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Vancouver has become the rst munici-pality in Canada to adopt
regulations for il-legal marijuana dispensaries and will beginto
issue business licences to a maximum of94 pot shops in the coming
months.City council voted 8-3 Wednesday to
proceed with a staff proposal that calls for$30,000 annual
licence fees ($1,000 fornon-prot compassion clubs), criminalrecord
checks and zoning regulationsthat prohibit pot shops from
operating
within 300 metres of schools, communitycentres and each
other.Councils decision also allows for dispen-
saries of which there weremore than 90 inthe citys last count to
sell marijuana oils,tinctures and capsules. Staffs original
draftrecommended only marijuana oil be sold. Allmarijuana-infused
goods such as cookies andbrownies are banned from the shops.Its
just, simply, a common sense ap-
proach to dealing with the explosion ofmedical marijuana shops
in our city, saidVision Coun. Kerry Jang who, along withhis Vision
colleagues and Green PartyCoun. Adriane Carr, voted in favour ofthe
regulations. Were not regulating theproduct, were regulating the
business.Councils passing of the regulations
means existing pot shop operators have 60days to apply for a
business licence. Thecity has drawn up a stringent set of
criteriathat each operator must meet to be granteda licence,
including an examination of pastbusiness practices and whether
police havedeemed the operation a problem premise.City staff
estimates the regulations will al-low for a maximum of 94
shops.Operators of non-prot compassion
clubs will have to prove they meet thecitys denition of such a
club, includ-ing being registered under the provincesSociety act
and offering at least two healthservices such as psychological
counsellingand traditional Chinese medicine for 60 percent of
operating hours or more per month.
Continued on page 6
OPINION 10Garr on VSB chairs fall
SPORTS 31Volley girls
CANADADAY 15Things to do, eh
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THE VOICE of VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS since 1908
City approves pot shop rules
B.C.s ownlanguage
Cheryl [email protected]
The word Cultus, as in Cultus Lake, isa ChinookWawa word.Yeah,
it means a crummy lake, said
MLA Sam Sullivan whose organization theGlobal Civic Policy
Society is hosting anevent called ChinookWawaDay, June 27.Former
UBC professor Jay Powell will
speak about the trade language that wascomposed of roughly 30
per cent English,30 per cent French and bits and piecesof Coast
Salish First Nations languages atChinookWawa Day.When I came to
theNorthwest Coast
in 1970, there were still a few people left,native elders,
loggers, just interested people,that still could communicate in
jargon,the 77-year-old anthropological linguistsaid. Frankly, I may
be the last person thatlearned it from speakers of the
language.Most people now that know someChinookjargon learned it
from dictionaries.ChinookWawa arose as a trade lan-
guage with the Chinook people who livedalong the southern
stretch of the Colum-bia River. It began after John Jacob Astorset
up a trading post in Astoria in theearly 1800s, and it became a
full-blownlanguage around 1850.Missionaries, traders, settlers,
govern-
ment ofcials that were coming to the Pa-cic Northwest before
they came, the rstthing would be to get a hold of a
Chinookdictionary and within a week, they wouldknow how to
communicate, Powell said.The pidgin language consists of about
500 words and little, if any, grammar.I often have seen
estimates of a quarter
of a million people, 250,000 speakers ofChinook jargon, on the
Northwest Coastin 1900, Powell said.Chinook Wawa was the
working
language of the Hastings Sawmill thatoperated on Burrard Inlet
from the1860s through the 1920s, the largestemployer in the city.
Chinese and Japa-nese new immigrants who worked at themill
apparently learned Chinook Wawabefore they learned English.
Continued on page 4
Efforts made tosave Chinook Wawa
Federal health minister deeplydisappointed in decision
SKOOKUMWORDS Jay Powell sits near Siwash Rock, which is
namedwith aword from the ChinookWawa trade language once used along
thePacific Northwest Coast. At one time an estimated 250,000 spoke
the language formed fromCoast Salish, French and English.
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Now that city councildecided to regulate illegalmarijuana
dispensaries inVancouver, you probablyhave some questions.So I
thought Id select a
few and do my best to an-swer them. You can alsoread my story on
the frontpage for more details.Anyway, here we go...Question: Do
the new
regulations mean all cur-rent dispensary operatorswill
automatically receive abusiness licence if they paythe $30,000
annual fee?Answer: No. Every
operator must apply tothe city and go through astringent
three-phase pro-cess which involves staffreviewing the
dispensaryslocation, past businesspractices, conductingcriminal
record checksand determining whetherthe pot shop meetsvarious
guidelines andbuilding codes related to
health, re and signs. Youshould also know that ifa dispensary
meets therequirements of a non-prot compassion club,then the fee is
$1,000.Question: So what
happens if a pot shopoperator refuses to paythe $30,000 or the
$1,000fees and continues tooperate? At what point dothey get shut
down?Answer: As city lawyer
Iain Dixon explainedMonday night at the lastnight of public
hearings,we can take enforcementaction immediately, butwhether we
can guaranteethat theyll stop operatingimmediately, we cant.It
takes time to makesomeone stop operating.Dixon said the most
ef-cient way to shut down abusiness without a licenceis to seek an
injunctionin court. If someonedoesnt contest it, itsvery quick. But
if they docontest it, it can be quitelong. Fines of $250 to$10,000
could also beimposed.Question: Is there any
evidence the $30,000fee will cause pot shopsto shut down and
drivesales of marijuana into theblack market?Answer:
Apparently,
the city says it has noevidence to indicate thiswould happen,
althoughsales of marijuana nomatter where they oc-
cur have always beenillegal. Unless, of course,you have a
licence to growit or use it.Question: I heard the
city talking about a pointsystem to sort out whichpot shops get
to stay andwhich have to close, orrelocate. Please explain.Answer:
Each application
will be reviewed under ademerit point system. Forexample, if a
pot shop hasa history of poor businesspractices, has had
policeexecute search warrantsat the business, then thecity would
penalize themfor four points. If the sameshop completed workwithout
a building permit,thats another penalty ofthree points. If an
applicantdoes not want to set up acompassion club, thats10 demerit
points. Thefewer points, the betterthe chances of a pot
shopreceiving a business licenceand remaining in a neigh-bourhood.
If the city ndsthat two or more shops arecompeting for the
samelocation, and their demeritpoints are equal, a lotterywould
take place.Question: How much is
this going to cost for thecity to implement?Answer: City
docu-
ments say it will cost $1.4million in the rst year.That goes to
pay for newstaff and start-up costs. Inthe second year, the
costwill drop to $700,000 and
to $500,000 in subse-quent years.Question: Ive heard a
lot about this 300-metrerestriction. Whats that allabout?Answer:
The regulations
state a pot shop cannotoperate within 300 metresof a school,
communitycentre, neighbourhoodhouse, or another pot shop.Colorado
and WashingtonState have the same rules.Under these
restrictions,initial projections from thecity were that 26 pot
shopswould have to close, 54relocate and open up spacefor 12 new
dispensaries.Question: Is it true fed-
eral Health Minister isnthappy with Vancouvercitys council
decision toregulate dispensaries?Answer: Uh, deeply
disappointed is what shesaid. And she also saidthe cops should
enforcethe law. But as the Courierlearned in an investiga-tion,
police raided a potshop three times at 151East Hastings and it
con-tinues to operate today.
@Howellings
Pot shop regulations andwhat theymean
Over the next 60 days, city hall will accept applications
frompeoplewhowant to get a business licence to operate
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Continued from page 1Stephen Hume, the
journalist, he said whenhis father went to work forthe Province
in the 1930s,he was given a Chinookdictionary, Sullivan
said.Contracts, songbooks
and even an opera werewritten in Chinook, ac-
cording to Powell.If I could give some
sense of the enjoyment ofencountering old-timersback in the
1960s thattold stories in jargon, andjokes, and sang songs andused
phrases in order tolabel themselves linguisti-cally as old-timers,
its a
wonderful thing, Powellsaid. As British Colum-bians wed be
poorer if wewerent aware of what wewere doing when we usejargon
words.The Chinook Wawa
word for strong is skookumand chuck means water,thus the name
for Skoo-
kumchuck Narrows on theSunshine Coast, which seesreversing
tides, rapids andsometimes up to nine foothigh drops from one side
ofthe rapids to the other.Potlatch means to give.
Muckamuck means foodand high muckamuckmeans a rich person, or
aperson who has more food.Siwash, as in Siwash
Rock off the Stanley Parkseawall, stems from theFrench word
sauvage,which was applied to FirstNations people.Few know the
origins of
these words today becauseChinookWawa fell out ofuse once it was
no longerneeded.Starting in the 1890s,
all over British Columbia,schoolhouses started to ap-pear,
including the awful-ness that was the residentialschools, and the
nativepeople learned English, sothey no longer needed Chi-nook
jargon as a commonlanguage, Powell said.He taught a course on
Chinook Wawa to FirstNations students in 1973at Langara
College.UBC wasnt even
slightly interested in hav-ing a course in a languagethat
wouldnt fulll alanguage requirement forthem, so First Nations
stu-dents at Langara thoughtthat it was a really inter-esting way
to get creditfor something that actu-ally meant something tothem,
Powell said.Sullivan contacted him
two years ago, keen tospread the word aboutChinook Wawa.One of
the problems is
that no one owns Chi-nook Wawa. Its not a rstlanguage of
anybody. Its asecond language of every-body, Sullivan said.Were
hoping to put
together a group, mostlyof young people, who willknow enough
about jargonas a result of the ChinookWawa Day camp, that
they will become onesthat remember and knowsomething about
jargonfor the next generation,Powell said.Chinook Wawa Day
runs from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Participants will alsolearn about
aboriginalarts and crafts, architec-ture and canoeing. As
ofThursday afternoon, 15spots remained. To regis-ter, see
globalcivic.org.
@Cheryl_Rossi
Jargon springs from trade language roots
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JayPowell once taught a courseonChinookWawa
toFirstNationsstudents.PHOTODANTOULGOET
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CLASSNOTES
Cheryl [email protected]
The second NPA trusteein a row to serve as chairof the Vancouver
SchoolBoard says a new tone hasbeen set on the board.NPA trustee
Fraser Bal-
lantyne was elected chairJune 24 with ve votes tofour for Vision
VancouversPatti Bacchus.Ballantyne didnt name
NPA trustee ChristopherRichardson, who served aschairperson from
Decemberuntil he resigned June 15 inhis acceptance speech,
butargued a new constructivetone had been set over thepast six
months.He said trustees are work-
ing hard to ensure seismicprojects move ahead.As we move
forward
its going to be challengingtimes, a lightening rod of ajob and I
actually like Pattisposition of shooting fromthe sidelines and she
doesa really great job, he said.We look forward to work-
ing closely and hard andtrying to constructively puttogether
whats necessaryfor kids in Vancouver.Nine trustees compose
the school board, four fromthe NPA, four from VisionVancouver
and one from theGreen Party of Vancouver.Ballantyne was
nominated
in a second round of voting.In the rst round of the
secret ballot, he and VisionVancouvers Bacchus eachreceived four
votes. TheGreens Janet Fraser, arst-time trustee, receivedone.
Trustees voted for Bal-
lantyne or Bacchus in thesecond round.Its been quite clear
to
us, really from just rightafter the election, that theGreen
trustee is far morealigned with the values ofthe NPA than with the
Vi-sion party, Bacchus saidafter the meeting.Before Richardson,
Bac-
chus served as chairpersonfor six years.Fraser wrote in a
blog
post on the Greens websitethat her vote wasnt basedon aligning
with a particu-lar party, but on who she
believed would best servethe board at this time.We have to work
col-
laboratively and respectfullywithin our board, with ourdistrict
stakeholders andwith the provincial govern-ment and the tone that
wasset while Christopher wasthe chair, that should becontinued and
we shouldtry and maintain a less ad-versarial interaction with
theprovincial government, shetold the Courier
Thursdaymorning.Ballantyne argued at the
nal school board budgetmeeting last year that withlow enrolment,
the districtcould have closed two el-ementary and three second-ary
schools to address its2014-2015 budget shortfall.Earlier this
month, a report
commissioned by EducationMinister Peter Fassbenderby EY,
estimated the VSBcould close up to 19 schoolsdue to low
enrolment.So reporters wanted to
knowWednesday eveningwhether Ballantyne still sup-ported closing
schools.Its not on the table,
closing schools, yet, he
said. Were going forwardand we want to consult withcommunity and
we want tosee what our staff have tosay and we want to weighin on
that as a board.Bacchus said she entered
the contest for chairpersonwith mixed feelings.Its going to be
tough
with a split board and thekinds of pressures we havecoming from
the province,
she said. Theres not goingto be a lot of great, excitingnews to
announce. Theresgoing to be a series of dif-cult
decisions.Ballantyne was elected for
the term of June 24 to Dec.7. He was rst elected trust-ee in
2011, and reelected inNovember 2014.Fraser will continue to
serve as vice-chair.@Cheryl_Rossi
Newchair pledges constructive approach
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Continued from page 1Mayor Gregor Robertson
and themajority of coun-cillors said the regulationswere
necessary because theConservative governmentof PrimeMinister
StephenHarper failed in its policies togive people proper access
tomedical marijuana, despiteprecedent-setting SupremeCourt of
Canada decisions.Tied to a court ruling
in 2001 that made posses-sion possible for medicalmarijuana
patients is thefederal governments movein 2013 to have all
mari-juana cultivated for medici-nal purposes come from agovernment
dispensary anddelivered by mail. Earlierthis month, the
SupremeCourt of Canada ruled allforms of marijuana can beconsumed
by Canadians.Federal Health MinisterRona Ambrose said she
wasoutraged by the decision.In his remarks, Vision
Coun. Geoff Meggs pointedto letters he and othercouncillors
received fromAmbrose and Public SafetyMinister Stephen Blaney,who
criticized council forconsidering regulations forpot shops. The
ministerssaid marijuana sales at potshops was illegal and
willremain illegal under theConservative government.I just want to
say in
response to that, to ministerAmbrose: Wake up, youare completely
out of touchwith the realities on theground, Meggs said.
Thepolicies that youre advocat-ing are backward and de-
structive and theyve drivenus to take the steps that
arenecessary here today.In a statement emailed to
theCourierWednesday, Am-brose said she was deeplydisappointed in
councilsdecision and expected policeto enforce the law. She
saidmarijuana is neither an ap-proved drug normedicine inCanada
andHealth Canadadoesnt endorse its use.While Canadian courts
have required the govern-ment to allow access tomarijuana when
authorized
by a physician, the law isclear that this must be donein a
controlled fashion toprotect public health andsafety, Ambrose
said.All three NPA councillors
George Afeck, ElizabethBall andMelissa DeGenova voted against
the regula-tions, although they said theysupport the legalization
ofmarijuana and how it canhelp people in need of medi-cine to treat
illnesses.This has been, in effect,
policy by neglect that wereputting together today, Af-
eck said. We have the lawsin place that could have dealtwith the
proliferation of theseretail stores. The police, forwhatever
reason, did not fol-low those policies, those rulesthat we
currently have.The Vancouver Police
Department is on recordsaying violent drug dealers,who trade in
hard drugssuch as heroin and cocaine,are top priorities for its
drugunit, although it has ex-ecuted nine search warrantsover a
recent 18-monthperiod on pot shops.
While the police say theControlled Drugs and Sub-stances Act
allows for policeto make arrests and recom-mend charges to Crown,
itdoes not allow ofcers toclose a pot shops doors.Under the new
regulations,the city and police can nowtake action, mainly
throughthe courts, to shut down adispensary.Afeck said he
believes
the regulations will leadto a myriad of nightmarelitigious
situations fromevery level of every kind of
group, including operatorswho arent granted licencesand
advocates upset aboutthe citys ban on marijuana-infused goods.I
think were going to
have a ght from the federalgovernment itself, potential-ly, he
said, noting the costof implementing the regula-tions, which are
estimated at$1.4million in the rst year.Do we want to spend
po-tentially millions of taxpayerdollars ghting in the
courtsonmany, many differentfronts? I dont think thatsresponsible
governance.Jamie Shaw, communica-
tions coordinator for theB.C. Compassion Club,told reporters
after thecouncil meeting that shewas worried the new regula-tions
will mean the oldestpot shop in Vancouver willhave to close or
relocate.The dispensary on Com-
mercial Drive is locatedacross the street from Strat-ford Hall,
a private schoolthat moved to the neigh-bourhood after the pot
shopopened its doors in 1997.The school and the Com-passion Club
are well withinthe 300 metres that restrictspot shops from
operating.Without a specic
grandfathering clause, thereare still actually options
andhopefully we can work withcity hall to reach some sort
ofsolution, Shaw said. Over-all, I think staff and councilhave
worked really hard totry and balance everybodysconcerns and came up
with agreat rst step.
@Howellings
NPApredicts nightmare of litigationNews
City council voted 8-3 in favour to adopt regulations for
illegalmarijuana dispensaries. At last count, therewere almost 100
operating inVancouver. PHOTODANTOULGOET
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NewsBuying frenzycould be slowingVancouvers unprec-
edented housing boom hasbecome a frenzy that willslow only when
sanityreturns to local buyers, ac-cording to a front-line real-tor.
But a leading economistexpects detached houseprices will continue
to rise.There are crazy things
happening out there, saidColette Gerber, a veteranreal estate
agent with Re/Max Select Propertiesand west side director ofthe
Real Estate Board ofGreater Vancouver.On Vancouvers West
Side, the benchmark priceof a detached house isnow rising by an
averageof $60,000 per month andin the white-hot
Dunbarneighbourhood, where acity-leading average of fourhouses are
selling every day,the average price increasedby $68,000 in May
alone.Multiple housing bids
can drive house prices upby tens of thousands of dol-lars within
hours, Gerbersaid. And the action isbeing seen right across
thecity, she said.Last Saturday, an older
house on East 13th nearFraser Street attracted three
bidders and sold for $1.81million, $220,000 above theasking
price, she said.A week earlier, Gerber
sold a house in the RenfrewHeights of East Vancouverwhere eight
buyers beganbidding, driving the valuemore than $140,000 abovethe
listing price. It sold intwo days for $1.56 million,she said.The
frenzy will end
when some sanity returns tolocal buyers, said Gerber.At some
point buyers willrealize how crazy it all is.The realtor said she
has
seen early and subtle signsthat the market in someparts of the
city could becooling down, with lessmultiple bids being seenand
houses staying on themarket for longer than aweek or two.However,
she says top
West Side neighbourhoods,such as Dunbar, wherethe typical
detached housenow sells for north of $2.4million, will likely see
priceincreases continue. There,it is all about a lack of sup-ply,
she said.Bryan Yu, senior
economist with Central 1Credit Union, noted thatthe
sales-to-listing ratio ofdetached houses in Van-
couver is now above 30 percent, considered well into asellers
market. He sees noprice declines anywhere inVancouver due to the
tightinventory of property.We will continue to see
upward price pressure ondetached houses in Van-couver, said Yu.
Houseshave become a land play inthe city.
Frank OBrien
Flag ShopdropsStars andBarsA Vancouver specialty
ag shop has announcedthat after intense publicpressure, it will
no longermake or sell the Confeder-ate ag.The move follows a
sim-
ilar decision by Wal-Mart.Display of the ag, espe-cially on
South Carolinascapitol buildings grounds,has come under
scrutinyfollowing a racially-moti-vated shooting at a historicblack
church in Charles-ton on June 17.The Flag Shop owner
Susan Braverman said hercompany has always soldand manufactured
theConfederate ag in smallquantities, which becameespecially
popular after therelease of the 2005 movie
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social media manager,who is from Mississippi,initially urged her
to dropthe ag in the days follow-ing the shooting.Amidst one of the
busi-
est times in the year for theshop, Braverman put offmaking the
decision. Butafter Wal-Mart announcedit would no longer sell theag,
Braverman said shebegan receiving emails andFacebook messages
askingwhy her store was still sell-ing the ag.I had always seen it
as
a historical ag, Braver-man said. I knew somepeople liked it and
somepeople didnt.Once she started read-
ing more about the callsto stop displaying the ag,which many see
as asymbol of hate and rac-ism, Braverman said, shemade the
decision to stopselling it.Wal-Mart announced it
would no longer sell theConfederate ag June 22.Nikki Haley, the
governorof South Carolina, hascalled for the removal ofthe ag from
the state-house grounds.
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DEVELOPINGSTORY
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Carmen DOnofrio,president of the Commer-cial Drive Business
Society,calls the recently releasedGrandview-WoodlandCitizens
Assembly rec-ommendations a goodframework for furtherdiscussion
about the com-munity plan.The business society
represents more than 400members businesses andproperty owners
from Ven-ables to East 13th Avenue.The citizens assembly,
which describes Commer-cial Drive as the heart-beat of the
neighbour-hood, issued more than270 recommendationsearly this
month, includingones specic to Commer-cial Drive such as
introduc-ing bike lanes on the Drivefrom East 14th to
GraveleyStreet; pedestrian im-provements such as widersidewalks and
parklets;and, unless otherwise notedin the report, to retain
cur-rent zoning of four-storeysthroughout CommercialDrive from the
Grandviewcut to Pender Street withthe goal of maintaining
af-fordability and character.The assemblys report
also lists specic recom-mendations for Broadwayand Commercial,
callingfor mainly mid- and low-rise buildings not towers to
accommodate growtharound the SkyTrainStation, with a site for
a12-storey building.Its a great starting
point. It was a thoughtfulprocess. I covered a lot of
areas, said DOnofrio.Its hopefully somethingthat provides a
frameworkwhere the stakeholdersnow within the communitysit down and
look at eachrecommendation, look atthe feasibility, look at
theopportunities to see whatcan be implemented, whereto nd common
groundand then move forward.DOnofrios family owns
long-time CommercialDrive business KalenasShoes and he works at
StileBrands, a wine, beer andspirits importing business.He said its
important
to get the community planright because the street issuch a
unique area, so if weget it wrong, its going tobe tough to
x.DOnofrio said the busi-
ness society is in favour ofresponsible developmentand
responsible densityand he added that it under-stands the importance
of thetransportation hub at Com-mercial and Broadway.What we would
like to
see is responsible devel-opment. What is veryimportant for us is
thecharacter and heritage ofthe neighbourhood. Wewant to make sure
that theDrive remains an authen-tic neighbourhood and itremains one
of the bestplaces in Vancouver.He didnt pinpoint what
building heights he thinksshould be allowed aroundthe SkyTrain
station, buthe said its important futurebuildings integrate into
theneighbourhood in terms
of matters such as colourschemes, facades and mate-rials used.I
think its really impor-
tant that rather than debatewhether its a 10 storeysor 15
storeys or 20 storeys obviously Im makingup numbers, but instead
ofdebating how high some-thing is, does it t intothe neighbourhood?
Is itkeeping the same look aswhat the street is trying toachieve or
what its knownfor, he said. Thatssomething we need to lookat and
analyze and be morespecic about.When asked about
the bike lanes proposal,DOnofrio called Com-mercial Drive a
destinationneighbourhood that at-tracts not only people who
live in Grandview-Wood-land and in Vancouver, butvisitors from
around theLower Mainland.What we dont want to
see is Commercial Drivebeing seen as a commuterroute. Its really
important[that] whether its bikes,cars, transit or people, thatwe
dont want people tojust travel through Com-mercial Drive, he
said,adding that there are exist-ing bike networks close tothe
Drive that could beimproved.The Commercial Drive
Business Society believesits important to studyand discuss the
idea of abike lane on CommercialDrive look at the posi-tives and
the negatives anddetermine what is already
existing and how the exist-ing cycling network canbe improved
and then gofrom there.As for building heights
along the Drive, he citeda vision document thebusiness society
createdin 2012, which calls forheights from four to sixstoreys.The
reason being is
that a lot of the mom-and-pop operators who makeup the fabric of
the Drive,the biggest challengethat theyre going to beexperiencing
is the taxes,he said. Where its asingle-storey building, buttheyre
paying taxes for thesecond, third or fourth sto-rey that [doesnt]
alreadyexist. So thats putting alot of downward pressureon their
businesses and itsalso jeopardizing their op-erations. Thats
somethingwe want to hopefully ad-dress. So does that meanwe need to
go to four orve or six storeys? I thinkwe need to look at it.On
Wednesday, Vancou-
ver city council referred thecitizens assembly report tostaff to
review and analyzewith the goal of integratingits work into a draft
com-munity plan, according toa post from Coun. AndreaReimer. She
noted therevised community plan isexpected to be completedin spring
2016 and present-ed to council for consider-ation and
approval.Meanwhile, a group called
Streets for Everyone releaseda statementWednesdayendorsing the
citizens as-sembly report, citing therecommendations calling
forpedestrian improvements,better bus access and sepa-rated bike
lanes.
@naoibh
Grandview report a good starting pointCommercial Drive Business
Society president wants responsible development
News
CarmenDOnofrio Jr., president of the Commercial Drive Business
Society, chats with JoeMandarino, co-owner of New Triple
AMarket.PHOTODANTOULGOET
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8Outof apossible 11, the
numberof votesat cityhall infavourof
regulatingmarijuanadispensaries. All threeNPAcouncillors
votedagainst the
motion.
1.4Inmillionsofdollars,theestimatedcost ofimplementing
thenewmarijuanadispensary
regulationsandassociatedpaperwork in the first year.
5Outof apossiblenine, thenumberof votesNPAschool
board trusteeFraserBallantynereceivedat ameeting
Wednesdaynight to replaceChristopherRichardsonas chair.
45In thousands, theapproximatenumberofChinesemillionaires
whomoved toVancouverbetween2005and2012.
80TheapproximatepercentageofWest End residentswhoare
renters.
303Thenumberof noise
complaints the cityhasreceived so far this year relating
to construction.
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proven record of helpingour clients the global elite diversifytheir
portfolios and realize above-averagereturn on investment through
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couver Craigslist
For some time, the media debateover Vancouvers overheated real
estatescene has resembled a 70s-era SamGross cartoon of three blind
men exam-ining an elephant. An elephant is likea rope, says one
holding the creaturestrunk. An elephant is at like a rug,says
another, feeling an ear. The thirdblind man squats behind the
animalwith his hands in a heap of droppings.An elephant is soft and
mushy, heinsists.Only recently have local pundits felt
the outlines of something truly elephan-tine in the local real
estate market:foreign investment.First there was the revelation
that no
ofcial Canadian bodies track foreigninvestment in residential
property,unlike other jurisdictions around theworld.The cry is now
for data. We must
have more information to determinewhos buying what where! A
worthyand necessary sentiment, if a little latein the game.Yet a
journalist who contributes to
a newspaper on the opposite side ofthe world has supplied some
gurespertinent to this issue. Immigrationdata demonstrates that the
inux ofrich immigrants to Vancouver (80 percent of them Chinese) is
unmatched byany other city in the world, at least interms of
wealth-migration schemes thatclearly dene asset benchmarks,
notesIan Young of The South China MorningPost.Between 2005 and
2012, two federal
programs, the now-defunct Immigrant
Investor Program and the still-operativeQuebec Immigrant
Investor Program,allowed 45,000 millionaire migrants toarrive in
Vancouver, Young observes.Lets put that in perspective. Theentire
United States only accepted9,450 wealth migration applications
inthe same period under its famous EB-5scheme, likely representing
fewer than30,000 individuals, he writes.Beijing is set to ease
nancial restric-
tions on the amount of money that canleave the country each
year, which mayamplify current trends in foreign wealthtransfer to
Vancouver.Ninety-one per cent of Chinese Com-
munist Central Committee membershave relatives abroad, according
togures from the Chinese governmentitself.Canadian journalist
Jonathan Man-
thorpe believes the elite and theirfamilies are pulling up
stakes frommainland China because of domesticenvironmental collapse
and political in-stability. And why wouldnt those withthe means,
motive, and moolah fromBeijing and beyond target an eco-logical Oz
where press and governmentalike have conducted public
discussionsabout power and property in Braille?Manthorpe notes the
inhibiting inu-
ence of what he calls the KomagataMaru syndrome, the fear of
beinglabelled a racist for singling out an eth-nically identiable
group. For his part,Young argues the idea of foreign inves-tors
affecting Vancouvers real estatemarket may technically be a myth,
sinceforeign buyers often have residencyrights or dual citizenship
in Canada, orare able to make their purchase via asuitably endowed
proxy (ie: a spouse orchild with residency).Yes, we certainly could
use more
data. We also need to have an adultconversation about
affordability with-out bigotry, Young observes. Becauseultimately
this isnt about race, itsabout capital massive amounts of itpouring
in from outside Canada, whichis distorting the local real estate
market,compromising governance, and turningVancouvers much-vaunted
liveabilityinto a stand-up comics punchline.And given the scale of
the afford-
ability problem, talk of taxing propertyippers doesnt even offer
a band-aidsolution. Its more like a tongue depres-sor for a
Millennial hemorrhage.
@geoffolson
Affordability requiresmature conversation
Opinion
Allen [email protected]
Moments after Green Party schooltrustee Janet Fraser cast her
deciding tie-breaking vote making the NPAs FraserBallantyne the new
chair of the Van-couver School Board, the two of themwere in a
huddle on the edge of the roomwhere she was being assured she
wouldhold on to her position as the boardsvice-chair: Quid pro
quo.Outgoing chair Christopher Richard-
son was practically invisible during the15-minute board meeting
to replace him.If he was thanked for his service, I
missed it.The records of the past chairs of this
body over the last century, inscribed ina series of brass
plaques bearing theirnames and tenures on the wall outsidethe
boardroom where this meeting tookplace, will attest to the fact
that Rich-ardson with just over six months atthe helm served the
shortest time inhistory.Richardson is considered by most, me
included, to be a ne fellow with tons ofhours spent serving his
community. Butwhile he was allowed to go quietly as theschool board
chair, ultimately he left un-der a cloud; at the very least he
proved tobe well over his head when it came to thejob. He has said
that his personal rea-sons for pulling the plug had nothing todo
with family matters or family health.But he had reason enough to
go. You
all may have noted my colleague MikeHowells recounting of the
drubbingRichardson took at council two weeksago when he appeared
before a publichearing at city council regarding regula-tions on
pot dispensaries.The main point to come out of it was
the fact that while Richardson was pro-fessing to represent the
school board inthe position he as presenting, he admit-ted to
council that the school board as awhole never actually discussed or
ap-proved what he had to say.That was public. What happened
that
same week at the school board in camerawas, of course, not.While
Richardson has refused to con-
rm or deny what took place there, thisis what has seeped out
from a couple ofsources. It has to do with the externalErnst and
Youngs (EY) audit and reportcommissioned by the provincial
ministerof education into the state of nancesof the Vancouver
School Board. As you
know by now, the report recommendedthat the 19 schools could be
looked atfor closure or sale, among other things,to deal with
chronic shortfalls the boardfaces each year.Now heres the point.
According a
news release on the Vancouver SchoolBoard website dated June 9,
2015, TheBoard had asked to receive a full brief-ing by the EY
special adviser. However,only Richardson was verbally briefed bythe
Minister, senior Ministry staff andEY representatives on the
highlights ofthe report last night. The Board was notgiven a copy
of the report and expects toreceive it this morning at the same
timeas its public release.
But here is what actually happened.During an in camera meeting
of theboard a day earlier and after Richardsonsbrieng by the
minister and the rest,members of the board asked Richardsonif he
had a copy of the EY report so theycould look at the details before
it wasmade public.As you can image, when the govern-
ment with whom you have a brittle rela-tionship, sets its own
audit team on you,the least you can expect is to get a headsup on
what is coming out in public thefollowing day.Nonetheless,
Richardson said no, he
did not have a copy of the report.But, in fact, he did.And the
following day, when he was
apparently called on this point by a seniormanager who knew that
Richardson hadthe document, he went about apologizingto a number of
board members whomhe had misled. And, just to be clear,Richardson
told me repeatedly, he wouldneither conrm nor deny anything
thattook place during any in camera meeting.But you can imagine a
number of
board members were quite annoyedIt was that incident, they
believe, thatcaused Richardson to nally lose thecondence of the
full board and led himto give up the job as board chair six
dayslater.
@allengarr
Outgoing chair lostboards confidence
Richardson said no,he did not have acopy of the report.But, in
fact, he did.
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COUR IER ARCH IVES THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 26, 1999: The Vancouver Canucksmake three trades on
themorning of theNHL Entry Draft in Boston to lock down the second
and third overall selections,which generalmanager Brian Burke uses
to pick 18-year-old twin brothers Henrikand Daniel Sedin.Burke had
to do some tricky stickhandling to score the two blue-chip
forwards,
who played for Modo in the Swedish Elite League andwanted to
remain togetheras players. Having ended the seasonwith theworst
record in theWesternConference for the second year in a row, the
Canuckswere in rebuildingmodeand already had the number three pick.
Burke then traded away BryanMcCabeand a future first rounder to the
Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the numberfour pick. This left
two top five choices, and he needed to ensure that neither
theTampaBay Lightning or Atlanta Thrashers would scoop one of
themup. Burkeconsequently swapped two later round selections and
the number four pick to theBolts in order tomove into their number
one slot, and then sent a pick to Atlantato allow them tomove to
number one after a guarantee not to pick either of thebrothers.The
Thrashers insteadwentwith Czech centre Patrik Stefan for the first
pick, a
move nowwidely regarded as one of theworst first-round draft
decisions in NHLhistory.
Canucks draft Swedish twins
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GreenParty leader respondsto Les Leyne columnRe: Elizabeth Mays
carbon-tax plan
unrealistic, online only.A recent column by Les Leyne took
aim at the Green Party climate plan,but his main point appeared
to be thatas leader, I will not be in a position toimplement it.
The same might havebeen said of another small party a halfcentury
ago. In 1966, the NDP wasin no position to hold enough seats toform
government. But working with theminority Liberal government of
LesterB. Pearson in a collaborative parlia-ment, our national
universal single-payerhealth care system was put in place.In fact,
in Lester B. Pearsons service as
prime minister, he never had a majority,yet his government
updated or createdmost of what we now consider our socialsafety net
universal health care, theCanada Pension Plan, Canada StudentLoans,
a 40-hour work week, two weeksvacation, and improved
unemploymentinsurance. All that and a new ag! TheNDP held a balance
of power under lead-er David Lewis in that parliament. It hasbeen
far too long since Canadians saw anera of parliamentary cooperation
in theinterest of the common good.Green Party goals are clear: we
need
to elect Green MPs to ensure a morecooperative approach to
politics. We needGreen MPs to ensure that the increasinglypartisan
NDP and Liberal parties do notallow the Harper Conservatives to
formgovernment in a minority parliament, asthose parties did in
2006 and 2008. Andwe need Green MPs to have a detailedand realistic
climate plan ready to imple-ment immediately following the
election.There are many reasons for expedi-
tious action on climate, but here is apressing reality. On Oct.
19, Canadianswill go to the polls; on Nov. 30 we mustbe prepared
for the deadline nego-tiations for a new climate treaty at
theinternational climate talks in Paris. Withfewer than 40 days to
replace the non-action plan of the Harper Conservativesand to
recruit a strong, science-based,experienced negotiating team to hit
theground running, whether it is a minorityNDP or Liberal
Parliament, those par-ties will need Green MPs.That is why we
unveiled our climate
plank early. Far from proposing unre-alistic goals and plans, we
want to beready for other parties who will needthose details.
Contrary to Mr. Leynesassumptions, the carbon fee and
dividendapproach to carbon pricing was not basedon the B.C. carbon
tax. The only similar-ity is that both are revenue neutral.Carbon
fee and dividend has been
widely supported internationally. In fact, itwas proposed in the
U.S. House of Repre-sentatives in 2009 by both Democrats
andRepublicans. Sadly, it was not adopted.It is straightforward and
easily imple-
mented. A fee is collected at the source ofcarbon pollution, the
funds are aggregatedand redistributed as a dividend to
everyCanadian. Border adjustments on importswill also be
implemented. It is economy-wide, predictable and all funds are
returnedto Canadians. As such, it is not a tax.Climate action has
enormous potential
in creating green jobs and enhancingeconomic health from coast
to coastto coast. Climate action requires that weset partisanship
aside and be prepared towork together. Greens offer our climatework
and experience in the vital negoti-ating process to ensure we are
ready forCanada to, once again, play a leadershiprole in global
climate action.
Elizabeth May, Ottawa
ONLINE COMMENTS
Red tape getting a bad rapRe: City halls red tape inating
housing prices, June 19.Cut the red tape is usually a right
wing nostrum. Part of the cacophonyto reduce the size of
government andthe dead hand of regulation. Whichresults in amongst
other things thecollapse of a mine tailings pond and anexploding
oil train in a populated area.Yes I know there are plenty of
othersuspects, but deregulation and reductionof ofcial oversight
played a strong rolein both.
Stephen Rees, via Comments section
The title of this piece is City hallsred tape inating housing
prices.Missing is any sort of analysis of whatpercentage of a homes
price is due tocosts incurred by complying with theCitys bylaws.
Ten per cent? Twenty percent? Or 0.2 per cent? Or why a devel-oper
would pass along the savings to thepurchaser should such red tape
waseliminated. Its all just ancedata.As always with these things,
the
devil is in the details. Which red tapeshould be eliminated?
spartikus, via Comments section
Changeneeded to addressvacant homesproblemRe: Double property
taxes for vacant
homes, June 10.For people buying these houses, prop-
erty taxes = small change.@VanStreetDog, via Twitter
Strip away all the people selling real
estate to each other and there isnt muchof anything going on in
Vancouver.
Ted Danton, via Comments section
Anumberof readers commentedonlineonacolumnbyMikeKlassen, a
formerNPA city councilcandidate, suggesting red tapeat cityhall is
partly toblame for inflatinghousingprices.PHOTODANTOULGOET
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A11
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Writer DaveWaugh says learning about his rootsmade the history
of Canada come alive emotionally and spiritually for him: I
realized that I have these three rivers inmy blood, the English,
the French andthe First Nations. PHOTODANTOULGOET
Community
PACIFIC SPIRIT
Pat [email protected]
On a bench at Kits Beach,on one of those stunningsunny days weve
probablyalready started taking forgranted, I met with
psycho-therapist and author DaveWaugh.We were supposedto talk about
his bookEvolving Soulfully, but ourconversation glided like
thewind-born gulls on whosedroppings we were seated.The report of
the Truth
and Reconciliation Com-mission (TRC) had justbeen released. It
was shortlybefore National AboriginalDay, which was last Sun-day,
and nowwe are in thecountdown to CanadaDay.Well get toWaughs
newbook, I promise, when it isofcially launched in the fall.But I
got waylaid by the storyofWaughs own history andhow it seems
amicrocosm ofour country and its people.Though he didnt have
any personal investment or so he thought at thetimeWaugh was
one
of the many Canadianswho attended some of thehearings of the
TRC. Hedidnt know what to expect,and the experience over-whelmed
him.I witnessed the elders
there sharing their grief atsome of the horric abusethey endured
and I foundmyself sobbing, he toldme. I really had to holdback on
my grief because Ididnt want to overshadowtheir experience. I was
rightbehind a man who wasreally hurt. I could reallyhear his
vulnerability andthe truth in what he wassharing. But I walked
outstunned asking, What doesthis have to do with me? Ima pretty
emotional personbut why did that impact meas strongly as it
did?Human empathy de-
mands that we feel aresponse to narratives likethose shared by
First Na-tions survivors of residentialschools. But Waugh is
intouch enough with his feel-ings to suspect somethingelse was at
play.He recalled an earlier
pivotal moment in his life.When I was rst train-
ing in counselling, one ofthe classes I was in wascalled Family
Systems andSubstance Abuse. Prob-ably 90 per cent of the classwas
First Nations people.My project was to createa family tree, a
genogram,but then in this course wehad symbols for
addiction,divorce, illnesses, stuff likethat, so by the time
youredone, you could see traumagoing down certain branch-es of the
family tree.Waugh is descended
from a francophone motherand an anglophone fatherand his
heritage thatof the countrys so-calledtwo founding peoples placed
him in a painfulcultural situation.I stood in front of the
class withmy knees shaking,thinking, its my ancestorsthat really
traumatized yourancestors with the residentialschools and this kind
of stuff,he recalled. Then it was fastforward to 2013 when I wentto
the Truth and Reconcilia-tion Commission and I dugdeeper [into
genealogy] andfound, sure enough, theresFirst Nations onmy
fathersside of the family.
More than 300 years ago,a male ancestor marriedan Iroquois woman
namedMedicine Fishwoman. Sheconverted to Catholicismand was
baptized Marie.The day Waugh and I sat
on Kits Beach, news wasfresh about Rachel Dolezal,the Spokane,
Wash. womanand erstwhile NAACP lead-er who identies as blackbut who
was born white.We discussed the dangers ofcultural appropriation
andWaugh was careful to insisthe is making no claims onthe history
of others. But heis deeply immersed in thespiritual practices of
manycultures and he subscribesto an idea of the one spirit,or what
Buddhists call BigMind and Sus call theindwelling divine. Thenew
knowledge of his roots,he says, made it seem likethe whole story of
Canadastarted to emerge.I realized that I have
these three rivers in myblood, the English, theFrench and the
First Na-tions, he said. (In fact,Medicine Fishwoman/Marie came
from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, he notes.)
Im still trying to grapplewith that. Its too long agoto claim
any status or any-thing. But in my blood isthe whole history of
Canadain some ways.Looking across Burrard
Inlet where, if plans are ap-proved, exponentially moreoil
tankers will soon carryresources abroad, Waughexpressed admiration
forthe First Nations peoplewhose culture demands thatthey act as
stewards of theland. It is an attitude he saysall humans must adopt
orrisk extinction.A propos of no particular
faith or cultural tradition,Waugh has adopted a num-ber of
Earth-related rituals.He points to a weeping wil-low, a talisman in
his life, theplace where several decadesago he says, I kind of put
mystake in the ground and said,This is it. This is the placeIm
going to build a life.The ashes of his father he
spread in the ocean here.His mothers ashes are by anearby
cedar.I often do little rituals
over here imagining theshore, my father, is caress-ing the beach
of my moth-
er, he said. So theresthis beautiful relationshipto the land.
The more thatI see it as sacred space, themore meaningful this
placebecomes for me.Rumi, the Su mystic,
said the core wound ofhumanity is separation fromnature, Waugh
says.We are nature. We are
made up of those ele-ments, he says.Returning to the
steward-
ship of the First Nations inenvironmental protection he
especially credits theTsleil-WaututhNation forleading the ght
against in-creased pipelines and tankertrafcWaugh sees FirstNations
modelling for therest of the world a healthyattitude to integrating
our-selves and the natural world.His journey to discoveringthe
different nations in hisown family line is a processthat, if
extrapolated, couldhave positive implications forthe world, he
believes.I think theres some
hope for the environmentwith them leading us all todiscovering
our indigenoussoul, he said.
@Pat604Johnson
Family ties and spiritual awakeningAuthor discovers painful but
revealing connection to Canadian history
12 THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015
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Community
CALENDARCheryl [email protected]
June 27Shoppers can buy locally
made wares and contributeto good causes at the Sum-mer Street
Soiree June 27.The Soiree will see a marketwith 20 vendors, who
willgive partial proceeds of theirsales to the B.C. Profession-al
Fireghters Burn Fundand Young Burn SurvivorsCamp. The market
runsfrom 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. atthe Beaumont Studios, 316West Fifth
Ave.
Anyone whos ever
dreamt of participating inthe Amazing Race can com-pete in a
facsimile that willraise money for the Good-Life Kids Foundation,
Sat-urday. The foundation sup-ports charities that provideongoing
physical activityopportunities for childrenages four to 14, and
fundsraised will support local on-going programs for childrenon the
autism spectrum.The GoodLife Fitness CityChase will be part
obstaclerace, part scavenger hunt.Competitors will decipherclues to
nd ChasePointshidden throughout the city.They must run, walk or
usepublic transit as they race tothe ChasePoints where they
will complete challengesthat test both mind andbody. The goal is
to com-plete 10 ChasePoints beforeracing to the nish line.The three
top teams willproceed to national cham-pionships where they
willcompete against winningteams from other Canadiancities for
prizes and glory.The GoodLife Fitness CityChase starts at 10 a.m.
atGeorgia Plaza, 750 HornbySt. (outside the VancouverArt Gallery)
and runs until4 p.m. You can register atgoodlifetnesscitychase.caor
at the event.
June 27 to July 1The Vancouver Inter-
national Jazz Festival con-tinues with free outdoorshows
including stagesat David Lam Park andGranville Island. DavidLam
Park hosts acts thatstart at noon to 8:45 p.m.Granville Islands
PublicMarket stage hosts actsat noon with free showsat 1 p.m. at
PerformanceWorks. For more informa-tion, see coastaljazz.ca.
June 28Vancouvers fourth an-
nual Food Cart Fest restartsSunday and runs until Sept.6 between
the CambieStreet Bridge and the formerOlympic Village, at 215West
First St. New this year
will be a licensed live-musicpatio featuring local
acoustictalents and B.C. craft beerand wine. There will be agiant
ping pong area and anexpanded kids recreationzone, open-air markets
andDJs in addition to more than20 food trucks each week.Food Cart
Fest runs fromnoon to 5 p.m. Admission is$2 or free for Vancity
mem-bers or a non-perishablefood donation to the GreaterVancouver
Food Bank So-ciety. For more information,see foodcartfest.com.
Top athletes from across
Canada and around theworld are lacing up forthe Scotiabank
VancouverHalf-Marathon and 5K onSunday. Runners can signup to raise
hundreds ofthousands of dollars for oneof 82 Vancouver
charities,including the AlzheimerSociety of B.C., B.C. Chil-drens
Hospital Foundationand BatteredWomensSupport Services. The
half-marathon starts at 7:30 a.m.at UBCThunderbird Arenaand ends at
Stanley Park.The 5K fun run/walk startsat 9:30 a.m. at the
StanleyPark Fish House and endsin Stanley Park. Participantscan
register for the half-marathon until 5 p.m. onSaturday. The 5K is
full.For more information, seecanadarunningseries.com.
Shop, race, eat andcelebrate jazz
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A13
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9PM - LATEJUSTLAUNCHED
Public Hearing: July 21Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 6 pmVancouver
City Hall, 453 West 12th AvenueThird Floor, Council Chamber
City Council will consider the proposed by-laws,
includingamendments to the Zoning and Development By-law and
thecreation of a Heritage Conservation Area Ofcial Development
Plan,at a Public Hearing.
First Shaughnessy Heritage Conservation Area
If approved, the changes to First Shaughnessy will include
establishment of aHeritage Conservation Area Ofcial Development
Plan, a new Zoning DistrictSchedule, a new Heritage Property
Standards of Maintenance By-law andHeritage Procedure By-law. All
buildings built prior to 1940 are proposed tobecome protected
heritage property.
The Council report and supporting materials, including the list
of propertiesproposed to be protected heritage property, can be
found at:vancouver.ca/heritage-action-plan
Owners and occupiers of properties proposed to be listed as
protected heritageproperty will receive notice in the coming
weeks.
West King Edward Avenue
West 16th Avenue
EastBoulevard
Wolfe
Aven
ue
GranvilleStreet
Cypress
Street
Angus D
rive
West 15th AvenueFirst Shaughnessy Heritage Conservation Area
Park
Legend:
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS APPLICATION: Phone 3-1-1Anyone who
considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may
speak at thePublic Hearing. Please register individually beginning
at 8:30 am on July 10 until 5 pm on the day of thePublic Hearing by
emailing [email protected] or by phoning 604-829-4238. You
may alsoregister in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the
day of the Public Hearing.
You may submit your comments by email to
[email protected], or by mail to:City of Vancouver, City
Clerks Ofce, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Vancouver, BC,V5Y
1V4.All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and
posted on the Citys website. Please
visitvancouver.ca/publichearings for important details.
Copies of the draft by-laws are available for viewing at the
City Clerks Ofce in City Hall, 453 West 12thAvenue, Third Floor,
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm starting July 10. All
meetings of Councilare webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo,
and minutes of Public Hearings are availableat
vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximately two business
days after a meeting).
For real time information on the progress of City Council
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Open House: Sunset Park Master PlanThe Vancouver Park Board is
developing a master plan for Sunset Park.Community feedback from a
previous open house has been used to help rene asingle concept. The
concept design and additional materials will be on display atSunset
Park during Canada Day celebrations.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 12 pm 4 pm (drop in anytime)Sunset
Community Centre, 6810 Main Street
Feedback will be used to further shape the design and prioritize
desired features.The Park Board will display the preferred design
in the community centre andonline in the fall.
Take the online questionnaire from July 1 31Available at
vancouver.ca/sunset-park
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A new foodexperienceexperienceIntroducing Vancouvers new grocery
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CruiseyT Party Cruises is hosting a Canada Day Fireworks bashon
the water with host Raye Sunshine.
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GRANVILLE ISLANDThe 16th annual Canada Day Parade on Granville
Islandcelebrates the 50th anniversary of the Canadian ag withart,
dance and music. The parade begins at 1:30 p.m.at Ocean
Construction and ends at Ron Basford Parkat 2 p.m. be prepared to
cheer!
SANDRA THOMAS [email protected] The parade is followed by
an ofcial opening ceremony withShannon Scott Band singing the
national anthem, greetingsfrom the Government of Canada and cake
compliments ofDockside Restaurant. Other highlights of the day
include apicnic at the Family Pavilion, a samba dance
demonstrationand Latin rhythms, Chinese lion dancers, hoop dancers
fromLilwat Nation, the MELA! Festival and more dance, music,
bikedecorating, roving performers, road hockey and food. A freebike
valet service is available at Ocean Construction from 9 a.m.to 8
p.m. Visit granvilleisland.com.
DOWNTOWNVisit theWomensWorld Cup Fan Zone in celebration of
FIFAWomensWorld CupCanada 2015 and enjoy live music,bubble soccer,
music, entertainment, food, beer and opportunitiesto meet athletes
and get their autographs. The Canada Day partystarts at noon and
runs until 8 p.m. at Larwill Park, borderedby Georgia, Cambie,
Dunsmuir and Beatty streets. All ages arewelcome to this free
event. For more information about theongoing Fan Zone, visit
vancouver.ca.
CANADA PLACEAn estimated 250,000 people will celebrate this
nations 148thanniversary at the 28th AnnualCanada Day at
CanadaPlace festival, presented by Port Metro Vancouver.
This years event once again features a full day of free family
fun,including live music and performances on three stages,
foodcarts and street hockey.
Daytime activities run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Canada
Place,Jack Poole Plaza and on the surrounding streets. Live
musicincludes performances from headliner Hannah Georgas, DonAmero,
Rumba Calzada and Tim Chaisson on the main stageat Canada Place.
The north point of Canada Place will feature afamily-friendly
licensed area with musical performances by theHairfarmers, Watasun,
Bellwoods and more. The CelebrationStage in Hall A of the Vancouver
Convention Centre East isthe location for the annual Canada Day
citizenship ceremonywelcoming 60 new Canadians, followed by
multiculturalperformances.
Participants can also enjoy a wide selection of food
options,Saltys Fun Zone featuring games and activities for the
entirefamily, and the Vancouver Circus School show full of
daredevildisplays and fearless skills. Once again the popular
CanadianForces Zone will provide an up close experience withmembers
from the Department of National Defence.
13 TOPCanada Day eventsIN VANCOUVER Whether its a game at Nat
Bailey, reworks inCoal Harbour or a parade on Granville Island,
theres lotsto do this Canada Day.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A15
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canadaday2015canadac acanadaddaCANADA DAY PARADEThe Canada Day
Parade, presented by Port Metro Vancouver,begins at 7 p.m. at the
corner of Georgia and Broughtonstreets. This years parade, a
celebration of diversity andnational pride, includes more than 50
entries. Wear your redand white to show your national pride.
FIREWORKSCanada Day festivities at Canada Place are topped off
by areworks display presented by Coast Capital Savings.
Premiumviewing is available to purchase in the Hudsons Bay
FireworksViewing Zone, along the west promenade of Canada
Place.Doors open at 8:30 p.m., entertainment runs from 9 to 10
p.m.and the reworks start at 10:30 p.m. Visit
ticketstonight.ca.
FLYOVER CANADAFlyOver Canada is hosting its annualparty at
Canada Place with a privateviewing zone for the reworks on theight
deck. (FlyOver Canada is asimulated aerial adventure offeringviews
of this countrys most stunninglandscapes.) FlyOver will be opento
the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.with rides every 15 minutes.
Theprivate party, complete with a DJ andhamburgers from Veras
Burger Shack,starts at 8 p.m. Visit yovercanada.com.
COAL HARBOURCruiseyT Party Cruises is hosting a Canada Day
Fireworkscruise on the water with hosts Raye Sunshine, Jayne
Smoker,Dan Bevan and Mateo McIntyre. Board the MV Britannia foran
evening of music, dance and drag with CruiseyT, the ultimategay
club alternative party venue. DJs Zach Shore and MattildaHo will
keep the party shaking until 11 p.m. The Britanniahoists the
rainbow ag and leaves the dock at the north end ofDenman Street at
7 p.m. sharp. Visit cruiseyt.com.
CITYWIDEMany of the citys community centres are holding
CanadaDay celebrations. Check with your local centre for
details.
PLAZA OF NATIONSThe Twisted Canada Day Yacht Party leaves from
Plaza
of Nations at 2 p.m. with DJs Pure Addiction, Ketafere andRyker
on the upper deck and Joachim Speidel and Yroc onthe lower level. A
complimentary light lunch is included.Note: Partiers must board by
1:30 p.m. For moreinformation, visit twisted.ca/CanadaDay.
CRAB PARKThe annualCrab Park Canada Day Festivalis back, this
year with the Stingin Hornets, PernellReichert Band and
Rootabeggars, featuring membersof Roots Roundup.
This all-ages festival runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crab Park
atPortside at the very north end of Main Street. The goal ofthe
annual celebration is to raise awareness of the need forgreenspace
for the people of the Downtown Eastside and theimportance of
keeping Crab Park open for all. The festival ispresented by Radio
Bandcouver, Crab Water for Life Society,Port Authority Vancouver,
Canada Heritage, Van City Savingsand Northern Electric.
THE TD VANCOUVERINTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALThe TD Vancouver
International Jazz Festival isongoing now through July 1 at various
locations. For CanadaDay events, visit coastaljazz.ca.
RILEY PARKIt doesnt get any more Canadian, or Vancouver-like,
thanwatching a game of baseball at Scotiabank Field at Nat
BaileyStadium. On July 1, the Vancouver Canadians play theSpokane
Indians followed by a reworks extravaganzapresented by Scotiabank.
The game starts at 7:05 p.m.
KERRISDALEMusic Under the Clock begins in Kerrisdale with a
varietyof free concerts from noon to 4 p.m. The clock is located
atWest 41st Avenue at Yew. Visit kerrisdalevillage.com.
@sthomas10
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Chef Ned Bellconsiders sustainable
seafood Canadian.
GARLIC CONFIT12-24 cloves of garlic1 shallot4 cups olive oil
Bring the oil to a low simmerwith the garlic and shallots.Bubble
away for 20 minutesuntil the garlic is tender andgolden brown.
Remove fromheat and let cool in the oil.
CLAMSRinse the clams under coldwater, making sure to
removeexcess sand from the shellsand de-beard.
To build this dish, rst startwith a big pot, big enough tot all
the shellsh in the pottimes two. Saut 2 wholediced shallots in some
ofthe reserved garlic oil. Addthe clams, stir around for 20seconds
and then add themussels. (Clams can take anextra bit of time to
cook
and open up.) Add the garliccont, as much as you want, Ilike it
avourful! Add some ofyour fave local beer (or wine)!Cover and cook
for a fewshort minutes, just until theclams and mussels open
up.Toss in tons of fresh choppedherbs and a knob of butter.Serve
immediately in the potin the middle of the table.Make sure to have
lots ofgrilled bread to dip the tastygarlicky buttery broth.
SALAD2 cups yellow lentils
1 cup fresh corn,raw or cooked
1/2 cup small dicedyellow peppers
1/2 cup dicedyellow tomatoes or halvedyellow baby tomatoes
1/2 cup yellow summersquash, small diced, it can beraw or
quickly cooked(baked or even grilled)
CURRY LIME AIOLIYou can make your ownmayo, which is super
easy,and simply substitute half thecanola or vegetable oil
withcamelina oil. (Basic wholeegg mayo recipe: 1 cup oil,1 whole
egg, 1 tbsp. Dijonmustard, 2 tbsp. red winevinegar.) Or buy
pre-mademayo and mix with 3 tbsp.Canadian canola oil and1 tbsp.
curry paste per cupof mayo.
TO ASSEMBLEMix the salad with 1 tbsp. ofthe mayo per cup of
mixedlentil and corn salad. Finish thesalad with a squeeze and
zestof fresh lime juice and youare good to go.
To see more Canadian-themedrecipes, visit vancourier.com.
CanadaDayRecipesThe Courier asked some of the citysmost popular
chefs to share their favouriteCanadian-themed recipes.
Chef Ned Bell, executive chef at YEW Restaurantin the Four
Seasons Hotel.
Canada Day is all about family, friends and our
Canadianheritage, says Bell. Theres nothing more Canadian than
togathering together and celebrating with some of the freshcatches
from our ocean right off of B.C.
CLAM AND LENTIL SALADBell says this clam and lentils salad
recipe is healthy, quick to whip up and family-sized friendly.Bell
notes this is a very simple recipe.
URBAN DIGSCANADA DAYMAPLE BACONBURGERUrban Digs Farm, whichuses
ethical and humanepractices to raise its foodanimals, recently
opened anartisan butcher store calledBeasty Shop, located at9247
Shaughnessy St.south of Marine Drive.
1/4 lb. pastured,heritage pork bacon1.5 lb. 100 per cent
grass-fed beef1.25 lb. pastured,heritage ground pork1/3 cup maple
syrup1 1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. black pepper1 tsp. chili akes2 1/2
tsp. sage1/2 tsp. grated ginger1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Grill to your liking.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A17
WISHING YOU & YOUR FAMILYA HAPPY CANADA DAY.
Joyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra & Hon. Hedy Fry, MP
for Vancouver Centre
Constituency Office of Joyce Murray:206 2112 W. Broadway,
Vancouver(604) 664-9220 | [email protected]
@joycemurray | mpjoycemurrayjoycemurray.ca
Constituency Office of Hedy Fry:106 1030 Denman Street,
Vancouver(604) 666-0135 | [email protected]
@hedyfry | Dr. Hedy Fryhedyfry.com
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For one West Side fam-ily, an East Side publicschool became
theirschooling of choice overboth West Side publicand private
options.Teenager Sisti Bhullar
visited India, returnedhome to Vancouver andtold her parents
shedidnt want to return toher private school. Shewanted to attend
publicschool and donate hertuition.So we have a big ght
at home, said her father,Hakam Bhullar. We werearguing as
parents, we areworking hard to give you agood education.Sisti
promised shed get
better grades.Point Grey secondary
was closer to their home,but Sisti chose to attendJohn Oliver
secondary,near her fathers veterinar-ian practice, where she
hadfriends that shed madethrough Bollywood dance.She wanted to
attend aschool with a more multi-cultural environment.The Bhullar
parents
gave Sisti the up to$25,000 they would havespent on her Grade
11year at Crofton Houseschool for girls.Sisti gave $5,000 to JO
and donated the rest tocharities in South Africaand India.She
not only earned
grades above 90 per centbut served as her class
valedictorian in 2012.Our friends started
asking us which school isshe going to? And for therst two to
three months,honestly, I was feeling shyto say shes going to
JO,Hakam said.While her parents wor-
ried about others per-ceptions, Sisti was busyconvincing her
brother,Sid, who attended St.Georges boys school, toenrol at JO.She
told me about the
great supporting staff andthe whole friendly commu-nity thats in
John Oliver,almost like a family ratherthan a school, Sid said.Sid,
who entered JO
after spring break inGrade 9, was already anaccomplished
practitionerof taekwondo and wasranked third in the worldin his
weight division.Hed long achieved highgrades. But at JO, theonce
quiet teen becamestudent council president.I used to be a
really
shy kid in St. Georges,like I wouldnt even raisemy hand, he
said. Withthis supporting teachersand staff and this wholecommunity
around me, itreally opened me up andforced me to get myselfout
there and forced meto make friends and en-couraged me to join
clubsand do stuff. I would havenever imagined myselfrunning for
president, buteveryones so supportive.Sid worked part-time
while at JO to raise money
to create a rap video calledWont Stop about bully-ing, which
attracted morethan 76,000 views onYouTube, and hes spokenat forums
in Surrey aboutgangs and drugs.The Bhullars, who im-
migrated to Canada inthe early 1990s, initiallychose private
school be-cause they could afford itand believed it offered thebest
education.When you go to Sur-
rey and you talk aboutJO, some names [of gangmembers] are
attached tothe school, Hakam said.They say, Oh my God,such and such
peoplegraduated from thatschool.He tells them otherwise.This is one
of the best
schools in B.C., Hakamsaid.JOs principal, Tim Mc-
Geer, agrees.Theres a lot of things
there that money justcant buy, McGeer said.Were talking
aboutcharacter, were talkingabout resilience, weretalking about
diversity,were talking about thedevelopment of compas-sion. Of
course, manyschools do this in greatways, both public andprivate,
but were particu-larly proud of what we dohere in our
community.Sisti is studying to be a
veterinarian in the U.K.Sid has been accepted
into medical school in Ire-land for September.
@Cheryl_Rossi
West Side teenschose East Side public
The Bhullars believe JohnOliver secondary offered the best
education for their kids compared toother options.
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Community
Writer, filmmaker and educatorPatricia Grubenand casting
directorMaureenWebbwereamong the luminaries feted at the
VancouverWomen in Film and Television Spotlight Awards.
Generalmanager and viticulturist for SingletreeWines, Andrew
Etsell showcased his Abbotsfordwinerys latest vintages. The
family-operatedboutique vineyard is located inMount Lehman inthe
Fraser Valley.
U.S. Department of AgriculturesKathryn Ting, left, andU.S.
ConsulGeneral Lynne Platt toasted the healthy trade of American and
Canadianconsumer oriented products that flow bothways at a Taste
U.S. food andwinemixer.
SWISH SPLASH:The wet weatherdidnt dampen spirits of gala-goers
whomade the red carpet for the VancouverAquariums signature soiree,
Night at theAquarium. Chaired by the newly engagedpair of Bert Hick
and Tina Rowntree, theninth instalment drew more than 400 ofour
citys business, community and phil-anthropic leaders to the marine
sciencecentre for an evening of ne wine, deli-cious OceanWise food,
live music andfundraising. Yours truly presided over therobust live
auction, which saw an expedi-tion to the Arctic sell for an
impressive$17,500. The luxury trip contributedto the $362,000
raised in support of theaquariums research, rescue, conservationand
education programs.
SPARKLING LUNCH:De BeersDiamond Jewellers celebrated the
launchof its newest collection, Aria, by hostingan exclusive
luncheon with special guestHollie Bonneville Barden, chief
designerof the luxury London-based jewelrybrand established in
2001. A graduate ofCentral St. Martins College of Art andDesign,
Bonneville Barden, 27, is theyoungest head designer in the
companysprestigious history. Acionados of nediamonds and gems were
introducedto the upstart and her collection of 36exquisite pieces
designed to express thedance of light created, while enjoying
anequally brilliant lunch curated by Bou-levard Kitchen &
Oyster Bars executivechef Alex Chen.
SCREEN SIRENS:Women in Filmand Television was established in
2010to raise awareness of the underrepre-sentation of women in the
industry andto further the artistic and professionaldevelopment of
women in the Cana-dian screen-based media community.The non-prot
recently feted some ofthe provinces most inuential womenworking in
the industry with their annualSpotlight Awards, held at
PerformanceWorks. Amongst this years award re-cipients were
Patricia Gruben, ElizabethYake, Ingrid Torrance, Don
Thompson,MaureenWebb, Madeleine Grant, Pau-line Heaton, Michelle
Brezinski, BarbaraJanes and Rina Fraticelli. Recent statsshow women
constitute only four percent of feature lm directors, 11 per centof
writers and 13 per cent of editors.
Telus director of content producerPremGill,left, congratulated
filmmakerMichelle Brezinskifor her Spotlight award for her
courageous filmMadness, which chronicled her own healing frompost
traumatic stress disorder.
Vancouver AquariumCEODr. JohnNightingaleand his wife, Jacqueline
Gjissen, welcomedguests to the organizationsmarquee
fundraiser,presented by PCL Construction Group.
Dripping in amillion dollars worth of exquisitediamonds from the
Aria collectionwasmodelCeleste Ziegler, left, andHollie
BonnevilleBarden, head designer of De Beers Jewellers.
From left, Buddha Saxs Arturo Fermill,DJCharles Blair and
restaurantmanagerBrittanyAndersonwelcomed summerwith themenulaunch
of Shangri-la Hotels Bubbles, Beats andBrunch atMARKET by
Jean-Georges.
Night at the Aquarium gala chairsBert Hick and Tina Rowntreewere
allsmiles following the $362,000 raised for themarine science
centres con-servation, research, rescue and school outreach
programs.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER B3
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Enjoy &Happy Cooking!
Ingredients:MARINADE2 pounds Steelhead llets cup extra virgin
olive oil3 Tbsps. Soy Sauce3 Tbsps. rice vinegar3 Tbsps. brown
sugar3 Tbsps. garlic, nelyminced3 Tbsps. toasted sesameseeds2-3
Tbsps. ginger, nelyminced1 tsp. ve spice powder
GLAZE cup honey2 Tbsps. sesame oil2 tsp. soy sauce2 tsp.
ginger,minced3-4 Tbsps. scallions,chopped
Combine all the marinade ingredients togetherin a shallow baking
dish or Ziploc bag.Add thesalmon and let marinate in the
refrigerator for 30 60 minutes.
Whisk together all glaze ingredients in a small bowland set
aside.
Heat grill to medium/high heat.
Cover a grill pan with aluminum foil. Spray withcooking sp