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EMPTY WORDS FROM BC LIQUOR STORES
BC Liquor Stores, a government-owned company, claims to “promote environmental awareness through its container-recycling program.”Yet it sets a limit on the number of empty containers it accepts for recycling: 25 per day. Due to space considerations, they say. Actually, the company is practicing open discrimination – against the industrious individuals who comb the streets and garbage bins to collect empty containers for cash. These individuals are practicing free enterprise, earning some money through their collection efforts. They’re also helping the environment by preventing the containers from ending up in landfill sites. The company should assist, not impede, the efforts of these individuals. And my efforts as well, especially since I return cans and bottles for environmental reasons more so than for the refund of the deposit I paid at purchase. The closest Return-It Centre to me, a Staples store that places no limit on containers returned, is a halfhour walk away. The liquor store is across the street. Where do I want to go? It’s worth mentioning Ontario’s equivalent, LCBO stores, sets NO limit on the number of empty containers accepted for recycling.
Another annoyance: the BC Liquor Store sets its hours based on its convenience, not the customer’s. I showed up one Sunday afternoon at 3:15pm, with a bag of 25 cans, only to be told “we now close this counter at 3pm”. On its website the company claims it “is dedicated to the highest quality of customer service, delivered with friendliness, individual pride, initiative, and retail passion!” More empty words. On recycling and service: BC Liquor Stores doesn’t fill its mandate. –Pam McPhail
and hard hats – well, most of them, anyway. They smoke, chat, and scratch themselves while sipping their lattes. A fine start to the day. There is trash and discarded construction material all around them, which doesn’t make it look very safe place to work. Maybe they are reluctant to put themselves in danger. What other reason could account for the amount of time this station “upgrade” is taking? This station renovation began in 2013, and TransLink doesn’t understand why the citizens have no confidence in them. -Anonymous
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The Main Street/Science World Skytrain Station has been under renovation since 2013. In that time the massive residential development across Terminal Avenue has risen from the ground. It looks like even the highrise and casino development by BC Place will be complete before the Skytrain Station renovation is complete. The jury is still out on Phase 2 of the Rogers Arena development. I do see workers at the Skytrain site again. It might be my imagination, but there didn’t seem to be anything going on there for the longest while. Now, every weekday morning as I trundle by above them on the track, I can see them decked out in their high-vis vests
Re: “Dastardly detour”, Rant/Rave, Aug. 13, 2015 I agree that Bute Street, both south and north sides, should not have been closed during the Pride event. However, I have a temporary mobility problem needing a walking cane for support. After a short rest and coffee at Blenz, I decided it was time to go home to bed. At the closures I approached one of the workers and he gracefully asked if I needed to pass. I said yes and although he was busy he politely escorted me through. So sorry to hear of your problem, Mr. White. Guess you met up with the wrong person. –Pamela Leaman
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Broke in the city:
Vancouver’s dangerous debt addiction Vancouver’s high cost of living means many local residents are struggling with balooning debt, and it could cost some their homes. GARY MCKENNA @westendervan
With its high-end eateries and beautiful beaches, Kitsilano epitomizes the Vancouver lifestyle. It is a neighbourhood Allen Laity was drawn to and it did not take him long to discover the many bars and restaurants in the area. Add to that a new car and household furnishings and Laity’s expenses were quickly outpacing the 38-yearold forklift operator’s income. “The lifestyle I was living back then was pretty unrealistic,” he said. Without realizing it, Laity had fallen into a trap that has ensnared many Vancouverites struggling to maintain a reasonable standard of living in a city that is becoming increasingly expensive: he was deeply in debt. He quickly hit his $5,000 limit on his credit card, so he got a second one with an $8,000 limit, which he also maxed.Throw in a $15,000 line of credit from the bank and before Laity knew it he owed close to $30,000. It came to a point, he said, where the amount of interest was so high that it would have taken him more than 20 years to pay off his debts with minimum payments. “They kept offering me this and offering me that,” he said. “At the time, I was willing to take it all. I just started spending like crazy.” !!! Laity’s situation is not unusual, said Scott Hannah, the president and CEO of the Credit Counselling Society. With the cost of living in
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Vancouver reaching unprecedented heights, he said more people are increasingly relying on borrowing as a way of supplementing their lifestyle. Once upon a time, most people banked with their parents’ institution.When it came time to borrow money, Hannah said, a person would visit their bank manager, who knew the client, and they would discuss whether a loan was a safe risk for everyone involved. “If they said ‘Why don’t you wait six months and put a bit more money on that,’ you would accept that,” Hannah said. “You would be disappointed, but you would feel that your bank was looking out for you.” Needless to say, the loan process has changed dramatically. “Now, they sell products,” he said. “That’s all they do. They sell products.” And business is good. In the last year, the amount of household debt in Canada has risen by $86 billion to $1.85 trillion, a 4.9 per cent increase, according to a recent report from RBC Economics. Of that total, the majority – $1.31 trillion – is for mortgages, while consumer debt adds up to $537 billion. Attitudes about borrowing are also changing. In the 1980s, the average household debt to income ratio was 66 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.Today, Hannah said that number is closer to 163 per cent. That means that the average household owes $1.63 for every dollar of disposable income it has. By comparison, Hannah
Scott Hannah, CEO of the Credit Counselling Society. notes that the debt ratio in the United States prior to the economic downturn in 2008, was 167 per cent. “We resemble our US neighbours prior to the recession,” he said. Adding to the problem is the fact that many 30-somethings have come of age financially during a period of historically low interest rates. Hannah said that when he purchased his home several decades ago, he was happy to get a 13.5 per cent rate, laughable to anyone under the age of 35. Many young people, he added, are maxing out their borrowing capacity at a time when interest rates can really only go up. “Far too many of us are living at the point where if the bank lending rates were to go up by two per cent, you would have a significant number of people with difficulties,” he said. “That is how tight it is.” !!! It is not just people with
modest incomes that are getting into trouble. High-income earners, many of whom own homes and cars, are just as likely to become Credit Counselling Society clients, Hannah said. And usually with higher levels of debt. For many professionals, it is important to keep appearances, he added, referring to the age-old idiom of “keeping up with the Joneses.” “People get accustomed to a lifestyle that is easy to finance when times are good and financial institutions want to lend money,” he said. “But when markets tighten up, I suspect some people’s families are going to have a really tough time.”’ Property owners often open themselves up to a different type of debt problem — using the equity in their home to supplement their lifestyle. Because Vancouver has seen a continual climb in real estate prices over the last few years, Hannah said it can create a skewed notion of a person’s net worth. And tapping into real estate equity is easier than ever. With online banking today, moving thousands of dollars from a home equity line of credit into a spending account is a basic money transfer — as easy as clicking a button. Paying back what is borrowed is the hard part and Hannah said he has seen cases where people have been forced to sell their homes. Even a person with a large amount of equity can run into trouble if the amount of debt payments they incur on their property outpaces their monthly income levels. It can
create a situation where the only way out is to put the home on the market, Hannah said. Lately, with climbing housing prices, most people are able to walk away relatively unscathed. However, he added that the situation could become particularly problematic if real estate prices were to level off or even cool down. !!! Those that believe that home prices only go up in the Lower Mainland need look no further than Loreena Horrobin. She purchased a townhouse in the Fraser Valley in 2008. Four months later, the economic downturn began and her mortgage has been underwater ever since. Further complicating her financial situation was the fact that, like Laity, Horrobin had racked up a large amount of consumer debt. She said she took out loans in an effort to help her family out of money problems, but didn’t realize she was slowly getting into trouble herself. “I was Miss Fix-It,” she said. “I lost my fear of [debt] and that is what got me into trouble. Having a healthy fear of debt is not a bad thing. It keeps you in check.” Horrobin believes that it was around 2005 when she began to get carried away with her credit limits.Things slowly deteriorated over a five year period until she got into a car accident in 2010. The catalyst for change came when she tried to purchase a new vehicle and realized that she had about
$34,000 in debt. “The car accident caused a chain reaction of realizing, ‘Ok, enough is enough,’” she said. She was presented with three options: A consumer proposal that would have bruised her credit rating, but would only force her to pay back a percentage of the debt; bankruptcy; or a payment schedule allowing her to pay back her debts in full. Horrobin opted for the latter, took a second job, and began pulling back on household expenses. She made her final payment last spring and is now completely debt free. Today, she does not have a line of credit, a credit card and has even taken the overdraft option off of her bank account. Credit “is great to have when you need it for something important,” she said. “But that TV and that couch isn’t very important.” What frustrates Horrobin is the fact that throughout her struggle to get a handle on her financial situation, she was continuously bombarded with offers in the mail from banks and retailers advertising cheap credit. “It is insane,” she said. “You have to say no.” “I think some people assume that the banks and these financial institutions are out for your well being,” Horrobin added. “They say ‘We will help you, you are having a tough time.’ It is not help they are offering. It is a noose.”
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YOUR CITY Continued from page 3 There are several, fairly simple things people can do to avoid getting into trouble, Hannah said. Writing out a budget is an easy way to understand where the money is going, he added, noting many of the credit society’s clients can’t account for large percentages of their monthly expenses. “If you are not budget-
ing, it is foolhardy,” he said. “It really is.” For those that are already in trouble, Hannah said it is important to recognize it and understand that there are ways out of the problem. Both Laity and Horrobin were able to solve their debt issues with the help of credit counsellors who can sometimes negotiate with lenders to help ease the payments and stop the interest accumulation.
After about five years, both said they were debt free and equipped with the tools to avoid getting into trouble in the future. According to Hannah, people should also think twice about taking on loans and be careful with the easy access to debt. “Credit is not a bad thing,” he said. “It is okay to have, but maybe don’t have the direct access to it.” W
TOP 10 CREDIT TIPS 1. Shop with a plan:
Save up for purchases and avoid buying items on credit.
2. Budget and pay
ahead: Anticipate expenses and pre-pay credit cards accordingly.
3. Keep your limit low: This
may require contacting your credit card company if they have raised your limit in the past without your request.
4. Pay in full or put it away: If a card can’t be
paid off in one month, put it away until it is repaid in full.
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Know the terms and conditions: In some cases, offers like air miles and points can sometimes be less expensive to purchase outright.
6. One card will do it:
Don’t carry the credit card with you: Having easy access to credit can make it difficult to eliminate a balance.
Double up on payments: Pay at least double the minimum required when a balance cannot be paid off in one month. It makes it easier to keep track of balances and how much has been spent.
7. Don’t rob Peter to
pay Paul: Using one form of credit to cover the cost of another does not solve long-term debt issues.
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10. Reward yourself:
Find cheap ways of rewarding yourself for managing your debt and credit card issues. - Courtesy of the Credit Counselling Society
Unsanctioned street party a go for Commercial Drive NAOIBH O’CONNOR @naoibh
Police are warning people not to attend. Some Grandview-Woodland residents are bracing for trouble. But an unsanctioned party that organizers anticipate will attract upwards of 9,000 people, planned for Grandview Park Aug. 21, appears to be going ahead. Tom MacDonald who lives near the park worries the so called “Commercial Drive Street Party Part 2” set for Friday evening will spin out of control based on his experience of a similar event held to mark May Day. MacDonald said the May Day party was loud, lasted until the early hours of the morning, saw participants urinate and defecate on residents’ properties and produced tons of garbage. One person was stabbed that evening. Residents also had to clean up the park the next day to make it safe for children, according to MacDonald. He wants police and city officials to control event-goers’ access to the park. “There’s got to be a way
that you say, ‘Look, this is our park, you can’t just come in and use it for whatever reasons you want,’” he said. “I guess my feeling is that if this was happening in Shaughnessy or Point Grey on a regular basis – the two or three times a year that these people seem to surface – I think there’d be a plan to say, ‘No, this is not appropriate.’” Organizers, who remain anonymous, argue that thousands of dollars are needed to secure a permit for any public event in the city and that “applicants are routinely waitlisted for years on end – if not downright denied.” “We do not want to live somewhere where we can’t use public space.We do not need a licence to dance, to listen to music, to gather freely. Our hope is that those in attendance will be inspired to organize their own events, and will begin to conceptualize the potential of an act as simple as being in the street,” their Facebook event page states. Vancouver Police Department spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham said police are focused on public safety concerns raised by residents and
business owners. He described the event as a demonstration or a protest under the guise of a street party. Organizers have refused to respond to questions from police. “Certainly, the vast majority of the crowd in May was peaceful. Unfortunately, there was a small group that took it upon themselves to cause conflict in the neighbourhood and policing is reactive to what is presented to them,” he said. “The officers will react to what happens [Aug. 21] and our reaction will be proportionate.We would hope that it’s a peaceful event – that would be the ultimate goal, but certainly it’s shaping up to similar what it did in May with a lack of cooperation, a lack of planning, a lack of resources and a lack of respect for the people who live and work in the area.” He said police are not contemplating blocking access to the park, which he said is there for the enjoyment of residents, but there will be a police presence whose size will depend on the crowd. W –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier
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The Georgia Street Viaduct: tear it down Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence
I commute on the Georgia Street viaduct every workday. From downtown, the viaduct shoots me homeward on my bike, into Chinatown and Strathcona in less than two minutes.That said, you can count me amongst those in agreement with city planners who want to blast the Georgia Street viaduct into oblivion. The 44-year-old concrete leviathan is not only an eyesore, but according to those same planners, the viaduct is prone to collapse should even a moderate earthquake hit. Downtown planner Holly Sovdi was recently quoted as saying the viaduct also creates a “physical and psychological barrier” between East Van and the False Creek waterfront, which I agree with. So indeed, get rid of it, but get rid of the viaduct for the right reasons: the betterment of the city, not the betterment of developers’ wallets.
Vancouver’s viaducts are an “eyesore” and an earthquake hazard. One of the primary reasons real estate is so expensive in Vancouver is because of the sheer lack of land. Like Manhattan or San Francisco, we are mostly surrounded by water, which means there’s only so much dirt to go around, which makes that dirt very, very valuable. When we find more of it within our city boundaries, especially so close to downtown, it’s precious and should be treated very carefully. Getting rid of that viaduct suddenly frees up a lot of unused, high stakes
Vancouver real estate. So what to do with it? Here’s what we should not do: replace the viaduct with a forest of condo towers. Towering condos are another result of limited land. If you can’t sprawl, you build up, but enough with that already. With the removal of the viaduct, it gives us a chance to actually create something special, a potentially entire new neighbourhood, right next to downtown. The soccer fields and green space to the north of the viaduct should stay. So
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should the skateboard park currently located directly under the viaduct. What should be added are narrow, tree-lined streets, bike lanes, and neighbourhood-friendly, two and three story townhouses… and maybe even – gasp- single-family freestanding homes? Dare to dream. Just a few blocks from this potential future neighbourhood, there just happens to be another community in a state of flux.The Downtown Eastside is very quickly becoming gentrified, which means “renovictions”, which means the possible displacement of a large number of people, some of whom have nowhere else to go.This newfound land right next door could be a prime site for a healthy percentage of social housing. Cities around the world have seen previously dirty, unused spaces under freeways and viaducts come alive in very positive ways once major roadways are removed. Vancouver now has a chance do the same thing. We just have to do it right. Get rid of it, and I will gladly find a different bike route home. W
You can help bring monarchs back from the brink David Suzuki Science Matters
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Jode Roberts has spent a lot of the summer checking out ditches and fields along the sides of roads, railways and trails. At first, he didn’t like what he was seeing. Roberts, who is leading the David Suzuki Foundation’s effort to bring monarch butterflies back from the brink, was searching for signs that the butterflies had visited patches of milkweed plants. Despite the bleak start, he recently hit the jackpot: a half-dozen eggs and a couple of monarch caterpillars, calmly munching on milkweed leaves. Over the past millennium, eastern monarch butterflies have migrated northward from Mexico in spring, arriving inCanada in early summer, where they lay eggs on the undersides of milkweed leaves. In the following weeks, their caterpillars hatch and eat a steady milkweed diet. In late summer, they form chrysalises and undergo the amazing transformation into butterflies.They then begin fattening themselves for the arduous return to the Mexican alpine forests where they overwinter. Concerned citizens, scientists and conservation groups were starting to think monarchs might largely be a noshow in Canada this summer. The eastern monarch population has plummeted from more than a billion butterflies in the 1990s to an estimated 35 million in 2014 – a drop of
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more than 95 per cent.They bounced back to about 55 million in Mexico this past winter, but a cool start to their journey northward coupled with the virtual eradication of milkweed plants – mainly thorough widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) over the past two decades – left monarch experts wondering whether the butterflies would make it across the border this year. The good news is that citizen scientists and backyard butterfly lovers from across the northeastern US and southern Canada have reported through social media that monarch butterflies are arriving and laying a remarkable number of eggs. But it’s too early to gauge whether the numbers will meet already low expectations. While monarch enthusiasts are breathing a momentary sigh of relief, Roberts and colleagues have launched the Monarch Manifesto, encouraging people throughout the monarchs’ path to pledge to do their part to ensure the butterflies continue to recover. Visit DavidSuzuki.org/monarchmanifesto to sign. Participants are asked to commit to do three simple things this summer: grow milkweed, report monarch sightings and avoid using pesticides on their properties.They also commit to two simple tasks for the fall: reach out to at least one neighbourhood school, faith group, business or other institution about planting a butterfly garden and call local garden centres or nurseries to ask them to order native milk-
weed plants for next spring. Manifesto signatories will receive information and tips on how to begin these conversations. The Monarch Manifesto is part of a growing movement to bring back monarch butterflies and help other important pollinators, like honeybees and wild bees. If all goes well, we’ll see thousands of participants, hundreds of new butterfly gardens and more local milkweed sources next spring. The backyard and urban-focused campaign is bolstered by research by University of Delaware entomologist Douglas Tallamy, who found monarchs lay more eggs on garden plants than on milkweed in meadows. The campaign also complements a research project the David Suzuki Foundation will launch this fall, in partnership with University of Guelph researchers Tyler Flockhart and Ryan Norris, examining best practices for cultivating milkweed and encouraging monarch populations along rail and hydro lines, roadways and trails. What can you do to help? An easy first step is to sign the Monarch Manifesto, which includes information on how to attract butterflies to your neighbourhood. If you already have milkweed in your garden or on your balcony, consider collecting seeds this fall and sharing them with friends and neighbours. If you don’t have a garden or balcony, you can look for places where you live, work and play that could become new butterfly garden patches. I hope you’ll join
thousands of people who are taking action, adding pollinator-friendly plants to their yards, spurring butterfly gardens in their neighbourhoods and transforming a multitude of spaces into safe havens for bees and butterflies.Together, we can bring monarch butterflies back from the brink. W $ &!,'*-.(.%'+#")
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More than 1,500 people have RSVP’d to Ce Soir Noir, a public alternative to the exclusive Dîner en Blanc. Contributed photo
The darker side of Dîner en Blanc Niki Hope Style File
@NikiMHope Black is the new white at Ce Soir Noir, a free-for-all outdoor grassroots dining alternative to the invite-only Dîner en Blanc. Vancouver artists Graeme Berglund and GeorgeVergette have organized Ce Soir Noir, a cheeky version of the exclusive Dîner en Blanc, a coveted and highly photographable affair where a select group of guests dine in white. Billed as a free, democratic, ad-hoc offering that will include a culturally and economically diverse group of attendees and open to anyone who wants to picnic in black, Ce Soir Noir is being held on the same evening as the white party (Tuesday, Aug. 25). “We never really wanted to posture this as an anti-Dîner en Blanc,” Berglund explains. “We just kinda felt like there was the public response to what Dîner en Blanc stood for in the year 2015, and also in a city that has some very diverse people in it. Also, within a very complex and struggling creative industry and based on a lot of comments from my friends and peers in the city, [we] thought that launching this alternative event would foster greater discussion around the existence of both events – one of them being very exclusive and the other one being very inclusive.” The colour black was chosen for its egalitarian appeal as a shade that most people already have in their closet. “Just talking about it amongst my guy friends, if they went to Dîner en Blanc they would literally have to go buy an entirely new outfit, where everybody actually owns black,” Berglund explains. When Berglund and Vergette came up with the idea of a free-for-all picnic, they expected it would attract a couple hundred interested people and have a fairly low impact on their lives. “Boy, were we wrong,” Berglund says. Five hundred people responded to the Facebook page within 24 hours of it going up.
The number of people who say they are attending the picnic at Crab Park in the Downtown Eastside has jumped to more than 1,500. “The best thing that has come out of it so far is just simply the conversation; I think people are discussing the difference between affluence versus cultural commerce,” says Berglund. Dîner en Blanc began as a Parisian picnic for a handful of friends and is now an international phenomenon with cities around the world participating in the white-drenched dinner. InVancouver, the first Dîner en Blanc was held in 2012 starting with 2,000 seats and ballooning to approximately 4,500 this year – with 30,000 people reportedly on the waitlist.The event, known for getting heavy play on social media with attendees filling up feeds with white-washed selfies, has an air of exclusivity (though it only costs $37 to attend and $8 in annual membership fees) with required invites and hushhush locations in public parks, where diners are fenced in from outsiders.The appeal of the original Dîner en Blanc, for Berglund, was the gathering of strangers. “It struck a cord with people. I think that people do have a deeper desire – just as human beings – to connect with other people and share interests and converse and eat food,” he says, insisting that Ce Soir Noir, which runs from 5-11 pm at Crab Park, isn’t meant to be a rally against Dîner en Blanc. To bring in a charitable component to the event, Ce Soir Noir organizers have partnered with Community First Foundation to support their Backpack Buddies program, which helps feed over 400 elementary school children per week in EastVancouver. Attendees are asked to bring kid-friendly non-perishable food items to the picnic. Attendees are also asked to bring food, beverages, blankets, and friends (but no dogs). Being that it isVancouver, if the rain hits the whole thing is called off – as the post says, “it’s a Netflix night” instead. To see more, visit Facebook and search “Ce Soir Noir”. W
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Citrine (pictured) is known as a calming stone, earning it the nickname the “happy” crystal and making it a perfect decorative addition for the home. Dan Toulgoet photo
Add some sparkle to your life Jennifer Scott A Good Chick to Know
@Jennifer_AGCTK A home is a sanctuary – a sacred space to unwind your mind and recharge your body. It is therefore fundamental to consider what impact the design of your space will have on your personal wellbeing. After visiting the first annual Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show this past weekend, I began to think about how decorating with natural stones and crystals (one of my most favourite design go-tos) can actually offer wellness benefits within the home in addition to a stunning aesthetic. Seeking further insight into the mindful design behind balance and beauty, I had the pleasure of touring the incredible mineral collection at Crystalworks Gallery in Kitsilano. Crystalworks isVancouver’s premier destination for crystals, and a locally-owned family business that is internationally renowned for maintaining only the highest standards in quality, ethically-mined minerals for over 25 years. While I am an avid collector of crystals within my own home and often use them within the dwelling spaces I design, I was admittedly awestruck when I entered the Crystalworks’West 3rd showroom.The gallery offers the most comprehensive collection of minerals that I have ever had the opportunity to see, with pieces of such a grand scale in size that they command the presence of a sculptural art piece rather than simply a stone. Due to this artistic quality
in their appearance, mainstream design has seen a rise in the use of striking natural crystals within décor over the past few seasons; but the driving factors are not merely visual. For centuries it has been said that crystals store and transmit energy patterns, which give them the potential to affect the energy of their surroundings. Using properly chosen stones within your home can ultimately give you the ability to enhance and correct the energy that flows through it. As I explored the Crystalworks collection, owners Andrea and Karen Lipsett explained the unique beneficial properties that each of their stones offer, sharing with me where each piece was mined, sourced and hand selected by their buying team. I discovered that working with carefully chosen crystals within design directly affects the energy within a certain space, giving full opportunity to create and balance the feel of a room on a very literal level. Each room within the home serves a different personal purpose and therefore emits and accepts energy differently; using the right mineral can ensure that your design is working with and for you, both in terms of decor as well as mental and physical wellness. Considering the main spaces within the homes I design, I’ve learned which stones are best suited where, and why:
THE LIVING ROOM
As the primary social room within any home, emotional security and open communication are key here. Rhodonite is said to enable
patience, while encouraging family harmony; Crystalworks offers a Rhodonite stone that suits a design savvy space – a beautifully polished small dish that could house room components or simply hold its own as a décor piece without standing out as an overt crystal. The other preferred stone for a living/family room is Smokey Quartz, as it is believed to eliminate negative emotions, specifically those brought on by electromagnetic fields (read: our TVs, stereos and other electrical devices create these fields most prominently in this room). My favourite Smokey Quartz within the gallery was a seemingly architecturallyinspired crystal that could easily carry the art focus of the room with its grand size and structured silhouette.
THE BEDROOM
The bedroom is the most important room within a dwelling space – personal harmony is required in order to peacefully recharge and allow yourself the space to rest. There are two crystals that I believe are essential to this personal sanctuary: Rose Quartz and Citrine. Rose Quartz is known to be the stone of love, whether in relationships, friendships or self-love; it is also said to help in healing emotional wounds via your heart chakra and overcome grief. One of the more popular ways to use this stone in the bedroom is to place three smaller crystals under your mattress, which is believed to attract new love or reignite the existing. Similar to the Rhodonite, Crystalworks offers a polished Rose Quartz dish – a perfect décor piece
for the bedroom that offers functionality alongside its beauty. The Citrine piece from Crystalworks, however, does not share in the subtlety of this dish; boasting extraordinary size, this natural Citrine (as in, not heated or treated as many saturated Citrine stones are) would make a statement piece for the room. Citrine has been used throughout history as a calming stone, offering up a sense of comfort even when you are alone; these affects have ultimately led to Citrine’s reputation as the “happy” crystal. And let’s face it, who doesn’t want to be happy in the bedroom?
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For the business centre of the home, clarity, logic and practicality are of high importance. One of the strongest crystals in terms of both popularity and ability is Amethyst. Well known for its symbolism for success, this gemstone energetically aids in the generation of ideas, as well as thought implementation.The most stunning Amethyst in the gallery was a larger Amethyst “flower burr”, which is as unique as it is beautiful. Amazonite is the other relevant stone for any study; this stone is believed to assist in stress management, allowing intuition and practicality to rule the financial and business related decisions within the home. Crystalworks has a highly detailed example of Amazonite, a vibrant reminder that all of these crystals are a natural resource, each one individual representations of the environment in which they formed. W
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Vancouver’s BEST home-style Thai kitchen When Tai Keattivanichvily was growing up in Thailand, he’d watch his mother cook a delicious family meal entirely from scratch, including smashing open a coconut. Years later, when he opened his own Thai restaurants, he wanted to pay homage to such high standards. His chefs might not have to use a hammer to extract coconut milk, but they do make everything à la minute using only the freshest of ingredients. “We work hard to make it as close to authentic as possible,” he says. That includes soaking tamarind for two days prior, and making fish cakes with only fish, shredded lime
leaf and curry paste. “There’s so much depth to it,” he says of his restaurants’ cuisine. “It’s like a symphony in your mouth.” When wondering what to call his restaurants, he wanted to avoid flowery imagery. Instead, he imagined an expat named Bob who lived in Thailand for years, falling in love with the food. Back in Vancouver, Bob yearned to find a place where he could recapture those memories of amazing symphonies of taste. And he wanted to eat in a restaurant where he could relax from the day’s stresses and feel instantly comfortable. Bob Likes Thai Food fits the bill.
BOB LIKES THAI FOOD 3755 Main St. @ 22nd Ave. 604.568.8538
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Mexi Won Ton Egg Cups TIME TO PREPARE: 10 min
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12 wonton wrappers 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup salsa 1 avocado fresh cilantro (garnish)
DIRECTIONS: Pre-heat the oven to 375 F. In a skillet over medium heat with a splash of olive oil, heat up your beans until they’ve dried a little and are warmed through. Toss in the green onions and continue to cook and stir until they are softened and warmed through. Sprinkle with the chili powder, cumin, and a sprinkle of cracked black pepper, stirring until everything is well coated and comes together. Set aside. Lightly oil six muffin cups and line each with two wonton wrappers, overlapping so that they meet and cover the inside of the muffin cup. Spoon in a heaped teaspon of the bean mixture. You need to be careful so that you have enough room for the eggs, so resist the temptation to add too much. Sprinkle the beans with a small amount of cheese and then crack an egg into each cup. Bake the won ton cups for about 10-15 minutes, until the eggs are cooked and the yolks are just a bit runny. Take the cups out of the muffin tin and let them cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve with a dollop of salsa and some slices of avocado. WWW.BCEGG.COM
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Canned Tuna Fingerling potatoes, blanched in heavily salted water Lemon confit: lemons sliced thin, cooked in simple syrup, and salt Sushi grade Albacore tuna, sliced 1/2 inch thick Olive oil Picked chervil Picked tarragon
PROCEDURE: Layer in a small mason jar as follows: Crushed potato Lemon confit: 2 slices cut in small pieces. chervil, tarragon tuna fill jar with olive oil to cover close mason jar and poach in 40 degree Celcius hot water (not too hot to touch) for 20-25 minutes. Serve with croustinis or endive leaves. Fable’s focus is farm to table. Food is expertly prepared fresh daily from deliveries from local purveyors for every service.
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PREP TIME: 20 minutes COOK TIME: Approx. 30 minutes INGREDIENTS:
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1. Place a pot on medium heat and add 1 tbsp of oil. 2. Once oil is warmed up, add 1 tbsp of the green curry paste and mix well. 3. Add in 1/2 cup of coconut milk and put aside the remaining amount. Turn to high heat and stir contents. 4. Add chicken and cook until half-done. Add the remaining 1 cup of coconut milk and mix well. 5. Add chicken broth, cook until the curry starts to boil. 6. Add the fish sauce, sugar and eggplant. Adjust heat to a soft boil. Cook until the eggplant is soft. 7. Take off heat and serve in dish. Garnish with cooked green peas, red chilies, green chilies and Thai basil leaves.
GARNISH: 4-8 green peas (cooked) 2 green chilies (cut lengthwise) 2 red chilies (cut lengthwise) 4-5 Thai basil leaves
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Pomme Natural Market for the A-Z of Ingredients
For food that tastes as good as it looks, use only the best ingredients! Pomme Natural Market is your one-stop shop for local, organic and natural groceries including pastured meats, fresh produce, bulk foods, specialty ingredients and so much more. 100% locally owned and operated, Pomme is creating a better world through better food!
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Beach Bay Café and Patio Scott Korzack’s passion for high-quality food was sparked at age 15 when his parents opened a butcher shop. Years later when he was halfway through a finance degree, he took a dishwashing job for his cousin in Banff, Alberta. Within four months, Scott became the restaurant’s sous chef. Soon after leaving the world of finance behind to follow his culinary passions, he landed a job on the opening team at Mark McEwan’s One Restaurant in Yorkville, Ontario. During his time there, Scott became the first person to work every station in this renowned kitchen. Eager to expand and learn from the best, Scott eventually moved on to work under a number of Michelin-star-trained chefs. In 2011, Scott moved to Vancouver and started working at L’Abattoir restaurant, where he spent several years working with the award-winning team before embarking on his next culinary adventure as Executive Chef at Beach Bay Café and Patio. Drawing inspiration from our beautiful Pacific Northwest, the menu at Beach Bay Café and Patio features traditional West Coast favourites as well as inventive dishes. Scott’s coastal-style cuisine is influenced by B.C.’s ever-shifting seasons for a truly unique dining experience.
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his culinary wunderkind has helped build L’Abattoir into Vancouver’s go-to French-inspired dining destination, working his way up to his current role as Chef de Cuisine. The Kelowna-born chef developed a fascination with food at a young age. At 18, he worked under prominent chef Michel Jacob at Vancouver’s renowned
Le Crocodile, before doing a stint at Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro Moderne in Vancouver. At 26, McCallum is a young rising star in Vancouver’s restaurant scene. When he isn’t at L’Abattoir, he loves to explore the Lower Mainland’s wild landscapes through camping and hunting.
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Mission features a dining room with $45 four course and $65 six course tasting menus and a lounge area with a la carte menu. An upscale yet comfortable room with an eclectic wine list and craft cocktails. Chef Curtis Luk shares one of his summer recipes here.
Summer Fruit Piperade
INGREDIENTS 4 non-green bell peppers, small diced 1 yellow onion, small diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 bulb fennel, small diced 1 tomato, small diced 2 stone fruit (nectarines, peaches or 4 apricots), small diced 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 cup white wine 1/2 cup chopped assorted herbs (basil, tarragon, parsley)
METHOD In a large pot heat up 2 tablespoons oil to a medium heat. Add the pepper, onion, fennel and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally. Cook the vegetables at the highest heat with minimal browning. When vegetables tender add pepper and salt to taste. Add the white wine and continue cooking until the liquids have dried up. Turn off the heat, add the herbs, tomatoes and stone fruit and stir well to incorporate, using the residual heat to barely cook them. Season again as needed. Serve as a side or as a cold dip with crostini.
Fresh. Local. Italian. Nicli’s Next Door features rustic Italian dishes which highlight the products from local farms. From our house made pastas, breads, and gelato, Head Chef Josh Gale has crafted a menu which showcases the best ingredients of the season. Join us for a nourishing and delicious lunch or a relaxing dinner. Buon appetito!
Reservations are welcome. 604 669 6985 68 East Cordova Street, Vancouver www.niclisnextdoor.com
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Simple Stir Fry with Oyama Fresh Sausages INGREDIENTS 2-3 fresh sausages Butter or olive oil for sautéing onion 1/2 chopped onion Chopped vegetables METHOD Place the sausages in cold water for 5 minutes. Make a lengthwise incision in the casing and peel it off. Fashion the sausage into thumbnail size bits. Sauté ½ chopped onion with butter or olive oil. Add the sausage nuggets. Add any chopped vegetable such as sliced pepper, carrots, celery, cabbage, mushrooms, etc. Stir everything through on medium high heat for 3-5 minutes, be careful not to burn it. Finish the stir fry off with either a splash of white wine, some crème fraiche and coarse mustard, or with sake and soy sauce, or with coconut milk. Boil once more. Simple seasonings can be added, such as a pinch of curry, nutmeg, dried or fresh herbs, paprika, pepper, or salt. Serve with rice, pasta or potatoes.
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Inspired by the energy of an authentic Neapolitan Pizzeria, at Famoso you’ll savour the delicious tastes of fresh, pizzaiolo-tossed pizzas and signature Italian dishes served with a perfect selection of wine, craft beer, and cocktails.
The best artisanal charcuterie far and wide.
LOCATED AT: Vancouver 1380 Commercial Dr. 604-251-2292 Morgan Crossing, South Surrey 15865 Croydon Dr. 604-560-9544 Highstreet, Abbotsford 3122 Mt Lehman Rd, 604-381-1881 Market Square, Victoria 128-560 Johnson St. 250-590-2648 Guildford Mall, Surrey Opening Soon.
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Quinoa & Squash Salad
SALAD INGREDIENTS: 1/2 Butternut Squash, peeled and cut in 1 cm cubes 1 cup cooked Quinoa 4-5 cups Baby Kale 2 tbsp Ricotta Cheese 2 tbsp Pecans Shaved Fennel 2 tbsp Maple Vinaigrette Salt & Pepper, to taste MAPLE VINAIGRETTE INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
METHOD: Preheat oven to 350̊. Season the cubed butternut squash with salt and pepper and roast in the oven for 30 minutes or until the squash becomes tender (checking after 20 minutes).
While the squash is roasting, prepare the dressing by adding all of the ingredients except the canola oil into a mixing bowl. Slowly add the oil to the bowl while whisking. The dressing should become thick and emulsified. Remove the squash from the oven and cool. Combine all ingredients, including the dressing into a mixing bowl, reserving the ricotta cheese and pecans for the garnish. Make sure that the salad is evenly dressed and seasoned with the salt and pepper. Serve in a salad bowl or arrange on a plate, then sprinkle the pecans and shaved fennel over the top of the salad. Place the ricotta cheese on top of the salad to finish.
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Ricardo Valverde, Executive Chef
Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio Restaurant
Originally from Lima, Peru, Ricardo Valverde brings more than a decade of progressive culinary experience to the tables of Ancora. With an innate flair for flavour combinations, Ricardo received his culinary education at the prestigious Dubrulle Culinary Institute of Canada, where he studied French cooking and received a pastry and baking diploma. After advancing up the culinary ladder at the likes of CinCin Ristorante and the Metropolitan
Hotel’s Diva, he was awarded the position of Chef de Cuisine/Executive Sous Chef at the regionally renowned Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar. During his five-year stint in their kitchen, he helped Blue Water rack up several notable accolades. He brings the same dedication to Ancora’s dining experience as its new Executive Chef. His primary goal is to breath new life into the restaurant and guide it to become the best seafood restaurant in the region.
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BECAUSE WE ARE! ...obsessed about every detail in creating outstanding cakes and pastries. Starting with pure, real ingredients — butter, cream, whole eggs, fresh fruits and the best chocolate from Belgium and France. We do every step ourselves. Make our original creations the pride of your table.
Ethically raised meats, sustainably harvested seafood and local produce from farmers we know, all go into a meal you’ll savour and delight in. No shortcuts here, from our house-cured wild salmon gravlax, house-made bacon, ham and pastrami, to our house-made sausages. Everything is done the way it should be, naturally. Of course our desserts are all made by our sister operation, Sweet Obsession.
Sample our delights in our bakery or in your home. For every special occasion we are overflowing with gift ideas, hostess gifts and treats for yourself and your family. Don’t forget our gift cards, a sure way to bring cheer to everyone on your list, redeemable at SWEET OBSESSION and TRAFALGARS BISTRO.
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Trafalgars Bistro offers an intimate and inviting atmosphere for lunch, brunch or dinner. We’re also the perfect venue for special occasions, holiday parties, and we cater in your home as well. Come be impressed by outstanding food, service and our commitment to everything we do.
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This savory flavour is the fifth of the conventional four basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. When we eat, we use all of our senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste) to make conclusions if we like the food or not, but the most influential thing in determining if a food is delicious, is taste. The effect of Umami is important as it influences and balances the taste and enhances the overall flavor of a dish. Umami is imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid found in meat, fish and dairy. Many foods that we eat on a daily basis are rich in umami including: tomatoes, spinach, celery, cabbage, mushrooms, fish, meats, dairy, and fermented yeasts such as soy sauce and vegemite. 12 W August 20 - August 26, 2015
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Bringing new life and flavours to Bin 941 If you’d like to try an umami-rich taste, try Dashi, a traditional Japanese stock Makes 3 cups 4cm x 4cm dried kombu (kelp) 600ml (3 cups) water 8 grams bonito flakes Make a few slits in the kombu and cook it in the water on a medium heat. Remove the kelp just before it boils and add the bonito flakes. Bring to the boil and strain.
Chef Vishwa Mohan brings with him a beefy resume, with stints in some of the world’s top restaurants, to his recent role as owner of Bin 941 Tapas Parlor. Chef Vishwa bought the Davie Street institution a year ago and since then has gone about returning it to its former glory as one of the best restaurants in the West End. “It was time for a new challenge; it was my dream to get into my own place,” Chef Vishwa says, explaining why he took the leap to restaurant ownership. Vishwa brings a lengthy list of accomplished credentials to his latest role, including time spent in some of the finest kitchens in India, Dubai, China, Toronto and then his last role, before buying Bin 941, as executive sous chef at YVR Fairmont. Born in India, Vishwa decided to make this country his home because of the kind Canadians he met during his years in global kitchens. “I worked with a lot of Canadian chefs – very nice people, very knowledgeable
people and very humble,” he says. Since taking over Bin 941, Vishwa has revamped the service and the menu, though he’s kept longtime customer favourites – Beef Wellington and the Pomme Frites. The menu’s focus is on the local, seasonal, and sustainable cuisine paired with the premium select wines that have inspired Vishwa since landing on the west coast. “BC is so abundant in everything; there is a lot of seafood and produce. Why not use what is there right from the farm? That creates the best flavor,” he says, describing the plates at Bin 941 as locally sourced and globally inspired “tappatizers,” a combined play on traditional tapas with the flavours of the west coast combined with South Asia, the Middle East, and Asia. “I have captured a little bit of everything where I have travelled,” Vishwa says. While the menu and service have undergone an upgrade, one thing Vishwa hasn’t changed at Bin 941 is the warm, quaint ambience that has always drawn diners to Bin 941.
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PREP TIME: 20 mins
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1 cups of shredded carrots 1 tsp olive oil 3 cloves of crushed garlic 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp chili powder
DIRECTIONS: 1. Cook the potatoes, chop into 1” cubes and let them cool down. 2. Mix cold potatoes with the rest of ingredients in a bowl. 3. Let the mixture sit in fridge for at least an hour to all the flavours can mingle together. The longer the chill time the better!
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DIRECTIONS: Place chocolate in a bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water (a double boiler). For 3-5 minutes, stir chocolate occasionally, until melted. Remove from heat once melted. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. One at a time, dip each piece of fruit in chocolate, twirling to coat and place on waxed paper. Chill chocolate-dipped fruit at least 15 minutes to set chocolate. *Coated chocolate should not be stored longer than one hour as condensation drops may collect on the chocolate. Grab your sweetie, cuddle in bed & Enjoy these sweet treats!
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A zesty spin on a summertime classic!
INGREDIENTS: 1 bag of nugget potatoes 1 cup organic whole milk yogurt 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 tbsp fresh chopped dill 2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro 2 stalks of chopped green onion
CHILL TIME: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups/1pound Dark Chocolate (or carob for a healthier alternative) – amount of chocolate needed dependant on quantity of fruits. Selection of favourite fruits: Cherries, Strawberries, pineapple, mango, grapes and bananas .
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Za’atar Milk Pudding
Za’atar is a Middle Eastern mixture of spices consisting of thyme, oregano, marjoram and toasted sesame seeds. It is traditionally dried in the sun and mixed with salt, sumac and commonly eaten with bread which is dipped in olive oil and then za’atar. Za’atar is also used as a seasoning for meats and vegetables or sprinkled onto hummus, eaten with Labneh (pressed yogurt drained to make a tangy, creamy cheese), and bread and olive oil for breakfast, most commonly in Jordan, Israel, Syria, and Lebanon, as well as other places in the Arab world. The Lebanese speciality shanklish, dry-cured balls of labneh, can be rolled in za’atar to form its outer coating.
Jamjar on Commercial Drive specializes in Folk Lebanese food where you will find most of these delicacies. To celebrate za’atar this month and its growing popularity in other cuisines, Chef Ashley Dolbec has taken this savory spice and applied it to a delicious home made dessert which you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
INGREDIENTS: 100g rice flour 12g zaatar 40g sugar 10g fresh mint 750ml water ZAATAR SYRUP 100g sugar 8g zaatar 50ml water Boil together for 3 min. PROCEDURE: Combine all ingredients in a pot, and cook until it thickens. Pour in desired bowl and let set in the fridge for 1 hour. Drizzle Zaatar Syrup over top prior to serving. Recipe by Ashley Dolbec
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Clockwise from top left: Diced Pacific ahi tuna avacado, strawberry radish, grape tomato medley; Giardino owner and legendary Vancouver restaurateur Umberto Menghi; Spaghetti al nero di seppia, with Atlantic lobster and cherry tomato sauce. Dan Toulgoet photos
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1328 Hornby 604-669-2422 Umberto.com/Giardino Open Monday-Saturday, from 5:30pm until late. Umberto Menghi can rightly be said to be one of the grandfathers of Vancouver’s restaurant scene. More than a handful of now-famous local chefs earned their knives at the original Umberto’s, as well as Il Caminetto, Il Giardino, et al.When the latter closed two years ago, it felt like
the casual-upscale winds of change had finally conquered the bastion of power lunches and Italian fine dining that had made ‘90s expense accounts so bloated. Fine dining (whatever that means these days), is the new comeback kid, it seems.With the opening of Bauhaus in Gastown, and now the rebirth of Giardino,Vancouver’s appetite for “fancy” is sharpening. Menghi doesn’t do anything by halves.The interior of Giardino is a lush homage to Tuscany, with its woodbeamed ceilings, beautiful tiles, gilt-framed art, and sunearth colours that envelope everyone in a golden glow. Step out back onto the patio and
you’re in a large walled and shaded courtyard that would feel right at home on a side street in Florence. Despite the clear air of luxury, it’s a casual, lively vibe here that speaks to loud groups of friends and occasion dinners. Where the real feeling of Italy comes through, however, is in the food.The kitchen is run by Ivo Marinov (formerly of Il Caminetto) and Giovanni Trigona. On a busy Friday night, they are both making the rounds, making sure guests are happy with their orders. Like the restaurant, which seats 120 inside and 80 on the patio, the kitchen is massive, and reflects the depth of the menu and the attention to detail.
Paccheri with spicy Italian sausage and pecorino sauce ($26.95) is a heady dish.The wide, flat noodles are an excellent al dente, and the ground sausage in the just-cheesyenough tomato sauce is fantastic on its own.The portion was large enough for two of us to share (half-orders are also available). A classic spaghetti carbonara ($22.95) lacked the peppery kick that the name implies, but the noodles were superb. A special one night of butterflied “calamari” steak ($19.95) was so tenderly grilled that the side of my fork was all that was necessary to cut into it. Long, thin strips were piled over a wide tower of greens dressed in a simple
oil and balsamic drizzle, and studded with pomegranate seeds and halved cherry tomatoes, and surrounded with an orange reduction that hinted at curry. For larger appetites, the 38-ounce Fiorentina for two ($98.95) could easily feed four. If you’re not into sharing, the simple but unctuous veal osso buco ($42.95), served with saffron risotto and a proper spoon for scooping out the marrow, is divine. Desserts ($14.95 each) are large, elaborate plates that are light and elegant. Almond cannoli are stuffed with a lemon ricotta cream and served with blood orange sorbet.The orange torta is a large dome covered in white chocolate mousse and meringue, and
Travelling through the wine glass Michaela Morris By the Bottle
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Summer is the best time to be inVancouver.Those of you who decided to stay put can give yourselves a big pat on the back. However, if you suffer from a restless nature like me, you may still have moments of wanderlust. I’ve learned how to deal with my condition. I count on wine to transport me when the travel bug bites. Specifically I look for examples that smell and taste so distinctly of where they come from. You can choose your own adventure from the suggestions below. 2012 Château de Caraguilhes, "+SGG.ID4 ! "KHO.@H4G '<"C THSL84 ! $R-E5(BC Liquor Stores)
Only the most cold-hearted couldn’t fall for the South of France. Sun soaked, arid, wild and scrubby, the region of Corbières extends from the Mediterranean to the foothills of the Pyrenees. Besides vineyards, the varied landscape offers olives, lavender, rosemary and fennel. Imagine all of that captured in a bottle of wine. This blend of Syrah, Carignan and Grenache gives tapenade, licorice and dried herbs tangled with wild berries. Delicious with lamb sausages.
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of the most evocative wines ever, especially those made with Nebbiolo. One sip and I can imagine myself in the rolling hills breathing in the heady mix of roses, truffles, chocolate and hazelnuts. Strawberry, scented roses, balsam and spice dominate the 2012 Giovanni Rosso, while a slight grippiness of tannin and crunchy acidity beg for food. Pasta with wild mushrooms is the ultimate pairing.
ful area of Central Otago stole my heart in particular. My most vivid memory is the scent of wild thyme that invaded the spring air.When I smell this in a glass of Central Otago Pinot, I am immediately there. Black cherry, clove and sweet herbs waft from this juicy and fleshy Pinot Noir.
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Naming beer is no easy task. Yeah, you can go the simple route by naming your product West Coast Pale Ale or whatever, but that’s not much fun for anyone. No, the beer’s name has to speak to the brew’s flavour and personality, while staying true to the spirit of the brand and fighting for the attention of the consumer. Some are better at this than others, and sometimes the naming goes completely awry. Or is just too touchy for the dullards among us to deal with. These are the best (worst) ones.
BIG COCK BOCK
(Hoyne Brewing) The name cheekily refers to the rooster on the label, but the Liquor Distribution Board rejected the beer on the grounds that the name wasn’t “family friendly.” The Hoyne clan argued that beer’s not meant for families, but the LDB refused them anyway, forcing Hoyne to drop the cock and go with the neutered “Big Bock.”
RAGING BITCH BELGIAN STYLE IPA
(Flying Dog Brewery) The Maryland brewery took a serious thrashing in the press following the release of their Belgian IPA in 2009, prompting think pieces from all corners of the Internet, even up until last year, with Slate using it as an example of rampant sexism in the craft beer industry.The name is certainly tasteless, but the label, designed by gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman, is pretty cool.
SWEET BABY JESUS!
(DuClaw Brewing) Now here, in the godless West of Canada, an alcoholic beverage named after our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ might not raise any concerns. But it was too damn much for Heinen’s, an Ohio grocery chain, which
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(Dark Horse Brewing) Look. I’m not easily offended, nor do I find the beer names on this list personally objectionable, but this one treads a little to close to underage diddling for comfort. Dark Horse can argue that virgins come in all ages, which is true, but it’s still gross. Guys. Come on.
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FUCKING HELL
It’s not exactly what you think.The beer is named after the Austrian town of Fucking, and “hell” means “light” in German. It’s also a very popular style of lager in Bavaria.The problem is that the beer’s not brewed in Fucking, or even in Austria – it’s German.The name is clearly employed by the company’s owners as a pun for marketing purposes, offending legions of Austrians
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CAYUCAS Indie-pop outfit from California, on tour in support of their new release, Dancing At The Blue Lagoon with special guest Hibou. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
HOMESHAKE PETER SAGAR AKA Mac DeMarco’s guitarist, embarks on a solo project of lo-fi, indie pop, touring in support of his forthcoming album, Midnight Snack with special guests Sheer Agony. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
THE BALLANTYNES Vancouver soul band with a gospel, garage and ska feel hit the stage in support of their debut LP, Dark Drives, Life Signs with special guests Kandle and the Krooks, and The Uprights. 7pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $10 at TicketFly. com and at the door.
INCANTO Enjoy an afternoon of song with this collaboration of four outstanding and diverse singers performing a program of everything from opera to Broadway to spiritual and folk songs. 3pm at West Point Grey Baptist Church (4509 West 11th Avenue). Admission by donation.
THE FOOD Twelve-piece local weirdo, soul band takes the stage with special guests The Psychic Alliance, Kownterpoint and The Hit. 9pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at the door.
THE BINZ Local post-punk rockers take the stage with special guests DAGRS, and Low Levels. 9pm at LanaLou’s Rock n Roll Eatery. Tickets $10 at the door only. All ages show.
CLINT BLACK Country crooner with hits like “Killin’ Time” takes the stage as part of the Summer Concert Series at the PNE. 8pm at PNE Amphitheatre. Tickets $40 at EV8.Evenue.net
SLIPKNOT Grammy Award-winning American heavy-metal band from Des Moines, Iowa who rose to fame with their aggressive tone and signature face masks, hit Vancouver on their Summer’s Last Stand tour with Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine and Motionless in White. 5pm at Rogers Arena. Tickets $35+ at LiveNation.com. All ages show.
THE EARNEST HUMMINGWAYS Toronto’s folk-bluegrass troubadours travel west to share their stories with special guests, Vancouver’s barn burning bluegrass specialists The Lonesome Town Painters, The Scott Paulley Trio and Franklyn Currie. 9:30pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at the door only.
COBRA RAMONE AND BLACK RIVER KILLERS The purveyors of greasy rock ‘n’ roll co-headline with the two-man rock band from out east. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Neptoon, Highlife and RickshawTheatre.com
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Swedish singer-songwriter known to his parents as Kristian Matsson, who draws comparisons to Bob Dylan returns to Vancouver. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets $25+ at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com
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COLIN MOCHRIE Canada’s best known improviser (Whose Line Is It Anyway), teams up with Vancouver Theatre Sports League to light up the stage for four shows over two days, featuring all of your favourite VTSL antics. 7:30pm & 10pm at The Improv Centre. Tickets $70 at VTSL.com
DAVID DUCHOVNY American actor-writer-director turned singer-wongwriter, on tour in support of his debut release Hell or Highwater. 8pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $24.50 at TicketWeb.ca
MUTOID MAN Brooklyn metalcore band whose sound encompasses everything from hardcore punk to rock & roll to prog-rock and eno-psych, on tour in support of Bleeder with special guests Wild Throne and He Whose Ox Is Gored. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and BPLive.Electrostub.com
KEITH APE Twenty-one year old South Korean rapper and member of “The Cohort” plays Vancouver on his Underwater Kanada Tour with special guests JayKin, Sing Sing DJ’s, Joseph L’Entranger and Sangnoir Landyn and Noah. 9pm at Venue. Tickets at Zulu, Beatstreet, Red Cat, DIPT and BPLive.ElectroStub.com
JOHN CULLEN The “immediately likable” stand-up comic tackles wide-ranging topics with imaginative and witty material delivered with an unmistaken ability to make audiences feel at ease. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com
CIRCUIT DES YEUX Chicago singer-songwriter-musician also known as Haley Fohr, on tour in support of In Plain Speech with special guest Marisa Anderson. 8pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
COMEDY IVAN DECKER A comedy career started in a dusty broken down bar in East Van has taken this modern day observational comedian on an introspective journey bypassing the cheap laughs for hilarious and insightful commentaries, as heard on CBC’s The Debaters and his own half hour comedy special on CTV. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com
EVENTS VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL Out On Screen presents the 11-day festival, now in its 27th year, celebrating the best in queer cinema with a variety of performances, panels and workshops featuring over 80 films from 20 countries, with themes ranging form transgender trailblazers to queer con artists. Various events & showtimes at a variety of theatres. Check out QueerFilmFestival.ca for details. Runs until August 23.
FUCKED UP An expanded lineup from the Toronto hardcore punk band, marks the release of Year of the Hare, the seventh 12-inch single in the Zodiac series with special guests Doomsquad and Gang Signs. 8pm at WISE Hall. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca MIGUEL Grammy Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter-producer from LA performs ahead of his highly anticipated third studio album, Wildheart with special guest Dorothy. 9pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $42.50 at Beatstreet, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca INNER CIRCLE Grammy Awardwinning reggae band brings their pop-oriented Jamaican beats to town, with nostalgic hits like “Bad Boys” with guests, East Van All Stars, Tank Gyal, and LDG The Madd Mixer. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets at Highlife, Zulu, Rehanah’s Roti, Carribean Market, Salon Supreme and TicketWeb.ca
ALEA RAE A special, strippeddown set using alternate arrangements to create intimate reinterpretations from the singer-songwriters with special guests The W Lovers and M. Lund. 9pm at Café Deux Soleils. Tickets $7 at the door only. ECHO NEBRASKA & ISAAK SALOMON Vancouver folk-rockers co-headline a pair of acoustic performances, in support of the release of Echo’s debut EP, Send The Ships. 8pm at Skinny Fat Jack’s. Admission by donation. All ages show. DISPELL Jazz, funk and blues rock outfit take to the stage with special guests Hastings, Return of the Stern, and Search Party. 9pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at the door.
THEATRE/DANCE HAUNTED HOUSE What haunts you? This production confronts the things we fear the most with the stories of seven youth and their ghosts, that will captivate and haunt you. 8:30pm at Barclay House (1447 Barclay St). Tickets at MiscellaneousProductions.BPT.me. Runs until Aug. 23.
COMEDY CIPHA SOUNDS MTV VJ from the Bronx, known for his spinning skills on Chappelle’s Show and his work on Hot 97, brings his stand-up to the GREAT comedy night with Dino Archie, Jamie Callica and The Freshest. 8pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu, Beatstreet, DIPT and TicketWeb.ca
THEATRE/DANCE LES MISERABLES Experience the spectacular musical that has swept the world with its story of love and redemption set against the backdrop of 19th century France. 8pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub. com. Runs until Aug. 23.
ANITA ECCLESTON AND ANDREW SMITH The live jazz duo play a casual show where other jazz-loving musicians are invited to sit in and jam. 9pm at Kino Café (3456 Cambie). Admission by suggested donation of $10.
COMEDY QUEER PROV The Bobbers have returned to the Davie Village and are performing hilarious queer improv comedy every week with a whole new format and a new cast! 8pm at 1181 (1181 Davie). THE LAUGH GALLERY WITH GRAHAM CLARK One of Vancouver’s brightest comics hosts this weekly, wonderfully eclectic show where you get to laugh AND win a great prize! 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $5 at EventBrite.ca
CHEAP & FUN SICK BOSS MONDAYS Live, improvised avant-garde jazz with pyschedelic projections in a cool room with cheap craft beer and a rotating cast of guests from Vancouver’s creative scene is the best way to spend a Monday night. 9pm at The Lido. Admission is free.
CHEAP & FUN PET-A-PALOOZA The West Coast’s largest pet festival returns to Yaletown with events like “Running of the Bulls”, the French and English bulldog races, fly ball shows, agility demos, cool down stations, and photo lounges, with over 80 pet related exhibitors. 10am-4pm at 1100 Mainland St. Free.
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TWIN SHADOW Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter tours in support of his latest release, Eclipse on the Night Rally. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife, Beatstreet and TicketWeb.ca
THE PROTOMEN A rock opera from the future about the good, the evil, and the in-between from the Nashville, Tennessee band largely influenced by the Mega Man games. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $15 at TicketFly.com
THEATRE/DANCE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS Celebrating 75 years of songand dance-filled summer nights in picturesque Stanley Park, TUTS presents Oliver! and Hairspray: The Musical, providing theatrical delight in the outdoor splendour of Vancouver’s iconic park. 8pm at Malkin Bowl. Tickets at Tuts.ca. Held over until Aug. 29.
CHEAP & FUN CE SOIR NOIR All-white picnic in the park not exactly your thing? Good news. You can wear black and do the exact same thing, for free! Join a smattering of fine folks of all kinds for this no-chic picnic. Bring a blanket, a beverage, and a meal, but please don’t bring your dog. And, please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Backpack Buddies. 5pm at Crab Park. Free; weather permitting.
TERRY Vancouver musical comedy act gets you laughing, singing, dancing and crying to songs like, “Step Dad”, “Sister Banger” and “Don’t Use That Towel” with their live stage performance. 8pm at The Roxy. Tickets $7 at TicketZone.com and $10 at the door.
THEATRE/DANCE A MODERN FAIRY TALE In the land of Kingdom Town, a blooming romance between Wolf and Red Riding Hood spins in a new direction – with a story re-written with LGBTQ inclusiveness and gender neutral terms – where ballroom meets hip-hop dance routines, crossplaying, and contemporary internet humour draw you into this pop-rock musical parody. 7pm at Metro Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.MetroTheatre.com. Runs until August 30.
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UKRANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY Indulge in the riches of Ukranian culture with a delicious, traditional dinner, kid’s activities, silent auction, local musicians and headliner Bria Blessing, straight from the Ukraine. 6pm at St. Mary’s Ukranian Hall (550 West 14th Avenue). Tickets $20+ at EventBrite.ca
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Colin Mochrie wants to be the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I’ve always wanted to be the star of an action movie, just because you see a lot of action movies, and you see the star, and you think, ‘Of course they’re going to survive: they have skills, they’re all built, and they’re very strong,’” muses Mochrie in a recent phone interview. “But if I was the star of an action movie, I think the audience would be really invested as to whether I make it or not.” It’s not a completely far-fetched idea, because if anyone could succeed at
something so far out of his or her comfort zone, it’s Mochrie, the soft-spoken, self-deprecating improviser who’s built a career out of throwing himself into the middle of the action and finding the funny. The Scottish-born Canadian – who grew up in Vancouver and attended Killarney Secondary School – achieved a level of fame unthinkable to most improvisers via the British and American versions of the televised improvisation show, Whose Line is it Anyway? But Mochrie found his calling more than 20 years before Whose Line is it Anyway? via the then newly formed Vancouver TheatreSports League (VTSL). It was there that the Studio 58 grad (who’d given up a career in marine biology after auditioning for a high school play on a dare and receiving his first laugh) uncovered what would become his life path. “I started looking forward to every Friday night
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at City Stage and making up crap with my friends,” recalls Mochrie. This week, Mochrie reunites with VTSL for five special performances. Mochrie had always been shy, but his time playing with VTSL infused him with confidence both on and off the improv stage, he says. “I became more fearless in doing things: things that challenged me, or things that I was a little leery of,” says Mochrie. “I started to jump into the middle, which is basically what you do in improv. You learn to agree to ideas, accept them, and build on them, and I found when I actually used that in my real life, these incredible adventures would happen. I became less shy, I came out a little more of my shell, and I learned to interact with people more.” Despite his enviable level of success, Mochrie has never shaken off his shyness. “Because of the success
of Whose Line, I had to learn to deal with it more, and I’m certainly a lot better than what I was when I was younger, but it’s not my best thing,” he says. The improv world can be an entertaining and addictive one, for audiences and improvisers alike. Between the endless well of audience suggestions and games, there’s a certain magic that can happen when improvisers step out onto the stage. But like anything requiring stamina and versatility, improvisers need to be constantly working on their crafts, says Mochrie. “It really is a muscle that gets flabby really quickly if you don’t do it for a while,” says Mochrie, who also logged time on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. “Basically at this point for me, it’s working towards trusting myself to know that walking onstage with absolutely nothing and no preconceived ideas is going to work out. It’s working to whatever is happening and not trying to push a scene
“My thing was I was going to keep going until everyone else quit or died.” –Colin Mochrie in a direction, and just having the belief in yourself and the people that you’re working with that, from absolute nothing, you’ll be able to build a scene.” Mochrie loves scenes “that don’t have a lot of gimmicks to them, where it’s just improvisers working with each other and doing what you’re supposed to do when you improvise, which is just throw out ideas, and people picking them up and just running with them,” he says. “And doing that magic
trick of making it seem like this was written in advance. Of course if you actually transcribe most scenes that people have improvised, they really don’t work well. It truly is one of those things where you had to be there, it only works for that audience at that moment with that suggestion.” However you look at it, Mochrie is a really big deal in the improv world – and being such a big deal means that it’s not uncommon for up-and-coming improvisers to ask him for advice. The best advice he has to give is to stay at it, and enjoy it while you’re doing it. “The only thing that I think got me anywhere in this business is I’m really stubborn, and I have stamina. So my thing was I was going to keep going until everyone else quit or died,” he says. “I just keep in mind that it’s a marathon. When things started happening for me, like the American Whose Line, I was 40.
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Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer Directed by Guy Ritchie Delicious puns and even tastier fashions fly fast and furious in Guy Ritchie’s latest iteration of the iconic ‘60s cold war spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The movie is set, much to the relief of stalwart fans, during the show’s original era and stars Henry Cavill (best know these days as Superman in the DC movieverse) as wise-cracking American CIA agent Napoleon Solo along with his reluctant KGB counterpart Illya Kuryakin, played by the brooding and ultimately convincing Armie Hammer. Solo brings the charm, while Kuryakin brings the brawn. The duo forms an unlikely alliance, with help from the daughter of a vanished German scientist (rising star Alicia Vikander) to track down a sultry billionaire (Elizabeth Debicki) and stop her from procuring some nasty nuclear weapons. As in most Ritchie films, U.N.C.L.E. bursts off the screen with
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editing and chase scene execution. Unfortunately, the plot department comes up short with a story that feels more episodic in nature and Hugh Grant is rather criminally underused in an initially mysterious role. In short, a closing scene that depicts the newlyformed team blatantly referencing a potential sequel induces intrigue rather than eye-rolling. W
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It’s hard to keep up with Jarrod O’Dell. The Ballantynes’ keyboardist-slash-frontman (formerly ofTheTranzmitors andThe Parallels) is humming in his seat at Nelson the Seagull like an electric guitar in a lightning storm, discussing his ambitious vision for the band’s upcoming album release in ideas more than full sentences. “I speak very fast and have to make a concerted effort to slow my proverbial roll,” he warns with a smile not one minute into the interview.That unstoppable energy pervades not only his music, but his fellow bandmates – a loosely
affiliated crew that came together in 2011 to form what is nowVancouver’s must-see garage-soul explosion. The “Northern soul” sextet, which approaches every performance with the passion of a Southern tent revival, fills its sets with so much flailing and wailing and glassy-eyed passion that even the infirm and the introverted are driven to dance. Four years in, their shows drip as much whiskey as sweat, and they’ve finally bottled all that holy rolling into their first full-length album, which they plan to play in its entirety this weekend at the Fox Cabaret. That means not only will O’Dell, vocalistsVanessa Dandurand and JenniferWilks, guitarist Corey Poluk, bassist Max Sample and now-lone drummer Michael McDiarmid (second drummerTrevor Racz left the band shortly after recording started to focus on other projects) be filling
the stage with their “spastic” dance moves, but, courtesy of some financial assistance from a FACTOR grant, they’ll be bringing full horn and string sections with them. Eleven players on stage, including likes of Haig Morrison (The Valuables) on baritone sax and Michelle Faehrmann (Four on the Floor) on cello means that bystanders might want to steer clear of the windows Saturday night. “I’d always written with horns in mind,” says O’Dell of The Ballantynes’ earlier work, “and sometimes I had it where I’d let the right hand of the keyboard hit that line. In our recording it does come across – a lot of the hook stuff is something I’d had in mind as a horn line, and then translated into keys – and this was just an opportunity to do it and try it.” Hearing the extra players on the record was the realization
of a dream for O’Dell, who says he would often just walk around his house making trumpet noises with his mouth. “That first time we had them come in for a session, that first song they were working on, it was seeing something realized that I had been so excited about and romanticized so much,” says O’Dell. “I came in and put on the headphones in the studio and had a little panic attack.” There are other words for the feeling of happiness that takes over a person when the notes land just right. Bandmate Poluk calls it “facebuzz”; O’Dell calls it a panic attack. One has to laugh at the contrast, and in fact, his manic tendencies are part of the band’s appeal – the reason why even the people lurking noncommittally near the back will be cashing a one-way ticket to DanceTown on Aug. 22. “We’re the clowns that make
a LOT of drugs. As the album comes to a close, it’s clear the party’s over, the sun is rising, and the barren coastal stretches of Highway 101 are yours and yours alone. –Robert Mangelsdorf
lo-fi legend Ty Segall at the controls. The production is typically reverb-drenched and decidedly lo-fi, with the requisite distant guitars and ethereal vocals layered over an omnipresent tape hiss and amplifier buzz. Owing as much to fellow Puget Sounders The Ventures as contemporaries
like Best Coast, La Luz crafts surf rock at its most atmospheric, forgoing the bubble gum pop in favour of something a little darker, a little more contemplative. This is still beach music, but the sun is setting. The album opens with the meditative “Sleep Till They Die”, and gathers steam behind Shana Cleveland’s creepy guitarwork. Marian Li Pino’s frantic, ride-heavy drumming pushes up-tempo instrumental number “Hey Papi”, while “Black Hole, Weirdo Shrine” sees the band ditch the surfboards for saddlehorses, sounding like Huevos Rancheros on
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Corey Poluk photo you feel like less of a clown so you can be there with us.We’re not good at sitting still on stage, we’re not good at sitting still anywhere!” O’Dell says with a laugh. “Because we’re up there dancing and spazzing out, people don’t have that first step of nervousness. My role is clear: I’ll be your clown ... I’m totally comfortable with this.” Translating a killer live act into the studio is never easy, though, especially with three lead vocalists with drastically different styles. It’s something they’ve been striving toward with each subsequent single, and have nailed like never before on Dark Drives, Life Signs. Recorded at Little Red Sounds with long-time producer Felix Fung and available on La-Ti-Da Records, it offers the best of The Ballantynes. Opener “PMA” stitches up the organ with surgical precision, while Dandurand
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(who O’Dell wisely recruited one night at the EastVan Soul Club), takes us Back to Black with the sultry longing of “My PlaceYourTown”. By midway through the album, O’Dell is howling melodically at his demons on “Ghost,” followed byWilks sweetly admonishing, “don’t think so hard baby; believe me you’re mine” one track later. The back-and-forth works, leaving breadcrumbs for every lost and lonely listener. Dark Drives, Life Signs is a missive to the soul, and a reminder toVancouver to check its vitals.There are signs of life in this sleepy city, andThe Ballantynes have their fingertips on the pulse. W ' ,)* +"&&"$!($*# %&"( !)* early show at the Fox Cabaret Aug. 22 with Kandle and The Uptights. Advance tickets $10 at Ticketfly.com. Doors open at 7pm. nounced “Melissa”), she further refines her glitchy trip hop sound, this time with the help of one-time Beyoncé producer Boots. Brooding, minimalist beats provide the backdrop for FKA twigs’ vocals. Alternating between breathy whispers and heart-wrenching howls, she evokes vulnerability and strength in equal measure as she describes the dynamics of power in the tug-of-war of love and relationships. Just don’t confuse vulnerability with weakness; FKA twigs is always in control. –Robert Mangelsdorf Rating:
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A Modern Fairy Tale puts gender-neutral spin on the classics The story of true love is a message that is timeless. Boy meets girl, girl meets girl or in the musical parody adaptation of Metro Theatre’s next production, A Modern Fairy Tale, girl meets genderneutral wolf, and of course, falls in love. First time writer-director Lisa Simon boldly takes on contemporary themes in a traditional fashion with Orthros Theatre Company’s first large-scale, professional production. Enlisting the help of the fairy tale characters we know and love, Simon’s spin on happily-ever-after is told with a gender-fluid Peter Pan, in a land where Prince Cinder and Chuck Charming are hurriedly planning the last-minute royal ball. Capilano Theatre graduate and professional actor Damon Jang takes on the role of the Mad Hatter, and explores what might have been, had he and Alice been more than foes. “The idea is centered around non-traditional relationships,” Jang says, “with the message to remain positive in standing up for who you are, to be inclusive of others and discover and embrace family, friendship and love.” In casting, Simon allowed each actor determine the gender of their character, thereby incorporating an LG-
BTQ theme to the show. A burlesque performer, Simon’s commitment to presenting a positive body image is evident in the priority it takes over more traditional directorial cues. “The characters in our show are completely selfaware,” Jang explains of the spontaneous nature of the show. “And, they’re aware anything could happen, at any time.” That means an eruption of song and dance, crossplaying roles or references to modern-day internet-based humour.The pop-rock musical parody even includes beloved favourites, Aladdin and Jasmine and looks at issues of race within relationships between two humans, or as in this fantasy-like setting, between humans and non-humans. “We’ve kept it light hearted, presenting these themes in a familiar, relatable way,” Jang says. “We hope the audience can draw the parallels between the stage and society.The world is changing and people should learn to change with it.” W
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Peter Cathie White digs into a gallon-sized glass jug filled with brown crystals and offers his guest what he describes as a “special” coffee. “We Australians are really into our coffee,” the executive director of the Arts Club Theatre Co. says with a distinctive Aussie drawl. He then mixes granules of what turns out to be Moccona instant coffee. “I flew this in with me the last time I went home to Australia,” Cathie White says, settling behind his desk in a small office above the Arts Club Theatre Co.’s box office on Granville Island. A cabinet filled with dozens of model airplanes sits in a corner, providing both ambience and a hint
at another of Cathie White’s passions outside the world of theatre. When Cathie White, now 47, came to Vancouver in 1997, it was to manage a travel agency as part of what was then the fledgling, three-year-old Flight Centre North America. He had worked part time for that subsidiary’s parent, Flight Centre Travel Group, in Perth while completing a degree in musical theatre at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. When relaying anecdotes from his time at that prestigious theatre school Down Under, Cathie White mentions that his time at the school overlapped with that of celebrated actor Hugh Jackman, who was two years ahead of him. “The two of us just had different career trajectories,” Cathie White said with a laugh. Attending theatre school turned out to be valuable training – not only because it thoroughly grounded him in his current field but also because it has earned him
respect among the hundreds of actors, stagehands and even office staff that the Arts Club employs. Because he did not initially get into theatre school, Cathie White decided instead to study journalism at the University of Queensland. Yet once he had his journalism degree in hand, he realized that writing was not what he wanted to pursue. It was 1988 and he was in Flight Centre’s home city of Brisbane, Australia, so he applied for a job. He was hired as a travel consultant. “I didn’t think I would stay there very long, but life takes you in different directions than you might think,” Cathie White said. “Flight Centre back in the late ’80s had about 20 shops, and you could move up quickly, so I was managing a store within two years.” Later, in Vancouver, he became Flight Centre North America’s vice-president of marketing for Western Canada. “When I moved to the Arts Club, in 2003, I became the manager of marketing,
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$12 million operating budget is always a challenge, and, though the past few years have yielded small surpluses in the $400,000 range, the future is now less certain because the Arts Club is building a new theatre . Dubbed the BMO Theatre Centre, the $22 million facility that the Arts Club will share with Bard on the Beach is set to open in late November and will feature new office space, rehearsal space and a new Goldcorp Stage. The new structure, which will have four different seating configurations, is the culmination of a long-running capital campaign. Actors who take part in the approximately 15 plays that the Arts Club produces for its three current stages have taken to rehearsing in hallways because the company has only one small rehearsal hall – even though it is Canada’s third-largest notfor-profit theatre company, after the Stratford Festival, and the Shaw Festival ranked by operating budget and number of performances. “You can’t rehearse an upcoming show on the set of another show,” Cathie White said. “Look at the Godspell set now at the Granville Island stage – it has a railway track running down the
middle.” The Arts Club will continue to operate its 440-seat Granville Island stage and its 620-seat Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage but will stop using its 246-seat Revue Stage on Granville Island in September. Owner Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) has agreed to take back the Revue Stage’s lease and will seek a private administrator to rent the theatre out for events, CMHC spokesman Scott Fraser told BIV. The Arts Club is also vacating office and production space on Granville Island. Despite savings from unloading that leased space, Cathie White expects total operational costs at the BMO Theatre Centre to be at least $150,000 more per year than they are now. Outside work, Cathie White spends time with his husband, Doug, and does as much exercise as he can to get back into shape. “I was a size 38 waist two years ago and now I’m down to a size 33,” Cathie White said. “I’ve got into cross fit and am taking a class. I also like to ski.” –Courtesy of Business in Vancouver
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No signs of a recession in starts, despite drop
Housing starts were up in British Columbia and Vancouver in July, but down almost everywhere else in Canada, according to the latest numbers released Aug. 11, 2015 by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). In BC, starts for July (annualized and seasonally adjusted) were 36,501, an increase of 4.7 per cent from the 34,870 starts in June. The increase was even more notable in Vancouver: 7.9 per cent to 27,349 units in July from 25,360 units a month earlier. “Strong demand for all types of homes translated into higher levels of housing starts in July,” Robyn Adamache, CMHC’s principal market analyst for Vancouver said in a release. “The trend measure of single-detached house
construction edged higher while apartment and town home building registered more substantial increases. These trends point to robust demand for homes across the price spectrum.” Housing starts are considered a leading indicator, with strong starts signaling optimism in the economy. However, the rest of Canada did not fare as well as BC. Nationally, starts were 193,032 in July, compared to 202,338 units in June, a drop of 4.6 per cent. Ontario and Atlantic Canada both dropped 13.8 per cent, the Prairies were down 4.9 per cent and Quebec was down 3.2 per cent. The drops were more pronounced in major cities with starts in Calgary down 54 per cent, Regina starts falling 37 per cent and Toronto starts down 23 per cent. Yet despite the drops, the numbers still remain higher than the six- and 12-month averages, highlighting “how
relatively unscathed the trend in housing starts have been from the oil shock, outside the most affected provinces,” Nick Exarhos of CIBC Wealth Management Economics wrote in a note. Robert Kavcic, senior economist with BMO Capital Markets said in a note that while housing starts are consistent with demographic demand, they are inconsistent with past recessions. “While there are regional weak spots and strong spots, there is hardly a hint of recession in the national housing market figures,” Kavcic wrote. “Overall Canadian construction activity continues to look very sturdy.” Canada’s gross domestic product, the measure of economic growth, has declined for the first five months of 2015. Negative growth for two quarters is often considered a recession. W –Courtesy of Business in Vancouver
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We have heard it all before: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For most of my life I pawned it off as an old wives’ tail or something that my parents would say to me because they lived to harsh my vibe. Parents just don’t understand, am I right? Well, as it turns out,Will Smith was not talking about eating breakfast when he wrote that classic song: breakfast is really important for nutrition and peace of mind. Breakfast is the first meal that you digest. It’s what sets you up for the day in terms of energy and overall well-being. Because the time between dinner and the next morning’s meal is the longest your body goes without food, breakfast has an effect on your body that’s different from any other meal throughout your day, especially in the way that you metabolize glucose, or blood sugar. Eating a nutritious, balanced breakfast will help to fuel you for the rest of your day. So what you choose to eat first thing in the morning could be the difference between you having energy and mental agility all day, or being a sluggish mess. Ever feel a bit disoriented and not all there when you don’t eat breakfast? Then you find yourself feasting on leftover donuts at the office
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A smoothie is the perfect breakfast for those prone to early morning upset stomachs. Thinkstock photo and washing them down with coffee only to crash and feel tired and a bit hungover a couple of hours later? According to Eric Rimm, Sc.D., a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, if you don’t eat breakfast, you could be putting yourself at risk for diabetes because your pancreas is constantly producing insulin to compensate for high levels of glucose. And if weight is something that you are concerned about, skipping breakfast is something that you may want to stop doing. Breakfast skippers tend to eat more food than usual at the next meal and sometimes it’s not the healthiest choices. Prolonged fasting can lead to a boost in “hunger hormones” such as ghrelin, which encourages you to overeat, causing spikes and dips in glucose. Something that I hear of-
ten with people that don’t eat breakfast is that they feel sick and/or a bit nauseous when eating first thing in the morning, especially if you are an early riser like myself.There could be several factors contributing to this, one being that digestion slows down at night so your stomach may not be ready to take on a lot of food first thing in the morning.Things that have helped me include drinking a glass of lemon water first thing and starting out with a healthy homemade smoothie, followed by a wholesome breakfast (like oats) a couple of hours later.This can help reduce nausea and get you the proper nutrition you need to prepare for the day.
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@PlayOutdoorsVan “Fear only goes where it is invited to stay.” Memorize this quote then chant it quietly to yourself as you step off the platform and zip full speed ahead into the wild. BC boasts some of the most epic zip lines in the country, so don’t miss out. Channel your inner Zen and tell your fears to take a hike, lest they stop you from experiencing one of the most exciting forest adventures around town – and safe enough for all generations to enjoy. Like anything in life, zip lining first and foremost involves trust. As you inch your way to the zip line platform and the take-off zone, remember that you are safely strapped in. Stepping off the ledge into the abyss is an incredible natural buzz that I highly recommend.
No need to go big the first time you zip as there are so many options from which to choose. If you prefer, start small then work your way up to the mother of them all, the Sasquatch. Whistler’s newest line is not for the faint of heart. Open less than a month, The Sasquatch stretches over two kms and flies you from Blackcomb to Whistler midmountain at over 100km/h, 600 feet in the air. Be prepared to be blown away. With something for everyone, Ziptrek Ecotours offers a menu of zip lining tours. All of them allow you the opportunity to embrace the great outdoors, get a good rush of adrenaline and forest eco-education while you wait between lines. You’ll love ZipTrek’s earthy granola guides who spark informative eco chats and rants between zip lines. Believe it or not, these tours operate year round. Experience zip lining in the middle of winter (don’t
forget to bundle up) or by headlamp (nothing but the moon glow and some Christmas lights) if you want to enhance the experience. Lovers looking to add some zippididoodah to their relationship should try Whistler’s Superfly Ziplines. One of the longest tandem zip lines in this area, it will fly you and your significant other over a kilometer at 100km/h per hour, 500 feet above the treeline. Closer to home, families will love the super tame, temporary pop-up zip line at Queen Elizabeth Park that is open seven days a week from 11am to 8pm until Sept. 30. Perfect for grannies looking for a little excitement. The park is offering three lines that span 600 feet in length, starting at the Bloedel Conservatory and ending near the Quarry Gardens.
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Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny You’d probably prefer to stay in the romantic, carefree state of mind. But from what I can tell, you’re ripe for a new phase of your long-term cycle. Your freestyle rambles and jaunty adventures should now make way for careful introspection and thoughtful adjustments. Instead of restless stargazing, I suggest patient earthgazing. Despite how it may initially appear, it’s not a comedown. In fact, I see it as an unusual reward that will satisfy you in unexpected ways.
In accordance with the current astrological omens, I recommend the following activities: Sing a love song at least once a day. Seek a message from an ancestor in a reverie or dream. Revisit your three favorite childhood memories. Give a gift or blessing to the wildest part of you. Swim naked in a river, stream, or lake. Change something about your home to make it more sacred and mysterious. Obtain a symbolic object or work of art that stimulates your courage to be true to yourself. Find relaxation and renewal in the deep darkness. Ruminate in unbridled detail about how you will someday fulfill a daring fantasy.
The ancient Greek epic poem the Iliad is one of the foundation works of Western literature. Written in the eighth century BCE, it tells the story of the ten-year-long Trojan War. The cause of the conflict was the kidnap of Helen of Troy, reputed to be the world’s most beautiful woman. And yet nowhere in the Iliad is there a description of Helen’s beauty. We hear no details about why she deserves to be at the center of the legendary saga. Don’t be like the Iliad in the coming weeks, Gemini. Know everything you can about the goal at the center of your life. Be very clear and specific and precise about what you’re fighting for and working towards.
The comedian puppets known as the Muppets have made eight movies. In The Great Muppet Caper, the muppets Kermit and Fozzie play brothers, even though one is a green frog and the other a brown bear. At one point in the story, we see a photo of their father, who has the coloring and eyes of Kermit, but a bear-like face. I bring up their unexpected relationship, Cancerian, because I suspect that a similar anomaly might be coming your way: a bond with a seemingly improbable ally. To prepare, stretch your ideas about what influences you might want to connect with.
English author Barbara Cartland published her first novel at age 21. By the time she died 77 years later, she had written more than 700 other books. Some sources say she sold 750 million copies, while others put the estimate at two billion. In 1983 alone, she churned out 23 novels. I foresee a Barbara Cartland-type period for you in the coming months, Leo. Between now and your birthday in 2016, I expect you to be as fruitful in your own field as you have ever been. And here’s the weird thing: One of the secrets of your productivity will be an enhanced ability to chill out. “Relaxed intensity” will be your calming battle cry.
“On or about December 1910, human character changed,’’ wrote English author Virginia Woolf in 1924. What prompted her to draw that conclusion? The rapidly increasing availability of electricity, cars, and indoor plumbing? The rise of the women’s suffrage movement? Labour unrest and the death of the King? The growing prominence of experimental art by Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse, and Picasso? The answer might be all of the above, plus the beginning of a breakdown in the British class system. Inspired by the current astrological omens, I’ll borrow her brash spirit and make a new prediction: During the last 19 weeks of 2015, the destiny of the Virgo tribe will undergo a fundamental shift. Ten years from now, I bet you will look back at this time and say, “That was when everything got realigned, redeemed, and renewed.”
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“The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble,” said psychologist Carl Jung. “They can never be solved, but only outgrown.” I subscribe to that model of dealing with dilemmas, and I hope you will consider it, too – especially in light of the fact that from now until July 2016 you will have more power than ever before to outgrow two of your biggest problems. I don’t guarantee that you will transcend them completely, but I’m confident you can render them at least 60 per cent less pressing, less imposing, and less restricting. And 80 per cent is quite possible.
Hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians celebrated an annual holiday called Makahiki. It began in early November and lasted four months. No one worked very much for the duration. There were nonstop feasts and games and religious ceremonies. Community-building was a featured theme, and one taboo was strictly enforced: no war or bloodshed. I encourage you Scorpios to enjoy a similar break from your daily fuss. Now is an especially propitious time to ban conflict, contempt, revenge, and sabotage as you cultivate solidarity in the groups that are important for your future. You may not be able to make your own personal Makahiki last for four months, but could you at least manage three weeks?
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Museum of Failed Products is a warehouse full of consumer goods that companies created but no one wanted to buy. It includes caffeinated beer, yogurt shampoo, fortune cookies for dogs, and breath mints that resemble vials of crack cocaine. The most frequent visitors to the museum are executives seeking to educate themselves about what errors to avoid in their own companies’ future product development. I encourage you to be inspired by this place, Sagittarius. Take an inventory of the wrong turns you’ve made in the past. Use what you learn to create a revised master plan.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” Virtually all of us have been guilty of embodying that well-worn adage. And according to my analysis of the astrological omens, quite a few of you Capricorns are currently embroiled in this behavior pattern. But I am happy to report that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to quit your insanity cold turkey. In fact, the actions you take to escape this bad habit could empower you to be done with it forever. Are you ready to make a heroic effort? Here’s a good way to begin: Undo your perverse attraction to the stressful provocation that has such a seductive hold on your imagination.
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@MyszkaWay I am 16-years-old. I got my period two years ago, but every time I try to put a tampon in I nearly pass out! I get super weird out and dizzy after I put it in. I’m scared I won’t be able to handle sex if I freak out over a tampon. –Tampon Trauma Hey Tampon Trauma, I was you when I first got my period. I was terrified of using a tampon and when I did, I felt like it wasn’t quite all the way in and I could feel it (it felt horrible) so I would rip it out and revert back to pads. Pads suck. You might as well be wearing a diaper. I really believe you can get over this tampon fear. First off, buy slim or light tampons with a plastic applicator, not a cardboard one. Plastic applicators (though worse for the environment) are way easier to insert and I think your comfort comes first here. (Just recycle more for the next few months.) If you are still intimidated by having to shove this thing up inside of you, put a little Vaseline on the tip and it will easily slide in. One leg up on the toilet seat is a really easy way to insert the applicator and make sure you push the inner bit all the way up. Do not be afraid of it getting lost inside of you.That just won’t happen. Push it further than you think until you can’t feel it anymore, and there you go. Remember that light tampons have a small absorbency capacity so you have to change the tampon every three to four hours, depending on how heavy things feel.
However, if you are getting dizzy because of something physical and not just a panic attack caused by anxiety, then perhaps you should talk to your doctor. If you do not feel comfortable going to your family doctor, the Willow Women’s Clinic on Broadway is friendly and excellent as well as the Provincial STI Clinic near 12th Avenue. Now, the whole sex thing. Tampons are nothing like sex. You fuck when you are ready. Our vaginas evolved to procreate and you would be amazed at the natural elasticity you possess.Things get easier, better, and more enjoyable with practice.Yeah, it might hurt a bit the first time you have sex, but that’s totally normal. I didn’t bleed my first time so I don’t know what all this cherry poppin’ blood bath shit every other stupid After School Special goes on about. Remember to use a condom and lube, and moreover, relax. It’s going to be awkward, gross, weird and great. It only gets better from that moment on. You can do the tampon thing. I promise you. I also recommend getting a hand mirror, throwing your leg up on the counter and looking at your vagina. Every woman should know what she is working with. Being a teen sucks, I know. It will be over soon. Love, Mish My girlfriend keeps telling me to read this feminist book she is into and I don’t see why I should. What’s so great about feminism anyway? – Fuck Feminism Dear Fuck Feminism, I get it, man. Feminism has been carrying around
this big, ugly weight for years that stinks like an unwashed vagina and puts off most men in its path. But guess what? That’s simply not true and you can thank the idiotic, follow-along fauxfeminists who shout things like, “Men suck, women rule!”, instead of actually reading books. Ignore these people. They are the same as misogynists, just wearing shitty lipstick. Feminism is really important for everyone, including men. Learning about feminism won’t automatically make you become a full-on beta male eunuch. Attempting to understand the political standpoints of people other than your own gender, race and sexual orientation is always a good thing. Reading is important. No one reads anymore and it is gross. Have you every seen that movie Idiocracy? Sometimes I worry…. So, read that book your girlfriend cares so much about.You will learn something and it will make you a better person. (Unless it’s SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanos, in which case, you have to look at this as a performance art piece written by a very angry, mentally ill genius, OK? It’s a great piece of uninhibited writing, but not a fair rep of the current feminist cause.) Pull your head out of your scrotum and read it! Love, Mish W
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Continued from page 28 “Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it,” confessed the late, great author David Foster Wallace. Does that describe your experience, too? If so, events in the coming months will help you break the pattern. More than at any other time in the last 10 years, you will have the power to liberate yourself through surrender. You will understand how to release yourself from overwrought attachment through love and grace rather than through stress and force.
“Most people love in order to lose themselves,” wrote Hermann Hesse in his novel Demian. But there are a few, he implied, who actually find themselves through love. In the coming months, Pisces, you are more likely to be one of those rare ones. In fact, I don’t think it will even be possible for you to use love as a crutch. You won’t allow it to sap your power or make you forget who you are. That’s good news, right? Here’s the caveat: You must be ready and willing to discover much more about the true nature of your deepest desires – some of which may be hidden from you right now.
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As long as you are in good health, anyone can safely experience this thrill ride. The minimum age for most zip lines is around seven or eight, but it also depends on height, so check the websites in advance of booking. A great option for kids is a tree top adventure. Grouse Mountain offers a few zip lining tour options too. The five-line (two hours) or three-line (45 minute) tours are a great way to test-drive this adventure. Even my own 68-year-old mother and granny of four recently tried it out. “I’m afraid of heights so I had to convert that fear into trust,” she says. “Trust in my instructors, trust that I was safe, trust that I could complete the challenge, and
Find the zip line that’s right for you. Stephanie Florian photo trust that there was a bottle of wine at the end of the line.
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