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Put down the Isabel Allende and get thee to the cinema! The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, the largest festival of its genre in Canada, is taking you to Chile.

Exhibited across three venues in downtown Vancouver, screenings have been organized into 10 sections, including the New Directors Competition, the Al Jazeera Documentary Competition, Short Film Competition, Canada Looks South, and more. The festival will award $5,000 in cash prizes for its various competitions, and, for the first time this year, VLAFF will also present an Audience Choice Award.

Six Chilean filmmakers will be in attendance, and VLAFF will also host a retrospective on one of Chile’s most recognized screen stars, Manuela Martelli, with the actress in the audience.

In keeping with VLAFF’s 12-year legacy of showcasing new Latin American filmmakers alongside more established ones, Marcos Carnevale’s film Lion’s Heart – one of the best romantic comedies to come out of Argentina in the last decade – will be the opening night picture Aug. 28,

Machucha is one of a handful of Chilean films featured at this year’s Vancouver Latin Film Festival, which runs Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. followed by a party at the Fox Cabaret. The festival will close Sept. 7 with the animated film Anina by director Alfredo Soderguit.

To honour the 55th anniversary of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), there will be an Aug. 31 screening of the classic Cuban film Memories of Underdevelopment (1968), considered by many to be one of the top 100 films of the 20th century. No One Writes to the Colonel, the 1999 film adaptation of the novella by the late writer and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, will be screened Sept. 5.

Canada Looks South will highlight films ChileanCanadian filmmakers, while Indigenous Film from BC and Beyond will

showcase films by BC First Nations filmmakers alongside indigenous filmmakers from Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC will host a series of Afro-Cuban films as part of their exhibition “Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art”, and the Etxepare Basque Institute in Spain has curated a program of contemporary Basque cinema which will be screened Sept. 1 with film director Telmo Esnal in attendance.

Ninety-eight per cent of these films will not be commercially released in Canada. All films are subtitled and are open to the general public, and tickets can be bought at VLAFF. org. –Kelsey Klassen

Gastown will be living up to its name this weekend as it plays host to downtown Vancouver’s only chili and barbecue festival (yes, that was a fart joke).

The third annual Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival will be taking over Carrall Street between Water and Cordova

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Summer’s almost over, the kids are headed back to school, and that can only mean one thing: It’s time for one of the biggest parties of the year!

The Victory Square Block Party is celebrating 10 years of kicking out the jams in the Downtown Eastside this Sunday (Aug. 31), with another day-long line-up of free live bands and good times.

“We’re really excited to be celebrating 10 years of Victory Square,” says festival organizer Mike Gittens.

“Every year the event seems to grow. It’s pretty special to see people come together to support exciting new Vancouver musicians.“ The Block Party has played host to some of the

most exciting bands in Canada over the past decade, including Pink Mountaintops, The Unicorns, White Lung, and The Pack A.D. This year’s lineup is no different, with the likes of Tough Age, The Shilohs, Cool, Dead Soft, Nervous Talk, and many others set to take the outdoor stage at Cambie and Hastings.

DJs Cherchez La Femme and Richard MacFarlane will be spinning music throughout the day, while a legion of food trucks will keep the hungry masses sated. Music starts at 2pm and finishes up at 9pm.

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Highlights this year include a wing-eating contest, a pig roast, and a beer stand, because barbecue without beer is just plain WRONG. And of course there will also be live music dancing,

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Strike camps prepped as parents worry YMCA, neighbourhood houses make plans to help families

By Cheryl Rossi

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he YMCA of Greater Vancouver had 937 children on its “just in case” waiting list for Strike Camps as of last week.

The YMCA announced Aug. 14 it would provide approximately 1,200 spots at 34 locations across the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast if a settlement between the government and teachers isn’t reached before the scheduled start of school Sept. 2. Fourteen of the 34 locations are in Vancouver.

“Parents are certainly stressed right now with things being uncertain,” said Kelly Walker, manager of marketing and communications for the YMCA. The camps would be for children aged five to 12.

Five-year-olds must be entering kindergarten this year.

The camps would run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each week day and include physical activity and

outdoor play. Camps would cost $15 a day for YMCA members and $30 a day for non-members at YMCA centres, with different prices at the Y’s other licensed childcare locations. The YMCA will provide financial assistance to families unable to cover costs.

Walker said vacant childcare spots exist at YMCA centres.

A spokesperson for the park board said in an email that parents should contact their closest community centre to check whether it is planning day camps for kids in September.

“If they felt they had the staff and resources, they would try to organize day camps for the kids this fall,” wrote Daria Wojnarski.

Vision Vancouver commissioner Constance Barnes expects commissioners to speak to park board staff about building on programs.

“And are we in a position financially to take on the burden of the fact that the teachers are going to continue on strike and the kids are not in school,” she said.

Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House has approximately 290 school-aged children registered for before- or after-school care.

It didn’t operate childcare at its six elementary schools during the teachers’ rotating strikes, but it offered care for 105 children a day at three school sites when a full-scale strike started, with support from the teachers’ union and principals.

The neighbourhood house’s director of childcare, Karen Cooper, has contacted the teachers’ union and principals. For now, she’s assuming Cedar Cottage has the support of the union, union representatives at schools and principals to operate at schools in September.

Cedar Cottage doesn’t have vacancies for additional children.

At the very least, Collingwood Neighbourhood House hopes to care for schoolaged children registered if the strike stretches into September. Sharon Gregson, director of child and family development services for Collingwood Neighbourhood House, said it would keep a waiting list for families that aren’t registered.

Collingwood Neighbourhood House didn’t provide care in elementary schools during job action in June.

The neighbourhood house refunded parents’ fees for 12 days.

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Striking teachers walk the picket line last week at University Hill secondary school.

Jennifer Gauthier photo “We’ve had a loss of revenue,” Gregson said.

“Our budget is very tight every year so we count on being full and being full year-round.”

First and foremost, she says, parents want the government to settle with teachers.

“The $40 a day [from the provincial government] is not helpful for parents who can’t find the kind of quality, the basic health and safety that they want, that they count on in licensed childcare,” she said. “So we’re just really willing to look at anything we can do to operate at this point.”

Gregson hopes to inform registered families about the neighbourhood houses’s plans by the end of next week.

Being on the YMCA waiting list doesn’t guarantee a spot, but the organization vows to offer care to all those it can accommo-

date. Walker said representatives would call parents to complete the registration process once details of the strike are known.

“As far as timing, we will be nimble to the situation as it evolves,” she said.

To add your child to the YMCA’s waitlist, phone 604-939-9622.

What is Gregson’s advice to parents?

“Call your MLA and let them know how much you want a settlement,” said Gregson, a former COPE and Vision Vancouver school board trustee.

Gregson, also spokesperson for the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, said parents hope the government’s offer of $40 a day for childcare during a continued strike means it’s moving closer to a commitment to $10 a day childcare plan.

–Story courtesy of the Vancouver Courier

TEDx announces first three speakers TEDxVancouver has revealed its first three speakers today, representing the fields of spirituality, fashion and philanthropy, and sport: • Victor Chan: Forty years of friendship with the Dalai Lama have taught Chan a lot about the pursuit of happiness (they have co-authored two books). He is the founder of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education and has travelled the world with the Tibetan spiritual leader.

• Treana Peake: As the founder and creative designer of the luxury fashion line Obakki and its philanthropic counterpart, the Obakki Foundation, Peake has fused her lifelong passions together to create engaging and innovative philanthropy.

• Jay DeMerit: From the quiet streets of a small midwestern town in the US to the raucous stadiums of the English Premier League and 2010 World Cup, DeMerit’s rise to football prominence is a story of triumph. With the recent announcement of his retirement, the former captain of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC is set to embark on an unfamiliar journey.

Returning for its fifth edition, TEDxVancouver will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Oct. 18. Organizers will continue to reveal the full speaker lineup over the coming weeks, and tickets are scheduled to go on sale in early September.

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Community takes root at Oppenheimer Park emcampment

By Jenny Peng

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ore than a month after being delivered eviction notices by the city, protesters camping out at Oppenheimer Park have formed their own self-sustaining island of communal living. They are in it for the long haul.

What started out as a home to approximately 25 homeless residents has grown to living space for an estimated 150 campers. Brody Williams, a self-proclaimed founder of the ad hoc settlement and an authority figure in the camp, attributes the surge in campers to a sense of solidarity among the homeless community. “The word is out there that this is a safe place, there’s safety in numbers.”

With the surge in population, the site resembles a makeshift campus with communal facilities and unofficial roles shared among residents and non-residents to look after one another.

“What I do is just to make sure that everything’s wellmaintained. That the grounds are kept clean, that people abide by my rules of zero tolerance of drugs and alcohol,” said Williams. “Basically we got signs up everywhere and everyone pretty much abides by. We have people on the outer perimeter that still do what they want.”

Despite the efforts of camp organizers to impose their own rules, city hall staff receives eight to 12 complaints

Jennifer Gauthier photo daily from nearby residents and would-be park users about the tents, according to the City of Vancouver’s communications department, and staff continue to meet with organizers in the hopes they will leave voluntarily.

The protest began in July when the city delivered eviction notices to homeless residents living there. A protest developed with the campers claiming the park as unceded Coast Salish land.

The city has not set a date for the tents and other structures to be removed.

Residents of the camp count on amenities like a shared camp kitchen consisting of two barbecue grills and a propane stove that feeds up to 200 meals a day, according to Williams. Other facilities include a 24-hour “sacred fire,” bathrooms for men and women, and a shared water hose for light washing and the main source of drinking water.

Camper Rose Siccama said the kitchen is supported by donations from different agencies, private citizens, and community organizations that bring leftover food for the campers. Among the items the kitchen needs the

most are sugar, coffee, dish soap, jam and margarine.

Siccama added she has no plans to leave until alternative housing solutions are found.

“As long as it takes, we want these issues of homelessness addressed, we want the issues of conditions of SRO [single room occupancy] addressed, we want BC Housing to come to the negotiation table which they pretty much adamantly refuse to,” she said.

News of the Oppenheimer settlement drew homeless resident Donald Graffunder to the park after he was told to pack up and leave the city’s impound yard where he’d been staying. His living quarters at the camp are more spacious than others. He uses poles and an umbrella frame to hold up an abandoned

tent and blanket he’s collected to create a separate living room and sleeping area.

Graffunder, who said he has been homeless for four months after being “wrongfully evicted” by a landlord who found a renter for more money, insists the camp is a temporary arrangement while his applications with BC Housing, non-profit Mission Possible and Carnegie Community Centre for housingrelated needs are being processed. He said the agencies haven’t told him how long he’ll have to wait.

An unattributed, emailed statement from city’s communications department said the city is working with BC Housing to see that every homeless person at the park has “immediate housing options.”

“The city is committed to working to resolve their housing issues. However, both sides agree that any sustainable solution requires the involvement of the provincial government. The city continues to meet with the representatives on a regular basis to work towards finding a solution.”

–Courtesy of Vancouver Courier

Gastown icon closes its doors

By Robert Mangelsdorf

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lvaro Prol was there the day Gastown’s Shine nightclub first opened its doors in 2000, and he’ll be there when the venue closes its doors for good on Sept. 27.

“I was just an event promoter at the time,” says Prol, who, as one of the co-founders of Blueprint Entertainment Group, now owns the iconic nightclub.

After a 14-year run, the club will be closed to undergo a complete overhaul, with extensive renovations and a totally new look and layout.

“It’s sad to see it go because it’s such a great space with so many great memories,” says Prol. “But I’m also excited, because I know what’s coming.”

He says Blueprint hopes to reopen the club under a new name before the end of the year.

“We want to create a new nightclub experience in the city,” says Prol. “Just like Shine was when it first opened.”

Blueprint bought the iconic club from Tim Knight in 2012. Blueprint owns and operates 12 venues in Vancouver, including six nightclubs and a handful of pubs. The company has recently expanded into Alberta, where it operates an event production and promotion business in Calgary and Edmonton.

ENHANCING VANIER PARK FOR YEAR-ROUND USE Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation are exploring ways to enhance Vanier Park for the community while minimizing the Festival’s impact on the Park.

Bard on the Beach is proposing an all-season surface and tree-lined pathways at the Festival site.

Tell Us What You Think We are seeking feedback from local residents, park users and stakeholders. Community input will be an important factor in determining what will be done.

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.C. Newman, undisputed leader of the New Pornographers, is sitting at a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver, drinking the tallest cup of coffee the franchise provides. It’s 9am, his eyes are bloodshot and he’s sporting at least a few days worth of stubble.

He’s one day away from the start of the band’s latest tour.

He’s a month and a half away from the release of their latest album, Brill Bruisers. And as the men and women in business suits hustle toward whatever constitutes their daily grind, Newman is sipping latte, wondering if his band is even relevant anymore.

“Hopefully we’re still relevant,” he says. He scratches the stubble and looks at his band mate and niece, vocalist Kathryn Calder, who’s sitting beside him.

“It’s hard to say,” he says.

“It’s hard to be a band for so long. We’ve seen bands come and go. We’ve seen bands burst way ahead of us then fall way behind. And we’ve been just cruising along through the years.”

“Cruising” is maybe not the first word an outsider would think of. They exploded from the Vancouver music scene in 2000 with the unexpected success of their infectious power-pop debut, Mass Romantic, kicking off a stellar run of albums – 2003’s Electric Version and 2005’s un-

touchable Twin Cinema, still considered their finest work.

Solo careers were launched: Neko Case had Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Newman had The Slow Wonder. Dan Bejar had Destroyer. The Pornos signed to Matador Records in 2006, thus affirming their place among the indie rock (or whatever you want to call it) elite.

That was a long time ago, though. 2007’s Challengers was a moodier, more introspective affair, confounding critics and fans expecting more of the brainy, celebratory power-pop they perfected with Twin Cinema.

2010’s Together was celebrated by some critics and long-time fans as a “return to form,” but ignored by virtually everyone else.

The albums suffered not from a lack of quality but from the band’s inability, or disinterest, to adhere to the prevailing trends at the times of their release. Tastes changed. The hype machine moved on and guitar-based music was pushed further out to the fringes while hip hop and EDM storm the frontlines. Relevance? In 2014?

Newman’s right to wonder.

••• But wondering and worrying are two different things.

After two weeks of full-time rehearsing with the band for their upcoming tour, he’s feeling very confidant. He has the right to be. The New Pornographers have an ace

in waiting: Brill Bruisers, their sixth album, is their sleekest, strangest and arguably most accessible collection of songs in a decade…or possibly ever.

“I think it’s our best record,” Newman says. “When I make a record I never think it’s our best. But everything came off the way I wanted it to come off, which is a rare thing. I’m usually really obsessed with the minutiae – obviously there’s a lot of minutiae that I still obsess over – but in the past, it’s always felt to me like a song is a house of cards. If you move one thing the whole thing will collapse.”

He adds, “There wasn’t much turd polishing on this one.”

The whole gang’s involved: Newman (obviously), Case, Bejar, Calder, John Collins, Kurt Dahl, Todd Fancey, and Blaine Thurier. Black Mountain’s Amber Webber takes a turn in a duet with Bejar on the stunning “Born With a Sound.” It’s an album reeking of confidence, a celebratory record that’s not celebrating any one thing in particular.

Using “Moves”, Together’s lead single, as a launching point, Newman says the band set out to create their version of a party record – lots of rock songs with “choir boy vocals.” He set just one rule for the band when they started working on the record: No ballads.

“Heavy, weird, and melodic I think was definitely what we were shooting for,” Newman says.

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13 and returning to Vancouver for two shows at the Commore Ballroom, Oct. 3 and 4.

Bejar’s “War on the West Coast” is a surrealist pop dreamscape, doused in proto metal. The Neko-led “Champions of Red Wine” rides a single groove, awash in psychedelic flourishes.

“Backstairs” begins with a Daft Punk vocal spoof before melting into four-minutes of electro fuzz and glorious three-part harmony.

Then there’s “Brill Bruisers,” the first single and the album’s lead track, kicking off with a vocal hook and cascading melody as gargantuan as anything in their catalogue – this from a band that created “Mass Romantic” and “Bleeding Heart Show” – and a testament to everything that made the New Pornographers great in the first place.

“It had to be big,” Newman says. “That was the only note recorded for like six months. Big! If the song isn’t big, then we fail. I think I knew from very early on that this is Song One. This is going to be a big song for this record.”

The track has earned them some high praise since it was released in June. Pitchfork even named it Best New Track, a feat that’s not lost on Newman, even after 14 years in to a career that’s held very little regard for the zeitgeist.

“It’s like we’re cool again,” he says. “But sometimes they [Pitchfork] piss me off. No one’s opinion should have that much weight. But it’s great if they have weight and they’re in your side. Then you’re like,

‘This is awesome’.”

As the reigning music tastemaker, a bad Pitchfork review can sink a career, while a stellar review can toss artists into whole new arenas of popularity (see: Destroyer’s Kaputt, which the site placed at No. 2 in their Top 50 Albums of 2011, a spot behind Bon Iver). The New Pornographers, like most bands in 2014, rely a great deal on the hype machine. It’s simple, really. It’s a matter of survival.

“That’s the scary part,” Newman says. “That you put out a record, nobody likes it and you’re not a musician anymore. It’s purely practical. I just want to pay the mortgage.”

••• It’s the following afternoon at the Pemberton Music Festival. Two bands are already on stage. Metric is at one end. Chance the Rapper, hip hop’s latest rising star and darling of the blogosphere, is at the other end, and by far the largest draw of the hour.

In the middle, at the festival’s smallest music stage, roughly 200 fans are waiting for the New Pornographers.

There could be more people, maybe less. It’s hard to tell in a venue as wide open as this.

Either way, the crowd is sparse. Fans have clustered at the front of the stage. A few dozen others are spread throughout the beer garden and around the venue. One could view this (and some have) as the grand unspool-

ing of the indie rock era, as it succumbs to the onslaught of hip-hop and EDM. Then the band comes out – the whole game, minus Neko. They launch into “Brill Bruisers” and it’s even bigger and bolder than it sounds on record.

The crowd lights up and they draw closer to the stage.

The Pornos sound huge and it draws more people to the stage. When they launch into “Use It”, three songs later, the crowd has doubled. They’re dancing, and flailing and spilling beer on each other’s T-shirts. The draw was modest, but it was an honest crowd. The great majority of people here were fans and seemed happy to have them back.

By the final notes of “Bleeding Heart Show,” as mesmerizing a tune as has ever been written by Canadians, it’s all quite clear: The New Pornographers had never gone limp, or stale, or any other adjective to describe the so-called death knell of indie rock. They sound as vital as ever.

••• The world seems primed for a Pornographic return.

After Kaputt, Dan Bejar has been cast as indie rock’s latest cult figure. Neko Case earned a Grammy nomination this year for The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You.

Lately, the Pornos’ undervalued works have been the subject of some critical reappraisal.

Back in February, AV Club published a lengthy, passionate essay arguing that Challengers is their best album. In April, music critic Matthew Perpetua, who reviewed Together for Pitchfork, tweeted, “One of my few regrets as a professional music critic is giving [it] a lukewarm review.”

This came months before Brill Bruisers was announced. It, like the AV Club article, came out of nowhere, and even caught Newman by surprise.

“I almost wanted to cry,” he says, half joking. “A Pitchfork writer was essen-

tially asking for forgiveness!”

Relevance, it seems, is not the issue. They’re still in the game. The question is really – can the New Pornographers outdo their past success?

Or do they even really care to?

Newman gazes out past the street, past the line of cars still gunning to get to work. He nods. “I can’t really complain. Everyone’s trying to be more popular.

Everyone’s trying to do better at their job.”

The he adds, “Whenever people ask, ‘Are you mad that you didn’t become bigger?’ I’m like, ‘We became bigger than I ever thought we’d be’.”

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fter the success of its Chinatown pop-up, Lukes General Store has now found a permanent location and is preparing to relaunch as Canada’s first-ever Four Barrel Coffee retailer.

The Calgary-based lifestyle purveyor will be reopening with an expanded product line and much larger café space at 49 W. Hastings.

The Vancouver general store is an offshoot of the family-owned and operated Lukes Drug Mart, which has been based in the community of Bridgeland in Calgary since 1951. With several locations throughout Alberta, Lukes is known for carrying hand-selected products that are unexpected in a traditional drug store environment, such as vinyl records, high-end apothecary, and gourmet coffee, and hosting events and free concerts.

For the new location, dry goods manager Veronika Rezucha (formerly of Lark on Main) will be bringing in lines such as Mast Brothers, Malin + Goetz, Baxter of California, and Pendleton, and the vinyl section will be managed by Shaun Cowan (formerly of Scratch Records). Lukes will also be

offering two products exclusive to the Vancouver location: Cartems donuts, and for the first time in Canada, San Francisco’s popular Four Barrel Coffee.

“Four Barrel [is] exclusively direct trade, meaning that they work closely with all of the farmers that grow all their beans,” says Rezucha. “This, and the quality of their coffee are just two of the reasons that we are partnering with them.”

Started in 2009, Four Barrel has quickly become one of the top roasters in the competitive Bay Area coffee scene.

The addition of Cartems to the menu also has a special significance, as the now-famous Vancouver donuts will be back on the block where they began.

“Cartems has been making beautiful, and delicious donuts since they first opened a shop on West Hastings,” says Lukes owner Gareth Lukes. “They source sustainable ingredients grown as close to home as possible, while also using organic ingredients whenever available. We couldn’t be happier to be bringing Cartems Donuts back to the neighbourhood.”

Lukes General Store is set to open in early- to midSeptember.

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My Digs: Paul Heisler home tour A Good Chick to Know Feature you brag about:

By Jennifer Scott

Describe your home: A condo in Olympic Village.

Occupant: Paul Heisler, employment lawyer, outdoor enthusiast, and foodie, who came west from Montreal about a decade ago.

Major selling feature: Definitely its location; my place is located within a few hundred feet of the seawall, a grocery store, transit, the recreation centre, the best liquor store in the city (Legacy Liquor), and several great restaurants.

First thing you changed: I love the original layout so have not changed anything structural, but I did create a pretty distinctive feature wall with wallpaper sourced for me by Jenn Scott of A Good Chick to Know.

The underground passageway to Urban Fare next door; it’s especially handy when it’s rainy in the winter and you want to pick up food for dinner without getting wet.

That one conversation piece: A good friend of mine is an emerging star on the local art scene, so I commissioned a painting from him of one of my favourite spots in British Columbia: Tofino.

He produced an amazing and unique piece made up of four different canvases that come together to show the Tofino that I love in four different lights. Check out his work at CharlieEaston.com.

The décor: I turned to A Good Chick to Know to help me put together a décor that added some industrial and vintage elements to the contemporary design typically found

in new condos in Vancouver.

The result is a comfortable and modern space with a bit of the grit you might find in a New York loft.

The story behind the art: In addition to the piece by Charlie Easton, the artwork in my place is a fairly eclectic mix of original art I’ve picked up over the years and reclaimed pieces such as light fixtures made from old brass horns in my living room.

The most meaningful antique is a large wood window pane mirror in my bedroom that used to hang on a wall in a cottage in Quebec built by my late grandparents in the 1940s. It doesn’t really fit in with anything else but it has sentimental value.

Downsides: It will end one day but for now there is still an incredible amount of construction in the neighborhood with

new buildings going up every year.

Neighbourhood haunts: Tap & Barrel, Craft Beer Market, and especially Argo Café on Ontario and 2nd; it’s a hidden gem of a diner that’s easy to miss but has incredible food and real character.

Compared to your last place: I lived on the 29th floor of a waterfront tower in Yaletown before moving to the Olympic Village. I enjoyed that space too, but I prefer the location on this side of False Creek because of its proximity to both East Vancouver and Kitsilano.

Favourite activity: Playing volleyball at the Creekside Recreation Centre next door; it’s only a couple of hundred feet from my front door and shares a building with a pub with the best patio in the city.

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f you’ve never done a Circle Farm Tour, you’re missing out on a fun and inexpensive way to learn more about the farmers and artisan producers who quietly create some of the Fraser Valley’s best edible products. The self-guided tours are an easy way to spend a lazy weekend afternoon, eating and drinking your way down a winding road to nowhere. Here are a few places on and off the tour to check out the next time you’re in Harrison-Agassiz.

Only 90 minutes from Vancouver, it’s the perfect weekend feasting destination.

The Farm House Natural Cheeses Owners George Boyes and Debra Amrein-Boyes have long been known for their excellent, award-winning cheeses, made from the milk produced by their own pasture-raised goats and cows. Debra is one of only 12 people in Western Canada and the U.S. who have been inducted into the prestigious French Cheese Guild. Try the goat brie and the Pyramide, along with some honey and crackers, and take a tour of the farm. If you’re lucky, you might be able to feed one of the baby goats.

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Morgan’s Bistro This small bistro right on the main strip of Harrison is home to a small, eclectic and casual menu that ranges from spicy herbed mushrooms and chorizo with sautéed onions to a fantastic chicken burger with bacon, caramelized onions, local cheese and house mayo. 160 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs, 604-491-1696.

The Hungry Chef All of the food is made from scratch, from the breads and buns to the pickles and burgers. The latter are definitely a focus on the menu – the deluxe mushroom goat cheese bacon burger is a thing of wonder and can easily be

shared – but interesting starters like the deep-fried cheese balls and the orange-chili chicken are worth trying as well. TheHungryChef.ca

River’s Edge Restaurant Situated on the Pretty Estate and serving both Rowena’s Inn on the River and the award-winning Sandpiper Golf

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Course, the menu here focuses on fresh, seasonal, local, and sustainable, thanks to chef Jonathan Gee. An apple-brie galette with a spicy rhubarb chutney is outstanding, as is the legendary prime rib (one of the best I’ve tried), with moist Yorkshire pudding and all the fixin’s. The homemade pies are seasonal (blueberry was fantastic). PrettyEstateResort.com/RiversEdgeRestaurant

The Copper Room For more decades than I can count, The Copper Room has been the fine dining destination for the Harrison area.

Located within Harrison Hot Springs Resort, it’s really more about the whole experience here, which includes live music and dancing. The music may be a bit on the dated side, but the food is fresh and

For a more adult and romantic getaway, this charming B&B (still run by the original Pretty family) is the perfect choice for some serene pampering.

Try to snag one of the secluded cabins, with hot breakfasts delivered in a picnic basket to your door, and views over the river and estate. The hearty afternoon tea in the main building is worth a try as well.

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Have your say on who’s the best in BC

By Kelsey Klassen You know the old saying, put your money where your mouth is? Flip that around with the We Heart Local movement, and spread the word (not the wallet) about all the local farmers and food retailers you love.

We Heart Local is back for a second year to inspire British Columbians to make local food choices, and provide valuable recognition to the people and businesses involved.

More than 230 suppliers and chefs were nominated by the public in last year’s competition, in categories like Favourite Store to Buy Local, Favourite Meat and Poultry Supplier, and Favourite Local Chef.

Close to 10,500 votes were cast online, with winners ranging from Nature’s Pickin’s in Abbotsford to Glen Alwin Farm in Courtney to chef Lee Humphries in Summerland.

Edible Vancouver editor Debbra Mikaelsen was Vancouver’s lone winner, taking down top spot for Favourite Local Food Advocate.

“There are so many reasons to support local, and it depends on your own philosophy and where you’re coming from,” says Mikaelsen. “But I think the great thing about this campaign is that it is all about sharing what you discover and what you love with your friends and social network peers. We can make our food system and agricultural industry stronger through these conversations, “ she continues, “connecting farmers, chefs, artisans, retailers, and wineries to each other and to consumers.”

And there are incentives to chime in: Nominating and voting for your local BC favourites automatically enters you in weekly draws to win $100 gift cards to your local farmers’ markets.

You will also be entered in the grand prize draw for a three-night resort getaway, along with your choice of a cooking course for two, valued at $2,000.

While it’s fun to send out tweets, and rewarding to see your favourite farms and suppliers win, however, the goal of We Heart Local is ultimately to strengthen and connect the entire agricultural industry.

“Having local farms diversifies our economy,” explains Reg Ens, executive director of the BC Agriculture Council, pointing to a study by the BC Cattlemen’s Association that looked into the impact of a strong ranching industry in rural BC. “What they found is that mining or logging might have higher paying jobs, but they were cyclical, and having the ranching community there stabilized those communities.”

BC also happens to be one of the country’s most unique agricultural zones.

“I don’t think there’s any place in Canada that has the diversity of food that we have in BC,” says Ens. “Or the creativity. Not just in the production, but with the artists that take the raw product and mold it into marvelous meals. The food culture that we have on the West Coast is second to none.”

If you agree, you have until Monday to go to WeHeartLocalAwards.ca to nominate your favourites.

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The fish tacos at chef Robert Clark’s The Fish Counter on Main are well worth the wait.

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ine-ups. Ugh. As a local I never want to wait in them, but as a tourist, it’s even worse.

Unless you know you’ll be back visiting a city, you want to do as much as you can in the given time frame.

No one wants to waste their time on something not worth waiting for, so here are a few local take-out haunts I’d happily line up for. All of the following restaurants almost always have a line-up, as well as limited seating. But the line-ups move relatively quickly – making them bearable.

To be fair, I’m taking food carts and food trucks off this list and sticking to the brickand-mortar establishments.

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Half of The Fish Counter is a retail store and I recommend snacking on the delicious smoked sablefish and signature crab and baby shrimp cakes while you wait for your order.

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La Grotta Del Formaggio It’s an institution on Commercial Drive. It’s respectfully “the Italian Subway”, so it’s hard to go wrong when you’re customizing your own sandwich. Options include American and Italian ingredients and you can ask for the sandwich to be pressed (panini). It’s deli-style, simple, unpretentious, and affordable.

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Vij enters the Dragon’s Den

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n an industry riddled with failure, and where staying in business for five years is considered a resounding success, Vancouver restauranteur Vikram Vij is surely an anomaly. Next month, Vij celebrates 20 years of success, the secrets of which he says he hopes to share this season on CBC’s Dragon’s Den. Vij is joining the popular television show as one of five investors – along with Jim Treliving, Arlene Dickinson, David Chilton, and Michael Wekerle – who can make Canadian entrepreneurs’ dreams come true. Since opening his flagship restaurant Vij’s in 1994, Vij has managed to transform how Vancouverites think of Indian food by giving it the contemporary fine dining treatment.

“Everyone thinks of Indian food as butter chicken and tikka masala, but there’s so much more,” he says. “My end goal is to bring awareness to the cuisine and culture of India. I want people to feel I’m the Obama of the food world.”

Vij’s empire has since expanded to include the casual dining Rangoli, Vij’s Railway Express food truck, Shanik in Seattle, the newly opened My Shanti in South Surrey, as well as a line of ready-made meals, Vij’s at Home.

His secret is simple: Work hard and stay focused.

“And you have to take pride in what you do,” Vij says.

“It’s my name on restaurant after all.”

While other investors on Dragon’s Den might be more concerned with dollars and cents, Vij says he’s looking to invest in someone who has passion for what they do.

“For someone like David Chilton, it’s all numbers,” he says.

“But I believe anything you do should have heart and soul.”

For Vij, the opportunity to get into show business is a literal dream come true.

“I always wanted to be a Bollywood actor,” he says. “I loved preforming, I loved the music and the dance. So this is a big deal for me.

“I do love being in front of the camera,” he admits.

SCENE | HEARD Oakwood Canadian Bistro has brought in Ryan Murphy as its new executive chef. Murphy has previously cooked at Vue du Monde in Australia, Restaurant Fifty-Three in Singapore, and Restaurant Frantzen in Sweden. TheOakwood.ca Chambar has opened in its new, expanded location at 568 Beatty. The two-level space hosts breakfast daily from 8am, lunch, weekend brunch and dinner nightly.

The new patio is definitely worth a visit. Chambar.com Orofino Winery has ranked 18th at this year’s national WineAlign awards, out of 1,300 submissions. Orofino snagged a Platinum Medal for their 2013 Celentano Vineyard Gamay.

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ometimes it doesn’t matter what the weather’s like, what you’re eating, or what the occasion may be, you just want to drink a big red wine. I’m talking the kind of wine that swaddles you with warmth and rich flavour, leaving your teeth stained increasingly darker hues of purple with every sip.

This week, I’m sharing these kinds of wines, and happily doing so with recommendations that, yup, are big and bold – but are well-made and balanced, too.

Burrowing Owl 2011 Athene | Okanagan Valley, BC | $38.99 | Winery Direct/Private Stores A local success story for many years now, Oliver’s Burrowing Owl Vineyards has managed to sustain a cult following and the admiration of the masses since its inception.

After tasting through all of their 2011 reds, the Athene was undoubtedly my favourite. The blend of cabernet sauvignon and Syrah lifts the best elements of both grape varieties, layering all of their attributes into a mighty tower fire parilla and cast-iron planchas – for two multi-course dinners focusing on the art of the fire and grill. Full menus and info at CinCin.net/Francis-Mallmann On Saturday, Oct. 18, Whistler Search and Rescue Society will hold its 15th annual gourmet dinner and auction, Wine’d Up. Five Whistler chefs, including Jeff Park of Araxi, Paul Moran of Aura at Nita Lake Lodge, and Tony Martindale of Four Seasons Resort Whistler, will each prepare one course, paired with wines from Chateau St. Michelle. Tickets $170 per person, on sale Sept. 1. Call Whistler Blackcomb at 1-800766-0449 ext. 2.

of deliciousness. You’ll find a fine slice of black forest cake on the nose, heading right into a palate loaded with cherry compote, blackberry jam, black wine gums, and then a sprig or two of peppermint, with a snap of cracked peppercorn on the finish.

variety, so may I present to you Exhibit A. This solid value outing is your passport to its South Okanagan home, with sun-baked cherries, soft tannins for easy quaffability, and just a hint of dusty sage that adds an extra dose of character.

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Pierre Amadieu Domaine Grand Romane 2011 Gigondas | Rhone Valley, France | $37.99 | BC Liquor Stores

This is the 40th vintage of a perennial McLaren Vale favourite. That mention of its home is key, because the region’s Mediterranean-like climate with cool, coastal air ensures both the fruit and acidity are elevated, making this a wine that’s not too bogged down with heavy fruit. Dark chocolate aromatics will be the first thing that jump out at you, followed by a palate lush with dark currants, mulberries, fresh ground coffee, Turkish delight, dried herbs and violets.

A blend of grenache, mourvedre and Syrah that’s like making yourself comfortable in the gentlemen’s clubs of yore. I’m talking the dark wood paneling, opulent furniture, hunting trophies on the walls, the whole nine yards. Along with a good smattering of dark fruit, think leather, roasted nuts, the gentle heat of a good bourbon and slight aromas of a fresh-unwrapped cigar. A solid wine that’s worth every cent.

Tinhorn Creek 2012 Merlot | Okanagan Valley, BC | $19.99 | BC Liquor Stores Winemaker Sandra Oldfield has always had a knack for merlot, British Columbia’s most widely-grown grape

Oh, and you’re gonna want to let those purple teeth rest for a bit after you polish off a glass or two. The acidity of wine can be harsh on your enamel, so a little bit of water and time should be in order to ease your return to pearl whites.

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Monthly Events September 1-30, 2014 FRINGE FESTIVAL 30TH BIRTHDAY BASH

September sees several events back on the calendar after the summer break. Come out to the LOUD Business Lunch and LGBTQ Mini Expo on the 19th. Later in the month, on the 24th, LOUD Business and QMUNITY launch an new regular event for the women of our community.

Lezervations is a quarterly social series devised to provide opportunities for LBTQ women to make business and personal connections.The initial event takes place at The Irish Heather on Carrall St in Gastown where the group takes over the communal table for a meal, a glass of wine and a chance to get to know other women in the local LBTQ community. See the event listing for ticket information and all the details.

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10TH ANNUAL BOLDFEST “50 Years of Lesbian Lives & Culture” 4-7 September Coast Plaza Hotel 1763 Comox Street, Vancouver http://www.boldfest.com

VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL 4-14 September Various Locations in Vancouver http://www.vancouverfringe.com

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assersby on the seawall have been waiting all summer for the second Bella Gelateria to open. The new location will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, including Napolitano pizzas and “gelatinis,” starting Thursday, Aug. 28. So why didn’t the contemporary Italian restaurant open sooner?

“At my level of being a world champion, everything has to be perfect,” said gelato master and owner James Coleridge.

This second venture marks another step towards the artisanal gelato maker’s quest for world domination.

Coleridge hopes to see 10 Bella Gelateria locations on three continents within the next five years. He’s signed a lease in West Vancouver, hopes to open Bella Gelateria shops near Main Street and in Kitsilano, has his eye on Los Angeles and is negotiating with business people in Singapore. The 80-seat Bella Gelateria Yaletown on Marinaside Crescent, near the foot of Davie Street, will serve gelatinis, or gelato martinis.

Variations include a Wild

Bella Gelateria’s new Yaletown location opens Thursday, Aug. 28.

Evita, salted caramel gelato with scotch, the EGT Negroni Earl Grey tea gelato with gin, Campari, Italian vermouth and orange peel oils and the Black Sesame Chai with bourbon, chai spices and black sesame gelato. Bella Gelateria has also partnered with Soirette Macarons and Tea on East Pender to make macaron-gelato sandwiches.

The Yaletown location also includes a gelato lab that’s two-and-a-half times larger than the teensy kitchen at the corner of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Coal Harbour so interns from the Carpigiani Gelato University in Italy can make gelato, gelato popsicles and gelato sandwiches.

Coleridge, a former highaltitude climber for National Geographic and a former White Rock city councillor attended the gelato university in 2009.

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“It seemed like a natural transition to go from glaciers to frozen desserts,” Coleridge quipped.

He won first place in the Gelato World Tour North America this year, International Gelato Master of the Year at the International Fair of Artisan Gelato, and the People’s Choice Award and Technical Jury Award at the Florence Italy Gelato Festival in 2012.

Now Coleridge and the university choose the cream of the class to intern at Bella Gelateria, the only offshoot of the Italian university in North America. He’s overseen students from Italy, Chile and Colombia and hopes to groom gelato masters for his future locations.

Even in Italy, his professors taught him to make gelato with pre-packaged powders, but Coleridge challenged them to make gelato the less industrialized way with local ingredients. That artisanal approach has made his gelato even more popular than he anticipated in “the most highly competitive gelato market in North America.”

“Why so popular? We use real vanilla beans,” he said.

“People are tasting what a real vanilla tastes like when they taste ours.”

Now Coleridge is rappelling away from the idea of gelato as something that’s served in cones and cups. He’s trademarked the “Juicetto” that combines cold-pressed juice with creamy gelato and is experimenting with recipes at the Coal Harbour location.

“I don’t fit in,” Coleridge said. “I stand out.”

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t came as a surprise to friends of 26year olds Lauren Bennett and fiancé Aarron Costello when the pair decided to trade their Kitsilano rental for a semi-detached home in the suburbs. But, she said, “many of our friends are now considering doing the same.”

Like a growing number of Vancouver millennials, the couple discovered that suburban life offers lifestyle advantages, starting with saving money.

The couple is currently paying $2,000 per month to rent a one-bedroom Kitsilano apartment. Their mortgage payments at the York, a new townhome development by Mosaic Homes in Langley, will be $700 per month less, Bennett explained.

The pair put up a 20 per cent downpayment and opted for a five-year fixed rate mortgage on the $310,000 property, she said.

“It so much nicer than our Vancouver apartment, “ Bennett said of the two-bedroom, two-bathroom, tri-level, end-unit townhome that also comes with a small yard and an attached garage.

According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver it costs an average of $758,600 for a typical townhome on the West Side of Vancouver, where Kitsilano is a dominant neighbourhood.

“Vancouver is so expensive,” Bennett said. She added that, using a park-and-ride

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Improved transportation has been the key to attracting Vancouver buyers, said Mosaic marketing manager Geoff Duyker, who estimated that 25 per cent of buyers at the 200-unit York are relocating from Vancouver.

Shayna Thow, director of sales for BLVD Marketing Group – which handles marketing for two Surrey developments for Vancouver’s Fairborne Homes Ltd. – said Surrey has also become a viable option for first-time homebuyers who can’t afford to buy in Vancouver. While the average price for a single-family detached home in Greater Vancouver has soared to more than $1.36 million, the average price in the Fraser Valley is still under $600,000, she noted.

“We are currently seeing over 50 per cent of our buyers coming into the Surrey market as first-time purchasers who will be living in the home as a primary residence,” said Thow. “The majority of these buyers are under the age of 35 and are utilizing family members to help aid them with deposits and getting into the market.”

And, increasingly, the young buyers are coming from Vancouver, she said.

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• Landmark Beach Ave address. Top floor • 1457 sf 2 BRs 2 bath custom suite • 42’ living room/dining, formal entry • 6x25 private terrace off LR, cool quiet side • 1 parking & storage No pets/rentals

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New Listing 1740 Comox #1503 Prime NW corner 1 bdrm strata suite with renovations, unobstructed water & mountain & city views. $389,000.

Marble floors. Breathtaking air. $395,000.

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Penthouse #2 1855 Nelson Glorious West of Denman three deck patio suite with 20’ cathedral ceilings, a gigantic loft, 18’ x 16’ patio, skylights & 1219 sq. ft. Pets OK. $689,900.

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1740 Comox #302 High quality English Bay strata.

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1879 Barclay #201 Top floor West of Denman, 665 sq. ft. Hardwood & heritage feel. $298,000.

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1949 Beach #104 Ocean view 1272 sq. ft. English Bay 2 bdrm. All water view front suite. $819,900.

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LABOUR DAY SPECIAL Enjoy the fruits of your labour here in great value for money spacious one bedroom sw corner home with king size bedroom, generous living/dining area with gas f/p, ample storage, underground parking and amazing 1155 sf fenced wraparound garden terraced patio with it’s own gate on quiet street directly across from park! Laundry & locker directly across hall. Well kept 26 unit strata in quiet location 2 blocks East of Granville with easy access to UBC, airport, shops, services & transit. $267,800 HIT THE BEACH Gorgeous views from spacious suite overlooking Kits beach, pool and city skyline with gorgeous mountain backdrop and beautiful sunsets. Older solid strata features large square rooms, good storage, underground parking and balcony. Limited rentals, sorry pets declined.

Laundry across the hall. Perfect home for student, retiree, part time residence or city home. You will feel like you are on vacation year round! Transport, cycle path and major route just steps from your door! $278,000 SUMMER IN THE CITY Perfectly positioned for all special events and activities this one bedroom and den borders downtown/West End just hop and skip from English Bay, Stanley Park, False Creek, Granville Island and Yaletown. Corner suite features wraparound windows for great light and crossbreeze with mix of greenery and urban/city lights outlook. Great floorplan, super clean, insuite laundry, parking and locker with onsite gym. Pet and rental friendly. Great value! $338,000

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FABULOUS open concept studio with AFFORDABLE LOFT @ ARTWORKS! generous bedroom nook, private Original owner! First time on market east-facing garden view plus 9’x5’ since 1993. Updated with oak floors, patio. Superior quality finishing newer bath, gas stove. GST paid. throughout. Pet and rental friendly! 1 parking! 10’5 ft. ceiling! Big winNew lobby, new roof, newer plumbing dows, N.E. Corner. Low maintenance and elevator. Move in now. fee, healthy contingency fund of $350,000! Be first!

2502-188 Keefer Place $598,800 PANORAMIC VIEWS of city, Burrard Inlet and private city views! 2 bdrm, 2 bath located at Espana Tower 2, solid 2009 built. Access to luxurious spa living, rooftop garden. Great functional layout, spacious balcony.

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Beverley Elliott uncensored Veteran film and TV actress bares her soul in onewoman Fringe Fest show

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ood things happen when Beverley Elliott runs late.

The veteran actress arrived thirty minutes late for our interview (she drove towards East Van when she should have headed for Kitsilano, and had to backtrack), but the resulting interview, revealing as it was, was well worth the wait.

She’d also been running late a few years ago when she stepped up to the mic and shared a 10-minute tale in the second edition of Flame, Joel Wirkkunen & Deb Williams’ now monthly storytelling night at Cottage Bistro.

“I thought it started at 7:30, but it started at 7,” she says. “Joel’s phoning me going, ‘Are you coming?’ And I said ‘Yeah, I’m just parking my car,’ and he said, ‘You’re on next.’”

Not knowing how her story would compare with the ones that had already been shared that night, Elliott took a steadying breath and launched into a tale about the time she caught the bouquet at her niece’s wedding.

The audience ate it up. “I just felt like, this is what I love doing,” she recalls.

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Elliott’s one-woman show that premieres next week as part of the 2014 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Through stories, re-enactments and original songs, Elliott – a prolific character actress who was name-checked by Clint Eastwood when he won an Oscar for Unforgiven – shares true tales from her past that involve transformative and unexpected encounters with strangers (the bouquet story that started it all is included in the show).

Some of her stories are tearjerkers; others are cringe-worthy and hilarious; all are deeply personal and relatable.

“Storytelling can help us heal parts of ourselves that are hidden, or shamed, or put away,” she says. “I think we can learn from each other so much. That’s why art exists in the first place.”

Perhaps the biggest thing that Elliott didn’t see coming was her career in the performing arts. Growing up the daughter of dairy farmers in a tiny Ontario town, performing “wasn’t part of the tapestry of what we were going to do. We were very practical.”

And yet, somehow, this daughter of practical parents dreamt of becoming a performer.

Elliott loved to unleash her voice in empty stairwells and in church, although she was too shy to actually sing or act for anyone.

But when she moved to Vancouver in 1982, she had “the distance of all those provinces between my family and my upbringing and who I was, and I found the courage to explore what I always wanted.”

So she signed up for an acting class, started gigging in clubs, and kicked her performing arts career into high gear.

Reel People at Fringe Beverley Elliott isn’t the only Vancouver film and television player in this year’s Fringe Festival. Daniel Arnold, writer and co-star of the critically acclaimed “feel bad comedy of the year” Lawrence and Holloman, co-stars with Marisa Smith in Hannah Moscovitch’s Little One. The real-life married duo play adopted siblings, one of whom is a psychopath. That’s gotta make for some interesting post-show pillow talk. Sept. 5-14 at The Cultch’s Vancity Culture Lab. VancouverFringe.com

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However you measure it, she’s done well.

Elliott has appeared in dozens of television and film productions (from 21 Jump Street, Danger Bay, and The Beachcombers, to Harper’s Island, The X-Files, Unforgiven, and 2012). She sings as often as she can and continues to share stories in the monthly Flame events.

Earlier this summer, she hosted the second night of the 2014 Leo Awards.

And as Granny on ABC’s mega-hit fantasy series Once Upon a Time, she’s even finding herself a featured guest at fan conventions, an experience she describes as eye opening.

“I remember years ago thinking, ‘I wouldn’t want to go to one of those fan conventions, they’d all be so weird,’ but now I’m going, ‘Anything coming up?’” she laughs.

“I’m just Beverley from Listowel, I’m not really Granny, I’m just an actor doing work, but fans really care, and that’s what I’ve learned at the conventions. It’s a responsibility, and I’m in gratitude mode, because I love working.” …didn’t see that coming runs Sept. 5-14 at Performance Works. Find tickets and show times at VancouverFringe.com.

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Pristine Coast (Scott Reynard); Sitting on the Edge of Marlene (Ana Valine); Songs She Wrote About People She Knows (Kris Elgstrand); and Two 4 One (Maureen Bradley).

Also on the schedule: A 25th anniversary screening of Anne Wheeler’s Bye Bye Blues.

In addition, VIFF will hand out two cash awards to BC filmmakers: A $10,000 Best BC Film award, and a $7500 BC Emerging Filmmaker award.

VIFF runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 10 at an array of local venues, and WE Vancouver will have plenty of film fest coverage in upcoming issues. Watch this space for filmmaker interviews, red carpet photos, and reviews.

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The 13 features confirmed for the 2014 Spotlight on BC run the gamut from comedy to thrillers, drama to documentaries.

There are new docs from celebrated filmmakers Vic Sarin (The Boy from Geita) and Julia Kwan (Everything Will Be), and daring features from emerging directors Soran Mardookhi (Turbulence) and Jason Bourque (Black Fly).

Vancouver actress Sonja Bennett makes her screenwriting debut with Preggoland, in which she stars alongside James Caan and Danny Trejo, and We Are the City drummer Andrew Huculiak introduces himself as a director in Violent, an atmospheric flick shot in Norway and inspired by his band’s latest album.

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Starring Josh Brolin, Eva Green Directed by Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez

It’s been nine years since Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s dark and gritty take on the noir genre exploded onto the big screen in Sin City but a long delay seems to have marred the freshness of the sequel.

Though visually dazzling and often impeccably stylized, A Dame to Kill For’s plot is as thin as the source material’s graphic novel pages that preceded it.

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Ontario cop who takes what she can get, be it painkillers stolen from a crime scene or a quick drink with her boyfriend before he returns to his wife.

Covered under a blanket of snow, her sleepy community of Fort Dundas is shaken when Hazel discovers a murdered senior who’s neck has been cleaved open and face moulded into a mask of horror. A bit of research reveals this isn’t the first such desecration of the deceased, elevating a murder investigation into a hunt for a serial killer.

Perhaps all of the local red herring are trapped under a layer of ice in a nearby frozen lake because the decision is made to immediately reveal the culprit: Christopher Heyerdahl’s naturopathic killer who’s fluent in cryptic, armed with creepy songs for kids and inclined to consider himself an angel of mercy.

Remember: All of this is played straight.

This places the film in the awkward position of foregoing suspense in favour of hesitantly investigating moral quandaries and clumsily exploring Hazel’s backstory through expository dialogue that’s less dignified than most interrogation scenes.

Director Jason Stone possesses strong technical skills but offers a clear sense of where his true talents lie in an entertain-

likes of Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke reprising roles while newcomers Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and a scene-stealing Eva Green attempt to inject new life into the franchise.

Although Miller and Rodriquez (who also serves as the editor, cinematographer and co-composer) absolutely nail the look and feel of the first outing, the sequel does little to advance the genre in a new direction.

The frequent shocking and Thor Diakow visceral violence mixed with a bevy of bountiful beauties can only take the film so far once it starts getting bogged down by multiple character narration and standard revenge plotting.

Still, some of the sequences are positively cracking. Gordon-Levitt’s poker playing scenes opposite a terrifying Powers Boothe are some of the most effective and memorable, while Eva Green continues to elevate her acting as her sultry scenes hit the noir nail squarely on the head.

In the end though, A Dame to Kill For exists merely as a superficial patchwork of eye-catching moments.

Josh Brolin and Eva Green are among the many stars to lend their talents to Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

can’t save thriller ment-trumps-implausibility sequence that sees Hazel turning a slideshow of disfigured victims into a macabre flip book as she searches for a coded message. It gives a viewer faith that it won’t be long before Stone atones for the sins perpetrated here.

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ore than 3,200 people staged a pop-up picnic in David Lam Park in Yaletown on Aug. 21 dressed entirely in white.

Dîner en Blanc, as it is known, began 25 years ago Paris, and has since spread to hundreds of cities around the world.

Local organizers held the first Dîner en Blanc in 2012

at Jack Poole Plaza for 1,200 people. The 2013 Creekside Park event hosted 2,500 attendees with a wait list of 12,000. And, by this year, the waiting list had skyrocketed to 35,000, largely frustrated, hopefuls.

Due to the demand, organizers have been steadily increasing the event’s capacity.

Each year, attendees are informed of the location at the last minute, and are dropped off by bus on ad-

jacent side streets to swarm the sidewalks like a human blizzard.

This year, the dinner experience was enhanced by performances by Vancouver Opera, extravagant set pieces, aerial acrobats, and a menu catered by Hawksworth.

Due to the interest in the Vancouver event, a separate Dîner en Blanc is scheduled for Whistler on Aug. 28.

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My two kids are worth half a million to the school system (salaries, benefits, pensions) for their 12 years of schooling. Now I hear of a $40/ day payment per student if the strike continues. If parents continued to have the option of this payment, or chits for tutors, the whole sad sack, self-serving school system would collapse. Read award-winning [author] John Taylor Gatto and be enlightened.

Don’t call it an education.

It’s schooling. It’s a buzzer to buzzer dinosaur.

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To the young woman who was drunk beyond belief screaming at her boyfriend at Burrard and Davie at 2am last night – you woke up an entire building of people with your raging screaming – time to check into AA girlfriend. To the people who called 911 and the police

who attended because they thought a woman was being raped: Good on you. I saw the police cars prowling the alley where the dumb *itch was, and was glad to see that Vancouverites are still caring enough to respond.

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By Rob Brezsny • Week of August 28 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): In the coming weeks it will be important for you to bestow blessings and disseminate gifts and dole out helpful feedback.

Maybe you already do a pretty good job at all that, but I urge you to go even further. Through acts of will and surges of compassion, you can and should raise your levels of generosity. Why? Your allies and loved ones need more from you than usual. They have pressing issues that you have special power to address. Moreover, boosting your largesse will heal a little glitch in your mental health. It’s just what the soul doctor ordered.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): The Icelandic word hoppípolla means “jumping into puddles.” I’d love to make that one of your themes in the coming weeks. It would be in sweet accordance with the astrological omens. You are

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For a time of high amusement mixed with deep fun and a wandering imagination. See if you can arrange to not only leap into the mud, but also roll down a hill and kiss the sky and sing hymns to the sun. For extra credit, consider adding the Bantu term mbukimvuki to your repertoire. It refers to the act of stripping off your clothes and dancing with crazy joy.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): During the course of its life, an oyster may change genders numerous times.

Back and forth it goes, from male to female and vice versa, always ready to switch. I’m nominating this ambisexual creature to be your power animal in the coming weeks. There has rarely been a better time than now to experiment with the pleasures of gender fluidity. I invite you to tap into the increased

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): I’m getting the sense that in the coming days you will be more casual and nonchalant than usual. More jaunty and unflappable. You may not be outright irresponsible, but neither will you be hyper-focused on being ultra-responsible. I suspect you may even opt not to be buttoned and zippered all the way to the top. It’s also possible you will be willing to let a sly secret or two slip out, and allow one of your interesting eccentricities to shine. I think this is mostly fine. My only advice is to tilt in the direction of being carefree rather than careless.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In his novel Les Miserables, French author Victor Hugo chose to write a convoluted sentence that was 823 words long. American novelist William Faulkner outdid him, though. In his book Absalom, Absalom!, he crafted a single rambling, labyrinthine sentence crammed with 1,287 words. These people should not be your role models in the coming weeks, Leo. To keep rolling in the direction of your best possible destiny, you should be concise and precise. Straightforward simplicity will work better

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VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): As you know, real confidence has no bluster or bombast. It’s not rooted in a desire to seem better than everyone else and it’s not driven by a fear of appearing weak. Real confidence settles in when you have a clear vision of exactly what you need to do. Real confidence blooms as you wield the skills and power you have built through your hard work and discipline.

And as I think you already sense, Virgo, the time has come for you to claim a generous new share of real confidence. You are ready to be a bolder and crisper version of yourself.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): As I understand your situation, Libra, you have played by the rules; you have been sincere and well-meaning; you have pressed for a solution that was fair and just. But that hasn’t been enough. So now, as long as you stay committed to creating a righteous outcome, you are authorized to invoke this declaration, originally uttered by the ancient Roman poet Virgil: “If I am unable to make the gods above relent, I shall move hell.” Here’s an alternate translation of the original

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): “Start every day off with a smile and get it over with,” said the misanthropic comedian W.C. Fields. I know it’s weird to hear those words coming from a professional optimist like me, but just this once I recommend that you follow Fields’ advice.

In the near future, you should be as serious and sober and unamusable as you have ever been. You’ve got demanding work to attend to; knotty riddles to solve; complex situations to untangle. So frown strong, Scorpio. Keep an extra sour expression plastered on your face. Smiling would only distract you from the dogged effort you must summon. Unless, of course, you know for a fact that you actually get smarter and more creative when you laugh a lot. In which case, ignore everything I said. Instead, be a juggernaut of cheerful problem-solving.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21): Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) was a renowned African-American gospel singer who lent her talents to the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. often called on her to be an opening act for his speeches. She was there on the podium with him on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C. when he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Whose spur would you welcome? Who might interrupt you at just the right time? Seek out influences that will push you to reach higher.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): When Europeans first explored the New World, ships captained by Italians led the way. But none of them sailed Italian ships or represented Italian cities.

Cristoforo Colombo (today known as Christopher Columbus) was funded by the government of Spain, Giovanni de Verrazzano

by France, and Giovanni Caboto (now known as John Cabot) by England. I see a lesson here for you, Capricorn. To flourish in the coming months, you don’t necessarily need to be supported or sponsored by what you imagine are your natural allies. You may get further by seeking the help of sources that are not the obvious choices.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Walter Kaufman had a major role in clarifying the meaning and importance of Friedrich Nietzsche.

His English translations of the German philosopher’s books are benchmarks, as are his analyses of the man’s ideas. And yet Kaufman was not a cheerleader. He regarded Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra as brilliant and triumphant, but also verbose and melodramatic: a “profusion of sapphires in the mud.” I love that phrase, Aquarius, and maybe you will, too, as you navigate your way through the coming weeks. Don’t just automatically avoid the mud, because that’s probably where you will find the sapphires.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): I’m not tolerant of greed. Acquisitiveness bothers me. Insatiableness disgusts me. I am all in favor of people having passionate yearnings, but am repelled when their passionate yearnings spill over into egomaniacal avarice. As you can imagine, then, I don’t counsel anyone to be piggishly self-indulgent.

Never ever. Having said that, though, I advise you to be zealous in asking for what you want in the coming weeks. It will be surprisingly healing for both you and your loved ones if you become aggressive in identifying what you need and then going after it. I’m confident, in fact, that it’s the wisest thing for you to do.

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As you’d expect from a Cadillac, the front is dominated by an enormous grille, with a glassed-in emblem the size of Shaquille O’Neal’s palm.

The rest of the car is actually quite reserved, from a single strong accent line running the length of the side profile to the twin integrated exhausts out back. Even the V-badge is a fairly subtle arrangement of chrome with a red slash.

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“Some folks built like this. Some folks built like that. But the way I’m built – don’t you ever call me fat. ‘Cause I’m built for comfort; I ain’t built for speed. But I got everything, all a good girl might need.”

And that’s the old Cadillac, Willie Dixon slingin’ the twelve-bar blues, black paint, chrome, and a cushy suspension floatin’ you on down the road to N’Awlins and the big muddy. A car? More like a paddleboat steamer with a big ol’ grille, I reckon.

The wheels are 18” alloys (standard on the V-Series) and they wear sticky Pirelli rubber in a run-flat application. Pirellis tend to wear more quickly than other tires, and that’s probably a good thing here as run-flat tires often ruin the way cars ride.

It’s heady stuff, but an image that faded away in the new dawn of a world favouring agility and fuel-economy.

No more land-yachts: luxury might still be big, but performance credentials are needed for true bragging rights. Mercedes-Benz had AMG. BMW had M. Cadillac had the Cimarron. Uh-oh.

Environment:

While longer than the outgoing car, the CTS is still smaller inside than other offerings in the class. The back seats aren’t exactly cramped, but the Cadillac falls behind both BMW and Mercedes in terms of total passenger volume, including trunk space.

Happily, as part of General Motors, Cadillac also had access to the brains behind some of the fastest machinery ever to come out of Detroit. They gave Cadillac the V-series, a badge which this latest new CTS mid-sized sedan wears proudly.

Beyond that, it’s very nicely laid-out, with carbon-fibre trim and very comfortable seats. Fit and finish is up to a competitive level, and it looks great in here. Or at least it does when clean.

As I flick the shifter into manual mode, and drop down a gear, Willie Dixon’s voice fades out on the satellite radio, and the track changes. It’s Jackie Brenston and a young Ike Turner, hammering out “Rocket 88” at an up tempo speed.

Cadillac’s CUE system takes a bit of getting used to, as it’s less intuitive than some of the other infotainment options on the market, but between the steering-wheel-mounted redundant controls and voice commands, mastering it isn’t too bad. Some of the haptic functions remain frustrating – like the volume slider – but the rest is workable. If you have the car for a week, you’ll only just be getting used to it; after a month, I’d imagine it’d be second nature.

That song, homage to an Oldsmobile V8 that once scorched up the highways, was based on a song called “Cadillac Boogie.” You heard the man, big Caddy.

Let’s boogie.

Design:

But do yourself a favour: keep a microfibre cloth and/ or detailing spray in the glove box as the glossy surface collects fingerprint smudges and fluff like crazy.

The new CTS sedan stretches out longer than the previous generation by a good four inches or so. With Cadillac’s new ATS sedan taking on the BMW 3-series, this new car is moving up to compete with the 5-series and the Mercedes-Benz E-class.

Performance:

Spec’ing the V-sport version of the CTS gets you the upgraded brakes and rim-sizes you might find in the German brands. It also gives you a twin-turbocharged 3.8L V6 cranking out 420hp – jiminy cricket!

On looks alone, it’s certainly got the chops to do so.

Cadillac’s signature straight-edged styling has evolved somewhat from the original CTS’s very angular profile, and the addition of “waterfall-effect” LED lighting gives the car a unique look you can spot from a mile away. At night, it looks more Blade Runner than Goodfellas.

The V6 purrs along on the highway, usually netting around 8.5L/100kms, and then transforms the car into a backroad barn-burner. Chevy makes such good V8s you sort of

wonder why this car doesn’t have one, but the twin-turbo six sounds angelic and hauls like a demon. I’ll take it.

Forget all the lead-sled slow-rolling of the past, this isn’t the car once desired by the characters of Tin Men, this is a lightweight creation of magnesium and aluminum that weighs a good 10% less than the equivalent BMW 5-series. It storms to 100km/h in four and a half seconds, pulls nearly a full g on the skidpad, and carves up a backroad with stiletto precision.

The steering is electric power-assist, but whoever did the programming on it deserves a medal. It’s excellent, and gives the CTS life beneath your fingertips.

The eight-speed transmission is slightly more of a mixed bag: the paddle-shifters aren’t quite as quick as they could be so better to choose one of the four selectable automatic modes and let the computer set the gear for you. Also, in “Touring” mode, the 8-speed sometimes doesn’t hold onto top gear long enough – with this much power, there’s no need to drop down a gear suddenly under gentle acceleration.

Quibbles aside, this is one of the best driving experiences you can get from a luxury sedan without shelling out huge money for an M5 or Mercedes AMG. It’s built for speed, and as far as the comfort side of things goes, the ride would be just about perfect if the tires weren’t run-flats.

Features:

Navigation is standard on the CTS V-Sport, as are a host of driver aids including backup camera, rear-traffic assist, and blind-spot monitoring. You also get an enormous sunroof, heated and ventilated front seats, and a colour heads-up display.

Fuel economy is officially rated at 13.5L/100kms in the city and 8.4L/100kms on the highway. The CTS hits the highway figure without breaking a sweat.

Green Light:

Powerful engine; great chassis dynamics; strong styling

Stop Sign:

Infotainment can frustrate; not as spacious as others

The Checkered Flag:

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