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Re:“The Growler’s guide to drinking in public”, May 21, 2015 Hey, Asshole (Stephen Smysniuk), you don’t care for other people (non-alcoholics, i.e. the majority of the population) or wildlife and the environment. Piss off, and not outside. –Anonynous

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Re:“VPD continue crackdown on sidewalk cyclists”, May 21, 2015 I don’t see any “crackdown” on sidewalk cyclists at all.This is a lie. I walk our fair city’s sidewalk constantly and I’ve never seen a cyclist getting “pulled over” because they are on the sidewalk. Never. Not once in the past 22 sequential years that I’ve lived/ worked/walked in theWest End. Downtown, Coal Harbour, Gastown, Chinatown, Crosstown,Yaletown areas. I see cyclists on sidewalks, with and without helmets, daily. And sometimes right in front of VPD and I see no action. Now, I don’t want to slam theVPD – I get that cyclists on the sidewalk are not a high

priority in this city with all the other issues at hand. I’d rather have theVPD ﬁghting the big ﬁghts rather than standing around on sidewalks to ticket these low-level bi-law breakers. Having said that, I take issue with this recent article that statesVPD is cracking down on sidewalk cyclists.VPD is proud of their 733 tickets over the past four years. Really? For the entire city ofVancouver that’s one ticket every second day. I see anywhere from two to 10 cyclists on sidewalks in Yaletown and Downtown every day. I don’t think enforcement is going to change this behaviour. I believe pedestrians need to take the sidewalk back and have the City andVPD support them when they do. –Leeanne Barr

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It’s Bike to Work Week again, though I’m actually surprised Vancouver still even needs it. For a yearround cyclist like me (not boasting, just saying), the week doesn’t mean much. But hey, maybe this year’s event will ﬁnally be the impetus you need to get off your fat ass (not judging) and experience the daily adrenalin rush of pedal power. The whole point of Bike To Work Week is the hope that you get the taste of the freedom and fun that cycling provides, and that you get addicted to your bicycle, just like I did many years ago. I’ve been cycling this city of bridges and hills for about 20 years (not boasting, just saying), and it was all due to my complaints to a friend about my stress level from work. He told me that he cycled to and from his job downtown, and that he credited the biking for clearing his head both in the morning and on the way home, not to mention keeping him in shape. On your bike, he explained, you’re alone with your own thoughts; you’re like a kayaker in a river of

traffic, while getting vitally important cardiovascular exercise at the same time. My friend was heading out of town, and kindly loaned me his bike to try it for myself. He was right. Cycling was infinitely more relaxing and fulfilling than driving or battling packed public transit. I was hooked. Thanks mostly to Vancouver’s greatly increased network of separated and designated bike lanes over the past few years, many of you seem to have finally caught up to me (not boasting, just saying): in 2014, an average of 100,000 bike rides were taken throughout Vancouver, which is more than double than a decade ago. From 2013 to 2014, cycling in our city jumped by 11 per cent, while biking injuries are down, obviously due to separated bike lanes. Wondering what the most heavily-used bike path is in the city? According to the City of Vancouver, it’s the Burrard Street Bridge, followed by the path that runs near Science World that connects to the Seawall, Olympic Village, and the Adanac bike route through East Van. The Adanac corridor is my daily commute, which was admittedly intimidating at first. Anyone who cycles the route all the way like I do, will know you cross every major northsouth artery of East Van to

get downtown (Renfrew, Nanaimo, Victoria, Commercial, Clark, and Main). You have to be alert, wear your helmet and reflective gear, and wait for the lights. And while car traffic is often enraging to the mildest of drivers, there’s something about bike traffic that is empowering. The flow of bikes along the Adanac route is just like the daily commute of crows above, flocking into the city in the morning, and flying out en masse in the evening. I’m proud to be a part of that flock on the ground. Our wheels are our wings. If you don’t cycle to work yet, Bike to Work Week is your chance to join the ride. Don’t let fear of traffic be your excuse; you have separated and designated bike lanes everywhere. Don’t let the rain dissuade you, either; MEC sells relatively cheap, light, head-to-toe rain gear that will have you dry as California upon your arrival even in the nastiest of November storms. And hey, if you take the Adanac route like me, there’s the added after-work bonus of pedaling past (or very near) a whopping seven craft breweries. Who knew that your baby seat on the back of your bike fits a couple of cold six packs perfectly? I know. Get on your bike, start pedaling, and thank me later. W

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Mayor Gregor Robertson has launched a campaign within his own party to pressure the provincial government to impose a punitive tax on people who ﬂip property in Vancouver and the rest of the province. In an email Monday to subscribers of Vision Vancouver bulletins, Robertson urged followers to sign a petition to support his efforts to have the government create a “speculation tax.”The mayor said he wants to discourage short-term sales of properties, with the aim of driving down prices. “The goal is to discourage investors who buy a home just to make a quick buck – who buy it and then, six months later, turn around and sell it again,” he wrote. “That’s not fair to people, especially ﬁrsttime buyers, who are trying to get into the housing market. It’s especially unfair to young people who are struggling in a surging real estate market.” The mayor’s email came after he issued a surprise statement Friday in which he announced he supported a speculation tax.The mayor

Mayor Gregor Robertson wants the BC government to impose a tax on people who flip property in Vancouver and the rest of the province. Dan Toulgoet photo indicated a need for such a tax in a letter last week to Premier Christy Clark, according to staff in the mayor’s ofﬁce. Robertson told reporters Monday that he was “looking forward to having some backand-forth” discussions with the Clark government over imposing a tax, how it would work and who would be penalized. Calling the market “too hot to handle,” the mayor said other cities in the world have imposed taxes to curb real estate speculation. “Certainly, there is a need for more data to be collected

on this,” he said, when asked what evidence he had that speculation was rampant. “At the same time, there’s good tracking on property transfers, the values of properties – on that level of real estate, there’s a lot of activity. How much time people spend in their homes is a lot harder to track.” During the 2014 election campaign, Robertson was asked about imposing a tax on owners of empty homes. Robertson said no “rigorous data” had been collected and he wanted to wait for that research to be done before “we

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In an interview Monday, Rennie said a speculation tax could apply to someone, for example, who put a down payment on a condo that hadn’t been built but was worth $700,000 in the presales phase. Once the condo was built three years later, and the owner was able to ﬁnd a buyer for $850,000, Rennie suggested a percentage of the gain would be taxable – on top of existing capital gains. “I’m trying to drop the pebble in the pond to get the discussion going,” he said. When asked what the public should make of him calling for a speculation tax on the same day that Robertson later issued his support for such a tax, Rennie said he’s the author of his own plan and that it is a provincial issue. Rennie supported Robertson in his 2014 re-election campaign, hosting a $25,000a plate lunch to raise money to help the mayor win a third term in ofﬁce. Robertson is expected to make more announcements related to housing over the next couple of weeks and council will discuss Tuesday its plans to create more housing for families. W –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier

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take direct action that might affect the housing supply.” Robertson said a speculation tax is not aimed at foreign investors, who have been accused of driving up prices, but at “anyone who’s in the market and turning over properties to make a proﬁt.” The government hasn’t said whether it would enforce a new tax. In an emailed statement from the Ministry of Finance, a spokesman said that while the province recognizes home ownership in BC “can be challenging for some people, governments need to

be careful that any tax would have the desired effect, without undermining the equity that people may have built up in their homes.” Robertson announced his desire for a speculation tax the same day that condo marketer Bob Rennie ﬂoated the idea in a speech to the Urban Development Institute. Rennie said that if speculation “is a huge negative contributor to affordability, then let’s repatriate some of that money back to our ﬁrst-time buyers, perhaps in $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000 grants based on length of residency and income.” He echoed Robertson’s concern that such a tax would be perceived as a tax on foreign investors, which is not the aim of the penalty. Rennie said he hated “the racist undertone that is rampant out there, so a visible, measurable gesture is needed.” “I am concerned that we will be sending out a message to all our foreign investors from India to Indonesia that if you tax foreign investment on housing on a Monday that you may tax foreign investment on technology on LNG, on manufacturing by Friday,” he said.

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Vancouver swimwear designer Anna Kosturova’s line of stunning crochet bikinis and clothes are the perfect way to do beach style this summer. Dove Shore photo, model Rocky Barnes.

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@NikiMHope Whether it’s gingerly plucking a few strays, a modest bikini wax, the demure French, or the full Brazilian, removing hair in the nether regions is a real pain. Still, a lot of women will put up with the grief to get beach ready for summer. Waxing is a popular choice because of its advantages over shaving. By removing the hair at the root with warm wax, that is spread on like butter and then pulled off like a bandage when it dries, the results are smoother and last longer with no itchy re-growth. The good news is Wax Hair Removal Bar’s Jaden Stevenson says there are ways to minimize the suffering. She has a few insider tips, like using numbing cream 45 minutes before getting waxed. She also recommends taking an Advil about 30 minutes prior and says to avoid the cosmetic procedure entirely the week before you menstruate. “Your hormones are really amped up, and they are doing lots of weird things and you’re a lot more sensitive,” Stevenson explains. Also, don’t down a Venti Latte before a wax treatment – caffeine seems to make the pain more acute, she says. “You’re just on edge, your nerves are hyped up, so you feel the pain more if you are overtired or getting sick.Your pain tolerance is really weird and affected by so many different things.” What’s most important to a successful wax, Stevenson says, is before- and after-care. To avoid in-grown hairs – unsightly little bumps that look like pimples – don’t do anything after the waxing that would get bacteria into

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the area, Stevenson cautions. This means no swimming pools, saunas, baths – basically, no bodies of water, and avoid sexual intercourse. So no showing off that cute new hair-do to your partner who might be a little turned on with your new fur-free look. Also, steer clear of synthetically scented products, which can throw off your pH balance, making the area a breeding ground for bacteria. About two days after the wax, gently exfoliate the skin with an antibacterial solution – do this each time you shower, Stevenson says. “Aftercare is the most important [part],” insists Stevenson, who is “immune” to seeing strangers’ genitals. “We do women and men, so I see all different parts.” It’s not just the ladies getting a little below the belt grooming these days. Men (and yes, many are straight) are going for Boyzilians, the male equivalent of the Brazilian, with hair being removed from whatever area the client wants, including the shaft, testicles, and backside. “It’s super random; I get guys in their early 20s right up to their 60s,” Stevenson says, describing the varied male clientele. “Some guys don’t like the hair, some guys’ partners don’t like the hair.” Wax Bar estheticians go through a lot of “training” before tackling a Boyzilians – because they don’t have ﬁrsthand knowledge of the equipment, Stevenson explains. “Getting used to it is quite interesting, because you are not quite used to maneuvering that area,” she says, but adds that the novelty wears off. “After a while, we do so many of them, it’s nothing.” For hair above the waist, Lure salon stylist Lisa-Marie Read recommends starting with Bumble and Bumble Beach Surf Shampoo and conditioner, which enhances natural waves, and then

spritz on the Surf Spray to get that salty beach look. “The surf shampoo and conditioner give your hair texture … grit,” she says. Diffuse or blow dry your hair afterwards, then taking a wand curling iron, and dropping it from the root – so you don’t curl the root – hold the wand vertically, wrap your hair around it and leave out the ends. Do each section in different directions – so it’s not all going one way. “If you curl everything the same way you have a big old sausage roll,” Read explains. Then finish it with your fingers, running them through the hair gently, shake the hair and spray it with an antihumidity spray.Voila!You have the tussled hair, don’t care vibe, that looks gorgeous with a summer glow. Finally, for makeup, BeautyMark co-owner Kendra Lovick says the most-basic mistake is wearing too much makeup. Instead, go for light, water-resistant eye makeup, like Geisha Ink mascara, to avoid Alice Cooper eyes.The Geisha Ink liquid eyebrow liner is another water-resistant favourite that fills out brows in a way that looks natural. Lovick suggests the Ilia tinted moisturizer, which has SPF 20 sun protection. It feels light, but offers solid coverage. The Ilia multi-stick illuminator is both a lipstick and blush that can be easily dabbed on before you go from the beach to dinner. “Everyone gets a little more colour in the summer, so you can usually do something a little more saturated and vibrant,” Lovick says about which hue to pick. Her suggestion: Fine Romance, a bright fuchsia berry colour that will enhance that beautiful summer glow. Summer isn’t endless, so make the most of the beautiful beachy look while the sun lasts. W

As global citizens, I’m loving the trend we’ve been adopting in recent years to take design inspiration from other countries and cultures. The décor initiative to take international crafts, palettes, textiles and furniture concepts and integrate them into more traditional Western design is creating an overall aesthetic of cultured individuality within our local urban design. While online inspiration and shopping for the “international design” movement is in abundance with sites like Pinterest and Etsy, there is something undeniably charming and rewarding about experiencing an item ﬁrst hand as a part of the purchasing process. Much like with the importance of selecting art, bringing globally-crafted pieces into the home should be as much about how it makes you feel as it is about how it will look in your space. Choosing your collection in person affords you the opportunity to interact with and react to the quality and detail that is unique to each handmade piece. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Alnasir and Amelia Khan, the design duo behind Kaarigar, a chic-yet-welcoming Yaletown boutique offering hand-selected, handmade

Kaarigar owner Alnasir Khan. Chung Chow photo goods from India. The shop, the name of which is Hindi for “artisan”, offers a carefully curated collection of items for spiritual, physical and aesthetic beautiﬁcation for the mind, body and home. Alnasir and Amelia have made the mindful choice to personally travel extensively throughout India to meet the artisans behind each piece they carry in their shop. Opting out of traditional online purchasing or third-party international buying agencies, the pair only presents merchandise for which they have met the maker and seen their craftsmanship ﬁrsthand. Starting their personalized buying

journey in the Northern tip of India, Alnasir and Amelia have toured and scoured the local scene in each state as they slowly journeyed south; the vibe of the boutique shifts as their travels continue, with each region they visit offering a fresh perspective on the merchandise selection for the shop. Upon my visit to Kaarigar, the item that – for me – is the standout piece is the Charpoy bench; crafted of hand-turned wood legs and a beautifully saturated multi-coloured woven jute seat, the piece is traditionally used in India for dining, sleeping and socializing. Not only visually striking, but also surprisingly comfortable, the Charpoy would fit into our local urban décor as a highly efficient, multi-functional piece perfect for seating (and stunning) in the entryway, dining area, living room or even the bedroom. Of course there is an array of beautiful handcrafted pieces designed for straightup adornment. The boutique carries collections of jewelry pieces from all over India, created with silver, turquoise and many other gemstones; I nearly left the shop with two of the most stunning statement necklaces I’ve seen. My experience at Kaarigar was one of peaceful beautification – when global mindfulness enters design and drives inspiration, it leaves you with a sense of fulfillment alongside a striking aesthetic. W

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Foundation of Hope founder Carl Meadows (centre) will be donning his high heels to walk a mile in the shoes of LGBTQ efugees like Zdravko Cimbaljevic (on left) and Moe Lamine Sonko (on right) as part of the STRUT fundraiser, June 6, at Sunset Beach. For more info about the event, visit FoundationOfHope.net. Photos by Rob Newell

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It never occurred to Zdravko Cimbaljevic to come out. Living with his then-partner in the Montenegrin capital city of Podgorica in 2011, his sexual orientation wasn’t something he spoke of much. Despite federal laws in place to protect LGBTQ citizens, the anti-gay mindset was, and still is, prevalent throughout the small, predominantly Christian Orthodox nation nestled between Albania, Serbia and Bosnia on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. It was here, in the middle of this picturesque setting that Cimbaljevic set out one January evening to walk his beloved golden retriever, Nole. Without warning, he was struck from behind. A hail of fists landed upon him, accompanied by a barrage of homophobic slurs. The unprovoked attack by a complete stranger was an all-too-real example of the accepted homophobia on the streets of his own neighbourhood. Broken and battered, Cimbaljevic would return home that evening a changed man. Cimbaljevic reported the incident to police, only to face harassment at the hands of authorities, the people whose sole job it was to protect him. His safety was at risk, and coming out suddenly became inevitable. “Not two days later, I received phone calls from friends saying, ‘The town is talking about you and people are ready for you to disappear’,” Cimbaljevic recalls, recounting the first few days of being housebound in a homophobic society.

Cimbaljevic decided that for anything to change, he would have to put a name and a face to homosexuality. After consulting various LGBTQ activists and lawyers, he agreed to share his story with one of the largest newspapers in all of Montenegro. Soon his name and photo appeared on every doorstep of the capital. Revealing his identity and sharing his story was a risk, but it could also protect him. “I eventually decided I could stay ‘no one’ in the dark and let it eat me alive, or I could come out to the public and they would know,” he says of the decision. Cimbaljevic went on to found LGBT Forum Progres, the first registered LGBTQ organization in Montenegro. In 2013, he organized Montenegro’s first Pride event in the small coastal town of Budva. The small parade was pelted with bricks while Cimbaljevic himself had to flee by boat. In the face of increasing threats against his life, Cimbaljevic realized his days in Montenegro were numbered. Having already visited Vancouver and taken part in the Pride Parade as an honourary parade marshall, he decided to make Canada his home. Carl Meadows has heard countless stories like Cimbaljevic’s, having worked with the Queer Film Festival on Migrant Voices, a series documenting the stories of LGBTQ people around the world. Not content with a oncea-year reminder of the struggles queer refugees face daily, Meadows sought to do more. After successfully cosponsoring two gay Syrian

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ence of danger. “I lived in a reality of hate,” he describes. “I couldn’t imagine this way of life, with these privileges.” Nightmares and violent flashbacks are common, as is anxiety and anger over what has been lost. While the freedom to be open about their sexuality and gender identity is new and somewhat jarring in itself, the stigma surrounding refugees of any kind in Canada is still widespread. “This is why the support is so important,” Cimbaljevic stresses. “We’re not abusing the system, we’re running for our lives.” Cimbaljevic says he received roughly $600 a month in financial assistance from the Canadian government. Finding employment three months after arriving, he laughs at the math, having cost Canada just $1,800. “There is still an ignorance in Canada and we’re seen as a burden instead of an asset,” he says. “We have so much to offer; refugees make us a richer Canada.” The long-term goal for Foundation of Hope is to create a permanent

“This is why the support is so important. We’re not abusing the system, we’re running for our lives.” –Zdravko Cimbaljevic, LGBTQ activist and refugee community solution for LGBTQ men and women, who only want the same life, free of violence and persecution, enjoyed by Canadians. Safety, support, resources, and ultimately, freedom are advantages the Canadian LGBTQ community has tirelessly fought for. Extending a helping hand, Meadows says, “is built on the foundation of

Canadian values.” On June 6, Foundation of Hope will be taking over Sunset Beach for STRUT, a walk-a-thon fundraiser Meadows says is just the first of many community events to help raise awareness for LGBTQ refugees. Participants will be “walking a mile in their shoes” – quite literally – in stiletto heels. Meadows says he and his

team have been humbled by the community response so far, with pledges already topping the $20,000-mark. “We’re walking for the world who can’t, because a mile in heels is easier than a lifetime in the closet,” says Meadows. Homosexuality is punishable by death in at least seven countries, while more than 70 countries consider it illegal, resulting

in punishment and prosecution. In Gambia, the small West African nation where Moe Lamine Sonko was born and raised, the idea of being gay is reduced to a Western phenomenon, and seen as a direct threat to the culture and traditions of African society.

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“We’re walking for the world who can’t, because a mile in heels is easier than a lifetime in the closet.” –Carl Meadows, co-founder of Foundation of Hope

Continued from page 7 Sonko, now 29, considers himself fortunate to have left Gambia at 13 with his family. He remembers stories of gay men being jailed and having their ﬁngernails torn out in exercises deemed to toughen them up.

At 17, Sonko returned to Gambia after years in the UK, and was arrested for involvement with another man. “The police showed up at my door to arrest me, without proper documentation, and kept me against my will for two days without allowing me to contact family or consult legal

help,” he recalls. He was eventually released, but not before the arrest of his mother for assisting and condoning his homosexual behaviour, both accused of demeaning their culture. Sonko believes it may have been a ploy to extort money from the family. “I don’t hate my people,

I like them,” he says referring to the country he rarely talks about anymore. “They just don’t like me. I feel sorry for them. They’re missing the point. Who you sleep with has nothing to do with your culture.” Gambian President Yahya Jammeh himself has made it very clear where he stands on LGBTQ rights.

“If you are a man and want to marry another man in this country, we will catch you, no one will ever set eyes on you again, and no white person can do anything about it,” he said in a speech last month. “If you do [it in Gambia], I will slit your throat.” In countries like Gambia, where the literacy rate is just 51 per cent, the average citizen relies on law, tradition, and religion to dictate personal morality. The battle is hard fought against religious laws thousands of years old that have inﬂuenced societies globally, as evidenced by the ongoing ﬁght for legal same-sex marriage and adoption in places like the United States. Sonko sees it in rather basic terms. “People need to feel included, and when they are poor, like in many of these countries, they hold on to something like religion for dear life.” Ironically, their basic need for inclusion leaves so many others out in the cold and seeking the warmth of strangers on the other side of the world. “Have you ever had your heart broken?” Sonko asks. “Imagine the things you have known as a child, the food, the people, the smells, and then imagine having them taken away forever. To never have them back. That is heartbreak. I often wonder of my family, who will die before I get to see them again?” For both Cimbaljevic and Sonko, the ending is a somewhat happy one, though, and both are ex-

amples of what Meadows believes is possible through the work of organizations like Foundation of Hope. “If we make the world accessible for LGBTQ immigrants, everyone beneﬁts,” he says. Cimbaljevic now volunteers his time with Rainbow Refugee, giving back to those who ﬁrst aided him upon arriving in Vancouver. His mission is to keep organizations like this alive, and to see them grow to enable the thousands reaching out for help every day. Rainbow Refugee and Foundation of Hope are currently working together to help bring a lesbian couple in Syria to Canada. The couple faces unique challenges in a country where women are considered property and unable to travel without documentation signed by male guardians. “The Foundation of Hope is so important because no one else is doing anything like this to help, and the resources are so limited,” says Cimbaljevic. Sonko sees it quite simply, not as a lesson in sexuality, race or even culture, but in humanity. “People need to start paying more attention to each other,” he says. “Be nicer to people, you never know who they are or what they’re going through.” W

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Chefs Rafael and Bernice – who worked for one of my favourite chefs in the city, Hamid Salimian, back when he was at Diva at the Met – are the talented couple behind Molli Café. Originally from Mexico City, their casual eatery serves a variety of tacos, tortas and soups. The soups, along with the

housemade chorizo, avocado and queso cheese taco, and pollo torta (shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, avocado, tomato, chipotle onion, cilantro, mayo) are just a few of my favourites. The food is traditional, but executed with ﬁnesse, and on occasion with a few modern twists. It’s my current favourite for a quick and casual bite.

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They opened early this year and offer a limited menu of banh mi and salad rolls, but the real highlight is their chè (Vietnamese desserts). To be honest, I’m not keen on these sweet Vietnamese beverages, soups and puddings loaded with jellies and beans, but my rule of thumb is to “try it until I like it”. And guess what? I started to like it! And it was all because of this place. They make their own jellies and use natural palm sugar. It also wasn’t overly sweet and you can customize your own. I went for their most popular Chè-Licious Special - pandan jelly, agar jelly, pom pearls, toddy palm, jackfruit,

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Not long ago, this was the neighbourhood where elegantly-dressed ladies would get chauffeured around to tea rooms and clothing shops, and gentlemen would drive around in their custom automobiles. Think I’m talking about Shaughnessy? Think again. The West End, back at the end of the 19th century, was where the rich and powerful came to live and play, and the Robson/Davie/ Denman triangle was their mecca. By the time the Second World War had come to a close, the West End’s many mansions had mostly been divided up as rooming houses for migrant workers and those of limited means. A second boom in the ‘50s saw the growth of high rises and, later, the trafﬁc calming that made this one of the most pedestrianfriendly areas in Greater Vancouver. That boom also saw the rise of the West End’s casual restaurant scene, with small ethnic eateries dominating the gastronomic line-up. Those little holesin-the-wall are still thriving today, places like Hokkaido Santouka Ramen, Motomachi Shokudo, Zakkushi, Damso, Legendary Noodle and a host of others. And, lest you think it’s all about the izakaya and noodles, let’s not forget La Belle Patate, Joe’s Grill and the score of public houses that have come and gone along all three thoroughfares. This became the culinary language of the West End

for decades; a destination for casual sushi nights or hearty plates at Stepho’s, grand poohbah of cheap Greek fare. While the idea of ﬁne dining in the West End at the time was almost laughable, these weren’t the only options. In the late ‘70s, JeanLuc Bertrand and Pierre Dubrulle (yes, of Dubrulle culinary school fame) opened up Le Gavroche in the heritage house on Alberni. A couple years later, Manuel Ferreira came on as a consultant, and eventually took over the business in the mid-‘80s. In 1983, Michel Jacob opened up his legendary Le Crocodile, which became (and still is) the byword for French haute cuisine in Vancouver. Higher-end establishments like the Raintree, which opened in the late ‘80s, were turning out local and sustainable cuisine, à la John Bishop in Kitsilano, long before “locavore” was an actual word. Chefs like Karen Barnaby (Raintree, and later, The Fish House) were making names for themselves in this casual corner by the sea. Central Bistro, right across from English Bay, was turning out European comfort food without the “elevated” moniker (and still does, along with Sunday night jazz). By the early ‘90s, Harry Kambolis had opened his ground-breaking Raincity Grill (closed as of last year), with its 100-mile philosophy and exclusively-BC wine list (revolutionary at the time). In the late ‘90s, it was Tapastree, the brilliant creation from Nicole Welsh and Mike Jeffs, which served up ﬁne dining tapas and was quickly followed by the likes of Bin 941 on

Davie. Around the same time, Kambolis opened his second operation, the legendary C Restaurant, with its 100 per cent sustainable seafood menu and equally earth-friendly wine list. All of a sudden, the West End was the place to look to for innovation and up-and-coming talent. Just look who came out of some of these kitchens over the last two decades of the 20th century: Robert Clark (coowner, The Fish Counter and one of the founding member of Ocean Wise); Tom Doughty and Robert Belcham (owners, Campagnolo, Campagnolo Roma); Rob Feenie (executive chef; Cactus Club); David Hawksworth (owner/chef, Hawksworth, Bel Café); John Blakeley (owner, Bistro Pastis, Left Bank); Andrea Carlson (owner, Burdock & Co); Annette Rawlinson (co-owner, Service Excellence); Sean Cousins (executive chef, Vancouver Club); JC Poirier (owner/ chef, Ask for Luigi, Pizzeria Farina); Quang Dang (executive chef, West); Lee Humphries (executive chef, Burrowing Owl); Mark Taylor (owner, Siena); Jennifer Peters (owner, NextJen Gluten-Free); and many, many more. Then, 2008 happened and ﬁne dining took a nosedive. Good food, however, did not. Brothers Stephen and Michael Wiese opened their still-popular Franco-German restaurant, La Brasserie, and became famous for their spätzle and suckling pig. While Raincity and C saw the beginning of the struggles that led to their eventual closings last year, other, more casual spots took their place in prominence.

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Tucked away on a leafy street in the West End sits a heritage house with a story. The Roedde House (pronounced “roadie”) was built in 1893 for Gustav Roedde, a German immigrant and Vancouver’s ﬁrst bookbinder.The architect is all but conﬁrmed to have been Francis Rattenbury, friend of the family

and the man responsible for the Vancouver Art Gallery building and Empress Hotel in Victoria. And while other ﬁne examples of “Queen Anne revival” architecture, with its bay windows, dramatic turrets, and asymmetrical quirks, still linger in Vancouver (Canuck Place is a soaring example), this one is celebrating its 25th year as a museum – one you may not

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have even known existed. On approach, 1415 Barclay Street looks like any other restored wonder of the West End. A stroll through the lush garden, however, leads you to a front door that beckons “Ring bell to enter.” Inside, you’re greeted by volunteers from the Roedde House Preservation Society, who will happily sweep you off the entrance into the ornate parlour room – a place where the musical family once gathered to sing and carouse– for a guided tour. Picture yourself enjoying a feast in the dining room, which was destroyed at one point by a raging Christmas tree ﬁre and still carries signs of a “modern” makeover circa 1913. Imagine crawling into bed in the main ﬂoor master bedroom, where time-worn treasures like hair catchers (for sewing human hair into trinkets), collar boxes and glove stretchers line every surface, and set the scene of what the Roedde family’s life might have been like. Upstairs, you can find examples of Roedde’s bookbinding, including his stunning displays of decorative paper-marbling, which was a popular handi-

craft in the 19th century. In the window-lined sewing room, one can picture a petite Matilda Roedde sewing and mending in her extremely petite chair.The room is now surrounded by mature trees and buildings, but at the time, she would have enjoyed a view straight to the sea. You can also explore the bedrooms the children shared and learn more about their lives, including the tragic loss of daughter Anna Catherine, a nurse who was killed at age 28 by a patient while on shift at St. Paul’s Hospital nearby. Roedde House ofﬁcially opened as a museum in 1990, and offers guided tours on weekdays and Sundays, and school tours for children. Every Sunday, it hosts a drop-in Tea and Tour afternoon ($8), featuring a tasting of its own Roedde House blend by Murchie’s. And, in honour of the musical family, the Roedde Museum also hosts two ongoing monthly concert series – a jazz concert the second Thursday of every month, and a classical concert on the second Sunday afternoon of each month, to keep the musical spirit of the house alive. $ +#&((&%#*!&)#"'

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When the long-running Kitsilano Daily Kitchen closed down a few months ago, I was curious to see who would take over what I always thought was a great room.The lucky winner of no doubt a pricey lease was chef Michael Robbins, formerly of Oakwood Canadian Bistro.This is Robbins’ ﬁrst foray as owner/operator and AnnaLena (named after his two grandmothers) has a lot going for it. First, that room. It’s been redone and slightly re-jigged, with clearly delineated pockets for dining that all ﬂow to the back where the bar and exposed kitchen reside.The bar is long and well-stocked, in a jigsaw of dark wood shelves that are overseen by bar manager Kevin Brownlee. Everything

benefits from the light (and fresh air on warm nights) that flows from the massive garage door windows at the front. My only quibble with the design comes from the supremely uncomfortable bar stools, which kept threatening to slide me off when I leaned forward (and who doesn’t at a bar?). Sitting at the bar could be a real draw for this space, so the stools are a definite pity. The reason behind that potential draw is the aforementioned bar manager. Brownlee is an extremely affable fellow who has put together a solid and heavily food-friendly cocktail list. The Los Bravos ($12) is brilliant, a refreshing and slightly spicy sipper that has a strawberry-pepper liqueur as its base. The latter, made by Brownlee, is good enough to bottle and mass produce, and works brilliantly with the reposado, cacao, lime and Peychaud’s bitters. Brownlee isn’t the only engaging staff member. GM Jeff Parr (Chambar, Oakwood Canadian Bistro) leads a talented team of front-ofhouse rock stars. It’s the kind of service that makes diners feel comfortable without being pressed to express approval after every bite. And speaking of bites… Robbins obviously has expended a great deal of care and effort in writing the menu. It reads extremely well, and the provenance of each ingredient is obvious on the plate. Some of the combinations aren’t as effective as others, however. Lovely Kusshi oysters ($3.50 each) are topped with compressed apple and jalapeno mignonette, and then graced with a heaping mound of shaved foie, light as snow. I love foie and I love oysters and this should work, but the mignonette and foie simply serve to mask the taste of the oyster, leaving me to wonder, what was the point? Bison tartare ($15) was disappoint-

ing. The meat was tasteless and oddly dry, while the “yolk two ways” (mainly little blobs of gelée) just didn’t give the necessary balance or moisture to the dish. The accompanying sweet onion buns were out of place. Tartare is best served with thin toast or crisps of some kind. These were too soft and bready to give textural contrast and did nothing for the flavour. Garlic confit lobster ($22) was another miss. The lobster itself was fine, but the bisque in which it sat was too oily to be identified as such, and the potatoes were tiny cubes of the Dead Sea, giving unpleasant salty jolts at random intervals. Tamari-marinated pork belly with beets three ways ($21) was much better, both delicious and inventive.The pork was first cooked sous vide for several hours before being grilled to finish. Purple beets were roasted to sweet perfection, tiny yellow beets were shave paper-thin, and a lovely golden beet puree surrounded the plate.The whole ensemble sat over a bed of oat porridge. Sounds crazy, but it tasted divine, as did the grilled octopus in sauce gribiche (a chunky egg and mustard sauce). Buttermilk fried chicken with crispy skins ($14) was another solid dish, although the skins one night could have used more salt. AnnaLena will most definitely do well here. The menu shows promise, the cocktails are outstanding and the staff are top notch. Here’s hoping it only get better from here. W Hear Anya Levykh every Monday on CBC Radio One’s On the Coast and find her on Twitter @foodgirlfriday and Facebook.com/FoodGirlFriday. Food: !!!!! Service: !!!!! Ambiance: !!!!! Value: !!!!! Overall: !!!!!

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The Growler’s guide to Vancouver Craft Beer Week Stephen Smysnuik The Growler @StephenSmys

In case you’re unaware, Vancouver Craft Beer Week starts on Friday, which is awesome. My liver will take the necessary hits in order to fully appreciate the awesomeness of the local beer culture. And so should yours. Because there’s a lot going on over VCBW’s 10 days, I’ve curated for you – yes, YOU – a list of seven events you should spend all your hard-earned cash on. I’ve listed only events with tickets still available (which is why signature events like Rare Brews & BBQ aren’t listed) and from those, only events that can help the average beer drinker get a feel for where Vancouver’s beer culture is circa 2015. Do it!

THE VCBW OPENING NIGHT GALA

What: Everyone loves a gala, right? Especially one with a red carpet, which, of course, this event will have, because VCBW’s opening night doubles as the award ceremony for the ﬁrst annual

ing lots and lots of beer. When: Friday, June 5, 6-10pm Where: 12 Kings Pub Price: $49, which includes beer samples and “samplesized food offerings.”

Vancouver Magazine International Craft Beer Awards ceremony. It’ll be hosted by comedian Dino Archie and all the winning breweries will be pouring their winning beers. When: Friday, May 29, 6-10pm Where: CRAFT Beer Market Price: $60 (plus taxes and fees, which is true for all prices I’ve listed, so this is the last time I’ll state it), which includes unlimited beer samples and canapés.

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GIGANTABIROOMCOBALTAPALOOZA!

What: Formerly called Hoppapalooza, this event features four hours of rad local music (courtesy of Zulu Records) combined with four of the grooviest breweries on the West Coast taking over the taps: Portland’s Gigantic, Brassneck, Parallel 49 and Strange Fellows. When: Sunday, May 31, 2-6pm Where: The Cobalt Price: $65 for unlimited food and beer.

BATTLE OF THE BARTENDERS: BEER COCKTAIL COMPETITION

What: In which eight local

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Vancouver Craft Beer Week returns May 29-June 7. File photo bartenders compete for the title of Ultimate Beer Cocktailer (my terminology). There’s also a chance for you – yes, YOU – to win a trip for two to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. When: Wednesday, June 3, 6pm-late Where: The Blackbird Price: $20, which includes 18 ﬂuid ounces of Driftwood New Growth (the special competition beer), a rafﬂe ticket for the Denver trip and limited samples of the competitor cocktails.

BROTHERS IN HOPS

What: Four like-minded West Coast brewers devoted to hops showcase their beers. Ben Love of Gigantic Brewery, Gary Lohin of Central City, Jaime Floyd of Ninkasi and Graham With of Parallel 49 will all be there, taking part in a Q&A session while everyone is treated to good food and deliciously hoppy beers. When: Thursday, June 4, 6-10pm Where: The Butcher and Bullock Price: $60, which includes

beer samplings, food and a rafﬂe ticket for a door prize.

ROOKIES & LEGENDS

What: A good ol’ fashioned mingler, with 24 breweries – 12 “rookies” and 12 “legends” – pouring on tap. This is a no-brainer. Good food, good beer and, if it’s anything like every other craft beer industry event I’ve ever been to, really good people. This doubles as a fundraiser for the BC Craft Beer Guild, so if you care about the future of the BC beer industry, help support these guys by drink-

What: The main event.The climax.The Big Lebowski. You – yes,YOU – can familiarize yourself with 100 breweries and roughly 400 beers, though we don’t recommend actually familiarizing yourself with all 400.This is the biggest VCBW event yet, partly because 10,000 people are expected over two days, but mostly because The Growler team will unveil its brandspanking-new tent, where we’ll sell merch, give away copies of our book and grace everyone with the presence of our awesome new tent. When: Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2-6pm Where: PNE Fair Grounds Price: $34.99-$39.99, which includes entry to the festival, a souvenir tasting glass, and a chance to touch The Growler tent (the metal poles only; contact with the tent itself is prohibited and strictly enforced). W

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I j ust called to say I love brew. BierCraft owner Don Farion and Yew sommelier Emily Walker square off in this year’s Cicerone vs. Sommelier competition.

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Vancouver Craft BeerWeek throws down the challenge once again on June 2 with the annual Cicerone vs. Sommelier competition.The battle plays out over four courses where each dish is paired with one beer and one wine. Attendees vote on which they prefer. Really it’s a win-win for all.

Executive chef Joel Ochsendorf from The Belmont Bar created this year’s menu. He’s starting with tomato bruschetta followed by a spot prawn shooter, then Dungeness crab croquette and ﬁnishing with smoked beef pudding. Both competitors are at the top of their game. Two-time returning champion and owner of BierCraft, Don Farion (who beat me last year) attributes his success to recreating the menu and trying out

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his ideas ahead of time. He admits that this year: “It’s a very wine friendly menu. We’re dealing with some delicate food for the ﬁrst three courses.” His opponent is the talented Emily Walker, sommelier at Yew restaurant. Is she nervous challenging Don? “A little bit, yeah. He’s already beaten two very credible palates in the city so I would be silly not to be a bit nervous. But I’m going for the delicious factor.”

When I chatted with Don and Emily, neither had made their ﬁnal pairing selections.

What is your approach to pairing beer/wine with a dish? Don: I generalize to begin with then narrow it down depending on what the preparation is. Say the dish is spicy; then I have an opportunity to use an IPA, which works terriﬁc with hot food.

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VCBW 2015 Continued from page 21 Emily: I start by thinking of regionality but I don’t necessarily end there. I also love comparing flavours in the dish and wine and then going for a bit of contrast. Which do you think is more food-friendly, beer or wine? Don: Wine is better with food generally as beer can clash with more. But the right beer works better than the right wine. This is mostly because of carbonation in beer, which cleans your palate for the next bite. Emily: I wouldn’t say that beer is more or less friendly than wine. I feel like beer will go with more though. Like Champagne, you can turn to it when a dish is a little trickier to pair. What is the most challenging aspect of the menu? Don: It’s a small tasting menu with less components and there aren’t many bold flavours so I can’t go with big beers. I’m faced with finding some interesting lighter beers, like French and Belgian Saison. The one I’ve been waffling on the most is the spot prawn dish as they’re so delicate. Emily: The second course. It sounds like it has

a creamy, savoury aspect with the cauliflower cream yet spot prawns are so fresh, light and sweet. It’s a little more difficult to wrap my head around what that dish might look like. Which pairing do you think will be the standout? Don: If I can get the right beer for the crab croquette then I think it will be the standout. I love fried food and beer. Crab and any Belgium wit is always a fantastic pairing. Emily: I’m pretty excited about the third course. I just love pairing white wine with crab. You can go with something that has some weight and texture but you also need a nice acid component. I’m thinking something delicious from the Loire Valley, like Vouvray. Are you taking any chances? Don: I think I’ll have to with the bruschetta.Tomatoes can be the enemy of beer. It would be nice to start with a bit of a surprise, like a Russian barrel stout or a German black lager. Emily: I may end up going with a slightly more obscure varietal for the first course. There is also something to be said for striking a balance between making sure the pairings make sense and the progression with the menu. I

might be taking a bit of a risk in that area. If the roles were reversed at the last minute would you be able to choose something to go with each dish? Don: Oh man…oof… no clue without much thought. With the bruschetta, I would go with red, but one that’s lighter.With the spot prawn I would likely do a rosé. And then the croquette would be white but something bright and crisp like aVinhoVerde.With the smoked beef pudding a big red Merlot with lots of oak. Emily: On the spot, absolutely not. That’s where I take my hat off to Don. There aren’t a lot people who specialize speciﬁcally in beer, especially beer with food. I appreciate beer but don’t work with it often enough to conﬁdently pair a four-course menu with it. And that’s me being completely honest. W

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Nashville grunge-rockers Bully open for Best Coast this Wednesday, June 3, at The Imperial. Pooneh Ghana photo

Much-buzzed Bully readies debut LP

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Nashville grunge-rockers Bully ﬁrst appeared in October of 2013 with Milkman, a six-song EP boasting thrashy tunes with names like “Poetic Trash” and “Faceblind”.The band, made up of Alicia Bognanno, Stewart Copeland (not to be mistaken with THAT Stewart Copeland of The Police), Clayton Parker, and Reese Lazarus, quickly grabbed our attention with their raw, chainsaw-attack performance and lead vocalist Bognanno’s steadfast, honest lyrics. Her gruff-yet-saccharine timbre sounds like Tegan and Sara screaming over a jet engine in a sand storm, and I mean that in the very best way.The band have been on tour consistently since Milkman’s release, gaining comparisons to Vancou-

ver’s own Japandroids or Bleached-era Nirvana. What made them even more intriguing was that Bognanno not only knew how to write a song, but also record, produce and engineer one, too. She spent most of 2011 interning at Electrical Audio in Chicago, under the wing of Steve Albini, arguably one of the most inﬂuential recording engineers of recent history. “It was a fantastic learning experience,” she says from a mystery stop on tour. “I am very thankful I got the opportunity to intern at such a great studio.” Bognanno put these newly honed skills to use when she recorded and produced Milkman, and then once again for Feels Like, their debut LP. If she could thank Albini for just one thing, it’s her drive.

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Spring Myths (Independent) Colin Cowan continues his seasonal series with Spring Myths, a preternatural look at the vernal equinox Cowan’s bountiful creativity must be noted. Here is a man who manages to balance his proliﬁc solo career with weekly jazz nights at The Lido and beyond, as well as his gig as bassist for Dada Plan (who’s own Malcolm Biddle produced Spring Myths). While some may disintegrate under

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creative exhaustion, Cowan thrives, giving us 10 tracks of neo-psych, folk-noir that are perfect for the dizzying heat in an unusually balmy spring. The album begins with “I’ll Masquerade It”, a song that would not sound out of place on Neil Young’s On The Beach, possessing the

“What I really admire about him is his work ethic,” she said in an interview with Gigwise. “He cares so much about that studio. He’s working because he loves it.” Feel Like’s official release date of June 23 was announced shortly after a triumphant run at SXSW, Austin’s international music festival. If you are not familiar with SXSW, getting buzz down there is a band’s equivalent of winning the media lottery: you are guaranteed a plethora of relevancy for at least the remainder of the year. Bully played several sold-out showcases to a full array of tastemakers and bloggers, including NPR, Stereogum and NME. The highly influential blog Pitchfork filmed their entire performance at The House of Vans and distributed same kind of spacious, soaring melodies and sprightly production. “Where What Loves Me” is a slow-burn cosmic shuffle, shimmering with odd prog synth sounds that somehow compliment the sparse cymbal-andguitar combo perfectly. Despite it’s eccentricity, there is something concrete and definitive about Spring Myths. The subtle nuances in his writing are beginning to surface like blades of grass through snow. After all, what’s the myth of spring, if not the potential for something great? –Louise Burns Rating:

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it online. Spin magazine even compared Bognanno’s screech to Renee Zellweger’s character Gina in Empire Records singing “Sugar High” from the rooftop. If that isn’t enough praise, Ryan Adams recently tweeted that Bully are “the best band in the world at this very moment.” Feels Like promises to solidify their presence amongst the ‘90s-nostalgia crowd, but also offering something a little new. After all, Bognanno was born in the ‘90s, and Bully can hardly be categorized as a throwback band. Most music journalists enjoy the description “brutally honest” in reference to her lyrics. She touches on topics both intimate and taboo, like dirty bed sheets, body issues and all sorts of internalized thoughts that are simultane-

ously released the moment her lips hit the microphone. “Sometimes ﬁnding the right words can be difﬁcult, but singing it isn’t,” she admits. “Usually it feels pretty good to sing whatever I write or I probably wouldn’t write it.” To call her music cathartic is an understatement.Yet Bognanno comes across as polite, shy and reserved – far from the soul-bearing siren we hear with Bully. Maybe that’s part of the intrigue. One can’t be volcanic all of the time, or there’d be nothing left to give. “I wrote the more honest stuff because it’s some sort of weird therapy for me,” she recently told Interview Magazine. “I wouldn’t put stuff out there that I didn’t want out there just because I thought it made a good song. I feel like I’m in control of it all.”

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More Faithful (Arts & Crafts) Montreal’s No Joy have returned with a dazzling explosion of doom and dream pop in the form of More Faithful, their most ﬂourishing, intense release to date. Working with producer/ musician Jorge Elbrecht, they recorded the 11 tracks in both Brooklyn and an old farmhouse in Costa Rica. The exquisite voice of Jasamine White-Gluz remains predominant here, sounding like something between Kim Deal and a bouquet of sunbeams. In “Everything New”, arguably the most pop construction

on Faithful, White-Gluz sings “anything you wanted” over shoe-gaze swagger, compliments of guitarist Laura Lloyd. It could easily be a heavenly chant from the early ‘90s. “Hollywood Teeth” takes traditional song structure and puts it through a distortion pedal, à la Dum Dum Girls or

Bully will continue their relentless tour schedule well into the year, leaving little or no time for Bognanno to do anything but play music in a band, “something I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember.” Engineering and producing will have to wait. But to be in a position such as hers is downright unique. There is no plan A, nor plan B. They blend into each other, allowing little room for crippling selfdoubt. It feels like Bully’s story is just beginning. W

BULLY opens for Best Coast, Wednesday, June 3, at The Imperial. Tickets are $20, and available online at Ticketweb.ca

Frankie Rose. “Burial in Twos” is a wonderful, meditative new wave experience that could easily ﬁnd its place on a Creation Records compilation circa 1985. A press release draws attention to the fact that the band approached their creative process in a more structured, regimented way. Whatever they are doing, it’s working. More Faithful is their most focused, expansive and satisfying album yet. Like seeing a Costa Rican sunset through distorted sunglasses. –Louise Burns Rating:

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A partial scene from “Nocturne - From Burrard Bridge looking West” by David Haughton. Contributed photo

Portraits of a threatened landscape

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When LA artist David Haughton moved toVancouver, he fell in love with Burrard Inlet.The mountains, the sunsets, the tankers… For 24 years since, the accomplished painter, who works as a pediatric emergency doctor otherwise, has painted vivid portraits of the working harbour, capturing the beauty of the freighters and sailboats as they maneuver under morning, evening and night skies. “It’s fascinated me from the moment I got here,’ says Haughton. “The moment I saw it I thought, this is just so cool, this is just so beautiful with the mountains and the sea planes going back and forth.” But it was the tankers, Haughton says, that piqued his interest the most. “The tankers, in some ways,” he muses, “are the most interesting architectural objects in the landscape.” Since 1991, Haughton has taken time off work to document the Burrard Inlet and Georgia Strait on canvas. Across three series of habour paintings, Haughton has struck up an aesthetic relationship with the cargo ships and tankers that dot the horizon, framing their shapes with beaches, bridges, cranes, clouds, and trees in luminous acrylic. “I don’t necessarily associate them with oil spills or bad things,” he explains. “I think of them as being interesting objects that change as they shift, and everybody is paddling around them or sailing around them. Goodness knows it’s just an idyllic landscape, and I’ve loved it since I ﬁrst got here.” In light of the recent bunkerfuel spill, however, which

dumped at least 2,800 litres from a grain ship into English Bay, and talk of increased oil tanker traffic from Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby terminal, Haughton says his latest series, Nocturnes III, is a reminder of what could be lost. “This series is a bit poignant, anyway, because of the colour at the end of the day,” says Haughton, “and it becomes more poignant as you think about the potential arguments about the environment, [and that] the landscape we love may also disappear if these changes happen.” Haughton wonders, as a painter, what that might look like. “If they twin the pipeline, there will be hundreds of tankers, versus 20 or 30. It’s quite a different aesthetic,” he postulates, “and it might be too dangerous for people. They might have to say, ‘Okay, you can’t go sailing out there because there’s too many big ships.’ I don’t know how it will play out, but it’s fascinating to me as I’m sitting here.” Twenty-one paintings from his latest collection will be for sale this weekend at a threeday “flash” exhibition at the Visual Space Gallery (3352 Dunbar) from May 29-31, noon to 5pm daily.They will feature scenes fromVancouver and Seattle in the early morning and at night. “Part of the joy of living here inVancouver, whether you’re conservative or liberal, favour business, favour pipelines, is this is a gorgeous place to live. And it will be less so,” he concludes. “The lightness and play that you have when you look out on the water, at everything going on out there, will be significantly diminished, I think. “It will certainly be less fun to paint.” W

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Dakota Daulby (pictured here in Roar) is the youngest lead actor nominee in both the short and feature categories at this year’s Leos. Contributed photo

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It’s difficult to watch Black Fly and imagine Dakota Daulby in anything but the leading role – and yet, had his original audition landed a little differently, that would have been the case. Black Fly is director Jason Bourque’s thriller about a charismatic serial killer (portrayed by Matthew MacCaull) and his conflicted younger brother (Daulby). The locally produced film – based on events that went down in New Brunswick’s Kingston Peninsula where Bourque grew up – was a critical hit of the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, and was one of 10 Canadian films selected to screen as part of Telefilm’s showcase at Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes earlier this month. As Jake Henson, Daulby holds his own in intense scenes with MacCaull’s murder-lovin’ sociopath. Jake’s journey is intense,

leading to a climax that is bloody and brutal and brilliantly executed. But don’t just take Reel People’s word for it. The fine folks at the Leo Awards have nominated Daulby for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Film for his nuanced performance. So it’s weird to think about anyone but Daulby in the role of Jake, and borderline surreal to learn that he originally auditioned for a supporting role. “I remember reading the script for the first time and thinking, ‘Wow, whoever gets to play this role is a lucky guy, it’s a cool role,’ and I was envious,” recalls the Vancouver actor in a recent phone interview. “Every audition is an opportunity to be seen by somebody, so I changed my mindset and I went and saw Jason and he was gracious and liked what I had chosen, and I didn’t get that role, and he called me back a few days later for the lead, and a week later I was on set.” Daulby, 20, has amassed a long list of credits over the course of his young career. He recurred on Falling Skies, appeared in Sitting on the Edge of Marlene and iZombie, and starred in the award-winning short, Why does God hate me? At five years old, he was the national poster boy for Toyo Tires.

“They gave me my first introduction to what it was like to do something that’s in the film industry,” says Daulby. He’s never idle, thanks to words of wisdom drummed into him by his mother, who was once a model and ran an extras agency. “The constant advice I get every day – honestly, I get this every day – is to stay on your path,” says Daulby. “I have a very clear understanding of where I want to go with my career and what I want to do with it, so it’s about keeping that in mind every day when you wake up and doing something that moves the career forward, that adds to it every day.” Daulby is up for a second Best Actor Leo: for Roar, a short film about (according to its official write-up) “two brothers divided by pride, brought together to fulfill their grandfather’s final wishes.” And Daulby’s brother in Roar? Oh, just his brother from Black Fly, MacCaull. The fact that Daulby and MacCaull were cast to play brothers a second time around isn’t too crazy. They worked hard to create and maintain that brotherly chemistry for Black Fly, according to Daulby. What’s crazy is that the casting occurred by sheer coincidence. The actors didn’t audition together, and Roar filmmak-

ers didn’t have a chance to screen Black Fly before casting their short. “They happened to cast us together, and we thought it was because of Black Fly, but no, they thought our chemistry would work,” says Daulby. At the Leos, Daulby and MacCaull will compete against each other for acting nods in the same two categories. Is it “bros before Leos” with MacCaull? “I’m super thrilled that he got nominated because he did a fantastic job, and I’m sure he’d say the same about me,” raves Daulby. “We put a lot of time into both ﬁlms, and worked a lot of stuff together so it’s cool that we’re both being recognized for that together.” Their brotherly chemistry extends off of the screen. “I remember going to lunch with [MacCaull] when we were ﬁlming Black Fly, and we were talking at the table, and I was laughing, and I said ‘shit’ or something like that, and he scolded me like a brother,” laughs Daulby. “I totally apologized.” May the best bro win. W

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Several hundred people rallied in Vancouver Sunday (May 24) to protest the high cost of housing in the city, which many fear will drive talented young people out of the city. Incomes have become increasingly decoupled from Vancouver home prices, with single detached homes leading the increase. The most recent statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver show the benchmark price for a detached house on Vancouver’s west side is $2.4 million, and $1.04 million in East Vancouver. Meanwhile, median incomes in Vancouver lag other major Canadian cities. Eveline Xia, a Vancouver resident who created the popular #donthave1million Twitter hashtag, called for several policy changes, including changing BC’s

current property transfer tax to benefit first-time homeowners and introducing a speculation tax to curb investor activity. She also called on government to start collecting data on foreign ownership, something it currently does not do. Global wealth has flowed into Vancouver real estate over the past several years, a phenomenon that has also occurred in cities like London and New York. According to real estate insiders, the trend of wealthy people from abroad buying real estate in Metro Vancouver as a safe investment has become an important element in the real estate industry here. Xia said the issue is not about “the foreigness of the people, but the foreigness of the money.” “We’re smart enough to understand that the foreign investment that is coming today, that may be coming

predominantly from China this year could turn and switch and come from the US next year,” she said, adding local people can’t compete with the millionaires and billionaires of the world. “This is about a broken system that treats homes like the stock market, and completely removes people and the community from the equation.” On May 22, condo marketer Bob Rennie joined Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson in calling for a tax on speculative real estate activity. Christy Clark has rejected taxing foreign buyers, saying that move could cause house prices in Vancouver to drop. A recent Vancity report warned the city will start losing talented young workers if the housing disconnect continues. –Business inVancouver

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What’SUP with Orthorexia: When healthy eating paddleboarding? becomes an obsession Stephanie Florian Play Outdoors

@PlayOutdoorsVan Hallelujah! It’s ﬁnally SUP season. If you have not yet been introduced to the ultra popular and accessible sport of Stand Up Paddleboarding, make this the summer to SUP. Beginners should always aim to start on a calm waterway. Stay close to shore while building your skills before taking on more of a challenge.The beauty of SUP as a sport is that it caters to the general population because it is easy to learn once you know the basics. Anyone looking for a fun, family-

friendly sport can expect a real core and cardio workout. Water also has the incredible power of calming the mind and soothing the soul. Choose a location you want to explore on your SUP adventure and then find a rental outfitter that offers lessons. SUP is growing so fast that every water sport outfitting company will carry all the gear you need. Board shorts, a bathing suit, anything quick-dry are all ideal clothing options in the heat of the summer, but play it safe in cooler seasons and spring with a wet suit. Ocean water is much colder than fresh water, so wear layers.

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@WholeNourishBC Most of us try to achieve balance in our daily lives, our very existence is actually dependent on it. If we take a look at the environment, we can see with our own eyes what happens when the scales are turned too much to one side: overﬁshing is devastating our oceans, over consumption and overuse of natural resources is paving the way for animal extinction and barren land. When we look inside our bodies this balance can also be observed.The term used is homeostasis; this means the body is always trying to achieve balance, and when it does not, that’s when diseases and illnesses manifest. Enter healthy eating habits, a great foundation to whatever ails you and a great way to live in general. But there is another side of the scale that people don’t generally talk about and that is becoming so obsessed with eating healthy that it actually

becomes unhealthy.Too many restrictions to your diet can actually have detrimental results to your health and overall well being. This is called orthorexia nervosa. Orthorexia is when too much of a good thing actually becomes bad for you. Quite simply, it is an eating disorder, more speciﬁcally an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy. Although it is not a recognizable diagnosis currently in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, many people struggle with symptoms of orthorexia. According to Steven Bratman, MD, author of the book Health Junkies, orthorexia and anorexia are identiﬁed as being similar due to the obsessive compulsive disorder component prevalent in both disorders.While a person with anorexia focuses on weight, someone with orthorexia obsesses about purity and struggles against feelings of being unclean and polluted by what they have consumed. Bratman also states that individuals recovering from anorexia sometimes transition to orthorexia, moving the focus

from weight to purity. Now don’t panic just yet. Just because you know someone actively participating in a diet that you see as extreme, such as vegan or vegetarian, that doesn’t necessarily mean they have gone too far with healthy eating. Often these particular diets are motivated by ethical and environmental concerns. However, when eating clean becomes an obsession, and the motivation is based on selfesteem and self-worth, then we get into a dangerous disordered eating pattern.There are generally punishments if there is a slip-up in this eating regime; this may take the form of vigorous exercising, fasting, or some sort of cleanse for a prolonged period of time. When deviating from the diet causes negative feelings of guilt and self-loathing, this is a big red ﬂag. Extreme diets usually start out as an great attempt for healthier eating, but can end in malnutrition. Because of the isolation that can come with orthorexia, individuals can lose interest in activities that they would normally bring them joy, and could also lead

to impairment of relationships with others. Eating healthy balanced diet is important, but what is even more important is your relationship to the food that you are eating, food should be a fun, delicious and nourishing experience.There should never be any anxiety, stress or negativity when it comes to food. If there is, this is a good time to step back and evaluate where those feelings are coming from and consult a medical professional. A healthy diet rich in whole foods is very important to your overall health, making healthier choices whenever you can is a great practice for everyone. Allow yourself to trust in the nourishment of the food, this is where mindful eating practices can help. Being present in the moment with your food can help alleviate the feeling of obsession and stress, educating yourself to look at food and nourishment in a positive light can make all the difference. W

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Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Keith Moon played drums for the rock band the Who. He was once voted the second-greatest drummer in history. But his erratic behavior, often provoked by drugs or alcohol, sometimes interfered with his abilities. In 1973, the Who was doing a live concert near San Francisco when the horse tranquilizer that Moon had taken earlier caused him to pass out. The band appealed to the audience for help. “Can anybody play the drums?” asked guitarist Pete Townshend. “I mean somebody good?” A 19-year-old amateur drummer named Scot Halpin volunteered. He played well enough to finish the show. I suspect that sometime soon, Aries, you may also get an unexpected opportunity to play the role of a substitute. Be ready!

The weta is a very large insect whose habitat is New Zealand. It looks like a robotic grasshopper, with giant black eyes on a long red face, enlarged hind legs bearing spikes, and floppy, oversized antennae. The native Maori people call it “the god of the ugly things.” Please note that this is a term of respect. The weta’s title is not “the most monstrous of the ugly things,” or “the worst” or “the scariest” or “the most worthless of the ugly things.” Rather, the Maori say it’s the god – the highest, the best, the most glorious. I suspect that in the coming days, Taurus, you will have a close encounter with your own version of a “god of ugly things.” Doesn’t it deserve your love and welcome?

You have successfully made the transition from brooding caterpillar to social butterfly. Soon you will be in your full, fluttery glory, never lingering too long with one thought, one friend, or one identity. Some heavy-duty, level-headed stalwarts might wish you would be more earthy and anchored, but I don’t share their concern. At least for now, having a long attention span is overrated. You have entered the fidgety, inquisitive part of your cycle, when flitting and flirting and flickering make perfect sense.

Long-distance flirtations may soon be just around the corner or across the street. Remote possibilities are taking short cuts as they head your way. I swear the far horizon and the lucky stars seem closer than usual. Is it all a mirage? Some of it may be, but at least a part of it is very real. If you want to be ready to seize the surprising opportunities that show up in your vicinity, I suggest you make yourself as innocent and expansive as possible. Drop any jaded attitudes you may be harboring. Let the future know that you are prepared to receive a flood of beauty, truth, and help.

I suspect that marriages of convenience will begin to wither away unless they evolve into bonds of affection. Connections that have been fed primarily on fun and games must acquire more ballast. In fact, I recommend that you re-evaluate all your contracts and agreements. How are they working for you? Do they still serve the purpose you want them to? Is it time to acknowledge that they have transformed and need to be reconfigured? As you take inventory, be both tough-minded and compassionate.

Petrarch was an influential 14th-century Italian poet whose main work was Song Book. It’s a collection of 366 poems, most of which are dedicated to Laura, the woman he loved. For 40 years he churned out testaments of longing and appreciation for her, despite the fact that he and she never spent time together. She was married to another man, and was wrapped up in raising her eleven children. Should we judge Petrarch harshly for choosing a muse who was so unavailable? I don’t. Muse-choosing is a mysterious and sacred process that transcends logic. I’m bringing the subject to your attention because you’re entering a new phase in your relationship with muses. It’s either time to choose a new one (or two?) or else adjust your bonds with your current muses.

Only one fear is worthy of you. Only one fear is real enough and important enough to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence. So for now, I suggest that you retire all lesser fears. Stuff them in a garbage bag and hide them in a closet. Then put on your brave champion face, gather the allies and resources you need, and go forth into glorious battle. Wrestle with your one fear. Reason with it. If necessary, use guile and trickery to gain an advantage. Call on divine inspiration and be a wickedly good truthteller. And this is crucial: Use your fear to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence.

“The soul moves in circles,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus. Modern psychologist James Hillmans agreed, and added this thought: “Hence our lives are not moving straight ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating.” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you’re now in an extra-intense phase of winding and rambling. This is a good thing! You are spiraling back to get another look at interesting teachings you didn’t master the first time around. You are building on past efforts that weren’t strong enough. Your words of power are crooked, gyrate, curvy, labyrinthine, and corkscrew.

In the coming nights, try to see your shadow as it’s cast on the ground by the moon. Not by the sun, mind you. Look for the shadow that’s made by the light of the moon. It might sound farfetched, but I suspect this experience will have a potent impact on your subconscious mind. It may jostle loose secrets that you have been hiding from yourself. I bet it will give you access to emotions and intuitions you have been repressing. It could also help you realize that some of the deep, dark stuff you wrestle with is not bad and scary, but rather fertile and fascinating.

It’s no coincidence that your libido and your mojo are booming at the same time. Your libido is in the midst of a deep, hearty awakening, which is generating a surplus of potent, super-fine mojo. And your surplus of potent, super-fine mojo is in turn inciting your libido’s even deeper, heartier awakening. There may be times in the coming week when you feel like you are living with a wild animal. As long as you keep the creature well-fed and well-stroked, it should provide you with lots of vigorous, even boisterous fun.

The ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes was regarded as a supremely skilled orator. His speeches were so powerful that he was compared to a “blazing thunderbolt.” And yet as a youngster he spoke awkwardly. His voice was weak and his enunciation weird. To transform himself, he took drastic measures. He put pebbles in his mouth to force himself to formulate his words with great care. He recited poems as he ran up and down hills. At the beach, he learned to outshout the pounding surf. Take inspiration from him, Virgo. Now would be an excellent time for you to plan and launch strenuous efforts that will enable you to eventually accomplish one of your long-range goals.

“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early,” quipped 19th-century English author Charles Lamb. I invite you to adopt that breezy, lazy attitude in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to slip into a very comfortable, laidback mood…to give yourself a lot of slack, explore the mysteries of dreamy indolence, and quiet down the chirpy voices in your head. Even if you can’t literally call in sick to your job and spend a few days wandering free, do everything you can to claim as much low-pressure, unhurried spaciousness as possible.

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@MyszkaWay I am currently in love with a guy who’s miles and miles away, and I strongly believe that he loves me too. However, the distance hurts and we are both needy folks. Unfortunately, we are both currently in college and we have no perspective of when are we going to see each other again. Do you think it’s too selfish of me to ask him to disconnect our relationship now because it’s hurting, and instead, to try to connect it again in the future. I think he could be the love of my life. –Gay Love Drama When I was in love for the first time (and the next three times after that) everything was the end-all-be-all. My first “love” and I spend three years together, until he moved to Europe and I stayed home. It was over, but never fully over. I cried a lot. I blasted Babes in Toyland and got sad drunk. Life was Romeo & Juliet, but with embarrassing, misspelled love emails instead of corsets and death. We eventually got back together again. Three times. Can you guess what happened? Third time was not the charm. We broke it off. A wise, old drunk once said, “What makes you think milk that was sour today is going to be fresh in a week?” Rarely does getting back together work when you are young, because you have no reason to settle yet. However, when you are young, inexperienced and walking through life like Bambi, you lack the confidence to realize this. You may think this person is the “love of your life” and he could possibly be. However, if your relationship was a horse and I was gambling, I wouldn’t put more than a few bucks on you two.You may feel as though this person is “it” because hormones

Continued from page 28 SUP boards are wide and ﬂat, so it’s easy to pack a few extras on your board like sun protection, snacks, and water. A personal ﬂoatation device (PFD) or life jacket is required by Canadian Coast Guards as SUP is categorized as a vessel. Even strong swimmers and paddlers should wear a PFD as standup paddleboarders share waterways with larger vessels and motorized boats.

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Here are a few basics. Keep your feet shoulder-width apart with a slight bend in your knees. Standing upright, look into the horizon not down at your feet, and lean forward ever-so-slightly for proper position and balance your body on the board.

are wild and they know how to squeeze all the logic out of your brain. Without knowing more details I can’t get all “Doctor G” on you and magically solve your problems, but what you are choosing to tell me in your short email is revealing. I get what’s happening here because I have been you before: you want me to give you permission to do something you already know you want to do. You are not going to get out of this situation unaffected. If you remain unhappily in this long-distance affair, you are going to continue to miss your man and bypass potential new sex and fun because you are too busy crying into your phone as you scroll through sexts and tears. If you cut it off now, you will probably cry into your phone, but for a shorter period of time, and eventually move on. So, here’s me giving you to the go-ahead: break it off. Tell him the truth and be kind. It doesn’t mean you do not care or love your boyfriend. It just means you are way too young to be this miserable. I am 31-year-old straight woman who is in a new relationship after a long time being single and just dating casually. I really like this new guy and our sex life is great. But the other day we were in the car and I had to use his iPhone and I discovered he had been watching a brutal anal sex scene on his phone. Fine, I’m not against porn. He has very subtly alluded to wanting to have anal sex before, but I just brushed it off or distracted him in another way because I am terrified of anal sex. I do not know why but I am illogically terrified. It’s always been like this for me. I can not get past my fear, but I think I should. I think I want to, not for him, but for me. What do I need to know? Help. –Not Anally Inclined Find your sweet spot then use your hips to adjust your stance and shift your weight. You will frequently need to shift your paddling hand from left to right, in order to navigate your board in the direction you want to travel. Reach out and away from the board and pull the water with the ﬂat side of the paddle towards you and the angled side away. Draw the water towards you in a natural ﬂow without overpowering the stroke to paddle forward in a straight line. Lean into the rail on the side you are paddling on. The more punch you pack in your stroke, the more your board will want to turn. There are a few strokes that are universal in the paddling world. The sidestroke is when you over paddle on the opposite side you wish to

If you really, really want to do this for you, then here’s what you need to know. (I know all my gay male friends reading this are rolling their eyes all, “You are such, pussies.” Yes, we are.) There’s two reasons that anal sex should come at the end of your fuck session: 1) being a few orgasms in will help you relax, physically and emotionally, 2) once he is in your anus, he should NOT go back into your vagina. There is a big risk of infection here (I doubt you will be giving yourself an enema an hour prior) and though it’s not anything that can’t be ﬁxed with a week of medication, it is unpleasant. You also must use lubricant. Personally, I think the spoon position is best for anal sex and allows you a lot of control and relaxation. It’s a good starting point. Remember to breathe, communicate during the whole thing and enjoy. It’s just anal sex. Now, if reading that is making you shake your head and pucker your asshole in fear, then maybe you are not ready. Anal sex is not like driving a car or getting a bank account: you do not have to have to do this to participate in modern society. If he brings it up again, then why don’t you cut him a deal? You will try it if he will try it. If he’s not willing to let you peg him, then why should you? And if that’s a deal breaker for him, then hopefully he will see how demented it is to demand a different standard for his asshole compared to yours. You BOTH have them. He can’t play the woman card in that argument. W

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turn. Back paddling is literally reversing your stroke and prying the water in the opposite direction. The pivot turn is a little trickier but essential for surf and racing. Pop the nose out of the water by sliding your back foot over the ﬁn while keeping your weight slightly forward. Sweep your paddle away from the board to change directions quickly. Wiping out or falling off your board is inevitable as a beginner and part of the learning process.You can cool off and go for a dip at a moment’s notice, just do it safely. Land feet ﬁrst and stay close to your board without falling onto it. There’s nothing quite as Zen as being on the water. SUP is so easy to learn and such a great sport to enjoy with friends and family.The SUP guarantee: you’ll be hooked! W

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