They need to go globally.”

Top: Project SAT founder and pioneering South Asian theatre artist Rohit Chokhani, pictured at his Hare Krishna temple in Burnaby. Dan Touloet photo Bottom: Bombay Black playwright Anosh Irani. Nirmal Shah photo Project SAT launched in July with a series of culturally specific workshops focused on grant writing and pitching project ideas to presenters and producers, like Chokhani.Translators for Punjabi, Hindi and ASL participants are available upon request. Upcoming workshops will focus on producing, playwriting, dramaturgy and Natya Shastra, an ancient South Asian text on the performing arts.

The aim of Project SAT isn’t to teach people of colour how to adapt their voices to the mainstream, says Chokhani, nor is it to give them tools to contort their stories so that they’re palatable according to European standards.

“This is continuing to

claim the space for South Asian artists, but this does not mean just seeing more South Asians on Eurocentric stages,” he explains. “This doesn’t mean seeing more South Asian stories done in a Eurocentric way.This actually means claiming a space to train individuals in their own ancestral way of doing things, and there are many different ancestral traditions in South Asia.”

Meanwhile, buzz has been building for his debut.

Chokhani is a Fringe veteran – he produced Siddhartha: A Journey Home and 2015’s Pick of the Fringe two-hander Mrs. Singh and Me – and for his first go in the director’s chair, he chose playwright Anosh Irani’s searingly complex, award-winning

drama Bombay Black – which is set in present-day India and follows Padma, an ironwilled mother; her daughter Apsara, who performs erotic dances for men; and Kamal, a blind stranger with a shattering secret – because of how well it captures the searing complexities of Mumbai, the city of his birth.

“When you go to India, child marriage, classicism, casteism, uneducated mentality versus educated mentality, urbanism versus ruralism, all of that is thrown in your face, whether you’re going for the first time or whether you’re going every year like me, you’re going to have to face that, and that’s what Bombay Black does.”

Irani is an Indo-Canadian playwright and novelist, and Bombay Black has been performed numerous times throughout Canada and India; Chokhani notes that this upcoming Fringe run will be the first time in Canada that the play will be directed by a Mumbai-born director of Indian descent.

Bombay Black’s cast is comprised of established stand-out actors: Jessie Award nominees Nimet Kanji and Munish Sharma, who previously shared the stage in Mrs. Singh and Me, and Leo Award-winner Agam Darshi (Sanctuary, Played), who premiered her one-woman show, Burning Point, at the Railtown Actors Studio earlier this year.

At the time of our interview, Chokhani and his collaborators were still considering the techniques they could employ to thrust audiences into the whirlwind that is modern-day Mumbai, and also compel them to consider what it’s like to maneuver through the world as a blind person. (He intends to remount the play in a few years, when time and budget permits him to conduct a global search and cast a blind South Asian actor in the role of Kamal).

Chokhani has respect for Irani because “he’s written a play about male gazing, but then he’s taken the eyes away of the person who is potentially male gazing. He’s also given the audience an ability to male gaze; but I am taking it further and not letting the audience experience the male gaze all the time, so that itself is pretty loaded.” W Information about Project SAT’s upcoming workshops can be found at projectsat.ca. Bombay Black runs Sept. 7-16 at the Vancity Culture Lab. Tickets at tickets.vancouverfringe.ca.

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@AmySnowLogan On a recent sunnyThursday morning, the sound of trumpet notes climbing against a tuba backbeat filters out across Woodland Park in EastVan. A disparate clutch of musicians, ranging from children to teens, under the direction of band leaderTim Sars, are warming up for an open-air concert under a tree. An audience begins to gather on the grass, drawn in by the rhythmic melodies.

The musicians are a part of the Greenhorn Project’s Open Air Orchestra, a free, afterschool program at the nearby Britannia Secondary School.

Every Monday afternoon from 3:30-5 p.m., musicians of all ages meet up and play music games, New Orleans jazz and original music under Sars’ direction. “It’s a super fun bunch of folks, often intergenerational.We always play a game of tag halfway through the workshop,” he says.

This is music at its most relaxed and loose, a place for young performers to develop confidence and spread their wings alongside more experienced elders.The Greenhorn Project is the brainchild of the Carnival Band, which Sars has been directing for over 10 years. And it runs in the family: along with his father, Ross Barrett, Sars has been closely involved with the grassroots band community scene on Commercial Drive for years.

At a time when many schools are cutting music programs, the Greenhorn Project aims to remove barriers for young or amateur musicians.

For Sars, the most rewarding part of his involvement is “hanging out with these amazing youth and hearing them develop.”

Greenhorn will be starting up again this September and following the school-year calendar (check Britannia Community Centre for dates).

Donations in the form of instruments or money are always gratefully accepted.

Back at the park, a young man leaps up from the audience, trumpet in hand, and proceeds to captivate the audience with a New Orleans-inflected melody. By the time he starts singing, the savvy crew of teens has joined in through voice and instrument and the park fills with music.

These bands are “a huge part of our community, bringing people of so many different ages backgrounds and income levels together,” Sars says.

“With so many people with kids trying to make ends meet, it’s so wonderful to offer a free space to bring people together and play music.” W

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The annual Fair at the PNE is famous for its wooden roller coaster, Prize Home Lottery, midway games and, of course, weird food. And the creators of those unusual food offerings are not afraid to up the ante every year when it comes to creating one-of-a-kind dishes you probably won’t find at too many places outside of the fair circuit. For those heading to the PNE this year, here are some tips you should know before tearing into that deepfried chicken foot.

The chicken feet don’t have toe nails: Chicky’s Chicken owner Scott Dennis told me during a previous interview that he has an employee whose job is to clip the nails off the chicken feet before they’re deep fried, dipped in batter and then deep fried again. Dennis says most people eat them plain, but some do go for a little ketchup or mustard.

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Carmen Saiad, manager of Chicky’s Chicken, holds up some deep-fried chicken feet served on a stick. Jennifer Gauthier photo Taco.This culinary confection includes ice cream hand rolled and mixed with your favourite toppings served in a taco shellshaped waffle cone, which is then topped with whipped cream and sprinkles.

hamburgers or French fries.

They look and taste similar to sunflower seeds roasted with the shell on. I didn’t try the fries because they were covered in gravy and I was afraid that would make the crickets soggy.

For the first time the PNE has an authentic Dim Sum stand: Dim Sum Express is serving up bite-sized portions of dumplings, pork buns and Shumai, just to name a few of the offerings.

You can eat Jamaicanstyle fish and chips on an English-style double-decker bus: Double Decker Diner has put a Caribbean twist on an old favourite, though a delicious traditional version of fish and chips is also available. Bonus:You can take your food to the second floor of the open-air bus and enjoy your fish and chips while watching the world go by.

• The PNE runs until Sept. 4.

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The crickets on the cricket burgers and cricket fries don’t have legs: (And that is a relief.)These proteinpacked insects are deep-fried and barbecued before being generously poured on top of

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First it was Squamish Music Festival that went bankrupt, and then it was Pemby Fest.

Other than the non-profit Vancouver Folk Music Festival which continues to go strong, B.C. doesn’t have a good track record when it comes to festivals featuring top international billboard artists. So it comes as music to the ears to that Vancouver is in for a two-day music festival featuring Lorde, Alessia Cara and The Strumbellas, to name a few. To top it off, ticket prices are fairly low, starting at $69 for a day pass.

So, who’s behind the Sept. 3-4 festival at the PNE and how the heck are they making it work? It’s a young, “monster music brand that has tentacles in radio, custom playlists and events,” says Rob Farina, head of the Bell Media-backed iHeartRadio.

As for how they’re making it work financially, the festival itself uses an economic model that is not only resilient to cash shortfalls, but it offers low ticket prices.

First, they cut a deal with the artists. In exchange for promotion and marketing opportunities through the iHeartRadio brand, artists agree to lower their performance price, Farina says.

“That’s how we get really large artists that usually command a massive payday

Canadian musician Alessia Cara performs Sunday, Sept. 3. for a performance; we’re able to get them at better prices.” Next they pick an established, easy-access venue. Rather than heading out into a huge field with fifty thousand people, “we go into venues where there’s kind of a production foundation, a footprint to piggyback on and PNE is a perfect example,” Farina says.

Finally, the bottom line is somewhat flexible. Unlike with most festivals, Beach Ball doesn’t need to make a huge profit to stay afloat.

“Our model is that we use these shows to market the iHeartRadio brand, and they’re not designed to... compete with those larger scale festivals,” he says.

“Ultimately our priority is making sure we deliver the best fan experience and

knowing that if there’s any kind of [financial] shortfall or the margins aren’t quite where we want them to be, that the primary reason we do these shows is to market our local radio stations and the iHeartRadio brand,” Farina says.

Beyond the festival in Vancouver, there are plans to launch festivals in Toronto and Montreal for later this year, and the iHeartRadio WestFest just wrapped up in Calgary.

“We’re really excited to be bringing the first iHeartRadio event to Vancouver, it’s been a long time coming,” Farina says. W • iHeartRadio Beach Ball runs Sept. 3–4 at the Pacific National Exhibition. Tickets $69 - $119, pne.ca.

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Cambie Bar still full of life after 120 years Three-day party celebratesVancouver’s oldest licensed establishment

throwing a three-day Cambie Fest party startingThursday, featuring live music, art shows, DJs and, of course, drinks specials (Tickets from $10, details at cambiepubs.com).

It’s notable that the Cambie has remained almost impervious to change amidVancouver’s whirlwind evolution from logging outpost to multicultural housing hedge fund.

Yehia says he’s made occasional small improvements to the venue, but not so much that people notice.That said, he recalls customers faithfully putting up with a four-month renovation to the toilets about a decade ago.

“It made me realize that this has to stay in its original form and its original mandate of being that watering hole for all walks of life; however you have come here, this is your corner,” Yehia says.

This demographic – or, rather, lack of – is another reason why people keep coming back to the Cambie,Yehia believes.

Customers range “from 19 to 99 years old,” he says, and

they sit at communal tables; it’s a “tie-free zone,” saysYehia, who gleefully reports seeing many guys in suits stuffing their ties into their pockets as they enter. Meanwhile, the Cambie Hostel upstairs houses up to 150 people from around the world, and the bar is often their first social experience of Vancouver.

It’s this mix of humanity that gives the Cambie its special atmosphere,Yehia says – and its many stories.

Yehia relates several, including the discovery of a printing press in the basement that the previous owner had used to create counterfeit cash; and the night during the toilet renovations when the six temporary Porta Potties in the lane outside were toppled, domino style.

Almost everyone who’s frequented the Cambie in their youth — and that means most people who turned 19 while living in Vancouver (or some younger teens willing to test their fake IDs) — has a “Cambie story”.

Many of them, you might imagine, describe some sort of debauchery possibly related to the Jäger Bombs on the drinks list.

But there are many heartwarming tales too, of relationships that began here and developed into long-lasting marriages.

A Facebook post by the Cambie Bar asking for patrons’ favourite stories ahead of Cambie Fest was full of many such fateful tales.

“Was there April 26, 2002, bumped into a guy that was in the same artillery unit 10 years before,” recalls Jessikah Parson. “Started reminiscing and all of a sudden we’re celebrating our 15th anniversary.

Our daughter is about to start Grade 8.”

“I met my [future] husband at the Cambie in November 2011 on a random Thursday night,” writes Jen Miller Kuni.

“We got married exactly a year ago and stopped by after the ceremony for a pint!”

Over the years, there have been many wedding receptions held in the bar,Yehia says. Even more poignant are the celebrations of life that take place there. It proves Yehia’s point that the Cambie remains a place for the community to gather – a growing rarity in downtown Vancouver.

He says he’s fielded offers to buy the property, which occupies prime real estate. But Yehia appears to feel responsibility for keeping the unique atmosphere of the Cambie intact.

“There’s nothing slick about the Cambie. It’s raw, it’s the real McCoy, it’s the ground zero of pubs,” he says. W

ward stepped in.Woodward, who owns a small manufacturing firm in Vancouver, had been recruited as the manufacturing agent for Patch around the launch of the Kickstarter. He was caught off guard by Houston’s disappearance, but, when they reconnected 18 months ago, he says he had enough faith in the product to still want to find a solution.

“We kind of became friends a little bit,”Woodward says, speaking with the Westender by phone, “and I was like, it’s such a great product, it would be such a shame to see this thing you know die with the Kickstarter campaign unfulfilled, so [Kent] basically handed it off to us and we’re now fulfilling the campaign.”

Houston is not currently involved, save for being an enthusiastic supporter, and Woodward estimates that he and the new team have honoured about 85 per cent of the original campaign and are waiting to hear back from the remainder.

The Kickstarter supporters who returned to leave

messages on the campaign wall were, for the most part, pleased and surprised.

“Yes! I received my Patch today. It was surprising, but welcome. Hard to believe, but nice. Anyway, I do appreciate the actual delivery of the product.Thanks to the new company!” wrote Robert Erlick.

“Glad to see things are getting back on track. I made the decision to support this knowing the risks. Sometimes these things don’t work out, and I’m very pleased to see that this has finally got started again.Wishing the new Patch team all the best!” shared Keira Roth.

While others wrote that they had moved on, lost interest, or would prefer a refund.

Woodward has manufactured a few thousand of the planters at this point, which are for sale on the new site at patchplanters.com, and he says he plans to grow the business with additional products and accessories.

For him, it was a conscious decision to keep the brand despite the notoriety.

“I think the design and

branding was very good, and, to Kent’s credit, I think he did a really nice job on a lot of stuff,”Woodward says. “I think that speaks to the fact that it got funded on Kickstarter and so many people were behind it. Honestly, I really liked it from day one…

The original concept was built around that brand, and we wanted to, kind of, carry through with his original intent.”

Houston says seeing the planters delivered is an unquestionable relief. “It’s like a 1,000-lb weight has been lifted off my back,” he states.

“What I’m doing right now? I call it ‘getting rid of my shame monkey.’...That [people are] getting them, it is an enormous relief.”

When asked if he is apologetic for how he handled the whole affair, his answer comes quickly: “I’m not apologetic; I’m sorry,” he says. “Sorry comes with pain.”

“I’m sorry to the whole crowdfunding community,” he adds later. “Whenever someone like me does what I did, it damages everybody else’s chances to be successful.” W

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SamYehia vividly remembers the first time he visited the Cambie Bar & Grill in the winter of 1990.

No-frills, a little worn at the edges, a bit sketchy — and that was just the regulars sinking their beer at the terry towel-covered tables scattered around the venerable downtown dive bar.

AsYehia surveyed the room from the entrance, a large chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling and crashed to the floor beside a table of beer drinkers, he recalls. A “mushroom cloud” of dust billowed up beside them.

“I was quite startled by the fact that no one moved,” Yehia remembers. “Then [the table of beer drinkers] looked around and saw the plaster.

Then they picked up their glasses, blew the layer of plaster dust off the beer glass and continued drinking.”

Yehia was so impressed, he bought the building.

Now CEO of the Cambie Malone’s Group, he believes it’s that kind of resilience and devotion shown by the Cambie’s patrons that’s kept the bar going sine 1897, give or take that party-pooping period of Prohibition.That makes it the city’s oldest surviving licensed establishment.

To celebrate its 120th anniversary,Yehia and his team are

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Continued from page 6 Instead, Houston turned to alcohol. He avoided his familiar haunts and spent the year after the campaign relying on the support of friends for housing and employment.

A friend checked him in to rehab on the Island in spring of 2014, but relapses ensued.

For two months, he was even homeless, living in Victoria’s Rock Bay. All the while, Houston was, in his own way, attempting to bring Patch to fruition.

“My struggle with sobriety is, I’ve been trying to get Patch off the ground on my own. I can’t borrow any more money. Like, maybe I could, but I just can’t. I’ve been trying to do it on my own, I’ve tried to partner with different people, and every time that it falls apart or the rug gets pulled out from underneath me and I can’t get Patch off the ground again? I just go dark,” he explains. “I drink to go dark.”

That’s when David Wood-

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Cambie Malone’s Group CEO Sam Yehia raises a glass to the Cambie bar’s venerable past. Jan Zeschky photo

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Fall style: The trouble with slogan tees Fall/Winter 2017: Aileen Lalor Style File @AileenLalor

Never before has fashion been so overtly political. It’s partly because there’s so much to resist these days, and also because Millennials are switched on and engaged, and demand their brands be the same. When it comes to making a social or political statement, the easiest (and most literal) way is with a slogan T-shirt. This was a key trend through both Spring/Summer, where the standout was Dior’s “We Should All Be Feminists,” and Fall/Winter, with Prabal Gurung’s “The Future is Female” and Haider Ackerman’s “Be Your Own Hero.”

TEES ME

Slogan tees have a long history, on and off the runway, with origins in grassroots protest movements.

To start with, people simply scrawled messages on tees.

Next, there were genuinely subversive designers like Brit Katharine Hamnett, whose first tees were for Greenham Common Peace Camp (a 1980s protest site against nuclear weapons).

There’s a valid argument for them as consciousnessraising tools. Hamnett herself told Dazed and Confused: “You can’t not read them, and once you’ve read them, they stay in your brain, churning around, hopefully making you think and act.” And it’s true that T-shirts can go where other forms of protest can’t – the perfect example of this

She Persisted Vintage Black Flowy Dolman, US$30, from Sevenly.org. Seven per cent of the purchase price goes to the YWCA USA and Worldwide. The T-shirt is fair trade and produced without slave or child labour. Contributed photo is Hamnett wearing an anti-nuclear-weapon tee to shake hands with then UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Says Vancouver craft expert and writer Leanne Prain: “There’s no other garment that has universally been altered or adopted to broadcast personal sentiments or beliefs – from the tie-dyed shirts of the 1960s to the Sharpie-inscribed Riot Girrrrrl T-shirts of my teens.”

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

This all sounds very positive, so what’s the issue

with slogan tees? Think about this: A T-shirt made at home by an activist will bear a specific message that is meaningful to them and thought provoking to others – fine, no problem. And the runway offers a global platform for these messages to be seen, so we’re OK with that, too. Although, counters fashion stylist and writer Steven Schelling, “You could buy the Dior tee that gives to Rihanna’s women’s charity or you could write a cheque to her charity directly. Do you need the tee as a receipt?

Better yet, give that money

to a charity closer to home that makes a difference in your community.”

But our real issue is with the high street. By the time the trend trickles there, the messages are blunted and diluted to tired slogans like “Girl Power” (why not “Woman Power,” for fuck’s sake?) that most likely make no impression on the observer. The T-shirts are blatantly for commercial purposes – rarely are profits donated to a cause. And high-street stores continue to manufacture their products in a way that’s damaging to people and the environment. So some 10-year-old girl slaves away in a sweatshop so a Canadian teenager can wear a piece of clothing that will soon end up in landfill. But that’s OK, right, because in the short term she can show everyone how “woke” she is, without ever really properly engaging with social or political issues?

No thanks.

MAKING A STATEMENT

Happily, there are ways to get the look, and support a cause, without compromising your principles. Find out if any of the charities and causes you support are ethically producing a tee to raise money, and buy one. Or better still, make your own Tshirt. Says Schelling: “Actually take some time to make a difference yourself: instead of wearing your colours, show your true colours. In my opinion, the most fashionable protest tee is DIY with a plain white tee and a black Sharpie.” W

Shows of strength

There was a distinct lack of ‘prettiness’ on this season’s runways – perhaps due to a truly insane year of politics that’s made women want to channel the vibe of mature and powerful, not sweet and innocent. Instead of namby-pamby pastels and girlie tea dresses, there was sharp tailoring, workwear pieces, sci-fi influenced clothing, a nod to pioneer America, and bold slogan tees.You’re not going to change the world with a pithy six-word quote (see story, left), but it’s still heartening that one of the world’s biggest industries is telling women to wake up and get politically engaged. Here’s our digest of the top trends for fall and how to wear them.

SCI-FI AND SPACE

Maybe Karl Lagerfeld’s collection was inspired by this year’s batch of spacethemed movies (Valerian, Life, Alien Covenant and more). Most of these were, in our opinion, total duds, but Chanel’s line-up was not.We won’t be adopting the quilted capes, but we are definitely into the glittery moon boots. Other brands that took to the skies included Chloé and Isabel Marant, while Gucci did an alien-themed campaign.

COWGIRLS

Brands like Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang and House of Holland headed to the Wild West for FW 2017, but, for

Dior’s workwear. Contributed photo us, the best was Coach.

Creative director Stuart Vevers’ collection was pioneer-themed, with fringing and patchwork.

We’re hoping a version of horse print will make it to the high street this season.

WORKWEAR

OK, we’re calling it workwear for the sake of variety, but really it’s just the good old Canadian tux. And there was no doubt which was our favourite rendition: Dior’s guerrilla-inspired look, with Che Guevara-style beret and a shoulder bag worn with the studded strap across the chest so it looked like an ammunition belt. New head designer Maria Grazia Chiuri’s second collection for the brand was almost entirely in navy blue, our pick of colours for the season. W

Home Is Where the Art Is: Sarah Shabacon of Bohème Goods Jennifer Scott A Good Chick to Know

@Jennifer_AGCTK One of my style icons, Sarah Shabacon of Bohème Goods (bohemegoods.com), beautifully captures the essence and allure of bohemian vintage for both decor and personal fashion. Offering handpicked pre-loved treasures from across B.C., Bohème Goods tells the story of our province through Sarah’s eyes, creating an aesthetic that’s highly coveted by those in the know.

Tell us a little about yourself.

Sarah: I’m 25 years old, married to my childhood crush, and we have two sons and a pup.We live in Maple Ridge and spend our days off taking road trips in the mountains to find new beaches or spots to spend our days

together.

How did you get started and what led you to where you are now?

I used to own a locally made label called IWTHD, which I ran for three years before slowly transitioning into something I was much more passionate about and meant to do. I grew up preferring thrift shops to malls and have always been fascinated by design and the history behind the treasures I find.

What colour best describes your personality?

Beige. It’s earthy and neutral.

What is your favourite accessory?

A good basket. I have them all throughout our house and even in my car.

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

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stories usually woven right into them.

Who is your idol or mentor?

Serena Mitnik Miller. She’s a creative in California with a cool family and beautifully designed home. She also happens to run one of my favourite shops, General Store.

Sarah Shabacon with her two sons. Whitney Krutzfeldt photo I covet a rattan day bed for my boys’ rooms. They’re so simple but have a really beachy vibe to them and are something they could keep for years.

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

I hope it continues to grow steadily because I truly believe we can make a difference – no matter how small –

to the bettering of our Earth by shopping vintage and choosing to shop ethically made clothing instead of supporting fast fashion.

Do you collect anything?

I collect rugs and textiles.

I have pieces from Turkey, Africa, Afghanistan, Scandinavia and many more countries. I’m very intrigued by the stories behind all these beautiful things that have

If you could describe your artistic style in one word, what would it be?

Bohème.

What do you wish more people knew about artists?

How we pour our all into what we do. We are expressing who we are and what we feel into our preferred art form, and that it cannot be replicated. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to put who you are into a feeling that only you can evoke in others.

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

“Something In My Heart”

by Röyksopp.

Do you have a favourite creative space?

My living room. It’s filled with light and photos of our travels and favourite things.

I turn the record player on and get to work photographing new stock.

Is there one area of your craft you find especially challenging?

The most challenging aspect of my job is finding space for storage. We’re fortunate to live in a townhome with a garage and extra room for my office, but boy, does stock add up quickly.

Do you find gloomy weather or sunshine to be more inspiring?

Sunshine all the way! On a cloudy day when the sun breaks through the clouds it’s like this magic moment where I feel all this newfound energy and emotion. W

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Every meal is cooked to order, just the way you want it - using only the freshest ingredients and traditional cooking methods. So rest easy, friends. You don’t need to deprive your taste buds any longer.

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noon from Monday to Thursday and are open to everyone. Our Meatless Monday and Wednesday Nourish Bowl are available on a pay-what-you-can basis. Tuesday and Thursday's lunches include a salad, main course, dessert, and coffee or tea for $5.

At Gordon Neighbourhood House we love sharing good food with friends! For over 75 years we have offered unique programs and initiatives that nourish our West End neighbours.

Join us this September 21st to 26th for our annual West End Food Festival where you can take part in over a dozen free workshops, such as canning, home brewing, growing garlic, and foraging food locally. The program line-up is available at our front desk and on our website.

During the growing season our urban farming team is busy planting and harvesting organic fresh vegetables for our community lunches.

These made-from scratch meals are served at

On Tuesdays we also host the affordable Curbside Fresh produce market from 3:00-6:00pm in the mini-park front of our facility at 1019 Broughton Street. This fall Gordon Neighbourhood House is excited to launch Gordon Greens, our mobile produce cart. We'll bring the fresh vegetables to you!

Keep an eye out for the cart on Thursdays throughout the neighbourhood.

Like us on Facebook and sign up for our newsletter at gordonhouse.org to receive updates about upcoming events and initiatives.

Phone: 604-683-2554 1019 Broughton Street, Vancouver, BC, V6G 2A7 gordonhouse.org

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Grown in BC. Brewmasters are passionate about the quality of hops they use to make your favourite beer and we are equally passionate about delivering what they need. BC Hop Co works with partner farmers to harvest locally grown hops and uses modern innovations to process the highest quality product in Canada.

One of our core values is to make our farms accessible, educational, and ultimately approachable for both brewers and their clients.

BC Hop FEST FRESH BEER CELEBRATION

Join us for BC Hop Fest, an annual event on the farm, featuring amazing BC breweries. Eat and drink among hops still on the bine, kick up your heels to live music, talk to your favourite brewmaster, and join us in celebrating the hop harvest.

September 30, 1-6pm

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Your Independent Grocer® is focused on providing customers with freshness and variety to allow all foodies the ability to delight their palettes.

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Joanne is a Vancouver-based writer who covers food, drink and travel for a variety of publications, including Western Living, Alive!, Wine Access, City Palate, National Post, Calgary Herald and The Vancouver Sun, in addition to her weekly Westender column on cocktail trends, tips and personalities. Before becoming an independent writer in late 2006, Joanne was a features editor and staff writer for newspapers including the National Post, Calgary Herald and The Province in Vancouver.

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You can read her latest on page 19, or catch some of her top reads at westender.com:

The Alchemist: Five top cocktail trends for 2017.

All hail the empress’ new reign.

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We are kicking off our annual Best of the City Dining awards poll in September!

Each year, thousands of people who live, work and play in Vancouver vote for their favourite places to dine and recommend the best restaurants, bars

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In return, our voters have the chance to win amazing culinary prizes!

Watch for our Best of the City Dining logo on our cover to let you know voting is open.

Thank you, Vancouver!

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After earning a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and French from the University of British Columbia, Michaela then went on to pursue a career in the wine industry. She has worked in all aspects, from fine dining restaurants to private wine stores and importation. She founded and co-owned house wine (2003-2015), a consulting company which offered private and public wine tastings as well as cellar management for private collectors.

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She is currently our weekly wine columnist, as well as a contributor to EAT, Taste and Quench magazines, in addition to her regular radio and television appearances.

Locally, Michaela judges wine competitions and presents seminars for festivals such as Cornucopia and the Vancouver International Wine Festival. She also lends her expertise abroad speaking at conferences such as Wine2Wine in Verona and Barolo’s Collisioni Festival and judging for the Wines of Portugal Challenge and Vinitaly’s 5 Star Wines Award.

Read more from Michaela on page 21, or catch some of her top reads at westender.com:

The best of BC Pinot Noirs.

The Women behind Chambar’s wine program.

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Piadinas — Italian Street Food!

A Piadina is a thin flatbread from the streets of Italy.

Piadinas are stuffed with lots of tasty ingredients like prosciutto, salami, veggies and cheese!

DIRECTIONS:

INGREDIENTS (DOUGH): 4 cups All Purpose Flour 4 tsp Lard 2 tsp Salt 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 ¼ cups Whole Milk

Combine flour, salt and lard. Mix in milk and baking powder.

Knead the dough for 10 min until smooth not sticky. Form dough into a ball, cover and let rest for 30 min at room temp.

TRADITIONAL TOPPINGS: Salami, Prosciutto, Cheese, Veggies

Divide the dough into 6. Roll out each piece into a thin circle about 2-3mm thick.

Warm the pan to high heat. Cook dough for 1-2 minutes per side. Dough should firm up but still be able to fold.

Remove from heat. Add toppings and a light dressing, if desired.

Fold and enjoy!

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If the city had a signature cocktail, this would be it: The Vancouver Cocktail is a simply perfect mix of gin, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and orange bitters. Created in 1954 at the Sylvia Hotel, it disappeared sometime in the 1960s, only to be revived in 2006 by bartender and cocktail historian Steve Da Cruz.

Enjoy it: At top cocktail bars in the city.

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Take-out poutine for your main meal, side dish, or a delicious after school treat.

Railtown Cafe specializes in healthy comfort food prepared from scratch daily by a talented team of classically trained chefs. Each of our four licensed locations offers a homespun menu of artisan bread, soups, house-made ice cream and pastries, made-to-order gourmet sandwiches, and a build-your-own salad bar unlike anywhere else in the city.

Recipe: - 1 1Ž2 oz (45 mL) London Dry style gin such as Victoria Gin or Long Table Gin - 3Ž4 oz (22 mL) sweet vermouth such as Punte e Mes or Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth - 1Ž4 oz (7 mL) or “a good splash” of Benedictine liqueur - 2 dashes orange bitters Place all ingredients in a mixing ice and stir well.

Strain into a chilled cocktail (martini) glass.

Garnish with a twist of lemon peel. Serves 1.

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We are proud to bring you the 13th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival. Every year, Taste of Yaletown showcases the very best of Vancouver’s chefs as they create special menus, tasting plates and pairings for a distinctive festival.

From October 11 – 27, Yaletown kitchens will offer special menus, exclusive tastings and innovative pairings to tempt the most adventurous foodie. With a fresh approach to dining, the participating Taste of Yaletown restaurants offer something for every palate and every occasion.

ABOUT TASTE OF YALETOWN

SalaThai’s Som Tom Salad Green Papaya Salad

Ingredients 1 clove of garlic 2-3 green beans 2-3 hot chilies 4 cherry tomatoes 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp lime juice 1 tsp sugar or palm sugar 1 cup shredded papaya Garnish 1 tbsp roasted peanuts

Instructions 1. Using a mortar and pestle, place the garlic inside and mash twice. Just enough to break open the flavours. Add the green beans, hot chilies and tomatoes one-by-one. You will only need to mash the ingredients a few times.

2. Mix the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar together in a bowl.

3. Add in the green papaya and toss in together with the garlic, green beans, hot chilies and tomatoes.

4. Garnish with roasted peanuts, if preferred.

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This “crushable, complex and refreshing” blend of gin, Chartreuse, crème de cacao, chocolate bitters, citrus and egg white was created by Lauren Mote, former UVA bar manager and 2015 Diageo World Class Canada champion, back in 2008 at Chow Restaurant. Not only has the “Chartreuse Milkshake" appeared in every menu she’s created since, it’s also been picked up by bartenders worldwide.

Enjoy it: At UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar, and bars in Grand Cayman, Munich and Melbourne.

- 11/2 oz (45 mL) Tanqueray No. TEN Gin - 1/2 oz (15 mL) Green Chartreuse - 1/2 oz (15 mL) crème de cacao (chocolate liqueur) - 3/4 oz (22 mL) orange juice - 3/4 oz (22 mL) lime juice - 1/4 oz (bar spoon) simple syrup (see note) - 2 dashes Bittered Sling Malagasy Chocolate bitters - 1 egg white

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Combine all ingredients in a cocktail and dry shake (without ice) to emulsify egg white. Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds until well chilled and diluted. Pour into a tall Collins glass over fresh ice and garnish with crushed cacao nibs. Serves 1.

Note: To make simple syrup, bring 1 cup (250 mL) water with 1 cup (250 mL) just to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and cool.

A list of participating restaurants will be available on September 20!

Call or book your reservation between October 11 and 27 with the restaurant of your choice.

Enjoy a meal that’s been carefully selected by that restaurant.

In celebration of all things food, a donation will be given to The Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Since the event began, Taste of Yaletown has proudly donated over $115,000 in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

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OCTOBER 11 – 27

For two weeks in October, Taste of Yaletown brings diners featured menus, special tastings and innovative pairings. You have the opportunity to select special offerings from participating restaurants, at price points of $25, $35 or $45.

PEACH PANZANELLA SALAD RECIPE Verdura’s aim is to elevate your expectations of how fresh and seasonal produce can be served and enjoyed. We wish to serve our community with seasonal dishes that are elegant, sustainable and utterly delicious. Whilst also celebrating Vancouver’s local producers and community partners who are committed to producing fantastic tasting produce. Please come say hi & enjoy salad.

INGREDIENTS: 2 large peaches (cut into 1⁄2 inch cubes) 10oz heirloom cherry tomato (cut into 1⁄2) 1 ball (500g) of buffalo mozzarella (cut into cubes) 1⁄4 loaf of sourdough bread (Terra Breads Champagne is great) 5oz of washed arugula 1 bunch of basil 2oz of Verdura Pomegranate Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette salt & pepper

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METHOD: Cut sourdough into slices and toast.

Once toasted cut into cubes and place in bowl. Prep all other items and place in bowl with bread. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss everything together. Season with salt & pepper and serve immediately.

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Welcome to Yuzu your local Japanese Eatery. We love umami, the light & flavourful, Vancouver's ingredients and how the changing seasons affect our culinary desires. Our menu offers both traditional ramen and our unique perspective on this classic bowl, delicious rice sets, flavourful vegetarian choices, creative tapas, hand-made desserts, organic iced teas with fresh squeeze fruit and premium sakes.

Stop by to have a bite, sip a few drinks, and share some desserts or have them all to yourself...we won't judge;).

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She was born on the shores of the Black Sea, in what was formerly the USSR. The cold, Communist winters were too much for her family, and, before she was four feet tall, they had left for warmer climes in the south of Italy. After steeping in olives and a little bit of grappa (purely by accident) for a few seasons, she arrived in Canada on American Independence Day, and was promptly told she was on the wrong side of the border. Despite the lukewarm welcome, Anya stayed and

went on to study music and literature at the University of British Columbia, and cooking in her mother’s kitchen. She is now a freelance writer, editor an dfood judge, writing food reviews, features, and news doses for us and for CBC Radio One’s On the Coast. She lives with her daughter and an ever-growing collection of cookbooks.

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How Vancouver changed dining out, locally and beyond.

Vancouver’s small-space restaurants go big on flavour.

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OK, check this out. I have this crazy idea. It’s totally insane. Stay with me here.

I think (you ready for this?) the good people of this city should be able to sit down together at a picnic table, in public, and enjoy an alcoholic beverage of their choosing.

Hold on, I’m not done. I think that adults – grown-up, tax-paying, responsible adults – should be able to have said beer, in public, and not be arrested or fined.

There. I said it. Glad I got that off my chest.

I know this sounds absolutely bonkers. A beer at a picnic, you say? Surely, this will only lead to further societal decay and the end of days. Won’t someone please think of the children?

Call me crazy, but I think it’s absolutely absurd that in this day and age, in this supposedly “world-class city” (whatever that means), that it is illegal to enjoy a cold beer at the beach on a sunny day.

What is this? Riyadh?

Utah?

Are we not capable of drinking beer outside without unleashing some sort of maelstrom of violence and property damage?

Call me an optimist, but I think Vancouverites are ready.

Thankfully, the people at CAMRA Vancouver share my seemingly outlandish opinion. If you’re unfamiliar, CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale Society) is a volunteer-run craft beer advocacy group – they’re a great organization and put on a lot of cool beer workshops and seminars (check them out at camravancouver.ca).

On Sunday, the group held a protest on the beach at English Bay, staging a “drink-in” to draw attention

to Vancouver’s archaic public alcohol ban. Close to 50 of the godless, lawless heathens decided to have a beer and enjoy the nice sunny day.

Shockingly, society didn’t crumble and our city wasn’t plunged into an anarchic orgy of sin and carbonated barley juice. Shame.

In fact, nothing happened at all, despite the police being forewarned, because drinking a beer like an adult in public is a totally normal, benign activity permitted pretty much anywhere else on earth.

New regulations passed earlier this year by the province give the city the right to allow public drinking wherever it

“We have some of the best breweries in the world here; why can’t we take those beers and enjoy them in the most beautiful place on earth?”

–David Perry wants. However, the city apparently doesn’t want anyone partaking in public, because it’s been slow to actually designate any areas. Get busted cracking open a can in public and you’re looking at a $240 fine.Which is garbage.

I spoke with CAMRA Vancouver president David Perry about what needs to be done to drag Vancouver kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

Tell me about why CAMRA decided to stage the protest?

CAMRA Vancouver decided to stage this event as a way of signaling to the city that we are serious about wanting to shift the way we address public drinking. We surveyed our members and non-members and saw that

this issue was overwhelmingly the top priority. Beyond that, I know the city’s liquor policy survey said the same thing. But with the conversations I had with the liquor analysts at the city, I was not under the impression that changing open container policy was something they were going to entertain.

What was the response like from the city? From the public?

When I contacted the city to let them know [about the drink-in], they were very helpful in helping me find the proper contacts at the VPD. The police were fantastic and collaborative.They made sure that I had all the information and made sure I knew what to expect in terms of police presence. I can’t stress enough how fantastic the Vancouver Police are.

Why do you think B.C. has such archaic liquor laws?

Most people can trace the laws back to the days of Canada’s prohibition. They have remained (relatively) unchanged since that time.

But those laws are a byproduct of a puritanical philosophy around alcohol consumption as a whole. We need to address the underlying philosophical issue, in which we are vilifying alcohol, before we can talk about truly shifting liquor policy.

What are the social and economic effects of our restrictive liquor laws?

The biggest detriment is in tourism – the mayor always talks about Vancouver being a world-class city, but I have worked in the tourism industry here. People visiting the city are flabbergasted that they can’t enjoy a beer or a glass of wine in the park or on a beach when they are in town.

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Simply the best Royal Dinette’s Kaitlyn Stewart crowned Diageo World Class Bartender of 2017 Joanne Sasvari The Alchemist

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The winner of the Diageo World Class competition is widely considered the best bartender in the world. And right now, the best bartender in the world is Vancouver’s own Kaitlyn Stewart, bar manager of Royal Dinette.

“Participating in the finals – and representing Canada – was amazing enough, but to finish the week as winner…

I’m so delighted!” says an exuberant Stewart, or, as her friends and fans know her, Kait A Roo. This is a huge win, not just for Stewart, but for Canada, Vancouver and cocktail culture in general.

Those of us who’ve been involved in the scene as it’s

exploded over the last decade or so know how much talent and skill is out there. Now the rest of the world does, too.

Stewart is the ninth bartender – and first Canadian – to join the World Class Hall of Fame.To get there, she joined more than 10,000 bartenders from 57 countries in worldwide regional heats.The 55 winners of those contests gathered in Mexico City last week for a tough four-day competition. On the 23rd, Stewart made it to the final along with bartenders from Australia, Turkey and Denmark.Then, late on Aug. 24, came the announcement the cocktail community was breathlessly waiting for: “She won!”

“She is the personification of everything World Class means – prestige, community, deliciousness, hospitality, family, love and passion,” says competition judge Lauren Mote, the Vancouver bartender who won World Class Canada in 2015 and recently became the Diageo Reserve Global Cocktailian. “She accepted each challenge with grace and personality, and succeeded each level with

Kaitlyn Stewart, bar manager at Vancouver’s Royal Dinette, won the prestigious Diageo World Class competition on Aug. 24 in Mexico City. More than 10,000 bartenders from 57 countries entered the global competition.

Photo courtesy of Diageo World Class humour and humility.”

Stewart and Mote were joined in Mexico by their fellow World Class Canada winners Grant Sceney from Vancouver (2014) and Toronto’s Shane Mulvany (2016), as well as Michael Armistead, the Diageo Canada brand manager. The team pulled all-nighters to help Stewart prep, posting their adventures online while Canadians from coast to

coast cheered her on.

Without a doubt, the enthusiastic support from Canada’s tight-knit and proudly collaborative bartending community helped push her to the top.

This is, after all, no ordinary competition. Even the perpetually upbeat Stewart says, “It’s been a grueling week, taking on the toughest challenges against some of most skilled bartenders I’ve ever met.”

RECIPE // DICED PINEAPPLE COCKTAIL This zero-waste cocktail created by Royal Dinette’s bar manager Kaitlyn Stewart helped her win Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year 2017. It uses all parts of the pineapple, including the skin, pulp and tops.

Photo by Fred Fung for Royal Dinette

• Dash of absinthe • 1.5 oz (45 mL) Tanqueray No. 10 gin • 1/2 oz (15 mL) junmai (cloudy) sake • 1/2 lime husk • ½ oz (15 mL) pineapple syrup (see note) • 1 oz (30 mL) pineapple kasu (see note) • Dash of Bittered Sling

Lem-Marrakech bitters • Pinch of sea salt Rinse an old-fashioned (rocks) glass with absinthe.

Put remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well for 10 to 12 seconds. Strain into the prepared glass, add ice and garnish with dehydrated pineapple slices. (Alternatively, you can serve it as Stewart did in Mexico, in a recycled pineapple juice tin and garnished with pineapple tops.) Serves 1.

Note: To make pineapple syrup, combine 2 cups (500 mL) sugar, 1 cup (250 mL) water, 1 cup (250 mL) pineapple chunks and 1 oz (30 mL) pineapple juice in a medium-sized pot. Bring just

to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat and steep for 2 to 4 hours. Strain out pineapple chunks. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Makes about 2 cups (500 mL).

To make the pineapple kasu: Mix the juice of two pineapples (strained, about 3 cups or 570 mL) with 3 heaping tbsp (50 mL) of sake kasu, the lees of sake making (can be purchased at Artisan Sake Maker on Granville Island), a sprinkle of citric acid and a pinch of agar (both should be available from Gourmet Warehouse). Process all ingredients in a blender and adjust as needed for flavour with kasu. W

The competitors were tested on every significant bartending skill with challenges that spoke to major trends in cocktailing: speed, creativity, immaculate technique, gracious hospitality and a knowledge of the classics, as well as incorporating culinary skills, creating eco-friendly drinks and even translating complex drinks into a simplified but elevated home cocktail experience for what Mote calls “armchair mixologists.”

It’s all part of Diageo’s mission to educate bartenders the world over – and inspire people to drink, not necessarily more, but better.That’s why the worldwide spirits company launched World Class in 2008, making it the biggest and most important cocktail competition in the world, using spirits from the Diageo Reserve luxury portfolio (Johnnie Walker, Ketel One, CIROC, Don Julio,

Tanqueray No.Ten, Bulleit, Zacapa and collection of single malts including Singleton,Talisker and Cardhu).

“Cocktails are on the up now more than ever,” Stewart says. “And to be at the forefront of that, pushing forward the idea of using better ingredients and better recipes to create even better cocktails, is something I’m really passionate about.”

Now she will spend the year travelling as a global brand ambassador for Diageo Reserve. Or, as Mote says, “Kaitlyn’s mine now – I will take her for the year and make all of her goals and dreams come true.”

Meanwhile, the next best bartender in the world may be shaking up drinks in a bar near you, dreaming of 2018, when the 10th annual Diageo World Class competition will be held in Berlin.

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Pacific Northwest-Mexican is a thing

Fayuca’s fusion of local and Baja elements makes for delicious “new” Mexican Anya Levykh Nosh

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1009 Hamilton St. | fayuca.ca Open Tuesday to Friday for happy hour, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday for dinner from 5 p.m. until late.

Poké might be the new sushi, but northwest Mexican cuisine is the new taco. Not that Fayuca is strictly Mexican.

This new Yaletown restaurant produces northern Baja-inspired dishes gussied up with local ingredients.

The result is a menu that elegantly dances the line between what is commonly called Pacific Northwest (or simply West Coast in Canada-speak) and contemporary Mexican.

The team behind the restaurant matches – and is likely the reason for – the ethos. Locals should be familiar with the name Ernesto Gomez as one-half of the team behind the popular Nuba restaurants. Gomez has partnered with renowned Mexican chef and winemaker, Jair Tellez. Tellez has two restaurants in Mexico City, a third in Baja California, and is described as one of the

Above: Share plates at Fayuca in Yaletown. Hanna McLean photo Right: Nuba’s Ernesto Gomez partnered with Mexican chef Jair Tellez to create the festive bar and restaurant. Christine McAvoy photo most progressive and recognized chefs in Mexico.

What does this mean in terms of the food? Get rid of your preconceived notions of what Mexican is or ought to be. “Fayuca” is a Spanish term that refers to petty contraband that is often smuggled across borders.The ideas behind the food here also involve a fair bit of “smuggling” and it’s a lovely thing. In the same way that “contemporary Canadian” has come to mean almost anything or nothing, so the label “Mexican” is a limiting term here.

Charred albacore ceviche ($17) arrives at the table with an arrangement of paper-thin fresh cucumber rounds and gently-pickled radishes covering the really impeccable fish.

Belgian endive salad ($14) sounds like an exercise in futility and 90s reminiscences, but tasting tells a different story.The slight bitterness of the leaves is complemented by the slick of olive-anchovy dressing and the sweetness of the cara cara oranges, a red-fleshed naval orange that originates from Venezuela and is widely grown in California.

A sprinkling of candied pecans and you have something that is deceptively simple in presentation, with deep layers of flavour.

Some of the dishes, while delicious, seem heavy for a summer menu, but I can forgive that for something like the potato dumplings with grilled beef tongue ($16).

The dumplings are fluffy, delicate and buttery.They contrast nicely to the rich taste and fall-apart texture of the tongue, which is heavily coated in birria, a spicy Mexican stew that here is also

a broth. It’s a heady dish that takes you through starchy, meaty, umami, salty and spicy elements. Oxtail pasta ($18) with pine nut sauce and aioli is so satisfying, we ordered it twice on the same night.

The cocktails here are just as inventive. A fun take on a classic Pisco Sour sees mezcal, Cointreau and yerba mate all making an appearance. The white smoked Negroni is another winner, although I found myself gravitating to slightly sweeter drinks to offset the spicy richness of some of the

dishes. There are a handful of good local ciders on the list, local bottled beers, and a rather impressive tequila and mezcal collection. If wine is a must, the list here offers plenty of organic, biodynamic and wild ferment options, both local and international.

Fayuca may not technically be a Mexican restaurant, but, call it what you will, it’s damn fine.

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Five wines that live up to their eye-catching labels

Sometimes the message on a bottle can translate into excellent contents

Michaela Morris By the Bottle

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They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

The same applies to a wine and its label.

It’s hard, however, not to be seduced. Let’s face it, looks often count. At least initially.

With hundreds of wines on the shelf vying for your attention, one needs to stand out. That first impression might entice you to buy, but it also raises expectations.

No matter how pretty, funky or cheeky a label, the wine inside the bottle must deliver as much as its outer appearance. Ultimately the joy of wine comes from drinking it, not gazing at

fume bottle packaging. Here the aesthetic adds to the enjoyment. The celebrity connection of Miraval had me cynical at first, but the now-separated Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie teamed up with the excellent winemaking team of the Perrin family.

Crisp, dry and pale pink, it is a classic and elegant example of Provence rosés and one of the few that is still in stock.

the bottle. So, it better taste good.

Alas, not all do. So far, I haven’t come across any true winners among the “message on a bottle” types – at least, not that I can find locally.

Luckily, there are plenty of other clever labels that catch the eye while also managing to satisfy the palate.

For back to school, here’s a few that look cool. They’ll help you get noticed at a party but also make a great lasting impression.

2015 Fowles, ‘Farm to Table’ Pinot Noir, Victoria, Australia LTO $14.49 (reg. $15.99) B.C. Liquor Stores Fowles gets full marks for designing fun, entertaining labels as well as crafting wines that deliver. Its Farm to Table series demonstrates food pairing suggestions right on the label. A sheep for Shiraz, a cow for Cabernet and pig for Pinot Noir. Indeed, any cut of pork would be delicious with this bright and juicy Pinot, which offers redcurrant, strawberry,

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bay leaf, cinnamon and earthy nuances.

2015 La Posta, Tinto, Argentina $17.99 B.C. Liquor Stores La Posta’s red and gold Art Deco label pops on the shelf, evoking Argentina’s golden age. Old-fashioned on the outside but modern on the inside, this red blend of Malbec, Syrah and Bonarda has smoky oak, spice and chocolaty coffee notes.

Full yet soft, with slightly syrupy plum, blueberry and cherry fruit, it’s easy to drink on its own.

2016 Laughing Stock, Viognier, Okanagan Valley, B.C. $22.99 winery direct Laughing Stock references owners David and Cynthia Enns’ former lives in the financial industry.

The trading floor ticker-tape encircling the bottle gives all

the details of the wine. As for what’s inside, the Viognier is packed with peach preserve, poached pear and honey, lifted by hints of ginger tea.

This rich, full white manages to counter its girth with just enough balancing acidity.

2016 Miraval, Côtes-deProvence Rosé AOC, France $28.99 B.C. Liquor Stores Provence rosé scores bonus points for its per-

2010 Torello, ‘by Etsuro Sotoo’ Gran Reserva Brut, Cava DO $88.99 B.C. Liquor Stores Designed by Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo (who takes his inspiration from Gaudí), the Torello Gran Reserva may appeal to art lovers. While it’s priced for collectors rather than students, this super-premium Cava lives up to its fancy packaging. Ageing for 70 months on the lees gives a toasty, grilled almond complexity with enticing pastry, dried pear and anise. Savour slowly while you contemplate any work of art.

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by showing a variety of LGBTQ+ characters in roles that go beyond just their sexuality.

Meanwhile, children’s shows such as Stephen Universe and Gravity Falls are writing in more LGBTQ+ characters, and, locally, the independent series The Switch has broken ground as “the first transgender comedy to air on television and the first television show to put a trans actor in the lead role.”

For Amy Fox, creator of The Switch and an actress on the show, it was important that all the roles be played by trans actors, and that transgender people see realistic representations of themselves on TV. “Stories help us understand our worlds.When [the] stories that we enjoy pretend that we don’t exist, or that we exist only to round out the stories of the majority, whether we’re a moral lesson, or an object of pity, or comic diversion, we don’t feel like our stories are important.” she explains. “The goal of The Switch is to show that trans lives are real, they are diverse, they are interesting and they’re good TV.” Fox notes that she has noticed positive changes in terms of diversity and representation on TV, but issues that remain include the fetishizing of queer characters, casting cisgender people in transgender roles (seen in movies such as 3

When you turn on the TV, do you see yourself represented?

Some people have no issue finding a character to whom they can relate; but for many folks in the LGBTQ+ community, they have to look harder to see characters like themselves on television.

Media has come a long way since the first gay character was seen on primetime TV. It was 1977 and Billy Crystal played Jodie Dallas, a gay man, on the series Soap.The first kiss between a same sex couple on network TV came 14 years later, in 1991, on an episode of L.A. Law. This sparked controversy and advertisers threatened to pull their ads over the scene, yet boundaries continued to advance.

And the impact of media in educating the masses cannot be overlooked.TV shows that were influential in breaking ground for LGBTQ+ rights and awareness include Will and Grace (1998-2006), Buffy theVampire Slayer (19972003), The LWord (20042009) and Glee (2009-2015).

More recently, shows on the streaming service Netflix, such as Orange is the New Black, Brooklyn 99, Archer and 13 ReasonsWhy, have been redefining LGBTQ+ stereotypes

Laverne Cox stars as transgender inmate Sophia Burset in the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black. Netflix photo Generations), and transgender characters in shows and movies primarily being shown as drug addicts and sex workers – a prime example being Jared Leto’s role in Dallas Buyers Club or D.J. Pierce in The XFiles – or violent criminals.

“I see some improvements on stereotyping, but not across the board. I see some shows that are interested in being in the 21st century, but some shows still are, like, stuck in the ’90s,” Fox says.

Telyn Kusalik is a member of the organizing collective and media liaison for Vancouver’s End Gender Oppression Now! march, which marched on Aug. 4 to celebrate gender diversity and fight against transphobic oppression.

Kusalik feels that transphobia is still widespread; partly due to the lack of representation in media.

“A lot of that has to do with the fact that trans folk aren’t portrayed in media, and when we are, they often become caricatures,” they say. “They will much more often be onedimensional characters, rather than people with families and careers, who have relationships with other characters on the show.”

This has an especially negative impact on people who are trans and not out yet, says Kusalik. “If you go through that struggle without seeing three-dimensional trans characters, you’re less likely to feel like you really exist.

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way more then anyone in the LGBT community, and I think that blows, but it usually has negative stereotypes surrounding the representation,” Hughes says. “Gay men always seem to be the sassy gay sidekick; they’re usually not forefront main characters and, if they are, it’s [often in] an extremely sexualized movie.”

Hughes says that one of the only shows he can think of with realistic and positive gay representation is the American mockumentary Modern Family. “[Cam and Mitchell] are just a super normal gay couple,” he says, adding that Australian comedy series Please Like Me is another show that he feels captures everyday life for a gay guy, be it fun, awkward or sad.

Hughes also feels that a character’s sexuality shouldn’t always be their defining characteristic, and that it’s often better if the character’s sexuality isn’t revealed right away.

Fox agrees with this sentiment, saying that she’d like to see actors cast regardless of gender or sexuality. “The future that I want is roles that can be played by anybody – this doctor, or drug lord, or captain… I’d love to see all those roles where gender and sexuality don’t matter,” she says. W

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“It’s important to have role models with your characteristics, who are not killed off in the first episode.”

Kusalik feels that Orange is the New Black has one of the best representations of a transgender woman on television in Laverne Cox, who stars as Sophia Burset, but is critical of the fact that this example revolves around a character who is a crominal.

“It’s a prison drama,” they say, dryly. “But it’s the best one I can think of, so, the best representation of a black trans woman on TV right now is one who is incarcerated.That’s not really saying a lot.”

They add that one area the media can immediately improve on is providing work for transgender and other LGBTQ+ actors by casting the appropriate people for the role. “Just as they can’t have white people play people of other races, a cis person shouldn’t play a trans character, because that is deeply offensive to trans people. Every time a cisgendered person plays a trans character, a trans actor loses work.”

Douglas Hughes, a 20-yearold Vancouver-area hairdresser, has mixed feelings about the way gay and queer men are portrayed on television.

“For me, I think, as a gay white male, I’m represented

This holiday weekend has 2 major festivals for women.

The 13th annual BOLDfest takes place in the West End and Festival of the Babes, a women’s soccer tournament, takes place in Burnaby.

Continuing the sporting theme, in September you can learn to run with HiM or take up the more leisurely sport of darts. If singing is more your thing then the no-audition Out in Harmony choir has their first rehearsal. You can also sing along to showtunes at XY-YVR’s weekly piano bar night. Later in the month 3 major community organisations have fundraisers.

Walk to a music festival in Stanley Park, have a day at the races at Hastings Park or race around our “awesome” city. The choice is yours.

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Various venues around town WEST END DARTS Sep 11th, 7.00pm Fountainhead Pub, 1025 Davie Street Cost: $5 per person per night thefountainheadpub.com/ THRIVE MUSIC FEST & AIDS WALK TO THRIVE Sponsored walk and music festival Sat, Sep 16th, 11:00am – 4:30pm Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park www.aidswalktothrive.ca DAY AT THE RACES A Fundraiser for Mclaren Housing Society Sun, Sep 17th. 1:00pm - 5:30pm Hastings Park Tickets $55

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North America’s histories of violence

‘Nations atWar’ series spotlights the First Nations battles that shaped the continent Sabrina Furminger Reel People @Sabrinarmf

Nations atWar gives the full-blown epic historical documentary treatment to Canada’s First Nations battles – staggering visual effects, live-action re-enactments, soaring music, and interviews with elders, veterans and experts – but what’s most startling is that it’s never been done before.

We’ve seen this epic treatment given to the Vikings, Romans, Ancient Greeks, and big-name battles from 20th-century wars, but never to battles involving Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis – yet their battles were just as gripping and transformative as those of the Europeans, and shaped the land on which we work, play and live.

“First Nations, a lot of the times, are treated like supporting characters in their own story, as opposed to equal players,” says Nations atWar series creator Tim Johnson, an industry veteran and self-described history nerd who recognized the need for this series when he tried – and failed – to find something like it on television (Nations atWar will air on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network).

“History is so complex, and there were all these big stories and interactions that had global consequences, but that people weren’t talking about,” says Johnson, who grew up in Nova Scotia and graduated from Vancouver Film School

A still shot of an aboriginal village, as featured in APTN’s new series, ‘Nations at War.’ Athan Merrick image before entering the industry as a production designer. “I knew I probably couldn’t do it by myself, but I knew the history and I knew the stories and I wanted to tell them before someone else did, in all honesty.”

Johnson found an ideal collaborator in Jason Friesen, the Vancouver-based filmmaker behind APTN’s comedy series Health Nutz. Friesen’s production company, Chasing Pictures, is currently developing feature dramas, factual television programming, and an animated comedy series – and Nations atWar was a perfect fit.

The 13-episode series begins its narrative journey with the Haida, who once possessed one of the strongest naval forces in the Americas. Subsequent episodes introduce viewers to Louis Riel and the rebel Métis, who stunned the upstart Canadian govern-

ment with a violent uprising; the Cree, facing disaster and starvation with the decline of the buffalo, making a valiant last stand to save their people’s future; and the Vikings, who carved out a kingdom at the point of a sword, but whose dreams of a colony in Canada would meet a violent end.

The series is hosted by David Lyle, a familiar face to television audiences for his work on Arctic Air, Health Nutz, Arrow, and On the Farm. “He’s got that voice that commands attention,” says Johnson.

It took Johnson and Friesen nearly four years to bring the 13-episode series to the small screen – which is a relatively short timeframe when you factor in the scope and scale of what they’d set out to accomplish: more than 1,100 visual effects shots; in-depth interviews with elders and experts; grip-

ping re-enactments that involved gruelling on-location shoots. “I’m the producer, but I’m not sitting in my office at my desk with the door closed,” says Friesen. “I’m directing. I’m on an ATV with cameras shooting buffalo herds. For me, because we were so involved on a ground level at every aspect with each episode, they all have a special place in my heart because they were all a journey in some way.”

The main challenge Johnson and Friesen faced came long before cameras rolled, when they had to decide which stories to tell. “There are a lot of other stories that haven’t been told, but you’ve got to start somewhere, and look at the wider story arc of our country and the continent itself. We tried to look at it from a bird’s eye view of, what highlights are earthshaking? What highlights made sweeping changes?

Adopteez Pet of the Week: Cooper NOA NICHOL @adopteezpleez

Whether you call him by his real name, Cooper, or use one of his affectionately bestowed aliases (Cooper the Trooper, Coops, Bubs), this is one handsome beagle mix who deserves to receive – finally – his happily ever after.

“Cooper has been in care for a while – over six months – and struggles to find a home,” says Cassi MacDonald with L.E.A.S.H. Animal Welfare Society in Maple Ridge, B.C. “He came to us with some baggage from an

abusive past when he was very young. He has been in rehab while he’s worked with multiple trainers, and learned that not all humans are bad.”

Recognizing his breed’s incredible capacity to work, Cooper’s foster mom has been taking him to scentwork class with his foster sister, Tessie, once a week, where he practises “hunting” for treats – and has a blast doing it. According to MacDonald, an adopter who would be willing to continue with these classes – and even, at some point, consider letting Cooper compete –

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would be a dream come true.

“In order to help him continue to learn to trust people, an experienced home that is willing to participate in a few obedience classes is a must,” she says. “Don’t worry, Cooper knows all of his manners – this is just to help him bond with his new owner and to become even more confident.”

That said, Cooper, who is only a year-and-a-half old and has many happy years ahead of him, is seeking a home without any young children. While he likes most of the kids he’s met, he can

be wary of quick movements that, to him, may signal danger. An adult-only home would suit him perfectly, particularly if it included a permanent doggy playmate (though this is definitely not a deal-breaker).

“He has an incredible capacity to love and has grown leaps and bounds while he’s been in care,” MacDonald says. “That being said, we are looking for an experienced, patient home that will give Cooper the stability he needs. Cooper is an incredible dog and will make someone very happy

That’s not to minimize the smaller events that had more personal consequences for people on both sides of the war, but you’ve got to start somewhere. And we needed to impress people.”

One of Johnson’s discoveries from his own Nations atWar journey was the farreaching impact that First Nations battle tactics had on Canadian and British armies. “They recruited First Nations warriors, and they learned lessons of concealment, of cover, of moving, of being mobile and attacking and achieving practical goals in a very competitive battlefield. It’s all these trends and ideas from First Nations history and First Nations lifestyles filter over onto the battlefield.”

The filmmakers are appreciative of the elders who shared oral histories that simply aren’t found in books, including one of Friesen’s

Métis elders, Ken Pruden.

“He’s talking about the battles that our Métis people had, about out people riding with bullets in their mouths and reloading on the fly. A lot of the Aboriginal tactics that were used were hunting maneuvers. When the Métis went to battle with Canadians, they were going on a buffalo hunt, and that turned into this whole thing that became guerilla warfare.”

Adds Johnson, “All of these different voices we get build a whole picture of why they fought, how they fought, what they fought with, fought like, and what the results, good and bad, of that violence.” W • Nations at War premieres Sept. 6 on APTN. Schedule information at nationsatwar.tv and aptn.ca.

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Vancouver is Canada’s hottest major city for jobs: report Vancouver is tops when it comes to job markets in the country’s major cities – defined as those with populations over 250,000 – according to an Express Employment Professionals report released Aug. 30.

For every 1,000 people in the city, there are 2.82 jobs currently available, accord-

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Few things divide Vancouverites like a bike lane.

And when that bike lane is part of a temporary public space that diverts traffic away from a popular access route for locals and businesses, well, let’s just say opinions are going to fly.

“Dangerous.” “Stupid.”

“Not well thought out.”

“Fast fix.” “Half assed.”

“Concrete wasteland.”

That’s just a few terms collected over a half-hour spent talking to people using the new Vernon Plaza, a 20-metre stretch of blocked-off road in Strathcona bisected diagonally by a bike lane.

The project is intended to solve the problem of the link between the popular Adanac Bikeway – which can draw up to 5,000 cyclists a day – and its progression onto Union Street, which requires a staggered left/right turn.The city deemed it safer for cyclists to block off Vernon Drive, a well used route for locals running north-south between Hastings and Venables.

Cyclists seem happy with the changes. “There’s more visibility, which is better,” said one regular bike commuter the Westender managed to stop.

“We need more separated bike lanes,” said Shera Kelly, another frequenter of the route, who thinks it’s an improvement. “It’s difficult to put in any infrastructure unless it’s done from the start,” she adds, noting the awkward connection between Adanac and Union.

But local residents and businesses aren’t best pleased.

Three employees at neighbouring Russell Food Equipment, who were using one of the plaza’s concrete seating

Vernon Plaza was recently touted by the city as one of ‘five new public spaces to enjoy this summer.’ Some residents of the Strathcona neighbourhood disagree. Jan Zeschky photo blocks during a coffee break and didn’t want to be named, say they’ve seen cyclists get bumped by cars since the roadway was redesigned.

“Cars are turning into cyclists because the cyclists won’t stop,” said one, despite the prominent stop sign at the end of Adanac (still emblazoned with a “HARPER” sticker underneath). During its visit, Westender witnesses most cyclists slaloming through the new route, barely slowing down.

The Russell staff are concerned, too, about truck traffic being rerouted past Admiral Seymour Elementary School further up Vernon Drive.

Perhaps there would have been less local criticism if plaza hadn’t been hyped as a “photogenic” new public space.

“Surprise and Delight: Five new public spaces to enjoy this summer,” chirped

a City of Vancouver news release on Aug. 8. Vernon Plaza – “a place to sit, hang out and watch the world roll by” – was included alongside the nine-kilometre Arbutus Greenway, a pedestrianized section off Robson Street, the expansion of seating in Gastown’s Maple Tree Square and a cutesy Parklet project on Main and 27th.

But the reality doesn’t exactly look welcoming, with seating carved out of hulking concrete blocks and grey planter boxes filled with nothing but soil and cigarette butts.

A dumped, battered purple couch with scattered trash is the most recent addition.

“Soon somebody’s going to be sleeping here,” says one of the Russell workers.

“Thanks for putting a place for garbage to accumulate,” says Sarah Forsythe, who works at Savoury Chef, a ca-

tering company on the other side of the road from Russell.

Forsythe says the removal of parking space has also caused delivery headaches for the businesses in the area, while her colleague Lauren Stanley describes how she’s nearly been run over by cyclists whipping around the corner just outside the building’s front entrance.

One young mom pushing a stroller, who didn’t want to be named, relates the same experience. “I’ve almost got hit a few times,” says the area resident, who nevertheless thinks the separated lane is a good solution for this busy bike route.

“The park is a secondary consideration,” she concedes.

“A fast fix. But as a mom, I appreciate the crosswalk.”

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Sydney Southam, who lives just steps from Vernon Plaza, recalls how a pingpong table was set up at the park one recent afternoon.

She says the new arrangement has slowed down bike traffic, but overall the project is “half assed.”

A driver and a cyclist, Southam is conflicted about bike lanes in general, saying they give both sets of road users an inflated sense of security.

“I bike and I find them annoying,” she says, bridging one of Vancouver’s most polarizing debates in one deft comment.

“As far as keeping cyclists safe, coming round the corner, it probably does its job,” says Ilka, another local resident. “It’s just a shame it’s not a park. A bit of false advertising I feel.

“It’s too bad. It doesn’t look nice. I don’t think it adds to the neighbourhood,” she adds.

“It’s a concrete wasteland.”

Paul Storer, manager of transportation design with the City of Vancouver, confirms that Vernon Plaza is a temporary setup.

“It started out being an improvement to the Adanac Bikeway and we saw a real opportunity there to do something with public space as well,” he says, calling the public space a “work in progress.”

“We’d be looking at it as a bigger project to come back in and learn from the interim public space to develop a more permanent public space,” he adds. A mural is scheduled to go into the space before it will undergo further development, with tables and beautification planned.

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@MyszkaWay Let’s pretend you met someone of which you have no common friends.You start hanging out. Maybe you go on a few dates.Things are good.

You really think you like this person.The sex is great and the Sunday mornings laying around watchingTV are even better. It’s been a few months, but your new partner has yet to introduce you to anyone in their life.You haven’t met any of their friends or family members. At first you think, “Maybe I’m dating the loser of the group who also happens to be an orphan?” No, because social media tells you otherwise. So, what is going on? According to celebrity psychologist and dating expert Jo Hemmings, you are probably being “stashed.”

Stashing is when a partner hides you from everyone else in their life. “It’s the point when you’ve embraced someone into your life, but they haven’t welcomed you into the fold,” Hemmings told the Daily Mail.

“Most likely it’s because you’re being played a bit.They could be someone who doesn’t think of you as a long term prospect, or they don’t think you’re special enough to have you into their circle of friends.”

Hemmings, who specializes in coaching singles and was the U.K.’s “first Dating Coach,” says that you shouldn’t let the paranoia sink in too early.

Your partner could be worried that you may not get along with his or her friends, or be

embarrassed about you having to endure an afternoon with their shitty family. However, if this behavior continues after you broach the subject, then you are being stashed.

Other “alarm bells”?

Social media habits are a big tell. If your partner takes photos of your shared meal, but neglects to tag you in the photo? Stashed. If they untag themselves from photos you have tagged of the two of you together? Stashed. If they ignore or delete your comments on their posts?You are soooo stashed.

Sometimes I think that “experts” like Hemmings are elaborate pranks created by a group of dangerous nerds on Reddit. Do we really need a unseasonably tanned British woman with invented credentials to make-up terms for bad behavior? Stashing, breadcrumming, ghosting or benching are all just different ways of saying, “He’s not that into you.” Remember that self-help book? He’s Just Not That intoYou was all the rage in 2004. It was so all the rage that Hollywood eventually made a romantic comedy based on the book’s very simple, yet effective concept.

He’s Just NotThat intoYou was written by Greg Behrendt and LizTuccillo and quickly rose to the top of the New YorkTimes bestseller list. In the book, Behrendt needed 304 pages to explain that sometimes a person doesn’t like you as much as you like them, and there isn’t much you can do about it. Of course, he gives it to the ladies straight, with a slightly fabulous twist.

“You already have one asshole,

you don’t need another,” he snaps.

At the end of the book, the authors outline some “standard suggestions” that ladies should set up for themselves.The list is almost laughable today.The nature of courting has changed so drastically in just 13 years, and we have grown to progress beyond the straight and narrow.

Here is the list (substitute “man” for whatever your flavor): 1. I will not go out with a man who hasn’t asked me out first.

2. I will not go out with a man who keeps me waiting by the phone.

3. I will not date a man who isn’t sure he wants to date me.

4. I will not date a man who drinks or does drugs to an extent that makes me uncomfortable.

5. I will not date a man who makes me feel sexually undesirable.

6. I will not be with a man who is afraid to talk about our future.

7. I will not, under any circumstances, spend my precious time with a man who has already rejected me.

8. I will not date a man who is married.

9. I will not be with a man who is clearly not a good, kind, loving person.

Dating is all about striking a balance.You don’t walk into a relationship with your check list of standards like a romantic Nazi.You have to play it cool to a certain degree, while also retaining your sanity.

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By Rob Brezsny “We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems,” said businessman Lee Iacocca. You are currently wrestling with an example of this phenomenon, Aries. The camouflage is well rendered. To expose the opportunity hidden beneath the apparent dilemma, you may have to be more strategic and less straightforward than you usually are – cagier and not as blunt. Can you manage that? I think so.

Once you crack the riddle, taking advantage of the opportunity should be interesting.

Close your eyes and imagine this: You and a beloved ally get lost in an enchanted forest, discover a mysterious treasure, and find your way back to civilization just before dark. Now visualize this: You give a dear companion a photo of your face taken on every one of your birthdays, and the two of you spend hours talking about your evolution. Picture this: You and an exciting accomplice luxuriate in a sunlit sanctuary surrounded by gourmet snacks as you listen to ecstatic music and bestow compliments on each other. These are examples of the kinds of experiments I invite you to try in the coming weeks. Dream up some more! Here’s a keynote to inspire you: sacred fun.

On its album Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty, Jefferson Starship plays a song I co-wrote, “In a Crisis.” On its album Deeper Space/Virgin Sky, the band covers another tune I co-wrote, “Dark Ages.” Have I received a share of the record sales? Not a penny. Am I upset? Not at all. I’m glad the songs are being heard and enjoyed.

I’m gratified that a world-famous, multi-platinum band chose to record them. I’m pleased my musical creations are appreciated. Now here’s my question for you, Gemini: Has some good thing of yours been “borrowed”? Have you wielded a benevolent influence that hasn’t been fully acknowledged? I suggest you consider adopting an approach like mine. It’s prime time to adjust your thinking about how your gifts and talents have been used, applied, or translated.

Author Roger von Oech tells us that creativity often involves “the ability to take something out of one context and put it into another so that it takes on new meanings.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this strategy could and should be your specialty in the coming weeks. “The first person to look at an oyster and think food had this ability,” says von Oech. “So did the first person to look at sheep intestines and think guitar strings. And so did the first person to look at a perfume vaporizer and think gasoline carburetor.” Be on the lookout, Cancerian, for inventive substitutions and ingenious replacements.

When famous socialite Nan Kempner was young, her mother took her shopping at Yves Saint Laurent’s salon. Nan got fixated on a certain white satin suit, but her mean old mother refused to buy it for her. “You’ve already spent too much of your monthly allowance,” mom said. But the resourceful girl came up with a successful gambit. She broke into sobs, and continued to cry nonstop until the store’s clerks lowered the price to an amount she could afford. You know me, Leo: I don’t usually recommend resorting to such extreme measures to get what you want. But now is one time when I am giving you a go-ahead to do just that.

The computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the miraculous communication system that we know as the World Wide Web. When asked if he had any regrets about his pioneering work, he named just one. There was no need for him to have inserted the double slash – “//” – after the “http:” in web addresses. He’s sorry that Internet users have had to type those irrelevant extra characters so many billions of times. Let this serve as a teaching story for you, Virgo. As you create innovations in the coming weeks, be mindful of how you shape the basic features. The details you include in the beginning may endure.

The sadness you feel might be the most fertile sadness you have felt in a long time. At least potentially, it has tremendous motivating power.

You could respond to it by mobilizing changes that would dramatically diminish the sadness you feel in the coming years, and also make it less likely that sadness-provoking events will come your way. So I invite you to express gratitude for your current sadness. That’s the crucial first step if you want to harness it to work wonders.

“Don’t hoot with the owls at night if you want to crow with the rooster in the morning,” advised Miss Georgia during the Miss Teen USA Pageant.

Although that’s usually good counsel, it may not apply to you in the coming weeks. Why? Because your capacity for revelry will be at an all-time high, as will your ability to be energized rather than drained by your revelry. It seems you have a special temporary superpower that enables you both to have maximum fun and get a lot of work done.

During this phase of your astrological cycle, it makes sense to express more leadership. If you’re already a pretty good guide or role model, you will have the power to boost your benevolent influence to an even higher level. For inspiration, listen to educator Peter Drucker: “Leadership is not magnetic personality. That can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not ‘making friends and influencing people.’ That is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, raising a person’s performance to a higher standard, building a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“One should always be a little improbable,” said Oscar Wilde. That’s advice I wouldn’t normally give a Capricorn. You thrive on being grounded and straightforward. But I’m making an exception now.

The astrological omens compel me. So what does it mean, exactly? How might you be “improbable”?

Here are suggestions to get you started. 1. Be on the lookout for inspiring ways to surprise yourself.

2. Elude any warped expectations that people have of you. 3. Be willing to change your mind.

Open yourself up to evidence that contradicts your theories and beliefs. 4. Use telepathy to contact Oscar Wilde in your dreams, and ask him to help you stir up some benevolent mischief or compassionate trouble.

A modern Israeli woman named Shoshana Hadad got into trouble because of an event that occurred long before she was born. In 580 B.C., one of her male ancestors married a divorced woman, which at that time was regarded as a sin. Religious authorities decreed that, as punishment, none of his descendants could ever wed a member of the Cohen tribe. But Hadad did just that, which prompted rabbis to declare her union with Masoud Cohen illegal. I bring this tale to your attention as a way to illustrate the possibility that you, too, may soon have to deal with the consequences of past events. But now that I have forewarned you, I expect you will act wisely, not rashly. You will pass a tricky test and resolve the old matter for good.

Want to live to be 100? Then be as boring as possible. That’s the conclusion of longevity researchers, as reported by the Weekly World News. To ensure a maximum life span, you should do nothing that excites you. You should cultivate a neutral, blah personality, and never travel far from home. JUST KIDDING! I lied. The Weekly World News is in fact a famous purveyor of fake news. The truth, according to my analysis of the astrological omens, is that you should be less boring in the next seven weeks than you have ever been in your life. To do so will be superb for your health, your wealth and your future.

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LONG WEEKEND SAVINGS Prices Effective August 31 to September 6, 2017.

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MEAT BC Grown Bunch Carrots from RGR Farms

BC Grown Organic Red and Rainbow Chard from Myers Organic Farm in Abbotsford

4/5.00

8.99lb

340g package

BC

1.98

26.43kg

30.84kg

ORGANIC PORK at our Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, Cambie, North Vancouver and South Surrey locations

Free Range T-Bone Steaks Aged 21+days from Australia

Free Range Lamb Loin Chops *RWA from New Zealand

BC Grown On The Vine Strawberry Tomatoes

1.98lb

13.99lb

11.99lb

*RWA – raised without antibiotics

GROCERY

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Silk Fresh Non-Dairy Beverages and Silk Non-Dairy Creamers

Nature’s Path Organic Granola

product of USA

325-350g boxes product of USA

assorted varieties

Liberté Greek Yogurt

2.99

3.99 Daiya Cheezy Mac and Daiya Salad Dressing

Armstrong Cheese select varieties

Casa Fiesta Canned Beans

assorted varieties

reg price 7.49-10.89

3.99 300g Mac & Cheese 4.99 237ml Salad Dressing

25% Off

regular retail price

Ad price 5.62 - 8.17

L.B. Maple Organic Maple Syrup Jug

Earth’s Best Organic Baby Food

assorted varieties product of Canada/USA

.99 128ml Jars 1.59 128ml Pouches 27.99 658g Formula

assorted varieties

398ml • product of USA

2.99 Clif or Clif Luna Bars assorted varieties

4/5.00 68g Clif Bars 13.99 Case of 12 Clif Bars 3/3.33 48g Luna Bar 15.99 Case of 15 Luna Bars

Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps assorted varieties

100g

500ml product of Canada

11.99

Made Good Granola Balls

Skinny Pop Popcorn assorted varieties

2 varieties

100g or 4 pack product of Canada

125g

BAKERY Hamburger, Hot Dog and Slider Buns 380g GREAT FOR THE LONG WEEKEND!

2/7.00

3.99 Plum-M-Good Organic Rice Cake Thins

GimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks assorted varieties

assorted varieties

product of USA

95g • product of Canada

3/3.99 5g 3/6.79 10g

2.29

3.99

16.98

300-600g • product of BC

product of Canada

9.99

Rossdown Fraser Valley Free Run Roasted Chicken and Family Size Caesar or Kale Salad 5.00 SAVINGS!

Bremner’s Organic Frozen Fruit

assorted varieties

600g • product of Canada

select varieties

2 pack or 4 pack product of Canada

assorted varieties

3.99 1.89L 1.99 473ml

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3.99lb

4.37kg

product of Canada

value pack

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2/3.00 Green Grapes California Grown

Local BC Extra Lean Organic Ground Beef

Local BC Specialty Frying Chicken Non-GMO

4.49

WELLNESS SISU Vitamins and Supplements

Natren Probiotics

assorted varieties assorted sizes

assorted varieties

assorted sizes excludes Bonus

20% off Regular Retail Price

Regular Retail Price

Natural Factors Immunity Products

Green Beaver Face Care, Body Care and Sunscreen

Echinamide Anti-Cold, Anti-Viral and Oil of Oregano assorted varieties assorted sizes

assorted varieties

20% off Regular Retail Price

Wellness and Grocery Items Delivered Right to Your Door

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