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NO PLACE FOR PITBULLS IN THE CITY

Editor’s note: Letter edited for length and clarity Enough is enough – yet another horrible, unprovoked pitbull attack inYaletown!

Last Sunday, a five-month-old puppy was torn to bits by an unmuzzled, unleashed pitbull.

While it is known that all dogs can bite, pitbulls have a greater propensity for unprovoked attack than most other breeds. It’s not the dogs’ fault – they were specifically bred for fighting.The conditions they are brought up in and the training they go through is cruel and horrific – just look at the MichaelVick case.Then, people adopt them as pets and parade them around an unsuspecting public.

Now I know that some pitbull owners and all the bloggers on HugABull.com will be

up in arms about this, but they, most of all, should be upset at their irresponsible fellow dog owners: you should be the ones championing stricter laws on this breed, you should be the ones writing this letter!

We should now follow the example of cities likeToronto andWinnipeg and ban vicious breeds from our cities. All breeding of pitbulls should cease – how else can the inherent brutality be bred out of them?

The existing ones should be muzzled and leashed at all times and owners should be extremely fined for non-compliance – this is the least that should be done to protect the public.

I’m not suggesting a cull, but ANY dog that attacks an innocent should be put down – no second chances. I am not, however, against a cull on ignorant dog owners – and they are legion in this city. Here in

Yaletown, where people literally are living on top of each other, it is common to find poop and bags of poop five times a day on the streets and you are taking your life in your hands if you ask owners to pick it up.

If you opt to adopt a dangerous weapon as a pet, you should be prepared to face the consequences when the dog murders or maims another dog or person. Are you prepared to be extremely financially punished or jailed when the dog misbehaves? Once again, it’s bad humans causing the trouble, not the dogs. Just put yourselves in the shoes of that woman who watched her beloved puppy be torn to shreds – think about how you would feel to have your face bitten off.

Do that before you attempt to defend the breed.

–Valerie Smith,Yaletown resident

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Renovictions, construction wreaking rental havoc PATRICK BLENNERHASSETT @vancouriernews

The City of Vancouver’s building boom is raising the ire of its large population of renters.

In 2014, the city issued building permits for $2.83 billion worth of projects, a new record and an increase of 29 per cent from 2013’s $2.2 billion and 77 per cent from 2008’s $1.6 billion.

Approximately 80 per cent of residents in the city’s West End are renters, and there are renovation or construction projects in almost every West End neighbourhood.

Tom Durning, a senior staffer at the non-profit Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC), said tenants’ “right to quiet enjoyment,” as defined by the BC Residential Tenancy Act, is being widely violated.

“I’ve never seen it this bad in all the years I’ve been around. People are just flocking to Vancouver and it’s what’s driving all of this.

There’s hardly a day that goes by that I don’t hear from someone who’s moved here from somewhere else.”

According to Jag Sandhu, the city’s communications co-ordinator of media and issues management, the city fielded 830 construction noise complaints in 2014 and 303 as of the first week of June this year.

Under the city’s noise control bylaw, construction on private property is allowed Monday to Friday from 7:30am-8pm and from 10 am-8 pm on Saturdays. It’s prohibited on Sundays and statutory holidays.

The City of Vancouver fielded more than 800 complaints about construction noise last year. Thinkstock photo As part of a growing phenomenon in tandem with Vancouver’s construction boom, developers are cashing in on a low vacancy rate – as low as 0.3 per cent in the West End, where the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment is around $2,000 – by renovating, at times illegally, many older buildings such as the ones found throughout the West End. The city has fought back through its building bylaws.

In 2014, approximately 410 orders were issued – a number of them stop-work orders to halt illegal construction or renovation sites – under the Vancouver Building Bylaw; 251 have been ordered so far this year.

But the enforcement takes time.

“If someone works through a stop-work order, the enforcement branch sends the file to the law department recommending they lay a charge,” Sandhu said. “It would then be up to the law department to determine if a charge will be laid.The court

may levy a fine if the person issued the order is found guilty or if they enter a guilty plea. If that work is carried out after an order is issued, that work requires a permit.

It does not mean all work has to cease.”

If a stop-work order is issued, the offender may be forced to pay double the cost of the permit that he or she failed to obtain in the first place.

Vision Vancouver Coun.

Geoff Meggs said renovations are a natural part of a growing city and, as with any industry, there are law-abiders and lawbreakers.

“Renovation in and of itself is not a bad thing if it improves the living standards and the safety of the building,” Meggs said. “So we want landlords to maintain their building.”

The city’s website states that any renovation or construction work done without a permit is also subject to removal on top of fines.

But Durning said that for some developers renovating without permits to capitalize

on a booming rental market, a fine could simply be part of the construction cost.

Durning added that he regularly gets calls from tenants who are being evicted because of renovations. But he said TRAC’s limited budget means it can investigate only a small number of claims.

Last September, residents of 1168 Pendrell in the West End banded together against the building’s owner, who was trying to evict them to facilitate renovations.

Vancouver-West End NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert accused Plan A property manager Karen Ho and owner Anoop Majithia of wanting to kick residents out “to get more money.”

In a statement posted to Plan A’s website, Majithia apologized to residents and denied Chandra Herbert’s allegations.

The company claimed it just wanted tenants to adhere to their lease agreements and expressed “regret that the tenants have had a negative experience with our management of the building.”

When it comes to reforming the system, Chandra Herbert said change ultimately has to come at a provincial level.

Meggs said the city has asked its Renters Advisory Committee to look into ways the provincial Residential Tenancy Act could be reformed to provide “better protection against renoviction” and “improved protection against dislocation when renovations do occur.” W – Courtesy ofVancouver Courier

Parents rally to save aboriginal school CHERYL ROSSI @cheryl_rossi

Parents worried about the closing of Sir William Macdonald elementary held a rally last Thursday. They don’t want the aboriginal focus school there discontinued.

Macdonald elementary is one of the schools identified for closure in a recently released report commissioned by the Minister of Education.

A special adviser’s report states 68 students were enrolled at Macdonald in 2014-2015, meaning it was only at 25 per capacity.The report notes the school on East Hastings near Victoria is rated as high risk in the case of an earthquake, but it remains unfunded for seismic mitigation. In 2010, the Vancouver School board projected annual savings of $275,000 if

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Macdonald was closed.

Diana Day, co-vice chair of the District Parent Advisory Council and a speaker at the rally, says of 35 of 70 students enrolled at Macdonald attend the aboriginal focus school. The focus school welcomes students of all backgrounds and the only kindergarten class in the school is part of the aboriginal focus school.

Curtis Clearsky of the Aboriginal Focus School’s Parent Advisory Committee sent a letter to the VSB June 17 asserting the board has made minimal effort to support the success of the program.

The Aboriginal Focus School PAC stated in a press release that it wants the VSB to commit immediately to prevent the closure of the aboriginal focus school, dedicate money to further develop the succession of

the school together with aboriginal families and the community.

Day doesn’t believe the VSB would terminate the aboriginal focus school. She was heartened to see the VSB’s superintendent and trustees from all three parties attend the rally.

Day noted parents from outside the neighbourhood and the district send their children to the focus school because it’s the only one of its kind.

The aboriginal focus school accommodates students in kindergarten to Grade 4. Day wants an aboriginal focus school for secondary students.

“Once kids switch to Grade 5, they’re pushed out into the mainstream schools and it’s not always culturally safe for them. Although there are some changes, it’s not fast, and we’re still losing

kids in Grades 7, 8 and 9,” she said. “There were 251 aboriginal youth last year in alternative programs in Vancouver.”

The VSB says it isn’t currently discussing closing Macdonald. Jen Hill, community engagement coordinator, told the Courier school and district staff have been in touch with the PAC to discuss members’ concerns.

Hill noted the VSB created the aboriginal focus school as part of its ongoing development of programs that contribute to the academic success and positive self-esteem through cultural awareness for aboriginal students as part of its Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement.

Clearsky could not be reached for comment. W –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier

Summer is here, and Vancouver has no shortage of beaches to hit. Grant Lawrence photo

Vancouver’s top five beaches Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence

Vancouver’s original city planners should be forever thanked for preserving so many of our beautiful beaches.

Most of them are world-class, and many of us take them for granted. Since it’s beyond beach weather out there, and I’ve been a Vancouver beach bum most of my life, I’ve picked my top five.This ranking is based on natural beauty, view, crowds, and mostly importantly for me, swim-ability.

So grab your beach blanket, your sunscreen, a great book, and your sexiest trunks.We’re going to the beach!

5. JERICHO

When it comes to our many spectacular West Side beaches, Jericho is king.The beach is located at the end of Point Grey Road and borders the site of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.With amazing mountain views, this beach is a natural bay of sand, with a steady incline into the ocean, so you’re in deep enough to swim right away.That’s the problem with Locarno, Spanish Banks, and Wreck: you have to wade out way too far in ankle-deep water before you can swim.

4. NEW BRIGHTON

East Van’s finest beach!

Though admittedly buffered by industry on either side, this is a hidden gem of HastingsSunrise that boasts absolutely stunning views of Burrard Inlet, all the way from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge to Lion’s Gate.The beach is usually very quiet, possibly because of signs everywhere prohibiting swimming due to the very fast current.While most people hit up New Brighton Pool, much to my wife’s chagrin, I still take the occasion dip at the beach in the height of summer. It’s cold that close to the narrows, but very refreshing after a bike ride. Do not enter the ocean here if you are not a strong swimmer, and don’t go beyond where your feet can touch bottom.

3. SANDY COVE

This is admittedly a bit of a cheat, since this tiny oceanic oasis is tucked away along the rocky shoreline of West Vancouver, but it’s definitely worth the hunt. It’s an unmarked beach, located about 10 minutes west of Dundarave. Look for Rose Crescent, then take the set of stone steps through the woods to the beach.When you emerge it’ll feel like you’ve gone to Greece. Between jagged granite cliffs is a 100-metre stretch of sand and driftwood logs with excellent, clean swimming, and gorgeous views of UBC,Vancouver Island, and Howe Sound.

2. BIKINI BEACH

This is Vancouver’s greatest swimming beach. Sandwiched halfway between English Bay and Second Beach, this is a tiny spot located right at the entrance to Stanley Park.The natural sand has an excellent incline and the warmest water of any beach in the city.

According to the regulars who have hung out there, literally, for generations, the beach received its name when bikinis were first revealed and deemed too scandalous for our main beaches, so the teenagers of the day gathered here, out of the line of sight of the lifeguards.

1. THIRD BEACH

Found on the far western edge of Stanley Park and back dropped by magnificent cedars,Third Beach is not only Vancouver’s most spectacular beach, but also one of the greatest urban beaches you’ll find in the world. My mom took me to this beach every summer as a kid, and I’ve loved it ever since.There’s no better spot for a swim as the summer sun slowly sets behind the islands of Howe Sound. Like Wreck,Third Beach has developed its own unique scene, specifically over the past decade, meaning the north end can pretty much be taken over by a sea of halfnaked hipsters transplanted from the Biltmore, but it’s still Vancouver’s absolute best beach. W & /=5< ;! 3-:# $59-:#;<* (-# 6*5!< $59-:#;<*' 2*5.= 51+ 8=30 78**< 4* :% ,"#51<658#*1.*)

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Five Finds: Ligne Roset Jennifer Scott A Good Chick to Know

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On June 24, Living Space – one of Vancouver’s premier destinations for cutting edge design – hosted the who’s-who of the industry to launch the expansion of the exclusive shop-within-a-shop for Ligne Roset. The evening took place within the stun-

ning Living Space showroom in the heart of the Armoury District.

Guests experienced not only the beauty, but also the quality and comfort of the Ligne Roset collection, as the pieces were used as interactive seating arrangements for the event. Nearly every sofa, bed or chair became a hub for discussion, lounging, gathering and enjoyment.While I was previously familiar with the unmistakable French furniture design house, I had

not before had the opportunity to experience so many of the pieces for myself.What impressed me the most about the line was how engaging with the pieces was as rewarding as viewing them.

Within design it is so often the case that the most stunning pieces are lacking in comfort or practicality, seemingly designed simply to be beautiful but nothing else; it was with great appreciation that I realized this was not the case with the Ligne

Roset collection. The creative team behind the brand keeps a story of family, passion and enduring quality at the forefront of their designs, and this resonates through the experience of each piece.

Living Space is now carrying a curated yet vast assortment of Ligne Roset items, from larger furnishings to accessories to lighting. While I was intrigued by all of them, a few caught my eye as statement pieces that I would love to work with and share.

A curated collection of pieces from French furniture house Ligne Roset, like this Ruché armchair, is now available at Living Space in Vancouver. Contributed photo 1. Ruché armchair Designed by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset. Commencing in 2014, Inga Sempé added an armchair with asymmetrical armrests to the Ruché range. The high armrest fitted with elastic-strap suspension allows a unique positioning not afforded by traditional chairs. This little island of comfort and recreation can be completed with the Ruché ottoman. Perfectly sized for comfort within small space living, I love the quilted effect finish, and am a huge fan of both the soft rose and the striking emerald palettes.

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2. Parachute pendants Designed by Nathan Yong for Ligne Roset. An exercise in graphic arts, Parachute is composed of three modular steel wire elements, which can be combined to create a large number of compositions. The shade comes in a range of sizes and in multiple finishes. My fave is the rose gold-inspired copper for a feminine-meets-minimalist appeal.

3. Entrelacs rug Designed by Marie-Aurore Stiker-Metral for Ligne Roset.

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FASHION Continued from page 4 Entrelacs is a rectangular hand-tufted rug made of 100 per cent wool, with an impressive woven effect.

Available in shades of blue or red, the tonality is enhanced by the basket weave pattern, creating an overall graphic effect.

4. Ottoman love seat Designed by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance. A design concept for a hotel in Marrakech set the stage for a collaboration between Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and Ligne Roset. Through his extensive work with stitching and colour, DuchaufourLawrance brings both ingenuity and modern aesthetics to Ottoman. This all-foam seating collection – comprised of an armchair, love seat, sofa and ottoman – is sophisticated and has a combination of shape and stylized stitching that provides ideal comfort and unparalleled durability. Twocolour versions are available in different fabrics and hides, with matching thread.

Monochromatic versions may have either matching or contrasting thread. Covers are removable, with ease for cleaning or design versatility.

5. Alburni side tables (set of two) Designed by Lucidi Pevere. A small pair of side tables by Lucidi Pevere that celebrate the beauty and natural versatility of wood. An unexpected end grain wood veneer table top showcases a lesser-seen angle of the much loved material. W

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Natural choices for sun protection Niki Hope Style File

@NikiMHope What if the synthetic skincare products we use – including the sunscreen that is slathered on every summer – were more dangerous than beneficial?

It’s a question Claudine Michaud started to ponder when her best friend was diagnosed with cancer in her 20s.

As a result of her concerns about synthetic chemicals, Michaud launched Bioéthique Certified Organic, a full-scale line of third-party certified organic skincare products that include allnatural sun protection with ingredients that are safe enough to eat.

Along with her friend’s cancer diagnosis (and eventual tragic passing), Michaud’s experience with a “fig” bubble bath her mom bought her also prompted Michaud to think about exactly what she was soaking in and slathering on.

“I got a rash from it when I used it, and then when I looked at the ingredients, there was no fig in it, there was all of these chemical names,” Michaud explains.

“It was really like the first time I questioned what it was.”

Those questions are already answered when it comes to Michaud’s line.

All of her products – including sun protectors –

Vancouver’s Claudine Michaud is founder and creator of Bioéthique Certified Organic, a skincare line and spa that carries chemical-free and all-natural products, including sun block.

Jennifer Gauthier photo are certified by Nature et Progrés, a France-based company that is considered one of the strictest organic certifying agencies in the world.

Her sun protection products include the Sun Serum ($72), which combines raspberry seed, carrot, lavender and myrrh oils to provide natural UVA and UVB protection as well as shields skin from pollutants and environmental stressors.

“It’s an organic coldpressed raspberry seed oil, and that’s a really interesting product because a lot of oils actually have a natural SPF,” she says. “With our products, the raspberry seed oil is very rich in antioxidants and also has a natural SPF of between 30 and 50.”

The healing Sun Cream

($66), which uses nonmicronized zinc, titanium and iron oxide to provide a barrier from UVA and UVB rays, is slightly tinted and available in three shades for different skin tones.

“It really works great it’s like a light foundation or like a daily moisturizer with a natural SPF equivalent,” says Michaud, whose charming French-inspired spa, which specializes solely

in facials for both men and women, is located at 3578 West 4th. There’s some good news for those on the East Side craving a little organic indulgence. Michaud plans to open a second location in Chinatown next year. We’ll keep you posted when it opens.

Meanwhile, Éminence Organic Skin Care also has a sun block product worth

checking out. Called Sun Defense Minerals, the powdery product is brushed onto the face and neck for sun protection. Éminence president, Boldijarre Koronczay describes the sun-protection product as a “light deflector.”

“I always explain it to people the easiest way is to imagine it like it would put millions of tiny little crushed mirrors on your face that will beam the light back off your face,” he says.

All that protection can be lightly brushed on (no oily hands to clean here), plus it comes with a variety of shades, from translucent that can be worn by men and children to darker tones that add a soft touch of coverage.

The mineral powder also absorbs oil and is water resistant, Koronczay explains.

“It’s a complete block… it’s going to reflect all rays,” says Koronczay, whose global skincare company is headquartered in Vancouver. Éminence products are available in a number of local salons; check out the website, EminenceOrganics.com, to learn where. W

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The ultimate guide to Vancouver happy hour ROBERT MANGELSDORF @robmangelsdorf

It’s no secret that we live in an expensive, almost unaffordable city. But savvy Vancouverites know that it doesn’t have to be that way.

Thanks to legislation passed by the provincial government last year, bars, pubs, and restaurants are now able to offer happy hour pricing on alcohol, as well as food.

So we here at Westender have compiled the ultimate guide to happy hour in Vancouver: The best deals and best drinks at all the best bars.

Living in the city ain’t cheap, but at least you don’t have to be sober.

THE ACADEMIC

THE BIMINI

Weekdays, 3-6pm: $3 craft beer, highballs, and house wine.

2010 West 4th DonnellyGroup.ca/bimini

BISMARCK

Weekdays 3-6pm: $1 per ounce of wine, $5 highballs, and $5 draft pints.

526 Abbott Bismarck.ca

THE BLACKBIRD

10pm to close, every night: $5 BC beers, $5 house wine.

905 Dunsmuir DonnellyGroup.ca/theblackbird

THE BOURBON

Everyday, noon-7pm: $3.75 Kokanee, $4 shots of Fireball.

50 Cordova TheBourbonCountry.com

Everyday, 3-6pm; midnight to 1am on weekdays; 1am-2am on weekends: $3.25 wine, select shots, and feature local draft beer; $4.13 Sapporo (16 oz).

1619 W. Broadway TheAcademicPub.ca

Everyday from 6-8pm: $3.50 highballs.

2471 E. Hastings Facebook.com/BrightonRestaurant

THE BELMONT BAR

BROWNS SOCIALHOUSE POINT GREY

Weekdays, 5-6pm: $5 domestic draft beer, $6 premium import draft, $2 off highballs.

1006 Granville BelmontBar.com

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THE BRIGHTON

Weekdays from 3-6pm: $7 wings and dry ribs; $4 drink specials.

3651 W. 10th BrownsSocialHouse.com

BROWNS SOCIALHOUSE KITSILANO

Weekdays, 3-6pm: $7 wings and dry ribs; $4 drink specials.

2296 W. 4th BrownsRestaurantGroup.com

THE BUTCHER & BULLOCK

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 craft beer, $3 highballs, $3 house wine.

911 W. Pender DonnellyGroup.ca/thebutcher-bullock

THE CASCADE ROOM

Sunday-Thursday from 5-7pm: $4 house wine, $5 pints, $6 cocktails.

2616 Main TheCascade.ca

CHARLES BAR

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 highballs, $6 doubles, $4 draft beer sleeves, $4 house wine, $6.95 wings.

136 W. Cordova TheCharlesBar.ca

CINEMA

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 domestic sleeves, $5 import sleeves, $3 highballs, $4 house wine.

901 Granville DonnellyGroup.ca/cinema

CLOUGH CLUB

Weekdays 5-7pm; Midnight to 1am, Sunday to Thursday: $3 Jameson, $3 highballs, $4 Fernet Branca, $7 classic cocktails, $5 hot dogs, complimentary bar snacks.

212 Abbott DonnellyGroup.ca/clough-club

COLONY BAR KITSILANO

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 Whistler Lager and Granville Island Pale Ale, $4 house wine, $6.95 wings.

3255 W. Broadway ColonyKits.com

COMOX STREET LONG BAR AND GRILL

Monday to Friday, 6-8pm: $4+ draft beer and highballs.

1763 Comox Facebook.com/ComoxBar

DOOLINS IRISH PUB

Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 highballs, $5 domestic draft, $6 premium import draft, $5 house wine, $3.50 Red Bull.

654 Nelson Doolins.ca

DOVER ARMS PUB

Weekdays, 3-6pm, 10pmclose: $3 highballs, $4 wine, $4 draft beer, $6.95 wings.

961 Denman DoverArmsPub.com

GRANVILLE ROOM

Weekdays 5-7pm: $3 highballs, $4 Fernet Branca, $7 classic cocktails, $8 pizza, complimentary bar snacks.

957 Granville DonnellyGroup.ca/granvilleroom

JOHNNIE FOX’S IRISH SNUG

Everyday 3-6pm: $6 Guinness and Magners pints, rotating daily food and drink specials.

1033 Granville JohnnieFox.ca

JIMMY’S TAP HOUSE

Everyday from 3-6pm: Halfprice appies.

783 Homer JimmysTapHouse.com

KINGSTON TAPHOUSE AND GRILLE

Everyday from 3-7pm: Rotating daily food and drink specials.

755 Richards KingstonTaphouse.com

LA MEZCALERIA

Tuesday-Sunday, 5-6pm; Sunday to Thursday, 10pm to close; Friday and Saturday, 11pm to close: $5 draft beer, $5 house wine, $5 Palomas, $5 ceviche, $12 Amigos Flight (tapas sampler).

1622 Commercial LaMezcaleria.ca

THE LAMPLIGHTER

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 domest sleeves, $5 American sleeves $6 European sleeves, $3 high balls, $3 house wine.

92 Water DonnellyGroup.ca/thelamplighter

LONDON PUB

Everyday from 3-6pm: $3 house draft beer sleeves, $4 highballs.

700 Main JenningsCulture.com

MALONE’S

Everyday, 3-6pm: $4.50 domestic draft, $4.75 highballs.

608 West Pender Malones.bc.ca

MANCHESTER PUBLIC EATERY

Everyday from 3-6pm: $3 house draft beer sleeves.

1941 W. Broadway JenningsCulture.com

METROPOLE

Everyday, 7-10pm and last hour before closing: $3.50 highballs, house wine and select shots.

320 Abbott TheMetPub.ca

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HAPPY HOUR GUIDE THE MOOSE VANCOUVER

Everyday from 3-6pm: $4.60 Okanagan Springs 1516, $4.60 Jameson, rotating daily food and drink specials.

724 Nelson

MOOSE’S DOWN UNDER

Everyday from 4-7pm: $5 Big Rock pints, $5 house wine, 30 per cent off appies.

830 Pender MoosesDownUnder.com

THE MORRISSEY

Everyday from 3-6pm: $3 highballs, $4 select draft sleeves.

1227 Granville TheMorrisseyPub.com

THE NEW OXFORD

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 domestic beer sleeves, $5 American sleeves, $6 import sleeves, $3 highballs, $3 house wine.

1144 Homer DonnellyGroup.ca/new-oxford

THE PINT PUBLIC HOUSE

Weekdays 3-6pm: Free pound of chicken wings with purchase of any draft beer pint.

455 Abbott ThePint.ca

THE RAILWAY CLUB

Every day: Rotating food and drink specials.

579 Dunsmuir TheRailwayClub.com

REVEL ROOM

Everyday from 4-6pm: $6 whiskey sours, $5 feature pints, $6 house wine.

238 Abbott Street RevelRoom.ca

TAVERN

SCORE ON DAVIE

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 domestic beer sleeves, $5 American sleeves, $6 import sleeves, $3 highballs, $3 house wine.

1141 Hamilton DonnellyGroup.ca/tavernat-the-new-oxford

SPEAKEASY ON BROADWAY

Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 craft beer, $3 highballs, $3 house wine.

1780 Davie DonnellyGroup.ca/three-brits

SPEAKEASY ON GRANVILLE

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Q&A: Trevor Kallies, bartender extraordinaire ROBERT MANGELSDORF @robmangelsdorf

When it comes to slinging happy hour cocktails, few know their way around the bar like Trevor Kallies, bar and beverage director for the Donnelly Group.The veteran barman shares with Westender the secrets of his trade.

Tell us a bit about yourself?

I have been a bartender in Vancouver since 2001.

I’ve managed bars, pubs, worked as a day bartender, bar manager, server and now run the beverage programs of the various bars and pubs within the Donnelly Group. I have worked with Tales of the Cocktail since 2011 and will be heading to New Orleans in July to help manage the Cocktail Apprentice Pro-

gram, a group of 60 bartenders from all over the world that execute the cocktails and seminars that occur at Tales of the Cocktail.

When did you realize you wanted to be a bartender?

It was really just a way to pay some bills at the end of my university education. I picked up some bar shifts at Earls, stumbled into management over the summer and just kept going. I found an interest in spirits and cocktail history and turned that hobby into a profession.

What inspires you when creating a new cocktail?

A lot of the time it starts with wanting to work with a particular brand or spirit.

From there it is a decision of what the goal of the drink will be: is it a strong, slow sipper?

Crisp and refreshing? The ingredients need to read well on a menu to get the guest excited about drinking it.

If you had a theme song behind the bar, what would it be?

Do I have to pick just one?

I have about 10-15 songs that will always remind me of specific times behind the bar.The songs that were on replay in 2010 will always take me back to the crazy long days of the Olympics.

The “last song” anthems are always fun as they tend to get the whole bar singing along.

What drink do you make for yourself at the end of the night?

A shot and a beer.

What do you wish customers understood about bartending?

Ten years ago I think it would have been having them ask me what my real job is – not understanding that the bar is a real job. But today’s customers are pretty savvy – the guest education can often parallel the person behind the bar. I just want the guests to enjoy their time at the bar and understand we’re there to help them along with that and give them the best show of hospitality we can.

One piece of advice for upand-coming drink-slingers?

Bartending is more than just creating cocktails, entering competitions and making money (although all of those things are fantastic).

It is community driven, with countless chances to learn and improve your craft. Read, learn from those around you and always try to be better.

Donnelly Group bar and beverage director Trevor Kallies. Fred Fung photo

If you weren’t a bartender, what would you be?

If I had to give up the bar I’d likely stay very close end up in either the sales side or production side. But I’m happy where I am. W

Happy hour? I’d be happier with more!

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happy… there’s also food!

What is more bothersome is that happy hours don’t seem to be promoted, and the extent of advertising is usually a sidewalk sandwich board or the random tweet or post on

social media.

So here are a few happy hours that offer either good value or good food, or are simply off the radar.

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Perhaps the most obvious and also one of the most well advertised is the popular Joe Fortes Happy Hour available from 4-6pm every day at the bar. There is a good selection of shared appetizers, most for under $10, and it’s excellent value at an upscale place. It’s always lively, and with “Buck-a-Shuck” Oysters and $5 pints, wine and highballs, it’s hard not to get happy quickly. The Oyster Rockefeller with spinach, Pernod, hollandaise is my “must have” on the happy hour menu and it brings instant happiness.

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I’d come here, happy hour or not. If you haven’t tried the Scotch eggs, chicken liver toasts, Devils on Horseback, or their iconic burger, where have you been?

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Corduroy churns out good, casual pies Anya Levykh Nosh

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758 West 16 Ave 604-709-0200 CorduroyPie.com Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 5pm onward.

It’s great for neighbourhoods when good neighbourhood pizza joints are becoming more common than Starbucks locations. Small, independent businesses are always to be supported, and tasty pies are always a selling feature for realtors. On the short length of West 16th between Cambie and Oak, in the midst of several other small, independent retailers and service providers, Corduroy Pie Co. has staked a claim. It’s not the most prominent of locations, but there’s enough walk-through traffic to make this spot a popular one with the neighbours.

If the name sounds familiar, that’s because big

sister Corduroy Restaurant and Lounge in Kitsilano has been quietly attracting young locals for its casual, organic and local fare and bar offerings since 2008. The chalet-style décor (minus the antlers) has continued in the new location, which is considerably smaller, with some 30-odd seats. The menu, likewise, is also more concise, focusing exclusively on the pies (with a lone salad obviously added on for health nuts). Happy hour is in effect until 6pm, meaning $4 sleeves of Four Winds et al., and highballs, were most appreciated. My G&T was generous, served in a large, tumbler-style water glass, rather than the traditional rocks glass. Sure, it was a little watered-down with the tonic, but at these prices, I’m not complaining.

The pizza menu features about 10 pies, plus a daily special.The standard Margherita ($14) is here, with “red sauce” (there’s also “white sauce” on other pizzas), mozza and basil. Crusts are thin and well-made, with

Graham Marceau pulls a lamb sausage pizza out of the oven. Jennifer Gauthier photos just enough chew – and blackening – to create a nice nod to a Neapolitan pizzaiolo. I wouldn’t call these authentic, and there’s no claim to that effect; just nice, thin-crust pies that deliver on easy comfort with balanced flavours, for the most part.

The mushroom ($15) was a bit of a conundrum.

It came with a veritable mountain of arugula drizzled with a roasted garlic aioli.

There was so much salad it

required shifting a considerable amount of it with a fork to discover the scarce amount of oyster mushrooms, sprinkled amongst liberal amounts of goat cheese and parmesan. The special ($17) on one visit was excellent. The “white sauce” (think béchamelstyle) was topped with suckling pig porchetta, parmesan, smoked mozzarella, Napa cabbage, roast onions, and spring onions, and drizzled

with Dijon. It was a balanced presentation, with lots of bold flavours and a slight bite from the mustard.

Lamb sausage (made in-house) with roasted red grapes and onions, smoked mozzarella, charred kale and basil over that white sauce was another good choice, with the earthiness of the meat balanced nicely by the sweetness of the grapes and onions. At $17, it felt reasonable, as do most of the

prices, although it’s not the best bargain in town. The one salad ($9) features more of the arugula, pancetta and green goddess dressing.

The portion was hearty, but if you’re getting the mushroom, I wouldn’t bother, as that’s your pizza-and-salad combo right there.

Corduroy has been steadily busy each time I came in, and with its strong take-out clientele, will no doubt become a permanent fixture for this under-served area, but it’s never going to be a hipster trendsetter, and maybe that’s not so bad. W Anya Levykh has been writing about all things ingestible for more than 10 years. Hear her every Monday on CBC Radio One’s On the Coast and find her on Twitter @foodgirlfriday and Facebook.com/ FoodGirlFriday.

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Wildebeest gets new chef; Big Trouble in little Chinatown Anya Levykh Fresh Sheet

@FoodGirlFriday Wildebeest has announced Pekka Tavela as its new executive chef. Tavela got his start as a pastry chef and has worked at top local kitchens, including Chambar, Pourhouse and Boneta.

For the last year, he has been chef de cuisine at Wildebeest, so we’re anticipating a smooth transition.

Wildebeest.ca Café Medina has a new bar manager, Trixie Blümel, formerly of UVA Wine and Cocktail Bar. Blümel has introduced a new line of

cocktails to go with Medina’s brunch and lunch offerings, using handmade syrups, and infusions, distinctive garnishes, and fresh-squeezed juices. MedinaCafe.com Big Trouble, the restaurant formerly known as The Parker, is now officially open.

The new menu includes local, ethical meats, as well as the vegetable-forward and gluten-free dishes that patrons have grown to love.

BigTroubleYVR.com Going to Food Cart Fest this summer? In addition to lots of food trucks dishing their fare every Sunday near Olympic Village, this year also sees the launch of Sunday Local, a licensed

patio with live music and a 400-person capacity. Try local craft beers and wines, as well as checking out the open-air market and the giant ping pong area. FoodCartFest.com The new outdoor outlet mall at Vancouver International Airport, McArthurGlen, has joined forces with Hawkers Market to launch Hawkers Mercado on July 9.

The new pop-up initiative will feature an artisan food hall, sweet shop and dessert shop.

Local vendors include Chef Jefferson Alvarez (5entidos), Capilano Tea House and Botanical Soda Co.,Whiskey Six BBQ, Sexy Juice, and Hugo’s Churros. McArthurGlenVancouver.com

In Chinatown, Mamie Taylor’s and Re-Up BBQ are hosting RibFest on July 1, an annual amateur barbecue competition. While the competitors fire their grills, feast on $12 rib plates from Mamie Taylor, smoked by Re-Up BBQ, and sided with coleslaw and macaroni salad.

Special $5 beer also available. MamieTaylors.ca On Wednesday, July 8, Cibo Trattoria is hosting The Anti-Chianti Experience, the third in their wine dinner series.This time, the six-course menu features an atypical approach to wines hailing from Tuscany. Dishes include sage and anchovy fritters, panzanella salad, bisteca alla fiorentina and more.

Tickets $89 plus tax and gratuity. CiboTrattoria.ca For the month of July, Provence Marinaside is once again holding their annual Lobster Fest.The threecourse menu for $56 includes choices such as lobster salad, lobster and scallop cake, lobster bisque, lobster Thermidor, whole lobster and much more.

ProvenceMarinaside.ca On July 14, Forage executive chef Chris Whittaker is collaborating with Todd Graham of HandTaste Ferments on a special dinner that focuses on all things fermented. From traditional Japanese dry ferments, seasonal fruit vinegars and fish sauce, come try a meal that

will tickle your tastebuds.

Tickets $125 per person.

ForageVancouver.com On Sunday, Aug. 9, come out and fill your belly with some of the more than 13,000 dumplings that are expected to be consumed during the third annual Golden Dumpling Cook Off and Derby. Watch 17 of Vancouver’s top restaurants throw down to claim the Golden Dumpling trophy.

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THIRD WORLD & MORGAN HERITAGE Heavyweight reggae bands drop in to co-headline an epic performance of reggae, R&B, dancehall and roots on the Strictly Roots Tour with special guest Tonye Aganaba. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $33.50 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca

TOUGH AGE Vancouver indie rockers celebrate the release of their self-titled debut with special guests Gal Gracen, Cult Babies, Kaz Mirblouk and DJ Trevor Risk.

9pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $8 at the door.

EAST VAN SUMMER JAM The annual community event/ fundraiser celebrating East Van arts and culture returns with a soccer tourny, barbeque, beer garden and performances from Ab-Soul, The Boom Booms, Kinnie Star, Mayer Hawthorne and more. 12pm at Strathcona Park. Tickets $55 at TicketWeb.ca. All ages welcome.

PIERCE PETTIS & ALLEN DES NOYERS Legendary songwriter Pettis shares the bill with Pacific Theatre co-founder Allen des Noyers. 8pm at Pacific Theatre.

Tickets $15 at the door.

BIG BUSINESS LA-based metal band play tunes from their latest release Battlefields Forever.

8pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu, Neptoon and TicketWeb.ca

WHIRLWINDS The debut concert of the new Vancouver Wind Quartet – the assembly of some of Vancouver’s foremost musicians – presents a program of works by Beethoven, Klughardt, Ewazen, Ibert and Malcolm Arnold. 3pm at Ryerson United Church. Tickets $15 at the door.

TOE Japanese instrumental rockers swing through on their West To East From Far East tour.

8pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $16 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

COMEDY DEANNE SMITH The 2014 Canadian Comedy Awardwinner has performed worldwide, opening for Tig Nitaro and Chris Hardwick with regular appearances on Andy Kindler’s Alternative Show and at Montreal’s Just For Laughs. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE DANCING ON THE EDGE FESTIVAL Featuring 32 innovative new works by over 70 dancers, this convergence of Canada’s best artists and choreographers pushes the frontiers of contemporary dance over a 10 day live performance line-up in unusual settings.

At various Vancouver venues.

Tickets/passes/showtimes at DancingOnTheEdge.org. Runs until July 11.

THE LION KING Experience the award-winning phenomenon, the visually stunning, technically astounding production with the famous musical score like you’ve never heard it before as Disney’s beloved film comes to eyepopping life onstage. 7:30pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca. Runs until July 12.

CHEAP & FUN GREEK SUMMER FEST Live a day the Greek way as the annual festival turns East Van into a party over the course of 10 days with traditional food, music, performances from belly dancers, folk troupes, and live bands. Noon-10pm at Greek Community of East Vancouver (4641 Boundary). Runs until July 12. Free, for all ages.

THE MAHONES Ontario via Dublin Irish punk party band play tunes from their upcoming release, The Hunger and The Fight with special guests Los Furios. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Neptoon, Zulu, Highlife and RickshawTheatre.com SELINA BOLAND Newfoundland singer-songwriter takes the stage with special guests Vicky Sjohall and Lisa Marie DiGicianto for a classic, intimate West Coast singer-songwriter evening. 8pm at Skinny Fat Jack’s. Tickets $10 at the door.

GOB Infamous Canadian punk rockers on tour in support of their latest album Apt. 13. 9pm at The Imperial. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

COMEDY BRETT MARTIN A nationally touring headliner, Martin is a comic on the rise with a comedic style that takes a look at the world around him in a relentlessly honest manner, despite a reckless stage style. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s.

Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

THEATRE/DANCE WEAVER WOMAN An evening of Japanese performance with classical dance, live music on erhu, voice, cello and percussion weaved with the words telling O-Chonghui’s magical story of love and separation. 7pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at DancingOnTheEdge.org MONDO EXOTICA: TABU TAMALES Take yourself back to the days of The Coconut Grove, get lost in the tiki paradise of dazzling showgirls, hypnotic tunes, and vintage burlesque from Frankie Faux, Melody Mangler, Carole Brunette and your host, Little Miss Risk. 9pm at The Waldorf. Tickets $15 at TicketZone.com or $20 at the door.

FRESH GOAT The Vancouver indie blues trio plays the first of two shows with Canadian alt-rockers Ottaway, Broder, Allan. 8:30pm at Princeton Pub. Tickets $5 at the door.

MELT BANANA & TORCHE The Japanese noise-rock duo coheadline with stoner-metal quartet from Miami. 7pm at Venue. Tickets $18 at BPLive.ca CARACAS Mixing punk rock with Latin rhythms, this high-energy quintet headlines with special guest John Michael Lind. 7:30pm at Big Rock Urban Brewery (310 West 4th). Admission is free.

COMEDY DOWNWARD SPIRAL Comedy Shocker returns with an all new line-up certain to both offend and entertain, the show of which one person said, “I vomited in my mouth a little.” Hosted

by Mark B. Hughes. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $15 at ComedyShocker.EventBrite.ca

THEATRE/DANCE ALICE IN WONDERLAND Fall into a re-imagined flamenco wonderland with Karen Flamenco, the collaborative and interactive flamenco dance company known for a bold, innovative and distinct style. 8pm at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at KarenFlamenco.com. Runs until July 5.

Les Miserables, runs until Aug. 16 at the Arts Club

Selina Boland, July 3 GODSPELL Stephen Schwartz’s Tony Award-nominated exuberant pop musical about Jesus and his apostles will raise your spirits in a timeless tale of friendship, loyalty, and love. 2pm & 8pm at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub. com. Runs until August 1.

NSFW: HIP HOP MEETS STRIPTEASE VOL. 10 The notorious East Van striptease variety show hosted by the hilarious duo of Villainy Loveless & Just Call Her Heather features live performances from Voracious V, FlyGurl, Veronica Vex and beats

by DJ Bey. 9pm at The Cobalt.

Tickets $12 at the door.

KING LEAR Shakespeare’s magnificent tragedy tells the story of an aging king who divides his kingdom between two daughters but leaves out the third, failing to understand she loves him most of all. 2pm & 7:30pm at Vanier Park.

Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org.

Runs until September 20.

CHEAP & FUN WRECK BEACH BUTOH KOKORO DANCE Wreck Beach performances feature 20 dancers, complete with set, costumes and lighting provided by Mother Nature, creating a new dance that embraces the sand, water, and air celebrating their 20th anniversary. 1:20pm at Wreck Beach. Admission by donation.

4TH OF JULY PICNIC Bring your Canadian friends and family, come out and hang with fellow expats, American Democrats Abroad at the potluck picnic, and engage in the lively discussion about the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election. 5pm at New Brighton Park (3201 New Brighton).

ANNA & ELIZABETH Traditional mountain musicians mix footstomping dance tunes, stories and visual art for a performance with special guest Eli West. 8pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Highlife, Prussin Music, Rufus’ Guitars and RogueFolk. bc.ca

COMEDY THE SUNDAY SERVICE Two halves of fast-paced, absurd and hilarious improv, favouring discovery over structure, to carry the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Admission is $9.

EVENTS VANCOUVER COMICON Comic book lovers convene at this show featuring Cary Nord, Douglas Wheatley, James Stevenson, Alexis Sugden and Beth Wagner.

Donate a new or gently-used school-appropriate graphic novel for free admission and books collected will be donated to Vancouver schools. 11am-5pm at Heritage Hall. Admission $4 otherwise.

CHEAP & FUN SUNDAY AFTERNOON SALSA The first of a series of dance workshops and performances throughout the summer begins with a salsa-dance lesson at 3pm, followed by a dance show at 5pm. 3pm at Robson Square.

Admission is free.

TRANS AM Post-rock trio from Maryland take the stage with special guests Sur Une Plage and a DJ set from Sinoia Caves. 8pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $15 at BPLive.ca

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 Legendary weekly stand up show of East Vancouver’s biggest and brightest comics. 9pm at Havana Theatre.

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THEATRE/DANCE ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE A complex tragedy brimming with passion, deception, intrigue and revenge; John Ford’s most famous drama is re-imagined in 1930s Italy, a dark and unnerving story of moral corruption within a mafia family. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at Vendini. com. Runs until August 8.

EVENTS CESNA?EM, THE CITY BEFORE THE CITY Musqueam First Nation, MOA and MOV partner on a transformative journey to explore ancient landscape and living culture right under Vancouver’s nose in a series of three unified exhibitions. Musqueam Cultural Education Centre and Gallery.

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TANLINES Experimental pop band from NYC, on tour in support of their latest release Highlights with special guest Mas Ysa. 8pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

BEN LEE Australian indie-pop singer-songwriter tours in support of his upcoming release Love Is The Great Rebellion with special guests the Falls + Ryan Dilmore.

8pm at Rio Theatre. Tickets $20 at LiveNation.com

CHAMBER MUSIC AT HYCROFT Cellist Lee Duckles and members of the VSO perform a program of extraordinary works by Viennese composers, Schoenberg and Mozart. 10:30am at University Women’s Club. Tickets $30 at the door.

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MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY A wonderful mix of acoustic blues, soul and good times with Scotland’s Queen of Soul and London’s slide guitar king.

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A NUDE HOPE: A SCI-FI BURLESQUE ADVENTURE Geekenders make their Granville Island debut with this brand new show featuring burlesque showgirls, actors, dancers and comedians in a mash-up of Star Wars, Moulin Rogue and The Muppet Show. 8pm at Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at NudeHope.BrownPaperTickets.ca.

Runs until July 19.

CHEAP & FUN SUMMER CINEMA Grab a lawn chair, a blanket and a buddy and head to Stanley Park for this summer’s incarnation of movies in the park, beginning this week with Pitch Perfect. All movies start at dusk at Second Beach.

Admission is free. Runs weekly until August 25.

Ben Lee, July 8

DARCY MICHAEL Nominated for a Canadian Comedy award this year, considered one of comedy’s fastest rising stars known for his role on CTV’s Spun Out. 8pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at ComedyMix.com

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THE NEW BRONZE AGE: SPEED STUNNED IMAGINATIONS Shadow Play Artist collective, Publik Secrets turn philosopher Ivan Illich’s essays on transportation and modern life into an all original Shadow Play, comprised of all repurposed materials and accompanied by Gamelan Bike Bike, and their Balinese-styled music. Bring a blanket! 9pm at Dude Chilling Park. Admission by donation.

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. 2pm & 8pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until August 16.

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THE CHILDREN’S HOUR Lillian Hellman’s 1934 breakout hit play, a heart-wrenching cautionary tale is the story of scandal at a girls’ boarding school in New England.

8pm at Jericho Arts Centre.

Tickets at Vendini.com. Runs until August 6.

THE SOUTH SIDE SLUGS TOUR FT. POUYA Miami rapper Pouya makes his Vancouver debut alongside The Cool Kids’ Michael Rocks and a host of friends on the SSS tour. 10pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $12 at Red Cat, Zulu, Beat Street, DIPT and TicketWeb.ca

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LOVE’S LABOUR LOST It’s the Jazz Age, the music and party are in full swing and a rum-running kingpin and his pals have chosen to turn their backs on liquor and ladies to follow a simpler, scholarly life. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach. org. Runs until September 20.

TOGETHER PANGEA American rock band out of LA play tunes from their latest offering, Badillac with special guests The Prettys and The Cut Losses. 8pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $12 AT Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

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BEENIE MAN & THE ZAGGA ZOW BAND Grammy awardwinning Jamaican reggae artist, proclaimed “King of Dancehall” and his band hit the stage with special guests Future Fambo, Tank Gyal, Hoppa, Arems, Kantana & Cee Gee. 9pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $20 at Zulu, Dipt, Highlife, Caribbean Market and FortuneSoundClub. com

THE MARS HOTEL: A LITERARY/DANCE/MUSICAL COLLABORATION Vancouver author P.W. Bridgman invites choreographer/dancer Ziyian Kwan and jazz composer/ performer Peggy Lee to create a response in dance and music to his flash fiction piece. 7pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at DancingOnTheEdge.org

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THE LOVERS CABARET: SIX WORD STORIES Step inside a world of sex, dance, and rock ‘n roll at this exhibition combining elements of multimedia, voice, and storyline with unique mixes of burlesque, contemporary and jazz. 7:30pm at Rickshaw Theatre.

Tickets at TheLoversCabaret.com.

Runs until July 11.

EVENTS HAPPY HOURS: HAPPY CITIES Urbanist and Happy City author Charles Montgomery along with developer/community activist Mark Shieh discusses how planners, city builders, and everyday people can become design activists who fix broken cities and improve our lives. 6pm-9pm at Museum of Vancouver. Tickets at HappyCities.EventBrite.ca.

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Summer Bubbles Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

I’m a summer baby (along with just about everyone else in my family). From the end of June until Labour Day, the season is strung together by one celebration after another. Birthdays, weddings, Canada Day, BC Day and all the other parties, parades and festivals make for an endless supply of revelry.

This means I am stocking up on bubbles. Let me be clear; sparkling wine should never be restricted to special occasions only. However, in my books it is absolutely essential at every celebration.

The world of sparkling is vast. What unifies them all is simply those lovely bubbles.

How those bubbles came to be can be quite different and the method of production plays a big role in quality, flavours, complexity and

price point. Champagne and Prosecco for example are not made equal but both have their place. And there’s plenty to explore beyond these (though nothing beats good Champagne for the splurge).

As much as bubbles make me weak at the knees, a sparkling wine has to offer than just effervescence. I like a wine with personality. And it also has to refresh. Here are some that deliver on both fronts. n/v Anna de Codornìu, Brut #\M\ "E ! *T\3V ! %[;P22 When the party draws a crowd and the budget is stretched, Cava is my staple.

This is Spain’s designation for quality sparkling wine and I find the category as a whole represents terrific value for money. The Anna de Codornìu blends Chardonnay with more traditional Cava grape varieties (Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada) for tasty results. Light on its feet with lemon curd, pear

and apple blossom along with a salty tang.

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firmly dry and extremely vibrant.

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Champagne starts at $50/ bottle plus and luxury cuvées like this one are well into three digits. However, when money is no object, this Champagne certainly

rises to the (special) occasion – like celebrating a decade of marriage. Rich yet racy with notes of preserved lemon, shortbread, chalk and a subtle toastiness, it is the epitome of elegance. The ultimate gift if you truly want to spoil someone. PS. My birthday is July 8th. W *Private wine stores only.

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TheGrowlerguidetoBellingham(yes,Bellingham) Stephen Smysnuik The Growler @StephenSmys

It’s well known now that BC has some very fine beer – but what’s going on with breweries down south? In honour of Independence Day this Saturday, I’m going to focus

on that city directly south of us: Bellingham!

Yes, Bellingham. Chances are if you grew up in the Lower Mainland, the name “Bellingham” conjures images of lengthy border crossings, cheap gas and strip malls. And you’re not wrong!

But there’s plenty more to this smallWashington city than you know. First, there are

the well-preserved historical neighbourhoods, hugging the banks of Bellingham Bay.Then there’s the abundance of hiking and biking trails, and legions of friendly granola eager to share which ones they love best.

And there’s the beer.

Bellingham has experienced a craft brewery growth-spurt in tandem to Vancouver’s.

For years, Boundary Bay Brewing was the only show in town, but since 2012, there’s been a lift-off. By the end of 2015, there will be eight craft breweries in Bellingham, and at least 12 by 2016 (and several more in the surrounding Whatcom and Skagit Counties).

Not bad for a town of barely more than 80,000 people (who are all clearly very thirsty).

Quantity is fine, of course, but quality is the key. In June, the local breweries brought in a collective 14 medals at theWashington Beer Festival, which was a point of pride for just about everyone I met down there last month.

Suffice it to say, there’s great stuff. Here’s a curated guide to the beers of Bellingham, in case you feel like celebrating July 4 in ‘Murica. And you should.

I’ve based this guide based on a bicycle tour, but weatherdepending, you can take a designated driver (if you’re so blessed), or a cab. Or you can walk, if you’re feeling ambitious.

CHUCKANUT BREWERY & KITCHEN

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And yet, throughout the rest of the US and Canada (Vancouver in particular), Chuckanut is renowned, particularly for its pilsners. In 2009, Chuckanut won Small Brewpub of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival, and in 2011 won Small Brewing Co. of theYear.

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KULSHAN BREWING CO.

Named after the Native American name for Mount Baker, Kulshan’s opening coincided with the city’s newfound obsession with craft beer. Like all breweries here there’s a strong environmental element to the tasting room, to aesthetics and to the business practices (they launched the first Growler Exchange program in town).

Owner Dave Vitt calls it a “working class” brewery, and the beer is designed for drinkability and approachability, so anyone can walk in

off the street and enjoy it.That shouldn’t negate the issue of quality though – their lineup is solid remarkably consistent.

There are actually two locations: on James Street and their new production facility / tasting room on Kentucky Street. Both are worth visiting, but the beer on tap is the same at both locations.

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ASLAN BREWING CO.

No, it’s not named after the lion in Chronicles of Narnia.

But it does mean “lion”, which explains their logo.

This is the biggest, hippest and most urban-feeling brewery in town, but there’s a noticeable hippy vibe here.They have at least 12 beers on at any given time, six of which are yearround. It’s approachable, drinkable and a well-rounded line-up rooted in the Pacific North West style of brewing, and all of it is 100 per cent organic. And while the food isn’t organic, everything’s locally sourced (well, the fish is from BC) and it’s all very well made.

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This is the taphouse for the Ferndale’s Menance Brewing, but it’s a great spot to find unique, difficult-to-find small batch beers from Washington, Oregon and (occasionally) BC. Everything here is either local or artisanal – even the soda. They specialize in pub fare done very well – a common trend, no doubt, but one that’s executed beautifully here. Curried fish and chips, smoked gouda mac and cheese and the fried chicken sandwich are all well worth it.

WHAT ELSE TO SEE?

If you are visiting on the Fourth of July, do what locals do. Bellinghamsters (yes, that is what they are actually called) line the beach around the bay at night and blow off fireworks. Some people spend literally thousands of dollars every year to celebrate their independence.

It can be unmercifully loud, but it’s a cultural experience you won’t soon forget.

WHERE TO STAY?

The Bellwether Hotel is a beautiful seaside spot. It’s a tad on the pricey side, but as far as “luxury” hotels go – which this bills itself as – it’s quite reasonable. And with its nautical theme, supremely comfortable suites, sweeping views of Bellingham Bay and the Fairhaven peninsula, and excellent food options in and around the hotel, it’s well worth it. It’s also dangerously close to Chuckanut Brewery. W

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CiTR celebrates swanky new digs LOUISE BURNS @_louiseburns_

For more than 75 years, the University of British Columbia’s CiTR 101.9 FM has been an abundant breeding ground for homegrown talent.

The station, along with its sister publication Discorder, has been the platform for some of Vancouver’s finest since its formation in 1937: renowned writer and broadcaster Pierre Berton, Mint Records founders Randy Iwata and Bill Baker,Terry McBride of Nettwerk Records, Nardwuar the Human Serviette and many more have all paid their dues during their time at CiTR. Last Friday, CiTR made it’s final broadcast from the old Student Union Building at UBC after 46 years.The following day, broadcasting began from their new home in UBC’s brand new Student Union Building, a state-of-theart facility standing five storeys high with more than 230,000 square feet of space.

In true UBC fashion, CiTR rang in the changeover with a celebration, featuring live performances byTV Ugly and Sur Une Plage as well as guest alumni speakers and interviews. It is a new era for CiTR, one that will undoubtedly enrich an already vibrant local music scene.

“It’s going to be so much more pleasant to play here,” says Sarah Cordingley, CiTR’s music department manager and notable musician herself (Ace Martens, Channels 3x4).

“It was a bit of an ordeal to load in to this tucked-away little dark, stuffy, awful place where we’d have to move all the couches to make way for [the bands],” she laughs.

The three new broadcast studios are “gorgeous”.The new SUB building itself is spacious, with a slick, modern design and a chasmal atrium that allows people to see into the station while shows are broadcast live.

“Now we’re in the middle.

You cannot ignore us.You can see in the windows to all our

Clockwise from top left: CiTR alumni CUB; CiTR’s new home at UBC’s new Student Union Building; CiTR alumni, The Modernettes. Contributed photos studios and see who’s on the air,” says Cordingley. “It’s really exciting for visibility and [gives us more] options for live events.”

Live performances have always played a major role at the station, which is also releasing a cassette, the cleverly-titled CiTR 101.9 FM’s S.U.B.POP Compilation, to coincide with the move. It features past live performances by the likes of Julie Doiron (2010),The Hip Type (1987) and Cub (1992).

Cordingley also promises “hilarious old ads and weirdness”, like ‘90s shoegazers, Movieland, whose member Justin Lee was at one point a music director at CiTR, doing an impromptu

REVIEWS // HEATHER WOODS BRODERICK

Glider (Western Vinyl)

Many will know Heather Woods Broderick for her work in SharonVan Etten’s backing band, lending her ethereal, glowing vocals in perfect harmony withVan Etten’s. She has also lent her many talents to Horse Feathers, Efterklang and countless others over the past decade. Naturally, she is a drifter; a nomad, and while currently based in Portland, Oregon, her music has the heartbeat of wanderlust in a

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way only a true road warrior could understand.

Glider opens up with “Up The Pine”, a soft, harmonycentric folk song with lots of guitar ambiance and twilight pedal steel. Songs like “Desert” and “A Call For Distance” all reflect the same

CiTR jingle in 1992 onThunderbird Radio Hell, one of the station’s most beloved shows.

The compilation, mastered by longtime CiTR supporter and musician Jay Arner, mostly features material from the past 30 years. Naturally, it was no small feat putting it together.

“It was kind of tortuous, because most of the content was produced by students or people who are really new and just learning,” says Cordingley. “You’d come across the most amazing stuff, like The Modernettes live at the SUB Ballroom, but [you’d] just get the last song that was cut off at the end. Or one of the stereo melancholy, using organic ambiance, Broderick’s lush, evocative vocal harmonies and the occasional production flourish.

There are times when the record depends too heavily on mood than structure, like in “Mama Shelter”, where the song can get a little lost in its own beauty. But when she gets it right, specifically on “Wyoming”, she is the master of melancholy, and exercising her gift of giving us a soulful glimpse to the darker side of life.

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channels is fuzzy and quiet and poorly balanced.”

Despite being a challenge to find decently produced content, the result is an amazing looking glass into the evolution of CiTR, from its more formal, stiff-collared days in the ‘60s, where the station chose to play primarily popular music; to the big switch to FM in the ‘80s, when CiTR became “more of a campus community model”, focusing on “niche music and underrepresented music.”

CiTR’s transition to its new home has not been without its challenges, however.

“It couldn’t be too perfect or it would just be weird!”

In addition to the music library not being big enough for the wealth of music CiTR has accumulated in its years, Cordingley has noticed a “disconnect” between UBC students and local music.

“Over the past four years that I’ve been here, I was shocked that university students just didn’t seem to like music. [But] I think that it’s turning around,” said Cordingley. “It’s such an engaging and flexible space that I think it’s going to be really positive for everyone involved, and a dream for musicians.”

WALTER TV

Blessed (Sinderlyn) A very small percentage of musicians are known for their day jobs.WalterTV is one of them, having two of their members, Pierce McGarry and Joe McMurray, spending most of their time in Mac DeMarco’s backing band touring the world and most certainly beyond.

On the surface,WalterTV share some common ground with DeMarco, favouring wobbly, chorus-pedal-reverb-loving production and a cheeky sense of humour only true millennials can understand.

But on Blessed, we get a more

rounded out idea of what WalterTV are really all about.

“Candles” shares a similar rhythmic-psych guitar strumming pattern as Love’s seminal psych folk song “Your Mind AndWe BelongTogether”.

“ParanormalWitness” and “Tall Mountains” are thought-

Disconnect and delay aside, CiTR has opened a new chapter to its already eventful history: a newer, more visible presence on campus, better facilities to accommodate musicians, and “a marked improvement in our morale and the quality of our programming!” says Cordingley.

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CiTR has a new address for those interested in submitting music. You can find all the info you need over at CiTR.ca

ful pop songs with a quivering twist. “Surf Metal” erupts with glistening mercurial surf guitar, like sweat on asphalt.

“Fan (with keyboards)” is just the right amount of odd, ending with a descending chord progression, punctuated with an affected voice repeating the mantra of todays modern cool boy: “Sweet”.

While there are times where they could cool down on the trendy chorus-verb affect, Blessed is mostly bliss, drenching its listener in a wave of jittery psych-surf-pop.

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Vancouver has a knack for playing scrubbed-up versions of American cities, but she’s at her best when given the opportunity to play herself. Free from CGI and set dressings, she’s a complicated character, a heady mix of beauty and ugliness, good intentions and self-destructive tendencies.

And yet, as fascinating as Vancouver is, we so rarely get to see her in all her nuanced glory on the big screen.

Such is not the case in Down Here. Vancouver’s many moods and flaws are on display in this gritty crime thriller set and filmed in the Downtown Eastside.

Dean Wray (Insomnia, Reindeer Games) stars as Roy Harris, a troubled detective who works the Eastside streets by day and drinks himself into oblivion each night.

The film follows Roy as he battles his demons and hunts for a serial killer who is preying on the DTES’ most vulnerable women.

Down Here co-stars Mar-

tin Cummins (When Calls the Heart) as Roy’s beleaguered partner, and legendary actress Tantoo Cardinal (Dances withWolves, Blackstone) as a grandmother with whom Roy forges a potentially lifesaving bond.

Wray co-wrote the indie feature with actor-director Teach Grant. The duo met on the set of Arctic Air; with Down Here, they wanted to shine a light on a side of the DTES that is rarely seen on screen.

“It’s a special place down there,” says Wray in a recent phone interview. “You can feel it. It’s a different type of place. A lot of those people down there, they aren’t there by choice. And yet, there’s a community. Life goes on down there.”

Wray knows the DTES well. He grew up within its borders.

“I know that area like the back of my hand, and I did it all down there as far as what you do when you grow up,” says Wray. “I went to school, partied, got in trouble, and saw a lot of people die, or go to jail.”

There was a long stretch where Wray worked as a switchman on the railroad.

“When we were working nights, we used to see a lot of hookers bring their clients down to the tracks,” says Wray, who now calls Vancouver Island home.

“It’s been going on there for years, and I slowly watched it get worse and

worse and worse.

“It used to be a lot of working people down there, and it’s changed a lot,” he adds. “It’s gotten a lot meaner, and a lot tougher.

It’s a war zone.”

There are other echoes of truth within Down Here, besides the realities of DTES living. Like Roy, Wray once battled addiction.

Thus, the 13-day location shoot took a particularly heavy toll on the veteran actor.

“I got down to 170 pounds, and it wasn’t on purpose,” laughs Wray.

“Even though you’re pretending and you’re acting, your subconscious doesn’t know that.Your body starts to believe it.”

But the meatiness of the role more than made up for any challenges he suffered during filming.

“It’s the juice we go after as actors, because we don’t get a lot of opportunities to do that in TV land,” says Wray.

One thing Wray didn’t have to pretend was his admiration for Cardinal.

“As soon as Tantoo’s name came up, it stopped there,” says Wray of the prolific actress, who has more than 100 credits to her name. “We really hit it off. She’s just real people.

She’s solid, and I love her to death.”

Down Here premiered at a charity screening at the Rio Theatre in April. Many

Dean Wray (left) and Martin Cummins star in the DTES-filmed Down Here. Contributed photo in the sold-out crowd that night live and work in the DTES. “You would not believe the vibe. Everybody who came to the movie, it felt like everybody was part of the night, and it wasn’t just about the film,” says Wray.

“They got caught up in the emotional part of it. A lot of people, they wanted to take Roy and give him a hug. A lot of my friends who are ex drug addicts, they wanted to punch him in the head for liv-

ing in self pity, but the reaction was all positive in a way that they were moved by it.”

Down Here also features Michael Rogers, Viv Leacock, Brent Stait, and SarahJane Redmond.

“I wanted this thing to look good, and I wanted it to be honest and truthful, and I think we achieved that,” says Wray.

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TED 2

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane Directed by Seth MacFarlane After the runaway success of Seth MacFarlane’s 6-/, a sequel was inevitable and, although the foul-mouthed teddy bear overstays his welcome a bit, 6-/ ' is still full of shocking gags, which, for the most part, hit the mark.

The movie opens with a wedding, but not just any wedding;Ted is getting hitched and if you can forget about the ridiculousness of a grown woman marrying a stuffed bear then you’ll do just fine with the rest of the movie.

However,Ted soon draws the ire of government officials and must eventually prove he’s a person and not the property of Hasbro toys. So, our heroic furball and John (Wahlberg) enlist the help of a young lawyer (Amanda Seyfried) who agrees to take the case pro bono.

Despite the juvenile humour and downright offensiveness of 6-/ '’s jokes, there is no denying the commitment of its cast.Wahlberg’s banter with MacFarlane is precise, while Seyfried has rarely been funnier.

Memorable cameos are also peppered throughout, including a scene-stealing Liam Neeson.

Credit should also be given to MacFarlane and his team of writers for attempting to put some substance intoTed’s struggle for civil rights, which, although it sounds absurd, couldn’t be timelier.

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Josh Beamish: Dancing on the Edge of the world

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To grow as a choreographer, Josh Beamish has had to venture into a dance world where he’s just one of many, instead of resting amongstVancouver’s celebrated few.

The prolific contemporary dance creative has spent much of the last year and a half on arts council grants abroad, working in the hallowed halls ofThe Royal Opera House in London, where the internationally renowned, 84-year-old Royal Ballet and some of the most famous living dancers in the world call home. And while Beamish has made his name in dance circles from here to NewYork, in London he’s only a small part of a cabal of choreographers working with the prestigious company – a vaguely familiar face among a sea of elite athletes.

“Working atThe Royal Ballet, they might have 20 different pieces going on at the same time in studios. It’s a totally different scale,” says Beamish, seated casually in

rehearsal gear in the Westender office, bright-eyed despite just arriving home the night before.

“Most smaller companies that I’ve worked with in Canada or the US, there might be maximum of, like, one other choreographer working at the same time as me. Or at Toronto DanceTheatre, there were four choreographers creating at the same time. But to go into a place where they’re literally creating something new with me, re-staging Romeo & Juliet, working on a piece with Hofesh Shechter, doing something new withWayne McGregor, doing a Balanchine piece… [the dancer’s] minds are in so many different places at the same time. So, it’s been really valuable for me to learn how to get the most out of people in the shortest amount of time, and to be really efficient in what I’m asking.”

Beamish says one of the main goals of the grant application was to immerse himself in dance on a global scale. In 10 short years, Beamish has toured the world, received artistic residences at dance

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Vancouver choreographer Josh Beamish is home from London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the innovative dance company he founded when he was only 17. Eric Politzer photo institutions like Jacob’s Pillow and worked with legends like the now-retiredWendyWhelan of NewYork City Ballet, but that left him emotionally exhausted and living out of a suitcase.This time in London has allowed him to set roots and establish himself in an

arts culture that is supported in ways that Canadian artists rarely see.

“We don’t have anything in this country that’s funded on that level,” says Beamish, whose mom is a ballet teacher back in his hometown of Kelowna. “For example, the

National Ballet of Canada has to rent [its] theatre.They don’t have their own theatre that everything operates in. [Whereas] The Royal Opera House is one entity.The dancers walk into the same building, they do class there, they do all their rehearsals there, they do their shows there.They have the same dressing room all day long.There’s nothing like that here, and that’s why I’m so happy that the Arts Council has recognized the value for me needing that experience – to really put myself in the scale of what is out there for dancers globally.”

Since arriving in London, Beamish has had three pieces performed atThe Royal Opera House, has seen his work on the bodies of some of the world’s most dedicated classical dancers.

And he’s passionate about bringing that knowledge and experience back here.That’s why, for the 10th anniversary of MOVE: the company (the dance company Beamish founded when he was only 17) and to help kick off the Danc-

ing on the Edge festival, the 28-year-old is expanding that legacy – bringing his new connections and latest work back to the city that launched his career.

To celebrate, guest artists from San Francisco’s Smuin Ballet, Toronto’s Ballet Jörgen, Ballet Kelowna, a former dancer from the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet, and most significantly, two dancers fromThe Royal Ballet, will take the stage.

“It’s so rare forVancouver to experience stuff like having the guys fromThe Royal Ballet come in and perform,” he says. “The Royal Ballet just wouldn’t come toVancouver.

So on the scale that I can, I’m doing what I can to try to keep bringing stuff back here.”

On July 2, for one night only, theVancouver Playhouse will be treated to Matthew Ball and Nicol Edmonds in Burrow, an erotic two-man duet that Beamish first unveiled in February atThe Place and The Royal Opera House in London.

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“There are crazy things happening out there,” said Colette Gerber, a veteran real estate agent with Re/Max Select Properties andWest Side director of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

On Vancouver’s West Side, the benchmark price of a detached house is now rising by an average of $60,000 per month and in the white-hot Dunbar neighbourhood, where a city-leading average of four houses are selling every day, the average price increased by $68,000 in May alone.

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multiple bids being seen and houses staying on the market for longer than a week or two. However, she says top west side neighbourhoods, such as Dunbar, where the typical detached house now sells for north of $2.4 million, will likely see price increases continue. “There, it is all about a lack of supply,” she said.

BryanYu, senior economist with Central 1 Credit Union, noted that the sales-to-listing ratio of detached houses in Vancouver is now above 30 per cent, considered well into a seller’s market. He sees no price declines anywhere in Vancouver due to the tight inventory of property.

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Last Saturday, an older house on East 13th near Fraser Street attracted three bidders and sold for $1.81 million, $220,000 above the asking price, she said. A week earlier, Gerber sold a house in the Renfrew Heights of EastVancouver where eight buyers began bidding, driving the value more than $140,000 above the listing price. “It sold in two days for $1.56 million,” she said.

“The frenzy will end when some sanity returns to local buyers,” said Gerber, “at some point buyers will realize how crazy it all is.”

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@WholeNourishBC The ethical treatment and raising of animals is both an environmental problem as well as a moral one. It is important to educate yourself on where your meat comes from and how it is raised and treated. It is your duty to understand what you are consuming in order to become a responsible meat eater.

Now vegans and vegetarians will argue that we should all withdraw from the consumption of animals altogether, but for some this is neither realistic nor desirable, so education, compassion and responsible choices are key.

Now if we take a look at the factory farming industry, it makes sense as a business model – it strives to maximize output while minimizing costs. Unfortunately, though, it is always at the animals’ expense. Any human capable of empathy would be horrified to see the nightmarish conditions that these animals are usually raised in.

Imagine being confined to a dark cage your whole life, pressed up against other people, being pumped full of chemicals and never knowing what grass felt like or the feel of sunshine on your face – all this leading up to a very violent death right before you make your way to a plate glazed in barbecue sauce.

These animals live their entire lives in fear, a condition which results in natural biological responses that some people believe have a impact on the meat itself.

Another downer to factory farming is the overuse of antibiotics. Antibiotics are used to make animals grow faster and keep them disease-free in unsanitary conditions.

@PlayOutdoorsCA Despite the recent mass appeal of stand-up paddleboarding, the overtaking of the ocean kayak, and the temptation of luxury yacht sailing, nothing can or will replace our love affair with the canoe. A symbol of our heritage, most born-and bred Canadians hold at least one fond memory of canoeing in their brain bank.

Here are 10 reasons why canoeing will always be cool.

THE J-STROKE

Do you know what the labels on your meat mean? Thinkstock photo Research shows that factory farms’ widespread use of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health leading to antibiotics being ineffective to healing human health ailments. As a result, Health Canada is currently phasing out certain applications of antibiotics in livestock.

Now you don’t have to become a vegan/vegetarian to become a responsible meat consumer, but now that you have a better picture of how animals that are subjected to factory farming are raised for your eating pleasure, you might want to consider making some better choices.

After all it’s all about supply and demand.

Here are some labels to look for, that can help you make some healthy, sustainable and cruelty free choices.

ORGANIC VS FREE-RANGE

When we read labels that say organic, it is referring to the growing and raising standards put forth and

instituted by the government. The term “organically raised” refers to what the animal was fed, the avoidance of synthetic chemicals, and the allocating a certain amount of outdoor access.

This differs from free-range in the sense that free-range refers to the animal’s access to the outdoors and does not take into account the animal’s diet or medications it has been given.

Health Canada regulations mandate that livestock, including chicken, that are labeled “organic” must be allowed access to pasture.

This requirement includes, direct sunlight, fresh air and freedom of movement.

The term free-range has become inherently ambiguous because it does not take into account the conditions in which the animal/chickens were raised.

Under the regulatory language, all organic chickens are raised in free-range conditions. However, free-range chicken does not necessarily qualify as an organic food product.

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London dancers Nicol Edmonds (left) and Matthew Ball of The Royal Ballet perform Burrow in Vancouver July 2 as part of MOVE: the company’s 10th anniversary celebration.

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“I wanted to explore a relationship between two men in a way that was not violent, not sentimental, but emotionally complex,” says Beamish. “I feel like often there are hundreds of examples of complex malefemale stories, but as soon as you get into male relationships, males are either combative or aggressive figures.”

In addition, former RWB principal Jo-Ann Sundermeier and Josh Reynolds of Smuin will perform a complex pas de deux from 2013’s Pierced, while Jörgen’s Cristina Graziano and Jedidiah Duifhuis of Ballet Kelowna will unite in a new, contrasting pas de deux that

PASTURE-RAISED

When you go to farmer’s market, you will often come across this delightful label, and it is what one wants to see when choosing sustainable meats. But what does it actually mean? Well, pasture-raised refers to the animal being able to roam free in a natural environment where it can eat grasses and forage, just like we picture animals living on a farm in our heads: happy and healthy. In terms of sustainability for the environment, pasture-based animal management saves resources and protects the health of both the consumers and the animals.

Pasture grazing also eliminates the need for farms to produce feed for their animals.

And, as far as nutrition goes, pasture-raised meats tend to have higher levels of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, making them deliciously nutritionally dense. W

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explores the vacuum of space.

Perhaps most poignantly, though, Beamish has also recruited long-time associates Heather Dotto and Cai Glover to help him reflect on the last 10 years in a world premiere work entitled The Other People inYour Party.

“Heather and Cai were founding artists of my company.We’ve known each other since we were teenagers,” says Beamish. “But rather than just presenting something I had made with Cai and Heather, I’m making something new with them.

So it’s like, who are we all now? We’ve gone out into the world and done other stuff and are coming back together.”

If you had to choose one favorite paddling stroke, the J-stroke wins. Easy to learn, efficient and soundless, it resembles tracing a giant letter J through the water with your paddle.When properly executed, this stroke leaves but a ripple effect on calm water even when packing some power into your stroke.

SO PATRIOTIC

The canoe dates back to our early ancestors, when it was critical to the survival of First Nations and fur traders alike.

The canoe is an iconic vessel that represents of our Canadian history and long held traditions.

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Sturdy and safe, the canoe was designed as a mode of transportation. Younger children fit perfectly between the thwarts of a canoe. For now, let them enjoy the free ride with no pressure to paddle and just take in the scenery.

forts a canoe has to offer.

LESS LIKELY TO TIP

For the most part, canoes are quite stable. Obviously don’t stand up, rock the boat or gunnel bob, but do have confidence knowing that if your weight is centered and evenly distributed you’ll be safe and sound.

THE MORE THE MERRIER

Whether you’re venturing onto the water solo, tandem or with the family, the canoe was designed for multiple people. Group singalongs are one of the pleasures of a canoe trip. Sound amplifies over water and singing together in a canoe is all part of the experience.

YOU CAN TAKE BREAKS

The shoreline or middle of a lake is the perfect place to stop and rest or take a lunch break.

Join up with other canoeists and pull in for a picnic or catch a little shut-eye.

MEDITATIVE

Since canoeing is a slow paced sport don’t expect to get anywhere fast. Being on the water is calming so embrace that feeling. Plan your trip according to the tides. If you get caught up Indian Arm it will take a lot more strength and endurance to make it home.

Deep Cove Kayak offers a comprehensive list of water safety information and tide links. DeepCoveKayak.com

GOES THE DISTANCE

Venture to Deep Cove and paddle up Indian Arm.Take a leisurely family paddle around Deer Lake in Burnaby and/ or Buntzen Lake near Port Moody. Canoe rentals are available at outfitters like MEC Vancouver and, as an extra, it even offers drive up rental service.The truly Canadian thing to do however is to invest in your own canoe. Keep calm and paddle on. W

With the piece, Beamish hopes to represent all the significant people from MOVE’s 10-year history in one intimate duet.

“Literally hundreds of dancers have been in the company over the years, from all over the world, and the canon of all my work would not exist without all of these people,’ says Beamish, “So, the challenge I’m giving myself is I want to find ways of referencing them, even if no one would ever pick up in it.”

And Dotto and Glover have been tasked with bringing them back through dance.

“Yesterday, I told Cai to pick a dancer in the company and think of movements that [reminded him] of them,”

explains Beamish, “and then I inserted Heather into what he was doing and we made a duet out of it. Or, I would just say the name of someone, and they had to physicalize what that brought back.

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By Rob Brezsny To determine whether you are aligned with the cosmic flow, please answer the following questions.

1. Would you say that your current situation is more akin to treading water in a mosquito-ridden swamp, or conducting a ritual of purification in a clear mountain stream? 2. Have you been wrestling with boring ghosts and arguing with traditions that have lost most of their meaning? Or have you been transforming your past and developing a riper relationship with your roots? 3.

Are you stuck in a gooey muck? Or are you building a flexible new foundation?

It’s the power-building phase of your astrological cycle. To take maximum advantage, convey the following message to your subconscious mind: “I know you will provide me with an abundance of insight, inspiration, and energy for whatever intention I choose to focus on. And during the next four weeks, my intention will be to cultivate, expand, and refine my personal power. I will especially focus on what author Stephen R. Covey called ‘the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.’”

Taurus singer Sam Smith won four Grammys this year, largely on the strength of his hit single “Stay with Me.” The song has a lush gospel choir backing up his lead vocals, or so it seems. But in fact, every voice in that choir is his own. He recorded 20 separate harmony tracks that were woven together to create the big sound. What would be the equivalent in your world, Taurus? How could you produce a wealth of support for yourself? What might you do to surround yourself with a web of help and nourishment? How can you amplify and intensify your efforts so they have more clout? Now would be an excellent time to explore possibilities like these.

I’m a big fan of science and logic and objective thinking. Most of us need more of that good stuff. The world would be a saner, safer place if we all got regular lessons on how to be more reasonable and rational.

But in the immediate future, Scorpio, I’ll steer you in a different direction. I believe you will benefit from injecting your imagination with primal raw crazy wild mojo. For example, you might read utopian science fiction and fairy tales about talking animals and poetry that scrambles your intellectual constructs. You could remember your dreams and ruminate about them as if they were revelations from the Great Beyond. You may also find it healthy to fantasize profusely about forbidden and impossible and hilarious adventures.

Born under the sign of Gemini, Gustave Courbet (18191877) was a French painter who upset traditionalists.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, he wasn’t interested in creating idealistic art based on historical and religious themes. He focused on earthy subjects about which he had direct experience, like the day-to-day lives of peasants and laborers. So even though he became a highly praised celebrity by his mid-thirties, the arbiters of the art world tried to exclude him. For example, they denied him a place in Exposition Universelle, a major international exhibition in Paris. In response, Courbet built a temporary gallery next door to the main hall, where he displayed his own work. As you strive to get your voice heard, Gemini, I urge you to be equally cheeky and innovative. Buy yourself a megaphone or erect your own clubhouse or launch a new enterprise. Do whatever it takes to show who you really are.

“I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing,” said composer John Cage in describing his creative process. That’s excellent counsel for you to meditate on, Cancerian. The less expertise and certainty you have about the rough magic you’re experimenting with, the more likely it is that this magic will lead you to useful breakthroughs. To bolster Cage’s advice and help you get the most from your period of selfreinvention, I offer you this quote from Picasso: “I imitate everyone except myself.”

Your words of wisdom come from Leo artist Andy Warhol: “Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years, when they could just say, ‘so what.’ That’s one of my favorite things to say. ‘So what.’” Can I interest you in that approach, Leo? It has similarities to the Buddhist strategy of cultivating nonattachment – of dropping your fixations about matters that can’t be controlled or changed. But I suspect you would draw special benefits from the breezy, devil-maycare spirit of Warhol’s version. So start there.

In her late 20s, JK Rowling was a single mother living on welfare. That’s when she began work on her Harry Potter books. Craig Newmark had turned 42 by the time he founded Craigslist. One of the world’s most oftvisited websites is HuffingtonPost.com, which Arianna Huffington established when she was 54. As for Harland Sanders, creator of KFC: He didn’t begin building the global empire of fried-chicken restaurants until the age of 65. I hope the preceding serves as a pep talk, Virgo, reminding you that it’s never to late to instigate the project of a lifetime. The time between now and your birthday in 2016 will be an especially favorable phase to do so. Start ruminating on what it might be.

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There are lots of inquiries and invitations coming your way – perhaps too many. I don’t think you should pursue all of them. In fact, I suspect that only one would ultimately make you a better human being and a braver explorer and a wiser lover. And that one, at first glance, may have not as much initial appeal as some of the others. So your first task is to dig deep to identify the propositions that are attractive on the surface but not very substantial.

Then you’re more likely to recognize the offer that will have lasting value even if it doesn’t make a spectacular first impression.

“I find a lot of people physically attractive, but finding people mentally and spiritually attractive is different and much harder for me.” So says 40ozshawty on her Tumblr page. If you share that frustration, I have good news. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due to encounter a higher-than-usual percentage of mentally and spiritually attractive people in the next six weeks. But I wonder how you’ll deal with this abundance. Will you run away from it, feeling overwhelmed by the prospect that your life could get more interesting and complicated? Or will you embrace it, daringly welcoming the interesting complications?

I think you will generate good fortune for yourself by choosing between two equally invigorating but challenging tasks: losing your illusion or using your illusion. Both are quite worthy of your attention and intelligence. To succeed at either would fuel your emotional growth for months to come. You probably can’t do them both, however. So which will it be: Will you purge the illusion, or put it to work for you?

Do you sometimes imagine yourself to be an underachieving underdog? If so, I suggest you start weaning yourself from that fantasy. Do you on occasion allow people to take advantage of you?

It’s time to outgrow that role. Do you ever flirt with being a self-pitying martyr? Say bye-bye to that temptation. Cosmic forces are conspiring to relieve you of tendencies to act in any or all of those ways.

I’m not saying you will instantly transform into a swashbuckling hero who knocks people over with your radiant self-assurance. But you will, at the very least, be ready to learn much, much more about how to wield your vulnerability as a superpower.

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@MyszkaWay An FDA-approved male birth control is no longer being dangled in front of our faces like a nation of donkeys to carrots. Apparently, a new injection called Vasalgel will be hitting the market as the first FDA-approved birth control for men since the condom.

Created by the Parsemus Foundation,Vasalgel is a multi-year, non-hormonal contraceptive for men. Once injected into the vas deferens – or, in less medical terms, “the balls” (specifically, the tube the sperm swim through) – the gel blocks sperm but allows other fluids to get through.The injection can last for up to a decade actively and can be easily reversed with a counteractive injection.

So, what? Is this great news?

Of course it is interesting news, but will men be inclined to put this into their bodies?

As women, we have known that in order to be sexually promiscuous or even just active we have to also be hyperconscious of the repercussions – not only STIs, but moreover, unwanted pregnancy.The burden lies within our bodies.

However, men have never before had to weigh out the same options when it comes to the lesser evils of FDAapproved birth control drugs.

Women know what it’s like to try multiple brands of pills, patches and injections to

find what makes each of our individual bodies less bat shit crazy.

According to a recent article in the Telegraph, a healthy chunk of men said they would take Vasalgel. I asked around too. One of my friends said, “As long as it has been approved by the FDA and there have been plenty of studies to show that there are no harmful side-effects, then sure. My wife takes birth control, so it is the least I could do, in terms of pulling my weight.”

While another male friend of mine commented, “I would take it after it’s been in the market for a bit. As a general rule, I don’t like to play fast and loose with my genitals. I mean, I do, just not when it comes to brand new dick medicine. And besides, condoms aren’t that arduous and pulling out is how the heroes fuck.”

(Please keep in mind all my friends are musicians or writers and, of course, fuck like heroes.)

Another friend said, “I think this could be fantastic, especially considering IUDs are widely used in women.

Even though I’m generally wary of anything being injected in the greater real estate of my pubic region, I think on an ethical level, leaving the onus of long-term birth control to women is kinda wack.”

Then he added his concerns: what are the known side-affects? How easily can it be reversed in case of emergency? And, naturally, “what if it infected me peen” as in, what if Vasalgel did NOT

agree with his system?

Welcome to being a woman taking birth control, gentlemen. It sucks so much it’s stupid.

One male journalist brought up the point of trust: would some men just lie and say they were on the injection to satisfy the woman in their bed? People lie.Women have lied about being on birth control to get what they wanted.

Wouldn’t we like to think this is a rare circumstance and that most people are not total piles? I digress.

Considering women do everything from shoving tiny copper wire into our cervix, to having plastic bars implanted under the thin skin of our arms or wearing a dirty bandaid for a month all in the name of not getting pregnant, I don’t think an injection is all that bad.

However, straight men have never really had to ponder this kind of thing before. It’s a new conversation for them. Usually hearing the words birth control just provokes a happy thought: “Now I can come inside her!”

Come 2018 when Vasagel is expected to hit the market, and you, man, are still single, would you take Vasalgel?

You officially have three years to mull it over. W

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