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A former school coachwho tried to land jobs at theVancouver jail andMetroVancouver’s emergency dis-patch centre has lost a battlewith police to remove whathe says is incorrect informa-tion from databases abouthim concerning sexualfantasies with young girls.The Vancouver Police

Board unanimously dismissedtheman’s complaint Feb. 25after reviewing a police reportthat outlined “extremelydisconcerting” details abouttheman’s “sexual thoughts,fantasies and arousal experi-ences” with girls as young asseven years old.Theman, whose name has

not been disclosed, revealedthe information to a polyg-raphist during a recordedinterview in September 2012for a job at the Vancouverjail. TheCourier has chosennot to publish details of theman’s admissions to policebecause of their content.Theman claims what he

told the polygraphist was alla misunderstanding, accord-

ing to a written complainthe filed in October 2015with the Office of the PoliceComplaint Commissioner.“During this question

period, I answered a ques-tion thinking the definitionof ‘sexual arousal’ was thesame as ‘physical arousal’and my answer to this ques-tion raised some alarms,which led to the termina-tion of volunteering in two

places, the termination ofmy employment applicationand an order that requiredme to stay off schoolproperties for one year,” hewrote. “I am certain that if Ihad answered the questionwith the correct definitionin mind that none of thiswould have occurred. I wasalso not told that it wouldalso prevent me from gain-ing any employment in any

area that required securityclearance.”The man has supervised

young girls as a schoolcoach and summer campcoordinator. The VPDdidn’t disclose the schoolor camp but said the manis no longer a volunteer andis prohibited from being onschool property.The department’s sex

crimes unit interviewed

theman and determinedhe posed a risk to youngchildren and should not beworking with them. Policesaid he does not have acriminal record and is not thesubject of an investigation.The information the

man provided to police isstored in a B.C.-wide policedatabase often referred to asPRIME, or Police RecordsInformationManagementEnvironment.Police encouraged the

man to see a psycholo-gist, which he did. Thatpsychologist concluded ina report that “although heendorses some experiencesthat, in some instances, maybe considered as consistentwith sexual deviance, whenconsidered in full context[i.e., the circumstances inwhich they occurred], thereis nothing to indicate con-cern or risk.”The VPD said it couldn’t

confirm what informationthe man provided to thepsychologist. That led theVPD to have the RCMP’sBehavioural Sciences Groupconduct a risk assessmenton the man’s statements to

the VPD polygraphist.“[The RCMP’s] final risk

assessment report would goa long way to determiningwhat, if anything, shouldbe revised in VPD data-bases,” the police reportsaid. “Although the VPDis awaiting the final writ-ten report, initial concernshave been expressed thatappear to support the VPDposition that his behaviouris concerning.”In July 2014, theman was

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The head of a bike sharecompany that will launch anew system in Vancouverthis summer has promisednot to “undercut” rentalrates of existing bike com-panies worried about theimpact 1,500 rental bikes willhave on their businesses.Josh Squire, founder and

CEO of CycleHop Corp.Canada, made the promiseFeb. 24 at a news confer-ence at city hall, where hejoined city officials andCharles Gauthier of theDowntown VancouverBusiness ImprovementAssociation to promote the“smart bike” system.“We don’t want to com-

pete with the local bike rentalshops, and we don’t wantto undercut their pricing,”Squire told reporters. “Sowe’re looking at the averageprice that’s out there todayand we’re going tomake surethat we’re competitive withthat, and not under that.”

Squire didn’t reveal anhourly price to rent a bikebut suggested a monthlymembership would cost“roughly” $20 per month.That membership wouldallow a customer unlimited30-minute rides for themonth, he said.Landing on a set hourly

rate could prove difficult forCycleHop, considering therates of rental shops varywidely. For example, a one-speed cruiser bike (with a lockand helmet) rents for $6.67 anhour at Spokes Bicycle Rent-als onGeorgia Street, near theentrance to Stanley Park. InYaletown at Reckless BikesonDavie Street, a hybrid bike(with a lock, helmet and amap) costs $18.50 to rent foran hour-and-a-half.Both bike stores are

concerned about the rentalrate for a CycleHop bike andwhere the 150 stations willbe located. Squire said hiscompany plans to consultwith residents and businessesbefore setting up the stations,which will be concentrated

mainly in downtown and ex-tending to an area boundedby Arbutus Street, 16thAvenue andMain Street.“Those are two key

considerations, obviously—pricing and location,” saidPaul Dragan, owner of Reck-less Bikes, which has storesin Yaletown, near GranvilleIsland and onHornby Street.“I’m not anticipatingmybusiness going up becauseof bike share coming toVancouver. I’m anticipatinga drop inmy overall rental.But I don’t think it’s goingto be drastic for me. I don’tknow if it’s going to be dras-tic for the other people.”Sarah Vetter, market-

ing and sales manager forSpokes Bicycle Rentals, saidthe bike share systemwillobviously affect rental sales.But by howmuch will haveto be determined after Cycle-Hop sets up its stations, saidVetter, noting themajority ofSpokes’ customers are tour-ists and primarily ride bikesin Stanley Park.

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Preliminary renderingsreleased last week that depictthe proposedKettle Boffobuilding redevelopmentwill spur more Grandview-Woodland residents againstthe project, according toopponents.Barbara Cameron, one

of the organizers behindthe neighbourhood’s NoVenables Tower coalition,calls the scale “massive” andargues it’s too high and toodense for the site at VenablesStreet and CommercialDrive.“I think the actual render-

ings are going to galvanizethe community in oppositionto this because it’s finallybecoming real what themas-siveness of this developmentwill be,” she said. “Drawingsthat were provided ear-lier didn’t identify that therewould actually be three tow-ers. So we’re not dealing withone, we’re dealing with threetowers on a footprint that isreally not appropriate for thiskind of density.”Proponents argue that

along withmarket housing,the project will deliver much-needed supportive housingand a new expanded space forthe Kettle Society’s services.The Kettle Society, which

is a non-profit that provideshousing and support to peoplewithmental illness, needs toexpand the services it offers atits 1725 Venables St. location.However, the society couldn’tget government funding soit formed the arrangementwith Boffo Properties for theredevelopment. Boffo ownsbuildings on either side of theKettle, while the city owns theparking lot to the north, whichcould be amalgamated intothe proposed redevelopment.The society and Boffo re-

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ings Feb. 26. The proposalenvisions 200, one-to-threebedroommarket housingunits, as well as 30 supportivehousing units for the Kettle toown and operate, and a largerspace for its other services.Daniel Boffo, principal

of Boffo Properties, said theKettle services would berelocated during constructionwith costs paid by the project.He described the design as

one building “massaged” intomulti-levels. At its lowest it’sfive storeys, while at its high-est it’s 12 storeys. Small scaleretail and a public courtyardare included in the plans.“The goal is to mimic

something like GaolersMewsin Gastown where whenyou’re at grade you’ve gotretail within the courtyardand it’s not just a podium andtower project,” Boffo said. “Itfeels like a bunch of separatebuildings grouped together invarying heights.”He said the proposed

design was informed by fouryears of public feedback andthe height has been droppedfrom the initially proposed 15storeys based on input from

the community and the city.Many individuals and

groups have voiced supportfor the project, accordingto Boffo, including housingadvocate JudyGraves.“You’ll never satisfy every-

body and I think when yousatisfy everybody somethinggets lost.What we’re hopingto achieve is to build on thecommon ground that wehave. The common threadthat I’ve heard is [both sides]believe in strong, inclusivecommunities,” he said.It’s unclear what the

city will allow on the site.TheGrandview-Woodlandcommunity plan hasn’t beenadopted yet. The draft plangoes out for public reviewthis spring, although no dateshave been set yet. Boffo iswaiting to file the applicationuntil after council approvesthe plan.Neighbourhood reac-

tion has beenmixed. TheGrandview-WoodlandCiti-zens’ Assembly didn’t reachconsensus on what heightshould be allowed, but 16members signed a “minorityreport” backing the project.

When asked what shedefines as a tower, Cameronsaid, “We have a point ofview that we need to keepthe Commercial Drive areaunder five storeys. Our sloganhas been, ‘Keep theDriveunder five’ and so we don’twant to get into this discus-sion of what a tower is andwhat a tower isn’t becauseright nowwe’re talking atleast 12 storeys for this oneand that’s certainly a tower.”The coalition has collected

more than 3,560 petitionsignatures against the devel-opment. Cameron acknowl-edges some residents supportthe proposal.“But I think people are

biting their tongues and say-ing, ‘Well, if this is the waythe Kettle would get what itwants then we’re OKwith it.’But I don’t think people reallywant a great amount of den-sity in Grandview-Woodland,at least not density in the wayof towers.We’ve always felt,and this has been reflectedin a lot of different ways, thatpeople want gentle density.”Cameron argues towers

put upward pressure on landprices and contribute to theloss of affordability.“It’s not about the Kettle.

It’s never been about the Ket-tle and I say that 100 timesa day. This is about a toweror towers, in this case threetowers, and the imposition ofsuch amassive developmenton the community.We thinkthere are alternatives.”Boffo, whomaintains the

project is respectful of theDrive’s character, wants tosee the project move forward.“We’re excited to hear

what the city’s going to comeout with in April with theirplan. After hearing that, thenwe can decide what the nextsteps are. But we’ve beentalking about this for fouryears.We need to get an ap-plication in ASAP,” he said.

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to be around the park,”she said of the station lo-cations. “We’re obviouslyall pro-bike and I think wecan work cohesively to-gether. But there has to besome sense of respect forwhat we’ve been doing allthese years and the servicewe’ve been providing.”Jerry Dobrovolny, the

city’s general manager ofengineering services, toldreporters that stationswill not be set up outsideexisting bike rental stores.But he suggested stationscould be allowed within athird or half a block of astore.Though Gauthier spoke

in favour of the bikeshare system at the newsconference, he later toldthe Courier he didn’t agreethat stations should beallowed a third or half ablock away from a rentalshop.“I think they may have

to be further [away froma rental shop], so therehas to be some negotia-tion there,” said Gauthier,noting his endorsement ofthe bike share system does

not discount concerns ofbike rental shops. “Theirconcerns are legitimateand I would never down-play them, or try to tellthem they shouldn’t worryabout it.”Generally, Dobrovolny

said, bike share systemsare used primarily bylocals for quick trips. Dra-gan said tourists accountfor about 50 per cent ofhis rental business, withthe other half from locals,although he noted some ofthe locals end up rentingbikes for friends visitingfrom out of town.Dragan and others in

the bike business hadlunch with Squire after thenews conference. He cameaway from that meetingwith the understandingCycleHop will use its web-site to promote the advan-tages and disadvantagesof using the bike sharesystem versus a rental bikestore. For example, Dra-gan said, a family of fourwith young children couldnot use CycleHop’s bikesbecause they are only inadult sizes. Also, they’renot set up to attach to ababy trailer, he added.

“What they say they’regoing to do and what theyactually do, well reality isreality,” Dragan said. “ButI’m cautiously optimistic.I think long term, in threeto five years when every-one has adjusted to thenew reality, that it’s goingto be a great program.But I think there’s goingto be short-term pain andadjustment for the guyswho only rent bikes.”The city’s deal with

CycleHop means it willcost taxpayers $5 millionover the five years of theagreement. The city couldalso lose up to $2 millionin parking meter revenues.But that loss depends onhow many meters will beremoved to make way forthe bike stations.The bikes are expected

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Way back in 2001, in akitchen of a punk housein Portland, Ore., PaulSilveria got an eye-poppingintroduction to old-timemusic. The Intima hadjust wrapped its postpunkset when a different sort ofnoise took over — a frenetichomegrown mesh of fiddle,guitar and banjo that camefrom next to the stove andfridge. The audience filledwhat little space was left inthe kitchen as GovernmentIssue Orchestra startedplaying, and the crowd’sstomping and dancingbowed the old floor.Silveria began attend-

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I wasn’t a great player, butsomething about callingdances appealed tome, andit seemed really like a directline into what the commu-nity was doing,” said Silveria.

“And when you get intowhat the art of calling is, it’sreally about party manage-ment. One of Bill’s quotes is,‘It’s a party first and a dancesecond,’ and his philosophyreally kind of broke awayfromwhat was happeningin themodernWestern clubsquare dances of frilly skirtsand fancy shirts.”Many of Silveria’s gigs

weren’t what might beconsidered traditional —his first was in a Seattlewarehouse where dancerscrashed into the buildingpillars and another wasfor protest-based march-ing band Infernal NoiseBrigade’s CD release partythat included a livestockpeep show and a barbecueequipped with a pedal-oper-ated gas jet that shot a ballof fire towards the ceilingwhen pressed.“There was this music

and punk music, together,and it was surprising, butonce you dug into it, itmade a lot of sense becauseit was social music,” saidSilveria. “People would bepicking up an instrument,learning how to play andpeople would have a houseparty and you’d have musichappening in every room, alittle jam of people learningtunes together.”Silveria, who moved to

Vancouver five years agoafter marrying a local, saidthere are thrivingWestCoast square dancing scenesthat came out of this boomin Seattle, Berkeley, andLos Angeles. In Vancouver,Silveria calls shows andteaches dance steps regularlyat theWISE hall (the next isMarch 11), which have soldout in the past.But Vancouver is a differ-

ent animal than Portland.

“I just happened to be inthe community in Portland,I jumped in and did it anddid it regularly. And so I’vehad to make a lot of mentaladjustments in terms ofthe way things are done inVancouver,” said Silveria.“There’s a sort of highlyurban sense of samplinghere, I call it ‘I’ve tried thisthing once and I’ve done it.’That’s one aspect and eco-nomics is another. Part ofthe reason Portland fosteredarts and music the way itdid was because there’s alot of ample space and itwas all really cheap…Thatmeans you could try thingsand fail — or try things andsucceed— but you couldtry things without havingthe investment of capitalbeforehand.”Silveria hosted dances in

Portland at venues that ei-ther didn’t charge anything,

or charged a nominal fee,usually under $10.“Here, I’m able to put on

a professional show and getpaid a professional amountof money I wasn’t able to inPortland,” Silveria added.“It does go both ways.”In addition to calling

dances (even for childrenat last Saturday’s Learn toSquare Dance workshop atArtStarts), Silveria is also abanjo teacher and perform-er (under the stage nameProfessor Banjo).“When people experience

the music, they have a reallygood time but when theyexperience the social aspectof music,” Silveria said.“Whether they go to a danceor they go to a show or theygo to a house party wherepeople are all jamming,there’s something kind ofrevelatory for some people.”

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Vancouver-based square dance caller Paul Silveria taught bothkids and adults alike how to square dance during a freeworkshopat ArtStarts Saturday. Silveria regularly calls at dances at theWISEhall, which arewell-attended by people of all ages. “It’s prob-ably fairly evenly represented between 30 to 50 and there’s some20-year-olds in there, and some 60-year-olds, too,” he said.See photo gallery at vancourier.com. PHOTOSREBECCA BLISSETT


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Are city taxpayers get-ting their fair share fromthe multi-billion-dollarHollywood entertainmentcorporations that closepublic streets, bridgesand buildings for theirproductions?Vancouver claimed a

record 2015 with 353film, TV and commercialproductions over 1,518film days but reportedonly $710,000 in revenuefor film and street-usepermits. The biggest,Deadpool, grossed almosthalf-a-billion-dollarsglobally for its first twoweekends in theatres, abox office record for anR-rated flick.When asked, a city

hall spokesman said hewas unable to providethe dollar figure for howmuch the city collectedfrom Deadpool’s produc-ers for use of the GeorgiaViaduct and other cityproperty.“We are currently col-

lecting this data, due to anumber of re-shoots thatoccurred, and will be ableto report out on it by theend of the month,” saidTobin Postma.Key scenes shot on the

Georgia Viaduct forcedextensive early morningto mid-afternoon week-day closures throughoutthe first half of April2015. The only paymentpublicly disclosed so farwas a $5,000 donationby 20th Century Foxto Motivate Canada’sGen 7 Program. Postmadescribed it as “a legacygiveback and strategic tie-in” for last year’s FIFAWomen’s World Cup.Fox began its FIFA rightscontract in 2015.The city’s 2015 mas-

ter contract with TCFVancouver ProductionsLtd. (a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of20th Century Fox FilmCorp.), released underFreedom of Information,mentioned daily pricesto shoot at VancouverArt Gallery ($3,000),city hall ($1,500) andMountainview Cemetery($1,000). Guidelines saymajor streets shall not beclosed during rush hoursor other high volumetraffic periods and whentraffic cannot be effec-tively diverted onto otherstreets, traffic shall bestopped only intermit-tently and for no longer

than three continuousminutes during each 10minute period.The City required TCF

take $5 million insur-ance and abide by allapplicable civic, provin-cial and federal laws. Itgranted the right to usecity property and depictand refer to it by fictitiousnames, but permission isrequired from the city touse real names.The Motion Picture

Association - Canadasaid Deadpool, which washeadquartered at NorthShore Studios in NorthVancouver, spent $40million over 58 days.Almost half the spendingwas on payments to castand crew of the movie,which stars Kitsilanosecondary graduate RyanReynolds.Parent 21st Cen-

tury Fox Inc. reportedUS$8.37 billion netincome on almost US$29billion revenue last fiscalyear and boasted abouta record-setting $5.5 bil-lion in global box officereceipts for the 2014 cal-endar year. As CEO, Ru-pert Murdoch, was paidalmost US$28 million forthe fiscal year. City hallsays Warner Bros. is Van-couver’s biggest TV clientwith seven productions.Its parent, Time WarnerInc., reported US$3.8billion net income onUS$28.1 billion revenuefor 2015.Deadpool is one of

numerous productions tohave benefitted from boththe slumping loonie andgenerous tax credits fromthe provincial govern-ment. But the provin-cial government, whichestimates the industryis worth $2 billion, istaking another look atthe program. B.C. filmtax credits are expectedto hit $493 million thisfiscal year, more than theUS$330 million of taxcredits in the US$17 bil-lion California industry.“The film industry

has never been able toproduce a credible reportanywhere in North Amer-ica showing that treasur-ies get back anywherenear what they put in fortax credits,” said JordanBateman, B.C. directorof the Canadian Taxpay-ers’ Federation. “Whocares how much moneygets pumped into theeconomy, it’s how muchmoney gets back into thetreasury through taxes.

That’s how we know iftaxpayers have won orlost on the deal.”Bateman said there

could be a bigger benefitto the economy if the filmsubsidies were insteadtax cuts for the generalpublic or expenditures onhealthcare and advancededucation.

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and visitors a bike-sharing program.At last count (spring of 2015) there

were 850 bike share programs aroundthe globe from New York to Melbourneto Paris and even a few cities in China.Virtually all of those had been started upin the past decade.

There are a couple of reasons we camelate to this party, not the least of which isthe fact that the first company we tried todo business with went belly up. But whathas also undeniably slowed the process isthe insistence the supplier of this bike rentalsystem provides helmets, even though thosehelmets will be free, part of the rental price.That demand that riders use helmets,

by the way, has been universally seen asone that has inhibited users of this sys-tem. And it may have that effect here. Itis blamed for the low bike usage in Aus-

tralia and, according to one report, “as apreemptive move to boost usage levels,Tel Aviv and Mexico City repealed theirmandatory helmet laws.”That aside, over the past two decades,

Vancouverites have had a kind of love-hate relationship with bikes. It was backin 1996 that the city first decided to shutdown one car lane on the Burrard Bridgeand open it up for cyclists in what wassupposed to be a six-month trial. Trafficjammed. Motorists were loud and livid.The experiment lasted a week.A decade later, plans were discussed

to do it again. But the centre-leftCOPE council of the day was defeatedby an NPA one that campaignedagainst the plan.The tipping point came a few years later

with the election of Vision, which actuallypromised to give it another try and won theapproval of a younger, greener more bike-friendly electorate— an electorate that wouldembrace what became known as the “sharingculture.” (Car-sharing is booming here.)Council proceeded with a more delib-

erate and more carefully planned strategyto once again cut out one lane of trafficon the Burrard Bridge. Pedestrians wouldalso lose one sidewalk to cyclists.And while the media was there on

that fateful morning of July 13, 2009,their cameras loaded, tape recorders atthe ready and expecting all hell to breakloose, there was hardly a whimper fromthe motoring public.There was more pushback from busi-

ness interests when council continuedby putting separated bike lanes downHornby and along Dunsmuir, but thattoo settled down without much evi-dence of the economic disaster that waspredicted. And no amount of criticismdeterred a now firmly-determined coun-

cil from shutting down Point Grey Roadto through traffic in favour of cyclistsand joggers.Criticism during the subsequent

municipal election coming for the NPAcrowd about bike lanes had insufficienttraction to cause any serious politicaldamage and the wheels continued togrind on, albeit slowly, to achieve a dealon a bike-share program.At last month’s announcement of the

bike-share program, Charles Gauthier ofthe Downtown Business ImprovementAssociation, who had been a critic ofprevious intrusions by cycling infrastruc-ture on the flow of car traffic, actuallyexpressed his support for the program.Businesses have figured out how to mar-ket to cyclists.News there was to be a major reno-

vation starting up this month on theBurrard Bridge that would reduce motor

traffic by yet another lane to providemore space for cyclists, played well backin the pages of the daily papers.Editorialists are encouraging motorists

to appreciate that this is a win for bothcyclists and car drivers because fewercars will be on the now congested roads.Money lost because of time wasted intraffic jams — “$40 million a year inwasted fuel and air pollution from almost800,000 commuter vehicles a day” inMetro alone, according to the VancouverSun, will now be reduced.Bike share programs are not simply a

tourist attraction — they have becomepart of the transportation infrastructure.In many cities a significant portion of theusers are heading to or from work. Thatwill likely be the case here too as the cul-ture continues to adapt to a more denselypopulated city.

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Bike shareprogramsarenotsimplya tourist attraction;theyhavebecomepart of thetransportation infrastructure.Inmanycities a significantportionof theusers areheading toor fromwork.Thatwill likelybe thecaseheretooas theculture continuestoadapt toamoredenselypopulatedcity.


Bike share systemfalls flat with readersRe: “City of Vancouver announces$5-million bike share system,” Feb. 23.I doubt a bike share programwill make

much of a dent in the city’s ongoing battleagainst car traffic. The cost of owning a bikehas never been a factor for anyone I know ofin terms of choosing cycling over driving orusing transit for commuting. I have had twobicycles stolen since living in Vancouver, butwould still choose ownership over rentingfor the greater flexibility it offers. All I cansee happening is leisure pedalers and touristsusing bike sharing at the expense of pre-existing bike rental shops. It will lose the citymoney and possibly undermine yet moresmall local businesses. Simply a bad idea.Charles Leduc, Vancouver

• • •What is the “Vision” this party has any-

way? Is their vision tomake this themostexpensive place in the world, let alone thecountry? Every year these guys have been inofficemy taxes have gone up. And it’s onlybeen for bike lanes because they sure haven’tfixed up anything. Now they want to throwaway $400,000 a year in parking revenueand spend $5million on an unproven bikerental system. This idea has gone broke inevery other city that tried it, but do theycare? NOPE! They’ll just keep raising thetaxes and [Robertson] will just blame some-thing else! I’ve made a commitment NOTto pay any property tax until that party isgone or I’m gone, whichever comes first. Ican’t believe how uncaring and incompetentthat party is. I’m retired and I’m not goingto spendmymoney on a bunch of gurusthat have no compassion for anyone.Paul Doiron, Vancouver

• • •Can you actually believe that the

Vancouver council feels entitled to give a$5-million contract to a company to com-pete with our homegrown bike shops whoactually pay taxes?Rick Angus, Vancouver

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Kingsway motel awelcome home forSyrian refugeesRe: “How an iconic Kingsway motelbecame a temporary Syrian commu-nity,” Feb. 25.So glad to know these kids are playing

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the city, from Point Grey to ChamplainHeights be rezoned for townhouses - asmany 3 bedrooms as can fit with a decentsized patio and one parking spot (withpower to plug in their future car) for eachhome. The neighbourhoods wouldn’tchange that much, they would still be“house-y”, but a large corner lot can putseven families where one lives now. Anaverage corner lot with lot with some gooddesign could house four or five. Condosare great but not for everyone and whatseems to be severely lacking are town-houses. Alone it won’t solve Vancouver’saffordability problem but as part of a slateof policies, it could help. And allow morefamilies to live close to where they work.Mary Clever via Facebook

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fessor of theological studiesat Loyola MarymountUniversity in Los Angeles,blames environmental deg-radation on human habitsof consumption and a lackof feeling for other living be-ings, including other people.“These can be under-

stood in the deepest sense asreflecting a kind of spiritualalienation,” Christie said ina phone interview before hisarrival here. “We are alien-ated from ourselves. We arealienated from one another.We are alienated from theworld. To make ecologicalchange and transformationhave any chance of endur-ing, it feels important toexamine the deeper sourcesof our alienation. You canuse the word spiritual to de-scribe that. You don’t haveto, there’s other languageyou can use, but I think it’suseful.”Christie’s forte is con-

templative ecology, whichhe describes as having aconsciousness of the largerreality ever-present in one’slife and the world around us.“Contemplative practices

show up in almost everymajor world religion, Chris-tianity included, so there’salso a more specializedmeaning that contemplative

has,” he says. “It involvescertain spiritual disciplinesor practices. Sometimes itinvolves solitude, sometimesit involves silence, stillness,and often these practices aredeveloped in communities,say monastic communitiesor other intentional com-munities, so that contem-plative practices becomea way of shaping a life, ahuman life, as well as thelife of the community.”But contemplative

practice doesn’t have to becomplicated.“It has a simple mean-

ing,” he says. “Payingattention, being aware andliving out of that awareness,especially in relation to thenatural world.”

Confronting climatechange and other potentialecological catastrophes re-quires all sorts of responses,he says, but contemplativepractices can be an impor-tant part.“I think we need a full-

blown social, political shift— and an economic shift,for that matter — that willhelp us reorient the way welive so we’re not doing somuch harm to the planet,”Christie says. “I also feel it’simportant, even as we’retrying to identify thoseshifts, that we pay attentionto the deeper sources ofour own unease, our owninattention to the world. Socontemplative thought andpractice is meant to be a

help in that larger process.”Christie’s recent book is

The Blue Sapphire of theMind: Notes for a Contem-plative Ecology. The title re-flects the words of Evagriusof Pontus, a fourth-centurymonk, who wrote, “Ifanyone should wish to seethe condition of the mind,let him deprive himself of allmental representations, andthen he will see the mindsimilar to sapphire or to thecolour of Heaven.”“Some people say that

[Evagrius’] spiritual thoughtcomes very close to Bud-dhism in some ways,”Christie says. “He advo-cated individualist prayer,for example, an approach toprayer that pushes beyond

all images, all language, thatpushes into something dark,that requires us to kind ofstand in the unknown andthe unknowable. He usesthe expression that when themind is transformed throughspiritual practice, it comes toshine like sapphire.”Christie clarifies that the

ancient use of the term thatwe translate as “mind” goesbeyond the contemporarymeaning of our rationalmind and means instead thedeepest centre of our souls.“We have this capacity to

become luminous beings,open to the whole realitywhere everything is kin tous,” he says. “I just love thatimage, the blue sapphire ofthe mind, so that’s the im-age that I chose to groundthe book.”That will be the theme of

a public talk Friday night.An all-day retreat Saturdayat the Canadian Memo-rial Church and Centre forPeace (canadianmemorial.org) will address the topic“The Need for Roots: Cul-tivating a Sense of Place.”The sense of place, which

is relevant in ecology, is alsosignificant, he says, in thestruggle for 21st-centurypeople to find a spiritualplace. There are plenty ofpeople who subscribe to atheology that is “spiritualbut not religious,” whichcan make it difficult to situ-ate oneself in a communityof like-minded people.“I’m very sympathetic

to the kind of hunger that

gets expressed in all kinds ofnew and interesting ways,not necessarily connectedto religious traditions,” hesays. “But I’m also aware –and you see this often and Ifeel myself sometimes — it’shard to find a communitysometimes if everythingis moving in front of you,everything’s up for grabs, ifeverybody’s spiritual path iskind of self-invented. Peopledo, I think, find that seekingand finding community canbe challenging in that kindof climate.”His own approach does

not follow a straight line. Itis rooted in Christian tradi-tion, but is influenced byothers as well.“I made a great effort to

open up the canvas as wide-ly as I could and to listen tovoices from far beyond theChristian tradition, who are,I believe, offering us a simi-lar kind of contemplativeorientation to the naturalworld,” Christie says. “Thebook is actually set up as akind of sustained conversa-tion or dialogue among andbetween Christian contem-platives and poets, writers,artists, natural historians,ecologists, philosopherswho are not at all identify-ing themselves as Christiansbut who are trying to see theworld deeply and carefully.I’m creating what I hope isa contemplative space thatis infused with Christianthought and imaginationbut not limited to it.”

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Last week, new render-ings of a proposed high-risedevelopment located alongCommercial Drive werereleased. Critical commentsbegan to appear on newswebsites featuring the imagesalmost on queue.It is too tall! It does not

conform to our community!We are losing heritage! De-veloper greed is driving this!Private money should notsupport social housing! Landprices will rise higher!Less frequent, but just as

predictable, are the critics ofthe critics.You are all NIMBYs! You

do not understand how de-velopments work here! Youare against the poor!Proponents of the Kettle/

Boffo planned developmentat the intersection of Com-mercial Drive and Venablesare probably not enjoyingbeing in the middle of thelatest Vancouver mud tossover density.A “NoTower” campaign

erupted last year in the sur-rounding neighbourhood,complete with lawn signsand an online campaign.“Do you want to hand

the future of our communityover to developers?” asksthe author of the anti-Kettledevelopment website.Naturally, “developers” are

not happy being the peren-nial bogeyman for Vancouveractivists. But they have them-selves partly to blame for thetoxic state of communityrelations in our city.On the face of it, the

Kettle Boffo develop-ment would seem to havethe hallmarks of a hous-

ing project that could beviewed as an improvementto its surroundings.At 12 storeys, the building

is slightly shorter than theneighbouring Adanac Tow-ers, and it has a shape andsetbacks tomake themass ofthe structure less imposing atthe street level.The new development will

allow the Kettle Society— anon-profit that has filled animportant community needfor mental health services foralmost four decades— to ex-pand and renew its services.Social housing is incred-

ibly important to our city’sresidential mix, and a trueexpression of Canadians’compassion.But like with somany

large developments beforeit, the Kettle Boffo projectwasmet with suspicion andderision even before a designwas presented to the public.Some speculated the build-ing would bemuch tallerthan 12 storeys.So-called “fishing expedi-

tions” where proponentspush for higher density are acommon tactic that inevi-

tably produces a backlash.When the final design ispresented—most often withreduced height— it is meantto signal that the developerhas listened to criticism.The developments usually

then go ahead after creatinga wake of bitterness in sur-rounding communities.In Vancouver, it has

been the way to do busi-ness for years, and ithas left citizens, electedofficials, city staff and de-velopers all frustrated.NPA Coun. Elizabeth

Ball captured the feelingperfectly in a recent news-paper interview.“From almost all the peo-

ple I talk to, Vancouver seemsto be a city under immensestress,” said Ball. She andher fellow councillors oftenhave their backs to the wall incouncil chambers as develop-ment opponents line up toregister their opposition.Even the staunchest de-

velopment critics will admitVancouver must continue togrow. Our real estate pricesare a direct result of highdemand and low supply.

So how can we buildmore housing minus theconfrontation?In the past, Vancouver has

shown that it can be done.King Edward Village,

located at the intersection ofKingsway andKnight Street,is a rare example of when acommunity embraced densi-ty in return for much-neededamenities such as a grocerystore and public library.In that example, a group

of community volunteersmet regularly with citystaff to explore how tomake King Edward Villagea “win” for the surround-ing neighbourhood.Success came when the

developer and the commu-nity found common ground.Under the leadership of

then co-directors of plan-ning Larry Beasley and AnnMcAfee, community groupswere consulted on develop-ment proposals.It is the group setting that

provides the creative “spark,”which helps overcome plan-ning hurdles and gives thecity and development pro-ponents much-needed socialcapital to continue.Imagine a scenario where

instead of dragging yourselfto another developmentopen house— or shakingyour fist at city council—you look forward to shapingyour community’s future.Can it happen again in

Vancouver? Perhaps, but innearly eight years governingour city the Vision govern-ment has not demonstratedthat they have consultationas part of its DNA.For a system that feels

like it is broken, invitingtrue community input is anobvious fix.

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There’s a sticky smell ofold pop near the recyclingdepot on Industrial Avenue.Towers of crushed canswait at the loading bay.Gulls circle above.Ametallic rattling an-

nounces Carol Strickland.She walked the fiveminuteshere fromMain Street witha shopping cart. It’s filledwith cans. Two rubber tubsbalance on top, holding winebottles. Around the cart hangeight garbage bags withmorecans inside, along with alarge Adidas duffel bag.“It’s better than sitting

on your butt panhandling,”said Strickland.For 52-year-old Strick-

land, bottles and cans are away to make some moneyin addition to welfare. She’sbeen at it for more thansix years. Her biggest haulwas $280 during the 2010Olympics, but on average,she makes about $45 a trip.There are many scaven-

gers in Vancouver like Strick-land who scour streets forrecyclables. They number inthe hundreds, though no oneknows exactly howmany. AVancouver Sun reporter gavethem the name “binners”in the ’90s.Most are no- orlow-income individuals oftenstruggling with health issuesor unsatisfactory housing.Binning’s not an easy job.

There are physical inju-

ries from labouring on thestreets and infections fromdealing with waste.For Jeff, his mantra is,

“You can’t win if you don’tplay.” He’s 45, on welfare,and came to Vancouver fromOntario in 2014. Jeff wearsa plastic boot on his right legfor an injury, but goes bin-ning on his bike anyway. Ongood days, he has a cart intow for extra storage.“You gotta enjoy doing

it,” said Jeff. “It’s a labour-some thing, time consuming,you get dirty, you get yelledat. Sometimes the policepull you over and give you ahard time, figure you’re upto something else. It’s not theideal job, but it keeps the cityclean, and it’s a little bit ofpocket money.”Binners often have a

negative stigma because of alifestyle dealing with garbageand their socioeconomic sta-tus. Jeff has seen binners whoare less responsible, makingmesses in residential alleysor stealing objects nearby.Scavenging is a ticketable of-fence in some B.C. cities, likeRichmond.But Jeff respects others’

property. Strangers haveshown him kindness onhis trips. Some hand himrecyclables upon spottinghim and have even givenhim cash.

On the jobhazardsBinning has not gone

unnoticed in the city. A few

projects have popped upin response to Vancouver’sinteresting relationship withthose who mass recycle.The city has created

transparent public contain-ers for passersby to tossbottles and cans, saving bin-ners the chore and dangerof sifting through garbage.An initiative by the Binners’Project — a group foundedin 2014 as a united voice forbinners — also has sanita-tion in mind, encouraginghomeowners to set asidebags of recyclables on hooksthe organization provides. Astudy the Binners’ Projectconducted reveals 72 percent of Vancouver binnershave had an infection fromtheir work.“We put ourselves in

harm’s way,” said an-other binner named Justin.“People think we’re gettingit for free, we’re just gettingit out of garbage. Well, ourtime is worth money, justlike everyone else.”Justin’s 32 and on

disability assistance formultiple sclerosis. He cameto Vancouver from Lon-don, Ont. to start anew. Hestopped dealing drugs butstill battles addiction.Scavenging, however,

brings him joy.“This is one job that

when I leave and have to goback to school, I’ll prob-ably cry,” he said. “There’sa treasure out there for meto find so I have to go out

there and get it.”Justin lives in transitional

housing on East Hastings,but like many scavengersin the Downtown Eastside,he has a regular route thattakes him elsewhere in thecity before returning to theneighbourhood.

BinningeconomicsAside from community

and services, there are twomain institutions for binnersin the Downtown East-side: the United We Canrecycling depot, which takes50,000 containers a day,and the street market wheremany sell goods they find intrash and alleys.Both streams of income

are important to Justin. “Ifbottling is like my weekly paycheque, thenmerching is mysavings account,” he said.Having recyclables and

goods is his secret to aprofitable route, and a strat-egy to combat the ups anddowns of scavenging whenbad weather hits.“Summertime, that’s

when we go hard. You’regathering up for the long,hard winter. I’ve got a wholeapartment full of stuff.Umbrellas I can sell for $5a piece if I’m broke. I’ve got15 scarves. You gather thesethings up for the winter soyou don’t suffer as much. It’slike chipmunks.”But Justin won’t say

where his route is. “I’ll giveyou my route as soon as you

give me your pin numberand bank card,” he said.“That’s the same thing.”

Unspoken rulesThere’s an unspoken rule

of territoriality for routes.Sometimes other scavengerswill respect his space. Andthen there are times whenhis life’s threatened.Once, Justin came across

a large donation bin andsaw a man help a skinnywoman slide through thegap to get to the clothes in-side. The startled man saidhe’d kill Justin if he ever sawhim around the bin again.But skid row writers

help Justin see the streetsin a romantic light. Hisfavourite book is GeorgeOrwell’s memoir of his

time as a tramp, Down andOut in Paris and London.Sometimes the DowntownEastside is “the good, thebad and the ugly,” but hefeels part of a long his-tory of people surviving onsociety’s margins.Justin knows it’s not for-

ever. He’s committed to get-ting sober, to go to school, tohave kids. But for now, he’sa scavenger in a neighbour-hood that takes care of him.“I’ve got a family here,”

said Justin. “I absolutelylove this neighbourhood.People understand me,people don’t judge me.You have to put a little bitof elbow grease to see theshine, but below the roughsurface is a gem.”

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Binners say scavenging is tough but rewardingTALKOFTHE BLOCK

Injuries, dirt and the occasional treasure part of the binner lifestyle

A binner formore than six years, Carol Strickland says her biggest haul was $280 during the 2010Olympics, but on average shemakes about $45 a trip. PHOTODANTOULGOET

BinnerVancouver colloquialism

for individuals whomakea living from collectingrecyclables independently.Known as “scavengers” inother cities. Some longtimebinners have friendly agree-ments with businesses orresidences who set asiderecyclables.

EmptiesAnother word for recy-

clables.

MiddlemanIndividual who purchases

the hauls of binners for a

fixed price when depots areclosed. Many middlemenuse vehicles. They have abad reputation for exploit-ing those desperate for cashat night.

TraplineEstablished route used by

a binner. Some binners areterritorial and protective ofa good trapline.

SeniorityVeteran binners oftenpass

downaccess to a lucrativedumpster or relationship(with a business or residence)when they retire.

Binner’s Glossary


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1. Billed as a “father-daughter tragicomedy,”Belgian filmmaker Lenny VanWesemael’s CaféDerby kicks off this year’s Vancouver Interna-tional Women in Film FestivalMarch 8 to 13at Vancity Theatre. For a full schedule of eventsand screenings, go to womeninfilm.ca.

2. Sporting the best bangs in indie rock, Elea-nor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces) stopsby the Cobalt March 4 in support of her newalbumNew View. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu andticketweb.ca.

3.Travel back to the 17th and 18th centuries asEarly Music Vancouver presents TafelmusikBaroque Orchestra’sHouse of Dreams,March 4 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Worksby Bach, Handel, Vivaldi andMarais are playedagainst a backdrop of colourful paintings by Ver-meer, Canaletto andWatteau, creating a multi-media concert described as “a documentary filmcome to life.” Tickets at tickets.ubc.ca.

4. Puccini’s beloved operaMadame Butterflytakes flight March 5 to 13 at the Queen ElizabethTheatre. The sumptuous Vancouver Operaproduction marks the return of sopranoMihokoKinoshita and the VO debut of soprano Jee HyeHan. Tickets and details at vancouveropera.ca.

5. J. B. Priestley’sMr. Kettle andMrs. Moon:a Scandalous Affair kicks off Western GoldTheatre’s 2016 season at PAL Studio TheatreMarch 4 to 6. Anna Hagan directs the Britishcomedy featuring Tanya Dixon-Warren, TomMcBeath, Emmelia Gordon, Keith MartinGordey, Bronwen Smith, William B Davis, Ste-phen Aberle and Brett Harris. Tickets at brown-papertickets.com.

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Accompanied by her husband Bob Repchuk,breast cancer survivor Lenora Gates chairedthe $330,000 Wild Lilies Gala, held at the Fair-mont Waterfront.

CEOMichael McKnight, campaign chair Kathryn Young and co-chairMauro Manzi announced this year’s United Way campaign totalled$25.1 million to help 340,000 children, families and seniors across MetroVancouver.

MUCH SPIRIT: This year’s LowerMainland United Way campaign raisedmore than $25 million. The final tallywas announced at the 15th Scotia-bank United Way Community SpiritAwards, staged at the Hotel Vancou-ver. Campaign chair Kathryn Youngand co-chair Mauro Manzi frontedthe gala that recognized top donors,volunteers and organizations for theirextraordinary service and commit-ment to building stronger communi-ties. Among the winners: Pacific BlueCross, TD Bank and BCIT. GwenneFarrell, president of MoveUP, receivedthe President’s Award of Distinctionfor her involvement with the UnitedWay for the past 10 years. Moniesraised this year will be put to work inthe community to help 340,000 chil-dren, families and seniors.

JUST FOR LAUGHS: Yours truly,along with Howard Blank, hostedVancouver TheatreSports League’s11th Grapes of Laugh at the ImprovCentre. The company’s signaturesoiree generated a record $26,000for the 36-year-old arts organization.One of the world’s oldest improvcompanies, VTSL has seen the likesof improv superstars Colin Mochrieand Ryan Stiles get their start on theVancouver stage. Boasting six Interna-tional Improv Comedy Awards, VTSLentertains more than 60,000 peopleper year. Proceeds from the night ofhilarity and fundraising will support thefirm’s community outreach and youthprograms, bringing laughter to some35,000 children annually.

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Marika Morissette andMarita Luk’s BCIT firmwas presented with the United Way Engage-ment Award for its workplace campaign thatsuccessfully engaged its employees at all levelsof the organization.

Lisa Dalton and Susan Chow chaired CroftonHouse School’s 2016 gala, which capped offthe private girls school’s successful $24-mil-lion World of Opportunity Campaign and nearcompletion of its Campus Master Plan.

Vancouver TheatreSports League chairRolandMonteiro and ensemblememberRae Lynn Car-son raised a glass to the record haul. Proceedsfrom the night of laughs will support VTSL’scommunity outreach and youth programs.

Canadian sopranoMeasha Brueggergosmanheadlined Crofton House School’s major fund-raiser at the Hotel Vancouver. A capacity crowdof parents and alumni gathered for the poshaffair in support of learning excellence.

City TV’s Dawn Chubai, left, hosted the Arthritis Society’s 10th annualgala. Joining her were arthritis sufferers Tequila Mockingbird (JasonBosher) and Kadi Nicholson. Arthritis consists of more than 100 differ-ent conditions affecting some 650,000 British Columbians.

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bulk chocolate almonds atWhole Foods but writingdown the code for regularchocolate almonds, thussaving 40 cents every 100grams. While it may bedishonest, it shows crafti-ness and thrift, plus screwWhole Foods.• Frequently wishing

aloud for the death of CarlonWalking Dead. Sure he’sa teenager who (spoileralert) had to kill his mombefore she turned into azombie, and he has beenshot a number of times.But enough is enough. Andditch that hat.• Standing in a grocery

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Heartbreaking. Harrow-ing. But eventually there’s alittle light at the end of a verydark, very frightening tunnel.This is themuch-awaited

Betroffenheit, a collaborationbetween choreographer Crys-tal Pite (Kidd Pivot) and writ-er/performer Jonathon Young(Electric Company Theatre),presented byDanceHouse. Itopened to rave reviews in July2015 in Toronto and wasimmediately sold out in Van-couver last September, fullyfivemonths before the showcame west. So well respectedare Pite and Young that this,their first collaboration, cre-ated a palpable excitement inboth the dance and theatrecommunities.Rarely does a show meet

such expectations. Betroffen-heit exceeds them all.The word “betroffenheit”

defies an exact translationfrom German but describesthe state of shock, ap-proaching paralysis, that adisaster can cause in ourlives. Bewildered, confused,we can go neither forwardnor back. Language fails.“Time heals all wounds”is exposed for what it is: acomfortable lie.Young and award-win-

ning director KimCollierexperienced such a tragedyseven years ago when theironly child, 14-year-old Azra,and her two cousins diedin a fire. One of themany

strengths of this work is thatit is not specific to Young. InBetroffenheitwe understandthat something indescribablybad has happened to thisparticular protagonist butdisaster can strike any of us.How he transcends grief isthe substance ofBetroffenheit.Act 1 is dazzling and ka-

leidoscopic. Grotesque crea-tures— dancers Bryan Arias,David Raymond, CindySalgado, Jermaine Spiveyand Tiffany Tregarthen—invade his mind, drawinghim back again and againinto dark places. The danc-ing is gangly, awkward, ath-letic and precise— especially

Tregarthen who appears as abug-like creature, tip-toeingunbidden into Young’s con-sciousness. But the dancingis also darkly playful at times,vaudevillian with tap dancersin bowler hats, or salsa-spicywith pink feather boas.Text is incorporated into

the dance with Young’s re-corded voice emanating fromhim, or from the phone onthe wall, the lights, the walls,other dancers. Lines are re-peated and it is through thesefragments and the dance thatwe understand his fracturedstate of mind. He inhabits ashabby room, has brief peri-ods of lucidity, but eventually

even the room is swept awayand he goes into free fall.Betroffenheit is a Kafka-

esque image of the hell ourminds can take us to. Addsubstance abuse to that stateand it becomes insane. Atone point, one of the dancersbecomes Young’s dress-alikedouble. “I’m happier nowthat I’m two,” Young sayswith some relief. Schizophre-nia is one way to go.The staging, with set

design by Jay Gower Taylorand lighting by Tom Visser,is a spectacular mix ofshadow and almost surgicallight.

Continued on page 19

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Grief and relief fill astounding BetroffenheitContinued from page 18Composition and sound

design by Owen Belton, Ales-sandro Juliani andMeg Roeis percussive, electronic, harshand perfectly indicates Young’schaotic and confused soul.Act 1 has more text than

Act 2, more variety andNancy Bryant’s costumes— fromTregarthen’s eerie“creature” costume to theglitz and glitter of the cabaret

number—make it visuallyexhilarating. Act 2 is moredance, less text and thedancers are casually dressedin sweats and T-shirts. Also,Young— the charismaticmagnetic north of this pro-duction— is absent duringperiods of Act 2.But the second act comes

with a huge payoff in theform of a danced ode to joy;there are no better words to

describe it. Jermaine Spivey’sexhilarating, joy-filled leapstell us Young, looking for anepiphany, finds it. Transform-ing tragedy into art does notcompletely banish Young’sdemons, but, if only for a briefwhile, it can bring joy wherethere was only grief.Betroffenheit is an astound-

ing, brave, genre-blastinghybrid and a tremendouslymoving work; it’s now on

its way to Victoria, Seattle,Portland, Dallas, Dublin andLondon. Check out the tour-ing dates at kiddpivot.org.For more reviews, go to

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to know is the Francesinhais not a “Portuguese”sandwich — it is Portu-ense, meaning, it belongsto Porto. Nowhere else dothey get it just right, muchlike Quebec and poutine.Or so I was told. (More onthat later.) No other regionappreciates the complexityand beauty in blending itsindulgent, but otherwisesimple, ingredients.On a recent seven-week

trip to Portugal, I begana quest to find the perfectFrancesinha. My belt stillmourns this choice, dueto the extra hole sincepunched into it. Sorry, belt.What, then, is a Fran-

cesinha? Imagine a sandwich

layered with a filet of steak,some ham and spicy linguiçasausage covered with agenerous helping of cheese,baked until melty and pud-dling around the bottom.Then, because that’s notenough, smothered in a spicybeer-tomato sauce.The sauce is not just

tomatoes, beer and, say,Tabasco. It’s food of love.Cooked right, it’s a medleyof extensive seasoning andspice blended with a defthand and simmeredmanyhours over a low fire. Itshould bemilled to a pureeand thick enough to lightlycoat a spoon. The sauce isconsidered so essential to aFrancesinha, you should exitany restaurant that providesno surplus. Anyone attempt-ing this cardiac onslaughtcorrectly will accompany itwith said surplus either in agravy boat or, if truly tradi-tional, in a covered tureenwith a ladle.To properly eat a Fran-

cesinha, one adds hot saucein increments throughoutdevouring. Cold sauce is anoffense against “the LittleFrenchie.”In Porto, every second

restaurant serves a Fran-cesinha. Locals all list differ-ent preferred haunts— somehole-in-the-walls, some oflegendary acclaim. Ask yourcab driver, your conciergeand research it. You’ll see.Culinary “legends” are

a curse because seldom dothey measure up. New folkscome along and the legendsget by on legacies alone.Case in point is Bufete Fase,the joint they’ll mention inevery “Ten Best Sandwichesin theWorld” story.Literally all Bufete Fase

makes is the Francesinha.

They fry stale bread withthe toppings and sauce,then bake it till the cheesemelts. They demolish vatsof sauce. Vats! I felt it over-rated. I was crestfallen. Themeat tough, the bread hardto cut and sauce lacked thedepth of flavour I knewexisted elsewhere.Most others don’t even

rate a mention. Wrongcheese and it’s a plastic-likefarce. Wrong sauce justleaves one sad. Bad meat,well, that’s self-explanatory.Bread, that’s the compo-nent people differ on themost. Some want a harder,drier bread so it competesin that bowl of sauce. Oth-ers want a softer bread so itmushes down.I found the perfect bread

was a strong dough, soft andlovely, but didn’t yield com-pletely to the sauce. This Ifound in Yuko, a place localsgenerally don’t mention,but will be impressed youdiscovered. A $15 cab ridefrom downtown gets youthere. Only open six hoursnightly, its black-tie waitersand warm, ambient settingwith quiet backgroundmusicproduces a classy air, milesabove the standard Fran-cesinha joint, but at€9.50,it’s well-priced. (I saw onefor€20, or $30CAD, else-where.) Yuko also serves thegreatest sangria you’ll everdrink, piled high with freshfruit in zippy wine.Their rich, perfectly

spiced sauce comes inlarge tureens. The sand-wich requires 30 minutesbecause it’s made to orderand slow-baked in the oven.The meats are tender andit’s topped with a perfectsunny-side up egg, if youfork out the extra buck for

one. (And you should.)As lovely as Yuko’s expe-

rience was, I broke Portuen-se hearts when I confessedthe best Francesinha I’vehad is from a hole-in-the-wall dive bar I found up arickety, narrow staircase ina town with a population of7,500, about an hour westof Lisbon. Colares’ Colheita71 (“Vintage ’71”) is whereyou’ll find Lia Carmo, asquat, friendly woman.Her sidewalk chalkboardproclaims they offer“Francesinha moda Porto”— Porto style. She ain’tkidding. Born and raised inPorto, she defected south,opening her understated,unlikely eatery in a hard-to-find spot. Hers is a familyrecipe for the sauce. Shetells me it sweats and sim-mers a minimum of eighthours over a low fire, with asecret blend of seasonings.She feels her sandwich is apoint of pride, an ode to aclassic in a region where noone else cares to get it right.I had my first Fran-

cesinha there, knowing Iwas breaking the rules byhaving one outside of Porto,but instead of disappoint-ing me, it instead set meup for disappointment, fornowhere in Porto couldthey match her efforts. Notuntil I found Yuko’s, in mylast days after nearly twomonths in Portugal.Still, when I call to mind

the mighty Francesinha,the sandwich I’ll unlikelyexperience anywhere elsein the world, the scape-goat behind the 10 poundsI gained in Portugal, it’llbe one from an empty divebar in a small town on aquiet weekday night. Ah,memories.

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Tucked away in the heartof Champlain Heights isa unique and innovativerestaurant, the Lupii Café.Owner Lisa Papania is anSFU professor in the BeedieSchool of Business whoopened the café last sum-mer to apply her and herstudents’ research in wasteand sustainability. Shechose the name Lupii fromthe concept of a “closedloop,” in which things getrecycled and reused.“I have been working

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menu made sure that itwent to pigs, chicken andgoats,” she said. “We takeour edible food waste downto Urban Digs, a farm inBurnaby. We go down atleast once a week. The otherstuff that is green waste,coffee grounds, tea bags arecompostable but not edible.We have a relationship withRecycling Alternative, aVancouver recycling com-pany for local businesses,which has a transparent pro-cess as they allow us to lookat the composting process intheir Delta centre.”Unlike other restaurants,

almost every item, from theutensils to the interior hasbeen upcycled. She notesthat the take-out containersare mason jars and the nap-kins are made from reusableupcycled cloth napkins.She also points out that thetops of the wooden coffeetables at the front are froman old gymnasium floor onCommercial Drive and thecasing on the water heateris from a 100-year-old man-sion on the West Side thatwas demolished.In order to follow through

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my mission is to work withsuppliers to get to under-stand the EnvironmentalManagement Act, whichsays that it is the respon-sibility of the producers toprovide opportunities andoptions for customers tobring back waste or putinto place ways of packag-ing that they don’t need togo to the landfill.”In opening her cafe,

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café is not yet 100 per centzero waste, but that it is awork in progress.“If I say that I am going to

pursue zero waste, I need toable to have conservationswith customers, about howwe get better over time,” shesaid. “A conservation aboutcompostable cups, can Iguarantee that? Can I takeon the responsibility of zerowaste? I need to be able topersuade, educate, listenand be educated.”

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CanadaWest All-Starbasketball player Tessa Valg,the current Grade 10 cohorthas won the city title eachyear since Grade 8. Valg’sdaughter Skyler plays on theprovincial team and her sonplays up on Byng’s seniorboys team.The bantam girls drawn

from the youngest gradewere 8-0 through the Van-couver public school seasonand won the city title 47-18over Point Grey. At the nextlevel, the juvenile girls were4-0 and defeated Churchillat Templeton secondaryfor the city banner. The

junior girls, which includeone player in Grade 9, alsowent undefeated, leadingthe league with seven wins.They took the city cham-pionship at home over theChurchill Bulldogs.“Our coach has re-

ally started a bit of a legacybecause she started gettingyounger girls into basketballand she’s been doing it forthe whole three grades,”said Mackay.OnWednesday, the Grey

Ghosts started their run atthe junior provincial cham-pionships. They are rankedninth and will likely finish ator around No. 9.Valg, who played for the

University of Victoria and atUBC, said she started threeyears ago by coaching the12- and 13-year-old playersthe very basics: fundamen-

tals like footwork and thatall-too-famous ready stance.Each season brings more

skills and advanced knowl-edge, she said, but themajor-ity of city teams lag behindbasketball hotspots like theFraser Valley and its numer-ous well-developed club andschool programs anchoredby stable leadership.Praised as a passionate

and intense coach, Valg iscredited with bringing newlife to the girls basketballprogram at Byng. “Tessa isthe mother of the program,”said Redden. “You canquote me on that.”She has keys to the

gymnasium, as does UBCwomen’s volleyball coachDoug Reimer, who coachesthe Lord Byng junior squadthat includes his daughter.Together they are drawing

coaching talent from thecommunity and developingsports programs that attractathletes to the prominentarts school.At the senior boys level,

school athletic directorKevin Sandher led theGrey Ghosts to third placefinishes at the AA/AAA cityand AAA Lower Mainlandtournaments. They com-pete next week at the B.C.Championships in Langley.Modelling after proven suc-

cess, Valg points to Vancou-ver secondary schools suchas Britannia andChurchill,which not only have a fan-tastic competitive rivalry, butover generations have alsoinvested in girls basketballand can count on committedcoaches year after year.“Brit has been doing it

for years,” she said. “They

have a great, lasting systemworked out and they haveoutstanding success.”She is taking notes from

those examples and reachesout to the elementaryschools that feed into LordByng to invite interestedplayers to attend train-ing sessions. She’s alreadybuilding for a future thatmay not include her.“I’m really hoping that

within the school system,someone takes it on andwe can leave them with atemplate because otherwiseit could just fade away,” shesaid. “I’m hoping it doesn’tbecome transient.”She also aspires to see

the entire city league raiseits game.“We just have to keep

working on it,” said the phar-macist, who played on theVikes with Prince ofWalesP.E. teacher Lori Clarke andreturned to her varsity sportbecause of her children.“I hadn’t done anything

with basketball for some20 years since finishinguniversity. Each year I learnsomething new. When Istarted, I had no idea whatthe landscape looked like,but now I’m able to helpthe person looking afterthe Grade 8s and now theGrade 9s. That is whatcomes with experience. Youcan imagine the folks whohave been running theirprograms for 10, 15 yearsand that’s what it takes ifyou look at any of the suc-cessful programs and it’scoming from within.”As for the junior girls in

her charge, Byng mightbe putting up more ban-ners once they reach thesenior level.“They keep exceeding my

expectations,” said Valg.“They put in so much work.We will see what happens inthe next two years.”

Banner year for Lord ByngBASKETBALL

Junior girls coach Tessa Valg credited with reviving school program

Lord Byng Grey Ghosts bantam, juvenile and junior girls basketball players showoff their city championship banners after all threeteamswent undefeated in the city’s public school league. PHOTO JENNIFERGAUTHIER


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Even when he washanging from one hand,230 metres above theground in a narrow gullyof the Squamish Chief,Spencer Seabrooke wasin control. The move wasdeliberate, calculated.Instead of a near-fall tohis certain death, theco-founder of SlacklifeBC executed a controlledcatch like you’d seebetween a pair of trapezeartists or a goalie closinghis glove on the puck.Last summer, Seabrooke

smashed the internationalrecord for a solo-free high-line crossing. He walked64 metres across dynamic,slightly bouncing, nylonwebbing—without a net ora tether — a quarter kilome-tre off the ground.Generally known as

slacklining and seen inparks the world over(except Portland, Ore. —check out the sidebar), thesport of balance and focusbecomes highlining as theelevation between anchorpoints climbs further off theground. The equipment istypically repurposed frommountain climbing, whichsimilarly challenges andrewards adventurers whoseek the outdoors.

Seabrooke and hismesmerizing record-breaking walk is the focusofUntethered, a 30-minutedocumentary by Levi Allenwith additional video fromZachMoxley. Shot primar-ily using drones, the filmpremiered Feb. 15 at theVancouver InternationalMountain Film Festival.You can see it for free onlineat slacklifebc.com, theonline community createdby Seabrooke and BrentPlumley.I interviewed Seabrooke

last month, talking on speak-erphone from his truck.

Do you embrace the termdaredevil?No. I think that what

I am doing is very con-trolled, it’s something Itrain for. I think I’m closer

to an athlete, doing whatI’m doing. When peoplecall me a daredevil, I say adaredevil is someone whois driving a motorcycleover 15 busses, hoping itall goes well. It really lookscrazy, but it is not. I amin so much control whenhighlining. It’s like drivingdown the highway withouta seatbelt, but there is noone else on the road andit’s paved. It’s not a stunt.

What about slacker?Whatdo you think of that term?I like it. I refer to myself

as a slacker. People cantake it how it is, but onceyou get into highliningand doing these things,we are the complete op-posite of slackers. Butthat’s what’s funny. It isvery ironic.

I couldn’t take my eyesoff your walk duringUntethered. The imagesare beautiful and it’s alsotense. What was your mind-set 10 feet past the startand then 10 feet away fromthe finish?I really felt like once

I stood up and startedwalking, it really didn’tmake much difference. Iwas just in the zone andsuper focused. There wasnothing getting me outof that zone. It didn’tfeel that much differentwhen I caught the line inthe very beginning, I justwasn’t feeling it. Thatwas my body fighting mymind, [asking] what thehell are you doing? It wasjust about taking controlof that and I was ready todo what I did and I knew

that so I pushed myself.It really comes easy onceyou’re up and going.

You almost fell. How didyou hang on to the linewhen your feet went outfrom under you?I didn’t’ fall. We call it

a catch. It’s not like I’mfalling. It’s not like I’mfalling and I managed tocatch myself and save mylife. I decided I’m going tocatch. I split my legs andgrabbed [the line] with myhands.

That was on purpose. I’mimpressed. You basically satdown on the line?It’s more or less sitting

down.You say you won’t let

fear hold you back in life,but you must have beenfearful in that moment.Absolutely, yes. Fear is

what keeps us alive. Fearis what made me catch theline and fear is very goodbut it’s being able to con-trol that fear and I havethat ability. The secondyou’re not afraid, that iswhen you’re going to die.Bad things can happen ifyou’re not totally aware orif you get too confident.

Howmany times did youdo the crossing before tak-ing off the tether?

I’d done it about 50times over a year.

Did youmake a solo at-tempt before the successfulone featured in the film?I did, at least I went up

with the intention to. Itypically don’t just go fromwearing a harness to notwearing one. I will tie arope around my ankle — Idon’t want to fall on it, butif I do, it will catch me. Ittrains you to catch the line.I work my way into it. Iwas not ready when I reallythought that I was. It justwasn’t the time, I wasn’tfeeling it, so I did not go forit and I’m very, very happynow because I have therecord and I’m alive.

At the start of yourtraverse, we can hear youmaking these loud, gutturalscreams. What’s happening?It’s like climbers push-

ing through a hard move.You let out a growl,you’re pushing yourselfand getting a little morepower. For me, I was verytense and you’re fight-ing with yourself to keeptaking steps, and I got tothe point where I just felttense. Every time I take astep I feel like I’m releas-ing something.This interview is con-

densed for print publication.

This high-wire slacker is not about stuntsSLACKLINING

Q&A with boundary-pushing, gravity-defying Spencer Seabrooke

Sports & Recreation

SpencerSeabrooke traversesa cliff-sidegully nearSquamish.He’s notusinga tetheror anet. PHOTO LEVIALLEN

The official line from theVancouver Park Board isthis: slacklining is generallyrestricted and is not condonedin city parks, but there is nooutright ban— yet.That could change, how-

ever. According to informationfroma park board spokes-woman, park rangers are

pursuing a bylawwhich couldfurther restrict slacklining.Accordingtoaparkboard

spokeswoman,knownslackinggroupsarecurrentlypermittedtooperate“ifandonly if theyhavegoneoutof theirwaytoensurenodamagetotrees […]andthe linemustbeclear toseeandtheslacklinerscannot invite

thepublic tousethe lineandcannot leave itunattended.”Two rules affect slacklining

in Vancouver. Oneprotects thedamageor destructionof parkproperty, such as trees. A sec-ondprevents danger or hazardfromoperating in parks.In Portland, Ore., 11,000

acres of the city’s 209 parks

are banned to slacklining “forthe health and safety of ourparks and all their visitors,”according to the department’sspokesmanMark Ross. A lightpolewas damaged at onepark, hewrote, and peopleare not allowed to attachequipment to property suchas trees,monuments, gates,

benches, fences or fountains.In Vancouver, slackliners set

up logs at the dog beach onKitsilano Point and also runa line at Falaise Park near Ru-pert and GrandviewHighway.Spencer Seabrooke advo-

cates using tree protectors,which he says prevents stressandwear on the bark.

“It’s reasonable forus toworktogetherandbeallowedtodoitwithsomerulesset inplace,then if someone if isnotdoingit right,which isaproblem, itcanbedealtwith rightaway,”hesaid. “Itwouldbeveryeffectivetosetupsomebasics rules.Thatwaypeoplecanenjoy it forever.”—Megan Stewart

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Vancouver Courier March 3 2016