Vancouver Courier October 26 2011

Vol. 102 No. 85 • Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 Established 1908photo Dan Toulgoet

MIDWEEK EDITION

Last Friday at the Mount PleasantCommunity Centre, Mayor GregorCommunity Centre, Mayor GregorRobertson and Coun. SuzanneRobertson and Coun. SuzanneAnton met for the Nov. 19 civicAnton met for the Nov. 19 civicelection’s first mayoral debate,election’s first mayoral debate,hosted by the Courierhosted by the Courier

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12 I Pre-Occupied BY ANDREW FLEMING

The Occupy Vancouver protesters dig trenches in the lawn for whatthey say will be a long stay. The mayor wants them gone, sort of.

15 I Missing BY CHERYL ROSSI

A woman from Northern B.C. is desperately searching for her daughterwho disappeared in Metro Vancouver. But is she getting enough help?

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8 I Proud loser BY SANDRA THOMAS

Sandra Thomas didn’t get the Webster award she was nominated forMonday night. But she did come away inspired by her peers.

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24 I Wing night BY CHERYL ROSSI

Evil fairies get their wings in the interactive Halloween-themed Houseof Faerie Bad Things.

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7 I Central Park: VanDoozy BY SANDRA THOMAS

The new $22-million visitors centre at VanDusen BotanicalGarden is a spectacular addition to one of the city’sfavourite gathering spots.

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O N T H E C O V E RSuzanne Anton, Gregor Robertson at the Mt. Pleasant Community Centre.

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Web [email protected]: Invisible issues BY MARK HASIUK

From affordability to free heroin and bike bridges, here are theissues the civic election candidates aren’t talking about.

News: Election coverage BY MIKE HOWELL

Vision Vancouver promises jobs as its campaign kicks into highgear and the candidates debate at the Board of Trade.

News: B.C. Place of peace BY BOB MACKIN

B.C. Place reaches an agreement with its unionized workers toavoid a strike that would have jeopardized the Grey Cup.

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In the wake of her defeat at the Supreme Court of Canada,business owner Susan Heyes ponders what she’ll do next.

Photos: VanDusen welcome BY DAN TOULGOET

The new visitors centre at VanDusen Botanical Garden is a marvelof sweeping lines and green design.

Sports: Fair or foul? BY BOB MACKIN

As the draw is made for the women’s soccer Olympic-qualifier inJanuary, the soccer world struggles with corruption scandals.

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The Courier hosted the first mayoral de-bate of the civic election campaign Oct.

21 at the Mount Pleasant Community Cen-tre. Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is seek-ing re-election, faced off against his mainchallenger, the NPA’s Suzanne Anton, whois a city councillor. The Courier capturedthe hour-long debate on video and it canbe viewed on our website, along with theopening and closing statements from Rob-ertson and Anton and a seven-minute openexchange between the candidates.

The following is an edited version of thedebate.

Courier to Robertson: A city report releasedOct. 14 said only 37 per cent of people liv-ing in four social housing buildings on cityproperty were previously homeless. Yousaid you were surprised by this. How is itthat when your top campaign priority in2008 was decreasing homelessness, you hadno idea about the numbers until the reportwas released?

Robertson: We don’t micromanage all of thedetails, particularly when it’s a provincialbody that’s responsible. But we were able toget that information and raise concerns thatwe want to see people who are homelessserved by these sites. Now we’re in a dia-logue with B.C. Housing to make sure thatall of those units do go and serve homelesspeople ultimately because that’s key to our10-year goal of homelessness and affordablehousing in our city.

Courier to Anton: One of the first acts ofthe Vision Vancouver government in 2008was to get rid of city manager Judy Rogersand replace her with Penny Ballem. At thetime, you said you were “mad as a hornet”about this and called it a purely political ap-pointment. If elected mayor, will you get ridof Ballem and replace her with someone tosuit the NPA’s agenda?

Anton: It would be really inappropriate of

me to talk about staff or human resourcesduring the course of an election campaign.I’m not going to do that but I will just reiter-ate my general principle that staff—the civilservice—needs to revert to the independentcivil service. I’m going to lift the gag orderon staff. They’ve been gagged. This open-ness and transparency is a complete shamunder this mayor. Reporters used to be ableto phone staff who had written a report andtalk to them about it. Now they can’t eventalk to [reporters] anymore because themessage is control. That was completely un-necessary. Openness, transparency are fun-damental to my new administration.

Courier to Robertson: Police Chief Jim Chuannounced Oct.19 that the Occupy Vancou-ver protest was costing the police so muchmoney that there is a danger the VPD willrun a deficit this year. How long are youprepared to allow the protesters to stay thereand how much is this costing taxpayers?

Robertson: People have the right to protest.Vancouver has a long history of protest andthat’s part of our Charter of Rights and Free-doms in Canada but we have to make surethat does not impact the downtown, that itdoes not have any public health or safetyrisk associated with it and absolutely thatthere is no violence...

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Coun. Suzanne Anton and Mayor Gregor Robertson squared off last Friday at theMount Pleasant Community Centre.

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...So we’re watching it closely on a day-to-day basis as are almost a thousand citiesaround the world right now.

Courier to Anton: In April of this year, youvoted with the rest of council to not allowParagon Gaming to expand its Edgewatercasino to a site adjacent to B.C. Place Sta-dium. But before you cast your vote, yousaid in council chambers that you wouldhave allowed 1,200 slots as part of Edge-water’s move, which is an expansion ofgambling. If elected mayor, will you allowthe expansion of gambling in Vancouver?

Anton: I stand by my vote if there is publicsupport—the two things that were decidedby council unanimously. If those two con-ditions are met, I am willing to consideran application. There are two conditions,though: public support and security of op-erations. That was a unanimous vote bycouncil, don’t forget.

Courier: Both of your political parties havereceived hundreds of thousands of dollarsin campaign donations in the past decade.Many of those donors, particularly promi-nent developers, have gone before councilto get various plans approved. Why haveneither of you ever recused yourself from avote when a donor is before council?

Robertson: When we’re in public hearing,we obviously have an open mind what-ever the project is and we vote based onthe merits and the impact and the input ofcitizens coming to the public hearing and

sending in their opinions. The political pro-cess happens independently of that throughthe [political] parties, the donations thattake place all are managed by the partiesthemselves. I, frankly, keep a distance fromthat and my duties as mayor focus on arigorous public hearing process, hearingthe merits of a project and ensuring thatpeople have a voice in that process.

Anton: I do separate myself from knowingwhere those donations are coming frombecause I don’t want to have that—I don’teven want the thought in my head let alonethe perception in other people’s heads thatyou may be influenced by that.

Courier to both candidates: The aver-age price of a home in Vancouver hoversaround the $1 million mark. What is yourplan to make Vancouver more affordablefor the average person or family whowants to live in the city?

Robertson: It’s going to be very difficultfor my kids to be able to afford to livehere in Vancouver. So we have put a realfocus on looking at the low and middle-income portion of the housing continuumhere. The majority of Vancouverites rentand we have had a dearth of rental hous-ing built in this city in decades since thefederal government took tax incentives

off the table. So we’ve actually—thanksto our Short Term Incentives for Rental[program]—given some incentives [todevelopers] to get people working andbuilding rental housing and creating anew supply. We have seen over 500 unitscome into play on the rental housing sideand about 500 more that are in the pipe-line. That’s using the city’s toolbox andrelaxing parking and taking steps thatare proactive to get rental housing built.We’ve seen the first co-op housing in thecity in a decade. We have approved lane-way housing, which will be a new supplyof affordable family housing, as well.

Anton: The only way to have true af-fordability is to have a good supply ofhousing coming on stream. You cannotbuy your way into affordability. Andthat’s what the STIR program does. SomeSTIR projects are OK but many of themare pouring tax dollars into developers’pockets to build rental housing. I’m notgoing to pour it back into rental housingback into developers’ pockets. No sub-sidies for developers for rental housing.Let’s let the market take care of that andlet’s let city hall let the marketplace bemore efficient.

From reader Amy Lam: Ms. Anton, youseem like an intelligent person, so whydid you feel the need to use a relentless,negative attack campaign against youropponent? Would it not serve you betterjust to present all the things that you cando for the City of Vancouver?

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Both candidates say campaign donations don’t influence decisions at council

Check out video footage of the mayoral debate at vancourier.com.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A5

It Really Is Time For Some Common Sense

Suzanne Antonand The Common Sense Team

ON NOVEMBER 19TH, ELECT

LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY! repair broken neighbourhood consultation process

! lift gag-order on staff at City Hall

! accountability for future Stanley Cup celebrations

! end tent-city occupation at Vancouver Art Gallery

HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY! establish Red Tape Commission to speed up new

housing supply and reduce cost of project delay

! reduce costly parking requirements on new housingdevelopments

! accelerate seniors housing partnerships

! fast-track delayed development of 1100 units of socialhousing approved by NPA Council in 2007 and

seek regional solutions to homelessness

MUNICIPAL SPENDING! return annual budget surpluses to property taxpayers

! introduce municipal spending cap to keep taxes down

! cut $1 million of Vision Vancouver pet-projects and returnsavings to park, school and community police services

! freeze Mayor and Councillors’ office and travel budgets

TRANSPORTATION! public/private partnership to develop Vancouver

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! establish UBC Line as region’s top rapid transit priority

! review Downtown bike lane trials

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Anton: I have made a few negativecomments today and we will havea very positive platform. We have agreat, positive platform and you’vecertainly heard many parts of it. Letme mention one: The streetcar. I lovethe streetcar, people love streetcars.They’re great for green because they’reelectric. Clean electricity from B.C. andthey’re great for development alongthe lines of the streetcar. If you wanta streetcar, vote NPA because Visionhas no interest in a streetcar. I’m goingto get the Broadway line built. For theother team it’s an either/or. For me, it’snot. I like to dream of what we can doin Vancouver, that’s why I supportedthe Olympics, the Canada Line, theconvention centre, the stadium.

From reader Jon O’Grady to Robert-son: Over the past decade annual prop-erty tax increases have regularly beenmore than twice the rate of inflation.Are you concerned about this and, ifso, what will you do to bring spendingincreases in line with inflation?

Robertson: We have actually broughtspending into line over these past threeyears. The last two years we’ve hadproperty tax increases at or below twoper cent, the lowest in the region thislast year, which is a dramatic improve-ment from past years. We understandthe pinch on Vancouver taxpayers andwe have focused on efficiency at cityhall. We came into office and put in

place a Vancouver services review togo through all of the functions of thecity and find efficiency.

To both from reader Caroline Adder-son: A demolition permit was filed forthe historic Legg residence, one of butthree remaining grand estate homes ofthe 19th century and a building on thecity’s “A” heritage register. A proposalin the spring, which would have pre-served and restored the Legg residencein exchange for permission to build a17-storey tower on site, was rejectedby council. What is your policy on her-itage preservation? Can we count onyou to protect the buildings on the her-itage registry for future generations?

Anton: Obviously heritage is key inVancouver and I think we can go fur-ther in Vancouver protecting our heri-tage buildings. One of the things that isin the news right now is the demolitionof schools and it’s time that the citystarted taking a stronger position onthose heritage schools. They’re beau-

tiful buildings, they’re all around thecity. I feel very proud to have support-ed a number of heritage renovations.The Legg residence, council—the restof council—chose not to vote on it. Weshould have voted on it that day andwe didn’t. They put it off and now Igather the house is being torn down.It’s most unfortunate. The city has hada long-standing policy of supportingheritage. It’s costly but it’s important.

Robertson: We protected heritagethroughout the city in this termthrough the public hearing process inmany instances. In the West End, theLegg residence specifically, there wasa huge amount of concern about thechanges on that site and not only thetower but a giant tulip tree that is onsite that is very important to the neigh-bourhood and the heritage house. Andin some of these situations it is a verydifficult decision to figure out what canbe saved and what can be protectedand what has to be given and built onthat site to pay for it. The city does goa long way to protect heritage and allo-cating resources through developmentbut there are obviously limits to that.We have to be very mindful of workingwith the neighbours to make the rightdecision.

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Robertson talks low taxes, Anton touts streetcars

“I LOVE THESTREETCAR,PEOPLELOVESTREETCARS.THEY’REGREAT FOR

GREENBECAUSE THEY’REELECTRIC.”

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Garden growsThe new $22-million visitors cen-tre at VanDusen Botanical Gardenis complete and operational. Andjudging from the photographs I’veseen, it looks spectacular.

The 1,765-square-metre (19,000-square-foot) facility, which in-cludes advanced technology, agreen roof and orchid-inspired de-sign, will accommodate more visi-tors and provide increased spacefor interpretive exhibits and edu-cation programs.

I’m sure the hard working vol-unteers from VanDusen are de-lighted. “This new visitor centreis an amazing fusion of architec-ture and nature, and will becomea must-see attraction for residentsand visitors alike,” said parkboard chair Aaron Jasper. “I’mvery pleased with the leadershiprole the park board has taken inbuilding this beautiful facility,which is a candidate for recog-nition as one of the first livingbuildings in the world.”

Vision Vancouver Mayor GregorRobertson said in a news releasethat the centre will serve as ashowcase for a sustainable build-ing that reflects the city’s goal

to becoming the greenest in theworld by 2020.

The cost of the centre was di-vided between the city ($8.3 mil-lion), the federal government($6.9 million), VanDusen Botani-cal Garden Association ($4.7 mil-lion) and the provincial govern-ment ($2 million).

Tree timeAnyone interested in the fate ofThe Elms of Sixth Avenue, as thetrees have become known, willwant to attend an open housetoday (Oct. 26) at the GrandviewLegion.

Park board staff and the East6th Elms Joint Working Groupare hosting the event and wantto hear thoughts and ideas fromthe public on the future of thisunique canopy of trees that runsalong East Sixth Avenue betweenWoodland and Nanaimo.

Issues to be discussed at themeeting include a pruning planfor the trees, a planting plan to fillin the gaps along the street anda management plan to ensure thehealth and longevity of this land-scape. The open house runs from4 to 8 p.m. at the Legion, 2205Commercial Dr.

Auto-JohnThe park board is hosting an in-formation session Thursday re-

garding the installation of anautomated public toilet at Nel-son Park. I’ve been writing abouta need for a toilet in that parksince funds for its redesign wereapproved in the 2003-2005 capitalplan but with no cash includedfor washrooms. The completedredesign is considered a hugesuccess with a community gar-den, regular farmers market anda very popular fenced dog area.But while visiting dogs have aplace to go, humans with a needhave not been so lucky. The toi-let should be installed withinmonths. Park board staff willbe on hand to answer questionsabout the toilet from 4:30 to 7:30p.m. Oct. 27 at Lord Roberts An-nex, 1150 Nelson St.

Hurricane HadleyThe race for a park board seatin the November municipal elec-tion just got a lot more interest-ing. Longtime park board watch-dog Eleanor Hadley has thrownher hat into the ring for the firsttime—at least in the 10-plus yearsI’ve been covering this beat. Any-one who’s ever attended a parkboard meeting will likely haveheard Hadley speak. She has atake-no-prisoners attitude and anopinion on pretty much anythingto do with the park board. In to-tal, there are 21 hopefuls seekingone of seven park board seats.

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I didn’t win a Jack Webster journalism awardMonday night and that’s OK.

In the month or so between the time I heardI’d been nominated for a prestigious Websterfor best news writing and the actual awardsceremony at the Hyatt downtown Monday,dozens of people advised me, “Just beingnominated for a Webster is an honour.” Towhich I’d reply, “Absolutely,” while secretlythinking, “But I really want to win.”

But as it turns out they were right. It wasan honour to share the evening with someof the best journalists in print, radio and TVthis province has to offer, particularly sincethis was the 25th anniversary of the awards,named after the legendary and curmudgeonlyJack Webster who spent a total of 68 years inthe news business.

When you consider the collective worksof the journalists gathered Monday night, Icouldn’t help but be inspired. Former CKNWreporter Brett Mineer was awarded a Websterfor best news reporting (radio)—for break-ing the story about the killing of sled dogs inWhistler, while Katie DeRosa from the Victo-ria Times Colonist won best news reporting(print) for her series of stories called Policingthe Police, through which she investigatedthe need for “an independent, civilian-ledoversight body to investigate police-involveddeaths and injuries.”

DeRosa was the nominee who beat outmy series of stories regarding Steeves Manorand how the lives of the seniors living therechanged for the worse after the provincial gov-

ernment began moving men and women withdrug and alcohol addictions, many who alsosuffer from mental illness, into the complex.

I had the opportunity to meet young report-ers Monday night and their enthusiasm was alsoinspiring. They included Jesse Ferreras from theWhistler-based Pique Newsmagazine who wasnominated in the best community reporting cat-egory. Like me, Ferreras didn’t “win,” but for ayoung journalist in the third year of his career, aWebster nomination is a pretty darn good start.I also met one of the recipients of a studentaward, and while his name escapes me, I muchappreciated that at the fancy, private finalistsreception—on the 34th floor of the Hyatt heldprior to the awards—he arrived in jeans and ahooded T-shirt among a sea of suits.

Speaking of dress codes, NPA mayoral can-didate Suzanne Anton and a contingent ofsupporters attended the awards dinner, each

sporting a campaign button as big as a dinnerplate. At least that’s how glaringly large andout of place they looked to me at a functionorganized to celebrate the best in journalism.

Broadcast legend Lloyd Robertson was theguest speaker at the awards and he spoke aboutthe future and need for quality journalism. Rob-ertson is a great orator and while his speechwas lengthy, his message was clear—there isalways going to be a need for good journalists.He also took a shot at one of my pet peeves, theuse of the term “citizen journalist” to describeanyone with a cellphone camera and a blog.Robertson warned that a citizen journalist withno formal training should be considered in thesame class as a citizen surgeon with no formaltraining. While both provide a service, neitheris accountable to anyone.

Working as a print journalist in a smallnewsroom today is interesting. Besides a con-stant fear of cutbacks, making the transitionfrom a purely print format to a “digital first”philosophy is not without its challenges. Butan evening at the Webster’s reiterates that nomatter what the future holds, it’s telling thestory that counts. Whether it’s the abuse ofseniors, the horrific massacre of sled dogs, thedeath of a First Nations carver at the hands ofpolice or a compelling story of homeless Cana-dian veterans, it’s the need to tell those storiesthat continues to drive journalists across thisprovince. It makes me proud to say I didn’twin a Webster and that’s OK.

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To the editor:Re: “We Day does it

again—inspires,” Oct. 19.Despite clear similarities

in education and ideologytowards the power of indi-vidual change in gatheringslike We Day and OccupyVancouver, it is baffling whySandra Thomas would liketo see peaceful demonstra-tions avoided by future gen-erations.

Maybe she is such anidealist to suppose that thecurrent generation of kidsin school will come-to-agewith no corrupt and unfairpolitics to protest against?No rallies needed to ex-change ideas for change?

Further, I hope Thomasis not conflating justiceand directional politicsin her “right ideals” (un-

less she means to raisethe hackles of Postmediacritics). Like drones, wemight recall together theideals which come withthe torch, which has beenpassed around multiplegenerations, rather thandown: “We can do any-thing, if we set our mindsto it. We must help solvethe world’s problems, andmake it a better place.”The older we get, we mayadd: “We hope the nextchildren can do a littlebetter than we did.”

These are compellingenough reasons aloneto attend a promotionalevent like We Day. That“thousands of young moti-vated girls should itself bean inspiration for boys toattend” wrongly sexualiz-

es the event with shallowgender roles and degradesthe empowerment of youthby Thomas as an individu-al, as an older generationrole model, and as a voiceof influential media.

If Thomas wasn’t boredwith her comfortable job,she might remember tocritically ask why youngmen are not as presentat these events.

Even if Thomas isinspired to make a differ-ence, where’s the action?Yep, this might mean anuncomfortable shift in theway you live—like beingpart of the campaign tosave good journalism—rather than passing thetorch and calling it a day.

Phaidra Ruck,Vancouver

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Courier mayoral debateleaves no clear winnersAs expected, social media wasin full use at the Courier may-oral debate last Friday morningat the Mount Pleasant Com-munity Centre. (Nice digs if youhaven’t been inside the newcentre yet.) Those who followedthe debate on Twitter know this,but if you want to find out whatunfolded, the hash tag for thecivic election is #vanelxn. Bet-ter still, watch the debate onour website at vancourier.com.NPA candidate Suzanne An-ton arrived first followed 10 min-utes later by Mayor Gregor Rob-ertson—both ahead of schedule.I like punctual people.An energetic Anton arrived,grinning from ear to ear and in-troduced herself to Courier news-room faces she was unfamiliarwith. I must say the photos werun of Anton in the Courier do notdo her justice. Robertson greetedpeople he knew and then lookeda little uncomfortable before go-ing to sit briefly next to Couriercolumnist Allen Garr. The mayorthen also introduced himself toCourier faces he was unfamiliarwith, including me. I liked that his“handlers” weren’t orchestratinghis every move.As the debate started, Iworried if the sound of fingersrapidly tapping out tweets wasdistracting the candidates. Itappeared not to bother them.Or if it did, they didn’t let on.Speaking of not letting on,does anything faze Robertson?While he doesn’t appear stiff andcan answer questions articulatelywhen keeping to the Vision mes-sage, the Vancouver mayor lackssizzle. Where is his passion forpolitics? On every question heanswered, he remained emotion-ally neutral, without the slightesthint of annoyance or joy spread-ing across his face. My face turnsbeat red when I feel someone ismisrepresenting me because myblood is starting to boil. Is thatman simply blessed with an innertemperature gauge that never fluc-tuates to reveal embarrassment,shame, anger or happiness?He is an Earthling, right? I likemy politicians with honest-to-good-ness emotions that I can read. Ipride myself on being an adeptreader of people’s body languageand facial expressions. I can’t readRobertson—at least not when he’sin debate mode. Then again, hemight read this and think, “Sheesh,I can’t win with these people.”I’d like to see Robertson losehis cool. I’m not asking for f-bombs or fisticuffs or even anymean-spirited comments, but putsome fire in that belly already.Getting back to social media,I discovered that Anton possess-es the magical ability to tweetwithout ever using a phone ora computer. Is she in posses-sion of technology that is so

advanced you only have to thinkand can send out a tweet?I want some of that.All silliness aside, I considerghost tweeters a big no no forpoliticians. I’m sure it happensfrequently, but when you’re sit-ting in front of about 20 peopleengaged in a political debateand tweets are being sent fromyour account and it’s obviousyou’re not the one sendingthem, the optics aren’t good. Itleaves the individual’s followerswondering if any of the tweetsare genuine. The last thing a pol-itician wants to do is create anykind of doubt in people’s minds.Doubt bad, authenticity good.As the tweets flew, many ofmy bite-sized messages basedon the candidates’ responseswere quickly retweeted. TheNPA, in fact, was the only partyretweeting me. Sigh, doesn’t Vi-sion Vancouver like me? Equal-ly magical is NPA candidateand tweeter extraordinaire MikeKlassen, who declared Anton awinner without even being atthe debate. “By all accounts @SuzanneAnton had Hizonner onthe ropes at this morning’s 1stMayor’s debate. Well done!”Hold on a minute. I was thereand I don’t think anyone cameout on top. Anton has genuineemotion, but somehow is inca-pable of using words “Yes” or“No.” For example, “If elected,will you allow the expansion ofgambling in Vancouver?”It doesn’t get any clearerthan that.If I understood Ms. Evasive’slong-winded answer, she is infavour of more slots and a megacasino downtown, if there is pub-lic support. Say what? Didn’t wego through this already.I applaud the candidates forkeeping the debate civil and re-spectful, but I have some advice(if I may be so bold):Mr. Robertson: Put some pas-sion into your politics. The impres-sion you left—for me anyway—isyou would have rather been else-where. And although you werelucid in most of your answers, acertain spark was missing.Ms. Anton: If asked a yes orno question, answer yes or no.And stop letting someone elsetweet from your account.

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Social housing not just for the homelessTo the editor:

Re: “Mayor ‘surprised’ bynon-housing revelations,”Oct. 19.

I was very disappointed toread two articles sensational-izing the fact that not all ofthe residents of the first fourof 14 social housing projectshave been previously home-less, and equally disappoint-ed in the political exploita-

tion of this “discovery.”It would be extremely neg-

ligent to build 1,500 units foronly one portion of the pop-ulation. The housing is, andshould be, a balanced mixof individuals who are athigh risk of being homeless(proactively addressing theissue, rather than being reac-tive), individuals from otherprograms such as drug treat-

ment, who have then freedup a bed or space in their pro-gram for other participants,and those who were previ-ously homeless. The criticismof the current mix of popula-tion displays an ignorance ofthe purpose, the managementand the functionality of non-market housing.

Brenda Martens,Vancouver

To the editor:Re: “Mayoral debate,” Oct. 19.I was disappointed to read that the Cou-

rier mayoral debate would include onlytwo candidates, Mayor Gregor Robertsonand Coun. Suzanne Anton. I’m particularlyinterested to hear what Randy Helten’s,president of West End Neighbours andleader of “Neighbourhoods for a Sustain-able Vancouver,” party platform would be.

Helten spoke at public hearings in opposi-tion to the horrendous highrise spot rezoning,up to 14, 16, 28 and 33 storeys, being inflictedon communities despite existing limits on

building heights. He also supported commu-nities demanding that city council grant andput in place a community planning processbefore these offensive spot rezones were giventhe green light.

Helten spoke to the point and effectivelyat the Shannon Mews public hearing whenhe quoted Mayor Robertson’s election nightacceptance speech remarks pledging thathis council would listen to what citizenswanted for their neighbourhoods, not ig-nore then and let developers win the day.

Isabel Minty,Vancouver

A reader says a question that should have been asked about We Day is why sofew young men attend compared to young women.

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Unlike neighbours, clothing store owner sees increased sales

Dunbar Street construction mixed blessing for businessesAndrew FlemingContributing writer

When a major construc-tion project began alongDunbar Street last springto replace aging sewer andelectrical systems, AngelaDueck expected her small,street-front business wouldstruggle to survive becausecustomers wouldn’t be ableto park out front. She laidoff some of her employees

at Spill It Sister, a boutiquewomen’s clothing storenear the intersection of 41stAvenue, in preparation for adownturn in business, andwas shocked to be met withgreatly increased demandinstead.

“When the constructioncame, I gave most of mystaff time off and I was inthe shop alone expecting toclose it for the week, andinstead I was busy beyond

belief,” said Dueck on Sat-urday.

She credits the unex-pected boost to an in-crease in pedestrian trafficfrom nearby residents whowould previously drive pasther store.

“I finally asked a ladywhy it was so busy andshe said ‘Oh, it’s becauseI used to drive and now Iwalk by.’ So I started ask-ing everybody and it was

all the same case. It was allneighbours west of Dunbarwho were walking by. Onehundred and twenty-twonew customers I clocked inone week. Apart from thedust, it has been fantasticfor us.”

Dueck believes the City ofVancouver probably learnedlessons from the experienceof Canada Line construc-tion on Cambie Street.

“I do think that the city,

given what happened onCambie Street where theyweren’t working on theweekends or the long week-ends, they made sure withthis job that they wouldbe. I think they’ve beenpushing harder to get itthrough.”

Sergio Merlin, who ownsan antique store two emptystorefronts up the streetfrom Spill It Sister, said healso appreciated that con-struction workers were onthe job from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. seven days a week, buthe hasn’t shared Dueck’sincrease in customers.

“It actually went betterthan we thought it wouldand they really pushed, buteven still people haven’tbeen able to park in a longtime,” said Merlin whilehaving a cigarette outsidehis empty store. “We aredown roughly 40 per cent.It has been very bad. Today[Oct. 21] is the first day wecan even park here after Idon’t know how long.”

Tan Tran, the owner of aneighbouring Bean Aroundthe World Coffee franchise,also said his business hassuffered dramatically overthe past several months.

“Maybe it has been goodfor her, but it certainlyhasn’t been for us,” said

Tran. “Our customer base,they come and they go andthey need parking spots.The bank next door hasbeen really nice about usingtheir parking [spots], butthen they blocked the bankas well, so checkmate. Mybusiness has gone downby 50 per cent. They weresupposed to finish earlier inthe summer, but then theydiscovered an eagle’s nest,so they couldn’t do any-thing for a while. It’s totallyunderstandable, but I tooka big hit, a really big hit.”

Dueck’s experience alsocontrasts sharply with Su-san Heyes, the owner of aformer Cambie Street ma-ternity-wear shop whoseinitially successful suitagainst municipal, provin-cial and federal govern-ments, as well as TransLinkand InTransit B.C. in B.C.Supreme Court, for lostbusiness due to construc-tion met its final defeat inthe Supreme Court of Can-ada Oct. 20.

The construction proj-ect affecting Dunbar Streetbetween West 19th Av-enue to Southwest MarineDrive began April 8 and isscheduled to end in lateDecember.

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Tan Tran, owner of a Dunbar coffee shop, sayssewer and electrical system construction has hurtbusiness.

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Occupy Vancouver protesters dig in

Andrew FlemingContributing writer

Occupy Vancouver protesters have weath-ered their first storm and show no signs ofpacking up and heading home. Instead, self-proclaimed “occupiers” have literally dug inby creating trenches through what remainsof the Vancouver Art Gallery lawn to helpdeal with the inevitable rain, as well as put-ting their makeshift homes atop wooden pal-lets to raise them above potential puddles.

Last Saturday marked the one-week anni-versary of the ongoing tent city protest, partof a global grassroots network of demon-strations to support the Occupy Wall Streetmovement in Manhattan. Environmentalactivist David Suzuki offered the Vancouverprotest his support with a speech Saturdayaimed at corporate influence over public pol-icy. His was the latest celebrity endorsementfor Occupy Vancouver that so far includesformer Rage Against the Machine guitaristTom Morello, children’s entertainer Raffi Ca-voukian and actor Donald Sutherland.

Several hundred protesters latermarched inside four downtown bankswhile accompanied by police. None of thebanks reported any damage and police

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nounced last week that roughly half a mil-lion dollars has been spent so far policingthe protest. The bill for the VPD, not includ-ing the past few days, comes in at $390,000,while it cost another $50,000 to have anRCMP tactical unit standing by during theOct. 15 beginning of the protest. The Cityof Vancouver has also spent an additional$87,000 that, according to a staff report “in-cluded costs for staff overtime just prior toand during the first five days of the eventwhen there was great uncertainty aboutwhether this would be a peaceful protest.”Daily costs for city staff have since been ad-justed to $1,000 a day due to the peacefulnature of the protest.

Mayor Gregor Robertson said on Mondaythat it was time for the protest to end al-though he doesn’t want to forcibly removepeople. “We would like it to end peaceful-ly,” said Robertson. “We don’t want to seethe kind of chaos we’ve seen in many othercities who have gone in with mass arrestsand created real chaos. That’s not the kindof ending we want here.”

NPA mayoral candidate and city council-lor Suzanne Anton, who is trying to unseatVision’s Robertson in the Nov. 19 civic vote,wants a more definitive endgame in place.“Camping out on city property is not fineand is also very expensive,” said Anton.

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Mother continues searchfor her missing daughterCheryl RossiStaff writer

Molly Dixon never dreamed when shewalked in women’s memorial marches thatshe’d return to Vancouver a dozen yearslater to search for her own daughter.

“I couldn’t imagine that ever happening andit’s happening,” Dixon said last Thursday.

Even as the Missing Women Commission ofInquiry grabs headlines, Dixon and commu-nity workers who are helping her believe herdaughter’s disappearance isn’t receiving suf-ficient police attention.

Dixon is searching for Angeline EileenPete, also known as Angie, a 28-year-old Gus-gimukw woman most recently known to re-side in North Vancouver.

Dixon last spoke to her newly engageddaughter May 19. North Vancouver RCMPwitnessed Rob Calden, her fiance, assault-ing Pete, May 20. They arrested him and re-leased him on conditions. The charges wereultimately stayed and police report Caldenand Pete continued contact after this incident.Dixon says her daughter and Calden physical-ly abused one another and that her daughtersought help for alcohol abuse.

When she initially didn’t hear from her,Dixon assumed Pete had gone to work for acarnival as she had done in the past. She thenreported Pete missing to North VancouverRCMP Aug. 8. North Vancouver RCMP issueda missing person alert for Pete Aug. 16.

Dixon says Calden had moved and left hisjob as a youth worker when police checked.Dixon, who is on welfare, said the RCMP inher hometown of Prince Rupert wouldn’t helpher contact the North Vancouver detachment.The Salvation Army let her make long dis-tance calls, and her Quatsino Band near PortHardy paid for Dixon to bus to Vancouver Oct.2 to advance the search.

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centrefound her a place to stay and provides bustickets. Dixon wishes her husband could joinher. She has been following every lead andcontacted multiple organizations, includingthose that serve aboriginal people.

Dixon and longtime community victim ser-vices worker Carol Martin complained Oct.20 about police not returning Dixon’s calls. “Idon’t see much improvement and it’s reflect-ed in the lack of resources, housing, detoxes,places for women to go, especially if they’retrying to leave abusive relationships, financialproblems,” Martin said.

North Vancouver and Vancouver policecommitted Oct. 21 to updating Dixon andPete’s family, including her brother and grand-mother who’s raising Pete’s seven-year-oldson, in Port Hardy, weekly.

An Oct. 3 news release from North Vancou-ver RCMP notes its serious crime unit is han-dling the investigation. Pete has an outstand-ing warrant for her arrest but “everybody’sprimary concern at this time is that Pete re-turns home safely,” it states.

She hasn’t used Facebook or her bank ac-counts since she disappeared. According to po-lice, Pete may have hitchhiked and may havebeen spotted in cities that include Port Hardy,Kamloops and Grand Prairie, Alta. “We take allfiles of all missing people, regardless of genderor race, seriously,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong,North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson. “Thesefiles, because there are so many loose ends, weattack as many of them as we can.”

Dixon wants police to find Calden.“They were engaged, that means some-

thing. They were supposed to be married onOct. 31,” she said. “She’s missed and loved bymany family and friends and her son needs toknow where she is and if she’s alright.”

Anonymous tips can be made to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at bccrimestop-pers.com.

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cause it’s primarily Koreanfamilies that had wanted tobring children overseas forEnglish immersion educa-tion,” she said. “I believe [thedecline] is a combination ofeconomic factors and also theKorean Ministry of Educationover the past few years hasdone a lot to boost Englisheducation within the Koreanschool system. So, there’s alittle less demand, plus they’rejust going to more and moreplaces.”

Onstad said there’s beena big jump in internationalhigh school and adult educa-tion student numbers. Mostare coming from MainlandChina and some are fromEurope, primarily Germany.Germans typically enrol for ayear, while Mainland Chinesestudents register to gradu-ate from a Vancouver school.Many of those signing up foradult ed are Chinese studentswho came to Canada at 15or 16 and need more time tocomplete high school require-ments.

The VSB doesn’t have anoverall cap for internationalstudents, although individualschools have caps based onmyriad criteria, including pro-jected enrolment of local stu-dents. Board chair Patti Bac-chus said the VSB encouragesinternational students to signup at schools across the city.

Meet the parentsParent representatives fromschools around the city willhear from trustee candidatesat a citywide District ParentAdvisory Council meeting atthe Vancouver School Boardoffice Thursday night.

DPAC is devoting about halfan hour of its meeting to lis-ten to candidates running inNovember’s civic race. Tworeps from each political partyhave been invited to speak, aswell as all of the independentcandidates. Each has been al-lotted two minutes to outlinetheir platforms. DPAC repre-sentative Steve Baker said theparent organizationhashostedall-candidates meetings thatwere open to the public in thepast, but this is the first timeit’s featured a more limitedformat. “The invitation wassent out to PACs and DPAC li-aisons with the various PACs,”he said. “It’s a targeted inviteand who they choose to sendis their business.”

Baker added it’s up to PACreps what they do with theinformation provided by theelection candidates, but heexpects they will report backto their individual schools sothat parents will have a betterunderstanding of the range ofcandidates. DPAC and PACsare non-partisan. Twenty can-didates are running for nineschool board [email protected]

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It seems at times there wasentirely too much pumpkinin the diet for some people.

There is a little pioneerverse that runs: “Instead ofpottage and puddings and cus-tards and pies, our pumpkinsand parsnips are commonsupplies. We have pumpkinat morning and pumpkin atnoon. If it was not for pump-kin we should be undoon.”

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kudos & kvetchesCall it paradiseOn Saturday afternoon, as is often the case,we found ourselves walking the lonely aislesof our local No Frills supermarket in searchof cheap ginger beer. If you haven’t been, wehighly suggest you take a moment and acquaintyourself with the many wonders of this strangegrocery chain from the eastern reaches ofCanada. With its yellow packaged, no-nameline of processed foods, skeleton crew ofcashiers, which often leads to Soviet-era food-shortage lineups, and 1980s high school dancesoundtrack pumping over the loudspeakers, NoFrills is a shopping experience unto itself.

And this weekend was no exception. Stuck ina meandering lineup, four shopping carts deep,while our cashier mysteriously left her postfor a few minutes to go on a vision quest, wewere treated to arguably the most sensual andseductive song from the ’80s since “CarelessWhisper,” Wham’s saxophone-kissed reflectionon indiscretions and regret. That’s right, we’retalking about Duran Duran’s 1982 tropical-flavoured power ballad “Save a Prayer.”

In the past, we’ve stood in line and been quietly

rocked by Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love a Rainy Night,”Toto’s “Africa,” even Wang Chung’s “EverybodyWang Chung Tonight.” But Duran Duran’s “Save aPrayer” is an entirely different beast.

With the faux pan flute of Nick Rhodes’ hauntingsynthesizer floating like mist over an invitinglagoon, we were transported far away from thesterile walls and discounted roast beef of No Frillsto the lush palm trees and white sand beaches ofSri Lanka. The smell of coconut and jasmine filledthe air and we found ourselves unbuttoning ourshirt every so slightly, searching the eyes of fellowcustomers hoping to make a body connection. Wedon’t even know what that means, but we think ithas something to do with Simon Lebon’s painedvocals yelping, “Some people call it a one nightstand/But we can call it paradise.”

Sure, the song is a musical ode to twosweaty strangers doin’ it in the jungle,possibly in a grass hut under mosquito netting,but it’s more than that. It’s about losingoneself to the rhythm of the night, and not in awussy El DeBarge kind of way.

We’re just thankful No Frills didn’t play the 10-minute-long extended mix of “Save a Prayer” or

there’s a good chance we would have completelydisrobed and been forced to make love in or to theexotic food section. Instead, Duran Duran’s humpballad abruptly segued into the Outfield’s “I Don’tWant to Lose Your Love Tonight.” And although itwas a rockin’ song, essentially about the samething, it just wasn’t the same.

Cut throatSad news on the entertainment front.According to the National Post, milquetoastsinger-songwriter John Mayer has successfullyundergone surgery for a throat inflammationthat will only temporarily put the Grammy-winning performer out of commission.

An inflamed growth known as a granulomawas removed from just above Mayer’s vocal cordthis week. Not only has the procedure forced thesinger to cancel a number of concerts and pushedback the release of his douchey new album, itopens the door to a number of jokes suggestingMayer’s body is not, in fact, a wonderland. Which,when you think of it, is a pretty lame joke thatsuggests we can’t even be bothered to make funof John Mayer properly. We apologize.

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1. With a mandate of profiling and fostering the developmentof community arts in the Downtown Eastside, the eighth annualDowntown Eastside Heart of the City Festival runsOct. 26 to Nov. 6 with more than 100 events at more than 30locations. The 12-day festival promises something for everyone,from music, art and dance to spoken word, film, history walksand perogies. Full details at heartofthecityfestival.com.

2. “Balkan world music superstar” Goran Bregovic dropsby the Vogue Theatre Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. with his 20-pieceWedding and Funeral Orchestra. Expect plenty of dancingand finger-snapping in the aisles. Tickets at Highlife, Red Cat,Boemma Euro Foods, voguetheatre.com or 604-569-1144.

3. The burlesque revival keeps on trucking as The NightOwl Revue presents burlesque performers CrystalPrecious, Burgundy Brixx, Nicky Ninedoors, Ava Lure andspecial guest artist Lola Frost twirling their pasties to thelive, funk-a-fied stylings of the Locksmiths. It all goes down

Oct. 26, 9 p.m. at the Electric Owl. Tickets $15 at the dooror online at electricowl.ca.

4. Having already covered the White Stripes, Led Zeppelinand Rush, the ever popular, always surprising MashedPoetics takes on Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debutalbum. That’s right, 10 wordsmiths deliver poeticinterpretations of everything from “Running with the Devil”to “Ice Cream Man” followed by Van Halen cover bandEruption performing the entire album live. Live your life likethere’s no tomorrow Oct. 27, 9 p.m. at the Cottage Bistro(4468 Main St.) Admission $8 at the door.

5. New Pornographer Kathryn Calder ditches the band(and hairbrush) for her second pop-filled full-length soloalbum Bright and Vivid. And what do you know, she’splaying the Biltmore Oct. 27 with Anomie Belle and MyFriend Wallis. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, the Biltmore andonline at ticketweb.ca.

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Impressive production delivers triple threat of acting, singing, dancing

Opera meets Broadway in West Side Story

The sobbing of someone near mein the QE had this crusty old criticmisting up at the end of West SideStory. But the singing and dancingare so sublime you may also wantto weep for pleasure: exhilarating,dangerous, muscular, sexy and dy-namic. Latin rhythms collide withAmerican jazz; angry rants yield tosweetly soaring love songs. And, atthe heart of it all, is a Romeo andJuliet romance.

This Vancouver Opera produc-tion is a full-scale Broadway musi-cal with the original Jerome Robbinschoreography. Whether West SideStory is a musical or a modern op-era is debatable, but there’s unani-mous agreement on one point: withmusic by Leonard Bernstein, bookby Arthur Laurents and lyrics byStephen Sondheim, West Side Storyis unquestionably the pinnacle ofachievement in musical theatre in20th-century America.

One wag suggested that this VOproduction would just be dancerslifting fat ladies. Not so. The stage ispacked with triple threats: perform-ers who act, sing and dance bril-liantly. There are three dozen suchmulti-talented artists on stage plusa 30-piece VO orchestra, under thedirection of Leslie Dala. Costumesare kaleidoscopic. The lighting isgorgeous. Director Ken Cazan’s de-cision to keep it anchored in the1950s—hairstyles, costumes anddancing—feels so right. But withconstantly feuding gangs, West SideStory is as relevant here and now asit was in 1957 when it opened onBroadway.

Lucia Cesaroni (as Maria) andColin Ainsworth (Tony) are twoof only three operatically trained

voices in the company. Their voicessoar beautifully in “One Hand OneHeart” and individually in “Maria”(Ainsworth) and “I Feel Pretty” (Ce-saroni). It’s a bit of a shock to hearyoung, girlish Maria burst into amature operatic voice but one canhardly complain about such perfec-

tion. Absolute dynamite is CleopatraWilliams as Anita.

This is an ambitious, exciting forayfor Vancouver Opera. My 14-year-oldguest agreed that even a half-centuryold, West Side Story is a powerful sto-ry of our time. Her time.

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Lucia Cesaroni (Maria) and Colin Ainsworth (Tony) are two of only threeoperatically trained voices in Vancouver Opera’s new production ofWest Side Story at Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Oct. 29.

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Despite strong performances, satirical script is no fun

U.S. Drag lives up to its name

This Evolving Arts Collective productionbegins well enough with floor-to-ceilingvideo projections of various victims relat-ing the details of their assault by a mys-terious serial attacker called “Ed.” In eachinstance, the victim has offered help to Ed,who appears to be in distress but when theGood Samaritan moves in, Ed moves in,too, with a knife or his fists or boots.

But, in spite of the eight energetic per-formances and the work of talented actor,teacher and director Lori Triolo, U.S. Dragis pretty much a drag. Who is there to likein Gina Gionfriddo’s satire? Certainly notAllison (Hilary Jardine) or Angela (NatalieBrooke Edwards), two self-absorbed col-lege graduates. Allison speaks for both ofthem when she rants, “I want a lot. I wantit while I’m still pretty enough to enjoy it.”They’re all about money and how to get it.

That takes them to a meeting of S.A.F.E.(Stay Away From Ed), a non-profit advoca-cy group run by Evan (Amos Stern) whosepolicy is “Don’t help.” There’s a $100,000bounty on Ed’s head; Allison and Angelathink S.A.F.E. might lead them to Ed.

Then there’s Ned (Chris McNally) whodoesn’t give a crap about anyone; novel-ist Christopher (Dylan Harvey) who’s so

self-obsessed it’s a wonder he has time towrite; James (Sebastian Bertoli), so kindhe makes Mother Teresa look like Ebene-zer Scrooge; Mary (Christina Wismar), aprevious victim of Ed who is getting off onher undeserved celebrity. Bebhinn Pidgeonplays everybody else, none of whom wegive a rat’s ass about.

U.S. Drag is splintered into a lot of shortscenes and it’s supposed to be funny. Itwould be interesting to see what Triolo andthis cast could do with a half decent script.

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Halloween event stirs up cauldron of film, puppetry, theatre, comedy, opera, hula hooping and belly dance

In the House haunted by scary fairies

Last year, In the House Festival’s hauntedhouse explored various aspects of hell.This year, evil fairies get their wings.

“There’s this notion of fairies that’s allvery Tinker Bell and Disney and sweet,”said Myriam Steinberg, artistic director ofIn the House, which hosts themed monthlyperformances in private homes, drawingartists from various genres. “But what hap-pens when fairies go wrong?”

Those who dare will find out at theHouse of Faerie Bad Things, Oct. 29 to 31.The frightful event unfolds in a secret, butcentral, location that is revealed only toticket buyers.

“Basically, the overarching premise of thisshow, the loose thing on which we’re bas-ing it, is humans are screwing up the earth,the fairies are pissed. And they’re kind ofgetting their revenge,” Steinberg said.

Haunted house-goers will see 15 perfor-mances on the hour-long journey throughwarren-like environments that have beencloaked, in parts, with creepy, long rustlingfaux grass, filled with freaky soundscapesand shrouded with forest fronds.

In The House seeks to mix the mythical,the magical and the macabre with aerial cir-cus, film, puppetry, theatre, physical com-edy, opera, hula hooping and belly dance.

Singer-songwriter Joanna Chapman-Smithplays from a cage of bare trees in “the heartof the forest” realm, amid giant toadstools.

The next room is themed “the red cap,”a reference to the pointy hats of seeminglyinnocuous garden gnomes, who often ap-pear to be modelled after the dwarves inDisney’s Sleeping Beauty.

“What’s little known is they actuallydye their caps with the blood of humans,”

Steinberg said.Chris Murdoch, co-producer of the House

of Faerie Bad Things, notes the origins ofSleeping Beauty are also rather chilling.

“Sleeping Beauty was actually about necro-philia,” he said. “Little Red Riding Hood wasabout pedophilia and family relations andkilling each other’s families, so there’s a lotof dark content in old fairytales and we’recalling on a little bit of that for this.”

Murdoch, a circus performer who teach-es at CircusWest, became fascinated withmythology when he studied it at theatreschool. He became intrigued by the workof American mythologist, writer and lec-turer Joseph Campbell and exploring whypeople tell certain stories at certain timesthroughout history.

“I’m interested in that as a reflection ofour collective unconscious, what we’re allthinking at certain times,” Murdoch said.

He also worked at the Dragonspace shopon Granville Island, which sells fairy wares,and worked with fantasy illustrator BrianFroud, whose design concepts were featuredin Jim Henson’s 1982 fantasy film The DarkCrystal and the 1986 film Labyrinth.

“Some people actually follow fairy asalmost a religion or a day-to-day thing,”Murdoch said. “They listen to them andcommunicate with them, the same waythat people communicate with angels orwhat have you.”

Those who want to commune with fair-ies for at least one night need to get theirtickets quick. Passes to the unknown weretwo-thirds sold out as of Tuesday night.Hosted and narrated tours that accommo-date 15 visitors each begin at 6:15 p.m. andstart every half hour. The House of FaerieBad Things culminates with an after partyOct. 31 that’s free to tour participants, withtickets available to others for $10.

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Fairies, toadstools and caged musicians haunt the House of Faerie Bad Things, which runs Oct.29 to 31 and culminates in an after party on Halloween night.

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Before she crossed the finish line withblood dripping over her ear and downher chin from a gash on the back of herhead, Canada’s champion orienteer faceda challenge she’d not tackled before.

“I ran uphill, in the sand,” said LouiseOram, a 27-year-old Vancouverite with theGreater Vancouver Orienteering Club whowon the Canadian Orienteering Champi-onships middle- and long-distance cours-es this summer in the Yukon.

“I knew—and I’m not used to runningin sand—that it’d be slow,” she said, de-scribing the 30-metre scramble up a sandyslope, sometimes on her hands and knees.“I could have gone around. But it was alot straighter to go through the sand.”

Straighter and slower or longer andfaster? Go around or go through? Theseare but a few of the constant, minute andurgent decisions Oram makes betweencontrols, those soft, orange and whitecubes that serve as checkpoints, whichshe must find in the wilderness using amap and compass.

“I think it was still the best routechoice,” said Oram, who gashed her scalpon an unseen branch as she ducked un-der a fallen tree. “There is a part of you,when you’re crawling up that sand, thatasks, ‘Oh god, I don’t know. Should Ihave gone around?”

Orienteering demands as much mentalacuity as it does physical intensity, a sportthat prizes faultless use of a topographicalmap and tactical navigating as much asmuscle strength and endurance. Coursesaren’t charted for distance because eachracer will make different decisions andopt for a different route, but general rec-ommendations for those at the top ofthe field state the sprint course will takeroughly 12 to 15 minutes, the middle-dis-tance 30 minutes and the long-distance75 to 90 minutes.

The world’s best orienteering racershail from Europe. This August in France,Oram was edged out of the final.

Outdoor adventure racing isn’t limitedto elite racers who desire to combine off-trail running with over-land navigation.

Charlotte MacNaughton, the executivedirector of Orienteering Canada, said thesport is popular with families and retainsparticipants throughout their lifetime.

“We are a huge sport for life,” she saidfrom Calgary, noting they very recentlyadded a 75-plus age category because ofsenior racers’ requests.

After Orienteering Canada lost its gov-ernment funding in the mid-’90s, organiz-ers worked for a decade to grow the pop-

ularity and awareness of the sport. Theyalso bolstered their long-term athlete de-velopment model and this summer, SportCanada announced it would reinstatefunding. “It really made us take a goodlook at how we are developing athletesand how we can do that to keep encour-aging athletes in this sport or in any sportto avoid drop out and also help developbetter orienteers and the elite level,” saidMacNaughton.

Oram is the face of orienteering inCanada. Her cross-country stamina puther atop the women’s podium in thisyear’s gruelling Knee Knacker Trail Run,a North Shore right-of-passage for back-country abuse that scales 8,000 feet over30 kilometres. “Louise is the best femaleorienteer in Canada,” said MacNaughton.“And on any given day, potentially thebest in North America.”

In addition to her evident strengths as along-distance trail runner, MacNaughton

praised Oram’s savvy navigation.Thedecision to goaroundor go through

(not to over-simplify) can be likened tocomputing, a field Oram knows well. ThePoint Grey graduate is completing hermaster’s in computer science at the Uni-versity of B.C., where she also trains withthe cross-country team.

“You can think about the route choiceas an algorithm,” she said. “What’s theoptimal way?”

For Oram, it’s likely the winning way.•••

The Greater Vancouver OrienteeringClub hosts the Lynn Valley AdventureRun Nov. 6. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Allparticipants and all ages welcome. Com-petitors can run, walk or chose the duath-lon, which is on foot and bike. Beginnerscan arrive early for instruction. Visit ori-enteeringbc.ca/gvoc.

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Whitecaps best?That depends on the criteriafor Player of the Year.

At the final game of theirmaiden season Saturday, theWhitecaps presented CamiloSanvezzo with that distinction.The prize was determinedby fan polling. No offence tothe quick-stepping Brazilianstriker, but he wouldn’t havegotten my vote.

Yes, with 12 goals, hescored more than any other‘Cap and earned the DomenicMobilio Golden Boot. He wasa consistent performer andtook offensive risks. But he’dtoo often squander the op-portunities he created by fail-ing to distribute the ball or bydiving as if flagrantly fouled.Either way, it frustrated me.My bias, obviously; I don’tappreciate his style. I oftenlabelled it selfish.

Alain Rochat was a strongcandidate. As was GershonKoffie. But had I voted, I’dhave backed Eric Hassli.

The muscular Frenchmanembodies what I consider afan favourite. My criteria re-wards his evident loyalty tospectators, disappointment inhis own shortcomings downthe stretch and a desire togreet and connect with fans.Only a handful of other play-ers display the same warmth,including Rochat and JebBrovsky, among others.

Hassli had 10 goals, in-cluding a stunning volleythat notched him an ESPYnomination. Kids know himby name and French Immer-sion students write him let-ters in his mother tongue.

Hassli, who tattooed eye-catching, Technicolor mapleleaves on his upper arms,loves this city and says he’dlike to stay. Fans shouldwant to reciprocate the love.

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More than 2,300 students from 68Vancouver public elementary schoolscompeted at this year’s cross-countrymeet Oct. 20 at Trout Lake.

Thomas Nobbs of Kerrisdale ele-mentary won the Grade 7 boys event,edging out Tyson Lin of Osler and An-gus Weir, also of Kerrisdale.

Kate Ferguson of Grenfell elementa-ry topped the Grade 7 girls race, beat-ing Emily Quinn of Jules Quesnel andLouise Forsythe of Carnarvon.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims againstthe Estate of CONSTANCE L. FRIEDMAN also known as CONSTANCEAILEEN LIVINGSTONE FRIEDMAN also known as CONSTANCEFRIEDMAN, Deceased, late of 4916 Chancellor Boulevard, Vancouver,British Columbia, who died on the 15th day of June, 2011, are herebyrequired to send them to the undersigned Executor, SYDNEY M.FRIEDMAN, c/o BMO Harris Private Banking, Suite 600, 4789 Kingsway,Burnaby, B.C., V5H 0A3 on or before the 30th day of November, 2011,after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regardonly to the claims that have been received.

SYDNEY M. FRIEDMANExecutor

c/o BMO Harris Private BankingSuite 600, 4789 Kingsway,

Burnaby, BC, V5H 0A3Tel: 604-665-7382 Fax: 604-665-7441

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others havingclaims against the Estate of ELIZABETH BEATRICE FULWELL,Deceased, late of Room 217-2803 West 41st Avenue,Vancouver, BritishColumbia, who died on the 28th day of July, 2011, are hereby requiredto send them to the undersigned Executors, BMO TRUST COMPANY andMARY ANNE RICHTER c/o 595 Burrard Street, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 49500,Vancouver, B.C., V7X 1L7 on or before the 30th day of November, 2011,after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regardonly to the claims that have been received.

BMO TRUST COMPANYMARY ANNE RICHTER

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others havingclaims against the Estate of MARIBETH JEANNE SINCLAIR,Deceased, late of Suite 106 - 5989 Iona Drive, Vancouver, BritishColumbia, who died on the 16th day of July, 2011, are herebyrequired to send them to the undersigned Executor, BMO TRUSTCOMPANY, 595 Burrard Street, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 49500, Vancouver,B.C., V7X 1L7 on or before the 30th day of November, 2011, afterwhich date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regardonly to the claims that have been received.

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Re the Estate of STELLA GRACEGAUDETTE, otherwise known asSTELLA MARY GAUDETTE,STELLA GAUDETTE andS T E L L A G . G A U D E T T E ,Deceased, formerly of 240 East19th Avenue, Vancouver, BritishColumbia, V5V 1J2, are herebyrequired to send the particularsthereof to the undersignedExecutor, on or before December2, 2011 after which date theestate’s assets will be distributed,having regard only to the claimsthat have been recieved. ThomasO’Flynn, Executor, FaskenMartineau DuMoulin LLP, 2900-550 Burrard Street, Vancouver,V6C 0A3, Solicitors.

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RE: ESTATE OF Natasha DoreenAllen, also known as NatashaAllen, N. Allen, Natasha DoreenWeisgerber, Natasha Weisgerberand N. Weisgerber late ofPennsylvania Hotel, 412 CarrallStreet, Room 209, Vancouver BCV7A 4R1 (the “Estate”)NOTICE is given that creditorsand others having claims againstthe Estate are required to sendthem to the executor, TheCanada Trust Company, at P.O.Box 11130, #3000 – 1055 WestGeorgia Street, Vancouver, BC,V6E 3R3, on or before December5, 2011, after which date theEstate assets will be distributedhaving regard only to claims thathave been received.EXECUTOR: THE CANADATRUST COMPANYSOLICITOR: Bull, Housser &Tupper LLP



P A U L E R I C A L F R E DR O M E R I L , d e c e a s e d ,formerly of 107 - 2298 McBainAvenue, Vancouver, BritishColumbia, V6L 3B1, arer e q u i r e d t o s e n d f u l lparticulars of such claims c/oBell Alliance Lawyers &Notaries Public, Attention:Dana George, 201 - 1367West Broadway, Brit ishColumbia, V6H 4A7, on orbefore November 25, 2011,after which date the estate’sassets will be distributed,having regard only to theclaims that have beenreceived.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDOTHERS Re: The estate of KATH-LEEN AMY STUART-STUBBS (alsoknown as Kammy Stuart-Stubbs),deceased, formerly of 203-1827West 3rd Avenue, BC. Creditors andothers having claims against theabove estate are hereby notified un-der section 38 of the Trustee Act thatparticulars of their claims should besent to the Executor c/o Megan Stu-art-Stubbs, 1157 East 13th Avenue,Vancouver , BC on or before Novem-ber 20th, 2011, after which date theExecutor will distribute the estateamong the parties entitled to it, hav-ing regard to the claims of which theExecutors then have notice.


NOTICE TO CREDITORS& OTHERSRe: The estate of JOHNSHARPLES, deceased, who diedon the 2nd day of August, 2011,formerly of 2862 West 37thAvenue , Vancouver , BC.Creditors and others havingclaims against the estate of JOHNSHARPLES are hereby notifiedunder section 38 of the TrusteeAct that particulars of their claimsshould be sent to Jerome R.Berkson, Executor, c/o CoricAdler Wenner at #620 – 1385West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BCV6H 3V9 Attention: Richard M.Wenner on or before November30, 2011, after which date theExecutor will distribute the estateamong the parties entitled to it,having regard to the claims ofwhich the Executor then hasnotice.Jerome R. Berkson,Executor


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Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1B8,on or before November 25,2011, after which the estate’sassets will be distributed,having regard only to thec la ims that have beenreceived.

Francis Wai Kong Chan,Executor.

Alexander Holburn Beaudin &Lang LLP, Solicitors.

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8087 Excavating8087# 1 BACKHOE,EXCAVATOR &

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Water / sewer line, 24 hoursCall 341-4446 or 254-6865

INSTALLATION REFINISHING,Sanding. Free est, great prices.Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125 Gutters8125ALLIANCE GUTTER cleaning,windows by hand/power washing15 yrs exp. Steven 604-723-2526

AT YOUR HOME GUTTERS Vandivision. Installs, cleaning, repairs

WCB Insured 604-340-7189

IMAGE HARDWOOD FLOORSSupply & Projects Inc.

604-805-8545

8125 Gutters8125Edgemont Gutters. Sales &

Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minorrepairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800

Since 1989RENOS • REPAIRS

9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

HOME REPAIRS - No job toosmall. Carpentry, painting, fencing,drywall, baseboards, lam flooring,deck repairs, p/washing, gutters.Brian, 604-266-2547 / 785-4184

COUNTER TOPS Marble,Graniteand Quartz Fabrication andInstallation. Call:604-218-3106

LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBSEST.1994

604-737-0170Certified • Insured • WCBrakesandladders.com

Gardens -Designed, Installed,

MaintainedTrees/Hedges

Installed, Removed,Fall GardenClean-Ups

Retaining Walls,Patios, Pathways

Residential, Strata, Commercial

Ny Ton Gardening clean uptrimming, shrubs, hedging, prun-ing & topping, 604-782-5288

Fall Yard Clean-up lawn care,weeding, raking, pruning - Gregthe Gardener 604 440 9502

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

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8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

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Waters Home MaintenanceGutter Cleaning, repairs, windowsFree estimate 604-738-6606

8130 Handyperson8130

AaronR CONSTRepairs & Renos, small

repairs welcome.Insured, WCB,

Licensed.604-318-4390

aaronrconstruction.com

8140 Heating8140Lorenzo & Son Plumbing &

Heating (604) 312-6311Local , lice’d plumbers & gas fitters.

8150 Kitchens/Baths8150Plywood Kitchen Cabinets& Refacing, Counter Tops

• In business 50 years604-879-9191

Superior Cove Tops& Cabinets

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

GARDENER: Fall clean-ups.Gardens, leaves, light pruningTransplanting. Gail 604-251-8012

EXPERT PRUNING Cert Arb Or-namental & fruit trees, shrubs,etcColin Malcolm. 604-618-9741

EXP. GARDENER. 25 yrs. Fallclean ups, weeding, pruning, newsoil or mulch. Ron 604-202-2176

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

FallServices

www.jimsmowing.ca

Yard Clean-ups • HedgesPruning • Gutters • AerationLawn MowingChristmas LightsRubbish Removal

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6522 FurnishedAccommodation6522

HOMAWAY INNSSpecializing in furn accom in theWestend Vancouver at reasrates. call 604-684-7811 or visit

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6540 Houses - Rent65403 BR + den furnished, 4400blk,West 9th ave, Point Grey, n/s np,$3700 + utils. Avail now. Call Mike604-649-3028

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

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9130 Motorcycles/Dirt Bikes9130

8175 Masonry8175

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B&Y MOVING

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Experienced Movers~ 2 Men $55 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp.• Licenced & Insured

• Professional Piano Movers

8185 Moving &Storage8185

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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

From $45We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Licenced & InsuredLocal & Long DistanceFREE ESTIMATES

Seniors Discount

10x10 STORAGE LOCKER $135MOVING EVERYWHERE

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AMIGO'S MOVING.Delivery. Storage. No Job tooSmall or Big. Clean up, Garage,Basement. Call 604-782-9511

Best West Moving fast, 7 days/week, short notice moves, greatmid-month rates. 604-319-1010

TwoGuysWithATruck.caMoving, Storage, Free EST

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STORMWORKS● Oil Tank Removal● Recommended● Insured● Reasonable Rates

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

KURDO PAINTING• Quality painting• Pressure Washing• Interior & ExteriorCall Tito 604-802-2571Satisfaction guaranteed.

KURDO PAINTING• Quality painting• Pressure Washing• Interior & ExteriorCall Tito 604-802-2571Satisfaction guaranteed.

DJ PAINTING, Int/Ext. Com/Res.Many years exp. Top Quality.D r y w a l l . F r e e e s t s .604-258-7300, cell 604-417-5917

★ STAFFORD & SON ★

WINTER RATES! Interior/Ext.Top quality work. 604-221-4900

VANWEST Painting Professionalquality at competitive prices. Free es-timates. Call David @ 778.892.9828

8200 Patios/Decks/Railings8200

• Sunrooms • Aluminum patio/deck covers• Aluminum roof • Glass railings• Aluminum fencing • Auto gatesFree Estimates 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

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

8220 Plumbing8220

• Licensed, Insured & Bonded• Lic. Plumbers & Gas Fitters• Over 20 years Experience• Custom Renovations to

Small Repairs

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PLUMBING & HEATINGNO JOB TOO SMALL

NO OVERTIMEBEST RATES

Call Today forYour Free Quote

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Certified Plumber& Gas Fitter

* Reno’s & Repairs 24 hrs/day* Furnaces * Boilers * Hot Water

Heating * Reasonable Rates* Hot Water Tanks

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10% Off with this Ad! For all yourplumbing, heating & reno needs.Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

Andrew’s Painting & Wallpaper25yrs exp. WCB/Ins. Refs Freeestimates no HST 604-785-5651

MOVING GUY 30/HR Clean full sizecargo fan, smaller moves, deliveriesanytime Call: (604) 250-1528

8193 Oil Tank Removal8193

For Free Estimates CallOff: 604-266-2120Cell: 604-290-8592

Serving West Side since 1987

FLECKCONTRACTING LTD.• Oil Tank Removal• Work complies

with city bylaws• Always fair &

reasonable rates• Excellent references

BC Mainland

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7Abe Moving & Delivery and

Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

22-BUILD (222-8453)Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

RENOVATIONS

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Garages ★ BathroomsCeramic Tile ★ Drywall

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Additions. KitchensBathrooms. Landscape Const.

Design & BuildRenovations

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Since 1989RENOS • REPAIRS

9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453Additions, renos & new const.Concrete forming & framingspecialist. Patrick 604-218-3064

★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★

Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paintframing. From start to finish. Over20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030

RIGHTWAY Home ServicesHome Renos, Painting, Flooring,Tiling, etc. Alan 604.782.0992

KITCHEN & BATHSHome renovations, 30+ years

experience. Call 604-731-7709

Mozaik Handyman Services LtdReno painting, electrical, plumbtiling, 604-739-8786..716-8687

WWW.RENORITE.COMBath, Kitchen, Suites & More

Save Your Dollars 778-317-1256

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★

66 years of exp. 604-830-6617www.oceansidemechanical.com

PLUMBERSWater Lines (without digging)Sewer Lines (without digging)Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000

Tried & True Since 1902Call for a free estimate:

1.877.602.7346Visit us online to receive a special discount:

www.crownroofgutters.ca

REPAIRS & RENOVATIONSElectrical, plumbing, carpentry, allwork to code. 27 yrs on West Side

Call Greg 604-644-4554

8250 Roofing8250#1 Roofing Company in BC

All types of RoofingOver 35 Years in Business

Call now for Free Estimates

604-588-0833SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COMWWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

2008 TOYOTALimited Highlander

Immaculate, black with tanleather interior, fully loadedexcept navigation, heated seats,moon roof, new brakes front andback, new tires, hitch, roof racks,backup camera, automatictailgate, 6 disc CD changer.71,000 kms, local. One owner$29,500. ★ 778-833-2294

NEW 2011 MAXUM Wild 28 BRS– Bedroom Slide. Lite WT trailer;open floorplan. Save $8,500below cost @ $20,500 ClearancePrice – No Trade (Stk. D10-47)go-west.com 604-528-3900 DL #9676

NEW 2011 Maxum Wild 26 RKS– Lite WT trailer with Slide. Save$9,500 below cost @ $19,999Clearance Price – No Trade (Stk.D 1 0 - 4 4 ) g o - w e s t . c o m604-528-3900 DL #9676

RV PACKAGE $12,900 - 200126’ Triple E Topaz 5th wheel,1995 Chev Silverado pick up175,000k’s. Both excellentcondition. Ph 604-824-2068

★ SNOW BIRD SPECIAL ★

2005 MONACO Esquire 46,000km31ft Class C M/H, lrg slide. EXCcond! $43,900obo. 604-996-8065

9535 Snowmobiles/ATV9535

WATERCRAFT IN SUMMER,Snowmobiles in Winter, ATV’s inBetween! Become an OutdoorPower Equipment Technician.GPRC’s Fai rv iew Col legeC a m p u s . A p p r e n t i c e s h i po p p o r t u n i t y . O n - c a m p u sresidences. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-39002 HOUR SERVICE

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle RemovalAsk about $500 Credit!!!

$$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

9135 Parts &Accessories9135

FOR SALE 2 TOYO TIRESproxes S/T285/60R 18 116, usedwith good tread mounted on 18steel rims $100 ea 604-943-2626

HOME SERVICES

THE ONE - The Only - The OnlyOne in Canada! Only authorizedHarley-Davidson TechnicianProgram at GPRC’s FairviewCampus. Fairview, Alberta. On-c a m p u s r e s i d e n c e s .1 - 8 8 8 - 9 9 9 - 7 8 8 2 ;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

WANT A VEHICLE BUTSTRESSED ABOUT YOUR

CREDIT? Christmas in October,$500 cash back. We fund yourfuture not your past. All credit

situations accepted.www.creditdrivers.ca

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INSTANT AUTO CREDIT Wecan finance your auto loan inminutes, you Drive Home Now orwe deliver to BC & Albertawww.DriveHomeNow.com

AUTOMOTIVE

2008 F-150 XLT supercab 4WDBCAA inspected $17,86075,300 km’s www.autofleet.biz604-304-7653 Carproof report &warranty included

2008 F-150 XLT SUPERCREW4X4 BCAA inspected $23,98044,900 km’s www.autofleet.biz604-304-7653 Carproof report &warranty included

2008 F-350 LARIAT Supercrew4 W D S W B ( D V D ) B C A Ainspected $29,860, 134,000 km’swww.autofleet.biz 604-304-7653Carproof report & warranty inc’d

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1998 HONDA Accord, 166k, AC,cruise, pwr/hted mirrors, pwrwindows, pwr locks, new rearb r a k e s , a i r c a r e d . W e l lmaintained. Clean reliable car. Noaccidents. $5200. 604-377-7233

2002 MERCEDES Benz C230,Kompressor, Sports Cpe, 95kms,sunroof, $9950. 604-581-8985

2008 BMW 328 coupe, white onb l a c k , 4 6 K , $ 2 8 , 5 0 0 .604-727-7155

9160 Sports &Imports9160

2006 VW Passat auto, 4 drsunroof, top cond, 150,000 km ,1owner $10,500. 604-723-0721

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA S (2.5L)BCAA inspected $15,98085,600 km’s www.autofleet.biz604-304-7653 Carproof report &warranty included

2001 Honda Prelude Silverext, Great condition, Leather int,150,000k, New brakes, No acci−dent, CD play w/ IPOD, Great ongas $8,950 Call: (604) 802−9195

9515 Boats9515Aluminum Boat Wanted, 10, 12or 14ft, with or without motor ortrailer. Will pay $. 604-319-5720

9522 RV’s/Trailers9522

2007 FLEETWOOD Jamboree24D – Great floor plan – Sleeps 6.(Stk. 2022A) $31,999 go-west.com604-528-3900 DL #9676

NEW 2010 TAKENA 1865 EXDinette Slide. Fuel efficienttowing. Save $5,000 below cost@ $15,900 Clearance Price - NoTrade (Stk. T09-19) go-west.com604-528-3900 DL #9676

2007 Pleasureway Plateau28,111 kms 5 cylinder diesel engine.Gray leather seating and maple cabi-netry. $69,900 Call: (778) 434-2227

9173 Vans91731999 DODGE Ram Cargo Van.reliable, white, good running or-der, air cared, $1800obo, InRichmond 778-227-4644

2007 Audi RS 452,000 kms Silver grey metallic$49,900 Call: (250) 213-1441

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

2007 GMC CANYON SLE ExtCab 4X4 BCAA inspected$ 1 5 , 9 6 0 , 8 7 , 0 0 0 k m ’ swww.autofleet.biz 604-304-7653Carproof report & warranty incl’d

9105 AutoMiscellaneous9105

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Needa vehicle? Good or Bad credit callStephanie 1-877-792-0599www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN30309. Free Delivery.

9522 RV’s/Trailers95222004 PLEASURE - WAY PLAT-EAU M/H Mercedes Benz Turbodiesel. Immac cond fully loadedwith Onan Generator, 62,937k’s,$59,900. Ph 1-604-220-5005

8250 Roofing8250

SAVE $ 604-228-ROOF (7663)Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

ROOFING/RE-ROOFINGLeak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

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AMBLESIDE ROOFINGAll types - Reroofs & Repairs

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At Save on Roofing - specializereroof/repair★ Fully Ins. WCB.24/7, Free est. [email protected]

AT YOUR HOME ROOFING Vandivision. New roofs & repairs.WCB Insured 604-340-7189

8250 Roofing8250ROOF LEAKS?

Have your roof checked.Free est. 604-738-6606

8255 Rubbish Removal8255ALL JUNK?

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Rubbish RemovalResidential & Commercial

Free Estimates7 Days a Week

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HOMEX HAULING & Deliveries.P l e a s e c a l l L u i g i a t778-994-5403

JACK’S RUBBISH RemovalFriendly, Fast & Cheap

604-266-4444

RUBBISH REMOVALReasonable rates - Free Est.Pat 604-224-2112, anytime

RUBBISH REMOVALSTARTING @ $50

Free Est . 604-214-0661

8300 Stucco/Siding/Exterior8300

Quality Home Improvement★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job TooBig or Small. 604-725-8925

8309 Tiling8309

8309 Tiling8309A to Z CERAMIC TILES

Installation, Repairs, Fair PricesFree Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319

Quality Home ImprovementsInstall tiles, marble, granite, mosi-ac & stone. Guar. 604-725-8925

8315 Tree Services8315MAGNOLIA TREE Service &Landscape, fence install, yard

reno’s, excavating, irrigation604-214-0661

8335 Window Cleaning8335

Windows CleanedInside & OutsideGutters Cleared& CleanedFREE ESTIMATES604-274-0285

White RoseWindowCleaning

A.J.K. MOVING Ltd. Specialtruck for clean-ups. Any size jobLic#32839 604-875-9072

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7Abe Moving & Delivery and

Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020

A Vancouver Leak SpecialistRepairs & Leaks start from $150

Licensed & WCB. 604-779-4339

Crown Roofing & DrainageResidental Div. Roofing installa-tions & repairs. 1-877-602-7346

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2 0 1 1BULK FOOD & BAKING SUPPLIES

Prime RibRoast

$498

Food StoreYour Original

Rib Eye orStrip Loin Steaks

Boneless

$1360

www.famousfoods.ca

1595 Kingsway 604-872-3019OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8am-9pmSale Dates: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 – Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Fairtrade

Ruby RedGrapefruit

89¢

/lb.$10.98/kg

Pork Picnic RoastShank or Butt End$199

Turkey ThighsPreviously Frozen

$399

PepperHam

$109100g

B.C.

FujiApples

68¢each

Chick Peas(Garbanzo)

$699

1026

4363

OatBran

$469

Greek GodsYogourt

Assorted

$489

B.C. AutumnSweet Plums$399

/lb.$4.39kg

T-BoneSteaks

$498

Turkey BreastBone-In

Previously Frozen

$498/lb.$10.98kg

/lb.$10.98kg

/lb.$8.80kg

ChickenWings

$317/lb.$6.98kg

2 lb pkg.

B.C.

PumpkinsWhile Stock Lasts

$298each

85gr bar

Chocolate Bars10% Profits Donated

$299

B.C. SquashButternut, Buttercup

or Spaghetti

$149/lb.$3.29/kg

Certified Organic

Canadian Beef

650g

Certified Organic Beef

/lb.$29.99/kg

Non-Organic Certified Organic

1 kg

Latin SweetPineapples$298

Certified Organic Certified Organic

Emma Grated

ParmesanCheese

$1699

Endangered Species

1Kg

From the Deli

Emma Organic

ParmigianoReggiano Cheese

Product of Italy

$349

Canadian Beef

Non-Medicated

/lb.$1.50kg

2.5 kg

Non-Medicated Non-Medicated Non-Medicated

each 100g

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