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Captive whales and their sex lives werenot on the table at the rst meeting of thenewly minted park board Monday nightat the VanDusen Botanical Gardens visi-tor centre. But rebel community centresand a seniors centre were.A motion to ban cetacean breeding at

the Vancouver Aquarium, a hot-buttontopic over the past several months afterbeing proposed by outgoing Vision Van-couver commissioners Sarah Blyth and

Constance Barnes, failed to pass at a last-ditch meeting Nov. 24 and is unlikely toresurface with a new seven-person parkboard dominated by four Non-PartisanAssociation commissioners.The NPA not only now has a major-

ity of seats but also the positions of chairand vice-chair.Incumbent NPA commissioner John

Coupar, who was rst elected in 2011after being active in the ght to save theBloedel Conservatory at Queen ElizabethPark, won the nomination by acclama-tion to replace departing Vision chairAaron Jasper.Coupar made a point of thanking all

of the departing commissioners for theirservice and presented each of the rookiecommissioners with a book detailing therst century of the boards 126-year his-

tory. The book chronicles its uniquenesswithin Canada as the only park boardthat is its own separate entity from cityhall.The rst thing I would like to ask

is that this is required reading, saidCoupar to appreciative laughs from thecrowd, which included several formercommissioners. The two bodies, thepark board and the city [council] are twoseparate elected bodies. It is really im-portant, even though there sometimes issome tension between us, because out ofthat tension comes a much better resultfor the citizens of Vancouver and that iswhat we are all here to deliver.Fellow NPAer and neophyte park

board commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung,a former vice-president of marketingand communications for the Vancouver

Aquarium, was named the boards newvice-chair.The other two newly sworn-in NPA

commissioners are Casey Crawford andErin Shum. Crawford, the chair of theboard of directors for the Stroke RecoveryAssociation of B.C. and a player agent withLittle Mountain Baseball, came in eighthplace in the 2011 election. Shum, a specialeducation assistant working with studentswith autism, is also the owner of an organicspa in Kerrisdale and volunteers with LotusLight Charity society.Coupar went on to outline the immedi-

ate goals for the next four years.Priorities are to re-establish the inde-

pendence of the park board and focus onthe role it plays in facilitating Vancou-vers active lifestyle, he said.

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In an act he called callous and reck-less, an adjudicator presiding over a publichearing has ruled that a Vancouver policeconstable who shoved a woman with cere-bral palsy to the ground in theDowntownEastside should be suspended without payfor six days.The constable, Taylor Robinson, pushed

SandyDavidsen to the sidewalk June 9,2010 after he claimed thewoman, who alsohasmuscular sclerosis, was going for his gun.The act of pushingMs. Davidsen to

the ground was callous and reckless, saidretired judgeWally Oppal in his writtenreasons, which were releasedNov. 28 afterhe delivered his decision at the conclusionof a hearing at the Robson Street court-house. She was clearly vulnerable. Theofcer took no steps to assistMs. Davidsen.This is a clear violation of public trust.

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late.But I took some time off

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I wanted to get to thebottom of a so-calledcontroversy raised bysome readers about anemail message that VisionVancouver circulated onelection day.It was authored by

Visions executive direc-tor, Stepan Vdovine, whourged party members tore-elect Mayor GregorRobertson and Visioncandidates. The concernfrom readers was that suchan email on election daywas in contravention of theLocal Elections CampaignFinancing Act and gave Vi-sion an edge at the polls.Heres what one senior

staffer on theNPA campaign

sent me on election day:Hi. Our lawyers tell us

the email is illegal. Ourunderstanding is, on gen-eral voting day, candidatesand elector organizationscannot use social media,including transmittingmessages about gettingout to vote.The staffer was right

about the social mediaban, which I wrote aboutin an online story onelection day. None of theparties appeared to contra-vene the ban, althoughVision staffer MarcellaMunro was activeon Twit-ter that day.But transmitting mes-

sages about getting out tovote?Is that what Vision did?First, heres the guts of

what Vdovine wrote:Its election day and

polls opened a few hoursago. Have you voted yet?Were in a close race withthe NPA and every votecounts. Youve been amember of this campaign,knocking on doors, callingsupporters and putting upsigns. Youve helped Vi-

sion connect with thou-sands of Vancouverites,talking about the issuesand getting people en-gaged in the election.Vdovines email goes on

to say there are close to 120voting stations and, again,urges the recipients of theemail to vote for Robertson

and the Vision team.So whats wrong with

that? Apparently noth-ing, according to RachelPenner, a communicationscoordinator at Elec-tions B.C., the agencytasked with overseeing allcampaign nancing andadvertising regulations for

the civic elections. Part ofthe agencys job is ensuringparties or candidates dontadvertise on election day.An email specically

sent by an organization to itsown members isnt electionadvertising, said Penner,noting Elections B.C. wasaware of concerns over

Visions email on electionday because of the buzz onsocial media. So then wedid have to follow up onthat and conrmed that itwas an email that was sentto members, versus an elec-tion advertising thing.If that email was then

forwarded from a Visionmember to someone notafliated with the party,that type of transmission isalso not in contraventionof the Act because it didnot come directly from theparty, Penner said.So there you have it, Vi-

sions email wasnt illegal.Check section 7 of the

Local Elections CampaignFinancing Act for moredetail.Note: Left a message

Monday with Vdovine todiscuss the email in ques-tion but hadnt heard backbefore I led this piece.Hes probably gettingready for the inaugurationDec. 8 of the new coun-cil, which isnt really thatnew. The NPAs MelissaDe Genova is in, VisionsTony Tang is out.

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Continued from page 1Oppal said it was also

somewhat disturbingthat two other ofcerswalking with Robinsonthat afternoon never both-ered to assist Davidsenafter she was left on theground outside the Luxsocial housing building at65 East Hastings St.Pivot Legal Society

lawyer Douglas King, actingon behalf of Davidsen, re-quested a suspension of 15days while the Ofce of thePolice Complaint Commis-sioner suggested 10 days.Robinsons lawyer, DavidCrossin, argued for a two-day suspension in line withwhat a VPD superintendentconcluded in a separateinvestigation.The decision sends a

message that the VPDsdiscipline wasnt adequatebut it doesnt send a clearmessage that we were

hoping for, said King,noting Robinson had alsoincorrectly tagged an ex-hibit in an unrelated casebefore the incident withDavidsen. We thought itdeserved a harsher penaltybecause of that.He said Davidsen was

disappointed in the rul-ing and always wantedher case to go to crimi-nal court. Robinson wascharged with assault butthe charges were stayedafter he agreed to an alter-native measures programthat involved a three-dayconict resolution courseat the Justice Institute.Sgt. Randy Fincham, a

VPDmedia liaison of-cer, said in an email to theCourier that Robinson hastaken responsibility for hisactions and has apologized.We respect the decision ofthe Police Complaint Com-mission adjudicator.

Robinson had graduatedfrom the Justice Institute sixmonths before the incident.He was transferred out ofthe Downtown Eastside andworks as a patrol ofcer inanother part of the city.The incident was

captured on video by theLuxs security cameras.

The footage, which wasplayed in court, showedRobinson walking three-abreast with two otherofcers along a busy side-walk on East Hastings.As the trio approached

Davidsen, who is seen walk-ing with an unsteady gait,she appeared to step to one

side in an attempt to avoidcolliding with Robinson. Indoing so, she attempted towalk through a gap betweenRobinson and a fellow of-cer. Thats when Davidsenpushed her to the groundand then stood over her.In a statement to police

investigators ve days afterthe incident, Robinson saidhe told Davidsen donttouch my gun followedby never touch a policeofcers gun.Davidsen, who didnt

attend the hearing, deniedgoing for Robinsons gun.She didnt believe Robin-sons apology to be genu-ine. Davidsen said throughher lawyer the apology wasmore of a justication forshoving her.The case took more

than four years beforeOppal imposed the six-daysuspension for Robinson.Oppal agreed with the Of-

ce of the Police Com-plaint Commissioner thatthe delay was unnecessaryand unacceptable.In a report released in

November 2013, PoliceComplaint CommissionerStan Lowe slammedthe VPD for the way ithandled its internal disci-pline proceedings in theRobinson case, saying theaccountability of the pro-ceedings and the searchfor the truth were signi-cantly compromised.In October 2012, the

B.C. Human RightsTribunal decided to grantDavidsen a hearing intothe incident. But sincethat decision, the Cityof Vancouver agreed toan out-of-court nancialsettlement that nulliedthat hearing and a lawsuitbrought on by Pivot. De-tails were not disclosed.

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Pivot hoped for harsher penalty

Security video footage fromtheLuxHotel capturedConst. TaylorRobinsonpushingSandraDavidsen to theground.


Continued from page 1We want to restore

and rebuild relationshipswith community centreassociations and completeoperating agreements. Wewould like to fast-trackthe construction of theKillarneys seniors centreand include seniors fullyin a complete consultationof requirements and theneeds to ensure the newfacility meets the needs ofthat community. Anotherbig one is that we ensurethe permanent protectionof our parks and greenspaces.While Coupar is the

only person who servedon the last board, he is notthe only one with rst-hand experience with thejob. The Green PartysStuart Mackinnon, aspecial education teacherat Killarney secondaryschool, served from 2008to 2011 and now sits onthe board of the VanDu-sen Botanical GardenAssociation. Mackinnonis joined by fellow GreenParty member MichaelWeibe, director of theMount Pleasant BusinessImprovement Associationand owner of a restaurantspecializing in locally

sourced ingredients.The sole Vision Van-

couver commissioner isCatherine Evans, a policyadviser, lawyer and formerchair of the VancouverPublic Librarys board ofdirectors. Evans earned themost votes of all park boardcandidates in the Nov. 15elections despite being alast-minute candidate cho-sen after former candidateTrish Kelly resigned.The only other business

taken care of during themeeting was to approvemeeting dates for the up-coming year.

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The Vancouver HeritageFoundation is once againaccepting applications forits 15-year-old small grantprogram, which is de-signed to help owners pre-serve Vancouvers heritagehomes and buildings.There are four catego-

ries in the grant program.To qualify for three of thecategories, the building hasto be on the heritage register,while the forth category helpsthe owner nominate theirbuilding for the register, ex-plained Vancouver HeritageFoundation spokespersonKathrynMorrow.Its good to get the word

out that we have these as anoption for people becausea lot of times one of thethings [people] worry aboutwith a heritage home or aheritage building or site is,how do we pay for it? Howdo we make sure we canmaintain it for the futureand keep it in the com-munity? Morrow said.So this is a way we canll the gap between reallybig restoration projects andsmaller maintenance-typeprojects. Things like restor-ing the porch on your housemay not seem like a bigdeal but it keeps that housein keeping with its originalintention. It makes it a greatpart of the neighbourhood.The community benetsby having restored heritagebuildings and theres beena lot of reports and studiesdone on the impact that re-stored buildings do have onthe neighbourhood. Peoplelike living in them. Peoplelike working in them. They

enjoy themmore.The organization handed

out about $10,000 worth ofsmall grants in 2014, a g-ure augmented by BenjaminMoore with the donation ofpaints. Grant amounts aretypically between $500 and$1,000 but are based onthe number of applicationsreceived.True Colours is one grant

category. It helps ownersrestore the original coloursto a building.That includes the con-

sultation and also the paintfrom BenjaminMoore,Morrow said. Three build-ings earned these grants in2014.A second type of grant is

called the Restore It grant.The idea of that one is if

there is original fabric thateither needs to be xed upor if it needs to be re-creat-ed to keep with the originalintention of the building,it can help with that cost,Morrow explained.This grant helped the

Nikkei National Museumand Cultural Centre restorethe Japanese Canadian WarMemorial in Stanley Park,

which marks the lives ofJapanese Canadians whodied in combat for Canadain World War One andsubsequent conicts.It hadnt received a sig-

nicant restoration since the1980s, according to VHF.The plaque was updated

to recognize more recentconicts, glass panes in thelamp were repaired, andrepairs were made to themortar and to worn ele-ments in the pillars base.Morrow said the memo-

rial looks cleaner, fresher,newer. It looks well loved.A third grant category is

called House Call, in whicha heritage consultant givesan owner a plan to helpmaintain and restore theirbuilding into the future.The fourth grant category

Get on the Register helps with the process ofnominating a building tobe included on the citysheritage register.It was awarded to the

Ming Sun BenevolentSociety in 2014, which istrying to get the Ming Sunbuilding on Powell Streetrecognized on the register.

Its also getting a HouseCall grant to help draft along-term conservation andmaintenance plan.The City of Vancouver

ordered the demolition ofthe Ming Sun building justover a year ago in mid-November of 2013 due tosafety concerns.It sparked an effort to

save the building based onits historical importance it was once owned bya prominent Japanese-Canadian family and is oneof the 20 oldest buildings inVancouver.Morrow said the Get on

the Register grant was worthabout $500 about half thecost of preparing the docu-ments to nominate the build-ing for the heritage register.Interest in preserving

Vancouvers heritage homesand buildings has grown overthe years, as more andmorehave been demolished tomake way for new buildings.In 2013, Caroline

Adderson, a West Sideresident, launched theVancouver Vanishes Face-book page to chronicle theloss of heritage homes.

Last May, heritageconservationists held a rallyin front of the Legg Resi-dence in the West End tocall attention to the issue.The Legg Residence wasknocked down to make wayfor a 17-story tower.In June of this year, city

council approved new regu-lations designed to reducethe number of older homesbeing knocked down and torequire building materialsbe reused and recycled forpre-1940 homes if they areknocked down.In the two years Ive

been with the VHF, Ivenoticed there has been morepublic talking about heri-tage,Morrow said. It usedto be a select group whowere very much into it andcared about it and loved it,but I think generally, the city the citizens of Vancouver,are much more interestedin keeping the history ofVancouver and not accept-ing that its a young city andthat we dont need to careabout this. Vancouver doescare about it. Part of it isbecause there seems to be alot of it lost. I think [peoplewere] concerned thatthere were so many housescoming down, there wereso many buildings com-ing down that it suddenlybecame important becauseit was visual. It wasnt justa pie in the sky number. Itwas suddenly the neighbournext to them the housewas gone. Once you canphysically see it in yourneighbourhood, it means alittle more. You can see theneighbourhood changing.Formore informa-

tion about the small grantprogram go to vancouver-heritagefoudnation.org. Thedeadline for applications for2015 is Feb. 2, 2015 at 5 p.m.

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The Vancouver Heritage Foundation gave theMing Sun Benevolent Society a small grant to help thesociety with the costs associatedwith nominating theMing Sun building for the Vancouver HeritageRegister. PHOTODANTOULGOET


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0ThenumberofNDPMLAswhovotedagainst a Liberal billproposingadiscounted taxrateof 3.5per cent toanyLNG

plantsbuilt inB.C.

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Const. TaylorRobinsonwassuspendedover a2010 incidentwherehe shovedawomanwithMS to thegroundwhile she

walkedpast.

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break it last Sunday.

1.6Inbillionsofdollars, the

amountof annual subsidiesthe federal governmentgivestonon-profit andcooperative

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During the recent election campaignthere was considerable discussion aboutthe cost of living in Vancouver and therespective roles of government and pri-vate sector in delivering affordable hous-ing. Included in this discussion was thefuture role of the newly created Vancou-ver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA)and the mayors promise to build 4,000rental units over the next four years.As I contemplate the citys appropriate

role in affordable housing development,I cannot help but reect on trips I madeearlier this year to Russia where I servedon a competition jury for Moscows newInternational Financial Centre.During these visits, I learned how Rus-

sian housing has transformed over theyears, especially since the dissolution ofthe Soviet Union.Until dissolution, most urban housing

was developed and owned by govern-ment and generally consisted of large,plain high-rise apartment blocks. Localauthorities were responsible for rentingthe suites and rents were kept extremelylow, and in many cases insufcient tofund maintenance costs.Over time, the housing deteriorated,

vandalism was widespread, and manyhouseholds were forced to share kitchensand bathrooms.After the fall of the Soviet Union in

1991, the housing sector was essentiallyprivatized and government withdrewfrom project development. Many rent-ers were offered title to their units at nocost, although somewhat surprisingly,many older Russians decided to foregothe necessary paperwork to acquire theirunits and continued to rent.By the mid-1990s, more than half of

Russias housing was privately ownedwith the remainder administered by mu-nicipal authorities. Conditions improvedconsiderably in owner-occupied housingas owners ensured higher standards ofmaintenance. However, due to a lack offunds from local authorities, public hous-ing continued to deteriorate.It is interesting to compare the Rus-

sian experience with what happened inCanada. Starting in 1949 the federal andprovincial governments built and ownedmuch of our countrys low-income hous-ing. However, in 1973 new CMHC pro-grams transferred much of the respon-sibility to non-prot organizations and

housing cooperatives who took over con-struction, ownership and management.Instead of large-scale government-ownedpublic housing, new projects tended to bemixed-income and smaller scale.Twenty years later, the federal govern-

ment ended its funding of new non-protand cooperative projects.Today the federal government provides

approximately $1.6 billion in subsidiesto these projects. Since their mortgagesare slowly being paid off, over the next25 years, the federal government plans toend all subsidies.Last month, the B.C. Non-prot

Housing Association, whose membershipincludes all of the provinces non-prothousing organizations, held its annualconference in Richmond. More than 800were in attendance, representing not onlynon-prots, but also the various levels ofgovernment and industry suppliers.A key concern for those present was

the federal governments plans to with-draw subsidy assistance. However, manynon-prots who lease their sites fromthe provincial government had an addedconcern since the province now wantsthem to buy their sites. This obviouslyhas something to do with bookkeeping.Although the province has offered to lendthe required funds, like some older Rus-sian tenants, many non-prots prefer tocontinue leasing rather than own.There is another similarity with Russia.

Many non-prots are in the same boat asthose Russian municipalities who couldnot afford to maintain their projectswhile keeping low rents. A number of theconference sessions looked at how thesenon-prots might survive in the future.In some instances, they will need to

nd other funding sources. In others, theymight partner with developers where it isfeasible to inll market units on their sites.For some, the best solution may be to selltheir ailing project to a developer who willbuild replacement units elsewhere, andthen demolish and redevelop their site.All of this is happening just as the

city is setting up its Affordable Hous-ing Agency. Many of the non-prots Ispoke to at the conference are hoping thisagency will be there to help them out.I would advise the VAHA to be careful.

Otherwise, Vancouver could nd itselfincreasingly getting into affordable hous-ing development at a time when govern-ments in Russia and British Columbia areincreasingly getting out.

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The NDP Opposition spent hours criti-cizing the bill that imposes a tax regimeon any liqueed natural gas plants thatopen in B.C.Then they voted in favour of it.Then, moments after it passed, NDP

Leader John Horgan suggested a futureNDP government would take a hard lookat changing the terms set out in the billhis caucus just supported.What gives?There are a lot of political issues push-

ing and pulling the party on the LNGissue that dominated the fall sitting of thelegislature. Horgan manoeuvred as besthe could, but the course he set has toleave some people confused about wherethe party stands.The Opposition is obligated to op-

pose, of course. So any government billis going to be criticized. There will neverbe any cheerleading for governmentinitiatives.But they learned a searing lesson in the

2013 election campaign about how costlyit can be when voters conclude that theNDP is against job-creating projects.Horgan has spent some time in his sevenmonths as leader trying to undo the dam-age predecessor Adrian Dix did whenhe lurched into a position against an oilpipeline, which alienated a number ofworking people.At the same time, Horgan has to keep

an eye on metro Vancouvers enviro vot-ers. They helped defeat Premier ChristyClark in Vancouver-Point Grey and a fewother Liberals elsewhere in town.If Horgan moves too far into the

resource-development camp, they couldjust move on to the Greens, even if natu-ral gas isnt nearly as toxic an issue as oilcurrently is.So when the proposed tax regime

arrived in the legislature, the NDP wastrying to straddle a number of divides.Trying to explain the vote to reporters

later, Horgan might have talked himselfinto another problem by opening the pos-sibility of changing some terms in the billhe just supported.He opened by again supporting the

general LNG concept. He touched onthe Oppositions obligation to expressconcerns, but said: Ultimately, we needto say to British Columbians, this is abipartisan issue.When we stood with [Liberals] to vote

in favour of a bill that was decient interms of what I believe the returns shouldbe to B.C., it sends a signal we wantto see this proceed.Then things got a bit confusing.In order for this to proceed, we need

certainty. If were going to get nalinvestment decisions, we need to have atax framework. I believe the frameworkis inadequate. Ive said that, I will saythat to the companies when I meet withthem and they should be on record andthey should know that when the govern-ment changes in 2017, Im going to bewanting to look at those agreements.Bills are passed into law, governments

change laws, he added.Horgan said he wouldnt rip up con-

tracts like the B.C. Liberals, but I willnegotiate after 2017 with any companythat wants to do business in B.C.Changing the tax regime is a possibil-

ity, absolutely.He closed with: Im not suggesting

today Im going to change the tax regime,because we dont have any nal invest-ment decisions. What Im saying is: Wesupported this so there was certainty forthe industry so they can proceed and ifI get the opportunity to form a govern-ment, well talk about it then.Generally supporting LNG is slightly

safer for the NDP than being against it.But talking about changing the key dealbefore the industry has even signed ondoesnt do much for certainty.As far as the B.C. Liberals are con-

cerned, the bill is a mixed blessing. Itspassage is one of the nal moves thegovernment will make on the le.Theyve set the table, now its up to

industry to decide if it wants to pull up achair.But the tax rate set in the bill is

dramatically lower than the theoreticalupper limit that was discussed just a fewmonths ago.Figuring out how to adjust expecta-

tions downward could be just as con-fusing as tracking what the NDP reallythinks of it all.

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COURIER STORY: CUPE files defamation lawsuit against NPA,Nov. 28.David Gibson: The union has received very poor legal and political advice about this.The entire city will be laughing out loud. They should just shut up and go away andsave their members a ton of money.Eugene: So Vision accepted a donation of union funds in an effort to get re-electedand in exchange promised the unions something that could cost the public purse.The negotiations were caught on tape, released during an election campaign and theopposition party seized on it and brought it to the publics attention after the story hadbeen published in a newspaper and most people had drawn their own conclusions. Theword corruption was used by a political opponent to describe this deal that seeminglytraded public funds for personal gain, and the union wants you to know its shocked, justshocked and disappointed that such a word could be used to describe their behaviourand that of Vision candidates. Theyll right this characterization of their fine characterwith a lawsuit. I look forward to the judge telling CUPE Hey hey, ho ho, suchnonsense has got to go.

COURIER COLUMN: Former nun continues a personal crusade,Nov. 30.Stephen Rees: Only in Western societies since the Enlightenment and the Frenchand American revolutions do we distinguish between the realms of the secular and thereligious. Really? I am an atheist but even I recall the biblical Render unto Caesar thatwhich is Caesars.

COURIER STORY: Project CHEFmixes children and seniors,Nov. 28.Vikki Stevenson: There is no other programme or field trip that compares to ProjectChef! This was literally the best thing my kids did in elementary school. Studentslearned everything from knife skills to how to wash dishes, tried new foods and workedas a team. Well done, Barb Finley for involving Tapestry seniors and making it evenbetter. Top marks this is so worthwhile!

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Dec. 1, 1936: Elevenmonths after construction began on a new city hall at thenortheast corner of 12th Avenue and Cambie Street, the final nail was hammeredinto place. The new 12-storey building, designed by local architectural firmTownley, Matheson and Partners, became the first city hall in the country to notbe located in the downtown core. After being electedmayor in 1934, GerryMcGeerappointed a committee to select the location for a new city hall and the spotwaschosen in part to bemore central after the amalgamation five years earlier of theformerly separatemunicipalities of Point Grey, Vancouver and South Vancouver.

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ICBCbossdriveshomeroadsafety issuesTo the editor:Re: Motorists must take more re-

sponsibility for road safety, Nov. 28.I would like to thankMelissa and Chris

Bruntlett for highlighting motorists re-sponsibility to share our roads safely.As a daily cyclist commuter in all weath-

er and seasons, I know the challenges ofsharing the road with two-tonne machines.I agree that drivers need to take more re-

sponsibility for pedestrian safety by stayingfocused on the road, avoiding distractionsand being ready to yield to pedestrians especially at intersections and near transitstops where pedestrians may not use cross-walks. This has certainly been a key focusof our pedestrian safety campaign this fall.We also work with the provincial

government and municipalities to makeroad improvements to prevent crashes. In2013 alone, ICBC invested approximately$603,000 in 19 road improvement projectsto make Vancouvers roads safer for pedes-trians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers.The Bruntletts are also correct that short,

dark days and wet weather at this timeof year pose a safety risk for pedestrians.In fact, 76 per cent more pedestrians areinjured in crashes fromNovember to Janu-ary compared to June to August in B.C.Weve been educating pedestrians aboutthe risks and encouraging them to do thingslike making eye contact with drivers, usingsafety reectors and avoiding their owndistractions while crossing the street.Yes, the onus should be on drivers to

look for pedestrians when they are ap-proaching a crosswalk, particularly becausenearly 75 per cent of crashes involvingpedestrians happen at intersections. Whenturning at an intersection, drivers needto look twice to make sure there are nopedestrians crossing. We support policeenforcement when drivers dont obey therules of the road.Themajority of crashes are preventable.

We all need to do our part to keep our roadssafe bymaking smart decisions on the roads.

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Nursingacomplaint oversurgery storyTo the editor:Re: Need for new knee worth all the

aches and pains, Nov. 26.I am terribly upset and dismayed over

the article by Sandra Thomas aboutknee replacement surgery. Her reportingof her experience may be accurate forher but it is inaccurate for the majorityof patients and gives a negative futureexperience for those folks for whomsurgery is necessary.I have worked for 23 years with rheu-

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Commodore Cabaret opens onGranvilleDec. 3, 1930: The downtown nightlife scene receives a big boost after a newdancehall opens in the 800 block of Granville street to a sold-out crowd. Builtby real estatemogul (and alleged rum runner) George Reifel and designed byarchitect Henry Gillingham, the two-storey Art Deco complex featured a basementbowling alley and pool hall, street-level retail space and an upstairs ballroomwith a special dancefloor designwith rubber tires and horsehair under the floorto absorb shocks and give the sensation of bouncing. Eventually renamed theCommodore Ballroom, the venue closed in 1996 but re-opened again three yearslater after extensive renovations.


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The word legendarywas mentioned more thanjust a couple of times inthe same breath as EmilyCarr University of Artand Design Student ArtSale held this past Fridaythrough Sunday.Otherwise, why else

would 120 people line upfor the shows opening ona Friday at noon? Whyelse would a couple fromSeattle, Wash. make the

show a road trip tradition,adding to their alreadysignicant collection ofEmily Carr student art intheir home? And why elsewould many in the steadycrowd be gallery ownersand curators?The work is always

good, this year is excep-tional, said show organiz-er Marlene Madison, anEmily Carr alumna. Andthe students have been in-credible. Really organized,really focused.The vibe of the room

felt more Army & NavyShoe Sale at times thana wine and cheese galleryopening. While watchingthe determined eyes of arthunters made the sale thatmuch more fun, anybodylooking for blue-lightspecial art likely left the

Granville Island campusdisappointed.The pricing the stu-

dents sometimes strugglewith, theyre still studentsbut the art is often at alevel you would see out ingalleries, said Madison.Its priced very well, anda lot of work goes into it.Like anything thats

been around for 41 years,the show has a few storiesto tell. It was called thePrint and Pot Sale untilthe mid-1990s when theschools administrationasked the ceramic andprintmaking students ifthey wouldnt mind in-cluding more disciplines,particularly the paintingstudents. Turned out theydid in fact initially mind,so the Advancement(formerly Foundation

and Development) agreedto organize the show toaccommodate everybody,according to RoxanneToronto who works withthe schools communica-tions team.Other distant stories

swirled about; paintingsbought at the sale for$30 and then, years later,appraised for $60,000.Its not a stretch consider-ing Emily Carrs alumniincludes a long list ofnotables Stan Douglas,Douglas Coupland, Ter-ence KohPrintmaking student

Jonathan Hodges washappy to show his workalongside fellow students ina high-trafc gallery set-up.Ive been successful

every year and even if Idont sell something, its

just been about being ableto show my work, he said.Added fellow student

Patrick Bravo: Theanxiety was waiting for thedoors to open and peopleto come in. But the partbefore that, I love that part.The setting up, preparing,having all the work done.And you want to have yourbest work instead of justrandom work. People aregoing to come and if youhave your worst work, theywill remember that.Hodges is from Des

Moines, Iowa and Bravo isfrom Belluno, Italy. Bothbecame friends, collabora-tors, as well as extra handswhen it comes to produc-ing their large-scale printsthat are measured in feetof double-digits. Theresnot enough room in the

sale for those, but bothhad several smaller pieceson, and leaning against,walls.Student Tina Yan had

17 original paintings forsale. Most sold by Satur-day afternoon includinga submission for Novem-bers Stickboy exhibitionat the Ayden Gallery, ajoint venture with theVancouver Opera forShane Koyczans produc-tion of the same name.I really look forward to

the show, said Yan whopaints on the side whileshe focuses on her degreein design.Last year I put pieces

in the show and they soldwithin the rst 10 min-utes. Its appreciated. Youknow, hard work pays off.

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1. Emily Carr University of Art and Design student Tina Yan shows off one of her sold pieces at the schools Student Art Sale held this past Friday through Sunday. Despite her painting talents, Yan is studyingdesign. Ive been having a lot of, I would say, good luck in presentingmywork and having people find it, she said. 2. Its estimated that at least 3,000 people visited the Emily Carr Student Art Show. Theprint with the coloured dots is by printmaker Patrick Bravo, titled Aurora Borealis. PHOTOSREBECCA BLISSETT

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Emanating from the heart of the Village at Yew Street and West41st Ave., visitors will discover Free Horse & Carriage rides,strolling Carolling Quartets, a brass band, a gaggle of tubaplayers, and of course Santa and his Elf!

Most performerswill be stopping byKerrisdale shops and businessesthrough the course of the afternoon while Santa & Co. disperseindividually wrapped European chocolates to passersby.

Kerrisdale Village Christmas entertainment will continue throughoutthe weekends of December to the 20th, with a bonus day on Tuesday 23rd to serenadelast-minute shoppers.

Not to be missed is Kerrisdales Gliding on Ice event, sponsored by the Kerrisdale BusinessAssociation,at the Kerrisdale Arena on Sunday,Dec.21 from 3:45 to 5:30 pm.Complimentaryadmission includes free skate rentals (while they last,) livemusic on the ice,plus free refreshmentslike sugar cookies and hot chocolate.Mmm,mmm good!

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With more than 200 shops perfectly situatedwithin walking distance, you neednt goanywhere else to complete your list this season.Here are a few places to visit for gifts, dcor,attire and much more!

FASHION & BEAUTYTry on a comfy pair of slippers from thegreat collection at The KerrisdaleBootery.

Adorn her neck with a beautiful silver andstone necklace from Collins Jewellers.

From theHills of Kerrisdale Blue Rubycounter, a Sonya Rene ring will inspire her!

Wrap up the chill with a gloriousPashmina from any of the womensfashion stores.

Drop by The Perfect Gift for beautifuljewellery and dcor, like Pandora and more.

Perry & Co on the Boulevard has morethan pretty paint check out the goodies!

FOOD &DRINKBenton Brothers Fine Cheeses has giftboxes, deluxe cheeses and accoutrements.

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A gift certicate to Faubourgwill let them enjoy a beautiful teaor coffee experience.

Moores Bakery has all yourholiday baking taken care of thisyear just go for it!

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Pick up a poinsettia or other foliage atScentrepiece Flowers, to beautify yourhome.

Thomas Hobbs Florist offers more thanarrangements, the accessories are heavenly!

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Come enjoy an inspiring and uplifting mu-sical presentation from the VancouverThunderbird Chorus! Their We Need aLittle Christmas concert will be the rst holi-day performance in the new rehearsal space:St. Faiths Anglican Church at 7284 CypressSt. in Kerrisdale, on Saturday, Dec. 6 from2:00-4:00 pm. The cost is only $10 with afood bank donation. Come out and supportyour local vocalists while also helping out thehungry.Go to thunderbirdchorus.ca for moredetails or call 604-357-4767.

The Inverglen Scottish Dancers and theKerrisdale Community Dancers wouldlike to invite you to their performance, ACelticChristmas, inKerrisdale at theKerrisdaleSeniors Centre. Admission is by donations.Tickets for the Red and White Rafe willbe available at the door. Come and enjoy anafternoon of Highland, Scottish Country, andStep Dancing with audience participation atthe end, on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 2:00-

4:00 pm. For more info, call 604-605-0890 oremail [email protected].

You have your choice this year between twoof the Vancouver Chamber ChoirsfavouriteChristmasentertainments,performedat Ryerson United Church (2205 W. 45thAve. at Yew St.) in Kerrisdale.At 8:00 pm onFriday,Dec.19 its ADYLANTHOMASCHRISTMAS, and at 3:00 pm on Sunday,Dec. 21 it will be A CHARLIE BROWNCHRISTMAS. Their signature performanceof A Dylan Thomas Christmas; 2014is the centenary of the poets birth. Bothprogrammes will also include a lovely mixof old and new carols. For tickets and furtherinfo., go to vancouverchamberchoir.com.

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Your local Kerrisdale Community Centrehas plenty happening this month for kids...so join in the funwith these Holiday Programs itll be an experience theyll never forget.

BREAKFASTWITH SANTADATE: Sunday,Dec. 14;TIME: 9am-10:30am; 11am-sold out;COST: $6.00/$8.00Bring the family to breakfast with the bigguy himself, Santa Claus. Events include acontinental breakfast, crafts, play equipment,and a photo of your child with Santa.All adultsand children attending must pay ($6 each,members; $8, non-members) and children arerequired to be supervised. Children under 2years can attend for free.

POLYNESIAN HOLIDAYSPECTACULARDATE: Sunday,Dec. 14TIME: 2:00-4:00pmCOST: 1 session/$15Join KCC for the Finale 2014 Encore

Performance featuring songs,dances,costumes,and music of the South Pacic. There will bedoor prizes,refreshments,and photos with cast.Free for children under 5 years old. Instructor:Paul Latta Dance

AT MY PACE HOLIDAY CLASSESDec. 15 through 19 (various classes).Check website for further info.A class full of great Christmas gift making:candles, soap and chocolates! Childrenmay participate on their own when theyhave the readiness to do so and adults arealways welcome to stay. Program Director:Jennifer Upsdell

CHILDRENS DAY CAMPSCamp runs 9:00am-4:00pm1 session/$30JoinKCCforanactionpackedwinterbreakyouwill never forget! Day-Camp participants mustbring a packed lunch and dress appropriately forthe weather.A waiver formmust be completedprior to the days activities. Children must bedropped off at 9:00am and picked up promptlyat 4:00pm.Themes include:

Jammin in Pajamas:Mon.Dec. 22 Winter Wonderland:Tues.Dec. 23 Crazy Hair Day:Mon.Dec. 29 Kids in the Kitchen:Tues.Dec. 30 Sportsmania:Wed.Dec. 31 Movie Day:Fri. Jan. 1

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In Joseph Goldsteinand Jack Kornelds bookSeeking the Heart of Wis-dom, near-enemies arestates that are mistaken fordesirable qualities, such asunconditional love, com-passion and equanimity.For example, the near-

enemy of love is attach-ment or desire. It seemslike the real thing but isquite the opposite, espe-cially when one doesntget what one desires. Itcan then transform intojealousy, envy and anger.The near-enemy of

compassion feelingconnected to anotherthrough their suffering is pity, which sets us apartfrom the other.The near-enemy of

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youre not a pre-teen orteenaged girl, you donthave any frenemies buttake a close look at theactions of a frenemy. Youmight be surprised thatyou yourself are your ownworst frenemy.1. A frenemy puts you

down. The most manipu-lative frenemies put youdown behind your back. Ifyoure a frenemy to your-self, you might not evenrecognize the negativeself-talk running in thebackground of your mind.Have you ever said, I

cant do it, Im a loseror Why should I even try?When you catch your-

self doing this, talk backto yourself in a posi-tive way. I might makemistakes but that doesntmake me a loser and theonly way to move forwardis to try new things, testmy limits and learn.2. A frenemy feeds your

vices. I encourage my wifenot to shop with friendswho spend more thanher. By comparison, theyconvince her that she hasntspent too much, and whenshe asks their opinion aboutbuying yet another purse,they of course will agreeand suggest buying two.If your friends smoke or

exceed the healthy limitof two or three alcoholicdrinks on any day, you aremore likely to accept thisas the norm and continueto harm your body.Do you rationalize your

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negativity in your life withyour own self-talk?

Make your mind yourfriend. Knowing thatwhat you habitually thinkshapes what you see andhow you feel, observe yourown thoughts. Substituteunhelpful thoughts and atti-tudes with both realistic andpositive ones. You couldask yourself, Is this line ofthinking helpful or not?What would you do

if you recognized thata friend was really abackstabber and work-ing against you? Youdprobably break off yourassociation.You cant really do

that if you discover thatthe frenemy is yourself.But having become moremindful of your negativeself-talk and how you havebeen sabotaging your ownwellbeing, you can chooseto act like your own bestfriend and do what is bestfor you.Dr. Davidicus Wong is a

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Wayne Babcock didntcelebrate when his wife gavehim a three-month personaltraining package for his 70thbirthday in 2013.I had mixed feelings,

Babcock said.But more than a year

later, Babcock is hooked onworking out with certiedpersonal trainer YvetteRavai twice a week.In the beginning it was

kind of a struggle and Iprobably, to be honest,didnt look forward to it,Babcock said. And then Istarted to see some benetsfrom it. Now, I really miss itif I miss a session.Ravai trains Babcock

in his Fairview condo-minium buildings gym, sohe doesnt have to bravetorrential downpours,commute or cough up agym membership.Its more convenient,

he said.Ravai brings dumbbells,

exercise bands andmedicine,Swiss and BOSU balls.When it was very hot

over the summer, we justwent out into the court-yard, Babcock said.Ravai reports she re-

quested a doctors notefrom Babcock, as she doesfor all of her clients who areolder than 60, before theygot physical.Even though she or he

appears to be a healthyperson, you just dontknow, she said.Ravai conducts a free

health consultation withprospective clients to learnabout any health problemsand what motivates anddemotivates them.Babcock went for a full

physical four or ve monthsafter he started personaltraining. A cardiac stresstest revealed his blood pres-sure recovered faster thanit previously had followingintense exercise.I feel stronger. I am

stronger, Babcock said.Certainly, I feel much betterafter a session, tired physical-

ly but buoyed upmentally.Ravai charges $65 an hourand says personal trainingfees in Vancouver rangefrom $50 to $100 an hour.Its not cheap, but for

me its worthwhile, saidBabcock, who ran a publicoil and gas company beforehe retired. Its a qual-ity of life issue The wayIm doing it is gold-plated,probably, but it doesnthave to be that way.Ravai, a certied personal

trainer for two-and-a-halfyears, began her career ata womens gym and thenopted to work privately,winning new clients throughword-of-mouth.Shes trained clients aged

16 to 80 and draws thosewho have little recent expe-rience working out. Ravaihas trained people with type1 and 2 diabetes, multiplesclerosis, knee, back andneck problems.Babcock, a walker and

golfer who had also tried

yoga, favours Ravais ap-proach.We all have the idea that

youre going to get somegung-ho master sergeantwhos going to drill youup and down, he said.It probably is a fear thata lot of people have whenthey think about doing it.Yvettes not like that. Shesvery gentle.Ravai says most of her

clients crave the privacythat personal trainingaffords. Theyd feel self-conscious at a gym.A lot of my clients are

quite busy, so time is a hugefactor, she added.But the main advan-

tage of personal training,according to Ravai, is ac-countability.A lot of people procrasti-

nate, she said.There was a pregnant

pause when the Courierasks Babcock how oftenhe heads to the gym to dostrengthening exercises

when Ravais not around.Hes more apt to take

a long walk or to hit thetreadmill.But Dr. Larry Dian, an

expert on aging, told theCourier in a previous inter-view that resistance trainingto minimize muscle lossshould be the focus betweenage 50 and 75.Babcock said Ravai

changes his program everythree to four weeks.Ravai offers circuit,

strength, endurance andexibility training andnutritional counselling. Shehelps her clients set realisticgoals and designed a routineBabcock could do on acruise last spring.So did he work out while

on board?I might have, Babcock

said with a laugh.Ravai also helped him

train for a 120-mile walkBabcock completed with hiswife Patricia along the RiverThames in England.

We had two 17-mile days,several 14-mile days, hesaid. I could really tell thatmy tness level was good.Ravai suggests those with

tight budgets to work witha trainer at least once amonth to make sure theyreperforming moves correctlyand to alter their routine sothey see results. Ravai rec-ommends nding trainersthrough gyms, on LinkedInor, preferably, throughword-of-mouth. She alsorecommends conrming atrainer is certied and con-sider their area of specialty.If Im Suzy, and Im

in my 40s and Im new toexercise, do I want to betraining with a personaltrainer who just deals withelite athletes? she said.Ravai noted trainers who

work at gyms might berequired to pump sales.Say its $60 an hour, the

trainer is getting very littleof that money, she said.Its going to the gym, so

that trainer is not giving thebest service sometimes.Ravai earned her certi-

cation through the Ameri-can Council on Exercise,or ACE, which certiesher internationally. Othertrainers seek certicationthrough the B.C. Recre-ation and Parks Association,or BCRPA.Ravai said trainers study

anatomy, physiology, nutri-tion and the psychology ofmotivation. She is trainedin rst aid and in using adebrillator and is requiredto continue her education.Certic

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