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The spotlight has recently shoneon newly elected Green Party
ofVancouver school board trusteeJanet Fraser as shell hold the
de-ciding vote on issues that split thefour Vision Vancouver and
fourNPA trustees.As the Courier detailed earlier
in the month, Fraser wants tomake the board feel less distantto
parents. She wants the boards
revised sexual orientation and gen-der identities policy fully
imple-mented, more action on makingthe district
environmentallysustainable and additional supportfor poor and
aboriginal students.But what are the personal pri-
orities of the other four newbies?One is from Vision
Vancouver,which lost its majority on schoolboard Nov. 15, and the
otherthree are from the NPA, whichincreased its share of seats at
theschool board to match Vision.The four newcomers and
fellowrst-timer Fraser will be sitting ata table with four veteran
incum-bents, including current chairPatti Bacchus, and, as we
reveal inour story on page 6, theyll have a
lot to learn in the coming monthsand years. Its time to learn a
littlebit about each of them in turn:
JoyAlexander,VisionVancouverA parent, retired teacher and
school psychologist, Alexander,who holds a doctorate in
educa-tional psychology, wants the VSBto engage doctoral students
inmeasuring and setting baselinesfor new programs and to carryout
research that could be used toimprove them.We put in a program
for
aboriginal children at Macdon-ald [elementary] she said, as
anexample. Get baseline gures inthere to see how you can track
it
to see how you can tweak it, howyou can make it even
better.Alexander is concerned about
funding for the school district andwants to ensure students with
specialneeds and aboriginal children receiveadequate attention and
support.
PennyNoble,NPANoble, executive director of
Bike to Work Week B.C., a for-mer teacher and public
relationsand marketing veteran, is mostconcerned about funding.
Shewants to make sure the boardmaintains a positive
relationshipwith the provincial governmentand wants to look at
additionalsources of funding that includegrants and donations.
Its done quite successfully in acouple of other school boards
andId just like to look at that modeland see whether we can apply
thatto Vancouver, she said.Noble believes the boards
public solicitations and advertis-ing in schools policy needs to
bereconsidered with input fromparents, students and teachersbecause
its fairly vague.There certainly are some really
great opportunities out there that donot impact at all on
curriculum orrequire any branding, or anything likethat, that can
be looked at, and thatincludes not-for prot organizations,charity
organizations, foundationsand individual donors, she said.
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New trustees spell out agenda
From the Lutz tochasing pucks
Megan [email protected]
Figure skater HannahJanda had nailed almostall the advanced
doublejumps, both the Lutz andip, leaving just the dif-cult double
Axel as thelast target on her list.But the 13-year-old ath-
lete will never pull off thejump. Three months ago,Janda hung up
her toepicks for a pair of hockeyblades and joined theforward line
of the bantamVancouver Angels, thecitys only all-girls
hockeyassociation.I love having a team,
said the Churchill second-ary Grade 8 student. Youwin together
and you losetogether. If you dont do as
well in gure skating, yourejust on your own.Her rst skate at
the
Killarney rink on the Angelshome ice came in Septem-ber when the
hockey as-sociation hosted a free clinicfor inexperienced
skaters.Janda was no novice sinceshed been gure skating for10
years, but otherwise shewas a rookie in a new sport.Her centre of
gravity was
thrown off and keepingperfect posture didnt helpher balance. The
serratededge of a gure skate bladewas wiped smooth, a roundtoe in
the place of a poise-preserving pick.I kept falling forward,
she said. That was reallyweird. It was like learning toskate all
over again.
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Although the civicelection is over, MayorGregor Robertson
andVision Vancouver Coun.Geoff Meggs say they willcontinue their
defama-tion lawsuit against NPAmayoral candidate KirkLaPointe and
his party.In separate interviews
after their victories, Rob-ertson and Meggs saidthe NPAs
allegations ofcorruption over CUPEdonating $102,000 toVisions
campaign andthat city hall is for saleare untrue and must
beacknowledged in court.Yes, Im continuing
it because my behaviourhas been conducted withcomplete
integrity, saidMeggs Saturday nightafter learning he wasre-elected
to a third termon council. I went to ameeting at the request ofthe
union, I told them ourposition and they madea later decision
withoutmy presence that woundup supporting us. Theresabsolutely
nothing wrong
there. But I would like tosee that acknowledged [incourt].The
allegations are re-
lated to comments made byLaPointe at a press confer-ence,
comments publishedin a newspaper and onthe partys website, andthe
content of radio andtelevision ads paid for by theNPA, according to
a state-ment of claim Vision led inB.C. Supreme Court. TheNPAs
statement of defencedenies the allegations.Robertson told
report-
ers Monday he wanted topursue the lawsuit just onprinciple,
basically. Themayor beat LaPointe bymore than 10,000 votes ina race
in which both can-didates accused each otherof personal
attacks.They really lowered
the bar for Vancouver pol-itics, Robertson said. Atthis point, I
dont haveany intention of holdingback on [the lawsuit]. Iwant to
see that there isno attacks like that andspurious allegations
goingforward.The lawsuit is con-
nected to a Courier story
posted online Oct. 16 au-thored by contributor BobMackin, who
obtained aleaked recording of Meggstelling members of CUPELocal
1004 that Robertsonhas again recommittedto not expand contract-ing
out, to make sure thatwherever we can bring in
new processes, that mem-bers of 1004 will be deliv-ering those
services. Themeeting occurred at theMaritime Labour
CentreAuditorium and resultedin a $34,000 donationfrom the Local
and match-ing funds from CUPEsB.C. and national ofces
for a total of $102,000.Robertson told the Cou-
rier in a previous interviewthere is a longstandingcommitment
from Visionto fair collective bargain-ing and to not contractout
services at the city.He added that the cityhas a balance of
services,including some that arecontracted out.During a mayoral
debate at Christ ChurchCathedral, LaPointe saidthe deal was a
breachof duciary responsibil-ity and intended to buyvotes. He said
the lawsuitwas an attempt to silencehim in the nal days of
thecampaign because Robert-sons lead had decreased.Let me be very,
very
clear, I did not defamethe mayor, the mayorsdeal defamed
Vancou-ver, LaPointe said atNov. 7 press conferenceat Seasons in
the Parkrestaurant. It smacked oftwo-bit city brokering of
adifferent political era.LaPointe told reporters
on election day that someof Visions advertisingwas designed to
person-
ally ridicule me and makeme look like somehow Ilacked certainty
when Iwas thinking aloud thatI didnt have a thoughtprocess.Added
LaPointe: In a
lot of ways, I thought itwas very disappointing. Iwould have
loved to havedebate after debate onideas.NPA Coun. George Af-
eck, who was re-electedSaturday, said he wasdisappointed
Robertsonand Meggs were con-tinuing with the lawsuit,saying we
should put theelection behind us andmove forward in a positiveway,
as Vision likes to say,and thats certainly not agreat way to start
a newsession.Prior to Saturdays
election, Vision revealedit collected $2.2 million incampaign
donations, withmore than $300,000 fromunions. The NPA received$2.1
million, with thebulk of the money com-ing from corporations
and$470,000 from party pres-ident Peter Armstrong.
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Mayor,Meggs pursuing lawsuit against NPA
Smiles between re-elected VisionMayor Gregor Robertson andNPA
challenger Kirk LaPointe grew thin during the recent
electioncampaign after Robertson and Coun. GeoffMeggs sued
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Did you hear Gregorsin again.Thats three consecutive
wins for the 50-year-oldmayor and his band ofVisionistas. Yep,
the 2014election campaign is done.Sadly, that means no
more enlightening mayoraldebates, no more informa-tive
he-said-he-said storiesor rambling voice messagesfrom candidates
using thetype of colourful languageclearly ripped off from amob
movie script.Or, possibly a porno-
graphic movie.Yeah, it was that bad.Anyway, for all those
folks still nursing an electionhangover, Ive got just thex to
get you through therest of the week. As Ivedone after elections,
Ivecompiled a list of the best/worst/bizarre/inexplicableevents of
the campaign.Here goes:Worst location for a
press conference:Noquestion, that goes to theNPA. The party
called usmedia types to a pier atCrab Park, which happens
to be located close enoughto a helicopter pad thatwhen mayoral
candidateKirk LaPointe spoke, weheard whooshchop,
chop, chopwhooshchop, chop, chop Clear-ly, a great press
conferencelocation, badly run.Worst spot for a re-
porter to cover a may-oral debate: At the backof a cafeteria at
LangaraCollege. A certain Visioncandidate and volunteeryakked the
whole debate,even during their guystime at the mic and aftera
steely glare from yourstruly. Seriously, I was seat-ed at a table,
laptop openand busily scribbling notesright next to the chattyduo.
Did they think I wasdoing my taxes? Karmaupdate: The candidatedidnt
get elected.
Best use of chopsticksby a member of themedia: OK, it came
twodays after the election. Buthere we were on Monday,waiting on
the False CreekFlats for Mayor GregorRobertson to arrive whena
television camera dudeprevented a potentiallystinky and slippery
situ-ation. Right there, in thegrassy patch set asidefor the mayor
to standwas a pile of dog crap.So the camera dude justhappened to
have somechopsticks and neatly usedthem to pick up and dropthe
frozen nuggets intoa plastic bag. Yes, withchopsticks! Are you
read-ing this, Mr. Mayor?
A man who certainlyknows hes on cameraaward: Hands down, Fra-ser
Ballantyne. Other thanChristy Clark, Ive neverseen a politician
smile likethat for so long during apress conference. And ata newser
in Kerrisdale,Ballantyne went on a crazy
thumbs-up frenzy. Heresembled an aged ArthurFonzarelli as he
repeatedlypressed his thumb in theair as Courier shutterbugDan
Toulgoet attemptedto get a photo of mayoralcandidate Kirk
LaPointe,who was not raising histhumb. Wait a secondwas Ballantyne
photo-bombing LaPointe?
Best use of accoutre-ments by a mayoralcandidate:Meena
Wong.COPEs leader wore Bat-man cufinks while onthe hustings and
broughta plush toy tiger to theCouriers Q&A livestreamat
Creekside Commu-nity Centre. Adam Westwould be proud. So
wouldTarzan.
Most unexpectedguest at Vision Van-couvers victory
party:Vancouver-South Con-servative MP Wai Young.Not only did Young
showup at the Wall Centre, shecrashed a media scrum asreporters red
questionsat Vision Coun. GeoffMeggs. Looking forwardto working with
you onBroadway line, she toldMeggs after introduc-ing herself to
the media.Meggs: That messagebrought to you by WaiYoung. Hang on a
sec,did she just say the fedswant to work with Van-couver on a
Broadwaysubway? Are you readingthis, Mr. Mayor?
Best example of vot-ers with amnesia: Inde-pendent mayoral
candidateBob Kasting, who deliv-ered good quips at some ofthe
mayoral debates, madeit quite clear Nov. 6 thathe was pulling out
of therace to endorse the NPAsKirk LaPointe. Still, he re-ceived
1,682 votes Satur-day. First thought: Eitherhes got a lot of kids,
orpeople are not informed.Second thought: Peopleare not
informed.
Best/worst nega-tive attack ads: GoogleWhats Howell Hav-ing for
Lunch? Electionedition. Cant say muchmore because pursuing
alawsuit.
Best election coverageby a newspaper: Cmon.
Best time for a cityhall scribe to take sometime off: Right now.
Seeyou at the inauguration.
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Best/worst of the 2014 electionNews
NPA school trustee Fraser Ballantynewas re-elected Saturday. No
doubt, hewas smiling. PHOTODANTOULGOET
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Marpole may soon be los-ing another landmark.Since 1999
Crystal
Ballroom on 768 SouthwestMarine Dr. has trainedthousands of
students ofall ages from beginnerto gold competitor leveland hosted
regular socialdances. With its chic dcorand 5,000 square feet
ofsprung maplewood oor,it described itself as themost elegant
ballroom andbest dance school studio inVancouver.Yet soon the music
may
fall silent. The facility post-ed a farewell notice on
itswebsite: Crystal Ballroomannounces with deep regretto our many
loyal customersand faithful students, manyof whom have also
becomelifelong friends, that afterbeing in business for 15years,
31st December 2014will be the nal day of danc-ing service to you
all.The building is being sold,
ZillionWong, the ballroomschool principal, told theCourier,
although he would
not name the new owners,nor the former ones, a groupof
shareholders who startedthe venture in 1999.I dont believe the
build-
ing will be torn down, butprobably renovated intosome sort of
camera ware-house. It denitely wont beused for new housing, so
faras I know, he said.We have a lease agree-
ment with the new ownersthat we could stay here, butwe are
looking for a newvenue in a couple of locationsin Richmond.Wewill
be def-initely starting a new schoolwith our same instructors.If we
dont nd a new placeby January, our students canstay here for
another fewmonths until we do.The closure will leave a
serious gap in Vancouversballroom dance community,said Glen
Brennan, who wasthe ballrooms managingdirector for 13 years
beforemoving back to his Austra-lian homeland a year ago.It now
leaves, to my knowl-edge, no other comparablealternative. A great
loss tothe Vancouver dance com-munity that will likely never
be replaced. It is a very sadend to a wonderful era!Crystal
Ballroom was
popular in the LowerMainland due to its centrallocation and free
parking. Itoffered dance programs forprivate and group lessons
inInternational Ballroom andAmerican Social Dances atall levels,
besides hosting so-cial dancing each night andtea dances on Sunday
andWednesday afternoons, andspecial parties with prizes.Its
innovative Star of the
Nite event was for studentspartnered by their teachersto display
their preparedshow dances with the sup-port friends and families.
Itwas open to the public andthe students performanceswere
videotaped for them tokeep. The ballrooms sprungoors, which are
supportedby foam backing and rubberfeet, absorb shocks, givethem a
softer feel and en-hancing performances.Crystal Ballroomwill
host
three nal events: a SantaClaus Dinner Dance onDec.6, a Christmas
Dinner DanceonDec. 20, and aNewYearsEve Gala Dance onDec. 31.
Marpoles lastwaltz
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is for a three-year term, commencing after theAnnual General
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Five of nine trusteeselected Saturday nightare new to the
VancouverSchool Board.Its quite a change,
said VSB secretary-treasurer Rick KrowchukWednesday
afternoon.The last time we had twoor three.Within the next ve
months, trustees willdecide how to deal with amulti-million
dollar budgetshortfall, which is estimat-ed to be $23 million.The
boards prelimi-
nary operating budget for2014-2015 is nearly half abillion
dollars.The newly elected
trustees have been advisedof the B.C. School Trust-ees
Associations TrusteeAcademy in VancouverDec. 4 to 6, where they
canlearn about board budgetsand provincial funding andconict of
interest.Trustees will take ofce at
a boardmeetingDec. 8 whentheyll select their chair.The board
chairperson is
to ensure proper operatingprocedures and decorumand acts as
spokesperson forthe board. They also recom-mend who should serve
asvice-chair, chair the boardscommittees, liaise withwhich schools
and representthe board with the B.C.Public School
EmployersAssociation, the libraryboard and other agencies.So
therefore they have
some inuence on who theother key people [are],Krowchuk said.The
chair is to make
recommendations afterconsulting other trustees.Who assumes which
roleswill be decided Dec. 15.
Board watchers arewondering whether thechair will continue to
beVision Vancouvers PattiBacchus or new GreenParty of Vancouver
trusteeJanet Fraser, who holdsthe balance of powerbetween the four
recentlyelected Vision and fourNPA trustees.Newbies to the
board
can expect a deluge ofinformation on the boardsnances (or lack
of,according to Krowchuk),bylaws, committee struc-tures and
facilities.The VSB oversees 92
elementary schools, 18high schools, seven adulteducation centres
and thelargest distance educationschool in the province.Workshops
for trustees
will run into January.Krowchuk noted a
couple of the new trusteesare former teachers andhes spotted at
least one ata board meetingThe good thing is
theyve got four years this
time so it actually hasa little bit more time tolearn and then
still havesome impact before thenext election, he said.It is a
learning curve forthem but well do our bestto support them.
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Continued from page 1We need more of a pro-
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StacyRobertson, NPARobertson, a lawyer and
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spacesto offer childcare and raisingmoney to serve breakfastand
lunch to hungry kids.The key there is theres
areas of common groundwhere I think that we canaccomplish
something,he said.Robertson also wants to
shorten assessment times for
students with special needs.Robertson has been in-
volved in the Hastings ParkConservancy, a communitygroup that
promotes thegreening and public use ofland at Hastings Park andthe
PNE. He is a coach forHastings Little League.
ChristopherRichardson, NPAA former Vancouver park
board commissioner, cur-rent president of the MountPleasant
Community Cen-tre Association and a char-tered accountant,
Richard-son wants to make sure thelearning needs of
differentstudents are assessed andattended to as early as
pos-sible, without taking moneyaway from other support forstudents.
His youngest of
two sons is severely dyslexicand Richardson says it tookthe
public school systemtwo years to even start toaddress his
difculties.Richardson wants to help
relieve the anxiety of stu-dents and their families.And to
identify the is-
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which mightmake sense from a budget-ary point of view, as well,he
said.Richardson subsequently
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A downtown condodweller wonders how manyVancouverites may
havebeen deterred from votingNov. 15 by informationcards that
purported to listnearby polling places.Marc-David Seidel pro-
vided photos to the Courierof cards for VancouverResident sent
to threedifferent addresses. Thecard for a third oor resi-dent of
1500 Howe St.,for example, recommend-ed voting at VancouverArt
Gallery, VancouverPublic Library or MorrisWosk Centre
distancesranging from 1.3 to twokilometres. The nearestlocation was
actually Van-couver Aquatic Centre,within 400 metres. Seidelsaid
city hall appeared tohave calculated distancebased on apartment
num-ber, not building number.Perceived distance to
a polling station can bethe deciding conveniencefactor in
choosing to votefor many people, saidSeidel, a University ofBritish
Columbia profes-
sor of OrganizationalBehaviour and HumanResources. Distance
candisproportionately impactvoting behaviours basedupon age and
physicalmobility suppressingvoter turnout dispro-portionately for
certaindemographic groups.The information cards
were sent to 265,651residential addresses and,according to a
statementattributed to city clerkand election chief
JaniceMacKenzie, the threelisted voting locationswere determined by
usingresidential building ad-dresses and Canada Postpostal codes.
Said MacK-enzie: The word nearwas used on purposerecognizing that
in someinstances, there may besome locations closer tothe
address.Meanwhile, two vot-
ers are critical of city halloverlooking citizens withsubtle
disabilities.Garth Mullins told staff
at Britannia CommunityCentre that he is legallyblind and was
supplieda low-power magnifyingglass that he compared
to a toy. He fortunatelyrecognized the shapes ofcandidates
names.Mullins later called the
city election ofce andlearned that devices withaudio
instructions andBraille markings wereavailable, but only atthe
eight advance votinglocations that ran Nov. 4to 12. He was told
thatthe polling station ofcialon voting day could haveread him the
ballot orsworn a voters compan-ion to secrecy to read theballot
aloud.These options were
never communicated tome at the polling station,Mullins
said.George Brissette said he
missed out on voting forthe rst time in 40 yearsbecause there
was a lackof adjacent on-street oron-site parking at three ofthe
four Mount Pleasantvoting stations near hishome.Brissette relies on
his
pickup truck and disabledparking permit because ofa
neuromuscular diseasethat limits his ability towalk or stand in
line. Ihave good days and bad
and voting day would havebeen about the middle,Brissette said.He
drove to the Mount
Pleasant Neighbour-hood House, St. PatricksRegional Secondary
andKivan Club, but nallyfound a pay parking spaceat Mount Pleasant
Com-munity Centre. He saidthe lineup was too longand there were no
chairs.He returned to the otherthree but the parking scar-city was
unchanged. Afterthree hours, he gave up.Brissette said voting
information mentionedelections staff were able toassist with
curbside voting,but that assumed therewas ample parking or hehad a
companion availableto notify the staff inside.The [city] could,
at
minimum, have easilyinstalled temporary handi-capped parking
signs/zones, Brissette said.The 44 per cent voter
turnout was 10 per centbetter than 2011, butbelow the 50 per
cent rateof 2002. A total 181,707ballots were cast from a279,200
inventory.
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Theweek in num6ers...
2Thenumberof yearsnewlyelectedNPAparkboard
commissionerSarahKirby-Yungspent as
theVPofmarketingandcommunications for the
VancouverAquarium.
5Outof nine, thenumberofschool board trusteeswhoarenew to the
job. Trusteeswill voteonhowtomanagea$23-millionbudget shortfall
in
thenext fivemonths.
71Inmillionsofdollars, the
estimatedcost for TransLinktoacton20 proposed
recommendations to improveserviceafter twosystem failures
this summer.
60ThepercentageofMetro
Vancouver residentsopposedto the ideaof amalgamating
intoamega-city, according toarecent InsightsWest survey.
800In thousandsofdollars, theamount raisedat the
sixthANightofMiracles fundraiser
for theB.C. ChildrensHospitalheldearlier thismonthat the
MarriottHotel.
14Inpercentagepoints, the
increase ingraduation rates foraboriginal high school
students
during the two termsofdefeated
trusteeandKtunaxaFirstNationsKenClement.
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Software makers used to drop Eastereggs into Macintosh programs
frivo-lous extra features for users to nd. In asimilar fashion, for
over a decade lm-makers have been tucking surprises into astring of
CGI-heavy superhero icks.You may have recognized Stan Lee in
his brief cameos, including a hot dog ven-dor in the rst X-Men,
a security guardin The Hulk, and a redneck truck driverin Thor. In
The Avengers he appears as achess-playing man in a park who tells
aTV interviewer he doesnt believe super-heroes are real.Stan Lee is
no actor at least not in
the professional sense. For decades hewas Marvel Comics
Manhattan-basedchief editor and writer. Beginning in theearly 60s,
he and his bullpen of artiststurned out a string of superheroes
withproblems more mundane than mythic.Spiderman struggled with high
schoolneurosis, billionaire Iron Man inventorTony Stark had a heart
condition, andthe Fantastic Fours Ben Grimm wasa seething pile of
self-hatred known asThe Thing.Hitting the zeitgeist like a
bullseye, Lee
found a young audience in the millions.Kids glommed onto his
companys mixof purple prose, imaginative artwork andadolescent
power fantasies.For an introverted, underweight
youngster living in an airbase town inOntario, it was like
something went offin my head and my parents had thegood sense not
to discourage my choiceof reading material. I learned
aboutantimatter in the pages of the FantasticFour, and rst
encountered Percy Bys-she Shelleys poem Ozymandias in theAvengers.
Lee had me constantly runningto a dictionary.Unlike DC comics,
Marvel chose to
challenge its audience rather than conde-scend to it, expanding
its readership intoteen and adult territory.The comics page was a
more personal
and intimate interface than the cinemascreen. It lacked the
intimidating lustreof the movies, and the images could beslowed
down, rewound, fast-forwardedand studied in detail, noted author
andcomic writer Grant Morrison in his 2011book Supergods. But the
archetypal sweepof Lees story lines, with their dynamicrendering by
Kirby and company, hadto wait for the digital age to do them
cinematic justice.Thats where my adult ambivalence
comes in. The simplistic struggle ofgood versus evil seemed
right for 12-centstories stamped onto 20 pages of cheapnewsprint
ction suits for boomerkids to safely explore the moral dimen-sions
of life.But today? Perhaps its because Stan
Lees output had such a huge impact onme as a kid, I
unrealistically expectedmore from Hollywood than men in Day-Glo
unitards clobbering evil-doers withforeign accents.Needless to say,
these wide-screen
superhero sagas arent meant for the likesof me. They are
engineered primarily fora 16-to-25-year-old male demographic,with
stripped-down dialogue that trans-lates smoothly for the
increasingly inu-ential Chinese market.The scripted action has more
in com-
mon with rst-person shooter gamesthan a subversive art form.
While StanLees Silver Age stories challenged youngreaders to think
outside the box, mostbig-budget superhero lms entice con-sumers to
vegetate inside the cineplex,with product as disposable as plastic
3Dglasses.Unlike the highly inventive Pixar lms,
with their plums for moms (jokes andreferences meant for
adults), MarvelStudios seems content to hammer theaudience into
slack-jawed submissionwith special effects and regurgitate
itsintellectual property in paint-by-numberssequels.There are the
imaginative exceptions
from the Disney subsidiary, such asCaptain America: The Winter
Soldier. Butby and large, militarism ts in easily withthe messianic
themes. Hollywood lm-makers with Pentagon-approved scriptsnd access
to billions of dollars worth ofmilitary equipment and personnel at
littleor no cost.The arc of the Marvel universe from a
psychedelic era cottage industry to a ag-waving entertainment
Borg cant all belaid at the doorstep of Stan Lee, however.That
would be like blaming Saint Paul formegachurches or Christian rock.
The re-tired Lee is now an icon rather than primemover. So
considering that I owe the manmy early inspiration to write and
draw, myfavourite Marvel Studio moments are stillthe Easter eggs
the brief scenes whereI recognize the affable, self-promoting
NewYorker, still sharp as a tack at 91.
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While Vision Vancouver and a pos-sibly chastened Mayor Gregor
Robert-son may continue with their plans atcity hall, for the park
board and schoolboard it will not be business as usual.In last
weekends election Vision all but
got wiped out at the park board while theNPA won the majority of
the seats.So for the rst time in living memory,
the party controlling the park boardsagenda is different from
the folks whorun city hall.At school board, Vision lost the ma-
jority there too. The power is split withfour seats each for
them and the NPA.That leaves Janet Fraser, the sole GreenParty
school trustee, holding the balanceof power and the most popular
person atthat particular dance.Lets start with the park board: the
is-
sues that drove away voters from Visionincluded their rough
handling of volun-teer boards at Vancouvers two dozencommunity
centres.The strategy was orchestrated by the
unrelenting micro-managing hand ofcity manager Penny Ballem with
theapproval of the mayors ofce. Electedpark commissioners simply
did as theywere told, like it or not.It was a remarkable assault on
the
political autonomy of elected ofcials,which had been
aggressively defendedfor more than a century.And heres the latest
move in the war
with the most reluctant and litigiousgang of six community
centres beingforced into a Joint Operating Agree-ment. A few days
before Vancouveritesheaded to the polls, under cover of amedia
blackout while a mediator didhis work, lawyers representing the
parkboard were granted a postponement ofa court case that was to
begin yesterday(Thursday, Nov. 20.) If successful itwould have seen
the boards of directorsof those six community centres drivenout to
the street.The balance of the community centre
boards have been involved in an endlessprocess to arrive an
operating agreementalso overseen by Ballem.Dont be surprised if
they hold back
now and wait to see what the impact willbe of a more sympathetic
board onethat presumably is prepared to recapturetheir authority
and stand up to the citymanager.
You can also expect a change in direc-tion regarding the
controversial whalesin captivity issue. The Vision park
com-missioners who sponsored a motion tostop the aquarium from
allowing hankypanky in the whale pools left before theycould be
defeated.It would take a two-thirds majority of
the new board to reverse that decision,a majority that the NPA
does not quitehave.But staff was dispatched to write a
bylaw to enforce that Vision decision.The NPA can kill the
proposal by simplyrefusing to enact that bylaw.You will also likely
see no more sup-
port for paving over the last bit of wildbeach in the city to
extend the sea wallalong Point Grey Road out to Jerichoeven though
the mayor waves an anony-mously donated $10 million under theboards
nose.Now for the school board: Visions
loss of a majority had less to do with anyparticular issue like
the transgenderedpolicy than it had to do with the vagariesof
at-large voting.By most accounts Visions Patti Bac-
chus has done a superb job as boardchair these past six years.
But, so con-cerned about losing in the big game atcity hall, the
Vision brains trust seems tohave taken its eye off the school
boardball.While NPA voters were focused
almost exclusively on NPA candidates,Vision supporters watered
down theimpact of their votes by choosing tosupport some COPE
candidates andcandidates running under the PublicEducation Project
banner.Vision didnt just lose the major-
ity, they lost First Nations trustee KenClement. During Clements
two termson the board he was at the heart of im-proving graduation
results among FirstNations students by 14 per cent. Forthe rst time
many family members wereinvited to engage in their kids
educa-tional experience.The rst matter that will cause Janet
Fraser to break a tie will be the selec-tion of board chair.
That will happen onDec. 8. The second will be a reconsid-eration of
the half million dollars beingoffered by Chevron through an
arms-length charity to purchase schoolsupplies, an offer Vision had
alreadyrejected.Stay tuned.
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reasons of legality, taste, brevity and clarity.Send to: 1574 West
Sixth Ave., Vancouver V6J 1R2 or email [email protected]
COURIER STORY: Grandview-Woodland sticks with Vision,Nov.
19.CoffeeGeeker: I cant believe, after that GrandviewWoodland
fiasco of a communityplan was released, that my neighbourhood still
went crazy Vision. I certainly didnt voteany Vision this time
around, spreading my vote to Green, COPE and independents.Theres an
axiom we get the government we deserve and I feel we get another
Visionmajority on council because, well, we just arent worthy of a
better, neighbourhoods-focused government.
COURIER STORY: Ten predictions for Visions four-year term,Nov.
19.Christopher Porter: Some astute political predictions. I wouldnt
be surprised ifGeller goes 10/10 on this list.Jbw87: Vancouver may
be beautiful, but it has very ugly truths. Laneway housing willbe
successful in selling, no doubt about that, but people will now be
living in alleyways,above someones garage or perhaps in a
superdense Vancouver Affordable HousingAgency condo. You might as
well set up metal cages and rent those out like they doin China. If
we curb foreign investment then we can regain control of this
situation.Unfortunately Mayor Moonbeam doesnt have the courage to
do make such a move.
COURIER STORY: Priority is community centres not whales, says
NPA parkboard incumbent,Nov. 19.Daniel Tanner:What a load of
hoooey. Despite what some media are reporting.Within half an hour
of the election, their aquarium VP-cum-NPA park boardcommissioner
[Sarah Kirby-Yung] was already gleefully stating theyd repeal
theaquarium bylaw. Coupar himself backed that up. What else is
anyone supposed to thinkif thats the first things out of their
mouths? Can you say BACKTRACK? Theres a lotof that going on
today.
COURIER STORY: LaPointe says NPA is back in the conversation,
online only.CM:Unfortunately for him, as a mayoral candidate, he
only gained one per cent moreof the vote than Suzanne Anton.
Statistics seem to indicate that the NPA is as irrelevantas ever.
COPE had an impact though, they took away almost 10 per cent of
Gregorsvote, otherwise this election would have been almost
identical to the last.ACMEsalesrep: To be fair, CM, COPE hasnt
fielded a mayoral candidate in years.Youre kind of making an
apples-to-something-even-less-apple-like-than-orangescomparison.
COURIER STORY: COPE sees victory in defeat, online only.Keith
Baldrey @keithbaldrey: A delusional
party.VSBCounsellor@vsbcounsellor:For a reporter@keithbaldrey your
smugness isdistasteful and smacks of elitism.
COURIER VIDEO: Election night analysis, online only.Wayne
Fougere @WayneFougere: I doubt well see a drive for wards. It seems
thesystem worked quite well. Citizens made their choice
clear.KarenSawatzky@karensawa:Capital Y-E-S to another wards
referendum.Also to ballotredesign, though it would be less crucial
with award system.
COURIER STORY: Denike, Woo wont return to school board, online
only.Roger Chin @RogerChinBCED: Yay! Less distractions now.Skutt
@WFLBC: It was probably those terrible radio ads.
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COUR IER ARCH IVES THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Nov. 24, 1997: TheninthAsia-Pacific EconomicCooperation
(APEC)meeting, onlythe secondheld inNorth America, begins at
theUniversity of BritishColumbia andquickly turns violent.
Protesters, angry over human rights not beingon the
agendaandparticularly by thepresenceof Indonesianmilitary
strongmanSuharto, brokedownaperimeter fence erectedoutside
themeeting andweremetwithpepperspray andpolice dogsby
theRCMP.Dozenswere arrestedbut later released. PrimeMinister
JeanChretien famouslymade light of the incident after
beingpepperedbyquestions fromNardwar theHumanServiette at apress
conference afterward,saying: Forme, pepper, I put it onmyplate.
Police pepper-spray protesters at UBC
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TheGreat One scores 500th goalNov. 22, 1986: EdmontonOilers star
playerWayneGretzky scores his 500th goal,an empty-netter that also
gavehimahat trick in a 5-2win at homeagainst theVancouver Canucks.
He reached themilestone in just 575 games, setting anewNHL record.
Rookie goalie TroyGamblewasbetween thepipes forGretzkys
498thand499th goals before beingpulled. Its possible coachTomWatt
opted to gambleonGamble rather thanRichardBrodeur due tohis number
onegoalies poor trackrecordplaying againstNo. 99.
KingRichardultimately endedup letting inmoreGretzky goals
thananyotherNHLnetminder for a total of 29 over eight seasons.
HumzaKahn (left) andhis cousinAsadKhan react toelection results
at VisionVancouvers partySaturdaynight at theWall
Centre.PHOTODANTOULGOET
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A11
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Community
PACIFIC SPIRIT
Pat [email protected]
After you voted last Sat-urday, Im sure you didntspend Sunday
poring overthe election results. Only anerd would do that.You
probably ran er-
rands, did some shopping,maybe went for drinkswith friends.
Since you livein Vancouver, statistics sayyou probably didnt
spendthe morning in church.Yet it was only a few
elections ago on Nov.20, 1982, to be precise that
Vancouveritesvoted in favour of Sun-day shopping. Until then,you
couldnt get anythingmore than the bare essen-tials on what was
legallyand unironically calledthe Lords Day.The provincial
govern-
ment amended the ban onSunday shopping in 1980,effectively
throwing thematter to local communi-ties to decide. Vancouveri-tes
made the decision toallow Sunday openings,but fewer than three inve
voters supported thechange 58.2 per cent. Itwas no landslide.Its
hard to believe now,
but Sunday shopping wasa political lightning rodin the 1970s and
80s,in Vancouver and acrossCanada. It was a cleav-age between
liberals andconservatives, though italso made some
strangebedfellows. Some unionmembers made commoncause with
religious conser-vatives. Assurances wereneeded that
unionizedworkers who turned downSunday shifts would notlose
seniority as a result.The controversy around
Sunday shopping was partof a larger social conser-vatism that
seems a worldaway from the Vancouverof 2014. Our approachto alcohol
may be therare remnant of that oldmoralism. We cant buywine at the
grocery store,for instance, and only thisweek the government
an-nounced that liquor storeswould nally be openingon Sundays, but
this is afar cry from the B.C. ofold, which had some ofNorth
Americas strictest(and most bizarre) liquorlaws.
But even Social Creditknew American andoverseas visitors
wouldnot tolerate that nonsenseand so, when we decidedto welcome
the worldto Expo 86, the B.C.government permitted
a temporary reprievefrom abstemiousness. Ofcourse, like the
temporaryincome taxes imposedduring the First WorldWar, this genie
would notreturn to its bottle. BritishColumbia hasnt seen a
sober Sunday since.What we have gained
in the convenience ofSundays that are no dif-ferent from any
other day,we have lost in somethingless measurable. Thereused to be
one day a week
when very few peopleworked. What they didwith that day, given
thelimited options, may ormay not have involved re-ligious services
or spiritualintrospection. But it wasunequivocally a time of
slowing down. Even TVand radio carried lethargicprogramming.Just
because we can
work, shop, party or playCandy Crush seven daysa week doesnt
mean wehave to. Taking a respitefrom the weekly grind isnot
something that can belegislated, nor should itbe. Yet the small
numberof people who, for reli-gious or other reasons,still make
time for discon-necting, for reection, forsanctifying time, claim
it isa rejuvenating and uplift-ing experience.In a world where
our
absence from social mediacan be instantly noticedand failure to
answer aphone or email withinminutes can spark alarm,many of us
never re-ally turn off. But somepeople do, and not onlyin the
traditional sense oftaking a Sabbath break.Some go hiking or
sailingor someplace where theyare beyond the reach ofthe incessant
pinging. Yeta Sabbath is, in someinterpretations, not aboutgoing to
a place, but aboutsanctifying the day.Rabbi Abraham Joshua
Heschel (1907-1972),whose slim but powerfultreatise The Sabbath
is amodern consideration onthe importance of a dayof reection,
argued thata Sabbath is like a ca-thedral in time. In
theJudeo-Christian creationnarrative, God made theworld and then
took arest. God did not build asanctuary, Heschel wrote,but rather
created one outof time.The meaning of the
Sabbath is to celebratetime rather than space,he wrote. Six days
a weekwe live under the tyrannyof things of space; on theSabbath we
try to becomeattuned to holiness intime. It is a day on whichwe are
called upon toshare in what is eternalin time, to turn from
theresults of creation to themystery of creation, fromthe world of
creation tothe creation of the world.In the speeded-up
contemporary world, timegets short shrift. We canhave all the
stuff we want,but if we do not take timeto enjoy it, it is
worthless.More urgently, despitewhatever else we have,when we are
out of time,nothing else matters.What is more valuable
than time? And yet howcheaply we often spend
it.twitter.com/Pat604Johnson
Something gained and lostwith Sunday shoppingAlways-on
culturediscouragesreection and rest
1.Never on Sunday: Shoppingwas banned on Sundays in Vancouver
until voters backed the idea in a plebiscite 32 years ago this
week.PHOTOCVA 1184-1369 JACK LINDSAY 2. Even essentials were
unavailable to Vancouverites on the Lords Day. CVA 586-1929
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When gardeners seek outgifts for other gardenersin-store or
online, its nothard to discover things thatwould be so useful in
yourown garden sometimesreplacing sentimental hand-me-downs that
never didwork well anyway.For instance rural gar-
deners with trees sheddingacorns or black walnutsusually get
into a sequenceof rake-bend-rake whichcan last for hours each
falland is hard on backs. Butit is possible to acquirea fruit and
nut gatherer.This is a hollow ball ofexible wires on a longstick
which is said to pickup quantities fast.These and city lot
gardeners nd a wheelbar-row essential. But storingwheelbarrows
takes spacebest used for other things.Landscapers canvas bagshave
very large wide-openmouths and are easy todrag from one spot
toanother. Later, they canbe scrunched up into nextto no
space.Spades and forks can
start to feel heavy as onegets older. Thats wheresmallish oral
shovels andforks start becoming use-ful for vegetable gardensas
well as ower beds. Forpeople gardening in largecontainers, mini
shovelsare hugely valuable.For windowsill garden-
ers there are mini spadesjust a few inches long.Both ends can be
used.The spade end has a pointwhile at the other end, thehandle is
uted.More of these gardeners
are now starting plants onwindowsills. Its still pos-sible to nd
full-size atswith transparent tops. Moreuseful are narrow atstopped
with durable domes.In most gardens plants
need staking sometimes.But the days of cuttingpantyhose or
string n-ished a long time ago. Vel-cro plant ties can be cut
tosize and t snugly throughrain, gales and blisteringheat. Better
yet, they canbe used over and over.By themselves, Velcro
ties are denitely non-Christmassy. But in adecorative basket
togetherwith scrubbing type soap,
hand cream, copper slugtape and perhaps an LEDashlight for night
slugwalks, they could get abig welcome. A gel-lledcooling scarf for
gardeningon sweltering days wouldbe another useful addition.One
spring task for most
home owners is the waspnest tour knocking downthe beginnings of
nests.Personally I nd the paperwasps (with the long legs)mild and
friendly. But theyellow-jackets get moreaggressive the bigger
thenest gets. These nestsmust be removed fromabove doors and
un-screened windows.One way of dealing with
this task is the fake waspnest, which is said to deterwasps from
establishingnests within 20 feet ofwhere the fabricated nestis
hung. These nests arequite beautiful and wasp-plagued gardeners
mightlike to try them out.In winter, many garden-
ers like bird feeders in thegarden and some maketheir own seed
mixes. Butseed-covered bells or ballscan also be bought.
Seed-covered decorative littlehouses are also available.But these
are not recom-mended for bear country.Bears nd bird feeders agreat
source of food.Around Christmas
some of the most popularowering plants (orchids,Christmas cactus
andtender azaleas) need highhumidity. Giving a plantmister along
with the plantis a helpful reminder ofthe care they
need.AnneMarrison is happy to
answer garden questions. Sendthem to her via [email protected].
It helps me if you addthe name of your city or region.
Gift ideasfor gardenersFake wasp nests, oralshovels and plant
misters
Does a gardener on your giftlist havewasps? Give themadecorative
fakewasps nest.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A13
Grandview-WoodlandCommunity Plan EventsWe want to hear from
you.Help us to get the plan right!Citizens Assembly Public
RoundtableWednesday, November 26, 2014, 7- 9 pm
Come and meet membersof the Grandview-WoodlandCitizens Assembly
and shareyour ideas for the future of thearea. The Assembly is a
group ofdedicated community members
who will make recommendations to VancouverCity Council to help
shape the next Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.
The roundtable is a chance for you to work withmembers of the
Assembly on a set of values toguide change in Grandview-Woodland
over thenext 30 years.
The event is free but please register toparticipate at
grandview-woodland.ca orphone 1-800-858-0435.
Sub-Area Workshops
The Citys PlanningDepartment is holdinga number of
sub-areaworkshops as partof the communityplanning process.Come and
discusscommunity issues,review proposedneighbourhood policyoptions,
and helpplan the future of thefollowing areas
inGrandview-Woodland:
Cedar Cove (northof Hastings, betweenClark and Kamloops):
Saturday, November 29, 10 am - 4pm
Britannia-Woodland (south of Hastings,west of Commercial Drive):
Saturday,December 6, 10 am - 4pm
Both workshops are free, but you will needto register to attend.
A few days before eachworkshop, there will also be an optional
walkingtour of the sub-area.
To sign up for one or more of the sessionsand for details on the
walking tour, visitvancouver.ca/gw.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION:vancouver.ca/[email protected]
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Sunset ParkMaster PlanOpen HouseCome to an open house on the
future of SunsetPark. Its your chance to look more closely
atexisting features and tell us what youd like to seein the future.
Feedback will help shape the conceptdesigns.
Thursday, November 27, 2014,4 7 pm (drop in anytime)Sunset
Community Centre6810 Main Street
Open house materials and a feedback form will beavailable online
beginning November 28.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:vancouver.ca/parksPhone David Yurkovich at
604-257-6932 or 3-1-1
2015 City of VancouverHeritage Awards:Call for Nominations
Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 32nd Cityof Vancouver
HeritageAwards.
The awards recognizethe accomplishments ofindividuals and
organizations
who have furthered the goal of heritage conservationin the city.
The awards will be presented in spring2015, coinciding with the
29th anniversary of theCitys Heritage Program.
Nominations may be submitted for:
restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use orcontinued
maintenance of a heritage buildingor structure, a signicant
interior of a heritagebuilding, or characteristic features of a
heritagebuilding or structure
use of innovative engineering techniques
orrestoration/conservation methods in upgrading aheritage building
or structure (including seismicupgrading)
preservation of a heritage landscape
advocacy by a group or individual in preservinga heritage site
or increasing public awareness ofheritage issues
a publication, education program, exhibit or activitythat
promotes heritage conservation
efforts in community or neighbourhoodrevitalization.
Projects must have been completed within thepast six years and
not have previously received aCity of Vancouver Heritage Award.
Deadline fornominations is Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4 pm.
Submission requirements and nomination forms areavailable at:
vancouver.ca/heritageawards or byphoning 604-873-7056. (A list of
members selectedto serve on the awards jury will be made available
onthe website by late December.)
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Sandra [email protected]
Flavours of Tono:Seaside Family Stylecompiled by Pacic
SandsResort. In celebrationof Pacic Sands 40thanniversary, the
resortbrought together some ofTonos nest chefs andeateries with a
collectionof delicious recipes thatcelebrate the regions bountyof
fresh ingredients. Thiscookbook is for anyonewhos enjoyed a
special
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food.
Indian for Everyone:The Home Cooks Guideto Traditional
Favouritesby Anupy Singla. Thisgorgeous book from Singlaoffers more
than 100 classicand popular recipes thatpromise to open up a
worldof Indian food for any homecook, regardless of
dietaryrestrictions, level of expertiseor prior familiarity with
thecuisine. This beautifully
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desserts.
Lunch at the Shop: TheArt and Practise of theMidday Meal by
PeterMiller. This lovely book isa simple call to lunch that
includes more than 50recipes for creating mid-day meals at the
ofceor workplace. Miller notonly operates his designbookshop in
Seattle, but hesalso a trained chef. Millersays in recent days
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Heart & Soil: TheRevolutionary Goodof Gardens by DesKennedy.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A15
MAINLAND STREETBETWEEN DAVIE & NELSON STREET
YALETOWNS FREEWINTER FESTIVAL
SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 2212 NOON - 7PM
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Free Horse Carriage Rides Ice Carving Demos Live MusicAll I Want
for Christmas Gif Market PerformersLife-Size CandyTown Game Visits
with Santa & the Ice QueenChristmas Tree Lot Candy Making with
Frankies Candies
The only Catholic French Immersion Schoolin Vancouver
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YaletownThe Vancouver Friends
for Life Society hosts its21st annual Art for LifeGala and Art
AuctionNov. 22 at the Round-house Community Artsand Recreation
Centre.Proceeds from the event
help support Friends forLife in its quest to offercomplementary
servicesfor individuals with seri-ous illnesses, includingHIV/AIDS,
cancer, cysticbrosis, Hepatitis C andALS.This years event,
dubbed Art You Can Feel An Experience for theSenses, was
inspired not
only by the evolution ofthis citys art scene overthe past two
decades, butalso the future of its artis-tic communities.To that
end, for the rst
time the gala goes beyondthe canvas to incorpo-rate culinary and
live artsexperiences as a way toincorporate sight, sound,taste and
touch.Presented by Murrick
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eventfeatures artwork donatedby artists, galleries andnumerous
private collec-tors with 100 per centof proceeds dedicated
toFriends for Life.A live and silent auction
includes works from artistsincluding Attila RichardLukacs,
Cybele Iron-side, John Capitano andKen Wallace. Last years
gala garnered more than$225,000 adding to a totalof $3 million
gatheredsince its inception. Thegala begins at 8 p.m. andthe
auction at 9 p.m. Forticket information, visitartforlife.net.
DowntownThe Vancouver Christ-
mas Market is celebratingits fth anniversary at theQueen
Elizabeth Plaza fromNov. 22 to 24 with morethan 50 vendors,
deliciousfood, shopping for hand-crafted items and thousandsof
twinkling lights.Once again traditional
wooden huts will ll theplaza this year decoratedwith handmade
Herrnhuterstars. Look for more than17 different food
options,including Dutch minipancakes, Ukrainian crepes,vegan
options and more.
Art for Life and aChristmasMarketThe Vancouver Christmas Market
is open fromNov. 22 to Dec. 24 for shopping, food and fun.
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Book your tickets now for the2015 Scotiabank Feast of
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CommunityParents are encouraged
to bring their kids so theycan decorate their owngingerbread,
take pictureswith market mascots Hollyand Jolly, try their handat
making their very ownHerrnhuter star and ridethe citys only
Christmascarousel.Entertainment includes
the X-mas Factor singingcompetition, a holiday-themed contest
for singersto showcase their talentthrough interpretationsof
classic holiday songs,which begins Nov. 28
and ends with a grandnale Dec. 20. As well,the always popular
DalRichards and his Big Bandwill perform Nov. 30 andDec. 19 from 7
to 9 p.m.New this year is a photohut not new this yearis an
opportunity to sipauthentic Glhwein whilestrolling. After
purchas-ing one ticket, it can beregistered and then act asa
seasons pass for the restof the markets run. Forhours and ticket
informa-tion, visit vancouverchrist-masmarket.com.
ShaughnessyTake the family to
Christmas at Hycroft forvisits with Santa, live en-tertainment,
hand-craftedgifts and goods, the TerraceBistro and courtyard
fun.Enter for a chance to
win a private French din-ner for eight at Hycroftworth $1,200.
Due tothe nature of the heri-tage property, disabilityaccess is
limited to themain level of the house.As well, strollers will notbe
permitted inside thehouse. Visits with Santa
take place Nov. 20 and 21from 3 to 5 p.m. and Nov.22 and 23 from
1 to 4p.m. Christmas at Hycroftis open from 11 to 9 p.m.Thursday
and Friday and11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday. Forticket
information, visituwcvancouver.ca or call604-731-4661.
DowntownChimo Community
Services is hosting a star-studded gala in support ofwomen eeing
domesticviolence at Birks, 698
West Hastings, Nov. 28.Hundreds of guests
are expected to attendthe Chimo Second StageHousing Fundraiser
atBirks with catering bySala Thai and a fashionshow sponsored by
GianniMaanaki. Breakfast Televi-sion host Dawn Chubaiand OMNI TV
anchorBowen Zhang will serveas MCs for a programfeaturing the best
of localmusical talent.The VIP reception begins
at 6 p.m. and the main galaruns from 7 to 10 p.m.
All proceeds from theevent will benet Chimospush for second
stagehousing services, build-ing on the success ofNova Transition
House.Located in Richmond,Nova House provides asafe harbor for
women andchildren eeing domesticviolence and abuse. Uponleaving
Nova House,women and children face acritical shortage of
secondstage housing options thatallow them to live
inde-pendently.
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2334mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $419.96
MODEL ALLEGRA FUEL MAXTYPE TOURINGTIRE SPEED T, H, VVEHICLE
LUXURY SEDAN
TESTEDOverall Score
95.1
REG
18797ea,up215/55R17 94V
PROMO
3133mthTOTAL COST OF 4 TIRES: $563.88
MODEL TOUREVO LS IITYPE TOURINGTIRE SPEED H, VVEHICLE LUXURY
SEDAN
TESTEDOverall Score
91.3
REG
20699ea,up225/60R17 99H
PROMO
3450mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $620.96
MODEL TOTAL TERRAIN A/T 2TYPE ON/OFF-ROADTIRE SPEED S (P-METRIC
SIZES ONLY)VEHICLE LIGHT TRUCK/SUVFive-rib design with deep
lateralslots provides solid, all-terrainperformance.
REG
14999ea,up215/70R16 100S
PROMO
2500mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $449.96
MODEL SE2TYPE ALL-SEASONTIRE SPEED T, H, VVEHICLE SEDAN
TESTEDOverall Score
91.2
REG
12199ea,up215/70R15 98T
PROMO
2034mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $365.96
$40 MAIL-IN
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MODEL NORDIC WINTERTYPE WINTERTIRE SPEED SVEHICLE SEDAN
TESTEDOverall Score
90.6
9997ea,upReg 109.97 ea, up175/65R14 82S
PROMO
2222mthTOTAL COST OF 4 TIRES: $399.88
MODEL DISCOVERER A/TWTYPE ALL-WEATHERTIRE SPEED R, S, TVEHICLE
LIGHT TRUCK/SUV
TESTEDOverall Score
96.9
16497ea,upReg 219.97 ea, up
LT215/85R16 115R
PROMO
3666mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $659.88
MODEL X-ICE Xi3TYPE WINTERTIRE SPEED N/AVEHICLE SEDAN
TESTEDOverall Score
97.2
REG
13897ea,up175/65R15 88T
PROMO
3089mthTotal Cost of 4 tires: $555.88
SAVE
25%
FUELECONOMY
COMFORT
SNOW
ICE
WET
DRY
100
100
97.8
88
100
100
COOPERDISCOVERER A/TW
$70 MAIL-IN
REBATE$70 MAIL-IN
REBATE$40 MAIL-IN
REBATESAVE UP TO$90on a set of 4
SAVE
25%
MODEL TOTAL TERRAIN W/TTYPE WINTERTIRE SPEED N/AVEHICLE LIGHT
TRUCK/SUV
TESTEDOverall Score
93.3
13274ea,upReg 176.99 ea, up
LT235/75R15 C
PROMO
2950mthTOTAL COST OF 4 TIRES: $530.96
199-3033Regular $10.99
29-3023Regular $15.79
Prestone 5 YearPremix (3.78L)
FEATURED PRODUCTS
33-42Snow Brush
30-4452Regular $16.99
Alaskan IceMelter 10Kg Bag
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CHRONIC PAINMANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2014
TIME: 1:00 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Kitsilano Community Centre2690 Larch Street,
VancouverMultipurpose Room
COST: FREE
Based on the Arthritis Self-Management Program, it discussesthe
pain cycle and why pain should never be ignored.Participants will
learn pain management techniques includingphysical, emotional and
cognitive approaches to minimizepain. This workshop is an
opportunity for participants to takean active role in reducing the
impact of pain in their lives.
To register, please call 604-714-5550, 604-257-6980or in person
at the Community Centre
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Community
Italian KitchensRandy Chafewhips it up B.C.Hospitality
Foundations Skills and Spills con-test. Teams took part in fun and
games, supportshospitality industry workers at a time of
financialcrisis due to amedical condition.
B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay congratu-lated basketball
star Shane Carr, L.A. bound forthe Special OlympicsWorld Games, to
be heldnext summer in Los Angeles.
Vancouver CanucksChris Higgins and Alex Burrows flankedSpecial
Olympics B.C. athlete and Sports Celebrities Gala keynoteKristina
Ettema at the interactive fundraiser held at the
HotelVancouver.
MIRACLE WHIP: Gala founderRobin Dhir had much to celebrate atthe
sixth running of his A Night ofMiracles fundraiser, held at the
Vancou-ver Marriot Hotel. The dinner, whichdrew leading members of
B.C.s SouthAsian community, netted $800,000,completing Dhirs pledge
of $3 millionto support the construction of the Spe-cial Procedures
Suites in the new B.C.Childrens Hospital. Donors Arran andRatana
Stephens helped the communityreach the goal by pledging to
matchgifts up to $1 million, an incentive thatinspired many others
to give. Luminar-ies in attendance included B.C. HealthMinister
Terry Lake, Advanced Educa-tion Minister Amrik Virk, and Ministerof
Justice and Attorney General SuzanneAnton.
SPECIAL K:Kids were the big win-ners at the Sports Celebrities
Festivalpresented by Silver Wheaton. More than600 athletic
supporters led into the HotelVancouver for an inspiring evening in
sup-