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Car Free Day Vancouver has evolved into a commu-nity-driven project far beyond at least one orga-nizer’s dreams.

“It’s kind of like that Stone Soup fable,” saidMatthew Carrico, who sits on the board of the non-profitsociety and helps co-ordinate the Main Street festival. “Wesupply the nuts, bolts and logistics, and the communitytakes it from there. We shut the streets down, but it’s thecommunity that provides the positive vibe.”

This year, Car Free Day Vancouver takes over three neigh-bourhoods June 16, including the largest on Main Street,which will stretch 20 blocks from Broadway to East 30thAvenue. The No. 3 Main/Downtown bus will be reroutedfrom 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

On Commercial Drive, streets from Venables Street toNorth Grandview and the Central Valley Greenway BikeLane will be closed; and in the West End, Denman Streetwill be closed to traffic between Davie and Robson. Thereare car free celebrations in Kitsilano, but they take placeJune 15 and 16 in the form of neighbourhood block parties.More than 250,000 participants are expected to walk, bikeor take transit to the festivals, which will see large sectionsof streets closed to vehicle traffic.

Carrico said it has been very rewarding to watch partner-ships grow each year between businesses, artists and per-formers of every genre. This year’s events on Main Streetinclude several mini-festivals and more than a dozen com-munity-supported stages with even more bands.

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N E W SFINDLAY’SFINALE BYCHERYLROSSIPeter Findlay retires after 32 years teachingmusic at General Wolfeelementary.

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Grade 5 studentEmily Au-Yeungsits erect, breath-ing into her sil-

ver flute as she taps her footon her music stand in timewith the beat of “School SpiritMarch.”

SheglancestobandteacherPeter Findlay and then backto her sheet music, obviouslyconcentrating on the prac-tice just a week before bandstudents perform at GeneralWolfe elementary’s Findlay’sFinale, the final school con-cert for the school’s bandteacher of 32 years.

“He’s strict sometimesbut he’s always fun to bearound,” Au-Yeung said.“He’s always happy.”

Her sentiments echo whatAu-Yeung says her three auntswho also played in extracur-ricular band classes with Find-lay at the school on OntarioStreet at West 27th Avenuehave told her.

Au-Yeung’s aunt CindyKeung started band with Find-lay in 1984. She followed inhis footsteps, completing mu-sic and education degrees anda master’s in education at theUniversity of B.C. to become ateacher.

“He was one of the most en-couraging teachers in terms of

encouraging the platform formy music education because Ididn’t always enjoy it becauseI took private music lessons atfirst, and when I was able totake music in band in publicschool he was just there to al-ways cheer me on, all the time,

in very special ways,” Keungsaid.

She said Findlay was heronly male elementary schoolteacher, served as her first tru-lypositivemalerolemodelandteaching style.

“The way he treats his stu-

dents, like they’re his kids andthe way he says, ‘It’s reallygood to see you,’ these are verysmall ways that you can helpkids feel like they belong,”Keung said.

Findlay, 57, says he’s retiringbecause it’s time for a change,

but he’s loved being a bandteacheratWolfe.“It’seasilythemost rewarding thing that Iknow of in teaching, partly be-cause you get to take the kidsfrom absolutely nothing, theydon’t even know how to puttheir instrument together…

and by the end of the threeyears they’re actually playingquite well,” he said. “It’s moreabout us doing something to-gether than about me tellingthem to do something on theirownorforme.Whenyouteachmusic it’s really a team kind ofthing where we all pull togeth-er and work together to makesome kind of an artistic resultand I don’t know of anythingelse like it in teaching.”

Findlay says he’ll miss theconnections he’s made withstudentsandtheirfamilies.Butthose links will likely play on.

“I’ve been to weddings andbaby showers and universitygraduations and high schoolgraduations and things likethat,” he said. “Teaching mu-sic is different from teachinganything else and you con-nect with the kids in a differ-ent way and many of thoseconnections become lifelongfriendships.”

Current and former Wolfestudents, family members andfriends can attend Findlay’s Fi-nale June 11. The show startsat 5 p.m.

Findlay is organizing anopen house for former stu-dents and staff from 2 to 5p.m., July 6. He requests thoseplanning to attend to RSVP assoon as possible at pfindlay@vsb.bc.ca.

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Continued from page 1Thekids’zoneandrelatedactivities includeschildren’s

yoga, button making, art zones, bike lessons and chalkart. Mount Pleasant and Hillcrest community centresalso have planned activities for Main Street during theday. “There’s a ton of stuff for kids to do,” said Carrico.“We’re starting to see more families and lots more kidscome out. Now I’ll see them in the morning, then in theafternoon and then again at 6 o’clock. Families are mak-ing a full day of it.”

Besides three full artisan markets, a fashion show,roller derby demonstrations, dance zones and dozens ofnon-profits, local artisans and businesses make up restof the popular festival. Carrico noted a highlight of theMain Street festival is the Village Vancouver demonstra-tion village. The goal of Village Vancouver is to create avibrant city at the leading edge of sustainability, whereresidents know their neighbours and participate in col-lective actions to minimize their ecological footprint.

Ross Moster of Village Vancouver said this year’s dis-play will be “bigger and better” with four large tents anddemonstrations of everything from bee keeping to rais-ing backyard chickens to bike repair. The group will also

be giving away seeds for planting.Vancouverite Duncan Martin will be on hand at the

demonstration village showing off some of his originalchicken coops. Martin’s specialties include the Vancoo-per and the Mini-Coop, a folding unit that can be usedseasonally. New this year is a display by Rick Havlak,founder of Homestead Emporium, a store on East Hast-ingsStreetthatoffersone-stopshoppingforawiderangeof do-it-yourself urban homesteading projects.

“They’re going to create a zero waste, plastic-freekitchen,” said Moster.

Moster is confident that Car Free Day Vancouver willbe a success in every way. “With a quarter-of-a-millionpeoplecomingout, itshowsourstreetscanbeusedforsomuch more than cars,” he said.

Car Free Day Vancouver is still in need of volunteersfor all of its locations and there are several orientationsessions taking place this weekend and early next week.For more information on volunteer orientation sessionsand a complete list of Car Free Day events and locations,visit carfreevancouver.org.

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Main Street Car Free Day organizers Matthew Carrico (R) and his brotherAlex Boswell speak with Anne-Genevieve Poitras, owner of Chocolaterie dela Nouvelle France about the June 16 event.

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As regular readers will know, I in-terviewed Jonathon McArthurfor a story I did last week aboutwhat people thought about city

hall’s efforts to get more people involved incivic issues.

McArthur, a former chef, had other thingson his mind than a city-wide block party orgetting a visit from a mobile city hall. That’sbecause he’s homeless and living in a shelter.

He also has pets.Although several shelters allow pets and

carts, it can be a real problem for pet ownerswhen trying to find a place to rent in Vancou-ver, McArthur said.

“I’d have to get rid of my cat and my friendwould have to get rid of her dog if we want-ed to rent an apartment,” he said, standingoutside a London Drugs on Broadway. “A lotof people who are homeless have animals— and that’s why they stay homeless becauselandlords don’t accept pets. Even if they do,they want a huge deposit because of the pets.You’ve got a damage deposit you’ve got toworry about, then you’ve got to worry about a

pet deposit, which can be half a month’s rent.Then you’ve got to worry about your rent.”

Vision Vancouver Coun. Tim Stevenson musthave been in earshot of my interview because itjust so happens that he will introduce a motionat council next week on the very topic.

Stevenson told me he has heard this com-plaint from pet owners for years. He alsopointed out the Province of Ontario does notallow landlords to ban pets in rental housing.

So his plan is have the city ask the seniorsadvisory committee, the B.C. Apartment Own-

ers and Managers Association and the next“renters’ roundtable” to provide recommenda-tions to council on regulations “that better en-able tenants to keep pets in rental buildings.”

“Let’s see what we can do,” said Stevenson,notingtheprovincialgovernmentwouldhavetochangetheB.C.ResidentialTenancyActtomakeit work. “I’m not asking the provincial govern-ment to move on this right away but I’m askingthese groups to sit around and talk about it.”

LANEWAY HOUSE HEARINGI’ve got to say that some of the lanewayhouses I’ve seen around the city are prettycool. Apparently, there are more than 500of them in Vancouver.

But, as I’ve just read in a city report, notall are welcome in neighbourhoods.

Complaints continue to be received aboutthe houses, including the shadows theymake on neighbouring yards and gardens,the loss of privacy for neighbours and lossof their private views.

More discussion on laneway houses willbe discussed June 11 at a public hearing. Thecity is holding the hearing because there willlikely be changes coming to the regulationsrelated to building a laneway house, includ-ing increasing the footprint of a house.

I’mthinkingtheremightbemorecomplaints.Check the city’s website to view the report.

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Wanted: Apartment andcondominium dwell-ers who are hardcorerecyclers and want to

educate their fellow tenants on theneed to keep their food waste out ofthe regular garbage.

Murray Mollard is on the hunt to find“recycling champions” as part of a projectaimed at getting Vancouver apartmentand condo residents to abide by what willsoon be law in the region.

When 2015 rolls around, all organicmaterial in the Lower Mainland mustbe diverted from the landfill. So says theMetro Vancouver regional agency, whosewaste management plan was approved bytheprovincialgovernment.“This is a hugebehavioural shift and people aren’t usedto doing this,” said Mollard the co-direc-tor of a project called “Trashtalk” thatwas borne out of partnership with MountPleasant Neighbourhood House, GordonNeighbourhood House and the RecyclingCouncil of British Columbia.

Overthepastyear,thecityhasexpandedits food scraps recycling program to morethan 100,000 single-family homes and du-plexes. Food scraps are picked up weeklyand regular garbage every other week.

But the city has yet to devise a plan toprovide the same service to apartmentand condo dwellers, mainly becausegarbage and recycling is collected by pri-vate contractors. That’s where Mollard’sgroup comes in as it uses $55,000 fromthe City of Vancouver’s “Greenest CityFund,” Vancity and TD Friends of theEnvironment Foundation to help imple-ment food scrap recycling programs incondos and apartments.

The key, he said, to the program’s suc-cess is finding a keen person or team ofpeople willing to coordinate a food scrapsrecycling program — someone such asMichael Alexander, who organized anorganic waste program at a four-buildingcomplex in Yaletown eight months ago.

Alexander,aretiredphotojournalistandself-described “urbanist,” said about 125of 480 families participate in the programat the Aquarius complex at Davie and Ma-rinaside Crescent. Tenants provide theirown counter top container and have ac-cess to three waste collection sites, wherethe bins are collected weekly and trans-ported to a recycling plant in Richmond.“My wife and I are originally from SanFrancisco where this has been going on formore than a decade and we just couldn’tunderstand why it couldn’t be happeningin a city that aspires to be the greenest cityon the planet,” said Alexander, presidentof the complex’s strata council.

Albert Shamess, the city’s director ofwaste management and resource recov-ery, said his department is working on a

plan to help apartment and condo dwell-ers implement food scrap recycling pro-grams before the 2015 ban.

Shamess acknowledged the city has alot of work to do since the most recentresearch revealed only about 15 percent of recyclables generated in condosand apartments such as paper and plas-tics is being diverted to blue bins. Foodscraps diversion is even lower, he said.“We really want to find ways of trying toincrease the diversion and increase theinvolvement, so that’s what we’re work-ing on right now,” he said, noting thecity hasn’t decided whether it will dis-tribute counter top containers to condosand apartments, as it did for residents ofsingle-family homes and duplexes.

The city, he added, is still unclear howthe Metro Vancouver agency will enforcethe ban on organics and whether the citywill have a role. Apartment and condodwellers interested in implementing afoodscraprecyclingprogramcangetmoreinformation on the “Trashtalk” website.

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One of the people responsible for helpingto build the free climbing spot, a popularalternative for urban climbers to pricey in-door climbing gyms, says she nonethelessexpects the mushroom-shaped boulder willstill be there for a very, very long time.

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She said the budget for the boulder morethan doubled during construction, and es-timates building a new one could cost asmuch as $100,000.

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The outreach coordinator for the Victoria-based Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. saidthe pond in Hastings Park is the first freshwaterfishery in the City of Vancouver.

“Before this, Vancouver residents were

forced to travel to places like Rice Lake in NorthVancouver to fish,” said Mike Gass.

The society’s Fishing in the City program hasalso stocked ponds and lakes in neighbouringmunicipalities such as Coquitlam and Surrey.

On May 23, the last of 900 sterilized rainbowtrout were released into the pond at the Sanc-tuary in Hastings Park as part of a joint urban

fishing program with the Pacific National Exhi-bition and the city. On May 10, the society paidfor a pier to be built from where people can fishand the PNE had a wheelchair accessible rampand stairs installed.

Gass explained now that the pond is stocked,fishing season is open to anyone with a fishingrod, and for those 16 and older, a valid fresh-water fishing license. “They can catch as manyas they want,” noted Gass. “But they can onlykeep two. These urban fisheries can get fishedout pretty quickly.”

The society is a private, non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to the enhancement and con-servation of B.C.’s freshwater fish resources forthe benefit of the public. The society deliversthe provincial fish-stocking program with agoal to support sport fishing, offer a range ofconservation services to protect wild fish andpromote the importance of sport fishing andconservation. Each year, the society stocksabout 800 lakes and streams throughout B.C.According to the society’s website, it’s the Min-istry of Environment’s provincial regional bi-ologists who manage the lakes and determinethe stocking levels, types of fish and sizes to bereleased into B.C.’s waters.

The Courier reported earlier this week thatseveral community groups dedicated to Hast-ings Park are concerned about the move be-cause the environmentally sensitive area hasbecome a nesting ground for several types of

waterfowl. In a recent letter to the park board,the Hastings Park Conservancy group listedseveral concerns, including one that the instal-lation of the pier and increased noise and hu-man activity is disruptive to ducks and otheraquatic birds nesting on the secluded northend of the pond.

George Clulow, president of B.C. Field Or-nithologists, agrees. “I’m concerned becausewhen you stock an urban fishery you open it tonot just the designated structure,” said Clulow.“Instead, you have people tramping over thewhole pond including the riparian zone.”

Clulow said the damage could be minimizedby restricting fishing to children and youth.Hastings Community Centre is offering free“Learn to Fish” courses at the pond for childrenaged five to 15. “That would reduce the impactand parents would be in charge of their kids,”saidClulow.“Ihavetowonderif they’vethoughtthis through carefully. It’s a very sensitive habi-tat and I believe this was a poor decision.”

Clulow was also surprised by the timing ofthe project, which coincides with breeding andnesting season at the pond. “Now they havethis large number of people rushing down inthe middle of breeding season. They shouldhave delayed stocking the pond until the birdshad finished breeding. But instead they maxi-mized the ecological damage.”

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The new rules introduced by thefederal government Thursdayas part of what it’s calling TheRespect for Communities Act will

make it harder for health care activists toopen more supervised injection sites in thiscountry.

What the federal government was unableto do at the Supreme Court of Canada in2011 to shut down InSite on East Hastings— Canada’s only supervised injection siteavailable to the general public in Vancou-ver and the proliferation of such institutionsacross the country— it is now attempting todo with this act.

Reading through the initial press release from the Tory Minister of Health Le-ona Aglukkaq, it’s clear Ottawa is continuing an attack that willfully ignores themountain of scientific evidence based on 49 peer-reviewed papers published inscientific journals.

That evidence shows undeniable health benefits to both injection drug usersand their communities that have resulted from InSite’s presence in the Down-town Eastside over the past decade.

The federal health minister says “our government believes that creating a lo-cation for sanctioned use of drugs obtained from illicit sources has the potentialfor great harm in communities.” But the facts tell a different story in our city.

Because injection drug users have a supervised place to shoot up where theycome in contact with health care professionals, there has been an increasingnumber of referrals to health and social programs. There has also been a reduc-tion in overdose fatalities; a reduction in the transmission of blood-borne infec-tions like HIV and Hepatitis C; a reduction of injection-related infections. And,the police will tell you, a reduction in public disorder.

As well, obviously, there has been a reduction in health care costs.InSite legally exists because of a special exemption from Ottawa so they

can have illicit drugs on the premises. The Supreme Court ruling in 2011 saidthat failure to grant that exemption was a violation of Section 7 of the Charterof Rights that guarantees life, liberty and the security of the person. In otherwords, refusal to grant an exemption would endanger people’s lives.

Ottawa continues to take the opposite view in The Respect for CommunitiesAct. And the minister is clear that her government intends to “raise the bar” forapplicants.

What they are asking for before an application for an exemption can even be“considered” is a demonstration of support from local law enforcement, mu-nicipal leaders, public health officials and provincial or territorial ministers forhealth.

The applicant would also have to include documentation showing that treat-ment options are available for those dealing with addiction. As far as Vancou-ver’s InSite goes, it has had and continues to have support from all those areas.But what is now unknown is just how high the bar will be set by Ottawa in termsof the support. Would it require every elected official, every member of a com-munity and every regional police force to sign on, for example?

And even then, applications could be rejected once considered.The irony here, and one that Dr. Evan Wood with the B.C. Centre for Excel-

lence in HIV/AIDS points out, is this: There are hundreds of needle exchangesin Canada supported by the federal government. These collect used needlesand give out clean ones. Surely the government doesn’t think this is a servicethat only meets the needs of diabetics.

So while it is willing to approve a service that allows addicts to shoot up inback alleys, unsupervised and often using water from puddles in their syringes,it’s hesitant to approve a much more controlled environment.

In supervised sites, the user cannot take needles out into the street. Theymust fix in the presence of a health care professional. They must deal with drugcounsellors who will engage them and encourage them to move on to treat-ment. And they must conduct themselves in an orderly fashion.

For some ideological reason that defies science and experience, StephenHarper’s government would rather support a system that puts people’s lives atgreater risk and is more damaging and costly to our communities.

Watch for this one to end up in court.agarr@vancourier.com

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CITYSHOULDLOOKINTOBUSINESSRENTSTo the editor:Re: “Rent increase forces LittleNest to close,”May 24.I readwith sadness your storyabout the impending demise ofthe Little Nest Café due to anexorbitant rent increase. Recently,I wrote toMayor Robertson andall 10 city councillors about thecrisis facing independent retailand brought their attention toan article I co-authored in lastsummer’s Plan Canada: “SayGoodbye to Small Retail: ShouldWeCare?” In that article,my co-author and I noted that, with a fewnoteworthy exceptions, little is be-ing done to stem the tide of smallretail collapse. Of the councillorsI contacted, only one—GeoffMeggs—deigned to respond.In Cheryl Rossi’s article, LittleNest owner Mary Macintyreis quoted as saying that “Cityhall could regulate commercialleases and showmore supportfor small business.” Residen-tial rent control is under thejurisdiction of the province, soit’s not clear what authority thecity has. Nonetheless, it’s worthlooking into. Far too many fineindependent businesses havesuccumbed to rapacious land-lords. It’s time the city and theprovince stepped up to the plate.Don Alexander,Vancouver

PARKBOARDSHOULDCONTROLHASTINGSPARKTo the editor:Re: “Park board seeks controlof Hastings Park,” May 31.I am a resident of Hastings-Sunrise and live within walkingdistance to Hastings Park. Foryears I have been following the

community struggle with thepowers that be over what willbecome of Hastings Park. Whenpark board commissionersagreed on May 27 that indeedour neighbourhood park shouldbe governed and run by the Van-couver Park Board as opposedto the PNE, I was elated. I know,however, that this is only onestep in the right direction andwith Vision Vancouver memberssitting on the PNE board ofdirectors, the future is still veryuncertain.The PNE can be part of Hast-ings Park just like the VancouverAquarium is part of StanleyPark. But, how can it be thatfor so long, land deeded to thecity as park land has not beenrun by our park board? I amnot aware of similar commu-nity struggles at Stanley Park,Trout Lake or Queen ElizabethPark. Would residents of thoseneighbourhoods be OK with acorporation being in charge ofthe land use at their city park?Would they be complacent hav-ing very little green space in apark deeded to the city as greenspace? Is this even legal accord-ing to the Vancouver Charter?The park land should be gov-erned by our park board.Tracy Spring,Vancouver

WESTSIDECHURCHMEMBERSAREGOODCITIZENSTo the editor:Re: “Church’s beliefsworse thanloss of theatre space,”May 31.Allen Garr is concerned about“the explosive growth of a conser-vative evangelical Christian sect . .. which finds its roots south of theborder and gives comfort to themost conservative of Republicanpoliticians.”Evangelicalism is neither new

nor sectarian. “British Columbia... is an intensely secular province,yet evangelical Protestantismhascome to flourish during the 20thcentury” (Robert Burkinshaw: Pil-grims in Lotus Land: ConservativeProtestantism in British Columbia1917 -1981).The local “brand” of evangeli-calism owesmore to Britain thanthe States. Andwhile evangelicalChristianity is growing explo-sively in Africa, Latin America andAsia, it is just holding its own inCanada.Few evangelicals in Vancouverare comfortablewith the Republi-canRight.Garr says evangelicals havedeveloped “a practice called‘church planting,’ an exercisein proselytizing that has reliedon a symbiotic relationshipwithcultural venues and a number ofcommunity centres; all of whichwelcome the funds they gain fromrenting out their space.”Sounds ominous: insidiousforeign sectarians prey on naive,cash-strapped locals. Churchplanting has been going on for2000 years; like everyone else,churches have to be creative inVancouver’s real estatemarket.Proselytizing? A pejorative andmisleadingword; there is noth-ingwrongwith sharing the goodnews that God loves us.Despite appearing to be “hip-sters,” Garr notes,Westsidershearmessages that are “anythingbut hip and hardly consistent withthe community valuesmany ofus share.” Sincewhen should agroup be expected to share allcommunity values before beingwelcome to purchase buildings oruse public facilities?Vancouver hasmuch to gainfromWestside Churchmembers,whoworkwith the homeless intheir neighbourhood and are goodcitizens.Flyn Ritchie,Vancouver

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Back in July 2010, I discoveredtwo South Korean naval vesselsberthed at Lonsdale Quay, withinvitations posted for the public to

board. I marched up a gangplank and wan-dered about, impressed with all the hardware.I was also intrigued with the advertisementsdisplayed inside for various South Koreanarms manufacturers.

It seems every other nation is in on the armscontracting game. During a visit to Sweden in2005, my sentimental notions of Nordic paci-fism went into the deep-freeze when I learnedthat Saab Group is an exporter of fighter jets,missiles and antitank weapons.

Yet I was still surprised by a recent edition of Monocle, a slick, London-basedpublication devoted to “global affairs, business, culture and design.” This par-ticular issue was devoted to “a global survey of flashpoints and fighting forces”and littered with advertisements for high-end brands. An ad for Tiffany’s jewelrydangled next to copy about a Taiwanese firm’s contract to build “a Banshee un-manneddroneaircraft forBritain’sMeggitDefenceSystems.”Adappermetrosex-ual inaJ.Crewadleanedupagainstacolumnoftextdescribingtwo“French-builtamphibious assault ships” with the unlikely names Vladivostok and Sevastapol.

A photo spread featured concrete bungalows from the Second World War,built to house U.S. troops on Okinawa, which “are becoming a popular option foryoung Japanese looking for more living space.” The lifestyle angle trumped thethorny issue of regular, massive Japanese protests against the ongoing Americanoccupation of the island.

You get the picture: the stylish conjugation of bling and bang. Aldous Huxley,author of Brave New World, would have vomited.

Another photo spread featured Nepalese Ghurkas (British fighting forces forover 200 years) posing in high-end threads by Dunhill, Zanone and other brandsoutside my fashion radar and pay grade. A few pages on I marvelled at a Rolex-wearing Grim Reaper with a glass of Glenfiddich in its bony hand, toasting a wi-descreen television image of Lindsey Lohan sliding her tongue along the nosec-one of a Hellfire missile (OK, so I made that last one up).

The most telling Monocle feature highlighted the private players in the globaldefenceindustry.KoreancarmakerHyundaisealeda$400milliondealin2008todeliverbattletanktechnologytoTurkey.TheCaliforniamakerofsunglasses,Oak-ley, supplies goggles, gloves and backpacks to the FBI and police SWAT teams.Mitsubushi has become a major player in the Japanese arms industry “after thecountry dropped its self-imposed ban on military exports,” which was news tome. Rolls Royce is the “world’s military motor,” building engines for fighter jetsand aircraft carriers.

Volvo, Caterpillar, John Deere, Samsung, Panasonic, Dell; the list of military-pollinated merchants went on and on.

My point? The global manufacturing sector is dependent on arms contractsin the same way Breaking Bad’s crystal-meth cook, Walter White, has a jones forprecursor chemicals. There will be no end to geopolitical trouble spots as long asthis combat-skewed Keynesianism continues, because the world economy nowdepends on constant, low intensity conflict and the occasional terror strike for itsvery existence.

The U.S. is the biggest player in the global arms marketing game. Not surpris-ingly, since 2001, “the base defense budget has soared from $287 billion to $530billion — and that’s before accounting for the primary costs of the Iraq and Af-ghanistan wars,” notes The Washington Post. That’s a public subsidy so immenseyou’d think the Tea Party crowd would brand it as communist central planning.

TheU.S.mustmaintainapostureofbelievablethreattoprotectthepetrodollar,the world’s reserve currency — but a nuclear stalemate is the same as a Mexicanstandoff. So what’s a debt-ridden superpower and its defense contractors to do,what with China the biggest foreign holder of U.S. debt and the Federal Reserve’sprinting presses working harder than Adele’s lungs to keep the casino/comman-do economy going?

Think drones. In an age of austerity, they’re the new, cost-conscious weaponsof choice. And glory be, some of the weapon systems to defend against them areWalMart-priced,too.Accordingtoareport inTheWeeklyGuardian, theU.S.Navyhas “used a powerful laser canon to shoot down drone aircraft and will start de-ploying the weapon on its ships.” Because the cannon runs on electricity, “it canfire at less than $1 per shot, says the navy.”

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Green peas, red cabbage and sunshine-colouredflowers burst from community garden plotsthat flank the parking lot at the Cityview Bap-tist Church. The plots are so narrow passersby

might not even notice them edging the unpaved swathe offEast 28th Avenue and Sophia Street, but their modesty be-lies how the Seed to Sky Garden Club has helped the com-munity flourish since neighbours nurtured it in 2007.

Shamir Bhatia and Surrinder Bring belonged to the Del-ta Diggers Garden Club but found nothing of its ilk whenthey moved to Vancouver, so these members of the RileyPark/South Cambie CityPlan Visions Steering Commit-

tee searched long and hard for a regular monthly meetingspace, according to Seed to Sky event co-coordinator Chris-tel Nierobisch. A neighbour connected them to the BaptistChurch and now Seed to Sky meets there monthly, givesproduce to the church’s hot lunch program and helps main-tain the property’s landscaping.

Only eight people attended the club’s first meeting in2007, but now 70 people pay the $10 annual membershipfee. “It’s the best 10 bucks you can spend if you’re interestedin plants,” Nierobisch said.

“We not only have our joy of gardening in common butwe have our neighbourhood in common,” she said. “Most ofthose 70 people live within walking distance of each other.”

The club earned $300 to start by landscaping a plot at thePNE and then secured a small neighbourhood grant from

the city. It holds a plant sale before Mother’s Day.Photos from the recent event show throngs of people mill-

ing among green leafs and fronds.The club uses its income for honorariums for guest speak-

ers at its meetings, typically held on the second Wednesdaynight of each month. Upcoming sessions include tacklingweeds, climbers and vines and hardy blooming cool-seasonhouseplants. Seed to Sky also holds a wreath-making work-shop before Christmas.

Members share seeds and create boulevard gardens.They’ve helped Riley Park Seniors maintain their communitygarden, the Fraserlands Community Gardening Group planta passageway along the Fraserview golf course and its mem-bers help maintain the Tupper Neighbourhood Greenway.

Nierobisch, a retiree and master gardener, says membersrange in age, gardening know-how, ethnic background andpersonal growing space. “It’s a neighbourhood club, notclub of experts who sit around and try to make one roselook better,” she said.

“It’s a wonderful example of when two people put theirmind to something and get a ball rolling, how somethinggood can come from it with, actually, very little,” Niero-bisch said.

Nierobisch and her Seed to Sky friends work to protectgreen space in the city. She and the club’s chair, SelinaPope, opposed the park board’s plan to add parking spots tothe former site of the Riley Park Community Centre.

Nierobisch likes that the gardening club furthers a senseof service and commitment to the Riley Park community.She said you don’t make a neighbourhood livable by merelyresiding in it.

She also believes you can protest injustices happening inother countries but you can make the biggest difference inyour own backyard.

Most of the club members live within blocks of one an-other, but anyone can join. For more information, emailseedtosky@gmail.com.

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Christel Nierobisch, events coordinator with Seed to SkyGarden Club, at the community garden at 28th and Sophia.

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CELTIC CANNERY CELEBRATIONA former Japanese-Canadian fishing communityat the mouth of the Fraser River in Dunbar-South-lands is the latest site to receive a plaque from theVancouver Heritage Foundation as one of its of-ficial Places That Matter. Celtic Cannery openedin 1897. About 25 Japanese families employedin the fishing industry resided in single-family

homes on Deering Island. A vibrant communitydeveloped and remained until their forcible re-location during the Second World War. Celticcontinued to provide moorage and ship mainte-nance service throughout the 20th century. In1950, the Celtic Cannery building and numerousfishing boats burned down in a waterfront fire. Astorage and drying shed destroyed by fire in 1995was the last evidence of the once-thriving com-munity. Descendants of the original inhabitantswill be on hand at the ceremony beginning Satur-day (June 8) at 2 p.m. near Celtic Avenue at thefoot of Blenheim. A short walking tour led by lo-cal historians will be held after the presentation.

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Public Hearing: June 18Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 6 pm, City Hall, 453West 12th Avenue,Third Floor, Council Chamber to consider the following zoningamendments:

807 Powell StreetTo rezone 807 Powell Street from M-2 (Industrial) District to I-2

(Industrial) District to allow for an increase within the existing building inthe amount of general office use tenancies permitted from 25 per cent(M-2) to 33.3 per cent (I-2).

2322 Ontario StreetTo add the existing building at 2322 Ontario Street to the Vancouver

Heritage Register, designate it as a protected heritage property, andapprove a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) to permit additionsto the heritage building and conversion to a one-family dwelling withsecondary suite. The application proposes variances to the Zoning andDevelopment By-law.

2678 West BroadwayTo amend the text of CD-1 (158) By-law No. 5705 to add “school –

elementary or secondary” as a permitted use in an existing building. Thiswould allow Pear Tree Education to share its premises with the MadronaSchool Society, which would operate a private elementary school forgrades 1 through 7. No expansion to the building’s floor area is proposed.

3030 East BroadwayTo rezone 3030 East Broadway from I-2 (Industrial) District to CD-1

(Comprehensive Development) District to remove floor space restrictionson general office uses and to permit a phased development of five officebuildings. The site’s overall density would remain consistent with theexisting I-2 zoning at a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.0 or 89,396 squaremetres (962,287 square feet). A building height of 31.7 metres (104 feet)is proposed.

Kensington Hall Open HouseCome to the open house to learn more about a plan to replacethe existing Kensington Hall with an expanded 69-space childcarecentre and community rooms. It’s your chance to get an updateon the project and give us your feedback.

Tuesday, June 11, 6 -7:30 pmKensington Community Hall, 5175 Dumfries Street

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The Vancouver ParkBoard is holding thethird open house onthe final design concept

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Mount Pleasant Community PlanImplementation Open HouseCome by an open house to learnmore about how the MountPleasant Community Plan can beimplemented and what it means forthe future of the neighbourhood.

Saturday, June 15, 11 am-3 pmBring the kids for free facepaintingand enjoy a stilt performance!Rain or shine.

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RILEY PARKJune 16 is Car Free Day Vancouver at severallocations across the city — see the Courier’spage one story — with dozens of events takingplace, including Blim Market on Main Street.

The new outdoor Blim Market will runfrom noon to 6 p.m. at the corner of MainStreet and East 17th Avenue in the RileyPark area, with even more handmade crafts,ethical imported goods, vintage clothingand jewelry, pottery, toys, records and CDsand gourmet dry goods.

WEST ENDAnother event tied into Car Free Day Van-couver is one with a twist.

The community-based West End Cleanupgroup is hosting a “buy-back cigarette butts”event in conjunction with West End Car FreeDay June 16 from noon to 6 p.m.

The group was recently awarded a grantof $500 through the city’s Greenest CityGrant program and the money will be usedto buy back cigarette butts from anyone whopicks them up from the streets and beachesthat day. Each butt will be worth a penny,which means $20 for a pound of butts. Theplan was designed with binners in mind,but everyone is encouraged to do their part.A butt depository will be located near thecorner of Denman and Barclay streets.

MOUNT PLEASANTCity of Vancouver Archives is marking 80years of Vancouver history with a display atcity hall June 7.

Highlights include the Beatles’ rider (thesigned agreement between the band andthe PNE) for both the band’s dressing roomand limousine for their famous performanceat the PNE in 1964, as well as a silk sample

book from a Chinatown merchant, the city’sfirst voters’ list, a letter written by CaptainGeorge Vancouver in 1794 while stationedin Nootka Sound, an 1898 police blotter.Dozens of other historic photos and movieswill also be on display at the Media Centrein city hall June 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Archives and city staff will be on hand toexplain more than 25 displays and demon-

strate techniques used to preserve and re-store old movies. The 80th anniversary eventprecedes International Archives Day June 9.

The City of Vancouver Archives, locatedin Vanier Park, houses the records as well asdocuments from private-sector businesses,organizations, families and individualsrelated to Vancouver. Laid end to end, thearchives’ collections would stretch four ki-lometres, from city hall west to McdonaldStreet. (Scan page with Layar to watch avideo.)

OAKRIDGEThe Oak Street Farmers Markets is openfor the season once again at the UnitarianChurch of Vancouver, located at the cornerof West 49th Avenue and Oak Street.

This organic-only market offers eggs,meat and fresh produce Wednesdays from3 to 7 p.m. now through Oct. 30. For moreinformation, visit oakstreetmarket.ca.

DOWNTOWNA Vancouver Draw Down event takes placeJune 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at ArtStartsGallery, 808 Richards St.

The free nano-GIGANTIC Drawing Ex-periment allows artists and non-artists ofall ages to create animal and botanical-in-spired art using minuscule and humongousformats. Celebrate the big and the smallthings in nature. ArtStarts in Schools is anot-for-profit organization offering educa-tors, artists, parents and students a broadrange of programs, services and resourcesto promote arts and creativity among B.C.’syoung people.

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Before he became a fa-mousdisc jockeyandhungout with Elvis Presley, RedRobinson was just another

East Side kid growing up in the RileyPark neighbourhood.

Robinson was five years old whenhis family moved from Comox to alittle house at 28th and Prince Ed-ward. He lived there for about 13years with his younger brother Billand his parents, Alice and Gordon.

At 18, he earned enough moneyfrom his radio career to help hismother buy a house at King EdwardAvenue and Inverness. He now livesdowntown. This week, the Couriercaught up with Robinson, now 76,for a short chat to reminisce about hisdays growing up in Riley Park, wherehe attended General Brock elemen-tary school and spent some of hisdays… catching snakes and moths?

What do you remember aboutthe old house?

It was drafty and there was a coal-burning stove in the living room. Itwas a rat-trap house that my dad andmom rented. You’ve got to remem-ber this was during the war years

and you were lucky to be able to finda place. But it was a clapboard houseI was glad to get out of. I always re-lated to Elvis that way. He was in ashotgun shack. Same thing.

What was life like for you backthen?

We didn’t have anything, but

nobody had anything. Not that wewere starving or anything like that.It was just that there was no richnessaround. A treat for us was to walkover to the other side of OntarioStreet at 25th and look at the con-trast between the houses there andthe houses in our neighbourhood. It

was amazing and I always said to mybrother, ‘You know, one day we’ll getout of here and I’m going to live overon this side of town.’

What do you miss most aboutthose days?

My friends. The memories are soindelible that there isn’t a day thatgoes by that I don’t think of an in-cident of something stupid that wedid. I remember one time we dug apit in Riley Park. There was an emp-ty lot at 33rd and Prince Edwardthat had an unbelievable numberof snakes — all kinds of them, blacksnakes, garter snakes. So my broth-er and I and about four other kidsrounded them all up and dug thispit at the park and invited every-body the next day to come and havea look. Of course, they had slitheredout by then. I mean, what do kidsknow?

You also had a thing for moths?MybrotherandIwerelittlerascals.

We’d get Mason canning jars and weused them to catch the moths off thelawn in the springtime. Then whenwe got to the Windsor movie theatre(at 25th and Main), we’d releasethem. On the screen, it looked likethese huge bats were flying around.The lights would come on and the

movie would come to a grinding haltwith the manager yelling, ‘You kids!’

Four years ago, you helped get aschool reunion together at Brockelementary, where another grad-uate named Jimmy Pattison, thesuccessful businessman, also at-tended. How did that go?

I put it on, Jimmy came, it was anamazing day. It was very difficult toround up the people because youdon’t have yearbooks like you do inhigh school. So I put a committee to-gether, they knew people and I knewpeople and that’s how it worked.Jimmy flipped out when 640 peopleshowed up.

The Main Street corridor haschanged quite a bit from yourchildhood — homes are incrediblyexpensive, the Windsor Theatre isgone but Brock school remains.Has change been good for theneighbourhood?

There was a real true sense ofcommunity back then and it’s hap-pening again. People are looking forthat sense of community, that con-nection.

(This interview was edited andcondensed).

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Red Robinson poses outside his Riley Park childhood home on East28th Avenue at Prince Edward.

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YWCA’s Chantelle Krish greeted Premier Christy Clark, apast recipient, to the 30th Women of Distinction Awardsheld at the Westin Bayshore Hotel.

Women of Distinction recipient Chan Hon Goh traded herpointe shoes for sequined Jimmy Choo shoes for GohBallet Academy’s 35th anniversary celebrations.

Scotch enthusiast Kim Thorne chaired A Dram Come TrueWhiskey wingding at Hycroft in support of Camilla Tibband Ann McDonell’s Vancouver Writers Festival.

Frank Clements, right, Pan Pacific barkeep for 24years, was a beneficiary of Bing Smith’s B.C. HospitalityFoundation during his time of need.

CEO and president Janet Austin (right) welcomed backSenator Pat Carney, who picked up an inaugural Womenof Distinction Award three decades ago.

Former restaurateurs Bud and Dotty Kanke helped honourrestaurateur Umberto Menghi at Les Dames d’Escoffier’s12-course, 13-chef salute to the culinary icon.

Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Cate Simpson, Susie Meister andLisa Ng welcomed guests to their Four Seasons hosteddinner set for 110 guests.

Lorna Paterson (Blush), Christine Baracos (Baracos +Brand) and Maureen Elliott (Prelude) banded together for aretail romp in support of the North Shore Hospice Society.

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Ten women were feted at theYWCA’s 30th Women of Distinction Awards at the WestinBayshore ballroom. Chan Hon Goh (arts), Lois Nahirney(business), Kamal Dhillon (community building), Eliza-beth Croft (education), Mae Burrows (environment),Maureen de St. Croix (health and wellness), DianneWatts (public service) Deborah Money (Technology),Barbara Mowatt (community connector) and Sara Eft-ekhar (youth) were honoured for their achievements andcontributions to the well-being of Metro Vancouver.

GREAT DAMES: Les Dames d’Escoffier’s annual gala cel-ebrated the career of Umberto Menghi. Having recentlyclosed his Il Giardino restaurant of 37 years, the culinaryicon was the guest of honour at the royal repast held atthe Four Seasons Hotel. Among the cooks behind themegameal: Michel Jacob (Le Crocodile), David Hawk-sworth (Hawksworth) and Quang Dang (West). On targetto raise $25,000, the B.C. chapter of the internationalassociation has raisedmore than $500,000 for food-basedoutreach, scholarships and bursaries.

HELPFULTIP:Namedone of the city’s top foodies under 40,Butter On theEndive’s OwenLightly, diagnosedwith stage4 colon cancer, is the latest to receive support from theB.C.Hospitality Foundation. The 30-year-old chef and food blog-ger is among some40 individuals to datewhohave receivedassistance from the non-profit to copewith a financial crisisarising fromahealth ormedical condition.

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Alternatively, taking your pop out to afun event or place fits the bill. The BCSports Hall of Fame at BC Place, forexample, has free admission on Father’sDay, June 16 – just for Dads! And thereare many other recreational ways to say,“we love you.”

“There is no better gift for Dad thisFather’s Day than the gift of relaxation,and time spent with his loved ones,”

said Tracey Hart, for Discover BoatingCanada. “A recent survey shows that89 per cent of Canadian boaters agreeboating reduces stress and 98 per centagree boating is a family friendly activity,so taking Dad boating can be an idealway to spend time together.”

Here are some gift ideas to help kids andmoms make a wish list for every type ofnautical Dad:

THE ANGLER: Gift ideas for The AnglerDad can range from a new fishing rod, abattery powered bait bucket for smallerboats or a LCD fish finder. A completelist is available at discoverboating.ca,whether he is planning to do freshwateror saltwater fishing.

THE SAILOR: Help Sailor Dad keep hissailboat looking brand new by gettinghim some cleaners and polishers, andtake it one step further by surprisinghim by removing all dirt and stains fromhis sailboat so he’s ready for his Father’sDay trip.

MR. SPORTY: If Dad likesto challenge his friends

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THE CRUISER: If Dad likes to kick backand relax while on board, a pair of newsunglasses or a new visor would alwaysbe useful. You can also explore newwindshield options for his boat to protecthim from wind, spray and bugs while hedrives.

Get ready for your father’s special day, the sporty way

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stop. Summer is the perfect time toteach your kids about the real “birdsand bees” while exploring nature ina fun and interactive way. Parentswant their children to have anappreciation of the environment anda survey conducted by TD Friendsof the Environment Foundation(TD FEF) revealed that 80 per centof Canadian parents have had the“green” conversation with their kids.

“Some of my favourite childhoodmemories are from when I wasoutside, enjoying nature and it’snot surprising that parents wanttheir children to experience theirenvironment, just like we did whenwe were kids,” says Mary Desjardins,Executive Director, TD FEF.

“Many parents have told us thatenvironmental education is a toppriority for them and that’s exactlywhy we combine learning withnature through our funding ofoutdoor classrooms across Canada

throughout the school year.”

Outdoor classrooms bring learningto life and provide the opportunityto integrate nature into schoolcurriculum. An outdoor classroomcan be used in every season andcan be designed to fit the needs ofyour local school. Combining natureand learning offers a hands-onexperience for children.

Desjardins also says: “Thereare many ways thatCanadians can getinvolved in greeningtheir communitiesincludingvolunteering withlocal environmentalgroups, becominga neighbourhoodgardener or evenorganizing a group fora summer cleanup tohelp tidy up local parks,creeks and other areas.”

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Fresh airOUTSIDE PLAY CAN ALSO BE EDUCATIONAL FOR KIDS

Van Dusen’s HSBC FamilyProgram, Pond Dipping andthe Magic of Mechanics onSunday, June 9 is geared forfamilies with children ages five to11. So… How do water striderswalk on water? How large woulda lily-pad raft have to be to sup-port your weight? This year, theever-popular pond dipping daywill also include an explorationof the mechanics behind thesuccessful life strategies of plantsand insects in the water. You willdip into the pond and carefullyscoop out insects to examineand identify. Finally, you willcreate your own water strider totake home.

There are two sessions 10:30- noon or 1:30 - 3 p.m. MemberFamily $15, Non-Member Family$25 (includes admission to theGarden). Fee covers up to twoadults and three children. Chil-dren must be accompanied by atleast one adult. More programdetails vancouver.ca/vandusen/childrenFamilies/childrenFami-

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The SUBWAY Commit toFit KID’S MILE sponsoredby the Courier runs alongthe first mile of the adultcourse at UBC. All finishersreceive a goodie bag,access to the play areaand their own post-raceparty. The Kid’s Mile startsat 6:30pm.

DRAW PRIZESAll Participants are eligibleto win one of the over70 draw prizes available.Click here for the list ofdraw prizes. You must bepresent to receive theseprizes. NEW: In order toallow organizers to pre-draw prizes so that theycan be presented in atimely manner, only entries

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DONATE TO THEJDRF AND WINAnyone who donates $20or more to the JDRF isentered into the draw for a$200 meal at Le Crocodile.Every $50 donated countsas an entry for the returnflights for two courtesyof Orca Airways and twonights at the Long BeachLodge Resort, dinner, dailybreakfast, and surf lessons.You do not need to bepresent to be awardedJDRF donation prizes.

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yyourfamilyfamilyConGRADulations to Vancouver’s Class of 2013

Stephen Anthony,Head of SeniorSchool at West PointGrey Academy said:

The time is near:The day when youofficially graduatefrom West Point GreyAcademy, confidentand prepared for theexciting adventuresahead. In lookingto the future, it’simportant to reflect

on the past, andthis year we haveembraced the virtueof gratitude, ofappreciating all thatwe have as well aswhat we don’t, forbeing challenged tosucceed allows us tostay focused, takethoughtful risks andbe resilient, lessonsthat can only belearned, not taught.

Certainly no oneknows this morethan our foundingheadmaster Mr.Clive Austin, whoretires this schoolyear. Let his dream,of seeing youngmen and womensuch as yourselvesproudly accept theirWest Point Grey

Academy diploma,inspire you as youexplore your passionsand follow yourdreams, knowingthat as you grow andevolve, your goalsand aspirations willtoo.

I, for one, am gratefulto have known eachand every one of you,and I hope you are

grateful for all thatyou have experiencedat WPGA, includingthe support of yourteachers, coaches,classmates and peers,and the incredibleopportunities inacademics, athletics,fine and performingarts, and service.

Congratulations,Class of 2013. Pleasestay connected, andkeep us updatedon your lives andaccomplishments.Although you havegraduated fromour school, you areforever a Grey Wolfand a member ofour wonderful WestPoint Grey Academycommunity.

Teens all across the city are graduating this month, and parents as well asstudents are excited about the prospects of ‘moving on’ from their safeenclave of high school. Here’s a heartfelt message to some special students,to wish them well as they take the next step in the journey of life:

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Riley Park. Where exactly is that?Many readers are probably familiar with the park itself,which takes up more than two hectares of green spacealongOntario Street at East 30thAvenue.For baseball fans, it’s across the street from Nat BaileyStadium.ButRileyPark is reallymore thanonepark, as theCity of Vancouver decidedwhendividingup the city’s neigh-bourhoods. RileyPark is thename the city uses to describea vast swath of community that runs from 16th to 41st av-enues and spreads fromFraser toCambie streets.Within those boundaries exists a lot of cool—cool hous-es, restaurants, antique shops, record stores, fashion bou-tiques,coffeehangouts,butchershops,communitycentres,a thriving farmers’marketand theverycoolArmyNavyandAir Force Veterans’ clubwhere karaoke is king on Saturdaynights.Riley Park is also home toMountain View Cemetery, thecity’s only burial ground. It takes upmore than 42 hectaresof space west of Fraser Street, between 31st and 43rd av-enues. The neighbourhood has a great mix of people, pastandpresent. VideoartistPaulWong lives there.PoliceChiefJim Chu and business mogul Jim Pattison went to schoolthere — Chu at Sir Charles Tupper secondary, Pattison atBrockelementary.Queen Elizabeth Park is probably the community’s bestknown landmark. The east side of the tourist attractionoverlooks Nat Bailey Stadium and the relatively new andimpressive Hillcrest community centre, which hosted curl-ing during the 2010WinterOlympics.The 2011 Census says almost 22,000 people live withintheboundariesofRileyParkand themedianage is40yearsold. While English speakers are the majority, Chinese lan-guages and Tagalog are spoken by a large number of resi-dents. The 2006 Census showed the median income for afamily at $77,625, which means many families must havebigmortgages or struggling to pay rent.Many homes easily fetch more than $1 million and rentfor a two-bedroomapartment at 33rd andMain featured ina recent online adwas$1,490permonth.All part of living the life inRiley.

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Ernesto Ramos is seated in the middle of a roomplaying his accordion while his daughter Martadances next to him.

Mankin Ladd’s mother is belting out the Cana-dian national anthem on a harmonica in front of the samecrowd. Then there’s Angela Chou, tears streaming downher face. “I’ve been through a lot of difficult times,” shesays. “It’s my hope that everybody could spread out ourlove, spread out our care to the people around you and tothe society and to the world.”

Chou and the others are newcomers to Canada.And while they share a common story of immigration,

there is one place that has brought them together to learnmore about their new community, work through life prob-lems and meet new friends. That place is Little MountainNeighbourhood House on Main Street, near 23rd Avenue,where the newcomers’ stories were captured on film by an-other new immigrant, Ana Mateescu.

Mateescu is an accomplished filmmaker from Romania whoproduced the 16-minute documentary We Art Community thatfeatures the neighbourhood house’s Volunteer Connectionsprogram. It’s a program where newcomers make jewelry, sharestories and cultural traditions of their home countries in a set-ting that brings laughter and tears — two emotions Mateescuexperienced herself as she made the film. “It was amazing forme to do this — to find out their stories were also my story,” saidMateescu in an interview at the neighbourhood house.

Mateescu, her husband Sorin and seven-year-old daugh-ter Erin arrived from Romania in 2009. The couple left goodjobs in radio and television, where Mateescu produced doc-umentaries in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, to se-cure a more promising future for their daughter.

They had no friends or connections in Vancouver andMateescu’s English was poor. She began volunteering inthe Downtown Eastside at the Union Gospel Mission andearned income as a cleaner while upgrading her filmmak-ing skills at Langara College. Then one day she attended aparty where she met a staff member from the neighbour-hood house, who invited her to the Connections program.

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That’s when she brought out her camera and is now on con-tract with the neighbourhood house to produce more documen-taries about the immigration experience.

Mateescu is also close to finishing a community developmentcourse at Capilano University — which the neighbourhoodhousepaidfor—andisproducingotherdocumentariesforvari-ous non-profit societies.

An admitted adrenaline junkie who, in her war reportingdays,wasmoreinterestedinthestorythanthepeople,Mateescusaid her experience at the neighbourhood house has “changedmy life” — a phrase she used three times during her interviewwith the Courier. “I realized how important it was to care aboutthe people in front of you,” she said while her daughter used asmartphone to record the interview on video.

Mateescu’sstoryisoneofmanyJoelBronsteinhasheardasex-ecutive director of the neighbourhood house, which is celebrat-ing its 35th anniversary. But, as he explained, the agency offersmorethanpeoplemightthinkastheywalkbythecramped,two-levelbuildingwedgedbetweenarestaurantandanopticalstore.“People are quite surprised to find out the depth and breadthof what we do,” he said, noting the neighbourhood house willeventually get a bigger home as part of the massive Little Moun-tain redevelopment next to Queen Elizabeth Park.

The non-profit has 70 full and part-time staff equipped withskills that include teaching, nursing, childcare, social work, psy-chology and ESL training. Settlement workers, youth workers,cooks and family counselors also operate out of the neighbour-hood house. The staff’s work extends to monitoring more than70 childcare spaces and overseeing programs run out of nearbyelementary schools, churches and Sir Charles Tupper secondary

school, where volunteers work with Tupper students in a home-work/mentoring program.

Aregularcommunitymeal,acoffeehousenightwherepeoplecome to recite poetry and play instruments are other features ofthe neighbourhood house. Seniors performing tai-chi and play-ing mah-jong is a common sight.

“It’s welcoming and friendly here,” Bronstein said. “We try tobreak down a lot of those barriers that might scare those peopleaway who haven’t had good experiences in another country indealing with bureaucracies.”

One day back in 1996, Andrew Tang walked into the neigh-bourhood house to get some help with his taxes. Having arrivedfrom Vietnam a year earlier, and with limited English, he notonly found help but work as a volunteer.

Proficient with numbers, Tang has returned to the neigh-bourhood house for the past 15 years during tax season to helpnewcomers with their taxes. Tang speaks Cantonese, Mandarin,Vietnamese and French.

“It’sveryimportanttohelpeachother,”saidTang,aninforma-tion technology specialist at Vancity credit union. His English isnow quite good and he has come a long way from working in afactory and fast food restaurant since he arrived in Vancouver.“When I help people, I also help myself because I can hear lotsof stories about new immigrants to Canada and that helps me todevelop a strong understanding of the community.”

Added Tang: “My advice to all newcomers to Canada is to tryand get involved. When you are involved, you feel you’re part ofthe country — and that it’s your country, too.”

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crane your neck just right while aboard you can see a seven-footsculpture of a poodle near 18th Avenue. Yes, a seven-foot poodle.

63The date this month (June 16) for “car-free day” on Main Street which willsee the street shut down from Broadway to 30th Avenue. It’s being billed as“the biggest street party ever held” on Main.

375 The number of feet to hit a baseball from home plate to the centre fieldwall of Nat Bailey Stadium, home of the Vancouver Canadians, whichbegin their season this month.

298 The unit number of the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans’ Club at 23rdavenue andMain Street. Also the designated legion of the Vancouver PoliceDepartment, where Police Chief Jim Chu can be spotted on RemembranceDay but unlikely to be found in the place for karaoke on Saturday nights.

10 Ten dollars, that is. And that is the price of a men’s haircut — “includingtax” — at Fern’s Day Spa at 4185 Main St., near 26th Avenue.

9.95The price of the steak and eggs breakfast special at Helen’s Grill at25th avenue and Main Street. The diner has been around for years andonce was home to the Aristocratic restaurant.

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The number of years Little League baseball has been played atHillcrest and Riley parks. Apparently, that makes the organization theoldest Little League in Canada.

Property forsale:91East27thAve.$998,000Specs: Four-bedroom, two-bathroomheritagehome located oneblockfrom the restaurants and shopsonMainStreet andwithinwalkingdistance toHillcrest community centre,NatBailey StadiumandQueenElizabethPark. GeneralWolfe elementary school is also oneblockaway. “Youngerworking families live in theneighbourhood,” saidrealtorRyanHawkof TRGRealty. “Themain focushere, Iwould say,is quality of life andpeople not overextending themselves andhavinga comfortable house to live in.” Completely rebuilt in 2006, the 1,555square-feet home is oneof fiveCity of Vancouver-classifiedheritagehouses along the sloping stretch of East 27th. The rowof houseswasbuilt in 1912. Isabella Shirley hadher son JamesAlexanderShirleybuild thehouses and the familymaintainedownership until 1962. Grosstaxes for 2013 are$3,245 and stratamaintenance fees are$199.

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Now (right): 4100 block of MainStreet in May 2013.photo Dan Toulgoet

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Then (top): Turner’s Dairybuilding at 3333 Main Street,winter 1950.Photo courtesy: VPL AccessionNumber: 81129 Photographer/Studio: Artray.

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A business club from Britannia secondary haswon provincial student company of the year forthe third year in a row.

“I’m just so proud of these kids,” said businesseducation department head, teacher and clubleader Lee Nipp.

He said students at the inner city school re-ceive limited opportunities. “So when we givethese opportunities it’s really nice to see whatthey can do given the chance,” he said. “It’s over-whelming at times what they show me.”

Britannia Business Club won the JuniorAchievement of B.C. award with their companyQuenched and its two designs for wellness-themed tumblers. Their BPA-free drink contain-ersfeaturenutritionlabelsthat list“nutrients”asconfidence and kindness for the broader com-munity, responsibility and respect for the schoolcommunity.

Twenty-nine Grade 11 and 12 students par-ticipated in this year’s club. In 16 weeks theydevised a business idea, registered their corpo-ration with the B.C. chapter of Junior Achieve-ment, the world’s largest not-for-profit orga-nization dedicated to educating young peopleabout business, developed their design, got itmanufactured, marketed their product and sold

it. Students, teacher sponsors and business con-sultants contributed $15 each as shareholders,and students pre-sold tumblers to raise the re-mainder of the $960 needed for startup costs.

Quenched earned a profit, achieved a 114 percent return on investment and donated moneyto the Vancouver food bank and CLICK, or Con-tributing to Lives of Inner City Kids, a commu-nity-based, non-profit foundation.

“They’re giving back,” Nipp said.Britannia’s club won last year with its Rain-

couver umbrella. The club won in 2011 with itsB.EAST Apparel company.

SariahConor,Grade12studentandpresidentof Quenched, said students find the hands-onexperience beneficial. “It’s different from whenyou’re in school and you’re writing worksheets,”she said. “It really puts people out of their com-fort zone and that’s a really important thing inbusiness.”

Britannia business club students were to berecognized Thursday night at Simon Fraser Uni-versity’s Beedie School of Business.

Conor recently won an Award for Oratoryand Presentation Skills at a Business LaureatesBusiness of B.C. Hall of Fame gala dinner andinduction ceremony.

She is off to the University of B.C. in the fall tostudy economics.

Nipp started the business club in 2008. Itsalumni study at post-secondary institutions thatinclude UBC, Capilano University and KwantlenPolytechnic University.

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Metro Vancouver’s Boilers and Process Heaters Emission Regulation BylawNo. 1087authorizes and regulates emissions from biomass boilers. Changes to Bylaw No. 1087are proposed to ensure these systems are properly designed and operated to protectlocal air quality, and to facilitate effective use of small biomass systems.

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1 The HSBC CITY OF BHANGRA festival ends with a bang as hundreds of dancers, dozens of musicians andthousands of attendees converge for the largest gathering of bhangra talent in North America June 7 and 8 atthe Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza. Best of all, it’s free. More details on the DOWNTOWN BHANGRA events,go to vibc.org.

2 Radiation and theatre, together at last. Radix Theatre presents the world premiere of SLOWPOKE, June11 to 15 at, appropriately enough, the Russian Hall (600 Campbell St.). Directed by John Fagan Tait andperformed and created Billy Marchenski and Alison Denham who, in the summer of 2011, traveled tothe Exclusion Zone in Chernobyl (the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history), SLOWPOKE

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3 We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The best bangs in indie rock, ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER returnsto Vancouver in support of her new solo album Personal Record. The Fiery Furnaces singer-guitaristangularly rocks the Media Club June 11 along with New York’s flowy bodysuit-wearing TEEN and Prairie Cat.Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu Records and ticketweb.ca.

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TEXTUAL HEALING: As part of the Courier’s Vancouver Special neighbourhood series on Riley Park, wevisited the Regional Assembly of Text to talk paper, fonts, homemade buttons, the lost art of letter writing andwhy the charming store looks and feels like it was designed for a Wes Anderson film. To watch a video on theshop, go to vancourier.com/entertainment or scan the photo with your smartphone using the Layar app.

HOT REAL ESTATEAccording to a recent articlein the Vancouver Courier,some of the city’s aging firehalls are being eyed as po-tential sites for developmentsthat would see apartmentsbuilt atop fire halls. In fact“the city already has one suchcomplex planned for the re-

development of the No. 5 firehall at 54th Avenue and KerrStreet and it could serve as amodel for future projects.”

Personally, K&K likes theidea of apartments being in-corporated into fire halls. Butwe’d really like to see condosbuilt atop fire halls. Not just forthestoryfodderitwouldcreatewithNIMBYownerscomplain-ing about the constant sirensand fire truck traffic bringingtheir property values down,but also for the branding pos-sibilities. Want to heat up yourlifestyle? Inferno is a new five-alarmblazeofurbanmicro-loftliving, in the heart of vibrantMarpole. Granite countertops,

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HOUSEWIVES RIPThe Real Housewives of Vancou-ver are dead. Long live TheRealHousewives of Vancouver. Ac-cording to several local news-papers, which must be feelinglike a mother badger who’s lostone of her materialistic, self-obsessed cubs right now, theheavily scripted reality showhas been “put on hold.”

When told of their show’shiatus, cast members of thelocally shot program ap-peared to express no emotion

due to Botox injections andsurgeries that have deadenedthe muscles in their faces.

There is a possibility, how-ever, that the once-popularSlice TV franchise finds a dif-ferent set of housewives in adifferent city to assist in set-ting women’s lib back a fewdecades. Personally, we haveour fingers crossed for TheReal Housewives of Nanaimo,complete with extravaganttrips to Costco to buy Kirk-land jeans and fleece jackets,vicious spats at a beer leagueslow pitch tournament andsmoking ciggies outside thebingo hall with Tina, who’sbeen a real stuck-up b****ever since she started datingGary from Swiss Chalet.

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Three years ago, I was seized withthe desire to juice.

Juice is healthy and delicious. Ibelieved that juicing would allow

me to take in precious vitamins and mineralswithout the hassle of eating veggies all day.

In reality, juicing is hard, tedious work.While it’s amusingly noisy, using a juicerimposes the drudgery of cleaning that juic-er. After two close encounters with bits oftrapped pulp, away my juicer went to theSalvation Army. Hopefully, a more intrepidsoul now has it and loves it.

But what if someone else did my juicingfor me? Make that two people: husband andwife Jody Polishchuk and Willow Meili, Ri-ley Park residents and owners of The JuiceBox, a Vancouver-based company that putsorganic, cold-pressed juices into glass bot-tles that they bring right to your door.

I met with Polishchuk to learn more aboutthe Juice Box and the wonders of juice. Along-time personal juicer and lover of juice,Polishchuk spent time visiting New York in2011 and was struck by the number of cold-pressed juice shops there.

“There was fresh juice everywhere!” herecalls. Everyone in New York, it seemed,was into juice.

The Juice Box launched in February 2013,chiefly as a home delivery service. Custom-ers make their online orders, which are

juiced in the morning and delivered to thecustomer’s door later that day.

Polishchuk doesn’t see his juice as youraverage beverage.

“Food is medicine,” he says. “We are offer-ing this tool as a resource to people to boosttheir health and wellness… Juicing used to bea fringe thing, something health nuts were intoor something you would see on late night TV,but now it’s proliferated into an uber trend.”

As an added feature, Polishchuk and Meiliwork with naturopaths, nutritionists and anetwork of professionals to provide “cleansesupport” for people on juice fasts. Their juicerecipes are developed in consultation withKeyrsten McEwan, resident nutritionist withIntegrated Healing Arts, one of Vancouver’slongest-running naturopathic clinics.

To that end, the Juice Box offers a one-day juice cleanse, which includes six to eightbottles of juice. Clients tend to cleanse forthree days, although clients have gone on12-day programs. Customers have the abil-ity to order à la carte and customize theirorder to reflect their current juicing needs.

The juice isn’t cheap. It’s about $8 abottle, which includes a bottle deposit.Clients can buy subscriptions to bringdown the price, which, compared toother organic cold pressed juices, arecompetitive.

My taster package of juice representedone-day of a cleanse. I did not do the cleanseas such, inviting my family to sample thefresh-pressed wonders.

The Turmeric Tonic was my favourite, al-

though not for the faint of heart. It’s a bit-ter but strangely compelling extraction oflemons, ginger and honey. The Heart Beet— a sweet and earthy beet drink — and theorange cucumber were well tolerated by myfamily, albeit the carrot was the only one my13-year-old son sought for refills. The LightGreen is a fresh cucumber lemon, and theDeep Green with lemon is an astonishinglypowerful explosion of vegetation; my hus-band liked this one best.

For more information, go to thejuicebox.ca, where you can order online or find a listof retail locations.

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Spectators saw her tee-shot drop and went wild. Shi sawthem react and asked, “What happened?”

Atley, her caddy for the two-round tournament as wellas her mentor and coach, had the answer. “It went in. If itwas close they’d have been clapping,” she said. “They werejumping up and down off the ground.”

A member at the Point Grey Golf and Country Club,Shi’s best round on the par-72 course is a one-under 71.She will add an even greater competitive edge if she canadd another 10 yards to her drive and she’ll have theopportunity in September when she joins the NCAA Div. ILions at Columbia University.

Shi, who moved to Vancouver with her parents inOctober 2009, has played on the Canadian and Chineseamateur tours and since 2008 has twice won the ChinaJunior Amateur tournament. In 2011 she placed third atthe Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Mizuno-sponsorednational championship and topped that in 2012 whenshe tied for second. At the 2012 B.C. Summer Games, sheoutshot the competition to win by two strokes.

Her first instructor at age 12 was a professional on theJapanese tour who didn’t speak Mandarin or English. Theycommunicated without words and five years later, Shi isfluent in Japanese and still talks to her former coach.

In any language, Shi makes the cut. ●

achel Shi is more than accurate. She’s precise.Pin sharp.

“Every time she chips, she’s thinking ofactually chipping it in,” said golf instructorand former LPGA player Taronne Atley, who

hasn’t seen accuracy like Shi’s in the 30 years she’s coachedteenagers.

Shi, 17, takes a meticulous approach to her short game, astrategy that often lands her on the green before the ball.

“She will walk to the green to see her line and will analyzea chip like it’s a 10-foot putt,” said Atley. “Her mental mindmust be very calm. All she sees is the pin.”

Shi could see the pin but not where her ball landed on thefourth hole of Delta’s Beach Grove Golf Club during the CNCanadian Women’s Tour in May whenshe shot the first hole-in-oneof her career on the166-yard par-three.

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MEGANSTEWARTStaff writer

If you play baseball for Little MountainLittle League, chances are you boughtyour first glove at Abbies Sport Shop.

If you found a lost Frisbee, Abbies iswhere you’d take it and where the ownerwould come for it.

If you’re Steve Quinn, Abbies is the busi-ness he hopes to one day run with his chil-dren.

Steve Quinn, a lifelong Vancouverite, isthe third owner since the store was foundedin 1948 at a location near Main Street and13th Avenue, 20 blocks north of its currentlocation near 32nd Avenue. He bought Ab-bies in December for a little over $100,000and said he envisions the business as onethat will stay in his family. His eight-year-old son Jack already has his eyes on the fu-ture, said Quinn.

“Not only do I get to watch my kids growbut I’m going to see neighbourhood kidsgrow from here,” he said, waving his handtwo feet off the ground, “and up.”

Quinn took over a business with deepcommunity ties, ones that see Abbies onLittle League jerseys and as flagship spon-sor of sports tournaments and festivals. Thestore has a history of finding work for theyoung athletes who once came in with theirparents for their first soccer cleats, football,

ping pong paddle or baseball bat.Isaac Greer, 15, applied for summer work

at Abbies. “I bought my first baseball glovehere,” said the Little Leaguer who represent-ed Canada at the 2010 World Series in Wil-liamsport, Pa. He came in to talk to Quinnas another teenage employee restrung atennis racquet.

Quinn knows the worth of Abbies and

intends to preserve its reputation for goodcustomer service built on six decades’ worthof positive word-of-mouth.

Customers tell him they shop at Abbies“because,” he said and repeats what they’vetold him in the five months he’s been own-er: “We’re here because our friends haveshopped here for years, our son is just get-ting into baseball and we were going to go

somewhere else, but they said go to Ab-bies.”

Michelle Wilson, a retired professionaldisc golf player, dropped by Abbies on aweekday afternoon because the store hadexactly what she needed: her own Frisbee.

Wilson left her disc, a yellow Leopard driv-er, in Coquitlam at the Munday Park disc golfcourse nearly two months ago, she said. She’dcompletely written it off as lost for good.

“We’ve got this unwritten disc golf karmarule,” she said. “You write your name on theback of a Frisbee and if someone finds it, itwill come back to you.”

Before her disc was found, she bought areplacement — at Abbies.

The store is located a few fairway lengthsfrom the Queen Elizabeth disc golf courseand Abbies can display up to 476 discs, re-putedly the largest collection in WesternCanada. Quinn also added a starter kit forplayers new to the sport.

“They’ve got pretty much everything thatyou’ll need,” said Wilson, who typically car-ries 13 different discs during a round. “We’llwant to come in for a certain colour, certainweight or specialization.

And players like Wilson know they caneven come in and find what was lost.

“It’s a community service,” she said,“which is awesome.”

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When you run backwards, you move for-ward by putting one foot behind the other.It may seem backwards, but “reverse” or“retro” running does move your fitness for-ward and it can also help in the rehabilita-tion of knee joints.

Running backwards burns three to fivetimes more calories than running forward,and research shows that running one lap of a400-metre track backwards provides the fit-ness equivalent of running six laps forward.

Sports doctors have prescribed back-wards running, in small doses, since the’70s to help rehabilitate knees and otherinjuries. Studies have shown the benefitsinclude less impact on the joints, increasedstrength and balance, improved coordina-tion and musculature.

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Nazde Edeer and Melody Salehza-deh were in Grade 8 when theymet in the hallway near theirlockers at Churchill secondary

five years ago. The two friends will gradu-ate this month and will leave the schoola much different place than when theyarrived.

“When they graduate in June it willleave a huge hole,” said the school’sathletic director Rick Lopez. “For thepast three, four years, they have liter-ally run the athletic department here atChurchill. I don’t know where I wouldbe without them.”

In the course of five years, Edeer,18, and Salehzadeh, 17, more than sur-passed the minimum 30 hours of volun-teer service needed to graduate. A quickestimate of their volunteer time beganwith six hours a week during spareclasses in the school day.

As they counted at the request of theCourier, six hours each week jumped toroughly 15 weekly hours during basket-ball season when they co-managed thesenior boys team, a responsibility thatfound them at daily practices, regularhome and away games, and road trips(some overnight) to tournaments like theB.C. championships.

Then, to prepare and put on the Bull-dog Classic, the school’s annual 16-teambasketball tournament for boys and girls,Edeer and Salehzadeh were at the schoolfor more than 12 hours a day, staying lateuntil after 9 p.m. to switch the lights offin the gymnasium.

“The school keys were in our hands,”said Edeer.

They started in Grade 8 as scorekeep-ers at basketball and volleyball games.By the start of this year, they were run-ning intramural sports at lunch, updat-ing and maintaining schedules, trainingscorekeepers, tracking athlete’s partici-pation (which they converted from anoutdated Excel spreadsheet to a more en-lightened program), making posters andeven training the two who will endeav-our to fill their shoes, Eloise Faehndrichand Tova Rae, both in Grade 9.

“I like to call it the hidden or invisiblework, things that need to be done andwhat makes our athletic program suc-cessful,” said Lopez, who is also the P.E.department head this semester, and wholaughed when he described Edeer andSalehzadeh as modest and said, “Theywon’t like this attention at all.”

Both will study science at UBC nextSeptember and their final contributionto Churchill will be a for all the school’sathletes. Edeer and Salehzadeh planned

the annual athletic banquet — a cateredbarbecue for 230 people that will recog-nize Churchill’s athletes, managers andcoaches — and handled a budget thatneared $7,500, a total that will set thebenchmark going forward because, saidSalehzadeh, “We don’t buy what we don’tneed.”

As is the case when pre-teens becomeyoung women and bond as best friendsalong the way, it wasn’t only the schoolthat changed.

Tasked with increasingly complex andimportant roles, trusted with money,asked to lead, instruct and mentor otherstudents and adults on occasion, Edeerand Salehzadeh grew into the kind ofpeople who make things happen andmake a difference.

Edeer was named the school’s top all-round student and awarded the ChurchillShield at a recent graduation ceremony.Salehzadeh, who is known to her friendsas Melo, received the R.D. PearmainScholarship as the student with excellentacademic merit and commitment to com-munity service.

Both were awarded the Elizabeth BlakeHumanitarian Memorial Scholarship fortheir “active and selfless contribution tothe school community.”

Perhaps most importantly, once theywere rewarded with responsibility andthe freedom to make independent deci-sions, they rose to the occasion. “Oncewe got it, we didn’t want to jeopardizethat,” said Edeer.

They witnessed the long hours put inby their teachers and the volunteer spiritembraced at Churchill.

“All the P.E. teachers do so much forthe school, they all volunteer to coachand we know how busy they are. We cando what they don’t have time to do,” saidEdeer. “Mr. Lopez always says it’s good togive back,” added Salehzadeh. “Serviceis encouraged here.”

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Graduating Churchill secondary students Melody Salehzadeh (left) and Nazde Edeer hada huge impact on their school’s athletic dept.

“I like to call it thehidden or invisiblethings that needto be done andwhat makes ourathletic programsuccessful.”— Rick Lopez

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AVancouver developer withyears of experience working onprojects in the Downtown East-side (DTES) says he’s starting

to see the anti-gentrification pendulumswing the other way as more moderatecommunity voices are being heard abovethe prevailing confrontational rhetoric.

“Development in the area is inevita-ble,” said Jon Stovell, president of Reli-ance Properties.

“[I’d like to encourage] having some ofthe money from those developments help

facilitate low-income housing and train-ing and employment, instead of trying tocircle the wagons around the neighbour-hood.”

Activists have grabbed headlines inrecent months, with an ongoing protestin front of upscale restaurant Pidgin,located across from Pigeon Park, anda May 1 street march in which protest-ers displayed a “Set Fire to the Condos”banner.

A slew of new condo and renovationprojects are underway in the area.

Stovell, who has been participating inthe City of Vancouver-led local area plan-ning process over the past year, said themeetings have been a far cry from hisexperience working on the Woodward’sbuilding, which was able to gain commu-nity support.

“It’s a very aggressive group of people,and it’s made it very difficult for peoplewith other opinions to speak out,” saidStovell of the current planning process.

But he’s been heartened by a loose co-alition of social enterprise businesses,

known as the Inner City Economic Strat-egy, that have been working quietly be-hind the scenes with developers and Cityof Vancouver staff.

The group is made up of Embers, Pot-luck Society and Mission Possible, alongwith the Hastings Crossing Business Im-provement Association and the Vancou-ver Board of Trade (VBOT).

“Our partners are the developers,” saidMarcia Nozik, CEO of Embers, a con-struction temp agency and renovationbusiness. “We don’t think development isa bad word, we don’t think business is abad word.”

Two weeks ago, Nozik and representa-tives from Mission Possible and the Pot-luck Society presented to developers andother business people at the VBOT. It fol-lowed earlier meetings with city managerPenny Ballem and the Urban Develop-ment Institute.

Following the meeting with develop-ers, Nozik said, “We’re looking at someway, not just with a handshake but withsomething written down, to have true

partnership with the developers and theneighbourhood.”

And the city? “We’re trying to see ifthere was some way we could work withthe city, where the city could help to le-verage some of the benefits from devel-opment … Could they negotiate that 10per cent of the workers need to be fromthat area, or something like that?”

Rising rents and development pres-sures are going to continue to be a prob-lem in the DTES, not to mention the restof the city, said Brian Postlewait, the ex-ecutive director of Mission Possible.

“From our organization’s standpoint,we have to look at all the different peopleand possibilities to partner to fulfil ourvision … to give people in Vancouver’sDowntown Eastside opportunities to en-hance their lives.”

The Downtown Eastside local areaplanning process is set to wind down atthe end of this year and then go beforeVancouver city council.

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Avison Young has landedthe contract to handleall of Seaspan’s real-es-tate needs as the marine

company expands its facilities.

As part of last year’s $35 bil-lion National Shipbuilding Pro-curement Strategy, Seaspan wasawarded an $8 billion federal con-tract to build ships for CanadianCoast Guard and the Royal Cana-dian Navy.

In order to build the ships, Sea-

span is required to upgrade itsfacilities and will need between60,000 and 100,000 square feet ofspace earmarked for staging andwarehouse facilities on the NorthShore, where Seaspan is located.

Avison Young agents Terry Thiesand Ian Whitchelo will be working

with Seaspan.“We are honoured to be selected

to work with a locally based, in-dustry-leading business, and sup-port economic development in thecommunity in which we live andwork,” said Thies.

“Seaspan is a progressive com-

pany that has deep roots in itscommunities and works to buildlong-lasting relationships with allthe stakeholders it serves, includ-ing municipal governments, FirstNations and the public.”

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The Greater Vancouver HomeBuilders’ Association (GVHBA) in-vites the public to tour 11 profes-sionally renovated homes located

across Metro Vancouver on Sunday, June 9from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The 20th annual Parade of RenovatedHomes, produced by the GVHBA Renova-tion Council and sponsored by FortisBC,offers a unique opportunity for people tosee the transformations that are possiblewhen you work with a professional con-tractor.

The homes on the parade showcase lead-ing-edge design, advanced constructiontechniques and products, and energy-sav-ing features, and include a Tuscan-inspiredtransformation, a beautiful condominiumrenovation with a 360-degree city view, aluxurious townhome remodel, a gorgeousinterior and exterior upgrade of a classic’60s home, and a contemporary whole-house makeover.

GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit said Metro Van-couver homeowners will spend $3.8 billionsprucing up their homes this year, and thisone-day event offers the public an excep-

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“Professional RenoMark renovators,many of them award winners, will be onsite to offer expert advice and discuss theircraftsmanship. Project values range wide-ly, offering homeowners an abundance ofideas they can incorporate into their ownrenovations,” said de Wit.

Admission is by passport, available ateach home for $10 per person. Children 17and under are free. Passports can be pur-chased at any home, and then used for en-try to the remaining homes. Part proceedsfrom passport sales will help fund the pur-chase of tools, building materials and safe-ty gear for a carpentry training programoffered by Guildford Park and Frank Hurtsecondary schools in Surrey.

The event is limited to six hours, so re-view the full list of participating homes be-low and then plan your route to ensure youhave sufficient time to visit specific homesthat capture your interest. Please notethese are private homes and are only openduring the posted event date and times.

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Court Registry: Vancouver

In the Supreme Court of British Columbia

Claimant: CHUI HUNG HORespondent: LIN YANG

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

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5505 Legal/PublicNotices5505

NOTICE TO CREDITORSAND OTHERS

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat creditors and othershaving claims against theEstate of Douglas MackenzieWalker, formerly of 717- 900W e s t 1 2 t h A v e n u e ,Vancouver, BC, are requiredto send particulars of thoseclaims to the Executrix, DonnaMurdina Dougan, c/o 202 -5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BCV5H 2G3, Attn: StephenMiller, on or before July 3,2013, after which date theestate’s assets will bedistributed giving regard onlyto those claims which havebeen received.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSAND OTHERS

RE: THE ESTATE OF YAEKOSUZUKI, Also known as YAESUZUKI, and YAIKO SUZUKI,DECEASEDNOTICE is hereby given thatCreditors and others havingclaims against the Estate ofYaeko Suzuki, late of #238 - 2125Eddington Drive, Vancouver, BC,who died on November 5, 2012,are hereby required to send themto the undersigned Executor c/o700 - 401 West Georgia Street,Vancouver, British Columbia,V6B 5A1, on or before June 20,2013 after which date theExecutor will distribute the saidEstate among the parties entitledthereto, having regard to theclaims of which he has notice.Christopher James ToraoSuzuki: ExectorsRichards Buell Sutton LLPAttention: Patrick (Rick)Montens

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RENTALS

HOME SERVICES8015 Appliance

Repairs8015VAN APPLIANCE SERVICES

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8030 Carpentry8030

Since 1989RENOS • REPAIRS

9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

8068 Demolition8068DEMOLITION

Excavating - Drain TileOld garage, carport, house,pool, repair main waterline,break concrete & removal.Licensed • Insured • WCB

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8073 Drainage8073RNC DRAINAGE

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Call Ron 778-227-7316or 604-568-3791

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8075 Drywall8075

Since 1989RENOS • REPAIRS

9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

8080 Electrical8080The current choice

serving theLower Mainlandfor more than

15 years.

Lic. 22308

All Kinds of Work andReasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.Max: 604-341-6059

Licensed & Bonded

L & L CONCRETE. All types:Stamped, Repairs, PressureWash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

A Concrete Specialist side-walks, bsmts, paving stones,patios. Santino 778-892-5559

A 1 Retaining Walls, Foundation,Stairs, Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks.Any concrete project. Free Est.Since 1977. Basile 604-617-5813

8060 Concrete8060

CONCRETE SPECIALISTSidewalk, Driveway, Patio

Exposed Aggregate,remove & replacing

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.For free estimates call Mario604-253-0049

TWO LITTLE LADIES. For allyour cleaning needs. Lic’d &Insured. Call 778-395-6671

8055 Cleaning8055A QUALITY CLEANING exp res/comm. low rate’s senior’s disc778.239.9609 or 778.998.9127

MR. BUILD - Renos and Repairs.Est 1989. 9129 Shaughnessy St.Please call 604-732-8453

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YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 ser-vice call. Insured. Lic # 89402.Fast same day service guar’d. Welove small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087 Excavating8087Excavating - Drain Tile

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8087 Excavating8087# 1 YARD DRAINAGE,

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8090 Fencing/Gates8090

S & SLANDSCAPING &

FENCINGCedar Fence InstallCall 604-275-3158

West Coast Cedar InstallationsNew, repaired or rebuilt

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No job too small. 837-1785

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling &textured ceiling repairs. Completedrywall & taping. 604-307-2295

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309Commercial & residential renos

& small jobs. 778-322-0934.

ALL YOUR electrical & renoneeds. Lic’d electrician #37940.Insured, bonded & WCB. Free estReasonable rates 604-842-5276

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• Roofing & Roof Repairs• Moss Control,

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8125 Gutters8125DIRTY WINDOWS? DIRTY

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8130 Handyperson8130

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9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

8135 Hauling8135604-RUBBISH - ’’ We do all theloading & cleanup and we removealmost anything'' 604-782-2474

8155 Landscaping8155

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New Lawn InstallationTurf • Seed • Artificial Excavation

Drainage • PaversCall for a Free Estimate

HOME SERVICES

Gutter & window cleaning, powerwashing. Prompt, professional.30 yrs exp. Simon 604-230-0627

8120 Glass Mirrors8120

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Commercial/ResidentialStore Fronts • Windows & Doors

Broken Glass • Foggy GlassPatio Doors • Mirrors • Etc.

2837 Kingsway, Vancouver

CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORSInstallations & refinishing. Qualitywork. Reas Rates. 604-293-0057

Artistry of Hardwood FloorsRefinish, sanding, install, dustlessProf & Quality work 604-219-6944

ANYTHING IN WOODHardwood flrs, install, refinishing.Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

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Repairs & StainingInstallation

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DUSTTIN’S HANDYMAN ServiceAll jobs Large and Small.

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HOME REPAIRS & ImprovementsLipstick renos & painting; decks &fences. Walter 778-837-2518

THE HANDYMAN CANProfessional Home ServicesBig or small - we do them all

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Aerate, Moss ControlAVG $170

Retaining Walls,Patios, Pathways

Residential, Strata, Commercial

604-266-1681WCB • FULLY INSURED

EST. 41 YEARS

HEDGINGGARDENINGCLEAN-UPSPRUNING

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604-723-2468; Tran the Gardener.Lawns, cutting, weeding, trimming,cleanups. Reliable. 604-723-2468

8160 Lawn & Garden8160Spring ServicesSame Day Service, Fully Insured

FREE ESTIMATES• Lawn Maintenance• Yard Clean-ups• Pruning/Hedges• Rubbish Removal

• Fertilizing• Aeration• Power Raking• Odd jobs

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•Yearly Maintenance Programs •

HOME SERVICES8160 Lawn & Garden8160

HEDGESHRUBTREE &STUMP

REMOVALFREE ESTIMATE

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224-3669

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SENIOR EXP’D GARDENERPruning, Trimming, Landscaping604-354-8382 or 604-879-6019

B&Y MOVING

604-708-8850

Experienced Movers~ 2 Men $55 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp.• Licenced & Insured

• Professional Piano Movers

Experienced Movers withAffordable Rates!

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Licensed & Insured• Seniors Discount

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Gail 604-251-8012

ABE MOVING & Delivery andRubbish Removal $35/HR perPerson • 24/7 604-999-6020

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Quality WorkmanshipFree Estimates

Fully Licensed & Insured

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8175 Masonry8175

MASONRY and REPAIRS•Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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1 to 3 Men1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton

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8193 Oil Tank Removal8193

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FLECKCONTRACTING LTD.• Oil Tank Removal• Work complies

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

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8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ASPHALT PAVINGDriveway, Walkway

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8220 Plumbing8220

YOUR WAYPlumbing & RenovationsFull Kitchen & Bath Reno’s

• Plumbing Service - all types• H/W tanks • Plugged drains

No job too small!‘Old Home Specialist’

Steve ✔ 604-830-8555

YOUR WAYPlumbing & RenovationsFull Kitchen & Bath Reno’s

• Plumbing Service - all types• H/W tanks • Plugged drains

No job too small!‘Old Home Specialist’

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Actual Plumbing & Heating,Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hot-water tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc.Lic. BBB, 604-874-4808

LARTERS PLUMBING. Bradford& White h/w tank, 50 g. elec. $725& 40 g. gas $850 604-307-5827

8225 Power Washing8225

POWER WASHINGGUTTER & WINDOW

CLEANING

Prompt Professional Service30 years experience

Simon 604-230-0627

8225 Power Washing8225Ken’s Power Washing Plus

SUMMER SPECIALS• Pressure Washing

• Gutter & Window Cleaning• Painting • Free Estimates

• Insured

Call Ken 604-716-7468

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

ACCREDITEDBUSINESS

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Free Estimates!NO TAX Special! *We are pleased to offer HighQuality Home Improvements

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Kitchen & Bath Improvements• Roofing • Sundecks

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Bill 604-298-1222www.chrisdalehomes.com

AaronR CONSTRepairs & Renos,

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Drywall • PlumbingElectrical • Foundations/

Framing • Flooring • Lic. &Insured • Free Estimates

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Bathrooms – KitchensCarpentry – Stairs – Decks

Framing to finishing~ Small jobs welcome ~

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GET OUT YOUR LIST!We do all the fussy little jobs

no one else wants to do.Complete home repairs.Workmanship and your

Satisfaction Guaranteed.Est 1983. Ralph 682-8256

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

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• Exterior/Interior Projects• Written Warranty

• Years of Experience• Fully Insured • WCB CoveredResidential Specialists

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ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

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cont. from previous page

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9125 Domestic9125

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2005 PONTIAC Sunfire SE, 99 kms!ac/windows, warr $4,350 D10578.604-727-3111 Auto Depot, NVan.

2006 CHEV Cobalt LT, White,69k, alloys, power group $6,495.

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2008 FORD EDGE Limited AWDlocal; V6; 50kms! 1 yr Warr incl d$22,888. Pano-roof; lux Lease orB u y ? # 1 0 5 7 8 A u t o D e p o t604-727-3111 1397 Welch NVan

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2013 FORD Flex AWD Limited7-pass 16 km, loaded! $35,500.L e a s e / B u y ! W a r r ! D 1 0 5 7 8 .604-727-3111 Auto Depot, 1397Welch NVan.

9129 Luxury Cars9129

1987 ROLLS Royce S.SpurMint condition, as new 56K$27500 obo. 604-644-6061

2011 LEXUS IS350c V6 Betterthan New! NAVI, lease or Buy?$45888. Bal 6-yr & 110km. LexusWarranty D10578 AutoDepot604-727-3111

HOME SERVICES8240 Renovations &

Home Improvement8240MOZAIK

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Since 1989RENOS • REPAIRS

9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR PaintingCustom Cabinet/ COUNTERTOPlow rate. Isaac 604.836.1648

High United ConstructionNew build, complete renos, dry-wall, tile, stucco, patio cover. Big/small. Randy 604-250-1385

Moon Construction BuildingServices Additons, Renovations,New Construction, Specializing in

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★RENOVATIONS - Over 25 yrsexp. Drywall, Painting, Kitchen,Bath, Tenant Improvement thatmeets code. Call 604-722-4411

Renovations • RepairsBATHROOM• KITCHEN • BASEMENT

Structural ★ Water IngressKelly Construction 604-738-7280

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ROOFING/RE-ROOFINGLeak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

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Bros. Roofing Ltd.Bros. Roofing Ltd.Over 40 Years in Business

AMBLESIDE ROOFINGAll types - Reroofs & RepairsInsured/WCB 778-288-8357

8250 Roofing8250

Canam Roofing 778-881-1417Residential roofing, new, re-roofing & repairs. Peace of mindwarranty. www.canamroofing.ca

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MCR Mastercraft RoofingRight the 1st time! Repairs, reroof-ing, garage, decks. Hart 322-5517

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A-1 Contracting & Roofing Re-Roofing & Repair. WCB. 25%

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8300 Stucco/Siding/Exterior8300

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Most people don’t thinktoo much about theircar’s tires — all theyknow is that they’re

round, hold air and essentiallykeep the car on the ground. Infact, most people don’t even careabout them, until it’s time to re-place the tires, then they makecomments like “Gosh, my tires areworn out, now I have to replacethem!” and “It’s a hassle to get awhole set of new tires.”

As a result, people end up search-ing for the “best” deal, often gettingthe cheapest tires possible.

If one would stop and think abouttheir tires a little longer, they wouldrealize that they are the only con-tact their vehicle has with the road.Therefore, stopping distance, cor-nering ability, ride comfort and fuelefficiency are all affected by the tirechoice.

The most sophisticated brak-ing and steering systems could berendered useless by inferior tires.But by the same token, a good setof tires can considerably improveevery aspect of even the most basicautomobile.

Now that we’ve acknowledgedthe importance of tires, how do wego about making the correct choice?As with any purchasing decision,knowledge is power.

The first step is determining what

size of tire you need. Just like howdifferent people need differentsized shoes, different cars need dif-ferent sized tires. But unlike shoes,which are largely defined by a singlenumber and restricted by your feetsize, tires are exponentially morecomplicated with an infinite combi-nation of size, diameter, compoundtype, and character.

Let’s look at two examples: P225/60R16 97T and LT265/70R17 121R.Admittedly, these appear a bit like a“code,” but after breaking the mea-surements down, it’s not so bad.

• The prefix, a P or LT, simplyindicates that the tire is designedfor either passenger car or lighttruck application. Some SUVs andsmaller trucks are fitted with Prated tires for improved ride com-fort, but if you are routinely carry-ing heavier loads, a LT rated tirewould suit your needs better.

• The next group of digits, 225

and 265 in our examples, tells youhow wide the cross-section of thetire is in millimetres. The bigger thenumber, the wider the tire. But keepin mind this measurement is fromthe widest point to widest point andnot just the surface of the tread.

• The following number is the as-pect ratio. This tells you the heightof the sidewall as a percentage ofthe tire’s width. So, the sidewall ofour passenger tire is 60 per cent of225 mm, or 135 mm. Understand-ing the aspect ratio becomes mostimportant when changing wheelsizes.

• The R lets you know that it is aradial tire as opposed to a bias-plytire, which would be designated bya D. Bias-ply tires are no longer usedin passenger vehicle applications.

• The rim size in inches is notednext. In our examples, the car has16-inch wheels and the truck has 17.Obviously, a 16-inch tire will not fit

on a 17-inch wheel or vice versa.• Next is the load-carrying capac-

ity. As you can see in our example,the LT has a higher load rating at121 verses 97 for the passengertire. It is highly recommended thatyou never select a tire with a lowerload rating than the manufacturer’sspecifications.

• The last item is the tire’s speedrating. This reflects the tire’s abil-ity to dissipate heat. Driving at highspeeds for extended periods of time,like on long highway commutes, cre-ates heat buildup within the tire. Toomuch heat increases the likelihoodof a failure.

Some questions you need to askyourself are: would you prefer aharder, more performance-orientedtire or a softer, more comfortableone. For performance seekers, up-grading you tires offers a quick andcost effective means for improve-ment. The most common practice isplus sizing. This is the concept of in-creasing the wheel size by an inch ortwo while lowering the aspect ratioof the tire. This makes the sidewallshorter and more rigid. Typically,the width of the wheel and tire arealso increased. Mixed with high per-formance rubber, the driver will no-tice quicker steering response andcornering ability.

Using the example car tire size,we could switch to a 235/50R17 oreven up to a 245/45R18 from theoriginal 225/60R16 size. As you cansee, the width of the tire and wheeldiameter are increased while theaspect ratio is decreased to keep thetire’s overall diameter the same.

Keeping the overall diameter asclose to the original as possible isimportant in order to maintain suf-ficient ground clearance, appropri-ate driveline gearing and accuratespeedometer/odometer readings.Large changes in diameter could alsoaffect the car’s ABS, traction control

and vehicle stability systems.The last point to consider is price.

Tires may seem quite costly, but youneed to keep those costs in perspec-tive. You will likely only need topurchase a new set of tires once ortwice over a car’s lifespan.

With so many tires to choosefrom, even armed with this knowl-edge, selecting a specific tire canstill be a daunting task.

Recently I had an opportunity toexperience what it would be like toupgrade a set of tires. Two experi-ments were performed: upgradinga 2012 BMW X1’s 18-inch Good Yeartires to 19-inch Continental DWStires (with a lower profile) and re-placing original 2013 Audi S4’s Con-tinental summer tires with a set ofhigh performance Continental DWSall-season tires (of the same size).

In the first case, upgrading tolarger, lower aspect ratio tires in theBMW X1 produced sharper capabil-ity around corners, quicker steeringfeel, and a more “planted” feel. Thishappened with very little loss ofcomfort or noise level.

In the second case with the AudiS4, it was surprising to find out thatthe high performance all-season tiresfrom Continental (DWS) performedalmost as effectively as the sum-mer Continental tires from the samemanufacturer (DW) in all kinds ofroad conditions. And of course, theExtremeContact DWS all-season tireshave an added advantage that it canbe used all around the year here onthe West Coast so that I don’t have toworry about replacing the tires eachwinter with a set of snow tires.

This experiment allowed me toconcludethat ifyoubuyasetofhighlycapable tires, you can have the cakeand eat it too in the sense that youget best of both worlds: high perfor-mancecharacterwithall-year-aroundcapability.

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