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KEEP THE CLAN Re:“Should SFU can the ‘Clan’ name?” Oct. 5, 2017 Sooo, just to be sure we’re on the same page, “cultural appropriation” is bad and wrong... except when racist, southern U.S. white dudes do it against the Scots, and then those culturally appropriated against should give up their roots for fear of being associated with the appropriator? I feel like the far left can’t even keep their own rule book consistent anymore (and I’m pretty left myself). –BexTress Well, “clan” is a very generic term. All Scotsmen could be said to belong to one, as well as allWest Coast Aboriginals. (I say this with conﬁdence, as I am both Scot and Nisga’a.) It’s a loose Anglo Saxon term for a familial group. “Klan,” with its deliberate misspelling (hicks have always disparaged education, it’s a consistent trope as education dispels religious “manifest destiny”/“God’s Chosen” myths), well that only means one thing. –Chris Mark How utterly fucking stupid! When I hear the words Irish or republican or army, I don’t think of the IRA. Nor do I

think of Hitler when I speak to Germans, orVlad the Impaler when speaking to Romanians, etc., etc. However, when I hear the word “clue” I think of crazed white racists in bed sheets. And clucks! ...Whenever I see clucks on a menu I always think of the KKK, don’t you? LMAO. –Steve Bennett MISSED THE BUS Re:“Bus Lines:The 5/6West End loop,” Oct. 5, 2017 I don’t know when you rode this bus because this is not how it is.You say the buses were not crowded – untrue. Since they changed this route people are lined up along Davie and waiting and waiting for the 5/6. Eventually, after some time, along comes two to three buses in a row.This is not a rare event – it happens a lot. Many times we wait anywhere from half an hour to 45 minutes.When there is only one bus they are usually very full and standing is common. It never used to be this way before they route was changed; buses were regular and there were seats. As for the friendly people, I agree.We talk with each other even if we don’t know the person. It is also because of this friendly rapport that many are

upset with this constant service. Many have contacted [Translink] and have had no response, which is frustrating. –Anonymous As aWest End resident of the past eight years, I feel I need to set the record straight for Jan Zeschky.Yes, the 5/6 route used to be a reliable, efficient and usually a pleasant ride; and there’s no denying the scenic splendour to be found on the route. However, sinceTransLink made “improvements” to the route in December it has been a nightmare forWest End residents.The bus is never on time, consistently comes in pods of three or more, and, for some reason,TransLink thinks that the number of people who fit on two buses will now fit on one (minus the C23 Davie route). Quite frequently I now see elderly people with walkers, people in wheelchairs and mothers with strollers left behind because the bus is too full to take them. And, now that the C23 no longer travels on Davie Street, we have luggage to contend with coming from the airport and boarding at the Roundhouse SkyTrain station. Perhaps Jan should ride the bus daily for a week or two to get a more accurate picture of our “improved” bus service. –Anonymous

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Nature returns to New Brighton Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown

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We live in a city of everchanging views, values and politics. Often, those changing views are rich with irony.Take, for instance, one of the park board’s major recent initiatives called the Biodiversity Strategy – an effort to improve ecosystems throughout our city. What kind of ecosystems, you wonder? Rivers, streams, estuaries, salt marshes and intertidal zones, for starters. And therein lies one of the expensive ironies, since it was zealous Vancouverites who covered up, filled in and destroyed much of the latter in the first place. One such area is the newly completed, human-made salt marsh at the very eastern edge of New Brighton Park, on the south shore of Burrard Inlet on the very eastern edge of our city. Park board chair Michael Wiebe is well aware that it’s a restoration that reflects our evolving values. “Vancouver residents cherish healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, and the park board continues to look for more ways to enhance it,” stated Wiebe, in a press release. So why was the salmon and trout-bearing Hastings Creek and estuary buried in

The Vancouver Park Board, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, and Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh First Nations collaborated on the construction of a new salt marsh at New Brighton Park this summer. Grant Lawrence photo the first place? “The intertidal zone in New Brighton Park was filled in during the rapid growth of Vancouver in the 1960s,” Wiebe continued. “This project removed some of this fill and created a wetland that is critical for migrating fish and birds. It’s an exciting project, and we’ve already seen chum and chinook salmon fry using the wetland.” The park board worked with the Port of Vancouver (which owns the land) and consulted the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations on the project. I recently rode my bike down to check out the result. The new salt marsh takes up a large area of the park directly between the outdoor pool and the grain elevators. Gone are the decrepit tennis courts that

Poem of the week Poetic Licence

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

HOLLOW WAX that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— vertical, conical, newly emerged colony where workers reared, hollow wax colony where workers reared, hollow wax from May to July, nectar in the ﬁeld that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— if fewer than, no comb at all, those swarms colony where workers reared, hollow wax colony where workers reared, hollow wax small cages, double layered nylon bags that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— between the year [ ] and [ ], data pooled colony, where workers reared, hollow wax in the lower corners, October days— old queen in her nest that one Season, gone— that nest architecture, brood, cells, the years— colony, where workers reared, hollow wax Renée Sarojini Saklikar is Surrey’s ﬁrst Poet Laureate. Her poetry books include children of air india, un/authorized exhibits and interjections (Nightwood Editions, 2013), which won the Canadian Authors Award for poetry and was made into an opera with Irish/Canadian collaborators. She collects poems

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looked like something out of a dystopian movie. In their place is a deep, H-shaped tidal water way with steep sloped beaches surrounded by temporary orange plastic fencing, which is apparently in place to keep the Canada geese out of the newly planted shrubbery. Those shrubs are a wonderful sight, but represent another irony that’s hard to ignore: All the native plants that were ripped out, bulldozed, and buried so long ago were mostly replaced by invasive species. Now the invasive species have finally been yanked and replaced with more than 25,000 salt marsh plugs, 800 trees and 3,500 “coastal shrubs,” including salmon berry, sitka willow and ocean spray. The hope is that once this native foliage takes hold, it will attract a broad variety of “songbirds, raptors and bees,” like, you know, what normal nature does.The restoration to put back what was there in the first place has cost $3.5 million. In other words, it costs big bucks to right our wrongs, and filling in salmon-bearing creeks is wrong. I applaud any effort taken to try and put things back to the way they were, even if it takes more bulldozers to do it. Also included in the multi-million dollar overhaul are nice new picnic tables, benches and interpretive signs written from the perspective of the First Nations, which explain the original cultural importance of the marsh, the tides and the plants. Get ready, Kits: a similar creek restoration is planned for Volunteer Park, nestled between two gigantic mansions on Point Grey Road, with construction to begin next summer. When I first viewed the restored New Brighton salt marsh, I was skeptical. It all looked rather obviously human-made. But as I watched, the tide indeed crept inland to areas that open salt water hadn’t touched in over 50 years. And lo and behold, what did I spy on the estuary’s edge but a great blue heron, standing like a statue, neck like a snake, beak like a pair of barber’s scissors, head cocked slightly to one side, fishing. Welcome home. W

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Locally grown: Building communities through bouquets Amy Logan Hidden City

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At an afternoon open house in a light-filled East Van studio, people mill about sipping wine and perusing a selection of artfully wild local bouquets. A few blocks away at Antisocial Skateboard Shop, customers browse a farm stand filled with fresh produce and brightly coloured flowers. There’s a new breed of florist in town: young, ethically conscious, with a passion for the beauty of plants they grow themselves.This generation of urban farmer believes that building community and reconnecting with nature are especially important for city dwellers. Elly Rakhmetouline runs Late Bloomers Flower Farm, growing flowers and food on a one-acre farm in Richmond. Having worked in urban farm-

ing for years, Rakhmetouline started looking for a city lot to develop a small urban farm on. “I started out simply wanting to grow hyper-local vegetables, but, over the years of looking for land, it morphed into wanting to start the conversation about flowers and the florist industry and how important it is for folks in this field to start moving toward buying as locally as possible,” she says. Her business partner, Michelle Pezel, had worked for several farms in Pemberton and Burnaby.They both knew how to grow vegetables, but wanted to try “growing flowers on a larger scale and join in on the burgeoning flower farmer/florist movement that’s picked up momentum in the last few years,” led largely by the Pacific Northwest, Rakhmetouline notes, and, more specifically, a woman named Eva Benzakian, who owns Floret Farm in Washington’s Skagit Valley.

Driven by sustainability, Metro Vancouver’s local flower farming market is blooming. Elly Rakhmetouline photo Together, Rakhmetouline and Pezel searched for land for almost two years, and everything kept falling through.This spring, a lot finally became available in Richmond. For Rakhmetouline, sustainability and buying local are central to her perspective. “I love working with flowers, but I got into this business to start conversations about how detrimental the floral industry is to our planet.” She explains that beauty should never come

at an environmental cost. “Many local ﬂower products are now available at the auctions, but it’s still not enough. The product you buy that’s been shipped from abroad is grown with chemicals that then go into the earth.” Late Bloomers sells ﬂowers and vegetables at Pezel’s skateboard shop, Antisocial. There are usually bunches available in the cooler, and on Saturdays, they set up a farm stand outside the shop.They

Bike lights, who needs them anyway?

TESSA VIKANDER @tessavikander

Earlier this week, while driving a Modo car out to the Tsawassen ferry terminal to pick up my partner at 10 p.m., I saw a cyclist on the side of the highway without bike lights. I’m glad I only saw him, and didn’t also hit him. This got me thinking about reasons people don’t use lights. Aside from the obvious of very low-income folks who can’t afford to

daytime is dark and dreary, it’s time for all cyclists, even daytime riders, to whip out their ﬂashers. A Danish study showed that cyclists who used lights at all times of the day and night had 19 per cent fewer accidents than those who did not use lights. But what to do when you forget your lights? I strongly encourage you to use the bike bus rack, but what if we, as a society, had oodles of bike lights (like we do pens), that we could share freely

replace their bike lights after they’re inevitably stolen or lost, it reminded me of a delusional excuse I once heard from an ex. He said he didn’t need bike lights because streetlights and vehicle headlights would light him up and he would be seen. He was also an anarchist who wore all black, all the time, and had even spray-painted his bike matte black. It’s a miracle he didn’t die. As afternoons fall into night, and the (supposed)

with others? I called up Lon LaClaire, director of transportation for the City of Vancouver to explain my idea. “Often the reason I won’t use a bike light is because my bike light has been stolen or I’ve lost it [and haven’t replaced it yet]. So for me it’s a matter of having a lot of bike lights around my house. Would it be realistic for there to be an initiative in the city where every house gets bike lights?” I ask. LaClaire explains that

also sell at Federal Store and do special orders for friends. For Rakhmetouline, “Being able to grow what you eat or the product you work with is really satisfying and incredibly empowering.” She hopes urban farming continues to show people they too can grow produce year-round. “People want to buy local, and seeing how happy someone is getting a locally grown bouquet or pint of tomatoes really warms our hearts. Hearing someone say they’d rather buy from us than go to Whole Foods is a big deal. It means things are shifting, which is something we desperately need on this planet.” Kate Freeman runs Weekend Flowers, often delivering her bouquets by bike. She started her company in 2015 “as a way to make ﬂower connections and gain access to products and information after years of developing interest through tending a small ﬂower patch.”

She now has a full-service studio in a Mount Pleasant live/work building. Interest in her garden-style bouquets is growing. She worked on a few “incredible weddings” this summer, and says her focus is shifting towards special events and custom orders. Freeman grows her flowers on a rented rooftop, which she shares with Rakhmetouline, as well as on her patio at home. “Otherwise, I buy my flowers wholesale, and definitely local – with rare exception.” She references several other local florists and growers she admires:Twigs Twisted, River and Sea Flowers, Forage and Bloom and Rogue Florist. She also looks up to Rakhmetouline “for her commitment to local charities and the honour stand system.” Freeman says she loves “how much [flowers] can transform a room or special event in remarkable ways.” To put it simply, “Flowers are joy.” W

the city has done bike light giveaways at events because they’re not expensive (to buy in bulk, I guess?) and easy to brand with the city’s logo. “I don’t think we’ve ever thought of just a blanket mail-out to everyone. But it’s certainly something we could think about, I guess,” he says with laugh. “I was thinking of it in a harm-reduction approach,” I say, in total seriousness, explaining that if everyone had access to free bike lights, it would be easier to borrow them from a friend if you’re in a pinch.

“Yeah,” LaClaire agrees. “It is one of the few things that is actually a legal requirement, too. Cycling at night requires a light, and, of course, you need a helmet.” LaClaire admitted that “it’s a great idea,” and told me about another idea (seemingly not in the works) for a cycling centre downtown that would include secure bike storage, showers, and perhaps, even bike lights – just a stack of them, ready for you to grab! Now we’re talking. • Vicious Cycle is a biweekly column chronicling the life of a city cyclist. W

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VANCOUVER VOTES

Hector Bremner, NPA

Diego Cardona, Vision Vancouver

Gary Lee, Independent

Mary Jean Dunsdon, Sensible Vancouver

Damian J. Murphy, Independent

Pete Fry, Green Party

Jean Swanson, Independent

Judy Graves, OneCity

Joshua Wasilenkoff, Independent

A look at council candidates running in Oct. 14 byelection Public will vote for one of nine nominees for council JOHN KURUCZ @johnkurucz

HECTOR BREMNER (NPA)

Bremner is vice-president of public affairs for the Pace Group, a communications and media relations ﬁrm based in Gastown. The 36-year-old ran for the B.C. Liberals in New Westminster in 2013 and is a former assistant to then-housing minister Rich Coleman. His platform is focused on housing: stopping spot rezoning in neighbourhoods, freeing up the building permit process and having the city better utilize its land for affordable housing.

DIEGO CARDONA (VISION VANCOUVER)

A native of Colombia, the 21-year-old works as the programs coordinator for

Kiwassa Neighbourhood House in East Van. His past posts have seen him work with the Federation of B.C. Youth In Care Networks, the B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition and Immigrant Services Society of B.C. His campaign talking points include advocating for 1,000 new housing co-ops over the next decade, speeding up the housing permit process at city hall and advancing more cohousing projects.

MARY JEAN DUNSDON (SENSIBLE VANCOUVER)

The former Wreck Beach staple and High Times model known as “Watermelon” runs a pair of candy/licorice shops in town. In running alongside Sensible Vancouver, her platform focuses on cannabis: using money from pot sales to reduce taxes and the housing crunch, while also using the plant as an alternative treatment method for those battling opioid addictions. Dunsdon is also lobbying for more

affordable housing and cheaper transit options.

PETE FRY (GREEN PARTY)

Fry ran for council in 2014 and for the provincial Green Party in the 2016 byelection in VancouverMount Pleasant, garnering 26 per cent of the vote and coming second to the NDP’s Melanie Mark. He is a former chair of the Strathcona Residents’ Association and former committee member with the city’s Downtown Eastside local area planning process. His primary platform talking points are housing, supporting local business and employment.

JUDY GRAVES (ONECITY)

A longtime housing and social justice advocate, Graves’s 39-year career working for the City of Vancouver included stops at Pine Free Clinic in Kitsilano and Cordova House in the Downtown Eastside. The West End resident holds four

honorary university degrees and is a recipient of the Keys to the City, Governor General’s Meritorious Service Award and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee award. Her political goals include decriminalizing all drugs, solving the housing crisis, helping seniors, disabled people and single parents ﬁnd better housing.

GARY LEE (INDEPENDENT)

At 27, Lee enters the political arena for his ﬁrst time. He’s a UBC grad and works in the ﬁeld of chemical engineering. Lee lives in Kits with his partner in a onebedroom rental that runs the pair just under $2,000 a month. His talking points centre around bolstering the number of young people participating in the political process, diversifying the use of public spaces and attracting new industry into town.

DAMIAN J. MURPHY (INDEPENDENT) Murphy works in the

non-profit housing sector and has more than a decade of experience in the fields of mental health, addictions and homelessness. The 48-year-old Grandview resident earned his bachelor of arts degree from UBC and held previous positions in financial administration and small business. Finding solutions to the opioid crisis and increasing housing affordability are the main highlights of his platform.

JEAN SWANSON (INDEPENDENT)

An Order of Canada recipient and long-time homelessness advocate, Swanson’s campaign focus is affordability. She’s pitching a four-year rent freeze and the construction of more than 2,000 modular housing units — to match the number of homeless people recorded in a homeless count in March — until permanent homes are built. She ran for the mayor’s chair in 1988 and has been involved with a number

of Downtown Eastside organizations including the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association and the Carnegie Community Action Project.

JOSHUA WASILENKOFF (INDEPENDENT)

A political newbie with a background in LGBTQ2S+ and advocating for youth in foster care, Wasilenkoff, 22, has lived in Strathcona for three years and works as a youth facilitator with the McCreary Centre Society. He worked on VancouverMount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark’s campaign and sits on the Vancouver Mount Pleasant Constituency Association. His campaign is centred around addressing homelessness, increasing affordable housing options for at-risk youth and promoting cheaper options at community centres for low-income families and singles. – Story courtesy Vancouver Courier. For a look at school board candidates, head to westender.com. W

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Yaletown’s drafty and delicious history Anya Levykh Nosh

@FoodgirlFriday Yaletown has come a long way from its labourer and long-haul roots. The former warehouse district used to be home to large commercial buildings that were gradually abandoned, then converted, into trendy lofts with exposed brick and great light. Unlike Gastown and Chinatown, however, this neighbourhood didn’t face the same gentriﬁcation landmines of residential displacement and income inequality. It was all new, if perhaps not so shiny, and some of the earliest restaurants here, like Capone’s Restaurant and Live Jazz Club, played up the gritty appeal of streets that were more loading bays than pedestrian thoroughfares. As with any developing area, gritty eventually gave way to glamourous, and it wasn’t long before Umberto Menghi opened Circolo. The dark and swanky Italian restaurant also sported a large bar crowd that happily slurped oysters and ordered caviar “in the Russian style” – which was anything but (shaved artichoke and bacon bits, really?) – with vodka (another egregious faux pas – champagne is the correct beverage pairing). Despite the menu glitches,

Yaletown’s current restaurant scene runs the gamut from highend cuisine to comfort-based fare. iStock photo this was a big step for Yaletown, but, by 2007, Circolo had given way to Goldfish Pacific Kitchen. The bright and glitzy Bud Kanke property (of Mulvaney’s, The Cannery and Joe Fortes fame) was more about the scene than the menu, although the cocktails were much-lauded and innovative for their time. Today, it is the award-winning Minami restaurant, famed for its aburi sushi and sake program. This was also the neighbourhood where the Glowbal Group restaurants got their start; first, with Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar (the satays are still on the menu at the new Telus Gardens location), and later, with Coast, before it became the behemoth of Alberni Street. In between the glitz and

caviar, there were some more intimate and serious dining options, such as Amarcord, which focused on the cuisine of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and Brix, the city’s ﬁrst serious wine bar and restaurant, which is still in operation today. The current restaurant scene runs the gamut from the serious food at Blue Water Café and Cioppino’s to the comfort-based fare at The Flying Pig and the oyster specials at Rodney’s. With Taste ofYaletown coming up Oct. 11-27, there are more than 25 neighbourhood restaurants participating, offering everything from chocolates and pie to Japanese fusion and whiskey ﬂights at $25, $35 and $45 price points. You can see the full list at yaletowninfo.com/events. W

Fayuca’s guacamole with crispy sunchokes. Hanna McLean photo

Five places to check out during Taste of Yaletown FAYUCA ($45)

The new Mexican restaurant in the ’hood is really about food without borders, focusing on seasonal, sustainable ingredients that incorporate Mexican flavours. fayuca.ca

PROVENCE MARINASIDE ($45)

The south of France and Mediterranean region have big influences on the menu here, in dishes like bouillabaisse, traditional duck rillettes, seared Lois lake steelhead, and more. provencemarinaside.ca

WILDTALE ($35)

Seafood is the catch of the

day here, with everything from lobster bisque and blackened trout to surf ‘n’ turf options. wildtale.ca

XOXOLAT ($25)

What’s a little chocolate without…whisky? Enjoy three whisky tastings paired with six chocolate treats at this artisan chocolaterie. xoxolat.com

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Sake for wine lovers Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

Before I attended a Master Class on sake in late September, the extent of my knowledge was that it’s made by fermenting rice.While I may be slightly more enlightened now, I’ll still happily defer toVancouver’s passionate sake experts. The seminar was led by Mariko Tajiri, national brand manager for That’s Life Gourmet, a ﬁne wine and premium sake importer. Tajiri is a sake specialist and manages a portfolio of over 100 sakes from 19 breweries. She’s also an instructor for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) sake designation offered locally at Statera. Tajiri talks about sake as if she was weaned on it. “You have to calibrate from your wine nose and palate and change to a sake one,” was her ﬁrst instruction to us. She explains that while some sake may be earthier than others, they don’t demonstrate the extremes of wine.

As subtle as the differences might be, they become fascinatingly apparent when sakes are tasted side by side. The variables include different brewing methods, the type of water used (hard or soft) and whether or not distilled alcohol has been added. Finally, polishing the rice to remove protein and oils is associated with quality. Basically, the greater the percentage polished, the higher the quality (usually). To help demonstrate the diversity, Tajiri put together a panel of four restaurant pros who are championing sake. Their wine and even the beer references helped me tremendously. Besides the restaurants referenced below, Suika, Octopus’ Garden, Bao Bei, Kissa Tanto, Coast, Blue Water Cafe and Pidgin also have intriguing sake selections if you are looking to delve deeper. Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo, $38.99 A Honjozo sake is one that has alcohol added. Tokubetsu means “special” and usually refers to extra polishing. Here the rice has been

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polished down so that only 55 per cent remains (as opposed to leaving 70 per cent which is the norm). Though not intensely perfumed, ﬂoral hints mesh with steamed rice aromas. Tajiri likens it to a pilsner and recommends chilling it slightly. Yamagata Masamune Junmai Ginjo, $55.99 Junmai sake has no further alcohol added and Ginjo means that 40 per cent of the rice has been polished away. Light on its feet, silky and ﬁnessed,Yamagata Masamune offers fresh apple, pear, honeydew and anise to the underlying cereal notes. Roger Maniwa, sommelier at Mak n Ming, compares the savoury umami element to a Northern Rhône Syrah, which piques my interest. He also cautions against serving it too cold. 2015 Kuheiji ‘Eau du Desir’, $59.99 Kuheiji’s sakes are considered avant-garde. For starters, this is vintage dated, which goes against the sake tradition. The rice is polished to 50 per cent, so it could

be classiﬁed as Daiginjo though it isn’t labeled as such. Round and textured with peach and a touch of honey, it’s reminiscent of a top-notch Chardonnay. Kozaemom Junmai Daiginjo, $92.99 The Cadillac of sakes, Daiginjo is the top classiﬁcation and Kozaemom polishes the rice down so that only 40 per cent remains. Made from two different rice strains, it’s complex, weighty and structured with banana and melon. Miki Ellis of the Aburi group (Minami and Miku) likes introducing sake novices to this while Tajiri equates the richness to that of a Viognier

or Roussanne/Marsanne blend. Tengumai Yamahai Junmai, $43.99 Yamahai is a rare type of sake crafted using a very traditional brewing method which gives a strong, sometimes funky, taste. For this reason, Iori Kataoka ofYuwa (formerly Zest) associates it with natural wine. A fascinating combination of yogurt and tinned mushroom with meaty, nutty notes and an appetizing tanginess. Besides sardines and ugni, Kataoka suggests pairing it with trufﬂy pasta or aged cheeses. Best at 40-45C. • All available at Kitsilano Wine Cellar. Prices exclusive of taxes. W

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@FoodGirlFriday Bells and Whistles, the new beerhall from Goosneck Hospitality (Wildbeest, Bufala, Lucky Taco), has ofﬁcially opened 3296 Fraser Street. Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to midnight for dine-in or take-out, the space boasts 150 seats, interactive table games room with complimentary play between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily, and two state-ofthe-art projection screens. bellsandwhistlesyvr.ca Musical chairs at Top Table restaurants…in advance of the opening of Il Caminetto in Whistler, the restaurant group has announced some changes and shufﬂing among its staff. Executive chef Quang Dang of West Restaurant will be moving to Whistler to take over from Araxi exeucutive chef James Walt. Walt will be the executive chef at Il Caminetto, as well as overseeing the food program at Bar Oso with chef Jorge Muños Santos. Replacing Dang at West will be former West kitchen alumni Bobby Milheron, currently senior sous chef at Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar. toptable.ca Tickets are now on sale for the Vancouver Christmas Market, which will run Nov. 22 to Dec. 24 at Jack Poole Plaza. In addition to family-friendly activities like the carousel, on-site Santa, and arts and crafts activities hosted by 4Cats, there will be more than 75 huts featuring German and European crafts, foods and beverages, including the always-popular spit-roasted pork hocks, stöllen, pretzels, bratwursts, and more. The market will be open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (until 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 24). Adults $10, seniors $9, children ages 7-12 $5, six and under free. vancouverchristmasmarket.com The line-up for the 2018 Vancouver International Wine Festival has been announced and includes 177 wineries from 15 countries. The regional focus will be Spain and Portugal, with 38 wineries from Spain and 24 from Portugal. In total, more than 1,500 wines will be poured at the upcoming festival. There will also be sake makers from Japan, Canada and Oregon. In addition to Vancouver Convention Centre headquarters, more than 20 restaurants around the city will host winery dinners, lunches, seminars, and wine minglers. The festival will take place Feb. 24, 2018 to March 4, 2018. vanwinefest. ca W

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Davin de Kergommeaux and I are lounging in the oak-paneled sitting room of Willistead Manor in Windsor, Ont., ancestral home of the Hiram Walker family, sipping rye and, ﬁttingly, talking about Canadian whisky. “I’ve got a lot of single malt at home, but preferentially, I drink Canadian whisky,” says de Kergommeaux. “I like the rye spices in Canadian whisky. It’s ﬂavourful, well-balanced and enjoyable.” De Kergommeaux is the world’s foremost expert on Canadian whisky, founder of the Canadian Whisky Awards and author of the newly revised book Canadian Whisky:The New Portable Expert (Appetite by Random House, $25). It’s safe to say that if you

want to know anything about Canadian whisky, de Kergommeaux is your guy. Mind you, he didn’t start out that way. “I was a malt maniac and I was a single malt whisky snob,” he admits. But scotch is expensive, while Canadian whisky is not. Often as not, he found himself sipping homegrown rye instead of single malt. “The more I tried it, the more I enjoyed it. And I found if you spent a little more, it compared with the single malts.” Intrigued, he travelled around the country, tasting rye and visiting every operating distillery. “I may have been the ﬁrst journalist to do so – they didn’t know what to do with me, so they showed me everything,” he says with a laugh. But the turning point may have come a few years ago when he attended a prestigious whisky festival in Las Vegas. He couldn’t help but notice that, when it came to choosing whisky for their own enjoyment, the world’s most renowned palates invariably went Canadian. His ﬁrst book was

Davin de Kergommeaux, author of the book Canadian Whisky: The New Portable Expert, published by Appetite by Random House. Cover photo courtesy of Appetite by Random House. Author photo by Jen Steel for Appetite by Random House. published in 2012. Since then there have been huge changes in Canadian whisky, making this the perfect time for a new look at the scene. The most noticeable change, of course, is the explosion of micro-distilleries. “I’ve got a map in the

book of 49 whisky distilleries. There may have been 11 the ﬁrst time around,” says de Kergommeaux. They comprise the “big eight” traditional distilleries and 41 micro-distilleries, including 16 in B.C., with more in the works. But the biggest change is

that, for the ﬁrst time in a long time, Canadian whisky is cool again. Unlike, say, Scotland, which has many, many rules regarding whisky, Canada has very few. The only one that really counts is that the grain distillate has to spend three years in a barrel before

it can be called whisky – there aren’t even any rules about grain percentages, which means that “rye” might not actually contain much rye at all. In the past, this freeform approach has led to some raised eyebrows. Now, though, there’s an appreciation for the innovation it allows. That said, it does come with a downside. “It’s unfortunate that we have the three-year-old whisky law being interpreted as whisky being ready at three years old,” says de Kergommeaux, who feels too many new distillers are selling whisky before it’s ready. “And,” he adds, “I don’t know why Canadian distillers are making single malt when the Japanese have already mastered it.” In his book, he also offers updated instructions on how to taste whisky, a fascinating section on Canadian whisky history and 100 tasting notes on whiskies including sometimes little-regarded gems such as Canadian Club Small Batch Classic 12. “What a wonderful affordable whisky,” he says. With that, we pour another shot of rye and raise a glass to a sweetly spicy elixir that distills the spirit of Canada. Cheers! W

The Growler guide to the gods of beer Robert Mangelsdorf The Growler

@TheGrowlerBC There’s something very charming about the old gods. They just seem a little more relatable, a little more human. No unattainable images of perfection to which we must aspire, but can never reach. The old gods were flawed, just as we are flawed. Pan, the Greek god of shepherds, was an infamous prankster, chronic masturbator and a lover of goats (like, literally). Baron Samedi, the voodoo god of the dead, loved drinking rum, smoking cigars, chasing women and swearing profusely. Pretty much every culture on earth that has discovered how to make beer has also chosen to venerate some lucky deity for this wonderful elixir. The beer gods are indeed a motley bunch, so here’s a field guide to spotting these many mischiefmakers and ne’er-do-wells should you encounter them in the wild.

DIONYSUS

This Greek god is more commonly associated with wine, but beer deﬁnitely falls into his area of expertise. As the son of Zeus, the excep-

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tionally handsome Dionysus spends most of his time completely shit-faced with a devoted following of sycophantic, booze-loving cultists in tow. Basically he’s the trust fund-rich kid-frat boy who throws crazy parties at his huge house that his parents bought him and has never worked a day in his life.

NINKASI

The Sumerian goddess of alcohol was borne of pure spring water and is responsible for “satisfying the desire of the heart.” Among the earliest examples of preserved

human writings are clay tablets containing the “Hymn to Ninkasi,” which is actually a recipe for making the nastiest beer imaginable. Seriously, people have tried making this stuff and it resembles boozy oatmeal. Gross.

INARI ŌKAMI

The Japanese Shinto god of rice and sake is variously depicted as an old man, a young female goddess or an androgynous Buddhist monk. Like a lot of other gods working the beer portfolio, Inari Ōkami is also pulling double duty, serving as the

god of fertility as well as the god of foxes. Fertility I can see; there’s a lot of cross-over between the consumption of alcohol and unplanned pregnancy. But foxes?

MAMLAMBO

The South African Zulu goddess of rivers and living waters, Mamlambo is the patron god of beer and beer making. She has a head of a crocodile and the body of a snake and is said to have an insatiable sexual appetite and a pesky habit of eating people’s faces and sucking out their brains. So, you’ve been warned.

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RAGUTIENE AND RAGUTIS

The Lithuanian goddess and god of beer, respectively. This happy couple was revered by pagans in Eastern Europe and in recent years have become folk heroes in their native land. They are usually spotted partying with their pal Raugupatis, a notorious third-wheel demi-god responsible for fermentation.

TEPOZTECATL AND 400 DRUNKEN RABBIT GODS

Strap in, this is going to get crazy. The ancient Aztecs

didn’t have just one god of booze, they had 400! The 400 Drunken Rabbit Gods each represented the many different methods one could use to get drunk, and the varying levels of drunkenness one could attain. They were led by Tepoztecatl (literally, “Two Rabbit”), who was the god of alcohol and fertility (noticing a trend?). It was all fun and games for the rabbits until they accidently killed the mother of Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec war god. What followed was a truly epic bloodbath resulting in A LOT of dead bunnies. W

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Making a spectacle How a clutch of new eyewear brands are shaking up the industry Aileen Lalor Style File

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Disruption continues to be a key word in business – think Uber vs. taxis, Netflix vs.TV, or Airbnb vs. hotels. But who knew that the staid old world of spectacles was ripe for a shake-up? U.S. brand Warby Parker worked it out in 2010. Its founders believed that one company (Luxottica) had a monopoly over eyewear because it manufactured virtually every designer brand, from Chanel to Ray-Ban, and owns retailers Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters, and Pearle Vision.Warby Parker reckoned this meant prices were artificially high, so it decided to get involved by designing affordable specs ($95, including lenses) and selling online direct to customers. On its launch date, the American GQ magazine wrote about the branding, calling it, “the Netflix of eyewear.”Within days, there were more than 20,000 people on the waitlist for frames. Seven years on,Warby Parker sells millions of pairs of glasses and shades and has 61 brick-and-mortar shops (two in Toronto), as well as its online stores.There are now a number of brands operating the same direct-to-consumer,

in-house designed model.Two – British brand Ollie Quinn and Aussie line Bailey Nelson – have recently opened here. “Monopolies... tend to work out well for the monopolist and not so well for the consumer, particularly in terms of price,” says Michael Andersen, North America CEO of Ollie Quinn, which has opened six stores across Metro Vancouver in the last few months. “We believe – and have experienced ﬁrsthand – that there is room for independent players that are driven by the desires of consumers, where the customer’s voice genuinely makes a difference to design, price and operations.” How does a direct-to-consumer model allow for lower prices and more customer interaction? “It means no licence holders, sales agents or retailers are adding a markup before our frames are with a customer,” explains Ryan Nix, head designer for Bailey Nelson (the Australian company has its North America headquarters in Vancouver). “Our collections can only be found through our own stores, which allows us to react, check and adjust quickly based on what is or isn’t working for our customers.We’re in a nice position to make quick adjustments and consistently evolve our collections.”

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Change isn’t just coming from larger international brands; it’s happening on a local level.Vancouver-based optometrist Dr. Harbir Sian has just set up Kingsley Eyewear, which specializes in handcrafted frames sold direct

to consumers online. It also has a philanthropic element, working with an organization called Optometry Giving Sight to give eye care, glasses and training to people in developing countries. He says that the eyewear monopoly isn’t just on frames. “The other part of glasses that is not often discussed is the lenses. Industry giants like Essilor control a huge portion of market share. Coincidentally, guess which two companies just completed a merger that shook the industry. 10 points if you guess Luxottica and Essilor!” he says. Dr. Sian believes that change in the eyewear industry is largely driven by the new type of savvy consumer who does their research. “We all ask, ‘Where does this come from?’, ‘Who made it?’, and ‘Why would I buy this over the alternative?’.The old guard would not be interested in answering these questions. This leaves an opportunity for new brands to speak to the consumer on a level that the eyewear industry did not previously care to.” When industries get disrupted, there are inevitably casualties – regular taxi operators, cable companies, small B&Bs or, in this case, small, local optical businesses. The experts we spoke to say there’s room for everyone and that change will make all businesses stay on their toes. But there are question marks over quality, and then there’s the service element as we move away from friendly family optometrists.

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Top: Ollie Quinn’s newest branch on Commercial Drive. Bottom left: Oxford optical frames in gray tortoise (also available as sunglasses), $175, at Kingsley Eyewear. Bottom right: Carole sunglasses in Ivory Shadow, $175, at Bailey Nelson. Contributed photos

in the optical industry for 20 years. Her Gastown-based brand, MOSH Framemakers (formerly Eyeland), specializes in hand-making bespoke frames, and she’s one of only three women in the world who handcrafts frames. “I don’t believe that the industry is damaged, but it has shifted away from service and quality to convenience,” she says. “I’m often wary of companies in any business who aren’t touting how amazing their product and service is, but are instead critiquing others for being too expensive. I believe it’s not so much about price as it is about value.There is a Benjamin Franklin quote,” she adds. “‘The bitterness of

poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.’” Bailey Nelson‘s Ryan Nix contends that the cost savings come from the simpliﬁed supply chain (no middle men). “We are designing original collections, using world-class materials and manufacturing with a small group of amazing factories,” he says. “Our stores deliver a relaxed atmosphere that encourages our customers to have fun and never feel like they are visiting a clinical, medical facility.” Ultimately, Moshurchak believes that increased choice is a good thing. “Choice offers something to everyone’s budget, needs, desires and lifestyle. I love to use buying

suits as an example for this,” she says. “There are those who will buy a suit in a general small, medium or large size; those who buy one with more size options, like a 42 regular; and those who want it to look the best it can and will get it custom tailored or made. None of these options is better than the other. It’s about ﬁnding the right pair of eyewear for you and how you plan on wearing it. “There are some people who only see eyewear as a visual aid,” she continues, “and others who see it as fashion and a way to express their creativity and individuality. After all, it’s the ﬁrst thing people see when they look at you.” W

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Drive time: Award-winning Commercial Drive series returns Sabrina Furminger Reel People @Sabrinarmf

Commercial Drive takes centre-stage in The Drive, a hyper-local video-on-demand (VOD) and web series that returns for its second season this month. The Drive is the brainchild of decade-long Grandview residents Nick Hunnings and Lindsay Drummond. The theatre-artists-turned-webseries-progenitors created The Drive to “highlight the home we love and the people in it,” says Drummond in a recent phone interview. The series follows a makeshift family of roommates, played by Hunnings, Drummond, Zach Martin, Jennifer Cheon, Kirsten Slenning (who also serves as executive producer) and Graem Beddoes. Characters wrestle with heartache and identity issues on shows across ﬁlm and television (think This Is Us), but The Drive takes these dramatic beats and sets them loose in an iconic Vancouver neighborhood. The Drive’s characters

live, love, work and endure all manner of yearning, loss, and existential crises in a house on Charles Street. Commercial Drive and familiar haunts like Renzo’s Coffee, The Libra Room and Grandview Lanes provide backdrop and atmosphere and move the story along. “The Drive itself has a nurturing, compassionate way about it that I’ve always felt living here,” says Hunnings. The neighborhood “gives people room to grow, and having those locations accompany the characters along their journey really helps to do the same thing. It gives a great continuity, and it’s like their partner moving forward.” This neighborhood feel extends to the series’ music, which is curated by Juno Award-winner Dan Mangan. For season two, Mangan (who popped up as a bartender in the ﬁrst season) has pulled together a soundtrack that heavily features new and ﬂourishing local talent, including David Vertesi of Hey Ocean!, The Zolas and Veda Hille. “Dan is really well tapped in to the local music community, and the music really helps to provide a texture and the tone

The Drive – an award-winning web series that follows a makeshift family of roommates who live, work, and play in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood – returns for its highly anticipated second season on Oct.15. Contributed photo of the show,” Hunnings says, noting that in season two, “the role the music plays is more present and ﬂeshed out and it’s such a character on its own.” The ﬁrst season of The Drive won big at the 2017 Leo Awards, taking home hardware for Best Web Series and Best Actress in a Web Series for Cheon; it also netted a Best Director Award at Vancouver Web Fest for Stuart Gillies. The Drive returns this month with seven all-new

episodes. Season two will find the characters reeling from a paradigm-shifting loss. Chris’ (played by Martin) sobriety is threatened; Leo (Hunnings) strives to come to terms with unexpected parenthood; Aubrey (Lindsay) attempts to reintroduce herself to the local art scene; a grieving Gina (Cheon) threatens to sell the Charles Street house that made them a family in the first place. New filming locations for this season included the

Euro Café and, just beyond the Drive in Strathcona, the sprawling 1000 Parker Street warehouse that is a mainstay of the Eastside Culture Crawl. As with its first outing, episodes in the second season run between 10- and 13-minutes long – which means you can sit through the entire season without getting bleary-eyed. On Oct.15, Hunnings, Drummond, and co. will screen all seven episodes on the big screen at the Rio Theatre. Viewers who haven’t yet binged the first season of The Drive won’t be lost: the screening will kick off with a short “Previously on The Drive” montage that should bring everyone up to speed. But anyone who wants to marathon the first season before the Rio screening is SOL, since those episodes are currently screening exclusively in Europe and Central America thanks to Paris-based distributor Canal+ (unless you have TELUS Optik, in which case you can watch the first season on VOD). The Drive represents Hunnings and Drummond’s first foray into the world of film production and distribution,

which is why they say they ignored the email inquiry from Canal+ when it first arrived. “We weren’t quite sure who they were,” laughs Hunnings. “And my friend who is a filmmaker is like, ‘You might want to get back to these guys.’ They’re actually the third largest distribution company in the world, we found out via Wikipedia.” Canal+ was looking for short-form content that was ideal for phone and tablet viewing, and discovered The Drive via a program that the series had entered at Cannes. The Canal+ contract is up soon, so the first season will return to The Drive’s official website in short order, says Drummond. Both seasons of The Drive were made possible with grants from TELUS Optik Local Community Programming; following the Rio premiere, the second season will be available in its entirety for free on demand on TELUS Optik TV and on the series’ official web site at thedriveseries.com. W • The Drive screens at the Rio Theatre on Oct.15. Tickets at riotheatretickets.ca.

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Keep podcasting yourself Vancouver comedians Graham Clark and Dave Shumka ride medium’s popularity into 500th episode JAN ZESCHKY @jantweats

Nine years is a long time in podcasting. “When we started, wasn’t Netﬂix still mailing you DVDs and stuff?” marvels Graham Clark, sitting beside fellow comedian Dave Shumka. “Now the idea of that seems like something out of The Flintstones.” But 2008 was the year that modern Stone-Age families were tuning into – or, more precisely, downloading – the ﬁrst episode of Stop Podcasting Yourself, Clark and Shumka’s popular weekly show that is about to release its 500th episode. “It feels weird to think of 2008 as being far back in the past. 2008 seems like a modern time,” says Clark. “Obama was elected in 2008. And he’s, like, the current president,” adds Shumka, deadpan. “And he’s doing great. He’s the president that everyone adores,” Clark rounds off. It’s a typical snippet of dialogue from this pair, who riff on themes upon themes in their award-winning podcast and, evidently, carry it into day-to-day life outside of Shumka’s home studio; even when meeting journalists at Fraserhood cafés. It’s a natural chemistry that Clark and Shumka developed independently by starting improv in their teens (espe-

cially through the continuity technique of “Yes, and…” Shumka explains. “You don’t want to slam on the brakes”); and cemented when they met on Vancouver’s standup circuit and found they could easily make each other laugh. “There’s an inclination in comedy that if you get along with somebody that you ﬁnd funny, and if they think you’re funny, that you should collaborate on something,” explains Clark, he of the infectious chuckle, long hair and beard, the latter of which he uses to paint pictures for charity (see beardpaintings.com). Finding standup to be a less than collaborative pursuit, they began writing comedy sketches and soon realized there was potential in the process. “We thought, why don’t we record this, have friends over,” says Shumka, sporting trim hair, glasses, sharp wit and a latte. “I quickly realized this is the way I’m funniest. It felt really natural after the ﬁrst few episodes. ...This was before podcasts had a theme. Like, we’re gonna talk about movies or review restaurants or whatever.” But the lack of theme beyond “two dudes talking” has served them well over 499 episodes, leading to three Canadian Comedy Awards. Each of their 90-minute episodes is freeform comedy built loosely around two regular segments – “Get To Know

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MORE GREAT LOCAL PODCASTS In the age of iPhones, iPads, Netﬂix and endless opportunities for entertainment, we want to take a moment to celebrate the podcast. With hits like Serial, Stuff You Should Know and TED Radio Hour, podcasts are taking the entertainment world by storm. Not one to miss the boat, Vancouver is home to a number of podcasts that are either incredibly funny, witty, informative or just plain awesome. Take a listen to these three Vancouver podcasts and get to know your fair city.

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Graham Clark, left, and Dave Shumka are poised to publish the 500th episode of the award-winning Stop Podcasting Yourself. Dan Toulgoet photo Us” and “Overheard” – and questions bounced off special guests, which in the past have included fellow comedians such as Brent Butt (Corner Gas), Paul F.Tompkins (BoJack Horseman) and Nikki Glaser (The Standups). Recent topics of discussion have included New Kids on the Block, weird smells, underwear pouches, aliens vs. dinosaurs, drinking soap, small-town gay bars and mustard; the last appearing to be something of a recurring love of Shumka’s. “Our show is just us talking for 90 minutes trying to make each other laugh. Before podcasting, there was no format for that,” Shumka says. Clark and Shumka’s decision to stick with the medium could be a shrewd one. Stop PodcastingYourself doesn’t yet pay the bills – though the show makes some money from advertisers and its hosting platform, maximumfun.org, as well as the duo’s short tours – but that could change as podcasting’s popularity continues to grow. There are no dedicated figures for Canada, but a recent study by Edison Research in the U.S. shows that almost a quarter of Americans listen to a podcast on a monthly basis, up from nine per cent in 2008. Around 15 per cent of Americans listen to a podcast weekly, the study says, a proportion that’s more than doubled since 2013 – and those weekly listeners consume an average of five podcasts a week. Another indicator of the medium’s rapid growth is in figures from Libsyn, the leading podcast hosting network, which recorded 4.6 billion download requests in 2016,

almost triple the number from 2012.That said, the medium is still niche in overall listening habits. Edison’s Share of Ear study for 2016 found podcasts only take up two per cent of Americans’ listening time, with radio still dominant at 54 per cent.

“Our show is just us talking for 90 minutes trying to make each other laugh. Before podcasting, there was no format for that.” The gamechanger that could see podcasting go mainstream is easier access to the medium, Clark says. “Jessie Thorn, the head of Maximum Fun, pointed to the fact that it will accelerate once it’s as easy as turning on a radio. Right now, you have to have an app or download an app or connect to something. There’s one step beyond just turning it on and it’s there. And if that happens, you’ll just see it go bananas, I imagine.” Edison’s research shows potential movement in this direction, with an uptick in ownership of the Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice-activated smarthome devices. In the meantime, podcasting will remain a universe of niches. “It’s not like podcast-

ing is generally a niche, but every podcast is a niche,” Shumka says. “You’re wearing headphones, you’ve no idea what the person next to you is listening to. It’s not like you can all talk about the TV show that was on last night that you all watched at the same time.” “There really is something for every interest,’ Clark adds, citing history and true crime podcasts he’s been listening to, as well as recalling the regular Breaking Bad episode breakdowns by one of the popular AMC show’s editors. “There’s a podcast waiting for you.” “Not like we’re advocates for the industry,” Shumka chimes in. “What do we care? Listen to ours!” “I bet there’s a Def Leppard podcast.” “I think I actually know for a fact there is.” (Westender can confirm that there is, indeed, a Def Leppard podcast titled Till Def Do Us Ppardy, with 28 “Leppisodes,” on iTunes.) As for Stop Podcasting Yourself No. 500, Clark and Shumka want to make clear that it’s a slightly unusual episode featuring, among some reflective moments, the podcast’s first-ever song. “I’m worried people will listen to Episode 500 and think, what the hell is this?” Shumka says with a laugh. “If you’re interested, listen around the 500th episode,” Clark advises. “Or pick a name you recognize from our guests.” “Or pick a favourite number.” “A number between one and 499. I think that’s the takeaway.” • Stop PodcastingYourself No. 500 will be published Monday, Oct. 16 at maximumfun.org. W

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Leap of Faith: The distraction-free peace of Taizé prayer ALICIA AMBROSIO @aliciaambrosio

Welcome to Leap of Faith, a weekly blog hosted by veteran religion reporter Alicia Ambrosio, exploring faith, spirituality and Vancouver’s sacred spaces. I’m standing on the corner of East Cordova and Gore streets looking at the facade of a church that looks very much shuttered for the evening. “It looks closed,” my astute sidekick observes as we climb the steps of St. James Anglican Church, trying not to disturb the local resident who has tucked in for the night at one end of the stairs. Indeed, the front door is closed. We try the sides of the church and, on Cordova Street, find a sign with an arrow pointing towards an open gateway. Cell phone flashlights in hand we follow the walkway until we reach a courtyard and see a warm, glowing light flooding from an open door. This is the entrance to the Blessed Sacrament chapel at St. James – a space reserved for weekday masses and, tonight, for a Taizé prayer gathering. The Taizé prayer style gets its name from Taizé, France, where a religious community made up of men from different Christian denominations live and work.The Taizé community hosts week-long retreats for young people and has developed a unique style of candle-lit prayer based on scripture, short, simple songs in multiple languages, and long periods of silence. Inside the chapel at St.

James church, seats and low stools have been arranged in a semi-circle around a cluster of candles on the floor. A young woman with a short crop of dark hair pads around barefoot lighting the candles on the floor and the altar, while three young boys entertain themselves on the floor with unlit candles. She introduces herself as Elisha and invites us to take a seat while she finishes setting up. Just when it looks like tonight’s session will be an intimate affair, Elisha turns off the overhead lights, sits on a cushion by the candles, and a group of about half a dozen people silently flood into the chapel. My friend whispers, wide-eyed, “They’re all young people!!” There are a few moments of silence before Elisha pulls a large Bible towards her and reads Psalm 94.The reading is followed by more silence, and then the most glorious a cappella music begins.The song is two lines in Latin: “Ubi Caritas et Amor, Ubi Caritas Deus Ibi Est” (meaning “where charity and love are, God is there”) and the melody is just two or three notes repeated over and over. Soon everyone in the chapel is singing, the sound gently bouncing off the high ceiling and filling the cool, candlelit air. I’m not a touchy-feely person of faith, but at a certain point I was surprised to realize my cheeks were wet and my eyes were blurry. At the end of the evening I noted I was not the only person in the chapel who experienced such an effect.

Left: The Taizé prayer style gets its name from Taizé, France, where a religious community has developed a unique style of candle-lit prayer based on scripture, short, simple songs in multiple languages, and long periods of silence. Yuriy Chernets photo Right: Brother Alois is the head of the Taizé community. Vincent Bellec photo The pattern – a Bible passage, silence, then two or three similarly simple songs – is repeated three times over the course of an hour. After the last song is sung, the lights stay off and the candles stay lit and people get up and leave when they feel ready. “I usually let people stay for quite a while after,” Elisha tells me as we stand in the courtyard chatting. Taizé prayer evenings have been taking place at St. James on the ﬁrst Wednesday of every month for almost two years. The Taizé Community was founded by Roger Schutz in 1949.Today the community is made up of more than a hundred men who make promises to live simple, celibate lives. Most members of the community live in Taizé, while some have been asked to live in disadvantaged parts

of the world. Today the community in France hosts thousands of visitors every year, the vast majority of them young people. Living is simple: dorms or tents. Guests are asked to do regular chores and take part in a variety of workshops, on topics like, “Why poverty is not inevitable and how can we prevent it?” or, “Christians and Muslims living together today” and, “The world changes, ethics remain, what’s my place in that?” Three times a day, church bells sound and everyone gathers together for prayer in the typical Taizé style. Elisha had a chance to visit the Taizé community a few years back. “I was expecting this contemplative retreat experience, and then bus loads of French high school students arrived and I thought, ‘Oh no.’”To her surprise, the

teens kept each other in line and took part wholeheartedly in the community chores, workshops and prayers.The experience drove home for Elisha the belief that all people, especially young people, yearn for peace, stillness and the chance to connect with something bigger than themselves. Back in Vancouver she felt moved to make Taizé prayer available locally. She knew the chapel at St. James well, having attended the church for many years, and was able to get permission to use the chapel once a month.With the help of a pastor from Artisan Church, a community church based in Railtown, she began hosting the monthly Taizé nights. Elisha’s only hope was that “in the business of life ﬁlled with constant distraction and stress” she could provide a

way for people to stop and be still. “We’re constantly distracted, and it’s only when you’re not distracted that you realize you’re unhappy. And when you realize that, you start to ask, ‘What else is there?’ and the only answer is that there has to be something bigger than us.” In the space and time provided by an evening of Taizé prayer, she hopes people will start asking those questions, and ﬁnd answers. W • Taizé prayer evenings are held at St. James Anglican Church the ﬁrst Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m., in the chapel. St. Andrews United Church is hosting a Taizé contemplative evening on Oct. 15 and Nov. 19.

5 ways the Vancouver Canucks look different this season CAROL SCHRAM @pool88

It’s not quite time to plan the Stanley Cup parade, but the Vancouver Canucks team that was widely expected to struggle this season has collected three of a possible four points out of the gate. Not bad! Yes – last year’s team started 4-0-0 before losing nine in a row on the way to a 29th-place finish in the 30-team NHL, but there are some signs that the long winter nights at Rogers Arena could be more enjoyable for hockey fans this year. Here are five fresh elements that have amped up the Canucks’ entertainment value in their first two games.

1. THEY’RE HEALTHY

Last season, the Canucks dealt with the most injuries in the NHL – by a long shot. By the end of last year, 26 different forwards, 10 defencemen and three goalies had appeared in at least one

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game. It couldn’t have been easy for now-departed coach Willie Desjardins to get any traction on nights when he had as many as 10 regulars out of the lineup (remember the mumps?) It’s early days, but fringe NHLer Brendan Gaunce and minor-leaguer Cole Cassels are the only Canucks currently on the injured list. Some of the toughest decisions new coach Travis Green has had to make so far have involved which healthy players to scratch from his game-night lineups.

2. THEY’RE MATCHING LINES

So far, Green is showing a willingness to adjust his player deployment based on the opponent and the situation. That meant taking some heat over the decision not to play rookie sniper Brock Boeser, but proved to be effective when Derek Dorsett, Brandon Sutter and Markus Granlund successfully shut down league MVP Connor

Canucks head coach Travis Green. Dan Toulgoet photo McDavid in the Canucks’ opening-night win over the Edmonton Oilers. Green has experience as a high-level poker player. Those skills translate on the bench as he assesses opposing teams and puts together game plans designed to give him the upper hand.

3. LESS IS MORE WITH THE SEDINS

Last season, Daniel Sedin

logged 22:18 of ice time on opening night and brother Henrik tallied 21:48, the most of any forwards. They ﬁnished the season with averages of 18:23 and 19:02, respectively. Green played Daniel just 14:02 and Henrik 13:30 on Saturday against Edmonton. Those totals increased to 15:31 and 16:00 in Tuesday’s overtime game against Ottawa – and the twins were on

the ice for both Vancouver goals. They’ve still got some magic in their sticks, too. Now 37, Daniel and Henrik won’t be the focal point of the Canucks offence every night but with more strategic deployment, they should still have their moments.

looks like he’s ready to step it up on the score sheet this season. Displaying a sharper shot and a willingness to jump up in the play, Tanev has four shots in his first two games and scored his first official goal of the season on Tuesday.

4. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR OFFENCE FROM THE DEFENCE

5. THEY’RE FUN!

One way the Canucks are hoping to increase their offence is by getting some scoring from the back end. Last season, the entire Canucks defence corps scored 22 goals – seven less than Norris Trophy winner Brent Burns tallied by himself with the San Jose Sharks. In the early going, Chris Tanev, in particular, has taken this message to heart. Now established as a smart, effective defender, Tanev has never been much of a scorer. In 350 NHL games, he has recorded just 17 goals on 253 shots, but it

Just two games into the season, the Canucks are playing at a higher pace than we’ve seen in past years and have generated some exciting moments that should help draw disgruntled fans back into the fold. W • The Canucks host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and the Calgary Flames on Saturday before hitting the road for ﬁve games.

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A proposed measure by Canada’s Ofﬁce of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) intended to reduce mortgage defaults is drawing criticism from the Fraser Institute. The new rules would require all homeowners –

even those who have down payments of 20 per cent or higher and do not require mortgage insurance – to qualify for a mortgage 2 percentage points higher than the rate they are applying for. According to the institute, there is no need for this, and it will do nothing but hurt homebuyers. “This proposed stress

test for ﬁnancially sound homebuyers is unnecessary and will do more harm than good,” study author and public policy consultant Neil Mohindra said. “Canadian homebuyers will pay the price.” Some of the risks include higher loan pricing and reduced mortgage access. As well, competition could suffer.

dra wrote. “For uninsured mortgages, the homeowner’s equity provides signiﬁcant protection to the lender against loss.” The report argues that ﬁnancial institutions already have in place the ability to prescribe a combination of underwriting criteria to minimize risk. Even without the new rules, according to

The Fraser Institute said the rules were developed in part in response to the 2008 recession; the crisis led to new international standards being developed as a response to weak underwriting practices in the U.S. “Arrears data indicate that underwriting standards in Canada have consistently remained strong,” Mohin-

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Pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers might agree that Gastown can be hard to navigate at times.Vancouver’s historic neighbourhood may have the charming cobblestone, chic boutiques, popular cafes and watering holes, but sometimes trafﬁc can get ridiculous. So the City of Vancouver is looking into making Water Street “car-light,” and reducing the number of cars permitted.

“Water Street was identiﬁed in the Downtown Eastside Plan and Transportation 2040 as a potential car-light street and as a missing link within the east-west bike network,” explains the City of Vancouver in a press release. The city has been taking the temperature of people who live, work, and hang out in Gastown to see what they think about the idea, logging feedback on how people get around and through the area, and also what they’d like to see in the future.

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In his book The Logic of Failure, Dietrich Dorner discusses the visionaries who built the Aswan Dam in Egypt. Their efforts brought an abundance of cheap electricity to millions of people. But the planners didn’t take into account some of the important effects of their innovation. For example, the Nile River below the dam no longer flooded its banks or fertilized the surrounding land every year. As a result, farmers had to resort to chemical fertilizers at great expense. Water pollution increased. Marine life suffered because of the river’s diminished nutrients. I hope this thought will motivate you to carefully think through the possible consequences of decisions you’re contemplating. I guarantee that you can avoid the logic of failure and instead implement the logic of success. But to do so, you’ll have to temporarily resist the momentum that has been carrying you along. You’ll have to override the impatient longing for resolution.

Are you primed to seek out new colleagues and strengthen your existing alliances? Are you curious about what it would take to infuse your best partnerships with maximum emotional intelligence? From an astrological perspective, the next nine weeks will be a favorable time to do these things. You will have opportunities to deepen your engagement with collaborators who cultivate integrity and communicate effectively. It’s possible you may feel shy about pursuing at least one of the potential new connections. But I urge you to press ahead anyway. Though you may be less ripe than they are, their influence will have a catalytic effect on you, sparking you to develop at an accelerated rate.

“I was satisfied with haiku until I met you,” Dean Young tells a new lover in his poem “Changing Genres.” But Young goes on to say that he’s no longer content with that terse genre. “Now I want a Russian novel,” he proclaims, “a 50-page description of you sleeping, another 75 of what you think staring out a window.” He yearns for a story line about “a fallen nest, speckled eggs somehow uncrushed, the sled outracing the wolves on the steppes, the huge glittering ball where all that matters is a kiss at the end of a dark hall.” I bring Young’s meditations to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that you, too, are primed to move into a more expansive genre with a more sumptuous plot.

Statistical evidence suggests that Fridays falling on the 13th of the month are safer than other Fridays. The numbers of fires and traffic accidents are lower then, for example. I find this interesting in light of your current situation. According to my analysis, this October’s Friday the 13th marks a turning point in your ongoing efforts to cultivate stability and security. On this day, as well as the seven days before and seven days after, you should receive especially helpful clues about the future work you can do to feel even safer and more protected than you already do.

Too much propaganda and not enough real information are circulating through your personal sphere. You’re tempted to traffic in stories that are rooted more in fear than insight. Gossip and hype and delusion are crowding out useful facts. No wonder it’s a challenge for you to sort out the truths from the half-truths! But I predict that you will thrive anyway. You’ll discover helpful clues lodged in the barrage of bunkum. You’ll pluck pithy revelations from amidst the distracting ramblings. Somehow you will manage to be both extra sensitive and super-discriminating.

A journalist named Jenkin Lloyd Jones coined the term “Afghanistanism,” which he defined as “concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.” I want to urge you Virgos to avoid engaging in a personal version of Afghanistanism. In other words, focus on issues that are close at hand, even if they seem sticky or prickly. Don’t you dare let your attention get consumed by the dreamy distractions of faraway places and times. For the foreseeable future, the best use of your energy is HERE and NOW.

“I am more interested in human beings than in writing,” said author Anais Nin, “more interested in lovemaking than in writing, more interested in living than in writing. More interested in becoming a work of art than in creating one.” I invite you to adopt that perspective as your own for the next twelve months, Libra. During this upcoming chapter of your story, you can generate long-lasting upgrades if you regard your life as a gorgeous masterpiece worthy of your highest craftsmanship.

Scorpio actress Tara Reid told the magazine Us Weekly about how her cosmetic surgeries had made her look worse than she had been in her natural state. “I’ll never be perfect again,” she mourned. I bring this up in the hope that it will inspire you. In my astrological opinion, you’re at a turning point when it’s crucial to appreciate and foster everything about yourself that’s natural and innate and soulfully authentic. Don’t fall sway to artificial notions about how you could be more perfect than you already are.

I didn’t go to work today. I woke up late, lingered over a leisurely breakfast, and enjoyed a long walk in the autumn woods. When I found a spot that filled me with a wild sense of peace, I asked my gut wisdom what I should advise you Sagittarians to attend to. And my gut wisdom told me that you should temporarily escape at least one of your duties for at least three days. (Escaping two duties for four days would be even better.) My gut wisdom also suggested that you get extra sleep, enjoy leisurely meals, and go on long walks to spots that fill you with a wild sense of peace. There you should consult your gut wisdom about your top dilemmas.

A snail climbed to the top of a big turtle’s shell as it was sleeping under a bush. When the turtle awoke and began to lumber away in search of food, the snail was at first alarmed but eventually thrilled by how fast they were going and how far they were able to travel. “Wheeee!” the snail thought to itself. I suspect, Capricorn, that this little tale is a useful metaphor for what you can look forward to in the coming weeks.

“If these years have taught me anything, it is this,” wrote novelist Junot Díaz. “You can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” That’s your plucky wisdom for the coming weeks, Aquarius. You have arrived at a pivotal phase in your life cycle when you can’t achieve liberation by fleeing, avoiding, or ignoring. To commune with the only kind of freedom that matters, you must head directly into the heart of the commotion. You’ve got to feel all the feelings stirred up by the truths that rile you up.

J. Allan Hobson is a scientist of sleep who does research at Harvard. He says we dream all the time, not just at night. Our subconscious minds never stop churning out streams of images. During the waking hours, though, our conscious minds operate at such intensity that the lower-level flow mostly stays subliminal. At least that’s the normal state of affairs. But I suspect your dream-generator is running so hot right now that its stories may leak into your waking awareness. This could be disconcerting. Without the tips I’m giving you here, you might worry you were going daft. Now that you know, I hope you’ll tap into the undercurrent to glean some useful intuitions. A word to the wise: The information that pops up won’t be logical or rational. It will be lyrical and symbolic, like dreams. Homework: How could you change yourself in order to get more of the love you want? Testify by going to realastrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.”

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